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March 24, 1948
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Boy Scout Rescues Youngster from Well WINS DOW AWARD
earns praise of whole community A little girl’s screams caused 15-year-old Alan Laking to jam on the brakes of his bicycle and investigate. Seeing him, the girl screamed again …and, in spite of her excitement, Alan made out the words “Kenneth’s fallen in the well …Kenneth’s in the well!” Racing to the scene, Alan (found that a small boy of four had indeed fallen about 16 feet into a well …and was floundering, semi-conscious, in 8 feet of water. LOWERS SELF INTO WELL The young Scout acted quickly. Gripping the side walls as well as he could, be let himself down into the water. Diving beneath the surface he grasped the boy’s clothing and brought his head up. Then he tread water, holding the inert form of the little victim until help came…
Cap’s Harvey Barnes Voted Most Valuable
REGINA, Sask. Hockey fans in the western part of Canada, and the province of Saskatchewan especially, know the name of Harvey Barnes as well as they do their own. Barnes has been around the west as a hockey player as long as any in the amateur game today. Last year and the year before his many fans thought that it was time for the husky veteran to hang up his blades, but each season he was back going better than ever. Now in the 1947-48 semester, Barnes has played such spectacular hockey, that he not only added tremendous punch to the now eliminated Regina Capitols in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League, but was recently awarded the Gordon Efficiency Medal and the Mickey McSherry Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player…
UNITED STATES LEAGUE
Home Clubs Lead The U.S.HX. headquarters report that up to February 22 the home teams had won a total of 112 games against 78 victories for visiting teams. Twenty-six of the games went into overtime. In four out of the five that were settled, the visitors won Sharp Huskies Houston Huskies displayed a bit of quick firing on March 13 against the Oilers in Tulsa when they scored three goals In 60 seconds. McArthur started the fireworks at 7.02 of the second period and Giesbrecht bagged the third at 8.02 HOW THE RACE GOES Last Week’s Games March 15—Houston 5, Tulsa 5. March 16—Houston 8, Tulsa 1; Omaha 3, Minneapolis 2. March 17—Tulsa 4, Dallas 2: Minneapolis 4, St. Paul 2; Kansas City 6, Omaha 4. March 18—Tulsa 1, Dallas 0; Houston 5, Fort Worth 5. March 20—Omaha 4, Minnepolis 2;…
THE FAN FORUM
KEEP IT UP Dear Sir, May I join your ever increasing number of well wishers and advise you to keep up the good work. The only regret I have is the fact that while so many good young players of today are basking in the light of THE HOCKEY NEWS the true greats of yesteryear never had such an opportunity to become a household topic with their followers. So as a supplement during the summer months, how about a few reminniscings of the men who sold hockey to the public in the Deginning such as the Cleghorns, Taylor, Broadbent, Cooks and so many more? Joe Stanton Fort William, Ont. Dear Sir, I would like to know how many games the Canadiens won in the playoffs last year and how many the Toronto Maple Leafs won also. Corinne Watchhorn…
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