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December 17, 1949

The Hockey News December 17, 1949

VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;Bill Carse, coach of the Vancouver Canucks of the Pacific Coast Hockey League, seems to have been given reprieve. It was reported in THE HOCKEY NEWS recently that Owner Coley Hall of the Canucks had given Carse an ultimatum of either having the team in first or second place by December or else he would be fired as coach.Well, the deadline has been passed, the Canucks are not in first or second place and Carse is still masterminding the club. It would appear that either Owner Hall used the &ldquo;ultimatum&rdquo; as publicity stunt or else wised up to the fact that coaches of Carse&rsquo;s calibre are not found on trees and that possibly it mightnot be fair to lay down such an &ldquo;ultimatum&rdquo; to any coach.If nothing else, though, the threat by Hall did lot to straighten out several of the Vancouver players and some of the players like Bob Ballance, Allan Kuntz, and Bill Shill are playing their best hockey since joining the team.The Canucks are now in third place in the Northern Division of the P.C.H.L., just five points back of the league-leading New Westminster Royals, and four points back of Seattle, and if they can continue their splendid play of the past few weeks they might possibly make the first or second spots by January just month over the alloted deadline. &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

HALL GIVES CARSE REPRIEVE; Players Fight For Bill

BOSTON, Mass.,&mdash;Jackie Kiley, former Dartmouth College and United States Olympic team star, suffered a fractured leg while practicing with Boston Olympics of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League.Riley, a high-scoring wingman, may be lost to the Olympics for the remainder of the season.The Boston club announced after practice It has decided to deviate from its policy of having only players from the United States on the team because of reorganization of the league forced by the withdrawals of Baltimore and Cleveland.The Olympics added three players, Goalie Guy Leclerc and wingers George Murphy and Don Berry, Canadians relased by Baltimore. &#9632;

’Pics Lose Riley, Obtain Canucks

<div class="byline">By HEC MacLEAN</div>CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;From the way the standings in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League have been juggling back and forth it looks like the four-team circuit is in for its biggest year&mdash;in fact this appears the &ldquo;first time since the league started that there isn&rsquo;t an ugly duckling in the picture.The first season the loop operated, Regina Capitals failed to come up with a club that could provide any opposition for the other three clubs. Then it was Saskatoon Quakers who sat in the cellar spot all year for two consecutive seasons.The early season forecasters favored Edmonton and Saskatoon but Calgary has come up with a surprisingly strong threat. Regina Caps won their first game but then dropped seven straight before coming up with another success. &#9632;

West Senior Race Close;

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03157/1267686-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg"></div><h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>Key:&mdash; (x) Saturday night games only, (a) third period only, (b) 8.45 Sundays.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04119/1267679-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="1728" height="560"></div>Key: &mdash; Network broadcast also heard over WICA 970; WEOL 930; WHBC 900; WBBW 1240; WLEC 1450. (a) Third period only, (b) Third period of Sunday games only (c) Recap first period and half of second: play-by-play rest of game.<h2>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0598/1267672-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="1730" height="384"></div>Key:&mdash;(a) Third period only.<h2>PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0688/1267665-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="1734" height="500"></div>Key:&mdash; Saturday games only. Fridays only, (a) Third period only. &#9632;

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RADIO LOG Hockey Broadcast Chart

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZlE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01103/1268760-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">A CUP FULL OF CHEERS (by Kavetski)</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Detroit Red Wings sensational unbeaten streak of 10 straight games on the road without defeat was smashed on December 11 in New York when the revitalized Rangers set back the league-leaders,2-1.In the 10 games played away from home prior to the defeat by Rangers on the 11th, the Wings had won eight and tied two. No other team in the N.H.L. was anywhere close to Detroit&rsquo;s great road record.The Red Wings feat of 10 consecutive games on the road without defeat rates as the third best record in the history of the National Hockey League. The all-time record is held by the Boston Bruins and was set in 1910-41. That was the season that the Bruins established an N.H.L. record when they played 23 straight games without defeat, and included among the 23 undefeated tilts were 15 games that the Bruins played on the road and games in which they either won or tied. Out of the 15 contests that the Bruins went undefeated, they won nine and tied six.While the Red Wings streak started at the beginning of the season, the Bruins made their history at the end of the season. The Bruins string started on December 22 when they defeated Detroit 5-3 right in Detroit. Boston didn&rsquo;t drop game on the road from that time until March 25 in the third game of the Stanley Cup playoffs when they bowed to the Maple Leafs in Toronto, 7-2.Detroit played their first game on the road this season in Chicago on October 27, defeating the Black Hawks, 3-1. Two nights later they shut out the Canadiens in Montreal, 1-0. On November they defeated the Maple Leafs in Toronto, 4-3.The Wings played two weekend games on November 12 and 13 in Boston and New York respectively, downing the Bruins, 7-5 and drawing with the Rangers, 1-1. On Saturday night game in Toronto on November 20, the Wings belted the Leafs, 5-2, and on November 24 in Chicago they played 3-3 stalemate with the Black Hawks.With their unbeaten streak running along smoothly the Wings shut out the Maple Leafs in Toronto, 2-0 on December and two nights later swept past the Canadiens in Montreal, 5-3. The Wings edged past the Boston Bruins, 2-1 in the Hub City on December and then on December 11 bumped into the resurging New York Rangers.Montreal Canadiens of 1928-29 went 11 games without defeat, winning six and tying five. &#9632;

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Wings Fail To Smash Bruins’ Record

<div class="byline">By GEORGE CARSON</div>Wrist Work, Not Brawn, Makes Gladu ShineST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;&ldquo;Lift the Flyers out of the cellar&mdash;you have two years in which to do it&rdquo; was what they told Ebbie Goodfellow when they hired him as manager of the St. Louis club at the start of the 1947-48 season.And as he&rsquo;s always done, Goodfellow came through. He not only took the Flyers out of the cellar, but he led them to the Western Division championship of the American Hockey League in his second year as coach.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01147/1266957-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="278" height="406"></div>The Flyer management was getting desperate when they were looking for new pilot to guide their club through the 1946-47 competition. For three years they had finished poor last in their division. Despite their showing, loyal fans had turned out in large numbers, but they were beginning to jeer at the Flyers and attendance was dropping.Scouting about for the best possible candidate they found Goodfellow available with these recommendations:He had 14 years of National Hockey League warfare behind him. He won the Hart trophy as the Most Valuable Player in 19 9. He knew both offense and defense for after starting out as an outstanding center, he had switched to defense and achieved even greater fame at ha position. Goodfellow had been honored by all-star recognition several years. He had also served as assistant to Manager Jack Adams of Detroit when the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in successive seasons in 1935-36 and 1936-37.In addition to these achievements, they found that Goodfellow was popular with the players and was respected by all connected with the game for his sound knowledge of hockey.They&rsquo;ve never been disappointed with Goodfellow since. It&rsquo;s true that the Flyers wound up in the cellar again his first year at the helm, but they could see the beginnings of good club as he weeded out the players that didn&rsquo;t fit into his idea of winning team.With his appointment as general manager in addition to his coaching duties, Goodfellow began trading and picking up the needed players to make championship squad before the 1948-49 season began. He took that outfit, got them off to fast start, and then guided them to the title in the tightest finish ever recorded in the A.H.L. when four teams battled through the final two games of the season before playoff positions were decided.It took firm hand to control that tense group of players in those closing days and it&rsquo;s credit to Goodfellow and the men tinder him that they survived that gruelling windup.But Ebbie had been through many tense spot before in his playing days. He played his last amateur hockey with the Montagnards from his home town of Ottawa where he was born on April 9, 1907. He turned pro with the Detroit Olympics in the fall of 1928 and was sold the next year to the Detroit Falcons, now called the Red Wings.He gained his first recognition as center for those two flashy wingers, Herbie Lewis and Larry Aurie. That Choice spot was given up by Ebbie for the interests of the Wings who needed another good defenseman. Ebbie remembered that change and it played part in the Flyers&rsquo; championship for it was by switching Eddie Olson from forward position to defense that the Airmen gained the needed defensive strength to earn their first title.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02133/1266950-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="1747" height="1991"><figcaption class="caption-body">Both Had a TaskEBBIE GOODFELLOW PAUL GLADU</figcaption></div>Ebbie was fighting player during his career. That doesn&rsquo;t mean that he went out of his way searching for trouble, but he never backed down from anybody, and alway gave as good or better than he received. He stresses that fighting spirit in his players and picking new players.With his playing experience embracing both the offensive and defensive sides of hockey, Goodfellow has been particularly fortunate in his background enabling him to teach all facets of the game. This has resulted in well-balanced Flyer teams that can flash high-scoring offense backed by dependable defense.His achievement of winning the title in his second year was testimony to his ability as coach. Although the team won the Western championship, not single player was rated good enough to merit all-star honors. Taken man for man, the flyers appeared out-classed by others of their division, but thanks to the alchemy of Goodfellow&rsquo;s coaching, they were welded into team that could beat any other.While the Flyers have no major league tie-up, Goodfellow has so many contacts through his long playing career that he has been able to bolster his club when needed, particularly through deals with the Detroit organization. And with Ebbie able to get the best out of the talent available, St. Louis fans expect to see the Flyers battling for championships for many years to come as long as Goodfellow is coach.<h2>The Hockey News</h2>News 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 Buffalo, N.Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription price $2.50 in Canada, $3.50 in U.S.A.<h2>GLADU OUT</h2>ST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;Paul Gladu has been put out of action with broken leg. The starry St. Louis Left winger broke his leg in game recently. He will be out for quite some time.One has to feel sorry for Gladu. All he did last season was score 51 goals yet he failed to make either the 1st or 2nd All-Star teams.How come?His rivals for the left wing post, Carl Liscombe of the Providence Reds and Sid Smith last season with the Pittsburgh Hornets and now with the Toronto Maple Leafs, both scored 55 goals. &#9632;

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Ultimatum Set Ebbie On His Way As Coach

<div class="byline">By GEORGE CARSON</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03123/1266988-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="278" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy Reay</figcaption></div>ST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;Highest scoring Flyer hockey player over the past several seasons, and oldest player in point of service with the St. Louis club, though he&rsquo;s been in the Mound City only since the winter of 1945-46, is Mons. Joseph Jean Paul Gladu, the Flying man from St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.Mons. Gladu uses speed and quick wrist work with the stick, not brawn, to overpower the enemy on the hockey rink, but the biggest obstacle that the swift left wing had to overcome was not the enemy, but the English language.Up in St. Hyacinthe, only 20 miles removed from the French-Canadian city of Montreal, they taught kids French, not English, in schools when Joseph Jean Paul went to classes. It&rsquo;s different today, when it&rsquo;s half French, but in those days, Paul says, &ldquo;we had only one or two hours of English&rsquo;&rsquo; and nobody knew what was going on during those periods.And, believe it or not, despite colorful hockey career that included year-long competition in both the junior and senior amateur ranks around Montreal, could speak only few words of English when he arrived in St. Louis around Christmas time in 1945.Gladu has done wonders with the language since then. It was apparent to reporters at first that he was shy, had little, if anything, to say, but now he can talk with any professional; he can even talk back to the referee.&ldquo;Players with the St. Louis club from year to year have been very nice to me and have helped me very much,&rsquo;&rsquo; says Paul, perhaps still using broken phrase here and there. &ldquo;At first used few books to try to learn the English language, but mostly it&rsquo;s been case of picking up words by listening to others do the talking.&rdquo;That isn&rsquo;t very hard in the dressing room of hockey team. Usually when reporters are around hockey players calm down a bit and listen themselves, but Bien the coast is clear, they are the greatest bunch of funsters in the world and quite vociferous.Gladu didn&rsquo;t always know when to take them seriously but with players and helpful St. Louis fans, whose friendship he values, Paul Gladu married St. Hyacinthe girl four years ago and the couple resides in St. Louis during the winter; in St. Hyacinthe in the summer, where Paul works for his father in grocery store.Jean Paul holds one of the American Hockey League records marked up by St. Louis player&mdash;that of scoring most hat tricks of getting three goals in game in single season. Gladu did it last year six times and it&rsquo;s in the A.H.L. Red Book for all to see.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had many thrills in hockey&rdquo;, says Mons. Paul, &ldquo;but that&rsquo;s one of the biggest&mdash;scoring hat tricks in one season.&rdquo;He got little extra cash, too, about $10 a hat trick, for turning those three-a-game deals, bat there was little conversation before he got the cash. It seemed that Paul wanted no bonus clauses in his contract before the season started, and Coach Ebbie Goodfellow, though willing to pay off on hat tricks one season ago, said that would constitute bonus. A little talking here and little talking there after three or four hat tricks by Paul was followed by pay-off by the Flyer management.Finally satisfied and Gladu nocketed the money and said &ldquo;Fine, now try again.&rdquo; There&rsquo;s always the thrill in hockey of scoring the winning goal and Gladu, by sheer speed and quick movements of the arms and a flick of the stick has done it many times. In the 1948-49 season, the year in which the Flyers won the Western Division championship with 41 victories and 9 tes for 91 points, Gladu scored what proved to be the winning goal no fewer than eight times. Eight out of 41 victories! The hockey Red Book makes much of this achievement.You don&rsquo;t overlook in all-star selections a guy with the speed and scoring ability of Mons. Joseph Jean Paul Gladu, and neither do the men who do the picking The winter before last he w a s named to the second all-American League team after scoring 34 goals and 4 7 assists for 81 points. Last season he was third highest goal-scorer in the A.H.L. with 51 goals and fifth-best point-getter in the circuit with 85 points, but he missed all-star selection because the guys who were tops in goals with 5 5 each, Sid Smith of Pittsburgh and Carl Liscombe of Providence, both were left wings, just like Mons. Gladu.Paul likes St. Louis, likes the Arena rink, likes the fans and everything that goes on at the home of the Western Division champions. Maybe that&rsquo;s because St. Louis is far better than anything that&rsquo;s gone before. Now 27, Gladu, like most French - Canadians, started hockey early school days.When 15 he played with the Montreal Verdun Juniors, then two years later moved to the Shawinigan Falls Senior Amateur club. He moved to another Quebec City amateur group, then, after the war, was signed by the Boston Bruins, by Billy Reay.He played in Boston a year, including a playoff with Detroit in which he garnered two goals and two assists, then started the fall of 1945 with Hershey, a Boston farm team, but was traded to St. Louis.Under Ebbie Goodfellow he made scoring history for the Flyers, and give him the center and right wing who can match his speed and feed him the disc, watch that Frenchman go again! &#9632;

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His Biggest Obstacle Was Learning English

<div class="byline">By JEANNETTE SOMERS</div>He Calls Bill Owen Sound And Brimmie Youth Joined Best Of Lot Pros EarlyIdolized Frankie Strange Incident When Playing In Once Pitted Him Amateur Ranks Against Own ClubDETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Sometime if you happen to be in the neighborhood of the Olympia, or sauntering down Grand River Avenue, in Detroit, you may see a tall good-looking youth wearing a pair of Cowboy boots. You&rsquo;ll lock for the ten-gallon hat and the six shooters and wonder what brings him to the Windy City, but if you&rsquo;re a real hockey fan, you&rsquo;ll recognize the Red Wings&rsquo; great goalie, Harry Lumley.Harry wears Cowboy boots because they are comfortable and he likes them. What anyone else thinks bothers him not one bit. He&rsquo;s as individual in his tastes as he is in his goaltending. He has a quiet unassuming manner that gives no hint of his spectacular performances on the ice.Harry began his sensational career back in his native Owen Sound, a town of about 17,000, in the Georgian Bay region. He started team play as a defenseman until one day, while playing midget hockey, the regular goalie didn&rsquo;t show-up. The coach looked the squad over, gave Harry a second look, because he was the biggest kid on the team, and handed him the pads and the big stick. Ever since then he has been catching and kicking &rsquo;em out.In March, 1943, he turned pro at the age of sixteen, after two seasons in junior company, one with the Owen Sound Orphans and the other with the Barrie Colts. It was at Barrie that Carson Cooper, Red Wing scout, discovered Harry.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01146/1267054-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="282" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Max McNab</figcaption></div>At seventeen Harry was the regular cage custodian for the Caps, in Indianapolis. He played 52 games for the Caps, allowed 17 goals against for a 2.84 average. He also played two games for the Wings that season, both being on the road. It was after these two road games that a strange thing occured.The two road games with the Wings were pretty rugged and Jack Adams had decided that Harry would have to return to Indianapolis for more experience. Harry, was to take the midnight train back to Indianapolis, so to kill time he took a seat in the stands while the Wings played the Rangers. At the end of the second period Ken McAuley, Ranger goalie, was injured and unable to finish the game. The Rangers hadn&rsquo;t a replacement handy so Adams, Detroit coach at the time, agreed to lend Harry to the Blue-shirts, for the remainder of the game. And what happened? He shutout the Wings in his first appearance on Olympia ice.After 21 contests with the Caps the following season, the Wings brought him back to Detroit as their regular goaltender, a position Harry is still holding after five years. Just turned 23 November 11th. and now in his sixth season, has quite a record for a young fellow, and he is improving all the time. Records show that in 1944-45 his average was 3.21, in 45-46, 3.18 and in 46-47 is was 3.05. For the last two seasons he has been runner-up to Turk Broda and Bill Durnan for the Vezina Trophy.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02121/1267047-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="268" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">George Gee</figcaption></div>Two seasons ago he lost out by 4 goals, Broda had 143 G.A. to Harry&rsquo;s 147. The Wings met the Leafs for the last two contests that season and on both occasions the Mapleos won. Had the Wings tied or won one of these games the records would have told a different story and Harry would have seen one of his fondest dreams come true, that of winning the Vezina Trophy.Although Harry lost out by 19 goals last season his record was slightly better. Two goals can make a lot of difference and gave him a 2.42 average against Big Bill&rsquo;s 2.10.Perhaps one of the worst experiences in Harry&rsquo;s career came shortly after he was installed as the regular netwinder. It was Harry&rsquo;s first encounter with the Montreal Canadiens and Monsieur Maurice Richard. The date was December 28th, 1944 at the Montreal Forum, the score, Montreal 9, Detroit 1, but that&rsquo;s not all. It was on that night that &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; made hockey history by scoring the most points in one game (5 goals and 3 assists). Harry has since grown to respect the agile M. Richard, but still dreads him the most.The hardest fought game he ever played was against these same Canadiens. It was last year during the Stanley Cup playoffs. At the end of the third period the score was tied at one all. Two periods of &ldquo;sudden-death&rdquo; overtime and 4 minutes and 56 seconds in the third were played before Max McNab tallied for the Wings.Harry will tell you all the teams give him a lot of trouble, but the real trouble shooters are the Black Hawks with their high scoring forwards. Although the Wings won nine of their twelve encounters with the Hawks last season it was the Hawks that scored the most goals on Lum,&mdash;however Wing forwards reciprocated by flashing the light 51 to 40. After live tilts this season its this same Windy City crew that are giving Harry headaches. The Wings won two, tied two and lost one.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0383/1267040-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="262" height="411"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bud Poile</figcaption></div>As a boy Harry&rsquo;s idol was Frank Brimsek. He terms Frank, along with Bill Durnan the N.H.L.&rsquo;s finest goaltenders today. Although a great Brimsek fan Harry plays an entirely different brand of hockey, less spectacular looking, but just as effective.Harry Lumley is one of the most penalized goaltenders in hockey. Last season he spent 12 minutes in the pokey by courtesy of a teammate), the season before 10 minutes and thus far this season 4 minutes. The new rule pertaining to the goal crease ought to cut this down though. If a player gets inside the crease the goalie can push im out without any injury to his reputation. &ldquo;And don&rsquo;t think I won&rsquo;t do it.&rdquo; says Harry.Although it isn&rsquo;t commonly known Harry has scored a goal. It was last season during an exhibition game. The opposition yanked their goalie in an attempt to tie the score, but when the puck was dropped the Wings got the draw. A teammate gave him a forward stick and the puck. He went in all alone and scored.One of the biggest fights Harry ever participated in was a fracas in Chicago about two years ago. It broke out in front of the Wing net. Harry was in the thick of it all and received a penalty. That same year during the playoffs Harry drew a misconduct penalty and a fine after he and Turk Broda exchanged a few blows as the two were skating off the ice.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0449/1267033-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="245" height="401"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gord Henry</figcaption></div>Aside from a serious groin injury that kept him out of the play-offs in 1947 Harry has been injured little. He has had a few whacks on the nose which bent it out of shape and made breathing hard, but an operation last season fixed it up as good as new.The "cold ice war&rdquo; and marriage broke up a beautiful friendship. Harry, Bill Quackenbush and Jack Stewart were room-mates until this season. Jack got married during the summer, Bill went off to Boston and another pal Bud Poile was sold to the Rangers, but whenever the boys come to Detroit they get together for a jam session and a gin rummy game. Not long after their departure Harry found a new roommate. Leo Reise has stepped into Bill and Jack&rsquo;s place, while his new card companions are, Sid Abel, George Gee and Jim Peters. Who wins? Harry won&rsquo;t tell.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0532/1267026-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="268" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Lumley Wings Wonderman</figcaption></div>Until Gordie Howe became a regular with the Wings three years ago at the age of 18, Harry was the baby of the team. However he still enjoys the distinction of being the baby netminder of the N.H.L. and the Lumley household. Harry has a brother, Barrett, and two sisters. His father and brother are both engineers on the lake boats.In the off season you&rsquo;ll find Harry at Owen Sound with his buddy, Gordie Henry, another goalie, from the Hershey Bears. Friend Gordie made his N.H.L. debut in grand style last season when he shutout the Montreal Canadiens, and according to Harry he is constantly being reminded of the feat.For three summers Harry stocked in the engine room of a Great Lakes steamer. It was there that he most likely picked up the picturesque language he uses on the ice. &ldquo;Thats for the opposition.&rdquo; Harry will tell you, &ldquo;I shout nothing but encouragement to my own boys.&rdquo; Summer before last he owned a sporting goods store, but sold it in favor of an apartment house, in which he is a part owner. Last year he built an auto garage agency.Blue-eyed, brown-haired Harry is a great baseball fan. He follows the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox and is a good friend of Cass Michaels of the Tigers. Harry plays first base on the diamond himself. He plays lacrosse as a conditioner.When you talk about food you&rsquo;re right up Harry&rsquo;s alley. Of course he&rsquo;ll pick steak every time, but he&rsquo;ll eat Chineese and Italian food whenever they&rsquo;re around. Italian food is too starchy and hard on the stomach so he tries to avoid it during the season. Harry is one of the best cigar smokers in the league. He isn&rsquo;t fussy when it comes to brands either. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll smoke any kind I can get my hands on, except that on the day of a game I don&rsquo;t smoke at all.&rdquo; In between cigars and popular music you&rsquo;ll usually find Harry at the movies, but if all fails he&rsquo;ll resort to reading, usually murder mysteries.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0622/1267019-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="1783" height="1871"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Peters</figcaption></div>On the ice Harry is hardboiled and tough as nails, but in talking with him one is impressed with his quiet manner and sincerity. His success does not seem to have spoiled him.Apple-cheeked Harry has been a prime favourite with the fans ever since he broke into the league. Besides his quiet efficiency in the cage he adds a dash of color to proceedings with his occasional flareups of temper that draw the ire of the referees.He is a real glamour lad in goal &mdash; this precocious, youngster who guards the Red Wing nets &mdash; and always good copy. &#9632;

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Lumley's Ambition - To Win Vezina Trophy Western Booted Harry Runner Up On Two Occasions

<div class="byline">by KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01217/1267141-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="321" height="450"></div>GROUND HAS been broken on a $3,500,000 Memorial Auditorium in Syracuse, N.Y. The building will accommodate over 7,000 for hockey and look for Syracuse to be back in the hockey picture again before long &hellip; Nearby Rochester, N.Y. is planning building a similarstructure and that city will also have a pro hockey club in the not too distant future &hellip; Jack McLeod, N.Y. Rangers&rsquo; 19-year-old forward who jumped straight to the Rangers from Moose Jaw Canucks Juniors, had the misfortune to break his nose in his first N.H.L. practice. McLeod looked extremely good in his four National League games. If he can deliver the goods the Rangers will be getting some much-needed assistance &hellip; The two youngest goalies in the N.H.L. are Jackie Gelineau of Boston Bruins and Harry Lumley of Detroit Red Wings and both boys celebrate their birthday on the same day &hellip; November 11 &hellip; Gelineau was born in 1924 while apple-cheeked Harry first saw the light of day in 1926 &hellip; The first game played by the Boston Bruins, oldest United States club in the National Hockey League, was on December 1, 1924. Boston defeated Montreal Maroons 2-1 in that game, which was one of the six games won by the Bruins that season &hellip; Bert Olmstead and Metro Prystai of Chicago&rsquo;s Boilermakers Line are as close as the pages in a book. They played together as juniors with the Moose Jaw Canucks and now that they&rsquo;re reunited in the Big Time they resumed their oldfriendship &hellip; Joe Carveth of Detroit is one of the best dressed players in hockey&hellip; Frank Eddolls of Rangers isn&rsquo;t too far behind &hellip; Well, whaddyaknow, that old lamplighter, Hector &ldquo;Toe&rdquo; Blake is back playing hockey again. The 37-year-old Blake is playing coach of the Valleyfield Braves and played a leading role in his club&rsquo;s 4-0 win over Sherbrooke the other night scoring a goal and playing a sound game on defense &hellip; The goal scoring ability of Jack Giesebrecht, hard working right wing of the Louisville Blades, has been mainly responsible for the Blades fine showing this season. Out of the first nine games the Blades won, Giesebrecht scored the winning goal four times&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02195/1267134-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="284" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Gelineau</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03129/1267127-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="264" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Lumley</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0494/1267120-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="238" height="376"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Eddolls</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0581/1267113-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="280" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body">Toe Blake</figcaption></div>DOUG BENTLEY of Chicago Black Hawks has only seven goals to go before hitting the 200 mark. He will become the second active player in the N.H.L. to do so &hellip; Maurice Richard of Canadiens is the only active 200-goal scorer in the league today &hellip; Norm McAtee, well known hockeyist, sends us a card informing us of the birth of his son. Norm has written on the card: &ldquo;The fourth McAtee to wield a hockey stick&rdquo; &hellip; Just in case you didn&rsquo;t know it before, the Indian version of Black Hawk is Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-Shee-Kia-Kiak. Gosh, that would be tough to put on the front of a sweater! &hellip; Gib Hutchinson, goalie for the Brighton Tigers in the English League, is 40 years of age and still playing good hockey &hellip; Bill Moyer and Bill O&rsquo;Mara do a splendid job in airing the home games of the Seattle Ironmen of the P.C.H.L. &hellip; Moyer is one of the best informed hockey announcers on the Pacific Coast &hellip; Most of the linesmen in the various American League arenas under the new officiating system were former star players in the buildings in which they now toot their whistles. They are Max Bennett of Buffalo, Mike Brophy in Cleveland, Johnny Sorrell in Indianapolis, Lorin Mercer in Hershey, Frank Beisler in New Haven, Art Lesieur in Providence and Leo Carbol in St. Louis &hellip; Lou Pieri, owner of the Providence Reds, is very high on his Pete Kapusta. Pieri also claims Roger Bedard is the slickest forward to watch in hockey today &hellip; Although not active in the Cleveland Barons setup this year, Al Sutphin attends all Baron games &hellip; Keith Woodall, Edmonton Flyers&rsquo; goalie last season, is playing splendid goal for Streatham in the English League these days. He&rsquo;s had three shutouts already this season &hellip; New York Ranger players have incurred 36 different injuries since the start of the season &hellip; Ivan Irwin, defenseman for the Cincinnati Mohawks, was born in Chicago. This makes Irwin the only player in professional hockey born in a big United States city.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0669/1267106-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="265" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cal Gardner</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0760/1267099-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="270" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Metro Prystai</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0854/1267092-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="278" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Roger Bedard</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0954/1267085-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="264" height="410"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Sutphin</figcaption></div>THREE OF THE FOUR centers in Ed Fitkin&rsquo;s story in the November 5 edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS are no longer active with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The story was headed: &ldquo;Leafs&rsquo; Centers Laugh At Fate.&rdquo; Since that time Ted Kennedy and Cal Gardner have been sidelined with injuries while Bob Dawes was traded to Cleveland. Max Bentley is the only center remaining &hellip; Colorado College is making a determined bid to capture U.S. National Collegiate honors this year. They&rsquo;ve imported Don Robertson, stellar defenseman with Edmonton Canadiens last season and Carl Lawrence, speedy winger from Waterloo, Ont. &hellip; Bill Thompson of the Pittsburgh Amateurs has also enrolled at Colorado College and should be an asset to the team &hellip; The Blackhawk Sideliners Club held their traditional &ldquo;Welcome Home&rdquo; get-together recently and it was a tremendous success. The Chicago players and their wives were in attendance. &#9632;

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Passing the Puck

<div class="byline">By DAVE FARRELL</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Although the hockey season still is a long way from completion, Fernie Flaman of the Boston Bruins is well on his way to becoming the National Hockey League&rsquo;s number one defenseman this year.On the basis of what he has shown during the first third of the season, Flaman should be a cinch to cop a berth on the All Star team. It will be a great tribute to the 22-year-old native of Dysart, Sask., if he is selected for the right defense position.He has been working very hard this year and his play has improved tremendously. Time and again he has broken up plays, many of which were destined to wind up as goals for opposing teams. During a recent game at the Garden with the Maple Leafs, Fernie blocked at least half a dozen screened shots on the Boston net.In addition to improving his play, Flaman has learned to control his fiery temper which exploded so often last year. Not that he has turned into a powderpuff at the Boston rearguard, but the aggressive defenseman just isn&rsquo;t getting into any more needless fights. A year ago he made a habit of fighting at the drop of a stick. This year he continues to play the same rough and tumble game, but he is managing to avoid the penalty box at the same time.Flaman has been playing hockey in the Hub since he was 16 years old. He was signed by the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League that year following a successful year with the Edmonton Club. After three years with the Pics, Fernie was signed to a Bruins contract and shipped to their farm club at Hershey for further seasoning.But it wasn&rsquo;t long before the rugged Canadian had made the grade and was playing with the parent club. The Bruins weren&rsquo;t doing any too well towards the end of the 1946-47 season so they looked to Hershey for replacements. Flaman came up.<h2>Sophomore Slump</h2>Flaman broke into the National Hockey League with quite a bang that winter. He immediately began spilling opposing forwards and defensemen alike all over the ice. He became a hit with the fans almost overnight.The following season, Fernie seemed to lack some of the drive and punch he exhibited in the closing games of the previous season. The same was true of last season.Now he has arrived as a first rate defenseman. It&rsquo;s taken him two years to smooth over the rough spots but the product is finished now. He has guided himself into the enviable position of being one of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s best defenseman at the tender age of 22.Flaman married a Boston girl after joining the Bruins and now lives here all year round. During the summer months he keeps himself in shape by playing baseball.He&rsquo;s pretty adept at it, too! He and his old teammate, Pat Egan, played for the Greater Boston All Stars.Fernie&rsquo;s principal ambition is to help the Bruins win a Stanley Cup. Of course he&rsquo;d like to land a berth on the League&rsquo;s All Star team and get the extra $1000 that goes with the selection. But his foremost goal is to bring Boston a Stanley Cup championship. After all, he pointed out, it&rsquo;s been 10 years since Boston won the Cup and the fans who have supported the team for the past really deserve the treat.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-1049/1267172-1-eng-US/f0004-102.jpg" title="f0004-10" width="604" height="611"><figcaption class="caption-body">FERNIE FLAMAN</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hardworking Fern Flaman Newest All - Star Threat

<div class="byline">By DAVE FARRELL</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The Bruins are rapidly acquiring the reputation of being late starters. When they swept a pair of weekend games from the Black Hawks and Canadiens, they did it the hard way by coming from behind in the third period with a flurry of goals. They scored all five of their goals against Brimsek in the final period on Dec. 3 and got three of their four against Durnan in the last period the following night. Just so long as they win the games, Coach Boucher won&rsquo;t mind how long they take to get going in a game. Anyway, he doesn&rsquo;t mind a few more grey hairs.Although the Bruins play this season has been anything but impressive, they have, as usual, been very tough to beat in Boston. And they have been especially tough on the Canadiens who are finding the going rough also. Of their first 11 home games, the Bruins lost only two, one each to the Red Wings and Black Hawks. The Boston team&rsquo;s inability to play winning hockey on the road has been very disturbing to Boucher. He is at a loss to explain it.Eddie Sandford appears to be in excellent health now. His leg still is in a cast but it will be removed shortly and an examination made of his severed tendon. Big Ed is hobbling around on crutches and takes quite a ribbing from his teammates. He's living with Paul Ronty and his wife in Waban, Mass. In the Bruins dressing room recently, Johnny Peirson was having a lot of fun with Sandford who is noted for his shyness, especially towards girls. Peirson asked him how his best girl was. &ldquo;Oh, my mother&rsquo;s fine,&rdquo; Sandford replied. &#9632;

Boucher's Boys Now Termed Late Movers

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Conn Smythe, that old scene stealer, was unable to attend the Art Ross Night but in his own inimitable way he received more publicity than any one that attended the memorable occasion. Conn sent Ross the following telegram:&ldquo;Owing to Leafs entry into Lard league and Battle of the Bulge that is now in progress, I find it impossible to be in Boston, but an sending our representative and, with the club&rsquo;s good wishes, our chairman of the board, Mr. Bill MacBrien, who will represent us at the gathering.&ldquo;Although I have been personally against anybody living being put in the Hall of Fame, on second thought, perhaps this does not disqualify Art. With all the talk of fat in our team at present, some people might have been unkind enough to say that is what is the matter with Arturo&rsquo;s head.&ldquo;However, never have I met anybody who even suggested there was any fat around Art&rsquo;s heart. I believe this is one of the very best choices made to date for the Hall of Fame. It adds great and real distinction to the project.&ldquo;I send him my heartiest congratulations and also congratulate those who had enough sense to enroll in the Hall of Fame one of the all-time greats in hockey.Signed: CONN SMYTHE &#9632;

Smythe Sends A Telegram

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01167/1267227-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">MAGISTRATE GARVIN PRESENTS SCROLL TO ROSSWESTON ADAMS, ART ROSS AND DIT CLAPPER REMINISCE</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The formal and official induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame of Art Ross which took place here on December 3 rates as one of the sincerest and best-handled hockey functions ever staged. Everything about the affair &mdash; the brief pre-game ceremonies and the after-game dinner went over without a hitch as hockey dignitaries from all over North America gathered to pay honor to a man whose contributions to hockey will live as long as the game is played.It was a dual celebration for Ross as it marked the occasion of his elevation to Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame and the completion of 25 years as the guiding hand of the Boston Bruins. For it was on December 1, 1924 that the team gathered and coached by Ross played its first National League game in Boston defeating Montreal Maroons 2-1. Since that initial win 25 years ago the Bruins have reached hockey&rsquo;s highest heights many times and have been one of the most consistently good teams in the history of the National Hockey League.In the pre-game ceremonies at center ice of the Boston Garden, Ross was presented with the Hall of Fame scroll by Magistrate James B. Garvin, K.C., of Kingston, Ont., president of the International Hockey Hall of Fame. Assisting Garvin were Captain James T. Sutherland, founder of the Hall of Fame, members of the Board of Governors of the Hall of Fame and representatives from each of the six N.H.L. clubs. Before presenting Ross with the scroll Magistrate Garvin read the wording of it over the public address system. Ross will keep the scroll he received at center ice but a much larger one will hang in the Hall of Fame building in Kingston.After Garvin&rsquo;s presentation, Clarence S. Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, presented Ross with a beautiful sterling silver tray which had the emblems and signatures of the governors of the six N.H.L. clubs engraved right on the face. Also included on the tray was the following inscription: &ldquo;Presented to Arthur H. Ross by the member clubs of the National Hockey League on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his appointment as manager of the Boston Hockey Club, and in grateful recognition of the many and invaluable contributions which he has made to the welfare of the league and the game of hockey.&rdquo;Representing the six N.H.L. clubs at center ice when the presentation took place were Weston Adams, Boston Bruins; W. J. Tobin, Chicago; Jack Adams, Detroit; William Northey, Montreal Canadiens; Col. W. A. H. MacBrien, Toronto and Gen. John R. Kilpatrick, New York Rangers.The mightiest cheer of the pregame ceremonies was accorded the presentation of a striking silver service by members of the gallery gods, that band of faithful Bruin followers who sit in the upper balconies. Monte Small, Charles Rastolini and Tony Aufurio made the presentation on behalf of the gallery gods.Ross&rsquo; remarks in accepting the different gifts were brief and he directed every word to the crowd. He seemed to bend over backwards in his desire to express his appreciation and thanks to the fans of Boston. &ldquo;Before I came out on the ice&rdquo;, remarked Ross, &ldquo;somebody asked me if I had my life to live over again if I would do this again. My answer is yes. Boston has been very kind to me and to my family. Thanks a million.&rdquo; And with that he waved his arms in friendly recognition to the fans in the four corners of the vast arena.Back in the Georgian Room of the Hotel Statler following the game, which Boston won over Chicago, 5-3, by the way, over 350 of Art&rsquo;s close personal friends, hockey dignitaries, Boston hockey writers and commentators and Boston sports celebs gathered to pay more honors to the man that served hockey as a player, coach, manager, referee, vice-president and even league president. Art served a span as president of the old Canadian-American League.Frank Ryan, publicity director of the Boston Bruins, acted as master of ceremonies at the Statler where many eloquent speeches extolling Art&rsquo;s prowess as a player, manager and club executive were made. Ross replied to these complimentary orations in humorous fashion. He seemed to come up with the apt phrase each time he got to his feet.On behalf of the Bruins organization President Weston Adams presented Art with a handsome watch. The Boston hockey writers and commentators surprised Art with a solid gold cigarette case. Bill Grimes, dean of the hockey writers, made the presentation. Captain Milt Schmidt on behalf of his Bruins teammates presented Ross with a Paul Revere bowl.There were numerous gifts from prominent Boston citizens who called themselves "friends of Uncle Arthur.&rdquo; Art&rsquo;s pals from the Charles River Country Club gave him a silver tea service with Sam Burns, ex-Harvard athlete representing the group.Harold &ldquo;Baldy&rdquo; Cotton, chief scout for the Bruins, and Dit Clapper, former Bruins coach and star and also a member of the Hall of Fame, game Ross a smart travelling bag.Other hockey people present besides those already mentioned were Al Sutphin, Hockey Hall of Fame Governor, Ken McKenzie, N.H.L. Publicity Director, Stan Saplin, New York Rangers publicist, Frank Selke, Montreal Canadiens General Manager, Lou Pieri and Terry Reardon of Providence Reds, George Owen and Cooney Weiland, former Bruins stars and Maurice Podoloff, American Hockey League President. Players from the Boston and Chicago teams were also on hand.Joe Cronin, general manager of the Boston Red Sox, Bill Stewart, National League umpire and former N.H.L. referee, Francis Ouimet, noted golfer and close friend of Art, and Fred Corcoran, golf promoter, were some of the well known sports personalities in attendance. &#9632;

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Hockeydom Out In Force For Ross Do

<h2>KEEP FAITH WITH THE FANS!</h2>Observers of the National Hockey League scene in recent weeks have been worried by what appears to be a tendency toward laziness, or a slackening of effort on the part of certain athletes playing in hockey&rsquo;s Big Wheel.Whether there&rsquo;s any fire behind the smoke remains to be seen. But certainly the actions of some very astute men closely connected with the game give rise to concern that perhaps some of the high paid stars aren&rsquo;t giving their best And that&rsquo;s not good&mdash;for the game or for the fans who pay their money in good faith to see thrilling action by the top stars in the worlds fastest game.Conn Smythe of Toronto Maple Leafs exploded the first bombshell with his &ldquo;reduce or else&rdquo; blast against some of his brightest stars. Smythe as much as said that a few of his men were getting fat and lazy, taking it easy and not giving of their best. That there might have been substantial grounds for his complaint was indicated by the way Leafs pulled up their socks in the next few games and started playing much better hockey than they had previously.Coach Lynn Patrick of New York Rangers also flared up against his charges. Again in this case, the tongue lashing was followed by a much improved performance after the athletes were warned that those not giving their best would be cut out of the lineup.Dick Irvin of Montreal Canadiens, while not coming out with such a public berating of his crew, has intimated to sports writers on more than one occasions that he felt some of his players were just a trifle too complacent for the good of the club.To date, those are the only three clubs where dissatisfaction has been registered publicly, and it might be significant to note that they are the ones which are least changed from last season. Detroit, Boston and Chicago all indulged in fairly extensive trading during the off-season, but the others relied more on the combinations which carried the mail last campaign.Players of the Detroit squad, of course, couldn&rsquo;t logically be charged with slacking in any event after the runaway race they have staged so far. Trades and threats of shakeups have kept Chicago and Boston fairly alert, and both have driving coaches in the persons of Chuch Conacher of Hawks and Buck Boucher of the Bruins.<h2>PLAYERS WILL SUFFER EVENTUALLY</h2>Complaints of lacklustre performances at some games have been heard too frequently to dismiss the matter casually. If the paying public isn&rsquo;t being treated to the best possible entertainment fare, the fans want to know why.There seems to be the feeling that certain players aren&rsquo;t giving an all-out performance, preferring to take it easy until later on in the season when the final drive for the Stanley Cup gets underway. Such players perhaps justify action of this nature by pointing to the extra 10 games they must play under the 70-game schedule.But 70 games or not, there is no valid excuse for a player breaking faith with the fans by giving any less than his best&mdash;if it so happens there are any misguided enough to think that way.N.H.L. athletes all received substantial increases in salary this year because of those extra games. Furthermore, with the increased player limit this year and the more frequent substitutions that are made, the players actually aren&rsquo;t spending too much more time on the ice. Between-game practices have been cut down to take up the slack further. The daily one-hour practice sessions that would otherwise be held in place of the extra games would prove almost as gruelling as an actual contest.Most important of all, the athletes are forgetting one very important point &mdash; it&rsquo;s the cash customers who pay their salaries.Hockey fans demand the fastest, most thrilling action possible to produce&mdash;and that&rsquo;s what they pay for. If they get the idea any teams or players aren&rsquo;t producing their best, they will decide to spend their dollars elsewhere.If attendance drops off, guess who will be the first to feel the effects? The players, naturally, who stand to lose some of the heavy financial gains they have made in recent years.It&rsquo;s a simple fact of self-defence every player should bear in mind whenever he feels tempted to &ldquo;ease up a little because this isn&rsquo;t a very important game.&rdquo; Every game is important to the paying customer! &#9632;

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1, 1947

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01239/1267313-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2>WHERE&rsquo;S LEO?</h2>Dear Sir,Could you please inform me the whereabouts of Leo Lamoureux, the ex-Montreal Canadiens defenseman?During the &rsquo;48-49 season he was player-coach of the Shawinigan Falls club. Is he still with them?Don Alden Hamilton, Ont.Leo is still coaching Shawinigan.<h2>POOR SENSE</h2>Dear Sir,That anonymous character who wrote you saying your paper was strictly pro-Montreal has a poor sense of observation.Maybe he should scan his HOCKEY NEWS more closely and notice the following:The past few weeks have brought us at least two articles on the Toronto Maple Leafs weekly whereas only one article has been written about the other five teams in the N.H.L.Your wonderful paper is so pro-Montreal that every week we receive reports from the follwing leagues: Cape Breton Sr., Western Canada Sr., O.H.A. junior and senior and often the Manitoba Junior League.Yet up until last week we had only about two or three articles on the Quebec Senior and Junior Leagues. I haven&rsquo;t read about any Quebec fans complaining about it.There was an article about three weeks ago on Tommy Manastersky but that wasn&rsquo;t a league report. By the way, Alouettes did win the Grey Cup which makes Tommy a member of two Dominion Championships in one year.Maybe Mr. Anonymous should start a paper of his own which would give a complete coverage of his pet team from cover to cover.I&rsquo;m sure the Quebec fans don&rsquo;t complain because they know THE HOCKEY NEWS is always striving to satisfy everyone from coast to coast, both in Canada and the U.S.A.H. Lefebvre Toronto, Ont.<h2>FRANKIE BOY</h2>Dear Sir,Is Frank Liscombe, of the Hamilton Tigers of the Ontario Hockey Association Senior League, any relation to Harry &ldquo;Carl&rdquo; Liscombe of the Providence Reds? Who has the rights to Frankie&rsquo;s pro contract?How about full coverage on the C.A.H.A., box scores, leading scorers, etc., as it was last year instead of amateur hockey at a quick glance.Alastair McIntosh Hoxsie, R.I.(They are brothers. Nobody has any call on him.)<h2>WES FROM EAST</h2>Dear Sir,I would like to see more Maritime Hockey stories in your paper.Would you please tell me what teams Wes Trainor played for before going to the New Haven Ramblers?I would like to know how old Fritz Fraser is who plays for Minneapolis?Reginald Alward(Trainor played in the Maritimes before turning pro. He once had a try-out with Hershey. Fraser was 26 on the 13th of December).<h2>ONE AT A TIME</h2>Dear Sir,Could you please tell me if Toronto ever had two professional hockey teams at thesame time?In 1927-28 there was a team called the Toronto Millionaires or Toronto Ravinas. Were they professional? Would it be possible to list all the professional teams that Toronto has had?Robert J. Bleukhorn Toronto, Ont.(Toronto has never had two professional teams in their city at once. The Millionaires and Ravinas were amateur. The Toronto pro teams were the Arenas, St. Pats and the present day Leafs.)<h2>ULCERS AND GORDIE</h2>Dear Sir,Where are Gordie Bell and Frank McCool now playing?In the Nov. 12th edition, the Fan Forum section, I read a letter from this G. V. Chambers of Chicago, disliking the way Kenny Reardon plays. As he described it, I d hate to think of the way a lot of other players play and furthermore I don&rsquo;t think any player plays like a "Bull In A China Shop.&rdquo;Get wise, Chambers.Bruce Muir Rosthern, Sask.(Gordie Bell is now playing for the Louisville Blades of the U.S. H.L. and McCool is a sports writer for the Calgary Albertan. He also works out with the Stampeders but only to keep in shape.)<h2>POOR GUSTY</h2>Dear Sir,I am not a native Montrealer and I am as enthusiastic a Toronto fan as you can find anywhere.I didn&rsquo;t like the sarcastic remarks that you recently made about the &ldquo;GREAT&rdquo; Gus Mortson, a fair and square competitor and one of the greatest defensemen in the game today.That tag "Gusty&rdquo; (meaning windy, stormy) does not become Gus at all. It would look much better on Maurice Richard.I personally don&rsquo;t think that sneak punch that Richard took at Gus was anything to blow about. When I read the local papers the next day I thought there had been boxing at the Forum instead of hockey.If this Richard is as good with his paws as they say, he should go to New York and get a match with Ezzard Charles. He would make more money than playing hockey.The same night Cal Gardner had his jaw shattered in a collision with Reardon, which of course all passed as accidental, there was a lot of cheap talk and indeed some very funny jokes about it all.I wonder how those people would feel if they had poor Cal&rsquo;s broken jaw for the next two months.Michael Gormley Montreal, Que.<h2>WHERE ARE THEY?</h2>Dear Sir,Could you please tell me where Marcel Fillion is playing this year?Also how about a story on Jack Gelineau, Boston&rsquo;s rookie goaler?Jean Marchons Summerville, Mass.(Fillion is playing for the Sherbrooke Saints of the Q.S.H.L.)<h2>ROGER THE LODGER</h2>Dear Sir,Could you please tell me where Roger Bessette, former Cleveland Baron goaler is now playing?Mary Ann Hoch Euclid, O.(Roger is now goaling for the Valleyfield Braves of the Quebec Senior League).<h2>NO BACKWOODER</h2>Dear Sir,I would like to violently protest an article recently seen in your valuable paper. This article, about Gordie Drillon, ex-Maple Leaf and Canadien player, concerned his coaching job here in Grand Falls, last season.Yes, here in Grand Falls, the so - called &ldquo;backwoods in Newfoundland&rdquo; according to the fore-mentioned article. A town approximately 5,000 or 6,000 people and with one of the finest stadiums in North America. Its capacity is nothing compared with Maple Leaf Gardens but it has the facilities equal and in some respects better than those of the Gardens.So we are living in the "backwoods&rdquo;. Well, now, for the benefit of writer of the article, Grand Falls would amaze him, and of that I am more than positive.There are few towns, if any at all, with a small population such as that of Grand Falls, who never possess such sport facilities in any part of Canada and many parts of the United States. So I guess we are not &ldquo;backward&rdquo; at that.It&rsquo;s a good thing for the writer of that article that someone from Newfoundland was not near him when he wrote it and I think if he came to Newfoundland he would undoubtedly agree with me, we&rsquo;re not &ldquo;backwooders&rsquo;.I guess Confederation didn&rsquo;t give us as modern an outlook as many think.For a closing remark I can only say, thank God all Canadians are not such as the writer of the article on Gordie Drillon. Please publish this letter for the benefit of the ignorant.George Wilson Grand Falls, Nfld.<h2>SMYTHE RIGHT</h2>Dear Sir,In giving my views towards the action of Conn Smythe against his players, I think he was perfectly right.Mr. Smythe knows that the public are getting sick of seeing lazy loafers who just skate around, so unconcerned, as if they had to pay to go and see them. I might also say that his action now gives coaches more power than they generally have.When a man is paid good money for his services all a boss wants in return is some effort on his part.Another matter that might be looked into is players questioning a referee&rsquo;s decision. I might say a great many of the players should learn the rules of the game first. This might also apply to the officials who have to take all that dirt and not be able to do anything in return.Are they gutless?E. Reynolds Montreal, Que.<h2>CORRESPONDING</h2>I would like to correspond with fans from the other N.H.L. cities, especially from Detroit where I visit several times a year. They don&rsquo;t have to be fans of Chicago in particular, but fans who like to gab, via mail about hockey. I have clippings and programs, team pictures and Chicago Stadium previews to exchange if anyone is interested. I promise to answer promptly with lengthy letters and try to do any favors that I can. I sincerely hope to hear from someone soon.Incidently, I didn&rsquo;t have my glasses on, but wasn&rsquo;t that Gaye Stewart&rsquo;s picture in the crossword puzzle a couple of weeks ago?Penny Sacco 912 North Keystone Ave., Chicago 51, Illinois.(Yes, we accidently got our Stewarts mixed up. Your eyesight is O.K.&mdash;drop the glasses.)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02131/1267306-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="584" height="307"></div><h2>DECEMBER 18 TO 24</h2>19&mdash;Doug Harvey, 1924, Canadiens, defenseman; Nelson Podolsky, 1925, Indianapolis, forward.20&mdash;Lin Bend, 1922, St. Paul, forward.21&mdash;Lester Brennan, 1915, defenseman, Springfield.22&mdash;George Milligan, 1925, St. Louis, defenseman; Walt Atanas, 1923, Minneapolis, forward; Stan Robertson, 1927, Los Angeles, forward.23&mdash;Woody Dumart, 1916, Boston, forward; Bob Solinger, 1925, Pittsburgh, forward.24&mdash;Herbie Cain, 1913, Hershey, forward. &#9632;

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="byline">By GEORGE PATRICK DUFFY</div>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;When the scoring records came out of the American Hockey League office in New York on Monday, November 28th, a couple of Rhode Island Reds were running second and third behind Les Douglas of Cleveland.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01191/1267365-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="525" height="1025"><figcaption class="caption-body">HARVEY FRASER</figcaption></div>In these days of hell-for-rubber hockey, the moguls are some likeable youngsters. At stretching their necks along with their scouts trying to see Providence, Its going to take a couple of mighty good young ones to replace the veterans Harvey Fraser and Johnny Chad.Now neither is an old man in any sense of the word. The way the pair cavorts around the rink is more than ample proof of this fact. However, according to the birth certificates available, both Chad and Fraser have already reached their 30th birthdays.But to get back to those scoring records of November 28th, when the capable Jim Ellery of the AHL staff had them complete, Chad was second in the circuit with 30 pts, gained on 14 goals and 16 assists in 21 games. Fraser in the same number of games oddly enough had the same totals as his teammate.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02166/1267358-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="286" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Roger Bedard</figcaption></div>Now to go back a season, we find that Fraser wound up fourth in the American Hockey League and Chad was No. 11, not bad at all for the two cagey vets. Fraser piled up 55 points and Chad 46 with the pennant winning R.I. Reds of Coach Terry Reardon.Chad has aided the Reds&rsquo; considerably by his showing this season. Roger Bedard was injured at training camp in Trois Rivieres and as a result, never could get into a game until Wednesday, November 30th at Hershey.With Bedard on the side lines, the line of Carl Liscombe and Fraser had lost its mighty important right winger. During the 1948-49 campaign, this Liscombe - Bedard - Fraser had had the greatest scoring punch in the entire A.H.L., piling up 118 goals between them.But Chad, a veteran of play in the National League with the Chicago Blackhawks, answered Reardon&rsquo;s call for help and moved in at Bedard&rsquo;s position on right wing. Johnny did himself proud with his scoring fetes along with Fraser.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03124/1267351-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="266" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Reardon</figcaption></div>Recently, Bedard was proclaimed okay by doctors so Reardon put Roger back on the line with Fraser and Liscombe. And what about Chad? Well, Terry knew that Johnny came through nicely on one line so he moved him in with Jack McGill and Eddie Kullman and placed Ken Davies on the spare list.At the moment, Chad&rsquo;s doings with the Kullman-McGill line have not had chance to do too much but probably will in the near future. And while Chad&rsquo;s going his way, Fraser will undoubtedly be hustling his.A stick-handler of note, Harvey wears a head gear in every game to prevent the recurrence of an old injury. &ldquo;Harvey obviously does not worry about injuries though because this season he has already equalled a record. On November 20, he scored three goals against Hershey. He followed it up with three against Indianapolis.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04102/1267344-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="521" height="1034"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHNNY CHAD</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Young or Old - At 30, Chad and Fraser Fly

VALLEYFIELD, Que.&mdash;Old Man Blake, whose dog&rsquo;s ain&rsquo;t what they used to be, calculated as how he&rsquo;s having lots of luck &mdash; all bad.It&rsquo;s no cinch for the 37-year-old coach to take his regular turn on the ice again. But injuries have played such havoc with his club he&rsquo;s been forced into action again.It is just two seasons ago that Hector (Toe) Blake, the &ldquo;Old Lamplighter,&rdquo; closed out a brilliant National Hockey League career &mdash; practically 12 full seasons with Montreal Canadiens.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0574/1267396-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="281" height="407"><figcaption class="caption-body">Toe Blake</figcaption></div>A broken leg finally laid him low and broke up the famous Punch Line of Blake, Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard. Old Toe wanted to hang on a while longer and add to his total of 235 goals in the N.H.L. but that was so far short of the 323 set by Nels (Old Poison) Stewart of the Montreal Maroons that Toe was talked into a coaching job.He went to Houston of the United States Hockey League and finished out the 1947-48 season. Last season he was coaching Buffalo of the American League until he had a disagreement over policy and left. Then he took over coaching Valleyfield of the Quebec Senior Hockey League.Blake is a coach who lives to get out on the ice and show his players just what he means. He took the odd turn with the team, sometimes on defense.He has instilled plenty of spirit into his players and at the moment his team is hanging desperately to third place in a circuit that is plenty tough.Because of injuries Valleyfield now has only 12 players. Within the last week Blake has lost Marcel Besette and Jean Paul Bissaillon with broken bones. Now Old Toe has to get out there and do his stuff, aching dogs and all, but still a canny player and a wizard at killing off penalties.To add to Blake&rsquo;s present woes came a touching visit from an old buddy. Murph Chamberlain, for years a teammate of Blake&rsquo;s and now coach of Sydney Millionaires in the Maritimes, blandly approached his old pal:&ldquo;Listen, Toe, can you give me a line on a couple of players for my team?&rsquo;&rsquo;&ldquo;Heck no,&rdquo; exploded Blake. &ldquo;If I knew where there are any I&rsquo;d grab them myself.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Toe Blake Back In Harness With Injury-riddled Braves

VALLEYFIELD, Que.&mdash;Coach Toe Blake of the Valleyfield Braves has signed Gentleman Jim Haggarty, smooth playing centerman and cast off of the Montreal Senior Royals, for his club. Jim was handed his release by the Royals last Friday and a few hours later he was signed by tile Braves. In point of service Haggarty was one of the Royal oldies. He joined them in the season of 1930-40 after playing junior and senior hockey in Port Arthur. He was a member of Canada&rsquo;s Olympic team in 1936 and played a couple of seasons in England before the war. &#9632;

Gentleman Jim Signs

<div class="byline">By HERB RALBY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01224/1267472-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cliff Thompson</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;For practically 90 per cent of the players in organized competition today, hockey is their chief vocation. Not so, however, with the Boston Olympics, currently the surprise package of the Eastern Hockey League.With these American boys who comprise the 14-man Olympics squad, hockey is only an avocation, a game they love and which they play now in organized competition because it fits in with their regular vocations.On the current Olympics are a blacksmith, an insurance salesman, an exclusive dress shop executive, a snow plow and sporting goods salesman, a greenskeeper, a construction worker, an embryo policeman, two law students and a marketing student.Coach Feddie Metcalfe&rsquo;s chief problems are scheduling practice so that it doesn&rsquo;t interfere with the work or studies of his players. If Meltcalfe isn&rsquo;t fortunate enough to obtain practice time at a convenient hour for the players there&rsquo;s only a small squad at the drills. It&rsquo;s the same with road games. So far all the lads have been able to make every game because the trips have been just overnight affairs.The Olympics, in many ways, are the most unusual team in the Eastern League. The club is made up of 13 former college and school stars from Greater Boston and one out-of-stater, lanky Dick Bittner, the 27-year-old goaltender from New Haven, Conn. That makes the Pics a truly representative Boston team and accounts for the large cheering delegations each player has. For example, Bruce Mather, former Dartmouth star has a big following from Belmo&hellip;. The Melrose fans come to cheer for Mike Thayer, Bill McNamara and Bobby Lloyd. Waltham is partisan to Jimmy Bell and Dick Ham. Brookline has Jack Kirrane and so on down the line.The New England colleges likewise have rooting Interest in this club. Dartmouth, for several years rulers in the collegiate competition, has three representatives, Bruce Mather, Mike Thayer and Jackie Riley. Boston College, last year&rsquo;s national collegiate champions, boasts two in Al &ldquo;Fishy&rdquo; Dumond and Johnny Gallagher. Northeastern likewise has a pair in captain Eddie Barry and Jimmy Bell while Middlebury has blond Bill McNamara.For the Pics hockey is lucrative recreation while establishing themselves in business and they have no visions of making puck-chasing a career. That&rsquo;s why business comes first with them in regards to practice and making road trips. Cliff Thompson, veteran defenseman, for example, is approaching his busiest season. He sells miniature snow plows for cleaning sidewalks and store fronts.Barry is an insurance saleman. Kirrane manicures the lush lawns of the famous tennis club, Longwood Cricket Club during the summer and the Arena ice surface during the winter. Big Al Your-kewicz has a &ldquo;juke box&rdquo; route which he owns and operates himself. Bell who studied engineering at Northeastern, puts his &ldquo;larnin&rsquo;&rdquo; to use with a construction crew. Bob Lloyd has passed his police exams and is just awaiting his appointment to join his dad on the Melrose Force. Mather and Dumond are law students at Boston University. Gallagher is majoring in marketing at Boston College, Jackie Riley who coached the touring A.H.A. team in Europe a year ago is an executive in an exclusive Boston dress shop.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02170/1267465-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="281" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Barry</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03128/1267458-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="290" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bruce Mather</figcaption></div>These ambitious youngsters have already proven their ability, as puck-chasers by running out in front in the eastern division of the Eastern Hockey League since the very start. Coach Freddie Metcalfe, who piloted the Regina Rangers to the Allan Cup in 1940-41, has done a remarkable job with the Pics. He has taught them the fundamentals they lacked and has been amazed at the way they absorbed the Information.&ldquo;I thought I was in for a rough year,&rdquo; he frankly explained one night after the Pics had won another game, &ldquo;with all American players against all Canadians. But these boys have been a very pleasant surprise. They learn quickly and brother, how they fight to win.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0494/1267451-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="283" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cincinnati Mohawks Roster</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Boston’s Pics Play For Fun!

One of the most memorable National Hockey League games in. history was played at Boston 16 years ago last week.Crashed to the ice by Eddie Shore, Irving (Ace) Bailey, Toronto Leaf forward, was rushed to hospital with a serious brain concussion. Bailey&rsquo;s playing career was ended, though he acted as coach until the end of last season. &#9632;

BAILEY INJURED 16 YEARS ACO

<h2>Tops Twice</h2>Terrible Ted Lindsay of Detroit Is the exception to prove the rule that you can&rsquo;t score goals while you&rsquo;re in the penalty box. Ted leads the league with 30 points, and has been in the cooler for a total of 59 minutes to lead in that department too.<h2>Cast Off</h2>Knobby Warwick hopes to have the disguise off that big paster which covered his broken nose. If his schnozz is in good working order, Warwick, along with Glen Harmon will Join the Habs in Toronto for the game there with Leafs Wednesday night.<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01208/1267565-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="599" height="240"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>December 7 &mdash; Chicago 1, Rangers 2; Detroit 2, Boston 1.December 8 &mdash; Boston 2, Canadiens 2; Toronto 4. Chicago 1.December 10 &mdash; Canadiens 1, Chicago 1; Toronto 2, Boston 1; New York 1, Detroit 0.December 11 &mdash; Canadiens, Chicago 0; Toronto 0, Boston 2; Detroit 1, New York 2.<h2>NEXT WEEK&rsquo;S GAMES</h2>December 14 &mdash; Canadiens at Toronto, Rangers at Chicago, Detroit at Boston.December 15 &mdash; Toronto at Canadiens.December 17 &mdash; Detroit at Canadiens, Chicago at Toronto, Rangers at Boston.December 18 &mdash; Canadiens at Boston, Toronto at Rangers, Detroit at ChicagoNine points separates the leading Detroit Red Wings from the slumping second-place Canadiens, as that latter club temporarily at least snapped out of it by blanking Chicago in their last outing.The Wings have 35 points, Canadiens 26, with the latter having one game in hand. Goalie Bill Durnan of the Habs has the best goalie average, allowing only 48 goals in 25 games, while the Detroit forwards have racked up the most goals, 80.Toronto are in second place, have the same amount of points as Canadiens, but have played one more game. The surprising New York Rangers are on the upswing, halted the Detroit unbeaten streak. The Blueshirts have 24 points, two behind Leafs and Canadiens, and in addition they have two games in hand. This gives them a golden opportunity to vault into second place.Ted Lindsay of Detroit leads the individual scoring with 30 points. He also leads the penalty parade with 59 minutes, but still finds time to blink the red light.Maurice Richard of&rsquo; Canadiens came through with goal No. 20 in 25 games, and looks headed for another banner year.<h2>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7</h2>NEW YORK. &mdash; Centre Buddy O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s goal late in the second period gave the New York Rangers a well-earned 2-1 victory over the slumping Chicago Black Hawks before 9,174 fans, the smallest crowd to watch a game at Madison Square Garden this season.Chicago: Goal, Brimsek; defence, Nattrass, Gadsbu; centre, D. Bentley; wings, Bodna&rdquo;, R. Conacher; subs.: Dickens, McCaig, Mosienko, Stewart, J. Conacher, Olmstead Hamill, Guidolin, Prystai, Miller.New York: Goal, Rayner; defence, Stanowski, Kyle; centre, Raleigh; wings, Slowinski, Lund; subs.: Shero. Eddolls, O&rsquo;Connor, Egan, Laprade, Fisher, Mickoski, Poile, Kaleta, Leswick, McLeod, Lamirande.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;New York: Laprade (Leswick) &hellip; 19:38Penalties: Gadsby, Mickoski, Nattrass, McCaig.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Chicago: Stewart (Gadsby, Mosienko) &hellip; 6:423&mdash;New York: O&rsquo;Connor (McLeod) &hellip; 17:48Penalties: Kaleta, Prystai, Bentley.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: None.BOSTON. &mdash; The pace-setting Detroit Red Wings protected their undefeated road game string by eking out a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in lively fashion before a 10,103 crowd at the Boston Garden.Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defence, Kelly, Stewart; centre, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs.: McFadden, Peters, Pavelich, Reise Fogolin, Martin, Gee, Babando, Carveth, Couture, Black.Boston: Goal. Gelineau; defence. Quackenbush, Crawford; centre, Ronty; wings, Peirson, Smith; subs.: Maloney, Harrison, Creighton. Flaman, Henderson, Kryzanowski. Toppazzini, Dumart, Horeck, Schmidt.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Detroit: Couture (Gee) &hellip; 7:12 Penalty: Stewart.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Boston: Crawford (Quackenbush) &hellip; 17:49 Penalty: Henderson.<h3>Third period</h3>3&mdash;Detroit: Gee (Babando, Couture) &hellip; 4:22 Penalties: None.<h2>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8</h2>MONTREAL. &mdash; The Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins battled to a 2-2 tie, as Maurice Richard&rsquo;s 18th goal of the season at the halfway mark in the third period, got the Habs the tie with the league&rsquo;s cellar-dwellers.Boston: Goal, Gelineau; defence, Quackenbush, Crawford; centre, Ronty; wings, Peirson, Smith; subs.: Sandford, Henderson, Flaman, Dumart, Schmidt, Harrison, Toppazzini, Maloney, Kryzanowski, Bettio, Kullman.Canadiens: Goal, Durnan; defence, Harvey, Laycoe; centre, Lach; wings, Richard, Riopelle: subs.: Bouchard, Curry, Harmon. Fillion, MacKay, Reay, Gravelle, Reardon, Mosdell, Leger, Dussault.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Canadies: Curry (Mosdell) &hellip; 6:292&mdash;Boston &ldquo;Peirson (Quackenbush, Smith) &hellip;11:273&mdash;Boston: Dumart (Maloney) &hellip; 15:12 Penalty: Bouchard.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: None.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Canadiens: Richard (Riopelle, Harvey) &hellip; 10:00Penalties: None.CHICAGO. &mdash; The Toronto Maple Leafs took over undisputed possession of second place as they topped the Chicago Black Hawks, 4 to 1.Toronto: Goal. Broda; defence, Thomson, Mortson; centre, Migay: wings, Ezinicki, Watson; subs.: Boesch, M. Bentley. Klukay, Meeker, Lynn, Mackell, Juzda. Timgreen Smith.Chicago: Goal. Brimsek; defence Nattrass. Gadsby; centre. Prystai; wings, Olmstead. Guidolin: subs.: Dickens. McCaig. D. Bentley, Mosienka, R Conacher, Stewart, J. Conrcher, Bodnar. Hamill, Miller.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Toronto: Mortson &hellip; 6:182&mdash;Chicago: R. Conacher (Mosienko) &hellip; 15:03Penalties: Migay, Nattrass (2), Timgren, Mackell.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Toronto: Lynn (Juzda. M. Bentley)&hellip; 7:454&mdash;Toronto: Lynn (Mortson) &hellip; 19:12Penalties: Gadsby, Juzda, Mortson.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Toronto: Watson (Ezinicki, Migay) &hellip; 11:11Penalties: Prystai, Juzda, Boesch (major), McCaig (major).<h2>SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10</h2>MONTREAL. &mdash; Canadiens played much better hockey against the Chicago Black Hawks before 13,894 at the Forum but they couldn&rsquo;t for a one-all tie.Canadiens: Goal, Durnan; defence, Reardon, Bouchard; centre, Lach; wings, Richard, Riopelle; subs.: Harvey, Fillion, MacKay, Reay, Gravelie, Mosdell, Leger, Dussault. Curry.Chicago: Goal, Brimsek; defence, Nattrass, Gadsby; centre, Prystai; wings, Cuidolin, Olmstead; subs.: Goldham, Dickens, McCaig. Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Stewart, J. Conacher, Bodnar, Hamill, Miller.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Canadiens: Richard (Lach, Leger) &hellip; 17:12Penalties: Leger, Stewart, Dickens, Lach.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Chicago: Mosienko (Bentley) &hellip; 8:18Penalties: Olmstead, Reardon, Gadsby, Dickens, McCaig, Richard.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: None.NEW YORK. &mdash; Goalie Chuck Rayner turned in a super-duper performance to shut out the league-leading Detroit Red Wings, 1-0. It was the first time the Wings had been held scoreless this season.New York: Goal, Rayner; defence, Kyle, Stanowski; centre, Raleigh; wings, Slowinski, Lund; subs.: Eddolls, Shero, O&rsquo;Connor, Egan, Laprade, Mickoski. Fisher. Poile Kaleta Leswick, McLeod, Lamirande.Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defence, Fogolin, Reise; centre, Abel; wings, Lindsay, Howe; subs.: Stewart, Martin, Kelly, Gee, Peters, McNab, Babando, Pavelich, McFadden, Carveth, Couture, Black.<h3>First Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Shero, Lindsay, Egan.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Shero, Reise, Fogolin.<h3>Third Period</h3>1&mdash;New York: Laprade (Leswick Eddolls) &hellip; 4:18 Penalty: Pavelich.TORONTO. &mdash; The Toronto Maple Leafs scored their fourth win in eight days, fighting off a closing rally for a 2-1 victory over Boston Bruins before 13,134 fans.Boston: Goal, Gelineau; defence. Quackenbush, Crawford; centre, Ronty; wings, Peirson, S. Smith; subs.: Henderson, Flaman, Kryzanowski, Maloney, Harrison, Dumart, Schmidt, Toppazzini, Bettio, Kullman.Toronto: Goal, Broda; defence, Thomson, Mortson; centre, Migay; wings, Ezinicki, Watson; subs.: Boesch, Juzda, Bentley, Klukay, Lynn. Timgreen, S. Smith, Mackell. Meeker.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Toionto: Watson, Thomson) &hellip; 8:39Penalties: Ezinicki (major and two minors), Harrison, Mackell, Toppazzini, Meeker, Dumart (major).<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Toronto: Klukay (Lynn, Juzda) &hellip; 18:50Penalties: Flaman (major, Mortson (major).<h3>Third Period</h3>3&mdash;Boston: Schmidt (Kryzanowski) 10:29 Penalty: Schmidt.<h2>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11</h2>CHICAGO. &mdash; The Chicago Black Hawks fell into the cellar before 15,754 home fans when they lost to the Montreal Canadiens, 3 to 0.Canadiens: Goal, Durnan; defence, Reardon, Bouchard; centre, Lach; wings, Richard, Riopelle; subs.: Harvey, Fillion, MacKay, Reay, Gravelle, Mosdell, Leger, Dussault, Curry.Chicago: Goal, Brimsek; defence, Nattiass, Gadsby; centre, Prystai; wings, Guidolin, Olmstead; subs.: Goldham, Dickens, McCaig, Bentley, Mosienko, R. Conacher, Stewart, J. Conacher, Bodnar, Hamill, Miller.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Canadiens: Leger &hellip; 10:142&mdash;Canadiens: Richard (Lach, Harvey) &hellip; 15:31Penalties: Gadsby (2), Richard.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Harvey (3), Gadsby, Olmstead.<h3>Third Period</h3>3&mdash;Canadiens: Harvey (Reay) &hellip; 5:17Penalties: None.BOSTON &mdash; Jack Gelineau, the rookie goalie turned in his second shutout of the season to give the Boston Bruins a 2-0 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs before an. 11,053 crowd.Toronto: Goal, Broda; defence, Thomson. Mortson; centre, Migay; wings, Ezinicki, Watson: subs.: Boesch, Bentley, Meeker, Lynn, Mackell, Juzda, Timgreen, S. Smith.Boston: Goal, Gelineau: defence, QuacJcenbush, Crawford; ceture, Ronty; wings, Peirson, K. Smith; subs.: Henderson, Bettio. Flaman, Dumart, Harrison. Schmidt, Toppazzini, Maloney, Kryzanowski. Kullman.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Boston: Harrison (Dumart, Maloney) &hellip; 4:27Penalties: Lynn, Crawford (2), Ezinicki, Mortson, Harrison, Juzda.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: None.<h3>Third Period</h3>2&mdash;Boston: Ronty (Flaman, Smith) &hellip; 18:21Penalties: Henderson, Mackell, Juzda.NEW YORK. &mdash; The rejuvenated New York Rangers snapped Detroit&rsquo;s unbeaten road string at 10 games by scoring a 2-1 victory before 15,035 fans, largest crowd of the season at Madison Square Garden.Detroit: Goal, Lumley; defence, Kelly, Stewart. centre, McFadden; wings, Peters, Pavelich; subs.: Martin, Reise, Lindsay, Gee, Howe, McNab, Abel, Babando, Carveth, Fogolin, Black.New York: Goal, Rayner; defence, Egan, Eddolls: centre, Laprade; wings, Fisher, Leswick; subs.: Shero, Stanowski. O&rsquo;Connor, Raleigh, Lund, Mickoski, Poile, Kyle. Kaleaa, Slowinski, Lamirande, McLeod.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;New York: Fisher (Leswick, Laprade) &hellip; 1:05Penalties: Fisher Kyle.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;New York: Laprade (Eddolls) &hellip; 1:40Penalties: Stewart, Stanowski, Abel, Fogolin.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Shero (major), Howe (major), Lindsay (2 misconducts).<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2>(Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 11)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03156/1267558-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="586" height="1812"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04134/1267551-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="598" height="314"></div><h2>Penalties In Minutes By Clubs</h2>TORONTO &hellip; 312CANADIENS &hellip; 277DETROIT &hellip; 266CHICAGO &hellip; 235RANGERS &hellip; 221BOSTON &hellip; 166 &#9632;

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

The New York Rangers jumped into the roll of giant killers last week as the Blues from Manhattan did what looked to be impossible. They dropped the high flying Detroit Red Wings twice over the weekend. It was the Rangers third and fourth victories in a row.From the lineup of the Rangers after their winning weekend there emerged a tired, weary but happy Edgar Laprade, this week&rsquo;s Player Of The Week. We have to mention before we go any further that Chuck Rayner was also a terrific star for the Blues in their win streak, but Laprade provided the spark that saw the Rangers climb from a bottom place club into the race for the second spot in the leagueLaprade started to put the Blues in the chips with a goal on December 7th as the Gothamites dropped the Chicago Black Hawks 2-1.On the 10th of December in Detroit the Rangers whitewashed the powerful Wings 1-0 with Laprade scoring the only goal of the game.One night later back on Madison Square Garden ice the Rangers continued to dominate the Wings as they laced them 2-1. This time Laprade assisted on the first goal and scored the winning marker. In two successive nights he gave his club victory.The merry chase the Rangers gave to sign Edgar Laprade is paying off this season. One of the smoothest pivot men in the league Laprade has never been a super star for the simple reason that the Rangers have failed to come up with a really powerful squad to back him up.One of the nicest skaters in the league Laprade joined the Rangers in 1945 and promptly won the rookie award his first season.Born in Mine Centre, Ont., Edgar, at 31, is partners in a sporting goods store in Port Arthur. Ont.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02188/1267596-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="261" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Edgar Laprade</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Player - Of - The – Week

<div class="byline">By TED RANDOLPH</div>ST. PAUL, Minn. &mdash; The hottest scoring front line in pro-hockey today?That is a large order but the George Agar&mdash;Bill Richardson&mdash;Billy Warwick line currently sparking the U.S.H.L. leading Minneapolis Millers could well be.As of Dec. 5 the Millers&rsquo; &ldquo;Big Three&rdquo; had scored a total of 45 goals in 24 games&mdash;almost two goals a tussle &hellip; available figures in the National, American and Pacific Coast leagues don&rsquo;t show any other lines that have been together since the start of the season with as many goals&mdash;or even close to the number&hellip;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01223/1267634-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="272" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Wawick</figcaption></div>Top goal getter on the line is Warwick, who got his pro start with the New York Rangers and then drifted into the Shore chain before coming to the Millers &hellip;&rsquo;&rsquo;Bill the Whip&rdquo; has 16 goals &hellip; Young Bill Richardson 15 and Agar 14.<h2>Agar Sets Em Tip</h2>Despite being the low goal man, Agar very definitely is the man making the trio click &hellip; George has had a hand in 25 goals in addition to the 14 he has made himself and most of his assistance has come on goals by Richardson and Warwick. &hellip;A few weeks ago when Agar was sidelined for a couple of games the goal production of Warwick and Richardson fell off some &hellip; another example of Agar&rsquo;s worth to the line can be found in last year&rsquo;s scoring figures &hellip; Richardson had 17 goals last campaign &mdash; his first in pro Hockey &hellip; Warwick clicked for 27 with Fort Worth.<h2>Millers Top Scorers</h2>If U.S.H.L. standings were figured on the basis of goals scored by the teams only Minneapolis would be in its rightful position at the crest&hellip; the Millers had 106 goals to show for 24 games (Dec. 5) &hellip; Tulsa, next best scoring entry with 100 tallies is in third.., the third ranking scoring team, Kansas City, is in the cellar &hellip; farthest out of position the other way is the St. Paul team. The saints in second place have scored the fewest number of goals&mdash;75.Don&rsquo;t be a bit surprised if defensemen in the league band together in some sort of protective league &hellip; they should at any rate the way they have been getting banged up this season &hellip; most serious Injuries were suffered by Minneapolis&rsquo; George Kaiser. A broken shoulder, and Bob Dill of the Saints who sustained a broken hand &hellip; Harry Bell, Sammy Lavitt, Chuck Kraiger and John Mariucci to name a few have all had leg injuries of one sort or another &hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02179/1267627-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="261" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Marincci</figcaption></div>Home clubs ran Into a rough stretch Nov. 27, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 &hellip; in seven games during the four days they were unable to score a victory&hellip; the record showed five losses and a couple of ties &hellip; the Louisville Blades finally broke the streak by winning from Minneapolis on their own ice &hellip; the skidding St. Paul Saints suffered most during the period dropping two games and tieing another before the home fans &hellip; They were only 40 some seconds away from losing the game they tied, too &hellip;When rookie John Wilson registered his first pro hockey &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; the total of players making the &ldquo;hat&rdquo; this season hit eight&hellip; all clubs in the league but the Saints have a representative in the &ldquo;hat&rdquo; department&hellip; &#9632;

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Trio Of Saints Rate Deadly With Blades

<div class="byline">By CARL GROTHMANN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01222/1267717-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Maybe it&rsquo;s still too early to tell, but from an observation post in Gotham it looks as though the New York Rangers have turned the neatest trick of the year.The Blues, along with the other major league sextets, rate the quests for new hockey talent as one of their most important activities. Vast amounts of time, effort and money are expended each year toward the end of discovering a player or two who will reach stardom in the N.H.L. The scouts, farm systems, schools, tryouts and training camps are all part of the continuous search for that one puckchaser, or maybe two, who will help make a Stanley Cup team out of an otherwise average sextet.The Blue Shirts have come up with such a player this year and they made it look easy. They didn&rsquo;t have to go even as far as their own back yard; they found him on their own roster wearing uniform number 20 and answering to the name of Eddie Slowinski.The big right wing was looked upon with much favor when he first reported to the Rangers from the Ottawa Senators in the Fall of 1947. He had been the top goal scorer in the Quebec Senior Hockey League the year before and his future looked bright. But a combination of injury and a tendency to acquire excess weight soon caused his star to lose some of its brilliance.He sustained a leg injjury early in the 1947-48 training camp sessions and his enforced idleness brought with it some extra pounds that reduced his effectiveness when he did get into action. He started the season with the Blues but early in the campaign he was shipped to New Haven in the American Hockey League for further seasoning. He returned in time for the playoffs but his record that year in 38 N.H.L. games was an unimpressive 11 points on six goals and five assists.Last year he came into the Rangers camp overweight and while working to get his weight down to normal he lowered his scoring record to sub-normal. In the Rangers&rsquo; first 20 games he was held to a single goal and an assist.Frank Boucher still looked with optimism upon the six-foot, blonde youngster from Winnipeg and it was another leg injury, rather than poor performance, that took him out of a Ranger uniform.By the time the Injury had healed the season was more than half over and Eddie was bursting at the seams. So he was sent to New Haven briefly, then to St Paul in the United States League to work his way back into shape. He played 16 regular season games with the Saints and racked up the creditable total of 17 points on five goals and 12 assists.It was in the U.S.H.L. play offs however, that Eddie first flashed the form that Ranger mentors had long expected. The Saints captured the league championship and It was Slowinski, more than any one else, who led them to the title. The Saints breezed through the play offs in seven games and Eddie accounted for five goals and six assists in the series.This fall at training camp in Lake Placid Eddie again reported overweight. It wasn&rsquo;t that he disobeyed orders; he just can&rsquo;t keep under 200 pounds without skating daily. Roadwork and exercise help some but. not enough. He gets down to his playing weight of 195 only with regular and stiff sessions on ice. Eddie turned 27 just a few weeks ago and he realized when the season started that it was this year or never if he was to prove himself as a major leaguer. He started the campaign slowly and for a while it looked as though he might not do it. But with five or six games under his belt he began to warm up and he&rsquo;s getting hotter all the time.He&rsquo;s developed into a crashing forward with more speed than any one hoped for and his defensive work has been top flight. When the Blue Shirts trounced the Montreal Canadiens in Madison Square Garden on November 30th, Eddie tallied once and added an assist to the total of five goals, the largest number pushed past Bill Durnan this season. For his scoring efforts and for his consistently fine play all night the New York hockey writers picked him as the outstanding Ranger on the ice. It was the second time in eight Ranger home games that he was chosen for the honor. And after the game Coach Lynn Patrick agreed with selection by saying &ldquo;Slowinski was the best player on the ice tonight.&rdquo; And, he added, &ldquo;he played the best game of his career tonight.&rdquo;And the thing that pleases Lynn the most is that it wasn&rsquo;t just a one game flash of brilliance for Eddie. He&rsquo;s looked that good or nearly as good in most of the games he has played this year. With the injuries and the weight problem it took him a couple of seasons to make it but Eddie&rsquo;s now proven he&rsquo;s a big leaguer. It&rsquo;s been a very pleasant surprise for the Ranger bosses, even though they expected it all the time. &#9632;

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Slowinski Finally Makes Grade - It Was Hard

<div class="byline">By CARL GROTHMANN</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;When the New York Rangers announced the singing of young Jack McLeod a little over a week ago his Blue Shirt bosses, manager Frank Boucher and coach Lynn Patrick also announced that they were uncertain about his immediate future. They said he would work out in a couple of practice sessions with the Rangers and then be assigned somewhere in the Ranger system.Both Boucher and Patrick were high on the young right winger from the Moose Jaw Canucks, but they hadn&rsquo;t seen him since the Fall training camp and their observations there led them to believe that he needed a little more seasoning before breaking into N.H.L. competition.Today their minds still aren&rsquo;t made up, but a lot of doubts have been dispelled. Before McLeod could take part in a practice he played an active role in the Rangers first shutout of the season, over Chicago 4 to 0. The day he arrived in New York Patrick learned from the team physician, Dr. Vincent. A. Nardiello, that a knee injury suffered by Allan Stanley the night before in Toronto would keep the big defenseman out of the New York lineup for some 10 days. So only a few hours after he arrived in the big city Jackie was in a Ranger uniform, playing in a league game to fill the roster vacancy caused by Stanley&rsquo;s absence.It&rsquo;s a long jump from junior amateur circles to the N.H.L. but Jack took it in stride. Except for a few signs of nervousness his first few time on the ice, he played with big league poise and finesse. And his performance was praised by his coach, the sports writers and his teammates. &#9632;

McLEOD SURPRISES THEM ALL IN JUMP FROM JUNIOR TO PRO

<div class="byline">By LLOYD SAUNDERS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01233/1267772-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">REGINA HOCKEY BUGS get together at their favorite coffee counter to swap yarns and compare notes. L. to r., Lloyd Saunders, Tiger Mitchell, Ab McDougall, Red Tilson, Al Ritchie. Standing, Harvey Dawes and Andy Anderson, the genial host.</figcaption></div>REGINA, Sask.&mdash;There&rsquo;s one in every city &mdash; wherever there are keen hockey fans who like to get together after the game to play it over and over again from opening whistle to final bell. And Regina&rsquo;s no exception. The cracker-barrel circuit of this Saskatchewan capital meets in a quiet little restaurant, where the faithful of hockey&rsquo;s &ldquo;Coffee Row&rdquo; gather every day to swap yarns and opinions.Mine genial host for the regular, though informal meetings, is a restaurateur named Andy Anderson, through whose doors pass the elite of Prairie hockey.Just to show you what we mean take a look at the collection of puck bugs in Andy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Coffee Row&rdquo; on one representative day. If you had walked through thedoor you&rsquo;d find such characters as Mel Hill, a former great with Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs; Bill Hunter, the fiery wizard of the Saskatoon Quakers; Al Ritchie, one of the West&rsquo;s greatest hockey coaches and now chief scout of the New York Rangers; Tiger Mitchell who used to play goal for New York Rovers and numerous Saskatchewan squads; Ab McDougall and Red Tilson of the Regina Capitals senior sextet; Hal Hunter, a garage operator and sports enthusiast deluxe; tennis ace Harvey Dawes; Don Scott, an &lsquo;&lsquo;average fan&rdquo;; San Vance, a clothier and many more.If you want to hear the latest hockey news in Regina, this is where you&rsquo;ll get it. You&rsquo;ll hear reports on local lads in the N.H.L. like Dune Fisher, Grant Warwick, Doug and Max Bentley, Dick Irvin, You&rsquo;ll get trade rumors, team squabbles and everything else that&rsquo;s news.Gatherings like Regina&rsquo;s Coffee Row&rdquo; are as much a part of the hockey scene as the players and the referees and everything else that goes to make up this grandest of sports. It&rsquo;s an institution in the game, the public forum where the fans can rub elbows with their favorites and play the game their own way, verbally and enthusiastically. &#9632;

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Coffee Row — A Puck Tradition

SASKATOON, Sask.&mdash;Nick Metz, former National Hockey League star with Toronto Maple Leafs, has been released as coach of Saskatoon Quakers of the Western Canada Senior Hockey League, club officials have announced.Metz had been handling the team since the beginning of this season. Club officials felt a change was necessary for the good of the team in view of the disappointing showing of the Quakers so far this season.&rdquo; &#9632;

Release Nick Metz As Quaker Coach

<div class="byline">By HEC MacLEAN</div>CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;Most newsmen in cities with teams in the Western Canada Hockey League have been beefing lately about the way officials have been handing out assists. Almost invariably when a goal is announced there are two assists given and anyone who has followed hockey much knows there aren&rsquo;t too many three-way smoothies in senior hockey.The scrambly style of play these days makes it hard for smooth passing lines. The system now is to bat the puck up to the red line and then into the corner then scramble for it. That makes action, but cuts down playmaking.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02178/1267827-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="277" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Colin Kilburn</figcaption></div>This bureau remembers a recent game between Calgary Stampeders and Saskatoon Quakers when two assists were given on goals that were scored on rebounds. The &lsquo;cheap assist&rsquo; department may flatter the ego of the players but it certainly doesn&rsquo;t single out the best playmakers.Games are getting tougher to win these days and it&rsquo;s still the clubs that can win on the road that are having the best of it. Edmonton Flyers are showing plenty of power and the Doug Anderson-Colin Kilburn-Steve Latoski line is setting a blistering scoring pace.Denny Huddleston, cut loose from Valleyfield Braves of he Q.S. L., has been signed with Saskatoon Quakers &hellip; He came back to Calgary to seek a berth with Stampeders but apparently Coach Marty Burke isn&rsquo;t in the market for any defencemen &hellip; Huddleston played last year with Calgary &hellip; The Western Junior League lost one of its best players recently when Jackie McLeod starry pivot man with Moose Jaw Canucks, turned professional &hellip; McLeod was injured soon after joining New York Rangers and he went at a reported figure of $17,000 for the balance of this year and the 1950-51 campaign &hellip;. Vern Pachal, classy Crowsnest Lions forward, recently bagged three goals in one minute and 59 seconds against Calgary Buffs &hellip; The Alberta Amateur Hockey Association is sponsoring referee schools in major cities in the province with Pep Moon of Edmonton in charge &hellip; Archie Wilder and Bunny Dane of Calgary Stampeders spend a few Sunday afternoons directing games in the Calgary Big Six League &hellip; Cy Thomas of Saskatoon Quakers, and a former Edmontonian, is rated to have one of the fastest shots in the Western senior circuit. He moves down the sidelines like a fast freight train and seldom misses when he gets a good chance .. In a recent letter to this bureau, Orville Martini, who played in Calgary last year and is now with Ayr Raiders in Scotland, he said the line he plays on set a new scoring record for a &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; with three goals in 21 seconds &hellip; &#9632;

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Edmonton Shows Power As Scribes Ride Refs

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03147/1267865-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg"></div>It was 4 A.M. when Ethel Dawson awoke, choking and blinded by smoke. Seeing flames, she rushed to the next room and snatched her two young brothers and sister from their bed. Flames were everywhere as she guided the children down the stairs and outside. Carrying young Dick, she tried to calm the other two &mdash; although her own heart pounded with fear for the children&rsquo;s safety. Re-entering the house, she aroused her parents. Less than 5 minutes after all were safe, the house was a mass of flames. &ldquo;We have Ethel to thank for being alive,&rdquo; said Mr. Dawson later. We are proud to present THE DOW AWARD to Ethel Dawson of Orono, Ont.THE DOW AWARD Is a citation presented for acts of outstanding heroism and includes a $100 Canada Savings Bond. The Dow Award Committee, a group of editors of leading Canadian daily newspapers, selects winners from recommendations made by a nationally known news organization.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04110/1267858-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="699" height="386"></div>DOW BREWERY MONTREAL &#9632;

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FAMILY CHEATS DEATH AS GIRL BRAVES BLAZE

<h2>Two Century Mark</h2>Two members of the Cleveland Barons in the American Hockey League should reach the 200 mark in goals scored this season if they maintain their usual output. Including games of November 30, Pete Les wick had scored 181 tallies, while teammate Les Douglas had pushed 178 pucks past rival goaltenders.<h2>Tough Competition</h2>One has to feel sorry for Paul Gladu, speedy star left wing of the St. Louis Flyers in the American Hockey League. All he did last season was score 51 goals, yet he failed to make either All Star Team, simply because both his rivals for the left wing post. Carl Liscombe and Sid Smith, each tallied 55.<h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01238/1267924-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="598" height="280"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02201/1267917-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="599" height="220"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Dec. 3 &mdash; New Haven 1. St. Louis 3; Pittsburgh 2, Cleveland 2; Providence 0 Springfield 4; Cincinnati 3, Hershey 3December 4 &mdash; New Haven 1 Cincinnati 4; Indianapolis 2. Buffalo 3; Springfield 4, Providence 6.December 6 &mdash; Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 6.December 7 &mdash; New Haven 2, Buffalo 2; Indianapolis 4, Hershey 1; Cleveland 4; Springfield 4; Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 1.December 8 &mdash; New Haven 1. Indianapolis 3.December 10 &mdash; Springfield 7, St. Louis 4; Cleveland 8, New Haven 2; Hershey 1 Pittsburgh 1.December 11 &mdash; Springfield 2, Buffalo 4; Pittsburgh 2, New Haven 4; St. Louis 1, Providence 4; Hershey 4, Indianapolis 4: Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 4.It&rsquo;s still Les Douglas of Cleveland atop the individual scoring race. His present total is 18 goals and 26 assists for 44 points, fully nine points ahead of second-place John Chad of Providence.Douglas for the first time in weeks, leads in both goals and assists in the entire league. Joe Lepine of Cincinnati is still the bad man with 82 minutes in the cooler. Indianapolis has taken over the team penalty leaders with a total of 316 minutes.Providence is setting the pace in the Eastern Division, their 30 points only two better than Buffalo and New Haven, and only three more than fourth place Sprinfield. The Reds however have one, two, and three games in hand.Cleveland is nine points ahead of St. Louis in the western division, which is not as tight a race as their circuit mates. Pittsburgh trails in. third spot with 26 points, 13 behind he leaders.Leading goalie is still little Gil Mayer of the Hornets, who has a lowed 67 goals in 26 games for a average of 2.58 per game.<h2>SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3</h2>ST. LOUIS. &mdash; Eddie Nicholson&rsquo;s spectacular solo rush for a goal broke a 1-1 tie in the last period and St. Louis Flyers went on to defeat New Haven Ramblers 3-1 in a hard-fought game.New Haven: Goal. Francis; defence, Hrymnak, Evans; centre, Gordon; wings, Brown, Perreault; subs.: Lavell, Bloomer, Juckes, White, Denis, Manson, Webster, McDonagh, Colville.St. Louis: Goal, Almas; defence, Nicholson, Melong; centre, McComb; wings, Raynak, Backor; subs.: Milligan, Wilson, Grigg, Gladu, Simpson, Gauthier, Olson, Doran, Tustin.<h3>First Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Simpson, Olson, Bloomer.<h2>Second Period</h2>1&mdash;Louis: Doran (Melong) &hellip; 7:15Penalties: Evans, Melong, Lavell, Doran.<h3>Third Period</h3>2&mdash;New Haven: Denis (White) &hellip; 4:303&mdash;St. Louis: Nicholson &hellip; 15:084&mdash;St. Louis: Grigg (Raynak) &hellip; 19:24Penalties: Melong, Raynak, Manson, Lavell.CLEVELAND. &mdash; Hy Buller&rsquo;s long screened shot at 15:09 of the third period earaed Cleveland Barons a 2-2 tie with Pittsburgh Hornets before 9,571 fans.Pittsburgh: Goal, Mayer; defence, Backor, Horton; centre, Lapgelle; wings, Solinger, Hannigan; subs.: Samis, Kemp, Mathers, Kobussen, Costello, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Russell, Barbe, Arundel, Benson.Cleveland: Goal, Bower; defence, Kraftcheck, Sprout; centre, Douglas; wings, Schultz, Kelly; subs.: Buller, Williams, Dawes, Reigle, Holota, Carse, Leswick, Sloan Thurier, Taylor.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Pittsburgh: Costello (O&rsquo;Flaherty, Kobussen) &hellip; 2:33Penalties: Schultz, Mathers (2), Kobussen, Kraftcheck.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Cleveland: Douglas (Kelly, Sprout) &hellip; 2:163&mdash;Pittsburgh: Langelle &hellip; 10:42Penalties: Costello: Leswick, Kelly, Dawes, Samis (2).<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Cleveland: Buller (Holota) &hellip; 15:09Penalty: Samis.SPRINGFIELD. &mdash; Goalie Phil McAtee and his Springfield Indian mates combined to stop the high-scoring Providence Reds and gain a 4-0 victory before a crowd of 5,500.Providence: Goal, Bennett; defence, Michaluk, Summers; centre, Fraser; wings, Bedard, Liscombe; subs.: Morris, Arcand, Chad, Laplante, Hamilton, McGill, Scherza, Kullman, Kapusta, Stoddard.Springfield: Goal, McAtee; defence, Brennan, Allen; centre, McMurdy; wings, Gordon, Kaiser; subs.: Hosking, Tottle, Burnett, Casanato, Lemieux, Pidhirny, DeFelice, Gooden, Hayden, Prokop.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Springfield: Pidhirny (Lemieux, Prokop) &hellip; 11:30Penalties: Gordon, Arcand.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Springfield: Burnett (Gooden, Hayden) &hellip; 11:45Penalies: Gordon, Laplante, Prokop.<h3>Third Period</h3>3&mdash;Springfield: Gordon (Kaiser) &hellip; 0:464&mdash;Springfield: Pidhirny &hellip; 11:45Penalty: Hamilton.HERSHEY. &mdash; With II seconds to play, Cincinnati Mohawks pulled Goalie Paul Bibeault from the nets, rushed in six forwaras and scored a goal that gave them a 3-3 tie with Hershey Bears.Cincinnati: Goal, Bibeault; defence, Irwin, McPherson; centre, Campeau: wings, Plamondon, Hirschfeld; subs.: Lepine, Deslauriers, Hergesheimer, Frampton, Robertson, Hebenton, Stefaniw Locas. Moore, Dube.Hershey: Goal, Henry; defence, Moe, McLenahan; centre, Sullivan; wings. Brown, Mario; subs.: Jones, Branigan, Cain, Bruce, Bettio, Larson, Mahaffy, Porteous, Bradley, Lowe.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Cincinnati: Campeau (Plamondon, Hirschfeld) &hellip; 12:282&mdash;Hershey: Mahaffy (Mario, Brown) &hellip; 15:36Penalty: Cain.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Hershey: Larson (Jones, Mahaffy) &hellip; 1:524&mdash;Cincinnati: Moore (Hirschfeld, Robertson) &hellip; 6:075&mdash;Hershey: Sullivan (Lowe) &hellip; 6:39Penalties: Sullivan, Stefaniw, Irwin.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Cincinnati: Campeau (Moore, Piamondon) &hellip; 19:49Penalties: None.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03176/1267910-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="1157" height="472"><figcaption class="caption-body">A.H.L TEAM TOTALS</figcaption></div>All misconduct penalties count ten minutes and are included in the total minutes.<h2>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4</h2>CINCINNATI. &mdash; The Cincinnati Mohawks took the lead before two minutes had elapsed and never were headed as they downed New Haven Ramblers 4-1 before a crowd of 5,711.New Haven: Goal, Francis; defence, Hrymnak, Evans; centre, White; wings McDonagh, Denis; subs.: Lavell, Bloomer, Gordon, Manson, Webster, Perreault, Brown, Colville, Juckes.Cincinnati: Goal, Bibeault; defence, Irwin, Deslauriers; centre, Campeau; wings, Plamondon, Hirschfeld; subs.: Blake, Lepine, Dube, Stefaniw, Hergesheimer, Moore, Robertson, Hebenton, Gagnon, Frampton.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Cincinnati: Hirschfeld (Campeau, Plamondon) &hellip; 1:342&mdash;Cincinnati: Hebenton (Frampton, Moore) &hellip; 9:553&mdash;New Haven: White &hellip; 16:40Penalties: None.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Cincinnati: Dube (Stefaniw, Hergesheimer) &hellip; 3:30Penalties: Hirschfeld, Gagnon (major), Denis (major).<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Cincinnati: Moore (Deslauriers) &hellip; 17:41Penalties: Manson, Hergesheimer (major), Evans (major).BUFFALO. &mdash; The Buffalo Bisons beat the Indianapolis Capitals for the first time this season, 3-2, before a turnout of 5,651 in Memorial Auditorium.Indianapolis: Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Quackenbush, Lund; centre, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Dewsbury, Raglan, Woit, Sclisizzi, Wiseman, Lundy, Glover, Haidy, Heller, C. MacKay.Buffalo: Goal Dion; defence, Currie, Finkbeiner; centre, Pennell; wings, Hickey, Pargeter; subs.: Field, Davidson, M. MacKay, Cooper, Lewis, DeMarco, Meger, Ashbury.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Indianapolis: Raglan (C. MacKay, Glover) &hellip; 12:082&mdash;Buffalo: Currie (M. MacKay) &hellip; 18:59Penalties: Podolsky, Dewsbury (2), Davidson, Currie (2).<h3>Second Period</h3>PROVIDENCE. &mdash; The Providence3&mdash;Buffalo: Hickey (Pargeter, Pennell) &hellip; 17:29Penalties: Finkbeiner.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Buffalo: Finkbeiner &hellip; 5:005&mdash;Indianapolis: R. Morrison (D. Morrison, Woit) &hellip; 17:35Penalties: Dewsbury, Wiseman.Reds repelled a late rally by Springfield Indians to win a 6-4 decision in their clash before a 5,376 crowd at the Auditorium.Springfield: Goal, McAtee: defence, Allen. Brennan: centre, McMurdy; wings, Kaiser, Gordon; subs.: Hosking, Tottle, Burnett, Casanato. Lemieux, Pidhirny, DeFelice, Gooden, Hayden, Prokop.Providence: Goal, Bonnett; defence, Summers, Michaluk; centre, Fraser; wings, Liscombe, Bedard; subs.: Morris, Arcand, Chad, Laplante, Hamilton, McGill, Scherza, E. Kullman, Kapusta, Stoddard.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Springfield: Prokop (Lemieux, Pidhirny) &hellip; 4:272&mdash;Providence: Laplante (Studdard, Kapusta) &hellip; 4:433&mdash;Providence: Chad (Summers, McGill) &hellip; 8:194&mdash;Providence: Chad (McGill Michaluk) &hellip; 19:43Penalties: Hosking, Laplante (major and minor), Tottle.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;Providence: Kapusta &hellip; 2:416&mdash;Providence: Stoddard (Kapusta, Laplante) &hellip; 18:16Penalty: Gooden.<h3>Third Period</h3>7&mdash;Providence: Bedard (Fraser Michaluk) &hellip; 0:248&mdash;Springfleld: Kaiser (McMurdy, Gordon) &hellip; 7:469&mdash;Springfield: McMurdy (Kaiser, Brennan) &hellip; 8:3110&mdash;Springfield: Lemieux (Pidhirny, Allen) &hellip; 15:01Penalties: Bedard. Michaluk.<h2>TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6</h2>ST. LOUIS. &mdash; After matching Pittsburgh Hornets goal for goal in the first Period, St. Louis Flyers jumped in front to capture a 6-3 game here.Pittsburgh: Goal, Mayer; defence, P. Backor, Horton; centre, Langelle; wings, Hannigan, Solinger; subs.: Samis, Kemp, Arundel, Russell, Benson, Kobussen, Costello, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Barbe, Mathers.St. Louis: Goal, Almas: defence, Nicholson, Melong; centre, McComb: wings, Rayuak, H. Backor; subs.: Milligan, Wilson, Grigg, Trigg, Simpson, Gauthier, Olson, Sullivan, Doran, Tustin.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Pittsburgh: Hannigan (Langelle, Horton) &hellip; 1:072&mdash;St. Louis: McComb (Raynak) &hellip; 6:133&mdash;Pittsburgh: P. Backor (O&rsquo;Flaherty) &hellip; 8:414&mdash;St. Louis: Tustin (Gauthier, Trigg) &hellip; 15:17Penalties: Hannigan, Costello.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;St. Louis: Trigg (Gauthier, Tustin) &hellip; 1:576&mdash;Pittsburgh: Kobussen (O&rsquo;Flaherty, Samis) &hellip; 2:587&mdash;St Louis: Sullivan (Olson, Nicholson) &hellip; 15:298&mdash;St. Louis: Grigg (McComb, H. Backor) &hellip; 17:52Penalty: Samis.<h3>Third Period</h3>9&mdash;St. Louis: Grigg (Milligan, H. Backor) &hellip; 9:17Penalty: Kemp.<h2>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7</h2>HERSHEY. &mdash; Rod Morrison clicked for two goals here as Indianapolis Caps dropped Hershey Bears 4-1.Indianapolis: Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Lund, Quackenbush; centre, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Dewsbury, Raglan, Woit, Wiseman, McKay, Sclisizzi, Lundy, Haidy, Heller, Glover.Hershey: Goal, Henry; defence, Branigan, Moe; centre, Sullivan; wings, Mario; Brown; subs.: Cain, Porteous, Bradley, Lowe, Marquess, Jones, McLenahan, Bruce, Kullman, Bettio, Larson, Mahaffy.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Indianapolis: Sclisizzi (Lundy, Wiseman) &hellip; 16:412&mdash;Indianapolis: R. Morrison (Podolsky) &hellip; 19:54Penalties: Bruce, Dewsbury (2), Branigan, Lund.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Hershey: Larson (Mahaffy, Porteous) &hellip; 5:044&mdash;Indianapolis: R. Morrison (D. Morrison, Woit) &hellip; 7:57Penalties: Haidy (major), Podolsky, Dewsbury, Kullman, Branigan, Jones.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Indianapolis: Sclisizzi (Lundy, Woit) &hellip; 11:14Penalties: Glover, Kullman, Haidy, Wiseman, Jones.BUFFALO. &mdash; Paul Meger&rsquo;s thirdperiod counter gave Buffalo a 2-2 draw with New Haven Ramblers.New Huven: Goal, Francis; defence, Evans, Hrymtak; centre, Gordon; wings, Manson, Perreault; subs.: McDonagh. Juckes, Lavell, Bloomer, Lancien, White, Denis, Webster, Brown.Buffalo: Goal, Dion; defence, Finkbeiner, H. Currie; centre, Pennell; wings, Hickey, Pargeter; subs.: Field, Davidson, Johnson, DeMarco, Cooper, Meger, St. Pierre, F. Curry, Ashbee.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;New Haven: Denis (White, Webster) &hellip; 14:34Penalties: Finkbeiner, Evans (2), Bloomer, Hickey, Field.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;New Haven: Manson (Perreault, Gordon) &hellip; 13:233&mdash;Buffalo: Pargeter (H. Currie, Pennell) &hellip; 15:13Penalty: Manson.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Buffalo: Meger (Cooper, DeMarco) &hellip; 9:34Penalties: Francis (served by Bloomer), Evans, Johnson.CINCINNATI. &mdash; Gerry Plamondon saved the Mohawks from a blanking as Pittsburgh won out 4-1 here.Pittsburgh: Goal, Mayer; defence, Mathers, Kemp; centre, Kobussen; wings, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Costello; sub&rsquo;s.: Langelle, Samis, Arundel, Backor, Hannigan, Russell, Benson, Solinger, Horton, Barbe.Cincinnati: Goal, Bibeault; defence, Deslauriers, Irwin; centre, Campeau; wings, Plamondon, Hirschfeld; subs.: Lepine, Gagnon, Cox, Dube, Hergesheimer, Moore. Frampton, Hebenton. Locae.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Pittsburgh: Mathers (Hannigan) &hellip; 9:562&mdash;Pittsburgh: Hannigan (Russell) &hellip; 11:183&mdash;Pittsburgh: Langelle (Solinger) &hellip; 16:30Penalties: Lepine, Campeau.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Cincinnati: Plamondon (Campeau, Hirschfeld) &hellip; 1:38Penalties: Gordon, Russell.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Pittsburgh: Solinger (Hannigan, Langelle) &hellip; 16:30Penalties: None.SPRINGFIELD. &mdash; An early three goal lead just wasn&rsquo;t enough as Springfield came roaring back to tie Cleveland 4-4.Cleveland: Goal, Bower; defence, Sprout, Kraftcheck; centre, Douglas; wings, Kelly, Schultz; subs.: Relgle, Buller, Williams, Leswick, Taylor, Thurier, Sloan Holota, Carse, Dawes.Springfield: Goat, McAtee; defence, Hosking, Tottle; centre, Burnett; wings, Hayden, Gooden; subs.: Allen, Brennan. Lemieux, Pidhirny, Prokop, Kaiser, Macey, Gordon, McMurdy, Casanato.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Cleveland: Kelly (Sprout) &hellip; 0:482&mdash;Cleveland: Sloan (Taylor, Thurier) &hellip; 5:103&mdash;Cleveland: Leswick (Holota. Carse) &hellip; 16:14Penalties: None.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Springfield: Kaiser (Gordon, McMurdy) &hellip; 7:135&mdash;Cleveland: Thurier (Carse, Leswick) &hellip; 11:16Penalty: Dawes.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Springfield: Pidhirny (Allen, Casanato) &hellip; 1:487&mdash;Springfield: Pidhirny (Casanato, Prokop) &hellip; 11:138&mdash;Springfield: Gooden (Allen, McMurdy) &hellip; 13:31Penalties; Douglas, Kaiser, Kelly, Brennan.<h2>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8</h2>INDIANAPOLIS. &mdash; Only 3,515 fans turned out to welcome the Indianapolis Caps home from a long road trip, but the Caps celebrated anyway with a 3-1 triumph over the New Haven.New Haven: Goal, Francis; defence, Evans, Hrymnak; centre, White; wings, Denis, Webster; subs.: Lavell, Bloomer, Lancien, Lamirande, Gordon, Manson Perreault, Brown, McDonagh, Juckes.Indianapolis: Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Lund, Quackenbush; centre, D. Morrison; wings, R. Morrison, Podolsky; subs.: Dewsbury, Raglan, Woit, Wiseman, McKay, Sclisizzi, Lundy, Glover, Teller.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Indianapolis: Glover (McKay) &hellip; 10:282&mdash;Indianapolis: Dewsbury (Slisizzi) &hellip; 13:15Penalty: Dewsbury.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalty: Evans.<h3>Third Period</h3>3&mdash;New Haven: Perreault (Gordon) &hellip; 8:154&mdash;Indianapolis: Dewsbury (Podolsky, R. Morrison) &hellip; 15:07Penalties: Bloomer (major), Podol sky (major). Lavell.<h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2>(Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 11)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04155/1267903-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="1775" height="1250"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry And The Pirate!TERRY SAWCHUK, sparkling goalie of Indianapolis Capitals, words off a buccaneering thrust by a daring and unidentified member of the New Haven Ramblers band of goal-hungry hearties. That&rsquo;s Enio Sclisizzi (sometimes aliased as Jim Enio) coming in on the left to aid his hard-pressed last line of defense.</figcaption></div><h3>THE LEADERS</h3>Most Goals: Les Douglas, Clev. (18)Most Assists: Les Douglas, Clev. (26).Most Penalties: Joe Lepine, Cin. (82 minutes).Best Goalkeeper Ave.: Gil Mayer, Pitts. 67 goals in 26 games (2.58).Most Shutouts: Conny Dion, Buff.; Terry Sawchuk, Ind. (2).Most Team Penalties: Indianapolis (316 minutes).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05133/1267896-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="589" height="595"></div> &#9632;

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Including Games of Sunday, Dec. 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01241/1268018-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="588" height="518"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02177/1268011-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="589" height="704"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03128/1268004-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="600" height="582"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04106/1267997-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="591" height="554"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0589/1267990-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="587" height="594"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0678/1267983-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="588" height="571"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0761/1267976-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="588" height="566"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0852/1267969-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="593" height="563"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0947/1267962-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="592" height="481"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1043/1267955-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="590" height="554"></div> &#9632;

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<h2>Clutch Guy</h2>The goal scoring ability of Jack Giesebrecht, hard working right wing of the Louisville Blades, has been mainly responsible for the Blades fine showing this season. Louisville have won nine games and in four of these Jack has scored the winning marker.<h2>Filling In</h2>Plagued with Injuries to some of his star players. Coach Clint Smith of the St. Paul Saints, has had to juggle his remaining forwards and defensemen like a chessmaster. He even played in one game himself and scored a goal. He filled in on defense, first time in 15 years he played anything but center.<h2>HOW THE RAGE GOES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01212/1268056-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="593" height="247"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>November 30 &mdash; Minneapolis 1, Kanas City 2.December 1 &mdash; St. Paul 1, Kansas City 1.December 2 &mdash; Louisville 6, Minneapolis 3.December 3 &mdash; Omaha 4, St. Paul 2; Minneapolis 6, Louisville 3; Tulsa 5 Kansas City 1.December 4 &mdash; Kansas City 2 Minneapolis 4; St. Paul 4. Omaha 4.December 6 &mdash; Louisville 3, Omaha 1; Tulsa 2, Minneapolis 6.December 7 &mdash; Kansas City 8, Louisville 6.The Minneapolis Millers, of the United States Hockey League, lengthened their first place lead over the second place St. Paul Saints to four points. Tulsa Oilers and Omaha Knights moved up to third and fourth place respectively as the Louisville Blades dropped from third to fifth place. The injury riddled Kansas City Mohawks remain in last place.The Omaha Knights went undefeated through four games during the week as they picked up seven points out of a possible eight. The Knights have a string of eight consecutive victories on home ice. Goal averages show the Millers first place standing is well deserved as both their offensive and defensive records arealso &ldquo;tops&rdquo;. Their goal scoring average is 4.31 per game and goals against average only 3.04 per game.George Agar, Minneapolis Millers centre, held his six point scoring lead with a total of 39 on 14 goals and 25 assists. Billy Warwick, his linemate, is runnerup with 33 points made up of 16 goals and 17 assists. Warwick leads the scorers with 16 goals and Agar the play-makers with 25 assists. Agar, Warwick and Richardson, of the Millers, have scored a total of 45 goals to make the highest scoring line in the League.<h2>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30</h2>MINXEAPODIS. &mdash; Kansas City halted Minneapolis&rsquo; winning streak at four straight 2-1, in a tightly-fought game at the Arena.Kansas City: Goal, Henry; defence, J. Jackson, Baldwin; centre, Fashoway; wings, Wycherly, Groves; subs.: Tarala, Bedard, Leier, Harms, Stasiuk, Goodacre, Ellis.Minneapolis: Goal, McQueston; defence, Mariucci, Fraser; centre. King; wings, Bonmor, Hergesheimer; subs.: Kraiger, Kaiser, Agar, Warwick, Richardson, Smith, Strain, Atanas, R. Jackson.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Kansas City: Wycherly (Stasiuk) &hellip; 12:11Penalties: Hergesheimer, Baldwin, Strain.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Minneapolis: Hergesheimer (King, Kaiser) &hellip; 3:563&mdash;Kansas City: Fashoway (Groves, Baldwin) &hellip; 17:11Penalties: Tarala, Mariucci (2), Fraser, Stasiuk.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalty: Mariucci.<h2>THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1</h2>ST. PAUL. &mdash; The St. Paul Saints came out of the depths to get a third period goal on their own Auditorium ice and tie the vastly Improved Kansas City Mohawks 1-1.Kansas City: Goal, Henry; defence, Jackson, Baldwin; centre, Fashoway; wings, Groves. Wycherly; subs.: Ellis, Goodacre, Stasiuk, Leier, Harms, Bedard, Tarala.St. Paul: Goal, McGill; defence, Ailsby, Levandowski; centre, Schwartz; wings, Anslow, Mackintosh; subs.: Giokas, Lancien, Rozzini, DelMonte, Ramsden, Brown, Cameron, Bend.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Kansas City: Stasiuk (Jackson, Fashoway) &hellip; 9:57Penalties: None.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: None.<h3>Third Period</h3>2&mdash;St. Paul: Mackintosh (Lancien, Levandowski) &hellip; 19:50Penalties: Harms, Leier.<h2>FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2</h2>LOUISVILLE. &mdash; Cutting loose with three goals in the final period, the Louisville Blades whipped the league leading Minneapolis Millers 6-3 here.Louisville: Goal, G. Bell; defence, Bloom Garlepy; centre, McArthur; wings, Thorpe, Poitras; suns.: Archambeault, Dick, MacKenzie, St. Pierre, J. Bell, Giesebrecht, Burke, Petrie, Ritson, Fillion.Minneapolis: Goal, McQueston; defence. Mariucci, Fraser; centre, King; wings, Hergesheimer, Sonmor; subs.: Warwick, Jackson, Atanas, Richardson, Agar, Smith, Kralger, Kaiser, Strain.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Louisville: MacKenzie (Giesebrecht, St. Pierre) &hellip; 14:212&mdash;Minneapolis: Agar (Warwick) &hellip; 15.223&mdash;Minneapolis: Richardson (Agar, Warwick) &hellip; 16:27Penalties: Bloom, Jackson.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Minneapolis: Sonmor (Marlucci) &hellip; 2:105&mdash;Louisville: Ritson (J. Bell) &hellip; 8:496&mdash;Louisville: Dick (Ritson J. Bell) &hellip; 16:07Penalties: McArthur (major), St. Pierre, Fraser.<h3>Third Period</h3>7&mdash;Louisville: Thorpe (McArthur) &hellip; 9:298&mdash;Louisville: McArthur (Dick) &hellip; 10:499&mdash;Louisville: Thorpe (Archambeault) &hellip; 12:30Penalties: Thorpe, Ritson, Kaiser.<h3>SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3</h3>OMAHA. &mdash; Goalie Bill Brennan of Omaha shut the gate on St. Paul late in the first period as Omaha whipped the defending champions 4-2.Omaha: Goal, Brennan; defence, Forbes, Durham; centre, L. Wilson; wings, J. Wilson, Bruneteau; subs.: Folk, Pronovost, Bert Giesebrecht, Bruce Giesebrecht, O&rsquo;Grady, Heale, McLean, Burgess, McLeod, Mulholland.St. Paul: Goai, McGill; defence, Giokas, Lancien; centre, Rozzlnl; wings, MacIntosh, Anslow; subs.: Ailsby, Levandowski, Cameron, Brown, Bend, DelMonte, Ramsden.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Omaha: J. Wilson (L. Wilson, Bruneteau) &hellip; 13:142&mdash;St. Paul: Ramsden (DelMonte, Rozzini) &hellip; 14:003&mdash;St. Paul: Schwartz (Macintosh) &hellip; 17:52Penalties: Pronovost, Levandowski, Giokas, Ailsby.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Omaha: I. Wilson (L. Wilson, Bruneteau) &hellip; 5:445&mdash;Omaha: Bruce Giesebrecht (O&rsquo;Grady) &hellip; 17:26Penalties: Pronovost, Burgess.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Omaha: Heale (Forbes, Burgess) &hellip; 5:08Penalty: Pronovost.TULSA. &mdash; Tulsa won a hard-checking game from Kansas City 5-1 and came within two minutes and 28 seconds of shutting out the Mohawks before 2,588 fans.Kansas City: Goal, Henry; defence. Baldwin, Jackson; centre, Fashoway; wings. Groves, Brown; subs.: Tarala, Bedard, Harms, Leier, Ellis, Stasiuk, Goodacre.Tulsa: &mdash; Goal, Little; defence, Dillon, Sandalack; centre, Ashworth; wings, Gronsdahl, McAtee; subs.: Haldorsen, Ferguson, Melnyk, Schnurr, M. Young, Butler, E. Young, Telford, Schertzl, Knott.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Tulsa: Dillon (Gronsdahl) &hellip; 6:402&mdash;Tulsa: M. Young (Haldorsen, E. Young) &hellip; 19:30Penalties: Baldwin, Fashoway, Dillon (2), Schertzl,<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Tulsa: Ferguson (Haldorsen, Sandalack) &hellip; 10:52Penalties: Baldwin, Schnurr.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Tulsa: Haldorsen &hellip; 3:095&mdash;Tulsa: Haldorsen (Dillon) &hellip; 7:126&mdash;Kansas City: Brown (Baldwin) &hellip; 17:32Penalties: None.MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Hit by un epidemic of injuries, the Millers took the Arena ice with a patchwork team but the shuffled and re-shuffled combination generated enough punch to Louisville 6-3 before 2,785 fans.Louisville: Goal, B. Bell; defence. Bloom, Gariepy; centre, Ritson; wings, J. Bell, Thorpe; subs.: Dick, Archambeault, Petrie, McKenzie, Giesebrecht, St. Pierre, Poitras, Fillion, McArthur, Burke.Minneapolis: Goal, McQueston; defence, Marlucci, Fraser; centre, Agar; wings, Warwick, Richardson; subs.: Kaiser, Kelly, King, Sonmor, Hergesheimer, Smith, Strain, Atanas, Jackson.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Minneapolis: Warwick (Agar, Fraser) &hellip; 2:142&mdash;Minneapolis: Fraser (Hergesheimer) &hellip; 10:26Penalty: Thorpe.<h2>Second Period</h2>3&mdash;Minneapolis: Hergesheimer (Sonmor, King) &hellip; 4:174&mdash;Louisville: Poitras. (Burke) &hellip; 7:145&mdash;Minneapolis: Richardson (Agar, Warwick) &hellip; 8:536&mdash;Minneapolis: Warwick (Agar) &hellip; 9:517&mdash;Louisville: McKenzie (Burke, McArthur) &hellip; 12:228&mdash;Louisville: Thorpe (Ritson, J. Bell) &hellip; 14:39Penalty: Archambeauit<h3>Third Period</h3>9&mdash;Minneapolis: Atanas (Smith, Fraser) &hellip; 6:59Penalties: None.<h2>SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4</h2>KANSAS CITY. &mdash; Stamina appears to be one of the strongest qualifications of the Minneapolis hockey team. Playing their third game in as many nights, the Millers spurted in the final period here to beat Kansas City 4-2.Kansas City: Goal, Henry; defence, Jackson, Baldwin; centre. Brown; wings. Groves, Fashoway; subs.: Tarala, Bedard, Conn, Leier, Goodacre, Stasiuk, Harms, Biade.Minneapolis: Goal, McQueston; defence, Mariucci, Fraser; centre, Agar; wings, Richardson, Warwick; subs.: Kaiser, King, Smith, Atanas, Strain, Hergesheimer, Sonmor, E. Jackson.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Minneapolis: Atanas (Smith) &hellip; 7:062&mdash;Kansas City: Leier (Conn, Stasiuk) &hellip; 10:343&mdash;Minneapolis: Warwick (Agar, Fraser) &hellip; 10:52Penalty: Mariucci.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Kansas City: Goodacre (Brown) &hellip; 8:54Penalties: Baldwin, Conn, King (major), Goodacre (major), Groves.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Minneapolis: Hergesheimer (Sonmor, Kaiser) &hellip; 10:556&mdash;Minneapolis: Hergesheimer (R Jackson) &hellip; 11:58Penalties: None.ST. PAUL. &mdash; A 4-1 third period St. Paul lead couldn&rsquo;t stand up against the youth and zip of Omaha and the Knights scored three late goals to skate off with a 4-4 tie at the St. Paul Auditorium.Omnha: Goal, Brennan; defence, Forbes, McLeod; centre, L. Wilson; wings, J. Wilson, Bruneteau; subs.: Pronovost, Folk, O&rsquo;Grady, McLean, Bert Giesebrecht, Bruce Giesebrecht, Heale, Burgess, Mulholland.St. Paul: Goal, McGill; defence, Giokas, Lancien; centre, Ramsden; wings, Anslow, Mackintosh; subs.: Ailsby, Del-Monte, Brown, Bend, Levandowski, Rozzini, Cameron, Bell.<h3>First Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Lancien, Brennan (served by Burgjss).<h3>Second Period</h3>1&mdash;Omaha: Bert Giesebrecht (O&rsquo;Grady) &hellip; 10:082&mdash;St. Paul: Mackintosh (Ramsden, Anslow) &hellip; 10:513&mdash;St. Paul: Brown (Cameron) &hellip; 16:114&mdash;St. Paul: Anslow (Mackintosh, Lancien) &hellip; 17:14Penalty: McLean.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;St. Paul: Cameron (Ailsby, Brown) &hellip; 2:126&mdash;Omaha: Heale (McLean, Burgess) &hellip; 4:347&mdash;Omaha: Bert Giesebrecht (Bruce Giesebrecht, O&rsquo;Grady) &hellip; 10:168&mdash;Omaha: Forbes (Bert Giesebrecht) &hellip; 11:30Penalties: None.<h2>THE POIHT PARADE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03160/1268049-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="588" height="858"></div><h2>THE LEADERS</h2>Most Points: Geo. Agar, Mpls (39).Most Goals: Bill Warwick, Mpls (16).Most Assists: Geo. Agar, Mpls (25).Most Penalties: Pete Durham, Omaha (56 minutes).Most Shutouts: McQueston, Mpls (2).Best Goalkeeper Ave.: McQueston. Mpls (3.05). &#9632;

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By TED RANDOLPH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02179/1268087-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">LLOYD AILSBY &hellip;does his shore.</figcaption></div>ST. PAUL, Minn.&mdash;The fact that he is the second oldest player in the United States Hockey League doesn&rsquo;t keep big Lloyd Ailsby, St. Paul&rsquo;s hardworking defenseman, from doing more than his share of the work.Few players in the league&mdash;or any league for that matter&mdash;can equal the &ldquo;horse&rdquo; when it comes to working hard &hellip; During a recent wave of injuries to St. Paul defensemen, Lloyd helped take up the slack left by the injured blue liners by playing his regular turn and then some&hellip;One of Lloyd&rsquo;s biggest hockey thrills came the night he made his debut in the pro game &hellip; A defenseman then as now, Lloyd broke in with three goals with the Philadelphia Ramblers &hellip; Lloyd is one of the veteran hands in the U.S.H.L. &hellip; He came to the Saints in the 1945-46 campaign&mdash;first year the U.S.H.L. was in operation&mdash;and has been with them since&hellip;A grain farmer in the off season, Ailsby seldom gets very far out of shape &hellip; For that reason the big guy may be bouncing opposing hockey players around the landscape for a few years to come.Even though Lloyd treats them rough, foes won&rsquo;t mind if he does hang around awhile &hellip; They like the big guy for the grand fellow he is&mdash;and the contributions he has made to the game&hellip; &#9632;

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Big Lloyd St. Paul Workhorse

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01211/1268286-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="592" height="321"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Dec. 4 &mdash; Chicoutimi 2, Royals 1.Dec. 7 &mdash; Valleyfield 4, Sherbrooke 0.Dec. 8 &mdash; Valleyfield 3, Shawinigan 3.Dec. 10 &mdash; Sherbrooke 3, Royals 2.Dec. 10 &mdash; Attawa 4, Valleyfield 2.Dec. 10 &mdash; Quebec 6, Shawinigan 3.Dec. 11 &mdash; Royals 4, Sherbrooke 4.Dec. 11 &mdash; Ottawa 7, Valleyfield 4.Dec, 11 &mdash; Chicoutimi 3, Shawinigan 2.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02161/1268279-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="591" height="318"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03128/1268272-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="599" height="220"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Nov. 24 &mdash; Halifax 8, Amherst 0.Nov. 24 &mdash; Saint John 4, Moncton 3.Nov. 25 &mdash; Halifax 5, Amherst 2.Nov, 26 &mdash; Moncton 3, Halifax 2.Nov. 26 &mdash; Saint John 9, Amherst 3.Nov. 28 &mdash; Saint John 9, Moncton 5.Nov. 29 &mdash; Halifax 6; Moncton 3.Nov. 29 &mdash; Saint John 5, Amherst 2.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04105/1268265-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="596" height="317"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0565/1268258-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="598" height="196"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0644/1268251-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="588" height="310"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0736/1268244-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="596" height="193"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Nov. 30 &mdash; Calgary 1, Edmonton 5.Nov. 30 &mdash; Saskatoon 5, Regina 8.Dec. 2 &mdash; Saskatoon 6, Calgary 5.Dec. 3 &mdash; Saskatoon 1, Edmonton 9.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0833/1268237-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="588" height="320"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0926/1268230-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="593" height="244"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1023/1268223-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="585" height="240"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Dec. 2 &mdash; Kitchener 1, Marlboros 5.Dec. 2 &mdash; Owen Sound 3, Hamilton 3 Overtime tie.Dec. 3 &mdash; Marlboros 3, Kitchener 1.Dec. 3 &mdash; Hamilton 5, Owen Sound 1.Dec. 6 &mdash; Marlboros 3, Hamilton 2.Dec. 6 &mdash; Kitchener 5, Owen Sound 3.Dec. 7 &mdash; Hamilton 2, Marlboros 5.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1120/1268216-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg" title="f0016-11" width="584" height="312"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1220/1268209-1-eng-US/f0016-122.jpg" title="f0016-12" width="590" height="190"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1317/1268202-1-eng-US/f0016-132.jpg" title="f0016-13" width="586" height="253"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Dec. 2 &mdash; Hettche 12, Windsor 12.Dec. 2 &mdash; Auto Club 3, Chatham 1.Dec. 3 &mdash; Sarnia 10, Windsor 5.Dec. 5 &mdash; Chatham 7, Hettche 2.Dec. 5 &mdash; Sarnia 9, Auto Club 4.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1416/1268195-1-eng-US/f0016-142.jpg" title="f0016-14" width="588" height="310"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1516/1268188-1-eng-US/f0016-152.jpg" title="f0016-15" width="588" height="233"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1615/1268181-1-eng-US/f0016-162.jpg" title="f0016-16" width="585" height="267"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Nov. 29 &mdash; Army 5. North Bay 2.Nov. 29 &mdash; R.C.A.F. 6, Renfrew 3.Nov. 30 &mdash; Cornwall 8. Renfrew 2.Nov. 30 &mdash; Pembroke 2. North Bay 2.Dec. 1 &mdash; Renfrew 8, Cornwall 6.Dec. 2 &mdash; Cornwall 4, R.C.A.F. 2.Dec. 3 &mdash; Pembrooke 1. Renfrew 2.Dec. 3 &mdash; Army 4, North Bay 3.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1715/1268174-1-eng-US/f0016-172.jpg" title="f0016-17" width="588" height="295"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1815/1268167-1-eng-US/f0016-182.jpg" title="f0016-18" width="585" height="274"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Dec. 4 &mdash; Canadiens 2, Nationale 7.Dec. 6 &mdash; Canadiens 2, Quebec 7.Dec. 6 &mdash; Leafs 2, Nationale 4.Dec. 8 &mdash; Royal s2, Nationale 4.Dec. 8 &mdash; Leafs 2, Canadiens 5.Dec. 8 &mdash; Three Rivers 9, Valleyfield 0.Dec. 10 &mdash; Three Rivers 3, Royals 0.Dec. 10 &mdash; Quebec 9, Verdun 4.Dec. 11 &mdash; Canadiens 3, Three Rivers 1.Dec. 11 &mdash; Quebec 1. National 7.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1914/1268160-1-eng-US/f0016-192.jpg" title="f0016-19" width="593" height="347"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Dec. 2 &mdash; St. Michael&rsquo;s 10, St. Catharines 2.Dec. 2 &mdash; Oshawa 3, Guelph 10.Dec. 2 &mdash; Stratford 0, Barrie 3.Dec. 3 &mdash; Galt 1, Marlboros 5.Dec. 3 &mdash; St. Catharines 6, St. Michael&rsquo;s 3.Dec. 3 &mdash; Galt 1, Oshawa 2.Dec. 3 &mdash; Barrie 2, Windsor 6.Dec. 6 &mdash; St. Michael&rsquo;s 4, Galt 5.Dec. 6 &mdash; Barrie 3, Guelph 1.Dec. 7 &mdash; Oshawa 2, Windsor 14.Dec. 7 &mdash; Galt 8, Barrie 4.Dec. 7 &mdash; St. Catharines 2, Stratford 6.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2014/1268153-1-eng-US/f0016-202.jpg" title="f0016-20" width="585" height="333"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2114/1268146-1-eng-US/f0016-212.jpg" title="f0016-21" width="591" height="358"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2214/1268139-1-eng-US/f0016-222.jpg" title="f0016-22" width="588" height="237"></div><h2>RESULTS OF GAMES</h2>Nov. 30 &mdash; Regina 5, Moose Jaw 8.Nov. 30 &mdash; Bellevue 3, Lethbridge 5.Dec. 2 &mdash; Lethbridge 8, Regina 2.Dec. 3 &mdash; Lethbridge 4, Moose Jaw 5.Dec. 3 &mdash; Calgary 5, Bellevue 7.Dec. 5 &mdash; Lethbridge 6, Regina 4.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2314/1268132-1-eng-US/f0016-232.jpg" title="f0016-23" width="591" height="259"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2414/1268125-1-eng-US/f0016-242.jpg" title="f0016-24" width="589" height="288"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2512/1268118-1-eng-US/f0016-252.jpg" title="f0016-25" width="590" height="211"></div> &#9632;

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Amateur Parade At Quick Glance

<div class="byline">By TED RANDOLPH</div>OMAHA, Neb.&mdash;The &ldquo;Iron Man&rdquo; nickname they have been using in referring to defenseman Jake Forbes of Omaha is appropriate.The gritty little guy, who will try any position for the good of the team&mdash;he has played &lsquo;em all even goalie in a pinch for Omaha&mdash;is one of the U.S. league&rsquo;s real veterans &hellip; Jake came to the Knights the first season the U.S.H.L. was formed and has been around ever since. He is serving his third campaign as team captain.In the time that Jake has performed for the Knights his record shows two straight seasons without missing a game &mdash; and over 300 games played. Jake was named to the U.S.H.L. All-Star team a year ago&mdash;and the year before.One of the hardest skaters in the league, Forbes is a tireless worker on the blue line &hellip; In addition to being one of the more reliable defensemen in the league, Jake has developed into a strong point getter as well &hellip; Last campaign he made 46 points on 13 goals and 33 assists &hellip; The season before he collected 39 &hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2611/1268317-1-eng-US/f0016-262.jpg" title="f0016-26" width="590" height="693"><figcaption class="caption-body">JAKE FORBES</figcaption></div>Jake is a summer sports enthusiast when he hangs up the skates &hellip; Somehow he finds time between his working hours in a Galt machine shop to play baseball, golf, swim and do a bit of riding. &#9632;

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“Iron Man” Jake Has Played 300 Games In A Row

CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;Denny Huddleston, 200-pound defenseman cut loose last week by Valleyfield Braves of the Quebec Senior Hockey League, has signed with Saskatoon Quakers of the Western Canada Senior circuit.He was released by Valleyfield in favor of Ralph Toohy, end with Montreal Alouettes, Dominion football champions. Quakers are&rsquo; in the basement of the W.C.S.H.L.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S X-WORD KEY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-279/1268372-1-eng-US/f0016-272.jpg" title="f0016-27" width="557" height="752"></div> &#9632;

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Rearguard Signed By Saskatoon

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;A break in Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s brilliant string on home ice and the signing of a new coach for the Moncton Hawks have highlighted events in the Maritime Senior (Big Four) Hockey League the past week. The Amherst Ramblers reached up from the league depths to defeat the Santamarians 8-6, the first loss in 15 games at the Halifax Forum for the locals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01184/1268483-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="252" height="386"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harvey Jackson</figcaption></div>Moncton Hawks made the headlines by firing Jack McKinnon and hiring Harvey (Busher) Jackson. Thus the one-time star of Toronto&rsquo;s famous Kid Line joins other major league exgreats in Maritime hockey. Down this way you find Marty Barry, Sweeney Schriner and Murph Chamberlain coaching, and Gordon Drillon still playing.<h2>Coach Called Too Tough</h2>The Hawks, well off the pace set by Saint John Beavers and St. Mary&rsquo;s, blamed it on Jack McKinnon&rsquo;s toughness with the players. At any rate some of last season&rsquo;s stars weren&rsquo;t producing, so they let McKinnon go. They signed Jackson after dickering for almost a week, then put big Joe Fitzpatrick in charge until t h e one-time Kid Liner gets here.Fitzpatrick might have done the job well enough himself at that. Since he took temporary charge the Hawks have been playing better hockey, despite loss of their best player. Manny McIntyre. The erstwhile wing star of Sherbrooke in the Quebec Senior League had to take time out for an operation. Internal trouble within the ranks saw fiery Tommy Brennan sitting it out for a week while St. Mary&rsquo;s romped without him. Brennan, it is said, had a run-in with head coach Barry and asked for his release. The Saints, it is rumored, were willing to trade even-up for Frankie Imonti of Moncton, but the Hawks refused to part with their hard working winger.<h2>Season&rsquo;s Social News</h2>On the social side Gordie Armstrong, last year a star with Montreal&rsquo;s Memorial Cup-winning Royals, was married to his Montreal sweetheart but played the night after his marriage and was one of the team&rsquo;s best. But Jack Donlevy was indisposed, junior goaltender Ernie Yeadon went into the breach for the first time this year and the Santamarians tasted their first defeat of the year on home ice.By the way, it was no fault of Yeadons that the team lost. The kid made several remarkable stops but the defense took a night off in clearing. The next night the Santamarians got sweet revenge when they shut out the Ramblers 5-0 in Amherst&rsquo;s new rink. It was Donlevy&rsquo;s third goose-egg of the season, all three against Ramblers. There is only one other, Les Colvin of Moncton having blanked Saint John Beavers two weeks ago.From Cape Breton comes word that Sydney coach Murph Chamberlain it off scouting, although his Millionaires have a neat if not gaudy lead over Glace Bay Miners and North Sydney Victorias.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02121/1268476-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="244" height="368"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chamberlain</figcaption></div>Murph is seeking a former professional to bolster his lines. He still hasn&rsquo;t played himself, and says he won&rsquo;t until he&rsquo;s satisfied with his club. Dave Schriner&rsquo;s Northside entry dropped wen off the pace, but then came charging back. The teams aren&rsquo;t as close as they were two weeks ago, but they&rsquo;re still close enough to hold interest.<h2>Get New Prexy</h2>Cape Breton League president Dr. Fabie Bates has been transferred and Glace Bay town magistrate C. Roy MacDonald will serve in that capacity the remainder of the season. Bates, a great star with Dalhousie University Tigers after the First Great War, was serving his second term as league prexy. MacDonald is an ardent sports follower in Canada&rsquo;s Biggest Town.Two veteran centers &mdash; Roy (Buck) Whitlock of Saint John and Billy Hannon of, Halifax are waging a great two-way race for scoring honors in the Maritime Big Four. And veteran Gordon Drillon is still holding his place in the first 10.In the Cape Breton League Glace Bay&rsquo;s Connie Brown is widening his margin, with erstwhile leader big Dune MacIntyre falling to third place behind Storey of North Sydney.Amherst officially opened its new arena during the week, losing to Beavers in the inaugural game. The Amherst rink drew raves from visiting sports dignatories. It&rsquo;s well lighted, has excellent appointments and is regarded by many as perhaps the most modern rink in the Maritimes. &#9632;

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Ex-Big League Stars Popular At Reins Of Maritime Puck Clubs

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01163/1268514-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Solution Next Week)</figcaption></div><h2>ACROSS</h2>1. Player pictured in center.7. Nickname given to Yale&rsquo;s athletic teams (sing.).8. Bill Moe&rsquo;s homeland (abbr.)10. Nickname of Bruneteau, former Detroit player.12. Former Springfield netminder.14. Initials of center for Boston Bruins.15. Frankie Brimsek earned this nickname.16. This may be awarded as penalty.18. Angle formed with blade and handle of stick.19. Initials of Northcott, who played for Montreal Maroons.21. &ldquo;Baldy&rdquo; Cotton&rsquo;s initials.23-Numeral worn by Turk Broda.25. Initials of farmer N.H.L. star known as &ldquo;Big Train.&rdquo;27. Musical note.28. Kind of &ldquo;Gulls&rdquo; Harvey Teno played for in Atlantic City.29. Heller&rsquo;s nickname.31. Skate blades are made of this.33. What Elwyn Rollins is called.35. Kilovolt (abbr.).36. Initials of veteran Leaf trainer.38. Former Maroons player known as &ldquo;Happy&rdquo;.41. Month in which pictured player celebrates birth.<h2>DOWN</h2>1. Pictured star appeared in 53 of these last season.2. Color of his hair.3. Initials of a Buffalo wingman.4. Date in October on which 33 Across celebrates birth.5.&rdquo;Bingo&rdquo; Kampman&rsquo;s given name.6. Nickname of N.H.L. club for which pictured star formerly played (sing.).9. Goalie tries for high figure in column headed thus in playing averages.11. Phil McAtee played for Rangers in this league (abbr.).13. Adjective suffix.15. Initials ot one of Boston&rsquo;s wingmen.17. Number of times Johnny Mowers was awarded Vezina trophy.20. Club for which pictured star plays.22. Iron he uses for short drives in golf.24. 15 Across guards that of Black Hawks.26. First name of pictured player.28. Compass point (abbr.)30. Symbol for tantalum.&rsquo;3 2. Important factor in a hockey contest.34. Gravelie&rsquo;s given name.37. Where Washington Lions played home games (abbr.).39. Initials of 10 Across.40. Senior (abbr.). &#9632;

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02126/1268587-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="241" height="277"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED REEVE well-known sports writer</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0396/1268580-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="306" height="298"><figcaption class="caption-body">LOUIS BOURDON prominent radio singer and master of ceremonies</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0482/1268573-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="224" height="282"><figcaption class="caption-body">RICHARD PENNINGTON University Librarian, McGill University</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0565/1268566-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="254" height="276"><figcaption class="caption-body">GREGORY CLARK distinguished columnist</figcaption></div><h2>that water does not freeze at 32&deg;F?</h2>One of the standard facts of all physics books is that water freezes at 32&deg; Fahrenheit. Recent carefully conducted experiments, however, prove conclusively that really pure, clean water does not begin to crystallize into ice until zero Fahrenheit or a little below it!<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0651/1268559-1-eng-US/f0019-062.jpg" title="f0019-06" width="405" height="284"></div>Do You Know&hellip; that the freezing point of water is raised only when the water contains particles of dirt or foreign matter that serve as centres or starting points of freezing?<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0748/1268552-1-eng-US/f0019-072.jpg" title="f0019-07" width="376" height="314"></div>Do You Know&hellip; that experiments show that even when various powdered substances were added to water this water would not freeze at the commonly-accepted freezing point? Although these powdered substances did raise the freezing temperature, they could not bring it higher than about 20&deg; above zero Fahrenheit!<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0845/1268545-1-eng-US/f0019-082.jpg" title="f0019-08" width="360" height="236"></div>Do You Know any interesting and unusual facts? Our &ldquo;Advisory Panel&rdquo; will pay $25 for any authenticated readers&rsquo; submissions if they are usable. All letters become our property. Write Black Horse Brewery, Station L, Montreal, P.Q.DAWES BLACK HORSE BREWERY &#9632;

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Do You Know

<div class="byline">By ED FITKIN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01121/1268667-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="284" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Barilko</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0261/1268660-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="267" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body">Happy Day</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0347/1268653-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="276" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Kennedy</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0434/1268646-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="267" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cal Gardner</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0523/1268639-1-eng-US/f0020-052.jpg" title="f0020-05" width="267" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Brimsek</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0616/1268632-1-eng-US/f0020-062.jpg" title="f0020-06" width="279" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Foster Hewitt</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Hap Day, better known among the Leafs as Simon Legree, was putting the finishing and that&rsquo;s the right word &mdash; touches the most gruelling practice of the season with a mild form of supreme torture known, for want of a better title, &ldquo;the dash from dasher to dasher.&rdquo;There wasn&rsquo;t much zingo left in the Leafs by this time. For almost one solid hour they had been subjected to all the weird whims in a coach&rsquo;s repertoire for conditioning. The gasps could have been heard in Foster Hewitt&rsquo;s gondola.But there was one of the Mapleos who still appeared to have something in reserve and from where he sat in his special cupola in the press box, Conn Smythe was not only admiring this one rugged performer but was voicing his praise in unstinted manner.&ldquo;Look at that big guy go,&rdquo; he murmured, as the players dashed from dasher to dasher between shrill peeps of Hap Day&rsquo;s whistle. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s in front all the time. What an athlete He&rsquo;s a man among boys.&rdquo;The &ldquo;Big Guy&rdquo; of the Leafs, was in this case, the man with the moustache &mdash; Garth Boesch. In this particular instance - a survival of the fitest, so to speak it appeared that Boesch would go on indefinitely as the rest of his mates, one by one, continued to flounder.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0714/1268625-1-eng-US/f0020-072.jpg" title="f0020-07" width="274" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Conn Smythe</figcaption></div>By the end of that practice, a couple of them were on their knees, more hung limply on the boards, others shrugged to the dressing room as if they were taking that &ldquo;Last Mile&rdquo; walk to the gallows.Grim? It sure was. But not to Smythe and Day.Said Smythe: &ldquo;This is a tough game and conditioning is the big thing. Just because some of our boys took off a few pounds and won a couple of games doesn&rsquo;t mean they can relax. There would be no necessity for this sort of thing if they kept themselves in shape. You can&rsquo;t get by these days unless everyone is in condition. If one man lags, it leaves a hole.&rdquo;Said Day: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t let the groaning and moaning worry you. Some of these fellows are pretty good actors. They&rsquo;ll break your heart if you let them.&rdquo;While watching &ldquo;Simon&rdquo; Day put the world champions through their paces, Smythe observed: &ldquo;Someday each club will have a physical training instructor to keep the boys in shape.&rdquo;He added: &ldquo;Hap is practically that now. It won&rsquo;t be his fault if they can&rsquo;t fight for a full two minutes at a time in a game.&rdquo;Smythe made another significant remark. &ldquo;Boesch,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;is certainly in good shape for a big man. When he plays well, we never lose.&rdquo;This was no idle remark. The facts were there to back it up. You merely had to check back through the games that followed. &ldquo;The Battle of the Bulge.&rdquo;Big Garth, who stands an inch above the six-foot mark, whittled his weight from 195 to 189 as a result of Smythe&rsquo;s slenderize-or-else ultimatum. The results were remarkable. In the next three games, discounting the champion&rsquo;s comeback staged by Turk Broda, Garth was the &ldquo;Big Guy&rdquo; of the Leafs, the fellow who seemed to lift them up by their bootstraps when the going got toughest. He was particularly outstanding in Detroit when the Toronto team, only 15 strong, survived a string of first - period penalties and staggered their way to a 2-1 victory over Detroit, though outshot by a 30-15 margin.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-088/1268618-1-eng-US/f0020-082.jpg" title="f0020-08" width="240" height="410"><figcaption class="caption-body">Garth Boesch</figcaption></div>Boesch was a power on defense in that game, a fine goaltending mate, as it were, for the Horatiolike Broda when the Wings were steaming up a &ldquo;pressure cooker&rdquo; offense. Then, in the late stages of the game when both teams had slowed perceptibly and were dogtired from gruelling games the previous night, it was Boes h who had that &ldquo;something extra&rdquo; in reserve to rouse the Leafs to a winning performance.A few days later, in Chicago, the big man with the moustache continued his spectacular work. His body-checks were of the shattering type, his organization was nifty and effective in getting the puck out of the Toronto zone and dispatching the forwards pell-mell for Brimsek&rsquo;s bastile.It was in that game, too, that Boesch tangled with one of the best fist-swingers in the N.H.L., rugged Doug (Crash) McCaig. Whipping off their gloves, they ladled it out bare-knuckle fashion. The sting and power of McCaig&rsquo;s fists drove Boesch to his knees but he came back fighting and was getting home some telling blows before arms tired and the two combatants elected to finish it off in a wrestling match.Boesch has never been a spectacular player for the Leafs&mdash;but over the years he has been one of the most dependable. His fine defensive play, particularly his ability to drop and smother shots, has earned for him, in the past, praise as a &ldquo;second goaltender.&rdquo;Bight now, with leadership players like Captain Teeder Kennedy, Cal Gardner and Bill Barilko confined to the sidelines. Big Garth looms as the &ldquo;Big Guy&rdquo; who will step in and inspire the champs to efforts that will keep them within shouting distance of the high-flying Wings. &#9632;

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Garth Outzooms ‘Em All In Rush For Survival

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-10" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-104/1268698-1-eng-US/f0020-102.jpg"></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;James J. (Tiny) McFadyen of Galt, Saturday was re-elected president of the Ontario Hockey Association at the association&rsquo;s 60th annual meeting here. It will be his second term.Some 200 delegates from Ontario returned the entire 17-man board by acclamation and made 20 minor changes in the group&rsquo;s constitution for the 1950-51 season.One of the main changes will be a ruling on what constitutes a full game&mdash;up to now termed by Mr. McFadyen as a &ldquo;headache&rdquo;. The ruling: If a referee calls a game after two periods of play it will constitute a full game for the records. If it is called off before the end of the second period it will be declared &ldquo;no contest&rdquo; and spectators will be given free admission to the next scheduled game.In all cases the referee&rsquo;s decision will have to be ratified by the executive board.<h2>Too Late, Turk</h2>Pentti Lund, number 9, N.H.L.&rsquo;s leading rookie last season, blasts one past exfat man Turk Broda as Tony Leswick, number 18, holds off Leafs Winger Harry Watson. &#9632;

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O.H.A. Executive All Re-elected

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;What&rsquo;s the matter with the &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo;?They&rsquo;re still asking the same question around Montreal hockey circles but it&rsquo;s in a different tone of voice from the way it was asked last season. Added is a new question: &ldquo;How come he&rsquo;s getting so many goals this season, when last year he couldn&rsquo;t shoot a puck into a lake?&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-096/1268729-1-eng-US/f0020-092.jpg" title="f0020-09" width="523" height="571"></div>In 25 games this season Richard had scored 20 goals and assisted on five more. At the same point last season he had scored a measely eight goals and helped on the same amount.&ldquo;How come?&rdquo; We asked coach Dick Irvin.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s working harder, skating better and shooting on the net,&rdquo; replied the genial mentor.Most notable change in Richard is his temper. He finally has it under control. At the 25 game mark last season he had spent no fewer than 51 minutes in the penalty box. At that point this season he had spent but 21 minutes.That Richard is still the same Richard who can throw either a right or a left with the best of them there is no doubt bat now he seems to think before he throws them. Richard used to play along the theory of an albow for an elbow&rsquo; and a fist for a fist. Now he waits until the last moment before he does anything that will get him a penalty.Most hockey experts were under the impressions that, due to his rather mediocre season last year it was no longer necessary for opposing coaches to assign their best left winger to keep a constant watch on Richard. This could be true for Richard has scored a goal in each of his five games and one in each of his last seven home games.There is only one new face in the lineup of those used only to keep a constant virgil on the &ldquo;Rocket.&rdquo; He is lanky Bert Olmstead of the Chicago Black Hawks.Although Olmstead has enjoyed about the same amount of success as the other Richard patrolers he certainly could not he called a complete success at the art.If it is true that the opposition has relaxed their watch on Richard then it will not be long in being resumed.However Richard&rsquo;s great success this season is not all due to the fact that his opposing wingmen is no long concentrating soley on him. His shooting has improved so much of late that he is being dropped back to the point on power plays with Reardon moving up to the forward line.Hal Laycoe, Hab defenseman, summed up Richard&rsquo;s shooting recently. &ldquo;When the puck hits his stick it&rsquo;s like reloading a gun, said Hal. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s off the ice and towards the net all in the same motion, just like he pulled a trigger.&rdquo;Although his current pace is much lower that his 1944-45 pace when he scored 50 goals, he has more than a good chance to break his record. At the 25 games mark in his 50 goal season he had scored no fewer than 26 goals and assisted on 13 more. The N.H.L. played a 50 games schedule that season.Richard&rsquo;s two last weekend goals brought his lifetime total to 227, which puts him eighth among the all time top scorers.When he scored a goal on Saturday, 10th of December against the Hawks he passed the record of Chuck Conacher, coach of the Chicago crew. It was a bit of a coincidence that it was against the Conacher coached Hawks that he performed this feat. Not only that but Conacher was also celebrating his 40th birthday that day and Doug Bentley, captain of the club received a telegram from Boss Bill Tobin saying that it would be nice if the club could give Conacher a win on his birthday.One night later Richard scored his 227 goal of his comparately short N.H.L. career and passed the record of Toe Blake. He is now only one goal away from records held by Dit Clapper of the Bruins and Bill Cook of the Rangers.That opposing players have respect for Richard can be told by Bill Quackenbush, defenceman of the Boston Bruins.&ldquo;When that Richard&rsquo;s on the ice you&rsquo;ve got to keep you&rsquo;re head up. You can&rsquo;t give him an inch, if you do you&rsquo;ll be sorry,&rdquo; said Bill. &#9632;

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