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December 29, 1951
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“Phoney Fight Story All Twisted,” Says Detroit’s Mr. Dann
DETROIT, Mich.— “I was misquoted.” That’s a howl which reporters often hear from irate news sources whenever a statement backfires. Players, Coaches, Officials and brass hats—all fall back on that convenient claim. It may be a legitimate complaint. But it never does round too convincing. That’s why I expect little sympathy when I ray: “I was misquoted”. All this is in reference to a story about hockey fights which appeared under my byline in the Detroit Free Press on Dec. 5. A Canadian wire service picked up part of the story and circulated it widely. It used the quote as saying that most fights “are phony, staged for the edification of the hockey fans”. The backfire was loud and lengthy. Canadian sports writers leaped upon that line, and promptly went on the offense. Letters rolled in,…
Minor League Parade At A Clance
THUNDER BAY JUNIOR STANDINGS ON FRIDAY, DEC. 14 TOP FIVE SCORERS MANITOBA JUNIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 TOP FIVE SCORERS SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, DEC. 18 TOP FIVE SCORER WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR TOP FIVE SCORERS QUEBEC MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 TOP FIVE SCORERS ONTARIO JUNIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 TOP FIVE SCORERS SASKATCHEWAN SENIOR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, DEC. 18 TOP FIVE SCORERS EASTERN U.S. AMATEUR STANDINGS O NTUESDAY, DEC. 18 Northern Division Southern Division TOP FIVE SCORERS U.S. AMATEUR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 TOP FIVE SCORERS EASTERN CANADA SENIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY. DEC. 18 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL STANDINGS ON FRIDAY, DEC. 1 TOP FIVE SCORERS PACIFIC COAST SENIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 NOHA SENIOR “A” STANDINGS ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12 TOP FIVE SCORERS OHA SENIOR Standings on Thursday, December 29 TOP TEN SCORERS WESTERN INTERNATIONAL STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 OKANAGAN SENIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 17 TOP THIRTEEN SCORERS QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE STNDING ON FRIDAY, DEC. 21 TOP 22 SCORERS QUEBEC PROVINCIAL LEAGUE STNDING ON FRIDAY, DEC. 21…
Hergesheimer Disappointed At Failure To Cash In On Chances
NEW YORK, N.Y.— It must seem, by this time, as if Wally Hergesheimer of the New York Rangers has played hockey all his life for one Cook or another — Bill or Bun, that is. Bill had little Hergesheimer at Minneapolis two seasons ago when the alert right winger potted 43 goals and 37 assists for 80 points. Last season Hergesheimer moved up to Cleveland under Bunny Cook and turned in another fair job — 42 goals, 41 assists — before busting the playoffs wide open with 11 goals in as many games. He was voted rookie-of-the-year. So it came as no surprise to Hergesheimer when the Rangers called in Bill Cook as coach, in the wake of Neil Colville’s resignation. “I guess,” he quipped, “that the Rangers felt I could use a little more…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Penalty Killers Captain Frank Mario and Jerry Brown of the Hershey Bears in the AHL are rated as one of the best penalty killing combinations in hockey, often saving goals while their team is short handed with Penalties. It requires a good two-way player to be effective at this specialty. Break For Goaltenders The AHL regulation which does not charge goaltenders with goals against their records when they have been removed for added scoring power late in the game, has saved the netminders’ personal records on seven occasions this season. Gil Mayer of Pittsburgh was on the bench for two such tallies. HOW THE RAGE GOES Standings on Saturday A.M. Dec. 22 There was no change in the top spots in the American League in either the Western or Eastern Division this week. Up until Saturday,…
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