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April 14, 1948

The Hockey News April 14, 1948

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div>Injuries in hockey are something to be taken for granted but when they befall a club in the heat of a Stanley Cup final series it&rsquo;s a bitter pill to swallow, and when a club like the Toronto Maple Leafs loses a valuable defence cog like James Angus &ldquo;Gus&rdquo; Mortson the blow can prove serious to Say the least.In the series opener on Maple Leaf Gardens ice last Wednesday against Detroit Red Wings, the Leafs were forced to finish-out the game without Mortson and they will have to finish-off the series without him. For it was during the fast and furious second period that Mortson had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher with a fractured leg.It was just sheer hard luck, because prior to his fatal crash with Detroit&rsquo;s Black Jack Stewart, Gus had been playing a starring role for the Leafs and had scored what proved to be the winning goal.Mortson&rsquo;s last playoff act was a blazing 30-foot screened shot that bulged the cords behind Harry Lumley. Five minutes later he was carried into the Garden clinic by four ushers. It was the end of the 1947-48 campaign for the 185-pound sophomore rearguard.Hits Stone WallTwo minutes after he brought the 13,000 Toronto fans to their feet with his sparkling goal, the 23-year-old Gus tried to sandwich Stewart along with his Leaf defence partner Jim Thomson. When the smoke cleared after the collision, Mortson was on the ice reeling in pain.An aggressive and eager youngster, Mortson always had his mind set on a professional hockey career. Knowing full well that he would have to put his name in the limelight before he would be given a trial, Gus tried at first to gain a spot with Oshawa junior Generals but failed.In 1943-44 his big chance came when he was enrolled at St Michael&rsquo;s College in Toronto. He had a great season with the Majors that winter and after the club was eliminated from the O.H.A. junior playoffs, he hooked-up with the Generals as a military replacement. He helped the Oshawa club win the Memorial Cup in 43-44 and the following year back with St. Mike&rsquo;s he was again an inspirational leader in bringing the Canadian junior championship back to Toronto.<h2>Lost To Leafs</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0382/1264690-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="552" height="1219"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUS MORTSON</figcaption></div>Gus starred with a Kirkland Lake juvenile club that won the Northern Ontario crown in 1942-43, thus played on three successive title winning clubs before he entered the pro company. Signed by the Leafs in 1945, he was farmed-out to Tulsa Oilers of the United States League where ha led the Oklahomans to the finals. That year he alternated between defence and left wing. He scored 48 points during the regular season and added another goal and five assists in the playoffs.Born at New Liskeard, Ontario on January 24, 1925, Mortson has lived most of his life in Kirkland Lake. He is a prospector during the off season.After a great year with Tulsa, Mortson was invited to attend Toronto&rsquo;s special hockey school conducted in September 1946. Gus showed plenty of promise with his rushing and hard-hitting style of play along the blueline. He was, however, told to report to Pittsburgh for further seasoning. It was hard to take at the time and he asked Conn Smythe if he would give him another look, this time as a left winger. Smythe vetoed the move and Gus packed-up for the Hornet hockey hive. However the Leaf boss told him it wouldn&rsquo;t be long before he would get another &ldquo;look see&rdquo;. And he wasn&rsquo;t fooling.Gus wasn&rsquo;t in Pittsburgh more than two weeks when he was called back by the Maple Leafs and he showed up so well upon his return that he was retained for the start of the season.The rest is history, for Mortson was an important factor in the club&rsquo;s Stanley Cup success and of all the rookies brought up by the club last year he and Howie Meeker, the Calder Cup winner, were outstanding. In fact Mortson outshone Meeker in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year. &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Gus Mortson Is Lost To Leafs For Series

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;General Manager Frank J. Selke of Montreal Canadiens announced, that Fred John Sandford, of St. Michael&rsquo;s College, Toronto had been placed on their negotiation list.Selke stated that his application to have Sandford placed on Canadiens&rsquo; list was one of three, Boston and Toronto also filing the player&rsquo;s name with National League headquarters. All three wires reached league offices at the same time, however, according to the N.H.L. By-Laws in cases where notification is filed at the same time by two of more member clubs with respect to the same player, the player&rsquo;s name shall be entered on the negotiation list of the member club lowest in standing for the league championship at time of negatiation. Canadiens finished fifth and were therefore awarded rights to the player. &#9632;

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<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0437/1265834-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg" title="f00C4-04" width="614" height="279"></div>April 14 to April 2415&mdash;Jimmy McFadden, Detroit, centre, 1920.18&mdash;Ron Wilson, St. Louis, right wing, 1922.22&mdash;Wilber &ldquo;Jack&rdquo; Hewson, Fort Worth, right wing, 1921-24&mdash;Gus Bodnar, Chicago, centre, 1923; Thain Simon, Omaha, defence, 1922; Pete Slobodian, Hershey, defence, 1918. &#9632;

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Happy Birthday to You

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Turk Broda and Harry Lumley, rival netminders in the hotly-contested Stanley Cup final battle, manoeuvred into position and squared off in their bulky equipment to give the fans a tickle at the end of the second game here Saturday night.Capping the furiously-fought game, in which slugging matches were the order of the night, the two netminders exchanged some words after the game ended and then began to mix it up. The affair ended as a no-decision contest, after the other players and officials managed to pry the two Sherman tanks apart.They each drew misconduct penalties and automatic fines of $25 to pay for their fun, under the league ruling which provides such a levy for any players getting misconducts with less than 10 minutes of play remaining. &#9632;

GOALIES AMUSE FANS WITH WEIRD BATTLE AFTER END OF GAME

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div>The Cleveland Barons are today sitting on top of the hockey world for last Sunday night the Al Sutphin-owned club ended the American League 1947-48 season in a blaze of glory by winning their best-of-seven final series from Buffalo and the Calder Cup, emblematic of A.H.L. supremacy.Sunday&rsquo;s victory marked the fourth time that the Barons captured the league championship and the third A.H.L. title but it will be a long time before hockey fans will be able to forget just how the Cleveland club went about winning the Calder award.IMPRESSIVE RECORDNever in the history of pro hockey has a club racked-up such an impressive record as this year&rsquo;s edition of the Cleveland Barons. When they downed Buffalo 6-2 in the last game of the series it marked the club&rsquo;s 36th game in 37 without a defeat and since January 2 8 the Barons fought their way to the top spot in the Western Division and then on to the league crown with only one loss and that was to Providence in the first round.After sailing past Providence in the opening round, Cleveland never had any trouble in beating the Bisons. They swept the best-of-seven series in straight games. In the first two games in Cleveland, the Barons won 6-1 and 3-1. Moving over to Buffalo for the remaining two game, the champions emerged on top of 5-3 and 6-2 scores.The club&rsquo;s playoff record is an outstanding one, as they won eight while dropping one. They totaled 43 goals scored for an average of just about five goals a game while 17 shots were drilled into the Baron bastille.FIRST TITLE IN &rsquo;38-39While a member club of the old International-American League the Barons won the championship in 1933-39 and two years later (1940-41) the club brought its second title to the Ohio city. That year also the club&rsquo;s ace forward Les Cunningham took the A.H.L. scoring championship with 64 points.The championship eluded the Cleveland organization for three seasons until the Barons again set down all opposition to be crowned American League kings in 1944-45. The club now holds the honor of winning more A.H.L. championships, and doing it much more impressively than any other team.Last year the Barons finished first in the Western Division with a slim one-point edge over Buffalo but in Series &ldquo;A&rdquo; against Hershey leaders of the Eastern section, the Barons bowed out of the best-of seven series four straight.This season Cleveland came back bigger and better than ever and their 30-game streak carrieid them into first place when they ended the regular grind 10 points ahead of Pittsburgh Hornets.Now the American League am its new champions step off the hockey stage for another season It was a great season for a great a team. Bun Cook performed masterful job at the helm of th Clevelanders. He had one of th best group of players ever assem bled in the A. H. L. under hi command. It was a team of sea soned veterans together with th club rookies, notable among whom was Bob Solinger, that gave Cle veland such a potent strikin force. &#9632;

Barons Sweep Series By 4-0 Against Herd

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01102/1265889-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">CALDER CUP champions for 1947-48 are the Cleveland Barons pictured above. The Barons won the cup and best-of-seven final series on Sunday night when they defeated Buffalo Bisons 6-2. Several members of the Barons are missing from this picture because it was taken at the start of the A.H.L. schedule. Front row, left to right&mdash;Johnny Bower, Pete Leswick, Lou Trudell, Coach Fred &ldquo;Bun&rdquo; Cook, Al Sutphin, president. Jack Lavoie, Roger Gagne, Roger Bessette. Second row&mdash;George Johnson, Danny Sprout, Julian Sawchuk, Babe Pratt, Joe Cooper (the last two were traded to Hershey for Hymie Buller), Gordon Davidson, Eddie Wares, Bob Solinger. Back row&mdash;Trainer Walter Robinson, Johnny Holota, Fred Thurier, Tony Bukovich, Ab DeMarco, George Allen, Roy Kelly, Publicity Director Eddie Coen. Missing are Bobby Carse, Church Russell, Lester Brennan.</figcaption></div>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYVOLUME 1, NUMBER 29 MONTREAL, APRIL 14, 1948 PRICE: TEN CENTS (15 CENTS IN U.S.A)<h2>President Would Like To See Players Ink Contracts</h2>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;In a statement here on Monday, National Hockey League President Clarence Campbell proposed that all the senior amateur hockey leagues in Canada should convert to a professional status in order to protect their players.Here attending the Stanley Cup final series between Toronto and Detroit, Mr. Campbell was quoted as saying, &ldquo;Everyone, connected with hockey knows that the amateurs are really professional in the sense that the players are being paid. If the clubs are going to pay these players there ought to be some stability.&rdquo;The league president stated that some of the Canadian amateur leagues had already approached him on the subject. He said that he had already discussed the subject with officials of the Pacific Coast League concerning an affiliation with the National League.He said however that the N.H.L. along with the two other professional hockey leagues in the United States were not interested in a complete reorganization of amateur hockey along the lines of the professional system.&ldquo;The administration problem would be too big,&rdquo; said Campbell. He then went on to say that he would like to see the amateur player contracts with salary limits and a draft. &ldquo;Then we could help them protect player lists,&rdquo; concluded Mr. Campbell.He said the amateur leagues have always been bickering among themselves over players whereas if they turned professional the big pro leagues could control their rules for them.Mr. Campbell denied that the National League was interested in signing any amateur leagues as affiliates. He said the amateurs had made the overatures and all the major professional leagues were jointly considering a proposal.GENERAL OUTLINEThe general outline of the Campbell plan was:1. The professional hockey leagues would extend protection for a reserve list of not more than 2 9 active players and two goal-keepers for each team in each senior amateur league, providing that such players were signed to a standard player&rsquo;s contract containing the usual reserve clause (assignment and option to renew).Such players woud have to be actual players of the team and from the list of protected players there would be subtracted all players on loan from other teams, whether such players were under actual contract option or tryout agreement with other professional clubs.2. The professional leagues are not prepared to extend protection for &ldquo;territorial rights&rdquo; at this time.3. The senior leagues would have to agree to salary limit to be negotiated if this proposal were put into effect.4. The senior leagues would have to agree to a &ldquo;draft&rdquo; by all three professional leagues at an appropriate figure &ldquo;commensure-rate with the calibre of the league making the draft.&rdquo;Problems raised by the proposal included that of amusement tax.<h2>American League Champions &#9632;</h2>

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Amateur Turnover Is Proposed

Conn Smythe&rsquo;s victory-bent Maple Leafs hung a double punch on Detroit Red Wings over the weekend to take a commanding three-game lead in the Stanley Cup finals and send the Ivanmen reeling back on the ropes. Leafs mastered the Motor City crew 4-2 and 2-0 in a silverware doubleheader to go ahead, three games to none, in the best-of-seven series and practically clinch the Cup for the second successive year.While Wings still have a chance to fight back and make it a race for the once battered old mug (now rebuilt and refurbished for the 19 47-48 winners) not many observers give them more that a slim chance. Only once in the history of the seven game battles for the mug has a team ever come from behind a three-game deficit to take the prize. That was back in the 19 41-42 campaign&mdash;when the same Maple Leafs and the Red Wings staged a riproaring battle that saw the blue-and-whites snare four in a row after Wings had seemingly sewed it up by taking the first three.RECORDS NO CONSOLATIONBut the season&rsquo;s record of the two teams offers scant solace for the wounded and clipped Wings. In 12 contests during the regular season, the Tommy Ivan-coached sextet managed to win only two games and tie four against the fluttering Leafs. Sunday night&rsquo;s whitewashing in Detroit marked the sixth time in a row the Toronto lads have humbled the boys from south of the border.Ever since the series opened in Toronto last Wednesday night, Wings haven&rsquo;t been in the running at all. Toronto started off with a sparkling 5-3 victory in the opener, as the Detroiters couldn&rsquo;t find the combination to get through the hustling Leaf squad or crack pudgy Turk Broda&rsquo;s Vezina Trophy goaltending.Saturday night in Toronto when Leafs won 4-2 and again Sunday in Detroit it was the same story all over again.The game Saturday was a rough and bruising struggle, with 18 penalties handed out, including a pair of misconducts to the goalkeepers&mdash;Broda and Harry Lumley&mdash;who squared off after the final whistle blew to give the fans a few hilarious moments as they struggled and tussled briefly in their unwieldy equipment.Marked by a series of fist fights, hard checks and generally bad blood between the two squads&rsquo; the Saturday game saw major penalties handed out to Fern Gauthier, Bill Barilko, Gordie Howe and Howie Meeker, with Vic Lynn of Leafs also drawing a misconduct in addition to the netminders.Max Bentley got the opening goal for Leafs in the first period, and then Eeinicki and Bentley added a pair more in the second before Pete Horeck came through with Detroit&rsquo;s first counter&mdash;beating Broda in oleancut fashion just after leaping from the box after serving a penalty.Harry Watson beat Lumley in the same period to make it 4-1, before Fern Gauthier wound up the scoring in the final stanza with less than three minutes to go.WATSON CLICKINGWatson, who assisted on Bentley&rsquo;s first goal Saturday night also scored one of Leaf&rsquo;s pair in the Sunday contest to share the scoring honors with Bentley&rsquo;s two weekend markers.Vic Lynn got the second Sunday goal, at 15:16 of the third period, after Watson had broken up a thrilling netminding duel that saw the game go scoreless until just eight seconds before the end of the second period. Broda, seemingly unperturbed b y the $25 fine he drew for his misconduct penalty in the Saturday &rsquo;game, blocked 26 shots thrown his way, while Lumley had 19 to kick out. It was the first shutout in eight playoff games for the freckle-faced Toronto netminder.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0519/1265920-1-eng-US/f00c4-052.jpg" title="f00C4-05" width="244" height="374"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Watson</figcaption></div>Right through the final series so far, it&rsquo;s been Broda, the veteran, who has done most to keep Leafs at the top of the heap. On the occasions when Wings have threatened, the burly net custodian of the Maple Leafs has always blocked their best efforts and broken the back of their attacks. &#9632;

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Leafs Take Stranglehold On Cup As Wings Falter

<div class="byline">By RON COOK (CROC Sports Director)</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01146/1264542-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">HAMILTON TIGERS, PERENNIAL ONTARIO SENIOR CHAMPS, once again are stamping along the Allan Cup trail in search of the elusive grail. Shown above is the team which went to the cup finals in 1945-46, and which is only a little different from this year&rsquo;s edition. Back row, left to right:&mdash;Johnny Miller, spare goaler; Norman Moote, stick boy; &ldquo;Swat&rdquo; Mason, Bill Dinning, &ldquo;Polly&rdquo; Miocinovich, Johnny Conick, Dillon Brady, Art Childs, goal; and F. Chadwick, trainer. Front row, left to right:&mdash;Percy Thompson, manager; Dr. Reg Perkins, club physician; Stanley Robertson, Bill Sherry, Bobby Laurent, Clarence Shillington, Frankie Liscombe, Doug Runion and George Redding, coach. Dong Runion, who now coaches the rival Hamilton Pats, Stan Robertson and Dillon Brady are not with Tigers this season. Members of the current squad not shown are Bert Peer, Ab Conick, and the Smelle twins&mdash;Carl and Tommy.</figcaption></div><h2>Men o&rsquo; the Mountain</h2>HAMILTON, Ont.&mdash;There have been a lot of hockey teams come down the pike since Sir Montagu Allan donated the Allan Cup back in 1908, and almost every year since that time the name Hamilton Tigers has appeared in the sports headlines along about this time of the year as representing Ontario in the Cup Playdowns.This year is no exception. At the time of writing the Tigers are set for their Eastern Canada Final series with the Quebec champions, a series which they hope will be the first step on the way up the ladder which leads to the senior hockey championship of Canada, an honor which this same team missed taking two years ago when the Calgary Stampeders won the marbles.The Bengals were a much publicized team two years ago, but that story about the Tigers refusing to change their sweaters, despite the fact that they owned brand new ones, was not just some publicists dream. No siree! it was a real, live, honest to gosh superstition, one of many that the club has come to believe in down through the years.Back On The TrailThis year the Tigers are once more on the Allan Cup trail and like two seasons ago, they are often referred to as &ldquo;The Old Men of the Mountain&rdquo; or &ldquo;The Tired Old Men&rdquo;, a nickname incidentally which most of the older players resent despite the fact that several of them are beyond the age when you generally find athletes playing a starring role. But, in the manner of good wine, they seem to get better with age.So much for the age of the present Tiger standard bearers except to point out that if the Western sports writers considered the team old two seasons ago they would rate them right alongside Methusalah now, for no less than eight of the present crew wore the yellow and black in the Allan Cup finals of 1946. And even more to the point, the Tigers have added two players since that time who are as old if not older than the veterans with the club.Dealing with club superstitions as a whole. Much to the chagrin of their veteran trainer &ldquo;Chaddy&rdquo; Chadwick, who complained two seasons ago when the Bengals would neither change their uniforms nor wash their underwear, we find the same superstition prevailing this season. Bobby Laurent, oft-times spokesman for the club as they don&rsquo;t believe in a captain, jocularly remarked the other night that &ldquo;a rookie has to be with the club three seasons before they even give him a suit of underwear.&rdquo;That Old TwistAnother dressing room super-stition shared by the team as a whole is that their popular physician, Dr. Reg Perkins, must pull and twist the feet and toes of each player before a home game otherwise they won&rsquo;t win.Other superstitions surrounding netminder Art Childs which are also shared wholeheartedly by his teammates are that Clare Shillington, the teams top scorer this year and co-holder of the O.H.A. scoring championship with Johnny McCormack of the Toronto Marlboros, must open the dressing room door for &ldquo;Artful Arthur&rdquo; to lead the club out onto the ice at the start of a game or at the beginning of a period. Childs himself will not take the puck from the stick boy as they go onto the ice, the stickboy or trainer MUST throw it on the ice and Childs MUST be the first player to touch it. Another thing about Childs, although it may not be a superstition, is that in all the years that George Redding has coached the club, eight to be exact, he has never known Art to speak between periods in the dressing room.More team superstitions are that the veteran Bobby Laurent must be the last out of the dressing room and the players will never ask Coach Redding the starting lineup until the referee blows his whistle when they all skate to the bench and Redding nods to the players he wants to start.A couple of other oddities, although not exactly superstitions, concern newcomers to the club since the 1946 Allan Cup final. Bert Peer, the oldest player on the club, won&rsquo;t start to dress for a game until late enough that he can finish just in time to go directly out on the ice. The Smelle twins, Tom and Carl, (pronounced Smell) the youngest players on the team, always get together and decide matters between themselves. They use everything the same including the lie and weight of their sticks, and incidentally break more sticks than any two other players on the club.Superstitious? None more so than Coach George Redding, who has been playing and coaching since the first war, but they are a great bunch of fellows and a heck of a lot of hockey team, superstitions and old age notwithstanding.Their biggest ambition at the moment is to go out West this year and finish the job they started two seasons ago, and this time they&rsquo;re sure they&rsquo;ll do it even if they have to hire Grandma Yokum to put the double whammy on their opponents. &#9632;

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Spirit and Superstitions Is Tiger Secret Formula

OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;Strong contenders for the title of Canada&rsquo;s premier hockey family are the Bouchers of Ottawa, who today hold almost a monopoly on coaching duties.While their activity in the sport now is largely confined to the bench, members of the family have played and coached in nearly all places the puck is chased.Best-known of the three Bouchers still active in hockey, is the shrewd 47-year-old Frank (Raffles) Boucher, manager of New York Rangers, who lost out to Detroit in the Stanley Cup play-offs.Another Frank, the Ranger mentor&rsquo;s quiet-spoken nephew, who has just returned aboard the Queen Mary with the Olympic-winning R.C.A.F. Flyers.Young Frank&rsquo;s father, George (Buck) Boucher, also is a coach. His Ottawa Senators have won the Quebec senior hockey title this year and now face Hamilton Tigers in the Eastern Allan Cup finals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02132/1264573-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="268" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Boucher</figcaption></div>There also is Bob Boucher, a National Hockey League star of the 1920&rsquo;s who now is in the sporting goods business in Ottawa. Then there was the late Billy Boucher, also a brother of George Boucher, and Frank, who once lined up with the famous Howie Morenz and. Aurel Joliat of Montreal Canadiens.The Bouchers often faced each other on opposing squads in the early days of hockey, both in the east and on the Pacific Coast where Raffles played with Vancouver Maroons in 1922, his second year of professional play.George, now about 52, had a 15-year playing career which included time with the Maroons and Chicago Black Hawks.Given the job last year of selecting the R.C.A.F. Flyers, he also had a wealth of coaching experience behind him. Since 1933 he had led teams in Ottawa, St. Louis, Springfield and Noranda.He coached the Flyers until they left Canada and then his son took over.Of all the Bouchers, the one who coaches the Rangers is the most widely known. Within 10 years of his 21-year playing career, Raffles won the Lady Byng Trophy&mdash;annual award to the most gentlemanly player&mdash;seven times. It finally was awarded permanently to him.He was a pivot for the famous Bun and Bill Cook of the Rangers garnered more points than either of the brothers. His scoring record of 554 points is more than any other player in history. &#9632;

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Boucher Family Has Fine Hockey Record

OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;Canada&rsquo;s Olympic hockey champions, the R.C.A.F. Flyers, came back home last Wednesday in a blaze of glory, a blare of band music and the good wishes of hundreds of Ottawans who met them at the station.Flyers, the team of unknowns that came from nowhere to down the world&rsquo;s best at the Winter Games in Switzerland, returned to Canada after a tiring exhibition schedule in Europe that saw them play 42 games in 80 days. During that stretch they won 31 and tied six, losing out in the five other contests.One of the Flyers, FO. Hubert Brooks, returned to Canada with a brand new bride&mdash;a pretty Danish girl he married after the Olympics. Barbara Ann Scott, Canada&rsquo;s skating queen and Olympic Champion was bridesmaid at Brooks wedding. &#9632;

OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS GET WARM WELCOME ON REACHING OTTAWA

DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Doug Vaughan, sports editor of the Windsor Daily Star was elected president of the Detroit Hockey Writers Association for the coming year at a recent meeting of the Detroit hockey scrivners. Vaughan, one of the original members of the Detroit Hockey Writers Association. succeeds Lewis Walter of the Detroit Times as president;Frank Kenasson of the Associated Press in Detroit, was elected vice-president, while Marshall Dann of the Detroit Free Press was elected treasurer. Fred A. Huber Jr., publicity director of the Detroit Red Wings, is the secretary. Huber&rsquo;s position is a permanent one. &#9632;

MOTOR CITY SCRIBES NAME DOUG VAUGHAN AS THEIR PRESIDENT

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01145/1264635-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">&ldquo;FIGHTIN&rdquo; HARRY WATSON of Toronto Maple Leafs lets fly at goalie Harry Lumley of Detroit Red Wings in the first Stanley Cup finals tilt at Toronto. Moving in to block Watson are Marty Pavelicli (19) and Red Kelly (20), while Pete Horeck sails in from in front of the net. Bill Quackenbush of Wings and Syl Apps of Leafs are at the right of the picture. Watson scored, seconds later. ((Photo by Turofsky))</figcaption></div><h2>One Goal Coming Up!</h2>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Fan interest has become so intense in Toronto that both teams, the Maple Leafs and the Red Wings went into seclusion between the first and second games in the Stanley Cup finals played at Maple Leaf Gardens in the Queen City. The Leafs moved out to St. Catharines, Ont., site of their pre-season training camp, while the Motor City six travelled 40 miles from Toronto to Hamilton. One of the chief reasons that brought this move about was the fact that the players on both squads had so many sincere, well-wishing friends around them that they practically &ldquo;bugged&rdquo; the boys to death.This situation is very visible in the case of Detroit where the numerous pals of the players swarm into the Royal York to pester them with requests for tickets and seek their opinions on hew the series will go. Ninety-nine per cent of these rabid hockey followers are all-right guys, but they are not aware of the fact that so many of them incessantly bothering the players puts the high-strung athletes a little off and causes the pucksters extra nervous tension.Peace And QuietThat is the major reason why the managements of both clubs moved their squads away from the scene of the excitement to quieter locations. The Leafs site at St. Catharines is reputed to be very restful and ideal for quartering a hockey team on the eve of a great series.This is the first time in hockey history that two teams have moved out of town during a playoff series. Years ago when Toronto was playing New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup playoffs and Rangers were unable to play at Madison Square Garden due to the circus, the games were played at Boston, and both Toronto and Rangers stationed their players outside of Boston. But in that case both clubs were from out of town while this year Toronto is the host team, yet they still move out of their bailiwick.Toronto will have its team stay at Dearborn, Mich., not far from Detroit, during the time the Leafs are playing the Red Wings in Detroit.Playoff NotesDetroit Red Wings took in the Buffalo-Cleveland A.H.L. playoff game at Buffalo on Thursday. The team went in a body and no doubt got a kick out of seeing former Red Wings, Hal Jackson and Les Douglas in action for the Bisons&hellip; Roy Bash, a photographer for the Detroit Times is along with the team. This is the first time in four years that Detroit has taken along their own photographer&hellip; The Royal York lobby is chuck-full of hockey luminaries of past and present years these days&hellip;Lynn Patrick, who had a very successful season as coach of the New Haven Ramblers was around prior to leaving for the west to catch the end of the Lethbridge-Port Arthur junior series&hellip; Cy &ldquo;Sad Eyes&rdquo; Wentworth was also around the lobby before his departure for Montreal and the Old Timers game Sunday&hellip;Jack McDonald, general manager of the Tulsa Oilers is viewing the games&hellip; as is Dr. A. A. Mackay, club doctor of Montreal Canadiens, who is attending the games here and in Detroit&hellip;On Saturday the Royal York was crammed with newspapermen from near and far on hand for the annual Toronto Press Club&rsquo;s By-line Ball&hellip; Bill Tobin, president of the Chicago Black Hawks was seen around the lobby and we bumped into Art Ross, general manager of the Boston Bruins, in the elevator&hellip; Three Chicago minor officials and two from New York are handling the games in Toronto while the Montreal minor officials will be on hand for the games played in Detroit.N.H.L. referees and linesmen here for the series are King Clancy, Bill Chadwick. George Gravel, George Hayes, Butch Keeling, Sammy Babcock and Mush March.Jack Sandler, sports director of Station KOWH, Omaha, is up for the series&hellip; as is Al Nagler of Detroit who is sending a direct play-by-play broadcast to Detroit&hellip; James Norris Jr. and Arthur Wirtz, major domos in the Red Wing organization are here&hellip;<h2>A Star Falls Hard</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02120/1264628-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1116" height="1517"><figcaption class="caption-body">STRETCHER CASE&mdash;The camera catches four Maple Leaf Garden ushers and a Toronto constable taking Gus Mortson to the Garden clinic alter he fractured his left leg in the first game of the Stanley Cup final with Detroit Red Wings. Mortson collided with Wings&rsquo; Jack Stewart in the second period and will be lost for the remainder of the series. ((Photo by Turofsky))</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Pestered By Fans, Cuppers Move To Quieter Spots To Get A Rest

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Between mouthfuls during a final hockey luncheon given in honor of the New York Rangers, the old war horse of the National Hockey League Phil Watson was quite pleased because he had just been named the winner of the William J. MacBeth award as the most valuable Ranger player in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against Detroit Red Wings.Watson was given a hand-some wrist watch together with the award for his great playing during the six game series in which the Wings knocked out Frank Boucher&rsquo;s club four games to two. In the voting for the honor, Phil edged out teammates Tony Leswick and Goaler Chuck Rayner.Watson. has been credited with perking-up the Rangers when he returned to the fold late in the season after being out with injuries. He together with his two linemates Buddy O&rsquo;Connor and Bryan Hextall were the guiding lights for the Blueshirts in the playoffs. All three players picked-up five scoring points in the six games.Watson and Hextall both scored two goals and three assists while O&rsquo;Connor scored once with four assists. Phillipe Henri Watson, born in Montreal 34 autumns ago, has been one of the favorites on the New York club since back in 1935-36 when he first broke into the N.H.L. from Philadelphia of the old Canadian-American League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01216/1264721-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="544" height="1276"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL WATSON</figcaption></div>He has been a Ranger regular ever since with the exception of the 1943-44 season when he played for Montreal Canadiens when he was unable to secure a passeport to travel across the international border.Phil has been one of the true &ldquo;color guys&rdquo; of the fastest sport in the world. A book could be written on the feats and words of the great French Canadian player.Despite many injuries this year, Watson had a good season with the improved Rangers and his experienced performance was invaluable in the club&rsquo;s best season since 1941-42. In 54 games during the regular schedule he bagged 18 goals and 15 assists for 33 points which was almost double the total he racked-up last year. He was the fourth highest scorer on the club this year being tied with Rookie Don Raleigh. &#9632;

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Old Firebrand Monsieur Watson Is Named Most Valuable Ranger

<div class="byline">By FRED HUBER, Jr.</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;The Detroit Red Wings are making their eighth appearance in the Stanley Cup finals this season, engaging the Toronto Maple Leafs. To date the Wings have captured hockey&rsquo;s highest trophy three times.This will be the fourth time in their eight final rounds in which the Redshirts have met the Maple Leafs. Detroit defeated them for the cup in 1935-36, and lost the cup round in 1941-42 and 1944-45. In addition the teams have faced each other on six occasions in preliminary rounds. In these six rounds the Maple Leafs have won five rounds, Detroit one.Over the current season the Maple Leafs were the only team to enjoy an edge in the season&rsquo;s play against Detroit. The clubs split six contests at Olympia, each winning two, while two were tied. The Maple Leafs enjoyed a tremendous advantage on homeice, however, with Detroit failing to win a game in the Garden, tying twice and dropping four decisions.Past PerformanceFollowing is a breakdown of the play between these two clubs in past playoffs, and after that, a breakdown of the season&rsquo;s inter-club play.1928-29&mdash;Toronto defeated Detroit 7 goals to 2 in a preliminary two-game, total goal round.1933-34&mdash;Detroit defeated Toronto 3 games to 2 in a preliminary round to determine the National League champion.1933-36&mdash;Detroit won the Stanley Cup, defeating Toronto 3 games to 1.1938-39&mdash;Toronto defeated Detroit 2 games to 1 in a preliminary round.1939-40&mdash;Toronto defeated Detroit 2 games to none in a pr eliminary round.1941-42&mdash;Toronto defeated Detroit 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup.1942-43&mdash;Detroit defeated To ronto 4 games to 2 in a preliminary round.1944-45&mdash;Toronto defeated De troit 4 games to 3 for the Stanley Cup.1946-47&mdash;Toronto defeated Detroit 4 games to l in a prelimin ary round.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02194/1264759-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="607" height="103"></div>Game Scores at DetroitOctober 19&mdash;Detroit 2, TorontoNovember 9&mdash;Toronto 6, Detroit 0December 10-Detroit 2, Toronto 2January 12&mdash;Detroit 2, Toronto 2February 1&mdash;Detroit 3, Toronto 0March 21&mdash;Detroit 5, Toronto 2Game Scores at TorontoOctober 18&mdash;Detroit 2, Toronto 2November 15&mdash;Toronto 5, Detroit 3December 20-Detroit 4, Toronto 4January 31&mdash;Toronto 3, Detroit 2February 20&mdash;Toronto 3, Detroit 2March 20&mdash;Toronto 5. Detroit 3<h2>Following Father</h2>REGINA, Sask.&mdash;Odie Lowe, Jr., of Winnipeg, son of the former Flin Flon, Regina and Notre Dame hockey coach, has signed with Regina Capitals of the Western Canada League for next season.He was signed in Winnipeg by President Cliff Ehrle who is scouting Manitoba players while Manager Bill Hunter looks for talent on the West coast.Ehrle said in a long-distance call to Regina that he had also been in touch with Bob Gray, husky Brandon Wheat Kings defenceman.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03128/1264752-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="596" height="1349"></div><h2>Plan New Rink</h2>ST. THOMAS, Ont.&mdash;Organization of standing committees to sponsor the building of an artificial ice arena in St. Thomas this year, as the first unit in a recreational and community centre, has been started here. Estimated cost of the project is $165,000.KNOW THE RULES OF<h2>HOCKEY</h2>National Hockey League fans can obtain copies of the Official Rule Book by writing to Dept. HN, National Hockey League. 603 Sun Life Building, Montreal, and enclosing ten cents to cover the cost of mailing. &#9632;

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Wings Making Eighth Appearance In Cup Finals; Seek Fourth Crown

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Provincial Treasurer Frost described Syl Apps of the Toronto Maple Leafs as the best man he knew of in Ontario for the job of commissioner of athletics.Discussing Treasury Department estimates in the Legislature, Mr. Frost said he hoped Apps could continue in the position, which he plans to resign.He disclosed that the salary paid Apps was $5,000 a year, in reply to a question by A. A. MacLeod (Lipp-Toronto Bell-woods) regarding the staff of the Athletic Commission. &#9632;

APPS-IDEAL MAN

<div class="byline">By ED FITKIN</div>TORONTO&mdash;There have been some strange developments in Toronto Detroit playoff series in the past and this one, it seems, also is fated to reach for a niche in hockey&rsquo;s archives of whacky goings-on.&hellip; Only one game has been played, as we write this, but already two pretty good indications that whackiness will be rampant have come to light&hellip; The first one occurred on the day of the game when a Toronto writer beat the gun on the arrival of the Wings, running a story replete with quotes from the hotel in which the Detroit team stays in the Queen City&hellip; The only flaw was that the Wings did not reach Toronto until some 12 hours after the story was written&hellip; Rival sportswriters fired their harpoons with rare abandon as they delightedly &ldquo;exposed&rdquo; this embarrassing newspaper twist and it was on that note of whackiness that the 1947-48 Stanley Cup feud between the Leafs and Wings trumpeted its entrance&hellip; The second unexpected development took place after the first game had finished&hellip; As the management of Canadiens did last spring, the Detroit major domos barred the Toronto hockey writers from their dressing room&hellip; And so, with these examples as a guide, you can expect anything to happen because it probably will&hellip; By the time you read this, three more games will have been played&hellip; International relations may be strained as they are with Russia&hellip; Somebody may be suspended&hellip; A couple of riots may have developed&hellip; We are merely guessing, of course, but we are willing to bet a peso or two that something strange will happen&hellip; It invariably does when the Leafs and Wings cross sticks.THE all-time high in mass hysteria was reached, we suppose, in the 1941-42 series&hellip; Most fans remember that Stanley Cup series not by the years they were played but by what happened&hellip; You hear them refer to the &rsquo;42 series as the &ldquo;Four Straight&rdquo; or &ldquo;Greatest Comeback in History&rdquo; playoff&hellip; We remember it that way, too, but we also remember it as the year of the Dead Fish&hellip;You may recall the incident&hellip; It occurred, if memory serves, in the sixth game of the gripping set&hellip; The revamped Leafs, after losing three in a row, had won two straight and were out in front and headed for victory in the sixth game when down from the balcony hurtled a dead fish&hellip; Well, believe it or not, that deceased pisces gained national immortality at the time&hellip; The Hot Stove League waged a remarkable discussion on its arrival, debated whether it was a perch (probably because it had been thrown from a high one); a flounder (because that was symbolic of the efforts of the Wings); a halibut (on the theory that some ardent Detroit fan, watching the Wings flutter so feebly, had chucked it out of the balcony with the exclamation: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the halibut!&rdquo;); or just any old kind of extinct fish calculated to convey to the referee that his efforts were odorous&hellip; The sportswriters saw in the appearance of the dead fish a symbolic salute to the Detroit team&hellip; a bizarre expression of the belief that the Wings were dead fish and had blown the series&hellip; Which is exactly what happened.WE doubt if there ever has been a more thrilling or more whacky series in all history than the 1941-42 saw-off between the Wings and Mapleos&hellip; Before it ran its course, just about every-things imaginable had happened&hellip; Toronto fans had booed their top scorer, Gordon Drillon, off the team&hellip; A couple of nonentities, at that time, answering to the names of Don Metz and Ernie Dickens, stepped in and swung the tide in Toronto&rsquo;s favor&hellip; Don, in particular, gaining recognition as one of hockey&rsquo;s all-time great pinch-hitters&hellip; Jack Adams was the stormy petrel of the series, tossed a puck at the referee, charged the referees&rsquo; dressing room, swung on a referee&mdash;and finally got himself suspended&hellip; It was quite apparent, at that time, that Jolly Jawn didn&rsquo;t care for referees&hellip; Nor did he care for some of the comments in the Toronto papers, eventually sued one sports editor and extracted a retraction&hellip; We remember, too, a couple of cocky young rearguards on the Leaf team&mdash;Bob Goldham and Wally Stanowski, who refused to change their underwear until the series was over&hellip; and they made good on that avowal&hellip; it was in that series, too, that Bucko McDonald cracked up&hellip; A tremendous performer all season. Bucko couldn&rsquo;t cope with the Wings&rsquo; shoot-and-scoot style of play and was eventually benched&hellip; It was a sad ending to a spectacular season for the Sundridge Socker&hellip; In that series, too, Pete Langelle, the Dipsy-Doodle Kid, was weaving artistic ice patterns for the Leafs, just as Bentley does now&hellip; and one of the most determined young men in the Leafian camp was Billy Taylor&hellip;&hellip; Sportswriters lauded his refusal to accept defeat&hellip; In a Detroit hotel, a few hours before the start of the fourth game, with the Leafs three down, hanging on the ropes and gloom enshrouding the entire Toronto contingent, Billy told the newsmen: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll take &rsquo;em four straight. Don&rsquo;t worry about us&rdquo;&hellip; And in that series-winning seventh game on Toronto ice it was the Taylor-Schriner-Carr line that lit the beacon fires of triumph for a gallant band of puck-sters&hellip; Just six short years ago&mdash;but it staggers you, doesn&rsquo;t it, when you realize how much has happened in six years&hellip; As some poetic soul may have remarked at some time in world history: &ldquo;Where are the stars of yesteryear? Where are the dreams of days gone by?&rdquo;&hellip;THE vitriolic nature of that series was not entirely unexpected, at that, because previous playoff tussles between Wings and Leafs hadn&rsquo;t been what you would loosely term pink-tea parties&hellip; One of the wildest fights in hockey history had broken out in the 1940-41 first-round bout between the two clubs&hellip; Feeling ran high all next season and matters weren&rsquo;t helped any when Turk Broda nosed out Johnny Mowers in the Vezina Trophy race&hellip; That was the occasion on which Turk sat in the stands in Boston and watched the Bruins present him with the netminding honors for the year&hellip; Detroit writers took a dim view of Turk&rsquo;s elation every time a goal was scored on Mowers and termed it unsporting, etc&hellip; We have always wondered about that&mdash;who would the Detroit writers have expected Turk to cheer for when a couple of thousand dollars, at least, was riding on the result?&hellip; But, to get back to the big fight of 1940, the Leafs eliminated the Wings four straight that season and that second game was one of the bloodiest battles in years&hellip; Fights broke out intermittently on the ice, in the penalty box and among the spectators, sticks were swung viciously, and at one stage of the game Hank Goldup was heaved into the crowd by Don Grosso and disappeared from view for a full minute&hellip; Red Horner was the target for the night and reports of that game indicate that every Wing, from Orlando to Motter, attempted to transform the redhead into a wood-carving edition&hellip; But the brawl to end all brawls came with only 32 seconds of play remaining&hellip;&hellip; Toronto writers, at that time, claimed that it started when Abel checked Pete Langelle and Jack Stewart charged up from behind to bowl the pair over&hellip; In an instant fights were raging all over the ice&hellip; The manner in which Syl Apps handled his dukes impressed every writer in no uncertain manner and one typewriter tapper described two Apps-Orlando scraps in that whacky flare-up almost blow-byblow&hellip; He said that Syl outpointed Orlando in a short two-rounder before someone else stepped in&mdash;but the pair tangled again later and in the second encounter, Apps landed two haymakers, took one on the chin, staggered but came back &ldquo;with the joyous light of battle blazing in his eyes&rdquo;&hellip;IT was that bitter fight, along with rough outbreaks in the following season, that led Hap Day to call the Red Wings &ldquo;a bunch of hoodlums&rdquo;&hellip; Quite naturally this was resented in Detroit; in fact, it was probably this phrase that fanned the feud into a blazing wildfire because of the guileful way in which Tommy Emmett, then publicity director of the Wings, employed it&hellip; Tommy bombarded the Toronto press with, lengthy telegrams (paid for &rsquo;em, too) in which he kept the feud white hot&hellip; One of his messages went something like this: &ldquo;Adams Hoodlums will be accompanied by three tough newsmen&mdash;&ldquo;Scarface&rdquo; Walter, &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Bel-taire and &ldquo;Louie the Lug&rdquo; Sabo&rdquo;&hellip; The fact that Toronto writers were lampooning the Wings as a group of misfits and crowing that the Leafs would win four straight merely strengthened Detroit&rsquo;s will-to-win and set the stage for what transpired.FORTUNATELY it hasn&rsquo;t been so hestic ever since, although something Invariably pops up to enliven proceedings&hellip;&hellip; In the semi-final round last spring, for instance, there was a rhubarb at Detroit that started in the penalty box, led to the heaving of a chair by a spectator, who was immediately grabbed by Conn Smythe and ordered arrested, and the debut of Toronto-writer Jimmy Vipond as a defender-of-the-faith&hellip; Vipond didn&rsquo;t like the way the Olympia bluecoats (he thought they were sailors) were pushing Mortson around in the press box and went to his rescue&hellip; We&rsquo;re not likely to forget, either, Fred Huber, Detroit&rsquo;s publicity director who was manning the mike close by when the fight broke out&hellip; Fred came up with a classic remark when Vipond yelled to the cop: &ldquo;Let the kid alone&rdquo;&hellip; Fearless Frederick drew himself to his full height and in his finest Lincoln-at-Gettysburg manner delivered these words: &ldquo;Vipond&mdash;Mortson is not a kid. He is a fullbrown man, capable of taking care of himself&rdquo;&hellip; We&rsquo;ve kidded Huber plenty about that and he invariably greets our arrival in Detroit by pleading with Vipond to &ldquo;please do not attack our attendants or police&mdash;they are not sailors.&rdquo;&hellip; But, as we said, there hasn&rsquo;t been so much bitterness between the Leafs and Wings of late&hellip; True, they play hard and they fight hard&mdash;but the Sunday night when Turk Broda was crowned Vezina Trophy winner over Lumley, the Detroit fans gave the Leafs a pre-game cheer as N.H.L: champions that would have done credit to a Gardens&rsquo; crowd and they cheered and applauded when it w a s announced that Syl Apps had scored his 200th goal&hellip; and when, at game s end, Broda was mobbed by his mates and Detroit players skated up and shook hands with him&hellip; It could be that this championship series will be contested from a strictly hockey standpoint&hellip; But, even without an injunction from Campbell, we wouldn&rsquo;t like to bet on it. &#9632;

FOOTLOOSE WITH FITKIN

Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings are the two National Hockey League teams playing for the Stanley Cup in 1948.Following are the Stanley Cup playoff records of these two clubs since 1926-27 when three of the present N.H.L. teams entered the National Hockey League, namely New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks.DETROIT PLAYOFF SUMMARYYears Stanley Cup Won1936-Defeated Toronto in 4 games.1937-Defeated Rangers in 5 games.1943-Defeated Boston in 4 games.Years Stanley Cup Finalists1934-Lost to Chicago in 4 games.1941-Lost to Boston in 4 games. 1942-Lost to Toronto in 7 games. 1945-Lost to Toronto in 7 games.Other Playoff Years1929-Lost to Toronto, 1st Round (2 games).1932-Lost to Montreal Maroons, 1st Round (2 games).1933-Lost to Rangers, 2nd Round (2 games).1939-Lost to Toronto, 2nd Round (3 games).1940-Lost to Toronto, 2nd Round (2 games)1944-Lost to Chicago, 1st Round (5 games)1946-Lost to Boston, 1st Round (5 games)1947-Lost to Toronto, 1st Round (5 games)Years Failed to Make Playoffs1927, 1928, 1980, 1931, 1935, 1938.TORONTO PLAYOFF SUMMARYYears Stanley Cup Won1932-Defeated Rangers in 3 games.1942-Defeated Detroit in 7 games.1945-Defeated Detroit in 7 games. 1947-Defeated Canadiens in 6 games.Years Stanley Cup Finalists19 33-Lost to Rangers in 5 games.1935-Lost to Montreal Maroons in 3 games.1936-Lost to Detroit in 4 games.1938-Lost to Chicago in 4 games.1939-Lost to Boston in 5 games.1940-Lost to Rangers in 6 games.Other Playoff Years1929-Lost to Rangers in 2nd Round (2 games). 1931-Lost to Chicago in 1st Round (2 games). 1934-Lost to Detroit in 1st Round (5 games). 1937-Lost to Rangers in 1st Round (2 games). 1941-Lost to Boston in 1st Round (7 games)1943-Lost to Detroit in 1st Round (.6 games).1944-Lost to Canadiens in 1st Round (5 games).Years Failed to Make Playoffs1927, 1928, 1930, 1946. &#9632;

Stacking Them Up

<div class="byline">By STAN SAPLIN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01166/1264838-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEEPER OF THE MINUTES at Madison Square Garden in New York is &ldquo;Cappy&rdquo; Lane shown above in front of the control panel of his intricate system that includes five 43-inch timepieces to watch the fleeting minutes of a hockey game.</figcaption></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;&ldquo;C&rdquo; and &ldquo;L&rdquo; are the first two. letters in the word &ldquo;clock.&rdquo; &ldquo;C&rdquo; and &ldquo;L&rdquo; are also the initials of Cappy Lane&mdash;and all around New York&rsquo;s famous Madison Square Garden, &ldquo;clock&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cappy Lane&rdquo; are generally regarded as synonymous. Cappy&rsquo;s the genial gent who manipulates the highly sensitive and intricate array of timing devices used at all hockey and basketball games. He is at the controls of another set of clocks when the annual World&rsquo;s Championship Rodeo is staged at the Garden.Unique in that he&rsquo;s probably the busiest sports timer in the world&mdash;Cappy (his proper first name is Casper) is probably the only sports timer in whose honor a bucking bronco has been named. The rodeo people two years ago hung the name Cappy Lane on a black horse which, in its first competition in 1946, had eight riders and threw every one of them. After each of these rides, Cappy Lane, the timer, revealed to the announcer the number of seconds each cowboy remained aboard Cappy Lane, the bronc.Hockey His GameHowever, despite this close affinity with the Rodeo, Cappy&rsquo;s original tie with Madison Square Garden&mdash;the New York Rangers 7&mdash;remains his first love.Cappy joined the Ranger organization as a minor official in 1927, the second year of the team&rsquo;s activity&mdash;their first Stanley Cup year, by the way&mdash;and handled several jobs before he became official timer. He was assistant to Joe Grimm, the &ldquo;press informant&rdquo; as that job then was known, and before the year was over, had become chief &ldquo;press informant&rdquo; when Grimm took over the duties of penalty timekeeper. The term &ldquo;informant&rdquo; was used advisedly&mdash;for New York sportswriters did not know the fine points of the sport at that time.Later, Cappy was assigned as a goal judge and in 19 30 he began his career with the clocks. Eventually he was given the timing position with the Americans, too.Lots Of ClocksIn 1936, the current set of huge Telechrons were installed at the Garden. These consist of five 43-inch timepieces. One is a second-hand, which ticks out the important last minute of each period. The second is a twenty-minute affair for revealing elapsed time of a period. The remaining three are penalty clocks, one to record five-minute penalties, equipped with two hands, and the others for two-minute penalties, each equipped with two hands, too.Cappy recalls quickly many highlights throughout his career in the hockey world. He likes to talk about Red Dutton who squawked every now and then when the Rangers faced the Amerks that Lane was slowing down the clock. Obviously, the Amerks were leading the Rangers in each of these instances.&ldquo;That happened so rarely,&rdquo; explains Cap with a grin, &ldquo;that you couldn&rsquo;t very well blame Dutton. The time used to drag something awful for him under such conditions.&rdquo;Eventually Dutton assigned a &ldquo;checker&rdquo; to sit near Lane and watch &ldquo;time go by&rdquo;, as Cappy phrases it.Missed Last YearCappy has been a playoff-timer every year except last when he was away on his honeymoon. He&rsquo;s been at the timing controls in Boston, Montreal, Toronto and Detroit during playoffs and considers Toronto&rsquo;s equipment the best, away from New York.During the off-season at the Garden, Lane is interested in midget auto racing. He has worked at every track in the East and is director of racing for the Yellow-jacket Speedway in Philadelphia and the West Lanham Speedway in Washington, D.C. Last September he staged the. biggest midget race ever seen in the East at Langhorn, Pa., a 100-mile test (same as the Indianapolis race) in which 33 cars participated.Cappy&rsquo;s got his favorite all-time Ranger team. It&rsquo;s composed of Dave Kerr in goal; Ching Johnson and Earl Seibert on defence (&ldquo;although that little Frankie Eddolls&rsquo; is beginning to crowd Seibert,&rdquo; says Lane); Frank Boucher at centre; Bill Cook on right wing, and Lynn Patrick at left wing.Murray Murdock is the Garden timer&rsquo;s candidate for best Ranger back-checker of all time. &ldquo;And that Buddy O&rsquo;Connor,&rdquo; adds Cappy, &ldquo;there&rsquo;s a hockey player!!&rdquo; Cappy Lane, at the controls of Madison Square Garden&rsquo;s intricate time-keeping device is kept hopping all the time when a game is on. Each of the four clocks on the board represent four of the twin set of 43-inch clocks mounted on either side of the Garden. &#9632;

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Clock Watcher At Madison Square Garden Prefers Puck Game Ahead Of All Others

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1, 1947Published by Hockey 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.Printed in CanadaVOL. 1 APRIL 14, 1948, No. 29HAIL TO THE BARONS!Every once in a while a really great team comes into the hockey spotlight, steamrollering aside all opposition to rise to undreamed-of heights. That&rsquo;s just what the Cleveland Barons did this year&mdash;making hockey history in the doing.Any team that can come roaring down the stretch the way the Barons did needs make no apologies to anybody&mdash;they have the stuff of which champions are made. Not only did they sweep to the Calder Trophy and the American Hockey League championship in four straight games, but they set a record for consistent winning during the past season that perhaps never will be equalled in the ranks of organized hockey.The men of Al Sutphin at the beginning of 1948 were a poor fourth place contender in the Western Division. But from their start on January 28 they swept through all opposition to rack up a record of 30 straight games without a loss in the regular season, and then added three more in the play-offs before they were stopped by Providence Reds. Rebounding from that loss, they resumed their winning ways to scale the heights.Credit for the amazing performance of the Clevelanders must go to their canny coach, Bun Cook, and to the guiding genius behind the Euclid Avenue hockey and sports empire&mdash;Al Sutphin.Sutphin, owner of the Cleveland Arena and President of the Cleveland Hockey Club, has put the Ohio city on the hockey map during his 11 years of effort and building. It was Sutphin who defied all criticism and skepticism to give Cleveland a new, $1,500,000 ice palace that was opened 11 years ago and since then has packed them in for hockey games, ice shows, boxing, wrestling, rodeos, and a dozen and one attractions.It was a dream come true, and a justification of Sutphin&rsquo;s abiding faith in hockey&mdash;a faith that has been amply repaid this year by the Barons, one of the greatest teams the A. H. L. has ever been privileged to see.WHY NOT BROADCAST ALL PLAYOFFS?One glaring lack in the Stanley Cup playoffs this season&mdash;as in the past&mdash;has been the absence of national broadcasts of all games. Saturday night games in Canada are broadcast on a national network throughout the Dominion&mdash;as are all Saturday night games throughout the season.But as far as coast-to-coast hookup of each and every Stanley Cup game is concerned, there just isn&rsquo;t any such animal. The Stanley Cup finals are the World Series of hockey, and as such deserve equal treatment. Certainly ail stations in Canada should carry the playoffs, and with the rapid increase of interest through the United States there undoubtedly would be many stations which would carry the games&mdash;if the necessary air time could be made available.Granted, there are difficulties in obtaining the necessary network time&mdash;since the exact dates of the finals aren&rsquo;t known far enough in advance, as is the case with baseball&rsquo;s World Series. But this could be surmounted by having other sponsors relinquish their air time, as is frequently done when a World Series game runs into extra innings or there is an unexpected change in dates. The same is true for boxing and other major sports events which go on the air.SUMMER PLEASURE FOR YOU!With this issue, THE HOCKEY NEWS marks its 29th consecutive week of publication&mdash;29 weeks that have seen hockey&rsquo;s own newspaper grow from an experimental beginning to a lusty journal that brings fans across the continent up-to-the-minute news, features and pictures of the World&rsquo;s Fastest Game.Next week, April 21, marks the last issue of this season&rsquo;s weekly publication&mdash;but during the summer months readers of THE HOCKEY NEWS will still be able to enjoy news of their favorite sport in our monthly editions.During the months of May, June, July, August and September THE HOCKEY NEWS will be issued once monthly&mdash;but on a subscription basis only. There will be no news stand sale until weekly publication is resumed in October, as the 1948-49 season get under way.So, to make sure you don&rsquo;t miss a single issue of the fans&rsquo; own paper, it would be wise to get your subscription in now. Remember&mdash;a 30-issue subscription now not only entitles you to the five monthly summer copies, but will run you 25 weeks into next season&rsquo;s publication&mdash;copies you won&rsquo;t want to miss! &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01238/1264917-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div>VOICE OF THE EASTDear Sir,I am a regular reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS and I hope you keep up the good work.I read all the letters published and have found the majority of them are from Upper Canada. So why not hear from a hockey fan way down east. I listen to Foster Hewitt every Saturday night and I am a real Maple Leaf fan.Can you tell me where Lome Carr is and what his duties are. I have no record of Syl App&rsquo;s injuries sustained while playing with the Leafs. If possible, please publish his injuries. Will you please tell me when I can subscribe to this wonderful paper so I can be sure of getting it for another year.Eric F. Barry Lunenburg Co., N.S.(Carr owns a billiard hall in Calgary and coaches junior hockey there. Renewal notices have been going out in a steady stream for some time now).Dear Sir,I have read and thoroughly enjoyed every issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS since it was first published, although I would like to see about twice as many pages and about twice as much space devoted to &ldquo;Fan&rsquo;s Forum&rdquo; which I consider very interesting.Why doesn&rsquo;t THE HOCKEY NEWS obtain a supply of the booklets on the &ldquo;N. Y. Rangers&rdquo; &ldquo;Boston Bruins&rdquo; and any other books of interest to hockey followers and offer them for sale to subscribers. With present restrictions it is very difficult for us to send money to U.S. for these.Brock W. Gains Dunnville, Ont.Dear Sir,In a recent issue, you stated that only two goaltenders have won the Calder &ldquo;Rookie of the year&rdquo; award.If you check your records or those of the Chicago Black Hawks, you will find that Mike Karakas was the first goaltender to win this, and the second American born hockey player. (Doc Romnes, also of Chicago, was the first.) Mr. Karakas won the Calder in the season of 1935-1936, with a record of 92 goals in 48 games.Joyce Ball Providence, R.I.(Karakas was named the outstanding rookie in 1935-36 but he did not win the Calder Memorial Trophy. The trophy only came into being in 1936-37.)Dear Sir,I have read every copy of your fine paper and enjoy it a great deal. Keep up the good work. I am happy to hear that THE HOCKEY NEWS will be published during the summer months.While reading the pros and cons about overtime in the National League I have been thinking that you should have a questionnaire in your paper so that the fans could give their views whether they want overtime played or not. After all it&rsquo;s the fans who pay the shot to keep hockey going and surely they should have some say as to what they want. What do you think of the idea?I would also like to see the shots-on-goal summary for each game and also the time that each penalty is issued. It helps a great deal in reviewing the games.F. W. Lane Simpson, Sask.Dear Sir,Glad to hear that THE HOCKEY NEWS will run in the summer. There is altogether too little hockey published in the newspapers during the summer. It will be a pleasant change to read about the players and what they actually do in the summer rather than how many home runs Ted Williams is hitting and such.Richard Manning Victoria, B.C.THE GREATEST PLAYERDear Sir,Could you please tell me the names of the N.H.L. penalty leaders for the years 1939-40 up to 1945-46 and the total of minutes that each player sat in the &ldquo;sin bin&rdquo;.How about a story with pictures on the career of Maurice Richard who, in my opinion is the greatest player in the N.H.L. for the last 10 years. Even a bad season can&rsquo;t make anybody forget all his records.Keep up the good work with THE HOCKEY NEWS. It gets more interesting every week.Arthur Mareau Cornwall, Ont.(The penalty leaders were 1939-40, Red Horner, 87; 1940-41, 1941-42 and 1942-43, Jimmy Orlando, 99, 81 and 89; 1943-44, McMahon, 98; 1944-45, Pat Egan, 86; 1945-46, Jack Stewart, 73; 1946-47, Gus Mortson, 133.)Dear Sir,Congratulations on your swell paper, THE HOCKEY NEWS is doing a tremendous job in its first year. In my opinion it should get the nod for &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo; honors.I think you made a slight error in one of your issues. In the Happy Birthday column you gave Milt Schmidt&rsquo;s date of birth as March 5, 1925. I am sure that the greatest centre of all time is more than 23 years old. Isn&rsquo;t that right?Keep up the good work and don&rsquo;t forget my favorite team-Boston Bruins.Ronnie Santoni Arvida, Que.(Yes Schmidt is a shade older than 23. His correct birth date is March 5, 1918.)Dear Sir,I am a constant reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS and I think it is just swell. It supplies all the information a hockey fan needs except one thing. There isn&rsquo;t anything on the junior hockey in British Columbia.I would like to know about the teams and what leagues there are. I would appreciate it very much if you give some information on this if it be possible.Bob Duff Winnipeg, Man.(We will try to publish an informative article on the west coast junior circuit.)Dear Sir,I have a critism to make about the column you call &ldquo;The Point Parade.&rdquo; This includes games played, goals, assists, points, and penalties in minutes. This is all right providing that the player mentioned plays the main part of the game. What about the player who plays in every game but is only on the ice for maybe two minutes? On the score sheet it says that he played in that game, but it doesn&rsquo;t say for how long. In this way the player is not credited for what he does in the short time that he is on the ice.I think that there should be an extra column put in headed &ldquo;Minutes played.&rdquo; In this way the player would be judged by the number of minutes he has served on the ice in connection with the points he has. Could something possibly be done about this situation?Pat Shearer Toronto, Ont.Dear Sir,This is my third letter to the Hockey Fan Forum but none have been published as yet. I wish you would write a story about a player who has been hardly mentioned in all issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS.He is the leading goalgetter of the N.H L. and besides being a great scorer he is also a great back-checker and one of the best in killing-off penalties. He is Ted Lindsay, the scrappy left winger of Detroit Red Wings. How about a break?Stanley DuboisACE BOBBLES ONEDear Sir,Your paper has brought me many pleasant hours of reading, and keeps me up to date on the hockey situation.However, in one issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS it stated in Ace Foley&rsquo;s story that Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s juniors were preparing to play-off with Ottawa Senators in the Memorial Cup playoffs. That was wrong. The Inkerman Rockets defeated Senators three games to one and therefore earned the right to meet Halifax.The Inkerman Rockets, a scrappy little club, were paced by the Duncan twins. In eight playoff games Ed Duncan scored nine goals and 26 assists for 35 points while brother Erwin scored 18 goals and 10 assists for 28 points.Al Davidson Winchester Springs, Ont.(Thanks for the trouble, but Mr. Foley is like any other hard-working hockey scribe. He too can make mistakes.)Dear Sir,I enjoy THE HOCKEY NEWS very much. I have followed the N.H.L. and especially the New York Rangers for the past 10 years. How about more National Hockey League stories and less about the minors. How about a story on Edgar Laprade, my favorite player.Iva Tanz New York, N.Y.Dear Sir,I was truly happy when I learned that THE HOCKEY NEWS will continue to publish during the summer months and I was also happy to hear that it would be entirely devoted to hockey. It Is something that the game has needed for too many years now and being published in the summer will enable the fans to keep well versed in the happenings of the players during the off season.I do hope you will be able to continue with your feature stories on the American League in the monthly issues. Could you answer one question for me. What club has won the most A. H. L. titles?William L. Zinck Cleveland, O.(Cleveland Barons and Buffalo Bisons have each won three.)Dear Sir,The late Charlie Gardiner was always my hockey hero. I have most of his records in my scrap book but there is one thing I would like to know about him.Could you please inform me as to how many all-star nominations Gardiner received?I think that THE HOCKEY NEWS is the best thing that has come to hockey in years. It will be enjoyable to be able to read it during the summer. Keep up the fine production.Lorne Elliott. North Bay, Ont.(Gardiner was named to the first N.H.L. all-star team in 1930-31, 1931-32 and 1933-34. He was named to the second team in 1932-33).Dear Sir,I have been reading THE HOCKEY NEWS for the past three months now and although I find it very interesting and informative I would like to offer a few suggestions. Now that the hockey season is just about over maybe you could keep these in mind for the 1948-49 year of publication.(a)&mdash;You carry too much A.H. L. news. (b)&mdash;Not enough about the N.H.L. (c)&mdash;More about hockey in the Maritimes and Western Canada and more pictures.Leo Leblanc Halifax, N.S. &#9632;

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Goaling FeudWhen Harry Lumley and Turk Broda came to blows in Toronto on Saturday It was the fourth time this year that the two netminders had tangled. But it was a costly scramble and sweater pulling; scramble for the two padded gladiators will have to pay fines of $25.Earns Respectsince Hurry Watson, the 200-pound soft-spoken winger of Toronto Maple Leafs, flattened Murray Henderson&rsquo;s nose in Boston in the opening series, he has earned new respect from opposing players. They don&rsquo;t like pushing him around any more.<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01190/1264962-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="610" height="376"></div>Last Week&rsquo;s GamesApril 6&mdash;Cleveland 5, Buffalo 3.April 8&mdash;Cleveland 3, Buffalo 1.April 11&mdash;Cleveland 6, Buffalo 2.One more victory and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be the owners of the Stanley Cup for the second straight season. Now leading the best-of-seven final series three games to nothing, the Leafs can take to honors this evening with another win on Olympia ice.The Leafs have had a wide edge in the play over the Red Wings and unless some kind of a miracle happens, the Wings appear ticketed for defeat. Toronto&rsquo;s two weekend wins just about bottled-up the series. TheWings, counting heavly upon chalking up their first win on home ice, fared worse than they did in the two previous tussles on Toronto ice. They failed to drive a single puck past the veteran Turk Broda.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02165/1264955-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="281" height="412"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Lumley</figcaption></div>It has been a wild and hectic &rsquo; series to date with both clubs ready to drop stick and gloves at a moment&rsquo;s notice. The fight of all fights occured Saturday night in Toronto when after the final bell had sounded the two goalers, Harry Lumley and Broda squared-off to trade a few blows. Although no damage was done both were handed misconduct penalties by Referee King Clancy.Although the loss of Gus Mortson with a broken leg in the first game was a damaging blow to the Leafs, they didn&rsquo;t appear to lose any strength along the blueline. Young Phil Samis seems to be Smythe&rsquo;s ace-in-the-hole.All the players are on edge and in the first period of Saturday&rsquo;s game another wild melee treathened to break out when Fern Gauthier and Jim Thomson traded blows.Abel Howls LoudIn Detroit the game nearly got out of hand in the second period when a despute over Harry Watson&rsquo;s goal almost came to blows. Wing Captain Sid Abel raised a howl claiming that Bill Ezinicki charged Lumley just before Watson fired the puck into the net. Abel and Thomson then started to swing just before the officials stepped in.Detroit is now faced with the difficult task of staging a come-back with three straight wins before the series is back on an even footing. Now well out on the springboard of elimination, the Wings have been outclassed in all three games.WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TORONTO&mdash;Toronto Maple Leafs took the first round in the Stanley Cup final series when they defeated Detroit Red Wings 5-3 before 13,633 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens. It was however a costly victory for the league champions as they lost the services of Defenceman Gus Mortson for the rest of the season.Mortson was injured in the second period when he broke his left leg just above the ankle after colliding with Detroit&rsquo;s Jack Stewart. The Kirkland Lake minor, who scored what proved to be the winning goal, at 14.31 of the middle frame and also drew an assist on an other goal, had to be carried off the ice on a stretcher.Timmy McFadden put the Wings in front at 7.20 only to have Harry Watson on a play with Syl Apps tie the score at 1-1 minutes later. Joe Klukay&rsquo;s tally at 9-03 followed by a goal by Apps minutes before the bell gave Toronto a 8-1 lead as the period ended.The Leafs went four goals up in the second when Mortson and Howie Meeker In holding the Detroit club connected. Meeker&rsquo;s goal came on the end of a play with Wally Stanowski, who was on for the first time replacing Mortson, and Ted Kennedy.Detroit picked up their pace in the third period when two goals cut Toronto&rsquo;s lead down to 5-3. Jimmy Conacher notched the first at 4.28 with Quackenbush and Lundy assisting and Ted Lindsay ended the scoring less than a minute later.Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Stewart, Quackenbush; centre, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs, McFadden, Horeck Pavelich, Lundy, Conacher, Gauthier, Kelly, Reise, Bruneteau, Guidolin.Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defence, Mortson, Thomson; centre, Kennedy; wings, Meeker, Lynn; subs, Apps, Ezinicki: Watson, Bentley, Costello, Klukay, N. Metz, Stanowski, Barilko, Boesch.Referee&mdash;Bill Chadwick, Linesmen&mdash;George Hayes and Sammy Babcock.First Period1&mdash;Detroit, McFadden (Horeck). 7:202&mdash;Toronto, Watson (Apps)&hellip;&hellip; 8:213&mdash;Toronto, Klukay (Bentley, Costello)&hellip;&hellip; 9:034&mdash;Toronto, Apps (Mortson)&hellip;&hellip; 18:24 Penalties&mdash;Barilko (2) Reise, Guidolin, Klukay,Second Period5&mdash;Toronto, Mortson (Bentley).. 14:316&mdash;Toronto, Meeker (Stanowski, Kennedy)&hellip;&hellip; 19:22Penalties&mdash;None.Third Period7&mdash;Detroit, Conacher (Quackenbush, Lundy)&hellip;&hellip; 4:288&mdash;Detroit, Lindsay 5:26Penalties&mdash;Ezinicki, Lindsay.SATURDAY, APRIL 10TORONTO.&mdash;Climaxed Dy a free-swinging fight between Turk Broda and Harry Lumley after the final bell, Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in a bruising game in the Maple Leaf Gardens. The Leafs moved into a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven final series.Referee King Clancy had more than his share of work as he tried to keep order during the 60-minute battle. He dished out of a total of 20 penalties including 13 minors, four majors and three misconducts. The game threatened to develop into a wild melee after the last siren when Joe Klukay and Jim Conacher tangled. Then when all seemed quiet, the two goalers started to exchange blows at centre ice and Lumley appeared to have the advantage over his smaller Toronto rival before the fight was broken up and both handed misconduct penalties.Max Bentley, who was the star of the game with two goals, started the scoring at 13.31 of the first period and it was the only goal scored while the two clubs were playing at full strength.Bill Ezinicki made the score 2-0 early in the second period while two Wing players were benched. Syl Apps and Harry Watson drew assists on the play. At 17.16 the Leafs took advantage on a penalty to Pete Horeck to mount the score to 3-0 when Bentley scored again with help from Les Costello and Klukay.Detroit&rsquo;s first goal came when Horeck leaped from the penalty box and took Sid Abel&rsquo;s passout to beat Broda from well in but the Leafs got that one back 31 seconds later when Watson cruised in to fan Lumley with a blazing shot.The Wings scored the only goal in the third period when Fern Gauthier broke into the clear to score on a long shot.Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Stewart, Quackenbush; centre, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; alternates, Reise, Kelly, McFadden, Horeck, Conacher, Gauthier, Sclisizzi, Pavelich, R. Morrison, McNab.Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda, defence, Barilko Boesch; centre, Apps; wings, Ezinicki, Watson; alternates, Thompson, Samis, Stanowski, Kennedy, Meeker, Lynn, Bentley, Klukay, Costelo, N. Metz.Officials&mdash;Referee, King Clancy; linesmen, Ray Getliffe, Harold (Mush) MatchFirst Period1&mdash;Toronto, Bentley (Samis)&hellip;&hellip; 13:31Penalties&mdash;Lynn, Watson, Reise, Horeck, Ezinicki, Gauthier (major), Barilko (major)Second Period2&mdash;Toronto, Bentley (Costello, Klukay)&hellip;&hellip; 17:164&mdash;Detroit, Horeck (Abel)&hellip;&hellip; 18:185&mdash;Toronto, Watson,&hellip;&hellip; 18:49Penalties&mdash;McNab, Abel, Lynn (minor), and misconduct), Horeck, Howe (major). Meeker (major).Third Period6&mdash;Detroit, Gauthier (McFadden. 17:19Penalties&mdash;Howe, Barilko, Horeck, Lumley (misconduct), Broda (misconduct).SUNDAY, APRIL 11DETROIT&mdash;Detroit&rsquo;s hopes of capturing the Stanley Cup this season took a turn for the worse as they dropped their third straight game to the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 2-0 score. Turk Broda, the veteran Leaf netminder, was the star of the game as he repelled a desperate third period attack by the Wings to register his first playoff shutout of the season.The Leafs goals were supplied by Wingers Harry Watson and Vic in the second and third periods. After a scoreless first period in which four Toronto players and three Wings tripped to the penalty box, Watson gave the visitors a 1-0 lead at the 19.42 marplesWatsnn cut In on the Detroit net and picked up a pass left for him by Bill Ezinicki and beat Harry Lumley cleanly.There was less than five minutes left in the game when the Leafs tucked the game in the bag. Lynn scored on a play with Ted Kennedy. The Wings never gave up trying and cheered by a home twon crowd that numbered 14,165, they staged a determined third period rally but found Brandon-born Broda unbeaable.Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defence. Boeselt Barilko; centre, Kennedy; wings. Meeker. Lynn. Subs, Stanowski, Watson, N. Metz, Bentley, Apps, Ezinicki, Klukay, Thomson, Samis, Costello.Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence. Quackenbush. Kelly; centre. McFadden, wings Horeck, Pavelich. Subs, Dewsbury, Reise, Lindsay, Howe, Gauthier, Abel, Conacher. Bruneteau, Fogolin, McNab.Referee&mdash;George Gravel. Linesmen Ray Getliffe, Harold (Mush) March.First PeriodScoring&mdash;None.Penalties Pavelich, Barilko, Abel, Watson, Fogolin, Samis. Lynn.Second Period1&mdash;Toronto, Watson (Ezinicki)&hellip; 19:42Penalties&mdash;Thmson (major), Abel (major).Third Period2&mdash;Toronto, Lynn (Kennedy)&hellip;&hellip; 15:16Penalties&mdash;None.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03123/1264948-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="272" height="429"></div> &#9632;

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Who is the man sparking the Toronto Maple Leafs great drive to the Stanley Cup these past two weeks? Many will say Ted Kennedy others will vote for Syl Apps while still others say it&rsquo;s Bentley, Thomson or Watson. But one thing is sure, the Leafs would not be sitting so pretty today if it wasn&rsquo;t for the sensational goaling feats of that venerable netminder, Turk Broda. Toronto is a great club and each and every man plays an important role in the club&rsquo;s success but Broda&rsquo;s performance has been a tremendous. facto-r. A head of the field, Broda more than anyone deserve the Player Of The Week nomination.Like the experienced warrior that he is, Walter Turk has sprung up in the clutch and when the going got rough in the series against both Boston and the Red Wings, Broda has been right on the spot. His brilliant game in Detroit on Sunday could not be overlooked. In holding the Detroit club scoreless while teammates were beating Harry Lumley twice, Broda just about clinched the Stanley Cup for the Leafs. It was his first Stanley Cup shutout this season but he really had to sweat to earn it.Desperate for victory, the Wings peppered &rsquo;Ole Turk with everything they had. In the last period when they trailed 1-0, Detroit poured on the steam but the Brandon fat boy was just unbeatable. He turned aside a total of 20 drives on his cage.On Saturday night it was the same story. Although the Leafs were never in any great danger, Turk was tested on many occasions but he proved a pillar of strength between the pipes.. The two shots he missed were almost impossible to snare. Horeck&rsquo;s goal came on a clean breakaway while the second goal by Gauthier was a long screened drive that Turk probably didn&rsquo;t see.He also took part in one of the wierdest fist-fights in many years when he and Harry Lumley tangled at centre ice after the game. In the three playoff games with Detroit, Turk has been scored upon five times.Although he will always give full credit to his teammates for any of the club&rsquo;s successes, Turk is a big cog in the Leaf machine and despite his age, Broda ranks the best in the game.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04101/1264993-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="577" height="934"></div> &#9632;

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PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Manager Frank Boucher of New York Rangers disclosed last Tuesday that Pentti Lund was the other player acquired from the Boston Bruins in the illfated Billy Taylor trade.Taylor was acquired along with Lund in a deal that sent Grant Warwick to the Bruins on Feb. 6. At the time, both clubs agreed not to reveal Lund was part of the transaction because his team, Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, was engaged in a fight for a playoff berth.When the trade was announced, Boucher said his primary motive was the acquisition of a crack, young prospect. Taylor later was expelled from the National Hockey League for life for allegedly betting on the outcome of a league game.Lund, a rightwinger, scored 62 points for the Bears this season, his first year in professional ranks. He played for Boston Olympics of the Eastern Amateur League in 1946 and led the circuit in scoring.Born in Finland on Dec. 6, 1925, Lund is six-feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. His younger brother, Waikko (Joe) Lund, is a member of St. Louis Flyers of the American League. &#9632;

BLUESHIRTS SECURED WINGER PENTTI LUND

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Don&rsquo;t be surprised when the 1948-49 season arrives if you see Elmer Lach, the league&rsquo;s point champion, centring a pair of Richards on one of the Montreal Canadiens forward lines. It was announced by Frank Selke, general manager of the club, over the weekend that Jacques &ldquo;The Comet&rdquo; Richard and his older brother Maurice &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; will probabzly be tried out as the new Punch Line next autumn.Jacques, 18-year old brother of the famous Rocket, is presently playing with Montreal Nationale junior club. He will be given every opportunity to take over the left wing position vacated by the veteran Toe Blake.&ldquo;We feel he is ready for the test,&rdquo; said Selke. &ldquo;If he is willing, the test will extend right through the training period, with Elmer Lach at centre and Maurice on right wing.&rdquo;Jacques was dubbed the Comet a few years ago when he showed signs of emulating the dash and spirited play of his big brother.He is a steady, hard-working player. In his present year in junior hockey he collected 27 goals and 17 assists. In the two games of the eastern semi-final against Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s he had three goals and an assist.Jacques is a pretty fair ringer for Maurice. They both have a heavy crop of well-groomed, raven-black hair. Their well-knit builds are similar, and there is an unmistakable facial resemblance, Jacques weighs 170. Maurice 175. Each is exactly 5 feet 10 inches.But there is a difference in their temperaments, Maurice is the explosive type, and. not infrequently gives went to his wrath when he feels he has been unjustly dealt with by opponent or official.Jacques is more even-tempered, a cool workman, usually silent and thoughtful, at times almost to the point or taciturnity. Throughout the junior season he spent only 22 minutes on the penalty bench.Perhaps ont of the best compliments paid Jacques by a competent hockey analyst came from Referee George Gravel of the National League staff: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a better skater than Maurice.&rdquo;Does Jacques welcome the opportunity of playing on the same line as his illustrious brother?&ldquo;Who wouldn&rsquo;t?&rdquo; he asked. &#9632;

Comet Richard, Rocket’s Brother, Will Be Given Tryout With Habs

<div class="byline">By PAUL JACOBS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01223/1265072-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"></div>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;The happy tones of wedding bells will float over Edmonton, Alberta, on May 12. On that day Miss Jean McDonald will say &ldquo;I do&rdquo; to the likeliest candidate for &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo; honors of the American Hockey League.Blonde Bobby Solinger arrived in Cleveland when the Barons set up camp for the 194 7-48 campaign and was determined to make good in his first year in the pro ranks.&ldquo;If I make good in hockey,&rdquo; Bobby said then, &ldquo;Jean and I will be married in the spring.&rdquo;Bob did more than make good. From many qualified observers in many of the American Hockey League cities, this writer heard the comment that Solinger is not only a good player, but a great one.That&rsquo;s a lot of praise for a rookie.But Solinger has merited every bit of the praise heaped upon him. A quick review of the season confirms his sparkling play and claim to the rookie award.He came to the Barons from the Edmonton Flyers. After reporting at the Barons! camp at Winnipeg, he literally burned up the ice and Coach Bun Cook could scarcely overlook the blond speedster who was so determined to wear a Baron uniform this year.Solinger was a cinch from the first day of the season. He amply repaid the faith that was put in him by the entire Baron staff.The story of Solinger can&rsquo;t be told in the scoring record, eloquent as that is. A true picture must account for his overall play.The natural attributes that he brings to the game, are speed, endurance, stamina and the ability to think and play like a veteran. From the time of the first faceoff to the final. second of play, he digs and digs hard every moment he is on the ice. His speed makes it possible for him to get up and down ice with such rapidity that he has broken up many breakaways against the Barons this year.He can hound the puck doggedly. He can backcheck and poke check with the best. So Solinger becomes a defensive ace as well as an offensive punch.Perhaps his greatest attribute is his one-mindedness during a game. Although he takes a constant mauling throughout a game (he can give as well as he receives) Solinger always plays the puck. He dosn&rsquo;t let anything or anyone interfere with that intention.Because he refuses to lead with his chin and turn the other cheek, Solinger has become involved in a number of fights this season. But he refuses to fight as long as the puck is in motion. When the whistle stops the play, then it is time enough to settle any scores which need settling. But not until then.In following the puck. Solinger acts like a player who has been around. He can out-think much of the Barons opposition and anticipates easily the opposition&rsquo;s play.A set of trigger quick refrexes makes him a ready shot and a dangerous one as well as a fine skater who can reverse himself, shift, stop on the proverbial thin dime, spin away under, over and around attempted checks.And the boy is fearless. After watching him for almost a full season, the Cleveland hockey writers were amazed at some of his sheer daring.He found himself working on the Barons&rsquo; No. 3 line with veteran centre Ab DeMarco of the New York Rangers and left wing Roy Kelly who was returned to the Barons from the Minneapolis Millers.From the start of the season the combination clicked. The three players complemented each other with Solinger&rsquo;s brilliant play fitting well with DeMarco&rsquo;s expert caginess. The veteran DeMarco made a fine pivot for the two youngsters. &#9632;

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Clever Baron Rookie, Bobby Solinger, Ties Knot come next Month

<div class="byline">By JACK LAING</div>(Buffalo Courier-Express)BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;It&rsquo;s too late to do anything about it for this season, but the American Hockey League should start making plans for including overtime periods next season and eliminate the numerous tie finishes which have proved so unpopular with the fans around the circuit.Buffalo and Providence fans have been exceptionally lucky in this respect, for these teams had only four ties each.It&rsquo;s an old saying in hockey that a tie on the road is as good as a win at home, and many invading clubs strive for that goal when they have managed to hold the home team even going into the last period, instead of going out and shooting the works in an effort for a win.These &ldquo;Kitty-bar-the-door&rdquo; tactics by the visiting team frequently prove monotonous and unsastis-factory with the fans.Out In War DaysThere was a good legitimate excuse for abandoning overtime periods during the war years, as transportation was a ticklish proposition, and the railroads could hardly be expected to cancel reservations for a hockey squad at the last minute or hold up its train because the teams might be delayed by overtime games.But the war has been over for quite some time now, and transportation should be back to normal pre-war days by next season, at least.&ldquo;Antis&rsquo;&rdquo; PointThe anti-overtime persons claim that it works too much hardship on the players, in view of the fact that the schedules are being stepped up each year, with a gradual increase in the number of games played.But this is a sort of silly argument, as the number of players on the squads also is being stepped up, and, with three complete shifts of forward lines, as every club now has, each line plays only 20 of the 60 minutes, and this is well spaced at three-minute intervals.When the &ldquo;Antis&rdquo; point out that back in the old days only about half as many games were played as is the case nowadays, just point out that, yeah, back in the old days six players sometimes played the entire game without relief.Even as recently as the Peace Bridge Arena days, the defense-men like Gamey Lederman and Al Murray have been known to play the entire 60 minutes.Urges &ldquo;Sudden Death&rdquo;Another suggestion we would like to make is that the &ldquo;sudden death&rdquo; system of overtime be adopted, as is the case in National Hockey League playoff games.The old Majors at Broadway Auditorium used the &ldquo;sudden death&rdquo; overtime system, and this added considerable punch to the game.By this system the first team to score after overtime is started wins the game. That opens things up considerably, as when a team gets a break it usually &ldquo;shoots the works,&rdquo; and everyone goes down to try and end it up right there.It also sends the fans home in an exciting mood, as the last thing they remember is that dash for the goal, the flicker of the light, the shouts and the teams leaving the ice.Even though it happened to be the opposing team which scored, it tends to make a far more spectacular finish than if the two teams just went through the motions willing to settle for a tie. &#9632;

Scribe Urges AHL To Adopt Overtime Play

NEW YORK, N.Y.The American Hockey League and its progenitors became 22 years of age this season.Twenty-five cities have had a share, either directly or indirectly, in making the American Hockey League what it is today.These cities include Boston, Bronx, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Hamilton, Hershey, Indianapolis, Kitchener, London, New Haven, Newark, Niagara Falls, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence, Quebec, Rochester, St. Louis, Springfield, Stratford, Syracuse, Toronto, Washington and Windsor.In tracing the growth of the game, the development of the present organization may be said to have reached into the Canadian Pro League, the Canadian-American League, the International League, the International-American League and the American Association.First League In 1926The Canadian Professional League began in 192 6-27 and continued through the season of 1928-29. It included the London Panthers, Stratford Nationals and Windsor Hornets, who were among the champions.The Canadian-American Hockey League had its beginning in the season of 1926-27 and lasted until the season of 1935-36. During those ten seasons the Spring-field Indians were champions three times, as were the Providence Reds, and the Boston Cubs were twice winners, with the Boston Tigers and the Philadelphia Ramblers one time winners.The International Hockey League had its beginning in the season of 1929-30, and they played until the season of 193 5-3 6, when the International League and the Canadian-American League amalgamated to form the International-American Hockey League.In the seven seasons of play of the International Hockey League the Detroit Olympics were champions twice, as were the Buffalo Bisons, the teams winning once being the London Tecumsehs and the Windsor Bulldogs.Consolidated In 1936Between the years of 1936 and 1940, the consildated loop was known as the International-American Hockey League and in those years Providence was a two time champion, and the Cleveland Barons and the Syracuse Stars champions once each.Then came a change of the name in the season of 1940-41 to the American Hockey League. because no longer were there Canadian teams in the league. Since the renaming of the loop, the Buffalo Bisons have been champions three times, the Cleveland Barons thrice, and the Indianapolis Caps and the Hershey Bears one time champions.Of the eleven teams in the American Hockey League at present the Providence Reds is the oldest team, now in its 2 2nd season. Seasons for the other clubs are: New Haven Ramblers, 20th; Cleveland Barons, 19th; Philadelphia Rockets, 17th; Buffalo Bisons, 16th; Springfield Indians, 15th; Pittsburgh Hornets, 14th; St. Louis Flyers, 11th; Hershey Bears, 10th; Indianapolis Caps, 9th; and Washington Lions, 3rd.Reds Started In &rsquo;26Providence began in the Canadian-American Hockey League in the season of 1926-27, as did the New Haven team, which dropped out during the war years after it played part of. the season of 1942-43, not resuming until 1945-46.Cleveland began with the International League in the season of 1929-30, while Philadelphia began with the Canadian-American League in 1927-28, dropping out of the American Hockey League after the season of 1941-42, returning to the fold last season.Hershey Joined In 1938Buffalo was a member of the Canadian Pro-League, beginning with the season 1928-29, while Springfield joined the Canadian-American in the season of 192627 and continued with the American Hockey League through the season of 1941-42, when they dropped out because Uncle Sam took over their Arena. They returned last season.The International Hockey League welcomed Pittsburgh in the season of 1930-31, and they have played uninterruptedly in the loop. St. Louis was a member of the American Association from 1932-33 through 1940-41, and joined the American Hockey League in 1944-45.Hershey applied for a franchise in the league in the season of 1938-39 and has been a member continuously since then. Two seasons later Indianapolis came into the American Hockey League. The last club to join the American Hockey League was the Washington Lions which played in the seasons of 1941-42 and 1942-43, dropped out during the war years and came back last Fall for its third season.All Out NowOf the Canadian clubs, Windsor and London played ten seasons; Quebec, five; Hamilton and Niagara Falls, four; Toronto, three; and Kitchener and Stratford, two.Of the United States teams, Boston and Syracuse were in the longest time, ten seasons; Detroit, nine; and Bronx, Newark and Rochester, one season each.<h2>Film Star Fan</h2>FRESNO, Calif.&mdash;Movie actor Victor McLaglan is one of the most rabid fans the Fresno Falcons have. The film star seldom misses a game in the Raisin City, motoring in from his ranch which is located nearby. McLaglan was born in Colbert, Ontario, where he received his introduction to the game. He was one of 2,300 loyal Fresno fans who helped cheer the Falcons to a 4-2 playoff win over Los Angeles here, March 16.<div class="sidebar"><h2>TITLE LISTING</h2>The following is a tabulated list of the seven American Hockey League championship clubs since the league changed from the International-American Hockey League in the1940-41 season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02169/1265127-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="464" height="303"></div> &#9632;</div>

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American Loop Completes 22nd Year Of Competition

Pot Of GoldBy winning the final series Cleveland players will divide a total of $28,000 among themselves. If they lost the reward would have been $24,000. The Bisons would share $22.000 if they won the round with $18,600 the pot since they are eliminated.Title RivalsThe Cleveland Barons have annexed the league title four times which is more than any other team in the league. The Bisons have twice before beat out the Barons in the final series and this year&rsquo;s winner stands alone in the field.<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01207/1265172-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="612" height="799"></div>Last Week&rsquo;s GamesApril 6&mdash;Cleveland 5, Buffalo 3.April 8&mdash;Cleveland 3, Buffalo 1.April 11&mdash;Cleveland 6, Buffalo 2.For the fourth time since the club entered the American League in 1936-37, Cleveland Barons are the champions of the league. The greatest season in the club&rsquo;s history came to an end on the victorious note Sunday night when the Barons defeated Buffalo Bisons 6-2 to sweep the best-of-even final series 4-0.From start to finish there was no doubt that Cleveland would be champs for the 1947-48 season. They were complete masters over the Herd throughout the series. The Barons lost but one game in 36 starts in their great undeafeated streakthat set a new record in professional hockey when they went 30 games without a loss.A Good Start.After knocking off the powerful Providence Reds four games to one, the Barons when into the final series against Buffalo on April 3 and whipped the Herd 6-1.On April 6 it was much to same story as the champions took the second game on home ice by a5-3 count. The Barons all but clinched the honors two nights later in Buffalo with a 3-1 win. Sunday&rsquo;s 6-2 score ended it all.The man behind the Baron hockey crew, Al Sutphin deserves great credit for building the club into a winner and spurring them to their great championship. With the clever former N.H.L. star Fred &rsquo;&lsquo;Bun&rdquo; Cook at the helm, the Ba rong were the cream of the league. &lsquo;After a slow start they climbed quickly to finish in first place in the Western Division for the second straight year.Power All OverSutphin had built a great contender for the loyal hockey fans of Cleveland. Fowards like Church Russell, Johnny Holota, Pete Leswick, Bob Solinger and the many others would be great assets to any pro club. In Roger Bessette, the Barons have one of the best looking netminders in the pro ranks while Johnny Bower was a steady understudy all season.Many will contend that Cleveland had the best of the playoff schedule but even if all their playoff games were away from home there is little doubt that there wasn&rsquo;t a club in the league to halt their amazing drive to the title.TUESDAY, APRIL 6CLEVELAND&mdash;Cleveland Barons top-pled Buffalo Bisons 5-3 for their second straight victory in the best-of-seven American Hockey League Calder Cup finals at Cleveland Arena. The triumph gave Cleveland a 2-0 playoff margin.Both goalies, Roger Bessette of Cleveland and Connie Dion of Buffalo, were brilliant. Bessette survived a shower of 20 shots in the final period, and missed only one.Bob Solinger, Cleveland&rsquo;s rookie star, scored the first goal of the game at 7.49 of the first period and defenceman Les Brennan connected on a long one at 19.56.Buffalo took advantage of a penalty to Dan Sprout to notch its first goal by Les Douglas. Hymle Buller got this one back but Jerry Brown scored another for Buffalo 21 seconds later. Pete Leswick increased Cleveland&rsquo;s lead to 4-2.Hal Jackson of Buffalo drew a 10-minute misconduct penalty for battling with a spectator along the barrier, following a fistic mix-up with Bobby Carse.Early in the last period, John Holota tallied for Cleveland and Joe Bell for the Bisons.Buffalo&mdash;Goal, Dion; defence, McMahon, Laycoe; centre McKay; wings. Hunt Brown; subs: Field, Jackson, Douglas, Bell, Cooper, Campeau Lewis, Hickey, Pargeter, Mundrick.Cleveland&mdash;Goal Bessette: defence, Sprout. Davidson; centre, DeMarco; wings, Kelly, Solinger; subs: Allen, Wares Brennan, Buller, Thurier Russell, Laole Holota, Carse, Leswick.First Period1&mdash;Cleveland, Solinger(DeMarco, Sprout)&hellip;&hellip; 7:492&mdash;Cleveland Brennan(LaVole, Thurier)&hellip;&hellip; 19:56Second Period3&mdash;Buffalo, Douglas(Cooper, Jackson)&hellip;&hellip; 2:574&mdash;Cleveland, Buller(Russell, Thurier)&hellip;&hellip; 7:05.5&mdash;Buffalo, Brown (Mackay)&hellip;&hellip; 7:276&mdash;Cleveland, Leswick(Holota Carse)&hellip;&hellip; 15:45Penalties: Sprout, Brown, Jackson (10-minute misconduct). Bell, Thurier.Third Period7&mdash;Cleveland, Holota(Leswick Carse)&hellip;&hellip; 1:318&mdash;Buffalo, Bell(Cooper, Douglas)&hellip;&hellip; 1:40Penalty: DeMarco.THURSDAY, APRIL 8BUFFALO&mdash;Cleveland Barons all but clinched the Calder Cup when they downed Buflalo Bisons 3-1 to take a three-game lead in the best-of-seven American League final series. Playing before 9,969 fans in the Memorial Auditorium, the Barons came from behind a one-goal lead to score twice in the first period.The Cleveland record now stands at one loss in 35 games. Murdo McKay scored the first goal of the game at 1:18 of the opening period when Roy Kelly of the Barons was serving a charging penalty. McKay flipped the puck past Roger Bessette from a scramble after he took passes from Fred Hunt and Gerry Brown.It was a penalty to Mike McMahon for cross-checking that paved the way for the two Cleveland tallies. The visitors scored twice within 36 seconds while he was off. Kelly scored the first after taking a sharp pass from Danny Sprout and Bob Solinger scored the first of his two goals with Sprout assisting again.In the second scoreless period McMahon was given a major penalty for high sticking Fred Thurier. Thurier took five stitches to close two cuts on his face.On Cleveland&rsquo;s third goal in the Just period Sprout again starred the plav and drew an assist as Solinger hit the cords again at 9:13. It was the most spectacular goal of the playoffs as he skated the length of the Ice to score.Cleveland&mdash;Goal, Bessette; defence, Sprout, Davidson; centre, DeMarco; wings Kelly, Solinger; subs: Wares, Allen, Buller Brennan, Holota, Leswick, Carse Thurier, Lavoie, Russell.Buffalo&mdash;Goal, Dion; defence McMahon, Laycoe; centre McKay; wings, Hunt. Brown; subs: Jackson Field, Douglas, Cooper, Bell Campeau, Parget, er. Hickey. Lewis Mundrick.Referees: Rabbit McVeigh and Des Smith.First Period1&mdash;Buffalo, McKay(Hunt, Brown)&hellip;&hellip; 1:182&mdash;Cleveland, Kelly (Sprout)&hellip;&hellip; 9:33Second Period3&mdash;Cleveland Solinger (Sprout).. 10:09 Penalties: Kelly, McMahon.Scoring&mdash;None.Penalties: McMahon (major), DeMarco.Third Period4&mdash;Cleveland Solinger (Sprout). 9:13Penalties: Campeau, Holota.SUNDAY, APRIL 11BUFFALO&mdash;Clevemnd won the American Hockey League championship by nipping Buffalo Bisons 6-2 for their fourth straight triumph in the best-of-seven series.Church Russell scored twice to lead the Barons in a four-goal attack in the final period. The teams deadlocked with a goal apiece in each of the first periods.A crowd of 9,961 fans saw the Barons win their second Calder Cup title in four years. The winners lost but a single game in their last 36 starts.Russell&rsquo;s two goals came after George Allen&rsquo;s unassisted goal broke the 2-2 tie. Russell drove home his first shot from 20 feet out and tallied again within four minutes when he ntetted the puck on a pass by Fred Thurier and Jack Lavoie. Lavoie finished the rally with a goal at 16:17.Jerry Brown opened the scoring when he blasted the puck past Baron Goalie Roger Bessette. Alien retaliated while Tommy Cooper was serving time.Les Douglas broke the 1-1 deadlock unassisted at 9:08 of the second period. Cleveland&rsquo;s Thurier then took a corner pass from Russell and knocked it past Goalie Connie Dion from directly in front of the crease.Cleveland: Goal Bessette; defence, Sprout, Davidson; centre, DeMarco, wings Kelly, Solinger; subs: Wares, Allen. Brennan, Gagne, Holota Carse, Leewick. Thurier, Lavoie, Russell.Buffalo: Goal, Dion; defence. McMahon, Laycoe; centre, McKay; wings, Hunt Brown; subs: Field Jackson. Douglas, Cooper, Bell Campeau, Hickey, Lewis, Pargeter, Mundrick.First Period1&mdash;Buffalo. Brown(Field. McKay) 10:182&mdash;Cleveland, Allen (Sprout)&hellip; 17:55-Penalties: Jackson Brown, Cooper.Second Period3&mdash;Buffalio, Douglas&hellip;&hellip; 9:084&mdash;Cleveland, Thurier(Russell, Lavoie)&hellip;&hellip; 16:38Penalty: Carse.Third Period5&mdash;Cleveland, Allen&hellip;&hellip; 8:056&mdash;Cleveland, Russell (Davidson).. 15:188&mdash;Cleveland, Lavoie(Thurier Russell)&hellip;&hellip; 16:17Penalty: Brennan.<h2>Heavy Upkeep</h2>Bunny Ahearne, who supervised the R.C.A.F. hockey tour of Europe, says the upkeep amounted to $36,000. Ahearne acted as clearing house agent of the team for the C.A.H.A.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03155/1265165-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="600" height="923"></div>THE LEADERSGoals&mdash;Bob Solinger, Cleveland 4.Fred Thurier, Cleveland 4.Bob Carse, Cleveland 4.Roy Kelly, Cleveland 4.Fred Hunt, Buffalo 4.Assists&mdash;Ab DeMarco, Cleveland 7.Penalties&mdash;Hal Laycoe, BuffaloArmand Gaudreault, Hershey. Each 15 minutes.Shutouts&mdash;Roger Bessette, Cleveland 1.Goaltender&mdash;Roger Bessette, Clev&hellip; 6 13 1 2.17<h2>Hornet Boosters In Action</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02187/1265158-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="1732" height="1216"><figcaption class="caption-body">BIG GUNS OF PITTSBURGH, are these four men pictured above at a Pittsburgh Hornets Booster Club dinner in honor of the Steel City&rsquo;s puckmen. Left to right, are Bill Reitz, head of the Horets Booster Club; Joe Tucker, hockey broadcaster; Janies G. Balmer, General Manager of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s A.H.L. entry, and Coach Bob Davidson</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

WINNIPEG, Man,Brook Armstrong, president of the Winnipeg Canadien Hockey Club, said that he would make a statment &ldquo;in a day or two,&rdquo; presumably announcing the new coach for Canadiens who were eliminated in t h e Manitoba junior hockey final by Monarchs.It has been consistently rumored in the past that Ross Nicholson was out as Canadien coach and Harry Neil would take his place. Neil was replaced by Art Somers as Black Hawks&rsquo; coach in January, bui the Hawks ran a bad last in the four-team race Nell twice led Monarchs to the national title in 1935 and 1937.Nicholson resigned as coach of Brandon Elks after the Western Manitobans were eliminated by Moose Jaw Canucks in the western final last spring. &#9632;

Nicholson Rumored Finished As Coach

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;President George Panter of the Ontario Hockey association takes exception to recommendations of William Northey of Montreal that the Allan and Memorial cups be retired to hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame because they no longer represent amateur competition.&ldquo;Not that I am denying there is professionalism, as it is known, in amateur hockey,&rdquo; Panter said in an interview here recently.&ldquo;But it would be too, a taci an admission that there is no amateur hockey. That isn&rsquo;t so.&rdquo;Panter said: &ldquo;People are always screaming about amateur hockey players receiving pay for their play. We know they are receiving pay. We&rsquo;ve known it for years. So what? How about the thousands who don&rsquo;t receive pay?&rdquo;Panter said almost 25,000 players were registered with the O.H.A., and that most of them don&rsquo;t receive a &ldquo;direct dime.&rdquo; for their services. &#9632;

“Lots Of Amateurs,” Says George Panter

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01222/1265279-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">It&rsquo;s no use, Myrtle, i guess they saw this pulled before.</figcaption></div><h2>Playoff Playfulness &hellip; by Graczak</h2>MONTREAL, Que&mdash;Frank Selke, one of the sharpest little hockey men in the business, is convinced that the Canadiens will be back next season with a fighting club that won&rsquo;t be left out of the playoff pot. The hard-working Habitant general manager made a statment last week to the effect that no key players will be sold or traded during the summer and that all the veterans and rookies will be given a fair chance to make the club next autumn.Despite the fact that the Canadiens finished out of the money for the first time in five years this season, Selke is convinced that Montreal will have another winner next winter.Boss Is ConvincedSaid Selke, &ldquo;I am convinced we will gain nothing by making any trades involving established players. There were a few players, I know, who had a bad season but I feel they more than redeemed themselves by the way the team fought at the end of the season.&rdquo; He also stated that those veteran players who this season appeared to be on the way out of N. H. L. play will be given every opportunity to make good again in 1948-49.Looking over the club list there is one player who will probably not be back in the Habitant togs. He is the veteran Toe Blake who has made such a success of his coaching job at Houston. It is fairly certain that Toe who was shelved after suffering a broken leg a few months ago against New York Rangers will be assigned another pilot&rsquo;s job next year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02178/1265272-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="244" height="363"><figcaption class="caption-body">Murph Chamberlain</figcaption></div>Murph Back AgainMurph Chamberlain, another seasoned campaigner, was another Canadien player who broke a leg and was unable to play up to par after he recovered. Now 34 years old, &ldquo;Hard Rock&rdquo; is-expected to be back next season.Mr. Selke did not say that the club would go the limit in purchases or trades for players other than the &ldquo;established team&rdquo;. He said he would try to bolster a few of the weak spots on the club.Mr. Selke did say that the established team is made-up of five players. Goaler Bill Durnan, the four-time Vezina Trophy winner, defencemen Kenny Reardon and Butch Bouchajd. The league scoring champion Elmer Lach and Maurice &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; Richard, the team&rsquo;s dazzling right winger.<h2>Two Keys To Selke Closet</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03156/1265265-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="526" height="833"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL DURNAN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04118/1265258-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="538" height="817"><figcaption class="caption-body">MAURICE RICHARD</figcaption></div>Normie Dussault, the starry Victoriaville left winger who joined the club during the schedule, should fit right into the 1948-49 blueprints.Another player who showed tremendous improvement in the late stages of the campaign was Bobby Filion. He was one of the sparkplugs in the club&rsquo;s late season drive that just fell short of nosing into the playoffs. Billy Reay had the worst season of his pro career but Bill has the ability to rank as one of the best centres in hockey as he proved during the time when the Habs ruled the hockey roost.<h2>Sure Starter</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0597/1265251-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="502" height="849"><figcaption class="caption-body">ELMER LACH</figcaption></div>There were several rookies brought up from the senior Montreal Royals who failed to live up to pre-season praises. However, players like Jacques Locas, Doug Harvey, Rip Riopelle and Tod Campeau will no doubt improve and be molded into sure N.H.L. stars of the future.Harvey ImprovedSelke himself admitted not long ago that the Royal graduates should have been sent to a minor ipro league for furthering seasoning. Doug Harvey was the best example of this. After a poor start with the Habs, he was sent to Buffalo where he regained his dash, fire and confidence. When he was brought back late in the year the improvement was highly noticeable.With Bouchard and Reardon forming the backbone of the defence, Glen Harmon and Harvey will probably round out the blue-line force. Harmon was underrated all season but he is one of the best rushing defencemen in the business.If Selke has his way the established stars, last year&rsquo;s rookie crop together with the new faces expected in camp in the fall should blend into another championship club. Wait and see! &#9632;

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Selke Says No Key Hab Players To Be Traded Or Sold In ’48-49

New HomeTwo members of the Omaha Knights, Sam Lavltt and Bllnky Boyce, plan to take out American naturalization papers this year. Lavltt, an R.C.A.F. veteran, also plans to Join to American reserve Air Corps.ComporisionsLast year when Omaha won the Northern Division crown they finished with 73 points while this season&rsquo;s champs, Kansas City, ended with 74. In the Southern section Dallas had 69 last year while Houston finished with 75 this season.<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01221/1265331-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="598" height="455"></div>Last Week&rsquo;s GamesApril 6&mdash;Houston 5, Kansas City 1.April 8&mdash;Minneapolis 1. Houston 0.April 10&mdash;Houston 3, Minneapolis 1.One of the most Improved clubs in the professional hockey today is Toe Blake&rsquo;s Houston Huskies. The Huskies who finished up in last place in the Southern Division last season have come along is amazing fashion this season and within the period of a year they are now battling it out In the finals with Minneapolis for the United States League championship.The club has come a long way since then. It&rsquo;s been rough sailing for the Huskies in every one of the nine playoffs games played his season. In a gruelling best-of-seven series with Kansas City Pla-Mors, Houston came Toe Blake out to top only after the round went the full seven games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02184/1265324-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="276" height="411"><figcaption class="caption-body">Toe Blake</figcaption></div>All tied up at three games apiece with the Pla-Mors, the Huskies showed their true championship form last Tuesday night on home ice when the bowled over Kansas City 5-1 to win the series.It&rsquo;s been the sparkling play by such stars as George Agar, Leo Gravelie, Joe McArthur and Ducky Skinner that has been responsible for the Houston climb the U.S.H.L. ladder.After their tiresome series with the Pla-Mors the Huskies started the final round with the strong Millers in Houston and still worn out after the KC grind, they dropped the opener against the ested Minneapolis club. After three scorless periods, the Millers came through in overtime play to win 1-0.On Saturday it was a different story however. The Huskies came back to even the series at 1-1 by winning 3-1. The Millers will be no easy club to knock off in fact many league followers favor them to cop the honors. The Millers under the able guidence of Bill Cook set a burning pace in the Northern Division all season only to fade out in the late stages of the schedule. In the last game of the year, the Millers ere dropped. from their first place throne by Kansas City. They then proceeded to eliminate the subborn Omaha Knights in a best-of-three series, 2-1.SUNDAY. APRIL 4HOUSTON&mdash;Houston Huskies had to come from behind twice early in the game before they were able to rally in the hird period to whip Kansas City Pla-Mors 7-2 to tie the best-of-sevn series at 3-3. With the score tied 2-2, Houston scored two in the second period and then added three more in the last frame to win out.Kansas City took the lead after 13 minutes of play in the first period on Ashworth&rsquo;s goal but Ducky Skinner evened the score at 17:53. The Pla-Mors moved ahead for the second time at 8:21 of the middle period when Johnny Harms pumped home a goal from Powell and Miller. The score was tied at 2-2 less than a minute later when Jack Gies-brecht beat Doug Jackson.Then the Huskies took over command of the game and before the period ended Brown and George Agar scored to put the home club ahead 4-2.The third period reached the one minute mark when Ken McKenzie scored with Giesbrecht assisting and again at 11:50 Skinner bagged his second goal. AHf-sbrecht finished off the scoring sec-before the last bell.Kansas City&mdash;Goal, D. Jackson; defence, Tarala, Williamson; centre, Powell wings, Harms, Miller; subs: Blade Silvestri, Wilson, Butler, J. Jackson, Ashworth, Olmstead Groves, Mitchell.Houston&hellip;&hellip; Goal. Gauthier; defence, Melong, Curry; centre, Macey; wings, McKenzie, Giesbrecht; subs: Agar Gravelle, Brown, Maher, Blake, Elsenzoph, Skinner McArthur.First Period1&mdash;Kensas City, Ashworth(Blade Olmstead)&hellip;&hellip; 13:332&mdash;Houston, Skinner (Eisenzo-ph). 17:53 Penalties. None.Second Period3&mdash;Kansas City, Harms (Powell, Miller)&hellip;&hellip; 8:214&mdash;Houston, Giesbrecht(Maher, Blake)&hellip;&hellip; 9:095&mdash;Houston, Brown(Gravelie, Agar)&hellip;&hellip; 10:586&mdash;Houston Agar (Brown&hellip;&hellip; 17:20Penalties. None.Third Period7&mdash;Houston, McKenzie(Giesbrecht)&hellip;&hellip; 1:008&mdash;Houston, Skinner(McArthur, Elsenzoph)&hellip;&hellip; 11:509&mdash;Houston, Giesbrecht (Macey).. 19:39 Penalties&mdash;None.TUESDAY APRIL 6HOUSTON&mdash;Houston Huskies, doormats in the Southern Division last season, advanced into the finals for the Paul Loudon Trophy when they defeated Kansas City in the rubber match 5-1. The Huskies won the best-of-seven series between the two division leaders 4-3.In winning the Directors&rsquo; Cup Trophy, Houston now advances into the final series with Minneapolis Millers. The Huskies jumped into a two goal lead in the first period and from then on it was easy sailing.George Agar shot the first goal past Doug Jackson at 2.24 on a passing combination with Gravelle and Blake and two minutes later Jack Giesbrecht popped home another with McKenzie and Blake assisting.Johnny Harms scored the only Kansas City goal at 6.57 and the Pla-Mors guns were silent for the rest of the game. The Huskies played it close and waited for the breaks.Joe McArthur scored the first of his two goals in the second period and then drove in another after seven minutes of Play in the third. George Agar who also scored a pair, hit the strings at 17.08 with Brown helping out to end the game.It was close game throughout but the Pla-Mors were unable to find the range when close to the Houston net The Huskies outshot their rivals by the close margin of 27 to 26.Kansas City: Goal, D. Jackson; defence, Tarala, Con; aentre Powell; wings, Miller, Harms; subs: J. Jackson, Ashworth, Olmstead, Groves, Silvestri Wilson Mitchell, Baldwin, Butler, Blade.Houston: Goal, Gauthier; defence Me-long, Curry; centre, Macey; wings, McKenzie, Giesbrecht; subs: Agar, Gravelle, Brown McArthur Skinner, Elsenzoph, Maher, Blake.First Period1&mdash;Houston, Agar(Gravelle, Blake)&hellip;&hellip; 2:242&mdash;Houston. GiesbrechtMcKenzie, Blake)&hellip;&hellip; 4:053&mdash;Kansas City, Harms (Mitchell). 6:57 Penalties: None.Second Period4&mdash;Houston McArthur (Elsenzoph Skinner)&hellip;&hellip; 5:03Penalties: None.Third Period5&mdash;Houston, Agar (Brown)&hellip;&hellip; 17:08Penalties: None.THURSDAY, APRIL 8HOUSTON: The cagey Earl Bartholome let go with a hard backhanded shot after 63 minutes and 56 seconds of play to give Minneapolis Millers a 1-0 victory over Houston Huskies. The long drawn-out victory gave the Millers a one-game lead in the best-of-five series of the Paul Loudort-Trophy.The two clubs battled on an even basis for the 60-mlnute regulation time but it was only the sensasional goallng of Harry McQueston that saved the visitors With the exception of the overtime period Houston outshot the Millers by a wide margin and held its way throughout McQueston handled 31 shots while Gauthier was called upon to stop 14 to 15 drives that came his way.After 3.56 of the overtime play Bartholome took passes from Forgie and Williams to flnnaily beat Gauthier from close in.Minneapolis&mdash;Goal McQueston; defence, Sherritt, Fraser; centre Forgie; wings, Bartholome, Melynk; subs: Atanas Strobel, Allum, Smith Gasparini Tom, iuk. Burns, Milne, Wycherley. Williams.Houston&mdash;Goal, Gauthier; defence, Melong. Curry; centre, Macey; wings, McKenzie, Giesbrecht. subs: Maher, Blake Agar, Gravelle, Brown, McArthur Skinner, Elsenzoph,First PeriodScoring&mdash;None.Penalty&mdash;Fraser.Second PeriodScoring&mdash;None.Penalty&mdash;Melong.Third PeriodScoring&mdash;None.Penal ties&mdash;None.Overtime Period1&mdash;Minneapolis&mdash;Bartholome (Forgie, Williams)&hellip;&hellip; 8:56Penalty&mdash;McKenzie.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04118/1265317-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="596" height="839"></div><h2>THE LEADERS</h2>Most Points: Eari Bartholome 8.Most Goals: Earl Bartholome 5.Most Assists: Walt Melynk 6 and John Harms 6.<h2>Future On Block</h2>SYDNEY, N.S.&mdash;A special three-man committee of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, the National Hockey League and one independent member will probably be called on &ldquo;very soon&rdquo; to decide whether Billy Taylor, expelled N.H.L. player, may play amateur hockey in Canada.Hanson Dowell, past president of the C.A.H.A., said the committee will probably be appointed &ldquo;very soon&rdquo; to decide Taylor&rsquo;s hockey fate should he join Canadian amateur ranks.Taylor, a New York Ranger player, was recently expelled for life from professional hockey by N, H. L. president Clarence Campbell on charges of gambling.<h2>Hellyer Gets Nod</h2>SAN DIEGO, Calif.&mdash;Vincent &ldquo;Bud&rdquo; Hellyer, San Diego Skyhawk&rsquo;s high-scoring right winger, was voted the club&rsquo;s most valuable player for the 1947-48 season. He will receive a replica of a perpetual trophy offered by M. N. Scott, local hockey enthusiast. A. committee of five San Diego newsmen and Glacier Gardens fans here, made the selection.<h2>Sportscasters Present Trophy</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03152/1265310-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="1705" height="1186"><figcaption class="caption-body">JAKE FORBES, OMAHA KNIGHTS CAPTAIN, receives the trophy awarded this season for the first time by the Omaha Sportscasters Association. The award goes to the Omaha player judged annually on the basis of ability, team play and sportsmanship. Left to right above are Jack Sandler HOWH-KOAD (FM); Hugh Carlyle, KSWI-KFMX (FM); Ed Morgan, KBON; Jake Forbes; Bob Steelman, KOIL; Lyell Bremser, KFAB; Tip Saggau, WOW. Omaha and nearby Council Bluffs have six radio stations&mdash;and all of them except KFAB broadcast the Omaha home games.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By Hec MACLEAN</div><h2>Aiming To Tame Tigers</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01232/1265400-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="570" height="863"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02177/1265393-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="516" height="831"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03146/1265386-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="547" height="862"><figcaption class="caption-body">BURLY SENATORS Pictured above are three members of the Ottawa Senators, Quebec senior amateur champions, who are out gunning to drop the trap over the Hamilton Tigers as the two clubs battle in the Eastern Canada Allan Cup final series. On the left is husky Frank &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Stahan a bruising 200-pound defenceman. Stahan played for the Senators last year and also played against the Tigers two years ago while with Montreal Royals. Connie Tudin, the leading Q.S.H.L. playoff scorer is on right while in the centre is Defenceman Frank Mathers.</figcaption></div>IN THE EASTCALGARY, Alta.&mdash;Edmonton Flyers displayed that getting off to poor start means nothing when they bounded back from a 2-0 shutout to wallop Winnipeg Flyers 8-4 in the Allan Cup semi-finals series. This year marks the third straight season a Winnipeg sextet has competed in the western final&mdash;the other two clubs were beaten out&mdash;while Edmonton is taking its first crack at the Allan Cup since the Western Canada Senior Hockey League was organised.Winnipeg followers wondered why Edmonton was installed a 3-1 betting choice prior to the opening of the playoff but the manner in which Edmonton disposed of the Manitoba club in the second fixture gave concrete evidence to the majority of hockey following.After eliminating Calgary and Trail in decisive style Edmonton practically became an automatic favorite.While Edmonton is the only club In the western circuit still in action, the other four sextets are by no means staying idle. Already big plans are being made by Calgary, Lethbridge, Saskatoon and Regina for the 1948-49 puck com-paign.Regina Capitals signed the malority of last year&rsquo;s players and so far have added Odie Lowe of Winnipeg to their ranks. Lowe, son of the noted western coach who hasn&rsquo;t a hand in hockey this term, starred in junior competition in Winnipeg last year. Two seasons ago Odie played under the tutorship of his dad with Lethbridge Native Sons.Bobby Kirk has been scouting pucksters around the Manitoba and Lakehead district and although no names have been released we&rsquo;ll bet Bobby has some good talent lined up. It wouldn&rsquo;t surprise also if some pucksters from the west coast were wearing Saskatoon sweaters next year.Dave Schriner, who again signed to pilot Lethbridge Maple Leafs, has also been doing some scouting and took in quite a few junior and senior contests on his travels. It&rsquo;s no secret that Lethbridge is on the lookout for a new netminder and one some that has been mentioned is Stew Hendry, young Calgarian who played with Wetaskiwin juniors last year.Calgary Stampeders haven&rsquo;t yet released any information as to the new club but after the play of the squad last year it would appear evident that several changes in the lineup will be made.Stampeders have an enviable record since the loop was formed but the same band of pucksters can&rsquo;t go on forever&mdash;in any league. Probably several of the old names on Stampeders will be announcing their retirement soon, and it should be interesting to see what manager Dave Dushak comes up with.WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7Edmonton 0, at Winnipeg 2.WINNIPEG: Tabbed as underdogs in the Western Canada Allan Cup final series, Winipeg Flyers upset the applecart in th opening game in the best-of-seven serfes by defeating the favored Edmonton Flyers 2-0.After a scoreless first period, Mike Yaschuk put Winnopeg into the lead after eight minutes in the middle frame and Gorge Stevens added the second.Edmonton: Rollins: Young, Watt; Rimstad; Back Maher; subs: Pringle, Kreller, McPherson, Clovechock, Smitten, Anderson, Merluck.Winnipeg: Thompson; Tergeson Telencoe; Glover; Yaschuk Ballance; subs: McRae, Sulkers, Sykes, Fabro, Beatty, Stevens Platz.Officials: Lome Lydon Winnipeg;Hedley MacDonald, Saskatoon.First PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Black (2), Young, Glover, Telencoe.Second Period1&mdash;Winnipeg. Yaschuk(Ballance Glover)&hellip;&hellip; 8:05Penalty: Black.Third Period2&mdash;Winnipeg Stevens(Fabro, Platz)&hellip;&hellip; 2:12Penalties: McPherson, Fabro, Cove-chok, Platz.FRIDAY, APRIL 9Edmonton 8, at Winnipeg 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)Edmonton&mdash;Rollins; Young, watt;Rimstad; BlaCk, Maher. Subs: Pringle, Kreller, McPherson, Clovechok, Smitten, Anderson, Merluk.Winnipeg&mdash;Thompson; Tergeson, Telen-coe-Glover; Yaschuk. Ballance. Subs,: Sulkers, Sykes, Beatty, Stevens, Platz, Spencer.Officials: Hedley MacDonald. Saskatoon; Windy Lyndon, Winnipeg.First Period1.&mdash;Edmonton, McPherson 10:20;2&mdash;Edmonton, Clovechok (McPherson) 11:153&mdash;Edmonton, Merluk, (McPherson) 19:12. Penalties: Yaschuk, Black, Beatty, Fabro, Smitten, McPherson.Second Period4&mdash;Winnipeg. Telencoe :57; 5&mdash;Edmonton, Merluk (Anderson) 6:29; 6&mdash;Edmonton, Merluk, (Anderson, Clovechok) 6:50, Penalties&mdash;Sykes, Loung (2), Telencoe, Beatty, McPherson, Black (minor and misconduct) Kreller.Third Period7&mdash;Winnipeg. Yaschuck 4:58; 3&mdash;Edmonton, Rimstad (Black, Maher) 6:39; 9&mdash;Edmonton, Clovechock (Anderson, Merluk) 11:37; 10&mdash;Winnipeg, Sulkers (Platz) 17;06; 11&mdash;Edmonton, Merluls (Anderson, Clovechok) 19:11; 12&mdash;Winnipeg, Yaschuk (Beatty, Glover) 19:26 Penalties&mdash;Telencoe.<h2>Edmonton Plans To Build New Hockey Palace</h2>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;Plans to build a 10,000-seat, $1,250,000 hockey arena in Edmonton, financed by the public sale of $100 &ldquo;baby&rdquo; bonds were discussed at a meeting of 100 business men and disgruntled hockey fans.The meeting threatened to wrest control of senior hockey in the provincial capital from; he Edmonton Exhibition Board, should the Board be reluctant to co-operate after the proposed arena is completed.Aiderman Sydney Parsons, prime mover, said:&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t see how the Exhibition Board could refuse co-operation once we have a modern 10,000-seat arena built, but in the event they were stubborn, hockey patrons and shareholders in the company could easily make them come to terms.&rdquo;The meeting represented a group of citizens who feel that Edmonton&rsquo;s present forum with a capacity for 6,500, ought to be replaced rather than undergo recently-authorized alter ations providing accomodatior for an additional 1,500 specta tors.Mr. Parson said the Arens could be built within three years and forecast a 15-per cent dividend on the bonds within &ldquo;a few&rdquo; years&rdquo; of the organization&rsquo;s launching.<h2>IN THE WEST</h2>Now that the Ottawa Senators have brushed past Victoriaville Tigers in the Quebec final, the stage is set for the Eastern Canada Allan Cup final series between the Senators and the Hamilton Tigers, to get under way in Ottawa on Monday, will decide who will met the winners of the western series between Edmonton and Winnipeg for the Canadian senior hockey title.However there seems to be some trouble over the sites of the Ottawa-Hamilton series. It was announced that the Ottawa Auditorium will not be available for the third game of the series on Saturday since the Bytown ice house has been booked-up for an ice show.It was stated over the weekend by Azaire Choquet, president of the Q.A.H.A., that the game will have to be transfered to the Montoreal Forum.After the opening game in Ottawa, the teams will then move over to the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens for the second contest. If fourth and fifth games are necessary they will also be staged in Toronto.Bounding back off the canvas after dropping the series opener against Victoriaville, the Senators come surging back to whip the Provincial champs 12-1 and 8-0 In the best-of-five series, the Vic upset Ottawa by taking the first game 5-1 but the Senators who claimed tiredness after a hard se ries with Quebec Aces were to strong for the Tiger club in the last two games on Ottawa ice.TUESDAY, APRIL. 6Victoriaville 1. at Ottawa 12.OTTAWA&mdash;Trailing in the best-ot-three series 1-0, Ottawa Senators came surging back on their home ice to square the round with the Provincial League champs by smothering Victoriaville 12-1. After losing the opening game 5-1, the Senators returned strong and seemed to score at will. High men for Ottawa were Eddie Emberg and Bobby Copp with two goals and two assists each.Ottawa&mdash;Goal, Fraser; defence, Stahan, Mathers; centre, Emberg; wings. Smart. Greene: subs, Copp, Trainor, McLean, Irvine, Tudin, Check, Smith, Dagenais.Victoriaville&mdash;Goal, Deschesne; defence, Vitale, Roberge; centre, Valenti: wings, Carragher, Leduc; subs, Legris, Roy, Wray, Dufault, Labbe, Vigneau, Cecchlnl. Burnett, Gauthier.Officials&mdash;Red Storey and Sibby Mun-dey.First Period1&mdash;Ottawa, Copp (Emberg,Greene)&hellip;&hellip; 7:092&mdash;Ottawa. Mathers&hellip;&hellip; 10:573&mdash;Ottawa, Smart (Greene)&hellip;&hellip; 14:17 Penalties&mdash;Vitale. Trainor, Roy.Second Period4&mdash;Victoriaville, Vigneau (Cecchlnl Valenti)&hellip;&hellip; 2:295&mdash;Ottawa, Emberg (Copp,Smart)&hellip;&hellip; 7:516&mdash;Ottawa, Irvine&hellip;&hellip; 11:587&mdash;Ottawa, Copp (McLean)&hellip;&hellip; 13:108&mdash;Ottawa, Dagenais (Smith, McLean)&hellip;&hellip; 14:309&mdash;Ottawa, Emberg (Greene, Smart)&hellip;&hellip; 15:28Penalties&mdash;Mathers, Trainor, Roy (major). Legris, Smith, Irvine, Dufault, Smart, Vitale.Third Period10&mdash;Ottawa, Mather (Greene,Smart)&hellip;&hellip; 8:3011&mdash;Ottawa, McLean (Smith)&hellip;&hellip; 15:3412&mdash;Ottawa, Greene (Emberg, Mathers)&hellip;&hellip; 16:3513&mdash;Ottawa, Tudin (Dagenais, Copp)&hellip;&hellip; 19:30Penalties&mdash;McLean, Roberge, Mathers.FRIDAY, APRIL 9Victoriaville 0, at Ottawa 8Victoriaville; Goal, Descliene; defence Legris, Vitale; centre, Valenti; wings, Leduc, Carragher; subs.: Roy, Wray Vigneau, Burnett, Gauthier, Cecchlnl Dufault, Roberge.Ottawa: Goal, Fraser; defence, Sthan, Mathers; centre, Emberg; wings, Greene, Smart; subs.: Copp, Trainor, McLean, Irvine, Tudin, Check, Smith Dagenais.First Period1&mdash;Ottawa: Irvine(Check, Tudin)&hellip;&hellip; l.592&mdash;Ottawa: Emberg (Smart)&hellip;&hellip; 12.383&mdash;Ottawa: Dagenais(Smith, Stahan)&hellip;&hellip; 17.47Penalties: Stahan, Vitale.Second Period4&mdash;Ottawa: Check(Irvine, Stahan)&hellip;&hellip; 11.305&mdash;Ottawa: Stahan (Irvine) 19.88Penalties: Legris.Third Period6&mdash;Ottawa; Check (Irvine)&hellip;&hellip; 8.447&mdash;Ottawa: McLean(Smith, Dagenais)&hellip;&hellip; 6.048&mdash;Ottawa: Trainor(Irvine, Check)&hellip;&hellip; 19.38Penalties: Vitale, Trainor, Tudin, Roy,<h2>&ldquo;Big Bad Wolf&rdquo;</h2>Hal Jackson, right defenceman of the Buffalo Bisons, has a three-year-old youngster, who he sometimes takes to a hockey game. During one game he noticed ths youngster frolicking along the dasher, and when opportunity presented, he cautioned him to get back from the danger zone. The boy retired to a safe seat three rows back and amused the fans in that section by singing, &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s afraid of the big bad wolf?&rdquo;<h2>Playoff Mark</h2>SAN DIEGO, Calif.&mdash;George Boothman&rsquo;s San Diego Skyhawks established a new Pacific Coast Hockey League playoff mark when they won an overtime game from the San Francisco Shamrocks, to advance into the Southern Division finals against Fresno. This is the first time in P.C.H.L. history that a team has won all of its playoff games in overtime and in successive games.<h2>Hiller Goes West</h2>KITCHENER, Ont.&mdash;Dutch Hiller, former N.H.L. marksman who played with the Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen of the O.H.A. Senior group this season, has left for San Diego, Calif. Hiller is expected to handle the San Diego Skyhawks in the Pacific Coast Hockey League next season. &#9632;

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Along The Allan Cup Trail

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A new trophy for the Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; hockey champions of Quebec lias been placed in competition by the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association and will be known as the R. Norman Dawe Memorial Trophy.&ldquo;Normie&rdquo; Dawe, who died suddenly here January 4, was vice-president and Quebec representative on the board of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association at the time of his death.A great friend of the yongs-ters, Mr. Dawe made a great contribution to the game&mdash;and indeed to all sports&mdash;by his work with the younger players during 25 years of activity in the world of sport. &#9632;

LATE NORMAN DAWE HONORED IN TROPHY FOR QUEBEC JUNIORS

LETHBRIDGE, Alta.&mdash;Dave &ldquo;Sweeney&rdquo; Schriner, coach of the Lethbridge Maple Leafs for the past two seasons, was signed to a contract for 19 48-49 here and was also given carte blanche in the matter of lining up a team that it is hoped will make the greatest bid in Lethbridge, history for the Allan Cup.Schriner, in starting his third year as coach, left for Eastern Canada where he will interview several outstanding players already contracted for possible signing for next year&rsquo;s Leaf sextet.In addition, he will scout both junior and senior playoffs games from Winnipeg to Montreal in search of talent for the new edition of Maple Leafs.Schriner, Calgary product who has piloted Leafs into the playoffs two years in a row despite being unsuccessful in taking the league championship, was given full vote of confidence by the Leaf management as he was handed supreme authority in the matter of building up next year&rsquo;s team.&ldquo;We have every confidence in Schriner&rsquo;s ability,&rdquo; declared Al Neil, team president and manager of Sick&rsquo;s Lethbridge Brewery, sponsors of the club, &ldquo;and are giving him full power of discretion and adequate funds to build up a real championship contender.&rdquo;While Schriner, following his re-appointment as coach, gave no names in connection with his Eastern trip, he indicated ho would inject considerable new blood into next year&rsquo;s Maple Leafs sextet.&ldquo;I have already been in contact with several outstanding players,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I expect to clinch deals with several of them during my trip east and I will also be on the lookout for other likely talent that will be of help to the Lethbridge club.&rdquo; &#9632;

Sweeney Schriner Is Again Signed To Coach Lethbridge Senior Entry

<h2>IN THE EAST</h2>For the first time in Quebec junior hockey history, the province is being represented this season in the Memorial Cup competition by an all-French team. Sylvio Mantha, the former defenceman of Montreal Canadiens, deserves Luch credit for the coaching task he has performed this year with his Montreal Nationale club.The Nats are now fighting it out with the strong Barrie Flyers, champions of the Ontario circuit, in a best-of-five Eastern Canada final series. After defeating the Quebec Red Wings and Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s, Nationale ran up against tneir strongest opposition of the year when they played and lost to the Flyers in the first game of the series at Montreal on Saturday. The Flyers, a big, hard-hitting squad coached by Happy Emms, outclassed the Nats to the tune of 4-2.Holding a 2-0 lead in the first period, the young flying Frenchmen were unable to hold on as Barrie fired four goals past Gaetan Desforges.In the series with St. Mary&rsquo;s, Nationale held a decided edge in the play in both games. Marty Barry&rsquo;s club didn&rsquo;t seem to have the same power and well-balanced that they showed against Montreal Canadiens last season.In the two games against Nationale the club&rsquo;s main attacking force of Bert Herchfeld, Elmer MacGillivray and Hughie Campbell failed to score a single goal. Thus the Saints were never able to roll.In the opener against Barrie, Dolbec and Desaulnlers scored in the first period but the Flyers came back strong in the second and goals by Reid, Aiken and Mousseau put the visitors ahead 3-2. St. Pierre scored the fourth goal in the third frame.EASTERN SEMI-FINALTUESDAY, APRIL 6Halifax 2, at Nationale 4.MONTREAL&mdash;Holding a decided edge over the Maritime junior champions, Montreal Nationale won the first game in the best-of-three series of the Eastern Canada semi-final series by whipping Marty Barry&rsquo;s St. Mary&rsquo;s club 4-2. Before 10,000 fans at the Forum, the Nats scored three goals in the first period and were never threatened from then on. Jacques Richard, young brother of Canadiens&rsquo; Maurice, was the star with a goal and an assist.Halifax (St. Mary&rsquo;s):&mdash;Goal, Yeadon; defence, Franklin, McNeil; centre, Hirschfeld; wings, Campbell, MacGillivray; subs, McLaughlin, Reardon, Burns, Conrad. Duggan, Hollett, Hagan, Cole (sub goalie).Nationale&mdash;Goal, Desforges, defence, Deslauriers, Gareau; centre, Landry; wings, Cyr, Geoffrlon; subs, Racette, Trudell, Desaulnlers, Dolbec, Richard, Robert, Jeanneau.Officials&mdash;Kenny Holmshaw (Toronto) Bill Morrison (Oshawa).First Period1&mdash;Nationale, Richard (Robert,Racette)&hellip;&hellip; 4:432&mdash;Nationale, Robert (Richard). 16:333&mdash;Nationale, Dolbec (Trudell). 18:09 Penalties&mdash;Campbell (2), Conrad, Robert, Jeanneau (2), Duggan.Second Period4&mdash;St. Mary&rsquo;s McNeil (Reardon). 5:585&mdash;Nationale, Cyr (Landry, Geoffrlon)&hellip;&hellip; 15:17Penalties&mdash;Cyr, Jeanneau, McLaughlin, Trudell.Third Period6&mdash;St. Mary&rsquo;s Reardon (Hollett) 5:07 Penalties&mdash;Cyr, McNeil.THURSDAY, APRIL 8 St Mary&rsquo;s 2, at Nationale 6. (National wins best-of-three series, 2-0)Halifax&mdash;Goal Yeadon; defence, Franklin, McNeil; centre Hirschfeld; wings, Campbell, MacGillivray; subs: MacLaughlin, Reardon, Burns, Conrod, Duggan Hollett, Hagan, Cole, (sub. goalie).Nationale&mdash;Goal Desforges; defence, Deslauriers, Gareau; centre, Desaulnlers; wings, Trudell, Dolbec; subs: Richard, Robert Geoffrlon Jeanneau, Cyr Landry, RacetteOfficials Kenny Holmshaw, Toronto; Bill Morrison, Oshawa.First Period1&mdash;Nationale, Richard(Deslauriers)&hellip;&hellip; 3:122&mdash;Nationale, Dolbec(Desaulnlers, Trudell)&hellip;&hellip; 6:55Penalties: Racette Duggan, Jeanneau. Gareau.Second Period3&mdash;St. Mary&rsquo;s, Conrod (Hol-lett).. 4:464&mdash;Nationals, Richard (Robert).. 8:205&mdash;Nationale. Geoffrlon(Jeanneau. Cyr)&hellip;&hellip; 10:546&mdash;Nationale, Trudell(Desaulnlers)&hellip;&hellip; 11:00Penalties: Conrod Desatilnlers. Campbell, Dolbec (2) McLaughlin, Franklin, Richard.Third Period7&mdash;Natlonale, Desaulnlers(Trudell Dolbec)&hellip;&hellip; 10:258&mdash;st. Mary&rsquo;s. Reardon(Hollett, Hagan)&hellip;&hellip; 11:33Penalties: McLaughlin Jeanneau, Cyr. Burns.EASTERN-FINALSUNDAY, APRIL 11Barrie 4, at Nationale 2.Barrie Flyers&mdash;Goal, G. Mayer; defence, Gariepy, Long: centre, Reid; wings, Meger, Favero; subs, Guarda, St. Pierre, R. Mayer. Mousseau, Barrett. Allcin, McNahney, Strachan (sub goalie).Montreal Natinale&mdash;Goal, Dpsforges, defence, Deslauriers, Gareau; sentre, Robert; wings, Richard, Caduc; subs, Trudel, Desaulnlers. Dolbec, Geoffrion, Jeanneau, Cyr, Landry.Officials&mdash;Harry Shouldice and Stan Pratt, Ottawa.First Period1&mdash;Nationales, Dolbec (Desaulnlers) 13:032&mdash;Nationales, Desaulniers (Caduc) 19:40 Penalties&mdash;Gareau, R. Mayer, St. Pierre, Gariepy, Dolbec, Jeanneau.Second Period3&mdash;Barrie, Reid (Long, Favero) 0:114&mdash;Barrie, Alkin (St. Pierre)&hellip;&hellip; 19:155&mdash;Barrie, Mousseau (R. Mayer) 19:31 Penalties&mdash;Robert, Geoffrion, St. Pierre, Gariepy, Jeanneau.Third Period6&mdash;Barrie, St. Pierre&hellip;&hellip; 3:35Intermediates WinDOLBEAU, Que.&mdash;Dolbeau Castors thumped Bathurst Papermakers 9-4 here Sunday to capture the Eastern Canada intermediate hockey championships. The Castors took the best-of-three series in two straight games. &#9632;

Road To The Memorial Cup

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Frank Selke, boss of Montreal Canadiens, said Western Canada not only produces a rugged crop of hockey players but, in the process, provides an excellent proving ground for youngsters essaying a climb to professional ranks.Back from a swing through the prairie cities. Selke was enthusiastic over players he saw and heard about, particularly juniors, and even juveniles.Selke found keener and more intelligent players more plentiful in the west than in the east.&ldquo;They have the good sense to combine education and hockey,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all in their favor when they turn professional. Then, when their hockey days are over they have some profession to enter or are better equipped to enter business.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t get a chance to see much hockey on my trip, but what I saw of junior play I would say there is more boarding and interference in the west than will be found among Quebec juniors. At the same time the western boys hold their tempers better.&rdquo;It is Selke&rsquo;s opinion that the hockey organization in Regina is the best in Canada. There the parks board has taken things in hand and runs the show for the little fellowk There were more than 2,000 games played in the parks during the season just closed.Selke said he thinks he has a good prospect in Ed Dorohoy of Lethbridge Native Sons, now on the Montreal negotiation list. But from the same club New York Rangers will have &ldquo;marvellous prospects&rdquo; in Red Brown, Richard Ramsden, Robert Manson and George Murphy.<h2>Barrie Midgets Win</h2>BARRIE, Ont.&mdash;Barrie Flyers defeated Weston Lions, 11-5, here last Wednesday to win the Calder Trophy, emblematic of the midget N.H.L. championship of Ontario. The Flyers finished second to Lions in the four-team roundrobin series. The other two entries were Copper Cliff and Simcoe It was the first time in the eight years of the competition that Copper Cliff failed to make the final.Although they walloped Simcoe 22-0, in the afternoon, a previous loss to Barrie and a tie to Simcoe left the Cliffmen without sufficient points to reach the final. &#9632;

Frank Selke Praises Western Players After Scouting Young Talent Out West

LETHBRIDGE, Alta.&mdash;Tho Native Son-I&rsquo;ort Arthur encounter was evidently too much for a local sportsman when he died of a sudden heart attack. On his way home from tile Arena on April 5, lie stopped at a local pool hall where the attack occurred.?The man was Red McKenzie, local fight promoter who trained local pugilists for the ama. teur fights to be staged in Vancouver.Dr. Christie was summoned after artificial respiration was used by local firemen and also volunteers from the crowd who crowed the hall. &#9632;

LETHBRIDGE FAN DIES AFTER GAME

<h2>Sylvia&rsquo;s Speedy Stars</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01237/1265565-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="535" height="1204"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02200/1265558-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="535" height="1210"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03175/1265551-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="520" height="1207"><figcaption class="caption-body">SYLVIO MANTHA former star defenceman with the old Montreal Canadiens is at the head of one of the strongest junior clubs to ever represent Quebec in the Memorial Cup hunt. Pictured above are three of his speed artists. They form the club&rsquo;s first attacking unit. From left to right-Gilles Trudel, right wing; Gerard Desaulniers, centre; and Claude Dolbec, left whig.</figcaption></div>The way the Western Canada junior final series has been going so far many junior followers are wondering if the highly rated Port Arthur West End Bruins will be the victims or an upset this season. The Bruins, rated by the multitude as the sure thing to move into the Memorial Cup finals have been taking a shoving around by Lethbridge&rsquo;s Native Sons.The best-of-seven series now stands at two games to nothing for the Sons. Scotty Munro&rsquo;s team has been producing some dazzling hockey of late especially in the present series with the Ports.In the first game in Lethbridge &rsquo; last Tuesday, the Sous had it all over Port Arthur like a tent. They dominated the play and won 6-1. Lethbridge, paced by the classy Bill Ramsden with two goals, scored twice in the first period and then added two more in the second.The Sons threw up a stonewall defence in front of Goaler Rodzinyak and their razzle-dazzle attack disorginized the Bruins right from the opening bell.In the second game played two nights later also in Lethbridge, the Sons weathered a last period storm by the Bruins to win 7-6. There were 3,500 fans on hand to see the Sons take a 2-0 lead. In the game, Ramsden scored his 100th goal of the season.However trouble was brewing after the second game when Ed Bruchel, manager of the Lethbridge club, stated that his team would pull Out of the Memorial Cup playoffs if they were forced to play more than two games on Port Arthur ice. He stated that before the series it was agreed that the two clubs would get the same number of games on home ice.Al. Pickard,. president. of the C.A.H.A, stated that plans called for the third game to be played at Regina if the clubs split the points and that all the other games would be played at Port Arthur.MONDAY, APRIL. 5Port. Arthur 1, at Lethbridge 6.LETHBRIDGE&mdash;Scoring a pair of goals in the first period and three more in. the second, Lethbridge Native Sons took a one-game lead in the best-of-seven Western Canada final series by whipping the strong Port Arthur West End Bruins 6-1. Ramsden was the sparkplug with two goals in the first period. The Ports were unable to score until 16.31 of the last frame.Port Arthur&mdash;Goal, Chabot; defence, Woit, Durham; centre, Migay; wings, Childs, Leswlck; subs, Olson, Creighton, Branley, Baccari, Wrightshell, Farslund, John.Lethbrldge&mdash;Goal, Rodzinyalc; defence, Evans, Milford; centre, Dorohoy; wings, Brown, Ramsden; subs. Wood, Laveil, Leclair, Manson, Richardson, Murphy, Maglio.Officials&mdash;Vic Lindquist, Winnipeg, and Jimmy Creighton, Brandon.First Period1&mdash;Lethbridge, Ramsden (Evans) 4:102&mdash;Lethbridge, Ramsden (Brown, Milford)&hellip;&hellip; 9:45Penalties&mdash;Migay, Dorohoy, Lavell.Second Period3&mdash;Lethbridge, Murphy&hellip;&hellip; 6:134&mdash;Lethbridge, Dorohoy (Brown) 14:515&mdash;Lethbridge, Leclair (Wood,Manson)&hellip;&hellip; 15:05Penalties&mdash;Brown, Evans (2), Lewlcki.Third Period6&mdash;Lethbridge, Manson (Leclair) 10:087&mdash;Pert Arthur, Lewlcki&hellip;&hellip; 16:31Penalties&mdash;Durham, Lavell.WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 Port Arthur 6, at Lethbridge 7 Port Arthur&mdash;Chabot; Wolt, Durham; Migay; Lewlcki, Childs. Subs; Fero, Bradley, Creighton, Baccari, Wrightshell Forsivnd, Johnson.Lethbridge&mdash;Itodzinyak; Evans, Milford; Dorohoy; Brown, Ramsden. Subs, Lavell, Wood, Leclair, Manson, Murphy, Richardson, Holmes.Officials&mdash;Vic Lmdquist. Winnipeg and Jimmy Creighton, Brandon, Man.First Period1&mdash;Lethbridge.Manson (Leclalr, Murphy) 6:49. 2&mdash;Lethbridge, Brown (Dorohoy, Ramsden) 11:12, 3&mdash;Lethbridge, LeClair (Wood) 12:47, 4&mdash;Lethbridge. Ramsden (Evans, Brown) 15:33, 5&mdash;Port Arthur, Baccarl (Creighton) 18:38. Penalties&mdash;Bradley, Lavell,Second Period6&mdash;Port Arthur, Childs (Migay, Leswick) 14. 7&mdash;Port Arthur, Creighton, (Migay) 4:51. Penalties&mdash;Creighton, Ramsden, Bradley.Third Period8&mdash;Lethbridge, Milford (Brown) :54, 9&mdash;Port Arthur, Forslund (Johnson) 2:40, 10&mdash;Lethbridge, Leclalr (Manson, Murphy) 11:38, 11&mdash;Lethbridge, Dorohoy (Brown, Milford) 12:31, 12&mdash;Port Arthur, Migay (Lcswlck) 18:47, 13&mdash;Port Arthur, Migay (Childs, LeswickI) 19:27. Peaalties&mdash;Durham (minor and major), Creighton (10 mins) Fero, Wood (two miners and a major), Lavell, Milford, Baccarl, Richardson.<div class="sidebar"><h2>HOCKEY FANS</h2>Photos of all N.H.L PlayersNew and Old.Also all Sports photosTurofsky-Toronto 92 King St. W. &#9632;</div>

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IN THE WEST

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><h2>HOW THEY STAND IN THE PLAYOFFS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02176/1265648-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="596" height="169"></div>Last Week&rsquo;s GamesApril 7&mdash;Vancouver 3. at San Diego 2.April 9&mdash;Vancouver 2, at San Diego 3.FUTURE GAMESApril 12&mdash;San Diego at Vancouver.April 14&mdash;San Diego at Vancouver.April 16&mdash;San Diego at Vancouver.April 17&mdash;San Diego at Vancouver.April 19&mdash;San Diego at Vancouver.(*&mdash;to be played if necessary)NORTHERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03127/1265641-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="590" height="133"></div>(Vancouver wins best-of-five series, 3-1)March 28&mdash;Vancouver 5 at Seattle 4.March 30&mdash;Seattle 3 at Vancouver. 4.March 31&mdash;Vancouver 2 at Seattle 9.April 2&mdash;Seattle 4 at Vancouver 10.SOUTHERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04105/1265634-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="589" height="135"></div>(san Diego wins best-of-five series 3-2)March 27&mdash;San Diego 2 at Fresno 1.March 28&mdash;Fresno 3 at San Diego 1.March 30&mdash;San Diego 1 at Fresno 4.April 1&mdash;Fresno 1 at San Diego 6.April 3&mdash;San Diego 3 at Fresno 2 (Overtime 21:12)WEDNESDAY MARCH 31Vancouver 2, at Seattle 9.First Period1&mdash;Seattle, Dartnell (Kerr) 9:04. Penalties&mdash;Too-hy, Shamlock Robinson, Colville, Saves&mdash;Picard 15 Pickell 12.Second Period2&mdash;Seattle, Kerr (unassisted) 0:50; 3&mdash;Seattle. Kerr (McBride-Bentley) 11:57; 4&mdash;Seattle, Rouse (Dorohoy) 17:23; 5&mdash;Seattle Tilson (Toohy) 19:26; 6&mdash;Seattle. TTilson (unassisted) 19:50. Penalties&mdash;Vickery 2 McFadzen, Gruhn, Millman, Bentley, Robinson, Colville (10-minute misconduct). Saves-Picard 11 Pickell 5.Third Period7&mdash;Seattle, Robinson (Kerr)3 3:16; 8&mdash;Seattle, Dorohoy (Marchant) 5:35; 9&mdash;Seattle, Tilson (Dorohoy) 6:03: 10&mdash;Vancouver, Millman (Sloboda) 13:35; 11&mdash;Vancouver Auger (Nichols) 16:08. Penalties&mdash;Millman. 2. Dartnell Auger 2, McBride 2, McFadzen 2. Toohy. Marchant. Saves&mdash;Picaard31 Pickell 31.FRIDAY. APRIL 2 Seattle 4 at Vancouver 10First Period1&mdash;Vancouver, Ballance (Carse-Nichols) 1:15; 2&mdash;Seattle. Dartnell (Robinson-Kerr) 1:37; 3&mdash;Vancouver, Ballance (Carse) 7:18: 4&mdash;Vancouver, Carse (unassisted) 8:02; 5&mdash;Vancouver. Ballance (Carse) 11:01; 6&mdash;Seattle Dartnell (McBride-Marchant) 16:39; 7&mdash;Vancouver, Gruhn (unassisted) 17:14. Penalties&mdash;Marchant Colville, Tilson, Ballance, Nichols.Second Period8&mdash;Vancouver, Neilsen (Bathgate) 3:36; 9&mdash;Seattle, McBride (Robinson) 7:15; 10&mdash;Vancouver. Bathgate (Neilsen) 11:51. Penalties Bathgate Toohy, McFadzen, Bentley, Vickery.Third Period11&mdash;Vancouver, Nichols (Milliard) 1:05;12&mdash;Seattle Dorohoy (unassisted) 4:55;13&mdash;Vancouver. Nelson (Gruhn, Bathgate) 5:52: 14&mdash;Vancouver. Neilsen (Gruhn) 7:16. Penalties&mdash;Toohy, Bal lance Shamlock. Bentley, Colville Kerr.SATURDAY, APRIL 3San Diego 3, at Fresno 2.First Period1&mdash;San Diego, Gibbon (Lallo. Marchant) 17:35 Penalties&mdash;Boothman.Second PeriodScoring&mdash;None.Penalty&mdash;Powers.Third Period2&mdash;San Diego, Warecki (Carlson) 7:05: 3&mdash;Fresno Peterson (Roach, Corrigan) 7:56; 4&mdash;Fresno, Corrigan (Peterson) 18:23. Penalties&mdash;None.(Tied 2-2)First Overtime PeriodScoring&mdash;None.Penalties&mdash;None.Second Overtime Period5&mdash;SanDiego Vaillancourt (Desson) 1:12. Penalty&mdash;Prentice.LOS ANGELES, Calif&mdash;The Vancouver Canucks, Northern Division playoff champs of the P.C.H.L., moved into an early one game lead in their best-of-seven championship series with San Diego, Southern winners, when they squeezed out a narrow, 3-2, triumph in a hotly-contested, bitterly-fought, thrilling opener at Glacier Gardens, San Diego, April 7.Owner Coley Hall&rsquo;s Vancouverites and playing-coach George Boothman&rsquo;s Skyhawks, both finished third in their respective divisions in the regular leaugue season, but the two &ldquo;show&rdquo; place sextets played their best hockey of the year in the post season extravaganzas and won their way into the league finals.San Diego&mdash;the &ldquo;Destiny Club&rdquo; of the circuit&mdash;had to go into 21:12 of overtime in their &ldquo;payoff&rdquo; game with Fresno before they banged home the all-important tally and with it the So. Div. playoff title, April 3.Thrilling GameFresno&rsquo;s largest crowd of the season, close to 4,000, saw one of the most thrilling, action-packed games ever to be played in the P.C.H.L. Everyone your writer talked to after the game&mdash;President Al Leader, Oscar Johnson of Ice Follies fame, Bill Hunter, owner and manager of the Regina Caps of the W.C.S.L., to name but a few; all agreed it was &ldquo;as good&rsquo; a game as you could hope to see anywhere, anytime, anyplace.&rdquo;San Diego took an early one goal lead in the opening period when Fred Gibbon on a double pass from Maurice Lallo and Eddie Marchant flipped the rubber over the prostrate Bill Brennan, Fresno netminder, to score at the 17:35 mark.After a scoreless second period play really opened up in the final stanzas with the tempo of action reaching meteoric heights. At the 7:05 mark Stan Warecki, &rsquo;Hawk left winger, converted centreman Arly Carlson&rsquo;s passout into the Fresno goal for what at that time looked like a commanding, 2 to 0, lead. A lead good enough to win the game and with it the division crown.Bob Gracie&rsquo;s never-quit Falcons took only 51 seconds to get out of their shell and cut S.D&rsquo;s lead in half, scoring at the 7:56 mark when Joey Peterson, one of his club&rsquo;s shining lights in this series, poked in a rebound on a play started by Guy Roach and Charlie Corrigan, to turn on the red light.Gamble PaysWith the clock running out&mdash;&mdash;Gracie took goalie Brennan out and put six forwards on in a last desperate attempt to tie the score. It paid off! With only one minute 37 seconds of playing time remaining, Corrigan, the club&rsquo;s top marksman, took a behind-the-goal passout from winger Peterson to fire a 30 footer along the ice and into the lower right hand corner of the net for the game-tieing marker. The partisan Fresno fans went wild!The two teams giving their all&mdash;and then some&mdash;went through the first 20 minute overtime period without either club scoring although both sextets missed several golden apportunities. A two minute tripping penalty to Eric Prentice, Fresno centre, shortly after the start of the second extra session turned out to be the op-porunity the &rsquo;Hawks were waiting for. Prentice had no sooner slipped into the box when Maurice Vaillancourt, San Diego&rsquo;s top goal scorer, on power play rush with Joe Desson, fired the disc into the Fresno goal, giving Brennan no chance whatsoever. It was fully 30 seconds before the stunned Fresno crowd realized what had happened. Their champs were beaten! It was a disappointed but appreciative audience which filed its way out of the Fresno Ice Arena.It was San Diego&rsquo;s fourth consecutive overtime win&mdash;three straight against &rsquo;Frisco and this one, and gave them the series, 3-2.Meanwhile up North. Vancouver left no doubt in the minds of anybody as to who was the better club when they walloped Seattle, 10-4, April 2, to win their series, three games to one.The Canucks took an early 5-2 first period lead and they were never headed or challenged the rest of the way. Bob Ballance and Me! Neilsen each turned in the &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; with three goals and Bill Carse added one goal and three assists, for a profitable four point game.Ballance, continuing his torrid scoring streak, paced his club to their opening game win over San Diego with two goals and one assist, to figure in all three Vancour ver goals.Before on overflow partisan San Diego crowd, Ballance s two goals came in the second period, the first from Carse and the game-winning tally on a pass from Johnny Milliard.Stan Werecki, San Diego left winger, scored both his club&rsquo;s goals&mdash;one each in the second and third periods.The high-scoring ace line ot S.D.&mdash;McCarthy, Vaillancourt and Hellyer&mdash;was held pointless by Vancouver.By the time this issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS hits the news-stands, the second and third games of this series will have been played, April 9 in S.D. and April 12 in Vancouver. The first two games&mdash;played in San Diego and the balance of the series, a best-of-seven, scheduled for Vancouver, April 12, 14, and 16, 17 and 19 if necessary.ICICLES: Vancouver has now won five straight P.C.H.L. finals games. In the 1945-46 finals against Hollywood the Canucks lost the opening game but came back to win the next four and the title &hellip; this is San Diego&rsquo;s first time in the finals &hellip; Gruhn. 18 points; Neilsen, 17 points; Bathgate, 16 points; all of Vancouver, were the leading pointsmen in the No. Div. playoffs&hellip; in the South, Vaillancourt with 17 points led, followed by linemates Hellyer and McCarthy, who garnered 13 and 12 points respectively&hellip; S. &lsquo;overall season&rsquo;s record with Fresno is: 13 wins, 5 losses and 1 tie in 19 games&hellip; Vancouver won 9, lost 7 and tied 2 with Seattle in their 18 battles&hellip; Vancouver and San Diego met twice during the regular schedule, S. D. winning, 4-1, in San Diego, Dec. 6, and the Canucks evening the count on home ice, Feb. 20, triumphing, 8-4.<h2>DIVISION FINALS SCORING RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0588/1265627-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="607" height="2314"></div> &#9632;

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By HEC FOX</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01240/1265596-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">PERAMBULATING PATRICK DESBIENS, who belted home 68 goals for Portland this season to set a Pacific Coast Hockey League record. Desbiens also marked up 30 assists along with his snazzy sharpshooting chores to place second among P.C.H.L. pointgetters.</figcaption></div><h2>Portland Pacesetter</h2>PORTLAND, Ore.&mdash;It&rsquo;s a long way from Glace Bay to Portland, Ore., but Pat Desbiens has left records in both places.Pat&mdash;christened Joseph Romuald Elzear Desbiens&mdash;right winger of the Portland Eagles of the Pacific Coast Hockey League, sat in the Eagles&rsquo; dressing room at the Portland Arena after the last game of the 1947-48 season March 14 with Tacoma&rsquo;s Rockets and reflected on a 66-game schedule that produced a number of new records in loop warfare&mdash;but none so impressive as his.For the night previous&mdash;March 13, at New Westminster, B.C.&mdash;Pat had collected two goals, the first breaking the individual goalgetting mark in the P.C.H.L., and the second being added &ldquo;insurance&rdquo;.When the Eagles left Portland on their last road jaunt of the season March 8, Desbiens had been credited with 62 goals. He needed four more in the club&rsquo;s remaining four games to tie the red-lamp performance of Bucky Buchanan, who bucketed 66 counters in 57 games with San Francisco&rsquo;s Shamrocks in the 1946-47 marathon.Seven &ldquo;Hat Tricks&rdquo;Pat almost made it at Seattle two nights later when he turned in his seventh hat trick of the season. Those seven &ldquo;hatters&rdquo;, incidentally, were also tops in the league&rsquo;s Northern Division.Things were tougher at Vancouver, and it wasn&rsquo;t until 13:10 of the second session that Pat picked up the record equalizer. But the going went even rougher at New Westminster, where an old foeman of Desbiens&rsquo;&mdash;Goalie Dinny McManus&mdash;was guarding the pipes.Of McManus, more later. Of Desbiens, let it be said that the lie couldn&rsquo;t get record-buster goal No. 67 until 12:09 of the final period. No. 68 came only 24 seconds before the end of the game.An oddity of Pat&rsquo;s 66th season-goal was that two Eagles who once lived in the same neighborhood in Verdun, Quebec, where Pat was reared, received credit for setting up the scoring play. They were Johnny Gauthier and Phil Dalgleish.Like hundreds of other young players, Desbiens &ldquo;lives&rdquo; his game. Born in Montreal March 31, 1922, Pat will be 2 6 next birthday. Five feet, 11 inches tall, his slight appearance belies a weight that varies between 160 and 170 pounds.Pat&mdash;his original nickname was Pete, but that proved confusing with teammates, so it underwent slight revision&mdash;broke into organized hockey with the Montreal junior Royals at the age of 15. He played two seasons with that club, then joined the Verdun juniors. He was with the 1939-40 club that gained the semi-finals for the Memorial Cup, won by Oshawa in three swift decisions. Oshawa had the aforementioned goaler McManus that season, too.Also on that &rsquo;39-40 Verdun sextet were Maurice (The Rocket) Richard and Bob Fillion, both now of the Canadiens. Although still a junior eligible, Desbiens went senior with the Montreal Canadiens for the 1940-41 season, and with him again was the great &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo;. Pat doesn&rsquo;t enlarge on that season, instead passing on to 1941-42, when he was with the Glace Bay Miners of the Cape Breton senior league.Three New MarksThe youngest player in the league that season, Pat set three records while leading the point parade. He tallied 68 points on 4 8 goals and 20 assists; the former records were 63 points, 43 goals.While racking up those 68 points, he set the third mark that still is a modern-day peak in senior amateur. Desbiens scored at least one goal in 27 consecutive contests, once turning in a four-goal &ldquo;hatter&rdquo;.Glace Bay won the Maritime titles but lost out in the Allan Cup semi-finals, bowing to the Quebec Aces. The inevitable McManus was a goalie in the Maritimes that season, also.War service halted Desbiens, civilian hockey career during the 1942-43 and 1943-4 4 season, but what was the general hockey public&rsquo;s loss, was the RCAF&rsquo;s gain. His Halifax Flyers sextet won the Maritime crown in the 1942-4 3 season, but lost out in the Allan Cup semi-finals to Ottawa Flyers.Back with Halifax Flyers in 1944-45 and teamed with Roy Conacher, Chicago Black Hawks star, and Johnny Schmidt, Desbiens proved he still could turn on the red lights, picking up 28 goals in the short season. Others on that Halifax outfit were Bill. Tuzda of the New York Rangers; Eddie Bush, Philadelphia Rockets and Bingo Kampman, Pittsburgh Hornets.The season 1945-46 saw Desbiens with the Boston Olympics, who for the third season in a row won the Eastern Amateur championship. The &lsquo;Pics came west to meet Vancouver&rsquo;s Canucks of the P.C.H.L. for the mythical national amateur crown, and then leading 3-1 in the series, finally bowed by losing the final three games in a row. All the games were played in Vancouver.During that season, Pat suffered a dislocated right shoulder and was out of action for six weeks. He played in 22 games, scoring 10 goals and getting nine assists.On To The CoastAfter that season, most of the &lsquo;Pics went to the Boston Bruins or Hershey Bears. Pat Desbiens had met Jimmy Ward, coach of the Portland Eagles, however, and Pat was persuaded to come to Portland.Pat didn&rsquo;t burn up any ice the first few weeks of the 1946-47 season with Portland. In fact, it seemed he just couldn&rsquo;t &ldquo;buy&rdquo; goal, and his name didn&rsquo;t appear among the goal-getting tribe in the first 12 games.The season record shows that Pat got only 16 goals and 10 assists in 53 games, but as Ward jocularly remarks, &ldquo;He was saving himself for the playoffs.&rdquo; It was no joke, though, for in three of the playoffs games for the Northern Division diadem, Pai scored the winning goal.The past season has been Pat&rsquo;s best by far, and Pat himself is the first to give credit to Ward, the one-time Montreal great, for his development. It took Ward the first season to detect and correct most of Desbiens&rsquo; flaws; the past season, Pat had the knack of finishing off plays. &#9632;

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MUCH TRAVELLED PAT DESBIENS SETS NEW PACIFIC LOOP RECORD

WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;Nineteen-year-old Lome Chabot has no particular inclination to follow in the hockey footsteps of his famous father. He just shrugs off any suggestion about a possible professional puck career.Young Lome, at present stopping rubber for Port Arthur Bruins, said last week in an interview he does not intend to stay in hockey. He finds the thought of a business calling much more intriguing.Strangely enough, it was not his father who taught him the tricks of the puck-blocker&rsquo;s trade although the senior Chabot, who died a year and a half ago was one of the beet in the business in his National Hockey days.&ldquo;It was my mother who drilled me in the fine points of how to play goal,&rdquo; said young Lome.He went on to explain that his mother used to attend all the hockey games when his dad was in action, and by constant ob-servation managed to pick up a good deal of the goaltender&rsquo;s art. Then when Lome Jr. took up the game, she was his severest critic and kept him practicing steadily the points she had noted.Young Lorne played his first game of hockey in Winnipeg when he was eight years old. Many of the players on the Winnipeg Monarchs ousted by Bruins in the Western semi-finals, were among his fellow players when he first began.He has played goal all of his 11-year hockey career except for part of one season when he tried playing defence. He described it as an experiment that was &ldquo;not very successful.&rdquo;Lorne is sharing goaltending chores for Port Arthur with young Jerry Zagar. Both have been turning in sound work all season and coach Eddie Lauzon has had the two playing turnabout during the playoffs. Lome marked up his second victory over the Monarchs on March 25 when the Bruins triumphed 10-4.Chabot declined to make any predictions about whether he felt Bruins would carry through to the Memorial Cup although he did mention that the Lakehead club has been &ldquo;getting more ballyhoo away from home than we&rsquo;ve been getting in our own back yard&rdquo;.&ldquo;Back in Port Arthur,&rdquo; said Lome, &ldquo;Everybody seems to regard us as just another pretty fair club.&rdquo; &#9632;

Lome Chabot Junior Scorns Pro Bid As Goalie; Likes Business Better

<div class="byline">By HAVEY DRYDEN</div>(Winnipeg Citizen)WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;There are very good Indications that there will be several more Junior hockey clubs in operation In the Greater Winnipeg area next season than the three which have competed during the past two campaigns. The new entries, whoever they may be, obviously won&rsquo;t crowd the Big Three&mdash;Monarchs, Canadiens and Black Hawks&mdash;out of the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuit with Brandon, much as they&rsquo;d like to.They&rsquo;ll have to be content to take their licks in a reformed North or &ldquo;B&rdquo; division at the Olympic rink. The new clubs won&rsquo;t be too happy over their lot but they can console themselves with the knowledge that gradua-tlon to the plushier Amphitheatre surroundings may come their way if they show signs of developing a strong team, or if one or more of the Big Three should run into troublesome times, which, I&rsquo;ll admit, appears very unlikely at the moment.Low Junior LevelIt seems a pity that a city like Winnipeg which prides itself as the top producer of hockey talent in the world (that, by the way, may be more apparent than real) should sink to such a low level that it can only ice three junior hockey clubs. Go back to the middle thirties when two junior divisions were still flourishing. There&rsquo;d be city teams like Varsity, Falcon-Rangers and Monarchs in the South section with St. James,&rsquo; St. Boniface Seals, Elmwood Maple Leafs, Winnipegs and others operating up north In the frozen confines of the Olympic.The city produced sufficient players to keep seven or eight teams supplied with material in those days. Why can&rsquo;t we do the same now? In addition to filling the ranks of the local clubs, Winnipeg juniors were very prominent in the lineups of Portage, Brandon and Kenora then where now Brandon is the lone rural junior team in the province which looks to the Manitoba metropolis for hockey exports.Many Kids LostWhat has been going on during the past couple years is that players of junior age, in many cases fresh out the juvenile circuit, are unable to make a place on the Big Three and with no other outfits around to play for, simply drop out of hockey. And usually when a kid misses one season of the popular winter pastime, he stays out for good, but definitely.In many respects, that&rsquo;s not a healthy situation for Winnipeg. If one accepts the fact that participation in sports by youths helps to make good citizens out of them, then it must be admitted that one phase of our raising programme is suffering. And it isn&rsquo;t true that these kids, not being good enough to make one of the Big Three junior teams and consequently giving up the game, are taking to other sports. Youngsters who eat, sleep and think hockey from their playground years up to junior don&rsquo;t easily turn to other games like baseball, curling, etc.Demand GrowingFrom a strictly mercenary point of view, local kids who give up hockey are missing out on a possible source of future income. With the expansion of hockey all over the States, the cry for more and more players is growing. At present, there aren&rsquo;t enough to meet the demand. You don&rsquo;t need to be a top-flight&rsquo; star to have many southern centres chasing after you. Besides the work is pleasant, the hours are fine and the pay is fair.The North junior section folded three years ago when its teams, Esquires C.U.A.C. and St. Boniface, banded together and presented an ultimatum to the pow-ers-that-ber &ldquo;either improve conditions at the Olympic or admit us into South division,&rdquo; it ran. The puck moguls did nothing and the clubs stuck to their guns and bowed out of the picture.Organizations now reported interested in performing in junior hockey next semester are St. Paul&rsquo;s College, National Motors, Oaks juveniles and perhaps West End Orioles. The Crusaders were all set to ice a team this past season but the M.A.H.A.&rsquo;s &ldquo;B&rdquo; division fell through for lack of entries. Nationals were late on the scene this term but appear to have the necessary scratch and furthermore aren&rsquo;t afraid to spend it.Need For TalentThe Oaks are an Eddie Shore-sponsored outfit and everyone knows how his big chain needs recruits. His local scout, Joe Krol, would be in charge of the set-up if they entered. The Orioles, under Romeo Rivers, have a flock of second-year juveniles who will be grabbed up by other junior teams if the Orioles fail to move up into the higher age bracket.One of the handicaps of such an Olympic loop, of course, would be that income for the teams to offset expenses would be very low. However, if the clubs were well-balanced and admission prices were kept low (say 25 cents per head) they might be able to attract the fans. Besides it would afford lads, who otherwise may be denied the privilege, a chance to play hockey. That, after all, is the main thing.<h2>Stitch In Time</h2>Most players in the American Hockey League have a unique insurance policy that pays them five dollars a stitch for any sewing-up job that may be required after a hectic game on the ice. &#9632;

Winnipeg Might Ice More Junior Squads In 1948-49

<div class="byline">By CLARY POTTIE</div>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;He reversed the procedure of the young man leaving the small town to make good in the big city, he left the city and went to the small town and Bert Sleep, 24 year old Halifax athlete, made good in a big way. In mid-season he took over the faltering Windsor Maple Leafs and guided them to the Valley Senior Hockey League title and from there to the Nova Scotia semi-final playoffs.He took a team of home products, a mixture of veterans and younger players and changed them from a sure win for the other team into a constant threat that finally blossomed into a title club.Sturdy RearguardBesides this he played an outstanding game on the defence and rapped in the goal that gave his club the Valley League title.To keep himself busy he also coached the town&rsquo;s juvenile team. And without patting himself on the back, Bert points with pride to the records his &ldquo;kids&rdquo; established throughout the season. Not a defeat on home ice and only two away. He doesn&rsquo;t mind that they bowed to St. Mary&rsquo;s juveniles, defending Maritime champs in the playoffs. He more or less expected that. What he points out is that he has uncovered some outstanding talent in the town of Windsor.Bert started his hockey career in Halifax with junior Canadiens in 1939 and from that year to this ran the gamut from junior to senior. He was with Canadiens in 1941-42, with senior Crescents in 42-43 and 43-44, and in 44-45 played with intermediate teams in the city. He rejoined Crescents in. 45-46 and after playing part of the season, went to Moncton and played with Hawks for the balance of the season. The following year he was one of the stars in the Cap Breton Senior League. This year, after sitting out half of the season, his break came and he made good use of it.It doesn&rsquo;t matter that Windsor was eliminated by Stellarton in the Nova Scotia playoffs. At least not to the sports conscious Windsor townspeople. Report has it that Bert will be appointed town athletic director. So if Sleep&rsquo;s experience means anything, the place to be is not in the city but in Nova Scotia town, the majority of which are planning far reaching sports programs for the future.<h2>Windsor Wonder</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01211/1265751-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="526" height="1275"><figcaption class="caption-body">BERT SLEEP</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Bert Sleep Never Dozed At Windsor Puck Wheel

VOLUME 1, MONTREAL, APRIL 14, 1948 NUMBER 29<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0146/1265803-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00C4-01" width="274" height="305"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0245/1265796-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00C4-02" width="268" height="319"></div><h2>Angry Gentleman</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0342/1265789-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00C4-03" width="1162" height="1654"><figcaption class="caption-body">CAPTAIN SYL APPS of the Toronto Maple Leafs argues vehemently with linesman Bill Chadwick after his goal was disallowed in the first game of the Toronto-Detroit Stanley Cup finals. Syl, usually a very even-tempered gentleman, looks more than a trifle thunder-browed as he lays down the law to Chadwick. P.S.&mdash;the goal was still disallowed.</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;It wouldn&rsquo;t seem like a Stanley Cup playoff without the help of jovial Jawn Adams, and the Detroit G. M. lived up to advance notices by enlivening the gap between the first and second Toronto-Red Wing game with a typical blast against the Smythe squad.While the Leafs plotted new strategy at St. Catharines, Ont. and Wings licked their wounds at Hamilton after the opener last Wednesday, Adams let fly with a blast at Smythe and a few acrid words about the officiating. Leafs were getting away with murder, charged the roly-poly Wing chieftain, who gave up active coaching duties before the present season opened, to let Tommy Ivan take over.Spars with SmytheAdams objected to the Toronto club president&rsquo;s postgame statement last Wednesday night in which he was quoted as saying, &ldquo;Wings did not go out to play hockey. It was chip, push and chop all the way.&rdquo;&ldquo;Smythe is giving out with his old propaganda pitch again for the benefit of the officials,&rdquo; Adams was quoted by the Detroit newspapers. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s trying to take the heat oft himself with cracks&mdash;like that.&rdquo;Adams charged that the referees failed to penalize the Leafs to the extent they should. He ignored the fact that Leafs led the league in penalties during the regular season.Adam&rsquo;s blast against the Toronto organisation left Smythe unperturbed. &ldquo;I still think it was a lousy hockey game Wednesday night,&rdquo; he said when contacted at his home last night. &ldquo;As for Jack Adams, he&rsquo;s a nice fellow in the summer time.&rdquo;Charges HoldingAdams charged that there were glaring examples in the first game (Leafs won, 5-3) of holding and interference which were not called by the officials. &ldquo;But it was by the Toronto team,&rdquo; he insisted.&ldquo;Toronto has been doing this stuff all year and getting away with it. Three other teams, New York, Montreal and Boston complained during the regular season about the Leafs playing over the rules and to fact the referees don&rsquo;t call it,&rdquo; Adams continued.The Detroit manager was further quoted as charging Leafs&rsquo; Bill Barilko with never making a legal check, pointing up his remarks by telling the Detroit writers in a press conference at the Royal York Hotel &ldquo;and you can quote me on that one. too.&rdquo;We&rsquo;re Not Rough&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t mind so much if we had gone out there to smash around but we aren&rsquo;t rough and tough now,&rdquo; Adams asserted, adding in an apparently plaintive tone: &ldquo;I just wish we had some of our old tough guys like Jimmy Orlando and Doug McCaig. As long as we are going to be accused we might as well bt. guilty.&rdquo;Getting back to the president of the Leafs again, Adams said, &ldquo;Smythe has always done that kind of beefing, just for its effect on the officials. It worked when Frank Calder was league president. I am interested to see if the officials fall for it this time. I want to see it Campbell falls for it too.&rdquo;Adams charged that Detroit lost two Stanley Cups because of the &ldquo;Smythe&rdquo; type of propaganda. &ldquo;They suspended me once in the 1942 playoffs after yelling about the officiating when we&rsquo;d been given something like 118 minutes in penalties in seven games. Well I&rsquo;ll yell and keep yelling when I know I&rsquo;m right. I&rsquo;m not alibiing for the way we played or because we lost the first game. I&rsquo;m not alibing for the future. I&rsquo;m not asking anybody for anything except a square deal. I haven&rsquo;t blasted in a long time, but I&rsquo;m blasting now,&rdquo; was his concluding statement.<h2>Barrie Cleans Up</h2>BARRIE, Ont.&mdash;Barrie Flyers Midgets&mdash;following in the footsteps of their high-stepping big brothers in the junior ranks&mdash;captured the All-Ontario Midget hockey championship here Saturday. Barrie Midgets trounced Sudbury 9-3 to take the two-game, total-goals round 18-9.<h2>In Fine Form</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-069/1265782-1-eng-US/f00c4-062.jpg" title="f00C4-06" width="524" height="846"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOLLY JACK ADAMS</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Detroit Skipper Livens Up Series With Adamic Blast Against Rivals

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A touch of the old days was brought back to Montreal hockey fans on Sunday, at the Forum when a galaxy of oldtime former National Hockey League stars together with a handful of local professional and senior amateur stars played to a comical 5-5 draw in a game from which the proceeds were divided between two Montreal children&rsquo;s hospitals.The old feud between the now defunct Montreal Maroons and Canadiens of old provided the 4,000 fans on hand a flock of humorous hockey. It was a battle of memories as Kenny Reardon piloted the Maroons while his Habitant defence mate Butch Bouchard was at the helm of Les Canadiens.OLDTIMERS BACKReardon had such oldtime Ice greats as Hooley Smith. Paul Haynes, Dave Trottier, Russ Blinco, and Nels Stewart back on the blades. while with the Canadiens were outstanding names such as George Mantha, Wildor Larochel-le, Pit Lepine, Armand Mondou, Armand Raymond, Battleship Leduc and Rolland Reeves.The fans were supplied with many a laugh. At one time during the game Larry Moquin, popular wrestler, was waved to the cooler for clamping a wrestling hold on Floyd Curry while during another juncture of the &ldquo;battle of laughs&rdquo; Armand Raymond and Battleship were benched for using extra long sticks.Frankie Eddolls, Ranger defence star, had plenty of trouble trying to separate a comical wrestling match between Moquin and Reardon and when the hefty grap-pler pinned Reardon to the ice, Eddolls pounded the ice three times in recognition of Moquin&rsquo;a triumph.Eddolls was the referee while Buddy O&rsquo;Connor and Jimmy Peters were the linesmen. Imported especially for the grudge battle with the Canadiens by Coach Reardon were three smooth-skating Czechoslovakian ice stars. Joe Throabombski, Dominic Shootem-ded and Gus Jugglepuck. After the game was under way the three Czech flashes turned out to be Gerry Plamondon, Pete Morin and Bobby Pepin all of the senior Royals.The goalgetters for the Canadiens were Coach Bouchard, Elmer Lach, Kitoute Joannette, Jacques Locas and Larry Moquin. Reardon bagged two of the Maroon tallies with Jack Carthy, Glen Harmon and Alfie Webster adding the others.Here were the lineups for tho game:Maroon&mdash;Bill Durnan, Glen Harmon, Ken Reardon, Doug Harvey, Archie Wilcox, Russ Blinco, Hooley Smith, Nels Stewart, Dave Trottier, Jack Carthy, Bucky Buchanan, Alf Webster, Floyd Curry, Billy Reay. Murph Chamber-lain, Cliff Malone, Jimmy Haggar-ty, Paul Haynes and Andy Habenton.Canadiens&mdash;Gerry McNeil, George Mantha, Butch Bouchard, Leo Lamoureux, Jacques Locas, Howie Morenz, Ernie Laforce, Larry Moquin, Pit Lepine, Wildor Larochel-le, Kitoute Joannette, Jean Paul Bisaillon, Elmer Lach, Marcel Bessette, Armand Mondou, Battleship Leduc, Denys Casavant, Armand Raymond, Pete Morin, Roland Reeves, Gerry Plamondon and Bobby Pepin. &#9632;

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April 14, 1948

Gus Mortson Is Lost To Leafs For Series

SANDFORD PLACED ON HAB LIST

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