European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page. 18 the stars and stripes thursday april 11, 1963 Leafs beat wings 4-2, in Start of Stanley cup finals Toronto up Dick Duff and Bob Nevin each scored twice tuesday night As the Toronto Maple Leafs Defeated the Detroit red wings 4-2, in the opening game of their National hockey league Stanley cup final series. Duff bagged both his goals in a 19-Sccond Span within two minutes of the first period and the Leafs never were headed. Nevin got his first in the opening period u Toronto took a 3-0 lend and after Detroit rallied Foi a pair in the second provided the insurance Marker in the final Frame. Howe claims Detroit was t skating Well Toronto up about six of us weren t moving that s Why we lost the speaker was Girdle Howe the Detroit bed wants Star right Winger minutes after the Toronto Maple Leafs had belted the motor City club 44 in the opener of the Best of Sevoir Stanley cup final. And i was one of those  lust had no Bounce he added. Bis la negate Alex Delvecchio echoed the some sentiments i d he to blame it on the ice but ican t. I just was t  just Call it a slight letdown added Howe. Don t forget we just Best Chicago four straight and the Leafs came out fast got a couple of fast ones and we did t quit come  Detroit coach Sid Abel was Long Way from downhearted. Be of no club on give the Leafs a fast three goal Lead and win but we almost did. We get two in the second should have tied it and gone in front but. Ill Tell you one thing a added the Leafs did t show us any thing we did t see All and we beat ten seven out of u Deci Sions. Wen be of come thursday you la  Leafs coach punch Mlach his team 54 favourites to keep. The cup did t see any dramatic de troit comeback in the fast paced second  just stopped skating started  he  it was Good thing Detroit got those two goals because u we scored and run it up to 4-0 then we d really have been in Troub Lithey d never have stopped loafing no matter what i said to  Bower the scar faced Leaf goalie blocked 90 shots and am up with what the wings thought was the key save in the second prod and the Leafs Lead ing. 3-a.thlrty-three-goal Man Parker Macdonald skated in with Howe on his Wing but Bower Slid out and smothered Macdonald s close in shot before the left Winger could get it up and Over Thesin Wlong net under. Larry Jeffrey scored both Detroit goals is the wings came Buck from a Sloppy first 20 minutes to make it a fight for the Rem under of the . But goalie Johnny Bower and the Leaf defense combined to bar the door to further scores. Toronto Hopes were jolted Early in the first period when scoring Star Frnnk Moho Illch suffered what wan believed to be pulled ligaments in the left leg after be ing checked by Detroit s Bui ends by. Mahovlich was taken to a hos Pital for treatment the two teams clash in the Sec Ond game of the serifs Here thurs Day night. Bower tested Only six times Dur. Ing the first period came up with 12 saves in n 14-shot second period and was called on for 12 saves in the final Frame As the wings tried to recover from their i Telfer col lapse. Detroit goalie Terry Sawchuk had Only 14 shots to handle in the last two periods but managed to hold Only 10 of 13 drives in the opening session. Duff had tour other Good shots on goal but Sowchuk prevented him from scoring again. Duff s two goals were both Quick Waist High drives that caught the for Corner one at the 49-second Mark and the other at 1 08. Nevin scored his first tally while his team was shorthanded at 14 43 of the opening period. Tim Horton was off for holding when Nevin stole the puck from Alex Delvec chlo at the wings Blue line and skated in to Best Sawchuk with another help High drive to the left hand  rallied the shaky wings with two goals in three minutes Early in the Middle Frame. His first hit the Post and Bower thinking it was already in froze while Jeffrey batted Home the rebound. He connected again minutes later when Gordie Howe fed him a Pep. Feet pass while Toronto was Short  wings comeback was snuffed out at 5 08 of the third period when Nevin scored his Sec Ond goal by tipping in Bob put Ford s drive. But Detroit although it went All out and even pull a Sawchuk for an extra attacker in the lost minute could t connect. Yankees giants capture season openers Kansas City up the world Champion new York Yankees behind Ralph Terry s six hit pitching and Joe Pepetono s two Home runs Defeated the gaily attired Kansas City athletics 84. Tuesday in their 1963 season opener. Terry hero of the 1962 world series had a three hit shutout in the works until the eighth inning when Bui Bryan broke the athletics scoring drought with a Home run. Chuck Essegian hit another in the ninth for Kansas City s second run. Pellone who took Over the Yankee first base Job when Bill Skowron went to the los Angeles dodgers hit the first pitch offered to him for a Home run in the Sec Ond inning and blasted another Solo Homer in the eighth. A total of 30,978 persons watched tuesday s game the second High est opening Day attendance in Kansas City s his tory. The Only better opening Howard Day attendance occurred in 1953, the athletics tint season Here after their trans Fer from Phila Delphia the Yan Kees appearing drab in their travelling Gray uniforms in con Trast to the athletics Gold and Green outfits displayed their own Brand of color with 23 hits seven for extra bases off four Kansa City pitchers Euton Howard slammed a Home run with Mickey Mantle on base in the fourth and Bobby Richard son tripled Home Tony k u b e during a four run uprising in the Firth inning to highlight the Yan Kee Power display. Peptone led the Yankees wit three hits in five rips to the plate and had two runs batted in. Redoubled in the fifth inning Send ing Mantle to third and on the slide into second kicked the Ball out of shortstop Dick h o w s e r s continued on Page fsr Angels Mcbride defeat botox 4-1 Houston a the san Francisco glints backed Jack Sanford i five hit pitching with four Home runs tuesday As the giants opened defense of their National league Pennant by defeating the Houston Colts 9-2. Willie Mays Willie Mccovey Orlando Cepida and Fellet Alou delivered the circuit , the giants Ace right hander had a two hitter working and had driven in three runs with a triple and a single before seeking excellent Relief from Jack Fisher when the Colts opened the sixth with three consecutive singles. The Brief uprising product both Houston runs but san Ford s Victory had been fissured with an Early 8-0 Lead Mccovey and Alou added to tilt Gin n t Power attack by blasting their homers in the eighth. A crowd of 19,591 saw the Glantis open their 17-Hlt i offence with four runs in the Tec i Ond to Nail the defeat on Dick i Farrell the first of four Colt los Angeles a Ken me Bride pitched a four hitter and Lee Thomas slugged a three run Homer tuesday night As the log Angeles Angels Defeated Boston 4-1, in an american league season 21364 at Chave opener before Ravine. Mcbride went the distance and lost his bid for a shutout in the seventh inning when Carl Yatar a Mikl sliced a Homer into the left Leld stands. The 27-year-old right hander had retired 12 Batten in a Row before the Homer. The Angels pinned the loss on Bill Monbouquette. A 15-game win Ner last year. The 26-Yesr-old right hander was Kneller for tour runs in the fifth inning after Jim Fregoso led off and reached dec Ond on de Bressoud s two base throwing error. Mcbride sacrificed and Amble Pearson walked before Billy Moran singled Home the first run of the game. Thomas then lined Hli three run Homer into the right fled bleachers. Jack Lamabe and Chet Nichols shackled the Angels from the sixth inning on. Mcbride. Who had an 11-6 record last year and won 10 in a Row before being shelved with a cracked rib july 21, did t walk a Batter and struck out  on red sox player got u far As third base before Yastrzemsky homered. That to Chuck Schilling who opened with a single in the first inning went to second on an error by George Thomas and took third on an infield out by one Krzemski. Ken can hit Bay or wage scoring pud Hawks Down lakers to even series St. Louis a the Stlouis Hawks went an a scoring spree Midway through the Flat half and then held off a closing nub by the los Angeles Laker for a 101-113 Victory tuesday night squaring the Western division playoff finals in the National basketball association at three games each. The deciding came will be played thursday night in los Angeles. The lakers came to within three Points in the closing minutes after falling behind by As Many As 16in the last Quarter. However Bob Pettit connected Tor Tore late baskets and kept the Hawks on top. Fetus waged a scoring Duel with Elgin Baylor of the Laker throughout the game As he dropped in 36 Points and Baylo hit from All Over the court for 39. Pettit and Cliff Hagan who scored 24 Points led the Hawks to a 10246 Lead Early in the Las Quarter before Dick Barnett led the lakers Back. Barnett hit 10of his 16 Points in the final period. Barnett s two baskets got the lakers As close As 110-107 before Hying finn Vinki Finland up pole vaulter pent Alkula cracked the world record in his special three times on feb. 3, soaring to a new height of 16 feet 8m inches. Pettit scored twice putting the Hawks out of danger. St. Louis moved from a 98-27deficit at the end of the first Quarter to a 40-28 Lead u Pettit Hagan Zelmo Beaty and Mike Farmer combined for 13 straight Points arly in the second Quarter. The Hawks never trailed after . Louis led 6043, at half me and had a 9&81 margin at the endow three periods. Baylor kept the lakers in the game in the last half scoring 17 Points in the third Quarter an adding five in the fourth. However his running mate Jerry West falloff to Only 10 Points in the last half after scoring 18 or the tint. Anta us 31-Fufd out Tat of Tor Emilw  -5-. To hmm. It howl Swoft him a Annalt ii  1. . In h it m so  or a Vibur. . To 44. A-11.144. I i f t sanctioning policy stops track meet san Jose. Calif up the electronic invitational track and Field meet scheduled for May 4at san Jose state was called off because the school could not get the aau and the United states track and Field federation to agree on a sanctioning policy. Attempts to clarify sanctioning rights were started by san Jose state last january said Bob Bronzan school athletic director. But we could get no . Finally when a Call to Gen Douglas Macarthur s office brought no tangible result. It was concluded. It would be Toolate to make arrangements in time to conduct the meet the electronic meet which had been designed to attract top per formers from All Over the country was endorsed by the electronics Industry of Northern California. Cepedes pitchers. Cepeda s Homer started the four run second. Tom Halter and Alou followed with singles. A fielder s Choice by Jose Pagan set up Sonford s two run triple and Chuck ill Llor singled in Sanford. Mays opened the third with his Homer High into the left Leld stands and a double by Alou and Sanford s single boosted the giant Lead to 64 in the fourth. Sanford had no Lowed Only two Runn is past first until Al Spong Ier opened the Colt sixth with a single moved to third on a single by Pete Runnels and an error by Mays and scored on a Sharp single Down the first base line by Rookie Rusty staub. Bob Aspromonte the first Man to face Fisher brought in Runnels with a sacrifice , obtained in a Winter Trade from Baltimore did t Allowa hit or walk while pitching shut out Ball the rest of the Way. Box scores m fast my tuesday 9 Opont draw 234,647 font new York up _ a total of tk47 fan. Tamed of fee tuesday aim major league baseball openers healthy ave4 age of to jul per  four  to Lead game attracted 1u.7u few while flt National Leagus Gomes Drew Rijos. The biggest american league crowd tamed out at detract 37.7il the biggest Natt Ossow the. Oth a crowds Wen Al i Minneapolis soj7i at Kansas City and Tomt at los Angl my the ax., and my at Phila Delphia. In Jet at Chicago ism Houston and Tiju a new Oik is the National