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February 26, 1955
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‘Soft-Shot’ Smith Soft-Pedals Smoking Shots; 20 Goals a Year in 6 Years Proves His Point
TORONTO, Ont.— In scoring goals there is probably no greater asset than a powerful or heavy shot. Jean Beliveau, Rocket Richard, Boom-Boom Geoffrion, Gordie Howe, all the scoring leaders have it. All, that is, except Sidney James Smith. The Toronto Maple Leaf left-winger, who stopped growing at a very early age, couldn’t make a neurotic old lady jump by propelling his shot off a garbage can in an echo chamber. Yet, in six National Hockey League seasons, he has never failed to gather at least 20 goals. And this year he is swiftly moving toward his second 30-goal semester. To offset his lack of heavy firearms, Sid has speed. Enough, some say, to become the fisrt man to break the sound barrier the hard way—without a jet plane. Quick reflexes, the ability to change direction…
PASSING THE PUCK
• THE ONTARIO SPORT’S Writers and Sportscasters Association held their fourth annual Celebrities Dinner in Toronto last week and raised $20,000 for the Ontario Society for Crippled Children. This event is easily the outstanding sports celebrities dinner held in Canada and has raised over $90000 for the crippled children of Ontario as a result of these four dinners…Nels Stewart and Babe Dye represented hockey at the head table. Charlie Conacher was also supposed to be present but was called out of town on important business. Just a few of the big names from the sports world who were in attendance were Rocky Marciano, Jimmy McLarnin, Chris Chataway, Jesse Owen’s, Dazzy Vance, Robin Roberts, Al Rosen, Lou Croza, Marilyn Bell, Rich Ferguson, Gene Sarazen, Strangler Lewis, Gil Boa, Gene Sarazen, Pat…
Adams Advocates Change In Rule, Says It’s Unfair
DETROIT, Mich.— Jack Adams is renewing his campaign to “modernize” a couple of sections of hockey’s rule book concerning the serving of penalties. Idea of the Detroit general manager is that the unfinished portion of a penalty should be canceled as soon as the opposing team scores a goal while holding an edge in manpower. Say that Rocket Richard draws a two-minute slashing penalty at 4: 30 of the first period in a Detroit-Montreal game. On the resulting power play the Red Wings score at 5: 30. Under present rules Richard still would have to complete his sentence until 6: 30. Under Adams’ suggestion M. Richard would be excused from the penalty box immediately after the Detroit marker. “Any time the team with an edge in manpower scores a goal, the penalty already has become…
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