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December 19, 1953
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Ferdinand (Flaman) China-Shop Terror, Sabu and Dollie Discover Their Error
TORONTO, Ont.— Among the famous Ferdinands, there is one bull to whom posies aren’t snuff stuff but merely an item to be placed upon the last resting place of those who would enrage him. This could only be Ferdinand Flaman, who qualified for a Ring Magazine ranking among heavyweight contenders with two quick TKOs in one week of NHL hockey and who spurred the demise of Detroit Red Wings playing Horatio at the Bridge in his next exercises. The 190-pound Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman only improves with rage and two careless chaps sporting flaming red found that out by making the mistake of inflaming Ferdinand. Marty Pavelich came first. And went first. That was in Detroit Olympia, while the Leafs were being abused 2-0. The Detroiter became indignant at a solid check Flamant deposited…
WESTERN LEAGUE
The First Goal Scoring the first and Important goal of the game is evenly divided among the seven clubs. New Westminster and Vancouver have got the first goal of the game 16 times each, Calgary and Victoria 14 times each and Edmonton, Saskatoon and Seattle 13 apiece. Rookies Saskatoon tried out two rookies the past week and each scored the first goal of the game. Gordie Redhal of the I lin lion Juniors scored against Seattle In Saskatoon Wednesday night and Chuck Henderson of Kamloops against New Westminster Deccmber 5 In the Royal City. HOW THE RACE GOES (STANDINGS ON MON. A.M. DEC. 7) RESULTS Monday Nov. 30th Edmonton 4 at Victoria 6 Wednesday Dec. 2nd Vancouver 2 at New West. 4 Edmonton 3 at Calgary 1 Seattle 1 at Saskatoon 4 Thursday Dec. 3rd Seattle 3 at Edmonton 9 Friday Dec. 4th Saskatoon 3 at…
Irvin Reiterates Earlier Demand, Says “Two Refs Now a Necessity”
MONTREAL, Que.— Every season unexpected developments occur in the arenas of the National Hockey League to add spice and controversy to the game. This year the Montreal Canadiens, most penalized team in the league, played games on two consecutive nights in which queer rulings made the headlines. First there was the rhubarb in Toronto which ended on a ludicrous note When Referee Frank Udvari banished the bench reserves of both teams for participating in a free-for-all brawl. Now Udvari was perfectly within his rights, according to Rule 66, in imposing 10-minute misconduct penalties on those who left the benches to swing fists but the question arises: what would have happened had the fracas occured with 10 minutes to play? The game would have had to continue with only the players who were on…
Big Mo And Big Harry Showing Disdain for Age
MONTREAL, Que.— Kenny (Big Mo) Mosdell, Canadiens’ latest centre sensation is having one of the greatest years of his long and varied National Hockey League career. Mosdell, who was rushed into the breach to fill the vacancy created by injuries to Elmer Lach and Jean Beliveau, has scored 12 goals in Canadiens first 32 games, and is well on his way to eclipsing his own all-time high of 17 goals in a season. Mosdell, in the past two years, scored a total of 16 goals. He’s one of the two remaining members of the original New York Americans. The other, Toronto’s Harry Watson, is also proving that age isn’t a handicap if you’re a good player. He has already notched 11 goals this season. Watson’s all-time high was the 26 goals he collected in…
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