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Mercs’ Butch Stahan Calls Hawks To Capture Top Spot In IHL Race

TOLEDO, Ohio.— Coaching is something new to Frank “Butch” Stahan of Toledo-Marion in the International Hockey League, but colorful Butch is quite sure that he can handle the job. “Sure, we’re only in fifth place right now,” Stahan told this HOCKEY NEWS correspondent, “but I feel confident we’ll make the playoffs this season after we’re strengthened in several positions.” Actually, there are a few things about prevailing conditions that Stahan doesn’t appreciate too much. ‘‘We’ve had a lot of tough breaks,” he pointed out, ‘‘like injuries to key man. But we’ll be okay, you can be sure of that. “It’s tough on the boys, having to divide their home games between Toledo and Marion, they way we do. You see, that way we really have no home ice of our own, but are always on…

THE FAN FORUM

Waste of Space? Dear Sirs, This is my first letter to your column and I’m sorry that it has to be a complaint. Your magazine has always been a source of enjoyment to me except for one little detail, and that is the column, “Inside Stuff”. Of all the space wasting, most useless pieces, this is it. Recently the authoress of this column did a piece on Terry Sawchuk. And do you know that I found out that he likes Guy Lombardo, his favorite actor is Greg Peck and favorite actress is Grace Kelly! Amazing, eh? That these facts have any bearing whatsoever on his hockey prowess is beyond me. I like Sawchuk as a goaler but I don’t care if he likes spaghetti or chews bubble gum in the bathtub. Terry is having a…

Calgary Stampeders Boast Great Win Record To Date In Western League Play

CALGARY, Alta.— No one can deny the fact that, up to this point at least, Calgary Stampeders have proven themselves a remarkable team. Holding a lead big enough to choke a horse in the Prairie division of the WHL, Frank Currie’s rampaging Cowboys have even proven themselves a better team on the road than at home. Any coach, in any sport, will tell you that a 50 per cent record on the road is the mark of a good team, but when a team boasts an 80 per cent average then the flowery adjectives must be used. Another mark of a good team is the ability to overcome a deficit. Stampeders have that added quality. Rookie Flash Overcame Deficit A typical example was a game in Winnipeg recently. Down 4-1 at one stage of the fray, the…