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March 31, 1948
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Bears, Hornets Knocked From Calder Chase
The sudden downfall of Terry Reardon’s Providence Reds has been the talk of the American Hockey League. The Reds, who during the regular 1947-48 schedule walked off with the Eastern Division championship, have fallen from their pinnacle of success since they met the Cleveland Barons in Series “A” of the Calder Cup playoffs. Sunday’s 4-2 setback on home ice marked’ the third straight loss for the Reds in their best-of-seven series with Cleveland. The Barons who have now run their undefeated streak to 30 games need but ore more win to shelve the Reds for this year. STINGLESS HORNETS The second surprise of the American puck loop’s post-season classic was the surprise elimination of Pittsburgh Hornets in two straight games by New Haven Ramblers. Not only did the one-time “strong boys” of the…


Aging Turk Broda Crowns Great Career
Well the elderly Mr. Broda has done it again, that is he’s captured his second Vezina Trophy, ending Bill Durnan’s four-year domination and if the aging Toronto netminder should decide to call it quits this year he’ll do so in a happy frame of mind. For it will be remembered that Turk said after he returned to the Leafs two years ago from active duty with the Canadian Army that he would like to end it all with the Vezina. The happy-go-lucky Walter climaxed one of the greatest goaling battles in National Hockey League history by beating out his arch rival from Detroit, Harry Lumley. Turk’s triumph this season marked the second time that he has taken the pot in rather dramatic fashion and strangely enough on both occasions he out-lasted Detroit…


GENE TUNNEY LAUDS FLYER-STAMP PLAY
EDMONTON, Alta.— Gene Tuney, the old world’s heavyweight boxing champion, proved himself both a sportsman and a diplomat when he turned up at the fourth game and was introduced to the crowd… “I never saw a better hockey game in all my 47 years,” grinned Tunney. “I’m not rooting for either team but for. both—and may the better side win.”… Now the owner of blocks of stocks in a uranium mine somewhere up north, the former world’s champ was in Edmonton in course of a business trip north… He looked like was fit enough to still handle a few punches in the ring… His hardest job though was shaking hands as it appeared nearly all Edmonton wanted to shake the hand that shook Jack Dempsey many long years ago in the…


’Peg Scribe Picks Junior All-Stars
Happy Trophy Winners WINNIPEG, Man.—“Now that the hostilities are over the Manitoba sector, we submit,” writes Tony Allan, sports editor of the Winnipeg Tribune, “our selection of the all-star players in the junior loop.” Allan picks the following first team: Goal, Roy McMeekin, Monarchs; defence, Dobby Gray and Sheldon Bloomer of Brandon and Canadiens respectively; centre, Dunsmore, Canadiens; left wing, Arundel, Monarchs; Evans, Brandon on right wing and Doug Monson as coach. His second team was Frederick of Brandon in goal; Kusmack of the Monarchs and the Black Hawks’ Alex Kurceba on defence with Rope of Monarchs centring two Canadien wingers, Watters and Hebenton. Billy McKenzie of Brandon was his second coach. Writes Allan: Over stretches of the regular season, Ray Frederick, elongated Brandon net custodian, appeared to be the class of the league,…