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November 2, 1957

The Hockey News November 2, 1957

<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div>BUFFALO. N.Y&mdash;There was little, if any, doubt that as the Buffalo Bisons began their quest for a playoff berth this American League season, the Herd boasted an attacking force capable of testing the defensive armor of any of its opponents.This was born out in Buffalo&rsquo;s first seven games as the goals came at a rate of 3.57 a game&mdash;certainly a winning clip.Still, the best Coach Harry Watson&rsquo;s forces could salvage from those seven encounters was two victories and a tie.<h2>The Answer</h2>The answer to this not-so-baffling riddle lay in the fact the Herd was relinquishing scores at the rate of 3.71. a game&mdash;an alarming pace for a team intent upon improving its sad fifth place showing of a year ago.Pinpointing the blame to individual players presents a bit of a problem. Ron Ingram, expected to be a bulwark, defensively, got in only two games before a severe charleyhorse forced him to the sidelines.<h2>Flu And Injuries</h2>Capt Frank Sullivan, who has won All-Star rating in each of his three previous campaigns with Buffalo, played despite feeling the effects of the all conquering bug.Watson, a I left winger by trade, willingly placed himself on the spot by moving back on I defense when rookie Doug Barkley also missed a pair of encounters due to a skate cut.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03361/2054000-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="283" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Watson</figcaption></div>Watson, with Ingram out and Sullivan ailing, had his defensive pairings broken up. He wanted young Don Ward and Basher Bill Burega teamed with his steadier, more experienced men.Naturally, some of the blame must be shouldered by the penalty killing forwards. Still, the fact remains that in spite of use of several combinations by Watson, the defense didn&rsquo;t stand up in face of opposing power plays.<h2>Chicago Help?</h2>Watson, and front office operatives Fred Hunt and Frank Eddolls, were hopeful Ingram&rsquo;s return would help greatly. They also had their eye cast in the direction of Chicago, where six defensemen are listed on the Black Hawk roster one more than they&rsquo;ve been given to expect Tommy Ivan to carry very much longer. &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Bisons Have Troubles At Blueline

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04283/2054031-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Branigan</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Defies Time

<div class="byline">By RON LAPLANTE</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;When the Montreal Canadiens played the Boston Bruins on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Forum, it meant that the Habs had played every club in the NHL at least once.After playing each team once, and after the 4-3 hair-raising victory over Boston, the consensus in the Hab camp was this: the victory over the Bruins was by far the hardest earned of the season and the Boston club has shown more, at this stage at least, than any other team. In addition, Detroit seems disorganized now, but watch for the Red Wings to hit winning form soon.Said coach Toe Bloke after the Boston game: &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t let up for a moment with those Bruins. They are very well-balanced, any one of their three lines can hurt you.&rdquo; Blake showed particular admiration for the Bronco Horvath-Vic Stasiuk-Johnny Bucyk unit. The trio occounted for only one of Boston&rsquo;s three goals but seemed to carry the play each time it was on the ice. That line had numerous scoring opportunities but only managed to beat Jacques Plante once.The Montreal coach blames Boston for costing his club the league title last year. The Conadiens record against the Bruins provides testimony. In fourteen games, the Habs won only four, lost seven, played three ties, for 11 points out of a possible 28.&ldquo;Boston always seems to give us more trouble than anyone else&rdquo;. Blake continued, &ldquo;and it looks like they have the horses to give us more trouble this year.&rdquo;The Montreal coach says that Detroit played badly against his club in their only encounter (6-0 Montreal) but that the Wings appear to be improving steadily and will no doubt be a first division club before too long. &ldquo;There are too many good hockey players in that Detroit lineup to keep them down too long.&rdquo;<h2>Lost Eight Pounds</h2>Defenseman Dollard St. Laurent provided conclusive evidence of the hard going in the Boston game. Before game time he weighed in at 189 but sixty playing minutes later weighed only 181, an eight pound drop. St. Laurent says that this is regular procedure with him in just about every game, but admitted that the pace was perhaps more severe in this one than others up to this time.His able ice partner, Tom Johnson agreed that the Bruins were &lsquo;rough&rdquo; but added &ldquo;they I are all rough&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06257/2053507-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="265" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bernie Geoffrion</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07207/2053500-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="256" height="389"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dollard St. Laurent</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-08160/2053493-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="285" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dick Irvin</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-09140/2053486-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="272" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Floyd Curry</figcaption></div><h2>Plante Returns</h2>For goaltender Jacques Plante, the game was a big one. It marked his first league game of the season. He played in the All-Star classic but soon after that underwent minor surgery for a sinus condition and until the Boston encounter was sidelined. Commented Jacques: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure glad that one&rsquo;s over and I&rsquo;m sure glad we won. I was hoping that our undefeated record would remain intact, especially with me in goal. Your first game is always tough. Now we go on the road for two games, and when we come home, I hope to be in mid season form. Winning tonight in my opener meant much to me.&rdquo;<h2>Boomer Scores</h2>It was a big one for another performer, the high-scoring Bernie BOOM BOOM Geoffrion. It marked his second game of the campaign and he came through with his first goal of the season in the first period. Geoffrion indicated that he has not quite reached his best form yet but with more work, expected to hit his stride soon. He was sidelined with the flu.<h2>Talbot Sparkes</h2>One of the most satisfying developments on the Hab club this year has been the improved play of defenseman Jean Guy Talbot The 2 5 year product of Cap de la Madeleine, Que., has been going so well that Bob Turner has been relegated to the fifth defenseman and is seeing only limited action, Talbot&rsquo;s play this year up to now, would indicate that in his thrird year, he is realizing the potential expected of him.<h2>Smrke To Rochester</h2>During the past week, the Canadiens sent winger Stan Smrke to Rochester of the American Hockey League on an immediate recall basis. Coach Blake said that Smrke was pressing too hard and that his play was suffering as a result. Blake added: &ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t have full confidence up here and he will regain it at Rochester.&rdquo;<h2>Curry Out</h2>The Canadiens will have to make one more cut to trim down the club to the 17 player limit but will not have to make that decision in the immediate future. Penalty killer and utility man Floyd Curry will have to undergo surgery for an ankle injury. Until he returns, there will be no cut down problem. It is not known how long Curry will be out of action.<h2>Bonin Popular</h2>Marcel Bonin is filling in for Curry in the penalty killing role. The 26 year old Bonin, who pound for pound is probably the strongest player in the league is a definite hit with the fans. They seem to like his aggressive, scrappy, back-down-from-no-one style.<h2>Production Plus</h2>The sizzling Canadiens, who have amassed 12 points out of a possible 14 and are still undefeated at this writing, are scoring goals in awesome fashion.Playing with figures and everages can be revealing and perhaps frightening.The Heuri Richard - Maurice Richard - Dick Moore Line is scoring goals tit a fantastic rate. The Rocket has eight, the Pocket seven, and Moore four. This means that if they maintain this production late, the Rocket will score 80 goals, the Pocket 70 and Moore 40. The trio would score 190, which equals the seasonal production of whole teams.The Canadiens team has scored 32 goals in the first seven games and if this rate were extended over 70 games, the club would score an astronomical 320 goals.By the same token, the team would compile 120 points over the span of the season out of a possible 140.Of course it is highly unlikely that the player and the team will maintain this torrid pace, but these figures are indicative of the hot streak that the Habs are now enjoying.NOTES and QUOTES: Canadiens publicist FRANK SELKE Jr. pointed out recently that defenseman JEAN GUY&rsquo;TALBOT needs only 498 more goals to equal MAURICE RICHARD&rsquo;S 500 milestone &hellip; RICHARD will use the 500 goal puck for a trophy in honour of the late DICK IRVIN &hellip; One of the ROCKET&rsquo;S youngsters is beginning to talk. It&rsquo;s first words: &ldquo;He shoots, he scoresu &hellip; The Reader&rsquo;s Digest people in Montreal honoured JEAN BELIVEAU and footballer HAL PATTERSON at a dinner at the Ritz Carleton Hotel. The occasion &hellip; the publication will use both athletes in action pictures on its cover. BELIVEAU in the French issue, PATTERSON in the English one. You gotta take your hat off to goaltender CHARLIE HODGE whose work was magnificent while filling in for JACQUES PLANTE&hellip; &#9632;

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Boston Most Troublesome For Habs

THERE was probably general amazement among SJHL fans when Saskatoon Quakers beat Melville Millionaires 10-4 Monday. The Quakers, in only two games, have equalled their win total of last season&mdash;one game&mdash;and have done it with almost the same lineup, except for the addition of some highly-rated players from juvenile ranks.Coincidentally, Saskatoon&rsquo;s only other win in these two seasons came at Melville&rsquo;s expense, but, before the season is out, the Quakers will have probably tamed every other team in the league as well. They gave the Mintos a scare before losing 3-0 at Prince Albert and Minto goalie Ken Kuntz was apparently the difference between the two teams.The reason we feel that the Quakers will make themselves at least 10 times more troublesome is not merely because of their showing in the first two games early games often mean nothing but because of their depth of holdovers. They have lost only two players, whereas every other team in the league&mdash;except possibly Regina&mdash;has been hard hit.Not only that! So many of those players who left were all-stars or close to it. Of the 20 leading scorers of last year only-three&mdash;Billy Hicke and Gord Berenson of Regina and Dave Balon of Prince Albert&mdash;are back this year. Of those departed 17, Flin Flon counted seven Prince Albert four,. Melville three. Estevan (formerly Humboldt) two and Regina one.Looking at the all-star team, Hicke would seem to be the only one returning. Aut Erickson of Prince Albert might, but he wants to play pro and is currently pondering the situation in his Lethbridge home.While we feel certain that the SJHL has never before so badly stripped of so much topflight personnel between seasons, one must remember that there are always new faces taking the place Of old ones. Maybe the new ones will make the fans forget the old ones.This will be a difficult job at Flin Flon, which lost the likes of Ted Hampson, Mel Pearson and George Konik, but Flin Flon lost all-star candidates Frank Kubica, Wait Peacosh, Bob Kortje, Gord Redahl and Lyle Willey prior to last year and still managed to win the Memorial Cup.Indications from early games point to a more compact bunching of the teams than last season with no club finishing as far in front as Flin Flon and as dead last as Saskatoon. That should mean more interest among the fans toward more games, even though there might not be as many classy players.Graduation pains, by the way, are net restricted to one area. Guelph Biltmotes of the Ontario league, runners up to Ottawa for the eastern crown last year, lost 10 players, including their six top scorers. They accounted for 202 of the team&rsquo;s 237 goals last year. &#9632;

Lionel Wilson ON SPORT

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover7/2054862-1-eng-US/cover2.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">It Pays To Do Homework</figcaption></div>Bucket Of Pucks Was Personal Last Ditch StandTORONTO, Ont.&mdash;A bucket of pucks has changed Billy Harris from the Number One dud in the Toronto Maple Leaf redevelopment program to the Number One explosive with this year&rsquo;s club.Always an outstanding playmaker, the willowy 22-year-old centre lacked guns of his own to make him a double threat and keep enemy defenders guessing until Leafs&rsquo; deposed general manager, Howie Meeker, sent him home last spring with three dozen pucks and orders to practise with them.<h2>Summer Fruits</h2>The fruits of a summer of firing this bucket of pucks three times per night against this back fence or basement walls gave Toronto fans their first big lift of the season Oct, 19. As Leafs scored their initial win. 7-0 from the erstwhile unbeaten Boston Bruins. Billy the Kid fired three goals in one sensational period.<h2>Cullen Hat</h2>Making it a truly historic night for Leafs, Brian Cullen contributed a second Leaf hat trick, but, he could not duplicate the eclat with which Kinky cored his.With a slippery fake play and a sneaky back shot, Harris hummed home two of his goals in a space of 30 seconds to blow the game wide open at the start of the third period. The other goal he saved until Bruins were throwing everything but their skates at Ed Chadwick in an effort to avert the ignominy of a shutout by the allegedly defenseless Leafs.While the puck whizzed in clusters about the goaltender&rsquo;s ears, the despairing, tense crowd chanted for Chad. And then when Harris hooked away the puck, broke free and sprinted alone up the ice to beat. Bruins&rsquo; Hon Simmons with a close in bomb, hysteria ensiled.<h2>Roof Tested</h2>The traditional indifference of Toronto&rsquo;s sports fans was forgotten and the resonance the Gardens&rsquo; roof was tested for the first time in years.Yet the most remarkable part if the feat was not the dramatic timing, the speed or the finesse, but the scorer himself. On past performances, bookies would have voted Horris the least likely to succeed.<h2>Production Plus</h2>The hat trick ran Hinky&rsquo;s output in four games to four goals. Four is all he scored last season in the NHL before being demoted to Rochester Americans where he added only five more. And, according to Leaf coach Billy Reay, who handled him at Rochester, only one of his five AHL goals was clean-cut.What magic brewed in that bucket of pucks?<h2>More Confidence</h2>&ldquo;It made me less afraid to shoot,&rdquo; Billy says forthrightly. &ldquo;I always hesitated to shoot if I could find anyone to pass to because I had no confidence in my shot.. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m still not fully satisfied with it: it&rsquo;s not hard enough. But I do have more confidence in it and I&rsquo;m not afraid to use it.<h2>Weight Lifting</h2>&ldquo;Shooting those pucks in the back yard and in the basement strengthened my wrists. And to build up my shoulders and arms even more, I took a weight-lifting course. If they didn&rsquo;t do anything else, they gave me confidence.&rdquo;For Willowy Willy, summer homework was a personal last-ditch stand. He had vowed he would make the NHL this season and stick or he would give up hockey.He convinced himself in his practises that he could score goals and now he&rsquo;s going the way about convincing his bosses.Yet even as he exrecises his guns for the first time in his big league career, Harris has not lost his excellence in the art of setting up a play.<h2>Playmaker Supreme</h2>In fact, the night after his hat trick, he set up his wings. Sid Smith and Tod Sloan, a total of five times. The fact they didn&rsquo;t fire wasn&rsquo;t his fault and Leaf acting manager Stafford Smythe recognized this when he Warned:&ldquo;There still could be a job wailing for Pete Conacher when his leg heals if those others can&rsquo;t make good use of Harris&rsquo; plays.&rdquo;<h2>Conacher</h2>Conacher whose forte is bolting from the blueline in was scheduled to play on Harris&rsquo; wing until he suffered torn knee tendons in the last of the team&rsquo;s pre-season exhibitions. During the team&rsquo;s flu outbreak. Gary Aldeorn, Bob Pulford and Smith took turns filling Conacher&rsquo;s spot. Smith was finally installed there when the Rudy Migay line was broken up so that Migay could specialize in penalty killing and Ron Stewart move to defense.As training camp goal leader, Conacher indicated before his injury that he might be able, to capitalize on Harris&rsquo; playmaking talent. And Smythe is eager to try it.<h2>Not Afraid</h2>&ldquo;One thing in Conacher&rsquo;s favor is the fact he wasn&rsquo;t with Leaf teams when they used to stop every scrimmage and bawl someone out for an offside. Most of our players look like they can&rsquo;t get out of the habit of pulling up at the blueline and waiting for the whistle, but Conacher isn&rsquo;t afraid to burst in and even risk being offside.&rdquo;Any way you look at it. Harris has become a central figure in Leaf casting. And that was his objective when he undertook summer homework with his Weights and bucket of pucks. &#9632;

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Billy Harris Summer Assignment Partly Responsible For Early Goal Production

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The Black Hawks, who seem to have extraordinary powers when it comes to acquiring problems of all sizes and descriptions, found the 1957-58 NHL season had barely started when they were met by a couple of these sort of predicaments using the names of Les Canadiens and Rocket Richard.Chicago&rsquo;s hockey crew banged into this pair no less than three times in their first five games as other teams found virtual relaxation by comparison. The Rangers, Detroit and Toronto met the world champs and hockey&rsquo;s greatest scorer only once in the same period and Boston faced this fate not once.To make the Hawk dilemma even severer two of the three engagements with the Montrealers were on Forum ice which always seems outfitted only with grooves for skaters wearing Habitant uniforms. With all this and more to contend with little above the worst could be expected.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01437/2053289-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="540" height="551"><figcaption class="caption-body">Mourice Richard</figcaption></div>The Hawks were scuttled by a 5-1 margin in the first Forum meeting October 10 and afterward General Manager-Coach Tommy Ivan described what it&rsquo;s like to meet the NHL&rsquo;s best on their rink &hellip; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just like a shooting gallery as those pucks ping off the glass behind the goal.&rdquo;Despite this one-sided verdict his Chicago chargers bounced back with a vengeance five nights later when they were back in the more pleasant, surroundings of the Stadium. What could easily have been a victory, however, had to be tolerated as a 3-all tie.The second meeting at the Forum was on October 19 and all loyal Canadien and Rocket followers that could get their hands on a ticket turned out in excited anticipation for the famed elder Richard was on the threshold of another historic scoring mark.The right winger&rsquo;s total output of goals through his 16-year NHL career had reached 499. Many of those on hand recalled vividly how the Rocket had made a habit of hitting milestones in recent years at the expense of the Hawks and this night was to be no exception.He blinked the red light at 15.52 of the first period as the Forum rafters roared in understandable and just approval. The rest of the game proved anti-climatic by comparison even though the Canadiens skated off the ice with a 3 to 1 verdict.And Chicago was still looking for revenge and its first win of the season over the Canucks. There&rsquo;ll be 11 more chances. Last season Chicago went through the 14-game series with three victories, eight losses and three ties. Improvement is the big goal. &#9632;

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Chicago Faced Richard And Les Canadiens In Three Of Club’s First Five Contests

CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The Black Hawks have four assistant captains as compared to three for the other National League clubs this year. The Chicago squad may deserve some sort of extra advantage in view of past had luck, but don&rsquo;t worry, they really aren&rsquo;t getting away with anything.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02418/2053320-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="398" height="390"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tommy Ivan</figcaption></div>For the first time in what may be the history of the captain-naming practice in the big league, Chicago has no player skating with that rank this season. The four assistants chosen by General Manager-Coach Tommy Ivan are Ted Lindsay, Jim Thomson, Glen Skov and Gus Mort son.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to be this way for at least the present lime,&rdquo; says the Chicago ice general who declines to explain the reason for the move. It would appear, however, that he is merely endeavoring to perform the role of diplomat to the best, of his ability.The Chicago club this year has no less than three men on its roster with extensive past experience as captain. Morison held the post with Chicago the past 2 years, Thomson was the same at Toronto last season and Lindsay, of course, was long the Detroit &lsquo;C&rdquo; wearer.BUD BOOTH &#9632;

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Ivan The Diplomat?

<div class="byline">By CRAIG SWAYZE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03376/2053351-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Nick Garen administers a sprained ankle.</figcaption></div>(As seen in the St. Catharines Standard)ST. CATHARINES. Ont.&mdash;Most hockey teams at one time or&rsquo; another laughingly hang the tag &ldquo;Doc&rdquo; on the club trainer. However, with the Chicago Black Hawks, it&rsquo;s no joke. Their &ldquo;Doc&rdquo; is a real one?And despite the fact that most of his work with the Hawks concerns cuts and bruises, bangs and sprains, trainer Nick Garen is a bona fide Doctor of Psychology. He is just, one of many who feel that much of the average professional hockey player&rsquo;s physical troubles are directly connected with his mental outlook on this roughest of all sports.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve found you have to use psychology in this job all the time,&rdquo; remarked Nick. Some of these guys are always imagining there&rsquo;s something wrong with them. I&rsquo;ve got to mend their injuries, then convince them they&rsquo;re quite well.&rdquo;The 36-year-old native of New York City is quick to admit he has always been interested in psychology though, even before joining the Hawks 12 years ago. It was only natural then that he enrolled several summers ago in an Indiana University extension course in psychology. Graduations and his degree came last month.Nick even looks the part of the TV-type psychologist. His short-cropped hair and dark horn-rimmed glasses give him that certain professional appearance. Only the white sweat shirt and ducks give it away.<h2>Chance Meeting</h2>Nick Garen counts a chance meeting with Ed Froelich, trainer for Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bears, as one of the luckiest of his life. He ran into Froelich in 1945 while homeward bound for New York after a two-year hitch as a medical corpsman in the U.S. army. It was Froelieh&rsquo;s connections with Chicago that got Nick started with the Hawks that fall.Even at that time, Garen&rsquo;s qualifications for the job of an NHL trainer were good. He took three years at the New York School of Massage and Physiotherapy and studied chiropractic before going into the service. His two years in the medical corps added immeasurably to his knowledge of anatomy and medicine.At Chicago, Nick put in four summers at the National Chiropractic College and studied every book on anatomy he could lay his hands on. He even went with Froelich to the Bears&rsquo; camp two years, picking up many valuable tips-on the treatment of athletic injuries.Married and the father of a three-year-old girl, Nick admits he finds it difficult to spend the summers taking college courses. It not only takes time and concentration, but money too. Immensely interested in the study of nutrition, he would like to take a New York University course in that field in the near future.As far as we&rsquo;re concerned, nutrition and sports go hand in hand, and it would be worth every cent of it for the Black Hawks to help Nick in any course he chooses. Perhaps that will come.<h2>The Best</h2>As far as the Black Hawks and their medical equipment are concerned, Nick Garen claims the club has &ldquo;the very best there is.&rdquo; The Hawks&rsquo; basement &ldquo;hospital&rdquo; in Chicago auditorium is stocked with the very latest in every type of whirlpool bath, lamp, x-ray and exercise machine available. No hospital has better.&ldquo;Medically, we&rsquo;ve the best in the NHL,&rdquo; says Nick. &ldquo;And we&rsquo;re just as good as any U.S. baseball or football club. And when the other NHL teams are in Chicago, the facilities of our &ldquo;hospital&rdquo; are open to them. When he have injuries on the road, we use theirs. We don&rsquo;t take any chances with the boys.&rdquo;Nick is rated as one of the top stitch-up artists around the circuit, doing most of the sewing of Black Hawk cuts. However, serious injuries are the job of Dr. Myron Tremaine, the official club doctor. And when he isn&rsquo;t available on the road, the host team&rsquo;s doctor takes over.We got the feeling that Nick would call on every trick of the medical (and psychological) book to keep his Hawks going. &ldquo;Right through the playoffs this year too,&rdquo; is his fervent prediction. And if things get really tough we doubt if he&lsquo;d hesitate in donning skates and getting out there on the ice too. &#9632;

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Chicago Trainer Is Owner Of Doctor Of Psychology Degree

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;George &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Sullivan is the man with the most celebrated spleen in all hockey.He can thank an errant Montreal stick for that dubious honor. It damaged the organ and sidelined him for most of last season and deprived New York hockey fans from knowing the real Sullivan.He also is the man who made a David Harum out of Muzz Patrick.With some misgivings, Muzz gave up Wally Hergesheimer for the carrot-top. Hergy was one of the top goal scorers in New York history.But Sullivan was younger, stronger and very scrappy albeit weaker in the goal scoring department.As things turned out Hergy had an unfortunate season with Chicago last year marred by an injury. He is now playing with Buffalo of the American Hockey League. Sullivan also was sidelined for a spell last year but he&rsquo;s back with New York, mobile and mischievous as ever. And the new Rangers&rsquo; captain.So much has been written about Red&rsquo;s spleen injury last Nov. 25th and his surprisingly rapid comeback that it has become a cliche in hockey circles. It wasn&rsquo;t necessary for the injury to prove that this is a doughty gent.He began asserting himself in the town of Peterborough, Ont. First it was in the juvenile ranks. Then midget, followed by Junior B. (&ldquo;Have to credit Jimmy Ellis and the late Pat Calladine for showing me how.&rdquo;)<h2>Clapper Tipoff</h2>Red did so well he was upped to Art Jackson&rsquo;s St. Catharine&rsquo;s Teepees. The Boston Bruins, who for years had been searching for a &ldquo;red-headed Irishman&rdquo;, were tipped off about Sully by Dit Clapper, former Bruin star who just happens to hail from Peterborough.<h2>Signed By Bruins</h2>The Bruins signed him, gave the lad a three-game trial and then dispatched him to Hershey. &ldquo;Then Johnny Crawford taught me a thing or two.&rsquo;Eventually, the Bruins recalled him. To show he wasn&rsquo;t ungrateful, Red helped kick the beehozis out of the Rangers, 9-0. Sully scored one and set up five other goals. That broke a Boston record for assists in a game and tied a second for most points.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01436/2053396-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="522" height="1086"><figcaption class="caption-body">As a Bruin</figcaption></div>Somehow, though, the Bostons and Sully never grew fond of one another. (&ldquo;They had plenty of good centers at the time.&rdquo;) So he returned to Hershey and didn&rsquo;t accomplish much other than setting an American Leaguescoring record of 119 points (30 goals and 89 assists) and shortening the lives of assorted goalkeepers.Figuring the Bruins bosses were a bit balmy in their estimation of Sullivan, Chicago purchased Red for $25,000 in 1954.<h2>Goals at Chicago</h2>Life in the Windy Town was uneventful although, in passing, it might be noted that in his two years with the Black Hawks he twice led the team in scoring.<h2>&ldquo;Chicken-Hearted Irishman&rdquo;</h2>He also had a memorable tiff with Phil Watson in Madison Square Garden. (&ldquo;I had creased Andy Bathgate, got a penalty and was on my way to the box. When I passed the Ranger bench, Phil called me a &lsquo;chicken-hearted Irishman.&rsquo; You know what happened then.&rdquo;)Watson liked his spunk so much that Sully became a Ranger in September 1956 and captain of the Blueshirts in September 1957. (&ldquo;Probably my greatest thrill in hockey along with my first NHL goal.&rsquo;&rdquo;)<h2>Off The Ice</h2>The off-ice Sullivan is something like this:In the Summer months he lives in Peterborough with his wife Marion (&ldquo;I met her at the home town rink when we were 14&rdquo;) and Danny, 5, and Jane, 2. (&ldquo;We have a bungalow, big enough for four.&rdquo;)During the hockey season, the Sullivans live in Point Lookout on Long Beach, an Atlantic Ocean resort about 30 miles from the Garden. (&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very pleasant, quiet and good for the kids.&rdquo;)Red is an avid television viewer. (&ldquo;Give me a musical show or the cowboys and I&rsquo;m happy.&rdquo;) And extols &ldquo;Marion-cooked&rdquo; food. (&ldquo;That means meat-loaf or Irish stew. One&rsquo;s no better than the other.&rdquo;)<h2>Coach</h2>They&rsquo;ll never get hockey out of his system so when the playing days are over he says he&rsquo;d like to try coaching. If that doesn&rsquo;t work out he always can fall back on his salesmanship. (&ldquo;I work for Dit Clapper&rsquo;s sports shop in Peterborough during the Summer.&rdquo;)He is the youngest of eight children and the only hockey player in his family.<h2>Superstitious</h2>Sullivan is superstitious but no more than the average player. (&ldquo;When we&rsquo;re going good I&rsquo;ll tape my stick a certain way and wear the same hat or tie.&rdquo;)Because of his intense feeling for the game he is very restless after a contest, win or lose. (&ldquo;Just can&rsquo;t fall asleep after a game. It takes a long while to wear off.&rdquo;)<h2>Beat The Best</h2>He enjoys beating Montreal more than any other club. (&ldquo;You always get bigger kicks after beating the best. Besides, I like their style of play.&rdquo;)Red says Jacques Plante gives him the most trouble. (&ldquo;I wish I could say who gives me the least trouble but that kind of goalkeeper doesn&rsquo;t exist.&rdquo;)Natch, Madison Square Garden is his favorite arena. (&ldquo;On the road I like Detroit best Chicago&rsquo;s the worst because of the bad ice.)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02351/2053389-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="538" height="636"><figcaption class="caption-body">New York&rsquo;s LeaderAs a Ranger</figcaption></div><h2>Hustle And Fight</h2>He has been lauded throughout the league for his tenaciousnous. Perhaps the word of Sid Abel, former Detroit Red Wing ace. sums it up best:&ldquo;Sullivan does things that only major leaguers do. He scores goals by hustle and fight. When a player shows the determination and savvy he does, the guy belongs in the NHL.&ldquo;When most players skate away after a routine shot on goal. Sullivan digs in on the chance there will be a round and lie&rsquo;s right on the spot to knock the puck if there&rsquo;s a rebound.<h2>Garbage</h2>&ldquo;They call those shots &lsquo;garbage&rsquo; in hockey but you&rsquo;d be surprised how much garbage is colected by the best teams and how much it helps the club.&rdquo;Red&rsquo;s current coach, Watson, often has lauded his captain for his heart, etc., but the other day Phil mentioned another of Sullivan&rsquo;s attributes:<h2>Checker</h2>&ldquo;Red is terrific at checking a man and taking the puck away from him at the same time. Not many players are capable of doing that.&rdquo;In addition, he is regarded as one of the better faceoff men in the loop. That testimony is offered by Ted Kennedy, former Toronto captain who was regarded as Mr. Invicible among faceoff men.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve faced off against hundreds of players,&rdquo; Kennedy said, &ldquo;and I&rsquo;d have to say that Sullivan is among the best.&rdquo;&ldquo;Red&rdquo; sidesteps compliments as he would dodge a check. He is a modest chap who would rather talk about his so-so golf game (&ldquo;I&rsquo;m usually in the eighties.&rdquo;! or why they don&rsquo;t make thinner goal posts.In the New York dressing room he sits near the right hand corner between Dean Prentice (corner man) and Danny Lewicki. Frank Paice&rsquo;s rubbing table stares him right in the face.<h2>Stanley Cup</h2>He is particularly delighted with his reception in New York. And he would like to repay the citizens of Rangerville by helping the Blues to a Stanley Cup.A professional, all five feet eleven inches of him, Red Sullivan still is seeking the final link of every major league hockey player&rsquo;s dream&mdash;his name on the Stanley Cup.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03228/2053382-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="545" height="695"><figcaption class="caption-body">As a Hawk</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Red Sullivan’s “Irish” Temperament Appeals To New Yorkers And Rangers

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01500/2053455-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="421" height="408"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02465/2053448-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="575" height="126"></div>&bull; BILLY HARRIS scored his Hat Trick in the NHL when he notched three goals against Boston on October 19 &hellip; The fleet Toronto center may end up as one of the finest surprises in the league &hellip; Brian Cullen who also scored three goals for the Leafs against Boston was garnering his second Hat Trick in the NHL. He scored three against Rangers on March 16, 1957, when Toronto walloped New York, 14-1 &hellip; Youthful Forbes Kennedy, left winger with Detroit Red Wings, has been warned by Manager Jack Adams to keep his elbows down. Kennedy had been getting too many minor penalties to please Jack &hellip; Lynn Patrick of Boston calls his Don Simmons the best goalie in the National League &hellip; &ldquo;I had a chance to get Glenn Hall. He&rsquo;s the All-Star goalie. I&rsquo;ll take Simmons&rdquo; &hellip; Patrick related &hellip; Boston&rsquo;s three Ukes, Vic Stasiuk, Johnny Bucyk and Bronco Horvath are inseparable. Wherever you find one you&rsquo;ll find all three &hellip; Gordie Howe&rsquo;s voting three-year-old son is a smart little fellow. Gordie had been away to training camp for several weeks and returned home for one day before leaving for Montreal and the All-Star Game. The youngster caught up with Gordie on his way out of the house&hellip; &ldquo;What&rsquo;s the matter with you daddy?&rdquo; he asked, &ldquo;All you do is eat, sleep and run&rdquo; &hellip; Gerry James is expected back with Toronto Maple Leafs when the football season closes &hellip; The Leafs are reported ready to welcome him back with open arms &hellip; Toronto Maple Leafs will move to a new training site next fall. Their arrangement with Sudbury has finished.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03389/2053441-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="282" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gerry James</figcaption></div>&bull; NICK GAREN, Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; clever trainer, told us on our radio show last week that charley horses and strains were the most common ailments at a pro club&rsquo;s training camp &hellip; Nick said that Johnny Mariucci and Al Rollins were the toughest athletes he ever trained &hellip; &ldquo;They never complained and it was almost impossible to make either player sit out a game due to injury,&rdquo; Garen informed &hellip; Bob Chrystal didn&rsquo;t mind the New York Rangers sending him to Saskatoon of the Western Hockey League even though it meant he will make $4,000 less this season. He can&rsquo;t stand big cities &hellip; Bronco Horvath has been Boston&rsquo;s most consistent scorer to date &hellip; The tallest players in the NHL this season are Elmer (Moose) Vasko of Chicago and Jean Beliveau of Canadiens. Both players stand six-feet, three inches &hellip; Heaviest player in the circuit is also Beliveau. Montreal&rsquo;s All-Star center tops the scales at 205 pounds to justly earn the nick name his French admirers have labelled him, &ldquo;Le Gros Bill &hellip; George Armstrong, the &ldquo;Big Chief&rdquo; of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is the second heaviest player in the NHL at 204 pounds&hellip; The rugged take charge guy that Staff Smythe has been looking for to play with his Toronto Maple Leafs might be Noel Price who is presently bowling the opposition over at Rochester &hellip; Many feel Price will be with the Leafs before long&hellip; Leo Monahan, witty and well-informed Boston hockey writer has teamed up with Lynn Patrick, Boston Bruins&rsquo; General Manager on a book called &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Play Hockey&rdquo;. This book is by far the best we&rsquo;ve seen on helping a youngster play hockey better. It makes especially good reading for young boys starting in on a career in hockey. It is published by MacMillan of Canada&hellip; Bobby Hull, outstanding rookie center with Chicago Black Howks, is the youngest player in the NHL. He is only 18 years old and was torn on January 3, 1939.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04331/2053434-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="271" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">George Armstrong</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05300/2053427-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="272" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jean Beliveau</figcaption></div>&bull; HARRY HOWELL&rsquo;S work on defense for the Rangers has been one of the highlights of the early NHL season &hellip; Last year&rsquo;s New York captain, Howell was offered as trade bait by the Rangers during the summer with no takers &hellip; He seems to be a different player this term and has apparently found himself. Booed by New York fans a year ago, Harry was accorded a big ovation by them after a recent Ranger win &hellip; Thirteen players in the NHL are over 30 years &hellip; Maurice Richard is the oldest at 36. Six players are 32. They are Doug Harvey, Ted Lindsay, Floyd Curry, Gus Mortson, Johnny Peirson and Sid Smith. Bert Olmstead and Allan Stanley are both 31, while the others are all 30. They are Fern Flaman, Jimmy Thomson and Bill Gadsby &hellip; Maurice Richard scored his first NHL goal on November 8, 1942. Ten years later to the night he scored his 325th goal, thereby shattering the existing record held by Nels Stewart for most goals by a player in scheduled NHL play &hellip; He scored his first NHL goal against Rangers and his 3 2 5th against Chicago &hellip; Be sure to get your NHL Record Book arid settle those numerous hockey arguments. &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

Official NHL Record BookThis outstanding 300 page book contains more facts and figures than any other hockey book ever published. Some of the features are as follows: Scoring records of every player who ever played in the NHL &hellip; Trophy winners throughout the years &hellip; Penalty record of all clubs &hellip; Date NHL teams entered League &hellip; Chronological history of NHL since its formation on November 22, 1917&hellip; Complete playoff records for every season &hellip; Names of players holding every NHL all-time record &hellip; Dates NHL rinks opened&hellip; Scoring champs every year since 1917.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-10102/2053545-1-eng-US/f0004-102.jpg" title="f0004-10" width="445" height="635"></div>ALL THIS FOR ONLY$1.00Foreword by Clarence Campbell, President of the National Hockey League&hellip;(Post Paid)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-1164/2053538-1-eng-US/f0004-112.jpg" title="f0004-11" width="958" height="522"></div> &#9632;

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“Hockey’s Encyclopedia”

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Maybe the most humiliating part of the entire season already has come and gone for the Detroit Red Wings.It will be difficult for anything to surpass the sight of opposing teams scoring 13 straight goals on the Olympia pond. That&rsquo;s what happened while the Wings were losing their first three home starts.It began late in the second period of the opener. Larry Popein clicked tor a New York Ranger goal which tied the score at 2-all. Andy Hebenton later added another to win the game, 3 to 2.Then came the 6-0 beating from Montreal in which Rocket Richard and Dickie Moore each scored three times.Next was a 5-1 lacing from the Boston Bruins. Bronco Horvath scored twice while Vic Stasiuk, Johnny Bucyk and Real Chevrefils got one each in building a 5 0 lead.Finally the string ended when rookie Bill McCreary spoiled Don Simmons shutout bid with just four minutes left in the game.<h2>Worst in 20 Years</h2>Three straight home-ice defeats marked the Wings worst start in at least 2 0 years. Even back it. 19g5-56 they lost only twice at home while dropping the season&rsquo;s first three games. That was the year they went five weeks before climbing out of last place in the standings.<h2>Fans Boo</h2>Naturally, the off-form start was not accepted happily by local fans. They gave the team some rough booing, particularly in the rout by Boston when the Bruins scored three goals within 41 seconds early in the first period.<h2>Faith</h2>Manager Jack Adams and coach Jimmy Skinner never lost faith for a moment, however. When the going was the toughest, Adams maintained that the Wings simply needed more time to jell while Skinner claimed that he actually had a better, more spirited club than a year ago.Anyway, it became peaceful again when the Wings won for the first time before a home audience. That was a 3-1 victory over luckless Toronto to snap the last-place deadlock between the two clubs.ICE CHIPS. Along with Red Wing fortunes, attendance also sagged in the early games at home. The first crowds were 9.501 for the opener against Rangers; 11,680 for a Sunday event with Montreal; 8,627 for Boston, and 9,098 for a Sunday game with Toronto.It was a drop of 5,446 compared to the first four games a year ago.The Wings have been at full strength this season for less than one period.&mdash;that the first period of the opener. Larne I Ferguson was hurt late in the stanza and missed the next four games. Warren Godfrey was sidelined for a game. Then Capt. Red Kelly was hurt with his return indefinite.<h2>Kelly At Left Wing</h2>Kelly became a forward again for one game. When the Boston game exploded early, the veteran redheaded defenseman was moved to left wing in an effort to pack more punch into the offense.<h2>40 Minute Man</h2>Gordie Howe was timed at playing slightly more than 49 of the 60 minutes in the 3-1 victory over Toronto He took his regular turn on the line at a time when Skinner was using only two lines. He also killed off penalties, worked every power play and even took an extra turn on defense after Kelly was hurt in the final period.This rush act was just getting underway in the second period when a linemate asked, How if it was going to be like this all through the game.<h2>&ldquo;I Hope So&rdquo;</h2>&ldquo;I hope so,&rdquo; replied Howe, happily returning for a full shift after a 30 second breather on the bench.After five games, five Detroit forwards still had not scored a goal. Included was Alex Lelvecchio&mdash;who was leading the team in scoring with six assists.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02423/2053576-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="267" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gord Howe</figcaption></div>There was great emphasis at training camp this tall on getting at least two lines together so that they could familiarize themselves as units. One listed Howe-Guyle Fielder-Johnny Wilson, the other Delvecchio-Ferguson-Ton McCarthy.The second line was broken up early by Ferguson&rsquo;s injury and various combinations were tried after that. Then the first line underwent revision when Norm Ullman began alternating with Fielder at center.Fielder, who got 33 goals and 89 assists with Seattle last year, had neither goal nor assist in his first five games as a Detroit regular.Wilson obtained in the big Chicago trade and assigned to till Lindsay&rsquo;s skates on the top line, also had trouble finding the range. While held goalless, he gathered five assists.The other forwards without a goal were Forbes Kennedy, who accompanied Wilson from Chicago, and rookie Cummy Burton, both of whom were getting limited service.Gord Strate was retained by the Wings as a fifth defenseman in a last-minute move before the season started. Fifth defensemen rarely see any action at Detroit as several predecessors can testify, but Strate found it different quickly. Godfrey&rsquo;s injury brought him in as a full-time performer. &#9632;

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Detroit Brass Has Complete Faith In Club Despite Worst Initial Showing In 20 Yrs.

<div class="byline">Marshall Dann</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01457/2053614-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="282" height="398"></div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Everyone knows that hockey players have their &ldquo;hot&rdquo; nights and their &ldquo;cold&rdquo; nights.But does anyone know why?Gordie Howe, who has more hot nights than any other Detroit Red Wing, was asked about it. Howe couldn&rsquo;t answer the question but he did have some interesting observations on the subject:&ldquo;Two things seem to mean the most to me&mdash;the way my legs feel and getting my second wind.&ldquo;Some nights when the game starts my legs have a light feeling and I&rsquo;m loose all over. Other nights my legs are loggy and my throat starts to choke up on me as soon as I sweat.&ldquo;I can tell if I&rsquo;m in for a loggy night during the pre-game warmups, but I can&rsquo;t tell if I&rsquo;m in for a good night until late in the first period or sometimes early in the second.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s when my &lsquo;second Wind&rsquo; comes and I get a lot of zip from somewhere&ldquo;Some nights &lsquo;second wind&rsquo; never comes. Why I don&rsquo;t know. Maybe it&rsquo;s just nature&rsquo;s way of keeping an athlete from burning himself out.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to know about better reasons. Then I could do something about it. Nothing seems to make any difference, however&mdash;diet, sleep, pre-game routine or warmup. I do everything the Same, but some nights I feel great and other nights loggy.&ldquo;In my book, it all goes back to nature.&ldquo;The crazy part of this Whole thing is that none of it makes any difference in scoring goals. Lots of nights when I&rsquo;m light and zippy. I go empty in scoring. Other nights everything is work, work but the goals come anyway.&ldquo;Goals really run in streaks, at least for me. When I&rsquo;m in a cold streak. I can&rsquo;t buy a goal. When I&rsquo;m in a scoring streak, I can shoot from behind the net Kid get goals.&rdquo;Howe also had a word, about conditioning:&rsquo; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve found at training camp that I never am able to get my &ldquo;second wind&rdquo; until after I got myself into condition.&ldquo;But I have a better clue than that about conditioning. When I get into shape, I can recover quickly when I come to the bench between turns. Sometimes just 30 or 40 seconds are enough.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03345/2053607-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="1096" height="1557"><figcaption class="caption-body">Versatile IrishmanRed Kelly</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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On Thin ice

<div class="byline">By BILL SMITH</div>WHITBY, Ont.&mdash;Kingston CKLC&rsquo;s of the Eastern Ontario Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Hockey League announced the signing of Bill Colvin. This brings just about all players in the Kingston fold. The Radiomen are getting ready to open their 1957-58 season, and coach Bun Cook told HOCKEY NEWS that his club will stack up with the rest in the League.The Limestone City club have a good line-up on paper. Tending the twine, they have Bob Senior and Gaetien Desserault, who played last season with Shawinigan Falls. The Kingston Blueline crew will comprise of hard hitting Joe Levandoski, Lee Hubert and Ron Chisholm. Up front Keu Linesman is working for a spot on the club after having-worked out with the Whitby Dunlops. Other forwards include, Ted Toppazzini, Don Senior, Tom Meeker who incidently is a brother of Howie Meeker recently ousted GM of Toronto Leafs. The younger Meeker played his hockey for Clarkson College in New York.Meanwhile other teams in the Eastern Ontario Senior League have all had tune up games before the curtain goes up on the League schedule.The Allan Cup Champion Whitby Dunlops ran into the &ldquo;flu&rdquo;, and had a rough time with the Hamilton Cubs of the Junior OHA. Jerry Brown&rsquo;s crew took a 7-5 win Hamilton. The following night, the Dunnies were beaten 4-2 by the North Bay Trappers, then playing their third game in as many nights, the Dunnies scored a 6-5 win over the Trappers in North Bay.The Belleville McFarlands, scored a 4-1 win over Kitchener in an exhibition game, then downed Cornwall on Sunday.Eastern Notes&hellip; Members of the Whitby Dunlop Booster Club, are making plans for their members to attend the World Hockey Tournament in Oslo. A Bingo held recently netted the club some money to help with club activities.Coach Ike Hildebrand thinks his Belleville McFarlands will provide some surprises in Eastern play. Ike has lined up a powerful club which include Gordie Bell in goal, Menard, Kowalchuk, Payette and Goyer.When the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL were getting ready for their opening NHL encounter at home, coach Bill Reay found most of his staff was down with the flu. He placed a call for Ron Casey of the Whitby Dunlops to fill in for the night, however he found out that Casey was also bed ridden with the bug. &#9632;

Bill Colvin New Mentor At Kingston

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Who cares about the Stanley Cup? That&rsquo;s a good five months away. We&rsquo;re having more fun with the &ldquo;Patrick Cup&rdquo; series on right now.&ldquo;Partick Cup?&rdquo;Yeah, Patrick Cup. That&rsquo;s the imaginary trophy we give to the winner of the Rangers-Bruins series each year. The way those two go at it you&rsquo;d think they were fighting for the Stanley Cup. (something they both eventually may do.)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01526/2053676-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="540" height="546"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lynn Patrick</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02405/2053669-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="568" height="561"><figcaption class="caption-body">Muzz Patrick</figcaption></div><h2>Forget Kinship</h2>We might add that once the hockey Reason starts, the brothers forget about kinship. In fact, nothing delights them more than to see the other&rsquo;s team get its brains beat out, so to speak.What&rsquo;s more, the brothers Patrick have a couple of pals working for&rsquo; em. Muzz has Phil Watson who has no use for Boston nor its beans. Lynn has Milt Schmidt who never was keen about New York.Guess we don&rsquo;t have to tell you that it&rsquo;s called &ldquo;Patrick Cup&rdquo; because the General Manager of New York is Muzz Patrick and the GM from the smaller city is Lynn Patrick, Inkadentally, they&rsquo;re brothers.<h2>Phil And Milt</h2>From October on: Phil hates Milt an the vice is versa.Doesn&rsquo;t that afford ingredients for a dandy Patrick Cup rivalry Want more? Okay.<h2>Player&rsquo;s Grudges</h2>Take a couple of Rangers like Red Sullivan, Lou Fontinato, Dave Creighton and Camille Henry. Oooo, do they despise Boston! All sorts of reasons too. Sully, for instance, once played for the Beantowners. Did pretty well too. But they dumped him and he doesn&rsquo;t like being dumped, see!Louis just hates the Bruins&rsquo; cause they&rsquo;re always starting fights. Creighton was a Bruin too. And Henry. Well, one year he scores 24 goals and Lynn Patrick says Camille wasn&rsquo;t a very good hockey player (only he says worse).<h2>Stanley Remembers</h2>Meantime, the stew has been brewing in Beantown. Couple of chappies there figure they have a bone or two to pick with New York. Big Allan Stanley was chased out of the Gotham by the fans. He remembers that well.Then there was Bronco Horvath. He is Boston&rsquo;s version of Sullivan. New York didn&rsquo;t like him so he was dispatched.And Ferny Flaman has some Fontinato blood in him. Every once in a while he likes to fight. He&rsquo;s particularly sensitive to hombres wearing blueshirts.This here Patrick Cup schlamozzle has been going on for two years. First season, 1955-56, Boston won the marbles, seven games to five with a couple of ties.Last year New York had the laugh, eight to five with one draw.<h2>Boston Leads</h2>So far, there has been a definite dearth of laughter in New York after Bruins and Rangers games this year. Bruins took I both games so far and the crowing has been deafening. You can hear it all the way to New York.It comes in two sizes, Patrick and Schmidt. Lynn gives the silent needle; Schmiddy has taken to the vocal cords. Meantime, the resentment grows in New York.<h2>This Week</h2>There will be ample opportunity to even the score this week. The Rangers visit Boston, Thursday, Oct, 31st then the Bruins come to the Gotham, Saturday. Nov. 2d.<h2>Propaganda</h2>Meanwhile Phil Watson is enjoying a good laugh at the expense of Lynn Patrick. After the Bruins humbled New York at the Ranger opener, Phil declared that the B&rsquo;s were the best team in hockey and would beat out Montreal by 10 points. This propaganda move was obvious but the Bruins apparently fell for it. Next time out they lost to Toronto 7-0.<h2>&ldquo;Stupid Donkeys&rdquo;</h2>&ldquo;Those stupid donkeys actually believed my pep talk,&rdquo; Phil heartily laughed. &ldquo;The Bruins listened, believed they were that great and look what happened to them!&rdquo;Heckuva lot of fun this &ldquo;Patrick Cup.&rdquo; &#9632;

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“Patrick Cup” Supersedes Stanley Cup In Boston And New York

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The Boston Bruins sustained their first shutout in nearly a year in their fifth game, when Ed Chadwick of the Toronto Maple Leafs turned the trick in Toronto. The score: 7 to 0.The Bruins had scored in 66 consecutive games since last being abut out by Al Rollins of the Chicago Black Hawks in Chicago on October 30, 1956 by a score of 4 to 0.While the streak was well short of the National League record for scoring in consecutive games (117, New York Rangers) it did establish a new record in that respect for the Bruins.The old Bruins&rsquo; mark for scoring in consecutive games was 52, started In the late portion of the 1928-29 season and ended early in the 1930-31 season. The new record broke the old one by 14 games.ROGER BARRY &#9632;

Bruins Absorb First Shutout In 66 Outings

TOLEDO, Ohio&mdash;The signing of two newcomers to Toledo Mercury&rsquo;s contracts for the coming season was announced by Andy Mulligan, general manager of the Sports Arena.They are Carl Forster and Gary Bird. Forster is a 20-year-old right winger who played with the Flin Flon Bombers, championship team last year. Forster, a 5-11, 155-pounder, scored 30 goals and 35 assists last year.Bird is a 22-year-old defenseman. He played with the Sault Ste. Marie Indians the past two seasons and before that was with the Winnipeg Junior Barons. He stands only 5-8 and weighs about 180 pounds.The signing of these two playerfs brings to eight the number of Mercs now under contract. Mulligan said he would have we trouble with the other players he is seeking.The Meres have exhibition games in Woodstock Tuesday. Chatham Wednesday and Riverside on Friday&mdash;the night before the International Hockey League season opens with the Mercs at Troy.Coach Doug Baldwin, still recovering from the flu, said he had cut Walt Buchanan, a defenseman. and Ernie Poirier, winger. He added he couldn&rsquo;t make up his mind yet on which players to cut before the season opens.The Mercurys have a busy week ahead after the opener. They will begin their home season on Wednesday. Oct. 3d against Ft. Wayne, play at Louisville on Friday, Nov. 1, return to Toledo for a game against Troy on Saturday, Nov. 2 and then play at Fort Wayne on Sunday, Nov. 3. &#9632;

Mercuries Sign Two Newcomers

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;&ldquo;The Most Happy Fella&rdquo; moved from the Imperial Theater to the Rangers dressing room.It&rsquo;s Jack &ldquo;Texas&rdquo; Evans, beaming happy as a new pop can be after his wife Marge presented him with a baby girl, their first child.Happy as he was, &ldquo;Tex,&rdquo; the moderate sort, took it in stride.&ldquo;I asked him if he had a party,&rdquo; coach Watson said.&ldquo;&lsquo;Party&rsquo;? Evans says, &lsquo;Why I didn&rsquo;t even have a drink!&rsquo;&rdquo;FISCHLER &#9632;

Most Happy Fella

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03295/2053786-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg"></div>&bull; BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHS&bull; GAME BY GAME STATISTICS&bull; FEATURES BY CANADA&rsquo;S TOP EXPERTS&bull; CARTOONS&bull; COLUMNISTSThe all new Canadian Football News will be the finest reading material about the Canadian Football World available. It&rsquo;s new in editorial leadership. We have hired Canada&rsquo;s top photographers in each football city to take the pictures you will want to see. And wait until you see what Cartoonist Jack Reppen of the Toronto Star is cooking up for your enjoyment.Only $2.00 for 20 Consecutive IssuesPublished weekly for 20 straight weeks during football seasonIt doesn&rsquo;t matter when you start, you still get your 20 issues.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04202/2053779-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="1068" height="499"></div> &#9632;

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Canada’s First and Finest Football Weekly Covering the Nation’s Pro and Amateur Football World Like a Glove.

Goaltender Ed Chadwick of Toronto recorded his second shutout of the young season by blanking the New York Rangers 3-0.The New York Rangers broke the Montreal Canadians undefeated string in the Habs&rsquo; eighth game &hellip; Camille Henry and Danny Lewicki each scored twice in the 4-1 upset.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02440/2053852-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="538" height="224"></div>RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYEDWEEK ENDING OCT. 27, 1957.Tues. Oct, 22&mdash;Boston 1 at Chicago 2Wed. Oct, 23&mdash;Toronto 0 at Hangers 3Thurs. Oct, 24&mdash;Boston 3 at Detroit 4Sat. Oct, 26&mdash;Boston 3 a Canadiens 4Sa. Oct, 26&mdash;Rangers 0 at Toronto 3Sun. Oct, 27&mdash;Canadiens 1 at Rangers 4Sun. Oct, 27&mdash;Chicago 3 at Detroit 0SCHEDULED GAMES FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 3, 1957Tues. Oct. 29&mdash;Detroit at ChicagoWed. Oct. 30&mdash;Canadiens at TorontoWed. Oct. 30&mdash;Detroit at RangersThurs. Ort. 31&mdash;Toronto at CanadiensThurs. Oct. 31&mdash;Rangers at BostonSat. Nov. 2&mdash;Detroit at CanadiensSat. Nov. 2&mdash;Chicago at TorontoSat. Nov. 2&mdash;Boston at RangersSun. Nov. 3&mdash;Rangers at ChicagoSun. Nov. 3&mdash;Detroit at BostonTUES. OCT. 22Boston 1 at Chicago 2Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: Armstrong, Bovin, Bionda, Flaman, Mohns Hillman, Stanley; forwards: Toppazzini, Regan, Mackell, Stasiuk Horvath, Bucyk, Labine, McKenney, Pierson.Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall defense: Thomson, Cushenan, Mortson, Martin, Pilote, Vasko; forwards: Nesterenko, Litzenberger, Lindsay, Kachur, Mickoski, Murphy, McIntyre, Skov, Hull, Bailey.Referee: Gaye Stewart: linesmen: Doug Davies, Matte Pavelich.First Period1&mdash;Chicago, Hull &hellip;&hellip; 16.002&mdash;Chicago Nesterenke(Cusheman, Lindsay) &hellip;&hellip; 18:24Penalties: Flaman 11:34, Nesterenke 13:27.Second Period3&mdash;Boston, HorvathBuryk, McKenney &hellip;&hellip; 19:54Penalties: Horvath 7:32, McIntyre 16:13, Lindsay 18:31.Third PeriodScoring; None.Penalties; Toppazzini 1:54, Armstrong 5:32, Boivin 14:47.Stops:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03356/2053845-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="535" height="53"></div>MEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23Toronto 0 at New York 3Toronto&mdash;Goal: Chadwick; defense: Reaume, Baun, Morrison, Price, MacNeil; forwards: Mahovich, Armstrong, Duff, Smith, Sloan, Stewart, Migay, Harris, Pulford, Brian Cullen, Barry Cullen.New York Goal: Worsley; defence: Gadsby, Evans, Howell, Fontinato, CaChan: forwards: Popein, Bathgate, Prentice, Sullivan, Hebenton, Lewicki, Gendron, Macdonald, Foley, Ciesla, Henry, Creighton.First Period1&mdash;New York: Prentice(Fonlinatol &hellip;&hellip; 12.21Penalties: Evans 4.17, Morrison 8.20, Sullivan 19.29.Second Period2&mdash;NewYork: Prentice(Bathgate)3&mdash;New York: Gendron(Creighton, Henry) &hellip;&hellip; 6.26Penalties: Lewicki 3.42, Stewart 5.55, Fontinato 19.19.Third PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Gendron (major and minor) 13.16, Price (major) 13.46, MacNeil (major) 13.46, Fontinato (major) 13.46, Armstrong 16.42.SATUDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1957Boston 3 at Montreal 4Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: Armstrong, Boivin, Stanley, Bionda, Hillman, Fiaman; forwards: Regan, Toppazzini, Mackell, Bucyk, Labine, Peirson, Horvath, Stasiuk, McKenney, Mohns.Canadiens&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Talbot, Johnson, Harvey, St. Laurent Turner; forwards: H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, Goyette, Provost, Pronovost, Bonin, Marshall.First Period1&mdash;Canadiens: H. Richard(M. Richard. Moore) &hellip;&hellip; 302&mdash;Canadiens: Geoffrion(Beliveau) &hellip;&hellip; 19.55Penalties: Harvey 5.57, Toppazini 10.28, misconduct 17.55, Johnson 15.46, Mackell 18.55.Second Period3&mdash;Canadiens: Olmstead(Geoffrion, Beliveau) &hellip;&hellip; 2.174&mdash;Boston: Stasiuk &hellip;&hellip; 5.095&mdash;Boston: Regan(Mackell, Toppazzini &hellip;&hellip; 12.536&mdash;Boston: Mackell (Boivin) &hellip;&hellip; 17.13Penalties: Bucyk 5.53, Boivin 7.10, Pronovost 11.26, Plante 16.09 (served by Turner)Third Period7&mdash;Canadiens: M. Richard(H. Richard. Moore) &hellip;&hellip; 12.41New York 0 at Toronto 3New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Gadsby, Evans, Howell, Fontinato, Cahan; forwards: Popein, Bathgate, Prentice, Sullivan, Hebenton, Lewicki, Ciesla, Gendron, MacDonald Creighton, Foley, Henry.Toronto&mdash;Goal: Chadwick; defense: Morrison, Stewart Reaume, Baun MacNeil: forwards: Harris, Sloan, Smith, Mahovieh, Armstrong, Duff, Migay, Brian CuNen, Barry Cullen Pulford.1&mdash;Toronto: Mahovlich(Stewart. Duff) &hellip;&hellip; 17.56Penalties Fontinato, Mahovlich 4.09, Stewart 6.28, Fontinato 12.35.Second PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Gadsby 1.00, Stewart 3.33.Third Period2&mdash;Toronto: Mahovlich (Haun) 11.093&mdash;Toronto: Sloan(Smith, Migaya &hellip;&hellip; 15.59Penalties: Bann 5.04, Bathgate 13.39, Migay 16.18.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1957Montreal 1 at New York 4Canadien&mdash;Goal: Plante, defense Johnson, Talbot, Harvey, Turner, St. Laurent: forwards: Beliveau, Ceoffrion, Olmstead, M. Richard, Moore, Provost, H. Richard, Bonin, Goyette, Marshall, Pronovost.Rapaers&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Gadsby, Evans, Ohan, Howell, Fortinato: forwards: Sullivan, Hebeuton, Lewicki, Bathgate, Gendron, MacDonald, Ciesla, Creighton, Prentice, Foley; Popeinhenry.First Period1&mdash;Conndiens: Moore(Talbot. M. Richard &hellip;&hellip; 10.28 penalties: None.Second Period2&mdash;New York: Lewicki(Hebenton, Sullivan) &hellip;&hellip; 1.003&mdash;New York:Henry(Gadsby, Pooein) &hellip;&hellip; 6.18Penalties: Talbot 4.03, Harvey 5.50Howell 8.12 Evans 10.53.Third Period1&mdash;New York Henry(Creighton, Gendron) &hellip;&hellip; 7.575&mdash;New York: Lewicki(Hebenton, Gadsby) &hellip;&hellip; 16 21Penalties: Howell 4.09, Goyette 6.35, Gadsby 10.57Chicago 3 a Detroit 0Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall: defense: Morison, Thomson, Martin, Cushenan, Pilote, Vasko; forwards: Litzenherger, Nesterenko, Lindsay, Kachur, Mickoski, Murphy, McIntyre, Skov, Hull, Bailey.Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawehuk; defense pronovostost, Godfrey, Kelly, Arbour, Strate: forwards: Ullman, Howe, Wilson, Reibel, Delvecchio, Dineen, Ferguson, Dea, Kennedy, McCarthy, Mecreary, Poile.First PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Ullman 1.30, Godfrey 16.03Second Period1&mdash;Chicago: Murphy(Vasko, Hull) &hellip;&hellip; 12.59Penalties: Lindsay, minor and misconduct 17.02, Pilote 18.41.Third Period2&mdash;Chicago: Mickoski(Bailey. Skov) &hellip;&hellip; 11.333&mdash;Chicago: Skov(Bailey, Mickowski) &hellip;&hellip; 11.31Penalties: Pronovost 2.24, Delveechio 1.39, Hull 5.53, Lindsay 17.13.The Point ParadeIndividual scoring records are:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04271/2053838-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="527" height="445"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05188/2053831-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="528" height="1467"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06138/2053824-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="553" height="826"></div>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS FOR SEASON 1957-58<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-0798/2053817-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="541" height="320"></div>PENALTIES IN MINITES BY CLUPSDETROIT &hellip;&hellip; 76CANADIANS &hellip;&hellip; 89TORONTO &hellip;&hellip; 81RANGERS &hellip;&hellip; 99BOSTON &hellip;&hellip; 107CHICAGO &hellip;&hellip; 126 &#9632;

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NATIONAL LEAUGE

CHICAGO, III.&mdash;It must have been a satisfying week for goaltender Glenn Hall of the Chicago Black Hawks.On Tuesday night at the Chicago Stadium, largely through his brilliant work, the Hawks stopped the then sizzling Boston Bruins with a 2-1 upset victory.But Tuesday&rsquo;s sound performance was to be surpassed on Sunday night.On Sunday, Hall returned to Detroit Olympia, his one-time home as a Red Wing. Detroit fans turned out in large numbers to see both Hall and another Detroit castoff, Ted Lindsay, display their talents in new livery.Both performers were given resounding acclaim by the Detroit gallery, but more so Hall because it was his night.The unassuming product of Humboldt Saskatchewan who would like to return to his native Saskatchewan and farm after his playing days, turned back the Red Wings every time they tested him to record his second shutout of the young season.Hall, who is regarded by many as the best goaltender in the game today, kicked out 28 shots.One of the reasons that Detroit traded Hall to Chicago was because it felt that he could have played better for the Wings in last year&rsquo;s playoffs.The shutout against Detroit must have been most satisfying because Hall could not possibly have played better than he did on Sunday night.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01478/2053883-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="268" height="410"></div> &#9632;

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Play-of-the-week

<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div>BUFFALO, N.Y&mdash;The roster of American Hockey League captains this season includes a pair of newcomers&mdash;Big Ben Woit at Rochester and Harry Pidhirny at Springfield&mdash;and shows a balance between defensemen and forwards.Wearing the badge of the &ldquo;C-men as they did previously are Providence&rsquo;s Ageless Andy Branigan, Buffalo&rsquo;s Frank Sullivan, Hershey&rsquo;s Obie O&rsquo;Brien, and Cleveland&rsquo;s Fred Glover.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01512/2053921-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="266" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Pidhurny</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02444/2053914-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="267" height="401"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ben Woit</figcaption></div>This sextet of captains represents a total of 5 4 years experience in the AHL Branigan, the longevity king in the history of the circuit, naturally, has been around the longest. The Reds captain is now in his 15th campaign.Pidhirny, who succeeded the departed Gord Tottle in Springfield, and Glover, who assumed his role for the Barcos last year, each are 10 year men.Pidhirny, incidentally, has played his entire pro career in the American League.Sullivan, the first Bison in six years to finish one season as captain and retain the title the following year, and O&rsquo;Brien each have labored in the league for seven semesters.Woit has spent the least amount of time hereabouts, having performed in the NHL for &rsquo;514 seasons with Detroit and Chicago. Big Ben, who joined the Amerks after the season was underway a year ago, however put in a three year apprenticeship with Indianapolis before advancing to the Red Wings.Since the duties of the captains consist of lodging official complaints with game officials for their teammates, it was interesting to study their individual penalty charts. Only Glover and Sullivan drew misconduct penalties in the 1956-57 season. Fiery Fred Was thumbed off twice for 10 minute stretches and Sullivan once.It should he pointed out, that Glover, ever known for speaking his piece on a referees call, spent 76 less minutes in the sin bin while carrying the responsibility of the captaincy than he did the season before.The positional breakdown of the captains shows three&mdash;Woit, Branigan, and Sullivan&mdash;are defensemen&mdash;with O&rsquo;Brien a left winger: Glover a right winger, and Pidhirny a jack-of-all forward positions.O&rsquo;Brien, as was the case a year ago, is the youngest. His 27 years leaves him a year on the tender side of Sullivan and two on Woit, Pidhirny, and Glover.Branigan admits to 35 birth days&mdash;but he still plays with the zest of a fresh kid out of junior. &#9632;

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Two New Captains In AHL This Year

<div class="byline">By GEORGE FATRICK DUFFY</div>PROVIDENCE R. I.&mdash;The flu-bug took a big bite out of the Rhode Islands Reds as the American Hockey League season opened.So what happens? Coach Jack Crawford&rsquo;s team wins four in a row.Eight players were sick in bed with the flu When the Reds skated one to face the Indians at Springfield on October 9.Terry Reardon, general manager of the Reds, was pressed for physically fit manpower. In the emergency, he used two Rhode Island boys. &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Keeling and Ed Yagnesak. Both, had played as choolboys.<h2>Sick last</h2>The sick list included Bob Robertson, Jim Bartlett, Ken Davies, Ray Cyr, Aldo Guidolin, Paul Larivee, John Hanna and Danny Belisle.Despite the absence of that array of talent, the Reds won the opener. 5-4. Coach Jack Crawford and Reardon were happy, but admittedly amazed. At Providence on October 11, the Reds opened their home Season and bumped the Buffalo Bigons, 5-3.On Saturday, October 12, the Reds, Still undermanned because of flu, travelled to Hershey. A big crowd turned out to see the Bears open their home season. But the emaciated Providence team wins, 2-1.<h2>Luck Of Irish</h2>By now, Reardon and Crawford know that the luck of the Irish must be taking charge. But Terry and Jack ask: &ldquo;How long can this go on.&rdquo;October 13, it goes on some more as the Reds thrill the crowd at Providence by getting No. 4 in a row with Eddie&rsquo;s Shore&rsquo;s Indians as the victims.Now folks around sports are well aware of the time-worn axiom concerning breaking up winning combinations. True, the Reds were using a patched up lineup but you can&rsquo;t laugh off four wins in a row.<h2>It Doesn&rsquo;t Figure</h2>Crawford, the gent who starred for 10 year with the Boston Bruins, is by no means a hard task master. He gets along admirably with his players. But now he finds himself wondering if maybe it would be better if the flu stayed around a little while longer. He got everyone back and lost two games in a row. &#9632;

Providence Record For Initial Six Games Does Not Make Sense

<div class="byline">By GEORGE PATRICK DUFFY</div>PROVIDENCE. R.I.&mdash;The sports world has its veteran players who defy &ldquo;Father Time&rdquo; and just go on playing. Baseball has Ted Williams and Stan Musial to mention a few. The National Hockey League has Maurice &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; Richard. Until this season, football had its Otto Graham.Providence has one of its own elder-sportsman in Andrew Branigan. Andy admits to being &ldquo;over 30.&rdquo; The &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s Who of Hockey&rdquo; says Branigan was born on April 11, 1922. But in live copy of that book in R.I. Auditorium, Andy has inked 1922 and replaced It with 1923.<h2>Twilight</h2>Now in the twilight of a long career, Branigan has played close to 800 regular season league games in the American Hockey League. That&rsquo;s tops.Always a mixer, Andy has picked up an occasional penalty also. The records show Andy has been in the penalty box over 900 minutes, and this is tops in the AHL too.<h2>15 Years</h2>Starting back in 1940, Andy has played in pro hockey for 15 years He spent three years in the Canadian Armed Forces between 1942-45, got a chance to play hockey then too. So Branigan has been going for 18 years, not counting numerous years of amateur grooming.It has been a long trail but the likeable Winnipeg native, while not rated with the super stars, Andy has always been steady and has given his utmost. As a team man, Branigan has been the best and has always been a popular guy in the clubhouse.<h2>Via Trade</h2>Over the years, Andy has worn the spangles of the New York Americans, Springfield, Indianapolis, Hershey and Providence. He was in Hershey for eight, long years. Andy came to Providence in a trade for Ed Kryzanowski.The Reds&rsquo; captain has had a colorful career that started at the age of 17 when Red Dutton signed Andy to a New York contract along with Bill Mosienko. It has been defense most of the way but back in 1942, Andy played goal for the Americans in Detroit. He gave up no goals in a period and a half. And before he filled in as goalie Andy had scored a goal himself. Chuck Rayner was the regular New York netminder but a leg injury forced him to the sidelines.How was it that Branigan was selected to fill in for Rayner? Well, he says &ldquo;I used to play goal in lacrosse. Art Chapman, the N.Y. coach knew this and put me in. It wasn&rsquo;t bad but I had no ideas of taking up goaltending for a hockey living.&rdquo;It is said that body care keeps some athletes going when others give way to approaching age. Williams fishes in the off-season to keep in shape for the new season and he reportedly never abuses himself. Branigan is just about the same.<h2>Keeps Trim</h2>Now a resident of Lincoln, R.I. Branigan has spent the last few summers working with a. construction firm doing lest borings. Out in the sun most of the day clad only in swim trunks. Andy works hard and keeps trim.<h2>Lucky</h2>Although he has been in more games than any American Leaguer. Andy has been able to keep clear of too many serious injuries. &ldquo;I busted a leg last season but other than that. I have been lucky&rdquo; is how Branigan puts it.Like most of the veteran pros. Andy has thought of coaching. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t mind coaching after I retire as a player although I might choose to enter business.&rdquo;The father of two children, Barbara 11, and Andy Jr., 7, the Providence hockeyist is really not thinking of retirement now. &ldquo;I feel wonderful.&rdquo; His wife and two children are cheering Dad on. If this is going to be the last season, the whole Branigan family wants it to be a big one.<h2>Back Again</h2>Oddly enough, hard checks by the enemy do not upset Andy as much as those who say he is at the end of the trail. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve been saying Ted Williams was done for the last five years. I might just fool everyone and be back again next season.&rdquo; &#9632;

Reds’ Branigan A Pro For 15 Years Insists He May Return Next Season

The Hershey Bears have taken a commanding five point lead in the AHL race. The Rochester Americans have surged into second place.Willie Marshall of the Hershey Bears still leads the AHL point parade with 18 points on nine goals and nine assists.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2>INCLUDING GAMES OF SUN. OCT. 22<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01497/2054083-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="536" height="181"></div>THURS. OCT. 24thBoston&mdash;3 at Detroit 4Boston&mdash;Goal, Simmons; defense, FFlaman, Mohns, Armstrong, Stanley, Bionda, Hillman; forwards, Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, McKenney, Labine, Petrson, Toppazzini, Mackell, Bovin, Regan.Detroit&mdash;Goal, Pronovost, Godfrey, Hendrickson; forwards, Delyecchio, Dineen, Dea, Howe, Ullman, Wilson, Reibel, Burton, Kennedy, Fielder, Poile, McCarthy, McCreary.Referee: Red Storey; linesmen, Matt Pavelich, Doug Davies.First Period1&mdash;Detroit Reibel(Howe, Wilson) &hellip;&hellip;2&mdash;Detroit, Delvecchio (Pronovost) 9:12Penalties: Flaman 5.20, Stanley 11.57, Bionda 17.04Second Period3&mdash;Boston, Stasiuk (Horvath) &hellip;&hellip; 10:494&mdash;Detroit, Ullman(Delvecchio, Howe) &hellip;&hellip; 17:015&mdash;Boston, McKenney (Flaman) 19; 17Penalties: Poile 1:46, Bionda 7:10, Delvecchio 9:32, Sawchuk misconduct, served by wilson 10:49, McKenney 11:10, Mackell 11:39, Bucyk 15:43.Third Period6&mdash;Boston, McKenney(Boivin, Stasiuk) &hellip;&hellip; 14:077&mdash;Detroit, Ullman(Howe. Pronovost) &hellip;&hellip; 14:48Penalties: Poile 1:01, Bucky 9:14, Toppazzini 17:02.Stops:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04353/2054076-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="549" height="61"></div>FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25Providence 0 at Rochester 2Rochester&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defence: Williams, Langlois, Price, Lund; forwards: Aldcorn, McDonald, Balfour, Burchell, Mazur, Girard, Nykoluk, Smrke, Hurst, Hannigan, Collins.Providence&mdash;Goal: Paille; defence; Irwin, Branigan, Robertson, Guidolin, McAvoy; forwards: Sweeney, Shack, Cline, Larivee, Cyr, Toppazzini, Hampson, Carmichael, Pearson.First PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Irwin 6.09, Hurst 10:30 Lund 15.30, Guidolin 16.24, Sweeney 19.07.Second Period1&mdash;Rochester: McDonald(Balfour. Aldcorn) &hellip;&hellip; 3.48Penalties: Hurst 1.30, Irwin 12.49, Mazur 14.54.Third Period2&mdash;Rochester; Mazur(Hurst, Nykoluk) &hellip;&hellip; 19.33Penalties: None.Springfield 1 at Cleveland 6Cleveland&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense Geogan, Bouchard, Hudson, Needham; forwards: Vejprava, Moore. Watson. Stearns, Elik, Shvetz, McLellan, Glover, Hogan, Poloziani.Springfield&mdash;Goal: Evans; defence: McCord, Hillman Anderson, Cherry, Schneider; forwards: Pidhirny, Gardnor, Johnson, Ehman, O&rsquo;Ree, Beckett, Schinkel, Boone, Smith.First Period1&mdash;Cleveland: Glover(Moore, McLellan) &hellip;&hellip; 2.212&mdash;Springfield: Schneider(Pidhirny, Anderson) &hellip;&hellip; 15.273&mdash;Cleveland: Moore(Glover, Kraftcheck) &hellip;&hellip; 18.32Penalty: Schneider 7.28.Second Period4&mdash;Cleveland: Needham(Watson, Hogan) &hellip;&hellip; 8.305&mdash;Clevland: McLellan(Moore, Glover) &hellip;&hellip; 10.506&mdash;Cleveland: Moore(McLellan, Glover) &hellip;&hellip; 11.097&mdash;Cleveland: Vejprava(Poloziani. Shvetz) &hellip;&hellip; 12.05Penalties: Shvetz 5.35, Elik 16.08, Anderson 19.04, McLellan 19.04.Third PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Hillman 4.29, oJhnson 7.19, Elik 12.39, Geogan 15.30.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26Hershey 3 at Buffalo 2First Period1&mdash;Hershey: Marshall (Fisher) 3-282&mdash;Buffalo; Hassard(Bettio, Barkley) &hellip;&hellip; 16.07Penalties: Ingram, Mathers, Ingram, Haley.Second Period3&mdash;Hershey; Marshall(Fisher, Hollingworth) &hellip;&hellip; 1.18Penalties: Ingram, Wilson, amble, Wharram, misc., Ranieri, Hollingworth.Third Period4&mdash;Hershey: Duff(Hollingworth, Zeidel) 14.255&mdash;Buffalo: Jankowski(Corcoran, Burega) &hellip;&hellip; 19.45Penalties: Hassard, Ingram, Solinger.Springfield 5 at Rochester 3First Period1&mdash;Rochester; Mazur (Aldcorn) 8.34Penalties: Balfour, Baliuk, Hillman; Price.Second Period2&mdash;Rochester: Kiraid(price, Nikoluk) &hellip;&hellip; 1.153&mdash;Springfield: Becket(Baliuk, Smith) &hellip;&hellip; 4.244&mdash;Springfield: Pidhirny(Nicholson Hillman) &hellip;&hellip; 5.175&mdash;Springfield: Gardner(Ehman, Boone) 9.22Penalties: Lund, Gardner, Ehman, Aldcorn, Mazur, Pidhirny, Lainglois, Baliuk, Burchell.Third Period6&mdash;Springfield: Ehman(Boone, Gardner) &hellip;&hellip; 7.587&mdash;Rochester: MacDonald(Aldcorn, Balfour) &hellip;&hellip; 8.308&mdash;Springfield: Johnson(Ehman) &hellip;&hellip; 17. 22Penalties: Boone, Smith, Langlois.Cleveland 5 at Providence 3First Period1&mdash;Providence; Pearson(Belisle, Hampson) &hellip;&hellip; 7.152&mdash;Cleveland: Hogan(Elik, Watson) &hellip;&hellip; 12.50Penalties: Kraftcheck, Shack, Irwin, Elik, Schvetz.Second Period3&mdash;Cleveland: Elik(Bouchard, Hogan)4&mdash;Cleveland: Hogan (Watson) &hellip;&hellip; 5.475&mdash;providence: Carmichael(Branigan, Larivee) &hellip;&hellip; 19.096&mdash;Cleveland: Hogan (Elik) &hellip;&hellip; 19.21Penalties: Larivee, Irwin, Elik Kraftcheck, McAvoy, Irwin.Third Period7&mdash;Cleveland; Elik (Stearns) &hellip;&hellip; 15.058&mdash;Providence: Branigan(Sweeney, Cline) &hellip;&hellip; 15.42Penalties: Glover, Stearns, Hampson.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27Hershey 5 at Springfield 4First Period1&mdash;Springfield; Smith(Beckett, Johnson) 0.152&mdash;Springfield: Schneider(Ehman, Gardner) &hellip;&hellip; 4.333&mdash;Hershey: Davis(Stankiewicz), Duff) &hellip;&hellip; 7.494&mdash;Hershey: arsha11(Dewsbury, Solinger) &hellip;&hellip; 15.015&mdash;Hershey: Solinger(Dewsbury, Fisher) &hellip;&hellip; l8.57Penalties: Davis, Schinkel, Nickelson, Zeidel.Second Period6&mdash;Hershey; O&rsquo;Brien(Stankiewicz) 3.207&mdash;Springfield: Smith(Johnson, Mcford) &hellip;&hellip; 9.57Penalties: Boone, Hollingworth.Third Period8&mdash;Springfield: Beckett(Smith, Schneider) &hellip;&hellip; 16.309&mdash;Hershey: Marshall(Dewsbury, Fisher) 18.29Penalties: Johnson, Stankiewicz, Cherry.Rochester 4 at Providence 3First Period1 Providonce: Sweeney(Chack, Cline) &hellip;&hellip; 8.402&mdash;Rochestr: Mazur(Hurst, Price) &hellip;&hellip; 10.45Penalties: Shack, Hurst (2) Langlois, Burchell,Second Period3&mdash;Rochester: Nykoluk(Collins, Lund) &hellip;&hellip; 4.344&mdash;Providence: Sweeney(Carmichael, Guidolin) &hellip;&hellip; 6.035&mdash;Rochester: Burchell(Hannigan, Lundr) &hellip;&hellip; 8.586&mdash;Providenc: Mazur((Burchell, Hurst) &hellip;&hellip; 17.30Penalties; aLngPois, misc.: Larivee, Branigan, Price(2), Branigan, Shack.Third Period7&mdash;Providence: Sweeny(McAvoy) &hellip;&hellip; 16.19Penalties; Branigan, Langlois, Mazur, 10 min.: Shack, 10 min.; Guidolin, 5 min.; Hurst. 5 min.; Branigan, 10 min.; Balfour, 16 min.Buffalo 2 at Cleveland 1First PeriodScoring: None.Penalties; Poliziani, HergeshreimerSecond Period1&mdash;Buffalo; Harry Watson(Hergesheimer) &hellip;&hellip; 10.222&mdash;Cleveland: Hogan(Elik, Bill Watson) &hellip;&hellip; 18.14Penalty: Barkley.Third Period3&mdash;Buffalo: Jankowski(Lilley, Wharram) &hellip;&hellip; 3.55Penalty: McLellan.<h2>The Point Parade</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 27)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02470/2054069-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="529" height="562"></div>LeadersMost GoalsWillie Marshall, Hershey. 9.Most AssistsWillie Marshall, Hershey, 9.Best GoalkeeperGil Mayer, Hershey, 3,11,0,2.20.Most shutoutsGerry McNeil, Rochester, 1.Most Penalized PlayerEddie Shack, Providence, 45mts.Most Penalized TeamProvidence, 156 mts.GOALKFEPERS RECORDS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03417/2054062-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="532" height="243"></div> &#9632;

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Packed Full Of:&bull; STATISTICS FROM ALL PRO LEAGUES&bull; ACTION SHOTS&bull; YOUR FAVORITE TEAM ROUNDUP&bull; HOCKEY CROSSWORD&bull; FEATURES&bull; CARTOONSWant to know what&rsquo;s happening in the Western Hockey League?Want to know what your favorite Player Is doing in the AHL?Want to find out who scored in one particular Game?You&rsquo;ll get these answers and many more in THE HOCKEY NEWS.Yes, the Bible of hockey tells you everything there is to know about the fastest game on earth. Don&rsquo;t miss reading it&hellip;A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutives issues.Canadian Remittances $3.00 Payable by Postal, Bank or Telegraph Money Order.U. S. A. Remittances $4.00 Payable by Postal, Bank or Express Money Order.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06239/2054128-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="299" height="299"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07215/2054121-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="339" height="324"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05278/2054114-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="1627" height="767"></div> &#9632;

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The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By AL HOOPER</div>VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;You have to hand it to Alfredo Pike, the congenial coach of the Winnipeg Warriors.Fact is, Alfredo has been looking all over for somebody to hand him something. When eyestrain overtook him he was still looking. Forthwith, as they say in the literary tomes, he changed his course on the stormy sea of the Western Hockey League.<h2>Doing It Alone</h2>Now he is asking no favors. He is making no big league overtures. He is shifting for his well-known self, building his own bridges (will travel) and developing his own hockey players.In short, you have to hand it to Alfredo Pike, the congenial etc. etc.When Toronto and Montreal of the National League annoyed Winnipeg general-manager Jack Perrin to the point where Perrin, in a pique, sued the two of &rsquo;em for alienation of affection, Pike became the pickle in the middle.The season was upon him. Warriors had been a last-place club for one year in a row and were going for two. &ldquo;Help, help,&rdquo; coach Alt said tentatively.Toronto and Montreal. of course, stared stonily ahead. No other NHL maestro got excited enough to write him a letter.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01511/2054159-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="865" height="1110"><figcaption class="caption-body">Alf Pike</figcaption></div><h2>New York</h2>Pike tried writing a few of his own. He knew a few people in New York, for instance, where Alfred had put in some good years in the late Thirties and early Forties. But the Rangers were tied up with so many minor league accounts already (Vancouver, Saskatoon-St.Paul, Providence) they seemed to be playing tug-of-war with an octopus.&ldquo;Gee, Alf,&rdquo; New York savant Muzz Patrick muttered, more or less. &ldquo;If you&rsquo;d only asked for something simple, like a million dollars&mdash;&rdquo;<h2>Heard Song</h2>&ldquo;Okay, okay.&rdquo; said Alf, beating his retreat, as they say in the trade. He&rsquo;d heard the song before, and he himself sang a lousy chorus.So Alfred sat down, got out his pencil and paper, and started figuring.<h2>Result</h2>Figuring front, top-to-bottom, he got something like this:Holdovers&mdash;defenceman Danny Summers; forwards Wee William Mosienko, sophomore Gordon Redahl, George (Little Train) Ford, hardy Murray Wilkie, and clever-clever Earl Ingarfield.That more than filled the fingers on one hand, but Pike is a two-fisted figurer.From Vancouver he got an early break. Canucks had two goalies. One was Marcel Pelletier, who can murder annything from opposing forwards to the English language.That left Ray Mikulan somewhat over. Pike look him.He also took defenceman Pete Kapusia from the Providence chain, and wingman Bruce Lea when Seattle wasn&rsquo;t looking. New York then said it might have something for him a little later. Chicago Black Hawks, blushing a shaming red, said they too would try to toss him a subsequent bone.Pike was getting sympathy just when he had stopped feeling sorry for himself.<h2>Juniors</h2>He dredged the junior graduation classes and came up with graduates of one and two-year standing like defenceman Bozo McGregor, Brian Derrett, Ed Jamieson, Howie Glover, Doug Orvis, Shorty Melanchuk, Art Stratton, Barry McQueen and Tucker McGregor.You never heard of &rsquo;em?Don&rsquo;t go away. It&rsquo;s early vet. But the boldest stroke was made by owner Perrin. Perrin loves the game, and has the guts to stand up to the Toronto-Montreal combine by way of proving it.Now he conferred with one Marood Swain, manager of Lacombe Rockets of the Central Alberta Intermediate Hockey League. Out of it came history. Lacombe affiliated with Winnipeg. Never before had an intermediate club held hands with anybody in the WHL.And now the Warriors had somewhere to send the stuff of future dreams&mdash;the guys who might be a year away.The problem, though, keeps coming back to this year. Pike&rsquo;s pencil is poised. But there is nothing more to write. Not yet, anyway.The thing is, if Alfredo had thrown up his hands in a frustrated faint, the writing might have been etched in stone.On Winnipeg&rsquo;s hockey obituary. &#9632;

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Warriors’ Pike Frustrated By NHL; Owner Perrin Makes Hockey History

<div class="byline">By JIMMY BROWN</div>LOUISVILLE, Ky.&mdash;For the third time in nearly a decade, hoc-key makes its appearance on the Louisville scene.The Louisville Rebels are the newest addition to the International League and return the sport to the city after an absence of four years.The history of hockey in Louisville has run all the way from a howling success to a dismal failure.<h2>1948</h2>In 1948, the Blades first introduced the sport to Louisville as a member of the International League. The reception was tremendous, with 175.000, an average of 5.000 for each game, turned out for the 1 948-49 season.The Blades responded to this support, finishing second in the loop and making the playoffs.<h2>Mistake</h2>The next year, the management decided to take what they thought was a forward step, moving up to the United States League. This proved a mistake and a last-place club spelled the end of hockey in Louisville at the end of the 1949-50 season.The sport was revived, however, in 1953 when Louisville again was a member of the International League. Tills time the venture lasted exactly half tile season, folding because of lack of attendance.<h2>Gasparini</h2>Now an optimistic former professional hockey player has stepped in and invested his money in another revival. He is Leo Gasparini of Sudbury, Ontario, who formerly played and coached the Cleveland Barons.Gasparini has scouted and scoured throughout Ontario and other parts of Canada for the past three months lilting up a capable group of representatives for Louisville.And he believes he has rounded up a group of players who will win and return the sport to popularity in Louisville, where horse racing and basketball dominate the scene.Gasparini, who will be assisted by defenseman Fiori Goegan, will build this year&rsquo;s team around veteran goalie Lou Crowdis, who last year as a member of the Huntington team was voted the I.H.L.&rsquo;s most valuable player.<h2>Fine Arena</h2>The Rebels will play their games in one of the finest sports arenas anywhere, the new State Fairgrounds Coliseum. It can seat slightly over 17,000 for hockey and is equipped with the finest of ice equipment.The Rebels, libe four other of the I.H.L.&rsquo;s six teams, Troy, Ohio, Toledo, Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, will have their work cut out if they are to stop the Cincinnati Mohawks, perrennial I.H.L. champions.However, there appears to be a ray of hope this year. The Mohawks have only seven players returning from last year&rsquo;s team and the departees include Coach Roly McLenahan, who moved to Rochester of the American League. &#9632;

Hockey History In Louisville Not Consistent; Game Returns

VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;As promised (I promised my) cousin Cyril, when he left an opening) the final standing in the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s Coast Division is about to be revealed. Right here. You don&rsquo;t always get that kind of revealing in a family publication.Vancouver Canucks will win the entire package. Or has somebody mentioned that before? If so, somebody is right. Only the schedule must be played to protect the stockholders.Exactly four faces have that last-year look when Canucks get together these days. But they&rsquo;re not apologizing. Last year they finished last. Something had to give and general-manager Art Chapman was dam-sure it wasn&rsquo;t going to be the coach, who is also Art Chapman.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02440/2054235-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="302" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marcel Pelletier</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03367/2054228-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="279" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hank Basses</figcaption></div>The four faces, as advertised, belong to Wiggie Wylie, Jackie McLeod, Hugh Currie and Phil Maloney. The new faces are not all new in point of time.Bill Dobbyn, Brent McNab and Bill Folk have been wearing theirs for quite a while. They are the playmates Chapman has en-listed to accompany holdover Currie on defence.&ldquo;Best defence we ever had,&rdquo; Chapman says. Nobody has been that right since World War II, when the United States decided to get into it.But the worst news to the unhappy competition is the appearance of goal-tender Marcel (&ldquo;I speak de Eeugleesh lak crazy, by zounds&rdquo;) Pelletier in Vancouver livery. As if that hard, wise, veteran defence wasn&rsquo;t enough. Pelletier pops up in the deal that sent Carl Kaiser and Fred Brown to Victoria.Victoria may have needed Kaiser and Brown, but did Vancouver need Pelletier? Not unless they wanted to be sure of the Coast title, which seems to have been the idea.Yes, Cyril, Pelletier is that good. How good? One-two in the West. And the only reason Marcel admits to competition is that Saskatoon-St. Paul&rsquo;s Lucien Dechene is also French.Joining Wylie, McLeod and Maloney on offence are such bright pupils as Orland Kurtenbach (from Prince Albert juniors: 101 points); centre Ron Hutchinson (Flin Flon juniors: 27 goals); and Jimmy Powers (Humboldt juniors: 16 goals).Maybe they won&rsquo;t match that kind of production in professional company. Maybe they don&rsquo;t expect to Maybe.Forming to the left are the gallant contenders. Look &rsquo;em over, men. They got courage haven&rsquo;t missed a game yet. Tenn&mdash;shun!RUNNER - PU: Seattle Americans earn the slot in this poll for one of two reasons: they have a balance that may be hard to see right off, and they established a reputation last year of winning in two places&mdash;home and away.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04278/2054221-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="299" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Kieth Allen</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05206/2054214-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="280" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Colin Kilburn</figcaption></div>Of course, that was last year But coach Keith Allen just may have succeeded in finding answers to the question-marks left behind by Guyle Fielder, Edward Dorohoy and goalie Emile (The Cat) Francis.Aggie Kukulowicz and Dennis Olsen are two of the answers. They moved on from New Westminster when the Royals loosened their ties with Detroit. And Hank Basset, the hostile ex-Calgary Stampeder, is in goal. He can be stingy.THIRD PLACE: This could be underrating the Royals. But superstious to the end, the only place they&rsquo;d rather be picked is last&mdash;and victoria has earned that, chance.Royals have more returning heroes than any other club in the league. Ten r-h&rsquo;s. That may be good. They&rsquo;ll have to prove it.Manager-coach-star-right-winger Colin Kilburn&rsquo;s Victoria Cougars seem to have improved less than their colleagues.They have Kilburn, fortunately, and Nelson Bulloch, Larry Leach, Gordon Haworth, Doug MacAuley and Gordon Wilson&mdash;all nice people. But they were all there last year when Victoria beat out Vancouver by inches for the third playoff spot.And this year, they&rsquo;ll have to beat out somebody else. &#9632;

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AL HOOPER

TOLEDO, O.&mdash;The Toledo Mercurys have obtained a goaltender in a trade with the Indianapolis Chiefs.He is Andre Binette, onetime Chatham netminder. The Mercs traded Defenseman Bob Leek for Binette in a straight player swap. There was no cash involved in the deal, Andy Mulligan, general manager of the Sports Arena, said.The acquisition of Binette plugs a gap which had been bothering Coach Doug Baldwin as he prepared for the season&rsquo;s opener Saturday night in Troy. Binette was Montreal Canadien property last year and also was a teammate of Baldwin&rsquo;s at Chatham.<h2>Recall Rights</h2>He started the season with Chatham during their training period and in two games shut out Indianapolis, 6-0, and lost, 2-1, to Kitchener. Each club has recall rights on the players involved after the season ends.Baldwin still has to sign three more players before the season openers and he still has hopes for making more trades before that time. He needs a center and a left winger to complete his roster since the signing of Paul Strasser, back from last year, seems a foregone conclusion.<h2>Troy&rsquo;s Hay</h2>Troy, too, will have a new coach and some new players for the season opener. Jim &ldquo;RedEye&rdquo; Hay is the new playing-coach of the Bruins, and he will play defense, too, as will Toledo&rsquo;s Baldwin.Jack Novak, veteran Toledo defenseman who signed his fifth Toledo contract, is ill with flu and missed the exhibition games the past two days. Norm (Skip) MacKay, the Meres&rsquo; leading scorer last year, also is out of action with flu. Baldwin was hoping both would be ready for the; season&rsquo;s opener.<h2>McVie Returns</h2>Tommy McVie, the second leading scorer for the Mercurys, last year, will join the team in time for the opening game of the International Hockey League season Saturday night in Troy.McVie had a three-game tryout with the Seattle club of the pro Western Hockey League.Last year McVie, who will play left wing, scored 17 goals and 27 assists for 44 points. His assists were second high on the club. His joining the Mercs gave the team a boost, but another I player on whom playing-coach Doug Baldwin was counting&mdash;Buddy MacDonald&mdash;has turned pro with Saskatoon of the WHL.<h2>League Stronger</h2>Illness and injuries still plague the Mercs but Baldwin was hoping his club could be in shape in time for the league opener&mdash;the 13th straight year the IHL has been in operation. Indications are that the entire league, including newcomer Louisville will be strong this year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04318/2054304-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="535" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim &ldquo;Red Eye&rdquo; Hay</figcaption></div>Baldwin said he would carry 15 men the first month of the season but still having a hard time trying to decide which players to cut. There is still a chance, he said, of making a last-minute trade with the other IHL clubs or with some of the teams in the Ontario Hockey Association.The Mercurys open their home season next Wednesday night&mdash;Oct. 30&mdash;against Fort Wayne. &#9632;

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Toledo Solves Goal Problem By Obtaining Binette From Chiefs

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03391/2054359-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gerry Couture</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Sniping For Regals

The Vancouver Canucks are the only undefeated team in the Western Hockey League with three victories and a tie in four starts.Goaltenders Marcel Pelletier of Vancouver and Roy Mikulan of Winnipeg each recorded shutouts during the post week.How The Race Goes(As of Friday A.M. October 25)COAST DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01509/2054273-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="537" height="120"></div>PRAIRIE DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02463/2054266-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="537" height="119"></div>FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 New Westminster 1 at Seattle 3New Westminster&mdash;Goal: Bentley; defence: Bergeron, Dorohoy, Kortje, Mathews: forwards: McNab, Jones, Barlow, Love, Van Impe, Fashoway, Lumley, Roberge, Schmautz.Seattle&mdash;Goal: Bassen; defence: Lakller, Sinclair, Davidson, Repka; forwards: McFarland, Fonteyne, Kinaewich, Kukulowiek, Hart, Kuzma, McVie, Filion, Olson.Referee: Llyod Gilmour; linesmen: Joe Johns, Pete Wywrot.SNMMARYFirst Period1&mdash;Seattle: Olson(Filion, Repka) &hellip;&hellip; 14.11Penalties: Lumly 9.28, Schmauta and Hart majors 19.22.Second Period2&mdash;New Westminster: McNab(Roberge, Barlow) &hellip;&hellip; 5.48Penalties: Sinclair 3.43, Fashoway misconduct 4.22, Laidler 9.59.Third Period3&mdash;Seattle: McFarland(Fonteyne, Kinasewich) &hellip;&hellip; 2.034 Seattle: Olson(Filion, McVie) &hellip;&hellip; 13.28Penalties: Lumley 5.01, Van Impre 13.41, Lumley 17.52, Laidler 17.52, Sinclair 19.45.Victoria 1 at Vancouver 3Victoria&mdash;Goal: Francis: defence: Kaiser, Back, Matheson, Bulloch; forwards: Kilburn, E. Dorohoy, Boyee, Leach, Haworth, Berg, D. Kilburn, Biown, Wilson, Macauley.Vancouver&mdash;Goal: Pelletier; defence: Dobbyn, McNab, Folk, McQueen, Currie; forwards: Maloney, Clroiley, Robineon, McLeod, Johansen, Kurtenbach, Hutchinson, Powers.Referee: Scotty Morrison, linesmen, Roy Hammond, Mike Romanoy.SUMMARYFirst Period1&mdash;Vancouver: Maloney(Robinson, Ghorley) &hellip;&hellip; 8.152&mdash;Victoria: Wilson(Brown, Kaiser) &hellip;&hellip; 13.09Penalties: Dobbyn 1.34 and 9.18, Bulloch 4.57, Kaiser 6.59.Second Period3&mdash;Vancouver: McLeod(Folk, Johansen) &hellip;&hellip; 1.22Penalties: McQueen and Matheson (double minors) 1.42, Back 4.54, Kilburn 7.43.Third Period4&mdash;Victoria: Boyce &hellip;&hellip; 1.12Penalties: None.Overtime Period5&mdash;Vancouver: McNab(Folk, McQueeto) &hellip;&hellip; 8.23Penalties: None.SATURDAY OCT. 19thWinnipeg 1 at Edmonton 7Winnipeg&mdash;Goal: Mikulan; lefence: Keating, Kapusta, Summers, Arnett; forwards: Graham, Ingarfield, (Hover, Derrett, Lea, Stratton, Redahl, Jamieson, Wilkie, Mosienko.Edmonton&mdash;Goal: Otesevich; defence: Coflin, Roggeveen, MaePherson, Hendrickson; forwards: Lunde, McNeill, Poile, Prystai, Holmes, Ginnell, Leonard, Hannigan, Leswick.First Period1&mdash;Edmonton: Holmes(Prystai, Hannigan) &hellip;&hellip; 6.502&mdash;Ednronton: Leswick(Ginnell) &hellip;&hellip; 7.283&mdash;Edmonton: Ginnell &hellip;&hellip; 12.31Penalties: Arnett 4.14, Hannigan 16.00.Second Period4&mdash;Edmonton: Coflin(Poile, McNeill) &hellip;&hellip; 275&mdash;Winnipeg: Ingarfield &hellip;&hellip; 1.226&mdash;Edmonton: Lunde (Poile) &hellip;&hellip; 6.407&mdash;Edmonton: Prystai(Hannigan) &hellip;&hellip; 8.04Penalties: None.Third Period8&mdash;Edmonton: McNeil(Prystai, Poile)&hellip;&hellip; 10.34Penalties: None.Seattle 2 at New West 3First PeriodNo scoring.Penalties: Davidson.Second PeriodNo scoring.Penalties: Fashoway, Sinclair, Barlow, Kuzma, Schmautz, Repka, (major and misconduct).Third Period1&mdash;New Westminster, Lumley(Dorohoy) &hellip;&hellip; 9.022&mdash;Seattle, Olson(McVie, Sinclair)&hellip;&hellip; 10:113&mdash;New Westminster, Fartiway(Barlow, Dorohoy) &hellip;&hellip; 14:554&mdash;Seattle, Hart(Kuzma) &hellip;&hellip; 16:41Penalties: Sinclair (2), Dorohoy.Overtime5&mdash;New Westminster, Roberge(McNab, Fashoway) &hellip;&hellip; 6:27.5&mdash;Winnipeg, Ingarfield &hellip;&hellip; 1:22Penalties: None.Winnipeg 1 at Edmonton 7First Period1&mdash;Edmonton, Holmes(Prystal, Hannigan) &hellip;&hellip; 6:502&mdash;Edmonton, Leswick(Ginnell) &hellip;&hellip; 7:283&mdash;Edmonton, Ginnell &hellip;&hellip; 12:31Penalties: Arnett, Hannigan.Second Period4&mdash;Edmonton, Coflin(Poile, McNeil) &hellip;&hellip;:27;5&mdash;Winnipeg, Ingarfield &hellip;&hellip; 1:226&mdash;Edmonton, Lunde (Poile) &hellip;&hellip; 6:407&mdash;Edmonton, Prystai(Hannigan) &hellip;&hellip; 3:04Penalties: NoneThird Period8&mdash;Edmonton, McNeil(Prystai, Poile) &hellip;&hellip; 10:34Penalties: None.Calgary 4 at St. Paul 3First Period1&mdash;Cargary, Sclisizzi(Hicks, R. Ross) &hellip;&hellip; 1:182&mdash;Calgary, WitiukF. Hucul) &hellip;&hellip; 10:49Penalties: Milford, Houghton, S.Hucul, Chrystal.Second Period3&mdash;Saskatoon, Wiley(Bucyk, Milford) &hellip;&hellip; 14:384&mdash;Calgary, Witiuk(F. Huleul, D. Blair) &hellip;&hellip; 15:305&mdash;Saskatoon, Colwill(Chorley, McDonald) &hellip;&hellip; 19:06Penalties: Charley, F. Hucul, Sclisizzi.Third Period6&mdash;Saskatoon, Chrystal(Lamoureux, Wiley) &hellip;&hellip; 8:067&mdash;Calgary, F. Hucul(Witiuk B. Ross) &hellip;&hellip; 13:23Penalties: None.Vancouver 5 at Victoria 2First Period1&mdash;Victoria, Dorohoy(C. Kilburn, Kaiser) &hellip;&hellip; 11:42Penalties: Robinson, Folk, C. Kilburn, McQueen, Brown.Second Period2&mdash;Victoria, Dorohoy(C. Kilburn, Bulloch) &hellip;&hellip; 1:433&mdash;Vancouver, Maloney(Kurtenbach) &hellip;&hellip; 12:02Penalties: Ghorley, Bulloch, Leach.Third Period4&mdash;Vancouver, KurtenbachPowers) &hellip;&hellip; 5:185&mdash;Vancouver, Johanson &hellip;&hellip; 10:496&mdash;Vancouver, Kurtenbach(Hutchinson) &hellip;&hellip; 11:007&mdash;Vancouver, Johansen(McNab) &hellip;&hellip; 18:30Penalties: None.SUNDAY, OCT. 20thOnlgary 2 at St. Paul 3First Period1&mdash;Saskatoon, Couture (Willey, Bucyk) &hellip;&hellip; 16:51Penalties: None.Second Period2&mdash;Calgary, Scllsizzi,(Hicks, B. Rossi &hellip;&hellip; 1:47Penalties: Keller, Chrystla.Third Period3&mdash;Saskatoon, Lamoureux(Bucyk, Couture) &hellip;&hellip; 16:324&mdash;Calgary, Witiuk(F. Hucul, Tottle) &hellip;&hellip; 17:115&mdash;Saskatoon, Couture(Lamoureux. Willey) &hellip;&hellip; 19:30Penalty: Houghton.Vancouver 1 at Seattle 1First PeriodNo scoring.Penalties: Kuzma, Robinson, McNab.Second Period1&mdash;Vancouver, Powers (Folk) &hellip;&hellip; 11:37Penalties: McNab, Kuzma.Third Period2&mdash;Seattle, Hunt(Fillion, Olson) &hellip;&hellip; 18:03.Penalties: Hunt, Folk.OvertimeNo scoring.Penalties: Kuzina, RobinsonTUESDAV, OCTOBER 22Calgary 0 at Winnipeg 4Calgary&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Houghton, Syverson, Tottle; forwards: Ross, C Blair, Sclisizzi, F. Hucul, Witiuk, D. Blair, Duke, Hayes, Hicks, Knryluk.Winnipeg&mdash;Goal: Mikulgn: defence: Keating. Summers, Arnett, Douglas; forwards: Ford, Ingarrleiu, Graham, Glover, Derrett, Lea, Stratton, Rodahl, Mosienko, Kapusta.First Period1&mdash;Winnipeg: Keating(Lea, Glover) &hellip;&hellip; 3.31Penalty: Hicks 4.01.Second Period2&mdash;Winnipeg: Stration(Mosienko, Kapusta) &hellip;&hellip; 4.403&mdash;Winnipeg: Ingarfield(Redahl) &hellip;&hellip; 13.21Penalties: Hucul 6.50, 13.58, Les Syverson and Arnett 11.41, Syverson and Ingarfield 17.50.Third Period4&mdash;Winnipeg: Ingarfield &hellip;&hellip; 19.52Penalties: None.TUESDAY OCTOBER 22New Westminster 0 at Vancouver 3New Westminster&mdash;Goal: Bently: defence: Bergeron, Yanchuk, Mathews: forwards: McNab, O. Dorohoy, kortje Van Impre, Edmundson, Fashoway, Sclmiautz, Lumley.Vancouver&mdash;Goal: Pelletier: defence: B. McNab, Dobbin. McQueen, Currie; forwards: McLeod, Maloney, Johansen, Hutchinson, Kurtenbach, Powers, Ghorley, Robinson.First Period1&mdash;Vancouver: McNab &hellip;&hellip; 11.47Penalties; Kortje .49, Pelletier (served by Robinson 3.32, Van Impre minor and misconduct 20.32.Second Period2&mdash;Vancouver: Powers(Kurtenbach, Hutchinson) &hellip;&hellip; 8.333&mdash;Vancouver: Currie(Kurtenbach, Powers) &hellip;&hellip; 18.10Penalties: Dobbln 5.54, Yanchuk 12.00, Kurtenbach (team penalty) 14.31.Third PeriodScoring: None.Penalty: Edmundson 15.07.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23New Westminster 7 at Victoria 6First Period1&mdash;Victoria: Dorohoy(C. Kilburn) &hellip;&hellip; 2.582&mdash;Victoria: E. Kilburn(Brown, Howarth) &hellip;&hellip; 3.223&mdash;New Westminster: Yanchuk(Fashoway, McNab) &hellip;&hellip; 5.304&mdash;New Westminster: Schmautz(Mathews, McNab) &hellip;&hellip; 8.475&mdash;New Westminster: Fashoway(Van Impe, Schmautz) &hellip;&hellip; 9.46&mdash;New Westminster: Edmundson(Jones) &hellip;&hellip; 10.51Penalty; Howarth.Second Period7&mdash;Victoria: C. Kilburn(Bulloch, Dorohoy) &hellip;&hellip; 1.098&mdash;Victoria: Howarth(D. Kilburn, Brown) &hellip;&hellip; 2.11Penalties: Tdmundson (minor and major) Bulloch (minor and-major).Third Period9&mdash;New Westminster: Schmautz(Fashoway, McNab) &hellip;&hellip; 7.1310&mdash;Victoria: D. Kilburn(Horwath, Bulloch) &hellip;&hellip; 7.3011&mdash;New Westminster: Jones(Edmundson, Barlow) &hellip;&hellip; 13.2512&mdash;Victoria: Milne(Boyce, Kaiser) &hellip;&hellip; 13.43Penalties: Jones, Kaiser, Laycoe (misconduct) Dorohoy, (misconduct), Brown.Overtime Period13&mdash;New Wesminster:McNab(Schmautz, Fashoway) &hellip;&hellip; 1.15THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24Calgary 2 at Saskatoon 7Calgary&mdash;Coal: Rollins; defence, Houghton, Tottle, Syverson, D. Blair, forwards: F. Hucul, Witiuk, R. Ross, U. Blair, Sclisizzi, Duke, Hicks, Hurluk.Saskatoon-St. Paul&mdash;Goal: Dechene; defence: Chrystal, Keller, Milford, Bucyk; forwards: Primeau, R. Ross, Kabel, Couture, McDonald, Lamoureux, Colwill, Ghorley, Willey.First Period1&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: Keller(Primeau. Kabel) &hellip;&hellip; 10.062&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: (Couture(Buryk) &hellip;&hellip; 16.31Penalties: none.Second Period3&mdash;Calgary: Witiuk (F. Hucul) 1.074&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: Ross(Kabel) &hellip;&hellip; 17.005&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: Ross(Primeau, Kabel) &hellip;&hellip; 17.206&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: Primeau(Kabel, Keller) &hellip;&hellip; 17.46Penalty: McDonald 10.00.Third Period7&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: Couture(Bucyk) &hellip;&hellip; 2.058&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul: Willey(Couture) &hellip;&hellip; 2-399&mdash;Calgary: F. Hucul(Witiuk, Tottle) &hellip;&hellip; 8.41Penalties: Houghton 9.17, Keller 9.17. &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01492/2054390-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="302" height="327"></div>On The SidelinesMONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Syd Holstead, secretary-treasurer of the Quebec Hockey League, has taken over the role of editor and publisher. He has taken up the chore of compiling the loop yearbook.The neatly bound volumes in handy size in which are listed much interesting data on QHL affairs were introduced to the Quebec circuit nearly 15 years ago by the late president Mr. George M. Slater. When Stater was fatally stricken so suddenly last March, fears were held that some of the fine institutions faithfully carried on by him. might also pass. It was thought that no other executive could spare the time, employ the patience and diligence for such a task as the compilation of these annual brochures.Though without previous experience at work of this kind, Holstead applied himself to the job. He soon found the know-how and the work progressed rapidly. The books are off the press, are now in the hands of book-binders, and should be available to press and radio, to league and club executives, and others closely interested in QHL affairs within a couple of weeks. Mr. Holstead rates au orchid.After Royals had bowed to Aces 5-4 as the QHL season was inaugurated in Quebec in mid-October, coach Roger Leger opined curtly &ldquo;We&rsquo;re in the back division.&rdquo;This situation has been corrected more than somewhat by the acquisition of Wally Clune and Bob Duncan, both returnees from Rochester.Though he was recovering from flu, Clune agreed to get into the fray in the joust between Royals and Aces at the Forum. He set up Royals&rsquo; first goal when his blistering blast from 4 5 foot range was tipped into the rigging by Kenny Mosdell.Duncan was a temporary holdout, but smooth sales-talk by Frank Carlin swung him into line in a few days, and at Trois-Rivieres against Lions. Duncan saw his first QHL action this season. Here is an exponent of the bodycheck that would delight such old time demonstrators of this technique as Bucko McDonald, Cy Went worth and King Clancy.While travelling with Royals last season your agent recalls a period that Duncan was incapicitated for a few games. When he was due to get into the line-up, the writer said to Duncan &ldquo;You ready to play?&rdquo; &ldquo;Sure I&rsquo;ll be out to hit a few&rdquo; was the reply.Trois Rivieres Lions have been operating with two goalers&mdash;Norm Defelice and Jacques Marcotte, last season&rsquo;s rookie of the year and Northey Trophy winner in the Quebec loop, Defelice, from Schumacher, Ont. played 16 games in the AHL with Hershey Springfield last season, then moved to Boston Bruins for 10 contests during confusion over the state of health of Terry Sawchuk.Jack Toupin, the intrepid trader, who is manager and &ldquo;lion tamer&rdquo; has been disposed to assign his two goalies to alternate games in the early laps of the schedule.The Lions have Earl Johnson, a forward. The Shawinigan Cataracts show goaler Ed Johnston and winger Al Johnson, and the Quebec Aces have the big Swede Sveu (Tumba) Johansson, but the Quebec loop doesn&rsquo;t boast a single Smith.You might expect strong evidence of good old fashioned French names like Lalonde, Leblanc or Laporte, in this circuit, but there&rsquo;s none of these. &#9632;

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AL PARSLEY

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02409/2054421-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gilles Boisvert</figcaption></div>Sags Also Acquire Goaltender Gilles Boisvert. Boisvert Sent To QHL Because Adams Feels He Needs Plenty Of WorkCHICOUTIMI, Que.&mdash;A rich harvest from a three-for-one deal may be the nub of Sagueneens&rsquo; story in the Quebec hockey League campaign of 1957-58. Only of second in importance is the acquisition of a goal-keeper of unquestioned talent and class.The &ldquo;3 for 1&rdquo; is the transaction which landed Stan Smrke, for many seasons one of the Chicoutimi club&rsquo;s most prolific scorers as well as a sound defensive performer on his wing lanes with NHL Canadiens.In return Sagueneens received forwards Jackie Leclair and Guy Rousseau as well as all-star rearguard Jacques Deslauriers.Injuries detracted from Stan Smrke&rsquo;s production last season. When he was sidelined with a damaged knee he appeared in only 33 Quebec League games. After lengthy treatment he was just ready to play again when the Habs beckoned.<h2>High Output</h2>Yet Stan&rsquo;s output of 22 goals and 18 assists was a quota many a minor pro would gloat over in a full season of 64 games.At the time he was laid low Smrke was a hot candidate to make a great run for QHL scoring honors and the President&rsquo;s Cup. a sure bet to nail down a berth in the all star selections to be come up in March.<h2>Offset Departure</h2>Looking outward at the 1957-58 operation the Sags expect the combined production of Leclair and the younger Rousseau will offset Stan&rsquo;s departure. And with Delauriers added they&rsquo;ll have one of the strongest back-divisions in their circuit.<h2>Boisvert</h2>A big catch by the Sags was acquisition of Gilles Boisvert, much travelled with his goalpads. You saw him with Ottawa juniors last season, but he had litany previous assignments in the QHL; had turns with both Royals and Cataracts. In his senior days he was with Sydney Millionaires. He had a fling with Hershey Bears through a period of emergency and when Edmonton Flyers were in trouble last season he planed out to the capital of Canada&rsquo;s oil fields.<h2>Highly Regarded</h2>Owned by Detroit Red Wings Boisvert is regarded highly by Jack Adams. Jolly Jack sent Boisvert to the. Sagueneens because he knew that panther-like Gilles would get plenty of work in the QHL. At the same time he&rsquo;d be within easy reach of a swift summons should ought befall Terry Sawchuk.The Sags are mighty fortunate to have a goaler of Boisvert&rsquo;s noted skill. He&rsquo;s likely to keep in close contention for the QHL&rsquo;s Vezina Memorial Trophy.Deslauriers joins Rollie Rousseau, Georges Roy and Gerry Glaude. Rousseau is one of the steadiest, blockers in minor pro ranks. Roy, a fine showman is: always high on the totem pole of high scoring defensemen. and Glaude, the giant, is likely one of the greatest slap-shot artists in the shinny game anywhere.<h2>Renauld Returns</h2>Despite a peck of rumours that the Chicoutimi club, in an abrupt policy change, was to hire a player-coach, Phil Renauld was signed for a second term as manager-coach. The Chicoutimi executive set-up calls upon the coach to assume a big burden of rink management as well as producing a hockey team that wins its big share of games.Re-engagement of Renauld, however, was delayed until a few days prior to training camp opening. Then he had to deal with many problems. He couldn&rsquo;t be blamed it he had to make free use of aspirins, what with holdouts, threats of retirement, and guys who suddenly show a plain aversion for Chicoutimi.It&rsquo;s to Renan Id&rsquo;s credit that lie straightened out all tangles and after a faltering start the Sagueneens gave a signal demonstration of their potential power by upending the Cataracts of Shawinigan Falls, a team that at this point, had won its first five starts and threatened to throw the Quebec Loop race into a shambles.Chicks lost defenseman John Hanna and fine freshman forward in the draft. New York Rangers put in the call, and the two ex-Sagueneens are now performing in the AHL.Hanna one of those rearguards who crouches to smother pucks to act as an extra goalkeeper by playing shortstop in front of the twine-tenders&rsquo; territory was singled out as sure to succeed, eventually in the NHL, but his place is quite adequately filled by the afore mentioned Deslauriers.Getting back to the forward zones, there&rsquo;s a good deal of hustle and drive to the remainder of Renauld&rsquo;s panzer troops.<h2>Smrke Back</h2>Lou Smrke is back. In his sophomore season Jacques Pichette could find a scoring punch and Bob Courcy came along from Shawinigan Falls.<h2>Hicks Pots Goals</h2>The big producer with Stan Smrke gone is likely to be Grieg Hicks. He was, indeed top point-getter for the Chicks last season. Appearing in 6 5 games the Schumacher, Ont. sniper who came up to pro ranks via Kitchener Juniors, logged 23 tallies, helped in 36 more&mdash;a total of 59 points. He&rsquo;s now starting his fourth season with the Sagueneens.He was a big figure in that 4-2 victory by Sags which stopped the big early rush of the Shawinigan forces. Hicks scored twice, and his second tally was the winner, on a penalty shot. It&rsquo;s worth nothing that this 24-year-old didn&rsquo;t wilt when the chips were down.Few assignments in hockey are such a severe test as the nod to make the penalty shot when the teams are even-up in the last minute of the game.Only half a minute was to be played in fact when Hicks wheeled out and set sail at the Shawinigan cage to beat Eddie Johnston for the payoff marker to rake in the jackpot.Every hockey fan will appreciate this. How many times have the cash customers seen a big name player flub the penalty shot? Instead of becoming a big hero, the fellow who accustomed to capturing the headlines proves a big bust under this extreme pressure. &#9632;

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“3 For 1” Deal Gives Chicoutimi Depth

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03309/2054473-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="528" height="818"><figcaption class="caption-body">Stan Smrke</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04220/2054466-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="557" height="857"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jackie Leclair</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05148/2054459-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="526" height="846"><figcaption class="caption-body">Guy Rousseau</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06116/2054452-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="514" height="838"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jacques Deslauriers</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Principles In “3 For 1” Transaction

The QHL developed into a frantic race during the past week. The Shawinigan Falls Cataracts had earlier threatened to run away with the Laurels.The Three Rivers Lions recorded their first victory of the season, a 4-1 decision over Shawinigan. The Lions have lost five games.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01488/2054511-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="542" height="174"></div>TUESDAY. OCTOBER 22Shawinigan 3 at Chicoutimi 4Shawinigan Falls&mdash;Goal: Johnston; defense: Amadio, Hodgson, Labrosse, Fleming, Shero; forwards: Desauiniers, Wray, forge, Bouchard, Mekilok, Denis, Bell, Johnson, Faulkner.Chicoutimi&mdash;Goal: Boisvert: defense: Glaude, Roy, R. Rousseau, Deslauriers: forwards: G. Rousseau, Courcy, Blaine, Caron, Locas, Harvey, L. Smrke, Hicks, Perreault, Leclair, Pichette.First Period1&mdash;Shawinigan, Bell (Mekilok) 0.542&mdash;Shawinigan, Desaulniers(Denis, Amadio) &hellip;&hellip; 12.28Penalties: Caron 6.39, Hicks 11.12, Fleming 16.07, Shero, Leclair 17.02, Courcy 18.17.Second Period3&mdash;Chieoutimi, Pichette(Leclair, Glaude) &hellip;&hellip; 7.364&mdash;Shawinigan, Desauiniers &hellip;&hellip; 15.13Penalty: G. Rousseau 16.06.Third Period5&mdash;Chicoutimi, Blaine(Hicks, R. Rousseau) &hellip;&hellip; 9.256&mdash;Chicoutimi, Hicks(G. Rousseau) &hellip;&hellip; 11.007&mdash;Chicoutimi, Hicks.penalty shot &hellip;&hellip; 19.36Penalties: None.Three Rivers 2 at Quebec 3Trois-Rivieres&mdash;Goal: Marcotte; defense: Kelly, Chevalier, Bedard, Mascotto; forwards: Carter, Laplante, Cleary, Johnson, McMurdy, Vinette, Leclair, Pepin, Thibault, Hastings.Quebec&mdash;Goal: Dufour; defense: Heinrich, Crozier, Picard, Lamirande; forwards: Hayden, Groleau, Teal, Sabourin, Gagnon, Johanson, Cherry, Labadie, Maxwell, Cossette.First PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Thibault, Crozier 8.02, Mascotto 10.48, 17.14, Picard 14.24,Second Period1&mdash;Quebec, Sabourin(Hayden. Johansson) &hellip;&hellip; 3.122&mdash;Trois-Rivieres, Thibault &hellip;&hellip; 9.463&mdash;Quebec, Hayden (Heinrich) &hellip;&hellip; 17.53Penalties: Heinrich 6.53, Chevalier 13.16, Cossette 16.04, Leclair 16.42.Third Period4&mdash;Trois-Rivires, Laplante(Pepin, Thibault) &hellip;&hellip; 5.565&mdash;Quebec, Sabourin &hellip;&hellip; 12.53Penalties: Picard 8.28, Thibault 11.24.Stops:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04373/2054504-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="533" height="49"></div>WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23Montreal 1 at Three Rivers 1Royals&mdash;Goal: Pronovost, defense: Roche, Mantha, Duncan, Bownanss, Plume; forwards: Achtymichuk, Boucher, Cressman, Burnett, Balfour, Denis, Gillis, Bradley, Mosdell.Three Rivers&mdash;Goal: Marcotte; defense: Kelly. Chevalier, Bedard. Mascotto; forwards: Carter, Laplante, Cleary, Johnson. McMurdy, Vinet, Leclerc, Pepin. Thibault. Hastings.First PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: Bedard 6.40, Gillis 11.42, Bownass 15.45.Second Period1&mdash;Three Rivers: Hastings(Chevalier, Johnson) &hellip;&hellip; 5.442&mdash;Royals: Cressman &hellip;&hellip; 15.14Penalties: Mascotto 6.06, Balfour 6.15, 15.91.Third PeriodScoring: None.Penalty: Mosdell 7.32.Overtime PeriodScoring: None.Penalties: None.THURS. OCT. 24thThree Rivers 1 at Chicoutimi 3Three Rivers&mdash;Goal; Defelice, defense; Kelly, Chevalier, Bedard, Mascotto, forwards: Carter, Laplante, Cleary, Johnson, McMurdy, Vinet, Leclerc, Pepin, Thibault, Hastings.Chicoutimi&mdash;Goal: Boisvert, defense: Glaude, Roy, R. Rousseau, Desaulniers; forwards: Smrke, Hicks, Locas, Pichette, Leclair, Blaine, Caron.Referee: Moreau, linesmen: Demers, O&rsquo;Doherty.First Period1&mdash;Three Rivers, Johnson.(Hasting, McMurdy) &hellip;&hellip;:312&mdash;Chieoutimi, Smrke(Desauliers, Roy) &hellip;&hellip; 2:36Penalties: Mascotto:56, G. Rousseau:56, Smrke 5:62, Defelice 5:02.Second Period3&mdash;Chicoutimi, Desaulniers(Leclair, Blaine) &hellip;&hellip; 1:124&mdash;Chicoutimi, Deslauriers(Hicks, Locas) &hellip;&hellip; 3:26Penalty: Locas 17:54.Third PeriodNo scoring.Penalties: Mascotto 2:45, Kelly 8:-59, Deslauriers 15:56.THURS. OCT. 24thShawinigan 3 at Quebec 8Shawinigai Falls&mdash;Goal. Johnston, defense, Amadio, Hodgson, Flemming, Shero, Taillefer; forwards: Wray, Laforge, Bouchard, Mekilok, Denis, Bell, Johnson, Faulkner, Desauiniers.Quebec&mdash;Goal; Dufour; defense: Heinrich, Pieard, Crozier, Lamirande; forwards: Hayden, Teal, Cherry, Gagnon, Labadle, Cossette, Maxwell, Johansson, Sabourin, Sleaver.Referee: Alex Barilko, linesmen, Rene Simard, Jean Paul Turcotte.First Period1&mdash;Quebec Hayden(Sleaver, Sabourin) &hellip;&hellip; 5:36Penalties: Heinrich 2:49, Flenmming 6.00.Second Period&mdash;Quebec Hayden(Sabourin, Picard) &hellip;&hellip;:413&mdash;Quebec, Lamirande(Teal, Gagnon) &hellip;&hellip; 3:505&mdash;Quebec, Cossette(Teal, Lamirande) &hellip;&hellip; 10:264&mdash;Quebec, Teal (Gagnon) &hellip;&hellip; 4:585&mdash;Quebec, Cossette(Teal, Lamirande) &hellip;&hellip; 10:206&mdash;Quebec, Cosette (Maxwell) &hellip;&hellip; 11:587&mdash;Quebec, Sabourin(Slever, Picard) &hellip;&hellip; 14:03Penalties: Crozier 6:25, Bell 8:43, Laforge 9:17, Heinrich 16:15.Third Period8&mdash;Quebec, Maxwell(Labadie, Cossette) &hellip;&hellip; 2:569&mdash;Shawinigan, Wray(Johnson, Shero) &hellip;&hellip; 12:4610&mdash;Shawinigan, Laforge(Desauiniers, Dennis) &hellip;&hellip; 14:4311&mdash;Shawinigan, Flemming(Bell, Mekilok) &hellip;&hellip; 17:08Penalties Cherry 5:38, Amadio 8.27.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27Shawinigan 1 at Three Rivers 4Shawinigan Falls&mdash;Goal: Johnston: defense: Amadio, Hodgson, Labrosse, Shero, Taillefer; forwards: Desaulniers, Wray, Laforce, Bouchard, Mekilok, Denis, Bell, A. Johnson, Faulkner.Three Rivers&mdash;Goal: Marcotte; defense: Kelly, Chevalier, Bedard, Mascotto: forwards: Carter, Lanlante, Cleary, E. Johnson, McMurdy, Vinet, Leclerc, Pepin, Thibault, Hastings.First Period1&mdash;Three Rivers: McMurdy(Laplante, Bedard) &hellip;&hellip; 4.372&mdash;Three Rivers: Leclerc(Chevalier) &hellip;&hellip; 4.49Penalties: Kelly 57, Amadio 3.50, Chevalier 5.50, A. Johnson 11.34.Second Period3&mdash;Three Rivers: Chevalier &hellip;&hellip; 314&mdash;Shawinigan: Faulkner(A. Johnson, Wray) &hellip;&hellip; 4.39Penalties: Amadio and Kelly 18.50.Third Period5&mdash;Three Rivers; Hastings(McMurdy, E. Johnson) &hellip;&hellip; 12.59Penalties: Bedard 10.14, McMurdy, minor and misconduct 18.03.Chicoutimi 2 at Montreal 4Chicoutimi&mdash;Goal: Boisvert: defense: Glaude, Roy, R. Rousseau, Des lauriers; forwards: Blaine, G. Rousseau, Harvey, Locas, Courcy, Smrke, Pichette, Caron, Hieks, Topall.Montreal&mdash;Goal: Hedge: defense: Roche, Mantha, Dunean, Bownass, Clune: forwards: Kowalchuk, Achtymichuk, Boucher, Pressman. Burnett, Balfour, Denis, Bradley, Mosdell.First Period1&mdash;Montreal: Mantha(Denis, Mosdell) &hellip;&hellip; 10.36Penalties: Roy 2.05, Clune 6.41, 13.35, Locas 9.30, Glaude 3.32, Duncan 16.29.Second Period2&mdash;Montreal: Bradley(Boucher. Burnett) &hellip;&hellip; 7.523&mdash;Montreal: Balfour(Mosdell, Duncan.) &hellip;&hellip; 10.224&mdash;Montreal: Kowalehuk(Achtymichuk, Cressman) &hellip;&hellip; 15.36Penalty: Roy 4.42.Third Period5&mdash;Chicoutimi: Roy(Smrke, Hicks) &hellip;&hellip; 8.426&mdash;Chicoutimi: Deslauriers(Roy, Hicks) &hellip;&hellip; 14.29Penalties: Duncan 6.58, 12.37, Bownass 7.55, R. Rousseau 9.41, 19.38, Mosdell, major 12.52. &#9632;

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QUEBEC LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03409/2054542-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sven Johanssor</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Noted for their durability in logging the mileage, scouts for National Hockey League clubs will soon de broadening their range if they take a tip from Sven (Tumba) Johansson.Johansson is the Swedish born international who played center for the team that nosed out the Russians for the world amateur hockey championship last March.He&rsquo;s presently on a rive game trial with Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League, after making quite an impression in Bruins&rsquo; early autumn muscle-flexing at Boston. His activities in the Hub were cut short when he fractured his left wrist.Now Tumba&mdash;the nickname is derived from his home town. Tumba, which is 20 miles from Stockholm&mdash;thinks there are two or three good hockey players in Europe who are worth a look by the major league sleuths.<h2>Chance Meeting</h2>When we caught up with Johansson the other day at the Montreal Forum he was seated in one of the choice loges chatting with Austrian defenseman Hermann Knoll. This was an intriguing chance encounter. For Knoll had that day wandered Into the Forum to find Frank Carlin, general-manager of the Royals. Knoll wanted a tryout with the Montreal Quebec Leaguers. His request was granted.<h2>Moscow</h2>Intriguing about their meeting was that they last had met in Moscow when Johansson was the center-man, for Sweden and Knoll played defense for Austria. The Swedes beat the Austrians 9-0.But, about those European stars. Almost sure to make good in the NHL according to Johansson, who was doing the talking since Knoll speaks only German, is Lars Bjorn, a six-feet-two 210-pound Swedish defenceman.<h2>Rough And Ready</h2>Johansson said that Bjorn is a rough and ready guy. He revels in the rugged style of play favored by Canadians. Bumping along the boards, digging the puck out of corners and other more robust features of the game Bjorn relishes with obvious delight.He can take it and hand it out. His teeth-jarring body-slams are acclaimed by partisans of the Swedish team who get a thrill out of earnest bodily contacts as part of their hockey fare.<h2>Others</h2>But, Bjorn it seems, is merely exhibit A. There are others. Johansson is far too modest to mention himself, but during the World Series between Milwaukee Braves and the Yankees this writer met up with Bill Stewart in New York.Remember Stewart? He&rsquo;s the former National League base ball umpire, equally famous for long years as a referee in the NHL. He was also hockey&rsquo;s man of distinction when he piloted Chicago Black Hawks to their last Stanley Cup in 193738.Stewart was manager-coach of the United States hockey team that toured Europe last winter.<h2>Big Leaguer</h2>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure that this Johansson can be developed into a big leaguer if he decides to remain in America&rdquo; Stewart told us at the time of the New York encounter.&ldquo;In fact I&rsquo;ll say right now that if this big fellow had been fortunate enough to have had a coupjle of years with a good Canadian junior team he&rsquo;d be in the NHL right now. And as a super-star, too. A player of the rank of a Jean Beliveau, or Andy Bathgate&rdquo; Stewart opined.When Royals played the Aces in the opening game of the QHL season at Quebec. Frank Carlin said he liked Johansson&rsquo;s effort. Six feet and 182 pounds. 24 years old She Swsdish blond packs plenty speed. He has strong wrists and controls the puck with tenacity.In a 5-4 shading of Royals by Aces, Johansson had three assists. He showed none of the reputed reluctance of Europeans whenever stormy incident came his way.<h2>Better Skaters</h2>Johansson thinks that on the average Europeans are much better skaters than Canadians and Americans. In many instances teams of Europeans nationals entered in world tournaments are in better physical condition than their counterparts from Canada and the United States.Canadiens&rsquo; flair for rugged play, and their remarkable stick-handling, puck-carrying quality and other individual skills are usually outstanding.<h2>Regimentation</h2>In contrast some Europeans, especially the Russians spend long hours at practise to develop team play that in many respects has the attributes of military drill. It&rsquo;s regimentation applied to hockey.This feature of Russian strategy becomes starkly outlined when the opposing team is shorthanded.Now the Russians go into an act that varies from the professionals&rsquo;s conception of the power-play that has been brought to such a high peak of production by Montreal Canadiens, present custodians of the Stanley Cup.Instead ef trying for an opening, the Moscovites stand practically flat-footed at an appointed spot. Each man takes up a position that has been carefully rehearsed. The puck goes rapidly from man to man. That boot-heel goes clunckety-clunk-clunk with such amazing speed it&rsquo;s at times hard to follow from the upper seats in the arena.It&rsquo;s somewhat to a folk-dance, if one can imagine that members of the ensemble were stationary, and wearing skates.Finally when the opponents are drawn into what amounts to a frustrating game of tag, one man is clear for a direct bead on the net. Deadly marksmen, these Russians seldom waste a shot.Another tactic employed freely by the Huskies is the swran act. They&rsquo;ll tumble with alacrity whenever checked, vigorously. Cheap penalties result to the innocent opponents. Thus the Russians are presemted with another golden opportunity for their routine of pat-a-pat, pat-a-pat with the puck. &#9632;

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Boston’s Swedish Import Says There Is NHL Material In European League

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05315/2054573-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="577" height="1189"></div> &#9632;

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The Point Parade

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01484/2054604-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Boston&rsquo;s BouncerJohnny Bucyk</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;A king-sized Bill Ezinicki, that&rsquo;s young Johnny Bucyk of the Boston Bruins. Bucyk can&rsquo;t hit a golf ball like Ezinicki, the New England professional champion a year ago. The Bruins don&rsquo;t care particularly.But he can hit fellows playing for other teams as Ezinicki used to in his heyday with the Toronto Maple Leafs and briefly with the Bruins. That interests the Bruins more.Conn Smythe used to credit Ezinicki with having won two Stanley Cups for Toronto in the late &rsquo;40s.<h2>Ezinicki Knack</h2>Opponents had difficulty in keeping their eyes on forwards like Sylvanus Apps, Ted Kennedy and Harry Watson with Ezinicki cruising around. He had a disconcerting knack for exploding his 168 muscled pounds into unwary opponents.Ezinicki hit so hard that every once in awhile he&rsquo;d knock an opponent out of the lineup. The late Dick Irvin wanted him badly when he coached Montreal. He&rsquo;d play him on a line with Maurice Richard, Dick used to say, i and Richard would score 100 goals.<h2>Standard</h2>For the past few years Ezinicki has been the standard by which the body-checking ability of forwards is measured. Some hockey authorities think the 22 year old Bucyk is the hardest hitting forward snee Ezzie.<h2>Crawford Says</h2>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d say he&rsquo;s the hardest checking forward I&rsquo;ve seen since Ezzie except that he outweighs Ezzie by nearly 30 pounds,&rdquo; opined Johnny Crawford, coach of the Providence Reds. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d call him a king-sized Ezinicki.&ldquo;He (Bucyk) is a cruiser, just as Ezie was,&rdquo; Crawford pointed out. &ldquo;and that&rsquo;s the type who is most unnerving. You see him out there winging along and you think to yourself, well. I won&rsquo;t worry about him for awhile. Then, bam! The roof falls in and you&rsquo;re under it. When you finally get up you find the roof is wearing Number 9 and it&rsquo;s Bucyk.&rdquo;The 196-pound left wing&rsquo;s capacity for collisions interested Manager Lynn Patrick of the Bruins when he dealt for him with Detroit last summer, but Coach Milt Schmidt and Patrick both waited in vain for evidence of the capacity in pre-season practices.Perhaps it is just as well that Bucyk refrained from drawing beads on his prospective teammates.<h2>Creighton</h2>The first time he cut loose was in an exhibition game in Providence with the New York Rangers. He rammed New York&rsquo;s Dave Creighton and put the center out for a week with a knee injury.<h2>Pilote</h2>In the Bruins&rsquo; opening series here Bucyk continued his rugged checking. In a game with Chicago he dismantled Defense man Pierre Pilote and a night later he took the steam out of Forward Dean Prentice of NewYork.Those were Ezinicki-type crackups from which Johnny emerged as Bad Bill generally did&mdash;unscathed.But Bucyk&rsquo;s best bumping display of the early season was one which Bruins&rsquo; followers were not priveleged to witness, for it took place in Detroit in a game which the Bruins won by 5 to 1.<h2>Scattered Them</h2>&ldquo;That was one of the best I&rsquo;ve ever seen.&rdquo; exclaimed Schmidt afterward. &ldquo;Boy, that big guy ran around knocking Red Wings down like tenpins. He just scattered them.&rdquo;Vic Stasiuk, who plays dight wing on the same line with Bucyk and makes hockey a game of contact himself, has been looking with awe on some of the youngster&rsquo;s collisions. To Center Bronco Horwath, the other member of the line, they&rsquo;re old stuff. He once played a full season at Edmonton with Bucyk.&ldquo;Heck, I was around when the Chief threw the best check he has ever thrown.&rdquo; said Horwath, who calls Bucyk the Chief. &ldquo;It was while we were playing at Edmonton.<h2>Eye On Chief</h2>&ldquo;He drew a bead on a player on the other team and unloaded. The player got out of the way. I was right behind the guy and he got me instead. When I came to I promised myself that anytime I was on the ice with the Chief I&rsquo;d keep one eye on him and the other eye on the other team.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s one promise I&rsquo;m still keeping,&rdquo; added Horvath with a poker face. &ldquo;I keep one eye on the Chief.&rdquo;The Bruins&rsquo; first visit to Detroit was a memorable one for Stasiuk and Bucyk, who used to play for Detroit and Horvath, once in the Detroit system. They acounted for four goals, Horvath making two, the others one each. In the first period Horvath, Stasiuk and Bucyk scored in space of 41 seconds.The Bruins, with their balanced lines and defense combinations, won their first four games by decisive margins, outscoring the combined opposition by 17 goals to 5.They lost Capt. Ferny Flaman after two games with the grippe and Real Chevrefils in the fourth game with a shoulder injury, however, and they lost their winning touch in the fifth, game. The combination of a massive letdown and good Toronto play resulted in a 7 to 0 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto.The defeat restored Phil Watson&rsquo;s standing as a poor prophet for three days earlier the New York coach had predisted the Bruins would go undefeated in 70 games. &#9632;

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Bruins’ John Bucyk Labelled “A King-Sized Bill Ezinicki”

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div>THE COLOR GUY&hellip; we have some pretty colorful fellows among those who are newcomers to the NOHA Senior A setup this season &hellip; one that may steal the show from the standpoint devil-may-care hell-bent-for-election style is rugged young Jean Therrien &hellip; he&rsquo;s playing and hitting for Sudbury Wolves and may be one of the greatest finds in years for Northern Ontario&rsquo;s major hockey scene &hellip; he&rsquo;s only 20 and played for Victoriaville in the Quebec circuit last season &hellip; at one time he performed or the Montreal juniors &hellip; in the games we have watched him he certainly has impressed and is giving the French-Canadian fans in Sudbury quite a thrill by the way he drives and hits &hellip; at the moment he has a running feud with just about everybody at sails his way &hellip; he&rsquo;s a defenseman and playing-coach Vic Lynn is happy to have the French star on his side &hellip; Vic was anxious to get youth into the Wolves and the injection of Therrien into lineup is typical of The New Deal&hellip; Jean says he likes it in Northern Ontario and thinks the hockey is pretty good &hellip; While Jean doesn&rsquo;t savvy English too well he can certainly make that puck and stick talk in any language you care to mention &hellip; Manager Guy Lemieux (and that&rsquo;s not Scotch, brother!) is elated of course &hellip; not only are they both French-Canadian but when Guy counts the money after every game he figures 20 Jean help get in those extra bucks&hellip; Pete Pichette, who is years of age comes from Quebec City, and while he hasn&rsquo;t the dash or glamor of Therrien, he&rsquo;s shown plenty in the few games played so far in the OHA-NOHA bracket &hellip; a little more senior competition and this Pichette could become a star &hellip; seems like Vic Lynn has come up with two outstanding boys from French-Canadian land where so many great stars have been born in our great national game.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01461/2054635-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="555" height="560"><figcaption class="caption-body">George Senick</figcaption></div>HOME BREW QUESTION&hellip; for several years now many hockey fans have clamored for home-brew talent, citing this element would help bring back the fans &hellip; the question of youth was often cited when Bucko McDonald, new coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds first arrived in the rabid hockey centre he heard the same battlecry almost right off the bat&hellip; lie seemed to agree because right now he has several home-town boys from Sault bat. Marie and as much youth as he can get &hellip; the mixture is working because the fans are getting behind Bucko more and more all the time home-brews include Donnie McLean, Joe Bumbacco, Attillio Rosso Gary Vena, Lloyd Boyer, Jimmy Leclair, Johnny Offidani and Birley Dimma &hellip; young Terry McPherson also was being given a real chance &hellip; &ldquo;I can see the logic of home brews today,&rdquo; said Bucko in an interview with this column &hellip; &ldquo;the fans like to feel some of their own boys are playing a part in bringing a championship home and they like to get out and cheer for them. But at the same time we must also consider our job of giving the fans a winning team. However, I am extremely pleased with the performances of the homebrews so far.&rdquo; Other centres in the NOHA are trying to get as many hometown players in the lineup as possible. Past records prove it certainly helps the gate &hellip; oneINTERMEDIATE HOUKEY&hellip; efforts are being made to build some sort of Intermediate league on a high-class level for the North &hellip; centres like Sudbury, Copper Cliff, Blind River, Espanola, Sault Ste. Marie are trying to spark a well-knit circuit with the idea that fans would turn out and support a top-flight Intermediate setup &hellip; it&rsquo;s really a shame, however, that a concentrated drive is not started to revive junior hockey all through the North &hellip; hockey below the senior level has deteriorated badly and something should be done without delay to bring it back to a sensible level &hellip; we&rsquo;re not referring to the local minor hockey associations which do a wonderful job in their respective communities but we are referring to areas 1 where no such associations &rsquo; exist &hellip; the NOHA should move in and spark the formation of these groups and pay more attention to what they are supposed to be dedicated to &hellip; people have been crying for this for years and yet nothing is done&hellip; Sudbury Wolves have landed a reinstated pro in George Senick &hellip; he bails from Saskatoon and played 51 games for Seattle last season &hellip; George is a strong player and should be a powerful addition to the title-hungry Wolves. &#9632;

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NOHA Puck Parade

PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;Marcel Paille, the Shawinigan Frenchman who was given the job of taking Johnny Bowers&rsquo; place, today won the praise of Coach Jack Crawford and General Manager Terry Reardon, Both agreed that &ldquo;Paille is making us forget Bower.&rdquo;If Crawford and Reardon wondered about Paille&rsquo;s ability, there really was no need for it. Marcel, who started playing goal at the tender age of nine, is an easy-going guy who has a great deal of confidence in himself. The rotund net-minder never boasts. In fact, he hardly ever speaks.<h2>The Record</h2>Jut Paille has a record that proves beyond doubt that he must be considered a top-rate goalie. At 24 years of the Marcel is the No. 2 goalie in the entire N.Y. Ranger organization. He is ready to step into the Ranger cage anytime Lorne &ldquo;Gump&rdquo; Worsley gives up the job.Last year at Cleveland. Paille had seven shutouts. Even Bower, who won the MVP award for the second year running, bad only four shutouts to his credit.Speaking of MVP awards, Paille has had his share. In the early days of his career at Matane outside of Quebec, Paille was selected as the top rookie, the best goalie and won the first team all-star berth.That was the beginning. At North Bay, Ontario, Paille won the MVP trophy in the Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; ranks. At Chicoutimi in the Quebec League, Marcel Was chosen rookie of the year. And at Cleveland las season, the booster club selected Paille as the Barons&rsquo; best.<h2>Start</h2>The current Reds&rsquo; goalie got started as a goalie when his brother Bob gave him a complete goal-keeping harness. Bob had been a net-minder himself. Marcel was the youngest of seven children anti he set out in Shawinigan to learn the art of guarding the twines.He moved up through the usual ranks, bantam, midget, juvenile and finally Jr. A with the Quebec Citadels, Camille Henry, Bernie Geollrion and Dickie Moore, all National Leaguers now, were on that team.<h2>Loves It</h2>Marcel admits playing goal is tough but he loves it. This, even though he bears scars about his eyes, lips and chin, the result of flying pucks. In all, Marcel has had 45 stitches used to close wounds. It hasn&rsquo;t hurt his courage any as he has shown in the Providence nets. &#9632;

Work Of Marcel Paille With Providence Gains Approval

DEARBORN, Mich.&mdash;On Saturday October 26, 1957 the International Hockey League will open its thirteenth consecutive year of operation with all six teams in action. The schedule calls for each team to play sixty-four games, thirty-two at home and thirty-two on the road.The season will run approximately 20 weeks ending up on Thursday March 13, 1958. Five of the six teams. Troy, Toledo. Cincinnati, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis are &ldquo;old hands&rdquo; in the League, while the sixth team, the Louisville &ldquo;Rebels&rdquo;, is the only new club.<h2>Openers</h2>The opening night&rsquo;s action will see Cincinnati at Fort Wayne. Toledo at Troy and Indianapolis at Louisville. On Sunday October 27th. Fort Wayne will be in Troy while Louisville plays in Indianapolis. Fort Wayne will play host to Troy on Tuesday, October 29th. Toledo opens its home schedule on Wednesday, October 30th, entertaining Fort Wayne, Toledo travels to Louisville on Friday. November 1st. Cincinnati, the last team to open their home schedule, meets Louisville in Cincinnati on Saturday, November 2nd. Other games scheduled for November 2nd, are Indianapolis at Fort Wayne and Troy at Toledo.<h2>Referees&rsquo; Clinic</h2>On Satrday, October 19th the International Hockey League held its annual &ldquo;referees clinic&rdquo; in Toledo, Ohio. Of the twenty-three who turned out fourteen are veteran I.H.L. officials. The nine newcomers included Norm Grinke, former Toledo and Grand Rapids player and coach and Billy Lynn, former Toledo player. Doug Young, who formerly played and officiated in the National Hockey League, has been appointed &ldquo;referee-in-chief&rdquo; for the coming season. Young, along with I.H.L. President Frank Callagher and Bill Clements, I.H.L, Secretary, supervised the clinic. The &ldquo;officials&rdquo; first, took the ice for a skating session and demonstration of the &ldquo;rules&rdquo;, both new and old and later retired for a &ldquo;skull drill&rdquo; where technical and finer points of the &ldquo;rules were discussed.<h2>Best Ever</h2>President Gallagher believes that this will be the most successful season ever for the I.H.L. The addition of Louisville will bring the League closer together geographically. &#9632;

All Six Teams Play In IHL Opening Night

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02403/2054714-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="983" height="1360"></div><h2>Solution In Next Week&rsquo;s Issue</h2>ACROSS1&mdash;Pictured Canadien player.5&mdash;Position played by 2 5 down (abbr.)7&mdash;Nickname of club with whom Billy Reay last played amateur hockey.8&mdash;Of (Fr.)9&mdash;Los Angeles (abbr.)10&mdash;Vic Stasiuk grew one during the summer.12&mdash;Given name Dickens, former N.H.L. defenseman.14&mdash;Denotes scoreless tie.15&mdash;Former Red Wing, Marty Palevich, hails from Sault&mdash;Marie, Ont.16&mdash;South Carolina (abbr.)17&mdash;Initials of Henderson, ex-Bruin rearguard.18&mdash;Club with whom Bob Hull has signed, (abbr. I20&mdash;Month in which Leo Boivin was born (abbr.)21&mdash;In slang term, a traded player of ten puts a&mdash;on his old club.22&mdash;New Rochelle (abbr.)23&mdash;Initials of Sandford, ex-members of the Bruins.25&mdash;Dutch Reibel shoots this way (abbr.)26&mdash;This retired defenseman starred with three N.H.L. teams,27&mdash;The last and fifth letters of the alphabet.28&mdash;Toe Blake won this trophy mack in 1938-39.30&mdash;A raw-hide thong.32&mdash;Name given 25 down.33&mdash;A member of the Maple Leafs.DOWN1&mdash;Harry Whatson was one during the summer.2&mdash;A new N.H.L. referee.3&mdash;A musical note.4&mdash;Initials of Smith former Boston Hawk player.6&mdash;Nickname of Purpur former Black Hawk player.8&mdash;Ebbie Goodfellow was once playing-coach of this N.H.L. aetm (abbr.)10&mdash;Solingers initials.11&mdash;Roily McLenahan coaches this club.13&mdash;New England (abbr.)16&mdash;This player gained fame as a member of the Providence Reds.19&mdash;Roman numerals denoting number worn by Gord Howe.24&mdash;The interior of Boston Gar-color.26&mdash;Plays for Buffalo Bisons.28&mdash;Short for given name of New Westminster&rsquo;s coach.29&mdash;Number of goals Red Kelly scored last season.31&mdash;Denotes number worn by George Armstrong.Last Week&rsquo;s SolutionACROSS1 Pulford7 Nurse8 Tickets11 Art12 C.R.13 No.14 Toe16 Ont.17 Bos.19 T.A.20 Ere21 Err22 L.L.23 Kay24 Adele28 Andy29 Gate31 P.D.32 Evans33 Roy34 N. T.DOWN1 pat2 Lacrosse3 One4 Ruth5 Drs.6 Secretary9 Yan10. K. T.12 Contracts14 To15 Abel18 Orlando21 E. K.25 D.D.26 Eye27 Egan28 Apr.30 Ant. &#9632;

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Hockey X-Word Puzzle

HYANNIS, Mass.&mdash;The first rink with artificial ice ever built on Cape Cod was scheduled to be opened here this week.The rink has been built at a reported cost of $125,000, donated by Joseph P. Kennedy of Osterville, former United States ambassador to the Court of St. James.It will be used for public skating and hockey, a sport relatively unknown in this area. Cape Cod high which have never on their sports pr now formulating utilize the new rink. &#9632;

First Artificial Ice For Cape Cod

<div class="byline">By HUGH BOWMAN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03130/2054769-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="532" height="808"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rudy Pilous</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01143/2054783-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="224" height="265"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02141/2054776-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="234" height="275"></div>Peterborough Gets Help in Goal; Emms Will Depend On Newcomers To Large Extent As Will GuelphGUELPH, Ont.&mdash;Pre-season exhibition games do not count any points and they don&rsquo;t necessarily prove anything other than that one team is in shape earlier than another. They can however be indicative of things to come when the regular season rolls around and the indications are that this year&rsquo;s OHA junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; race is going to be a tight fit.Over the weekend before the opening of the schedule, Marlboros edged Guelph 5-4 (after a 3-2 win over Hamilton); Guelph in turn nipped Barrie 7-5: Peterborough squeezed out a 3-2 overtime win over St. Mikes and the Collegians got by Hamilton by a similar one goal margin, 4-3. St. Catharines Teepees avoiding their own league, tried their spurs in the Eastern Ontario Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; loop and lost three games by the margin of one goal.The significant factor is of course the slim margin by which victory has been attained.<h2>Fool&rsquo;s Game</h2>Pre-season predictions in junior hockey is a fool&rsquo;s game. Two or three unheralded youngsters on the same club blossom into stars by Christmas time and take their team up with them. By the same token, the junior B star of last year could fizzle out in the faster &ldquo;A&rdquo; company. So much depends on the rookies, particularly to the teams hit hard by graduation. The teams with the big nucleous of holdovers are preseason fovorites until the younger players prove otherwise.<h2>Marlboros</h2>Toronto Marlboros and St. Catharines Teepees have been wellblessed in the birth certificate department. Marlies have three of the outstanding forwards in the league last year, returning in the persons of Bill Kennedy. Wally Boyer and all-star right-winger Bob Nevin. Gordie Haughton, Henry Marczaky and Jim Murchie are talented sophomores who could be outstanding this semester. Ben Broderick is back between the pipes and although Marlies have lost their top defensive pair of Harry Neale and Ron Casey, they retain Carl Brewer and Ian Anderson and the other Marlboro defence candidates as usual look like refugees from the stock yards.<h2>St. Catharines</h2>St. Kitts, despite the loss of BobbyHull, have some excellent returning talent in John MacKenzie, Chico Maki, Stan Mikita, Ron Quenville, Ed Hokstra and Matt Ravlich. Rudy Pilous may have shed a few tears over the loss of Hull but none of the other coaches in the league were crying with him.<h2>Peterborough</h2>Peterborough Petes, who finished in the basement last year, could have a few surprises in store this season. Petes in their first, crack at junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; ranks went with a young team. It may pay off this season as the bulk of last years squad is back with a year experience behind them.<h2>Problem Solved</h2>Goal was a sore spot with Peterborough but this problem has been rectified by the acquisition of Jacques Caron from Toronto Marlboros. Caron saw some action with Marlies last year and was at Leafs training camp. Ted Kennedy&rsquo;s connections in Toronto undoubtedly had something to do with Carons&rsquo; arrival in Peterborough. Names like Ertel, Thurlby. Mahoney, Casey, McCreary, Black and Hamilton were familiar to Peterborough hockey fans last season and they&rsquo;re expected to be more so this year.<h2>Sr. Mike&rsquo;s</h2>St, Michaels College Majors have lost three of their big guns; Frank Mahovlich to Toronto Maple Leafs. Bob Boucher to Ottawa Canadiens and Jack McMaster to Toronto Marlboros, but they still hove plenty of talent available.Returnees from last year entry include Gino Ubriaco, Dick Mattiussi, Lou Angotti, Tim Hook, Bob McKnight, Daryl Sly and goalkeeper Bob Savage. A couple of newcomers, Dave Keon and lack Costello are expected to provide some added scoring punch. Keon is up front St. Michaels&rsquo; Buzzers and Costello, a younger brother of former Leaf, Les Costello, was a scoring sensation with Porcupine Juveniles last winter. Costello was at Guelph Biltmores camp last fall but decided to return home after apparently cinching a berth with the Hatters.<h2>Barrie</h2>Barrie Flyers have the Hap Emms trademark of spirit and hustle indelibly on them. Emms has some experienced help returning in players of the calibro of Jim Josephson, Billy Forhan, Murray Davison, ad Danny Patrick but he&rsquo;ll be depending to a large extent on such promising newcomers as Bernie Cote, Bob Blackburn and Pete Panagabko (one suggest a pronunciation of this is &ldquo;Play-the-banjo&rdquo;).<h2>Guelph</h2>Last year&rsquo;s champion Guelph Biltmores were hard hit by the graduation plague and are counting heavily on replacement talent.Expected to take up some of the slack left by such departing stars as Bill Sweeney, Ed Shack, Bob Robinson, Gerry Goyer and Danny Belisle are Ken Harris Jean-Paul Brouillard, George Usitalo and Rod Gilbert. Harris has been a Guelph standout in exhibition games. The Fort William product appears to be cut from the same mould as such former Biltmore play makers as Sweeney and Ken Laufman.Among the Hamilton newcomers who&rsquo;ve sparkled in preseason games are Stewart MacNeill, Cubs flash western import and Midland&rsquo;s Don Wilcox. The scrappy Cubs are another club that is well-staffed with holdovers. They&rsquo;re billing this as Memorial Cup year in the Ambitions City and it well could be if they can get by their own tough league.Off their pre-season form you could just about put the seven teams in a hat and pull out the winner. &#9632;

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Exhibition Games Indicate Tight O1IA Jr. A Rare

<div class="byline">By GEORGE METZGER</div>CHARLOTTE, N. C..&mdash;After the first week of play in the Eastern Hockey League, it is quite apparent that all six teams have improved themselves.But the question is, &ldquo;Can anybody dethone the Charlotte Clippers?&rdquo;Stan Warecki, five Clips newly-appointed playing coach, doesn&rsquo;t think so. He states. I &ldquo;We have enough good, young rookies that if somebody is injured. we can replace him.&rdquo;And Warecki has three good reasons for his optimism. Namely, Al &ldquo;Bibber" O&rsquo;Hearn, Chuck Stuart and Bobby Maxwell.O&rsquo;Hearn had originally decided to retire from hockey. But once training season came around, he showed up at the Hershey. Pa, traing camp. He was immediately named the team captain for the third straight year.Stuart was the league&rsquo;s third leading scorer last year while playing with the Johnstown Jets. He scored 108 points to finish behind O&rsquo;Hearn, who had 116, and Doug Adam, also of Charlotte. who has since &ldquo;retired&rdquo;. Stuart played with live Jets on a one-year loan basis, when he did not make the Charlotte club. But after last year&rsquo;s performance, the southern outfit recalled him.Maxwell is a defenseman. He started the 1950-57 season with Charlotte but then had to sit out the remainder of the season when he ran into contract trouble.The only members missing from last year&rsquo;s team, which took first place by 30 points, are Adam and defenseman Russ Han n.<h2>Strengthened</h2>The Ramblers, who last year had the best defensive team in the league according to the goals-against records, had their blue line force strengthened considerably just before the campaign got underway.Not only did 6:02 Teddy Harris come out of retirement, but the Philly outfit acquired the services of veteran Alex Zubatiuk. Last year, the latter played with Johnstown and Washington. He was not invited back to the Washington camp this year.<h2>New Name</h2>The skaters from the nation&rsquo;s capital must have thought Zubatiuk would not fit in with their &ldquo;new look.&rdquo; Not only have they acquired new owners and new players, but a new nick name as well.The Washington entry bas dropped the monicker. &ldquo;The Lions, &ldquo;in favor of &ldquo;The presidents.&rdquo;<h2>Newcomers</h2>Among the new players this year is included goaltender Nick Pidsodny, who is reputedly one of the best ever developed in the Canadian Maritime League.Jack Spencer, who was the Washington cage cop last year, went with Johnstown He battled newcomer Georgie Kemp for a spot on the Jets&rsquo; roster.In adition to this pair. John Craig, who was released by the New Haven Blades this season, worked out. Goalie Jim Mattson, last year&rsquo;s net minder, was not even Invited back to camp.<h2>Johnstown</h2>Things look bright up front for the Jets, also. General manager Jack Riley indicated just before the club broke camp that he expects to get high-scoring Dick Roberge back from the New Westminster club of the Western League.Roberge played there last, year after scoring 118 points for the Jets in 1955-56 to lead the EHL. His return is expected to offset the loss of Stuart to Charlotte.Ken Coombes, Jet center, worked out with New Westminster this year and was offered a contract. But Coombes figured all-in-all, he wouldn&rsquo;t make much, more money playing professional hockey.Another bright spot in the Johnstown line up this year is Jerry Frizzelle Two years ago, while with Clinton, he tallied 44 goals. Ailsby is expected to make good use of his checking ability by putting him at defense.<h2>New Haven</h2>New Haven is expected to be improved to the point where it will be a serious contender. Much depends on playing-coach Don Perry. He missed most of last season with a severed Achille&rsquo;s tendon. This injury could end his playing career.<h2>Clinton</h2>Even Clinton, which finished deep in fifth place a year ago, is expected to be a might stronger this time out. They acquired a new goalie Andre Binnette, at the end of last season which could make the difference now that they have him at the start.Everybody seems to he in accordance that the caliber of Eastern League hockey has improved tremendously over Last year. &#9632;

E.H.L. Champion Clippers Appear Loaded Once Again

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.&mdash;Ice hockey is said to be responsible for the National Basketball Association shifting two of its franchises this season.Observers in both Rochester, N.Y. and Ft. Wayne, Ind., report that fans used their recreation dollars to see the ice sport, in preference to the cage game.Because of the resulting drop in attendance, the Rochester Royals have moved to Cincinnati and the Ft. Wayne Pistons have pulled up stakes and beaded tor Detroit. (How will they compete with the Red Wings?)The Royals played basketball in upstate New York tor ten years. Then last season, the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League moved in. This year the Royals moved out.The same held true in Ft. Wayne. After losing a good number of fans to the Komets of the International Hockey League, the Pistons, of the NBA, called it quits.But while all this is going on, here in Philadelphia both the Ramblers of the Eastern Hockey League and the Warriors of the NBA are rolling along, side-by-side.What&rsquo;s the reason for this coexistance?&ldquo;That&rsquo;s easy,&rdquo; said Rambler president George &ldquo;Philadelphia is a bigger town than either Ft. Wayne or Rochester. We have enough people here to support both sports.&ldquo;And another thing,&rdquo; Davis pointed out, &ldquo;is that each sport has its own fans. Hockey fans will support us no matter what basketball game is in town. And the same works the other way, too.&rdquo;This theory was born out by Harvey Pollack, who in publicity man for troth the ice Ramblers and the court warriors.The Ramblers drew 5,693 people for their game with the touring U.S. World Team, while the Warriors had 9,228 for their clash with the Boston Celties.On another night, here, the sports docket was really jammed. In addition to the Ramblers and Warriors Playing there was a big college basketball doutbleheader in town also. But all three arenas bad full houses.Does one sport think the other will chase it out of Philly?On the contrary. Both are looking forward to their best year ever.GEORGE METZGER &#9632;

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