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March 14, 1953
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Veteran Stu Smith Named MVP Of Eastern League
OTTAWA— Stu Smith, veteran Smiths Falls forward and former Ottawa Senator star in the Quebec League, last week was awarded the Viscountess Alexander Trophy as the most valuable player in the Eastern Canada League. The trophy is awarded annually by the league on the basis of a vote taken among the coaches. It was first donated in 1948 by Her Excellency Lady Alexander. It has been a great season for the Smiths Falls veteran. Earlier, he captured the ECHL scoring honors by staging a great spurt in the last weekend of play. Smith finished the season with 76 points, including 38 goals, in 47 games. Smith’s career dates back to 1934-35 when he first gained stardom with the Kenora Thisles. He later player in the Nickel Belt League for Creighton Mines, and then moved…
Clinched Crown On March 5 Last Year
DETROIT, Mich.— When the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight NHL crown last Sunday night, they failed to set a record for an early wrap-up. That was established a year ago when Detroit clinched it on March 5, and the current Wings passed that date with the championship still mathematically open. Detroit has taken the title the last four years. Here are the dates it was clinched, the number of games left at the time, and the point margin in the final standings: The chart shows the Detroiters’ inclination to breeze in, a trend which should carry over this season. On the morning of March 5 they owned an eight-point lead with 10 games to play. Last time the NHL had a tight finish it was the Wings who were squeezed out. That was…
Not Enough Schmidts
(As seen in the Boston Globe) One of Fate’s thumb twiddlers is the painful fact that on Saturday night the Bruins, who probably will draw the Arena capacity of 7,200, are in the Garden, while Tommy Collins, who’d draw the Garden capacity of 13,909, is in the Arena. This is a promotional quirk over which the GardenArena capacity of 7,200, are in the Garden, while Tommy control the beautiful swan dive its regular tenants the Bruins, have performed in the past fortnight. Not since the 1950 Red Sox had a pennant in the palm of their hand and blew it with two weeks to travel has the town witnessed a load of coal going so fast down the chute. The Red Sox were betrayed by their youth, just as the Bruins of the moment…
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