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August 15, 1950
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Hawks Hope Lumley And Stewart Will Be Way Out Of Cellar Spot
CHICAGO, III.— The NHL hockey scene is usually quiet during the summer months, but 1950 will now long be remembered as the year when the si1ence was broken with a BANG! The big noise was set off of July 13 when the Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings and Chicago’s Black Hawks announced a record breaking, nine player trade. To the Hawks have corner Goalie Harry Lumley, Defenseman Jack Stewart and Al Dewsbury, Left Wing Pete Babando and Center Don Morrison. The new Wings are, Center Metro Prystai, Left Wing Gaye Stewart, Defenseman Bob Goldham and Netminder Jim Henry. With Lumley in the nets and Stewart on defense at least a third of each game, the Hawks may finally have a combination capable of lifting them out of the league cellar and into playoff…
Adams Calls Metro Cinch For Stardom
DETROIT. Mich.— If Manager Jack Adams’ usually accurate barometer is working these summer months, Detroit fans found favor with the whole sale hockey swan between Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks. It was startling news, even in the off season, when Goalie Harry Lumley, Defenseman Jack Stewart, Forward Pete Babando and Farm Hands Al Dewsbury and Don Morrison were peddled to the Hawks. In return the Wings picked up Center Metro Prystai, Left Wing Gaye Stewart, Defenseman Bob Goldham and Goalie Jim Henry. Adams gauges fan reaction in such matters on fan mail and telephone calls. If the public doesn’t agree with his trades, the response is heavy with hot and acid comments. If the public agrees, there just isn’t any mail or calls. This wag a trade with no reaction. So Jack figures…
Selke Won’t Oppose Bids By 2 Clubs
MONTREAL, Que.— Frank Selke, a powerful force in the Quebec Senior* League, says he will agree to anything that’s feasible in the way of working out a schedule that will include the Toronto Marlboros and Hamilton Tigers. However whether the present 1950-51 schedule will be revised to include the two clubs left from the O.H.A. Senior loop is not known. “I will not block any move to include the Marlboros and Tigers into a schedule that’s feasible,” said Selke. “I would like to help out those two clubs in their prediciment as much as possible.” Too Much Travelling However, other sources in the Quebec Senior League weren’t quite so fast to agree with anything feasible. Some point out that the smaller clubs such as the Valleyfield Braves, Shawinigan Falls Cataracts and Sherbrooke Saints would…
Chamberlain Signs To Coach P. E. Islanders
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. Having taken the plunge into top senior hockey after an absence of 15 years, Charlottetown sportsmen are going all out for a strong team. They have already signed their new coach, Erwin (Murph) Chamberlain. The old Hard Rock of many tough years in the National Hockey League, coached Sydney Millionaires in the Cape Breton League. The dollarmen. won their league title without too much trouble and defeated Halifax Saint Mary’s four games to one in the Maritime finals. In the Allan Cup playoffs however, Millionaires succumbed to Sherbrooke St. Francis in straight games. It was then that the Chamberlain name lost some of its magic in Cape Breton. It was said then that he wouldn’t be invited back for another term. But Murph was determined to show them. He accepted the Charlottetown…
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