European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Friday March 22, 196 win to oust Leafs front playoffs Montreal up Bobby Rousseau scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season wednesday night to Lead the Montreal canadians to a 3-2victory Over Toronto and eliminate the Maple Leafs fro the National hockey league playoffs. It was the first time since punch imlach took Over As coach 10 years ago that the Leafs have not finished among the top four in the league. With just six games left to play the Leafs Are 13 Points behind fourth place Chicago in the Eastern division of the nil. Mickey Redmond was theother Montreal scorer while Ron Ellis with his 24th goal an Tim Horton scored for the Maple Leafs. Ellis opened the scoring when the game was just 36 seconds old combining with Norm Ullman and Mike Pelyok on a nifty canadians who hold an eight Point margin Over the second place new York ran Gers scored All their goals inthe opening period. Bruce Gamble replaced Johnny Bower in the Leafs nets Early in the game after the Veteran Toronto net minder was Cut on his left wrist by a skate during a scramble in front of his Cage. Bower left the Gam eat 2 05 of the first period. Less then two minutes later the canadians had scored twice. Chicago up Bob Nevin scored the hat trick wednesday night getting his last two Goa sin the final five minutes to Lead the new York rangers to a 5-3win Over the Chicago Black Hawks to take Over second place in the National hockey league s East win second straight for the rangers and their second inthe last five games broke a three game Chicago winning Streak and gave the rangers their fourth win against three defeats and three ties with Chicago this Victory also gave new York 82 Points for a two Point Lead Over third place Boston and three Points Over the fourth place Hawks. Nevin who also had on assist for a four Point game got the rangers first goal on a 20-Footcr and then whacked in Short tries in the closing minutes for his next two scores. His second goal of the Gam came Only 21 seconds after Doug mohns had scored for Chicago to earn a 3-3 tie. Mohns goal his first in 13games, was the 200ih of his nil career. Earlier he assisted league loading scorer Stan Mikita on Chicago s second goal. Eric Nesterenko got Chicago s first other new York goals wont to Orland an Don Mai shall. Pittsburgh Pitts Burgh reeled Iff three straight goals including just ii seconds apart and went on to de feat St. Louis 4-2 wed esd night in a National hockey league game. Pittsburgh s Wayne Hicks tie the game 1-1 in the second Perl continued on Page 28 pistons rout celtics gain playoffs As royals beaten Boston a the hungry Detroit pistons All but blew the undermanned Boston celtics of the court wednesday night with a 74-Point first half then Hung on for a 125-116 decision. The Piston Victory clinched the fourth and final playoff berth in the National basketball association s Eastern division. Cincinnati which had a Hance to tie the pistons and i headliners Canadian Star Nancy Greene left chats with French olympic hero Jean Claude Killy after a practice session in Aspen colo., prior to moving on to Sun Valley Idaho for the american International ski races. Killy was a triple Gold medallist in the games. Up French favored in International skiing Competition at Sun Valley Sun Valley Idaho a dashing Jean Claude Killy and his French teammates were in stalled As favourites wednesday in the american International team ski races. The French will be the Tea to beat said . Coach Bob Beattie but the austrians willbe coach Paul kerber of Austria agreed but hedged Ever so conceding his women Are a bit shy of experience Ker Ber said Canada s Nancy Irene could help his team cause by taking Points from the Greene a Kold and Silver medallist at the Grenoble olym pics swept All three women s events at the Hoch cup races a Aspen colo., last week. Of i Paul Winner of downhill is Austria s Best bet for distaff honors Valley. The French look to Marielle Litschel medal is in the slalom at Grenoble Annei Kainose and Isabelle Mir. Exuding Confidence French coach Honorie Bonnet shrugged off Killy s disappointing performance at Aspen where he finished among the top three Only in the he won his three Gold medals at Grenoble he could no relax Bonnet said of Killy. But continue on pug 22 Debusschere sad Russell did t play Boston asure i Happy As hell that we won i d be if i weren to but i wis Russell had played said de troit pistons Star Dave Debusschere. His team Defeated the Boston celtics 125-116wednesday night and gained the National basketball association playoffs for the first time in five years. The pistons the around a Locke room listen to the result Oyork Cincinnati game the kicks ids 100.that result dumped gathered radio to the me won by the Hoy new York up Joe Namath the Strong armed quarterback for the new York underwent another operation wednesday to repair torn Tendon below bib left Kneecap. The sur Gery was performed by team pm mrian l re ame Nicholas at the. Hospital for special sur l i Nicholas said Namath would remain in Hospital for five to seven Days and Wouldhave to Wear a cast for about three weeks. The former University of Alabama Star who previously had two operations on ins right knee probably will be Able to Start working out the first week of May. The jets open their training Camp in jul y on the la olestra College Maui up at elem Stead . Als into fifth place in the East Ern division. A royals Victory would have forced a playoff be tween Detroit and Cincinnati for fourth place. "1 Don t want nobody to give me nothing Debusschere said. Bill Russell the celtics player coach did not play in the con test. Another Boston starter Satch Sanders also was forced out of the contest do to minor injuries. With Russell not in there we were Able to go to the hoop and take a lot of shots we normally would not be abbe to Debusschere s Dave Bing said of his teams Victory to were really up and played our Type of the second half had turned around he said referring to a Boston comeback after Detroit had raced to u 71- to halftime Lead. We tried to control the Bleak be Ahi. Anil del3 1 a we got the Force a special one off lost to new York finished fifth. Dave Bing and a Debusschere combined for Points to Spring the pistons .74-50 halftime Lead Over the co tics playing without the scr ices of starters Bill Russell and Tom Sanders out with minor in juries. Detroit increased the Martinto 32 Points 86-54, at the jul. Minute Mark of the second Hal when with Don Nelson and Larry Siegfried scoring 15 Point Between them the celtics came to life and Cut the Lead to 98-11at the three Quarter Mark. Debusschere had 32 Point Sand Bing 23 for Detroit. Sieg Fried and Wayne Eiurby Toppe Boston with 23 each. Detroit no tier bins Walker Miles a Fox Nuwer Tola it o13 83 9 9 fas 38 3-4 5-6 0-05 2-3 1 2-20 5-7 4 3-3 Boston Emory 11 a in Lark 6 thus a 0 4 39 is 4 m 10 h b t j-3 11 7 m ii3 m \ 4829-41 125 total 4m-Jmw Detroit 37 37 2 27-18 Cotton 222829 37-11i soul re out none. Tola fouls in Una. I stun 30. New York a Jerry Lucas Hook shot at the Buzzer bounced High off the rim an new York beat Cincinnati 108 106 wednesday night eliminating the royals from the nation Al basketball association Eastern division playoff race. Detroit s 125-116 Victory Ove Boston gave the pistons the fourth and final Eastern Playo Luberth and kept the royals from Post season play for the firs time since they moved to Cincinnati 12 years Jackson scored seven straight Points for the Knick Midway through the final period giving new York a five Point Lead. Oscar Robertson led the royals in a frantic scramble inthe closing minutes and baskets by Robertson and Adrian Smith closed the count to 107-106 with 35 seconds left. The kicks regain the Nan and with three seconds loft Emmette Bryant was fouled by Smith and Sank the free pot the Ball to Lucas in the Corner and his Hook Miot narrowly York finished the season with 43 victories its the t to tals since the 1953 to Mim in Cincinnati i to. 12 42 22 i Tot to t put n. Ii. Lul. 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