Oldtimers Pack Forum

VANCOUVER, B. C.—The ‘Blues’ defeated the ‘Whites’ 8-3 before a packed house at the Forum in the third annual Old Timers’ hockey game. Once again it was a personal triumph for Neil and Mac Colville and Alex Shibicky, the former New York Ranger greats. That one line picked up six points between them. Lester Patrick, The Stiver Fox, directed the winners, and Duke Keats prodded the Whites.…

Took Adams Advice

DETROIT, Mich.—It was 10 years ago at training camp that Benny Woit first met Jack Adams and he still remembers their initial conversation. “It was one-sided,” Woit says. “Jack told me ‘Don’t forget this, boy, in the big leagues you have to play defensive hockey, pick up your man and go with him.’ “Those words still are the best advice you can give any young player,” Benny adds.…

Laughing Boy Leo LaBine Qualifies As Hockey’s Magnificent Screwball

BOSTON, Mass.— When the Boston Bruins traded Jerry Tpppazzini to the Chicago Black Hawks this winter, they made a deal which Hal Laycoe will long remember. As a result of the deal, the dignified defenseman became the roommate on road trips of Leo LaBine. The new alliance had been formed only a couple of days when Laycoe, a man of steady habits, decided upon a quiet evening of reading in bed. Stretched on the adjacent bed, presumably asleep, was his young roommate. Between the two beds stood a table on which was a reading lamp. As Laycoe buried himself in his book, he failed to notice the cautious lifting of the LaBine left eyelid. He also failed to see the stealthy left hand which slipped from under the LaBine covers. Suddenly the room…

Johnny On The Spot To Stop Leaf Attack