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March 9, 1949

The Hockey News March 9, 1949

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IN THIS ISSUE

THE HOCKEY MEWS

<h2><i>MASTERMINDS</i></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0157/1013110-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="283" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tommy Ivan Detroit</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0248/1013103-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="264" height="402"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Irvin Canadiens</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0343/1013096-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="292" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>C. Conacher Chicago</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0430/1013089-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="280" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Hap Day Toronto</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0524/1013082-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="269" height="406"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dit Clapper Boston</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0616/1013075-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="290" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lynn Patrick New York</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>HOCKEY NEWS ALL-STAR POLL</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>his week&rsquo;s balloting for THE HOCKEY NEWS National League All-Star Team marks the final lap in the selection derby, as the fans get ready to pull their choices out of the hat and name the Coach of the Year for the Dream Team.</p><p>Last spring, in the first annual staging of the fans&rsquo; picking spree, a rookie mastermind won the accolade, and that same rink general is very much in the race once again in his sophomore turn at the coaching faceoff. He is Tommy Ivan the agile braintruster of the Detroit Red Wings who are pacing the pack in the N.H.L. pennant race and posing a distinct threat to other team&rsquo;s aspirations for the Stanley Cup.</p><p>While Wings, up until the last week or so, when they have been in a pre-playoff slump, have been making a quite one sided race out of the N. H. L. campaign, other squads have been jockeying for position and giving their respective coaches goose pimples.</p><h3><b>Ups And Downs</b></h3><p>For instance Chicago Black Hawks in the early stages of the race promised to become the wonder team of the year, and thereby elevate Coach Charlie Conacher to the heights as a miracle man. But Hawks played over their heads, and began slipping down the standings, until now it is extremely doubtful if they can make the playoffs.</p><p>Similarly, New York Rangers at one time seemed to be snapping out of the doldrums and threatening to move back into contention after several sorry years, including several occasions when they failed to enter the charmed playoff circle. But, here again, fate intervened to throw the Blueshirts back into the cellar.</p><p>Despite that, most observers Coach Lynn Patrick has done a agree that the Rangers&rsquo; rookie bang-up job with the material at hand. The canny son of canny old Lester has the Broadway Blues fighting every inch of the way in his freshman turn, after taking over from Frankie Boucher midway through the season.</p><h3><b>Obstacle Race</b></h3><p>Dick Irvin of Canadiens is another Coach who has been fighting hard against many obstacles in the form of injuries that have hurt his team&rsquo;s chances. After a slow start, Irvin has his Canucks rolling in high gear now, and giving Toronto Maple Leafs a rousing battle for that third playoff spot and the doubtful honor of meeting Red Wings in the Cup semi-finals.</p><p>Irvin&rsquo;s job with Canadiens, who finished an unhappy fifth last year, certainly rates him consi-deration when the ballots for Coach of the All-Stars are being counted.</p><p>Rounding out the list are the Coaches of Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. Dit Clapper at the Beantown helm has his squad in second place at the moment, and they seem likely to be right there when the final curtain is rung down. But Bruins have been a baffling team this year, hot one minute and cold the next. Beset by injuries and Indifferent performances of many of his stars, Clapper has done a creditable job at holding the Cape Cod Clawers together as long as he has.</p><p>Hap Day of the Leafs, leader of a young club which captured the Stanley Cup the last two times out, has been having problems enough this year to turn his hair grey, if it lasts that long under the constant hair-pulling the unhappy Hap must have subjected it to.</p><h3><b>Guess What?</b></h3><p>Favorite guessing game around problem of what is ailing the the league all season has been the Smythe men. Even now, when they appear to have snapped out of it and are finishing the season with a strong drive, the performance of the Leafs isn&rsquo;t at all calculated to keep a Coach&rsquo;s blood pressure within reasonable bounds.</p><p>Anyway, those are the candidates, and it&rsquo;s up to the fans to pick out the man they think has done the best possible job with the material at hand. It&rsquo;s going to be tricky choosing, but whoever the majority names will be the Coach of the Year, despite the final showing of his charges.</p><p>Midnight, March 16th is the deadline for getting the ballots in. Make sure you have all your votes, whether you sent them individually as they appared or saved them all up until the latest possible moment, in the mails beto be counted. Don&rsquo;t miss the deadline, or your favorites will be fore that time if you want them deprived of your support in what are bound to shape up as close contests in practically every position.</p><h2><b>THE RULES</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Anyone can cast ballots for AllStar teams of the National Hockey Teague 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 as published or held until all have appeared and selections for all six positions, 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.</p><h2><b><i>Orchid Night</i></b></h2><p>The Pan Pacific&rsquo;s second &ldquo;Orchid Night&rdquo; proved as successful as the first when 12 lucky lady patrons were awarded orchids at the San Francisco at L.A. game.</p><h2><b><i>Never A Bride</i></b></h2><p>If the New Westminster Royals win the Norther Division P. C.H.L. championship&mdash;and everything points that way, at the present time, it will mark the first time in the team&rsquo;s four year&rsquo;s Pacific Coast league existence it has finished higher than third as well as being its maiden division title.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Coaches, Men With Woes, Must Be On Their Toes

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Canada’s Finest

<h2>TEST YOUR PUCK KNOWLEDGE</h2><p>(This is the third of a series of bi-monthly hockey quizzes, designed to test your knowledge of the game. Solutions will be found on page 12)</p><p>1. Dick Davis is the referee-in-chief of the American Hockey League. True or False.<br>2. Joe Bell is a right wing on the Houston USHL club. True or False.<br>3. &ldquo;Flash&rdquo; Hollett once starred with Toronto Maple Leafs. True or False.<br>4. George Hayes is a National Hockey League linesman. True or False.<br>5. Duff McDermid is the goalie for the San Francisco Shamrocks of the PCHL True or False.<br>6. Adam Brown is a native &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;<br>7. &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; does the play-by-play announcing of Montreal Canadiens home games.<br>8. &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; Is coaching the New York Rovers this season.<br>9. The forward line of Gaye Stewart, &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; and Gus Bodnar has been brilliant for the Chicago Black Hawks this season.<br>10. Gus Mortson Is sometimes known as &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HOCKEY QUIZ

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>HRILLING N.H.L. ACTION is caught by the cameraman in Maple Leaf Gardens as Toronto Maple Leafs tangle with various opponents. The Turofsky lens here shows some of the fast-paced plays which the rink-side observers see at every game, but which the viewer of a television screen often misses.</p><p>Goalmouth scrambles, miraculous saves, pileups by the dozen&mdash;they&rsquo;re all the order of the day in these shots, taken in different games when Leafs met Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

BETTER THAN VIDEO!

<div class="byline">By SYD THOMAS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0140/1015145-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0230/1015138-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="cover-02" width="1099" height="1156"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0314/1015131-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="cover-03" width="1272" height="1300"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-047/1015124-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="cover-04" width="1060" height="1900"></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Television lost another round in its battle with sporting interests this week when President Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League came out flatly with the charge that the new entertainment medium was a definite threat to the winter sport.</p><p>The N.H.L. chief asserted that television would adversely affect attendance by keeping present and prospective fans at home, and would further harm the game by presenting the less attractive features while missing out on the speed and skill which make the sport such a thrilling spectacle for rink-goers.</p><p>&ldquo;Fights, injuries, boarding and other rough tactics are the easiest to catch on television,&rdquo; President Campbell told THE HOCKEY NEWS in an interview. &ldquo;On the other hand, the fast end-to-end rushes, the skilful, attractive features of the game are most difficult to portray because of TV&rsquo;s limited field of view. This is not a proper representation of the overall action, and certainly can&rsquo;t be doing the game any good.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;This is especially important, since all the surveys taken so far have shown hockey to be one of the most popular forms of TV entertainment. But, if the television fans are going to get the impression hockey is made up only of fights and injuries, the game will suffer.</p><p>Regarding attendance, the league leader said that the future course of action would depend entirely on how television affects the box office. This season, games are being televised in all four United States cities in the N.H.L., with Boston and Detroit making their initial venture into TV during the current campaign. In Canada, television is still some years away, but Montreal and Toronto will have to meet the problem sooner or later.</p><p>&ldquo;It has been said that television makes new fans,&rdquo; the President continued. &ldquo;But it&rsquo;s unlikely to make enough new fans to offset those old ones who will be lost. The most loyal fans would probably continue to attend weekend games, but would be likely to stay home and watch mid-week fixtures on their TV sets.</p><p>&ldquo;Mid-week attendance has shown a drop in both Chicago and New York, the two centers where television is most solidly established. Of course, it&rsquo;s still too early to say whether video alone is responsible, but it remains as a possibility. Tobin (President Wm. J. Tobin of the Chicago Black Hawks) has declared he considers it definitely injurious to attendance, and TV will not be Included in his plans for the 1949-50 season.&rdquo;</p><p>The whole question of television as it affects hockey will be discussed thoroughly this Friday, March 11, when the League Governors get together for their Spring Playoff Meeting.</p><p>&ldquo;Television sets are expensive, and at present are within the reach only of the upper and mid-dle income brackets. These are the people who support hockey, since the price range of tickets is above the level easily afforded by the average wage earner. If these people stay home it has been estimated that each club will lose anywhere from 10 per cent up to one-third in attendance in the high-priced brackets. In terms of gate receipts this can mean as much as $1,000,000. a season to the six N.H.L. clubs.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s extremely doubtful if television can afford to pay us enough to make up for this lost attendance. We certainly shouldn&rsquo;t give our show away for practically nothing.&rdquo;</p><p>The effect television will have on other leagues besides the N.H.L. is difficult to foresee, the President added.</p><p>&ldquo;But if baseball Is any criterion, these leagues are bound to suffer, since the game is played during the inclement winter months when people are apt to stay indoors during bad weather. All cities adjacent to N.H.L. centers are bound to suffer. This is bad not only for pro hockey but also for the amateurs, especially in Canada. People will stay home where they can get their entertainment free, rather than support their home &ndash; town amateur clubs, which naturally can&rsquo;t supply as good a brand of hockey as the N.H.L. teams.&rdquo;</p><p>The trend to get your hockey entertainment at home is becoming more pronounced in centers like New York. There a well-known hotel is preparing a special &ldquo;television floor&rdquo; where party rooms will be equipped with sets for the entertainment of guests.</p><p>&ldquo;There is the additional danger that television may be something of a fad which will pall on people after a few years,&rdquo; the President conluded. If too many customers are weaned away from the rinks during that period, it may be most difficult to replace them when the fad declines in popularity.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-157/1015117-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="561" height="814"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>Ringer Bynger</i></b></p><p><b>TONY DEMERS high scoring forward of the powerful Sherbrooke St. Francis club in the Quebec Senior League was recently voted the Lady Byng Trophy, as the player who best combines value to his club with clean playing. Two nights later Torpedo Tony appeared in a Senior B game under au assumed name. He stands today to be suspended from the league which would gravely impair his teams chances in the playoffs.</b></p></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WILL VIDEO HURT HOCKEY?

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The Hockey News

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Yours for the Asking

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0157/1013276-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="379" height="375"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SHERO</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0246/1013269-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="376" height="378"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ALBRIGHT</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0329/1013262-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="376" height="380"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LUND</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0415/1013255-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="380" height="377"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>STANLEY</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-059/1013248-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="366" height="380"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MICKSK!</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-082/1013241-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="490" height="767"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-092/1013234-1-eng-US/f0003-092.jpg" title="f0003-09" width="564" height="778"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-102/1013227-1-eng-US/f0003-102.jpg" title="f0003-10" width="517" height="790"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Flashy Freshmen</i></p><p><b>THREE OF THE BEST newcomers in the American League this season, these boys are prospects for the rookie-of-the-year nomination. Left to right, Bill Ramsden, New Haven Ramblers left winger; Terry Sawchuk, star goalie of Indianapolis Capitols; Frankie Mathers, bouncing Pittsburgh Hornets rearguard</b></p></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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ROOKIE

<div class="byline">By GEORGE JOHNSON</div><p>INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.&mdash;</p><p>Now is the time when most good hockey players begin to have money, trophies and adulation hurled at them for a reason of outstanding performance. But no one is going to rain gold dubloons or silver mugs on the bright young prospects of the American League, so it might be nice to single out some of the best of them for a little of &ldquo;that old ink.&rdquo;</p><p>Only two rookie goalkeepers have been in the league most of the season, Terry Sawchuk with Indianapolis and Lou Crowdis with Washington. Lou certainly deserves a medal of valor for nightly risking his life behind Washington&rsquo;s porous Lions. Just as undoubtedly the aggressive Sawchuk is an outstanding newcomer who is expected to etch his name on the long list of fine padmen bred in the Manitoba metropolis of Winnipeg.</p><h2><b>Sawchuk U.S.H.L. Ace</b></h2><p>The 19-year-old Sawchuk was the No. 1 rookie in the United States League last year. He had the best goals &ndash; against average, 3.22 in 54 games for Omaha, but for some obscure reason was put on the circuit&rsquo;s second all &ndash; star team.</p><p>Moved up in the Detroit chain this fall. Terry started fast with Indianapolis, slumped briefly at the start of a long road swing, and since has been a miniature Gibraltar in the Westerner&rsquo;s crease. He has the league&rsquo;s fourth low &ndash; goals &ndash; against average and with a couple of good nights could end the season in the 200&rsquo;s.</p><p>Big&mdash;6 feet and 200 pounds&mdash;and quick, Sawchuk isn&rsquo;t timid about squalling at the defense when it gets in his way, and he hands out the odd shove, stickswipe, or punch to rivals who try to skate through his domain or crowd him too closely.</p><p>Perhaps the best of the left defensemen is Gerry Glaude, the 6-1,220-pound former New York Rover now in his first year as an &ldquo;honest&rdquo; pro with New Haven&rsquo;s Ramblers. This 21-year-old can keep himself on the ice, a feat too much for rookie blueliners.</p><p>Considering scoring ability and the talent for keeping himself penalty-free, the next-best left de-fenseman among the newcomers is Washington&rsquo;s Pat Wilson, who had 14 points and only 38 penalty minutes in 50 games, at the last check.</p><h2><b>Best Of Rearguards</b></h2><p>Unobtrusive Ben Woit, of Indianapolis, and Frank Mathers, of Pittsburgh, have looked like the best of the right defensemen. Woit hasn&rsquo;t missed a single game since breaking in with the Caps straight from junior hockey, his 1947-48 club being Port Arthur&rsquo;s West End Bruins, Canadian jun-ior champions He hasn&rsquo;t been flashy but he has been steady, and makes fewer mistakes as he goes along under the tutelege of coach Otto Heller.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

AHL Rookies Will Feature Two Goalies

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-065/1013355-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="378" height="380"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GORDON</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he 1948-49 All-Opponents team of the New York Rangers as selected by Rangers players the other day was as follows: Goal-Bill Durnan, Canadiens; Defense &ndash; Bill Quackenbush, Detroit and Kenny Reardon, Canadiens; Center &ndash; Sid Abel, Detroit; Right Wing &ndash; Gordon Howe, Detroit and Left Wing &ndash; Ted Lindsay, Detroit. The Second team read: Goal &ndash; Frank Brimsek, Boston; Defense &ndash; Jack Stewart, Detroit and Glen Harmon, Canadiens; Center &ndash; Paul Ronty, Boston; Right Wing &ndash; Johnny Peirson, Boston and Left Wing &ndash; Harry Watson, Toronto. The New York players voted on how individuals performed against the Rangers only, and not on how they fared against the League as a whole.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rangers Pick All-Opponents

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-073/1013386-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="377" height="379"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FISHER</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>K</span>enny Smith of Boston Bruins is the only Smith active in the National Hockey League today but it wasn&rsquo;t many years ago that tills grand old name was very popular in the N.H.L. Following is a sextet composed entirely of Smiths who have performed in the N.H.L., and none of them are related; Goal &ndash; Norm Smith, Detroit; Defense &ndash; Des Smith, Boston and Alex Smith, Ottawa; Center &ndash; Hooley Smith, Maroons; Wings &ndash; Clint Smith, Chicago and Kenny Smith, Boston. This sextet of Smiths would give any team quite a tussle if they could have all been togther while at their peak.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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The Name Smith No Hockey Myth

<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>When the coaches of the United States-Hockey League teams start casting their ballots for the &ldquo;outstanding rookie&rdquo; of the 1948-49 season they will be faced with a very difficult task because this season&rsquo;s crop has been the best since the League was organized in 1945.</p><p>Last season a goaltender, Terry Sawchuk of the Omaha Knights was an easy victor, and they say that Terry has an excellent chance of repeating in the American League this season where he is starring for the Indianapolis Caps. Once more a goaltender is one of the leading candidates for the USHL &ldquo;outstanding rookie&rdquo; honor and the $250. cash award which goes with it. This time it is Kansas City&rsquo;s stellar net-guardian, Al Rollins. Last season Rollins was goalie for Canada&rsquo;s senior champions, the Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>Down in the Southern Division the Dallas Texans have a flock of rookies on their roster. Jimmy Moore, leading goal scorer among the rookies until he recently broke his leg; George Bougie, Ken Cook, Jock DesLauriers, Dennis Fillion, Spider Mazur, Eddie Marineau and Howie Morenz are all playing their first season of professional hockey. Lex Cook, Dallas coach, has all of them playing fine hockey and it is a rare feat indeed to take eight raw rookies and build a contending club around them.</p><p>Ray Gariepy, defenseman with Houston, might have had a chance at &ldquo;rookie&rdquo; honors but he was recalled to Buffalo. Bill &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Jones, also of Houston, is another Huskie who will rate consideration.</p><p>In Ft. Worth Sam Casanato has been of the Rangers&rsquo; leading performers from the opening game. An aggressive, colorful prayer, Casanato is always trying and he has been one of the outstanding members of the Rangers all season.</p><p>Tulso Oilers have in Maurice &ldquo;Moe&rdquo; one of the fine forward prostects of the season. Moe who is destined for the Boston Bruins before too long, has starred on a team which numbers some of the finest forwards in the circuit.</p><p>In addition to big Al Rollins the Kansas City Pla-Mors have come up with another young giant defenseman in Jim Bedard who looks like a good bet to make the major leageu with another season of seasoning. Standing over six fset and weighing 200 pounds the 20-year-old defense ace is one of the most powerful players in the game. Vic Stasiuk and Gordon Fashoway are two more newcomers to professional ranks who are making their professional debut this season with Kansas City and both of them have a bright future in the monied ranks.</p><p>Detroit&rsquo;s incubator for young hockey stars, the Omaha Knights, have come up once more with their usual crop of brilliant prospects. It would be a poor season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Odds Favor Rookie-Loaded Dallas Texans

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><p>NEW YORK. N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>According to the Swami of chance, seven is conceded to be an extremely lucky number. If this myth holds true this year, then it&rsquo;s any even money bet that one of the New York Ranger&rsquo;s seven rookies will be polishing the silver on the Calder Memorial Trophy when the June Bugs begin buzzing.</p><p>Frank Boucher&rsquo;s youth movement, unlike the one instituted by the Toronto Maple Leafs a few years back, hasn&rsquo;t been as successful in its freshman season but all indications point to a sensational sophomore season that may well carry the young Rangers to a Stanley Cup.</p><p>Adding seven rookies to a National League club is a big gamble indeed. In fact, there are some people who might consider the move down right ridiculous. However, you can fool an old fox, and Mr. Boucher qualified distinctly for the title of foxy.</p><p>Before the present campaign got underway he quickly foresaw the necssity of a major move. Players that had given their best years to the club were now wobbily old men that couldn&rsquo;t be expected to keep up the meteoric pace that is set today in the N.H.L.</p><p>In order to counter this deficiency, Boucher decided that now was the time to build a club composed of fleet-footed, hard-driving youngsters who would, in a few years endear themselves to the fans who pay the freight.</p><p>After carefully weighing the problem from all angles, Boucher decided to act. In the course of two months new faces began to replace the old ones. Along came Clint Albright, Nick Mickoski, Jack Gordon, Allan Stanley, Pentti Lund Freddie Shero and Dune Fisher, all rookies and all eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy this year. In fact, you can bet your old school tie against cherry pie that one of the above mentioned players will win the &ldquo;Kid Of The Year&rdquo; mug this season.</p><p>The best performer seems to be Allan Stanley, the Rangers&rsquo; rookie defenseman, whom the Blue Shirts secured from the Providence Reds in exchange for Eddie Kullman and Elwin Morris and an unannounced sum of hard cash. Stanley joined the New Yorkers in December and they promptly went on a five game winning streak. His complete self confidence on the ice has impressed hockey experts all over the circuit. They generally agree that he looks and plays like he has been in the league for five years.</p><p>Pentti Lund, the young Finnish lad whom the Rangers got in the deal which sent Grant Warwick to Boston in return for the now suspended Billy Taylor, has also shown some pretty good stuff this season and is currently tied for the highest goal production of the rookies. The third of the Ranger rookies is Clint Albright, who came out of the West to join the Rangers. Clint played last season with the Reo Flyers and also attended college. He is tied with Lund in the goal scoring depart-ment. Also to be considered for the Calder Memorial is big Nick Mickoski, a hard working young forward who is favoured by many fans to cop the award and the extra $1,000. Then there&rsquo;s pee-wee Dune Fisher and Jackie Gordon, a Johnny-Come-Lately on the big league scene who may also poll enough votes to win the honors. Last of all is Freddie Shero, a one time college boxer, has given the formerly weak defense of the Blue Shirts added security and he may seek his way through for the Calder Memorial.</p><p>It may be unique in N.H.L. hockey to have seven-rookies on one team but what the Rangers like best of all is the fact that four of them came up through their three-R sytem. Shero, Fisher, Mickoski and Gordon all started with the New York Rovers, a Ranger farm team in the Quebec Senior League. After several seasons with the Rovers they graduated to the New Haven Ramblers of the American League. Finally when the Ranger bosses were satisfied that they were ready for the big time they stepped into the last but biggest of the R&rsquo;s, the RANGERS. That&rsquo;s plenty of proof that a good farm system pays off.</p><p>Allen Stanley and Pentti Lund started with the Boston Olympics and actually played against the former Rover players.</p><p>Pentti Lund acted as spokesman for the rookies when we met them. The first thing we asked was whether any of the new players are worried about winning or losing the $1,000.</p><p>&ldquo;No, I don&rsquo;t think so,&rdquo; said Lund, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve got enough to do playing hockey without worrying about that. When we&rsquo;re on the ice the most important thing to us is winning games and getting points for the team. Of course it&rsquo;s always nice to get that extra thousand if it should come your way, but we don&rsquo;t worry about it.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Do you think Jim Enio or Max McNab might win the trophy over one of the Ranger rookies?&rdquo; we inquired.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think so,&rdquo; Pentti replied, &ldquo;I think our rookies are better than either McNab or Enio. Personnally I think their both two good players. I&rsquo;d take Enio if I had my choice but that McNab is dangerous around the nets. He can pick a corner like a hawk.&rdquo;</p><p>Now a lot of hockey lawyers might argue that with seven rookies the Rangers found themselves out of the playoffs this season whereas with a few more experienced players they might have made it. We put the question to Coach Lynn Patrick some time ago.</p><p>&ldquo;I give those kids a lot of ice,&rdquo; said Patrick, &ldquo;they&rsquo;re all young and right now we&rsquo;re building tor the future.&rdquo;</p><p>There&rsquo;s no comeback on an answer like that. Every team has to rebuild sometime. When Richard, Schmidt, Abel and the Bentley Brothers hang up their skates those seven rookies will still be pushing pucks past the best goalers in the business, and for many seasons after.</p><p>That the rookies can score goals is written in the score books. An N.H.L. team is allowed to dress 16 players other than the goaler. Of the 16 players that the Rangers dress, five of them are defensemen two of which are rookies. The Rangers dress 11 forwards and five of them are rookies. That means that pretty near half of the goals scored by the Rangers should have come off the sticks of those seven rookies. Actually this is how they did at the 50 game mark. The Rangers scored 118 goals with the rookies scoring 51 of them. In baseball they would be batting well over the .300 mark, a good sign in any league.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Shero, Fisher, Stanley, Lund, Broadway Gift To Rookie Fund

<div class="byline">By KEN MCKENZIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0178/1013462-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="283" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Paul Ronty</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>LOND PAUL RONTY, Boston Bruins&rsquo; sophomore center, who climbed into fifth place among the top N.H.L. scorers last week, is proving that his excellent play last season was no flash-in-the-pan. Ronty has improved tremendously in his second year and right now ranks with the best centers in the National League&hellip;Sammy Babcock, dean of the N.H.L. linesmen, is currently working his ninth season in the loop as a linesman. Sam was born and raised in the United States, and played for New York Rovers before becoming a hockey official&hellip;More players in the National Hockey League answer to the name of Bill than or any other Christian name. There are eight Bills in the league. They are Bill Juzda, Bill Mosienko, Bill Reay, Bill Ezinicki, Bill Gadsby, Bill Barilko, Bill Moe and Bill Durnan. The Jims are second, with no less than six players answering to that name. There&rsquo;s Jim Conacher. Jim McFadden. Jim Peters, Jim Thomson, Jim Enio and Jim Paul Ronty Henry&hellip; Frank Selke seems to be attracted to the Queen Cities. For years he was an Important figure in the hockey setup in Toronto, Queen City of Canada&hellip;and now he&rsquo;s one of the major domos at Cincinnati, Queen City of the United States.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0264/1013455-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="284" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jimmy Peters</b></figcaption></div><p>ISN&rsquo;T IT STRANGE how the fortunes of a hockey player change? A year ago Jimmy Peters was the toast of Boston for his brilliant play following his trade to the Bruins for Joe Carveth. This season Jimmy has been running into a lot of tough luck and hasn&rsquo;t been able to regain the drive and leadership he manifested so well last year. One place he always plays well is in his home town of Montreal&hellip;Al Rollins, goaltender of Kansas City in the United States Hockey League, is a favorite to be selected as the outstanding rookie in the U.S.H.L. this season. If Rollins wins the award he will be the second goalie to do this in succession as Terry Sawchuk was picked as the best rookie last year while tending the net for Omaha Knights&hellip;Fresno Falcons boast the only brother act in the Pacific Coast League. When centerman-winger Laurie Peterson came to Fresno in a recent trade, he joined brother Joey, the club&rsquo;s top scorer. The Peterson brothers hail from Selkirk, Man. and were both outstanding juniors in Manitoba&hellip; Another recent trade took three New Westminster players, Willie Schmidt, Fred Valenti and Bob Gibson to Seattle in exchange for Maurice Duffy and Mery &ldquo;Dutch&rdquo; Eevers&hellip;Vancouver picked up a pair of newcomers in Bob Wiest and Wimpy Jones, on option from Eddie Shore&rsquo;s Fort Worth Club.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0349/1013448-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="287" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Kenny Mosdell</b></figcaption></div><p>ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER of American-born players to perform in the N.H.L. has not been too large, those that did make the grade have fared exceptionnaly well. Since the top rookie was first honored 16 years ago, players born in the United States have been selected as the outstanding freshman on four occasions. When only five per cent of the N.H.L. player complement is American born, it&rsquo;s a marvellous record. United States-born players who have been selected as the outstanding rookies are Carl Voss, Mike Karakas, Cully Dahlstrom and Frank Brimsek&hellip;The average number of goals scored in a National Hockey League game this season is 5.4. The average last season was 5.7 and in 1943-44 and 1944-45 the average was seven. This speaks volumes for the classy goaltending taking place in the circuit today&hellip;. Dave O&rsquo;Meara, goalie of the recently eliminated Windsor Spitfires, always placed a horseshoe on top of the goal before he took up his position in the nets&hellip;Murph Chamberlain, Canadiens grand old warrior, is to be tendered a special &ldquo;night&rdquo; in Montreal on March 17 by citizens of Shawville, Que., Murph&rsquo;s home town. Now playing his twelfth season in the N.H.L., Murph also played for Toronto, Americans and Boston before he became a left-wing fixture with the Habitants. Kenny Mosdell and Bill Durnan of Canadiens have been the only N.H.L. players to be selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as the Player-of-the-Week twice this year.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0437/1013441-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="287" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sid Smith</b></figcaption></div><p>SID SMITH of the Pittsburgh Hornets is just about the best all-around player in the American Hockey League right now. Always a prolific scorer, it was his laxity in backchecking that had been his major fault up to this season&hellip;but he&rsquo;s completely overcome this shortcoming and now ranks with the best of the backcheckers. If he continues his present scoring prowess he should supplant Carl Liscombe as the scoring champ of the A.H.L&hellip; Washington Lions will be the only team in the American League that won&rsquo;t score 200 or more goals this season&hellip;Pat Egan and Milt Schmidt will constitute the Boston Bruins first defense next season. Egan and Schmidt have teamed well together this year whenever the Bruins have had a one man advantage&hellip;What price offense? The Chicago Black Hawks are the second highest scoring team and fifth in the standings. For the last two seasons the Hawks scored more goals than other team but still finished in last place&hellip;Chicago Standbys, that ardent Chicago fan club, made their annual visit to see the Hawks play in Detroit last Saturday&hellip;On March 10 the Standbys will hold their Trophy Party and present the club trophy to the high scorer on the Hawks for the season&hellip;Looks like Roy Conacher will snaffle it.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Passing the Puck

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Calvert Family OF FINE WHISKIES

<p>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</p><p><b>Founded October 1, 1947</b></p><p><b>Published by Hockey News Company, 603A Sun Life Building. Montreal, Que.</b></p><p>Yearly Subscription Price $2.50 in Canada&mdash;$3.50 in U.S.A.</p><p>Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.</p><p>Printed in Canada.</p><p>Vol. 2 March 9, 1949 No. 23</p><h2><b>GREAT IN ANY ERA</b></h2><p>Hockey followers right now are witnessing one of the great feats of all time&mdash;Bill Durnan&rsquo;s remarkable shutout sequence which ranks with the outstanding performances in the history of the game.</p><p>At the time of writing, the husky Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; goalkeeper had racked up 283 minutes and 45 seconds of scoreless hockey. Wednesday night, March 9th, at Chicago he will have another chance to extend his record.</p><p>Only three men in the past have bettered Durnan&rsquo;s showing. In the 1927-28 season, Alex Connell, the unflustered fireman of the old Ottawa Senators, racked up six consecutive shutouts and a total of 446.09 minutes without being scored upon.</p><p>In the Stanley Cup playoffs of 1935-36, Normie Smith of Detroit Red Wings went 292 minutes and 24 seconds against Montreal Maroons before the big red squad could beat him. That remarkable run of stonewall blocking included the longest game on record&mdash;shutout or otherwise&mdash;when the teams battled 176 minutes and 40 seconds before a weary Mud Bruneteau scored the only goal of the game.</p><p>In 1930-31, the late Chuck, Gardiner of Chicago Black Hawks forged a string of 290 minutes, 12 seconds without a goal.</p><p>Durnan need only hold Chicago scoreless for half the first period to pass Smith and Gardiner, but it will take much more to topple Connell from his throne.</p><p>The man who came the closest to eclipsing Connell&rsquo;s record was Frankie Brimsek, the Boston Bruins icicle. In his freshman year, 1938-39, Brimsek ran up two really noteworthy shutout strings. From December 1, 1938, when Johnny Gagnon of Montreal Canadiens beat him at 7: 20 of the third period, Brimsek went 231.54 minutes without a goal against him. Then, on December 13, Canadiens wrecked his string by scoring two goals, the last one at 4: 45 of the third period. Then Brimsek started all over again to pile up 221.04 minutes of shutout hockey and earn his title of &ldquo;Mr. Zero&rdquo;.</p><p>Without those two goals, the great Boston netminder could have pieced together a string of 457.49 minutes and wrested the title from Connell.</p><p>Durnan, in his blazing streak, hasn&rsquo;t been scored upon since the 16:15 mark of the first period in the game against Chicago last February 24. Roy Conacher was the sniper who beat him. Since then, Big Bill has blanked Detroit, 1-0 on February 26; beat Toronto 2-0 on March 2; and humbled Boston twice over the weekend by scores of 4-0 and 1-0.</p><p>His great goaling has been a substantial factor in the drive that has brought the Canucks surging from a precarious fourth place up to the second slot in the standings.</p><h2><b>HOW DO THEY COMPARE?</b></h2><p>There is no intention here of detracting in any way from the great performances of Connell, Gardiner, Smith and the others. But the fact remains that Durnan&rsquo;s record may well be considered fully as impressive as any.</p><p>He is the only guardian to amass such a scoreless streak under present-day rules, since the red line was introduced in 1943-44 and the high pressured offensive style of hockey came into vogue.</p><p>Play was more cautious in the days of Connell. Defensive play was the vogue. As an indication of that, a glance at the records shows that Ottawa won only three of those games. Four were overtime fixtures, with Senators taking the decision in one and battling to scoreless draws in the three others!</p><p>The situation was similar in 1928-29, when George Hainsworth of Canadiens created the never &ndash; approached mark of 22 shutouts in 44 games. Of those 22, Canadiens won 16 and managed draws in the other six.</p><p>The Hawks of Gardiner&rsquo;s time were exponents of the &ldquo;kitty &ndash; bar &ndash; the &ndash; door&rdquo; style of tight, defensive hockey. Smith&rsquo;s mark was set in a close-checking playoff, where the teams took absolutely no chances.</p><p>Brimsek&rsquo;s shutouts were staged in a season when the top scorer, Toe Blake, accounted for only 47 points, compared with today&rsquo;s totals in the 60&rsquo;s and 70&rsquo;s.</p><p>Thus, by contrast, Bill Durnan&rsquo;s current performance certainly rates him among the greatest goalies of all time. As the only man ever to win the Vezina Trophy four years in a row, and as an almost certain winner this year, barring the unforeseen, Big Bill need take a back seat to no one.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01151/1013548-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>PLAYS CENTER</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you please tell what Junior team Arthur Rose is playing for, and what position does he play. Does he belong to any professional club?</p><p>Harvey Astles Verdun, Que.</p><p>(Rose is playing with Fort William Columbus Canadiens, plays center or right wing, and belongs to Canadiens. He tried out with the junior Habs this season, but went back home claiming to coach Sammy Pollock that he was lone-come&rsquo;).</p><h2><b>JUST A MOLE</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>In a recent Issue you published a picture on the American Hockey League page, and you claimed that one of the players was Chick Webster of New Haven.</p><p>I disagree. The player is Sherman White and I know him because of a mole over his left eye, which shows plainly in the picture.</p><p>Harry Tower Moncton, N.B.</p><p>(We&rsquo;ll take your word for it, Harry).</p><h2><b>HOW MANY TIMES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am a true Canadien fan and would like to know very much how many times the Habs won the Stanley Cup and the National League championship.</p><p>How about a story on that grand Canadien goalie, George Vezina?</p><p>D. C. Geldart Boston, Mass.</p><p>(Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup five times since the N.H. L. was organized in 1917. They won it in 1923-24, 1029-30, 1930-31, 1943-44, and 1945-46. They have won the league championship seven times and between 1927-28 and 1937-38, when the league was divided in two sections, they were Canadian Division champs five times).</p><h2><b>FULL OF QUESTIONS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am a Chicago Black Hawk fan and would like to know the following: a) What pro teams as well as amateur have working agreements with the Hawks? b) Who is their chief scout? c) Where is goalie Mike Karakas? d) Who are all the N.H.L. spare goalies?</p><p>Frank Woodley, Jr. Niagara Falls, N.Y.</p><p>(Kansas City Pla-Mors (pro), Moose Jaw Canucks, Winnipeg Black Hawks and Caligary Buffalo juniors are affiliated with the Hawks. Tiny Thompson is their chief scout. Mike Karakas is now sub goaler for Providence Reds. N.H.L. spare goalies are: Montreal&mdash;Gerry McNeil; Toronto&mdash;Howie Harvey; Chicago&mdash;Jim Egan; Detroit&mdash;Ivan Walmsley; New York&mdash;Hal Gordon; Boston&mdash;Les Colvin.)</p><h2><b>BIRTHDAYS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>We would like to know the birthdates of Gerry Plamondon, Norm Dussault, Doug Harvey, Gerry McNeil, Tod Campeau and Hal Laycoe.</p><p>Also who played Montreal Canadiens on January 6, 1945, and who won the game?</p><p>Two Hab Fans Montreal, Que.</p><p>(Dussault&mdash;Sept. 26, 1923; Doug Harvey&mdash;Dec. 19, 1924; McNeil&mdash;Apr. 17, 1920; Plamondon&mdash;Jan. 5, 1925; Campeau&mdash;June 4, 1923; Laycoe&mdash;Juno 23, 1922. Canadiens 10, at Chicago 1 on Jan. 6, 1945).</p><h2><b>EXHAUSTED</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Please tell me where I can get the All-Star Souvenir issues of 1947-48.</p><p>Stan Cikaluik Hilliard, Alta.</p><p>(Sorry, but our supply of AllStar issues is exhausted).</p><h2><b>ALL THE NAMES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you give me the names of all the players on the 1907 Kenora Thistles hockey club?</p><p>Wayne Stockton Maryfield, Sask.</p><p>(The 1907 Kenora Thistles team was composed of Manager F. A. Hudson, captain Tommy Phillips, Joe Hall, T. Hooper, W. McGinsie, Si Griffiths, E. Giroux, Art Ross, R. Phillips and D. R. Beaudro.)</p><h2><b>GET WELL</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Sorry to hear of the unfortunate accident suffered by Canadiens&rsquo; Kenny Reardon. We in New York admire him for his hustle and never-give-up attitude.</p><p>The nights the Habs were beaten 9-0 by New York, Reardon was playing as if the score was only 2-0. So, from a lot of New York fans, a hurry up and get well message to a defenseman second to none, Kenny Reardon.</p><p>John Condon Hastings-On-Hudson, N.Y.</p><h2><b>NO FIGHTS, PLEASE:</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>To settle a very heated argument, will you please tell me if Trail Smoke Eaters ever had a Junior hockey team? And if so, did they ever come down here as a Junior team and get badly beaten by Oshawa Generals?</p><p>Answer as soon as possible as this argument could almost lead to blows.</p><p>Mrs. Leslie Keeling Toronto, Ont.</p><p>(Relax folks. Trail had a Junior team and were beaten by Oshawa Generals in the spring of 1944).</p><h2><b>RECORDS PLEASE</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Would you tell me the records of Alex Shibicky and Bod Davidson as far as goals, assists and points are concerned?</p><p>I am starting a collection of hockey programs and I wonder if some of the readers of THE HOCKEY NEWS would mind helping me out. My address is 380 King Street, W.</p><p>Warren Lefton. Kitchener, Ont.</p><p>(Shibicky compiled 110 goals, 91 assists, for 201 points, while Davidson had 94 goals, 160 assisntos for 254 points.</p><h2><b>WHAT&rsquo;S WRONG</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to know what happened to the fighting spirit of Canadiens. Of course Maurice Richard is always good but the rest of the forwards shoot the puck into the corner. To me it looks as if they all stand in the middle of the ice and say to each other, &ldquo;Now you go fight for the puck&rdquo;.</p><p>All the opposing team has to do is to shadow Richard. I wish old Connie Smythe had them; he would sure pin their ears back a couple of times. But don&rsquo;t get me wrong, I&rsquo;m a Canadian fan and sure hate to see them losing so many games.</p><p>Mrs. B. Brideau. Boston, Mass.</p><h2><b>RICHARD IS GREAT</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me how I could obtain a picture of Maurice Richard in action? Personnally, I don&rsquo;t think Richard is &ldquo;slipping&rdquo; as some fans seem to think. When Canadiens tied Toronto 2-2 recently, it was the Rocket who scored both the Hab markers when the chips were down.</p><p>Richard&rsquo;s best years are yet to come and his name will certainly go down in history like that of the great Howie Morenz&mdash;The Babe Ruth of Hockey.</p><p>Dick Gervais. St. Boniface, Man.</p><p>(Write to Nat Turofsky at 92 King Street, W., Toronto, Ont. He should be able to take care of your request.</p><h2><b>NOT YET</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me if Gerry McNeil of Royals has replaced Bill Durnan of the N.H.L. Canadiens during the present season in any league games?</p><p>M. Morgan. Ottawa, Ont.</p><p>(Not this season, but McNeil replaced Big Bill during a tilt last year.) * * *</p><h2><b>COLLEGE INFO</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Would like to take this opportunity to thank you for establishing such a fine set of statistics and interesting articles on players and the like in the hockey world.</p><p>I am interested in U.S. College hockey and would appreciate any information you could pass along.</p><p>Bruce Barnes. Vancouver, B.C.</p><p>(For information on U.S. College hockey, write to Brook Hill Snow, Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mr. Snow is an authority on college hockey and may be able to help you out.)</p><h2><b>NOW WE KNOW</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>You have probably heard by now, but in case you haven&rsquo;t, that picture you carried in a February issue of an A.H.L. game had an error in it. Instead of Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty, it was really Syd Smith in the photo. Smith is a left-hand shot and Peanuts shoots right.</p><p>I would like to know if you can give me the home addresses of Ray Ceresino and Rudy Migay of the Hornets.</p><p>Peggy Snedden. Dravosburg, Pa.</p><p>(Get in touch with Pittsburgh club for addresses.)</p><h2><b>WE&rsquo;RE WRONG</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>In a recent issue you stated that Maurice Richard with 73 points, heads the all-time scoring record for a right-winger.</p><p>To my knowledge Lome Carr, also a right-winger and with Toronto, in 1943-44 scored 74 points in regular play. Is this right?</p><p>Edward Bilyk. Mundare, Alta.</p><p>(Yes, you&rsquo;re absolutely right.)</p><h2><b>YES, BROTHERS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Is Bill Barilko of the Toronto Maple Leafs any relation to Alex Barilko of the Toronto Marlboros seniors?</p><p>Is Tommy Karakas, the Portland Eagle goalie any relation to Mike Karakas the former Chicago Black Hawk goalie?</p><p>Roy Rehoski. Fort William, Ont.</p><p>(Both sets are brothers.)</p><h2><b>JUST ASSISTS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me if a goalie in any of the four pro leagues has ever scored a goal, while playing the position of netminder.</p><p>Nelson Nerasasian. Salem, Mass.</p><p>(No goalie has ever scored a goal in pro hockey. However, they have received assists.)</p><h2><b>SHIRL&rsquo;S THE GIRL</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I witnessed that game between Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs at the Forum when a Leaf player deliberately boarded Kenny Reardon. Any player who charges another into the boards hard enough to fracture a collar-bone should be penalized for the same amount of games which the in-jured man misses.</p><p>In other words, if the husky Hab rearguard is out of action for eight games, the offending Leaf should be sidelined for the same length of time.</p><p>If somebody charged me deliberately into the boards, (I weigh 175 pounds), I would crack him over the head with my stick.</p><p>Shirley Roach. Montreal, Que.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<h2><b>Max The Marvel</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>t the beginning of the current National Hockey league campaign, Max Bentley was given the job of breaking In rookies. As a result his scoring average dropped off. However. once the season got going he began sniping goals with his usual deft ability and has been largely responsible for Toronto&rsquo;s sudden upsurge.</p><h2><b>A Great Gesture</b></h2><p>Recently Hick Irvin, told Bill Durnan that when the team was down a goal in the late stages of the game he might have to yank him thus impairing Bill&rsquo;s chances in the Vezina Cup race. &ldquo;Go ahead,&rdquo; said Bill, &ldquo;we want to win hockey games first,&rdquo; that&rsquo;s more important titan the Ve-zina Trophy.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON WED. A.M. MAR, 9</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01102/1013670-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="581" height="212"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 2&mdash;Canadiens 2, at Toronto 0; Rangers 2 at Chicago 5; Detroit 1, at Boston 1.</p><p>March 5&mdash;Boston 0, at Canadiens 4; Rangers 1, at Toronto 7; Chicago 5, at Detroit 6.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Canadiens 1, at Boston 0; Toronto 4, at Rangers 3; Detroit 6, at Chicago 2.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 9&mdash;Canadiens at Chicago, Toronto at Detroit, Rangers at Boston.</p><p>March 12&mdash;Rangers at Canadiens, Boston at Toronto.</p><p>March 13th&mdash;Canadiens at Rangers, Toronto at Chicago, Boston at Detroit.</p><p>With the playoffs just around the corner, the favored teams put on a victory spurt this past week to consolodate their positions and thus assure themselves of making <b>a</b> post-schedule berth.</p><p>The Montreal Canadiens, led by the sensational netminding of Big Bill Durnan, vaulted into second place ahead of the skidding Boston Bruins by racking up five straight victories, four of them shutouts by Durnan.</p><p>By the same token, the fastmoving Leafs have suddenly come to life and took a stranglehold of fourth place by nosing out the New York Rangers in both ends of a weekend doubleheader.</p><p>Boston remained a point ahead of the Leafs and a point behind Canadiens while the front-running Detroit Red Wings extended their league-leadership to 10 points over the Habitants. The Rangers&rsquo; playoff hopes were all but mathematically dashed as a result of the twin Toronto win.</p><p>Roy Conacher moved out in front in the Individual scoring race and he now leads teammate Doug Bentley by two points. Conacher has 66 points and he or Bentley are certain of winning the scoring title, Sid Abel of Detroit is third with 48 points.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2</b></h3><p>TORONTO&mdash;Genial Bill Durnan scored his seventh shutout of the season as Montreal Canadiens whipped Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-0, before 14,130 fans to take over sole possession of third place.</p><p><b>Canadiens:</b> Goal, Durnan; defense, Harmon, Leger; center, Mosdell; wings, Richard; Chamberlain; subs.: Harvey, Laycoe, Riopelle, Plamondon, Carveth, Fillion, Reay, Gravelle, Lach, Campeau.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal, Broda; defense, Thomson, Mortson; center, Bentley; wings, Klukay, Timgren; subs.: Boesch, Barilko, Juzda, Gardner, Hannigan, Watson, Kennedy, Metz, Lynn, Sloan, Taylor.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Referee, King Clancy; linesmen, George Hayes, Sam Babcock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0280/1013663-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="578" height="280"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;Detroit Red Wings maintained their seven-point lead by playing a 1-1 tie with Boston&rsquo;s second-place Bruins in a close game witnessed by 13,200 fans.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek; defense, Crawford, Egan; center, Schmidt, wings; Peters, Dumart; subs.: Sandford, Henderson, Flaman, Warwick, Harrison, Creighton, Smith, Ronty, Kryzanowski, Peirson, Babando.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal: Lumley; defense, Reise, Stewart; center, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs.: Quackenbush, Kelly, Gee, McNab, Horeck, Poile, McFadden, Lundy, Pavelich, Enio, Fogolin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0451/1013656-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="569" height="279"></div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks moved within two games of a Stanley Cup playoff berth with a 5 to 2 triumph over the last place New York Rangers before 15,556 customers in the Chicago Stadium.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense. Goldham, Nattrass; center, D. Bentley; wings, R. Conacher, Mosienko; subs.: McCaig, Bodnar, Stewart, J. Conacher, Dickens, Gadsby, Guidolin, Prystai Brown.</p><p><b>New York:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Eddolls, Stanowski; center, Laprade; wings, Fisher, Leswick; subs.: Shero, O&rsquo;Connor, Stanley, Lund, Mickoski, Trainor, Albright, Gordon, Kaleta, Moe.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0538/1013649-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="574" height="487"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 5</b></h3><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Bill Durnan racked up his third straight shutout as Canadiens downed the Boston Bruins 4-0.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek; defense, Egan Crawford; center, Schmidt; wongs Dumart, Peters; subs.: Sandford, Henderson, Flaman Warwick. Harrison, Smith, Ronty, Kryzanowski, Peirson, Babando, Creighton.</p><p><b>Canadiens:</b> Goal, Durnan; defense, Harvey, Bouchard; center, Mosdell; wings, Richard, Chamberlain; subs.: Riopelle Plamondon, Carveth, Harmon, Fillion, Reay, Gravelle, Lach, Campeau, Leger Laycoe.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0629/1013642-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="578" height="259"></div><p>TORONTO&mdash;The Maple Leafs just about doshed the New York Rangers playoff hopes with a smashing 7-1 victory.</p><p><b>New York:</b> Goal Rayner; defense, Eddolls, Stanowski; centre, Laprade; wings Fisher, Leswick; subs, O&rsquo;Connor, Kaleta Lund, Shero, Stanley Mickoski, Trainor, Albraght, Gordon, Moe.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal, Broda; defense, Mortson Thompson; center, Gardner; wings, Taylor, Watson; subs.: Bentley, Klukay, Timgren, Boesch, Barilko Juzda, Hannigan, Kennedy, Metz, Lynn Sloan</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Ray Getliffe. Linesmen, George Hayes and Doug Young.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0726/1013635-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="575" height="432"></div><p>DETROIT&mdash;The high-flying Red Wings increoser their league lead by nosing out the Chicago Black Hawks, 6-5.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, McCaig, Goldham; center, J. Conacher; wings, Bodnar, G. Stewart; subs.: Dickens, Nattrass Bentley Mosienko, R. Conache, r Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Brown.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal Lumley; defense, Quackenbush, J. Stewart; center, McNab; wing, s, Couture, Pavelich; subs.: Kelly, Reise, Lindsay, Gee Howe, Horeck, Abel, Poile, Lundy, Enio, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Frank (King) Clancy; Linesmen: Jim Primeau and Ed Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0826/1013628-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="574" height="685"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 6</b></h3><p>BOSTON&mdash;Bill Durnan surpassed Frankie Brimsek&rsquo;s scoreless period record here tonight by racking up his fourth straight shutout as Canadiens defeated Boston 1-0.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0923/1013621-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="576" height="258"></div><p>CH, CAGO&mdash;The Red Wings continued their mastery over the Black Hawks by whipping them 6-2 here tonight.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal, Lumley; defense, Quackenbush, J. Stewart; center, Abel: wings, Howe Lindsay; subs.: Kelly, Reise, McNab, Horeck, Poile, McFadden, Couture, Pavelich, Enio, Fogolin, Lundy.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, McCaig Goldham; center, J. Conacher; wings, Bodnar, G. Stewart; alternates Dickens, Nattrass, Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Brown.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1120/1013614-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="575" height="534"></div><p>NEW YORK.&mdash;Toronto made It two straight over the Rangers by defeating the New Yorkers, 4-3.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal Broda; defense, Boesch Barilko; center, Bentley; wings, Klukay Timgren; subs.: Thomson, Morston, Watson, Kennedy Lynn, Metz, ardner, Juzda, Sloan, Taylor.</p><p><b>New York:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Eddolls Stanowski; center, Laprade; wings Fisher, eswick; subs.: Shero, O&rsquo;Connor, Stanley, Lund, Mickoski Trainor, Albright Gordon, Kaleta Moe.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1215/1013607-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="578" height="409"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Mar. 6)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1313/1013600-1-eng-US/f0007-132.jpg" title="f0007-13" width="568" height="1864"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-147/1013593-1-eng-US/f0007-142.jpg" title="f0007-14" width="574" height="419"></div><h3>Penalties In Minutes By Clubs</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-153/1013586-1-eng-US/f0007-152.jpg" title="f0007-15" width="518" height="161"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1020/1013579-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="527" height="871"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b><i>100-Goal Man</i></b></p><p><b>HARRY WATSON, top point-getter of the Toronto Maple Leafs entered the charmed circle Saturday night by upping his goal total to a 100-even. Watson has scored 23 goals for the third-place Leafs this year and stands as their top point producer.</b></p></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0355/1013701-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="278" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Durnan</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>ill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; sensational netminder who has scored four successive shutouts and surpassed Frankie Brimsek&rsquo;s 1938 mark, has been selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as the Player-of-the-Week and thus wins the Morgan award.</p><p>Big Bill, one of the most consistently good netminders in the annals of National Hockey League history, started his great goaltending spree in Chicago where Canadiens defeated the Hawks, 3-1. Roy Conacher scored the Chicago goal at 16:15 of the opening period and Bill hasn&rsquo;t been scored on since. He successfully shut out the Detroit Red Wings, (1-0) the Toronto Maple Leafs, (2-0) and the Boston Bruins, (4-0) (1-0) for his sensational performance. All in all, Durnan hasn&rsquo;t been scored on in 283 minutes and 45 seconds of hockey. The present scoreless record is held by Alex Connell of the old Ottawa Senators who went 446 minutest and nine seconds without allowing a goal to elude him &hellip;</p><p>Durnan, a four-time winner of the coveted George Vezina Memorial Trophy, holds a 15-goal lead over his closest rival, Harry Lumley of Detroit in the Vezina race.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Player-Of-The-Week

<div class="byline">By LOIS FEGAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01135/1013732-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PHIL MALONEY</b></figcaption></div><p>HERSHEY. Pa.&mdash;</p><p>We were all sitting around in Sam Levy&rsquo;s AllSports Eighth Avenue emporium one night after the Rangers had a particularly good night and had out the Leafs, when somebody said, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s with this kid Phil Maloney we&rsquo;re hearing so much about?&rdquo;</p><p>So there&rsquo;s nothing for me to do but to pipe up with, &ldquo;Well, WHAT&rsquo;s with this kid Maloney? He&rsquo;s great stuff., He&rsquo;s bound to get the rookie of the year for the AHL, that&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s with him!&rdquo;</p><p>Actually Maloney is pretty much the mystery man to many of his staunchest supporters. He&rsquo;s a quiet kid, just turned old enough to vote, dark and handsome.</p><p>Perhaps his refusal to get rattled in any situation that stands him in best stead, and it&rsquo;s easy to see why he&rsquo;s not far from the top of the AHL scoring roster these days.</p><p>While he might be a mystery to the spectators he&rsquo;s well known to the hockey powers-that-be, courted by the Bangers, the Canadiens and finally the Bruins, whose proposal he accepted this year.</p><p>Born Philip Francis Maloney, oldest in a family of six, including three girls and three boys, the lad was encouraged in hockey from the days when he was knee-high to a puck, by his parents back home in Ottawa.</p><p>He went through the traditional ranks, from bantam on up, playing with St. Patrick&rsquo;s College in the OHA, through junior, and turning senior with the Hull Volants. Phil declares it wasn&rsquo;t because he played center for them that the Volants dropped out of the QSHL the year he became a senior, but when that club disbanded he went over to Shawinigan Falls.</p><p>With that outfit for two seasons, he ended last year eighth in scoring for the QSHL with 64 points. The Shawinigan Falls club made the play-offs, extending the Ottawa Senators series to seven games in the Eastern division. The Senators, incidentally, lost the Allan Cup finals to Edmonton&rsquo;s Flyers.</p><p>About four years ago, scouted by Kilby MacDonald, Maloney went to Rangers training school, and last season attended Montreal Canadiens training camp but refused their pro contract to play for the Buffalo Bisons. Dropped from the Canucks list eventually, he was grabbed up by Boston, with Art Ross persuading him to come to Hershey for the training, and subsequently to sign his current contract.</p><p>Although Boston property he has been with Hershey all season except for one game when he was called to the Bruins, but failed to see action because Eddie Sandford recovered from an injury in time to play.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bears’ Phil Maloney Hot A.H.L. Favorite For Rookie Award

<div class="byline">By DICK FORTUNE</div><p>PITTSBURGH, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>With the Hornets up to their collective necks in the tightest race in American League history, hockey interest is at super fever pitch. During the past few weeks, the Wasps have played their best hockey of the season and have served notice that they intend <b>to</b> give any team plenty of argument before the Calder Cup winner is decided.</p><p>Goalie Baz Bastien&rsquo;s two shutouts on sue cessive nights recently were just what was needed to fire up the flashy kids. While Baz and his corps of rear guards have been throwing up effective road blocks to opponents, the Hornet scoring department has been turning out goals on a mass production basis.</p><p>Sid Smith, top left winger, is making a great bid for league scoring honors and has his sights trained on beating Carl Liscombe&rsquo;s record of last season. He already has set a new mark for Hornet players having erased Bob Grade&rsquo;s 1942 point produc-tion. Fleming Mackell who teams up with Smith also is flying. He came down from Toronto after the season was well along but already is runner-up in the scoring race on the club and has three &ldquo;hat tricks&rdquo; to his credit. Bob Dawes, rangy center man of this combination has been a big help with his play-making.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0290/1013770-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="293" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fleming Mackell</b></figcaption></div><p>But Coach Bob Davidson also Is highly pleased with his &ldquo;kid line&rdquo; which is carrying a big portion of the scoring assignment. Eric Pogue, a 19-year-old rookie is currently the favorite of the fans. Pogue suffered a broken ankle in training camp and didn&rsquo;t report for duty until Feb. 10. Since that time he has made his great speed count heavily and also has been passing like a veteran. His play together woth young Rudy Migay&rsquo;s fine work at center and flashy work by both Ray Ceresino and Les Costello on the left side have made this combination a threat every minute they are on the ice.</p><p>What&rsquo;s more, the kids are proving to be the most effective checkers on the squad. They&rsquo;re all very fast and have been very successful in spoiling many goal-bound rushes.</p><p>The veteran forwards, Bill Benson, Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty, Pete Langelle and Eldy Kobussen have been lagging a bit in the goal manufacturing of late but Coach Davidson Isn&rsquo;t worried about any of these, while the kids are on a spree. Bob knows that all of these fellows who have come through many times under fire can be counted on for plenty of help when the chips are down.</p><p>Two rookies have made good as defensemen. Frank Mathers, a handsome six &ndash; footer has been teamed up with the always dependable Pete Backor and the boys have played havoc with opposing teams&rsquo; scoring plans. Mathers is one of the coolest players in the game and he has plenty of savvy when handling the puck Backor, an all-star candidate any season is not only a fine rear guard but a potent scoring threat.</p><p>Bud Kemp, another veteran, is one of the most underrated players in the league. Kemp has a great shot from far out near the blue line which has brought him 11 goals this year and he also has played a terrific game on defense. His partner, Harry Psutka, is a quiet rookie who can skate and check. Harry doesn&rsquo;t mind the rough going and the &ldquo;bad boys&rdquo; In the league have found that it isn&rsquo;t wise to mix with the kid who deals out some teeth-jarring checks.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0367/1013763-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="249" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pete Backor</b></figcaption></div><p>While the team is clicking right now, every player knows that it&rsquo;s a tough job to win the cup. Indianapolis, Cleveland, St. Louis and Pittsburgh are all tangled up in a dog fight for honors in the Western Division and it&rsquo;s sure to be a fight right down to the wire. The players aren&rsquo;t over-confident but right now they feel that thir is the year for the Hornets.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hornets Are Stinging As Lines Are Winging

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now for a Dow

<h2><b>Liscombe Challenges</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>arl Liscombe, veteran winger of the American Hockey league Providence Reds is seriously challenging leading point-maker Sid Smith for the Carl Liscombe Trophy, which he won last year and had named after him</p><h2><b>Goalies Woe</b></h2><p>Baz Bastien, currently lending the American Hockey league in the shutout division is finding it extremely hard this year to rock up goose-eggs. No wonder. With all those high scoring forwards in the loop it&rsquo;s a wonder he has any shutouts at ail.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON TLES. A.M., MAR. 8</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01119/1014014-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="585" height="440"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 25&mdash;Hershey 3, at Washington 4.</p><p>February 26&mdash;Indianapolis 6, at Cleveland 4; Washington 3, at Hershey 8; Buffalo 10, at Philadelphia 5; Providence 4, at Pittsburgh 3; St. Louis 2, at Springfield 5.</p><p>February 27&mdash;Pittsburgh 5, at Buffalo 2; Cleveland 5, at Indianapolis 1; Springfield 4, at New Haven 3; St. Louis 3, at Providence 6.</p><p>March 1&mdash;Pittsburgh 2, at Cleveland 5; Springfield 1, at Hershey 2; St. Louis 5, at Washington 1.</p><p>March 2&mdash;Providence 7, at Buffalo 4; St. Louis 7, Philadelphia 6; Cleveland 0, at Pittsburgh 8; Hershey 4, at Springfield 3.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 10&mdash;New Haven at Indianapolis.</p><p>March 11&mdash;Buffalo at Washington.</p><p>March 12&mdash;New Haven at Cleveland, Buffalo at Hershey, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Indianapolis at St. Louis, Providence at Springfield.</p><p>March 13&mdash;St. Louis at Buffalo, Hershey at Indianapolis, Springfield at New Haven, Pittsburgh at Providence.</p><p>The zooming Providence Reds, paced by a prolific crew of scorers extended their margin in the Eastern Division of the American Hockey League this past week to 33 points over the second place Hershey Bears. The Reds lead the loop with 88 points. The Springfield Indians climbed over the New Haven Ramblers and now have a two point lead with 47 points.</p><p>In the Western section, the Indianapolis Capitals hold a three point lead over the second place Cleveland Barons who are tied with Pittsburgh with 80 points each.</p><p>Sid Smith, flashy Pittsburgh winger continues to dominate the individual scoring race with a grand total of 103 points, six more than his closest rival, Carl Liscombe who is in second place with 97 points. However, Liscombe&rsquo;s goal total of 54 is one better than Smith and leads the league in that division. Roger Bedard of Providence and Wally Stenfaniw of Philadelphia both have picked up 58 assists to tie for the lead in that department.</p><p>Baz Bastien, Pittsburgh&rsquo;s agile netminder leads the loop in shutouts having racked up five this year.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23</b></h3><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;The Cleveland Barons overwhelmed Springfield Indians 7-1 before 7,139 fans, smallest crowd of the season. The victory put the Barons beck in a tie with Pittsburgh for second place in the hot Western Division race.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal, McAtee; defense, McAndrew, Allen; center, McMurdy; win, Summerhill Lemieux; subs, Tottle, Conn, Courteau, Macey, Kaiser, Schmidt, Curick, Gooden, Trudell.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bower; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Russell; wings, Kelly, Solinger; subs.: Buller, Bush, Baldwin, Williams, Schultz, Porteous, Black, Holota, Carse, Leswick.</p><p><b>Oficials:</b> Walton Russell and Teddy Graham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0457/1014007-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="569" height="621"></div><p>HERSHEY&mdash;Scoring five goals in the middle period, Hershey dropped Philadelphia 8-4 here.</p><p><b>Philadelphia:</b> Goal, Perras; defense, Archambault, Kraiger; center, Stefaniw; wings. Hergesheimer, Prentice; subs.: Brodeur, Waldriff, Kilrea, Mahaffy, Mulholland, Hartsburg, Defelice, Pidhiny, Wochy.</p><p><b>Hershey:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Jones, Branigan; center, Mario; wing, Bettio, Brown; subs.: McLenahan, Cain, Maloney, Bruce, Kullman, Marquess, Larson, McAtee, Martin, Thompson.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Bernie Lemaitre and Dom Baolto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0547/1014000-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="564" height="723"></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;The Bisons handed Indianapolis a 5-1 beating here as Floyd Curry and Murdo MacKay starred.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wing, R. Morrison, Podolsky; ssubs.: Melong, Woit, Haidy, MacKenzle, Gauthier, Reid, Glover, Bruneteau, Heller, MacKay.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Blake, Johnson; center, Douglas; wings, Curry, Lewis; subs.: Finkbeiner, Gariepy, MacKay, Levandoski, Pargeter, Demarco Cooper, Lund, Halderson.</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/f0009-0640/1013993-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="568" height="446"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24</b></h3><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;St. Louis Flyers trampled New Haven 7-2 here.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Olson, Mariucci; center, Grosso; wing, Licari, Gladu; subs.: Simon, Milligan, Grigg, McComb, Trigg, Black, Sullivan, Doran, Raynak, Backor.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Lamirande, Lavell; center, Rozzini; wing, Campbell, Prefontaine: subs.: Bloomer, Lancien, Hrymnak, White, Denis, Watson. Davies, Brown, Ramsden, Webster.</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/f0009-0734/1013986-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="572" height="503"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25</b></h3><p>WASHINGTON&mdash;Brian Hextall&rsquo;s goal with only 17 seconds to play gave Washington Lions a 4-3 victory over Hershey Bears befofre 985 fans.</p><p><b>Washington:</b> Goal, Crowdis; defense, Dick, Foley; center, N. McAtee; wings, Mousseau, Frost; subs.: Wilson, Vitale, Robertson, Forgie, McGuire, Herchenratter, Hextall, Mundrick, Brenchley, Duggan.</p><p><b>Hershey:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Jones, Branigan; center, Mario; wings, Bettio, Brown; subs.: McLenahan, Maloney, Bruce, Kullman, Marquess, Larson, Hunt, J. McAtee, Martin, Thompson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0829/1013979-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="570" height="415"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26</b></h3><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Providence Reds edged Pittsburgh Hornets 4-3 before 5,317 fans.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Michaluk, Summers; center, Fraser; wings, Bedard, Liscombe; subs.: Arcand, Morris, Reardon, Laplante, Kapusta, Stoddard, McGill, Hamilton, Kullman, Scherza.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Psutka, Kemp, Kobussen, Ceresino, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Migay, Costello, Pogue, Benson, Langelle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0929/1013972-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="571" height="418"></div><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;Indianapolis Capitals tightened their hold on first place in the Western Division by defeating Barons 6-4 before 11,712 fans.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Melong, Woit, Heller, Reid, MacKay, Glover, Haidy, McKenzie, Bruneteau, Gauthier.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Russell; wings, Kelly, Solinger; subs.: Buller, Bush, Baldwin, Williams, Thurier, F. Porteous, Schultz, Holota, Carse, Leswick.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1124/1013965-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="569" height="591"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Paul Courteau and Bill Gooden each scored two goals to pace Springfield Indians to a 5-2 victory over St. Louis Flyers before 5,200 fans.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal, McAtee; defense, Conn Tottle; center, Courteau; wings, Trudell, Gooden; subs.: Allen, Curick, Schmidt, Summerhill, Lemieux, McMurdy, Narduzzi, Kaiser.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Olson, Mariucci; center, Grosso; wings, Licari, Gladu; subs.: Simon, Milligan, Grigg, McComb, Trigg, Black, Sullivan, Doran, Raynak, Backor.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0734/1013958-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="573" height="444"></div><p>HERSHEY&mdash;Arnold Kullman, Gordon Bruce and Mark Marquess each tallied twice to lead Hershey Bears to a 8-3 victory over Washington Lions in a rough game before 6,467 fans.</p><p><b>Washington:</b> Goal Crowdis; defense, Dick, Foley; center, N. McAtee; wings, Frost, Mousseau; subs.: Wilson, Vitale, Robertson, Forgie, McGuire, Herchenratter, Hextall, Mundrick, Brenchley.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0833/1013951-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="573" height="683"></div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Murdo MacKay and Floyd Curry each scored two goals to lead Buffalo Bisons to a 10-5 victory over Philadelphia Rockets.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal: Dion; defense, Johnson, Blake; center, Demarco; wings, Cooper, Lund; subs.: Gariepy, Levandoski, MacKay, Curry, Douglas, Pargeter, Lewis, Finkbeiner.</p><p><b>Philadelphia:</b> Goal, Perras; defense, Archambeault, Kraiger; center, Mahaffy; wings, Wochy, Defelice; subs.: Brodeur, Waldriff, Hergesheimer, Killrea, Mulholland, Hartsburg, Stefaniw, Prentice, Pidhirny.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0930/1013944-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="572" height="897"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27</b></h3><p>BUFFALO&mdash;Pittsburgh Hornets swamped the Buffalo Bisons 5-2 before 9,637 fans.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal. Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Samis, Kemp, Psutka, Pogue, Benson, Langelle, Ko-bussen, Costello, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Migay.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Finkbeiner, Gariepy; center, Demarco; wings, Cooper, Lund; subs.: Blake, Johnson, Douglas, Curry, Lewis, MacKay, Levandoski, Pargeter, Haldorsen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1027/1013937-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="576" height="506"></div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;The Providence Reds dropped a fighting St. Louis team 6-8 here.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Michaluk, Summers; center, Fraser; wings, Bedard, Liscombe; subs.: LaPlante, Kaputa, Stoddard, Hamilton, McGill, Kullman, Reardon, Scherza, Arcand, Morris.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Olson, Mariucci; center, Trigg; wings, McComb, Black; subs.: Simon, Milliagn, Grigg, Gladu, Grosso, Sullivan, Doran, Licari, Raynak, Backor.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1124/1013930-1-eng-US/f0010-112.jpg" title="f0010-11" width="577" height="605"></div><p>INDIANAPOLIS&mdash;Cleveland Barons, behind some neat goal tending by Roger Bessette, smacked Indianapolis with a 5-1 defeat for the Capital&rsquo;s first loss on their home ice in 13 games.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Russell; wings, Kelly, Solinger; subs.: Buller, Baldwin Leswick, Schultz, Bush, Thurier, F. Porteous, Holota, Carse, Williams.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuck; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Melong, Woit, Gauthier, McKenzie Reid, Glover, Bruneteau, MacKay, Haidy, Heller.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1215/1013923-1-eng-US/f0010-122.jpg" title="f0010-12" width="575" height="420"></div><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;Springfield Indiana defeated New Haven Ramblers 4-3 be before 4,000 fans and virtually eliminated them from a playoff berth.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal, McAtee; defense, Kaiser, Allen; center, McMurry; wings, Summerhill, Lemieux; subs.: Tottle Conn, Courteau, Curick, Schmidt, Trudell, Gooden, Narduzzi.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Lamirande, Glaude; center, Rozzini wings, Campbell, Prefontaine; subs. Lancien, Hrymnak, White, Denis, Watson, Davies, Brown, Ramsden, Webster, Lavell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1311/1013916-1-eng-US/f0010-132.jpg" title="f0010-13" width="575" height="568"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 1</b></h3><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;Bobby Carse scored three goals as the Cleveland Barons thumped the Pittsburgh Hornets 5-2 before 8,018 fans.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Kobussen, Benson, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Migay, Costello, Pogue, Psutka, Kemp, Samis, Lagelle.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Russell; wings, Kelly, Solinger; subs.: Buller, Bush, Baldwin, Williams, Holota, Carse, Leswick, Thurier, Schultz, F. Porteous.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-14a/1013909-1-eng-US/f0010-14a2.jpg" title="f0010-14a" width="603" height="186"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01a/1013902-1-eng-US/f0015-01a2.jpg" title="f0015-01a" width="555" height="322"></div><p>WASHINGTON&mdash;Four third-period goals enabled St. Louis Flyers to defeat Washingtons Lions 5-1.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01127/1013895-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="557" height="421"></div><p>HERSHEY&mdash;The Hershey Bears i their hold on second place in he Eastern Division by defeating springfield Indians 2-1 before 8,410 fans.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0297/1013888-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="558" height="343"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2</h3><p>PITTSBURG&mdash;The Pittsburgh Hornets, laying their best game of the season, ralloped Cleveland Barons 8-0 before a crowd of 4,985.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0382/1013881-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="558" height="579"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Hershey squeezed but a 4-3 win over Springfield here.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04a/1013874-1-eng-US/f0015-04a2.jpg" title="f0015-04a" width="560" height="76"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0546/1013867-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="573" height="426"></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;Providence downed the Bisons here 7-4 as Carl Liscombe fired three.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0637/1013860-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="575" height="680"></div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;St. Louis Flyers edged Philadelphia 7-6 here.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0730/1013853-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="571" height="832"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0368/1013846-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="1719" height="828"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Light Blinker Coming Up</i></p><p><b><i>A</i> SPLIT SECOND after the flash bulb exploded, the red light blinked behind New Haven Goalie Emile Francis as Jack Stoddard of Providence Reds pushed a slapshot into the cage. Left to right are Francis; Jack Lancien (4). of New Haven; Stoddard and Ray Laplante of Providence; George Johnston of New Haven.</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>A.H.L TEAM TOTALS</b></h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, February 27)</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0299/1013839-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="1143" height="465"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, March 6)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1027/1013832-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="571" height="792"></div><h3><b>THE LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Goals</b>: Carl Liscombe, Providence (50).</p><p><b>Assists</b>: Roger Bedard, Providence; Walter Stefaniw, Philadelphia (58).</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> Phil Vitale, Washington (137 minutes).</p><p><b>Hat Tricks</b>: Paul Gladu, St. Louis (5).</p><p><b>Shutouts:</b> Baz Bastien, Pittsburgh (6),</p><p><b>Goalkeepers records:</b> Baz Bastien, Pittsburgh, 62 games, 157 goals against, average 2.53.</p><p><b>Penalties</b>: Pittsburgh (724minutes).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<h2>A.H.L. Left Wingers</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01134/1014080-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="255" height="398"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Carl Liscombe Providence</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02101/1014073-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="287" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Paul Gladu St. Louis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0384/1014066-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="284" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sid Smith Pittsburgh</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0459/1014059-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="290" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Calum MacKay. Indianapolis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0548/1014052-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="290" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Steve Black St. Louis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0645/1014045-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="289" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Geo. Pargeter Buffalo</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>tarry is the only word for the array of left-wing talent lined up for the approval of the judges (namely, you the fans) for the coveted berth on THE HOCKEY NEWS American League All-Star Team.</p><p>Heading the list among the portsiders up for election are the league&rsquo;s two top point-makers, who are battling it out tooth and nail for the Carl Liscombe Trophy. The two aforementioned contenders for the top spot are that veteran gentlemen, Mr. Liscombe himself of the Providence Reds, and Sid Smith of the Pittsburgh Hornets.</p><p>Smith, speeding Toronto Maple Leaf farmhand, currently holds the edge on Liscombe in the race, but the oldster is breathing hot on his neck. Anything can happen before the end of the race. But, whichever way it goes, it doesn&rsquo;t seem likely that either of the contenders&mdash;or anyone else in the loop&mdash;can surpass Liscombe&rsquo;s record shattering performance of last season, when he piled up a dizzy 118 points, on 50 goals and 68 assists.</p><p>Following behind the Hammering Hornet and the Rampaging Red are some other left-side performers who rate a look-see by the fans when they are marking up their ballots.</p><p>Prominent among those seeking to succeed Liscombe who drew the berth on the 1947-48 HOCKEY NEWS team are Paul Gladu of St. Louis, Calum &ldquo;Baldy&rdquo; MacKay of Indianapolis Capitals, Steve Black of St. Louis and George Pargeter of Buffalo Bisons.</p><p>Gladu, who is having one of his best seasons to date, is the leading scorer of the surprising Flyers, and one of the main cogs in their great drive this season. For many years a tail-end team, the Mound City crew surged to the top and held that lofty position for several weeks this season. They&rsquo;re still right in contention for a playoff spot despite a recent backslide, and Gladu&rsquo;s timely goal and sparkling assists have been a big factor.</p><p>Calum MacKay, the Indianapolis speedster, isn&rsquo;t far behind Gladu in the socring lists, and is the third highest man on his team.</p><h2><b>Man With Promise</b></h2><p>Steve Black, a newcomer to A. H.L. circles last season has really proved he belongs up there by his timely and consistent scoring in the current campaign. A bright future is being predicted for the shaggy-haired youngster.</p><p>Pargeter, although not rating so high in the scoring lists as the others named, still is getting quite a bit of support because of his fine play, A veteran of a tryout with Montreal Canadiens a couple of seasons ago, Pargeter is throwing everything he has into an effort to get into the N.H.L. fray again, now that Canadiens are finding themselves shy of good portside material.</p><p>Other hopefuls for the job include flashy Nels Podolsky of Indianapolis, Bobby Solinger of Cleveland. George DeFelice of Philadelphia, Sylvio Bettio of Hershey and Harry Frost of Washington Lions.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY NEWS ALL-STAR POLL

f0011-13

DRURY’S

<h2><b>Prolific Powell</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>K</span>ay Powell of Kansas City Pla-Mora is without a doubt the most prolific scorer in the U.8.H.L. this semester. Not only does he lead the field in scoring goals with 42 counters, but also is tops in assists with 51.</p><h2><b>Bell Makes Comeback</b></h2><p>After two rather dismal seasons, Gordie &ldquo;Tinkle&rdquo; Bell is making a splendid comeback this season. In 30 games as goal caretaker for the Omaha Knights Bell has allowed 69 goals to get by him for an average of 2.30</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01133/1014247-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="586" height="336"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 24&mdash;Tulsa 4, at Fort Worth 8.</p><p>February 25&mdash;Dallas 5, at Houston 5.</p><p>February 26&mdash;St. Paul 4, at Minneapolis 0; Kansas City 4, at Omaha 5; Fort Worth 1, at Tulsa 8; Houston 0, at Dallas 2.</p><p>February 27&mdash;Minneapolis 7, at St. Paul 6; Omaha 4, at Kansas City 2; Dallas 9, at Fort Worth 2; Tulsa 6, at Houston 6.</p><p>March 1&mdash;Tulsa 2, at Omaha 5; Kansas City 7, at Houston 2.</p><h3><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 10&mdash;Minneapolis at Fort Worth, Tulsa at Houston.</p><p>March 12&mdash;St. Paul at Minnetpolis, Kansas City at Omaha, Fort Worth at Tulsa, Houston at Dallas.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Omaha at Kansas City, Tulsa at Fort Worth, Dallas at Houston.</p><p>Those snappy St. Paul Saints are galloping away with the honors in the Northern Division of the United States Hockey League, and are being looked upon as the team to beat for the Paul Loudon Trophy this season. Omaha Knights, due to the brilliant goaltending of Gordie Bell are making a determined effort to catch the Saints but with the season rapidly drawing to a close the Knights will be lucky to catch the Minnesotans.</p><p>Sam Avey&rsquo;s Tulsa Oilers, enjoying one of their greatest seasons since they entered pro ranks 25 years ago, are zooming along in the southerly sector of Jim Hendy&rsquo;s sprawling mid-west loop. The Oilers with 66 points, hold a nine point edge over their closest competitors, the Dallas Texans.</p><p>Ray Powell, Kansas City Pla-Mors dynamic forward, Is well ahead of the scoring derby with 93 points, made up of 42 goals and 51 assists. Frank Ashworth of Tulsa is second with 74 points.</p><p>Nels Little of Tulsa and Jack McGill of St. Paul are the two goalkeepers with the most shutouts. Both players have two horse-collars to their credit this season. Gordie Bell&rsquo;s average of 2.30 goals-against per game is tops among the cage custodians.</p><p>Ian Fraser of Minneapolis Millers is the circuit&rsquo;s &ldquo;bad boy&rdquo; with 119 minutes in the cooler.</p><h3><b>THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24</b></h3><p>Fort Worth&mdash;Tulsa&rsquo;s Oilers stood off a final-period Fort Worth rally to earn a 4-3 victory played here before 1,000 spectators.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Lofvendahl, Unger; center, Iannarelli; wings, Casanato, Kennedy; subs.: Travis, Kane, Kopak, Warwick, Cupolo, Glover.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young; center, Ashworth; wings, M. Young, Butler; Schertzl, Durham, Ritson, Dheere, Gronsdahl, Ubriaco, Webster.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0299/1014240-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="574" height="405"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25</b></h3><p>HOUSTON&mdash;There were big doings at the Coliseum here. oJhnny Hereck pulled the hat trick. Les Hickey had a fight and the Houston Huskies didn&rsquo;t lose their ice hockey game. They didn&rsquo;t win either. They tied the Dallas Texans, 5-5.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Marlneau, Rockey; center, Petrie; wings, Bell, Fillion; subs: Mazur, Deslauriers, Morenz, Cook, Dorohoy, Gagnon, Allen.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Maher, Field; center, Gasparini; wings, Thibeault, Hickey; subs.: P. Pidsodny, White, Jones, Burke, Brown, Horeck, Mousseau, Auger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0379/1014233-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="571" height="558"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26</b></h3><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;Bill Cook juggled his Minneapolis hockey lineup, but he couldn&rsquo;t shake a single goal out of the reorganized setup, and St. Paul skated off with a 4 to 0 victory before 3,303 fans at the Arena.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill; defense, Sandalack, H. Bell; center, Schwartz; wings, McIntosh, Slowinski; subs.: Ailsby, Dill, Cameron, Bend, Brown, Agar, Juckes. Delmonte.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Sherritt, Allen; center, Lavoie; wings, Melnyk, Gagne; subs.: Fraser, Kaiser, Strobel, Ciuman, Richardson, 8. Smith, Tomiuk, Atanas.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0457/1014226-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="572" height="333"></div><p>OMAHA&mdash;Omaha moved into second place in the Northern Diviston by outlasting Kansas City 5 to 4 before 5,579 fans.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins, defense, Tarala, Jackson; center. Blade; wings, Milier, Silvestri; subs.: Wares, Bedard, Powell, Olmstead, Harms, Stasiuk, Fashoway, Groves, Slater.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Heale; wings, McLean, Boyce; subs.: Reigle, Folk, Uniac, Lavitt, Wiseman, Strongman, Burgess, Homenuke, Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0547/1014219-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="570" height="612"></div><p>HOUSTON&mdash;Dallas blanked Houston Huskies 2-0 here.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Marlneau, Rockey; center, Petrie; wings, Fillion, Bell; subs.: Mazur, Deslauriers, Cook, Allen, Dorohoy, Morenz, Bougie, Gagnon.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, P. Pidsodny, Maher; center, Brown; wings, Mousseau, Auger; subs.: Field, Jones, Burke, Gasparini, Hickey, Horeck.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0643/1014212-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="572" height="283"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;The Tulsa Oilers downed Fort Worth 3-1 here.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Travis, Lofvendahl; center, Iannarelli; wings, Kennedy, Casanato; subs.: Kane, Kopak, Warwick, Cupolo, Unger, Glover.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young; center, Ashworth; wings, Butler, M. Young; subs.: Schertzl, Durham, Ritson, Dheere, Gronsdahl, Ubriaco, Schnurr, Webster.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0736/1014205-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="572" height="386"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27</b></h3><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;Into the teeth of the St. Paul offensive that is leading the USHL, the Minneapolis hockey team threw a 7 to 6 victory here.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Fraser, Kaiser; center, Ciuman; wings, Lavoie, Gagne; subs.: Sherritt, Allen, Atanas, Richardson, Strobel, Smith, Melnyk, Tomiuk.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill; defense, Sandalack, Bell; center, Schwartz; wings, Slowinski, Pechet; subs.: Ailsby, Dill, Delmonte, Brown, Bend, McIntosh, Juckes, Agar, Cameron.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0835/1014198-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="573" height="615"></div><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;Omaha took over second place in the Northern Division by defeating Kansas City 4 to 2, shoving the Pla-Mors down to third.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Tarala, Jackson; center, Blade; wings, Silvestri, Miller; subs: Bedard, Wares, Powell, Harms, Olmstead, Stasiuk, Slater, Groves, Fashoway.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center Heale; wings, Boyce, McLean; subs.: Reigle, Folk, Strongman, Homenuke, Burgess, Uniac, Wiseman, Lavitt, Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1125/1014191-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="583" height="491"></div><p>HOUSTON&mdash;Tulsa and Houston battled to a 6-6 tie here.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Durham, Schertzi; center, Ritson; wings, Dheere, Gronsdahl; subs.: M. Young, Ashworth, Butler, Webster, Ubriaco, Schnurr, E. Young, Dillon.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Maher, Field; center, Brown; wings, Mousseau, Auger; subs.: P. Pidsodny, Jones, Burke, Gasparini, Hickey, Horeck.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1223/1014184-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="576" height="563"></div><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;Dallas swamped Fort Worth 9-2 here.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Unger, Lofvendahl; center, Iannarelli; wings, Casanato, Kennedy; subs.: Travis, Kane, Kopak, Warwick, Cupolo.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeauit; defense, Rockey, Marineau; center, Petrie; wings, Fillion, Bell; subs.: Deslauriers, Mazur, Morenz, Allen, Bougie, Dorohoy, Cook, Gagnon.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1215/1014177-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="569" height="595"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 1</b></h3><p>OMAHA&mdash;The Omaha Knights got a better foothold on second place in the Northern Division as they upset the Tulsa Oilers, 5-2, before 3,573 fans.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Young, Webster; center, Ashworth; wings, Knott, Butler; subs.: Ritson, Dheere, Gronsdahl, Schertzi, Braham.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Heale; wings, Homenuke, Boyce; subs.: Strongman, Burgess, McLean, Reigle, Folk, Lavitt,</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1310/1014170-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="572" height="410"></div><p>HOUSTON&mdash;Kansas City&rsquo;s Pla-Mors played more hockey than Houston&rsquo;s crippled Huskies and Wilf Field&rsquo;s home boys had to take it again on the chin. This time the score was Kansas City 7, Houston 2.</p><p><b>Kansas City:</b> Goal, Rollins; defense, Tarala, Jackson; center, Powell; wings, Fashoway, Harms; subs.: Barbe, Wares, Miller, Groves, Slater, Olmstead, Silvestri, Stasiuk, Blade.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Maher, P. Pidsodny; center, Gasparini; wings, Horeck, Hickey; subs.: Field, Jones, Burke, Brown, Mousseau.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-147/1014163-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="571" height="512"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-2c/1014156-1-eng-US/f0011-2c2.jpg" title="f0011-2c" width="1729" height="1216"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Clocking The Millers</i></p><p><b>MEMBERS OF THE MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS line up to receive their gifts of leather-bound travel clocks at the successful Minneapolis-Moline Hockey Night held recently. Bon Grussing is presenting Miller Captain Gordon Moose Sherritt with his clock while other players wait their turn.</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb. 27)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0934/1014149-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="578" height="818"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Points:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (89)</p><p><b>Goals:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (42)</p><p><b>Assists:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (51)</p><p><b>Shutouts:</b> Nelson Little, Tulsa and Jack McGill, St. Paul (3)</p><p><b>GK Average:</b> Gordon Bell Omaha, (2.30)</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> Ian Fraser, Minneapolis, (119 mts.)</p><h3><b>GOALTENDERS AVERAGES</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1031/1014142-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="579" height="236"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<p>(MONTH ENDING JANUARY 2)</p><h2>PITTSBURGH</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01146/1014379-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="573" height="582"></div><h2>PROVIDENCE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02101/1014372-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="573" height="583"></div><h2>ST. LOVIS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0383/1014365-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="574" height="579"></div><h2>SPRINGFIELD</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0463/1014358-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="578" height="685"></div><h2>WASHINGTON</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0548/1014351-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="574" height="684"></div><h2>BUFFALO</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0635/1014344-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="571" height="635"></div><h2>CLEVELAND</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0736/1014337-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="575" height="611"></div><h2>HERSHEY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0833/1014330-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="573" height="664"></div><h2>INDIANAPOLIS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0928/1014323-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="578" height="553"></div><h2>NEW HAVEN</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1027/1014316-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="571" height="688"></div><h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1125/1014309-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="574" height="499"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<h2>JERSEYS</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>a</span>re exact designs and colors of National Hockey League teams in Durene material. Can be obtained with or without emblem. Numbers are extra. When ordering specify style and size. Money order or check must accompany order. Allow ten days to two weeks for delivery.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-165/1014438-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="471" height="558"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&ldquo;New York Ranger&rdquo; type jersey specially priced at $7.75 each. Complete with lettering. All sizes.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-174/1014431-1-eng-US/f0012-172.jpg" title="f0012-17" width="368" height="490"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&ldquo;Boston Bruins&rdquo; type jersey specially priced. Complete with emblem $10.75 each. All sizes.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-184/1014424-1-eng-US/f0012-182.jpg" title="f0012-18" width="414" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&ldquo;Players Favorite&rdquo; special hockey windbreaker of top quality Gabardine. Cream and Royal Blue colors in stock. Knit trim of Scarlet, White and Royal Blue. Sizes for Boys. Men and Ladies. Other athletic colors available to special order in team and group lots. Priced specially at $9.00 each. Emblems extra.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-193/1014417-1-eng-US/f0012-192.jpg" title="f0012-19" width="515" height="543"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&ldquo;Chicago Blackhawks&rdquo; type jersey specially priced at $10.75 each. Complete with emblem. All sizes.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-203/1014410-1-eng-US/f0012-202.jpg" title="f0012-20" width="513" height="490"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<h2><b>Miss Playoffs</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Seattle Ironmen didn&rsquo;t make the playoffs for the first time in its fifth season of West Coast Play whereas the freshmen New Westminster Royals came through in their initial season.</p><h2><b>Big Money</b></h2><p>The winners of the Northern and Southern section of the Pacific Coast League will each receive $1,600 to divide among the players amounting to $100 per man.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON MON. A.M., FEB. 28</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01153/1014588-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="586" height="446"></div><p>With two weeks left in the regular schedule, no club in the Southern Division is sure of its place in the league standings. Oakland and Fresno, who are tied for top spot, need one point to cinch a playoff spot or should San Francisco lose or tie a game they are both in. The Shamrocks are in the toughest position being five points out of fourth place with only six games to play.</p><p>However, they could overtake either San Diego or Los Angeles should either of those clubs run into a losing streak. Four of San Francisco&rsquo;s six games are at home. It looks like a battle royal to the finish for first place between Oakland and Fresno. Fresno has one more game to play than Oakland but must play away from home in four of their seven games left. The big game of the week in the South will be at Oakland Friday when the Falcons pay their last visit of the regular season.</p><p>In the North, New Westminster needs but one point to cinch first place. Vancouver, in fourth spot, is the only club that can catch New Westminster and to do so the Royals would have to lose every game and the Canucks will have to win every game they play. Vancouver is the only club that Seattle can catch. Should the Ironmen win their remaining four games the Canucks would only have to win two of their remaining nine games to cinch a playoff spot.</p><p>Both Tacoma and Portland cinched their playoff spots Sunday night with victories. However, the second, third and fourth place spots are wide open with the possibilities of either Portland, Ta-coma or Vancouver finishing in any of the three places.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23</b></h3><p>SEATTLE&mdash;Seattle Ironmen picked up steam in the second and third periods to overpower San Francisco Shamrocks 6-3.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Fodey; defense, Taillifer, Schmidt; center, Kerr; wings, Medynski, Valenti; subs.: Tomson, Waldner, McFadzen, Filion, Kalapaca, Gibson, Hayes, Senic.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Desson; center, Fairburn; wings, Strain. Samanski; subs.: Bergeron. Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, McKay, Lafrance, Lucchini, Middleton.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Frank Elliott. Dick Davis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02120/1014581-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="574" height="597"></div><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;New Westminster Royals walked over the Tacoma Rockets 8-3 before 2,700 fans.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; Bergeron, Pratt; center, McIntyre; wings, Evers, Adams; subs.: Duffy, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Love, Dufault, Kirk, Ritchie, Voll.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson, defense, Giokas, Johns; center, Read; wings, Johnstone, Rowe; subs.: Jenkins, Watt, Lambrecht, Perrault, Milford, Toole. Adam, Robinson, Anslow.</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/f0013-0482/1014574-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="577" height="662"></div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;San Diego Sky Hawks tramped Los Angeles Monarchs 5-2 in the roughest game played this year on the Pan Pacific hockey rink.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense, Biddle, Papike; center, Church; wings, Barbe, Smith; subs.: Mesich, Adolph, Kunkel, Hildebrand, Dockery, Zuk. Prokop, Stearns, Leger.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense Currie, Bloom; center, Vaillancourt; wings, Giesebrecht, McCarthy; subs.: Lallo, McKay, McCarthur, Poitras, Smrke, Thorpe, Baby, St. Pierre, 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/f0013-0567/1014567-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="576" height="468"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24</b></h3><p>PORTLAND&mdash;The Seattle Ironmen defeated the Portland Eagles, 5 to 3 as George Senick scored four goals, to pace the Ironmen&rsquo;s assault.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Milne, Bobrosky; center, Robertson; wings, Dalgleish, Hnatiuk: subs.: Hamilton, Bangay, Desbiens, Horvath, Savicky, Davis, Evans, Shewchuk, Sutherland.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Fodey; defense, Taillifer, Schmidt; center, Fllion; wings, Senick, Kalapaca; subs: Kerr, Dedynski, Valenti, Thomson, Hayes, Gibson, McFadzen, Waldner.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Arnott, Davis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0656/1014560-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="574" height="512"></div><p>SAN DIEGO&mdash;The San Diego Sky Hawks moved into a tie for third place in the Southern Division by downing the Los Angeles Monarchs, 11 to 4. A turn-away crowd of 3,500 saw the game.</p><p><b>Los Angles:</b> Goal, Highton; defense. Mesich, Adolph; center, Stearns; wings, Kunkel, Dockery; subs.: Biddle, Papike, Smith, Church, Barbe, Hildebrand, Zuk, Prokop, Leger.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense, Currie, Bloom; center, McCarthy; wings, Vaillancourt, Giesebrecht; subs.: Lallo, McKay. McArthur, Poitras, Smrke. Thorpe, Baby. St. Pierre, Skinner.</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/f0013-0748/1014553-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="573" height="845"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25</b></h3><p>BERKELEY&mdash;Oakland Oaks relinquished their first-place position in the Southern Division when they were defeated by Fresno&rsquo;s Falcons, 4-3, in an overtime game at Berkeley Ice Land.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Frechette; defense, Nixon, Babey; center, Fowler; wings, Eisenzoph, Jones; subs.; Matthews, Marchant, Hayden, Bedard, Hewson, Mutcheson, Hosking, Wywrot, May.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Kampman, Robertson; center, Bellinger; wings, J. Peterson, Shamlock; subs.: Roach, Londry, Redmond, Baccari, Cinoi, Richardson, Bourgeois, L. Peterson, 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/f0013-0843/1014546-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="576" height="415"></div><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;Vancouver Canucks skated rings around a tired San Francisco team to defeat the Shamrocks 6 to 2 in a ragged inter-divisional contest before 5,600 fans at the Forum.</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goal, Jackson; defense, Vickery, Drainville; center, Carse; wings, Kuntz, Shill; subs.: Hunchuk, Hursley, McPherson, I. Wilson, B. Wilson, Weist, Jones, Gruhn, Ballance.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Desson; center, Samanski; wings, Strain, Fairbum; subs.: Bergeron, Burman, Hergesheimer, McKay Lafrance, Lucchini, Middleton.</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/f0015-0825/1014539-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="570" height="514"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26</b></h3><p>TACOMA&mdash;The Seattle Ironmen defeated the Tacoma Rockets 6-4 here.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Stevenson; defense, Giokas, Johns; center, Anslow; wings, Perrault, Adam; subs.: Watt, Jenkins, Read, Rowe, Johnston, Milford, Toole, Robinson, Lambrecht.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Fodey: defense, Taillifer, Schmidt; center, Kerr; wings, Valenti, Medynski; subs.: Tomson, Waldner, McFadzen. Filion, Kalapaca, Gibson, Hayes, Senic.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Dick Davis, Jim Arnott.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0925/1014532-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="569" height="588"></div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;Wing Ken Hayden netted two goals within 36 seconds to spark the Oakland Oaks to a 3 to 1 victory over the Los Angeles Monarchs.</p><p><b>Los Angeles:</b> Goal. Highton; defense, Mesich, Adolph; center, Dockery; wings, Kunkel, Stearns; subs.: Biddie, Papike, Hildebrand, Zuk, Prokop, Church, Barbe, Smith, Leger.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Frechette; defense. Hosking, May; center. Fowler; wings, Hayden, Fowler; subs.: Babey, Matthews, Marchant, Nixon, Jones, Hewson, Mutcheson, Wywrot, Eisenzoph.</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/f0015-1023/1014525-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="566" height="367"></div><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;The New Westminster Royals defeated the San Francisco Shamrocks 3-1 here before 2,000 fans.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; defense, R. Bergeron, Pratt; center, Ullyot; wings. Voll, Dorohoy; subs.: Duffy, Adams. Evers, Dufault, Kirk, Ritchie, McIntyre.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Desson, Kraftcheck: center, Samanski; wings, Strain, Fairburn; subs.: F. Bergeron, Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, McKay, Lafrance, Lucchini. Middleton Watters.</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/f0015-1123/1014518-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="563" height="342"></div><p>FRESNO&mdash;The Fresno Falcons held on to first place in the Southern Division by defeating the San Diego Sky Hawks 4 to 2 before 3,500 fans in a fast, rough game.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Roach, Redmond; center, Bellinger; wings, J. Peterson, Shamlock; subs.: Kampman, Baccari, Cinor, Richardson, Corrigan, Bourgeois, Robertson, L. Peterson. Hilliard.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense, Bloom, Currie; center, McCarthy; wings, Vaillancourt, Giesebrecht; subs.: Lallo, McKay, McArthur, Poitras, Smrke, Thorpe, Baby, St. Pierre, Skinner.</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/f0015-1221/1014511-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="567" height="443"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27</b></h3><p>SAN DIEGO Oaks scored almost at will to bury the San Diego Sky Hawks 6 to 1.</p><p><b>San Diego:</b> Goal, LaMarche; defense, Currie, Baby; center, McArthur; wings, Poitras, Smrke; subs.: Lallo, McKay, McCarthy, Vaillancourt, Giesebrecht, St. Pierre, Aikin, Thorpe, Skinner.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Frechette; defense, Babey, Nixon; center, Wywrot; wings, Eisenzoph, Jones; subs.: Hosking, May, Matthews, Fowler, Hayden, Bedard, Hewson, Marchant, Mutcheson.</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/f0015-1318/1014504-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="568" height="463"></div><p>SEATTLE&mdash;The Tacoma Rockets pounded out an easy 4-1 win over the Seattle Ironmen in their game before 4,500 fans at the Civic Arena.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal, Fodey; defense, Taillifer, Schmidt; center, Fillon; wings, Kalapaca. Senick; subs.: Tomson, Waldner, McFadzen, Medynski, Valenti, Gibson, Kerr, Hayes.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Watt. Jenkins; center, Read; wings, Johnston, Rowe; subs.: Giokas, Johns, Lambrecht, Perrault, Milford, Toole, Adam, Robinson, Anslow.</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/f0015-1417/1014497-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="569" height="292"></div><p>PORTLAND:&mdash;The Portland Eagles downed the San Francisco Shamrocks, 8 to 3 in a bitter, free-scoring game between the Northern and Southern Division teams.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Shewchuk, Sutherland; center, Hamilton,; wings. Bangay, Desbiens; subs.: Robertson, Davis, Savicky, Evans, Hnatiuk, Horvath, Carrigan, Dalgleish, Bobrosky.</p><p><b>San Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Desson; center, Samanski; wings. Strain, Fairburn; subs.: Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, Lucchini, Lafrance, McKay, Bergeron, Watters, Middleton.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Arnott, Davis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1517/1014490-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="569" height="611"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0398/1014483-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="1699" height="907"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><i>Highton on High</i></p><p><b>LOS ANGELES GOALIE Hec Highton spears a soaring drive from the stick of San Diego&rsquo;s Connie Poitras, who is sandwiched between the helmeted Monarch&rsquo;s Dick Adolph and Al Papike (5).</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb. 27)</b></p><h3>Southern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0942/1014476-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="570" height="711"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Bush Jackson, SF (42).</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Tom Fowler, Oak (47).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored:</b> Joe Peterson, Fres (7).</p><p><b>Most Shots Stopped:</b> Hec Highton, LA (1754).</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs:</b> Duff McDermid, SF; Larry Frechette, SD; Bud LaMarche, SD (2).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b> Bush Jackson, SF (4).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks Against:</b> Hec Highton, LA (8).</p><p><b>Most Penalties:</b> Matt Mesich, LA (164 minutes).</p><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1042/1014469-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="574" height="762"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Pat Desbiens, Port (49).</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Bob Love, NW (59).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored:</b> Norm Kirk, NW (18).</p><p><b>Most Shots Saved:</b> Lucien Deschene, NW (1676).</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs:</b> Jerry Cotnoir, Sea; Tom Karakas, Port (3).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b> Alan Kuntz, Vane, Amy Dufault, NW (3).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks Against:</b> Doug Jackson, Vane (7).</p><p><b>Most Penalties:</b> George Senick, Sea (162 minutes).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<h2><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>Friday, February 25</b></p><p>Toledo 7, Detroit 3</p><p>Detroit Bright&rsquo;s 5, Windsor 4</p><p>Windsor Hettche 4, Detroit 2</p><h2><b>MARITIME SENIOR</b></h2><h3>The Leaders</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01159/1014675-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="574" height="293"></div><h3>Goalkeepers Records</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02107/1014668-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="578" height="146"></div><h3>Final Standing&mdash;Semi-Finals</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0377/1014661-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="578" height="130"></div><h3>FINALS</h3><p><b>Friday, February 25</b></p><p>Halifax 5, Moncton 4</p><p><b>Saturday, February 26</b></p><p>Halifax 6, Moncton 8</p><p><b>Tuesday, March 1</b></p><p>Halifax 5, Moncton 4</p><h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO SENIOR</h2><h3>SEMI-FINALS</h3><p><b>Sunday, February 27</b></p><p>North Bay 6, Sudbury 4</p><h2>CAPE BRETON SENIOR</h2><h3>FINALS</h3><p><b>Friday, February 25</b></p><p>Sydney 5, Glace Bay 0</p><p><b>Saturday, February 26</b></p><p>Glace Bay 4, Sydney 2</p><p><b>Tuesday, March 1</b></p><h2>E.C.S.H.L.</h2><p><b>Friday, February 25</b></p><p>Cornwall 2, Hull 1</p><h2>WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR</h2><p><b>Saturday, February 26</b></p><p>Calgary 5, Lethbridge 5 (tie)</p><p>Regina 8, Moose Jaw 2</p><h2>LAKEHEAD JUNIOR</h2><p><b>Saturday, February 26</b></p><p>Port Arthur 8, Fort William 8</p><h3>SEMI-FINAL</h3><p><b>Wednesday, March 2</b></p><p>Fort William Canadians 7, Port Arthur 5</p><h2>NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR</h2><h3>SEMI-FINAL</h3><p><b>Saturday, February 26</b></p><p>Humboldt 9, Saskatoon 3</p><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR</h2><p><b>Sunday, February 27</b></p><p>Quebec 5. Cyclones 3</p><p>Canadiens 4, Three Rivers 6</p><p>Victoriaville 5, Nationale 4</p><p>Royals 10, Valleyfield 2</p><p><b>Monday, February 28</b></p><p>Quebec 2, Cyclones 3</p><p><b>Tuesday, March 1</b></p><p>Cyclones 1, Quebec 3</p><p>Three Rivers 4, Canadiens 1</p><p>Victoriaville 0, Nationale 8</p><h3>SEMI-FINALS</h3><p><b>Thursday, March 3</b></p><p>Royals 2, Three Rivers 4</p><h2>O.H.A. JUNIOR &ldquo;A&rdquo;</h2><p>Best Two out of Three Games Wednesday Feb. 23 at Stratford 6; Mar 1 boros 5.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0463/1014654-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="569" height="573"></div><h3>St. Catharines vs Oshawa</h3><p><b>Best Two out of Three Games</b></p><p><b>WED. FEB. 23 AT OSHAWA</b></p><p>St. Catharines 6. Oshawa 4</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0555/1014647-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="573" height="622"></div><p>Fri. Feb. 25 St. Catharines 9, Oshawa 5</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0645/1014640-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="571" height="868"></div><h3>Windsor vs Barrie</h3><p>Best Four out of Seven Games Thursday Feb. 24 at Windsor Barrie 6, Windsor 3</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0739/1014633-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="570" height="597"></div><h3>AT TORONTO Marlboros 4. Stratford 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1320/1014626-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="569" height="446"></div><h3>At Windoor 4, Barrie 5 (Second win for Barrie)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1413/1014619-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="570" height="548"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Amateur Parade At Quick Glance

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HOCKEY PHOTOS

<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><p>STANDINGS ON THU RS. A.M., MAR. 3</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0834/1014800-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="577" height="214"></div><h3>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Ottawa 6, at Quebec 0</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0932/1014793-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="567" height="421"></div><h3>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Shawinigan 2, at Ottawa 10</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1030/1014786-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="572" height="649"></div><h3>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Royals 5. at Valle.vfield 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1128/1014779-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="569" height="597"></div><h3>Valleyfield 2. at Royals 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1223/1014772-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="572" height="545"></div><h3>Ottawa 4, at Shawinigan 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1513/1014765-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="572" height="700"></div><h3>Sherbrooke 9. at New York 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1611/1014758-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="569" height="754"></div><h3>TUESDAY. MARCH 1 Quebec 3, nt Valleyfield 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1712/1014751-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="573" height="479"></div><h3>Shawinigan 4, at Sherbooke 7</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1812/1014744-1-eng-US/f0014-182.jpg" title="f0014-18" width="569" height="587"></div><h3>New York 8, Ottawa 16</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-2011/1014737-1-eng-US/f0014-202.jpg" title="f0014-20" width="573" height="1360"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Feb. 27)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1911/1014730-1-eng-US/f0014-192.jpg" title="f0014-19" width="574" height="892"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Quebec Senior League

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THE ROBERT SIMPSON MONTREAL LIMITED

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ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD

<h2>Semi-Final WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Hamilton 3, at Kitchener 4</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>H</span>amilton</b>: Goal, Childs; defense, Laurent, C. Smelle, center, Shillington; wings, T. Smelle, J. Conick; subs.; Sherry, Comfort, Miocinovich, Cooper, A. Conick, Naylor, Robinson, Tindal.</p><p><b>Kitchener-Waterloo</b>: Goal, Pelletier, defense, Dinning, Shewchuck; center, B. Bauer; wings, Dzura, Hurst; subs.: D. Bauer. Verity, Curick, Roth, Flick, Grasser, Behling, Jacklin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1617/1014907-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="573" height="498"></div><h2><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Kitchener 4, at Hamilton 3</b></h2><p><b>Kitchener</b>: Goal, Pelletier; defense, Dinning. Shewchuk; center, B. Bauer; wings, Herchentratter, Hurst: subs.; Jacklin, Behling, Henderson, Verity, Roth, Flick, Grasser, Curick.</p><p><b>Hamilton</b>: Goal, Child; defense, Laurent, C. Smelle; center Shillington; wings. J. Conick, T. Smelle; subs.: A. Conick, Tindal, Robinson, Comfort, Miocinorvich, Sherry, Naylor. Cooper.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1717/1014900-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="568" height="379"></div><h2><b>FINAL SERIES</b></h2><p><b>First Game Wednesday, March 2 Marlboros 4, Kitchener 3</b></p><p><b>Kitchener-Waterloo:</b> Goal, Pelletier; defense, Dinning, Shewchuck: center, B. Bauer; wings. Herchenratter, Hurst; subs.: D. Bauer, Verity, Curick, Roth, Flick, Grasser, Behling. Jacklin.</p><p><b>Marlboros:</b> Goal, Harvey; defense, Davidson, Robertson; center, McCormack; wings. Buchanan, Mair; subs.: McLellan. Johnson. Blair, Simpson, Hollett, Barilko.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1816/1014893-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="573" height="515"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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O.H.A. Sennior Playoffs

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SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE!

<div class="byline">By DAVE FARRELL</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0120/1014976-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="248" height="292"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0219/1014969-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="258" height="295"></div><p>BOSTON. Mass.&mdash;</p><p>After starting the present season like a house afire, winning 11, tying two and losing only three of their first 15 games, the Boston Bruins went into a slump and are now struggling to keep in second place in the N.H.L. standings.</p><p>Some hockey observers believe that the Bruins were far ahead of the other teams when the campaign got underway because they were in better condition, but once other squads got into shape, their superiority disappeared and the Bostonians were just another hockey team.</p><p>This school of thought is easily refuted when you take into consideration the fact that the Bruins are always the last club to begin pre-season training.</p><h2><b>BRIEF WARMUP RUN</b></h2><p>In keeping with an old precedent set by Art Ross, the Bruins have always adhered to a short training season, with the idea of playing themselves into shape as the season progresses.</p><p>The Bruins have essentially the same club that they began the season with. They have added a couple of rookie wingmen but beyond that, the team is the same.</p><p>One of the big reasons for their collapse has been the disappointing performance of the line of Schmidt, Dumart and Peters.</p><p>Schmidt, of course, has been plagued with injuries and as a result has missed a good part of the schedule. While he has been in the lineup, he has been carrying the entire load of the line and virtually playing by himself.</p><p>Moe Henderson nas run into a lot of tough luck, what with some of his attempted clearing passes being converted into goals by opposing teams. On the bright side it may be said that Pat Egan, who has risen to great heights with his top-notch defenisve-offensive play has been turning in a creditable job for the Boston rearguard.</p><p>Even Frankie Brimsek, the Bruins great goalie, has been off his usual form this year. The reaction of his legs seems to be as fast as ever, but his hands are not moving quick enough now to catch shots that he once grabbed with apparent ease.</p><p>Injuries have also played a part in the slump of the Bruins. First Schmidt, then Crawford and finally Sandford were shelved after the team had captured the league lead.</p><p>It was the injury to Sandford that seemed to throw the team out of gear and start them tobogganing. During the Bruins early spurt, Big Ed teamed brilliantly with Grant &ldquo;Nobby&rdquo; Warwick and Pete Babando and it was this line which was responsible for the club&rsquo;s many victories.</p><p>Then Sandford hurt his shoulder when Doug McCaig crashed into him behind the Chicago net in December. He missed several games and only recently has he regained his early-season stride.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hub Fans Wonder What’s Wrong As Bruins Blow Hot And Cold

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0318/1015007-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="577" height="270"></div><h2><b>March 9th to 15th</b></h2><p>11&mdash;Bill Ezinicki, Toronto Maple Leafs, right wing, 1924.</p><p>12&mdash;Bingo Kampman, Fresno Falcons, defense, 1914; Doug Toole, Tacoma Rockets, center, 1925.</p><p>13&mdash;Gordie Bell, Omaha Knights, goalie, 1925; Eddie Dorohoy, Dallas Texans, left wing, 1929; Ed Foley, Washington Lions, defense, 1919.</p><p>14&mdash;Hee Pozzo, St. Louis Flyers, left wing, 1918.</p><p>15&mdash;Hy Buller, Cleveland Barons, defense, 1926; Bernard Strongman, Omaha Knights, left wing, 1919.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday to YOU

<p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>ud James, 200-lb, 21-year-old San Francisco Shamrocks defenceman, is all through for the current season. The sophomore rearguard broke his right ankle in a game with Los Angeles Christmas in L. A. Fully recov-erted, James started practicing with the team only to break his left ankle in scrimmage and knock himself out of any further action for the year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Season Over

<p class="dropcap"><span>J</span>ust when Los Angeles Monrachs had everything set for movie, radio and stage celebrity Jimmy Durante to present a hat to centerman Johnny &ldquo;Umbriaco&rdquo; Ubriaco for his three goal hat-trick performance recently, Johnny was recalled one day before the deadline by the Tulsa Oilers in the U.S.H.L., who had loaned the flashy pivotman to the Monarchs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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March 9, 1949

THE HOCKEY MEWS

Coaches, Men With Woes, Must Be On Their Toes

Canada’s Finest

HOCKEY QUIZ