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VW vm WltW Houston Aero Larry Lund I3 put the puck past Calgarys hris Evans but goalie Don McLeod made the stop while Aero John Gray It looks on Houston was after their 2lst home ice victory in row AP Photo Three spoilersupset NHL playoff seekers By THE CANADIAN PRESS Washington Capitals leve land Barons and Colorado Rockies may be lost but they cant be forgotten in the final stretch drive for playoff berths in the National Hockey League The three teams played tiie part of spoilers Friday night in games against teams fighting for positions in postseason play The big spoilers were the Capitals who beat New York Rangers 72 The Rangers are hoping to overtake Atlanta for third place and the last playoff Spot in the Patrick Division but the loss to the Capitals left them still five points behind tiie Flames Buffalo Sabres seeking to iii crease their fivepoint Adams Division lead over Boston Bruins outshot olorado 312213 but came away with oiin 22 draw And Vancouver aiiuckgt looking to clinch spot in the top three of the tight Smythe Division race had to settle for +4 tie against the Barons The single point did move Vancouver into sole possession of second place but by only one point over Chicago Black Hawks and two points ahead of Minnesota North Stars UlTSIlOOT CAPS III29 The Rangers outshot Wasir ington 4929 but the combined efforts of goalies Roger rozier and Bernie Wolfe frustrated the New York shooters Wolfe replaced Crozier who was hit on the mask by Phil Ilsposito shot in the second pe riod Esposito claimed he scored on the play but goal judge ins onnery ruled no goal You bet it was goal Es posilo said after the game The referee Rob Kilgeri is iii competent Ace Bailey scored twice to start the Capitals to lead before the Rangers got their fir st goal from Wall lkaczuk mid way in the second period Bill ollins also scored twice for tashinoton Doug Favell was the busiest goalie of the night stopping so shots in the olorado nets Thats as good goalten ding as weve seen all year said Buffalo coach Floyd Smith You always worry about running into hot goaltender when youre in tight race Barry Dean started the scor ing for the Rockies in the sec ond period and then set up goal by Dave Hudson to make it 21 in the third period before Don Luce got the final goal that tied it up for Buffalo Vancouver twice had one goal lead over leveland but both times the Barons battled back with Rob lirard scoring the final goal for the Rockies Oilers edge Stingers 43 By THE CANADIAN PRESS Playing coach Glen Sallier was in generous mood Friday night after he set up an over time goal for +3 Edmonton win over Cincinnati Stingers that gave the Oilers fourpoint lead over algary Cowboys iii the race for World Hockey Association playoff berth Its shame both teams couldnt have got two points out of it said Rather heaping praise on the incinnati team think they are the bestA coached team in the league The win combined with al garys +2 loss to Houston Aeros improved Edmontons 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comfortable in livmg room hon ind idiniro the furnishings double bed Illtll converts IIIIO Ill upholstered bench for riding or eating clothes closet WIIll niiiioi Sink With running writer ICIIlgCIUIOI lining IOOItt tuble nipeg today asichuk who started the rink Orr BEEN CLOSE year extra end EDGE NWT llllllllllllIllllIlIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIlllllIIIIIlllllIlllIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIllllIlIlIIIlllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIllIllllIIllllllIIIIlIIllIlIlIlllllllllllllIIllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllll Stolen point seals win in curling HALIFAX CP Hamid Tanasichuk whose team won the 1977 Canadian mixed curling championship Friday wont be resting on his Iaurels when he gets home to Win My plane gets in at 620 and Ive got to be at cash spiel by seven said Tanasichuk 37 Ive still got some curling left this year said Tan game 14 years ago when he was laid off from his job and went to help friend build curling On Friday he buried stone near the button in the last end and stole point to seal an 86 victory over Northern 0n tario in the last round of the national mixed bonspiel Ive wanted national championship for 14 years he said after brief celebration with his team including his wife Rose at third second Jim Kirkness and lead Debbie His next goal is purple heart symbol of participation in national mens championship Ive been so close in Manitoba on number of occasions but its so tough to get out of the province Maybe next The win over Bill Grozelles Northern Ontario rink gave Ianasiehuk 101 record for the week one game better than Prince Edward Islands John Fortier who finished at 92 PEI had chance for playoff until Grozelles final shot of the game stopped half inch short of counting to force an You cant take it from Harold Hes super curler Any body who loses his first game in this type of competition and then wins to straight deserves to have it all said Fortier who defeated Don Sutton of Alberta 93 in the llth round to create the possibility of playoff Fortiers lone desire was to have another crack at Mani toba just to prove we can curl well The island crew drop ped an decision to Tanasichuk in the second round the only really bad game we had In other finalround action Garnet Campbell of Saskat chewan needed two in the last end to edge Klaus Schoehne of Northwest Territories 76 Joe Burden of Newfoundland edged Bob Woods of Ontario 75 Quebecs Guil Ouellette up set defending champion Tony Eberts of British Columbia and Alan Darragh of Nova Scotia took an 87 verdict from Richard Belyea of New Brunswick Saskatchewan took third place with 74 record followed by Alberta Ht New Brunswick and Nova Scotia at 65 On tario and Quebec had 56 marks while Northern Ontario was 1th Newfoundland 29 and NWT 110 Ianasichuks victory gave Manitoba its fourth national mixed crown the same number as have been won by Saskat chewan and Alberta British Columbia won the other two titles that have been up for competition since 1964 ItlIIIIIIIIllllllllllIllllllllllIIllIIIllllIlIllIllllIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlllllIllIIlIllllIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIII Pitchers in the news in exhibition tilts Hy IIIII SStHIAIIIl PRESS Pitching is supposed to be the name of the game and the names of the pitchers in Fri days exhibition baseball news wert Mike uellai Don Aase loln Seaver atfisli Hunter and Sparky Lyle tiiellar and Aase something old and something new made big strides toward making their respective clubs while Seaver appeared lll iiiid season form Iluntei allowed couple of home runs which is midseason form for him and Lyle refused to pitch anything but batting practice while he remains on signed uellar who will be 40 in May is trying to bounce back with alifornia Angels Balti more Iioles dropped him after last years Hil record and 06 earnedrun average The spring Furnace Trouble 24 hr repairs to new and used furnaces Work done by licenced mechanic Phone John Benson 4562545 and child and sleeping accommodations for adults had been disaster16 hits and seven walks in II inningsbut Friday the veteran lefty allowed just two singles and one walk in six scoreless in nings as the Angels nipped Chicago Cubs 10 Aase who wont be 23 until September was the Starter Fri day in the Red Sox 21 Iilrinning loss to New York Mets working five innings and allowing one hit an unearned run and strikingout four SHAVER BLANKS SOX Seaver blanked the Red Sox for five innings on one hit and fanned six Hunters first pitch in New York Yankees 53 loss to Garry Maddox of Philadelphia Phillies disa peared over the fence In the ourth Jerry Mar tin tagged the Catfish for three run shot Then lust SII and relax and try to figure out how we got all that into vehicle station wagon thats feet shorter than conventional Certain features illustrated like the Camper Tent are Optional of extra cost P3 model illustrated Auto Haus Barrie Ltd 60 FAIRVIEW RD Aubi 1370100 Also In our lino line of and can all about our loan plan on II inch and nodal Ricky Furlano of Toronto pounds right to the head of Danny Stokes of Oshawa just before the end of Canadian Professional Boxing Council junior lightweight title match in Winnipeg Friday night referees hand gestures at the left and towel from Stokes corner flutters in the foreground Photo Furlano takes boxing crown WINNIPEG CPI Niccy Furlano of Toronto won the Ca nadian Professional Boxing Councils junior lightweight championship Friday night with lightningquick fists he hopes will takehim to the world title The 19yearold Furlano scored an impressive eighth round technical knockout over Danny Stokes of Oshawa Ont to win the Championship before 4000 fans Stokes manager Stan Vice threw in the towel as his fighter was being pounded at will in the middleof the ring Nickys the youngest Cana dian to hold Canadian title and he will be the youngest to ever hold world champion ship Furlanos manager Travis Sugden said later Stokes disappointed in his showing and saying it would probably be his last bout said Furlano going to be world class fighter and Canada can have world champion if hes handled right Hes got the ability all he needs is little more ex perience said the 25yearold Stokes who was stopped for the first time in 29 professional fights dont think can beat him And if you cant beat the cham pion theres no much sense staying around can beat all TIEDEN RENTACAR AND TRUCK SERVICE RATES DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY YEARLY FEATURING CHEVROLETS ORILLIA 93 COMMERCE R0 705 3266485 JERRY SMITH Theres no comparison niluttml nIIJLStatlwv llAJIIAAVPLIYILIIIilil BARRIE 341 BAYFIELD ST 705 7370800 JIM RAWN indium Mutual vnnswy mum the challengers but that wont get me the title There was little doubt about the eventual outcome almost from the opening round Fur lano gave away experience and strength to Stokes but he easily balanced that with speed and counterpunching There were moments in each of the eight rounds when Fur lano 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