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April 4, 1953

The Hockey News April 4, 1953

<div class="byline">By BOB HESKETH</div><p>TORONTO, Ont&mdash;</p><p>If you can say anything about the Maple Leafs of 1952-53, it would have to be that they were sunk in the fifth place with no ignominy and with all hands still striving. It&rsquo;s old news now that they backed out (most teams back in) of the playoffs when Chicago Black Hawks closed out the season beating Detroit and New York in the last week end.</p><p>It would be false to say that the Leafs passed off this development with becoming gaiety. To resort to the vernacular they felt lower than a snake&rsquo;s hips when the final New York score came over the PA system in the Boston Gardens where they were busily fracturing the Bruins. They were messaged with still about five minutes to go and it is to their credit that they didn&rsquo;t lie down and die at the news but kept pounding away at the Boston and came out the winners for the fourth straight game.</p><p>But with the sad news there came a message of hope for bleeding fans who have been accustomed to having their club in the playoffs (they have only been missing once in 2 2 years.) For C. Smythe, the kindly managing director of the club, made the unequivocal statement that he would have Stanley Cup contenders next season and there was no one to contradict him.</p><p>Among the missing will be Maximilian Bentley, the nomadic centre, who went home again at the end of the season under the same circumstance that he had gone home two weeks before it ended. Max left the day after the club returned from Boston &ldquo;without a word to anybody,&rdquo; as Smythe put it. And though the management professed a willingness to accept this latest move with a minimum of controversy, it was still embedded in the minds of Bentley&rsquo;s horde of followers that he had departed under very impolite circumstances.</p><h2>Business Now</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01543/2273756-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="585" height="584"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOE PRIMEAU</b></figcaption></div><p>Max could have used the press to retire (if he is actually retired) gracefully; There are many who feel he could have expressed his thanks to the thousands who have supported him with no trouble at all. He could have thanked the club which has helped him realize a gross profit for at least $100,000 out of hockey. He could have stuck around long enough to receive the thanks of Joe Primeau, one of hockey&rsquo;s greatest guys, when he made his speech at a breakup luncheon that marked his retirement as coach of the Leafs.</p><p>Bentley turned up a curling bonspiel within a week after the end of the schedule. He curled, it appears, in spite of an aching back which forced him to go home the first time. It&rsquo;s possible that Bentley has his own reasons for leaving under such circumstances. If he has, they are his own secret. His fans are not aware of them and the onus Is on him to prove that the manner in which he wound up his own hockey career was justified.</p><p>Primeau&rsquo;s retirement came as a shock to no one. It had been hinted many times before that Primeau would like to get off the treadmill in order to look after a thriving cement block business. It was revealed when he did retire that he had been anxious to do so before. The rumours about that he would quit after last season but it was announced, after he was given a 30 day period to pick up his opinion, that he felt that it would not be right to leave when the Leafs had been beaten four straight games by the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>The natural question is: does he feel that the right time to retire is at the end of a season when the club didn&rsquo;t even get into the plaoffs.</p><p>Primeau answered that question himself when he told the club before it broke up, that in the last week of the season when they defeated every team in the league except Detroit (they didn&rsquo;t meet them) that he felt that he was standing behind the Stanley Cup champions.&rdquo;</p><p>Primeau obviously feels that the time for his retirement is ripe. The club which was starting to disentegrate in his first year, though it won the Stanley Cup, has been rebuilt. The swing can only be up now. He has accomplished what he set out to do. He has become the only coach to have won all three Allan, Memorial and Stanley Cups,&rsquo;and he has left the beginning of a championship team in the hands of his successor, Francis King Clancy.</p><p>Clancy, will add a bright touch to next season&rsquo;s picture. Francis has had many rookies which joined the Leafs under his wing while he has been coaching the Pittsburgh Hornets. He has, they say a masterful touch with young hockey players. He can certainly take a lot of credit for developing Dan Lewicki. Smythe once said that Lewicki didn&rsquo;t have a place on his hockey team but dashing Dan has done so well under Clancy that he is being included in plans ror next season. The probability is that he will take Bentley&rsquo;s place, particularly on the power play. He has been playing the point for the Hornets all season.</p><p>Smythe has no question in his mind about holding onto the rookies he added last season. He said at the beginning that he needed four good replacements and he got them. What he didn&rsquo;t take into consideration was the possibility of losing Ted Kennedy for a good many games along with Max Bentley and Howie Meeker. That cost them the playoffs. Next season he figures he will have a team that could stand the loss of a key player like Kennedy and still not lose too many games.</p><p>He also admits that the strategy of using five defenseman instead of four might be an error. He pointed out that for most of the season Detroit and Montreal had used four defensemen and had done fairly well at it. That means that Jim Thomson with Tim Horton (a most improved player once he gained self confidence.) will be one pair next fall and Fern Flaman and Leo Boivin the other. Jim Morrison, who was benched for the last few games, will still be considered.</p><p>Bill Ezinicki, the hard rock right winger with the Hornets, Smythe, says has probably missed his chance to regain the big league. Ezzie was called three times during the past season but was on the injured list each time. That may not be through any fault of his own but the delay has brought to light a fairly strong right wing situation and he might not be needed. Left wing meanwhile, still poses a problem and Smythe-admits that he is still on the lookout for a good left defenseman too. The name of Chicago&rsquo;s Bill Gadsby came up in the cvonversation and Smythe mentioned that he &ldquo;is a Maple Leaf type of hockey player. &ldquo;The possibility that he&rsquo;ll try for a deal, though, is with the management they have, is not interested too much remote.&rdquo; He isn&rsquo;t willing to trade any players and Chicago in cash.</p><h2>Teeter Tottering</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02502/2273749-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="1170" height="1453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LEAFS DOWN.&mdash;Harry Watson has just been hit a heavy check by Ranger&rsquo;s Hy Buller in the top photo and he&rsquo;s reaching for the boards in an effort to cushion his fall, while Buller heads back into the play. A few minutes later Ted Kennedy (below) ran into a Ranger and wound up in an ungainly heap, awaiting the arrival of the trainer for assistance.</b></figcaption></div><h2>Quick Watson&hellip;A Pillow!</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03402/2273742-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="1168" height="1510"></div><h2>What! No Goodbye</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09238/2273735-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="580" height="877"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MAX BENTLEY</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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IN THIS ISSUE

Primeau Out, Clancy In, Leafs Start Over Again

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01397/2275128-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><h2>So Near And Yet&hellip;by Groves<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

Cover-01

Are These Red Wings The Greatest?

<div class="byline">By FRED ROBERTS</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>If a few more members of Canadiens made a few predictions and lived up to them in the same manner as Bernie Boom Boom Geoffrion, the Habs might be leading their best-four-of-seven Stanley Cup semifinal, 3-0 instead of 2-1.</p><p>Before the series got underway, the Boomer was approached by a French-Canadian reporter who asked him how he figured he&rsquo;d do in the series. The Boomer, a great guy for jest, quipped, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll get all the tying goals so long as somebody else takes care of the winners.&rdquo;</p><p>As it has turned out his idle statement was never closer to the truth. In the first game, played in Montreal and won, 3-1 by Canadiens, Boom Boom neutralized Doc Couture&rsquo;s opening counter. In the second tilt, he blasted home the third goal as Canadiens came from behind to win, 4-3. In the third game, the first in Chicago, he sent Canadiens out in front, 1-0 and his goal held up until two minutes before the end when Bill Mosienko notched the equalizer. The Hawks went on to win in overtime, 2-1 on a 50-footer by Al Dowsbury. However, Geoff&rsquo;s goal was still, in a sense, the tying marker.</p><p>That Hawk victory marked the first time they have beaten Canadiens in a playoff game in 10 starts and as Sid Abel so aptly put it before he departed for Chicago after his charges had lost two straight, &ldquo;One victory and we&rsquo;re away.&rdquo; That win may be all the Hawks need to get started. They might have won either of the first two games if several IFS had been accomplished.</p><p>As it was, the Hawks blew a 1-0 lead in the first game and again in the second game they were out in front 3-1 before Canadiens staged a garrison finish to win out 4-3 and prompt Dick Irvin to quip, &ldquo;That was the greatest comeback of the season.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02548/2273673-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="287" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bernie Geoffrion</b></figcaption></div><p>While Irvin admitted that the breaks played a deciding role in the first Montreal victory he was quick to mention that the second game was decided on the merits of the Montrealers. &ldquo;They fought hard and never stop trying.&rdquo; Sid Abel was visibly despondent in the Chicago dressing room after the game. He just couldn&rsquo;t figure out how a Club could blow a two goal lead, especially in a Stanley Cup game. He was certainly disappointed with his team and he told them so.</p><p>However, Abel had one consolation. The one man that couldn&rsquo;t be blamed for Hawks two-games downfall was Al Rollins, the angular netminder. He was simply marvellous in those first two games, kicking out impossible shots as Canadiens held a wide shooting edge over the Hawks.</p><p>The Hawks big weakness in the past three years, defensive power, was their undoing again although this was the year the Hawks were figured to be stronger at the blue-line than in any three preceding years.</p><p>Jimmy McFadden, the Scottish-born scoring ace, was the trigger man of a pair of goals in that second game and both markers were picture tallies. It isn&rsquo;t very often that Irvin hands out a bouquet to the opposition but lie did have a comment about those tallies. Said Dick. &ldquo;They were as nice a pair of goals as you&rsquo;ll ever see and Gerry didn&rsquo;t have much of a chance to make a save on either one of them.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Geoffrion Called Shot in Interview Before Series Start

<div class="byline">Roger Barry</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The 1952-53 hockey season, which moved into the extra curricular stage with a playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings, was one of progress in several directions for the Boston Bruins.</p><p>For one thing, they re-established their once recpectable position in the standing by finishing&mdash;in technicality&mdash;in third place.</p><p>For another; they regained a goodly portion of their attractiveness to their Boston customers.</p><p>Their third place finish&mdash;they won more games than Chicago, tied with them on points&mdash;was their highest since 1948-49, when they finished second.</p><p>Their 28 victories was exceeded by only one Bruins&rsquo; team in the previous 12 years, that of 194849 which won one more game.</p><p>At home, where a good showing at the box office is contingent upon a good show on the ice, they won 19 games, or more than they won in any of 12 consecutive previous seasons.</p><p>As a result of their ability to send the customers home happy frequently, they gained customers.</p><p>The Bruins&rsquo; attendance this year, based upon announced figures, was 50,000 customers more than it was by announced figures a year ago.</p><p>Visiting teams ranked in this order in customer attractiveness this season, according to public figures Montreal, Toronto, New York, Detroit and Chicago.</p><p>The logical sum-up of the Bruins&rsquo; progress is that the thorough job of overhauling the team which Coach Lynn Patrick and General Manager Art Ross did in a short space of time was at least partially successful.</p><p>Of the 18 Bruins who opened this season last fall, only eight were on hand for opening night a year earlier.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bruins Win 19 Cames at Home Best In 12 Yrs.

<p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Aside from his scoring feats, Gordie Howe also owns another current National Hockey League record.</p><p>He has become the loop&rsquo;s &ldquo;iron man&rdquo;. His record shows 302 straight regular season games, the longest string of any player in the league. That covers the last 22 games of the 1948-40 campaign plus the next four full seasons.</p><p>The NHL record for the most consecutive games is 508, compiled by Murray Murdock with the New York Rangers from 1927 through 1937.</p><p>To beat that Howe will have to keep going at his present rate until the final stages of the 1955-56 season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Howe Fulfilling Iron Man Role

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>As a baseball player Lynn Patrick of the Bruins was a good hitter, but he is compiling a batting average as a hockey prophet which is far higher than his baseball best.</p><p>The outspoken coach of the Bruins is seldom hesitant about peaking into his own team&rsquo;s future, and in his three years here he has been right far more often than he has been wrong.</p><p>Patrick has been forced to swallow his words on occasion&mdash;before each of his first two seasons he predicted that the Bruins would fight for first place&mdash;but his palate hasn&rsquo;t been strained very often.</p><p>Here are some of his accurate forecasts:</p><p>When the Bruins swapped young Ross Lowe to Montreal for scholarly Hal Laycoe, he predicted that the tall veteran would be a tremendous asset. He has been.</p><p>When they traded young Jim Morrison to Toronto for bench warming Fleming Mackell, he predicted that Mackell would pay speedy returns to the Bruins. He has. they brought Sugar Jim Henry up from the minors, he predicted that the determined goal-tender would have many illustrious moments. He has.</p><p>When he shifted Mackell from right wing to center last fall, he pictured a glowing season for the stocky speedster. He has had it.</p><p>When most other hockey men voiced opinions that he was cutting his own throat last fall by opening the season with three rookie defensemen, he demurred.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not the least bit worried about our defense,&rdquo; he maintained. &ldquo;It will be better than last year.&rdquo; It was.</p><p>At the same time Patrick predicted that Henry would allow fewer goals this season than he did in his first year here. He did.</p><p>When the Bruins bought Joe Klukay from Toronto late last summer, the deal created about as much excitement as a horn in a traffic jam, but Patrick declared, &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be a regular and give us a fine season&rsquo;s work.&rdquo; Klukay did.</p><p>The big coach didn&rsquo;t go overboard on his team&rsquo;s over-all prospects last fall as he had on two previous occasions. He thought it would do well (it did fairly well), and he voiced the belief that it would win the Stanley Cup.</p><p>In February, when the outlook in general was bleak, he chose a particularly disastrous night in New York to say, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll still make the playeffs and we&rsquo;ll still win the Stanley Cup.&rdquo;</p><p>The Bruins went on to finish within one point of the goal of 70 which Patrick had set, and they have been giving the winning of the Stanley Cup the old try.</p><p>Sometimes Patrick has gotten himself into lukewarm water with his outspoken manner. Far back in the fall he summed up the talents of New York&rsquo;s Wally Hergesheimer by saying, &ldquo;All he can do is score goals.&rdquo;</p><p>A short time later Hergesheimer scored four in one game against Chicago and Lynn received a wire from Lester, his illustrious father, which said simply, &ldquo;You talk too much&rdquo;.</p><p>And when Hergesheimer scored seven goals against the Bruins and made their playoff assignment more difficult, Lester was joined by a number of people.</p><p>But the older of the two Patrick boys has never been one to retract words, and he still sticks by his original appraisal of the little New York forward. One thing about the man, when he says something he stands behind it.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve told myself a number of times that I should be more guarded in what I say,&rdquo; he laughed, &ldquo;but I guess I&rsquo;m just the talkative type.&rdquo;</p><p>Truth to tell, he doesn&rsquo;t fit the pattern of the man who never said anything wrong because he never said anything, but few of his observations are hasty ones.</p><p>The record speaks for itself, for in his three years here he has been wrong only some of the time and right much more often. As a prophet he is a leading candidate for the all-star team.</p><h2>He Calls &lsquo;Em</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0849/2273549-1-eng-US/f0002-082.jpg" title="f0002-08" width="576" height="939"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LYNN PATRICK</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Lynn Patrick Develops Into Uncanny Prophet

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Too strong to get proper recognition.</p><p>Is that the strange development which landed on the Detroit Red Wings at the close of the 1952-53 campaign?</p><p>In some ways it appears the case&mdash;one of the most peculiar sports puzzles of the year.</p><p>Here was a club which merrily broke assorted records, both team and individual. In years to come hockey historians are apt to look back at National League accomplishments and point out the 1952-53 Detroit club as one of the great teams of all time.</p><p>Yet when the 70-game season was finished there was a weird impression in some parts that it had been an unsuccessful one.</p><p>This could have resulted from the feeling that this was a &ldquo;shoot-the-moon&rdquo; club, so strong and powerful that it should have blasted every record in the book.</p><p>Or maybe it was because the season ended on some negative notes&mdash;Gordie Howe did NOT get 50 goals. Red Kelly did NOT become the second NHL defenseman to score 20 times, and Terry Sawchuk did NOT repeat as the shutout champion.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01523/2273494-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="260" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Wilson</b></figcaption></div><p>Because routine assignments were handled so successfully and so easily, it became expected that the difficult also would be achieved.</p><p>And when the stars missed, even though by the narrowest of margins, some called it failure. Howe. got ONLY 49 goals. Kelly scored ONLY 19 times. Sawchuk came up with ONLY nine shutouts. And so on for several other players.</p><p>If that&rsquo;s failure, It&rsquo;s mighty wonderful way to fail.</p><p>Now that the playoffs are underway, there&rsquo;s a tendancy to overlook the regular-season exploits and concentrate on current deeds. Still the Detroit performances, as a team and individually, merit final study.</p><p>Let&rsquo;s take them one at a time, examine the problems which posed at the time training camp opened in September and then look at the outcome in March. not without a shaky start. On Nov. 11, a month after the season opened, the Wings were in fifth place. That wasn&rsquo;t as dire a predicament as it sounds, for they were only four points away from first. A month later they had pulled into the lead and held it except for one week late in January. That Montreal threat was met and overcome, and Detroit then went on to win the title by 15 points. It became the first team ever to lead the NHL five years in a row.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02502/2273487-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="278" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Shawchuk</b></figcaption></div><p>The overall record wasn&rsquo;t as strong as the year before, but it still brought a lopsided edge in a stronger, better-balanced league. The club totaled 90 points, 10 fewer than a year ago. It won fewer games, 4 4 to 36; tied more, 12 to 18, and lost more, 14 to 16. But is scored more goals, 222 to 215, and allowed exactly the same number, 133.</p><p>Enough for statistics&mdash;let&rsquo;s look at the individuals.</p><p>Gone when training camp opened were two stalwarts from the first four NHL title out</p><p>The Wings went into the season a slim choice to repeat as champions and thus win their fifth straight title. In THE HOCKEY NEWS pre-season poll of NHL hockey writers, nine picked Detroit for first and the eight others said second. That brought a slight edge over Montreal, which was tagged for first by seven writers, for second by eight and third by two others.</p><p>Form prevailed, but fits&mdash;Sid Abel and Leo Reise. Some predicted that they&rsquo;d be sorely missed.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03446/2273480-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="276" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Reg Sinclair</b></figcaption></div><p>Results prove otherwise for there were enough good youngsters in the organization to take up the slack. Eventually Benny Woit became the regular rearguard in Reise&rsquo;s vacant spot, while Marcel Bonin assumed a full-time forward position.</p><p>There also was the thought that the loss of Abel&rsquo;s leadership would hurt, for it meant naming a new captain.</p><p>Ted Lindsay was selected after the candidates were narrowed down to three&mdash;himself, Marty Pavelich and Bob Goldham. Lindsay had the same old trouble controlling his own temper, but he proved a spirited leader of the Abel pattern and no one can say the club lacked inspiration.</p><p>Howe was counted on as the top offensive threat. He had paced the NHL in goals and points the two years before, and threatened to smash every record in sight. He was hockey&rsquo;s brightest star with a big role to fill.</p><p>And he filled it. He set a points record, breaking his own mark for totals of 86-86-95 his last three seasons. This made the rugged Saskatoon right winger the first player to lead the league in points three times, and for an extra flourish Howe did it three times straight.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04327/2273473-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="284" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Metro Prystai</b></figcaption></div><p>He also led the loop in goals for the third straight time with totals of 43-47-49. It was that 49 figure which brought him strange criticism, for be failed in his highly publicized bid to hit Rocket Richard&rsquo;s all-time record of 50.</p><p>Howe&rsquo;s fabulous touch was emphasized by the tremendous margins he held over his challengers. He scored 17 more goals than any other player, three more assists, and 2 4 more points. The 24-point edge was a record, while the 17-goal edge missed by one. (Richard led by 18 when he got 50, Herbie Cain trailing second with 32.)</p><p>Detroiters placed 1-2 in all scoring departments. Lindsay was next in goals with 32 and points with 71 while Alex Delvecchio was next in assists with 43.</p><p>An example of the Detroit power is reflected from the finish of five Wings among the first eight NHL pointmakers. Delvecchio tied for fourth, Metro Prystai was seventh and Kelly was eight.</p><p>Back in training camp the foremost objective was to find a center to take Abel&rsquo;s place between Howe and Lindsay. Some believed key to the team&rsquo;s success depended on the solution of this problem.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05228/2273466-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="292" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Benny Woit</b></figcaption></div><p>Several were tried&mdash;Reg Sinclair, Prystai and Marty Pavelich being used in succession while Delvecchio drew the assignment during power plays. Since no one ever got the position permanently, someone gave birth to the gag that Howe and</p><p>Lindsay formed the Doughnut Line&mdash;the line which didn&rsquo;t need a center. But the experimenting and shifting about can&rsquo;t be said to have hurt the efficiency or output of the two wingers.</p><p>Manager Jack Adams likes to form his second line as a defensive unit. In September Glen Skoy, Tony Leswick and Pavelich were planted there. They remained intact until Pavelich was injured, and Bonin came in a raw rookie to fill the gap. Bonin did so well that he was kept there and Pavelich tested up front as a center after his return.</p><p>The third line in the fall was the young trio of Delvecchio, Prystai and Johnny Wilson who had been united with so much success for the playoffs the spring before. They started and finished that way although for a spell in between Sinclair patroled right wing while Prystai was being used as a center.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-06144/2273459-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="278" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Goldham</b></figcaption></div><p>It was a particularly big year for the two sophomores, Wilson who gunned 2 3 goals and Delvecchio who staged such a point spree that he was drawing consideration for All Star honors</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0778/2273452-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="297" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Alex Delvecchio</b></figcaption></div><p>In September, Adams based all his hopes with one reservation&mdash;that the team would have the luck of no serious injuries. That luck held good. Except for six games which Pavelich missed with an elbow injury, all other forwards were available for the full 7 0 games. That same luck carried over on the defense. Marcel Pronovost missed two games, while Kelly, Bob Goldham and Benny Woit worked the full 70. They were beyond any question the soundest rear guard corps in the NHL, with two dangerous rushers in Kelly and Pronovost and two &ldquo;defensive&rdquo; defenseman in Goldham and Woit.</p><p>Kelly and Goldham were two &ldquo;old pro&rdquo; types whom Coach Tommy Ivan rushed out whenever there were signs of shakiness on the ice. They excelled at inserting poise into the lineup and their steadiness at such crucial times was an important factor which only Ivan fully appreciates.</p><p>There&rsquo;s a special note on Kelly. Unlike previous seasons when he often took turns on forward lines as a center or left wing, he devoted all his time to defense and yet finished higher in the scoring than any defenseman in league records. His 4 6 points wasn&rsquo;t a personal high (he had 54 two years ago and 4 7 last year), yet it was 12 more points than any other defenseman this year and good for the No. 8 spot in point standings. And his 19 goals made him 11th in that department.</p><p>Goldham had a scoring feature on another type. He made one goal, but it was a big one&mdash;his first in 166 games ending the longest goal famine of any player in the NHL.</p><p>The fifth defenseman in the Detroit system fills a utility role&mdash;carried for emergencies but rarely used. Bill Folk and Larry Zeidel had first shots at the job and then came Jim (Red Eye) Hay who stuck the last 41 games.</p><p>Finally there&rsquo;s the goalie, and that really was a question in September. First of all there was deep concern over Sawchuk&rsquo;s permanently crippled right elbow, which had acted up late in the spring and required another operation for removal of bone chips. Then he checked into training camp weighing only 169 pounds&mdash;16 pounds under his best previous playing weight and a fantastic 4 6 pounds lighter than the September before.</p><p>Here was the sensational All-Star goalie, hero of the eight-game playoff sweep a few months before and Vezina-wining compiler of the best goaltending record in Detroit history&mdash;a deep question mark on the problem of health.</p><p>Adams rushed him through a physical examination immediately. Terry got a clean bill. But he failed to gain weight despite a stepped up diet, and time and again Adams brooded over this and ordered another physical. Each time the answer was the same: Perfect health.</p><p>In the early stages of the campaign Sawchuk&rsquo;s timing was not the best, and some unexpected goals slipped by. But he improved steadily. When the campaign was over he owned the Vezina again by a 15-goal edge, and his own record was exactly the same as the season before&mdash;1.90 goals a game.</p><p>There was one interruption. An ankle injury shelved Sawchuk for seven games, and Red Almas&rsquo; and Glen Hall filled in. They also had a combined 1.90 average. All told Detroit had 10 shutouts. Hall getting one and Sawchuk the other nine. This total was three under his record 12 the season before, and also one short of the present season high of 10 posted by Gerry McNeil and Harry Lumley.</p><p>That&rsquo;s the story. Since this is written after the All-Star and other trophy ballots have been mailed it, it can&rsquo;t be considered a sales message to the voters. It&rsquo;s a factual account of a brilliant campaign by the Detroit team and players.</p><p>This is the answer when they say, as in politics, let&rsquo;s look at the record.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Records Prove Wings One of Greatest Clubs

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><h2>His Bid Repelled</h2><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>A couple of all-time playoff records came and went as Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins broke away to a completely unpredictable but still all-even start in their best-of-seven semi-final series of the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>Two games here were split as Detroit romped to a ridiculously easy 7-0 victory only to be soundly upset in the rematch, 5 to 3. The series then moved to Boston after establishing the following highlights:</p><p>Detroit tied the all-time record for consecutive playoff victories, but failed to break it.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01522/2273580-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="926" height="945"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TERRY SAWCHUK&hellip;&hellip;Needed One More</b></figcaption></div><p>Terry Sawchuk matched another playoff record for successive shutouts, but was soundly repelled in a bid for more.</p><p>So-Called &ldquo;playoff hockey&rdquo; was tossed aside for free-wheeling, wide-open play by both sides.</p><p>Peace reigned throughout with never a fight, never a major penalty and only four minors, all in the second game.</p><p>But the biggest feature of all was the way the two clubs completely reversed form within 4 8 hours. Detroit had everything required of a great hockey team in the opener. This quality had mysteriously disappeared by the next game and it was discovered in the Boston camp.</p><p>Bruin followers could be disappointed but not greatly surprised by the way it started. Detroit had mauled the club all season for a 10-2 edge in the 14 games, including victories by scores like 10-1, 10-2, 7-1 and 6-1. Boston hadn&rsquo;t won once on Olympia and suffered lopsided defeats in the last four appearances.</p><p>So although playoffs offered a new setup, the 7-0 rout brought the same old result. Only real surprise was that the Wings came &ldquo;up&rdquo; for such a sterling performance under the circumstances.</p><p>The shutout brought Terry Sawchuk into focus even though he had a fairly easy time in make-27 saves. That was his third straight playoff shutout counting the pair of 3-0 games against Montreal to close the Stanley Cup finals last April. Only goalie before ever to post three in a row was Frank McCool who did it for Toronto in 19 45 against Detroit.</p><p>And it was Sawchuk&rsquo;s fifth consecutive shuout on home ice, probably a record although the books don&rsquo;t list such feats. Before beating the Canadiens in the 1952 pair at Olympia, he had blanked Toronto twice in the home end of the semi-finals.</p><p>All this was ended shortly after the second game got underway as Fleming Mackell dented Sawchuk at 7:56 of the first period.</p><p>That was the first playoff goal to get past him since Elmer Lach hit at 18:37 of the first period in the second game of the 1952 finals&mdash;a stretch of 229 minutes and 19 seconds of scoreless play.</p><p>And it was the first home-ice playoff goal in 309:48&mdash;more than 15 full periods, since Calum Mackay had dented him back in 1951.</p><p>When the Bruins went on to win the second game it also meant an inglorious ending to the Wings long playoff winning streak. They had won nine in a row, counting the eight-game sweep through Toronto and Montreal in 1952 plus the opener against Boston.</p><p>That was a record for Stanley Cup action, Montreal having taken eight straight in 19 45 after losing first game of the semi-finals. But another Canadien team back in 1923-2 5 did win nine straight post-season games including both the NHL playoffs and&rsquo; the Stanley Cup series which then was the style.</p><p>Aside from the historical comment the most interesting note was the way the Wings chose to play &ldquo;Detroit hockey&rdquo; and forced Boston to participate on those terms, even in the defeat.</p><p>Figuring their forwards were sharper and their defense sounder, Manager Jack Adams and Coach tommy Ivan discarded the accepted playoff style of cautions defensive play and had the Wings on the prowl from the start.</p><p>That strategy paid off beautifully in the first game. The Bruins were caught offstride and Detroit had the game wrapped up after three goals in the first 10 minutes.</p><p>But it backfired the next time. The shooting edge was about the same, Detroit holding a 4 3-27 edge in the first game and a 4624 margin in the second, but this time the forwards were NOT sharper and the defense was NOT sounder.</p><p>Naturally under such style there was as much blame dished out to the defense as credit to the forwards who scored. It was that way in the Boston camp after the seven-goal barrage, and the same in the Detroit headquarters after the rematch.</p><p>After two games Jim Henry emerged as Boston&rsquo;s standout. He looked at 89 shots in the two games and was the hero in the victory. And while the victim, he still wasn&rsquo;t the goat in the defeat.</p><p>The nonchalant Winnipeg veteran could be blamed only for one goal in the 7-0 affair, and that was the last one. The first six were made possible by Bruin defensive errors plus some split-second operating by Detroit forwards.</p><p>In the victory he saved the Bruins&rsquo; hide repeatedly. Without Henry&rsquo;s magical work, the Wings could have given up the five goals and still won.</p><p>Congratulations also flowed upon veteran Woody Dumart, oldest player in the National League at 3 6 as well as the senior in service with 16 years in the big time.</p><p>A pre-playoff injury to Real Chevrefils resulted in Dumart landing the unenviable task of checking Gordie Howe, hottest and most powerful forward in the business. Not only did the elderly Kitchener contribution match Howe stride for stride, but he held him goalless.</p><p>Howe did get a goal in the second game, but that came on a power play while he wasn&rsquo;t under Dumart&rsquo;s surveillance.</p><p>Extra praise on the Bruin side also belonged to cagey Bill Quackenbush, who was working about 45 minutes a game on defense as usual, and to the fiery Mackell, a 27-goal man who continued to spark Boston by scoring the first goal and setting up the winner.</p><p>It is harder to single out any particular star on the Detroit club. The first-game perfection strictly was a team effort while the second game left little to praise.</p><p>The scoring leader was Metro Prystai who led a dashing performance by the third line. This unit of Alex Delvecchio centering between Prystai and Johnny Wilson first became effective at playoff time a year ago, and came up with five of the first 10 goals this time.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Terry Sawchuk Ties Playoff Shutout Mark

<div class="byline">By MARGARET SCOTT</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The New York Rangers have a young defenseman who views the turbulent happenings of life with a philosophical outlook. For the past two seasons Steve Kraftcheck has been a member of the team in the cellar&mdash;a fate which might have dampened the spirits of a less optimistic player.</p><h2>A Fatalist</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02417/2273611-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="586" height="593"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>STEVE KRAFTCHECK</b></figcaption></div><p>However, Kraftcheck has apparently counted his blessings and decided that fate has not been unkind to him. Being a regular member of an NHL team has provided him with the opportunity for plenty of work. He likes his coach, teammates and fans, and looks with optimism toward the 1953-54 season when he hopes the Rangers will shed their injury jinx and give their supporters something to cheer about.</p><p>Steve Kraftcheck is a fatalist&mdash;not a worrier. When the injury riddled Rangers were losing with alarming regularity in the early part of the season, he admits he felt downhearted on many occasions, but not worried. &ldquo;Worrying would not have helped the situation,&rdquo; he maintains. &ldquo;The only thing to do is play your best at all times and try to keep the morale high.&rdquo;</p><p>Kraftcheck is a native of Tinturn, Ont, which is about 4 0 miles from Hamilton. He grew up on a farm and while he was an avid hockey fan, he hadn&rsquo;t the slightest thought of ever becoming a player. Saturday nights were spent listening to Foster Hewitt broadcast the Toronto games. Like most kids he was a staunch supporter of the Maple Leafs and Syl Apps was his favorite player.</p><p>At 14 he received his first pair of skates and entered minor hockey in Hamilton. After he had played two years of Junior B, Norman &ldquo;Pinky&rdquo; Lewis, the Cleveland scout, suggested he attend the Barons&rsquo; training camp. Kraftcheck was reluctant to accept the invitation. At that time he was keenly interested in baseball and had vague hopes of making a career in that game. After giving the matter careful consideration, hockey won out, and Kraftcheck has never regretted the decision.</p><p>He reported to the Cleveland camp in the fall of 1948, signed a pro contract and was sent to the San Francisco Shamrocks of the PCHL. He was an instant success and ended the season as one of the league&rsquo;s outstanding defensemen. He played a 70 game schedule and collected 11 goals and 22 assists. When the PCHL coach&rsquo;s selected their All-Star teams, Kraft-check and &ldquo;Bingo&rdquo; Kampman each received 14 votes to win the defense posts on the Southern Division&rsquo;s first team.</p><p>The following season he graduated to the Cleveland Barons and was rated as one of the AHL&rsquo;s better rookies. Besides adding strength on the blueline he was a threat on the offense, scoring 7 goals and 37 assists. In addition, he proved he was durable and had the distinction of being the only member of the team to play in all of the 70 games.</p><p>At the close of the schedule Kraftcheck and teammate Ed Reigle were purchased by the Boston Bruins. When the 195051 campaign opened coach Lynn Patrick had high hopes for Kraftcheck&rsquo;s hockey future, but after playing 22 games he was sent to the Indianapolis Capitals in exchange for Max Quackenbush.</p><p>Kraftcheck was slightly bewildered by the trade. Since Indianapolis was a Detroit farm club, he presumed he was no longer connected with Boston. When the season ended for the Caps he was all set to pack his bags and head home, but on March 2 6th, he was recalled by the Bruins to play against Toronto in the Stanley Cup semi-finals. That series provided Kraftcheck with his biggest thrill in hockey.</p><p>The following season found Kraftcheck wearing the colors of the New York Rangers&mdash;a situation which pleased him immensely. To date his play has shown a marked improvement and while he may never join the select circle of NHL All-Stars, he could become one of New York&rsquo;s most stalwart defensemen. The 5&rsquo;10&frac12;&rdquo;, 185 pound Ranger has frequently been referred to as a policeman for his lighter teammates, but his meagre penalty record shows he is not prone to indulge in unnecessary roughness.</p><p>Off the ice Steve Kraftcheck is quiet and soft spoken. He has the unusual faculty of being able to find some good in everything and leaves one with the impression that there is nothing bad&mdash;everything is just different degrees of good, which is. a very sage attitude for a young man who celebrated his 24th birthday on March 3rd.</p><p>Kraftcheck, who is of Polish descent, has four brothers and four sisters, and a host of nieces and nephews. One brother plays amateur hockey, but has no designs upon an NHL career. Though Steve is the only pro player in the family the rest form a mighty strong rooting section and when the Rangers play in Toronto, there is usually some members of the Kraftcheck family among the large throng which fills the Gardens.</p><p>Steve&rsquo;s Mother attends the games, but doesn&rsquo;t relish the idea of seeing her son in the midst of the rugged action on the ice. &ldquo;Mother worries constantly&rdquo;, says Kraftcheck. &ldquo;It seems that each time she sees me play, I get hurt&rdquo;.</p><p>On May 7th, Kraftcheck and his wife, Lois, will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary. They met seven years ago at a hockey banquet where Lois was a waitress. Mrs. Kraftcheck knew nothing about hockey until she met her husband&mdash;needless to say, she now has a thorough knowledge of the game and is an enthusiastic fan. Due to New York&rsquo;s housing shortage Mrs. Kraftcheck spent most of the season at home and followed the progress of her favorite team by bending an attentive ear to station WMGM, which broadcasts the Ranger games.</p><p>While Kraftcheck regards Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard as his most formidable opponents, he has a good deal of respect for the rest of the opposition. &ldquo;All the teams have good players and they&rsquo;re all hard to stop&rdquo;, he explains. Next to Madison Square Garden, his favorite rink is Detroit&rsquo;s Olympia. &ldquo;I just like to play there,&rdquo; he says.</p><p>Kraftcheck makes his home in Hamilton and&rsquo; will spend the summer selling Ford cars. Since turning pro he has not participated in other sports to any extent. He plays a little golf, and may take up tennis this summer. His main recreation is fishing and he usually goes to the Callander district to persue this hobby. He likes moVies, particularly musicals and westerns, and is a Perry Como fan.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Playing for Last Placers No Novelty for Steve

<div class="byline">By-MILT DUNNELL</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01585/2273642-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div><p><b>SPORTS Editor Toronto Star</b></p><h2>Only the Relatives Are Damp-Eyed</h2><p>EVERYBODY&rsquo;S singing: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re Glad You&rsquo;re Dead, You Rascal, You.&rdquo; Everybody, that is, outside Toronto. Two weeks ago, after the Leafs blew a week-end doubleheader to Red Wings, we mentioned that the Primeau Pistols had put themselves in the unenviable position where they needed help from their enemies. It wasn&rsquo;t written with any idea of making like a prophet. It just seemed obvious that, no matter how hot a fire Teeder Kennedy set under the Primeaus when he returned from the Infirmary, the Leafs wouldn&rsquo;t catch the gravy boat unless some of the other clubs them a hitch by knocking off key games with Boston and Chicago. In the run to the wire, that&rsquo;s how it was. Saturday night Leafs practically went snow-blind from watching the out-of-town scoreboard for signs of aid from Montreal and Detroit. Canadiens went down to the Bruins. That cut off all hope of catching Boston. Maybe the Red Wings would knock over their country cousins at Chicago. With Gordie Howe gunning for that 50th goal, the redbirds still had incentive, although they&rsquo;ve been home and cooled out for two weeks now. When Leafs left the Gardens for Union station, it looked as if they were getting a lift from the Detroits. Wings had a 3-1 edge on the Black Hawks. That would have meant Toronto and Chicago were tied In points, with the Leafs getting the nod by reason of an extra victory.</p><p>But the Black Hawks came from behind and wound up with a 4-3 verdict. So there was only one hope left. Rangers had to beat the Hawks last night in New York. And of course, the Leafs had to whip Boston. The Primeaus did all they could for themselves. They beat the Bruins, but Rangers were no help. Because Hawks won in New York, they&rsquo;re in the playoffs. The roar of approval that greeted the announcement when it was made in Boston Garden is a pretty good indication of the mourning throughout the league over the demise of Toronto Leafs. The Leafs make a lovely corpse for the rest of the circuit to file past.</p><h2>Leafs are Team of the Future</h2><p>That isn&rsquo;t intended to suggest there was any conspiracy to get rid of Leafs. It&rsquo;s simply that a club whose playoff status already is established isn&rsquo;t likely to rise to the inspired heights over a battle-cry of: &ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing more we can do for ourselves, but let&rsquo;s do or die for good ole Toronto.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p><p>Leafs, perennially, are the most penalized club in hockey. So the chances are they&rsquo;ve left bruises on more bodies. They&rsquo;re the most prosperous club in the league, with most money in the till for the regular season, and a record of four Stanley Cup in the last six Aprils. And they&rsquo;ve missed the profitable playoffs only twice since the Gardens were opened. That&rsquo;s why any tears which are shed outside Toronto are likely to be of crocodile variety.</p><p>There shouldn&rsquo;t be too much grieving here, either. When he unveiled his face-lifted club last October, Leaf boss Conn Smythe warned it was entirely likely his bunch of greenies would miss the playoffs. If anything happened to Kennedy, they&rsquo;d finish last. They were much better than that prediction. Even with Kennedy out for 10 weeks, they didn&rsquo;t cry &ldquo;uncle&rdquo; until the final gasp of the last game of the schedule. They&rsquo;re in the ashcan for this term, but none of the enemy clubs has overlooked the fact they&rsquo;re the team of the future.</p><p>One of the dangers of dwelling on what the Leafs didn&rsquo;t do is that you&rsquo;re Hable to overlook what Boston and Chicago did in order to dislodge them. They won the games they had to win. So, more power to them. It&rsquo;s significant that both these clubs are stocked with former Leaf personnel. That rumbling you hear is ex-Leafs like Gus Mortson, Joe Klukay, Al Rollins, Cal Gardner and Fleming Mackell laughing.</p><h2>Three Referees to Handle Playoffs</h2><p>THUMBNAIL Tales: The NHL brass apparently has dropped rookie referee Frank Udvari for the playoffs. Three have been named for the gravy gallops. They are Jack Mehlenbacher, Bill Chadwick and Red Storey. Linesmen who will do most of the playoff work are Bill Morrison, George Hayes, Sammy Babcock and Doug Davies&hellip;Bill Cook, who wound up his season&rsquo;s stint with the Rangers in New York, hopped over to Clev eland and watch brother Bun&rsquo;s Barons in the American League playoffs. Bill figures a couple of good forwards would make the Blueshirts a contender next season&hellip;Parliamentarian Howie Meeker used a bit of Ottawa oratory on Ranger Ron Murphy at the Gardens recently. After Meeker and Murphy had rolled around on the ice in a clinch, Murphy started for the penalty plank, obviously taking it for granted they&rsquo;d be handed a two-minute sentence. Meeker spoke sharply to him, saying, in effect: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t make it easy for the referee, bum.&rdquo; Thereupon, they both skated back to their beats&mdash;without a penalty.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Speaking on Sport

<div class="byline">DINK CARROLL</div><p><b>(Sports Editor Montreal Gazette)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03470/2273704-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="263" height="385"></div><h2>Adversity and Prosperity</h2><p>There is a saying that it&rsquo;s a good man who can overcome adversity and a better one who can stand prosperity.</p><p>Both Butch Bouchard and Boom Boom Geoffrion proved to be good men in the opening game of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup semifinal series between the Chicago Black Hawks and Canadiens. Butch, who was suffering the mental anguish common to men whose real property has gone up in flames, was able to rise above his misfortune long enough to score the winning goal. Besides, the property was insured.</p><p>The Boomer&rsquo;s anguish was all physical. He came back from Detroit with a cut over his eye which required 11 stitchies to close and the optic swollen tight shut. It required all the skill of Bill Head, the Forum therapeutist, and the better part of a day to get it open even one small slit. Yet the Boomer scored the tying goal and assisted on another. So much for the indefatigable spirit of man!</p><p>Now it remains to be seen if they (Canadiens) are good enough to withstand properity. They have that first game, known as the &ldquo;big one,&rdquo; safely tucked away and are firmly ensconced in the driver&rsquo;s seat. Will complacency set in, as Branch Rickey is fond of asking, or will they be vary enough to distrust their early good fortune?</p><p>We tried to locate Coach Dick Irvin by telephone and were Informed that he was in the carpenter shop building a chicken coop. For several decades Dick kept racing pigeons, a very expensive hobby. He abandoned the pigeons a year ago, either because the upkeep was too heavy or because the Town of Mount Royal, unlike Regina, just didn&rsquo;t go for them.</p><p>But it seems his affinity for birds is so strong that he can&rsquo;t keep away from them. Now he and Frank Selke have a chicken ranch somewhere in the vicinity of Ste. Therese. It&rsquo;s possible that he will get back from the chickens what he wasted on the pigeons.</p><h2>The Hawks Are Undaunted</h2><p>How did the Black Hawks react to that first defeat? They tooled right back to their Laurentian hideout, leaving only General Manager Bill Tobin on the scene. If the setback disturbed him, he didn&rsquo;t show it.</p><p>&ldquo;I thought we played well,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but we didn&rsquo;t get the breaks. It&rsquo;s unfortunate that the goal judge flashed the light on Canadiens&rsquo; third goal. That puck hasn&rsquo;t gone in the net yet. If it hadn&rsquo;t been for that, the score would have been 2-1 and anything could have happened. We could have taken Rollins off the ice in the last minute of play and gone fullout after the tying goal.</p><p>&ldquo;But we didn&rsquo;t expect to win the series in four games and I don&rsquo;t think Canadiens do, either. Jim Norris is coming in.&rdquo;</p><p>The way Bill said that it sounded as if he thought the presence of Jim&rsquo; Norris was going to make a difference. Jim, of course, while president of the Black Hawks is much better known as president of the International Boxing Club. But he can&rsquo;t put the puck in the net for the Hawks and that&rsquo;s where they lost the opening game of the series.</p><p>The Hawks didn&rsquo;t have nearly as much of the puck in that game as Canadiens had. Maybe their strategy was to lie back and wait for the breaks; it looked that way until they got behind. A team may win the occasional game that way, but they won&rsquo;t get away with it consistently. The Detroit Red Wings have proved that all season long.</p><h2>The Best Defense, etc&hellip;</h2><p>The Red Wings play it wide-open all the time; they&rsquo;ve always got the puck and are always hurrying to attack. The other team can&rsquo;t score on you if you&rsquo;ve got the puck, which is another way of saying that the best defense is a good attack.</p><p>The Red Wings scored more goals over the regular schedule than any other team in the league. It&rsquo;s also significant that they had. the fewest goals scored against them. Incidentally, there was an incident in the last game in Detroit between the Red Wings and Canadiens which didn&rsquo;t receive much publicity. Red Kelly rifled a long shot at an angle at Gerry McNeil. The puck went by Metro Prystai at the goalmouth and past Gerry for a tally.</p><p>The scorer announced a goal for Kelly, which would have given him 20 and tied the record for a defenseman set by Flash Hollett. But Kelly skated over to the official scorer and told him that Prystal had scored the goal. The official scorer instructed Kelly to tell the referee, which he did. It was then announced that credit for the goal was being given to Prystai.</p><p>&ldquo;That Lady Byng Trophy is tailor-made for a guy like Kelly.&rdquo; Tommy Ivan said here a few weeks ago, and maybe it is. But according to Ted Lindsay, the official scorers don&rsquo;t always believe a player can be as honest as Kelly.</p><p>&ldquo;The same thing happened in Boston In February when Kelly shot and Howe tipped it in,&rdquo; Lindsay told reporters. &ldquo;Kelly told the scorer that Howe scored it, but he refused to change the official credit. Howe actually had 50 goals for the season, but the official scorer in Boston robbed him.&rdquo;</p><p>The Red Wings are holed up in Toledo during their home games in the other semifinal series between them and the Boston Bruins. They took a bus back to Detroit before the first playoff game, but were dumped out a mile from the rink and ordered to walk the rest of the way. Maybe that&rsquo;s what made them so mad they gave the Bruins a 7-0 shellacking.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Playing the Field

<p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>For the first time in the 25 year history of the Boston Gardens two sellout crowds jammed the arena in one day.</p><p>In the afternoon a jam packed house of 13,909 saw the New York Knickerbockers basketball team eliminate the Boston Celtics from further competition and capture the eastern playoff title with an 82-75 win.</p><p>Just to prove that hockey has the same drawing power as basketball another 13,909 crowd turned out at night to see the Boston Bruins edge the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in overtime.</p><p>The huge crowd for the hockey game may in part be explained by the fact that although they entered the series as underdogs, the Bruins had managed to beat Detroit on Detroit Olympia ice and the series was tied for the first Boston home game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Garden Sells Out Twice Same Day

<p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Playoff fever, a disease that hits, the male populace of Canada every year around March, hit a new high this season with one fellow even ready to die rather than see his team lose.</p><p>A Toronto resident, obviously a Chicago Black Hawk fan, climbed more than 300 feet up a CBC television tower threatening to jump off if the Montreal Canadiens won their semi-final game with the Chicago team on March 26.</p><p>He stayed on his perch for about an hour before he was finally persuaded to come down. A crowd of more than 1,000 gathered along downtown Jarvis street to watch the proceedings. Two detectives, two firemen, and two uniformed policemen climbed the tower and finally Detective Bob Miller talked the man into descending.</p><p>P.S. The Habs won the game 4-3.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hawk Fan Threatens Leap But 300 Feet Far Too Deep

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p><b>Founded October 1, 1947</b></p><p><b>Published by Kenneth W. McKenzie and Will. V. Cote</b></p><p><b>HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY 309 Empire Life Building, 1434 Ste. Catherine Street West.</b></p><p>Montreal 25. Que.</p><p>Average Weekly Circulation 35,000</p><p>Yearly Subscription Price $3.00 in Canada&mdash;$4.00 in U.S.A.</p><p>Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Oeoartrnent. Ottawa.</p><p>Entered as second class mail at the Post Office in Ogdensburg. N.Y.</p><p>Return all U.S. undeliverable copies under Form 3579 to the Hockey News Company 1434 Ste Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.</p><p>Printed in Canada.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-11" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1113/2273953-1-eng-US/f0006-112.jpg"></div><h2>They Made It</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I am grinning from ear to ear and thinking back to around the turn of the year when so many so-called experts were saying that the Black Hawks would gradually slip right out of the playoff picture. Well, they didn&rsquo;t make it by much but the fact remains that they made it and much of the credit has to go to coach Sid Abel.</p><p>Abel has done a great job with the Hawks this year and if he doesn&rsquo;t get the Coacah of the Year nomination, we in Chicago can adopt the slogan &lsquo;We wuz robbed.&rsquo;</p><p>Also I think. Al Rollins should get the Hart Trophy for he has been the backbone of the Hawks all year.</p><p>Ray Sattersley. <br>Chicago, Ill.</p><h2>Gordie&rsquo;s Younger</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I have often read in the Fan Forum where you have settled arguments and wonder if you could settle one for me.</p><p>A friend and I were discussing the Hannigans, Ray and Gordie, and I insisted that Ray was younger. My friend said that Ray was at least three years older than Gordie. Could you tell me who is right?</p><p>George James. <br>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(Gordie is younger than Ray, having been born January 19, 1929 as compared to Ray&rsquo;s July 14, 1927.)</b></p><h2>Where&rsquo;s Eddy?.</h2><p>Dear Sirs</p><p>I read THE HOCKEY NEWS every week and think it is the best publication of its kind around today. It is informative and interesting at the same time.</p><p>Could you please tell me where Ed Harrison, who formerly played for the Bruins, Rangers and Hershey, is now playing?</p><p>(Miss) Sally Redmond. Boston, Mass.</p><p><b>(Harrison is playing for the Quebec Aces of the QSHL on a line with Jean Beliveau and Gaye Stewart. Last season he was with Cincinnati of the AHL.)</b></p><h2>Gee Thanks</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I am a regular reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS and think it is the greatest sports publication I have read.</p><p>Unlike most of the letters you get for the Fan Forum, this one does not want anything changed, wish to complain about any article, ask any more publicity for my own particular favourite team or anything All I wish to do is congratulate you on a job well done.</p><p>George Poirier. <br>Montreal, Que.</p><h2>Poetry Yet</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>Enclosed please find a poem by Clarence Dockstader entitled &lsquo;Our Red Wing.&rsquo;</p><p>Now this is a poem about &ldquo;Gordie Howe.&rdquo;</p><p>The boy that slings the puck &ldquo;and how!&rdquo;</p><p>Whenever that puck is near the goal.</p><p>You can bet young Howe will find a hole.</p><p>He has two hundred goals to his name.</p><p>And is the youngest player to achieve this fame.</p><p>A better sport, you&rsquo;ll never find, If the Wings are ahead, or even behind.</p><p>Everyone admires his speed and form</p><p>While the other teams wish he&rsquo;d never been born.</p><p>He&rsquo;s young and good looking, and if he takes our advice.</p><p>He&rsquo;ll keep away from the women, And stay on the ice.</p><p>Marion Moody.<br>Howell, Mich.</p><h2>How&rsquo;d It Start?</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I have been an avid reader of your fine publication and I would appreciate your answering a question that has been puzzling me for a long time.</p><p>The regular goaler of a hockey team always wears No. 1; where did this tradition originate? I guess you should know if anybody does. Thanks,</p><p>Herbert J. Meisen. <br>Sunnyside, N.Y.</p><p><b>(Sorry, we too are in the dark on that question but imagine that its just one of those things that&rsquo;s been carried on through the years, although we don&rsquo;t know how or when it started.)</b></p><h2>Likes Leswick</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>How about a story in THE HOCKEY NEWS on Tony Les wick, the terrier of the Detroit Red Wings. I do not recall ever seeing a story on this fine player in your paper.</p><p>Tony is one of the best checkers in the NHL, which may account for his not scoring too many goals. Tommy Ivan always has him out there checking some star from some other team.</p><p>He is my favourite player and one of the best of the best team in the league, the Detroit Red Wings. Could you give me his age, height and weight?</p><p>Pat Justine. <br>Windsor, Ont.</p><p><b>(Leswick is 29 years old, 5&rsquo;6&frac12;&rdquo; and weighs 160 pounds).</b></p><h2>Godfrey Fan</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>Could you give the date and place of birth of Warren Godfrey, rookie Bruin defenseman plMarlieus his age, height and weight?</p><p>I think he is a good candidate for the rookie of the year award.</p><p>Ian McLeod, <br>Quincy, Mass.</p><p><b>(Godfrey was born in Toronto Ont., on March 23, 1931, is 22 6&rsquo;1&rdquo; tall and weighs 180 pounds.)</b></p><h2>Harder Puzzles</h2><p>Dir Sirs,</p><p>I am a reader of THE HOCKEY&rsquo; NEWS and one of the things I like best about it is the crossward puzzle. I do it every week and find it interesting but I think it is just a little too easy.</p><p>I also like Mr. McKenzie&rsquo;s column and think that it gives lots of little notes that do not often come out in the straight stories of hockey.</p><p>George Scott, <br>Montreal Que.</p><h2>Flyers&rsquo; Address</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I have been reading THE HOCKEY&rsquo; NEWS for three years now but this is my first letter to the Fan Forum althought I have been tempted to write on other occasions.</p><p>I am writing to find out if you can tell me where I should send fan mail for players on the St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League.</p><p>John Robinson. <br>Pittsburgh, Pa.</p><p><b>(Address mail to Flyers at The Arena, 5700 Oakland Ave., St. Louis. Mo.)</b></p><h2>Coaching Canucks</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>Could you please tell what became of Mickey Hennessy who used to coach the St. Hyacinthe and Nationale Juniors in the Quebec Junior Hockey Association?</p><p>I know he last coached in Montreal with the Nationales but since then I haven&rsquo;t read anything about him or heard where he is. Is he still coaching?</p><p>George Raynolds, <br>Westmount, Que.</p><p><b>(Mickey was the coach of the Fort William Canadiens of the Thunder Bay, junior loop this year and his club won the championship and are currently in the Memorial. Cup hunt against the St. Boniface team.)</b></p><h2>Played For Royals</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>A friend of mine and I are having an arguement that has run almost all season and I figure its about time it was settled, so would you please tell me if Gerry &lsquo;Doc&rsquo; Couture ever played in the Quebec Senior league?</p><p>I say that he came from the West and has played in the NHL and the AHL but never in. the Quebec Senior League. My friend says he is sure that he played Senior in Quebec.</p><p>Fred Salvatore, <br>Chicago, Ill.</p><p><b>(Couture played briefly in the QSHL, getting into six games last season with the Montreal Royals after the Canadiens sent him down. He had one goal and four assists in this time.)</b></p><h2>Fed Up</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I enjoy THE HOCKEY NEWS very much and one of the features I like best is the Fan Forum but I am getting a little fed up with all the leters concerning the relative merits of Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard. Every week there are one or two and they say in the whole that either one is the greatest.</p><p>There must be other subjects that readers can write about, for I am sure that this one has been hashed and rehashed so many times that others besides myself find the whole thing a little boring.</p><p>How about a story on Bob Goldham, the unsung hero of the Red Wings?</p><p>Matt Reislen, <br>Windsor, Ont.</p><p><b>(We&rsquo;ll have an article on Gold-ham in the near future.)</b></p><h2>He Was a Marlie</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I am a subscriber to THE HOCKEY NEWS and think it is a wonderful source of information.</p><p>Could you tell me who Danny Lewicki, now, with the Pittsburgh Hornets, played for before going to the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL?</p><p>(Miss) Anne Watson, <br>Pittsburgh, Pa.</p><p><b>(Lewicki came to the Leafs from the Toronto Marlboros Seniors of the Ontario Hockey Association).</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>P</span>ublished 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.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1211/2274008-1-eng-US/f0006-122.jpg" title="f0006-12" width="585" height="269"></div><h2>APRIL 4 to APRIL 10</h2><p>6&mdash;REARDON, Terry, Providence coach, 1919; STEVENSON, Doug, Tacoma goaler, 1924.</p><p>7&mdash;ARMSTRONG, Bob, Boston defense, 1931.</p><p>8&mdash;KAISER, Carl, Saskatoon defense, 1927.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday To You

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01612/2273922-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="419" height="420"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02484/2273915-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="594" height="138"></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>D</span>ETROIT</b>&mdash;&ldquo;Well, they won&rsquo;t win it in eight now,&rdquo; a pleased Lynn Patrick remarked in the Boston dressing room following the Bruins 5-3 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings&hellip; It was a great reversal of form by the Bruins and they looked like an entirely different team than that humiliated by the Wings in the opener, 7-0&hellip; The Wings entered the second game far too overconfident and Manager Jack Adams gave them quite a dressing down at the end of the game. &ldquo;You beat yourselves in the first period. You thought you could just skate out there and they&rsquo;d quit,&rdquo; Adams told his players&hellip;When Fleming Mackell, who has been the standout Boston player to date, scored after seven minutes and 56 seconds of the first period in the second tilt, it brought to an end Terry Sawchuk&rsquo;s phenominal shutout streak. Terry had played five complete playoff games, four last year and the initial one in this series, on Detroit Olympia ice, without being scored on. He went 309 minutes and 48 seconds without a puck getting past him&hellip;Patrick thought Sugar Jim Henry and Daye Creighton played particularly well In the Boston win but also passed out praise for every member of the team. &ldquo;Detroit had all the luck in the first game, but we had it tonight. The puck was popping up at the right places for us all night&rdquo; observed the Bruins mentor&hellip;It was the first playoff defeat for Detroit in 10 straight games and took the team down to earth again&hellip;Sawchuk was glad his shutout skein was shattered as he said the pressure was becoming more intense with each period&hellip;Joe Klukay, who scored the cleanest goal of the second contest, bruised his back when he slid heavily into the boards during the second period. He returned to action in the third period, however, and the injury appeared not too serious.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03360/2273908-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="299" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lynn Patrick</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04245/2273901-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="294" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fleming Mackell</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05198/2273894-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="283" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Joe Klukay</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06153/2273887-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="302" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marcel Pronovos</b></figcaption></div><p><b>BOTH TEAMS</b> hold meetings with their respective coaches on the afternoon of a game. Strategy for that night&rsquo;s game is discussed and the players talk over the weaknesses and strong points of the opposition. These meetings usually preceed the pre-game steak&mdash;Detroit is again stopping at a hotel in Toledo during their games at Olympia. The Wings are hustled off to their hideaway immediately after the game, returing pla bus just in time to get dressed for the next game&hellip; A number of NHL clubs employ this practice during the playoffs of quartering their teams outside the city, in which the game is being played&hellip;When Detroit played the first game without Incurring a single penalty, it marked the first time that a Detroit team had gone penalty free in a playoff game&hellip; When the Montreal&mdash;Chicago score was announced and Chicago was leading the huge Detroit crowd cheered wildly. As one reporter wisecracked in the press box: &ldquo;Our B team is doing pretty well tonight&rdquo;&hellip;This is the sixth time that Boston and Detroit have met in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Three of the previous five meetings were in preliminary rounds, while on two occasions they met in the Cup finals&hellip;Detroit has won three of the five rounds played previously. Last year they met was in 1946, with the Bruins winning in five games&hellip;Detroit had their greatest scoring sessions this season against the Bruins. The Wings outscored the Beantown boys, 62 to 19, in the 14 regular scheduled games this season and twice scored 10 goals in a single game&hellip;Jim Henry appears set on ending this sort of thing, and his sensational play in the second game almost broke the Red Wings heart. For over 10 minutes in the second period the Wings swarmed all around the Boston citadel, but still were unable to get the puck past Sugar&hellip;Bill Quackenbush is the early riser on the Boston team. The stalwart Bruin defenseman could be found sitting in the hotel lobby at an early hour every morning during the Bruins stay in the Motor City. &ldquo;Guess I&rsquo;m the only worrier on the team,&rdquo; the veteran reaguard remarked&hellip;Hal Laycoe, only bespectacled player in the NHL, played a tremendous game on the Boston defense in the second tilt. Laycoe seems to become inspired at playoff time and plays his best hockey each season during these Spring classics. He is a money player, as is Fleming Mackell&hellip;The toothless Mackell has been drawing raves from both Patrick and Jack Adams. After his second straight starring role, Adams gave him this accolade: &lsquo;&lsquo;He&rsquo;s a helluva hockey player&rdquo;&hellip;Lynn Patrick rates the former Toronto forward as one of the best money players in hockey. &ldquo;He seems to play better before the bigger crowds and when the pressure is greatest&rdquo; Patrick pointed out.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0785/2273880-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="309" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Henry</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0840/2273873-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg" title="f0006-08" width="290" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Adams</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0924/2273866-1-eng-US/f0006-092.jpg" title="f0006-09" width="277" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuk</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1014/2273859-1-eng-US/f0006-102.jpg" title="f0006-10" width="297" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Quackenbush</b></figcaption></div><p><b>THIS IS</b> the first Stanley Cup playoff for two Boston players, Warren Godfrey and Jerry Toppazzini&hellip; It is the seventh straight for Joe Klukay. Joe hasn&rsquo;t missed the playoffs since he entered the NHL&hellip;Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart are playing in their 11th playoff series, while this is Bill Quackenbush&rsquo;s ninth&hellip;&ldquo;Red Eye&rdquo; Hay. Reg Sinclair, Marcel Bonin, Guyle Fielder and Steve Hrymnack of Detroit are playing in their first playoff series. Fielder has been used as center with Howe and Lindsay on several occasions, while Hrymnack who played with St. Louis of the AHL this season, has seen brief action. It is the ninth straight playoff for Ted Lindsay, the seventh for Gordie Howe and the sixth for Marty Pavelich and Red Belly&hellip;Marcel Pronovost has been a tower of strenght for Detroit and his numerous rushes have brought the crowd to its feet&hellip;Eight Boston newspapermen and two broadcasters are here for the series&hellip;Walter Brown, popular president of the Bruins, flew in for the first game, and was a pretty dejected-looking fellow as he left for Boston following the 7-0 rout&hellip;Baldy Cotton, Chief Boston scout is also on hand for the series&hellip;Pete Pavelich, ex-NHLer with Chicago, came down from North Bay for the second game&hellip;The Cleveland Barons of the American League also witnessed the second game. The Barons practiced in Detroit the day of the second contest&hellip;The repartee between Fred Huber, Detroit publicist, and Herb Rolby, who occupied the same position with Boston, at the sporteasters luncheon was priceless. Ralby was saying that Boston were going to get skates for Bob Cousy, outstanding player on the Boston Celtics basketball team and current idol of Boston fandom, and make him into the new Howe&hellip; Whereupon Huber sardonically replied: &ldquo;Never mind the new Howe. What you need Is the Know How!&hellip; Paul Williams, Detroit TV sportcaster, had given cigars to Terry Sawchuk before every game during Terry&rsquo;s shutout streak on Olympia ice. It seemed as a good luck omen and Sawchuk got to looking for Williams and the cigars before each game. Williams was a little late in arriving for Thursday&rsquo;s game and the streak ended.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK, N.Y.&mdash; Manager Boucher left last week for the West Coast playoffs to scout Ranger prospects on the Saskatoon and Vancouver teams&hellip;These teams finished one-two in the Western League and they have working agreements with the Rangers&hellip;Ron Murphy, who looked so good in the closing stages of the race, said he appreciated the opportunity. &ldquo;It ought to help me next year,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll have more confidence&hellip;&rdquo; Chuck Rayner and his. pretty wife, Ina, headed South for a vacation in Florida&hellip;Worsley said he would spend the off-season in Montreal. He lived in Saskatoon last summer&hellip;&ldquo;Never saw a playoff game in my life,&rdquo; said Gump. &ldquo;I ought to catch some in Montreal&hellip;&ldquo;Rangers had a great second-half until it became mathematically certain they were out of the playoffs. Then the entire team went into a slump and dropped the last three. From Christmas up to the time they were eliminated, they had a better winning record than Boston, Toronto and Chicago.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Boucher Off To West Coast To Scout Ranger Prospects

<div class="byline">By DANA MOZLEY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01564/2274039-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Allan Stanley&hellip;&hellip;Divides The Crowds</b></figcaption></div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>By all odds the most controversial player on the Rangers in the late, lamented season was tall, statuesque Allan Stanley, the team&rsquo;s handsome defenseman and captain.</p><p>Most of the catcalls from the disillusioned balcony were directed at him; most of the uncomplimentary banners draped off the gallery singled him out.</p><p>If others on the Rangers made a mistake it was easily overlooked; if Stanley kicked one, he drew down the wrath of the multitude.</p><p>He was as unpopular, as a rule, as Lynn Patrick in the early days of Lynn&rsquo;s Ranger career; days when the Big, blond forward had to prove he wasn&rsquo;t in the National Hockey League through the good grace of his father and manager, Lester Patrick.</p><p>There is no nepotism charge against Stanley, but he has inherited the derisive sobriquet of &ldquo;Sonja.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s what the gallery used to shout down at Lynn Patrick in his early years until he could convince one and all that he was not only a big leaguer but one of the best on any team.</p><p>But not all the fans disliked Stanley. There were large sections of the faithful, less vociferous, less demonstrative, who called Stanley an underrated and much maligned young man.</p><p>They told him so, too. In the last two months of the season hardly a game at Madison Square Garden went by without his receiving one or two telegrams from New York fans offering encouragement. He also got more fan mail than any two other Rangers combined-</p><p>&lsquo;&lsquo;It surprised me,&rdquo; Stanley admitted, &lsquo;&lsquo;and cheered me. I was beginning to think the whole world was against me. One of our New York hockey writers did a story about the boos I was getting. I confessed in the story that It worried me and that it didn&rsquo;t make sleeping easy to come by. And then the mail started pouring in and the just of it was that there were plenty of fans in my corner. It made me feel a lot bet ter.&rdquo;</p><h2>Is He or &lsquo;Aint He~ ~ ~Great?</h2><p>Stanley managed to maintain a healthy sense of humor in the face of noisy criticism. One night he looked up at the gallery as in anti-Stanley sign was going up, and he turned to another Ranger and said:</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure bringing In a lot of customers. One more banner on me and I ought to see the front office about a raise.&rdquo;</p><p>And he used to hum a paraphrased little ditty which finished like this:</p><p>&ldquo;Just mention my name in New York,</p><p>&ldquo;And if you ever get in town</p><p>&ldquo;Mention my name, mention my name</p><p>&ldquo;But please don&rsquo;t tell them where I am.&rdquo;</p><p>It was surprising, in view of the strong anti-Stanley faction, that the big defenseman drew so many votes in the Ranger Fan Club popularity vote. Wally Her-gesheimer won the award, and behind him were such as Paul Ronty, Gump Worsley and Ed Kullman, but Stanley did very well, indeed. Obviously, there were no half-way feelings about the guy. You either liked him or you didn&rsquo;t.</p><p>Manager Frank Boucher was asked at the end of the campaign how he felt about Stanley, and he replied:</p><p>&ldquo;When he pushes himself, there&rsquo;s none better. I&rsquo;ve seen him play some great games here, also some poor ones. And I haven&rsquo;t forgotten how, when Bill Cook became coach mid-way through the previous season and an-pointed Stanley as captain, Stanley really took charge until he suffered an unfortunate shoulder separation-It&rsquo;s possible that shoulder bothered Allan in the early weeks of this season. But certainly he was much improved in the latter stages of the race.&rdquo;</p><p>Asked of the possibility of a deal involving Stanley, who cost the Rangers about $70,000 in cash and players to Providence, Boucher said:</p><p>&ldquo;It would take a helluva trade to get him away from us. I&rsquo;m not denying that a change of scene might make him one of the best players in the league. Look at what a change of scene did for Paul Ronty. Paul was getting the bird in Boston. He couldn&rsquo;t do anything right up there But with us, he has been truly great.&rdquo;</p><p>Boucher pointed out-that it was not uncommon for home hockey crowds to fall out of love with players.</p><p>&ldquo;Doug Harvey has had his troubles in Montreal. So has Bud MacPherson. MacPherson had it so rough that Dick Irvin wouldn&rsquo;t even play him in home games but would give him a regular turn on the road.&rdquo;</p><p>The Rangers haven&rsquo;t forgotten, either, Stanley&rsquo;s inspired all-around work in the playoffs of 1949-50. Patrick was Ranger coach that year, and Lynn himself insists to this day that Stanley was the team&rsquo;s stickout, the man most responsible for carrying the Broadway Blues into overtime in the seventh and final game against Detroit.&rdquo;</p><p>The pro and con arguments involving Stanley carried right through to the final game of the past season. It was a big one not for the Rangers but their opponents, Chicago Black Hawks, and as it developed the Hawks had either to win or tie to get into the playoffs.</p><p>Stanley made one defensive mistake in attempting to clear. His pass came out on the stick of Jimmy Peters and the veteran wing drove in and beat Worsley for Chicago&rsquo;s first goal. How the anti-Stanley fans howled on that one!</p><p>But Stanley made up for it in the second period. He took relays from Jack Stoddard and Eddie Kullman just inside the blue line, drove down the left alley and laced a beautiful shot into the upper right hand corner of the cage behind Al Rollins to tie it up.</p><p>This was such a picture goal that some of the anti-Stanley rooters reached for their banner and seemed of a mind to wrap it up and give it a decent burial.</p><p>On the year Stanley showed five goals and 12 assists, which is below par for the guy. He is normally an excellent point man on a power play and his lead passes to start rushes down ice are generally well timed and easy to handle.</p><p>The anti-Stanley fans simply wish he showed more aggressiveness. What gripes them, as a group, is a seeming nonchalance. Actually, Allan hates to be called a showboat and thus makes things look as easy as he can. Sometimes it seems he isn&rsquo;t even trying, but you could accuse Gordie Howe of the same thing if he wasn&rsquo;t such a tremendous producer.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Controversy Rages Around Stanley—You Either Like Him Or You Don’t

<div class="byline">By JAMES C. HENDY</div><p><b>(General Manager, Cleveland Barons)</b></p><p>CLEVELAND, Ohio.&mdash;</p><p><i>(This is the fourth of a series of articles which will name six All-Star teams selected according to the decades in which the players participated&hellip;The four previous loams for the decades 1890 to 1900; 1900 to 1910; 1910 to 1920 and 1920 to 1930 were selected by a panel of experts who played, wrote or acted as officials during the decade for which the teams were selected.)</i></p><p>For the decade covering the seasons from 1939-40 through 1939-40 we took the annual official National Hockey League All-Stars, allowed two points for each first team vote and one for each second, totaled the points and the player receiving the highest number is placed on our first team in the position for which he was named,</p><p>This decade finds one holdover who made the 1920-30 team also on the 1930-40 team; with three who made the first team in 1920-30 on the second for the 1930-40 period; while one player was on the second team for both decades.</p><p>&ldquo;Chuck&rdquo; Gardiner, one of the most colorful and ablest netminders of all time received a total of 7 points to nail down the goaltender&rsquo;s job on the first team. Right on his heels with 6 points was Boston&rsquo;s &ldquo;Tiny&rdquo; Thompson, and trailing were Frank Brimsek, Dave Kerr, Roy Worters, John Ross Roach, Lorne Chabot, Wilf Cude, Norm Smith and Earl Robertson.</p><p>Gardiner achieved his greatest fame during the 19 33-34 season when as Captain of the Chicago Black Hawks he led the Hawks to a 1 to 0 overtime shutout victory over the Detroit Red Wings on April 11, 1934. This was the final game of the series and brought the Stanley Cup to Chicago for the first time. Two months later, on June 13 to be exact, Charlie Gardiner had passed on. He was not only a great sportsman but one of the game&rsquo;s finest goaltenders.</p><p>&ldquo;Tiny&rdquo; Thompson, who scouts Western Canada for the Chicago Black Hawks, was one of the greats of the game when he was at this peak with the Boston Bruins. Gifted with a great pair of hands Thompson was almost unbeatable.</p><p>Eddie Shore who flashed out of the west when the stars of the old Western League were purchased by National League clubs was a dominant factor in the game from the first time he stepped on the ice until the day he wound up his career while playing for two clubs, the New York Americans and the Springi-eld Indians. Eddie had purchased the Springfield club and would play one night with the Americans and the next with Springfield. This took place in the 1939-40 season, but even at that time he was a standout.</p><p>On left defense Earl Seibert, a terrific performer who has always been underrated, polled 7 points. For fifteen years Earl was one of the very best in the game.</p><p>The center on the team for the 1930-40 decade is that old smoothie, Frank Boucher, who set them up for the famous Bill Cook, Bun Cook line. As his wings Boucher has big &ldquo;Chuck&rdquo; Conacher and Harvey &ldquo;Busher&rdquo; Jackson, a pair of good country forwards who certainly rank up with the very best.</p><p>The defense on the second team is composed of &ldquo;Ching&rdquo; Johnson, who was on the first team in 1920-30; &ldquo;Babe&rdquo; Siebert and &ldquo;King&rdquo; Clancy. These three tied with 6 points each. Clancy was also on the second team for the 192030 decade. &ldquo;Babe&rdquo; Siebert was the left wing on the &ldquo;Big S&rdquo; line of Nels Stewart, &ldquo;Hooley&rdquo; Smith and Siebert which brought terror into the hearts of their opponents when they were flattening everything in front of them in the days of the Marauding Montreal Maroons. When he was traded to the New York Rangers he was converted into a defenseman and after a short stay in New York he was traded to Boston where he hit his peak while teamed up with Eddie Shore. He was starring for Montreal Canadiens when he was drowned while attempting to retrieve a rubber tube that some children had been playing with.</p><p>The forward line of the second team finds Howie Morenz at center and Bill Cook on right wing. Both of these great players were on the first all-stars for the 1920-30 decade. On 16ft wing, Aurel Joliat, who also made the first team for the previous decade, is tied with &ldquo;Toe&rdquo; Blake and Dave Schriner for the second team nomination.</p><h2>All Star</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03427/2274115-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="527" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>EDDIE SHORE</b></figcaption></div><h2>Older, Wiser and Sharper</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02522/2274108-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="2153" height="1282"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>STILL SMILING&mdash;This grinning threesome was born 20 years too soon because had they still been playing today, the Leafs would, in probability, be in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They are, from left to right: Ace Bailey, Andy Blair and Hal Cotton.</b></figcaption></div><p>Some great players failed to make the team but rank right up near the top. Among these were defensemen: Ebbie Goodfellow, Dit Clapper, Art CoulterLionel Conacher, Silvio Mantha and Cy Dentworth who were on all-star teams during the 193040 decade. &ldquo;Hooley&rdquo; Smith, Syl Apps, Marty Barry, Neil Colville, Milt Schmidt, Bill Cowley Joe Primeau, &ldquo;Cooney&rdquo; Weiland, Bill Thoms, and Art Chapman were the centers who also received votes.</p><p>On right wing Cecil Dillon, Gordie Drillon, &ldquo;Dit&rdquo; Clapper (who received votes for both defense and right wing) Larry Aurie, Bobby Bauer and Bryan Hextall received honorable mention and on the port side, &ldquo;Porky&rdquo; Dumart, Larry Northcott, &ldquo;Bun&rdquo; Cook, Paul Thompson and Johnny Gottselig tallied votes.</p><p>So here you have the all-stars for 1930-40 as compiled from the annual official National League first and second teams:</p><h2>1930-1940 ALL STARS</h2><p>POSITION</p><h3>First Team</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04338/2274101-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="608" height="381"></div><h3>Second Team</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05251/2274094-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="601" height="485"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0007-03

Hockey’s Greatest Stars Of The Past Sixty Years

<div class="byline">By JACK ADAMS</div><p><b>(AS TOLD TO HARRY STAPLER)</b></p><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>We went into the 1937 Stanley Cup finals as crippled as I ever expect to see any championship team. My greatest thrills came in the final game, on April 15.</p><p>Sidelined by broken legs were Larry Aurie, Doug Young and Orville Roulston. And Pete Kelly and Ebbie Goodfellow missed part of the series because of injuries.</p><p>The biggest blow was the loss of Normie Smith, then the best goalie in the league. We had already called up an obscure goalie named Earl Robertson from Pittsburgh but were hoping we wouldn&rsquo;t have to use him.</p><p>In the opener the New York Rangers scored three quick goals on Normie. who couldn&rsquo;t do much because of a sore arm. We switched to Robertson but too late to eave the first game. In those days three victories would take the series and the Rangers won two of the first three. In the next game Robertson was superb. We tied up the series going into the final.</p><p>The deciding game at Olympia, Robertson, getting along in years for a rookie, started brilliantly. Neither team scored for 19 minutes.</p><p>Then the Rangers&rsquo; Joe Cooper went to the penalty box for holding Herbie Lewis and we had a one-man advantage. Syd Howe passed to Marty Barry at the left side of the net and Barry whistled a low shot past Goalie Dave Kerr.</p><p>Johnny Sorrell made it 2-0 in the second period. It looked as if we could do it if Robertson kept stopping shots. He did. In the final period, Barry streaked in alone, with Joe Cooper chasing him, and scored from 10 feet.</p><p>We had the victory, 3-0 and the Stanley Cup&mdash;-thanks mostly to Robertson, the minor leaguer.</p><h2>It Thrilled Him</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02526/2274177-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="564" height="874"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JACK ADAMS</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Obscure Netminder Provided Greatest Thrill For Adams

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p>CHICAGO, I11.&mdash;</p><p>Heat from a big fire across the street apparently leaked into the Chicago Stadium March 12 and the result was something explosive in the way of a hockey game. Record books will show nothing more than a 2-2 tie between the Black Hawks and Montreal, but we&rsquo;re here to add the peppery flavor to the dish.</p><p>It was just past the 18 minute mark of the second period when tempers flared to open the hostile action. Hawk Vic Lynn and Dickie Moore of the Canadiens bounced into each other in front of the visitors&rsquo; bench and came up swinging. Officials and players quickly converged on the scene and it appeared that the fisticuffs would end as fast as they had started.</p><p>Maurice Richard, perched on the Has bench right in front of the fight, had different ideas, however, and he lashed out at Lynn with unexpected fury. The general melee that followed came close to turning into a riot as fans attempted to rally to the Chicago cause with all the loyalty of a patriot band.</p><p>The &ldquo;Rocket&rsquo;s&rdquo; unprovoked attack prompted several Hawks to throw punches in his direction, but the heavy jostling and shoving kept most of the blows from finding their marks. Farther down the bench, Bert Olmstead glanced around to see who was looking and then reached out to start a brief flurry with Chihawk Sid Finney, who had been attempting to act as a peacemaker.</p><p>A sizeable piece of chair landed amongst the Montreal players at the height of the confusion. Although it evidently did no damage, an infuriated Bernie Geof-frion whirled around to douse nearby spectators with a cup of water in retaliation and Richard leaped to the bench to challenge all comers from the crowd.</p><p>A number of fans displayed willingness to accept the invitation and several began to rush toward the fiery Frenchman only to find their paths blocked by alert policemen and ushers. After a few heated verbal exchanges, things finally quieted down and Mehlenbacher was able to announce the assessment of majors for fighting to Lynn, Moore and Richard-</p><p>Since the period would end before they could return to action, the trio were ordered out of the arena. Maurice, none to happy about his sentence, eventually skated to the exit. He was about to step off the ice when he reportedly spied a couple of unfriendly looking gents near the bottom of the stairs leading to the Canadien dressing room.</p><p>He quickly returned to the center of the rink and took a couple of turns to ponder the situation before going to Mehlenbacher to demand protection. After some deliberation, the referee summoned William Horstman, manager of the Chicago Stadium, to escort the nervous &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; downstairs past his alleged enemies.</p><p>Chicago fans expressed no better taste for Detroit&rsquo;s champions the following Sunday night. Before the game had even begun, several eggs crashed to the ice and two splattered within a few feet of Wing goalie Terry Sawchuk. Paul Ruck, who counts shots on goal, was hit with a tomato about the same time.</p><p>&ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t one of you writers start a campaign against the way the fans act here?&rdquo; a press box friend asked. &ldquo;Well for one thing,&rdquo; we replied, &ldquo;they make good copy,&rdquo; and that, now that we think of it, was the gross understatement of the century!</p><h2>They Started It!</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03439/2274239-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="288" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dickie Moore</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04345/2274232-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="301" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Vic Lynn</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0008-03

Ushers, Cops Intervene As Rocket Challenges Hawks’ Fans to Battle

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01598/2274146-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>A young Montreal hockey fan has come up with an idea, he thinks will add more scoring punch to the National Hockey League.</p><p>The young man, Richard Filion, has hit upon a brainwave that would alter the present blue lines and instead of being straight as they are now, they would be curved, running concave in relation to the defending soal.</p><p>He believes that this will allow wingmen to go in on the attack approximately three feet ahead of the centre man and will thus boost goal production.</p><p>As seen in the sketch, below, the wingers would have greater centre ice area to float around in and the centre would have that extra latitude for a more natural pass rather than the almost straight lateral passes in vogues at present.</p><p>The man who spotted several weaknesses in the idea was NHL prexy Clarence Campbell.</p><p>&ldquo;My first impression,&rdquo; said Campbell, &ldquo;was that it was very good. As a matter of fact it still has a lot of merit and there might be a basis for thought in what Mister Filion has mapped mt, but there is also basic weakness to it as far as offsides are concerned. The curved line would cause a lot of wrangling on the calling of offsides because with a wingman carrying the puck and passing to the opposite wing, it is possible a double offside could occur.&rdquo;</p><h2>To Rules Committee</h2><p>But from the way President Campbell spoke, he is going to search more avenues in the Filion idea, and when he has them all pieced together, will present them to the rules Committee of the NHL.</p><p>&ldquo;I found the idea appealing. The thing that stands out in such an idea, is that it would give the wingmen a chance to get in behind the defencemen, force them back, and there would still be the pivot man hanging back on the play.&rdquo;</p><p>This diversion is seen by Mr. Campbell as something needed to keep the defencemen from crowding the blueline and sometimes ahead of it there by spoiling many well-planned attacking thrusts that would make the game more wide open, via a better pattern. It would also cut a lot of the &lsquo;throwing&rsquo; the puck into the end zones, which now exists.</p><p>Filion said his idea is to keep the centre part of the blue lines the same distance apart as they are now, and to bend the ends back to a distance considered best suited to allow the attacking line scope for passing plays.</p><h2>A Paradise for Itchy Wingers<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

f0008-01

Hockey Fan Suggests Change, Campbell Notices Weaknesses

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>The Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins hold 2-1 edges over the Chicago Black Hawks and the Detroit Red Wings respectively in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup semifinal rounds.</p><p>Montreal were slight favourites to handle the Hawks in the long run but the Bruins upset the dope sheet by taking two straight games from the Red Wings, who finished far. out in front of the pack at the end of the regular National Hockey League schedule.</p><p>After dropping the first game in Detroit by an overwhelming 7-0 count, a score that seemed to indicate it would be an easy-series for the Wings, the Patrickmen bounced back to take the next two, 5-3 and 2-1, the latter in overtime.</p><p>The second game win on Olympia ice marked the first time Boston has managed to take a game in Detroit all season.</p><p>Montreal Canadiens edged the Chicago Black Hawks 3-1 and 4-3 in Montreal but Sid Abel&rsquo;s hustlers came back to take the next game 2-1 on their home ice. This too went to overtime.</p><p>Metro Prystai and Ted Lindsay of the Red Wings are the scoring leaders of the playoffs thus far. Each has credit for five point&rsquo;s, the former on three goals and two assists and the latter on a pair of counters and three helpings. Montreal&rsquo;s Bernie Geoffrion and Detroit&rsquo;s Alex Delcecchio follow with four points apiece. Geoffrion has scored in all three games the Habs played to date in the series and has added an assist while Delvecchio has one goal and three helpings.</p><p>Penalty leader in the series&rsquo; to date has been Boston&rsquo;s Dave Creighton, this on the basis of a ten minute misconduct penalty. Fred Hucul and Cal Gardner of Chicago, Billy Reay of Montreal, and Bob Armstrong are the runners-up, each having had two minors each for four minutes in the cooler.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bruins Lead Red Wings Habs Ahead of Hawks

<p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>fter the first game of the semi-final series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Chicago Black Hawks, Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion was sitting in the Hab dressing room. He remarked that he would, for the rest of the series.</p><p>&ldquo;Let the other guys score the winners, I&rsquo;ll take care of the tying goals.&rdquo;</p><p>Of course the remark was passed more or less in jest but as it turned out, that&rsquo;s just what the Boomer has been doing to date.</p><p>In Montreal&rsquo;s first win. one they took by a 3-1 count, he scored the equalizer, in the second win, this one a 4-3 affair, he scored the third goal and when the Habs finally lost one, 2-1 in overtime, it was Geoffrion who contributed Montreal&rsquo;s only goal.</p><p>Last season as a rookie, Geoffrion won this Calder Trophy as the best of the crop of first year men. He nosed out New York&rsquo;s Wally Her gesheimer. As is always feared in the case of a player who has a great rookie season, there were those who said that Boom Boom would be hit with the &lsquo;Sophomore Jinx&rsquo;. Not only did the Boomer this year avoid the jinx but he managed to pump home 22 goals, second only to Maurice Richard on the Montreal team.</p><p>In eleven games in the Stanley Cup playoffs last Spring, Geoffrion scored three goals and had one assist for a total of four points. After only three games this season he has an identical record, having added an assist to his goal a game gait.</p><p>A native Montrealer, Bernie Geoffrion has made himself one of the best liked players on the team. The 22-year-old blaster has all the colour and drive that is traditional of the Flying Frenchmen and is sure to be around for quite a number of years to come.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07261/2274381-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="281" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bernie Geoffrion</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0009-07

Player-Of-The-Week

<p>Encouraging</p><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>fter Canadiens had held Detroit&rsquo;s Gordie Howe off the score sheet in the last game of the schedule, preventing him from equalling Rocket Richard&rsquo;s record of 50 goals in a season, Goalie Gerry McNeil was the first to approach the Rocket in the dressing room. Said Gerry, &ldquo;Well, Rock, he&rsquo;s got to start from zero next year.&rdquo;</p><p>His First</p><p>When Dick Gamble, the Maritimer playing for Canadiens, scored the fourth goal in the second game of the series against Chicago it marked the winning goal and Gamble&rsquo;s first playoff tally.</p><h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><h3>STANLEY CUP STATISTICS</h3><p><b>SERIES &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01582/2274326-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="593" height="210"></div><p><b>SERIES &ldquo;B&rdquo;</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02554/2274319-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="588" height="208"></div><h3>TUESDAY MARCH 24 Chicago 1 at Montreal 3</h3><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Veteran defenseman Butch Bouchard fired the winning goal at the 4.29 mark of the third period as the Montreal Canadiens took a 3-1 win over the Chicago Black Hawks in the first game of the Stanley Cup semifinals.</p><p>Bernie Geoffrion had tied it up for the Habs after Gerry Couture had sent the hawks off to a shortlived 1-0 lead.</p><p>Montreal&rsquo;s third goal was hotly disputed, the Chi-Hawks claiming that Paul Meger&rsquo;s blast had not entered the net.</p><p>Chicago: Goal, Rollins: defence, Fogolin, Gadsby, Mortson, Dewsbury, Raglan; forwards, Abel, Couture, Lynn, Peters, Mosienko, Hucul, Bodnar, Finney, Gardner, Gee, McFadden.</p><p>Canadiens: Goal, McNeil; defence, Bouchard, Johnson, Harvey, St. Laurent, MacPherson; forwards, Reay, Geoffrion, Meger. Lach, Richard, Olmstead, McCormack, Curry, Gamble, Masnick and Moore.</p><p>Referee: Red Storey; linesmen, George Hayes and Bill Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03493/2274312-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="593" height="385"></div><h3>Boston 0 at Detroit 7</h3><p>DETROIT&mdash;The Detroit Red Wings turned on their vaunted scoring power and rode rough-shod over the Boston Bruins 7-0. Marty Pavelich and Ted</p><p>Lindsay led the onslaught on Sugar Jim Henry by banging home a pair of goals apiece.</p><p>Singles were scored by Alex Delvecchio, Metro Prystai, and. Johnny Wilson.</p><p>The Wings scored three times in each of the first and third period, managing to sandwich a single into the second.</p><p>Boston: Goal, Henry; defence, Quackenbush, Godfrey, Armstrong, Laycoe; forwards, Schmidt, Klukay, Dumart, Sandford, Mackell, Sullivan, Creighton, Lund, Toppazzini, Person.</p><p>Detroit: Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Gold-ham, Kelly, Pronovost, Woit, Hay; forwards, Pavelich, Howe, Lindsay, Leawick, Prystai, Skoy, Delvecchio, Sinclair, Wilson, Bonin, Fielder.</p><p>Referee: Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Doug Davies and Sammy Babcock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04422/2274305-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="592" height="455"></div><h3>THURSDAY MARCH 26 Chicago 3 at Montreal 4</h3><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Staging one of the best comebacks they&rsquo;ve put on this season, the Montreal Canadiens came from behind a 3-1 deficit to down the Chicago Black Hawks 4-3.</p><p>The win gave the Habs a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven semi-final Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>The Hawks led 3-1 at the ned of the first period but the Habs Roared back three goals of their own in the second period to cop the duke. The third period was scoreless.</p><p>Montreal goal scorers were Floyd Curry, Dickie Moore, Bernie Geoffrion and Duck Gamble. Hawk snipers were Jim McFadden with a pair and George Gee.</p><p>Chicago: Goal, Rollins; defence, Mortson, Gadsby, Fogolin, Dewsbury, Raglan; forwards. Gee, Mosienko. Bodnar, Peters, Lynn, Hucul, Finney, Couture, Gardner, McFadden, Price.</p><p>Canadiens: Goal, McNeil; defence, Harvey, St. Laurent, Bouchard, Johnson, MacPherson: forwards, Reay. Geoffrion, Meger, Lach, Richard, Olmstead, McCormack, Curry, Gamble, Moore, Anderson.</p><p>Referee: Chadwick; linesmen, Hayes and Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05342/2274298-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="598" height="605"></div><h3>Boston 5 at Detroit 3</h3><p>DETROIT&mdash;Boston Bruins pulled on of the biggest surprises of the Stanley Cup playoffs to date when they turned back the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Olympia ice.</p><p>In this the second game of the series, the Bruins looked like a much different team than the one that absorbed a 7-0 whitewashing at the hands of the Wings in the series opener.</p><p>Dave Creighton, only recently returned to action after suffering a broken leg earlier in the year, scored a pair for the Reantowners while singles went to Joe Klukay, Flaming Mackell and Johnny Peirson. Detroit goals were credited to Gordie Howe and Metro Prystai, who scored a pair in the third stanza.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01597/2274291-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="604" height="618"></div><h3>SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Canadiens 1 at Chicago 2</h3><p>(Canadiens lead best-of-seven semifinals 2-1).</p><p>(Third game best-of-seven semi-finals)</p><p>CHICAGO&mdash;Al Dewsbury fired a 40-foot screen shot in the sixth minute overtime to give the Chicago Black Hawks a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadians. The decision made it 2-1 in favour of the Habs.</p><p>Outplayed throughout most of the contest as Canadians guarded a 1-0 lead, the Hawks finally came to life and scored with only two minutes to go in the fame. Bill Mosienko scored to match an earlier goal by Bernie Geoffrion.</p><p>Dewsbury was one of the best men on the ice all evening and set up the MosJenko goal as well as connecting for the winner in the overtime.</p><p>Canadiens: Goal, McNeil; defense: Bouchard, Johnson, Harvey, St. Laurent, MacPherson; forwards, Olmstead, Lach, Richard, Geoffrlon, Curry, Gamble, Moore, Reay, McCormack, MacKay.</p><p>Chicago: Goal, Rollins; defense. Fogolin, Gadsby, Dewsbury, Raglan, Price, Mortson forwards: Lynn. Finney, Couture. Peters, Mosienko, Hucul, Bodnar, Gardner, Gee, McFadden.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02520/2274284-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="601" height="542"></div><h3>Detroit 1 at Boston 2</h3><p>(Third game best-of-seven semi-finals) (Boston leads best-of-seven semi finals 2-1).</p><p>BOSTON&mdash;The Boston Bruins conti tinued to upset the dopesters and take a 2-lead in their best-of-seven series with the Detroit Red Wings as they took a 2-1 overtime decision before a jammed Boston Gardens crowd.</p><p>Jack McIntyre scored his first goal in twenty games but it was the big one, coming at the 12:29 mark of the first overtime period.</p><p>Ed Sandford got the Bruins off and running in the first period, taking a centre ice pass from Bill Quackenbush and going in all alone on Terry Sawchuk. The latter could only watch as a waist high ten-footer sailed into the cage behind him.</p><p>Tony Leswick got that one back for the Wings in the second on passes from Red Kelly and Marcel Bonin. It was Leswick&rsquo;s first of the series to date.</p><p>McIntyre&rsquo;s winner was a 20-foot backhander from the boards.</p><p>Detroit: Goal: Sawchuk; defense. Gold-ham, Kelly, Pronovost, Woit. Hay, Hrym-Aack; forwards, Pavelich, Howe, Lindgay, Delvecchio, Wilson, Prystai, Leswick, Skoy, Bonin, Fielder.</p><p>Boston: Goal. Henry defense: Quackenbush, Godfrey, Laycoe, Armstrong; forwards, Schmidt, Klukay, Dumart, Mackell. Peirson, Sandford, Creighton, Toppazzini, Lund, McIntyre, Chevrefils, Sullivan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03440/2274277-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="605" height="503"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><h3>PLAYOFF SCORING</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06293/2274270-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="594" height="1239"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0009-01

NATIONAL LEAGUE

<p>A Student</p><p>Phil Samis, who performed for the Cleveland Barons last year is attending McGill University in Montreal and playing his hockey for the Royals of the Quebec Senior Hockey League. Phil&rsquo;s previous pro status prevented him from placing for the college team.</p><p>Brother Act?</p><p>Jimmy Moore, who played for Cincinnati before they deserted the ranks of the American Hockey League, is a brother of Canadiens&rsquo; Dickie Moore. Jimmy now plays for the Montreal Royals and stands a good chance of Joining Canadiens. which would be Montreal&rsquo;s first brother act since (George and sylyio Mantha retired.</p><h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><h3>PLAYOFF STANDING</h3><p><b>Series A</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01594/2274461-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="596" height="169"></div><p><b>Series B</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02547/2274454-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="604" height="137"></div><h3>TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Syracuse 0 at Cleveland 2</h3><p><b>(First Game of Best-of-five series)</b></p><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;Goaltender Johnny Bower recorded his first playoff shutout as the Barons defeated Syracuse, 2-0 to grab a 1-0 lead in the first game of a first-round series leading to the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Calder Cup.</p><p>Bower had appeared in 30 previous playoff games without recording a whitewash. Ray Ceresino and Fred Shero scored for Cleveland with Shero&rsquo;s tally going into an empty net as the Warriors strove desperately to net the equalizer.</p><p>Syracuse: Goal, Bell: defence. Allen, Casanato. Milligan. Tottle, Ashley; forwards, Burnett, Curick, Horvath, Lemieux, Ashbee, Gooden, Pidhirny, Pogue, Guldolin.</p><p>Cleveland: Goal, Bower; defence, Williams. Chrystal, Sheror. Harrys; forwards. Gordon, Bailey, Stearns. Kubasek, Olson, Sonmor, Ceresino, Wochy, Hildebrand, Glover.</p><p>Referee: Jerry Olinski: linesmen, Berdie Lemaitre, Mike McMahon.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03471/2274447-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="601" height="466"></div><h3>THURSDAY, MARCH 26 Hershey 1 at Pittsburgh 2</h3><p><b>(First game of best-of-five semi-final)</b> PITTSBURGH&mdash;Bob Sabourins clutch goal sent the Pittsburgh Hornets off to a good start in the defense of the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Calder Cup.</p><p>Sabourin cracked a 1-1 tie here when he scored with only four minutes and 61 seconds left to play, drawing assists from Earl Balfour and Willie Marshall, for a 2-1 victory over the Hershey Bears. The Hornet hero then suffered a five stitch cut when struck on the head by a shot by Murray Henderson but was not expected to miss the next game.</p><p>Chuck Blair sent the Hornets off to a 1-0 lead at 18:11 of the First Period, but Gordie Wilson tied it for Hershey at 17:24 of the second frame. Both goalies were brilliant. Pittsburgh&rsquo;s Gil Mayer making 27 stops and Hershey&rsquo;s Gordie Henry 33.</p><p>Hershey: Goal, Henry; defense: Gariepy, Henderson, Schertzl, Martin; forwards: Kullman, Corcoran. O&rsquo;Brien, Poland, Brown, LaBlne, Ferguson, Fisher, Bettio, Wilson.</p><p>Pittsburgh: Goal, Mayer; defense: Sullivan, Juzda, Mathers, Bolton, Lumsden; forwards: Lewicki, Solinger, BMlalr, McLellan, Timgren, Ezinicki, Marshall, Balfour, Sabourin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04389/2274440-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="602" height="512"></div><h3>SATURDAY, MARCH 28 Syracuse 1, at Cleveland 2</h3><p><b>(Second game best-of-five semi-finals)</b></p><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;A late third-period goal by Captain Jack Gordon was the margin as Cleveland Barons defeated Syracuse Warriors 2-1 in the American Hockey League Calder Cup semi-finals. The victory gave the Barons, who finished first in the regular season, a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.</p><p>Syracuse: Goal, Bell; defense: Allen, Milligan, Tittle, Casanato, Ashley; forwards: Curick, Burnett, Horvath, Ashbee, Lemieux, Gooden, Pogue, Pidhirny, Guldolin.</p><p>Cleveland: Goal, Bower; defence: Williams, Chrystal, Shero, Karrys; forwards: Gordon, Bailey, Stearns, Kubasek, OlsonSonm&oacute;r, Ceresino, Wochy, Hildebrand, Glover.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05322/2274433-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="600" height="636"></div><h3>Hershey 1 at Pittsburgh 4</h3><p><b>(Second Game best-of-five semi-finals)</b></p><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Goalie Gil Mayer was In superlative form as Pittsburgh Hornets beat Hershey Bears 4-1 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five semi-final series in the American Hockey League Playoffs. The Hornets, defending Calder Cup champions, sewed up the win in the first period on goals by Willie Marshall and Johnny McLellan. Hershey&rsquo;s Lone goal also was scored in this period, Sam Bettlo&rsquo;s marker saving the Bears from a shutout.</p><p>Hershey: Goal, Henry; defense: Garlepy, Schertzl, Henderson, Martin forwards: Brown, LaBine, Kullman, Fisher, Corcoran, Ferguson, Bettio, O&rsquo;Brien, Poland, Wilson.</p><p>Pittsburgh: Goal, Mayer; defense: Bolton, Mathers, Sullivan, Juzda; forwards: Solinger, Ezinicki, Blair, McLellan, Balfour, Sabourin, Timgren, Lumsden, Lewicki, Marshall.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06287/2274426-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="599" height="633"></div><h3>SUNDAY, MARCH 29 Cleveland 3 at Syracuse 5</h3><p><b>(Third game of best-of-five series)</b></p><p>SYRACUSE&mdash;Syracuse Warriors won their first American Hockey League playoff game by breaking out of a third period tie for a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Barons. Cleveland, had won the first two-game of the best-of-five semifinal series.</p><p>The Warriors built up a 3-0 lead in the first period, but the Barons took advantage of the only penalty in the rough second period to scor twic, and Fred Shero&rsquo;s goal tied It early in the final period. Armand Lemieux broke the deadlock at 9:30 of the period and Leo Curick clinched it with his second goal at 17:43.</p><p>Harry Pidhirny also got a pair of goals for the Warriors, while Ray Ceresino and Ray Glove registered the second-period tallies for the Barons.</p><p>Cleveland: Goal, Bower; defense: Chrystal, Shero, Wallace, Karrys; forwards: Olson, Bailey, Hildebrand, Gordon, Sonmor, Ceresino, Wochy, Kubasek, Etearns, Glover,</p><p>Syracuse: Goal, Bell; defense: Milligan, Tottle, Casanato, Ashley; forwards: Gooden, Pogue, Burnett, Pidhirny, Lemieux, Curick, McNabney, Horvath, Guidolin, Ashbeen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07261/2274419-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="597" height="811"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p><b>PLAYOFF SCORING</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08249/2274412-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="602" height="1455"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By PETER THORNTON</div><p>PITTSBURGH, Penn.&mdash;</p><p>A dominent factor in the success story of the Pittsburgh Hornets this season has been the sterling job done for them by diminutive netminder Gil Mayer, who, despite the fact that he turned in as much work as any goalie in the league, especially at the start of the campaign when the Pittsburgh defence was far from sound, young Gil has once again recorded the lowest goals against figure in the American hockey league, earning for himself his second Harry &ldquo;Hap&rdquo; Holmes trophy and the $300.00 that goes with it.</p><p>Now playing out his fourth season with the Hornets, Gil &ldquo;The Needle&rdquo; Mayer has become the most Improved netminder in the circuit, and his consistent play between the pipes proved to be the shot in the arm the Pittsburgh club needed when they were floundering at the foot of the league table earlier in the season.</p><p>Born in Gatineau, Quebec, in 1929, Gil started off his hockey career in much the same manner as the average Canadian, playing in the icy streets of his hometown.</p><p>When he was just seventeen Mayer entered his first year of senior hockey with Lake Placid, but the following year returned to the junior ranks with the Barrie Flyers.</p><p>His first season with Barrie saw Gil hang up the best goaltending average in the league, and also gain a berth on the first all-star team.</p><h2>Won Red Tilson Cup</h2><p>The following year &ldquo;The Needle&rdquo; again out-classed his competitors in the same league, and along with the best average and a spot on the first all-star team once, again, Gil also took the Red Tilson Memorial Cup as the league&rsquo;s most valuable performer.</p><p>At the time he was starring with the Barrie Flyers Gil was signed to a Montreal Canadlens contract, but when Baz Bastien, ranked as one of the finest goalies ever to play in the AHL, was Injured early in the 194 9 season while playing for the Hornets, Gil&rsquo;s contract was picked up by the Toronto Maple Leafs for a sizeable chunk of cash, and the young French-Canadian was sent to Pittsburgh for his first outing in pro hockey.</p><p>Although he had a big gap to fill for Bastien, Gil turned in a sound performance in his first season in Pittsburgh, coming second in the netminding championship to Connie Dion of Buffalo. In his next season Gil won both the championship and also a berth on the first all-star squad, while last season he came second to Johnny Bower of Cleveland, but led the league in shut-outs with a total of five. Although the figures show for themselves that he has always been one of the top men in his field, Gil really showed his ability at the start of last years Calder Cup play-offs, when time and time again he broke up plays, foiled two men break-a-ways and kicked out the little black disc as the opposition bore down In desperation, and sure fire goals, and possibly the cup, were saved because of his excellent playing.</p><p>This season Gil again took up from where he left off and has shown the league some sensational displays of courage and ability, plus the all important consistency. In the words of coach &ldquo;King&rdquo; Clancy, who never throws a compliment unless there Is a reason, &rsquo;Gil Mayer is the best netminder in the American Hockey League today, and not only should he be a safe bet for the first all-star team, but he also should be seriously considered for the most valuable player award.&rdquo;</p><p>Hitting the scales around 150 and standing a mere 5&rsquo;7&rdquo;, Mayer was sensational at training camp last fall, and all four of the netminders who were hoping to break into the Pittsburgh line-up were no match for this game little Frenchman.</p><h2>Earned Pay</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01569/2274492-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="558" height="873"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GIL MAYER</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Pittsburgh ‘s Gil Mayer Still Top AML Custodian

<div class="byline">By RAY GILLESPIE</div><p>ST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;</p><p>Fielder, who led the American in scoring througout the season, only to be nosed out by a St. Louis resident who plays with Cleveland. Eddie Olson, 86 to 83, is backed heavily to win &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo; honors.</p><p>St. Louis sportwriters and radio announcers who voted for this city&rsquo;s selections to the annual American League All-Star team, named both Fielder and Olson, with three other Cleveland players&mdash;Goalie Johnny Bower, Defenseman Bob Chrystal and Right Wing Ike Hilderbrand. Frank Mathers of Pittsburgh drew the other defense job. Fielder was given the center berth, Olson the left wing assigment.</p><p>The second team was named as follows: Goalie, Gil Mayer, Pittsburgh; Defensemen, Steve Hrymnak. St. Louis, and Tom Williams, Cleveland; Forwards, Kelly Burnett, Syracuse, Bob Solinger, Pittsburgh, and Zellio Toppazzini, Providence. Third team: Goalie, lalph Almas, St. Louis; Jackie Gordon, Cleveland; Calum MacKay, Buffalo; Motto McLean, St. Louis; Gordon Tottle, Syracuse, and. Frank Martin, Hershey.</p><p>Olson was selected as the season&rsquo;s &ldquo;Most Valuable Player,&rdquo; with Fielder a close second in the balloting.</p><p>Recently, when Jim Hendy, Cleveland general manager, was in St. Louis, he looked over the Arena, which seat 13,363 as it stands, but can be rearranged to take care of 15,331 for hockey, and sighed.</p><p>&ldquo;I cannot understand why such National League teams as Detroit and Chicago overlook this place,&rdquo; he remarked. &ldquo;I have said, again and again, that if they would provide St. Louis with, a sure-fire winning team, this could be the hotbed of hockey. I know how St. Louis responded to a winner in the past. This Arena could be packed throughout the season. What a shot in the arm it would give our port!&rdquo;</p><p>Hendy, Who has picked up where Al sutphin left off when he dropped out of hockey in Cleveland a few season ago, hit the nail right on the head. St. Louis sport fans, like fans everywhere, will not support a loser.</p><p>With the winding of the 1952-53 season, St. Louis closed the book on what was probably its most disappointing hockey campaign of all time. From the glorious days of Ebbie Goodfellow, when the Flyers won the Western Division championship and drew tum-away howling crowds to the playoffs in the gigantic Arena, the latest St. Louis club fell flat on its face, wound up sixth in the seven club American Hockey League race and skidded to an all-time attendance low for St. Louiswith only 132,298 admissions.</p><p>Thus, the gate receipts for the past season sank 16,9 44 admissions below the previous low mark of 149,242 of the 1951-52 campaign, or 199,083 under the high figure reached by Good fellow&rsquo;s championship machine of five seasons ago (1948-49). That team drew 331,381 fans, 296,604 for the regular American League schedule and 34,777 for three playoff games.</p><p>About the only consolation St. Louis hockey fans have, at this time, is the fact that three of the Flyers&rsquo; players, high-scoring centre Guyle Fielder, Defenseman Steve Hrymnak and rookie goalie Dave Gatherum, were summoned to Detroit at the end of the American Hockey League season, to fill in as reserves for the Red Wings in the National League playoffs.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03364/2274530-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="298" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ebbie Goodfellow</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02480/2274523-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="279" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Guyle Fielder</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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St. Louis Suffers Worst Year, Only 132,298 Fans See Games

<p>Dutch Dood It</p><p>Earl Reibel, youthful center of the Edmonton Flyers, won the individual scoring honors in the Western Hockey League and the $100.00 bonus that goes with it. Reibel scored 34 goals, assisted in 56 others for a total of 90 points.</p><p>Spare Goalie</p><p>Jerry Cotnoir, Victoria Goalkepper will be the league&rsquo;s snare goalkeeper for the play-offs. He will be eligible to play for any club should illness or injury prevent their own goalkeeper from playing.</p><h2>HOW THE RACE GOES</h2><h3>FINAL STANDING</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01563/2274666-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="604" height="234"></div><p>Vancouver awarded second place, having won one more game than Calgary. New Miestminster awarded sixth place, having won more games that Tacoma.</p><h3>LAST WEEKS RESULTS</h3><p><b>Tues., March 17th</b></p><p>Victoria 5 at Vancouver 9</p><p>Tacoma 3 at Calgary 4</p><p><b>Wed., March 18th</b></p><p>Tacoma 5 at Edmonton 5</p><p><b>Thur., March 19th</b></p><p>Tacoma 3 at Saskatoon 7</p><p><b>Fri., March 20th</b></p><p>New West. 6 at Victoria 8</p><p>Seattle 2 at Vancouver 1</p><p>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 2</p><p><b>Sat., March 21st</b></p><p>Seattle 3 at Tacoma 0</p><p>Vancouver 2 at New West. 1</p><p>Calgary 2 at Edmonton 5</p><p><b>Sun., March 22nd</b></p><p>Victoria 7 at Seattle 8</p><h3>TUESDAY MARCH 17 Victoria 5 at Vancouver 9</h3><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;The Vancouver Canucks ran rough-shod over the last place Victoria Cougars to run up a staggering 9-5 score.</p><p>Vancouver: Goal, Francis; defence: Dick, Currie, Lancien, Fontinato; forwards, Hickey, Atanas, Smith, Popein, Macintosh. Leier, Wylie, Manson, Bathgate, Brown.</p><p>Victoria: Goal, Cotnoir: defence, Webster, Roche, Strongman, Irwin: forwards, Goegan, Hebenton, Abbott, Mazur, Kilburn, Dorohoy, Anderson, Evans, Fairbum.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02520/2274659-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="606" height="717"></div><h3>Tacoma 3 at Calgary 4</h3><p>CALGARY&mdash;Art Michaluk scored the winning goal in the third period as the Calgary Stampeders edged the Tacoma Rockets 4-3.</p><p>Tacoma: Goal, Stevenson; defence, Jones, Davidson, Tarala; forwards, Johnson, Kerr, Adam, Mathews, Bradley, Wall, Brown, Marquess, Halderson.</p><p>Calgary: Goal, Hughes; defence, Kylie, &szlig;hvetz, Michaluk, Levandoski; forwards, Kelly, Lundy, Witiuk, Barry, Agar, Scott, Ashworth, Sclisizzi, Black.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03483/2274652-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="602" height="406"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 Tacoma 5 at Edmonton 5</h3><p>EDMONTON&mdash;Dave Wall scored at the 14:35 mark of the third period to give the Tacoma Rockets a 5-5 draw with the Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>Tacoma: Goal, Stevenson; defence, Jones, Davidson, Tarala: forwards, Johnson, Kerr, Adam, Mathews, Bradley, Wall, Brown, Marquess, Halderson.</p><p>Edmonton: Goal, Hall; defence, Folk, Bouchard, Zeidel, Arbour; forwards, Reibel, Poile, Johnson, Haley, Anderson, O&rsquo;Grady, Uniac, Wilson, Hannigan.</p><p>Referee: Scotty Morrison and Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04443/2274645-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="603" height="509"></div><h3>THURSDAY MARCH 19 Tacoma 3 at Saskatoon 7</h3><p>SASKATOON&mdash;With several players receiving awards, the Saskatoon Quakers dumped the Tacoma Rockets 7-3.</p><p>Tacoma: Goal, Stevenson; defence, Jones, Davidson, Tarala; forwards, Johnson, Kerr, Adam, Mathews, Bradley, Wall, Brown, Marquess, Halderson.</p><p>Saskatoon: Goal, B. Bentley; defence, Evans, Ross, Heindl, Parker; forwards, Kaleta, Manson, McLeod, McCullough, D. Bentley, Senick, Jeffrey, Chad, Milford.</p><p>Referee: Scotty Morri&ouml;on and Hedley McDonald.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05369/2274638-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="595" height="600"></div><h3>FRIDAY MARCH 20 New Westminster 6 at Victoria 8</h3><p>VICTORIA&mdash;Although out of the playoff picture themselves, the Victoria Cougars continued to act as spoilers, downing the New Westminster Royals 8-6.</p><p>New Westminster: Goal, Dechene; defence, Bergeron, Cobeurn, Bedard; forwards, McNab, Slater, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Love, Hamilton, Fashoway, Boyce, Robert, Cabana.</p><p>Victoria: Goal, Cotnoir; defence, Webster, Roche, Strongman, Irwin; forwards, Goegan, Hebenton, Abbott, Mazur, Kilburn, Dorohoy, Anderson, Evans, Fairburn.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06319/2274631-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="598" height="743"></div><h3>Seattle 2 at Vancouver 1</h3><p>SEATTLE&mdash;Pressing for a playoff position, the Seattle Bombers edged the Vancouver Canucks 2-1.</p><p>Seattle: Goal, Brennan: defence. Conn, Sprout, Ailsby, Lafvendahl, Arnett; forwards, Foley, Fillion, Bell, Homenuke, Manson, Nadeau, Pargeter, Stearns, MacAuley.</p><p>Vancouver: Goal, Francis; defence: Dick, Currie, Lancien, Fontinato; forwards, Hickey, Atanas, Smith, Popein, Macintosh, Leier, Wylie, Manson, Bathgate, Brown.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07299/2274624-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="596" height="333"></div><h3>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 2</h3><p>EDMONTON&mdash;The Calgary Stampeders clinched second place in the Western Hockey League standings by tying 2-2 with the Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>Edmonton: Goal, Hall; defence. Folk, Bouchard, Zeidel, Arbour: forwards, Reibel, Poile, Johnson, Haley, Anderson, O&rsquo;Grady, Uniac, Wilson, Hannigan.</p><p>Calgary: Goal, Hughes; defence, Kylie, Shvetz, Michaluk, Levandoski; forwards, Kelly, Lundy, Witiuk, Barry, Agar, Scott, Ashworth, Sclisizzi, Black.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08282/2274617-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="595" height="358"></div><h3>SATURDAY MARCH 21 Seattle 3 at Tacoma 0</h3><p>TACOMA&mdash;Seattle Bombers scored three goals In the third period to blank the Tacoma Rockets 3-0.</p><p>Seattle: Goal, Brennan; defence, Conn, Sprout, Ailsby, Lafvendahl, Arnett; forwards, Foley, Fillion, Bell, Homenuke, Manson, Nadeau, Pargeter, Stearns, MacAuley.</p><p>Tacoma: Goal. Stevensons defence, Jones, Davidson, Tarala; forwards, Johnson, Kerr, Adam, Mathews, Bradley, Wall, Brown, Marquess, Halderson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09271/2274610-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="599" height="387"></div><h3>Vancouver 2 at New Westminster 1</h3><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;Vancouver Canucks assured themselves finishing in second place by downing the New Westminster Royals 2-1. They have more wins than the Calgary Stampeders.</p><p>Vancouver: Goal, Francis; defence: Dick, Currie, Lancien, Fontinato: forwards, Hickey, Atanas, Smith, Popein, Macintosh, Leier, Wylie, Manson, Bathgate, Brown.</p><p>New Westminster: Goal, Dechene; defence, Bergeron, Cobeurn, B&eacute;dard; forwards, McNab, Slater, Dorohoy, Ullyot, Love, Hamilton, Fashoway, Boyce, Robert, Cabana.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10254/2274603-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="596" height="414"></div><h3>CALGARY 2 at Edmonton 5</h3><p>EDMONTON&mdash;The Edmonton Flyers scored two goals in each of the first two periods to edge Calgary Stampeders 5-2.</p><p>Calgary: Goal, Hughes; defence, Kylie, Shvetz, Michaluk, Levandoski; forwards, Kelly, Lundy, Witiuk, Barry, Agar, Scott, Ashworth, Sclisizzi, Black.</p><p>Edmonton: Goal, Hall; defence. Folk, Bouchard, Zeidel, Arbour; forwards, Relbel, Poile, Johnson, Haley, Anderson, O&rsquo;Grady, Uniac, Wilson, Hannigan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11231/2274596-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="606" height="516"></div><h3>SUNDAY MARCH 22 Victoria 7 at Seattle 8</h3><p>SEATTLE&mdash;The Seattle Bombers cinched fifth place in the WHL by edgeing the Victoria Cougars 8-7 with a last minute goal.</p><p>Victoria: Goal, Cotnoir; defence, Webster, Roche, Strongman, Irwin; forwards, Goegan, Hebenton, Abbott, Mazur, Kilburn, Dorohoy, Anderson, Evans, Fairburn.</p><p>Seattle: Goal, Brennan; defence, Conn, Sprout, Ailsby, Lafvendahl, Arnett; forwards, Foley, Fillion, Bell, Homenuke, Manson, Nadeau, Pargeter, Stearns, MacAuley.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01300/2274589-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="604" height="827"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><h3>(Final Statistics)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13171/2274582-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="597" height="497"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-14143/2274575-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="594" height="314"></div><h3>LEADERS</h3><p>Most Goals: Doug Adam, Tac., 39; VIo Stasiuk, Edm., 37; Gorden Fashaway, N.W., 35; Earl Reibel, Edm., 34; Colin Kilburn, Vic., 33; Chuck McCullough, Sask., 33; Roy Kelly, Cal., 33; Jim Fairburn, Vic., 30; Jack McLeod, Sask., 30.</p><p>Most Assists: Alex Kaleta, Sask., 57; Earl Reibel, Edm., 56; Eddie Dorohoy, Vic., 49.</p><p><b>Most Shutouts:</b> Luc Dechene, N.W., 6.</p><p><b>Most Shutouts Against:</b> Doug Stevenson, Tac., 9.</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b> Doug Adam, Tac., 3.</p><p><b>Most Winning Goals:</b> Doug Macaully, Sea., 9.</p><h3>Most Penalties</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-15117/2274568-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="593" height="310"></div><h2>Emile and Emily Honored</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12204/2274561-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="1196" height="1536"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GIFTS FOR THE CAT&mdash;Emile (THE CAT) Francis, is shown above with his pretty wife, admiring many of the numerous gifts which poured in on March 17 at Vancouver as the fans turned out to honor the little goalkeeper on &ldquo;Emile Francis Nnight.&rdquo;</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By HUGH WATSON</div><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW WESTMINSTER&mdash;Veteran Ollie Dorohoy, six-year veteran with New Westminster Royals of the Western Hockey League, was presented with a 1953 Dodge sedan March 21 on &lsquo;Ollie Dorohoy Night.&rsquo;</p><p>The gift climaxed a week of &lsquo;Nights&rsquo; in the WHL. Four days previously, Emile &lsquo;The Cat&rsquo; Francis, goalie for Vancouver Canucks, was honored between the second and third periods at the Vancouver Forum. He received a $500 cheque from Canuck owner Coley Hall and numerous other gifts, including a matched set of golf clubs.</p><p>At Saskatoon March 19, Quaker players and the club directors made a special presentation to playing coach Doug Bentley. In earlier presentations, defenceman Jack Evans was named most valuable to the club, left winger George Senick the most popular and captain Chuck McCullough the most gentlemanly.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03342/2274711-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="294" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ollie Dorohoy</b></figcaption></div><p>ICE CHIPS&mdash;Colin Kilburn of Victoria Cougars was fined $100 and suspended definitely for punching referee Eddie Powers in a game at Vancouver March 17&hellip; It was St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day, too&hellip;The Cougars, despite an eight place club that was out of the cellar only nine days after the first month of the season, set an attendance record for home games this season, drawing 152,745 customers. It was an increase of 167 over last year&rsquo;s high&hellip;Louis Fontinato, rookie Vancouver defenceman, missed the club&rsquo;s last two games due to a losing bout with the flu.</p><h2>Aftermath to Ref-Punching Incident</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01558/2274704-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="1801" height="1135"></div><h2>This Led Up To It</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02458/2274697-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="1215" height="938"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RESTRAINED&mdash;Colin Kilburn is shown in the top photo being restrained by Victoria Cougar teammate Ivan Irwin, after he had taken a punch at Referee Eddie Powers (hidden from view). Merrick Cranston is the linesman in the top photo. In the lower picture, Kilburn (kneeling right) wipes blood off his face after a hard check Harry Dick of Vancouver. This is the incident which prompted Kilburn to take a whack at the ref. He was fined $100 and suspended indefinitely. Irwin is standing with his ends on hips (No. 8)</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Ollie Dorohoy Gets Dodge From Admirers

<div class="byline">By HUGH WATSON</div><p>SEATTLE.&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Western Hockey League went right down to the wire March 22 before the six playoff positions were decided in Mr. Al Leader&rsquo;s highly-successful professional loop.</p><p>Seattle Bombers, in seventh place as late as March 20, won three games in three nights to wind up in fifth place, shunting.</p><p>New Westminster Royals to sixth and dropping Tacoma Rockets out of contention entirely.</p><p>Seattle and New Westminster both clinched playoff positions March 21, a daye before the regular schedule ended-Seattle shutout Tacoma 3-0 on the Saturday night to knock Tacoma out of the race and assure the Royals of a berth.</p><p>The Royals, meanwhile, did nothing to help their own cause by losing 2-1 to Vancouver Canucks in their season finale. The win for Canucks lifted them over Calgary into second.</p><p>Muzz Patrick&rsquo;s Tacoma Rockets wound up with 66 points, the same as New Westminster but lost out because they had won two less games than the Royals, 27 to 29.</p><p>The Rockets, last coast team to make the rugged Prairie tour, only salvaged one tie game out of their last five games.</p><p>Vancouver finished second despite only two wins and a tie in their last 11 games.</p><p>Emile (The Cat) Francis wound up with the top goal-keeping average according to unofficial figures, edging Seattle&rsquo;s Bill Brennan with a mark of 3.08 to Brennan&rsquo;s 3.11.</p><p>It was a nice win for Francis. He led the goalies until the last three days of the season when Brennan caught him. Going into the final of the season March 22, Brennan was leading the Canuck ace by one bne-hundreth of a percentage point, 3.08 to Emile&rsquo;s 3.09.</p><p>Series &lsquo;A&rsquo; of the playoffs finds New Westminster playing Saskatoon in a best-of-seven series. Series &lsquo;B&rsquo; will be between Vancouver and Seattle in a best-of-five. Calgary and Edmonton make up series &lsquo;C&rsquo; in another best-of-five.</p><p>Winners of series &lsquo;B&rsquo; and &lsquo;C&rsquo; meet in a best-of-five semi-final for the right to meet the series &lsquo;A&rsquo; winner in a best-of-seven final for the President&rsquo;s Cup. Previous winners were: 1952, Saskatoon Quakers; 1951, Victoria Cougars; 1950, New Westminster Royals; 1949, San Diego Skyhawks.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Photo-Finish Features WHL Sked-Finish

<div class="byline">By HARVEY DRYDEN</div><p>SASKATOON, Sask.&mdash;</p><p>Victims of a tremendous upset in the playoffs last spring, the New Westminster Royals have a chance to pull an upset of their own in this year&rsquo;s playoff skirmishes of the Western Hockey league.</p><p>A year ago, the Royals wound up on top of the regular schedule only to be bumped out of contention by the sixth-place Victoria Cougars In the first round of the playoffs. This time the Royals are the sixth-place club and their opponents will be the first-place Saskatoon Quakers.</p><p>The season&rsquo;s records show New Westminster stands a good chance of upsetting the Quakers in the best-of-seven series. The Royals are one of two clubs who hold an edge over the Quakers in the season&rsquo;s exchanges. In six games the Royals won three, lost two and tied one, and outscored Saskatoon 26 to 14.</p><p>The Edmonton Flyers are the only other team with and edge over Saskatoon. They won nine, lost seven and tied four, and enjoyed a 79-71 advantage in goal-scoring.</p><p>Doug Bentley, coach of the Quakers, has recruited a pair of junior players as insurance against possible injuries during the playoffs. He called up forwards Ed Kassian and Dale Sweaney from coach Legs Fraser&rsquo;s Prince Albert Mintos as soon as the Mintos were eliminated from the Northern Saskatchewan Junior wheel. Both boys played with Quakers on a lend-lease basis during the regular season and made fine Impressions.</p><p>Bentley is particularly high on Kassian and figures him to be a fine prospect for pro hockey.</p><p>Bentley himself has taken over the left-wing spot on a line with centre Chuck McCullough and right winger George Senick for the playoffs. Bentley, by the way, saw action in every one o&pound; the Quakers&rsquo; 70 games during the regular season and fired home 22 goals. So there&rsquo;s still plenty of life in the old veteran.</p><p>Saskatoon have eight 20-goal men in their lineup. Captain McCullough topped the parade with 33, followed by Jackie McLeod, mother ex-New York Ranger, with 30; Senick, 27; Johnny Chad and Alex Kaleta, 26 each; Bentley 22; Cy Rouse, 21 and Ray Manson. 20.</p><p>Kaleta was their leading point-getter with 83, with McLeod, next in line with 77 points in only 55 games.</p><p>Coach Bentley has received a letter from Chicago president Bill Tobin inviting him to accompany the Black Hawks on their post-season tour of Europe with the Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Wrote Tobin: &ldquo;We are planning a tour of Europe and while the boys have been after me to go along with them, I will go on one condition only, and that is that you go too&rdquo;.</p><p>Doug appreciated the invitation but is unlikely to go. He&rsquo;ll be needed at home in Delisle to get the crop in when the Quakers are finished for the year, and after that there is a big baseball season ahead with the Saskatoon Gems.</p><p>In the Quakers&rsquo; final home game, in which they whipped Tacoma Rockets 7-3 before a full house of 5,200 fans, individual awards were presented to several Quaker players on the basis of the votes of the fans.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04258/2274766-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="369" height="646"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DOUG BENTLEY</b></figcaption></div><p>Jack Evans, the rangy rearguard who played previously with, the Rangers, was honored as the club&rsquo;s most valuable player with Kaleat as runner-up. Senick was voted the most popular, with.</p><p>McLeod as runner-up. The most gentlemanly award went to McCullough who edged rookie Herb Jeffrey. McLeod was also the club&rsquo;s leading scorer through games of Jan. 13 to the and of the season.</p><p>There was also a gift to coach Bentley from Quaker players and team directors for an outstanding season of coaching. The Quakers didn&rsquo;t forget a rival player-Wingy Johnston of Tacoma&mdash;and presented him with a gift for being the third player in pro hockey to pass the 300-goal mark. The others are Montreal&rsquo;s Maurice Richard and George Agar of Calgary.</p><p>LOOSE PUCKS: The other playoff pairings pit second-place Vancouver against fifth-place Seattle with-those bitter rivals, Calgary and Edmonton, battling it out in the other quarter-final bracket&hellip; Kaleta, Mcdullough, Johnny Chad, Howie Milford and Bentley were the Quaker players who played all 70 games&hellip;Evans, Bill Heindl and Jeffrey missed only two&hellip;when the Quakers dropped two straight late-season games to Calgary, coach Bentley sat out one complete period on the bench&hellip; &ldquo;I wanted to see how things were going and what the boys were doing wrong&rdquo;, he explained. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll do It differently next time we play them&rdquo;.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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New Westminster May Spring WHL Upset

<div class="byline">By JACK KINSELLA</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01535/2274797-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CUP CONTENDERS&mdash;Members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, first Twin City senior OHA champs in 25 years,&rsquo; are shown. Front row (left to right) Howie Lee, Don Bauer, Frank Neibert, vice-president, Bob Bauer president, Keith Woodall, Bob Rafferty coach, Dr. Jim Spohn, Harry Psutka, Doug Varity. Back row (left to right) Jack McKenzie, Grieg Hicks, Paul Oliver, Clare Martin, Bill Schedewith assistant trainer, Al Buchanan, Art Hurst, Harvey Jacklin, Maurice Leveque, Don Rope, Charlie Brooker, Bobby Schnurr.</b></figcaption></div><p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Alex Smart, who will probably be adjudged the most overworked coach of the year, may be able to enjoy his family a little more now. Just a little, though.</p><p>Smart, who has been doubling in brass as coach of both the Junior East view team and the senior Ottawa Senators, had some of the load taken off his shoulders recently when his juniors bowed out of the Memorial Cup picture.</p><p>The East view kids were nicked, 4-2, in the fifth and deciding game of their Eastern quarter-final clash with the Porcupine Combines, a Canadian farm club, and champions of the NOHA. The Combines now advance against North Sydney.</p><p>Smart still has his Senators going, and to tell the truth, they might be going for some time yet. A best-of-eleven series is the next thing to a 7 O-game schedule, and almost as long.</p><p>In a way, maybe they should strike a medal for the guy who thought of the odd game in a playoff series. Otherwise this Ottawa-Chicoutimi just might never end, the way it&rsquo;s been going.</p><p>To date, neither team has been able to win on the road, while at home they&rsquo;re invincible or close to it. It means just this, that the marathon series will likely be finished one way or another on the afternoon of March 2 9 in Chicoutimi when they hook up for the 11th game.</p><p>The Barber Poles played perhaps their best game of the series when they blanked Rollie Heber&rsquo;s Chics, 4-0, in the sixth game here recently. The Sags were never in the game, and with a break or two, the count might have been much higher.</p><p>Smart has the Barber Poles really flying out there and it is quite within the realm of possibility that the Capital City crew might upset the league champions if they continue to play the hard-checking game of recent clashes.</p><p>&ldquo;If we can only get that first goal in Chicoutimi,&rdquo; said T.P. Gorman, the Senators&rsquo; boss, the other day, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll be home free. Every time we go up there, they get a goal or two in that first frame and sit on it.&rdquo;</p><h2>Pelletier Weds</h2><p>In retrospect, the biggest news of the Ottawa-Chicoutimi series to date was the surprise marriage of goalie Marcel Pelletier just before the fourth game of the joust.</p><p>None of the Chicoutimi players or executives knew about the nuptials. As a matter of fact, it came as a terrific surprise to everyone.</p><p>&ldquo;We were told about it hours later,&rdquo; said coach Rollie Hebert, shaking his head sadly. &ldquo;On the way up to Ottawa-for the fourth game, Marcel mentioned he had a little &lsquo;business&rsquo; to attend to in Montreal, and said he would join us later in Ottawa. The little business was getting married.&rdquo;</p><p>The new bride a Milwaukee girl whom Pelletier met while playing hockey there&mdash;hasn&rsquo;t accompanied the team to Ottawa yet to see hubbie Marcel perform and it&rsquo;s almost a shame because she&rsquo;s really missing something.</p><p>Pelletier puts on an act all his own. Every stop is made with a flair, and the pose is held long enough in case there happens to be a photographer in the neighborhood or a kid studying his style.</p><p>Make no mistake about it, though, this same Pelletier has been playing terrific hockey for Hebert&rsquo;s team and has been a major factor in its success all season. He&rsquo;s got a good club in front of him, but they can&rsquo;t do it all and that&rsquo;s where Marcel comes in.</p><h2>Dots and Dashes</h2><p>Biggest laugh in the Senator camp since the series began came last week when someone tied a rope to Billy Robinson&rsquo;s new car and &ldquo;Robbie&rdquo; nearly tore a post out of the ground trying to back up. It wasn&rsquo;t very funny to Bill, however, who blamed Frank Gorman. Robinson says Gorman lured him out for a cup of coffee while the job was done&hellip;</p><p>Frank (Butch) Stahan is having the time of his life in this series. Old Butch, who has forgotten a lot more than some of the players in the QSHL will ever learn, has been at his needling best and seldom misses an opportunity to rub it in.</p><h2>Twin City Thumpers<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Chicoutimi Goalkeeper Weds During Playoffs

<div class="byline">By LEN TAYLOR</div><p>KITCHENER, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Two outstanding senior hockey clubs now locked in the all-Ontario finals may bring back the old glory days to North-South rivalry in the province.</p><p>The speedy, colorful Sudbury Wolves and the durable, hard-hitting Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen are expected to play a sensational climax to the season for Ontario fans.</p><p>Contrasting styles will afford a lot of interest to rinks which are expected to be jammed to the rafters. The Wolves are a fairly light pack which depends on speed and passing to wear down the opposition.</p><p>Dutchmen are a rugged crew with one of the hardest hitting defence quartets in the game today. They proved their ruggedness by smiting Stratford Indians four games to one and Owen Sound Mercurys four to two in the playoffs leading to Kitchener&rsquo;s first senior OHA title since 1928.</p><p>In each series the Dutchmen were outfooted in the early games but by the end of the round were moving faster than the well-thumped opposition.</p><p>Leading the bumping brigade is Clare Martin, former NHL star with Boston Bruins, Chicago and New York. He is team captain and the anchor man of the side.</p><p>Howie Lee, former Marlboro star who was rated top defence hand with St. John in the Maritime Major League last winter, is another standout.</p><p>His mates are Harry Psutka, rugged homebrew who played pro with Pittsubrgh in the Leaf chain, and Art Hurst. The latter is a Toronto man who never played junior hockey but got right into senior ranks with the old Staffords at the end of the war.</p><p>He is one of the strongest players on the club and a scoring threat in addition. Hurst came here some years ago and has been a regular ever since.</p><p>Up front the Dutchles have a combination of youth and experience that usually gets enough goals to win and which has tremendous defensive potential.</p><p>The first line in the final with Owen Sound was centred by Kitch ener-born Bobby Schnurr who once played pro in the Boston chain. He Las 22-year-old Maurice Leveque, former Lake head junior, on left and Doug Verity on right wing.</p><p>Verity at 34 is the oldest player on the clubs. He started with the Paris, Ont. juniors, moved to Guelph junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team and has been around a good deal since including a stint in the British league where he gained some sort of fame by winning the rookie award at the ripe age of 32.</p><p>The line with the most scoring potential is possibly the trio centred by Don Bauer, a brother-in law of President Bob Bauer. His right-winger is Jack McKenzie of Brandon, Man., a former Marlboro and Varsity star who has one of the hardest shots in senior hockey. Left wing alternates between two former Waterloo junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; players, Paul Oliver and Charlie Brooker.</p><p>Brooker, a tall, gangling speedster, was the hero of the Stratford series when he stepped in to sink the big goals in two close wins for the Dutchmen.</p><p>The third line is composed of Al Buchanan, a former Marlie, on right wing and Don Rope, also a Marlie alumnus and a former Varsity star on left. Harvey Jacklin and Grieg Hicks share centre duties.</p><p>Hicks, pulled up from the eliminated K-W Greenshirts of the OHA junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series, is one of the brighter age-limit prospects.</p><p>He was third-highest scorer in the circuit with 90 points and has played effectively in senior ranks although held scoreless in the OHA playoffs.</p><p>Dutchies continue to set attendance records. Their sixth and final game with Owen Sound packed 8,165 fans into the Kitchener Auditorium cracking a record set by Stratford Indians by nearly 900. Dutchies have now played to 120,000 for the season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

North-South Rivalry Rages Anew as Dutchmen Tangle with Wolves

<div class="byline">By CHUCK ROUNTREE</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>The expected came to pass in Quebec junior hockey circles when the Quebec Citadelles withdrew from their playoff series with the Montreal junior Canadiens and were accented by the CAHA for play in the Memorial Cup playdowns.</p><p>It had been rumoured around Montreal that Wwner Frank Byrne and coach Phil Watson had been angling to be &lsquo;thrown out&rsquo; of their series with the Baby Habs and that they were anxious to get in the good graces of the CAHA and go on the Memorial Cup trail.</p><p>In all probability, the Canadiens will be declared Provincial winners by the QAHA while the Citadelles will meet the winner of the Porcupine Combines-Sydney Franklins series. Combines are the Northern Ontario champs and Franklins are the Maritime titlists.</p><p>While waiting to find out who they will play in the Cup playdowns, the Citadelles took off an extensive exhibition tour of the Maritimes, taking in such cities as Bathurst, Campbelton, Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton. All in all the tour will take about a week and keep the Quebecers in shape for the playdowns.</p><p>Meanwhile Sam Pollock, coach of the junior Habs announced that his team will seek a series against the Quebec Senior A champions, barred from pursuit of the Allan Cup by the suspension of the QAHA.</p><h2>Will Play Seniors</h2><p>&ldquo;If the QAHA grants permission for the series, Canadiens will likely meet the winner of the Lake St. John-Quebec Provincial League series in a best-of-seven playoff starting about April 5,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>In the meantime the Habs will keep in sharp form by playing exhibition encounters. The first such game was played last Sunday afternoon when the junior Canucks tangled with an all-star team composed or players the NHL Canadiens had called up to have on hand for the Stanley Cup playoffs. They were from the AHL Buffalo Bisons and the Western League Victoria Cougars and were supplemented by several junior Royals, who are still practicing though eliminated from further league play by the Canadiens. Frank Eddolls coached the Stars.</p><h2>Star Coach</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01379/2274852-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="574" height="883"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRANKIE EDDOLLS</b></figcaption></div><p>The questionable point of the Citadelles&rsquo; bolt of the QAHA is that when the CAHA set a deadline for Quebec teams to join the parent body, the Cits did not do so, and were suspended along with all other local clubs. Now the Quebec team is taken in with open arms. If the CAHA had planned to take in Quebec teams at any time, why then did they set a deadline in the first place? No one seems to know the answer to that one.</p><h2>Refused Recognition</h2><p>QAHA president Martin Conway stated that when the Quebec Senior League resigned from the local body, the CAHA had refused to right of the QSHL to resign from the Quebec branch and were included in the general suspension. Bpt, said Conway, the CAHA now recognizes the right of another organization to withdraw from the QAHA.</p><p>The Citadelles are a sponsored club of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League but the Blues do not want to become involved in the. present muddle. General Manager Frank Boucher, reached at his farm home in Mountain, Ont., said,</p><p>&ldquo;We just sponsor the club and it&rsquo;s not up to us to take sides in this thing. I want no part of it whatsoever.&rdquo;</p><p>All of which sounds like the Abbott and Costello routine. &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s on first?&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Quebec Cits Bolt QAH A Go After Memorial Cup

<div class="byline">By HARVEY DRYDEN</div><p>REGINA, Sask.&mdash;</p><p>The emphasis was on defensive strategy in the marathon best-of-nine semi-final playoff between the Edmonton Oil Kings and Regina Pats in the Western Canada Junior Hockey League.</p><p>Rival coaches, Ken McAuley of Edmonton and Murray Armstrong of Regina, were racking their brains trying to develop new defensive setups to prevent the other team from scoring.</p><p>After Edmonton grabbed the first two games of the series by scores of 3-0 and 4-2 on home ice, Armstrong came up with a six-man defensive formation to completely throttle the Edmonton club in Regina. For the next two games the Pats hung on to their checks like leeches and it resulted in 3-0 and 3-2 wins for Regina to square the series at two games apiece.</p><p>Then it was Mr. McAuley&rsquo;s turn. After watching Admstrong&rsquo;s system hog-tie his boys for two games, he came up with one of his own to turn the tide of victory in the important fifth game. The Oil Kings notched the first goal of the game, then sat back to watch their checks the rest of the way. They ended up with a 4-1 victory. With the teams now back in Edmonton for the next three games of the series, the Kings are favorites to go on and eliminate the Pats, the defending western champions.</p><p>Murray Armstrong&rsquo;s coaching strategy in the third and fourth games of the set was rated his &ldquo;greatest ever&rdquo; by veteran hockey observer Al Ritchie, the New York Ranger scout.</p><h2>&ldquo;Greatest Ever&rdquo;</h2><p>&ldquo;Armstrong has turned in many skillful coaching chores in the last few years with the Pats,&rdquo; said Ritchie, &ldquo;but his work in the third and fourth games was his greatest ever. He had the Oil Kings completely buffaloed. They didn&rsquo;t know where to turn next. It was a far cry from their last appearance in Regina when they rode roughshod over the Pats to the tune of 7-0.&rdquo;</p><h2>Team Wins</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03233/2274914-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="579" height="852"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KEN DORATY</b></figcaption></div><p>Armstrong simply threw a five-man defence on the Regina blueline to meet the Edmonton attackers when they tried to step over the Pat blueline. Behind them in. goal was Bob, Tyler, the great little playoff performer.</p><p>When Tyler blanked the Kings 3-0 in the third game it snapped a 22-game Edmonton unbeaten, streak which went all the way back to Dee. 22, 1952.</p><p>In other years Armstrong had Pat clubs that were loaded with power to work with and he just turned them loose to roll over all western opposition. But this season it was different. Edmonton, was rated the league&rsquo;s strongest club and Armstrong had to rely on his coaching magic to try and get past them. He had to out-think and out-with the Kings, rather than try to match muscles and power with them.</p><p>Edmonton received a seven blow during the series when Jerry Prince, their payoff forward, came down with pneumonia. He had a temperature of 103 and was rushed to hospital in Regina. He was not expected to be back in their lineup for a couple weeks. Prince is Edmonton&rsquo;s leading sniper with 4 4 league and playoff goals to his credit.</p><p>Another Edmonton player, Bob Cowan, also suppered a hip injury and was sent to the sidelines.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Lethbridge Native Sons and Moose Jaw Canucks were battling it out in the other semi-final bracket. Lethbridge eliminated Calgary Buffaloes while coach Ken Doraty&rsquo;s Moose Jaw club took out the Medicine Hat Tigers.</p><p>Lethbridge were slight favorites to beat Doraty&rsquo;s boys and advance against either Edmonton or Regina in the league final.</p><p>In the Northern Saskatchewan Junior League, the playoffs were under way with coach Alev Shi-bicky&rsquo;s league-leading Flin Flon Bombers playing Bill (Legs) Fraser&rsquo;s Prince Albert Mintos in one semi-final bracket, with Humboldt Indians and Saskatoon Wesleys tangling in the other bracket. Flin Flon and Humboldt were favored to meet in the final.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0016-03

Oil Kings, Pats Wage Tight Defensive Duel

<div class="byline">By REX MacLEOD</div><p>GUELPH, Ont&mdash;</p><p>Barrie Flyers won their best-of-seven Ontario Hockey Association, junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; semifinal series with Toronto Marlboros, four games to two, but because of adjustments to the original playoff plan Barrie&rsquo;s entrance into the OHA final was delayed.</p><p>The Barrie and Toronto clubs were half-way through their series when somebody got the bright idea that an all-important event like a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; semifinal should not be confined to a modest best-of-seven set. It should at least be a best-of-nine they agreed, about the only point they agreed on all season.</p><p>With the Quebec League under suspension there was no particular reason for Ontario playoffs to be rushed so the OHA gave its approval to the extension. Whereupon Barrie promptly cuffed Marlboros 6-2 on Toronto ice to take a 4-2 lead in the series and convinced everybody that they would end it in the next game.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02310/2274883-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="288" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Red Hamill</b></figcaption></div><p>But if Marlboros should recover and come back to win the elongated series (who&rsquo;s crazy?)</p><p>Barrie&rsquo;s Hap Emms might impale himself on the end of a hockey stick for interfering with the original playoff plan. But as Barrie won their first playoff game on Toronto ice. there was no reason for Emms or any of the Barrie supporters to be perturbed. The Flyers looked like they could spot the disorganized Dukes three goals and still come back to win.</p><p>In the other semi-final bracket St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors and Galt Black Hawks also took advantage of OHA generosity to lengthen their best-of-five series to a best-of-seven. After three games St. Mike&rsquo;s were leading two games to one with Galt providing notice that they inteded to be tough.</p><p>Although the Black Hawks looked more consistent than they did all season the selectors were confidently proclaiming a BarrieSt. Mike&rsquo;s final. Barrie can hardly miss but Galt might give St. Mike&rsquo;s a few worried moments especially if Jim McBurney recovers his schedule accuracy.</p><h2>Star Has Slump</h2><p>McBurney,&rsquo; whose 61 goals during the schedule helped Galt into the playoffs promptly went into an inexplicable slump once the playoffs started. Coach Red Hamill, who doesn&rsquo;t think the Irish are invincible, was waiting impatiently for the speedy McBurney to get back in the groove.</p><p>Toronto sports scribes gave Marlboros a frying after their 6-2 loss to Barrie. The Dukes became ill-tempered late in the game and resorted to unnecessary rough play. As a result they spent a great deal of time in the penalty box. The accomplished needling of the Barrie players, an Emms&rsquo; trade-mark, helped the Dukes along the road-to complete exasperation.</p><p>Skip Teal, former captain of the Barrie team, reinstated himself in the affections of his coach when he scored four goals in the sixth game against Marlboros. Teal missed the first game of the playoffs when Emms sent him home for breaking club regulations. Don McKenney, high-scoring centreman, succeeded Teal as team captain.</p><p>Another high scorer during the playoffs has been Paul Knox, a diminutive, deceptive freshman with St. Mike&rsquo;s. Knox apparently subscribes to that shopworn theory, &ldquo;the better the day, the better the deed.&rdquo; During the playoffs he has been St. Mike&rsquo;s leading scorer&mdash;In Sunday games.</p><p>Knox showing the way with three goals. The following week they opened with Galt and Knox had another Sabbath hat-trick. One week later, also against Galt, he had to settle for two.</p><p>Knox, who looks like one of the best rookies in the league, might refuse vigorously if St. Mike&rsquo;s ever contemplated trading him to Barrie. Hap Emms and tis Flyers have steadfastly refused to play Sunday hockey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Malboros-Flyers Series Extended To Best-Of-Nine

<p>Sam Fabro</p><p>Duv Westcott</p><p>J. W. MacKenzie & Family</p><p>TACOMA ROCKETS HOCKEY CLUB</p><p>(PLAYERS);</p><p>SYRACUSE WARRIORS HOCKEY</p><p>CLUB & PLAYERS</p><p>Ken McKenzie (The Hockey News)</p><p>Glen Harmon</p><p>Benny Rappaport</p><p>P.F. Bronfman</p><p>Burt & Sue Hariton</p><p>J.A. Caulder</p><p>&ldquo;Toe&rdquo; Blake</p><p>CALGARY STAMPEDERS HOCKEY CLUB (PLAYERS)</p><p>Orv Campbell</p><p>Miry J. Yana a</p><p>VICTORIA COUGARS HOCKEY CLUB LTD.</p><p>A. H. Tapoil</p><p>C. Goodison</p><p>Max Finkelstein, Jr.</p><p>TACOMA ROCKETS HOCKEY CLUB & ADDITIONAL PLAYER</p><p>DONATIONS</p><p>Tacoma Arena Employee!</p><p>Pat & Mike Blale</p><p>F. Nlchools</p><p>r. C. Socolofsky</p><p>Frank Ireland</p><p>Hocking & Forbes Sporting Goods</p><p>F. & B. Searle</p><p>C. MacPherson</p><p>E. Watson</p><p>E. E. Sturton Scott</p><p>VICTORIA COUGARS HOCKEY</p><p>CLUB (PLAYERS)</p><p>Conny Poltraa</p><p>CLEVELAND BARONS HOCKEY,</p><p>CLUB;</p><p>Mrs. Burke (a tea)</p><p>Kenny Reardon</p><p>MONTREAL CANADIEN3 HOCKEY CLUB INC.</p><p>Gordon F. Crowther</p><p>Elaine Ricker</p><p>Anna Hochevar</p><p>Bill Taylor</p><p>Dick Irvin</p><p>Paul Lebel</p><p>Sam Pollock</p><p>HERSHEY HOCKEY CLUB & PLAYERS NEW WESTMINSTER ROYALS</p><p>HOCKEY CLUB (PLAYERS)</p><p>Jean Taylor</p><p>C. H. D. Heath</p><p>Mrs. L. McIver</p><p>Gordon Strongman</p><p>Toby Brown</p><p>A. Brooker</p><p>Harvey Fraser</p><p>PROVINDENCE HOCKEY CLUB & PLAYERS</p><p>Sheas Winnipeg Brewery</p><p>Donations to Pat Lyons through local Winnipeg and. out-of-town fans</p><p>W. A. Green</p><p>Walt Cunnlgham</p><p>Nick lannone</p><p>Del Davis</p><p>Hugh Munro</p><p>Ray Enright</p><p>Harry Guy me?</p><p>Gordon Smith</p><p>C. V. Gilmore</p><p>Chas. Hillman</p><p>Red Middagh</p><p>Red Jackson</p><p>H. M. Wardle</p><p>Phil Simpson</p><p>John D. Carr</p><p>Harold Ross</p><p>Flin Flon Bomber Hockey Club S</p><p>Jack McInnes 2</p><p>Ernie Westbury</p><p>Sid Brown 5</p><p>Gordon Martin</p><p>Bud Simpson</p><p>Hec McCaig</p><p>Eric Austin</p><p>Bob Burns</p><p>Jim Cook</p><p>Serge Richer</p><p>Neil Black 2</p><p>R. Holdoway</p><p>Fred McIntosh</p><p>Chas. Hillman</p><p>Ed longmore</p><p>Pinkie Davie</p><p>Phil Row</p><p>&ldquo;Swede&rdquo; Sjoberg Teddie Pearson</p><p>Harry Bailey</p><p>R. W. Davie</p><p>Jack Adams</p><p>Walt Yuzark</p><p>Jim Skinner, Jr.</p><p>Gramma Gordon</p><p>J. Paul Kane &lsquo;</p><p>Nick Yuzark</p><p>Paul Wertz</p><p>L. G. Johnson</p><p>Slim Holdoway</p><p>Alex Shiblcky</p><p>D. J. Robertson</p><p>George Darragh</p><p>Clarkie Holloway</p><p>Jack McDonald</p><p>Vic Bowes</p><p>R. F. Mast</p><p>J. Bill Hughes</p><p>Marge & John Dundas</p><p>Walt Bowes &lsquo;</p><p>J. Stan Foulston</p><p>Garry Tynan</p><p>Jim Wardle</p><p>Eli Ross</p><p>Club</p><p>Fred Bowman</p><p>Bert Pelletier</p><p>Glen Hall Jim Skinner, Sr.,</p><p>Gordon Skinner</p><p>Doug Gordon</p><p>Bill Langril</p><p>George Schmidt</p><p>Chicago Black Hawks</p><p>Detroit Red Wings</p><p>Washington Lions</p><p>Norm Grinke</p><p>Seattle Bombers (players)</p><p>Johnstown Jets</p><p>B. C. Hockey Benevolent Ass.</p><p>Boston Bruins Hockey Club and</p><p>Players</p><p>Fresno Hockey Club and Fans</p><p>Tommy Ivan</p><p>Herb McMunn</p><p>Ducky Skinner</p><p>Margaret Kane</p><p>Mac McCrae</p><p>Harry Olsen</p><p>Windsor Spitfires<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01306/2274952-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GORDIE PETRIE is shown being lifted out of U.S. Airforce Transport plane in his iron lung on arrival at Memphis, Tenn.</b></figcaption></div><p>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;</p><p>A handsome young hockey player was stricken with polio last summer and confined to an iron lung. He is still in the iron lung but is somewhat happier these days and his faith in his fellow man is somewhat restored thanks to the untiring efforts of several prominent hockey men.</p><p>When Ken MacKenzie, General Manager of the New-Westminster Royals, heard of Gordon Petrie&rsquo;s plight, he decided then and there to do something about it. With Jimmy Skinner of the Detroit Red Wing organization and Pat Lyon, he formed the &ldquo;Gordon Petrie Fund&rsquo;&rsquo; and determined to buy Gordie a television set. They sent out letters to almost every hockey team in the hope that some would-want to contribute a few dollars to a stricken hockey player.</p><p>Contribute they did, and to such an extent that not only did Petrie get his television set, but a portion of his medical expenses will be taken care of as well.</p><p>From every part of the Dominion of Canada and the United States the contributions flowed in, some smaller than others but with the same sincerity behind them.</p><p>In the January 3 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS, was a letter from MacKenzie appealing to all hockey fans to come to the aid of the stricken player. Apparently the story had the right effect for contributions are still flowing in. A list of contributors to date is printed on this page.</p><p>Gordon Petrie is married and has two children. He could not afford to buy his own television set, medical expenses taking most of the money he had. But thanks to the generosity of his fellow hockey players, and fans, he can now find some pleasure in his not too happy plight.</p><h2>Moved To Memphis</h2><p>Gordie was recently moved from a Houston, Texas hospital to the home of his in laws in Memphis, Tenn, in a military aircraft. He is living there now with his wife and family. He cannot live without the iron lung but keeping the lung in-his home with the emergency 110 volt generating equipment costs a lot of money. The Fund will help in part defray this cost.</p><p>Ken MacKenzie was overwhelmed at the volume of contributions received to date. He stated.</p><p>&ldquo;I am very proud to know that I once played with the players and the coaches, hockey clubs and fans who have now so generously remembered Gordie.&rdquo;</p><p>The best news to date is that Gordie now has slight movement in his left leg and right hand. The Fund started so much correspondence and his spirits are sky high due to this fact alone.</p><p>Mrs. Petrie, Gordon&rsquo;s wife, sent the following letter of thanks which we would like to reprint here.</p><p>Dear Friends,</p><p>There is no adequate way to express appreciation for the Gordon Petrie Fund. Nor do I find it easy to write or say what I would like to express to Jimmy Skinner, Pat Lyon and groups of contributors. You players, sportmen and friends are helping Gordon to meet his personal needs, liming the critical period of his illness every written expression of good wishes was another small step toward recovery. And now with so many hockey devotees standing behind him with dollars in hand we know that the medics alone will not be responsible for his physical restoration. His spirits are high&mdash;his hopes are healthy. When Gordon&rsquo;s condition is improved please remember that your Canadian group played an important part in his victory.</p><p>Appreciatively yours, Mrs. (Shirley) Petrie.</p><p>Anyone stiu wishing to contribute to the Gordon Petrie Fund can do so by writing to Ken MacKenzie, 364 Lipton St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.</p><h2>Still Smiling</h2><h2>Still Smiling</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02220/2274945-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="1049" height="1043"></div><p>HAPPIER DAYS&mdash;Gordon Petrie is shown above as he appeared with the Dallas Texans of the now defunct USHL. He was stricken with polio last July and now spends his time in an iron lung, right. The photo on the right shows his home in Memphis, Tenn., and his two children Johnny, left, 2 and Billy, 4. The house was turned over to the Petries by Gordie&rsquo;s in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. McPherson. Hockey players, coaches, teams and fans have contributed to the &ldquo;Gordon Petrie Fund&rdquo; to aid the Polio victim in these trying times.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Players, Teams, Fans Send In Contributions to Cordon Petrie Fund

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01282/2275014-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div><p>(Solution Next Week)</p><h2>ACROSS</h2><p>1&mdash;Pictured Leaf Player.</p><p>5&mdash;One of the Red Wings answers to this.</p><p>8&mdash;&rdquo;Tod&rsquo; Campeau&rsquo;s initials,</p><p>9&mdash;Contraction of over.</p><p>11&mdash;Initials of a Pittsburgh forward.</p><p>12&mdash;Player for Tacoma last season, called Ted.</p><p>14&mdash;Tantalum (Sym.).</p><p>15&mdash;Ken Mosdell spent one&mdash;, with a stick by it&rsquo;s.&mdash;</p><p>17&mdash;Former Red Wing defenseman, called Doug.</p><p>18&mdash;&ldquo;Bep&rdquo; Guidolin&rsquo;s Initials.</p><p>20&mdash;Initials of &ldquo;Obie&rdquo; O&rsquo;Brien of Hershey.</p><p>22&mdash;Exclamation!</p><p>24&mdash;Steve Witiuk&rsquo;s native province (abbr).</p><p>26&mdash;Jacques Plantes does this as a hobby.</p><p>27&mdash;Initials of Adam of Tacoma.</p><p>28&mdash;Initials of Lewis, ex Buffalo player.</p><p>29&mdash;Name given Pennell of the Bisons.</p><p>80&mdash;Given name of Weibe, former Chicago player.</p><p>81&mdash;LaBine of Hershey is called this.</p><p>82&mdash;Played with Cleveland last season, first name Phil.</p><p>86&mdash;Initials of Mann, ex Leaf Player.</p><p>87&mdash;Marcel Pronovost had this injured recently.</p><h2>DOWN</h2><p>1&mdash;Jim Ross, ex Ranger player, was born in this country.</p><p>2&mdash;In 1948-49 this player was traded to Chicago by Detroit for Poile and Gee.</p><p>3&mdash;Name given Demers, once a member of Canadiens.</p><p>4&mdash;This AHL goaltender is a native of Owen Sound, Ont.</p><p>6&mdash;Initials of Wares, former NHL player.</p><p>7&mdash;Given name of Armstrong of the Leafs.</p><p>10&mdash;Artificial language. 13&mdash;Plays for Saskatoon Quakers, called Cy.</p><p>19&mdash;Ont. birthplace of Ron Murphy.</p><p>21&mdash;Gordie Howe played junior hockey in this league (abbr).</p><p>23&mdash;Name given Brannigan, former N.Y. American player.</p><p>24&mdash;Barbe of the Hornets answers to this.</p><p>30&mdash;Number of games pictured star participated in last season.</p><p>33&mdash;Guyle Fielder plays his home games in this State (abbr).</p><p>34&mdash;Exists. 35&mdash;South East (abbr).</p><h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02233/2275007-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="560" height="882"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0019-01

HOCKEY X-WORD

<h2>Quebec Senior</h2><h3>SERIES A</h3><p>(Chicoutimi Wins best-of-eleven series, 5-4).</p><h3>SERIES B</h3><p>Montreal vs Quebec&rsquo; (Best-of-nine semi-finals tied 3-3)</p><h2>SCORING LEADERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03185/2275052-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="609" height="1165"></div><h2>Quebec Junior Canadiens 2 Quebec 1</h2><p>(Quebec leads best-of-nine finals 2-1)</p><h3>EASTERN LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04161/2275045-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="596" height="240"></div><h3>Maritime Junior</h3><p>North Sydney 4. Halifax 1.</p><p>(North Sydney wins best-of-sven Final 4-3, one game tied).</p><h3>Thunder Bay Intermediate</h3><p>Geraldon B, Kenora 6 (Kenora leads besrt-of-five quarter-final 2-0)</p><h3>International League</h3><p>Grand Rapids 2, Troy 0. Grand Rapids leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-2. Toledo 1 Cincinnati 6 Cincinnati leads best-o-f-seven semifinal 3-1.</p><h3>Western Allan Cup Winnipeg 3, Regina 6</h3><p>Best-of-seven series tied 2-2.</p><h3>Western International Senior Spokane 6, Trail 3</h3><p>Spokane leads bets-of five final 2-0.</p><h3>Okanagan Senior</h3><p>Kamloops 5, Penticton 2 Best-of-seven final tied 2-2, one game tied.</p><h3>OHA Senior B</h3><p>Port Colborne 6. Crowland 1 Port Colborne leads group final series, 3-2.</p><p>Oshawa 5, Kingston 3.</p><p>Oshawa leads playoff series 3-1.</p><h3>Maritime Major</h3><p>Halifax 5, Sydney 3.</p><p>(Halifax wins best-of-nlne semi-finals 5-1).</p><p>Glace Bay 4, Charlottetown 3 (overtime) (Best-of-nine semi-final tied 3-3).</p><h3>Western Tnterprovincial</h3><p>Dauphin 8, Lloydminster 5.</p><p>Dauphin leads best-in-five final, 1-0.</p><h3>NOHA Junior B Soo Canucks 6.</h3><p>Timmins 2. &lsquo;Soo wins final series, 12-3.</p><p>Thunder Bay Junior Fort William 3. Port Arthur 3. Fort William leads series 3-2.</p><h3>New York-Ontario Brockville 4. Cornwall 0.</h3><p>Brookville 6. Cornwall 5.</p><p>Brockville leads best-of-seven finals, 3-1.</p><h3>Eastern Canada Senior</h3><p>Saint John2, Smiths Falls 6. Smiths Falls lead best-of-seven semifinal 2-0.</p><h3>Eastern Canada Junior</h3><p>Porcupine 4. Eastview 2</p><p>Porcupine wins best-of-five quarter-final 3-2.</p><h3>Saskatchewan Junior</h3><p>Guildt 3, Flin Flon 5 Flon leads best-of-seven final</p><h3>WESTERN INTERPROVINCIAL</h3><p>Dauphin 8, Lloydminster 5. Dauphin leads best-of-five final 1-0.</p><p>Western Junior Edmonton 3, Lethbridge 4. Lethbrlge leads best-of-seven final 3-2.</p><h3>Northern Ontario Senior A</h3><p>Sudbury 10, Rouyn 0.</p><p>Sudbury wins best-of-seven final 4-0 Northern Ontario Junior A Sault Ste. Marie 6, Timmins 2.</p><p>Sault Ste. Marie wins best-of-three finals, 2-0.</p><h3>Ontario Junior A</h3><p>Toronto Marl boros 3. Barrie 8</p><p>(Barrie, wins best-of-nine semi-finals 5-2).</p><p>Galt 3, Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s 9 (Toronto leads best-of-seven semi-finals 3-1, one game tied)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Amateur Hockey Parade At A Quick Glance

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01151/2275097-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="240" height="288"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02149/2275090-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="251" height="298"></div><h2>Hawks Hurrying To Halt Habs</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03135/2275083-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="2920" height="3421"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TRAFFIC JAM&mdash;Goalie Al Rollins of the Chicago Black Hawks, is trying to duck Maurice Richard&rsquo;s waving wand and keep the Rocket away from his nets at the same time in the top photo as the Montreal meteor attempts to shake Gus Morison loose alongside the nets. The Chicago defenseman in front of Rollins is Al Dewsbury who gets into the act with the Rocket, at the same time, keeping a wary eye on Elmer Lach who is moving into the play. In the lower photo, Dollard St. Laurent of Canadians seems to be pointing his stick in the direction of the puck as if to tell George Gee of Chicago (centre) &ldquo;if&rsquo; went that away.&rdquo; Goalie Gerry McNeil, however, knows different since he can see the puck as it were, resting on Gee&rsquo;s right glove. The referee in the background is Bill Chadwick.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Photos by David Bier)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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