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he Buffalo Sabres pro-
bably are going to
meet, for the second
year in a row, the Montreal
Canadiens in the first round
of the Stanley Cup play-offs.
Which means that 66.6 per-
cent of the Jewish players
in the National Hockey
League will be taking part —
the Sabres' left winger
Mike Hartman, a native of
Detroit, and the Canadiens'
smooth defenseman Mathieu
Schneider, from Woonsocket,
R.I.
The NHL's third Jewish
player is Ron Stern of the
Vancouver Canucks.
This is the first full season
of NHL competition for
Schneider, 21, 5'11" and 189
lbs. Although missing nine
games with injuries — typical
for the Montreal team this
season — Schneider scored at
least one point in 23 of the
first 64 games of the season,
and had more than one point
in seven games.
"It's been a tough year,"
Schneider said following a
tough 3-2 loss in overtime in
Buffalo March 20. "We
started the season playing
around .500. We were strug-
gling as a team, and myself as
an individual.
"We had a great spurt after
the All-Star break, then a lot
of injuries, but now we're star-
ting to play well again."
A year ago, when he was
called up from the minor
leagues in December, he con-

fessed being worried about be-
ing the only defenseman back
with superstar Wayne Gret-
sky breaking loose.
"It really hasn't happened,"
he said. "We play a team
defensive style and it's usual-
ly Guy Carbonneau, our
center and team captain, who
shadows the other team's
main scorer. That leaves the
rest of us lots less to worry
about."
Concerning the probable
play-off series with the
Sabres, whom Montreal
eliminated last season,
Schneider says, "I think we
have the psychological edge
on them. Buffalo can surprise
you. They have lots of talent,
and perhaps haven't lived up
to expectations. But, if one of
them gets hot . . ."

Regarding the Boston
Bruins, whom his team pro-
bably would face next,
Schneider analyzed: "We lost
to them in five games last
year, but they were all great,
close games.
"Our power play just
couldn't score, but it's much
stronger this year. With
Denis Savard (obtained from
Chicago for Chris Chelios,
Montreal's best defenseman)
it's gone from 21st in the
league to 14th; that's a start.
"We just have to work
harder at it in practice?'
Schneider, who passed up
college to play junior hockey
at Cornwall, Ont., said he had
no goals for the season as far
as scoring points: .
"If I play my best, they'll
come, and if the team does

Jewish Baseball Quiz

These questions have been compiled by Irwin Cohen,
coordinator of group sales for the Detroit Tigers.
Answers to the trivia questions, as well as free Tigers
tickets and other prizes, will be part of Baseball Bonanza!
on April 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Jimmy Prentis Morris
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His nickname was "Lefty" and he managed the Califor-
nia Angels, 1969-71.
In 1962 this pitcher hurled a no hitter for the Califor-
nia Angels against the Orioles. He was more famous,
though, for being linked romantically with Mamie Van
Doren.
This former catcher who ended his career in 1939, was
the subject of the book, Athlete, Scholar, Spy.
He pitched his second no-hitter in 1971 with the Cubs.
This lefthander was also a member of the Oakland staff
which won three consecutive championships and later pit-
ched for the Yankees.
He pitched his first career shutout with the White Sox
in 1958 and ended his career with Houston in 1966.