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March 21, 1953
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Win Again Bun Cook’s Cleveland Barons again won the American Hockey League pennant race. This prompts the question “Will the Barons make another attempt to enter the NHL?” Moves Ahead Ed Olson of the Cleveland Barons moved ahead of the St. Louis Flyers’ Gayle Fielder in the AHL scoring race. It is significant to note that both players are American-born. HOW THE RAGE GOES STANDING ON TLES A.M. MARCH 17 TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Providence 5 at St. Louis 6 ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis Flyers scored three goals in the third period to edge the Providence Reds 6-5. The Reds also scored three in the fimale but the Flyers managed to hold them from scoring the equalizer in the pate stages of the game. Providence—Goal, Bennett; defense: Kryzanowski, Bloomer, Bourassa, Egan. Morris; forwards: Sullivan, Baccarl, Kapusta, Denis, Powell, Gladu, Smith,…


Fogolin, Lidio John (Lee)
Bom, Fort William, Ont., February 27, 1926. Defense. Shoots left. 5’11”, 200 lbs. Last amateur club: Gait Red Wings (Junior).…


THE FAN FORUM
Gordie Tin God? Dear Sirs, I have been reading your papei’ for many years now and I think it’s wonderful. Keep up the good work. I am writing this letter to get some information and also to voice my opinion with the many others. I would like to say that I’ve been a Canadian fan for many many years and with me the’re tops. I’m still hoping they beat the Red Wings out of first place by the end of the season. I agree with Charles Wasterson about seeing a punch line again like Blake, Lach and the Rocket. For color and real hockey I’ll take the Rocket anytime. There’s one thing I dislike very much and that’s the way people are making a tin-god out of Gordie Howe of the Red Wings. 1 agree…


Player-Of-The-Week
Last year the Boston Bruins acquired the services of one Fleming David (Mac) Mackell from the Toronto Maple Leafs. At the time the acquisition wasn’t noted with any bell ringing in Beantown but today the deal looks like one of the best ever perpetrated by the Bruin management. Flaming Fleming has been going great at late and now that it appears that the Bears are going to make the playoffs, he should stand up and take a bow. During the last week, one of the most important of the campaign for Lynn Patrick’s crew, the Montreal-born Mackell received credit for three goals and an assist. Signifigant is the fact that one of his goal and one of his assists, and he earned the assist, setting up the play all the way, came…