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January 11, 1958
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Elmer Ferguson
(Montreal Star) The Great Path Finder died last night. Sturdy, stocky, good-natured and sporting Dune Munro passed on. To the memory of this Scots-born star of hockey in the Roaring Twenties, the game of today can make a salute. It was Munro who headed the Big Parade of amateur stars into professional hockey at a time the monied game was held in what might be termed indifferent esteem, socially. And perhaps in a certain degree of doubt, otherwise Fresh from great amateur and Olympic triumphs, his name a household word in Canadian sportdom. Dune Munro was lured into professional hockey in 1924 with Montreal Maroons. Munro joined Maroons when that team was formulated hastily in 1924, to represent the English-speaking sports-minded populace of Montreal when the Forum was opened. The franchise enabling Maroons…
Phil Sees Red, Books Trip To See Reds To Aid Low Down Blues
NEW YORK. N.Y.— The big question in Rangerville is whether Guy Gendron, Parker MacDonald and Gerry Foley can survive coach Phil Watson’s riot act. For the first time this season Watson has publically announced which of his players are in danger of being dropped to Providence. Gendron, MacDonald and Foley are the chaps in Wind. Watson explains that with the NHL better balanced than it has been in years he is fearful that an extended slump might drop the Rangers out of playoff coutention. On The… He adds that the Blues’ salvation lies in a reasonably strong fourth line to support some of his capable but wilting first-line forwards. The guillotine hangs over the above three and may drop any minute—if it hasn’t already done so. “Foley, MacDonald and Gendron have not taken up the slack when…
Cotton All Wrong About Jr. Hockey In Saskatchewan
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.— When Harold Cotton made his trip to Western Canada some weeks ago, he couldn’t have visited too many junior hockey centres. Remarks, credited to Cotton over National news wire week ago, would tend to lead us out here who have been with Junior hockey all year, to believe that Cotton stopped off at the point of no return. Statements such as, “50 people attending the hockey games, ”, Cotton All Wrong About Jr. Hockey In Saskatchewan Sy NICK ROCHE “2,000. players registered in Saskatchewan and junior teams in league”, might lead people elsewhere in Canada to the wrong iiupression, so herewith is an explanation of the true facts about hockey in Saskatchewan. Best Gates Ever The crowds attending the games actually in many centres have never been better. In Regina, the…
Handy Andy Not Doing What Comes Naturally; Skating And Shooting
NEW YORK. N.Y.— Is Montreal goalie Jacques Plante shortsighted? And is that his big weakness? Andy Bathgate, ace Banger forward, thinks so and he has couple of 40-foot slap-shot goals to prove it. Following the last Blue-Hab tilt, Bathgate succinetly put it this way about Plante: “He’s shortsighted that guy. I don’t know for sure it it’s his weakness hut I scored on him with those long slapshots before.” Hard-shooting Andy was referring to his devastating, unscreened slapshot which had I’lante ducking and caught the top of the goal post. Last year he tallied similar shots on the Montreal netminder. Questioned about the Bathgate shot. Plante admitted that he “lost sight of the puck when it rose above the height of the dasher board.“ Used To Have More Time Since Bathgate has had great success with that shot,…
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