Mohawks Lose 7 4 Finnic Scores Four 4 THECITI2EN Northern Division increased their lead to 10 points Wednes day night as they downed the second place Calgary Stamped ers 4 2 San Francisco Seals downed the Spokane Comets 7 2 before 2700 San Trancisco fans The Seals are last in the Southern Division The Comets are second 12 points back of the defending champion Port land Buckaroos Seattle Totems meet Van cpuver Canucks at Vancouver Tnday night the Stamps visit the rivers and Los Angeles Blades arc at San Francisco A total of 3319 fans saw Roger DeJordy score three of Edmontons goals and Ed Joyal round put the scoring DeJordy has 18 goals for the season Gord Vejprava and Cliff Bns tow scored for the Stamps Bristows third - period goal was the thriller of the night Taking a pass from Lou Jan kovvski he circled John Miszuk to pull Edmonton netminder Giles Boisvcrt away from the post with a minute and 50 sec seconds ¬ onds remaining In San Francisco Nick Mick oski scored two for the Seals with Al Nicholson Harry Pid hirny Gord Redahl Ray Cry and Ken Girard adding the others Jerry Bnsson and Colin Kit burn scored foi Spokane make up the balance required and says Hunter if we break Thursday February 15 1962 LEN WALKER Sports Eilitdr Phone LO 4 244 World Title Talks Make Rounds NEW YORK IP Reports are flyfn again about a world title fight between champion I loyd Patterson and Sonny Lis ton of Philadelphia But the Pat- the unsavory connections and rehabilitated himself Reports that signing of a Pat Patterson ¬ terson Lislon battle which likely would attract a record gate is tcrson camp has said nothing expected in the near future The latest report came Tucs day from the Los Angeles HeraldExamlner which said the 15 round bout will be staged in Yankee Stadium here in June Theres no foundation to that report at all Tom Bolan president of Championship Sports Inc said here Patter Patterson ¬ son hasnt made any decision as to the promoter or site of his next fight Any announce announcement ¬ ment on that will be made by Patterson Bolarrd said h6 believes Floyd will make an announcement shortly Neither the champion nor his manager Cus D Amato couldbe reached for comment Listen the No 1 contender has been unable to get a fight with Patterson because of al leged underworld connections and brushes with the law How ever he is said to have severed carne 21 hours after Stan Wcs ton New York publisher said a 300000 offer had been made to Pattersons handlers for a summer title scrap in Montreal against Canadian heavyweight king Bob Cleroux There was no comment from Patterson or DAmalo on this deal Cleroux is ranked fifth among world contenders by Ring Mag Magazine ¬ azine and seventh by the Na National ¬ tional Boxing Association His handlers turned down an offer td medt Cassius Clay of Louis ville Ky because they said Clay isn t high enough in the ratings Clay is rated ninth by Ring and is not among the NBAs top 10 So what happens7 Cleroux it was announced Tuesday has signed to go against unranked George Logan of Boise Idaho in San Prancisco March 5 Roos Down Stamps For Important Victory QUESNEL Correspondent the Stampcders who got goals The Kangaroos took a strangle hold on third place in the Can boo Hockey League last night when they downed Williams Lake Stampcders 7 2 in a game played in the Quesnel arena Kangaroos were led by Alec Ritson and Irv Tollack as they each picked up a pair of goals Outplayed in the third frame Flyers Win 4 2 Over Sfampeders By The Canadian Press from Paul Levens and Jim Mc Cormick put up a game battle for two periods The score was tied 1 1 after one and Roos took a 3 2 lead in the second At the 19 20 mark of the first period a donnybiook broke out as Cam Moxon and Bob John son mixed it up in a fight that took them across the ice surface five minute penalty while Norm Gronski received a 10 minute misconduct and coach Bud Edmonton Flyers leaders of Laidler was ejected from the the Western Hockey Leagues arena maimer was noi in strip for the contest Othtr scorers for the Kan garoos were John Koppa John son and Billv Keen Hotelmen Win Overtime Game Hotelmen cinched third place in the Prince George Senior Basketball League last night with a 57 55 overtime victory over Teachers at the Tield House The game was a ding dong battle all the way with Teach ers first holding a 36 20 lead at the half but heeing Hotelmen come back to tie the game at 53 53 at regulation time Ted Hansen led the Hotelmen with a 20 point evening He was aided by Jim Allan with 14 and Cal Washington with 11 For Teachers it was Larry Besnachuk and Bob Swahsell with 12 points each NHL Standings By The Canadian Press National League Montreal Toronto Chicago New York Detroit Boston W L T F A Pts 31 10 U 193 119 73 28 17 S 175 138 64 23 19 13 159 142 59 20 25 D 150 152 49 18 21 11 111 163 47 12 37 6 143 240 30 even in the first one that will be an outstanding success The carsoiel had rts beeinnmc in 1916 in Nipawm Sask where bcouy fliorr long time curler and a car dealer then oreaniz ed a competition won by Howie woou br or Winnipeg At that time lust after tho Second World War automobiles were narci to come by so the spiel had a special attraction right off Many carspiels followed that one perhaps too manv for the health of the event and since Bavnc Secord of Saskatoon won the Swift Current Sask com petition in 1959 thcie hasnt been one on the Prairies The Vancouver suburb of Buinabv staced a counle but quit two car ago for financial reasons In the face of this however Humer renwns optimistic e WNDERMOOF Cor respondent For the sec ond straight Wednesday night Don Finnie has led the Vanderhoof Dears to victory over the Prince Geoige1 Mohawks with a four goal output Finnic also picked up one assist last night as Bears won their sith game in a row dumping Mo- IV lJ hawks 7 1 in a game ac rlCUll Memorial Atena in Van- It was another big night for the Bears front line along with Billy Lcc of the Mohawks Lee notched Ihc hat trick for the losers while coach Dave Wall picked up a goal and four assists to soar his record break ing individual scoring mark to 111 points In gaining points Wall also stretched his point a game total to 26 straight games a new record in the Cariboo Hockey League Big Jim Silver added icing to the cake with one goal and three helpers Ken Smithers rounded out the scoring for Boars and Jack Lar kins blinked the red light for the fourth Mohawk counter Both came in the final period when the teams each counted one goal After taking a 4 1 lead in the first period Bears and Mohawks each notched a pair in the second in the penalty studded contest A total of 21 penalties were called with Mohawks serving 40 minutes including miscon ducts to Larkins and Dave Cros san Bears sened 18 minutes SUMMARY First period 1 Bears Finnic wall bilver 3 40 2 Bears rinnie Clay Wall 4 44 0 Bears Silver Wall Clay 6 41 4 Mohawks Lee Wiebe Claf fey 19 04 5 Bears Tinnie Silver 19 29 Penalties Mc Millan Thcrres Silver Second period G Mohawks Lee McMillan Bizicki 1 18 7 Bears Tinnic Wall Smith ers 3 52 8 Mohawks Lee Schmidt McMillan 11 08 9 Bears Wall unassisted 11 21 Penalties Crossan Lee Trocse Clay Graham Larkins Troese Claffey Third period 10 Mohawks Larkirs Luknowsky Schmidt 3 3G 11 Bears Smithers fhT me Silver ll 06 Penalties Silver Clav Trnpso nrf When the smoke of the battle Wiebe Larkins misconduct had cleared each was given a Crossan misconduct munis iinu imomms VANCOUVm en New Westmlnstei Bakets of the In tei City I eagrue Wednesday night downed the Canadlm champion I ethbridce Broders ball contest JQ PEm Rod and Gun EKIls hjbK lull MmMmmmmmmmSBmmmm AMmrWHHltrr Three Import ant When delegate fiom the Piince Geoige Rod and Gun Club attend the annual meet ing of the North Cential 7one Rod and Gun Clubs to be held at the Tweedsmuir Park club rooms Bums lake Sunday they will submit thiee highly Impoitant resolutions to be passed on by the meeting The meeting will bo impoit ant ai officers foi the coming veai will be elected Lack of delegates at the December meeting held at Fndako forced cancellation of the election until this meeting It is hoped stated secietaiy C E Small of Burns Lake tint all clubs will huo leu lesentation at this meeting for committee members will also be chosen along with the legulai business being dealt with Business will include the annual reports convention delegates and plans for this j cats annual shoot Tho th st resolution to be 2 He has had a long1 history of sports management as owner manager and coach of the old Itegma Caps hockey team and as manager and coach of teams in Medicine Hat Alta and Saskatoon His two carspiels in Saskatoon were successful Hes banking on severil things to make- the Vancouver cent successful and hopes it will become an annual om iirst hes scheduled all games in tho week long af fair in the Kernsdalo Arena which can seat 2700 to watch action on five sheets of ice In 1950 when the Canadian charn pionships were plaed theie 25000 attended Second there has been a tre tremendous ¬ mendous upswing in the num bcr of acthe curlers in the Gteater Vancouver area in re cent jears and Hunter Sjys theyll be anxious to seo the best in action Third he sajs i0 from the Prairies lu peolle to Vancouver in 1 come for a vacation and thJ spmS most assure an Vm 11 al rinks from there JS ot 40 name skips such as SDg big world champion Hec r Jears Edmonton who alreartu Vais of mitted to enter y ls com Hunter remembers ment of the final in t 1eite Nipawin carspiel The f fmi sat on the ice at n cars the rmk Wood fa nea end of take out and stay Shnf m double last rock to win his Tension mounted as from the house t0 i alkcd throw his stone all fu ack 0 staring at those cars e tlme i Ho knew immeiatrt ock was delivered ti81 his1 I perfect and he tu l il Wa walked to the nearest and sat down before thar andi reached the other endM810 Uhite out on top Ab McDonalds 17th goal of the season put the Hawks Into tho lead late in the first period Then Bill Hay Bobby Hull and Ron Murphy lan the count to 1 0 by the 8 40 mark of the second Hull s goal was his 34th of the season v tops In the league and his 19th in 16 games Guy Gendron put the Ran gers on the scoresheet about a minute after Murphy s marker It was Gendrons fhst JTiSnl sincb Dec 12 Ken Scfhinkel and Earl Ingar field counted midway thiough the final peiiod to reduce Chi cagos lead to 1 3 The Rangers kept up the piessme but a minor penalty to defenceman Iiv Spencei only the fourth infraction of the game at 18 IS just about killed theii chances Andy Bathgate of the Ran wrs the league s leading point come upUei drew an assist his Clyb Submits put foi Wild b the Plnro Geoige group will deal with the noticeable increase in hunt ing accidents Tho club resolve that hunt ers pass an examination as to fitness ability and unii of fireaim safetv befoie hunt inj licences ne issued They will also be asking the Department of Consei nation and Rtci cation to giL lm mediate attention to the pi0 blcms engendered in the lack of sufHclent tamping and plck nicking facilities on the in ei easing popular route be tween Piince Oeoigo M and aml Piince Rupeit Ihev state that In particular attention should be g S1 those areas in the vie inhv of towns and cities alonTTiI way 10 vvhid d lS such facilities have J a c veirlent dUt uKe facilities and CnTt uutli towns and nJ aL m This was br mght a11 alut due Can Carspiel Make Successful Comeback VANCOUVER CO Can the carpiel make a successful comeback in curling A former Prairie sportsman Mho ran a couple of the big lnoney bonsplels in Saskatoon when they were going strong on the Prairies thinks it can in Vancouver Bill Red Hunter with three partners has announced a 20 000 bonspiel here April 9 14 wjth the winning rink getting four new automobiles lies set a 96 rink limit and an entry fee of 200 a rmk and has arranged a draw system tiiat will put 32 rinks into a knockout competition leading to a sudden death final for the cars The entry fees woud bung in 19200 not quite enough lo pay the prUe shot Admission fees fiom spectators are expected to iesoButions to tho gradual impioved con conditions ¬ ditions of Highway 1G which is attracting more and more touilst traffic and with the inception of a coast feny seivice linking Alaska with Piince Itupert The thild lesolution was brought about due to the in dustiial development being on tho inciease in BC along with Increased vse of un undeveloped ¬ developed land This develop ment usually takes place along established loads and high wavs which Inhibits access to public land and beyond and the lecieational value of crown land in II XC Is lecognized by the medical and psychiatric professions as being of con considerable ¬ siderable impoitance - uiuaimuj wno recently led a team fiom one of Britains foiemot lublic companies which catritd out tests in piepaiation fot Donald Camp Campbell ¬ bell world land spGel iecoid attempt at Lake Eyte Australia shows a full size tue foi Campbells car Bluebird alongside a half - scdle ersion used dining the tests HULL SCORES 34TH Hawks EfneieS Hangers 4 3 Defeat Ilj I lie CiiiHliin IMess Chicago Bluk Hawks haven t lost sight of the chance of impioving then current third place standing before the National Hockey League schedule ends next month Aftei the jolt o a double defeat duiing the weekend they hung on for a 13 victory ovci New Yotk Rangcis Wed nesday night and pulled within five points of the second place Toionto Maple Lcafs vIontreal Camdiens lemain 14 points ahead and not entirelyiout of iWhwa Ari- - i The Chicago game the Only NHL fixtuie of the night chopped the fouith plate Ran gers 10 points behind the Hawks and a penlous two points ahead of Detioit Red Wings in the battle for the last playoff spot The Hawks staited with a bang sti iking for foui goals in the fast 2s minute How 0192 in an exhibition basket ever they had to cnuff out late New Yoik inllv t 4Sth of the season on Ingar fields goal That leaves him just one assist shy of the league record foi right wingers set by Gordie Howe of Detroit last season Bathgate also is within leach of the leagues overall mark for assists In one season 58 set by centre Jean Bellveau of Montreal last season Mai eel Paille playing his fifth consecutive game in the New York nets as Lome Gump Worsleys stand in appeared jittery in the first half Then lie settled down and vound up with 32 saves 19 In the last period Glenn Hall had 35 saves in the Chicago nets HOCKEY I NTS By Lloyd Pcrcival Billv Harris of the Toronto many hockey plajers especial Maple Leafs Is probably one of the most controversial plavers In the NHL Extremely popular with the fans Billv though he has scored many exciting goals is still as far as I caf management Is con concerned ¬ cerned n utility plaer This does not sit well with many fans because his vi7ardry at manipulating the puck pro provides ¬ vides the kind of thrill they1 like to seo However It rr uit be realised that to plav regularly the I twisty Harris must beat out I some great players Red Kelly for example To do this he must not only stlckhamlle and shift well but do a few other things well too One of the things that very possibly hinders Billy from becoming a regular is a fault common to Kimberley Rink Captures Crown PENTICTON CP1 After five years of trying Ina Hansen of Kimberley has won the British Columbia womens c u r li n g championship Miss Hansen had an easy time Wednesday defeating J oy c e Smart of Kelowna 7 3 in the final round of the three day round robin series She ended up with a 31 won loss record Her only serious competition came from Flora Martin who ended with a 42 record after defeating Joy Mitchell 8 7 Had Hansen lost there would have been a sudden death final with Martin The Hansen rink which now goes to the Canadian champion ship at Reglna Feb 26 was never headed after tho second end They drew first blood in the first with one then Smart took the second with two After that Hansen went on to score singles in the fourth sixth sev enth eighth and ninth ends Hansen with May Shaw as lead Isabel Leith second and Ada Calles third had little trou ble in the game Hansen made a perfect last draw to get one in the first made a double takeout in the third drew in with last rock in the sixth had a three rock house cut to one in the seventh and eighth and played it safe in the final end Smart missed jth icrock on several occasions Linescorc Hansen 101 101 111 7 Smart 020 010 0003 lv vouncsters That Is slowing down after beating1 a checker This unfortunate habit often enables a backchecklng op opponent ¬ ponent to get back In the play In time to cover a free man or check tho puckcarricr himself It is natural when a man has been loattn to slow down and look for the next checker but this reaction must be avoided Tho oung phver should develop tho habit of bursting hard for severat strides the moment ho beats a checker This will get him clear and help him pay off on his successful deke To got clear jou must burst hard as the checker is beaten The Richard Pick Up Is just one of 12 Pro Play Series cards of additional hockey hints They are now available to you at ten cents each Send for your Pro Play card to this newspaper and enclose a stamped addressed envelope Copyright - 1DG2 Toronto Star Syndicate w BOWLING xl Eleanor Gelasco captured the high three game total honors in the Ladies C League at Fifth Avenue Bowladrome but had to settle for a tie with Norma Robinson and Norma Lang for high single game honors as each recorded 237 Team honors went to Rene Renegades ¬ gades with a 104G high single and 2092 high three Norma Lang was the only other bowler to roll a high score of GOO or better when she picked u p jLi G2S a Use the Classified For Fast Results 37 ffit This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia