They'll all be watching

- Cruguet in the Belmont —

NEW YORK (AP) — A
member of the New York

Racing Association's
publicity staff sat at her
desk high above Belmont

Park and arranged for a
writer from Paris Match to
interview Jean Cruguet
racing’s man of the hour an
man on the spot.

Down in the basement in
the jockey's room, Ron
Turcotte talked about what
it might be like for Cruguet,
who rides for the Triple
Crown aboard Seattle Slew

in Saturday’s Belmont-

Stakes. And he recalled how
it was when he rode the Big
Horse—Secretariat, the 1973
Triple Crown winner.
“Jean handles pressure

‘ pretty good,” said Turcotte, —

the Grand Falls, N.B.,
native during a lunch of
coffee and a piece of fried
chicken. and he’s had
ose people 100 per cent
behind hen.” Pe
Although Cruguet has
ridden Seattle Slew to eight
victories in eight races, the
Frenchman has been
criticized publicly by
trainer John Campo and by
members of the fess
But trainer Billy Turner
and owners Karen and
Mickey Taylor have nothing:
but praise for the jockey
they call Gene.
Turcotte did not esca
criticlam when he rode
Secretariat.
“Anybody
flashy is going to get

Sports

‘

that’s not.

/ *

criticism,’ says Turcatte.
“E thought all the criticism I
got with -the horse was
unwarranted. I knew they
didn't know what they were
talki about but you
always wonder whether the
people you're working for
are listening to it.”

Then, he praised Lucien
Laurin, Secretariat's
French-Canadian trainer.

“The only thing he ever
told me,’ Turcotte
remembered, “waa ‘Ronnie,
you know the horse. So use
your own judgement.”

As for the pressure

created by the prospect of

e Triple Crown,

Turcotte said much depends .

on the horse,

“If the horse is not coming
up good, that adda to the
pressure,” said Turcotte,

“We had been beating those |;

horses fairly easy and he
had been training well. 1 felt
confident he would run the
race of his life (in the
Belmont which he won by 31
lengths).”’

Four Canadiens named
to first NHL all-star team

MONTREAL (CP) —
Four members of Montreal
Canadiens were selected to
the National Hockey
League’s first allstar team
and another member of the
Stanley Cup champions was
picked to the second team
announced Monday night.

Goaltender Ken Dryden,
defenceman Larry
Robinson, right winger Guy
Lafleur and left winger
Steve Shutt were the Ca-
nadiens selected to the first
team in the voting con-
ducted by the Professional
Hockey Writers Association.

Joining the Montreal
players on the first team

were defenceman Borie
Salming of Toronto Maple
Leafs and centre Marcel
Dionne of Los Angeles
Kings.

Named to the second team
were goaltender Rogatien
Vachon of Los Angeles,
defencemen Denis Potvin of
New York Islanders and
Guy Lapointe of the
Canadiens, centre Gilbert
Perreauit of Buffalo Sabres,
right winger Lanny Mc-
Donald of Toronto Maple
Leafs and left winger
Richard Martin of Buffalo
Sabres, ,

Two players—Lafleur and
Shutt—gained a unanimous

-NHL.STATISTICS Dou.
Shooting less,
scoring more |

The 18 National Hockey
League teams averaged
fewer shots a game in 1976-
7 «Xthan in any of the

vious 19 seasons in which
such statistics were
tabulated, NHL figures

ow.

There were 43,227 shots
taken on goal during the 720
reguiarseason games, an
average of 60 shots a game,
or 30 hots a team. The
highest average a game
occurred during the first
season the statistics were
compiled—1957-58—when
the six teams totalled 13,778
shots in 210 games for a 65.6
shots a game average, or
#.8 a team.

While the average shots a
game wasat a low this year,

scoring percentage was
near a record high. Players
scored 4,783 times for an ac-
curacy percentage of 11.06.

In 1957-58, the scoring per-
centage was 9.20 and in the
succeeding 19 season,s the
percentage gradually
climbed toa peak of 11.15 in
1975-76 on 4,913 goals and
44,070 shots by the 18 teams
dn 720 regular-season
games.

The Stanley Cup cham-
ion Montreal Canadiens led
ms in shooting accuracy
‘in 1976-77 with 387 goals on
2,815 shots for 13.7 per cent,
The all-time high by a team
is 14.6, set by the 1874-75
Canadiens when they had
#74 goals on 2,554 shots on
net. The team's 1976-77
figure is the second beat
during the 20-year period.
Guy Lafleur of Montreal
with 136, Dionne with 122
and Shutt with 105 were the
only three players who
surpassed the 100-point
mark in 1976-77, the fewest
to reach that plateau since,
1973-74 when there were also
three 100-point scorers. In
1975-78 there were nine
players who had at least 100

points. The 100-peint mark =p:

5 been reached 37 times
since Esposito, then with
Boston, recorded a record
126 in the 1968-49 season.

The three leading polnt-
men in 1976-77 were algo the
only players to reach the 50-

goal mark, Shutt led the.

league with 60 while Lafleur
scored 56 times and Dionne
notched 53. There were six
players who reached that

mark in 1975-76 and four pea

each in 1974-75 and 1973-74.
Maurice Richard of Mon-
treal ‘was the first 50-goal
scorer in NHL history.
Richard achieved this in 50
games during the 194445
season and 30 50-goal
seasons have been recorded
since then, Twenty-five of
the onl seasons have
been since 1969-70, which is
the last season there were
not any.

The leading 25-point
scorers in the NHL in 1976-77
accounted for 18.1 per cent
of the total 4,-789 goals
seored during the 1720
regular-season games, The
players scored a total of 866
goals. In the 1975-76 season

the 25 leading point scorers |

had 889 of the 4,913 goals, or

. 20.1 per cent.

Montreal had five players
among the top 25 pointmen
in 1976-77, Toronto had four
and Los Angeles placed
three, The only teyme not
represented among the
leading 25 were Chicago,
Detroit Red Wings, Pitts-
burgh Penguins, .St. Louis
and Vancouver Canucks.
During the 1975-76 season,
six clubs did not have a
player among the leading

There were 59 three-or-
more goal games recorded
during the 1976-77 regular

season. The total included.

five-goal games by rookie
Don Murdoch of: New York
Rangers .and defenceman
Tan Turnbull of Toronto.
Turnbull became the first
defenceman to score that
many goals in an NHL
game, Rick Blingt of
Vancouver had a four-goal
game. Dionne, Gregg She
ard of Boston, Bernie
Federko of St. Louls and
Rene Robert of Buffalo all
had three three-goal games.
There were 89 games with
three or more goals in 1975-
76 including six four-goal
efforts and one six-goal
game by. Sittler.

total of 270 polnts—& first-
place choices on a 5-3-1
points basis.

Lafleur and Dryden are
the only holdoverg on the
first team. Salming
Lapointe, Perreault and

Martin were secondteam .

selections last year. .
Lafleur, who won the NHL
scoring championship with
86 goals and 60 assists for
136 paints and went on to
capture the Conn Smythe
Trophy as the most valuable
player in the playoffs, is the
t right winger to be
chosen to the first team for
three consecutive seasons
since Gordie Howe, then of
Detroit Red Wings, .was

named..in 1867-68, 1968-69: -

and 1969-70.
It is also the third time
en has been named to
the first team while
Robinson, Dionne and Shutt
are making their first ap-
pearances on either team,
Salming was a second-team
selection the two previous
seasons.

Lapointe and Martin are
m their fourth ap-
rances on elther team
while Perreault is on the
second team for the second
straight year. Vachon is
making his second ap-

rance on the second

m in three years, Mc-

Donald is making his first ©

appearance on either team
and Potvin has been on the
frat team twice before. ~
Five of the 18 teams are.
represented among the 12
all-stars, the lowest
representation since 1971-72
when only four teams—
Chicago Black Hawks,
Boston Bruins, New. York
Rangers and - the
Canadiens—had players
named to elther team.

Terrace Colts left-hander seen here throwing smoke was
credited with his teama toss In the first game

a double-.

header against Houston Bees Sunday.

REDS STILL TIED
- FOR FIRST PLACE

Weekend action left three ©

teams tied for first place in
the Bulkley Valley Baseball
League. ;
Terrace Red's, Smithers
and Houston each have 10
points, but smithers and
Houston have two games in
hand. '
“Following. in fourth
position are the Cubs from
Moricetown with eight
cints, with Hazelton,
oricetown Grizzlies and
Terrace Colts tied in the
basement with two points
apiece.
Sunday, Smithers
Glaciers and Houston Bees
took both games of their
respective double-headers
while Terrace Hed’s and
Moricetown Cubs split a

pair.
Smithers bumped
Hazelton 6-2 and 18-7 with

Tom Doolis and Rob Fraser:
picking up the wins. Brian
Dubisov and Dave Marshalt
were credited with the
losses. . -

Bill Janzen won both
games 21 and 106 for
Houston who played against
the Colts here. Jim Keller
and Rob Kawinsky ‘were
tagged with the losses.

In Moricetown Gino
Iamele won the first game

for Red’s 11-5, but the

second game went to Cubs in

extra innings. Red

L'Estrange took that loss.

STANDINGS

wok PTS
Smithers 5 1 10
Houston 5 1 1
Red's 5 3 19
Cubs . 4 4 8
Hazelton 1 5 2
Grizzlies 1 5 2
Colts 1° 7 2

MONTREAL (CP) —

an open mind on the ques-

TORONTO (CP) — John
Wood is hoping a tour of
canoeing events in Europe
will restore some of his
interest in the spar

The Montr Olympics
silver medallist won four

Young

Bobick

killed

leavywe: xer ey
Bobick, the younger of the
Battling Bobick Brothers, is
dead at the age of 25. .

Bobick was killed about 8

.m, Sunday when the car

was driving left Min-
nesota 238 two miles west ox
Bowlus, hita power pole and
rolled over. : .

The state patrol said
Bobieck, who was alone in the
car, died about an hour after
the accident.

Bobick had a record of 38
victories and seven defeats
since turning professional in
1972. For a time he was a
sparring partner
heavyweight champion
Muhammad Ali.

for:

THE HERALO, Tuesday June 7, 1977 PAGE AS

TOP CANOEIST ,
He’s losing interest

events—both singles at 500
and 1,000 metres Saturday
, and the two tandem races
over the same distances
Sunday—to head a list of
paddlers named to the
Canadian team from a
special selection meet.

The three-week tour,
starting June 20, includes
international regattas at
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and
Nottingham, England.

The 26-year-old
Mississauga, Ont., paddier
‘sald he was surprised that
‘he wen the four weekend
races, the tandems with 20-
year-old Mississauga
clubmate Gregg Smith, who
also finished second in both
singles races. —

“These were my first
races of any importance
since the Olympics, and 1
know I nee the in-
ternational competition to
check out if the desire’s still
there. Ez
“These European meets
will tell the story —
whether I’m still tnere
Let been technically and
psychologically.”

Wood admitted his em-
phasis on canoeing has
shifted this year to tandem
from singles.

“I know what I can do in

‘Northmen win

JP, Dodd and Ian Bell:

scored tries for the Terrace

_Northmen to lead them to a

10-8 win over Kitimat in

“Mike made his presence
known with his very
aggressive play throughout
the entire match," he said.

Pacific Northwest Rugby ©

action Sunday.
-_Al Westbrook converted
one of two tries to complete

the scoring. .

The win left the Northmen
with an impressive 5-1
record on the season.

Derek Shadlock,
spokesinan for the team
said both Kitimat and
Terrace played
aggressively, but singled
out Northman Mike
MeKuich.

Montreal Canadiens. “My

This weekend, Northmen
travel to Prince George far
two games. Teams from
Kitimat and Prince Rupert
will also be in Prince George
for a weekend series.

Shadlock said the Nor-
thmen are still looking for
manpower and anyone
interested in playing rugby
is asked to attend practice
Tuesday or Thursday, 7
p.m. at Skeena High School.

and the Canadiens, Pollock

~ Ballard fights merger |

Harold Ballard, president of
Toronto Maple Leafs of the
National Hockey League is
taking a hard line against a
possible merger with the
World Hockey Association,
but Sam Pollock says he has

tion. ;

“Pm not saying that I’m
in favor of expansion, or
whatever, but Pll at least
listen,” said Pollock,
general manager of the
Stanley Cup champion

Seven clubs
against idea

MONTREAL (CP) —
Harold Ballard, president of
Toronto Maple Leats, said
Monday ‘that there are at
least seven National Hockey
league owners who are
against any merger with

‘World Hockey - Association

teams.

“7 have been quite

disturbed about this thing .

they call amalgamation or

NHL could copy
junior hockey rules

MONTREAL (CP) —
The National Hockey
‘League may adopt a rule
similar to one used by the
major junior hockey leagues
which requires  non-

- gombatants in a fight to go

to thelr respective benches.

“We couldn't get the rule

ssed. completely,” said

cotty Morrison, the

league’s refereein-chlef. ‘“It
is being referred to the
governors, Hopefully we
will have some additional
news on that tomorrow.”

Twelve clubs voted in
favor of the rule, five were

ainstit and there was one
abstention, he sald.

“The proposed rule is that
when fisticuffs occur on the
ice, at the signal of the
referee all players who are
non-participants, excluding
goalkeepers, must proc
‘immediately and directly to
the vielnity of their
respective players’ benches.
' HGoalkee ers must
remain in, the [mmediate

“vicinity of their goal
crease.....

“The reports that I get is
that the rule has worked
very well in the junior

leagues and in the In-.

ternational Hockey League.
It certainly eliminates the
bluffer right off the bat.
“I¢ also reduces the
number of instances of third
man in. The penalty for the
players who do not proceed
be a minor penalty, The
amateurs have a miscon-
duct penalty.”

-- The rules committee

revised its gross misconduct
rule, taking out references
to hair pulling and spitting.
The third-man in rule has
been slightly revised as
well,

“The current rule reads
that a game misconduct
shall be imposed on on any
player or goalkeeper who is
the first to intervene with an
altercation then in progress,

“we would add to that
rule the following—except
when a match penalty has
been imposed in the original
altercation.

“Por example, a player is
knocked to the ice and he is
considered to be injured yet

the ing player who has
imocked. in to the ice

“proceeds to fight with him'"

expansion,'? Ballard said.
“It's not amalgamation, it’s
expansion. The survey that
I've made, there are seven
that are definitely not inter-
ested in the WHA.

“You don't go into
business with people who
have tried to to
They stole 18 of our players.
They took our junior players
from the Marlboros and
never compensated the club

‘for the players they took.

“They have done that with
a few of the junior teams
and that leaves you with a
sour taste in your mouth.”

Ballard said Boston
Bruins, Buffalo Sabres,
Detroit Red Wings,
Angeles Kings, Chicago
Black Hakws, the Leais,
Colorado Rockies and likely
New York Islanders would
oppose any deal with the
other league.

‘That league is in a
deplorable condition and we
have enough trouble in our
own league with three or
four clubs. I would like to
pel them straightened out

fore we get involved with
anybody else.

‘The Rangers are
definitely for the WHA and
so is Ed Snider (of
Philadelphia Flyers). We
need five votes to defeat It—
go it's gone.”

Ballard said his feelings
were based on business
sense and added he would
like to have an open vote by
hand on the matter.

“T would like to find out
who is interested in having
the WHA in with the

National Hockey League. Al

that time I would like to say

to them that if they are so .

interested in having the
WHA in the National Hockey
League, why don't you go
and join them?”

rpedo you..

Los ,

theory is that it doesn’t cost
anything to listen.”
Ballard feels that the
WHA ‘is in deplorable
condition’? but Pollock

- geermns to feel that some

franchises in the rival
league would be strong
enough to hold their own in
the National League.

“1 any team met the
qualifications, 1 would look
at them favorably,’ Pollock
said. . ;

When asked if he felt
Quebec Nordiques would be
a good addition to the NHL
because of the possibility of
strong rivalry between them

rep ied:
‘I would like to see
anybody that could
strengthen our league.
Certainly they would be an
attractive addition since
they are the champions of
that league as were the
Winnipeg Jets last year.
“The whole thing is still in
the talking stage.... I’m very
surprised that people are
gaing to vote yes or noabout
something they don’t know
about.” This was an @
parent reference oO
statements by Ballard

earlier about which NHL

owners would veto merger ' 48!

proposals.

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The women’s kayak team
is made up of Sue Hollowa
of Ottawa, Karen Lukanol
of Beaconsfield, Que,, Ann
Dodge of Waverley, N.S.,
and Lucie Guay of Montreal.

Briefs

KENSIL
RESIGNS

NEW YORK (AP) —
Jim Kensil, right-hand man
to commissioner Pete
Rozelle since 1961, resigned
Monday as executive
director of the National
Football Leagye to become

esident of New York Jets.

il will join the Jets next
Monday and will represent
them at league meetings
next week.

ROGERS
HONORED

NEW YORK (AP) —
Righthand onteal Expos,

ers on xpos,
who fired the second one-
hitter of hia baseball career
last Friday, beating St.
Louis 2-0 with 10 strikeouts,
was named the National
League player of the week
on Monday.

NAMED

MANAGER

GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) —
Bob Hartsfield, a 27-year-
veteran of baseball, has
been named the manager of
Geneva. of the New York-

Penn League. He repla

COB
Jack Bloomfield, who

moved up, to become firat...... o

base coach of the |

Chicago Cube of th National
League. Hartsfield, 45, of
Atlanta, Ga., is the brother
of Toronte Blue Jays’
manager Roy Hartsfield.

‘76ERS
COLLECT

PHILADELPHIA (AP)
— Philadelphia ‘76ers
collected $297,500 on their
way to their runner-up finish
in the NBS pla ole In a
yo onday, the players
decided to allet $17,658 each
to 12 players and trainer Al
Domenico. Fred Carter and
Jim Barnett, who played
tions of the season, gets
2,000 each, the ad-
ministrative assistant
$1,450, the equipment man-
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boys $250 each.

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