European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday april 13, nil playoffs Caria Dielis sweep past Bruins 3-2 Boston a Winge Claude Larose scored two goals As the Montreal canadians edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 thursday night and sept their Eastern semifinal playoff in the National hockey  taking four straight from the Bruins the canadians advanced to a division showdown with the Winner of the Best of seven series Between the new York rangers and the Chica Oblack Hawks. Larose who scored Only two goals in the entire regular sea son tied the game 1-1 As he Tooka pass from Danny Grant and hit on a wide Angle shot fro the right Wing at 12 58 of the second , with Montreal goalie Gump Worsley holding the ruins at Bay Larose came through with his second goal at7 20 of the final period. Montreal added the decisive goal at 16 33 by breaking away while the Bruins buzzed Aroun Worsley. Larose passed to Ralph Backstrom who rifled Ashot past Gerry Cheevers from 25 feet out. Bruin s tall the Bruins peppered Worsley with 14 shots in the first period and finally broke through 49 seconds after the second period face off. Eddie Westfall took a pass from Derek Sanderson an scored on a 15-foot slap shot. Boston pressed furiously after Backstrom s goal and finally connected for a second  Hodge took a goal Mouth pass from Phil Esposito an flipped the puck into an open net at 18 34.the Bruins pulled Cheevers for a sixth skater with 62 seconds remaining but the Cana Diens Hung on to the one goal margin. Worsley finished with 32saves, including 27 in the first two periods. Cheevers had 34saves. Chicago up the Chica go Black Hawks rallied with five last period goals thursday night to come from behind and squeeze out a 7-4 Victory Over the new York rangers in their National hockey league Stanle cup Quarter final playoff series. The Victory was the first forthe Hawks in the playoffs and left new York leading two games to one in the Best of seven East division series which will resume on Chicago ice saturday  York won the first two games on its own  rangers came from behind twice thursday night Totie the game and then went in front when Rod Gilbert the leading goal getter of the series tallied twice in six seconds tout the rangers in front 3-2. But pit Martin got his second goal of the game before the 3 minute Mark of the last period and less than 3 minutes later National hockey league scoring Champion Stan Mikita scored his second goal of the game to put the Hawks in front to  both Dennis Hull royals clip Bays Vancouver a Henry Klein scored at 18 minutes of the second half to give the Van Couver royals a 2-1 North american soccer league Victory Over the Baltimore Bays be fore 3,123 fans wednesday night. And Doug mohns scored for Chicago. Martin got Chicago s first goal on a first period break away and Mikita netted a 40-footer in the second period. Gilles Marotte who Wen through the 74-game nil season without a goal go Chicago s last score with 18 seconds to play when he flipped the puck High into the air from Center ice. It bounced into Newyork s empty net vacated by goalie de Giacomin in a attempt to wipe out the Hawk  Hadfield scored new York s first goal and Gilbert Tot both the second and third at 32 and 9 38 of the second period. The 6-second Span betwee the two scores was Only 1 second longer than the Stanle cup playoff record of 5 seconds set by Detroit s Norm Ullma against Chicago in 1965. St. P a u l Minneapolis a Minnesota broke a tie Midway through the second period and stood off los Angeles behind Cesare Maniago s  to defeat the Kings 3-2. The Victory enabled the North stars to gain a 2-2 tie in their West division National hockey league Stanley cup  Balon slapped Home a five foot shot to snap a 2-2 tie at9 27 of the second period after he and Milan Marcetta broke open and swept in on los an Geles goalie Terry  went in on the right Side and flipped a pass to Baronat the last instant. All Balon had to do was push it in at the Las second. The goal capped a North stars rally after the Kings had taken a 2-0 Lead in the opening five minutes. Bill Flett shoved in a rebound at 3 37. Bill White lofted a shot from inside the Blue line at 4 45which somehow got past the outstretched Maniago. Cut margin Minnesota trimmed it to 2-1later in the first period when Ray Cullen deflected in Andre Pronovost s shot from the Point. The North stars then tied i with 6 4 minutes gone in the second period when Mike me Mahon hit the right Side of the net after Bill Goldsworthy fed him from the Corner. Maniago was magnificent inthe third period when he repeat edly halted Good los Angele scoring chances. The Best-of-7 semifinal series resumes saturday night in los Angeles. The sixth game will replayed Here next tuesday. St. Louis a Gordon red Berenson fired in two goals triggering the St. Louis blues to a 5-2 Victory Over the Philadelphia flyers thursday night in a National hockey league playoff  six year Veteran rapped in his second goal of the Gam with 48 seconds gone in the third period. Al Arbour had fire from the Blue line and the puck came out to Gerry Melnyk who then entered the puck to Ber  Victory gave the blues a commanding 3-1 Lead in thebest-of-7 West division Stanley cup playoff series. The fifth game of the semifinals will be continued on pure St Greer s 4th Quarter Sprei propels 76ers past celtics obstruction Boston celtic John Havlicek 17 makes leaping Effort to Stop Chet Walker of the Philadelphia 76ers from dribbling by him during second Quarter of thursday night National basketball association Eastern playoff in Philadelphia. The 76ers went on to win 122-114 and take a 21 series Lead Over the celtics. A photo lakers topple . For 3-0 margin san Francisco a the los Angeles lakers took an almost insurmountable 3-0 Leadin games Over the san Francis co warriors in the Western Divi Sion National basketball association final playoff series thursday night with a 128-124 Victory. The lakers could Clinch thebest-of-7 series with a win sat urday night in a game played at Oakland Arena. Jerry West scored 40 Points including six of the last eight to Lead the lakers to the Victory. The warriors led Only once after the opening minutes. San Francisco ripped off 14points while los Angeles could score Only one to go ahead 63-60just before the half. Los Angeles went ahead to stay with a spree half Way through the third Quarter. Re serve Archie Clark of los an Geles tallied seven Points As the lakers outscored the warriors 11-1 Over a three minute stretch to take a 90-81 Lead. Lo8 Angeles san Francisco Oft o f t Baylor b 0-12 Othet Al 8 11-13 27 Uwana i 3- 13 a kno t 9-1023 in Lih a 2-5 8 Lee 3 1-3 7 Clark 6 b-0 17 Aries 4 1-3 0 West 14 12-14 40 mall a 10 1-3 21 counts 3 4-5 8 Wrick 1 0-Io 20 mute Lar 4 1-3 0 Ellla 13-30 crw fru 40-08 Turner 3 6-7 12 Lalton 00-00 totals 4 36-49 128 total 43 38-61 t24 to Anselm 33 28 39 z8128 san Francuck 0 35 25 m124 fouled out ban Pru Vuco be tur Ner. Total fouls ban run Chaco 34. Lot an gelt 32.atu in lancet 9,232. The warriors made one Las bid for Victory with three min utes to play when Al Attles an Jeff Mullins scored Field goals chopping the los Angeles Lea to 122418. West then broke Loose for Laker Basket with a minute to play and san Francisco  make up six Points in the time  warriors lost the re bounding Battle in the second half when 6-10 Center Clyde Lee fouled out with almost 11 min utes to play. Philadelphia a Greer s 21-Polnt fourth carried the Philadelphia ,.,to a 122414 Victory Over Boston celtics thursday and a 2-1 Lead in their basketball association final playoff series the fourth game in the of seven series is scheduled the Boston Garden sunday Philadelphia blew a third period Lead before who had been held to 10 earlier got a hot  shot 8-for-14 from to Field As he scored All but 12 of Points  76ers in the fin., 12 minutes. The 6-foot-2 want wound up with 31 Points. Philadelphia after building &77-67 Lead with 6 38 left in the third period had the margin cwt 89-85 after three quarters. The celtics went ahead a Jlon a pair of free throws by Eabry with 10 18 left in to fourth Quarter. Stars in Relief Greer converted three consecutive free throws to regain the Lead arid the 76ers never trailed posting their second Victory in two night after losing the opener of the series to the celtics Here last Friday. Johnny Green turned in another standout Relief Job for the 76ers As the Veteran Forward scored 17 Points. Wilt chamber lain who suffered an injury on the calf muscle of his right leg in the first period wound up with 23 Points. John Havlicek with 29 Points paced Boston which led by nine Midway through the second period and by four at halftime. Boston Philadelphia Oft Oft Embry 83-47 chm run 10 3-Ujj a Volck 14 m 20 Green 7 w Hhowell 4 3-3 11 queer 1j t-9 Al 8,Jones 8 4-4 20 Suokas 1 m Nelson 4 w 13 Jacksn 1 m 4 re atoll 4 6- 13  8 4-8 m Sanders 20-04 Mcl Rhyl 0 0-0 0 Steard s 2-2 14 Walker m b Trahm 1 a 3 total 492428114 totals we Meta Boiton 2733��-11 Philadelphia 86 30 is Jj-12 personal Foula Boston 28. Phylli Delphi 20.fouled out Boston Howell Philadel phia. Jackson. Attendance 15,103. Toros win 3rd straight san Diego a the Sandiego Toros won their third straight North american soccer league game wednesday nip blanking the Washington whips2-0. Bucs whip chaps Lead 3-1 in series new Orleans a Jesse Branson sparked the new Orleans buccaneers to a 119-103american basketball association Western division playoff Victory Over the Dallas Chapar rals thursday night. The bucs Lead Tho Best-of-7series 3-1. The next game will be played Here saturday night. Branson started the second Quarter and hit the first eight Points of the period and added eight More for a total of 16 in the Frame. He sat out the third period Slid Back in the fourth and racked up 10 More Points. His 26was High for the bucs. New Orleans jumped to four Point Edge Early in the opening period. Dallas tied it up six times in the opening Frame then fell behind to  was paced by Maurice Chartley with 26 Points cinc Powell with 21 and Charlie Beasley with 20. 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