European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fag 1c the stars and St mks canadians grab opener from Black Hawks 2-1, in Stanley cup semis Montreal a frustrated for two periods by the acrobatics of goalie Glenn Hall the Montreal canadians broke Loose for two goals by Dickie Moore and Jea Beliveau to defeat the Chicago Black Hawks 3-x tuesday night and take a 1-0 Lead in their Best of seven Stanley cup semifinal series. The Hawks who dethroned the canadians last year after Montreal had won the cup five years in a Row were held completely in Check until Stan Mikita drilled the puck past Jacques Plante at 18 06 of the final period. Through the first two  was a Tower of strength for the Hawks. He stopped 10 shots in the first period and 15 More in the second. Many of them appeared to be heading straight into the net until he came out of no where to make the stops. But at 1 32 of the third period Moore drilled Home a 25-foot blast from the left Circle. It went into the upper left hand Corner of the net Jean Guy Talbot and Phil Goyette were credited with assists on the play. With the Hawks a Man shy the i canadians Power play clicked at 5 38. Beliveau was standing i front of the goal when Tom John son took a Long shot from the right Point. Beliveau deflected the puck into the net the Hawks began to press desperately then but they were dealt a blow when Bill red Hay was thumbed off for interference at16 55. Then they were forced Back on the defense. But Bobby Hun who tied the league record of 50 goals scored during the regular season took a pass from Pierre Pilote and fired briton sees Triumph Over Pender Boston a Terry Downes arrived la Boston tuesday night for his april 7 middleweight title fight with Paul Pender and predicted he would be the first Boxer Ever to bring a ring Crown to the United states and return to eng land still with it Downes arrived by train from new York with his if Barbara and daughter Wendy 2. He had arrived in new York aboard the Queen Elizabeth earlier in the Day. He is recognized As Champion la Massachusetts new York and eur Ope my left hand is 100 per cent he said referring to an injury which forced postponement of the bout originally scheduled for last sep tember. Though i Don t have fall use of Ltd Uch As touching my Little Finger with my thumb it perfect for  Downes Cut his hand in a fall last August and needed surgery. After it became infected. Downes also said his now had healed completely. Pender won on a to Over him in the first fight 14 Morois ago splitting the nose for 14 stitches along the left Side. The puck to Mikita la front of the goal Mouth. The Hawk slipped it past Plante. Hull was guarded closely by the Hawks but Stul managed to Getoff a few Good shots. For his part Plante was effective in the Montreal nets. How Ever he had better Protection than Hall and although he emerged with two More saves 36-34, Many of the shots he kicked away were not difficult / Leafs smear rangers 4-2, take 1-0 Edge Toronto up the Toronto Maple Leafs scored three easy goals tuesday night one into an open net to defeat the new Yor rangers 4-2, and take a 1-0 Lead in their Best of seven Stanley cup semifinal series. The 12,892 fans in Maple Leaf gardens watched red Kelly Bank in one goal off Ranger player coach Doug Harvey Dave Keon score on a bad new York Clearing pass and George Armstrong notch the insurance goal into an empty net with 41 seconds left defens Eman Tim Horton standout for Toron to got the fourth while the Broadway blues were enjoying a Man advantage. For new York Ken Schynkel and Earl i Garfield put pucks behind Johnny Bower who was tested 28times. 14 of them coming in the final period when the rangers were frantically Hunting for the tying goal which could have sent the loosely played contest into Over time. Gump Worsley could t be fooled in the new York nets As the rang ers did More hitting and attacked aggressively most of the evening. But a rolling puck and those soft goals killed him. Leaf take Lead the Leafs went two up on a warriors late surge to 113-106, evens East serf Philadelphia up Phil land Rookie Adelphia rallied brilliantly in the i York lame final six minutes and 23 second deadlock tuesday night to defeat Barton. 113-106, before a shout crowd of Hoff in 10,474 at convention Baa to Victory evened the Best of seven series for the National basketball association s Eastern division championship at a game apiece. Boston owned a 101-98 Lead with 6 37 remaining and seemed in Coa Splete control but the warriors sparked by big Wilt Chamberlain Tom he with 3 Paret slightly improved j f but still on critical list referee cleared of guilt pair of goals before the Ranger struck Back. Keon got the first intercepting Johnny Wilson s bad path in the new York end going in and firing an angled drive be Hind Worsley at 6 53 of the first period. Then at 0 24 of the second with Larry Cahan off the ice Kelly scored by popping in a Freak car of off Harvey s leg from behind the Ranger nets. Schinkel collected the rangers first goal scooping Dave Baton s re bound behind Bower with a hip High swing of his stick at 11 56. Before the period ended Horton Sank Bob Pulford s breakaway Pas with the Leafs Short handed at 14 42 and Andy Bathgate set up Ingar fled at 19 25. It stayed that Way despite sever Al Ranger sorties until Armstrong took Horton s pass and slammed a60-footer into the nets in the final minute. The second game will be played Here thursday night with the third and fourth in new York Sun Day and next tuesday. New York up doctors at Roosevelt Hospital announced tuesday night there is a very slight improvement in the Condi Tion of Benny kid Paret who is fighting for his life after last saturday night s Savage beating atthe hands of Emile Griffith in their welterweight title fight. Harold g. Petersen director of Public interest for the Hospital where Paret has been in a coma since saturday night said How Ever the 25-year-old cuban Boxer still remains  his coma has lessened said Petersen in a Hospital  is making purposeful move ments with his arms. His condition however still remains  it was the first official state ment from a Hospital official tha Paret might survive the brain in juries which he received when he was battered into a helpless Hulk at 2 09 of the 12th round of their scheduled 15-round title bout at Madison Square Garden. Earlier in the Day the new York state athletic commission released a report that cleared referee Ruby Goldstein of All guilt Goldstein the Paret dethroned Champ take an unnecessary beat ing. The commission said tuesday All possible medical precaution had been taken to protect Paret in his fight with Griffith. The report which was submitted to gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller also supported Goldstein. The commis Sion said the referee acted in Good judgement in stopping this contest when he  Rockefeller merely said that i and my staff Are giving full consideration to the report the report was signed by com Mission chairman Melvin Krule Witch and commissioners James  or and Raymond j. Lee. It was accompanied by statements from doctors Alexander Schiff an Marvin a. Stevens commission physicians. The lengthy report said As it appears from the report of our medical department and our physician Benny Paret was in excellent physical condition for this contest the commission selected As the referee for this world Champion ship bout. Ruby Goldstein who has had Over 30 years of experience in boxing including 20 years of experience As a professional ref Eree and he has officiated at a Greaf Many world championship professional boxing contests. His reputation ability and integrity Are above reproach. Goldstein report attached Ruby Goldstein in his statement to the commission this morning maintains that he took the proper action and acted in the Best Ludg had been accused by Camp of letting the Toronto Vii a Toronto radio station chum tuesday banned the promotion o f boxing of the station s news and sport casts. " the step was taken in Light of the brutal fight in new Tork last weekend during which welterweight Champion Benny kid Paret suffered. � serious brain injury a spokesman  announcement follow a statement by Ontario s trans port minister Leslie Rowntree in which he proposed that boxing be banned in the province. Or new York