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March 6, 1954

The Hockey News March 6, 1954

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The major league hockey career of Real Chevrefils has only been interrupted, not ended by his injury of last fall.</p><p>Chevrefils, 21-year-old left wing of the Boston Bruins, received a broken leg in Toronto in the 14th game of the season.</p><p>So badly was his right shin splintered in a collision with Toronto&rsquo;s Ferny Flaman that there was immediate doubt that he would play again. Three months later there was still doubt.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03173/1455111-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="598" height="592"></div><h2><b>Chevvie Joins Mates As Spectator</b></h2><p>Then late last month in Toronto the hip-length cast In which the youngster has been encased was removed, and the leg examined by Dr. James Murray, the Maple Leafs&rsquo; team physician.</p><p>&ldquo;It has healed perfectly,&rdquo; said Dr. Murray after completing his examination. &ldquo;He won&rsquo;t play this season but he&rsquo;ll be able to play next year.&rdquo;</p><p>Chevrefils is scheduled to make the 500-mile trip to Toronto from his home in Timmins, Ontario, later this month for another examination, after which he may shed the walking cast which he is wearing presently.</p><p>Then he&rsquo;ll visit Boston to pick up his car and golf clubs before returning to Timmins for the summer.</p><p>Chevrefils&rsquo; conditioning program for next year will include a summer of manual labor and golf and an early start at the Bruins&rsquo; training camp at Hershey.</p><p>The stocky forward scored 19 goals a year ago in his first full season with the Bruins, and he made a promising getaway last fall. His potential scoring power figures prominently in the Bruins&rsquo; plans for a year hence.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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IN THIS ISSUE

Chevvie’s Reh abilitation To Include Labor and Golf

<div class="byline">By Marshall Dann</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04137/1454749-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="163" height="248"></div><p>&bull; It certainly is a shame that every hockey fan in the world can&rsquo;t have at least one opportunity to watch a National League game in Montreal.</p><p>Somewhere I once read that Toronto fans are the smartest in the game, best versed in the finer points of hockey, experts in the true sense of the word and all that sort of thing.</p><p>I doubt all that, and I do know that no Maple Leaf rooter can come anywhere near his Canadien counterpart when it comes to knowing how to enjoy a game.</p><p>Hockey to the Habitant habitue is not just entertainment. It is an emotional experience. No more fanatical followers exist anywhere in any sport. Always in capacity numbers. And vocal.</p><p>Such frenzied support Is bound to have effect upon Montreal players, who for the sake of an argument well concede are all just normal red-blooded Canadian youth.</p><p>Watch them at home a few times and you realize why it has been said so many times that the greatest team in hockey always is Montreal&mdash;when playing on Montreal ice.</p><p>Of course, that does seem to imply that they are something less than &ldquo;the most&rdquo; when they wander away from home.</p><p>That may seem like jumping to conclusions or else reading from the record book where it says Montreal&rsquo;s home record is 24-4 and its road record 6-17.</p><p>You just can&rsquo;t escape it, those players in Montreal uniforms on the road are only pale imitations of the Forum breed.</p><p>Some of those players get so enthused under the roaring adulation and acclaim of their hometown fans that they even stray out of realm of athletics and into the area of the theater in the excitement.</p><p>Champion of the Canadiens in all other departments is Rocket Richard so It is proper that the lad also stars in the dramatic skits as well.</p><p>That boy has hidden talent. With actions and gestures he plays upon the feelings of the fans with the dexterity of a Charles Laughton.</p><p>For instance, who can protest a penalty with more charm. It is a dramatic delight the feeling he exudes when he slams his gloves to the ice or shatters his stick on the penalty-box door or raises his arms to heaven in silent protest. Sheer genius.</p><p>At least it is if, you like schmaltz, with your hockey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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On Thin Ice

<div class="byline">By JOE MINSTER</div><p>CINCINNATI, Ohio.&mdash;</p><p>There has been a total of 23 shutouts to date in the International Hockey League, recent statistics reveal.</p><p>Pace-setting Cincinnati thus far has been the lone club to escape a whitewashing, while last-place Milwaukee is the only sextet not to have scored a shutout as yet.</p><p>Cincinnati&rsquo;s Charlie Hodge has tallied eight shutouts to rank in front of Toledo&rsquo;s Bill Tibbs, with six, in that important department. Next in line with two apiece are Doug Coxon of Grand Rapids, and Dan Simmons, a newcomer at Johnstown.</p><p>Single doses of scoreless hockey have been turned in by Claude Roy, then with Johnstown and now at Milwaukee; Lew Crowdis of Marion; Julian Klymkiw, formerly of Troy but now at Louisville; and Ivan Walmsley of Ft. Wayne, and Guy LeClerc, then doing a stint with Louisville.</p><p>Conversely, Milwaukee has been blanked six times, Grand Rapids four, Louisville and Jonhstown each three, Ft. Wayne, Toledo and Marion each twice and Troy but once.</p><p>Both Hodge and Tibbs, All-Star IHL net-minder for the past three years, have surpassed the previous league shutout mark of five, jointly set by Claude Evans of Cincinnati and LeClerc, then with Troy, in 1952-53.</p><p>Hodge, who trails Tibbs by one hundredth of a percent in goaltending average, 2.50 to 2.49, has shut out every club in the loop but Marion and Troy, with Milwaukee serving as his favorite cousin, to the tune of three whitewash jobs.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01262/1456356-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="306" height="321"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Eight Zeros</b></p><p><b>CHARLIE HODGE</b></p></figcaption></div><p>Here is a breakdown of the shutouts for and against each club:</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02209/1456349-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="308" height="238"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Mohawks Lone IHL Club To Escape Whitewashing

<h2><b>Some Mark</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>J</span>acques Plante, filling in for the injured Gerry McNeil with Canadiens, has scored three shutouts in eight games and has allowed only 13 goals to get by him.</p><h2><b>Backfires!</b></h2><p>Canadiens, trailing New York 1-0 recently, yanked Jacques Plante with only seconds remaining and the strategical move backfired as Doug Bentley pumped the puck into the open net.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02107/1456903-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="936" height="663"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sugar Jim Gets A Hand</b></figcaption></div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>There&rsquo;s something about the Detroit Olympia which leaves the Toronto Maple Leafs cold.</p><p>The Leafs have visited here Jive times this season and haven&rsquo;t (Scored a single goal yet. It not only is the longest scoreless streak ever suffered by National Hockey League opposition in this city but also one of the strangest Bince a powerful club has been the victim.</p><p>The shutout string now has gone 332 minutes, 58 seconds, which carries back to last season. Tod Sloan was the last to click, at 7:02 of the second period, on Toronto&rsquo;s final visit of 1952-53. Detroit won that game, 3 to 1, incidentally, to clinch the NHL title.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01150/1456910-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="159" height="240"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuk</b></figcaption></div><p>The record this year is getting repetitious now:</p><p>Oct. 11 Detroit 4, Toronto 0.</p><p>Oct. 25 Detroit 2, Toronto 0.</p><p>Nov. 26 Detroit 2, Toronto 9.</p><p>Jan. 3 Detroit 0, Toronto 0.</p><p>Jan. 24 Detroit 2, Toronto 0.</p><p>Terry Sawchuk has handled the last four shutouts, but was absent with injuries the first time. Davey Gatherum, his relief, initiated the streak,</p><p>AU hope isn&rsquo;t lost, of course. The schedule insists that the Leafs must keep trying. The two remaining games will be March 4&mdash;by which time the streak will have lasted almost a full year&mdash;and March 21, the season finale.</p><p>Strangely enough, the Wings still figure that the Leafs will be their strongest challenger for first place from here on in, even if the home fans can&rsquo;t figure why.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0347/1456896-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="926" height="743"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Howell Heads For Landing</b></figcaption></div><p><b>TOD SLOAN</b> of the Leafs moves in for a shot at Boston&rsquo;s Jim Henry in the top photo despite the determined efforts of Warren Godfrey to stop him. That&rsquo;s Harry Watson standing by the goal with Boston&rsquo;s Bob Armstrong (stick upraised) behind him. In the lower photo, Rangers&rsquo; Harry Howell goes a cropper over team-mate Jack Evans after colliding with Detroit&rsquo;s Marcel Pronovost (No. 31 heading the other way. Aldo Guidolin (far left) looks on.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Olympia Ice Freezes T’s Scoring Eye

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>When Charley Conacher passed through Chicago the other night en route to California it was close to four years since he had departed on the scouting trip that preceded the end of his career as Black Hawk coach. He held the post in his colorful way from December 15, 1947, through the end of the 1949-50 campaign.</p><p>Stopping off at the Stadium, Charley arrived late in the first period to see the Hawks surge into a 3-1 lead over Boston in a crucial contest for the latter. He later shook his head in apparent disgust as the Beautowners rallied with three goals in the second period and went on to win going away, 4-3.</p><p>As outspoken as ever, he didn&rsquo;t hesitate to disclose his feelings about the dire state of hockey in Chicago after the game. He criticized deals that were made and one that was not, the lack of a real farm system and what he termed the premature retirement of younger brother Roy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0419/1456941-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="Cover-04" width="160" height="244"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Charlie Conacher</b></figcaption></div><p>Conacher, a star with Toronto, Detroit and the old New York Americans in his playing days, revealed that in his ill-fated scouting trip for the Hawks he had been able to persuade bossman Conn Smythe of the Leafs <b>to</b> help the Chicago cause by selling three youngsters for a total <b>of</b> $30,000.</p><p>He listed them as Tod Sloan, Fleming Maekell and Harry Taylor. The first two, of course, have since become standouts in the National League. Smythe recently placed a $100,000 tag on&rsquo;Sloan, while Maekell, All-Star center last season, continues as a stalwart with Boston.</p><p>Charley expressed considerable dismay over the breaking up of &ldquo;The Boilermakers&rdquo;&mdash;the line of Metro Prystai, Bep Guidolin and Bert Olmstead, after his departure as Hawk coach. He blasted a trade involving one of the three &ldquo;for players that retired <b>a</b> year after they arrived in Chicago.&rdquo;</p><p>As for brother Roy, he said, &ldquo;I realize that he was bent on retiring when he did, but I think they could have talked him into staying by offering him another $1,000 or something. He still could have helped.&rdquo; Roy, for the record, hit for 25 goals in the season before his retirement.</p><p>Despite deals that will likely be made before next fall, Charley said he had little hope for any marked improvement in the Chicago situation within thenear future. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got to make changes with an outlook that goes farther than just next season. That&rsquo;s what the other clubs do all the time.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t continually get players with hopes that they will immediately become stars. The NHL is the place for proven skaters and no one else. The average youngsters need one or maybe two years in the minors nowadays before they can get the experience needed for the big time.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Conacher Reveals Toronto Offered Them for 30 G’S

<div class="byline">By DANA MOZLEY</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>As the result of relentless research in the Department of Interesting Facts and Figures Complimentary to the Rangers, New York now places in nomination the name of Johnny Bower for MVP. This Hart Trophy, of course, would in no way interfere with the goalkeeper getting the Rookie-of-the-Year award.</p><p>Whatever success the Rangers have had this season&mdash;and it has been considerable since the turn of the new year&mdash;they are willing to credit in large patr to Bower. It is the feeling here that if Chuck Rayner were worthy of his Hatr Trophy in 1949150 for tending the Blues into the playoffs, the same should hold true of blond Johnny. Their cases and their records are similar.</p><p>There is no question that Red Kelly and Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard and a number of other players around the league are better than Bower. They were better than Rayner four years ago, too. The question is whether any one of them is more valuable to his team than Bower is to the Rangers.</p><p>The vote after the first half of the season for MVP would appear to help Bower&rsquo;s case. It it noter that, although the Black Hawks were in the cellar right from the start, goalkeeper Al Rollins led the Hart ballots. He had 50 points, to 40 for Kelly, 22 for Howe and 20 Richard.</p><p>The Rangers feel that if Rollins deserved the first-half vote, then certainily Bower must deserve the vote for the period since Jan. 1. His steady, often sensational play in the nets has been largely responsible for the Ranger smaking a race for the playoffs.</p><p>From Jan. 1, to February 21, the Department of IFFCR shows that New York has the best record in the league. (See box).</p><p>In this second-half period, Bower has allowed but 2.14 goals per game. His two shutouts and six of his 13 one-goal games have come since Jan. 1, also.</p><p>Overall, Bower&rsquo;s goals-against average is 2.67. Except for the 2.62 mark Rayner had in his Hart year, this is the lowest on the Rangers since 1940-41. Davey Kerr then had 2.60.</p><p>The rest of the league is well aware of what Bower means to the Rangers. Whenever he goes, rave notices have preceded him back to New York. For instance, he has starred in every game the Rangers have played in Detroit this year. For another instance, listen to King Clancy after his Maple Leafs took a 6-1 beating in New York, Feb. 21:</p><p>&ldquo;He held them up in the first period. If it hadn&rsquo;t been for Bower, we might have done the early scoring and gone on to win. We certainly had enough scoring chances.&rdquo;</p><p>Says Muzz Patrick: &ldquo;Bower is the key to our team. He gives up a good crack at any game. He may not have all the fine moves of a Sawchuk or a Lumley, but he gets his work done. He has something special&mdash;a lot of guts. And he never lets up.&rdquo;</p><p>There have been rumors that Bower goes into the Calder Trophy race under a handicap. Gump Worsley, who tended goal for the Rangers last season, was voted the Rookie-of-the-Year award. He didn&rsquo;t even make the team in September, after Bower&rsquo;s purchase from Cleveland. Those rumors persist that the Calder Trophy voters may not look kindly at another Ranger goalkeeper.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a lot of hogwash,&rdquo; Frank Boucher points out. &ldquo;Why should Bower be penalized because Worsley is now playing in Vancouver? Gump is still a fine goalkeeper&mdash;the best in the Western League. It&rsquo;s to Bower&rsquo;s credit that he proved to be a better one, as long ago as last September.</p><p>&ldquo;The rookie award is decided on the merits of the case,&rdquo; Ranger manager added. &ldquo;Whether the candidate be a forward, defenseman or goalkeeper, the proof comes from figures&mdash;and figures don&rsquo;t lie.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rangers Dept. Of IFFCR Nominates Bower as MVP

<p>(Standing From January 1 to February 23)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01216/1454518-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="603" height="152"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Look Who’s Out Front Here!

<div class="byline">HOUSTON</div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ORONTO&mdash;By 1970, only one current Toronto Maple Leaf will still be pulling the fans from their pews with his spectacular sorties up the ice, according to former Boston Bruin great Eddie Shore.</p><p>He&rsquo;s Tim Horton, the razzle-dazzle sophomore defenseman.</p><p>Horton&rsquo;s going to be among the top three of all time,&rdquo; Shore predicts. &ldquo;And he&rsquo;s going to last a long time. He has that proper skating technique which permits him to get the most out of himself with the least effort. He puts the work on his thigh muscles when he&rsquo;s skating and he keeps his head straight so he can think clearly. And he has a lot of other natural ability to go with that, so that he can&rsquo;t miss being a real great star.&rdquo;</p><p>Shore uses Horton as a current example of the skating style which he proposes to teach, by film, to youngsters throughout Canada if the Canadian government will cooperate with his project.</p><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03183/1454549-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="142" height="241"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 142px"><b>Tim Horton</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></div>

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Shore Says Horton Has Chance To Become One Of The Greatest

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02200/1454580-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Shore (left) discusses new skating styles with Cyclone Taylor, John Ross Roach and Frankie Boucher (left to right) at Crippled Children&rsquo;s dinner held recently in Toronto.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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“Ponce De Shore” Discovers Success System

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><p>(The Toronto Telegram)</p><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Eddie Shore has discovered the Fountain of Youth.</p><p>After 20 years of studying the styles of hockey&rsquo;s greatest players, the former Boston Bruin star has concluded they all owe their success and longevity to a common skating technique, a technique which Shore hopes he may soon make available for instruction to every schoolboy in Canada.</p><p>A collection of movie films of the greats led Ponce de Shore to his discovery, which he says: &ldquo;Will make hockey careers more attractive to security-conscious youngsters.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;If the youngsters learn the proper skating technique before they acquire other bad habits,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;they&rsquo;ll be able to stay in the big league for 25 years, or until they&rsquo;re 45. That&rsquo;s almost twice as long as most players remain in hockey now, and since they&rsquo;ll play better and last longer, the earning powers will be increased tremendously.</p><p>&ldquo;Look at the incentive that&rsquo;ll give to more youngsters to look for hockey careers. Youngsters who are afraid to take up hockey now because it&rsquo;s a short life with an abrupt ending for many.&rdquo;</p><p>Shore explains he needs a film of only one more great to complete his $1,000 collection. When he has that, he will organize his findings and in two or three years offer the entire project free to the Canadian government if the government will agree to circulate it gratis throughout Canadian schools.</p><p>The one standout missing from Ponce de Shore&rsquo;s collection is Fred Cyclone Taylor and he won&rsquo;t be missing long. At the Ontario Sportswriters and Sportcasters Third Annual Celebrities Dinner in Toronto. Shore made arrangements to film the famous Cyclone next month in Vancouver. Taylor, an ardent supporter of the Shore plan, has agreed to don skates either before or after the west coast old-timer&rsquo;s game.</p><p>&ldquo;You won&rsquo;t have to play,&rdquo; Ponce de Shore promised Cyclone. &ldquo;All I&rsquo;d like to do is watch you skate and film it. Whatever way you skated when you pleyed, you&rsquo;ll still skate the same way now. Skating is something you never forget.&rdquo;</p><p>At 51, Shore figures he could still beat most of the star&rsquo;s in today&rsquo;s game in a sprint. &ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t last with anyone over a distance because I&rsquo;m not in condition,&rdquo; he allows, &ldquo;But in a sprint I still think I could.</p><p>&ldquo;Very few players skate the proper way. They put all the work on their shin muscles, which can&rsquo;t possibly take as much work as the thighs. And they bend over and hold their head back so that the back of their neck becomes wrinkled or cramped. By doing that they can&rsquo;t help but cramp part of their nervous system and that keeps their brain from thinking and functioning at its peak.</p><p>&ldquo;All the really great stars relied on their thigh muscles to do the work and held their heads straight. I&rsquo;ve talked to them all, Morenz, Siebert and the rest, and they all admit they were never taught to do it that way. It just came naturally. In other fords, they discovered the secret by accident. My proposal is to teach this technique to youngsters who don&rsquo;t have the great&rsquo;s natural ability but can learn by watching the films.</p><p>&ldquo;If they learn to skate properly, we&rsquo;ll have a lot more good hockey players. There still may be only a dozen great stars in the game at any one time, but there won&rsquo;t be that same tremendous gap between the stars and the rest of the players. We ll have a lot more close-to-great stars and a lot fewer run-of-the-mill players.&rdquo;</p><p>Ponce de Shore admits he originally struck the secret by an accident of his own.</p><p>&ldquo;I was skating up north one day as a kid when a fellow who didn&rsquo;t even last a year in Montreal yelled at me: &lsquo;It&rsquo;s a good thing we have boards in the end of the rink, you young farmer, or you&rsquo;d be right out on the street.&rsquo; He was right. I used to skate with my head down, charging all over the place.</p><p>&ldquo;I was still thinking about what he said a few months later in Winnipeg when I saw a fellow play almost a complete game, 50 minutes anyway, without even breathing hard. I decided that was for me, so I studied the way he skated and then practised it.</p><p>&ldquo;Later I started taking movies of all the stars in the game and when I was in Boston I used to study them all the time. My wife used to think I was crazy and asked if I never got tired of playing the same movies over and over again. Sure I got sick and tired of them. But hockey was my business and they were going to help. Now maybe they can help kids all over the country. I&rsquo;m positive they will and that&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m going to give It a try.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Shore Seeks Taylor’s Style To Complete Skating Movie

<p><b>Born, Toronto, Ont., March 2, 1922</b></p><p><b>Defense. Shoots right. 5&prime;11&Prime;, 175 lbs.</b></p><p><b>Last amateur club: Brantford (Juniors).</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03121/1454673-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="625" height="156"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Quackenbush, Hubert George (Bill)

<div class="byline">By MARGARET SCOTT</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02181/1454635-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Poke-Check Specialist</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01215/1454642-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="154" height="251"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Margaret Scott</b></figcaption></div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>If strangers to the NHL circuit hear that the &ldquo;One-Armed Bandit&rdquo; is on the rampage, they can lay that pistol down and relax. The bandit is actually a well mannered, soft spoken defenseman who robs enemy forwards of goals and then has the audacity to score a few himself. He defends the blueline in front of the Boston net, and though his real, name is Hubert George Quackenbush, he travels under the alias of Bill.</p><p>Quackenbush, who has limited use of a much injured left arm, was dubbed the &ldquo;OneArmed Bandit&rdquo; back in his early days with Detroit, and it aptly describes this poke-checking specialist Whose cool manner and deft movements frustrate the NHL&rsquo;s Scoring wizards.</p><p>Quackenbush was born in Toronto, Ontario, March 22nd, 1922, Fortunately for hockey he was raised by sports-minded parents and began his athletic career at an early age. His father, Sgt. John Quackenbush of the Toronto Police Force, has followed hockey since 1907. His mother is an equally avid fan who has spent many hours in unheated rinks giving encouragement to her sons. Bill has three brothers. Jack, the eldest, is a Lieut in the army. Ted once played for Pittsburgh and is a former AHL referee, while Max, the youngest, is playing for Calgary. Bill was named after his mother&rsquo;s brother who lost his life in the first World War. When he was just a few weeks old his aunt saw him for the first time. She took her head Sadly and said &ldquo;Hubert is no name for a boy. I&rsquo;ll call him Bill.&rdquo; That name has been with him ever since.</p><p>When he was five years old Quackenbush received his first pair of skates, but due to a mild, rainy winter, despaired of ever using them. One day the weather turned cold and the street in front of the Quackenbush home became an ideal skating rink. From then on Bill lived on skates. &ldquo;We always knew where he was,&rdquo; explained his father. &ldquo;He spent all his time skating up and down Harvie Avenue and even kept his kates on when he had a meal.&rdquo;</p><p>Quackenbush first played organized hockey with Hughes School Playground teams. He then attended Western Technical School, where he received his junior matriculation and starred at hockey and rugby. One season he played with four teams&mdash;Western Tech., Tely Newsboys, Campbells Soup and Native Sons, the latter being coached by George Parsons, the former Maple Leaf Player. In addition, Bill had a newspaper route and delivered 175 papers per day. Strangely enough, he thrived upon that strenuous, schedule and managed to attain his best marks at school.</p><p>But for a twist of fate Bill Quackenbush might have been wearing the uniform of the Montreal Canadiens. While playing with Western Tech in a post-season exhibition game against a Montreal High School team, he caught the eye of a Canadien scout who tagged him as a future NHL star. The scout approached his father with an offer to have Bill sign a contract. At that time Canadiens lacked an extensive farm system and did not arrange for young players to finish their schooling. The elder Quackenbush thought an education essential and the offer was turned down.</p><p>However, Bill was not to be denied an opportunity for fame. Some time later Jack Adams and Carson Cooper arrived in Toronto on a scouting trip and were told of the prowess of a young man named Quackenbush. They offered Bill a contract which would send him to Brantford Lions Juniors, a Detroit farm club coached by the now famous Tommy Ivan, and enable him to continue his education at Brantford Collegiate Institute. The offer delighted Bill and after a conference with his family, he accepted.</p><p>The decision was one which neither Quackenbush nor hockey has regretted. Bill spent one year at Brantford and in that time his rugby and hockey talent soared to great heights. He became the backfield ace of the B.C.I. rugby team and was known as the &ldquo;Golden Gander.&rdquo; In the fall of 1942 the 19-year-old Quackenbush reported to the Detroit training camp and so impressed the management that he was promptly signed to a pro contract. He began the season as a regular member of the defense corps, but sustained a broken wrist after playing 10 games and spent the rest of the campaign with Indianapolis Capitols.</p><p>The following season he played one game for the Caps before moving to Detroit where he gained a regular position. For six years he played an important role in the Red Wing defense plans. In 313 regular games he collected 40 goals and 89 assists for 129 points, and spent only 69 minutes in the penalty box. While wearing the Detroit colours he was selected on two All-Star teams, and one alternate team.</p><p>Quackenbush handles enemy snipers with an efficient, adroit technique which eliminates heavy body checking. This method has paid dividends for him. He has proven, that a defenseman can be effective without resorting to unnecessary roughness. In 1948-49, while helping Detroit win the N.H.L. championship, he went through the entire 60 game campaign, plus 11 play-off games, without incurring a single penalty, and was the unanimous choice for the All-Star team.</p><p>He was rewarded for his clean play, and created hockey history, by being the first defenseman ever to win the Lady Byng Trophy, which is given annually to the player best combing effective play with gentlemanly conduct. In a poll of sports writers and radio broadcasters Quackenbush garnered 52 of a possible 54 votes. Harry Watson, who also went through the season sinless, was given 28 votes.</p><p>One of the seasons most amusing incidents, occured between Quackenbush and Watson when the Maple Leafs were playing the Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. A fight broke out and players of both sides were lining up opponents. Watson and Quackenbush found themselves paired off on the outskirts of the main event and while both were extremely trophy-conscious, they exchanged a few friendly shoves just to keep up with their teammates. &ldquo;Shall we waltz?&rdquo; asked Watson. &ldquo;No,&rdquo; replied Quackenbush, &ldquo;lets push in, I think they&rsquo;re going to take pictures.&rdquo; &lsquo;</p><p>Despite his easy going manner Quackenbush commands a good deal of respect throughout the circuit. Proof that he is a rugged individual with an abundance of stamina is shown by his performance in the 1946-47 play-off semifinals against the Leafs. In the dying minutes of the third game he suffered severely torn knee ligtments which were expected to keep him sidelined for the balance of the series&mdash;if not longer. When the Red Wings skated out on the Gardens ice for the fourth game, the tall blond was holding down his usual defense post. While the doctors were accurate in their diagnosis of the injury they overlooked the Quackenbush tenacity and team spirit. He played a tremendous game and was one of the outstanding figures on the ice. despite the fact that his leg was swollen from ankle to knee.</p><p>On August 16th, 1949, Detroit rocked the hockey world by announcing completion of a deal which sent Pete Horeck and the All-Star Quackenbush to Boston in exchange for Pete Babando, Jim Peters, Clare Martin and Pete Durham. The deal, which followed Bill&rsquo;s most successful season, was completely unexpected. Rabid Red Wing fans, to whom Quackenbush was an idol, were stunned. Quackenbush had just finished playing golf when he heard the news. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a bit of a shock,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be leaving a lot of good friends, but I&rsquo;ll try my best for Boston. I hold no grudge against Detroit. I&rsquo;ve always been treated well there.&rdquo;</p><p>While Detroit fans seethed with anger and disappointment, supporters of the Boston Bruins ware chortling gleefully at the prospect of having hockey&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman don the Hub colors. The move was a hazardous one for Quackenbush. He was leaving Detroit, a team which boasted a solid defense, high scoring forwards, plus Jack Adams and Tommy Ivan, who had guided him through his NHL career. At Detroit he had been an important cog in a smooth functioning machine. At Boston he was given the task of being the defensive rock on a team which had a new coach, a rookie goalie, a shaky defense and an assortment of veteran and rookie for wards headed by the reliable Milt Schmidt.</p><p>Quackenbush could be excused if he viewed the 1949-50 season with a degree of trepidation. &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; Boucher had succeeded &ldquo;Dit&rdquo; Clapper at the helm and that year the Bruins travelled a rocky road which led them to fifth place at the end of the schedule. Though Quackenbush could not be blamed for Boston&rsquo;s unhappy plight, some hockey followers quickly assumed he was not the Quackenbush of old&mdash;that he had reached the top of the ladder and was descending. Time and Quackenbush proved such was not the case.</p><h2><b>Drastic Changes</b></h2><p>The 1950-51 season saw drastic changes in the Bruin team. Boucher was releived of his post and Lynn Patrick signed as the new mentor. Veteran Jack Crawford had departed to Hershey as playing-manager, while Hal Laycoe. Bill Ezinickl and Vic Lynn were Bruin newcomers. The revamped Bruins took a new lease on life and staged a terrific battle to gain fourth place and a coveted play-off berth. They ended the season with 62 points, three behind the third place Canadiens and one ahead of the Rangers. Quackenbush rose to the occasion, leading the rearguards who displayed a vastly improved defense. In a game against Rangers he was on the ice 50 minutes and 25 seconds, as the Bruins tied the New Yorkers 2-2.</p><p>For five weeks of the 1950-51 schedule he averaged 45 minutes per game, which shows what a major role he played in Boston&rsquo;s success. His play brought praise from all N.H.L. cities. Neil Colville was quoted as saying &ldquo;Quackenbush is half the Boston team.&rdquo; Conn Smythe said &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the best in the business.&rdquo; Experts gave him full credit for his efforts and placed him on the All-Star team.</p><p>The Montreal Canadiens are credited with teaching Bill that crime does not pay. That point was driven home a few years ago when the Habitants were dominating the league. They were playing the Red Wings, and losing 2-0, until Quackenbush was penalized. While Bill gazed in horror, Canadiens banged in three quick goals and won the game 3-2. From then on Quackenbush was determined to have only a nodding aquaintance with the penalty timekeeper.</p><p>As a youngster, Quackenbush seldom listened to the hockey games, nor did he have a favorite team or player. In fact, until he joined Detroit, he had only seen three N.H.L. games. He preferred to play hockey rather than listen to it and was usually w&rsquo;orn out on a Saturday night after spending the day toiling for his team. Many of his practice sessions began at 4 A.M.</p><p>One of Quackenbush&rsquo;s favorite sports is soccer and at one time he was regarded as one of Canada&rsquo;s finest prospects. He had his first taste of the game at Hughes Public School and created quite a stir as he helped them win two championships. At that time his main desire was to own a pair of soccer boots, but the family budget wouldn&rsquo;t stretch that far. The resourceful Quackenbush overcame that problem by sharing a pair of boots with another boy. Each wore one boot and one regular shoe and even then Bill played a whale of a game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0003-02

Bruin Rearguard Starring Despite “Weak” Left Arm

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL-SPORTS EDITOR</div><p><b>(As Seen in the Toronto Star)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01286/1454718-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="619" height="208"></div><h2><b>Measured In Steaks, It&rsquo;s A Long Time</b></h2><p>Steaks cost a buck and a half at the best hotels when Milt Schmidt first started eating them with the compliments of the Boston hockey club. He recalled that recently, when the Bruins got their routine late-afternoon call to the dining room. That&rsquo;s one thing which reminds him how long he&rsquo;s been in big-league hockey. The record books say it&rsquo;s since the season of &rsquo;36-&rsquo;37. This may be his last time around, as a player. More likely, he will do another full season as a campaigner. The way he&rsquo;s challenging the youngest buckaroos on ice gives no hint of physical deterioration. Uncle Miltie tangled bloodlessly with Leafs&rsquo; freshman, Bob Bailey. Whether he plays will be up to Milt. He has a contract which states he can be coach of the club after this season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02258/1454711-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="162" height="244"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Frank Brimsek</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03185/1454704-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="157" height="246"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Milt Schmidt</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;In my very first game with the Bruins, I broke Eddie Wiseman&rsquo;s nose,&rdquo; Schmidt remembered, ruefully. &ldquo;It was a pure accident. We were playing the Americans in New York and he bumped his nose on my shoulder. He probably thinks to this day I did it on purpose. When you&rsquo;ve been around for 18 seasons, there are incidents you&rsquo;d like to forget. That was one of them. I always have regretted it happened.</p><p>&ldquo;And of course you make a few enemies. You just as soon forget that, too, although I think I can say I haven&rsquo;t had too many. Jack Stewart and I weren&rsquo;t exactly what you&rsquo;d call buddies on ice. That feud lasted for several years. Since Jack retired from the league, we manage to be sensible about it.&rdquo;</p><p>In case Schmiddy&rsquo;s conscience is bothering him for his attitude toward Black Jack in Stewart&rsquo;s playing days, some of the Detroit players could assure him the disrespect was mutual. Jack used to resent it when another Red Wing racked up Schmidt. He&rsquo;d growl: &ldquo;Schmidt is for me. Don&rsquo;t horn in on my territory.&rdquo; And Black Jack could hit with the best of them. But it wasn&rsquo;t he who rocked Schmidt the hardest in his 18 years of NHL hockey. That honor belongs to RedHorner, who was grand chief belter at Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>&ldquo;I had just circle one player when Horner loomed up in front of me,&rdquo; Schmidt groaned. &ldquo;There was no time to dodge him. I didn&rsquo;t get up after he nailed me.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Apps Brought Out His Best Hockey</b></h2><p>The more pleasant memories include his centre ice duels with Syl Apps. They were strickly tests of skill and speed, battles of wits and wizardry. It was opposite Apps that Milt figures he played some of his greatest hockey. Against Apps, he always figured he had to give a top performance, just to come out even. And the challenge seemed to bring cut that extra burst which is the trade mark of great athletes or great horses. When Apps and Schmidt hooked up, they both knew they didn&rsquo;t have to worry about butt ends, elbows and high sticks. It was a contest of craftsmen, who enjoyed their &lsquo;trade.</p><p>And of course he enjoyed his associations with Boston greats like Eddie Shore, who seemed to be almost as amazing when he finally retired as he was when Milt first knew him, and Dit Clapper, who starred at two positions. He likes to think of Frankie Brimsek in goal for the Bruins when they called him Mr. Zero. And even of Bill Durnan, who was in goal against him. There&rsquo;s no telling how often he was robbed by Rill&mdash;especially on screened shots which looked to be labelled.</p><p>But most of all, Milt likes to think of the Kraut line which also was practically a brotherhood. It isn&rsquo;t often that three kids come from the same town to star as a unit in a major league sport. Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Porky Dumart did that. One season, they were one, two, three in NHL scoring. During the eight years they played together and Jived together, there never was an argument or a squabble of any kind. Thed had differences of opinion on how a play should be made. Bauer was the student of the trio, and it usually was he who proposed new theories. Schmidt and Dumart didn&rsquo;t always agree. But they usually wound up trying them. Milt always has been grateful to Bauer and Dumart for talking Art Ross into giving him a trial at the Poston training camp. Ross should be grateful, too. In his first contract, Ross apportioned one-third of the salary to Milt and two-thirds to his folks back in Kitchener.</p><p>&ldquo;If I ever had any doubts about the Boston club, that removed them,&rdquo; Milt grinned. &ldquo;I knew I was with the right kind of people.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0004-01

Speaking on Sport

<div class="byline">by Dink Carroll</div><h2><b>Hockey&rsquo;s Proposed Draft</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he aim of the proposed draft in hockey is to prevent one club from burying a player in the minors who might be helpful to any of the other clubs in the National Hoekey League.</p><p>Any rule which can bring this about we would say is a good rule. They have the draft in baseball, but it doesn&rsquo;t work.</p><p>To understand what is developing in hockey, it may be well to take a quick look at the baseball setup. Let&rsquo;s say a major league club signs a player to a contract. Perhaps the player can&rsquo;t quite make the grade with the big league club, but he is definitely a good prospect. The big league club can option him out to a minor league club, but there is a limit to the number of options.</p><p>If memory serves us correctly, he can only be optioned out three times. After he has used up his options, as baseball jargon has it, he must be retained by the big league club or wraivers must be asked on him. If any other club in the league can use the player it can claim him at the waiver price, which, is $10,000. If no club claims him, he can be sent out/to the minors again.</p><p>Now for the draft rule. At the end of the baseball season&mdash;it&rsquo;s usually in November&mdash;every big league club can draft one player from any. Triple-A club. The draft price is also $10,000.</p><p>But, even before the season ends, every major league club sets about the business of protecting the promising young players in its farm system from the draft. It does this by transferring as many of its good prospects as possible to a single Triple-A club. By so doing it may lose one good prospect, but it may protect a half-dozen more.</p><p>The big league club can have 40 players on its reserve list and it usually places a number of Its good prospects on this at the end of each season, which also prevens them from being drafted.</p><h2><b>A Four-Year Discussion</b></h2><p>The object of the limited number of options and the draft is&rsquo; to keep the league from getting too far off balance. The weaker clubs are supposed to be able to strengthen themselves through the acquisition of players who are good enough for the league, but who may not be quite good enough, to make the grade with the strongest team in the league.</p><p>A secondary object is to provide justice for the player. If it weren&rsquo;t for the limited number of options, he could be buried in the minor leagues through his entire career.</p><p>To our way of thinking, any player who is capable of playing in the big league should be allowed to play there. He should also be drawing a major league salary. That goes for hockey as well as baseball.</p><p>Clarence Campbell, president of the NHL, told us recently that he first tried to get the clubs to agree to some kind of a draft rule four years ago.</p><p>&ldquo;At that time they agreed to a protected list of 25 players and a waiver price of $2 5,000,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So it seems they were pretty well satisfied with things as they were.&rdquo;</p><p>Every year since then the matter has been discussed, but only at the last meeting at Palm Beach earlier this month did they seem to be getting anywhere. Now they have fixed on 18 players and two goalkeepers as about the right number for the protected list and $15,000 as the waiver price.</p><p>&ldquo;None of this proposed legislations has been passed yet,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but it will come up at the next meeting of the board of governors, which will be during the playoffs.&rdquo;</p><p>The proposed legislation has already been aclaimed in Chicago and New York, which means that the Black Hawks and the Rangers figure it will work to their benefit.</p><h2><b>The General Idea</b></h2><p>There are so many ramifications to the plan that we don&rsquo;t pretend to understand thoroughly at this point, but we have a general idea of how it is supposed to function.</p><p>No claims of any kind can be made on junior players, but claims can apply to all players who have graduated from junior hockey and are not on a team&rsquo;s protected list. The claims can be made after the inter-league draft is completed.</p><p>We put this hypothetical case to Present Campbell: Suppose Canadiens have a player who is not on their protected list. They have a working agreement with, the Buffalo Bisons and they want to send the player to Buffalo. Would they have to secure waiwers on him before they could send him to Buffalo?</p><p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Canadiens can&rsquo;t use the player themselves, but maybe he could help the Black Hawks or some other team In the league. If the Black Hawks or any other team wants him, they can claim him for $15,000. But it all the clubs waive on him, Canadiens can then send him to Buffalo.&rdquo;</p><p>President Campbell then added quickly that the minute one of the others clubs claimed him, it would immediately have to drop a player from its protected list.</p><p>&ldquo;As I see it,&rdquo; Tie said &ldquo;It should be a constantly levelling process.&rdquo;</p><p>There are also provisions, too involved to be detailed here, whereby any club can sign players over junior age who are on Option B or tryout lists at certain times and under certain circumstances. The same thing goes for players who have been on sponsorship lists.</p><p>&ldquo;This should be a great help to independent minor league clubs,&rdquo; said President Campbell. &ldquo;Instead of being forced to beg for players from NHL clubs, as they have had to do in the past, they will be able to sign young players and develop them themselves.&rdquo;</p><p>What the plan cannot provide is the ability to assess the value of young players or the capacity to develop them, both of which are fundamental in the successful operation of an NHL club.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

playing the field

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><p>(The Toronto Telegram)</p><p>TORONTO, Ont&mdash;</p><p>Battleship Bob Bailey had to reset his gunsights twice before he finally connected.</p><p>After overshooting his target once and undershooting it the next time, the only rookie on the Toronto Maple Leaf roster finally made a hit when he was promoted to full time centre duty on a line with Rudy Migay at left wing and Eric Nesterenko on right.</p><p>Born in the middle of a contest in New York late in February, the new Leaf Kid Line was an immediate hit and wrested the distinction of being Toronto&rsquo;s most pressing forward unit from both the Ted Kennedy and Tod Sloan combines through the next four games.</p><p>&ldquo;All three of the boys on that line are reasonably young&rdquo; Leaf Managing Director Conn Smythe estimated on his recent return from his. Florida holiday. &ldquo;And now that they&rsquo;re playing with one another, they&rsquo;re not afraid to make a mistake. At least they&rsquo;re willing to make a try.&rdquo;</p><p>In creating the new union, Smythe hoped to free Migay, an erstwhile centre, of a lot of his pivot responsibilities so that he could devote some time to sniping. &ldquo;Migay could have had 15 goals this year if he hadn&rsquo;t had so much work to do centring that line,&rdquo; Smythe pointed out in shifting him to left wing. &ldquo;And Bailey&rsquo;s just rugged enough a to take a lot of the load off him.&rdquo;</p><p>As he has in all of his other innumerable conversions this semester, Migay responded well at left wing. But it wasn&rsquo;t so much the Toy Terrier&rsquo;s adapting himself to the port side as the sudden surge in Bailey which brought thunderous ovations from Toronto fans.</p><p>No sooner did Rambunctious Robert accept the responsibility of his own line than indicated he belonged in the big league.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04133/1454849-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="618" height="763"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>The Battleship In Action</b></p><p><b>BOB BAILEY&hellip;&hellip;At Home at Centre</b></p></figcaption></div><p>When originally purchased from Cleveland last summer, the big aggressive youngster followed his own reputation as a rugged hombre to Toronto. That reputation included 115 minutes in penalties, tops. in. the AHL last season, and the two well-circulated anecdotes about his threat to punch Leaf coach King Clancy, then with Pittsburgh, in the nose and his battle with a Cleveland motorist who was flattered to be considered second best in the two-man brawl.</p><p>To add to this reputation, Bailey was a training camp sensation. He had the big league made, he thought. Then suddenly he was back with the minors in Pittsburgh.</p><p>When he returned from the farm, Robert was a much more humble young man. He admitted he had-misjudged his jump into the majors and was ready to work to stay here.</p><p>But the trouble this time was that Bailey was too humble. By his own admission, he was afraid to handle the puck.</p><p>&ldquo;All I wanted to do was get rid of it when I got it,&rdquo; he confessed. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d just keep my head down and ditch it somewhere. I never took a look and I always thought about what I should have done after it was too late.&rdquo;</p><p>It was at this point that Smythe returned from, Florida to exercise his psychology of giving the youngster more work, more responsibility and playmates of his own age and experience. The puck immediately attached itself to Bailey&rsquo;s stick. Enemy attackers learned first hand the bone-structure in Robert&rsquo;s hips. And all the time Bailey and his new buddies played, the enemy was pressed on the defense.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess I got my confidence back,&rdquo; the Kid estimated. &ldquo;At least I look before I leap now.&rdquo;</p><p>Toronto fans, who had been running out of patience, were quick to reward his new character with tremendous receptions in his two home games. In the second of those, two of the rougher forwards in the league, Ed Sanford and Gus Bodnar, felt the full impact of bruising Bailey bodychecks only 15 seconds apart, Sanford in return for an elbow and Bodnar for merely trying to dig the puck out of his own end. Leo La bine was staggered by the Kid in the same game and Bailey iced his performance with a smart goal.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0005-04

Leaf’s Only Rookie Hits Target After Two Tries

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0593/1454880-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="624" height="1282"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Conn Smythe and Timmy before dinner Given To Help Crippled Kids in Toronto</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0005-05

Conn Greets Timmy

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>It begins to look like the sportswriters hurt Terry SawChuk&rsquo;s feelings when they voted him off the first All-Star team in their mid-semester selections.</p><p>For three seasons, ever since he found his way into the National Hockey League, Sawchuck has been the All-Star goalie. Since it pays a $1,000 bonus in addition to all the glamor, the Red Wing star isn&rsquo;t inclined to give up the position.</p><p>Once the scribes tagged him for third place behind Al Rollins and Harry Lumley, Sawchuk swung into action with another of the comebacks which have stamped his career ever since he hit the big-time.</p><p>This time his answer to the voters was to start slamming shutouts at the rival teams, hitting the hottest goaltending pace in the last 15 years in the process.</p><h2><b>Determined to Rank With Them</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01236/1454818-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="153" height="236"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Turk Broda</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02212/1454811-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="142" height="241"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Duman</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03167/1454804-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="159" height="242"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Frankie Brimsek</b></figcaption></div><p>By now Sawchuk has boosted his total to 12, which equals his own modern NHL record. He did that two years ago and for anything better you have to dig back to 1928-29 when George. Hainsworth managed 22 for the Montreal Canadiens under whatever rules they used for hockey in those days.</p><p>Of the 12, seven have come since Jan. 1. And six of those were in the last 16 games.</p><p>Furthermore, Sawchuk hasn&rsquo;t been picking the easy spots as he goes about this pleasant hobby of collecting goose eggs. He is slamming them at Detroit&rsquo;s chief rivals, the toughest teams left in the NHL.</p><p>He has blauked Toronto five times and Montreal three times. In addition, New York and Boston have been stopped once each and Chicago twice.</p><p>All of which has helped Sawchuk to as fancy a goal-against record as has gone into the books since Frankie Brimsek batted 1.58 for Boston in the 1938-39 campaign.</p><p>Ever since the day he arrived as a plump, fresh-faced rookie from Indianapolis, Sawchuk has shied away from a 2.0 record as if such meant an immediate return ticket to the minors.</p><p>His first season it was 1.98 and only improvement has been noted since. Terry sliced it to 1.94 and 1.90 the next two seasons and now&mdash;with 11 games left he owns a fancy 1.71 mrak.</p><p>That four-year string gains a lot of luster when you note that Brimsek never bettered 2.0 again and that Bill Durnan and TurK Broda never managed to get under 2.0 even once in their illustrious careers.</p><p>The latest flurry also enabled Sawchuk to make up a 10-goal deficit he once faced in the current scramble with Harry Lumley for the Vezina Trophy. (That cup also is worth a $1,000 bonus and having held that money the last two years and enjoyed the feel, Terry is understandably anxious to continue his hold.)</p><p>Sawchuk pulled abreast Lumley a week ago, faltered behind again briefly, then caught up with a rush. At this time each had 101 goals against but Lumley had 13 games remaining to 11 for Sawchuk.</p><p>It seems that Sawchuk always is making comebacks or wiggling, off the spot while becoming tagged as the greatest goaltender of the times. He has been doing things like that ever since he came to the Wings from a whirlwind education in the minors where he was bestowed with numerous honorary degrees.</p><p>Terry was &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo; first in the United States Hockey League at Omaha and then in the American Hockey League at Indianapolis before leaping up to gather the same title in the NHL.</p><p>There was plenty of drama packed into that freshman campaign since General Manager Jack Adams, who appeared to hold the two top aces the entire deck, dealt away an established young star in Lumley and held onto his prize rookie.</p><p>The debut was triumphant but from then on Terry had troubles. Twice it was necessary to undergo lenthly operations on his cripled right elbow and both times he had to prove afterwards that he could still play hockey.</p><p>Then there was the weight problem. First he began to balloon a bit and while it didn&rsquo;t appear to affect his work, he got sharp orders from Jack Adams to reduce.</p><p>Next he showed up at training camp weighing 169, a drop of some 45 pounds in 12 months, and scared the daylight out of Adams and Tommy Ivan.</p><p>But fat or skinny, he always managed to tend goal with an efficiency no other net guardian in the league could match.</p><p>Until, that is, the playoffs last spring. The Wings met Boston in what was supposed to be a first-round romp but Terry yielded to the jitters and was nicked 21 times in the last five games. The attack of &ldquo;nerves&rdquo; was blamed by most observers on the after effects of the big weight loss.</p><p>So once more he was on the spot when the Wings checked into training camp last September. He was the same svelte Sawchuk but has proved that 170-175 is his correct playing weight. And if a comeback was in demand, Terry made it by lowering the goals-against figure some more.</p><p>Then in January, the All Star election threw doubts on his play once more. So Sawchuk merely shifted gears into one more comeback drive by posting a series of shutouts which are convincing rival clubs that sportswriters never should say nasty things about Terry.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0005-01

Sawchuk Goes After Vezina Despite Lum’s Biggest Bid

<div class="byline">BY Kew McKenzie</div><p><b>Founded October 1st. 1947</b></p><p><b>By Kenneth W. McKenzie and Will V. Cote</b></p><p><b>Pubilshed Weekly, except monthly May through September by</b></p><p><b>HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY</b></p><p><b>301 Empire Life Building</b></p><p><b>1434 Ste. Catherine Street West.</b></p><p><b>Montreal 25, Que.</b></p><p><b>Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Empire; $4.00 in the U.S.A, and Foreign Countries.</b></p><p>Entered as second-class matter, October 3, 1953 at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd. 1879. Authorized as second-class mall. Post Office Department, Ottawa.</p><p><b>Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations</b></p><p>Printed in Canada</p><p><b>VOL. 7 MONTREAL. MARCH 6. 1954 No. 23</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01308/1454932-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="233" height="235"></div><p>YANKING THE GOALIE in the last minute of play often backfires. It has backfired 12 times in the National Hockey League this season. Detroit and Toronto are the only teams which have not had a goal scored into their empty cage. It has happened three times against Montreal and three times against New York, Chicago and Boston&hellip;Five of the 12 tallies were scored in the final 30 seconds&hellip;At a hockey luncheon in New York Lynn Patrick remarked: &ldquo;In my five and a half years of coaching in the NHL I&rsquo;ve missed the playoffs only once. That was my first half year with the Rangers. I hope Muzz (who only recently took over the Rangers&rsquo; coaching reins) has the same record&rdquo;&hellip;The four top goalgetters in the National Hockey League are all right wingers. They are Maurice Richard, Canadians, 34; Wally Hergesheimer, Rangers, 27; Gordie Howe, Detroit, 26; and Boom Boom Geoffrion, Canadiens, 25&hellip;After Stan Long, coach of the Kitchener-Waterloo Juniors, was suspended for pulling his team off the ice, Frank Selke approached Charlie Conacher about taking over the Kitchener coaching for the balance of the season&hellip;Conacher had made plans for a trip to California, however, and left for the West instead of taking another crack at masterminding&hellip;With the exception of Camille Henry of NY Rangers, Earl (Dutch) Reibel, Detroit&rsquo;s ace center, has more than twice as many scoring points as any other rookie in the NHL&hellip;One Chicago writer figures the Black Hawks will finish the season with a total of 60,000 customers below the previous low mark of 280,000 for the 1951-52 season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02198/1454925-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="154" height="244"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>W. Hergesheimer</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; &ldquo;I&rsquo;D SAY three players at least now on the squad won&rsquo;t be back next year,&rdquo; appraised General Manager Bill Tobin of Chicago, &ldquo;and there isn&rsquo;t a player we wouldn&rsquo;t trade.&rdquo;&hellip;&ldquo;Al Rollins rates as our No. 1 player and Capt. Bill Gadsby No. 2.&rdquo;&hellip;Jim Thomson, veteran Toronto defenseman, has played 198 games in regular scheduled NHL games without scoring a goal. The last time he scored a goal was against the Rangers in New York on March 14, 19 51&hellip;Detroit Red Wings will take part in their 16th straight Stanley Cup playoffs later this month. No other NHL team can match Detroit&rsquo;s record for the past 16 years. The last time the Wings failed to make the playoffs was in 1937-38. They haven&rsquo;t missed them since&hellip;Ted Lindsay, Red Wings&rsquo; captain, has scored 20 goals a season for eight consecutive seasons&hellip;Toronto writers call Jim Hendy the Trader Horn of Hockey&hellip;Hendy, incidentally, got his start in the game when Cyclone Taylor used to let him carry his skates into the Vancouver arena&hellip;The Northland Ski Manufacturing Company, largest hockey stick manufacturers in America, has purchased and taken over the entire plant and inventory of the Gregg Ski Company of St. Paul, Minn., according to C. A. Lund, Northland president&hellip;The Northland plant at North St. Paul was destroyed by fire last December&hellip;The Rangers&rsquo; Fan Club will hold their annual year-end dinner on March 17. Members of the Rangers will be in attendance&hellip;Sudbury, Ont. is proud of their hockey attendance this season&hellip;Average number of spectators to watch the Sudbury Seniors play has been 5,200, according to Don Mackintosh, sports ed. of the Sudbury Star&hellip;Barbara Ann Scott remains a good luck charm to the Detroit Red Wings. She has yet to see the team lose and she&rsquo;s watched the club play a number of times.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03120/1454918-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="150" height="230"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Thomson</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; DOUG MOHNS, the Boston rookie, has been receiving all kinds of recognition for his standout play lately&hellip;Mohns won&rsquo;t win the Calder Memorial Trophy this year but the 20-year-old Bruin is expected to develop into a National League great in a few years&hellip;. Frank Boucher of the Rangers had this to say about the brilliant rookie: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t say Mohns will be a good player. He&rsquo;s that already. He will be an outstanding player. Right now he&rsquo;s playing the point on power plays. That takes a lot of savvy even for veterans to play. Mohns plays that position with poise. Most rookies with his bullet shot would always be firing the puck and giving it away. Not this kid. He doesn&rsquo;t waste his shot, and boy, what a shot he has.&rdquo;&hellip;When Jacques Plante first joined the Buffalo Bisons he used to take quite a riding from the fans. Jack Horrigan, Buffalo publicity director, asked him that he thought about it. The French Canadian goalkeeper answered: &ldquo;In English I have to listen real hard, and so I don&rsquo;t listen.&rdquo;&hellip;Frank Eddolls, coach of the AHL Bisons, has done a tremendous coaching chore this year. Frank may wind up as Dick Irvin&rsquo;s successor yet, whenever the gray-thatched Hab mentor decides he can&rsquo;t stand the strain any longer.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0485/1454911-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="151" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Frank Eddolls</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0579/1454963-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="921" height="125"></div><h2><b>Not Enough?</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I have been receiving HOCKEY NEWS regularly I enjoy it very much. I also will add that I am a rabid Ranger fan.</p><p>If I may I would like to make a criticism. To me it seems that you do not write enough about the Rangers.</p><p>I also would like to see a story on Emile &ldquo;The Cat&rdquo; Francis. He Is the great goalie of the Cleveland Barons.</p><p>Alan Troy New York, N.Y.</p><h2><b>Gaye Played</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>A friend of mine made a bet with me that Gaye Stewart did not play for the Montreal Canadiens and I said that he did.</p><p>Could you please tell us who is right? If I&rsquo;m not mistaken he played for them in the 1952-53 season.</p><p>M. Wilson Marathon, Ont.</p><p><b>(Gaye did play briefly for the Canadiens last season after his purchase from the New York Rangers and before being sent to the Quebec Aces of the QSHL.)</b></p><h2><b>White Jerseys</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I have two questions to ask. First, has any NHL&rsquo;er ever scored 400 goals in his career?</p><p>Secondly, do the Detroit Red Wings wear a white sweater with red trimming at home games?</p><p>George Carter Guelph, Ont.</p><p><b>(First Answer: No, although Maurice Richard is very near that mark, having scored 380 goals in regular season play to date. Second Answer: Yes, all NHL teams have &lsquo;home&rsquo; sweaters in white.)</b></p><h2><b>Sportsmanship</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>For many years, it has been a practice of hockey fans In New York, to hang banners heralding their favorite players. Not all of these banners are for Ranger players, or in support of the New York team. Banners for such great players as &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; Richard, Kenny Reardon, Terry Sawchuck, and others, have made appearances. A Max Bentley banner has hung in the Garden, most everytime that he played here, in the past five or more years. No fan has attempted to remove, destroy, or even to mutilate these symbols of loyalty to a player or a team.</p><p>On February 13th, of the year we travelled to Boston, for the Bruin Ranger game. We brought with us two banners saying, &ldquo;GO RANGERS, GO!&rdquo;, which we hung from the side balcony. We were careful to select a spot that would in no way interfere with any of the few Bruin banners. When the Bruin fans came into the Garden, they promptly tore them down.</p><p>We would like to know if Bruin fans, consider this to be a sample of their sportsmanship. It is evident that they proved only what poor sportsmen they really are. and that rather than to have their small, scrawny banners shown-up by our banners, they chose the easy way of doing away with them. We would be most interested to hear the Bruin enthusiasts&rsquo; explanation of this unprovoked and unwarranted action.</p><p>In closing, we might add that Henry McKenna, of the Boston Sunday Herald, mentioned this deplorable and diabolic action In his column, the day after the game.</p><p>Thanking you for allowing us this chance to express ourselves, and sincerely hoping that you will print the text of this letter, in your wonderful &ldquo;Fan Forum&rdquo; section, of our favorite paper.</p><p>Jacques C. Schiff Jr.</p><p>Neil Moran</p><p>Mrs. Ann Moran</p><p>Miss Jean Terhune</p><p>Jerome Ahrens</p><p>New York, N.Y.</p><h2><b>Civil War?</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>This is the fourth letter to your publication that I have written and so far none of them have been published. I hope that you will publish this one. I enjoy your paper very much and I think that you give a very fair coverage of all the major leagues in Canada and the USA. Keep up the good work.</p><p>The other day I read a remark by an MMHL hockey fan in which he stated that the MMHL was second to the NHL. This made me laugh and so I thought that I would pass it along to you. I would be willing to bet that ANY team from the WHL or the QHL could whip the best that the Maritimes could offer with little or no trouble. I&rsquo;m sure that there are other fans in the country who will agree with me that the Maritimes offer little or no competition in any of the major sports such as hockey, football, baseball, curling, basketball, etc., and produce few athletes of any national importance. Why then, do they make such groundless remarks.</p><p>I hope this letter won&rsquo;t start a civil war but it is the truth.</p><p>Jack Mitchell</p><p>Olds, Alta.</p><h2><b>Swedish Stamp</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I have just received THE HOCKEY NEWS of Jan. 23rd where I find an article about a Swedish postage stamp illustrating a Sweetish hockey player.</p><p>To this I want to add that the stamp belongs to an issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Swedish Athletic Association. There are other stamps in the same issue illustrating other sports such as ski jumping, wrestling, etc.</p><p>I suppose the hockey stamp was put out because Sweden won the World Championship for Amateurs at the hockey tournament in Switzerland last year. As you know there was no Canadian team playing that time. This year we will try to defend the title here in Stockholm, but I think it will be very hard against the Lyndhurst Motors from East York, Toronto and some European teams, among them Russia; which country will be very interesting to see in action for the first time here In Sweden.</p><p>Excuse my bad English please.</p><p>Ragnar Eklund</p><p>Stockholm, Sweden</p><p><b>(Thanks for the information Ragnar and do not apologize for your English. It&rsquo;s very good.)</b></p><h2><b>Boosts Camille</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I am a constant reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS and enjoy reading it. I really think that Camille Henry of the New York Rangers deserves the Calder Trophy over Dutch Reibel. To date Henry has seventeen goals and fourteen assists, while Reibel of Detroit has twelve goals and twenty-nine assists.</p><p>Henry must be given more consideration than Reibel because he is playing with a fifth place team while Reibel is playing with a power-packed first place Detroit team. Henry sees less action than Reibel, while Reibel is playing between Howe and Lindsay, the best in the League.</p><p>Put Henry between Howe and Lindsay and he would have thirty goals instead of the seventeen he has at the present. Maybe Henry won&rsquo;t win the Calder Trophy over Reibel but in my opinion he deserves It.</p><p>George Jaques</p><p>Sydney Mines, N.S.</p><h2><b>Change Pix</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs.</p><p>This is my first year of reading THE HOCKEY NEWS. Although I am only eleven years of age I enjoy it very much.</p><p>I especially enjoy the Inside Stuff by Margaret Scott and would enjoy it even more if you would print the birthday, birthplace, height, weight and the last amateur club of the player which the article is about.</p><p>I would also like to make comment on what Norman Carlson suggested in the Feb. 13. edition about a new picture of Gordie Howe. I agree and furthermore think you should change other photos too.</p><p>Richard Kolline</p><p>Toronto, Ont.</p><h2><b>Stamp Stuff</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I am a constant reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS and must say that I enjoyed your article on Sweden&rsquo;s hockey stamp.</p><p>I agree with you that it is about time that Canada put out a stamp honoring our national sport. Maybe the post office department takes hockey as for granted as the CAHA when they send a team of the calibre of the Toronto Lyndhursts to represent us at the World&rsquo;s Championships. If the Russians win, the first thing you know they&rsquo;ll claim this as one of their inventions too.</p><p>Alfred Anderson.</p><p>Toronto, Ont.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0671/1454994-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="331" height="174"></div><h2><b>March 10 to March 17</b></h2><p>12&mdash;LEWICKI, Dan, Pittsburgh forward, 1931; HORVATH, Bronco, Syracuse forward, 1930.</p><p>13&mdash;DOROHOY, Eddie, Victoria forward, 1929; IRWIN, Ivan, New York defense, 1927; BELL, Gordie, Syracuse goaler, 1925.</p><p>15&mdash;BULLER, Hy, Saskatoon defense, 1926.</p><p>17&mdash;LESWICK, Tony, Detroit forward, 19 31.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday to YOU

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>HICAGO&mdash;March 19 will be a big evening at the Chicago Stadium for Black Hawk faithful and the team&rsquo;s starry right winger for the past 13 puck campaigns&mdash;Billy Mosienko. Fans have decided to make sure that the 1953-54 home schedule ends on a happy note by proclaiming the occasion &ldquo;Mosienko Night.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02227/1455025-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="161" height="248"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Mosienko</b></figcaption></div><p>For Billy it will certainly be an honor, long deserved since he has given his best to the Hawks throughout his career, which he now admits is about to end. &ldquo;Yes, I&rsquo;m definitely going to hang &lsquo;em up.&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I feel like I have a couple more years in me, but that&rsquo;s what I am going to do.&rdquo;</p><p>The greatest Chicago scorer and one of the top goal-getters in the history of the ice sport, he reports that he wants to forsake his love for hockey for the stronger feeling he holds for his charming wife, Wanda, and idolizing sons, Billy Jr., 6, and Brian, 2.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re finally going to have time to build a house this summer in Winnipeg,&rdquo; Bill discloses. He also plans to be able to devote more time to the thriving 20alley bowling lanes he owns and operates there with Joe Cooper, former defensive star with the Black Hawks and Rangers.</p><p>When Mosienko notched the first of three Chicago goals against Boston on home ice February 21 it moved him into a tie with Cy Denneny as the fifth alltime scoring great in the annals of the National League. Both have 246 goals. The leaders are:</p><p>*Maurice Richard&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;380</p><p>Nels Stewart&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;324</p><p>Howie Morenz&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;270</p><p>Aurel Joliat&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;270</p><p>Cy Denneny&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;246</p><p>* Billy Mosienko&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;246</p><p>* Totals through February 24.</p><p>&ldquo;Mosienko Night,&rdquo; on which the blonde blizzard of puck wizardry will be feted by the Standby fan club and other friends, will be followed Saturday night, March 27, with a reception and dance in his honor at the Midwest Athletic club,-6 N. Hamlin ave., Chicago.</p><p>Tickets for the reception at $1 each and donations to make &ldquo;Mosienko Night&rdquo; one for Billy to remember always may be secured by sending check or money order to: &ldquo;Bill Mosienko Fund,&rdquo; Box 2062, Chicago 9, III. Sponsors of the night and dance remind that those interested should act at once since the time is short.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hawk Fans To Honor Mosie After 13 Yrs As Hawks’ Top Scorer

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>One of the sensational Leaf rookies of the 1952-53 campaign, Gordie Hannigan has collided head-on with the sophomore jinx.</p><p>Inclined to lose his conditioning easily, the scrappy left winger worked earnestly to get himself in shape at fall training this season. But on the eve of the opening game, he collided in practise with Bob Bailey and suffered broken ribs which sidelined him three weeks.</p><p>No sooner did he recover from that and return to ice duty than he suffered a severe ankle sprain in a contest against Boston. That kept him on the shelf until mid-December, by which time he had to start all over again to work back into shape.</p><p>A month later he was the old Hannigan again and in two successive games scored two goals. But the cheering had hardly died down when the flu bug jumped Hopalong. He staggered through three games before anyone realized how seriously ill he was and then he was admitted to the hospital after an examination disclosed he was courting the grandaddy of all flu bugs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Flu Bug Hits Hoppy KO’ing Him After He Hit Hot Stride

<div class="byline">By VINCE LUNNY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01259/1455056-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="312" height="313"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Buckles Down</b></p><p><b>JACQUES PLANTE</b></p></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Quite frequently the strength of a hockey club lies in its reserves and in the ability of certain players to attain heights of peak efficiency when a key man is injured.</p><p>Canadiens have had more than their share of injuries this season, one of the biggest blows being the temporary loss of little Gerry McNeil, the agile custodian of the cage.</p><p>Generally goaltenders, undoubtedly the real specialists of hockey and perhaps the most durable, are hard to replace. There is a tremendous difference between major and minor league goalkeeping and it is more obvious than the differences that prevail at other positions.</p><p>When McNeil severely sprained an ankle in a goalmouth collision with Pete Conacher in a game in Chicago, there were lachrymose lamentations in the Habitant camp. But the Habs, well stocked with reserves, reached down to their Buffalo farm in the American Hockey League and plucked up Jacques Plante, who had responded courageously to a similar emergency in the 1953 playoffs.</p><p>In his first eight games with the Habs, the rookie netminder allowed only 13 goals for an average of 1.62.</p><p>But to fully appreciate Plante&rsquo;s value as a substitute, the figures must be analysed as indeed all hockey figures must be analysed. Bare statistics in regimental array are like an army without guns.</p><p>Plante, rising to the emergency role thrust suddently upon him, allowed only three goals while the Habs and their rival clubs were at full strength&mdash;only three out of 13.</p><p>Eight goals were scored against him while his club was shorthanded, four of these being notched by the Detroit Red Wings in that memorable three-game series with the Habs. And any expert observer will concede that the Wings have quite a power play when they toss the Production Line over the boards with Red Kelly and Metro Prystal to take advantage of weakened opposition.</p><p>Two other goals charged against Plante were scored in an empty net when he was sitting helplessly on the bench.</p><p>Why those tainted tallies are charged against goalkeepers is a mystery. One of these seasons, maybe even this season, a fellow is going to lose the Vezina Trophy and a crack at a $1,000 award while sitting on the bench which will be a grave Injustice, hardly compatible with the sporting qualities of the game.</p><p>On the &lsquo;whole Plante&rsquo;s record with the Habs has been good. During his latest sojourn in. the big league, he was helped tremendously by his defensemen, in particular Doug Harvey and Bud MacPherson, himself a replacement.</p><p>Fans in Montreal are still talk-in glowing terms of the terrific hockey Harvey played when the Red Wings were shutout 2-0 at the Forum.</p><p>The big All-Star defenseman enhanced his reputation as an athlete and his personal popularity with the fans in one of the greatest individual displays your correspondent has ever witnessed.</p><p>Harvey expended every ounce of energy in his body, spearheading rush after rush with some nifty stickhandling and hard shooting. And behind the blueline he was a staunch performer, smashing Red Wings attacks with bone-rattling bodychecks.</p><p>Late in the second period he roared through the whole Detroit team to score the first goal of the game and was accorded an ovation of the type Montreal fans generally reserve for their idol, Maurice Richard.</p><p>MacPherson, who replaced the injured Dollard St. Laurent, paired with Harvey and did yeoman work. Here indeed is an underarted player, a man who deserves more recognition than he gets.</p><p>Meanwhhile the news on the cripples in the Canadien camp is good. Bernie Geoffnon and Dollard St. Laurent are ready to take their regular turns again; Calum Mackay already has been in uniform after recuperating from leg and ankle injuries; Dickie Moore is skating for the first time in weeks and McNeil&rsquo;s ankle is responding well to treatment.</p><p>Coach Dick Irvin was heartened by his club&rsquo;s showing in the series with Detroit. They took two games out of the three which augurs well for their chances in the playoff.</p><p>If Canadiens finish third, behind the Leafs, they will have to meet the Red Wings in the semifinal.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not at all worried about that prospect,&rdquo;.said Irvin, &ldquo;although we&rsquo;re aiming to clinch second place. The team proved that they can beat the Wings and if we&rsquo;re going to meet them at all in the playoffs, it might be just as well to meet them when we&rsquo;re fresh.</p><p>&ldquo;But, don&rsquo;t get me wrong. Second place is still the objective and if we make it we&rsquo;ll meet the Boston Bruins or the New York Rangers. And it won&rsquo;t make any difference to us which of those teams get into the playoffs. They&rsquo;re all tough in the big series.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Plante Allows Only 3 Goals In 8 Games When Habs and Opponents at Full Strength

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01291/1455177-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="306" height="319"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Top Scorer</b></p><p><b>MAURICE RICHARD</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>They&rsquo;ll Be Heard From Too!</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02233/1455170-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="151" height="238"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>W. Herqeshelmer</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03174/1455163-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="156" height="238"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bernie Geoffrion</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04131/1455156-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="154" height="241"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Mosienko</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0594/1455149-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="133" height="221"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John Peirson</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0671/1455142-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="288" height="299"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Top Pointer</b></p><p><b>GORDIE HOWE</b></p></figcaption></div><p>Picking the All-Star right winger in the National Hockey League has been a comparatively simple matter for hockey fans during the past five years.</p><p>They either like Gordie Howe, the lodestar of the Detroit Red Wings or Maurice (Rocket) Richard, the breadand-butter guy of the Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>However, fans should remember that there are several other outstanding right wingers in the NHL today whose only fault seems to stem from the fact that they happened along at the same time as two men who are destined to go down in the annals of hockey as two of the greatest of all time.</p><p>Keeping that in mind, fans might enjoy themselves by concentrating on the third choice, unless they happen to feel that their favorite is worthy of consideration ahead of either Howe or Richard.</p><p>In normal times (times when Richard and Howe were not around) you&rsquo;d automatically give serious thought to players such as Rangers&rsquo; Wally Hergesheimer and Canadiens&rsquo; Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion, who have already scored 25 goals this year. That feat alone is certainly worth of All-Star recognition.</p><p>Johnny Peirson, Boston&rsquo;s hard-digging right winger has averaged 20 goals a year for the past five years while Bill Mosienko of the Black Hawks is one of the really great little right wingers of all-time.</p><p>Joe Klukay of Boston is having one of his best seasons and Toronto has two strong candidates in George Armstrong and Ronnie Stewart.</p><p>The final weeks of the schedule could make or break a player in his bid for All-Star recognition so please note: DO NOT SEND LN ANY BALLOTS UNTIL ALL SIX HAVE APPEARED. Any ballots received before that time will not be counted!</p><p>When you have filled in all the ballots, including the final one which will appear in the March 27 issue, you must send them in all together. There is one stipulation that is worthy of note, however. All letters containing ballots must be postmarked no later than midnight March 31.</p><p>Each ballots has space for you to write the names of your first, second and third choices for each position. In the case of&rsquo;the right wingers you will be asked to fill in three names&mdash;rated in the order you judge their ability.</p><p>After all the votes are tabulated the All-Stars will then be selected on a point basis, with five points allotted for each first place vote, three for second and one for third. The six players and the coach with the highest point totals in their positions win the First Team berths, with the runner-up candidates being named to the Second Team.</p><p>Remember, don&rsquo;t send in your selections now. Wait until the last possible minute, so you can follow the torrid, close race for positions as long as possible. It might be that at the moment, you&rsquo;re undecided about a certain position, this way you have that much extra time to make up your mind.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hergy And Boomer Battling To Reach 30-Goal Mark

<p>1&mdash;Anyone is eligible to rant ballots for the National Hockey League All-Star Team, but each reader may submit ONLY ONE ENTRY, naming first, second and third choices.</p><p>2&mdash;One ballot will appear each week in the following order: goaltender, defensemen, right wing. center, left left wing and coach. Final ballot will appear in the March 27 issue.</p><p>3&mdash;Ballots for the choice of three players at each position (six for defensemen) must be filled as indicated, with the names of players and their clubs. Use blanks published each week, or reasonable facsimiles or tracings of same if you do not wish to deface your copy. Space will be provided on the sixth and final ballot for your onw name and address.</p><p>4&mdash;Ballots must be held until all have appeared, and selections for all six positions, plus coach, must be submitted at the same time.</p><p>5&mdash;Ballots must be mailed to&mdash;AllStar Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, Room 309, 1434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal.</p><p>6&mdash;All Ballots must be mailed and postmarked NOT LATER THAN THAN MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Voting Rules

<p><b>MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIES:</b></p><p>&ldquo;Gone With The Wind&rdquo; & &ldquo;Going My Way.&rdquo;</p><p><b>TWO BEST ACTORS:</b></p><p>Bing Crosby & Jimmy Stewart.</p><p><b>TWO BEST ACTRESSES:</b></p><p>Bette Davis & Elaine Stewart.</p><p><b>BEST GIRL VOCALIST:</b></p><p>Dinah Shore.</p><p><b>BEST MALE VOCALIST:</b></p><p>Bing Crosby.</p><p><b>FAVORITE HOBBY:</b></p><p>Playing the ukelele.</p><p><b>FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC:</b></p><p>Popular.</p><p><b>BEST CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS:</b></p><p>&ldquo;Jalousie&rdquo; & &ldquo;The Lovliest Night Of The Year.&rdquo;</p><p><b>BEST POPULAR COMPOSITION:</b></p><p>&ldquo;Sweet Georgia Brown.&rdquo;</p><p><b>FAVORITE ORCHESTRA:</b></p><p>Guy Lombardo.</p><p><b>BEST COMPOSER:</b></p><p>Irving Berlin.</p><p><b>LIKES TO READ:</b></p><p>Sports stories.</p><p><b>GREATEST THRILL IN HOCKEY:</b></p><p>Winning his second NHL scoring championship when he beat Maurice Richard by one point in the 1946-47 season. Also being on his first Stanley Cup team&mdash;the 1947-4S Maple Leafs.</p><p><b>BEST RADIO PROGRAM:</b></p><p>Jack Benny.</p><p><b>BEST TV PROGRAM:</b></p><p>Burns & Allen.</p><p><b>WHEN RETIRED FROM PLAYING WOULD LIKE TO:</b></p><p>Be a coach out West.</p><p><b>FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT:</b></p><p>Banff.</p><p><b>IN THE SUMMER:</b></p><p>Lives on a farm in Delisle, Sask., operates a deep-freeze plant and plays baseball.</p><p><b>SUPERSTITION:</b></p><p>Always stands in the same spot on the blueline during the playing of the National Anthem.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Inside Stuff About Max Bentley

<p><b>My selection for the NHL ALL STAR right wing (names In order of preference) is as follows:</b></p><h2><b>FIRST CHOICE</b></h2><p><b>Name&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;Club&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</b></p><h2><b>SECOND CHOICE</b></h2><p><b>Name&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;Club&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</b></p><h2><b>THIRD CHOICE</b></h2><p><b>Name&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;Club&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;</b></p><p><i>Hold until all six ballots have appeared.</i></p><p><i>DO NOT MAIL YOUR SELECTION NOW.</i><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News 1953-54

<p><b>(INCLUDING GAMES SUN. FEB. 28)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07104/1455398-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="259" height="1263"></div><h2><b>FOR SEASON 1953-1954</b></h2><p><b>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0895/1455391-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="261" height="235"></div><h3><b>Penalties In Minutes By Clubs</b></h3><p>BOSTON&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;597</p><p>RANGERS&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;631</p><p>DETROIT&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;672</p><p>CHICAGO&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;701</p><p>TORONTO&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;848</p><p>CANADIENS&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;939<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0009-07

THE POINT PARADE

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>M</span>ontreal Canadiens are still tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the National Hockey League and a lot of the credit must go to a player who has only appeared in Hab regalia eight times this season.</b></p><p><b>He is Jacques Plante, the agile netminder from the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL, who is currently turning in a superb job as replacement for the injured Gerry McNeil, the regular Canadien netminder.</b></p><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0994/1455429-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="126" height="198"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 126px"><b>Jacques Plante</b></figcaption></div><p><b>This past week Jake the Snake, a nickname he picked up in the AHL for his agility and ability to uncoil in all directions in stopping labelled shots, played In three games for the Hobs and was scored on only twice, once while he was sitting on the bench. He held the Toronto Maple Leafs to a scoreless draw on the Thursday night, blanked New York Rangers 5-0 on the Saturday and went another eight minutes and 35 seconds the following night before being beaten by the Rangers&rsquo; Camille Henry, In all, he ran his shutout string to 168 minutes before the Ranger rookie beat him. Rangers&rsquo; second goal in their 2-0 victory come with only sixteen seconds remaining in the game and Plante on the bench in favor of another attacker.</b></p><p><b>In the eight games he&rsquo;s played for the Habs since replacing McNeil, he&rsquo;s allowed only 13 goals to get past him for an average of 1.62. When he was injured, McNeil was sailing along at a 2.15 rate, so his average has benefitted by his able replacement&rsquo;s play. In addition to his superb goals-against mark, Plante has turned in three shutouts, and the most goats scored on him in one game has been four, by the Boston Bruins.</b></p><p><b>Could be that Jake the Snake is one of the big reasons that the Buffalo Bisons have led the AHL since the beginning of the season.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p></div>

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Player - of - the - Week

<p><b>(STANDINGS TUES. A.M. MARCH 2)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01276/1455360-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="259" height="83"></div><h2><b>RESULTS OF GAMES</b></h2><p>Mon Feb 22nd&mdash;Canadiens 0 at Detroit 3</p><p>Wed. Feb. 24th&mdash;Boston 5 at Rangers 3</p><p>Thurs Feb 25th&mdash;Toronto 0 at Cdns 0</p><p>Thurs Feb 25th&mdash;Detroit 3 at Chicago 2</p><p>Sat. Feb. 27th&mdash;Rangers 3 at Cdns 5</p><p>Sat. Feb. 27th&mdash;Chicago 2 at Toronto 4</p><p>Sun. Feb. 28th&mdash;Cdns 0 at Rangers 2</p><p>Sun. Feb. 28th&mdash;Toronto 1 at Chicago 2</p><p>Sun Feb. 28th&mdash;Detroit at Boston&mdash;</p><p>Postponed to March 16.</p><h2><b>SCHEDULED GAMES</b></h2><p>Wed. Mar. 3rd&mdash;Rangers at Toronto</p><p>Thurs. Mar. 4th&mdash;Canadiens at Boston</p><p>Thurs. Mar. 4th&mdash;Toronto at Detroit</p><p>Fri. Mar. 5th&mdash;Rangers at Chicago</p><p>Sat. Mar. 6th&mdash;Boston at Canadiens</p><p>Sat. Mar. 6th&mdash;Detroit at Toronto</p><p>Sun. Mar. 77th&mdash;Canadiens at Detroit</p><p>Sun. Mar. 7th&mdash;Toronto at Rangers</p><p>Sun. Mar. 7th&mdash;Chicago at Boston.</p><h2><b>MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 0 at Detroit 3</b></h3><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Bouchard, Johnson, MacPhereon, Harvey; forwards: Beliveau, Richard, Olmstead, Mosdell, Curry, Masnick, MacKay, Lach, McCormack, Meger, Davis, Mazur.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Goldham, Kelly, Pronovost, Woit. Arbour; forwards. Skov, Leswlck, Pavelich, Reibel, Howe, Lindsay, Delvecchio, Wilson, Prystai, Dineen, Peters.</p><p>Referee: Bill Chadwick; linesmen: Georges Hayes and Doug Young.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02257/1455353-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="262" height="184"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY</b></h2><h3><b>24 Boston 5 at New York 3</b></h3><p><b>Boston</b>&mdash;Goal: J. Henry; defense: Laycoe, Quackenbush, Armstrong, Godfrey, Martin; forwards: Schmidt, Sandford. Peirson. Mackell, Gardner, Durnart, Labine, Creigqton, Bodnar, Mohns, Klukay.</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Reise, Chrystal, Irwin, Howell, Evans; forwards: Raleigh, Mickoski. Kullman, Ronty. Laprade, Guidolin, D. Bentley, Prentice, Hergesheimer, C. Henry, M. Bentley.</p><p>Referee: Red Storey; linesmen: Sammy Babcock and Dom Baolto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03213/1455346-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="261" height="285"></div><h2><b>THNRSDAY, FEBRUARY 25</b></h2><h3><b>Detroit 3 at Chicago 2</b></h3><p><b>Detroit</b>: Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Goldham, Kelly, Woit, Arbor, Pronovost; forwards: Pavelich, Leswick, Skov, Lindsay, Howe, Reibel, Prystai, Delvecchio, J. Wilson.</p><p><b>Chicago</b>: Goal: Rollins; defense: Gadsby, Fogolin, Mortson, Zeldel, Price; forwards: Gee, Dewsbury, Moslenko, McIntyre, L. Wilson, Toppazzini, Conacher, Wharram.</p><p>Referee: Bill Chadwick; linesmen: George Hayes, Mush March.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04176/1455339-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="260" height="199"></div><h3><b>Toronto 0 at Montreal 0</b></h3><p><b>Toronto</b>: Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson, Horton, Flaman, Botvin, Morrison; forwards: Kennedy, Stewart, Smith, Watson, Armstrong, Migay, Sloan. Nesterenko, Bailey, Balfour,</p><p><b>Montreal</b>: Goal: Plante: defense: Harvey, Macpherson, Bouchard, Johnson; forwards: Mosdell, Richard, Olmstead, Beliveau, Curry, Mackay, Lach, Geoffrion, Mazur, Meger, McCormack, Davis.</p><p>Referee: Red Storey; linesmen: Sam Babcock and Doug Davies.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05133/1455332-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="257" height="152"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, FEB. 27</b></h2><h3><b>Chicago 2 at Toronto 4</b></h3><p><b>Chicago</b>&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Mortson, Zeidel, Fogolin, Gadsby, Price; forwards: Toppazzini, Gee, Mosienko, Wharram, Wilson, McIntyre.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson. Flaman, Horton. Morrison; forwards: Watson, Smith, Kennedy, G. Armstrong, Stewart, Sloan, Nesterenko, Boivin. Hannigan, Bailey, Migay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06114/1455325-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="259" height="257"></div><h3><b>Rangers 0 at Montreal 5</b></h3><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Reise, Chrystal, Irwin, Howell, Evans; forwards: Raleigh, Kullman, Mickoski, Ronty, Hergesheimer, Prentice. Laprade, Henry. Guidolin, Doug Bentley, Max Bentley.</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense, Bouchard, Johnson, Harvey, Macpherson; forwards: Beliveau, Curry, Meger, Mosdell. Olmstead, Richard, McCormack. MacKay, Moore, Masnick, Davis, Mazur.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02234/1455318-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="320" height="239"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 0 at New York 2</b></h3><p><b>Montreal</b>: Goal: Plante: defense: Harvey, MacPherson, Bouchard, Johnson; forwards: Mosdell, Richard, Olmstead, Beliveau, Curry, Mackay, Moore, Davis, Lach, McCormack, Meger, Mazur.</p><p><b>New York</b>: Goal: Bower; defense: Howell, Evans, Irwin, Reise, Chrysal: forwards: Raleigh, Kullman, Mickoski, Ronty. Laprade, Guidolin, D. Bentley, Prentice; Hergesheimer, Henry, M. Bentley.</p><p>Referee: Jack Mehlencacher: linesmen: Sammy Babcock, Dom Baolto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03201/1455311-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="589" height="366"></div><h2><b>Toronto 1 at Chicago 2</b></h2><p><b>Chicago</b>: Goal: Rollins: defense: Mortson. Zeldel, Fogolin, Gadsby, Price: forwards, Toppazzinl, Gee, Mosienko, Wharram, Wilson, McIntyre.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>: Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson, Flaman, Horton, Morrison: forwards: Watson, Smith, Kennedy, G. Armstrong, Stewart, Sloan, Nesterenko, Boivin. Harinlgan, Bailey, Migay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04156/1455304-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="319" height="256"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0009-01

HOW THE RACE GOES

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p>NEW YORK. N.Y.&mdash;</p><h2><b>What&rsquo;s In A Name</b></h2><p>Proving that names mean nothing, Emile Percy Francis, Cleveland&rsquo;s goaltender in the American Hockey League, probably the most pugnacious netminder in league history, just loves to fight and get into mixups. Francis, better known as The Cat had a major penalty, three minors and three ten minute misconducts for a total of 41 minutes after the games of February 17,</p><h2><b>400 Point Player</b></h2><p>Jackie Gordon, star center and captain of the Cleveland Barons scored his 400th American Hockey League point on February 13, at which time his totals were 118 goals and 282 assists.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01290/1455460-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="649" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Loves To Fight</b></p><p><b>EMILE FRANCIS&hellip;&hellip;No Name-dropper</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>300 Point Player</b></h2><p>Kenny Hayden, rightwing of the league leading Buffalo Bisons had three goals and two assists for a five point game on February 14, and this performance boosted his American Hockey League career totals to 147 goals and 157 assists for 304 points.</p><h2><b>Veteran Performer</b></h2><p>Chuck Scherza of the Providence Reds played his 600th regular season game In the American Hockey League on February 14.</p><h2><b>Assist Record Threatened</b></h2><p>Two American Hockey League assists records may be broken this season, by George (Red) Sullivan of Hershey, and Frank Eddolls of Buffalo. As of February 17, Sullivan had 63 assists and needed 13 more to tie the all time mark of 76 set by Ab DeMarco with Buffalo in 1950-51. The record for playmaking efforts for a defenseman in a season is 56, tallied by Hugh Currie, also with Buffalo in 1950-51, and Eddolls had scored 44 after the games of February 17.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-01

AHL Rinkside Revealings

<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.</p><p>Being picked &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo; in the American Hockey League has served as passage to the National League almost without exception through the years.</p><p>Terry Sawchuk, Paul Meger, Wally Hergesheimer, and Earl Reibel all have won the coveted award in the past six years, and stepped right into an NHL lineup.</p><p>With voting time near at hand for this year&rsquo;s choice, the race appears to be a walkover for young Donnie Marshall, the Montreal-owned center of Buffalo&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Line.&rdquo;</p><p>Marshall has just shown too much class in every department to have any serious challenger. He has been among the top five in scoring in the league since the start of the season; has been 1-23 in the goal scoring race, and has done an outstanding all-round job for Coach Frank Eddolls on power plays, and penalty killings.</p><p>Only the tremendous job George (Red) Sullivan, the heart of the Hershey Bears, has done will keep Marshall off the first All-Star team, but he appears destined&mdash;and deservedly so&mdash;to make the second team.</p><h2><b>May Be Best</b></h2><p>By previous standards, Marshall may become the best of the &ldquo;rookies&rdquo; to graduate from the AHL. In 60 games to date&mdash;with 10 remaining on Buffalo&rsquo;s schedule&mdash;he has ripped 31 shots into the nets and assisted on 42 more scores for 74 points.</p><p>Meger, who also was with Buffalo when he captured the freshman honor, clicked for 26 goals and 40 assists for 66 points in 63 games. Hergesheimer, played 71 games for Cleveland in 1950-51 when he flipped 42 pucks home and assists on 41 other tallies for 83 points.</p><p>Reibel&rsquo;s first year totals with Indianapolis&mdash;68 games, 33 goals and 34 assists for 67 points&mdash;already have been surpassed by Marshall.</p><p>The handsome, 21-year-old playmaker may yet break the total points record for a first year man now held jointly by Hergesheimer and last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;rookie&rdquo; Guyle Fielder at 83, and should beat Reibel&rsquo;s 33 goal mark for a first year center.</p><p>Marshall, himself, appears more concerned over whether he&rsquo;ll score a &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; before the campaign ends.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05126/1455491-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="635" height="710"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Pick Of The Crop</b></p><p><b>DON MARSHALL&hellip;&hellip;Like Buddy O&rsquo;Connor</b></p></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve scored two goals eight times this season but no &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; yet,&rdquo; Donnie recently remarked. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you think I deserve an honorary hat?&rdquo; he added kiddingly.</p><p>Just what Marshall would do with the hat remained a mystery as he never covers a sandy colored hair and oval-shaped features with a chapeau.</p><p>He has in the opinion of Coach Eddolls, and many other, however, covered his entire 5-10, 165 pound frame with credit.</p><p>&ldquo;Donnie is a coach&rsquo;s dream,&rdquo; Eddolls began. &ldquo;He makes the right moves instinctively&hellip;has an uncanny knack of knowing when to get in front of that net&hellip;when to drop back to the point for defensive balance&hellip;when he has a chance to trap a puck in the other team&rsquo;s end by forechecking&hellip;and just gives you all he&rsquo;s got everytime he&rsquo;s out on the ice.&rdquo;</p><p>Linemate Gaye Stewart, who has seen his share of &ldquo;embryo National Leaguers&rdquo; come along the past dozen years, compares Marshall with Buddy O&rsquo;Connor.</p><p>&ldquo;Don is heady, like O&rsquo;Connor,&rdquo; Gaye opened. &ldquo;He fades from checks, is awfully hard to hit, and he carries that puck exceptionally well so that his wings can be on the fly when they get it. I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;ll make it in the National League.&rdquo;</p><p>Big Ed Slowinski, the right wing member of the Marshall-Stewart-Slowinskj line, pointed out that the &ldquo;center is the brains of any successful line.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;If you don&rsquo;t have a center who can think and make those split second decisions, the whole line is fouled up. Donnie is an alert hockey player as the records will prove, and should be tough to keep out of any league.</p><p>And while the phrase may be time worn and tiresome&mdash;and more often than not misused&mdash;anything good that happens to Donald Marshall &ldquo;couldn&rsquo;t happen to a more refreshing or deserving fellow.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-05

Don Marshall Safe Bet To Cop AHL Rookie Of The Year Award

<h2><b>Productive Sub</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>K</span>enny Hayden, filling in for the injured Eddie Blowlnaki, stopped in three goals in hls first whirl with Buffalo&rsquo;s Big Line of Donnie Marshall and Gaye Stewart.</p><h2><b>100-goal man</b></h2><p>Andy Barbe of the Pittsburgh Hornets Joined the select AHL 100-Goal club during the past week when he scored, three goals against Syracuse to up his all-time total to 102.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06111/1455626-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="939" height="804"><figcaption class="caption-body"><span class="photo-credit">(Photo by Bud Glunz)</span></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>W</span>HOA!</b>&mdash;Pittsburgh Hornets&rsquo; John McLelland applies the brakes to Buffalo Bisons&rsquo; Gaye Slewart as the latter skates behind the Hornet cage after an elusive puck (arrow).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0011-06

Hefty Hornet Blocks Big Bison

<p><b>(INCLUDING GAMES SUN., FEB. 23)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0798/1455657-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="322" height="256"></div><h2><b>LEADERS</b></h2><p><b>Most Goals</b>: Stewart, Slowinski, Ferguson, 35.</p><p><b>Most Assists</b>: George Sullivan, Hers. 73.</p><p><b>Most Penalties by a Player</b>: Larry Cohan, Pittsburgh, 151 mts.</p><p><b>Most Penalties</b>: by a Team: Cleveland. 674 mts.</p><p><b>Best Goalie</b>: Jacques Plante, Buffalo, 55, 148, 3, 2.69.</p><p><b>Moste Shutouts</b>: Emile Francis, Clevelland, 4.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<p><b>(STANDINGS TUES. A.M. MARCH 2)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01289/1455595-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="319" height="98"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24th</b></h2><h3><b>Pittsburgh 7 at Syracuse 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02249/1455588-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="324" height="358"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY. FEBRUARY&rsquo; 27</b></h2><h3><b>Buffalo 3 at Hershey 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03195/1455581-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="324" height="371"></div><h3><b>Providence 5 at Pittsburgh 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04151/1455574-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="320" height="406"></div><h3><b>Cleveland 2 at Syracuse 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05124/1455567-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="321" height="611"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28</b></h2><h3><b>Pittsburgh 7 at Syracuse 4</b></h3><p>SYRACUSE&mdash;Mike Narduzzl scored two goals, the second with only 23 seconds left to play in the second period, to pace Syracuse Warriors to a 3-2 victory over Cleveland Barons.</p><p>Harold Tarala got the other Syracuse goal, while Fred Glover and Chuck Blair scored for Cleveland. The Visitors pulled goalie Emile Francis out of the nets with 1:19 left, but failed to score.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0893/1455560-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="323" height="365"></div><h3><b>Hershey 7 at Providence 3</b></h3><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Dune Fisher paced Hershey to a win over Providence to just about end the Reds&rsquo; hopes of a playoff berth.</p><p>Led by Fisher&rsquo;s three goals and two by Arnie Kullman, the Bears had the game sewed up after the first 10 minutes of play. Obie O&rsquo;Brien and Lome Ferguson added tallies for the winners.</p><p>Ken Davies scored twice for the Reds and Tod Campeau marked up one.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0987/1455553-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="314" height="347"></div><h3><b>Cleveland 2 at Buffalo 3</b></h3><p>BUFFALO&mdash;Ken Hayden scored three goals to lead Buffalo Bisons to a 9-2 victory over Cleveland, dropping the Barons into third place.</p><p>Hayden. Filling in at right wing for the injured Ed Slowinski on Buffalo&rsquo;s big line, tallied once in each period to set the pace. Gaye Stewart added two Bison markers with pete babando, Russ</p><p>Kowalchuk. Gordon Pennell and Steve Wochy each scoring once.</p><p>Eddie Olson and Tommy Williams scored for the Barons.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02223/1455546-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="326" height="425"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HOW THE RAGE GOES

<div class="byline">By HUGH WATSON</div><p>VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;</p><p>Jack Emery, owner and operator of the senior amateur Regina Capitals, wants to try his luck in professional hockey but Western Hockey League directors want no part of the Saskatchewan city. There was some speculation that Regina might take over the Seattle Bombers franchise next season, the Bombers being in a shaky financial position. &ldquo;Nothing could be further from the truth,&rdquo; Bomber president Gene Walby told a meeting here. &ldquo;The only way they&rsquo;ll get us out of the league Is to suspend us. We&rsquo;re here to stay&mdash;and win&rdquo;&hellip;WHL president Al Leader disclosed that directors have okayed a $60,000 guarantee for the east-west series with the Quebec League champions. The winning team will receive $10,000, the losers $7,500. Playoffs will be longer than in other years this season, the first and sixth place clubs meeting in a best-of-nine series and the second, third, fourth and fifth clubs playing a best of seven. Two winners there will play another best-of-seven series to decide who meets, the winners of the first-sixth playoff.</p><h2><b>SCOTTY SOCKED</b></h2><p>Ian (Scotty) Morrison, one of the top referees in the WHL, was the centre of attraction Feb. 13, in the game at New Westminster between the Royals and Victoria Cougars. An irate Victoria fan punched Morrison when he was bending over to pick up an apple from the ice near the boards. Scotty leaped at the spectator but was pulled back by linesman Merrick Cranston. While being held by Cranston, Morrison absorbed another punch from the fan and suffered a cut under his left eye. Two burly policemen finally escorted the fan from the arena. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t mind the verbal abuse,&rdquo; explained Morrison. &ldquo;I do think it&rsquo;s going too far when a fan hits you. The first thing you think of is retaliation.&rdquo; The Royals won the game 8-1&hellip;</p><p>Seattle Bombers are a great Sunday night hockey team. On successive Sundays they hammered Saskatoon Quakers 10-2 and New Westminster 6-1. Guyle (Chuck) Fielder, the smooth centre, also likes the Sabbath games. In the two contests he picked up 10 points, four goals and six assists&hellip;Quakers did a sharp turnabout after their 10-2 loss to the bottom place club when two nights later they walloped the league-leading Vancouver Canucks 6-2&hellip;Bob Paul, who played both forward and defence for New Westminster, was suspended Feb. 13 for refusal to report to Syracuse of the American Hockey League. Owner Ken MacKenzie was rumored to have a deal brewing whereby the Royals would acquire Kelly Burnett, suspended by the Warriors, in return for Paul&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01288/1455688-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="321" height="331"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Bopped&gt;</b></p><p><b>SCOTTY MORRISON</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>RECEIVES OFFERS</b></h2><p>Jack Zarie, 22-year-old forward who starred with Winnipeg&rsquo;s junior Monarchs a few seasons back, has received several attractive offers from New Westminster. Ken MacKenzie scouted Zarie&rsquo;s Winnipeg senior team and says he&rsquo;s a standout. Also getting an ogle from MacKenzie was Bill Juzda former Toronto Maple Leaf defenceman&hellip;When Vancouver Canucks announced at the start of the season that they had Guyle Fielder on loan from New York Rangers Fielder Immediately squashed the report by writing a hot note to Vancouver owner Coley Hall. He stressed rather strongly that he didn&rsquo;t want to play for any Hallowned team&hellip;Canucks, starting their last scheduled prairie invasion of the year, expected help from the Rangers in the person of left winger Glen Sonmor. Rangers acquired Sonmor in exchange for Andy Bathgate, former Canuck goal-scoring star. Also scheduled to join Canucks was Doug Adam for Saskatoon. Their latest acquisition is Eddie Kassian, formerly with New Westminster&hellip;Edmonton&rsquo;s Enio Sclisizzi and Victoria&rsquo;s Eddie Dorolioy, co-leaders in the individual scoring race for the past three weeks, both hit slumps at the same time and remained deadlocked at 59 points apiece. Seattle&rsquo;s Guyle Fielder took over the lead with 61 points, followed by Saskatoon&rsquo;s Ray Manson and Alex Kaleta, both a point behind. Seattle&rsquo;s Wayne Brown has 59 points.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Walby Denies Seattle Franchise Will Shift To Regina Next Year

<h2><b>SEATTLE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03181/1455761-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="324" height="299"></div><h2><b>VANCOUVER</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04137/1455754-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="316" height="226"></div><h2><b>NEW WESTMINSTER</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05102/1455747-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="322" height="246"></div><h2><b>SASKATOON</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0682/1455740-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="315" height="227"></div><h2><b>VICTORIA</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0771/1455733-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="317" height="226"></div><h2><b>CALGARY</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0860/1455726-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="315" height="213"></div><h2><b>EDMONTON</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0948/1455719-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="315" height="214"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Complete WHL Scoring

<p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>EATTLE. Wash.&mdash;Pat Lundy of Calgary assisted on all five goals his club scored against Saskatoon in that city Saturday Feb. 13 th to tie the league record for 5 assists by an individual held by several other players.</p><p>Bill Davidson of Seattle tied two records in Seattle against Saskatoon on February 7th picking up a total of five points on one goal four assists to tie the record of most points in a game for defencemen with 5. His four assists also tied the record for assists in one game by defencemen. Butch, Houle of New West, and Gus Kyle of Calgary share this honor now with Davidson. Willie Schmidt of New West, set and held the record of five points in one game by a defenceman.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Pat Lundy Ties Record

<h2><b>First Goals</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ony Schneider of Victoria and Bill Bucyk of Edmonton got their first goals of the season Feb. 19 in their home rinks. Schneider against New Westminster and Bucyk against Saskatoon.</p><h2><b>Penalty Less Game</b></h2><p>Calgary and New Westminster played their second penaltyless game of the season. The first one was in Calgary on November 26th and the latest one Feb. 20 in New-Westminster.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1286/1455948-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="828" height="636"><figcaption class="caption-body"><span class="photo-credit">(Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photo)</span></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>L</span>UCIEN DECHENE,</b> New Westminster goaler, makes a save in the above traffic jam against the Seattle Bombers. The players left to right are Guyle Fielder (Seattle), Dechene, Mark Marquess (Seattle), Max McNab (NW), Rudy Filion (Seattle), Pete Durham (NW) and Bob Bergeron (NW).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Traffic Jam Around Royals’ Cage

<p><b>(INCLUDING GAMES SUN. FEB. 21)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1367/1455993-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="319" height="781"></div><h2><b>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1460/1455986-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="320" height="128"></div><h2><b>LEADERS</b></h2><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Wayne Brown, Sea. 41</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Guyle Fielder, Sea. 50</p><p><b>Most Game Mining Goals:</b> Freddy Brown, Van.; Mark Marquess, Sea. 8.</p><p><b>Most First Goals Of Game:</b> Wayne Brown, Seattle 8.</p><p><b>Hat Tricks:</b> Gordon Fashoway, NW; Colin Kilburn, Vic, Steve Black, Cal; Wayne Brown, Sea. 2</p><p><b>Most Shutouts:</b> Bill Brennan, Cal. 7</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1550/1455979-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="326" height="211"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<p><b>(STANDINGS ON MON. A M. FEB. 22)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01296/1455917-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="319" height="113"></div><h2><b>RESULTS</b></h2><h3><b>Monday February 15th</b></h3><p>Vancouver 2 at Saskatoon 2</p><h3><b>Tuesday February 16th</b></h3><p>Vancouver 3 at Edmonton 1</p><h3><b>Wednesday February 17th</b></h3><p>Vancouver 2 at Calgary 4</p><p>Seattle 4 at New West. 5</p><h3><b>Friday February 19th</b></h3><p>New West. 1 at Victoria</p><p>Calgary 4 at Vancouver 1</p><p>Saskatoon 2 at Edmonton 3</p><h3><b>Saturday February 20th</b></h3><p>Victoria 3 at Seattle 1</p><p>Edmonton 1 at Saskatoon 4</p><p>Calgary 5 at New West. 3</p><h3><b>Sunday February 21st</b></h3><p>Calgary 5 at Seattle 4</p><h2><b>MONDAY FEBRUARY 15</b></h2><h3><b>Vancouver 2 at Saskatoon 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02257/1455910-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="323" height="254"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16</b></h2><h3><b>Vancouver 3 at Edmonton 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03229/1455903-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="320" height="196"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17</b></h2><h3><b>Vancouver 2 at Calgary 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04202/1455896-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="321" height="238"></div><h3><b>Seattle 4 at New Westminster 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05174/1455889-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="321" height="343"></div><h2><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19</b></h2><h3><b>New Westminster 1 at Victoria 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06145/1455882-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="319" height="218"></div><h3><b>Calgary 4 at Vancouver 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07134/1455875-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="317" height="245"></div><h3><b>Saskatoon 2 at Edmonton 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08126/1455868-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="318" height="268"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20</b></h2><h3><b>Victoria 3 at Seattle 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09120/1455861-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="317" height="222"></div><h3><b>Edmonton 1 at Saskatoon 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10115/1455854-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="320" height="196"></div><h3><b>Calgary 5 at New Westminster 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1199/1455847-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="318" height="315"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY&rsquo; 21</b></h2><h3><b>Calgary 5 at Seattle 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1826/1455840-1-eng-US/f0019-182.jpg" title="f0019-18" width="324" height="257"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">By JACK KINSELLA</div><p><b>Replaced Ray Frederick In Game Against Saints</b></p><p>The boys on hockey row&mdash;especially on Toronto&rsquo;s Carleton Street&mdash;may have some difficulty swallowing this one, but it&rsquo;s as true as true can be.</p><p>The &ldquo;Turk&rdquo; has made a comeback.</p><p>The Turk, of course, is hockey&rsquo;s favorite Fat Man, Mr. Walter Broda, esq., coaching incumbent with the Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Hockey League.</p><p>Before you reach for an NHL record book, though, save your energy. It&rsquo;s not a permanent comeback. This was strictly from emergency and not in the original script.</p><p>The 40-year-old, (OK, Turk, OK, let&rsquo;s say it&rsquo;s 38) Broda donned the old harness again in earnest recently when the Senators suddenly found themselves without a goalie at 8:30 p.m. one evening, the paying customers outside craving their money&rsquo;s worth.</p><h2><b>Got Money&rsquo;s Worth</b></h2><p>He gave them their money&rsquo;s worth, too, for all of 20 minutes, and to tell the truth never looked better. The Leafs, it could be said, need not worry if &ldquo;Lum&rdquo; falters in the stretch.</p><p>Walter, of course, almost took a swan dive through the gate as he made his initial appearance, but as he said afterwards: &ldquo;It was the skates, see? They were too sharp, see?</p><p>Then, settled in the Senator cage, the ex-Leafian great could not seem to get his feet working. He retired several times to the sidelines to rub his skates on some wood.</p><p>&ldquo;It was the skates, see?&rdquo;, said Walter. &ldquo;Timing was fine, see, and I felt good.&rsquo; It was the skates. Too sharp.&rdquo;</p><p>So what happens? Right off the bat, just like one-two, a pair of Turk&rsquo;s warriors get thumbed for being too anxious to protect the boss. The boys in press row pulled up their collars and muttered silent prayers.</p><p>They were wasted. Turk stood the Sherbrooke on their collective ears with a couple of eye-opening stops. Showed he was pretty agile for a guy of 40, er, 38. Those record books are wrong, says Turk.</p><p>Every guy is human, though, and can make a mistake, so finally the Sherbrookes blink the light before the second penalty is up. A lousy, cheap goal it was, too, everyone admitted.</p><p>&ldquo;It was those skates, see?,&rdquo; said Turk. &ldquo;I saw the puck all right, see? And I&rsquo;m sliding the leg over to hold it out, see? And the skates is too sharp, see? So it sticks and I can&rsquo;t get it over. It trickled in, see?</p><p>Furious at this state of affairs, the Barber Poles rushed back and equalized the count, which means if they hold on the boss can still retire undefeated.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01296/1456024-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="292" height="488"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>&ldquo;The Skates&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>TURK BRODA</b></p></figcaption></div><p>So what happens? Three of them, all overanxious to clear a puck just outside the blue line, run smack into each other, and as those things will happen, the loose puck rolls through and who&rsquo;s in there all alone looking Turk square in the eyes but a Sherbrooke.</p><p>To give him credit, Turk does it up with a nice touch. Maybe he doesn&rsquo;t wait as long as prescribed in the goalie&rsquo;s rulebook, chapter 5, but he does try to outguess this Sherbrooke. Unfortunately, he guesses wrong, zigging when he should have zagged, and the count is now 2-1 against the heroes.</p><p>Not to be outdone, the boys pour it on for the boss and shortly afterwards a magnificent rush ends in an Ottawa score, leaving the boss still unbeaten, though not retired.</p><p>In their enthusiasm to add more to the count, maybe the boys leave the boss a little more uncovered than he should be for the rest of the period, but by this time the prayers in the press box are beginning to knock much louder on the Big White Door, and on top of that Turk is rapidly recalling excerpts from chapters 6, 7, and 8, not to mention 10, and is turning aside everything but the sweat, all honest, which is pouring down his rotund countenance.</p><p>That&rsquo;s the way the period ended, too, two goals apiece, and when the boss retires to the dressing room through a barrage of camera flashes and handshakes, thinking there&rsquo;s only two to go. and let&rsquo;s hope there&rsquo;s no overtime, he is shocked and disppointed (oh, yeah?) to find that the guy who draws regular stipends for the Senators&rsquo; net chores has recovered and is ready to go.</p><p>Whereupon, the Fat Man retired on his laurels, undefeated but no untried.</p><p>It all happened this way, see? Ray Frederick, the regular Ottawa goalie, arrived at the rink promptly (??) at 8:30 and informed his bosses, Mr. Gorman and Mr. Broda (in that order) that he will not be able to perform his duties this evening.</p><p>A very sore neck and shoulder, with occasional shooting pains down his legs, would seem to be ample reason why not, Frederick maintained, between painful groans. Furthermore he had suffered under the hands of a chiropractor all afternoon, to no avail.</p><p>Maybe it was the smell of the rubbing erntment, or some old tape, but whatever the cause, Frederick professed himself as ready to go in the second period, handicapped as he was.</p><p>He should have stood in bed. It was probably Ray&rsquo;s worst night on the Auditorium ice and the Sherbrooke went on to win the horrendous piece, 7-5. It just was not the loop&rsquo;s top goalie&rsquo;s night.</p><p>It was suggested to the resident mastermind after the game that things might have gone better had he stayed in, unprepared as he was to don the hero&rsquo;s mantle.</p><p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re right, see?, agreed a perspiring Broda. &ldquo;Maybe I should have stayed in there. The kid had a bad night.</p><p>&ldquo;They shouldn&rsquo;t have had those two goals in the first period, though. It was those skates, see? Too sharp.&rdquo;</p><p>You don&rsquo;t believe the Turk made a comeback, eh?</p><p>You could look it up, then.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Fabulous Fat Man Makes Comeback Plays Period For Ottawa (Whew!)

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><p>MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;He owns the puck.&rdquo; In such terse, but effusive fashion Jackie Forbes, playingcoach of the Sherbrooke Saints opened the discussion when he was broached about Joseph Gilles Dube.</p><p>It was mentioned, and the mentioner was me, that Gilles was having quite a year. He had 41 assists in the QHL the last time the figures were checked. At this particular audit only three players in the Slater circuit: Ottawa&rsquo;s Rip Riopelle 50, Royals&rsquo; Skippy Burchell 46, and Quebec&rsquo;s Ray Powell 43, had more.</p><p>&ldquo;For my money he&rsquo;s the best offensive hockey player in our league&rdquo; said Forbes. &ldquo;A great team man, and unselfish? Why, he&rsquo;d rather pass the puck and let one of his wingmen shoot than try to score himself. And how he sets up those flankers. Nice sharp accurate passes, right on their sticks, just a stride ahead so they don&rsquo;t have to slow down. They pick it up on the fly and go right in and fire away&rdquo;.</p><h2><b>Best Season</b></h2><p>Dube, born in Sherbrooke, Que. is having his best season in hockey at the comparitively ripe age of 25. He&rsquo;ll be 27 come June 2, and there&rsquo;s a big reason for his campaign of triumph that many close followers of the QHL teams overlook.</p><p>For the first time in his career in faster company he&rsquo;s playing centre. This is the position he played in his junior days, but when he was in the NHL with Canadiens, and later in Cincinnati and with Sherbrooke the coaches always had him in the left alley.</p><p>Forbes was asked about this.</p><p>&ldquo;Early in the season Tod Campeau one of our regular centres was slow getting into his top form. We were having trouble when the heat was on getting the puck out of our own end with other men playing centre on other lines, too.</p><p>&ldquo;Dube at the time was considered our extra forward. At practise one day I tried him at centre. He fell into the role as if he was money from home. So I asked him about it. And he told me that&rsquo;s where he played as a kid. With his finesse as a stick-handler I could see he was a natural. And the results speak for themselves.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02224/1456055-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="287" height="300"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Future Red Wing?</b></p><p><b>GILLES DUBE</b></p></figcaption></div><h2><b>May Join Wings</b></h2><p>If one cares to stretch. Forbes&rsquo; metaphor a little further the performance by Dube this season is shouting in such overtones that it wouldn&rsquo;t be at all surprising if Dube were to land back in the major loop again, this time with Detroit Red Wings.</p><p>As practically everyone knows the Saints are one of Wings&rsquo; farm clubs and Jack Adams is so interested in Dube that he&rsquo;s overdue now for a three-game trial on the lend-lease plan. It might be that Gilles will miss it this season what with the pressure of playoffs in the two leagues, but he&rsquo;s going to rate serious consideration next Fall.</p><p>He had a brief whirl through twelve games with Canadiens in the 1949-50 season and has one big-league goal and two assists in his record. That same season Frank Selke was interested in making Cincinnati Mohawks a power in the American League and Dube was packed off to the midwest for the balance of the season. He collected 19 tallies, helped in 18 more while taking part in 46 games for the Mohawks and in a longer hitch of 52 games the following season, his marks were: 16 goals, 26 assists.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Saints’ Gilles Dube Enjoying Best Season

<h2><b>Chicks Lead</b></h2><p>Chicoutimi Saguencens now lead the Montreal Royals by two points although the latter have a game in hand.</p><h2><b>Cuts Lead</b></h2><p>Rip Riopelle of the Ottawa Senators has moved to within one point of league leader Andre Corriveau of the Valleyfield Braves.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

QUEBEC LEAGUE

<p><b>(STANDINGS M0N. A.M. MARCH 1)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01267/1456180-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="315" height="113"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23</b></h2><h3><b>Sherbrooke 1 at Montreal 5</b></h3><p><b>Sherbrooke</b>&mdash;Goal: Gatherum; defense: Hay, Bownass, Palamar, Forbes; forwards: Dube, Stankiewicz, Johnson, McLean, Irving, Ehman, Brown, Podolsky, Bruneteau, Malo.</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Perreault; defense: Harmon, Roche, Leger, Hollingworth; forwards: Desaulniers, Denis, Gamble, Blaine, Wray, Litzenberger, Laplante, Tesier, Burchell, Frampton.</p><p>Referee: Gordie Whitehead; linesmen: Jimmy Haggerty, Eric Milford.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02232/1456173-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="322" height="265"></div><h3><b>Valleyfield 3 at Chicoutimi 7</b></h3><p><b>Valleyfield</b>&mdash;Goal: Payette; defense: Irvine, Ernst, Collins; forwards: Jeannette, Thomson, J. White, Bisaillon, CorTiveau, Bougie, Kwong, Haworth, Cline, Leclerc.</p><p><b>Chicoutimi</b>&mdash;Goal: Hughes; defense: Lamlrande, Glaude; forwards: L. Smrke, P. Smrke, Perreault, Leger, Locas, Dussault, Groleau, Tkachuk, Moore, fi. White.</p><p>Referee: Deziel; linesmen: Scullion, Boivin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03210/1456166-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="319" height="366"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 3 at Quebec 2</b></h3><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Perreault; defense: Hollingworth, Roche, Harmon, Leger; forwards: Litzenberger, Desaulniers, Tessier, Burchell, Wray, Denis, Framplon. Gamble, Laplante.</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Gelineau; defense: Jtaglan, Crozier, Burega, Houle; forwards: Nadeau,&rsquo; Cote, Brown, Cabana, Powell, Reagon, Labadie, Kelly, Tremblay, Boone.</p><p>Referee: Charlie Deziel; linesmen, Florian Roy, Armand Langevin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04165/1456159-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="318" height="266"></div><h3><b>Ottawa 4 at Springfield 2</b></h3><p><b>Ottawa</b>&mdash;Goal: Frederick; defense: Arundel, Hudson, Stahan, Robertson; forwards: Johnson, Giesebrecht, Kuptz, Gravelie, Blair, Howard Riopelle, Hugh Rlopelle, Foley, Guidolin, Maloney.</p><p><b>Springfield</b>&mdash;Goal: O&rsquo;Hearn; defense: Currie, McNab, Milligan, Summers; forwards: Leier, Hogg. Hastings, Kaiser, Horvath, Atanas, Bobenlc, McMurdy, Tranche, Lumley.</p><p>Referee: Georges Gravel; linesmen: Cote, Ghedi.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05132/1456152-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="317" height="285"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27</b></h2><h3><b>Chicoutimi 6 at Springfield 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06115/1456145-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="317" height="352"></div><h3><b>Sherbrooke 2 at Ottawa 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07106/1456138-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="314" height="165"></div><h3><b>Quebec 2 at Valley field 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0895/1456131-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="315" height="245"></div><h2><b>Sunday, February 28</b></h2><h3><b>Chicoutimi 1 at Montreal 4</b></h3><p><b>Chicoutimi</b>: Goal: Hughes; defense: Glaude, Talllefer, Roy, Lamirande; forwards: W&rsquo;hite, F. Perreault, L. Smrke, S. Smrke, Locas, Dusssault, Groleau, Tkachuk, Moore, Crawford.</p><p><b>Montreal</b>: Goal: B. Perreault; defense: Hollingworth, Roche, Leger; forwards: Litzenberger, Burchell, Laplante, Denis, Desajilnier, Tessier, Frampton, Wray Gamble.</p><p>Referee: Len Sonrlveau: linesmen: Bob Sleeth, Jim Slater.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0989/1456124-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="317" height="268"></div><h3><b>Sherbrooke 1 at Valleyfield 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1076/1456117-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="315" height="243"></div><h3><b>Ottawa 2 at Quebec 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1162/1456110-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="314" height="319"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1340/1456211-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="905" height="670"></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>N</span>O GOAL&mdash;</b> Montreal Royals&rsquo; Ernie Roche sails over Sherbrooke Saints&rsquo; netminder Dave Gatherum in an attempt to score. Roche didn&rsquo;t get the puck in the net although he himself ended up tangled in the rigging. The Royals won the game 5-1.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Royals’ Roche Gets By Gatherum

<p><b>(INCLUDING GAMES SUN., FEB. 28)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1246/1456242-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="313" height="360"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1628/1456280-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="313" height="697"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1434/1456294-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="152" height="355"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1529/1456287-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="146" height="352"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>ow that you&rsquo;ve won the bonspiel for your team, you deserve a celebration with <i>lighter, smoother</i> Anniversary Ale. It&rsquo;s brewed especially for occasions like this, with a lightness that will make tomorrow as happy as today, combined with all the body and character traditionally Labatt&rsquo;s.* Hail to the victor! And remember&mdash;feeling thirsty is enough occasion for a bottle, or better still a case, of <i>lighter, smoother</i> Anniversary Ale. John Labatt Limited.</p><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1726/1456273-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="143" height="108"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><p><i>*The swing is <u>definitely</u> to</i>&nbsp;<b>LABATT&rsquo;S</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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An occasion for celebrating!

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Fascinating are the gimmicks some of the hockey clubs are employing to ward off the bailiffs.</p><p>A few weeks ago the Valleyfield Braves held a $100-a-plate dinner and gave away a fat cash door-prize and still had more than $5,000 in the kitty to bolster the hockey club&rsquo;s exchequer. The Ste. Therese club of the Provincial League held a similar soiree at Dagwood&rsquo;s, at $50 per cover. Frank Carlin and Pete Morin represented the Royals at this affair.</p><p>When the QH1. Royals played down in Sherbrooke recently an automobile was raffled off. Now there&rsquo;s nothing unusual about a drawing for a car at a sports event; it was the novelty and originality of the manner in which the ownership of this vehicle was settled that makes news.</p><p>Only 999 tickets were sold at $10 each. Between the first and second periods of the hockey game Jakie Forbes, playing coach of the Saints, shot 10 pucks into a vacated goalnet. On each of these rubber-heels was pasted a hidden number. The Sherbrooke mayor then picked one of the pucks out of the net. It was announced as No. 3.</p><p>According to the rules of the raffle this meant that all holding tickets in the 300 bracket were still in the running for the Buick convertible. The suspense of the holders of tickets bearing Nos. 300 to 399 can easily be imagined.</p><p>During the next interval Gilles Dube tired 10 pucks into the goal at the opposite end of the rink. His Worship went through the same routine. He fished out No. 5. This represented the second lucky number. Now all who held tickets 350 to 359 still held a chance to win the luxurious new car. The nerve strain for 10 guys must have been terrific.</p><p>Pete Morin and nine of his boys had formed a syndicate. They chipped in a buck each, bought a ticket, with the stipulation that if they won, they would draw again to decide the winner in their own group and this last lucky individual would pay each of the other nine $100.</p><p>It was thus in the realm of high finance for Royals until the second number was drawn. Their ticket was 311. It was torn up and Morin&rsquo;s hearties concentrated on the hockey game which was won In overtime 3-2 on Lulu Denis&rsquo; goal.</p><p>The game over, the 4,000 fans in the rink waited, with 10 customers in a state of high jitters. Glenn Harmon, Royal&rsquo;s captain, was asked to drive the last 10 pucks into a goal. He fulfilled his assignment. The mayor went into his last scene. He picked up No. 8 this time. So it was No. 358 which won the motor car, and Forest Keene, business manager of the Saints, was in buoyant spirits. The Saints are solvent once more, their cash resources swelled by upwards of $4,000.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Saints Employ Novel System To Raise Loot

<p>MONTREAL, Quel&mdash;</p><p>There is a possibility that in the near future Montreal will have two teams representing this city in the National Hockey League.</p><p>Frank Selke general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, stated last week that executives of the present NHL dab will meet in the near future to decide whether or not a team using the old Montreal Maroons&rsquo; franchise will be formed. It is understood however, that if and when the second team is formed it will be independent of the Canadiens and under different ownership.</p><p>Selke has built up junior hockey since he came to Montreal from Toronto more than seven years ago but the attendance has been falling off. It has been somewhat the same with Montreal Royals, who played senior until the Quebec Hockey League became pro this season.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s no use trying to sell people something they don&rsquo;t want,&rdquo; said Selke. &ldquo;Tliey want to see NHL hockey and the only way more people can get to see the big leaguers would be to have two teams operating in Montreal.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03172/1456387-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="284" height="293"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Planner</b></p><p><b>FRANK SELKE</b></p></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;I have on hand thousands of letters from fans who would like to see the Candiens in action. It&rsquo;s certain, we can&rsquo;t make the Farum larger, so the only answer would be another team.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Selke Says Montreal May Get Second Team In National League

<p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>American League team rosters are now set, under tha rule that &lsquo;freezes&rsquo; the rosters as of February 15. Only in the cases of emergency or in the trying out and signing of amateurs can they be altered.</p><p>Emergency conditions are in effect when a team falls below the strength of ten forwards, five defensemen and a goaltender. AHL replacements must come from a league of lower classification or from amateur ranks.</p><p>The following are the loans and recalls under emergency conditions at the moment:</p><p>Jacques Plante to Montreal from Buffalo, injury to Gerry McNeil, Montreal goaltender; Ralph Almas to Buffalo from Victoria, to replace Jacques Plante; Jean Marois to Hershey from Quebec, to replace injured Gordie Henry.</p><p>The complete rosters are as follows:</p><h2><b>BUFFALO</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04142/1456453-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="322" height="285"></div><h2><b>PITTSBURGH</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0599/1456446-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="320" height="339"></div><h2><b>CLEVELAND</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0675/1456439-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="321" height="302"></div><h2><b>PROVIDENCE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0765/1456432-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="321" height="320"></div><h2><b>HERSHEY</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0860/1456425-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="320" height="339"></div><h2><b>SYRACUSE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0949/1456418-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="321" height="297"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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American League Rosters Set For Balance Of Season

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02194/1456484-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="321" height="332"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Off To AHL</b></p><p><b>JOHN LUMLEY</b></p></figcaption></div><p>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>Carroll Bloom, poker-faced Halifax defenceman, and an All-Star rearguard for four seasons, has been hit the stiffest penalty in Maritime hockey history.</p><p>For engaging in a high sticking duel with Bill Needham at Glace Bay the hard Checking rearguard has been set down for the remainder of the regular schedule&mdash;nine to 11 games depending on whether or not they play postponed games&mdash;and fined $100.</p><p>Needham was tagged for four games and fined $50. It marked the fourth time this season match penalties had been handed out, and the third against the Glace Bay club.</p><p>In the same game Halifax forward Bob Bowness was given a match misconduct penalty for feuding with Glace Bay fans and given a two-game suspension and a fine of $25.</p><p>Halifax immediately appeadel the decision and announced a few hours later that President C. Roy MacDonald, a Glace Bay lawyer, had agreed to reconsider the stiff sentence.</p><p>The game, hard fought all the way, got out of hand in the closing minutes and Needham and Bloom used their sticks on each other. Bowness got into trouble for protesting the match penalty to Bloom.</p><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01228/1456491-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="145" height="232"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 145px"><b>Don Penniston</b></figcaption></div><p>Up until that game Bloom had been regarded as an almost model defenseman. Although he was pear the 80 minute mark in penalties over the season only one major penalty showed against his name. He has never been among the league leaders, and this is his fourth season here.</p><p>Previous Glace Bay players to be tagged with match penalties were Tommy Files and Johnny Lumley, both of whom drew four games sentences. Files was later injured in a game in Sydney and is out for the season. Lumley has been recalled by Providence Reds.</p><p>The night Lumley got the call from the Reds, teammate Bobby Brown was told to report to Springfield by Eddie Shore. The sudden loss of two good producers stunned veteran coach Don Penniston.</p><p>&ldquo;They were yanked from under my nose&rdquo;, said Peniston bitterly. &lsquo;Believe me I am helpless&rdquo;.</p><p>Next day PJenniston was on his way to Ontario in quest of replacements, leaving Hugh Campbell, forward defenseman in charge of the club.</p></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><h2><b>Move Legal</b></h2><p>Penniston does not question the legality of the move.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess it was legal&rdquo;, he said. &ldquo;Certainly I had word of their transfer a few hours before midnight, February 15. That, I understand, is the final date.</p><p>&ldquo;I understand that the club executive is empowered to call for replacements within five days and that they must report with 15 days.&rdquo;</p><p>This has been a rugged season for Penniston, serving his first year in Maritime hockey. He lost Files and Kenny Watson on injuries. After a very weak start&mdash;from early October until the turn of the year his team hadn&rsquo;t won a single game from the league leading Halifax team&mdash;the Miners started to pick up and at one time were only three points behind the runner-up Sydney club, coached by Terry Reardon.</p><p>Bill Ford was back in the limelight. A week earlier he had established a new Maritime goal record w&rsquo;ith 65. one more than the mark Buck Whitlock established when playing with Saint John Beavers in the 1949-50 season.</p><p>A few nights later he scored a goal and an assist, boosting his season&rsquo;s total to 12 8. That tied the record established last season by Whitlock.</p><h2><b>Refuses Assist</b></h2><p>But Ford refused to accept the assist. He didn&rsquo;t think he earned it, he said, and asked league officials to take it out of the books and credit it to defenseman Billy Arcand.</p><p>The next night Ford was held pointless at Glace Bay. Two nights after he had relinquished the point, however, Ford scored a goal at Charlottetown, his 68th of the year. That tied the record.</p><p>The record scoring dash coindes with big plans for a Bill Ford Night in Halifax when the popular, fast skating and clean playing left winger will be swamped with gifts by his admiring friends.</p><p>During the week league president MacDonald came up with a suggestion that aroused a lot of interest. He suggested that an All Star game be played at New Glasgow on the night of March 8. Honored guests would be leading sportsmen from New Glasgow and Dartmouth.</p><p>The teams would be Sydney and Glace Bay against the best from Halifax and Charlottetown.</p><p>The idea, of course, is to interest New Glasgow and Dartmouth in entering the MHL next season. New Glasgow, boasting a very fine rink, would be a midway point between Cape Breton and Charlottetown. Dartmouth, which will shortly be linked to Halifax by a bridge, played one season in the Maritime League. Since then the town has built an artificial rink. In the year they played the Dartmouth team used Halifax Forum ice, sharing it with Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s.</p><p>While Glace Bay and Halifax have been hitting the spotlight regularly through suspensions, player changes and what not, Sydney Mills have crept up a bit closer to the league leaders while consolidating their hold on second place, while the Islanders have moved up on the entire field.</p><p>Right now it is a very even league. In most cases the home team brings in the victory. Wins on the road are rare and the scores have tightened considerably.</p><p>All four teams get into the playoffs and it could be one of the best money series ever. It all depends, of course, on what Don Penniston can pick up at this late date to replace stars Johnny Lumley and Bobby Brown.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Carroll Bloom Suspended For Stick Swinging Duel

<p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>AISLEY, Scotland&mdash;Angus (Gus) Glabraith, whose right leg was amputated as the result of an accident in a hockey game on October 2, has been presented with a cheque for &pound;2,062.</p><p>The young hockey player, who hails from South Porcupine, Ont., was handed the cheque between periods of a game at Paisley rink in a ceremony at centre ice. The money was raised in a joint English-Scottish campaign.</p><p>He formerly performed for the Paisley Pirates.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Galbraith Gets £2,062 Cheque

<div class="byline">By CHUCK ROUNTREE</div><p><b>Selke Says Youngster Will Be Future Great</b></p><p>VERDUN, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; ship of destiny has operated 10 these past dozen or so years on a single rocket and has managed to get along quite well, thank you.</p><p>That one rocket, Maurice (Rocket) Richard, is still full of pep and power and si the wear and tear of a dozen NHL seasons have in any way affected its performance It&rsquo;s not readily discernible to the naked eye.</p><p>In this modern age of speed and more speed however, it becomes apparent that just one Rocket may not be enough to keep the Hab craft on a straight and even keel to the top of the NHL heap. So the apparent solution would simply be to get another Rocket to ease the load on the present power unit.</p><p>Finding another Rocket might be easier said than done except for the fact that the Canadiens are in the fortunate position of not having to look further than their own back yard&rsquo; so to speak.</p><p>We refer of course to Henri (Pocket Rocket) Richard, a smaller but equally proficient replica of the original.</p><p>In a radio interview recently, Frank Selke, admiral of the Habitant fleet, stated that young Henri was a definite prospect, would be with the parent club in a matter of two years, and would be a super star like his brother. That means that the youngster might make the jump to the NHL from junior ranks without making any stops at minor league ports of call, he being only 18 at the present time.</p><p>At the moment, the Pocket Rocket is away out in front in the Quebec junior Hockey League scoring race and seems a lead pipe cinch to be this year&rsquo;s scoring champion. Besides this, he has scored 54 goals at this writing and that&rsquo;s just seven short of the QJHIL record set by another Hab chattel, a fellow by the name of Jean Beliveau. With at least six games left to play, young Richard could easily become the new record-holder. Two games against the Quebec Frontenacs, which were postponed, will be played at the end of schedule only if they in any way affect the standings, which doesn&rsquo;t seem likely.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03152/1456546-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="317" height="328"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Basher</b></p><p><b>BOB McCORD</b></p></figcaption></div><p>The Pocket Rocket has been the sparkplug of the Verdun Canadiens&rsquo; drive to their third straight QJHL pennant and will be their main scoring hope when the playoffs get underway.</p><p>Another standout with this season&rsquo;s edition of the Baby Habs has been burly Bob McCord, the husky rearguard the Canadiens obtained last season from the Kitchener Greenshirts of the OHA. Bib Bob, who stands 6&rsquo;1&rdquo; and weighs 180, has been the mainstay of the Hab defense this season, and looks like a definite pro prospect.</p><p>The Habs continued their home ice mastery over visiting OHA teams when they turned back the Guelph Biltmores 4-1 last week, thus avenging an earlier defeat at the hands of the Mad Hatters in Guelph. The Canadiens didn&rsquo;t fare so well away from home however as they dropped decisions to St. Catherines and Barrie while defeating the Galt Black Hawks. Team captain Phil Goyette and Denis Boucher, two Hab regulars, didn&rsquo;t see action against St. Catherine&rsquo;s and Barrie however, coach Sam Pollock having decided to rest them up for the coming playoff grind. They were replaced by some of the Hab junior B&rsquo;s, whom Sad Sam wanted to watch in &lsquo;A&rsquo; company to get a line on their future worth.</p><p>In their final swing into Ontario the Habs encounter the Hamilton Cubs and the Toronto Marlboros. The latter game should be a lulu and the Dukes will be out to avenge the close decision they lost to the Verdunites as the Auditorium.</p><p>Jacques Belanger&rsquo;s Royals, winless in nine outings, dropped another one, this time to the OHA-leading Teepees, but they gave the St. Catherines a good scare before finally succumbing to a 5-3 count.</p><p>Trailing 4-3 with a minute left to play, Belanger yanked goaler</p><p>Eddie Johnson in favor of another forward and the Royals came within an ace of knotting the count when Stan Maxwell hit the post on a close-in drive. Brian Cullen salted the game away for the Teepees seconds later with a goal into the gaping Royal cage.</p><p>Although winless in ten straight starts, the Royals have shown a lot of fighting spirit of late and may surprise a few people by the time the playoffs roll around.</p><p>In the game against the Royals, Brian Cullen set a new OHA junior scoring record as he picked three points to boost his total to 142, three better than the mark established by Ken Laufman in 1952.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0017-03

Pocket Rocket Nears Beliveau’s Mark For Coals In Single Season In QJHL

<div class="byline">By JOE MINSTER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04113/1456584-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="318" height="330"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Sets Up Series</b></p><p><b>FRANK GALLAGHER</b></p></figcaption></div><p>To tell the truth, the International Hockey League race is over, to all purposes and intents, insofar as first place is concerned.</p><p>By the time this edition of <b>THE HOCKEY NEWS</b> goes to press, the Cincinnati Mohawks undoubtedly will have wrapped up their second straight IHL title.</p><p>There is still quite a bit of unfinished business to be cleared up, however, with second, third and fourth places still in doubt, and the sixth and final playoff berth hanging in the balance.</p><p>Marion, Johnstown and Toledo are vieing for the runner-up spot behind Cincinnati, with Grand Rapids lodged in fifth.</p><p>Ft. Wayne and Troy are waging a dog-eat-dog battle for the precious sixth position, which may well hinge on the outcome of two more Bruin-Komet battles, one in each city.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0584/1456577-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="151" height="236"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Skippy Burchell</b></figcaption></div><p>This is how the six-team playoffs have been set up by IHL President Frank Gallagher:</p><p>The first-place finisher will meet the second-placer in Series &ldquo;A&rdquo;, a best-off-seven affair. In the meanwhile, Series &ldquo;B&rdquo; will pit the third-placer against the sixth-placer and Series &ldquo;C&rdquo; the fourth-placer against the fifth-placer, both at two out of three.</p><p>Then, Series &ldquo;D&rdquo; will send the winners of Series &ldquo;B&rdquo; and Series &ldquo;C&rdquo; against one another, also at two out of three, with the Series &ldquo;D&rdquo; victor taking on the Series &ldquo;A&rdquo; winner for the playoff crown In the final seven-game set.</p><p>Gallagher also set up the opening date of the playoffs in Cincinnati, on Tuesday, March 16, with another contest of Series &ldquo;A&rdquo; scheduled Thursday, March 18.</p><h2><b>Close Gaines</b></h2><p>Close contests were the rule rather than the exception last week as the race moved into its final stages.</p><p>No fewer than 10 of the 11 battles were determined by one or two goals, with two of them going into overtime. Ft. Wayne nosed out Grand Rapids, 4-3. in an extra period, and Troy tallied twice in the first minute of overtime to down Toledo, 5-3. There were no fewer than three 2-1 tilts, with Troy nosing out Johnstown, Toledo squeezing past Grand Rapids and Ft. Wayne edging Toledo by that margin.</p><p>Cincinnati was all by itself in regards to compiling victory streaks, with 12 successive conquests under its belt in a skein stretching all the way back &lsquo;o Jan. 28. Unbeaten in 13 starts, the Hawks also played a 4-4 overtime stalemate at Johnstown on Jan. 27. At home the rampaging Cincinnati club has marked up triumphs in its last 15 starts to give it a spectacular mark of 29 wins in 32 home games. During the week, the Mohawks disposed of Toledo, Troy and Johnstown.</p><p>Ft. Wayne&rsquo;s improving skates, in a late surge, have marked up five in a row on the right side of the ledger, while Marion has taken four straight to streng them its hold on second place and Troy has captured three of its last four. Marion, particularly tough at home, has annexed 10 straight on its own rink.</p><p>Don Hall of Johnstown, after trailing Toledo&rsquo;s Dick Pontarollo for many weeks in individual scoring, has regained the lead. Right now, Hall has 96 points&mdash;a new Johnstown mark that surpasses the previous record of 93 held by Skippy Burchell&mdash;to rank in front of Pontarollo.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0017-04

Playoff Dates Announced For International League

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div><p>SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Three attendance records were smashed in three successive nights in three different cities&hellip;Sudbury: 6,450; Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: 5,228; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan: 2,500&hellip;in each case Sudbury Wolves were involved in NOHA Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey&hellip;Suspensions continue in the Northland&hellip;this time Wilf Cude, the slightly-built former netminder for Montreal Canadiens and scout for Detroit and Montreal has been suspended indefinitely for yanking his Noranda Toilers&rsquo;off the ice during a juvenile playoff game against Rouyn in the NOHA division&hellip;he will travel the long, red carpet for a hearing before NOHA top brass in Kirkland Lake&hellip;two referees, Frank St. Laurent and Alphonse Couture of Noranda, also got the axe&hellip;Cude pulled his team but later allowed them to return&hellip;the refs reportedly did not issue Cude with the required two-minute ultimatum&hellip;this is a serious business because the NOHA rules stipulate an automatic one-year suspension for responsibility relative to.pulling a team off the ice&hellip;</p><p>A new name broke into prominence,&hellip;Marcel Houde of Lasarre Cyclones engineered a brisk pace this past week racing into a. tie with hard-driving Hec Miller of Rouyn Flashes for the scoring championship&hellip;Houde: 22 goals and 32 assists; Miller: 21 goals and 33 assists&hellip;this is in the Northwestern Quebec Intermediate &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuit&hellip;Dick Turpin of Rouyn is The &ldquo;Bad Man&rdquo;&mdash;77 minutes in the ice-cooler, while Claude Senechal&rsquo; of Lasalle has the top netminding record: 3.13 average&hellip;</p><p>A scoring title was decided in the Kirkland Lake and District Juvenile &ldquo;A&rdquo; loop&hellip;Ralph Backstrom the winner on 65 points for Kirkland Lake Lions Cubs, the league-champion&hellip;George Thorpe of the third-place Kirkland Legionnaires amassed 28 assists, finishing with 52 points&hellip;Good news from Bracebridge, at least for the hockey fans in that fine hockey centre&hellip;Braeebridge Bears walked over Gravenhurst Indians in the opening game of their Intermediate &ldquo;B&rdquo; best-of-three playoff series&hellip;Rowe and Nichols had two goals apiece for Bracebridge and turned in an outstanding checking and rushing game&hellip;Hudson and Barnes were impressive for Gravenhurst&hellip;some mighty fine hockey is being played in this dictrict and the hockey fans there are among the best you can find anywhere&hellip;they are still talking about the four-goal performance by Campbell who led Bracebridge to their victory stamping himself as a boy to watch in hockey.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01235/1456615-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="625" height="595"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>AL MILLAR&hellip;&hellip;Hopes To Return</b></figcaption></div><p>The setup for NOHA playoffs has been released&hellip;in senior for series &ldquo;A&rdquo; taking in both Soos, Sudbury, North Bay and Pembroke a winner must be declared by March 18&hellip;in series &ldquo;B&rdquo; taking in Porcupine, Kirkland Lake and Iroquois Falls a winner must be decided by March 17&hellip;it will be a best-of-five series in the NOHA senior finals between the Southern and Northern Divisions&hellip;first two games will be played at the home of the Southern Division champion March 20 and 22, while the next three games will be played at the home of the Northern Division champion March 24, and if necessary, March 25 and 26&hellip;The All-Ontario senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; finals will be a best-of-seven affair&hellip;the first two games will be played at the home of the NOHA champion either March 27 and 29 or March 29 and 30&hellip;the next three games will be played at the home of the OHA champion April 2, 3 and 5&hellip;the next two games, if necessary will be played in the North March 7 and 8&hellip;next week we will announce the dates for the Intermediate and Junior divisions so you&rsquo;ll have a record to go by&hellip;</p><p>Al Miller, colorful netminder for Sudbury Wolves told me just before this column was being prepared that lie has been suspended indefinitely by Manager-Coach Maxie Silverman&hellip;also fined $150&hellip;. but Al hoped his difficulties could be resolved before playoff time&hellip;Maxie certainly rules with an iron-hand, but when you get to know the guy he&rsquo;s got a heart of gold and is a pretty swell egg as well&hellip;in fact I enjoy talking about hockey with him because he knows all the angles and has a lot of good ideas for the future.</p><h2><b>Only Four Junior Teams</b></h2><p>Something must be done to bring back junior hockey in the North&hellip;at one time Northern Ontario was a powerhouse in Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; and &ldquo;B&rdquo;&hellip;today only four teams are fighting it out for the NOHA Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; title&mdash;Porcupine Combines, South Porcupine, New Liskeard and Kirkland Lake&hellip;such terrific hockey centres as Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario, Sudbury and North Bay lack Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; teams because of the glamor and excitement surrounding senior hockey&hellip;and in Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; the Sault Ste. Marie Canucks, operated by Joe Scarfone and Eddie McMillan, yon the NOHA crown because there was no competition&hellip;this is a very unhealthy sign&hellip;the senior teams and the NOHA must do something about this&hellip;Northern Ontario is too big a place to see junior hockey just fade away&hellip;somebody better wake up and FAST ! ! !<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0018-01

NOHA Puck Parade

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p><b>All Clubs In Good Shape For Coming Playoff Run</b></p><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>A leg fracture suffered by Tommy Burlington in a recent game at Niagara Falls, could prove a major factor in Owen Sound Mercurys&rsquo; bid for the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA championship, because the veteran centreman is sidelined for the balance of the season.</p><p>Owen Sound clinched top spot in the &ldquo;Big Seven&rdquo; group, when they blanked the Tigers 2-0 in Hamilton, which leaves Kitchener Dutchmen in second place. The other four playoff berths will probably find Windsor Bulldogs in third place, Hamilton Tigers fourth, Stratford Indians fifth and Chatham Maroons sixth.</p><p>Burlington, who was headed for a new league point-scoring record when he sustained his unfortunate injury, had compiled 108 points and needed but four more in the remaining five games to beat the mark of &ldquo;Mickey&rdquo; Roth, Stratford pivot, who rang up 111 during the 1951-52 season. At that, Burlington is far in the lead over the rest of the pack and certain to win this season&rsquo;s scoring honors.</p><p>The Owen Sound veteran, is the top drawing card throughout the league, where fans in all centres swell gate receipts largely to witness the smooth-working Burlington in action.</p><p>Coach Pat McReavy and Manager Jack Ingoldsby have a major problem on their hands in choosing the right replacement for the sidelined Burlington. They have Herb Carnegie, the colored star with, plenty of experience behind him, as one of their regular centres, and it could be that Jerry Reid, another veteran former pro, who has defective vision in one eye, may be the player called upon to fill the vacant spot on the Mercury forward wall.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02159/1456646-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="320" height="331"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>Valuable</b></p><p><b>BILL McCOMB</b></p></figcaption></div><p>Fortunately, Owen Sound is blessed with a better bench this season than ever before, which is most pronounced on the defence, where they added Ralph Hosking, John Shedden and Elwin &ldquo;Moe&rdquo; Morris.</p><p>Perhaps one of their more valuable players next to Burlington, who is a standout choice to walk off with the Dave Pinkney Trophy, offered this season for the player judged the most Valuable and sportsmanlike, is Bill McComb, who has performed at left wing, centre and on the rearguard. Bill might be the answer for that pivot spot.</p><h2><b>Good Condition</b></h2><p>Unless injuries crop up in the remaining games this week, all six teams will be in fairly good physical condition for the playoffs. &ldquo;Apples&rdquo; Finkbeiner, Billy Cupolo and Keith Tolton, of the Stratford Indians, are nursing leg injuries, but all are expected to be fit for the playoffs.</p><p>&ldquo;Black Jack&rdquo; Stewart, playing-manager of the Chatham Maroons, who has seen little action this season, owing to a recurrent back injury he received while playing in the big time with Detroit Red Wings, lined up with, his team in Owen Sound, recently and his presence did anything but weaken the Maroons.</p><p>Scanning the six qualifying teams on the eve of the playoffs, and venturing a precarious prediction on the final outcome, it could be that experience may be the answer. Owen Sound, Kitchener, Windsor and Hamilton are stocked with veterans, many of them with major pro experience, Bill Harrington, Dutchmen goalie, being the only graduate from junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; ranks of last season on the roster of these clubs.</p><h2><b>Nine Juniors</b></h2><p>The Stratford and Chatham pictures are somewhat different, with the Indians and Maroons having nine players who did their puck-chasing in minor ranks a year ago.</p><p>On the Chatham roster are Bill Lee, Jim Connelly, Frank Bonello and Danny Blair in their first season of senior hockey. Lee was with St. Mike&rsquo;s Majors last year, Connelly and Blair with Guelph Biltmores and Bonello with Galt Black Hawks.</p><p>On the Stratford squad are Don Head, Ron Ingrain and Lou Bendo, with Marlboros a year ago, Ted Pietsch with Barrie Flyers and Bob Mader with Oshawa Generals.</p><p>Whether youth prevails over experience will have to be left to the future, but the consensus of opinion around the circuit is that none of these junior graduates is out of his depth in senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA company.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0018-02

Owen Sound Mercurys Clinch Top Spot In OHA Senior Loop

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01214/1456677-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="642" height="659"></div><p><b>(Solution Next Week)</b></p><h2><b>ACROSS</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Detroit player shown in centre.</p><p>4&mdash;Initials of a Toronto, defenseman.</p><p>6&mdash;One of the Black Hawks is called this.</p><p>7&mdash;Given name of a Boston forward.</p><p>9&mdash;New Rochelle (abbr).</p><p>10&mdash;Max Bentley likes this type of music.</p><p>12&mdash;N.H.L. team with whom Jackie McLean once played (abbr).</p><p>14&mdash;Leafs & Canadiens played to one on Feb. 13th.</p><p>15&mdash;Comparative ending.</p><p>16&mdash;Initials of one of the Maple Leafs.</p><p>17&mdash;Initials of Currie, ex Buffalo player.</p><p>20&mdash;Short for first name of a Boston centre.</p><p>21&mdash;Once played for Rangers, called Bill.</p><p>22&mdash;&ldquo;Ants&rdquo; Atanas&rsquo; initials.</p><p>23&mdash;5 down likes to do this.</p><p>25&mdash;Name given an NHL trainer.</p><p>27&mdash;Initials of Lumsden of Pittsburgh.</p><p>28&mdash;Ray Getliffe once operated a&mdash;store.</p><p>29&mdash;Ont. birthplace of Frank Martin.</p><p>31&mdash;Initials of a Canadien veteran.</p><p>32&mdash;Bob Hassard was born in this month (abbr.)</p><h2><b>DOWN</b></h2><p>1&mdash;An AHL netminder.</p><p>2&mdash;L&eacute;o Gravelle&rsquo;s nickname.</p><p>3&mdash;Plays for Cleveland Barons.</p><p>4&mdash;Camille Henry plays this in the summer.</p><p>5&mdash;One of the N.Y. Rangers.</p><p>8&mdash;Initials of Williams of Cleveland.</p><p>11&mdash;Pronoun.</p><p>13&mdash;Calum MacKay once played with&mdash;Generals.</p><p>18&mdash;An NHL coach.</p><p>19&mdash;This Leaf player is a native of Toronto.</p><p>23&mdash;Gamble&rsquo;s first name.</p><p>24&mdash;There are seven of theses in the WHL (sing.)</p><p>26&mdash;Denotes number worn by George Armstrong.</p><p>28&mdash;Short for first name of Babcock, NHL linesman.</p><p>30&mdash;Initials of a Chicago defenseman.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-01

Hockey Crossword Puzzle

<h2><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 21)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02172/1456813-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="316" height="181"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03131/1456806-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="318" height="154"></div><h2><b>N. Y. ONTARIO SENIOR (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 21)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04111/1456799-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="317" height="70"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0594/1456792-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="320" height="214"></div><h2><b>NOHA SENIOR (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 21)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0678/1456785-1-eng-US/f0019-062.jpg" title="f0019-06" width="314" height="106"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0774/1456778-1-eng-US/f0019-072.jpg" title="f0019-07" width="319" height="155"></div><h2><b>SASKATCHEWAN SENIOR (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 23)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0870/1456771-1-eng-US/f0019-082.jpg" title="f0019-08" width="316" height="71"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0961/1456764-1-eng-US/f0019-092.jpg" title="f0019-09" width="321" height="284"></div><h2><b>OHA SENIOR (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 21)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1051/1456757-1-eng-US/f0019-102.jpg" title="f0019-10" width="316" height="113"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 25)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1144/1456750-1-eng-US/f0019-112.jpg" title="f0019-11" width="314" height="83"></div><h2><b>SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR FINAL STANDING</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1240/1456743-1-eng-US/f0019-122.jpg" title="f0019-12" width="313" height="54"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1334/1456736-1-eng-US/f0019-132.jpg" title="f0019-13" width="317" height="110"></div><h2><b>OHA JUNIOR (STANDINGS ON FEBRUARY 21)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1434/1456729-1-eng-US/f0019-142.jpg" title="f0019-14" width="316" height="124"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1531/1456722-1-eng-US/f0019-152.jpg" title="f0019-15" width="317" height="296"></div><h2><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR (FINAL STANDING)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1628/1456715-1-eng-US/f0019-162.jpg" title="f0019-16" width="319" height="69"></div><h2><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1727/1456708-1-eng-US/f0019-172.jpg" title="f0019-17" width="320" height="223"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0019-02

Amateur Puck Parade……At A Glance

<div class="image-hero"><img title="C4-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0369/1456851-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0172/1456865-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="128" height="154"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0271/1456858-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="136" height="160"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0456/1456844-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="1577" height="981"></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>ERRY SAWCHUK</b> of Detroit and <b>HARRY LUMLEY</b> of Toronto are currently waging one of the hottest Vezina Trophy races in the history of the National Hockey League. Since $1,000.00 goes with the award the two great goalies have added incentive to be sharper than ever these days. In the top photo, Sawchuk makes a glittering save off the stick of NY&rsquo;s Camille Henry (left) while Red Kelly (No. 41 blocks out Bones Raleigh (No. 7) and Nick Mickoski (No. II). Milt Schmidt of the Bruins is stopped by Lumley in the lower photo as Ted Kennedy of the Leafs checks him from the side.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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March 6, 1954

Chevvie’s Reh abilitation To Include Labor and Golf

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Mohawks Lone IHL Club To Escape Whitewashing

NATIONAL LEAGUE