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April 3, 1954

The Hockey News April 3, 1954

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-076/1115833-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="592" height="276"></div><p>APRIL 11 TO APRIL 17</p><p>11&mdash;RAYNER, Chuck, Saskatoon goaler, 1920; BRANNIN-GAN, Andy, Hershey defense, 1922.</p><p>12&mdash;DEWSBURY, Al, Chicago defense, 1926.</p><p>14&mdash;MASNICK, Paul, Montreal forward, 1931.</p><p>15&mdash;McFADDEN, Jim, Calgary forward, 1920; BOLTON, Hugh, Toronto defense, 1929.</p><p>16&mdash;McNEIL, Gerry, Montreal goaler, 1926.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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IN THIS ISSUE

Happy Birthday to YOU

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-08" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-082/1115864-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>Y</span>ou know right well that you&rsquo;ll want to know what your favorite hockey star is doing during the summer months; what players are being traded; what players are being given their unconditional release. You&rsquo;ll also be eager to find out what plans your team is making for the coming season and what players they plan to bring up next season.</p><p>The Only Way To Know All This is by becoming a Year-Round Subscriber to THE HOCKEY NEWS. You see, THE HOCKEY NEWS is not sold at arenas during the summer months or on the newsstands and the only possible way you can get a copy is becoming a regular subscriber. This way you yill be sure of receiving the five snappy monthly summer issues just as soon as they&rsquo;re off the press.</p><p>THE HOCKEY NEWS features plenty ow of lengthy profiles on players in the summer issues and oodles of candid pictures showing that favorite puck star of yours in such poses as playing baseball, on the golf links, milking cows, pitching hay, running the store, and countless others. We at THE HOCKEY NEWS do our utmost to see that you don&rsquo;t lose tracks of your favorite players during those five months that THE HOCKEY NEWS suspends weekly publication (May to September).</p><p>A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutive issues.</p><p><b>Canadian Remittances&mdash;$3.00 Payable by Postal Bank or Telegraph Money. Order.</b></p><p><b>U. S. A. Remittances&mdash;</b> $4.00 Payable by Postal Note Bank or Express Money Order or personal cheque in U.S. funds.</p><p><b>Fill in Form Above and Send Postal Note or Money Order</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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YOU’LL BE SORRY!

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Twine Types… …by Groves

<div class="byline">By DANA MOZLEY</div><p>NEW YORK, NY.&mdash;</p><p>The Rangers, who, against their will, are asked to take a longer vacation from hockey than most teams, are already planning various means for diversion while the playoffs ensue without them. Some, of course. are going to fish and golf. Two are planning to wed childhood sweethearts and another is bravely digging the foundation for his new ranchstyle house.&mdash; (See Players&rsquo; Summer Plans)</p><p>However, the most unusual &ldquo;Summer&rdquo; occupation this year is that planned by little Camille Henry. The rookie who scored 24 goals is to grow either (1) a new set of muscles or (2) big muscles on his present little ones.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01113/1115532-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="285" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Camille Henry</b></figcaption></div><p>The plan, as propounded by the Ranger management, is to build Henry up into a physical speciment comparable to his hockey talents. At 137 pounds, he was too light and too weak to stand the major league gaff this season. He scored a lot of goals, mainly by sneaking around the goalmouth and tipping in long shots or by pouncing on rebounds. But he wasn&rsquo;t able to fulfill many of the other duties of a forward.</p><p>It is not yet decided which one of two means Henry will take to build himself up. The club has promised to foot the bills for either a body-building, weight-lifting course in Quebec City or for a long, leisure summer at some nearby camp. In either case, manager Frank Boucher expects Henry to report to camp next Fall with at least 15 more pounds distributed in the right places on his now-spare frame.</p><p>This interest in &lsquo;fattening up&rsquo; little Camille shown by the Ranger brass would seem to discount Bruin Coach Lynn Patrick&rsquo;s contention that The Eel won&rsquo;t be around the NHL next season.</p><p>If they did not intend to have him in the line-up next season, it seems highly unlikely that they would issue the edict that he must put on weight and then offer to pay for a body-building course or summer camp.</p><p>With a few more pounds next fall, it is quite possible that The Eel will become a &lsquo;regular&rsquo; rather than just a power-play performer, as he was for most of the current campaign.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Henry Needs Bigger Muscles And NY Hopes to “Crow ‘Em”

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0249/1117449-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="288" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Butch Bouchard</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0326/1117442-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="297" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobe Pratt</b></figcaption></div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>When big Emile &lsquo;Butch&rsquo; Bouchard scored a pair of un-assisted goals for Montreal Canadiens here against the Bruins in the third game of the Stanley Cup semi-final series, he became the all-time playoff point producer among defensemen.</p><p>Bouchard, Canadien stalwart through 92 playoff contest over 13 campaigns, has now accounted for 31 points in post-season play, two more than the previous high racked up by Walter &lsquo;Babe&rsquo; Pratt.</p><p>Pratt however, still holds the record for goals, 12, while Bouchard is tied with Frank &lsquo;King&rsquo; Clancy at nine. In his playoff career, Clancy accounted for 17 points, one more than &lsquo;Flash&rsquo; Hollett.</p><p>With at least one game left in semi-final play and at least four final games a probability, Bouchard could add to his laurels and at the same time he might just be able to come up with the four goals needed to pass Pratt&rsquo;s mark.</p><p>Among the other active rearguards in the loop today. Leonard (Red) Kelly is given the best chance of breaking Butch&rsquo;s record, whatever it may be before he decides to hang up his skates.</p><p>Kelly has accounted for 17 playoff points to date and is still going strong. Veterans Leo Reise and Bill Quackenbush have accounted for 13 and 16 points respectively in post-season play.</p><p>It has been said that Bouchard will call the current campaign his last and retire to the relative comfort of his varied business enterprises. If he does, he couldn&rsquo;t go out in better fashion. In the current series he has been a standout and at long last he&rsquo;s carved his niche in the NHL record book.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Big Butch Sets New Mark

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>After watching four of the first six games of the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs, two factors stood out in your wandering correspondent&rsquo;s mind</p><p>The Detroit Red Wings&mdash;busts of the 1953 Stanley Cup first round&mdash;are a far cry from the lethargic playoff team which bit the dust in the face of a hustling gang of Boston Bruins last spring.</p><p>And Canadiens, the defending Stanley Cup champions, have once again successfully dipped into their vast reservoir of material and come up with the big line at the right time to make life miserable for Lynn Patrick&rsquo;s Bruins.</p><p>Unless a complete reversal of form takes place, it appears as if Canadiens and Detroit will meet in the finals this year.</p><p>Canadiens took a commanding 3-0 lead from the Bruins and you couldn&rsquo;t help but feel that the Bruins were a soundly beaten crew visiting their dressing room after that third game. The players were downcast and the impression was mutely conveyed that in losing that third game in Boston they had all but given up the ghost. Someone in the room mentioned that they had run into a hot club in Canadiens.</p><p>Perhaps it would have been better defined had the remarks been restricted to Canadiens newest sensation of Beliveau-Moore-Geoffrion.</p><p>Here&rsquo;s a line that was united for the first time March 4, and ironically enough&mdash;against the Boston Bruins.</p><p>It was the culmination of a long ambition on the part of Frank Selke, General Manager of the Canadian Arena Company. In fact, if we&rsquo;re not mistaken, Selke sought vainly to tempt Jean Beliveau into professional hockey two years ago by dangling a fat salary and the lure of playing in the big league with Geoffrion and Moore as linemates. They are un-doubtedly the three greatest juniors developed in Quebec in the past decade.</p><p>Moore suffered a fractured collar-bone (In Boston) in the third game of the season, delaying Dick Irvin&rsquo;s plans of coming up with his &ldquo;Dream Line&rdquo;.</p><p>Jean Beliveau cracked an ankle and shattered his cheek-bone and Bernie Geoffrion played only 54 games of the regular schedule due to an eight-game suspension for his part in the Murphy brawl in New York and an ankle injury.</p><p>Moore came on in the last five games of the schedule and when the season ended the line was just beginning to discover each other. That second game, in which they bombed the Bruins, 8-1 and shattered three playoff records might have unwittingly been the foundation of a line that could conceivably become one of the game&rsquo;s greatest. Only time can take care of that.</p><p>They have the components of greatness. Belivean, the smooth-skating &ldquo;brains&rsquo;&rsquo; of the unit is somewhat unique in that he can score goals as well as set &lsquo;em up. Geoffrion is the clutch player. He has the desire to play great hockey and has the somewhat unique faculty of being able to put the puck in the net consistently. Moore is the line&rsquo;s back-checker and aggressive star. He fights every minute he&rsquo;s on the ice and we don&rsquo;t mean that he is constantly tangling with opponents. Also, Diggin Dickie can score goals.</p><p>If you&rsquo;ll notice, Maurice (Rocket) Richard was held pointless In the first three games of the series. Undoubtedly, the Rocket was the man the Bruins figured they had to stop. That they did attests to the checking qualities of their top line in this series of Joe Klukay. Doug Mohns and Cal Gardner. Unfortunately, they weren&rsquo;t prepared for the sudden scoring punch supplied by the newest sensations.</p><p>Jim Henry, who was looked upon before the series got underway as one of the greatest &ldquo;clutch&rdquo; goalies in the game has been a big dissappointment. Oddly enough, it seems that goal-keepers get the raps when a collapse is in the making. Last year it was Sawchuk who had his ears toasted by the scribes.</p><p>Over in Detroit we were struck with the amazing freshness of the Wings in the playoffs this year. They don&rsquo;t look like the tired, practically worn-out crew that dragged itself through the playoffs last year. Instead, you&rsquo;d imagine that they are just back from a fortnight&rsquo;s vacation. They&rsquo;re &ldquo;up&rdquo; and ready and those injuries they suffered towards the end of the schedule are now turning out to be blessings in disguise. Red Kelly is playing with the same old dash and fire. Sawchuk has settled down and has been going great. Pronovost is at his peak.</p><p>The only disappointment la those first three games was the play of Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe. They&rsquo;re having &ldquo;Centre&rdquo; trouble again and Tommy Ivan has finally moved Alex Delvecchio into the slot in place of Dutch Reibel.</p><p>The Leafs are having their share of troubles too. Harry Lumley hasn&rsquo;t been playing his best hockey which is probably a temporary relapse after the torrid goalkeeping finish in the NHL this year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Detroit Appears Better Rested Than ‘53 Team

<div class="byline">By LARRY DESJARDINS President</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0164/1117411-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>NO GOAL.&mdash;</b> Torrid action around Toronto Maple Leaf net shows goaler Harry Lumley deflecting a shot by Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; Ted Lindsay (7). Moving across to pick up the loose disc is the Leafs&rsquo;Rudy Migay (14) while Wings&rsquo; Alex Delvecchio peers into Lum&rsquo;s cage to make sure the puck didn&rsquo;t go in.</figcaption></div><h2><b>Puck Exec Says CAHA Should Be Done Away With</b></h2><p><i>(The following article, last of two, was written exclusively for THE HOCKEY NEWS by Larry Desjardins, president of the Saint Boniface Canadiens. The contents herein are highly controversial and may be fervently endorsed in some quarters while vigorously protested in others. THE HOCKEY NEWS doesn&rsquo;t intend to take sides in this issue but in the general interests of hockey, believes that it is more than worthy of publication.)</i></p><p>ST. BONIFACE CANADIENS</p><p>Last week we discussed various means by which hockey can help itself. We touched on many phases of the game and what it could do to help its own cause. But like any other sport, it is subject to the approval of its own governing body. In hockey&rsquo;s case it must deal with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.</p><p>Now, let&rsquo;s deal with a very touchy, but important point. Let&rsquo;s do away with the CAHA.</p><p>This body, in past years has done much for the game but recently has set it back 100 years. This Association was founded in 1914. At that time everything rotated around the word &ldquo;Amateur&rdquo; (which as everyone knows, is one who plays for the love of the game and without renumeration). Since then how unimportant this word has become. Let us retrace the steps that led to this change. We will quote from the Association&rsquo;s 1954 booklet on it&rsquo;s regulations, history, etc.</p><p>&ldquo;From its inception the Association had frowned on any attempts to depart from a very strict code of amateurism although efforts had been made from time to time for some relaxation in this regard. The first change in this respect came in the year 1933 when provision was made whereby amateur hockey players could try out with professional clubs under very strict conditions.&rdquo;</p><p>A little further in the book, we find: &ldquo;A great change has also taken place in the Association in the matter of amateurism and the old Victorian idea which existed In 1914 has been swept away. In 1935 a committee was appointed to consider methods of liberalizing the definition of an amateur and the committee brought in a four-point proposal which provided that a player&rsquo;s amateur status should not be injured if he received payment for loss of time while playing hockey; a position as a result of his playing ability; if he took part in an exhibition game against a professional club or players or if he were a professional in another line of sport. This brought on a very considerable controversy with the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada with which the Association was then affiliated with the result that in 1936 all links between the two organizations were broken.</p><p>In 1940 the Association took a further step providing that players would be permitted to play in our Association even though receiving definite salaries. These steps were inevitable in view of the great development of the game in Canada, particularly since the provision of artificial ice surfaces and commodious and well appointed arenas have occasioned the stretching out of the hockey season with exclusive schedule of games.&rdquo; Two years ago reports of the annual meeting in Minaki stated that a member of the CAHA, no doubt realizing that the word Amateur as used by the Association was ridiculous, moved that It be deleted from the name, changing it to Canadian Hockey Association. This of course was not approved as it would be admitting that this body was now nothing but another governing body of hockey no longer solely interested in those who played hockey for the love of the game.</p><p>Their definition of the word &ldquo;Amateur reads thusly: &ldquo;An amateur hockey player is one who either has not engaged or is not engaged in organized professional hockey, or if he has so engaged, has been reinstated.&rdquo; To us this means that anyone no longer connected with the rival organization (the recognized pros) belongs to them. They list as some of their objects: &ldquo;Its objects are to foster and encourage the sport of amateur hockey throughout the Dominion of Canada. To establish and maintain a uniform test of amateur standing and uniform playing rules for amateur hockey.&rdquo; If this is true, if we have uniform playing rules within the CAHA, we are not aware of it. When they ceased to give this famous word &ldquo;Amateur&rdquo; Its proper meaning was the time for them to cease their own existence. Since then they have been usurping powers and rights rightfully belonging to the pros, who, Indirectly, finance most of the teams comprising the CAHA.</p><p>During the war, when more important things were at stake, their little game went unnoticed, but lately they have blundered often. They, from their high perch, criticized and threatened the owners and governors, the Pros. Their rules were made to be broken, as in the Mid Houghton case. Their elections seem automatic. On most occasions since the early twenties, the first vice-president became the next president. They must dictate, they even go as far as to state that any person who refuses to testify before their registration Comm-ittee or to answer any question which &ldquo;they&rdquo; rule to be proper, shall be liable to suspension or disciplinary action&hellip; Traces of McCarthyism. Then they wish to deprive people of their Democratic rights. We quote by-law 10 &ldquo;Any recourse to the courts of any jurisdiction by any member or individual before all the rights and remedies of the Constitution and By-laws of this Association shall have been exhausted shall be ungentlemanly conduct within the meaning of the by-laws and a violation thereof, entailing the immediate suspension and disqualification of any such member or individual.&rdquo;</p><p>We have heard that politics play an important role in this Association. They have had trouble with many of their branch members. We remember their handling of the Atwell case. Their conventions are getting more costly. They have met in New York, Niagara Falls, Banff and Minaki. We could go on talking about this subject indefinitely but feel sure that this should suffice.</p><p>(a) With the CAHA no longer existing, the next step would be to classify the teams in three categories: The Pros, consisting of the present Pros with their own President of Leagues and Mr. Campbell as the Commissioner assisted by the board of governors.</p><p>(b) For lack of a more suitable name, lets call the next class the semi-pros. This would consist of the Major series, Seniors and Juniors who would also follow the same pattern as the pros, namely be governed by their League Presidents and their own Commissioner. Mr. Campbell should have partial jurisdiction over this group also. These two groups would have to work close together. The same rule committee would serve both. Money and time would be saved and much redtape abolished. After all, most of these teams, even at the present, are sponsored by the Pros.</p><p>A good and adequate draft system could be inaugurated.</p><p>(c) The last group would be the true amateurs, composed of Intermediates, Juveniles and lower teams. This group would return to the corner rinks or smaller towns which are learning that they cannot compete with the larger centres. In this category hockey would be played for the love of the game and not for pay. The players would not travel much, they would supply some of their own equipment and not operate under exhorbitant costs. No Dominion championship would be held but everything would be restricted to Provincial level. The Pros could give a grant to this category, to help them operate. This grant would be administered by a board of trustees, composed of a representative of each province and delegates from the Pros. Each province could look after its own affairs, each League could have Its own president, named by the club pretty much as we have at the present time. The Community clubs could also come into the picture. The high school leagues killed by the sponsored clubs, would be revived. It would be understood that no one under Juvenile age could be signed by a Pro club. We feel certain that this would please the parents and Educators as well as being ad-vantageous to the kids themselves, not to mention the time, money and effort that would be saved by the pros. This arrangement would also effect better relations between the different bodies as well as between the hockey Moguls and their future prospects.</p><p>This classification finished, let us go back to the rules Committee representing the pros and semi-pros. This Committee would have a real job at first as they would have many changes to make, some of which could be:</p><p>a) Establishing a draft system,</p><p>b) Finding a better way of keeping records, the present system is ridiculous, could you Imagine the baseball world determining batting champions by adding home runs, hits, singles, sacrifices, walks and chances, without errors.</p><p>Let hockey find its home run hitter. This could be the man with the most goals scored, for example Richard. Its batting champion could be the best all around player like Howe. Good defensive men like McCormick., and Goldam would be the equivalent of a good glove man like Rlzutto. This would. make It more interesting and no one would be forgotten.</p><p>c) Bringing the rules up to date. Another very Important step to help hockey. Example: Holding, an unfair action in any sport should never be tolerated. This would be easy to enforce. With a revised &ldquo;no charging rule&rdquo;, It might be possible to do away with the &ldquo;no bearding rule&rdquo;.</p><p>At the present, If a referee was to follow the rules to the letter, he would be continually blowing the whistle, so he Is told to use his head, to be lenient, in other words to do as he wishes. There are more complaints and arguments about hockey referees than there are about officials in any other sport. Let us determine once and for all what Is right or wrong In hockey regardless cf what province it is played In.</p><p>d) Establish a head referee for each category.</p><p>e) Establish a referee school.</p><p>f) Decide If one referee and two linesmen, or two referees should be used.</p><p>Of course the amateurs would follow suit and profit by the findings of this board.</p><p>Well, sports fans, I hope that this article written In all sincer-ity and for the love of hockey and clean sports, will help. I don&rsquo;t profess to be right In everything, but this might help to start a new and better era In hockey. Let&rsquo;s put our shoulders to the wheel and together return hockey to its deserved position, it Is a good sport, it is our National Sport.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Habs-Wings Favored For Finals

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0192/1115329-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARTY (SABU) PAVELICH <b>(left)</b> of Detroit points a finger and five indicating the first and fifth goals he scored for the Red Wings as they took the playoff opener from Toronto, 5-0. Ted Lindsay (next) got the second with Tony Leswick notching the third and Gordie Howe the fourth.</figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Sabu Got Two

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>OROTO.&mdash; Tod Sloan of the Toronto Maple Leafs drew a total $250 in fines for pushing Referee Bill Chadwick in the first game of the Detroit-Toronto Stanley Cup semifinal series.</b></p><p><b>National Hockey League president Clarence Campbell met with Sloan prior to the third game in Toronto and after an interview with Chadwick and a lengthy study of the official report of the game, slapped Sloan with and additional $175 fine He had picked up $75. in automatic fines.</b></p><p><b>Sloan, incensed at a Chadwick ruling, grabbed the referee by the throat incurring a match misconduct penalty. Chadwick said later than in his 15 years of refereeing it was the first time that a player had set hands on him.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Sloan Draws $250. In Fines

<p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>For the first time this season Harry Lumley had felt; the lash of criticism and coming on top of all the praise that had been heaped on him, It really hurt, so much so that he decided then and there to do something about it.</p><p>Lum who won the Vezina Trophy this season over Detroit&rsquo;s Terry Sawchuk by the scant margin of one goal, was the man the Maple Leafs were depending on to carry them through the semifinal series against the Red Wings.</p><p>When he blew wide open in the first game, allowing five goals to get past him, on at least two of which he &lsquo;fanned,&rsquo; the critics Jumped on him. Even GM Conn Smythe criticized him, saying words to the effect that it had been a pretty sad display.</p><p>So with a 5-0 defeat behind him and even more criticism facing him if the Leafs lost the second game by anything over two goals, Lumley was a pretty determined young man when he took to the ice.</p><p>To say that he showed a complete reversal of form would be the understatement of the year. Apple-cheeked Harry turned the goal-happy Red Wings on their collective ear and emerged from the ocntest on the right end of a 3-1 count, thus evening the series at a game apiece and giving Leaf supporters new heart.</p><p>What made the evening doubly enjoyable as far as the Leafs were concerned was the fact that it was the first playoff win by a Toronto team on Olympia ice since April 6, 1950.</p><p>Lumley was a main factor in helping the Leafs win their first game on Detroit ice this season. Gone were the Jitters that had plagued him In the series opener and he handled 26 shots in fine fashion, two more than his Detroit rival.</p><p>Sharing honors with Lumley in the Leaf comeback was Gordie (Hopalong) Hannigan 160 pounds of fighting fury, who scored two goals and a thorn in the Wings&rsquo; sides all night.</p><p>Hannigan, who has been out of the line-up more than he&rsquo;s been in it this season, drifted in, took a pass from Bob Bailey, feinted Sawchuk almost out of his skates, and blasted a ten-footer for his first tally of the evening.</p><p>In the third period Hannigan picked up a loose puck and rifled another ten-footer past Sawchuk to literally put the game on ice. The 25-year-old winger, who only had four goals in 34 games over the regular schedule, was the sparkplug of a Leaf team that was a far cry from the one that was humiliated by the Red Wings two nights before.</p><p>Critics of the Leafs have been saying all season that as Lumley goes, so go the Leafs. That statement almost proved true after Lum&rsquo;s poor showing in the opener but now, with Red Hot Harry back In top form and Hannigan firing as of yore, Leaf fans figure they can do the same thing the Boston Bruins did last season. Eliminate the league champs in the first round of the playoffs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Lumley Silences Critics With Hot Goaling Display

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>When the Toronto Maple Leafs finally shattered the jinx which has haunted them in Detroit November 2, 1952 by beating the Wings, 3-1, it marked their first victory at the Olympia in 13 straight games.</p><p>In that stretch they have tied three and lost 10 games. Six of those 13 games were shutouts.</p><p>Toronto also had not beaten Detroit in the last seven playoff games. Beginning with Game No 6 of the 1949-50 semi-finals, Detroit won two that season, swept through with four straight in the 1951-52 semi-finals and then opened the 1953-54 semis with another victory. Three of those seven were shutouts.</p><p>In Tuesday&rsquo;s opener Detroit, blessed with some of the most efficient forechecking seen here in several seasons, made defensive excellence pay off with a lopsided triumph.</p><p>Three unassisted goals-&mdash;two by Marty Pavelich and one by Tony Leswick&mdash;came after those two had taken the puck away from Toronto players in the Toronto zone.</p><p>Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe got the others, more by the assistance of the Toronto defense than any setup plays by Detroit.</p><p>Pavelich got the opener while his side was short with Red Kelly in the box. He steamed in untouched with a loose puck after two Toronto players conveniently skated to one side to cover a trailing Detroiter.</p><p>Lindsay got the second on a power play. Sides were at full strength for the three others.</p><p>Toronto outshot Detroit by a 37-23 margin, but that doesn&rsquo;t tell the full story. Wings were in command and carried a 14-12 edge in the first period while gaining a 2-0 lead. After Leswick made it 3-0 at 6:1 of the second period, Wings followed standard playoff strategy by concentrating on defense and waiting for any breaks.</p><p>Toronto had a 25-9 shooting margin in the last two periods, with three of the nine tries going by Harry Lumley, who definitely was having an off night.</p><p>A shaky winner of the Vezina Trophy here two nights earlier, Lumley still appeared Jittery and was given little help by his usually dependable defence. Lumley was nicked on two of the four Detroit shots in the second period and on one of five in the final stanza.</p><p>No one picks the &ldquo;Three Stars&rdquo; in games at Detroit, but you could hand them to Pavelich, Sawchuk and Bob Goldham without too much argument.</p><p>Owner of only nine goals during the regular season, Pave-lich finished off his two good chances perfectly and spearheaded the brilliant checking. Sawchuk grew progressively sharper as the game continued with his third period one of his best in many games. Goldham was the most effective defenseman on the ice.</p><p>Tod Sloan was the only Leaf to land a solid &ldquo;shot,&rdquo; but he picked the wrong target&mdash;Referee Bill Chadwick&rsquo;s Jaw. After collecting a misconduct penalty followed by a game misconduct penalty in the final period, Sloan leaped out of penalty box to nail Chadwick with a left. More about this was expected later in the week from C.S. Campbell&rsquo;s office.</p><p>ICE CHIPS: Holder of a 1.85 goals against average through the regular season, Lumley had a 5.33 average for his last three games counting the playoff opener. He was nicked, 5 to 2 by New York and 6 to 1 by Detroit, In the last two games it the season.</p><p>Since Lumley was the &ldquo;strong man&rdquo; who carried the Leafs all season, they had nothing to counter with when he went sour.</p><p>Neitfler of Detroit&rsquo;s two big men&mdash;Red Kelly and Howe&mdash;did too much. Kelly was back in uniform for the first time in two weeks and was pacing himself. He played little In the last 30 minutes. Once the score mounted Howe stayed under wraps except for the one scoring burst..</p><p>Toronto writers were of the opinion that the Wings hadn&rsquo;t extended themselves too much, despite the lopsided score.</p><h2><b>1st GAME HIGHLIGHTS</b></h2><p>DETROIT&mdash;Marty Pavelich was the hero of the opener with a pair of goals as the Wings collared the Leafs, 5-0. Pavelich also got a pair in last season&rsquo;s opener against the Bruins as the Wings won 7-0. Two straight years that Sawchuk has opened has opened the playoffs with a shutout&hellip; It didn&rsquo;t take Alex Delvecchio too long to click as the new centreman for Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe. He set up a goal at 15:48 of the first period&hellip; Bill Chadwick, a referee noted for asserting authority at the very outset of a game, slapped Glen Skov at the 1:00 mark with the first penalty of the series&hellip; Toney Leswick, a great little money player, shooting for his ninth Stanley Cup title, scored an unassisted goal&hellip; Conn Smythe, managing director of the Leafs said of Lumley&rsquo;s goaling after the nights. &ldquo;It was a pitiful display. Fe had one of his worst nights.&rdquo; Tommy Ivan refused to be impressed by the high score. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve too good a hockey team to be written off after a game like that. They&rsquo;ll be rough before the series is oven&rdquo; Marty Pavelich was the realy holler guy for the Wings. &ldquo;Sabu&rdquo; as he&rsquo;s known to his mates, keeps up a running chatter that would make trainer Lefty Wilson sound like deaf-mute by comparison.</p><h2><b>2nd GAME HIGHLIGHTS</b></h2><p><b>DETROIT&mdash;</b> The Leafs snapped with their first win in Detroit this year after playing two ties and taking losses, six of them shut out affairs&hellip; Their 3-1 victory saw Harry Lumley revert to the form that won him the Vezina Trophy this year&hellip; Gordie (Nop-along) Hannigan was the big wheel with a pair of goals in the clean-cut verdict. Sid Smith got the other&hellip; Marcel Pronovost averted the shutout with a goal at 4:52 of the final period&hellip; Bob Bailey got an assist on both of Hannigan&rsquo;s goals&hellip; The victory proved a key game for the Leafs who were able to return home for the next two games with an even split on Detroit&rsquo;s &ldquo;Jinx Ice.&rdquo;</p><p>Kinc Clancy was Jubilant in the Leafs dressing room. &ldquo;That was the big one boys.&rdquo; He said. &ldquo;Now we&rsquo;ve got &lsquo;em where we want &lsquo;em. They have trouble In Maple Leaf Gardens&rsquo;&rdquo; &lsquo;</p><p>Fern Flaman was dressed but didn&rsquo;t play. Jim Thomson sat it out&hellip; The Leafs went with Boivin, Horton, Morrison and Bolton on the backline&hellip; Frank Udvari replaced Chadwick, working with the same linesman that worked the first game, Sammy Babcock and Doug Davies&hellip;</p><h2><b>3rd GAME HIGHLIGHTS</b></h2><p><b>TORONTO&mdash;</b> The Wings gained the upper hand by winning their second game and first of the series in Toronto. Red Kelly played a horse of a game for the Wings as they took this one, by the same score as they lost the last one, 3-1&hellip; Kelly fired a goal from the point and played a strong two-way game. The Leafs could only beat Sawchuk once. He was having another good night and proved conclusively that he&rsquo;s capable of making the difference in a series of this type where it now appears as if It might turn out to be one of those dog-eat-dog affairs&hellip; Clancy, who can run the gamut of oy and gloom from game to game, fell into a despondent mood once again&hellip; Said the King, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re beating us from the face-offs. That&rsquo;s been our weakness and we don&rsquo;t seem to be able to correct the situation. We&rsquo;ll Just have to work at it.&rdquo; Conn Smythe was a little taken aback at the loss. &ldquo;I figured we could take the first game at home,&rdquo; he said. Hap Day was equally doleful. &ldquo;As Clancy says, they&rsquo;re beating us from those faceoffs.&rdquo;</p><p>Ivan, while comparatively silent, agreed that the Wings had won a big game. &ldquo;The worst we can do now is go back home with the series squared at 2-2.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Olympia Victory First for Toronto Since Nov. 1952

<div class="byline">By VINCE LUNNY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0192/1115408-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Canadiens&rsquo; new Sizzle Line, a potent blend of hard-skating, hard-shooting exuberant youths, full of fire and savvy, might be the key to the Stanley Cup.</p><p>The line consists of Dickie Moore, a 23-year-old left winger Whose career in its early stage was nearly jeopardized by injuries; Bernie Geoffrion, also 23, whose blazing shot made him the third highest scorer in hockey this season although he played only 54 of the 70 games; and Jean Beliveau, at 22 the best prospect for future stardom in the National Hockey League.</p><p>Each excels in a particular department. Beliveau, finding his stride at last after being plagued a broken ankle and a shattered jaw, plots the tactics of the trio and co-ordinates the plays. Geoffrion is the top marskman, the rifle on the line just as Maurice Richard is on the Punch Line and Gordie Howe is on Detroit&rsquo;s brilliant Production Unit.</p><h2><b>Moore Sparkplug</b></h2><p>Moore is the sparkplug, a player of the Ted Lindsay type. He does more than his share of back-checking, has a terrific burst of speed, a versatile shot and knows how to deal an accurate pass with split-second precision.</p><p>Take them as a unit. They fit together like three coats of paint but it&rsquo;s co-ordination, the way they play and think together, that makes the experts predict great things for them.</p><p>Frank Selke, general manager of the Canadiens, said, &ldquo;if three players can think alike, they have a chance of becoming outstanding. There must be instinctive thinking among the players on any great line They must know what the Other fellow is going to do before he does it himself.</p><p>&ldquo;Generally the most Important player is the centre. The whole success of the line depends upon him. He must be able to lead his wings like Elmer Lach did in his hey-day with Maurice Richard and Toe Blake. He must know when to bore in and when to pass. If he goes in too often, he&rsquo;ll get caught. If he doesn&rsquo;t go in often enough, he won&rsquo;t score.*</p><p>Beliveau seems to have all those qualifications and in Moore and Geoffrion he has two scrappy wingmen who know what to do with the puck.</p><p>The line, formed only on, March 4 although Coach Dick Irvin had it in mind tor two years, found its stride in the second game of the semi-final series with Boston.</p><p>As the Canadiens smothered the Bruins, 8-1, Moore set two playoff records. He achieved the fastest goal in playoff history by netting the disk just 10 seconds after the opening whistle, beating by five seconds the mark established by Sid Smith of the Leafs on April 11, 1951, in the first game of the Sanley Cup final against Canadiens.</p><p>Diggin&rsquo; Dickie kept right on going and, although the Sizzle Line was used sparingly in the second and third periods as a parade of penalties spoiled Irvin&rsquo;s usual forward rotations, he wound up with six points, two goals and four assists, bettering the old playoff record of five points in a single game, held jointly by four players&mdash;Richard and Blake of the Canadiens, Don Metz of the Leafs and Eddie Bush of Detroit.</p><p>Geoffrion and Beliveau scored two goals apiece and gained three assists, chalking up five-point performances.</p><p>Generally it takes time and no little luck to come up with a perfect attacking force but the Sizzle Line was conceived by Dick Irvin, the master strategist of the Habs. two years ago. With Moore and Geoffrion in the Canadien fold, Beliveau was sought to complete the trio.</p><p>But no inducements lured him from Quebec until the Quebec Hockey League turned professional this season and he had no choice, having previously promised that if he played pro hockey at all it would be with Montreal.</p><p>So Beliveau joined the Habs. Then in the third game of the season, Moore was injured, shattering a collarbone in a game at Boston. He came back and suffered a leg injury.</p><p>Finally he rejoined his mates in early March and the Sizzlers were formed. They began picking up points in clusters and were at the peak of their form when the 1954 playoffs got underway.</p><p>After two games against the Bruins they completely dominated the scoring statistics. Moore was on top with two goals and five assists, for seven points. Beliveau and Geoffrion were tied for second with six points apiece, the Boomer being the leading playoff scorer at that point with three goals.</p><p>Together the Sizzle Line accounted for 19 scoring points in two games as they weaved some of the prettiest patterns of scoring plays ever seen on Montreal ice.</p><p>No other line came anywhere near matching them at that stage of the playoffs and, as a matter of fact, no other players had attained more than two scoring points.</p><p>With youth on their side, the Sizzle Line, if it can avoid crippling injuries of the type that nearly prevented it being formed at all, should be a feared threesome for the next ten years.</p><p>&ldquo;You know,&rdquo; said Geoffrion, who rather naiive, &ldquo;We might be almost as good as the Punch line.&rdquo;</p><p>That probably doesn&rsquo;t qualify exactly as an objective point-of-view, but it does show confidence, faith in his line mates and hopes tor the future.</p><h2><b>1st GAME HIGHLIGHTS</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 2, Boston 0</b></h3><p>Canadiens poured 42 assorted shots at Sugar Jim Henry in the Boston cage&hellip; Jacques Plante was only called to handle 12 in racking up his shutout&hellip; Lome Davis, who scored the winner for Canadiens, had only one shot on goal in the whole game&hellip; Boom Boom Geoffrion scored the other Hab goal&hellip; Bruins claimed a goal in the second period as the puck skittered crazilly along the goal line&hellip; Goal-judge Moore from Detroit however, ruled that the puck had not crossed the goal line, and did not not flick on the light&hellip; After a conference with the goal-judge. Referee Red Storey called for a face-off at the Hab blueline&hellip; Bruins were without Hal Laycoe and Gus Bodnar, the latter having suffered food poisoning earlier in the day&hellip; Elmer Lach, last season&rsquo;s series hero for Canadiens, did not dress&hellip; It was the eighth straight game without a win tor the Bruins in Montreal this season&hellip; Closest thing to a fight was a high-sticking duel between Bruins&rsquo; Fleming Mackell and Habs Jean Beliveau&hellip; Both drew minor penalties.</p><h2><b>2nd GAME HIGHLIGHTS</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 8. Boston 1</b></h3><p>Dickie Moore scared after only ten seconds of play in the game, a new Stanley Cup record&hellip; Canadiens &ldquo;Kid Line&rdquo; of Moore-Jean Beliveau-Bernie Geoffrion accounted for 16 points in the game with Beliveau and Geoffrion getting five apiece and Moore six, also a new Stanley Cup record., They scored two goals apiece while singles went to Lome Davis and Paul Meger&hellip; Flem MacKell scored the lone Bruin marker, the only one of the series thus far for Bruins&hellip; Misconduct penalties went to Bruins&rsquo; Leo Labine and Milt Schmidt and Habs Tom Johnson for having two major penalties in the game&hellip; Gus Bodnar returned to action but was carried off in the second period with a wrenched back after a stiff body-check by Habs&rsquo; Dollard St. Laurent&hellip; <i>Referee</i> Jack Mehlenbacher called a total of 19 assorted penalties, still another record for a playoff game&hellip; At one point in the game the Habs led 5-0.</p><h2><b>3rd GAME HIGHLIGHTS</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 4, Boston 3</b></h3><p>Montreal outshot Boston 26-21&hellip; Veteran Defenseman Butch Bouchard of the Habs scored two goals, both unassisted&hellip; Other two Hab goals went to Boom Boom Geoffrion and Dickie Moore, who scored the winner with slightly over a minute left to play&hellip; Boston&rsquo;s goals went to Cal Gardner, Doug (Diesel) Mohns and Milt Schmidt&hellip; Geoffrion&rsquo;s goal was his fourth of the series, Moore&rsquo;s his third&hellip; Coach Lynn Patrick experimented with a new line, Flem Mackell between Milt Schmidt and Leo Labine and they Immediately paid off in a goal&hellip; Ed Sandford suffered a shoulder separation in the closing minutes of the game&hellip; An argument ensued in the second period when Habs claimed a shot by Maurice Richard had crossed the goal-line&hellip; The goal-judge did not flash the light however&hellip; Veteran rearguard Hal Laycoe returned to the Bruin defense.</p><h2><b>This Deck Stacked (With Talent)</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Torrid Trio Terrific In Playoffs

<h2><b>THE CIST AND JEST OF IT</b></h2><p><b>(As Seen in the Montreal Herald)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01160/1115470-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="288" height="344"></div><p>&bull; THE KIDS, to borrow a phrase originated by Frank Selke in his literary days, go marching on. The three finest juniors developed in years in the province of Quebec, playing their tenth game as a Canadien unit, ripped the records and the Boston Bruins into shreds, as Habs smeared their playoff rivals 8-1 to make it two straight wins.</p><p>Dickie Moore, who has courageously surmounted half a dozen serious physical Injuries, paced two line-mates, Bernie Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau to an assortment of play-off scoring feats as this young trio blazed a pathway that recalled the glories of the Lach-Richard-Blake line when at its peak. In fact, records set by two of that famous threesome went into the discard before the speed and combined scoring punch of hockey&rsquo;s newest Kid Line.</p><p>Moore, with two goals, four assists, broke the record for points scored by a player in a Stanley Cup game, held jointly, previously, by Richard, Blake and a couple of others at five. They scored the quickest goal in the history of Stanley Cup play when Moore slapped home the opening goal 10 seconds after the start. They scored the greatest number of points compiled by one time in Cup play, 10. Geoffrion and Beliveau each had two goals, three assists, to complete the line total.</p><p>The combined ages of these kids is 68, or to put it more clearly, Beliveau is 22, Geoffrion and Moore each 23 years old, so there&rsquo;s no telling where they may go in future achievement.</p><p>Disk Irvin, experimenting with line formations all season, came up with this trio when Habs played at Boston, March 4. Each had played previously on all sorts of line arrangements. Beliveau had lentered Richard-Olmstead, and in fact, took that job once during the first Boston game. Moore, who played only 13 games as after a series of injuries he got off to a late start in the League series, had drifted about in desultory fashion his first few games. Geoffrion, with his booming shot, had been moved here and there. But when the three teamed up, the combination of youth and speed at once looked good to Irvin, who decided here was a line with great scoring potential. And here they are.</p><p>Shortly before the series started, Irvin declared, via this column, that he believed Beliveau would be the key man in the playoffs. And if play in the second game is any indication, this can develop. For Beliveau gave a cool, polished professional performance as he spear-headed and formulated the attacks. An extremely clean player, Beliveau shifted smoothly around such opposition as Bruins could muster, fed his wings, did plenty of solid firing himself. The Boomer, a 29-goal scorer in 54 games of the regular series, played one of his best games, with some surprisingly fine stick-handling. Moore got back his form of &lsquo;51-&rsquo;52. So came closer to maturity a new line that may go far.</p><p>&bull; THERE WAS AN amusing side-light when, for the second time during the game, four players tangled in fistic battles of lengthy duration, one each in the second period, and final frame.</p><p>This second clash took place directly in front of the prom-enade seats where sat. Pres. Clarence Campbell and referee Bill Chadwick. And while the fistic battles raged, the rubbers thud ded to the ice, and programs flew, Pres. Campbell calmly scribbled notes of what was happening. This brawl, with its hang-over of three automatic 10-minute misconduct penalties, and four majors and two minors, ran the penalty total in the last period to an even 60 minutes and a game total of 94 minutes. A new record, too.</p><p>Best of the fights saw Milt Schmidt and Tommy Johnson squaring off. There was no one near them for a minute or so, so off by themselves they sparred and tossed punches with a fair degree of skill. Schmidt, one of the most rugged personalities in the League, was having the better of it, until Johnson swung a hay-maker that clipped Miltie on the chin, and down he went. Before he was up, the running interference went into action. Johnson came out of it with a 2-stitch cut. Schmidt previously had five stitches in the back of his head when heavily bodied at the rink end, his head hitting the glass. Belligerent oyung Leo LaBine of the Bruins must have thought the racing season had arrived, for he completely lost his shirt in the brawl as he battled Bert Olmstead who, incidentally, was roughly handled by a linesman when the fight started. The official took a body-hold on Olmstead from bethind and flung him heavily into the boards.</p><p>As Dick Irvin said afterwards, everything broke well for Canadiens. &ldquo;Beliveau was terrific, the puck rolled for us&rdquo; said Irvin, whose principal chore now will be to prevent an uprising of over-confidence among the players. Beating the Bruins in Boston will be no such easy chore as previous games. The Boston defense fell completely apart at times. Lynn Patrick switched his defense combinations; but none could cope with the Hab speed, and when Bruins held the occasional edge, they couldn&rsquo;t get away from the checking <i>of</i> Curry, Meger and Mazur.</p><p>And a nod to Mons. Jacques Plante, overlooked in the scoring spree. He made some fine saves and is gaining confidence with every game.</p><p>There are a couple of examples we can quote to Indicate that a one-sided win in one game doesn&rsquo;t mean a series victory. Leafs were walloped 5-0 in their first game at Detroit, came back to win the second frame. In the series last spring, Bruins were beaten 7-0 the first game, but won the next game and the series. On Boston ice, with their forces regrouped and in friendly surroundings, these wounded grizzlies may be tough.</p><p>&bull; MILT SCHMIDT, Bruins&rsquo; tough veteran warrior, pobably sized it all up as well as anyone. &ldquo;That first goal in 10 seconds just about dazed us&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We had planned to play more aggressive hockey than on Tuesday night, but after that scoring spree Canadiens went wild and we had all we could do to keep from geing swept off the ice.</p><p>&ldquo;Those three kids were terrific&rdquo; Schmidt added. &ldquo;They deserved everything they got, and they&rsquo;ll be tough to hold.&rdquo; Milt was dangling his right hand, bruised in one of the clashes, and there was a bandage on the back of his head. &ldquo;I guess I&rsquo;m getting too old for this game&rdquo; he said, with a chuckle. We don&rsquo;t agree.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Elmer Ferguson

<div class="byline">By DICK BEDDOES</div><p><b>(As Seen in The Vancouver Sun)</b></p><p>As a general rule, sentiment has no place in professional sport. It is shunted to the sidelines by conniving and ribaldry, by disloyalty and broken contracts and a good deal of irreverence.</p><p>There is fun amongst the pros, of course, and much lighthearted devilment. But in a business where it&rsquo;s cur-eat-cur, where you whack the whey out of a guy because that&rsquo;s what he intends to do to you, the feelings cultivated generally contain cynicism and healthy disrespect.</p><p>Sentiment? That&rsquo;s for jaspers.</p><h2><b>Lived in Poverty</b></h2><p>A fellow with those thoughts about professional sport would be right 99 percent of the time. But sometimes he would be wrong, and on those times he would warm to the mob. This is about that warming one percent.</p><p>Recentley the roll was called up yonder for a frail little man named John Colin (Pop) Grant. He died in Vancouver General Hospital shortly after attending a luncheon in honor of several oldtime hockey players. Such was his devotion to there athletes that he was called Vancouver&rsquo;s No. 1 hockey fan.</p><p>That night, however, while his heroes skated down me-mory lanes at the Forum, Pop Grant&rsquo;s body lay unclaimed at the City Morgue. No relatives or friends came for him.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02143/1115501-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="582" height="900"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&ldquo;POP&rdquo; GRANT</b></figcaption></div><p>Investigation revealed that he would indeed have a paup-er&rsquo;s funeral. The long illness of his wife, who died in 1947, apparently left him impoverished. In the end, he was living in a one-room suite cluttered with clippings and old sports pages crammed full of hockey news.</p><p>Then, some of the men who lived in Pop&rsquo;s clippings claimed his body. The British Columbia Benevolent Hockey Association volunteered to finance the funeral of its greatest booster, making arrangements for rites to be conducted from the T. Edwards Funeral Home.</p><h2><b>Hockey Cares For Its Own</b></h2><p>Appropriately, his bearers were hockey citizens Pop once cheered with undying loyalty&mdash;C. E. Haff, owner of the Canucks; Freddy Brown, Jack Lancien, Tip O&rsquo;Neil, Art Chapman, Chuck Millman and Clint Smith, all past perform-ers; and Larry Reardon, who was with Pop when he died.</p><p>It seems fitting, too, that Jack Edwards of the funeral home should be associated with Pop Grant&rsquo;s return to the dust from whence he came. Often, when Jack was driving the old gentleman home from the First Baptist Church on a Sunday, Pop would say:</p><p>&ldquo;If anything ever happens to me, Jack, I hope you will look after me.&rdquo;</p><p>In a sense, this is an example of hockey taking care of its own, Pop Grant never played the game, but to him it was the finest of sports, and the men in it the finest of people. When Pop was around hockey players, he was no stranger to paradise.</p><h2><b>Among His Souvenirs</b></h2><p>Among his souvenirs were many autographs. There was a newspaper picture of Brown with his Canuck teammates; one of Hall disputing with a referee named Bill Shaver, and another of Pop embracing Chicago goalie Al Rollins, the White Rock boy.</p><p>Curiously, there was a treasure in his room that indicated he once had another hobby besides hockey. On top of an ancient dresser was a trophy long stained with age. The engraving read: &ldquo;Presented by Walter M. Gow for best dis-play of White Leghorns, Won by J. C. Grant&mdash;1926.&rdquo;</p><p>Hockey was Pop Grant&rsquo;s only hobby in latter days, though. Or, to be more correct, it was his life. He regarded the men in it with an affection that could have been broken in only one way.</p><p>As it was in Vancouver General Hospital.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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From Our Tower

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>E</span>DDIE KULLMAN:</b> Will build himself a six-room, ranch-style house in Winnipeg. Expects it to be ready for occupancy by the middle of September. Absence of leaks is not guaranteed.</p><p><b>HARRY HOWELL:</b> Will marry Marilyn Gorrie of Ham-ilton on April 30. Pretty brunette was his high, school sweetheart. They&rsquo;ll honeymoon in Florida. Later, Harry will find work &lsquo;&lsquo;of some sort.&rdquo; &ldquo;Much later,&rdquo; according to Bones Raleigh. Howell will also play golf in Hamilton, but the results are not promising.</p><p><b>DEAN PRENTICE:</b> Marries June Collier, childhood sweetheart, in Schumacher, Ont., on May 22. Sometime later, he&rsquo;ll go to work in the gold mines there. Might play a little baseball (centerfield) on the South Porcupine town team.</p><p><b>IVAN IRWIN:</b> After first painting his house. The Terrible may find some other work or will spend all of his time playing golf. He says golf relaxes him.</p><p><b>ALDO GUIDOLIN:</b> Works as a carpenter in Guelph for spending money and plays softball for, pleasure.</p><p><b>DOUG BENTLEY:</b> Left club before final game so as to be in Saskatoon for opening of Western League playoffs against Edmonton. Will coach and play with Quakers. After those playoffs, he&rsquo;ll return to his many enterprises in Delisle and Saskatoon, playing a little baseball with the Saskatoon team on the side. Will not return to Rangers.</p><p><b>MAX BENTLEY:</b> The better of the Bentley baseball brothers, he will play second base and the outfield with a strong semi-pro team in Saskatoon. Bentley farm, frozen food plant, etc., will also keep him occupied. Will make up his mind this Summer if he will return to New York.</p><p><b>BEV BENTLEY:</b> Family enterprises keeps this nephew of Doug and Max well occupied, too. He was only Rangers&rsquo; spare goalkeeper, but he&rsquo;s regular on Doug&rsquo;s baseball team.</p><p><b>BONES RALEIGH:</b> Will definitely not get married. Will definitely put on weight, during Summer of comparative idleness. Is second baseman, catcher and cleanup hitter on CUAC team in Winnipeg. &ldquo;Nick (Mickoski) isn&rsquo;t good enough to make that club,&rdquo; he confides.</p><p><b>NICK MICKOSKI:</b> &ldquo;I could push him (Raleigh) right out of cleanup if I wanted to,&rdquo; he rebutted. Will concentrate on golf, rather than baseball. In order to build up bank balance for the girl he someday hopes to marry but whom he hasn&rsquo;t yet found, Nick will also work industrially building concrete buildings.</p><p><b>GLEN SONMOR:</b> For fourth year, will study physical education at U. of Minnesota. Johnny Mariucci, Gopher hoc-key coach, got this rookie forward to go there after he&rsquo;d turned pro. Has about one and one-half Summers still to go for a degree.</p><p><b>LEO REISE:</b> Being either (1) smarter or (2) less in-dustrious than Kullman, this big defenseman will simply put together a PREFABRICATED Summer cottage. If the pieces fit the plans, this housing will rest on shore of Lake Erie in Port Dover. Leo will also play some golf.</p><p><b>PAUL RONTY:</b> Hopes to sell some insurance in Boston area, while working out of hometown of Waban, Mass. Chances are most policies will be sold on some golf course, since Paul is now a 10-hand-icap player.</p><p><b>WALLY HERGESHEIMER:</b> To be released from St. Clare&rsquo;s Hospital in New York about April 1, but must wear cast on broken leg for two months. &ldquo;I may or may not get married,&rdquo; he confides. &ldquo;Won&rsquo;t know until I get home to Winnipeg.&rdquo; Intends to play lots of golf in order to rebuild leg.</p><p><b>BOB CHRYSTAL:</b> Will work in Winnipeg liquor store again. Hopes to improve his golf.</p><p><b>JACK EVANS:</b> After first vacationing in California, he will rejoin plumbing concern in Saskatoon. His golf is now in low 80&rsquo;s and he&rsquo;d like to drop into 70&rsquo;s.</p><p><b>EDGAR LAPRADE:</b> Will return to his sporting goods store and his roller skating rink in Port Arthur. Expects to do lots of fishing, which should give him time to make up his mind whether he&rsquo;ll rejoin Rangers next season. Is to let Boucher know in a few weeks.</p><p><b>JOHNNY BOWER:</b> Will manage restaurant at Summer resort in Washesiu Lake near Prince Albert. Golf will keep him in shape.</p><p><b>FRANK BOUCHER:</b> After scouting Eastern Canadian hockey, will return to the farm near Mountain, Ont. Hopes to take off as many pounds as Henry gains.</p><p><b>MUZZ PATRICK:</b> After scouting in Western Canada, will return to his home in Tacoma and to his favorite hobby&mdash;horticulture. &ldquo;I raise the best flowers in the block,&rdquo; the coach professes, smugly.</p><p><b>FRANK PAICE:</b> This talented trainer, now a New York resident, is even now making plans to work for a brewery. He claims his favorite hobby&mdash;playing the horses&mdash;has become extinct.</p><p><b>HERB GOREN:</b> After doing his best for the Rangers, only to learn it wasn&rsquo;t quite good enough, this man of several words (paid publicist) is quoted: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m taking a six months&rsquo; rest, because I&rsquo;m tired.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rangers’ Summer Plans

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>When the Black Hawks supplanted another aging veteran with a promising newcomer February 15 it marked their fifth sacrifice of experience for youth this season. The straight swap sent popular center Gus Bodnar to Boston for lerry Toppazzini, husky right winger.</p><p>The addition of the 22-year-old flanker and the earlier arrivals of Jack McIntyre, Ike Hildegrand and a couple of others saw Chicago puck leaders flick important links from the chain of seasoned personnel that pepped the team into the Stanley Cup play-offs last spring for the first time in a number of years.</p><p>Gone besides Bodnar are Vic Lynn, Jim McFadden, Jimmy Peters and Doc Couture. This quintet contributed 80 goals to the surging Hawk cause in the 1952-53 campaign, but could account for a mere 22 in half the time this season. They average 30-years of age right now.</p><p>Their rookie successors average less than 23 and thus have ultimately more of their careers still ahead. Collectively, they are a total of 37 years younger than the established skaters they replaced. These young hopefuls hold the key to the future of hockey in Chicago.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0296/1115594-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="306" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim McFadden</b></figcaption></div><p>When the Hawks started the present campaign with high hopes of repeating their freshman gains under Coach Sid Abel, eight members of the squad.were 28 or over. Now, most of a discouraging schedulelater, they&rsquo;ve all grown older, but those in the 28-plus bracket have been reduced to four in number.</p><p>The oldest club in the National League last October, Chicago ended up as the second youngest with only Toronto&rsquo;s Leafs in charge of more peach fuzz talent. The two age lists below show the differences between the Hawks that started the season and those that finished it.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0374/1115587-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="1075" height="647"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hawks’ Youth Movement Began With Departure Of Five NHL Veterans

<div class="byline">By DANA MOZLEY</div><p>NEW YORK, NY.&mdash;</p><p>Although he&rsquo;s small enough to need tailor-made uniforms, only one NHL player scored more &ldquo;winning&rdquo; goals than did Camille Henry in this, his rookie year. And, in the second half of the seasop, the 137-pound Ranger wing had the most to his credit.</p><p>Gordie Howe won eight games for Detroit this year, but&rsquo; only two since &raquo;Jan. 1. Boom Boom Geoffrion matched Henry&rsquo;s seven winning goals, but five came in the first half. Henry won six of the Rangers&rsquo; 18 triumphs since the turn of tire year.</p><p>A breakdown of winning goals for each team follows:</p><p><b>Detroit</b> (37 wins): Howe-8; Ted Lindsay and Dutch Reibel-5; Marcel Pronovost, Red Kelly, Metro Prystai and Bill Dineen-3; Marty Pavelich, Alex Delvecchio and Glen Skov-2 and Johnny Wilson-1.</p><p><b>Montreal</b> (35 wins): Geoffrion-7; Rocket Richard-6; Cal MacKay-5; Ken Mosdell and Bert Olmstead-3; Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson and Lorne Davis-2; and Eddie Mazur, Floyd Curry, Johnny McCormack, Jean Beliveau and Paul Masnick-1.</p><p><b>Toronto</b> (32 wins): Ted Kennedy-6; Harry Watson, Geohge Armstrong and Ron Stewart-4; Rudy Migay-3; Sid Smith, Tim Horton, Jim Morrison, Gordie Hannigan and Eric Nesterenko-2; and Tod Sloan-1.</p><p><b>Boston</b> (32 wins): Joe Klukay-6; Johnny Peirson-5; Dave Creighton and Doug Mohns-4; Fleming Mackell and Cal Gardner-3; Leo LaBine-2; and Real Chevrefils, Frank Martin, Jerry Toppazzini, Hal Laycoe and Ed Sandford-1.</p><p><b>New York</b> (29 wins): Henry-7; Wally Hergesheimer-6; Max Bentley, Bob Chrystal, Nick Mickoski and Glen Sonmor-2; Ike Hildebrand, Harry Howell, Ron Murphy, Jack Evans, Paul Ronty, Dean Prentice, Ed Kullman and Ivan Irwin-1.</p><p><b>Chicago</b> (12 wins): Larry Wilson and Pete Conacher-3; Gus Bodnar, Al Dewsbury, Bill Mosienko, Bill Gadsby, Jack McIntyre and Lou Jankowski-1.</p><h2><b>THEY ALL HAVE WINKING WAYS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0456/1115660-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="287" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Howe</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0537/1115653-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="287" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bernie Geoffrion</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0622/1115646-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="274" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ted Kennedy</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0710/1115639-1-eng-US/f0005-072.jpg" title="f0005-07" width="276" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Joe Klukay</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-086/1115632-1-eng-US/f0005-082.jpg" title="f0005-08" width="278" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>W. Hergesheimer</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-095/1115625-1-eng-US/f0005-092.jpg" title="f0005-09" width="270" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pete Conacher</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Only Howe Scored More Winners Than Henry and Boomer

<p><b>Founded October 1st, 1947</b></p><p><b>By Kenneth W. McKenzie and Will V. Cote</b></p><p><b>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY</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: S4.00 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.</p><p>Authorized as second-class mail. 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. APRIL 3. 1954 No. 27</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0624/1115802-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg"></div><h2><b>Our Red Face</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>Once again I am forced to come to the rescue of some poor missin-formed reader through your Fan Forum answer.</p><p>Cpl. E.G. Labossiere of the U.S. M.C. asked if a goal was considered as such when the puck was two inches over the goal line or would an eight of an inch be enough to allow for the calling of a goal?</p><p>As answer you give &ldquo;If any part of the puck crosses the goal line, then it is a goal.&rdquo;</p><p>I bring to your attention rule No. 55 which states that the puck must be entirely over and across the red goal line in order to be called goal and allowed as such.</p><p>Sorry to pick you up like this but everyone will benefit by it and if you never made mistakes well I think you would be taken too much for granted, this way it happens once every two years or so and it keeps us the reader on our toes.</p><p>Thanks for a top notch paper full of the latest on hockey news, a worthy title for your weekly.</p><p>Roger Dubour. Montreal, Que</p><p>(Thanx Roger, you are correct of course and our Fan Forum editor is right now busily engaged in writing out rule 65 in longhand 500 times.)</p><h2><b>Fan Club News</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>Being a Boston Bruins fan I would like to know where I can get Information on how I can Join their fan club.</p><p>How about a story on Boston&rsquo;s forgotten veterans. Woody Dumart and Milt Schmidt?</p><p>Nestor Molofey. Edmonton, Alta.</p><p>(If some member of the Bruin fan club will be good enough to write us with information on the club, we will be happy to pass it on to our Fan Forum readers.)</p><h2><b>Humour</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I was surprised to read in the Fan Forum where some fan took to heart the quotes by Dick Irvin in Margaret Scott&rsquo;s Inside Stuff column on him.</p><h2><b>How mixed-up can you get?</b></h2><p>Of course Irvin was kidding when he said half of the things that were in the interview! And as you said, he is a great needier of anything connected with Toronto Maple Leafs. After all there is a terrific rivalry between his Canadiens and the Leafs and if nothing else, it is good box-office for Irvin to seemingly carry on the feu to the extent that he says he can&rsquo;t stand Foster Hewitt on the radio.</p><p>Anyway, I personaly can&rsquo;t take mister Hewitt&rsquo;s broadcasting for the simple reason that he is color blind. He only sees blue. I&rsquo;ll take Danny Gallivan any day of the week.</p><p>George Young. Montreal, Que.</p><h2><b>Thanks Pal!</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>In reading one of your back issues I read that a reader asked if there was another paper which fully devotes their paper to hockey. If anybody would try to out do the HOCKEY NEWS they would have to be crazy. I must thank you for. your fine coverage of all the leagues.</p><p>I would like to agree with Mr. Jaques that Camille Henry deserves the Calder Trophy. He. in. my opinion, is the best first year man in the league and has a great future in the National League.</p><p>How about some stories on Paul Ronty, Wally Hergesheimer, Johnny Peirson, Ted Kennedy and also Glen Skov and Sid Smith.</p><p>Thanks again for the good paper and keep up the swell work.</p><p>Bob Ranick. Winnipeg, Man.</p><h2><b>Wing Rooter</b></h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I want to let you know how very much we enjoy THE HOCKEY NEWS. I wait impatiently each week for it&rsquo;s arrival. And during the summer the interval between editions seem to be much longer than a month. We never get sufficient hockey coverage in our local papers, even during the season.</p><p>I am enclosing a poem I wrote in praise of my favorite team&mdash;thinking you might be able to use it, perhaps in the Fan Forum.</p><p>Bea Gandy.</p><p>Detroit, Mich.</p><p>(Thanx for the poem Bea, but unfortunately with the playoffs and all, we do not have room to run It. We did enjoy reading it however.)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="byline">BY Ken Mckenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01186/1115771-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="422" height="469"></div><p>&bull; BOSTON&mdash;The land of the bean and cod was caught up in a swirl of hockey-mad activity as your &ldquo;Passing The Puck&rdquo; correspondent hit town from Toronto for the third game of the Boston-Montreal series&hellip; It was like old home week&hellip; Close to 600 fans had made the hop from Montreal by bus, train, plane and car&hellip; Close to 150 more showed up on Sun-day, the majority of which were ticketless&hellip; it was a sizzling hockey game from start to finish and a pleasant surprise to see Butch Bouchard, the ageless veteran of 92 playoff games emerge as the individual star of the dramatic game&hellip; Butch scored two unassisted goals, doubling his entire 70-game output during the regular season&hellip; He was a potent force on defense and emerged from the game with five stitches over his eye and three on his chin, attesting to the ruggedness of play&hellip;</p><p>Of the winning goal, Diggin&rsquo; Dickie Moore said, &ldquo;I was going to pass to Boomer after Beliveau set me up but Godfrey had me blocked off. I didn&rsquo;t have too much time to think and I let one go. That was It.&rdquo;&hellip;</p><p>Milt Schmidt, the grand old man of the Bruins was hampered by an Injured paw the one he clubbed Tom Johnson with in the second game of the series&hellip; It didn&rsquo;t prevent him from detonating a thousand voices as he scored the tying goal&hellip; Jim Henry has been a disappointment so far in the series&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0282/1115764-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="276" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tom Johnson</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0346/1115757-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="288" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gus Bodnar</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0431/1115750-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="286" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Hal Laycoe</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0527/1115743-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="282" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dickie Moore</b></figcaption></div><p>The best Boston line in the third game was the triumvirate of Cal Gardner. Doug (Diesel) Mohns and Joe Klukay&hellip; I&rsquo;ve never seen Gardner play a better game&hellip; Hal Laycoe played his first playoff game this year since recovering from a groin injury&hellip;</p><p>The Boston dressing room was like a morgue after the game.., While the Bruins won&rsquo;t say it, you got the idea that they figured they&rsquo;d had it. Losing that first game at home was the crusher&hellip; A real carnival spirit prevailed&hellip; The enthusiastic Bostonians fired cap guns, waved flags and flaunted banners reading, &ldquo;Down with Canadiens. Up with the Bruins&rdquo;&hellip;</p><p>Gordie Drillon, the ex-Leaf, ex-Canadien, was a visitor from St. John, N.B. Watching his first playoff game in eight years&hellip; Ace Bailey was official time-keeper&hellip;</p><p>You can be sure that before the Stanley Cup is won again this year, there will be much speculation about Dick Irvin&rsquo;s playoff strategy&hellip; For the second straight year, the Silver Fox has come up with practically obscure players to carry the scoring hod for Canadiens&hellip; Last year, after the Black Hawks made their famous comeback in the first round against the Habs, Irvin reached down into Canadiens&rsquo; far-flung farm system and came up with Lome, Davis, Eddie Mazur and Calum MacKay&hellip; This year, he was forced through injuries, to stall the long anticipated plan of uniting Dickie Moore, Bernie Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau as a line. It seems that the rested players are by far the best at the end of the schedule.</p><p>&bull; HAL LAYCOE did not make the trip to Montreal for the first two games of the Boston-Canadiens series&hellip; Lome Davis, who scored the winner in the series opener, had exactly one shot on goal in the whole game&hellip; In all, the Habs poured 42 shots at Sugar Jim Henry in the first game. Just before the series got underway, Dick Irvin announced that he figured Jacques Plante has developed a new technique in goal tending with his forays behind the Hab cage&hellip; Guyle Fielder and Wayne Brown, who finished 1-2 in scoring in the Western League, were used by the Bruins in the opener but Fielder sat out the second game&hellip; One of the roughest knock-em-down-drag-em-out fist fights seen in Montreal in many a moon took place in the third period of the second game&hellip; Milt Schmidt and Tom Johnson went at it hammer and tong for about two minutes with Johnson earning the decision on the strength of a terrific right cross that dumped Uncle Miltie on the seat of his pants&hellip; It was one of the best punches thrown all season&hellip; Dr. Gordon Young had a busy night and heardly had time to put down his needle&hellip; Milt Schmidt needed five stitches, Eddie Mazur three and Tom Johnson two&hellip; The other participants on the four bout card, Bert Olmstead and Leo LaBine, came out of the fray unscathed&hellip; Even Lynn Patrick has a hand in the proceedings&hellip; He picked up Leo LaBine&rsquo;s sweater, pulled off in his scuffle with Olmstead, and flung it at Maurice Richard&hellip; Gus Bodnar, having a tough series, was carried out on a stretcher in the second period with what was believed to be a wrenched back&hellip; Gus missed the first game with food poisoning&hellip; Elmer Lach, hero of last season&rsquo;s final series, watched the two opening games in civvies from the end of the Hab bench with the score 5-0, the Bruins were late appearing on the ice for the start of the second period&hellip;Cracked Harold Cotton, the noted Boston scout: &ldquo;Gee, I hope they&rsquo;re going to show up&rdquo;&hellip; The day following the game Montreal dally newspapers, radio stations and THE HOCKEY NEWS office were besieged with phone calls concerning a fictitious report that Jacques Plante had either been killed or badly injured while driving home from the game&hellip; The Habs&rsquo; new &lsquo;Kid Line&rsquo; accounted for 16 scoring points in the contest.</p><p>&bull; <b>DETROIT&mdash;CONN SMYTHE</b> and the Toronto followers were very disappointed with the Leafs showing in the opener&hellip; The team played very badly, especially the defense&hellip; Veteran Jim Thomson was on for three of the five Detroit goals, and Tim Horton, who was received All-Star rating all season, was on the ice when the first four Red Wing goals were scored&hellip; Detroit was made 2%-l favorites before the series opened&hellip; This is the 14 th year that Toronto has opposed Detroit in Stanley Cup play&hellip; Marty Pavelich and Tony Leswick, who accounted for three of the five Red Wing goals, scored one goal against the Leafs in 14 regular season contests&hellip; Terry Sawchuk has racked up a shutout in the opening game of the playoffs for three straight years now. He played a sensational game throughout&hellip; Tony Leswick has scored at least one goal in every Stanley Cup playoffs he&rsquo;s taken part in&hellip; This is series No. 5 for Tough Tony&hellip; When Bob Murphy of the Detroit Times asked Red Kelly how his injured back was the redhead replied: &ldquo;Back or nothing will stop me in this series. Hockey has been good to me. I&rsquo;m going to try and be good to the game and the fans who have been so loyal.&rdquo;&hellip; Bill Chadwick told us that when Tod Span pushed him it was the first time a player had ever laid a hand on him in 15 years of officiating in the National Hockey League&hellip;&rsquo;It was also the first time an NHL player had ever touched an official at Olympia&hellip; Ted Kennedy, Toronto captain, was booed when his name was announced in the starting lineup&hellip; Kennedy was one of the few Leafs who played well in the opener.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02113/1115736-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="294" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ted Kennedy</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0383/1115729-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="307" height="462"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marty Pavelich</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0475/1115722-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="295" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Thomson</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0555/1115715-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="284" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tony Leswick</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>JACK ADAMS</b> tried to prevent the Wings from getting too confident after their decisive win&hellip; &lsquo;Remember what happened to you last year after you won that first one from Boston, 7-0&rdquo; Adams told his players&hellip; The Detroit manager thinks the Leafs are a much better team than what they have shown so far&hellip; &ldquo;I think the series will go six or seven games. I don&rsquo;t know if their kids got stage fright or not, but any team that played as well as they did all season has to get tough,&rdquo; he added&hellip; Conn Smythe is residing with the Leafs in nearby Dearborn. Smythe told Detroit hockey writers that he figured the Wings were a 1-4 shot to win their series with Toronto and a 1-2 shot for the Stanley Cup&hellip; The Red Wings are making their headquarters at the same Toledo hotel they&rsquo;ve stayed at in past years during the games played here. They bus over to Detroit in the late afternoon of the day of the game. The bus stops about one mile from Olympia and the players walk the remaining distance to the arena as a means of loosening up&hellip; Detroit stayed in Hamilton during the games played in Toronto, while the Leafs as usual will make their headquarters in St. Catharines&hellip; Marty Pavelich is the &ldquo;holler guy&rdquo; of the Wings and one of the most popular members of the team. He scored two goals in the opening game of the playoffs against Boston a year ago, too&hellip; The Glen Skov-Tony Leswick-Marty Pavelich unit was the best Detroit line on view&hellip; Ted Kennedy, Tod Sloan and Jim Morrison were the best of the Leafs&hellip; Some of the experienced Toronto veterans played away below par&hellip; During the course of a National Hockey League season Linesman Sammy Babcock has plenty of coins hurled at him by irate fans. Sammy opened a bank account at the start of the season for this money which he picks up off the ice, and reported that now has $24.37 in the account.</p><p>&bull; <b>IN THE</b> 21 series the Wings have won over the years, 19 were captured after they took the opening game&hellip; Last year was an exception as was the 1942 series when Detroit won the first three games only to have Toronto come back and win the next four&hellip; Defenseman Bob Goldham gets better as he gets older. The 31-year-old rearguard has been a standout all season for the Wings and is playing the same way in this series&hellip; Gordie Howe&rsquo;s, mother watched her first Stanley Cup playoff game here the other night&hellip; When a flying puck accidentally hit a woman spectator, Fred Huber, Detroit publicist, cracked. &ldquo;She fielded that like a Tiger infielder&hellip; Keith Allen is the oldest rookie to ever play in a Stanley Cup playoff. The Detroit defenseman is 30 and is the oldest rookie to play since Jim McFadden was with the Wings.</p><p>The third game between the Wings and Leafs in Toronto Saturday night might have been the big one&hellip; The Wings, a far different club from the one which collapsed in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last year, seem to be geared just right for the post-season classic this year&hellip; Red Kelly, who was given a forced vacation before the season ended is the lodestar of the six-time champs so far in the series. It is becoming more evident that there might be something to the oft-used expression, &ldquo;So goes Kelly, So Goes the Wings.&rdquo; He has been superb. His goal in the third game was the straw that smashed the Leafs back-bone&hellip; Gordie Howe and Ted Ivan has inserted Alex Delvecchio into the centre slot between the pair in the hope of re-kindling their magic scoring touch&hellip;</p><p>Terry Sawchuk, the individual disappointment of last season&rsquo;s Detroit tragedy, is playing great hockey, apparently unconcerned about the disheartening Vezina Trophy finish that saw Lumley beat him out by a goal&hellip; Apparently the intensity of the finish had its effects on Lumley. He hasn&rsquo;t been the same since the end of the regular schedule&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PASSING THE PUCK

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WHO SAID…?

<div class="byline">By Marshall Dann</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01136/1115895-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="308" height="458"></div><p>&bull; This always will be remembered as the year the playoffs &ldquo;started&rdquo; with the arrival of a 9:25 train.</p><p>Every year there are a multitude of ways in which you in-stinctively and intuitively become aware of March Madness, otherwise known as the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>The calendar, ringed at March S3 this year, is only one guide. Descent of the ticket locusts is another regular harbinger of the annual Spring ice festival.</p><p>But 1954&rsquo;s peg was a new one. Some 23 hours before the first puck was dropped between the Detroit and Toronto forces, full force of the playoff impact landed.</p><p>Under a temporary truce, I innocently Joined up with a couple of Toronto scribes and headed for the depot at 9:17 p.m. At 9:25 the train chugged in and at 9:27 we observed frantic activity which marked the impending presence of the object of our expedition&mdash;Conn Smythe.</p><p>You could tell is was Smythe, long before his Florida-kissed contenence was sighted. It had to be ex-Maj. Smythe, what with Hap pay carrying one suitcase, King Clancy the other, Tim Daly the black whip and Spiff Evans the Ceremonial baton.</p><p>&bull; &ldquo;Greeting and welcome to Detroit,&rdquo; I said earnestly, ex-tending a hand in proper Chamber of Commerce fashion since I was the lone Detroiter in the Toronto flock.</p><p>Conn exchanged a firm hand-shake, quipped that &ldquo;we&rsquo;d best shake hands now since there&rsquo;d probably be no such convivialities later&rdquo;.</p><p>Then my last word appeared to fully penetrate.</p><p><b>DETROIT!!!</b></p><p>That was the bugle call. The militant major stiffened, suddenly realizing that he was in enemy territory. He opened fire with a verbal scattergun at anything re-aembling the Detroit foe. I was the only target available.</p><p>He had been storing up the ammunition, inasmuch as his guns were spiked two years ago when the Leafs started their vacations painfully early. His array of verbal weapons also had frightening range.</p><p>One salvo abruptly ended criticism about the Vezina Trophy setup being one of the most stupid deals in the National League award system for umpteen different reasons, all obvious.</p><p>Another salvo was directed at Detroit for failing to play three injured defensemen a few nights before in Montreal, the night the Canadiens whipped Detroit to bounce Toronto out of second place.</p><p>(There was no mention of the Leafs blowing a 5-2 decision to the fifth-place Rangers to ruin their own chances.)</p><p>There was a brief salvo&mdash;sort of delayed fire&mdash;about how Chicago beat Detroit twice late in 195253 to knock Toronto out of the playoffs.</p><p>&bull; Scattered fire was aimed at the coming series. Sample shot: &ldquo;Detroit will have a tough time alibi ng if it doesn&rsquo;t win the Stanley Cup this year.&rdquo;</p><p>Between rounds plain that he was wrong man&mdash;that was a few miles farther up the road.</p><p>So Conn swung his guns this way, violating the military axiom about nos wasting ammunition on small tagets. He became sharly and bitterly personal in out that I am not the outhor around the ivory Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>By this time I was too busy digging a fox hole to attempt return fire against that awesome battery.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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On thin Ice

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>The greatest scorer to ever play exclusively in the National Hockey League for the Black Hawks skated to the end of a colorful 13-year career as the 1953-54 schedule came to a conclusion. Wonderful Willie Mosienko chose to retire while much of his greatness was still evident over the frozen surfaces.</p><p>Enthusiastic thousands turned out for the home finale March 21 at the Chicago Stadium to pay deserving tribute to the little guy of the flashing blades who was once told he&rsquo;d never be big enough to become a major leaguer. The occasion was officially designated &ldquo;Billy Mosienko Night.&rdquo;</p><p>As the veteran right winger concluded play that evening and the next at Boston by assisting on four Hawk goals he wound up with a lifetime NHL total of 246 goals, 26 7 assists and 513 points. The goals tied him with Cy Denneny as the fifth highest marksman in league history.</p><p>He holds a rapidity record in the scoring of a hat trick that might well stand forever. It came in the final game of the 1951-52 campaign at New York when Mosienko drilled three third period goals into the Ranger cage in 21 seconds. These also stand as the quickest three goals by a team.</p><p>Winner of the cherished Lady Byng Trophy as the league&rsquo;s most proficient gentlemanly player in 1944-45, he wound up with no minutes in penalties that season and in two others. His consistently clean play is evident from the fact that he was assessed no more than 10 minutes in penalties during 10 schedules.</p><p>Second only to the vaunted Maurice Richard among scorers through the 1953-54 slate, Billy was voted to the second NHL All-Star squad behind the Rocket in 194 4-45 and again the following year. Although he never led the NHL in scoring, he was a 20-goal sniper five times.</p><p>As Hawk and Boston players lined up on the blue lines the other night as the honoring of the Chicago star began, he merely looked down much of the time as if in a prayer for the ice wizardry he had been able to display. He doubtless realized that only a select few have ever been given their own nights.</p><p>Representing the many in the crowd who contributed to make the event a success, Bill Nolan presented the 32-year-old speedster, who once outskated the fastest men from each of the NHL clubs in special tests at Montreal, with a United States government bond.</p><p>Walter Husayko and Ted Engstrom, on behalf of still other friends and admirers, gave &ldquo;Mosie&rdquo; a movie camera and projector. A surprise gesture came from the visiting Boston Bruins when his former teammate, Gus Bodnar, handed the retiring Hawk a tool chest.</p><p>A matched set of four pieces of travelling luggage were given the Mosienkos by Capt. Bill Gadsby as appreciation from the Chicago team. In addition, Billy&rsquo;s wife, Wanda, received a bouquet from the Standbys fan club and a special gift from the players&rsquo; Wives.</p><p>As the presentations were completed, Mosienko skated over to the boards and took the microphone from Stadium announcer Horace Zinck. As he looked about&hellip; Into the gallery, the main floor and box seats and at the players and others gathered around&hellip; he expressed his deepest thanks.</p><p>&ldquo;This is indeed an occasion that will live in my memory forever,&rdquo; he said quietly in the sincere manner with which he has always played hockey. Stealing a second glance into the upper reaches of the Stadium, he added, &ldquo;We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>513-Point Career</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01169/1115957-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="566" height="840"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL MOSIENKO</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hawks’ Greatest Scorer…Wee Willie Mosienko Remembered By Chicago Fans On Retirement Night

<div class="byline">BOOTH</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>It took a long time, but the Black Hawks finally uncovered a scoring line the next to the last game of the season. The youthful trio of Jack Price, Ken Wharram and Pete Conacher contributed five goals as the Chicagoans made their first win of the campaign over Boston a 7-0 shutout.</p><p>The result proved a satisfying climax to &ldquo;Bill Mosienko Night&rdquo; and an otherwise dismal home ice schedule. While the Bruins appeared desirious of taking it easy until the playoffs, they in no way expected to be trounced so soundly. They made Al Rollins work for his fifth shutout in the late stages.</p><p>Conacher&rsquo;s performance was the real highlight. His first National Hockey League hat trick turned out to be the first and only one recorded by a Hawk all year. He added two more goals the next night at Boston to finish out the 1953-54 slate as the club&rsquo;s leader with 19.</p><p>Refreshing too was the sudden surge into scoring prowess of the lightweight Wharram. He mixed his first major league counter with four assists to emerge the evening&rsquo;s best point collector. In 27 previous appearances he had shown plenty of lash, but had gotten only three assists.</p><p>Price rounded out the line&rsquo;s accomplishments with a goal and assist. The threesome composed of Mosienko, Larry Wilson and Jack McIntyre accounted for the other two Black Hawk scores. The latter two got the scores with each of the three nabbing two points.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Conacher-Wharram Price Showed Signs of Stardom In NHL’s “Last Weekend”

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>What&rsquo;s the most dangerous weapon owned by the Boston Bruins this season? Probably the scorching shot which is the property of young Doug Mohns.</p><p>With the Bruins locked in a playoff battle, a summary of Mohns&rsquo; shooting record reads something like this: .</p><p>1&mdash;A total of 11 goals scored on shots which opposing goal-tenders were unable to handle.</p><p>2&mdash;A total of 10 or 12 direct hits on hapless opponents who were unable to get out of the way of other shots.</p><p>3&mdash;A total of a half-dozen direct hits on Bruins who knew the consequences of being in the way, but couldn&rsquo;t duck the issues when they arose.</p><p>You don&rsquo;t have to be a goal-tender to have a good taste of Mohns&rsquo; shooting wares. In. fact, you don&rsquo;t even have to be an opponent.</p><p>In a recent game in New York, the rugged rookie wound up with one of his blazers from the blue line which was directed at Johnny Bower, the Rangers&rsquo; goalie. Halfway to the net it hit Cal Gardner, Bruins&rsquo; center, just above the ankle.</p><p>Asked afterwards how his ankle felt, the limping veteran replied, &ldquo;I thought it was broken. The leg went numb and I couldn&rsquo;t skate on it. Never again will I get that close to him intentionally when he ahoots.&rdquo;</p><p>Three nights after clipping Gardner, Mohns caught Defenseman Tim Horton of Toronto from longer range. Another direct hit, another player limping to the bench.</p><p>For the past six or seven weeks Coach Lynn Patrick has used his protege as a point man in man-advantage situations, and the Bruins&rsquo; coach thinks that his presence there has resulted in a trend.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve noticed that players on other teams are less quick to try to block his shots than they were when he first played there,&rdquo; observed Patrick, &ldquo;and I can&rsquo;t say that I blame them. If I were still playing I think I&rsquo;d think twice before trying to block one with my body.&rdquo;</p><p>So proficient has young Doug become at directing his firepower accurately that he is actually a scoring threat from anyplace inside center ice. As a matter of fact, at one point he scored five or six goals from a distance of 50 feet or more.</p><p>Patrick&rsquo;s installation of Mohns at a power point was a daring one, considering that he is playing his first year of professional hockey, but his performances there have drawn favorable comment.</p><p>&ldquo;He does a fine job,&rdquo; opined General Manager Frank Boucher of New York. &ldquo;As a rule a coach wants an experienced player on the point, because a slip there can be fatal, but he does very well.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;He scares me to death,&rdquo; confessed Muzz Patrick after a game in which Mohns spent the last three minutes threatening to puncture Bower. &ldquo;I was afraid hed score every time he shot and hopeful that he wouldn&rsquo;t get any more.&rdquo;</p><p>Mohns has actually flattened a goalie with a well-directed drive. He did it to Bower in New York as the Rangers&rsquo; goalie made a spectacular save. On another occasion he scored against Jacques Plante in Boston with a 55-footer which Montreal&rsquo;s substitute goalie kicked brilliantly with his skate. But the force of the impact drove Plante&rsquo;s leg over the goal-line, and the puck trickled in after it.</p><p>On several occasions here this season, Mohns&rsquo; shots have been deflected Into the far reaches of the stadium section of the Garden, giving press box observers that comfortable feeling that goes with having side seats&mdash;in the balcony.</p><h2><b>The Atomizer!</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02119/1116012-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="586" height="604"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DOUG MOHHS</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Diesel’s “Blueline Blazers” Unnerve Goalies

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0389/1116050-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="588" height="1145"></div><p><b>&hellip;try a PILSENER</b></p><p>Don&rsquo;t horse around with thirst&hellip; treat yourself to the quick, sure refreshment of a Pilsener. That long face will brighten with your first taste of Pilsener&rsquo;s sparkling dryness&hellip; <i>drier than lager!</i> And you&rsquo;ll go for Pilsener&rsquo;s easy-to-take lightness&hellip; <i>lighter than aid</i> Thirst melts into absolute pleasure&mdash;with Labatt&rsquo;s* lighter, drier Pilsener! Have a Pilsener soon&mdash;at home or in your favourite hotel or tavern. John Labatt Limited.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0459/1116043-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="568" height="766"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Thirsty?

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1046/1116189-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="276" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dickie Moore</b></figcaption></div><p><b>This post week was probably one that Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; Dickie Moore will remember as long as he lives.</b></p><p><b>During the week, Diggin* Dickie personally shattered two Stanley Cup playoff records, played a very big part in the breaking of another and scored a dramatic winning goal.</b></p><p><b>Taking the feats in order, the first three occurred In the second game of the best-of-seven semi-final series between the Habs and Boston Bruins, which the former won 8-1.</b></p><p><b>Diggin&rsquo; Dickie scored a goal a scant ten sec-onds after play got underway in the game and that constitutes a new NHL playoff record. Previous mark was 15 seconds and was held by Toronto&rsquo;s Sid Smith.</b></p><p><b>Next, Moore accounted for six points in the rout, netting two goals and helping on four others. That broke a record that was held by several players, including teammate Maurice (Rocket) Richard.</b></p><p><b>Then, with linemates Bernie Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau, he took part in establishing still another record. The trio accounted for a total of 16 scoring points in the game, each of the others getting five to go with Moore&rsquo;s six.</b></p><p><b>Normally such a performance would satisfy even the appetite of the most ravenous of players but all it did for Diggin&rsquo; Dickie was to make him want to add to his total. He got his chance in the third game of the series with the score tied at 3-3 and only a little more than a minute to play.</b></p><p><b>Jean Beliveau picked up a loose puck, weaved his way into the Bruin zone, passed to Moore and the latter pulled the trigger on a drive that gave the Habs a 4-3 win and a 3-0 lead in games.</b></p><p><b>Diggin&rsquo; Dick, who had to overcome all kinds of injuries this season before getting in top shape for his big moment, is hotter than a ten cent pipe and, along with linemates Beliveau and Geoffrion, could be a big factor the rest of the way for the Habs.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1136/1116182-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="2915" height="1328"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Player-of-the-Week

<h2><b>Supporting Mates</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>id Abel, Lon Jankowski and Black Jack Stewart were spectators at the Detroit-Toronto Series. All are former members of the Bed Wings aid you can bet they were cheerinc for the Detroiters.</p><h2><b>Still 8 to Go</b></h2><p>Boom Boom Geoffrion still has a long way to go to tie Maurice Richard&rsquo;s scoring playoff record of most goals in a Stanley Cup Series. The Rocket holds the mark of 12, eight more than the Boomer has scored in the first three games.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>SERIES &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01154/1116151-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="588" height="90"></div><h3><b>SERIES &ldquo;B&rdquo;</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02134/1116144-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="592" height="94"></div><h2><b>Results</b></h2><h3><b>Series &lsquo;A&rsquo;</b></h3><p>March 23&mdash;Detroit 5. Toronto 0</p><p>March 25&mdash;Toronto 3, Detroit 1</p><p>March 27&mdash;Detroit 3. Toronto 1</p><h3><b>Series &lsquo;B&rsquo;</b></h3><p>March 23&mdash;Montreal 2, Boston 0</p><p>March 25&mdash;Montreal 8. Boston 1</p><p>March 28&mdash;Montreal 4, Boston 3</p><h2><b>TUESDAY MARCH</b></h2><p><b>Boston 0 at Montreal 2</b></p><p>(Montreal Leads Best-of-Seven</p><p>Semi-Final 1-0)</p><p><b>Boston:</b> Goal: Henry; defense: God-frey, Martin, Armstrong, Quackenbush; forwards: Schmidt, Peirson, Sandford, Mackell, Gardner, Dumart, Labine, Creighton, Mohns, Klukay, Brown Fielder.</p><p><b>Montreal:</b> Goal: Plante; defense Bouchard, Johnson, St. Laurent, Harvey; forwards; Beliveau Geoffrion, Moore, Mosdell, Richard, Olmstead, Masnick, Curry, Davis, Mazur, McCormack, Mater.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Red Storey; linesmen: George Hayes and Bill Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03103/1116137-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="596" height="424"></div><h3><b>Toronto 0 at Detroit 3 (Detroit Leads Best-of-Seven</b></h3><p>Semi-Final 1-0)</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal: Lumley; defense:. Thomson, Horton, Flaman, Boivin, Mor-Stewart, Watson, Armstrong, Migay rlson. Bolton; forwards: Kennedy, Smith, Sloan, Nesterenko, Hannigan, Bailey.</p><p><b>Detroit:</b> Goal: Sawchuk; defense Goldham, Woit, Kelly, Pronovost, Allen; forwards: Skov, Leswick. Pavelich, Reibel, Howe, Lindsay, Delvecchio, Wilson, Prystal, Dineen, Peters.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Bill Chadwick, linesmen: Sammy Babcock and Doug Davies.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0489/1116130-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="592" height="568"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY MARCH 25</b></h3><p>Boscton 1 at Montreal 8</p><p>(Montreal leads best-of-seven</p><p>semi-final 2-0)</p><p><b>Boston&mdash;Goal:</b> Henry; defense: Armstrong. Quackenbush, Godfrey, Martin; forwards; Schmidt, Peirson, Bandford, Mackey, Brown, Dumart, LaBine, Creighton, Bodnar, Mohns, Klukay, Gardner.</p><p><b>Canadiens&mdash;Goal:</b> Plante; defense: Harvey, St. Laurent, Bouchard, Johnson; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Moore, Mosdell, Richard, Olmstead. Masnick. Curry, Meger, McCormack, Davis, Mazur.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Jack Melhenbacher; linesmen: George Hayes and Bill Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0572/1116123-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="592" height="778"></div><p>Penalties&mdash;LaBine (minor, major, 10minute misconduct) 3:28, Olmstead (minor, major) 3:26, Schmidt (major, 10-minute misconductt 3:26, Johnson (major, 10-mluute misconduct) 3:26, St. Laurent 11:13, Brown 13:23, Harvey 16:51.</p><h3><b>Toronto 3 at Detroit 1</b></h3><p>(Best-of-seven semi-final tied 1-1)</p><p><b>Toronto&mdash;Goal:</b> Lumley; defense: Horton, Morrison, Boivin, Bolton, Flaman; forwards; Kennedy, Smith, Stewart, Armstrong, Bailey, Hannigan, Migay, Nesterenko, Sloan, Watson.</p><p><b>Detroit&mdash;Goal:</b> Sawchuk; defense: Pronovost, Goldham, Kelly, Allen, Woit; forwards: Skov, Leswick, Pavelich, Reibel, Lindsay, Howe, Delvecchio, Wilson, Prystai, Dineen, Peters.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Frank Udvari; linesmen: Doug Davies and Bam Babcock.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0851/1116116-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="588" height="486"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY. MARCH 27</b></h3><p>Detroit 3, Toronto 1</p><p>(Detroit leads best-of-seven semifinal 2-1.)</p><p><b>Detroit&mdash;Goal:</b> Sawchuk; defense: Goldham, Pronovost, Kelly, Woit, Allen; forwards: Skov, Pavellch, Leswick, Reibel, Howe, Lindsay, Delvecchio, Wilson, Prystai, Dineen, Peters.</p><p><b>Toronto&mdash;Goal:</b> Lumley; defense: Morrison, Boivin, Horton, Bolton, Flaman, Thomson: forwards, Sloan, Armstrong, Watson, Kennedy, Stewart, Smith, Bailey, Nesterenko, Hannigan, Migay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0941/1116109-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="602" height="396"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, March 28</b></h3><p><b>Montreal 4, Boston 3</b></p><p>(Montreal leads final 3-0).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1036/1116102-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="602" height="532"></div><h2><b>One Zero&hellip;</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0664/1116095-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="542" height="556"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JACQUES PLANTE</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>&hellip; Apiece</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0756/1116088-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="530" height="588"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TERRY SAWCHUK</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><h3><b>PLAYOFF LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0951/1116081-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="592" height="1544"></div><p>x&mdash;Includes misconduct.</p><p>y&mdash;Includes game misconduct.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By DICK McCRONE</div><p>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>Coach Murray Henderson modestly passes the credit for bringing his Hershey Bears home to second place in the American Hockey League to individual members of the squad, but the sportswriters and sportscasters who cover the Bears have been unanimous in citing Henderson&rsquo;s &ldquo;in-spirational leadership and savvy&rdquo; as the vital factor in the club&rsquo;s garrison finish.</p><p>The club finished with a terrific rush, posting an undefeated skein of 13 games on home ice, and registering another undefeated streak in the last ten games, of the regular season.</p><p>Things look rather bleak indeed along about January 1, what with the Bears in the throes of a six-game losing streak. However, Henderson&rsquo;s faith in his boys remained unshaken. He juggled his forward lines and asked for, and received, offensive help from the Boston Bruins in the form of dynamic Ray Gariepy, former Bear, who gave Hershey&rsquo;s Inexperienced rearguard division * big lift.</p><h2><b>Stayed Red Hot</b></h2><p>The re-alignment stood right down to the wire and, with Henderson himself doing yoeman duty on the backline, paired with rookie Arnott Whitney, and Andy Branigan teaming up with Gariepy, the Bears caught fire and stayed red hot right down to the of the season.</p><p>Henderson&rsquo;s shifting Ferguson to left wing George &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Sullivan, was the master strategic stroke. Teamed with Sullivan and little Dune Fisher on right wing, Fergie blossomed forth as the Bears&rsquo; top goal-getter. He wound up the season with 45, which was good enough to top the AHL.</p><p>Likewise, Fisher, who had been In a bad slump, took a new lease on life and marched forward into the 40-goal class. He bashed 41 pucks past opposition goalies, including an unassisted score which put the Bears in second place by two percentage points over the Cleveland Barons.</p><p>Their play was a fine example of the kind of teamwork which marked Hershey&rsquo;s play all season. And. it paid off for Sullivan, who went on to set new AHL marks for assists and total points. He broke Ab DeMarco&rsquo;s old assist standard of 76 by 13, and bettered Carl Liscombe&rsquo;s points figure of 118 by point. Working together the boys accounted for 116 goals and 170 assists.</p><h2><b>40-Goal Man</b></h2><p>Meanwhile, Arnie Kullman, flanked by Obie O&rsquo;Brien and Norm Corcoran, turned in a terrific job. The stocky center ice man drive home 40 goals and chipped in with 40 assists to help Corcoran and O&rsquo;Brien reach 22 and 20, respectively.</p><p>Then, to complete his strategic tactics, Henderson moved Don McKenney over to left wing on his rookie line. He installed Skip Teal at center and this combo, which also included Murray Costello, who came to the Bears in the deal which sent Jack McIntyre to the Black Hawks, found themselves in the closing weeks of the season.</p><p>The Bears registered 23 wins against nine losses and a trio of ties on home lea, ocmpared with 14 victories, 20 defeats and a single tie on foreign rinks.</p><p>They had better than a.500 average against all AHL opposition at home, but held an advantage only over, Providence away from home. The Reds, incidentally, proved real &ldquo;cousins,&rdquo; winning only four of their 14 games with the Bears.</p><p>Hershey&rsquo;s record against gue opponents follows:</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02134/1116227-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="595" height="292"></div><h2><b>Strategist</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01169/1116220-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="558" height="870"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MURRAY HENDERSON</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Henderson’s Juggling Act Factor In Bears’ Success

<div class="byline">By EDWARD J. COHEN</div><p>CLEVELAND, Ohio.&mdash;</p><p>Four members of the title winning Buffalo Bisons Hockey Club dominate the 1953-54 Cleveland Plain Dealer&rsquo;s 17th Annual Players&rsquo; All-Star team. The two other positions on the mythical club selected by the players of the American Hockey League went to a member of the Pittsburgh Hornets and to a star of the Hershey Bears. Frank yEdd-olls, the Bisons pennant winning mentor, was chosen by the players as the coach of this year&rsquo;s club.</p><h2><b>74 Eligible</b></h2><p>Each year the Plain Dealer team is chosen by a vote of all American League players who have played a sufficent number of games to be eligible for selection to the All-Star team. This year a player was required to play in 35 games to be eligible and in all a total of 74 players took part in the voting.&rdquo;</p><p>Here is the partial named on ballots:</p><p><b>CENTER:</b> George Ivan, Hershey, 43; Dan Lewicki, Pittsburgh, 11; Don Marshall, Buffalo, 10; Jack Gordon, Cleveland 6; Kelvin Burnett, Syracuse, 2; Bronco Horvath, Syracuse, 2.</p><p><b>LEFT WING:</b> Gaye Stewart, Buffalo, 45; Eddie Olson, Cleveland, 13; Lorne Ferguson, Hershey, 9; Parker MacDonald, Pittsburgh, 2; Joe Lund, Buffalo, 1; Earl Balfour, Pittsburgh, 1.</p><p><b>RIGHT WING:</b> Ed Slowinski, Buffalo, 34; Duncan Fisher, Hershey, 20; Zellio Toppazzinl, Providence, 12; Charles Blair, Cleveland, 4; Harry Pidhinrny, Syracuse, 4; Pete Kapusta, Providence, 3; Al Baccari, Providence, 1.</p><p><b>COACH:</b> Frank Eddolls, Buffalo, 32; Fred (Bun) Cook, Cleveland, 26; Murray Henderson, Hershey, 13; Aldege (Baz) Bastien, Pittsburgh, 1.</p><h2><b>They Were Picked&hellip; &hellip;By Players</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03114/1116300-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="319" height="479"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jacques Plante</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0485/1116293-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="295" height="465"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Frank Eddolls</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0573/1116286-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="295" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Red Sullivan</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0668/1116279-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="301" height="462"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Frank Markers</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0753/1116272-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="302" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gaye Stewart</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0848/1116265-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="278" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Slowinski</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>First Team</b></h2><p>G&mdash;Jac. Plante, Buffalo 44</p><p>D&mdash;Frank Mathews, Pitts. 50</p><p>D&mdash;Frank Eddolls, Buf. 29</p><p>C&mdash;Geo. Sullivan, Hershey 43</p><p>LW&mdash;Gaye Stewart, Buffalo 45</p><p>RW&mdash;Ed Slowinski, Buffalo 32 CO&mdash;Frank Eddolls, Buf. 32</p><h2><b>Second Team</b></h2><p>G&mdash;Gill Mayer, Pittsburgh 15</p><p>D&mdash;Fred Shero, Cleveland 20</p><p>D&mdash;Tom Williams, Clevel. 19</p><p>C&mdash;Dan Lewicki, Pittsb. 11</p><p>LW&mdash;Ed Olson, Cleveland 13</p><p>RW&mdash;Duncan Fisher, Hers. 20</p><p>CO&mdash;F. (Bun) Cook, Clev. 26</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1221/1116258-1-eng-US/f0010-122.jpg" title="f0010-12" width="1152" height="1572"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Bisons Dominate First Team On Players’ All-Star Squad

<h2><b>What Happened?</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>id anybody really believe that the Cleveland Barons could knock off the Buffalo Bisons in three straight games? Probably the Barons were the only ones who believed they could do it. It rates as the biggest upset of the year.</p><h2><b>Help Delayed</b></h2><p>When the Hershey Bears staved off elimination by winning the third playoff game against Pittsburgh, they didn&rsquo;t do the parents Bruins any favors. The Bostons could have used Bed Sullivan, Dane Fisher and Kay Gariepy to stall the Canadiens&rsquo; surge.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>Series A&rsquo;</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01168/1116436-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="605" height="117"></div><h3><b>Series B&rsquo;</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02133/1116429-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="595" height="114"></div><h2><b>Results</b></h2><h3>Series &lsquo;A&rsquo;</h3><p>March 2 4&mdash;Cleveland 7, Buffalo 2</p><p>March 27&mdash;Cleveland 5, Buffalo 3</p><p>March 28&mdash;Cleveland 6, Buffalo 4</p><h3>Series &lsquo;B&rsquo;</h3><p>March 23&mdash;Pittsburgh 4, Hershey 3</p><p>March 25&mdash;Pittsburgh 8, Hershey 0</p><p>March 27&mdash;Hershey 4, Pittsburgh 2</p><h3><b>TUESDAY MARCH 23</b></h3><p><b>Pittsburgh 4 at Hershey 3</b></p><p><b>Pittsburgh leads best-of-five</b></p><p><b>semi-finals</b></p><p>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;The Pittsburgh Hornets rallied in an overtime period to defeat the Hershey Bears 4-3 in the first game of a best-of-five semi-final tlayoffs series for the American Hockey eague&rsquo;s Calder Cup.</p><p>Held scoreless for two Bears tied the score in the io the front at thestart of period and then lost when scored two Quick goals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03111/1116422-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="596" height="633"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24</b></h3><p>Cleveland 7 at Buffalo 2</p><p>(Cleveland lead best-of-five semi-final 1-0).</p><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;Fred Glover netted a pair of goals and led the Cleveland Barons to a 7-2 win over the regular seaton champion Buffalo Bisons in the first game of their American Hockey League Beml-final playoff series.</p><p>Jack Gordon and Eddie Olson got one Bpiece as the Barons line dominated play. Glover passed to defenseman Fred Bhero for a fifth goal. Steve Kraftcheck and Andy Bathgate counted the others. Gordie Pennell and Rollie Rousseau Sot the goals for the Bison, who were sable to handle the Cleveland defense.</p><p><b>Cleveland&mdash;Goal:</b> Francis; defense: Williams. Kraftcheck, Shero, Karrys; forwards: Gordon, Olson, Glover, Stearns, Wilkie, Stoddard, Ross, Relgle, Blair, Bathgate.</p><p><b>Buffalo&mdash;Goal:</b> Renaud; defense: Blddoll&reg;, Wright, Pilote, Rousseau; forwards: Marshall, Stewart, Sloyinskl, Pennell, Babando, Wochy, Taylor, Lund, Hayden, Hicks.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Jerry Olinski; linesmen: Red Bunn, Art Lesieur.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0484/1116415-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="588" height="671"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY 31 ARCH 25</b></h3><p>Pittsburgh 3 at Hershey 0</p><p>(Pittsburgh leads best-of-secen semi-final 2-0)</p><p>HERSHEY, PA.&mdash;Pittsburgh Hornets defeated Hershey Bears 3-0 tor their second straight victory in their best-ofseven American Hockey League semifinal.</p><p>Two goals by Bob Sabourin and one by Larry Cahan in the second period wrapped up the game. The Hornets won the opener 4-3 in overtime.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0664/1116408-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="593" height="436"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 27</b></h3><p>Cleveland 5 at Buffalo 8</p><p>(Cleevland leads best-of-five semi-final 2-0)</p><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;Jackie Gordon and Freddie Glover, with two goals each, paced Cleveland Barons to a 5-3 victory over Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs. Cleveland now leads the best-of-five semi-finals 2-0.</p><p>Playing before a crowed of 8,351, the Barons took a 2-1 l^ad in the first period on goals by Gordon and Glover followed by Ed Slowinski&rsquo;s tally for Buffalo.</p><p>The Bisons, with goals by Pete Babando and Joe Lund, went ahead 3-2 in the middle frame. Three goals by Cleveland in the third period, the last two within the final minute, settled the Issue. The third period goals were by Chuck Blair, Glover and Gordon.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: Francis; defense: Williams, Krafteheck, Shero, Karrys; forwards: Gordon, Stearns, Bathgate, Ross, Olson, Reigle, W&rsquo;llkie, Glover, Stoddard, Blair.</p><p><b>Buffalo</b>&mdash;Goal: Renaud; defence: Ed-dolls, Wright, Pilote, Rousseau; forwards: Marshall, Pennell, Taylor, Stewart, Babando, Lund, Hicks, Slowinski, Wochy, Hayden.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0756/1116401-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="590" height="682"></div><h3><b>Hershey 4 at Pittsburgh 2</b></h3><p>(Pittsburgh leads best-of-five semi-final 2-1)</p><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;After being held scoreless the first tw&rsquo;o periods, Hershey Bears roared back to defeat Pittsburgh Hornets 4-2 in an American Hockey League semi-final of the Calder Cup series.</p><p>Faced with winning this game, or bowing out of the series, the Bears quickly tied the contest in th&copy; &ldquo;final stanza on two goals by Dune Fisher. Then, Skip Teal tallied the winning goal and Arnie Kullman game-through with an Insurance marker.</p><p>Pittsburgh&rsquo;s two goals were scored in the first period by Bob Hassard and Frank Sullivan.</p><p><b>Hershey&mdash;Goal:</b> Henry; defense: Gariepy, Branigap, Whitney, Henderson, Matthew; forwards: Kullman, Corcoran. O&rsquo;Brien, G. Sullivan, Fisher, Ferguson, Teal, Costello, McKenney.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh</b>&mdash;Goal: Mayer; defense: Cahan, Mathers, F. Sullivan, Backor; forwards: Lewicki, Barbe, Solinger, Hassard, MacDonald, Timgren, Marshall, Sabourln, Balfour, Leclair.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0854/1116394-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="586" height="679"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY MARCH 29</b></h3><p><b>Buffalo 4 at Cleveland 5</b></p><p><b>(Cleveland wins best-of-five semi-final)</b></p><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;Cleveland&rsquo;s Barons won&rsquo; their way into the final round of the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Calder Cup playoffs by beating the Buffalo Bisons, 5-4. It was the Barons&rsquo; third straight playoff victory.</p><p>Trailing by three goals, the Barons rallied on the play of Jack Gordon who shot twro goals and assisted on three others. His last shot clinched the victory.</p><p><b>Buffalo&mdash;Goal:</b> Renaud; defense: Eddolls, Wright, Pilote, Rousseau; forwards: Marshall, Pennell, Hicks, Stewart, Babando, Kowalchuk, Lund, Slowinskl, Wochy, Hayden.</p><p><b>Cleveland&mdash;Goal:</b> Francis; defense! Williams, Shero, Karrys, Olson; forwards: Gordon, Stearns, Ross, Bathgate, Ceresino, Wilkie, Relgle, Glover, Stoddard, Blair.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Jerry Olinski; linesmen, James Dunn, Walton Russell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1413/1116387-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="603" height="704"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><h3><b>PLAYOFF LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1324/1116380-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="596" height="945"></div><h2><b>Only Shutout</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0570/1116373-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="534" height="855"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GIL MAYER</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Top Point&hellip; &hellip;Producers</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0950/1116366-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="264" height="405"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Gordon</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1044/1116359-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="265" height="410"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Olsen</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1135/1116352-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="263" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fred Glover</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1233/1116345-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="261" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Joe Lund</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-164/1116338-1-eng-US/f0011-162.jpg" title="f0011-16" width="1116" height="1302"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-174/1116331-1-eng-US/f0011-172.jpg" title="f0011-17" width="1154" height="1584"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01180/1116491-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ED DOROHOY,</b> for five seasons one of the mainstays of Victoria Cougars, was honored recently at Eddie Dorohoy Night at Memorial Arena. Among the gifts showered on the pepper-pot centre was a brand new car from Victoria fans. Pretty Mrs. Dorohoy is shown inside the car while Ed admires a sketch of himself, another gift from hts admiring fans. <span class="photo-credit">(Photo by Victoria Colonist)</span></figcaption></div><p>SEATTLE, Wash.&mdash;</p><p>Guyle Fielder, Seattle&rsquo;s clever center, won the individual scaring honors with a total of 88 points, seven more than his closest rival, linemate Wayne Brown. Fielder scored 24 goals and assisted in 64 more. His 64 assists is tops in that department. Wayne Brown scored 49 goals for top honors for the sharpshooters. Six more than his closest rival, Gordie Fashoway of New Westminster.</p><p>Lome Worsley, Vancouver goalie, won the goalkeepers&rsquo; honors with an average of 2.40 goals against per game. Bill Brennan of Calgary was runner up with 2.87. Brennan had the most shutouts, 7, a new league record.</p><p>Larry Popein of Vancouver scored the most game winning goals, 7. Wayne Brown of Seattle had the most hat tricks, 3, and scored the most first goal of the game, 11.</p><p>For the second year in sucecssion, Lloyd Durham of New Westminster led the &lsquo;bad men.&rsquo; Durham spent 157 minutes in the penalty box.</p><h2><b>TEAM STANDINGS</b></h2><p>The Vancouver Canucks, winning seven of their last ten games, finished two points ahead of Calgary to win the Directors&rsquo; Trophy. It was the first time since the league turned pro in 1948 that the Canucks have finished in first place. In their last 10 games Calgary won 5, lost 3 and tied two. The two ties cost the Stampeders first place. Although Saskatoon did not cinch third place until the last game of the &lsquo;season they did end up with a three point margin over fourth place Edmonton. Victoria took fifth place by a bare point over New Westminster. Seattle, finishing a bad last, was 13 points back of the Royals.</p><h2><b>Vancouver-New Westminster</b></h2><p>Vancouyer enjoys a decided edge over New Westminster in the season&rsquo;s play. The Canucks have won 11, lost 4 and tied one of the 16 games played. At home they have won 6, lost 1 and tied one of the 8 games played. In New Westminster they won 5, and lost 3. Vancouver has outscored the Royals 72 to 41.</p><p>This is the second time that Vancouver and New Wstminster have met in a playoff series. In the spring of 1950 these teams battled for the Northern Division Championship. The series went the full seven games with the Royals winning the deciding game in overtime by a 3-2 score. This was one of the best and hardest fought playoff series the league has ever had. Hermie Gruhn scored the winning goal at 3.47 of the first overtime period.</p><p>The present series promises to be another hard fought battle. The Royals also finished in sixth place last year and gave the Saskatoon Quakers a real scare before bowing out in the seventh and final game in Saskatoon.</p><h2><b>Calgary-Victoria</b></h2><p>Should this series be tied at the end of four games, the fifth game will be played in Victoria, Wednesday March 31st with the sixth game in Calgary, Saturday April 3rd and the seventh, if necessary, in Calgary, Monday April 5th.</p><p>This is the first time that Calgary and Victoria have me* in a playoff series in this league. The Stampeders are meeting the only club in the league that holds the edge over them in the season&rsquo;s play. In the eight games these clubs have played against one another during the current season, Victoria have won 4, Calgary 2 and 2 have ended in a tie. At home the Cougars have beaten Calgary 3 out of the four games played. In Calgary they have won and lost a game and two ended in a tie. In the eight games Calgary have outscored the Cougars 2 6 to 25 goals.</p><h2><b>Saskatoon-Edmonton</b></h2><p>This is the third straight year that these two clubs have met in the playoffs. In the spring of 1952, they met in the first round with Saskatoon the victor, three games to one. The Quakers went on to win the President&rsquo;s Cup that year. Last year, these clubs met in the finals with Edmonton winning four games to two to win the same cup.</p><p>These clubs never fail to put up a real battle and this should, be one of the best of the playoff series. The winner of this series will meet the winners of the Calgary-Victoria series.</p><p>In the 19 games played during the regular schedule Edmonton have won 8, lost 7 and tied four with the Quakers. At home the Flyers won 7 and lost 2. In Saskatoon the Quakers hold the edge, winning 5, losing one and tieing 3. This promises to be a very evenly matched series. Saskatoon have outscored the Flyers 75 to 72.</p><p>It is expected that Doug Bentley will return to Saskatoon 1* time to take on the coaching duties for the Quakers. He will not be eligible to play.</p><h2><b>New Car For Eager Eddie</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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WHL Blue Line Banter

<p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>A brand new trophy will be up for competition this season and will be awarded to the winner of the new East-West professional hockey series.</p><p>The new trophy, the Edinburgh Trophy, was donated by the Duke of Edinburgh, who showed so much interest in Canada&rsquo;s national sport on his visit to this country with the then Princess Elizabeth, now Queen Elizabeth II, in 1951.</p><p>The trophy will be awarded annually to the winner of East-West professional series between the Quebec. Hockey League champions and the Western Hockey League champions.</p><p>Prince Phillip approved a design that has a silver figure of a hockey player mounted on top of a silver globe with a map of North America raised on it. The globe is attached to a round, black ebony base bearing the Dominion coat of arms. On the opposite side of the base is an oblong plaque for an inscription to be decided on later.</p><p>Smaller plaqueg set around the base will carry names of the winning teams and the year they won it.</p><p>This year&rsquo;s series will be held on the home ice of the WHL titlists. The games alternate between east and west each year.</p><h2><b>QHL, WHL Eligible</b></h2><p>Only teams in the QHL and WHL are eligible to compete for the Edinburgh Trophy. These leagues are professional organizations operating under an agreement with the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.</p><p>QHL teams have been without a trophy to compete for since the league turned professional last year.</p><p>Under amateur status, QHL teams competed with Maritime Hockey League clubs for the Alexander Trophy donated by Lord Alexander, former governor-general of Canada and now Britain&rsquo;s defence minister. Since the QHL turned professional the Alexander Trophy has dropped out of circulation.</p><p>The new trophy will take its place with two other famous championship hockey cups&mdash;the Stanley Cup. presented to the winning team in the National Hockey League, and the Allan Cup which goes each year to the team winning the Canadian senior amateur title.</p><p>Teams in the QHL eligible to compete for the trophy are Ottawa Senators, Montreal Royals, Quebec Aces, Sherbrooke Saints, Valleyfield Braves, Chicoutimi Sagueneens and Springfield Indians. The western representatives are Vancouver, Seattle, Victoria, Edmonton, New Westminster, Calgary and Saskatoon.</p><p>The trophy was manufactured by Henry Birks and Sons from a design by a group of artists which the Duke approved.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Edinburgh Trophy For Pro Series

<h2><b>Team Leaders</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>algary lead the goal scorers with 266. Vancouver had the fewest scored against them, 174. A new league record. Calgary had the most assists, 396 and the most total points, 662.</p><h2><b>Most Penalties</b></h2><p>Saskatoon players spent the most time in the penalty box, 797 minutes and had the most misconduct penalties, 18. Victoria had the most minor penalties 281 and the most major penalties, 19.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

WESTERN LEAGUE

<p>(FINAL STANDING)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01187/1116637-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="604" height="214"></div><h2><b>RESULTS</b></h2><p>Monday March 15th</p><p>Vancouver 3 at Victoria 1</p><p>Tuesday March 16th</p><p>Saskatoon 4 at Vancouver 2</p><p>Wednesday March 17th</p><p>Victoria 1 at Calgary 5</p><p>Friday March 19th</p><p>Seattle 2 at Vancouver 3</p><p>Victoria 3 at Edmonton 3</p><p>Saturday March 20th</p><p>Vancouver 6 at New West. 8</p><p>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 7</p><p>Victoria 3 at Saskatoon 5</p><p>Sunday March 21st</p><p>New West 8 at Seattle 4</p><h3><b>MONDAY MARCH 15</b></h3><p>Vancouver 3 at Victoria 1</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goil: Worsley; defense: Stanley, Houghton, Dick, Landen; forwards: Popeln, Dea, McCullough, Hickey, Adam, Kerr, Rouse, Kaiser, Kassian.</p><p><b>Victoria:</b> Goal: Evans; defense: Schneider, Lowe, Clune: forwards: Achtymichuk, Kilburn, Sinett, Anderson, Reap, Hebenton, Abbott, Dorohoy, Bettio, Kuzma.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Scotty Morrison; linesman, Ross Valllere.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02153/1116630-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="602" height="400"></div><h3>TUESDAY MARCH 16</h3><p><b>Saskatoon 4 at Vancouver 2</b></p><p><b>Saskatoon:</b> Goal: Rayner: defense: Fontlnato, Milford, Parker, Buller, Ross; forwards; Kobussen, Kukolowicz, Manson. Howe, Senick, McLeod, Lynn, Kaleta, Holdaway, Murphy.</p><p><b>Vancouver:</b> Goal: Worsley; defense: Stanley, Houghton, Dick, Landen, Kaiser; forwards: Dea, Popein, Wylie, Hickey, McCullough, Adam, Kerr, Kassian.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Eddie Powers; linesman, Merrick Cranstoun.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03130/1116623-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="596" height="448"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY MARCH 17</b></h3><p><b>Victoria 1 at Calgary 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04112/1116616-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="596" height="472"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 19</b></h3><p><b>Seattle 2 at Vancouver 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0593/1116609-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="597" height="452"></div><p><b>Victoria 3 at Edmonton 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0865/1116602-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="598" height="492"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY MARCH 20</b></h3><p><b>Vancouver 6 at New Westminster 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0963/1116595-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="592" height="581"></div><h3><b>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1062/1116588-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="598" height="590"></div><h3><b>Victoria 3 at Saskatoon 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1154/1116581-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="594" height="642"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY MARCH 21</b></h3><p><b>New Westminster 8 at Seattle 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1249/1116574-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="590" height="792"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(FINAL STATISTICS)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1436/1116567-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="604" height="1424"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1531/1116560-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="606" height="318"></div><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1620/1116553-1-eng-US/f0013-162.jpg" title="f0013-16" width="598" height="310"></div><h3><b>PENALTIES IN MINUTES</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1714/1116546-1-eng-US/f0013-172.jpg" title="f0013-17" width="608" height="162"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HOW THE RACE GOES

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0680/1116682-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>he Vancouver Canucks found a real &lsquo;cousin* in the Seattle Bombers the past season. In the 16 games played between these clubs Vancouver von 12 tied 3 and lost but one game. The Bombers fared little better against Calgary. The Stampeders won 6 tied one and lost 1 of the eight games played between these clubs.</b></p><p><b>Following is how each club fared against one another the past season.</b></p><p><b>Against &mdash; SEATTLE VICTORIA NEW WEST VANCOUV. CALGARY EDMONTON SASKATOON</b></p><h2><b>They Led&hellip; &hellip;Point Parade</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0771/1116675-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="564" height="832"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GUYLE FIELDER</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1337/1116668-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="502" height="830"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>WAYNE BROWN</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WHL WON-LOST CHART

<p>A steaming cup of rich, creamy Stafford&rsquo;s Hot Chocolate is the ideal drink for frosty weather.</p><p><b>Ash for Stafford&rsquo;s Hot Chocolate at your favorite fountain</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1912/1116713-1-eng-US/f0013-192.jpg" title="f0013-19" width="576" height="620"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Baby Cold It’s Outside!

<div class="byline">By FRED ROBERTS</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>One of the biggest rhubarbs in the short history of the Quebec Hockey League was slated to move to a final and irrefutable decision as THE HOCKEY NEWS was going to press.</p><p>It had to deal with the Montreal Royals-Sherbrooke Saints quarter-final series in which the Saints played Joe Levandoski, former American Hockey League defenseman with the Providence Reds.</p><p>Sherbrooke won the first two game of the best-of-seven series by scores of 3-2 and 8-3 with Levandoskl playing a prominent role. On the eve of the second game, Forest Keene the Sherbrooke General Manager received a telegram from league president George Slater telling him &ldquo;not to play Levandoski.&rdquo;</p><p>Keene claimed that Slater had given him the green light In the first place and that if it meant a showdown he was still going to play the veteran AHL rearguard&mdash;and he did. That immediately brought a protest from Royals and a special meeting was called for Monday night, March 29 th to settle the Issue.</p><p>In the intermin, Sherbrooke pulled a switch. Going into the third game of the series in Montreal, they benched Levandoski and came up with Al Arbour, who was flown from Detroit for the game. This latest move had everybody In an uproar and Royals lodged another protest&mdash;this time claiming that Arbour was ineligible on a technicality. Royals however, went out and won the next two games by scores of 4-0 and 4-2, deadlocking the series.</p><p>While a decision still had to be rendered as we went to press it appeared as if the league would toss out the second game, won by Sherbrooke, and award it to Royals. That would give them a 3-1 series lead with the fourth game slated for Montreal March 30.</p><p>Sherbrooke&rsquo;s claim to Levandoski&rsquo;s eligibility revolves around the following facts:</p><p>Earlier in the year they did the Providence Reds a favor by sending them their spare goalkeeper, -Gerry Cotnoir on condition that he would be returned when their regular goalie recovered from an injury. When the Red goalie, Harvey Bennett, didn&rsquo;t respond as quickly as they expected they asked Sherbrooke if Cotnoir could be given an extension. This was done and in return, Lou Pieri, Providence owner pledged to help the Saints.</p><p>By this time, the Detroit Red Wings, who have a working agreement with the Saints, were having problems of their own and in such cases, their problems became Sherbrooke&rsquo;s woes as well. First they yanked Al Arbour up to the parent club and quickly followed with Keith (Bingo) Allen, both defensemen. Meanwhile, Paul Roberge, another rearguard, was injured and out for the season.</p><p>The Red Wings took ca^e of the Arbour move by sending Jim RedEye Hay to Sherbrooke. For a while, playing-coach Jackie Forbes was playing defense but that unfortunate injury in Montreal curtailed his career and he certainly can&rsquo;t come back this year.</p><p>To say that the Saints were in a plight would be putting it mildly. They were down to three defensemen with no hope in sight; then suddenly Forest Keene, their business manager, remembered Pieri&rsquo;s pledge. Why not get a defenseman from Providence since they were already out of the American League playoff picture. That&rsquo;s how Joe Levandoski arrived in Sherbrooke.</p><p>In order to make sure he was eligible Keene recounted how they went about it.</p><p>&ldquo;At the last Quebec League meeting Ivan Dugre told Slater that we were getting a defensman from the American League, although no particular name was mentioned. He was given the go-ahead and everybody was agreeable then. Now that Levandoski has turned out to be a pretty good defenseman and we happen to be playing Royals instead of, say, Valleyfield, they want him declared ineligible,&rsquo;&rsquo; Keene added.</p><p>Just before the second game this reporter spoke to him In Sherbrooke and asked him if they intended to play Levandoski.&rdquo;Certainly we&rsquo;re going to play him. I&rsquo;ve got this telegram (which he produced) from Slater telling me not to. If playing him means that I&rsquo;m defying the league president, then that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m doing. The league governors, all seven of &lsquo;em, can take it up from there,&rsquo;&rsquo; he concluded.</p><p>While the backstage bickering has dominated the series so far, the action on the ice has been fanned by the controversial flames.</p><p>Sherbrooke, a veritable powerhouse in the familiar confines of their own rink, stopped the Royals cold in the second game after a somewhat hectic opener.</p><p>George Gravel, the league&rsquo;s referee-in-chief elected to handle the series opener himself and came in for a share of critisicm. Coach Pete Morin of Royals berated Gravel for what he termed &ldquo;a cheap penalty&rdquo; handed out to Ray Laplante after Royals had built up a 2-0 lear on a pair of dandy goal by Gerry Desaulniers. The slashing penalty was all the Saints needed. Joe Levandoski (That man again) scored the first on a screened shot. That was the big goal. The saints tied up the game and went on to win on Red Bowness drive in overtime.</p><p>The second game was a rout. Royals took the lead but Sherbrooke came back led by Chick Johnson who slammed home four markers to win 8-3.</p><p>In Montreal, the feuding reached its zenith. Montreal took the third game via the shoutout route, winning 4-0 and came back the next afternoon to win 4-2 with Dick Gamble scoring the winner and clincher. Bobby Perreault, Royals&rsquo; goalie highlighted a tempestuous afternoon by going into the stands after a Sherbrooke heckler. The game ended with a near riot averted as Dick Wray and Bowness slashed at each other.</p><h2><b>Producing</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01191/1116751-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="530" height="554"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DICK GAMBLE</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>In The Middle</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02133/1116744-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="1156" height="1732"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOE LEVANDOSKI&hellip; eligible or ineligible?</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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QHL To Rule On Levandoski’s Status With Saints

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>When Owen Sound Mercurys lost the services of theie veteran ace centreman, Tom&laquo; my Burlington, via a broken right leg, there were those who predicted the unfortunate accident shot their chances of winning the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Ontario Hockey Association championship, after having knocked at the title door the past two seasons.</p><p>Undaunted by the setback, Mercurys buckled down and played inspired hockey, after being rocked back on their heels twice by convincing scores at the hands of Chatham Maroons in ths quarter-final playoffs.</p><p>Owen Sound eventually eliminated Chatham in the sixth game, and from then on there was no holding them, as they wound up the OHA playoffs by handing Stratford Indians four straight defeats in the best-of-seven series.</p><p>Mercurys won the provincial crown strictly on ttfeir merits, icing a well-balanced team with no weak spots, which should give a good account of itself in the coming playoffs for the AU-Ontario title against the winners of the Abitibl Eskimo-Sudbury Wolves NOHA championship series.</p><p>Bill McComb, team captain, replaced Burlington at the pivot berth of the Mercurys&rsquo; ace scoring line with Buck Forslund and Jerry Reid, and this trio continued to carry the mail.</p><p>Former pro experience of most of the Owen Sound veterans decided the OHA finals with Stratford Indians, a comparatively young team lacking the finesse and know-how of their opponents.</p><p>Herb Carnegie and Doug Gillespie, cetnres on the other two front-lines for Owen Sound have carried their share of the load capably, but two members of the team who played leading roles in their OHA title-winning campaigns were Bobby Gilson in goal and Ralph Hosking, husky defenceman.</p><p>Gilson has been guarding the net for Owen Sound for the last five seasons and is classed with the top puck-fenders in amateur hockey. The Merc custodian was rated so highly last season that when Sudbury Wolves and Penticton V&rsquo;s lost their regular goalies through Injuries Gilson was chosen as the replacement for both teams in their Allan Cup series with the Kitchener Dutchmen.</p><p>Defencemen with pro experience like Elwyn &ldquo;Moe&rdquo; Morris and Harry Kazarian on the Owen Sound roster were figured to be their stalwarts, but it was Hosking who popped up as their top defender, ans is picked right now as the All-Star defenceman of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA.</p><p>How far along the Allan Cup trail Owen Sound Mercurys will progress must be left to the future, but basing an opinion on their inspired play, coupled with well-oiled passing plays, and backed by a sound, rugged defence, plus a goalie who makes few mistakes, they may go all the way.</p><p>The road ahead is rocky, but Mercurys possess something this season they lacked in previous seasons and that was a good rearguard. Up front they have the class and experience to match anythin gin senior hockey, and rival club in the OHA group are pulling for them to retain the Allan Cup for southern Ontario, which Kitchener Dutchmen won last season. And on their form in the OHA finals agqinst Stratford the Mercurys could take it all. At least that seems to be the general consensus of opinion among authorities in the Ontario Hockey Association jurisdiction.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0396/1116782-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="298" height="460"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Gilson</figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Mercurys Win Ont. Senior Championship

<h2><b>4 For Chick</b></h2><p>Chick Johnson of Sherbrooke scored four goals as the Saints walloped Royals 8-3 in the second game of their series</p><h2><b>Two Zeros</b></h2><p>Jack Gelineau of Quebec and Bobby Perreault of Royals have each scored a shutout in Playoff play.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>SERIES &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h3><p>(Best-of-nine)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01161/1116925-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="604" height="114"></div><h3><b>SERIES &ldquo;B&rdquo;</b></h3><p>(Best-of-seven)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02129/1116918-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="606" height="116"></div><h3><b>SERIES &ldquo;C&rdquo;</b></h3><p>(Best-of-seven)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03113/1116911-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="594" height="114"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY MARCH 23</b></h3><p><b>Montreal 2 at Sherbrooke 3</b></p><p><b>Sherbrooke leads best-of-seven quarter-final 1-0</b></p><p><b>Montreal:</b> Goial: Perreault; defense: Hollingworth, Leger, Roche, Harmon; forwards: Burchell, Laplante, Litzenberger, Blaine, Martan, Desaulnlers, Wray, Denis, Frampton, Gamble.</p><p><b>Sherbrooke:</b> Goal: Gatherum; defense: Hay. Bownass. Levandoski, Palamar; forwards: Stankiewicz, Rawlyk, Malo, McLean, Dube, Irving, Ehman, Podolsky, Bruneteau, Johnson, Cotnoir.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Gravel; linesmen; Moreau, &ldquo;Whitehead.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0484/1116904-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="604" height="472"></div><h3><b>Quebec 2 at Chicoutimi 0</b></h3><p><b>Quebec leads best-of-nine</b></p><p><b>semi-final 1-0</b></p><p><b>Quebec:</b> Goal: Gelineau; defense Crozier, Raglan, Talbot, Houle; forwards: Brown, Cabana, Grosse, Powell, Regan, Labadie, Kelly, Tremblay, Huc-ol, Boone.</p><p><b>Chicoutimi:</b> Goal: Hughes, defense: Glaude, Taillefer, Roy, Lamirande; forwards: Buchanan. Tkachuk, S. Smrke, L. Smrke, Dussault. Moore, Perreault, Groleau, Locas, Leger.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Deziel; linesmen: Demers, Boileau.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0566/1116897-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="606" height="426"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24</b></h3><p><b>Valleyfield 2 at Ottawa 4</b></p><p><b>(Ottawa leads best-of-seven quarter-final 1-0</b></p><p><b>Valleyfield</b>&mdash;Goal: Payette; defense: Brnst, Collins, Irvine, Needham, Deslauriers; forwards: White, Joannette, Bisalllon, Corriveau, Bougie, Cline, Laelere, Thomson, Kwong.</p><p><b>Ottawa</b>&mdash;Goal: Frederick; defense: Hudson, Robertson, Stahan, Arundel; forwards; Blair, Gravelle, Howard, Riopelle Maloney, Guidolln, Foley. Hugh Biopelle, Johnson, Giesebrecht, Kuntz.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Sibby Mundey; linesmen, Haggerty and Alex Barilko.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0653/1116890-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="596" height="537"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY MARCH 25</b></h3><p><b>Montreal 3 at Sherbrooke 8</b></p><p><b>(Sherbrooke leads best-of-seven quarterfinal 2-0).</b></p><p><b>Royals&mdash;</b> Goal: Perreault; defense: Leger, Harmon, Roche. Hollingworth; forwards: Burchell, Deeaulniers, Litzen-. berger. Wray, Blaine. Martan, Denis, Franmpton. Gamble, Laplante.</p><p><b>Sherbrooke &mdash;</b> goal: Gatherum; defense: Hay, Bownass, Palamar; forwards: Malo, Stankiewicz, Rawlyk, Dube, Bruneteau. Johnson, McLean, Irving, Ehman,, Podolsky.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Roberts: linesmen: Haggerty, Milford.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0838/1116883-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="596" height="546"></div><h3><b>Chicontiml I at Quebec 2</b></h3><p><b>(Quebec leads best-of-nine semi-final 2-0).</b></p><p><b>Chicoutimi &mdash;</b> Goal: Hughes; defense: Glaude, Roy. Taillefer, Lamirande; forwards: Buchanan, Perreault, Leger, L. Smrke S. Smrke, Crawford, Locas, Groleau. Tkachuk, Moore.</p><p><b>Quebec &mdash;</b> Goal: Gelineau; defense: Crozier, Burega, Talbot, Houle; forwards: Caron. Brown. Cabana, Grosse, Powell, Regan, Labadie, Kelly, Tremblay, Hucul, Boone.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> George Gravel; Upesmen: Armand Leclerc. Florian Roy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0936/1116876-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="596" height="444"></div><h3><b>Ottawa 1 at Valleyfield 2</b></h3><p><b>(Beet-of-seven quarter-final tied 1.-1)</b></p><p><b>Ottawa &mdash;</b> Goal: Frederick; defense: Copp, Stahan, Arundel, Robertson, Hudson; forwards: Gravelie, Johnson, Blair, Howard, Rlopelle, Giesebrecht, Kuntz Maloney, Foley, Guidolln.</p><p><b>Valleyfield &mdash;</b> Goal: Payette; defense: Ernst, Deslauriers, Irvine, Needham, Collins; forwards: White, Joannette, Corriveau, Bougie, Thomson, Kwong, Haworth, Leclerc, Bisalllon.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1032/1116869-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="602" height="390"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1954</b></h3><p><b>Sherbrooke 0 at Montreal 4</b></p><p>(Sherbrooke leads best-of-seven quarter-final 2-1.)</p><p><b>Sherbrooke &mdash;</b> Goal: Gatherum; defense: Palamar, Hay, Bownass, Arbour; forwards: McLean, Dube, Irving, Stankiewicz, Ehman, Podolsky, Bruneteau, Rawlyk, Johnson, Malo.</p><p><b>Montreal: &mdash;</b> Goal: Perreault; defense: Hollingworth, Hodgson, Roche, Leger, Blaine; forwards: Martan, Desaulnlers, Denis, Wray, Gamble, Tessier, Burchell. Litzenberger, Laplante.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1129/1116862-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="602" height="474"></div><h3><b>Valley field 2 at Ottawa 1</b></h3><p><b>(Valleyfield leads best-of-eeven quarter-final 2-1.)</b></p><p><b>Valleyfield &mdash;</b> Goal: Payette; defense: Ernst, Collins. Irvine, Needham, Deslauriers; forwards: White Joanette, Bisaillon, Corriveau, Bougie, Leclerc, Thomson, Kwong, Haworth.</p><p><b>Ottawa &mdash;</b> Goal: Frederick; defense: Hudson, Robertson, Arundel, Copp; forwards: Blair, Gravelle, Howard. Rlopelle, Maloney, Guidolln, Foley, Hugh Rio-pelle, Johnson, Giesebrecht, Kuntz.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1226/1116855-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="602" height="468"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1954</b></h3><p><b>Sherbrooke 2 at Montreal 4</b></p><p><b>(Best-of-seven quarter final tied 2-2.)</b></p><p><b>Sherbrooke &mdash;</b> Goal: Gatherum fense: Palamar, Hay, Bownass, Arbour; forwards: McLean, Dube, Irving. Stankiewicz, Ehman, Podolsky, Bruneteau, Rawlyk, Johnson, Malo.</p><p><b>Montreal &mdash;</b>.Goal: Perreault; defense: Hollingworth, Hodgson, Roche,. Leger Blaine; forwards: Martan, Desaulniers, Denis, Wray, Gamble, Tessier, Burchell, Lltzenberger, Laplante.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Charlie Deziel; linesmen: Ching MacDonald, Gordie Pranschke.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1323/1116848-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="596" height="584"></div><h3><b>Ottawa 5 at Valley field 1</b></h3><p><b>(Best-of-seven quarter-final tied 2-2.)</b></p><p><b>Otaawa &mdash;</b> Goal: Frederick; defense: Hudson, Robertson, Arundel, Copp; forwards: Blair, Gravelle, Howard, Rlopelle, Maloney, Guidolln, Foley, Hugh Rlopelle, Johnson, Giesebrecht, Kuntz.</p><p><b>Valley field &mdash;</b> Goal: Payette; defense: Ernst, Collins, Irvine, Needham Deslauriers; forwards: White Joanette, Bisaillon, Corriveau, Bougie, Laclerc, Thomson, Kwong, Haworth.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1520/1116841-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="594" height="602"></div><h3><b>Quebec 1 at Chicoutimi 2</b></h3><p><b>Quebec &mdash;</b> Goal: Gelineau: defense: Crozier, Talbot, Houle, Burega; forward: Nadeau, Cabana, Grosse, Powell, Regan, Labadie, Kelly, Tremblay, Hucull, Boone.</p><p><b>Chicoutimi &mdash;</b> Goal: Hughes; defense: Glaude: Taillefer, Lamirande, Roy; forwards: Buchanan, Tkachuk. S. Smrke, L. Smrke, Dussault, Perreault, Moore, Locas. Groleau, Leg&ecirc;r.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Sibbey Mundey; linesmen: Levesque, Boileau.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1720/1116834-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="606" height="482"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><h3><b>LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1620/1116827-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="598" height="880"></div><h2><b>Most Points</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0746/1116820-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="536" height="560"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GILLES DUBE</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Tied For Second</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1422/1116813-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="576" height="600"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SKIPPY BURCHELL</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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QUEBEC LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01166/1116956-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LESTER GREETS KIDS&mdash;</b>Two proud youngsters talk things over with Lester Patrick, one of Canada&rsquo;s greatest hockey figures, at &ldquo;Minor Hockey Night&rdquo; in Victoria&rsquo;s Memorial Arena. Patrick dropped the puck to open a game between <b>two</b> All-Star pee wee division teams in which Dick Munn (left) and Mike Woodley took part. Lester has long been noted for his interest in small fry hockey leagues and it&rsquo;s a sure bet the youngsters will learn a lot if they listen closely to him. <span class="photo-credit">(Photo by Victoria Colonist)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Pee Wee Pucksters Meet Patrick

<div class="byline">By PAUL ROACH</div><p>HAMILTON, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Hockey fans around this Ambitious City have it in their minds that the Memorial Cup parade bubble will burst this year. They figure that this city should be represented with a Memorial Cup winner, and if Hamilton Cubs continue the brand of hockey they&rsquo;ve been dishing out these past few months, the fans will get their wish.</p><p>Coach Jimmy Skinner had trouble getting his unpublicized club rollirtg at the beginning of the season but has of late shown &lsquo;that pre-season jitters have all but vanished. They&rsquo;ve won 20 out of their last 24 starts. Quite a record for any hockey team.</p><p>To bolster the Detroit-Soble sponsored junior club. Skinner has brought up three Burlington Junior Bees in the names of Jerry Sullivan, Bill Bennie and Murry Oliver. The youngsters in the last four games that they&rsquo;ve played, have shown Skinner that they intend to be around for a long time. All the portly coach hopes for now is that the crowd (average attendance 700) will take up the cry of a winning team and give them the support they justly deserve.</p><p>The Junior Cubs, looking better with each game are taking every break to strive for pay-off blows. The team, hoping for success for the first time bid for a championship berth since the Detroit franchise moved to the city, have finished the current schedule in third spot. A spot none thought they&rsquo;d maintain.</p><p>The next couple of weeks will tell whether the club is entitled to share honors with their parent club, Detroit Red Wings. Coach Skinner&rsquo;s only worry about the coming games is that his club will stay free of injuries.</p><p>If However, Skinner should happen to produce a Memorial Cup winner, he will prove that the art of coaching is more than just the changing of lines. He is a master psychologist. The boys have at times found his ways a little harsh, but it has paid off in games won. As one of the players pu it. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s made us a hard, fastskating club. He gets result and we&rsquo;re satisfied.&rdquo;</p><p>At this point, it is generally conceded that Skinner is the best Junior A coach in the business.</p><p>Meanwhile the old dichards in Hamilton are finding it hard to believe that in the Ti-Cubs they have a Memorial Cup contender. Attendance all season has been relatively poor. As this is being writtenc, the Cubs have eliminated the highly-rated Guelph Biltmores and are now awaiting the winner of the Kitchener-Marlies series. The one thing the club needs Is the support of the home fans. Not often do those heroie chaps who put up the bankroll get their heads above the financial waves, and the box-office receipte haven&rsquo;t been good.</p><p>The youngsters feel too that this is their year. Lets take a look at what the boys had to overcom&reg; to reach the top. The only holdovers from last year&rsquo;s Windsor team that Skinner had to work with were: Denny Riggins, Ed Louttit, Joe Zorika, Marlin Mo Alendin, Ted Reid, Cummy Burton, Lou Dietrich and Larry Hillman. The remainder of the team was picked up from inexperienced midget and Juvenile players.</p><p>It isn&rsquo;t surprising then that the current Ti-Cubs have proved to be one of the more pleasant surprises of the Junior A campaign. They&rsquo;re sticking fairly close to the pace they set 24 games ago.</p><p>So with the &lsquo;54 season drawing to a close we have Skinner ana Co. providing top notch hockey. In our mind four stars stand out: Denny Riggins, the goaltender from Kincardie is having his best year; Joe Zorika is proving to b&reg; a top rushing forward; Bill Stewart rates All-Star mention; and Lou Dietrich has developed into the best two-way defenseman of the cricuit.</p><p>All in all, Hamilton can b&reg; justly proud of the youngsters who have been representing the city the past winter.</p><p>Considered the underdog by the sports writers earlier in the season, the Skinner-coached squad now stands a fair chance of going all the way.</p><h2><b>Good Rusher</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02117/1116987-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="528" height="997"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOE ZORICA</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hamilton Fans Look To Cubs To Bring Home Memorial Cup

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“The best beer I’ve tasted!”

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div><p>SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Mauno Kauppi is the biggest hero in years in Sudbury!!! &hellip; he broke up a tremendously exciting sudden-death overtime battle against Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds to win the Northern Ontario Southern Division Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; championship&hellip; Sudbury lost the first two games of the best-of-five series, then roared back to take the next three for one of the most dramatic comebacks in Northern Ontario senior hockey&hellip; after the two wins, the &lsquo;Hounds were considered top-heavy favorites to win the series&hellip; what made that &ldquo;Million Dollar Goal&rsquo;&rsquo; of Kauppi&rsquo;s all the more significant was the fact that most observers felt the winner of the Sudbury-Sault series would be favorites to go through to the Allan Cup&hellip; it was the Kid Line of Yacker Flynn, Tatter McLellan and Mauno Kauppi that stole the show&hellip; McLellan opened the scoring at the three-quarter mark of the final period&hellip;</p><p>The drama and suspense continued right to the end,.. Johnny Offidani, who had been riding the bench almost for the entire season, was pressed into action in the third period&hellip; with Sudbury leading 1-0 and only one minute to go, Offidani came through like a champion to tie the game and sent the Soo fans into a wild state of delirium&hellip; when ten minutes overtime failed to snap the tie, sudden-death went into effect&hellip; Kauppi then made It sudden-death for the Soo fans&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01132/1117049-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="582" height="873"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BUCK JONES</b></figcaption></div><p>The crowds for the big series was terrific&hellip; 6,663 in Sudbury; 6,999 in Sault Ste. Marie&hellip; new records??&hellip;</p><p>Sheer excitement was the order of the day In the Northern Ontario Intermediate &lsquo;&lsquo;A&rsquo;&rsquo; series as well&hellip; here we saw more drama and excitement, generated by another stellar comeback&hellip; Temis-kaming Royals, the finest hockey machine ever developed in that fine hockey centre, raeed past Sault Ste. Marie Algoma Contractors in the first two games of their best-of-seven series to take a firm grip on the Southern Division title&hellip; Algoma Contractors moved on to Temiskaming to tie the second game 4-4 and make theseries a point-affair&hellip; Algoma Contractors won the fourth game, but Temiskaming came through in the fifth before the series returned to Sault&hellip; Algoma Contractors stayed in the running by winning game number six, but Temiskaming needed only a tie in the seventh game to win the series on points&hellip; this set the stage for another of those thrilling overtime struggles&hellip; Ken Collins, the big star for Temiskaming, sent the &lsquo;Rdyals ahead 1-0, but defenseman Benny Cano tied It up&hellip; Cano put the Sault ahead 2-1, but Orville Kelly equalized&hellip; then the Sbo went ahead again in a driving finish as young Dickie Fllek scored&hellip; Collins again emerged a hero by tying it up late in the final period&hellip; Andy Lemieux broke it wide-open with an overtime goal to give Temiskaming their greatest victory in the Intermediate &ldquo;A&rsquo;&rsquo; ranks&hellip; congratulations to both teams for a truly great display!!!&hellip;</p><p>Iroquois Falls Abitibi Eskimos swept past South Porcupine Porkies for the NOHA Northern Division Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; crown&hellip; they now battle the powerful Sudbury Wolves for the northern crown &hellip; should be quite a series!!!&hellip; Young Jumper Johnson, juvenile star, scored five goals for Soo Falls Dorans in the second game of their best-of-three series for the NOHA Juvenile &ldquo;A&rsquo;&rsquo; quarter-finals&hellip; Johnson led his team to victory to square the series&hellip; a fine performance for colorful young Jumper!!!&hellip;</p><p>In recent columns many readers have asked the whereabouts of certain players&hellip; Tudor Rutherglen, 915 Mill Street, Nelson, B.C., writes: &lsquo;&lsquo;Norm Larson is playing coach for Kimberly Dynamiters and is doing well; Wingy Johnston is playing coach for Spokane Flyers; Buck Jones is playing for Nelson Maple Leafs and was impressive In the few games he played. He has been sidelined since New Year&rsquo;s Day when he injured his ankle. All these teams are in the WIHL&rdquo;&hellip; many thanks, Tqdor for your fine letter&hellip; Another letter came in from Miss Meriel Cowen, 36 Menlove Avenue. Liverpool 18, England&hellip; Meriel comments on a letter I mentioned in the Feb. 2 7 edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS&hellip; &ldquo;I see that Robert Hamlyn wants to know the whereabouts of several hockey players. Tony Licari is playing with Harringay Racers of our English National League. Anyone who wants to get in touch with Tony should wife to him c/o Harringay Racers, Empress Hall, Earl&rsquo;s Court, London, S.W.6. Next time I go to Canada I think I&rsquo;d like to go to the Kirkland Lake area, or somewhere where it&rsquo;s cold. I would like to know more about your NOHA hockey and about life in general in Northern Ontario. I would like a hockey player as a pen-pal. too, as I haven&rsquo;t ever heard about the game from a player&rsquo;s viewpoint. We have several good players from Northern Ontario over here now. My favorite defenseman, Art Hodgins, is one. He&rsquo;s from Timmine and has been here about seven years. He played in Scotland first, then for the last six seasons he&rsquo;s been with Streatham, our crack team. He&rsquo;s a terrific player and at the end of Jast season the supporters of the club presented Art with a silver cup In appreciation of his five years loyal service. He won the Rookie Alvard his first season.&rdquo;&hellip; thanks, indeed, for your very, very inter-, esting letter Meriel &hellip; we sincerely urge as many hockey fans and players as possible to get in touch with Meriel and bring her up-to-date on our hockey scene and so on&hellip; I know she would appreciate it&hellip; it wouldn&rsquo;t hurt, either to send her hockey programs and pictures so she could keep a scrapbook on Northern Ontario hockey&hellip; It&rsquo;s really wonderful to see someone like Meriel take such a keen Interest in our hockey up North&hellip; she must be a terrific hockey fan&hellip; congratulations, Pal!!!&hellip;</p><p>Another letter came in from Kent MacKinlay, 476 &lsquo;West 26th Ave., Vancouver, B.C&hellip; Kent wanted to know whether Nick Tomiuk of Sudbury Wolves ever played for Portland Eagles, and whether George Defelice ever played for Vancouver Canucks of the old Pacific Coast League&hellip; at the moment, I&rsquo;m not sure of this, but I think they did&hellip; however, I&rsquo;ll check, Kent, and send the info along without delay&hellip; well, fans, in bringing these letters to you it simply shows how widespread interest in hockey really is&hellip; it shows you, too, that it&rsquo;s a small world, after all!!!&hellip; see you all next week!!<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NOHA Puck Parade

<div class="byline">By JOE MINSTER</div><p>CINCINNATI, Ohio.&mdash;</p><p>Form prevailed as the International Hockey League&rsquo;s post-season playoffs got under way.</p><p>Cincinnati&rsquo;s championship Mohawks, third-place Johnstown and fourth-place Toledo all won their opening playoff series to narrow the field of survivors to three in the IHL&rsquo;s classic.</p><p>Cincinnati moved into the finals by coming from behind to defeat runner-up Marion, four games toone, in the best-of-seven semifinal Series &ldquo;A.&rdquo;</p><p>Quarter-final triumphs were recorded by Johnstown and Toledo in two best-of-three sets, as the former ousted sixth-place Ft. Wayne in two straight Series &ldquo;B&rdquo; contests and the latter disposed of fifth-place Troy in the deciding fray of Series &ldquo;C.&rdquo;</p><p>Johnstown and Toledo now are meeting in the best-of-three semifinal Series &ldquo;D&rdquo; to determine who will earn the berth opposite Cincinnati in the finals.</p><p>Cincinnati lost the opening game of its series with Marion, 4-3, but then came back strong to conquer the undermanned Barons, 5-3, 4-2, 4-1 and 3-1.</p><p>Johnstown took two straight close decisions from Ft. Wayne, 5-4 in overtime and 8-2.</p><p>Toledo, fully extended by Troy, prevailed, 3-1, then bowed to the Bruins, 4-0, before ending the series with a 7-4 conquest.</p><p>Then, in the opening tilt of the series between Johnstown and Toledo, jhe Pennsylvania Jets got off on the right foot by grabbing a 3-1 decision.</p><p>Marion, playing with only 12 men, was dealt a severe blow when its high-scoring center, Gordie Vejprava, was sidelined in the second contest with an injured shoulder after sparking his. club to a 4-3 triumph in the opening battle of the hotly-fought series.</p><p>That victory by Marion, achieved in Cincinnati&rsquo;s rink, put an end to a 16-game winning streak compiled by the Hawks on their own ice and at the same time was the initial playoff setback sustained by Cincinnati in eight postseason IHL games at home during the past two years.</p><p>Led by Billy Goold, the Mowaks bounced back to take the next two tilts and then closed out the series by winning two more, with Charlie Hodge turning in superior performances in the nets. Feature of the finale of the series, a hard-well-played encounter, was a 19 flfoot goal into an empty net by Capt. Mickey Keating that proved to be the clincher in the final 26 seconds of play.</p><p>Don Hall was the star of Johnstown&rsquo;s elimination of Ft. Wayne, as the IHL&rsquo;s No. 1 regular-season scorer first tipped in the winner at 2:16 of the sudden death overtime opener, and then sparked a three-goal third-period uprising with two markers in the second and final tilt.</p><h2><b>Had Cushion</b></h2><p>John Kovich, Bill Booth and Chuck Wood gave Toledo a 3-0 cushion in its curtainraiser with Troy, with Gordon Buttrey depriving goalie Bill Tibbs of a shutout late in the third period with his own club a man short. However, an airtight performance by Al Bennett in the nets enabled the Bruins to tie the series, with Steve Gaber getting two goals and Buttrey and Rod McElroy on^jgch.</p><p>Then, in the deciding fracas; Toledo poured in four goals in a fourth-period rally to seal the verdict. Seven different players dented the twine for the winners.</p><p>Larry Winder, Joe Medynski and Ron Castalane tallied for Johnstown which took advantage of Toledo&rsquo;s defensive lapses to register a 3-1 victory in the opener of that semi-final series.</p><h2><b>Red Hot</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02102/1117080-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="576" height="597"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CHARLIE HODGE</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Form Prevails In IHL Playoffs, Top Teams Survive First Round

<div class="byline">By DOUG McLELLAN</div><p>TIMMINS, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>When Angus &lsquo;Gus&rsquo; Galbraith, the hockey player from South Percupine, Ontario, who lost his leg in a hockey accident in Paisley, Scotland last fall, returns to his native Northern Ontario hometown &lsquo;sometime next year&rsquo; he will be greeted by a bank account of $5,049.66. This handsome amount i has been raised by donations which came in from all parts of Canada and the United States.</p><p>When the campaign was first organized, under the leadership of six prominent-sportsmen of this i Canadian mining camp, the goal was $1,000, but the response was so enthusiastic that the hoped-for mark was reached within a week. It was originally intended that the fund-raising drive would be a strictly local venture, but through the help of THE HOCKEY NEWS, and other leading Canadian newspapers, it soon became Canada-wide.</p><p>Locally, every sporting group in the Porcupine had a hand in the proceedings. Each organization undertook a benefit of some kind or other, and these varied from hockey games to curling bonspiels, from stock car meets to a stag. But while these engagements brought large amounts into the Fund, It was the many smaller donations from sports fans all across the country that really swelled the total, and brought joy to the hearts of the parents of the Injured star who reside in South Porcupine.</p><h2><b>NHL Clubs Aid</b></h2><p>A number of hockey clubs, including four National Hockey League teams, took up collections among its members. Very substantial donations came from the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as numerous other clubs throughout the country.</p><p>The Committee officially placed a closing date of December 1st on the campaign, and at that time there was only about $3,500 in the Fund, but everyone was more than satisfied. But It seems that there was no calling a halt to such a worthy cause. Cheques continued to pour in, among them a donation of nearly $500 from hockey fans in North Bay.</p><p>Finally, the total has surpassed the $5,000 mark, and still donations stray in with an explanation from some far-off hockey fans that he couldn&rsquo;t spare the bucks before now, but hoped he wasn&rsquo;t too late. None of these have been too late, as the account is awaiting Gus at the Imperial Bank at South Porcupine, and it is expected that Galbraith will have the amount invested in bonds for him, pending his return in a year or so. The books, by the way, have been audited by Stan Fowler and Cec Grant, both chartered accountants in Timmins, Ontario.</p><p>Prior to his freak accident, Galbraith was a very highly-regarded junior hockey player in Northern Ontario. The rugged rearguard started his hockey career with the South Porcupine Gold Kings, a New York Ranger sponsored team. In 1950, the Cold Kings won the All-Ontario Juvenile crown, and thp three big guns of the club were Dean Prentice, now of the New Yorkers, Murray Costello, a Chicago rookie, now farmed to the Hershey Bears, and Galbraith. The first two tvere most of the scoring punch while Galbraith was the ace blueliner. The following year, Gus turned up with the Quebec Cits, and had a good year with Phil Watson&rsquo;s club. Last year the Porcupine Combines went to the Eastern Canadian Memorial Cup semi-final, and Galbraith was the bulwark of that defence too.</p><p>During the past summer, Gus joined the ranks of the benedicts, end the year in Scottish hockey was to be the honeymoon of Gus and his new wife, Lorraine. The accident, of course, has written finis to his hockey career, but Galbraith has the fortitude to keep going, and will always be grateful to Canadian hockey fans who helped him so much in his time of need.</p><h2><b>Bank Account</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0378/1117111-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="591" height="609"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GUS GALBRAITH</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Fund for Gus Galbraith Swells As Contributions Still Pour In

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><p>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>Player shuffles and protests played an interesting part in the Maritime Major (Big Four) Hockey League playoff semi-finals. There were player movements, threats of teams strengthening through the tryout system and protests over the eligibility o&pound; several men.</p><p>While Halifax Atlantics romped through Charlottetown Islanders five games to two, Sydney Millionaires and Glace Bay settled down to a longer series, with Glace Bay making a determined stand after early defeats.</p><p>The Halifax-Charlottetown series opened with a protest when referee Frank St. Laurent was Injured and an official was pulled out of the crowd to substitute. But it failed to materialize, was forgotten along the way.</p><p>Islanders benched high-scorer Paul Saindon tor Indifferent play. Paul packed and went home. Two days later Spike Laliberte, Saindon&rsquo;s friend, jumped the club.</p><p>Islanders threatened to call up the veteran Ab DeMarco on a tryout basis but failed to get clearance. They did bring in Nick Nlcolle from Saint John, N.B., a former Big Four star, and Halifax protested him. Since Atlantics won the game and series that protest also was lost in the shuffle.</p><h2><b>More Serious</b></h2><p>Things were more serious in the all-Cape Breton series. Johnny Lumley, recalled by Springfield a few weeks ago after he had served only one game of a three-game suspension, came back to the Miners. Sydney protested that be was ineligible. Even if he were in the clear, said Mills, he&rsquo;d have to serve his suspension first. Miners blithly ignored all charges.</p><p>The Miners brought in Lyle Wiseman, who starred with Charlottetown a year ago and played under Murph Chamberlain in Windsor. Ont. this winter. The Mills protested him. In his first game Wiseman set up a first-period goal, came up with a shoulder separation and promptly went to the sidelines.</p><p>Millionaires, beaten on home Ice in the series opener, went on a winning streak and took four in a row. Then, as they prepared to wrap up the round, Miners went on a rampage. Near the end of the second week Miners were trailing 3-4 in games and eoming fast.</p><p>If Lumley is declared ineligible all games in which he played will be thrown out. That reminds Maritime hockey fans of the rhubarb a year ago over Charlottetown&rsquo;s Erwin Grosse, who was later declared Ineligible. To settle that dispute Hanson Dowell, former president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, was pressed into service and the series was decided on neutral Ice, in Halifax.</p><p>The all-Cape Breton series has been every bit as rough as the fans and critics predicted. In the first two games Glace Bay&rsquo;s Copper Leyte and Jim Farelll were given match misconduct penalties for questioning the referees and prolonging the arguments past the saturation point.</p><p>In the seventh game, when Miners came up with three third-period goals and a 3-2 victory, Glace Bay defenceman George Whyte picked up a match misconduct.</p><p>Halifax Atlantics advanced to the finals for the second straight year by whipping the Islanders five games to two. At one time, they trailed 2-1, then put on a &bull; purt and took four in a row.</p><p>After winning the first game the Atlantics ran Into a veteran &bull;coring champion who simply wouldn&rsquo;t be stopped. Roy (Buck) Whitlock, four-times MMHL scoring champion and record holder in goals and tssists until Halifax&rsquo; Bill Ford put new marks into the books this term, ran in five goals in two games at Charlottetown.</p><p>That, made up the mind of astute Halifax coach Dugger McNeill From then on, said McNeill, Whitlock would be &lsquo;shadowed&rsquo; within an inch of his life. The task was passed along to young Dougie McPhee, a high producer in his second year out of junior hockey but a good skater and checker.</p><p>McPhee stuck to Whitlock like glue. In the next four games the master scorer racked up only two points. With Whitlock silenced the Atlantics surprised even their friends and admirers with a masterful defense.</p><p>Throughout the past two seasons it had been a policy to outscore the opposition in wide-open play. This year the A&rsquo;s outscored the second place Sydney Millionaires by more than one hundred goals, enjoyed substantial margins over Glace Bay and Charlottetown.</p><p>But in the playoffs, once they settled down to the art of selfdefense, they gave up only five goals in four games. Key game was at Charlottetown when Atlantics, making good on breakaways. scored a 4-0 shutout. It marked their first playoff victory in Charlottetown in two seasons.</p><p>Atlantics were forced out of the Halifax Forum by an ice show, so they took their two &lsquo;home&rsquo; games to nearby Dartmouth. Here they fashioned 3-2 and 2-1 victories to close out the series. TTfe games created great interest in the Harbor Town where they are talking of a possible MMHL entry next season.</p><p>There is talk, too, of dropping the major tag and going back into Allan Cup hockey. But this talk has been heard in other years and may mean exactly nothing. If the league is successful in inducing Dartmouth and New Glasgow to enter teams, the major league &lsquo;may become better than ever. If there are no new entries, however, the teams might revert to Allan Cup status.</p><p>Right now it looks as if the proposed MMHL&mdash;International League post-season series will not materialize. But MMHL president C. Roy MacDonald has come up with a suggestion. Why not, he proposed, arrange a series with the Toronto Lyndhursts, who were unsuccessful in the &lsquo;world&rsquo; series against Russia in Stockholm?</p><p>Which proves that in the Maritimes they&rsquo;re never without ideas even If sometimes they don&rsquo;t make too much sense.</p><h2><b>Bolted</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01139/1117142-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="589" height="1366"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PAUL SAINDON</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Halifax Atlantics Eliminate Charlottetown In Seven Games

<div class="byline">P. S. TOMLIN.</div><p>PENTICTON, B.C.&mdash;</p><p>The stage is set for the final round of the Okanagan Senior Hockey play-offs for the season 1953-54. The powerful Penticton V&rsquo;s meet the second place Kelowna Packers in a series that promises to be a real thriller. First game of the series goes in Penticton&rsquo;s Memorial Arena with the second game at Kelowna. Third game of the series will be in the &ldquo;Peach City&rdquo; and the clubs return to Kelowna for the fourth game in the best-of-seven finals.</p><p>Packers advanced to the final round by taking three out of four games from Ken Ullyot&rsquo;s Kamloops Elks in the semifinals. Kemloops, despite some tremendous net-minding by Hal Gordon could manage only one win in the hotly contested series.</p><p>In the other half of the semi-finals, Vernon Canadians forced their series with Pentictons to the limit. V&rsquo;s won the opener 8-1 but dropped the second game 6-4 and were humiliated 5-4 by Canucks in a game at Penticton. Grant Warwick&rsquo;s boys then turned the tables on Canadians by thumping them 5-2 in their back-yard. They sewed up the series by blanking the Agarmen 2-0 in Penticton on goals by Jack McDonald and Bill Warwick.</p><p>V&rsquo;s must be favored to win the series, if for no other reason than that they are the defending champions. Since they finished higher in the league standings than the Packers,. Penticton will have the additional advantage of the extra home game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Packers To Meet V’s

<div class="byline">By CHUCK ROUNTREE</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Last fall Guy Rousseau was transferred from Montreal Canadiens to the fledgling Quebec Frontenacs in the Quebec Junior Hockey League.</p><p>Between sobs, Hab coach Sad Sam Pollock informed newsmen that Rousseau, who had been loop MVP the season before while with Canadiens, would come back to haunt his old club.</p><p>Sad Sam couldn&rsquo;t possibly know then just how right he would be proven to be, but he does know now, and the thought isn&rsquo;t making his life any happier.</p><p>It was little &lsquo;Ti-Guy&rsquo; who almost personally scuttled the Hab schooner and helped the Frontenacs pull one of the biggest upsets ever fashioned in the Quebec circuit.</p><h2><b>Four Straight</b></h2><p>Frontenacs, with Rousseau showing the way, knocked Baby Habs out of the Memorial Cup race by blasting them four straight games in the best-of-seven Quebec league final.</p><p>In the series, the Quebec team scored a total of 14 goals and it was Rousseau who accounted for an even half-dozen of them, his &lsquo;hat-trick&rsquo; in the fourth game being all the Fronts needed to wrap up the series. They won the finale 3-1.</p><p>What makes the upset all the more remarkable is the fact that during the season the Canadiens were so far in front of the rest of the pack that they were barely visible to the second-place Frontenacs, who ended the schedule 24 points behind.</p><h2><b>Different Story</b></h2><p>In the playoffs however, it was an entirely different story. The Habs were about as potent as rain water while, the Frontenacs,&rsquo; whipped to fury peak &ldquo;by Coach Phil Watson, hit with all the effect of a sixth martini.</p><p>Missing Henri (Pocket Rocket) Richard for the first two games of the series, the Habs were easy prey for the rampaging Fronts. Richard was released from hospital, where he&rsquo;d been suffering from an acute case of tonsilitis, and got into the final two games, but so effective was the shadowing job performed by former linemate Rousseau (this was when he wasn&rsquo;t scoring goals) that the Rocket never did untrack. Neither did the Canadiens.</p><h2><b>Marcotte Hot</b></h2><p>Another factor in the Fronts&rsquo; favor was the sensa tional play of Jacques Marcotte, the Quebec cage custodian, who time and time agafn throughout the four game affair thwarted the Habs. In front of him the defense duo of big Moe Mantha and Bob Chevalier were as solid as thp Rock of Gibraltar.</p><p>Besides Rousseau, the pick of the Quebec forwards was Mike Ratchford.</p><p>Meanwhile a report out of the Ancient Capital has it that Pollock will not be back as coach of Baby Habs next season. The report, which originated in the French-language newspaper 1&rsquo;E-venement Journal, had it that Pollock will be replaced by NHL veteran Elmer Lach next season.</p><p>The paper, which says it got its Information from a &lsquo;reliable source&rsquo;, says Pollock will take a scouting position with the parent Montreal Canadiens of the NHL.</p><p>At time of writing, Pollock could not be reached for either confirmation or denial of the report.</p><h2><b>Spook</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0281/1117197-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="559" height="883"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GUY ROUSSEAU&hellip; &hellip;Haunts Old Mates</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Frontenacs Pull Upset, Eliminate Baby Habs

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01118/1117228-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>ACROSS</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Pictured Detroit player.</p><p>7&mdash;Al Rollins&rsquo; second name.</p><p>8&mdash;Number of N.H.L. clubs Bryan Hextall played with.</p><p>10&mdash;Toronto traded this player to Chicago for &lsquo;Doc&rsquo; Romnes.</p><p>11&mdash;Once played with Canadiens, first name Jacques.</p><p>12&mdash;Period of time.</p><p>14&mdash;Initials of McCraig, ex Detroit defenseman.</p><p>15&mdash;Complete Initials of Unlac of Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>16&mdash;Name given pictured star,</p><p>17&mdash;A requisite for billiards.</p><p>18&mdash;Initials of Neighbor, old time star.</p><p>20&mdash;A defenseman on 1948-49 All-Star team.</p><p>23&mdash;Anno Ordlnis (abbr).</p><p>24&mdash;Teams don&rsquo;t like to do this.</p><p>25&mdash;Played defense for Victoria in 1952-53, called Stan.</p><p>28&mdash;Former captain of the Montreal Canadiens.</p><h2><b>DOWN</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Gordie Howe got 47 of these in 1951-52.</p><p>2<b>&mdash;</b>Sid Smith won this trophy in 1948-49, while with Pittsburgh.</p><p>3&mdash;Initials of a Ranger forward.</p><p>4&mdash;Canadiens once appeared in Toronto wearing firemans&rsquo;&mdash;.</p><p>5&mdash;Elmer Lach played amateur hockey with&mdash;&mdash;Millers.</p><p>6&mdash;Johnny Bower is the manager of one in the summer.</p><p>9&mdash;Initials of Miekoski of the Rangers.</p><p>13&mdash;Pictured players&rsquo; initials.</p><p>14&mdash;One of the Bentley&rsquo;s.</p><p>16&mdash;&rdquo;Muzz&rsquo;&rsquo; Patrick&rsquo;s native province.</p><p>18&mdash;Given name of &ldquo;Buzz&rdquo; Boll, former Maple Leaf player.</p><p>19&mdash;Short for first name of Jones of Syracuse.</p><p>20&mdash;Keith Allen was born in this province (abbr).</p><p>21&mdash;Nickname of 28 across.</p><p>22&mdash;Short for given name of Gadsby of Chicago.</p><p>26&mdash;Initials of Asmundson, ex Ranger star.</p><p>27&mdash;Germanium (Sym.).</p><h2><b>SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK&rsquo;S PUZZLE</b></h2><h3><b>ACROSS</b></h3><p>1. Laprade</p><p>7. Wager</p><p>9. Lach</p><p>12. La.</p><p>13. Ankle</p><p>14. Ten</p><p>15. De.</p><p>16. Oct.</p><p>17. Det.</p><p>18. T.F.</p><p>19. A.R.</p><p>20. Ro.</p><p>21. N.S.</p><p>22. Sir</p><p>23. Ion</p><p>25. C.D.</p><p>26. Enio</p><p>27. Eli</p><p>29. Steak</p><p>31. Star</p><p>33. One</p><p>34. Johnson</p><h3><b>Down</b></h3><p>1. Lola</p><p>2. Picket</p><p>3. A.W.</p><p>4. Dan</p><p>5. E.G.</p><p>6. Brantford</p><p>8. Electrician</p><p>10. Anderson</p><p>11. H.L.</p><p>14. To</p><p>17. Daniel</p><p>24. Ninth</p><p>27. E.T.</p><p>28. Leon</p><p>29. Srs.</p><p>30. Keu</p><p>31. S.O.</p><p>32. An.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey Crossword Puzzle

<p><b>MARITIME MAJOR</b></p><p>Halifax 6, Sydney 3.</p><p>(Halifax leads best-of-nlne final 2-0).</p><p><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</b></p><p>Cincinnati 3, Johnstown 0.</p><p>(Cincinnati leads best-of-seven final 1-0!.</p><h2><b>MEMORIAL CUP</b></h2><p><b>Quarter-Final</b></p><p>South Porcupine 5, Eastview 5.</p><p>(Eastview lead best-of-five series 2-1, one game tied).</p><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR</b></h2><p>Final Playoffs</p><p>Quebec 4, Canadiens 2.</p><p>(Quebec leads best-of-seven finals 2-0)</p><h3><b>ONTARIO JUNIOR</b></h3><p>St. Catharine 6, St. Michal&rsquo;s 6 tie&mdash;after overtime.</p><p>(Best-of-seven semi-final series tied 1-1, and one game tied).</p><p>Toronto Marlboros 3,. Kitchener 2.</p><p>(Marlboros win best-of-five quarterfinals, 1-1).</p><h3><b>B.C. JUNIOR</b></h3><p>Vancouver 7, Trail 4.</p><p>(League finals tied, 1-1)</p><h3><b>SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR</b></h3><p>Prince Albert 6, Flin Flon 2.</p><p>(Beet-of-nine final series tied 4-4, one game tied.).</p><h3><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR</b></h3><p>(Final Series)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0539/1117280-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="595" height="92"></div><h3><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0287/1117273-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="595" height="289"></div><h2><b>ALLAN CUP</b></h2><h3>EAST</h3><p>Matane 5, Cornwall 4.</p><p>(Ma tane wins best offive Eastern</p><p>Canada semi-final, 3-1, one game tied)</p><h3><b>WEST</b></h3><p>Winnipeg 3, Fort William 1.</p><p>(Winnipeg leads best-of-seven Manl-toba-Thunder Bay finals, 3-0).</p><h3><b>OKANAGAN SENIOR</b></h3><p>(Final Standings)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0367/1117266-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="595" height="136"></div><h3><b>SCORING LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0452/1117259-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="599" height="346"></div><h3><b>NORTHERN ONTARIO</b></h3><p>Sudbury 6, Abitibl 3.</p><p>(Sudbury leads best-of-five final 2-1)</p><h3><b>ONTARIO SENIOR A</b></h3><p>Owen Sound 7, Stratford 4.</p><p>(Owen Sound wins best-of-seven final 4-0).</p><h3><b>MAN.-SASK. INTERMEDIATE</b></h3><p>Lloydminster 4, Dauphin 3.</p><p>(Lloydminster leads best-of-five series 2-1).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-05

Amateur Puck Parade… …At A Glance

<p>QUEBEC, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Elmer Lach may hang up his skates at the end of the current National Hockey League season and turn to coaching.</p><p>A report in the french-language daily L&rsquo;Evenement Journal here stated that Lach will replace Sam Pollock as coach of the Montreal Canadien juniors next season. The paper said that it had received the information from a &ldquo;reliable source&rdquo;.</p><p>It stated also that Pollock will remain In the Canadien organization, probably as a scout for the parent NHL club.</p><p>Lach, a twelve year veteran in the NHL, has been reported retiring for the last few seasons.</p><p>GM Frank Selke has always tried to place retiring Habs in coaching jobs as he did In the cases of Frank Eddolls and Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, who last season went to Buffalo and Cincinnati.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Elmer Lach May Replace Pollock With Baby Habs

<p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Kenora Thistles, currently on a tour of Japan, are scheduled to play a series of five games against an &ldquo;All Japan&rsquo;&rsquo; team. The series with Japan&rsquo;s best amateur players is to be the highlight of the visit.</p><p>The Canadians will meet five other Japanese teams and in all play ten games in four cities, over a period of twelve days &mdash; from March 23rd to April 3rd.</p><p>The first game, to be played in Tokyo&rsquo;s Sports Centre, will be against an &ldquo;All Waseda&rdquo; University team. Waseda has won six inter-collegiate hockey championships in a row.</p><p>On March 24th Kenora will meet a &ldquo;Students All Star&rdquo; team selected from the leading universities in the Tokyo area. On March 25th the Thistles will play the first of five games against an &ldquo;All Japan&rdquo; team and the return-match will be played the following day.</p><p>The team then leaves Tokyo and on March 28 plays the third game against &ldquo;All Japan&rdquo; in Kyoto, Japan&rsquo;s ancient captal, still a cultural centre and one of the loveliest cities in the Far East.</p><p>Next day the Canadians will play in Osaka, a leading industrial and port city. Here they will meet a team from the Furukawa Electric Co., last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;All Japan&rdquo; champions.</p><p>On March 31st the Thistles will be in Nagoya, another important manufacturing centre. They will paly against an &ldquo;All Hokkaido&rdquo; team from two of Japan&rsquo;s strongest hockey clubs, located in Hokkaido, the northern island, where skating is a favourite sport.</p><p>The Canadians return to Tokyo on April 1st to meet an &ldquo;All Kanto&rdquo; team chosen from the best players in the capital. The two final games against &ldquo;All Japan&rdquo; are scheduled for April 2nd and 3rd.</p><p>The main social engagements arranged in honour of the Kenora Thistles include a welcome party by the National Skating Union of Japan, a&rsquo; reception by Canadian Ambassador Robert Mayhew, a visit to the famous Kabuki Theatre (where a gala performance was given recently for Prime Minister St. Laurent), a trip to Nara (renowned for Its historic and matchless temples and shrines), and a farewell party by the Mainichi newspapers (which have a daily circulation in excess of six million copies).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Impressive Itinerary Set for Touring Kenora Squad

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0128/1117380-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00c4-01" width="246" height="291"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0227/1117373-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00c4-02" width="249" height="294"></div><h2><b>Uncle Miltie Takes To The Air</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0327/1117366-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00c4-03" width="2815" height="1369"></div><h2><b>Stewart Stopped By Sliding Sawchuk</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0422/1117359-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg" title="f00c4-04" width="2940" height="1987"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DUMPED.&mdash;</b>Mill Schmidt, veteran captain of Boston Bruins, is shown in the top photo flying through the air on his way to the ice after being hit a stiff body-check by Canadiens Dollard St. Laurent (19) Action took place in first game of Boston-Montreal semi-final series. In the lower photo, Terry Sawchuk of Detroit Wings slides away out of his cage to block an attempted shot by Ron Stewart of Toronto Maple Leafs. Terry stopped the Leafs all night as the Wings racked up a 5-0 win in that series opener.</figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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