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November 8, 1952
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HOCKEY X-WORD
Last Week’s Answers ANSWERS NEXT WEEK ACROSS 1—Pictured Boston player. 5—Musical note. 7—Given name of Slobodian. former N.H.L. player. 8—Godfrey of Boston played for this team last season labbr). 10—Initials of 5 down. 11—Initials of Tottle, last season with Syracuse. 12—Former N.H.L. player known as Mac. 14—To annoy. 16—Initials of a teammate of pictured star. 18—Art Ross perfected one. 20—A Pittsburgh forward is called this. 21—Goes with Adam. 22—George Pargeter last played amateur hockey with—Deer Wheelers. 23—Name given Simon, ex boxer. 24—Ray Hannigan celebrates his birthday in this month. 27—Initials of Buffalo Bisons coach. 28—One of the Rangers answers to this. 29—First name of a member of the Bruins. 31—To make mistakes. 32—Number of games Gordie Howe played in 1951-52 schedule. 34—Name given Bathgate, Ranger rookie., 35—Harry Pidhirny once played for—Rockets. DOWN 1—N.H.L. linesman, Olinskl, hails from here. 2—Hal Cotton is this to Pete Conacher. 3—Ron Murphy, Ranger rookie, was born in this month. 4—Goaltenders sometimes do this. 5—Former coach…
OHA Followers Beef At Officiating in Quebec Loop After Galt Trip
GUELPH, Ont.— With more than two weeks of play completed in the Ontario Hockey Association’s junior “A” series Barrie Flyers and Galt Black Hawks were leading the parade with five of the other nine teams bunched closely behind. The congestion should ease within the next few weeks but al-ready the experts are predicting the closest race in years. That vague prediction is usually made every year at this time but this year it might stand up. To date no team has shown overwhelm-ming superiority. Hap Emms’ Barrie team went seven games before running into their first defeat from the slugging Toronto Marlboros, a team that hasn’t been functioning anywhere near its anticipated efficiency. Then St. Catharines Teepees jolted the Flyers in Barrie and those two consecutive losses started murmurs that the Flyers were…
Where Is Our Supposedly Weak Defense? Patrick Asks
With one-tenth of the Boston Bruins’ schedule behind them, Coach. Lynn Patrick was going around and asking of hockey men in general this question: “Have you seen anything of that weak defense the Bruins are supposed to have this season?” At that point (last week) Patrick received nothing but negative answers, replies which wreathed the big man’s face in a grin. At that point the Bruins boasted the leading candidate for the Vezina trophy in Sugar Jim Henry and the tightest defense in the League, one which had allowed only 10 goals. And at that point Patrick couldn’t be blamed for an attitude which, to friend and acquaintance alike, smacked most strongly of “I told you so”. Many hockey people opined when the season opened that the Bruins had a questionmark defensive setup, with a…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Seeks Big One With leas than a minute to go and with Nels Stewart Sitting expectantly in stands, Maurice Richard streaked for the Reager net in Quest of goal No. 325. But little l.orne ‘Gump Woraley made the save as he had done all night, and Rocket still seeks the big one. League Bad Men Toront Maple Leafs are the NHL bad-men, having a manned a grand total of 165 minutes in the sin bin since the season opened. They are followed by the Detroit Red Wings with 150 minutes and the Montreal Canadiens with 137 minutes. Leafs Tie For Second Behind Amazing Hawks MONTREAL, Que.— Chicago Black Hawks continued their winning ways during the week with three straight wins and took over top place in the League standings with 15 points. Two points back are…
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