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February 20, 1954
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Fines, Suspensions, Injuries Plague Maritime League Clubs
HALIFAX, N.S.— Fines, suspensions, injuries — the Maritime Major (Big Four) Hockey League was as rough as the weather in late January. Glace Bay’s Johnny Lumley cracked Sydney’s Ted O’Connor over the head with his stick and was promptly given a match penalty. Lumley was automatically suspended. A couple of days later league president C. Roy MacDonald slapped on a three-game suspension and a $50 fine. “Inadequate” stormed the Sydney executive. It was Glace Bay’s second match. Earlier in the season Tommy Fyles had been set down three games and $50. At that time, Sydney said, President MacDonald warned players that any further outbreaks with sticks would mean a stiffer sentence. While Glace Bay lost Lumley for three games, Sydney’s O’Connor may be out longer. His head is healing slowly. In the same game…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
First Two Team Player Charlie (Bus) Gagnon, now with Cleveland In the American Hockey league, became the first player to see action with two different teams this season, rare In intra-league trades. Gagnon started the season with Syracuse, went to Springfield of the Quebec League and then to Cleveland. Veteran Performers Two veteran members of the American Hockey League, Andy Branigan of Hershey, and Billy Gooden of Syracuse recently participated In their 600th league games. Branigan reached the mark on January 27, while Gooden joined him as the only two active players to reach that figure on February 2. HOW THE RACE GOES (STANDINGS TUES. A.M. JAN. 16) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Buffalo 3, at Cleveland 4 CLEVELAND — Eddie Olson tipped in a long shot by Eddy Relgle at 9:39 of a 10-minute sudden death overtime period as…
Dune Fisher Sparks Bears In Bid For Playoff Berth
HERSHEY. Pa.— The Hershey Bears, seeking their fourteenth Calder Cup playoff berth in fifteen years of American Hockey League competition, were clinging tenaciously to third rung in loop standings as the club embarked on an all-important eight-game road trip during the engagement of Ice Capades at the local Sports Arena. Coach Murray Henderson’s skaters held a slim two-point spread over the challenging Pittsburgh Hornets, who snapped out of a bad slump to replace the Syracuse Warriors in fourth place. As they headed for three weeks of activity on foreign Ice, the Bears were sporting a four-game victory streak. And, indicating the determination of the Hershey ice men to earn themselves a crack at the play-off money, they catne from behind in their last three encounters to tie the score and then go on…
THE FAN FORUM
Note From Germany Dear Sirs, This Is my first yearly subscription to THE HOCKEY NEWS and I enjoy it very much. I used to be a Pittsburgh Hornet fan but now I am in the Army in Germany. I would like to a story on Willie Marshall, one of my favorite players on the roster last season and this season also. I sure enjoyed the article on Tim Horton In the January 2 issue since Tim was one of the best Hornet players a while back. Would also like to see you put a Player-of-the-Week in your paper for the American League. Ken McKenzie’s column is very enjoyable reading. How about a life story on George Armstrong of Toronto. PFC Donald Koval. Germany. (We will see wliat can do about filling all your requests, Don, in the meantime…
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