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December 5, 1953
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Inside Stuff About… Wally Hergesheimer
MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIE: “The Greatest Show On Earth” TWO BEST ACTORS: Paul Muni and Gary Cioper. TWO BEST ACTRESSES: Deborah Kerr and Betty Grable. PREFERS TO WEAR: Gusiness suits and sports clothes in conservative colors. FAVORITA HOBBY: Has no special pastime but is very fond of dancing. BEST GIRL VOCALIST: Doris Day. BEST MALE VOCALIST: Perry Como. FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: Swing and good dance music. BEST CLASSICAL COMPOSITION: Likes a little if everything bu has no particular favorite. BEST POPULAR COMPOSITION: “I Can’t Get Started With You”, play by Buddy Berrigan. FAVORITE ORCHESTRA: Harry James. BEST COMPOSER: Irving Berlin. LIKES TO READ: Sports stories, Western and Mysteries TWO BEST RADIO PROGRAMS: Bob Hope and Our Miss Brooks. WHEN RETIRED FROM PLAYING WOULD LIKE TO: Has no definite plans. FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT: Would like to spend some time at Banff. SHOOT GOLF: In the low 80’s. IN THE SUMMER: Plays golf and does a lot of dancing.…
QHL Fugitive Makes Fine Ref
PITTSBURGH, Pa.— A temporarily unemployed fugitive from the Quebec Hockey League was drafted as a referee here a few nights ago when Jerry Olinski, who had been assigned the Important Pittsburgh-Cleveland game, missed plane connections and failed to arrive. He was Armand (Dutch) Del Monte, who had been returned to Cleveland when the Hornets sent Bob Sabourin and Bill Burega to Ottawa. Cleveland, in turn, assigned him to Marion, O., of the International LeagueWhile waiting to join the Marion club, he came to Pittsburgh with Cleveland General Manager Jim Hendy to see the game, but Immediately was pressed into service by mutual agreement of Bun Cook and Baz Bastien, Barons’ and Hornets’ coaches, respectively. He did a good job of it, too. He called one fighting penalty In the first period when…
Bower Cot There Sooner Than Boomer
Ross Defends Size of Nets, Says They’re OK
BOSTON, Mass.— The standardized National league hockey net, six feet wide and four feet high, is neither too big nor too small but just right. It has no bearing on the varying of goals which are scored in a given season, or over a portion of any given season. So says Art Ross, general manager of the Boston Bruins, in response to the latest urging, this one from New York, that the net should be widened. Ross is better acquainted than most with the particular fixture defended regularly by major league goalies. He designed it. At various times since he has hfeard it subjected to criticism, but casual suggestions that its size be increased to provide more goals receive a speedy retort from the grizzled Bruins’ executive. “Every time we hit a period of a week…