10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thersdey, Merch 19, 196) OSHAWA MERCHANTS are UAW Hockey 1epgne Cham- pions for 195061. From left | § . 4 to right Corbeil Koss Hawe, front row: Prosper George Samolenks, Stan Westfall, Westfall Murphy ATIstIong Back fIK team row boy Genrge Mikes Jack CRI Jack Mar and Paul JACKIE SHEARER Arnold, Lio bleh" Me ahon shall, Bill Wa Absent fom syd Clarke, cogeh of champs Steffen, manager : Fran BLA ry sports Menu Blake Satisfied As | Canucks Seek Sixth By Geo. H. Campbell SPORTS EDITOR 'Everything From Soup To Nuts' MONTREAL (CP) ~~ ( Toe Blake scheduled a full practice for his Montresl Cang PPT | STANLEY CUP DAYS; the like of which, there js no Snarling defiance, screaming a little bit of how heen whicher! lucky the oppositis and Jt defiantly prehensive of Ung shado elimination lurks right over their shoulder Toronto Leafs are back home, awagiting the fifth game of their semi-final series with Detroit Wings -- this Saturday night, None of the NHL playoff games are on tap for tonight that should help both Leafs and Canadiens but the question is, will it help them enough" Red Wings lead Leafs 8-1 In games and need only one more win qualify for the finals, Leafs entered this series as 4-1 favorites but right now, the betting boys have SWung the odds just shout opposite, Coach Punch Imlseh put his Leafs through a gruelling grind yesterday--one of those eonditioning workouts that sre commen in training camps ~~ but are only employed at playoff time to snap a team out of the "stale" condition or "lazy" condition, Leafs, who have heen "whipped" to top speed all season long = could be suffering from a bit of both, They may have run out of steam --- and they could be just plain "tired", Against the inspired play being produced hy Gordie Howe and his mates -- either situation is serious for the Mapleos, They have to win 'em all from here In == and we don't think they ean! apr tne # Test io MONTREAL FANS are in a better mood now, They welcome home their beloved Canadiens on Saturday night for the fifth game ageinst Chicago Black Hawks and this ane is all tied up, at two wins apiece. The Habs, just when threatened with elimination or next thing~to~it, came up with a eonvineing win in Chicago on Tuesday night, to even up their series and now they are favored to heat out the Black Hawks in the re maining games, what amounts to a 2-out-of-3 series with first and third games in Montreal, Habs play on Sat» urday night with the sixth game back in Chicago on Tuesday, while Leafs and Detroit go in Toronto this Sat- urday night and right hack in Detroit on Sunday, By next week-end, the championship finals will he under Way BRIGHT BITS:» Executive of the Ladies' section of the Oshawa Curling Club, at thei meeting this week, made plans for their annual closing. They'll wind up their 1060-61 season on Friday of next week, with eurl- Ing and a banquet, presentation of trophies, a program of entertainment, costumed curlers, skits, etc , With each lady eurler asked to advise the committee whether or not she intends to be an hand for the banquet , , , MALE C oy Rl ERS will have their annual closing event Plumbe § Night" on Saturday, April 8th, with curling, grand i for the costumed curlers, professional entertain- ment, buffet lunch, ete, the "fun" starting at 7:00 p.m, and tickets are now on "sale vv + MIXED CURLING en- thusiasts are holding their wind=up honspiel this Bat- urday and that concludes the "spiel" program for this MUZZ PATRICK has announced that he will "Rogket" Richard regarding the coaching joh for N.Y, Rangers, We suspect that "The Rocket" will de eline he's got "a good thing" going for him still with Canadiens and in Montreal and he is a "home man" at heart, hesides' , SOO THUNDERBIRDS made it three-straight last night, in their Eastern Pro semi-final series with Kingston Frontenacs OSHAWA MAJORS lost down in Napanee last night and now have ta win hack in Whithy, in the sixth game, to prolong the series Fabulous Howe I Perennial Leader DETROIT (AP) -- "That big/be surprise winners of the best guy," bellowed King Clancy in|of-seven series awe, "can't go on forever." Howe scared the winning goal Gordie Howe, the hig guy of in the last two Detroit victories the Detroit Red Wings, will be He assisted on three other goals #1 Friday, aged for a hockey(in the four games. Gordie has player, Saturday night he'll play been on the ice more than 30 min his 100th Stanley Cup game utes in every game "There'll come a day," sald "I swear," said Clancy after Clancy, assistant general man: [Tuesday's game which Detroit ager of the Toronto Maple/won 4-1 at Olympia Stadium, "1 Leafs He'll have to retire looked up only once when | sometime," didn't see him out there. And Howe, completing his 15h that one time was when he was year in the National Hockey in the penalty hox and we scared League, has been the big factor 'our goal." in the Wings' spurt to a 3:1 lead! Clancy claims he has never n their semi + final series with seen a player like Howe. And Porargd, With a victory at Tor: Clancy has been around the NHL ante Saturday the Wings would 'as a roughneck player, a tough, Season , , talk to diens today in preparation for the fifth game of their torrid Blaney ( final with the pesky Chicagn Black Hawk I he Hp sem i EVER Wilk the Hawks afier the first four games of ; best-of-seven serie arrived home Wednesday might alisfied with the performance Blake said in to the Canadiens' easy HZ spanking of the Hawks at Chicago Tuesday mght Howe this from heing over. We can expect A ot mare rouble from the Hawks before it's over The series' fifth game is to be played SaturdayTnight. The teams will then move on ta Chi cago for a sixth game Tuesday The Hawks will leave for Mont real Friday morning hy char tered plane. They are tn work out at the Forum in the after noon Canadier I was whole Lea ms reference Ver series is far | Indians, Bears scale ne We feDongid ' $214 In CMECREN tainly need him and specialist Don Mar 0 get our lines Neen playing fs don't Know alley naw the lavolf We cer Nester balanced Blake VER SOME E808 om from ¢ Head Defensive shall, whe has nie a painful unaerwent everal hous of fhe f } treatment on the train and was unprecedented sixth consecutive pronounced ready for Saturday's Stanley Cup vietory, have heen Lame given a real struggle hy the There was glso a Hawks so far that Bernie Geoffrion Fri Belke, the team ready. Geoffrion, the eral manager, thinks the retire Hockey League's scoring cham- ment of Maurice (Rocket) Ri pion, wrenched & knee in the chard, hockey's alltime great eries' third game and sal oul scorer, Res for the differ the fourth enee Coach You'd he surprised Hawks also had encouraging ve: difference the Rocket's presence ports from ailing Ah MacDon- made Belke said Wednesday ald and Erie Nesterenko Wed: "All he had (0 do was he in the nesday dressing room or on the hench McDonald has missed all the Nobody dared to clown around series' games hecause of reac: when he wis there tion to antibiotic shots for No one cond take liberties infected wrist and was to ac. with our team when he was company the Black Hawks to there and opposing players Montreal. Nestevenko suffered knew it. We haven't heen ahle an injury to his left hand Tues: to replace him and mayhe we day never will." Midland Will Host Little NHL Series MIDLAND (CP) = About 850 |pint-size hockey players on 44] teams will compele here April I'8 for class titles in Ontario's WRIKIBE WOuRGEes iotherapis FIND HAWKS TOUGH ananien CEEINE A) BORER KNEES possibility would he National gen unis Rudy of the Pilous an WERK * what a | 'Win Openers | By THE CANADIAN PRESS | The pawer - laden Springfield Indians apparently don't know what a slump means in the American Hockey League The Indians, who hreezed tn the AHL title in the regular 70 game schedule, continued to dis play devastating punch Wednes day night as they opened their hes! of seven semi-final in the Calder Cup playoffs with an 8:1 victory over Cleveland Bai ons In the other best-of seven sel Hershey Bears, who finished in second place during the regular schedule, helted Buffalo Bisons fi-l1 at Hershey Both series resume Saturday (night, with the Barons at Spring field and the Bisons at Hershey The engagemen! Hershey was also rough. There were a total of 4 minutes in penalties! called. A hraw! broke out in the penalty hox in the final four min utes and three arena policemen were needed to restore prder The main hattlers were Claude Laforge and Boh Wilson wha started swinging and wound up in the laps of nearhy patrons Ihey each ended up with two minors, & major and a game misconduet. The game miseon duet carries an automatic $0 fine, A crowd of 4070 toe¥ in the action Hershey snipers were La forge, Hee Lalande, Ray Kina sewich, Mike Ny ko luk, Jack MeKengle and Dick Healey al Little National Hockey League. | The teams are winners from| various pravipeial districts and | winners from 108 all-star teams| representing 120 leagues and 1500 teams. A total of 6] games will he played here and al Pen: etanguishene, four miles from| here | The Little NHL has a series | for hoys under 14, under 12 and| under 10 and has 0.000 young: | sters registered, The Bi players | altending the playoffs will he billeted in private homes The playoffs are run in ol series A for towns aver 14, 000 population and B for towns | under that figure | Wayne Hicks scored for the Bi: sons, fourth-place finishers in| {the regular schedule | UAW HOCKEY LEAGUE Merchants Named Champs As Tony: s Default 3rd Game * hooked The fant wx players ih the: Rdoidual soning Rae wie won by an en Tony et The goer wes pu is on i Chtions Pilkey eo pe sn was Even for Tony's with RR, eupect they fof » themenioks that WHA WE he (IR ERE WA series The roveley wah has bid the Wp etween (hese (we industria They wom (Rik prRnaRt, PRE Aepariments ih game schediie wt General Moiors where wil the reziier CRMPRER They aver) vA players work, I sleried Back ed 75 gone per game, w age leame, was the Rowe the Wier Werchants fense. wae wp the title wn the reqinied three so they forieines however Winn power, both oh offense ord o0 much for rchers we / Ls . 0g 18 he the whole thing was the loss 19 Pe the! their geminl soomsor Tony' Es posite, owner of Tors Re freshments who has Someones Lioysd Clarke, conch of fhe Merchants, ie the man Brest they champions of the CAW Hockey Acadian ; Xe or vaste Leggne. The only sad part abot Men's Wear, Haneigh hone Yern ivy 3 veike ix. Bennett Frowng, Wer fing ia. soir i, thiee seasons gn, when Mer Howe the SOPORHIOR & Mere not only hockey WR the ot Wt tors, Harry Gay, din ig Fi FRANS then known se Beko 177 goles mgmnet RECEIVE AWARDS sihtinall end bowing (rams Schoolboy Curlers At Annual Closing Fhe Oshawr Schoolboys Curl ing Club brought another ses OR 10 BR sNCeessiNl conclusion with # banquet and . presents: on of Lrophies and prizes at he Oshawa Curling Ciuh Wed nesdey night. Following the prize presentation eight six-end games were played with the fathers and sons competing 'Wayne Rogers acled as mas er of ceremonies and veiced appreciation 1a the senior chub Ken Bates thanked the donors of the trophies and prizes 'Bud' Thompson expressed thanks to the teachers and staff sponsors and Bon Ball made a wesentation 16 Grant Hardy the club icemaker Among those al the table were William Jack, presi dent of the Oshaws Curling Club; the principals of the three collegiate institutes William Brownlee, manager of the club M, Bouch, E. G, Nichol Maurice Hart and Sam Jackson J The Br. ¥. 1, rial Trophy was presented hy W. Jack to the Donevan CI rink skipped by Ron Ball which won the first schedule." Other mehers of the rink were Roh ert Blears, Dennis Siblock and Douglas Taylor. The runners up from Central CI were John Piper, skip; Brian Kidd, Lloyd Elliott and Bill Thexton M. Bouch presented (he Ontario Motor Bales Trophy to the Central CI rink skipped by head Henry Memo -- INSTANT Douglas Montgomery. Other Tom Reed vs George Fates members of the rink were Mike skip; Ken Beles, Sam Jackson Mackey, George Urquhart and Jr. and Leshe Bates John Thexton. The Tunnerswp fee 5 -- H, Johnston, skip from DPonevan CL were Ene Keith Johnston, Douglas Kirk Mitchinson, skip; Don Clarke, and, Sr, and D. Kirkland, Jr David Morris and Douglas Kirk- ys ¥, Lindsay, skip; John Lind land spy, George Pearce and PD The Samuel BH. Jackson Me- Perce maorigl Trophy was presented joe 6 W. Minett, skip; Jim hy Bam Jackson, Jr, 10 the Minett, Rov Morris and David OCVE rink skipped hy David Morris vs Geo, Camphell, skip Macleod, Members of the rink Bob Gow, M. Stein and Tom were Carl Kamps, Jim Ward Stein end Ed. Cameron, The runners: [ce 7-1, M. Souch, skip; Bob up were John Fiper, skip; Keith Cox, Rex Cox and John Mowat Johnston, Bill Thexton and John ys Steve Piper, skip; John Metruk from 0OCCH Piper, Roy Day and Tim Day The winners of the trophies fee SM. Reed, skip: George were presented with miniatures Thompson, Jack Judge and Bob of the trophies while the run- Reed vs Joe Walsh, skip; Ron ners-ip received suitable prizes. Ball, Dr. Morris and Brian In the friendly games follow: Morris ing the banquet the (following - and Gower Real Estate rt -- AND STANDINGS By THE CANADIAN PRESS Cleveland 1 hel (First game of best-of - seven semifinal 1H) Ewlfalo | Hershey # (First game of best-of « seven semifinal 19) Eastern Professions Sault Ste. Mane 4 Kingston § (Sault Ste. Marie leads best-of seven semifinal 34) Western League Calgary % Winnipeg 2 Senitie 2 Portland 3 Edmonton § Vancouver 7 Ontario Sewior Windsor 0 Galt 7 (Galt leads best-of - seven fing! if Ontario Junior A Hamilton 3 Toronto 8. Michael's leads best - of one game (51, Michael's seven semifinal 41 tied) Memorial Cup Reging | Edmonton # (Edmonton leads best-of seven quarterfinal 24) rinks took part lee 1=Frank Taylor, skip Wayne Rogers, Gordon Ritchie and Murray Taylor vs Fred Kitchen, skip; David Macleod, I. BD. Macleod and Bill Flegg, lee 2=Genarge Jarvis, skip; | Warner McDonald, Mr, McDon- gld and W. Jarvis vs Alex C Hall, skip; Ere Mitchinson, | Norman Biseo and Cameron Hall lee 8=W, J. Brownlee, wip: | doe Jackson, Mike Rudka and Pat Rudka vs C, Peacock, skip; | John Waugh, Dr. Hall and Gor: dan Hall Starcralt, BOATS: TRAILERS: MOTORS: Your Coabper and fee 4~Bruce Bradley, skip; Chestnut, the pick of Conadisn Explorer = New & Demo's Scott MeCullough---Bss the new 61's USED MOTORS & BOATS ol SUNDAYS 7 1600 King 5+. E. (of Yorcoe's) TED'S MARINE PRE-SEASON SPECIALS! the 15 year guaranteed boot he mahogenies, Canoe Meadquartern RA 85924 Phil Bradley, Ted Reed and'™ Where Do You Turn . . . for Modern Decorating Ideas? INTERIOR and EXTERIOR TO = The clubs switch sites for the {third games Bunday---at Cleve {land and Buffalo SCORER TWICE Veteran Harry Pidhirny led [the Indians before 8508 fans at Bpringfield with two goals, his [Ath and 86th in 70 Calder ( up playoff games, This equalled the league record held hy Bob Salinger of Hershey Bruce Cline, - Kent Douglas, {Ken Schinkel, Dennis Olson Jack Caffery and Kimmy An |derson came up with a goal apiece to round out the Bpring {field scoring. Fred Glover got [the Cleveland goal The Barons, wha ended third in the league race, pitifully weak against the In dians' defence. They had only 11 shots on Springfield goal tender Marcel Faille Eleven penalties were called [Including five-minute majors to | Rill Needham of the Barons and Schinkel for fighting up were NOISY FALLS The roar of water plunging as much as 35h feet aver Victoria Falls on Africa's &ambesi River can he heard 20 miles away, referee, a coach and a front of fice executive There are other reasons, bul Howe's play 1s the big one be hind Detroit's surge Many times, a superstar ig nites a team in the playoffs and provides the lift a team needs 10 win, Maurice (Rocket) Ri chard always played fired + up hockey in the plavoffs forathe Montreal Canadiens. Now Howe is doing it for Detroit, oF TN Fe. -. NOW...one convenient kit controls OVER-WINTERING INSECTS and DISEASES TA | Assures Fruit trees and shrubs their best chance for healthy hardy Spring Growth Fine fruit! Beautiful flowers! You want them. Why let overwintering insects and diseases destroy them! 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