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December 14, 1957
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HORRIGAN’S HOCKEY HOROSCOPE
Professional hockey’s most dominant team through the first quarter of the current season — the Hershey Bears — has the experts baffled. The Chocolatetowners figured to be strong. But even their stauchest rooters didn’t anticipate the Bears moving away from the American League pack the way they have. Johnny Crawford, whose Providence Reds finished atop the standings the past two campaigns, called it “a case of everything going right — at the right time.” “The Bears have surprised me.” Crawford admitted. “I didn’t think it was possible for William Marshall and Dune Fisher, for example, to play better than they did a year ago. Yet, that’s just what they’re doing. And (Obie) O’Brien is going well. “The other forward lines are more than doing their share, too. That (Eddie) Stankiewicz looked good in a…
Simmons’ Twin Victories Over Blues Cool Off Broadway Phil
The plot by a National League coach to demoralize the Boston Bruins through their goal-tender has been nipped in the bud—by the goal-tender himself. The coach: Broadway Phil Watson of the New York Rangers. The goal-tender: Donald Simmons of the Bruins. Since he has been the New York Rangers coach, Watson has made a specialty of taking verbal digs at the Bruins, managed by his long-time chum Lynn Patrick. Many of his comments have been jocular and tied in with the friendly rivalry with Patrick. But on occasion Watson has overstepped the bounds of good taste, as he did last winter when he was quoted in print as calling the Bruins “a bunch of bums.” That’s bush league terminology, not big league talk. As the basis for his most recent campaign of words Watson chose…
Cleveland Hibernation Has Ended Barons Are Now Menacing AHL
CLEVELAND, Ohio,—As the rumors of the crushing onslaught of the Hershey Bears penetrated to the deepest corners of the American Hockey League legends and fables were already being created. It was reported that Frankie Mathers, playing-coach of the Bears, had to keep his club chained to the locker room bench to keep it from eating the enemy alive before the starting gong. Truly the Hershey achievements were startling. In their first 23 games they had lost only four. They had woven an early season advantage that appeared hopeless to overcome. Bolt Of Fire But, suddenly, there was new bolt of fire from the skies over Cleveland. The Barons, a win-seldom, do little, impress-modestly club, was making ugly sounds such as a wild animal might emit atter too long at hibernation. The Barons’ first snarls came from…
Turk Attempted Everything But Cubs’ Pasting Provided Answer
GUELPH, Out. — A 7-2 shellacking at the hands ofHamilton Tiger-Cubs appears to be just what the doctorordered for Toronto Marlboros. Turk Broda had triedeverything in and out of the book, from the “needle” (i.e.“There isn’t a pro prospect on the club) to extra practicesessions to shake Dukes out of their early-season lethargy. Marlboros were winning their share of games; enough atany rate to stay in second place. They weren’t howeverplaying anywhere near the form that was expected of them. Then Tiger-Cubs lowered theboom at the Hamilton Forum, giving Marlies one of the worstbeatings the club has absorbedin years. Broda didn’t plan it that way and Gerry Browndidn’t realize it at the time butit turned out to be the bestthing that’s happened to Marlies this year. Nine Game Streak At the time of…
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