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March 31, 1956
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Regals’ Success At Box-Office Matter Of Pride For Committee
BRANDON, Man.— A small but energetic group of Brandon businessmen is retaxing these days for the first time in the last few months and the collective smiles, placed end on end, would stretch from the Wheat City Arena right down to 10th Street and Rosser Avenue. The latter is the main intersection in this bustling community of 23,000 solid citizens while the arena, for the benefit of the uneducated, is the home of the beloved Brandoil Regals of the Western Hockey League. No one minds particularly if these businessmen are inclined to wear broad grins and throw out their chests a bit. They have good reason to feel proud because it was these men. banded together under the title of the Citizens’ Hockey Committee, who were responsible for bringing professional hockey to…
Rangers Sign Jr. Star Ron Howell For Fall Delivery
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Muzz Patrick scored his greatest goal as a rookie general manager last week when he talked Ron Howell out of a football career and signed him to a Ranger contract. The event had double-barreled significance because it signalized a victory for both hockey and the Rangers who certainly could u se the talented right wing-defenseman and one-time rookie-of-the-year in the Big Four pre football loop. Ever since Howell became a, star with the gridders, and at the same time an outstanding mem: her of the OHA Junior A Guelph Biltmores, his talent was up for grabs. At first it appeared that he would stick to the pigskin because he was an immediate hit with the hometown team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. On the other hand there was the influence of his big brother…
Clancy’s Quota For Sloan Line Not Funny Now
TORONTO, Ont.— King Clancy’s 60-goal program for the Tod Sloan line succeeded. When the Toronto Maple. Leaf coach predicted at fall training camp that lie would; ! get. 60 goals from the new j ! combination of Sloan, George ‘ Arinstrong and Dick Duff, exports in other cities laughed. Aftqy all, Sloan had managed only 13,last season, Army 10j and Duff was merely a rookie., But after the final game of? the schedule the combination hade borne out the prediction the coach had made after watching them practice for > only two weeks. They had an overall total of 71 goals. Thirty-seven of these belonged to Sloan, 18 to Duff and 16 to Army. The rapid-fire rate; at which they collected the: prescribed sum is reflected in; the fact that only 12 weeks earlier Sloan…
Chamberlain’s “13 Honest Men”; Take OH A Senior Championship
By “CHICK” APPEL Now Take On NOHA Winner STRATFORD, Ont. Sports writers in western Ontario are exhausting their store of superlatives in lauding the gallant Chatham Maroons in winning the senior “A” OHA championship, and not without reason, because the Maroons just barely managed to nose out Windsor Bulldogs for the fourth and last playoff berth, after being buried deep in the cellar most of the season. In congratulating coach Murph Chamberlain in guiding his Maroons to the OHA title, hockey authorities claim that they attained what looked almost like the impossible due to their wonderful team spirit and desire. After releasing five players, when he took over command of the Maroons early in the season. Chamberlain drove the balance of his roster, which he termed his ‘13 honest workmen.” to upsee victories over…
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