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February 16, 1949

The Hockey News February 16, 1949

<p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>EATTLE, Wash.&mdash;The rafereeing team of Aud Tuten and Bud Cook, which started the 1948-49 season tn the Pacific Coast Hockey League, has been broken up completely now.</p><p>First, Tuten signed as a player with Los Angeles Monarchs, and when the Angelenos released him he hooked on as a defenceman with San Diego Skyhawks.</p><p>Cook, a resident oof Oakland and a former stalwart with that City&rsquo;s P.C.H.L. Oaks, returned to his construction work after a brief fling at officiating in his first season.</p><p>Departure of Cook from the whistle staff was the third loss of a League referee this season. Mickey Ion, who had been appointed referee-in-chief, was given his release earlier in the season after it was found his health did not permit him to do much travelling while supervising the referee staff.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

IN THIS ISSUE

Coast REF Team Is Now No More

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01105/922142-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="305" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>M. Richard Canadiens</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0272/922135-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="305" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gus Bodnar Chicago</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0355/922128-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="299" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Ezinicki Toronto</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0435/922121-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="289" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bud Poile Detroit</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0527/922114-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="290" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Howe Detroit</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0625/922107-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="291" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Grant Warwick Boston</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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N.H.L. Right Wingers

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Canada’s Finest

<p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>aul Courteau of the Springfield Indians in the American Hockey League, besides being one of the finest playmaking centers in the circuit, is also noted for his &ldquo;funny man&rdquo; acts in skating. During a recent Springfield game, the Indian goaltender Don O&rsquo;Hearn was injured and had to leave the ice for repairs. Courteau kept the crowd entertained for the brief time out period by performing his comical antics.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Ice Comedian

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0121/923452-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CHARLES SAWYER President, Cincinnati Gardens, Inc.</b></figcaption></div><h2><b><i>Men Behind The Scenes</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0214/923445-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="553" height="889"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRANK SELKE Executive V.-P. and Gen. Man.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-036/923438-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="546" height="872"><figcaption class="caption-body">LOUIS RICHTER 1st Vice-President</figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NEW CINCY RINK OPENS NEXT WEEK

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-042/923497-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i><b>New Cincinnati Arena</b></i></p><p><b>NEW SUPER ICE PALACE shown here will be the home of Cincinnati&rsquo;s entry in the American Hockey League next winter. The beautiful Cincinnati Gardens will seat more than 11,000 spectators for hockey games, with facilities for many other sport events and gatherings of all kinds.</b></p></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-05/923490-1-eng-US/cover-052.jpg" title="Cover-05" width="544" height="872"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GEORGE McNAMARA, Jr. 2nd Vice-President</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-06/923483-1-eng-US/cover-062.jpg" title="Cover-06" width="550" height="860"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>THOMAS E. WOOD Treasurer</b></figcaption></div><p>CINCINNATI, O.&mdash;</p><p>Executive Vice-President of the Cincinnati Gardens, Frank Selke, arrived here a few days before the opening of the beautiful new edifice on February 22, and was in happy frame of mind as he bustled around taking care of last minute arrangements for the gala opener.</p><p>Selke, who is seeing a dream come true when the doors are opened for hockey at the Gardens, on February 22, was asked by THE HOCKEY NEWS for a message on the eve of the opening. Following is his message to the future hockey fans of Cincinnati;</p><p>&ldquo;With the opening of the Cincinati Gardens an entirely new field of entertainment and relaxation is going to be made available to the citizens of Cincinnati. The adult members for the most part will look on and enjoy the numerous attractions that will be playing at the Gardens. It is the children who will make Cincinnati Gardens a rendezvous for school hockey, basketball games, social club skating events, amateur boxing, charity fetes and anything that will add to the greater enjoyment of all who enter its portals.</p><p>&ldquo;I feel sure that after several years of enjoyment the pepole of Cincinnati will wonder how they ever got along without the Cincinnati Gardens,</p><p>&ldquo;I also wish to make public my thanks for the inspirational leadership which has been given me by Mr. Charles Sawyer and the wonderful suport afforded me by Louis Richter, Thomas Wood, George McNamara Jr., Larkin Maloney and all others connected with the Cincinnati Gardens.</p><p>&ldquo;The enthusiasm and drive that the Directors of Cincinnati Gardens have shown in its formation has been marvellous. The way they&rsquo;ve got right behind the enterprise from the very start speaks volumes for the type of destiny in Cincinnati. With such men at the helm, hockey appears slated for great success in Cincinati,&rdquo; Selke concluded.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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MESSAGE TO CINCINNATI FANS

<p>CINCINNATI, O.&mdash;</p><p>When the doors of the Cincinnati Gardens are opened on February 22 another milestone will be recorded in the rapid growth of the great international ice sport, hockey. It will be history in the making as 12,500 spectators view the exhibition game between Montreal Canadiens of the N.H.L. and Dallas Texans of the U.S.H.L. which will mark the first hockey game ever played in the prosperous Ohio city.</p><p>On hand for the occasion will be outstanding dignitaries and personalities from all walks of life. Vice-President Alben Barkley of the United States, Governors of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, as well as Cincinnati and Hamilton County dignitaries will be present at the opening of the lavish Cincinnati Gardens, hockey&rsquo;s most modern and up-to-date arena.</p><h2>PROMINENT HOCKEY MEN</h2><p>Some of the prominent hockey executives who will attend the opener are President Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League; President Maurice Podoloff of the American Hockey League; President James C. Hendy of the United States Hockey League; President Al Leader of the Pacific Coast Hockey League; William Northey, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a life member of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association; James Norris, presidnet of Detroit Red Wings and owner of Detroit Olympia and Chicago Stadium; Arthur Wirtz, executive vice-president of both Olympia and Chicago Stadium; John Harris, president of Pittsburgh Hornets and also president of Ice Capades; Walter Brown, president of Boston Garden and president of the Arena Managers Association. Governors of all American League clubs are expected to attend, which means that Lou Jacobs, Buffalo; Al Sutphin, Cleveland; John Sollenberger, Hershey; Richard Miller, Indianapolis; Jacob Podoloff, New Haven; Peter Tyrrell, Philadelphia; Lou Pieri, Providence; Emory Jones, St. Louis; Eddie Shore, Springfield and M. J. Uline, Washington will be in attendance.</p><h2>Clancy Lowers Boom</h2><p>King Clnacy, senior referee in the National League and one of the greatest hockey stars of alltime, will referee the game. In watching the Dallas team play, Cincinnati fans will be looking at several players who will be per-forming for the Cincinnati entry in the 1949-50 American League race. Cincinnati will have a working agreement with Dallas and Frank Selke, executive vice-president and general manager of Cincinnatti Gardens Inc., said that the bulk of next season&rsquo;s Cincinnati club would come from the ranks of this season&rsquo;s Dallas crew.</p><p>President of the Cincinnati Gardens Inc., is Charles Sawyer, United States Secretary of Commerce and one of the world&rsquo;s outstanding statesmen. Mr. Sawyer, who was chiefly responsible for the erection of the Cincinnati Gardens, will meet the hockey leaders at the opener. The Board of Directors of Cincinnati Gardens Incorporated is as follows: President, Charles Sawyer; Vice &ndash; President and General Manager, Frank Selke; 1st Vice-President, Louis Richter; Vice-President, George McNamara Jr.; Treasurer, Thomas E. Wood; Directors, Richard W. Barrett, Charles Hemstead, Charles Jacobs, Gilbert Labine, Larkin Maloney, Edward W. Mer-kle, Harry L. Olden, Walter C. Schott, Charles Sawyer Jr. and Roy Shipstad. James Favret is Secretary.</p><h2>Fans Choosing Name</h2><p>The nickname that the Cincinnati team will carry into the A.H.L. next season nas not been determined as yet. The Cinicnnati Post is running a contest to select the name that the team wil adopt and is offering a prize to the Cin-cinnatian coming up with the winning name. Several names have already been suggested but haven&rsquo;t been suitable. The Cincy team will train at Port Arthur next fall along with the Dallas Texans. Frank Selke has not named a coach as yet but he is presently dickering with certain candidates for the post.</p><p>First attraction in the Gardens following the hockey opener on February 22 is college basketball and then on February 28 an important heavyweight battle between Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati, number one ranking heavy-weight behind Joe Louis and Joe Maxim, third ranking heavyweight will be staged at the Cincinnati Gardens. The Ice Follies are booked into the beautiful new building on March 16 for two weeks, and on March 31 the Aqua Parade makes its 1949 U.S. premiere at the Gardens in Cincinnati. Skating Vanities play there in April and Ice Capades are scheduled for July.</p><p>With the numerous attractions already booked into Ohio&rsquo;s newest showplace, it is certain Cincinnati entertainment lovers will be familiar with the big building fronting on 2250 Seymour Avenue long before the Cincinnati hockey team make their debut in October 1949.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HouseWarming Feb. 22 With Special Game

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0128/921025-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL HEAD, physiotherapist and trainer at the Montreal Forum, smooths out a few kinks for Petie Marin of the Montreal Royals, Q.S.H.L. entry.</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>I doubt very much if there is a man in this world more wrapped up in sport than Bill Head, the Montreal Canadiens physiotherapist. Last season alone over 2,000 hockey players, ranging from junior to professional, went to Bill for treatment. But that&rsquo;s only a portion of his patients. Besides taking care of players from eight different hockey teams he has wrestlers, boxers and baseball players to worry about. Among his most consistent guests are: Kenny Reardon, Bill Durnan, Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard of Les Canadiens, Bobby Managoff, Larry Moquin and Yvon Robert, top flight professional wrestlers, and many notable boxers and baseball players.</p><p>Hockey players and anybody directly connected with them are usually visioned as fast, rough-and-ready sort of guys and are expected to have a voice similar to that of Jimmy Durante. However, Bill is the direct opposite. One would get a big surprise to hear him talk about the fastest and roughest game in the world with his semi-Oxford accent. He is as English as roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.</p><p>&ldquo;When I was 19 I held the championship of our club in London and I figured I was on my way to a fighting career, &ldquo;he said, &ldquo;then one night I climbed through the ropes with the wrong guy and I got the stuffing knocked out of me.&rdquo;</p><p>He soon became interested in physiotherapy and went to Paris, France, where he received special training from an expert in the art of aches and pains. In 1932 he moved to Canada. Things weren&rsquo;t so easy in Canada at that time either, and after six months in Montreal, Bill was in his way to the West Indies</p><p>When war broke out Bill headed north to Canada again, this time to enlist. He explained to us in his best English accent, just how hard he tried to get into uniform.</p><p>&ldquo;They wouldn&rsquo;t take me in the Army or the Navy,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but I finally wangled my way into the Air Force. Then they found put I had a bad leg and again I got my walking papers.&rdquo;</p><p>From the Air Force, Bill went to work at the Y.M.C.A. and following that he took a similar position at Montreal&rsquo;s fashionable Mount Royal Hotel. His big break came when he went to work for the Anglo Canadian Pulp and Paper Company in their research department. The General Manager of the mill was a Mr. Hyndman, who was also a director of the Quebec Aces Hockey Club. He asked Bill if be would like to handle the team on the side and he was quick to accept.</p><p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t know the stick from the puck Bill told your reporter, &ldquo;but I was anxious to make good. I remember the first time I went out on the job. A player got hurt and was laying flat on his back on the ice. I figured it was my big chance so I rushed onto the ice, forgetting my rubbers, I got to within 10 feet of him when I slipped and went down, when I woke up the injured player was carrying me off the ice. Boy did I feel stupid.&rdquo;</p><p>Since then Bill has had many opportunities to shine. Once he had the job of prying a puck out of a spectator&rsquo;s mouth after it had been shot over the Boards by a player. &ldquo;His teeth were clean out,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;and that puck was lodged in there solid.&rdquo;</p><p>When Bill O&rsquo;Brien died in 1943, Tommy Gorman who was then General Manager of the Forum began looking around for a successor. Billy Reay had been a member of the Quebec Aces when Head was there and he mentioned his name to Gorman. A little while later the Englishman was invited to take the position.</p><p>Not only hockey players, but spectators are frequent visitors to Bill&rsquo;s clinic, just inside the Forum.</p><p>&ldquo;A hockey fan judges a player from the way he plays the game.&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;A good case is Bill Ezinicki. Everybody figures he is the dirtiest guy that ever put on a pair of skates, I used to think so myself. When he had that set-to with Richard and got his head split I took him into the clinic to get stitched up. We were stitching somebody else at the time so he had to wait. He just sat there and talked. He asked me the out of town scores and we talked about the game. He wasn&rsquo;t mad and just put it down to the breaks of the game. In fact Ezinicki asked me if Richard played golf and mentioned that he would like to play him 18 holes sometime. He didn&rsquo;t even talk about revenge or about splitting the Rocket&rsquo;s head open. Now how can anybody dislike a guy like that?&rdquo;</p><p>Bill has the highest regard for the players he has to treat. &ldquo;They realize how important it is for them to keep in shape and I realize how important it for me to help them. They&rsquo;re all nice guys and their all good for their jokes. Bill Durnan is a humorous sort of a guy in a quiet way, so is Richard. Reardon always has a funny crack to make, and that guy Chamberlain, well he&rsquo;d joke if he was dying.&rdquo;</p><p>Bill is especially proud of the treatment he gave Rocket Richard last season. While most of the hockey world thought the great right winger would be out for the rest of the schedule and possibly the rest of his life with water on the knee. Bill was frantically working on the bad leg. He treated him every day and just when everybody had given up hope the Rocket returned and sparked Canadiens to the best drive of the season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Muscle Mauler Of Canucks Keeps Charges Muscled Up

<p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>ublished weekly, except monthly May through September, by HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY, 603A Sun Life Bldg., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Entered as second class matter June 1, 1948, at the Post Office in St. Albans, Vermont, under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price $2.50 in Canada &mdash; $3.50 in U.S.A.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><p>HALIFAX. N. S.&mdash;</p><p>Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s, at long last playing the type of hockey their supporters expected of them long ago, are in the Maritime Senior (Big Four) Hockey League playoffs. Not only that; they&rsquo;ll be one of the playoff favorites. A little more backchecking than in the earlier stages; a tightening of the defense; great goaltending by Jack Donlevy and the brilliant play-making of Tommy Brennan have carried the Santamarians well up the ladder.</p><p>Brennan, who has played in many leagues and with many teams, is setting a dazzling scoring race down the stretch. In his younger days he had a wartime trial with Boston Bruins on the lend-lease basis, has played with Boston Olympics, in the American League and last season with Quebec Aces. His goals from face-offs in the other team&rsquo;s defensive zone have come regularly and, although they watch him more closely now, he&rsquo;s still in there potting away.</p><p>Dartmouth Arrows have been hard hit by injuries but expect to ice a full team for the first time in months when the playoffs arrive. Harry Mosienko and Alex Robertson have been out for some time. Recent casualties were: Bert Lilley, Eddie Sorel and Joe Lay, some of whom played despite their hurts.</p><p>Saint John Beavers keep plodding along. They are quick on the break and although many of their forwards are on the mediocre side they try so hard they make it pay off. Big Charlie Phillips, a lot slighter and skating as well as ever, is the league&rsquo;s top scoring defenseman.</p><p>Moncton Hawks have slipped well down the ladder after a grand start. Erstwhile coach Les Ramsay is now playing with Glace Bay Miners and Harold &ldquo;Dud&rdquo; James, star of the Allan Cupwinning Hawks, has returned to his job of managing the Moncton Stadium after a brief whirl on the bench.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Saints Are Rolling Now Favored Squads

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0318/921104-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="539" height="432"></div><h2><b>FREE LIST</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>ver 3000 8&times;10 glossy photos of the world&rsquo;s greatest, past and present, sport stars. Send a postal card today for our free list. All Sports Photo Studio Box 61 Fordham Station</p><p>New York 58. N. Y.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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SPORTS PHOTOS

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p>MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;</p><p>A little boy in the spacious Chicago Stadium tugged anxiously at his daddy&rsquo;s sleeve. &ldquo;Daddy is Roy Conacher any relation to Jimmy Conacher,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>When his pop informed him that they were not related the little boy looked disappointed. Yes,&mdash;he and thousands of hockey fans throughout Canada and the United States miss the good old brother combinations that carved glorious nicks on the treetrunks of hockey fame down through the golden years of sport.</p><p>Not so many years ago, the National Hockey League rosters were studded with brother combinations. During the last few seasons they&rsquo;ve gradually dwindled down until today, there is only one brother act evolving in the big tent.</p><p>That&rsquo;s the Bentleys&rsquo;, Doug of the Chicago Black Hawks and Max of the Toronto Maple Leafs.</p><p>The previous year the N.H.L. boasted three sets of brothers. Apart front the Bentleys there were the Morrisons, Rod and Don of the Red Wings and the famous Metz brothers, Nick and Don of the Leafs.</p><p>However, the Morrisons failed to measure up to big league par and Nick Metz retired to his farm in Saskatchewan, leaving the task of adding glory to the family name to his young brother Don.</p><h2>FAMOUS NAMES</h2><p>But to get a little further back in the history book of hockey and dust off the files of immortality.</p><p>Any of these books would surely bring back nostalgic memories to the oldtimers. Remember those famous names: The Cooks, Colvilles, Conachers, Patricks, Thompsons, Manthas, Kilreas, Cleghorns, Jacksons, Jerwas, Carses, Bruneteaus and last, but certainly not least the famous Boucher brothers, Frank, Billy and Buck.</p><p>Yes, these names left a trail of glory in their wake when they finally hung up their skates. What hockey fan hasn&rsquo;t heard of Cook-Boucher-Cook, that famous line that carried the mail for so many years for the New York Rangers. Bill and Bun Cook and Frankie Boucher, hockey&rsquo;s Mr. Byng, were one of the greatest lines in the game and the Cooks, one of the best brother combinations that jumped onto a rink.</p><p>Rangers had a penchant for bringing up good brother duos. In the years that followed the famous line aforementioned, came the Colvilles, Neil and Mac. They were in turned succeeded by the Patricks, Muzz and Lyn.</p><h2>THE THOMPSONS</h2><p>Another famous brother act that played at the same time as the Cooks was the Thompson boys, Paul with the Hawks and Tiny of the Boston Bruins. Paul was a sharp-shooting left winger while Tiny was a four-time winner of the Vezina Trophy as the league&rsquo;s goaltender with the best goals-against record, while guarding the twine for the Bruins.</p><p>Canadians had a durable duo in Sylvio and George Mantha around the same time. Sylvio was a square-jawed defenseman while little George was a feather-footed forward whose great scoring power was exceeded only by his superlative speed.</p><p>Then of course, you had the famous Conachers. Charlie of the Leafs and Lionel &ldquo;The Big Train&rdquo; of the Montreal Maroons. Both these brothers made the 1933-34 all-star team. Lionel as a defenseman with Chicago and Charlie as a right winger with the Maple Leafs.</p><p>Besides those already mentioned there was such formidable duos as Odle and Sprague Cleghorn, Harvey and Art Jackson, Mud and Eddie Bruneteau, Joe and Frank Jerwa, Bill and Bob Carse, Terry and Kenny Reardon and Grant and Billy Warwick.</p><p>The Boucher brothers, Frank, Billy and Buck were all National League standouts and all played together in the league at the same time. Billy and Buck with Ottawa and Frank with Rangers.</p><p>Right now prospects of new brother acts evolving in the N.H. L. are pretty slim, unless Max Quackenbush, presently starring in Omaha joins brother Bill of the Red Wings.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

WHERE ARE FAMOUS BROTHER ACTS?

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Twin Poison…

<p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>ete Ullman, popular Winnipeg referee, who has been officiating in amateur circles for the past ten years, has been down in the United States Hockey League helping out while Harry Ornest was in the National Hockey League for a couple of weeks.</p><p>Ullman created a favorable impression in his work and it is expected that he will be back on a permanent basis next season. He is thoroughly familiar with the rules, keeps a game under control and loves the sport, which is about all you can ask from any official.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Ullman Makes Good

<p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hat do you think of this N.H.L. All-Star Team composed entirely of outstanding brother combinations that played in the National Hockey League throughout the years? Goal&mdash;Tiny Thompson; Defense&mdash;Lionel Conacher, Kenny Reardon, Neil Colville, Buck Boucher and Muzz Patrick; Center&mdash;Frank Boucher, Max Bentley and Doug Bentley; Right Wing&mdash;Bill Cook, Charlie Conacher and Mac Colville; Left Winger&mdash;Bun Cook, Lynn Patrick and Paul Thompson. Utility Player&mdash;Terry Reardon. Quite a formidable array of puckchasing talent is assembled on this mythical All-Star squad of eight brother acts.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

BROTHER ALL-STARS

<div class="byline">By FRED W. EDWARDS</div><p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn&mdash;</p><p>In what could be genuinely one of the surprise deals of the 19481949 hockey season, the Minneapolis Millers of the United States Hockey league sent bespectacled and stalwart defenseman Tommy &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Williams to the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey league in exchange for Defenseman George Allen and Center-Forward Jacques Lavoie.</p><p>Both Allen and Lavoie, members of the Mighty Barons of 19471948, which chalked up a new world&rsquo;s&rsquo; record of games won in a row unbeaten, 31, come to the Millers on loan for the rest of the season.</p><p>Prompting the deal was the wish of the Cleveland club to stablize their defense and the desire of the Minneapolis club to improve their offensive.</p><p>Williams, a veritable &ldquo;Rock of Gibraltar&rdquo; is reputedly the hardest man to beat iL the U.S.H.L. and strictly a defenseman.</p><p>Allen, on the other hand, is of the rugged, aggressive type who last year piled up more points than most of his team-mates with 15 goals and 34 assists for a total of 49.</p><p>Lavoie, who has already endeared himself to Minneapolis fans since he came from the Cleveland Minneapolis owned San Francisco club on what apparently was merely a &ldquo;Stop-over&rdquo; arrangement, fills a decided gap at center and gives new-born hope to the Millers championship aspirations.</p><p>Owner-Manager Lyle Wright of the Minneapolis Millers, in discussing the surprise mid-season player switch, said &ldquo;Statistics show that we have had the best defensive and one of the poorest offensive clubs in the league thus far, and I think that the change we have made will go a long way toward balancing out our own club at the same time proving beneficial to Cleveland, which has been handicapped by too much offensive strength!<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Fair Exchange No Robbery

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0315/921276-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="519" height="866"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-045/921269-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="519" height="858"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MAX BENTLEY (left) and DOUG BENTLEY (right) form the last existing brother act in the N.H.L. Max plays with Toronto, Doug with Chicago.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Last Of Tribe

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-053/921338-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="495" height="816"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ODLE CLEGHORN</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-062/921331-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="495" height="814"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SPRAGUE CLEGHORN</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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…Double Trouble

<div class="byline">By JEFF BLADES</div><p>WINNIPEG. Man.&mdash;</p><p>Everybody wants to get in on the act&mdash;even the girls I Hockey-minded girls in this Prairie city have formed the Winnipeg Girls Hockey League, a four-team circuit at the time of writing but one that its sponsors hope will grow to a six-club set-up. And the gals really take their hockey seriously!</p><p>Clubs involved in the circuit at present are the Carruthers Ruff-Riders, Weston Wolverines, the Science Faculty of University of Manitoba, and United College. Girls teams from the suburbs of Elmwood and St. Vital have been hard at practice and are expected to join up with the other four clubs.</p><p>Plans call for a team to play each of the other teams twice In home-and-home affairs. Games are played outdoors although it&rsquo;s hoped that some of the playoffs may be taken indoors.</p><p>Manager Al Rouse of Carru-thers, who happens to be one of the organizers for the circuit, is more than a little amazed at the enthusiasm displayed by the girls.</p><p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re always nattering that they&rsquo;re not getting enough practice. For gosh sakes, if we let them, they&rsquo;d probably go out and practice two or three hours a night every night. They ask a lot of questions from the coaches, they&rsquo;re coached by boys from the various clubs and college branches.</p><p>&ldquo;Body-checking? They&rsquo;re getting the knack of it and they&rsquo;re beginning to rough it up. Many of them are still a bit awkward when it comes to the form of skating necessary in hockey but they&rsquo;re learning fast. Of course, once in a while a stick swings a bit out of line&hellip;they don&rsquo;t handue sticks as well as the boys&hellip;but their stick-swinging hasn&rsquo;t caused any damage.&rdquo;</p><h2>Tom-Boy Mugs</h2><p>The Ruffles, who defeated the Wolverines 3-1 and 2-1 in the first two games, have been led in battle by Marg (Mugs) Emslie, who is able to hold her own to a great extent with boy hockeyists. Mugs is 15 years of age and, for a number of years, has been playing with the boys in playground hockey.</p><p>Most of the girls lack profiency in shooting but not Mugs. She&rsquo;s able to drill a puck a-la-Rocket Richard. In one of the games against the Wolveries she scored two goals, both on rifle drives from the blue-line that caught the upper corner of the net. Admittedly, though, that&rsquo;s the kind of shooting not often found among the girls.</p><p>In fact, one raucous observer at one of the games telt impelled to cut loose with this stentorian shout as one of the girls carried the puck the ice:</p><p>&ldquo;Shoot? Shoot! You&rsquo;ve got the wind with you.&rdquo;</p><p>But even such snide remarks from the stronger sex don&rsquo;t faze the gals. Actually the hockey they have served up seemed attractive enough that close to 300 fans braved the cold to watch the first two clashes. One of the things they saw, when watching the Ruffies, was some pretty slick netminding by 19-year-old Ruth Middleton. (Incidentally, there&rsquo;s no age limit in the league and some of the players are married women).</p><p>Ruth happens to be playing hockey for the first time. A basketball and softball star she was lured into the hockey fold and placed in the nets. Ruth didn&rsquo;t want to play goals but they talked her into it. And this budding Brimsek has proved one of the league&rsquo;s sensations.</p><p>Because she is a top-notch softball player she has a good pair of hands&mdash;like Brimsek and Bill Durnan. In one of the games one of the opposing players zoomed through unmolested on seven different occasions. And seven times Ruth made the stop.</p><p>Formation of the hockey league&mdash;first such league in Winnipeg since 1935&mdash;resulted from the fact that there is a girls&rsquo; soccer set-up in the city. The sOC-cerites figured that they&rsquo;d like to get into some other sport in the winter and the ice loop was the outcome.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Lipstick, Powder, Little Curls, No Drawback To Western Girls

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0199/921397-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="308" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toe Blake</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>EVEN N.H.L. PLAYERS have scored three or more goals in a game this season up to and including games of February 10. The seven snipers are Kenny Mosdell and Maurice Richard, Canadiens: Cal Gardner. Toronto; Gerry Couture and Ted Lindsay, Detroit and Bill Mosienko and Jim Conacher, Chicago. Mosienko and Conacher each scored four goals. There were 21 shutouts in the N.H.L. up to February 10. This is three more than was chalked up for a similar period a year ago. Canadiens have been kept off the score sheet in seven contests, Detroit has been blanked four times, Boston and Rangers three times each, and Toronto and Chicago have each been shut out on two occasions&hellip;News of Toe Blake&rsquo;s appointment as coach of the Valleyfield Braves of the Quebec Senior League will be well received by hockey fans. He should make a good coach it not interfered with too much by the front office. Gordon (Tony) Savage, who has been associated with Eddie Shore for the past two seasons, has severed connections with Shore. Savage is still coach of Fort Worth Rangers, but he is working for Rip Johnson and the new group of Fort Worth sportsmen who&rsquo;ve taken over the Rangers.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0293/921390-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="256" height="394"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Carl Liscombe</b></figcaption></div><p>CARL LISCOMBE of Providence Reds is striving to win his own trophy this season. You see it&rsquo;s like this. When an award was get up to go to the American League&rsquo;s leading scorer each season, it was decided to name the trophy after the player who held the A.H.L. scoring record. Wally Kilrea, coach of the Philadelphia Rockets, originally held the record and last season it was known as the Wally Kilrea Award. However, when Liscombe set a new A.H.L. as well as professional hockey scoring record last year the award automatically became known as the Carl Liscombe Award. Thus Carl is trying to capture his own trophy&hellip;New Westminster may be the &ldquo;king-pins&rdquo; of the P.C.H.L. but they are &ldquo;cousins&rdquo; to Los Angeles Monarchs. The California sextet has a perfect record over the Royals this season&hellip;Top crowd at Los Angeles&rsquo; games this season was the 6,000 attendance on January 8 when the Monarchs and Royals tangled&hellip;Walt Batchelor, a goalie for a Seattle amateur team made 98 saves in a game recently&hellip;Johnny Harins, Kansas City&rsquo;s outstanding forward, is like Toronto&rsquo;s Bill Ezi nicki, a bug on weight-lifting.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0340/921383-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="270" height="404"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Schriner</b></figcaption></div><p>MOOSE JAW CANUCKS and Brandon Wheat Kings are reputed to be the teams to beat in the Western Junior finals. Ken Doraty, the 128-pounder who became famous for breaking up a long overtime game to give Toronto a win over Boston in a Stanley Cup playoff game in the Spring of 1933, is coach of the Moose Jaw team&hellip;It&rsquo;s a toss-up between Edmonton and Regina for top senior honors in Western Canada this year. Edmonton is weak in goal while the Regina club is not too strong at the blueline&hellip;Sweeney Schriner told intimates the other day that he was definitely through with hockey at the end of this season. Down to a svelte 180 pounds, Sweeney has played great hockey for Regina Caps this campaign&hellip;Western Canada League followers are lavish in their praise of Calgary&rsquo;s Dune Grant. Lloyd Saunders, Regina sportscaster says. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t find adequate adjectives to describe his play&rdquo;&hellip;Calibre of hockey played in England this season is far ahead of the brand dished up for the last two years&hellip;Capacity crowds are on hand for every game played in the English National League.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0420/921376-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="264" height="404"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ott Heller</b></figcaption></div><p>BAZ BASTIEN of Pittsburgh and Ralph Alinas of St. Louis are staging a bitter battle for the A.H.L. goaltenders All-Star berth .. Four of the better defensemen in the American circuit this year are Roily McLenahan of Hershey, Pete Backor and Stan Kemp of Pitts burgh and the one and only Ott Heller, playingcoach of Indianapolis caps&hellip;Heller is one of pro hockey&rsquo;s most outstanding performers. Now in his 39th year, Ott is currently playing his 19th year of professional hockey&hellip;and he can still skate rings around many players who weren&rsquo;t even born when he first attracted attention as a hockeyist in his native Kitchener, Ont&hellip;Fred Pike, timekeeper at all home games of Detroit Red Wings, is in his 21st season as Detroit timekeeper&hellip;When Foster Hewitt missed a home game of the Toronto Maple Leafs recently while in New York on business it marked the first home game of the Leafs he had missed since the team was formed in 1927&hellip;The press box at the Chicago Stadium is the best in the National League. It is spacious, a perfect view of the game is afforded, and what&rsquo;s more, there&rsquo;s a refrigerator that&rsquo;s always stocked full of ice-cold beer so that the scribes won&rsquo;t suffer from thirst.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0516/921369-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="292" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Doug Bentley</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;DOUG BENTLEY NIGHT&rdquo; in Chicago on March 2 is going to be a a tremendous success if Doug&rsquo;s many friends in the Windy City have their way. The automobile which the fans will present to him is valued at close to $4,000. They plan to have Doug get behind the wheel of the car and drive it around the Stadium on the ice so that everyone will have a good look. After the game the fans are staging a big dance in Doug&rsquo;s honor&hellip;Operating in a Toronto minor league at the presento time is a Conacher-Went-worth defense combination and a forward line of Schriner-Primeau-Conacher. These youthful puck tyros sporting such well-known hockey monickers are the sons respectively of Lionel Conacher, Cy Wentworth, Sweeney Schriner, Joe Primeau and Charlie Conacher, five of the N.H.L.&rsquo;s brightest stars of a few years ago&hellip;The time clock at Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leaf Gardens stopped after seven minutes of the second period on February 9 and the Leafs-Canadiens tussle was finished by stop watch. This is the second time the big time niece has stopped since the Gardens were opened in 1931&hellip;&hellip;Budd Lynch of CKLW in Windsor is gaining a large following for his punchy and accurate sportscasts. He&rsquo;s right on top of the ball at all times.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Passing the Puck

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now for a Dow

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0151/921459-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="510" height="808"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>&ldquo;Ranger Rookie&rdquo;</i></b></p><p><b>WES (BUCKO) TRAINOR</b></p></figcaption></div><p>NEW YORK. N. Y.&mdash;</p><p>Had Wes (Bucko) Trainor happened along with the New York Rangers earlier in the year he might be in the unique position tod ay of being one of the top candidates for the rookie award of 1949. However, Wes happened to be playing his hockey for the St. Paul Saints in the United States Hockey League and was only brought up to the parent Rangers a few weeks ago.</p><p>Although he hasn&rsquo;t had much of a chance yet to show his stuff with the Broadway Blue-shirts, his past record with St. Paul should serve as ample proof that Monsieur Frankie Boucher has latched onto a really solid player.</p><h2><b>He&rsquo;s Proved Himself</b></h2><p>The old saw: &ldquo;Your&rsquo;re never a hockey player until you&rsquo;ve proved yourself in the National Hockey League&rdquo; could hold true in &ldquo;Bucko&rsquo;s&rdquo; case but those that saw him flash his skates for the Saints in St. Paul, Minnesota, would give you a dollar for a dime that he&rsquo;s up there to stay.</p><p>And they have some tangible evidence to back up their claim. In the 48 games Wes played for the Saints before making the jump to professional hockey, he scored 19 goals and picked up 48 assists for a total of 67 points. Garnering an assist a game is no mean feat and Wes was second only to Ray Powell of the Kansas City Pla-Mors in the individual scoring race.</p><p>One of the very few players born in the &ldquo;Garden of the Gulf&rdquo; or in less poetic language Prince Edward Island, Wes found it difficult to make the grade as a hockey player as a youngster,</p><p>A lack of good senior hockey competition in P.E.I. since the famed Charlottetown Abbies disbanded, forced Wes to move over to neighboring New Brunswick where he joined the ranks of the Moncton Hawks.</p><p>While playing with the Hawks during his last season in that neck of the woods, he wound up as a unanimous choice for left wing on the Big Four All-Star team.</p><p>Although this is only his second season in the big leagues, he is destined for a brilliant hockey future.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bucko Trainor Ranger Find Starred For Saints In USHL

<div class="byline">By BUNNY MORGANSON</div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>rying to make the famous slow boat to China and catching on old-fashioned dose of the &lsquo;flu in the bargain kept your Ontario Hockey recorder in drydock for over 10 days. However, we&rsquo;re on the wing again and there is much to report within the confines of the Ontario Hockey Association.</p><p>Looks as though Kitchener-Waterloo&rsquo;s famous Flying Dutchmen have clinched first place in the Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series after playing 39 of their scheduled 50 games.</p><p>The goaltending of Marcel Pelletier, listed for future consideration by the Chicago Black Hawks, has played a very big part in the remarkable winning streak of some 13 games put on by the Dutchmen to close the regular schedule.</p><p>Marlboros, who set the pace all season can finish in a possiblepoint tie for the lead with Kitchener, but Kitchener&rsquo;s goals-for average will likely settle the issue as they have counted 180 goals as against 249 for the Marlies.</p><p>Supporting Pelletier&rsquo;s super-Bensational net work Kitchener&rsquo;s Dutchmen has four of the best defencemen to perform in senior ranks for the past few seasons. Johnny Shewchuck, former professional, has made an ideal blue-line partner for Bill Dinning, formerly of Hamilton Tigers. Harvey Jacklin, a so-so performer with Hamilton Pats last season has risen to great heights as blueline partner for the veteran and crafty Dick Behling.</p><p>Up in front it has been the aggresive play of Donnie Bauer, the veteran Bobby Bauer, Bill Curik, Mickey Roth and the general hustle of Art Hurst that has carried the Dutchmen to victory with a flock of needed goals.</p><p>Hamilton Tigers, after a slow start and an unimpressive road record during most of the season, have pulled up their socks as many expected with such veterans as Goalie Art Childs, Bobby Laurent, on the defense, along with Johnny Conick and Clarence Shillington up front who are running one-two in the over-all senior scoring race, are once again breathing defiance to all comers who seek to shove them off the championship perch.</p><p>Tigers are seven times O.H.A. senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; champions and they have many followers who believe that they&rsquo;ll repeat in the coming playoffs. Tigers made sure of finishing third with a triple of wins over the challenging Owen Sound Mercurys who had to be satisfied with the fourth and final play-off berth.</p><h2><b>Emms Chastened</b></h2><p>Straightening out of Coach H. Emms of Barrie with threat of indefinite suspension after his tiff with the referees in Barrie who saw fit to call the game against Windsor with about six minutes left to play and Windsor leading 4-2, was the big to-do in the O.H.A. junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; ranks. However, Emms did have a good point in his defense when he complained to the O.H.A. Executive for the lack of common sense in appointing &ldquo;second rate&rdquo; officials to all-important junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; games.</p><p>The O.H.A. ordered the replay of the last six minutes when the two clubs met a few days later in Windsor and the leading Spitfires obliged by keeping the score the same 4-2 in their favor, and then went ahead to win the regular scheduled affair by a 6-2 score. Taking heed of Emms&rsquo; remarks about having good officials on hand the O.H.A. saw to it their top men were assigned to remaining Barrie home games and there has been no further trouble from either Coach Emms, or the Barrie fans who had been warned by the O.H.A. any further nonsense on their part, such as tossing rubbish on the ice in protest, would result in the Barrie arena being barred from further OHA competition.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Ontario Hockey Data

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0330/921514-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>EVELETH&rsquo;S ROY IKOLA</b></figcaption></div><p>EVELETH, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>Eveleth has contributed another great goalie to American hockey. Following Tom and Mike Karakas and Frankie Brimsek, the first of the two goal-tending Ikola brothers has reached the spotlight at Colorado College.</p><p>Roy, producing the form that won a berth on last year&rsquo;s American A.A.U. team in Europe, is one of the main reasons for the Tigers&rsquo; success in intercollegiate circles. Blond and 23, the six-footer is now in his second successful year and gives full promise of being a leader among the senior pucksters.</p><p>At Eveleth high school he won five letters in football and hockey&mdash;continuing both sports at the Rockey Mountain School. Now a sophomore, the versatile and fast Minnesotoan is a favorite of Springs hockey enthusiasts.</p><p>Brother Willard, a few years younger, last year starred on the Eveleth state high school championship team last year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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ANOTHER BRIMSEK?

<p>Founded October 1, 1947</p><p>Published by Hockey News Company, 608A Sun Life Building. Montreal, Que.</p><p>Yearly Subscription Price $2.50 in Canada&mdash;$3.80 in U.S.A.</p><p>Authorized aa second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.</p><p>Printed in Canada</p><p>Vol. 2 February 16, 1949 No. 20</p><h2><b>ALL HOCKEY GAINS</b></h2><p>The great international sport of hockey can be truly proud of its latest friend&mdash;Charles Sawyer. With the opening of the new Cincinnati Gardens next week, and with formation of the Cincinnati entry in the American Hockey League for the 1949-50 season, Mr. Sawyer takes his place among the staunch supporters of the game, and one of the most enthusiastic.</p><p>It was due primarily to the enthusiasm and unflagging optimism of Mr. Sawyer that Cincinnati gained its chance to embark on this professional hockey venture, the first in the history of that Ohio city and keen sports center.</p><p>Hockey can well feel honored that a man of Mr. Sawyer&rsquo;s calibre has entered its ranks. In his position as Secre-tary of Commerce for the United States, Mr. Sawyer occupies an important position in the councils of that great na-tion. His presence adds prestige to the new venture and virtually assures it of success from the very beginning.</p><p>Without his support, it is certainly doubtful whether the new rink could have been built or the City of Cincinnati given this opportunity to enjoy a grand new sport. Months of planning and unselfish effort lie behind the actual opening of the new Gardens on February 22, and through it all Mr. Sawyer figured most prominently.</p><p>Mr. Sawyer is truly one of the leading figures in American life today. During the war years, he gained the trust and confidence of the late President Franklin Roosevelt. He was entrusted with one of the war&rsquo;s most important mis-sions&mdash;as Ambassador to Belgium in the early days of the conflict when the storm clouds were gathering around the United States.</p><p>His sons, too, played their part for their country. Charles Sawyer, Junior, enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force early in the war, and later transferred to the United States Army Air Corps. There he joined his younger brother, who also fought with that famous organization.</p><p>As one of the most influential and most respected men in America, Mr. Sawyer is a welcome addition to the professional hockey family. Every wish for his success, and the success of the new Cincinnati venture, goes out from people connected with hockey everywhere.</p><h2><b>INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION</b></h2><p>The organizational set-up of the new Cincinnati Gardens Inc. is worthy of attention, because of its remarkable international aspect. There are 90 shareholders in the new project, and of these, 42 are Canadians. This provides a happy illustration of the way sportsmen in two great neighbor nations can work together for the good of the sport, and to bring hockey to a new location. Cincinnati sports lovers can thank the far-sighted men behind this enterprise of the opportunity they have been given to see a new and thrilling sports spectacle.</p><p>Charles Sawyer is of course the heaviest investor in the new Cincinnati Gardens Inc. Working closely with him are other sports-minded and public-spirited men who have given unstintingly of their time and effort to bring the project to successful completion.</p><p>Men like Louis Richter of Cincinnati, First Vice-President, and George McNamara, Jr., of Toronto, also a vice-president are assets to any sport. Mr. McNamara is a son of a famous hockey player of bygone days&mdash;George McNa-mara Sr.&mdash;and has always taken a keen interest in the sport.</p><p>Frank Selke, General Manager of Montreal Canadiens and Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the Cincinnati enterprise, also has played a leading role in the project from the beginning, as has Thomas E. Wood, a prominent Cincinnati insurance broker and Treasurer of the organization.</p><p>Besides these men, there were many others in the United States and Canada who were actively interested from the beginning, and countless smaller shareholders whose support was vital to its success.</p><p>The whole story of the Cincinnati venture is a story of international co-operation and friendship of which all hockey certainly can be justifiably proud.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01123/921569-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>NO COMPLAINTS!</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to compliment you on THE HOCKEY NEWS. I think it is one of the best papers on sports I have ever had the pleasure of reading.</p><p>I have no complaints to make. I look forward to every issue and your stories on all players are very interesting. I especially like to see the Western International Hockey League statistics.</p><p>Esther M. Jarrett.</p><p>Yale, B. C.</p><h2><b>COMPETITION</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I read with interest in a recent issue of your paper that one John Wells claims to have the best and largest collection of pictures in the Maritimes.</p><p>It can&rsquo;t be any bigger than mine, because I also collect hundreds of pictures. I have &ldquo;shots&rdquo; of the New York Rangers since 1937. Lester Patrick sends me a picture of the team every year.</p><p>Someday I am going to get a picture taken of the front room and send it in to you like Mr. Wells is going to do, and then we will see who has the largest collection. Okay?</p><p>Frank Maclean.</p><p>Halifax, N. S.</p><h2><b>BAD SHOULDER</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have always wanted to play hockey but a bad shoulder has prevented me from doing so. My favorite team is Toronto Maple Leafs and I hope some day I will be able to see them play.</p><p>My ambition is to be a sports photographer. I am learning the fundamentals now in my home town.</p><p>Could you tell me where I could obtain an official N.H.L. record book?</p><p>Donald Willett.</p><p>Grand Falls, N. B.</p><p>(Only record book is the Official Hockey Guide of 1949 and that hasn&rsquo;t too much on N.H.L. records.)</p><h2><b>BIRTHPLACE MIXUP</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I noticed that you have twice listed Doug McCaig&rsquo;s birthplace in your paper as Guelph, Ont. I went to school with Doug and played hockey with him on the ponds and rivers around Brantford. I think his birthplace is Echo Place, near Brantford.</p><p>Chester P. Dunsdon.</p><p>Hamilton, Ont.</p><p>(Our records list McCaig as being bom in Guelph. He grew up in Brantford all right.)</p><h2><b>THANKS ALL ROUND</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>First of all I would like to congratulate you on the success of your paper. For years people outside of the N.H.L. territories have had their hockey idols only through listening to broadcasts. Now they may read of them through your great paper. I wish you every success.</p><p>Merrill Hyson.</p><p>Hantsport, N. S.</p><h2><b>WRONG</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Why is it that goalie Frank Brimsek of the Boston Bruins is the only netminder in the N.H.L. who refuses to face the American flag during the playing of the &ldquo;Star Spangled Banner&rdquo;?</p><p>I realize he isn&rsquo;t an American citizen and isn&rsquo;t compelled to do it, but neither are any of the other players and they do.</p><p>It&rsquo;s very conspicuous here in Chicago when all 18,000 of us stand and respectfully face the flag, and Frank Brimsek stands with his back to the flag.</p><p>Miss B. Talaka.</p><p>Chicago, Ill.</p><p>(You&rsquo;re wrong. Miss Talaka, Frank Brimsek, one of the very few players who is American born, is from Eveleth, Minnesota. Frank faces the organ and has no Intention of being disrespectful to his own flag.)</p><h2><b>ANOTHER YANK</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Please keep up the crossword puzzle. I think it is a challenge to any hockey fan.</p><p>In answering a letter from V. Peper, you forgot that Bill Moe of-Rangers was born in Danvers, Mass., in the U.S.A. He now lives in Mound, Minn.</p><p>R. Goldman.</p><p>Lakeville, Conn.</p><h2><b>MORE PROGRAMS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would appreciate it if some readers would send me some programs of other cities, where the N.H.L., A.H.L., etc., perform. I could send them Montreal programs in return.</p><p>How about a story on Glen Harmon?</p><p>Michael Samuelson.</p><p>4918 Ponsard ave., Montreal, Que.</p><h2><b>WHERE&rsquo;S REGAN?</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you please tell me the whereabouts of Larry Regan, who played for the Ottawa Senators last season. I believe he is the property of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is that correct?</p><p>Harvey Astels.</p><p>Montreal, Que.</p><p>(He&rsquo;s playing for Toronto Marlboros seniors and belongs to the Leafs.)</p><h2><b>PAGING DOUG SMITH</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>How could I get in touch with sportcaster Doug Smith of Montreal?</p><p>Dave Francey.</p><p>Prince Albert, Sask.</p><p>(Write to Doug Smith at 1396 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, Que.)</p><h2><b>STRICTLY AMATEUR</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>How about a story on Wes Trainor of St. Paul, and could you tell me if the Sudbury Wolves representing Canada in the world hockey championship in Europe are strictly amateur?</p><p>Ron Atkinson.</p><p>Charlottetown, P.E.I.</p><p>(Yes the Sudbury Wolves are amateurs. Story on Trainor in this issue.)</p><h2><b>WANTS GAME</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I saw my first hockey game recently and I am convinced that it&rsquo;s tops for thrills and excitement.</p><p>I suggest that it would be a popular move to inaugurate a &ldquo;Hockey Personalities&rdquo; column in THE HOCKEY NEWS, featuring two men from the N.H.L. with their pictures.</p><p>Lastly, I wonder if you know of any place where I can purchase a good hockey game?</p><p>Jack Koch.</p><p>Phillipsburg, N.J.</p><p>(Thanks for the very intelligent letter, Jack. Sorry, but offhand can&rsquo;t tell you where you might purchase a hockey game.)</p><h2><b>WANTS CALENDARS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Can you tell me where I can get a calendar of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club?</p><p>Abe Dueck</p><p>Altona, Man.</p><p>(The Toronto calenders are all gone for this year.)</p><h2><b>ANY PROGRAMS?</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to receive hockey programs from other hockey fans from their rinks to add to my collection.</p><p>Could you please publish this request in your column?</p><p>Ken Winslade.</p><p>New Westminster, B.C.</p><h2><b>TAYLOR, FAN</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am a subscriber to your fine hockey paper and I like it very much. The crosswords are excellent and help me to Increase my knowledge of the game. would like to know where I could obtain copies of the Toronto and Montreal calendars.</p><p>Where was Harry Taylor born, and where did he play before he came to the Leafs?</p><p>Chris Commins.</p><p>Toronto, Ont.</p><p>(Harry Taylor was bora in Manitoba on March 28, 1926. He played for Providence Reds last season and for Pittsburgh earlier this season.)</p><h2><b>SEEKS PHOTOS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you please tell me where I can get pictures of the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings?</p><p>Bernard Adamyk.</p><p>Montreal, Que.</p><p>(Write to the Publicity Depts, of both clubs).</p><h2><b>N.H.L. GUIDE</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am an ardent hockey fan and have a large sports library. I would like to obtain copies of the National Hockey League Guide for 1932-33-34-35. How?</p><p>Wm. Ellison.</p><p>Detroit, Mich.</p><p>(Write to Can.-Am. Sports Pubblications, 524 Roanoke Bldg., Minneapolis 2, Minn, for information on Guides).</p><h2><b>DETROIT LOVER</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>We noticed that there never seem to be many write-ups on the Detroit Red Wings. They have many outstanding players on their roster, including goalie Harry Lumley, defenseman Bill Quackenbush, and forwards Gord Howe, Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay. We also noticed that to date there have been four Black Hawks, three Canadiens, two Bruins, two Rangers, one Leaf and no Red Wing players in the Player of the Week department.</p><p>We have been taking The Hockey News since it was first issued and other than this complaint, think it is one swelll paper, per.</p><p>Doris and Allene Stevens.</p><p>Lincoln Park, Mich.</p><p>(Since your letter, both Bud Poile and Sid Abel have appeared in the Player of the Week department.</p><h2><b>GIVE A WHISTLE</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to know where I can get a whistle such as an N.H.L. referee would use.</p><p>Seymour Lief.</p><p>New York, N.Y.</p><p>(You should be able to get a whistle at any sports store in your district.)</p><h2><b>SHUTOUT RECORD</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>When Gordon &lsquo;Red&rsquo; Henry turned in a 3-0 shutout for the Boston Bruins over Montreal Canadiens in January 23, was thia the first time a rookie goalie has blanked the opposition in his first game as a major leaguer? If not, what other goalies have turned the trick?</p><p>R. B. Blight.</p><p>Wolfville, N. S.</p><p>(To the best of our knowledge, Henry&rsquo;s shutout in his first N.H.L. game was a record.)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0006-01

THE FAN FORUM

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he publicity department of the Maple Leaf Gardens announced this week that they are out of the gay ca-lenders which they have been supplying to the ardent supporters of the Stanley Cup champions.</p><p>When Maple Leaf Gardens did have these calenders they cost 25 cents apiece.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Calenders Gone

<h2><b>The Horse Laugh</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen Max Bentley scored his first goal against the Detroit Red Wings last Saturday night he won himself a colt. Waiting for a pass at the Detroit bineline. Max heard a promenade customer holier, &ldquo;Hey Max, get a goal and I&rsquo;ll give you one of my colts.&rdquo; Max promptly made the horse-owner eat his words by planking the disc into the cage.</p><h2><b>Close Race</b></h2><p>Canadiens Bill Durnan and Detroit&rsquo;s Harry Lumley continued to vie for the Vezina Trophy award during the past week. Big Bill lias allowed 114 discs to evade him so far this season while the Wings&rsquo; golden Boy has whiffed on 116 shots.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p>STANDINGSON WED. A.M., FEB. 16</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0173/921715-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="588" height="195"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 9&mdash;Canadiens 2, at Toronto 2; Rangers 0, at Detroit 8; Chicago 3, at Boston 5.</p><p>February 10&mdash;Chicago. 3, at Rangers 1.</p><p>February 12&mdash;Detroit 1, at Toronto 3; Rangers 2, at Boston 4.</p><p>February 13&mdash;Canadiens 3, at Chicago 4; Toronto 3, ot Rangers 0; Detroit 4, at Boston 4.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 16&mdash;Detroit at Rangers, Boston at Chicago.</p><p>February 17&mdash;Toronto at Canadiens.</p><p>February 19&mdash;Rangers at Canadiens, Boston at Toronto.</p><p>February 20&mdash;Canadiens at Rangers, Toronto at Chicago, Boston at Detroit.</p><p>The Detroit Red Wings continned to head the National Hockey League standings as they extended their first place lead to 10 full points over the second place Boston Bruins.</p><p>The only notable gain of the week was made by the determined Toronto Maple Leafs who moved up into third place ahead of the Montreal Canadiens. The Chicago Black Hawks managed to keep their noses out of the loop cellar by surpassing the luckless New York Rangers who faltered to move back into the coal pile.</p><p>Roy Conacher, Chicago&rsquo;s sharpshooting winger tied his linemate Doug Bentley for the individual scoring title by scoring two goals against Canadiens. Both players now have 55 points.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9</b></h3><p>TORONTO&mdash;Rocket Richard&rsquo;s two goals gave Canadiens a 2-2 tie here with the Maple Leafs.</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>: Goal, Durnan; defense, Harvey, Bouchard; center, Lach; wings, Richard, Chamberlain; subs: Riopelle, Plamondon, Carveth, Harmon, Filion, Reay, Gravelle, Mosdell, Campeau, Leger, Laycoe.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>: Goal, Broda; defense, Mortson, Thomson; center, Gardner; wings, Ezinicki, Watson; subs.: Boesch, Barilko, Juzda, Kennedy, Metz, Lynn, Bentley, Taylor, Klukay, Sloan, Timgren.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0252/921708-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="587" height="410"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;Suffering their fourth Straight setback, the Black Hawks were outskated here 5-3 by the Boston Bruins.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, McCaig, Goldham; center; J. Conacher; wings, Bodnar, Stewart; subs.: Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Dickens, Nattrass, Gadsby, Prystai, Brown, Hamill, Guidolin.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek; defense, Egan, Crawford; center, Ronty; wings, Peirson, Smith; subs.: Schmidt, Dumart, Peters, Henderson, Flaman, Kryzanowski, Sandford, Warwick, Babando, Harrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0329/921701-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="587" height="549"></div><p>DETROIT&mdash;Smashing home five goals in the second period, the Detroit Red Wings slamed New York Rangers here 8-0.</p><p><b>Ranger:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Stanowski. Eddolls; center, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Lap; ade, Leswick; subs.: Shero, Stanley, Lundi, Mickoski, Fisher, Albright, Gordon, Kaleta, Trainor, Moe.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal; Lumley; defense, Reise, Stewart; center, Abel; wings, Howe; Lindsay; subs.: Quackenbush, Kelly, Gee, McNab, Horeck, Poile, McFadden, Pavelich, Enio, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> George Gravel. Linesmen: Ed Meptam, Butch Keeling.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0517/921694-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="575" height="433"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10</b></h3><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Rangers were pushed out of fifth place in the league when the Chicago Black Hawks won 3-1.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Goldham, McCaig; center, Bodnar; wings, Prystai, Stewart; subs: Dickens, Gadsby, Nattrass, Guidolin, Brown.</p><p><b>New York:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Eddolls, Stanowski; center, Mickoski; wings, Fisher, Gordon; subs.: O&rsquo;Connor, Shero, Stanley, Lund, Laprade, Albright, Kaleta, Leswick, Moe, Tainor.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Referee, Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Butch Keeling, Jack Blake.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0613/921687-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="582" height="391"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12</b></h3><p>TORONTO&mdash;Toronto Maple Leafs started their Stanley Cup drive by whipping the league-leading Detroit Red Wings, 3-1.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal, Lumley; defense, Queckenbush, Stewart; center, Abel; wings, Lindsay, Howe; subs.: McNab, Pavelich, Horeck, Gee, Poile, Kelly, Lundy, Enio, Reise, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal, Broda; defense, Mortson, Thomson; center, Bentley; wings, Klukay, Timgren; subs.: Watson, Boesch&rsquo; Kennedy, Ezinicki, Lynn, Metz, Gardner, Barilko, Sloan, Taylor.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Refeere, King Clancy; linesmen, Sam Babcock, Bill Scherr.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0711/921680-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="583" height="345"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;Two rookies stole the show as the Boston Bruins handed the New York Rangers a 4-2 defeat.</p><p><b>New York:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Eddolls, Stanowski; center, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Laprade, Leswick; subs.: Shero, Stanley, Lund, Mickoski, Fisher, Albright. Gordon, Kaleta, Moe, Buchanan, Trainor.</p><p><b>Boston: Goal:</b> Brimsek; defense, Egan, Crawford; center, Harrison; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs.: Sandford, Creighton, Toppazzini, Henderson, Flaman, Kryzanowski, Ronty, Smith, Babando, Warwick, Peirson.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Referee, Ray Getliffe; linesmen, Butch Keeling, George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0811/921673-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="571" height="371"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13</b></h3><p>CHICAGO&mdash;Chicago Black Hawks rallied for two goals to defeat the Montreal Canodiens 4-3.</p><p><b>Canadiens:</b> Goal, Durnan; defense, Leger, Hormon; center, Mosdell; wings, Richard, Chamberlain; subs.: Harvey, Bouchard, Riopelle, Carveth, Fillion, Reay, Gravelle, Lach, Plamondon, Campeau. Laycoe.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, McCaig, Goldham; center, Bodnor; wings, J. Conacher, G. Stewart; subs.: Dickens, Gadsby, Nattrass, Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Brown.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Referee, Geo. Gravelle; lines, Officials: Referee, Geo. Gravelle; linesmen, Ed. Mepham Jim Primeau.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0911/921666-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="584" height="529"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;The league-leading Detroit Red Wings salvaged a point over the week-end by tying the Boston Bruins 4-4.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek; defense, Egan, Crawford; center, Harrison; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs.: Sandford, Creighton, Toppazzini, Henderson, Flaman, Kryzanowski, Ronty. Smith, Babando, Warwick, Peirson.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal, Lumley; defense, Reise, Stewart; center, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs.: McNab, Pavelich, Horeck, Quackenbush. Fogolin, Kelly, Gee, Poile, Lundy. Enio.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Rerefee, Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Butch Keeling, George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-118/921659-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="581" height="446"></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Turk Broda racked up his fifth shutout as the Leafs won their second game by beating the Rangers, 3-0.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal, Broda; defense, Mortson, Thomson; center, Bentley; wings, Klukay, Timgren; subs.: Watson, Boesch, Kennedy, Ezinicki, Lynn, Metz, Gardner, Juzda, Barilko, Sloan, Tayor.</p><p><b>New York:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Eddolls, Stanowski; center, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Laprade, Leswick; suhs.: Shero, Stanley, Lund, Mickoski, Fisher, Albright, Gordon, Kaleta, Moe, Buchanan, Trainor.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Referee, Ray Getliffe; linesmen, Bill Scherr, Sammy Babcock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-126/921652-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="584" height="316"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-108/921645-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="538" height="880"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>Rollicking Roy</i></b></p><p><b>ROY CONACHER</b></p><p><b>&mdash;ace winger of the lowly Chicago Black Hawks, isn&rsquo;t allowing his team&rsquo;s position to deter him from his favorite pastime&mdash;scoring goals. Roy has moved into a tie with linemate Doug Bentley in the individual scoring race with 55 points apiece.</b></p></figcaption></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb. 13)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-135/921638-1-eng-US/f0007-132.jpg" title="f0007-13" width="576" height="1876"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-143/921631-1-eng-US/f0007-142.jpg" title="f0007-14" width="584" height="397"></div><h3>Penalties In Minutes By Clubs</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-15/921624-1-eng-US/f0007-152.jpg" title="f0007-15" width="555" height="170"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0007-01

NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0427/921746-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="269" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Max Bentley</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ax Bentley, smooth-skating center-man of the Stanley Cup holders, the Toronto Maple Leafs, scored four goals and picked up an assist during the past week to snap out of a scoring slump and spearhead the Torontonians to a third place drive.</p><p>On this performance he has been selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as the Player-of-the-Week and thus wins the Morgan Hat Award.</p><p>Max, who came to the Leafs in that now famous five-for-two deal which saw Ernie Dickens, Bob Goldham, Gaye Stewart, Gus Bodnar and Bud Poile go to Chicago in exchange for himself and an unheralded rookie, Cy Thomas, failed to show much up until now, but his recent performance gives credence to the belief that he is still one of the smoothest players in the game today.</p><p>Born in Delisle, Sask., in 1920, Max played most of his professional hockey with the Chicago Black Hawks, where he was part of that high scoring line of Bentley-Bentley-Mosienko. His brother, Doug is currently in a tie in the individual scoring race with Roy Conacher of the Hawks.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0007-04

Player-Of-The-Week

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01106/921812-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="302" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Roly McLenahan Hershey</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0266/921805-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="270" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ott Heller Indianapolis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0348/921798-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="302" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Danny Summers Providence</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0429/921791-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="244" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pete Backor Pittsburgh</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0514/921784-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="298" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John Mariucci St. Louis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0612/921777-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="304" height="408"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Bush Philadelphia</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0008-01

A.H.L. Defense Entries

<p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n the wide-open American Hockey League, even the defensemen get more than their share of scoring points. So it&rsquo;s no wonder that some of the candidates for the Defense berth on THE HOCKEY NEWS Annual A.H.L. All-Star Team are well up in the point lists.</p><p>Half a dozen of the sturdy blockers of the Podoloff circuit are shown here as they ready themselves for the run to the wire and the counting of ballots to decide the fans&rsquo; favorites.</p><p>Eddie Bush of Philadelphia, who set a new League record for points scored by defensemen last season, is away below his 1947-48 pace but still turning in an effective job around the blueline.</p><h2>Perennial Ehrhardt</h2><p>Another surprise around the A.H.L. is the performance of veteran Ott Heller, Playing-Coach of Indianapolis Capitols. The venerable star who played with New York Rangers 15 years before going to New Haven in the 1946-47 campaign, is still kicking up his heels and showing the boys how. Instead of choosing the safety of the bench, as was his privilege when he took over as Coach of the Caps, Heller decided to stay in harness. To date, the 38-year-old greybeard has been one of the League&rsquo;s top defensemen.</p><p>Pete Backor of Pittsburgh Hornets is another of the leading blueline men in the loop. Backor, won a defense berth on the 1947-48 fans&rsquo; All-Star Team, along with Hughie Millar of Indianapolis.</p><p>Husky little Roly McLenahan, 27-year-old defense ace with Hershey Bears, is another who is going to be right near the top when the final votes are counted. McLenahan, who had a brief fling with Detroit Red Wings of the N.H.L. in the 1945-46 campaign, has reached the peak of his form this year and is going to bear some watching from here on in.</p><p>Others of the players pictured are veteran Johnny Mariucci of St. Louis and Danny Summers of Providence Reds.</p><p>Summers nas been turning in some good defensive play and contributing his share of points to the Providence cause. Some of the victories which gave the Terry Reardon &ndash; coached squad such a commanding lead in the Eastern Division can be attributed to Summers&rsquo; blueline work.</p><p>Other rearguards who have a good chance to collect a sizeable lot of votes include Al Dewsbury of Indianapolis; Bob Blake and rookie Ray Gariepy of Buffalo Bisons; Hazen McAndrew and Gordie Tottle of Springfield Indians; Harry Dick and Bud Foley of Washington Lions; Gordie Davidson and big Hy Buller of Cleveland; Andy Branigan; the golden-haired boy of Hershey fandom; Sheldon Bloomer and Jack Lancien of New Haven Ramblers; Elwin &ldquo;Moe&rdquo; Morris and Maurice Arcand of Providence; Chuck Kraiger and Orville Waldriff of Philadelphia; Stan Kempt and Phil Samis of Pittsburgh; George Milligan and Eddie Olson of the resurgent St. Louis sextet.</p><p>Any and all have a chance when the fans start marking down their choices, so its the final tabulation that&rsquo;s going to tell the tale.</p><h2><b>THE RULES</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Anyone can cast ballots for AllStar teams of the National Hockey League and American Hockey League. but each reader may submit ONLY ONE ENTRY, naming one complete team, in each league.</p><p>2&mdash;Stories and pictures of some leading candidates for each position will appear in THE HOCKEY NEWS each week. You NEED NOT name any of the candidates mentioned, if you consider some other player better qualified for the position.</p><p>3&mdash;N.H.L. ballots commence in this issue and will run until March 9; A.H.L. ballots from February 9 to March 16 inclusive.</p><p>4&mdash;Ballots for the choice of three players at each position (six in the case of defensemen) must be filled in as indicated, with the names of the players and their clubs, and the names and addresses of the voters given in the blanks provided each week, or on a reasonable facsimile or tracing thereof.</p><p>5&mdash;Ballots may be sent in each week ns published or held until all have appeared and selections for all six posi-tions, plus coach, submitted at the same time.</p><p>6&mdash;Ballots must be mailed to&mdash;All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, 603A Sun Life Building, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</p><p>7&mdash;N.H.L. All-Star ballots must be POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, MARCH 16; A.H.L. ballots NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT MARCH 23.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HOCKEY NEWS ALL-STAR POLL

f0008-09

THE HOCKEY NEWS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-07" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0711/921898-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i><b>Sideliners and Sidekicks</b></i></p><p><b>CHICAGO BLACK HAWK players get together with their loyal fans of the Chicago Black Hawk Sideliners Club. The rabid rooters who make up the organization are really keen on their playing heroes. In this belated picture, members of the Club, the Hawks and their wives and children are in festive mood at their annual party.</b></p></figcaption></div><p>NEW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;</p><p>The first annual United States Pee Wee Ice Hockey Championship for teams of boys 14 years of age and under will be held in New York&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden on March 13.</p><p>Termed the &ldquo;most significant step forward in the development of American-born hockey players&rdquo; by Thomas F. Lockhart, A.H.A. president, the championship will see four teams enter the Garden to vie for the crown. The tournament will be part of the regular Sunday afternoon amateur hockey program, with semi-finals to be held early in the day and the winners meeting late in the afternoon.</p><p>A series of playdowns will precede the championship, with pee wee organizations from New York City, New Haven, Conn.; Springfield, Mass.; Lake Placid, N.Y., as well as one representative from the Minnesota A.H.A. participating. The development of pee wee hockey began only 16 months ago and has grown with tremendous stride. More than 400 boys turned out when New York City announced a pee wee program last December.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0008-07

Pee Wee Spree Set For N.Y.

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0431/922076-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>Beside You, Emile!</i></b></p><p><b>NEW HAVEN GOALIE Emile Francis didn&rsquo;t even see this puck as it came surging out of a welter of players in front of his nets. Sherman White (8) and Jack Lancien (4) of the New Haven Ramblers were too late to help him out as Providence Reds Jackie Hamilton, Johnny Chad and Jack McGill came swooping in on him.</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>French Name</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he French name of Jean has long been famous in the game of ice hockey, and three members of the New Haven Ramblers in the A.H.L. are carrying on that tradition. They are Jean Paul Denis, Jean Paul Lamirande, Jean Jacques Prefontaine.</p><h2><b>Look Alikes</b></h2><p>Gordon &lsquo;Red&rsquo; Henry stellar goaltender for the Hershey Bears in the A.H.L., and his bashing backline teammate Andy Branigan are often mistaken for each other by the fans. Both have a shock of red hair and their facial resemblance is uncanny.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON TUES, A.M., FEB, 15</b></p><h3>Eastern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0190/922069-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="601" height="204"></div><h3>Western Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0271/922062-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="603" height="170"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 5&mdash;Buffalo 1, at Cleveland 3; Hershey 2, at St. Louis 3; Providence 7, at Springfield 4; Inlianapolis 2, at Pittsburgh 8; New Haven 3, at Philadelphia 8.</p><p>February 6&mdash;Pittsburgh 6, at New Haven 4; Cleveland 3, at Providence 9; St. Louis 2, at Buffalo 4; Hershey 2, at Indianapolis 3.</p><p>February 8&mdash;Cleveland 4, at Pittsburgh 3.</p><p>February 9&mdash;Pittsburgh 2, at Buffalo 2; Hershey 2, at Cleveland 3; Washington 4, at Philadelphia 5; New Haven 2, at Providence 3; Indianapolis 4, at Springfield 3.</p><p>February 10&mdash;Indianapolis 6, at New Haven 3.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 16&mdash;Indianapolis at Cleveland, Hershey at Philadelphia, Washington at Providence, Buffalo at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Springfield.</p><p>February 17&mdash;Buffalo at Indianapolis, Providence at New Haven.</p><p>February 18&mdash;St. Louis at Washington.</p><p>February 19&mdash;Buffalo at Cleveland, St. Louis at Hershey, Providence at Philadelphia, Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, Washington at Springfield.</p><p>February 20&mdash;Springfield at Buffalo, Philadelphia at Indianapolis, Cleveland at New Haven, Hershey at Providence, Pittsburgh at St. Louis.</p><p>The Providence Reds continued to run away with the American Hockey League standings this past week when they increased their lead over the second place Hershey Bears in the Eastern Section to 30 points.</p><p>The Reds now have 76 points to the Bears 46. The Springfield Indians remain in third place with 40 points while the New Haven Ramblers follow with 39 points. Philadelphia managed to stay ahead of Washington with 30 points.</p><p>In the Western Section, the Indianapolis Caps held top spot with a grand total of 69 points. Cleveland ran second with 68 points while the St. Louis Flyers fell into third place with 67 points. Pittsburgh managed to stay away from the cellar-dwelling Buffalo Bisons by amassing a total of 65 points to the Bison lowly total of 56 points.</p><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4</b></h3><p>WASHINGTON&mdash;The Washington Lions finally snapped out of a long losing streak by downing Philadelphia here 6-2.</p><p><b>Washington</b>: Goal, Crowdis; defense, Wilson, Vitale; center, Robertson; wings, Duggan, Mundrick; subs.: Foley, Forgie, Mousseau, McGuire, Herchenratter, Hextall, Brenchley, McAtee, Frost.</p><p><b>Philadelphia</b>: Goal, Perras; defense, Kraiger, Archambault; center, Stefaniw; wings, Prentice, Hergesheimer; subs.: Waldriff, Kilrea, Wochy, Mahaffy, Mulholland, Defelice, Pidhirny, Brodeur.</p><p><b>Officials</b>: Rabbitt McVeigh, Patsy Callighcn.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0524/922055-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="581" height="532"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5</b></h3><p>CLEVELAND-&mdash;The Cleveland Barons tightened their grip on second place in the Western Division by defeating Buffalo Bisons 3-1 before 11,203 fans.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Gariepy, Finkbeiner; center, Douglas; wings, Curry, Lewis; subs.: Blake, Johnson, MacKay, Pargeter, Levandoski, Demarco, Lund, Cooper, Haldorsen, Hunt.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Holota; wings, Leswick, Carse; subs.: Buller, Williams, Baldwin, Bush, Thurier, Russell, F. Porteous, Schultz, Solinger, Kelly.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Red Reynold, Red Dunn.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0618/922048-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="575" height="332"></div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Paced by Chuck Kraiger and Eric Prentice who scored two goals each, Philadelphia Rockets defeated New Haven Ramblers 8-3 before 3,500 fans.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Lamirande, Glaude; center, White; wings, Denis, Slowinski; subs.: Bloomer, Lancien, Rozzini, Campbell, Watson, Davies, Prefontaine, Brown, Ramsden, Webster, Colville.</p><p><b>Philadelphia:</b> Goal, Perras; defense, Brodeur, Waldriff; center, Stefaniw; wings, Hergesheimer, Prentice; subs.: Archambault, Kilrea, Wochy, Mahaffy, Mulholland, Defelice, Kreiger, Pidhirny,</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Rabbit McVeigh, Patsy Callaghan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0714/922041-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="569" height="784"></div><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Fleming Mackell scored three goals and Pete Langelle two, to spark Pittsburgh Hornets to a 8-2 victory over Indianapolis Capitals before 5,329 fans.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wings, Podolsky, R. Morrison; subs.: Melong, Woit, Heller, Reid, MacKay, Glover, Lundy, Simpson, Bruneteau.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Psutka, Kemp, Samis, Migay, Costello, Ceresino, Langelle, Benson, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Kobussen.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Des Smith, Hugh McLean.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0812/922034-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="585" height="588"></div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;St. Louis Flyers maintained their lead in the Western Division by defeating Hershey Bears 3-2 before 9,000 fans.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Milligan, Grigg; center, Doran; wings, Sullivan, McComb; subs.: Mariucci, Simon, Gladu, Grosso, Trigg, Black, Olson, Licari, Raynak, Backor.</p><p><b>Hershey:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Branigan, McLenahan; center, Maloney; wings, Marquess, Bettio; subs.: Jones, Mario, Bruce, Kullman, Larson, Brown, Creighton, Toppazzini, Martin, Kryzanowski.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0912/922027-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="579" height="334"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Providence Reds scored four goals in the third period to defeat Springfield Indians 7-4 before 5,600 fans.</p><p><b>..Providence</b>: Goal, Bennett; defense, Michaluk, Summers; center, Laplante; wings, Stoddard, Kapvsta; subs.: Reardon, Morris, Arcand, Fraser, Chad, Liscombe, Bedard, McGill, Sherza, Kullman.</p><p><b>Springfield</b>: Goal, McAtee; defense, Conn, Tottle; center, Macey; wings, Schmidt, Kaiser; subs.: Allen, McAndrew, Courteau, Curick, Summerhill, Lemieux, Trudell, Gooden, McMurdy, Narduzzi.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1011/922020-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="583" height="632"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6</b></h3><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;Pittsburgh Hornets edged New Haven Ramblers 5-4 before 3,200 fans.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense Backor, Mathers; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Samis, Kempt&rsquo;, Psutka, Ceresino, Benson, Langelle Migay, Costello.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Bloomer, Lancien; center, White; wings, Denis, Slowinski; subs.: Glaude, Lamirande, Rozzini, Cambell, Watson, Davies, Brown, Ramsden, Webster, Pre-fontaine.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1110/922013-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="577" height="566"></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;The Bisons came through with a 4-2 win on home ice over St. Louis.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense,, Milligan, rigg; center, Doran; wings, Sullivan, McComb; subs: Mariucci, Simon, Gladu. rosso, Trigg, Back, Olson, Llcari, Raynak, Backor,</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> oal, Dion; defense, Blake, Johnson; center, Demarco; wings, Cooper, Lund; subs.: Finkbeiner, Gariepy, Douglas, Curry, Pargeter, MacKay, Levandoski, Lewis, Hunt, Halderson.</p><p><b>Referees:</b> Rabbit McVeigh, Patsy Callaghan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-126/922006-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="580" height="446"></div><p>INDIANAPOLIS&mdash;A third-period Hershey rally failed as Indianapolis won a close 3-2 verdict here over the Bears.</p><p><b>Hershey</b>: Goal Henry; defense, Branigan, McLenahan; center, Mario; wings, Lacson, Creighton; subs.: Jones, Kullman, Marquess, Bettio, Brown, Top. pazzini, Martin, Kryzanowski.</p><p><b>Indianapolis</b>: Goal, Sawchuck; defense, Nicholson, Melong; center, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Woit, Lundy, Simpson, MacKenzie, Reid, Glover, Bruneteau, MacKay, Haidy, Heller.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-142/921999-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="585" height="417"></div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Uncorking their strongest attack of the season, Providence Reds defeated Cleveland Barons 9-3 before 6,497 fans</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Morris, Arcand; center, McGill; wings, Chand, Kullman; subs, Bedard, Liscombe Fraser, Laplante, Kapusta, Stoddard, Scherza, Reardon, Summers, Michaluk.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense Sprout, Brennan; center, Holota; wings, Leswick, Carse; subs.: Buller, Schultz Thurier, F. Porteous, Rugsell. Solinger, Kelly, Williams, Bush, Balwin.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Bernie Lamaitre, Walton Russell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0715/921992-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="578" height="639"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8</b></h3><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Cleveland Barons downed the Pittsburgh Hornets, 4-3, in a game before 4,963 in the Gardens.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Langelle; wings, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Benson; subs.: Samis Kemp, Psutka, Ceresino, Smith, Kobussen, Costello, Migay, Mackell, Dawes.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Brennan; center, Holota; wings, Leswick, Carse; subs.: Buller, Baldwin. Schultz, Bush, Thurier, F. Porteous, Russell, Solinger, Kelly, Williams</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Teddy Graham and John Biolto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0814/921985-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="579" height="390"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9</b></h3><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Steve Wochy&rsquo;s goal, his second of the game, late in the third period gave Philadelphia Rockets a 5-4 victory over Washington Lions before 2,500 fans.</p><p><b>Washington:</b> Goal, Crowdis; defense. Vitale, Wilson; center, McAtee; wings, Mousseau, Frost; subs.: Foley, Robertson, Forgie, McGuire, Herchenratter, Hextall, Mundrick, Brenchley, Duggan.</p><p><b>Philadelphia:</b> Goal, Perras; defense, Brodeur. Waldriff; centre, Mahaffy; wings, Wochy, Defelice; subs: Archambault, Hergesheimer, Mulholland, Hartburg, Stefaniw, Prentice, Kraiger, Pidhirny.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bernie Lemaitre and Joe Patrick.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0914/921978-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="582" height="606"></div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;With winger Johnny Chad providing their winning tally five minutes from the end. Providence Reds edged New Haven Ramblers 3-2 before 4,640 fans.&hellip;.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Bloomer, Lancien; center, Davies; wings, Brown, Webster; subs.: Glaude, Lamirande, Hrymnak, Rozzini, White Denis, Campbell, Watson, Ramsden, Prefontaine.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Morris, Arcand; center, McGill; wing, Chad, Kullman; subs.: Fraser, Liscombe, Bedard, Laplante, Stoddard, Hamilton, Summers, Michaluk, Reardon. Scherza.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Red Dunn and Red Reynolds.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1011/921971-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="580" height="508"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Indianapolis defeated Springfield, 4-3, on Pat Lundy&rsquo;s third-period goal, before 4,000 fans.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Melong, Woit, Lundy. Simpson, Reid, Glover, Bruneteau, Heller, Mackenzie, Gauthier.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal McAtee; defense, Conn, Tottle; center, Curick; wings, Trudell, Gooden; subs.: Allen, McAndrew, Courteau, Schmidt, Summerhill, Lemieux, McMurdy, Narduzzi, Kaiser, Macey.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Hugh McLean and Des Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1110/921964-1-eng-US/f0010-112.jpg" title="f0010-11" width="600" height="568"></div><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;The Barons ran up a three-goal lead here to defeat Hershey 3-2.</p><p><b>Hershey:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, McLenahan, Martin; centre. Mario; wings, Larson, Creighton; subs, Branigan, Thompson, Maloney, Cain, Marquess, Kullman, Brown, Toppazzini, Bettio, Jones.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal: Bessette; defense. Sprout, Brennan; center, Holota; wings, Leswick, Carse; subs.: Buller, Bush, Williams, Baldwin, Thurier, F. Porteous, Russel], Schultz, Solinger, Kelly.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Rabbitt McVeigh and Dom Baolto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-125/921957-1-eng-US/f0010-122.jpg" title="f0010-12" width="590" height="482"></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;The Buffalo Bisons and Pittsburgh Hornets battled to a 2-2 tie in their crucial Western Division game for playoff berths.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Backor, Mathers; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Samis, Kemp, Psutka, Ceresino, Benson. Langelle, Kobussen, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Migay.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Finkbeiner, Gariepy; center, Douglas; wings, Currie, Lewis; subs.: Blake, Johnson, McKay, Levandoski, Pargeter, DeMarco, Cooper, Lund, Hunt, Halderson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-135/921950-1-eng-US/f0010-132.jpg" title="f0010-13" width="596" height="304"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10</b></h3><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;Indianapolis trounced New Haven 6-3 here, paced by the Morrison brothers with a goal apiece.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Shawchuk; defense, Dewsbury, Nicholson; center, D. Morrison; wings, Podolsky, R. Morrison subs.: Melong, Woit, Lundy, Simpson, MacKenzie, Reid, Glover, Bruneteau, Gauthier, Heller.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Lancien, Bloomer; center, Rozzini; wings, Prefontaine, Campbell; subs.; Lamirande,: Hrymnak, White, Denis, Watson, Davies, Brown, Ramsden, Webster, Lavell.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Lemaitre and Callighen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-143/921943-1-eng-US/f0010-142.jpg" title="f0010-14" width="584" height="480"></div><h2><b>A.H.L. TEAM TOTALS</b></h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, February 6)</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0341/921936-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="1167" height="407"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb. 13)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-134/921929-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="581" height="769"></div><p><b>Goals:</b> Liscombe, Providence (45).</p><p><b>Assists:</b> Bedard, Providence (53). (129).</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> Phil Vitale, Washington (129 minutes).</p><p><b>Leading Goalkeepers:</b> Ralph Almas, St. Louis (48 games, 126 goals against, average 2.63).</p><p><b>Shutouts:</b> Ralph Almas, St. Louis (5).</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> Pittsburgh (616 minutes).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0009-04

AMERICAN LEAGUE

f0010-19

THE HOCKEY MEWS

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>OHA SENIOR A</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-153/922249-1-eng-US/f0010-152.jpg" title="f0010-15" width="578" height="181"></div><h3>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6</h3><p><b>Hamilton 6, at Owen Sound 6 (tie)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-163/922242-1-eng-US/f0010-162.jpg" title="f0010-16" width="577" height="703"></div><h3>MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7</h3><p><b>Marlboros 1, at Kitchener 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-173/922235-1-eng-US/f0010-172.jpg" title="f0010-17" width="587" height="329"></div><h3>Owen Sound 6, at Hamilton 7</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-183/922228-1-eng-US/f0010-182.jpg" title="f0010-18" width="576" height="752"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0010-15

O.H.A. Senior ‘A’

<p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>ookie Tom Johnson of the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League has been playing a fine game all season on defense. However, up until February 2nd, Lady Luck had always frowned on him when it came to scoring goals. On that night he made up for lost time by not only scoring his first in the professional ranks, but adding two more for a three goal &ldquo;hat trick.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Makes Up Time

<p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>arry Glenn from the city of Philadelphia is rated as one of the most ardent of fans in the American League. He attended his first hockey game more than 20 years ago, and since that time has missed but 5 games in which the Quaker City team has played a thome.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Keen Fan

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here&rsquo;s some classy material in the lineup for the Right Wing berth on THE HOCKEY NEWS All-Star Team. Vo-ting for the starboard-side sharpshooters gets underway in this issue, the third week of balloting for the fans&rsquo; perfect team.</p><p>Leading the pack in the spectator sweepstakes are the six worthies shown above. Although they&rsquo;re just about the pick of the group, the list of possibles isn&rsquo;t exhausted after you pass that noble half-dozen. Most teams in the N.H.L. are fairly well placed in the right wing slot, except New York Rangers, who still are experimenting&mdash;with some real success according to recent games.</p><h2><b>Will Poile Repeat</b></h2><p>The big question of the moment is, who will succeed Bud Poile of Chicago Black Hawks on the fans&rsquo; All-Star team. The smooth ex-Toronto Leaf youngster won the fans&rsquo; confidence last season to take the Right Wing berth, although Canadiens&rsquo; Maurice (Rocket) Richard came down the stretch with a swish to win the Coaches&rsquo; verdict on the Official League sextet.</p><p>Both Poile and Richard are very much in the running this winter, with Poile enjoying a slight edge on his Habitant rival in the point-collecting column.</p><p>Gus Bodnar, a teammate of Poile&rsquo;s with Toronto and Chicago before he was traded to Detroit Red Wings last fall, is right on Bud&rsquo;s heels in the race, and showing class enough to warrant serious consideration in the All-Star derby.</p><p>Another capable right winger who is sure to draw his share of the ballots is Gordie Howe, Western-born flash of Red Wings who finished 14th in the 1947-48 scoring race. Although Howe&rsquo;s point total is down this semester, he has been playing a steady and effective game.</p><p>Grant &ldquo;Nobby&rdquo; Warwick of Boston Bruins and &ldquo;Wild Bill&rdquo; Ezinicki of Toronto are two more forwards very much in contention in the census-taking. Warwick has been going great guns for the Bruins ever since Rangers traded him in the ill-starred Billy Taylor deal last year. He still is well up in the race, after clinging close to the top during the early weeks of the season.</p><h2>Ezzie Doing Well</h2><p>Ezinicki, who on occasion has spent more time in the penalty box than he devoted to playing, has shown this season that he ranks right up there with the best right wingers when he settles down to business. Ezinicki&rsquo;s play has been one of the bright spots so far this year in the otherwise unspectacular play of the benighted Toronto squad.</p><p>Looking farther afield, there are some other good wingers who aren&rsquo;t among the leaders, but are sure to get some attention.</p><p>Leading the challengers into action are Howie Meeker of Toronto&mdash;outstanding rookie of 194647; Wee Willie Mosienko of Chicago, who still displays flashes of the form that made him one of the game&rsquo;s best when he played with the Bentley brothers; and Jimmy Peters of Boston.</p><p>Rangers have youthful Eddie Kullman and Edgar Laprade, a converted pivot who has been putting in quite a bit of time along the right boards this season, along with Nick Mickoski.</p><p>There&rsquo;s lots of talent among the foregoing to pick and choose from, although most of the competition is expected to center around the six first named, who have a pretty strong grip on the field. In any rate, it&rsquo;s the votes of you fans which count in the long run, so let&rsquo;s have them.</p><p>You can send your ballots in now if you like, hut you&rsquo;ll probably prefer to hang on to them until near the deadline of March 16. That way, you can wait until near the end of the race and get a clearer picture of how the different candidates shape up. Sometimes a player will come along with a rush at the end of the year to throw a monkey wrench into the machinery after his rivals have copped all the glitter during the earlier weeks of the campaign.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-119/922464-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="573" height="878"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JAMES C. HENDY</b></figcaption></div><p>DALLAS, Tex.&mdash;</p><p>In a recent game at Dallas in the United States Hockey League, Lucille and Ed Meek, two of hockey&rsquo;s most loyal fans and season ticket holders for all Ft. Worth and Dallas home games, called President Jim Hendy&rsquo;s attention to a girl and boy and their mother seated in rinkside boxes.</p><p>&ldquo;There is a family that really loves hockey,&rdquo; Ed said. &ldquo;The father and mother are season ticket holders in both Dallas and Ft. Worth and the children, Virginia, 14, and Linwood, 12, are allowed to go to all games providing they keep grades at 90 or above in school.&rdquo;</p><p>The buzzer sounded ending a period and the two youngsters immediately opened books and started studying their home wonk, which is their custom so as to utilize every available moment. Just before the second period started a handsome man, wearing the uniform of an American Airlines captain come hurrying in and rushed to the box where the children were studying.</p><h2><b>Papa Is Pilot</b></h2><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s the father now. His flight just got in at 7: 50 P.M., and he rushes right over to the rink,&rdquo; Meek said. Interested in the family, as he would be in any hockey customer, Hendy turned to Meek and Inquired the name of the family. &ldquo;Why it&rsquo;s Hudson,&rdquo; Meek replied, Virginia and Linwood Hudson.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Well if that&rsquo;s it,&rdquo; Hendy came back, &ldquo;then I know the father and his full name Is Linwood Pendleton Hudson and I served with him in the regular U.S. Army 25 years ago.&rdquo;</p><p>A moment later Hendy was being introduced to the Hudsons and there had been no mistake. Captain Hudson of the American Airlines had been Sergeant-Pilot Hudson at Phillips Field, Aberdeen, Maryland, back in 1924, when Corporal Hendy was radio and morse operator at that field. The next hour was spent in talking over old army days.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Prexy Visits Family Of Fans

<h2><b>Two-Game Man!</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>ob Dill, burly defenseman with St. Paul, also is a leader in his own rights Up to Feb. 6, Dill had spent 106 minutes in the penalty box. That&rsquo;s almost two full games.</p><h2><b>Sniping Saints</b></h2><p>Three sharpshooters of the leading St. Paul six are holding forth In the first five men in the scoring race. Wes Trainor, Bing Juckes and Hal Brown ar three reasons Saints are keeping their place ahead of the pack.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON FRI., A.M., FEB. 11</b></p><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01104/922433-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="613" height="140"></div><h3>Southern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0271/922426-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="591" height="136"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 5&mdash;Kansas City 8, at Minneapolis 4; Fort Worth 1, at Omaha 2; Houston 4, at Tulsa 6.</p><p>February 6&mdash;Omaha 2, at St. Paul 4; Fort Worth 5, at Kansas City 8.</p><p>February 8&mdash;Kansas City 1, at Omaha 6; Dallas 2, at Tulsa 2.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 16&mdash;Omaha at Minneapolis, Tulsa at Kansas City.</p><p>February 19&mdash;Kansas City at Minneapolis, St Paul at Omaha, Fort Worth at Houston.</p><p>February 20&mdash;Minneapolis at Kansa City, Houston at Fort Worth.</p><p>February 17&mdash;Tulsa at Fort Worth, Dallas at Houston.</p><p>Kansas City missed a golden chance to overtake the Northern Division leading St. Paul Saints when the tail-end Omaha Knights clipped them twice, two nights running. The Pla-Mors, three points behind the high-flying Saints, could have moved into first place with a pair of wins as their rivals were idle, but the Nebraskans put a crimp in that idea, but fast.</p><p>In the Southern Division, the second-place Dallas Texans made a manful effort to gain ground on the leading Tulsa Ollers, but the best they could manage was a pair of no-decision encounters with the oil country as they played a home-and-home series on successive nights. After the smoke cleared, the Texans still were a long 11 points behind the leaders, and with little prospect of catching up before the playoffs roll around.</p><p>The race in the Northern Division continues close, with a mere hal dozen points separating the four teams in the race. Down south, however, the league battle has become pretty much of a runaway, with the Ollers well out in front, and the hapless Houston Huskies trailing in the cellar, a dismal falldown from their success <i>of</i> last season.</p><p>Ray Powell of the Pla-Mors continues to lead the scoring race, while rookie goalie Al Rollins of the Chicago Black Hawks offspring is showing his heels to the goalies. Powell is also leading the goal scoring race, while Wes Trainor of St. Paul, his closest competitor in the point race, is the leading assist maker.</p><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3</b></h3><p>TULSA&mdash;The Tulsa Ollers managed to edge Minneapolis 1-1 here In a closely-fought tilt.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense. Alen, Sherritt; center, Bartholome; Wings, Richardson, Strobel; subs: Fraser, Lavoie, Atanas, Smith, Kaiser, Melnyk, Gagne, Tomiuk.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young; center, Schnurr; wings, Dheere, Knott; subs: Schertzl, Webster, Rltson, Gronsdahl, McAtee, Ashworth, Butler, M. Young, Durham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0352/922419-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="601" height="280"></div><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;The St. Paul Saints trampled Kansas City 8-8 here.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Tarala, Jackson; center. Blade; wings, Miller, Silvestri; sub.: Bedard, Grovea, Slater, Olmstead, Powell, Harms, Fashoway, Stasiuk, Wares.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill; defense, Ailsby, Dill; center; Trainor; Delmonte, Juckes; subs.: Sandalack, Schwartz, Brown, Bend, McIntosh, Agar, Bell, Cameron.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0431/922412-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="589" height="584"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5</b></h3><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;The Minneapolis Millers rallied in the last period to defeat Kansas City Pla-Mors 4-3 before 8,985 fans.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Sherritt, Allen; center, Bartholome; wings, Strobel. Richardson; subs.: Kaiser, Fraser, Lavole, Smith, Gagne, Tomiuk, Melnyk, Atanas.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Tarala, Jackson; center, Blade; wings.: Miller, Silvestri, subs.: Bedard, Wares, Powell, Stasiuk, Fashoway, Slater, Harms, Groves.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0522/922405-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="585" height="484"></div><p>OMAHA&mdash;The Omaha Knights edged Fort Worth Rangers 2-1 before 4.409 fans, as Lyall Wiseman and George Homenuke scored for Omaha.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal. Jessiman: defense, Lofvendahl, Weaver; center, Iannarelli; wings, Casanato, Kennedy; subs.: Travis, Kane, Glover, Warwick, Unger, Kapak.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Heale; wings, Burgeos, Boyce; subs.: Folk, Reigle, Homenuke, McLean, Uniac, Strongman, Wiseman.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0620/922398-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="577" height="284"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;Frank Ashworth scored two goals to pace Tulsa Oilers to a 6-4 victory over Houston Huskies.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little: defense, Dillon, Schertzl; center, Ashworth; wings, M. Young, Butler; subs: Kitson, Gronsdahl, McAtee, Schnurr, Dheere, Knott, E.Young, Webster, Durham.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense. Field, Maher; center, Jones; wings. Thibearlt. Auger; subs.: Brown, Hickey, Horeck, Mousseau, Burke, Bak, P. Pidsodny.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0714/922391-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="571" height="632"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6</b></h3><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;Fort Worth Rangers ended a seven-game losing streak by defeating Kansas City here 5-3.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Tacala, Jackson; center, Powell; wings, Harms, Olmstead; subs.: Bedar, Wares, Stasiuk, Slater, Groves, Miller, Blade, Silvestri, Fashoway.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Kane, Unger; center, Lofvendahl; wings, Weaver, Travis; subs.: Kopak, Warwick, Glover, Iannarelli, Kennedy, Casanato.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0813/922384-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="577" height="384"></div><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;Hal Brown&rsquo;s three-goal performance gave the Saints a 4-2 victory over Omaha in a bitterly-waged battle.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Quackenbush, Forbos; center, Reigle; wings. Homenuke, McLean; subs.: Lavitt, Folk, Wiseman, Burgess, Boyce, Uniac, Hea-Heale, Strongman.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill; defense, Sandalack, Bell; center, Schwartz; wings. McIntosh, Agar; subs.: Aisby, Dill, Del Maate, Brown, Bend, Juckes, Cameron.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0913/922377-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="573" height="384"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8</b></h3><p>OMAHA&mdash;The Omaha Knights trounced Kansas City here 6-1 and moved into a tie for third spot in the Northern Division.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Tarala, Jackson; center, Blade; wings, Miller, Silvestri; subs.: Wares, Bedard, Powell, Fashoway, Harms, Stasiuk,</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Heale; wings, Burgess, Boyce; subs.: Lavitt, Folk, Reigle, Homenuke, McLean, Uniac, Smith, Wiseman, Strongman.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1012/922370-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="577" height="464"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;Dallas and Tulsa battled to a 2-2 draw here as Eddie Dorohoy fired two for Dallas with Jimmy Moore assisting on both.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Marineau, Rockey; center, Petrie; wings, Fillion, Bell; subs.: Mazur, Deslauriers, Bougie, Morenz, Gagnon, Dorohoy, Moore, Cook.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young; center, Ritson; wings, Gronsdahl, McAtee; subs: Scherztl, Webster, Durham, Ashworth, Butler, M. Young, Schnurr, Knott. Dheere.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-144/922363-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="585" height="382"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9</b></h3><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;The Millers pulled into a third-place tie with Omaha in the Northern Division as they swaped Fort Worth Rangers 10-4.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Lofvendahl, Kane; center, Iannarelli; wings, Casanato, Kennedy; subs.: Travis, Kopak, Warwick, Cupolo, Glover, Weaver, Unger.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Sherritt, Allen; center, Bartholome; Strobel, Richardson; subs.: Kaiser, Fraser, LaVoie, Gagne, Melnyk, Smith, Tomiuk, Atanas.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0275/922356-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="577" height="898"></div><p>DALLAS&mdash;Playing their second tie in as many nights. Dallas Texans and Tulsa Oilers battled to a 1-1 no-decision with Eddie Dorohoy and Frank Ashworth counting in the third stanza.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Des-lauriers, Marineau; center, Moore; wings, Dorohoy, Cook: subs.: Mazur, Morenz, Bougie, Bell, Fillion. Petrie, Gagnon.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young; center, Ashworth; wings, Butler, M. Young; subs.: Webster, Schnurr, Gronsdahl. McAtee, Ritson, Dheere, Durham. Schertzl.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Pete Ullman, referee; Jerry Trudell, linesman.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0359/922349-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="579" height="290"></div><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;Omaha Knights racked up their second victory over Kansas City Pla-Mors in as many nights as they trumped the home crew 4-2.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Bedard, Wares; center Powell; wings, Olmstead, Harms; subs.: Tarala, Jacksori, Stasiak, Slater, Groves, Miller, Blade, Silvestri, Fashoway.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Reigle; wings, Homenuke, McLean; subs.: Lavitt, Folk, Strongman, Wiseman. Heale, Burgess, Uniac, Boyce Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0443/922342-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="581" height="450"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb, 6)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-129/922335-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="575" height="822"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Points:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (87).</p><p><b>Goals:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (41).</p><p><b>Assists:</b> Wes Trainor, St. Paul (49).</p><p><b>Shutouts:</b> N. Little, Tulsa (3).</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> Dill, St. Paul (106 minutes).</p><p><b>GA Ave:</b> McQueston, Mpls (2.97).</p><h3><b>GOALTENDERS AVERAGES</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-136/922328-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="587" height="240"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01117/922495-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>ACROSS</b></h2><p>1. Goaltender pictured in center.</p><p>6. Number of clubs in USHL.</p><p>10. Number of times Bill Cowley was awarded Hart Trophy.</p><p>11. What Roderick Morrison is called for short.</p><p>13. Initials of Kemp, of Pittsburgh Hornets.</p><p>14. Ranger player known as &ldquo;Penny.&rdquo;</p><p>15. Number worn by Harvey Bennett, Reds&rsquo; goalie.</p><p>17. Color of line drawn through center ice.</p><p>18. Diminutive suffix.</p><p>19. Short for first name of &ldquo;Sandy&rdquo; Sandfort.</p><p>21. Hockey games sometimes end in this.</p><p>23. Liscombe&mdash;AHL in scoring last season.</p><p>25. Initials of Gravelle, of Canadiens.</p><p>26. What players often exclaim when penalty is called on them.</p><p>28. What fans root for home team to do.</p><p>29. Boston was famed for its &ldquo;Kraut&mdash;&mdash;.&rdquo;</p><p>32. Short for first name of Costello, of Pittsburgh.</p><p>33. &ldquo;Dit&rdquo; Clapper&rsquo;s initials.</p><p>34. Former Black Hawk player now with Reds.</p><p>37. Month in which Woody Dumart celebrates birth (abbr).</p><p>39. Home State of AHL Flyers (abbr.).</p><p>40. First name of pictured player.</p><h2><b>DOWN</b></h2><p>1. Club for which Bill Quackenbush plays.</p><p>2. Detroit defenseman.</p><p>3. Short for first name of Mickoski.</p><p>4. &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; Richard&rsquo;s is 27.</p><p>5. New England State (abbr.)</p><p>7. Herbert O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s nickname.</p><p>9. Left-handed wingman who played several seasons with Hawks, Canadiens, and Barons.</p><p>12. Pictured player celebrates birth January 22.</p><p>14. French article.</p><p>16. First name of elder Col-</p><p>20. New Haven wingman.</p><p>22. Bruin defenseman.</p><p>24. What Raleigh, of Rangers, is called.</p><p>27. Part of a puckster&rsquo;s skate.</p><p>28. What Bodnar did this year to become a benedict.</p><p>30. Rink&rsquo;s playing surface.</p><p>31 Initials of Canadiens player known as &ldquo;Hard Rock.&rdquo;</p><p>32. Musical note.</p><p>35. What Laycoe, of Canadiens, is called.</p><p>36. Short for first name of Detroit Red Wing coach.</p><p>38. Continuous wave (abbr.).</p><p>39. &ldquo;Billy&rdquo; Arcand&rsquo;s initials. (Solution Next Week)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<h2><b>CAPE BRETON SENIOR</b></h2><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Glace Bay 9, Sydney 2</p><p><b>Monday, February 7</b></p><p>North Sydney 7, Sydney 4</p><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>Sydney 8, Glace Bay 2</p><p><b>Thursday, February 10</b></p><p>Glace Bay 6, Sydney 2</p><h2><b>MARITIME BIG FOUR SENIOR</b></h2><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>Halifax 4, Moncton 7</p><p>Saint John 6, Dartmouth 2</p><p><b>Thursday, February 10</b></p><p>Saint John 4 Halifax 3</p><h2>EASTERN CANADA SENIOR</h2><p><b>LEAGUE, PLAYOFFS (Best in Three Series)</b></p><p><b>Tuesday, January 25</b></p><p>Hull Volants 7, New Edinburghs 3</p><p>Army 5, R.C.A.F. 4</p><p><b>Friday, January 28</b></p><p>Hull Volants 9, New Edinburghs 5</p><p>Army 3, R.C.A.F. 1</p><p><b>Semi-Finals (Best in Seven)</b></p><p><b>Wednesday, February 2</b></p><p>Cornwall 7, Army 5 (Overtime)</p><p><b>Friday, February 4</b></p><p>Army O, Cornwall 5</p><p><b>Monday, February 7</b></p><p>Cornwall 3, Army 4</p><h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., FEB. 7</p><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0531/922599-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="585" height="186"></div><p>&bull; Won one 4-polnt game.</p><p>x Won one 4-point game and tied one 4-point game.</p><p>y Won two 4-point games.</p><p>z Won one 4-point game and tied three 4-polnt games.</p><p><b>Wednesday, February 2</b></p><p>Toledo 9 Auto Club 2</p><p><b>Friday, February 4</b></p><p>W&rsquo;dsor Hettche 3, W&rsquo;dsor Ryancretes 3</p><p>Bright&rsquo;s Goodyears 8, Auto Club 4</p><p><b>Monday, February 7</b></p><p>Bright&rsquo;s G&rsquo;dyrs 3, W&rsquo;dsor Ryancretes 1</p><p>Jerry Lynch 7, Windsor Hettche 4</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0620/922592-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="579" height="626"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0722/922585-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="583" height="156"></div><p><b>Tuesday, February 1</b></p><p>Milwaukee 8, Akron 6</p><p><b>Wednesday, February 2</b></p><p>Muncie 1, Akron 0 (forfeit)</p><p><b>Thursday, February 3</b></p><p>Muncie 8, Akron 4</p><p><b>Friday, February 4</b></p><p>Louisville 10, Akron 3</p><p><b>Saturday, February 5</b></p><p>Milwaukee 10, Akron 2</p><p>Toledo 6, Muncie 1</p><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Louisville 7, Muncie 5</p><p>Toledo 1, Akron 0 (forfeit)</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0819/922578-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="580" height="901"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR</b></h2><p>STANDINGS ON FRI. A.M. FEB. 11.</p><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0916/922571-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="597" height="160"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1018/922564-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="595" height="135"></div><p><b>Saturday, February 5</b></p><p>Canadiens 1, Victoriaville</p><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Cyclones 4, Victoriaville 2</p><p>Quebec 8, Nationale 5</p><p>Royals 12, Valleyfield 3</p><p>Three Rivers 17, Leafs 8</p><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>Nationale 6, Canadiens 2</p><p>Royals 6, Victoriaville 3</p><p><b>Wednesday, February 9</b></p><p>Quebec 4, Three Rivers 3</p><p>Valleyfield, 5, Cyclones 5</p><p>Nationale 6, Leafs 3</p><h2><b>OHA JUNIOR A</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1116/922557-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="588" height="262"></div><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Oshawa 5, Marlboros 4</p><p>St. Michael&rsquo;s 1, Barrie 1 (tie)</p><p>Windsor 12, Galt 3</p><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>Windsor 12, Galt 5</p><h2><b>WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>WESTERN JUNIOR</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-127/922550-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="594" height="186"></div><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Calgary 6, Moose Jaw 4</p><p>Bellevue 5, Medicine Hat 1</p><h2><b>NORTH SASKATCHEWAN JR.</b></h2><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Prince Albert 4, Humboldt 0</p><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>North Battleford 3, Prine Albert 9</p><h2><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Brandon 3, Winnipeg Monarchs 1</p><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>W&rsquo;peg Monarchs 6, W&rsquo;peg Canadiens 5</p><h2><b>MANITOBA-THUNDER BAY</b></h2><p><b>Sunday, February 6</b></p><p>Port Arthur 5, Winnipeg 4</p><p><b>Tuesday, February 8</b></p><p>Port Arthur 13, Kenora 6</p><p><b>Thursday, February 10</b></p><p>Winnipeg 5, Kenora 2<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Amateur Parade At Quick Glance

<p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>AN DIEGO, Calif&mdash;In the present day high scoring style of hockey a shutout is a rare and treasured achievement, even more so when a substitute goalie blanks the opposition. Of the 15 shutouts recorded in P.C.H.L. play to date two have been registered by alternate netminders, the most recent being garnered by Bud LaMarche, who &lsquo;collared&rsquo; the high scoring San Francisco Shamrocks, 1-0, Jan. 27, in an overtime thriller in San Diego.</p><p>Lamarche, Southern Division spare goalie, was tending the San Diego net for the &lsquo;Hawks injured goalie, Larry Frechette, out with a back injury, when he performed the trick.</p><p>Jerry Fadey, Tacoma&rsquo;s spare netminder, chalked up the Rockets&rsquo; sole shutout thus far when he blanked Portland, 2-0, November 7.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

SUBBING GOALIES GET THE COLLARS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0542/922791-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Hey, Tarzan!</i></p><p><b>BUSTER CRABBE (right), former swimming champ and star of the Hollywood flickers, is a keen hockey fan down Los Angeles way. George Zuk of the Monarchs is shown here chatting with &ldquo;Tarzan&rdquo; on the boards as the two watch a scrimmage session.</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>Record Attendance</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Oakland Oaks set a new attendance mark recently when over 5,000 fans jammed Berkeley Iceland, the Oaks&rsquo; home rink, for a new record in two seasons of P.C.H.L. play. It was Eddie Shore, who moved the Oaks to the new site.</p><h2><b>Almost</b></h2><p>Leroy Goldsworthy, Buffalo Bi-sons new coach, was all set to take over the coaching reins of the San Diego Skyhawks in the P.C.H.L. when Buffalo General Manager Art Chapman sent for Goldy to succeed Toe Blake at the helm.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON THURS. A.M., FEB. 10</b></p><h3>Southern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01124/922784-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="588" height="169"></div><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0291/922777-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="586" height="163"></div><p>With 258 games of the 350-game league schedule played, every team in the circuit, excluding New Westminster, has won and lost 20 or more games with only the Royals topping the 30 game won-mark (31). The Royals are also the sole team which has ecore 220 goals (229), while two of the 10 sextets have had 200 tallied against them; San Diego, with 204 goals against and Los Angeles with 205 against, lead, in games up to February 3.</p><p>It is interesting to note the win-loss-tie percentage of the Pacific Coast League&rsquo;s two divisions as the season enters its final quarter. In games up to Feb. 3 four of the five Northern Division teams had a .500 average or better, with only tail-end Seattle below this mark. However, in the Southern group only one team&mdash;division leaders Oakland&mdash;boasts a 500% or better mark; the remaining four teams being slightly below the middle average. The difference in the two sections is attributed to the Northern clubs &ldquo;mastery&rdquo; over the Southern group, winning 28, losing 10 and tieing 3 in 36 intersectional games for a .697 mark.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1</b></h3><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;Vancouver Canucks scored three last period goals within four minutes to defeat New Westminster Royals 5-3 before 5,300 fans.</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goal, Jackson; defense, Drainville, Vickery; center Carse; wings, Kuntz, Shill; subs.: I. Wilson, Horbe, Jones, Gruhn, Ballance, Hursley, Hunchuk.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; defense, Bergeron, Pratt; center. Love; wings, Kirk, Dufault; subs.: Schmidt, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Valenti. Gibson, Ritchie, McIntyre, Voll.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Hank Wilson. Bill Shaver.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0371/922770-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="582" height="435"></div><p>BERKELEY&mdash;Fresno Falcons tallied a goal in each period to down Oakland Oaks 3-1 before 3,500 fans. The win boosted Fresno into third place in the Southern Division standings and broke a four game losing streak for the Falcons.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Nadon; defense, Nixon, Marchant; center, Wywrot; wings, Babey, Jones; subs.: Matthews, Hosking, May, Fowler, Bedard, Eisenzoph, Hewson, Mutcheson, Morrow.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Kampman, Robertson; center, L. Peterson; wings, Baccari, Bourgeois; subs.: Roach, Londry, Redmond, Bellinger, Cinor, Shamlock, Richardson, Hilliard.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Frank Elliott, Charles Good.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0455/922763-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="578" height="302"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY&rsquo; FEBRUARY 2</b></h3><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;The New Wesminster Royals outplayed the Tacoma Rockets 5 to 3 in their Northern Division hockey game.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; defense, Bergeron, Pratt; center, Ullyot; wings, Voll Dorohoy; subs.: Schmidt, Valenti, Love, Dufault, Kirk, Gibson, Ritchie, McIntyre.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Giokas, Johns; center, Milford; wings, Adam, Andrews; subs.: Jenkins, Watt, Read, Johnson, Perrault, Toole, McKay, Robinson, Anslow, Rowe.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Shaver. Hank Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0633/922756-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="574" height="508"></div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;The Los Angeles Monarchs boomed within two points of the division leading Oakland Oaks by whipping Seattle&rsquo;s rough and ready Ironmen 3 to 1.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense, Biddle, Paul; center, Smith; wings, Kunkel, Barbe; subs.: Mesich, Papike Dockery, Prokop, Ubriaco, Stearns, Church, Leger.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Waldner, McFadzen; center, Fillion; wings, Medynski, Senick; subs.: Thomson, Taillifer, Duffy, Kalapaca, Evers, Kerr, Hayes.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Jerry Mathieu, Bill Knott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0727/922749-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="577" height="379"></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO&mdash;Goaltender Bill Brennan turned in a sensational game as the Fresno Falcons squeezed by the San Francisco Shamrocks by a 4 to 3 count in a Southern Division hockey game here.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Bergeron; center, Samanski; wings, Fairburn, Strain; subs.: Desson, McKay, Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, Lafrance, Lucchini, Middleton, Watters.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Robertson, Kampman; center, L. Peterson; wings, Baccari, Bourgeois; subs.: Londry, Redman, J. Peterson, Cinor, Shamlock, Richardson, Hilliard, Bel-linger.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Charles Good, Frank Elliott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0823/922742-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="572" height="464"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3</b></h3><p>SAN DIEGO&mdash;Dominating the play from the opening whistle, the San Diego Sky Hawks quelled the Seattle Ironmen, 6 to 3, in a game played before 2,300 fans here.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Duffy, Taillifer; center, Kerr; wings, Kalapaca, Evers; subs.: Waldner, McFadzen, Medynski, Filion, Tomson, Senick, Hayes.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense, McKay, Lallo; center, McArthur; wings, Vaillancourt, Giesebrecht; subs.: Tuten, St. Pierre, McCarthy, Smrke, Skinner, Gasparini, Poitras.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Knott, Jerry Mathieu.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0923/922735-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="582" height="586"></div><p>BERKELEY&mdash;The division-leading Oakland ice Oaks staged a three-goal uprising in the final period to break a deadlock and defeat the San Francisco Shamrocks 4 to 2.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Nadon; defense, Hosking, May; center, Hewson; wings, Fowler, Bedard; subs.: Babey, Matthews, Marehant, Jones, Nixon, Mutcheson, Wywrot, Morrow, Eisenzoph.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Bergeron; center, Burman; wings, Jackson, Hergesheimer; subs.: Desson, McKay, Fairburn, Strain, Lafrance, Samanski, Lucchini, Middleton, Watters.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Charles Good, Frank Elliott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1023/922728-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="574" height="394"></div><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;The Vancouver Canucks edged the Portland Eagles 3-2 in their game before 5,000 fans at the Forum.</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goal, Jackson; defense, Drainville, Vickery; center, Carse; wings, Kuntz, Shill; subs. &gt; Hunchuk, Hursley, B. Wilson, I. Wilson, Horbe, Jones, Ballance, McPherson, Gruhn.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Milne, Bobrosky; center Robertson; wings, Bangay, Desbiens; subs.: Sutherland, Hnatiuk, Davis, Carrigan, Savicky, Horvath, Dalgleish, Evans, Hamilton.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Hank Wilson, Bill Shaver.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1121/922721-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="581" height="306"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5</b></h3><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;Portland Eagles battled their way to defeat the Northern Division leading New West-minster Royals 4-3.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene: defense, Bergeron, Piatt; center, Ullyot; wings, Dorohoy; subs.: Schmidt, Valenti, Love, Dufault, Kirk, Gibson, Ritchie, McIntyre.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Milne, Sutherland; center, Hnatiuk; wings, Dalgleish, Evans; subs: Bobrosky, Davis, Saciky, Bangay, Carrigan, Desbiens, Horvath, Robertson, Hamilton.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Shaver, Hank Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1221/922714-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="581" height="386"></div><p>TACOMA&mdash;The Tacoma Rockets scored four goals in the final period to come from behind to defeat the Van-couver Canucks 4-2 before 3,800 fans.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Sevenson; defense, Watt, Jenkins; center, Robinson; wings, Perrault, Anslow; subs.: Johns, Giokas, Johnston, Rowe, Read, Adam, Milford, Andrews, Toole.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Vickery, Drainville; center, Carse; wings, Kuntz, Shill; subs.: Hunchuk, Hursley, McPherson, I. Wilson, B. Wilson, Horbe, Gruhn, Jones, Ballance.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Dick Davis, Cam Proudlock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1314/922707-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="578" height="438"></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO&mdash;Jack Hewson&rsquo;s overtime goal gave the Oakland Oaks a 4 to 3 win over the San Francisco Shamrocks in a Southern Division game here before 3,200 fans.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDedmid; defense, Kraftcheck, Bergeron; center, Samanski; wings, Fairburn, Strain; subs.: Desson, Burman, Hergeshelmer, Jackson, McKay, Lafrance, Lucchini, Middleton, Watters.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal. Nadon, defense, Nixon, Babey; center, Babey; wings, Wywrot, Eisenzoph, Jones; subs.: Marchant, Fowler, Hayden, Bedard, Hewson, Mutcheson, Hosking, Morrow, May.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Manny Cotlow, Frank Elliott</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0442/922700-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="587" height="509"></div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;The Los Angeles Monarchs were handed their first shutout game of the season on their own ice when the San Diego Sky Hawks drubbed them 4 to 0 in a fast-paced tilt.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense, Mesich, Papike; center; wings, Stearns, Ubriaco; subs.: Biddle, Adolph, Paul, Kunkel, Church, Barbe, Smith, Leger, Zuk.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense, Lallo, Tuten; center, McArthur; wings, Vaillancourt, Giesebrecht; subs.: McKay, Poitras, Smrke, St. Pierre, McCarthy, Skinner, Gasperini, Bloom.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Jerry Mathieu. Bill Knott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0531/922693-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="580" height="353"></div><p>FRESNO&mdash;The Fresno Falcons trounced the Seattle Ironmen, 7 to 2, here as Fresno flipped in three goals in each of the first two periods.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Kampman, Robertson; center, Cinor; wings, Hilliard, Richardson; subs.: Roach, Londry, Redmond, J. Peterson, &ndash; Bellinger, Baccari, Shamlock, L. Peterson, Corrigan.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Tomsoij, MacFadzen; center, Kerr; wings, Hayes, Evers; subs.: Taillifer, Duffy, Medynski, Filion, Senick.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Charles Good, Al Fitzgerald.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0624/922686-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="580" height="591"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6</b></h3><p>PORTLAND&mdash;Tacoma Rockets squeezed by the Portland Eagles, 4 to 3, in a &ldquo;sudden-death&rdquo; overtime period of a Northern Division game.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Milne, Bobrosky; center, Hamilton; wings, Savicky, Davis; subs.: Robertson, Desbiens, Bangay, Hnatiuk, Dalgleish, Evans, Carrigan, Shewchuk, Sutherland.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Jenkins, Watt; center, Robinson; wings, Anslow, Perrault; subs.: Read, Rowe, Johnston, Milford, Andrews, Adam, Johns, Giokas, Toole.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Davis, Proudlock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0720/922679-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="586" height="486"></div><p>SAN DIEGO&mdash;Los Angeles Monarchs scored twice in the third period to break a 2 to 2 deadlock and earn a 4 to 2 win over the San Diego Sky Hawks in a Southern Division hockey game.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense, Paul, Adolph; center, Smith; wings, Kunkel, Barbe; subs.: Mesich, Papike, Leger, Dockery, Stearns, Church, Ubriaco, Biddle, Zuk.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense, Tuten, Lallo; center, St. Pierre; wings, McCarthy, Smrke; subs.: McKay, Bloom, McArthur, Vaillancourt, Giesebrecht, Gasparini, Poitras, Skinner.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Jerry Mathieu, Bill Knott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0816/922672-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="577" height="453"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8</b></h3><p>TACOMA&mdash;Tacoma Rockets were forced ot come out of overtime to defeat the Northern Division-leading New fansWestminster Royals 4-3 before 2,200 fans.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Jenkins, Watt; center Robinson; wings, Perrault, Anslow: subs.: Gioleas, Johns, Toole, Milford, Read, Rowe, Johnston, Adam, Andrews.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; Defense Pratt, Bergeron; center, Love; wings, McIntyre, Dufault; subs.: Schmidt, Dorohoy. Ullyot, Valenti, Kirk, Gibson, Ritchie, Voll.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Dick Davis and Cam Proud-lock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0916/922665-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="582" height="622"></div><p>BERKELEY&mdash;Oakland Oaks ran rampant over the Seattle Ironmen by a 7-1 score in a hard-checking game. The defeat was the fourth in a row for Seattle on their southern trip.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Nadon; defense, May, Hoskings; center, Hewson; wings, Mutcheson. Morrow; subs.: Babey, Matthews Marchant, Nixon, Jones, Fowler, Bedard, Wywrot, Eisenzoph.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Tailllfer, Duffy; center, Filion; wings. Senick, Medynskl; subs.: Thomson, Waldner, Kalapaca, Evers, Kerr, Hayes, McFadzen.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Knott and Jerry Mathiew.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1015/922658-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="580" height="523"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9</b></h3><p>SAN FRANCISCO&mdash;San Francisco Shamrocks broke a losing streak by defeating Seattle Ironmen 4-3 in a battle between the two cellar-dwellers.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; deffense, Kraftcheck, Bergeron; center, Lucchini; wings, Fairburn, Strain; subs.: Desson, Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, MacKay, Lafrance, Samanski, Middleton, Watters.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Cotnoir; defense, Waldner, McFadzen; center, Kerr; wings, Kalapaca, Evers; subs.: Thomson, Taillifer, Duffy, Medyuski, Fillion, Hayes, Senick.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bill Shaver and Hank Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1115/922651-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="579" height="548"></div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;Los Angeles Monarchs and Fresno Falcons wound up in their fifth tie in 11 matches as they staged a 3-3 thriller.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense, Biddle, Papike; center, Zuk; wings, Ubrlaco, Stearns; subs.: Mesich, Adolph, Kunkle, Dockery, Prokop, Church Barbe, Smith and Leger.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goel, Brennan; defense, Kampman, Robertson; center, Cinor; wings, Richardson, Hilliard; subs.: Roach, Londry, Redmond, J. Peterson, Bellinger, Baccari Shamlock. L. Peterson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1213/922644-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="596" height="460"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb, 6)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1416/922637-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="577" height="610"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Most Goals</b>: Pat Desbiens, Port (42)</p><p><b>Most Assists</b>: Bob Love, NW (52).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored</b>: Norm Kirk, NW (11).</p><p><b>Most Shots Saved</b>: Lucien Deschene, NW (1420).</p><p><b>Most Shut outs</b>: Jerry Cotnoir, Sea; Tom Karakas, Port (3).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks</b>: Alan Kuntz, Vano, Amy Dufault, NW (3).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks Against</b>: Doug Jackson, Vano (6).</p><p><b>Most Penalties</b>: George Senick, Sea (128 minutes).</p><h3><b>SOUTHERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1513/922630-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="590" height="660"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Most Goals</b>: Bush Jackson, SF (36).</p><p><b>Most Assists</b>: Tom Fowler, Oak (37).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored</b>: Joe Peterson, Fres; Ken Hayden, Oak; Connie Poitras, SD (5).</p><p><b>Most Shots Stopped</b>: Hec Highton, LA (1535).</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs</b>: Duff McDermid, SF; Larry Frechette, SD; Bud LaMarche, Sp. G. (2).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks</b>: Bush Jackson, SF; Nakina Smith, LA (2).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks Against</b>: Hec Highton, LA (7).</p><p><b>Most Penalties</b>: Matt Mesich, LA (154 minutes).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<p>(MONTH ENDING JANUARY 30)</p><h2><b>NORTHERN DIVISION</b></h2><h3>KANSAS CITY PLA-MORS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01130/922951-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="584" height="424"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0280/922944-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="586" height="50"></div><h3>OMAHA KNIGHTS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0356/922937-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="586" height="444"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0444/922930-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="586" height="160"></div><h3>MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0539/922923-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="590" height="466"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0630/922916-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="584" height="62"></div><h3>SAINTS PAUL SAINTS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0724/922909-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="582" height="450"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0820/922902-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="596" height="72"></div><h2>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h2><h3>DALLAS TEXANS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0919/922895-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="576" height="510"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1019/922888-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="578" height="77"></div><h3>TULSA OILERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1117/922881-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="581" height="431"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1214/922874-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="583" height="57"></div><h3>FORT WORTH RANGERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1312/922867-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="584" height="586"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-146/922860-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="587" height="112"></div><h3>HOUSTON HUSKIES</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-156/922853-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="575" height="635"></div><h3>GOALTENDERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-165/922846-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="585" height="87"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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USHL. STATISTICS

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SURE I WANT TO SUBSCRIBE!

<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><p>STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., FEB. 14</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-175/923076-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="582" height="220"></div><h3>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6</h3><p><b>Shawlnigan 2. at Ottawa 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-185/923069-1-eng-US/f0014-182.jpg" title="f0014-18" width="582" height="461"></div><h3>New York 5, at Quebec 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-195/923062-1-eng-US/f0014-192.jpg" title="f0014-19" width="577" height="527"></div><h3>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3</h3><p><b>New York 4, at Sherbrooke 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-205/923055-1-eng-US/f0014-202.jpg" title="f0014-20" width="584" height="409"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9</h3><p><b>New York 3, at Quebec 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-214/923048-1-eng-US/f0014-212.jpg" title="f0014-21" width="583" height="593"></div><h3>Ottawa 6, at Valleyfield 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-223/923041-1-eng-US/f0014-222.jpg" title="f0014-22" width="584" height="588"></div><h3>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6</h3><p><b>Sherbrooke 4, at Royals 8.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-233/923034-1-eng-US/f0014-232.jpg" title="f0014-23" width="586" height="495"></div><h3>Shawinigan 8, at Ottawa 6.</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-25/923027-1-eng-US/f0014-252.jpg" title="f0014-25" width="584" height="944"></div><h3>VaHeyfleld fl, nt New York 4.</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-26/923020-1-eng-US/f0014-262.jpg" title="f0014-26" width="578" height="708"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p>(Including games of Sunday, Feb. 6)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-243/923013-1-eng-US/f0014-242.jpg" title="f0014-24" width="586" height="848"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Quebec Senior League

<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><p>STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., FEB. 7</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-27/923142-1-eng-US/f0014-272.jpg" title="f0014-27" width="584" height="167"></div><h3>SATURDAY, JANUARY 29</h3><p><b>Saskatoon 2, at Lethbridge 10</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-28/923135-1-eng-US/f0014-282.jpg" title="f0014-28" width="575" height="668"></div><h3>MONDAY, JANUARY 31</h3><p><b>Saskatoon 6, at Edmonton 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-29/923128-1-eng-US/f0014-292.jpg" title="f0014-29" width="579" height="749"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2</h3><p><b>Calgary 1, at egina 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-30/923121-1-eng-US/f0014-302.jpg" title="f0014-30" width="590" height="336"></div><h3>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3</h3><p><b>Calgary 4, at Saskatoon 6</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-31/923114-1-eng-US/f0014-312.jpg" title="f0014-31" width="586" height="616"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6</b></h3><p><b>Regina 4, at Lethbridge 3</b></p><p><b>Regina:</b> Goal, Bentley: defense, Barnes, Wilkie; center, Tilson; wings, Brown, Staseson; subs.: Van Deelan, McCullough Hill Hauck, McDougall, Bill, Kyle.</p><p><b>Lethbridge:</b> Goal, McManus; defense, Taggart, Boorman; center, Kirkpatrick; wings, Simpson, Menzies; subs.: Evans, Terry, Nordin, Gibson Maxwell, Latoski. Hall, Hexlmer.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Mel Friend, Lethbridge; Stan Swain, Calgary.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-32/923107-1-eng-US/f0014-322.jpg" title="f0014-32" width="584" height="470"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Western Canada Senior League

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he only photograph the Chicago-Black Hawks have for distribution is one of the entire team. Pictures of individual players are NOT available.</p><p>Send 10c in United States coin &ndash; no stamps please &ndash; to cover cost of mailing and you will receive a 10 &times; 12 picture of the Black Hawks.</p><p>Send to &ndash; Chicago Black Hawks, 610 North La Salle, St., Chicago. Ill.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

PHOTOS!!

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0198/923211-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="711" height="1291"><figcaption class="caption-body">MONEL CONACHER, Jr.</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0272/923204-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="1464" height="1300"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p>NORM SCHRINER</p><p>BOB PRIMEAU</p><p>PETE CONACHER</p></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0359/923197-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="633" height="1297"><figcaption class="caption-body">MONEL CONACHER, Jr.</figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>J</span>ust take a look at the names of the lads shown above, and then consider yourself managing a &ldquo;dream team&rdquo; with Wentworth and Lionel Conacher on defense, Primeau, Conacher and Schriner up front!</b></p><p><b>The youngsters all are sons of former National Hockey League stars, and are following in their dad&rsquo;s footsteps along the hockey trail. Norm Schriner is the 16-year-old son of the famous Sweeney, Bob Primeau is Joe&rsquo;s son and Pete Conacher, 16, is the offspring of the famous Bomber, now Chicago Coach. Wentworth is trying to be as good as his starry dad was with the old Montreal Maroons.</b></p><p><b>Four of the lads now are playing in the Toronto Hockey League, while Norm Schriner is trying to land a spot on one of the T.H.L. squads.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Chips Off Block… …Take After Pop

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>HE HOCKEY NEWS is offering you a chance to &ndash; get better acquainted with your favorite hockey star. For only 25c you can get a beautiful photo of an N.H.L player.</p><p>Mail the coupon below or a reasonable facsimile with 25c and receive a photo of your favorite hockey star. No where else can you get such a handsome 8 &times; 10 inch hockey photograph for only a quarter.</p><p>The photograph we are featuring this week is MILT SCHMIDT of BOSTON BRUINS.</p><p><b>Fill out coupon below and send to:</b></p><p><b>THE HOCKEY NEWS</b></p><p><b>Dept. P.,</b></p><p><b>603A, Sun Life Bldg.</b></p><p><b>Montreal, Canada.</b></p><p>FEB. 16 ISSUE &ndash; MILT SCHMIDT OF BOSTON BRUINS</p><p><b>Name</b>: &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p><b>Address</b>: &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p><b>City</b> &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; <b>Prov. or State</b> &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey Fans!!

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-013/923273-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="244" height="278"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-023/923266-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="245" height="290"></div><p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>With an alluring $40,000.00 melon waiting for them to slice up, six United States Hockey League clubs will swing into the post-season playoffs next month. With announcement of the playoff draw from League headquarters, the new set-up for the spring of 1949 seemed to be highly satisfactory for fans, players and club operators alike.</p><p>Three clubs from the League&rsquo;s Northern Division and the top three from the Southern Division will tangle in the Cup playoffs. If a divisional leader is able to beat its way to the Cup championship, the players on the squad will split a husky $12,500. between them. That&rsquo;s better than $800. per man.</p><h2><b>HOW THEY SPLIT</b></h2><p>Under this season&rsquo;s plan, which was approved by the League&rsquo;s Board of Directors, the leading team in each division will be declared the pennant winners and will draw a &ldquo;bye&rdquo; with $3,500. going to the players of each club.</p><p>The second and third place teams in the Northern Division will meet in a best 2-in-3 game series with the winner playing its division leader in a similar series. The second and third place teams in the Southern Division will likewise play a best 2-in-3 game series with the winner meeting the leader of the Southern Division in a 2-in-3 game series.</p><p>The qualifying clubs in each division will then meet in a 4-in-7 game North-South series for the Paul Loudon Trophy, Directors&rsquo; Cup and League championship.</p><p>The regular schedule will end on Sunday, March 20th with the first games of the playoffs getting underway on Tuesday, March 22nd.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Juicy Melon To Split In U.S.H.L. Cup Tilts

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-032/923328-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="591" height="273"></div><h2>February 16 to 22</h2><p>16 &mdash; Les Costello, Pittsburgh Hornets, left wing, 1928.</p><p>20 &mdash; Norm Burns, Washington Lions, center, 1918.</p><p>21 &mdash; John &ldquo;Jakes&rdquo; Forbes, Omaha Knights, defense, 1925.</p><p>22 &mdash; Walter Bak, Vancouver Canucks, defense, 1925;</p><p>Larry Archambault, Philadelphia Rockets, left wing, 1921;</p><p>Sid Abel, Detroit Red Wings, center, 1918.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday to you

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ommy Burlington one time star player for the Cleveland Barons and Providence Beds in the American Hockey League, is still scoring plenty of goals in hockey warfare. Although retired from big time play, Burlington plays for the Owen Sound Mercurys in Ontario, Canada. His team is in third place in the Ontario Hockey Association, Senior Group.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HE’S STILL GOING!

<p class="dropcap"><span>L</span>OS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;A major league baseball player and a famous recording comedian are regular fans at most Pacific Coast Hockey League contests played in the Pan-Pacific Auditorium here.</p><p>The two celebrities are Gerry Priddy, second base star of the St. Louis Browns in the American League. The comedian is that rare character &ldquo;Doodles&rdquo; Weaver, the famed &ldquo;Mr. Feitlebaum&rdquo; of the Spike Jones array of whacky musicians.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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