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September 1, 1954
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THE FAN FORUM
“Sizzle Club?’’ Dear Sirs: In the last edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS a reader mentioned about someone starting a fan club for Montreal’s “Sizzle Line” of Jean Beliveau, Boom Boom Geoffrion and Dickie Moore. Is this possible? I’ve never heard of one before. But I think it’s a good idea. If someone would start it, I would be only too happy to help boost it around Toronto. MARILYN BELL. TORONTO, Ont. (Editors Note)—If you’re the Same Marilyn Bell who set the county on its car this month by swimming Lake Ontario, we’re sure the “Sizzlers” would be proud to think that you’ve taken an interest in them. And if we know Jean, Boom Boom and Dickie, they’ll probably turn right around and form a “Marilyn Bell Fan Club.” After all, famous people should do each other…
Last Year’s Stanley Cup Hero, Tony Leswick, Not Mentioned on Detroit’s New Protected List
DETROIT, Mich.— The world champion Detroit Red Wings thoroughly rested up after a summer of fishing, golfing and other warm weather activities, will open the defense of their title at the Detroit Olympia, October 7 with the Toronto Maple Leafs their first opponents. And the Wings will be skating for the first time in league competition under the scrutinizing eye of their new coach, Jimmy Skinner, who came out of nowhere this summer to take over one of the most lucrative coaching jobs in hockey when the Black Hawks electrified the hockey world with the terse announcement that they had completed negotiations with the Detroit Red Wings to hire Tommy Ivan as their General Manager. Ivan was the Red Wing pilot for the six straight seasons they won the NHL crown. The Detroit…
Gottselig Takes Over As Hawk Publicity Boss
CHICAGO, Ill.— The appointments of Tommy Ivan as manager and Frank Eddolls as coach to replace Sid Abel are moves that have won sports headlines for the Black Hawks in abundance recently. While these changes have been most important, there have also been a couple of other involving front office arrangements. One finds the office itself, as of September 15, quitting its long residence in the McLaughlin coffee plant at 610 N. LaSalle st. in favor of quarters in the Chicago Stadium. Another change has made Johnny Gottselig publicity boss succeeding Joseph Farrell who had held the job since the team organized in 1926. Transfer of club headquarters means the Hawks are finally bowing to the tradition established by other National Hockey League representatives for many years. They had preferred location of their…
Glitter Kids Quite Often Fail As NHL’ers While Obscure Names Become Big Stars
TORONTO, Ont.— While life holds many complexities, one of the most tantalizing mysteries concerns the inability of the talented and much publicized players to make the grade in the NHL, while a comparative unknown can steal the spotlight. What causes this confusing state of affairs? If we knew the answer we could make a fortune by slipping the magic formula to the six NHL managers who have probably spent many sleepless hours trying to solve the problem. However, we can delve into the matter and see how frequently this aggravating situation has occurred in recent years. Let’s review the case of Leo Gravelle who had an erratic and somewhat dismal career with the Canadiens not too long ago. As a junior, Gravelle was a top notch performer with St. Michael’s College. In the…
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