oF Big miss loses it all. "HALIFAX (cP) — Burinyk couldn't: talons it; “I never dreamed he'd : pales the takeout,” be said. “| sure didn't want things to ‘go this way.” ; It was a miss by Al; Hackner of Thunder Bay, Ont, in the 10th end of the final game in the Canadian men's curting championship Sunday... The shot barely touchied a Manitoba stone and slid through the house and Burtnyk pounced on the opportunity for a 5-4 victory 7 over Northern Ontario. “Ht feels abolutely great,” said ‘Burtnyk, 22, the youngest ship ever to win the tile, “But I'd rather have foot circle, with a piece overcome a 42 deficit and : “[ hope the Silver Broom_ (world toumament) will be easier," said Mark Olson, 23, who throws third for the Winnipeg rink. “Otherwise, I won’t live past 25.” The Manitoba foursome, which inchides second Jim Spencer, 22, and lead Ron Kammerlock, 21, will compete in the world championship iater this month in London, Ont. Sunday's defest, before 7,40 fans, in the Metro Centre, was a shock to- Rackper arid Mid rink, whieh, Kerry finished at the top of the _ standings with a 9-2 record in round-robin play. The same rink lost 10-6 to Rick Folk of Saskatchewan in_ the 1880 final. ; -“T actually didn't throw fhe stone that badly,” sald Hackmer. “It just didn't pull. “Bat we outplayed them in - rH] in ie ez E é z 2 F q Fe 8 felt like fainting,’ sald ’ Burtnyk — when the Nor- thern Ontario skip” went That put the pressure on Burinyk. “T took five or six derp breaths to calm down, to run through my mind whal I wanted to do,” the skip said. postition, feated B.C. “Olson took me aside and told me to calm down for a couple of minutes." A few seconds later, the Manitoba rink went wild when Burtnyk’s shot crawled to the four-foot for three ‘The Manitoba rink became the youngest to ever win the championship, with an average age of 2%; and received the Labatt Brier Tankard. Hackner’s rink, which in- cluded second Bob Nicol and Jead Bruce Kennedy, had de- feated Manitoba 6-5 in an extra end. in round-robin _ Before 1980, the team with the best record at the end of roundrobin play . was declared the winner. The champion last year was Werenich, skip of the Ontario rink from Toronto, all at 7-4 records.” To decide the final playolf Saskatchewan de- in one tie- breaker game, then Ellert ousted Werenich in another wo advance against Burtnyk in semifinal play Saturday. - . Manitobe won that game 5-4 inanextraend. | “There was one consolation rolaer snl He was named the allstar skip by the Canadian Curling Reporters: : schedule witha. Olen wa et a tore B.C. , Hacker. best ‘third in the all-star’ votilg, which was made on. the basis of the round-robin schedule. Hoy Weigand of Quebec was the best second and Jit McGrath of Ontario the best lead. The curlers picked Alberta skip Mel Watchorn of Fairview as the competitor who combined sport- smanship and ability. Brian Ness of Howick, Que. wound up at 65 in round-robin . play, while: Alberta was 5-6. Then came Peter MacDonald’ of Charlottetown and the Terri- tories’ Chuck Haines of Whitehorse at 4-7. Toby - McDonald of St. John's, MNid., Don Mix of-Moncton, NB., and Alan Darragh of Dartmouth, N.S., were 38. Total attendance was 07,257, well short of the record of 93,-185 set in In round-robin play, Manitoba opened with a 4 win over Newfoundland, “in an extra end in the third / ine kaw and Burtnyk came back with an 8-2 win over Quebec and a 54 decision . over Alberia before losing to ‘Territories 6-3, PE.L 6-3 and Saskatchewan 10-2. Nova. wound up the rodnd-robin nae — Three tied at top _ _ NANAIMO, B.C. (cm) — Six teams had 1-1 records and three still were looking for an opening win. The highlights of the second draw were a low- ‘ seoring thriller. in which Prince Edward Island fought off a determined Nova Scotia bid in the 10th end and hung on for a 42 win. ; ‘There: were also extra- ends thrills in Alberta's 11-0 * win over Northern Ontario — a game which was tight all the way with the rinks deadiocked-9 after the 10 “"liherta’s Ray Tull had the | hammer in the extra end but. excellent work by bis three collegues meant he didn't need that final rock. ‘ The bad-luck story of the second .draw belonged to Newfoundisnd’s Bill Piercey the who trailed 10-2 after four ends and then took five muiccessive shots at the next four ends to give Jim Wilson of Quebec a fright. But Wilson gathered his forces at theninth to take a triple for a handsome 13-7 first win -of competition. : B.C.’s Gerry Jansen rocked inte an $-2 lead after five ends with Bour shots at the fifth virtually clinching the issue. Territories had a fharry. of shots at the sixth and eighth to get back to 9-5 but the B.C. rink finished it off in the ninth at 10-5, Canada wins first four MEGEVE, France (CP) — Canada ran its undefeated record to four straight wins with a 95 victory over a sur- Prisingly steady Halian team today at the world junior curling champlonships. After three ends Denis Marchand’s Trois-Rivieres, Que., rink had a 5-1 lead over, the Italians who had been devastated 17-4 .by Sweden on Sunday sight, But Italian tkip Dents Ghesze, a veteran of three junior work, scored ‘two points in the fourth end and Canada only bedi 7-5 galt, into the ninth. Marchand ‘eantinned the sherp shotmaking (that has giver! Canada the lead in the championship. He curled match since they beat the - U.S. 6-7 in the opening round. Easy win for Nancy place after the third round Saturday. - Lopez-Melton had 19 TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — w Pat Bradiey. Bradley and JoAnne Carnar both shot rounds of #7 Sunday to set a new course record at the par-7s, ¢,%- yard Randolph North Municipal ‘Hinks. Lopes: Melton hed originally broken - the record with a 66 on Satur- wes Le "g first victory on fhe 1981 four in six : Qutings and cerned. ber $18,750. Lopes-Melton the l¢d © which was plagued by wid, rain and cold weather. She posted a Lbumderper ital T rsdley came withia tro strokes of the lead before Lo- ‘ d iE : two exile and three al the last tretch his lead to $3 and the Newfoundland halted the slide with twoat the final end. for an 11-4 victory. coach Gerry Cheevers, a goaltender himself in his playing days, has new plans today for protecting the Bruins net in the final 13 games of the National Hockey League season. His scheme to play veleran . goalie Rogie Vachon in every game is awry because - Vachon is on the injured list after pulling a muscie in bis left arm in the first period - Sanday in a 41 victory over. : ‘* Vancouver Canucks. swere pice bee played shutout-calibre games many times before. said after the team’s 4ist vietary of the season. ‘The Blues have 13 losses and 14‘ “The score wasn't an in- dication of how easy it was,” Berenson said. “We worked — Defenceman the puck_*~ ene ea he tore afer - ai ° Colorado's Paul Gagne has lost it and fired from about 40 feet. Then, just 13 ‘seconds apart, Tony Currie and Quebec Nordiques 2. Saturday’s reflecting that Liut has “He's definitely deserved © (shutouts), Berenson - Canada, K Box 113, Adelaide P.O. Toronto, Ont. 45C 218 BOSTIN %AF) — Rosion and’ see whal's gofg to happen.” Rookie Marco Barron will replace Vachon. Barron assessing Colorado’s per- formance. - for us’ to compete with - anybody in this-league, we 37-10 with the loss. 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