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October 18, 1952

The Hockey News October 18, 1952

SEATTLE.&mdash;Only one coach who started the 19 51-52 season in the P.C.H.L. will be back in that position at the start of this season. Murray &lsquo;Muzz&rsquo; Patrick, coach and general manager of the Tacoma Rockets will be starting his fifth season as coach of that club. Two other coaches, who finished in that capacity with their clubs last spring are back, Doug. Bentley of the Saskatoon Quakers, winners of the President&rsquo;s Cup and Hank Blade of the Calgary Stampeders. Back in his old stand, altho he did not coach last season, is the one and only Babe Pratt with the New Westminster Royals. New to coaching in this league are: Art Chapman of Vancouver Canucks. Chapman coached and handled the front office for the Buffalo Hockey Club for the past ten years before moving to Vancouver. Bud Poile will coach the Edmonton Flyers. Poile coached the St. Johns club of the Maritime League last year. Lloyd Ailsby will handle the reins at Seattle. Ailsby coached the New York Rovers of the Eastern League last season. Victoria will present the youngest coach in the league in Eddie Dorohoy. Dorohoy has played the last three seasons with the Cougars. Five of the coaches will see action on the ice, Dorohoy, Bentley, Poile, Ailsby and Blade. Patrick, Pratt and Chapman will be bench coaches. However if he is needed don&rsquo;t be surprised to see Pratt in action: &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

One Coach Returns To Western Loop

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><h2>Wings&rsquo; New &lsquo;C&rsquo;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0176/931395-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="924" height="950"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lindsay&hellip;He knows what to say</figcaption></div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Some unscheduled fireworks in the &ldquo;Captain Department&rdquo; appear inevitable this season for fans who watch the Red Wings in action.New captain of the Detroit club is Ted Lindsay. He was appointed three days before the campaign started by Manager Jack Adams, and the choice was a logical one.Chief duty of a hockey captain is to act as the team&rsquo;s spokesman on the ice in all deal-lings with referees and other officials.Now in all hocekey there is no man who has more natural and deeper distrust, suspicion or contempt for referees than Lindsay. He has Shown his sentiments by actions and words many times in an eight-year NHL career.Furthermore, the feeling appears mutual as tar as the white-sweatered fraternity is concerned. No referee wishes to be quoted on the subject, but they all know why Lindsay is called &ldquo;Terrible-Tempered Teddy&rsquo;&rsquo; and they have made him into one of the loop&rsquo;s most penalized players each of the last six years.Much of Ted&rsquo;s penalty time was picked up because of rash brushes with those referees, who have grown prompt at doling out 10-minute misconduct awards to him.So we now must visualize Lindsay in the strange and unquestionably uncomfortable role of be ing polite in all his discussions with the whistle-tooters. Why even just talking to them will be painful enough.But if it&rsquo;s a new experience for him, what about the refs? They also must listen to Lindsay now&mdash;anyway, let him start talking without threats of &ldquo;one word and off you go.&rdquo; Lindsay ought to get at least 2 0 words for &ldquo;free&rdquo; under this setup.The question is: What&rsquo;ll happen the first time Lindsay slips to his normal self.The answer looks easy: His favorite seat in the penalty box will be kept ready.Lindsay affirms that the new responsibility will not change his habits.* * *<h3>No Lady Byng Candidate</h3>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still no candidate for the Lady Byng,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I tried that once and it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;Lindsay outlined his own version of a captain&rsquo;s job by declaring, &ldquo;My ambition is to be just as much of an Inspiration to the players as Sid Abel was.&rdquo;Abel is the only captain any of the. present Wings, excluding Lindsay, have known in their tenure with Detroit. Sid captained the club the last six and a half years, and also worked two years on the job before going into the Canadian Air Force.Lindsay was a natural for the post, not only because of his fierce competitive spirit, but also on seniority. He is starting his ninth consecutive season, two more than Gordie Howe who is second in point of service.Flash Hollett was captain, when Lindsay broke in during the two and a half years Abel was away.Ted since had developed into one of Detroit&rsquo;s all-time stars. He led the League once in goals, another time in assists and total points. Until Howe hit his stride, Ted was the team&rsquo;s No, 1 scoring threat and he still is a dangerous man.He has scored 23 goals or more in each of the last six seasons. To go along with that he ahs run up 95 or more penalty minutes in each of the last five.Besides naming Lindsay as captain, a post which carries some extra salary, Adams picked Red Kelly, Bob Goldham and Marty Pavelich as alternate captains.All three of them are the quiet and steady type, and have the task of taking over when Lindsay is not on the ice&mdash;when he&rsquo;s in the penalty box, for instance.P.S. All the Wings received news of Lindsay&rsquo;s appointment with pleasure. A report on the referees&rsquo; reaction will be made when it clears censorship. &#9632;

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‘Terrible Ted’ Gets Captain’s Crest but Doesn’t Think It’ll Put Him In Line for Lady Byng

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0193/931799-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Floyd Curry of the Canadiens (6) swerves away from the boards in the opening game against Chicago. In the background Defenseman Clare Raglan of the Hawks tried to hold off Ken Mosdell of the Habs. The Hawks won the game 3-2.</figcaption></div><h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2>(Standing on Sunday, A.M., Oct. 12&gt;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0621/931792-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="584" height="177"></div><h3>RESULTS OF GAMES</h3>Oct. 9&mdash;Chicago 3 at Canadiens 2Oct. 9&mdash;Rangers3 at Detroit 5Oct. 11&mdash;Detroit 1 at Canadiens 2Oct. 11&mdash;Chicago 6 at Toronto 2Oct. 12&mdash;Canadiens 1 at Boston 1Oct. 12&mdash;Toronto 4 at Detroit 4Oct. 12&mdash;Rangers 0 at Chicago 2<h3>NEXT WEEK&rsquo;S GAMES</h3>Oct. 18&mdash;Boston at CanadiensOct. 18&mdash;Rangers at TorontoOct. 19&mdash;Canadiens at DetroitOct. 19&mdash;Toronto at ChicagoOct. 19&mdash;Rangers at Boston<h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0717/931785-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="584" height="175"></div><h3>Penalties In Minutes by Clubs</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1014/931778-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="536" height="153"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2>(Including Gaines of Sunday, Oct. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0915/931771-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="586" height="1451"></div> &#9632;

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Clare Holds off Pair

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-025/932949-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="253" height="296"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-015/932956-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="231" height="281"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-034/932942-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="2948" height="1643"><figcaption class="caption-body">Butch Bouchard has to go to one knee in order to be the same size as little Roger Menard, the star pitcher of the Canadian champion Little Leaguers from Montreal. Butch, as Canadien captain, was representing the Montreal Forum, who were honouring the tykes with special jackets. The other Canadien players gather around beaming encouragement at big Butch, who also had to make a speech.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-043/932935-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="2923" height="1629"><figcaption class="caption-body">The action is fast and furious around goaler Al Rollins&rsquo; cage as wee Paul Meger is given the old heave-ho by both Bill Gadsby and Fred Glover. Glover is seen swiping the puck off the end of Meger&rsquo;s stick after the latter come in all alone in a vain attempt to score. From the expression of Rollins&rsquo; face, he&rsquo;s finding the whole thing hard to believe. (Photo by nave Bier)</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Kids Get Thrill While Meger Gets Going Over

<div class="image-hero"><img title="cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0122/932987-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">((Photos by Dave Bier))</figcaption></div>Goaler Al Rollins of the Chicago Black Hawks really had to be on his toes in the first game of the season against the Montreal Canadiens. In the upper left hand photo Al clears a shot off the stick of Elmer Lach as Gus Mortson rushes over to lend a hand and Bert Olmstead waits for the rebound that didn&rsquo;t come. Rollins really had to be on the ball in the upper right hand photo as the player he is thwarting is none other than Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard, always dangerous around the net. Thet Rocket got in close again a little later, lower left hand photo, and from the look on his face he&rsquo;s pretty fed up with this guyRollins making so many sparkling stops. Gus Mortson is in to clear. In the lower right hand photo, Elmer Lach makes a vain attempt to score but once again Rollins is Johnny-on-the-spot and he defiects to the side with his pad, as Lach sprawls to the ice. In the centre photo the Hawks&rsquo; double trouble twins. Cal Gardner and George Gee give forth with broad smiles after the game. Geo notched the tying counter while Gardner got the winner as well as the first Chicago goal in the Hawks&rsquo; 3-2 win. &#9632;

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Rollins’ Sprawlin’ Saves Hawks From Fallin’ in Opener

<div class="byline">LEN BRAMSON.</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0321/930704-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="286" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Frank Selke)</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Did the recent World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankess have any repercussions in hockey? Perhaps it did in Montreal.Dick Irvin was sitting at his desk in the Forum when General Manager Frank Selke approached and asked if the coach was in a better mood than the day before when the Dodgers lost to the Yanks in the final game.&ldquo;Oh, I feel okay today,&rdquo; said Irvin, &ldquo;I was just in a bad mood yesterday.&rdquo;&ldquo;Was it because the Yanks won? he was asked.&ldquo;Oh, I don&rsquo;t think so,&rdquo; said Dick.&ldquo;But your sympathies were with the Bums, weren&rsquo;t they asked Selke.&ldquo;Oh, I guess so,&rdquo; replied Dick.&ldquo;Well that&rsquo;s fine,&rdquo; laughed Selke. &ldquo;But I wouldn&rsquo;t lose any sleep over them because I don&rsquo;t think Buzzie Bavasi will lose any sleep if your team loses this year.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Irvin Pouts Over Loss by Bums but Gets Advice

<div class="byline">By DANA MOZLEY</div><h2>No Understudy</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0414/930735-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="557" height="562"><figcaption class="caption-body">(DON RALEIGH)</figcaption></div>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;If someone could give them three answers, the Rangers would be prepared to open the season. As they broke camp here to head for Detroit, they still had to learn: (1) if anyone could even come close to replacing the team&rsquo;s best center, Bones Raleigh; (2) whether a makeshift line of very average veterans were to produce more than the star juniors, returned to Guelph, would have done; and (3) how they can get a fast start when, as usual, they must travel to all five other cities before opening in New York.The crippling loss of Raleigh, whose fractured wrist will inactivate him for from six to eight weeks, apparently crushed all hopes of the Rangers getting off to a fair beginning. Without him, they haven&rsquo;t a single, standout line.Not only was Raleigh, himself, the League&rsquo;s fourth highest point-scorer last season&mdash;19 goals and 42 assists&mdash;but he had considerable to do with Ed Slowinski scoring 43 points and Gaye Stewart 40. They combined beautifully.Although there were several candidates for Raleigh&rsquo;s job, open when he got hurt in an exhibition with Pittsburgh, coach Bill Cook has now&rsquo; settled on one man. He is little Jackie McLeod, who couldn&rsquo;t make the grade two years ago and who picked up some polish last Winter in Cincinatti. Whether be is quite good enough&mdash;both as a playmaker and as a scorer&mdash;is doubtful.<h3>One Line Intact For Opening Game</h3>Only one line is intact as the season begins. Paul Ronty, with Wally Hergesheimer and Herb Dickenson, progressed rapidly after being knitted in mid-season last year and now, until Raleigh returns, must be counted upon to carry most of the load. They blend so well they seem as if they have played together for 10 years.Until the last few days of training, Cook and manager Frank Boucher were enthusiastic about three young juniors who helped Guelph win the Memorial Cup. Andy Bathgate, Ron Murphy and Dean Prentice were kept intact as a line and they seemed fairly certain of making the team&mdash;in more ways than one.But the youngsters, all big and strong, showed the need of more experience. So they have been sent back to the Biltmores for a post-graduate course and, as a result. Cook has had to scramble for a third line.If two of the three on this line live up to potential, they&rsquo;ll help the attack considerably. Nick Mickoski, who centers, comes back from Cincinnati where he was sent to find some confidence. On his right is big Jack Stoddard, an expensive bust after being bought in mid-season last year from Providence and before he busted an arm. Both are big and strong and both have exceptionally good shots.There Is no question about the left wing, other than how long he&rsquo;ll be able to hold up physically. Little Jimmy Conacher is, and always has been, an able forward when in condition. His leg, which bothered him so much last year, is sound now and he claims to be in better shape than for the past three seasons.The Rangers will be in the best shape when they&rsquo;re killing penalties. For Edgar Laprade, who almost retired, and Eddie Kullman will handle that job as well as any two can in the League.Only one new face appears on the Rangers&rsquo; roster, but that one gives them the only reason for high hope. With Leo Reise a part of the defense, that department is now as strong as any and stronger than most.Reise, already at his best playing weight of 205, will line up with Allan Stanley. Hy Buller teams with Jim Ross. The fifth man&mdash;Cook will carry five defensemen and 11 forwards&mdash;will either be Steve Kraftcheck or Jack Evans. Kraftcheck has the edge.Although he was withheld from the All-Star game with a slight pulled leg muscle, there is no longer any doubt about whether Charley Rayner can come back. The curly-haired goalkeeper is completely sound again, after an operation on the torn cartilages in his knee, and Boucher is enthused enough to predict he&rsquo;ll be better than at any time since his MVP season (1949-50).The Rangers don&rsquo;t like it, but they must see the world before they get to look at Madison Square Garden. The rodeo is in for its annual stand, so the hockey team opens up in Detroit and then travels to Chicago, Montreal, Toronto and Boston before launching the home season against the Bruins on Oct. 22.By then, with no Raleigh, they could be so lowly situated in the standings that the New York public may not even want to see them. &#9632;

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20 Questions Cut to Three as Curtain Lifts on Blues

<div class="byline">DANA MOZLEY</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;The Rangers are going to seriously miss Bones Raleigh&mdash;but not as long as first feared. Before his fractured right wrist was opened up so that a quarter-inch separation could be screwed together, doctors estimated the thin center wouldn&rsquo;t play again until Christmas. Now, it is learned, he&rsquo;ll be back within six to eight weeks.The operation on Raleigh&rsquo;s wrist, which included the removal of several small bone fragments, was done here on Oct. 4. Bones in tends to resume skating, to keep his legs in shape, before the Rangers come home for their inaugural on Oct. 22. &#9632;

Medicos Slice Bone’s Sideline Stay to 6 Weeks

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0131/930673-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="300" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">(John McCormack)</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Are the Canadiens still trying to make a deal for a centerman?As recently as the All-Star game General Manager Frank Selke tried to swing a deal whereby he would obtain Gus Bodnar from the Hawks. It fell through. It leads one to believe that although they are going through the present campaign with Lach, Reay, Mosdell and McCormack as their centers they are not sure they have adequate replacements should one of the four falter in the meantime.After three games in the new season in which the Habs took three of a possible six points by winning, losing and tieing the question of whether the Habs can hold up at center for 70 games was still unanswered. In the opener against the Hawks, which they lost 3-2 you would not have thought so. In the second game In which they overwhelmed the Wings 2-1 you had to change your opinion. It was veterans Elmer Lach and Billy Reay who sparked the offense that gave the Habs the win and sent the World Champs to their first defeat in 14 games.With Lach back centering Richard and Olmstead and Reay in between Geoffrion and Meger, Irvin was still waiting for his big guns to open up. Neither Richard nor Geoffrion could hit the scoring column. &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; is undoubtedly the &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; of old but his shooting was off in the first three games. Geoffrion was just off. He didn&rsquo;t look like the kid who fired 30 goals in his first season nor anything like the kid who predicted he would get 40 this season.But it&rsquo;s still Lach and Reay the Habs must keep their eye on. A little too much work and they may hit the tough stretch of the schedule on their ankles. Still they have no replacements. And If they did it would be difficult to sit either on the bench.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0224/930666-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="1078" height="1137"><figcaption class="caption-body">Elmer Lach, left and Bill Reay are still carrying the load for Habs.</figcaption></div>That Lach has slowed up is easy to notice. Still it takes a little longer for a, 34-year-old to get into the swing of things than some kids 12 years younger. This must apply to Reay as well.Yet it was Lach and Reay who notched the goals for the Habs when they defeated the Wings. Lach&rsquo;s came on a goalmouth scramble. The goal judge turned on the light and Tony Leswick and half the Wing club turned on the goal judge. They disputed the goal but the goal judge insisted that the puck was about three inches over the line when Sawchuk pulled it out. Tony swung his stick like a baseball bat at the glass that protected the official and if it hadn&rsquo;t been for that glass there would be a new goal judge there today.It was the second time the Wings beefed on a goal. The first time came when Referee Red Storey called one back when Reg Sinclair was standing in the crease.Reay&rsquo;s goal was luck tinged as well.On the faceoff he grabbed the puck: &lsquo;&lsquo;I went to pass out to the &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; but Sawchuk intercepted and it went between his legs,&rdquo; said Bill. &ldquo;I must say that Wings&rsquo; team isn&rsquo;t too hot on the faceoffs without Abel.&rsquo;&rsquo;While it isn&rsquo;t known whether the Habs are still Interested in making a deal it has been rumored that they will if it can be arranged.The fact that Irvin left Dollard St. Laurent at home and took defenseman Ivan Irwin to Boston was what started the specu-lating. Irvin has always had a liking for Red Sullivan who has been shipped to Hershey by the Bruins. While the hockey world buzzes about the Bruins lack of defense strength, there were rumors that Irvin took Irwin in hopes that he would show up well enough to interest the Bruins in making the deal.But while everybody else seems worried about the Habs they have been able to point to Johnny McCormack as a definite Improvement down the middle.The game against the Wings proved that &lsquo;Goose&rsquo; could be a valuable asset to the club with more work. He spelled Mosdell on the third line and played his best game since becoming a Hab. Offensively ho looked good enough to warrant a steady job. He passed well and skated faster than ever before. On one play he put a perfect pass on Curry&rsquo;s stick. Defensively he was a standout.&ldquo;Johnny played a fine game and I think you&rsquo;ll see him improve as we use him more each game,&rdquo; said General Manager Frank Selke. &#9632;

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Rumors Persist Habs Will Still Make Deal For Another Pivoter

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0131/930790-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Coach Sid Abel went through the usual motions of every coach on opening night. He suffered, ran the mile and an eighth behind the bench in record time and yelled In fine voice.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Pats On Back Get Abel Fast Returns

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0226/930821-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Coach Sid Abel, left and Chicago boss man Jim Norris Jr., flash smiles of victory after they whipped the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in the opener. Norris flew from New York City to see his new club perform and after the game he put the stamp of approval on both Abel&rsquo;s coaching job and the playing of his charges. Norris predicted that the Hawks would make the playoffs but wouldn&rsquo;t say just where he believes they will end up in the race. Jim then caught a plane back to New York but was in Toronto two nights later to watch the Hawks whip the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2. In the first three games Abel and Norris were batting one thousand with three wins no losses and plenty of fans for the first time in years.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Any reference to the debut of Sid Abel as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks must be referred to as golden splendor, not only for the Hawks themselves but also for the Chi fans who have been watching the bottom placers go through their paces for the last six seasons or so. After the first three games in which the Hawks came out on the right end on each occasion it became apparent around the League that they were going to be a team to be reckoned with. This could be their &ldquo;Golden Year&rdquo;.Cool, calm and collected. Sid Abel, a veteran of 11 actual playing campaigns with the Detroit Red Wings, reverted back to the role of rookie as he took up his place at the end of the Chicago bench in Montreal. Two hours later, after continuously Jumping up and down, waiving his arms and patting his players on the back as well as walking a mile behind his bench he, let out a yelp. His Hawks had defeated the Canadiens 3-2, coming from behind to do so. Mr. Abel had made his debut as a leader a winning one.Few know what went on in the Chicago dressing room before Abel made his debut, however. It wasn&rsquo;t the ordinary precedure that has taken place in the Chicago room in years before.This was a new team with a new coach and new executives. Jim Norris Jr., president of the Hawks flew in from New York to see what kind of a hockey club he had bought.Norris made it quite clear in a dressing room speech before the game just what kind of a hockey club he wanted.<h2>A Perfect Combination &#9632;</h2>

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Norris’ Pre-Game Room Talk Worked

&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been hanging around hockey clubs for 18 years and Sid has been around them for 12 years and we have never been connected with a loser,&rdquo; said Norris, &ldquo;and we don&rsquo;t intend to start mixing with losers now.&ldquo;If the players we have don&rsquo;t come up to expectations then we&rsquo;ll make changes. If we don&rsquo;t win we&rsquo;ll bring in other players who will win for us. We don&rsquo;t want to be connected with a loser, remember that,&rdquo; finished Norris.The players apparently heard each word of Norris&rsquo; message. But is was the presence of Abel on the Chi bench that seemed to give them that spark that they have missed for the last six campaigns or so.Always a great scoring team in the past this version of the Hawks has reverted to a backchecking team, something unknown to them, Abel had players, who were used to going one way going both ways. It was startling, to say the least, but one must admit it was nice to watch. It proved that Abel was much more than just a bench jockey. In the three weeks he has had the club he has added the link to the chain that could change them over from a loser to a winner.If hustle means anything then the Hawks have it. They proved that in Toronto when they whipped the Leafs 6-2 and then on opening night in the Windy City when they shutout the Rangers 2-0. In the opener it was hustle alone that won for them.&ldquo;They hustled every minute,&rdquo; said Dick Irvin, &ldquo;they were on the puck all night. If they play like that they&rsquo;ll make the playoffs.&rdquo;In a way it was humorous to watch Able as a coach. Here was a guy who had spent 11 years in an enemy uniform, as far as Chicago fans were concerned and overnight he had become the man with the toughest job in hockey. It&rsquo;s no secret that the Chicago Stadium has long been referred to as the cemetary for coaches. There was no reason to believe that Abel was going to be any more of a success that his predecessors. But they didn&rsquo;t figure on Abel&rsquo;s tremendous qualities as a leader. He had always been a great inspiration when he was a Wing and after three games it became apparent that he didn&rsquo;t relinquish those qualities when he traded in his Detroit uniform for the Hawks&rsquo; coaching post.The Hawks played for Abel in the opener and they admitted it after the game. His tactics were totally different than his players had been used to. When they made mistakes he didn&rsquo;t blast, he merely pointed out their mistakes. Once when Cal Gardner was out of position and the Habs scored to put them up a goal Abel patted Cal on the back and pointed out his error. Then Gardner went back out and scored the winner.Abel&rsquo;s debut was watched by 14, 000. He got the razz. They told him to go back to Detroit and he took the usual abuse that every coach does in foreign territory. Sid sat on the end of the bench, hatless, in a top coat and calmly switched his players. On occasion he looked nervous. He admitted that throughout the day of the game he was nervous.But it was the same old Abel who came back to the Forum. He yelled at his players when the pressure was on. He clapped his hand, sat down and writhed them, then jumped up off the bench to pass on a word of advice to one of his players. Each player got a pat on the back as he came off the ice and another when he went back on. Occasionally he jumped up with his arms raised. He jumped high when his team scored. When the going got tense he chewed his gum faster, stood up and walked behind the bench. His expressions were those of a guy trying desperately to prove that he was thinking, trying not to make any mistakes that might change the picture of the game.When it was all over Sid hopped to his feet, let out a loud yelp and ran to his dressing room. In there, amongst a crowd of well wishers he grabbed a pop bottle, threw his. hands in the air and yelled: &ldquo;I have made my debut, but my guys made it a success.&rdquo;Sid said he was satisfied with the club. &ldquo;I thought they all played well. Our defense was better. We had as many scoring chances as they did, I think. I&rsquo;m satisfied but I think we&rsquo;ll get a lot better.&rdquo;He wouldn&rsquo;t take the praise himself but preferred to point to his players. &ldquo;They did it, &rsquo;&rsquo; he said.For the Hawk veterans who have been round for a few years it was something to behold.&ldquo;That defense has sure improved,&rdquo; said Pete Babando. Abel gave a word of encouragement to Fogolin as he combed his hair and straightened his tie. Bep Guidolin shook hands with his former teammates as he prepared to leave for Ottawa where he will play this season. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be back,&rdquo; he said.And then Abel yelled: &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s go you guys, on to Toronto and then home.&rdquo;It was the right start for an able guy who looks like he has a team who may upset the dope. It couldn&rsquo;t happen to a nicer guy, as the saying goes.From Start&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0317/930859-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="594" height="1195"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Sid leaves hotel&hellip;)</figcaption></div>&hellip;To Finish<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-047/930852-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="587" height="1191"><figcaption class="caption-body">(&hellip;on way to victory)</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Sid Was Nervous On Day Of Debut

<div class="byline">By SID ABEL as told to DAN DESMOND</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Twelve seasons with Detroit in the National Hockey League and I never missed being in a Stanley Cup playoff series, either the first or the final.I don&rsquo;t propose to end the record now that I&rsquo;m entering a new phase of the hockey profession as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks.Promises and predictions are no good in any sport but especially hockey where injuries are so frequent they can wreck the finest teams. Let me put it this way:We&rsquo;re going places this season&mdash;up&rdquo;, because that&rsquo;s the only direction we CAN go but well enough up, I&rsquo;m sure, that we&rsquo;ll make those playoffs.Let&rsquo;s reduce the matter of improvement of the Hawks to individuals:GUS MORTSON&mdash;A real leader on the ice, an aggressive defenseman of the type that any winning hockey team needs&mdash;and that the Hawks have needed for several years. Chicago hasn&rsquo;t had anybody like Gus since Johnny Mariucci left.FRED GLOVER&mdash;A young winger, 24, who can fire the puck into the nets. Watch this kid&hellip;CAL GARDNER&mdash;A swell, experienced center ice man who&rsquo;s working with Bill Mosiengo and George Gee on my No. 1 line.PETE CONACHER&mdash;Very good sometimes, very ordinary others in our exhibitions. But he&rsquo;s still a baby in hockey, inexperienced and learning all the time. All of a sudden, he&rsquo;ll come Into his own. Gus Bodnar is centering the line on which Fred and Pete Conacher are the wings.AL ROLLINS&mdash;He&rsquo;s playing every bit as well as Harry Lumley in the nets. He did a great job for two seasons at Toronto, you know, in spite of the fact that the pressure was on him and he always had the hunted feeling that old &lsquo;Turk&rsquo; Broda was waiti to take his job away from him. He&rsquo;s relaxed and has confidence in himself now.I suppose there is some curiosity about hom much old &ldquo;BootNose&rdquo; Abel intends to play now that he&rsquo;s reached the age of 34.Definitely, I&rsquo;m going to be active as much as possible, especially on power palys. I&rsquo;ll be a sort of extra because there&rsquo;s no sense in disturbing front line combinations&mdash;Mosienko, Gee and Gardner; McFadden, Couture and Babando; Bodnar, Pete Conacher and Glover. I&rsquo;ll be in there though, once I&rsquo;m satisfied my skating and my playing condition are right.Then, there are a couple of other questions that need answers:Have I carried over fear and respect from Detroit to Chicago, as I understand some managers and coaches do when they spend so many years with one team and then move into leadership of another?How do I like the responsibilities of coaching a hockey team?Well, on the first, I have a new, different job to do now. I broke in against my old team and we held them even&mdash;two wins apiece and three ties in exhibitions. They looked very rough as an enemy, naturally&mdash;but I repeat: I nave a job to do with Chicago and our Black Hawks aren&rsquo;t going to be afraid of the Red Wings or anybody else in the League.On the second question, I&rsquo;ve neither lost any sleep nor gone in for headache tablets yet. &#9632;

My Hawks Won’t Back Away from Anybody

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01102/930942-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div>BEP GUIDOLIN&rsquo;S departure from Chicago to Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Senior League sees the last of one of hockey&rsquo;s brightest young forward lines leave the National Hockey League. When Guidolin along with Don Gallinger and Bill Shill joined the Boston Bruins in 1942-43 they were immediately dubbed the &ldquo;Sprout Line&rdquo; and for three seasons formed an outstanding trio for the Hub City six&hellip;Guidolin and Gallinger were only 17 when they came to the Bruins and Shill was just 19&hellip;Gallinger was suspended from hockey on a gambling charge and Shill has campaigned in several minor leagues since leaving Boston in 1947&hellip;Young Jim Norris, new boss of the Chicago Black Hawks, attended the Hawks opening games in Montreal and Toronto. Before the season&rsquo;s opener in Montreal he gave the team a dressing room pep talk&hellip;. Norris told us in the Chicago dressing room following his club&rsquo;s 3-2 win over Canadiens that the Hawks would make the playoffs this year. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know where we&rsquo;ll finish but you can rest assured we&rsquo;ll be in there,&rdquo; the new owner remarked&hellip;Bill Stewart, veteran National League baseball umpire and the only American-born coach to ever pilot a Stanley Cup champion, was a recent visitor in Montreal. Bill, who keeps in close touch with hockey, will be a guest speaker at an MAAA function next month&hellip;New York Rangers started the season with only one line intact from last year. The unit of Paul Ronty, Wally Hergesheimer and Herb Dickenson, which will the Rangers&rsquo; No. 1 line, was formed in mid-season last year&hellip;Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; annual Blues vs. Whites game was played at the Leaside Memorial Gardens this year. The occasion marked the official opening of Leaside&rsquo;s $500, 000 ice plant and recreation center&hellip;Jack Stewart is the owner-coach of the Chatham Maroons this year. He also plans to play defense for his team and Chicago sent him two of their most promising young defensemen figuring they couldn&rsquo;t play under a better tutor than the old master.* * *<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0295/930935-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="296" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Fleming Mackell)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0342/930928-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="297" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Jim Norris Jr.)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0422/930921-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="278" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Gus Mortson)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0518/930914-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="292" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Real Chevrefils)</figcaption></div>TIM HORTON, 22-year-old rookie defenseman with Toronto Maple Leafs, is reputed to be the first player to enter the NHL wearing contact lenses&hellip;Leo Boivin, the other rookie defenseman with Toronto, is the young fellow that left the Toronto camp a year ago to drive a truck. Hap Day explained how much better a hockey career was and he returned to the Pittsburgh Hornets&hellip;Gus Mortson said he is glad to be away from Toronto. &ldquo;The pressure is always on you. You can win five games and lose one and they&rsquo;re after you right away,&rdquo; Mortson related&hellip;Mortson also reports that his blood count is normal right now. Gus has been troubled with a low blood count ever since he broke his leg in a playoff game against Detroit four years ago&hellip;The sixth edition of the NHL Press and Radio Guide is off the press and may be obtained by sending a $1 to THE HOCKEY NEWS, P.O. Box 2 48, Montreal&hellip;All opposing players look the same to Gordie Howe. He had trouble identifying some of the New York Rangers in the opening game and had to ask teammates who several players were. The players he asked about were New York regulars last year&hellip;Max Surkont, pitcher with the Boston Braves is a close friend of Nick Gurenovich, trainer of the Chicago Black Hawks, and accompanied the Hawks on their opening road games of the season&hellip;Cincinnati Mohawks of the International League will have a Negro play defense for them his year. He is Ray Leacock who performed for Montreal Canadiens Juniors last season&hellip;Bruce Stewart, &rsquo;recreation activities director of the Boeing Airplane Company in Wichita, Kansas, is looking for 20 American hockey players to fill in the depleted ranks on three clubs in the Wichita Amateur Hockey League. Any American boy anxious to know more about this league should write to Stewart.&hellip;Gordie Petrie, well-known player in the United States League before it folded, is confined to the Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston, Texas, with polio&hellip;Jake Milford, another well-known puckster of a few years back, is making lots of money these days as a real estate agent in Dallas, Texas.* * *THE 1952-53 NHL season is the 35th year for League&hellip;Buddy Hellyer is the new Hockey Director at Campbellton, N.B. Hellyer player for teams in the American, United States, Pacific Coast and Quebec Senior leagues before taking over his new post&hellip;Coach Lynn Patrick of the Bruins plans to convert Fleming Mackell into a center. Mackell played center in junior with Toronto St. Mikes&hellip;Boston starts the season with the weakest defense in the League but they have some of the best young forwards in the circuit on their roster. Sophomores Real Chevrefils and Leo Labine could turn out to be two of the top forwards in the loop&hellip;Toronto is the question mark as the new season unfolds. The Leafs could finish anywhere from second to sixth but chances are they&rsquo;ll end up closer to second than sixth&hellip;Nels Stewart, holder of the NHL goal scoring record with 324 tallies, hopes to be on hand when Maurice Richard fractures the mark this season. Richard has to score six goals to pass Ole Polson&hellip;Elmer Lach, with 194 goals, should pass the elusive 200-goal mark early this year&hellip;NHL schedules are available to fans writing to the NHL Information Bureau, Sun Life Bldg., Montreal. &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0613/930973-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="261" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Joe Farrell)</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Medicine man Joseph Chesterfield Farrell stomped back into the Chicago Black Hawks wigwam here on N. LaSalle st., the other day to signal the return of major league hockey to Chicago tor another season. &ldquo;Our Abel warriors will be in the thick of the battle this time,&rdquo; he whooped as we renewed our friendship.Joe has been publicity director of the Hawks since the team&rsquo;s inception 26 years ago. &ldquo;This is actually my 52nd year in this kind of work,&rdquo; he reported, &ldquo;and I still maintain that I am the oldest, sourest and crankiest press agent in the United States and Canada.&rdquo;To say that Joe Farrell&rsquo;s career has been fabulous would be a gross understatement. He has worked in the music world a; nd show business and has been connected with virtually every sport at one time or another. He has talked with kings and exchanged jokes with many of the world&rsquo;s most famous celebrities.Joe joined the music publishin firm of Howley, Haviland and Dresser just after the turn of the century for his first publicity job His initial assignment was to make a hit of a then new song called &ldquo;In the Good Old Summertime&rdquo;, Needless to say, he handled the task in excellent fashion for this tune has since become one of the top standard favorites over the yearsIncidentally, the latter member of this music concern, Paul Dresser, whom Joe grew to know quite well, was the composer of such song hits as &ldquo;Banks of the WWabash&rdquo; and &ldquo;My Gal Sal&rdquo;. His bro ther was Theodore Drieser, who was the author of the well-known novel entitled &ldquo;An American Tragedy&rdquo;. A recent film, &ldquo;A Place in the Sun&rdquo;, was an adaptation of this story.* * *<h2>Was Wrestling Publicity Man</h2>Sports claimed the Farrell publicity intellect later and have dominated most of his working time since. He boosted wrestling being promoted by the great Frank Gotch and had much to do with the presentation of the first six-day bicycle races. He did all the press work for the heralded return of Jim Jeffries as &ldquo;the white hope&rdquo; in 1911 and helped open a billiard parlor for baseball&rsquo;s famed John McGraw and one of the greatest jockeys in history, Tod Sloan, who was no relation to the current Toronto stalwart.Joe encountered what was probably his biggest thrill of all time while on a 38, 000 mile trip around the world in 1913 and &lsquo;14. It was the last baseball major global tour and he was afforded the honor of explaining the intracacies of the game to late King Georg eV of England.&ldquo;I sat right beside his majesty in the royal box at the stadium in London&rdquo;, Joe is still able to recall. &ldquo;It was in March of &lsquo;14 and the game, which was between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants, went 11 innings.&rdquo;Upon returning to the States, he kept right on revolving around the sports world. He brought big-time polo in Chicago for its only successful appearance here and then went on to horse racing. He handled publicity at five tracks and was the first press agent at Arlington Park, the famous course northwest of the Windy City.This month, Joe Farrell is staying away from Hawk training camp for the first time and instead is remaining at his Chicago desk to handle preparations for the team&rsquo;s aproaching home schedule. &ldquo;Let John Gottselig go and besides, maybe I&rsquo;ve been a jinx these past few years&rdquo;, he is reported to have told Bossman Bill Tobin when arrangements for the trip to Pembroke were being made.&ldquo;I supose you realize,&rdquo; Joe said the other day, &ldquo;That this is the 10th year that I have come back after announcing plans to retire.&rdquo; He denied, however, that his gin rummy rivalry with Tobin has had anything to do with his annual change of heart for &ldquo;one more season.&rdquo; Nevertheless, Joe&rsquo;s on again, off again resignations have earned him the appropriate nickname of &ldquo;Farewell Farrell&rdquo;. &#9632;

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Medicine Man Joe Returns to Hawks

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-07" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0712/931032-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg"></div><h2>Primeau&rsquo;s Contract Cost Smythe $500</h2>A lot of things have happened since they fired The Little Pistol. Maybe he&rsquo;ll think of some of them when he walks out as spryly as war wounds&mdash;which would have killed an ordinary mortal&mdash;permit, to drop the puck for his 2 6 th season in big league hockey.That&rsquo;s Connie Smythe&rsquo;s only concession to the past 25 years lie&rsquo;ll make like the referees whom he&rsquo;s cussed heartily, over the quarter-century, from Chicago to Boston, and he&rsquo;ll allow the directors to hang his portrait eventually in the lobby of the Gardens he built&mdash;if and when the artist catches up to him. A lot of folks around the league will argue it&rsquo;s Smythe they should hang in the lobby. And he won&rsquo;t hate them for that. He&rsquo;s profited handsomely, over the years, from having people disagree with him. It was a disagreement which gave him what he regards as his biggest break in hockey. That was when the late Col. John Hammond of the Rangers gave him the gate for being at a football game between Ottawa and Argos when Babe Dye was bought by the Black Hawks.&ldquo;And people say I don&rsquo;t like football,&rdquo; Smythe chuckled. &ldquo;It cost me my job with the Rangers. When I got back from the game, Hammond said: &lsquo;Where the hell have you been? We could have had Dye and you missed him.&rsquo; I tried to tell him I didn&rsquo;t want Dye. He didn&rsquo;t fit into my plans. I was going with kids.&ldquo;I pointed out we had assembled what I thought was a pretty good team to launch the Rangers Into hockey. We had fellows like Taffy Abel, Ching Johnson, Frankie Boucher, Bill and Bun Cook, Lorne Chabot and Murray Murdoch. It&rsquo;s true Bill Cook was 29, but I don&rsquo;t have to remind any person of what he accomplished. But I got fired. They brought in Lester Patrick. That was the best thing that ever happened to them. Lester did a wonderful job for hockey in New York. But it also was the biggest break I ever got&mdash;although I&rsquo;m not pretending I though so at that moment.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0811/931025-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="290" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">(King Clancy)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0911/931018-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="297" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Dick Irvin)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-1010/931011-1-eng-US/f0004-102.jpg" title="f0004-10" width="276" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Joe Primeau)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-118/931004-1-eng-US/f0004-112.jpg" title="f0004-11" width="299" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Hap Day)</figcaption></div>The breaks continued to pile up in the guise of calamities. Smythe spearheaded a syndicate which bought the Toronto St. Pats for $165, 000. He calls this a fine example of exploiting one&rsquo;s own ignorance.&ldquo;We thought we had a terrific bargain,&rdquo; Smythe recalled. &ldquo;Now, we could sit back and count the profits. Customers would flock in, because the new owners were such well-known people. I had coached Varsity teams. We had names like J. P. Bickell, Pete Campbell, Ed Bickle. How could we miss? We soon found out. The season&rsquo;s total take was only $113, 000. And we realized, too, we had Hap Day, Ace Bailey, Tim Daly and not much else we wanted to keep, in return for our $165, 000. But my very ignorance saved me. Other hockey promoters decided here was a fool who knew very little, so they&rsquo;d grab off some of my players. They bought about $100, 000 worth from us. Some of them were worth mighty little.&rdquo;<h2>The Job That Started With Getting Fired</h2>Dame Fortune smiled again. But even the smile was disguised, because it came on the grim features of Dick Irvin. Smythe got him as coach when things were going badly in the brand new Gardens. Smythe was trying to run the team, the front office and the shaky finances of the elaborate layout. He was heading into trouble. Irvin had been dropped by Chicago the previous year.Along with Irvin came the luck of the Irish, alias King Clancy. Smythe can&rsquo;t credit his ignorance with this master stroke. Clancy was picked from under the noses of the Montreal Maroons, who were outdone at a hobby in which they had gained wide recognition&mdash;spending money. Jimmy Strachan, boss of Maroons, wanted Clancy badly. Some of his associates considered Jimmy too fast with a buck. He had paid $22, 500 for Hooley Smith. Smythe met one of the Montreal directors at the race-track. He learned there was to be a meeting of the Montreal brass to debate Strachan&rsquo;s recommendation that they buy Clancy from Ottawa Senators. By the time the meeting was held, Clancy already belonged to Toronto. Smythe paid $35, 000 in cash and two players, whom he valued at $15, 000. He still has the cancelled cheque for the Clancy deal. For some years, It was used to silence the doubters who scoffed that the announced price was propaganda.Under Irvin, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup, first rattle and roll in the new building. The whole country was talking about the &ldquo;new look&rdquo; Leaf team that had free-wheeled its way through&mdash;of all people&mdash;the Rangers. This team had what Smythe still describes as the best right wing brigade that ever performed on any one club: Charlie Conacher, Frank Finnigan and Ace Bailey.Another one of Smythe&rsquo;s arguments paid off here. When he had been with the Rangers, he organized a third line of Larry Aurie, Normie Himes and Joe Primeau. This might have become known as The Pony Express. They were all little fellows. The Rangers vetoed this combination, on the grounds the three were too small for the National Hockey League. Aurie, of course, became a star with Detroit. Himes played for years with Americans. And Smythe bought Primeau&rsquo;s contract off the Rangers for himself. The price&mdash;$500. The contract is a prized exhibit at the Gardens. Its legal phraseology says: &ldquo;the said Joseph Primeau, being an infant under the age of 21&hellip;&rdquo;&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had Primeau since he was an infant, &rsquo;&rsquo; Smythe quips. Then, in not-so-funny tones: &ldquo;the way things look now, he may be an old man before this season is over.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Speaking on Sport

<div class="byline">By BOB HESKETH (Toronto Telegram)</div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;It has been live years since the Maple Leafs put an accent on youth. During that time they&rsquo;ve won four Stanley Cups so it was understandable that last season, when almost every successful club in the League was turning to new faces and springier legs, that Conn Smythe, managing director, should decide to stand pat.As it turned out, it was like tying to roll five straight passes. The Leafs suffered their most ignominous defeat in the playoffs, falling before the powerful Red Wings&rsquo; dreadnaught, in four straight games. It was like a firecracker lit under the Smythian chair. This year&rsquo;s Leafs are hardly recognizable.In 1946 Smythe overhauled a faltering club that was recovering from the ravages of a war with a group of able bodies like Garth Boesch, and Bill Barilko. Jim Thomson and Gus Mortson on defense and a hard-hitting kid named Bill Ezinicki along with Vic Lynn, Howie Meeker and Joe Klukay up front. He predicted that he wouldn&rsquo;t win anything for three years and in that same year won the Stanley Cup.<h2>They Proved Conn Right in Rapid Time</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0154/931168-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="295" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Garth Boesch)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0244/931161-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="275" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Howie Meeker)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0333/931154-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="277" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Gas Mortson)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0425/931147-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="290" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Jim Thomson)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0516/931140-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="281" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Joe Klukay)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0612/931133-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="292" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Bill Barilko)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-076/931126-1-eng-US/f0005-072.jpg" title="f0005-07" width="285" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Vic Lynn)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-084/931119-1-eng-US/f0005-082.jpg" title="f0005-08" width="298" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Bill Ezinicki)</figcaption></div>This season the change has been almost as drastic. Only two of the aforementioned five, Thomson & Meeker are still on the club though Barilko would still be there if he had not been lost in a tragic plane accident a year ago last summer.Relatively new names like Gordie Hannigan, Ron Stewart, George Armstrong, Bobby Hassard, Leo Boivin, Tim Horton, Rudy Migay Jim Morrison and Frank Sullivan are carrying the load now. Smythe Isn&rsquo;t predicting anything, even a winning club within three years but the possibility still remains that he might be fooled again.One thing about these Pittsburgh Hornets that are filling the Leafs sweaters this season Is that they have won an AHL championship. The kids In which Smythe invested in &lsquo;46 had never won a title. The only advantage they had was in maturity. Their careers had been broken off In the middle of the war.How do they rate? Can Boivin fill in for Boesch. Can Horton be compared with Barilko. Will Hannigan out-play Vic Lynn? Has Armstrong or Stewart more than Meeker?The answers can only be conjectural. The Leafs In &lsquo;46 depended on the maximum mileage out of each player. They got it. Since then, the other clubs have followed the path. Whether this year&rsquo;s Leafs can keep up with the pace remains to be seen. Certainly Boivin, except for one weakness,&mdash;when he has to turn from his defense spot and catch a man in the corner&mdash;is showing signs of being a great discovery particularly when it is considered that he has only half a year of pro hockey behind him. Horton is a buzz-saw on defense, has had the Leaf players themselves leary of going into a corner for a puck when he&rsquo;s liable to follow. Hassard, Armstrong and Hannigan were the most potent line in the AHL last season with 72 goals between them. Migay, a utility man who can play centre and left wing, is rated by Hornet coach King Clancy as the best centre in the AHL last season. Morrison too, lends himself to the interchangibility towards which every Club seems to be striving. He can play defense, centre, and, with less success left wing.Tod Sloan, after an attempt to make him a centre, seems destined to return to right wing. The Slinker is not going to make the best pivot man in the League and with Max Bentley back for work, Hassard, Ted Kennedy and Migay in that position, his talents are useable elsewhere.The way It stacks up at that this writing the Leafs will open the season with Kennedy centering Sid Smith and Ron Stewart, Hassard making plays for Hannigan and, until Armstrong comes back from a shoulder separation. Meeker and Sloan and Harry Watson working beside Migay who can be spelled by Bentley.Maxwell reported four days before the season opened in Toronto with a groin injury that could keep him out of action for two weeks. Until he skates himself into condition, Leaf plans can&rsquo;t be completed. It&rsquo;s likely though that Bentley will be given only a light turn at centre this season and will be exploited for the most part on the power play.<h2>They Could Equalize Their Youthful Predecessors</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-093/931112-1-eng-US/f0005-092.jpg" title="f0005-09" width="277" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Frank Sullivan)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-103/931105-1-eng-US/f0005-102.jpg" title="f0005-10" width="271" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Tim Horton)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-112/931098-1-eng-US/f0005-112.jpg" title="f0005-11" width="271" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Bob Hassard)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-122/931091-1-eng-US/f0005-122.jpg" title="f0005-12" width="268" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Gordie Hannigan)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-132/931084-1-eng-US/f0005-132.jpg" title="f0005-13" width="291" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Rudy Migay)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-142/931077-1-eng-US/f0005-142.jpg" title="f0005-14" width="285" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Jim Morrison)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-152/931070-1-eng-US/f0005-152.jpg" title="f0005-15" width="271" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">(George Armstrong)</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-162/931063-1-eng-US/f0005-162.jpg" title="f0005-16" width="277" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Leo Boivin)</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Smythe Repeats ‘46 Move with Kids in ‘52

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-17/931199-1-eng-US/f0005-172.jpg" title="f0005-17" width="302" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Bob Amstrong)</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Everyone seems to be worrying about the condition of the Boston Bruins&rsquo; defense except the fellow with the best reason to worry, Coach Lynn Patrick.With the Bruins starting their 25th season at Boston Garden, Patrick has committed himself to the use of three defensemen&mdash;two of them regulars&mdash;who are far too young to remember the building&rsquo;s opening.Yet while others have hastily fingered his defense as a potential weak spot because of inexperience, Patrick is leaving his eggs in the basket represented by Bob Armstrong, Warren Godfrey and Jerry Toppazzini.Armstrong is a sturdy 185-pounder, 21 years old, who played last season for the Hershey Bears. This season he is playing with Hal Laycoe for the Bruins.Godfrey is a 190-pounder, also 21 years old, who played for the Tacoma Rockets a year ago. This year he is Bill Quackenbush&rsquo;s defense partner.Toppazzini, a 180-pounder and the same age as the other two, is also a Hershey alumnus. He played forward most of the time at Hershey, but he&rsquo;s the spare defenseman for the Bruins.Those are the three youngsters who have replaced Murray Henderson, Gus Kyle and Ed Kryzan-owski as Patrick continues to add to his reputation as a gambler.The Bruins&rsquo; coach never left any doubts about his intentions from the start of pre-season practice at Hershey, for he promptly teamed Armstrong with Laycoe and Godfrey with Quackenbush and used Toppazzini as a fill-in.At no time has he indicated that he might back down from his early stand, when he said:&ldquo;We could have picked up experienced defensemen during the summer, but we didn&rsquo;t want the kind available. The boys we have will get the jobs, and they&rsquo;ll produce for us.&rdquo;Actually Patrick doesn&rsquo;t consider that he is taking a wild chance by stacking a vital department with inexperienced talent, possibly because he has taken much wilder ones in the past.<h2>Believes Kids Have Ability</h2>&ldquo;From my point of view I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;m risking as much as some people seem to think,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The use of these boys is the result of a lot of thinking that we did during the summer. We have considered several points carefully in making our decision.&ldquo;One is that we believe that Armstrong, Godfrey and Toppazzini have the ability, determination and intelligence to play major league hockey this year. We know they&rsquo;re lacking in experience, but we are confident that they won&rsquo;t repeat mistakes.&ldquo;Another is that Quackenbush and Laycoe are the type of players who can bring youngsters along. They&rsquo;ve both been through this procedure before, Laycoe as recently as last spring&rsquo;s playoffs with Montreal, when I played him with Armstrong.&ldquo;A third is that Sugar Jim Henry is the type goalie who can help hold up youngsters when they make occasional mistakes. If we had another goalie, perhaps we wouldn&rsquo;t dare try what we are trying.&ldquo;The combination of those points,&rdquo; Patrick added, &ldquo;is the story behind the Bruins having three rookies in defense jobs. And I&rsquo;m not worrying about them.&rdquo;Armstrong entered the season the dean of the trio, on the basis of two National League appearances two years ago and five playoff games last spring. Toppazzini nearly played in the seventh game of the series with the Canadiens, when Laycoe was a doubtful starter because of a leg injury, but he retired after the pre-game warm-up. Godfrey was in the Pacific Coast League all last season.The three young men are all impressive physically, well-built and capable of rough going. Armstrong and Godfrey each spent more than an hour in American and Coast League penalty boxes last season, and Toppazzini is on the aggressive side. &#9632;

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Patrick Unworried About Ability of 3 Kids to Become Defense-Men

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-18/931230-1-eng-US/f0005-182.jpg" title="f0005-18" width="277" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Phil Samit)</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Phil Samis, former star defenseman of the Cleveland Barons, dressed &raquo;for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL in their game against the Detroit Red Wings. Samis is now signed with the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Senior circuit. He was compelled to play one NHL game this season to comply with a League ruling on waivers.Samis was released to the Royals by Cleveland manager Jim Hendy because the starry defenseman wanted to continue his dental studies at McGill University in Montreal. If it wasn&rsquo;t for this fact, Hendy stated that Samis would now be with the Boston Bruins of the National League. Hendy said that Bruins were definitely Interested in the burly rear-guard and only Samis&rsquo; own desire to finish his education stopped him from heading to Beantown.Samis was with the Barons for the last two seasons after being with the Pittsburgh Hornets for the 1949-50 season. He turned pro with the Hornets in 1947 and was elevated to the Leafs for the Stanley Cup play-offs for five games at the end of the AHL campaign.His last amateur club was the Oshawa Generals of the OHA junior loop. &#9632;

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Samis Chooses Dentistry to NHL

<div class="byline">ELMER FERGUSON.</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The Forum building trembled slightly last week&hellip;Dick Irvin made a statement that rates as one of the most stunning of the year &hellip;Dick and Conny Smythe have been at loggerheads for years, and have thrown a lot of barbed vocalities at each other&hellip;the boys were kidding Irvin in the dressing room about Smythe refusing to let Teeder Kennedy play in the All-Star game, and in fact refusing to patronize the event himself&hellip;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad Smythe is back in a fighting mood,&rdquo; said Irvin, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s a good thing for hockey&hellip;the League could do with a few more guys like Smythe&hellip;he&rsquo;s one of the best men in the game for hockey&rdquo;&hellip;a few listeners collapsed and the building shook&hellip; &#9632;

Irvin Sneaker

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1. 1947HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY309 Empire Life Building,1434 Ste. Catherine Street West.Montreal 25. Que.Average Weekly Circulation 35,000Yearly Subscription Price $3.00 in Canada&mdash;$4.00 in U.S.A.Authorised an second claws mail. Post Office Deoartment, Ottawa. Entered as second class mail at the Post Office in Ogdensburg, N.Y. Return all U.8. undeliverable copies under Form 3579 to the Hockey News Company 1434 Ste Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que. Printed in Canada.Fol. 6 MONTREAL, OCTOBER 18, 1952 No. 3<h2>Old &lsquo;Boot Nose&rsquo; Comes Through</h2>It might not have been as rash as it looked at the time so many writer&rsquo;s picking the Chicago Black Hawks to finish in the playoffs, in the annual HOCKEY NEWS poll. By way of proving them right, the Sid Abel led Hawks have vaulted into first place in the NHL standing, no mean feat when one considers that they have knocked over the Montreal Canadiens, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Rangers in the process. Of the afore-mentioned trio of teams, it is fairly interesting to note that only the Rangers were out of the money by the time the Stanley Cup playoffs rolled around last spring. Although it is still much too early to start a wave of Windy City optimism, one can&rsquo;t just brush aside the amazing resurgence of this Hawk team. Last season they were the doormats of the League and all of a sudden they are disposing of the second, third and fifth place teams in a manner that would almost make observers think that here are the Stanley Cup champions.Just what is the reason for this sudden surge to the top by the team every writer in the circuit has called the lowly Hawks&rsquo; at one time or another? Was it the trading they did during the off-season, the change in ownership, or the hiring of Sid &lsquo;Bootnose&rsquo; Abel as the new coach? Actually we think that it is a combination of all three.Certainly the off-season trades have helped for if one bothers to check the statistics, they will see that Cal Gardner is the leading scorer in the loop and that Bill Mosienko, a veteran Hawk, is high up as well, no doubt having benefitted by playing with the smooth skating Gardner. Then a look at the goalkeepers&rsquo; record reveals that only one shutout has been registered, that by Al Rollins of the Hawks, obtained in the same deal that brought Gardner to the Windy City. Not only has he the only goose-egg of the campaign, but he is second only to Jim Henry in goals against, but Henry has played in but one game.Certainly the change of ownership also has helped for Young Jim Norris has stated both to the press and to his team that he is used to being with a winner and so are his associates, and that he inteds to see that the Hawks, if not the. first place winner, are at least high enough up in the standings to make the Chicago fans forget all about the lean years. So far, Young Jim is living up to his promise, for he&rsquo;s not only engineered all the trades that have been helping the Hawks, but he&rsquo;s backed rookie coach Sid Abel to the hilt, a fact that is sure to make for pleasant relationship between coach and management.Certainly the acquisition of Sid Abel has helped too for as one of the players put it after the opening game against the Montreal Canadiens, &ldquo;We won that one for Sid.&rdquo; It is a rare faculty indeed to be able to instill such a respect for oneself in a team without at all trying to do so. Abel is just the person to be able to turn the trick, make his players want to win, both for him and for themselves, the fans and the management. Few men are born with such qualities of leadership but apparently Sid Abel is among those few so endowed.So it is fairly obvious to even the least interested hockey fan that this trio of factors has managed to do something to the Hawks, somehow erasing the ugly memories of last place finishes, and instill a. rosy, ambitious outlook.* * *<h2>Transformation Good For The Game</h2>No one should ever forget that not only is this transformation good for the Chicago Black Hawks, it is good for hockey as a whole. Already there have been marked increases in attendance all over the League, especially in the American cities where attendance has been overwhelming of late. The game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins in Beantown had to be delayed almost a quarter of an hour due to over 11, 000 fans showing up and clamoring for admission. The Hawks themselves played their home opener before close to 13, 000 fans, one of the more noticeable increases.Interest has never waned in the two Canadian cities, Montreal and Toronto, partially because hockey is the national sport of the Dominion and partially because the Canadian teams are always in the thick of the battle, very seldom finishing out of the playoffs. Such has not been the case below the border, where year after year the fans have seen their teams coast into fifth or sixth place, the exception of course being Detroit where the Red Wings have been in the playoffs consistently. As a result of not even being close in the race, most American teams have faced serious drops in attendance, the most noticeable being in Chicago.This year is different and at last the more optimistic of the Windy City fans are murmuring, &ldquo;Look out, boy. This is our year. &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01126/931309-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2>Who Needed Who</h2>Dear Sir,In a recent Fan Forum letter 1 read where a Mr. Grindell thought that Conn Smythe needed Harry Lumley. I disagree with Mr. Grindell and do agree with Conny who said that he thought Al Rollins was as good as Terry Sawchuk if not better. Conn Smythe probably had a good reason lor not putting Al in the nets the night he substituted Turk Broda.When the season starts, Al Rollins will be right up on top like he was last year only this year he will do more than walk off with the Vezina Trophy. Then I would like to hear what Mr. Grindell has to say.Marie Bellmond, Williams Lake, B.C.(Apparently Conn Smythe did need Harry Lumley).<h2>Needs Statistics</h2>Dear Sirs,I have a hobby of collecting hockey statistics, but at present my collection is at a standstill and I am looking for sources of gathering more records. If you would publish this letter I am sure it would help me.I will pay cash for complete season statistics for any amateur league from Jr. B up. I do not need O.H.A. Jr. A or Sr. A for the past four seasons. Anyone having such records and interested in my offer please write me at 167 Welland Ave., Toronto, Ont.John Le Vay Toronto, Ont.<h2>Stewart Retired</h2>Dear Sirs,Could you tell me if Jack Stewart has retired? I know that he missed quite a number of games last season after getting hurt but I was wondering if he has finally decided to call it a career. His name is never mentioned in any reports I read about the Chicago Hawks.If he has then the game is losing a great player.George Mescovitch Detroit, Mich.(Jack Stewart is now the owner and general manager of the Chatham Maroons of the Ontario Hockey Association Senior Loop, so he is still in hockey).* * *<h2>Wants Action Pics</h2>Dear Sirs,I am wondering if your paper can take a little criticism. All the letters I have read in your Fan Forum have been ones of praise.Its not that I&rsquo;d really like to criticize, but let&rsquo;s say I&rsquo;d like to make a suggestion. Why don&rsquo;t you run more action shots? Who wants to see stationary shots of players we&rsquo;ve seen a million times?Aside from that I have no beefs.Charles Heskert Detroit, Mich.(Aw g&rsquo;wan, we can take it. But we will have more action shots as soon as the season is really underway).* * *<h2>Doug Biting Wrong Hand</h2>Dear Sirs,So Doug Harvey of the Canadiens doesn&rsquo;t like the press of his home town. So he thinks they are against him and never pushed him for an all-star position.Does it ever dawn on Mr. Harvey that maybe we the fans get heart failure every time the puck is left for him to clear around McNeil&rsquo;s net? I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve ever seen a defenseman pass right across the front of the net more times than I&rsquo;ve seen the same Mr. Harvey do it.Believe me, I think Doug is a pretty fair hockey player and, sounding like some of the writers, hasn&rsquo;t reached his peak yet, but tell him not to bite the hand that feeds him.Bill Joncas Montreal, Que.<h2>Likes Laprade</h2>Dear Sirs,Sound the sirens and ring the bells, Edgar Laprade has decided to return to the Rangers and we fans should be happy. Now let&rsquo;s just hope that he will decide to remain for the whole season, and not just until Raleigh is ready to Play.Aside from Laprade, Hergy and Raleigh, the Rangers have no one to put the puck in the net. So, Edgar, please stay on.Shirley Neston New York, N.Y.<h2>Praises Irvin</h2>Dear Sirs,In your edition of October 4 I read a letter from Ivan Bothwick of Toronto in which he said &ldquo;Teeder, one of the greatest players of all-time certainly doesn&rsquo;t deserve that kind of treatment.&rdquo;All I have to say that if Kennedy is an all time great as a player, then Dick Irvin is most certainly an all-time great as both a player and as a coach and is in a far better position to say who is the better checker, Reay or Kennedy, than reader Bothwick.Feud with the Maple Leafs? Bah! He doesn&rsquo;t have to feud over petty matters like this when his Canadiens can whip Toronto any day of the week.George Leduc Montreal, Que.<h2>Byng Winners</h2>Dear Sirs,Would you please settle a wager for us. We were discussing the Lady Byng Trophy, given to the most gentlemanly player in the NHL, and I was of the opinion that a defenseman had yet to win the trophy. My friend insists that it was won at one time by Bill Quackenbush of the Detroit Red Wings, now with the Boston Bruins.Jack Regan St. Louis, Mo.(Your friend Is right, Quackenbush did cop the trophy in 194849 and not only that but Leonard &lsquo;Red&rsquo; Kelly won it in 1950-51. It is now known as the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy).<h2>Puzzle Finisher</h2>Dear Sirs,I am glad that once again you are back on a weekly basis as I am an ardent follower of your hockey crossword puzzles and do them every week. I wouldn&rsquo;t say that I am an expert but I usually manage to finish them, even if I have to consult my old copies of the Hockey News which I have had bound. I have every issue since 1948.Continued success and please, never drop the crosswords.Al Gellson Verdun, Que.* * *<h2>Dates &lsquo;N&rsquo; Data</h2>Dear Sirs,Would you please tell me who picks the goal judges for the NHL? Does the home team appoint them or are they appointed by the home team.Mind you I am not saying that it looks like the home team pick them, but I was just curious.Leonard Grove Boston, Mass.(They are appointed by the National Hockey League)<h2>Where They Come From</h2>Dear Sirs,Would you please tell me the exact dates the following players were born? They are Tod Sloan, Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe and Milt Schmidt.Enjoy every issue.Paul Brown Toronto, Ont.(Tod Sloan, Vinton, Que. Nov. 30, 1927; Maurice Richard, Montreal, Que. Aug. 4, 1921; Gordie Howe, Floral, Sask., March 31, 1928; Milt Schmidt, Kitchener, Ont., March 5, 1918).* * *<h2>Only One Calls &lsquo;em</h2>Dear Sirs,I am fairly new to hockey, only having moved here from Sunny California a year and a half ago. I like the game but there is one thing that I just don&rsquo;t understand.There are three officials on the ice. Can all of them call penalties?I am a recent subscriber to your paper and believe me it is a boon to us fans who are new to hockey. Do you think you could explain a few of the tricky plays that occur in some of the games?Fred Robinson New York, N.Y.(Only the referee calls &lsquo;em)* * *<h2>Brother Act</h2>Dear Sirs,I am receiving the Hockey News and think its great. I would however, like to see more stories and pictures about the Boston Bruins. How about an article on my favourite player, Bill Quackenbush? For my dough, he is still the best defenseman in the National Hockey League.Also, would you please tell me what happened to his brother Max? Is he still playing hockey?Stanley Bairston Winnipeg, Man.(Max Quackenbush was sent to the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Hockey League by the Chicago Black Hawks).<h2>Those Razzle Dazzlers</h2>Dear Sirs,I was just reading the other day that the line of Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, Pete Morin and Gerry Heffernan came up as a unit from the Montreal Royals Seniors.Could you please tell me what all of them are doing this year.Mary Roberta Ottawa, Ont.(Heffernan is in the insurance business, O&rsquo;Connor is coaching the Cincinnati Mohawks and Pete Morin is now the coach of the same Royals)* * *<h2>Brother Line</h2>Dear Sirs,Would you please tell me if there ever was a line made up of three brothers? I can think of lines with two brothers but cannot think of any that was entirely brothers.I read and enjoy the Hockey News every week.George Devine Vancouver, B.C.(Yes, there was such a line in the NHL. It consisted of the three Bentley brothers, Doug, Roy and Max, and they played for the Chicago Black Hawks). &#9632;

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0241/931340-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="585" height="269"></div>OCTOBER 23 to OCTOBER 3023&mdash;SHERO, Fred, Cleveland defense, 1925; HENRY, Sugar Jim, Boston goaler, 1920; WILSON, Larry, Detroit forward, 1930.24&mdash;ROZZINI, Gino, Vancouver forward, 1918.29&mdash;JUZDA, Bill, Pittsburgh defense, 1920; HENDRY, Stewart, Calgary forward, 1929. &#9632;

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Happy Birthday to YOU

Published Weekly, except monthly May through September, HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY, 309 Empire Life Building 1434 Ste-Catherine St. West, Montreal. Que. Canada. Entered as second class Matter December 6, 1951, at the Post Office in Ogdensburg, N. Y., under the act of March 3. 1879. Subscription price $3.00 in Canada, $4.00 in U.S.A. &#9632;

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0519/931488-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rollins looks over Chicago Crest after opening game. He was a star.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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He’s Satisfied Hawks’ Brass

<div class="byline">Marshall Dann</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0332/931519-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="298" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Johnny Mitchell)</figcaption></div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Johnny Mitchell, who has filled virtually every executive position in hockey, is the new chief scout for the Detroit Red Wings. Manager Jack Adams announced that Mitchell will succeed Carson Cooper, who has retired.Mitchell came into the game as a player but never advanced beyond the amateur ranks in his home town of Hamilton, Ont. He entered the business end of the game as a ticket seller when he was 15 and has been a coach or manager in the American League for 16 years.Detroit absorbed Mitchell into its farflung organization this summer when it signed a working agreement with the St. Louis Flyers, where Mitchell was manager. He assisted Adams in shaping up the Flyers, who will be handled by Jake Forbes this season.As head scout, Mitchell will be the contact man for Adams with all eight farm clubs. He also will handle other players who are Detroit property and head the bushbeating department.Much of his time will be spent with the five junior amateur teams sponsored by the Wings throughout Canada. That&rsquo;s where the club&rsquo;s best pro prospects for the next five years are playing. &#9632;

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Mitch Suceeds Coop as Wings’ Chief Scout

New York, N.Y.&mdash;Lorne (Gump) Worsley hardly had time to unpack his suitcase and get Into Saskatoon Quakers&rsquo; uniform before a hurried call came through from the New York Rangers that he was needed to replace the injured Charlie (Prince) Rayner for the opening of the NHL season against the Detroit Red Wings. Rangers lost 5-3.Worsley left for the east by plane immediately.Last season with the Quakers Worsley had an impressive record. He led the Pacific Coast Loop with 5 shutouts and came second in the goals against race with a 3.07 average. He was also elected to the second All-Star squad. The year previous he was voted the most valuable player to his team and the outstanding rookie while with St. Paul of the now defunct United States Hockey League. &#9632;

Worsley Replaces Rayner After Hurried Phone Call

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0255/931457-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="282" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Reg Sinclair)</figcaption></div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Not a single raw rookie was in the lineup which Coach Tommy Ivan named for Detroit Red Wings to open their defense of the National Hockey League title.It marked the first time in many seasons in which at least one stranger did not appear at the beginning of a campaign. Fur-thermore, since the No. 1 farm club is located a long day&rsquo;s plane ride away at Edmonton, Alta., it isn&rsquo;t likely any of the top rookie prospects will be pulled up for a casual look-see.Two regulars, however, were missiner from the team which led the Wings to domination of the NHL a year ago and then the historic eight-game playoff sweep against Toronto and Montreal to the Stanley Cup.They were Sid Abel, given his release so he could sign as Chicago coach, and Leo Reise, the valuable defenseman traded to New York.As a result of the Reise deal, there was one man on hand playing in a Detroit uniform for the first time, Reg Sinclair. He had won first call on &ldquo;the best job in hockey&rdquo;&mdash;playing center between All-Stars Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay.The two other lines were intact from playoff time last April. On the so-called second, or defensive line were Glen Skov, Tony Leswick and Marty Pavelich. The third line&mdash;seemingly as powerful a third line as any team has owned in years&mdash;had Alex Delvecchio centering between Metro Prystai and Johnny Wilson.Completing the roster of forwards were two utility men, Vic Stasiuk and Larry Wilson. They were the last to clinch their berths. Stasiuk was kept over Lou Jankowski, chiefly because of his NHL experience, while Larry Wilson nudged out Guyle Fielder as the reserve center.The defense ranks were headed by All-Star Red Kelly, and also listed Bob Goldham, Benny Woit, Marcel Pronovost and Larry Zeidel. A last-minute choice was made in Zeidel&rsquo;s case. He won the job in training camp with greatly improved play. Pat Coburn had been expected to get the call as fifth defenseman.And in goal was streamlined Terry Sawchuk, who checked into training camp some 40 pounds lighter than the year before. Terry tilted the scales at 215 then; only 171 this time. The loss of weight and an off-season elbow operation haven&rsquo;t appeared to disturb Sawchuk&rsquo;s great goaltending finesse one bit.The Wings carried a couple of fancy streaks into the first game of the campaign as a result of their tremendous finish the year before. In each case the magic number became 14.They had won the last 13 games played in the 1951-52 season and playoffs, and they also had won the last 13 games played on home Olympia ice in the same stretch. &#9632;

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Wings Open New Year Minus Rook Candidate

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0430/931426-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="292" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Bill Tobin)</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Chicago&rsquo;s Black Hawks are certain to make the Stanley Cup playoffs this year, Bill Tobin, general manager of the club, said last week just before the 1952-53 NHL campaign got underway. Even if we were the most pessimistic guy in the world, we would have a hard time disagreeing with this statement.The Hawks, with a personnel change of close to 50 per cent including Coach Sid Abel, have been strengthened noticeably by the off-season deals with Toronto, Detroit and Boston and the several other changes that have been made. Abel has been able to install a real spark in his charges and they possess no trace of the so-called defeatest attitude that handicapped their counterparts of recent years.&ldquo;I am very pleased with the work of Al Rollins in goal,&rdquo; Tobin said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m now convinced that getting Al and parting with Harry Lumley adds up to an even trade and so what we got in addition (Gus Mortson, Cal Gardner and Ray Hannigan) is clear profit. He allowed only 10 goals in the seven-game exhibition series with the Wings and shut them out one night.&rdquo;<h2>Al&rsquo;s Record Good Against Wings</h2>The Rollins goats against rate in these games figured out to a terrific 1.43 while Terry Sawchuk, Detroit&rsquo;s Vezina Trophy winner, saw 16 pucks flick by for a much less impressive average of 2.29. As a result, Tommy Ivan, the Red Wing coach, was heard to comment, &ldquo;Al is playing the best hockey of his career.&rdquo;Rollins excellence in the Chicago cage has had a close rival in the squad&rsquo;s much improved rearguard contingent. Adding Mortson to Capt. Bill Gadsby, Al Dewsbury, Fred Hucul, Lee Fogolin and Ed Kryzanowski, who was purchased from Boston, gives us the soundest defense corps we&rsquo;ve had in a number of years,&rdquo; Tobin reported.On the attack, the Hawks also seem to have much more flash. The latest member of the famous Conacher clan to make the professional ranks, 20-yea-old Pete, has been a standout in the club&rsquo;s practice contests and he led the goal-getting efforts against Detroit by knocking six pucks past Sawchuk. Working on the same line with young Pete, ex-Wing Fred Glover has also proven very effective. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the boy to watch,&rdquo; Tobin has stated.Abel, one of hockey&rsquo;s greatest centers, intends to be the National League&rsquo;s first playing coach since Dit Clapper. Now 34, he is two years younger than Woody Dumart of the Bruins and is the same age as three other veterans still in action, Elmer Lach and Billy Reay of Montreal and the Bruins&rsquo; Milt Schmidt.As center for Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay with the Red Wings last season, Sid tallied 17 goals and 36 assists for 53 points. Ihe three comprised the NHL&rsquo;s highest scoring line. His eighth place finish in the league point parade placed him just behind Billy Mosienko, who was the top point maker with the Hawks.Chicago&rsquo;s 17th coach in the 26 year history of the team, Abel plans to carry 20 players or so for the first couple of weeks of league play to make sure that every man gets an ample chance to make the grade. After that, the club is scheduled to be cut to 18 including Rollins, five rearguards and 12 forwards.The defense seems to be set with Gadsby, Mortson, Dewsbury, Hucul and Kryzanowski, but Fogolin and Clare Raglan are still under consideration. The first and second lines also appear to be definite with Gardner centering George Gee and Mosienko and Gus Bodnar fitting in between Conacher and Glover.A third forward unit, however, still appears to be in the building process. Jim McFadden, Pete Babando, &ldquo;Doc&rdquo; Couture and Jim Peters are generally exepected to get the nod at one spot or another, but they are being pressed by Hannigan and Sid Finney. Bep Guidolin is also still around and Enio Sclisizzi may stand a good chance when he recovers from a broken jaw.The belief that the Black Hawks will notch a playoff spot does not belong strictly to Tobin and this reporter. Virtually everyone in a predicting mood at the recent All-Star affair in Detroit agreed that Boston and the Rangers appear destined to fight it out for the non-contending fifth and sixth positions this season. New York lacks the needed power up front while the Beantowners are definitely short in the defensive department.We feel that Chicago also has an excellent chance to beat out Toronto for a third place finish in the NHL. Leaf stars like Ted Kennedy failed to impress bossman Conn Smythe at training camp and several youngsters that are being counted on have turned in colorless performances too. The Maple Leafs may well drop another notch this year.All in all, the future of hockey seems to be looking up in Chicago. The combined efforts of new owners, a new coach and new players should bring the Windy City a real contender for the first time in half a dozen seasons. Hawk followers, once the most numerous and rabid in the league, should once again find something to cheer about. &#9632;

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Tobin Calls Lum for Al Even Up Deal Anytime

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01109/931588-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Maurice Richard of the Habs does a little adding up and finds that he needs just six goals to become the all-time goal scoring champion of the National Hockey League. Rocket has netted 319 goals up to this season and another half a dozen will give him the necessary 325 to top Nels Stewart&rsquo;s record by one.</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0269/931581-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="561" height="966"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0351/931574-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="561" height="895"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cal Gardner, top and Al Rollins, below, two of the players the Chicago Black Hawks got in their re-cent trade with Toronto are leading all the way. The Hawks won their first three, Gardner leads the league in points with six and Rollins has allowed but four goals in those three games.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Six Away from Goal

CHICOUTIMI, Que.&mdash;The Chicoutimi Chicks of the Quebec sen ior group have announced the signing of two veteran players for the coming season. They are Ralph (Bucky) Buchanan and Fern Perreault. Both are newcomers to the Chicks.Last season Buchanan was with the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts of the same league while Perreault was obtained from the Montreal Royals.The Royals obtained the classy Perreault from Cleveland Barons of the AHL last season. He formerly played for Cincinnatti and New Haven of the same loop and hao two brief whirls with the New York Rangers of the NHL.Buchanan is a veteran Quebec Senior League performer. &#9632;

Chicoutimi Chicks Sign Perreault and Buchanan

<div class="byline">By STAN MOHER</div><h2>Returns</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0430/931643-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="587" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body">(PAT COBURN)</figcaption></div>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;The greatest house cleaning of the off-season, next to what went on in Egypt, probably was done on the roster of the Edmonton Flyers, Western Hockey League variety.Believe us, those Flyers of coach Bud Poile represented a program hawker&rsquo;s delight as they awaited th lid-lifter, scheduled for the Edmonton Gardens, Oct. 10.Fans planning to take in the opener, against the champion Saskatoon Quakers, were due to look in vain for most of the puck-sters who comprised last leason&rsquo;s ill-assorted, fifth place Flyer aggregation. In fact only three of the 1951-52&mdash;52 squad&mdash;defenceman Pat Coburn and forwards Jim Uniac and &lsquo;Ching&rsquo; Johnson, of the hoary hockey handle&mdash;were named to the line-up slated to tackle Doug Bentley&rsquo;s high flying Quaker machine.Gone are playing coach Doug McCaig, Howie Cox, Colin Kilburn, Motto McLean, Bill Pettinger, Bert Giesebrecht and more. Theire new addresses read St. Louis, Shawinigan Falls, Victoria and other centres. Fans who followed the Flyers a season ago will wish them all good puck chasing, wherever they have landed.But few of the customers would have settled for the return of the same group. Coach McCaig, McLean, Pettinger & Co. just didn&rsquo;t have it&hellip;not as a groupe.In their places the parent Detroit Red Wings have supplied Poile with what shapes up on paper as a young club, with every chance that, as a unit, it will become steadily more potent as the schedule unwinds.Youthful-looking Glen Hall, of the good hands, replaces Bill Brennan in the Flyer nets. They say Hall will make the boobirds forget Brennan in an outing or two. This may take some doing inasmuch as blocker Bill had a fine season here, being, in fact, one of the few members of the squad to live up to his press notices.Coburn provides the defence with its only link with last season. The Ottawa Irishman, who came within a wisker of catching on with the Red Wings, has been provided with a trio of new rearguard mates in the persons of Bill (Young Folks) Folk, Jim (Red Eye) Hay and colorful Hugh Coflin.Up front &lsquo;Dutch&rsquo; Reibel. late of Indianapolis Guyle Fielder and rookie Jack McDonald will centre the various attacking units.Reibel won the American League&rsquo;s rookie award last year, while Fielder was adjudged to be tops among the first year men in the Western circuit, nee Pacific Coast. McDonald is a husky junior graduate who performed a year ago with the Edmonton Oil Kings.At left wing it will be Uniac, Johnson and newcomer Jim Anderson, the last named an apple-cheeked hustler out of Glace Bay, of the Maritimes Major series.Right wing will be patrolled by Lou Jankowski, ex-Indian-apolis, Len (Comet) Haley, a local product who likewise played for coach Poile at Glace Bay, and Gerald Ehman, fresh from the Flin Flon junior Bombers. Ehman still has another season of junior left.Toss in trainer Cecil (Tiger) Golstick and the team personnel has all been listed.Jim Paul, manager of the Edmonton Exhibition, the group that sponsors the Flyers, has expressed the opinion, that &ldquo;this is a club with great potential power.&rdquo;It may need all the power that can be mustered. The Western figures to be a swift moving loop. What&rsquo;s more, local fans would like the Flyers to stay right with the leaders from the start. &#9632;

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Program Peddlers Are Pleased Over Poile’s Picking New Players

<h2>No Happy Birthday</h2>The Detroit Red Wings threw a party for Bill Cook on his birthday Oct. 9 but the party they threw was the New York Rangers to the tune of 5-3. Cook can hardly be blamed if he claims they are far from hospitable.<h2>Ball Players on Ice</h2>History was probably made at the Montreal Forum when a baseball team took to the ice. The Forum management was honouring the Canadian champion Little League team for a fine showing in the World Tourney. &#9632;

NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0527/931830-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="291" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Cal Gardner)</figcaption></div>When Cal Gardner heard that he had been traded to the Chicago Black Hawks from the Toronto Maple Leafs, his only comment was. &ldquo;Maybe its a good thing, this change of teams. I wasn&rsquo;t too hot under the last system.&rdquo;It is quite possible that the smooth skating centre was right for in the first three games that Chicago played he was the spark-plug that led to three victories. Maybe it is the new linemates he&rsquo;s skating with. Bill Mosienko and George Gee. or maybe its the new coach he&rsquo;s playing under. Sid Abel, but whatever it is. Cal has been just short of sensational in leading the re-vamped Hawks to the top of the ladder.Not only are the Black Hawks on top of the NHL heap but Gardner himself is atop the scoring parade with 6 points in three games, coming off 3 goals and 3 assists.In the opening game of the season against the Montreal Canadiens, Gardner was practically a one man show as he scored 2 of Chicago&rsquo;s 3 goals, including the winner. Not only that but he was skating like the wind, passing in the fine fettle and the line of Gardner-Gee-Mosienko was by far the best attacking unit on the ice.Cal was out to show Conn Smythe and company that they had made a mistake by making him a throw-in on the Lumley for Rollins deal. In the second Chicago game, Gardner and the Hawks belted the Toronto Maple Leafs to the tune of 6-2 with Gardner once again the big gun. This time he accounted for only one goal but in the process he managed to set up two others for teammates. Gardner was help-mate on the first Chicago goal, scored by Dewsbury and also got an assist on the third and winning marker, that by Fogolin.Then the speedy Gardner added a goal of his own late in the third period to clinch the game for the Hawks and put them out of reach of the faltering Leafs.Chicago returned home for the first time this season against the New York Rangers and the way Gardner and his Chicago teammates had been burning up the League must have preceded to the Windy City for 12, 000 fans turned out to see this new Hawk team. Not to disappoint them, Chicago promptly set the Rangers down 2-0 with Gardner once again in on the scoring.There was no scoring in the first period and Babando put the Hawks one up in the second. A one goal lead is none too secure, so the Hawks added another in the third. Bill Mosienko doing the honours. Guess who was johnny-on-the-spot with the assist on the play? None other than Cal Gardner.He&rsquo;s run his point total to 6 in 3 games, a rate that, if kept up. would give him an incredible 140 points as the end of the season.Of course no one, even the most optimistic, thinks Cal will end up the season with 140 points, but they are looking for him to be right up among the top scorers in the loop, and Chicago fans that have suffered so long with cellar dwelling teams are hoping that maybe here is the impetus to carry the Chicagoans higher in the standings and possibly into the Stanley Cup Playoffs.Yes, maybe the change did help Gardner and maybe Conn Smythe realizes too late that&rsquo;s he let go quite a hockey player. &#9632;

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Player-Of-The-Week

Chicago Black Hawks, cellardwellers for five of the past six seasons, are holding down first place in the NHL standings, with three straight wins for six points. The Hawks have not lost a game in three starts this campaign. Tied for second place are the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens with three points apiece. Each club has played three games, winning one, losing one and tying one.Playing their opening game of a new season at home for the first time in history, Boston Bruins battled to a 1-1 draw with the Canadiens. Boston is tied with Toronto with one point each. The Leafs played two games over the weekend, losing to Chicago and tying Detroit. New York Rangers are in last place at the end of the first week&rsquo;s play in the 1952-53 season. The Rangers are pointless after two games.Cal Gardner, reheaded Chicago center who came to the Hawks from Toronto, tops the individual scorers. In three games Cal has three goals and three assists for six points. Captain Ted Kennedy of Toronto is in second place with three goals and two assists for five points. Kennedy became the first player this season to register a Hat Trick. He tallied three times against Detroit on Sunday, October 12. Sid Smith. Toronto leftwinger, is next with one goal and three assists for four points. Three Detroit players, Johnny Wilson, Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay are grouped together with two goals and one assist each for three points. Gus Bodnar of Chicago also has three points.Al Rollins of Chicago blanked the New York Rangers, 2-0, on October 12 to rack up the first shutout of the year. Rollins has allowed four pucks to escape him in three games for a 1.33 average. Jim Henry of Boston has one goal-against in one game for an even 1.00 average. Detroit is the most penalized team with 74 minutes.<h2>THURSDAY. OCT. 9 Chicago 3 at Canadiens 2</h2>MONTREAL&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks made the coaching debut of Sid Abel a winning one as they handed the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 loss in the NHL opener here.The revamped Hawks outskated and outhustled the Habs at every turn. The most impressive line on the ice was that of Cal Gardner, Bill Mosienko and George Gee. Between them, they accounted for all the Hawks&rsquo; goals, Gardner getting two, Gee the other and Mosienko picking up a pair of assists.Gardner opened the scoring at 6: 19 of the second period on a pass from McFadden. It took nine minutes for the Habs to knot the count, Curry taking a double relay from Gamble and Mosdell.Bouchard gave the home team a shortlived lead early in the third. Gamble once again getting the assist. George Gee put the Hawks on even footing at the 8 minute mark on a relay from Mosienko. Four minutes later Gardner clinched the win with Mosienko the helpmate.Chicago: Goal, Rollins; defence, Mortson, Dewsbury, Fogolin, Gadsby, Raglan; forwards, McFadden, Couture, Babando, Peters, Mosienko, Conacher, Glover, Gardner, Gee, Bodnar.Canadiens: Goal, McNeil; defence, Bouchard, Johnson, Harvey, St. Laurent, MacPherson; forwards, Lach, Richard, Olmstead, Reay, Geoffrion, Meger, Mosdell, Curry, Gamble, McCormack.Referee: Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Sam Babcock and Doug Davies.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0274/931740-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="588" height="420"></div><h2>New York 3 at Detroit 5</h2>DETROIT&mdash;The defending champion Detroit Red Wings opened the 1952-53 campaign on a winning note as they breezed by the New York Rangers 5-3. The Rangers were without the services of regular netminder Charlie Rayner. Lome Worsley, flown in from Saskatoon Quakers, was peppered with shots and didn&rsquo;t get much help from his defense.The Wings lost no time in getting on the score sheet, Ted Lindsay scoring the first goal of the new season at the 3 minute mark on passes from Sinclair and Kelly. They added two more before the period ended, Alex Delvecchio and Gordie Howe doing the honours. Wilson drew the assist on the second goal while Kelly was credited with a helping on the third.Rangers finally connected in the third, Jack Stoddard scoring from Mickoski and Conacher.There were four goals in the third period, two to each team. Pavelich and Wilson scored for Detroit and Herges-heimer and Ronty for the New Yorkers.New York: Goal, Worsley; defence, Reise, Stanley, Ross, Buller, Craftcheck; forwards, McLeod, Slowinski, Stewart, Ronty, Mickoski, Stoddard, Dickenson. Conacher, Hergesheimer, Kullman.Detroit: Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Goldham, Kelly, Pronovost, Woit, Zeide; forwards, Skov, Leswick, Pavelich, Lindsay, Howe, Prytai, Sinclair, Delvecchio, J. Wilson, L. Wilson, Stasiuk.Referee: George Gravel; linesmen, Doug Young and George Hayes.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0344/931733-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="587" height="483"></div><h2>Saturday, October 11</h2>MONTREAL&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens notched their first win of the 1952-53 campaign when they turned back the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on a goal by Bill Reay. The Wings were short handed, with Pronovost in the sin bin, when the Habs scored the clincher.Elmer Lach shot the Canadiens into a short lived 1-0 lead early in the second period after the teams had battled Lach&rsquo;s goal came off passes from line-scorelessly through the opening frame, mates Maurice Richard and Bert Olmstead.Five minutes later Alex Delvecchio knotted the count on a backhander that fooled McNeil and landed in the comer of the net. It came off a pass from Metro Prystai.Reay&rsquo;s clincher came at the 16.07 mark of the third period and could have been credited to Terry Sawchuck. Reay took the puck on a face-off and attempted to flip to Maurice Richard but the alert Sawchuck stuck out his stick to stop the pass and the disc bounced into the cage.<h2>Montreal 2, Detroit 1</h2>Detroit: Goal, Sawchuck; defence. Goldham, Kelly, Pronovost, Woit, Zeidel; forwards: Skov, Leswick, Pavelich. Sinclair, Lindsay, Howe, Prystai, Delvecchio, J. Wilson, L. Wilson.Canadiens: Goal, McNeil; defense, Harvey, St. Laurent, Bouchard, Johnson, MacPherson, Samis; forwards: Mosdell. Curry, Gamble, Lach, Richard Olmstead, Reay, Geoffrion, Meger, McCormack.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0434/931726-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="582" height="434"></div>TORONTO&mdash;Three former Toronto Leafs played a big part in the 6-2 win the Chicago Black Hawks handed the Torontonians in their home opener. The three in question were Cal Gardner, Gus Mortson and goaler Al Rollins, all of whom were sent to the Hawks in exchange for Harry Lumley.Villain of the piece was Cal Gardner, who racked up a goal and two assists to lead the Hawk scoring parade. Dewsbury. Bodnar, Fogolin, Glover and McFadden all scored goals with young Pete Conacher adding two assists.Toronto scorers were Rudy Migay and Syd Smith.The Hawks pumped in two unanswered goals in the opening frame, Dewsbury and Bodnar doing the honours. In the sandwich period, they only counted once, Fogolin from Gardner and Conacher, and the Leafs got their pair. Smith and Migay the snipers.The Chicagoans closed the scoring in third, Glover, McFadden and Gardner all blinking the red light.<h2>Chicago 6, Toronto 2</h2>Chicago: Goal, Rollins; defence, Mortson, Dewsbury, Fogolin, Gadsby; forwards, McFadden, Couture, Babando, Peters, Mosienko, Conacher, Glover, Gardner Gee, Bodnar.Toronto: Goal, Lumley; defence, Thomson, Horton, Boivin, Flaman, Sullivan. Morrison; forwards, Kennedy, Stewart, Smith, Migay, Sloan, Watson, Hassard, Meeker. Hannigan, Solinger.Referee: Bill Chadwick; Linesmen: Jim Primeau and Jerry Olinski.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0815/931719-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="594" height="676"></div><h2>Sunday, October 12</h2>BOSTON&mdash;Last period goals by Johnny Peirson and Bert Olmstead brought about a 1-1 deadlock between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins.Start of the game was delayed ten minutes due to the fact that Boston officials did not expect the large crowd of 11, 194 which was on hand.There was no scoring in the first two periods but the third canto was only a minute and fourty-two seconds old when Peirson let go a drive that caught McNeil on the shoulder and bounced into the cage.Olmstead got this one back at the eight and a half minute mark as he banged home Maurice Richard&rsquo;s rebound.<h2>Boston 1. Montreal 1</h2>Canadiens: Goal, McNeil: defence, Bouchard. Harvey, Irwin, Johnson, MaC Pherson; forwards, Geoffrion, Curry, Gamble, Richard, Reay. Olmstead, Lach, McCormack, Mosdell, Meger.Boston: Goal. Henry; defence, Armstrong. Quackenbush, Toppazzini. Laycoe, forwards. Sandford, Mackell, Dumart, Klukay, Pierson, Chevrefils.Referee: Red Storey; Linesmen. Sam Schmidt, Labine, Creighton, McIntyre, Babcock and Herb Gallagher.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0274/931712-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="592" height="423"></div>DETROIT&mdash;A new record for penalties in a single game was set as the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings fought to a 4-4 draw. A total of 25 penalties were handed out by referee Bill Chadwick, eclipsing by one the old record set by the Detroiters and the Montreal Canadiens in 1949.Ted Kennedy, Leaf captain, was the hero of the piece as he racked up the first hat trick of the young season, his last tying the game for the Leafs with but 4 5 seconds remaining in the contest. The other Toronto goal came off the stick of Ron Stewart.Red Wing goals were banged home by Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe, Glen Skov and Johnny Wilson. Besides accounting for a goal, Lindsay also accounted for a goodly portion of the penalties with a major, misconduct and game misconduct. Other majors in the rough and ready battle went to Kennedy, Howe and Hannigan.<h2>Toronto 4 Detroit 4</h2>Toronto: Goal, Lumley; defence, Flaman, Boivin, Thomson, Horton, Morrison; forwards, Migay, Sloan, Watson, Smith, Kennedy, Meeker, Hassard, Hannigan Solinger, Stewart.Detroit: Goal, Sawchuk; defence. Gold ham, Kelly, Pronovost, Woit, Zeidel; forwards, Sinclair, Howe, Lindsay, Leswick, Prystai, Pavelich, Skov, DelVecchio, J. Wilson, L. Wilson, Stasiuk.Referee: Bill Chadwick; Linesmen, Bill Morrison, Jerry Olinski.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0355/931705-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="597" height="703"></div>CHICAGO&mdash;The revitalized Chicago Black Hawks made it three in a row when they shut-put the New York Rangers 2-0 in their debut before the home fans. It was the first shut-out of the season for goaler Al Rollins.The win left the Hawks running on top of the heap, the only unbeaten or untied team in the loop.Chicago goals were accounted for by Pete Babando and Bill Mosienko, There was no scoring in. the first period but the Hawks found the range for a singleton in the second as Babando tallied on an assist by Gerry Coutwre after 15 minutes of play.Mosienko, who scored 31 goals last season, knocked home his first goal-of the new season on a pass from Cal Gardner at 8.24 of the third period. The former Leaf cut across the mouth of the goal, drawing young Lome Worsley to the side, and flipped to Mosienko who made no mistake.Rollins handled 30 shots in garnering the goose-egg while Worsley turned back 32.<h2>Chicago 2, New York 0</h2>New York: Goal, Worsley; defence, Reise. Stanley, Ross, Buller, Kraftchecki forwards, Stewart, McLeod, Slowinski, Ronty, Mickoski, Stoddard, Dickenson, J. Conacher, Hergesheimer, Kullman.Chicago: Goal, Rollins; defence, Mortson. Dewsbury, Fogolin, Gadsby, Kryzanowski; forwards, Babando, McFadden, Couture, Peters, Mosienko, P. Conacher, Bodnar, Glover, Gardner, Gee, Abel.Referee: George Gravel: linesmen, George Hayes and Harold March,<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0434/931698-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="594" height="299"></div> &#9632;

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Hawks Open New Season With 3 Wins

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01108/931861-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">They frequently say a newspaper photographer &ldquo;goes where angels fear to tread&rdquo; and this was true of Saskatoon Star-Phoenix cameraman Johnny Lumby when he entered a closed session and took this picture. From left to right in the picture are: Johnny Walker (New York Ranger scout), Frank Boucher (New York Ranger general manager) and Norman Couch (co-manager of the Quakers) sealing the arrangement that made the Saskatoon Quakers the No. 1 farm team of the New York Rangers. The three hockey-men were meeting privately when the photographer appeared on the scene, but they agreed to a photo because there wasn&rsquo;t much else they could do.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Inside A Secret Meeting

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0275/931892-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="294" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Frank Eddolls)</figcaption></div>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;Frank Eddolls, who refused to allow Jack of bulk to keep hin from becoming an outstanding National League defenseman, has signed as the eighth coach of the Buffalo Bisons since the Herd&rsquo;s entry into the American Hockey League in 1940.Eddolls, object of a bidding contest between Buffalo and Indianapolis for two weeks prior to his inking a Bison contract, succeeds Freddie Hunt as ice boss.Hunt, a former teammate of Eddolls during Frankie&rsquo;s two years here as a player, was instrumental as Buffalo General Manager in securing the handsome rear-guard&rsquo;s contract.Eddolls was purchased by the Montreal Canadiens&mdash;with whom Buffalo has retained a close relationship despite the AHL&rsquo;s norecall rule&mdash;from the New York Rangers with the provision that he be allowed to take over as player-coach in Buffalo.The Rangers reportedly had been saving Eddolls for the Indianapolis coaching job in the event the Indiana franchise be-came part of New York&rsquo;s farm setup.Eddolls, object of a bidding ne, Que., a Montreal suburb, already possesses a brief coaching background. Last year, he served as interim coach of the Saskatoon team of the then Pacific Coast League following the advancement of Bill Cook to the Rangers as bench boss, and preceeding the appointment of Doug Bentley as Cook&rsquo;s successor.The 31-year-old Eddolls is only the second defenseman ever to coach Buffalo. Ironically, the other one, Frank Beisler, was the coach during Frankie&rsquo;s two years here, 1945-46 and 1946-47.Beisler, Incidentally, was quite successful, too. He won the league championship the first year and finished second his last year in Buffalo.Others who have coached here include Tiny Thompson, Art Chapman, LeRoy Goldsworthy, Toe Blake, Murph Chamberlain, and Hunt.An injury suffered during the 1946-47 season with Buffalo threatened Eddolls career at that juncture. He was struck by a flying puck on the right eyelid during a game, and, at first, the injury appeared to be serious.However, Eddolls recovered completely and went on to gain National League prominence.Recalled by Montreal, he was traded, along with center Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, to the Rangers before the start of the 1947-48 season in return for Defenseman Hal Laycoe, Left Winger Joe Bell, and Right Winger George Robertson.The deal proved to be one of the most profitable ever made by the Gotham sextet for O&rsquo;Connor went on to become the only player in NHL history to win both the Most Valuable Player award and the Lady Byng Trophy, for outstanding sportsmanship, in the same season. Eddolls, meanwhile, earned the accolade of team captain by his heady play and leadership qualities.Little Connie Dion, one-time Buffalo goaltender, always liked to recall how Eddolls looked the first time he saw him as a junior in Quebec.&ldquo;He was a real little guy, even more so than now,&rdquo; the pintsized netminder, who measured even less than Eddolls, would begin.&ldquo;I only had to see him on the ice once, and I knew that he couldn&rsquo;t miss making the National League. He had that certain something&hellip;he made the right moves instinctively&hellip;moved those bigger guys out of the way like a master.&ldquo;Yeah, Frankie was one of the smartest defensemen I ever had in front of me,&rdquo; Dion concluded.Only 5 feet, 8 inches, and lacking much girth, Eddolls established his reputation on his ability to anticipate an opponent&rsquo;s next move and to break up plays with a deftly made poke, sweep or body check.The return of Eddolls to the Buffalo scene was second in popularity only to the naming of Hunt as General Manager. Together, the haps, they can return hockey to the popular spot it once enjoyed here. &#9632;

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Habs Buy Back Eddolls from Rangers and Ship Him to Bisons as Coach

Seattle&mdash;Eddie Powers and Bill Knott of last year&rsquo;s staff will be back. Knott, due to his contracting business may not be as active as in past years. New men are Ian &lsquo;Scotty&rsquo; Morrison of Montreal and Ross Valliere of Toronto. Morrison worked in the Quebes Senior League last year and was considered one of their top men. He had the opportunity to move into the National League as linesman and part time referee but preferred the Western League as a steady referee. Valliere hails from Toronto where he worked-in the OHA for the past few years. He comes highly recommended. Local linesman will be used again this year. &#9632;

New Refs for W.H.L

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0358/931971-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg"></div>The perfect combination in hockey this week was the line of Cal Gardner, Bill Mosienko and George Gee of the Chicago Black Hawks. In three games Gardner scored three goals and the same number of assists while Gee scored one goal arid Mosienko one goal and one assist. In the three games the line scored five goals and four assists&hellip;truly a perfect combination. &#9632;

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THE PERFECT COMBINATION……Gardner, Mosienko, Gee

<div class="byline">By EARL ROSS</div>MONCTON, N.B.&mdash;The New Brunswick Senior Hockey League will open in Moncton on Saturday night, November the 1st. The opening this year will see the long time rivals in Allan Cup Hockey, the Saint John Beavers under Pete Langelle, visiting the stadium for a contest which should put Morrie Hamilton&rsquo;s Hawks to an early test. For years the rivalry in New Brunswick Hockey was somethiing that had hockey fans talking long after the season ended&hellip;but of late, interest between cities in the province has been on the wane. This was one of the reason&rsquo;s for the Moncton-Saint John joint withdrawal from the Maritime Major League. They were anxious to hook-up with Fredericton again in the Allan Cup type of play, which would accent local players, and cut down on the number of imports.Numerous off-the-record meetings were held by the interested parties which finally gave birth to a new loop. It will embrace Saint John, Fredericton, and Moncton, a three team loop for which high hopes are held.Roly McLenahan was named playing coach of the Fredericton Capitols, and already has a strong team on the ice. With but three practice drills the Capitols met the Montreal Junior Canadiens in an exhibition series, losing two games, six-three, and seven-three, always holding their own until the third and final frame when conditioning told the tale. As this was being written the Caps were preparing for a third game with the same team, in which they hoped to make a better showing. Roly, in Fredericton, has the nucleus of a strong club, made up entirely of local players. Boys who have been playing together as a team for some three years, and will be hard to beat all through the season. With Roly playing for the clubs as well as coaching, the opposing forwards can anticipate some rough knocks at the Blueline, as well as the Goalies having a hard time kicking out his shots. The Capitols may make one or two additions from outside the province, but for the most part seem all set.Saint John has been keeping mum about the players they will be Importing this season, with the exception of naming Pete Lan-gelle, with the Maritime League Winnipeg Beavers last season, and former NHL player, as playing coach. That Pete will bring with him five top notch player we have no doubt. There is still plenty of Native talent lurking around Saint John, and the Port City entry needn&rsquo;t have any fears of the other two clubs being too strong.In Moncton, the popular, and starry Morrie Hamilton has been given the nod as playing coach. This will be Hamilton&rsquo;s first coaching attempt, but if just a, little of his brilliance on blades brushes off on the players he will be working with then Moncton Fans will be able to hold their heads up again. While the goal-tending chore is a problem at the moment, Hamilton is about set for defensive material. He has signed Red Olsen and Lawrie May from last year&rsquo;s team to form the nucleus, and will add three local boys who have what it takes. Expected on the defence from the Moncton material are Kaiser Melanson, Eddie Booth, and Bob Rae who came up from the Moncton Junior Bruins, twice in a row the Central Junior League Champs. For up front fire-power, Hamilton will be in there himself, and will have George Robinson, utility man from last season&rsquo;s Hawks, plus two promising Juniors, Max (T-Boy) Gauvin, and Bob McMinn. In addition a former Westerner and Veteran of the Maritime Big Four Mike Demchuck is expected to perform up in the Moncton Stadium on October 20th. Each team is allowed front. The other players will come from the drills which are to open six imported players who&rsquo;s permanent residence is not in New Brunswick. The balance must be home grown. The League is looking to the home grown flavor to provide the spice of the sports headlines, and re-create the inter-city rivaly which has been lacking from our hockey scene.The League schedule has not been ratified as yet, but is expected to call for two home and two away games each week for the first month, and after that two home tilts every two weeks.There will be a League meeting in Fredericton on October 19th to make the final arrangements. It had been hoped that the Town of Amherst would be in the league to make a fourth squad, but sportsmen in the town couldn&rsquo;t raise the necessary funds to make another start in Senior Hockey just yet. The League president 1; T. Babbitt Parlee on Moncton, Minister without Portfolio and President of the Executive Council of Mr. Hugh John Flemming&rsquo;s Conservative Government in the province. He is well known in Hockey Circles, and should do a very commendable job of keepiing things in order. The Secretary Treasurer is Bob Chandler, Sr., of Moncton. Other officers include Jack Fenety of Federicton, and Elmer Ingraham of Saint John as Vice Presidents. &#9632;

Interest High As New Loop Gets Ready For Official Opener Nov. 1

SYDNEY, N.S.&mdash;The Sidney Millionaires of the Maritime Major Hockey League have acquired the services of four new players it was announced by President Art Lipton.They are all forwards. The signees are Reg Campbell of Timmins. Ont., Mike Daski, Winnipeg, Johnny Morrow, Montreal and Norbert (Nobby) Clarke of Ottawa.It was also announced that Fred Hildebrand has reported to the Millionaires. He is from New Westminster, B.C. &#9632;

Four New Forwards Ready For Sydney Millionaires

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The 1952-53 N.H.L. Press and Radio Guide also includes Hendy&rsquo;s Who&rsquo;s Who In Hockey, and is the only Hockey Guide published National, American and Pacific Coast Leagues.Only 1000 copies for sale, so get your order in early!All This For Only $1.00 (Pojtcge paid)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0622/932112-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="970" height="533"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0524/932105-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="1195" height="1292"></div> &#9632;

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The Best Hockey Guide Published

<div class="byline">By RAY GUAY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01120/932143-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hank Blade, playing coach of the Calgary Stampeders, center greets three newcomers. Left to right: Steve Witiuk who was with both the Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Flyers last season. Blade is wearing the Calgary jersey. Next to him is Ray Barry who was with the Hershey Bears and Max Quackenbush formerly of the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Flyers. All three are expected to boost the Stamps from bottom to top in the Western Hockey League this year.</figcaption></div>CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;The program will be a mighty handy thing when Calgary Stampeders trot on the ice in the first few games of the Western Hockey League campaign.Like most other teams in the circuit, the Stampeders have had a complete face-lifting since the last season closed.Only five active players remain from last year&rsquo;s lineup which finished seventh, and out of the playoffs, the last campaign.Out of those five only one, Archie Scott, was around when the Stampeders were playing for the Alexander and Allan cups in the old Western Senior League.The other old hands are forwards George Agar, who won the league scoring championship last season, Hal Brown, Frank (Gopher) Ashworth and defenceman Bill Shvetz. the lone blue liner to return.Hank Blade, who took over the coaching job midway through the last season, is back of course, but it is unlikely he will see much action. The Stampeders also retained their spare net-minder, Stu Hendry, who took over the first line job from veteran Russ Dertell for a few of the games last time up.The new faces will include Phil Hughes as netminder. Hughes was in the west with Toronto Marlboros for an Alexander Cup series against Saskatoon Quakers a couple of seasons back, but has not appeared in Calgary.<h2>Hank Bades Mates Hello</h2><h3>Michaluk, Kyle Return</h3>Two of the four new blue liners are well known in Calgary from past senior days. They are Art Michaluk and Gus Kyle while the other two, Joe Levandoski and Max Quackenbush, are new faces.The new forwards are Roy Kelly, Pat Lundy, Steve Black, Ray Barry and Steve Witiuk.While the Stampeders are down to their limit they don&rsquo;t intend to stay put it worthwhile material shows up. As manager Lloyd Turner says &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll make changes if it will help our club any.&rdquo;The Stampeders were not too impressive in racking up a 5-1, exhibition victory over Spokane Flyers, but this can be attributed to the fact that Blade experimented with his front line material, switching his lines repeatedly to find the playoff combinations,The Calgary club promises to be rough on its opponents this time. The new material brought up is mostly young and with plenty of pro experience which will probably pay off in important goals. &#9632;

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Five Old Hands Back with New Stamps

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Frank Selke, general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, has announced that, acting on behalf of the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League, he has purchased Frank Eddolls from the New York Rangers. He will join the Bisons as playing coach.Eddoils was earlier reported to be taking over as coach of the Indianapolis Caps of the same circuit.With the placement of Eddolls in a coaching job, Selke has now fulfilled a promise he made to both Eddolls and Buddy O&rsquo;Connor when they were traded to the Rangers in 1947. At that time he promised both jobs in the Canadien organization when their active days were over in the NHL.O&rsquo;Connor earlier was announced as the new coach of the Cincinnati Mohawks of the International Hockey League.Eddolls served as playing coach of the Saskatoon Quakers through 12 games last season before returning to the Rangers when Allan Stanley was injured. He now moves to the Bisons, a Montreal Canadien affiliate. &#9632;

Buffalo Acquires Eddolls For Vacant Coaching Spot

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0277/932222-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg"></div>and every true-blue hockey fan will want to be a regular reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS&mdash;&ldquo;Official Organ of All Hockey&rdquo;. The Hockey News carries stories on all the teams and the star players written by the foremost hockey writers in Canada and the United States. Besides outstanding features and stories The Hockey News runs more action pctures and cartoons than any other publication. Interesting Crossword puzzles also appear in each issue.THE HOCKEY NEWS is published for 30 consecutive issues during th. season and 5 monthly summer issues. It doesn&rsquo;t matter when you start. you still get your 35 issues.A year&rsquo;s subscriptipn is for 35 consecutive issues.Canadian Remittances&mdash;$3.00 Payable by Postal Bank or Telegraph Money Order.U.S.A. Remittances&mdash;$4.00 Payable by Postal Note, Bank or Express Money Order or personal cheque.Fill in Form Above and Send Postal Note or Money Order &#9632;

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It’s Here YES HOCKEY FANS THE 1952-53 SEASON IS HERE AT LAST

<div class="byline">By HUGH WATSON</div>VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;Hockey fans on the west coast have adopted a &ldquo;I&rsquo;m From Missouri&rsquo;&rsquo; attitude so far as the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League are concerned.They want to be shown before exhibiting any radical change in favor of the 1951-52 league doormats. Owner Coley Hall has brought in genial Art Chapman from Buffalo and named him assistant general manager and coach.Nobody got overly optimistic with the coming of Chapman but when the former NHL great announced that Emile &lsquo;The Cat Francis was the Canucks&rsquo; new goal tender, interest perked up.Francis, who toiled for both. Cincinatti and New York Rangers last season, has been the driving force behind Canucks&rsquo; training season successes.The 26-year-old native of North Battleford, Sask., sparked the club to three straight exhibition victories, and wasn&rsquo;t scored on for 101 minutes.After watching Francis and the Canucks cavort Chapman slyly announced, &ldquo;The club I have in camp right now would finish in the top three in the AHL.&rdquo;But as a cynic pointed out, the Canucks aren&rsquo;t in the AHL.Canucks blasted the undermanned Tacoma Rockets 7-0 in the opening of the exhibition season at Penticton. Next they entertained Seattle Bombers and came out with a 2-1 victory.Not until 1: 15 of the third period of the second game did a puck get past the nimble Francis. George Homenuke was the man that beat &lsquo;The Cat&rsquo; after the Bombers had been frustrated for 41 minutes.ICE CHIPS&mdash;The coming of Emile Francis was a tremendous change of pace for Coley Hall. Last season Hall was plagued with Nick Pidsodny, the talkingest goalie in pro hockey. Emile doesn&rsquo;t say too much&hellip;Walt Atanas was the first Injury victim. In the Oct. 3 game against Seattle. Atanas was boarded heavily by defenceman John Bailey and carried from the ice&hellip;Larry Popein, brilliant rookie of last season, received a gash on the forehead that required four stitches. There were 14 penalties in the game&hellip;Babe Pratt, coach of the league champion New Westminster Royals, hasn&rsquo;t mal-lowed any. After the Royals spanked Kelowna Packers of the Okanagan League, 9-3, all the players except goalie Lucien Dechene received a tongue-lashing. Max McNab was the offensive star for the Royals, scoring one goal and adding five assists&hellip;The Royals played a home-and-home exhibition series with Victoria Cougars, tying the first game 1-1 at Victoria and winning the next one 5-1 at New Westminster&hellip;Canny Ken MacKenzie, Royals owner, says the teams to watch this year will be the three-club prairie section, Calgary Edmonton and Saskatoon&hellip;Youngest and oldest coaches in the league are Eddie Dorohoy of Victoria and Art Chapman of Vancouver. &#9632;

Chapman Says Vancouver Has Good Team But Fans Recall Tail End Finish

<div class="byline">By DICK MCCRONE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01127/932260-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">(“RED” SULLIVAN)</figcaption></div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;Come what may, Murray Henderson is putting his best foot forward in his freshman year as a professional hockey coach.The popular ex-Bruin blue liner, who stepped into Johnny Crawford&rsquo;s shoes as bossman of the Hershey Bears, has what it takes in the way of hockey talent to maintain Hershey&rsquo;s domination of the AHL&rsquo;s Eastern Division.With the exception of Frank Martin, promising * first-year defenseman, who is already being tabbed as a possible candidate for rookie-of-the-year honors, Henderson has a veteran, battle-hardened squad. Furthermore, he&rsquo;s not too concerned about Martin&rsquo;s ability to take care of himself, after watching the former St. Catharines&rsquo; product toss his weight around in pre-season tests with the Bruins.Arnie Kullman, who has been Hershey&rsquo;s top scorer for the past two campaigns, is the keystone around which Henderson is laying his offensive plans. Kullman, who scored five goals in three pre-season battles, appears to be on the verge of a banner year. Sam Bettio, another high scoring ice man, and Norm Corcoran, beginning his third season in a Bear uniform, will be Kullman&rsquo;s line mates.Another Hershey line will be centered by George &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Sullivan, who returns to the Bears after spending a year killing pen-alties with the Bruins. With the penalty assignment newly assigned to Fleming Mackell and Joe Klukay, Coach Lynn Patrick decided to send the popular Irishman to Hershey for the kind of regular play he thrives on.Sully will have as his wingmen, Lome Ferguson and Obie O&rsquo;Brien. Fergie, who did a brief tour of duty with the Bears last Beason, will hold down the right side of the line. O&rsquo;Brien, a 22-year-old youngster, who played some fine hockey in the closing days in the 1951-52 season with the Bears, will round out the trio.Dune Fisher, who came to Boston a year ago in the deal which sent Zellio Toppazzini and Ed Harrison to the Rangers, and Adam Brown, veteran winger, are two other veteran hands expected to give Henderson the kind of experience he needs to keep the Bears going under the difficulties imposed by the 13-player ruling.<h2>Back To Pa.</h2>Henderson himself, of course, will direct the Bear defense, with help from young Martin and such veteran performers as Ray Gariepy, Joe Schertzl and Andy Branigan. Branigan will also see plenty of action as a forward, a role he has been called upon to fill from time to time in the past. Handy Andy, beginning his sixth campaign in Chocolatetown livery, is still one of the fastest skaters in the loop, and can be counted on to get the puck up the ice in nothing flat.Guarding the Bear cage will be the reliable Gordie Henry, who at the age of 2 6, is the granddaddy of all the Bears in the matter of service. Henry is beginning his eighth season as Hershey netminder, a chore he first took on as far back as 1944-45.Henderson is planning on playing pretty much the same kind of hockey the Bears of last season put forth. The emphasis will again be on offense, Henderson believing in the old sports adage that &ldquo;A good offense is the best defense.&rdquo; He&rsquo;ll deploy his defense in such a manner as to bring his blue liners into close play when the action swings toward the enemy nets.Henderson is particularly anxious to cash in on Joe Schertzl&rsquo;s booming shots. Joe has been the scourge of the league for the past two seasons with his machinegun like barrages from just inside the blue line, and Murray is hoping he&rsquo;ll seriously challenge Roly McLenahan&rsquo;s 25-goal mark for defensemen, set in 1949-50 while he was wearing Hershey colors.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0374/932253-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="577" height="935"><figcaption class="caption-body">&ldquo;EXPORT&rdquo; CANADA&rsquo;S FINEST CIGARETTE</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Henderson Builds Hopes Around High Scoring of Arnie Kullman

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JOHNNIE WALKER

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It’s New!

<div class="byline">By LOU FUSK</div>QUEBEC, Que.&mdash;Quebec Aces won the Alexander Cup, amateur hockey&rsquo;s highest award last season and with only a few minor changes in personnel it is only natural they should be favored to repeat in 1952-53. But coach Punch Imlach is a wary gent and refuses to venture too far out on the limb. Says Punch:&lsquo;&lsquo;We&rsquo;ll try to repeat, but I expect tougher opposition. It looks as if the QSHL will be a well balanced league and we can expect trouble from every team, especially now that we are champs, all the other clubs will be trying to knock us off.&rdquo;Imlach figures his team will be a &ldquo;little stronger&rdquo; than his championship squad, but anticipates a slow start. Injuries have set in from the start of training. Imlach foresees another slow start for Jean Beliveau, his key goal production man. He isn&rsquo;t expecting much from his charges for at least a month after the start of the schedule.An injury epidemic has hit the team, leaving it reeling on the ropes. Sidelined with a variety of maladies are goalie Johnny Marcis (finger), Phil Renaud (knee), Ludger Trereblay, (badly bruised elbow), Claude Robert (bruised leg) and goalie Jack Gelineau, in a Montreal hospital for a hernia operation. Most of his players are expected back within the first week of the schedule, but all will be lacking in condition.As for changes over last year&rsquo;s roster, Armand Gaudreault, now on the voluntarily retired list, is the big one who got away. Others not likely to be around when the season opens are Bill Leblanc, Bob Hayes, Frank King and Martial Pruneau.Four new players will plug the holes. Danny Nixon, a rugged, blonde youngster looks good on defence. The property of Cleveland Barons, he had played with Buffalo before being sent to Halifax of the Maritime loop. Newcomer Dennis Smith, of Edmonton, is the property of Providence Reds, of the American League. Last season he played with Charlottetown. He is young and fast, and is putting Up a determined fight for a starting position.<h2>The Sniper</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01133/932360-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="554" height="1321"><figcaption class="caption-body">(JEAN BELIVEAU)</figcaption></div>According to Imlach his best acquisition at this writing is veteran Frank Mario, who played with Hershey Bears for the past eight years, and captained the team for the past two seasons. He was a team mate of Imlach with Cornwall Army of the QSHL during war years. A strong forechecker, he will be prominent in a penalty killing role.<h3>Leading Scorer</h3>The fourth newcomer is Pierre Brillant, fresh out of junior ranks with Three Rivers Reds, where he was one of the top scorers in the JAHA. He has been picking up goals during Aces exhibition whirl, netting two against Cleveland Barons, and four against Three Rivers Reds, to lead the club in scoring.Imlach&rsquo;s tentative forward line combinations are Beliveau between Ludger Tremblay and Claude Robert; Herb Carnegie centering Jackie Leclair and Mario and Murdo MacKay pivoting Marcel Bonin and Brilliant.Smith and Walter Pawlyshyn, the latter a team mate of Joe Crozier on the Brandon Wheat Kings three years ago, are utility forwards at this writing, but Imlach figures that both have a good chance of cracking the regular lineup.For rearguard duty there are Yogi Kraiger, Joe Crozier, Copper Leyte and Phil Renaud, all holdovers. Aces recently purchased the contract of the 22-year-old Leyte from the Montreal Canadiens.Right now Ace are in the process of building up a farm system. They hope to secure a franchise in the Quebec Junior B League. They have an affiliation with Mont Joli, of the Lower St. Lawrence League, and with an unnamed senior team in the Allan Cup series.Only recently they entered in a three-way pact with Three Rivers Reds and Providence Reds. The Three Rivers club will be a farm team for both Aces and Providence, while Aces and Providence have an affiliation. The goal of this tie up is to ensure a flow of French-Canadian players to both teams. Players graduating from junior ranks with Three Rivers will be directed to Aces and while the Aces do not expect immediate results they feel that several players will me ready to make the grade within four or five years. Aces have already picked up Giles Thibault, and he is now playing with a Junior Amateur Hockey Association club. He is almost certan to line up with Aces in three more years.Queried on Beliveau, Imlach stated:&ldquo;I expect Beliveau to have a terrific season. He should score more goals than last season (45). He only got rolling around Christmas. He should be clicking around mid-November. However even should he fall off in. scoring, I would be satisfied with 30 goals from him.&ldquo;As I said I expect Beliveau to start slowly. This will give me a good chance to size up the club without him. If we have a good club without Beliveau, we will have a championship club with him.&rdquo;Aces are assured of a successful season financially. All 7, 000 available season tickets are sold, and there is still a demand for the elusive ducats. A crowd of more than 447, 000 took in exhibition, playoff and scheduled games of Aces last season. There is a possibility of that record figure being topped during the current campaign.The Quebec club captured more than its share of awards last year. They won the. Alexander and Thomas O&rsquo;Connell Trophies. Johnny Marois won the Georges Vezina Trophy as the league&rsquo;s top goalie. Beliveau won the George Slater Trophy, as league&rsquo;s top scorer. He was also picked the top rookie and best pro prospect, Marois, Beliveau and Kraiger were on the all-star team, and Imlach was named Coach of the Year by the Hockey News. There&rsquo;s something for other teams to shoot at.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0283/932353-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="1724" height="1361"></div> &#9632;

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Imlach Says Aces Have Better Scoring Punch

QUEBEC, Que.&mdash;Quebec Aces, defending QSHL champions, struck for four third period goals as they defeated the All-Stars 8-5. The line of Pierre Brillant, Murdo MacKay and Frank Mario accounted for most of the Aces&rsquo; scoring punch with five goals between them. Other scorers for Quebec were Jean Marc Beliveau, Herbie Carnegie and Joe Crozier.All-Star goals were notched by Dick Wray with two, Andre Corriveau, Allan Kuntz and Cliff Malone. &#9632;

Quebec Aces Down Stars With Brillant Brilliant

DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Ted Lindsay, the pepper-pot left winger has been appointed captain of the Detroit Red Wings, succeeding Sid Abel, now coach of the Chicago Black Hawks.Fiery Teddy will have to be the diplomat, a real gentleman, when he acts as spokesman between the Wings and the various referees, a job Lindsay will have to adapt himself to for he was never noted as one who came out ahead of the arbiters. In fact Terrible Ted has amassed a total of 680 minutes in the penalty box over his eight year tenure in the NHL. That works out to almost half a day that Lindsay has been cooling his heels in the sin bin.In his rookie year Ted racked up a mere 43 minutes in the box, no doubt having pity on a few of the older, established stars. Someone must have told Ted that getting penalties was a bad habit for the next year he was away below par with but 14 minutes in the cooler.Apparently Lindsay did not enjoy this year of wearing a halo for the next year he vaulted to 57 minutes and every year progressed higher, hitting his all time high of 141 minutes in the 194 9-50 season. &#9632;

Ted Has Cooled Half a Day in Box

A steaming cup of rich, creamy Stafford&rsquo;s Hof Chocolate Is the ideal finish for any game!Ash for Stafford&rsquo;s Hot Chocolate at four favorite fountain<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0358/932439-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="566" height="610"></div> &#9632;

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Win or Lose

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Say Seagram’s and be Sure

<div class="byline">By BUNNY MORGANSON</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01101/932508-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="280" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Ralph Hashing)</figcaption></div>Stratford Indians, under Pat Wilson&rsquo;s duel direction as playing-coach, start the defense of their OHA senior and Eastern Canadian hockey titles won last season, Friday October 24 before the home fans, with their famed rivals from Kitchener on hand for the clam bake.With Chatham Maroons added to make it a Big Seven circuit this season, after their successful debut as &ldquo;The Big Six&rdquo; last winter, the OHA senior clubs have reason to believe they&rsquo;re in for another successful season, both from a playing and financial standpoints.&ldquo;Returning to our former semi-pro rating was the best thing that could have happened to senior hockey in Ontario,&rdquo; says Dave Pinkney Stratford&rsquo;s OHA executive member and convener for the Big Seven Group. &ldquo;The out-and-out pro system, or so-called major series, was much too rich for our blood in such cities as take in our league, and with the NHL clubs breathing down our necks, it just wasn&rsquo;t comfortable.&rdquo;Sarnia Sailors open their new season against the newly initiated Maroons in Chatham on Oct. 24, &#9632;while Owen Sound Crescents move Into Brantford, and help the Redmen get underway.* * *<h2>White Returns</h2>Stratford is the pre-season favorite to lead the pack again, but Kitchener may cause a few spills before the season is many weeks old. Return of Jackie White from the Boston Bruins camp gave Stratford fans a shot in the arm as far as enthusiasm for their new team is concerned. They have also added Herv Dejordy and George Nicholson from the Boston&rsquo;s farm sessions at Hershey Pa.Bill Dinning of Hamilton fans who will remain near home this winter after a year of coaching and playing in the Maritimes, is elated to take over the playingcoach role for Brantford Redmen. Hamilton Tigers according to coach George Redding, may come up with a one-hundred percent home brew team for the first time in years, so promising is the pre-season crop of youthful native-born Hamilton candidates.Aside from angling for Dinning as their player-coach. Brantford Redmen will present several new faces including Jimmy Shirley, a goalie from the Detroit Red Wings chain who played with Boston Olympics last season and saw service professional at Omaha. Don Murray who starred for Shawinigan Falls in the Quebec League is another possible Brantford newcomer. Native-born Sam Kennedy who played for Toronto St. Michaels and with St. John Beavers last season, will remain at home this winter and has signed to continue his hockey interests with Brantford. Holdovers from last year&rsquo;s squad include Billy Simpell, Bernie Smith, Donnie Oberholtzer, Bobby Bragagnola, Buddy Kemp, Robin Hewson, Joe Holota, Bill Shill and Bev Haynes, a graduate from last year&rsquo;s junior club.* * *<h2>Crescents Improve</h2>Owen Sound Crescents have added Ralph Hosking from Toronto, the lad having retired from American League compet-ition after several years under Eddie Shore&rsquo;s management. Veteran Billy Allum and Buck Foreslund are back in training for another busy season. The popular and effective Bobby Gillson is back in goal for the Owen Sounders, and they&rsquo;re expecting Johnny Lumley to remain home and play for the senior club. Lumley has been around the Ontario circuit as a junior in former years. He is Harry Lumley&rsquo;s kid brother.Bobby Bauer and company in Kitchener are working quitely rounding up a strong team to represent the Dutchmen this winter and for a change they&rsquo;re not pre-season favorites to win all the marbles.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0275/932501-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="2325" height="857"></div> &#9632;

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Stratford Pre-Season Favourites in OHA Sr.

<h2>OCTOBER</h2>24&mdash;Sarnia at Chatham Kitchener at Stratford Owen Sound at Brantford25&mdash;Hamilton at Owen Sound Chatham at Kitchener Stratford at Sarnia27&mdash;Chatham at Hamilton28&mdash;Sarnia at Brantford Stratford at Owen Sound29&mdash;Sarnia at Kitchener Brantford at Chatham Hamilton at Stratford31&mdash;Owen Sound at Chatham Kitchener at Brantford<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>1&mdash;Owen Sound at Sarnia Brantford at Stratford Hamilton at Kitchener3&mdash;Sarnia at Hamilton4&mdash;Brantford at Owen Sound5&mdash;Owen Sound at Kitchener Chatham at Sarnia Stratford at Hamilton7&mdash;Stratford at Brantford Hamilton at Chatham Kitchener at Sarnia8&mdash;Sarnia at Owen Sound Chatham at Stratford Brantford at Kitchener10&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton11&mdash;Chatham at Brantford12&mdash;Brantford at Sainia Owen Sound at Stratford14&mdash;Sarnia at Stratford Kitchener at Chatham15&mdash;Chatham at Owen Sound Hamilton at Sarnia, Stratford at Kitchener17&mdash;Owen Sound at Hamilton18&mdash;Kitchener at Owen Sound Hamilton at Brantford19&mdash;Stratford at Chatham20&mdash;Brantford at Hamilton21&mdash;Sarnia at Chatham Kitchener at Stratford Owen Sound at Brantford22&mdash;Hamilton at Owen Sound Chatham at Kitchener Stratford at Sarnia24&mdash;Chatham at Hamilton25&mdash;Sarnia at Brantford Stratford at Owen Sound26&mdash;Sarnia at Kitchener Brantford at Chatham Hamilton at Stratford28&mdash;Owen Sound at Chatham Kitchener at Brantford29&mdash;Owen Sound at Sarnia Brantford at Stratford Hamilton at Kitchener<h2>DECEMBER</h2>1&mdash;Sarnia at Hamilton2&mdash;Brantford at Owen Sound3&mdash;Owen Sound at Kitchener Chatham at Sarnia Stratford at Hamilton5&mdash;Stratford at Brantford Hamilton at Chatham Kitchener at Sarnia6&mdash;Sarnia at Owen Sound Chatham at Stratford Brantford at Kitchener8&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton9&mdash;Chatham at Brantford10&mdash;Brantford at SarniaOwen Sound at Stratford12&mdash;Sarnia at Stratford Kitchener at Chatham Hamilton at Brantford13&mdash;Chatham at Owen Bound Hamilton at Sarnia Stratford at Kitchener16&mdash;Kitchener at Owen Sound17&mdash;Stratford at Chatham18&mdash;Brantford at Hamilton19&mdash;Sarnia at Chatham Kitchener at Stratford Owen Sound at Brantford20&mdash;Hamlltton at Owen Sound Chatham at Kitchener Stratford at Sarnia22&mdash;Owen Sound at Hamilton26&mdash;Owen Sound at Chatham Kitchener at Brantford27&mdash;Owen Sound at Sarnia Brantford at Stratford Hamilton at Kitchener29&mdash;Sarnia at Hamilton30&mdash;Stratford at Owen Sound<h2>JANUARY</h2>2&mdash;Stratford at Brantford Hamilton at Chatham Kitchener at Sarnia3&mdash;Sarnia at Owen Sound Chatham at Stratford Brantford at Kitchener5&mdash;Chatham at Hamilton6&mdash;Sarnia at Brantford7&mdash;Owen Sound at Kitchener Brantford at Chatham8&mdash;Stratford at Hamilton9&mdash;Chatham at Sarnia10&mdash;Brantford at Owen Sound Hamilton at Stratford Sarnia at Kitchener12&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton13-&mdash;Chatham at Brantford14&mdash;Brantford at Sarnia Owen Sound at Stratford16&mdash;Sarnia at Stratford Kitchener at Chatham Hamilton at Brantford17&mdash;Chatham at Owen Sound Hamilton at Sarnia Stratford at Kitchener19&mdash;Owen Sound at Hamilton20&mdash;Kitchener at Owen Sound21&mdash;Stratford at Chatham22&mdash;Brantford at Hamilton23&mdash;Sarnia at Chatham Kitchener at Stratford Owen Sound at Brantford24&mdash;Hamilton at Owen Sound Chatham at Kitchener Stratford at Sarnia26&mdash;Chatham at Hamilton27&mdash;Sarnia at Brantford Stratford at Owen Sound28&mdash;Sarnia at Kitchener Brantford at Chatham Hamilton at Stratford30&mdash;Owen Sound at Chatham Kitchener at Brantford31&mdash;Owen Sound at Sarnia Brantford at Stratford Hamilton at Kitchener<h2>FEBRUARY</h2>2&mdash;Sarnia at Hamilton3&mdash;Brantford at Owen Sound4&mdash;Owen Sound at Kitchener Chatham at Sarnia Stratford at Hamilton6&mdash;Stratford at Brantford Hamilton at Chatham Kitchener at Sarnia,7&mdash;Sarnia at Owen Sound Chatham at Stratford Brantford at Kitchener9&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton10&mdash;Chatham at Brantford11&mdash;Brantford at Sarnia Owen Sound at Stratford13&mdash;Sarnia at Stratford Kitchener at Chatham14&mdash;Chatham at Owen Sound Hamilton at Sarnia Stratford at Kitchener16&mdash;Owen Sound at Hamilton17&mdash;Kitchener at Owen Sound Hamilton at Brantford18&mdash;Stratford at Chatham19&mdash;Brantford at Hamilton &#9632;

OHA Senior Big 7 1952-53 Schedule

QUEBEC CITY&mdash;An off-beat scene of the &ldquo;Listening In&rdquo; fans for the first world series game:It&rsquo;s the Providence (R.I.) Reds in a special bus enroute from their Grand Mere, Quebec training camp with a portable radio.Naturally at game time the radio wouldn&rsquo;t work so veteran defenseman Pat Egan, in a fit of temper, hit it a slap that knocked some of the parts loose. Two teammates, Ray Powell and Charlie Scherza, made hasty repairs.The radio began working&mdash;but the only station they could get was one broadcasting the Dodger-Yankee duel in French. Of the 28 bus passengers, six understood when the announcer said &ldquo;Jackie Robinson, Dodgers de Brooklyn, frappe un circuit.&rdquo;Forward Raymond Laplante, born in Lachine, P.Q., was pressed into service as an interpreter. He came through with &ldquo;Gil McDougald, Yankees de New York, frappe un circuit.&rdquo;Twenty-five miles from this city, Duke Snider &ldquo;frapped&rdquo; his game-winning blast but the French announcer became so excited La Plante missed the message. A poll of the five other French-speaking passengers finally solved the riddle of what Snider&rsquo;s &ldquo;frappe&rdquo; had accomplished.Then the portable quit cold. The Reds discovered the outcome when their bus rolled into Quebec City. &#9632;

Radio Trouble for Reds and French Trouble Too

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01112/932594-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Harvey and Floyd Curry of the Canadiens close in on the puck, arrow as an undentified Chicago player tries to wing it towards Gerry McNeil&rsquo;s cage. Harvey and Curry have been two of the Hab&rsquo;s starry players so far in the early season with McNeil playing up to his brilliant form of last season. Curry, a 20 goal scorer for the first time last year is out to duplicate the fear. He scored the Habs first goal of the season and was rewarded by a fanatical Hab fan.</figcaption></div>TIMMINS, Ont.&mdash;Rejection of a proposal to affiliate directly with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and approval of continuation of affiliation with the Ontario Hockey Association highlighted the 34th annual convention of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association here. It was the most successful meeting in the history of the Northern body. Lome Miller, of Noranda, secretary-treasurer, revealed the 1952-52 season was the greatest in the history of the NOHA, declaring there was an increase in its credit balance of $5, 000, an Increase of $4, 300 over the previous yearThe NOHA elected a new president by choosing hardworking Charlie Brown of Timmins to succeed Earl Hodge of Faconbridge who held the presidency the past two years. Other officers: vicepresident, Carl Palangio of North Bay; secretary-treasurer, Lome Miller of Noranda. Executive members: Clifford Thompson, Noranda; George Anderson, Kapuskasing; John Wild, Swastlska; Red Mailt by, Copper Cliff; Clarence Binkley, New Liskeard; Jimmy Aspin, North Bay.<h2>Protection for Gerry</h2><h3>Cite Loss of Revenue</h3>One of the main objections to affiliating with the CAHA centered around money. Earl Hodge steadfastly maintained any direct affiliation with the Dominion group &bull; would be &ldquo;premature&rdquo;. He admitted one big advantage would be the $3, 000 grant from the CAHA to be spant on minor hockey plus two votes for the NOHA at CAHA meetings.&ldquo;But these advantages would be offset by the fact the NOHA would get no cut on gate receipts through the process of joining the CAHA,&rdquo; Hodge explained. &ldquo;It would simply mean Northern Ontario would have to discover other ways to raise money.Considerable discussion revolved around lack of good referees. Carl Palangio, in charge of officials for the NOHA, revealed he is trying to get an NHL referee to conduct a special referee school in Northern Ontario to raise the standards among the north&rsquo;s arbiters. A new regulation approved calls for all playoffs within a group be so arranged that in a best-of-five or best-of-seven series, the team finishing the regular calendar with the largest point total have the deciding contest on home ice If the series goes the limit.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0267/932587-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="1194" height="1631"></div> &#9632;

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The most satisfying ale gour money can buy

<div class="byline">By REX McLEOD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0187/932663-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="302" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Earl Balfour)</figcaption></div>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;Pre-schedule predicting is a precarious practice at any time but it is even more hazardous in junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey where the only resemblance to form is in the startling absence of this nebulous commodity.So, as the Ontario Hockey Association&rsquo;s nine-team junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; loop opens another lengthy schedule, picking a winner or even a contender is about as simple as estimating how many ice crystals there are in the ice surface in Maple Leaf Gardens.But, barring injuries, fire, famine and/or disease Guelph Biltmores, Toronto Marl-roros and Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors should be the three top teams in the loop that has produced a Memorial Cup team for the past two seasons. But they won&rsquo;t necessarily finish in that order.<h2>Most Valuable</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0259/932656-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="580" height="1057"><figcaption class="caption-body">(BILL HARRINGTON)</figcaption></div>The O.H.A, loop teed off on October 10. Between that date and next March 1 the nine teams will play 48 games in their own schedule plus a home-and-home series&rsquo; with the four-team Quebec Junior Hockey League. That adds up to a total of 56 games, an Increase of two from the previous year.Marlboros, Biltmores and St. Mike&rsquo;s are favored for the first three positions because their rosters are loaded with experienced A&rsquo; players. In contrast, most of the other clubs are in the process of rebuilding.Biltmores, with 70 per cent of last year&rsquo;s Memorial Cup championship team returning, will probably be favored to retain their O.H.A. championship. But the Mad Hatters started the season with an axe hanging over their heads. Should it descend it might lop four players off their lineup, a drastic blow that would knock the props under their championship hopes.<h3>May Call On Juniors</h3>Frank Boucher, manager of New York Rangers, sponsors of the Biltmores, has indicated that he might call defenceman Harry Howell, forwards Andy Bathgate, Ron Murphy and Dean Prentice in the event that Rangers falter.In schedule play last season Murphy scored 58 goals, Prentice potted 48 and Bathgate, who was out with injuries for eight weeks, scored 27. So if the Hatters keep those three sharpshooters, you have to classify them as favourites.In Howell they probably have the best defenceman in the league if not in junior hockey. In the playoffs last Spring Sammy Pollock, Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; coach, called Howell (among other things), &ldquo;the best junior defen-ceman in Canada.&rdquo;Toronto Marlboros are singing the blues but you may wager your last share of M.L.G. stock that the Dukes will have a team as strong, if not stronger than last season. And last year they managed to finish in first place with a cosy, six-point margin.Marlboros have lost a few of their top stars in Danny Poland, Earl Balfour and Chuck Lumsden but they have a flock of flashy newcomers from Weston Dukes, Ontario junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; champions last season.Billy Harris, a deceptive, fastskating centreman, is the prize graduate from Weston and he could set the &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuit on fire in his first season. Marlboros almost moved him up last year.Back from fast year&rsquo;s team the Marlies have Eric Nesterenko, Parker MacDonald, and Gerry James. These four rate with the best forwards in the league. Also Marlboros have John Henderson and Don Head back to share goaltending chores. This pair boasted the best goals-against average in the league last season. So how can you place Dukes anywhere but near the head of the class?<h3>St. Mike&rsquo;s Look Good</h3>St. Mike&rsquo;s Majors look like they could be the team to walk off with all the prizes. A few experts have already gone out on a limb and picked them to win the Memorial Cup. They might not go that far but they should have one of the strongest teams in the O.H.A.The Irish took quite a jolt when they lost speedy Bob Sabourin, one of their star forwards. Sabourin had another year to go in junior but Toronto Leafs turned him pro and sent him to their Pittsburgh farm.Sabourin&rsquo;s loss hurt but St. Mike&rsquo;s figure they have a first-class replacement in Jack Caffery, up from junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; ranks. Caffery has made quite a reputation as a play-maker and his boosters are already predicting a star rating for him this coming season.St. Mike&rsquo;s won&rsquo;t have any goaltending worries with the return of big Ed Charwick. Also they should again be one of the fastest teams in the circuit with such speedsters as Murray Costello, Bill Dineen, Mike Ratchford, Paul Knox and Jim Logan back for another year of junior. If those players have developed as expected the Irish could conceivably have a championship team this year.Those three clubs look best on paper but after Christmas, when the schedule run gets rockier, one or two other clubs could make life miserable for Biltmores, Marl boros and St. Mike&rsquo;s.Hap Emms&rsquo; Barrie Flyers looked so good in training that even the hard-to-please Emms was contended. He promptly predicted that his Flyers would finish &ldquo;no worse than fourth&rdquo;. His biggest problem might be in finding a goal-tender to replace Lome Howes who is too old for junior this year. Emms has 11 players back from last year&rsquo;s team which finished out of the money in seventh place.Rudy Pilous&rsquo; St. Catharines Teepees, the dark horse team which battled its way to the O.H. A. final last spring, have a big rebuilding job, Teepees have lost four of their top players in Pierre Pilote, Frank Martin, Buddy Boone and Gerry Foley. But Pilous has the nucleus for another fine team in Brian Cullen, Chuck Marshall, Al Kellogg and Hank Ciesla.Galt Black Hawks, third-place finishers last season, will have another strong team. At least that is what Red Hamill reports although he has to construct a brand-new defence corps and he lost his ace sniper, Pete Conacher, But he still has Kenny Wharram and John Sleaver who should be two of the best.Kitchener Greenshirts, with new coach Lou Passador, hope to do better in their sophomore year but they too are faced by a rebuilding chore. They still have goalie Bill Harrington, voted the most valuable player in the league last season. Also Orv Tessier, the league&rsquo;s top sniper last season with 6 2 goals, is back for his second season.Oshawa Generals and Windsor Spitfires, the two cellar club last season, should be greatly improved for the simple reason that it would be almost impossible to be that hopeless for two years in a row.Detroit Red Wings are again giving Windsor their undivided sponsorship and Jimmy Skinner has returned as coach so the Border City won&rsquo;t be as easy to knock off this season. They&rsquo;ll start out with a gifted, young goalie in Denny Riggin and Bob Brown, their hard-shooting rightwinger, should have another big season. He scored 4 6 goals last year with a ninth-place team.Oshawa Generals, bolstered by Boston Bruins sponsorship, may be the most-improved team in the league this year. They upset St. Mike&rsquo;s in a pre-season exhibition game. Some of their youngsters from last season like Bob Atters- &#9632;

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“Can Biltmores Repeat?” Is Big Question In Ontario Junior Loop

<h2>OCTOBER</h2>10&mdash;Galt at Barrie Kitchener at Guelph St. Michael&rsquo;s at St. Catherines11&mdash;Marlboros at Kitchener St. Catherines at Oshawa Guelph at Galt Barrie at Windsor12&mdash;Oshawa at Marlboros Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s14&mdash;Oshawa at Galt Kitchener at Windsor15&mdash;Guelph at Barrie17&mdash;Marlboros at Guelph Oshawa at Barrie Windsor at Kitchener18&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Oshawa Kitcheher at Galt Barrie at St. Catherines19&mdash;Galt at St. Michael&rsquo;s St. Catharines at Marlboros Guelph at Windsor21&mdash;Galt at Montreal Canadiens Barrie at Kitchener22&mdash;Guelph at Oshawa Marlboros at Barrie23&mdash;Galt at Montreal Royals24&mdash;Marlboros at St. Michael&rsquo;s Oshawa at Guelph St. Catharines at Barrie Windsor at Kitchener25&mdash;Windsor at Oshawa Galt at Three Rivers Kitchener at St. Catharines26&mdash;Windsor at Marlboros Guelph at St. Michael&rsquo;s Galt at Quebec28&mdash;Three Rivers at Kitchener Marlboros at Galt Oshawa at Windsor29&mdash;Three Rivers at Guelph Kitchener at Barrie31&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Guelph Oshawa at Barrie<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>1&mdash;Barrie at Oshawa Three Rivers at Galt Marlboros at St. Catharines2&mdash;Kitchener at St. Michaels Galt at Marlboros Three Rivers at Windsor4&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor Barrie at Montreal Canadiens Guelph at Kitchener5&mdash;Marlboros at Oshawa6&mdash;Barrie at Quebec7&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Marlboros Galt at Guelph Windsor at St. Catharines8&mdash;Kitchener at Oshawa St. Catharines at Galt9&mdash;Barrie at Three Rivers Guelph at Marlboros Oshawa at St. Michael&rsquo;s Galt at Windsor11&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Galt Barrie at Montreal Royals St. Catharines at Kitchener12&mdash;Barrie at Guelph14&mdash;Windsor at Guelph St. Michael&rsquo;s at Barrie Galt at Kitchener15&mdash;Montreal Royals at Oshawa Montreal Canadiens at Galt Guelph at St. Catharines16&mdash;Montreal Royals at St. Michael&rsquo;s Montreal Canadiens at Windsor Kitchener at Marlboros18&mdash;Montreal Royals at St. Catharines Montreal Canadiens at Kitchener19&mdash;Galt at Oshawa Montreal Royals at Barrie21&mdash;Oshawa at Kitchener Montreal Royals at Marlboros Barrie at St. Michael&rsquo;s Montreal Canadiens at Guelph Galt at St. Catharines22&mdash;Quebec Citadels at Oshawa Barrie at Galt Marlboros at Windsor23&mdash;St. Catharines at St. Michael&rsquo;s Quebec Citadels at Marlboros25&mdash;Windsor at Galt Quebec Citadels at St. Catharines26&mdash;Barrie at Marlboros Quebec Citadels at St. Michael&rsquo;s St. Catharines at Guelph28&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Guelph Quebec Citadels at Barrie29&mdash;Kitchener at Three Rivers St. Catharines at Oshawa Marlboros at Galt30&mdash;Guelph at St. Michael&rsquo;s Oshawa at Marlboros Galt at Windsor Kitchener at Montreal Royals<h2>DECEMBER</h2>2&mdash;St. Catharines at Windsor Oshawa at Galt Kitchener at Montreal Canadiens3&mdash;Barrie at St. Michael&rsquo;s4&mdash;Kitchener at Quebec Citadels5&mdash;Marlboros at Guelph Windsor at Barrie6&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Oshawa Kitchener at Galt Barrie at St. Catharines7&mdash;St. Catharines at Marlboros Galt at St. Michael&rsquo;s Oshawa at Windsor Guelph at Three Rivers8&mdash;Guelph at Quebec Citadels9&mdash;Barrie at Windsor Marlboros at Montreal Canadiens Oshawa at St. Catharines St. Michael&rsquo;s at Kitchener10&mdash;Galt at Oshawa Guelph at Barrie11&mdash;Marlboros at Quebec Citadels12&mdash;St. Catharines at Guelph Galt at Barrie St. Michael&rsquo;s at Kitchener13&mdash;Kitchener at St. Catharines Windsor at Oshawa Guelph at Galt Marlboros at Three Rivers14&mdash;Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s Marlboros at Montreal Royals16&mdash;Oshawa at Montreal Royals Guelph at St. Catharines Barrie at Kitchener17&mdash;Marlboros at St. Michael&rsquo;s Barrie at&mdash;Guelph18&mdash;Oshawa at Quebec Citadels19&mdash;Kitchener at Guelph Marlboros at Barrie20&mdash;Barrie at Galt Oshawa at Three Rivers St. Michael&rsquo;s at St. Catharines21&mdash;Guelph at Marlboros St. Catharines at St. Michael&rsquo;s Kitchener at Windsor Oshawa at Montreal Canadiens26&mdash;Windsor at Guelph St. Catharines at Kitchener27&mdash;Marlboros at Oshawa St. Michael&rsquo;s at Galt28&mdash;Kitchener at St. Michael&rsquo;s Galt at Marlboros Guelph at Windsor30&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor Marlboros at St. Catharines Guelph at Kitchener31&mdash;St. Catharines at Barrie<h2>JANUARY</h2>1&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Three Rivers2&mdash;Oshawa at Guelph Kitchener at Barrie Galt at St. Catharines St. Michael&rsquo;s at Quebec Citadels3&mdash;Guelph at Oshawa St. Catharines at Galt Marlboros at Windsor4&mdash;Windsor at Marlboros St. Michael&rsquo;s at Montreal6&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Montreal Windsor at St. Catharines Galt at Kitchener7&mdash;Barrie at Marlboros Kitchener at Oshawa9&mdash;Galt at Guelph St. Michael&rsquo;s at Barrie Marlboros at Kitchener Oshawa at St. Catharines10&mdash;Barrie at Oshawa Windsor at Galt11&mdash;Oshawa at St. Michael&rsquo;s Kitchener at Marlboros St. Catharines at Windsor Guelph at Montreal Royals13&mdash;Kitchener at Windsor Guelph at Montreal Canadiens Three Rivers at St. Catharines14&mdash;Three Rivers at Oshawa Marlboros at Barrie16&mdash;Galt at St. Catharines Oshawa at Kitchener Barrie a tMarlboros Three Rivers at St. Michael&rsquo;s Windsor at Guelph17&mdash;St. Catharines at Oshawa Guelph at Galt18&mdash;Three Rivers at Marlboros Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s20&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor St. Catharines at Montreal Royals Barrie at Kitchener Oshawa at Galt21&mdash;Kitchener at Guelph Three Rivers at Barrie22&mdash;St. Catharines at Quebec23&mdash;Marlboros at Guelph Windsor at Barrie Montreal Royals at Kitchener24&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Oshawa Kitchener at Galt St. Catharines at Three Rivers25&mdash;Oshawa at Marlboros Galt at St. Michael&rsquo;s Montreal Royals at Windsor St. Catharines at Montreal Canadiens27&mdash;Oshawa at St. Catharines Montreal Royals at Galt Guelph at Windsor28&mdash;Kitchener at Barrie St. Michael&rsquo;s at Marlboros Windsor at Oshawa Montreal Royals at Guelph29&mdash;Windsor at Quebec Citadels30&mdash;Oshawa at Guelph Galt at Barrie St. Michael&rsquo;s at Kitchener31&mdash;Kitchener at St. Catharines Barrie at Oshawa Marlboros at Galt Windsor at Three Rivers<h2>FEBRUARY</h2>1&mdash;Guelph at St. Michael&rsquo;s St. Catharines at Marlboros Windsor at Montreal Canadiens3&mdash;Oshawa at Kitchener Windsor at Montreal Royals Marlboros at St. Catharines4&mdash;Guelnh at Barrie6&mdash;St. Catharines at Guelph St. Michael&rsquo;s at Barrie Galt at Kitchener7&mdash;Galt at Oshawa Marlboros at Windsor Barrie at St. Catharines8&mdash;Montreal Canadiens at St. Michael&rsquo;s Windsor at Marlboros10&mdash;Barrie at Windsor Montreal Canadiens at St. Catharines Quebec Citadels at Kitchener11&mdash;Barrie at St. Michael&rsquo;s Montreal Canadiens at Oshawa Galt at Marlboros13&mdash;Quebec Citadels at Guelph Montreal Canadians at Barrie Windsor at St. Catharines Marlboros at Kitchener14&mdash;Guelph at Oshawa St. Michael&rsquo;s at Galt15&mdash;Montreal Canadiens at Marlboros Kitchener at St. Michael&rsquo;s Quebec Citadels at Windsor17&mdash;Quebec Citadels at Galt Oshawa at Windsor St. Michael&rsquo;s at St. Catharines Guelph at Kitchener18&mdash;St. Catharines at Barrie20&mdash;St. Catharines at Kitchener St. Michael&rsquo;s at Marlboros Galt at Guelph Windsor at Barrie21&mdash;Kitchener at Oshawa Barrie at Galt22&mdash;Oshawa at St. Michael&rsquo;s Guelph at Marlboros St. Catharines at Windsor24&mdash;St. Catharines at Galt Windsor at Kitchener25&mdash;Barrie at Guelph.26&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Guelph Oshawa at Barrie26&mdash;Marlboros at Oshawa Windsor at Galt Guelph at St. Catharines<h2>MARCH</h2>2-Kitchener at Marlboros St. Catharines at St. Michael&rsquo;s Galt at Windsor &#9632;

OHA Junior ‘A’ Series 1952—53 Schedule

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0197/932749-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg"></div><h2>Ed Bruneteau</h2>MILWAUKEE, Wis.&mdash;Milwaukee Chiefs, new entry into the International Hockey League, have broken camp at Sarnia, Ontario. The team, under coach Eddie Bruneteau, finished serious work at the Sarnia Memorial Arena. The training day began with the players arising at 7:00 A.M., breakfast at 7:45, report to the Arena at 8:45, and on the ice about 9:00.We believe the Milwaukee Chiefs are the only hockey team in the International League who had only 15 players in lamp. The Milwaukee Club is satisfied with the caliber of players they have been able to obtain, and will probably start the entire team as a unit. The players are as follows:In goal we have Don Gilchrist, who played last year with the Brandon Wheat Kings. He is twenty years old, and considered an outstanding goalie.On defense we have Doug Orvis, last year of the Flin-Flon Bombers. He is. nineteen years of age, and his home is in Selkirk, Sask. Teamed with Orvis is Alfred Treen, who played in Waterloo last year; he is twenty years old, and his home is in Kirkland Lake.The other defensive star is John McDonald who last year played with the Inkerman Rockets. He is twenty years old and his home is in Ottawa. Teamed with McDonald on defense is Eddie Bruneteau, last year with Indianapolis in the American Hockey League, where he scored twenty goals and twenty-one assists after being out twelve games with a shoulder injury. Bruneteau should score a considerable number of goals this winter, &rsquo; as he has a terrific shot.The three center men at the camp were Hugh McKay, last year with the Flin-Flon Bombers, twenty years old and from Winnipeg; Ross Parke, last year with the Winnipeg Monarchs, twenty years old, and his home is in Winnipeg, Bill McIntosh, last year with the Galt Black hawks, twenty years old, and from Chatswarth, Ontario.<h2>All Youngsters</h2>On left wing we have Rod MacElroy, last year played with the Toronto Marlboros. He is twenty years old, and his home is in St. Thomas. Fred Litke played with the Flin-Flon Bombers. His age is twenty, and his home is in Beau-sejour, Manitoba. Tom Flyes, last year with the Galt Blackhawks is twenty years old, and his home is in Toronto, Ontario.On right wing we have Don Foyle, Toronto Marlboros. He is twenty years old. Dave Trainor played with the Winnipeg Monarchs last year. He is twenty years old, and his home is in Winnipeg. Moe Irving played for Fort William Hurricanes last year. He is twenty years old, and his home is in Fort William, Ontario.The Chiefs are undoubtedly the youngest hockey team in the International Hockey League, with the exception, perhaps, of Cincinnati. The Chiefs&rsquo; average age will be twenty years old, with the exception of coach Eddie Bruneteau.The Chief&rsquo;s trained with the Detroit Red Wings. They played an exhibition game with the Edmonton Flyers, of the Pacific Coast League, in Sault Ste. Marie, and after a nervous first period, in which they dropped three goals, they played the Edmonton Club to a one-one tie for two periods. much to the satisfaction of coach Eddie Bruneteau, as the Edmonton Club is considered one of the strongest in the Pacific Coast League.The colors of the Chiefs will be identical with the Detroit Red Wings, that is, cardinal red with white trimmings. &#9632;

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Bruneteau Grabs Kids In Attempt To Bring Milwaukee Contender

<h2>OCTOBER</h2>12&mdash;Quebec vs Canadiens Royals vs Three Rivers14&mdash;Three Rivers vs Canadiens Quebec vs Royals15&mdash;Canadiens vs Three Rivers16&mdash;Royals vs Quebec19&mdash;Royals vs Canadiens Quebec vs Three Rivers21&mdash;Three Rivers vs Royals Galt vs Canadiens23&mdash;Galt vs Royals (S) Three Rivers vs Quebec25&mdash;Galt vs Three Rivers26&mdash;Galt vs Quebec Three Rivers vs Canadiens28&mdash;Three Rivers vs Galt Canadiens vs Royals (S)29&mdash;Three Rivers vs Guelph30&mdash;Quebec vs Royals (S)31&mdash;Three Rivers vs Kitchener<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>1&mdash;Canadiens vs Quebec (2.30 p.m.)2&mdash;Royals vs Canadiens Three Rivers vs Windsor4&mdash;Barrie vs Canadiens Three Rivers vs Royals6&mdash;Barrie vs Quebec8&mdash;Barrie vs Three Rivers9&mdash;Royals vs Quebec Three Rivers vs Canadiens11&mdash;Barrie vs Royals Quebec vs Canadiens12&mdash;Royals vs Three Rivers15&mdash;Royals vs Oshawa Canadiens vs Galt16&mdash;Three Rivers vs Quebec Royals vs St. Mike&rsquo;s Canadiens vs Windsor18&mdash;Royals vs St. Catharines Canadiens vs Kitchener19&mdash;Quebec vs Three Rivers Royals vs Barrie21&mdash;Canadiens vs Guelph Royals vs Marlboros22&mdash;Quebec vs Oshawa23&mdash;Canadiens vs Three Rivers Quebec vs Marlboros25&mdash;Canadiens vs Royals (S) Quebec vs St. Catharines26&mdash;Quebec vs St. Mike&rsquo;s27&mdash;Royals vs Canadiens (S)28&mdash;Quebec vs Barrie29&mdash;Kitchener vs Three Rivers30&mdash;Kitchener vs Royals Canadiens vs Quebec<h2>DECEMBER</h2>2&mdash;Kitchener vs Canadiens Quebec vs Royals4&mdash;Kitchener vs Quebec7&mdash;Guelph vs Three Rivers Canadiens vs Royals8&mdash;Guelph vs Quebec (8.30 p.m.)9&mdash;Three Rivers vs Royals Marlboros vs Canadiens10&mdash;Quebec vs Three Rivers11&mdash;Royals vs Canadiens (S) Marlboros vs Quebec13&mdash;Marlboros vs Three Rivers14&mdash;Marlboros vs Royals Canadiens vs Quebec16&mdash;Three Rivers vs Canadiens Oshawa vs Royals17&mdash;Canadiens vs Three Rivers18&mdash;Oshawa vs Quebec20&mdash;Oshawa vs Three Rivers21&mdash;Three Rivers vs Quebec Oshawa vs Canadiens23&mdash;Quebec vs Canadiens Three Rivers vs Royals26&mdash;Royals vs Quebec (2.30 p.m.)28&mdash;Quebec vs Royals<h2>JANUARY</h2>1&mdash;St. Mike&rsquo;s vs T. Rivers (2.30p.m.)2&mdash;St. Mike&rsquo;s vs Quebec (2.30 p.m.)4&mdash;St. Mike&rsquo;s vs Royals Quebec vs Three Rivers6&mdash;St. Mike&rsquo;s vs Canadiens Three Rivers vs Royals7&mdash;Royals vs Three Rivers11&mdash;Guelph vs Royals Canadiens vs Three Rivers13&mdash;Guelph vs Canadiens Quebec vs Royals Three Rivers vs St. Catharines14&mdash;Three Rivers vs Oshawa15&mdash;Canadiens vs Quebec16&mdash;Three Rivers vs St. Mike&rsquo;s18&mdash;Three Rivers vs Marlboros Canadiens vs Royals20&mdash;St. Catharines vs Royals Quebec vs Canadiens21&mdash;Three Rivers vs Barrie22&mdash;St. Catharines vs Quebec23&mdash;Royals vs Kitchener24&mdash;St. Catharines vs Three Rivers25&mdash;St. Catharines vs Canadiens Three Rivers vs Quebec Royals vs Windsor27&mdash;Royals vs Galt28&mdash;Royals vs Guelph Canadiens vs Three Rivers29&mdash;Windsor vs Quebec31&mdash;Windsor vs Three Rivers<h2>FEBRUARY</h2>1&mdash;Windsor vs Canadiens Royals vs Quebec3&mdash;Windsor vs Royals Quebec vs Canadiens4&mdash;Royals vs Three Rivers5&mdash;Canadiens vs Quebec7&mdash;Quebec vs Three Rivers8&mdash;Three Rivers vs Quebec Canadiens vs St. Mike&rsquo;s10&mdash;Canadiens vs St. Catharines Quebec vs Kitchener11&mdash;Canadiens vs Oshawa13&mdash;Canadiens vs Barrie Quebec vs Guelph15&mdash;Royals vs Three Rivers Quebec vs Windsor Canadiens vs Marlboros17&mdash;Royals vs Canadiens (S) Quebec vs Galt22&mdash;Royals vs Galt22&mdash;Royals vs Quebec Three Rivers vs Canadiens24&mdash;Canadiens vs Royals (S)<h2>NOTE</h2>All doubleheaders at Forum, start at 7: 30 P.M.All single night games, at all rinks, start at 8: 30 P.M.All Sunday afternoon games at all rinks, start at 2: 30 P.M. with the exception of Quebec, which starts at 2: 45 P.M. &#9632;

Quebec Junior League 1952-53 Schedule

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Twice Welcome…

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0173/932842-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div>DOWN1&mdash;Pictured Chicago player.2&mdash;Played for New Westminster in 1951-52, called &ldquo;Butch&rdquo;.3&mdash;Nickname of Brandon Wheat Kings&rsquo; new coach.4&mdash;Initials of a New York defenseman.5&mdash;Ont. birthplace of Ray Hannigan.7-&mdash;Denotes number of tie games Canadiens played last season.10&mdash;This player spent four years as goalie for Tulsa Oilers.12&mdash;Company (abbr.).14&mdash;Initials of one of the Blair brothers.16&mdash;Nickname of an injured Ranger player.19&mdash;Former defenseman for Montreal Canadiens.21&mdash;Pictured star is called this.27&mdash;Played for Victoria Cougars in 1950-51, called Joe.28&mdash;A member of the Leafs answers to this.29&mdash;&ldquo;Buzz&rdquo; Boll, ex Leaf, has a&mdash;farm.30&mdash;Grain (sing.).32&mdash;Initials of Gorman, former Montreal manager.33&mdash;Initials of Aurie, ex Red Wing player.35&mdash;&rdquo;Buddy&rdquo; O&rsquo;Connor once fractured one.36&mdash;&rdquo;Pop&rdquo; Backor&rsquo;s initials.37&mdash;Initials of Olinski, new NHL referee.ACROSS2&mdash;Former NHL player sometimes referred to as &ldquo;Sudden Death&rdquo;.6&mdash;First name of Caron, who played for Hershey last season.8&mdash;Comparative ending.9&mdash;Joe Lund&rsquo;s initials.11&mdash;Former Red Wing defense star.12&mdash;NHL team with whom Bert Olmstead first played (abbr.)13&mdash;Johnny Mitchell is a&mdash;for Detroit.15&mdash;Youngest NHL coach.17&mdash;Mountain (abbr.).18&mdash;Ted Kennedy&rsquo;s&mdash;is nine.19&mdash;Short for first name of Brown, last season with Calgary.20&mdash;Number of goals Gus Mortson scored last season.22&mdash;Tennis term.23&mdash;Vic Stasiuk was&mdash;last summer.24&mdash;Hassard&rsquo;s initials.25&mdash;Initials of a member of 195152 second All-Star team.26&mdash;Name given 2 across.29&mdash;This player scored 18 goals for the Habitants in 1951-52.31&mdash;Pete Babando is of this descent.34&mdash;Another name for &ldquo;Knobby&rdquo; Warwick.35&mdash;Initials of Iannarelli, former Omaha player.37&mdash;Gordie Hannigan celebrates his birthday in this month (abbr.).38&mdash;Former NHL player known as &ldquo;Yank&rdquo;.39&mdash;NHL scoring champion of 1951-52.<h2>Last Week&rsquo;s Answers</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0247/932835-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="569" height="884"></div> &#9632;

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HOCKEY X-WORD

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div>SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.&mdash;Northern Ontario which in the Thirties was a real powerhouse in Allan Cup competition is all set for what is generally predicted a banner season. The Southern Division of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association will undoubtedly witness some of the most bitterly-fought contests in the past 20 years with North Bay Trappers, Sudbury Wolves, Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Greyhounds and Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan) Indians forming the league for the 1952-53 season.Every team in the circuit has strengthened considerably this season preparatory to the fall training camps and the opening of the season on October 2 7. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is a new entry and the fact this redhot hockey centre is just across St. Mary&rsquo;s River from the &ldquo;hottest hockey city in the north,&rdquo; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, will greatly aid in the fight of the teams to make more money. This will come about when visiting teams here play in the spacious Memorial Gardens one night, then simply cross the river the next day for another contest in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, which boasts a fine rink in Pullar Stadium.Looking over some of the players on the various teams this season it&rsquo;s easy to see that fans in the North are going to see a real dog-fight, especially with Sudbury, North Bay and the Two Soos eager to win the championship. Maxie Silverman of Sudbury Wolves, &ldquo;The Silver Fox of Northern hockey,&rdquo; has built a strong team around the flashy forward line of Mauni Kauppi, Yakker Flynn and Speed McClelland. This trio worked as a unit with Atlantic City and are rated one of the highest scoring lines in the north. They came from Sudbury District and Maxie pulled one of the best tricks of the year in getting them to sign up for Sudbury. Not too much is known about the rest of Maxie&rsquo;s team at this writing because he is keeping things undercover. But fans can expect the wily Maxie to have a great team to fit into the all-out drive of Sudbury to recapture the Allan Cup.<h2>Now Amateur</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0328/932873-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="555" height="887"><figcaption class="caption-body">(AB DEMARCO)</figcaption></div><h3>Lamoureux Coach</h3>There is more known about North Bay and the two Soos. For instance, popular Pete Palangio Owner of North Bay Trappers has been real busy lining up a formidable team and here&rsquo;s how the squad will probably look. First of all, Pete nabbed playing-coach Leo Lamou-reux to start with and this was one of his best moves in years. Then Ab DeMarco, one of the highest-scoring forwards in the AHL, has decided to stay in North Bay to build his future and is trying out for the team. But his playing hinges on getting a release from the AHL. Les Colvin will be back in goal while rearguards will be made up from Vince Lecour, Jackie Lackie, Fred Valenti, Aubie Percival and Boris Elik. Up front, Palangio will count on Dan Wilkes, Vic Jackson, Bill Dwyer, Don Hogan, Joe Lafrance, Rick Hogg, Frankie Ringler, Joe Gosselin. Chick Cecchini, Anthony Poeta, Gary Forth, Ken Wharram. Jack Hill and others.Meanwhile the defending champion Soo Greyhounds, gunning for their fourth straight NOHA crown under Coach Don Grosso will boast several new faces. Neil and Mike Buchanan, OHA junior stars will tryout for the team as well as Danny Poland, high-scoring forward in the OHA, Earl Towers and Bruce Giesbrecht, former Detroit Red Wing prospect. In addition to these new faces, several holdovers are expected to turnout at the training camp here. There will be players like Terry Biocchi, Hec Pozzo, Doug Towers, Benny Cano, Gunnar Telkinen, Joe Bumbaco, Johnny Offidani, Walter Maich, Boofy Casola, and a host of others.The &ldquo;surprise team&rdquo;, Michigan Sault Indians have a fine playingcoach in Johnny Horeck who has worked hard to round up good solid senior players. The Indians got the jump on the rest of the circuit by opening their training camp early at Pullar Stadium and many Sudbury District players appeared for the initial workout. Horeck had Vip Palladino, Jack Baby, Jack Heon, Jimmy Farrelli, Ronnie Basidowski, Dan Horeck, Red Watters, Dan O&rsquo;Connor, Tony Bonacci, Gerald Kryternan, Wally Duaas, Enzo Zannatta, Bobby Mitchell, Ronnie Rubic and others. One of the prize catches made by Horeck was the acquisition of Marv Brewer, formerly with Guelph Biltmores who captured the Memorial Cup last season.All four teams in the NOHA loop this season appear to be evenly balanced and fans all through the north are in for plenty of red-hot action in the great &lsquo;ole North Country this season. Watch and see! &#9632;

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North Bay May Be Team To Beat With Acquisition of Ab DeMarco

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0422/932904-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="548" height="1141"></div>And, man, wotta beer!There just isn&rsquo;t another ale quite so full-bodied and satisfving as Labatt&rsquo;s India Pale Ale. Brewed to the old English recipe, I.P.A. is hearty, mellow and fullflavoured. It&rsquo;s an ale that&rsquo;s unmistakably ale&mdash;a man&rsquo;s drink with a completely rewarding taste. If you&rsquo;re looking for a real ale, order Labatt&rsquo;s* I.P.A. next time. John Labatt Limited. &#9632;

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October 18, 1952

One Coach Returns To Western Loop

‘Terrible Ted’ Gets Captain’s Crest but Doesn’t Think It’ll Put Him In Line for Lady Byng

Clare Holds off Pair

Kids Get Thrill While Meger Gets Going Over