Thursday, May 29, 197 5 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven Thursday, May 29, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Eleven ROGER ROSSITER'S COLUMN Sh e o key The Philadelphia Flyers rule fabled "French Connection" line n the hockey world again in 1975. of Gilbert Perreault, Richard p Behind Conn Smythe Trophy Martin and Rene Robert in winning goalie Bernie Parent, check throughout the final ser- i the Flyers squelched the Buf- ies. Shero fed the French Con- b falo Sabres' challenge in six nection a steady diet of Rick games, the last a 2-0 shutout MacLeish, the playoff's lead- le in Buffalo Tuesday night. ing scorer, Gary Dornhoefer Parent tied a Stanley C u p and Ross Lonsberry and ground s playoff record, recording f our the high scoring machine to a v shutouts, and became the first near hault. c player ever to cop the Smythe Perhaps the best tactical p Trophy in successive seasons. mind in hockey today, Shero al- S "Tonight, through the play- ways seemed to hold an ace in S offs and the whole season, Ber- his hand just when the Flyers S nie has proved he's the best needed it - for example, wing- n goalie in the world," Flyer er Bob Kelly. coach Fred Shero said in the Known more for his fistic con- s jubilant Philadelphia dressing quests, ala teammate D av e f room. "He (Parent) has no Schultz, Kelly became a cat- e nerves." alyst for the normally h i g h w powered Flyer offense. S'aero T THE FLYERS proved their struck Kelly on the ice with 1974 Cup triumph was no fluke, Bobby Clarke to open the third playing the tight checking period Tuesday night and the p brand of hockey which t h e y "Hound" needed only 11 se- b execute better than any other conds to pot the eventual a team in the National Hockey Cup winning goal. b League. t Philadelphia held the Sabres' SHERO OFTEN departs frim P Maior League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE 1lATTING (90 at bats) - Carew, BATTING (90 at bats) - San- Min, .375; Munson, NY, .358; R. guillen, Pgh. .353; watson, Htn, Wshite, NY, .344; Lynn, Bsn, .333; .344; Cash, Phi, .343; Brock, StL, Vount, Mil, .330. .342; Morgan, Cin, .340. RUNS - R. white, NY, 30; Otis, RUNS - Lopes, LA, 41; Cedeno, KC, 28; M. Nettles, Cal, 26; Rivers, Htn, 34; Wynn, LA, 31; Winfield, Cal, 26: Hisle, Min. 25; Randle, Tea, sD, 30: Kessinger, Chi, 29. RUNS BATTED IN - Garvey, LA, RUNS BATTED IN - McRae, 35; Watson, Htn, 34; Bench, Cin, KC, 34; Horton, Det, 32; Hisle, Min, 33: wynn, LA, 33; Winfield, SD, 33. 31: Burroughs, Tex, 30; Tenace, HITS - Garvey, LA, 66; Cash, Oak, 29. Phi, 61; Bosva, Phi, 59; Grubb, SD, HITS - McRae, KC, 55; Mun- 57; Rose, Cin, 55. Son, N.Y, 54; Rivers, Cal, 54; Orta, DOUBLES - Grubb, SD, 16; Mad- Chi. 52; C. washington, Oak, 49. lock, Chi, 12; Millan, NY, 12; Bench, DOUBLES - Chalk, Cal, 12; Mc- Cin, 12; Rose, Cin, 12; Cedeno, Htn, Rae, KC, 12; Lezcano, Mil, 11; Rudi, 12. Oak, 11; Singleton, Bal, 10; Dent, TRIPLES - Gross, Htn, 5; D. Chi, 10. Parker, Pgh, 4; Brock, StL, 4; ;TRIPLES - Remy, Cal, 4; Riv- Metzger, Htn, 4; 8 Tied With 3. ers, Cal, 4; Orta, Chi, 4; Evans, Bsn, HOME RUNS - Bench, Cin, 10; 3:; Spikes, Cle, 3; Porter, Mil, 3; R. wynn, LA, 10; Winfield, SD, 9; 7 White, NY, 3; Patek, KC, 3. Tied with 8. HOME RUNS - Horton, Det, 10; STOLEN BASES - Morgan, Cin, Carbo, Bsn, 8: Hisle, Min, 8; R. 21; Cedeno, Htn, 20; Lopes, LA, Jackson, Oak, 8; Tenace, Oak, 8; 18; Brock, StL, 14; P. Mangual, Burroughs, Tex, 8. Mon, 10. STOLEN BASES - Rivers, Cal, 28; Otis, KC, 25; Patek, KC, 15; PITCHING (6 Decisiss) - Mrs- Bonds, Y, 13; M. Nettles, Cal, 13; sersSith, LA,-2, .75, .58;u . w. Davis, Tex, 13. Jeaes, SD, 6-2, .750, 1.58; Sutton PITCHING (6 Decisions) - Kaat, LA, 8-3, .727, 1.73; McIntosh, SD, Chi, 8-1, .889, 2.46; Blyleven, Min, 5-2, .714, 1.84; Burris, Chi, 6-3, .667, 5-1, .833, 3.36; Hughes, Min, 5-1, .833, 3.57; Barr, SF, 6-3, .667, 2.44; Fry- 1.43; Ryan, Cal, 8-2, .800, 2.25; Blue, man, Mon, 4-2, .667, 2.50; Koosman, Oak, 8-2, .800, 2.98. NY, 4-2, .667, 4.50. STRIKEOUTS - Ryan, Cal, 81; STRIKEOUTS - Sutton, LA, 85; Blyleven, Min, 73; G. Perry, Cle 72; Messersmith, LA, 68; Seaver, NY, 57; Busby, KC, 61; Blue, Oak, 59. Richard, Htn, 55; Gullett, Cin, 40. to-Flyer ormal hockey strategy, em- coined the name loying three sets of le ense- Bullies" for their' men instead of the usual two, ference to the str juggling his forward line com- the Flyers' home inations and changing-lines at- Spectrum, is locat most every minute to keep fresh But the Flyers" egs on the ice. ed that image arou The Philadelphia mentor in the playoffs. B howed no emotion in a tele- ley, Schultz and ision interview after the de- pont played sterli isive sixth game. Already hockey and score( lanning a return trip to the key goals. Clarke oviet Union where he studied Leish proved that oviet techniques last summer, true superstars ca hero acted as though he had for their team th o time to savor the victory. goals. Hockey analyst Howie Meeker Not surprising to aid time and again good de- servers, the Flye ense will beat good Rffense challenge came fr very time. To Shero those York Islanders it words are more than a cliche. finals, a team Shy hey are a fact of hockey life. the toughest in the timidate. LAST SEASON most hoclcey Philadelphia nee urists labeled the Flyers a seven games to e unch of street fighting thugs Islanders who cam who won not with nockey skills a three games to n ut with flailing fists and in- knot the series. imidation. The mesmerized Philadelphia fans admiringly WILL COMPLA( Br here -eel eri ed. of ind - 3ra% 'An+ ing; d :e a tt n an j o VE ers' ram n t Eero lea eded :limi ne t none CE repeat oad Street ally overtake the Flyers? Not if oes, a re- Shero has anythina to s a y a h e r e about it. The man has totally de- ink, t h e dicated himself to the game. "This team, every member of 1975 turn- it, is like my family, S h e r o -- at least said. "I think more of them wlers Kel- than I do of my wife and child- idre D u - ren." defensive In seventeen years of coach- numerois ing, Shero's teams have finished and Mar- out of the playoffs once. That he game's should tell everyone tie kind of do more coach Shero is. just score The Flyers could well be on ,eteran oh- the verge of a dynasty which in stiffest these days of rapid fire expan- t fthe New sion and hellish coast to coast the semi- travel seems almost impossible. said was Arguments will rage over who ague to in- means the most to the Phil- adelphia franchise. Parent and d the furl Clarke will gain plenty of sup- dnate t h e port, but in my mind the man back from behind the bench is the one who e deficit to made it all possible. Witn Shero at the controls Philadelphia should remain a power for many VCY f i n- years to come. I Purdue tops Italy in f irst of B E R G A M 0, Italy (P)-- Tom Scheffler's basket with about f i v e seconds to go Wednesday gave Purdue a 78-76 victory over the Italian national B team. The time of the winning bas- ket was approximate because there was no visible clock in the gymnasium and final sec- onds were counted aloud in Italian by timekeepers. Bruce Parkinson was high scorer with 17 points. Scheffler finished with seven and 10 rebounds. STEREO-TV FAST SERVICE HiFi Studio 215 S. ASHLEY 668-7942 series The game was the first in Purdue's series of basketball games with international teams in Italy. A game Thursday against the Italian Olympic team was scheduled next. AP Photo BERNIE PARENT, (left) and Bobby Clarke haul away t he Stanley cup for the second year in a row. Parent shut out the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 in the final game, and Clarke was named the most valuable player n the series. ',lI Potter's Guild SPRING SALE Sun., June 1 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 201 HILL ST. ANN ARBOR, MICH. 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