European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes tuesday april 2,Page 18 closing regular season nil action Maple Leafs skate past brains 4-1 a tent we Dav night. As the blues wrested goal by. Boston a the Toronto Maple Leafs winding up with out a National hockey league playoff berth for the first time in a decade spoiled Boston regular season finale by defeat ing the third place Bruins 4-1sunday night. The Bruins who will meet third  goal gave m o n t r e a 1 s East division champs in the opener of the Stanley cup semifinals thurs Day spoiled goalie Bruce  ble s shutout bid when Phil Esposito scored his 35th goal in the Esposito 84 Points moving him into a brie tie with Chicago s Stan Mikita for the nil scoring Lead. However the Black Hawk Center later broke the deadlock in his final Effort against Detroit. Esposito connected at 8 53 of the third period when he jumped on a rebound an flipped a shot Over the out stretched  Rupp sent Toronto into a 1-0 Lead with his first goal of the season in the opening Peri  Pulford connected for his 20th goal Early in the second period and Jim Pappin added his 13th less than two minutes  Oliver completed scoring in the finale. The new York a third period goals and Carnille by Phil Goyett Henry gave the rockets past new Orleans Denver up big Willi Murrell pumped in 28 Points sunday night to Lead the Denver rockets to a 108-100 Victory Over new Orleans and even the two clubs Best of five american basketball association playoff at two games apiece. Murrell who was out faction in the second and third quarters because of foul Trou ble also pulled Down 11 rebounds. The rockets completely dominated the boards taking 64 rebounds to Only 38for new Orleans. Center Byron Beck had 23points and a game High 18  bucs were paced by Doug Moe with 27 Points and Jacki Moreland with 21. The final contest in the Western division series will be played wednesday at new Orleans. New Orleans Denver g f t g f t Moe 10 7-8 27 Murell 11 6-7 28 mrla Iid 9 3-7 21 hand 9 2-2 20 Robins 1 2-3 4 Beck 9 5-5 23 Brown 4 1-3 9 Wright 3 6-8 12 Jones 6 7-9 19 hiter 6 7-8 19 Bryan 6 7-7 19 stuns 1 1-4 3 g ova n 0 0-0 0 Bow a 1 1-1 3mltclill 0 1-2 1 totals 36 28-39 100 totals 40 28-35 108 new Orleans 32 20 23 25100 Denver 27272529108 fouled out new Orleans Moe Jones Denver Hiim Nunulu. Total fouls new Orleans 28, Denver,30. Attendance 3.-1r5. New York rangers a 4-2 nation Al hockey league Victory Over the Montreal canadians in a nationally televised game sunday. Goyette snapped a 2-2 tie when he turned Don Marshall s pass behind Montreal s Roga Tien Vachon at 8 03 of the final period. Then Henry added the insurance goal with a 90-foot bouncer that skipped past a Chon 3 /2 minutes later. Second period goals just 25seconds apart by Yvan Cournoyer and Ralph Backstrom had tied the game for Montreal. Cournoyer s 28th goal came on Power play and Backstrom s 20th was a rebound of Dick Duff s shot. Earlier Bob Nevin had gotten the rangers in front with his28th goal of the season in the opening period and Orland Kurtenbach made it 2-0 for new York when his shot trickle through Vachon s pads Early in the second  game was the last regu Lar season contest for Bot teams. Montreal opens the Stan Ley cup playoffs thursday nigh against Boston and new York faces Chicago the same  canadians finished first and the rangers second. St. Paul Minneapolis a St. Louis popped i three goals in a 3-minute Span Early in the third period and Defeated Minnesota 5-3 Sun place front tote North Star sin the National hockey league West  blues now open the West division semifinal playoffs a Philadelphia while Minnesota goes to los Angeles. Both seven game series open thursday. Frank St. Marseille poked in his own rebound at 5 21 of the final period to break a 2-2 tie for the blues. Barely Over two minutes later Gordon Berenson hit a 15-Footshot for St. Louis on a pass out from behind the goal by do Mckenney then Terry Crisp slammed in a rebound at 8 56 tomake it 5-2. Minnesota came Back with a lakers eliminate bulls gain West Loop finals Inglewood Calif. Up Elgin Baylor scored 15 of his 37 Points to ignite a third period los Angeles rally and give the lakers a runaway 122-99 Victory Over Chicago sunday night to eliminate the bulls in the teams Western division Semi final series. A crowd of 12,108 at the forum watched the lakers outscore Chicago 34-19 in the third period and wrap up the Best of seven game series four contests to one. Los Angeles will meet the Winner of the St. Louis san Francisco series for the nation Al basketball association s West Ern division Crown. Jerry West added 23 Point Sand Archie Clark 20 for the lakers. Jim Washington Pace the bulls with 24. The Triumph was the easiest of the series for the lakers against the Pesky bulls. Their previous biggest win was by eight Points. Los Angeles started slowly falling behind 7-0, and trailed 30-24 at the end of the first period. But big Mel counts came off the Bench to control the boards with nine rebounds Elgin Baylor. 37-Point Effort and pour in eight Points in Anine minute stretch As los Angeles caught the bulls at 32 32. The score remained close an the lakers led Only 58-55 at halftime. But Chicago did not connect on a Field goal until 3 42 was gone in the third period. With the hot handed Baylor hitting from the outside the lakers outscored the bulls 23-7 in the first seven minutes of the second half. Chicago booze barns Clemna Bresn go skins Elmr Robinsn Shl hse Sloan Spitz Wash los Angeles g f t 7 4-4 18 Baylor 10-02 Clark 40-08 counts 3 1-2 7 Crwford 5 2-3 12 cd Rich 3 2-3 8 Hilton 4 6-6 14 Hawkins 1 0-0 2 Imhoff 1 2-3 4 a Mueller 0 0-0 0 West 10 4-5 24 g f t 16 5-9 37 9 2-2 20 5 0-3 10 1 1-3 3 5 3-3 i 1 0-0 3 0-0 6 3 0-0 6 1 0-0 9 5-7 23 totals 39 21-26 99 totals 53 16-27 122 Chicago 3025192599 los Angeles 24343430122 total fouls Chicago 21, los Angeles 21 attendance 2,108. Clippers capture openers so jul or. Jhno. Am. Soccer Loop Oakland Calif. Up two defensive lapses by the Boston beacons gave the Oakland clippers a 2-1 Victory sunday in the season s opening North american soccer league match for both clubs. With the score tied 1-1 and Little Over four minutes remain ing the clippers scored their winning tally during their final thrust of the afternoon before5,014 at the Oakland coliseum. Center Forward Selimir Milosevic of Oakland who sat out the first half with a leg injury suffered in practice during the week took a pass from Forward Ilija Mitic and kicked the Ball at the net from five Yards  was deflected by Boston goalie Jorgen Henriksen and bounced off the Chest of Bosto fullback Tom Kelly into the net. Milosevic was credited with the score. Oakland took a 1-0 Lead wit four minutes left in the first half on a penalty shot by outside left Lija Lukic. It took Boston Only 47 seconds into the second half to tie the score on an eight Yard Boot Tylef footed Billy Fraser of Scotland. San Diego Calif. A the san Diego Toros Defeated Kansas City 3-0 sunday in each club s opener in the North Ameri can soccer league. San Diego s Edualdo Vav scored with less than two minutes remaining in the first half. Midway through the second half Mihalj Meszaros added the second Point. Perez Orta completed the scoring with a goal with 24 minutes left before crowd of 2,662. New Yor Chardin scored up George with two min utes remaining sunday to give the German american All Starsa 2-2 tie with the new York generals in an exhibition soccer game. John Kosmides got the other goal for the All stars while wan in Archibald of Trinidad and Barrie Wright of England scored for the generals. The generals open their North american soccer league season at Dallas next saturday. Westbury the National . Up association of harness Drivers will Start court action Early this week to protest the recent Bill that raised thet a x on thoroughbred and harness racing parimutuel hand Les in the state of new York. F. I be Bailey attorney for the nah said sunday a Sui would be filed in new York state supreme court immediately to declare the Bill illegal. Bailey has also urged horsemen to Boycott the two local tracks Yonkers and Roosevelt race ways if the courts Are slow to act. The new Law which goes int effect tuesday raised the parimutuel tax on thoroughbred and harness racing in the state from 15 to 16 per cent. The legislation provides for the harness track to receive Only one half of the extra one per cent with no special allotment . Law made for horsemen or purse distribution. In urging a Boycott of the Hasan nah affiliate with a stronger Union such As the teamsters to bolster its striking Power. Bailey plans to meet with teamsters officials wednesday Bill Goldsworthy Larry Keenan scored for Louis Midway through the � period and Wayne Connell Yit for the North stars / seconds left in the period. Bill Mccreary broke that with a 50-foo/t screen shot l3 56 of the second period Minnesota s Parker Mac dons tied it at 17 03. M Chicago a the chg Black Hawks spotted Del a 3-0 Lead in the first period then scrambled Back to tie red wings 5-5 in the final of the National hockey Lead regular season sunday  Mikita paced the Chic attack with a goal an deists to pad his league. Lead to 87 Points. Phil Espoo Boston had gone into Day s action against Toro Point behind Mikita but aged to pick up Only one Point Detroit led 4-3 at the s the final period but mohns pulled Chicago even 12 39. Dean Prentice of the Chicago up the Igo Black Hawks Detroit wings hockey game began minutes late sunday Beca the ice surfacing m a c broke Down on the rink attempting to prepare Arena for the game s Start. The machine a new one the Hawks this year had Ken Down periodically Throin out the season. Sunday it l out before it had finished first turn of the rink. Wings put them ahead 54j14 46 while Detroit s rett was serving however 12 seconds later to fire a bouncing shot from Pond the Detroit Blue line i skipped past wings goalie or Crozier. The goal was to s 40th of the year. Detroit s Gordie Howe celebrated his 40th by Rabi sunday went into the three Points behind Mikita i two Back of Esposito in thesing race but managed to up Only one assist. Pittsburgh a players scored goals As Burgh ripped West Dicha Pion Philadelphia 5-1 Day night and closed out the tonal hockey league continued on Zapfe Morey Tut Wielt win 4-Ball Thi Hollywood Fla. Up North Carolina furniture Tive Dale Morey and i Auto dealer de Tutwiler a four Way tie at the end regulation play sunday f sudden death playoff holes win the annual mens Ini tonal four Ball Champion with an 18-under-Par 270. The winners filed Bestul grounds of 66-68-66-70270. Morey of High Point Tutwiler of Indiana three putted the 18th Hole Back into a tie with Al Macon ga., and Ron we Memphis Denny Lyons bin to and Bill Harvey greenn.c., and Rich Mcneil Andl Ludwig both of  the first extra Hole earns fell out As More Wenzler birdied for their to on the second sudden deat Smorey chipped his third silo within 18 inches of the a cup then holed out for Birdie to share the title for second time in two years