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December 30, 1950
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Poppa Lines New York Rangers boost one of top “Poppa Line” in Edgar Laprade, Tony Leswick and Eddie Kullman. Combined, they have nine children. Kullman is No. 1 daddy with three girls and a boy. Laprade has three girls and Leswick Ind two boys. Another Delisle Boy Jackie Miller, new winger with Chicago Black Hawks, is the third player in the NHL born and raised in Delisle, Sask. The Bentley’s, Max and Doug, are responsible for putting the tiny town on the map. Miller, like the Bentley boys, is a wheat farmer in the summer months. LEAFS CLING TO TOP SPOT, DETROIT TRAILS Those Two Games In Hand Are Precious To Wings As of last Saturday morning, the Toronto Maple Leafs were clinging tenaciously to first place in the standings with 44 points, while Detroit Red…


Stamps’ New Home


A Rose By Any Giner Name, Said Shakespeare, But He Didn’t Hear Nicknames Picked Up By Players
CHICAGO, Ill.— “What’s in a name” asked Shakespeare. The Bard of Avon answered his own question with “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Curiosity prompted a desire to find what, if anything, c aused some of the nicknames sported by hockey players. Many Chicago fans remember Lolo Couture, who played right wing for the Hawks in the thirties. Couture’s Christian name was Rosario. He, however, did not consider such a “handle” masculine and, accordingly, he chose the name of Lolo. Oh! Well! ‘Everybody to their own taste,” as the old lady said as she kissed the cow. Analysis of the cognomen revealed the usual number of “Reds.” They were red-thatched Hamill, Dutton, Horner, and Leonard Patrick Kelly of the Red Wings who is the only…


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VOLUME 4 MONTREAL, DECEMBER 30, 1950 NUMBER 13 Into The Net… … And Out…