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June 1, 1954
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Major Tag To Disappear From MMHL; Islanders Rated Too Costly For Loop
HALIFAX, N.S.— There will be some changes made in the Maritime hockey picture before the next season starts but what they’ll be and how many people they’ll affect isn’t known right now. The Maritime Major (Big Four) League is due for a bust-up. In the first place the ‘major’’ tag will disappear. The last surviving member of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association’s special group is making its last gasp The next official meeting is expected to write ‘finis’ to a brief, at times exciting and sometimes baffling situation. In the second place there is no spot for the Charlottetown Islanders, at least not with Nova Scotia teams. The trips are too costly. It marks the first time in years that Sydney, Glace Bay and Halifax have fully agreed on anything in a hockey…
Inside Stuff About…Camille Henry
MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIE: “From Here To Eternity.” BEST ACTRESSES: Susan Hayward and Deborah Kerr. BEST ACTORS: Gene Nelson and Burt Lancaster. BEST GIRL VOCALIST: Doris Day. BEST MALE VOCALIST: Frankie Laine. FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: Popular. FAVORITE ORCHESTRA: Billy May. BEST CLASSICAL COMPOSITION: Has no favorite. BEST POPULAR COMPOSITION: "All of Me,” by Frankie Laine. FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT: Florida. GREATEST THRILL IN HOCKEY: Scoring first NHL goal. BEST RADIO PROGRAM: “Blue Skies,” which is broadcasted over station CKVC in Quebec City. FAVORITE TV PROGRAMS: "I Love Lucy” and Milton Berle. LIKES TO READ: Movie magazines FAVORITE HOBBY: Keeping his four scrap books up-to-date. IN THE SUMMER: Plays tennis and baseball in his native Quebec City.…
Canadiens Trade Gamble To Rangers For Buller; Dorohoy To Have Tryout
MONTREAL, Que.- Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Dick Gamble to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Hy Buller. General Manager Frank Selke in announcing the deal, also let it be known that in the arrangement the Rangers will be given tryout rights to Eddie Dorohoy star centre with Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League. New Blue Hy a Hab Eager Eddie Gets Trial All three players have had previous flings in the NHL. Gamble, a native of Moncton, N.B., was with the Canadiens for the last three seasons but spent part of the time with Montreal Royals of the QHL, with which team he finished out last season after starting with the Habs. In 1950-51 he played for Quebec Aces of the old QSHL and won the league scoring title. After that fine showing,…
PASSING THE PUCK
• BAZ O'MEARA, sports editor of the Montreal Star and one of the great hockey writers of all-time, was master of ceremonies of the television broadcast of the running of the Queen’s Plate in Toronto recently and turned in a high class effort… Twenty-six players performed in every game in the National Hockey League last season…The three top scorers in the league were also up among the most penalized players in the loop…Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs both broke the former record of most penalty minutes by a club during a sea son…Canadiens incurred a total of 1064 minutes for a new league record and Toronto had 1022 minutes…The former mark was 841 and was set by Toronto in 1951-52…Jimmy Peters, one of hockey's most likeable fellows, who was…
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