European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Ago 18 the stars and stripes monday april 8, 1968 Minnesota evens set with pipers Pittsburgh a Les Hunter and Mel Daniels scored 38 Points each leading the Minnesota musics Over Pitts Burgh 137-123 saturday night i their Eastern division final playoff in the american Basket Ball association. Mel Daniels put the Muski sin front 60-59 with a Layup 1 12 into the third Quarter an Minnesota pulled steadily ahead the rest of the Way to even thebest-of-7 series at one game Hawkins and Charlie Williams paced Pittsburgh with27 Points each Jim Washington scored 26 and grabbed a person Al High 35 rebounds and Chico Vaughn scored 24.the game was tied 13 times and the Lead changed hands 19times before the huskies took command. They scored the Las six Points of the third Quarter to Lead 97-84 and Pittsburgh never came within eight Points after series resumes wednes Day at Bloomington Minn. Minnesota f Smithh Riter Daniels Fri Maninger Clark partner Kunz Thorn Pittsburgh canadicns9 Kings win flyers tip blues Square series Philadelphia a Leon Rochefort slapped in the winning goal at 6 51 of the third period saturday night As the Philadelphia flyers edged these. Louis blues 4-3, and evened their National hockey league West division playoff series at one Victory blues applied pressure in the final 10 minutes but Excel Lent goal tending by Philadel phia s Doug Favillo protected the Lead. Philadelphia broke to a first period 31 Lead As Pat Hannigan scored the flyers first playoff goal in history at 1 32. The blues tied it at 7 11 when Veteran Dickie Moore drilled in the 40th goal of his Stanley cup career. The flyers scored twice with in 33 seconds before the period ended As Don Blackburn an Claude la forgo beat goalie Glenn Hall from close blues tied the score in the second period at 3-3 when do Mckenney and Larry Keenan austrians snare giant slalom in Tahoe Shi South Lake Tahoe Calif. A Gertrude Gabl of aus Tria won the women s slalom of the governor s cup ski race saturday at heavenly Valley As seven . Girls finished in the top 10. Another austrian Herbert Huber won the second run of the men s giant slalom with time of 1 minute 26.05 seconds hello r 1 1-1 15 heyman16 is 38 Winston is 6-9 3s a wit i as6 6-7 17 Wilma 4 7-s 15 vaughn3 2-3 8 Dill 22-46 Jarvela 00-00 porter0 0-0 0 Vaydak 00-1 0 Parks Kelley Oft 6 5-10 17 11 4-9 2 10 7-1327 9 8-8 27 10 3-5 24 00-0 00-0 010-02 00-0000-00 00-00 total 54 z9-40 137 total 4727-45123 Minnesota 30 24 43 40137 Pittsburgh 28 28 28 39123three-Point goals Pittsburgh Wil Liams out Minnesota Hunter free Man. Pittsburgh. foul Minnesota 27, Pittsburgh 25.auer.rf.inre 1,123. 76er-celtic 3rd game moved up to thursday Philadelphia a the Philadelphia 76ers announced that their National basketball association playoff game with bos ton Here next Friday has Bee moved up to thursday. The 76ers said the game was changed because Friday is the Start of the jewish passover holi Days and Good Friday. The game is the third in a Best-of-7 series for the Eastern Divi Sion championship the second will be played in Boston next wednesday. Nine records shattered in two Day Texas relays Austin Tex. A fresh Man Dave Morton ran the an Chor Lap in 45.0 saturday to Lea Texas to Victory in a record 3 07.0 mile relay and highlight the Texas relays. Nine records were produce Din the two Days of the big track and Field had a 46.1 in the sprint Medley relay Friday night to put his team ahead but the Long horns could t hold it and Ken Swensen running the 880 for Kansas state whipped out a 1 48.6 to beat out David Matina of Morton s Brilliant feat brought him the outstanding athlete award. It was a narrow decision Over Keary Pearce of Texas of Elpaso who had romped three Miles in 13 23.1for a record Friday. Harvey Nairn of Southern Burroni reprimanded by mexican group Mexico City up for Mer flyweight boxing Cham Pion Salvatore Burroni of ital has been morally reprimanded by the state of Mexico boxing commission for walking out of a fight with Ruben Olivares of Mexico. Burroni staggered by a blotto the head in the third round of the bantamweight bout Sun Day turned his Buck on Olivares and fled to his Corner. Olivares was declared Winner by a to. Who tied the High hurdler record of 13.8, although it was t recognized because of a favouring wind and ran on two winning relay teams was name outstanding athlete in the col Lego class. Southern won the 440, 880 an mile relays taking the latter in the same time As Texas in the University division. Texas won the two mile an mile relays and was second in the sprint Medley. Tho Long horns also were fourth in the distance Medley and four mile relays. Preston Davis former Texas Star now in the army ran the second fastest mile in Texas re lays history when he won the Jerry Thompson open mile in4 01.6. The record was 4 00.5, set in1955 by Wes Santee of Kansas. Duvis took Over in the lust Lapland won by 20 Yards Over George Scott the Australia from Albuquerque who finished second in 4 05.4.andrew Hopkins of Stephen f. Austin College won the 100 in 9.4seconds, a tenth of a second Over the record. Hut Hopkins had a seven mile favouring wind Kansas took the opening event the four mile relay anchored by Gene Mcclain s Fin Ishing Milo of 4 14.5. He barely nipped Elliott Evans of Drake at the tape in a finish so close that both teams got the samelime17.00.3. And took the event with a combined time of 2 53.58. The first run was held Friday. The final race of the meet themen s slalom will be held Sun Day. Frenchman Jean Claudel Fly. The olympic triple Gold medallist who already Nas won the world cup for the second straight year will end his Ca reer sunday. He did not race in the giant Gabl posted a combined time of 1 48.3 to beat Canada great Nancy Greene who finished in 1 48.84 in the final race of her career. Miss Greene who clinched the world cup for the second consecutive year by winning the women s giant slalom Friday said she would return to studies at notre Dame University in Nagel of Eun Raclaw wash., was third in 1 49.56 an Windy Allen of san Pedro Calif., fourth in 1 50.65, with France Isabelle Mir next in 1 51.07. The next five finishers were americans Barbara Cochran of Rich mond vt., 1 51.27 Sherry Diann of Bishop Calif., 1 54.23erica Skinger Stowe vt., 1 55.09 Karen Budge. Jackson,wyo., 1 55.48, and Patty Boyds ton 1 56.65.the 17-year-old miss Cochran led after the first run but los control and valuable time at the 56th Gate of the second the men s giant slalom Jean Pierre Auger of France the Leader after Friday s first run finished fourth with a combined time of 2 55.06 after Post ing 1 25.95 for his first trip. Wanamaker award slated for Frazier Philadelphia a heavyweight Boxer Joe Brazier has been named to receive the 1967 68 Wanamaker athletic award As an outstanding ath Lete. Richard c. Bond boar chairman of John Wanamaker announced award that includes $1,000, will be presented May 24.frazier, a philae ulpian is a former olympic Gold Medali stand is recognized As world Champion in some states. Tennis open gets approval of Usta Dallas up the head of the United states Lawn Tennis association said saturday the Eusta would. Hold a National open tournament this year at site to be decided later this month. Usta president Robert Kel Leher said he had received an application for the event fro the West Side Tennis club in Forest Hills n.y., and the Longwood Cricket club in Chesnut Hill mass. He said decision will probably be made april 22 by the group s seven Man executive committee. The Usta approved the recommendation made last week by the International Tennis federation that open tournaments be held by the federation member organize tons. The federation had limited the number of open tournaments to be held in any one country to four. Kelleher said he did not know if four open tournament would be held in the . This year. It is conceivable we Wouldhave Only one open tournament Kelleher said. April 15 deadline representatives from Bot Forest Hills and Longwood were at the meeting saturday to present their cases. Kelleher said cities had until april 15 to make applications for an open tournament. He said it was possible Taino More than four applications for open tournaments would remade although he understood a group in Cleveland. Los an Geles Milwaukee Houston ant Palm Springs Calif., we reconsidering applying for an open event. Kelleher said some people might be disappointed if they did not receive an event but that he approved of the theory of limiting open events at was for the time is a new situation Kelleher said. We want tomake sure we can crawl before we walk. We do not want an bad events so we will Rule of some who want to have a tournament. That Means someone Wil be of into the scoring. There were 19 penalties jailed including a major for fighting and a 10-Minutc mis conduct on St. Louis defense Man Bob Plager the flyers were Able to launch 41 shots 27 More than in their previous 1-0 loss to Stlouis. Montreal a Rookie Jacques Lemaire fired two goals and Veteran Jean supplied the clincher with 2& minutes left As Montreal do treated Boston 6-3 in their National hockey league playoff game saturday night. It was the second straight Vic tory for the canadians in the Best-of-7 series which continue with game no. 3 tuesday at Boston. Lemaire who scored 22 regu Lar season goals opened the scoring for the canadians Henho beat Gerry Cheevers at 9 33 of the first period. Dick Duff assisted. Ken Hodge scored his second playoff goal for the Bruins tying the score four minutes later. Montreal regained the Lead inthe second period when defense Man Jacques Laperriere Bea Cheevers at 4 15. Then in Maire scored his second goal of the game unassisted at 9 24. Boston closed the Gap to on goal when defens Eman Ted Green hit on feeds from Bobby Orr and Johnny Bucyk at 13 06, the canadians were two me Short at the time with both Bell Veau and Claude Provost in the penalty Box. Duff made it 4-2 Midway through the third period but 13 seconds after he scored Johnny Mckenzie beat Gump Worsley drawing the Bruins within one goal Beliveau hit at 17 34 for the Bruins had just 20 shots at Worsley while Cheevers faced 41 Montreal drives. Los Angeles ave Teran goalie Terry Sawchuk re corded his 12th shutout in National hockey league Stanley cup playoff action saturday night As Tho los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota North stars2-0. The Kings now Lead the North stars 2-0 in the Best-of-7 West division semifinal playoffs. The next two games Are at Mineso , who helped the to Ronto Maple Leafs win Las year s cup made 18 saves in the game As the Kings peppered Minnesota goalie Cesar Mani ago with 39 Macdonald rave the Kings a 1-0 Lead at 8 45 of the first period ripping a rebound shot past Joyal who haunt scored against Minnesota in 10regular-season games connected on his second goal of lie playoff sat 18 12 of the second period to make it 2-0. Bowling s richest tournament Akron Ohio a Dave i Lav is takes first in Firestone St. Louis took $2,500 for fifth. Johnson had fallen to 12th place Friday before he Slu Ruul climb that nearly took him to the top. He won six of j games Friday night to make it into the five Man finals. The Aba s Winter tour ends next saturday in Mobile Ala with Tho $40,000 Mobile is Rota a open. Davis bounced Back into the pro Bowling spotlight saturday with a 213-205 Victory Over Don John son in the finals of the $100,000 Firestone tournament of Cham pions the richest tournament in was the first Triumph this year for the Southpaw from Phoenix ariz., who was the 197 Bowler of the your. Davis had won Only $8,300 this won top of $25,000, putting him in the Lead among1968 Money winners with $33,300.johnson, of Kokomo ind., who was run Norup last year too won $12,500. Jim Stefanich of Joliet 111., captured the $6,500third-place prize Bill Tucker of los Angeles won $3,500 for fourth place and Dick Wober of
