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February 2, 1949
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Amateur Parade At Quick Glance
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS ON TUBS. A.M., JAN. 25 Northern Division Friday, January 21 Hettche 6, Auto Club 3 Toledo 3, Ryancretes 1 Monday, January 24 Toledo 5, Goodyears 5 (tie) Jerry Lynch 8, Auto Club 3 Southern Division Wednesday, January 19 Toledo 3, Milwaukee 2 Saturday, January 22 Milwaukee 11, Muncie 2 Sunday, January 23 Muncie 5, Milwaukee 2 Louisville 8, Akron 5 LEADING SCORERS CAPE BRETON SENIOR STANDINGS ON THU RS. A.M., JAN. 27 Wednesday, January 19 Sydney 9, North Sydney 1 Thursday, January 20 North Sydney 3, Glace Bay 4 Friday, January 21 Sydney 6, North Sydney 1 Saturday, January 22 Glace Bay 7, Sydney 4 Monday, January 24 Sydney 5, North Sydney 3 Tuesday, January 25 Sydney 3, Glace Bay 2 Wednesday, January 26 Glace Bay 6, North Sydney 3 MARITIME BIG FOUR Wednesday, January 19 Halifax 5, Saint John 2 Thursday, January 20 Dartmouth 8, Saint John 7 Friday, January 21 Halifax 6, Dartmouth 1 Saturday, January 22 Halifax 5, Saint John 3 Dartmouth 8, Moncton 4 Monday, January 24 Saint…
UNITED STATES
Back To Fort Worth One of the most popular players ever to play in Fort Worth, Russ Kopak was traded back to the Rangers from Houston for Bill Jones. Kopak married a Fort Worth girl and makes his home in Cowtown. Tinkling Again Gordon “Tinkle” Bell, one of the most promising goalies ever to Jump from junior to pro has been having his ups and downs for the past two years. Now with Omaha, he seems to be back in the groove. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDINGS ON SAT. A.M., JAN. 29 Northern Division Southern Division Last Week’s Gaines January 22—Kansas City 8, at Minneapolis 1; St. Paul 1, at Omaha 8; Fort Worth 1, at Tulsa 9, Houston 4, at Dallas 2. January 23—Omaha 1, at St. Paul 8; Fort Worth 3, at Kansas City 7; Dallas 8 at…
Clutch Scorer
Defensemen do not have scoring opportunities as frequently as the forwards in hockey, but Lloyd Finkbeiner, stellar rearguard of the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League takes full advantage by making his occasional goal scoring chances count heavily. of the first seven goals he scored this season, three of them proved to be game winners for Buffalo while two others gave the Bisons a deadlock.…
Brimsek’s Bereavement Gives Bruins Strange Chance To Try Three Rookies
BOSTON, Mass.—Rookie goaltenders coming into N.H.L. as relief fill-ins aren’t unknown, but when a team uses three in a row that puts it into unusual class. Let one of the substitute puck blockers notch a shutout, and you’re really in the manbitesdog class. Yet, that’s exactly what happened with Boston Bruins. Their regular goalie, Frank Brimsek, was forced to leave the team because of the death of his 10-months-old son, Frank Jr., at his home in Eveleth, Minn. First the Bruins brought up Les Colvin, a former Q.S.H.L. goalie. That wasn’t too successful, so Gordie Henry was brought up from Hershey. He came through with a bang, blanking Montreal 3-0 before his one-game lease expired. Finally the Rossmen brought in their third candidate, Jack Gelineau, twine tender with Montreal’s McGill University…
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