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September 15, 1951

The Hockey News September 15, 1951

KELOWNA&mdash;Veteran Phil Hergesheimer, 36 year old N.H.L. and American League player will drop from the pro ranks this season and will be playing coach for the Kelowna club of the Okanagan Senior Amateur Hockey League.Hergey has played for the Cincinnati Mohawks of the A.H.L. and prior to that played for Philadelphia, Cleveland and Hershey of the same league. In the N.H.L. he was with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1939 to 1942 when he was traded to the Boston Bruins. He returned to Chicago for nine game during the 1942-43 season.Phil&rsquo;s brother Wally was traded from the Cleveland Barons to the New York Rangers this summer. &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

Phil Hergesheimer Is New Playing Coach Of Kelawna

CHICAGO, 111.&mdash;The Chicago slack Hawks have announced that Adam Brown, 31-year-old veteran wingman, has been claimed on waivers by Boston. He may line up with the Bruins, but will more likely be religated to their AHL farm team, the Hershey Bears.Brown, a native of Johnstone, Scotland, broke into the National league with Detroit in 1941-42. He was traded to the Hawks in 1946 with Ray Powell for Pe.e Horeck and Leo Reise. He achieved his best record in his first season with the Hawks, notching 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points.&mdash; Booth &#9632;

Bruins Pick Up Options On Hawks’ Vet. Adam Brawn

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01172/1215646-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="265" height="412"><figcaption class="caption-body">Milt Schmidt</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The uncertain futures of two of his key players posed an early problem for Coach Lynn Fatrick as the Boston Bruins assembled for the start of their fall training at Hershey.Patrick, starting his second year as Boston coach with a more complete knowledge of his squad than he had a year ago, wasn&rsquo;t sure of two things.One was the condition of Milton Schmidt, captain of the Bruins and everyone&rsquo;s all-star center a year ago.The other was the status of Bill Ezinicki, the right wing whose rough-house antics lit a fire under the Bruins in last spring&rsquo;s playoffs with Toronto.Schmidt, plagued by Injuries for the last few years, came out of the Toronto series with a pair of damaged knees.The highly-respected veteran has now reached the point where he is wondering if he can still take it&mdash;and if so, if it&rsquo;s worthwhile.Schmidt is the senior member Of a Greater Boston hockey community which also includes Woody Dumart, Ferny Flaman, Paul Ronty, Pat Egan, Johnny Peirson, Ezinicki and Patrick.At the present time he holds a position with a business concern on which his hockey career has no bearing, in which injured knees are no handicap.As a result, Schmidt has expressed doubt this summer about his hockey future, to the point where an announcement of his retirement as an active player. Would not be a surprise.As for Ezinicki, he has reportedly told intimates that he plans to turn his summer job into an all-year-round affair, starting this fall. Whether or not he does remains to be seen.The league&rsquo;s most penalized player, who passed up training with Toronto last fall and eventually wound up at Pittsburgh, is also a professional golfer.This spring Ezzie took over two professional&rsquo;s jobs, one at Colonial Country Club in nearby Lynnfield, the other at Idle Hour in adjacent Saugus.He played a full quota of regional tournaments, and for a fellow just starting out in fast company, he fared very well, finishing &ldquo;in the money&rdquo; in several, including the Maine and Vermont Opens.The stocky wing has definitely decided that his future&mdash;after his hockey days&mdash;lies in golf. The question is whether or not his hockey days are over. If Schmidt finds hockey too strenuous for his aging knees and Ezinicki definitely ties his life to a golf ball and makes the winter tour, Patrick is going to have his work cut out for him.The Bruins, expected to lead the league in player transactions during the off-season, were virtually forced to sit back idly during the period when negotiations for the sale of the club were being conducted.As a result, they entered September with nearly the same personnel with which they entered May. The only announced changes were the return of Defenseman Max Quackenbush to Detroit, the sale of Defensemen Ed Reigle and Steve Kraftcheck to New York, and the acquisition of Adam Brown.A 31-year-old veteran forward, Brown was picked up from the Chicago Black Hawks on waivers, shortly after the Hawks acquired a full team from Detroit. Just how Patrick will use him depends on developments at Hershey.With improvement in the Bruins a matter for the future, the front office has announced a couple of developments which may help the gate receipts.One was the release of the Bruins&rsquo; home schedule, with an expected change in home playing nights. This year the team will play on Tuesdays and Sundays, as contrasted to the last few years when Wednesday was the regular mid-week home night. There will be 17 Tuesday games, 17 Sunday games and one Saturday game in Boston.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02148/1215639-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="1604" height="1932"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cal Marries His NurseThe patient married his nurse when Maple Leaf hockey player Cal Gardner and Mary Malone, Req. N., were wed in the rectory of Holy Name Church, Toronto. Cal met his bride when he was in Wellesley Hospital last fall with a broken jaw. Here they cut their cake while best man. Leaf player Harry Watson, looks on. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Malone, Arthur, and the groom is the son of Mr. Sam Gardner, Oshawa.</figcaption></div>At the same time the club announced a revised ticket reservation plan, expected to be an improvement over the old one, frequently subjected to intense criticism. &#9632;

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Schmidt, Ezzie Maybe Problem For Patrick

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0001-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0127/1216050-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg"></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The anticipated mid-summer transfer of ownership of the Boston Bruins has evaporated, leaving in its wake a flood of rumors.The rumors say that even though the sale of the club by its present owners to the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation failed to materialize on schedule, the Bruins will still be sold before the opening of the season.The failure of the deal between President Weston W. Adams and his fellow Bruins&rsquo; stockholders and the &lsquo;Garden-Arena Corporation, headed by Walter A. Brown, was a distinct surprise here.The first Inkling that things had not progressed according to schedule came the first of August, when an announcement was made that the Garden Arena&rsquo;s option to buy the stock, expiring August first, had been extended 15 days.Then on August 15 a factual announcement was made by Brown&rsquo;s office saying simply that there would be no sale, as far as he was concerned. Brown then boarded a ship for a business trip to Europe. &#9632;

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Bruins May Still Be Sold Before Season Opens

<div class="byline">By SYD THOMAS</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0221/1216081-1-eng-US/f0001-022.jpg" title="f0001-02" width="287" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">C. Campbell</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que. &mdash;Taking an overall view of the situation, the United States salary ceiling regulations won&rsquo;t have too serious an effect on operations ini the National Hockev League, but to avoid possible injustices in individual cases some changes should be made. That is the view expressed by League President Clarence Campbell in a brief before a committee examining the problem, and in a later interview with THE HOCKEY NEWS.Under the General Salary Stabilization Regulation issued under the U.S. Defence Production Act, salaries and bonus or &ldquo;merit award&rdquo; payments were frozen at the level existing on January 25, 1951, on contracts in effect at that date. Since then, authorization has been given for a general ten per cent boost, which should take care of normal increases for the current season.President Campbell pointed out that salaries have just about reached their peak in the N.H.L. because of the limited seating capacity of the rinks, the practical limit of number of games which can be played in a season and the scale of prices which can be charged the public.<h2>Average Over $10,000</h2>Including the various bonuses paid by the clubs and by the League itself, the average established player in the N.H.L. today earns upwards of $10,000 per season, and club payrolls cannot go much higher, he said.&ldquo;However,&rdquo; the President remarked, &ldquo;the regulations in their present form do not seem to make provision for salary adjustments of the kind which are essential to the practical conduct of the game. The rewards payable to the player must take account of factors which are constantly changing, and for which there is no yardstick of measurement except the judgment of the management and the player himself. Such factors include the skill and performance of the player, his box office drawing power, the success of the team in competition, the success of the club at the box office, the length of service of the player, etc.&rdquo;Another unfortunate angle is the fact that the regulations apply only to players actually employed in the United States&mdash;that is, with the New York, Boston, Detroit and Chicago clubs.<h2>Canadian Clubs Outside</h2>&ldquo;That means the possibility of grave injustices if salaries were to go much higher on the Toronto and Montreal clubs, which are not under control,&rdquo; the League chieftain pointed out. &ldquo;However, that is a rather remote danger, because of the limiting factors I mentioned which curb the total amount of money those two clubs can allot to their payrolls.&rdquo;Salaries in the N.H.L. have increased steadily over the past few seasons, rising from a basic average of $6,105 for the 60-game schedule in 1946-47 to an average of $8,375 for last winter&rsquo;s 70-game season. On top of this, there are the various bonus awards paid out each year. These include&rsquo; $36,000 per season split among the players according to the standing of their teams, scaling down from $1,000 a man for first place finishers; and $81,000 jackpot split up after the playoffs, bonuses for All-Star rating on the First and Second Teams; cash awards to winners of the various trophies; and the bonus payments made by the individual clubs.When these are counted in, average salaries pass the $10,000 mark. Up to now, there has been no set maximum payment for players in the senior hockey circuit, although there has been an unofficial and almost universally accepted minimum of $6,000 a season for established players who have passed the test of a year or more under the Big Top.<h2>Effective Last January</h2>The entire matter of salary regulation came to a head last winter as a result of the Korean crisis, and the ceiling was slapped on effective January 25 of this year. Since all player contracts were in force at that time, there was no immediate effect until it came time to sign new contracts for the 1951-52 season.Since the U.S. Government recognized that there might be grounds for some dissatisfaction, a committee was formed to study the matter and hear the views of leading sports authorities. On the committee were Dr. C. C. Bird President of the University of Maryland and a former Toronto coach; John Kieran of &ldquo;Information Please&rdquo; and former sports editor of the New York Times, and Ty Cobb, the famed &ldquo;Georgia Peach&rdquo; who made baseball history with the old Detroit Tigers.It was before this committee, meeting in New York, that President Campbell, in company with representatives from other sports, presented his brief outlining hockey&rsquo;s side of the story.Since hockey players are lumped in one general classification, the regulations do not affect each puckchaser Individually, but set the salary ceiling at the amount earned by the highest paid player on any club at the time the order became effective &mdash; plus the ten per cent raise. This means that only one or two topnotch players on each squad will be directly affected at present. Newcomers who blaze into stardom will be able to earn increases according to their ability &mdash; but only up to the maximum established for that individual club.<h2>Clubs Vary Little</h2>Also, since there is a gap of only about $1,000 a season between the top salaries paid by any of the four clubs affected by the order, players traded or sold to another squad needn&rsquo;t worry too much about having to take a compulsory salary cut.The only ground for worry is that the U.S. Government may change its mind about the &ldquo;Merit awards&rdquo; or bonus system. This is such an Important part of the present N.H.L. set-up that such a move would be almost disastrous, especially with the competition and salary bidding offered by Canadian &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; clubs.&ldquo;In such an intensively competitive sport as hockey, it is an acknowledged fact that the best results are achieved by the employment of incentive payments,&rdquo; President Campbell told the committee. &ldquo;This practice is followed by all clubs and the League itself provides the largest amount of such payments.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Pay Ceiling In Effect For 1st Complete Season

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Some 60 amateur prospects were scheduled to open the North Bay, Ont. training headquarters of the Chicago Black Hawks Sept. 9 with pro regulars set for arrival a week later. The Hawks open their 1951-52 schedule at Montreal Oct. 11 with the first home game slated for Oct. 14 against New York.Coach Ebbie Goodfellow, starting his second season at the reins of the Chicago pucksters, figures about 18 men have the best chances for the 16 assignments up for grabs. With Harry Lumley a fixture in goal, the leading candidates for the defense posts in front of him seem to be Jack Stewart, Clare Raglan, Bill Gadsby, Clare Martin, Lee Fogolin and Al Dewsbury.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m toying with the idea of I switching &lsquo;Dewy&rsquo; to a forward spot for at least part-time duty,&rdquo; Ebbie has revealed. &ldquo;He played up front at Boston one night last season and looked good, even getting a goal. With the player limit down to where It is, a combination forward-rearguard will be a valuable man to have around.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01128/1215073-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="312" height="488"><figcaption class="caption-body">Outgoing CrewErnie Dickens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02114/1215066-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="260" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug McCaig</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03106/1215059-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="272" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Morrison</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0485/1215052-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="260" height="428"><figcaption class="caption-body">Steve Black</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0566/1215045-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="280" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pat Lundy</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0649/1215038-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="280" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ray Powell</figcaption></div><h2>The Leading Prospects</h2>The leading contenders for center ice jobs with the Hawks seem to be Jim McFadden, George Gee, Max McNab and Jim Conacher while Goodfellow plans to convert two others, Doug Bentley and Gus Bodnar, to wingmen. Both have played the rails before and Doug had several of his best NHL years winging for brother Max before he was traded to the Maple Leafs.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0914/1215031-1-eng-US/f0002-092.jpg" title="f0002-09" width="268" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Incoming TeamGeorge Gee</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-108/1215024-1-eng-US/f0002-102.jpg" title="f0002-10" width="284" height="408"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Peters</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-115/1215017-1-eng-US/f0002-112.jpg" title="f0002-11" width="280" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim McFadden</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-125/1215010-1-eng-US/f0002-122.jpg" title="f0002-12" width="275" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Max McNab</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-134/1215003-1-eng-US/f0002-132.jpg" title="f0002-13" width="264" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Clare Martin</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-144/1214996-1-eng-US/f0002-142.jpg" title="f0002-14" width="278" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Clare Region</figcaption></div>Bentley, Roy Conacher and Pete Babando are expected to fit in along the left boards while right wing positions should be the &lsquo;meat&rsquo; for Bodnar, Jim Peters, Eill Mosienko and Bep Guidolin.Before he departed for North Bay, Ebbie made some snap guesses as to how his lines might shape up. He put the threesomes together like this: McFadden-Bentley-Mosienko, McNab-Roy Conacher-Peters and Gee-Babando-Guidolin. Bodnar and Jim Conacher would apparently be the spares.A rugged, nine-game exhibition schedule has been lined up for the Black Hawks, starting Sept. 21 and 22 with a two-game series against Detroit. The first game will be played at Coppercliff, near Sudbury, and the second at North Bay. The St. Louis Flyers, Chicago&rsquo;s farm team in the American Hockey League, will furnish the competition for the parent club at North Bay Seot. 26 and 29.Other exhibitions scheduled are the following: New York Rangers, Oct. 2 at Guelph; intra-squad, Oct. 4 at Belleville; Ottawa Senators, Oct. 6 at Ottawa; Quebec Aces, Oct. 7 at Quebec, and Vaileyfield Braves, Oct 9 at Valley-field.<h2>Seven Go To St. Louis</h2>At least six players, who saw action with tne Hawks and their Milwaukee entry in the now non-operating USHL, will probably be with St. Louis for the 1951-52 season. They include defensemen Ernie Dickens and Doug McCaig and forwards Ray Powell, Don Morrison, Pat Lundy and Steve Black.These acquisitions should not only improve the Flyers, but also, the working agreement with the Black Hawks, which got off to an unexpected slow start last year. It was generally expected that the Chicago squad would be able to supply St. Louis with some per-4 sonnel changes during the 1950-51 schedule, but the injury epidemic that hit the Windy City crew destroyed such intentionsAt least three prize Hawk amateurs, probably Fred Hucul, Guyle Fielder and Sid Finney, are also expected to line up with St. Louis. A new American Hockey loop rule requires each team to break, in at least three amateurs yearly.Hucul, a defenseman who may be moved to wing, and Fielder, a center, looked good late last season in three-game tryouts with the Hawks. Finney, also a center, was the top scorer and most valuable player in the Western Canada Senior loop in the 1950-51 campaign. He played with the Calgary Stampeders while Hucul was with the Moose Jaw Canucks and Fielder with the Lethbridge Native Sons. &#9632;

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Hawks Clean And Refill House In One Sweep

ST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;When Manager-Coach Goodfellow of the Chicago Black Hawks was here recently to announce the appointment of Modere (Mud) Bruneteau as the new coach of the St. Louis Flyers, Ebbie attempted to give a little background on Bruneteau&rsquo;s greatness as a player when both were members of the Detroit Red Wings.&ldquo;Mud scored the deciding goal for us one night against Montreal in the Stanly Cup Playoffs in the longest game on record&mdash;116 minutes of overtime&mdash;just a few minutes short of the time generally consumed in three games,&rdquo; Goodfellow was saying.&ldquo;Did you help him score that goal, or what part did you play in that victory?&rdquo; Ebbie was asked.&ldquo;Well, er, I was right in there pitching,&rdquo; Goodfellow replied. &ldquo;As soon as Mud scored that deciding goal in our 1 to 0 victory, I rushed up and patted him on the back to show my appreciation.&rdquo; &#9632;

Ebbie Aided Mud’s Winner From Sidelines in Montreal

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-154/1215190-1-eng-US/f0002-152.jpg" title="f0002-15" width="259" height="403"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hugh Coflin</figcaption></div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Hugh Coflin, husky young defenseman who alternated between the Chicago&rsquo; Black Hawks and Milwaukee Sea Gulls last season has been turned over to the Detroit Red Wings by the Chicago management, thus completing the seven-player and cash transaction made by the two clubs recently.Coflin, of Western Canada, turned professional last season. He was originally slated for minor league seasoning, but injuries to the Chicago defense brought him into the lineup. In securing the newcomer Red Wing General Manager Jack Adams stated that he figured to send Coflin to Indianapolis this season, where he could develop under Capital Coach Ott Heller, himself a longtime skilled rear guard. Coflin is regarded as a good prospect but scarcely a major leaguer at the present time.Adams also announced that 56 players have reported at the Pullar Community Building at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, where the Red Wings, Indianapolis, and Edmonton have opened their fall training camp.Included In the list are all holdovers from the Detroit team and their two professional farm clubs, as well as those members of last season&rsquo;s Windsor Spitfires hockey team who are now overage for Junior competition.Among the new faces in the camp are three former St. Louis players, forwards John Raynak and Henry (Pop) Backor, and defenseman Vic Grigg. All three have been purchased conditionally from the Flyers and are rated as Indianapolis prospects. Raymax, a right wing, and Backor, a center, are both 2 6. Grigg, a minor league veteran is 30.During the Wings&rsquo; stay at the Sault, they will work out daily from September 7th through the 23rd, barring six days when games will be played. The workouts will take the form of two-hour ice sessions under Adams, Coach Tommy Ivan, Ott Heller, Indianapolis pilot, and Frank Currie of Edmonton.The extension of the Wings exhibition schedule was announced by Adams in the finalizing of plans for a game between Detroit and Indianapolis at Troy, Ohio, Saturday. October 6th &#9632;

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Wings Get Coflin To End Deal

<div class="byline">By RAY J. GILLESPIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0727/1215104-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="256" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Johnny Mitchell</figcaption></div>ST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;A working agreement that didn&rsquo;t work last season has been revised considerably for the 1951 - 52 campaign so that both the Chicago Black Hawks of the National League and the St. Louis Flyers of the American League should benefit. At least this was the prediction of Ebbie Goodfellow, manager-coach of the Hawks, and Emory D. Jones, president of the Flyers, after they had renewed their one-year pact and completed the details by changing coaches of the Flyers as well as cleaninghouse among the player-personnel to make room for newcomers.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve elevated Johnny Mitchell from the St. Louis coaching Job to a position with the Black Hawks,&rdquo; Ebbie said! &ldquo;And we&rsquo;ve landed Modere (Mud) Bruneteau, a very successful coach at Omaha, as the Flyers&rsquo; new coach. It will be Mitchell&rsquo;s Job to scout for theHawks and Flyers, throughout Canada and the United States. There is no better scout in the business that Johnny. He will serve as a trouble-shooter, moving into St. Louis whenever the Flyers might need assistance, to help Bruneteau decide on deals that should help him. He will be with me in Chicago, too, to move at a moment&rsquo;s notice to round up players I might need for my Hawks.&rdquo;Goodfellow emphasized that, while the St. Louis-Chicago agreement failed to blossom forth last season, due principally to the fact that the Chicago club had to feed its United States League farm club at Milwaukee, the picture has changed since the U.S. League has folded and additional players should now be available for the Flyers.&ldquo;I could name at least a half dozen Black Hawks&rsquo; players who will be sent to the St. Louis club,&rdquo; Goodfellow remarked, &ldquo;but all will be given a thorough trial in our combined training camp at North Bay, Ont., before they are turned over to the St. Louis club.&rdquo;Jones volunteered that while niany players will be sent outright to the Flyers, others will be shipped to the St. Louis club on loan, subject to recall, similar to the working agreement between Detroit&rsquo;s Red Wings and the Indianapolis Caps, and Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Hornets.&ldquo;Out of this working agreement,&rdquo; Ebbie continued, &ldquo;will come better Chicago and St. Louis teams. With the new American Hockey League rule providing that each club will be compelled to carry three amateurs, or players from a lower classification league, such as the U.S. circuit or the Pacific Coast League, some of our youngsters will be given an opportunity to gain experience and advance through the Flyer-Chicago tieup.&rdquo;Asked to name the Black Hawk players he plans to send to the St. Louis club, Ebbie said &ldquo;Offhand, I&rsquo;d say we have about three real good defensemen and four or five forwards who will play with the Flyers during the coming season. But we can&rsquo;t mention names at this time as the picture might change during the training season.&rdquo;But to prove that he means business, Goodfellow prevailed upon the St. Louis management to clear the decks for action, in order to give him more room to supply talent for the 1951-52 Flyers. Accordingly, Flyer players Johnny Raynak, Henry Backor and Vic Grigg were shipped to the Edmonton, Alberta club, new member of the Pacific Coast League. &#9632;

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Mitchell Elevated To Hawks

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0818/1215135-1-eng-US/f0002-082.jpg" title="f0002-08" width="272" height="412"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Adams</figcaption></div>DETROIT. Mich.&mdash;What&rsquo;s all this loose talk about the Chicago Black Hawks lacking a farm system?Why those Hawks have one of the most productive farm outfits in hockey, and it&rsquo;s located right here in Detroit, at the Olympia &mdash; the Red Wings.It doesn&rsquo;t take a deep understanding of the structure of the Chicago club to realize this. A glance at the Hawk roster which shows previous servitude of its players reveals enough. Under the heading &ldquo;Last Previous Club&rdquo; is the whole story, since it invariably reads: Detroit Red Wings.The Detroit Hockey Club is a widespread, well-graded, sharply-conducted organization with impressive player wealth. Not only can Detroit keep its own teams stocked, but the overflow is ample enough to keep the Hawks in business.Of course, there is suspicion that maybe the Hawks aren&rsquo;t reaping the best part of the harvest. They can blame Jack Adams for that, and he&rsquo;ll accept the criticism cheerfully. It does seem that Jack has been holding back the best products of the farm system for his Detroit team, and undoubtedly he intends to continue regardless of any complaints.Still, there Is no argument that the network of farm clubs which Adams supervises has done a magnificent Job of feeding two National League outfits.This situation was accented by the late-summer clearance sale which saw six more Detroiters peddled westward at the special bargain rate of $75,000, a record sum in the hockey world.Counting noses, a survey reveals the following:Detroit has sent 20 players to Chicago in the last five years.Of those, 19 had N.H.L. experience.All TWENTY are available for the Hawks to use this season.In return, plus various sums of cash, Detroit got 11 players.Only SIX of them still are on the Wings&rsquo; roster.Only THREE of those are expected to play with Detroit this season.Here is the roll call of those transactions:1946&mdash;Adam Brown and Ray Powell went to Chicago for Pete Horeck and Leo Reise.1947&mdash;Roy Conacher was sold for a trifling amount.1948&mdash;Bep Guidolin, Jim Conacher and Doug McCaig were traded for Bud Poile and George Gee.(The mass migration to the Windy City didn&rsquo;t start until last summer.)July 1950&mdash;The largest player deal in N.H.L. history saw jack Stewart, Harry Lumley, Pete Babando, Al Dewsbury and Don Morrison go for Metro Prystai, Bob Goldham, Gaye Stewart and Jim Henry.October 1950&mdash;Pat Lundy was sold for cash.December 19 50&mdash;Lee Fogolin and Steve Black followed for Vic Stasiuk and Bert Olmstead.August 19 51&mdash;Gee went back to Chicago accompanied by Jimmy Peters, Jim McFadden, Clare Martin, Max McNab and Clare Raglan in exchange for $7 5,000 and Hugh Coflin.Of the 11 player obtained in those deals, Horeck, Poile, Gee, Stewart and Olmstead since have been traded elsewhere. Henry, Stasiuk and Coflin still are present, but all three figure to land at Indinapolis this season. &#9632;

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Chi Hawks’ Lineup Reads Like’ Part Of Red Wines’ Farm System

<div class="byline">By HERB GOREN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01128/1215287-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="549" height="549"><figcaption class="caption-body">RIGHT PUNCH&hellip; &hellip;IN GARDEN BOUTSWALLY HERGESHEIMER</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02108/1215280-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="580" height="597"><figcaption class="caption-body">STEVE KRAFTCHECK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0375/1215273-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="573" height="585"><figcaption class="caption-body">GAYE STEWART</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0445/1215266-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="576" height="593"><figcaption class="caption-body">VIC HOWE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0530/1215259-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="569" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body">HY BULLER</figcaption></div>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;Manager Frank Boucher&rsquo;s out-of-season deals with Boston, Detroit and Cleveland coupled with early favorable reports on the physical condition of holdovers such as Edgar Laprade and Nick Mickoski have given the New York Rangers some measure of satisfaction as they assembled in their new training camp at Guelph, Ont.Nine Rangers were notified to report for one reason or another Nine Sept. 14, with the bulk of the oquad due to check in a week later. The vanguard group included Capt. Frank Eddolls, defenseman; Emile Francis, spare goalie, and forwards Laprade, Mickoski, Ed Harrison, Jackie McLeod, Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, Ed Slowinski and Zellio Toppazzini.<h2>X-Rays Prove Edgar O.K.</h2>X-rays taken periodically of Laprade&rsquo;s left ankle, broken on Jan. 17 with half the season remaining, have revealed constant improvement, and Boucher has the assurance of the medicos that Eager Edgar, who at the time of the injury was Whirling along at a beguiling clip, would be fit for the coming season.Mickoski and Francis, both troubled by recurring shoulder dislocations, underwent off-season I operations to correct the condition at St. Clare&rsquo;s Hospital in New York. For at least two months last season Mickoski played with a chain, contraption which kept the shoulder from popping out of joint but prevented complete freedom of the arm.Newcomers to the Rangers oquad include defenseman Hy Buller and right Wally Hergesheimer from Cleveland; defenseman Steve Kraftcheck, who split the 1950-51 season between Hershey, Pa., and Boston, and veteran left wing Gaye Stewart, who was aoquired from the Red Wings In a straight swap for Tony Leswick.Other additions are Jim Ross, defenseman with Quebec Aces; Ed Harrison, Hershey wing; Alex Kuzma, right winger from Saskatoon; Bill Kyle, Gus&rsquo; brother and a center with Regina; Cy Rouse, Saskatoon left winger; Herb Dickenson, left winger with the Guelph junior sponsored club, and Vic Howe, New York Rovers&rsquo; right winger and Gordie&rsquo;s kid brother. Lome Worsley, pint-sized goalie from St. Paul, who won an all-star berth and was picked as rookie of the year in the United States Hockey League, is also on the roster.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0621/1215252-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="1132" height="1329"><figcaption class="caption-body">On The MendEDGAR LAPRADE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0714/1215245-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="1120" height="1393"><figcaption class="caption-body">On His WayPENTTI LUND</figcaption></div>But mainly Boucher must build his hopes in extra scoring punch that should be provided by Hergesheimer and Stewart, and in a tightening of the defense with Buller and Kraftcheck aboard. And it is conceivable that Boucher hasn&rsquo;t finished trading yet. Nobody in the league likes more than the squire of Mountain. Ont., to sit across the table from another of equal authority and bandy names in the hope that an equitable deal can be arranged.Boucher gave up a scrappy and popular little guy in Leswick, one who should whet interest in a Red Wing team which last year frowned on too-frequent visits to the penalty patch. But Frank was looking for a professional goalgetter and he got one in Stewart who over the years has averaged 24 goals a season.Hergesheimer&rsquo;s record with Cleveland is equally intriguing. This 25-year-old rookie of the year in the A.H.L. established a playoff record with 11 goals in as many games.Buller, described by one Ranger scout as a defenseman &ldquo;with Pat Egan&rsquo;s drive and without Egan&rsquo;s mistakes&rdquo;, comes highly recommended as the stickout backliner in the A.H.L. He is an all-round athlete of Jewish extraction who could build up a sizeable following in Madison Square Garden if he lives up to advance billing.The 21-year-old Kraftcheck tossed his weight around in a way that caught many an eye during the Toronto-Boston playoff series. Boucher scouted the series and, upon learning that Steve could be had, promptly picked up the cue. Boucher acknowledges that the big fellow has his crude, awkward moments, but believes these can be ironed out by regular work.<h2>Exhibition Games Scheduled</h2>The switch from Lake Placid, N.Y., to Guelph after four years was made for several reasons. The Rangers sponsor the junior club in the Ontario city. Its proximity to other training camps also decided Boucher on a relocation. The Rangers in past years have not been able to get up many exhibition games against topflight opposition. As a result they could not gear themselves for the start of the season, causing perennial slow take-offs.Now, Boucher has scheduled two games each with the Cleveland Barons and the Pittsburgh Hornets and one with the overhauled Chicago Black Hawks. &#9632;

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Stewart, Hergy Counted On To Revive Rangers

<div class="byline">By SHEL FULLERTON</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0811/1215318-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="245" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Joe Lund</figcaption></div>CLEVELAND, 0.&mdash;The name of the &ldquo;unnamed&rdquo; player in the deal between the Cleveland Barons and New York Rangers in exchange for Eddie Reigle, Freddie Shero, Jackie Gordon, Fern Perreault, Dutch Delmonte and an &ldquo;unnamed&rdquo; player has been made known. He is Pentti Lund, brother of the Barons&rdquo; Joe Lund.Pentti, or &ldquo;Penny&rdquo; as he is popularly known, was voted the &ldquo;Outstanding Rookie&rdquo; of the National Hockey League while playing for the New York Rangers in the 1949-50 season. In addition to the honors that were heaped on him Lund led the entire National League in scoring&rsquo; during the Stanley Cup playoffs the same season, topping such, outstanding stars as the great &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; Richard, Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe and others.Lund is only 25, two years older than his brother Joe. He playa right wing and it is possible that he will team up with Joe (who will play left wing this season) to form a &ldquo;brother act.&rdquo;Penny, like his brother Joe is a native of Helsinki, Finland. Ha migrated to Canada with Ms family when just a youngster.&ldquo;Lund should give us terrific strength on the right side&rdquo;, Jim Hendy, General Manager of the Barons stated. &ldquo;I watched him play &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; hockey with the Boston Olympics for two seasons. He was a great player then. In the spring of 1950 our chief scout, &ldquo;Lex&rdquo; Cook, and I saw him in action in the Stanley Cup finals when the New York Rangers took a great Detroit Red Wing team to seven games, four of them into overtime Including the final, before the Wings won out. Penny was by far the best player in the series. Ha was magnificent both on the attack and defensively in that series, and when the series was over he was the leader in goals and total points.&ldquo;At the time &lsquo;Lex&rsquo; and I could not help but say that we would give anything to have him with the Barons. When I started negotiating with the Rangers and mentioned Lund they Mt the ceiling. But I persisted iu holding cut for him and finally landed him,&rdquo; Hendy concluded. &#9632;

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Hendy Persists, Gets Lund For His Barons

<div class="byline">By KEN MCKENZIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01196/1215377-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="265" height="415"></div>DICK IRVIN is anxious to see THE HOCKEY NEWS annual preseason poll. Last year the &ldquo;experts&rdquo; picked the Canadiens to finish in the cellar, and as everyone remembers the team reached the Stanley Cup finals. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t wait to see that poll of yours,&rdquo; Irvin said. &ldquo;It has a pyso effect on my players. The lower you pick &rsquo;em to finish, the harder they play. I just hope you don&rsquo;t pick them to finish first.&rdquo; &hellip; Lester Partick, head man of the Pacific Coast League champion Victoria Cougars, is going to have his team try out the new hockey stick invented by his brother Frank &hellip; Ray Fredericks, the amateur goalkeeper who wanted so much money to turn pro, will line up with an eastern senior club this coming season. He guarded the nets of the Edmonton Flyers the past two seasons &hellip; Alf Francis and Mac Beaton, who played on the Brandon Wheat Kings along with Fredericks the year that team was nosed out in the Memorial Cup finals by Montreal Royals, are going to play their hockey in England this winter &hellip; Red Stapleford,&rsquo; manager-coach of the Streatham club in the English National League, made his annual visit to Canada last month in search of hockey talent &hellip; Eddie Shore&rsquo;s Syracuse team in the American League will train at Lindsay, Ont., home town of Toronto&rsquo;s Joe Primeau &hellip; Cleveland Barons and Buffalo Bisons will jointly staff the senior team in Halifax this season with players &hellip; Wilf Field, who coached the Kansas City entry in the U.S.H.L. last semester, will pilot the Halifax team &hellip; Cleveland and Buffalo will also work togehter In the sponsorship of the St. Catharines Juniors, so they say &hellip; Colorful Eddie Dorohoy returned to Victoria In a new car recently With &ldquo;Pistol Dorohoy&rdquo; written across the side of the auto.PENTTI LUND is the unnamed player who will go to Cleveland in the New York Rangers-Cleveland Barons deal that sent Hymie Buller and Walter Hergesheimer to the Rangers in exchange for a beatch of greenbacks and an unnamed player back in May &hellip; Lund, winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the National League&rsquo;s outstanding rookie in 1948-49, was a big disappointment last season &hellip; Bud Poile, playing coach of Tulsa Oilers last season has accepted the job of coaching the Glace Bay Miners this year &hellip; Budd Lynch, popular sports announcer over Station CKLW in Windsor for a number of years and lately connected with Station WWJ-TV in Detroit, will handle the Red Wings home games this season. He succeeds Paul Williams who has televised the Wings&rsquo; games since TV made its appearance at the Olympia Stadium &hellip; Bill Shaver, longtime hockey referee and golf pro, died suddenly last mouth. Bill was a referee in the Pacific Coast Hockey League for a good many years and retired as an arbiter when the Southern Division of the P.C.H.L. folded after the 1949-50 season. Shaver refereed in almost every professional league at one time or another during his career as a whistle-tooter. He was in the N.H.L. for a spell. Bill played amateur hockey in Vancouver in 1918 and 1919 and was a member of the first team to introduce hockey in Los Angeles in 1921. Bill&rsquo;s death was the result of a heart attack. Later this month such golfing luminaries as Sam Snead and Dutch Harrison will play a benefit golf match in Richmond, California, proceeds which will go to Bill&rsquo;s mother &hellip; For the second time in three years, Rudy Migay, star performer of the Pittsburgh Hornets of the A.H.L., won the Lakehead Senior Baseball League batting championship. Rudy walloped a lusty .410 &hellip; Danny Lewicki of the Toronto Leafs was third with a .340 average.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02176/1215370-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="289" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">G. Armstrong</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03113/1215363-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="283" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bep Guidolin</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0481/1215356-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="265" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jimmy Peters</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0569/1215349-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="262" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Babe Pratt</figcaption></div>BEP GUIDOLIN of Chieago Black Hawks was at the airport in Timmins watching the planes leave in search of the missing Bill Barilko and was heard to remark: &ldquo;What a way for a guy like him to finish up.&rdquo; &hellip; Everyone in sport is hoping that Barilko and Dr. Hudson will be found but their chances grow slimmer with each day &hellip; Guidolin, incidentally, lost his appendix recently &hellip; Norm Tustin, veteran of many seasons in the minor pro loops, will coach Sarnia senior A and junior B teams this season &hellip; George Armstrong of Pittsburgh Hornets is such a promising baseball player that he worked out with Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League recently and played for the Leafs in their exhibition game against the St. Louis Browns &hellip; That gives Pittsburgh two top ball players In Migay and Armstrong &hellip; Ebbie Goodfellow&rsquo;s son was a pitcher for a Chicago sandlot team this summer&hellip; Muzz Patrick of Tacoma has taken a chance on Babe Pratt and signed the burly defenseman to a player&rsquo;s contract the other day. Pratt, who coached New Westminster for the past couple of seasons, was dismissed by Owner Kenny MacKenzie this summer &hellip; According to Dan Desmond, hockey officially started for the season the other day with the arrival of Joe Farrell, Black Hawk publicitor. The 74-year-old Farrell is going Into his 26th consecutive season as publicist for the Hawks and has seen every home game of the Hawks since the team entered the N.H.L. Jimmy Peters couldn&rsquo;t believe the news when he was told he had been traded by Detroit to Chicago. In Montreal at the time he thought one of his pals such as Buddy O&rsquo;Connor was playing a trick on him. He called up the sports dept, of a Montreal dally to verify the story and was still floored when he was informed it was true. &#9632;

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Passing The Puck

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Out of the 58 players showing their wares at the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; training camp in Montreal Dick Irvin hopes that somewhere among them there will come forth an unheralded youngster who will be able to fill a vital spot down the gut of the club.For, the 1951-52 version of the Habs, on paper, looks to be weak straight down the middle. The unexpected signing of Jean Beliveau by the Quebec Aces left the Habs with four centers and another who can alternate between right and center. The four are Reay, Lach, Mosdell and Masnick. Gerry Couture, secured from Detroit for Bert Hirschfeld can play either on the right flank or as a pivot man.Of the four regular centermen, three of them are veterans and Masnick can hardly qualify as a seasoned N.H.L. campaigner. Irvin was hoping to spot Beliveau between Olmstead and Richard, using Lach either on power plays or on the second line between Meger and Geoffrion. Mosdell will return to his line mates MacKay and Curry. Billy Reay, In all probability will be used as an extra man.All of which leaves the Canadiens without an All-Star centerman. Lach will be 34 next January and as courageous as the old campaigner may be, it is still a question of just how long he can go this season, likewise Reay who was 33 last August. Neither can be expected to take the tough 70 game grind in stride.Mosdell is 29 years of age but is best qualified as a defensive center and scoring goals has never been his biggest asset. That leaves Masnick. He is still at least one year and maybe Two away from being a good N.H.L. player. He still has much to learn and it&rsquo;s certain that Irvin won&rsquo;t lean too heavily on him. He has ability, spirit, but lacks experience.Couture is an untested quality as far as the Canadiens are concerned. He&rsquo;s just 26 years of age and his three seasons prior to last year were as good as most centers In the league. In 1947-48 in Indianapolis he scored 26 goals. The following season at Detroit he netted 19. In 1949-50 he had by far his best N.H.L. season when he scored 24 goals. Last season he was side lined most of the year with injuries.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01149/1215415-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="576" height="577"><figcaption class="caption-body">The Big TestsGERRY COUTURE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02131/1215408-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="573" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAUL MASNICK</figcaption></div>There is a remote possibility that the Habs will have one new line for the first part of the season. Frank Selke and Dick Irvin are toying with the idea of reforming the junior line of Billy Goold, Dickie Moore and Art Rose. This trio were outstanding two years ago when they led the Junior Canadiens to the Memorial Cup. However, it is doubtful that as a line they could step right into the league and stick.So now Irvin needs one good centerman. Selke has tried to arrange a deal with Toronto for Johnny McCormack but so far has been unsuccessful. However, negotiations are still underway and with Bill Barilko unheard from, the Leafs will need a man to replace him. On the defense the Habs are well stocked and in all probability will part with a defenseman for McCormack.Irvin knows who he would like for his weak center spot. But getting him Is next to impossible. He is Metro Prystai of the Wings. To get Prystai Irvin would have to let go at least four players of Jack Adams&rsquo; choice although Irvin himself would be willing to part with four of his own choice for Metro.&ldquo;We could have had Prystai for a song a few years ago. He was out of condition when he first reported to the Hawks and he came east with his pockets crammed with clippings about his capabilities as a player. But every now and then he would show flashes of greatness. He&rsquo;d make a nice rush and I could tell he was going to snap out of it sooner or later. Then he had that good year and that was it. He went to Detroit &mdash; but I&rsquo;d sure like to get him,&rdquo; said Dick.It&rsquo;s doubtful that the Habs would even make overtures for Prystai, nevertheless he is the calibre centerman that the Habs now need. There are few in the league right now who would fit into the spot Irvin has. Of the six N.H.L. clubs we can think of only two who are tradeable. The Rangers have Raleigh and the Leafs have Gardner. Boston has little and other that Raleigh the Rangers are in the same boat. The Wings have Prystai, Abel and Skov whom they wouldn&rsquo;t part with, while the Leafs have Gardner, Bentley and Kennedy. Smythe maye be induced, to part with the first player. Chicago will have enough trouble finding capable centerman as it is.With the N.H.L. clubs being cut to 15 dressed players exclusive of the goaler it is a sure bet that Irvin is not going to carry five and possibly six centermen with only one who can fit into the Olmstead, Richard pattern of play. &#9632;

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One Top Center Would Lift Irvin’s Habs

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;For those hockey fans who also follow baseball fortunes, there is no secret that the 1951 ills of the Detroit Tigers has been due to a &ldquo;stand pat&rdquo; policy in regard to veteran players.That is one mistake which Manager Jack Adams has no intention of making with his hockey Red Wings. He proved that by trading eight players off his 1950-51 National Hockey League champions, six of them going in one sweep to Chicago.Now comes another question for the railbirds to debate: Will the Wings suffer from the other extreme? Detroit has lost more than one-third of the outfit which won the N.H.L. crown.For the most part, untested rookies will have to fill the gaps. Furthermore, in case of Injuries to key performers, only more rookies are available as replacements.Latest to depart were Jim Peters, George Gee, Jim McFadden, Clare Martin, Max McNab and Clare Raglan, all figuring in the $75,000 sale to the Black Hawks.Earlier this summer Doc Couture was traded to Montreal (for Bert Hirschfeld) and Gaye Stewart was peddled to New York (for Tony Leswick).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03103/1215467-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="268" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Wilson</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0481/1215460-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="265" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Fred Glover</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0556/1215453-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="268" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marcel Pronovost</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0635/1215446-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="265" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Johnny Wilson</figcaption></div>In the wake of the deals, it&rsquo;s wondered whether Adams stripped his club too severely of experienced reserve strength.Let&rsquo;s listen to Adams&rsquo; viewpoint;&ldquo;Even though six veteran regulars have been traded, in my book, the team we&rsquo;ll have for 1951-52 essentially is the same as last year.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you why &mdash; we have the same nucleus for a club which we had last season. Those players are Terry Sawchuk, Leo Reise, Red Kelly and the Big Line (his normal reference to the high-scoring unit of Sid Abel-Ted Lindsay-Gordie Howe).&ldquo;As long as you have players like that you have a potential championship outfit. If you don&rsquo;t have players like that, you can&rsquo;t liave championships.&ldquo;In addition we have Metro Prystai, Marty Pavelich and Bob Goldham, plus two rookies who proved themselves last season, Glen Skov and Marcel Pronovost. Also there&rsquo;s an experienced performer in Leswick.&ldquo;With them to start with, we have a goalie, four sound defensemen, two full lines and a high-class extra forward. That leaves us with the job of producing one more line, which is a normal problem. &#9632;

f0005-03

Producing One New Line Wings’ Problem

<div class="byline">By BOBBY HEWITSON</div>TORONTO, Ont&mdash;Back around the era &mdash; the early twenties &mdash; after the National Hockey Association had been thrown to the four winds and the National Hockey League came into existence, the Arena Gardens was the focal spot for hockey in Toronto. The reason for the change from the N.H.A. to the N.H.L. was because of Eddie Livingstone, a stormy petrel of both ama teur and pro sport in those days. Eddie was always into the hair of rival promoters and generally into the courts too.He held the Toronto franchise in the N.H.A. and didn&rsquo;t make things very happy for those who backed rival teams. So the rivals met in Montreal, cut the throat of the N.H.A., called it dead, and then set about to form the N.H.L. The formation found Livingston outside the fold; storming and ranting, but still outside.In those days the Arena Gardens had a gathering spot at the north end, east side, at the top end beyond the dressing rooms. This was the famous Blue Room, in which hockey was the main subject, though it often gave over to somewhat heavy poker games.From that group in the Blue Room came the new owners of the Toronto St. Patricks, purchasers for a mere $1,800. Charlie Querrie was one of the group. Some years later the late N.L. Nathanson, then a power in the motion picture industry, wanted into pro hockey, took with him J.P. Bickell, and Querrie, of the original group was the only one to remain in.That&rsquo;s how Jack Bickell, who died recently, came into the hockey picture in Toronto. Not that his interest was merely financial. Far from it. Jack was a lover of all kinds of sport and hockey and boxing in particular had his interest. Later when Conn Smythe, Ed Bickell, the late Pete Campbell and others including Bill MacBrien figured it was about time that Toronto had a new rink, they bought in first the hockey franchise from Mr. Nathanson.In that picture Smythe wanted Bickell with him. So did the others. They knew him as a fighter, a max who made up Sts mind fast and who would back up his promises. So when Smythe envisioned a great Arena for Toronto&mdash;one of the best in the world&mdash;he had Bickell behind him. &ldquo;It can be safely said of Mr. Bickell, that his support was the one definite cog necessary to the group of young men to successfuly put over as tremendous a proposition as Maple Leaf Gardens.&rdquo; So said an article of some year ago. Continuing the article said &ldquo;You will remember the fall of 1929 when most financial men found it expedient to run to cover. It was just a year later that the young men who controlled the Maple Leaf hockey team in the Arena Cardens became afflicted with growing pains.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0718/1215498-1-eng-US/f0005-072.jpg" title="f0005-07" width="496" height="823"><figcaption class="caption-body">A BuilderJ. P. BICKELL</figcaption></div>One fellow, in particular, used to go around town repeating &ldquo;We&rsquo;va got to have a new Arena.&rdquo; In short order others took up the chant and one day Conn Smythe said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going over to see Mr. J. P. Bickell.&rdquo;He found him a sympathetie listener. There are many who know him best, who will tell you. that J.P. was Canada&rsquo;s outstanding citizen, wielding an influence for the welfare of the Dominion, which will never be appreciated simply because the gentleman did not talk. Impressed with the keen enthusiasm of his visitor, Mr. Bickell not only promised support but called a few of his most influential friends on the telephone and laughingly advised them they had just purchased ten thousand dollars worth of stock in the Maple Leaf Gardens Limited, and because it was J.P. Bickell calling, they did not demur.From remarks which were heard about that time, it wax evident these gentleman figured this money a donation toward the erection of a building their city needed sort of kissed the ten grand good-bye. so to speak, but their counsel with the splendid efforts of the Executive has confounded the financial experts by actually paying a dividend and having stock splits.So it was that J.P. Bickell became the first President of Maple Leaf Gardens, later to be succeeded by George Cottrelle and later again of course by Ed. Bickle and then Conn Smythe.No one knows better than Smythe how much J.P. Bickell contributed to the success of the Gardens and of the Maple Leaf hockey team. There have been times when the sailing wasn&rsquo;t always smooth, when directors perhaps differed, but Smythe wax ready to aid him whenever needed.He had a full life did Jack Bickell, but none of it he spent any better than his hours in Maple Leaf Gardens watching hockey games. He didn&rsquo;t get much ink because he didn&rsquo;t ask for much. That was the kind of a man ha was&mdash;strong and stalwart and ready to tackle anything.His loss to hockey is very great in Toronto. Those who backed the Leafs in the early days of rough going know it. &#9632;

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J. P. Bickell Was Big Cog In Toronto’s Successful Wheel

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded..October 1, 1547Published by HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY Circulation Room 204, King&rsquo;s Hall Bldg., 1231 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.Advertising & Editorial 6303 A Sun Life Bldg., 1155 Metcalfe St., Montreal 2, Que.Yearly Subscription Price $2.50 in Canada &mdash; $3.50 in U.S.A.Authorized as second class mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Entered as second class mail at the Post Office in Buffalo, N.Y., and Saint Albans, Vt.Return all U.S undellverable copies under Form 3579 to the Hockey News Company, Room 204, King&rsquo;s Hail Bldg., 1231 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que. Printed in CanadaVol 4 September 15th, 1951 No. 35The hopes and prayers of everyone in the hockey world&mdash;players, fans and executives alike&mdash;are riding with the air and ground searchers conducting an intensive hunt for missing hockey player Bill Barilko and his companion. The pair, on a fishing trip in a small plane, have been unreported more than two weeks now somewhere in the James Bay region of remote Northern Ontario.Although hope for the men&rsquo;s safety is fast fading, the searchers are doing their best. Barring the possibility the two men may have been killed instantly in a crash of their light aircraft, there is always the chance that they may have made a forced landing. In such a case, the hope is that they have been able to survive more than a forthnight in the wilds, living off the fish abounding in those northern waters and whatever other food they have been able to forage.Fortunately, the weather at this time of year isn&rsquo;t too severe in the region where Barilko and his fishing companion were last reported. But from now on it will be a race against time to locate them and bring them to safety before the snows and bitter cold of early Fall set in.Everyone is pulling for Barilko and his friend to come through it all safely, and until definite proof to the contrary can be obtained the world of hockey will still believe that he will turn up somewhere, sometime.Loss of &ldquo;Bashin&rsquo; Bill&rdquo; Barilko would be sorely felt by the game. In his few short years in the. National Hockey League, Barilko has become quite a figure in the sport. Since his debut as a green, brash rookie with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Bill Barilko has cut a wide swath in the League. Always game, always colorful, Barilko gained himself a host of friends and fans for his rugged type of play.Even the few game-time enemies he made&mdash;as what player doesn&rsquo;t&mdash;didn&rsquo;t hold it against Bill for the bumps and bruises he gave them. Off the ice, Barilko was a friendly, likeable, fun-loving youngster who was a far cry from the tough &ldquo;bad man&rdquo; role he played while in action.While we are writing this, we are hoping along with everyone else connected with hockey that Bill Barilko will be found and brought to safety by the time this paper hits the street&mdash;or at the most, within the next few days.<h2>FEATURE ATTRACTION COMING UP</h2>In little more than three weeks time another season of hockey will be under way. The National Hockey League rolls up its sleeves for the 1951-52 campaign, with the opening gun setting off the big All-Star fixture with all its attendant color and drama.The 1951-52 season will be a testing one for hockey, beset by the mounting costs of inflation and the shrinking value of the sports dollar. Money for athletic events and other entertainment hasn&rsquo;t been too free over the past year or two. Coupled with the uncertainties of the international situation and the difficult to access effects of television, this resulted in a dropping off of attendance in the United States cities of the circuit last season.But there are indications that things may be levelling off to a certain extent now, and that the coming season will be better than last. Present indications are that television has been winning a host of new friends for the winter pastime throughout the northern part of the United States. More colleges are taking up hockey south of the border, and the number of players and clubs registered under the U.S. Amateur Hockey Association has increased tremendously in the past five years.Broadcasts and telecasts are creating and stimulating interest in many places where the game was almost unknown previously.All this means a greater potential audience for hockey, swelling the ranks of the &ldquo;regulars&rdquo; who for years have supported the game in the four United States cities.Given a fast, exciting brand of play; more even competition between the six loop members; and a closer race for playoff positions than has been the case in the past, it is quite conceivable that hockey will be able to meet and lick many of the problems which have harassed it since the first lush, post-war days came to an end. &#9632;

THE SEARCH GOES ON

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01221/1215553-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2>Player Ages</h2>Dear Sir,I want to congratulate on your fine paper. I think it the best paper put&rsquo;out.I have several programmes from the P.C.H.L. which I would like to trade.How old are the following players? Red Henry of the Bruins, Ed Sandford, Dave Creighton and Arnie Kullman.I hope you will publish this letter.Billy Wood.Box 510,Revelstoke, B.C.(Henry is 25, Sandford is 23, Creighton is 21 and KuHman is nearly 24.)<h2>Pen Man</h2>Am anxious to contact hockey fans in other cities who would be interested in writing me. In the letters I want to discuss hockey in an effort to learn about hockey in other cities. I also want to trade programs. I have a load of Red Wing programs.I hope, as official scorer of the NCAA Champ University of Michigan games THE HOCKEY NEWS will feel free to send to me for any information they may need.Sincerely,Jim Robbins.2751 Maplewood St.,E. Arm Arbor, Mich.<h2>Un-situated</h2>Dear Sir,I am very Interested in playing hockey in England this coming season, I would appreciate any information regarding contacts with a scout in my area who could obtain me a try-out.If this is not possible at present, would you give me information as to the training camp periods of some of the amateur leagues in the States?John Hannah.Toronto, Ont.(Your best bet would be to write the Toronto Leafs)<h2>Dancing Players</h2>Dear Sir,I thought you might be interested in a bit of hockey news, for your next edition!&ldquo;Hockey Players in Ice Show!&rdquo;Canadian hockey players in London, England, are spending the off-season in the outstanding ice-show &ldquo;Rose Marie on Ice,&rdquo; starring Barbara Ann Scott, Miehael Kirby.The players take the part of Mounties.Included is Len Gaudette, Ft. William, former Hamilton star of the Sr. O.H.A. who has put together a comedy act. He coached the Switzerland team last season. Others in the production are Eddie Rowett, Toronto, former Stratford Indian, Mai Davidson, former Winnipeg Rangers, Sonny Rost, former Winnipeg Srs., Jerry Rowse, former Winnipeg Canadiens, Ken Kennedy, former Calgary Jrs., Don Mann, former Montreal Canadien Jrs., Ray Dinardo, former Ottawa Junior &ldquo;C&rdquo;, Duke MacDonald, former Ft. Frances, Maple Leafs, Joe Schack, former New York Rangers, Bud McEachren, former Glace Bay Miners.Thanks again.Len Gaudette.London, Eng.<h2>New Fan</h2>Dear Sir,Just a few lines to tell you I&rsquo;m very Interested in hockey. I go to as many games as I can. I live over 30 miles from the Cleveland Arena.I&rsquo;ve decided to order the HOCKEY NEWS, so I can keep up to date and what happens to some of my favorite players.How is Bobby Dawes getting along. I sure enjoyed watching him skate when he was in Cleveland.Mrs. Carol J. Remslak.(Dawes&rsquo; broken leg Is on the mend, he may play this season).<h2>Hab Man</h2>Dear Sir,What&rsquo;s the matter with all you Canadien hockey fans in Western Canada. I started the ball rolling in a previous issue of HOCKEY NEWS and so far, only two have responded. I suggested that you all write letters to the HOCKEY NEWS demanding that the Imperial Oil Co. broadcast at least 50% of the Canadien games in Montreal on Saturday night for the coming hockey season. Surely you would like myself want to hear these games broadcast over the West instead of listening every Saturday night to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Also any of you that deal with Imperial Oil Co. get after your local dealer and pound him on the tail to get our wish. Write to Mr. Frank Selke Sr. c/o Montreal Forum, and tell him your wishes, he&rsquo;s a live wire and gogetter, and will do his share, if you all make your demands known to him.Come on now Canadien Fans, make a noise and let&rsquo;s hear from you, and will be listening to the deeds of Richard, McNeil, Lach, Bouchard, etc., the coming season.Canadien Fan.<h2>Rags Mam</h2>Dear Sir,Congratulations on your wonderful summer Issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS! It&rsquo;s a great idea to have pictures of various hockey players in their summer occupation and sports. I have only cne complaint. You have said nothing about &ldquo;Rags&rdquo; Raglan of the Indianapolis Caps.Thank you very much.Margvie McDougall.<h2>Picture Pool</h2>Dear SirI enjoy reading THE HOCKEY NEWS very much and wish that it was larger.My favorite hobby is collecting hockey pictures. If anyone has any pictures of the retired players that they want to sell or trade, I will enjoy hearing from them. I also have some pictures 8&rdquo; x 10&rdquo; of Toronto and Montreal that I want to sell. If all the hockey fans who are interested in starting a hockey picture pool will write me, I will try to get one started.Good luck with THE HOCKEY NEWS.Laurie Perkins.Danville. Que.<h2>A Bodnar Beef</h2>Dear Sir,Seeing that the HOCKEY NEWS refuses to write a story on Walter Stanowski, it is useless asking for the story, who knows when Stanowski retires, the paper will be so generous as to write one line about a great performer &ldquo;Walter Stanowski retires from hockey. Stanowski will always be remembered for his rushes while with the Leafs.&rdquo;I note and unquote.With reference to this month&rsquo;s issue, I wish to agree with, the reader who voiced his opinion about Gus Bodnar. Bodnar is about the best player the Hawks have or will have. If he leaves, then things will sure get worse down there. Isn&rsquo;t Bodnar the one who always works hard and always puts up a great fight or does Tobin think that he has any better players. If Tobin has better players, I wish he&rsquo;d introduce them to the public. Personally, think that Tobin should have enough strength to at least admit that he has one great player in Gus. The public still hasn&rsquo;t forgotten that Gus was the best player the Leafs had and also the best stickhandler. Given the publicity that Kennedy gets, Gus would make Kennedy just another; player. To end this letter, I have only this to say. Bodnar is the most underrated player in Chicago while Bentley is the most-underrated in Toronto.Isn&rsquo;t it about time the HOCKEY NEWS wrote stories asked by the public and not the stories the staff thinks will please the reader.Michael Vasil.Arvida, Que.<h2>Club Pictures</h2>Dear Sir,Could you please tell me if all NHL clubs published team pictures each season. And would it be possible for me to get the book called &ldquo;How We Play Hockey&rdquo;, by the 1948-49 All-Stars. I have some pictures of the Leafs and Canadiens (in action) which I&rsquo;ll trade for pictures of any of the other N.H.L. teams. If you&rsquo;re interested, please write. How about a story on Ken Mosdell of Canadiens. Simon P. Doell.Hepburn, Sask.(Each team usually has pictures taken. Write to them to obtain them. The book you ask for is now off the market.)<h2>Re-Calenders</h2>Dear Sir,Would you please tell me when the Maple Leaf Gardens and Montreal Forum Hockey Calender will be available, and where I should send for them? Also the price.I don&rsquo;t see why the networks can&rsquo;t be cleared for hockey broadcasts during the week as the States have. After all, hockey is our national sport, and we only hear, I our favorites on one night of the week. How about it, Toronto and Montreal fans?Edwin MacDonald, Baddeck, N.S.(The calenders will be out sometime in October. Write to the clubs for them.) &#9632;

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02114/1215584-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="586" height="272"></div>SEPT, 16 to OCT. 216&mdash;CHAD, Johnny, Providence, forward, 1919; KELLY, Roy, St. Louis, forward, 1925; MILLER, Jack, Chicago, forward 1928.18&mdash;LAMBRECHT, Andy, Tacoma, defense, 1925; MILLER, Al, Portland, goal, 1929.19&mdash;McGILL Jack, Providence, forward, 1920.20&mdash;KOBUSSEN, Eldie, Pittsburgh, forward, 1925.21&mdash;SULLIVAN, Barry, Providence, forward, 1926; LOWE, Ross, Montreal, defense, 192823&mdash;UNIAC, Jim, Indianapolis, forward, 1928.26&mdash;STODDARD, John, Providence, forward, 1926; DUSSAULT, NoYmie, Montreal, forward, 1925; BACKOR, Hank, Edmonton, forward, 1925.28&mdash;KAISER, Vern, Buffalo, forward, 1925; McPHERSON, Scotty, Vancouver, forward, 192229&mdash;TIMGREN, Ray, Toronto, forward 192830&mdash;JACKSON, Bob, Vancouver, forward, 1927.2&mdash;PETERS, Jim, Chicago, forward, 1922. &#9632;

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO You

<div class="byline">By GEORGE DUFFY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01205/1215677-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="268" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Reardon</figcaption></div>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;Coach Terry Reardon officially announced that his R.I. Reds are going to train at a new site, Grand Mere, Quebec, which is six miles north of Shawinigan Falls, Quebec.For the past three years, the Reds have trained at Three Rivers, Quebec at the rink used by the T.R. Reds, a Providence farm club directed by ex-Red Jack Toupin.The Three Rivers rink, however, is no longer available although this does not mean that the Reds no longer will have a farm club there. To the contrary, Toupin&rsquo;s hockey voungsters will now plav their games in the Three Rivers Coliseum where a new ice plant is being installed and the ice will be ready for October 2.<h2>Gagnon Will Aid Terry</h2>That will be too late for the Reds who will head for training camp around September 20. At the moment, Reardon is not certain whether he will conduct a week&rsquo;s special session from Sept. 16 thru Sept. 22 for rookies or whether he will have his entire squad report around the 20th.Reardon is currently in the process of notifying all his hockey players of the change in training camp site which is about 24 miles from Three Rivers.As in the past, Reardon will direct the camp and will be assisted by Chief Scout Johnny Gagnon, Trainer George Army and Publicity Director George Patrick. &#9632;

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Reds Move Camp To Grand Mere For 20th

<div class="byline">By DICK McCRONE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02152/1215739-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="271" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Crawford</figcaption></div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;The Hershey Bears will come out of Summer hibernation to begin training for their forth&rsquo; coming American Hockey League wars on Monday, September 24. The Bears will be preceeded by Lynn Patrick&rsquo;s Boston Bruins, who will set up shop at the Hershey Sports Arena on Wednesday, September 19.In making plans for his sophomore year as pilot of the Bears, popular Johnny Crawford, coach of the Chocolatetown entry, has announced he&rsquo;ll place more emphasis on youth than ever before, mixing just enough veterans to give the youngsters a steadying influence when the going gets rough.&ldquo;Boston has a lot of promising kids coming down from Canada for try outs,&rdquo; Crawford pointed out, &ldquo;and quite a few of them will prove welcome additions to the Bears.&rdquo;&ldquo;These kids, backed up by such Hershey stalwarts as Ray Gariepy, Jerry Brown, Joe Schertzl and Andy Branigan, will give us the same kind of scrappy aggregation which last year fought its way into the semi finals of the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Calder Cup playoffs.&rdquo;<h2>Too Early Yet</h2>While it is too early to speculate about which of the youngsters will be left with the Bears when the Bruins break camp and head for beantown, Crawford is confident that he&rsquo;ll be able to get competent replacements for George &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Sullivan, last year&rsquo;s Hershey scoring ace; Jack McIntyre, promising left winger of the &ldquo;Kid&rdquo; line, and the veteran Sam Bettio, all of whom are expected to make the big league grade with the Bruins this Fall.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03116/1215732-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="1123" height="883"><figcaption class="caption-body">Where They&rsquo;ll TrainThe beautiful Hershey Arena where the Bears will train this year.</figcaption></div>Among the likely looking rookies who will be seeking berths with the Bruins are Jerry Toppazzinl, young brother of &ldquo;Topper&rdquo; Toppazzini, who was the mainstay of the Barrie Flyers, Canadian champs last season. Two other Flyers who impressed Coach Crawford during last season&rsquo;s Canadian play-offs were Leo Lablne, wing, and John Armstrong, a blue line guardian.In addition, Ranier Maklia, a winger, of the Quebec Citadels, and John O&rsquo;Brien, a wing with the Tulsa Oilers of the defunct United States Hockey League, appear likely candidates for berths with the 1951-52 Bears.<h2>Open Oct. 13</h2>Several pre-season tilts between the Bruins and Bears are in the works, so that coaches Patrick and Crawford can set their squads for the opening games of their respective National and American Hockey League races. Hershey will pry open the AHL campaign on Saturday. October 13 at Hershey Sports Arena, meeting the St. Louis Flyers. &#9632;

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Accent On Youth For Bears Of ’52

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01190/1215770-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="260" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tommy Anderson</figcaption></div>CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;In line with their announcement that &ldquo;big things were to come&rdquo; before the start of the season in their new hockey surroundings, Calgary Stampeders announced the signing of a new coach in the person of Tommy (Cowboy) Anderson, the former Drumheller, Calgary and National League hockey star.Tommy takes over from Byron (Butch) McDonald at the helm for the past two seasons, who may remain with the club in a playing capacity.Lloyd Turner, Stamps&rsquo; manager, made the announcement prior to leaving for a Western Canada - Pacific Coast Hockey League meeting in Seattle.Mr. Turner said that with the entry of Calgary into professional ranks it was felt that a &ldquo;name&rdquo; coach was needed.Anderson, a familiar face to Calgary hockey fans since he coached the Currie Army team to three successive Alberta titles during the war years, said he &ldquo;liked the idea of coming back home again.&rdquo;&ldquo;I understand Stampeder officials have contacted some topnotch hockey talent and I&rsquo;m glad of the opportunity to coach the team,&rdquo; said Tommy. &ldquo;I hope to produce a winning team.&rdquo;Anderson, reported earlier to he heading for a coaching job with Moncton Hawks of the Maritimes circuit at a record salary, guided Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League last season.Tommy, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, came to Calgary in 1911.He started his hockey career With Drumheller in 1927 and two seasons later turned pro with Philadelphia Arrows.After four seasons with Philadelphia, Anderson was sold to Detroit Red Wings and was sold again in 1935, this time to the defunct New York Americans.He earned his nickname &ldquo;Cowhoy&rdquo; while with the Americans because of his rugged style of play and western appearance.His contract was bought by Toronto Maple Leafs when the Americans folded in 1942 and the same year he returned to Calgary as coach for the army team.He resumed his coaching carder after the war, first going to Hollywood Wolves of the Pacific Coast circuit where he helped Bob Gracie and looked after the Toronto players. The next three years saw him look alter the fortunes of Oshawa of the Ontario Junior League.Last year he spent with Pittsburgh, a Toronto farm club.Anderson&rsquo;s new duties will start immediately with the contacting of prospective players in preparation for the training season which is expected to start in or near the third week of September. &#9632;

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Anderson Sets Sights On Winner In Fresh Year as Calgary Coach

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02170/1215801-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="274" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Cook</figcaption></div>SASKATOON&mdash;Bill Cook will return to the spot where he got his start this winter when he takes over the reins of the Saskatoon Quakers of the new eight team Pacific Coast Hockey League.Cook, who coached the Denver Falcons of the defunct United States Hockey League last season first came into prominence as a pro star in Saskatoon in the mid 20&rsquo;s, playing right wing with the old Saskatoon Shieks which also included his brother Bun, Newsy Lalonde, the late George Hainsworth and many others who later became N.H.L. stars. Cook later made a name for himself as an all time all-star while playing on a line with his brother Bun and Frank Boucher for the New York Rangers. &#9632;

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Bill Cook Returns To Saskatoon To Take Over As Coach Of The Quakers For The 1951-52 Year

<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;Since the Buffalo Bisons entered the American Hockey League 11 seasons ago, the Herd has never had a brother combination in its lineup.The Bell brothers, Goalie Gordie and Left Winger Joe, both cavorted in Buffalo colors but not at the same time.The recent acquisition of Billy Warwick from the Cleveland Barons, however, might give Buffalo such a duo. The dark-haired left winger&rsquo;s older brother, Grant (Nobby), was captain of last year&rsquo;s American League Eastern Division champions.The question is will Billy be able to comeback from the automobile accident which almost claimed his life last March 7, and did result in death for Center Johnny Holota?If pure grit will do the trick, Warwick is a cinch to make the club. They don&rsquo;t pack more spunk in human bodies than what Billy and Grant carry in their compactly built structures.After the accident last winter, Billy was taken to a Denver, Colorado, hospital suffering from severed tendons in his right hand, concussion, and lacerations of the face and scalp. It was a nip-and-tuck battle for a while but Billy finally body checked death out the door.Now he&rsquo;s reported ready to return to hockey. To win a left wing berth on the. Buffalo roster won&rsquo;t be easy. Several good candidates will report to Coach LeRoy (Goldy) Goldsworthy later this month.In retrospect, the younger Warwick was headed for a fine season last year before the mishap knocked him out of the lineup of the defunct Denver Falcons of the U.S. Hockey League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03139/1215839-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="262" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Could BeGrant Warwick</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04120/1215832-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="262" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy Warwick</figcaption></div>In 40 games, he scored 13 goals, setup 23 more scores, and had spent only 20 minutes in the penalty box.Althoughh he is only 26-years-old, Billy already has performed with five other A.H.L. elubs, Hershey. Providence, Philadel-In the event, both Warwicks phia, Springfield, and Cleveland, are in the Buffalo lineup when the season opens, it will mark the second time in their pro careers that they were teammates.Billy had two short stays with the New York Rangers during the 1942-43, 1943-14 seasons when Nobby was a star right winger with the Broadway Blue Shirts.Since that time, their hockey roads have not crossed. Nobby, nevertheless, always remained the biggest booster &ldquo;The Kid,&rdquo; as he calls Billy, has. Before the auto accident last year, Nobby told this reporter:&ldquo;I know I sound like a press agent for Bill but he has everything necessary to make the grade in the National League, and 1 think he will.&rdquo;A spot on the same line with his brother might be just the stepping stone he needs. &#9632;

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Bill Warwick May Give Bisons’ First Big Brother Combo

<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;When the battling for jobs on the Boston Bruins roster gets underway at Hershey, Pa., later this month a determined Norm (Corky) Corcoran will be out to earn a right wing post.Corcoran skated along the right lane on Hershey&rsquo;s highly-successful &ldquo;Kid Line&rdquo; last year with center George (Red) Sullivan and Left Winger Jack McIntyre.&ldquo;If we&rsquo;re given enough time to prove ourselves as a line, I think we all can make the Bruins,&rdquo; Corcoran said in a chat with this writer.And nothing would please the wirey, keen-eyed Corcoran more since he and his linemates have more or less come up through the ranks together.As an individual, Corcoran figures that he&rsquo;s better fit to win a job in Boston this year than he was when he made the Hershey club a year ago.&ldquo;I was in a bad automobile accident just before the training period began last year and I lacked stamina as a result,&rdquo; he explained.In the early going, Corcoran was one of the standout freshmen in the A.H.L. Well up in the scoring, he made his presence felt in the bumping department, too, as can be gathered by the fact he set the pace in penalties for three weeks.<h2>Too Many Penalties</h2>&ldquo;I got a little too many penalties at the start of the season,&rdquo; Corcoran grinned. &ldquo;You know a rookie has to prove himself, and that he can take it. I had better control of my temper as the season progressed,&rdquo; he added, smoothing a patch covering a two-stitch cut over his right eye received a night previous in a lacrosse match.Asked how the cut was incurred, Corcoran admitted rather sheepishly; &ldquo;I got in a little stick swinging mixup.&rdquo;Returning to hockey talk, Corcoran pointed out that while he reported at 162 pounds last year, he weighed only 142 when the season ended.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02165/1215915-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="361" height="652"><figcaption class="caption-body">May Be New BruinsRed Sullivan</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03143/1215908-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="373" height="634"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack McIntyre</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04109/1215901-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="367" height="634"><figcaption class="caption-body">Norm Corcoran</figcaption></div>&ldquo;The drain that accident put on my strength, I believed caused me to slow up and lose so much weight about three-fourths of the way through the season last year,&rdquo; Corcoran explained. &ldquo;This year it will be different.&rdquo;He added that he now weighs 158 pounds, is in top condition from a rugged lacrosse season, and believes that passing his 20th birthday will give him just a bit more stamina over the long haul.Corcoran already has had a &ldquo;cup of coffee&rdquo; in the N.H.L.&ldquo;I played one game with Boston near the end of the 1949-50 season after St. Catharines had finished its season in the O.H.A. junior circuit,&rdquo; he stated.What kind of comparison did he draw between the N.H.L. and A.H.L.?&ldquo;Well, it&rsquo;s harder to play In the American League,&rdquo; he asserted, hastening to add, &ldquo;because the players are less polished and do more unorthodox things.&rdquo;<h2>Likes to Play in Hershey</h2>If he should fail in his bid with Boston this fall, Corcoran will not be too crestfallen &mdash; as long as he&rsquo;s sent to Hershey.&ldquo;Hershey&rsquo;s a wonderful place for a hockey player,&rdquo; het declared. &ldquo;Naturally I want! to make the grade in the National League as that is where the money is. But if shouldn&rsquo;t, I wouldn&rsquo;t mind spending the next ten years in Hershey. I just like everything about the town.&rdquo;The Toronto native, however, now maintains his off-season residence here in St. Catharines.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve lived in St. Kitts since I came here to play with Art Jackson&rsquo;s club for the 1949-50 season,&rdquo; he said.&ldquo;Incidentally, for my money, Jackson is the best coach ever. He taught me more than any man I ever played for and Jack Crawford, my Hershey coach, and Joe Primeau, who coached me at St, Mike&rsquo;s, are great, as you know,&ldquo;When I was at St. Mike&rsquo;s in 1948-49, I scored one goal all season. Under Jackson, the next year I got 71 points, about 33 of them goals.&ldquo;He taught me to play my wine and any man. Before that, I had a habit of roaming all over the ice.&rdquo;The biggest thrill Corcoran has experienced thus far in the ice sport came when he registered the three-goal &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; against St. Louis for Hershey last year.&ldquo;It was the first one a Hershey player got last season,&rdquo; he added.<h2>A Golfer, Too</h2>Aside from hockey and lacrosse, Corcoran likes golf. Which gives him another reason to relish performing in Hershey. The town boasts four fine courses that are playable a good portion of the winter.Nevertheless, Corcoran will willingly forgo pleasure for work if he can make it with Lynn Patrick&rsquo;s Bruins. &#9632;

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Corcoran Sure He Can Make Patrick’s Bruins This Season

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01204/1215870-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Puller Stadium where the Wings are doing their pre-season training.</figcaption></div>SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.&mdash;Jack Adams, Tommy Ivan and erudite, talkative Fred Huber breezed into this northern Michigan hot-bed of hockey along with 92 anxious hockey players to open the Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; fourth fall training camp here. Adams, the manager; Ivan, the coach; Huber, the &ldquo;very vocal oracle&rdquo;, all raised the battlecry:&ldquo;We&rsquo;re gonna bring back the Stanley Cup to the Detroit Olympia or bust!&rdquo;Right from the start it was plain that the players seeking berths on the NHL Wings, Indianapolis Capitals of the AHL, Edmonton Flyers of the PCHL, and Windsor Spitfires of the OHA Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; League were in for a tough training grind.The usually jovial Adams had business written all over his face; Ivan got right down to a Simon Legree role; Huber kept up the chatter that the Wings would win this year. The triumvirate didn&rsquo;t like the idea of losing out in the Cup semi-finals last season and this feeling certainly permeated the training camp right off the bat.With George Gee, Jimmy Peters, Max McNab, Jimmy McFadden and Claire Martin out of the Wings&rsquo; picture, having moved over to Chicago in the big summer deal, positions on the club have been thrown wide open. With Omaha out of the picture for this season at least, the fight for berths all the way down the line figured to be more interesting than at any of the four training camps held here.A great deal of interest centred around Tony Leswick, starry and prolific-scoring forward, who moved over to the Wings from the Rangers. As a matter of fact, knowing that such stars as Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe, Red Kelly, Metro Prystal and Marty Pavelich along with Leswick are virtually assured of spots, Interest was great in players hoping to catch the remaining berths.But the way Adams and Ivan feel this year no player has a cinch deal. &ldquo;Everyone is going to work and work hard for positions this season,&rdquo; warned Adams. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re out to get that cup back and no fooling.&rdquo;One of the big question marks raised as the Wings opened for business was, &ldquo;Will Syd Abel make the grade this season?&rsquo; Last season veteran Syd, now looking forward to his 11th season in the big time, worked with the top stars, Howe and Lindsay, but was spelled off considerably by the sensational Prystai.All eyes were on Syd as this year&rsquo;s camp opened. Fans asked themselves: &ldquo;Will Syd&rsquo;s legs stand up for another gruelling season&rsquo; He&rsquo;s 35 now, can he make it&rdquo;.This writer feels that Syd will be around this season. His experience is too valuable to lose. But the veteran is in the home stretch. This season we will see limited action. This may be the end for one of the greatest stars in NHL history.Terry Sawchuck rolled into camp feeling fit and confident no one could dislodge him from the net job. Howe and Lindsay both kept in top shape throughout the summer and Prystai and Pavelich were in the pink of condition. Marcel Pronovost and Freddy Glover both were confident they could latch on to regular spots on the Wings.Glover was a top star with Indiannapolis last season and both Adams and Ivan feel he can make the jump this season. Pronovost, of course, saw considerable action with the Wings last season. Hard-driving Marcel appears a cinch this season.All this is conjecture, of course, and anything can happen at, a fall training camp. We&rsquo;ll have to wait until the camp is over before trying to give a preview of what the Wings will show this season in their lineup.Interest in the camp was great as the Detroit clubs opened training. Adams and Company like the setup here in the beautiful Pullar Stadium. It is a modern artificial ice arena with a 190 x 85 ice surface and seating capacity of 2,340. A large number of hockey fans from Saut Ste. Marie, Ontario, home of the $800,000 Memorial Gardens, cross the St. Mary&rsquo;s River every day to watch the Wings and their satellites train.Of course, the fact that the Canadian Sault&rsquo;s own Marty Pavelich has been a Detroit star for sometime has a lot to do with it. Another Canadian Sault product, Johnny Offidani, who starred with Windsor last season, is in camp again. &#9632;

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No Fooling At Wings’ Camp As Ivan, Adams Out To Regain Silver

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01204/1215953-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"></div><h2>ACROSS</h2>1&mdash;Pictured Leaf player.8&mdash;First name of a Providence rearguard.9&mdash;Part of &ldquo;to be&rdquo;.11&mdash;Initials of Doran, ex St. Louis player.12&mdash;Nickname of club coached by &ldquo;Punch&rdquo; Imlach.13&mdash;To perform.14&mdash;Initials of Canadiens&rsquo; train er.16&mdash;Musical note.18&mdash;First name of Andrews, former member of Toronto St Pats.20&mdash;Native country of Ivan Irwin (abbr).22&mdash;Moutu in which Max Bentley celebrates birthday (abbr).23&mdash;Tennis term.25&mdash;Initials of Turnesa, U.S. golfer.26&mdash;Initials of 27 down.28&mdash;Nattrium (Sym.).30&mdash;Number of N.H.L. clubs Alf Pike played with.32&mdash;First name of Kilburn of Edmonton Flyers.34&mdash;A.H.L. player who won Harry Holmes Memorial Trophy last season.3 5&mdash;First name of a Red Wing.36&mdash;Initials of an N.H.L. trainer.37&mdash;Ocean (abbr).38&mdash;&ldquo;Buddy&rdquo; O&rsquo;Connor once fractured one.40&mdash;Kennedy & Abel ended in a &mdash; for centre position on 2nd All-Star team.41&mdash;First name of Bloomer of Tulsa Oilers.<h2>DOWN</h2>1&mdash;Jimmy Peters&rsquo; second name.2&mdash;Given name of Palazzar, ex Ranger.3&mdash;How Webster, ex Ranger, might sign initials.4&mdash;A member of the Rangers.5&mdash;Half an em.6&mdash;Don Ashbee plays this during the summer.7&mdash;First name of A.H.L. player who won Carl Liscombe Trophy in 1949-50.10&mdash;One of the Canadiens.15&mdash;Initials of Pentti Lunds brother.17&mdash;First name of McLeod of Omaha.19&mdash;Stanley Cup winners of 1942-43 (abbr).21&mdash;First name of Casanato of Springfield.24&mdash;Name given Russell, old time player.27&mdash;American-born player who starred with Chicago & Toronto.29&mdash;First name of Lambrecht of Tacoma.31&mdash;Small horse.32&mdash;There&rsquo;s always one at a hockey game.33&mdash;Roy Conacher shoots this way (abbr).38&mdash;Initials of Enio.39&mdash;Short for first name of Kuntz, ex N.H.L. player.40&mdash;Ton (abbr).<h2>LAST MONTH'S X-WORD KEY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02168/1215946-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="490" height="794"></div> &#9632;

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Hockey Crossword Puzzle

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01215/1216019-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="257" height="288"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02163/1216012-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="244" height="282"></div><h2>Leafs&rsquo; Star And Doctor Pal May Have Run Out Of Gas On Way Down from Fishing Trip</h2>TIMMINS Ont.&mdash;Canada&rsquo;s bleak northland today holds a secret that may briny joy or sadness to the hockey world before long. The disappearence of Bashin&rsquo; Bill Barilko, Leafs&rsquo; star defenseman while on a fish Ing trip with Dr. Henry Huson a hometown friend, has become a deep mystery. Did they crash? Have they been forced down in the wilderness? Has Dr. Henry set his sea plane down on a remote lake somewhere in the north country? All these questions have been asked &mdash; none can yet be answered.Gus Mortson, another defenseman of the Leafs and a lad who has taken frequent trips through the north woods was queeried on the chances of the pair coming out of the bush alive.&ldquo;The country isn&rsquo;t too rough,&rdquo; Gus said. &ldquo;There are a lot of small lakes on which they could land and the route they&rsquo;d travel isn&rsquo;t too far from the T. and NO. railway. For that reason I don&rsquo;t think they&rsquo;d lose their way. They both had been over the route previously. On the other hand, since they apparently had only enough gasoline for the trip, they wouldn&rsquo;t be mak&rsquo;ng any side jaunts.&rdquo;In the event the two were forced down and were unhurt, Mortson opinioned that they&rsquo;d be able to hold out for weeks since they have their fishing equipment with them.Meanwhile the search goes on, despite electrical storms and other acts of God. RCAF Dakotas flying around the clock in search for the two have followed the flight plan of the lost pair. The trip back home was said to be from Rupert House over Kesagami Lake to South Porcupine.At least six private planes took part in the early search and worked back and forth across the 500 miles of thick bush and lake country between Timmins and Moosone.Barilko and Dr. Hudson took off at noon on Friday August 24th from South Porcupine for a fishing trip on Seal River, more that 500 miles north. That Sunday they refuelled at Rupert House around 4 p.m., and have not been heard from since. The plane they were flying was equipped with radio but reports of bad weather would have put it out of order.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04100/1216005-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="1756" height="1236"><figcaption class="caption-body">The dense bushland above, where Barilko and Dr. Hudson flew for their fishing trip.</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03135/1215998-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="501" height="800"><figcaption class="caption-body">The PilotDr. HENRY HUDSON</figcaption></div>Meanwhile, Mrs. Henry Hudson said she refused to worry about the safety of her husband and Barilko.&ldquo;As far as I am concerned,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;they are not missing. They&rsquo;re out of gas and down on some lake. My husband was a very careful pilot and bad weather or lack of gas may have forced him down&rdquo;Morris Woodley, an air engineer with Northland Aviation at Timmins, said Timmins weather that Sunday was rain when the pair refuelled at Rupert House. When the two men were last reported at Rupert House at 4 p.m. Sunday there was a strong headwind blowing which forced Hudson to use more gas than normal.Describing the country, Wood ley said: &ldquo;There are many lakes, but Dr. Hudson would have to find one to make a landing. The lakes are numerous, they are widely separated and not always suitable for immediate emergency landings.&rdquo;<h2>&ldquo;Mom&rdquo; Barilko Aids in Huge Search &mdash; Says She Warned Him Against Taking Trip</h2>Barilko&rsquo;s mother said her son and Dr. Hudson left to fish for salmon trout in one of the lakes north of Seal River.&ldquo;Bill told me he didn&rsquo;t know when he would be back,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;but if the weather stayed nice he said he wanted to be in Timmins on Sunday and not later than Monday.&rdquo;Mrs. Hudson said her husband who has been flying for five or six years, went on fishing trips nearly every nice weekend. She had refused to become worried until Tuesday afternoon when the general search was started.Mrs. Barilko, widowed mother of Bill made her first trip by air during the search.In a state of near hysteria and with very little sleep since her famous son has been missing, the polish-born mother forsook her five year old hatred of going out of her Timmins home on a Friday.Ever since her husband died on a Friday &ldquo;Mom&rdquo; Barilko, to her hockey playing sons Alex and Bill, has persuaded her family not to plan any Friday trips.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s bad luck, that&rsquo;s all,&rdquo; she said. Then she boarded the Toronto Star&rsquo;s special plane and flew the 80 miles from Timmins to Kapuskasing to bring good luck to her son as she said her presence always did during the Stanley Cup playoffs last season.And when the first sign of any sighting of her lost son is reported, Mrs. Barilko will wrap her colored hankerchief around her head, don her chocolate brown coat with the dark brown collar turned up and &ldquo;hit the bush&rdquo; in a bld to find her boy.She&rsquo;s never been in the dense muskeg, almost waist deep in many spots, which characterizes this country. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve taken short trips,&rdquo; she said, &ldquo;but never for more than this, but I want to be near Bill.&rdquo;She explained she had always gone to Toronto to watch her boy playing hockey at Maple Leaf Gardens. &ldquo;I just know that because I watched him play, I brought him luck. When I&rsquo;m near him. I bring him luck, always. That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m going to get as close to Bill as possible, even before they find him.&rdquo;And when the armada of search planes, which have scoured the rain-swept skies, to find him, &ldquo;then I&rsquo;m going after him. I&rsquo;ve never been in that bush before, but I&rsquo;ll manage somehow.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0574/1215991-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="1113" height="1060"><figcaption class="caption-body">Victory Drink&ldquo;Mom&rdquo; Barilko offers Bill champagne after winning Playoff Goal.</figcaption></div>She wore nylon stocking and a blue silk blouse for the flight, but she got heavier clothing and better boots from her cousin and uncle in Kapuskasing.The boy had flown with Dr. Henry Hudson, Timmins dentist, to James Bay, but had not returned on schedule Sunday evening.Mrs. Barilko may go on to Rupert House on the southeast shore of James Bay, if threatening weather which brought rain permits. Meanwhile she is being comforted by relatives, who are unable to dissuade her from leading the bush party to wherever her son might be.Perhaps the luck she has alwaya brought her son by her nearness will play in her favor. &ldquo;I am hoping, and I pray &mdash; I never stop praying. May God help him wherever he is.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0656/1215984-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="1066" height="1729"><figcaption class="caption-body">The map of Barilko&rsquo;s trip and the search area.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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