Last-minute Christmas sports book list for shoppers
A brisk guide for Canadian shoppers seeking light weight gifts for sports minded men. The column reviews several new and old sports books, noting prices and publishers, and highlights titles by Scott Young, Gerry Cheevers, Jim Proudfoot, Frank Orr, Dick Beddoes, Andy O Brien, and others with brief remarks on content and appeal.
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Scott Young
George Robertson
MacMillan
Gerry Cheevers
Tont Frayne
McClelland
Stewart
Boston Bruins
Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Cheevers
Trent Frayne
Canada
Gerry
Rustystaub
Byohn Robertson
Prentice-Hall
Robertson
Rusty Staub
Montreal Expo
Jim Proudfoot
Pocket Books of Canada
Proudfoot
National Hockey League
Iit
Frank Orr
Random House
Toronto Star
Dick Beddoes
Beddoes
LES Canadiens
Andy O’brien
McGraw Hill
Ryerson
O’brien
Andy
Jacques Plante
Bobby Hall
Jim Hunt
Tom Watt
Doubleday
Gordie Howe
Jim Vipond
McGraw Kill-Ryerson
Ted Green
Dodd Mead
Brothers Esposito
Tim Moriarty
Prentic-Hall
Bobsled gold medalists inducted into Hall of Fame
Canada announced four 1964 Innsbruck Olympic bobsled champions Vic Emery John Emery Doug Anakin and Peter Kirby as Hall of Fame members at a dinner by the Canadian Amateur Bobsleigh and Luge Association Col J Davies also announced Linda Ann Crutchfield Bocock recipient of the Velma Springstead Memorial Trophy as Canada’s top female athlete for 1970 Bocock competed in the 1968 Olympic luge team and placed second in the 1971 world water ski championships The amateur Hall of Fame now includes about 150 members from 30 sports
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Montreal
Canada
Innsbruck
Austria
Vic Emery
John Emery
Doug Anakin
Peter Kirby
Canadian Olympic Association
Amateur Hall of Fame
Linda Ann Crutchfield Bocock
Velma Springstead
Bruins trample Rangers 8 1 in Boston rout
Bruins overwhelm the New York Rangers 8 1 as Eddie Giacomin yields four goals in the first period. Esposito leads Boston with 24th goal and two assists, while Hodge Cashman and Orr contribute. The win tightens East standings with Montreal and New York. Rangers’ Giacomin exits after the first period amid a furious Garden tilt that sees multiple altercations.
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New York Rangers
Boston Bruins
Boston
New York
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
California Golden Seals
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
Canadiens
Bobby Orr
Dallas Smith
Gilles Villemure
Giacomin
Rangers
Ted Irvine
John McKenzie
Donnybrook
Rod Gilbert
Bruin
Dallas
Happy Bruins
Ken Hodge
Phil Esposito
Hodge
Ed Giacomin
Boston Garden
Esposito regains lead in NHL scoring race
Phil Esposito of the Boston Bruins reclaimed the NHL scoring lead with 55 points after an 8-1 win over the New York Rangers. He added a goal and three assists to reach 24 goals this season, while Jean Ratelle, Bobby Orr, and Fred Stanfield also contributed, solidifying Boston’s strong showing.
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Boston
Hodge
Wayne Cashman
New York
Phil Esposito
Boston Bruins
National Hockey League
Jean Ratelle
New York Rangers
Esposito
Bruins
Rangers
Ratelle
Bobby Orr
Bruin
Fred Stanfield
Stanfield
OHA defends junior A hockey tuition support
Ontario Hockey Association president Clarence Schmalz says junior A teams cover tuition for players, with some families still paying home taxes. He notes tutors for underperforming players and transfers trigger new tuition costs, sometimes as high as $1,000. He cites government threats of a 10 percent amusement tax to cap player salaries and AHA efforts to curb player movement.
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Toronto
Ontario Hockey Association
Clarence
Tubby) Schmalz
Walkerton
Ont
Schmalz
OHA
John Munro
Ottawa
Youth and Recreation Department
Mather
Ontario
Munro
Flyers surprise Roofers with win in Medicine Hat
In Medicine Hat the Redcliff Flyers surprised the Hirsch Roofers 6-2 in the Mercantile Hockey League. Flyers led 2-1 at first period and 4-2 after two periods, then scored twice in the third. Kelly Byers and John Sutter each scored twice for the Flyers, with Milt Malmgren and Dale Bailey adding singles. Roofers’ Smith and Taylor replied. The game carried five minor penalties per side. DRUG CHIEF REPLACED PARIS (RP) Paul Knight became regional director of the U S Narcotics Bureau in Europe, replacing John Cusack, who returns to Washington next month. Critics call the move an American surrender to French pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redcliff Flyers
Hirsch Roofers
Medicine Hat
Arena
Flyers
Kelly Byers
John Sutter
Milt Malmgren
Dale Bailey
Smith
Taylor
Paris
Paul Knight
U.S. Narcotics Bureau
Europe
John Cusack
Washington
Cusack
U.S
Commerce Growth Savings Certificates Gift Idea
“Commerce Growth Savings Certificates. It’s the one Christmas present my nephews won’t outgrow.” The piece notes gift giving at Christmas often targets kids but challenges arise as they outgrow items. It promotes a savings certificate as a lasting option, suggesting six dollars and eighty one cents can grow to ten.
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Commerce Growth
The
Commerce
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