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January 29, 1955
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Accident Takes The Life Of Mrs. Gordon Henry
HERSHEY, Pa.—Mrs. Leone Henry, 25, wife of Gordon “Red” Henry, goalie of the Hershey Bears, was fatally injured in a head-on automobile crash here, January 18. She died in Hershey Hospital several hours following the crash. Henry suffered broken ribs, a fracture of the collar bone, and a broken elbow when he and his wife were thrown from the machine. He will be lost indefinitely to the Bears. Four other persons were injured when the Henry car collided head-on with another machine approaching from the opposite direction. The Henrys, who reside at Owen Sound, Ontario, during the off-season, have a daughter, Sally, aged 2.…
Stricter Application Of Rules Okay With Rangers’ Laprade
NEW YORK, NY.— Throughout the National Hockey League season, Andy Bathgate and Larry Popein have been inseparable on and off the ice. But they’ve had several different Third Men on their line—Ron Murphy, then Dean Prentice, then Pete Conacher and Murphy again. Last week they were joined by the oldest active player in the league, 35-year-old Edgar Laprade. This had been a training camp line, in fact, the best of the Ranger lines back in Vancouver last September, with Edgar at center, Popein on the left wing, and Bathgate on the right side. But when the exhibition games were played, Popein seemed unaccustomed to a wing and Coach Muzz Patrick dropped the idea. “I didn’t think it was fair to the rookie”, Muzz said. “I know he’d rather play center. But now, with…
Marcel Bonin…Big ‘Lift’ To Bed Wings
DETROIT, Mich.— Marcel Hector Bonin is no ordinary weight-lifter. Only a few weeks ago he started lifting an entire hockey team, the Detroit Red Wings. It was a solid lift, just the sort of thing you’d expect from a man who once wrestled a 600-pound bear. Muscular Mons. Bonin was an unheralded 23-year-old sophomore who wasn’t even playing regularly when Capt. Ted Lindsay suddenly was whacked to the sidelines on Dec. 11. There was nothing to indicate that here was the player destined to sparkplug the Detroiters during Lindsay’s absence. But Bonin took upon his broad shoulders—and I do mean broad—the task of putting new pep into a club which might have Bagged so easily in the days that followed. The tip-off came within a matter of minutes although few there were shrewd enough to realize…
INSIDE STUFF About
STATISTICS: Born in Neudorf, Sask., July 15, 1932. 6’1”, 194 lbs. Plays right wing, shoots right. Turned pro with Canadiens in 1952-53, after playing amateur hockey with Regina Pats and Montreal Royals. Was sent to Chicago by Canadiens in December. SUPERSTITION—IF ANY: Has none at all. FAVORITE FOOD BEFORE A GAME: Steak. FAVORITE FOOD ANYTIME: Filet Mignon. FAVORITE PLACE TO LIVE: Regina. FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT: Banff. FAVORITE NHL CITY ON A ROAD GAME: When he was a member of the Canadiens he liked to play in Detroit, but now that he’s with Chicago he rates Montreal as his favorite. FAVORITE READING MATERIAL: Books by Lloyd C. Douglas and Mickey Spillane. MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIE: “The Last Time I Saw Paris.” * BEST ACTRESSES: Jane Wyman and Joan Crawford. BEST ACTORS: Spencer Tracy and Marlon Brando. FAVORITE GIRL VOCALIST: Vera Lynn. FAVORITE MALE VOCALIST: Don Cornell. FAVORITE POPULAR SONG: “Let Me Go Lover.” FAVORITE ORCHESTRA: Billy May. FAVORITE RECREATION: Golf (most emphatically). FAVORITE…
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