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March 17, 1948

The Hockey News March 17, 1948

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A new National Hockey League champion will be crowned on March 21 when the regular 180-game championship schedule comes to a close. Succeeding Montreal Canadiens, N.H.L. titleholders for the last four years, will be either Detroit Red Wings or Toronto Maple Leafs.The battle for first place this season between these two teams has been one of the closest in the 31-year-old history of the league. Ever since the middle of December it has been strictly a two team race for top honors, with the lead seesawing back and forth from week to week between Detroit and Toronto.ZERO HOUR NEARSIn a week from now the four top teams in the N.H.L. standings at the end of the regular schedule will commence the drama-packed, fan-appealing Stanley Cup play-offs, won last year by the Toronto Maple Leafs. The club finishing first meets the team that finished third, while the second-place team clashes with the sextet that ended up fourth. Both of these series are four-out-of-seven semi-final rounds with the winners playing a final four-out-of-seven round for possession of the famous old Stanley Cup.The Stanley Cup has been won by teams representing the City of Toronto on six occasions, Montreal aggregations have annexed the coveted mug five times.There have been five all-American finals under modern Cup rules. Boston vs. New York Ran gers in 1929; Detroit vs. Chicago in 1934; Detroit and New York Rangers in 1937, and Detroit and Boston in 1941 and 1943. The Stanley Cup has been held by a United States club on eleven occasions. Detroit Red Wings, Bos ton Bruins and New York Rangers have each won it three times, while Chicago Black Hawks have carried it off twice.CANADIAN MONOPOLYTeams from the land of the Maple Leaf have had their names engraved on Lord Stanley&rsquo;s pewter for the last four years. Montreal Canadiens in 1944 and 1946 and Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945 and 1947. It was an all-Canadian final last year&mdash;the first time for 12 years that two clubs from Canada met in the Cup finals. Montreal Maroons and Toronto Maple Leafs reached the finals in 1935.Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings are used to a bitter battle for supremacy, for they&rsquo;ve met no fewer than three times in the Stanley Cup finals. In the 1936 series Detroit downed the Maple Leafs, but in 1942 and 1945 Toronto edged out the Red Wings. The 1942 and 1945 affairs were classics, both rounds going the full seven games.Toronto and Detroit have also met in the semi-finals four times in the last nine years. They clashed in 1939, 1940, 1943 and 1947, with Toronto energing victorious every time but in 1943.Stanley Cup play usually produces some thrilling overtime games. The longest hockey game on record took place in Cup play in 1936 when Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Maroons played 116 mi nutes and 30 seconds of overtime before Mud Bruneteau scored for the Wings and gave Detroit a 1-0 victory. The teams played 176 minutes and 30 seconds of hockey. The game started on March 24 at 8:30 p.m. and finished at 2:25 a.m. on March 25.Three overtime games were played during the semi-final rounds last year and one game during the finals. Two of the six games played in the finals ended 2-1 and two of the six games ended in shutouts for one of the teams. &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

Wings, Leafs, Seeking Title Lost By Habs

Phil Watson, colorful New York Ranger forward, is noted for his difficulty in speaking coherent English when he becomes excited. His English often takes on a French twist at such times. There was a time when angered that he turned to an aging veteran and screamed &ldquo;You been-has&rdquo;. And again, when he was the victim of a high-stick, he yelled at the offending player, &ldquo;Next time you do this I chase you up two trees&rdquo;.But the one that takes the cake happened recently when Phillipe made a guest appearance on a well-known radio show. Chatting with the star of the show, Phil was feigning nervousness about speaking over the air&hellip; &ldquo;I get fright-mike when I&rsquo;m on the radio,&rdquo; explained Watson. &#9632;

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(MONTH ENDING MARCH 7)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02161/1201463-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="602" height="2777"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03139/1201456-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="606" height="2775"></div> &#9632;

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U.S.H.L. Monthly Point Records

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0188/1202101-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><h2>Wings&rsquo; Stonewall. &hellip;by Kavetski</h2>PITTSBURGH, Pa.&mdash;Final decision on the Pacific Coast Hockey League&rsquo;s application for professional status will be announced on or about June 1, it was revealed following a meeting here last week between officials of the P.C.H.L and the three pro groups. President Maurice Podoloff of the American League presided as chairman of the conference, which ironed out most details to the satisfaction of all parties. Only matter remaining in doubt concerns certain territorial rights, it was stated by a spokesman following the closed session.The P.C.H.L. which consists of 10 teams&mdash;eight in the United States and two in British Columbia&mdash;made its application &ldquo;for full recognition&rdquo; to the National, American and United States Hockey Leagues at a meeting here.President Jim Hendy of the US HL said the closed meeting &ldquo;was merely an exploratory session&rdquo;, He added:&ldquo;The professional leagues would like to work as much as possible with the Pacific Coast Hockey League but there are certain ramifications involving territorial rights that have to be worked out. This meeting was very satisfactory and the Pacific Coast boys Seem to be well pleased.&rdquo;Hendy said reports of the meeting will be submitted to the boards of directors of the three pro leagues. A decision will be announced as soon as possible, he added, with the probability that it will be revealed by June 1 by President Clarence Campbell of the NHL who also attended the meeting.Member cities of the PCHL are: New Westminster and Vancouver, B.C.; San Diego, Los Angeles, Fresno, Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Tacoma and Seattle, Wash.Those attending from the Pacific loop were President G.A. (Al) Leader, along with Oscar Johnson, Portland; Frank Dotten, Seattle; Coleman (Coley) Hall, Vancouver; Fred Bergin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fresno; and Eddie Shore, Oakland. Johnson, Dotten and Hall are from the Northern Division with Bergin and Shore from the Southern group. &#9632;

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Directors Of Three Pro Leagues Consider Application Of P.C.H.L. For Pro Status-Decision About June 1

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div>Like &rsquo;Ole Man River the Cleveland Barons seem to Keep right on rolling along. The powerful Sutphin-owned club have been the hottest aggregation in professional hockey for weeks now and not since back on January 24 has an American Hockey League club been able to beat them.On Sunday night in Buffalo the Barons recorded their 24th game without a defeat when they were held to a 3-3 deadlock by the Bisons. Their mark of 24 straight outings without the taste of defeat sets a new all-time A.H.L. record.TIED ON MARCH 3It was on March 3 that Cleveland tied the American League record of 19 games without a defeat (including tie games) and to top it all it was against Pittsburgh Hornets. The Hornets set the record of 19 last season. Three nights later on home ice the Barons set a new mark by humbling the powerful Providence Reds, 8-3.The Barons have beaten every other club in the Podoloff circuit during their great streak. The St Louis Flyers have fallen four times before the might of the bruising Barons while Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have been beaten in three outings.With this record of 24 straight games goes an impressive sheet of statistics. It all started in Spring-field on January 28 when the Ba* rons whipped the Indians 6-4.In 24 games Cleveland has scored a total of 120 goals while 53 have been fired into the Baron bastille. Out of that even dozen starts Bun Cook&rsquo;s battlers have won 18 while six have ended in ties.STEADY COALINGThe Barons have shutout opposition twice while in seven of the games Cleveland netminder# have limited enemy snipers to one tally. Fourteen of the 24 contests have been played on the Cleveland Arena with the remaining on the road.Their 2-1 win over Buffalo Saturday night clinched first place tor the Barons and winning for Owner Al Sutphin his sixth Western Division league title in 13 years of American League competition.Besides their streak of 24 gamed without a loss, Cleveland has also smashed two other A.H.L. team records. They have already woe 40 league games this winter breaking the previous record of 38 set by the same Barons last year and Buffalo in 1945-46. Cleveland&rsquo;s 40 victories coupled with 12 ties give# them a point total of 92 which is eight better than the old record of 84. The string of 24 games tops the professional mark set by Boston Bruins in 1941 when the Bruins went 23 with a defeat. &#9632;

Barons Best Hornet Mark Of 19 Games

<div class="byline">By LOIS FEGAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01123/1200784-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">WALTER &ldquo;BABE&rdquo; PRATT</figcaption></div>HARRISBURG, Pa.&mdash;It was a few years ago that a sports writer dubbed big Babe Pratt &ldquo;the Bob Hope of hockey&rdquo;. It&rsquo;s an apt description, for there&rsquo;s perhaps no one else in organized hockey with the quick wit, the agile mind and the clever guile of the Bambino.But there&rsquo;s another side to the rugged, 218-pound defenceman who has played such a vital part in the Hershey Bears&rsquo; success the past two seasons. Behind that toothpaste ad smile, back of those piercing eyes there are qualities of sincerity and seriousness which belie the much-publicized waggish tongue and lack of responsibility as far as training rules are concerned.Ball Player, TooWalter Pratt, born 32 years ago in Stoney Mountain, Manitoba, spent his childhood as did most of his playmates, playing outdoor hockey with clubs fashioned from branches of trees. He was a fair ballplayer, which is how the nickname &ldquo;Babe&rdquo; began. But the N.H L. was his goal.Lured to Winnipeg to play junior hockey when he was only 16, he performed at Kenora for two seasons, leading the league In scoring. A scout for the Rangers signed him to a professional contract at 19. Assigned to the Ranger farm club at Philadelphia, he played half his first pro year for the Ramblers with the Colvilles, Shibicky, Cooper, Wares, Gardner, Phil Watson&mdash;the most powerful minor league aggregation ever assembled&mdash;-then moved to the parent club in January 1936.Pratt remained with the Blue-shirts for seven years, followed with four seasons at Toronto and one at Boston, from whence he was sent to Chocolatetown to bolster the not-too-heavy defence. While with the Leafs in 1944 Babe won the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player in the league.Record For RearguardsHe set a new scoring record for defencemen the same season, with 17 goals, 40 assists for 57 points, a mark still unequalled in the majors, and was ranked twelfth In scoring that year. The following season he scored the goal which gave Toronto the world&rsquo;s championship in the final game of the playoffs against the Detroit Red Wings.But enough for the records. What he has done since he arrived in Hershey a season and a half ago is almost as remarkable, although it can&rsquo;t be measured in statistics.He&rsquo;s given the club morale, a lift, a togetherness which was perhaps its principal lack. The talents was there but it wasn&rsquo;t showing as it should until the Bambino, with that ready wit and the helping hand which Don Penniston&rsquo;s youngsters needed, provided the impetus.<h2>Vaillancourt Jinx</h2>SEATTLE, Ore.&mdash;Maurice Vaillancourt of San Diego Sky-hawks is a regular jinx to the Ironmen and Seattle goalie Ron Pickell&mdash;a former Skyhawk. On January 8 Vaillancourt scored the winning goal against Seattle with 33 seconds of the game left, and on February 18 Vaillancourt got another big one after 19 seconds of the overtime period.<h2>Happy Chocolateer</h2>After Babe had ensconced himself comfortably in one of the deep chairs in Hershey&rsquo;s Community Inn the other evening, we tackled him with a few questions about how it feels to be playing with younger fellows, what he thinks about the hockey situation in general. We commended him for the noticeable help he&rsquo;s given to his fellow defencemen, particularly Handy Andy Branigan and Joe Schertzel.&ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t help a kid improve his game a fellow definitely shouldn&rsquo;t he around to hurt,&rdquo; was his studied reply. &ldquo;These kids have had it all the time&mdash;all they needed were a few guiding tips. It is a case of building up confidence that I like to give any of these youngsters.&rdquo;Hershey fans will guarantee that Babe has done just that. Branigan, for instance, last season was flashy and fast, but he&rsquo;s now flashy, fast, and sure of himself. He puts the puck where he should, and himself where he&rsquo;ll do the most good, thanks to Pratt&rsquo;s &ldquo;guiding tips&rdquo;.No Minor LeagueEntirely happy with his lot in Hershey, Babe spoke seriously about some of the wiseacres who talk about &ldquo;come-downs&rdquo; to the minor league. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let &rsquo;em kid you,&rdquo; he declared, &ldquo;you&rsquo;ve got to fight just as hard and skate just as fast in the American League, and it won&rsquo;t be too many seasons hence before the two loops will either be battling each other or they&rsquo;ll be competing on a par.&rdquo;Praising the &ldquo;model community&rdquo;, Babe says he thinks Hershey is the &ldquo;only He explained younger kids of more ice, hours a day if they want. And of course, we older fellows need more ice.&rdquo;We interrupted his accolade for Hershey with a question about his brief sojourn in Cleveland. At the end of last season Boston sold Pratt to the wily Al Sutphin, owner of the Barons of the Ohio city, at what was reportedly &ldquo;too high a price&rdquo; for the Bears to pay. Reports filtered eastward that Pratt was none too happy with his lot in Cleveland, so while it was a surprise it was a decidedly pleasant one to Chocolate-town rooters to learn that J. B. Sollenberger had parted with some of those Chocolate Bar dollars and Hymie Buller in exchange for Pratt and Joe Cooper about quarter-way this season.Hopes To CoachBabe is not too worried about what the future will bring.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to coach in a way,&rdquo; he averred, and with a flash of that much-touted repartee, added, &ldquo;But when I think of the headaches I have given coaches I certainly wouldn&rsquo;t want 15 guys like me around!&rdquo;He thinks he might be a referee. But in some capacity or other, Babe will remain in hockey after his playing days are over, for as he says, &ldquo;Hockey has been very good to me.&rdquo;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s one of the finest professions for any young man to enter, provided he&rsquo;s got the stuff it takes. If Tracy (his five-year-old son) should want to play hockey, I&rsquo;d be all in favor of it&rdquo;.Comparing the difference in the game today and ten years ago, Pratt pointed out that in many cases now it&rsquo;s a sport for smaller men. &ldquo;I recall the days when Lester Patrick wouldn&rsquo;t look at a man under 160 pounds. Today look at the Ranger lines with Buddy O&rsquo;Connor and the rest.&rdquo;Likes Big MenBabe, however, prefers a &ldquo;good, big man&rdquo;, and cites Rocket Richard and Neil Colville as good examples. He thinks Milt Schmidt is perhaps the greatest player today, and declares Richard is one of the greatest, if not the greatest goal scorer of all time.Looking a month or so into the future, Babe picked Toronto as the team to beat in the N.H.L., while his own club seems to him to be the best bet in the American loop. &ldquo;Of course the injuries that are about to happen&mdash;that always happen&mdash;will be the telling of the championship,&rdquo; he added. &#9632;

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Husky Rearguard Great Help To Younger Players

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;George Armstrong, 17-year-old rightwinger with Stratford Kroehlers, has been awarded the Albert &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Tilson Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player in the Ontario Hockey Association&rsquo;s Junior A group, league officials announced last week.The trophy is presented by the Toronto Globe and Mail to perpetuate the memory of the late Red Tilson, formerly an outstanding junior player with Oshawa Generals, who lost his life on active service during the invasion of France. The player, chosen by OHA writers, is picked for outstanding hockey performance and general all-round ability during the regulation junior season.Previous winners were Doug McCurdy of St. Catharines Falcons in 1945, Tod Sloan of St. Michael&rsquo;s College Majors in 19 46 and Ed. Sandford of St. Michael&rsquo;s in 1947.The 190-pound Stratford winger who previously won the league scoring crown with an overall total of 73 points, moved to Stratford this season from Falconbridge Ont., where he was born. He played juvenile and junior hockey for Copper Cliff last winter.Armstrong&rsquo;s work in regulation schedule games aroused the interests of the National Hockey League Toronto Leafs and he was signed as their property by Scout Squib Walker.<h2>Kroehler Kid</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02109/1200839-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="532" height="871"><figcaption class="caption-body">GEORGE ARMSTRONG</figcaption></div>Voting for the honor was close in keeping with the tightness of the junior scoring race. Armstrong nudged out Pete Piquette of Oshawa by taking 15 credits to Piquette&rsquo;s 14. Fourteen other junior players also received mention in the voting. &#9632;

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George Armstrong Awarded Tilson Memorial Trophy

<div class="byline">By BILL LISTON</div>1. Which N.H.L. trainer earned his living as a bandleader before he began catering to the aching muscles or hockey players?(a) Eddie Froelich of Chicago; (b) Win Green of Boston;(c) Tom McKenna of Rangers; (d) Frank Walker of Detroit.2. The late Howie Morenz played all but three seasons of his pro career with Montreal Canadiens. He spent one season and part of another with Chicago&mdash;what other team did he play for?(a) Boston; (b) Detroit; (c) New York; (d) Toronto.3. What former N.H.L. netminder holds the Boston Garden record of making 83 saves in one game?(a) Mike Karakas; (b) Tiny Thompson; (c) Dave Kerr;(d) Sam Lopresti.4. What goalie holds the records for most shutouts in a Stanley Cup playoff series (four goose eggs in 13 games in a semi-final and final series in the spring of 1945).(a) Turk Broda; (b) Chuck Gardiner; (c) Frank McCool;(d) Bill Durnan.5. Which A.H.L. team lost the fewest games in the 1946-47 season?(a) Indianapolis; (b) Hershey; (c) Cleveland; (d) Providence.<div class="sidebar"><h2>THIS WEEK&rsquo;S QUIZ ANSWERS</h2>1. Win Green2. New York Rangers3. Sam Lopresti.4. Frank McCool.5. Hershey (16) &#9632;</div>

HOCKEY QUIZ

<div class="byline">By SYD THOMAS</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A close finish in the Kentucky Derby hasn&rsquo;t anything in the way of thrills that this season&rsquo;s scoring race in the National League can&rsquo;t match, with a few spine tingles thrown in for good measure. With fame and fortune&mdash;in the way of a $1,000 bonus cheque from the league&mdash;awaiting the winner, the seven leaders came out of the last turn and down the home stretch in a close bunch. Who the eventual winner will be probably won&rsquo;t be known until the last whistle blows in the last rink next Sunday night, it&rsquo;s that close.Never in years has the old league seen such a tight finish, as eight men come roaring down the payoff trail with only seven points separating the first from the seventh place puckchasing star.Buddy O&rsquo;Connor of Rangers, who has held the lead the past 10 weeks, saw an almost lead pipe cinch of a lead fade away the past couple of weeks as a throng of hungry puck-chasers closed in on him with a last-ditch flurry of point-scoring. In the running for the league point scoring title and the coveted one grand of bonus money are Elmer Lach of Montreal Canadians, Ted Lindsay of Detroit Red Wings, Max Bentley of Toronto Maple Leafs, and a fighting bunch of Chicago Black Hawks&mdash;Doug Bentley, Bud Poile and Gaye Stewart.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01123/1200919-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="292" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Lindsay</figcaption></div>Fans around the circuit haven&rsquo;t seen the like of it for years. Even last season&rsquo;s race between Max Bentley and Maurice Richard couldn&rsquo;t match it in thrills. Bentley finally won out by a single point over the black-browed Canadien, but Billy Taylor, the third-place man. was away off the pace with 63 points against the 72 and 71 of the top twosome.Other Close RacesIn 1942-43 there was-a three-man battle for the honors as Doug Bentley with 73 points topped Bill Cowley&rsquo;s 72 and Max Bentley&rsquo;s 70. But in that season also, fourthplace Lynn Patrick was away behind with 61.In 1941-42 there was another close fight, and in 1932-33 the Canadian Division of the league&mdash;? then a two-section affair&mdash;also wound up with a dog-eat-dog battle.In &rsquo;42, Bryan Hextall finished with 56 points, Lynn Patrick followed with 54, Don GrosSo 53, Phil Watson 52, and Syd Abel 49.In the spring of &rsquo;33 in the Canadian Division, Harvey Jackson, the Busher of Toronto, wound up with 44 scoring points, with Baldy Northcott of Maroons close on his heels with 43. Hooley Smith and Paul Haynes tied for third spot with 41 points each, while Aurel Joliat, the little man with the black cap had 39 in fifth place.Tense as they were, those point races didn&rsquo;t have much on this winter&rsquo;s seven-man affair.<h2>Canadiens Reject Makes Good</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02104/1200912-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1168" height="1657"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUDDY. O&rsquo;CONNOR</figcaption></div>Another angle that lends even more interest to the finish fight of 1947-48 is the fact that four of the men in the running were traded by theire former clubs before or during the present season.O&rsquo;Connor was cut loose by his former team, Montreal Canadiens, in a three-for-two deal that still is being hotly debated around Montreal. Buddy and Frankie Eddolls went to the Rangers for Hal Laycoe, Joe Bell and George Robertson. Canadiens didn&rsquo;t get much service out of the players they received, but O&rsquo;Connor and Eddolls promptly made a contender out of the Blueshirts, helping fulfill Frankie Boucher&rsquo;s pre-season prediction that Canucks wouldn&rsquo;t even be in the playoffs.Max Bentley went to Leafs in the famous five-for-two deal that gave Chicago Black Hawks a complete new team from the defence out. Bentley wasn&rsquo;t traded because his play wasn&rsquo;t satisfactory&mdash;but that is just about the story of the former Maple Leafs who were swapped. For one reason or another, the five traded to Hawks weren&rsquo;t considered good enough to play the Smythemen, but in Chicago they blossomed out as stars. Poile and Stewart, two of the tradees, are right in the thick of the point race, and might even wind up on top with a bit of luck from here to the wire.<h2>He Made Fighting Comeback</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0372/1200905-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="1128" height="1481"><figcaption class="caption-body">ELMER LACH</figcaption></div>Unpredictable HockeyIt&rsquo;s all just part of the unpredictability of hockey. Players on a certain team may not be showing up to their best advantage, but move them to a new location and they burn up the league.Then, looking at some of the other contenders, there&rsquo;s plucky Elmer Lach of Canadiens&mdash;whose career was thought ended a year ago last January when his skull was fractured. Before the season opened, there was doubt whether Elmer would even be able to stand the rugged going again&mdash;let alone scrap it out for the title. Rocket Richard was the big gun on the Habitants&rsquo; front line, and Lach was just expected to go along for the ride.Coming up with a rush in the closing games of the schedule is Maurice Richard of Canadiens. The Habitant Rocket&mdash;who during the season seemed to be fizzling out&mdash;rapped home four goals Sunday night against Rangers in his biggest scoring splurge of the year.That quartet of goals, along with an assist the night before, gave him 50 points against leader O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s 57.Shows Old FormWhile some observers all season were wondering what had happened to Richard, and predicting he was washed up, the final goal tally will show he had what would be termed a very good year for anyone except a Richard. Including weekend games, the Rocket had 25 goals and 2 5 assists, despite the fact he missed eight games through a knee injury and wasn&rsquo;t in the best of shape for some time afterward.What made Richard look bad this year was the fact that he was away below the mark of 50 goals he set a league record with back in 1944-45, and off the pace he set last season when he dented the twines 45 times. His falling off seriously affected Canadiens chances of getting into the play-offs, as is amply proved by their last-minute rush in which Richard has starred. Given that impetus earlier, Canucks would be sitting pretty now.Other old-timers who aren&rsquo;t so far behind in the dash to the wire include Syl Apps of Toronto, who claims that this season is positively his last. He&rsquo;s said that before, but after the end of the playoffs this spring, he claims he&rsquo;s going to hang up his Leaf sweater for good.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0444/1200898-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="504" height="829"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG BENTLEY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0529/1200891-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="528" height="825"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUD POILE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0620/1200884-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="532" height="820"><figcaption class="caption-body">MAURICE RICHARD</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0713/1200877-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="502" height="802"><figcaption class="caption-body">GAYE STEWART</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0810/1200870-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="505" height="841"><figcaption class="caption-body">MAX BENTLEY</figcaption></div><div class="sidebar"><h2>FIFTEEN 20-GOAL MEN IN NATIONAL</h2>On March 15 there were 15 N.H.L. players who had scored 20 or more goals this season. The top 15 in order of their scoring ability are as follows: Ted Lindsay, Detroit (32); Elmer Lach, Canadiens (28); Gaye Stewart, Chicago (27); Max Bentley, Toronto (26); Bud Poile, Chicago (25); Jim McFadden, Detroit (24); Grant Warwick, Boston (23); Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, Bangers (23); Maurice Bichard, Canadiens (25); Tony Leswick, Rangers (21); Ted Kennedy, Toronto (23); Woody Dumart, Boston (21); Pete Babando, Boston (22); Syl Apps,.. Toronto.. (22) and Roy Conacher, Chicago (20) &#9632;</div>

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Only Few Points Separate Eager Lot Of Players Aiming For Coveted Title And $1,000 Bonus That Goes With it

<div class="byline">By ED FITKIN</div>SILLY POME (?)That apple-cheeked goalie called LholmondeleyWith shutouts is too veddy CholmondeleyGetting steadily fine-aHe may win the Vez-ina And refute those who say In their innocent way That Lhom tendeth the nets very bholmondeley.IF YOU CAN&rsquo;T figure that strange creation out, Just remember that in Deah 01&rsquo; England, Cholmondeley is pronounced Chumley. And if Ogden Nash can get away with some of his peotic couplings, well, why should we be denied a licence?Say it isn&rsquo;t so, SenatorWHEN TORONTO Maple Leafs invaded Montreal last week it probably was the last clash of the season between these longstanding feudists because only a miracle can keep the Big Red machine in the Stanley Cup playoff contention now. By the same token, if the whispers out of Montreal are true, this game, too, may mark the last time Dick Irvin will be leading his Habitants into action against his old club.Well, if it&rsquo;s the end of the road for Irvin, more&rsquo;s the pity. We hope it isn&rsquo;t true. Though we&rsquo;ve fussed and feuded with the Habitants and Irvin for the past couple of years, we&rsquo;ll come right out and admit there are few better showmen in the N.H.L. than the ol&rsquo; pigeon-fancier from Regina, or few better masters of the attention-catching phrase. And as far as his coaching ability is concerned, who did more to resurrect Montreal from the ashes of dying hockey embers, fan the fervor for the once-powerful Canadiens and emblazon the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge with the sparkle of wildfire?Irvin was the man&mdash;but hockey fans are notably short on memory. When he took over the Habitant reins in 1940-41, hockey in Montreal was, to put it bluntly, in a catastrophic mess. Montreal fans were coldly aloof to the efforts of their once-beloved Canadiens. They were disdainful of the player-talent masquerading in the hallowed sweaters that once enshrouded the wondrous forms of Morenz, Joliat, Lepine, Gagnon, the Manthas, and so on down the long and gaudy list of greats. In fact, the future of hockey in Montreal was in jeopardy. It seemed quite probable that Canadiens would disappear from the scene as had Maroons before them.He has a remarkable recordTHEN CAME Irvin. He took over a motley collection of has beens and never would be&rsquo;s. He and Tommy Gorman went to work, cleaned house, slowly but surely revived the hapless Habs, to say nothing of Montreal&rsquo;s hockey interest. Canadiens squeezed into the playoffs that first year under Irvin. They haven&rsquo;t missed since. In the seven seasons preceding this disastrous campaign, Dick gave Montreal the N.H.L. championship four years in succession and Stanley Cup supremacy twice.He brought hockey&rsquo;s greatest scorer Rocket Richard, into the fold; created the potent Punch Line of Lach-Blake-Richard; introduced the powerhouse defence of Reardon and Bouchard; brought in Bill Durnan, the only goalie ever to win the Vezina Trophy for four consecutive years. Around these super-stars he wove championship teams that should have swept all before them but for the idiosyncrasies of hockey fate and the vagaries of the &ldquo;Hidden Hand&rdquo; that always has haunted Dick.This, then, will mark the first time since Irvin took over at Montreal that Canadiens have failed to make the playoffs. More amazing still, however, is the fact that it also will mark the first time in Dick Irvin&rsquo;s coaching career that he has failed to make the playoffs&mdash;and his coaching career now adds up to 17 years!That&rsquo;s a remarkable record, indeed, spanning, as it does, nine seasons with the Leafs and eight with Canadiens. A man must have to have &ldquo;something extra&rdquo; on the ball to achieve such success&mdash;and it would be a strange travesty on hockey justice if the axe should fall just because he missed the playoff bus for the first time in his life, wouldn&rsquo;t it?Say it isn&rsquo;t so, Senator Raymond. Say it isn&rsquo;t so!Short shots in all directionsFRANK BOUCHER, who called the turn on the collapse of Canadiens long before the season started, predicted for our edification in New York last Tuesday that Toronto would edge out Detroit in the tense battle for the N.H.L. championship&hellip; Not that he&rsquo;ll win the Pulitzer Prize or anything but the honor of scoring the 100th goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice went to Sid Smith, the only Toronto-born player on the team &hellip; Flushed with success, Sid sniped the 101st just 21 seconds later, but his two-goal spree failed to save the Leafs from absorbing a 8-2 setback from Canadiens, who won their first game of the season at Maple Leaf Gardens the other week&hellip;Sugar Jim Henry is playing terrific goal for the Rangers&mdash;if he&rsquo;s suffering from nervous prostration we&rsquo;d hate to see him in action when he&rsquo;s A-l &hellip; All that talk about Syl Apps having a chance to become the first Toronto player to score 200 goals for the Maple Leafs was in error&hellip; Some recent research disclosed that Charlie Conacher, now coach of the Chihawks, scored exactly 200 times in 8&frac12; seasons of league play with the Mapleos &hellip; There have been only two major penalty shots in the N.H.L. this winter&mdash;and two of hockey&rsquo;s top snipers muffed their opportunity to add an easy point to their collection&hellip; Buddy O&rsquo;Connor missed tn a game at Detroit in November&mdash;and Max Bentley did the same against Canadiens last week&hellip;A hockey film showing the development of hockey in Canada down through the years is in the process of being filmed&mdash;and the other day some of the scenes were &ldquo;shot&rdquo; in the dressing room of the Maple Leafs&hellip; Later, when the boys took to the ice for a brief practice whirl, the filmagnates decided to take a close-up of a goal being scored on Turk Broda&hellip; With a delicious flash of inspiration, Hap Day selected&mdash;of all people&mdash;Jimmy Thornton, who tops N.H.L. defencemen in points but who hasn&rsquo;t dented the twine one this season &hellip; The rest of the Leafs set up a wail Of anguish &hellip; &ldquo;Have a heart, Hap,&rdquo; they chorused, &ldquo;we don&rsquo;t want to be here all afternoon.&rdquo; &hellip; As it turned out, the Leafs were laved from a prolonged session when the photographer decided it would be better to have the puck THROWN past Broda&hellip; So Thomson is still waiting for his big moment. &#9632;

FOOTLOOSE WITH FITKIN

PHILADELPHIA, PA&mdash;The American Hockey League Red Book (record book) will be in for two more changes come press time this summer because two members of the Philadelphia Rockets are sure of blasting a pair of A.H.L. player records. This has been a record breaking season and by the looks of things at the present the entire book will have to be revised.The latest changes to go on record are those of Wally Stefaniw, starry centre of the Stefaniw-Narduzzi-Hergesheimer trio, and the bruising Eddie Bush. Both Wally and Ed tied records Saturday night against Indianapolis.It all happened on a goal by Phil Herges-heimer, who himself just recently entered the league select 200 goal club. Stefaniw and Bush were both credited with assists on Hergie&rsquo;s tally and for Stefaniw it was his 68th of the year. He thereby tied the all-time assist record of 68 set by Wally Kilrea with Hershey Bears in 1942-43.The assist that went to Bush was his 40th which equalled the performance set by Ernie Dickens with Pittsburgh Hornets last year. This was the record number of assists scored by a defenceman in one season.Both players are almost sure to set new records in their respective departments as there is one whole week left in the 1947-48 schedule and one more assist for each would set the new mark.Stefaniw and Bush have been consistent performers for the Rockets all season. Wally played part of last season with the Rockets before he was farmed-out to Minneapolis of the U.S.H.L. He joined the money ranks in 194 2-43 with Cleveland while Bush is a veteran campaigner who saw service with Detroit Red Wings in 1941-42. &#9632;

Stetaniw And Bush Tie Assist Records Set By Wally Kilrea And Ernie Dickens

<div class="byline">By LLOYD SAUNDERS</div>LETHBRIDGE, Alta.&mdash;One of the gamest hockey players was David Schriner, Sweeney, to most of us. Schriner was one of the best. Whenever the slick puck artist received a pass in front of an opposition net, he rarely ever missed it into a goal. He was the dread of every netminder in the big time. When Schriner hung up the blades as an active player at the end of the 1945-46 season the game lost one of its all-time greats. However the ice star didn&rsquo;t leave the game entirely, for at the start of the &rsquo;46-47 season we found him at the helm of the Lethbridge Maple Leafs in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League.David Schriner was born in Saratov, Russia, but came to Canada, with his parents at the ripe old age of one month. His father brought the family to Calgary where they have resided ever since. Schriner like any other boy in Canada learned to skate soon after he learned the art of waling. He was a natural hockey player and it wasn&rsquo;t long before he was hailed as a comer. Dave took all his education in Calgary and when not delving into his school books could be found on some corner rink playing the popular pastime of &ldquo;shinny&rdquo;.<h2>Meet the Mentor</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01191/1200998-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="535" height="781"><figcaption class="caption-body">SWEENEY SCHRINER</figcaption></div>Came Up SlowlyLike most of the other greats, Schriner didn&rsquo;t make the big time in one big jump. During his early years he played midget and juvenile hockey in the foothills city, and played his first junior hockey with the Calgary Canadians. After a successful season in junior, the smooth skating Calgarian turned to senior hockey and played two seasons for the Bronks in his home town.He played so well in senior company that the pros were all on his tail. The next season, &rsquo;33-34, Sweeney joined the monied ranks in the uniform of the Syracuse Chiefs of the American League, and this proved to be his last season in any other league, other than the N.H.L.In the &rsquo;34 season Dave joined the New York Americans, and played under his fellow townsman Red Dutton. The Amerks in those years weren&rsquo;t any balls of fire, but Schriner blossomed forth under Dutton into one of the game&rsquo;s top snipers. He led the N.H.L individual scorers for two seasons in a row. In the 1936-37 season he led the loop for the first time with a point total of 46, made up of 21 goals and 25 assists.The next semester Schriner playing on a line with Art Chapman (now manager of Buffalo) and Lorne Carr (later with the Maple Leafs and since retired) again led the loop in scoring. This time his total was 45, on 19 goals and 26 assists. That particular total reads lower than the present height, but the schedule then wasn&rsquo;t nearly as long as it is now. The play also was somewhat slower, simply because the red line wasn&rsquo;t in force at that time.Traded To LeafsAfter five seasons in the star-decked sweaters of Dutton&rsquo;s &ldquo;Keep Punching&rdquo; crew, Schriner went to the Toronto Maple Leafs In one of the biggest trades the game has known. It rivalled the mammoth trade this winter when Max Bentley and Cy Thomas went to the Leafs for five Toronto players.At the time of the trade Dave seemed to have lost some of his effectiveness, but this thought soon was banished, as the former American caught fire once again, turning into one of Conn Smythe&rsquo;s most valuable men.Before we forget we might mention that Sweeney twice made the National League&rsquo;s first all-star team and the second team once. In the 1935-36 season he made the mythical team as a member of the Americans, and again in 1940-41 with the Maple Leafs. He also was selected a member of the second annual all-star team in 1936-37 season.Dave Schriner was also picked as the outstanding rookie in his initial year. In his National League career he picked off 201 goals, which certainly serves as a big example of why they rate him an all-time great. During the war Dave traded his hockey uniform for a navy suit and served in the senior service for a year.Modern Hockey FasterWhen we asked Dave his opinion of hockey now he was quick to reply. &ldquo;It certainly has speeded up, there isn&rsquo;t much question about that, and it&rsquo;s exceptionally good to watch. If anything though the art of stickhandling is pretty well gone.&rdquo;We also asked Dave if he would name his all-time hockey player, but he refused to go out on the limb.At the moment, Dave is coaching the Lethbridge Leafs and recently led them into the playoffs. With not too much material it&rsquo;s doubtful if they will go very far. but Sweeney has turned a fair brand of hockey players into an aggressive squad. &#9632;

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Old Warhorse Sweeney Schriner Still Full Of Fight As Coach

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE BARTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01144/1201053-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">&ldquo;SHORTY LALONDE&rdquo; (centre), icemaker deluxe in Buffalo&rsquo;s A.H.L. hockey plant, gets few pointers on how it should be done from the Bisons braintrust. At left is General Manager Art Chapman, and at right, Coach Leroy Goldsworthy of the Herd.</figcaption></div>BUFFALO. N.Y.&mdash;When Angus George Lalonde tells you he&rsquo;s five feet tall, he smiles at the same time and admits to stealing a couple of inches with that figure. Widely known throughout the hockey world, and acclaimed one of the continent&rsquo;s premier ice-makers. Angus George Lalonde hasn&rsquo;t been called anything other than &ldquo;Shorty&rdquo; for more years than he cares to remember.&ldquo;You know, it isn&rsquo;t strange at all that I&rsquo;m so short. My dad is only an inch or so taller and my mother is shorter than I am. I guess Nature meant me to be a small type,&rdquo; Lalonde told this writer.&ldquo;But just to make sure my height didn&rsquo;t go too much against me, I married a girl who is just a bit shorter than I am,&rdquo; Lalonde went on, &ldquo;but even she calls me Shorty.&rdquo;Everyone Knows Shorty&ldquo;I had been here in Buffalo for three years when a telephone call came for a Mr. Lalonde. The operator told the party&rsquo; calling that there was no one here by that name But when the same party asked for Shorty, I immediately received the call. I guess I&rsquo;ll have to be content with that name. Shorty, it seems, it will have to remain.&rdquo;Born in Messema, New York, on June 9, 19 09, Shorty was initiated in the ice-making profession in nearby Cornwall, Ontario, where he lived for two years as a boy. A Cousin of &ldquo;Newsy&rdquo; Lalonde of Canadiens&rsquo; hockey and lacrosse fame, Shorty&rsquo;s love of hookey was born in him.Although he doesn&rsquo;t relish admitting it even yet, it was his small stature which prevented Shorty from playing hockey after his &rsquo;teen-age days, when he starred with a number of amateur clubs.<h2>Admiring His Handiwork</h2>In 19 29 Shorty went to Syracuse, N.Y., where he spent 10 years making ice for the Syracuse clubs of the old Canadian-American and International Hockey Leagues. In &rsquo;39 he came to Buffalo when the Memorial Auditorium was built and has been here ever since.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t miss a game in either Syracuse or here in 19 years until this winter,&rdquo; Shorty told this reporter. &ldquo;When Art Chapman sent me to Houston, Texas, to make ice for an ice-show which was coming into the Sam Houston Coliseum there, I missed one game here while I was away and it broke my record of seeing every game played in Syracuse and Buffalo.&rdquo;In addition to the many tributes paid him by hockey players for the excellent ice he makes available to them, the ice-show skaters have also been loud in their praise of the little man. Such renowned stars as Donna Atwood and Bobby Specht of Ice Capades, and Evelyn Chandler and Roy Shipstad of Ice Follies, have often paid compliments to Shorty for the ice he prepares for them here.His Ice Is Hard&ldquo;For hockey, the harder the ice the better,&rdquo; Shorty says.&ldquo;There isn&rsquo;t such a thing as soft ice, but if the ice is wet the ice-show people like it better. I always flood as late as possible for them, so that the ice is still wet when the show starts.&rdquo;Father of a 14-year-old son, Ernest, Shorty also has a daughter Suzy, aged three. A great favorite with the ice-show stars, Suzy and Miss Atwood, brilliant Ice Capades leading lady, are great friends, and Miss Atwood often takes Suzy around the arena during rehearsals.Played Pro Once!One of the busiest men in Memorial Auditorium, as he is often called upon to prepare for both an ice-show and a hockey game on the same day, Shorty likes to think of the night in Syracuse when he played in his only professional hockey game.&ldquo;Our goalie, John Ross Roach, was cut around his mouth in the first period and was unable to continue. I played in the nets for the last two periods of that game and didn&rsquo;t have to make one stop.&ldquo;The other club didn&rsquo;t get one shot on me in the two periods I played. I guess our guys knew that if they let anybody shoot, it was just as good as a goal.&rdquo;He&rsquo;s a great guy, Shorty,&mdash;a great little guy. &#9632;

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Short-Statured Buffalo Ice Man Cousin Of Newsy

<div class="byline">By DAVE FARRELL</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Despite the indefinite suspension which will in all probability keep Don Gallinger out of the playoffs, the Boston Bruins have a better than even chance of annexing their first Stanley Cup in seven years.&ldquo;Not steady enough to win the Cup,&rdquo; seems to be the general consensus of hockey writers regarding the Bruins. Well, the bruins have been up and down all season and if you were to judge them on what they have shown from November through February, you would hardly give them a chance of even qualifying for the final round of the post-season classic.But the Bruins of March are essentially better than the team of last October which won seven and tied one its first 10 games. It&rsquo;s a team which is just recovering from its worst injury jinx in its 24 year history and which is steadily improving as the playoffs draw near. They are a group of players who have survived a recent gambling probe to become a united and spirited team. They are a team which can defeat any one of the other three teams, Toronto, Detroit, and New York, in a given series. Sounds like a wild pipe dream, does it? Let&rsquo;s take a look at the records.Tough Against LeadersThough they have dropped five games and broken even in three with the Maple Leafs, the Bruins have given Smythe&rsquo;s team a good battle in every game this season. Charlie Conacher of the Black Hawks has gone on record as saying that the Leafs will have a tough time with the Bruins if the two teams meet in the playoffs.&ldquo;Since I started watching games in Toronto, I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve ever seen the Bruins play a bad game,&rdquo; he said.After losing their first five contests with the Red Wings, the five meetings. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no reason to believe that they cannot continue their recent success over the Motor City club.May Score UpsetAnd&rsquo; it&rsquo;s no secret that the Bruins have enjoyed singular success against the Rangers throughout the season. Just as with the Maple Leafs, the Bruins are almost unbeatable on Boston ice when they play the Boucher-men.<h2>Clicking Again</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02127/1201084-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="504" height="857"><figcaption class="caption-body">MILT SCHMIDT</figcaption></div>Looking at the whole picture very objectively and without any prejudice or bias (well, maybe just a little), we side with Ron Morrier and look for the Bruins to score an upset and win the Stanley Cup. That is, if the injury jinx doesn&rsquo;t strike again. On what do we base our opinion?Milt Schmidt is playing better than ever this season. The entire defence has tightened and is giving Frankie Brimsek the support he lacked in the middle of the campaign. And the club has acquired a noticeable increase in hustle and spirit. What more could you ask? &#9632;

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Revived Bruins Threat As Cup Search Nears

Next week is the week, fans, when your HOCKEY NEWS All-Star team in the National Hockey League will be announced, and you can see how your choices compared with those of the other fan experts.If you&rsquo;re a subscriber you won&rsquo;t have to worry, but if you buy your copy of THE HOCKEY NEWS from a news stand or at your rink, you&rsquo;d better reserve one in lots of time to make sure of getting it.There&rsquo;ll be a big picture layout for you, and stories about the players who made the grade on the First Team&mdash;incidentally, the first time that the fans across the continent ever had the opportunity to select their own team of great puckchasers of the season. There&rsquo;ll also be all the dope on the Second Team choices and the runners-upBalloting for the All-Stars exceeded even the most optimistic estimates of the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS, with puck bugs from all across Canada and the United States pouring in their votes at such a rate the tabulators were almost swamped at one time.It&rsquo;s due to you fans that this first All-Star voting has been such a success, and the editors want to thank you for your response. &#9632;

HOCKEY NEWS N.H.L. ALL-STARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1, 1947Published byHockey News Company, 803 Dominion Square Building,Montreal, Que.Subscription Price $2 tor 30 Issues in Canada-$3 in U.S.A.Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.VOL, 1 MARCH 17, 1948 No. 25&ldquo;ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE&mdash;&rdquo;Hockey&rsquo;s gambling probe gave the game a fright, but since it turned out the blight hadn&rsquo;t spread very far, fans and officials are much easier in their minds. One player banned from organized hockey for life and another suspended indefinitely is the boxscore, with investigation to continue further into the case of Don Gallinger, the suspended player. Only the fact that available evidence didn&rsquo;t implicate him as Billy Taylor, saved Gallinger from a similar punishment.But even though the facts showed that gamblers hadn&rsquo;t made as deep inroads as at first feared, shouldn&rsquo;t be the sign for a letting down of the bars of caution and protection against further such occurrences in the futnre. President Clarence Campbell of the N.H.L, sums it up well when he states that &ldquo;all club owners must maintain eternal vigilance to guard against gambling.&rdquo;Players must be protected from the blandishments of the slick-haired, scar-faced element of the underworld who seek to gain information about the teams and persuade the men to sell out their clubs or bet against them.To this end, President Campbell made a four-point review of the gambling situation last week, for the information of the fans and the guidance of the owners. Here are the pertinent points he made.(1) The regulations now existing are adequate to do everything possible to discourage gambling&mdash;if not prevent it. Automatic expulsion for life is the penalty, and that should be a strong enough deterrent to halt any player with gambling inclinations, especially after the example made of Taylor.(2) Complete &ldquo;policing&rdquo; is impossible, but all club owners must maintain eternal vigilance to guard against gambling.(3) Salaries and incentives&mdash;in the form of cash bonuses by the league for trophy winners and outstanding performances; as well as extra bonuses given by most clnbs&mdash;should be sufficient to guard players against temptation. Their pay is adequate, so players should not have to seek easy money through gambling.(4) The rinks, in co-operation with police, should drive all known gamblers and other undesirables away from their premises.If these sane and practical policies are followed, it should prove as effective insurance as possible against gamblers getting a foothold in organized hockey. Players who are well treated, well paid and effectively protected from the approach of undesirables, won&rsquo;t be tempted to sell out their clubs, their teammates and the fans.TOUGH WINTER FOR CHAMPIONSElimination of Montreal Royals, last winter&rsquo;s senior champions of Canada, marked the downfall of the second of the Dominion&rsquo;s amateur cup holders. The Junior titlists of 1946-47&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s College Majors of Toronto&mdash;failed to get into the league playoffs, as they presented but a shadow of their former selves after their brightest stars moved up to professional or senior ranks.It&rsquo;s a phenomenon often seen in amateur circles, where a club will work for years building a great team that enjoys a brief moment of glory and then fades as the lure of larger piles of greenbacks captures their players. It&rsquo;s inevitable in the world of amateur sport, where the majority of teams are sponsored by professional clubs, which select outstanding players from all parts of the country and place them on the amateur farm team for seasoning until they are good enough for the professional big top.But this winter has been a tough one on champions in the professional scene as well. That&rsquo;s especially true in the National League, where Montreal Canadiens fell from the top with a resounding thump. Champions of the league four consecutive seasons before the current one, and winners of the Stanley Cup twice in that span, Canadiens stand to slip right out of the playoffs this winter.Hershey Bears in the American League and Kansas City Pla-Mors in the United States League are still in the Cup hunts, but will have to fight hard to keep their laurels this spring. Only Toronto Maple Leafs, last spring&rsquo;s Stanley Cup winners, seem to have a good chance to repeat, but they have a struggle on their hands with hockey playoffs being as un-predictable as they are.It&rsquo;s all a necessary, and beneficial part of the game&mdash;this constant sniping at and overthrow of the champions. The uncertainty of it all makes hockey the great game that it is. One team may rule the roost for a few seasons, then must move over to make way for a new king. If it wasn&rsquo;t so, the fans in less fortunate cities would soon grow discouraged and the game would suffer. Hockey playoffs are an effective antidote to combat that feeling of futility players and fans would otherwise have. &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01216/1201163-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div>TOO MUCH A HL.?Dear Sir,I think your paper is pretty swell, but it still could use a little improvement.As far as I am concerned, you have too much on the American League. I also would like to see more about the Quebec Senior Hockey League. How about more pictures of some of the top stars of that league.DORIS Kutsch Ottawa, Ont.Dear Sir,It is interesting to watch the records of many of the former American League players as I am a Springfield Indian fan and have seen many of the best get their starts.I don&rsquo;t think the Indians have received any too much space in THE HOGKEY NEWS. It is not a great team this year but we have some good&rsquo; players who deserve writeups in your paper.Alex Robertson Indian Orchard, Mass.(We hope you went for that back page story on Eldie Kobussen in last week&rsquo;s edition.)FUTURE REFERENCEDear Sir,In the December 24 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS there is a write-up on the Winnipeg junior goaler, Roy McMeekin. It states that McMeekin is on the Toronto Maple Leafs list. Does this mean that Turk Broda is playing his last season for the Leafs? I think he is capable of filling the Leaf net for a few seasons yet.Don Johnson Bromhead, Sask.(By no means. Turk will probably be around for a few more years, but McMeekin is just the property of the Leafs for future use.)Dear Sir,I am a Canadien hockey fan and I have followed the N.H.L. since 1945-46. Could you tell me if Marty Barry ever won the Byng Trophy, if so what year was it and how many penalties did he receive. Congratulations on your fine paper. I remain a Flying Frenchmen fan.Kenneth Steels Greenfield Park, P.Q.(Barry won the Byng Trophy in 1936-37 and served 44 minutes in penalties.)Dear Sir,A no more complete nor thorough coverage of the professional hockey world could be asked for than you present each week in THE HOCKEY NEWS, but how about devoting a column to major college scores. Nothing elaborate, just enough to keep up with the respective strength of the different colleges.Ed Gibson Exeter, N.H.(We hope to present the complete service next season.)Dear Sir,I would like to know if the word &ldquo;Rangers&rdquo; on the New York sweaters is written across the shoulders above the player&rsquo;s number or from the right shoulder to the left side of the waist. I understand the sweater with the &ldquo;R&rdquo; is the New York Rover sweater.Also I would like to know if the Rangers have a home sweater, if so would you please describe it.Davis MacDonald Campbellton, N.B.(The Rangers have only one sweater. The name &ldquo;Rangers&rdquo; is written on an angle on top of the player&rsquo;s number.)TOUGH PROBLEMDear Sir,I would like you to answer a question. Who is the fastest player and skater in the N.H.L.?Jerry A. Spooner Lake Alma, Sask.(That&rsquo;s tough to answer, because the league is bubbling over with speedsters.)SOME QUERIESDear Sir,I would like to know where George Homenuke, who is now playing for Dallas, was born and when. I would like to see a few pictures of him in your paper.Who was the scoring champion of the N.H.L. in 1939-40. Did a Detroit player ever win the scoring championship?Bill Charney Sheho, Sask.(Homenuke was born right in your home town on May 26, 1926. Boston&rsquo;s Milt Schmidt won the point crown in 1939-40 with 52 points. No Red Wing has been that fortunate as yet.)Dear Sir,I think that THE HOCKEY NEWS is the greatest thing to come into the Sports World.&mdash;Congratulations. For the wonderful sport hockey is, it is deserving for the sport to be covered by such a fine paper.There have been quite a few suggestions sent into the Hockey Fans&rsquo; Forum, and now I have one. I have often wondered why the hockey games do not start at 8:00 or 8:15, instead of 8:30. It would help those who live out-of-town.William L. Schermerhorn Arlington, Mass.(Train schedules, other rink commitments, many factors affect game starting times.)Dear Sir,Congratulations to THE HOCKEY NEWS. I have read that you plan to publish all summer. I wish you would publish a paper on baseball during the summer months. This is just a suggestion and I think many will like the idea.Bill Purdy Hamilton, Ont.(Hockey is our game, Bill, and we plan to stick to it even in the off months.)TICKET TROUBLEDear Sir,In the January issue of Sport Magazine there is an article entitled &ldquo;My Case Against Hockey&rdquo; by Dan Parker. I wish that you would comment upon this article in a future issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS.Is it possible for an out-of-town hockey fan to obtain tickets to N.H.L. games at the Forum or are all seats taken by season ticket holders? Also, if a season ticket holder is not attending a game at the Forum is it possible for a person like myself to get this seat or seats from the ticket office at the Forum. It is not very enjoyable to drive fifty or sixty miles in the wintertime only to be able to get standing room. I would appreciate your response to this requestRobert W. Bredenberg Champlain, N.Y.(The best thing to do is to wire ahead of time and seek confirmation.)Dear Sir,I have two questions to ask: As far as I knew penalty shots had been abolished in the N.H.L. but in the game between Canadiens and Toronto on March 3, Max Bentley had a penalty shot on Bill Durnan. Can you please explain this?If two teams are tied for fourth place when playoff time comes around, which of the two teams plays in the playoffs?Lawrence Wilmut Westmount, P.Q.(Penalty shots in the N.H.L. were never abolished. If two clubs were tied, as you asked, the team with (1) the most wins or (2) the most goals or (3) the least goals against would get into the playoffs.)Dear Sir,I wish to congratulate you on the finest hockey paper in the world. I think the idea of having the fans picking their all-stars is great. Keep up the good work.Roy Gosby Toronto, Ont.TEETER FANSDear Sir,Could you please publish a story on my favorite player, Ted Kennedy. Also could you tell me how many shutouts Turk Broda has had up to the 1947-48 season, C. Trumbla Elie, Man.(We&rsquo;re planning now for that Kennedy story of yours. Including games of March 14, Broda lias 28 shutouts; that also includes playoffs.)Dear Sir,I have a couple of questions to ask. How many minutes in penalties has Max Bentley served during his career?Allen Snape Toronto, Ont.(Up to March 7, Bentley has served 46 minutes in penalties since he joined Chicago in 1940-41.)Dear Sir,Could you please tell me on whose negotiation list are the Blair brothers, Charlie and Dusty, of the Oshawa Generals?A. E. Bauder Vandura, Sask.(The Blair brothers are on the reserve list of Providence Reds.)Dear Sir,I am very pleased with THE HOCKEY NEWS. But I think you do not put enough N.H.L-news in. There is altogether too much American League stuff. Also I am an ardent Montreal Canadiens fan and I can&rsquo;t help but note that in the five years they have dominated the N.H.L. none except Maurice Richard has been heard over the Bee Hive hockey broadcast. That goes to show what Toronto sportsmanship is like.Bill Durnan, who won the Vezina four years in a row and who was born right here in Toronto, has never been mentioned. I still think he is the greatest goalkeeper in the N.H.L.Phil Wiebe Toronto, OntDear Sir,Could, you please inform me as to where I may obtain photographs of certain N.H.L. players?Hilda Whitehead Kingston, Ont.(Write Nat Turofsky, 92 King Street, West, Toronto.)Dear Sir,Congratulations on a fine hockey paper. I find it something a hockey fan really needs. In answer to the whereabouts of Eddy Cutts, you said that he was suspended for not reporting to Pittsburgh Hornets. I may be wrong, but wasn&rsquo;t he sold to Washington Lions by the Leafs and suspended for not reporting to them? Would you please tell me the whereabouts of Lome Carr, former New York American and Toronto Maple Leafs star. Could you also tell me Lome&rsquo;s lifetime scoring record along with Sweeny Schriner&rsquo;s.(You&rsquo;re right, Cutts was sold to Washington. Carr is coaching in Calgary. His lifetime rex-ord was 204 goals, 222 assists and 426 points during regular season play. His playoff total was 18 goals, 11 assists for 29 points.)<div class="sidebar"><h2>CORRESPONDENTS WANTED</h2>Dear Hockey Fans:I am anxious to get in touch with hockey fans across the country who are collectors of hockey items such as pictures and programs.Any of you who have in your possession hockey material that you might be interested in exchanging, etc., for other hockey collection pieces, please write me at once.Hubert Labre Chesterville, Ontario. &#9632;</div>

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It has often been said that as Richard goes so go the Canadiens. Well it was more than true last week and because the Rocket was really flying the Canadiens won three straight games last week and remained in the running for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Richard&rsquo;s play resembled that of old, and it was he along with linemate Elmer Lach who sparked the Montrealers to the best winning streak of the season. The Rocket&rsquo;s best scoring spree of the year earns for him THE HOCKEY NEWS&rsquo; nomination as the Player Of The Week along with the Morgan Hat Award. Richard notched seven points in three games last week and against the Rangers on Sunday in New York he scored four goals as the Habs won 6-3. His performance marked the second time this year that an N.H.L. player had scored four goals in one game. The other was Ranger rookie Don Raleigh.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02143/1201239-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="261" height="417"></div>When the Canucks whipped Toronto Thursday, The Rocket picked up one assist and against New York Saturday he figured in two more. His season total now stands at 25 goals and 25 assists for a total of 50 points. It has been said that both he and Lach have held the Canadiens together this season. True or not Richard shows signs of regaining his old form. The two players have accounted for 53 of the club&rsquo;s 137 goals to date.Maurice with 50 points is seven away from the league&rsquo;s leading sniper Buddy O&rsquo;Connor. A Montreal-born product, Richard has twice led the loop in goals-scored. In 1944-45 his never-to-be forgotten feat of scoring 50 goals in 50 games stands as a new record while his 45 markers was the best goal-scoring efort last season.In the Stanley Cup playoffs last year Richard headed the point list with 11 points. A quiet-spoken, dark-haired winger with a 175-pound frame, he is one of the true &ldquo;color guys&rdquo; of hockey. &#9632;

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Curry Gets FirstFloyd Curry, speedy rookie of the Montreal Canadiens. scored Ids first National league goal on Sunday night in New York. It came at 6.25 of the first period. With the Montreal Royals last year Curry has only scored five points in 29 games.Still GoallessJimmy Thomson&rsquo;s scoring feat this eason with the Toronto Maple Leafs still remains one of the oddities of the N.H.I,, point race. Jim has yet to bag his first goal of the season but he is the top scoring: rearguard, He has 28 assists but hasn&rsquo;t scored a goal in 57 games.<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01167/1201208-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="616" height="233"></div>Last Week&rsquo;s GamesMarch 9&mdash;Chicago 4, Detroit 1.March 10&mdash;Boston 6, Rangers 3; Detroit 7, Chicago 2.March 11&mdash;Canadiens 3. Toronto 1.March 13&mdash;Canadiens 3, Rangers 2; Toronto 5, Boston 3.March 14&mdash;Toronto 3. Chicago 0; Boston 5, Detroit 1; Canadiens 6, Rangers 3.Games of Coming WeekMarch 17&mdash;Detroit at Boston; Rangers at Chicago.March 20&mdash;Chicago at Canadiens; Detroit at Toronto.March 21&mdash;Chicago at Rangers; Toronto at Detroit; Canadiens at Boston.The National Hockey League championship race is one of the closest in the history of the league. As a result of weekend games, Toronto Maple Leafs are back on top of the heap two points ahead of Detroit.The other change sees Boston Bruins now headings New York Rangers in third place while playoff hopes alive last week by winnig all three games. So close is the race for that last playoff position that even a tie for either Canadiens or Rangers would knock the Montrealers out of the Stanley Cup fight.After losing to Canadiens 3-1 in Montreal on Tuesday, the Maple Leafs rallied with a pair of victories over the weekend while Detroit was losing their only game to Boston.. The Leafs whipped the same Bruins in Toronto Saturday 5-3 and then shuffled over to Chicago to shutout the Windy City aggregation 3-0. The loss dashed all the Hawks&rsquo; playoff hopes out the window. While Turk Broda was hanging-up his fifth horse-collar of the year, the Bruins were soundly Trouncing Detroit 5-1.With the Hawks now definitely out of the running, all eyes will be watching the outcome of the Ranger and Canadiens contests this week. The Habitants have to win their remaining two games while the Rangers must lose all their remaining three contests.TUESDAY, MARCH 9CHICAGO&mdash;Chicago Black Hawks pulled out of the N.H.L. cellar by beating Detroit Red Wings for the first time this year on Stadium ice 4-1. Emile Francis looked well on his way towards his second shutout when Sid Abel beat him at 18:53 of the last period.After Roy Conacher opened the scoring after 11 minutes of the first period the Hawks were never in danger. Doug Bentley, Bud Polle and Bill Mosienko scored the three other Hawk goals. Bentley also picked two other points, on assists.Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush J. Stewart; centre Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay, subs: Reise, Gauthier, Horeck Guldolin. McFadden, D. Morrison. J. Conacher, Pavellch, Kelly, R. Morrison.Chicago: Goal. Francis; defence, Nat-frass, Gadsby; centre, Bodnar; wings, Polle, G. Stewart, subs: Mariuccl Dickens. Prystai, Bentley, R. Conacher, Gee, Mosienko Brown, Hamill, Kaleta.Referee: Bill Chadwick. Linesmen: sam Babcock and George Hayes.First Period1&mdash;Chicago, R. Conacher.. (Bentley)..&hellip;&hellip;11:33Penalties: Horeck Nattrass.Second Periodt&mdash;Cnicago, Bentley (Mosienko).. 11:31 Penalties: Gadsby, Guldolin.Third Period3&mdash;Chicago, Polle(Stewart, Bodnar)&hellip;&hellip;9:224&mdash;Chicago, Mosienko (Bentley).. 9:465&mdash;Detroit, Abel (Howe)&hellip;&hellip;18:58Penalty: Kaleta.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10DETROIT&mdash;The Red Wings broke a first place tie with Toronto by routing. Chicago Black Hawks 7-2. The win avenged Detroit&rsquo;s 4-1 loss to the Hawks the night before. The game was the season finale between the two teams with the Wings gaining a wide 10-2 advantage in games over Chicago.Detroit led 6-0 before Ralph Nattrass and Gaye Stewart beat Harry Lumley in the third. All six Detroit goals were evenly divided.Chicago&mdash;Goal, Francis; defence, Gadsby Nattrass; centre, Bodnar; wings, Poile, G. Stewart, subs: Mariuccl. Dickens Prystai. Bentley, R. Conacher, Gee Mosienko, Brown, Hamill, Kaleta.Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush, J. Stewart; centre Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs. Reise Kelly. McFadden, Horeck, J. Conacher R. Morrison, D. Morrison, Pavelich. Gauthier.Referee&mdash;George Gravel. Linesmen:George Hayes and Sammy Babcock.First Period1&mdash;Detroit, Horeck(Pavelich, Quackenbush)&hellip; 5:572&mdash;Detroit R. Morrison(D. Morrison. Quackenbush).. 7:113&mdash;Detroit: Stewart(Howe, Lindsay)&hellip;&hellip;8:37Penalties: Howe (2), Prystai.Second Period4&mdash;Detroit, LindsayStewart. Abel)&hellip;&hellip;1:365&mdash;Detroit, Howe(Lindsay Kelly)&hellip;&hellip;7:336&mdash;Detroit. McFadden(J. Stewart Horeck)&hellip;&hellip;14:47Penalties: G. Stewart, Guidolin, (major), Kaleta.Third Period7&mdash;Chicago, Nattrass (Bodnar).. 1:338&mdash;Chicago, G. Stewart(Bentley)&hellip;&hellip;3:09&mdash;Detroit, Howe&hellip;&hellip;12:56Penalties: Lindsay Dickens.BOSTON.&mdash;Paced by rookies Pete Babando, Paul Ronty and Johnny Pierson with one goal apiece, Boston Bruins downed New York Rangers 6-3 with a three-goal outbreak, in the last period. Victory moved the Bruins to within one point of the Blueshirts who need but One point to clinch a playoff berth.Tony Leswick scored twice for Rangers and Ed Kullman once to keep the visitors in the running until the third period when Pierson, Ronty and Ken Smith connected for the winning margin. Smith led the Bruins with two tallies.Rangers: Goal, Henry; defence, Lamirande Eddolls; centre Laprade; wings, Kullman, Leswick; subs.: Trudell, O&rsquo;Connor, Colville, Raleigh, Hex-tall, Anslow, Gardiner, Juzda, Moe.Boston: Goal, Brimsek; defence, Crawford. Henderson; centre, Schmidt; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs.: Egan, Sandford, Flaman, Warwick, Harrison. Smith, Martin, Ronty, Pierson. Babando.First Period1&mdash;Rangers: Leswick (Laprade).. 8.072&mdash;Boston: Babando (Flaman)&hellip; 4.05Penalties; Lamirande, Sandford.Second Period3&mdash;Boston: Peters,(Dumart, Schmidt)&hellip;&hellip;.334&mdash;Rangers: Leswick(Kullman, Moe)&hellip;&hellip;8.595&mdash;Boston: Smith (Ronty)&hellip;&hellip;13.426&mdash;Rangers: Kullman&hellip;&hellip;15.44Penalties: None.Third Period7&mdash;Boston: Pierson(Ronty, Smith).. 6.178&mdash;Boston: Ronty (Pierson)&hellip;&hellip;14.549&mdash;Boston: Smith (Henderson)&hellip; 19.59 Penalties: Eddolls, Harrison.THURSDAY, MARCH 11MONTREAL.&mdash;Montreal Canadiens held their spell over Toronto by whipping the Leafs 3-1 before a sellout crowd at the Forum. The victory gave the Habs a season edge over the Leafs of six wins, five losses and one tie. Toronto lost the chance to gain on the idle Detroit Red Wings.Elmer Lach put the home club ahead at 8.22 of the first period but Gus Mortson tied the count early in the middle period. A little less than 14 minutes later Jacques Locas put Canadiens ahead to stay. Chamberlain clinched the game at 17.44 of the last frame on a play with Billy Reay.Toronto: Goal Broda; defence, Mortson, Thomson; centre, Bentley; wings. Smith, Klukay; subs.: Stanowski, Watson, Metz, Kennedy, Apps, Ezinicki, Lynn, Meeker, Boesch, Bai ilko.Canadiens: Goal. Durnan; defence, Harvey, Bouchard; centre, Lach; wings, Richard, Fillion; subs.: Reardon, Leger, Harmon, Riopelle, Locas, Chamberlain, Reiy, Curry, Mosdell, Carveth.First Period1&mdash;Canadiens. Lach(Richard, Fillion)&hellip;&hellip;8.22Penalties: Lach, Ezinicki (2), Bouchard (2), Reay, Mortson (major), Reardon (2), Meeker.Second Period2&mdash;Toronto: Mortson (Meeker)&hellip;&hellip;2.463&mdash;Capadiens: Loca(Riopelle, Bouchard)&hellip;&hellip;15.25Penalties: Baiilk, Mortson, Harvey.Third Period4&mdash;Canadiens. Chamberlain (Reay) 17.44 Penalties: Locas, Bouchard.SATURDAY, MARCH 13MONTREAL&mdash;A sizzling backhand shot off the stick of Kennedy Reardon gave Montreat Canadiens their first victory over New York Rangers on Forum ice this year. It was Reardon&rsquo;s drive at 16.25 of the last period that gave the Habs a 3-2 win.Canadiens took a two-goal lead on markers by Bob Fillion and Elmer Lach. The Rangers however tied it up when Edgar Laprade and Frank Eddolls hit the twine setting the stage for Reardon&rsquo;s goal.Rangers&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Eddolls, Lamirande; centre, Laprade; wings, Kullman, Leswick. Subs: Trudell, O&rsquo;Connor, Raleigh, Hextali, Gardner. Juzda, Kwong, Rowe.Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence, Harvey, Bouchard; centre, Lach wings, Richard, Fillion. Subs.: Reardon, Leger, Harmon, Mosdell, Locas, Curry, Riopelle Reay, Chamberlain, Carveth.Referee: Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Jim Primeau, Eddie Mepham.First PeriodNo scorePenalties: Harvey, Richard, Leswick, (minor and misconduct).Second Period1&mdash;Canadiens Fillion (Lach, Richard)&hellip;&hellip;9.13Penalty: Hextail.Third Period2&mdash;Canadiens, Lach&hellip;&hellip;8.553&mdash;Rangers.Laprade (Leswick). 9.334&mdash;Rangers. Eddolls(O&rsquo;Connor)&hellip;&hellip; 12.655&mdash;Canadians. Reardon(Richard)&hellip;&hellip; 16.21Penalties: Chamberlain (minor and match misconduct), Lach.TORONTO&mdash;Syl Apps, nearing the end of a great career, scored two goals to spark the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-2 win over Boston Bruins. The triumph before 14,182 fans put the Leafs into a first place tie with Detroit. Apps&rsquo; two goals gave him a life-long total of 197 N.H.L. goalsAfter Johnny Pierson put Boston ahead in the opener Apps scored twice in the middle frame and the Leafs were never headed from then on. Bill Ezinicki clinched the game with a goal at 1.31 of the third period and Ted Kennedy scored two more. Milt Schmidt tallied the second Boston goal.Boston: Goal, Brimsek; defence Crawford. Henderson; centre, Schmidt; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs.: Egan, Flaman, Martin, Sandford, Warwick, Babando, Ronty, Pierson, K. Smith HarrisonToronto: Goal, Eroda; defence, Barilko, Boesch; centre, Apps: wings. Ezinicki, Watson; subs.: Mortson, Thomson, Stanowski, Kennedy. Meeker, Lynn Bentley, S. Smith, Klukay, N. Metz.First Period1&mdash;Boston. Pierson(Ronty, Crawford)&hellip;&hellip;15.01Penalties: Thomson, Boesch, Flaman.Second Period2&mdash;Toronto. Apps(Bentley, Watson)&hellip;&hellip;6.173&mdash;Toronto. Apps(Watson, Ezinicki)&hellip;&hellip;10.24Penalties: Egan, Barilko, Warwick.Third Period4&mdash;Toronto. Ezinicki (Watson).. 1.315&mdash;Boston.Schmidt (Peters)&hellip;&hellip;3.416&mdash;Toronto, Kennedy (Mcelfer).. 16.157&mdash;Toronto. Klukay(Mortson S. Smith)&hellip;&hellip;18.42Penalties: Mortson, Boesch 2. Peters (minor and misconduct), Henderson.SUNDAY, MARCH 14CHICAGO&mdash;Toronto moved ahead of Detroit Red Wings for &ldquo;first place in the N.H.L. race by blanking Chicago Black Hawks 3-0. The loss marked thes Hawks 10th loss to the Leafs this year and Turk Broda played an outstanding game to score his fifth shutout.Ted Kennedy broke the scoring ice early In the first period followed by another goal by Harry Watson in the second period. Bill Ezinicki accounted for Toronto&rsquo;s third goal. Syl Apps scored two assists.Toronto: Goal, Broda; defence Thomson, Mortson; centre, Apps; wings, Watson, Ezinicki. Subs.: Stanowski, N. Metz, M. Bentley, Kennedy. Lynn, Meeker, Klukay, Boesch, D Metz, Barilko.Chicago: Goal, Francis; defence, Gadsby, Nattrass; centre, Bodnar; wings, Prystal, D. Bentley, Conacher, Gee, Moienko. Brown, Hamill, Kaleta.Referee: George Gravel; linesmen Doug Young, Stan McCabe.First Period1&mdash;Toronto, Kennedy &hellip;&hellip; 4:48Penalties&mdash;Bodnar, Stewart, Mortson, Meeker.Second Period2&mdash;Toronto, Watson (Apps, Stanowski) &hellip;&hellip; 9:58Penalties&mdash;Boesch (2, including misconduct), Ezinicki.Third Period8&mdash;Toronto, Ezinicki (Mortson, Apps) &hellip;&hellip; 15:40Penalties: None.NEW YORK&mdash;Maurice &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; Richard looked like his old self as he scored four goals to lead Canadiens to a 6-3 victory over New York Rangers. In scoring their second win over the Blueshirts in as many nights, Montreal kept its playoff hopes alive.Richard&rsquo;s last two goals were scored after Coach Boucher had pulled Sugar Jim Henry out of the net in an effort to tie up the score. Floyd Curry and Glen Harmon potted the other two goals. Rene Trudell, Eddie Kullman and Don Raleigh scored for Rangers.Canadiens: Goal Durnan; defence, Harvey. Bouchard; centre, Lach; wings Richard, Fillion; subs.: Ropelle, Locas, Harmon, Chambrelain, Reay, Curry, Reardon, Mosdell, Carveth, Leger.New York: Goal, Henry; defence. Lamirande, Eddolls; centre, Laprade; wings, Kullman, Leswick; subs. Trudell, O&rsquo;Connor, Raleigh, Hextall, Cardner, Juzda, Slowinski, Moe, Foster, Rowe.Officials: Frank (King) Clancy, referee; Jim Primeau and Ed Mepham linesmen.First Period1&mdash;Canadiens, Curry (Reay, Chamberlain) &hellip;&hellip; 6.25Penalties: Juzda, Lach, Chamberlain, Mosdell, Harvey.Second Period2&mdash;New York. Trudell (Gardner) 5.273&mdash;Canadiens. Richard (Lach) &hellip;&hellip; 8.504&mdash;Canadiens. Richard &hellip;&hellip; 14.505&mdash;New York. Kullman (O&rsquo;Connor, Raleigh) &hellip;&hellip; 18.28Penalties: Fillion, Kullman., Chamberlain.Third Period6&mdash;New York Raleigh (Lamirande, Gardner) &hellip;&hellip; 1.507&mdash;Canadiens. Harmon (Chamberlain) &hellip;&hellip; 9.128&mdash;Canadiens. Richard &hellip;&hellip; 19.169&mdash;Canadiens. Richard &hellip;&hellip; 19.41Penalties: Bouchard, Gardner.DETROIT&mdash;Boston Bruins moved ahead of New York in one of the closest N.H.L. races tn history by upsetting Detroit Red Wings 5-1. The Bruins came from behind to win after Don Morrison had put the Wings up 1-0 in the first period.After that the Bruins hit their stride Pete Babando tied it up four minutes before the first perioct ended and Woody Dumart and Murray Henderson potted goals in the second to clinch the game Babando tallied again at 17.18 of the third period and Ed Sandford closed-off the scoring at 18.21.Boston: Goal, Brimsek; defence, Crawford, Henderson; centre, Schmidt; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs: Egan, Sandford, Flaman, Warwick, Harrison, Smith, Martin, Ronty, Pierson, Babando.Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush, Stewart; centra Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs: Reise, Conacher, D. Morrison, R. Morrison, Pavelich, Gauthier.Referee, Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Harold March and Geoorge Hayes.First Period1&mdash;Detroit. D. Morrison (Conacher, Gauthier) &hellip;&hellip; 8:052&mdash;Boston. Babando (Schmidt, Warwick) &hellip;&hellip; 16.35Penalties: Abel, Peters Howe.Second Period3&mdash;Boston. Dumart (Flaman) &hellip;&hellip; 10.234&mdash;Boston. Henderson (Ronty, Smith) &hellip;&hellip; 15.23Penalty: Lindsay.Third Period5&mdash;Boston. Babando (Sandford) &hellip; 17.186&mdash;Boston. Sandford (Smith) &hellip; 18.21Penalty: Egan.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03105/1201201-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="607" height="2645"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02179/1201194-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="608" height="1229"></div>* Tom McGratton replaced Harry Lumley in Detroit nets at 12-minute mark of third period in game played on Nov. 9, 1947** Gerry McNeil replaced Bill Durnan in Canadiens nets at 4.51 mark ol second period in same played on Nov. 22, 1947*** Bob DeCourcy replaced Charlie Rayl ner In Rangers nets at 10.42 mark of seond Period in game played on Nov. 12, 1947.PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBSRangers&hellip;&hellip;471Boston&hellip;&hellip;493Chicago&hellip;&hellip;533Detroit&hellip;&hellip;569Canadiens&hellip;&hellip;690Toronto&hellip;&hellip;734<div class="sidebar"><h2>HOCKEY FANS</h2>Photos of all N.H.L. PlayersNew and Old.Also all Sports photosTurofsky-Toronto92 King St. W. &#9632;</div>

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<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;One of the brightest future prospects to make an appearance on the American Hockey League scene this season is Kenneth George &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; Davies, of the New Haven Ramblers. A &ldquo;rookie&rdquo; just breaking into new surroundings is always under the critical eye of the spectators, players and coaches. His opponents are anxious to find out just what to expect from him and how high to regard him as an adversary. The fans are busily engaged in comparing him with past performers and forming their opinions as to just how much of a success he will be in future years.Davies has more than lived up to his advance notices with his performance this season. Being rated a top-notch rookie is no new experience for Ken, as last season, his first in professional ranks, he was voted the outstanding &ldquo;rookie&rdquo; of the season in the United States Hockey League. There, in 58 games he scored 19 goals, added 45 assists for 64 points. His promotion to the American Hockey League this season was watched with careful scrutiny to see if he could maintain that fast pace.<h2>Lauds Kens Play</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01200/1201294-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="493" height="859"><figcaption class="caption-body">COACH LYNN PATRICK</figcaption></div>Davies has proven that he could; as a matter of fact, his record this season is more impressive.He only required 62 games in the A.H.L. to reach the 69 point total and in doing so, he raised his actual goal scoring figures from 19 to 28. With one week of the season remaining, it is expected that &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; will add on many more points to his already high record. He has been up among the leading scorers all season.Envy To ManyAmong the other outstanding features of his play this season was his scoring four goals in a single game, and also three goals in another. On three occasions he tallied what proved to be the winning marker for New Haven and is also credited with a tying goal. His 37 assists in the first 55 games attest to his ability as a playmaker, and working on a line with &ldquo;Chick&rdquo; Webster and &ldquo;Wingy&rdquo; Johnson, he has been quite instrumental in setting them up for important markers, too Their forward line has developed into one of the most feared in the league by opposing goaltenders.New Haven Coach Lynn Patrick, with the famous Patrick ability to size up the potentialities of future ice greats, rates his prize rookie very highly. Patrick considers Davies one of the finest poke checkers in the league, making him a great all-around performer, and likens him to Clint Smith, one of the greatest defensive centres of recent years,.Shifty SkaterDavies was born in Bowman-ville, Ontario, on August 10, 1922. Although small in stature, he stands 5&rsquo;6&rdquo; and weighs but 160 pounds, he more than makes up for his size with shifty skating ability. &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; spent three and a half years in the Canadian Army, and then joined the St. Paul team of the U.S.H.L., where in addition to being voted the outstanding rookie, he was also runner-up for the most valuable player award. Davies, a centre, employs a lefthanded shot in harassing opposing goaltenders. &#9632;

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Rates As One Of Best Prospects In Amerk Circuit

<div class="byline">By EARL LOFQUIST</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02148/1201325-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg"></div>(Providence Journal)<h2>STARS ON ICE By ED IGOE</h2>PROVIDENCE, R. I.&mdash;The announced plan for the American Hockey League playoffs is not without its little joker, and it was not slipped into the deck to help the Rhode Island Reds take the big pot.The preliminary round has the Reds, in first in the Eastern Division, playing the winner of the Western Division, which will&rsquo; be the Cleveland Barons, in a best four-in-seven series. This is the heavy sugar series, for the winner of it is certain of at least $24,009 from the playoff pool&mdash;$14,000 for winning the first-place series and $10,000 as the losers&rsquo; share in the final round. If this team wins the final it will be another $4,000 richer. The odd game in this opening series will be played on the home ice of the club compiling the most points over the regular season, in this case Cleveland. So far so good. The procedure is in keeping with established hockey practice.Meanwhile, the second-place and the third-place clubs will engage in three best two-in-three series to determine the other finalist. In the second-place series the New Haven Ramblers will play either the Buffalo Bisons or the Pittsburgh Hornets, with the odd game, if needed, to be played on Western ice, for both the Bisons and the Hornets have already made more points than the Ramblers possibly can. In the thrid-place series the Hershey Bears, sure of their position in the Eastern Division, will play either Buffalo or Pittsburgh with the homeice advantage again going to the Westerners on the point basis. So far still so good.Then the winners of the second and third-place series will meet in the semi-finals with the odd game to be played on the ice of the second-place series winner.Now for the joker. The final series for the Calder Cup will go to the club winning four out of a possible seven games. But in this case home ice for the odd game will go not to the club which finished the regular season higher in the standing but to the club with the greater point total. Under this setup it is entirely possible that the Reds, if they get by the Barons in the opening series, will not have the advantage of home ice in any odd game of the final series&mdash;this in face of the fact that they finished first in their own division. As this is written, the Bisons and the Hornets both lead the Reds in points, and either or both may hold this lead to the end of a season which is fast running out.<h2>Irvin&rsquo;s First Out If Canadiens Miss Playoffs This Year</h2>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;If Montreal Canadiens fail to make the Stanley Cup playoffs this season, it will be the first time that their coach Dick Irvin, has missed the post-schedule classic in 19 years of N.H.L. coaching.Irvin made his debut as an N.H.L. coach in 19 29-30 with Chicago. He spent two years with Toronto, and is presently in his eighth season with Montreal Canadiens. During his 19-year sojourn as an N.H.L. coach he has piloted three of his teams to hockey&rsquo;s greatest prize, the Stanley Cup. Dick was at the helm of Toronto Maple Leafs when they won the Cup in 1931-32 and of Montreal Canadiens when they captured the trophy in 1943-44 and 1945-46. &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFF PLAN WON’T HELP REDS CLAIMS SCRIBE

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;The players of the six American Hockey League teams which will compete in the coming playoffs, starting on March 23, will have a very lucrative prize of $74,600 to divide up. It is quite possible for one of the teams to have as much as $28,000 to share among its players. This could occur if the leader of either the Western or Eastern Division during the regular season, should go on to annex the final championship title. The lowest amount a first place finalist will receive is $24,000, even if eliminated in the final round.Series A, between the two first-place teams in each division, will be played on a best four in seven basis, with $14,000 going to the loser. The series will open in the home arena of the team having the most points for the regular season. That team will also have the benefit of home ice for games two, five and seven, should the series reach the maximum number of contests.The two second-place clubs will play a best two in three set in Series B. The victor of this round will be the recipient of $5,000, with the conquered team receiving $4,000. This series will start at the home of the team with the lowest amount of points, with the second game, and third if necessary, going to the opponent.Series C, between the two third-place finishers, also a best two in three round, will have the winner getting $3,600. and the eliminated club $3,000. This series will also begin on the ice of the team with the lower point standing, with the next two if needed, on the other&rsquo;s ice.Start March 23All three of the preliminary rounds will begin on Tuesday, March 23, with games on the following Thursday, Saturday or Sunday, if three are needed in the case of Series B and C. Series A will then continue on the next Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday, and then Tuesday for as long as necessary. The playing dates for either a Saturday or Sunday game will be determined by the city in which the game Is to be held.The semi-finals or Series D, with two victories needed for advancement into the finals, will have $9,000 in the player pool, the winner having $5,000 to share and the loser $4,000. This series will start as soon as Series B and C are settled, with the winners of those two rounds participating. The Series C winner will be the host team for the opening game, with the second contest, and third if needed on the ice of the Series winner.Healthy StakesThe winners of Series A and the Semi-Final D Series will then play in the final championship&rsquo; series, with the title winners getting $14,000 for their efforts and the defeated finalists $10,000. The finals will be a seven game affair with the team winning four games being the champions and the winners of the Calder Cup. The first two games will be contested on the ice of the club with most points in the regular schedule. Games three and four will go to the other arena. If more than four games are necessary, games five and seven will be played on the original starting ice, with the in-between game six in the same city as games three and four.All the playoff games will be played to a finish, with no ties. If at the end of the regulation 60 minutes a tie is the result, the teams will play a 10-minute overtime session. If they fail to break the deadlock, a 20-minute &ldquo;sudden death&rdquo; period will start immediately. At the end of this, it a tie still prevails, the clubs will retire to the dressing room while a new ice surface is prepared. The 20-minute &ldquo;sudden death&rdquo; periods will then continue until either team scores.<h2>Bargain Night</h2>LOS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;It was &ldquo;bargain&rdquo; night at the PanPacific here last Friday. Besides the regular Pacific Coast Hockey League game between Los Angeles and Fresno, the Los Angeles Herald and Express presented their Seventh Annual Silver Skates Derby and Ice Carnival.17 Player LimitEach team participating in the playoffs will be permitted to have 17 players exclusive of goaltenders on its roster. However, they may dress for play only 15 of these, exclusive of goaltenders for any one game. To be eligible for participation in the playoffs, a player must have been on his team roster by the February 10th deadline for players. No new players will be added to that roster for the playoffs.As the playoff pool is graded according to the place finishings of the regular season, it is easily seen why the teams have been, battling to finish as high as possible all season. There is every reason to expect these hard fought contests to continue during the post season games before capacity crowds, in every arena, just as they were in previous years.<h2>Players Honored</h2>SHERBROOKE, Que.&mdash;Nor-mie Dussault and Gerry Pla-mondon, two local boys now playing hockey with Montreal Canadiens and Royals respectively, were honored when Canadiens, augmented by some members of the Allan Cup champions, played an exhibition game here.Presentations were made to Dussault and Plamondon who teamed up with Gilles Dube, of Sherbrooke&rsquo;s Provincial League team to form one line for the game.Before the game the visiting players were guests of honor at a civic banquet. &#9632;

Lucrative Prizes Offered By AHL For Playoff Clubs

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By GLEN GARRY</div>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;With the 1947-48 season entering the last lap the thoughts of thousands of fans have been turning to the selection of the annual all-star teams, the naming of coaches for the first and second teams, the winners of the &ldquo;Most Valuable&rdquo; player and &ldquo;Outstanding Rookie&rdquo; awards, and the Charles Gardiner Memorial Trophy to the League&rsquo;s top goaltender.In every instance a substantial cash prize as well as trophies go to the winners of places on the all-star teams and the players named for the special awards.The all-star teams will be selected on this basis: During the last week of the regular season each coach will be requested to name three all-star teams, a first, second and third. The players receiving first, team votes will be credited with three points; those named to the second team will receive two points; and those picked for the third team will get one point. Coaches may not name players on their own teams.After all the votes are in and points tabulated the players receiving the most points will be placed on the first team; those getting the second highest number of points will be on the second team; and the others will receive honorable mention.<h2>League Boss</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01200/1201425-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="554" height="853"></div>JAMES C. HENDYA player named to the first team will receive $300 in cash and a suitably engraved gold puck; players named to the second team will receive $150 In cash and the gold puck.The coaches for the first and second teams will be named by the hockey writers and sportscasters. The writers and sportscasters of each city in the U.S.H.L., will be requested to poll themselves naming a first team coach (3 points), a second team coach (2 points), and a third team coach (1 point).Each city will then compile Its own points and the coach receiving the most points will be that city&rsquo;s nomination for first team; the coach getting the second highest number will be their second choice and the coach getting the third highest will be their candidate for honorable mention.When these nominations from each city are received League headquarters will tabulate the points on a 3, 2, 1 basis and selection to the first and second teams will go to the coaches having the highest and second highest number of points. The first team coach will receive $300. in cash and an engraved gold puck.The coaches of the eight U.S. H.L., teams will be requested to name their first, second and third choices for the title of &ldquo;Most Valuable&rdquo; player of the season. Points on a 3, 2, 1 basis will be given, totals compiled and the player having the greatest number of points will be named &ldquo;Most Valuable.&rdquo; Coaches will not be permitted to name members of their own team. The player named the &ldquo;Most Valuable&rdquo; will receive $250, in cash and a suitably engraved trophy.The coaches of the eight U.S. H.L. teams will be responsible for naming the winner of the Charles Gardiner Memorial Trophy because the player who is selected for the first all-star team will automatically receive the cash award of $250. and a replica of this trophy. The trophy was named in honor of the late &ldquo;Chuck&rdquo; Gardiner, goaltender of the Chicago Black Hawks when they won the Stanley Cup and world&rsquo;s professional championship in the spring of 1934. Gardiner died June 13, 1934.The trophy was presented by William J. Tobin president of the Kansas City Pla-Mors of the U.S.-H.L. and the Chicago Black Hawks of the N.H.L. &#9632;

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USHL Coaches Busy Selecting Award Winners

<div class="byline">By GLEN GARRY</div>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;One of the most important members of any hockey team is the fellow who can come swinging in on the attack in the &ldquo;clutch&rdquo; and make the red light flicker. Most teams have a lad who makes this feat his specialty, but Bill Cook&rsquo;s Minneapolis Millers have in Ralph &ldquo;Bus&rdquo; Wycherley, lanky left winger, not only the greatest in the United States Hockey League but perhaps the leading &ldquo;clutch&rdquo; scorer in any league today.At the time this was written (March 8) Bus had nicked the big one in 10 of the Millers&rsquo; 31 victories thus far this season, and eight of these all-important goals have been registered against Northern Division opponents. On four occasions Bus has come up with the big one against the Millers&rsquo; bitter rivals, the St. Paul Saints. Twice he has crashed through against Omaha Knights and once against Dallas Texans Fort Worth Rang, ers. In 10 games played to date the champion Kansas City Pla-Mors have whipped the Millersseven times, but of the three victories registered by Minneapolis Wycherley has scored the winning goal in two and one of them was an overtime counter.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02163/1201532-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="550" height="741"></div>BUS WYCHERLEYWycherley is a native of that hotbed of hockey, Saskatoon, Sask. He was bora on Feb. 26, 1920 and is six feet and weighs 175. He is an exceptionally fast skater who breaks in on the defence at top speed. He has learned to vary his style when on the attack. Sometimes he will go around a defence, at others he will &ldquo;deke&rdquo; them out of position, and when it is absolutely necessary he doesn&rsquo;t hesitate to slide the puck through and take the suicide route through the middle.Bus was discovered by the New York Americans while playing for the Brandon Elks an broke in with the Amerks in the fall of &rsquo;40. He spent four and one half years in the R.C.A.F. and had it not been for this interruption in his career would be an N.H.L. star now. He was one of the mainstays of the Tulsa Oilers last season and was named as left wing on the U.S.H.L. first all-star team.Wycherley is married to beautiful Margaret Irvine of Toronto and makes his home in that city in the summer months. &#9632;

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Bus Wycherley Top Clutch Scorer

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01210/1201605-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="514" height="835"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY COPP</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02158/1201598-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="493" height="829"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERRY McNEIL</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03130/1201591-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="508" height="835"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRANK MATHERS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0499/1201584-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="511" height="823"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUCKY BUCHANAN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0573/1201577-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="508" height="831"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK CARTHY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0655/1201570-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="500" height="841"><figcaption class="caption-body">PETE MORIN</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&hellip;Only two players gained unanimous choices in the annual Quebec Senior Hockey League all-star team picked by the six club coaches. They were the hard-hitting Ottawa Senator defenceman, Frank Mathers and Ralph &ldquo;Bucky&rdquo; Buchanan of Shawinigan Falls Cataracts. However, Montreal&rsquo;s Allan Cup champion Royals, now eliminated from the race, dominated the voting by placing three members on the first team and an additional three on the alternate &ldquo;dream team&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0751/1201563-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="260" height="397"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Emberg</figcaption></div>In picking the all-stars, the coaches were asked not to nominate a member of their own team. A first place vote gave a player two points with one point given for a second team selection.Mathers and Buchanan both poled a total of 12 points with polled a total of 12 points with 10. They were Goaler Gerry McNeil and Pete Morin of Royals, and Centre Jack Carthy of Shawinigan.The three Royals who made-up part of the first team were McNeil in goal, Morin on left wing and Frank Carlin as coach. Two bruising Senator defencemen were the coaches* choices. Together with Mathers, Dr. Bobby Copp gained first place recognition.Buchanan, who was also awarded the Byng of Vimy Trophy as the most valuable player to his club this season, was picked allstar right winger with Royals&rsquo; Morin, the league&rsquo;s scoring champion, on left. Centring the two sharpshooters was nimble Jack Carthy. McNeil, voted by the coaches as the most valuable player to his club, is the only holdover from the 1946-47 first team.Ottawa&rsquo;s colorful acrobatic net-minder Legs Fraser polled a total of nine votes to clinch the goaltending honors on the second team, while fronting him on the blueline was Guy Labrie, Butch Stahan and Jimmy Orlando. Labrie, a hard-working blocker of Quebec Aces and the only Aceman to gain a berth, garnered a total of five votes. Stahan of Ottawa and Orlando of Royals were tied with four each.Eddie Emberg, fleet Senator centre who won the point crown last year while playing with Valleyfield, earned seven votes to cop the pivot position on the second team. Flanking Emberg on the wings were two Montrealers, Bobby Pepin and Gerry Plamondon.Mathers and Buchanan shared the honors as the league&rsquo;s best looking professional prospects, while Joe Lepine, young Royal defenceman, was considered the best freshman in the loop.<div class="sidebar"><h2>Q.S.H.L ALL-STARS</h2>FIRST TEAMMcNeil (Royals) &hellip;&hellip; GoalMathers (Ottawa) R. DefenceCopp (Ottawa) &hellip; L. DefenceCarthy (Shawinigan) &hellip; CentreBuchanan, (Shaw.) &hellip; R. WingMorin (Royals) &hellip;&hellip; L. WingCarlin (Royals) &hellip; CoachSECOND TEAMFraser (Ottawa) &hellip; GoalLabrie (Quebec) &hellip; R. DefencexStahan (Ottawa) &hellip; L. DefencexOrlando (Royal) &hellip; L. DefenceEmberg (Ottawa) &hellip; CentrePepin (Royals) &hellip; R. WingPlamondon (Royals) &hellip; L. WingMackenzie (Shawinigan) CoachMost valuable player to his team: McNeil.Best pro prospect: xMathers and Buchanan.Best rookie in league: Lepine.x Indicates tie. &#9632;</div>

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QSHL Coaches Nominate 1947-48 All-Star Team

MONTREAL. Que.-Montreal can blame the veteran George &ldquo;Punch&rdquo; Imlach, playing coach of the Quebec Aces, for this city&rsquo;s second Allan Cup winners being knocked out of the running. It was Imlach&rsquo;s Quebec Aces who upset the applecart by whipping the Royals, winners of the Allan Cup last year, three straight in their best-of-five series.Royals were picked to at least fight their way into the finals due to their great late season spurt that carried them into second place behind Ottawa Senators but were never able to cope with the kittybar-the-door tactics employed by Imlach and his Acemen. It appears as if the Allan Cup holders burnt themselves out in the dying stages of the Q.S.H.L. schedule<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0841/1201636-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="242" height="373"><figcaption class="caption-body">&ldquo;punch&rdquo; Imlach</figcaption></div>Frank Carlin&rsquo;s club faded against Quebec&rsquo;s style of play and only managed to score three goals in three games. On March 9 at the Forum the Aces won out 3-2 after Montreal had a 2-0 lead. Back in Quebec on Thursday they just waited for the breaks and formed a stone-wall defence in front of Goaler Johnny Marois who blanked the Royals 3-0.Back on home ice Friday the Carlinites outshot the Aces 31-13 but the visitors played for the breaks and won out 2-1. In the third period Quebec failed to get a shot at Gerry McNeil. Quebec&rsquo;s success was mainly due to the fact that they completely bottled Montreal&rsquo;s big scoring trio of Pete Morin, Bobby Pepin and Gerry Plamondon. Morin was blanketed to such an extent that he only managed to notch one goal.So Montreal&rsquo;s reign of Canada&rsquo;s senior hockey kingdom comes to a sudden end for probably another 17 years. &#9632;

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Royal Ousting Comes As Shock To Loyal Fans

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0934/1201667-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="598" height="353"></div>Quebec Aces, after knocking off the highly favored Montreal Royals three games straight in their best-of-five series, are now resting back awaiting the winner of Series &ldquo;C&rdquo; between Valleyfield Braves and New York Rovers.The Bravemen had a chance to finish-off their best-of-five-bout with the Ranger farmhands on Sunday in Gotham but the Rovers showed great form and edged the Canadian club 3-2. The Braves lead two games to one, and the winner of this round will face Quebec.The Series &ldquo;A&rdquo; got under way on Saturday between Ottawa Senators and Shawinigan Falls Cataracts. The Senators jumped into a one-game lead Saturday in Ottawa by winning 5-2 but the Cats took advantage of home ice Sunday to tie the series by winning 3-2.TUESDAY, MARCH 9Quebec 4, at Montreal 2.First PeriodNo score.Penalties: Morin, Marshall, Raglan.Second Period1&mdash;Royals, Malone (Morin, Lepine) &hellip;&hellip; 3:31Penalties: Marshall (2), Orlando.Third Period2&mdash;Royals Morrison (Moren, Fryday) &hellip;&hellip; 6:253&mdash;Quebec, Charest (Poulin, Brennan) &hellip;&hellip; 7:074&mdash;Quebec, Planche (Labrie, Marshall) &hellip;&hellip; 11:295&mdash;Quebec, Marshall (Planche) &hellip; 12:436&mdash;Quebec, Marshall 19:53 Penalties: Lepine, Tremblay.New York 4, at Valleyfield 6.1&mdash;Valleyfield, Brown (Barilk, Joannette) &hellip; &hellip; 6:352&mdash;New York, Foster (Perreault) &hellip;&hellip; 8:553&mdash;Valleyfield, Bisaillon (Corriveau) &hellip;&hellip; 9:23Penalties: Bessette (2), Rowe (2), Cameron, Bougie.Second Period4&mdash;New York, Corbin (Brenchley) &hellip;&hellip; 3:495&mdash;New York, Corbin (Brenchley) &hellip;&hellip; 5:126&mdash;Valleyfield, Cameron (Schmidt) &hellip;&hellip; 16:29Penalties: Glaude. Belanger, Courteau, (served by Perreault) Barilko, Kotaen.Third Period7&mdash;New York, Foster &hellip;&hellip; 12:258&mdash;Valleyfield, Cameron (Joannette) &hellip;&hellip; 17:25Penalties: McKay. Ernst.Overtime Period9&mdash;Valleyfield, Joannette (Bougie, Corriveau) &hellip;&hellip; 2:3010&mdash;Valleyfield, Bougie (Joannette Boyer) &hellip;&hellip; 4:28Penalty: Perreault.THURSDAY, MARCH 11Montreal 0, at Quebec 3First PeriodScoring: NonePenalties: Raglan, Malone, Labrie, Kovalchuk, Galbraith.Second Period1&mdash;Quebec: Kovalchuk (Planche) &hellip; 19.52Penalties: None.Third Period2&mdash;Quebec: Imlach (Tremblay, Marshall) &hellip;&hellip; 5.353&mdash;Quebec: Peale (Labrie, Planche) &hellip;&hellip; 6.32New York 4, at Valleyfield 5First PeriodNo score.Penalties: Perrault, Bisaillon. Second Period1&mdash;New York: Rowe (Anslow) &hellip; 1.012&mdash;New York: Rowe (Anslow, Giokas) &hellip;&hellip; 8.203&mdash;New York: Kotannen (Anslow) &hellip; 11.014&mdash;Valleyfield: (Joannette White, Bessette) &hellip;&hellip; 12.205&mdash;Valleyfield: Schmidt &hellip;&hellip; 15.10Penalties: Joannette, Bessette.Third Period6&mdash;Valleyfield: Bessette (Brown) &hellip; 7.287&mdash;Valleyfield: Bougie (Bisaillon, Joannette) &hellip;&hellip; 14.328&mdash;Valleyfield: Joannette &hellip;&hellip; 15.119&mdash;New York: Kwong (Anslow, Benchley) &hellip;&hellip; 19.53Penalties: Boyer, McKay, Barilko.SATURDAY, MARCH 13Shawinigan 2 at Ottawa 5.First Period1&mdash;Ottawa. McLean (Smith) &hellip; 9.212&mdash;Shawinigan. Buchanan (Carthy) &hellip;&hellip; 15.37Penalties; McLean, Carthy, Trainor, Bergeron.Second Period3&mdash;Shawinigan. Webster (McCarthy) &hellip;&hellip; 2.424&mdash;Ottawa. Dagenais (Copp) &hellip;&hellip;7.285&mdash;Ottawa. Mathers (Tudin) &hellip;&hellip; 11.466&mdash;Ottawa. Irvine (Tudin, Check) &hellip;&hellip; 12.26Penalties: Deslongchamps, Bergeron, Trainor, Irvine, Limoges.Third Period7&mdash;Ottawa, Irvine (Tudin) &hellip;&hellip; 15.46Penalties: Mathres (2), Kosick, Limoges.SUNDAY, MARCH 14Valleyfield 3, at New York 4First Period1&mdash;New York. Foster (Corbin, Benchley) &hellip;&hellip; 7:462&mdash;New York. Anslow (Duranceau) &hellip;&hellip; 13.37Penatlies: Bougie, Belanger,Second Period3&mdash;New York. Glaude &hellip;&hellip; 1.444&mdash;New York. Delory (Kotanen) &hellip;&hellip; 12.005&mdash;Valleyfield. Corriveau (Boyer) &hellip;&hellip; 15.07Schmidt, Bougie.Third Period6&mdash;Valleyfield. Bessette(Joannette) &hellip;&hellip; 9.517&mdash;Valleyfield. Joannette. &hellip;&hellip; 17.36Penalty: Bougie.Ottawa 2, at Shawinigan 3.First Period1&mdash;Shawinigan. Buchana (Deslongchamps, Maloney) &hellip; 8.502&mdash;Ottawa. Tudin (Check) &hellip;&hellip; 8.593&mdash;Shawinigan. Dewey (Deslongchamps) &hellip;&hellip; 14.18Penalties: Smith McLean, Mathers, Dewey, Tudin. Carthy.Second Period4&mdash;Ottawa. Dagenais (Stahan, Smith) &hellip;&hellip; 14.31Penalties: Mathers, Limages, Trainor, (2), Carthy.Third Period5&mdash;Shawinigan. Carthy (Kosick) &hellip;&hellip; 4.49Penalty: Bergeron. &#9632;

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QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE

LOOKS LIKE THE HAMILTON Tigers and Windsor Spitfires all the way in the settlement of the Ontario Hockey Association's senior and junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; title series. Tigers, who came up with some rip snorting hockey to eliminate Toronto Marlboros in 5 games, are now administering the same treatment to the Kitchener-Water-loo&rsquo;s Flying Dutchmen. Tigers took a two game lead in their best of seven series with the &ldquo;Dutchmen&rdquo; winning the opening game at Hamilton by a 4-2 score and than claimed the second affair in Waterloo by a 5-2 margin after ten minutes of overtime.PLAYING THE FIRST two games of their final round with Barrie Flyers on the home ice, Windsor claimed both decisions. They won the Monday night opener 4-2 and then eased through a tidy Wednesday night affair with a 6-5 tally. This series moved to Barrie for the next two games over the weekend with the third game being listed for Friday night and the second on Monday evening. If extra games are needed they will be played as follows: Wednesday, March 17, at Windsor; Friday, March 19, at Barrie, and Monday, March 22, for the seventh and final game at Windsor.DESPITE THE TWO defeats, Kitchener&rsquo;s Dutchmen have given Hamilton Tigers a thorough work-out in the early games of their Senior "A&rdquo; final round. The &ldquo;K&rdquo; lads startled all of Hamilton when they opened the series with a two-goal scoring splash on goals by Dick Behling and Art Hurst within the first five and a half minutes of play. However, Clarence Shillington got one of those goals back for the Tigers before the period was over and then followed counters by Johnny Conick and Shillington for his second goal of the night, in the middle period. Tommy Smelle added another Hamilton goal near the end of the last period on a break-away play from a Kitchener attack.PLAYING IN THE WATERLOO Arena two nights later, it was Hamilton Tigers&rsquo; turn to push ahead with the first two goals from Carl Smelle and Clarence Shillington. Then Kitchener started to function and before full time they had the count tied 2-all on markers from Sparky Weiler in the second and Bobby Bauer, former Boston star, after three minutes and fifteen seconds of the third period. That forced the issue into overtime and, strange to relate, the &ldquo;tired ol&rsquo; men of Hamilton&rdquo; had all the get-up and go. Before the extra 10 minutes of play had been completed, Tigers rammed in three goals to make sure of their second straight victory. &ldquo;Swat&rdquo; Mason, who has proved himself to be a valuable playoff performer for the Tigers, along with Abbie Conick and Frank Liscombe, shared in the belated Hamilton scoring rush.WHILE WINDSOR SPITFIRES won both games at home against Barrie in their junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; final round, they had to go all out for the decisions &hellip; Three times Windsor had to come from behind before finally winning the Monday night opener 4-2. &ldquo;Whit&rdquo; Mousseau opened the scoring for Barrie only to have &ldquo;Red-Eye&rdquo; tie it up some five minutes later. Again Barrie took the lead in the second period when Jerry Reid counted on Paul Meger&rsquo;s assist after 70 seconds of action. Then Gordon Haidy started his one-man riot for Windsor with two quick goals and the issue was beyond doubt. Lome Wilson scored the loner in last period for Windsor with Haidy and Marcel Pronovost getting assists.GORDON HAIDY was once again the &ldquo;Handy Harry&rdquo; for Windsor in their second win over Barrie. It was well that this speedy young winger picked up three goals in the early portion of play as the Barrie Flyers hit back with two last minute goals and just missed in tieing the game. Haidy opened the Wednesday night show in Windsor with the first goal, then Don Ashbee responded for Barrie, only to have Marcel Pronovost count on an assist from Giesebrecht and Windsor took the lead to stay in front all the way.GEORGE OUELLETTE started Windsor in the second period with Haidy and Jack Wilson assisting, and Sam McNabney got one back for Barrie. Eddie Busch and Ray Garlepy counted for their respective teams before Haidy ran in his two other markers for the cause of the Spitfires.THINGS WERE GOING along in fine fashion for Windsor over 19 minutes of the last period. They were leading 6-3 and it appeared to be all over. But, Barrie Flyers rammed in two quickies to make it much too close for comfort during the closing seconds of play. At 19.30 Rusty Aikin counted on &ldquo;Frenchy&rdquo; Meyer&rsquo;s assist and at exactly 19.59, Ray Gariepy scored on another assist from Mayer. It was a bang-up finish and had the Windsor fans in an uproar. But time ran out on Barrie and they had to accept their second straight defeat.OHA ROUND-UP&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s Buzzers move into the OHA junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; competition against Welland. They played in Welland Friday night of last week and the return game was scheduled for Toronto&rsquo;s Varsity Arena on Monday, March 15&hellip; Danforth Byers lost their first playoff game with Kingston Saints, playing in Oshawa, and they played the return game in Kingston's Harty Arena Saturday night. Stouffville&rsquo;s Victoria Square team eliminated Owen Sound in a three-game series. They&rsquo;ll likely move in against the winner of the Byers-Kingston series. Hamilton Averox, slated by many as the team to meet for the Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; title, now lead their lively series with Kitchener by three games to one. London and Windsor are also set for a Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; playoff.MARKHAM MILLIONAIRES played the second game of their Intermediate "A&rdquo; series against Collingwood at the Oshawa Arena Saturday night. The Markham lads won the first game of this argument in Collingwood. Paris eliminated Preston in two straight games, but there are several protests over the eligibility of Paris players and the matter is up before the OHA Sub-Committee for settlement. Waterloo Kents, Trenton, Penetang, Goderich and the winner of the Georgetown section are all ready to move into further playoff action.BUCKO McDONALD, former Toronto and Detroit star, has his Sundridge Beavers all set for Intermediate &ldquo;B&rdquo; OHA playoff advancement &hellip; Watford and Port Dover are busily engaged in a saw-off series. Bloomfield and Wellington are battling it out for the Prince George County title, while Durham-Mount Forest and Milvertown were forced to play the third game before declaring a winner.ORILLIA CLAIMED a 6-4 win over Peterboro Vets in the first game of their senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; playoff, while Trenton Hockey Club tied their Intermediate &ldquo;A&rdquo; series with Trenton Flyers, winning the second game 10-4 &hellip; Action won their Intermediate &ldquo;B&rdquo; series from Fergus in two straight games, taking the second affair 7-2. &#9632;

Bunny Morganson Views the Ontario Scene

<div class="byline">By ERIC BISHOP</div>TRAIL, B.C.&mdash;Looking sharper than a Gillette Blue Blade the Trail Smoke Eater aggregation steamrolled the Nelson Maple Leafs three straight times to win the right to tackle the Kimberley Dynamiters in the British Columbia playoffs. The Smokies whipped the Leafs 8-0 in the first game of the best of five series, then trekked to Nelson for a 5-2 verdict which wasn&rsquo;t decided until the last five minutes and polished off the Nelson club 5-2 at home after another nip and tuck battle.It was big Zeke Clements, the 6 foot, 1 inch Regina winger, who paced the winners offensively. Clements, who missed half the season, because of a broken wrist received in the first game of the season, was in high gear in the first game and nabbed three goals and an assist. In the second tussle Clements got the winner and two helpers and in the final game his two goals in the final frame within thirty seconds took the heart out of the Nelson sextet.The Smoke Eaters will now open the final series at home against the fast stepping Dynamiters. The Kimberley clan had the choice as to where the final series would open and picked Trail as it wants the final three games on home ice if they are necessary.The players of the Western International Hockey League selected an all star team. Fifteen players from each club voted on the subject with the stipulation they couldn&rsquo;t vote for teammates.Pick All-StarsThe results showed that Trail&rsquo;s veteran goaltender, Duke Scodellaro, was still regarded as the top puck blocker. The defence was Denny Huddlestone, the most valuable player of the Nelson Leafs and Mayer Flett, the most valuable on the Spokane Spartan crew. Once again Kemberley&rsquo;s Sully Sullivan rulled the centre spot with teammate Sandy Sanderson copping the left wing berth while Spokane&rsquo;s Hughie Scott was the right winger.The alternate all star squad had Harry Barefoot, Nelson, goal; Lyle Swaney and Tunk Johnson, both of Kimberley, defence; Don Anderson, Spokane, centre; Roy Allen, Nelson, left wing; and Sammy Calles, Kimberley, right wing.<h2>Boucher Booster On West Coast</h2>LOS ANGELES, Calif. &mdash;Frank Boucher, manager and coach of the New York Rangers and member of the N.H.L.&rsquo;s rules committee, has a booster in the person of Sam Balter, Sports Director for station KLAC, here.Balter in one of his recent sport shows commented favorably on Boucher&rsquo;s latest ideas pertaining to the blue lines and the red centre line. Balter is all in favor of having just one line&mdash;the red center line&mdash;or if the hockey moguls do not want to become that drastic, permit passing from the goal line up to the defending team&rsquo;s blue line.He said this would speed up the game, do away with many unnecessary whistle, and Balter feels sure, as Boucher seems to feel, the fans would be all for it &hellip; KLAC broadcasts the final period of every Los Angeles home game from the Pan-Pacific. &#9632;

Smoke Eaters Hot On Trail To Allan Cup

<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01215/1201746-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="608" height="143"></div>Last Week&rsquo;s GamesMarch 8&mdash;Hamilton 4, Kitchener 2.March 10&mdash;Hamilton 5, Kitchener 2.March 12&mdash;Kitchener 3, Hamilton 0.Games of Coming WeekMarch 17&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton.March 19&mdash;Hamilton at Kitchener.March 21&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton.MONDAY, MARCH 8Kitchener 2, at Hamilton 4Kitchener-Waterloo: Goal, Woodall, defence, Behling, Olinski; centre, D. Bauer; wings, Blute, Verity; subs.: Hiller, Hurst, Roubell, Weiler, Zuke, Grasser B. Bauer, Herchenratter.Hamilton: Goal, Childs; defence, C. Smelle, Laurent; centre, Shillington; wings, J, Conick, T. Smelle; subs.: Peer, Dinning, Sherry, Tindal, A. Conick, Liscombe, Masson, Miocinovich.First Period1&mdash;K.-W.: Behling (Blute) &hellip;&hellip; 1.352&mdash;K.-W.: Hurts (Herchenratter) &hellip; 5.303&mdash;Hamilton: Shillington (C. Smelle, J. Conick) &hellip;&hellip; 18.35Penalties: Grasser, Herchenratter.Second Period4&mdash;Hamilton: J. Conick (T. Smelle, C. Smelle) &hellip;&hellip; 9.305&mdash;Hamilton: Shillington (J. Conick) &hellip;&hellip; 15.05Penalties; Roubell, A. Conick.,Third Period6&mdash;Hamilton: T. Smelle (J. Conick) &hellip; 10.20Penalties: Olinski (misconduct), J. Conick, Grasser, Herchenratter, Tindal, Boubell, Peer, T. Smelle,WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10Hamilton 5, at Kitchener 2Kitchener-Waterloo: Goal, Woodall; defence, Behling. Olinski; centre, D. Bauer; wings, Verity, Hiller; subs.: B. Bauer, Blute, Weiler, Grasser, Hurst, Zuk, Dixon, Herchenratter,Hamilton: Goal, Childs; defence, C. Smelle, Laurent; centre, Shillington; wings, J. Conick, T. Smelle; subs.: Peer, Sherry, Tindal, A. Conick, Liscombe, Mason, Dinning, Miocinovich.First Period1&mdash;Hamilton: C. Smelle (Shillington, T. Smelle) &hellip;&hellip; 11.11Penalties: Hurst, Mason.Second Period2&mdash;Hamilton: Shilling (T. Smelle, Laurent) &hellip;&hellip; 4.313&mdash;K.-W.: Weiler (Dixon, Blute)&hellip;&hellip; 19.48Penalties: C. Smelle, Behling, Miocinovich, J. Conick, Grasser, Olinski, Tindal.Third Period4&mdash;K.W.: B. Bauer (Herchenratter) &hellip;&hellip; 3:15Penalties: B. Bauer, Miocinovich, Overtime5&mdash;Hamilton: Mason (Peer, Dinning) &hellip;&hellip; 6.446&mdash;Hamilton: A. Conick &hellip;&hellip; 7.207&mdash;Hamilton: Liscombe (Mason, Laurent) &hellip;&hellip; 8.55Penalties: None.FRIDAY, MARCH 12Kitchener 3 at Hamilton 0.Kitchener &mdash; Goal. Woodall; defence, Behling, Olinski; centre, D. Bauer, wings Verity, Hiller; alternates, Dixon, Hurst, Weiler, Blute Zuke, Grasser, B. Bauer, Herchenratter.Hamilton &mdash; Goal, Childs; defence, Laurent, C. Smelle; centre, Shillington; wings, J. Conick, T. Smelle; alternates, Mioconovich, Dinning Tindal, Mason, Liscombe, Sherry, A. Conick, Peer.Referee&mdash;Dinty Moore, Port Col-borne, Frank Elliott, St. Catharines.First PeriodSoring&mdash;None.Penalty&mdash;Dinning.Second PeriodNo scoringPenalties&mdash;Tindal, Olinski.Third Period1&mdash;Kitchener, Weller (B. Bauer) &hellip; 14:502&mdash;Kitchener Blute (Weiler, Perling) &hellip;&hellip; 15:503&mdash;Kitchenr, D. Bauer Olinski) &hellip;&hellip; 18:20Penalties-zuke. T. Smelle, A. Conick. &#9632;

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MARITIME BIG FOURFinal SeriesMarch 8&mdash;Moncton 6, Saint John 2.Moncton wins best-of-seven series, 4-2)MARITIME SEMI-FINALSMarch 6&mdash;Sydney 9, Stellarton 4.March 8&mdash;Sydney 5, Stellarton 1.(Sydney wins best-of-three series, 2-0)March 13&mdash;Sydney 5, Moncton 2.(Best-of-five series tied, 1-1)N.O.H.A. SENIORSemi-Final SeriesMarch 8&mdash;McIntyre 8, North Bay 6.Wins best-of-five Series, 3-2) Final SeriesMarch 13&mdash;McIntyre 5, Sault Ste. Marie 2.(McIntyre leads best-of-five series, 1-0)QUEBEC PROVINCIALSemi-Final SeriesMarch 9&mdash;Sherbrooke 3, St. Hyacinthe 2.March 10&mdash;Victoriaville 6, Lachine 3.March 11&mdash;Sherbrooke 8, St. Hyacinthe 2.March 13&mdash;Victoriaville 4, Lachine 3. Sherbrooke 5, St. Hyacinthe 4.(Sherbrooke wins best-of-seven series, 4-0)March 14&mdash;Lachine 4, Victoriaville 2. (Best-of-seven series tied, 2-2)MANITOBA SENIORFinal SeriesMarch 9&mdash;Winnipeg Flyers 8, Winnipeg Plowmen 2.March 13&mdash;Winnipeg Plowmen 5, Winnipeg Flyers 3.(Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)THUNDER BAY SENIORFinal SeriesMarch 9&mdash;Fort Frances 3, Fort William 1.March 13&mdash;Fort William 6, Fort Frances 1.Fort Frances leads best-of-seven series, 3-1)WIS-MICH-ONT LEAGUEFinal SeriesMarch 9&mdash;Sault Ste. Marie 5, Portage Lake 3.March 11&mdash;Portage Lake 4, Sault Ste. Marie 2.March 13&mdash;Sault Ste. Marie 3, Portage Lake 1.(Portage Lake wins four-game total goal series. 16-15)QUEBEC JUNIORSemi-Final SeriesMarch 9&mdash;National 7, Three Rivers 5; Quebec 5, Royals 4.March 11&mdash;Nationale 9, Three Rivers 2.March 13&mdash;Royals 5, Quebec 3.March 14&mdash;Nationale 8, Three Rivers 0, (Nationale win best-of-five series, 3-1) Royals 6, Quebec 1.(Royals win best-of-five series, 3-1)O.H.A. JUNIORFinal SeriesMarch 8&mdash;Windsor 4, Barrie 2.March 10&mdash;Windsor 6, Barrie 5.March 12&mdash;Barrie 6, Windsor 4.(Windsor leads best-of-seven series, 2-1)MANITOBA JUNIORFinal SeriesMarch 8&mdash;Winnipeg Canadiens 5, Winnipeg Monarchs 3.March 10&mdash;Winnipeg Monarchs 6, Winnipeg Canadiens 5.March 12&mdash;Winn&rsquo;peg Monarchs 4, Winnipeg Canadiens 6.(Best-of-seven scries tied, 2-2)THUNDER BAY JUNIORMarch 8&mdash;Port Arthur 5, Fort William 5.(Port Arthur awarded game when Fort William refused to continue in third period).March 12&mdash;Port Arthur 5, Fort William 3.Port Arthur wins best-of-seven series, 4-0)SASKATCHEWAN JUNIORFinal SeriesMarch 8&mdash;Moose Jaw 5, Regina 2.March 10&mdash;Moose Jaw 5, Regina 3.March 13&mdash;Moose Jaw 10, Regina 4.(Moose Jaw wins best-of-live series, 3-0)ALBERTA JUNIORFinal SeriesMarch 10&mdash;Lethbridge 8, Wetaskiwin 3.March 13&mdash;Lethbridge 6, Wetaskiwin 1. (Let-bridge wins best-of-seven series, 4-0)N.O.H.A. JUNIORFinal SeriesMarch 10&mdash;Copper Cliff 4, Porcupine 5. March 11&mdash;Porcupine 6, Copper Cliff 3. (Best-of-seven series tied, 1-1)NOVA SCOTIA JUNIORFinal SeriesMarch 13&mdash;Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s 17, Sydney 2.(Halifax wins best-of-three series, 2-0) &#9632;

Amateur Hockey Playoff Trails

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;Moncton Hawks, champions of the Big Four, and Sydney Millionaires, winners of the Cape Breton League, will square off for the Maritime senior hockey championship in a best-of-five series. Hawks captured the title last season by defeating Glace Bay Miners in three straight games.The Hawks reached the final whipping Saint John Beavers four games to two to win the Big Four playoff. Moncton won the first three games, Saint John came back to take a pair and then the Hawks closed it out on the Beavers ice.Millionaires reached the Maritime final by whipping North Sydney Victorias in the Cape Breton Series and then defeating Stellar-ton Royals in two games. Stellarton had defeated Truro Bearcats and Moncton Hawks in exhibition games but the Millionaires outscored them 9-4 and 5-1.Close Fight LoomsThe Maritime senior final will probably be closer than it was a year ago and the Millionaires are rated over the Glace Bay Miners of 1947.The Dollar Men room the Cape Breton circuit will encounter an old rival in the final when big Charlie Phillips lines up with the Hawks. Charlie, who played all season with Glace Bay, was secured as a replacement for Cail Bastarache. who is out with injuries. Cail, native of Moncton and Hawks&rsquo; most reliable rearguard during the playoff season, suffered a leg injury, and will join Gene Poirier and George Bel! on the sidelines. Bel&rsquo; announced his retirement following a broken leg some weeks ago.St. Mary&rsquo;s WinMeanwhile Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s juniors added to their lustre by capturing the city championship in a sudden-death game with the senior Crescents. Previously the Santamarians had defeated Crescents 6-5 and held them to 4-4 tie in exhibition games.The title game was the fastest of the local season, a scoring bee that saw the lead change hands several times before the juniors came along strongly in the closing minutes with three goals to win 10-8. St. Mary&rsquo;s outshot the seniors by a two-one margin but goalie Barry Sullivan, who had starred against them as a member of the Glace Bay Miners two weeks earlier, turned in a remarkable game despite the heavy score.Marty Barry&rsquo;s power line of Bert Hirschfeld, Hugh Campbell and Elmer McGillivray came up with nine of the team&rsquo;s 10 goals. Campbell checked in with five, Hirschfeld and McGillivray had two apiece and the unit racked up a total of 23 points.Outstanding for Crescents was a former Santamarian, Johnny Young, who shot three goals for the seniors.And from North Sydney comes word that Gordie Drillon, the former National Hockey League marksman who finished out the season as coach of the Victorias and got them safely past Glace Bay into the Cape Breton finals before bowing to Sydney Millionaires, is expected to remain in the colliery town as rink manager and team coach next winter. Despite the team&rsquo;s loss in the finals Drillon is No. 1 sports favorite in the Northside. &#9632;

Expect Tough Maritime Senior Battle Between Moncton Hawks, Millionaires

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div>LOS ANGELES, Calif&mdash;The Los Angeles Monarchs clinched first place in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast Hockey League last week, backing into the championship when San Diego defeated San Francisco 4-1, March 7, in San Diego. San Francisco&rsquo;s loss put a halt to their first place aspirations. Los Angeles and Seattle, now Southern and Northern kings, respectively, will each receive $1,000 prize money from the league for finishing on top.With the playoffs scheduled to start March 16, the spotlight was shifted to Oakland&rsquo;s last-ditch fight to cop one of the coveted playoff berths, and, also, to the four-way player battle for the Southern Division scoring title.Tight Scoring RaceMaurice Vaillancourt, high-scoring San Diego left winger; Joey Evans and Pete Wywrot, San Francisco&rsquo;s ace winger and centre, respectively; and Los Angeles&rsquo; right winger, Andy Barbe; are all in the running for the division scoring crown won last year by Roy McBride, then with San Diego but now with Seattle.Vaillancourt with 83 points (40 goals, 43 assists in 54 games) leads Evans, his nearest challenger, who has 38 goals and 42 assists for 80 points, by three digits. Wywrot is trailing teammate Evans by four points&mdash;seven off the pace&mdash;and one point back of Wywrot is Barbe with 75, in games up to March 8.Ken Ullyot, clever New Westminister centreman, has all but won the No. 1 Div. scoring title. Ullyot&rsquo;s 101 points&mdash;35 goals and 66 assists&mdash;are 12 points more than the nearest contenders, Pat Desbiens, Portland right winger, and Roy McBride, Seattle pivotman, who are tied with 8 9 points each.Seeking RecordsDesbiens&rsquo; 62 goals is the highest total in any organized hockey league and the 24-year-old Frenchman needs only five more goals in four games to break the league record of 66 established last season, 1946-47, by Ralph (Bucky) Buchanan of San Francisco.Ullyot&rsquo;s 6 6 assists leaves him only one behind McBride&rsquo;s league record of 67 chalked up while playing with San Diego last campaign. Ullyot is a cinch to establish a new assist record as he has two games left to play.ICICLES: Seattle can thank Portland for their first-place spot. In 14 games between the two teams the Ironmen won 13 and lost only one. At one time Seattle ran up a 10-game win skein before Portland chalked up their lone Seattle triumph &hellip; against New Westminister the Ironmen won 11 out of 14 games &hellip; If Oakland find themselves on the outside looking in come playoff time, they only have to look up their season&rsquo;s record against Fresno for the answer. The Oaks could only win three out of 14 games from the Falcons.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><h2>HOW THE RAGE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01220/1201832-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="602" height="453"></div>Games of March 4 to March 10March 4&mdash;Fresno 2 at San Diago 2 (overtime); Seattle 6 at Portland 5.March 5&mdash;Fresno 4 at Los Angeles 2; San Francisco 3 at Oakland 4; Tacoma 3 at Vancouver 7.March 6&mdash;San Francisco 2 at Los Angeles 3; Oakland 3 at Fresno 5; Vancouver 2 at Tacoma 4; Seattle 5 at New Westminster 7,March 7&mdash;San Francisco 1 at San Diego 4; New Westminster 3 at Seattle 8; Vancouver 1 at Portland 8.March 9&mdash;New Westminster 6 at Vancouver 8.March 10&mdash;Oakland 9 at Los Angeles 4; Fresno 2 at San Francisco 4; Portland 4 at Seattle 7.FRIDAY. MARCH 5San Francisco 3. at Oakland 4First Period1&mdash;San Francisco: Richardson (Cunningham), 3.56.Penalties: Travis. Bergeron. Rittinger, Hursley. Richardson. Burman.Second Period2&mdash;San Francisco: McKay (Evans), 10.43: 3&mdash;San Francisco: Jackson (Burman, Williams). 13.51; 4&mdash;Oakland: S. Jones (Malini, Hamilton), 16.28.Penalties: Jackson, Redmond, James.Third Period5&mdash;Oakland: Hamilton (Malini), 4.07;6&mdash;Oakland: Malini (Hamilton), 7.18;7&mdash;Oakland: Hamilton, 19.33.Penalties: Rittinger. Strain (misconduct), Waldner, Richardson.Fresno 4, at Los Angeles 2First Period1&mdash;Fresno: Desilets (Roach), 4.16.Penalties: Adolph. Prentice, Hilliard, Bastien.Second Period2&mdash;Los Angeles: Hilliard (Simpell), 12.34; 3&mdash; Fresno: Roach (Whittet), 13.25; 4&mdash;Los Angeles: Richardson, 15.00.Penalties: Bastien. Simpell.Third Period5&mdash;Fiesno; Whittet. 12.44; 6&mdash;Fresno: Dallinger (Fritz), 13.43.Penalties: Hilliard, Labovitch, Hilliard. Corrigan.Tacoma 3. at Vancouver 7First Period1&mdash;Tacoma: Adam (Milford). 8.02; 2&mdash;Vancouver: Nichols (Gruhn, Bathgate), 10.40; 3&mdash;Vancouver: Auger. 19.59.Penalties: Lavel, Shamlock.Second Period4&mdash;Vancouver: Bathate (Gruhn Neilsen). 2.09: 5&mdash;Tacoma: Klein (Andrews), 5.47; 6&mdash;Vancouver: Bathgate (Neilsen), 9.32.Penalties: Sloboda (2), Taillifer, Lavell.Third Period7&mdash;Vancouver: Gruhn (Bathgate, Neilsen), 3.13; 8&mdash;Tacoma: Casanato (La-VEL). 17.15; 9&mdash;Vancouver: Neilson (Gruhn), 17.43; 10&mdash;Vancouver: Millman 19.29.Penalties: Colville, Sloboda.SATURDAY, MARCH 6 Oakland 3, at Fresno 5First PeriodNo scoring.Penalties: None.Second Period1&mdash;Oakland: Rittinger, 2.55; 2&mdash;Oakland: S. Jones (Hamilton), 11.14; 3&mdash;Fresno: Peterson (Rheault, Corrigan), 14.37; 4&mdash;Fresno: Roach (Peterson),14.41.Penalties. Wilson. Travis, Bastien.Third Period5&mdash;Fresno: Whittet (Fritz, Corrigan), 0.50: 6&mdash;Oakland: Wilson (McPherson, Rittinger). 10.36; 7&mdash;Fresno: Peterson (Fritz, Corrigan), 13.51; 8&mdash;Fresno; Richardson (Bellinger), 14.36.Penalties, Prentice, Richardson, S. Jones, Turner.Seattie 5, at N. WestminsterFirst Period1&mdash;New Westminster: Schmidt (Ullyot, Fashoway), 0.40; 2&mdash;Seattle; Dartnell (Dorohoy), 4.20.Penalties: Thomson, McBride (3), Voll.Second Period3&mdash;New Westminster: Love (McIntyre), 3.52; 4&mdash;Seattle: Dartnell (Marchant), 5.50; 5&mdash;Seattle: McFadzen (Kerr), 18.40.Penalties: McKay (2), Adams (Five minutes misconduct, minor), (McBride (5 minutes misconduct, minor), Dartnell.Third Period6&mdash;New Westminster: Fashoway (Russell), 0 35, 7&mdash;Seattle: Rouse (McFadzen), 4.14; 8&mdash;Seattle: Ferens (McBride), 5.53; 9&mdash;New Westminster: Love (Adam, McIntyre); 7.53, 10&mdash;New Westminster, McIntyre (McKay), 8.11; 11&mdash;New Westminster: Fashoway, 16.33; 12&mdash;New Westminster: Fashoway, 19.29.Penalties: Tomson, Keer (10 minutes misconduct).Vancouver 2, nt Tacoma 4First Period1&mdash;Tacoma: Filion (Fennell), 13.42.Penalties: Bathgate (minor, major), Lavell (minor, major), Fennell, Karsh, Casonato (minor, match misconduct), O&rsquo;Reilly (minor, match misconduct), Johns.Second Period2&mdash;Tacoma; Klein (Filion, Andrews), 12.45.Penalties: Kalapaca, Vickers, Watts.Third Period3&mdash;Tacoma: Lavell (Taillifer), 6.16;4&mdash;Vancouver: Milman (Shamlock), 8.01;5&mdash;Tacoma: Filion, 9.35; 6&mdash;Vancouver: Bathgate (Gruhn, Neilson), 19.32.Penalties: Fennell (2). Jenkins (major), Auger (major), Lavell (major, misconduct) Vickery (major).SUNDAY, MARCH 7San Francisco 1. at San Diego 4First Period1&mdash;San Diego: McCarthy (Macintosh, Vaillancourt), 12.34; 2&mdash;San Diego: Hellyer (Vaillancourt, McCarthy), 19.51.Penalties: Macintosh, Wywrot.Second Period3&mdash;san Francisco: Cunningham (Evans, Wywrot), 10.27.Penalties: McCarthy, McKay, Lallo.Third Period4&mdash;San Diego: Warecki (Carlson),5.54; 5&mdash;San Diego: Warecki (Desson, Carlson), 17.41.Penalties: Lallo, Bergeron, Redmond.Vancouver 1, at Portland 8First Period1&mdash;Portland: Reardon, 13.21Penalties: Colville, Rypien, Tolton.Second Period2&mdash;Portland: Desbiens (Rypien), 2.11;3&mdash;Vancouver: Gruhn (Bathgate, Neilson), 3.53; 4&mdash;Portland: Gauthier (Dalgleish, Allan), 7.27; 5&mdash;Portland: Desbiens (Rypien), 10.37; 6&mdash;Portland:Dalgleish (Gauthier), 13.03; 7&mdash;Portland: Carrigan (Sutherland, Desbiens) 14.42.No penalties.Third Period8&mdash;Portland: Desbiens (Rypien, Reardon)&rsquo; 149. 9&mdash;Portland: Carrigan (Sutherland) 11.24.Penalty: Colville.New Westminster 3. at Seattle 8First Period1&mdash;Seattle: McBride (Keer), 8.00; 2&mdash;New Westminster: Ritchie (Schmidt, Black), 15.03, 3&mdash;Seattle: Ferens (Kerr, McBride), 18.32.Penalties: Duffy, Schmidt, McBride (2), Tomson, Black.Second Period4&mdash;Seattle, Rouse (Dorohoy, Ferens), 3.13; 5&mdash;Seattle: McBride (Duffy), 12.26; 6&mdash;New Westminster: Ullyot (Fashoway, Russel], 13.5 6; 7&mdash;New Westminster: Fashoway (McKay, Ullyot), 19.16.Penalties: Bentley, Schmidt, Daptnell, McKay, Duffy, Ferens, Keer (misconduct), Ritchie (minor, misconduct), Love.Third Period8&mdash;Seattle: Rouse (Dorohoy, McFadzen), 1.10; 9&mdash;Seattle: McBride (Dartnell), 10.09; 10&mdash;Seattle: Duffy (Dartnell), 11.57; 11&mdash;Seattle: Dorohoy (McFadzen), 17.42.Penalties: Bentley, McFadzen, Russell, Hayes, Duffy, Ritchie, Tilson, McKay (major), Tomson (major)<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02157/1201825-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="606" height="3689"></div>THE LEADERSMost Goals: Jack Keating. LA &hellip; 41Most Assists: Ray Chaisson, LA &hellip; 50Most Hat Tricks: Jack Keating, LA 3Fred Gibbon, O-SD &hellip; 3Maurice Vaillancourt, SD 3Most Shut Outs:Duff McDermid, SF &hellip; 5Most Hat Tricks Against:Larry Frechette, SD &hellip; 8Most Shots Saved:Duff McDermid, SF &hellip; 1847Most Winning Goals Scored:Stan Warecki, SD &hellip; 7Most Penalties in Minutes:Joe Desson, SD &hellip;60 176 &#9632;

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By HEC MACLEAN</div><h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2>CALCARY Alta.&mdash;Edmonton Flyers and Calgary Stampeders opened their best-of-seven final for the Western Canada Senior Hockey League and a keen series can be expected from he two Alberta rivals, it&rsquo;s the second time in three years Calgary and Edmonton have qualified for the final, two teams having previously met in 1945-46 when Stamps won the Allan Cup.Edmonton has been knocking on the door every year since the five-team circuit was formed and followers of Flyers believe this is the year for Frank Currie&rsquo;s rugged sextet. Flyers definitely showed wer in disposing of the favored Regina Capitals in four games.Calgary looked bad in its first four playoff contests with Lethbridge Maple Leafs but Stampeders showed their old fire to win the fifth and deciding contest in handy fashion. But the way Calgary played the Maple Leaf series indicates more than ever that the cowboys play hot and cold hockey now.Must Be On ToesWith Edmonton Calgary will have to be at its best all the time to successfully defend the title it has won the past two successive years.Flyers have the speed and power to go a long way but Stampeders this season still have the knack of being able to turn on the heat when necessary. Calgary always has been noted as a great clutch club and it may settle down serious business now that the stakes are getting bigger.After a weak season in league play, Sweeney Schriner&rsquo;s Lethbridge sextet finished in blazing style and we wouldn&rsquo;t be too surprised if the former N.H.L. ace was back at the helm again next season. Leafs definitely gave Calgary a few uncomfortable moments before bowing out.Home Games VitalHome games will be a big factor in the Edmonton Calgory series. Each have a great home record both in league play and playoff games, with Stampeders holding a slight edge. In 21 home cont is Calgary dropped only four, which is a pretty classy record in any league.Winners meet the Kootenay champions. Kimberley Dynamiters again rated odds-on-favorites to in capture the championship and British Columbia reports are that Dynamiters will take a lot of stopping this year. They gave Calgary a bad time last term and have the club to win the western championship this year. It seems feasible that Calgary will win its third straight western crown but you never know in hockey.FRIDAY, MARCH 5Edmonton 3, at Regina 2.First Period1. Regina, McDougall (Myles) 8:08. Penalties&mdash;Young, Watt.Second Period2. Regina. B. Kyle (Van Deelan) 7:41; 3 Edmonton, Pringle (Lane) 16.06. Penalties&mdash;Grinke. Staseson.Third Period4 Ed-mo-nton Clovechuk (Merluk. Anderson) 2:18; 5, Edmonton, Black (Lane) 4:13. Penalties&mdash;None.SATURDAY, MARCH 6Lethbridge 6, at Calgary 7First Period1&mdash;Lethbridge: Heximer (Hall), 3.26; 2&mdash;Calgary: Desmarais (Cairns, Dame), 7.10; 3&mdash;Lethbridge: Latoski (Heximer, Grey). 9.18, 4&mdash;Lethbridge: Latoski(Heximer, Hall), 11.37.Penalties: Emery, Taggart.Second Period5&mdash;Lethbridge: Heximer (Hall), 2.57; 6&mdash;Calgary: Hunter (Brownridge), 11.30; 7&mdash;Calgary: McDonald (Wilder), 12.24; 8&mdash;Lethbridge: Heximer (Hall), 18.10.Penalty: Hergert.Third Period9&mdash;Calgary: Cully (McDonald), 6.20; 10&mdash;Calgary: Emery (Dame, Desmarais, 7.52; 11&mdash;Calgary: Stewart (Brownridge, Hunter), 9.11; 12&mdash;Calgary: Grant(Brownridge), 11.04; 13&mdash;Lethbridge:Coach SuspendedEDMONTON&mdash;Coach TedAllard of the Maple Leaf Junior hockey club has been suspended by the City Junior Hockey League and the Edmonton and District Hockey Association as a result of pulling his team off the ice in a junior tilt recently. He took his team off as a result of a referee&rsquo;s decision following a free-for-all.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01189/1201863-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="608" height="1081"></div>Nordin (Kirkpatrick), 17.34.Penalties: Boorm n, Hall. McDonald.Edmonton 2, nt Regina 5First Period1&mdash;Regina: Myles (Brown), 10.20; 2Edmonton: Maher (Young, Black). 13.26.Penalties: Lane, Kreller, Myles.Second Period3&mdash;Regina Fairburn (Staseson), 4.04.Penalties: Grinke, Watt, Smitten.Third Period4-Regina: McDougall (Van Deelan), 1.09; 5&mdash;Regina: G. Kyle (Schmidt), 4.27;6&mdash;Edmonton: Young (Clovechok), 8.49;7&mdash;Regina: W. Kyle Van Deelan), 12.59&rsquo; Penart les: Watt, Van Deelan.MONDAY, MARCH 8Calgary 3, at Lethbridge 5First Period1&mdash;Lethbridge: Latoski (Hall), 1.16; 2-Calgary Grant (Emery, Hunter), 9.25; 3&mdash;Lethbridge: Heximer Hall, Latoski), 18.01.Penalties: Desmarais, Gray, Emery Simpson, Nordin, Wilder.Second Period4&mdash;Lethbridge: Gibson (Nordin. Simpson), 15.33Penalty: Emery.Third Period5&mdash;Lethbridge: Boorman, 28; 6&mdash;Leth-bridge Latosk: Heximer. Boorman), 15.17 (&mdash;7&mdash;Calgary: Cairns (Wilder) 18.10;8&mdash;Calgary: Emery (Desmarais), 18.31;.Penalties; None.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 Eethbridge S, at Calgary 7.First Period1&mdash;Lethbridege. Latoski (Hall). 2.202&mdash;Lethbridge. Heximer (Hall, Latoski) &hellip; 12.033&mdash;Lethbridge, Taggart (Latoski) 13.144&mdash;Calgary. Cairns (Desmarais). 17.455&mdash;Lethbridge. Heximer (Hall). 19.38 Penalties: None.Second Period6&mdash;Lethbrdige. Heximer,(Hall, Latoski)&hellip;&hellip;3.007&mdash;Calgary.. Emery (Hunter). 5.568&mdash;Calgary. Grant(Brownridge, Wilder)&hellip;&hellip;7.459&mdash;Calgary, Grant (Hunter)&hellip;&hellip; 16.1710&mdash;Calgary.Wilder&hellip;&hellip;18.20 Penalty: Luke (2)Third Period11&mdash;Calgar, Wilder (McDonald). 12.1012&mdash;Calgary.Cairns(Dame, Wilder)&hellip;&hellip;17.20Penalty: Desmarais.TUESDAY, MARCH 9 Regina 4, at Edmonton 5.First Period1&mdash;Edmonton. Anderson(Merluk, Clovech.ok)&hellip;&hellip;8.542&mdash;Regina. Myles (Staseson)&hellip;&hellip;18.46Penalties: Anderson, Barnes.Second Period3&mdash;Regina, Van Deelan(Bill Kyle)&hellip;&hellip;:594&mdash;Regina.Myles&hellip;&hellip;3.335&mdash;Regina. Brown (Huk)&hellip;&hellip;8.256&mdash;Edmonton. Rimstad (Black).. 19.01 Penaltis: Bill Kyle, Watt.Third Period7&mdash;Edmonton, Anderson (Watt). 1:128&mdash;Edmonton. Anderson&hellip;&hellip;1.289&mdash;Edmonton. Smitten(Clovechok)&hellip;&hellip;14.20Penalties: Young. Miles. &#9632;

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WESTERN CANADA SENIOR

It&rsquo;s confusin&rsquo;, but far from amusin&rsquo; for the Toronto Leafs, and fans throughout the circuit have been watching and wondering what magic spark sets the Montreal Canadiens in action when they meet up with the power-house Leafs. Going by the yardstick, Leafs should have it over Canucks like the proverbial wet blanket, but for some reason known only to the Gods of Hockey the Canadiens move into the fray with a vengeance when they face their arch rivals from Toronto.From a hockey standpoint it is nevertheless a situation worth serious pondering.&mdash;Canadiens look their best when they meet a club which, theoretically, should take them to the cleaners without catching its second breath&mdash;but there&rsquo;s no doubt whatsoever that the Canucks like the going with Leafs and usually they look like world beaters be it on Forum or Garden ice. Fans pretty well around the circuit are wondering what &ldquo;gives&rdquo; when Canadiens dron a game to the Hawks by a thumping 9-3 count and yet turn right around and whip Toronto 3-1.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02157/1201894-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="258" height="411"></div>Throughout the circuit cities fans are watching the ton performers in the N.H.L. scoring parade&mdash;and everywhere it&rsquo;s the same thing-&mdash;teammates are feeding the top-notchers with enough rubber to float a loan&mdash;and the result is that we&rsquo;re heading for one of the closest finishes ever witnessed in the scoring division. My Boston Bruins (claim ownershin for the simple reason that I picked them at the start of the season to take the Stanley mug) are coming along pretty well&mdash;they&rsquo;ll make the playoffs without doubt and? with a record of persistent annoyance when it comes to making things miserable for an opponent, we feel that the Bruins will go a long way before dropping out of circulation. Most takers are hollerin&rsquo; for Detroit and Leafs to end up on top&mdash;which seems rather obvious at the moment&mdash;but we&rsquo;ll still stick with the Bruins to come out on top&mdash;(regardless of what Ken McKenzie might say.)While on the subject of hockey&mdash;here&rsquo;s a parting shot which amused us no end&mdash;we thought you&rsquo;d get a smile out of it as well. There was a sweet old lady next to us when we witnessed the Ca-nadiens-Toronto game of the 11th and while Butch Bouchard was draping a couple of Toronto players over the boards, words came to our ears which you won&rsquo;t exactly find associated with Lenten retreats (we were sitting in promenade seats). The sweet thing looked at her companion and in a very much surprised tone let out with: &ldquo;Do you know, Tom, those players actually were rude to one another&rdquo;.<h2>Barnes Of Capitals Is Awarded Medal</h2>REGINA, Sask.&mdash;Harvey Barnes, defenceman with Regina Capitals of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League has been awarded the Gordon Efficiency Medal as the most valuable player to his club, Harry Scott, chairman of the selection committee, announced last week.The coveted award, instituted by Jack Gordon, former Port Arthur, Ont., hockey player and speed skater, was won last year by Ken (Red) Hunter of the Calgary Stampeders. It is awarded annually to the W.C.H.L. player considered to be the most valuable to his club both on and off the ice. &#9632;

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Rambling with Ron Morrier

<div class="byline">By LLOYD SAUNDERS</div>MOOSE JAW, Sask.&mdash;When he was a starry performer in the garb of the famous Toronto Maple Leafs they called him &ldquo;The Mighty Mite&rdquo; of the ice lanes. Fans all over the Dominion and the United States remembered him as the little opportunist, who put an end to one of the longest games in the history of the National Hockey League. Last season he came back to the game of hockey as a coach, and in his first year led his club to the Memorial Cup finals against the powerful Toronto Saint Michael&rsquo;s College. Yes the gent we&rsquo;re leading up to is none other than Kenneth Doraty, one of hockey&rsquo;s greatest figures, and present coach of the Moose Jaw Canucks who are once again bound for the Saskatchewan hockey championshinp.Although Doraty has settled in Saskatchewan, he first saw the light of day in the year 1906, at Stittsville, Ontario. He remained in the province of Ontario until the year 1912, and then moved to Rouleau, Sask., where his family settled. Doraty like all other youngsters his age, learned the game of hockey on the open air rinks. He received his education in Rouleau and Regina, and when not in the class rooms he could be found performing tricks on the ice lanes with a puck and stick. Although small in stature, Ken made up for this with his dipsy doodle style and fast skating ability.played with patsDoraty played all his minor hockey at Rouleau, and was picked up by the famous Regina Pats in the year 1922. The club which was led by Al Ritchie was one of the most feared aggregations in junior hockey, and many critics still claim that they had one of the finest groups of hockey stars ever assembled. Doraty remained with the Pats until he reached senior age.In his last year as a junior in 1925, the Pats climaxed three brilliant seasons by emerging as holders of the Memorial Cup, emblematic of Junior hockey supremacy in the Dominion of Canada. The next season Doraty jumped direct from junior into the pro ranks, signing with Pete Muldoon and the Portland Oregon club. The next season, after a successful initiation into the monied ranks the Portland club was sold to Chicago. After this shuffling Doraty soon became one of the most travelled players in the game. Chicago first traded him to Minneapolis and then Minneapolis sold him to Kitchener.Kenny played for the Kitchener club in the International League for two years. After a couple of seasons Doraty was then transferred to Cleveland in the American League, where he remained until the 1932-33 semester, and was bought by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the N.H.L. Although Ken only had three years with the Leafs he became one of the most publicised puckchasers ever to play under the big top. This of course was due to his most important goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs that brought to an end one of the longest game&rsquo;s in history.Top MastermindThat Incidentally still ranks as Ken&rsquo;s greatest thrill in the world of sport. After his three years in Toronto Doraty was again sold back to Cleveland and played with them before moving to Pittsburgh for a year. He finished up his career as an aetive player out on the Pacific Coast as a member of the Seattle Hawks in 1938-39.In the west Doraty is rated as one of the finest masterminds in the business. Last year in his rookie year he handled a mediocre team magnificently, and led them to the Western Championship before bowing (Tut to former teammate Joe Primeau&rsquo;s Toronto Saint Mikes. This season Doraty&rsquo;s club isn&rsquo;t as strong as last year, but many feel that they will again be a tough group to knock over.<h2>Ex-Fireball</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03138/1201939-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="541" height="838"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEN DORATY</figcaption></div>Ken Doraty is married and is the father of two children, a girl five, and a boy three. He operates billiard parlors in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon. The &ldquo;Mighty Mite&rdquo; is very popular in the Mill City of Moose Jaw and all rinks in the west.<h2>Two Varsity Stars End In Point Tie</h2>Toronto Varsity&rsquo;s high-scoring forwards dominated the individual intercollegiate scoring race according to final statistics released last week. The champion Blues placed seven players in the first 11 with Bob Henry and Don Bark of Varsity sharing the scoring crown with 29 points.Bark, a three-year man with Ace Bailey&rsquo;s champions, scored 18 goals and racked up 11 assists, while the versatile Henry, who doubles in the Varsity backfield as well as patrolling right wing for Bailey, sniped 11 times and assisted in 18 others.Harry Boyd, Warren Winslow and Ed Kryzanowski of Toronto, followed in that order before an opposing player, Yvan Dion of the U. of M. broke the run. Reg Sinclair, of Mc. Gill followed Dion with 17 points.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04104/1201932-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="604" height="393"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0583/1201925-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="1224" height="427"></div> &#9632;

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Doraty, Ex-Leaf Star, Popular Junior Pilot

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0140/1201984-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00C4-01" width="274" height="305"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0239/1201977-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00C4-02" width="268" height="319"></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Hockey will lose one of its most brilliant personalities at the close of the 1947-48 National Hockey League when it was an nounced from Toronto last week that Sylvanus Apps plans to hangup his skates tor keeps after this year.The veteran captain and star of the Toronto Maple Leafs for the past nine seasons made no bones over the fact that this was his last year. Now in his tenth season in the N.H.L. he made his decision known while the Leafs were in Montreal on March 11.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0337/1201970-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00C4-03" width="250" height="377"><figcaption class="caption-body">Syl Apps</figcaption></div>Apps, who doubles as Ontario Commissioner of Athletics, had intended to retire last season from active play but was persuaded by Managing Director Conn Smythe to stay with the Leafs for another season.STARRED IN &rsquo;47He returned last season to lead the club to the Stanley Cup and played a starring role on the club&rsquo;s first line with Harry Watson and Bill Ezinicki.Apps has been one of the &ldquo;name players&rdquo; of hockey ever since he broke into the N.H.L. with the Leafs in 1936-37. That season he was named the first player to win the Calder Memorial Trophy. Since that time his point total has never dropped below the 40 mark.KEEN SPORTSMANOne of the most gentlemanly players in professional puck circles, Syl has been an ice luminary since his playing days with the Hamilton Tigers He played for Hamilton before he joined the Toronto club in 1936.Except for a two year stay in the Canadian Army where he held the rank of a commissioned officer, Apps has never played for any other pro team but the Leafs. He has always been the idol for millions of youths and it will be a sad loss when the lanky centre nails his glittering blades to the wall. &#9632;

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Apps To Quit At Finish Of ’47-48 Season

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0432/1202015-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg" title="f00C4-04" width="614" height="279"></div>March 15 to March 2115&mdash;Bernie Strongman, Omaha, left wing, 191916&mdash;Ed Young, Tulsa, defence, 1921; Church Russell, Cleveland, leftwing, 1923.17&mdash;Tony Leswick, Rangers, left wing, 1923; Joe Levandowski, St. Paul, right wing, 192 2; Al Pickard, president, P.C.H.L., 1923.19&mdash;Joe Carveth, Canadiens, right wing, 1918.21&mdash;Eddie Wares, Cleveland, defence, 1915. &#9632;

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Happy Birthday to You

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f00C4-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0516/1202046-1-eng-US/f00c4-052.jpg"></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Frank &ldquo;King&rdquo; Clancy, referee in chief of the National Hockey League, found out that he still had a lot of friends in Montreal. After the game of Feb. 28 Miss Dorothy Pinard of the N. H.L. office gave a party in King&rsquo;s honor at her home.George Gravel, veteran N.H.L. referee, and several other hockey officials and friends of Clancy&rsquo;s attended the party.<h2>Fort William Junior Coach Suspended Until End Of 1948-49 Hockey Season</h2>PORT ARTHUR, Ont.&mdash;Suspension for the balance of this season and for the season 1948-49 of Coach Leo Barbini of Fort William Columbus club junior hockey team was announced last week by the Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association.The announcement followed a special meeting to consider action of Barbini in refusing to continue play in a playoff game March 8, with Port Arthur West End Bruins. The interruption, resulting from a penalty handed out to a Fort William defenceman, occurred at 10:55 in the third period with the teams deadlocked at 5-5.Columbus Club were given two minutes to return. They failed to return and the game was awarded to Port Arthur, giving them 2-0 edge in games, with one tied, in their best-of-seven series.<h2>Break PCHL Record</h2>VANCOUVER, B.C.The Vancouver Canucks established a new league record February 22 by defeating Seattle to mark up their eleventh straight victory. The previous record of 10 consecutive victories was established by the Oakland Oaks during the 1945-46 season and tied by the Hollywood Wolves last year. Seattle went Wolves last year. Seattle eat earlier in me season but their record was marred by a tie game.<h2>Canada&rsquo;s Finest IN THE SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC &#9632;</h2>

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March 17, 1948

Wings, Leafs, Seeking Title Lost By Habs

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