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January 7, 1948
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES— The champion Los Angeles Monarchs started the new year in grand style as they took over the leadership of the Southern Division of the Pacific’ Coast Hockey League for the first time this season by defeating the Fresno Falcons 5-3 in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. The win gave the 1946-47 kingpins 39 points, one point more than the San Francisco Shamrocks who now hold down second spot with 38 points. However, the Bay Area sextet has one game in hand over Log Angeles. To gain the top spot the Polich-men had to subdue their two toughest opponents, San Francisco and Fresno. And the Monarchs were up to the task, defeating S.F. 8-4 in ’Frisco), and gaining three twice last week (6-3 in L.A. and out of a possible four…
UNITED STATES LEAGUE
Trainer Lathered When Goaler Terry Sawchuk was injured early in a game with Houston the Omaha club trainer, Metz Skaleske donned the pads only to have the Huskies rattle 11 pucks past him. Houston won the game 12 5. Howling Huskies The Houston Huskies, rolling on top of the Southern Division of the U.S H.L. have two of their highscoring forwards. George Agar and Pau) Mundrick riding in front of the league scoring race. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDINGS ON SUNDAY A.M., JAN. 4 Northern Division Last Week’s Games December 28—Houston 12 Omaha S; Fort Worth 6, Dallas 4; St.’ Paul 4, Kansas City 3. January 1—Tulsa 5 Fort Worth 2; St. Paul 10 Omaha 1; Minneapolis 7, Kansas City 4. January 3—Houston 4, Dallas 2; Tulsa 6, Fort Worth 0; Minneapolis 4, Omaha 2. Games of Coming Week January 7—Minneapolis…
Norman Dawe Dies Suddenly At Age Of 49
MONTREAL— Canadian hockey lost one of its most prominent and active figures on Sunday morning when R. Norman Dawe died suddenly from a heart attack in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. A titan of Canadian amateur sport for a quarter of a century, Mr. Dawe gave no indication of being ill as he attended the National Hockey League game at the Montreal Forum on Saturday. After retiring for the night, he was stricken with a heart attack early in the morning and died a tew hours after he was rushed to the hospital. Born in Point St. Charles in 1898, Dawe and his family moved to Verdun when he was at an early age. Since then he has taken an active part in sports and 25 years ago he became secretary of…
Broda Eyes Vezina Trophy Along With $1,000 Bonus
TORONTO— It wasn’t because of New Year’s that Toronto’s hockey fans were jumping with joy last week, but Maple Leaf supporters lapsed into a state of mental happiness when they looked at the National Hockey League figures to see their champions leading the league in several departments. First and foremost, the Leafs are riding on top of the league standing and the club’s capable captain, Sylvanus Apps, had maintained his lead in the scoring race. Bashing Bill Barilko also gave Toronto the lead in the “bad man” division with 89 minutes in the penalty box. Aims For Vezina But what made Leaf supporters stand up and lift their hats was the fact that the rolley-polley Walter “Turk” Broda was back leading the field in quest of the Vezina Trophy. Turk, with that $1,000 bonus…
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