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March 21, 1953
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Gordie Howe Sums It Up, “Team That Beats Mark Will Need Six Years”
DETROIT, Mich.— After five straight titles, the Red Wings have learned to take championships calmly. There was little more than the usual uproar in the Detroit dressing room after the 1952-53 crown was clinched with a 3-1 victory against Toronto here on March 9 with seven games still to go. Some of the comments: Coach Tommy Ivan—“We got off to a bad start and there were times I wondered. You remember, we were fifth once back in November. This one gave a bigger kick than the other titles because we did it after such a slow start.” Gordie Howe—“One thing about it—someone will have to spend six years to do any better”. Marty Pavelich summed up the players’ feeling when he said, “We were all excited the first year or two on the nights we…
Johnny Mariucci Set Style For “Box-Car” Fogie
CHICAGO—The famous “Maroosh”, Johnny Mariucci, ex-Black Hawk defenseman and one of the all-time favorites in the Windy City, is coaching this year at the University of Minnesota, succeeding’ another Hawk old-timer, Elwyn “Doc” Romnes. In likening Fogolin to “Maroosh” Chicago fans are taken with his ruggedness and a willingness to mix it at all times. Mariucci was known as one of the roughest, toughest rearguards in the history of the NHL. Mariucci entered hockey in 1940 only a short time after his graduation from Minnesota, where he was also a star in football. He guarded the Chicago blue-line from 1940-41 to 1947-48 with four years taken out for a tour of duty with the US Coast Guard.…
Howe’s Contract Has No Bonus Clause; Adams Hints He’ll Get Just Reward
DETROIT, Mich.— There is no bonus clause in Gordie Howe’s contract this season to reward him with extra pay for 50 goals—or even for 100. That is unlike the. setup under which Rocket Richard fired goals for Montreal. The Rocket got a contract paying him $100 a goal for all he made over 3 5. Two years ago it was worth an extra $700 for the dazzling Canadien star, for he clicked 4 2 times. But that contract clause has grown dusty. Injuries stopped Richard at 2 7 last season and in the current campaign he had 25 with six games left. A similar clause would have been a bonanza for Howe the past three years—43 goals, then 47, and now 47 with five games to go. Jack Adams reveals, however, that Howe has no…
PASSING THE PUCK
JIM McFADDEN, Chicago Black Hawks center, is shown in all record books as having been born on April 15, 1920. This would make him 32 years of age. He really is 3 4 years of age, though, and was born in Ireland on April 16, 1918, making him the fifth oldest player in the National Hockey League. Woody Dumart, Milt Schmidt, Elmer Lach and Sid Abel are ahead of him in the age de-partment…Fourteen more shutouts have been recorded in the NHL this season than for the same period a year ago. After 19 5 contests last year the NHL goalies had racked up 29 shutouts. This year after 194 games the loop’s twine-tenders had chalked up 43 goose-eggs…Frank Udvari, NHL referee, has been offered the job of business manager…
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