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July 15, 1951
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Maritimers Get Together; May Be Big Six From Big Four and Cape Breton Three
HALIFAX, N.S.— The eagerly-awaited meeting of the seven Maritime major hockey teams wasn’t the exciting thing the fans expected. For one of the seven teams has dropped out. Two others can’t make up their minds whether they want to play or not. To date four teams have chosen to play, They are Halifax, Moncton and Charlottetown of the old Big Four, and the Sydney Millionaires of the Cape Breton League. Still to declare themselves are Saint John Beavers, charter members of the Big Four and Glace Bay. North Sydney has decided not to operate next season. The Beavers are regarded in many quarters as sure starters’. The North Sydney Victorias held an executive meeting and decided once and for all not to ice a team. Glace Bay hockey leaders, taking long looks at…
Coast Loop Red Lights Canuck Re-Instatement Plans For Ex-Mohawks
MONTREAL. Que.— The New York Rangers will be responsible for furnishing the City of Cincinnati with a hockey club next season. The Montreal Canadiens, who had a working agreement with the Mohawks ever since their inception into the AHL two seasons ago will return to the Buffalo Bisons as their number one affiliate. General Manager Frank Selke of Montreal and Cincinnati, in making the announcement in Montreal said that “the arrangements were completed after three weeks of negotiations between General John Reed Kilpatrick, president, and Frank Boucher, general manager of the Hangers and Tom Grace and melf for Cincinnati.” Egan To Join Them New York officials said that Clint Smith, who has coached Hanger farm teams successfully in recent years, will likely be named coach of the Cincinnati team. He replaces King Clancy who has…
Stan Maxwell As Hitter And Hurler Sets North On Fire
NORTH BAY, Ont.— Just about the hardest hitter ever to appear on the local fastball horizon in its history is Stan Maxwell, who spends his time during the winter months playing pro hockey. Maxwell, six-foot, 190 pound member of the Palangio Dodgers, is a hard-skating forward in the hockey season. Last season he divid ed his time playing for Buffalo, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Ironmen and also had a brief whirl with Montreal Canadiens. The hometown product is a power hitter deluxe and probably would have gone a long way in pro baseball if this town had been baseball conscious. However, the hardbail game died out quite a few seasons ago and thus deprived Maxwell of developing himself. Fastball or softball continues as the city’s number one summer sport. The Gateway Fastball Association…
Passing The Puck
GALGARY — THIS CITY can still put on the best show of any city in Canada, and the Stampede this year is bigger and better than ever. One of the busiest men connected with the Stampede this year is Red Dutton, former N.H.L. president and one of hockey’s most colorful personalities. It’s Red’s job to look after the out-of-town dignitaries and he’s doing a first-class job in hia own inimitable fashion, Dutton was recently elected a director of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Association and also was named chairman of the hockey committee… The Exhibition board operate the beautiful new arena here called the Stampede Corral and it is the most modern hockey building in Canada. J. Charlie Yule and Lloyd Turner can be mighty proud of this magnificent edifice…
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