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January 8, 1955

The Hockey News January 8, 1955

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p>NEW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;</p><p>The hockey record books and Who&rsquo;s Who will have to be changed after this season, regarding the playing position of Ross Robert Lowe of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. In one of the most outstanding strategic moves of the season, one which has paid off in handsome dividends, Lowe who had been a defenseman for the first six years of his professional career, was switched to a center ice position and immediately became one of the league&rsquo;s best scorers.</p><p>Lowe played his first hockey in the paid ranks for Hershey of the AHL and then followed terms with Boston and Montreal in the NHL, back to the AHL with Buffalo and finally to the Western League with Victoria. During those years he always earned his pay as a rearguard, where he never quite seemed to attain the full stardom which had been predicted for him when he left his last amateur club, the Oshawa Generals of the Jr. OHA.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02155/1194463-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="310" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ross Lowe</b></figcaption></div><p>However, Eddie Shore, owner of the Springfield team recognized a certain potential in Lowe at another task, which no one else seemed to realize. Thus he was drafted by Shore, from Victoria last summer, and upon reporting to the Indian training camp this past fall, he was immediately installed on a front line as a center. All through the conditioning sessions, Lowe kept scoring goals and setting up his linemates for scores, and when the season started he was left at center, flanked by leftwing rookie Graham Hastings and veteran rightwing Walt Atanas.</p><p>There is no doubt that Shore, one of the greatest defensemen of all times himself, could realize the fact that Lowe would not reach the top as a backliner, and yet might in another spot, as he was always a fine skater and offensive defenseman. That the opinion was correct was best demonstrated after the games of December 19, which found the 26-year-old Lowe in fourth place in the AHL scoring lists, followed by his linemates Hastings and Atanas tied for fifth. Thus their complete forward unit was second only to the front line group of Fred Glover, Eddie Olson and Jackie Gordon of Cleveland, who were one, two and three. The moving of Lowe to his new position may well bring a championship to Springfield this season.</p><h2><b>Class By Himself</b></h2><p>Eddie Olson of the Cleveland Barons became the only active player in the American Hockey League to pass the 500 point mark, when Steve Wochy retired recently. As of December 19, Olson had 527 points on 197 goals and 330 assists, while Wochy left the professional ranks with 515 points on 253 goals and 262 assists. Olson is one of the very few hockey players to be born in the United States, and further than that, he has never played for a team north of the border in his entire career.</p><h2><b>Double Honors</b></h2><p>Two American Hockey League veterans on two different teams and also in separate games, attained the same heights in their careers on December 15. Gordon (Red) Henry, star goaltender in his eleventh season with Hershey played in his 500th game, most ever for a goaltender, that night against Cleveland. The same night, Danny Summers, of Springfield, one of the league&rsquo;s most renowned defensemen took part in his 500th contest against Pittsburgh.</p><h2><b>Unusual Gift</b></h2><p>At a recent luncheon tendered to the Cleveland Barons, they were given various gifts, as were other guests. The one received by Eddie Coen, the capable publicity director of the Cleveland American Hockey League team was, believe it or not, four tickets to the Baron hockey game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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IN THIS ISSUE

AHL Rinkside Revealings

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01218/1194633-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PHIL MALONEY</b></figcaption></div><p>VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;</p><p>Coley Hall is determined to give Vancouver a winning hockey club. The owner of the Canucks transacted one of the largest&mdash;and most expensive&mdash;deals in the Western Hockey League when he purchased Bill Ezinicki and Phil Maloney from the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL for a reported $10,000. Hugh Barlow was also included in the deal. Barlow has been sent to the Canucks by Toronto on loan. He can be recalled at any time.</p><p>When Ottawa of the Quebec League folded Dec. 20 Hall lost no time in completing a deal with Clarence &ldquo;Happy&rdquo; Day, assistant general manager of the Torontos, for the services of Ezinicki, Maloney and Barlow, who had been Ottawa&rsquo;s ace line, but who belonged to Toronto. The three new Canucks were scheduled to play their first game for Vancouver and in the WHL, Boxing Day, Dec. 26. here at the Forum against New Westminster.</p><h2><b>SHOULD HELP</b></h2><p>Vancouver has been having a rough time of it the last six weeks and the above trio should be of considerable help to the Art Chapman-coached team. They could be the lift the club is after.</p><p>&ldquo;Wild Bill&rdquo; Ezinicki&rsquo;s services came high. Not only did Hall have to pay a handsome sum for the 3 0-year-old right winger&rsquo;s contract, who has been and still is one of the most controversial figures in the game the past 10 years, but Bill will collect a NHL salary. Ezinicki will be the centre of attraction wherever he plays in the Western loop as this will be his first time out here. The same is true of Maloney and Barlow.</p><p>Maloney is 27 years old. He hails from Ottawa. Phil is a centerman and he has seen professional action with Toronto and Boston in the NHL and Hershey, Pittsburgh and Ottawa in the minors. He&rsquo;s been in the monied ranks since the 1948-49 season. If he regains the scoring and playmaking habit he displayed in his first season as a pro with Hershey, when he scored 29 goals and 50 assists for 79 points in 64 games, Vancouver is going to have a topflight playmaker and one of the premier centres in the WHL.</p><h2><b>FIGURED IN DEAL</b></h2><p>In the QHL playoffs last spring Phil scored eight goals and 14 points in 22 games. He started the present season with a record of 105 goals in six seasons. His Ottawa scoring record for the first 24 games was 8-13-21. Phil figured in a NHL deal which involved his current linemate Ezinicki.</p><p>Phil became a Toronto Leaf in the 1950-51 season when he was traded from Boston with Fern Flaman and Ken Smith for Vic Lynn, now with Saskatoon, and Ezinicki.</p><p>Barlow is the &ldquo;baby&rdquo; of the trio at 21 years of age. He was the left winger on St. Catharine&rsquo;s great forward line last season, consisting of himself and the Cullen brothers&mdash;Brian, now with Pittsburgh after starting the season with Toronto, and Barry. This combination set a new OHA Jr. &ldquo;A&rdquo; scoring record on their way to bringing the Memorial Cup and Dominion championship to St. Catharine&rsquo;s.</p><p>Barlow shoots left. He has been playing the port side but he has and can play centre. Last season with the TeePees he rang the bell 48 times, assisted on 73 goals, and altogether recorded 121 points in 59 league games! Vancouver will happily settle for a third of that output.</p><p>Toronto thinks highly of this Hamilton-born youngster. He is the son of Hugh Barlow, erstwhile Hamilton star and now a referee in Ontario. Day feels that with the high class of competition Barlow will be playing against in the WHL, and under the capable coaching of Chapman, Barlow could develop sufficiently to be ready to move up no later than next season, maybe sooner.</p><p>&ldquo;Wild Bill&rdquo; is known to hockey fans everywhere. It&rsquo;s taken for granted that Winnipeg-born Ezinicki, who now makes his summer home outside Boston, Mass, and who is a golf pro, will add considerable color and dash to the Hallmen and the Western League.</p><p>Whether Chapman will keep the unit together or break them up and revise his present combinations remains to be seen.</p><p>The purchase of Ezinicki and Maloney is just the start, said Hall. Eventually the Canucks plan on owning all their players. Hall knows the price is going to come high, but he is prepared to go all the way in his untiring efforts to give Vancouver fans the very best hockey team he can put together.</p><p>The entire hockey world will be watching with keen interest what effect these three new players will have on the Canucks, the fans, and the WHL as a whole.</p><h2><b>Newest Canuck</b></h2><h2><b>The Wild One</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02155/1194626-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="572" height="880"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL EZINICKI</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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“Wild Bill” Ezinicki Expected To Be Star Attraction In WHL

<h2>EASTERN <b>AMATEUR</b> (STANDING ON DEC. 23)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02106/1195227-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="597" height="160"></div><h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (STANDING ON DEC. 27)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0381/1195220-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="603" height="182"></div><h2>SCORING LEADERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0467/1195213-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="593" height="289"></div><h2>NOHA SENIOR (STANDING ON DEC. 19)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0551/1195206-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="604" height="163"></div><h2>SCORING LEADERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0637/1195199-1-eng-US/f0019-062.jpg" title="f0019-06" width="597" height="294"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0734/1195192-1-eng-US/f0019-072.jpg" title="f0019-07" width="591" height="159"></div><h2>OHA SENIOR A (STANDING ON DEC. 28)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0831/1195185-1-eng-US/f0019-082.jpg" title="f0019-08" width="596" height="191"></div><h2>OKANAGAN SENIOR [STANDING ON DEC. 18)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0926/1195178-1-eng-US/f0019-092.jpg" title="f0019-09" width="604" height="137"></div><h2>SCORING LEADERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1020/1195171-1-eng-US/f0019-102.jpg" title="f0019-10" width="604" height="427"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1120/1195164-1-eng-US/f0019-112.jpg" title="f0019-11" width="599" height="137"></div><h2>WESTERN INTERNATIONAL (STANDING ON DEC. 18)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1220/1195157-1-eng-US/f0019-122.jpg" title="f0019-12" width="601" height="133"></div><h2>OHA JUNIOR A (STANDING ON DEC. 27)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1319/1195150-1-eng-US/f0019-132.jpg" title="f0019-13" width="602" height="235"></div><h2>SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR (STANDING ON DEC. 23)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1419/1195143-1-eng-US/f0019-142.jpg" title="f0019-14" width="598" height="135"></div><h2>WESTERN JUNIOR (STANDING ON DEC. 24)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1517/1195136-1-eng-US/f0019-152.jpg" title="f0019-15" width="598" height="159"></div><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR (STANDING ON DEC. 24)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1614/1195129-1-eng-US/f0019-162.jpg" title="f0019-16" width="607" height="106"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Amateur Puck Parade……At A Glance

<p><b><u>Support Your Team</u></b></p><p>Crown Life Hockey folders covering Leagues from Coast to Coast are now available. Write for your free copy.</p><p><b>Crown Life Insurance Company 59 YONGE ST.,</b></p><p><b>Toronto. Ontario</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey Is Canada’s Sport

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0187/1195372-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><h2>Two-Way Mo On The Go!</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0264/1195365-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="2318" height="1472"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KENNY MOSDELL, Canadiens&rsquo; all-star centre, shows in the above pictures why he plays a valuable part in the success of the Montrealers. In the top photo he&rsquo;s strictly offensive-minded as he skates in for a snot on Toronto&rsquo;s Harry Lumley. That&rsquo;s Tim Horton moving in to check Mosdell. In the bottom picture, Modell, (18) hustles back to give his teammates a hand as the Leafs gang-up in front of goalie Jacques Plante. In the photo from left to right are: Plante, Harvey, Kennedy, St. Laurent (down) Sloan, Smith and Olmstead (between Sloan and Smith. Oh yes, and Mosdell.)</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Photos by Turofsky)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HABS DOMINATE OFFENSE

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens&mdash;hockey&rsquo;s most flamboyant team&mdash;are bidding fair to bring to an end a six-year monopoly which the Detroit Red Wings have held over the National Hockey League. The Flying Frenchmen, oozing with speed, color and an insatiable desire to make the 1954&mdash;55 season one in which they&rsquo;ll long be remembered, have taken over virtually every offensive department in the league.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0334/1195417-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="300" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bernie Geoffrion</b></figcaption></div><p>After 39 games of action, Canadiens lead the NHL in the following departments:</p><p><b>(1) Most Points, 52.</b></p><p><b>(2) Most Wins. 23.</b></p><p><b>(3) Most goal for&mdash;124.</b></p><p><b>(4) Leading point producer, Geoffrion&mdash;42.</b></p><p><b>(5) Leading scorer, Geoffrion, 24.</b></p><p><b>(6) Leading assists producer, Harvey, 25.</b></p><p><b>(7) Most penalized team&mdash;514 minutes.</b></p><p><b>(8) Most penalized player, Richard, 86 minutes.</b></p><p>In addition, Canadiens have six players among the top ten scorers with Boom Boom Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau, Rocket Richard and Kenny Mosdell, running one &ndash; two &ndash; three &ndash; four. The great Gordie Howe holds down fifth place then comes Bert Olmstead followed by New York&rsquo;s Danny Lewicki, Toryonto&rsquo;s Sid Smith and Chicago&rsquo;s Red Sullivan. Harvey rounds out the top 10.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0415/1195410-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="Cover-04" width="296" height="466"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Maurice Richard</b></figcaption></div><p>The only departments in which Canadiens do not hold a decided advantage are the goals against department and shutouts.</p><p>Detroit&rsquo;s Terry Sawchuk leads the league with six zeroes while Vezina Trophy holder Harry Lumley, has had only 67 goals scored against him in Toronto&rsquo;s first 38 games. Lumley&rsquo;s average is 1.78 per game.</p><p>It would be interesting to see just, how Canadiens&rsquo; Jacques Plante would be faring had he taken part in all his club&rsquo;s 39 games. Plante, the victim of a fractured cheek-bone when struck by a shot by teammate Belt Olmstead on November 11th, has played in 21 games and his average for those games is 1.71. However, the team average, with fillins Andre Binette, Claude Evans and Charlie Hodge manning the nets for Canadiens in Plante&rsquo;s absence is 2.13.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-056/1195403-1-eng-US/cover-052.jpg" title="Cover-05" width="283" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jacques Plante</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Canadiens Scorching NHL With Tremendous Scoring Performance

<div class="byline">By VINCE LUNNY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Although their bid to turn the National Hockey League race into a runaway was thwarted by the Red Wings in Detroit, Canadiens still loom as the team to beat for the 1954-55 championship.</p><p>The Habs romped into a six-point lead, their widest margin of the season, with a resounding 4-1 triumph over the Wings in Montreal last Saturday. But in a return engagement on Sunday, the Red Wings came from behind for a 3-2 triumph, snapping a Montreal Canadiens undefeated streak at eight games.</p><p>Scoring power is the secret of Canadien&rsquo;s success. In Maurice Richard, Bernie Geoffrion and Jean Beliveau they have the largest and the most widely varied arsenal of shots in the NHL.</p><p>These three marksmen, all eager opportunists, have scored 63 goals in 39 games, accounting for slightly more than half the team&rsquo;s total of 124, the top production in the league.</p><p>Geoffrion is the leader with 24 and Richard, who scored five times in the last week, has 21. Beliveau, a smooth performer who is fast realizing his full potential, has 18.</p><p>Before the season got underway Coach Dick Irvin of the Habs proved himself a competent seer by predicting that his trio of high scorers would account for 100 goals this year.</p><p>&ldquo;And if they do,&rdquo; he added, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll finish on top.&rdquo;</p><p>To fulfill Irvin&rsquo;s prediction, Geoffrion, Richard and Beliveau will have to score only 3 7 more in Canadiens&rsquo; remaining 31 games.</p><p>Lately Beliveau and Geoffrion have been working on a line with Bert Olmstead at left wing. Bert swiched places with Dickie Moore who has been operating with Ken Mosdell, the NHL&rsquo;s All-Star centre, and the Rocket.</p><p>Habs third line now consists of Donnie Marshall at centre between Floyd Curry and Eddie Mazur.</p><p>For the home-and-home series with the Red Wings, Canadiens&rsquo; brought up Gary Blaine, a right winger from the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Hockey League. He was used as insurance for Richard who emerged from a clash with the Chicago Black Hawks in Montreal with a twisted knee.</p><p>He sustained the injury when checked hard by Bucky Hollingworth, a former Canadien chattel with the Royals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rocket, Boomer, Beliveau Give Habs NHL’s Most Potent Arsenal

<p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>Ed&ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Songin, star quarterback of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Big Four (Canadian) football league, has quite a local reputation in another sport.</p><p>Butch, a former Boston College star, also dabbles in hockey, where he plays defense.</p><p>Last week Boston Collegians dumped St. Francis Xavier of Antigonish, N.S. in an exhibition game at Boston Gardens and Songin emerged as the big star for the Beantowners with a pair of second period goals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Quarterback Butch Songin A Goal Scorer

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>HICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Comparative newcomers Allan Stanley and Nick Mickoski got their biggest thrills since coming to the Black Hawks from New York in November when they personally engineered a rally which netted a 4-4 deadlock with their old teammates in Madison Square Garden the night after Christmas.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01120/1193431-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="298" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Allan Stanley</b></figcaption></div><p>Stanley, who was berated out of the National Hockey League by some rather stupid Ranger fan reaction last year, was the happiest man on the Chicago squad after he potted two goals to bring about a 3-3 deadlock at the close of the second period. Both were clean drives with plenty of authority. The first came at 8: 46 and was a beautiful unassisted effort which saw him startle Gump Worsley from about 15 feet in front of the Ranger cage. The tying counter saw him make good use of relays from Mickoski and Billy Mosienko to drive the rubber into the webbing at 17: 27.</p><p>The Rangers bounced back at 13: 39 of the third period when Ron Murphy bested &ldquo;Hank&rdquo; Bassen, rookie Black Hawk goaler. New York then tried to put the game on ice with some tight defensive work that was pretty effective until the last two minutes.</p><p>It was at this late stage that the play was called dead in the Blueshirt end and exRanger Frankie Eddolls, now freshman Chicago coach, promptly yanked Bassen from the ice in favor of a sixth attacker. The gamble paid off perfectly at 18: 36 with Mickoski reigning as the hero.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02106/1193424-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="313" height="459"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Nick Mickoski</b></figcaption></div><p>With the action in a turmoil, he accepted a pass from Metro Prystai and maneuvered beautifully to get a clean shot at the net. The puck whistled through Worsley as the Hawks, and Nick particularly, pranced around in glee. Capt. Gus Mortson had started the play and also drew an assist.</p><p>The game went down in New York books as another failure and increased their string of games without a win to 14. It seems ironic that they&rsquo;ve been going steadily downward since letting Stanley and Mickoski go. And the Hawks have continued to make the Rangers unwilling cousins.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Stanley And Mickoski Gaining Sweet Revenge By Personally Reminding Rangers Of Trade

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Toronto Maple Leafs have learned a lesson from the devilish blooper shots which once harried Harry Lumley, their goaltender.</p><p>Through the first four months of his tenure in Toronto, Hairbreadth Harry was besieged with the crazily caroming bloopers by which every team in the NHL was embarrassing him. And by which Detroit Red Wings in particular, were crucifying him.</p><p>Now the Leafs are gaining revenge.</p><p>In the two years since he was a cousin to the blooper, Lum has almost completely mastered the shot with the type of catches that Willie Mays made famous in the Polo grounds. Only Red Kelly, in Toronto on Christmas night, has beaten the Vezina Trophy Champ in those two years. And the Leafs themselves have gone into production on the daffy shot.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03100/1193469-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="932" height="950"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HARRY LUMLEY</b></figcaption></div><p>Already this season, three Toronto snipers have abetted their goal production with blooper shots from more than 4 5 feet out. Rudy Migay avenged Kelly&rsquo;s shot only one night after Christmas by beating Lum&rsquo;s strongest Vezina challenger, Terry Sawchuk, with a loft from centre ice in Detroit Olympia. Jimmy Thomson, the scoreless wonder of 10 NHL seasons, lifted another from the blue line in Montreal to double his output for the year&mdash;and almost any other Thomson year at that. And rookie Parker MacDonald made his second big league goal at Maple Leaf Gardens when he plopped a blooper from centreice past Montreal&rsquo;s Claude Evans as a parting shot on a line change.</p><p>Although these have been the most outrageous products of the new blooper warfare, other Leafs have dribbled shorter shots past startled goalies. And they&rsquo;re not doing it by accident. They are practising it.</p><p>In practice, however, the shot is not used exclusively as an offensive measure. Acting General Manager Hap Day commenced a steady diet of concentration on the lift shot as a clearing measure for his defense.</p><p>Leaving his poop-deck in the Gardens&rsquo; Blues during one morning scrimmage, he scuffled onto the ice to demonstrate to his defensemen the knack of skying pucks out of their own zone. Reporters scurried for cover beneath the grandstand and light fixtures clanged as a hail of skyrocketing shots exploded throughout the building. But when the club finally learned to control its gunsight, it had a new two-way weapon.</p><p>&ldquo;That shot is just going to drive us goaltenders nuttier faster than we&rsquo;re going already,&rdquo; Harry Lumley looks askance at the tactics.</p><p>&ldquo;All the teams are using blooper shots more than they used to. And it&rsquo;s the doggonest thing to stop. There&rsquo;s almost always some English on the shot and it&rsquo;s likely to curve, dip, dive or anything. And when it hits, there&rsquo;s no way of telling what way it will go. Skate marks and cracks on the ice surface will make it skip off at the craziest angles. And even when it lands on a flat surface, it&rsquo;s bound to change direction somehow.&rdquo;</p><p>Rudy Migay, Toronto&rsquo;s leading exponent of the bloop shot, can&rsquo;t help feeling a little sympathy for the goaltender.</p><p>&ldquo;Even I don&rsquo;t know what way it&rsquo;s going to go when I shoot it,&rdquo; says Rudy. &ldquo;So I don&rsquo;t know how a goaltender is going to figure it out.</p><p>&ldquo;Of course, for every 20 blooper shots you make, 19 of them are going to fly right out of the rink, be caught on the fly or else bounce far enough in front of the goalie that he can get a line on them. But the twentieth shot is almost certain death.</p><p>&ldquo;That one I got on Sawchuk last week was way off the net when I shot it. But it had so much English on it that it actually curved inward in midair. Then when it bounced in front of Sawchuk, it completely changed direction and caromed in off one pad when he had to move on It.&rdquo;</p><p>With curves and sliders already in their repertoires, the next thing hockey players will turn to is likely to be spitballs&mdash;or spit-pucks.</p><p>INCIDENTALS&hellip;Toronto&rsquo;s new found scoring punch suffered a serious setback Boxing night in Detroit when Ron Stewart, the team&rsquo;s second highest scorer with 12 goals, suffered a fractured left mandible (jaw bone) which will sideline him five weeks&hellip;Although he suffered the injury in a first-period collision with his own centre, Rudy Migay, Stewart finished the game with one of his most outstanding performances of the year&hellip;Under emergency recall rules, Leafs summoned a former hand, Bob Solinger from their Pittsburgh Hornet farm to fill the vacancy&hellip;A left winger, Solinger relieved Joe Klukay of duties on Migay&rsquo;s left side so that Kluke could return to his natural-born position, right wing, in Stewart&rsquo;s stead&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0479/1193462-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="1818" height="1081"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hairbreadth Harry Takes Cue From Willie Mays To Conquer Crazy-Hopping Blooper Shot

<div class="byline">By MARGARET SCOTT</div><p><i>(This is the second and concluding article by Margaret Scott on the hockey history of St. Michael&rsquo;s College&mdash;one of the greatest centres for producing puck talent in the country).</i></p><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Looking back over his past students Father Flanagan of St. Mike&rsquo;s has a kindly thought for all the boys. &ldquo;They were all different personalities and I really wouldn&rsquo;t have wanted to change any of them,&rdquo; he stated. &lsquo;&lsquo;I will say that Eddie Sandford is probably one of our best products. He had an advantage over some of the others because he started with us from grade 9, but in his six years with the school he captained a team in every term and five of them won championships. As an athlete he was one of our greatest and as an individual, he left nothing to be desired.&rdquo; It is interesting to note that Sandford was with St. Mike&rsquo;s from minor bantam to junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; circles and that he captained the school&rsquo;s first City Championship minor bantam team.</p><h2><b>Boys Of All Religions Attend</b></h2><p>While St. Michael&rsquo;s is primarily a Catholic school, boys of other religions may attend. Outstanding examples of non-Catholics who were tutored at St. Mike&rsquo;s are Jim Thomson, Gus Mortson, Reg Hamilton, Tim Horton and Art Jackson. The Maple Leafs rate a salute for the arrangement they have With the school. If they are interested in a young player who shows Signs of developing into pro material, but wishes to complete his education, they will furnish him with a scholarship of an approximate $1,000 value and send him to St. Mike&rsquo;s to finish his schooling. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great boost for a boy,&rdquo; explained Father Flanagan. &ldquo;He is able to get an excellent education at no expense to his family. If he has the requisites for a hockey player he turns pro upon graduation and enters a well-paying profession. If not, he is fitted to enter college or business.&rdquo; Nick Metz arrived at St. Mike&rsquo;s via that route. Back in the &lsquo;30&rsquo;s he was attending Notre Dame in Wilcox, Sask., when the Leafs heard of his prowess. He was then transferred to St. Mike&rsquo;s where he completed his schooling under the scrutiny of Maple Leaf scouts.</p><p>Not all St. Michael&rsquo;s hockeyists have a yen to join the NHL. Two of their top stars of the 1940&rsquo;s, Dave Bauer, Bobby&rsquo;s younger brother, and Ted McLean, were rated as a cinch to make good as pros. However, they had no desire to pursue their ice careers and have since entered the priesthood. Les Costello, who turned pro With Toronto in 1947, and spent considerable time with Pittsburgh, returned to St. Michael&rsquo;s to study for the priesthood and will be ordained next year. Johnny McCormack, who now holds a B.A. degree, gave serious thought to entering the seminary before he decided upon a hockey career.</p><h2><b>Assumes Neutral Role</b></h2><p>The school assumes a neutral role when hockey scouts make overtures to its players. As Father Flanagan puts it: &ldquo;We stay strictly on the sidelines. Any decision is up to the boy. his parents and the club. Occasionally, team representatives will ask our opinion about a certain boy and we are always glad to be of assistance. Also, we do try to offer advice to a boy is our counsel is sought. Paul Knox, one of our stars of last season, had a lucrative contract offered him by the Maple Leafs. He was torn between a desire to go on to college and an urge to accept the contract. It was a hard decision for him to make and difficult for us to advise. He finally decided to go on with his education and is now at St. Michael&rsquo;s College.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Went On Their Own</b></h2><p>While many of the boys were sent to St. Michael&rsquo;s by various hockey clubs, quite a number went on their own. Among them, Ed Sandford, Red Kelly and Ed Harrison. Kelly was a third year high school student when he arrived from Simcoe, Ont., to follow in the footsteps of his father and his Uncle Leo, who is now a priest. So far as Father Flanagan can remember, among the pro hockeyists, the Kellys are the only father and son combination to attend St. Mike&rsquo;s.</p><p>Many of the hockey stars showed an aptitude for other sports, football being a particular favorite. Jack Crawford was one of the finest gridders St. Michael&rsquo;s ever had. Jim Thomson and Gus Mortson were also tops in that department and were members of the school&rsquo;s 1943 squad which went through the season undefeated. Benny Woit also showed signs of stardom. Fleming Mackell was an excellent quarterback, while Sandford, Harrison and Kelly were all well acquainted with the pigskin. Kelly also had a whirl at boxing and Father Flanagan has vivid recollections of that episode. &ldquo;As I recall, Red had agreed to fight in a bout which was being held on a Thursday. He had also made arrangements to go home for the weekend and was planning to leave on the Friday. Somehow, the fights were postponed until Friday. I wasn&rsquo;t sure whether Red would be around for the bout, so I asked him. &ldquo;What are you going to do, Red, go home or stay for the fight?&rdquo; His reply was pretty definite&mdash;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m staying. If I went home everyone would think I was scared.&rdquo; As it happened Red won his bout handily.</p><h2><b>Timetables Adjusted</b></h2><p>With so many sports activities the time-tables have to be adjusted to meet the demands of studies. &ldquo;Our policy has changed since we had the strong teams of &lsquo;40&rsquo;s,&rdquo; Father Flanagan explained. &ldquo;We had a heavy schedule and hockey took up a lot of the students&rsquo; time. Now we practically all our practices after 4 o&rsquo;clock, our schedule has been cut down over last season, and most of the games are played on the weekends. That leaves ample time for studying.&rdquo; As a school, St. Michael&rsquo;s are interested in any boy who wishes to be a student, but not in a boy whose sole wish is to play hockey. &ldquo;If we have a boy who showns a tendency for hockey we do our best to encourage him, but we are first and foremost an institute for education and we like our students to remember that.&rdquo;</p><p>At almost every hockey game at the Gardens one is likely to see a number of the priests from St. Michael&rsquo;s in attendance. They are close followers of the game and like to see how their boys are doing. A Detroit-Leaf tilt is like old home week for the Irish with nine former students in pro sweaters. Last season St; Mike&rsquo;s held a special night for members of the Detroit team who once attended the school. It&rsquo;s to the school&rsquo;s credit that such a close affinity lies between the priests and their former students. This is proven by the fact that so many migrate back to their old classrooms whenever they are in Toronto, and keep a watchful eye on the boys who now carry St. Michael&rsquo;s colors. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s nice to see them come back,&rdquo; Father Flanagan admitted. &ldquo;You would think we had some national heroes in the halls when they enter. All the boys swarm around them.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Men of Character</b></h2><p>While St. Michael&rsquo;s have supplied the leagues with an abundance of hockey talent they have also provided &lsquo;society with a group of young men of exemplary character. The training they have received from the men of the cloth has done more than turn hockey minded boys into headline stars. It has taught them to hold to high ideals and have fun doing it. It has also taught them to remember their old school and they have learned the lesson well. As Red Kelly once said: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a wonderful feeling to win the Stanley Cup, but 1&rsquo;11 never forget the thrill of wearing a St. Mike&rsquo;s sweater and skating out on the ice to the tune of Mo-Namara&rsquo;s Band.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Smiling Irish Eyes</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01120/1193556-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="600" height="932"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RED KELLY</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02101/1193549-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="880" height="906"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FLEMING MACKELL</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0369/1193542-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="584" height="904"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LEO LABINE</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0443/1193535-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="282" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Crawford</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0528/1193528-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="300" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0619/1193521-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="283" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Hannigan</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0712/1193514-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="294" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tim Horton</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-089/1193507-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="297" height="466"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Sandford</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-097/1193500-1-eng-US/f0003-092.jpg" title="f0003-09" width="294" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Reg Hamilton</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Rates Ed Sandford One Of Greatest St. Mike’s Products

<p>Jack Crawford</p><p>Pep Kelly</p><p>Bobby & Dave Bauer</p><p>Art Jackson</p><p>Larry Aurie</p><p>Dave Trottier</p><p>Jerry LaFlamme</p><p>Reg Hamilton</p><p>Joe Primeau</p><p>Billy Taylor</p><p>Nick & Don Metz</p><p>George & Paul McNarmara</p><p>Johnny O&rsquo;Flaherty</p><p>Eddie Conway</p><p>Fred Hunt</p><p>Bob Paul</p><p>Johnny McCormack</p><p>Ted McLean</p><p>Red Kelly</p><p>Bill Dineen</p><p>Murray Costello</p><p>Frank Dunlop</p><p>Ray & Gordie Hannigan</p><p>Paul Knox</p><p>Phil Samis</p><p>Ed Harrison</p><p>Ed Sandford</p><p>Ted Lindsay</p><p>Benny Woit</p><p>Fleming Mackell</p><p>Leo Labine</p><p>Gus Mortson</p><p>Jim Thomson</p><p>John McLellan</p><p>Bob Sabourin</p><p>Tim Horton</p><p>Rudy Migay</p><p>Joe Sadler</p><p>Johnny Arundel</p><p>Tommy-O&rsquo;Neill</p><p>Pat McCreavy</p><p>Les Costello</p><p>Willie Marshall</p><p>Jack Caffery</p><p>Leo Gravelle</p><p>Tod Sloan</p><p>Marc Reaume<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey’s Honor Roil At St. Michael’s

<div class="byline">By VIC WALL</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01188/1193618-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>EDDIE SHORE is usually busy with his Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, but he always finds time for youngsters, as the above picture shows. Shore, who operates a league catering to hundreds of youngsters every Saturday morning, recently completed a highly successful clinic for boys and girls in which he demonstrated the proper art of skating. Shore is shown here with a group of boys. At right is Jack Butterfield, his general manager.</b></figcaption></div><p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>There&rsquo;s an old saying that New England hospitality is the most genuine anywhere. There&rsquo;s a warmth and generosity to it that is unexcelled. But it isn&rsquo;t found over night. New Englanders are slow and cautious but there&rsquo;s no limit to their comradeship once they are convinced.</p><p>There&rsquo;s something slightly analogous, also, to the hockey situation here in Springfield. The Springfield Indians returned to American League competition this past fall after leaving here to operate in Syracuse. Fans of this section who have had hockey since way back in 1925, were far from hostile to the return of the venture. But they had their fingers crossed, knowing that some of our teams in the past somehow did not exactly deserve the adjective standouts.</p><p>The whole thing, however, has been a pleasant surprise. And so fans in a sector long noted as one of the most rabid centers in all hockey, have taken the team to their hearts. They are, in fact, according it an oldfashioned New England welcome and flocking to the Eastern States Coliseum in droves to see their favorites in action. It is not too much to expect that attendance on Saturday nights will soon zoom over the 5,000 mark as in the days of yore when standing room only signs were the rage. Right now, the Tribe is averaging about 4,700 fans each Saturday night, the big night of play here, and 3,200 on week nights.</p><h2>Can Win At Home</h2><p>There&rsquo;s no tonic, of course, for the success of a hockey club quite like the ability to win on home ice, a most commendable habit as promoters will vouch. Certainly, the Indians so far have demonstrated this most admirable quality in abundance. When they left town recently for a long road trip while the Ice Capades took over the Coliseum, they had compiled the enviable record of eight victories on home ice as against only three setbacks. Their eighth triumph, incidentally, was at the expense of Hershey, 5-2. It was particularly sweet because it marked the first victory over that pesky club in three tries.</p><p>Many factors have to enter into the pleasant picture here. First Owner Eddie Shore has a blend of young and old players clicking. &ldquo;Mr. Hockey&rdquo; prepared carefully for his return. He thinks he has a combination that will make itself felt right down the line. The brilliant goal tending of young Don Simmons also is another strong point in any mention of Springfield&rsquo;s early success in the tough AHL.</p><h2>Winning Plaudits</h2><p>But most assuredly one man above others must be given a lion&rsquo;s share of the credit. He is Red Mitchell, the new coach. A team is no better than its material, as is commonly known. A coach, though, who is a stickler for perfection in practice and who has the flair for winning the confidence of his players, is a decided asset. This is Mitchell, who gradually is winning the plaudits of the fans after a slow start because these fans have seen many coaches come and go since that night back in 1925 when the late Tex Rickard faced off the puck that started hockey on its way here.</p><p>Shore, everyone knows, is a fussy chap. He knows what he wants. He has set, definite ideas on the coaching and training of a hockey club. Not every coach can fit into his scheme of things. True, too, he is the guy who pays the freight. Before the campaign started Shore had one or two coaches in mind. But these men didn&rsquo;t see eye to eye with Shore on some of his views, as capable as they are. And so Eddie waited until he could obtain the services of Mitchell, who spends his summertime in recreation work in his home city of Brampton, Ont.</p><p>Mitchell&rsquo;s debut, however, was overdue. It was a long time before he ever did reach Springfield. He was delayed by a flood. His car broke down, in plain words, he had a heck of a time in ever reaching the City of Homes.</p><p>Happily, however, he did to the benefit of hockey in this neck of the woods. He has surprised all although perhaps not himself He admits he hasn&rsquo;t the greatest hockey team in the world. But the boys like him. They play for him and the spirit is taking up some of the slack. What more could you ask?</p><h2><b>Hockey Lore Taught By Shore</b></h2><h2><b>26 Years Service</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02169/1193611-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="1192" height="1550"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>THREE R. I. RED VETERANS&mdash;Pete Kapusta, Chuck Scherza and Harvey Bennett are the senior members of the R. I. Reds in point of service. Scherza is in his 10th year with Reds; Bennett and Kapusta are in their eighth consecutive years with</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Attendances Up As Team Is Contender

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>If insecurity were the prime requirement for success, the Black Hawks would undoubtedly be looking down at the pack in the current National Hockey League race instead of peering upward through a maze of seemingly superior rivals. No Chicago skater has been able to feel safe in his job.</p><p>General Manager Tommy Ivan and Coach Frank Eddolls, who should go down in history as the men who made the most revisions in a squad in a single year, would just as soon assure most of their charges that they will stick, but this won&rsquo;t be happening until the club can prove it&rsquo;s of respectable caliber.</p><p>Latest victim of the change-itis purge turned out to be no less than goaler Al Rollins who was honored only last spring as winner of the prized Hart Trophy for being the Most Valuable Player to his team. His stature as a Hawk with a future had seldom been questioned.</p><p>Big Al was plucked from his cage December 19 in favor of raw rookie Henry Bassen who promptly played an important role as Chicago blasted Boston, 6-1. In two more games that followed, &ldquo;Hank&rdquo; remained in the nets as the squad recorded ties with the Bruins (3-3) and New York (4-4) on the road.</p><p>Unlike alterations made involving other past and present Chicago performers, however, Rollins was merely removed on a temporary basis for a well-earned rest. He can still be quite sure of his status with the club, but his situation is an exception rather than the rule.</p><h2>Ten Newcomers</h2><p>In all, 11 players who were Black Hawks last season and earlier this campaign have gone elsewhere and 10 had come along as replacements as of the date of this writing. Even now, we&rsquo;re holding our breath for fear that this account may well be hopelessly outdated by the time it reaches print.</p><p>When Harry Watson and Eddie Litzenberger were secured last month, the Chicago front office announced that their purchase had Increased the total of cash spent on changes this year to about $250,000. Reviewing what has happened, no one has challenged this figure.</p><p>It might be worthwhile at this point to review the individual cases in the change-itis campaign bent toward giving the Black Hawks a winner or, at least, a NHL contender and playoff candidate. First, here are those who have departed in order of their length of service this season&hellip;</p><p>IKE HILDEBRAND. He seemed to be coming along well just after his purchase from Vancouver of the Western circuit last February, but he was then lost for the balance of the schedule with a broken leg. A right winger, he was picked as inadequate by Eddolls just after the start of this season. Record: no points in three games.</p><p>LORNE DAVIS. Another right flanker, he was secured from the Canadiens for Hildebrand and seemed an improvement. When an NHL governors meeting made Metro Prystai available to help the Hawks early in November, however, Davis was dispatched to Detroit in exchange. Record: no points in eight games.</p><p>AL DEWSBURY. A rather indifferent defenseman with Chicago for four years after being in <b>a</b> big trade with Detroit in 1950, he was sent to Montreal as final payment for Davis in mid-November. Record: one assist in 12 games in which he was used sparingly.</p><p>PAUL MASNICK. A scrappy center who can play better defensively than on the attack, he came to Chicago as a result of the same meeting which presented Prystai to Ivan and Eddolls. The gift of the Canadiens, he was returned to the Habs when a second NHL governor meeting sent prize rookie Ed Litzenberger to the Hawks from Montreal. Record: one goal, one assist in 13 games.</p><p>DICK GAMBLE. He was acquired from Montreal at the start of the 1954-55 campaign in exchange for minor league rearguard Bill Shvetz. A left wing with an apparent lack of spirit, he was loaned to Buffalo of the American League November 22. Record: two goals in 14 games.</p><p>RAY TIMGREN. A left wing who specializes in defensive play, he was secured for defenseman Jack Price, back and forth between the Hawks and minor league affiliates for two years, at the start of the season. Ray was loaned to Pittsburgh, the American loop club from whence he came, in November. Record: one goal, one assist in 14 games.</p><p>BOB HASSARD. Purchased for &ldquo;in excess of $20,000&rdquo; from Toronto last spring, he never quite lived up to expectations as a promising center and wingman. He was also loaned to Pittsburgh in November. Record: no points in 17 games in which he often saw limited action.</p><p>BILL GADSBY. He was team captain and in his ninth year as a Hawk when a surprise swap sent him to the Rangers November 23 for another blue liner, Allan Stanley. A runnerup NHL All-Star the past two years, Bill&rsquo;s offensive skating was said to be damaging. Record: three goals, six assists in 18 games.</p><p>PETE CONACHER. Left wing offspring of the famed Charley Conacher, he went to New York with Gadsby and the Hawks got Nick Mickoski, top scoring Ranger left boarder, in return. Just before his departure, Pete had been chided by Coach Eddolls for checking laxities. Record: two goals, four assists in 18 games.</p><p>As for the Black Hawk newcomers who&rsquo;ve stuck (so far!) and their scoring records through December 26&hellip;</p><p>RED SULLIVAN. Purchased from Hershey of the American League as a Boston castoff for $25,000 last spring, this sparkling center has been a standout all season to date with Chicago. A terrific playmaker, he set a new AHL scoring mark last year. Record: five goals and 21 assists in 33 games&mdash;leading scorer on the squad.</p><p>HARRY WATSON. His outright sale by Toronto to help the Hawk cause in mid-December proved none too popular with Maple Leaf fans and Harry has proceeded to show why ever since. He nabbed the 200th goal of a lengthy NHL career as his only Leaf counter before being injured early this season. He has since completely recovered as his Hawk performances attest. Record: four goals, six assists in six games.</p><p>JOHNNY McCORMACK. This lanky center became Chicago property for the $15,000 waiver price at the NHL draft meeting in September. He was not protected by the Canadiens. &ldquo;Goose&rdquo; has unmatchable defensive ability and it has been evident on countless occasions to date. He specializes in killing off penalties, but still gets in on scoring enough to warrant his presence as a regular. Record: three goals, four assists in 33 games.</p><p>FRANK MARTIN. A young rearguard received from Boston for Winger Murray Costello just before the season started, he leans toward the Bill Quackenbush type of play and, as a result, seldom gets needless penalties. An unsung strong point is his exceedingly hard shot Which has led to several scores. Record: three goals, four assists in 30 games.</p><p>BUCKY HOLLINGWORTH.&mdash;Tabbed as a real steal ever since he was purchased for $15,000 from Montreal when the Canucks were trying to waive him back to the minors for more experience at the beginning of the 1954-55 schedule, he has been the personal choice of General Manager Ivan as NHL Rookie-of-the-Year. A defenseman has never won the Calder award, but Bucky could break the spell with his hard driving and fierce play. Record: three goals, three assists in 33 games.</p><p>DAVE CREIGHTON. Toronto&rsquo;s contribution to help the Hawk hockey cause, this center scored 20 goals while a Boston Bruin last season. He hasn&rsquo;t scored as regularly to date as a Black Hawk, but most of his counters have been important. Record: three goals, two assists in 18 games.</p><p>ED LITZENBERGER. If any Chicago skater beats Hollingworth out of the top rookie recognition, it will be this long and lean right winger who has become the leading scorer among first year men. While he appears shy, he has proved he&rsquo;ll back away from no one. Record: six goals, one assist in seven games.</p><p>METRO PRYSTAI. &ldquo;Meatbail&rdquo; got his start with the Hawks, but was traded to Detroit in the same deal involving Dewsbury. Coming back to the scene of his earlier major league triumphs, he has shown he still has plenty of grade A hockey to provide. Detroit fans were no happier over his loss than were the Toronto partisans when they learned of Watson&rsquo;s sale. Record: five goals, nine assists in 21 games.</p><p>NICK MICKOSKI. A left wing of considerable power and drive, he has found himself as a Hawk lately on a line with the lighter Bill Mosienko and Larry Wilson. Eddolls is very happy over his arrival for Conacher since Nick has shown considerably more ability as a checker. Record: three goals, five assists in 15 games.</p><p>ALLAN STANLEY. A definitely underrated skater, Al has been a standout on the Chicago defense as the replacement for Gadsby and has outscored the ex-Hawk captain with ease since the switch with the Rangers. Hawk galleryites who at first objected to the trade have long since swung over to become solid Stanley supporters. Record: five goals, four assists in 15 games.</p><p>All in all, the Chicago club has gotten stronger with virtually each of these deals made. It is important to note that most of the players dealt elsewhere are no longer in the National Hockey League and Eddolls wisely observes&mdash;&rdquo;If we still had the same team we started with, we&rsquo;d be losing by seven or eight goals every game!&rdquo;</p><h2><b>They Came&hellip;&hellip;To Stay!</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01141/1193705-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="544" height="854"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>METRO PRYSTAI</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02124/1193698-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="540" height="861"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GORDIE HOLLINGWORTH</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0397/1193691-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="567" height="894"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOHN McCORMACK</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>They All&hellip;&hellip;Went Walking</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0475/1193684-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="548" height="560"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DICK GAMBLE</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0552/1193677-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="548" height="560"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB HASSARD</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0632/1193670-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="550" height="556"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>IKE HILDEBRAND</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0716/1193663-1-eng-US/f0005-072.jpg" title="f0005-07" width="564" height="586"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL GADSBY</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Asset</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0812/1193656-1-eng-US/f0005-082.jpg" title="f0005-08" width="568" height="1194"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HARRY WATSON</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Standout</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-098/1193649-1-eng-US/f0005-092.jpg" title="f0005-09" width="557" height="1191"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RED SULLIVAN</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Ten Replacements On Roster, Eleven Have Gone Elsewhere

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Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01213/1193781-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="300" height="474"></div><p>&bull; MORE NHL PLAYERS answer to Bill and Jim than any other first names&hellip;There&rsquo;s Bill Gadsby, Bill Quackenbush, Bill Dineen and Bill Mosienko, while the Jims are MacPherson, Thomson, Morrison and Henry&hellip;There are three Eddies&mdash;Sandford, Mazur and Litzenberger; three Harrys&mdash;Lumley, Watson and Howell; three Bobs&mdash;Goldham, Chrystal and Armstrong; three Donalds&mdash;McKenney, Raleigh and Marshall; and three Johns in Henderson, Wilson and McCormack&hellip;Bob Goldham and Kenny Mosdell will both be honored with special Nights shortly&hellip;Most unusual hockey casualty this season took place at the Detroit Olympia recently. William Webber, Olympia usher, was ejecting a drunken fan in the third period when the fan turned on him and bit him on the leg and on the chest&hellip;Johnny Peirson visited a Bruins&rsquo; practice the other day. He was buttonholed by Lynn Patrick and there was speculation that Patrick was asking him to come out of retirement&hellip;Now that Milt Schmidt has officially retired as a player it is expected that the Boston Bruins will permanently retire his Number 15 jersey&hellip;Milt is the seventh, coach of the Bruins in the club&rsquo;s 31-year history&hellip;Sid Smith of the Maple Leafs figures Ted Kennedy has a hand in 90 per cent of his goals and that it is the great play of Kennedy that is responsible for him having such a fine season as a goal-getter.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02108/1193774-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="284" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Feirson</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; BOB GOLDHAM is credited with being the finest defensive player to perform in the NHL since the late Lionel Conacher&hellip;The last time Terry Sawchuk won the Vezina Trophy a rival goalie quipped: &ldquo;Terry should let Goldham have the cup for six months of the year. He stopped as many shots as Terry did.&rdquo;&hellip;Goldham is a very heady player. When a player has made three trips around the league Bob usually has his favorite moves filed away for future reference&hellip;This might be the year he finally makes the All-Star team&hellip;Les Costello, former Toronto and Pittsburgh forward, watched a recent Leaf workout. Les is studying for the priesthood and has completed five years of the seven-year course&hellip;Montreal&rsquo;s Dickie Moore became engaged over Christmas&hellip;Maurice Richard scored his first NHL goal on November 8, 1942. It was in Montreal against New York Rangers and Steve Buzinski was in the Rangers&rsquo; nets&hellip;Tommy McCarthy, press box custodian at the Boston Garden, celebrated his 38th birthday last week&hellip;Eddie Sandford Was voted captain of the Bruins succeeding Schmidt. Voting was done by secret balloting among the players This is Sandford&rsquo;s eighth season with the Bostons&hellip;Bill Morrison, NHL linesman, came in for quite a surprise at Maple Leaf Gardens the other night. He went to lean against the boards but he did so right at the penalty box. The penalty gate had just been opened to allow Tim Horton to return to the ice. As Horton dashed out, Morrison fell in&hellip;Calgary is the oldest team in the WHL with a 28.2 average. Vancouver is the youngest with a 25.1 average&hellip;Carl Voss just returned from Prince Edward Island where he conducted a successful referees school. Linesman George Hayes conducted a similar school in former years.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0366/1193767-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="300" height="462"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Goldham</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; DID YOU EVER wonder what some of the former stars of the New York Rangers are doing these days?&hellip;Here is a partial list of a few&hellip;Davey Kerr, goalie, owns and operates a tavern in Windsor, Ont&hellip;Art Coulter, defense, owns finest hardware store in Coral Gables, Florida and runs hockey team in three-club Florida league which includes Coral Gables, Miami and Hollywood&hellip;Ching Johnson, defense, works for Washington construction firm&hellip;Butch Keeling, forward, salesman for Toronto smoking accessories firm&hellip;Andy Aitkenhead, goalie, salesman for sporting goods outfit in Portland, Ore&hellip;. Paul Thompson, forward, operator of hotel in Kamloops, B.C&hellip;. Ossie Asmundson, center, lighting technician for movies and television in Hollywood, Calif&hellip;. Bryan Hextall, forward, owns and operates a lumber mill in Portage La Prairie, Man&hellip;. Taffy Abel, defense, owns prosperous summer resort at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich&hellip;. Murray Murdoch, forward, coaches hockey team at Yale University&hellip;Kilby Macdonald, forward, lives in Ottawa where he works for the city administration&hellip;Clint Smith, center, owns service station in Vancouver.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0444/1193760-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="288" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tim Horton</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0540/1193812-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg"></div><h2>Letter From Kent</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>In a recent edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS it was stated that there was to be a revival of the Eastern U.S. League. The article went on to say that the Baltimore Clippers were to enter the league but since then, nothing has been reported in your paper. Could you, therefore, confirm the league&rsquo;s existence and give the names of the clubs operating this season?</p><p>As a follower of hockey in the &ldquo;Largest League in the World&rdquo;&mdash;our twelve team loop has been so-called&mdash;I thought that perhaps you would be interested in a few details. We have two competitions, the Autumn Cup and the National League; the first played on a once-home, once-away basis; the second tournament on a twice-home, twice-away system. The Harringay Racers have already made sure of the first trophy though competition is extremely keen and there is little to choose between the twelve clubs.</p><p>Our hockey is said to be of Senior &lsquo;A&rsquo; standard and several of our clubs are on the lookout for players, both defensemen and forwards. Any players Interested should contact &ldquo;The Ice Hockey World&rdquo;, 17 Coventry St., London, W.I.</p><p>Donald Berry Bromley, Kent, Eng.</p><p><b>(The Eastern League is indeed operating, Donald, and you will find the loop standing on page 19).</b></p><h2>Will Miss Senators</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I would like you to print my open letter to T.P. Tommy Gorman, owner of the now defunct Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Hockey League.</p><p>Mr. Gorman you have been in sport for a long time it is regretful that the Senators had to be withdrawn from the sports scene.</p><p>If all leagues had organized salaries with salary limits set in each league from the bottom of the pay for play ladder all the way up to the N.H.L. many problems would be overcome. Hockey would be good and interest keen. In some leagues one club has some high priced stars and the other clubs cannot afford to have them and if they do they are faced with going in the red or withdrawing.</p><p>Gus Fan will go out and root for the underdog and love of hockey and the next time he will not because he knows the possible outcome of the game. Sir, I would like you to support my suggestion that hockey set up a salary bracket in the play for pay ranks and that includes the CAHA. This way there will be more hockey and more players playing and surprises and fan interest.</p><p>Hockey needs. promotion in every Arena.</p><p>THE HOCKEY NEWS has carried fine reports on the Senators and THE HOCKEY NEWS has told of your problem in Ottawa. I read THE HOCKEY NEWS as it is published and will miss the Senators as will many others.</p><p>Charles Breckon Moose Jaw, Sask.</p><h2>Oldtimers</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>I am a constant reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS and think it is the best publication of its type on the market today.</p><p>I would like to suggest one improvement however. How about the occasional story on some of the more colorful stars of the past, fellows whose names were at one time known the length and breadth of Canada. Now, in most cases, that&rsquo;s all they are, just names. I am sure that many of us who remember them as great stars would appreciate re-reading about their great exploits.</p><p>I am sure too, that even your younger readers would enjoy reading about the likes of Nels Stewart, Aurel Joliat, Howie Morenz, Eddie Shore, Ching Johnson and so on. How about it?</p><p>Toronto, Ont. Donald Mathews</p><p><b>(We have and will continue to carry articles on hockey&rsquo;s all-time greats from time to time in THE HOCKEY NEWS. Watch for them.)</b></p><h2>Bronco Booster</h2><p>Dear Sirs,</p><p>Just a note to ask you if you could possibly squueze into THE HOCKEY NEWS a story on Bronco Horvath of the Edmonton Flyers, far and away the best player in the WHL this season.</p><p>I for one am of the opinion that Bronco is ready right now for the NHL and cannot see why he has not been called up by the Detroit Red Winks. He leads in almost every department in the WHL and is truly a great hockey player. So, how about that article! Edmonton, Alta. Horace Russell<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0637/1193843-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="602" height="276"></div><p>JANUARY 9 TO JANUARY 15</p><p>9&mdash;BURCHELL, Skippy, Montreal Royals forward, 1931; MATHEWS, Laddy, New Westminster defense, 1927.</p><p>11&mdash;ROSS, Ray, Providence forward, 1932.</p><p>12&mdash;SKINNER, Jimmy, Detroit coach, 1918; BERGERON, New Westminster defense, 1926; HORTON, Tim, Toronto defense, 1930.</p><p>13&mdash;PENNELL, Gordie, Buffalo forward, 1929.</p><p>15&mdash;MACNAB, Brent, Springfield defense, 1931.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday to YOU

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-07" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0716/1193874-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>K</span>EEP UP WITH THE HOCKEY JONESES BY SUBSCRIBING TODAY</b> for every true-blue hockey fan will want to be a regular reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS&mdash;&ldquo;Official Organ of All Hockey&rdquo;. The Hockey News carries stories on all the teams and the star players written by the foremost hockey writers in Canada and the United States. Besides outstanding features and stories The Hockey News runs more action pictures and cartoons than any other publication. Interesting Crossword puzzles also appear in each issue.</p><p><b>THE HOCKEY NEWS is published for 30 consecutive issues during the season and 5 monthly summer issues. It doesn&rsquo;t matter when you start, you still get your 35 issues.</b></p><p><b>A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutive Issues.</b></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;$4.00 Payable by Postal Note, Bank or Express Money Order or personal cheque.</b></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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Send Now!

<div class="byline">By DANA MOZLEY</div><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>ew York, N.Y.&mdash;Even at a time when the Rangers seem to have struck the nadir in point of effectiveness as a National Hockey League challenger&mdash;winless through almost the whole month of December&mdash;they can look through the gloom and take balm in the marked progress of their kids out of the farm system, kids who helped to win the Memorial Cup for the Guelph Biltmores three seasons ago.</p><p>There were five who came up in a great hurry&mdash;ready or not. They were Andy Bathgate, Dean Prentice, Ron Murphy and Aldo Guidolin, forwards, and Harry Howell, defenseman. It must have been one of the better junior hockey clubs of this generation, because the same team also had Ron. Stewart of Toronto for its playoff games, and Stewart, like the Ranger kids, has been getting good real fast, and it was unfortunate that he suffered a fractured jaw the other day.</p><p>The same Guelph club of 1951-52 also had a firebrand prospect in Billy McCreary, who according to unsolicited opinion in and out of New York should have been moved up from junior hockey long ago. Billy was up with the Rangers for a couple of tryout games recently and he doesn&rsquo;t seem far removed from big league stardom.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01164/1193933-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="567" height="579"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HARRY HOWELL</b></figcaption></div><p>And even more recently the Rangers put Harry Howell&rsquo;s kid brother, Ron, to a big league test. Ron, just turned 19, came up with plenty of football clippings and the blessings of brother Harry, who insists the kid will develop into a great winger with a shot that puts his (Harry&rsquo;s) to shame.</p><p>All of which is brought out to say the Rangers do have their own incubator system and they&rsquo;re not just standing idly by, waiting for a handout from the better fixed clubs in the league.</p><p>Any way you look at the Rangers, they&rsquo;re a young club and they&rsquo;re bound to make mistakes because of their youth; and sometimes, as Frank Boucher expressed it, there&rsquo;s the temptation to quit on kids and go to the older, more established players. Boucher himself is not averse to a little more experience, but in the overall structure he does not ever want to lose sight of the fact that his kids are the real hope for the future and that it would be suicidal to drop &lsquo;em like a hot potato.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02140/1193926-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="385" height="582"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dean Prentice</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03104/1193919-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="377" height="574"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Andy Bathgate</b></figcaption></div><p>Let&rsquo;s look at the records of the kids from Guelph. There were some who made the jump with virtually no intermediate experience from the junior ranks: others who were sent down. All, no doubt, could have benefited by a year or two in the professional minors and their big league records reflected the haste with which they came up. But the fact they&rsquo;re doing so well now Indicates no permanent damage was done.</p><p>Take Dean, Prentice. He is without minor league background. Here are his three NHL years:</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0488/1193912-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="629" height="681"></div><p>The figures are not particularly flattering to the last two, Guidolin and Howell, but the Rangers know they&rsquo;ve been getting better. Guidolin has no goals, but he has been used almost entirely as a penalty killer, and in this job he shows how rough, rugged and effective he can be. He may not get many goals even if used on a regular line, but the Rangers need his size and aggressiveness up front and he should get more and more work as the season goes along.</p><p>Howell is simply a chronic slow starter. He has done a better job on the backline even while other defensemen fell off, and the Rangers look for a strong second half from him. He can rush, pass off and shoot and he has his head up in front of a goalie.</p><p>It was from Prentice, Bathgate and Murphy that the Broadway Blues looked for increased scoring punch, and they&rsquo;re getting it. Prentice has already scored more than in either of his two previous seasons, with some of his goals coming off beautifully executed plays.</p><p>Bathgate spent part of one pro year with Vancouver, part of another with Cleveland. There isn&rsquo;t much point in comparing him with the kid who was up briefly for two previous whirls. He is far more assured, he plays a sound wing and he has the ability to capitalize on a break in opposition ranks. At the moment a shoulder injury has set him back, but he is still up among the scoring leaders.</p><p>Murphy&rsquo;s development is even more surprising because just about this time a year ago he was laid low by a vicious attack. There were some who felt he could never come back, but he has. His reflex action isn&rsquo;t as quick as Bathgate&rsquo;s, but he has the skating ability and the shot. Slowly his confidence in himself is building up; the records show he has scored five times in a space of nine games.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0566/1193905-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="582" height="608"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RON MURPHY</b></figcaption></div><p>These are the kids who have dedicated themselves to hockey, and to whom Rangers must look for future success. Things could be a lot worse.</p><p>An old bugaboo in New York, too many ties around Christmas time, has come back to haunt the Rangers&hellip;They played five straight on home ice, six in seven appearances&hellip;The last one with Chicago had &lsquo;em talking in their sleep. They were leading Chicago, 4-3, with 9 0 seconds to go. Then a face-off and ex-Ranger Nick Mickoski scored on a quick, angled screen shot to tie it up&hellip;Boucher has admitted his disappointment in Pete Conacher, for whom Mickoski went to the Black Hawks, but he feels that Pete will come out of the doldrums and carry his weight. He&rsquo;s just as young as those Guelph kids and merely hasn&rsquo;t adjusted himself to the Rangers&hellip;Perhaps the right kind of center hasn&rsquo;t come along to feed him.</p><p>Ranger crowds have held up remarkably well in spite of the long victory drought.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rangers’ ‘Incubator System’ Bound To Payoff

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Even the National Hockey League treasury was not overlooked when Christmas presents were being made this season.</p><p>As a result of a blood-and-thunder Christmas week end over which Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings played a home-and-home series, contributions of $150 were made to the league bank account.</p><p>All but $25 of the sum came Christmas night when the teams ignored the peace and goodwill spirit of the holiday and set out to maim one another.</p><p>A major brawl, started when Detroit&rsquo;s Marcel Pronovost lid some six-stitch Christmas turkey carving on Leaf defensenan Jim Morrison&rsquo;s noggin, launched the spending spree.</p><p>Pronovost paid $50. Half of it was an automatic contribution for taking the automatic misconduct which accompanies two major penalties. The other half was assessed for injuring an opponent with a high stick.</p><p>Harry Lumley kicked in $50 for leaving his net to enter the brawl. A further $25 came from Detroit&rsquo;s Terry Sawchuk later in the game when he was given a misconduct for directing uncomplimentary language at linesman George Hayes. And Leafs&rsquo; Larry Cahan added $25 the following night when he confessed to slapping the boards with his stick, another misconduct offense, although it was another Leaf who sinned.</p><p>The holiday toll would have reached $200 but NHL Referee-in-Chief Carl Voss wrote President Clarence Campbell requesting withdrawl of the $25 misconduct fines levied against Leafs&rsquo; Cahan and Wings&rsquo; Marcel Bonin for leaving the bench during the Christmas brawl.</p><p>Voss contended that neither entered the altercation and so should be considered mere player changes, which the rules permit.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0650/1193985-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="300" height="460"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marcel Bonin</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0739/1193978-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="304" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuk</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0838/1193971-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="302" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marcel Pronovost</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0933/1193964-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="284" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Harry Lumley</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Leaf-Wing Brawl Helps Swell Loop Till As Pronovost, Lumley Kick in $50 Apiece

<div class="byline">by Dink Carroll (As seen in the Montreal Gazette)</div><h2><b>&ldquo;The One-eyed Monster&rdquo;</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>wo years ago, Tommy Gorman was writing letters to this department expressing fear of what television might do to minor sport. Last week he was forced to withdraw his Ottawa Senators from the QHL because they had become a victim of television.</p><p>Now Tommy sends along a copy of a letter he received from Jim Hendy, manager of the Cleveland Arena, who is in a position to know what TV can do to minor sport. Jim writes:</p><p>&ldquo;I sincerely regretted learning of your being forced to disband your club because of television of NHL games into Ottawa on the same nights you had scheduled games. I am not surprised, just marvel you were able to start the season,</p><p>&ldquo;Television, or the &lsquo;one-eyed monster&rsquo; as I call it, is tough for other forms of entertainment to buck. Literally thousands of moving picture theatres in this country have closed down. One local house (3,000 seats) that used to do $10,000 over a week-end, took in $154 recently over Saturday and Sunday.</p><p>&ldquo;When I told some of my Canadian friends about the &lsquo;one-eyed monster&rdquo; a few years ago they chuckled and said, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re crazy&mdash;nothing will keep them away from sports if you give them a good attraction.&rsquo; We have given them three league champions and three Calder Cup winners in Cleveland in the past five seasons, but our net receipts are approximately one-half what they were before the advent of television. Now if the NHL televised its games into Cleveland on the same night we were scheduled to play, we could pack up and call it a day. ,</p><p>&ldquo;Hockey is particularly vulnerable. Who is going out to brave enow, sleet or cold to pay to see a minor league game when they can sit at home, their feet up on an ottoman, a cigar in the mouth and slippers on the feet and watch two topflight hockey clubs on TV?</p><h2><b>It Can Be Helpful, Too</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Thus far we have been fortunate in that hockey games have not been televised into Cleveland. There was only one case where an NHL game was televised (to my knowledge) into AHL territory and that was on Oct. 2 7 when the Cleveland Barons played the AHL AllStars at Hershey, Pa. We bad expected about 5,000 people at the game. It drew 1,500 instead. Whether it was the fact that the people within 50 miles from Hershey could pick up the New York-Detroit game that night or not I don&rsquo;t know. But I suspect it was. We protested through our league president, John Digby Chick, to the president of the NHL and they agreed to make every effort to keep out of our territory on game nights. To the best of my knowledge, they have done this.&rdquo;</p><p>It is Jim&rsquo;s notion that television, properly used, can be helpful to hockey. He has had movies made of the last period of the Cleveland Barons&rsquo; games and furnished two-minute clips to the three local TV stations.</p><p>&ldquo;Every Tuesday night the sportscasters show these clips on their shows,&rdquo; he writes. &ldquo;Naturally we give them some of the highlights and they seem to like it. The announcer also plugs our next game.</p><p>&ldquo;In addition, we have purchased 15 minutes on a local TV station. We give 12 minutes of action from the film, plus three one-minute commercials, plugging our games for that week, giving prices and other pertinent information. Used this way TV can help you.</p><p>&ldquo;Before they ever started televising hockey in Canada I made the suggestion (but I think they thought I was crazy) that the only way it could be done up there without burying hockey would be to take a kinescope of the game on Saturday night, develop the print over the week-end and air-express it all over Canada for showing on Mondays and Tuesdays.</p><p>&ldquo;If this were done and I had a club in a Canadian minor league city, I would buy a spot or two&mdash;before, in the middle and after the showing&mdash;telling viewers that my club was playing hockey on such and such a night and the same fast, hard-hitting brand of hockey could be seen right here in Podunk.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>But It&rsquo;s Here to Stay</b></h2><p>It&rsquo;s Jim&rsquo;s experience as an arena manager that all forms of sport suffer from television, even wrestling.</p><p>&ldquo;A few years ago we had a wrestling match between two stars that filled the joint,&rdquo; he writes. &ldquo;We brought them back six months later and the very same night a television station advertised a film showing the star of our show that night (I think it was Cyclone Anaya) in a picture taken When he wrestled for the &lsquo;championship&rsquo;. We died.</p><p>&ldquo;The first night Antonio Rocca played Cleveland we drew $27,000 net (after amusement tax). He came back six months later, after having been on every TV screen practically every night in the intervening six months, and we drew $1,400.</p><p>&ldquo;As I said before, any form of television hurts you. There are hockey fans who will stay home on Saturday night to see Jackie Gleason, though you can still live with that kind of competition. But when a hockey game is televised into your town on the night you play you are a dead pigeon.</p><p>&ldquo;They used to run ads here in Cleveland&mdash;full pages&mdash;&ldquo;LIVE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM TONIGHT&rdquo;&hellip;then go on to tell you that you could sit by the hearth and enjoy these stars, listing about 10 topflight shows.&rdquo;</p><p>That concludes the case for the arena manager who has been hit by television. It isn&rsquo;t hard to understand why he is haunted by the &ldquo;one-eyed monster&rdquo;.</p><p>But television is here to stay and sports promoters, arena managers, etc., are going to have to find a way to live with it. Residing in the United States, Jim Hendy has been feeling the effects of it for about a half-dozen years. We haven&rsquo;t felt the full impact up here as yet, but we should be ready for it.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

playing the field

<div class="byline">By VINCE LUNNY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Kenny Mosdell, Canadiens&rsquo; All-Star centre and a strong candidate to hold his post, will be honored by Montreal fans on Feb. 19 between periods of a National Hockey, League game with the Rangers.</p><p>The 32-year-old pivot man, who rose from comparative obscurity last season to score 22 goals, the highest output of his career, broke into professional hockey in 1941 with the old New York Americans.</p><p>Only other player in the league who played with the Amerks is Harry Watson, now with the Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>&ldquo;You hear people say a player at 32 is getting pretty old,&rdquo; said Mosdell the other day. &ldquo;Maybe they are but I feel as young as ever.&rsquo;&rsquo;</p><p>Coach Dick Irvin paid him a unique tribute when he said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve often had to get along without men like Maurice Richard, Butch Bouchard and others because of injuries. But it&rsquo;s a queer thing, but a fact nevertheless, that we never seem to win without Mosdell. He can play on any forward line and he&rsquo;s a fine penalty killer and defensive player. I&rsquo;m glad to hear the fans are going to honor him at the Forum.&rdquo;</p><p>Mosdell attributes his success to hard work. Two summers ago, for one of the few times in his career, Kenny didn&rsquo;t have to sit and relax while broken bones knit. So he toughened himself up by working in a box car plant.</p><p>He reported to the 19 53 training camp in tiptop shape and, missing only three games, wound up as the National Hockey League&rsquo;s All-Star centre.</p><p>Last summer he took on an even more rugged job. He drove a cement truck and handled the heavy bags himself.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m convinced,&rdquo; he said &ldquo;that such work has helped me a lot. I can stand the grind better and I seem to have overcome an injury jinx.&rdquo;</p><p>One of the most injured men in hockey in the past, Mosdell has survived a broken leg, a cracked ankle, a broken wrist and a shattered arm in addition to miscellaneous other hurts.</p><p>Three screws hold the bone of his left arm in place and doctors have warned him that a severe blow might loosen the serews. His nose is as crooked as a dog&rsquo;s hind leg, the result of several breaks, and there&rsquo;s a deep gash in his left leg, a souvenir of a nasty skate wound.</p><p>Mosdell also has a trick knee and a varied assortment of facial scars.</p><p>Yet Mosdell says, &ldquo;Hockey has been good to me. I can truthfully say that I have enjoyed every minute in the National League and I&rsquo;d do it all over again if I had the opportunity to relive the last 13 years.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Even with the injuries?&rdquo; he was asked.</p><p>Mosdell grinned. &ldquo;They were all accidents. All of them. I can&rsquo;t believe that any player deliberately injures another.&rdquo;</p><p>Mosdell has been used on various lines. He was working with Richard when the Rocket got goal No. 400 in Chicago. Mosdell and Guy Rousseau, a junior up on lend-lease, supplied the assists in the history-making counter.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve worked with a lot of forward-line combinations,&rdquo; said Mosdell. &ldquo;Often I don&rsquo;t know who my linemates will be until I get on the ice.</p><p>&ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t think it makes much difference. You get to know the style of most of the players and can anticipate what they will do. As for the goals, sometimes you get the breaks, sometimes you don&rsquo;t.&rdquo;</p><p>Mosdell was born in Montreal July 13, 1922. He was a bright prospect with Montreal Royals juniors and moved from them in 1941 to Brooklyn Americans. For the next two seasons he was with the RCAF. In the 1944-45 campaign he was with both Canadiens and Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League. Since then he has been a regular with Canadiens.</p><h2>&ldquo;Night&rdquo; For Mo</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01197/1194040-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="916" height="920"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KENNY MOSDELL</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Montreal To Honor Mosdell With Special Night, Feb. 19

<div class="byline">LUNNY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Maurice Richard, first player in the history of the National Hockey League to attain the 400-goal mark, is skating toward another milestone in his illustrious career.</p><p>Unless sidelined by injuries, the Rocket will play his 700th regular league game with the Canadiens against the Detroit Red Wings at the Montreal Forum on Jan. 15.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02146/1194071-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="293" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Maurice Richard</b></figcaption></div><p>Earlier this season big Butch Bouchard, captain of the Habs, played his 700th game.</p><p>When Richard was honored at City Hall during a reception marking his 400th goal, Mayor Jean Drapeau said, &ldquo;I hope to have you back for another reception on the occasion of your 500th.&rdquo;</p><p>The Rocket interrupted: &ldquo;I hope to be back before that. We expect to win the Stanley Cup this season.&rdquo;</p><p>Richard was presented with a wood carving of a hunter. Kenny Mosdell, who set up the play and little Ti-Guy Rousseau, who made the final pass to the sharp-shooting right winger, also were given mementoes of the occasion.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rocket’s 700th Game Another Milestone In Fabulous Career

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0966/1194224-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="273" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jean Beliveau</b></figcaption></div><p><b>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</b></p><p><b>When Big Jean Beliveau finally signed with Montreal Canadiens at the beginning of the 1953-54 season after a fabulous career as a highly-paid &ldquo;amateur&rdquo;, there were many who predicted great things for him. There were others however, who predicted that he would find National Hockey League competition considerably less to his liking than the Quebec Senior League variety.</b></p><p><b>This latter group seemed justified in their criticism of the starry centre when he got off to slow start in 1953, mostly due to injuries. But then he picked up speed and finished 1954 with a rush.</b></p><p><b>Now, in his second season as a professional, Big Jean is finding things quite a bit more to his liking and is, right at the moment, one of the hottest things to hit the NHL in many a campaign.</b></p><p><b>He is running in second place in the individual scoring derby, two points back of teammate Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion. This past week he picked up three goals and four assists for seven points, boosting his totals to 18 goals and 22 assists for 40 points, two more than third-place Maurice (Rocket) Richard, another teammate.</b></p><p><b>Of course, linemate Geoffrion is still the current point leader but most observers figure its only a matter off time before he surrenders his perch to the king-size Beliveau. Always a notoriously slow starter, Big Jean is off and running now so everyone in his path had better stand clear!</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Player-of-the-Week

<h2><b>Big Crowd</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he biggest Detroit crowd of the season, 13,472, was on hand to gee the Red Wings come from behind to defeat the legaue-leading Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on January 2, and sta four points back of the Habs.</p><h2><b>Twenty Goals</b></h2><p>Three players have managed to hit the 20-goal mark for the season thus far. Montreal&rsquo;s Bernie Geoffrion and Maurice Richard have 24 and 21 respectively and New York&rsquo;s Danny Lewicki has 20 even.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3>STANDING ON WED. A.M. JAN. 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01182/1194193-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="604" height="186"></div><h3>RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2nd</h3><p>Dec. 29th&mdash;Canadiens 1 at Toronto 1</p><p>Dec. 30th&mdash;Chicago 4 at Canadiens 7</p><p>Dec. 30th&mdash;Toronto 1 at Detroit 4</p><p>Dec 30th&mdash;Boston 1 at Rangers 6</p><p>Jan. 1st&mdash;Detroit 1 at Canadiens 4</p><p>Jan. 1st&mdash;Chicago 2 at Toronto 2</p><p>Jan. 1st&mdash;Rangers 0 at Boston 4</p><p>Jan. 2nd&mdash;Canadiens 2 at Detroit 3</p><p>Jan. 2nd&mdash;Toronto 2 at Chicago 3</p><p>Jan. 2nd&mdash;Boston 3 at Rangers 3</p><h3>SCHEDULED GAMES FOR WEEK WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9th</h3><p>Jan. 5th&mdash;Boston at Toronto</p><p>Jan. 5th&mdash;Chicago at Rangers</p><p>Jan. Gth&mdash;Chicago at Canadiens</p><p>Jan. 6th&mdash;Boston at Detroit</p><p>Jan. 8th&mdash;Boston at Canadiens</p><p>Jan. 8th&mdash;Rangers at Toronto</p><p>Jan. 8th&mdash;Chicago at Detroit f</p><p>Jan. 9th&mdash;Canadiens at Rangers</p><p>Jan. 9th&mdash;Toronto at Boston</p><p>Jan. 9th&mdash;Detroit at Chicago</p><h3>WEDNESDAY, DEC. 29. Montreal 1 at Toronto 1</h3><p><b>Canadiens:</b> Goal: Plante; defense: Bouchard, Johnson, Harvey, MacPherson, St. Laurent; forwards: Geoffrion, Olmstead, Beliveau, Richard, Moore, Marshall, Mazur, Curry.</p><p><b>Toronto:</b> Goal: Lumley; defense: Morrison, Horton, Thomson, Bolton, Cahan; forwards: Kennedy, Nesterenko, Smith, Migay. Klukay, Solinger, Sloan, Armstrong, MacDonald. Bailey.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> Red Storey; linesmen: Bill Morrison and George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02162/1194186-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="604" height="474"></div><h3>THURSDAY, DEC. 30</h3><p><b>Chicago 4 nt Montreal 7</b></p><p><b>Chicago&mdash;</b> Goal: Rolilns; defense: Stanley Martin. Mortson, Hollingworth; forwards: Creighton, Prystai, McIntyre, Watson, Wilson, Mosienko, Mickoski, Jankowski, Toppazzini, McCormack, Sullivan. Litzenberger.</p><p><b>Canadiens&mdash;</b> Goal: Plante; defence: Harvey. MacPherson, Bouchard, Johnson, St. Laurent; forwards: Mosdell, Richard, Moore, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, Marshall, Curry, Mazur.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Scotty Morrison; linesmen: Doug Davies, Bill Roberts.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03131/1194179-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="600" height="730"></div><h3>Boston 1 ate New York 6</h3><p><b>Boston&mdash;</b> Goal: Henderson; defence: Armstrong, Godfrey, Quakenbush, Fla-man, Boivin; forwards: Sandford, Gardner, Chevrefils, Labine, McKenney, Bodnar, Mohns, Costello, Ferguson.</p><p><b>New York&mdash;</b> Goal: Worsley; defence: Irwin, H. Howell, Gadsby, Chrystal, Evans; forwards: R. Howell, Raleigh, Ronty, Laprade, Guidolin, Bathgate, Murphy, Conacher, Prentice, Popein, Lewicki.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Jerry Olinski; linesmen: Sammy Babcock, Dom Baolto.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04114/1194172-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="600" height="547"></div><h3>Toronto 1 at Detroit 4</h3><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defence: Thomson, Horton, Morrison, Cahan, Bolton; forwards: Smith, Kennedy, Armstrong, Solinger. Migay, Sloan, Nesterenko, Bailey, Klukay, MacDonald.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defence: Goldham. Pronovost, Kelly, Wolt, Zeniuk; forwards; Leswick, Pavelich, Skov, Howe, Delvecchio, Reibel, Davis, Wilson, Dineen, Stasiuk. Bonin.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Jack Mehlenbacher; linesmen: George Hayes, Jim Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0592/1194165-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="599" height="544"></div><h3>SATURDAY, JAN. 1st. 1955</h3><p><b>Chicago 2 at Toronto 2</b></p><p><b>Chicago</b>&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Stanley, Martin, Mortson, Hollingworth; forwards: Creighton, McIntyre, Prystai, Watson, Wilson, Mosienko, Mickoski, Jankowski, Litzenberger, Toppazzini, McCormack, Sullivan.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Morrison, Horton, Thomson, Cahan; forwards: Sloan, MacDonald, Armstrong Smith. Kennedy, Solinger, Migay, Nesterenko, Bailey, Klukay.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Frank Udvari; linesmen: Bill Morrison and Ralph Nattrass.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0682/1194158-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="603" height="496"></div><h3>New York 0 at Boston 4</h3><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Irwin. Gadsby, H. Howell, Chrystal, Evans; forwards: Bathgate, Prentice, Popein, R. Howell, Raleigh, Ronty, Laprade, Guidolin, Murphy, Conacher, Lewicki.</p><p><b>Boston</b>&mdash;Goal: Henderson; defense: Godfrey, Flaman, Laycoe, Armstrong, Quackenbush, Boivin; forwards: Chevrefils, Labine, McKenney, Sandford, Gardner Mohns, Costello, Ferguson, Bodnar.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Red Storey; linesmen: Sam Babcock and Cliff Thompson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02158/1194151-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="598" height="530"></div><h3>Detroit 1 at Canadiens4</h3><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Goldham, Kelly, Woit, Pronovost, Zeniuk; forwards: Delvecchio, Howe, Wilson, Leswick, Prystai, Pavelich, Skov, Reibel, Dinean, Stasiuk, Bonin.</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Bouchard, Johnson, St. Laurent, Harvey, Macpherson; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, Mosdell, Richard, Moore, Marshall, Curry Mazur, Blaine.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Bill Chadwick; linesmen: Jim Primeau, Doug Davies.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03137/1194144-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="600" height="472"></div><h3>SUNDAY, JAN. 2nd. 1955</h3><p><b>Toronto 2 at Chicago 3 (Played at St. Louis)</b></p><p><b>Chicago</b>&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Stanley, Martin, Mortson, Hollingworth; forwards: Creighton, McIntyre, Prystai, Watson, Wilson. Mosienko, Mickoski, dormack, Sullivan. Jankowski, Litzenberger, Toppazzini, Mc-</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Morrison, Horton, Thomson, Cahan; forwards: Sloan, MacDonald, Armstrong, Smith, Kennedy, Solinger, Migay, Nesterenko, Bailey, Klukay.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Frank Udvari; linesmen: Bill Morrison and Ralph Nattrass.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04106/1194137-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="601" height="514"></div><h3>Boston 3 at New York 3</h3><p><b>Boston</b>&mdash;Goal: Henderson; defense: Godfrey, Flaman, Laycoe, Armstrong, Quackenbush, Boivin; forwards: Chevrefils, Labine, McKenney, Sandford, Gardner, Mohns, Costello, Ferguson, Bodnar.</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Irwin, Gadsby, H. Howell, Chrystal Evans; forwards: Bathgate, Prentice, Popein, R. Howell, Raleigh, Ronty, Laprade, Guidolin, Murphy, Conacher, Lewicki.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0679/1194130-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="618" height="466"></div><h3>Canadiens 2 at Detroit 3</h3><p><b>Canadiens</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Bouchard, St. Laurent, Johnson, MacPherson; forwards: Mosdell, Richard, Moore, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Curry, Marshall, Mazur, Olmstead, Blaine.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Goldham, Kelly, Woit, Pronovost, Zeniuk; forwards: Skov, Leswick, Pavelich, Howe, Bonin, Stasiuk, Wilson, Dineen, Davis, Reibel, Delvecchio.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Bill Chadwick; linesmen: George Hayes and Red Dunn.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-0762/1194123-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="602" height="562"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Including games of Sun., Jan. 2)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0772/1194116-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="601" height="4183"></div><h3><b>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS FOR SEASON 1954-1955 GOALKEEPERS RECORD</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1813/1194109-1-eng-US/f0019-182.jpg" title="f0019-18" width="593" height="499"></div><h3><b>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1913/1194102-1-eng-US/f0019-192.jpg" title="f0019-19" width="598" height="164"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By HERB RALBY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01197/1194255-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MILT SCHMIDT</b></figcaption></div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>His knee was still gimpy. The old desire to get back in action was waning because he didn&rsquo;t feel he any longer could help the team.</p><p>So Milt Schmidt, one of hockey&rsquo;s greatest performers, decided to hang up his skates after 16 &frac12; years with the Bruins in the National Hockey League.</p><p>Before Schmidt officially took over his new duties as Bruins&rsquo; coach, succeeding Lynn Patrick, now manager exclusively, he explained his sudden decision.</p><p>The 3 6-year-old Schmidt, the last of the Bruins&rsquo; famed Kraut line, had planned to play this year and act as assistant coach to Patrick. He already had signed a two year contract to coach the club, starting next fall.</p><p>&ldquo;My knee is still loose, won&rsquo;t be right for a long while,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;Suddenly I&rsquo;ve realized how much longer it takes me to get over an injury now.</p><p>&ldquo;That old desire to get back in the lineup isn&rsquo;t there as a result,&rdquo; he went on. &ldquo;Furthermore I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;m as valuable to the team as some young fellow might be. I&rsquo;d just be keeping some young player from developing if I hung on. That player could do just what I&rsquo;ve been doing and better. Besides he&rsquo;d be getting the necessary experience. This was my last year anyway.&rdquo;</p><h2>All Star Three Times</h2><p>Schmidt was lacing up his boots prior to taking over officially by handling the practice session.</p><p>&ldquo;There just comes a time when you have to make up your mind you&rsquo;re through,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I made up my mind on that week-end trip. I wasn&rsquo;t right physically. I&rsquo;m glad now. Ill never put on a uniform again.</p><p>&ldquo;These skates,&rdquo; he grinned looking at the new pair of boots he had broken in this year, &ldquo;should last me forever now.&rdquo;</p><p>During his brilliant career with the Bruins, which extends back to 1936-37, when he came up from Providence as a kid of 17, Schmidt has been named to the NHL All-Star team three times, has played on two Stanley Cup champions, has won the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player and has led the league in scoring.</p><p>The highlight of his career, he says without hesitation, was the March night in 1952, when he and his old Kraut line buddy, Woody Dumart, were given a night.</p><p>&ldquo;I scored my 200th goal that night,&rdquo; he recalled. &ldquo;Assisting me were Woody and Bobby Bauer. Bobby came out of retirement just for that night. 1&rsquo;11 never forget it, the goal, the ovation we got from the fans. That definitely was the highlight of my career.&rdquo;</p><p>There have been lots of other high spots in his career, none of which, however, come up to that night. For example, he says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll never forget my first major league goal in Chicago in 1937&mdash;playing on my first Stanley Cup team&mdash;winning the most valuable player trophy&mdash;the tremendous ovation the Kraut line got when we left for the service in February of 1942&mdash;and the ovation we got when we returned in the fall of 1945.&rdquo;</p><p>Schmidt, sidelined with an injured knee for three weeks, acted as coach during that interim. His record was four wins and a tie in seven games.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to coach the Bruins the same way I played,&rdquo; he declared. &ldquo;I gave everything I had every second I played my 19 years with the club. I expect my players to do so, too. Otherwise they won&rsquo;t play or be with us long. This is going to be a fighting team. The boys will hustle out there no matter whether we&rsquo;re winning 1-0 or losing 190. We&rsquo;ll give the fans their money&rsquo;s worth.&rsquo;</p><p>Fans who watched Schmidt&rsquo;s aggressive style of play can expect the Bruins to revive their old tag, bruising Bruins once again. During his seven-game tenure as coach, Milt really had the club all hopped up.</p><p>&ldquo;No reason why he can&rsquo;t do it again,&rdquo; said Lynn Patrick. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s got lots of enthusiasm and new ideas. He&rsquo;ll get the most out of players because he is an inspirational leader.&rdquo;</p><p>Schmidt played on the Bruins&rsquo; Stanley Cup clubs in 1939 and &lsquo;41&hellip;He was named to the All-Star team in 1939-40, &lsquo;46-&rsquo;47 and &lsquo;50-&rsquo;51&hellip;In 1950-51 he was also named Hart Trophy winner&hellip;With Schmidt taking over the coaching chores, Patrick is now free to devote his time exclusively to the many duties as manager&hellip;Patrick, incidentally, ended his National Hockey League coaching career six years to the day he was appointed Rangers pilot back on Dec. 22, 1948&hellip;Patrick plans to &ldquo;hit the road&rdquo; on scouting trips, looking over Bruins prospects and others as. well&hellip;Schmidt&rsquo;s elevation to coach left the Bruins&rsquo; captaincy vacant&hellip;Following a recent practice the Bruins held an election and picked Ed Sandford as Milt&rsquo;s successor&hellip;Schmidt had been captain for several years&hellip;The election set a precedent&hellip;Hitherto captains had always been appointed by the front office&hellip;Schmidt who made his debut as Bruins&rsquo; boss officially against the Chicago Black Hawks Christmas night at the Garden, had one decision made for him at practice session&hellip;He hadn&rsquo;t decided upon his goalie for that game&hellip;But Jim Henry aggravated his groin injury in practice and will be idle for two weeks&hellip;So rookie John Henderson was in the nets&hellip;Leo Boivin missed the drill in favor of treatments for his charley-horse&hellip;But he&rsquo;ll work out again and he should be alright soon. Leo Labine skated at practice, reported his sore shoulder much better is still doubtful participant for a while. If Leo can&rsquo;t play Milt plans to use Gus Bodnar in his spot with Don McKenney and Real Chevrefils&hellip;Milt likewise intends to reunite the defense pair of Bob Armstrong and Warren Godfrey&hellip;They were the Bruins&rsquo; top defense duo a year ago and started together this season&hellip;Bruins have retired Schmidt&rsquo;s number 15 jersey&hellip;That number joins other Bruins immortals&rsquo; jerseys in retirement as Eddie Shore&rsquo;s 2; Fred Hitchman&rsquo;s 3 and Dit Clapper&rsquo;s 5.</p><h2><b>Has Knee Trouble</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Not Right Physically, Uncle Miltie Hangs UP Blades For Coach’s job

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Northland PROFESSIONAL

<h2><b>New 100 Club Member</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>ay Ceresino left wing of the Providence Reds in the American Hockey League scored the 100th goal of his AHL career on December 19, in a 3-2 game against the Springfield Indians, which was won by the Reds.</p><h2><b>MVP Now In AHL</b></h2><p>George (Dusty) Blair of the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League was the most valuable player last season in the Quebec Hockey League while with the Ottawa Senators.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3>STANDING ON TUES. A.M. JAN. 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01196/1194370-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="608" height="194"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Including games of Sun., Jan. 2)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02160/1194363-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="586" height="506"></div><h3>LEADERS</h3><p><b>Most Goals</b>&mdash;Eddie Olson, Clev., 25</p><p><b>Most Assists</b>&mdash;Zellio Toppazzini, Pro. 31</p><p><b>Best Goalie</b>&mdash;Gil Mayer, Pittsburgh, 32, 93, 0 2. 91</p><p><b>Most Shutouts</b>&mdash;Hank Bassen, Buff. 2.</p><p><b>Most Penalized Player</b>&mdash;Pat Egan, Providence, 78 minutes</p><p><b>Most Penalized Team</b>&mdash;Buffalo, 473 min</p><h3>TUESDAY, DEC. 28</h3><p><b>Springfield 3 at Providence 8</b></p><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Providence Reds came up with their strongest attack of the season in blasting first-place Springfield Indians 8-3 in an American Hockey League clash before a 3 982 crowd at the Auditorium.</p><p>Ken Davies and Zellio Toppazzini paced the Reds with two goals each. Pete Kapusta, Paul Larivee, Jack Stoddard and Chuck Scherza made the others.</p><p>Jim Anderson scored two for the Indians. Eddie Leier got the other one.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03135/1194356-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="599" height="734"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY DEC. 29</h3><p><b>Pittsburgh 1 at Hershey 3</b></p><p>HERSHEY. PA.&mdash;Hershey Bears Wound up their 1954 portion of the American Hockey League season by handing Pittsburgh Hornets a 3-1 defeat</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04104/1194349-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="601" height="338"></div><h3>Springfield 5 at Cleveland 4</h3><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;Two last-period goals by Walt Atanas and Elliott Chorley gave Springfield Indiana a 5-4 victory over Cleveland Barons in an American Hockey League game before 7,356 fans, largest crowd of the season here.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0588/1194342-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="601" height="670"></div><h3>THURSDAY, DEC. 30</h3><p><b>Buffalo 4 at Providence 6</b></p><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Coach Pat Egan scored two goals within 23 seconds&mdash;while his team held a manpower advantage over Buffalo&mdash;to spark Providence Reds to a 6-4.</p><p>Chuck Blair and Ken Hayden had both scored for the Bisons early in the opening period and the two 30-foot blasts by Egan, from practically the same spot on the right, tied it up.</p><p>Guy Gendron put the Reds ahead at 1.18 of the second frame. Ray Ross and Zellio Toppazzini also scored for the winners in the second to make it 5-2. Hartly McLeod narrowed the margin with a goal for the Bisons.</p><p>Ken Wharram&rsquo;s tally at 13.44 in the finale left Buffalo only one behind but Check Scherza&rsquo;s shot into an open net 12 seconds before the end clinched the Providence victory.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0771/1194335-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="601" height="671"></div><h3>SATURDAY, JAN. 1</h3><p><b>Providence 6 at Cleveland 1</b></p><p>CLEVELAND,&mdash;Fred Glover, Leading scorer in the American Hockey League, scored four goals as Cleveland Barons drubbed Providence Reds 6-1.</p><p>The veteran rightwing scored once in the first, twice in the second, and once in the third to become the second player in the league to score four goals in one game this season. His teammate, Eddie Olson, was the first.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0868/1194328-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="598" height="633"></div><h3>Buffalo 5 at Hershey 5</h3><p>HERSHHY&mdash;Buffalo bison staged a three-goal rally in the third period to tie Hershey Bears 5-5 in an american Hockey League game.</p><p>Skip teal of the Bears, attempting to clear a shot by Chuck Blair, drove the puck into his own net to give the Bisons their first goal.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0962/1194321-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="600" height="710"></div><h3>Springfield 3 at Pittsburgh 4</h3><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Bob Hassard tallied at 19.10, of the final period to cap a rally that gave Pittsburgh Hornets a 4-3 victory over the front-running-Springfield Indians.</p><p>The win snapped a four-game Hornet losing streak and gave them exclusive possession of second place as Hershey and Buffalo played to a 5-5 tie and Cleveland defeated Providence 6-1. Hershey and Providence had shared the runner up spot with Pittsburgh.</p><p>In the second period, springfield grabbed a 2-1 lead on goals by Doug McMurdy and Elliott Chorley. Bob Sabourin scored for Pittsburgh in the same period.</p><p>In the third, Willie Marshall and Marc Resume made it 3-2 for Pittsburgh with two quick goals. The Indians grabbed the lead again when Buddy Boone scored at 17.32 but Hassard clinched it with 50 seconds left.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1053/1194314-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="592" height="502"></div><h3>SUNDAY, JANUARY 2</h3><p><b>Cleveland 8 at Springfield 2</b></p><p><b>SPRINGFIELD</b>&mdash;Cleveland Barons scored five goals in the third period to whip the League-Leading Springfield Indians 8-2.</p><p>Gal Stearns and American League Top scorer, veteran Fred Glover, were the Chief Marksmen for the Barons, netting two goals apiece. Glover scored four goals against Providence Saturday night.</p><p>Eric Pogue, Johnny McLellan, Joe Lund and Glen Sonmor were the other Cleveland scorers.</p><p>Walter Atanas and Harry Pidhirny tallied for the Indians.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1144/1194307-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="595" height="805"></div><h3>Hershey 2 at Buffalo 2</h3><p>BUFFALO,&mdash;Ken Wharramg adn Pierre Pilote scored a pair of third-period goals to give the cellar-dwelling Buffalo Bisons a 2-2 overtime tie with Hershey Bears.</p><p>Hershey took a 2-0 lead in the first period on tallies by Lionel Heinrich and Don Cherry.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1242/1194300-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="608" height="580"></div><h3>Pittsburgh 2 at Providence 2</h3><p><b>PROVIDENCE</b>&mdash;Pittsburgh Hornets and Providence Reds played to a 2-2 overtime tie, after Gerry Foley scored the Equalizer for the Hornets in the third period.</p><p>Paul Larivee&rsquo;s goal gave the Reds a first-period lead, but Marc Reaume tied it up in the second period.</p><p>The Reds again took the lead when Guy Gendron tallied at 3.55 of the third period, but Foley netted less than a minute later.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1713/1194293-1-eng-US/f0019-172.jpg" title="f0019-17" width="596" height="547"></div><h2><b>Close Miss By Indians</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-0680/1194286-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="1776" height="1532"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BELIEVE IT OR NOT, but the Springfield Indians didn&rsquo;t score on this play, although it would seem from all appearances that the puck (arrow) had eluded Hershey goaler Gordie Henry&rsquo;s outstretched stick and was headed into the cage. Actually, Henry deflected the disc seconds before this picture was taken and it rolled just wide of the gaping net. Rushing to Henry&rsquo;s aid is Don Cherry.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By GEOFFREY FISHER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01207/1194432-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BUN COOK&hellip;&hellip;Has Recipe</b></figcaption></div><p><b>CLEVELAND, Ohio</b></p><p>A triumphant record which rivals that of the Roman emperors crashes headlong into its greatest test in many years this month as Cleveland&rsquo;s normally irrepressible Barons hurl themselves into a 10-game road invasion.</p><p>The record is that of Coach Bun Cook, the most astounding in all professional hockey.</p><p>Cook&rsquo;s past performance chart in coaching reads along the lines of a fairy tale. Nobody could be that good&mdash;except this 50-year-old one-time star of the New York Rangers&mdash;but he has the record book to prove he is.</p><p>Here are the facts as they appear in cold black type on the American Hockey League roll call:</p><p>Seventeen years of coaching. Nine times first in the league standings.</p><p>Seven times winners of the Calder Cup, emblematic of the playoff championship.</p><p>Sixteen times in the playoff championships.</p><p>Lifetime record, up to the start of this season, 1,043 games. Only 353 losses.</p><p>In 17 seasons Cook has only failed once to get his club into the playoffs for the league crown.</p><p>He was good at Providence between the years of 1937 and 1943.</p><p>He was sensational at Cleveland from 1943 to 1949.</p><p>But the non-believers were apt to say anybody could win championships, anybody could coach winning teams, anybody could look good when the finest playing talent outside the major leagues was available.</p><p>That&rsquo;s what many said of Cook during the years he ran the Cleveland club under the ownership of the fabulous Al Sutphin.</p><p>Sutphin, the red-tie sportsman, who dressed his ushers, his family and all his closest friends in bright red ties as a symbol of his flamboyant ownership, packed the Cleveland Barons with &ldquo;name&rdquo; stars. He bought, swapped, developed and nurtured players with color, gate appeal and ability.</p><p>He brought in ex-National League greats when they still had good years left. He built an amazing farm system from California to North Bay and in between.</p><p>He gave a coach the best that money or smart swapping could produce.</p><p>With it Bun Cook led his Barons to first place four times in six seasons. With it Cook won two playoff crowns and went to the finals&rsquo; on two other drives.</p><p>Then Sutphin sold his Barons. The end of a swashbuckling era in Cleveland hockey was at hand.</p><p>The new operators brought in James C. Hendy, one-time South American coffee expert, public relations ace, ex-president of the United States Hockey League and long-time editor of hockey&rsquo;s Who&rsquo;s Who.</p><p>The golden decade of sports, which followed on the heels of the war, was at an end. It was the period for pulling in the nets. Retrenching, economizing, getting by on as little as the objective dictated.</p><p>This was 1949. Cook went to work with Hendy&rsquo;s first crew.</p><p>They won the league title and went to the finals of the playoffs.</p><p>Now the wholesale shuffling of players hit full stride. There were imports by the batches, exports, sales and trades.</p><p>It was 1951. Led by Cook, the Barons took all the gold and the glory. They won the title and the playoffs.</p><p>Again Hendy traded, Hendy sold and Hendy brought up youngsters. It was 1952. Cook&rsquo;s Barons finished second in the league and were rocked out of the first playoff round. More new players in 1953. The Barons went all the way again to fame and fortune, winning everything.</p><p>Last season Cook and his Barons ended up third and started to heat up in time to wallop Buffalo and Hershey out of the playoff picture for another Calder Cup.</p><p>Now it&rsquo;s Cook&rsquo;s 18th campaign of sending forth hockey clubs on the silvery surfaces of the American Hockey League.</p><p>It&rsquo;s the toughest, best-balanced circuit Cook has ever encountered. After nearly half the season only a few games separate the top club from the bottom.</p><p>Cook and his Barons have been floundering about most of the season in the lower echelons. As they head into the treacherous month of January, with 10 games on the road and three at home, they face a mountainous task of staying alive.</p><p>But Hendy, the master swapper, has returned from the market with a basket of new groceries. They are named Glen Sonmor, Joe Lund, Ian Cushanen and Eric Pogue.</p><p>The league will be watching Cook&rsquo;s latest recipe.</p><h2><b>Faces Big Task</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Bun Cook Puts Impressive Record On Line As Barons Bid For Title

<h2><b>Standings</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>o changes were made from the order in which the clubs finished the previous week. Edmonton and New Westminster remain tied for first place with 41 points with the Flyers having two games in hand over the Royals.</p><h2><b>Scoring</b></h2><p>Calgary continues to lead the team scoring with 149 goals in 35 games for an average of 4.25 goals per game. They also lead in assists with 218 and total points with 367. Edmonton is the most penalized team with 444 minutes.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><h3>STANDING ON MONDAY A.M. DEC. 27</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01213/1194571-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="603" height="201"></div><h3>RESULTS</h3><p><b>Tuesday December 21st</b></p><p>New West. 6 at Vancouver 0; Victoria</p><p>2 at Calgary 6.</p><p><b>Wednesday December 22nd</b></p><p>Victoria 1 at Edmonton 4.</p><p><b>Thursday December 23rd</b></p><p>Victoria 5 at Saskatoon 5.</p><p><b>Saturday December 25th</b></p><p>Vancouver 0 at New West. 2; Victoria</p><p>2 at Calgary 5; Saskatoon 1 at Edmonton 3.</p><h3>TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21</h3><p><b>New Westminster 6 at Vancouver 0</b></p><p><b>New Westminster</b>&mdash;Goal: Decitene; defence: Laviti, Sinclair, Bergeron, Bedard; forwards: McNab, Dorohoy, McLean, Adam, Love, Bradley, Fielder, Fashoway, Zarie.</p><p><b>Vancouver</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower: defence: Houghton, Dick, Landen, Fontinato; forwards: Reeve, Dea, Johnson, Wylie, McCullough, Cyr, Ford, Senick, Gooden.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02177/1194564-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="596" height="632"></div><h3>Victoria 2 at Calgary 6</h3><p><b>Victoria:</b> Goal: Pelletier; defence: Durham, Clune, Keating, Davidson, Bucyk; forwards: Macauley, Hebenton, Anderson, Achtymichuk, Kuzma, Kilburn, Reay, Dorohoy, Marquess.</p><p><b>Calgary:</b> Goal: Brennan; defence: Kyle, Michaluk. Coburn, S. Hucul; forwards: Couture, Lundy, Pargeter, F. Hucul, Witiuk, Scott, Barry, McFadden, Finney.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> George Cullen; linesman: Eddie Wares.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03153/1194557-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="604" height="733"></div><h3>THURSDAY. DEC, 23.</h3><p><b>Victoria 5 at Saskatoon 5</b></p><p><b>Victoria:</b> Goal: Pelletier; defence: Durham, Clune, Keating, Davidson, Bucyk; forwards: Macauley, Hebenton, Achty-michuk, Anderson. Kilburn, Kuzma, Reay, Dorohoy, Marquess.</p><p><b>Saskatoon:</b> Goal: Stevenson; defence: Kaiser, Ross, Forbes, Milford; forwards: Kobussen, Kullman, Manson, Robertson, McLeod, Lynn, Kukulowicz, Haley, Lamoureux, D. Bentley.</p><p><b>Referee:</b> George Cullen; linesman: Merv Clouston.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04135/1194550-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="609" height="520"></div><h3>SATURDAY, DEC. 25</h3><p><b>Vancouver 0 at New Westminster 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0697/1194543-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="593" height="767"></div><h3>Victoria 2 at Calgary 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0881/1194536-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="596" height="700"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0977/1194529-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="598" height="638"></div><h2><b>Four Shutouts</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05115/1194522-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="1190" height="1493"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LUCIEN DECHENE</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Talking Stop</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-0787/1194515-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="1030" height="1375"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TWO OF THE WHL&rsquo;S top goaltenders, Johnny Bower, left, of the Vancouver Canucks and Marcel Pelletier, of the Victoria Cougars, chat following a game in Vancouver. It is possible that Marcel was asking Johnny about his recent trip to New York, where he filled in for the injured Lome (Gump) Worsley with the Rangers of the NHL.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Photo Courtesy Vancouver Province)</span></figcaption></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Includes games of Sat. Dec. 25)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1075/1194508-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="600" height="1402"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1166/1194501-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="596" height="290"></div><h3>LEADERS</h3><p><b>MOST GOALS:</b> Bronco Horvath, Edm. 19.</p><p><b>MOST ASSISTS:</b> Guyle Fielder, NW. 33</p><p><b>MOST GAME WINNING GOALS:</b> Sid Finney, Cal. 4; Bronco Horvath, Edm. 4.</p><p><b>MOST FIRST GOAL OF GAME:</b> Bronco Horvath, Edm. 6.</p><h3>PENALTIES IN MINUTES</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1261/1194494-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="604" height="298"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW WESTMINSTER, B.C.&mdash;Kenny Mackenzie, co-owner of New Westminster Royals of the Western Hockey League, said recently, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s not a chance in the world of us folding&mdash;and I mean it.&rdquo;</p><p>He was replying to reports of rumors in eastern Canada that the Royals, currently tied for top of the WHL heap, might fold.</p><p>Mackenzie said he was having trouble paying the high rent on Queen&rsquo;s Park Arena here and needed 3,700 to 4,000 fans a game to operate successfully. He said the average attendance was 3,000. He added that if he could not come to terms with the New Westminster park board, owners of the arena, he would consider switching the franchise to another city. However, he declined to say what cities he was considering.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Royals Are Not Folding

<div class="byline">By STAN MOHER</div><p>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;</p><p>Time was when hockey rivalry between Edmonton and Calgary was the closest thing to the Hatfields and McCoys since&mdash;the Hatfields and McCoys.</p><p>That was nigh on thirty years ago, son, when the Eskimos of Edmonton and the Tigers of Calgary were listed with the few professional teams in the country, west or east.</p><p>&lsquo;Duke&rsquo; Keats, &lsquo;Bullet Joe&rsquo; Simpson, Art Gagne, Ty Arbour, Bob Trapp, and others manned the Esk roster. &lsquo;The Cowtown&rsquo;, as Edmontonians were accustomed to refer disdainfully to Calgary in those days, was represented by Mervyn (Red) Dutton, &lsquo;Cully&rsquo; Wilson, Herb Gardiner, Harry Oliver and other hard knocking puck rustlers.</p><p>An Eskimo-Tiger encounter almost automatically produced fireworks, the rival tongs being led by Keats and Dutton, respectively.</p><p>Many a night stickhandlingwizard Keats required a police escort to get out of Calgary&rsquo;s Victoria Arena in one piece. Tiger followers hated his guts. But they hated to stay home too, when he was in town. Certain of his hand to hand clashes with the flamboyant Dutton survive as classics in the field of fisticuffs on skates.</p><p>Back there at the beginning we wrote &lsquo;time was when hockey rivalry between Edmonton and Calgary, etc., etc.&rsquo; Now it appears the rivalry, never really extinguished over the years, has flared up with its oldtime intensity.</p><p>Nowadays the teams are known as the Flyers and Stampeders and on the night of Saturday, Dec. 18, they contrived to stage as roistering an exhibition as Calgary&rsquo;s new Corral has known and one that would have done credit even to the Eskimos and Tigers.</p><p>Flyer defenceman Larry Zeidel and Cowboy rearguard Fred Hucul first staged a Pier Six brawl on the ice to touch off the explosion. This was a pretty plain and fancy slugfest&mdash;one that saw many more solid punches landed than usually is the case in a &lsquo;hockey fight.&rsquo;</p><p>Then it was the turn of Stamp coach Frank Currie to &lsquo;take on&rsquo; Zeidel. Currie, so Zeidel maintained, called him &lsquo;a name&rsquo;&mdash;one that reflected on his religion. In retaliation Zeidel spat in Currie&rsquo;s face.</p><p>Later Currie was quoted as saying: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t mind Zeidel spitting on me, but I was afraid of getting rabies.&rdquo; To which Zeidel retorted: &ldquo;He hollered at me. I wanted to make it right. I spat on his face.&rdquo;</p><p>Flyer coach &lsquo;Bud&rsquo; Poile was up to his neck in the rumble before it finished. Regarding Currie&rsquo;s reference to &ldquo;rabies&rdquo;, Poile said: &ldquo;The guy is going downhill now. He&rsquo;s grasping at straws.&rdquo;</p><p>There were many more charges and counter charges and Western Hockey league president Al Leader was slated to investigate the flare-up with a view to trying to place the blame if any, where it belonged.</p><p>Oh, yes&hellip;the teams tied 4-4, with the Stampeders coming off a 0-3 deficit early in the second period to gain a draw. But no one was talking scoreboard when this one was over.</p><p>They were talking darkly of &lsquo;next time&rsquo; and what would happen.</p><h2><b>In Middle</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03113/1194664-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="586" height="901"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LARRY ZEIDEL</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Edmonton-Calgary Feud Resumes As Stampeders, Flyers Engage In Brawl

<h2><b>Top Sniper</b></h2><p>Montreal Royals&rsquo; Orval Tessier leads all QHL goal scorers with 25, six better than the next best man.</p><h2><b>Still Leads</b></h2><p>Kay Powell of the Quebee Aces continues to pare QHL pointmakers with 60 points on 19 goals and 31 assists.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3>STANDING ON TUES. A.M. JAN. 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01187/1194737-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="610" height="170"></div><h3>TUESDAY DECEMBER 28</h3><p><b>Shawinigan 3 at Montreal 2</b></p><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: R. Perreault; defense: Lamirande, Talbot, Leger, Hodgson, Turner; forwards: Desaulniers, F. Perrault, J. P. Denis, Broden. Provost, Faulkner, Kachur, Wray, Grosse.</p><p>Royals&mdash;Goal: Hodge: defense: Rousseau, Harmon, Roche, Dewsbury; forwards: Masnick, Blaine, Hildebrand, Tessier, Burchell, Burnett, Laplante, Kowalchuk, L. Denis, Shvetz.</p><p>Referee: Charlie Deziel; linesmen: Jim Haggarty, Jim Slater.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02155/1194730-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="618" height="704"></div><h3>SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1955</h3><p><b>Chicoutimi 4 at Quebec 3</b></p><p>Chicoutimi&mdash;Goal: Evans; defense, Glaude, Roy, Taillefer, McNab; forwards: Locas, Dube, Dussault, L. Smrke, S. Smrke, Bartlett, TopoIl, Power. Leger, Hicks.</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Gatherum; defense: Hay Houle, Crozier, Levandoski; forwards: Powell, Uniac, Groleau, Buchanan, Henry, Tremblay, Regan, Thibault.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03137/1194723-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="606" height="667"></div><h3>Shawinigan 0 at Royals 5</h3><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: R. Perreault; defense: Leger, Talbot, Lamirande, Turner, Hodgson; forwards: J. Denis; Desaulniers, Wray, Provost, F. Perreault, Kachur, Thomson, Broden, Grosse, Faulkner.</p><p><b>Royals:</b>&mdash;Goal: Hodge; defense; Rousseau, Bownass, Roche, Harmon, Dewsbury; Forwards: Shvetz, Blaine, Kowalchuk, Masnick, Tessier, Burchells, Burnett, L. Denis, Hildebrand, Laplante, Pronovost.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0582/1194716-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="596" height="663"></div><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: Hodge; defense: Harmon, Rousseau, Dewsbury, Bownass, Roche; forwards: Johnson, Tessier, Burnett, Burchell, Denis, Hildebrand, Laplante, Masnick, Pronovost</p><p><b>Valleyfield</b>&mdash;Goal: Payette; defense: Ernst, Deslauriers, Collins, Needham; forwards: Joannette, Corriveau, Bougie, Dubuc, Kwong, Haworth, Cline, Leclair, Gagnon, Howe.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0667/1194709-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="594" height="813"></div><h2>THE POINT PARADE</h2><p><b>(Includes games of Sun. Jan. 2)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-0760/1194702-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="606" height="1510"></div><h2><b>Two Reasons Why Cats Lead League</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04103/1194695-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="1746" height="1454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>FERN PERREAULT</b></p><p><b>GERRY DESAULNIERS</b></p></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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QUEBEC LEAGUE

<p>Valleyfield, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Defensman Glen Harmon of the Montreal Royals celebrated his birthday in rather robust fashion this year.</p><p>At 6.03 of the first period of the Valleyfield-Montreal game here on January 2, his birthday, Harmon got into a brawl with Georges Bougie of the Braves and drew a match misconduct penalty from refree Jimmy Slater.</p><p>The penalty automatically calls for his ejection from the game. Bougie also was hit with a match misconduct by Slater.</p><p>The game was the second of the day for the Royals, they having played the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts earlier in the day at Montreal.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Sad Birthday For Hannon

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01191/1194816-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LULU DENIS&hellip;&hellip;Royals&rsquo; Little Scorer</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>In a hockey circuit where the manpower turnover is so rapid as prevailing in the Quebec League, it&rsquo;s extremely rare to find a man who can boast 100 goals.</p><p>Thus 120 tallies in six seasons is phenomenal. Such distinction has been achieved by only such hardy perennials as Rosaire &ldquo;KiToute&rdquo; Joannette and Andre Corriveau, the long-service stripers with the Valleyfield Braves, though there may be one or two others discovered after diligent research.</p><p>Before we are whistled to a halt at the blue line, let it be rapidly stated, that reference is made strictly to tallies collected in the QHL and its forerunner, the QSHL. For there may be hardy veterans who have come from the American League, like Ray Powell of Quebec Aces, who can point to some impressive totals, were service in two or more leagues combined.</p><p>This Lulu, subject of this citation, is Louis Gilbert Denis, hustling, little right winger with the Montreal Royals. He says he was tagged &ldquo;Lulu&rdquo; by an uncle. This relative could have been familiar with the poems of. Robert W. Service, and their many parodies.</p><p>Wasn&rsquo;t there an old ballad about a lady named Lulu Lou for whom anybody might shoot a Dan McGrew.</p><p>Our Lulu, the hard-working right winger, was born July 7, 1928 at Vonda, Sask., but unlike so many Prairie chickens who came east with a pair of skates to seek fame and fortune, Lulu arrived in Montreal while still a small boy, when his family trecked east.</p><p>The outdoor rinks of Notre Dame de Grace and Royals&rsquo; organization can take all the credit for his development as a rapidroamer of the right aisles.</p><p>In those little black books in which Frank Carlin, former coach, now business manager of the Royals, keeps data on every player who ever skated just once in Royals&rsquo; cause, Lulu Denis&rsquo; career is carefully chronicled.</p><p>In six seasons prior to the current operations, Denis has fired exactly 120 goals. The National Hockey League Press & Radio Guide indicates that Lulu had a side trip to Buffalo in 1952-53 and tryouts on the lend-lease scheme three other seasons with the NHL Canadiens, but his main output has been for Royals.</p><p>Denis&rsquo; best season was 195051, when, in 58 games, he shot 24 tallies, with 30 assists for 54 points to hold first place on the club&rsquo;s production line. He had 24 goals, 23 helpings for 47 points in 1949-50, which gave him sixth place on the club&rsquo;s honor roll. He has been in the first ten with the Royals each year of service.</p><p>Carlin says of Denis&mdash;&ldquo;Travel the length and breadth of the country and you&rsquo;ll never find a player who will be out there game after game, skating swiftly, digging, cheeking, shooting, trying, giving you all he&rsquo;s got. I sometimes marvel at his great desire. It must be because he has a deep instinct for the game of hockey.&rdquo;</p><p>Though he has generally been highly productive, Lulu is a twoway hockey player in the fullest sense. So long as the ebb and flow of the shifts of lines will allow it, Pete Morin has Denis out there killing off penalties, in addition to taking his regular turn as the sides are at even strength.</p><p>If such baubles were handed around in hockey he&rsquo;d hold the long service medal with the club, for Glenn Harmon has played for Royals three years, Skippy Burchell two, Ray Laplante, Gary Blaine, Orval Tessier and Ernie Roche are second year men and the rest of the boys are freshmen.</p><p>Lulu is sort of an anchor man. When a new season begins Carlin and Morin start putting down names and it goes something like this &ldquo;Well, to begin with there&rsquo;s Lulu. Sure we gotta have Lulu. Let&rsquo;s go on from there&hellip;&rdquo;</p><p>At 140 pounds and 5&rsquo;8&rdquo;, he&rsquo;s a remarkable parcel of hockey material.</p><h2><b>Lamplighter Lulu</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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“Legendary Little Lulu” Has Scored 120 As Royal

<h2>DECEMBER</h2><p>Tue. 21&mdash;Valleyfield at Montreal</p><p>Wed. 22&mdash;Chicoutimi at Quebec</p><p>Thu. 23&mdash;Quebec at Chicoutimi</p><p>Sun. 26&mdash;Montreal at Quebec Chicoutimi at Valleyfield</p><p>Tue. 28&mdash;Shawinigan at Montreal</p><h2>JANUARY</h2><p>Sun. 2&mdash;Chicoutimi at Quebec Shawinigan at Montreal 2.30 P.M.</p><p>Montreal at Valleyfield 8.30 P.M.</p><p>Tue. 4&mdash;Montreal at Shawinigan</p><p>Thu. 6&mdash;Quebec at Chicoutimi 2.30 P.M.</p><p>Montreal at Valleyfield 8.30 P.M.</p><p>Sun. 9&mdash;Quebec at Montreal Shawinigan at Chicoutimi</p><p>Tue. 11&mdash;Montreal at Quebec Valleyfield at Shawinigan</p><p>Wed. 12&mdash;Chicoutimi at Valleyfield</p><p>Thu. 13&mdash;Valleyfield at Montreal Chicoutimi at Shawinigan</p><p>Sat. 14&mdash;Valleyfield at Chicoutimi</p><p>Sun. 16&mdash;Chicoutimi at Montreal Valleyfield at Quebec</p><p>Tue. 18&mdash;Quebec at Valleyfield Montreal at Chicoutimi</p><p>Wed. 19&mdash;Chicoutimi at Quebec</p><p>Thu. 20&mdash;Montreal at Shawinigan Chicoutimi at Valleyfield</p><p>Sun. 23&mdash;Shawinlgan at Valleyfield Quebec at Montreal</p><p>Tue. 25&mdash;Valleyfield at Shawinigan</p><p>Wed. 26&mdash;Shawinigan at Quebec Valleyfield at Chicoutimi</p><p>Thu. 27&mdash;Quebec at Shawinigan Chicoutimi at Montreal</p><p>Sun. 30&mdash;Chicoutimi at Shawinigan</p><p>Valleyfield at Montreal 2.30 p.m.</p><p>Montreal at Valleyfield 8.30 pan.</p><h2>FEBRUARY</h2><p>Tue. 1&mdash;Shawinigan at Chicoutimi Quebec at Montreal</p><p>Wed. 2&mdash;Chicoutimi at Quebec</p><p>Tue. 3&mdash;Shawinigan at Valleyfield Sun.</p><p>Sun. 6&mdash;Montreal at Chicoutimi Shawinigan at Quebec</p><p>Tue. 8&mdash;Valleyfield at Shawinigan Quebec at. Chicoutimi</p><p>Thu. 10&mdash;Montreal at Quebec Chicoutimi at Valleyfield</p><p>Sun. 13&mdash;Montreal at Valleyfield Quebec at Shawinigan</p><p>Tue. 15&mdash;Shawinigan at Montreal</p><p>Wed. 16&mdash;Valleyfield at Chicoutimi</p><p>Thu. 17&mdash;Montreal at Shawinigan Valleyfield at Quebec</p><p>Sat. 19&mdash;Shawinigan at Chicoutimi</p><p>Sun. 20&mdash;Shawinigan at Quebec</p><p>Valleyfield at Montreal Valleyfield at Montreal 2.30 p.m.</p><p>Chicoutimi at Valleyfield 8.30 p.m.</p><p>Tue. 22&mdash;Chicoutimi at Shawinigan Quebec at Montreal</p><p>Thu. 24&mdash;Shawinigan at Chicoutimi Quebec at Valleyfield</p><p>Sun. 27&mdash;Valleyfield at Montreal Quebec at Shawinigan</p><h2>MARCH</h2><p>Tue. IValleyfield at Chicoutimi</p><p>Wed. 2&mdash;Valleyfield at Quebec</p><p>Thu. 3&mdash;Chawinigan at Valleyfield Chicoutimi at Montreal</p><p>Sun. 6&mdash;Shawinigan at Montreal Quebec at Chicoutimi</p><p>Tue. 8&mdash;Chicoutimi at Shawinigan</p><p>Wed. 9&mdash;Montreal at Quebec Shawinigan at Valleyfield</p><p>Thu. 10&mdash;Valleyfield at Shawinigan Montreal at Chicoutimi</p><p>Sun. 13&mdash;Quebec at Valleyfield Shawinigan at Montreal</p><p>Tue. 15&mdash;Quebec at Shawinigan</p><p>Wed. 16&mdash;Shawinigan at Quebec Chicoutimi at Valleyfield</p><p>Thu. 17&mdash;Chicoutimi at Shawinigan</p><p>Sat. 19&mdash;Valleyfield at Shawinigan</p><p>Sun. 20&mdash;Valleyfield at Quebec</p><p>Chicoutimi at Montreal 2.30 p.m.</p><p>Montreal at Shawinigan 9 p.m.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Revised QHL Schedule

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>George M. Slater, president of the QHL held a new role here this week when he became a salesman, as goaler Ray Frederick of the defunct Ottawa Senators was dealt to Chicago Black Hawks. Frederick was one of the remnants on the Ottawa squad after Toronto Maple Leafs, Providence Reds, Springfield Indians and other clubs had reclaimed players on option.</p><p>Frederick joined the Hawks for their game against Leafs in Toronto, January 1, though it wasn&rsquo;t known as The Hockey News headed presswise whether he was to replace Al Rollins as the regular net-guardian of the Chicago team immediately.</p><p>At the time of Senators withdrawal from the Quebec loop it was stipulated that all players owned outright by the Ottawa club should become league property.</p><p>Frederick was regarded as the best asset, on whom a price tag of $5,000 was placed by one or two of the league appraisers.</p><p>&ldquo;Did you get the five grand for him?&rdquo; Slater was asked.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not saying how much we got, but it wasn&rsquo;t enough&rdquo; the QHL prexy replied.</p><p>So it appears that the Hawks picked up the netminder given All-Star rating in the Quebec circuit last season at bargain rates.</p><p>Phil Hughes, the Fort William, Ont. giant, who tended twine for Chicoutimi Sagueneens was the winner of the Vezina Trophy in the QHL. In 69 games Hughes allowed 185 tallies, blanked the opposition seven times. His average goals against was 2.68. Yet when it came to naming their choice as the goaler most desirable for a mythical team of stars, the writers covering Quebec loop activities picked Frederick who allowed 102 in 60 games, racked up nine shutouts for an average of 2.87 goals per game.</p><p>If and when Frederick sees action in the Hawks&rsquo; cage in National Hockey League competition he&rsquo;ll be the third goalie employed by the team this season. Rollins has been the regular guardian, but late in December Hank Bassen, of Buffalo Bisons, was given a three game try-out and then returned to the American Leaguers.</p><p>The QHL also held Johnny Arundel, 27-year-old Winnipeg, born defenseman for disposal, with no takers in sight. Meanwhile Deo Gravelle, sharp-shooting forward, who led the QH with 45 goals in 1953-54 had agreed to report to Chicoutimi Sags, though Dr. Bobby Copp, able rearguard, decided to remain in Ottawa and concentrate on his dental practise.</p><h2><b>To Chi-Hawks</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02141/1194871-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="574" height="1206"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RAY FREDERICK</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hawks Get Ray Frederick As Goalkeeping Insurance

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div><p>SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Maxie Silverman, who led his Sudbury Wolves all the way to the Allan Cup finals last season, may have hit on another dazzling line in Adam Brown, Frank O&rsquo;Grady and veteran Andy Milne&hellip;Maxie showed this combination in the last couple of games and they looked great&hellip;it could be just the right medicine to get the Wolves out of the cellar in the Northern Ontario Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; race&hellip;O&rsquo;Grady is working like a trojan at centre&hellip;Ken Campbell celebrated his return to Pembroke Lumber Kings with a rousing scrap with rugged Stan Maxwell of North Bay Trappers&hellip;Ken&rsquo;s a big, bruising type of player and could mean a great deal to the dreams of Coach Cully Simon, former NHL star, who is working so hard to give Pembroke a winning team this season&hellip;last season the Kings made the semi-finals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01156/1194902-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="374" height="604"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Adam Brown</b></figcaption></div><p>A hockey fan in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, threw a LIVE rabbit on the ice during a game between the Soo Indians and Pembroke recently&hellip;and, as Tom McHale, sportscaster for Radio Station WSOO, quipped: &ldquo;Maybe you could say that fan was a RABBIT fan?&rsquo;&rsquo;&hellip;could be, Tom!!&hellip;North Bay hockey fans got the greatest Christmas present they could hope for as ratepayers approved the expenditure of $635,000 to build a spacious, modern artificial ice palace&hellip;first of all, ratepayers approved $400,000 to build the badly-needed, long-sought edifice, but it was later discovered $235,000 was required to do the job&hellip;the splendid hockey fans sat back, momentarily, studied the situation, then came through with flying colors to fork over the other $235,000&hellip;now the great sports centre of North Bay&mdash;&ldquo;Gateway to the North&rdquo;&mdash;will have the brand-new arena they dreamed about for so many years&hellip;the ice surface will be 190 feet by 90 feet&hellip;it will be a real community building with facilities for concerts, big conventions, roller-skating and numerous other attractions&hellip;THE HOCKEY NEWS salutes North Bay for their aggressive viewpoint and big step forward&hellip;hockey will derive a great deal from a modern rink in North Bay&hellip;</p><p>Eddie Chadwick, top netminder in the Northern Ontario Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; race, played two games with Buffalo Bisons of the AHL over Christmas weekend and made a fine showing&hellip;he was loaned to Buffalo by the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds for the two games&hellip;Hank Bassen filled in for Al Rollins of Chicago Black Hawks so Al could get a well-deserved rest&hellip;Chadwick is a Toronto Maple Leaf chattel with a very promising future&hellip;Jimmy McBurney, former star with Galt Black Hawks in the Junior OHA, is setting northern senior hockey on fire&hellip;at last report, he had nabbed 24 goals, getting 10 in four straight games&hellip;he shot all the way from ninth place to a tie for third with Stan Maxwell of North Bay&hellip;Mike Ratchford leads the field on 42 points, while Ron Hurst of the Soo Greyhounds is tied with Rene Pepin of North Bay in second place with 33 points&hellip;McBurney and Maxwell each have 32&hellip;the forward line of McBurney, Ratchford and Hurst is now the top line in Northern Ontario senior hockey, amassing a grand total of 107 points on 49 goals and 5 8 assists&hellip;ever since Coach Johnny O&rsquo;Flaherty matched them late in the season they caught fire like nobody&rsquo;s business&hellip;Several Northern Ontario players are doing well in the New York State Hockey League&hellip;brought to the States by Hank Caputo, fellows like Ricky Albert of Blind River, Gordie Delabbio, Tony Greco, Tony Bianchi and Jerry Tomie of Sault Ste. Marie are making. quite a name for themselves&hellip;Oshawa, long a hotbed of outstanding hockey talent, will have hockey next winter if present plans for a new $500,000 arena pan out&hellip;the old arena was wiped out by fire two years ago&hellip;a campaign to get public subscriptions will be started in the spring to get the big plan underway&hellip;the proposed arena will actually have an ice surface five feet wider than Maple Leaf Gardens and seating capacity for 5,000&hellip;a great sportsman, Frank Welch, is chairman of the arena committee&hellip;&ldquo;The arena will be turned over to the city when it is completed,&rdquo; Frank said&hellip;THE HOCKEY NEWS wishes them well in their new venture&hellip;Chalk up several points for colorful Red McCarthy, playing-coach for Espanola Kayvees, strong Northern Ontario intermediate club&hellip;Red, former Sudbury flash, is doing a marvelous job with the Espanola club&hellip;with fellows like George Mayer and Stan Bednarski the Kayvees are giving northern fans some mighty fine hockey&hellip;congratulations to you Red&hellip;Midland Monarchs are getting some outstanding performances from Chuck Edwards, Lefty St. Amand and Morley Spiker this season&hellip;the trio nabbed six goals, two each, in an important victory over Gravenhurst Indians in an intermediate contest&hellip;Gerry Ganton and Bill Gammon are performing for Gravenhurst&hellip;interest in hockey in Gravenhurst and Midland is increasing all the time&hellip;both fine sports centres!&hellip;Art Mousley registered his first shutout of the season for Abitibi Eskimoes in the Porcupine Mines Senior Hockey League when he blanked Porcupine Combines, 11-0&hellip;fans will recall that Art piled up the astounding total of 19 shutouts in succession in the Toronto Hockey League a few years ago&hellip;that&rsquo;s a record that few netminders will ever be able to boast about, but our Art can and maybe that one shutout in Northern Ontario hockey will give him ideas about another streak&hellip;Jerry Labelle, one of the big names in northern senior hockey, is off to another sparkling season&hellip;he blasted four goals in that 11-0 victory for Abitibi&hellip;Syl Ethier is another Eskimo to watch closely this season&hellip;Rheal Mongeon has lined up with the Abitibi crew for another season&hellip;Well, look who&rsquo;s here!&hellip;our two good friends, Chick Cecchini and Ralph Orlando!&hellip;Chick and Ralph are now with Timmins-Schumacher Flyers on the Porcupine senior circuit and going great&hellip;the former North Bay Trappers who made a big niche in the annals of the Southern Group are doing the same in the Northern Division&hellip;in a recent game, South Porcupine Porkies held the league-leading Flyers to a 3-3 tie with time fast running out&hellip;then, Chick and Ralph went to town, fired two goals in the final two minutes to give Flyers a crucial victory&hellip;up to their old tricks&hellip;nice to see you fellows hack in senior hockey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NOHA Puck Parade

<div class="byline">By JOE MINSTER</div><p>TOLEDO, Ohio&mdash;</p><p>Red-headed Graham Joyce is making quite a splash with the Toledo Mercurys of the International Hockey League.</p><p>This 21-year-old rookie, playing his first season of senior hockey, has blossomed into one of the leading Merc point-makers and already had piled up about 20 points in the early going.</p><p>Joyce, a right winger with plenty of speed, came to Toledo with a record of success in a three-year stint with the Kitchener Greenshirts junior. club, rolling up 64 goals in that period.</p><p>A native of Toronto, the solidly-built 170-pound Joyce, who stands about 5-9, has been on skates ever since he was 12 years old.</p><p>Youthful Graham, who is married to a Kitchener girl, Christina, and makes his home in that Ontario city, is a versatile athlete who also has dabbled in baseball and football.</p><p>An exponent of the backhand shot in hockey, he lists his top single scoring feat with Kitchener, when he registered six points in one game on three goals and a trio of assists.</p><p>His most memorable experience in the puck-chasing sport occurred in 1953-54, when he had the privilege of working out for several days with the Montreal Canadiens Of the National League.</p><p>During the off-season, Joyce keeps in shape by doing construction work and driving a truck.</p><p>They don&rsquo;t know at Toledo how long it will be before he moves up the hockey ladder, but until he does, they&rsquo;ll be saying &ldquo;watch that red-headed No. 9 out there. He&rsquo;s going places.&rdquo;</p><p>Several rather surprising switches were pulled recently in the International League, involving two high-scoring players on different teams.</p><p>In one move, Toledo let Dick Pontarollo go, and he immediately joined a Canadian club. Pontarollo contributed 106 points to the 1953-54 Merc attack on 50 goals and 56 assists.</p><p>Another unlooked-for development concerned-Art Stone, a prolific point-maker for Ft. Wayne all year. Stone suddenly was released by the Komets and was snapped up by Johnstown&rsquo;s Jets in the same conference. He immediately clicked as a member of the Pennsylvania outfit, too.</p><p>An abbreviated week&rsquo;s schedule of only seven games saw two noteworthy occurrences, when the pacesetting Cincinnati Mohawks suffered two straight losses and the tailend Ft. Wayne Komets swept three in a row to move out of the IHL cellar.</p><p>Cincinnati went down before Ft. Wayne, 6-4, and Grand Rapids. 5-4, before Snapping its longest losing streak with an 8-5 conquest of Johnstown that found the Hawks behind, 4-1, at one point.</p><p>Ft. Wayne, which has proved most troublesome to Cincinnati all year and now has broken even in their first six meetings, first tripped the Mohawks and then grabbed two straight decisions from runner-up Troy, 5-1 and 4-2, in a startling reversal of form. By virtue of these triumphs, the Hoosiers vacated the basement at the expense of Toledo.</p><p>ICING THE PUCK&hellip;It looks as though Rookie Centre Phil Goyette of Cincinnati is going to be hard to catch in the race for individual scoring honors. Goyette&rsquo;s latest feat was a five-point night against Johnstown, when he coupled the hat trick with two assists to give him 47 points in his first 26 tilts on 23 goals and 24 assists&hellip;Johnstown&rsquo;s Jets and the Grand Rapids Rockets have cut in on Cincinnati&rsquo;s monopoly of individual scoring rec ords. John Horvath of the Jets is second to Goyette and the injured Don Hall, out with a bad shoulder sustained in an automobile accident, is third, while George Hayes of the Rockets is fourth. Then come four Hawks, Denis Boucher, Coach Roly McLenahan, Duke Edmundson and Barry Thorndycraft, followed by Bill Hogg of Grand Rapids and a sixth Cincinnati skater, Reggie Grigg&hellip;Goyette&rsquo;s &ldquo;Kid Line&rdquo; in Cincinnati has accounted for 51 goals already, 23 by Goyette, 16 by Denis Boucher and 12 by Barry Thorndycraft. All three 21-year-olds have had one hat trick this season&hellip;Troy coach Nellie Podolski is the IHL&rsquo;s &ldquo;bad man&rsquo;! with 92 minutes in the penalty box.</p><h2><b>Let Go</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02126/1194933-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="592" height="606"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DICK PONTAROLLO</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0017-02

IHL Toledo Mercurys Release High-Scoring Dick Pontarollo

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA group-leading Kitchener Dutchmen saw their comfortable margin reduced during the last six games, when they were only able to win two while losing four. In the same period the second-place Owen Sound Mercurys won four and lost two; while the third-place Windsor Bulldogs made the greatest gain in winning four, tying one and losing one.</p><p>Kitchener and Owen Sound are still locked in a close duel for the top spot, but Windsor, aided by their recent spurt, are threatening, although still six points in arrears to Owen Sound and eight to Kitchener.</p><p>Another battle rages between Chatham Maroons and Stratford Indians for fourth place, with the latter holding a slim one-point&rsquo; margin, with the former breathing right down the backs of the Tribe.</p><p>Niagara Falls Cataracts, while still in the cellar, seven points behind Chatham, have displayed marked improvement of late, due largely to additions to their roster of defencemen Fritz Fraser and Harvey Jacklin and left winger Lloyd Ferguson, of the defunct Hamilton Tigers.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0397/1194964-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="276" height="470"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Murph Chamberlain</b></figcaption></div><p>The Fallsers show the best mark of the last three teams, for their last six games, having won three while losing an equal number. Chatham won two while dropping four, and Stratford won two, lost three and tied one.</p><p>What makes all three teams look better are their victories over the first three clubs, Kitchener, Owen Sound and Windsor.</p><p>But right now it is Murph Chamberlain&rsquo;s Bulldogs who are enjoying the hottest streak, as they defeated the Dutchmen twice in two starts, one of them right on Kitchener ice. The Bulldogs&rsquo; last victory was an 8-0 shutout over Niagara Falls, and as an indication of their power, it should be noted that they counted all eight goals in the third period. They did this without the aid of one of their ace forwards, Wally Pawlyshyn, who is sidelined with a fractured ankle.</p><p>Kitchener too has been beset by injuries, the most damaging being a badly gashed ankle sustained by their top leftwinger, Gerry Theberge. In search of another centreman, Ernie Goman of Kitchener huddled with &ldquo;Dutch&rdquo; Meier of Stratford and completed a deal, whereby Jackie White of the Indians went to the Dutchmen in exchange for defenceman Art Hurst and forwards, Charlie Brooker and Maurice Levesque.</p><p>That swap re-united the former Kitchener rearguard, Harry Psutka and Hurst, two players for whom the Stratford club has been angling for years. The Dutchmen also landed in White the player they too sought for several years.</p><p>The consensus of opinion is that Stratford got the better of the swap, because Hurst and Psutka certainly have bolstered the Indian defence, while Brooker and Levesque will add strength to the front line.</p><p>One of the better pivots, having been signed by Cleveland Barons last season and farmed out to their Valleyfield club, Jackie White ran into an unfortunate injury during Stratford Indians&rsquo; first workout, when he suffered a broken bone in his neck. It was over a month before he was able to handle a stick again, which apparently set him back, because he still has not reached his peak.</p><p>With nearly three more months of scheduled play remaining, the group standing could be revamped considerably, as Windsor is rated one of the chief contenders for OHA honors and Chatham threatens to replace Stratford at any time in the fourth berth.</p><p>The latter looms as the real battle to the wire, because Kitchener, Owen Sound and Windsor rate top heavy favorites for the first three playoff spots, only the order of finish seems to be the question.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0017-03

Powerful Windsor Bulldogs On Streak In OHA Sr. Race

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><p>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>The Atlantic Coast Hookey League is facing a problem as the new year dawns. If they solve it to the satisfaction of all the circuit will continue to operate. If not the schedule may not run its course.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a problem of money, an old sports bugaboo in this section of the country. Financial troubles forced the Big Four to disband. Now it&rsquo;s a question of head tax.</p><p>Amherst opened the issue. The Ramblers told the league bluntly and firmly that it could no longer afford to pay 10 cents a head to the visiting team. Furthermore, they had no intention of doing so and if the league insisted the Ramblers would fold their tents and depart.</p><p>It&rsquo;s up to Fredericton and Charlottetown to decide the matter, because the Moncton Hawks don&rsquo;t pay. Before they agreed to enter the league this year, the Hawks nailed down an agreement where they wouldn&rsquo;t have to pay the visiting club.</p><h2>Time Limit</h2><p>Time limit for the decision is January 9. The Ramblers insist they have to know by then.</p><p>Meanwhile the league has cracked down. Danny O&rsquo;Connor and Vip Palladino have been fined and suspended, the former for his part in a wild melee in a Fredericton game on the night of Dec. 2. O&rsquo;Connor was tagged for his scuffle later in the month with referee Cy Taylor. For Vip it was $200 and eight games, for Danny $200 and six games.</p><p>These are stiff sentences, heaviest in Coast League history and high for any Maritime sector. Palladino appealed to the league but the appeal was turned down.</p><h2>Was Mild</h2><p>In comparison the $50 fine tagged on Halifax&rsquo;s Don McOnie for tangling with an APC League referee, former New Glasgow player Alex Robertson, was mild.</p><p>Besides the crackdowns on Palladino and O&rsquo;Connor, Coast League president T. Babbitt Parlee tagged Islander defenceman Lloyd Hinchberger for $35 and two games and slapped a $75 fine on the Charlottetown club.</p><p>And a Charlottetown winning streak of six games was halted when Ramblers humbled them 104, with veteran Jackie Schmidt firing four goals. Schmidt also had two assists. Shermie White collected a goal and five assists and playing coach Lou Kiley had five assists.</p><p>In the midst of all the firing, on and off the ice, Moncton goalie Nick Pidsodny, who has the league&rsquo;s best goals-against average, posted his third shutout as the Hawks continued to play the kind of hockey expected of them. It looks as if, at long last, the Moncton machine is hitting high gear.</p><h2>14-Game Streak</h2><p>Big noise in the APC League was being made by the New Glasgow Rangers, coached by veteran goalie Paul LeClerc. The Rangers have run up a 14-game winning streak and sent Maritime statisticians digging back through record books. At the time of writing nothing has been discovered to equal the feat, although if the Figure Filberts continue to dig back to the early 20&rsquo;s they may something similar.</p><p>Rangers have opened a 10-point lead over Halifax Wolves, who are now looking back over their shoulders at the eager beaver Pictou Royals. When the Ranger attack bogs down, which is seldom these nights, goalie LeClerc holds the attackers off. The veteran was the outstanding star the night the St. F.X. University Xaverians attempted to batter down the Rangers and succeeded until they got into LeClerc&rsquo;s territory.</p><h2>Takes Over</h2><p>The Ranger surge is also reflected in the scoring lists. Veteran Leo Fahey has taken Over from Halifax pilot Allan (Rock) Sullivan, with 11 goals and assists, the latter tops in that department. Young Bert Dalling, New Glasgow and veteran Muckle Hollett, Halifax share the lead in goals with 17. Pictou&rsquo;s Mark Belliveau is also gunning for top honors.</p><p>There is no change in the Coast League, however. The master marksman Roy (Buck) Whitlock is still running, loose. He doesn&rsquo;t make many road trips because of pressure of business, but when he&rsquo;s in action he makes his presence felt.</p><p>This year Buck is developing a new trade, that of playmaker. For years famous as a marksman, Buck has laid the groundwork for 33 assists, more than twice his total of goals. Usually it&rsquo;s the other way around.</p><h2>Lead Cut</h2><p>Islanders have seen their league lead cut a bit but they are not overly worried. They still have a little to come and go on. But they don&rsquo;t take exhibition games seriously.</p><p>The other night they filled a playing date at the Dartmouth rink against a selected Town League team. Final result was an 11-11 tie.</p><p>Moncton Hawks had to be serious as they faced the Wolves in Halifax. A breakaway and a goal in the closing minute of play eased the tense situation and Hawks posted a 6-4 victory. It was a costly win as winger Frank Dorrington sustained a broken right wrist when he was checked heavily at the blueline.</p><h2><b>Playmaker</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01164/1194995-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="567" height="996"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BUCK WHITLOCK</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0018-01

$$$ Troubles Hit ACHL; Amherst Refuses To Pay Percentage To Visitors

<div class="byline">By DOUG COSTELLO</div><p>SAINT JOHN, N.B.&mdash;</p><p>Fast-moving events are pointing to hockey for Saint John after the turn of the year and salvation&mdash;for this winter at least&mdash;of the struggling Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League, last of the pseudo Maritime professional circuits that have bankrupted team after team.</p><p>The revelation that the Saint John Forum could be opened for the $2,000 it would cost to put an initial ice surface in the rink brightened the faces of thousands of hockey-hungry persons in this one-time puck-mad city.</p><p>Hopes were dimmed somewhat when a meeting between a Common Council committe and Forum directors failed to reach agreement on the issue, and later, when representation from the Saint John Figure Skating Club and interscholastic and schoolboy hockey groups also could not come to accord. (These people, although interested in the rink directors&rsquo; proposition, decided after conferring with Forum officials they did not want to invest the $2,000, apparently with the feeling the rink would open anyway).</p><p>However, the Forum&rsquo;s proposition to open and maintain operations for the winter providing between a Common Council committee and ice installation, got more than amateur hockey and figure skating officials thinking.</p><p>More than one local professional promoter gave the idea serious consideration. One, Gerry O&rsquo;Brien, went so far as to offer to lease the rink for $5,000 for a year. Another was reported willing to install the ice if certain of the Atlantic Coast League&rsquo;s teams would guarantee to play one of their two-a-week home games in Saint John.</p><p>And keeping sharpest eyes on the Saint John Forum situation were officials of that league and team managers and backers. One wiseacre thought it would be in the league&rsquo;s best interests to put up the $2,000, get the rink opened and schedule a good portion of its games for the Saint John arena after Jan. 1.</p><p>It&rsquo;s no secret some of the teams in the league are hard-pressed financially. Early enthusiasm by fans has worn off. Crowds fell off miserably in some rinks in December. The annual appeal for better fan support went out.</p><p>But the best plan of all would seem to involve ACSHL teams&mdash;Moncton and Amherst, for instance&mdash;playing some of their home games in Saint John,</p><p>Saint John hockey fans in recent years took The Forum and their Beavers for granted. They figured the rink would operate and Beavers would be playing in one league or another under any circumstances. They stayed away from games by the too many thousands.</p><p>It took the folding of the Beavers Hockey Club and the closing of the rink to awaken them to the fact that hockey as they wanted it depended on strong patronage of games. When it was first rumored there would be no hockey for Saint John this winter, they were skeptical. Although there are still a few who seem to be under the impression the hockey club and rink operators quit because they were making money, most of them know now.</p><p>Almost repenting, they would be expected to turn out thousands strong if hockey was announced for The Forum in January.</p><p>So, it almost seems certain someone will get the rink opened.</p><p>Playing home games in Saint John before probable big crowds might save one or more of the ACSHL teams from disbanding. Such a move might even set the league up for another campaign next winter.</p><p>There is chance, too, that Saint John fans might be turning out to watch their own team play those home games.</p><p>Amherst already has threatened to quit the league because of the 10-cents-per-head payment to visiting teams. Amherst club officials say they can&rsquo;t afford to go on paying 10 cents to visiting teams for every fan who appears in their arena seats. They have given the league until January 9 to let them off this expensive hook.</p><p>If Charlottetown and Fredericton (Moncton does not pay the dime-per-head) will not agree to the concession by that date, they say they will pack up for the winter.</p><p>The league says it cannot operate with three teams, so where would the Amherst team move to?</p><p>The closest watch on the Saint John Forum situation is from the Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey May Return To St. John If Money Raised To Open Forum

<p><b>Hershey Pa.&mdash;Lloyd Blinco, Hershey Bears manager, got the bird, literally and figuratively, at the Bears&rsquo; Christmas party.</b></p><p><b>Blinco, who is something of a hunter, received a gift from Scotty Alexander, Bears&rsquo; trainer&mdash;a dressed partridge.</b></p><p><b>Scotty finally admitted he didn&rsquo;t shoot the bird. Seems he found it alongside the road after it had been felled by a passing auto.</b></p><p><b>Meanwhile, Arnie Kull-man&rsquo;s apartment mates, Obie O&rsquo;Brien and Skip Teal, are having a lot of fun at the expense of their partner.</b></p><p><b>It seems that a milkman, seeking business, addressed a note to Kull-man as &ldquo;Miss Kullman&rdquo;.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Lloyd Blinco Gets The Bird

<p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>A spokesman for the Japan Ice Skating Federation said in Japan this week that the federation hopes to send a hockey team to Canada next year &ldquo;to cement the already close existing ties between Japan and Canada in this particular sport.&rdquo;</p><p>The spokesman said a recent&rdquo; decision by the federation to cancel a visit to Canada by a Japanese hockey team at the end of this year was made &ldquo;in accordance with advice given us by the promoter of the visit in Canada.&rsquo;&rsquo; The promoter said many local teams had cancelled games because unusually warm winter weather had made rinks unfit for play.</p><p>Federation spokesmen said players from many parts of Japan had been selected for inclusion on the team. They &ldquo;went through two weeks of hard final training and were due to leave December 29,&rdquo; he added. Advice to cancel the visit reached Japan only a week before the team&rsquo;s departure &ldquo;so naturally everybody was very sorry.&rdquo;</p><p>The spokesman said the team had not been invited to Canada by the Canadian federation. He said the Japanese federation had been working through a promoter who had arranged programs with local associations.</p><p>He added the Japanese federation understood the Canadian federation had been expected to issue an official invitation after arrangements with local associations were completed.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Jap Team To Tour Canada

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01143/1195098-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK</b></h2><h3><b>ACROSS</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Pictured Canadien player.</p><p>8&mdash;Nickname of club with whom Beliveau played when he won the President&rsquo;s Cup.</p><p>9&mdash;Edgar Laprade&rsquo;s brother is called this.</p><p>11&mdash;Larry Cahan was born in this month (abbr.)</p><p>12&mdash;This member of the Boston Bruins is a native of South Porcupine, Ont.</p><p>14&mdash;Upon.</p><p>16&mdash;Name given Chisholm, former member of the Maple Leafs.</p><p>17&mdash;First name of Morrison, NHL referee.</p><p>18&mdash;Initials of player who wears No. 9 for Canadiens.</p><p>20&mdash;Initials of a Boston rearguard.</p><p>21&mdash;Regret.</p><p>22&mdash;&rdquo;Bucky&rdquo; Hollingworth plays this position (abbr.)</p><p>23&mdash;Chevrefils&rsquo; initials.</p><p>24&mdash;First name of Jacques Plante&rsquo;s predecessor.</p><p>26&mdash;Artificial language.</p><p>27&mdash;&rdquo;Skip&rdquo; Teal&rsquo;s initials.</p><p>28&mdash;Bob Chrystal&rsquo;s second name.</p><p>30&mdash;Name given Anderson of Springfield.</p><p>32&mdash;Parker MacDonald&rsquo;s birthplace.</p><p>33&mdash;Initials of 5 down.</p><h3><b>DOWN</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Second name of Wharram of Buffalo Bisons.</p><p>2&mdash;Initials of Coulter, ex-Ranger star.</p><p>3&mdash;Second name of Price of Pittsburgh Hornets.</p><p>4&mdash;Initials of Smith of the Maple Leafs.</p><p>5&mdash;Hart Trophy winner of 194849.</p><p>6&mdash;This member of the Canadiens was born in Quebec City.</p><p>7&mdash;Initials of Reise, former Detroit defenseman.</p><p>10&mdash;Initials of Providence Reds&rsquo; manager.</p><p>11&mdash;Of (Fr.)</p><p>13&mdash;Number of games Delvecchio missed last season.</p><p>15&mdash;Nickname of Clint Smith, former Ranger forward.</p><p>18&mdash;Bert Olmstead&rsquo;s second name.</p><p>19&mdash;Red Kelly recently established one.</p><p>20&mdash;Ont. birthplace of Ken Wharram.</p><p>22&mdash;Initials of a New York centre.</p><p>24&mdash;First name of an A.H.L. coach.</p><p>25&mdash;Initials of Trigg of AHL fame.</p><p>28&mdash;Initials of Starr, ex-NHL player.</p><p>29&mdash;Initials of Noble, old time star.</p><p>31&mdash;University degree.</p><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Solution</b></h2><h3><b>ACROSS</b></h3><p>1 Conacher</p><p>7 Brown</p><p>9 N. M.</p><p>11 T. O.</p><p>12 Geo.</p><p>14 Ten</p><p>16 Kelly</p><p>17 Nil</p><p>19 G. T.</p><p>20 Des.</p><p>21 Joe</p><p>22 Err</p><p>23 Mar.</p><p>20 Det.</p><p>28 Tie</p><p>29 Donald</p><p>31 Ink</p><p>30 Dea</p><p>32 Eddy</p><p>35 Ottawa</p><h3><b>DOWN</b></h3><p>1 Centre</p><p>2 N. B.</p><p>3 Art.</p><p>4 Cook</p><p>5 H. W.</p><p>6 England</p><p>8 Royals</p><p>10 Me</p><p>13 E. L.</p><p>18 I. E.</p><p>19 Gordon</p><p>21 J. E.</p><p>23 Mt.</p><p>24 A. I.</p><p>25 Reay</p><p>27 Ta.</p><p>29 Dit</p><p>33 D. W.</p><p>34 D. A.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-01

Hockey X-Word Puzzle

<div class="byline">JOE MINSTER.</div><p>TOLEDO, Ohio.&mdash;</p><p>Harold Jones, who was with the now-defunct Marion club in the International League, signed recently to play with Toledo of the same circuit. The high-scoring Jones, tied for twelfth in the league a year ago with 25 goals and 56 assists for 81 points, is expected to strengthen the sagging Mercs.</p><p>In other switches, Grand Rapids signed Hal Meyer, who had been released by Ft. Wayne, which in turn purchased Defenseman Bill Short from Cincinnati. The Indiana Komets also signed Pete Wywrot, who starred in the Maritime Major loop in 1953-54.</p><h2>Was Popular</h2><p>Cincinnati&rsquo;s Mohawks, poised atop the IHL, took on their first new players, when they added Defenseman Brian (Butch) MacKay and Center John Martan to the roster. MacKay was with the Mohawks last season, when the fans adjudged him &ldquo;most popular player.&rdquo; Both MacKay and Martan were waived out of the Quebec Hockey League, where they had been with the Montreal Royals, and were reinstated to amateur status.</p><p>For the first time in the history of the IHL, a goaltender was ejected from a game with a game misconduct penalty. Lou Crowdis, net-minder of the Grand Rapids Rockets, received the stiff sentence late in the second period, with his club leading Ft. Wayne, 5-2. Earl Frezell, a forward, guarded the pipes for the last 20 minutes and 43 seconds and yielded only two goals as his team triumphed, 6-4.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Brian (Butch) McKay Joins ‘Hawks From QHL Royals

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f0019-20

FOOTBALL NEWS

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0139/1195334-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00c4-01" width="242" height="288"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0238/1195327-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00c4-02" width="252" height="304"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0336/1195320-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00c4-03" width="2889" height="1788"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0431/1195313-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg" title="f00c4-04" width="2894" height="1769"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>THE OLD tongue-twister about how much wood could a woodchuck cut if a woodchuck could cut wood, seems to be an appropriate heading for the above pictures as Detroit&rsquo;s Terry Sawchuk has himself a busy evening repelling the goal-hungry Toronto Maple Leafs. In the top photo, Terry slides out to make a save from Teeder Kennedy who is being restrained by Marcel Pronovost. In the lower picture, Terry is down and Sid Smith slaps the rebound into the cage. George Armstrong (right) made the initial shot.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Photos by Turofaky)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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