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March 23, 1949

The Hockey News March 23, 1949

<p><b>EAST</b></p><p><b>MONDAY, MARCH 21</b></p><p><b>Quebec:</b> Montreal Royals, Ottawa Senators, Sherbrooke St. Francis, Shawinigan Cataracts.</p><p><b>Ontario:</b> Toronto Marlboros, North Bay Black Hawks.</p><p><b>Ottawa & District:</b> Pembroke Lumber Kings.</p><p><b>Maritimes:</b> Sydney Millionaires.</p><h2>WEST</h2><p><b>Thunder Bay:</b> Fort Frances Canadians, Port Arthur Bearcats.</p><p><b>Alberta:</b> Edmonton Flyers.</p><p><b>Manitoba:</b> Winnipeg Nationals, Winnipeg Triple A&rsquo;s.</p><p><b>Saskatchewan:</b> Regina Capitals.</p><p><b>British Columbia:</b> Kimberley Dynamiters, Trail Smoke Eaters.</p><h2>ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S CROSSWORD</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1612/960533-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="534" height="724"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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IN THIS ISSUE

SURVIVORS

<p><b>IN THE EAST</b></p><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR</h2><p>The under-dog Montreal Royals Juniors set the experts back on their heels when they sailed into the power-laden Quebec Citadels for two straight victories in their Quebec Junior A. H. A. final series.</p><p>The packed Citadels had swept all before them in the regular season, even surviving the loss of 13 games won which were taken from them when it was discovered they were using an over-age player. Their setback by the little-considered Royals thus came as a major upset.</p><p>SEMI-FINALS</p><h3>THURSDAY, MARCH 10</h3><p>Royals 3, at Three Rivers 1</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01141/960187-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="582" height="313"></div><h3>SUNDAY, MARCH 13</h3><p>Rationale 4, at Quebec 2</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0291/960180-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="581" height="462"></div><h3>MONDAY, MARCH 14</h3><p>Quebec 7, at Nationale 8</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0365/960173-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="563" height="456"></div><p>FINALS</p><h3>SUNDAY, MARCH 20</h3><p>Montreal Royals 4, Quebec 2</p><p>(Royals lead best of fine series, 2-0)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0452/960166-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="578" height="394"></div><p>A JUNIOR &ldquo;A&rdquo;</p><p>FINALS</p><h3>SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Barrie 5, at Marlboros 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0546/960159-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="572" height="482"></div><h3>MONDAY, MARCH 14</h3><p>Marlboros 2, at Barrie 5</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0636/960152-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="578" height="508"></div><p>Third Game</p><h3>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 at Barrie</h3><p><b>Barrie 5, Marlboros 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0730/960145-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="575" height="388"></div><h2>IN THE WEST</h2><h3>WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR</h3><p><b>SEMI-FINALS</b></p><p><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 8</b></p><p><b>Calgary 6, at Lethbridge 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0825/960138-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="591" height="549"></div><h3>Regina 1, at Moose Jaw 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0924/960131-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="587" height="470"></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Montreal Canadiens wound up the season in third place as Detroit Red Wings nipped them 2-1 in a rough, bruising battle. A crowd of 13,394 fans witnessed the contest, boosting Detroit&rsquo;s attendance mark to 402,153 for the season, 8,000 over the previous record set last season.</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>: Goal, Durnan; defense, Bouchard, Harvey; center, Mosdell; wings, Richard, Chamberlain; subs.: Plamondon, Carveth, Laycoe, Harmon, Filion, Reay. Gravelle, Lach, Reardon, Leger, Dussault.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Lumley; defense, Quackenbush, Stewart; center, McNab, wings, Couture, Pavelich, subs.: Kelly, Reise, Lindsay, Gee, Howe, Horeck,. Abel, Poi-le, MsFadden, Enio, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Referee</b>: George Gravel; linesmen, Mush March, Butch Keeling.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1022/960124-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="566" height="457"></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;With nothing at stake, the tail-end New York Rangers clipped fifth-place Chicago Black Hawks 5-1 before a slim crowd of 10,132 in Madi-son Square Garden.</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Gol-ham, McCaig; center, J. Conacher; wings, Bodnar, Stewart, subs.: Dickens, Gadsby, Nattrass, Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Brown.</p><p><b>Rangers:</b> Goal, Rayner; defense, Ed-dols, Evans; center, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Manson, Kaleta; subs.: Shero, Stanow-ski, Stanley, Lund,. Wickoski, Fisher, Al bright, Gordon, Leswick, Moe.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Jim Primeau; linesmen, Ed Mepnam and George Hayes.</p><h3>FRIDAY, MARCH 11</h3><p><b>Moose Jaw 1, at Calgary 6</b></p><h3>MONDAY, MARCH 14</h3><p><b>Calgary 3, at Moose Jaw 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1120/960117-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="563" height="295"></div><h3>FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1215/960110-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="563" height="74"></div><p><b>Calgary wins best-of-three final</b></p><p><b>series, 2-0)</b></p><p><b>THUNDER BAY JUNIOR</b></p><p><b>FINALS</b></p><p><b>Tuesday, March 15</b></p><p>Port Arthur 10, Fort William 1</p><p><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR</b></p><p><b>Saturday, March 12</b></p><p>Brandon 7, Winnipeg 2</p><p><b>NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN</b></p><p><b>JUNIOR</b></p><p><b>FINALS</b></p><p><b>Saturday, March 12</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Road To The Memorial Cup

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0442/959825-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>AL ROLLINS, rookie goalkeeper of Kansas City Pla-Mors, led the loop&rsquo;s regular netminders in the goals-against average column this season. The youthful blocker played sensationally in his first pro season, after graduating from Edmonton Flyers, last year&rsquo;s Allan Cup champions.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Al-lows Few Goals

<div class="byline">Silverware Scramble &#x2026; by Kavetski</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0127/960719-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PLAYOFF FEVER HITS AGAIN!

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Although Toronto&rsquo;s Wild Bill Ezinicki clung to his position as top penalty-collector in the league, Montreal Canadiens snatched the team championship from Maple Leafs, holders of the honors the past season.</b></p><p><b>Canadiens had a wide margin in their favor when the curtain was rung down on the end of the regular schedule. Dick Irvin&rsquo;s Canucks, who adopted a &ldquo;get-tough&rdquo; attitude this season, wound up with a total of 772 minutes in penalties, against 705 for the former champions. Leafs.</b></p><p><b>Ezinicki retained his bad man laurels by sitting out 145 minutes with the penalty timers, well ahead of his closest rival, Chicago&rsquo;s Bep Guidolin with 116 minutes.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Habs Succeed Leafs As Loop Bad Men

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>That hockey madness which strikes every, season at this time&mdash;the playoffs and the battle for cups and glory&mdash;is with us again. As three professional leagues wound up their regular schedules on Sunday (the-Pacific Coast League finished the week before) the stage was set for the hectic post-season struggles which will end some time next month with a handful of battered but happy teams in the place of honor and the rest left in the lurch.</p><p>With close races for several positions in each league, hockey fans were kept on the hot seat right up until Sunday night before it was finally decided which teams would battle it out in the preliminary rounds of Cup play.</p><h2><b>BRUINS TAKE SECOND</b></h2><p>Boston Bruins, with an able helping hand from Detroit Red Wings, took over second place in the N.H.L. and drew Toronto Maple Leafs as their opponents in the semi-final round. The Beantown Boys, with veteran Milt Schmidt going like a house afire, trampled those same Leafs 7-2 in Boston, while Wings were clipping Canadiens 2-1 in Detroit.</p><p>If that game in Detroit was any fair sample, the fans are going to be treated to a rugged brand of hockey when those clubs meet. All told, 25 penalties totalling 109 minutes were dished out by the referees as sticks and fists flew all night long. The puck for the most part was neglected, and goalies Bill Durnan and Harry Lumley had an easy time most of the night.</p><h2><b>DURNAN MAKES HISTORY</b></h2><p>In the tense finale of the league schedule, a couple of really noteworthy performances were brought to a successful conclusion.</p><p>Big Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens stellar goalkeeper, won the Vezina Trophy for the fifth time, becoming the first netminder in history to pull that trick. Durnan also was the only man ever to win the prized Trophy four years in a row, holding that honor from 1943-44 to 1946-47. Last season, his string was snapped by Turk Broda of Toronto, but Big Bill came right back again this year to show his mastery.</p><p>Bill Quackenbush, blond bomber of Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; defense corps, also came up with another great performance when he went the full schedule without drawing a single penalty. In these days of rough hockey that&rsquo;s quite a feat for a forward, let alone a rearguard.</p><p>Fans in four American League cities practically had heart failure over the past weekend. The quartet of clubs came racing down to the wire in a tight bunch, with St. Louis Flyers finally winning the Western Division leadership by a nose.</p><p>The result wasn&rsquo;t decided until after, a pair of Saturday-Sunday double-headers, with Barons and Flyers tangling in one and Indianapolis and Pittsburgh meeting in the other. The teams split their doubleheaders, leaving Pittsburgh out in the cold. Although tied in points with Cleveland, the Hornet squad had won two less games and so were eliminated.</p><p>In the United States League, the only close contest was for third position in the Northern Division. Omaha Knights won out there on the second-last day of the season when they downed the leading St. Paul Saints a surprise victory while Kansas City was toppling Minneapolis. A point tie between the Knights and Millers was broken by Omaha&rsquo;s superior games-won mark.</p><h2><b>Coast Playoffs On</b></h2><p>Post-season play in the Pacific Coast League got underway a week ago Tuesday, March 15, since that loop wound up its regular schedule on March 13.</p><p>Los Angeles Monarchs pulled a major upset when they trounced Fresno Falcons four games to one. The Falcons had finished first in the league&rsquo;s Southern Division, while Monarchs crept in a poor fourth. Despite that, the Los Angeles crew took four straight games from the favorites.</p><p>Third-place Vancouver was knocked out of the Northern Division playoffs in short order as Tacoma Rockets took them three in a row in their bracket.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Detroit~Habs; Leafs~Bruins Meet In NHL

<h2><i>PICK OF THE PUCKSTERS</i></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0139/958686-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="558" height="1071"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DEFENSE Hy Buller Cleveland Barons</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>ALL-STARS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0231/958679-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="432" height="91"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0328/958672-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="1140" height="1135"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GOAL &ldquo;Bax&rdquo; Bastien Pittsburgh Hornets</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0421/958665-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="417" height="73"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0517/958658-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="534" height="1003"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DEFENSE Pete Backor Pittsburgh Hornets</b></figcaption></div><p><b>FIRST TEAM</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0610/958651-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="414" height="97"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-079/958644-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="573" height="856"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LEFT WING Sid Smith Pittsburgh Hornets</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-085/958637-1-eng-US/f0002-082.jpg" title="f0002-08" width="435" height="79"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-095/958630-1-eng-US/f0002-092.jpg" title="f0002-09" width="558" height="1435"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CENTER Murdo MacKay Buffalo Bisons</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-103/958623-1-eng-US/f0002-102.jpg" title="f0002-10" width="570" height="886"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RIGHT WING Pete Leswick Cleveland Barons</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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3 Hornets Place On A.H.L Six.

<h2><b>A.H.L. SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-112/958752-1-eng-US/f0002-112.jpg" title="f0002-11" width="297" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DEFENSE Danny Sprout Cleveland Barons</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-122/958745-1-eng-US/f0002-122.jpg" title="f0002-12" width="294" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GOAL Ralph Almas St. Louis Flyers</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-13/958738-1-eng-US/f0002-132.jpg" title="f0002-13" width="291" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DEFENSE Stan Kemp Pittsburgh Hornets</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-14/958731-1-eng-US/f0002-142.jpg" title="f0002-14" width="297" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LEFT WING Carl Liscombe Providence Reds</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-15/958724-1-eng-US/f0002-152.jpg" title="f0002-15" width="295" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CENTER Harvey Fraser Providence Reds</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-16/958717-1-eng-US/f0002-162.jpg" title="f0002-16" width="282" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RIGHT WING Phil Hergesheimer Philadelphia Rockets</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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No. 2 Defenders……No. 2 Attackers

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.</p><p>Bob Davidson&rsquo;s star-studded band of Hornets from Pittsburgh romped away with the lion&rsquo;s share of places on the 1948-49 Official All-Star Team of the American Hockey League, as selected by the loop&rsquo;s Coaches. Hornets placed three men on the first team, with Cleveland Barons&rsquo; winning two places and Murdo MacKay of Buffalo Bisons taking over the center ice position.</p><p>Coaches of the 11 teams cast their ballots, using the same system as followed in the National League. That is. each Coach may vote only for players on other teams and cannot plump for his own men. Three points are allowed for each first choice, two for second and one for third. Thus, the total points possible for any player are 30, or 10 first-place ballots.</p><p>No one got a perfect score. Baz Bastien of Pittsburgh came the closest with 25 points to win the goaltending job.</p><p>The Coaches&rsquo; selections for the 1st and 2nd teams, with total points bracketed, follow:</p><h2><b>FIRST TEAM</b></h2><p>Goal, Baz Bastien, Pittsburgh (25)</p><p>Defense, Pete Backor, Pittsburgh (20), and Hy Buller, Cleveland (14)</p><p>Center, Murdo MacKay, Buffalo (20)</p><p>Right Wing, Pete Leswick, Cleveland (19)</p><p>Left Wing, Sid Smith, Pittsburgh (22)</p><h2><b>SECOND TEAM</b></h2><p>Goal, Ralph Almas, St. Louis (22)</p><p>Defense, Danny Sprout, Cleveland (14) and Stan Kemp, Pittsburgh (14)</p><p>Center, Harvey Fraser, Providenco (14)</p><p>Right Wing, Phil Hergesheimer, Philadelphia (19)</p><p>Left Wing, Carl Liscombe, Providence (21)</p><p>While Backor got a substantial verdict, the race was close for the second defense post. Hy Buller, with the same number of points as Sprout and Kemp, got the nod because he had four first place votes, against three for Sprout and one for Kemp.</p><p>Leswick and Hergesheimer also tied for points in the Right Wing voting. Each had four first place votes, but Leswick got the decision over his rival because three Coaches named him as their second choice, while only two put the Rocket veteran down in second place on their ballots.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Coaches Name Strong Squad Best In Loop

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0139/958807-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BIG ROY CONACHER (top) and DAPPER DOUG BENTLEY (bottom) made the N.H.L. scoring race a runaway this winter. Taking command before Christmas, the starry snipers steadily increased their lead.</b></figcaption></div><p><b>32-Year-0ld Veterans Romp Home In Breeze</b></p><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>A pair of 32-year-old veterans with a squad that didn&rsquo;t even make the playoffs finished one-two in the National Hockey League scoring race, far outdistancing all their competitors.</p><p>Chicago&rsquo;s Roy Conacher and Doug Bentley, a pair of cagy puckchasers, showed their heels to the best in the circuit, taking command of the race last December 19 and never relinquishing it.</p><p>Although they failed to collect a goal or an assist in the season&rsquo;s two final games over the weekend, Conacher finished with a rousing 68 points and Bentley came through with 6 6. Far behind them were Detroit&rsquo;s Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay, who tied for third with 54 points each.</p><p>The veteran duo thus split the League&rsquo;s prize money, $1,000 and the Art Ross Trophy going to Conacher, and $500 to the runner-up Bentley. Those are the official amounts credited to them, but the two announced a couple of weeks ago that, no matter who finished on top, they would split the prize evenly $750 apiece.</p><p>Conacher finished with 2 6 goals&mdash;two less than Sid Abel&mdash;and 4 2 assists, while Bentley had 23 and 43.</p><p>Conacher scored 15 of his goals on home ice and 11 while playing away from home. He was credited with 22 assists in Chicago end 22 on the road. Bentley&rsquo;s goal total wag split 12 at home and 11 away, while he garnered one more assist on home ice&mdash;22 to 21.</p><p>Both collected a good percentage of points while opposing teams were shorthanded, as they were used frequently to press the play when Hawks had the advantage. Conacher collected 10 goals and 15 assists in this way, while Bentley managed four goals and had 11 assists.</p><h2><b>Hawk Duo Paced Parade All Way Since Dec. 19</b></h2><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>When the coaches of the National Hockey League start casting ballots for the All-Star team there are few who can overlook the point-making deeds of the Black Hawks&rsquo; Roy Conacher and Doug Bentley.</p><p>Figuring the worth of a high point maker from season to season is something that can seldom come to a finish where all the parties are in agreement.</p><p>However, since we are only interested in this season&rsquo;s performances, let&rsquo;s analyze those of Roy Conacher and Doug Bentley, the top scorers today, and give credit where credit is lue.</p><p>Ever since last December 19th when Doug Bentley and Roy Conacher moved ahead of the field with 33 and 32 points respectively, they steadily increased their lead and piled up enough evidence to prove they are in a class by themselves.</p><p>Only once before in the history of the N.H.L. has a scorer dominated the field as has the Roy Conacher and Doug Bentley combine.</p><p>That was back in 1940-41 when Bill Cowley, Boston Bruins&rsquo; great center, led the league and his nearest rivals trailed him by a margin of 18 points. 62 to 44 to be exact. Because of his great performance that year Cowley was unanimously elected on the First All-Star Team at center and also was awarded the David A. Hart Trophy as the player adjudged most valuable to his team.</p><p>Cowley&rsquo;s 62 points in 1940-41 were made up of 17 goals and 45 assists! That seems a good answer to those who complain Conacher and Bentley this year were given a too generous helping of assists by the Chicago scorer.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Chicago Pals Corner Point Mart

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>INNER of the West Side Association Trophy as the&hellip;most valuable Ranger&rdquo; this year is Edgar Laprade, far and away the best New York player&hellip;Pat Egan, pride of Boston, was selected by eight Boston writers as winner of the Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy. The Dufresne Trophy is presented annually to the&hellip;Boston player who has been most outstanding in home games&rdquo; and Irish Pat had always hoped to win the trophy. Paul Ronty was runner-up&hellip;When Pat was asked recently whether it was true he picked up a fallen milkman&rsquo;s horse and put it back on its feet, he replied: &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t a horse&hellip;it was a team of horses!&rdquo;&hellip;United States Amateur Hockey championships find New York Rovers pitted against the Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Indians in the first grouping&hellip;It was Trophy Night in Detroit on Sunday and five beautiful awards were presented to members of the Red Wings for individual achievment during the season. Sid Abel captured three of the trophies&hellip;most points, most goals, and most valuable player. Bill Quackenbush received the most sportsmanlike award and Max McNab the trophy for the best rookie&hellip;Detroit established a new attendance record this season for their 30 home games when over 400,000 paid their way through the turnstiles&hellip;English hockey fans are getting steamed up over the game on March 25 at Earls Court when Canada will play America. The enthusiam shown by English hockey fans knows no bounds.</p><p>***</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01110/958887-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="279" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Edgar Laprade</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02103/958880-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="269" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pat Egan</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0349/958873-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="250" height="400"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&ldquo;Baz&rdquo; Bastien</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0428/958866-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="289" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Quackenbush</b></figcaption></div><p>***</p><p>PITTSBURGH&rsquo;S BAZ BASTIEN has been named to the goalkeeper&rsquo;s position on the A.H.L. All-Star squad for the last three seasons. Blocking Baz polled more votes in garnering his post on this year&rsquo;s All-Star team than did any other player. He polled 25 points out of a possible 30&hellip;Gordie Bruce and Jerry Brown, ace forwards with Hershey Bears, were presented with trophies for scoring more than 100 goals in American League competition&hellip;The awards are called the Glen Mousseau Memorial Trophies and were presented by Mr. and Mrs. George Will of Cleveland&hellip;Keith Tolton, 22-year-old defenseman of Louisville Blades, was chosen the most valuable player in the southern section of the International League this season&hellip;Montreal Royals may prove to be quite a&hellip;darkhorse&rsquo;&rsquo; in the Memorial Cup hunt this spring. The team is big, well-balanced and possesses plenty of spirit. Key man on the club is Gord Knutson, who starred for Regina in Western junior circles the last two years. Knutson is a future Chicago Black Hawk and highly regarded by Bill Tobin&hellip;Roy Conacher and Doug Bentley decided away back in January to split the first and second prize money of $1,000 and $500 awarded annually by the N.H.L. to the league&rsquo;s two top scorers.</p><p>***</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0523/958859-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="283" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gerry Brown</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0618/958852-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="248" height="391"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sid Abel</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0715/958845-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="255" height="400"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dit Clapper</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0814/958838-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="290" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Cal Gardner</b></figcaption></div><p>MOST UNDERRATED COACH in the N.H.L. it Dit Clapper of Boston Bruins. The way Clapper kept the team up in the standings all season and piloted them into the playoffs was remarkable when you consider the material he had to work with. Clapper, a quiet guy off the ice who very seldom is quoted in the papers, is one N.H.L. coach who certainly got the maximum out of every player on his team&hellip;Toronto fans are starting to sour on Vic Lynn&hellip;Cal Gardner, on the other hand, becoming more popular every time out. After a poor start, Gardner has really been flying for the Leafs of late and makes last summer&rsquo;s Ranger-Toronto trade look that much better for the Leafs, who are also getting first-class hockey out of burly Bill Juzda, hard-hitting defenseman&hellip;Some critics believe Rangers ruined their chances when they traded away all the players with any fight&hellip;It was a commodity sadly lacking in the New Yorkers this season&hellip;Frank Brimsek and his brother are going into the blueprint business in Chicago. Frank will not become active in the business until his playing days are over&hellip;Montreal Canadiens nosed out Toronto Maple Leafs for the dubious distinction of being the most penalized team in the N.H.L. this season. Leafs had held the&hellip;honor&rdquo; the last two years&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Passing the Puck

<p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>EMBROKE, Ont.&mdash;You can&rsquo;t complain of lack of interest in hockey among the fans of this Ottawa Valley town. Puck-wise citizens of the area have organized a fund to make sure they can hear broadcasts of the senior series between Pembroke Lumber Kings and Sydney Millionaires, the Maritime titlists.</p><p>In a few hours, more than $1,000 had been thrown into the kitty, with more to come. Kinsmen Club President Russell Gervan made a radio appeal for the funds needed to air the best-of-five series between the clubs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Pembroke’s Really Gone Hockey Mad; Fans Raise Cash To Broadcast Games

<p>PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-</p><p>The Philadelphia Arena, owner of the Rockets&rsquo; ice hockey team, will not operate its franchise in the American Hockey League next season, Peter A. Tyrrell, the Arena&rsquo;s president and general manager, announced this week. The Rockets will be disbanded and the players disposed of, he said, adding that the Arena will ask for a suspension of its franchise at the annual meeting of the American Hockey League in May.</p><p>&ldquo;Since our return to the American League for the 194647 season, we have been unable to compete on an equal basis with the strong teams now existing in the A.H.L.,&rdquo; Tyrrell explained.&ldquo;Therefore, we intend to ask the American Hockey League for a suspension of our franchise unill such time as we will be able to complete our planned new building.</p><h2><b>Rink Is Handicap</b></h2><p>&ldquo;We hope to resume our hockey activity as a member of the American Hockey League when we have a building with a seating capacity large enough to enable us to ice a team which will be able to compete on more equal terms with the strong teams now in the league. We have been handicapped for years by limited seating capacity in our present building.&rdquo;</p><p>The scheduling of other events, such as Ice Capades and Ice Follies, also has a direct bearing on the operation of a hockey team in big-time competition, Tyrrell said. These other attractions cause considerable difficulty in staging home games of the Rockets.</p><h2><b>Play On Road</b></h2><p>&ldquo;At the beginning of the season, when Ice Capades are in the building for two weeks, it is necessary for the hockey team to open its season on the road and play a series of six or seven games before getting acquainted with home ice,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;In the middle of the season, when Ice Follies are in the Arena for three weeks, the hockey club must again go on the road for a long stretch, playing some 10 or 11 games on the road. This is a distinct disadvantage to players and makes it difficult for a team to stay in the running. So, we have decided to ask for a suspension of our franchise, in the hopes of returning to American Hockey League action under more favorable conditions.&rdquo;</p><p>The Arena has had a franchise in professional ice hockey since 1927 and has operated every season with the exception of the four war years when the Falcons represented Philadelphia in Eastern Amateur League competition.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rockets Suspend Franchise Until New Rink Completed

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-09" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0914/958966-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>alvert whiskies&hellip;favourites of men of distinction&hellip;products of skill, science and foresight&hellip;matured through the years to bring out that exclusive, mellow Calvert flavour.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Calvert Family OF FINE WHISKIES

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0161/959032-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="573" height="865"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DEFENSE</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Vic Myles</b></p><p><b>Regina Capitals</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0251/959025-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="573" height="862"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LEFT WING</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Dunc Grant</b></p><p><b>Calgary Stampeders</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0339/959018-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="555" height="784"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GOAL</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Bev Bentley</b></p><p><b>Regina Capitals</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0429/959011-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="570" height="868"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CENTER</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Morey Rimstad</b></p><p><b>Edmonton Flyers</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0519/959004-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="561" height="862"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DEFENSE</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Gordon Watt</b></p><p><b>Edmonton Flyers</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0614/958997-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="561" height="868"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RIGHT WING</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Ab McDougall</b></p><p><b>Regina Capitals</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Cap Trio Make Western Stars

<div class="byline">By DICK FORTUNE</div><p>PITTSBURGH. Pa.&mdash;</p><p>While the Hornets battled with three other clubs in the greatest race in American League history, a flock of the players turned in noble work as candidates for league trophies and individual honors.</p><p>And the crop of rookies on the Hornets is the best in years. Eric Pogue, sidelined since training camp with a broken ankle, came back in February to become a real tand-out in nearly every game.</p><p>He is one of the cagiest newcomers ever to move into the league. Ray Ceresino, another speedster, also was hitting a merry pace until slowed down by a knee injury.</p><p>However, one youngster is so smooth in his play that much of his fine work is taken for granted. This boy is 20-year-old Rudy Migay who was a big factor in Port Arthur&rsquo;s successful quest for the Memorial Cup last year.</p><p>From the start of the season, Rudy has been outstanding as a center-ice man. He is a fine playmaker with lots of savvy. Though weighing only about 150, he outsmarts the heavy defense men and holds his own during any rough going.</p><p>Further, he is one of the finest checkers in the league. He constantly harries any player trying to advance the puck and more often than not, Rudy takes the disk away from him. When Migay is on the ice, opponents seldom have an opportunity to get well organized for a pay-off rush because he follows the puck in amazing fashion.</p><p>Migay is a quiet fellow who Is a great team player and seems to do just the right thing at the right time without fanfare. Such modest habits may militate against his being singled out as &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rsquo;&rsquo;, but many hockey experts who have watched all players regard him as the No. 1 candidate for the choice right now.</p><h2><b>The Hockey News</b></h2><p><b>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September, by HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY, 603A Sun Life Bldg., Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Entered as second class matter June 1, 1948, at the Post Office in St. Albans, Vermont, under the act of March 8, 1879. Subscription price $2.50 in Canada&mdash;$3.50 in U.S.A.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hornets’ Rudy Migay Bright Star On Way

<div class="byline">By LLOYD SAUNDERS</div><p>REGINA. Sask.&mdash;</p><p>With All-Star Hockey Teams being chosen in the various leagues around the country, we weren&rsquo;t too surprised when THE HOCKEY NEWS asked us for the Western Canada Senior League dream team.</p><p>The Western Canada circuit, rated by many as the finest amateur setup in the world, has enjoyed one of its finest seasons. Every club in the loop, outside of the lowly Saskatoon Quakers, had one of their finest campaigns, both in the league standings and at the box office.</p><p>We asked the coaches by wire, to list their all star clubs, and after Marty Burke of the Calgary Stampeders, Frank Currie of the Edmonton Flyers. Pete Slobodian. Lethbridge, Bill Hunter, Saskatoon, and Arthur Somers of Regina Caps, had made their selections, here are the results.</p><h2><b>Unanimously Picked</b></h2><p>For the first team they nominated Bev. Bentley of the Regina Caps, a nephew of the famous National Hockey League Bentleys. Bev. was the unanimous choice for the first team, and is considered a sure-fire professional prospect. On defense they selected big Vic Myles, the former New York Ranger star, now with the Regina Caps, and Captain Gordon Watt of the Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>The center position went to veteran Morey Rimstad of the Edmonton Flyers. Morey played outstanding hockey all season, and seems to get better each year. This is the blond center&rsquo;s second successive year on the mythical team.</p><p>Dunc Grant of the Calgary Stampeders was the unanimous choice for left wing. Grant played a sensational type of game for the cowboys, leading the individual scoring parade, and winning the trophy for the cleanest player in the circuit. Shifty Dunc went through the entire season without a trip to the penalty box. This is quite a feat for a player marked as much as Grant.</p><p>Right wing went to the runner-up to Grant for scoring honors, Ab McDougall, a Regina veteran.</p><p>Oddly enough no less than five players on the first team have been written about in stories in THE HOCKEY NEWS. Watt, McDougall, Grant, Bentley and Rim stad have all appeared in feature stories.</p><h2><b>Veteran Sextet</b></h2><p>The first club is a veteran aggregation with only Bentley under thirty years of age. But we&rsquo;d stack this team against the best in the Dominion.</p><p>The second team has Russ Der-tell in goal, Gus Kyle and Bud McPherson on defense, Chuck McCullough of Regina at center, Dave &ldquo;Sweeney&rdquo; Schrimer at left wing, and Andy Clovechok at right. McPherson is moving up to the Montreal Canadiens next winter, and it&rsquo;s possible Clovechok will go to Cincinnati. McCullough Schriner and Kyle are all members of the Regina Caps.</p><p>Thus on the first team Regina placed three players, Calgary one and Edmonton Flyers two. On the second team Regina again had three players, Edmonton two and Calgary one. Lethbridge and Saskatoon were not represented.</p><p>That then is how the five coaches in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League selected their AllStar Teams, and having watched them play all season, we are inclined to agree.</p><p>Mel Hill, the former National Leaguer, received honorable mention, though he didn&rsquo;t find himself until late in the season. Schriner on the other hand, played sensational hockey, and had he not been out for six weeks with injuries, would have finished right up at the top. His comeback has been one of the highlights in a successful season in Western League play.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Two Flyers, One Stamp, Also Picked; W.C.S.H.L. Coaches Name Loop’s Best

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></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><b>Yearly Subscription Price $2.50 in Canada&ndash;$3.50 in U.S.A.</b></p><p><b>Authorized as second class mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa.</b></p><p><b>Printed in Canada Vol. 2 March 23, 1949 No. 25</b></p><h2><b>REAL &ldquo;CLIFF-HANGERS&rdquo;</b></h2><p>For thrills and uncertainty, it would be difficult to find anything to surpass this year&rsquo;s playoff race in the National Hockey League and in the Western Division of the American Hockey League.</p><p>In each case, the race went down to the limit, right to the last day of the season, before all playoff positions were decided and before the various teams knew just who their opponents would be in the post-season battles.</p><p>In the N.H.L., Detroit Red Wings had first place well in hand and Toronto Maple Leafs were certain of fourth place But until Sunday night at about 10.30 p.m., the runner-up and third place teams hadn&rsquo;t been decided.</p><p>Boston Bruins finally made sure of second place by hammering Toronto Maple Leafs, while Montreal Canadiens were bowing to Detroit. That gave Boston a one-point margin and sent them into the semi-finals against Leafs.</p><p>One rather remarkable feature of the whole set-up is that the result of the race turned out perfectly for all teams concerned. Toronto played in Boston Sunday night, and thus was able to remain there until Tuesday night when the playoffs open. Montreal was in Detroit Sunday, and opened the playoffs there Tuesday night.</p><p>If the scores had been reversed&mdash;Montreal winning and Boston losing&mdash;every team would have been forced to board trains and make lengthy hops. Boston by losing would have opened in Detroit. Canadiens would have been home to Maple Leafs, and both Canadian teams would have returned to Montreal to open their series.</p><p>In the A.H.L. Western Division an unusual draw of the schedule found the four top teams meeting in Saturday-Sunday doubleheaders to force a decision in one of the tightest races ever seen. Only three points separated the four clubs before the weekend rolled around, and the same number of points distinguished them after the firing was over.</p><p>There was one difference, though-Three teams were in the playoffs and Pittsburgh was eliminated. Cleveland Barons and the Hornets finished tied in points, but Cleveland&rsquo;s better won and lost mark drew them the third playoff position.</p><p>St.&rsquo;Louis and Cleveland played twice, each taking a win, while Pittsburgh and Indianapolis also split their two games to force the odd finish, and a heart-breaking one for Pittsburgh.</p><p>It&rsquo;s been many a moon since any league has seen a finish like that one, and it probably won&rsquo;t happen again for a a long time. A.H.L. fans in those four cities for the past two weeks have been treated to a spectacle just as thrilling as any of those seen in the &ldquo;Perils of Pauline&rdquo; or the other movie serials where the hero was left hanging on a cliff or within inches of a buzzsaw until the next episode.</p><p>The final standings weren&rsquo;t left in such doubt in the United States Hockey League, but even there fans saw a tense battle for third place in the Northern Division. After waging a nip-and-tuck struggle for the final playoff slot for several weeks, Omaha Knights finally won out on the second-last day of the season.</p><p>In their final games of the year, Omaha spun a victory over the league-leading St. Paul Saints, while Minneapolis was just edged out by Kansas City. That left the two teams tied with 69 points each, but Omaha&rsquo;s games-won record was a shade better than their rivals from the Twin City, so Millers saw their hopes shattered for another year.</p><p>Now the fortunate few among the contestants who started out so hopefully last fall are entering the playoffs. In the Pacific Coast Hockey League, youngest of the professional circuits, the clubs already are battling it out in the post-season play, and two of them have been eliminated already.</p><p>The P.C.H.L. stole a march on the other loops, winding up its regular season March 13&mdash;a full week before the other three&mdash;with the Cup contests following in rapid order.</p><p>Those were some of the spine-tingling aspects of this season&rsquo;s races in the major professional loops that kept the fans glued to their radios and fighting for seats in the arenas where crucial battles were fought one after the other.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01133/959135-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>COACH TERRY REARDON</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me if Terry Reardon, coach of the Providence Reds is married? Also what clubs he has performed with?</p><p>Jim Mooney<br>Montreal, Que.</p><p>(Terry Reardon is married to a Winnipeg girl and has a young son, Lance. He has played with Hershey (1930-40), Boston Bruins (1940-41) and 1945-46, Montreal Canadiens (1942-43). He was in the armed forces from 1943-45.)</p><p>***</p><h2><b>CONTEST IDEA</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Why not have a limerick contest? You could name some player or event, such as Bill Durnan&rsquo;s shutout and the prize could be a subscription to your paper, or maybe one of the hockey books you advertise.</p><p>Would you tell us what is the greatest lead that a team in the N.H.L. has held at the end of a season? We would like to see stories on Glen Harmon and Hal Laycoe.</p><p>Barbara Layzell & Jean Loney Montreal West, Que.</p><p>(Canadiens finished the 194344 season with 83 points. Detroit was in second place with 58 points. The Habs lead of 25 is the most that one team finished ahead of another in the N.H.L.).</p><p>***</p><h2><b>MERCENARY NOTE</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Thanks for the story on Allan Stanley, the 1949 rookie of the year. The article on Howie Morenz was also wonderful, but did it have to end on such a mercenary note?</p><p>Susan Thiemann<br>Riverside, Conn.</p><h2><b>PLAYING AMATEUR</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have read that Emile Francis was out of pro hockey for the 1944-45 and 1945-46 seasons. Please tell me why.</p><p>Thanking you for your splendid work and do keep up the crossword puzzles.</p><p>Pauline Kardelis<br>Chicago, Ill.</p><p>(Francis was playing amateur hockey those two years, after a one-game tryout with Hershey in 1943-44.)</p><p>***</p><h2><b>GROUP PICTURES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me where I could obtain group pictures of the Pittsburgh Hornets and the Toronto Maple Leafs?</p><p>J. G. Loucks<br>Frankville, Ont.</p><p>(Try writing to the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto for the Leafs, and to the Pittsburgh Gardens for the Hornets.)</p><p>***</p><h2><b>ANOTHER BENTLEY</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Being a hockey fan of the Oakland Oaks in the P.C.H.L., and being interested in all other leagues, I would like to know if some fans would be kind enough to send me programs from other teams. In exchange I could send programs from Oakland or San Francisco games.</p><p>Could you tell me who goalie Bev Bentley plays for at present? He was with Oakland and Los Angeles last year in the P.C.H.L.</p><p>Sue Blabon<br>Alameda, Cal.</p><p>(Bentley is netminder for the Regina Caps in the Western Canada Senior League).</p><h2><b>FROM PHILIPPINES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I receive a subscription to your publication from my brother who resides in Toronto. At the present time I am serving with the United States Air Force in the Philippines. I am mostly Interested in the N.H.L.</p><p>Do you think Howie Morenz will be found in Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame when it is erected?</p><p>Who do you think is the fastest skater in the N.H.L. today?</p><p>Douglas Maskell<br>Island of Luzon,<br>Philippine Islands.</p><p>(Yes, Morenz is already in Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame even though the building has yet to be built. Hard to say exactly who is the fastest skater in the N.H.L., but. Leo Gravelle of Canadiens must be just about the fastest).</p><p>***</p><h2><b>PCHL FAN</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am very interested in the Pacific Coast League. To date I haven&rsquo;t noticed any picture of the highest scoring line in the P.C.H.L. New Westminster Royals&rsquo; line of Love, Dufault and. Kirk are Dauphin boys and checking the statistics. I find that they outscore every other line in the loop by from 30 to 40 points.</p><p>How about a picture of boys?</p><p>Dauphin Fan.<br>Dauphin, Man.</p><p>***</p><h2><b>STEP BROTHER</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>You seem to cover most of the players in your paper but there&rsquo;s one I&rsquo;m interested in&mdash;Jackie Gordon of New York Rangers. He&rsquo;s my step-brother so you see I&rsquo;m interested in seeing how he is rated.</p><p>Jack Carruthers<br>Victoria, B.C.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0247/959166-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg"></div><p><i>That&rsquo;s Right&mdash;You&rsquo;ll Be Sorry, if you don&rsquo;t subscribe to THE HOCKEY NEWS Today.</i></p><p>You know right well that you&rsquo;ll want to know what your favorite hockey star is doing during the summer months; what players are being traded; what players are being given their unconditional release. You&rsquo;ll also be eager to find out what plans your Team is making for the coming season and what players they plan to bring up next season.</p><p>The Only Way To Know All This is by becoming a Year-Round Subscriber to THE HOCKEY NEWS. You see THE HOCKEY NEWS is not sold at arenas during the summer months or on the newsstands and the only possible way you can see a copy is by becoming a regular subscriber. This way you will be sure of receiving the five snappy monthly summer issues just as soon as they&rsquo;re off the press.</p><p>THE HOCKEY NEWS features plenty of lengthy profiles on players in the summer issues and oodles of candid pictures showing that favorite puck star of yours in such poses as playing baseball, on the golf links, milking cows, pitching hay, running the store, and countless others. We at THE HOCKEY NEWS do our utmost to see that you don&rsquo;t lose track of your favorite players during those five months that THE HOCKEY NEWS suspends weekly publication (May to September).</p><p>Remember a Year&rsquo;s Subscription to THE HOCKEY NEWS consists of 35 consecutive issues&mdash;30 weekly during the season and five monthly summer issues. It doesn&rsquo;t matter when you start your subscription&mdash;you still get your 35 issues.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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YOU’LL BE SORRY!

<h2><b>Didn&rsquo;t Need Them</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>hicago&rsquo;s Roy Conacher and Doug Bentley didn&rsquo;t collect a single point in the season&rsquo;s two final games, but wound up far ahead in the point race. Conacher was 14 points ahead of Detroit&rsquo;s 8id Abel, who came third.</p><h2><b>Murph Gets Century</b></h2><p>Murph Chamberlain scored Montreal&rsquo;s only goal Sunday night against Detroit. That was a big counter for old Hard Rock, the 100th of his N.H.L. career.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>FINAL STANDING</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0184/959246-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="583" height="178"></div><p><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></p><p>March 15&mdash;Boston 4, at Rangers 2.</p><p>March 16&mdash;Rangers 2, at Detroit 6; Chicago 4, at Boston 3.</p><p>March 17&mdash;Toronto 1, at Canadiens 8.</p><p>March 19&mdash;Chicago 1, at Canadiens 5; Detroit 5, at Toronto 2.</p><p>March 20&mdash;Canadiens 1, at Detroit 2; Toronto 2, at Boston 7; Chicago 1, at Rangers 5.</p><p>March 19&mdash;Chicago 1, a Montreal 5; Detroit 5, at Toronto 2.</p><p>March 20&mdash;Montreal 1, at Detroit 2; Toronto 2, at Boston 7; Chicago 1; at New York 5.</p><p><b>Next Week&rsquo;s Bames</b></p><p>(Playoffs begin March 22)</p><p><b>PLAYOFF DRAW</b></p><p><b>Series &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></p><p>(Best-of-Seven</p><p>Tuesday, March 22&mdash;Montreal at Detroit.</p><p>Thursday, March 24&mdash;Montreal at Detroit.</p><p>Saturday, March 26&mdash;Detroit at Montreal. -</p><p>Tuesday, March 29&mdash;Detroit at Montreal.</p><p>Thursday, March 81&mdash;Montreal at Detroit.</p><p>Saturday, April 2&mdash;Detroit at Montreal.</p><p>Tuesday, April 5&mdash;Montreal at Detroit.</p><p><b>Series &ldquo;B</b></p><p>(Best-of-Seven) Tuesday, March 22&mdash;Toronto at Boston.</p><p>Thursday, March 24&mdash;Toronto at Boston.</p><p>Saturday, March 26&mdash;Boston at Toronto.</p><p>Tuesday, March 29&mdash;Boston at Toronto.</p><p>Wednesday, March 30&mdash;Toronto at Boston.</p><p>Saturday, April 2&mdash;Boston at Toronto.</p><p>Tuesday, April 5&mdash;Toronto at Boston.</p><p>The curtain was rung down on the regular season schedule of the National Hockey League over the weekend, with the playoff opponents decided only on the final night of the season.</p><p>Fans in Detroit and Boston were given previews of the Stanley Cup semifinal playoffs as the Montreal Canadiens bowed to Detroit Red Wings 2-1 and Boston Bruins walloped Maple Leafs 7-2.</p><p>The Boston win and the Montreal loss gave Bruins second place by a slim one-point margin, after Canadiens had taken over the runner-up slot with a 5-1 win over Chicago Saturday.</p><p>Bruins now meet fourth-place Toronto in a best-of-seven series opening in Hubtown Tuesday, March 22, while Wings and Canadiens open their semi-final, also a best-of-seven affair, in Detroit the same night.</p><p>The Detroit-Montreal set-to was a rough-and-tumble contest right from the opening whistle as both squads elected to play it hard and bruising. A total of 109 minutes in penalties were dished out by referee Georges Gravel, with Wings drawing 16 for a total of 75 minutes, and Canadiens accummulating nine for 34 minutes, Ted Lindsay, Detroit&rsquo;s razzle-dazzle left winger, scored both goals Sunday night, continuing the red-hot pace he has set the past two weeks.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 15</b></h3><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Boston Bruins tightened their hold on second place by walpping the last-place New Yorkers 4-2 before 7,619 fans in Madison Square Garden.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek; defense, Egan, Crawford: center, Sandford; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs.: Henderson, Flaman; Warwick, Schmidt, Harrison, Creighton, Smith, Ronty, Kryzanowski, Peirson, Babando.</p><p><b>Rangers:</b> Goal, Rayner, defense, Ed-dols, Evans; center, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Kaleta, Mickoski; subs.: Shero, Stanow-skl, Stanley, Lund, Laprade, Fisher, Trainor, Albright, Gordon, Leswick, Moe.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Bill Chadwick, Linesmen&mdash;Sammy Babcock and Bill Scherr.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0340/959239-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="577" height="464"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16</h3><p>DETROIT&mdash;The first-place Detroit Red Wings warmed up flate but delivered. a 6-2 victory over te last-place eNw York Rangers before 11,135 League fans here.</p><p><b>New York:</b> goal, Rayner; defense, Evans, Eddols; center, Laprade; wings, Leswick, Fisher; subs.: Shero, Stanow-ski, O&rsquo;Connor, Stanley, Lund, Mickos-ki, Albright, Gordon, Kaletat Moe.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> goal, Lumley; defense, Reise, Stewart; center, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs.: Quackenbush, Kelly, Gee, McNab, Horeck, Poile, Lundy, Couture, Pavelich, Enio, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Mel Keeling, linesmen: George Hayes and Ed Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0438/959232-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="577" height="382"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;Chicago Black Hawks outfought Boston Bruins 4-8 in the second last game of the regular season on Boston Garden ice, attended by 12,638</p><p><b>Chicago:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Mc-Caig, Goldham; center, J. Conacher; wing, Bodnar, Stewart; sub.: Dickens, Nattrass, D. Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Brown.</p><p><b>Boston</b>; Goal, Brimsek; defense, Egan, Crawford; center, Harrison; wing, Petens, Dumart; subs: Henderson, Flaman, Warwick, Schmidt, Smith, Creighton, Toppazzini, Ronty, Kryzanowski, Peirson, Babando.</p><p><b>Referee</b>: George Graved, Linesmen, Sammy Babcock and Herb Gallagher.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0526/959225-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="577" height="475"></div><h3>THURSDAY, MARCH 17</h3><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Two fine rushes by defensemen Doug Harvey and Kenny Reardon highlighted the Canadiens&rsquo; win here 3-1 over Toronto.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>: Goal, Broda; defense, Thomson, Mortson; center, Gardner; wings, Ezinicki, Watson; subs.: Boesch, Bentley, Klukay, Kennedy, Lynn, Met, Juzda, Barilko, Sloan, Timgren.</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>: Goal, Durnan; defense, Harvey, Bouchard; centre, Mosdell; wings Richard, Fillion; subs, Riopelle, Plamondon, Carveth, Harmon, Reay, Gravelie, Lach, Leger, Dussault, Laycoe, Reardon.</p><p><b>Referee</b>: Bill Chadwick. Linesmen: Butch Keeling and Geo. Hayes,</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0620/959218-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="573" height="354"></div><h3>SATURDAY, MARCH 19</h3><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Montreal Canadiens showed power in every department as they trounced Chicago Black Hawks 5-1, before 11, 225 fans, in their last scheduled home game of the season.</p><p><b>Chicago</b>: Goal, Henry; defense, Dickens, McCaig; center, J. Conacher; wings, Bodnar, Stewart; subs.: Gold-ham, Nabtrass, Bentley. Mosienko, R. Conacher, Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Brown.</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>; Goal, Durnan; defense, Reardon, Laycoe; center, Reay; wings, Carveth, Plamondon; subs.: Bouchard, Riopelle, Harmon, Richard, Filion, Chamberlain, Gravelle, Mosdell, Campeau. Leger, Harvey.</p><p><b>Referee</b>: King Clancy; linesmen, Jim Primeau and Eddie Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0717/959211-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="573" height="466"></div><p>TORONTO&mdash;Detroit Red Wings showed their continued mastery of Maple Leafs as they downed the Toronto squad 5-2 before 13.629 fans in their final scheduled meeting. Wings won seven and tied two in 12 games against Leafs.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal, Lumley; defense, Stewart, Quickenbush; center, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs.: Reise, Kelly, Gee, McNab, Horeck, Poile, Lundy, Couture, Pavelich, Enio, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>: Goal, Broda; defense, Juzda, Barilko; center, Gardner; wings, Ezi-mickl, Watson; subs.: Mortson, Thomson, Boesch, Bentley, Klukay, Kennedy, Lynn. Metz, Sloan, Timgren, Taylor.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Ray Getliffe; linesmen, Harold March and Butch Kellng.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0915/959204-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="579" height="408"></div><h3>SUNDAY, MARCH 20</h3><p>BOSTON&mdash;Dit Clapper&rsquo;s Bruins hammered the fourth-place Maple Leafs 7-2 in a preview of their Stanley Cup semi-final tilt. Bruins, winning before a sellout crowd of 13,900, clinched second place and the right to meet Toronto in the first round.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>: Goal, Broda; defense, Juzda, Barilko; center, Gardner; wings; Ezl-ndeki; Watson; subs.: Thomson, Mortson, Boesch, M. Bentley, Klukay, Kennedy, Lynn, Metz, Sloan, Taylor, Tim-grea.</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal, Brimsek; defense, Egan, Crawford; center, Ronty; wings, Peir-son, Smith; subs.: Sandford, Henderson, Peters, Flaman, Warwick, Schmidt, Harrison, Creighton, Toppazzini, Kryza-nowskl, Babando.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1012/959197-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="575" height="518"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ilt Schmidt, sparkplug and captain of Boston Bruins, scored two goals and had three assists during the final week of the 1948-49 season and played a prominent role in leading the Bruins to second place in the final N.H.L. standings. As a result of his peerless play he has been selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as the Player-Of-The-Week and is the recipient of the Morgan Hat Award</p><p>The hard-driving center picked up a goal and an assist on March 16 against Chicago and acquired a goal and two assists against Toronto in the last game of the season on March 20. Schmidt ignited the spark that enabled Bruins to trounce the Leafs 7-2 and put them into second place a point ahead of Montreal Canadiens. A veteran of 13 seasons in the N.H.L. (giving credit for three years overseas service) Milt ended the regular season with 10 goals and 22 assists for 3 2 points, but he missed 16 games due to injuries. Born in Kitchener, Ont. on March 5, 1918, Schmidt has long been recognized as one of the game&rsquo;s top centers. A terrific competitor and leader, he makes an ideal captain for the Bruins and is idolized by all the younger members on the team. In 1939-40 and 1946-47 he was selected to the center post on the First All-Star Team. During regular scheduled N.H.L. play Milt has scored 138 goals and had 207 assists.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0263/959277-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="305" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Milt Schmidt</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Player-Of-The-Week

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0817/959329-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="500" height="808"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL QUACKENBUSH, hard-hitting but clean-playing defenseman with Detroit Red Wings, played the entire regular schedule without a penalty. Bill is very much in line for the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanlike Play.</b></figcaption></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p>(Final Unofficial Individual Records)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1112/959322-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="569" height="1814"></div><p>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-129/959315-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="575" height="432"></div><p>Penalties In Minutes By Clubs</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-138/959308-1-eng-US/f0007-132.jpg" title="f0007-13" width="523" height="156"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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He Made It!

<div class="byline">By JIM DUFFY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01117/959360-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ART MICHALUK</b></figcaption></div><p>PROVIDENCE R.I.&mdash;</p><p>When All-Star honors for this season are being handed out, one of the first in line should be the Reds&rsquo; rugged defenseman, Art Michaluk.</p><p>The &ldquo;silent one,&rdquo; as he is known to his teammates, has played a great game for Terry Reardon not only this season but also last year when he joined the club shortly after the season got underway.</p><p>His play for the club this year has been little short of sensational. His bruising body checks draw plaudits from the gallery, and moans from the opposition, each and every time they are handed out.</p><p>Art is particularly effective when an enemy forward has got up a full head of steam and is heading for the home nets. The usual result is a sudden stop for the opponent and a quick trip to the ice.</p><h2><b>Methodical Man</b></h2><p>Art goes about his work silently and methodically. He hardly ever speaks unless spoken to. And when he does sound off it is barely above a whisper. He is one of the most popular lads on the current edition of the Reds.</p><p>Most of Art&rsquo;s talking is not in praise of himself or about the men he spills with his crushing checks, but about some teammate who is playing a finer game or even about some opponent who has turned in a better than average game against the Reds.</p><p>The big fellow has been in professional hockey only two years. He made his pro debut with the Chicago Black Hawks last season. He was found to be in need of seauping and they let him out to the Reds who were badly in need of a good man at that time.</p><h2><b>Rookie Sensation</b></h2><p>Art&rsquo;s play with the Reds last season was little short of sensational. Although a little on the green side, he adapted himself to the rugged pro game well and made a tremendous hit.</p><p>The Hawks recalled him at the end of the season and he made the trip to their training camp last fall. After three weeks there, owner Lou Pieri paid a visit to the camp and persuaded the Hawk management to part with the big fellow for a good amount of cash.</p><p>Art has more than paid off on Pieri&rsquo;s initial investment. Since the departure of Allan Stanley for New York Rangers, Art has played a really outstanding game for the home forces. At the present time Reardon and the many hockey experts who cover the Reds rate him as the outstanding defenseman in the entire American League.</p><h2><b>Keeps His Temper</b></h2><p>One of the lad&rsquo;s greatest assets is his ability to control himself on the ice. When the going is rough Art is particularly effective. The times he has lost his head and started swinging are few and far between. During his stay here last season when he appeared in 40 games he was assessed with only 16 minutes in the coop. His record this season is even better.</p><p>Art figures he is more valuable to his team on the ice rather than Bitting it out. Enemy forwards just hate to see him skate onto the surface. When they break up the ice they invariably head the other way when the &ldquo;beast&rdquo; comes after them. If you could see him put on a body check you would readily understand why.</p><h2><b>Alberta Product</b></h2><p>Michaluk is 25 years old. He was born in Canmore, Alberta, on May 4, 1923. He is an even six feet tall and tips the beam at 18 5 pounds. Art started his hockey career with the Calgary Stampeders club in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League.</p><p>At the present time he makes his home in North Providence, but will probably head for the grain country with his wife shortly after the hockey season closes.</p><p>He holds an unusual record in that he has been selected four times this season as the outstanding Providence player in a single game. The selections are made by a board of newspapermen and sportscasters after each game played at the Auditorium.</p><p>Art is All-Star material. He gets my vote above each and every rearguard in the league, barring none.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rapping Red Rearguard Rugged Reardon Rusher

<div class="byline">By CHARLEY BARTON</div><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>With his team out of the American League playoffs for the first time in the past seven years, General Manager Art Chapman of the Buffalo Bisons is now laying plans for the 1949-50 campaign. Since Chapman came to Buffalo seven years ago, the Bisons have won the American League playoffs and the Calder Cup three times, have been in the semi-finals twice and last year were beaten in the finals by the Cleveland Barons. Chapman&rsquo;s record here as Coach, and then as General Manager, is one &lsquo;which is hard to equal, and the popular head man is anxious to get his Bisons winning again.</p><h2><b>Shakeup Is Planned</b></h2><p>&ldquo;We are going to have to make a lot of changes in our roster, and I think that we have the material within our own organization to assemble a winning team again,&rdquo; Chapman said.</p><p>Included in the Buffalo farm system are the Houston Huskies of the United States League, the San Diego Sky Hawks of the Pacific Coast League and the Louisville Blades of the International League. The Bisons also sponsor the Barrie, Ontario, Flyers, Canadian junior semi-finalists a year ago, and now engaged in the 1948-49 junior playdowns.</p><p>&ldquo;I have had our chief scout, Rudy Pilous, check our San Diego and Louisville teams, and I&rsquo;ve been watching the Houston Huskies and the Barrie Flyers myself,&rdquo; Chapman asserted, &ldquo;and the material on those teams appears good enough to enable us to rebuild our Buffalo team.&rdquo;</p><p>Although he refused to reveal the names of any of the players he is contemplating using in the Buffalo roster next season, Chapman did say that the accent definitely will be on youth and speed.</p><p>&ldquo;We have a number of youngsters in Barrie who are ready to make the jump to pro hockey, and we feel that some of them can make the grade right here in the Americain League.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Our San Diego club is made up in the main of a group of kids,&rdquo; he went on, &ldquo;and with the year of experience they have gained out there, I&rsquo;m sure they&rsquo;ll be ready to move up to faster company. But I would sooner wait until training camp next Fall before naming those players to whom we will be paying special attention.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Buffalo Builds Anew; Accent On Newcomers

<h2>TEST YOUR PUCK KNOWLEDGE</h2><p>(This is the fourth of a series of bi-monthly hockey quizzes, designed to test your knowledge of the game. Solutions will be found on page 14)</p><p>1. Joe Benoit is the coach of the Los Angeles Monarchs. True or False.</p><p>2. &ldquo;Hap&rdquo; Emms scouts hockey players for the Buffalo Bisons, True of False.</p><p>3. The Boston Bruins were the least penalized club in the National Hockey League during the 1947-48 season. True or False.</p><p>4. The San Diego Sky Hawks are a farm club of the Spring-field Indians. True or False.</p><p>5. Hector Blake was in his 13th year with the Montreal Can-adiens when a broken leg forced him to retire. True or False.</p><p>6. The Stanley Cup was won in 1942-43 by the&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p>7. Don (Red) McRae is performing for the&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;this season.</p><p>8. The 1948 National Hockey League All-Stars were coached by&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p>9. Billy Reay is a native of&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p>10. &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;New York Rangers were injured in an auto accident on the eve of the 1948-49 opener.</p><h2><i>Smokies On Fire</i></h2><p>NELSON, B.C.&mdash;Old-timer Mike Buckna with three goals fanned the fire as Trail Smoke Eaters eliminated Nelson Maple</p><p>Leafs in the British Columbia Senior finals. Smokies meet Kimberley Dynamiters for the provincial title.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HOCKEY QUIZ

<h2><b>Record Breakers</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>id Smith of Pittsburgh Hornets and Carl Liscombe of Providence Reds finished the season with 55 goals apiece, thus gaining dual possession of a new goals record for the A.H.L.</p><h2><b>Has No Equal</b></h2><p>Baz Bastien, goalie for Pittsburgh Hornets, made a clean sweep at his position. Bastien had the most shutouts, best goals-against average, and won a berth on the Official A.H.L. All-Stars.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>FINAL STANDING</b></h3><p><b>Eastern Division</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01101/959544-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="587" height="178"></div><p><b>Western Division</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0282/959537-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="599" height="150"></div><p>March 19&mdash;St. Louis 5, at Cleveland 2; Providence 7, at Hershey 5; New Haven 3, at Philadelphia 5; Indianapolis <b><i>2,</i></b> at Pittsburgh 4; Buffalo 8, at Springfield 4.</p><p>March 20&mdash;Philadelphia 4, at Buffalo 9; Pittsburgh 1, at Indianapolis 2; Hershey 7, at New Haven 6; Springfield 1, at Providence 2; Cleveland 7, at St. Louis 3.</p><p><b>PLAYOFF DRAW</b></p><p><b>Series &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></p><p>(Best-of-seven)</p><p>Tuesday, March 22&mdash;St Louis at Providence.</p><p>Thursday, March 24&mdash;St Louis at Providence.</p><p>Sunday, March 27&mdash;Providence at St. Louis.</p><p>Tuesday, March 29&mdash;Providence at St. Louis.</p><p>Thursday, March 31&mdash;St. Louis at Providence.</p><p>Sunday, April 8&mdash;Providence at St. Louis.</p><p>Tuesday, April 5&mdash;St. Louis at Providence.</p><p><b>Series &ldquo;B&rdquo;</b></p><p>(Best-of-three)</p><p>Tuesday, March. 22&mdash;Indianapolis at Hershey.</p><p>Thursday, March 24&mdash;Hershey at Indianapolis.</p><p>Sunday, March 27&mdash;Hershey at Indianapolis.</p><p><b>Series &ldquo;C&rdquo;</b></p><p>(Best-of-three)</p><p>Tuesday, March 22&mdash;Cleveland at Springfield.</p><p>Thursday, March 24&mdash;Springfield at Cleveland.</p><p>Saturday, March 26&mdash;Springfield at Cleveland.</p><p>The four leading teams in the American League&rsquo;s Western Division scrapped right up until the final day for the three playoff positions, and it wasn&rsquo;t until the final whistles were blown at Indianapolis and St. Louis that the issue was decided.</p><p>Indianapolis Capitals took a thrilling 2-1 win from Pittsburgh Hornets to clinch beyond doubt second money position and drew Hershey Bears as their opponents in the inter-divisional eliminations.</p><p>The Caps finished just two points ahead of Hornets. When the two squads took the ice they were all even as a result of Hornets&rsquo; 4-2 victory when the same two clubs tangled on Pittsburgh ice Saturday night.</p><p>Cleveland Barons captured third place, drawing Springfield as their opponents, when they hammered St. Louis Flyers 7-3 at St. Louis Sunday night after dropping a 5-2 decision in Cleveland the previous evening. Barons had the same number of points as Pittsburgh, 88, but their better won and lost percentage gave them the edge for second place.</p><p>St. Louis wound up one point ahead of the second-place entries, as a result of their weekend split, and now square off against the powerhouse Providence Reds in the first-place playoffs,</p><p><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 10</b></p><p>INDIANAPOLIS&mdash;The Indianapolis Capitals came from behind with three goals in the third period to salvage a 4-all tie with the New Haven Ramblers.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0534/959530-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="583" height="520"></div><p><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 11</b></p><p>WASHINGTON&mdash;Murdo MacKay scored two goals to lead Buffalo Bisons to an 8-3 victory over Washington Lions</p><p>before a scanty house of 700 fans.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Gariepy. Finkbeiner; center, Douglas; wings, Lewis, Curry subs.: Levandoski, Blake, MacKay, Cooper, Demarco, Pargeter, Lund, Johnson.</p><p><b>Washington:</b> Goal, Crowdis; defense, Dick, Foley; center, McAtee; wings, Frost. Mousseau; subs.: Robertson, Forgie, McGuire, Herchenratter, Hextall, Mundrick, Brenchley, Duggan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0627/959523-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="575" height="600"></div><p><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 12</b></p><p>HERSHEY&mdash;The Hershey Bears ran their winning streak to six straight by shutting out Buffalo Bisons 6-0 before 7,489 fans.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Johnson, Blake; center, MacKay; wings, Levandoski, Haldorsen; subs.: Gariepy, Currie, Douglas, Cooper, Demarco, Pargeter, Lewis, Lund, Finkbeiner.</p><p><b>Hershey:</b> Goal, Henry; defense, Martin, McLenahan; center, Kullman; wings, Bettio, Bruce; subs.: Jones, Brantgan, Cain, Mario, Maloney, Marquess, Brown, Hunt, Lowe.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0723/959516-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="587" height="448"></div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Fleming Mackell and Eldy Kobussen each scored three goals to lead Pittsburgh Hornets to a 7-2 victory over Philadelphia Rockets before 3,200 fans.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Samis, Kemp, Pogue, Ceresino, Benson, Langelle, Kobussen, Costello, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Migay.</p><p><b>Philadelphia</b>: Goal, Perras; defense, Archambault, Kraiger; center, Mahaffy; wings, Wochy, Defelice; subs.: Brodeur, Waldriff, Kilrea, Mulholland, Stefaniw, Pidhirny, Hergesheimer, Hartsburg.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0819/959509-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="584" height="550"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;The Springfield Indians battling for a third and final playoff spot in the Eastern Division, gained their first victory of the season over Providence Reds 5-4 before 5,000 fans.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Michaluk, Summers; center, Fraser; wings, Bedard, Liscombe; subs.: Reardon, Morris, Arcand, Laplante, Hamilton, Scherza, Kullman, Paul, Kapusta, Stoddard.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal, McAtee; defense, Kaiser, Allen; center, Courteau; wings, Trudell, Gooden; subs.: McAndrew, Tottle, Conn, Curick, Schmidt, Summerhill, Lemieux, McMurdy, Narduzzi, Macey.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0919/959502-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="583" height="524"></div><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;The Barons took over first place in the Western Division by edging New Haven Ramblers 4-3 before 9,946 fans.</p><p><b>New Haven</b>: Goal, Leclerc; defense. Lavell, Lamirande; center, White; wings, Brown, Webster; subs.: Lancien, Bloomer, Glaude, Davies, Watson, Denis, Rozzini, Prefontaine, Campbell, Hrymnak.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>: Goal, Bessette; defense, Sprout, Davidson; center, Russell; wings, Kelly, Solinger; subs.: Buller, Bush, Brennan, Williams, Holota, Carse, Les-wick, Thurier, Schultz, F. Porteous.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1018/959495-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="589" height="474"></div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;The St. Louis Flyers came back to defeat Indianapolis Capitals 4-2 before a crowd of 13,635.</p><p><b>Indianapolis:</b> Goal, Sawchuk; defense, Nicholson, Dewsbury; center, D. Morrison, Podolsky: subs.: Melong, Woit, Simpson, Reid, Glover, Bruneteau, MacKay, Haidy, Heller.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Milligan, Grigg; center, Trigg; wings, McComb, Olson; subs.: Mariucci, Simon, Gladu, Grosso, Sullivan, Doran, Licari, Pozzo, Raynak, Backor.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1116/959488-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="585" height="517"></div><p><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 13</b></p><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;The Kansas City Pla-Mors finally defeated the Omaha Knights 6-1 clinching a tie for a playoff berth in the Northern Division.</p><p><b>Kansas City;</b> Goal, Chidls; defense, Bedard, Wares; center, Blade; wings, Groves, Olmstead; subs.: Tarala, Jackson, Stasiuk, Harms, Fashoway, Slater, Silvestri, Miller.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Lavitt; wings, Wiseman, Uniac; subs.: Reigle, Folk, Homenuke, McLean, Strongman, Heals, Burgess, Boyce, Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-138/959481-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="587" height="605"></div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;The Pittsburgh Hornets, led by Eldy Kobussen, dropped Providence 6-3 here.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defense, Mathers, Backor; center, Dawes; wings, Mackell, Smith; subs.: Samis, Kemp, Pogue, Ceresino, Benson, Langelle, Kobussen, Costello, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Migay.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal, Bennett; defense, Morris, Arcand; center, Scherza; wings, Kullman, Hamilton: subs.: Liscombe, Bedard, Fraser, Kapusta, Laplante, Stoddard, Michaluk, Summers, Reardon, Paul.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01116/959474-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="578" height="551"></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;Paul Gladu&rsquo;s two markers were enough to give St. Louis a close 3-2 win over Buffalo here.</p><p><b>St. Louis:</b> Goal, Almas; defense, Milligan, Grigg; center, Trigg; wings, McComb, Olson; subs.: Mariucci, Simon, Gladu, Grosso, Sullivan, Doran, Licari, Pozzo, Raynak, Backor.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal, Dion; defense, Fink-beiner, Gariepy; center, Demarco; wings, Cooper, Lund; subs.: Blake, Johnson, MacKay, Levandoski, Pargeter, Haldor-sen, Douglas, Curry. Lewis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0283/959467-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="582" height="350"></div><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;Three goals in the second and third periods gave Springfield a 6-3 win over New Haven here.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal, McAtee; defense. Conn, Tottle; center, McMurdy; wings, Summerhill, Lemieux; subs.: Allen, McAndrews, Courteau, Curick, Schmidt, Trudell, Gooden, Narduzzi, Kaiser, Macey.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Lancien. Glaude; center, White; wings. Brown, Webster; subs.: Bloomer, Lami-rande, Hrymnak, Rozzini, Denis, Campbell, Watson, Davies, Prefontaine, Lavell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0366/959460-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="576" height="586"></div><p><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 15</b></p><p>WASHINGTON&mdash;New Haven Ramblers put on a five-goal scoring spree in the third period to defeat Washington Lions 8-4 in their final game of season before 720 fans.</p><p><b>Washington:</b> Goal, Crowd is; defense, Foley, Dick; center, McAtee; wings. Mousseau, Frost; subs.: Robertson, Forgie, Maggure, Herchenratter, Hextall, Mundrick, Brenchley.</p><p><b>New Haven:</b> Goal, Leclerc; defense, Bloom, Lavelle; center, Webster; wings. White, Brown; subs.: Lancien, Lami-rande, Rozzini, Denis, Campbell, Claude, Watson Davies, Prefontaine, Pamsden.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0444/959453-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="576" height="712"></div><h2>A.H.L. TEAM TOTALS</h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, March 13)</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0352/959446-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="1155" height="462"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p><b>(Including games of Sunday, March 20) GV G A Pts Pim</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1210/959439-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="585" height="838"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p><b>Goals</b>&mdash;Sid Smith, Pittsburgh, and Carl Liscombe, Providence (55). New record.</p><p><b>Assists</b>&mdash;Wally Stefaniw, Philadelphia (63).</p><p><b>Penalties</b>&mdash;Vitale (137 min.)</p><p><b>Shutouts</b>&mdash;Baz Bastien, Pittsburgh (6).</p><p><b>Leading Goalkeeper</b>&mdash;Baz Bastien, Pittsburgh, GP 68, GA 175, Avg. 2.57.</p><p><b>3 Goals in one game</b>&mdash;Paul Gladu, St. Louis (6).</p><p><b>4 Goals in one game</b>&mdash;Geo. Pargeter, Buffalo (2).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0009-01

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0441/959575-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GOAL JUDGES RULED THIS NO GOAL. The puck can be seen directly behind and below Cleveland Goalie Roger Bessette&rsquo;s stick in furious action against Providence Reds. It was ruled the puck struck the corner post and bounced out again. In the action, I. to r., Jack Stoddard, Reds; Bessette; Ray LaPlante, Reds; and Eddie Wares (20) Cleveland.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0009-04

Is You, Ain’t You, A Goal?

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><p>SAN DIEGO, Calif.&mdash;</p><p>It was learned by THE HOCKEY NEWS in an exclusive interview with Bert and Jim Forsyth, part owners of the San Diego Skyhawks (Pacific Coast Hockey League) and Glacier Gardens Ice Arena, that their 25% interest in the hockey team, the rink and all the shows which play there, was up for sale.</p><p>The two brothers did not definitely &ldquo;confirm&rdquo; or &ldquo;deny&rdquo; our query, replying: &ldquo;We have not said we would sell our interest in the team and rink, but if somebody came to us with the right price we would be foolish not to sell. That would be poor business.</p><p>&ldquo;You can tell your HOCKEY NEWS readers we will listen to any and all offers &ldquo;and our books are open for inspection. As of January 31 of this year showed over $2,000, with greater returns assured the balance of the hockey season. Considering this is our first season in professional hockey in still virgin hockey territory that speaks well of the franchise,&rdquo; Jim and Bert explained.</p><h2><b>Price Not Fixed</b></h2><p>Warming up to the subject we then asked Jim and Bert, &ldquo;How much are you asking for your interest, and would you sell all or just part of your shares?&rdquo;</p><p>To the first half of our query Jim remarked: &ldquo;We have not arrived at any set figure as to how much it would take to buy us out, but you find us a prospective buyer and maybe something can then be worked out.&rdquo;</p><p>Jim answered the last half of the question, thusly: &ldquo;If we discover we are unable to find anybody willing to meet our terms (not yet decided), maybe some suitable arrangement could be completed, enabling us to retain some of the stock and sell the balance.&rdquo;</p><p>The Buffalo Hockey Club, Inc., is the controlling figure in the San Diego setup. They bought sufficient shares last summer from the Forsyths, who owned the team and rink outright at the start of the 19 47-48 hockey season, to take over the running of it.</p><p>Jim and Bert bought the franchise from Eddie Shore in 1947, who moved to Oakland, playing out of Berkeley, Iceland.</p><h2><b>Team&rsquo;s Good Record</b></h2><p>The Forsyths had themselves a winner in their first season of play, losing out to Vancouver in five games for the league crown, after upsetting, the dope bucket in their own division, defeating San Francisco and Fresno. The team finished third in the regular league standings. This year they came fourth.</p><p>Seating capacity of Glacier Gardens is 3,400. It is located close to the center of town and easily reached by car, bus or taxi.</p><p>Buffalo provides its San Diego farm team with plenty of top-notch players, with over 75% of this year&rsquo;s club migrating westward from Buffalo and Houston, another Buffalo chattel.</p><p>If the Forsyths sell, it will be the second ownership change in the league this season. A few weeks ago Ken McKenzie, owner of the Northern Division champion New Westminster Royals, sold half-interest in his club to Maxwell W. Gregg, California fruit exporter from Fresno, for a reported $30,000.</p><h2><b>Played Themselves</b></h2><p>Originally the two brothers hailed from Edmonton, playing for Barney Stanley&rsquo;s junior Poolers, forerunners of Edmonton&rsquo;s first famous junior team composed of Neil and Mac Colville, Bill Carse and the Rimstads&mdash;Morey and Walter, which lost out in the 1934 Dominion Finals to St. Mikes power-laden sextet.</p><p>Moving to Seattle the Forsyths settled there, remaining until last year&mdash;1947&mdash;when they purchased the San Diego franchise. They hope to return to Seattle, but at the same time keep a hand in hockey regardless of whether they sell all or part of their San Diego interest.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Part Interest For Sale In San Diego Franchise

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0534/959658-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0632/959651-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="786" height="510"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>1. The two children had ventured too far out on the thin Lake St. Joseph ice. Almost before they knew what had happened, the ice broke and they both fell in.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0722/959644-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="808" height="512"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>2. Frantic, and blue with cold, the two lads floundered and spluttered. One clung to the edge, while 4 year&mdash;old Andre clutched his brother&rsquo;s clothing.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0820/959637-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="794" height="512"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>3. Durocher tried to calm the frightened pair as he reached towards them with a long stick. He got Claude safely out&hellip;and then rescued little Andre who was just about to give up.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0920/959630-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="780" height="496"></div><p><b>NATIONAL BREWERIES LIMITED</b></p><p><b><i>THE DOW AWARD is a citation presented for acts of outstanding heroism and includes a $100 Canada Savings Bond. The Dots Award Committee. a group of editors of leading Canadian daily newspapers, selects winners from recommendations made by a nationally known news organisation.</i></b></p><p><b>DOW BREWERY&ndash;MONTREAL</b></p><p><b>LISTEN TO THE DOW AWARD SHOW, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY&mdash;7.15 P.M.</b></p><h2><b>WINS DOW AWARD</b></h2><p><b>ALFRED DUROCHER of Duehesnay, Que., <i>calmly and coolly averts double tragedy</i></b></p><p><b>The two boys had ventured about 15 feet out when the ice broke and they both tumbled in. Durocher, hearing cries for help, rushed to the scene and crawled out on the thin ice, telling the boys to stay calm. With the help of a stick, he succeeded in getting them both out of the water.</b></p><p><b>On the way back to shore he had great difficulty in forcing the youngsters to crawl&hellip;but he finally managed to get them to safety. His action won him The Dow Award.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-05

RESCUES BOYS TRAPPED IN ICY WATERS

<h2><b>A Veteran</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>rt Childs, veteran netminder of the tough Hamilton Tigers of the Senior OHA. turned in three good games for the Kansas City Pla-Mors when he filled in the nets for Al Roilins, 111 with pneumonia. Art won one, tied one and lost one. Art is reported to be in the same category ns Satchel1 Paige.</p><h2><b>Another Watson</b></h2><p>St. Paul Coach CUnt Smith thinks that Bing Juckes, Saint left wing, is the closest thing to Phil Watson in action that he has seen. &ldquo;Bing gets away with the same speed and forward motion of his feet as Watson did,&rdquo; says Clint.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE G0ES</b></h2><p><b>STAND INGS ON SDN. A.M., MARCH 20</b></p><p><b>Northern Division</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01115/959794-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="574" height="130"></div><p><b>Southern Division</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0282/959787-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="574" height="128"></div><p><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></p><p>March 9&mdash;Kansas City 2, at fit. Paul 5; Minneapolis 5, at Dallas 2.</p><p>March 10&mdash;Minneapolis 4, at Fort Worth 5; Tulsa 9; at Houston 2.</p><p>March 12&mdash;St. Paul 4, at Minneapolis 2; Kansas City 2, at Omaha 2; Fort Worth 8, at Tulsa 2; Houston 5, at Dallas 4.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Omaha 1, at Kansas City 6; Tulsa 3, at Fort Worth 6; Dallas 1, at Houston 2.</p><p>March 16&mdash;St. Paul 2, at Dallas 4; Omaha 2, at Minneapolis 2 (tie).</p><p>March 17&mdash;Dallas 3, at Tulsa 9; fit.</p><p>Paul 4, at Fort Worth 5&hellip;</p><p>March 19&mdash;Kansas City 8, at Minneapolis 2; St. Paul 1, at Omaha 3; Fort Worth 6, at Tulsa 9; Houston 4, at Dallas 14.</p><p><b>PLAYOFF DRAW</b></p><p><b>Series &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>(Best-of-three)</b></p><p>Tuesday, March 22&mdash;Kansas City at Omaha.</p><p>Friday, March 25&mdash;Omaha at Kansas City.</p><p>Sunday, March 27&mdash;Omaha at Kansas City.</p><p><b>Series &ldquo;B&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>(Best-of-three)</b></p><p>Tuesday, March 22&mdash;Fort Worth at Dallas.</p><p>Thursday, March 24&mdash;Dallas at Fort Worth.</p><p>Saturday, March 26&mdash;Fort Worth at Dallas.</p><p>Omaha Knights squeezed into the United States League playoffs by an eyelash as they downed the league-leading St. Paul Saints 3-1 on Saturday night while Minneapolis Millers were losing out 8-2 to Kansas City.</p><p>The Knights and Millers finished in a dead heat, with 69 points apiece, but Omaha got the draw since they had won one more game than Minneapolis.</p><p>With both teams idle on Sunday night, the finale of the regular season schedule, there was nothing Millers could do but wait for another year.</p><p>Other playoff positions were clinched some time ago, with St. Paul unapproachable in first place in the Northern Division standings, and Kansas City taking down second berth.</p><p>In the Southern Division, Tulsa Oilers had their first place slot sewed up two weeks ago, finishing the schedule with 76 points. Dallas and Fort Worth had the two runner-ups berths clinched before launching into the playoffs.</p><p>The Division winning Saints and Tulsa Ollers now settle back to rest up for the sectional playoffs while the second and third teams tangle in the preliminaries. Kansas City and Omaha meet in a best-of-three series, starting Tuesday, March 22, while Dallas and Fort Worth tangle in a similar series starting the same night at Dallas.</p><p><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9</b></p><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;&ldquo;No promises but performances&hellip;&rdquo;</p><p>That was coach Clint Smith&rsquo;s pre-reason slogan and it paid off to the tune of the Northern division championship for the hookey Saints, who battered Kansas city into a 5-2 defeat here. by Dill; center, Schwartz; wing, Sio.</p><p>Kansas City: Goal, Childs; defense, Tarada, Jackson; center, Powell; wing, Harms, Fashoway; subs.: Bedard, Miller, Wares, Groves, Sated Olmstead, Stasiak, Silvestri, Zlade.</p><p>St. Paul: Goal, McGill; defense, Ails-win-skl, McIntosh; subs.: Sandalack, Del Monte, Peohet, Brown, Bend, Agar, Jukes, Belli, Cameron.</p><p>Referee; Ike Morrison. Linesman; Bill McGlone.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0363/959780-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="571" height="413"></div><p>DALLAS&mdash;Minneapolis hung a 5-2 licking on Dallas here in a league game enlivened by eight penalities.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault: defense, Ma-rineau, Rockey; center, Petrie; wing, Fillion, Bell; subs.: Mazur, Deslauriers, Cook, Morenz, Bougie, S. Allen, Doro-hoy, Gagnon.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Fraser, Kaiser; center, Cluman; wing, Lavoie, Gagne; subs.: Sherritt, G. Allen, Atanas, Richardson, Stroble, Smith, Melnyk, Tomiuk.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Harry Ornest; Linesman: Jerry Trudei.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0532/959773-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="582" height="366"></div><p><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 10</b></p><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;Taking a 3-2 then in the first two periods and then standing off a furious rally in the closing session, Fort Worth surprised Minneapolis, 5-4, in a league game here.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Lofvendahl, Kane; center, Iannarelli; wing, Casanato, Kennedy; subs.: Travis, Cupolo, Warwick, Unger, Weaver, Glover.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQuestion; defense, Kailser, Fraser; center, Ciuman; wing, Lavoie, Gagne; subs.: Allen, Sherritt, Melnyk, A tanas, Richardson, S. Smith, Temiuk, Strobel.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0630/959766-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="573" height="557"></div><p>HOUSTON&mdash;Tulsa&rsquo;s smooth-working Oilers defeated Houston&rsquo;s oft-beaten Huskies, 9-2 here.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young; center, Ashworth; wing, Butler, Webster; subs.: Schertzl, Knott, Rit-son, Dheere, Schnurr, Gronsdahl, Durham, Ubriaco.</p><p><b>..Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Maher, P. Pidsodny; center, Brown, wing, Thibeault, Hockey; subs.: Bak, Field, Jones, Burke, Gasparini, Horeck, Mouseau, Auger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0722/959759-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="580" height="686"></div><p><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 12</b></p><p><b>OMAHA&mdash;A season&rsquo;s record crowd of 6,375 saw Omaha and Kansas City play to a 2 to 2 deadlock.</b></p><p><b>Kansas City</b>: Goal, Childs; defense, Tarala, Jackson; center, Blade; Olm-setd, Groves; subs.: Wares, Bedard, Stasiuk, Fashoway, Harms, Miller, Slater, Silvestri.</p><p><b>..Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Uniac; wing, La-vitt, Wiseman; subs.: Rengle, Folk, Heale, Homenuke, Boyce, Strongman, Burgess, McLean, Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0821/959752-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="579" height="381"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;Fort Worth arrived for the game late, but there was nothing backward about their 8 to 2 victory over Tulsa.</p><p><b>Fort Worth</b>: Goal, Jessiman; defense, Lofvendahl, Kane. center, Iana-relli; whig, Kennedy, Casanato; subs.: Travis, Glover, Warwick, Cupolo, Kopak, Weaver Unger.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Dillon, E. Young, center, Ubriaco; wing, Grons-dahj, Knott; subs.: Schertzl, Durham, Ashworth, Butler, Webster, Ritson, Dheere, Schmurr.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0921/959745-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="580" height="430"></div><p>DALLAS&mdash;The Houston Huskies bang-. ed out a 4 to 0 first-period lead and added the point that counted in the second for a 5 to 4 victory over Dallas.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal, Bibeault; defense, Ma-rlneau, Rockey; center, Petrie; wing, Fillion, Belli; subs.: Mazur, Deslauriers, Dorohoy, Cook, Allen, Morenz, Gagnon, Bougie.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Field, P. Pidsodny; center. Brown; wing, Hickey, Horeck; subs.: Maher Bak, Jones, Burke, Thibault, Mosseau, Auger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1019/959738-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="584" height="643"></div><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;At the finish the crown was still where it belonged, even if a trifle battered, after the Saints&rsquo; 4-3 victory over the battling Minneapolis Millers here.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill, defense, Sandalack, Bell; center, Agar; wings, Del-kes, Dalmonte; subs.: Ailsby, Pechet, Cameron, Bend, Brown, Schwartz, Mc-Intosh, Slowinski.</p><p><b>Minneapolis:</b> Goal, McQueston; defense, Kaiser, Fraser; center, Ciuman; wings Lavoie, Gagne; subs.: Allen, Smith, Tomiuk, A tanas, Richardson, Melnyk, Strobel.</p><p><b>Officials:</b> Ike Morrison, referees, Bill McGlone, linesman.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1113/959731-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="582" height="458"></div><p><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 13</b></p><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;The Kansas City Pla-Mors finally defeated the Omaha Knights 6-1 clinching a tie for a playoff berth in the Northern Division.</p><p><b>Kansas City;</b> Goal, Chidls; defense, Bedard, Wares; center, Blade; wings, Groves, Olmstead; subs.: Tarala, Jackson, Stasiuk, Harms, Fashoway, Slater, Silvestri, Miller.</p><p><b>Omaha:</b> Goal, Bell; defense, Forbes, Quackenbush; center, Lavitt; wings, Wiseman, Uniac; subs.: Reigle, Folk, Homenuke, McLean, Strongman, Heals, Burgess, Boyce, Smith.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0285/959724-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="581" height="509"></div><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;Sam Kennedy&rsquo;s three goals paced Fort Worth to a 5-3 victory over Tulsa.</p><p><b>Fort Worth:</b> Goal, Jessiman; defense, Lofvendahl, Kane; center, Iannarelli; wings, Casanato, Kennedy; subs.: Travis, Kopak, Weaver, Unger, Cupolo, Glover, Warwick.</p><p><b>Tulsa:</b> Goal, Little; defense, Durham, Schertzl; center Ritson; wings, Dheere, Schnurr; subs.: Travis, Kopak, Weaver, Unger, Cupolo, Glover, Warwick.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Harry Ornest. Linesman&mdash;Jake Milford.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0368/959717-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="585" height="504"></div><p>HOUSTON&mdash;The Houston Huskies turned in a fast checking performance, here to edge Dallas 2-1, in a nip-and-tuck game before 2,200 spectators.</p><p><b>Dallas:</b> Goal: Bibeault; defense Mari-neau, Rockey; center, Dorohoy; wings, Allen, Cook; subs.: Mazur, Deslauriers, Morenz, Bougie, Fillion, Petrie, Gagnon, Bell.</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Maher, P. Pidsodny; center, Brown; wings, Horeck, Hickey; subs.: Bak, Field, Jones, Burke, Thibeault, Moua-seau, Auger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0451/959710-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="576" height="259"></div><p><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 15</b></p><p>HOUSTON&mdash;The St. Paul team started and finished with a flurry of goals here to roll up a 6-4 victory over Houston&rsquo;s game Huskies.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, McGill; defense, Sandalack, Bell; center, Agar wings, Juckes, Delmonte subs.: Ailsby, Dill, Slowinskl, Schwartz, Pechet, H. Brown,</p><p><b>Houston:</b> Goal, N. Pidsodny; defense, Bend, McIntosn, Cameron.</p><p>Bak, Field; center, Brown, wings Horeck, Hickey subs.: Maher, P. Pidsodni, Jones, Burke, Thibeault, Gasparini, Mous-seau. Auger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0537/959703-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="576" height="564"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Mar, 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1212/959696-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="578" height="875"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p><b>Points:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (104).</p><p><b>Goals:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (48).</p><p><b>Assists:</b> Ray Powell, K.C. (56).</p><p><b>Shutouts:</b> N. Little, Tulsa (4).</p><p><b>GK Average:</b> G. Bell, Omaha (2.44).</p><p><b>Penalties:</b> I. Fraser, Mpls (129 mins.).</p><h2>GOALTENDERS AVERAGES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-139/959689-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="584" height="232"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01128/959856-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;.</p><p>There wasn&rsquo;t much doubt in the Coaches&rsquo; minda when they marked down their choice for All-Star goalie in the Quebec Senior Hockey; League. Little Gerry McNeil of Montreal Royals was the unanimous selection of six of the league&rsquo;s seven Coaches, Since the seventh mastermind, Frank Carlin of the Royals, wasn&rsquo;t allowed to choose any of his own players in the ballot ing, that means McNeil was the unanimous choice of the league strategists.</p><p>Bobby Copp of Ottawa Senators on defense, and Bill Robin son of Ottawa at left wing also drew unanimous acclaim at their positions.</p><p>Rounding out the 1948-49 All, star Q.S.H.L. team were Jimmy Orlando of Montreal in the other defense post, Adjutor Cote of Sherbrooke at center and Eddie Dartnell of Ottawa at right wing.</p><h2><b>Third Annual Poll</b></h2><p>The Quebec Senior All-Star voting was conducted by The Montreal Gazette and directed by staffer Charlie Halpin of that newspaper. This is the third year that the Coaches were polled for their bids to the dream team of the year. It was also McNeil&rsquo;s third selection in a row for the coveted netminding job on the All-Stars.</p><p>On the Second Team, the Coaches couldn&rsquo;t decide between Paul LeClerc of Sherbrooke and Johnny Marois of Quebec Acea for the goalie position, and the pair wound up in a stalemate when the votes were counted. Ray Trainor of Ottawa and Clarence &ldquo;Rags&rdquo; Raglan of Quebea drew the defense posts on the alternate team.</p><p>Up front, the Coaches named Ottawa&rsquo;s Nil Tremblay at center, with Tony Demers of Sherbrooke at right wing and Pete Morin of Royals in the left wing slot.</p><p>McNeil and Demers were deadlocked in the voting for the &ldquo;Most Valuable Player&rdquo; award, while Demers was given the &ldquo;Byng of Vimy&rdquo; Trophy as the league&rsquo;s best all-round puckchaser.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<h2><b>They Copped Honors</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>om Fowler of Oakland and Bobby Love of New Westminster walked off with the scoring honors while Lucien Dechene of New Westminster and Bill Brennan of Fresno won the goalie honors in their divisions.</p><h2><b>Only Once Before</b></h2><p>This is the first season that either Fresno or New Westminster has won their division Championship. Only once has the club ending in first place in their division gone on to win the Coast Championship and the Henderson Trophy. Vancouver turned the trick the first year the league operated&mdash;1945-46.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>FINAL STANDINGS</b></p><p><b>NORTHERN DIVISION</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01135/960048-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="583" height="163"></div><p><b>SOUTHERN DIVISION</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02102/960041-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="583" height="163"></div><h2>STANDINGS ON SUN. A.M., MAR. 20</h2><p><b>SEMI-FINALS</b></p><p><b>Southern Division</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0381/960034-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="579" height="79"></div><p>(Los Angeles wins best-of-five series, 3-0)</p><p>March 15&mdash;Los Angeles 2, at Fresno 1 (overtime, 6:18)</p><p>March 16&mdash;Fresno 2, at Los Angeles 6.</p><p>March 19&mdash;Los Angeles 2, at Fresno 1.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0465/960027-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="585" height="85"></div><p>(Best-of-five series, tied 1-1)</p><p>March 15&mdash;Ban Diego 3, at Oakland</p><p>March 17&mdash;Oakland 3, at San Diego</p><p><b>Northern Division</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0550/960020-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="574" height="76"></div><p>(New Westminster leads best-of-five series, 2-0).</p><p>March 16&mdash;Portland 4, at New Westminster 6.</p><p>March 19&mdash;Portland 2, at New Westminster 4.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0641/960013-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="580" height="77"></div><p>(Tacoma wins best-of-five series, 3-0)</p><p>March 15&mdash;Vancouver 3, at Tacoma 5.</p><p>March 18&mdash;Tacoma 2, at Vancouver 5.</p><p>March 19&mdash;Vancouver 0, at Tacoma 4.</p><h2>Bl LEO ORNEST</h2><p>Once again it&rsquo;s playoff time in the Pacific Coast League. The semi-finals in both Southern and Northern Divisions got underway Tuesday, March 15, with six of the eight participating teams seeing action and the other two clubs opened their series the following night, March 16.</p><p>The semi-finals are a best three-out-of-five series with the winners moving into the two division finals, another three-out-of-five, and finally the two section champs meet in a best four-out-of-seven round for the league crown and the Henderson Memorial Trophy, won last year by Vancouver. All playoff games are played to a finish.</p><p>Los Angeles upset the form charts when they defeated the favored Fresno Falcons to win their round three games to none.</p><p>Up north, Muzz Patrick&rsquo;s second place Tacoma Rockets drew first blood in its series with Bill Cowley&rsquo;s defending champion Vancouver Canucks, knocking them off in three straight games.</p><p>Northern Division champs, New Westminster, ran true to form in beating Portland, 6-4, and 4-2 to go two up.</p><p><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 8</b></p><p>FRESNO&mdash;The Fresno Falcons battled the San Francisco Shamrocks to a 1-1 tie here to hold on to first place in the Southern Division.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0831/960006-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="576" height="349"></div><p>BERKELEY&mdash;Oakland's Oaks easily defeated Los Angeles Monarchs 7 to 2 here before 3,000 fans.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1030/959999-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="571" height="466"></div><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;A determined Vancouver team walloped Tacoma 7 to 1 to move into a Northern Division third place tie.</p><p><b>Vancouver</b>: Goal, Jackson; defense, Hunchuk, Hursley; center, Carse; wings, Kuntz, Jones; subs.: Drainville, Vickery, Gruhn, B. Wilson, McPherson, Ballance, I. Wilson, Horbe.</p><p><b>Tacoma</b>: Goal, Stevenson; defense, Glokas, Lambrecht; center, Read; wings, Rowe, Johnston; subs.: Jenkins, Watt, Johns, Andrews, Perrault, Milford, Toole, Adam, Robinson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1127/959992-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="583" height="489"></div><p><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9</b></p><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;The Tacoma Rockets scored five last period goals to trounce the New Westminster Royals 7 to 3 in a Northern Division game.</p><p><b>New Westminster</b>: Goal: Deschene; defense, Pratt, Bergeron; center, McIntyre; wings, Evers, Kirk; subs.: Duffy, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Love, Dufault, Ritchie, Voll.</p><p><b>New Westminster:</b> Goal, Deschene; defense, Pratt, Bergeron; center, McIntyre; wings, Evers, Kirk; subs.: Duffy, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Love, Dufault, Ritchie, Voll.</p><p><b>Tacoma:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defense, Giokas, Lambrecht; center, Rowe; wings, Read, Johnston; subs.: Jenkins, Watt, Johns, Andrews, Perrault, Milford, Toole, Adam, Robinson, Anslow.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1226/959985-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="578" height="570"></div><p><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 10</b></p><p>SAN FRANCISCO&mdash;The Los Angeles Monarchs missed a chance to clinch a berth in the Southern Division league playoffs when they dropped a 4-3 decision to the San Francisco Shamrocks here.</p><p>San Francisco: Goal, McDermid; defense, Kra.ftcheck, Desson.; center, Samanski; wings, Fairburn, Strain; subs.: Bergeron, Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, McKay, Lafrance, Lucchini, Middleton, Watters.</p><p>Los Angeles: Goal, Highton; defense, Mesich, Adolph; center, Zuk; wings, Leger, Hildebrand; subs.: Papike, Kunkel, Dockery, Prokop, Stearns, Church, Barbe, Smith, Mulligan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1319/959978-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="581" height="425"></div><p>PORTLAND&mdash;The Seattle Ironmen pulled a three-goal spree in the final period with Portland to win, 6 to 3.</p><p><b>Portland:</b> Goal, Karakas; defense, Shewchuk, Sutherland; center, Robertson; wings, Savicky, Davis; subs.: Hamilton, Bangay, Desbiens, Dalgleish, Carrigan, Evans, Hnatiuk, Milne, Bob-rosky.</p><p><b>Seattle:</b> Goal. Cotnoir; defense, Waldner, McFadzen; center, Kerr; wings, Valenti, Medynski; subs.: Filion, Kala-I paca, Senick, Schmidt, Taillifer, Tomson, Gibson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1421/959971-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="581" height="452"></div><p><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 11</b></p><p>FRESNO&mdash;The Fresno Falcons backed into the Southern Division championship while dropping a narrow 4 to 3 decision to the San Diego Sky Hawks.</p><p><b>Fresno:</b> Goal, Brennan; defense, Redmond, Roach; center, Cinor; wings, Richardson, Hilliard; subs.: Kampman, Londry. J. Peterson, Bellinger, Baccari, Shamlock, Corrigan, Robertson, L. Peterson.</p><p><b>San Diego</b>: Goal, LaMarche; defense, Bloom, Currie; center, McArthur; wings Poitras, Smrke; subs.: Lallo, McKay, Vaillancourt, Thorpe, Giesebrecht, Baby, St. Pierre, McCarthy, Skinner.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1518/959964-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="580" height="416"></div><p>BERKELEY&mdash;Oakland&rsquo;s Oaks lost all title hopes in the Southern Division when they dropped a hard-fought 6-5 decision to San Francisco&rsquo;s Shamrocks before a capacity crowd in Berkeley Ice Arena.</p><p><b>Oakland:</b> Goal, Nadon; defense, Hoeking, May; center, Fowler; wings, Hayden, Bedard; subs.: Baby, Matthews, Marchant, <b>Nixon, Jones, Mutcheson, Wywrot, Morrow, Eisenzoph.</b></p><p><b>Sau Francisco:</b> Goal, McDermid; defense, Kraftcheck, Desson; center, Sa-manski; wings, Strain, Fairburn; subs.: Bergeron, Burman, Hergesheimer, Jackson, McKay, Lafrance, Lucchini, Middleton, Watters.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0626/959957-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="582" height="646"></div><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;Wingman Al Kuntz scored four goals to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4 to 3 win over the New Westminster Royals in a Northern Division game.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0727/959950-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="583" height="498"></div><p><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 13</b></p><p>TACOMA&mdash;The Tacoma Rockets jettisoned the Portland Eagles 5-2 in the Rockets&rsquo; final home stand of the season.</p><p>First Period</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0824/959943-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="586" height="416"></div><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;The cross-own rivalry of the Vancouver Canucks and the New Westminster Royals broke into open warfare as the Canucks smashed through a 6-5 victory in the enemy&rsquo;s camp.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0922/959936-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="579" height="658"></div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;The Los Angeles Monarchs put on a flashy scoring exhibition to down the San Diego Sky Hawks 9 to 5.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1021/959929-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="584" height="685"></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO&mdash;The Fresno Fals cons eliminated the San Francisco Sham rocks from the Southern Division playe off by topping them 3 to 2 in a haire raising game before a capacity crowd.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1119/959922-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="580" height="348"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sunday, Mar. 13)</b></p><p><b>SOUTHERN DIVISION</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-169/959915-1-eng-US/f0013-162.jpg" title="f0013-16" width="579" height="746"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-177/959908-1-eng-US/f0013-172.jpg" title="f0013-17" width="580" height="172"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Bush Jackson, SF (46).</p><p>..<b>Most Assists:</b> Tom Fowler, Oak (57).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored:</b> Joe Peterson, Fres (8).</p><p>Most Shots Stopped: Hec Highton, LA (1951).</p><p>Most Shut Outs: 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> Hic High ton, LA (8).</p><p><b>Most Penalties:</b> Matt Mesich, LA (180 minutes).</p><h2>NORTHERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-187/959901-1-eng-US/f0013-182.jpg" title="f0013-18" width="577" height="668"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-197/959894-1-eng-US/f0013-192.jpg" title="f0013-19" width="579" height="174"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Pat Desbiens, Port (50).</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Bill Carse, Vane (64).</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals Scored:</b> Norm Kirk, NW (12).</p><p><b>Most Shots Saved:</b> Lucien Deschene, NW (1885).</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs:</b> Jerry Cotnoir, Sea; Tom Karakas, Port (3).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b> Alan Kuntz Vano (4).</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks Against:</b> Doug Jackson, Vane (8).</p><p><b>Most Penalties:</b> George Senick, Sea (166 minutes).</p><h2><b>VICTORIA B.C. MEMORIAL ARENA</b></h2><p><b>MANAGER WANTED</b></p><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0735/959887-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="83" height="90"></div><p><b>Applications will be received up to Monday, 28th. March, 1949, for immediate appointment. State Qualifications, Experience, Salary expected, by airmail, to Chairman, Arena Commission, 1212 Broad St., Victoria, B.C. Arena capacity for ice, 4,200, as an Auditorium 6,000, population to draw from 125,000. Replies held confidential.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p></div>

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

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Hec Unscrambles It

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Because Ottawa Senators and Sherbrooke St. Francis polished off their preliminary opponents in straight games, their semifinal series has been raised to a best-in-seven affair instead of five games. Montreal Royals and Shawinigan are deadlocked 1-1 in their 4-in-7 tilt.</p><h2><b>QUIZ ANSWERS</b></h2><p>1.False</p><p>2.True</p><p>3.False</p><p>4.False</p><p>5.True</p><p>6.Detroit Red Wings</p><p>7.Sydney Millionaires</p><p>8.Tommy Ivan</p><p>9.Winnipeg</p><p>10.Four<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Series Boosted

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>HE HOCKEY NEWS is offering Hockey Fans a chance to get better acquainted with their favorite hockey star. For only 25c a beautiful 8x10 photo of an NHL star may be secured. A different player is selected each week. Best picture value possible.</p><p>Send 25c with coupon below to THE HOCKEY NEWS Dept. P. 603A Sun Life Bldg Montreal Canada.</p><p>Name &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p>Address &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p>city &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; Prov or State: &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</p><p>March 23 issue&mdash;Harry Watson of Toronto Maple Leafs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HOCKEY PHOTOS

<div class="byline">By JEFF BLADES</div><p>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;</p><p>The hot-stove league is certainly getting in its licks while Brandon Wheat Kings and Winnipeg Canadiens engage in their Manitoba Junior Hockey League final. The kibitzing has been terrific.</p><p>The fabulous Wheaties, who went through their league play with 27 victories against three losses, naturally got the nod from the press corps before the start, of the series. Then Canadiens upset the dope bucket with a startling 5-1 victory in the first game of the best-of-seven affair.</p><p>That started &lsquo;&lsquo;hedging&rdquo; by the typewriter ticklers. Well, maybe Wheaties weren&rsquo;t going to win after all! Maybe they wouldn&rsquo;t win in four straight but possibly in seven! Maybe&hellip;Maybe &hellip;</p><p>One of the Brandon smoothies, Glen Sonmor, came up with the best crack of the hockey season. Quipped Sonmor: &lsquo;&lsquo;The Winnipeg press guys have flat feet from jumping off the Brandon bandwagon.&rdquo;.</p><p>Coming as it did on the exhibition defeat at the hands of Medicine Hat Tigers of the W.C.J.H.L., the loss in the opener to Canadiens certainly provoked talk aplenty among Brandon followers.</p><p>As usual, there was a bit of sniping at Coach Bill McKenzie despite the outstanding record of the Wheaties through the regular season. McKenzie had moved to Winnipeg recently and there were a disgruntled few who referred to him as a &ldquo;long distance&rdquo; coach. They wanted to know how he could live in Winnipeg and coach in Brandon, 130 miles away.</p><p>One faction held that the Wheaties were sluggish; that they couldn&rsquo;t skate fast enough. Other factions sought to explode that theory. Now let&rsquo;s take Ken Little of Canadiens and Alf Francis of Brandon, said those in the second group. Match them in a speed test (Little is a recognized speed demon) and there wouldn&rsquo;t be a great deal of difference, those in the second group maintained. And they carried their argument further by pointing out that Francis isn&rsquo;t in the habit of leaving behind teammates like Jack McKenzie. Glen Sonmor, Frank King, Brian Roche and Angie Jukes.</p><p>Certainly, a lot of the talk has been dispelled in the light of Brandon&rsquo;s victories in the second and third games. Now, most of the sports reporters covering the series are back to their first belief that Brandon will win out. All of them predict that it will be a great series (that&rsquo;s a good, sound forecast!). At any rate, there isn&rsquo;t any more talk about dissension on the Brandon club, nor about the dire things that should happen to &ldquo;absentee&rdquo; coaches. Simply shows what a difference a few victories can make! Incidentally, any talk of dissension in the Brandon ranks is so much mulligatawny. It just doesn&rsquo;t make sense&mdash;not when you consider things like the Alphonse and Gaston act pulled off by Roche and Jukes in the third contest.</p><p>On one of the Brandon goals, the referee credited it to Roche. But Roche pointed over to Jukes as the scorer. Jukes just as insistently pointed back at Roche. (And you know how hockey players love to get those goals marked opposite their names!) Finally, the officials decided to brook no further argument&mdash;they made Roche the scorer.</p><p>And then there&rsquo;s this story about Sonmor and some of the other players. Sonmor went into a barber shop to have a job done on his locks. Before the official barber could get down to work, however, big Johnny McLean had taken up Sonmor&rsquo;s offer to let the &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; barbers take a crack at showing their talent. Result&mdash;Sonmor emerged with a crew cut. Do such antics make it appear that there&rsquo;s been trouble brewing?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Wheaties Trip; Experts Amazed

<p>MONDAY, MARCH 21</p><p>EAST</p><p>Quebec: Montreal Royals, Quebec Citadels.</p><p>Ontario: Toronto Marlboros, Barrie Flyers, Falconbridge Combines, Porcupine, Combines.</p><p>Ottawa & District: Inkerman Rockets.</p><p>Maritimes: Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s. WEST</p><p>Thunder Bay: Port Arthur Bruins, Fort William Canadiens.</p><p>Alberta: Calgary Buffalos. Edmonton A.C.</p><p>Manitoba: Brandon Wheat Kings Winnipeg Canadiens.</p><p>Saskatchewan: Moose Jaw Sons, Prince Albert Mintos, Regina Maroons.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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

PHOTOS!!

<h2><b>IN THE EAST</b></h2><p><b>QUEBEC SENIOR</b></p><p><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 11</b></p><p><b>New York 1, at Royals 8</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01109/960478-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="588" height="574"></div><p><b>Valleyfield 3, at Quebec 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0282/960471-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="586" height="468"></div><h3>SUNDAY, MARCH 13</h3><p><b>Ottawa 2, at Royals 4 First Period</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0368/960464-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="586" height="432"></div><h3>Shawinigan 1, at Quebec 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0450/960457-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="576" height="442"></div><h3>Sherbrooke 7, at Valleyfield 5 First Period</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0538/960450-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="576" height="666"></div><h3>FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFS STANDINGS ON MON., A.M., MAR. 21</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0630/960443-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="578" height="84"></div><p><b>(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1, one game tied)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0724/960436-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="572" height="86"></div><p><b>(Ottawa wins best-of-seven series 4-0)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0819/960429-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="582" height="90"></div><p><b>(Sherbrooke wins best-of-five series 3-0)</b></p><h3>TUESDAY, MARCH 15</h3><p>Shawinigan 2, at Royals 1</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0919/960422-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="582" height="362"></div><p>Valleyfield 1, at Ottawa 5</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1018/960415-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="586" height="512"></div><h3>THURSDAY, MARCH 17</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1118/960408-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="584" height="752"></div><p><b>Ottawa 9, at Valleyfield 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1216/960401-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="586" height="582"></div><p><b>Quebec 1, at Sherbrooke 8</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1313/960394-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="584" height="658"></div><p><b>O.H.A. SENIOR</b></p><p><b>FINAL SERIES</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1412/960387-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="572" height="84"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY. MARCH 16</h3><p><b>Kitchener 7, Marboros 2 First Period</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1512/960380-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="580" height="652"></div><h2><b>IN THE WEST</b></h2><p><b>WESTERN CANADA SENIOR</b></p><p><b>SEMI-FINALS TUESDAY, MARCH 8</b></p><p><b>Calgary 2, at Edmonton 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1712/960373-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="586" height="310"></div><p><b>Lethbridge 4, at Regina 9 First Period</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1812/960366-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="578" height="692"></div><p><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 10</b></p><p><b>Calgary 3, at Edmonton 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1912/960359-1-eng-US/f0015-192.jpg" title="f0015-19" width="578" height="434"></div><p>Penalties; Huddleston, Macpherson, Watt, McDonald, Pringle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2011/960352-1-eng-US/f0015-202.jpg" title="f0015-20" width="582" height="446"></div><p><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 12</b></p><p><b>Regina 5, at Lethbridge</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2111/960345-1-eng-US/f0015-212.jpg" title="f0015-21" width="586" height="440"></div><p><b>Edmonton 3, at Calgary 1</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2211/960338-1-eng-US/f0015-222.jpg" title="f0015-22" width="590" height="342"></div><h3><b>THUNDER BAY SENIOR</b></h3><p><b>FINALS</b></p><p><b>Saturday, March 12</b></p><p>Fort Frances 7, Port Arthur 2</p><p><b>Monday, March 14</b></p><p>Fort Frances 5, Port Arthur 6<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Along The Allan Cup Trail

<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>anada&rsquo;s Senior hockey playoffs, leading up to the final battle for possession of the coveted and historic Allan Cup, moved a bit further along the road over the weekend as three more teams were eliminated.</p><p>In Ontario, Toronto Marl-boros finished off Kitchener-Waterloo&rsquo;s Flying Dutchmen 2-1 on Saturday night to take their best-of-seven series four games to two. Marlies now meet North Bay Black Hawks, Northern Ontario champions, for the All-Ontario title.</p><p>In the Quebec Senior Hockey League playoffs, the pennant-winning Ottawa Senators finished off Valleyfield Braves four straight in their best-of-seven series, and now await the winners of the semi-finals.</p><p>Sherbrooke St. Francis clipped Quebec Aces out of their round with a 5-4 overtime victory Sunday to take their series 3-0. Montreal Royals and Shawinigan Falls are deadlocked at a game apiece, with one tied, in their round, best-of-seven.</p><p>In the west, Regina Capitals hold a 2-0 lead over Edmonton Flyers in a best-of-seven round for the Western Canada League championship and the right to advance into the western eliminations.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Three More Clubs Bow Out Of Hunt

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><p>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>The powerful Sydney Millionaires retained their Maritime senior hockey championship by defeating Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s four games to one in a sprightly final series that attracted almost 30,000 spectators. Halifax won the first game 5-4 at Sydney, but the Millionaires evened it up 2-1 at home, then won by scores of 4-1, 3-1 and 5-3 in Halifax. Sydney outscored the Big Four champions 18-11 in the five games.</p><p>As was generally expected, Millionaires proved too big and rugged for the light, but fast and game, Santamarians. All five ganies were hotly contested, and the cape Breton champions admitted after the final game that they had to battle stoutly all the way to keep in front.</p><p>Millionaires now go into the Allan Cup playoffs as the strongest playoff contender the Maritimes have had since the Sydney bid failed in the Cup finals back in 1941. The Sydney club has size as well as speed and a smart defensive system. Allowed to pick up three players for the playoffs, Millionaires should be far stronger than the team that lost three straight games to Renfrew Lions last season.</p><p>Opening games in the Maritime-Ottawa Valley best in five series will be played in Sydney starting Monday, March 21. If Millionaires are successful their remaining Allan Cup games will be played on the road.</p><p>Millionaires were given a rousing reception on their return from Halifax. The train was mobbed from the time the Strait of Canso was crossed until the players had finally broken through the crowds to rest for the Allan Cup matches.</p><h2>SPORTS PHOTOS FREE LIST</h2><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-238/960564-1-eng-US/f0015-232.jpg" title="f0015-23" width="142" height="292"></div><p>Over 3000 8 &times; 10 glossy photos of the world&rsquo;s greatest, past andpresent, sport stars. Send a postal card Today far our free list All Sports Photo Studio Box 61 Fordham Station New York 58. N.Y.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p></div>

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Millionaires Prove Too Rugged For St. Mary’s In Maritimes

<div class="byline">By GEORGE P. DUFFY</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>Fans in this hockey-crazed section of the good old U.S.A, are viewing the hectic race in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Western Division with more than passing fancy</p><p>A year ago, these same fans saw the Reds, under the fiery hand of Terry Reardon roll to the Eastern Division title only to lose out in the playoffs to the Cleveland Barons.</p><p>Now, Providence has won their divisional gonfalon once again and the partisans wil1 be satisfied with nothing less than the championship of the American Hockey League.</p><p>lock, stock and barrel.</p><p>Off the Reds&rsquo; record during this 1948-49 season, the chances of winning over the Western Division foe in the playoffs is good.</p><h2><b>PLAYERS ARE IMPARTIAL</b></h2><p>Perfectly conditioned, and the possessors of the famed fast break style of hockey, the Reds themselves have no fear which team they meet in the playoffs. But the fans have their likes and dislikes and to a majority of them, the best team for the Reds to stay away from is the Indianapolis Capitals. Those bleacherites at R. I. Auditorium, home of the Reds, just don&rsquo;t like the Caps.</p><p>In all probability, the paying customers developed their abhorrence for the Caps because of tangles the Mid-Westerners had with the Reds on the Providence rink during the present season.</p><p>For example, on Wednesday, December 1, the Reds were sporting a six-game winning streak when the Caps visited Providence. When the game was over, the winning streak was at an end as Indianapolis had won a 3-2 victory.</p><p>The Caps did not visit Providence again until Wednesday, February 2 and on that occasion, the Reds came from behind and got themselves a 2-2 deadlock.</p><p>So that&rsquo;s the way things stand. To the Rhody folks, the Caps are chaps who have given their Reds a few raps. But in one final verbal blast, the dyed-in-the-wool Providence rink-siders always say: &ldquo;Things will be different in the playoffs. Bring on anyone. Yes, even those Caps. We&rsquo;ll molder &lsquo;em&rdquo;.</p><p>Ho hum! We shall se what we shall see.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Reds Sure They Can Lick Any Or All From The West

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0118/960633-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00c4-01" width="285" height="331"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0217/960626-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00c4-02" width="297" height="346"></div><p><b>VOLUME 2</b></p><p><b>MONTREAL, MARCH 23, 1949</b></p><p><b>NUMBER 25</b></p><p>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;Coach Roy Bentley of Wetaskiwin Canadians and Coach Clarence Moher of Edmonton Athletic Club have been suspended for the remainder of the series between the two clubs for the Northern Alberta title. Both teams failed to appear on the ice for their scheduled third game of the series.</p><h2><b>Happy Birthday To YOU</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0317/960619-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00c4-03" width="594" height="283"></div><p>March 23rd to March 29th</p><p>23&mdash;Jacques Lavois, Cleveland Barons, center, 1919; Bill Thomson, Dallas Texans, right wing, 1914.</p><p>2 5&mdash;Bill Barilko, Toronto Maple Leafs, defense, 1927; Vic Grigg, St. Louis Flyers, defense, 1921; Danny Summers, Providence Reds, defense, 1925.</p><p>26&mdash;Roger Leger, Montreal Canadiens, defense, 1919; Mark Marquess, Hershey Bears, right wing, 1925.</p><p>28&mdash;Harry Taylor. Toronto Maple Leafs, center, 1926.</p><p>29&mdash;Frank Mathers, Pittsburgh Pirates, defense, 1924.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Coaches Shelved

<p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>on't miss the March 30 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS, fans, because next week THE HOCKEY NEWS All-Star Team in the National Hockey League is going to be announced. Coperation of all you fans, who sent your ballots in lots of time, has made it possible to move the announcement of the spectators' dream team up a week. Originally, it was planned to release the All-Stars April 6.</p><p>If you aren't a subscriber, make sure you reserve a copy at your favorite newsstands, or from the vendor in your home rink. Next week's is an issue you can't miss<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Fan Team Coming!

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f00c4-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0414/960688-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span> smile, a friendly greeting; friendship, confidence&mdash;from the early hours of the day until the dimness of evening these qualities distinguish The Grocer to the people he serves. So ingrained; so modestly regarded are these attributes that only on the rarest of occasions are they brought to our attention.</p><p>Men like this; some of Canada&rsquo;s finest, are in the public's service&mdash;at your service.</p><p>BLACK HORSE ALE&hellip;Canada&rsquo;s Finest<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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March 23, 1949

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