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December 8, 1948
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American League
Furniture Salesman Johnny Holota, of Cleveland in the A.H.L. works as a furniture salesman during the off season. Demonst rati ng refrigerators should be easy for Holota, as he’s put plenty of games on Ice with his timely goals. Hershey Record Hershey Bears hold the A.H.L. record by going 118 games without being shut out. They built that mark up starting In 1941-42 and going to 1944-45. The record Includes all leagues games with no playoffs included. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDINGS ON TUES. A.M., DEC. 7 Eastern Division Last Week’s Games November 27 — Springfield 4, at Cleveland 4; Indianapolis 1, at Hershey 1 (tie); New Haven 5, at Philadelphia 4; Buffalo 1, at Pittsburgh 4. November 28 .. Pittsburgh 3, at Buffalo 5; Indianapolis 3, at New Haven 4; Hershey 3, at Providence 8; Springfield 8, at…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Happy Christmas The first N.H.L. hockey fame to take place in the spacious Chicago Stadium was Christmas Day, 1929, when the Chicago Black Hawks defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 to make the opening a happy one. Deep Affection Bill Durnan Is still using the same goal pads and gloves he wore when he broke in with Canadiens five years ago. They must be lucky as he won the Venina Trophy the first four years he played. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDINGS ON TUES. A.M., DEC. 5 Last Week’s Games November 30 — Chicago 4, at Rangers 2. December 1 — Toronto 3, at Detroit 5; Chicago 1, at Boston 5. December 4 — Rangers 1, at Canadiens 3; Chicago 6, at Toronto 4; Detroit 3, at Boston 2. December 5 — Canadiens 1, at Boston 1; Toronto 2, at Chicago 0;…
Young Charles Lumsden Carving Cut Goalie Career With Eyes On Leafs
WINNIPEG, Man.— Not many hockey-minded youngsters can lay claim to a carreer that Charles “Chuck” Lumsden already has carved out for himself at the tender age of 16. Chuck attended the Toronto Maple Leafs’ training camp this season and he hopes some day to be playing in Toronto regalia. In fact, virtually all his thoughts are wrapped up in that aim. Chuck, who runs close to the 200-pound mark and is six feet tall (that’s big for a 16-year-old, isn’t it?), admits that he hasn’t the vaguest idea of what he might do if it should turn out that he doesn’t make the grade eventually in professional hockey. From that vagueness it’s obvious Chuck intends to reach his goal. He now is playing in his first season of junior hockey with Monarchs in…
Bun Cook Praises Swift Walt Melnyk As A Real Comer
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Bun Cook, coach of the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League and brother of Bill Cook, coach of the Minneapolis Millers of the United States Hockey League, made the statement at the training camp of the Minneapolis-Cleveland Clubs at Brandon, Manitoba last fall that Walter Melnyk, Miller right wing, was a dead-ringer for his brother Bill in his actions. No small tribute this when one considers that the Miller mentor is acclaimed by every poll as the “Greatest Right Wing of all time.” It is questionable if there is another player in the game today who can stop and start along with Melnyk. He is dynamic as an individualist whenever he winds up and starts to go. Although he started his professional career back in 1941 when he signed with the…
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