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November 27, 1954
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Can Halifax Regain Peak? Fans Eagerly Await Verdict
HALIFAX, NS— Halifax’s attempt to beat its way back to the top hockey ranks will come shortly and all rabid fans are anxiously awaiting the verdict. The city’s lone senior entry will be in the ancient APC League. one of the few circuits the city hasn’t tested before. There was the Eastern League of pears ago and even the Valley League, but although the APC League has run longer than any at the others it has never had a Halifax entry until now. It is a distinct change from major play. Gone are most of the Big names. Some of them are in the Atlantic Coast League, others ire scattered about the country. The APC League entry is made up of former Big Four stars who have passed their peak, young players an…
Lum’s Ups-and-Downs Key To Leafs’ Success
TORONTO, Ont.— Harry Lumley’s record varies with his posture. When the Maple Leaf goalguardian is going down on shots, Leaf hopes slump with him. But when he stands up in the net, so do chances of the Vezina Trophy, for the league’s top netminder, becoming a fixture on his mantle. Of late, Harry Lumley is standing. As a result he has taken a record that was five goals worse than last year’s championship pace after seven games and changed it into one that is a goal better after 15. And with Lum playing like a stingy Scotsman, the Leafs have been able to stretch a few goals a long, long way in their eight-game unbeaten streak. Climaxing a surge from fifth place to second in the NHL standing, Leafs needed only six goals to win four…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
WHAT A START Long John Henderson, the rookie netminder breaking in with the Boston Bruins climaxed a brilliant goaltending display on the weekend by corning up with a pair of shutouts, 1-0 over Toronto and 2-0 over Canadiens. UP TO OLD TRICKS It didn’t take Gordie Howe, the league’s perennial scoring champ very long to adjust his shooting eye. In his first game back he scored a goal against the Chicago Black Hawks and the next night he scored the only goal of the game as the Wings beat the Hawks, 1-0. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDING ON WED. A.M., NOV.24 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Montreal 2 at Toronto 17 Canadiens— Goal: Evans; defense: Bouchard, Johnson, Harvey, St. Laurent; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Mazur, Leclair, Richard, Olmstead, Curry, Moore. Mackay, Litzenberger, Mosdell. Toronto— Goal: Lumley; defense: Morrison, Horton, Thomson, Bolton, Cahan;…
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