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August 1, 1955

The Hockey News August 1, 1955

<div class="byline">By ELMER FERGUSON</div>(AS SEEN IN THE MONTREAL HERALD)MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;&bull; WE CALLED UP Jim Norris, president of the International Boxing Club, with the idea of talking a spot of boxing. In fact, to be truthful, we called primarily to make certain 01 our working-press ticket for the Marciano-Moore brawl next month. &ldquo;The ticket is as good as in your pocket&rdquo; said Jim. Then he started to chuckle.What, we enquired, is so funny?&ldquo;You make me think of hockey&rdquo; said Jim, &ldquo;and thinking of hockey, I naturally thought of that guy Dick Irvin, and the crack he made when he came here to sign his contract as Black Hawk coach.&ldquo;We discussed salary, bonuses and all the rest, then Irvin said, suddenly, &lsquo;Stick in a good fat bonus for me if we win the Stanley Cup.&rsquo;&ldquo;I said to the guy: &lsquo;Are you kidding?&rdquo;&ldquo;And Irvin said: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not kidding. We got as good a chance as anybody to win the Cup.&rsquo;&ldquo;So&rdquo; said Norris &ldquo;I feel pretty good about the Chicago hockey situation. In fact, I haven&rsquo;t felt so optimistic about it in years. Irvin is very keen. He and Ivan will be a strong combination. We have new players, good players. But imagine a guy taking over a tail-end team, and asking for a Stanley Cup bonus.&rdquo;We thought we&rsquo;d call Irvin on that one, and so we did. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re our guest when we play the. crucial game in Chicago against Canadiens for the Cup.&rdquo; The veteran said this with aggressive voice as if he dared anyone to dispute him. So we didn&rsquo;t.&ldquo;Canadiens should win the National League by 10 games&rdquo; went on Irvin. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got a great hockey team, they&rsquo;ll be as good as last year, and Detroit won&rsquo;t be so good. Nor will Leafs. Wings have lost a lot of players from the team which, in my book, was mighty lucky to win the title. How the club plans to replace guys like Woit, Skov, Johnny Wilson, and the Little Pest, Tony Leswick. I have no idea, and it&rsquo;s not my worry. Ail I can say, I&rsquo;m glad we got some of them. We got a whole new forward line, from Wings. We have six defence players, out of which we surely should get five. We have 15 or 16 players of proven National League calibre. One of the youngsters in that department is Frank Sullivan, who comes up from the American League and Eddie Shore assures me he was the best defence player in that league. Rollins is a sound goaler and players tell me Hank Bassen is just as good. We&rsquo;ve got youth, ambition, and they&rsquo;ll be in condition, too. We start training at Welland, September 14.&rdquo;&bull; OUT OF CURIOSITY, we asked Irvin how he&rsquo;d feel when his team faced Canadiens, most of whose players he developed personally..&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll feel good&rdquo; said Irvin, &ldquo;knowing that I played a part in developing such a fine team. But I&rsquo;ll promise they won&rsquo;t beat us 11 and tie us three as Canadiens did last season. We&rsquo;ll take at least five from Canadiens and five from Detroit. Leafs will play their usual tough, tight game in front of a good goaler, but they haven&rsquo;t much else. We&rsquo;ve got youth&rdquo;&mdash;and he rattled off statistics, dates of birth, on a dozen Hawk players. He&rsquo;s spent the summer, he admitted, studying the club personnel.&ldquo;The player I&rsquo;m proudest of developing for Canadiens isn&rsquo;t the Rocket, great as he is&rdquo; said Irvin. &ldquo;He had all the natural qualities, required little help. But I&rsquo;m proud to have been associated with Butch Bouchard. There isn&rsquo;t a defence player in the history of the National Hockey League that I&rsquo;d rate over Bouchard when at his best. Still has some good hockey left.&rdquo;Irvin switched into one of his typical outbursts. &ldquo;You know what?&rdquo; he enquired. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been in New York, Brooklyn and Boston a few weeks, watching baseball, and in one respect, hockey can learn something from baseball. In many games I saw, a batter was called out on strikes. You think he walked quietly back to the bench? No, indeed. He&rsquo;d wheel on the umpire, and start screaming, and what he was saying wasn&rsquo;t wishing the umpire a Merry Christmas. Players would come racing out of the dug-outs to join in the argument. I saw Willie Mays and Durocher tear out of their dugout and get into the argument.&ldquo;And they weren&rsquo;t thrown out, or fined, as in the case in hockey. They&rsquo;re putting so many restrictions on hockey players that they&rsquo;re afraid to look cross-eyed at a referee. It&rsquo;s taking a lot of fire out of the game, and out of the players, too. They&rsquo;re afraid to move. The restrictions will kill off players with the fire and temperament of Richard, and a lot of others.&rdquo;Irvin always was harping on Leswick, when Dick was with Canadiens, declaring the rugged little fellow wasn&rsquo;t a hockey player at all. Now with Hawks he has Leswick. We needled him, about that, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the great defensive forwards in hockey&rdquo; said Irvin, solemnly.Irvin expressed great regret over the tragic death of Ross Lowe, who was drowned while swimming after a boat that was floating away at Halliburton, Ont.&ldquo;He was always unlucky, had the makings of a fine hockey player, but never got a break&rdquo; said Irvin. &ldquo;He struck Canadiens at a time the team was loaded with talent. Just when he was headed back to the Big Time, he met death. He would have been a great help to Rangers. He could state fast, was aggressive, loved the game. His death is a real tragedy.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01214/1449306-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="424" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK IRVIN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02198/1449299-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="424" height="473"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM NORRIS</figcaption></div><h2>Calls Him Greatest</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03181/1449292-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="905" height="938"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUTCH BOUCHARD</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Jim Norris Pleasantly Stunned As Irvin Asks For “Cup Bonus”

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0577/1449755-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg"></div><h2>Answers Galore</h2>Dear Sir:I would appreciate it very much if I could be supplied with the following information:What are the teams in the Toronto Maple Leaf farm system&mdash;from Jr. ranks to professionalincluding the teams of amateur status&mdash;and their lesser affiliates where they have players situated?Will Toronto sponsor the new Winnipeg entry in the Western Hockey League?If possible, could you telle me where Wally Maxwell of the &lsquo;53&lsquo;54 Marlborough club played this year?What was his record, and does he belong to the Maple Leafs?Since Jim Logan played for St. Michaels in the OHA, two years ago, does he belong to Toronto?Does Lou Bendo and Mickey Roth of the Stratford Indians belong to the Leafs?Are the Leafs planning to get Barry Cullen of St. Catharines from the Bisons of the American League?What plans have the Leafs made for Mike Ratchford turning professional with Toronto for the coming season?When Ray Timgren and Bobby Hassard were bought by the Chicago Black Hawks for $15,000, they naturally belonged to that NHL team but when both were sent to Pittsburgh in the Minors, did Toronto get back their control of the players? The reason this was asked is because later in the season, Timgren was called up by the Toronto Maple Leafs from Pittsburgh for a game or so.I am a consistant Hockey News reader and enjoy the paper immensely.If all these questions cannot be answered in your paper, would you forward me the answers by mail. I am enclosing a self-addressed envelope.I will be looking forward to your reply.Samuel M. Gwosdyl Toronto, Ont.(Winnipeg Monarchs&mdash;Jr &ldquo;A&rdquo; and affiliates.Ottawa Shamrocks&mdash;Jr &ldquo;A&rdquo; and affiliates.St. Michael&rsquo;s (Toronto) Jr &ldquo;A&rdquo; and affiliates.Toronto Marlboros&mdash;Jr &ldquo;A&rdquo; and affiliates.Winnipeg&mdash;Western Hockey League.Pittsburgh Hornets&mdash;American Hockey League.One-half sponsorship of Winnipeg in the Western Hockey League&mdash;Canadiens own other half.Wally Maxwell now attending University of Michigan&mdash;Conference rules do not permit competitive sports in the freshman year. He will play for U of M next season. Is a Leaf.Jim Logan is Leaf property.Bendo and Roth are NOT Leaf property.Barry Cullen has always been Leaf property.Ratchford will be invited to Leaf training camp for tryout.Yes&mdash;Leafs control Timgren and Hassard now with Pittsburgh.)<h2>Player-Coach Needed</h2>(The following letter was received by Mr. Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League.)Dear Mr. Campbell:1 have received a letter from a. friend in Berlin, Germany, with whom I played ice hockey for 3 years in the German Champion Ice Hockey League, before the war.This friend. Dr. Kurt Alder, has asked whether I didn&rsquo;t know of a young Canadian student who would be willing to come to Berlin in order to play hockey on this team, being a coach at the same time.The club would grant him a small amount of money for the period of his membership in the club to pay for his expenses. It is, however, understood that he would come under the amateur&rsquo;s rules and regulations of the German Ice Hockey Federation. It is not necessary that he speaks German.In case that you know of somebody I would be very glad if you would ask him to get in touch with me in my office in order to discuss further details.Thanking you in anticipation, for your kind cooperation, I remain, &lsquo;.yours sincerely,Dr. Otto Soltmann, Consul.1529 McGregor street, Montreal, Que.<h2>Fan Forum Fan</h2>Dear Sir:As one of your old time readers, who can claim a file dating back to your second issue (the first was mislaid, unfortunately), I&rsquo;d like to put in a plug for all the readers who so steadily contribute to the Fan Forum.I&rsquo;ve noticed that these fans (myself included) seem to have all sorts of questions and queries to make, even during the hot summer months, and I&rsquo;d like to know just how the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS go about selecting which letters shall be printed. Surely a great many questions must go unanswered?Also, although I&rsquo;ve never had occasion to write in for that particular purpose, does a selfaddressed envelope make any difference?After eight years, all I can say is&hellip;here&rsquo;s to the next eight, and thanks for a paper that&rsquo;s both amusing and informative.Frankie Kling, Hamilton, Ont.(Because of Space limitations. Short and to-the-point letters get a preference, naturally. Our object is to print as many letters each week as we possibly can, and to answer as many questions; obviously, as our mail is quite heavy,, we can&rsquo;t run them all. But occasionally we do run longer letters providing we feel they are of sufficient interest to other readers. A self-adressed envelope does make it easier for us if personal answers are required, but, again unfortunately, it is not always possible to reply even in such cases. When we can, we do, and will continue to do so.) &#9632;

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THE FAN FORUM

HALIBURTON, Ont.&mdash;Ross Lowe, named as centre on the American Hockey League, drowned in Lake Haliburton recently while swimming after a runaway boat.Lowe, a standout with Springfield Indians last season, was drafted for $15,000 by New York Rangers of the National Hockey League last June and was counted on being a big help in their rebuilding plans. The 26-year-old centre at one time previously in the NHL with Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, was the second highest scorer in the AHL last season.Police said Lowe, and an unidentified friend were using a boat as a diving board when a sudden wind caught it and pushed it away from them. Lowe started after it, collapsed from exhaustion and sank.Lowe, who lived in Whitby, Ont., and was vacationing with his wife and two children, played with Victoria Cougars in the 1953-54 season. &#9632;

Rangers’ Draft Choice Loses Life Swimming

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New Group Purchases Barons

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div>CLEVELAND, Ohio,&mdash;The Cleveland Barons, a power in the American Hockey League for the past eighteen seasons, have been sold by the Cleveland Arena Inc., to a large local group of sports-minded Clevelanders organized by Jim Hendy, who for the past six seasons has been general manager of the Arena and the Barons.Hendy will join the new organization which will be known as Cleveland Hockey Club Inc., and will devote his time entirely to the management of the Barons.Back in 1934 Al Sutphin and a number of associates took over the Cleveland club from the late Harry &ldquo;Hap&rdquo; Holmes, famous old time goaltender who starred for the Seattle Metropolitans, Toron to Arenas, Victoria Cougars, all of which won the Stanley Cup with &ldquo;Hap&rdquo; guarding the nets.Three years later the dynamic Al Sutphin had organized a company in the depth of the depression and built the Cleveland Arena, one of the finest sports arenas in the country. From 1937 to the spring of 1949 the Arena and the Barons were strictly a local organization owned, operated and backed by Clevelanders. Al is reported at one time to have had as many as a thousand stockholders and each and every one clutched at least a pair of season tickets in his hand and in some instances had as many as twenty. That is ona of the reasons that for a number of years the Barons even topped some National League clubs in attendance and receipts.In June of 1949 Sutphin and his associates sold the Arena and the Barons to a group headed by Bernard &ldquo;Buddy&rdquo; Rand, Cleveland attorney. But Rand secured most of his financing out of town and overnight the Barons found that instead of five hundred local stockholders they had three, the rest were out of towners.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02105/1450172-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="301" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bun Cook</figcaption></div>The change soon reflected in attendance despite the fact that in the next six seasons under Jim Hendy&rsquo;s management and Bun Cook&rsquo;s coaching the Barons won three play-off championships and led the League three times. In addition Hendy is reputed to have collected nearly a quarter of a million dollars in cash from National Hockey League clubs through player sales and without putting any value on players received by the Barons in the deals.Over a year ago a group of Clevelanders met with Hendy and suggested that a local corporation be formed to purchase the Barons and that the stock be distributed in as many hands as possible.Hendy contacted his directors, at the Arena and they suggested that he draw up what he considered a fair deal to both sides, one under which the Arena would receive a fair rental and the club would have a chance to prosper.After a year of negotiation a price for the franchise and players was agreed upon and a fifteen yar lease drawn up which was acceptablle to both parties.Meanwhile Hendy had organized a froup of Clevelanders who were sports fans and interested in buying stock in the venture.An Organizing Committee was formed and on the committee were some of the Clevelands leading businessmen, who also happened to be hockey fans. The response from press, radio and the public was enthusiastic. While Cleveland is a city of over a million people it is nevertheless a closely-knit community when compared to more cosmopolitan cities like New York, Chicago, Montreal and even Detroit. People seem to know each other in Cleveland and local ownership is important in the minds of the fans.Among those who are members of the new group are Claire Grove, President of the Second Federal Bank; Sheldon Ferbert, President, Ferbert Fence Co.; Fred T. McGuire, Jr., Vice President, Cleveland-Harvard Lumber Co., and President of the Society for Crippled Children; Louis Ziherl, Secretary-Treasurer of the Z and W Machine Products Co.; Francis X. Feighan, attorney and Vice President of the Standard Brewing Company; L. W. &ldquo;Bill&rdquo; Klein, Executive Vice President and Sales Manager of the Gabriel Company; Otto Graham, famous Cleveland Browns football star; Bill Cannon, President, Cannon Tailoring Company; and many, many others. &#9632;

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Jim Hendy Set To Handle Rich Minor Loop Club

<div class="byline">By REX McLEOD</div>(AS SEEN IN THE TORONTO GLOBE and MAIL)TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;A sanguine battle-cry that sounds like an echo from an abbatoir has been adopted by the Maple Leafs for the 195556 National Hockey League season.In one incisive operation this pulse-pounding rhetoric is expected to convert Leafs into ferocious crowd-pleasing goal-scorers.&ldquo;Guts, goals and glamor are what we are going for this year,&rdquo; Leafs&rsquo; General Manager Hap Day informed a queasy gathering of press and radio types recently.Leafs will not be pushed around; they will strike terror into the hearts of all goalkeepers and while accomplishing same they will exude a type of rabblerousing glamor that will invite stampedes at the boxiffice. So predicted Day.Coach King Clancy, already fired up by the new slogan, is bubbling over with mid-summer enthusiasm. Detroit and Montreal, somehow, rarely look invincible at this time of year.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll finish either first or fourth,&rdquo; declared Clancy in one of his baffling predictions. &ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t got any Howes or Richards, but we have the makings of a rattling good team.&rdquo;Leafs will open training camp in St. Catharines Sept. 13 with 29 players. Simultaneously, at Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh Hornets, American Hockey League champions, will also start training. Hornets, Leafs&rsquo; No. 1 farm club, have invited 26 6 players to camp.Eleven newcomers, including nine juniors, seven of them from Marlboros, Memorial Cup champions, will be given tryouts by Leafs. Thus Leafs could be launching the biggest &ldquo;youth movement&rdquo; in their history.Expounding on his 3-G theme Day admitted that he was occasionally disappointed with Leafs last season. There were times, he said, when their showing might have been drab.&ldquo;But there will be a complete change this year,&rdquo; he declared. &ldquo;As for guts you can&rsquo;t win without it. We were pushed around at times last year. That&rsquo;s unusual for a Leaf team. There will be no backsteps this season.&ldquo;As for goals, last year we were lowest in the league. We know we can&rsquo;t get name players who we&rsquo;re going to have to produce them in our own back-yard. And as for glamor I&rsquo;ll guarantee that nobody will go to sleep at our games.&rdquo;The large number of youngsters who will attend Leafs&rsquo; camp might indicate that some of the veterans are on the way out. Day didn&rsquo;t seem too disturbed if that developed.&ldquo;Personally, the way some of our older players have played I&rsquo;m not too concerned,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There has been too much complacency and too much backing away in the tough going. Reputations won&rsquo;t mean a thing this year.&rdquo;Day indicated that Leafs aren&rsquo;t likely to benefit from trades. He said he had been offered only one player in a trade so far.&ldquo;One club asked no if we were interested in a veteran defenseman,&rdquo; said Day. &ldquo;In return they wanted some of our younger players. We weren&rsquo;t interested.&rdquo;Even without trades Leafs would seem to have adequate reinforcements in their own organization. Pittsburgh won the AHL championship and Marlboros won the Memorial Cup.Billy Harris, the smooth-skating centre of Marlboros and Dickie Duff, irascible, little left-winger of St. Michael&rsquo;s are two amateurs who might graduate to Leafs.Harris scored 37 goals and had 29 assists in 47 games with Marlboros last season and he scored winning goals in three playoff series. Duff played three games with Leafs late last season and, despite his size, refused to concede anything to the more seasoned pros.&ldquo;Right now 1 would have no hesitation in saying that Duff will make our club,&rdquo; predicted Clancy.Others forming the Marlboro team who will accompany Leafs to St. Catharines are left-wingers Gary Aldcorn, Bob Pulford and Gary Collins, centre Mike Nykoluk, defenseman Al MacNeil and Bob Baun.The other amateur is Barry Cullen, of St. Catharines Teepees. Barry, a brother of Leafs&rsquo; Brian, scored 45 goals and assisted on 42 others in 49 games last season.Another highly-recommended newcomer is defenseman Bill Burega, a 195-pounder from Pittsburgh Hornets. Burega, Clancy confessed proudly, could develop into a pile-driving body-checker like the late Bill Barilko.Short Sports: Tim Horton, Leaf defenseman who broke his leg and cheek-bone in a collision with Rangers&rsquo; Bill Gadsby last season, has apparently made a satisfactory recovery. The cast has been removed from his leg and doctors have authorized him to start skating&hellip;Defenseman Marc Reaume, who made a hit in the playoffs with Leafs last spring, will report to Pittsburgh&rsquo;s training camp. Day said Leafs wanted to see ex-Marlboros Al MacNeil and Bob Baun in action so hence the switch&hellip;&ldquo;MacNeil and Baun are terrific body-checkers,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;All players are transferrable anyway.&rdquo;<h2>Sound Again</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04150/1449337-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="581" height="1189"><figcaption class="caption-body">TIM HORTON</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hap Day Expounds Leafs’ New “3-G” Theory For 1955

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;There is no beginning or end to the hockey season as far as Jack Adams is concerned.All summer long, with no game-to-game problems, he enjoys juggling his squad on paper. Never has the juggling been so active for the portly general manager who will be heading into his 39th season as a major leaguer and 29th with Detroit.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a different situation this year,&rdquo; claims Adams, who regards the start of fall training as if It were tomorrow instead of still four weeks away.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got 2 3 players to pick from to get 17 men, we&rsquo;ll use. Other times it&rsquo;s usually. the other way around. Oh, sure, we had some sorting to do, but it was mostly to fill out the squad. This time our job is to reduce it.&rdquo;The reasons are the two big trades since the last Stanley Cup celebration, plus a bumper crop of rookies. Adams peddled eight players off a championship team, which sounds drastic but is about par for this scope of operations.Nine regulars remain. Eight players came in the trades. Six rookies are eager to break in. For review purposes, this is the breakdown:Regulars&mdash;Dutch Reibel, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio, Marty Pavelich, Bill Dineen, Red Kelly, Marcel Pronovost and Bob Goldham.Newcomers&mdash;Bucky Hollingworth, Warren Godfrey, Real Chevrefils, Ed Sandford, Dave Creighton, Jerry Toppazzinl, Norm Corcoran and John McCormack.Rookies&mdash;Glenn Hall, Larry Hillman, Al Arbour, Norm Ullman, Johnny Bucyk and Bronco Horvath.&ldquo;There&rsquo;ll be no tampering with the big line of Reibel-Lindsay-Howe,&rdquo; Adams said, looking at his forwards.&ldquo;I think Delvecchio-Dineen-Chevrefils will make another line. Alex is a stralght-away type of center and they are the kind of wingers who should go well with him.&rdquo;What about a &ldquo;checking&rdquo; line?&ldquo;There&rsquo;ll be none of that,&rdquo; Adams quickly snapped. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got too much potential offense to use three players just for defense. Last year we had to and got a line that made only 35 goals.&rdquo;Adams had two more lines on his temporary list&mdash;Ullman-Bucyk-Corcorau (al 1 rookies) and Sandford-Toppazzinl-Pavelich (all veterans).&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll probably try them as units and then mix them up and see what happens. We&rsquo;ve still got Creighton, Horvath and McCormack as extra centers. Out of those nine men, we should get one good line, plus a couple of penalty killers or swing men.&rdquo;The Wings are packed just as solidly on defense.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve settled on pairing Hollingworth with Kelly, Godfrey with Pronovost,&rdquo; Adams points out. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know whether Goldham intends to play another year or not. Then we&rsquo;ve still got Hillman and Arbour.&ldquo;We may carry six defensemen for a while but eventually will cut down to five.&rdquo;The goalie job is the only one all settled. Hall will move right in, a set decision at the time Sawchuk was traded.<h2>New Wing Lines?</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01213/1449410-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="600" height="604"><figcaption class="caption-body">ALEV DELVECCHIO</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0474/1449403-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="576" height="599"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARTY PAVELICH</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02179/1449396-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="592" height="603"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL DINEEN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0552/1449389-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="536" height="551"><figcaption class="caption-body">JERRY TOPPAZZINI</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03120/1449382-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="550" height="591"><figcaption class="caption-body">REAL CHEVREFILS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0633/1449375-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="531" height="561"><figcaption class="caption-body">EDDIE SANFORD</figcaption></div><h2>A Sad Blow</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0722/1449368-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="1170" height="2543"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROSS LOWE&hellip;&hellip;Summer Tragedy</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Jolly Jack Juggles Red Wings With Only Nine Regulars Left

MONCTON, N.B.&mdash;Charlottetown Islanders were given until Sept. 1 to pay fines owed the Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League when the league met here recently.The ACSHL will recommend suspension of the Charlottetown Forum and club director Forrest E. Clow from organized hockey until the claim has been satisfied, league officials said after the meeting.A Charlottetown appeal on behalf of the hockey club and players Danny O&rsquo;Connor and Bobby Grant, against fines assessed by the league following a nearriot in the Moncton Stadium March 5, was turned down.Charlottetown was fined $100, O&rsquo;Connor $125 and Gray $25. The fines were guaranteed by the Islanders club, and the league wants them paid. &#9632;

Islanders Civen To Sept. 1 To Pay $250 In Fines

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Alfred &ldquo;Pit&rdquo; Lepine, one of the all-time great Canadiens hockey players, died recently in a convalescent home at Au-Bon-Aire, Que., in Terrebonne county. In his 55th year, Lepine had been ill for the past three years.For most of his playing career, Lepine was overshadowed at centre by the immortal Howie Morenz. Lepine played on Canadiens&rsquo; second line between Armand Mondou and Wildor Larochelle. He endeared himself to fans with his strong defensive play and was partcularly adept at the pokecheck.Lepine held an NHL scoring record for many years. In a game against Ottawa at the Forum, the six-foot, 170 pound centre scored five goals and assisted on another.<h2>Started In 1925</h2>He started his career with the Canadiens in 1925 when Leo Dandurand signed him to a contract, fresh from the Hochelaga (now Banque Canadienne Nationale) team of the old Bankers League.&ldquo;Next to Frank Nighboor,&rdquo; Dandurand recalled recently. &ldquo;Pit was the outstanding poke-check artist. Jack Adams (Detroit) tried many times to obtain Lepine but we woudn&rsquo;t let him go. He was a prolific scorer as well as good defensive man. When we sold Morenz to Chicago in 1933, Lepine came into his own as a scorer and gave us several good years as first-string centre.&rdquo;Born in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, July 30, 1901, Lepine had an accurate left-handed shot. He played on two Stanley Cup teams with Canadiens under Cecil Hart in the 1929-30 and 1930-31 seasons. He had his best playoff scoring in the latter season, with four goals and two assists.Lepine was a polished stickhandler and was a hard man to beat on the draw. In his first year with the Canadiens, the Habs and Maroons were booked up in a crucial game. Each side had four men in the penalty box. The Maroons had Clint Benedict in goal and Punch Broadbent as forward. Canadiens elected to go with George Hainsworth in the net and Lepine up front. On the faceoff, Lepine got the draw, swept around Broadbent and beat Benedict for a goal.Noted for his clean play, Lepine was always in the running for the Lady Byng Trophy but never won it. He played 13 seasons with Canadiens from 1925-26 to 1937-38. When his days as a player were over, he coached the club for a season.Among Lepine&rsquo;s teammates were George Hainsworth, Marty Burke Sylvio Mantha, Howie Morenz, Bert McCaffrey, Aurel Joliat, Albert Leduc, Wildor Larochelle, Niek Wasnie, Gerald Carson, Armand Mondou, and Gus Rivers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01284/1449503-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="546" height="962"><figcaption class="caption-body">PIT LEPINE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03183/1449496-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="997" height="1248"><figcaption class="caption-body">AFTER OLDTIMERS&rsquo; GAME</figcaption></div><h2>Pit (Right) With Immortal Howie</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04136/1449489-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="1597" height="1752"><figcaption class="caption-body">Morenz and Pit sign autographs for fans</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Famed Pit Lepine Old Canadien Star Dies In 55th ear

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Lepine’s Record

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05119/1449565-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg"></div>You know right well that you&rsquo;ll want to know what your favorite hockey star is doing during the summer months; what players are being traded; what players are being given their unconditional release. You&rsquo;ll also be eager to find out what plans your team is making for the coming season and what players they plan to bring up next season.Just imagine, 35 information-filled issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS delivered right to your door for the low price of $3.00 ($4.00 in the United States). Spare yourself of the trouble of having to pick your copy up at the newsstand by subscribing today and furthermore you&rsquo;ll be saving $2.25 ($3.25 in the United States) by taking out a subscription.THE HOCKEY NEWS features plenty of lengthy profiles on players in the summer issues and oodles of candid pictures showing that favorite puck star of yours in such poses as playing baseball, on the golf links, milking cows, pitching hay, running the store, and countless others. We at THE HOCKEY NEWS do our utmost to see that you don&rsquo;t lose track of your favorite players during those five months that THE HOCKEY NEWS suspends weekly publication (May to September).A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutive Issues.Canadian Remittances&mdash;$3.00 Payable by Postal Bank or Telegraph Money Order.U. S. A. Remittances&mdash;$4.00 Payable by Postal, Bank, or Express Money Order.Fill in Form Above and Send Postal Note or Money Order &#9632;

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YOU’LL BE SORRY!

<div class="byline">by Bob Hesketh</div>(As Seen In the Toronto Telegram)CLARENCE DAY wore the mantle of added responsability with harassed mein, a virus bug and alliteration. To this day Mr. Day&rsquo;s most voluble statements to the carrions of the press had been confined to cursory comment or terse comment sprinkled with prickly expletives. Mr. Day, now as manager of a hockey team called the Maple Leafs, spoke with smoothness and eclat, the bug stunned, his audience enraptured.You could have heard a rock crusher drop.Mr. Day did not have to work for a press conference. Usually these things are highlighted by the announcement of a deal, a retirement, a coming out of retirement or a few good jokes.Some day circumstances will combine with frankness, infallibility will run out with its tail between its legs. A gurgling infant has recognized that the Maple Leafs are boating in a tempest of trouble. Day stood squarely on the bridge and spoke to the storm &ldquo;Guts, goals and glamor,&rdquo; Mr. Day spat into the wet wind. The lightning crashed and the thunder thundered. Words have never chased clouds.<h2>Holding A Hot Rock</h2>It is obvious that the skipper was holding a hot rock. Were he a man of lesser parts, one could vibrate with sympathy for the task he faces ahead. The tools he has been handed are the chisel of past experience, a hammer named Clancy and a gob of clay which must be moulded into a Stanley Cup contender.He is working under a deadline. People fidget particularly when they read that the management of a hockey team is forced to confess that the product produced last season was sometimes dull, often drab. The doubt of the feeling that they were being hyper-critical vanishes.There is no telling how long it will take. The Leafs may even ebb more before the tide is turned. Happily they do not have much of a record to beat. Even the vaguest suggestion of improvement will look better than one. game won in 13 play-off games played.Day&rsquo;s vow is not much more than a formula for success. Human fibre is sometimes recalcitrant. The forces are depleted in experience, thin in combat knowledge.<h2>Whipped With Words</h2>They can be whipped with words or helped with psychology. Day is formidable taskmaster. The chasm between junior hockey and the NHL is something more than a broad jump. A junior of Eric Nesterenko&rsquo;s lustre has difficulty making it. Some grow UP overnight. With others ft takes longer.Bill Burega, another Barilko? How many times do you draw to an inside straight?When Barilko came to the Leafs the Leafs were a bristly bunch. Some of them had grown rapidly with the help of sergeants and chief petty officers. They nurtured on discipline yet they knew how to have fun.Harris, Armstrong, Migay, Cullen, Nyholuk and Bailey. Strong backs in the breach down centre. Goals unmined in Harris and Cullen. No retreat in Bailey and Nyholuk. Thin at left Wing Sid Smith, Dick Duff and Joe Klukay on 33-year-old legs. Balfour, Aidcorn, Pulford and Collins. Parker MacDonald, a resounding disappointment last year, switched to the right side to balance out the reserves.<h2>Too Busy Looking Back</h2>A system in which to fit? Dick Irvin, the Canadiens coach a perceptive comedian said: &ldquo;The Leafs are so busy looking over their shoulders, they don&rsquo;t have time to score goals.&rdquo;Is offense the best defense? Is Red Kelly a great defenseman because he makes play and follows it up? Will Billy Harris show three-quarters of his talent operating under the added responsability of really playing for keeps?The equipment, as Clancy says, is undoubtedly there. It has to be pumiced and polished and handled with care. It should be handled so that each individual ability is utilized for what it is worth.The end result could well be guts, goals, etc., etc.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01234/1449596-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="554" height="891"><figcaption class="caption-body">HAP DAY</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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NEWS on SPORT

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02210/1449627-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOMMY IVAN&hellip;&hellip;The Front Office Man</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The Black Hawks of this coming National Hockey League schedule will be better than their counterparts over the past 10 years. Call it a guess, prediction, publicity stunt or what have you&mdash;this is our conviction and it&rsquo;s stronger than any we have had hockey&mdash;wise in a long time.Before we are separated from the potential respect of hockey figures both small and large, we beg continued reading of this effort so we may defend the contention that is probably the feeling of owners Arthur Wirtz and Jim Norris, manager Tommy Ivan and coach Dick Irvin, but very few others.We might pick out the law of averages&mdash;nothing else&mdash;in forecasting Hawk elegance in accomplishment this coming campaign, but we earnestly feel that the following points of fact will be more out of a player and the long cepted by The Hockey News&rsquo; jury of readers.These points are presented in no particular order and may well all be equally important in the end result&hellip;.<h2>I&mdash;DICK IRVIN</h2>The addition of Dick Irvin as coach is undoubtedly a move virtually any hockey squad in existence would like to accomplish even without any hope of success. The Wirtz-Norris ownership combine, doing more every year to make the Hawks a success, had the resources to accomplish the move with comparative ease.Irvin&rsquo;s feelings on his move after many great years at Montreal were probably best expressed in one of hs first statements to the press after his appointment was announced: &ldquo;We talked it over and when he increased the original very attractive offer, I could hardly refuse.&rdquo;Dick&rsquo;s value to the Hawks is immediately apparent when one merely scans his past record as a team leader. During his 26 NHL coaching years, he was hardly ever without a winner or top contender in his travels from Chicago to Toronto and then the Canadiens.He seems to possess that rare ability of getting all there is and moreout of a player and the long list of skaters molded into greatness under his directorship reads like the Hall of Fame itself&hellip;. Maurice Richard, Toe Blake, Elmer Lach, Butch Bouchard, Kenny Reardon, Bill Durnau, Bernie Geoffrion, etc.<h2>Has A Partner</h2>Dick has always patterned a top team&mdash;and many times with an apparent shortage of good material&mdash;and It was no great surprise when he calmly appraised this coming year&rsquo;s Hawks;&mdash;&ldquo;We will finish third or fourth&mdash;no worse.&rdquo; Knowing Dick Irvin, many other hockey leaders are already taking this as fact.<h2>II&mdash;TOMMY IVAN</h2>In his first year as a general manager in the NHL last season, Tommy Ivan could hardly be proud of the Black Hawks and yet, he did more aimed at improving the club than has anyone else since Chicago&rsquo;s entry was born via Portland, Ore., and its Rosebuds in 1926.The team that finished the season bore little likeness to the team that started after Ivan engineered more deals has could be accounted here in a few paragraphs. Some of the skaters had been sought in vain by Chicago for several seasons, but it remained for &ldquo;Tom-talk&rdquo; to get them into Hawk uniforms.It is the opinion of many an expert that the squad which had to be put together gradually last season will now be able to join itself into a solid and feared outfit after Chicago&rsquo;s training drills in September at Welland, Ont. The camp opens officially on the 112th.Due to additional Ivanizing, the skaters on hand will be substantially larger in number and capabilities than in other recent years. The addition of the American League&rsquo;s Buffalo team in midseason last year brings an estimated 50 additions pucksters under Chicago&rsquo;s wing.The Buffalo purchase also included its top farm team&mdash;the St. Catharines Teeps&mdash;long a power and star developer from a lofty spot in O.H.A. Jr. competition. The TeePees were the circuit&rsquo;s champions again last year and should eventually be able to supply Chicago with some top talent.<h2>Ill&mdash;IVAN AND IRVIN</h2>With both these men at the helm of one club, it is hard to see how Chicago can fail&mdash;especially with the aid of two Iyes (spelled with an I instead of E for Ivan and Irvin) instead of just one. Aside from this pun, can any team claim to have a pair of leaders like these two?As Tommy continues to survey the scene on constant lookout for newer, better players and Dick uses and eduiates them to the exact, excellence of his teaching ways, it shouldn&rsquo;t be hard to see why we picked this year to go out on what some may consider a limp with the Black Hawks.<h2>IV&mdash;THE NEWCOMERS</h2>Already on the scene as new Hawks are three Detroit forwards and a former Red Wing defenseman. Centre Glen Skov, wingers Tony Leswick and Johnny Wilson and rearguard Benny Woit were secured in one of this off season&rsquo;s few deals. The Hawks gave up rookie blue liner Bucky Hollingworth and three others in return.Possessive of proven ability, these four should definitely improve the Chicago outlook with display of their skating wares that were in the background due to the exploitation of such as Howe, Lindsay and Kelly in the Motor City. At least one more deal may be completed by Ivan before the season begins.At this point, as attorney for defense of the Black Hawks, we conclude with a couple of closing remarks&hellip;.To the judge: &ldquo;We rest the case.&rdquo;To the jury: &ldquo;We are presented what we&rsquo;ve felt are the realistic facts in favor of our client&rsquo;s future. We await your verdict and presented here will be borne out as true by the next spring.&rdquo; &#9632;

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New Irvin-Ivan Combination Might Give Hawks Best Team in Decade

Founded October 1st 1947Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 Ste. Catherine Street WestMontreal 25, Que.Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Empire; $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries.Entered as second-class matter, October 3, 1963, at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department. OttawaPrinted in Canada &#9632;

The Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0669/1449786-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="586" height="270"></div><h2>Aug. 16 to Oct. 3.</h2>16&mdash;CURICK, Leo, Syracuse, forward, 1927.17&mdash;HENRY, Red, Hershey, goal, 1926; DECHENE, Lucien, New Westminster, goal, 1927.20&mdash;SANFORD, Eddie, Boston forward, 1928.21&mdash;READY, Billy, Victoria, coach, 1918; ALLEN, Keith, Edmonton, defense, 1923.24&mdash;SCHERTZL, Joe, Hershey, d&eacute;fense, 19 23; MAYER, Gil, Pittsburgh, goal, 1920.29&mdash;QUACKENBUSH, Max, Calgary, defense, 1928,30&mdash;FISHER, Dunc, Hershey, forward, 1927.31&mdash;LOVE, Bob, New Westminster, forward, 19 25.<h2>Sept.</h2>3&mdash;BENTLEY, Doug, Saskatoon, forward, 1916.4&mdash;OLMSTEAD, Bert, Montreal, forwards, 1924.7&mdash;TAILLEFER, Pete, Seattle, defense, 1926; ADAM, Doug, Saskatoon, forward, 1923.8&mdash;McINTYRE, Jack, Chicago, forward, 1930; GOODEN, Bill, Syracuse, forward, 1923.9&mdash;ASHBEE, Don, Cleveland, forward, 1930.11&mdash;KYLE, Gus, Calgary, defense, 1923; BOUCHARD, Butch, Montreal, defense, 1920.13&mdash;FRANCIS, Emile, Cleveland goal, 19 26.15&mdash;BLAIR, George, Pittsburgh, forward, 1929; LUND, Joe, Buffalo, defense, 1927,16&mdash;CHAD, Johnny, Calgary, forward, 1919; SENIC, George, Saskatoon, forward, 1929.21&mdash;SULLIVAN, Barry, Providence, forward, 1926.23&mdash;UNIAC, Jim, Edmonton, forward, 1928.26&mdash;STODDARD, Jack, Cleveland, forward, 1926; BACKOR, Hank, Mdmonton, forward. 1925.28&mdash;KAISER, Vern, Syracuse, forward, 1925.<h2>October</h2>3&mdash;HEBENTON, Andy, Victoria, forward, 1929. &#9632;

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Happy Birthday To You

The New York Rangers have announced that Saskatoon, Sask., will be headquarters for their fall training camp. Forty-five Blueshirt regulars and prospects are scheduled to begin their ice hockey drills on September 9th under Phil Watson, newly appointed coach.This marks the third straight year that the New Yorkers have selected a Western site for their workouts. They trained in Saskatoon in 1953 and then proceeded to post their best National League record in thirteen seasons.Muzz Patrick, moved up from coach to sreneral manager and, Phil Watson have tentatively scheduled eight exhibitions in Western provinces.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0733/1449824-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="273" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Muzz Patrick</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0812/1449817-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg" title="f0006-08" width="300" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">Phil Watson</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Rangers Plan 8 Exhibition Games

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01306/1449724-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div>&bull; IT IS EXPECTEDthat Dennis Riggin, Hamilton&rsquo;s outstanding junior goalkeeper, will replace Glenn Hall in the nets of the Edmonton Flyers next season, now that Hall will move up to the Red Wings&hellip;Otta Graham, Cleveland Browns&rsquo; great quarterback, invested his own money in the purchase of the Cleveland Barons hockey club by a syndicate of Cleveland sports followers headed by Jim Hendy, the energic promoter. Graham has been using his good name and popularity in the hustling Ohio city to good advantage for the Barons. He&rsquo;s been spreading the good will for hockey at every turn&hellip;Either Sid Smith or Jimmy Thompson will captain the Toronto Maple Leafs this coming season. Most expect that the veteran Thomson will get the call. The added responsibilities of captain should stir the easy-going defenseman up to a point where he could supply the spark and drive the Leafs will need this season in their efforts to dislodge Detroit and Canadiens from the NHL top spots&hellip;Rudy Pilous, hockey&rsquo;s greatest story teller and coach of the St. Catharines TeePees, refused an offer by the New York Rangers to become chief scout of the Broadway Blueshirts. Pilous figures in the expanding plans of the up and coming Chicago Black Hawks, now that the Hawks own the St. Kitts club as well as the Buffalo Bisons&hellip;Tommy King served the shortest stint as a National Hockey League publicist in history. No sooner had it been announced that he was the new publicity director of the Black Hawks that word came through he would be spending the next year in Canada working with the new Barbara Ann Scott ice show. He Will be marrying the Scott miss shortly.&bull; GEORGE VOGAN, who is manager of the All Canada Hockey School of Professional Instruction, informs us in a recent letter that this year&rsquo;s school was by far the most successful. It was held earlier this mont in Grand Forks, N.D. at the arena on the campus of the University of North Dakota&hellip;According to Vogan, Minnesota is rapidly becoming a hockey hot bed. There were 15 players from one high school from Edina, Minnesota. Vogan feels certain that it is only a matter of time before the Minnesota-North Dakota area starts sending players into professional ranks. Dates for next year&rsquo;s school have already been set. They are from August 6 to August 18 and will again be conducted at Grand Forks. The name of the school will be changed to the University of North Dakota International Hockey Clinic&hellip;Herb Ralby, talented hockey writer for the Boston Globe, will be staging a three-day hockey school at Lynn, Mass. this month. Ralby&rsquo;s paper, the Boston Globe, are people behind this popular annual school for New England hockey enthusiasts&hellip;The many friends of courageous Glen Sonmor, who lost the sight of his left eye when struck by a puck in a game at Pittsburgh on February 23, will be pleased to hear that he has resumed his studies at the University of Minnesota. Sonmor, who is majoring in physical education, is uncertain about his future plans. He will never play hockey again, but every effort is being made to find a suitable position for the well-liked Cleveland Baron. He is an exceptionally fine after-dinner speaker and has made a big hit whenever he has been sent out to speak at functions by the various hockey clubs he&rsquo;s played for&hellip;Paul Meger, the speedy little Montreal winger, is another fellow who will never play again, Meger has had a rough time of it since he incurred his unfortunate head Injury in Boston last season. He was discharged from the hospital recently and motored home to Barrie, Ont&hellip;Everyone is pulling for him.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02196/1449717-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="281" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Thomson</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03118/1449710-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="282" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sid Smith</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0483/1449703-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="279" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Foul Meger</figcaption></div>&bull; ERIC NESTERENKO is spending the summer doing construction work. Eric&rsquo;s teammate on the Maple Leafs, George Armstrong, resigned a job as a brewery salesman early in the Spring so that he could land a job working in a mine close to his home at Falconbridge, Ont&hellip;Both of these youthful Leafs want to be in the best physical condition when they answer roll call at training camp next month. Great things are expected from both of them this coming season by the Toronto club&hellip;Ron Stewart is employed as a beer salesman in the Barrie area this summer&hellip;All-Star goalkeeper Harry Lumley has just finished renovating the kitchen in his Owen Sound, Ont. home. When not working on his home, Harry sells autos&hellip;Bob LeBel, first vice-president of the CAHA, was elected mayor of Chambly, Que. ths other day. Bob is a brother of Paul LeBel, box office manager at the Montreal Forum&hellip;Phil Watson, New York&rsquo;s new coach, bought a house in the Big Town recently. &ldquo;I thought I might as well settle down somewhere and New York looks like a good a place as any,&rdquo; the loquacious Watson volunteered&hellip;Bill Stewart, the former NHL referee and dean of the National League baseball umpires who quit in a huff this Spring, is now working for a company reconditioning athletic equipment. It is known as the Ivory System Inc. of Peabody, Mass.&hellip;Cleveland Barons will start all their evening games at 8: 15 this season instead of the customary 8: 30 starting time&hellip;The earlier start will allow teams to play overtime in the event of ties at the end of the regulation contest. The Barons also play a single Sunday afternoon game&hellip;Johnny Gottseling has just recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia at his home in Chicago&hellip;Cleveland plans to convert Lloyd &ldquo;Pete&rdquo; Durham, rough and tumble defenseman they acquired from Victoria Cougars in a deal that sent Eddie Olson to Victoria as playing coach, into a left winger when he reports to the Barons training camp in mid-September.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02255/1449696-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="286" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ron Steward</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03211/1449689-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="274" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">George Armstrong</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04174/1449682-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="286" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eric Nesterenko</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01257/1449855-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY SAWCHUK&hellip;&hellip;Back To Business</figcaption></div>(AS SEEN IN THE TORONTO TEI. EGRAM)TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Fear that the entire National Hockey League would be marching off to US Army boot camp instead of training camp this fall was quickly quelled recently by the U.S. Consul in Toronto and by NHL President Clarence Campbell.Boston goalie Terry Sawchuk&rsquo;s disclosure that he had received his third notice from the U.S. draft board revealed that any player of draftable age in the NHL&mdash;even on Canadian clubs&mdash;would technically be eligible for services in the US armed forces.But J. P. Parker, the American consul in Toronto, pointed out that, with the exception of those who, take up residence in the U.S., hockey players are tantamount to visitors.&ldquo;Each club files a petition with the immigration department for players to come down for the season,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;They are all liable to registration after six months but unless they take up residence in the US they are not likely to be called. In such cases where someone is called, he is exempted when he explains his Canadian citizenship. Don&rsquo;t worry about the entire NHL going into the army. Things aren&rsquo;t that bad yet.&rdquo;This news was a relief to five-time Vezina Trophy winning goalie Sawchuk, who confessed some concern when he returned to his suburban Winnipeg home from his holidays to find his third notice. He had ignored the previous two believing it was a mistake, but consulted the U.S. Immigration office in Winnipeg last week end came away confused by the technicalities of the draft law.&ldquo;The letter itself was mostly a questionnaire,&rdquo; Terry explained. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t know what to expect next. Two years in the army would sure mess up my career. Anyway I returned the questionnaire with an explanation of my Canadian citizenship and I hope it&rsquo;s straightened out. They haven&rsquo;t had lime to answer yet since I just mailed my letter this week.&rdquo;Sawchuk, incidentally has not and does not contemplate taking up residence in the US.In Montreal, NHL President Clarence Campbell pointed out that &ldquo;Technically even the members of the Canadian teams are eligible for the US draft.&ldquo;Anyone who spdends six months of accumulative time in the US is eligible. However, I don&rsquo;t think there is any possibility of hockey players being drafted wholesale.&ldquo;Nonetheless, as far as we are concerned the laws of the country must be observed. We have no basis to make any representation and we are not thinking of asking any special favors.&rdquo;Insofar as Sawchuk is concerned, two things favor his escaping the draft. For one, his draft notices have so far come from the Detroit area where the quota of compulsory calls is small because of a high ratio of volunteers. Although he will now be transferred to the Boston area, since the Bruins acquired him in a midsummer trade, his name isn&rsquo;t likely to come up until he leaves the 18-to-26 draft age bracket. He&rsquo;ll be 26 on December 28.<h2>Won&rsquo;t Reside In US &#9632;</h2>

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Sawchuk Unlikely To Tote a Cun For Uncle Sam

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Football is the only means by which western Canada can complete in national sport on an equal basis with the East, Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, says.Addressing the annual banquet of the Canadian National Railways Idea Club, Mr. Clarence Campbell said recently that Western hockey is not a means of national competition because of the lack of adequate facilities. Bigger facilities, such as those now planned at Winnipeg, were needed.Mr. Campbell devoted a major part of his address to problems raised by television.Local team support was changing to national or international team support as a result of TV which brought games right into the living room Twenty years ago a good team playing any sport could draw a full house, victory or no victory, but now the emphasis was on victory.Three major league baseball clubs, he said, recently were &ldquo;bribed to move&rdquo; to other locations for &ldquo;winning reasons.&rdquo; This was an example of the changing sport scene and could lead eventually to no sport at all for lack of competition.Canada had not yet felt the full impact of TV on sport. Canadians would eventually become more familiar with major league sport through television. Support of local sports would drop. Major leagues and all sports eventually would be affected by the situation, possibly forcing a form of TV &ldquo;blackout&rdquo; such as existed on the Cockell-Marciano fight. &#9632;

TV Impact On Sport May Grow Greater

<div class="byline">By VIC WALL</div>SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;A year ago, Eddie Shore, &ldquo;Mr. Hockey&rdquo; of serious mien, brought the Springfield Indians back to Western Massa-chusetts for American Hockey League play. The return was triumphal. The Indians were something approaching a sensation for most of the campaign. They led the league for a long spell. They finally bowed but to the Pittsburgh Hornets in the first playoff series. Shore had a colorful, rock and sock&rsquo;em team, an appealing one with several players who rose to fame to win individual honors, such as the late Ross Lowe, most valuable player, Jim Anderson, leading rookie, and Gordie Tottle, selected with Lowe for the All all star team.Apparently inspired by this team, its success and the support of Western Mass. Fandom, whose enthusiasm knew no bounds, Shore has wasted no time in early efforts to put together another strong outfit.He has bought or drafted eight players for 19 55-56 and says he is far from through. Of course, he lost an outstanding star in Lowe, drafted by the Rangers, but he appears to be making up for the loss of Lowe with his many player moves to aid Don Simmons, Buddy Boone, Anderson, Tottle and other outstanding Springfield stars who will be back again next season.&ldquo;I want a winner,&rdquo; said old No. 2 of the Boston Bruins the other day as he ended his golfing career for 1955 and really started to concentrate on his 1955-56 hockey plans. Not that Eddie doesn&rsquo;t eat, drink and sleep hockey the year around in keeping with his character as the most serious man in hockey, just the way he played the game, just the way he operates hockey here. He played in the Battleship Leduc clambake at Montreal. He teamed with his strapping son, Teddy, in the annual father and son tournament at the Springfield Country Club, his home course. Then he put his clubs away, went to Atlantic City on hockey business and headed for the far stretches of the West, still intent on hockey business, all in the interest of Springfield hockey.Then he&rsquo;ll go to Stamford, Ont., training base of his Tribe for the long grind. &ldquo;There is not too much time&rdquo;, Mr. Hockey said as a parting shot. &ldquo;We want to be ready.&rdquo; And it&rsquo;s history that Shore always brings a well-conditioned hockey squad to Springfield for the start of a hockey campaign.Here&rsquo;s a list of what Shore has done in the way of new player personnel since that night in April when Pittsburgh beat Springfield in a sudden death period to end a great season here, financially artistically and otherwise.Bought defense player Bill Mathew of Rainy River, Ont., from the Hershey Bears. Matthew is a former Boston Bruin player with several years pro experience,, Shore likes his ruggedness, thinks he might possibly be conerted to a winger. Remember, Lowe. He was a defense player, shore turned him into the best center in the American League.From the Detroit Red Wings, required Earl (Ching) Johnson, center.From the New York Rangers, obtained Gordie Haworth, center and Maurice Collins, defense player.From Quebec of the Quebec League, acquired Ivan Tennant and Gerald Ehman, forwards, Marius Groleau, center and Ernie Boche, defense. &#9632;

Shore Building Strong Springfield Club

<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01289/1449941-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">REX STIMERS</figcaption></div>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;In February of this year a man and his wife stopped at a motel in Daytona Beach, Florida. The register was signed and the couple were just heading for their room when they were hailed back by the motel owner.&ldquo;Why didn&rsquo;t you tell me you came from St. Catharines?&rdquo; he asked. &ldquo;How&rsquo;s my old friend, Rex Stimers?&rdquo; This wouldn&rsquo;t have been too surprising had it been the first time the couple had been asked that question. Believe it or not, of the four nights they had stopped during the 1,100 mile trip, they had received similar greetings from their stopover hosts on three separate occasions.There is a good chance that they would have obtained the same type of welcomes had they lodged with the Eskimos in the Far North, the Aztecs in South America or New Zealand&rsquo;s Maoris. For 21 years the name Stimers and St. Catharines have been so Intermingled that it is often difficult to know where one stops and the other begins.Stimers has been correctly named St. Catharines&rsquo; walking and talking Chamber of Commerce. Although a native of Toronto he couldn&rsquo;t be more loyal to this city had his forebears operated the first blacksmith shop when St. Catharines went under the name of Shipman&rsquo;s Corner.During his better than two decade&rsquo;s association with sport in this area he has spread the good word of his beloved &ldquo;Banana Belt&rsquo;&rsquo; from coast to coast in both Canada and the United States and from the Gulf of Mexico to Timmins. If St. Catharines is known as a real sports-minded city, it has obtained this reputation to a large degree through the efforts of the ebullient and eloquent Mr Stimers.His critics claim that his reports of hockey, lacrosse, baseball and rowing events are strictly biased. Rex is inclined to disagree. &ldquo;I just tell what&rsquo;s going on as I see it,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Can I help if those guys from Toronto, Barrie or Peterboro see the same thing in a different light? Maybe they&rsquo;re the one that are biased.&rdquo;For many years in Toronto Rex was a good athlete in his own right. His favorite sport was&hellip;and still is&hellip;baseball, although he admits that &ldquo;in recent years the Teepees and Athletics have stolen much of that love.&rdquo; He played baseball, hockey and basketball until appointed district supervisor for Imperial Oil.Stimers started his gradual shift to radio when he took on freelance work In 1926 with a former broadcast for Kitchener, Preston Mamilton and Brandford stations while still working for Imperial Oil.In 1934 he was transfered to Niagara District by his oil company and he says: &ldquo;I knew right away this was where I wanted to hang out my shingle for good.&rdquo; He was to be switched to Vancouver in 1935 but Touch Woods and E. T. Sandell (the former owner of radio station CKTB) prevailed upon him to settle down in St. Catharines and take a permanent job in radio.Although Stimers has received many offers to take radio positions in other centres&hellip;including Toronto, Buffalo and with the BBC in London&hellip;he has never wavered in his decision to remain here.The obtaining of a sponsor, something which has plagued many men in radio and television, has never been a Stimers problem. He has had three since coming to St. Catharines and the latest&hellip;Thompson Products Limited&hellip;have backed his 6.45 &ldquo;Spice of the Sports News&rdquo; for the past 13 years.Rex has been around radio&hellip;and CKTB in particular&hellip;for a long time. The two virtually grew up together. Only one man still broadcasting at &ldquo;Oak Hill&rdquo; has been with the station longer. Clarence Colton joined the CKTB &ldquo;famHy&rdquo; three months before Rex in 1934 and still has his noon program.The two were with the St. Catharines station when its studios. were in the Welland House and. have seen it expand until it is now rated one of the outstanding privately owned outlets in Canada.He has attended all the major sports events in North America and is a personal friend of the majority of the super stars of the past three decades. Names like DiMaggio, Ruth, Dempsey, Marciano, the Conachers, Barbara Ann Scott and Marlene Stewart roll off his tongue like most folk discuss their neighbors. He and his wife, &ldquo;Mama,&rdquo; have enough unofficially adopted sons and daughters in the sports world to drain the resources of a dozen or so orphanages.Yes, he knows them all by their first names but deep down Rex&rsquo;s biggest thrills coma while announcing the Teepee or Athletic games, the finish of a senior eight race at the Henley or a line drive by a local baseball hero.Latterly his big moments have been provided by the Teepees and his excitement while broadcasting their games permeates not only the entire Niagara District but a good portion of Southern Ontario and Northern New York state. His mail during the Memorial Cup playoffs last year amounted to dozens a day and at least 80 per cent of those letters came from out-of-town listeners who had become infected with Teepee enthusiasm through his graphic game descriptions.No person was more emotionally overcome than Rex Stimers when the Teepees finally won the Canadian junior hockey championship in mid-May of 1954. While the players pounded each other on the back in unrestrained joy, Rex wept openly. For 12 years he had been urging, cheering, criticizing and cajoling them and at last they had gone all the way.A few hours later after a triumphant ride along the Queen Elizabeth Way (Rex had car trouble at this crucial time and had to be propelled to Garden City Arena by an obliging Provincial Police cruiser) &ldquo;The Lung&rdquo; as Jim Coleman christened him, stood in the centre of the floor while close to 6,000 watched him hug the Memorial Cup.No Hollywood actor ever clutched an &ldquo;Oscar&rdquo; more tenderly.<h2>Hugs The Mug</h2><h2>Back At Helm Of Barons</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02231/1449934-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="1178" height="1428"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM HENDY</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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The Lung’s Greatest Thrill, When Teeps Won The Memorial

THE CIST AND JEST OF IT(As Seen in the Montreal Herald)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01288/1449979-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="290" height="341"></div>&bull; THE OLD GUARD passes. Pit Lepine died in a convalescent home at St. Rose, where he had been ill many months. A sudden heart attack carried him off, to the Valhalla of the hockey immortals, where he joins his great team-mate, Howie Morenz, and goaler Lorne Chabot, and a host of others.Morenz and Lepine were brilliant figures on the forward line along with Aurel Joliat and Johnny Gagnon, on the great Canadien teams that dominated the National Hockey League picture in the late &lsquo;20&rsquo;s and early &lsquo;30&rsquo;s. As Leo Dandurand. who signed Lepine in 1925, after watching him play for Banque Canadienne Nationale, in the Bankers League, from which came fine players, said he was one of the greatest 2-way players the game has ever known. He was a great scorer, his poke-check ranked with those of Frank Nighbor and Hooley Smith.<h2>The Lou Gehrig of Hockey</h2>Pit Lepine was the Lou Gehrig of hockey, in a sense. Gehrig&rsquo;s greatness was smothered by the dramatic and flamboyant personality of Babe Ruth. And similarly Lepine&rsquo;s great qualities were blanketed by the brilliance of Howie Morenz. But the late Cecil Hart, coach of Canadiens for several seasons, though a close personal friend and admirer of Howie, and who, in fact signed Morenz for Canadiens, always insisted that in some respects, Lepine was a greater player than the glittering star. At any rate, he was of far more value defensively.Lepine&rsquo;s hockey greatness was not limited to defensive skill. He was a fine puck-carrier, deadly shot. His best scoring year was 1929-30, when he notched 24 goals. At one time he held the NHL scoring record, notching five goals and an assist on the night of December 15, 1929, when Canadiens defeated Ottawa 6-3, at the Forum.Lepine was on the Canadien team which opened the present Boston Gardens against the Bruins, and when the 25th anniversary of that event was held a few years back, Lepine was one of those invited. It was fitting that he should go to Boston for the anniversary, for it was in Boston that he played probably the greatest game of his career, a master-piece of centre-ice defense, in a Stanley Cup game in the spring of 1931, when Canadiens defeated Bruins 1-0 and went on to the Stanley Cup. His display of that night has always rated with this observer as a classic of defensive hockey skill. Boston had a great line, Oliver, Clapper and Gainor, as well as such fine scorers as Cooney Weiland and Marty Barry, backed by the powerhouse Eddie Shore. But try as they might, they could not break through, as Lepine wove a web of artistry across the centre-ice.<h2>Foiled Maroons Single-Handed</h2>Another of Lepin&rsquo;s spectacular feats was recalled recently by Leo Dandurand, who, as managing director of Canadiens, signed him, after coaching the Banque Nationale team as a sideline from his Canadien duties. That was a night at the peak of Maroon-Canadlen rivalry, when as penalty after penalty was banded out, only Lepine and Punch Broadbent, sturdy winger, were left on the ice. Broadbent fought frantically to shake Lepine loose and toss a puck into the empty net, but Lepine, his skick working magic, foiled the battling Maroon at every turn.&ldquo;Jack Adams of Red Wings. was keen on buying Lepine,&rsquo;&rsquo; Danuurand recalled. &ldquo;He often told me I had the greatest centre in the game sitting on the bench, because Morenz was a 50-minute man. But there wasn&rsquo;t the slightest chance we would part with Pit. He was a great player, but understudy to the greatest player of that era, Morenz.&rdquo;Perhaps Leo was thinking, as was this agent that somewhere behind the clouds this tall figure is today swinging gracefully to some hockey centre in the eternal sun to meet not only his former Canadien mates but dozens of old players who have gone on to the land behind the sky where the game goes on with never a mistake, never a bad call from referees and linesmen. Alf. Smith and Harvey Pulford and Hod Stuart, and others would be there, and they could sit around in the glorious sun and talk of the good old days.<h2>A Clean, Sporting Figure</h2>Lepine was a particularly clean an sporting player. Tall, just halt an inch under six feet in height, handsome and graceful to a degree, he drew comparatively few penalties in a stormy, hard-hitting era of the game. He had far more speed than one would think at aglance, because of his smooth, gliding style and this added to his defensive value.Lepine was born July 31. 190, in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, and his brother Hector broke into major hockey with him, but soon retired. His Brother Esdras, is police chief at Ste. Annes and there is another brother, Norman. Lepine ended his hockey career in 1937-38, but later became coach of Canadiens for a season. He was too good-natured to be successful in that capacity and retired after a season. He had a stroke a few years back, and then a second stroke, but his vitality amazed attending physicians.<h2>DIAMOND DYNAMITERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02232/1449972-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="1573" height="1324"><figcaption class="caption-body">HABS IN NEW SURROUNDINGS:Canadiens hockey stars Jackie Leclair (left) Donnie Marshall (Centre) and Jean Beliveau at Montreal&rsquo;s Trenholme Park before a recent benefit baseball game with former stars of the Snowdon Fastball League. The follow standing behind the trio is Toe Blake, new coach of the Montrealers. The Canucks won the game. 11-0.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Elmer Ferguson

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Playing in weather about 660 degrees above their accustomed climate, Toe Blake&rsquo;s Canadiens clubbed out an 110 victory over the Snowdon Fastball League oldtimers in a benefit game at Trenholme Park.The Habs seemed to acclimatize themselves well. They belted three Snowdon hurlers, one of them twice, for 12 hits. George Scully started for the Snowdons. But after he was relieved by Mac Stark and then Gerry Snyder, the oldtimers found themselves looking for more pitchers, and back came Scully to pitch the last two innings.Big Bill Durnan returned to the hill for the Habs and gave up just two hits in his three-inning stint. Connie Broden, who snuck into the lineup off the roster of the Shawinigan Cataracts, pitched the rest of the way and also hit a homer for the Habs in the seventh.Butch. Bouchard, Jean Beliveau, Doug Harvey and Jaekie Leclair comprised the Hab infield with Kenny Mosdell, Don Marshall and Floyd Curry in the outfield. Jacques Plante was behind the plate, Harvey and Broden all had two hits.Maurice Richard put in an appearance but didn&rsquo;t play.Canadiens 000 001 442&mdash;11 12 2Snowdon 000 000 000&mdash;1 8 7Durnan, Broden (4) and Plante; Scully, Stark (4), Snyder (7) Scully (8) and Pete McDonald, Logue McDonald. &#9632;

Habs Blank Fastball Stars

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02247/1450034-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg"></div>TRIPLE THREAT BARGAIN CONTEST!Why It&rsquo;s A Triple1) YOU SAVE MONEYThe coupon below is of great value to you. It entitles you to one full year of The Football News at the very low price of $2.50, a saving of $1.40.This means you get 26, big action-packed issues and yet save money in the process.2) YOU SAVE TIMEAct now and you will find how convenient it is to subscribe. You will be delighted to have your mailman deliver each issue to you promptly.This saves you the time needed to go to the newsstands for each week&rsquo;s copy.3) YOU MAY WIN A PRIZETwo of the contestants will win Grey Cup tickets (2 to each person) plus Cash Awards. It&rsquo;s a way to earn money while having fun.Big News!Commencingin an early issue THE FOOTBALL NEWSwill run a Contest Blank asking you to give your predictions on how the teams will finish the 1955 season in both the Big Four and Western Conference.It&rsquo;s Simple&mdash;Easy!Just list the order of finish (your opinion) in both of these Leagues (Regular Schedule only) and the number of points each team will finish the season with.The Prizes!1st Prize&mdash;2 Grey Cup Tickets and $50. Cash2nd Prize&mdash;2 Grey Cup Tickets and $25. CashPlus A Bonus!of an extra $50. for anyone naming the correct standing in both leagues and the exact number of points each team will compile.The Contest Is Open To Su scribers Only!MAIL COUPON RIGHT AWAY FOR A TRIPLE-THREAT BARGAIN &#9632;

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The Canadian FOOTBALL NEWS

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0270/1450079-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="247" height="298"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0171/1450086-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="235" height="288"></div>Lester Patrick, Hockey&rsquo;s famed Silver Fox is ready to call it quits after a glittering career which began as a player and ended as a top executive. The photo below is the memorable picture when he went into the New York nets in a Stanley Cup game at the age of 42.<h2>He Had Many Proud Moments</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0368/1450072-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="2342" height="2923"><figcaption class="caption-body">HOCKEYwas Lester Patrick&rsquo;s life and he has many souvenirs to look back on. Photo collection is of the famous players he played with and against and pictures of famous teams of his era. Along with Art Ross, Jack Adams and the other old timers, he is regarded as one of the game&rsquo;s real pioneers.The Barons expect to open their training camp at St. Thomas, Ontario, on Sunday, September 18th. Bun Cook will be back as coach with Charlie &lsquo;Yogi&rsquo; Homenuk as trainer. They will play a series of seven exhibition games meeting the Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs twice, the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Hornets and the Chatham Maroons, piloted by &ldquo;Ott&rdquo; Heller, once.</figcaption></div><h2>Patrick--As An Executive</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0455/1450065-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="1163" height="1179"><figcaption class="caption-body">LESTER PATRICK BEHIND HIS DESK</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Lester Patrick To Quit Hockey

VICTORIA, B.C.&mdash;Lester Patrick, 72-year-old scion of the great Patrick family of hockey, is expected to sever active connection with Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League.Patrick, former head of New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, is the major stockholder in Cougars.<h2>Goes to Sons</h2>Fred Hutchinson, general manager of the Victoria club, said Patrick is completing a deal whereby his sons Lynn and Muzz will take over control of Cougars along with Hutchinson.The general manager declined to name a date for Patrick&rsquo;s retirement and said any announcement on a date would be &lsquo;premature.&rsquo;There is a remote possibility the sale will fall through but a definite announcement will be made in the near future.<h2>Silver Fox Tag</h2>Patrick himself declined comment.Both Murray (Muzz) and Lynn Patrick are managers of National Hockey League teams. Muzz has Lester&rsquo;s old job as head of the New York club and Lynn heads Boston Bruins.Retirement for the &ldquo;Silver Fox&rsquo;&rsquo; will mean the end of a hockey career that started on the frozen ponds of the Prairies and Quebec.He was born in Drum-mondville, Que., Dec. 30, 1883, the son of an Ulster storekeeper and lumber man and played his first hockey there.He inaugurated the game&rsquo;s first major farm system, and, with brother Frank, the profitable playoff system and dozens of rules improvements. The two brought hockey to British Columbia.He played hockey till the age of 39, starring on defence. Fifteen clubs went into the Stanley Cup finals with Lester either playing or managing.His hair turned white at an early age, resulting in the nickname &ldquo;Silver Fox.&rdquo;<h2>Quit in 1947</h2>Lester quit hockey in 1947 as vice-president of Madison Square Garden. He had left the Rangers in 1946 and the next year one of the largest gathering of hockey notables in history saw him receive the scroll of membership in hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame at Kingston, Ont.Retirement did not suit Lester. In 1949 he started the Victoria Cougars and joined the rejuvenated Pacific Coast League, later to become the Western Hockey League. &#9632;

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August 1, 1955

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Rangers’ Draft Choice Loses Life Swimming

New Group Purchases Barons