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BOSTON (CP) “—
Perhaps Larry Robinson,
the largest of Montreal’s big
three defencemen, had the
best assessment of what

. happened during the Stanley
Cup ‘final between the
Canadiens and Boston
Bruins. .

“When you have talent
that works hard, it usually
wins over hard work,” said
Robinson several minutes
after Jacques Lemaire’s
second goal of the game at
4:32 of the first overtime
period gave the Canadiens a
2-1 victory and a four-game

Sweep of the National
Hockey League cham-
pionship series,

“] thought Boston did a -

good job,” Robinson added.
They worked hard—they
did their best, Sometimes,
and ithas been proven in the
past, when. you give your |
st, it always isn't enough.
‘Granted I think we have
a lite more scoring punch
and a little more talent.”
Bobby Schmautz scored

the lone goal for the Bruins
in the first period and
although they had several

chances later on, they could

not poke the puck past
Canadiens’ netminder Ken
Dryden again. .

At the other end, Gerry
Cheevers played his best
game of the finals. He was
so upset after allowing
Lemaire’s winner ‘that he
headed off the ice right after
the goal and was not part of
the traditional series-ending
line of handshaking.

Guy Lafleur, voted the
best playernin the finals and

_ also selected as the winner

of the Conn Smythe Trophy

' for the best over-all playa

effort, was stymied by

Cheevers a few times before

‘he set up Lemaire for the

goal which gave Montreal

its 20th Stanley Cup. -

“It’s nicer to win the
Stanley Cup in overtime
rather than win it by. three
or four goals,” said Lafleur,
“You work hard for it and I
think it’s nicer.

“On the winning goal, I
think Larry (Robinson) was
in my right corner and he
just flipped it. I just turned
around and took the puck
and as soon as I got it, Isaw
Lemaire. coming in and
passed it to. him.

_IN THE LOCKER ROOM

“I was happy for him
tonight. I had a hard time
timing when he was coming
in the alot and i was always
giving him the puck on his
backhand. - P

“Tonight for his first goal,
he got the puck right on his
forehand and the same thing
happened on the second
goal.

_ When he first joined our
line, he was not used to us.
It's difficult to get used to

‘me and Steve (Shutt)

because we are all over the
ice.
“We've been playing

The sweet taste of champagne

BOSTON (CP) —
Montreal Canadiens hugged
and touched their prized
possession, drinking
champagne once more from
‘the Stanley Cup after
sweeping Boston Bruins
Saturday night.

“Tt’s been such a fantastic
year and such a beautiful
way to end it,” said
defenceman Larry
Robinson, who started the
play/that led to the winning
‘goal by Jacques Lemaire in
overtime.

time,
binson’'s name was on the
nley Cup. He said he felt

effects of the bruising
National Hockey League

final series, but they didn’t .

shaw.

“It’s all internaj,” he said,
“You can't forget anything
but you're glad to get it over
with.’’ ;

For a half hour or so, the
highjinks went on in the
Montreal dressing room, the
singing and shouting and the
-beer drinking and good-
natured splashing. -

The Canadiens faced a

Boston team: tha edits...

best
behin goalie Gerry
Cheevers, who returned to
the form he showed in the
semi-final sweep of Phila-

delphia Flyers.

Only Lemaire was able to
beat him in Mohtral’s 2-1
victory, the fourth in the

’ best-ofseven final,

“T was just doing my job,”
said Lemaire, who scored
his sixth and seventh goals
of the playoffs. ;

His first goal early in the
second period tied the score
1-1, and then a more than 40.
minute battle ensued until
Cheevers was caught
without a chance early in
overtime.

After Lemaire whipped a
shot from the slot past
Cheevers at 4:32 of over-
time, overjoyed team-mates
‘mobbed goalie Ken Dryden,
who had a recordequalling
four shutouts in the playoffs
and a goals-against average
oF 1.56. .

It was Guy Lafleur who
made the goals possible for
Lemaire, and Guy's two
assists gave him a total of 26
points, top pointgetter in the
playoffs.

Lafleur was awarded the
Conn Smythe Trophy as the
most valuable player of the

layoffs; “an’-honor™ he:

ame of the series“ thovght vould goto Dryden.

“Twas so sure Kenny
would have it that I wasn’t
thinking about it,” Lafleur
said,

In describing the winning
goal, Lafleur said that
‘Robinson had the puck in the
tight corner and was going
to slip it behind the Boston.
net.

et.
“I grabbed it before it
oes behind the net. I saw
maire coming, and before
Tpass thenet, I just give it to
him right away. Bang. I
couldn’t’ believe it.”

Cheevers said he saw the
play but it was too late to
move on the wrist-quick
Lemaire,

“Lafleur made a good
play out.to the slot to
Lemaire and bang it was in
the net. I was too late. I
don’t think I could have got
close.

“I wish I was a sharp in
the earlier games and it

" might have been a different

story.” -

In- the Bruins' dressing
room, there was some
sadness among the players
because the club couldn’t
come up with at least one
victory in the series,

“It would have been nice
to win maybe a game and
maybe not lose in front of
the home crowd and maybe
take it back to Monireal,”
said veteran Bobby Sch-

_Taautz, who scored Bosten’s.

CHAMP VS. BUM. |

Ali makes millions

fighting a nobody :

LANDOVER, Ma:
(Reuter) —- Muhammad Ali,
one of the greatest
heavyweight boxers of. all
time but now in the twilight
of fis career, defends his
world tithe here tonight
against Uruguayan Alfredo

Evangelista. ;
But Evangelista is so
lightly regarded that

Nevada bookmakers have
not even bothered to issue a
betting line. .

Since ‘the match was an-
nounced April 6, Ali has con-
sistently belittled
Evangelista’s ability,
defying the boxing .maxim
that you should build up an
opponent's skills to. create
interest and help the gate.

Youth may be the only

factor Evangelista has on

_ his side, He is 22, Ali 35.

At Sunday’s official
weigh-in, Ali was a com-
paratively trim 221%
pounds and Evangelista
209%.

Ali weighed about the |

same for his title defence

against Ken Norton last

Sept. 23,0 ‘

Why did I get in such

good shape?” asked Ali,
e

posing t question to
imself. ‘Because
Evangelista is a good

fighter. He's young."

But last Friday, Ali had
demeaned the Uruguayan’s
skills after watching him in
a workout. Ali said
Evangelista appeared easy
to hit, had short arms and
locked wide open for a left.
jab.

He also said he was

_buying $200,000 worth of

COKE MAKES ROUNDS
OF FOOTBALL STARS

MIAMI (AP) ~—_ The
Herald says a woman tied to
the drug arrests of two
Miami Dolphin football
players says she has partied
and snorted cocaine with
nine National Football
League players. ;

ihe newspaper, in a cop
yr story, says airline
‘flight attendant Camille
Richardson declined to
‘name the players, but said
six were members of the
Dolphins,

chardson gave sworn
statements ta prosecutors
last week in which she
deseribed parties at which
football players and others
used cocaine, the newspaper
says. Sources said she
passed more than eight
ours on a polygrap
‘machine, ;

Richardson has. been
charged with conspiracy as
& result of the May 4 arrests

. whie

of . Dolphin defensive
linemen Randy Crowder
and Don Reese. The players
are charged with sale, and
possession of more than a
pound of cocaine which
police said had a street
value of $233,000.

The players have pleaded
not guilty to the charges,
cn carry a maximum

ty of 35 years in prison.
Phe ave been suspended
by the Dolphins pending the
outcome of their case.

Richardson’s lawyer,
Elliot Shaw, told the
newspaper she testified only
to direct knowledge she had
of cocaine use with no
promise of immunity fro
prosecution. oo

He said her details of
parties might not lead to any.
prosecution because.
‘there's no evidence, (it’s)
pure hearsay."

tickets and giving them
away to the poor people in
this area so they could at-
tend the fight. The tickets
are selling for between $20
and $150.

Fans at the Capital Centre
and a television audience
watching ABC at home will
see ‘two other world
champions in action on the
program.

World Boxing Council
(WBC) junior lightweight
champion Alfredo Escalera
of Puerto Rico defends his
title against Carlos Becerril
of Los Angeles in 15 rounds.

World Boxing Association
lightweight champion
Roberto: Duran of Panama
faces Javier Muniz of Los
Angeles in a 10-round, non-
title match,

The Ali-Evangelista bout
is expected to start about
10.15 p.m. EDT.

In 17 pro bouts,
Evangelista has won 15, lost.
one and drawn one,

Ali has won 53 fights and

lost two—to Joe Frazier and |

Ken Norton. Both were
reversed in return bouts.
Ali is happy to receive
$2.75 million for fighting a
“nobody,” as the champion
labelled Evangelista. The
ruguayan is getting

5,000, :

While. getting himself in
shape for Evangelista, Ali
has been pre-occupied with
his next fight, which he

hopes will earn him about —

$10 million or $12 million and
mark his swan song.

The top two contenders,
Norton and Jimmy Young,
both want to be the second
part of that big payday.

Norton strengthened his
position b stopping
previgusly un aten Duane

obick last week. Young
losta close points decision to
Ali a year ago at the Capital
Centre then outpointed

former champion George _

Foreman on March 17.

forgot to tell Iron

3
goal and had nine shot
during the game, more than
any player on the ice.

“It would have made it a
little bit easier. Montreal
has a great club ‘and if
you're fone to get beaten,
I'd rather get beaten by
them,”

The Canadiens came off a
record National Hockey
League season to win their
20th Cup and second in a row
in four straight. This time:

the Canadiens did it in 14°

games, losing twice in the
semi-finals to New York
Islanders. But for some of
the Montreal stars who
played in the Canada Cup
last fall it was more than
just another grinding
season.

Just too much hockey,

said Montreal coach Scotty

’ Bowman, who coached the
’ victorious Team Canada in

the Canada Cup series last
tember.
‘This year was too
much,” said Bowman.

_ “Weve been in the rink 114

nights in eight months. It’s a

lot of sacrifice for the
playérs’ families. I think
everybody is happy that it’s
over.”

Serge Savard, one of the
defensive stars for Team
Canada, said it can be
boring to play that long.
Now he can enjoy his four
months and one week aff
until the next training camp.

Told that Lafleur had won |

the Smythe ‘Trophy, Cherry
said: ‘I guess it was fitting
that he would set up the
winning goal. Cheesey
didn’t have a chance.”

But Cherry said he was”

proud the way his players
worked to win their division
title andreach the Cup final.
“I told them in the
dressing room that I’ve
never been associated with
anybody that I’ve been more
proud of. I know this is an
old cliche but I’m telling you
this from the heart; that P’'m
just as proud of them as if
they’d won the Stanley Cup.
“We'll be back. They can't
get any better, we can.”

IRON CONSTITUTION

Someone apparently
Con-
stitution that Cormorant
was the- 1-to-5 favorite
Saturday in the 102nd
running of the $55,000
Withers Stakes for three-
year-olds at Aqueduct race
track. .

BLALOCK
WINNER

BALTIMORE (AP)—
Jane Blalock picked up
seven strokes in five holes

‘on second-round leader

Sylvia Bertolaccini while
shooting a five-under par 68
Sunday and rolled to a
threestroke victory in the
Greater Baltimore Golf
Classic.

In picking up her 18th tour
victory, worth $8,250,
Blalock finished with a 10-
under-par 209 on par 7
municipal Pine Ridge Golf
Course.

Takako Kiyomoto of
Japan, in her first year on
the U.S. tour, finished in a
second-place tie at 212 with
Joyce Kazmierski, Beth
Solomon was fourth at 213
and Bertolaccini tumbled
into a three way tie at 216

. after carding a 76.

Dark horse wins

Iron Constitution, a 35-to-1
shot who was badly beaten
by Kentucky Derby winner
Seattle Slew in the Wood
Memorial on Arpil 23,
handed Cormorant his first

defeat of the year after

coming from next-to-last
with a furious stretch drive
to win by a nose.

The upset suffered by
Cormorant snapped a seven-
race winning streak that
extended over two seasons.

In the only other major
race Saturday in the United
States, Improviser won the
$87,500 Dixie Handicap at

Baltimore’s Pimlico Race

Course,

Iron Constituion, son of
Tron Ruler, owned by Harry
T, Mangurian and trained
by Tommy Root, Jr. and
ridden by Jose Velasquez,
ran the mile in 1:37, paying
$73, $9 and $3.40.

Cormorant, ridden by
Danny Wright who had
previously won the Bay
Shore and the Gotham
Stakes, returned $2.40 and
$2.10, Affiliate, ridden by
Angel Cordero, Jr. and off at
4 to 1, finished third, five
lengths farther back and
paid $2.40.

After the race, Root said
he was uncertain whether he
would enter his colt in the
Preakness, the second leg of
the Triple Crown.

CANADIENS-SWEEP STANLEY CUP FINALS _
e goal caps incredible season

together for six months now
and. everything has been
‘going well. We work hard in
practice and in the games.
Wedidn't have a good series
against St. Louis, but the
other lines came through
there.”

The were

Canadiens

understandably happy that.

the long NHL season had
reache a conclusion,
although the Bruins did all
they could to try to prolong

it.

They -outplayed Montreal
‘in the: opening 20 minutes,
oulshooting them 8-4. But

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ST, LOUIS (AP) — The
PostDispatch says owners
of the financially-troubled
St. Louis Blues are prepared
to file for bankruptcy on
behalf of the National
Hockey League franchise
within the next few weeks,
but a Blues spokesman
termed the story “totally
inaccurate.”

Owner Sidney Salomon
Jr., citing health problems,
said two weeks ago that he
and his son, Sidney Salomon
Ili, were making. “every
effort” possible to sell the
club.

But the newspaper says
the team so far has found no
takers and it soon may have
to file for bankruptcy. It
adds that the Blues have
been unable to close a deal
with prospective buyers
because of unfavourable
mortgage conditions on The
Arena and St. Louis’s 5'4-
percent amusement tax,

“This sort of report, which.
is completely fallacious,
creates an impression that
we're dealing in a ‘fire sale’
sort of thing,’ said Jim
Cullen, secretary and
general counsel for the club.

Cullen said the Blues now
are negotiating with four
prospective buyers, but
declined to identify them.

He also denied the news-
paper's report that the

Blues would be dissolved if |

no buyer is found by the
conclusion of the NHL’s

annual meeting in Montreal -

on June 8.

Rockets
hold on

PHILADELPHIA (AP) —
John Lucas’s-12-foot jumper
with 1:34 left to play capped
acomeback from a 17-point
deficit and enabled Houston
Rockets to beat

Philadelphia ‘76ers 118-115 -

Sunday and staved off
elimination in the National
Basketball Association
semi-final playoffs.

Rudy Tomjanovich, with

21 points, kept the Rockets -

alive and sent the series
back to Houston for the sixth
game Tuesday, with
Philadelphia leading 3-2 in

the best-of-seven Eastern
Conference championship
series,

No industrial waste.

Dryden came up with the
big saves as he did
throughout the entire series.

“We were in every game,
éven the game we lost 7-3 to
open the series,’' said
Bruins coach Don Cherry.
“I thought we outplayed
them in-the second game.
We held them to only 19
shots in both the second and
third games and there are
not many teams that have
done that,

“This may sound corny,
but I’ve coached for 18 years
and I have never been
associated with a greater
group of guys.

_"Not too many people
figured we would win our
division, let alone get into a
Stanley Cup final this year.
This team is going to get
better, I can't see the
Canadiens getting ‘any
better. They are as good as
they ever will be.”

By winning the final, the
Canadiens maintained their
mastery over the Bruins in

laycff action. The teams

ve played 16 series since
1929 and Montreal has won

imc HERALD, Monday, May 16, 1977, PAGE A5

14. In all six finals between

the two clubs, the Canadiens
have emerged as the win-
ners,

_ There was a mad rush to
the Montreal dressing room
after Saturday’s game.
Reporters were prevented
from entering the room as
Boston Garden security
officers tried to clear fans
away,

Once the reporters got in, —

they found the usual cham-
pagne bottles being sprayed
as the Canadiens celebrated
winning a trophy everyone
expected them to take
easily.

“Montreal is a tough place
to play,” said acting captain
Serge Savard. “The people
and the reporters demand a
lot. They expect you to win.”

While his team-mates
were cavorting in the main
dressing room, the main
hero of the evening stood

wietly shaving outside the
shower room.

“T bad a job to do,” said
Lemaire. I'm very proud—
very proud. I-don’t know
how much more I can tell
you,”

TEAM QUITS

Romanians say
Nadia wronged

BUCHAREST (AP) —
Romanian officials charged
Sunday that referees from
other Communist countries
were out to get the
Romanian team at the 1ith
[European women's gym-
‘nastics championships in
Prague.

The Romanian team, led
by Olympic star Nadia
Comaneci, withdrew from
the competition Saturday.

Even before the cham-

jionships, sports fans here

lieved the Soviets would
take advantage of the
Prague location to “get
even” for the 1976 Olympic
“Games at Montreal, where
Comaneci had broken Soviet
supremacy in the sport and
won three gold medals.

Sunday, the news agency
Agerpres quoted Romanian
gymnastics eoach Maria
Simonescu as saying:

“As soon as we arrived in
Prague I realized that the
atmapshere was un-
favorable for us and that the
ground was prepared for our
gymnasts to lose. -

“Then came the back-
stage arrangements, In
such conditions we could no
longer continue, so the
decision of our Sports
organization to withdraw
from the competition was
just and understandable.

“Among the referees who

pandicapped us were Silvia
Hlavicek of East Germany,
Lidia Ivanova of the Soviet

Union and faroslava
Matlchova of.
Czechoslovakia,'’ said
Simonescu. .

The Romanians protested
that Teodora Ungureanu
was unfairly kept out of the

medal] ranks Friday. They.

added that on Saturday the
referees increased the
points of Soviet gymnast
Nelli Kim and deprived
Comaneci of the gold medal
in the vault competition.

The Romanianf withdrew
after Comaneci had given a

not entirely flawless per-

formance on the beam and
received a.
16 points, Observers felt the
food marks were intended
to make the Romanians
change their mind and
remain in the cham-
pionships.

Agerpres, in a Saturday,
sald:

“Romanian public opinion
(after watching the
championships on
television) noted with
profound indignation this in-
correct behavior of the
referees” and requested the
Romanian team be with-
drawn.

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