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September 1, 1957
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New NOHA Loop Being Planned
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich —The manager of the Sault Ste. Marie Indians of the NOHA, Ty Smart, says that plans are underway to form new NOHA grouping The disclosure by Smart comes after announcements by the Sudbury Wolves and the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Greyhounds that they will join a new all-Ontario circuit along with the Windsor Bulldogs, the Kitchener Waterloo Dutchmen and the Chatham Maroons. Possible entries in the new northern loop are Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Blind River, Espanola, Coppercliff, Temiskaming, and Marquette, Mich.…
NEWS on Sport
(Toronto Telegram) IN an effort to appear in season, Billy Reay, the Maple Leaf coach, announced recently that there is a good chance that Winnipeg Blue Bomber fullback Gerry James will rejoin the organization. To some this may sound like last year’s scoop. Or one. from the year before. No one has kept an accurate count of how many times James has been torn between hockey and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. When he divorced hockey the last time it was on the grounds of $100 fines for not taking a man out. that the Leaf system was out of date and that they would have to make him a terrific settlement to get him back. Time changeth all manner of things. Though figures are not disclosed, the offer the Leafs made him last April was…
Red Sox Scout Makes Valiant Try But…
A major league baseball scout was recently impressed by youngster during trip through Northern Ontario. Scout Maurice Deloof noted that husky youngster with the Schumacher Junior Ball Club could play number of positious with equal skill. The boy appeared to have all of the physical requirements including powerful wrists which gave him power at the plate. Scout Deloof decided that the prospect was major league material and approached him. “How would you like to attend our tryout camp in Florida next Spring? I think you could some day become a fine professional ball player.” “No, I’m not interested. I’d rather play hockey”, the youngster replied. Deloof retorted: “All the kids around here want to be hockey players, but how many of them ever make pro ranks?” “I don’t know the first thing about the game, but…
NOHA Puck Purade
BATTLE LINES DRAWN … as you read this in September the training camps of Northern Ontarion major hockey teams will be only a few days away … but right now the battle lines are firmly drawn … the newest bombshell was the news given by Vic Lynn, new coach of the Sudbury Wolves, that he succeeded in nabbing a working agreement with New York Rangers of the NHL … Vic said he is confident he can obtain some stellar material from the Ranger camp via Saskatoon … the rich nickel city of Sudbury is excited over the deal because they got fooled once when it was thought Montreal Canadiens may move into the territory … when this hope faded the Wolves sought player help from Toronto Maple Leafs … however,…
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