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December 22, 1948

The Hockey News December 22, 1948

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0356/973061-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="613" height="301"></div><p><b>December 23 to 28</b></p><p>23&mdash;Woody Durgart, Boston Bruins, left wing, 1916.</p><p>24&mdash;Herb Cain, Hershey Bears, left wing, 1913.</p><p>25&mdash;Maurice Arcand, Providence Reds, defense, 1923; Steve Wochy, Philadelphia Rockets, right wing, 1922.</p><p>26&mdash;Emmanuel McLean, Omaha Knights, right wing, 1925.</p><p>28&mdash;Philip Samis, Pittsburgh Hornets, defense, 1927; Terry Sawchuk, Indianapolis Caps, goalkeeper, 1929; Albert Shewchuk, Philadelphia Rockets, defense, 1917; Eric Unger, Fort Worth Rangers center, 1926.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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IN THIS ISSUE

Happy Birthday to You

<div class="byline">By KEN MCKENZIE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0143/971361-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>UP AND AT&rsquo;EM is Concher&rsquo;s byword at left, as he received wake-up call at hotel. In the middle photo Jim is struggling with his tie. Must have that knot just so, you know!</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0234/971354-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="844" height="1025"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0321/971347-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="1072" height="817"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PRE-GAME STEAK DINNER with linemates, Gus Bodnar and Gaye Stewart. Bodnar is beside Conacher while Stewart sits directly opposite. The three usually dine together on the eve of a game.</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que. &mdash;</p><p>In the company of Kenny &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Emonds, embryo Montreal hockey photographer, we rapped on the door of room 7065 at the Mount Royal Hotel. The door was quickly opened and we were admitted into the room by a slim, freckledfaced youth with spiked red hair. It was Jimmy Conacher, scoring sensation of the current N.H.L. season. The boyish-looking Chicago center, bade us sit down when we told him we were there for an interview.</p><p>Not long out of bed, he had just finished showering and shaving and was starting to get dressed when we made cur visit. &ldquo;Well, things are going pretty good these days, eh Jirfi?&rdquo; we started off with, &ldquo;and how do you like playing for Chicago?&rdquo; &ldquo;Just great, and I think the deal that brought Bep Guidolin, Doug McCaig and myself from Detroit to the Hawks for George Gee and Bud Poile is one that will work out satisfactorily for everyone concerned. I know it&rsquo;s sure worked out great for me. I&rsquo;ve never been so contented playing professional hockey before. The fellows on the Hawks are a swell bunch and we all get along so well together,&rdquo; was Conacher&rsquo;s reply to my opening query.</p><h2><b>Modest Fellow</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Well, you&rsquo;ve been getting your share of points since you joined the Hawks. If you continue your present pace you&rsquo;ll end up winning the scoring race, Jim.&rdquo; &ldquo;Well, I don&rsquo;t know about that,&rdquo; he modestly replied, while industriously knotting his tie, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;m sure going to try hard. I was runner-up to Howie Meeker for the Calder Trophy in 1946-47, my first year with Detroit, and I finished fifth in the balloting for the Lady Byng Trophy, won by Buddy O&rsquo;Connor last season. It would be a pleasant change if I could actually finish first in something this season.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I know you&rsquo;ve had a lot of thrills playing hockey, but what was your greatest thrill since you first took up the sport,&rdquo; we asked. &ldquo;Oh, that would be the other night when I scored four goals against the Rangers,&rdquo; the refined, pleasant-dispositioned athlete replied. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve scored two goals in a game on three occasions with Detroit, but the game on November 25 against Rangers was the first time I&rsquo;d wrung up the &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; in the N.H.L. I was as happy as a little kid at Christmas that night.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Is Light Player</b></h2><p>Conacher at 155 pounds is one of the lightest players in the National League and has been nicknamed &ldquo;The Pencil&rdquo; by Windy City hockey scribes. The 155 pounds are spread over a 5 foot-10 inch frame. Certain hockey fans remarked recently that they thought Conacher would be a greater player if he could pack some more poundage on his slender frame, so we asked him how his appetite was. &ldquo;I guess you&rsquo;d say I had a good appetite. I seem to be always eating and favor such energy producing foods as steak and prime ribs of beef. A filet mignon steak is my idea of a perfect meal. If I could put on weight in proportion to the amount I eat, my weight would be around 180 pounds.&rdquo;</p><p>Eager to see Jimmy put on more weight. Jack Adams, who was his boss at Detroit, once suggested that he drink beer occasionally. Jimmy didn&rsquo;t like it. Then he suggested porter. Jimmy tried that but insisted upon water as a chaser. Adams gave up after that.</p><h2><b>Scotland Born</b></h2><p>With Adam Brown, Conacher enjoys the distinction of being one of the Hawks&rsquo; two Scottish-born players, having hailed from Motherwell, Scotland. His family moved to Toronto, Ont., when he was just a baby and it was in Canada&rsquo;s Queen City that he first took up hockey. &ldquo;I was six years old when I first started to skate. It wasn&rdquo;t long after that I started to hold a hockey stick in my hands while skating. And do you know that if I skate today without holding my stick, I feel off balance,&rdquo; Jimmy informed us.</p><p>After playing midget and juvenile hockey with Columbus Boys in Toronto, Jim moved up to Junior competition. He played two seasons with Toronto Young Rangers under Ed Wildey and then finished his junior career with the power-laden Oshawa Generals of 1940-41. He turned professional with Omaha Knights in the U.S.H.L. in 1941 and played 21 games of the.&rsquo;41-42 season with Omaha before joining the Canadian Army. It was at Omaha that he met his charming wife Bonny. She was a receptionist at a radio station and Jimmy first met her when he appeared on a sports program at the station. They&rsquo;ve been married six and a half years.</p><p>Jim divided his time between Indianapolis Caps in the A.H.L. and Detroit In the N.H.L. during the 1945-46 season. In 20 games with the Red Wings he had one goal and five assists while in 32 contests with the Caps he scored 32 goals and had 17 assists for 47 points.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0411/971340-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="1112" height="1465"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>A Smiling Scot</i></b></p><p><b>JIMMY CONACHER</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>Gives Credit</b></h2><p>When we asked him to single out any one Individual who had helped him more than anyone else to reach stardom In the N.H.L., he answered as follows: &ldquo;There are three men who helped steer me towards the right direction in hockey, and I cannot name one above the other. There&rsquo;s Eddie Rodden, a former N. H. L. player who coached me when I was 15 and 16 years old, and playing for his Columbus Boys. Then there&rsquo;s Ed Wildey who taught me plenty of tricks when I played for him with Toronto Young Rangers. The third person to assist me greatly was Tracey Shaw, who was my coach at Oshawa.</p><p>&ldquo;It is my opinion that hockey players are made between the ages of 15 and 19. Those, are the formative years and it&rsquo;s the things you learn during that time that will stick with you throughout the rest of your hockey career. I would strongly advise any young fellow with Intentions of playing pro hockey to try and hook up with a good coach. He&rsquo;ll have a much better chance of becoming a professional player if he does this.&rdquo;</p><p>Although he spells his name the same way, Jimmy is no relation to Roy or Charlie, teammate and coach respectively of his, on the Black Hawks. He thinks a lot of both Roy and Charlie. &ldquo;When Roy and I were teammates for a season at Detroit he gave me a number of pointers on how to play left wing. I was playing left wing at that time and was more or less just finding my way with the Wings. Roy was an established left wing star with Boston Bruins when he was traded to Detroit,&rdquo; Jim continued.</p><h2><b>Likes Brimsek</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Which goalkeeper do you find the toughest to score on,&rdquo; we asked, changing the subject. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re all tough. But right now I would pick Frank Brimsek of Boston,&rdquo; Jim answered. &ldquo;I agree with that 100 per cent,&rdquo; echoed Gaye Stewart, left wing on Jimmy&rsquo;s line and another top N.H.L. scorer, who had just entered the room. Stewart and Conacher room together on the road.</p><p>&ldquo;All right, you pick Brimsek as the toughest goalie; who do you think has the toughest defense to go around,&rdquo; we shot back. &ldquo;Canadiens&rdquo;, was Jim&rsquo;s reply. &ldquo;That Reardon is just as liable as not to powder you right through the boards. You&rsquo;ve got to be on the lookout all the time that he&rsquo;s on the ice. Now you take Bill Quackenbush for example. He&rsquo;s a wonderful defenseman and very tough to get around, and while he may bump you a little or block you out of the play, you know he&rsquo;s not going to try and knock your brains out,&rdquo; Conacher continued.</p><p>When asked what opposing forwards bottled him up the most, he answered: &ldquo;Sid Abel of Detroit is one of the best back-checkers among the forwards. It&rsquo;s hard to say which is the best back - checking line. When your own line is playing well and scoring goals, the opposition usually puts out their best backchecking unit against you.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Jim Conacher Adds Punch To Hawks</b></h2><p>Have you found a place to live In Chicago yet Jimmy?&rdquo; we asked. &ldquo;Yes. Doug McCaig and 1 along with our wives share a six-room apartment. It&rsquo;s really swell. Most of the fellows live together like that. You should see the house that Gaye lives in. He and his wife and 16-months-old son along with the Goldhams and their child, and the Henrys and their child, all live together in a beautiful $65,000 home they&rsquo;ve subleted for the season from a wealthy Chicagoan who is in California for the winter.&rdquo; &ldquo;Yea, its really nifty. There&rsquo;s a television set included in the furniture,&rdquo; added Stewart who was putting on his coat and hat before going out for a little walk.</p><p>Conacher, with his weaving and bobbing style, has electrlfyed crowds In every arena in the league. He is fast becoming the &ldquo;Golden Boy&rdquo; of hockey. The partisan fans of Chicago have gone for him in a big way. &ldquo;I like Chicago very much and plan to make my home there,&rdquo; Conacher told us. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not certain at the moment what I will do this summer but I&rsquo;m looking around for some sort of a selling job. I&rsquo;ve had a few offers but haven&rsquo;t decided on anything yet,&rdquo; he added. The 27-year-old scoring whizz has a serious outlook on life.</p><p>The interview at an end; his subscription to THE HOCKEY NEWS renewed; left us with nothing else to do. We left the hotel together. Jim went out for something to eat; we returned to the office to write the interview with hustling Jimmy Conacher, one of the brightest lights shining in the N.H.L. today.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Jim Conacher Adds Punch To Hawks

<h2><b>Rugged Prospect</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>etroit has a great prospect at Omaha in the USHL in big BUI Folk, rookie defensemen. With a little polishing from that master burnisher Mud Bruneteau, and Folk will be ready for the &ldquo;Big Time.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Back In The Saddle</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Cowboy&rdquo; Billy Warwick, complete with mouth-organ, high heel boots, ten gallon hat and Ft. Worth bride, is back in the liueup with the Ft. Worth Rangers. Billy likes it in Texas and plans to make his home there.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON SAT. A.M.. DEC. 18</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01119/972227-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="619" height="319"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>December 11 &mdash; Kansas City 2, at Minneapolis 4; St. Paul 3, at Omaha 5; Fort Worth 2, at Tulsa 5; Houston 3, at Dallas 5.</p><p>December 12 &mdash; Omaha 4, at St. Paul 5; Minneapolis 1, at Kansas City 1; Dallas 2, at Fort Worth 8; Tulsa 6, at Houston 4.</p><p>December 14 &mdash; Minneapolis 8, at Omaha 3; Fort Worth 2, at Houston 8.</p><p>December 15 &mdash; Tulsa 1, at Dallas 1.</p><p>December 16 &mdash; Minneapolis 3, at St. Paul 3; Dallas 2, at Tulsa 2; Houston 2, at Fort Worth 2.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>December 23 &mdash; St. Paul at Fort Worth.</p><p>December 25 &mdash; Omaha at Minneapolis, Dallas at Tulsa.</p><p>December 26 &mdash; Omaha at St. Paul, Minneapolis at Kansas City, Dallas at Fort Worth, Tulsa at Houston.</p><p>December 28 &mdash; Minneapolis at Tulsa, Omaha at Houston.</p><p>December 29 &mdash; Omaha at Dallas.</p><p>Tulsa Oilers, playing marvelous hockey, increased their lead at the top of the United States Hockey League&rsquo;s Southern Division during the past week to four points over the second place Fort Worth Rangers.</p><p>St. Paul finally displaced Kansas City at the head of the Northern Division but Kansas are five games in hand.</p><p>Tulsa played four games which saw them win two and draw two while Fort Worth won one, lost one and tied two. St. Paul lost one, won one and tied one while Kansas City, who only played two, lost and tied.</p><p>Al Rollins, playing his first season in pro hockey, tops the goalkeepers. The Kansas City netminder has only allowed 61 goals to get past him. Harry McQueston of Minneapolis is next with 73.</p><p>Most of the scores in the U.S.H.L. have ben fairly large and Tulsa Oilers have sniped 124 counters so far this season. Next comes St. Paul Saints with 121.</p><p>Even though his team is well down the ladder, Tod Compeau of Dalias is tops in the individual scoring race followed by Bert Olmstead cf Kansas City.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7</b></h3><p>TULSA &mdash; After leading 2-0, Tulsa Oilers had to be content with a 3-ail tie in their United States Hockey League game against St. Pau.1 Saints here. In a rough first period, Tulsa moved ahead 8-1 but St. Paul came back in the second to knot the count. The third period was acoreless.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal McGill; defense, Aiaby, Dill; centre, Cameron; wings, Bend Brown; subs.: Tnainor, Juckes, Deimomte, Schwartz, Pechet, McIntosh, Levandow-okl Bell, Sandalack.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Young, Durham; centre, Rltson; wings, Knott, Dillon; subs: Sohnurr, Dheere, Gronsdahl, McAtee, M. Young, Butler, Schertz!, Webster.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0286/972220-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="610" height="484"></div><p>OMAHA &mdash; Dallas won their first game in three starts against Omaha when they beat the Knights 4-2, here in a U.S.H.L. contest.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Blbeault; defense, Hockey. Mazur; Center, Petrie; wings, Moore, Fillion; subs.: Marlneau, Campeau, Bell. Bougie, Morenz Cook, Thomson.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Decourcey; defense Forbes, Folk; center Strongman; wings, W. Smith, McLean; subs.: Reigle, Quackenbush, He ale Homenuke, Boyce, Uniac, Burgess, Wiseman, Lavltt.</p><p><b>Firs I period</b></p><p>No ocoring.</p><p>Penalties: Marlneau.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0367/972213-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="607" height="418"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0446/972206-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="1747" height="1225"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Christmas Spirit</i></p><p><b>FORT WORTH RANGERS really got the yuletide spirit when they gave the proceeds of a recent game to the Santa Pal Fund of the Fort Worth Press. That&rsquo;s Vic Lofvendahl (5), Freddie Weaver (14) and Rudy Brodeur (2) presenting their surprise bundles to Santa Claus.</b></p></figcaption></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8</b></h3><p>MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; The Minneapolis Millers took a 6-4 decision from Dallas Texans here in a United States Hockey League encounter played before about 2,200 fans. The goals came in bunches. In the second period, three markers were scored within one minute 42 seconds while in the third stanza three more were popped in within one minute and 29 seconds. Stan Smith netted twice for the winners.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Rockey, Mazur; center, Petrie; wings, Moore, Fillion; subs.: Marlneau, Cook, Morenz, Bougie, Campeau, Thomson.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Kaiser, Fraser; center, Forgie; wings, Gagne, Melnyk; subs.: Sherritt, Williams, Bartholome, Strobel, Fairburn, Smith, Tomiuk, Lavoie, Atanas.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0536/972199-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="595" height="619"></div><p>FORT WORTH &mdash; Coming from behind with three goals in the final period, Fort Worth Rangers defeated Houston Huskies 6-4 here In a United States Hockey League game. It was a fast, clean contest.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Unger, Brodeur; center, Jones; wings, Casanato, Cupolo; subs.: Travis, Lofvendahl, Kane, Kennedy, Weaver, Welst, Warwick, Glover, Auger.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, P. Pidsodny, Garlepy; center, Kopak; wings, Hickey, Horeck; subs.: Maher, Field, Brown, Peterson, Hal dor sen, Giesebrecht.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0634/972192-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="598" height="316"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0726/972185-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="598" height="274"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9</b></h3><p>ST. PAUL &mdash; With an avalanche of goals, St. Paul Saints trounced Dallas Texans 13-1 here to set a new United States Hockey League scoring record for the season. Hal Brown and Bing Juckes netted three times each for the winners with Wes Trainor and Lin Bend sniping a pair apiece, it was the sixth straight victory for St. Paul. A crowd of 6,000 fans saw Paul Bfbeault, goalie for Dallas, have a tough night. He had 69 shots fired at him and he stopped 56 of them.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Mazur, Rockey; center, Moore; wings, Fillion, Petrie; subs.: Morenz, Bougie, Campeau, Marlneau, J. Bell, Thomson, Cook.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill; defense, Allsby, Dill; center, Trainor; wings, Delmonte, Juckes; subs.: Sandalack, Schwartz, Pechet, Brown, Bend, McIntosh, Levandoski, Cameron, H. Bell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0825/972178-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="601" height="397"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0925/972171-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="604" height="379"></div><p>KANSAS CITY &mdash; Playing brilliant hockey, Kansas City downed Omaha 5-2 here in a well played United States Hockey League encounter. Kansas City wcro ahead 1-0 at the end of the first period and increased their margin to 4-0 at the 40 minute mark. Omaha outscored the Pla-Mors In the third but were unable to overcome the early lead.</p><p>Kansas City: Goal, Rollins; defense, Baldwin, Bedard; center, Powell; wings, Harms, Olmstead; ms.: Stasluk, Slater, Groves, Miller, Fashoway, Silvestri, Blade.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Skaleski; defense, Forbes, Folk; center. Strongman; wings, Homenuke, McLean; subs.: Reigle, Quackenbush, Heale, Burgess, Lavltt, Uniac, Smith, Wiseman.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1023/972164-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="604" height="364"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1117/972157-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="598" height="106"></div><h3>SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11</h3><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;Playing some of their best hockey of the season, Minneapolis Millers downed Kansas City Pla-Mors 4-2 in a United States Hockey League game here. Two goals in the final period turned the trick.</p><p>Minneapolis: Goal, McQueston; defense, Sherrltt, Williams; center, Forgie; wings, Gagne, Melnyk; subs.: Strobel, Tomiuk, Bartholome, Atanas, Richardson.</p><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 12)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1216/972150-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="598" height="1033"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Points:</b> Campeau, Dallas, (44).</p><p><b>Goals:</b> Olmstead, K.C.; Powell, K.C.; Bell, Dallas; Butler, Tulsa, (20).</p><p><b>Assists:</b> Campeau. Dallas. (28).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1714/972143-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="588" height="457"></div><p>DALLAS&mdash;The Dallas Texans defeated Houston Huskies here in a United States Hockey League game by a score of 5-3. Dallas were out in front 1-0 at the end of the first period and had a 3-2 margin when the second stanza was completed. They then outstored their rivals 2-1 in the final frame to take the victory.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1813/972136-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="594" height="489"></div><p>OMAHA&mdash;The Omaha Knights finally broke their jinx against St. Paul Saints as they won a 5-3 United States Hockey decision here. Previously the Saints had downed the Knights five straights times. Omaha built up an early lead and held it despite St. Paul&rsquo;s all out attack in the third.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1913/972129-1-eng-US/f0015-192.jpg" title="f0015-19" width="592" height="505"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;The Tulsa Oilers protected their slim lead in the Southern Division of the United States Hockey League by downing Fort Worth Rangers here 5-2 with over 4,000 fans looking on.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2012/972122-1-eng-US/f0015-202.jpg" title="f0015-20" width="586" height="475"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12</b></h3><p>KANSAS CITY &mdash; Minneapolis Millers and Kansas City Pla-Mors fought to a 1-all tie here in a U.S.H.L. game which featured by close checking. Tom Forgie gave the Millers a goal in the first frame, but Hank Blade knotted the count in the second.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2112/972115-1-eng-US/f0015-212.jpg" title="f0015-21" width="590" height="229"></div><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;Staving off a late attack by Omaha Knight, the St. Paul Saints managed to win the game 5-4 and take full points in their United States Hockey League contest.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2212/972108-1-eng-US/f0015-222.jpg" title="f0015-22" width="588" height="565"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;Continuing a hot pace, Tulsa Ollers strengthened their hold on first place in the United States Hockey League&rsquo;s Southern Division by downing Houston Huskies 6-4.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-239/972101-1-eng-US/f0015-232.jpg" title="f0015-23" width="594" height="463"></div><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;With Bob Welst netting three goals, Fort Worth Rangers trounced Dallas Texans 8-2 here In a U.S.H.L. contest. The issue was never in doubt as the winners outpla yed their opponents by a wide margin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-248/972094-1-eng-US/f0015-242.jpg" title="f0015-24" width="596" height="593"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By MIKE HAIKIN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0143/971206-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DOUG MAHER</b></figcaption></div><p>HOUSTON, Tex.&mdash;</p><p>You wouldn&rsquo;t think he was a hockey player just to look at him, but that pint-sized 145-pounder, Doug Maher by name, has caught the fancy of Houston fans again.</p><p>Chosen as the most popular player for the Houston Huskies last year when the team annexed the league championship, Maher has continued to gain the plaudits of the crowds this year despite the fact that his team is somewhat in arrears in the 1948-49 campaign.</p><p>Doug has the physical props to catch the fancy of anv hockey follower. He measures only 5&rsquo;5&rdquo; in his stocking feet and tips the beam at 145, which is six more pounds than he weighed last year when he played such a key role in the Huskies&rsquo; championship drive. And the crew haircut which he sports makes him stand out like a sore thumb among his more beefy teammates and opponents.</p><h2><b>Feat To Remember</b></h2><p>Maher is best remembered here for his phenomenal skating feat in the deciding playoff game against Minneapolis. Twenty-two seconds remained in the contest with the score all knotted up at 8-all when the gritty scrapper moved out of nowhere to skate half the length of the Ice and plunk in the goal which gave Houston a 4-3 victory.</p><p>When the time came for deciding Houston&rsquo;s most popular player, the fans didn&rsquo;t beat around any bushes. Doug easily topped the field, coming ahead of even those players who played the most important roles in the Huskies&rsquo; winning ways.</p><p>Maher, a boyish fellow with a ready smile, is 28 years old and native of Montreal. He&rsquo;s playing his fourth year of professional hockey after signing a contract with Hershey of the American Hockey League of 1944. He stayed with the Bears until the middle of the 1945 season when he latched on with Fort Worth of the U.S. League and then with Dallas the following year before finally coming to Houston.</p><h2><b>Prof. Shore His Tutor</b></h2><p>It was at Fort Worth, Maher says, that he picked up most of his knowledge of hockey. The &ldquo;professor&rdquo; was Eddie Shore, coach of the Rangers at that time and one of the best defensemen during his playing days in the National league.</p><p>&ldquo;Shore taught me practically all of the finer points of playing defense,&rdquo; Maher points out. &ldquo;He was tough out there on the ice but you just couldn&rsquo;t help but pay attention to what he was saying. Through him I learned how to handle the puck, how to take care of myself against some of my bigger opponents and when to get back on defense fast.&rdquo;</p><p>For all of his 145 pounds Maher seldom gets hurt but he does get jarred once in a while. He usually comes out of the game with a &ldquo;mouse&rdquo; under his eye, a bloodied nose or some cut on his face. It just isn&rsquo;t a complete game In Houston if Maher doesn&rsquo;t come out disfigured one way or another.</p><p>To keep his popularity fanning in Houston, Doug is always anxious to cooperate with any function of the hockey club. The other day a well-known radio station here broadcasting from a big department store requested his presence at a breakfast club program. Maher had to get up at 6 a m. to comply with the request but he did it anyway. When he showed up as a guest on the program the announcer didn&rsquo;t need to introduce him to the audience. The applause and shouts of the crowd spoke for themselves. Everybody knew Doug. They also knew he had played a game the night before. He had a black eye.</p><h3><b>The Hockey News</b></h3><p><b>Published weekly, except monthly May through September, by HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY, 603A Sun Life Bklg, Montreal, Quebec, Can ada. Yearly Subscription Price &mdash; $2.50 in Canada &mdash; $3.50 in U.S.A</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Looks Are Deceiving; Pint-Size Doug Maher Every Inch A Player!

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0001-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-018/973147-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg"></div><p><b>Best Wishes Of The Season To Hockey Fans Everywhere</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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MILWAUKEE TO ENTER PRO HOCKEY

<p>MILWAUKEE, Wis. &mdash;</p><p>Another major American sports center has come into the professional hockey fold with the granting of a franchise in the United States Hockey League to Milwaukee Ice Sports Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Board of Directors of the United States Hockey League, at the request of the Milwaukee Ice Sports Inc., unanimously voted to create a Reserve List for Milwaukee Ice Sports Inc., and it is expected that the Milwaukee team will compete in the United States League in the 1949-50 season. The Directors of the League, of course, request recognition by the National and American Leagues of this Reserve List, but there is little possibility that the senior leagues will reject this.</p><p>Work has already started on the beautiful building in which the Milwaukee club will play their games, and there is an intense effort being made by the contractors to have the building ready in time for the opening of the 1949-50 U.S.H.L. season next October.</p><h2><b>IS NEW TERRITORY</b></h2><p>Milwaukee is virgin territory for professional hockey. This season Milwaukee is operating a team in the Southern Division of the International Hockey League, an amateur organization containing such teams as Toledo, Ohio; Muncie, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; and Akron, Ohio. Milwaukee is currently leading the league and the team has been playing before sell-out crowds every time out. The citizens of the bustling Wisconsin city have gone overboard for the game and cannot get enough of the sport.</p><h2><b>KEEN RIVALRY</b></h2><p>With the keen rivalry that exists between Milwaukee and Minneapolis and Milwaukee and St. Daul in other sports such as baseball, football and basketball, there is no need to build up any interest or rivalry for the new U.S.H.L. entry as it is already present. Milwaukee is one of the greatest sporting cities in the United States. This is best illustrated by the way the fans support the Milwaukee Brewers in the American Baseball Association, and the support given the nearby Green Bay Packers in the National Football League.</p><p>Arthur T. Spence secretarytreasurer of the Milwaukee Ice Sports Inc. is handling the business for the organization.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

USHL Franchise Is Granted For Season 1949-50

<div class="byline">By BETTY HARDESTY</div><p>PHILADELPHIA, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>Once upon a time there was a kid in Canada who was batboy for his hometown baseball team in the summer, and stickboy for the hockey club in winter. He liked baseball all right, but he loved to skate and to play hockey. And he skated as often as he could &hellip; on borrowed boots and blades.</p><p>Most kids, he reasoned, were more interested in baseball during the summer than they were in hockey. He wasn&rsquo;t. He liked hockey best of all &hellip; all year around. Now, he figured, since this was summer, maybe he could make a deal. Anyway, negotiations were started, and the trade went through. For a half-dozen, wellworn baseballs and a couple of cracked baseball bats, the boy who wanted to play hockey so much got the first pair skates he could call his own.</p><p>That boy was George DeFelice, named by fans the Rockets&rsquo; Player-Of-The-Month for November.</p><h2><b>Like His Spririt</b></h2><p>George came up the hard way in hockey. And he&rsquo;s still &ldquo;fighting&rdquo;. That is one of the reasons that members of the Rockets&rsquo; Boosters&rsquo; Club gave him votes enough to win their first Player-Of-The-Month Award. They liked his &ldquo;fight&rdquo;, they said on their ballots. They liked his aggressiveness.</p><p>George was considered something of a hockey &ldquo;child prodigy&rdquo;, when at 17 he was asked to report to the Detroit Red Wings training camp.</p><p>The Red Wings sent him to Indianapolis where American League play was pretty rough for a kid. But they say, in hockey, if you&rsquo;re old enough to play for money, you&rsquo;re old enough to take the bumps. And George started taking them.</p><p>Pretty soon, he broke his arm and he was out for six weeks.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0234/971237-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="548" height="1305"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GEORGE DEFELICE</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Gets Around</b></h2><p>From Indianapolis, he returned to the Red Wings training camp, was sent to Philadelphia for Eastern Amateur play, then to St. Louis in the American League and Omaha in the United States League &hellip; all in one year.</p><p>George came back to Philadelphia in January of 1946 to play for the Eastern League Falcons and soon was the spark-plug of the team which wound up second to the Boston Olympics.</p><p>That summer, George took the play-off bonus money which had been given him by the Arena, had his eyes examined and invested in contact lenses.</p><p>In the fall, he reported to the Rockets&rsquo; camp, contact lenses and all, and thought this was his chance.</p><p>Then there was the game in New Haven (just after he had removed his contact lenses because they were temporaril bothering him)when he pulled &ldquo;bad one&rdquo; and New Haven came in to take the pass and scon Soon after, DeFelice was on his way to the airport for the Rockets&rsquo; San Francisco farm.</p><h2><b>Finally Made It</b></h2><p>Disappointed but not entirel disillusioned and determined to &ldquo;always wear those contat lenses no matter what&rdquo;, Georg DeFelice carried his &ldquo;fightin spirit&rdquo; out to the coast, and proved that he &ldquo;could see&rdquo; by scorin 36 points in 38 games (17 of them goals).</p><p>Bad luck continued to trail hin however. He was badly burned on his face and arms in a train wreck in which the entire Sham rock team was involved. Th following fall &mdash; last season &mdash; he again reported to the Rockets training camp &hellip;.. and mad the team. He played 67 of th 68 games last season; made 20 goals and 31 assists for 51 points.</p><p>Born in Timmins, Ontario, 24 years ago, he first entered hockey combat as a center. Now, he play left wing on the line that include Johnny Mahaffy and Steve Wochy He stands 5 feet-11; weights 175; and is &ldquo;playing regularly&rdquo; in th American League.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Kid Knew What He Wanted; Now He’s Philly Favorite

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Verdun Rams and Boston Olympics have withdrawn from senior hockey. The Rams, members of the Eastern Canada Senior League, have found it impossible to secure players good enough to produce a winning team.</p><p>Both have, been floundering on the ice and face heavy money losses due to the fans staying away from home games in large numbers.</p><p>The players of both clubs have been declared free agents and may sign with any club they like. It is expected that New York Rovers will get the bulk of Boston&rsquo;s players.</p><p>The Q.S.H.L. standings will be revised and a new schedule will be released later. League officials agreed to add two games to each team to care of the games lost now that the Olympics are out. Points won against the Boston club so far will all be deleted. The individual scoring list however, will not be changed.</p><p>At a meeting of the Q.S.H.L, it was decided that Boston would hold their spot In the league and could come back next Beason.</p><p>Verdun were deep in the E.C.S.H.L. cellar while Boston were in second last place in the Q.S.H.L.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Verdun, Boston Withdraw From Senior Hockey

<p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>ockey players have to have plenty of good food to build up the stamina necessary to carry them through a rugged season. For this reason the new restaurant opened by Ab DeMarco of the Cleveland Barons in the American Hockey League should be a huge success, as he will no doubt serve the customers the type of food that he enjoys and knows is necessary. The eatery is in North Bay, Ontario, Canada.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hearty Appetites

<p>Two Canadians will referee all games in the Michigan-Wisconsin Hockey association this season.</p><p>President E. J. Schumacher announced that Peter Ullman, of Winnipeg, and Sam Gretchen, of Stonewall, Man., have been signed for the season. Both have had several years of experience handling games in Manitoba and Ontario.</p><p>The five teams in the M-W league this season will each play 3 2 games, 16 at home and 15 on the road. Ullman or Gretchen will referee the games and President Schumacher will appoint local linesmen.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

TWO CANADIAN REFS HANDLING M-W LOOP

<p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>uring the summer months Jim is an avid golfer and baseball fan. He plays golf in ths low 80&rsquo;s. While in Detroit hs was one of the staunches) rooters the Tigers had. Now he will have to switch his allegiance to the Cubs and White Sox.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Takes To Links During Summer

<p class="dropcap"><span>J</span>immy Conacher is an exceptionally clean player and has only incurred four minutes in penalties in the last two seasons while playing with Detroit Red Wings. He served a two-minute stretch last season and also in 1946-47.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Jimmy Plays A Clean Game

<div class="byline">By KEN MCKENZIE</div><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>N RESPONSE TO the numerous requests from hockey fans to run stories on some of the all-time greats of the game, THE HOCKEY NEWS is happy to announce that commencing with the December 29 issue a feature titled, &ldquo;Morenz the Magnificent&rdquo; will appear. &ldquo;Morenz the Magnificent&rdquo; was written by James C. Hendy, president of the United States Hockey League, back in 1938, and appeared in two installments in Sport Story Magazine. It is only with the kind permission of the editors of Sport Story Magazine that THE HOCKEY NEWS is allowed to reprint this thrilling article. It is a very comprehensive yarn on Morenz and will run for six straight weeks in THE HOCKEY NEWS. &ldquo;Morenz the Magnificent&rdquo; is regarded as the finest hockey story ever written.</p><p>BILL QUACKENBUSH and Johnny Crawford, ace defensemen respectively of Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins, have yet to get their first penalty of the season. Both players are fierce competitors, but seldom get waved off for an infringment of the rules&hellip; Bryan Hextali, the last player to win the N.H.L. scoring crown operating as a right winger was actually a left-hand shot Hextail won the scoring title in 1941-42 when he was a star right wing If New York Rangers&hellip;Allan Stanley, Rangers new defenseman is said to be one of the handsomest guys to hit the National League for a long time&hellip; Milt Schmidt is suffering from the same injury as another great Boston athlete, Ted Williams incurred last summer&hellip;cartilage torn away from the ribs. The only difference is that the Red Sox slugger had the pain on the left side while the Bruins center has it on the right side.</p><p>BLACK HAWK STANBYS, that unique fan club in Chicago, held their annual Christmas party on December 18. Guests of the party included the Black Hawk players, their wives and children&hellip; The N.H.L. held their annual Christmas party on December 18 too and it was once again a howling success. As several of the hockey writers remarked, &ldquo;These things get better every year.&rdquo;&hellip; Fifteen of the 17 members of the Chicago Black Hawks are married men. The two bachelors on the squad are Defensemen Bill Gadsby and Forward Metro Prystai&hellip; Milwaukee and Louisville, the two top teams in the Southern Section of the International Hockey League, are both proving great hockey towns. The sports fans in these two cities have gone for hockey in a big way. Average attendance at games in Louisville are 7,200.</p><p>SHAWINIGAN FALLS CATARACTS of the Q.S.H.L. hope the acquisition of veteran Hank Goldup will strengthen the team. If &ldquo;Hankus Pankus&rdquo; can recover his former scoring eye the Cataracts should fill the opposition&rsquo;s nets with plenty of rubber&hellip;Elmer Lach has suffered more serious injuries than any other player in the N.H.L. He&rsquo;s had a broken nose, a broken elbow, a broken wrist, 17 stitches in a face cut from a skate while sitting on the bench, a fractured skull, a broken cheek bone and now a broken jaw.</p><p>A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR is extended to all readers of THE HOCKEY NEWS by the staff.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Passing the Puck

<div class="byline">By JEFF BLADES</div><p>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;They certainly grow them bigger these days!&rdquo;</p><p>Those were the words spoken by Bill Currie of Kenora, Ont., a great amateur back before the First World &ldquo;War, when he visited the Amphitheatre here to witness a junior game between Brandon Wheat Kings and Winnipeg Monarchs.</p><p>Currie, taking in his first junior game in eight years, admitted his surprise at the size of the present-day juniors. Too, he was impressed by the pads and equipment donned by present-day hockeyists.</p><p>&ldquo;It was different in my day when a fellow was lucky to have a couple of magazines rolled on his shins,&rdquo; exclaimed Bill.</p><p>Currie, incidentally, was one of Brandon&rsquo;s greatest hockey players in a period between 1908 and 1914 and one of the most prolific scorers of all time. A terror of all the goalies in his day, Currie scored 26 out of the 36 goals by his Brandon club in a short league series one season.</p><p>He then counted 24 out of 31 in the playoffs and in a later playoff game he scored every one of the goals in a 5-0 drubbing the Brandon team gave its opponents.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Size Of Juniors Amazes Former Brandon Player

<div class="byline">By GEORGE JOHNSON</div><p>INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.&mdash;</p><p>Why not include the time of penalties in hockey summaries?</p><p>Webster declares that summary means &ldquo;comprehensive; summarizing (reducing) concisely.&rdquo;</p><p>Wouldn&rsquo;t the adding of the time that fouls are committed make hockey summaries more comprehensive? Then the fan could tell at a glance whether a team was shorthanded when its opponent scored, and just exactly in what part of each period a team had to kill penalties.</p><p>Why not go one step further, and give the name of the player fouled? Wouldn&rsquo;t that make the summary more comprehensive, a more complete picture of the game for the fan whose sports pages had room only for summaries?</p><h2><b>Used At Indianapolis</b></h2><p>The Indianapolis News uses such a summary of the home games of its American Hockey League club, but cannot provide such service on road games, partly because inferior timing equipment in some A.H.L. towns makes it impossible for writers to tell the exact time at which penalties are committed.</p><p>The argument that to give the time of penalties and the name of players fouled would be too difficult proves invalid on experiment. The argument that to do so would expand summaries too much won,&rsquo;t bear close inspection. It cannot be denied that these devices add to the completeness of the report of games.</p><p>Here&rsquo;s an example from a recent summary of an Indianapolis home game. First, the old style, with just the players and their fouls:</p><p>Bninetean (charging:), Glover (holding), Bloomer (tripping). Brown (slashing), MacKay (roughing).</p><p>And now, with added information:</p><p>Bruneteau (charging White) 4:07 Glover (holding Hrymnak) 1147: Bloomer (tripping Bruneteau) 16:07, Brown (slashing MacKay) 19:59, MacKay (roughing Brown) 19:59.</p><p>The fan can see instantly whether those penalties cost goals or not, and can see that although apparently the teams played shorthanded frequently in this period, in fact the last two penalties did no harm at all.</p><p>You could have this much in formation, and more, for maybe a line or two more, of agate type. Would you, as a fan, go for it?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

More Detail On Penalty Times In Summaries Urged By Scribe

<div class="byline">By DOUG COSTELLO</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0164/971512-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SUNNY MacDONALD</b></figcaption></div><p>Saint John. N.B.&mdash;</p><p>They say that in the end class always tells, and in the case of Saint John Beavers and their goalie, Angus (Sonny) MacDonald, there is ample evidence.</p><p>Currently Beavers are crowding Moncton Hawks for first place in the Maritime (Big Four) Hockey League, but is was not always that way&mdash;even three weeks ago.</p><p>Statistics show that &ldquo;Sonny&rdquo; MacDonald is the least scored on goalie in the league which includes besides Beavers, Moncton, Halifax and Dartmouth. At the time of writing Beavers had won seven and tied two of their last 10 games. Spectacular goaling around the circuit had placed the veteran Nova Scotian in a class by himself among league netminders.</p><p>Ammunition for MacDonald&rsquo;s supporters was not that, as a goalie with a second place club he had allowed the least number of goals, but that when his club was floundering in the cellar a few weeks ago, victorious in only three of its first 11 games, the red lights still had flashed behind him fewer times than any other goalie in the loop.</p><p>That is an exceptional record, and speaks for itself. When a club is cemented in the cellar of a hockey league and its goalie has the best record in the league, he is obviously in a class by himself.</p><p>It was inevitable, too, that when Beavers developed even a mediocre scoring record, the standing of the team would improve. As Jack Keating&rsquo;s team eased into second place in the league its scoring punch had expanded to the point where the club had no more than an even break in the &ldquo;for&rdquo; and &ldquo;against&rdquo; columns, but it was scoring enough to win with the dependable MacDonald in the nets.</p><p>There are some who rate MacDonald, shot for shot and goal for goal, one of the best goalies in Canada. In the heat of action he reminds the onlooker of Hamilton&rsquo;s Art Childs. Over the years he has learned the way to handle every type of shot at his citadel. In his work he is cool and deliberate. When his team leads by a goal or two, particularly in the last period, he is practically unbeatable.</p><p>MacDonald came to Beavers from Truro Bearcats in mid-season last year when the club was in a seemingly hopeless cellar position, due largely to faultly goal-tending. Young Tommy Donachy of Montreal lacked the experience and the courage to compete with &ldquo;Big Four&rdquo; sharpshooters and his teammates had little faith in his ability. Instead of skating for goals, Beavers forwards were holding back trying to protect their goalie.</p><p>Once MacDonald stepped between the pipes, Saint John had a new, winning hockey club. When the final curtain came down Beavers had lost the league championship series to Moncton Hawks by a single goal margin.</p><p>As hockey players go, MacDonald is an old man. It Is a safe bet he is under 40, but how long it is since he passed 30 is known by few people. But whether he is 31 or 39 is of little matter to Saint John hockey fans.</p><p>At times Sydney Millionaires&rsquo; Jackie Gibson has been classed as the best goalie in the Maritimes, but for the money of most people, MacDonald is tops.</p><p>As long as MacDonald continues to kick them out like he has for two seasons with Beavers in the wide-open M.H.L., he is a sure thing in Saint John. If Beavers have anything like a successful season, New Glasgow &ldquo;Sonny&rdquo; can take the orchids.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Sonny MacDonald Rated Tops Among Maritime Goalies

<div class="byline">By TRENT FRAYNE</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>If I and the proof-reader can become friends again I will talk today about the Hart Trophy. The last time I had a message in this pillar of truth the proof-reader won a running battle to keep readers from getting past the first paragraph. Honest, Mr. Proof-Reader, it&rsquo;s tough enough for the reader already. But to get on with the Hart Trophy. I see by the journals that it has been already awarded for this season to that dandy from Detroit, Ted Lindsay. It seems that during Mr. Lindsay&rsquo;s five-game absence with an ankle injury the Detroit&rsquo;s dropped three games and looked some-what ghastly in the other two, one of which was a 9 to 6 triumph over the Black Hawks.</p><p>I do not quite understand the reasoning here but that is probably because Our Leafs are Struggling this year. At this particular juncture we do not count the day lost that we drop only three out of five. Any-way, it appears that as soon as Lindsay got back the Red Wings popped the Leafs, Bruins and Rangers in succession and everybody decided that Lindsay must be the most valuable player in the league.</p><h2><b>It&rsquo;s A Let-Down</b></h2><p>Well, I&rsquo;m not arguing that he isn&rsquo;t valuable or even that he isn&rsquo;t the best left-winger in the league. I just don&rsquo;t like the way the critics arrived at their conclusion. I think the high-flying Wings were due for a slight letdown and that it happened to coincide with Lindsay&rsquo;s injury.</p><p>The next time the Red Wings drop three out of five &mdash; and the law of averages says they&rsquo;ve got to &mdash; Lindsay will probably be in the lineup and then what are the critics going to say.</p><h2><b>Time Too Short</b></h2><p>The way hockey is played today I don&rsquo;t think one man makes that much difference over so short a period. It Lindsay had missed 15 games and if the Wings had continued to flounder I&rsquo;d say all right, the guy is the answer. But not on five games.</p><p>I don&rsquo;t think anyone will argue that Milt Schmidt is not valuable to the Bruins. When he missed a flock of games with a gimpy knee last season the critics said so long to the Boston chances of finishing on top.</p><p>This year he has missed several games but the Bruins are still up there. Does this mean that Schmidt is not valuable to the Bruins? It does if you subscribe to that Lindsay reasoning.</p><p>I do not wish to Belabor this point, but Johnny Crawford missed several Bruin games, too. Yet the club has continued to win.</p><h2><b>Never Understood</b></h2><p>I have never understood Hart Trophy awards, anyway. Anybody who says the goalkeeper isn&rsquo;t the most important man on most clubs can get an argument around here. Had it been Brimsek, and not Schmidt and Crawford, who were injured, I will guarantee that the Bruins would not have won many games.</p><p>I&rsquo;ll make the same point about Detroit, too, although they say that young Terry Sawchuk at Indianapolis is good enough for the NHL right now. The fact still remains you&rsquo;ve got to replace Lumley with someone just as good if the Detroits are to continue to prosper. Get a guy in there who can&rsquo;t wear Lum&rsquo;s pads and the Wings will wither. Doesn&rsquo;t that make the goalkeeper the most valuable man on the club?</p><h2><b>Only Goalkeeper</b></h2><p>In the 25 years of Hart Trophy history there has been just one goaler who got the award &mdash; Roy Worters of the Amerks back in mother&rsquo;s day. Yet goalers have been holding clubs together since the game was invented. Quite possibly the only reason they selected Worters was that he was the only member of the Americans who could skate. That would make him valuable, at that.</p><p>The thing about goalkeepers is that they can stop six hard shots and blow one easy one and they are bums; the forwards can miss six open nets and hit one and they are candidates for the Hart Trophy.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Frayne The Fearless Eyes Awarding Of Hart Trophy

<div class="byline">By GREN ALLEN</div><p>BRANTFORD, ONT.</p><p>Coach Tommy Ivan and two of his Detroit Red Wing defencemen. Bill Quackenbush and Leo Reise, visited here recently to participate in ceremonies which launched the local junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; O.H.A. hockey season;</p><p>Ivan and his charges, were honored at an informal dinner held in the Bodega Hotel by the executive of the Brantford Bruins, the local junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; entry. Later they went to the Arctic Arena where Ivan faced off the puck to start a fixture between Bruins and the Guelph Lions.</p><p>Ivan figured the Wings would also have some trouble with Toronto Maple Leafs before the Stanley Cup playoffs roll around. He felt sure the Leafs would get going just as soon as Hap Day got things straightened around&rsquo;. At the present time he believe the Day hands are missing the inspired leadership provided in other years by Syl Apps, who has retired.</p><p>All three N.H.L. figures were associated with Brantford hockey at one time. Ivan coached and Reise and Quackenbush played for the Lions which represented this city in the junior O.H.A. in 1941.</p><p>L. D. Papple, president Of the Brantford Bruins, conducted the proceedings at the dinner held to honor the three men. Other guests included W. Ross MacDonald, K.C., deputy speaker in the House of Commons and M.P. for Brantford; Mayor Walter J. Dowden of Brantford; George T. Gordon, M.P.P. for Brantford, and J. A. Roxborough, Simcoe, first vice-president of the O.H.A.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Detroit Players Help To Launch Brantford Club

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p>Founded October 1, 1947</p><p><b>Published by Hockey News Company, 603A Sun Life Building. Montreal, Que.</b></p><p>Yearly Subscription Price $2.50 in Canada &mdash; $3.50 in U.S.A.</p><p>Authorized as second class mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa Printed in Canada</p><p>Vol. 2 DECEMBER 22nd, 1948 No. 12</p><p>Hockey does not operate on the calendar year. In both professional and amateur circles, the hockey season commences in October and ends late in April or early in May. It is therefore appropriate that a present review of amateur hockey activities in Canada shall cover those of the past season.</p><p>The 1947-48 hockey season was successful and eventful so far as the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association was concerned. In each of the nine branches registration of players reached an all-time high. More and more centres, large and small, provided playing facilities for players of all categories. Keenly contested inter-provincial series in the Senior and Junior divisions were climaxed by Dominion finals in which the Allan Cup was won by the Edmonton Flyers and the Memorial Cup by the Port Arthur Flyers. Fears have been expressed in some quarters that skiing and kindred sports are attracting our youth away from hockey but registration totals speak for themselves. Hockey continues to be the favorite winter sport of Canadian boys.</p><p>The demand for hockey players is tremendous. As professional hockey expands the scope of its activities, and as the game becomes increasingly popular in the United States and other countries, a steady flow of players leaves our Canadian rinks. There is no indication that Canada cannot continue to satisfy that demand. Control of players&rsquo; movements has become very necessary, however.</p><p>The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association is continually faced with clubs&rsquo; right to players problems. The domestic problem is satisfactorily handled by regulations which protect clubs against raiding by other Canadian clubs. Agreements which regulate movement of players have been negotiated with the National Hockey League and affiliated and associated professional leagues, with the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, and with the British Ice Hockey Association.</p><h2><b>C. A. H. A., N. H. L. Agreement</b></h2><p>The C. A. H. A. agreement with the National Hockey League and affiliated professional leagues regularizes relationships between the professional and amateur hockey bodies in America and sets out clearly the status of players. Professional and amateur organizations have benefitted since the terms of agreement are based on a recognition of the reasonable rights and protection of amateur and professional clubs and players. Clubs and players are rapidly learning that their own interests are best served by honorable dealing under the terms of this agreement.</p><p>During the past year the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association became a full-fledged member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. At the annual meeting of the Federation, held, in Zurich, Switzerland, during the past summer, our Association was honored by having one of its past presidents, Dr. W. G. Hardy of Edmonton, elected as president of the International Federation. At the Zurich meeting Canadian playing rules were approved for all international tournaments. Canadian delegates at Zurich thrilled as they listened to European delegates&rsquo; praise of our C. A. H. A. sponsored Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers who won Olympic honors in Switzerland last spring. As Canadian ambassadors, the members of this club accomplished much more than the winning of an Olympic title.</p><p>Another hockey season is well under way. Already hockey fans are pointing to potential Allan and Memorial Cup winners. For most games rinks are filled to capacity. On covered and open-air rinks professional scouts are eagerly scanning the movements of budding stars. Max Silverman and Dinty Moore are preparing to leave for Stockholm with a Canadian club which will compete in this season&rsquo;s World Championship Series. The executive of the C.A.H.A. will meet in Winnipeg in early January&mdash;more problems here. Not all hockey is played on the ice.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM C.A.H.A. PRESIDENT

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01137/971615-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><p><b>FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Since I live in Toronto, I am taking it upon myself to try to let other fans know why our Leafs are not doing so well.</p><p>I think firstly, that after two seasons of battle with the other teams in the loop that at last the Leafs are worn out, at least for the present. They can&rsquo;t go on winning the Stanley Cup forever, and I think any coach in the league would like to win the Cup once, let alone twice. I guess they&rsquo;ll never satisfy Conny Smythe.</p><p>Next, I don&rsquo;t think that they have gotten over the fact that Syl Apps is no longer with them. They act like a bunch of kids who have just lost their Daddy.</p><p>I hope you will print this in your paper as I think it will ease a lot of worried minds. But if Leafs make the playoffs, I think (that word appears a lot) that they will come out on top, as they always do better when the chips are down.</p><p>Jim Simpson</p><p>Toronto, Ont.</p><h2><b>PUNCH IN PICTURES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>THE HOCKEY NEWS is better than ever this year. Incidentally, pictures are what gives it the big punch, in my opinion, in this connection, there are some players in the N.H.L. whose pictures are seldom (if ever) seen in papers outside their own city. I would like to see photos of Ralph Nattrass, Bill Gadsby and Metro Prystai of the Chicago Black Hawks, and Doug Harvey, Jacques Locas and Rip Riopele of Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Also, as a special favor, could you dig down into the files some time in the near future, and find a picture of the Carse brothers &mdash; Bill and Bob&mdash;as they appeared in their heyday with Chicago Black Hawks? I&rsquo;ll be looking carefully through future Issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>Jim Morgan</p><p>Halifax, N.S.</p><p><b>(We print as many pictures as we can and we&rsquo;ll see what, we can do about the Carse boys.)</b></p><h2><b>CALLING Q.S.H.L. FANS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to commend you for the swell job you are doing in putting out THE HOCKEY NEWS. It certainly is swell to be able to get a goodly portion of hockey news here in New York.</p><p>I would appreciate it very much if you would publish in the Fan Forum a note to the effect that I would like to communicate with fans in Quebec Senior Hockey League cities outside New York.</p><p>Bob Freilich</p><p>Brooklyn, N.Y.</p><p><b>(For you Q.S.H.L. fans who want to exchange notes with Bob, his address is 1483 Lincoin Place, Brooklyn 13.)</b></p><h2>SCORING FIGURES Dear Sir,</h2><p>I am a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and would like to know how many goals and assists Max Bentley and Teeter Kennedy have scored during their N.H.L. careers</p><p>Bill Fitzgerald</p><p>Sydney, N.S.</p><p><b>(Max has scored 132 times and assisted in 172 goals in league play. He has netted eight and helped In 10 during playoffs. Kennedy has beaten opposing goaltenders 111 times, while setting up 104 goals. In playoffs, his score is 20 goals, 14 assists. These figures do not include this season&rsquo;s games.)</b></p><h2><b>QUERY ON CHICAGO</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you please tell me if someone by the name of Sam Lo Presti ever played goal for the Chicago Black Hawks? If so, for how long?</p><p>Cliff Miller</p><p>Outlook, Sask.</p><p><b>(Lo Presti played for Chicago during the 1030-40 season.)</b></p><h2><b>MORE FEATURES WANTED</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have been a subscriber to your paper for over a year and am looking forward to renewing my subscription when necessary. But I have one beef. I wish you would write more full - length feature stories on players in the N.H.L., and just not summarize the sports pages of the daily papers.</p><p>I read all the scores of the different leagues in my daily paper and do not expect to read them all over again in your paper. I like your many features such as Player of the Week, rosters, birthdays, O.H.A. round-up, etc.</p><p>I have one request. Could you please tell me if any other clubs in the N.H.L. publish books on their teams like the Boston Bruins did last year, and if so, where I could obtain them?</p><p>Don Irwin</p><p>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(The new Boston book is already on the market, as is a swell effort by Stan Saplin. &ldquo;Inside the Blueshirt&rdquo;, on New York Rangers, We suggest you write Boston Garden and Madison Square Garden for further information.)</b></p><h2><b>N.H.L. OFFICIALS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have noticed that in National Hockey League games, three officials are on the ice. According to what I found out, one was the referee and two were linesmen. Could you tell me if all three are allowed to hand out penalties, and if not, why have three men handling the game?</p><p>George Anderson</p><p>Winnipeg, Man.</p><p><b>(Only the referee is able to give penalties in N.H.L. games. The other two men call offsides and face-off the puck when It is necessary&mdash;the idea being that the referee can thus keep a closer check on the players.)</b></p><h2><b>HAT TRICK</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you please settle-an argument for me? I say a hat trick is three goals in succession and my friend says it&rsquo;s three goals in one game. Could you please tell me where I can get group pictures of the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Montreal Canadiens for the 1947-48 season? Let&rsquo;s have more crosswords, and how about stories on Bill Gadsby and Ralph Nattrass.</p><p>George Kass, Jr.</p><p>Chicago, Ill.</p><p><b>(The hat trick is three goals by a player in a single game &mdash; not necessarily In succession. For the pictures you mention, write the opublicity director of the respective teams at Boston Garden. Madison Square Garden and the Montreal Forum. Stories on Gad-by and Nattrass coming up.)</b></p><h2><b>MISSING NAMES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>In your December 1 issue I noticed that in the Indianapolis roster, many of the players who are in the regular lineup were missing. In fact, I could only find four names that were in both. Among the names that were missing was that of Benny Woit. I would appreciate it if you would print the details about him as I enjoyed seeing him play for St. Michaels in 1946-47, and for Port Arthur in the Memorial Cup playoffs in 1947-48.</p><p>Marguerite May</p><p>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(Many names are missing from the lineup because these players have been sent to other teams which have working affiliations with Indianapolis. These teams are, of course, in other leagues. Benny Woit is currently playing for Indianapolis. He&rsquo;s Played for two Memorial Cup winners in succession&mdash;for Port Arthur last year and st. Mike&rsquo;s the season before that. You can get his height, weight and birthday from the roster).</b></p><p><b>WHICH IS FASTER</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have a few questions I would like to ask you. Some people claim that a big league pitcher can throw a baseball faster than a professional hockey player can shoot a puck. Now, I believe that a puck travels faster. Would you know at what speed a puck travels? I think it has been recorded in some way. Could you tell me who has the hardest shot in professional hockey today?</p><p>I would like to correspond with some Boston Bruin fans who have seen the Bruins play. My favorite players are Frank Brimsek, Syl Apps and Milt Schmidt.</p><p>Herman Fritzke</p><p>Fenwood, Sask.</p><p><b>(A puck travels faster than a pitched baseball. A puck has been timed at 88.2 miles per hour. The hardest shot in hockey would probably belong to Bud Poile of Detroit although it is pretty tough to select a player for this honor. Roy Conacher, Woody Dumart, Maurice Richard and Clint Albright are a few players who have exceptionally fast shots.)</b></p><h2><b>WANTS I. N. N. L. NEWS Dear Sir,</b></h2><p>This is my first year as a subscriber to your paper. I like your sports news very much. What I find missing is news about the International H oc k e y League. You have printed a story about each team but never mentioned any scores. I wish you would give a weekly report of the score and standings. I know quite a few players in the league and would like to know how they are doing.</p><p>John Charron</p><p>Ottawa, Ont.</p><p><b>(We are printing the results and standing of most leagues in THE HOCKEY NEWS and the International circuit is included.)</b></p><h2><b>THE NEWS HELPS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like very much to thank you for putting my letter requesting programs from readers in THE HOCKEY NEWS and would also like, at this time, to express my appreciation to all those fans who helped me. I now have 490 books and would like to know if there are any fans who could send me any sports Items, as I hope to be a sports writer some day and am Interested in all sports.</p><p>Wayne Haddad</p><p>Regina, Sask.</p><p><b>(We are glad to know that THE HOCKEY NEWS was able to be of service to you, Wayne. In case any of you fans have something you would like to send to Wayne, his address is 1861 Retailack Street, Regina, Sask.)</b></p><h2><b>YEP, HE&rsquo;S RETIRED</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me if Hector &ldquo;Toe&rdquo; Blake has retired from the N.H.L.? Did he hold any record? Who is Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; spare goaltender?</p><p>Jerry Spooner</p><p>Lake Alma, Sask.</p><p><b>(&ldquo;Toe&rdquo; is finished with N.H.L. hockey as a player. He&rsquo;s now coaching Buffalo in the A. H. L. Howie Harvey is spare goalie for the Leafs.)</b></p><h2><b>MEEKER FAN</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would appreciate it very much if you would write a story on Howie Meeker. He&rsquo;s my favorite player. Could you tell me if the Quaker Oats box tops are still good to get hockey plotures with? If not, where could I get a picture of Meeker? I would like to see more pictures of the Leafs in your paper. Could you tell me where Howie Meeker was born?</p><p>Mary Balazs</p><p>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(Write to the Quaker Oats Co. about the pictures. Howie was born at Peterborough, Ont.)</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<h2><b>Won Both Ends</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>hicago Black Hawks, although they finished last during the 1917-48 season, were top scorers. They netted 195 goals. Their 225 goals against also headed that department.</p><h2><b>Unlucky 13</b></h2><p>Toe Blake was in his 13th season with Montreal Canadiens when he broke his leg and was forced to retire from the game. As coach of Buffalo Bisons in the A.H.L., Toe has played defense in a couple of games.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p>STANDINGS ON WED. A.M., DEC. 22</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0188/971730-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="619" height="208"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>December 15 &mdash; Canadiens 4, at Boston 2; Toronto 1, at Rangers 3; Detroit 1, at Chicago 5.</p><p>December 18 &mdash; Detroit 3, at Canadiens 6; Rangers 3, at Toronto 3.</p><p>December 19 &mdash; Canadiens 2, at Rangers 3; Toronto 1, at Detroit 5; Boston 2, at Chicago 7.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>December 22 &mdash; Detroit at Boston.</p><p>December 23 &mdash; Boston at Canadiens, Rangers at Chicago.</p><p>December 25 &mdash; Rangers at Canadiens, Detroit at Toronto, Chicago at Boston.</p><p>December 26 &mdash; Canadiens at Detroit, Chicago at Rangers.</p><p>Once again it was proved during the past week that any team in the N.H.L. can finish in first place. Detroit Red Wings are still out in front by three points as the second place Boston Bruins start to falter. Chicago Black Hawks continue to amaze the experts and now hold spot one point behind Boston. Then come Canadiens, Toronto and New York.</p><p>Detroit suffered a severe blow when Ted Lindsay, their high scoring wingman was sidelined in Saturday&rsquo;s game against Canadiens. Ted had recently returned to the line up after an injured foot and now is out again with torn ligaments in his shoulder.</p><p>Chicago have been really rolling along. They have won four and one in their last five games and have scored more goals than any other team with 83. They have also allowed more counters to get by their defense with 94.</p><p>Bill Durnan, despite his club being in fourth place, has a wide edge of the race for the Vezina Trophy. Canadiens&rsquo; Bill has only beaten 49 times. Frankie Erimsek, Boston is next with 62.</p><p>Doug Bentley continues to lead the individual scoring race and seems to pick up at least one point per game.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16</b></h3><p>BOSTON&mdash;Montreal Canadiens climbed Into fourth place In the National Hockey League when they downed Boston Bruins 4-2. Norm Dussault nested twice for the winners with Glen Harmon and Rip Rioipelle adding the others. Johnny Peirson and Pete Babando were the Boston marksmen. It was the fourth straight defeat for the Boston crew.</p><p><b>Canadiens:</b> Goal, Durnan; defense.</p><p>Harvey, Harmon; center, Richard; wings, Chamberlain. Riopelle; subs: Mosdell, Filion. Robertson, Laycoe, Reardon, Reay, Dorohoy, Dussault, Locas, Carveth.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek: defense, Egat. Henderson. center, Harrison; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs: Sandford. Babando, Warwick, Flaman, Crawford, Kryzanowski. Ronty, Smith, Peirson.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Referee George Gravel; linesmen, Sam Babcock and SLlby Mundey.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0267/971723-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="601" height="481"></div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;With the high scoring line of Bill Mosienko. Doug Bentley and Roy Conacher showing the way, Chicago Black Hawks downed Detroit Red Wings here 5-1 to consolidate their hold on third place in the N.H.L. standings. Mosienko scored twice and assisted once while Bentley netted once and picked up two assists. Conacher helped in all three markers. Metro Pryetal and Jimmy Conacher notched the other two Black Hawk counters. Syd Abell scored the lone Detroit goal. Chicago won going away as they outplayed the Red Wings throughout. The game was clean and fast.</p><p>Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defense, Stewart, Quackenbush; center, Abel; wings, Lindsay, Pavelich; subs.: Kelly, Relse, Gee, Horeck, Poile, Gauthier, McFadden, Couture, Enio Fogolin.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, MrCaig, Gold ham; center. J. Conacher; wings, Bodnar, G. Stewart; subs: Dickens Gadsby, Nat trass, Bentley, Mosienko, K. Conacher, Hamill Guidolln, Pryetia?, Brown.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Bill Chadwick; linesmen, George Haves and Butch Keeling.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0442/971716-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="610" height="427"></div><p>NEW YORK &mdash; The cellar dwelling New York Rangers scored their second straight N.H.L. victory as they defeated Toonto Maple Leafs 3-1. Allan Stanley, who came to New York recently in a trade with Providence, played a sound game on defense and also scored one Ranger goal. Rookie Dune Fisher and Tony Leewick were the other Blueshirt scorers. Bill Ezinicki netted for Toronto. The New Yorkers, were full value for thriumph and they pressed the Tortmlo club al the way.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goa, Broda; defense. Boesch, Bariko; center Kennedy; wings, Meeker, Lynn, subs: Thomson, Mortson. Wanson, Bentey, Ezinicki. Ceresino, Gardner, Jud Taylor.</p><p>New York: Goal. Rayner: defense, Stanowskl. Moe; center. Laprade; wings, Leswick, Lund; sub: Sbero. O&rsquo;Connor. Raleigh Stanley. Mickoski, Fisher, Albright, Kaleta, Slowinskl.</p><p><b>Reffree:</b> Frank Linesman: Herb Gallagher and Ernie Mundey.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0530/971709-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="608" height="321"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18</b></h3><p>TORONTO &mdash; Trailing Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 with only 40 seconds to go. New York Rangers pulled goalkeeper Chuck Rayner and put six forwards on the ice. The move paid off as Pentti Lund sniped the all important goal to give Rangers a 3-all tie with Leafs. As a result, Toronto were pushed down into fifth place in the N.H.L. standings. The Leafs played a rough game and drew nine of the 11 penalties handed out. Rangers scored twice while their opponents were shorthanded.</p><p>Toronto: Goal, Broda; defense, Mortson, Thomson; center, Bentley; wings, Ceresino, Taylor; subs.: Timgren,</p><p>Boesch, Barilko, Kennedy, Meeker, Lynn, Juzda, Gardner, Ezinicki, Watson.</p><p>New York: Goal, Rayner; defense, Stanowski, Moe; center, Laprade; wings, Lund, Leswick; subs.: Shero, O&rsquo;Connor, Raleigh, Stanley, Mickoski, Fisher, Albright, Slowinskl, Kaleta.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0623/971702-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="598" height="363"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0720/971695-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="606" height="169"></div><p>MONTREAL &mdash; Sparked by a three goal effort on the part of Kenny Mosdell, Montreal Canadiens downed Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in one of the best N.H.L. games of the season. The Bed Wings suffered a serious blow when they lost the services of Tod Lindsay, their high scoring wingman. Lindsay was slammed into the boards by Maurice Richard and is reported to have torn ligaments in his shoulder. Canadians were out in front 2-0 at the end of the first frame and then fell behind 3-2 at the end of the second. They tied the game early in the third and then took the lead. Detroit, in an effort to tie the game, pulled goalie Har. ry Lumley, but the play went wrong and Maurice Richard scored Canadiens fifth goal in an empty net.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal, Lumley; defense, Quackenbush. Stewart; center, Pavelich; wings, Lindsay, Horeck: subs.: Kelley, Reise, McNab, Abel, Poile, Gauthier, McFadden, Couture, Enio, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Canadiens:</b> Goal, Durnan; defense, Reardon. Laycoe; center, Richard; wings, Chamberlain, Riopelle; subs.: Harvey, Locas, Carveth, Harmon, Fillion, Robertton, Reay, Dorohoy, Mosdell, Dussault.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0820/971688-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="602" height="591"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19</b></h3><p>DETROIT &mdash; Snapping a three game losing streak, Detroit Red Wings trounced Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 to hold their place at the top of the N.H.L. It was a rugged game with referee King Clancy handing out 19 penalties-five of them majors. Ray Timgren, up from Toronto Marlboro seniors nicked Bill Quackenbush on the head in the second period and drew a major penalty. The Leafs were ahead 1-0 at the time and before Timgren returned, Detroit had blasted in three goals. Syd Abel was top scorer with two goals.</p><p>Toronto: Goal, Broda; defense, Mortson, Thomson; center Bentley; wings, Ceresino, Taylor; subs.: Timgren, Boesch Barilko, Kennedy, Meeker, Lynn, Juzda, Gardner, Ezinicki, Watson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0918/971681-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="600" height="555"></div><p>NEW YORK &mdash; Three Rangers rookies stoodout as New York downed Canadiens here 3-2. Emile (The Cat) Francis, goalie for New Haven in the American Hockey League, took over the netminding chores for the injured Chuck Rayner and turned in a swell performance. Clint Albright and Pentti Lund, both playing their first year in the &ldquo;Big Time&rdquo; netted for New York. Mickoski scored the other tally. Ken Mosdell and Hal Laycoe blinked the red light for Canadiens. The contest was ragged and little spirited hockey was seen. Only six penalties were called with four of them going to Montreal. Francis made 28 saves with Durnan, in goal for Canadiens handling 21.</p><p>New York: Goal, Francis; defense, Stanowski, Moe; center, Laprade; wings, Lund, Leswick; subs.: Shero, O&rsquo;Connor, Raleigh, Stanley, Mickoski, Fisher, Albright, Slowinski, Kaleta.</p><p>Canadiens: Goal, Durnan; defense, Reardon, Laycoe; center, Chamberlain; wings, Richard, Riopelle; subs: Harvey, Locus, Carveth, Harmon, Fillion, Robertson, Reay, Mosdell, Campeau.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1015/971674-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="606" height="467"></div><p>CHICAGO &mdash; The Chicago Black Hawks, maintaining their amazing scoring punch trounced Boston Bruins here 7-2 to hold their grip on third place in the N.H.L. standings. They are now one point behind the second place Boston outfit. Doug Bentley, individual scoring leader of the N.H.L., added another two goals to his total while Roy Conacher also netted twice. Jimmy Conacher, Gaye Stewart and Bill Mosienko sniped the remaining counters. Ken Smith and Pete Babando were Boston marksmen. Chicago have now won lour and tied one in their last five games.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1115/971667-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="600" height="561"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 19)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1212/971660-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="600" height="2101"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1310/971653-1-eng-US/f0007-132.jpg" title="f0007-13" width="606" height="221"></div><h3><b>Penalties In Minutes By Club</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-146/971646-1-eng-US/f0007-142.jpg" title="f0007-14" width="546" height="175"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0344/971761-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="271" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ken Mosdell</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>K</span>enny Mosdell, who netted three goals against Detroit Red Wings Saturday to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-3 victory has been named the Player-Of-The-Week by THE HOCKEY NEWS and is also the winner of the Morgan Hat award. It, was his first hat trick in pro. hockey.</p><p>A montreal born lad, Kenny displayed a brilliant brand of hockey. He netted twice in the first period and again in the third with his last counter proving to be the winning one.</p><p>Mosdell was born July 3, 1922 and played his last amateur hockey with Montreal Royal Juniors. In 1941-42 he went to Brooklyn Americans and following that entered the armed forces. He signed for Canadiens in 1944-45 and spent most the next year with Buffalo coming back to Canadiens near end of the season. He&rsquo;s been with them ever since.</p><p>Kenny plays golf and tennis during the summer and is wicked at Ping Pong. He taught Maurice Richard to play the table game and says that &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; is in a class by himself in doubles competition.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Player - Of - The - Week

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01121/971792-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>Leaf Leader</i></b></p><p><b>TED KENNEDY OF Toronto Maple Leafs is leading his club in more ways than one. Not only is he captain of the Leafs, but is also their top scorer. Ted is one of the main reasons why the Toronto aggregation is in the thick of the fight for league honors. One of the better centre&rsquo;s in the N.H.L. Kennedy is a favorite with fans all over the circuit.</b></p></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;</p><p>Elmer Lach, great centre ice star of Montreal Canadiens, who has been confine to hospital here with a broken jaw suffered when he collided with Bob Goldham of Chicago recently, will step out on Forun ice on December 23, prior to the Boston&mdash;Montreal game, to receive the Art Ross Trophy, which will be presented by the donor himself.</p><p>Lach Is the first official winner of this beautiful award which goes to the player who wins the N.H.L. individual scoring title each season. The trophy has just been donated, but the names of all previous winners will be engraved on it.</p><p>Elmer will receive the award from Art Ross with his jaw still tightly clamp in place. He will be unable to speak in a voice much more than a whisper as, should he open his mouth too wide, the jaw would snap again.</p><p>Following the game, Mr. Ross will be host at dinner for the hockey writers and radiomen. Another prominent figure in the world of he key, Lester Patrick will also attend the Bruin, Canadiens battle. Lester, a former manager of the New York Rangers is now vice-president of Madison Square Garden in New York.</p><p>Montreal will be without the services of Lach for several weeks and his smart play and passing will be missed by the Habitants who have been hard hit by injuries this season. Maurice Richard is now the only member of the once famous &ldquo;Punch Line&rdquo; still in action. &ldquo;Toe&rdquo; Blake, the third member, broke his leg last year and is mow coaching Buffalo.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Will Award Art Ross Trophy To Elmer Lach

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><p>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>An exceptionally heavy senior hockey schedule may force Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s junior <b>A</b> team to disband. To date the juniors have played only two exhibition games, against Montreal Canadiens, and suffered a heavy financial loss. And, because the situation isn&rsquo;t getting any better, the Maritimes&rsquo; only A team may be forced to the wall.</p><p>Here is the situation in a nutshell. There are two teams, Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s and Dartmouth Arrows operating out of the Halifax Forum in Maritime Big Four League play. Their schedule calls for seven games every fortnight on Halifax ice. That not only leaves the Santamarian juniors with few open dates but is a heavy drain on the customer&rsquo;s pocketbook ana leaves nothing over with which to support the teen-agers.</p><h2><b>Too Much For Fans</b></h2><p>The junior A&rsquo;s waited patiently for what they thought was a good date, and brought in Montreal Canadiens for two exhibition games on successive nights. They were games Nos. 4 and 5 for the week on local ice, and the fans couldn&rsquo;t stand it. St. Mary&rsquo;s lost both games, 7-5 and 5-2. This wasn&rsquo;t too bad, considering they were starting from scratch whereas the junior Habs had 15 Quebec League games under their belts. But the crowds were so small that the financial loss was in the vicinity of $1000.</p><p>That wouldn&rsquo;t be too bad if there was some hope of improvement in the future. But there isn&rsquo;t. The senior schedule shows an average of seven games on Halifax ice every two weeks. And the only way the Santamarians get good competition is to bring in teams from Quebec and Ontario because, as we said, St. Mary&rsquo;s is the only junior A team in the Maritimes.</p><h2><b>Had Chance Last Year</b></h2><p>It was different a year ago. Then Halifax had only one senior team, Crescents, and they played only three home games every fortnight. That left open dates for the juniors and enough cash in the pockets of the fans to give the teen-agers the kind of support their snappy performances merited.</p><p>St. Mary&rsquo;s haven&rsquo;t given up the ghost, mind you. They&rsquo;re still pondering the problem. But it looks like a hopeless case until the Arrows get a rink of their own, which won&rsquo;t be at least for a year, by the way.</p><h2><b>Hockey Much Better</b></h2><p>Meanwhile, Big Four teams have convinced Maritime fans that the hockey displayed this season is far better than it was a year ago. Not only is there more team play but also closer and lower scores. The goaltending is far better than a year ago, and so is the teamwork.</p><p>Last time we looked, Moncton Hawks were still atop the league standings, due to their fast getaway and the fact that they still hold the Indian sign on the Saint John Beavers. But the Beavers and Arrows are not too far off the pace and Halifax St., Mary&rsquo;s are showing signs of cashing in on their early-season form.</p><p>Closer than the league standings is the race for scoring honors. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, Moncton&rsquo;s Frank Imonti and Jimmy Gray of Halifax were tied for the leadership, each with 32 points. A point behind was Saint John&rsquo;s Nick Nicolle, while Ronnie Gaudet and Rock Sullivan of Halifax and Joe Fitzpatrick of Moncton were tied with 30 apiece. Rounding out the Big Seven was Moncton&rsquo;s Dalton Barkwell, with 29.</p><p>Gaudet, who played with St. Mary&rsquo;s juniors two years ago. topped the league In goals with 22, while team-mate Gray was the best helper, with 22 assists.</p><h2><b>Dartmouth Rough Guys</b></h2><p>Around the Big Four circuit the fans say that Dartmouth has the roughest team, St. Mary&rsquo;s the fastest, Saint John the hardest to play against, and consequently the hardest to score against, and Moncton Hawks the most experienced. At any rate all four teams are playing better hockey than they did a year ago and with the exception of three or four games all league tussles have been closely fought and decided by close margins on low scores. Last winter the league was a scorer&rsquo;s paradise, a goalie&rsquo;s nightmare. But things have changed, and for the better.</p><p>Down Cape Breton way the highly publicized Sydney Millionaires have finally taken over the top position. Off on the wrong foot and criticized by all and sundry because of defective defensive play, the Dollar Men finally started to roll and once more coach Jack Fritz is back in public favor. Fritz was one of the great pre-war stars in Sydney hockey and when Henry Hayes left at the end of the 1947-48 schedule he was a popular choice to take over. Jack&rsquo;s early days as coach weren&rsquo;t very happy, but the sailing has been smoother of late and the Millionaires threaten to become the Allan Cup contenders their backers said they would be when first assembled.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Too Many Games For Fans: St. Mary’s Behind 8-Ball

<h2><b>Promising Rookie</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>ay Ceresino, one of the best rookie prospects, had an Impressive record with the Pittsburgh before his recall to Toronto. Ceresino in his first year as &ldquo;pro&rdquo; scored three winning tallies for the Hornets.</p><h2><b>Auspicious Return</b></h2><p>Emlle Francis, New Haven goalie, used to tend goal for the Washington entry in the Eastern Amateur League. Upon his first appearance with New Haven in the Capitol City this season, Francis blanked Washinton 9-0.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON TUES. A.M., DEC. 21</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01105/971910-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="619" height="481"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo; Games</b></h2><p>December 16 &mdash; Providence 8, at New Haven 4.</p><p>December 17 &mdash; Springfield 8, at Washington 5.</p><p>December 8 &mdash; Providence 6, at Cleveland 10; Hershey 6, at Philadelphia 3; New Haven 3. at Pittsburgh 4; St. Louis 4, at Springfield 5.</p><p>December 19 &mdash; Cleveland 3, at Buffalo 1; Washington 2, at Indianapolis 6; Philadelphia 5, at New Haven 4; St. Louis 3, at Providence 5.</p><h2><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>December 25 &mdash; Indianapolis at Cleveland, Washington at Hershey, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Buffalo at St. Louis, Providence at Springfield.</p><p>December 26 &mdash; St. Louis at Buffalo, Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, Washington at New Haven, Springfield at Providence.</p><p>December 28 &mdash; Philadelphia at Cleveland.</p><p>December 29 &mdash; Indianapolis at Buffalo, Cleveland at Hershey, Washington at Providence, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Springfield.</p><p>Providence Reds held their wide point advantage over Hershey Bears In the Eastern Division of the American League during the past week. They are 14 points above the Bears who, in turn, have a five point advantage over the third place New Haven crew.</p><p>St. Louis Flyers, leaders of the Western Division, found the going tough and had their lead cut elightly. They now boast a six point margin over Indianapolis with Pittsburgh and Cleveland tied for fourth position.</p><p>Carl Liscombe of Providence, who, set a new professional individual scoring mark last season took over the leadership of that department when he jumped ahead of Buffalo&rsquo;s Murdo MacKay by two pints. R. Bedard, also of Providence is now tied with MacKay.</p><p>Ralph Almas, smart goalkeeper for St. Louis Flyers, still tops the shutout section. Ralph has blanked the opposition three times.</p><p>Harvey Bennett, Providence netminder, has the best average with 2.66. He&rsquo;s allowed 77 goals In 29 games.</p><p>Harry Dick, rugged defenseman for Washington Lions is out In front of the penalty parade. He&rsquo;s spent a total of 74 minutes in the sin bin.</p><h2><b>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9</b></h2><p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Cleveland Barons suffered their worst defeat of the American League season here when Indianapolis trounced then by a score 11-3. As a result the Barons went down into the cellar.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wings, Bruneteau, Podolsky; Subs.: Melong, Woit, Lundy, R. Morrison, Lund, Reid, Glover, MacKak, Haidy, Heller.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Black; wings, Leswick, Carse; subs.: Buller, DeMarco, Wycherley, Allen, Thurier, Hextali, Solinger, Kelly, Wares, Brennan.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0286/971903-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="1708" height="1306"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Stonewall Almas</i></p><p><b>ST. LOUIS GOALIE Ralph Almas gatheers in the puck after a shot by Joe Beil (then of Buffalo and now with Dallas), while Eddie Olson, Flyer defenseman comes to the aid of the St. Louis netminder. Flyers won the game 4-0. Almas has scored three shutouts so far this season.</b></p></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0356/971896-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="592" height="667"></div><p>NEW HAVEN &mdash; The Western Division American League leading St. Louis Flyers stretched their winning streak to nine games here as they downed New Haven Rambiers 3-2 New Haven were out In front 2-0 at the end of the second period but St. Louis came back strong In the final frame to score three times and take the victory.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Olson, Mariucci; center, Grosso; wings, Licari, Gladu; subs.: Simon, Milligan, Grigg, McComb, Trigg, Black, Sullivan, Doran, Raynak, Backor.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Francis; defense, Hrymnak, Lanclen; center, Davies; wings, Johnson, Webster; subs.: Glaude, Bloomer, Rozzini, White, Denis, Gordon, Brown, Ramsden, Jenkins.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0538/971889-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="595" height="364"></div><h2><b>FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10</b></h2><p>WASHINGTON &mdash; With rugged defenseman Harry Dick scoring twice, the Washington Lions managed to come up with a 3-all tie against Providence Reda in their American Hockey League contest here. Providence were ahead 3-2 at the end of the first frame with the second period being scoreless. Then came Dick&rsquo;s second counter and a split on points.</p><p><b>Washington:</b> Goal, Crowdls; defense, Wilson, Vitale; center. Burns; wings, Brenchey, McGuire; subs.: Dick, Foley, Schultz, Mousseau, F. Porteous, Mundrick, McAtee, Frost, Duggan.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Morris, Arcand; center, LaPlante; wings, Kapusta, Stoddard; subs.: Fraser, Summers, Chad, Hamilton, Liscombe, Bedard, Scherza, Kullman, McGill, Michaluk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0631/971882-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="592" height="511"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11</b></h2><p>PITTSBURGH &mdash; Indianapolis edged Pittsburgh 2-1 here in a well-played American Hockey League game which was fast and clean. Glover netted both goals for Indianapolis while Bill Benson scored the only Pittsburgh marker.</p><p><b>Indianapolis</b> Goal. Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wings, Bruneteau, Podolsky; subs.: Melong, Woit, Heller, Reid, MacKay, Glover, Lundy, Lund, Haidy, R. Morrison.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal. Bastien; defense, Kemp, Backor; center, Langelle; wings, D. Metz, Smith; subs.: Psutka, Mathers, Samis, Migay, Costello, Mackell, Kobussen, Benson, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Sloan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0727/971875-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="601" height="355"></div><p>CLEVELAND &mdash; In a free scoring American Hockey League battle, Cleveland Barons edged Hershey Bears 6-5. The clubs were tied at 1-all at the end of the first frame with Cleveland going ahead 4-3 when the bell went to end the second period. Hershey opened fast in the final stanza when they netted three times in just over a minute to lead 5-4. However, the Barons applied a strong attack and blinked the red light twice to take the full points.</p><p><b>Hershey:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Jones, Branigan; center, Mario; wings, Bruce, Brown; subs.: McLenahan, Cain, Maloney, Kullman, Bettio, Creighton, Top-pazzini, Lowe.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bower; defense, Wares, G. Allen; center, Holota; wings, Leswick, Carse; subs.: Buller, Sprout, Davidson, Brennan, DeMarco, Wycherley, Hextail, Solinger, Kelly, Russell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0822/971868-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="589" height="373"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0922/971861-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="601" height="349"></div><p>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Buffalo Bisons took a 4-3 decision from Philadelphia Rockets in an American Hockey League contest here which saw the Rockets go ahead 2-0 in the firs period and then fall behind 3-2 at the completion of the second. After Philadelphia tied the count In the third, George Pargeter came back with the winner for Buffalo.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Johnson, Lessard; center, Douglas; wings, Pargeter, Lewis; subs.: Lepine, Finkbeiner, Agar, MacKenzle Curry, MacKay, Hunt, Cooper, Gravelle.</p><p><b>Philadelphia:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Bush, Drummond; center, Mahaffy; wings, Wochy, DeFelice; subs.: Waldriff, Hergesheilmer, Kilrea, Mulholland. Nar-duzzi, Stefaniw, Prentice, Kraiger, Pid-hirny.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1021/971854-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="601" height="316"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1119/971847-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="604" height="646"></div><h2><b>LEADERS</b></h2><p><b>Goals:</b> P. Gladu, St. Louis (29).</p><p><b>Assists:</b> P. Bedard, Providence (30).</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> H. Dick, Washington (74 Minutes).</p><p><b>Shoutouts:</b> R. Aimes, St. Louis (3).</p><p><b>3 Goals In One Game:</b> Paul Gladu, St. Louis (4).</p><p><b>Team Penalties:</b> New Haven (335 Minutes).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0445/972025-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg"></div><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, December 12)</b></p><p>All misconduct and match penalties count ten minutes and are included in total minutes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0287/972018-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="616" height="163"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD &mdash; St. Louis Flyers are still well ahead of the American League&rsquo;s Western Division and they added another two points by taking a 5-4 verdict from Springfield. They had to stave off a strong Indian attack in the final minutes of the second period when they came within a goal of knotting the count. The third period went scoreless.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0370/972011-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="608" height="571"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12</b></h2><p>PITTSBURGH &mdash; Buffalo Bisons and Pittsburgh Hornets battled to a 2-all tie here in an American Hockey League affair. The score was tied 1-all at the end of the first with Pittsburgh moving out in front 2-1 when the bell went to end the second frame. Leo Gravelie sniped another marker for Buffalo to tie the encounter.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0448/972004-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="612" height="403"></div><p>PROVIDENCE &mdash; The leaders of the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Eastern and Western Divisions clashed here and when the battle was over. Providence Reds, Eastern pace setters, had scored a 4-2 victory ovec St. Louis Flyers, top team in the Western section. It was a fast game which kept the fans on the edge of their seats throughout.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0537/971997-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="602" height="443"></div><p>NEW HAVEN &mdash; The New Haven American Hockey League team blanked Washington Lions 5-0 here. At no time were the Lions able to match the smart passing of their opponents. Jean Paul Denis netted twice.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0635/971990-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="600" height="237"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0725/971983-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="608" height="163"></div><p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Hershey Bears invaded Indianapolis for an American Hockey League game and came out on the short end of a 7-3 score. Teh winners built up a 4-0 lead before Hershey could enter the scoring column. R. Morrison was the only player able to score twice.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0823/971976-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="596" height="607"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4</b></h2><p>WASHINGTON &mdash; The Washington Lions scored two goals in the final period to take a 2 to 0 over the Hershey Bears man American Hockey League game here. Norm McAtee broke the game wide open at the 14-minute mark of the third period with a scoring dash that covered the length of the rink. A minute later, Washington clinched the game with a goal by Gordon Duggan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0923/971969-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="602" height="311"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17</b></h2><p>SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Hershey Bears visited Springfield for their American Hockey League game against the Indians and came away with 4-all tie. It was a very fast game and one of the cleanest played hero this season. Only three minor penalties were handed out, two in the first and one In the third.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1019/971962-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="604" height="551"></div><p>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; St. Lords Flyers continued their winning ways In the Western Division of the American Hockey League as they trounced Philadelphia Rockets 10-2. The bottom Eastern Division club was no match for the Western section leaders and were always in trouble. The two clubs were tied at 1-all at the end of the first period but from there on in it was all St. Louis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1117/971955-1-eng-US/f0010-112.jpg" title="f0010-11" width="602" height="661"></div><p>PROVIDENCE &mdash; The high flying Providence Reds downed New Haven Ramblers 6-2 hero in an American Hockey League encounter. The Reds, leading the Eastern Division by a wide margin, gave the New Haven outfit a lesson in scoring power. They moved out in front 2-0 at the end of the first and increased their lead to 4-1 at the finish of the. second. Two more in the third while the Ramblers were netting once completed the heating.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1210/971948-1-eng-US/f0010-122.jpg" title="f0010-12" width="610" height="601"></div><p>PITTSBUGH &mdash; The Pittsburgh Hornets broke a jinx here when they downed Cleveland Barons 6-2 in an American Hockey League game witnessed by just over 4,000 fans. It was the first time that Cleveland had been able to beat goalie Roger Bessette In two years. The loss dropped the Brons into the Western Division cellar.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-138/971941-1-eng-US/f0010-132.jpg" title="f0010-13" width="604" height="459"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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A.H.L. TEAM TOTALS

<div class="byline">By &#x2019;BUNNY&#x2019; MORGANSON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01120/972063-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Their New Boss</b></p><p><b>LOU PIERI, OWNER OF the Providence Reds talks things over with his newest players, Elwyn Morris and Eddie Kullman who came to the Reds in a trade which saw Allen Stanley go to New York Rangers for the above pair. The two former N.H.L. stars should fit in well with the high scoring Providence team.</b></p></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>ntario&rsquo;s vast army of amateur hockey players, officials, and fans have dropped their &ldquo;house arguments&rdquo; for this joyful season and in complete harmony extend to hockey fans everywhere, and the many readers of The Hockey News, their very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous, New Year. Naturally, the Christmas holiday season means a recess for the Ontario Hockey Association&rsquo;s senior and junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuits. It&rsquo;s the halfway mark in their res-Dective schedules and. nerhaos a review of what has already been recorded may fit in well with that extra-piece of Christmas turkey, or another helping of the good lady&rsquo;s delicious plum-pudding.</p><p>It&rsquo;s, indeed, a strange situation to see Hamilton Tigers, seven years OHA senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; champions reclining in third place at Christmas time. In the past the Tigers were generally so far out in front of the others that, the remaining games were centred around a race for second and third positions.</p><h2><b>Different This Year</b></h2><p>But&rsquo;s that&rsquo;s not this year&rsquo;s senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; picture within the Ontario Hockey Association. Four of the five clubs are in the thick of contention with only Stratford Indians &mdash; who have not had much luck in players or playing breaks, well in the cellar spot. Kitchener&rsquo;s Flying Dutchemen rallied after a not-too-short slump and they are riding the roost as top dog with a very slight margin over the second place Toronto Marlboros and, of course Hamilton Tigers are still a big threat in their present third position. Owen Mercurys, having weathered injuries to their two key players, Tommy Burlington and Mike Shabaga, can be counted upon to cause considerable competition during the stretch run to the four available play-off berths.</p><p>It&rsquo;s possible to have the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series first three positions change over almost nightly, so close are the top three teams at the present time. Before they played two home games at Maple Leaf Gardens last week with Stratford and Kitchener, respectively, Marlboros had stretched their latest winning streak to five games. In the last three of that particular successful run, the senior Dukes had&rsquo; gathered in a total of 17 goals with Hugh &ldquo;Scotty&rdquo; Mair getting seven of them and Al Buchanan four.</p><h2><b>Speed and Passing</b></h2><p>Reason for Marlboros&rsquo; continued success in this year&rsquo;s race and the upsweep in Toronto fan interest has been the developing of their free-wheel passing game and one can see the fine hand of Coach Joe Primeau in making this possible. The former Maple Leafs centre-star won coaching fame for developing the same style that carried St. Michael&rsquo;s College Majors to two Memorial Cup Dominion championships.</p><p>Clare Shillington and Johnny Conick, two veterans of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; scoring lanes, are still carrying the point torch for Hamilton Tigers, while Donnie Bauer with help in recent games from &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Verity, Bobby Bauer,. former Boston Bruin, has been the scoring spark-plug for Kitchener, Marlboros have several players well up in the scoring lists with scoring spark-plug for Kitchener. Scott Mair, Flash Hollett, Al Buchanan and Chuckie Blair, who is back with the club after a three-game trial with the parent Maple Leafs of the NHL.</p><h2><b>Tight Junior Race</b></h2><p>Like their senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; brothers, the OHA junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; clubs are also locked in a game for game race for the first three positions. Barrie spurted and took over the lead to start off December, but Windsor is now back in the driver&rsquo;s seat.</p><p>St. Catherines Tee-Pees, under the capable guidance of Art Jackson, former Toronto and Boston NHL player, have maintained a fairly even pace and are right up on the heels of the two leading clubs.</p><p>Stratford Kroehlers and Oshawa have been pushing each other in and out of fourth position since the season started. They both have the same fault of dropping games when least expected against opposition that is rated much weaker. Yet, on the other hand, they have come up with some of their better efforts when playing either one of the top three clubs.</p><h2><b>Still Fighting</b></h2><p>Guelph Biltmores, under Kenny Hoimshaw their new coach are hanging close to the leaders despite their 14 defeats as they have claimed nine wins and&rsquo; one tie. Galt, Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s and Marlboros have all shown recent signs of improvement and that gives hopes of having, perhaps, the entire nine clubs in the thick of the play-off struggle.</p><p>Marlboros have reclaimed George Armstrong who failed to impress in his three game trial with the Senior Dukes and in his first re-appearance with the junior teem played a big part in their surprising 3-2 win over St. Catherines Tee-Pees. This particular win was the Junior Dukes&rsquo; first at the expense of the top four clubs and they strengthened the confidence of their many supporters of better things to come.</p><h2><b>SPORTS PHOTOS</b></h2><p><b>FREE LIST Over 3000 8x10 glossy photo, of the world&rsquo;s greatest, past and present, sport stars. Send a postal card today for our free list. All Sport. Photo Studies Box 61 Fordham Station. New York 58, N. Y.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-145/972056-1-eng-US/f0010-142.jpg" title="f0010-14" width="170" height="313"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01132/972265-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><p>(Solution on page 15)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-252/972258-1-eng-US/f0014-252.jpg" title="f0014-25" width="556" height="759"></div><h2><b>ACROSS</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Toronto player pictured in center.</p><p>7&mdash;Month in which Kenny Reardon celebrates birth.</p><p>8&mdash;Former Springfield player, now with Fort Worth.</p><p>10&mdash;Name of trophy awarded to most valuable player in NHL.</p><p>12&mdash;Pictured player will &mdash; 29 on his next birthday, March 1.</p><p>13&mdash;Goalie tends this.</p><p>15&mdash;What fans do when a score is made.</p><p>16&mdash;Short for first name of Dewsbury, of Indianapolis.</p><p>18&mdash;Nickname of Riopelle, Canadians forward.</p><p>20&mdash;A kind of snowshoe.</p><p>21&mdash;The 1948 &mdash; Star game wasplayed in Chicago Stadium.</p><p>22&mdash;Date in May when Pete Babando celebrates birth.</p><p>23&mdash;Section of U. S. where Ramblers and Reds play home games (abbr.).</p><p>24&mdash;Player known as &ldquo;Seabiscuit.&rdquo;</p><p>28&mdash;First name of 8 Across.</p><p>30&mdash;First name of old-time player known as &ldquo;Old Poison.&rdquo;</p><p>32&mdash;First name of Gauthier, Detroit forward.</p><p>33&mdash;Musical note.</p><p>34&mdash;Initials of Stewart, of Black Hawks.</p><p>35&mdash;First name of pictured player</p><h2><b>DOWN</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Nickname of &ldquo;Dit&rdquo; Clapper&rsquo;s team (sing.).</p><p>2&mdash;Time when pro hockey games are played.</p><p>3&mdash;What Laurier Archambault is called for short.</p><p>4&mdash;&ldquo;Whitey&rdquo; Prokop&rsquo;s initials.</p><p>5&mdash;Billy Reay will be 31 &mdash; old on his next birthday in August (abbr.).</p><p>6&mdash;Color of circular spot in center ice.</p><p>9&mdash;Each (abbr.).</p><p>11&mdash;Symbol for tellurium.</p><p>12&mdash;Bison coach.</p><p>14&mdash;First name of &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Bouchard.</p><p>17&mdash;Ice is divided in center by red one.</p><p>18&mdash;Nickname of Frank Boucher&rsquo;s team.</p><p>19&mdash;Initials of Leswick, Cleveland wingman.</p><p>20&mdash;Massachusetts is one in which Bill Moe was born.</p><p>24&mdash;Frank Clancy&rsquo;s nickname.</p><p>25&mdash;Nickname of Quebec amateur team for which Billy Reay once played.</p><p>26&mdash;Playoffs start when regular season has come to this.</p><p>27&mdash;&lsquo;Canadian province in which Pat Egan was born (abbr.).</p><p>29&mdash;Musical note<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Who Holds That Record?

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON FBI. A.M., DEC. 17</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0372/972397-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="606" height="179"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10</b></h3><p><b>Owen Sound 1, at Marribors 6.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0455/972390-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="606" height="485"></div><h3><b>Kitchener 4, at Hamilton 6.</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0540/972383-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="600" height="693"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11</b></h3><p><b>Hamilton 1, at Kitchener 5.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0629/972376-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="606" height="451"></div><h3><b>Marlboros 4, at Owen Sound 1.</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0730/972369-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="598" height="455"></div><h3><b>MONDAY, DECEMBER 13</b></h3><p><b>Stratford 0, Hamilton 7.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0826/972362-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="600" height="303"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0924/972355-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="600" height="229"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15</b></h3><p><b>Owen Sound 7, at Waterloo 6</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1023/972348-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="608" height="627"></div><h3><b>Stratford 7, at Marlboros 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1121/972341-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="588" height="167"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1211/972334-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="612" height="531"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-137/972327-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="606" height="353"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>layers swaps, all perfectly legal according to the rules and regulations of the Ontario Hockey Association, have been made up until December 15 for the past two seasons by the senior and junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; clubs, but it took Kitchener&rsquo;s Flying Dutchmen and Stratford. Indians of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series to haul off with one of the biggest trades in the history of the new OHA ruling and for a cool cash consideration of $5,000.</p><p>Kitchener, who are leading the OHA senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series made a hold neve to buy themselves a chamnpionship, in purchasing playing rights to Mickey Roth and Billy FliCK of the fifth place Stratford Indians for $5,000 in cash and four players including Jerry Bauer. Jerry Olinski, defensemani Lloyd Roubell, veteran center who has not played this season although he was playing manager for Kitchener last year and Jackie Vrooman, a former junior star who has also ben inactive for most of the current season.</p><p>&ldquo;The deal&rsquo;sok.&rdquo; said George S. Dudley of Midland, general manager of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and OHA treasurer. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing in our rules that prevent the clubs from tossing around as much money between themselves as they desire, as long as the player trades by the A&rdquo; clubs are reported to the OHA secretary before midnight December 15.&rdquo;</p><p>Asistant Secretary George Panter said the report of the trade to reach his office didn&rsquo;t mention anything about the $5,000. but, he pointed out, &ldquo;that&rsquo;s is none of our ofifeial business&rdquo;.</p><p>OHA president J. J. MeFadyen of Galt was unable to make any official comment being confined to his home because of illness.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Kitchener, Stratford In Big Player Swap

<p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen Tom Rocky arrived at the Buffalo training camp a year ago for a tryout with the American Hockey League club, he drove up in a hearse, which he uses in his off-the-ice business. He swore that it was not brought along to make it easier to carry out any victims he might crash into while pursuing his hockey activities, even though hockey is a rough and rugged game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Business-Like

<h2><b>Shutouts</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>eams In the Southern Division of the P.C.H.L. went eight weeks without a shutout, then three turned up. Duff McDermid, San Francisco had two and Larry Frechette, San Diego, one.</p><h2><b>Fastest Goal</b></h2><p>Dick Milford&rsquo;s goal at 9 seconds of the first period in a game between Tacoma and Fresno Nov. 16 is a new P.C.H.L. record. Milford has not played since due to an Injured leg.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON WED. A.M., DEC. 15</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01139/972637-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="628" height="469"></div><p>New Westminster Royals are still away out in front of the Pacific Coast Hockey League&rsquo;s Northern Division. They have a nine point margin over the second place Tacoma outfit and also have the best goals against record. In the 27 games they have played so far, they have allowed opposition marksmen only 76 goals while scoring 115.</p><p>In the Southern Division it&rsquo;s a close race. San Francisco are one point ahead of Fresno with Oakland four points off the pace. San Diego and Los Angeles are tied for the cellar with 24 point, five behind San Francisco.</p><p>Vancouver Canucks have scored more goals than any other team with 123. They have however, allowed 112 to be netted against them. San Diego have the lowest number scored with 81, one less than Oakland.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7</b></h3><p>OAKLAND&mdash;San Diego&rsquo;s Sky Hawks scored once in each period to edge Oakland, 3 to 2, but the Oaks retained their leadership in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast Hockey Leagu. Maurice Vaillancourt scored the winning goal in the third period, while the Oaks&rsquo; Dan Nixon was serving a penalty.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, Frechette; defense, Baby, McKay; center McArthur; wings, Poitras, Smrke; subs.: Lallo, Vaillen-court, Aikin, Warecki, Currie, McCarthy, Skinner, St. Pierre.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Nadon; defense, Nixon, Babey; center, Fowler; wings, Hayden, Bedard; subs.: Matthews, Marchant, Jones, Hewson, Glover, Wywrot, Morrow, Eisenzoph, Collings.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Elliott and Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02106/972630-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="610" height="460"></div><p>FRESNO&mdash;Nick Cinor&rsquo;s goal after 43 seconds of overtime gave Fresno Falcons a 2 to 1 victory over the San Francisco Shamrocks in a Pacific Coast Hockey League game here.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Kamp-man, Robertson; center, Bellinger; wings, Peterson, Knox; subs.: Fresno, Roach, Londy, Redmond, Baecarl, Cinor, Shamlock, Richardson, Whlttet, Bourgois.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Desson, James; center, Burman, wings McKay, Strain; subs.: Kraftcheck, Bergeron, Hergesheimer, Jackson, Herchen-ratter, LaFrance, Samanski, Lucchini.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Jim Arnott and Bud Cook.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0385/972623-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="622" height="466"></div><p>TACOMA&mdash;Ron Rowe scored a hat trick to lead Tacoma Rocket to a 5-2 Pacific Coast Hockey League victory over the Vancouver Canucks here. Rowe scored a goal in each period.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Robinson, McKay; center, Toole; wings, Watt, Read; subs.: Giokas, Johns, Cote, Andrews, Perreault, Anslow, Rowe.</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goal Jackson; defense, Hunchuk, Hursley; center, Carse; wings, Kuntz, Shill; subs: Bak, Vickery, McPherson, B. Wilson, I. Wilson, Horbe, Iannarelll, Gruhn, Drainville.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Shiver and Jerry Mathieu.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0469/972616-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="1729" height="853"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HERE ARE THREE REASONS why the San Francisco Shamrocks are right up in the fight for honors in the Southern Division of the P.C.H.L. They form a strong line which has scored its share of goals this season. From left to right are Ray McKay Joe LaFrance and Leo Lucchini.</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0554/972609-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="607" height="517"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8</b></h3><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;The Los Angeles Monarchs and Fresno Falcons battled to a bruising 2-all Pacific Coast League Hockey tie here. It marked the fourth time this season that the two clubs have drawn. Falcons tied the game in the third period on goals by Eddie Shamiock and Joe Bourgeois.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brehnan; defense, Kampman, Robertson; center, Richardson; wings. Bourgeois, Cinor; subs.: Roach, Londry, Redmond. Peterson. Ballinger, Baepari, Knox, Sham lock, Whittet.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense, Adolph, Paul; center, Hildebrand; wings, Dockery, Ubriaco; subs.: Mesich, Papike, Kunkel, Zuk, Prokop, Stearns, Church, Barbe, Leger.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Cook and Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0645/972602-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="601" height="448"></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO&mdash;Aided by the perfect goal tending of Duff McDermid, San Francisco Shamrocks shut out the San Diego Sky Hawks 5 to 0 in a Pacific Coast Hockey League game here. The Shamrocks netted three goals in the first period and added one more in each remainding periods. McDermid, youthful San Francisco goalie stopped 41 San Diego shots.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid, defense, James, Desson; center, Burman; wings, Hergesheimer, Jackson; subs.: Kraftcheck, Bergeron, R. McKay, Strain, LaFrance, Samanski Lucchini, Middleton, Herchenratter.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, Frechette; defense, N. McKay, Baby; ce ofter, MacArthur; wings, Smrke, Poitras; subs.: Lallo, Currie, Vaillancourt, Asken, Warecki, McCarthy, Skinner, St. Pierre.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Frank Elliott and Jim Arnott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0738/972595-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="601" height="184"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0834/972588-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="601" height="370"></div><p>SEATTLE&mdash;The Seattle Ironmen made up for lost time as they trounced Portland Eagles 7-2 in a Pacific Coast Hockey League game here. Gordie Kerr was high man for the Ironmen with one goal and two assists.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Tomson, Waldner; center, Medynski; wings, Fillon, Evers; subs,: Taillifer, Duffy, Kalapaka, Kerr, Hayes, Senick,</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Bobrosky, Milne; center, Desbiens; wings, Banguy, Robertson; subs,: Shewchuk, Sutherland, Hnatiuk, Davis, Carrigan, Savicky, Horvath, Dalgleish, Hamilton.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Shaver and Cam Proud-lock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0934/972581-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="607" height="511"></div><p>NEW WESTMINSTER &mdash; The New Westminster Royals lengthened their Northern Division lead in the Pacific Coast Hockey League with a 3-1 win over Tacoma Rockets here. Bobbie love scored one goal and one assist to lead the attack.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; defense, Bergeron, Pratt; center Ullyot; wings, Voll, Dorohoy; subs.: Schmidt, Adams, Valenti, Love, Dufault, Kirk, Gibson, Ritchie, McIntyre.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Robinson, McKay: center, Toole; wings, Read, Watt; subs.: Giokas, Cote, Johns, Andrews, Perreault, Anslow, Rowe.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> B. Knott and Jerry Mathieu.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1033/972574-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="610" height="388"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9</b></h3><p>PORTLAND&mdash;The Portland Eagles defeated Seattle Ironmen 8 to 4, and pulled within a game of the third place Vancouver Canucks in the Northern Division Pacific Coast Hockey League standings. Pat Desbiens scored two goals for the Eagles. The defeat left the Ironmen in the league cellar.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Taillffer, Duffey, center, Kerr; wings, Seniek, MacFadzen, Tomson, Waldner, Medynski. Thorpe: subs.: Fllion, Evers, Hayes.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Shewchuck, Sutherland; center, Robertson; wings, Bangay, Desbiens; subs.: Hamilton, Dalgleish, Hnatuik, Horvath, Davis, Savicky, Carrigan, Bobrosky, Milne.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Shaver. Cam Proudlock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1130/972567-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="607" height="589"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10</b></h3><p>BERKELEY &mdash; San Francisco Shamrocks moved back into the lead of the Southern Division by defeating Oakland 4-1, in a Pacific Coast League Hockey game here. The victory put the Shamrocks ahead of Fresno in the standings, with Oakland one point behind the Falcons in third place.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Nadon; defense, Nixon, Baby; center, Wywrot; wings, Eisenzoph, Jones; subs.: Matthews, Marchant, Fowler, Hayden, Bedard, Hewson, Mutcheson, Evans, Morrow.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Bergeron; center, Strain; wings, Samanski, McKay; subs.: James, Desson, Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, Fairnburn, Herchenratter, LaFrance, Luccini.</p><p><b>Officfals:</b> Bill Knott, Jerry Mathieu.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1229/972560-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="604" height="385"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11</b></h3><p>NEW WESTMINSTER &mdash; The Vancouver Canucks broke the New Westminster Royals winning streak at six straight with a 5-3 beating of the Northern Division Pacific Coast Hockey League leaders. Bill Wilson scored in two goals for Vancouver.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; defense, Pratt, Bergeron; center, McIntyre; wings, Adams, Valenti; subs.: Schmidt, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Love, Dufault, Kirk, Gibson, Ritchie, Voll.</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goal, Jackson; defense, Hunchuk, Hursley; center, Carse; wings, Horbe, I. Wilson; subs.: Bak, B. Wilson, Hewson, Iannarelll, Gruhn, Kuntz, Shill, Vickery, LaMarche.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Frank Elliott, Cam Proudlock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1322/972553-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="601" height="259"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0822/972546-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="598" height="193"></div><p>TACOMA &mdash; Bob Thorpe scored the hat trick to lead the Seattle Ironmen to a 7-6 overtime victory over Tacoma Rockets in a Pacific Coast Hockey League game. Rudy Filion tallied the winning goal late in the overtime period on a pass from George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0922/972539-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="594" height="615"></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; Duff McDermid. San Francisco Shamrock goalkeeper, turned in his second shutout in three games by blanking Fresno Falcons 4-0 in a Pacific Coast Hockey League game here. San Francisco scored once in the first period, twice in the middle frame and once again in the last stanza.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1020/972532-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="594" height="231"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1120/972525-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="592" height="109"></div><p>LOS ANGELES &mdash; The Los Angeles Monarchs expoded in the second period of a Pacific Coast League Hockey game here to score twice and take a 2 to 1 victory over Oakland Oaks. Oakland came back in the third period with one goal, but the couldn&rsquo;t stop Los Angeles.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1218/972518-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="600" height="353"></div><p>SEATTLE &mdash; Vancouver Canucks staged a third period come-back to defeat the seattie Ironmen 3-2 in their Pacific Coast Hockey League game here. Hal Hursley and Allan Kuntz scored in the third Period as the Canucks came from behind to win.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1315/972511-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="596" height="387"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12</b></h3><p>SAN DIEGO &mdash; Larry Frechette registered his first shutout of the Pacific Coast Hockey League season here as San Diego defeated the Oakland Ooaks 3 to 0.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1414/972504-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="592" height="167"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1514/972497-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="594" height="183"></div><p>PORTLAND &mdash; The Portland Eagles edged out the New Westminster Royals, 5 to 4, here, handing the Northern Division Hockey Leaders their second defeat in as many days. Les Hamilton scored two for the Eagles.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1614/972490-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="588" height="609"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 12)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1424/972483-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="608" height="765"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Bush Jackson, SF (20).</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Pete Wywrot, Oak (18),</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored:</b> Joe Peter son, Frcs (5).</p><p><b>Most Shots Stopped:</b> Hec Highton, LA (824).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b> Joe Peterson (2).</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs:</b> Duff McDermid, SP (2).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1520/972476-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="610" height="871"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Pat Desbiens, Port (24).</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Stai Robertson, Port (30).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored:</b> Norm Kirk, NW; Rudy Filion, Sea (6).</p><p><b>Most Shots Saved:</b> Jerry Cotnoir, Sea (772).</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs:</b> Lucien Deschene, NW (2).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b> Doug Adam, Tac; Alan Kuntz, Vane; Amy Dufault, N.W (2)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>espite the seeming advantage of having an opponent in the penalty box, International League clubs are not able to utilize that edge to any great extent, a check of the records revealed. As the schedule approaches the halfway mark league teams have shot 307 goals, yet a bare 42 of these have been scored with less than an equal number of players on the ice.</p><p>Of the five clubs only two, Louisville and Toledo, have turned the man advantage Into fruitfulness. The Mercurys have made the best use of the old player, scoring 14 of their 71 goals on so-called &ldquo;power plays&rdquo;. Defensively they have yielded only 6 goals while shorthanded.</p><p>Louisville is also on the credit side of the ledger, having scored 11 times with a man advantage, yet having been scored on only six times.</p><p>Despite the fact that Milwaukee Is the top goal producer in the league, the Clarks have tallied only eight of their 77 scores while enjoying an edge In player power, and have been scored on 10 times. Awron&rsquo;s record Is comparable &mdash; they have used their edge to score six goals while yielding eight.</p><p>Muncie has had the least success with the power play, scoring only four times while enjoying the extra player, but being scored upon 13 times while they were shorthanded.</p><p>Nine goals have been scored by teams who were shorthanded, the hardest time In hockey to take the offensive. Milwaukee Is tops in this department, having bagged three tallies, while Akron and Louisville have each registered twice, Muncie and Toledo each one.</p><p>Milwaukee and Louisville have been the most cautions when enjoying an advantage. Neither has yielded a goal to a shorthanded team. Toledo has been scored on once under these circumstances, while Akron and Muncie have each been scored upon four times while they were a man up.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

International Squads Shy When Have Manpower Edge

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON SAT. A.M., DEC. 18</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01145/972804-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="620" height="241"></div><h2><b>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9</b></h2><p><b>New York 4, at Montreal 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0295/972797-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="620" height="565"></div><p><b>Sherbrooke 4, at Shawinlgun 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0369/972790-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="604" height="451"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11</b></h2><p><b>Quebec 6, at Boston 1</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0456/972783-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="598" height="457"></div><p><b>Sherbrooke 2, at Ottawa 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0549/972776-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="602" height="479"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12</b></h2><p><b>Shawinigan 8, at Boston 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0639/972769-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="604" height="351"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0733/972762-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="590" height="375"></div><p><b>Quebec 2, at New York 0</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0828/972755-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="596" height="305"></div><p><b>Ottawa 5, at Sherbrooke 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0927/972748-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="606" height="531"></div><p><b>Valleyfield 4, at Montreal 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1025/972741-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="608" height="713"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14</b></h2><p><b>Boston 4, at Ottawa 10.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1123/972734-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="596" height="779"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16</b></h2><p><b>Montreal 0, at Quebec 0.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1218/972727-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="380" height="117"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1316/972720-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="594" height="251"></div><p><b>Shawinigan 4, at Valleyfield 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1410/972713-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="600" height="727"></div><h2><b>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16</b></h2><p><b>Boston 4, at Montreal 8</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1510/972706-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="610" height="701"></div><p><b>New York 2, at SserbrookeS</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-168/972699-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="606" height="459"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-179/972692-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="592" height="543"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Quebec Senior League

<h2><b>EASTERN CANADA SENIOR</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON FRI. A.M., DEC. 17</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-189/972919-1-eng-US/f0014-182.jpg" title="f0014-18" width="610" height="243"></div><p><b>Wednesday, December 8</b></p><p>Verdun 1, R.C.A.F. 9</p><p>New Edinburgh 2, Army 7</p><p><b>Friday, December 10</b></p><p>Hull 7, Cornwall 5</p><p><b>Sunday, December 12</b></p><p>Army 6, Verdun 2</p><p><b>Wednesday, December 16</b></p><p>Cornwall 4, R.C.A.F. 2</p><p>Hull 7, N. Edinburgh 2</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-198/972912-1-eng-US/f0014-192.jpg" title="f0014-19" width="608" height="321"></div><h2><b>CAPE BRETON SENIOR</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON THURS. A.M., DEC. 16</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-208/972905-1-eng-US/f0014-202.jpg" title="f0014-20" width="612" height="109"></div><p><b>Thursday, December 9</b></p><p>North Sydney 3, Glace Bay 2</p><p><b>Friday, December 10</b></p><p>Sydney 0, North Sydney 2</p><p><b>Saturday, December 11</b></p><p>Glace Bay 4, Sydney 4 (tie)</p><p><b>Monday, December 13</b></p><p>Sydney 4, Glace Bay 2</p><p><b>Tuesday, December 14</b></p><p>North Sydney 5, Glace Bay 4</p><h2><b>MARITIME BIG FOUR</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON TRI. A.M., DEC. 17</b></p><p><b>Thursday, December 9</b></p><p>Moncton 8, Halifax 5</p><p><b>Friday, December 10</b></p><p>Dartmouth 8, Saint John 4</p><p><b>Saturday, December 11</b></p><p>Saint John 6, Halifax 5</p><p><b>Monday, December 13</b></p><p>Halifax 3, Dartmouth 2</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-217/972898-1-eng-US/f0014-212.jpg" title="f0014-21" width="598" height="335"></div><h2><b>GOALKEEPERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-226/972891-1-eng-US/f0014-222.jpg" title="f0014-22" width="608" height="245"></div><h2><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON WED. A.M., DEC. 15</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-235/972884-1-eng-US/f0014-232.jpg" title="f0014-23" width="602" height="141"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-245/972877-1-eng-US/f0014-242.jpg" title="f0014-24" width="592" height="69"></div><p><b>Wednesday, December 8</b></p><p>Auto Club 7, Jerry Lynch 2</p><p>Bright&rsquo;s Goodyears 1, Wind. Ryancrete 2</p><p><b>Friday, December 10</b></p><p>Windsor Hettche 6, Bright&rsquo;s Goodyear&rsquo;s 5</p><p>Auto Club 6, Windsor Ryancrete 1</p><p><b>Saturday, December 11</b></p><p>Jerry Lynch 4, Toledo 4</p><p><b>Sunday, December 12</b></p><p>Auto Club 7, Windsor Ryancrete 1</p><p>Windsor Hettche 7, Bright&rsquo;s Goodyears 4</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-262/972870-1-eng-US/f0014-262.jpg" title="f0014-26" width="610" height="191"></div><p><b>Wednesday, December 8</b></p><p>Toledo 7, Akron 1</p><p><b>Saturday, December 11</b></p><p>Akron 5, Milwaukee 2</p><p><b>Sunday, December 12</b></p><p>Toledo 3, Louisville 8</p><p>Muncie 8, Akron 2</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-272/972863-1-eng-US/f0014-272.jpg" title="f0014-27" width="606" height="485"></div><h2><b>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-282/972856-1-eng-US/f0014-282.jpg" title="f0014-28" width="608" height="323"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON SAT. A.M., DEC. 18</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-292/972849-1-eng-US/f0014-292.jpg" title="f0014-29" width="610" height="237"></div><p><b>Saturday, December 11</b></p><p>Royals 4, Victoriaville 2</p><p>Three Rivers 7, St. Hyacinthe 4</p><p><b>Sunday, December 12</b></p><p>Royals 4, Canadiens 3</p><p>Cyclones 4, Victoriaville 2</p><p>Quebec 5, Nationale 2</p><p>Valleyfield 5, Three Rivers 2</p><p>St. Hyacinthe 6, Leafs 1</p><p><b>Monday, December 13</b></p><p>Canadiens 5, Cyclones 1</p><p>Victoriaville 7, Leafs 2</p><p><b>Tuesday, December 14</b></p><p>Three Rivers 1, Canadiens 2</p><p>Quebec 3, Royals 1</p><p><b>Wednesday, December 15</b></p><p>Leafs 0, Nationale 8</p><p>Valleyfleld 0, Cyclones 5</p><p>Royals 1, St. Hyacinthe 2</p><p>Victoriaville 0, Three Rivers 4</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-302/972842-1-eng-US/f0014-302.jpg" title="f0014-30" width="618" height="375"></div><h2><b>OHA JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON FRI. A.M., DEC. 17</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-312/972835-1-eng-US/f0014-312.jpg" title="f0014-31" width="618" height="265"></div><p><b>Saturday, December 11</b></p><p>Marlboros 3, St. Catharines 2</p><p>Barrie 3, St. Michael&rsquo;s 1</p><p>Oshawa 4, Guelph 2</p><p>Galt 6, Stratford 5</p><p><b>Tuesday, December 14</b></p><p>St. Michael&rsquo;s 4, Marlboros 2</p><p>Barris 4, St. Catharines 0</p><p><b>Wednesday, December 15</b></p><p>Barrie 10, St. Catharines 4</p><p>Guelph 6, Stratford 2</p><p>Oshawa 5, Windsor 4<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Amateur Parade At Quick Glance

<h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., DEC. 13</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01113/972992-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="612" height="171"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7</b></h2><p><b>Calgary 4, at Regina 5.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0286/972985-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="604" height="539"></div><p><b>Edmonton 2, at Lethbridge 4.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0372/972978-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="612" height="533"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8</b></h2><p><b>Calgary 6. at Saskatoon 3,</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0453/972971-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="598" height="585"></div><h2><b>FRIDAY. DECFMBER 10</b></h2><p><b>Saskatoon 4. at Edmonton 8.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0541/972964-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="592" height="707"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0633/972957-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="586" height="411"></div><p><b>Calgary 5, at Regina 6.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0727/972950-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="590" height="679"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Western Canada Senior League

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01120/973030-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="324" height="317"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0275/973023-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="348" height="345"></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Six of the top 10 goal-scorers in the National HockeyLeague dented the twine more times while playing at home than they did on the read. Three of the leading goal snipers in the first 67 games of the season tallied more often on foreign ice, while one player did equally as well both at home and on the road. Grant Warwick, Boston Bruins&rsquo; scrappy little right winger, heads the 10 top goal-scorers (10 or more goals) with 15 tallies. His 15 goals were pretty evenly distributed, displaying his ability to score well whether playing before friendly fans or before a hostile throng. Warwick scored nine times at the Boston Garden and six times in the other N.H.L. rinks.</p><p>Chicago&rsquo;s Jim Conacher, second-ranking sniper as of Decembre 17, notched seven of his 13 goals before the admiring eyes of Windy City rooters. The other six goals being scored on Chicago road trips. Harry Watson, husky left wing of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is one player who really enjoys playing on home ice. Big Harry has scored nine of his 11 goals at Maple Leaf Gardens for an 81.8 percentage on home ice.</p><h2><b>DOUG BENTLEY LEADS</b></h2><p>Doug Bentley, veteran Chicago forward who has amassed more points than any other player presently campaigning in the N.H.L., has scored 72.7 per cent of his goals on Chicago Stadium ice. Eight of Doug&rsquo;s 11 goals were manufactured in Chicago with the other three coming away from home. Gaye Stewart, also of Chicago, scored seven of his 12 tallies playing before home-town fans.</p><p>Ted Lindsay, Detroit&rsquo;s ace left winger who topped all N. H. L. goal-scorers last season with 33, scored eight of his 11 at the Detroit Olympic.</p><p>Pete Babando, rugged left winger of the Boston Bruins, gets just as many when playing away, from his home base. Out of the 11 goals garnered by the sophomore Boston player, seven were scored in games away from Boston. Bill Ezinicki of Toronto, is the same type of playe&rsquo;r as Babando, and bouncing Bill scored six of his 10 goals before antiToronto fans.</p><p>Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; Gerry Couture, who has developed into quite a goal-getter of late, has notched six of his 10 markers on the road. Babando, Ezinicki and Couture are great road players.</p><p>Bill Mosienko, Chicago winger, has scored an equal amount of goals at home and on the road. Billy is credited with five goals at home and five on the road.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Leading Goal Scorers Like Their Own Rinks

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he inimitable Charlie &ldquo;Rabbit&rdquo; McVeigh, has had numerous amusing experiences during the course of his officiating. While refereeing an AHL game a few years ago, Rabbit gave a player a major penalty for fighting. The player complained too vigorously amid a shower or debris from the crowd, among which was a deck of playing cards. Rabbit scooped up the cards, handed them to the player and told his he was &ldquo;in&rdquo; for 15 minutes with an additional misconduct penalty and to pass the time away playing solitaire.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Did He Do It?

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0444/973116-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg"></div><p>CALGARY, Alberta.&mdash;</p><p>Despite the fact Bellevue Lions are in cellar position in the Western Canada Junior Hockey League the mining city club boasts the leading scorer of the six-team circuit. He is Frank Kubasek, Bellevue forward who at this time has 39 points to give him a 10-point margin over Johnny Michaluk of Calgary, has 39 points to give him a 10-point margin over Johnny Michaluk of Calgary.</p><p>Mario Scodellaro is in third position with 28 points followed by Bob Carlson of Buffs with 27. Bob Schmied, former leader of the circuit dropped back to fifth, spot with 26. Sid Finney, also of Buffs is next with 23 followed byDoug Hage of Medicine Hat with 21.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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December 22, 1948

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Jim Conacher Adds Punch To Hawks

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Looks Are Deceiving; Pint-Size Doug Maher Every Inch A Player!