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January 18, 1958
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Speacking on Sport
Toronto Star They Die Every Saturday Night Coaches should be horses. Then they’d have the protection of the Humane Society. But coaches are only humans. So let the wretches suffer. They die slowly on Saturday night—and then again on Sunday. Sometimes, through the week, they flirt with rigor mortis. Any industry whose oldest foreman ‘had been on the job less than four years would be submitting its problem to the experts on industrial relations. The reasoning would be that something must be wrong with the work to cause a constant parade of candidates in and out of office. But hockey accepts it as normal erosion. Sid Abel is the third new coach to join the National Hockey league this season. Two of them, including Sid, are so new they haven’t even stepped into…
NOHA Puck Parade
PETE’S HERE … chalk still another surprise for Northern Ontario major hockey — Pete Babando’s coming North via Sault Ste. Marie … of course, Pete’s a long-time Northerner having lived in South Porcupine for a number of years … the Sault Ste. Marie Grey hounds bought Pete from Buffalo Bisons of the AHL after he refused to report to the WHL … Pete is six-year veteran of the NHL and Coach Bucko McDonald of the Hounds feels he will aid the team in its all-out drive to win the Allan Cup … he’s a right-winger but shoots from the left side … the’Hounds were able io acquire Pete because they had one pro card open … they released Gus Karrys to North Bay Trappers and this left Ivan Tennant as…
Grace Blows Top Over Proposal To Ouster Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, O.— Protests and a move to shove the Cincinnati Mohawks out of the International League because they’re too powerful, has steamed up Cincinnati president Tom Grace. Grace, speaking at a league meeting in connection with a decision taking away two of his club’s victories and with proposals made by Toledo and Troy, clubs that Cincinnati be ousted from the league, told the meeting that “we don’t want to be legislated into a state of mediocrity.” The Mohawks have won the league championship for five straight seasons. They are an affiliate club of the Montreal Canadians of the National Hockey League. Gracesaid he is disgusted and suggested a reshuffling of the league membership is in order. “Some of the teams seem to want to bring us down to their level. One suggestion even has been…
WESTERN LEAGUE
13 Point Lead Guyle Fielder of Seattle increased his scoring lead to thirteen points over his closest rival and now has 12 goals and 47 assists for 59 points, in 28 games. An average of better than two points per game. 11 Point Weekend Fielder scored three goals and assisted in ten others for 13 points for “Player of the Week” honors. Seattle scored 11 goals in their week-end game series with Saskatoon-St, Paul in the Minnesota city. Unwanted Regals Find Some Hope In St. Paul, But None In Saskatoon WINNIPEG, Man.— Gentleman Jim Piggott, a veritable bear in construction business, will tell you it’s easier to build the Saskatchewan River Dam in one night than to fill a hockey rink with real, live fans. Jim signs the cheques for the team that nobody wants — the…
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