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February 1, 1958

The Hockey News February 1, 1958

TORONTO, Ont. &mdash; The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up waivers asked by the Boston Bruins for defenseman Jack Bionda, but subsequently dropped them, allowing Bionda to report to Springfield of the AHL.The Bruins, seeking to waive Bionda and Armstrong out of the NHL so they could report to Springfield, were surprised to find the Leafs offering the waiver price for the hugh defenseman.Bionda, a former Leaf farm hand before being picked up by the Bruins had been with Boston since the half-way mark of the 1956-57 season. He played 21 games for Springfield last season and the season before played 13 for the Leafs. &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

Leafs Pick Up, Then Drop Waivers On Jack Bionda

<div class="byline">By DICK McCRONE</div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;All but overlooked by hockey writers, who have saved their best adjectives for Hershey&rsquo;s &ldquo;big&rdquo; line of Willie Marshall, Dune Fisher and Obie O&rsquo;Brien, Bobby Solinger, veteran left wing, has been doing a terrific job for the Bears.The 32-vear-old Solinger, who recently marked up the 500tli point of his ten-year American Hockey League career. has scored six goals and five assists in his last eight games to pull him three points ahead of his scoring mark last year, at the same time.With 12 goals and 19 assists to his credit in 4 2 games. Bob now has 216 scorers and 297 assists to show for his ten years in the AHL. A year ago he had 11 goals and 17 assists.Solinger. who also doubles in brass as a &ldquo;point&rdquo; man, teaming with Al Dewsbury on the Bears&rsquo; power play, in addition Io an occasional, job of penalty killing, was the first winner of the AHL&rsquo;s &ldquo;Most Valuable Rookie&rdquo; Award. Bob took the Dudley &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Garrett trophy down in 1947-48. When he was a star rookie performer with the Cleveland Barons. He was a unanimous choice for the award by virtue of his 40 goals and 29 assists.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01348/1617176-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="526" height="1035"><figcaption class="caption-body">Starts To ClickBob Solinger</figcaption></div>Bob showed that he was no mere flash-in-the-pan performer by leading the &lsquo;Barans to the Calder Cup title, firing seven goals and picking up seven assists.Except for a few brief flings in the National League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Solinger has played most of his hockey in the American circuit. After three campaigns-with Cleveland, Bob went to Pittsburgh, where lie was a perennial All-Star selection through 1955-56 after which be was acquired by the Bears.A quiet, unassuming guy, whose &ldquo;slap&rdquo; shot is regarded as the hardest in the league. Solinger, attired in horn rimmed glasses, looks more like a college professor than a hockey player when lie enters the dressing room to gel ready for a hockey fracas.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02289/1617169-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="1608" height="1120"><figcaption class="caption-body">Top Man In The Front OfficeGo-Publisher Ken McKenzie of THE HOCKEY NEWS left, presents General Manager Jim Hendy of the Cleveland Barons the HN award for being selected as the outstanding executive in hockey during 1956-57. The selection of Hendy was made by THE HOCKEY NEWS editors.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Solinger Fires Bears With Six In Eight Games

TOLEDO, O. &mdash; Coach Doug Baldwin of the Toledo Blades filed and filled another complaint against the Cincinnati Mohawks la3t week.He claimed that Cincinnati goaler Glen Ramsey wears a glove that is oversized and it violates hockey rules. Before the game Baldwin had Ramsesy&rsquo;s glove measured.Cincinnati won the game and the battle of the oversized glove. &#9632;

Blades’ Coach Claims Glove Too Big

<div class="byline">By HUGH BOWMAN</div>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;Going into the final week of January the OHA junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; race was taking on the same hue as the NHL. St. Catharines Canadiens were walking away with the flag race. The other six positions were wide open with a dozen points blanketing the field.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04157/1617693-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="310" height="459"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Kennedy</figcaption></div>Slumps and spurts were the order of the day throughout most of the league. Hamilton TigerCubs made the biggest advance in the midJanuary jockeying. Cubs, after hitting a bad streak that saw them pick up only three wins in 11 starts put together three wins in a week, taking Guelph twice and the league leading Teepees. The Hamilton spurt coincided with a Marlboro slump and Cubs who were perilously close to dropping as low as fifth found themselves in second place Marlies have them little time to rest on their oars by spanning the Hamilton win streak with a 2-1 victory, that put them within a point of second place.<h2>OHA JUNIOR A</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05131/1617686-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="584" height="333"></div>St. Michael&rsquo;s and Peterborough, while still within striking distance of second place were waging a see-saw battle for fourth spot.st. Mikes put together a three game winning streak claiming Marlboros, Hamilton and Guelph as their victims to tie Petes for fourth and they still had two games in hand. Petes stayed with them by defeating Marlies 2-1 in Toronto. Petes at the 34 game mark in the schedule had racked up 15 wins and six of them were at the expense of Marlboros. Ted Kennedy obviously delights in making life miserable for his old teammate Turk Broda. After losing the first meeting between the two clubs by an 11-2 margin, Petes have taken six straight from Marlies. The losses to Peterborough represented half the Marlies losing total for the season.While it was strictly no contest for the league leadership, a grim battle was being waged for the sixth and last playoff spot between Barrie and Guelph. Biltmores who appeared hopelessly out of the running after a disastrous start have been playing close to .500 hockey since New Year&rsquo;s. They climaxed their uphill struggle by beating Barrie 3-1 on Flyers ice to tie for sixth. A 5-2 loss to Hamilton. the first in their last four starts on home ice, followed by losses to St. Mike&rsquo;s and St. Kitt&rsquo;s dropped them two points off the pace as Barrie picked up a 7-4 win against Peterborough.There doesn&rsquo;t appear to be any serious challenger to Teepees bid for a first place finish. Glen Sonmor picking up right where Rudy Pilous left off, had his club 14 points in front with approximately a third of the schedule remaining. There&rsquo;ll be an interesting battle for the other six spots however that will likely go right down to the wire.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0372/1617679-1-eng-US/f00c4-032.jpg" title="f00C4-03" width="1678" height="909"></div>NOTES: Matt Ravlich for the second time this season came up with a six goal performance. The converted defensemen pulled off his first double hat trick against Guelph and repeated little more than a week later at the expense of Barrie as Teepees crushed Flyers 15-4. Billy Forhan scored three of the Flyer goals after counting four the previous night against Peterborough. Forhan, Ravlich and Teepees Ed Hoekstra topped the lamp-lighting parade with 28 goals each. Hoekstra headed the point parade with 68, four more than linemate John McKenzie. Ravlich the third member of Teepees top trio was third with 51 points.It was like old home week at Guelph&rsquo;s Memorial Gardens when Biltmores hosted the parent New York Rangers. Andy Bathgate, Lou Fontinato and Harry Howell all ex-Biltmores were in Ranger uniform. Another former Hatter, Dean Prentice was sidelined with a leg injury. The junior club was bolstered for the game by six former Bilts playing with Kitchener Waterloo Dutchmen, two of them Bill Graham and Ron Howell, also football stars with Hamilton&rsquo;s Grey Cup winners&hellip;The others were Ken Laufman. leading scorer in the OHA/NOHA. Butch Martin. Gerry Theberge and Ted Maki. Bryan Webber of last year&rsquo;s club also played. Rangers had too much scoring punch however winning the game 8-3. Big difference was the goaltending of Gump Worsley. &#9632;

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Teeps’ Runaway Continues’ After That It’s Wide Open

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01193/1617807-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Phil Watson</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que &mdash;The 1957-58 race looms as the tightest battle for the second, third and fourth playoff positions in the history of the National Hockey League.New York, Detroit, Boston, Toronto and Chicago have already conceeded the Canadiens the title. But that&rsquo;s all they&rsquo;re ready to conceed. The battle for the other three money positions has seldom produced a better race. At the three-quarter mark in the schedule only eight points separated the last place Chicago Black Hawks from second place New York Rangers, but the Hawks held two games in baud over the Blues. Because they have proved to be a club that finishes fast in the past few seasons, the Hawks must be rated a better than even chance to bop over the fifth place Leafs, who were four points ahead with one game more played. Six points up on the Hawks were the Bruins.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02128/1617800-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="2627" height="3098"><figcaption class="caption-body">Big Little Men</figcaption></div>If you look over the schedule than you must favor the Hawks to finish out of the cellar this season. Twelve of their remaining 23 games were to be played at home and only two of them were against the New York Rangers, the club that had given them the most trouble in Chicago Stadium this season. The Hawks had only beaten the Rangers once at home at this writing.On the other hand the Leafs still have six games scheduled with the Detroit Red Wings, a club they have had trouble with both at home and away. The Leafs and Wings split six more meetings during February and March.Boston likewise has a tough schedule with the club that has made life miserable for them this season. They play three more games in the Montreal Forum against the Canadiens and two more in Boston Gardens. The Bruins have only managed one win and a tie in their first nine games this season. In Boston the Canadiens have yet to be whipped by the Bruins.Most of the experts figure Chicago. Toronto and Detroit will fight it out for the fourth and last playoff position. The Bruins will have Don Simmons hack in goal by early February while the Rangers are hoping for the return to action of Dean Prentice. The Wings, on the other hand will be without the serves of Gordie Howe for most of February but fortunately they play only four games on the road during the month.If the schedule favored any one club it would have to be the Hawks. On the road they havethree games scheduled with both Boston and New York during February and March. These are the two clubs who have given them the least trouble. On the other hand they go into Detroit only once more and Toronto twice. They also have two games with the Canadiens left at the Forum. But the Hawks have found the winning form at home. Last time they met Canadiens in the Stadium they bumped them around as though they were 20 points in front and the Canadiens were sitting on the cellar rung.While most of the experts have picked Chicago out of the playoffs, they failed to consult the schedule before making such a prediction.Last week coach Billy Reay called the Rangers and Chicago to finish out of the picture. But Coach Phil Watson didn&rsquo;t agree. Phil figures goaling will spell the difference and predicts both Chicago and Detroit will make the playoffs and Boston, Rangers and Toronto will fight it out for the last money position. Watson picked the Wings &ldquo;because in Terry Sawcbuk they have the best goalie in the league.Watson also predicts that Hall will carry the Hawks into the picture &ldquo;providing the team doesn&rsquo;t crack in front of him.&rdquo; Phil said goaling will be the telling facter in the remaining battle for fourth and last spots. To get a better picture of the schedule left to each club here&rsquo;s the breakdown: &#9632;

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Never Before Have 5 Clubs Been So Close

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Lorne &ldquo;Gump&rdquo; Worsley&rsquo;s future as a Ranger and possibly a big league goaltender will be wrapped up in the last two months of the NHL campaign.If the Gump excels &mdash; and he has so far &mdash; he&rsquo;ll put the Blues in the playoffs and the New York management on the spot.If he flubs, the only one with drown lines will he Monsieur Worsley. It&rsquo;s this way:Worsley again has become a prize commodity since lifting the Rangers out of an eight-game non-winning streak &mdash; and most probably into a playoff spot.But neither Blue GM Patrick or coach Phil Watson expected to bring Worsley back from Providence this year. Rookie Marcel Faille was so outstanding during his first mouth in the big time, it almost was inconceivable that tied flop.When Paille suddenly acquired sieve-like tendencies, it came as a surprise &mdash; it almost a shock &mdash; to those on the Gotham hockey front.The question before the Garden is, what happens if Worsley maintains his brilliant pace? Will he be retained as goaler in 1958-59 or will Paille have the inside track.<h2>They Like Paille</h2>Thoughts about next year&rsquo;s contract were dancing around in Worsley&rsquo;s cranium when he railed back to New York. He&rsquo;s getting a major league salary now in either New York or Providence hut these, last months create his chance for big money next year. In short Worsley feels, if he goes good, he&rsquo;ll be back with the Blues.Still, it&rsquo;s not as simple as all that.There are those who &lsquo;believe the management will start Paille next season no matter how good Gump is this semester.They argue &mdash; and not without good reason &mdash; that Paille is younger, has proven ability, is fundamentally better than Worsley and, in the case of the Rangers, is easier to coach. These, mind you. are the arguments of the Paille camp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01274/1616108-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="523" height="754"><figcaption class="caption-body">Not Far AwayMarcel Faille</figcaption></div>In addition, Watson and Patrick have seen plenty of Paille and they remain convinced he has the ability to shine in the major league.So, there you have a fragment of the problem, a rather pleasant one, facing the Ranger management. To Paille or not to Paille, that is the Question!<h2>Gump&rsquo;s Figures Better</h2>Should Worsley slip in the next months he certainly will not figure highly in Ranger plans next year but three clubs likely will make overtures for him in this order Toronto. Boston. Montreal. Thus, it behooves Gump to stay on the ball and on the puck.Despite the adage &ldquo;Figures lie and liars figure,&rdquo; we have a few comparative statistics on Worsley and Paille.In 13 games Gump was 8-4-1. with two shutouts, a win percentage of .666 and a goals against average of 2.08. In 33 games Paille was 11-15-7, with one shutout, a win percentage of .423 and a goals against mark of 3.10.In evaluating the statistics one must consider that Paille operated when the Blues were decimated by injuries as well as the fact that he bad as good mark as Worsley in his first 10 games.Who would you take, Gump or Paille? We asked that Question of Henri Richard. Montreal&rsquo;s all-star center.&ldquo;I like Worsley,&rdquo; the Pocket replied. &ldquo;Paille is okay but he doesn&rsquo;t seem to move as fast as Worsley. That&rsquo;s the difference.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02258/1616101-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="3258" height="4741"><figcaption class="caption-body">Returned To TriumphLorne &lsquo;Gump&rsquo; Worsley looks over the Rangers&rsquo; fan club newspaper while waiting to make his debut against Boston upon returning from Providence of the AHL. Gump, who has been on the spot as a goaler since he come back, led the Rangers to three straight wins in his first three starts. Despite his performances his job is still insecure for next season.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Gump Slip From Now On Will Be Vote For Marcel In, 1959

MONTREAL,. Que. &mdash; Any chance that Boston. Toronto or Mom real would make bids for the services of Gump Worsley if Rangers decided he was dispensable, are slim indeed.The Bruins, who have had goaltending troubles for Quite some rime have never given Worsley much thought. When Simmons was hurt, they called on Al Millar. When they saw the Leafs didn&rsquo;t have much hope of securing Cleveland&rsquo;s Johnny Bower, they decided not to make any attempt, although they did give Johnny plenty of thought. They then bought Harry Lumley. The Bruins are happy with Simmons, or so General Manager Lynn Patrick says.The Leafs were looking for goaltending insurance in trying to secure Bower. They had no intention of ditching Chadwick. As a matter of fact the Leafs are looking to Gerry McNamara, presently playing goal for the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL to fill the bill if and when Chadwick moves out.The Canadiens would be the last, club interested in Worsley. There are only two players on the club who,, came to the Habs via other NHL teams, they are Olmstead and Bonin. All others are home bred. The Habs have Charlie Hodge with Royals. Gerry McNeil with Rochester and Glen Ramsey with Cincinnati as goaling insurance if Plante ever has to be replaced.The Rangers would have to look elsewhere if they hoped to trade or sell Gump to these NHL clubs. &#9632;

Boston, Toronto, Montreal Not Interested In Gump Right Now

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03233/1616163-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Camille Hoary</figcaption></div>New York, N.Y&mdash;Can justice triumph when an innocent hockey player is found guilty of a crime he didn&rsquo;t committe.In the case of Camille Henry the answer is yes. Early in the season Camille the Eel was tagged with a two minute penalty in a game against Chicago. It wasn&rsquo;t Henry&rsquo;s fault simply because coach Phil Watson inadvertantly sent Henry out as the seventh man on the ice.Since you are not allowed to put a coach in the penalty box. Henry had to serve the term.At the time it seemed unjust and a threat to Cammy&rsquo;s bid for the Lady Byng Trophy and the 1,000 rubles that go with it (are you listening Dominique?)But it looks like Henry will win the trophy in spite of his jail term. The first half All-Star team had the little left wing on top with 52 points, wav over Don Marshall&rsquo;s runner-up 23.That Henry, a top goalscorer, should have a nearly blemish-free penalty mark is somewhat amazing, especially when one considers that lie&rsquo;s been the target of some unfriendly blokes.Offhand we can think of a lump under his left eye. courtesy of Dick Duff; a lost tooth, thanks to Bobby Baun as well as assorted spear marks, not attributed to faulty armor.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t look for trouble,&rdquo; says the 150 pounder, &ldquo;but 1 can take a check. I can&rsquo;t take 25 of them though.&rdquo;For a fragile sort or guy, Henry does a lot of checking, much more than some bigger chaps around. One thing is sure, he is not afraid.If Henry wins the Byng he&rsquo;ll be the sixth Hanger to do so. they include Andy Heben-ton, Edgar Laprade, Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, Clint Smith and Frank Boucher. &ldquo;Boosh&rdquo; won it so many times (seven) that the league decided to give him the trophy and put a new one up for grabs.<h2>Henry Long Way From Club Record</h2>RANGERABILIA: Referees have unusually even marks with the Blues.They are: Storey, 5-5-2; Udvari, 6-5-1; Powers, 4-4-2; Stewart, 1-1-1; Farelli, 2-2-0 and MacArthur, 1-2-2 &hellip; Rangers have scored the first goal 2:5 times and the same holds for the opponents &hellip; In games when the Blues scored first they have a 12-6-5 mark &hellip; For the opponents it&rsquo;s 7-13-13. proving the New Yorkers can come from behind &hellip; Red Sullivan and Camille Henry are tied for the New York first goal leadership with four each &hellip; Henry has scored two or more goals in a game five times, tops on the club &hellip; The Rangers have three shutouts and have been shutout six times &hellip; Above statistics are as of Jan. 24th.Henry will have to move fast if he intends to break the club goal record. It&rsquo;s 3 4 held by Bill Cook. He set it in the 1931-32 campaign. And, lest we forget, they only played a 48 game schedule then &hellip; New York, which contributed Bill Chadwick to the NHL referee ranks, may have another whistle-tooter soon. He&rsquo;s Bob Giovati. a 23-year-old currently working in the Eastern League. Bob&rsquo;s a product of the now defunct New York peewee hockey system inaugurated by Lynn Patrick when he was here &hellip; Lyn Moran, American scribe for the British Ice Hockey, World writes to say there are two English fan clubs larger than the 2.000 plus Rangers Fan Club. We stand corrected. &#9632;

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Camille’s Solo Trip To Coop Was Rap For Watson Misque

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04180/1616201-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lifesavers For LeafsDick Duff</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;The Life Line tag which Toronto sports writers have fastened on units employing Dick Duff and George Armstrong is as appropriate today as it was when the play on words originated two years ago.Each time this season that Leafs have seemed aimlessly in the cellar, it was the Life Line that rescued them into contention for a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs.In mid-November. when the Torontonians were wallowing aimlessly in the cellar, it was the Life Line that rescued them by launching their spurt into a tie for third place in the standing. And, in mid January, when the club was again on the threshold of the basement, the same combination yanked it. back into fourth.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05138/1616194-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="3358" height="4837"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lifesavers For LeafsGeorge Armstrong</figcaption></div>As it maintained its two-year-old lifesaving reputation, how ever, the Life Line was using a new anchor. Originally Tod Sloan centred Duff and Army as the unit earned its nickname by producing 71 goals to direct Leafs into the 1955-56 playoffs. And through the following campaign, the same trio operated as Toronto&rsquo;s most efficient attacking unit.This season a replacement was necessary after coach Billy Reay installed Sloan on Billy Harris&rsquo; right wing in an effort to more evenly distribute his scoring power.Front Mahovlich met with little success in the 19 games he played there. Yet the moment Rudy Migay won the assignment, the Life Line began living up to its old reputation.In the first live games with Migay at centre, the line produced seven goals as Leafs went unbeaten and embarked on the 13-gairie surge that carried the team to third place.A knee injury then sidelined Armstrong and broke up the combination. Although the club maintained it winning habit until its streak record showed only two losses in 13 games, prosperity was replaced by a dive in which it won only two out of nine gamesEven the Life Liners themselves lacked life as the club fell within one point of last place. In 12 games. Duff scored only one goal. And Armstrong was in the worst slump of his career, prompting acting manager Stafford Smythe to observe &ldquo;he can&rsquo;t make the team&rdquo; at the time when the Chief was the key figure in brief trade talks with Boston Bruins.As soon as Duff was reunited with Migay, however, the left Winger resumed scoring. When Armstrong rejoined his old partners three games later, he too found the target immediately. And even when Migay suffered water on the. knee and was sidelined for a week, penalty killer Paul Masnick did such a capable job in his place that the Life Line ran its second streak to nine goals in six games.This represented half the team&rsquo;s total for the stretch and ended the slump by pulling the club back into a tie for fourth place with Boston.Although the threat of being traded may have contributed to the new life in Armstrong. Duff is inclined to attribute the eurge to the union of the wings with centres who are more concerned-with setting up goals than scoring them.&ldquo;Rudy and Paul forecheck like crazy,&rdquo; says Dick. &ldquo;And they do it to set up their wings. That&rsquo;s what makes a lot of the best centres.&ldquo;They shame yon into working harder because the way they dig makes a guy feel lies loafing if lie isn&rsquo;t trying to do us much.&rdquo;Duff, of course, is the key to measuring the success of the line. The team&rsquo;s leading scorer with 26 goals last season he was expected to set the pace, again this season.Until this latest explosion, he was falling short. Then, with nix&rsquo;goals in six games, he boosted his output to 17. lops with the club, And he saw no reason for the outburst to end.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going for broke from here in,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;As long as I have a centre like Rudy who likes to set &rsquo;em up. I like to score &rsquo;em.&ldquo;May be it sounds selfish to think of goals all the time. But If you don&rsquo;t concentrate on goals, you won&rsquo;t score them. I figure every, time that Rocket (Richard) is out there, he&rsquo;s got one eye on the goal and one idea in his mind &mdash; to put the puck in the goal.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the way I feel about it too. And the more work I get, the happier I&rsquo;ll be, because I&rsquo;ll be on the ice more and have more chance to score.&rdquo;Inasmuch as Leafs were reduced to nine forwards by injuries to Tod Sloan and Migay, Rear planned more work for Duff.&ldquo;Dick is one of those players who thrive on work.&rdquo; Reay nays. &ldquo;He proved that the last time we ran into injuries. Being slight, though, he has to be in the right physical condition to take it. And we re lucky that right now lie is.&rdquo;Accordingly Duff is taking on extra penalty killing and power play duties in addition to his regular Life Line work. And he&rsquo;s also taking on anyone who bothers him, like Detroit&rsquo;s Forbes Kennedy, who engaged him in the season&rsquo;s fiercest Toronto fist fight Jan. 18.Duff&rsquo;s brutal left fist split Kennedy&rsquo;s lip and Armstrong&rsquo;s goal beat the Wings that night to prove that there&rsquo;s new life in the old Life Liners. &#9632;

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Reay Schedules Full Work Load For Duff SticK

<div class="byline">By LEH BRAMSON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01273/1616232-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hustling Hab Hitting HeadlinesDickie Moore &hellip; &hellip; Mistakes don&rsquo;t count</figcaption></div>MCINTKEAL, Que.&mdash;There must be a reason for the sudden transformation of Dickie Moore from the ranks of the mediocres to that of best-in-the-league.&ldquo;Goals,&rdquo; says Moore, &ldquo;that&rsquo;s what it is, goals. When that puck is going in for you you&rsquo;re a star. That&rsquo;s the reason I&rsquo;m playing with more confidence now, than at any other time. When you&rsquo;re scoring you try plays and tricks you wouldn&rsquo;t normally try. You take chances. If they don&rsquo;t work, you don&rsquo;t worry about &lsquo;em. It&rsquo;s a different story when those goals aren&rsquo;t coming. You press and worry, and you just end up making more mistakes.&rdquo;Moore wasn&rsquo;t just sounding off the sake of it. He has facts to back up his statement. Most of them are kept in the National Hockey League&rsquo;s statistical book. At this writing he is leading the league in scoring with 2 4 goals, 3 2 assists for 56 points. He is only four goals shy of his total for 70 games last season when he finished With 29 goals, 29 assists for 58 points. He finished eighth in scoring, and was the third high scorer on the team.<h2>Already Has More Assists</h2>Dickie, at the 44 game mark this year had 24 goals and 32 assists. Last season, at the 44 game mark he had scored 22 goals, but only 14 assists for 36 points. He is 20 points up over his 4 4 game score in 1956-57. The statistics would bear Moore out that he is playing with more confidence. Since confidence only shows up iu his playmaking and back checking, it is interesting to note that Dickie right now has three more assists than he received all last season, and twice as many as he totaled in 44 games. Much of the credit for his improved play must go to Henri Richard. Likewise, Richard&rsquo;s improved play must also get a &lsquo;thank you&rsquo; from Dickie.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m playing with two of the greatest in the business,&rdquo; Moore will tell you. &ldquo;That Henri can really go, and &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; is no slouch either. Since &lsquo;Rock&rsquo; has been out I&rsquo;ve been playing at right wing with Bonin at left, and he&rsquo;s been doing a great job. I might have a hard job getting my job at left wing back.&rdquo;Playing with Henri Richard was a little difficult at first. &ldquo;I had to learn his play, and then how to keep up with him, &ldquo;says Dickie. &ldquo;For instance, &lsquo;Pocket&rsquo; has a habit of taking the puck to the opposing blue line and then skating along the blue line *ad crossing over at the left side. I had to get used to that move, by moving into centre and taking the pass in one motion. At first it was tough, now I&rsquo;m used to it.&rdquo;<h2>Lach Was Good Teacher</h2>The &lsquo;Indian&rsquo;, as Dickie has been nicknamed by his teammates, has been an all-around valuable player for the Canadiens this season. In fact the all-star selectors felt he was so valuable they gave him points in all three positions on the forward line. Actually, he is a left winger, and despite the fact he has played more games at right wing, he was nevertheless. voted to the left wing position on the first alLstar team.Moore&rsquo;s success at right wing, a position not entirely foreign to him, since he played there his first season in the league, when Richard was sidelined with agroin injury, has come without I the usual fanfare. He switched to right wing and became a success. At least three other players have shifted to other wings this season and the move has been hailed as anything from &lsquo;tremendous&rsquo; to &lsquo;amazing.&rsquo;There is no doubt that Moore, as a right winger is every bit as good as others in the league and better than most. He started the season at left wing and played 14 games there, until Maurice Richard was injured in a game in Toronto on November 13th. In those 14 games Moore scored seven goals and added 12 assists for 19 points. At this writing he had played 30 games at right wing, had scored 17 goals, added 20 assists for 37 points.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s nothing amazing about my success there,&rdquo; says Dickie. &ldquo;I had one of the best teachers in the world back in my first season in Elmer Lach. The biggest difference is learning to take that pass on your backhand and then switching to your shooting side. After you develop that the rest is simple. Actually, a player should get more goals if he is playing his wrong wing. I I have that whole not to shoot at from the right side.&rdquo;The Dickie Moore of today is a far cry from the unsure, temperamental and cocky character who first came up to the Canadiens after a short tenure in the Quebec Hockey League with the Royals. He has grown up and settled down.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think I was ever really cocky or temperamental,&rsquo; he says. &ldquo;You appear that way because you do things in som? games that you don&rsquo;t do in others. What I mean is, some teams you play with your stick up others you leave it on the ice I &lt;lon&rsquo;t think I was temperamental, nor was I acting in those days. Sure, I did things then that I wouldn&rsquo;t do now. I took crazy penalties because I thought it was smart. Now I think before I do those things.&rdquo;One team Dickie says you fiiust play with your stick up is Detroit. &ldquo;I love to play in the Olympia and I love to beat those guys more than any other club. They were so high and mighty for years. It just makes me feel good to score afeainst them.&rdquo;In the old days, when the Wings were ruling the NHL rpost Dickie had most of his run-i swdth Sawchuk and Lindsay. He says the Sawchuk end of it hasn&rsquo;t rekindled since Terry returned to the Wings. It was this feud plus his spirited play that once moved general manager Jack Adams to offer defenseman MarCel Pronovost to Canadiens in return for Dickie&rsquo;s contract.<h2>Heading Scoring Scares Him</h2>Today Moore is an allstar. He leads the league in scoring but nothing has changed in his hockey life. &ldquo;As far as I&rsquo;m concerned I won&rsquo;t be an all-star until I win it at the end of the season. As far as leading the league is concerned; sometimes I feel like I&rsquo;d rather be down about the middle of the list, then people don&rsquo;t notice you too much. When I first broke in I used to wonder what it would be like to lead the league. Now it scares me. I still can&rsquo;t believe it when I see it in the papers. But now I have to worry about the rest of the league catching me.&rdquo;Dickie says he actually doesn&rsquo;t care whether he leads the league or not. &ldquo;As long as it&rsquo;s one of the players on my team and not Howe,&rdquo; he laughs.While it&rsquo;s a fact that Montreal fans still haven&rsquo;t accepted Moore as a truly great player, they have nevertheless decided that he&rsquo;s with the Canadiens to stay. Ih the old days, or dating back to just last season a cheer for a Moore goal was about as loud as a bursting balloon. Today they watch his every move, and cheer a goal louder than ever. They admit that their favorite in the Moore-Henri Richard race for scoring honors, is the lattei, but most are ready to concede that Dickie is the &lsquo;hero&rsquo; in the Canadiens&rsquo; runaway this season.When it comes to credit, Dickie spreads it thick to his teammates and coach.&ldquo;Blake is real great,&rdquo; he will tell you. &ldquo;With him, there are no stars on the club. Every one is equal. If he had a dog on his club he&rsquo;d give him a chance. He can be tough too, but he lets you play your game. If you make honest mistakes he tells you what you did wrong. -If you&rsquo;re doging it, he&rsquo;ll chew yon out.&rdquo;As for all-star. He says he&rsquo;s lucky he has got this far and he&rsquo;ll wait for the selectors to make their decision. It&rsquo;s his big ambition to make it, but he refuses to count his chickens before the season is over. &ldquo;Nothing is sure in this business. That&rsquo;s why I bought a triplexe. I&rsquo;m getting rent from two others &mdash; you just can&rsquo;t tell what&rsquo;s going to happen in this business.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Dickie 20 Goals Give Pts Ahead Him Added Of ’56-57 Confidence

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;When Dickie Moore scored two goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, January 16th, it was the 9 9th and 100th of his National Hockey League career.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t have any idea how many goals I had scored until after that game when I got two.&rdquo; says Dickie. &ldquo;Then someone in the room tells me that I have one hundred. I didn&rsquo;t believe him. I don&rsquo;t know whether he meant including playoffs or not. I still don&rsquo;t know.&rdquo;For Dickie&rsquo;s information that figure does not include playoffs goals. To this writing he has scored 101 goals in his regular National Hockey League career which embraces seven season, four of which he played less than 25 games because of injury. Last season was the second in his career in which he played a full 70 game schedule for the Canadiens. &#9632;

Scored 100th Goal Of NHL Career And Didn’t Know It

MONTREAL, Que. &mdash; The Moore fanrily is made up of his pretty wife Joan, his eight month old sop Richard II and his dog Kimo, short for Eskimo since he is a white Samyoed.Recently Kimo wandered from home. &ldquo;Dickie&rdquo; was in Boston on a Sunday night and I didn&rsquo;t want him to come home and find Kimo wasn&rsquo;t here,&rdquo; says Joan. &ldquo;I called a local radio station and asked them if there was anything they could do. I said I didn&rsquo;t want Dickie&rsquo;s name mentioned but the station made a big production out of it and finally I had a call from the SPCA that they had picked him up.&rdquo;&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t imagine how Dickie would have folt if Kimo had been lost, fie means so much to him.&rdquo; &#9632;

Kimo, Dickie’s Dog Left Home When Moore Was On Road

MONTREAL. Que. &mdash;The Moore name is almost as famous in the American Hockey League as it is in the NHL. Jimmy Moore, star, centre of the Cleveland Barons of the AHL was running second to Willie Marshall of Hershey in the American League race when Dickie was leading the NHL. Dickie had 56 points and Jimmy 58.Jimmy and Dickie have never played pro hockey together although Dickie believes his brother could be of help to any NHL club. Once the Canadiens called Jimmy up for a playoff game but he didn&rsquo;t get into action. It was the only time they ever were on the same bench as pros. &#9632;

Never Played Pro Together; Thinks Jim Could Make NHL

<div class="byline">By Ken Inkengie</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01341/1616370-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st 1947Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 Ste. Catherine Street WestMontreal 25, Que.Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Empire: $4.00 in the U.S.A, and Foreign CountriesEntered as second-class matter, October 3, 1953, at the Post Office at Rouses Point. N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Printed in CanadaVOL. 11 MONTREAL. FEBRUARY 1. 1958 No. 18<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02306/1616363-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="591" height="142"></div>&#9679; HOCKEY&rsquo;S All-Time All-Star Team as selected by a panel of experts for Sport Magazine lined up as follows: Goal, Bill Durnan; Defense, Eddie Shore and Doug Harvey; Center, Howie Morenz; and Wings, Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard &hellip; Morenz and Shore are the only old timers named to the club&rsquo; Three of the members are still starring in the NHL today &hellip; Toronto&rsquo;s Ed Chadwick rates Boom Boom Geoffrion as the hardest shot in hockey &hellip; He maintains that Beliveau&rsquo;s shot looks faster but that he&rsquo;ll settle for the Boomer&rsquo;s &hellip; Toe Blake says he will hit his son over the head with a goalie&rsquo;s stick if the lad decides he wants to be a goalie &hellip; Maurice Richard took out an insurance policy for $75,000 payable to his family before he flew out to Vancouver to take part in the Coast&rsquo;s Old timers All-Star Game &hellip; Gary Edmundson who played briefly with Canadiens a few years back is now the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s &ldquo;Bad Man&rdquo; &hellip; He plays for New-Westminster Royals &hellip; Rookie Art Stratton of the Winnipeg Warriors is expected to win top freshman honors this year in the WHL&hellip; Art belongs to Jim Hendy&rsquo;s Cleveland Barons &hellip; Camille Henry, lightest player in the NHL at 135 pounds, rates as the best goals per shot player in the league&hellip; Camille lias a .267 percentage&hellip; Out of 90 shots on opposition goals he has scored 24 times&hellip; Boom Boom Geoffrion has had more shots on goal than any other player &hellip; The recent father (third time) of a few days has had 197 shots on the opposing clubs goal &hellip; His goal per shot record isn&rsquo;t the best, however &hellip; For must reading be sure to get your copies of the Official NHL Press and Radio Guide for 1957-58 and the Official NHL Record Book &hellip; Both books are full of interesting information for hockey fans.&#9679; BOBBY HULL has been drawing praise all around the NHL circuit &hellip; The agressive Chicago forward has been the most consistent player on the club with the exception of Goalie Glenn Hall &hellip; King Clancy said that Hull reminds him of Reg Noble &hellip; &ldquo;Like Noble, that Hull is built like a tank and he&rsquo;s just as hard to knock off his pins,&rdquo; praised Clancy &hellip; &ldquo;But he&rsquo;s faster than Noble was and may become a better player.&rdquo; &hellip; Former NHL&rsquo;er Lorne Duguid was recently appointed general sales manager of Canada for Hiram Walker & Sons Limited &hellip; Lorne Worsley has the best goals against per shot of any NHL regular goalkeeper&hellip; He allowed 2 7 goals against out of 373 shots for a .072 percentage &hellip; Terry Sawchuk of Detroit had more shots to handle than any other goalie&hellip; Terry was called upon to handle 1,395 shots in games up to January 19 &hellip; Canadiens have the best team record in goal scoring &hellip; Canadiens scored 168 goals as a result of 1,559 shots on goal. This gave them a .108 mark &hellip; Rookie Frank Mahovlich has the third best goals per shot record in the NHL &hellip; Frank scored 16 goals on 80 shots for an even .200 percentage &hellip; Jimmy Skinner was released from hospital the other day after undergoing numerous tests &hellip; The ex-Detroit coach will finish the season by ecouting for the Red Wings &hellip; Detroit iced their full team last week for the first time in 43 games&hellip; Clifford Martin, a paraplegic from Dartmouth, N.S., made his 10th annual visit to Maple Leaf Gardens the other night &hellip; Rudy Pilous has reshuffled his lines so that he has one veteran with two younger players. Ted Lindsay is playing with Bobby Hull and Bill Dineen while Ed Litzenberger plays with Billy Dea and Ed Kachur.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03230/1616356-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="282" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Chadwick</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04177/1616349-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="264" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bernard Geoffrion</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05155/1616342-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="280" height="362"><figcaption class="caption-body">Art Stratton</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06127/1616335-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="284" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Hull</figcaption></div>CLEVELAND ARENA affords both players&rsquo; benches and the penalty box complete protection from irate fans &hellip; Strong steel fences (like those around a school yard) completely surround these boxes but in no way obstruct the wiew of the fans &hellip; There fs also more advertising sold in the Cleveland Arena than in any major arena in the country&hellip; It has a big league atmosphere all the way &hellip; It&rsquo;s impossible to get a poor seat there. Every seat la first class. Bobby Bragan, Cleveland Indians&rsquo; new manager iooka lot like Rangers&rsquo; Phil Watson&hellip; &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div>BOSTON. Mass.&mdash;Have the Boston Bruins unwittingly been lending deception to the offenses of their National League opponents with the wearing of black pants.On the basis of testimony from goal-tenders Manager Lynn Patrick of the Bruins suspects that such may be the case.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07106/1616401-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="261" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Millar</figcaption></div>Patrick&rsquo;s attention to the camoflaging qualities of the Bruins&rsquo; black britches was attracted by Al Millar, who played goal for the Bruins for six games after Don Simmons was injured.Millar told Patrick that he had lost sight of the puck several times against the black pants background, notably on long shots.&ldquo;I read a comment by Gordon Howe (Detroit) in which he said I was weak on long shots,&rdquo; related Millar, &ldquo;and I couldn&rsquo;t understand it. I had never considered myself weak on long shots before.<h2>Lumley Agrees With Al</h2>&ldquo;Then in going back over the shots which had resulted in goals I realized that several times I had lost sight of the puck against the black pants. It just disappeared.&rdquo;Harry Lumley, the National League veteran who succeeded Millar as Simmons substitute, corroborated Millar&rsquo;s observations on the basis of his experience here. Simmons previously had told Patrick he was able to follow the striped puck used in televised games better than the all-black model used in other games.&ldquo;There may be something to the black pants business,&rdquo; reasoned Patrick. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m definitely looking into it, although I can&rsquo;t remember that they were a handicap to Frank Brimsek or Tiny Thompson here.&rdquo;Patrick recalled the stock. statement by members of other teams that Bruins&rsquo; goalies are weak on long shots which has been applied to all of them in the last 10 years, including Terry Sawchuk. It was about a de. cade ago that the Bruins began wearing pants with a shiny finish. Previously the black or worn was a dull one, similar to that worn by the Chicago Black Hawks. All other National League teams wear pants of "other colors.<h2>Gold For New Look</h2>Regardless of the results of Patrick&rsquo;s investigation it is likely that the Bruins will be wearing outfits with new color patterns next season. The Bruins&rsquo; manager was working on new combinations for some time before Millar provided his tip. The dominating color a in the new getup, it is said, will be gold. &#9632;

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Black Pants May Cause Blackouts For Hub goalers

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL</div>Toronto Star<h2>Playing On One Leg Is Not Team Spirit</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0892/1616446-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="328" height="357"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0988/1616439-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="283" height="336"></div>GOOD ole Malcolm Mooch stays in at tackle when his left arm is dangling from his shoulder pads. Sammy Schmaltz pops the goal that wins for Dead Fish Beach while skating on one foot, because the other foot has been practically broken off at the ankle. That&rsquo;s the stuff of which headlines and best-sellers for boys&rsquo; bookstands are made. But Malcolm and Sammy actually rate a kick in the jeans for not having more team spirit.That&rsquo;s the strictly professional view of Dr. E. R. Browne, himself a great team man. If it were not for Browne and fellows like him, there would come a night when Leafs couldn&rsquo;t play Bruins, because all the performers on both sides were clunking around on crutches. The same situation could come about in football, basketball or any professional sport where the wear and tear on humans keeps the escalator to the infirmary loaded.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-1080/1616432-1-eng-US/f0004-102.jpg" title="f0004-10" width="547" height="853"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Mohns</figcaption></div>Browne, who keeps a working force of Bruins on skates and a quorum of basketball Celtics sneaKers, sums up the situation in a sentence which might be for the medical journal. He says: &ldquo;In a game such as hockey, the courage of the competitors is wonderful. But heroics, although they make good reading, are detrimental to the team. A man who conceals an injury is not doing a service to his club. The aggravation of an injury, after it is received, may prolong the period of disability by weeks. It could even jeopardize the career of an athlete. If a man takes a chance such as that, can you give him marks for great club spirit?&rdquo;The doctor also feels there is no place for heroics in the treatment of beaten-up warriors. It&rsquo;s a job to be done. His latest masterpiece of sculpture was a cast on the leg of Tod Sloan, who had been shipped off to Toronto by air. The Slinker may be out for a month. But you can&rsquo;t be sure. A workman has to be pretty badly crippled now to miss 30 days without punching the time clock. Casualties which once would have sidelined a man for a whole season are now listed as routine occupational mishaps.<h2>Roast Beef Through The Pipeline</h2>TAKE the case of Doug Mohns, a Boston defence man, whose jaw was broken in mysterious fashion. There was a hint that Ian Cushenan, a Chicago defence man, might have been able to shed some light on the accident if that&rsquo;s what it was. Mohns, himself, can&rsquo;t seem to reconstruct the crimeDoug&rsquo;s jaws have been wired together since the night he got belted. There&rsquo;s a space between two teeth to admit a tube about the size of a fat pop bottle straw. Through this tube, Mohns is getting a steady high protein mixture of liquified food. Plenty of meat, nutritious vegetables, bananas and milk are processed in a blender. The resulting liquid is fed through the pipelineUnder this treatment, the injured Bruin has gamed five pounds. Normally, a patient with his jaws wired together loses 20 pounds in six weeks. The Bruins&mdash;or any other club&mdash;cannot afford to have an injured star wasting away while he&rsquo;s convalescing.During the weeks it took the jaw bones to knit, Mohns kept his chassis in shape for the day when he got the medical okay to slip back into uniform. He skated daily for a fast 30-minute burst, followed by a 15-minute rest and then a session of body push-ups.An important factor in getting injured athletes back into the lineup, BroWne emphasizes, is a carefully planned program of physiotherapy. This never was better demon strated thah in the serious injury suffered by Leo BoivinThe back of a skate ripped through Boivin&rsquo;s shinpaA It tore two muscles and a small nerve before fracturing little bone in the shin. One of the damaged muscles wae the one that provides the ability to pick up the foot. Ae a result of the accident, Boivin&rsquo;s foot tipped forward and he was unable to control itHe was in a cast for three weeks. Ten. days after the cast was removed, he was skating. His rapid recovery was aided by therapy sessions at nearby Harvard University, One of the exercises involves pushing on a pedal to register the force of pressure which the patient can exert with hie legs. Boivin, at the start, registered 90 pounds with his good leg. He couldn&#821;t budge 25 pounds with the damaged one. By the time he skated out with the Bruins he was doing 125 pounds with both legs. &#9632;

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Speaking on Sport

VANCOUVER. B.C.&mdash;Hockey&rsquo;s greatest attraction of the modern era &mdash; Maurice Richard &mdash; plus manv of its greatest attractions of past eras, put on a show for over 5,500 fans here last week, in an old timers game that sparkeld with names, and color.Richard, sidelined for two months with a eut tendon, refereed the game staged by the British Columbia Benevolent Hockey Association. The Association helps former hockey players. Clint Smith, former Chicago Black Hawks star is president.A star studded lineup and full house of fans saw the White defeat the Blues 10-2. But the score was incidental to the appearance of hockey greats who have helped to make the game such a great winter pastime.Names like Elmer Lach, Babe Pratt, Bryan Hextali, Neil Colville. Hal Laycoe, Phil Her gesheimer, Jack McGill, Cyclone Taylor and Iester Patrick dotted the lineup-pages of the program.But the big tfttraction was Richard, the all-time great right winger of the Montreal Canadiens. He came to British Columbia to take part in the province&rsquo;s Centennial celebrations. Before appearing as referee he was made an honory chief by the Squamish Indians and appeared on the ice in his war bonnet.<h2>Lach Star Of The Game</h2>Richard was also presented with an award for being najned Canada&rsquo;s outstanding-athelete-for 1957.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02266/1616508-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="557" height="814"><figcaption class="caption-body">Maurice Richard</figcaption></div><h2>Lach Leads Whites To 10-2 Win Over The Blues: Many Of Greats Of Past Take Part</h2>The score was 10-2 for the Whites &mdash; coached by Red Dutton, former NHL president and star defenseman with the old New York Americans. The Blues were handled I by Lester Patrick, former general manager of the New York Rangers, and father of Muzz Patrick, present Ranger boss and Lynn Patrick, general manager of the Boston Bruins.Cyclone Taylor, who led the Vancouver Millionaires to the Stanley Cup back in 1915 and Frank Frederickson, a star with the Victoria Cougars of 1924-25 when they won the Stanley Cup, were linesmen.Also on hand was Duke Keats, a former great of past years.The five thousand or more fans also got their first look at the Stanley Cup since i Patrick&rsquo;s Cougars brought it west in 1925.Scoring was well spread. Hextail, former New York Rangers star and Clint Smith of Chicago fame both scored a pair, as did Bill Wilson, a former Toronto Maple Leaf and Lach. Laycoe, and Hergesheimer each scored once. Lach also contributed five assists.Jack McGill, a Boston Bruin of a few years back scored both the Blues&rsquo; goals.Richard gave the fans a great show as a referee. They were particularly delighted when he gave his former &lsquo;Punch Line&rsquo; mate, Lach a penally and roared when he thumbed Pratt off.Between the second and third periods Lach, celebrating his 39th birthday, was presented 1 with a birthday cake and all the candles. &#9632;

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BC Hails, Rocket’; Now Big Chief

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Willie O&rsquo;Ree&rsquo;s hockey life this season has been just one thrill after another, and each has been greater.O&rsquo;Ree is a 22-year old left wing from Fredericton, N.B. who is playing his second season with the Quebec Aces of the Quebec league. A Negro, he is the first member of his race to play in the National League.Back in October O&rsquo;Ree played for the Boston Bruins in an exhibition game with the Springfield Indians here at Boston Garden.Being in the Bruins&rsquo; lineup for the exhibition was, tor O&rsquo;Ree, his biggest hockey thrill ever.Then on January 18 the Bruins, short-handed because of injuries, called Willie in from Quebec to play with them against the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo;in Montreal.<h2>One Thrill Topped Another</h2>The experience replaced the pre-season exhibition game as O&rsquo;Ree&rsquo;s greatest thrill but it didn&rsquo;t retain its number one ranking for long.A night later the muscular forward played for the Bruins against Montreal again, this time in the &ldquo;home&rdquo; rink. Afterward there was no doubt about his reaction.&ldquo;This experience topped the others.&rdquo; exclaimed the speedy forward. &ldquo;Here I was playing before our fans. They cheered me when we went onto the ice and I felt at home then.&ldquo;But I guess I got the big thrill when Larry Hillman had that fight with Olmstead (Bert. Montreal). Suddenly I found myself on my feet yelling like the other fellows on my bench, 1 felt pretty darned happy when 1 realized what 1 was doing.&rdquo;O&rsquo;Ree&rsquo;s addition to the Bruins&rsquo; lineup was sudden, for he was called up when an attack of grippe prevented Leo La Bine from playing the weekend series. He played in place of the injured Real Chevrefils, however, on a line with Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini.Coach Milt Schmidt played Willie part-time in Montreal, allowing for the youngster&rsquo;s nervousness, and he spelled him with the veteran Johnny Peirson here, too.O&rsquo;Ree didn&rsquo;t figure in the Bruins&rsquo; scoring in either game but he had a good chanee in Montreal and two shots here which forced Jacques Plante to make fine saves.&ldquo;I should have made good on the one in Montreal,&rdquo; he lamented. &ldquo;But just as I started to shoot I was hooked by Johnson (Tom, Montreal) and 1 lost control of the puck.&rdquo;<h2>Knew Players From Camp</h2>Willie owned a training camp acquaintance with 1 most of his teammates here: and they found the sheaf of telegrams which he received from well-wishers a natural target for pre-game kidding. They &lsquo;accused him of sending the&rsquo; wires. totalling nearly four dozen, to himself.O&rsquo;Ree received an inkling of his status as a potential Bruin last spring in a Hockey News, story in which Manager Lynn Patrick revealed his intention of i having him train here. Had he if not sustained a severe foot inI feetion shortly before the opening of the season he might have I played here sooner.Both Schmidt and Patrick expressed pleasure with O&rsquo;Ree&rsquo;s I conduct in his two-game stay before returning to Quebec.Said Schmidt, &ldquo;I said in the fall I liked his hustle and ag. gressiveness and 1 still do. I hope he continues to improve.&rdquo;Said Patrick, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of our leading prospects and he showed me some things I was glad to see while he was here. I think he handles the puck well and he&rsquo;s a good skater.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to give the impression that he&rsquo;s all ready for the National League, however,&rdquo; added Patrick. &ldquo;He has some work to do. He lets up at times, especially around the net, and he must keep his stick on the ice more. I think he&rsquo;ll benefit from this experience, though.&rdquo;Willie&rsquo;s debut here received considerable attention but probabyl less than it might elsewhere for Nego athletes in New England have been commonplace for nearly 100 years.The Garden had been virtually sold out for two weeks for the game with Montreal in which he played. The huge crowd rewarded the Unexpected addition to the Bruins&rsquo; lineup with warm applause several times.A five-foot nine-inch 168-pounder. O&rsquo;Ree is in his second season as a professional. He scored 22 goals during the regular season and another three goals in the Quebec league playoffs last spring as the Aces swept to the Edinburgh trophy.Willie is one of three Negros in the Bruins&rsquo; organization. Stan Maxwell, a forward, also plays for Quebec and there&rsquo;s another forward playing junior hockey. &#9632;

Lynn Admits He Likes What He Saw Of Willie, But Says He Has Lot To Learn Yet

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01294/1616477-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Fight For A Common CauseLeft Winger Willie O&rsquo;Ree became the first Negro ever to play with a National League elub last week when the Boston Bruins called him up from ths Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League. He is seen with Coach Milt Schmidt prior to making his debut in Montreal against the Canodiens. Bruins won their first game on Montreal ice that night, with a 3-0 win.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Willie O&rsquo;Ree became the First Negro to play in the National Hockey League, but li is presence on the NHL scene didn&rsquo;t mean that a barrier had been broken, as was the case of Jackie Robinson, the first Negro ever to break into the major leagues. The fact that there has never been a Negro in the NHL prior to O&rsquo;Ree must be blamed on the Negro race itself. No Negro, until O&rsquo;Ree came along had bhe ability to play in the big time.NHL owners have never discriminated against race, color or creed. All they have ever asked for was ability on skates.<h2>Montreal Has Seen Willie</h2>There have been other Negro players in organized hockey. Most prominent I were the Carnagie Brothers, I Ossie and Herbie. They played most of their hockey in Quebec for the now defunct Sherbrooke Saints of the old Quebec Amateur Hockey League. When the club folded Herbie moved over to the Quebec Aces before retiring. The Aces can boast the use of more Negros than any other hockey club. Carnagie was the first, before O&rsquo;Ree and a third. Stan Maxwell is presently with the Aces as well. Maxwell, like Willie is a Boston chattel and is highly regarded by the Bruins.Willie&rsquo;s debut in Montreal didn&rsquo;t cause too much excitement. Most Montreal fans had either seen or heard of him in the Quebec League. But they did appreciate the fhcf that he was the first Negro to break into the NHL and they applauded him accordingly.As to his hockey ability, most of Wie Montreal experts like the way he handled himself at left wing and were impressed with his speed. But be seemed to freeze around the nets. He had a sure goal on his stick in the 3-0 Boston win but he took too long to fire the puck and before he made his move Johnson had draped himself all over him.O&rsquo;Ree showed great spirit and hustle and in his very first turn on the ice he carried Bert Olmstead into the boards and left him hanging on the rail.The consensus of opinion is that O&rsquo;Ree will be back, but next time to stay.<h2>Milt Happy With Him</h2>Willie, a native of Fredericton, New Brunswick told Dick Bacon, U.P., Reporter he was really nervous in the first period of his first game.But 1 was much better as the game went on. 1 had a real good chance to score in the third period when Gerry Toppazzini gave me a pass in close. I thought I had Plante deked pretty good, but Johnson hooked me,&rdquo; said the ligh-skinhed O&rsquo;Ree.Coach Milt Schmidt said he was very happy with Willies showing in his first game. &ldquo;I knew he was nervous, that&rsquo;s one of the reasons I alternated him with Pierson. But who wouldn&rsquo;t be nervous in their first game in the National Hockey League. I know I was plenty nervous in mine. But I thought Willie did very well, said Milt.Willie, who is also called Bill and who was christened William Eldon O&rsquo;Ree, admitted &ldquo;I hardly slept at all after my coach. Joe Crozier, called me at my boarding house and told me I was supposed to report to the Bruins at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal. I got a little rest on the train down from Quebec City, but that was all.&rdquo;O&rsquo;Ree is one of several Negroes to perform in Minor League hockey, but his debut in the NHL marks the lowering of the last color line among major sports in North America. However, most hockey observers point out that the only reason a &ldquo;Color Line&rdquo; existed was the tact that there hasn&rsquo;t been a Negro player, qualified to make the National Hockey League. Several colored hockey players have played in the minors, in fact, O&rsquo;Ree has been a linemate of one &mdash; Stan Maxwell.&ldquo;I was the most surprised guy in the world when I found out 1 was going to play for the Bruins,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Ree said. &ldquo;In fact, I still am. After all, I thought there were several other guys Boston would have called up before me. I&rsquo;ve been having trouble scoring this year (seven goals in 32 games)&hellip; I&rsquo;ve been having trouble around the cage&hellip; hitting Jhe post or just missing the net altogether.<h2>Started Very Young</h2>The 5-10, 175 pound winger has been playing hockey ever since his father built him a backyard rink in his pre-teenage days.&ldquo;I guess I&rsquo;ve always hoped that some day I might make the National Hockey League.&rdquo; bo continued. &ldquo;I ve thought about it ev^i since 1 began listening to the Saturday night broadcasts from Toronto by Foster Hewitt.&rdquo;&ldquo;I never cared what team it was so long as I made it,&rdquo; he said.The closest he came before his debut was a three-week training stint with the Bruins last September.&ldquo;But I knew I needed more experience,&rdquo; he admitted, after he was sent down, first to sSpringtield in the American Hockey League and later back to the Quebec Aces.O&rsquo;Ree is the youngest of eight children &mdash; four boys and four girls. The only other skater in the family is one of his brothers who &ldquo;fools around in a commercial hockey league back home.&rdquo; The quiet-spoken athlete has been a pro tor two years. Before that, he played for the Kitchener Junior Canucks where he said coach &ldquo;Black Jack Stewart helped me a lot.&rdquo; The year before that lie was with the Quebec Frontenacs (another junior team), then coached by Phil Watson, now coach of the Few York Rangers.&ldquo;Before that 1 played around Fredericton in junior hockey, but it was nothing like hockey around here,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Ree said.A summertime shortstop with hands like meat-hooks, O&rsquo;Ree also played rugby, the English variety, in his school days at Fredericton High.O&rsquo;Ree had played against the same Canadiens in two exhibition games previously and two of his opponents were former teammates. Gene Achtymicbuk centered the line on which he played last year and Marcel IBonin. drafted this year by Montreal. was another clubmate last season. &#9632;

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O’Ree’s Two Game Stand: He’ll Be Back

<div class="byline">By GEORGE E. VAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01365/1616563-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Carl Mattson&hellip; &hellip;He Knows Their Troubles</figcaption></div>The intimate nature of his job as the Red Wings&rsquo; trainer makes Carl Mattson the closest of all to the players. Hockey&rsquo;s occupational hazards top all sports.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re all pretty tough by the time they get up to the Wings. Some players, however, can take more than others.&ldquo;I remember keeping sort of a box score on Jack Stewart. I kept track of the stitches taken in his face. He played 10 years and had 253 stitches.&rdquo;Carl mused about Black Jack:&ldquo;Once, I think it was in Montreal on Saturday night, Jack had half his cheek laid open and one eye was banged shut.&ldquo;Fifteen stitches were made inside his cheek and 18 on the outside He showed up Sunday night at Olympia with his eye swollen shut and his cheeks puffed out. His head seemed lopsided.&ldquo;I told him he couldn&rsquo;t play. He might re-open the stitches He said he&rsquo;d just put his suit on and watch from the bench So what does he do? He plays the whole game.&ldquo;Once he had a serious case of shin splints. His leg turned yellow with infection. I worked on the leg all night with hot towels, hot as I could get them. I guess I just abut burned the poison out. Jack yowled a couple of times but didn&rsquo;t stop me.&ldquo;It was just getting daylight when we left here. Sure, he played that night.&rdquo;Carl, 50, a gentlemanly guy is happy in his work. He is the first player they see when they come off the ice, the first man to them when they are hurt.He knows their troubles, other than the physical. He has their confidence as a proper man to care for them when they are battered, bruised or broken, when wrought up emerging from the ice battlefield or when they&rsquo;re worried over their game.Jack Adams seemed to know this when he gave can a chance to work with the late Frank &ldquo;Honey&rdquo; Walker, one-time trainer of the Red Wings. That was 23 years ago and Carl has been head trainer since Honey retired 11 years ago. He came to Detroit from Hancock in the late &rsquo;20s.He never played hockey, just liked hockey and the players. Thinks they are tops for class among all athletes. Sports writers, who cover all beats, concur.Once Olympia&rsquo;s, equipment was made up of one heating lamp and a couple of rubbing tables Now Carl has a roomful of get-better paraphernalia including deep-diathermy equipment and whirlpool baths He thinks the whirlpools are the best with their damp treatment for muscular ailments.He&rsquo;s an expert on Charley horses One of these muscular rips once kept a player out for 8 to 10 weeks. Frequently, Carl has them back in that many days now. He&rsquo;ll make an occasional stitch and has gotten pretty good at it but he leaves the more serious needlework to the doctors. Its the law.Stewart, as mentioned, is his greatest defense man. He remembers Bucko McDonald as the greatest bodychecker, &ldquo;he made 28 in one game&hellip;used to knock them up in the rafters.&rdquo;Howe is Carl&rsquo;s forward: &ldquo;Great on and great oft the ice, never puts it on because he&rsquo;s the star.He told of other great players&mdash;Marty Barry, Herbie Lewis, the late Larry Aurie, Cooney Weiland, Sid Howe, Mud Bruneteau&hellip;he remembers the night Hec Kilrea grabbed the puck in Montreal and when Goalie Lorne Chabot slid out on one knee to make the save, passed to Bruneteau who whipped it in for the score. That ended hockey&rsquo;s longest game&hellip;169 minutes. &#9632;

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Sports TODAY

CHICAGO. III.&mdash;When Rudy Pilous took over the coaching job of the Chicago Black Hawks there were those who responded by offering condolences. But Rudy took up the challenge with a smile.&ldquo;Why shouldn&rsquo;t I smile,&rdquo; says Rudy. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got the makings of a great team here. The players are high-spirited and they&rsquo;re young.&rdquo;Rudy says the only trouble the players have had. up to now, as he sees it, is that they have become used to losing. &ldquo;The job is to develop a winning complex and the rest will take care of itself,&rdquo; he says.When Pilous first took over he decided one of the problems of some of the players was laziness.&ldquo;A team that&rsquo;s leading the league in penalties the way the Hawks are doing, is doing things the easy way &mdash; just standing around and hooking instead of checking.&ldquo;The key to hockey success is &lsquo;mobile.&rdquo; Be oh the move all the time, be ready for the breaks, let the other club wait for the puck and make the penalties.&rdquo; he says. &#9632;

Rudy Works On Making Hawks ‘Mobile’ Replacing Laziness

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;For nearly three months the management of the Boston Bruins threatened changes unless the National League&rsquo;s second-best team played up to its possibilities.During that time nothing happened. either in the way of changes by the management or improvement by the team.But when the Bruins&rsquo; brain trust of Manager Lynn Patrick and Coach Milt finally did act they didn&rsquo;t go halfway.In the short space of several days they made these moves:Purchased Goalie Harry Lumley from the Chicago Black Hawks to replace Al Millar as the substitute for the injured Don Simmons.Recalled Forward Buddy Boone from the Springfield Indians.Optioned Defensemen Bob Armstrong and Jack Bionda to Springfield.Returned Millar to the Quebec Aces:<h2>Patrick Praises Millar</h2>A week before he bought Lumley, Patrick had made arrangements with Chicago for the 31-year old veteran to play for Springfield. When Millar&rsquo;s goals against average stayed at better than four per game the Bruins&rsquo; manager went the rest of the way and bought Lumley for use here.At the same time Patrick praised Millar, 28, who backstopped Quebec to an all-winning season a year ago.&ldquo;Al turned in some fine stretches of play for us,&rdquo; lauded Patrick. &ldquo;I think he would have sho.wed to better advantage under different circumstances. He didn&rsquo;t have many breaks going his way and I don&rsquo;t hold him accountable for our inability to win while he was here.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02249/1616594-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="490" height="1115"><figcaption class="caption-body">The First MoveHarry Lumley</figcaption></div>Of the personnel developments that created the most widespread surprise here was the farming out of Armstrong and Bionda, especially Armstrong. The 195-ponnd native of Sarnia. Ont., first played for the Bruins us a junior and became a regular midway through the Stanley Cup playoffs of 1952. But if his first playoff series was a happy one his most recent was less so, for he broke an ankle in the final game of the set with Montreal last spring in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Dickie Moore from scoring an unimportant goal.Now 26, Armstrong was regarded as a fixture here, but the Bruins may have done him a favor and the 24-year old. Bionda as well. They figure to play much more for Springfield than they were playing here under a three pairs setup. Both should benefit by the extra work.As a postscript to his announcement of the optioning of the two Patrick made it clear that neither has been written out of the Bruins&rsquo; plans.&ldquo;Armstrong has been a fine defenseman and he&rsquo;s still a fine hockey player,&rdquo; declared Patrick. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be watching him with Springfield.&ldquo;Bionda is an outstanding athlete and I&rsquo;m not giving up on him, either. I&rsquo;ll be watching him, too. After all. we don&rsquo;t have any permanent defensemen on our team.&rdquo;<h2>Five Defensemen Remain</h2>With Armstrong and Bionda went the Bruins&rsquo; three pairs system installed at the beginning of last season. When Doug Mohns came back after a 16-game absence with a broken jaw the defense squad numbered seven. After the cut the five remaining were Allan Stanley, Larry Hillman, Capt. Ferny Flaman, Leo Boivin and Mohns.Both before and after the defense shakeup Patrick was making good use of the Bruins&rsquo; farm system. Boone came from Springfield in the footsteps of Bob Beckett, Harry Pidhirny and Norman Johnson, all here earlier, and after Buddy came Gerry Ehman. A 25-year old left wing and Springfield&rsquo;s leading scorer, Ehman potted a goal for the Bruins in his one game. Later Willie O&rsquo;Ree came in from Quebec for two games.&ldquo;Every time we can use a player from a farm team we will,&rdquo; said Patrick. &ldquo;The best way to judge a player&rsquo;s major league worth is in the major league. I&rsquo;d like to apply that test to everyone in our organization deserving the chance and I&rsquo;ll continue to do so as far as it is possible and practical.&rdquo;The fact that the Bruins didn&rsquo;t make additional changes in their cast was not due to any lack of effort on the part of Patrick, who talked trades with everyone in a period of three days.He came the closest with Toronto, apparently, for Toronto writers were told the MapleLeafs had turned down a Patrick offer for George Armstrong. Staff Smythe revealing the rejection.Chicago wanted too much for too little.Detroit, then on a winning streak, was satisfied with a status quo.Montreal hasn&rsquo;t made a deal with the Bruins in seven years.New York&rsquo;s three desirables were priced too high.Lumley climbed into Bruins&rsquo; togs without having played for a month at Buffalo, his previous port, and two games after his arrival he owned his 66th major league shutout. He hung it on the Canadiens in Montreal, 3 to 0. &#9632;

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Bs Find Trade Mart Too High For Too Little

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div>CHICAGO, III.&mdash;Little Pete Pilote has been roaring along on the hottest scoring and point-getting spree of any Black Hawk to date this season recently and it may still be continuing. It is a streak that started with 19 58 and found the Chicago rearguard averaging better than a point per game.December 31 found his record limited to seven assists with no goals, but 10 games later he had moved into the scoring lead among Hawk defensemen and was ahead of several regular forwards as well with an admirable 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points in a total of 43 games.This pushed him ahead of his 3-14-17 record accomplished during the full, 70-game&rdquo; route last season and naturally means that this will be his best NHL campaign since the 1956-57 season was his first full schedule in the big time. He was moved up to the Hawks from Buffalo late in the 55-56 season.Pilote, only 5&rsquo;10&rdquo; and less than 170 in weight as the smallest blue liner in the National League, has also shown brightly all season on the defensive side to earn rating as the team&rsquo;s steadiest performer out in front of goaler Glenn Hall along with the veteran and wise Jim Thomson.He doesn&rsquo;t hesitate to check the biggest of aggressive opponents and more often than not comes out the better in such crashes. His particular value, however, is most apparent when he goes down to block shots before they ever get to the Chicago nets.Pete&rsquo;s 11 points in the 10-game span was as good an effort or better than those racked up during the same period by the top 10 scorers in the league at the time. Among the men he bettered and may still be topping are such names as Howe, Bathgate, Henry and Stasiuk.<h2>Here&rsquo;s what we mean&hellip;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03164/1616632-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="568" height="439"></div>The story by now, of course, may be susbstantially different, but Pilote&rsquo;s play this year deserves a prolonging of such scoring prowness. Of the 10 rivals listed above only Beliveau can be excused for he missed action during most of the period involved due to injury.<h2>Used On Power Play, Now</h2>Completely aware of the Pilote splurge in the scoring column, Coach Rudy Pilous has been&rsquo; using the hard working Pete on power plays much of the time in partnership with the crafty Dutch Reibel The Chicago crew has been popping them in regularly when opponents were short lately.Pilous is among the staunchest Pilote backers since the pair date back as co-workers nearly 10 years. Rudy was just earning his first praise as coach of the St. Catharines TeePees when Pete was a standout member of the OHA Junior team before turning pro with Buffalo in 1951-52.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04117/1616625-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="512" height="791"><figcaption class="caption-body">Racks &lsquo;Em UpPierre Pilate</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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10 Game Point-A-Game Streak Nets Pilote Power Play Spot

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL OANN</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Forechecking which some times seems like a lost art in the National League, got a quick dusting off and a quick payoff I for Detroit I Red Wings in one recent hot streak.Over a span of three games the Detroiters scored 10 goals and five of those were one-man efforts resulting from the most agressive lore checking seen here in about 15 years.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01316/1616718-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="314" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Bailey</figcaption></div>In fact, it may have been more than a coincidence that, this forechecking reminded old timers of the Liniment Line, back about 1042. On that, crew were Don (Count) Grosso Eddie Wares and Sid Abel &mdash; perhaps the best line in MIL history at pinning a bum back in its own zone.If the current crowd looked like throwbacks to these days, maybe it was explained by the presence of Abel on the Detroit bench as the new coach. Even though he was something of a &ldquo;rocking chair&rdquo; skater his last few seasons as a player here. Abel once was one of the fiercest skaters in the business.<h2>Delvecchio Got Two</h2>Having paced the sharpest forechecking&rsquo; teams in club history, it was only natural that Sid attempted to install the same sort of driving play into the Redshirts. But he never dreamed of the rich dividends that would help produce a five game winning streak in his first six games as bench pilot.The five key goals ail came in similar fashion &mdash; a fast-moving Detroit forward stole the puck in the attacking zone and then went in alone to beat the goalie.It started with Gordie Howe end Bob Bailey running off carbon-copy plays against Chicago in a 4-1 triumph. Alex Delvecchio got into the act the next game to cage the winning goal of a 3-2 decision, over. New York. Then Delvecchio did it twice the same night against Chicago in a 3-2 Detroit victory.ICE CHIPS: The five-game winning streak carried Detroit into second place but the New Rangers quickly regained control of the No. 2 spot and along the way showed some sting of their own with forechecking.That was the night when second place was at stake and visiting New York grabbed a 6-1 verdict here. Andy Bathgate worked a puck theft for the first goal and Lou Fontinate did it for the last. This was the game that ended Detroit&rsquo;s string of 10 straight home games without defeat and also continued the Rangers&rsquo; remarkable record of not losing here all season.<h2>Abel Has Own Punishment</h2>&ldquo;Maybe the best thing that could happen to use.&rdquo; was Abel&rsquo;s philosophical reaction to, the shock of the 6-1 defeat. It came in his eighth game as Detroit coach after the team had won five and lost, the two others by narrow 2-1 counts.In past years Detroit teams beaten by such decisive scores have faced such punishment as fines, demotions, shakeups &mdash; everything except maybe lashes from the whip. Abel&rsquo;s punishment was radically different. He gave lire learn a day off with no practice.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02283/1616711-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="562" height="1312"><figcaption class="caption-body">He Got TwoAlex Delvecchio</figcaption></div>After two weeks of exhaustive hospital examinations and tests. Jimmy Skinner has taken oft on his new job while awaiting the doctors&rsquo; verdict. Skinner headed into northern Ontario on a two week scouting trip.Johnny Wilson narrowly missed serious injury When hit by a deflected shot in a practice session. lie required eight stitches in his right eyelid, two on the inside, and was ordered to remain out of practice at least three days. Wilson played his first 29 games before scoring a goal, then had five in the next 14.Alex Delvecchio went a stretch of 80 games with only two goals, then scored three times in two games.Jack McIntyre continued his unusual scoring since joining Detroit Dec. 17 from Chicago. He didn&rsquo;t get a goal in 27 games for the Hawks but counted seven in 15 games for the Wings.The big swap with Chicago still looks like a good deal both ways. Both the Wings and Hawks have played better than .500 hockey in the 15 or so games since. The four new Detroiters have totaled 11 goals and 10 assists, while the four new Chicago players managed seven goals and 17 assists. Maybe the most interesting note is that Detroit has won five of the six meeting against Chicago since the deal. &#9632;

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Abel Banks Un More Forechecking To Aid Wings’; PointDeposit

DETROIT, Mich. &mdash; Hec Lalande, picked up by the Detroit Red Wings in their four-for-four trade with the Chicago Black Hawks last month became the 12th player tested and discarded in the wholesale personnel shuffling by the Wings this season.The Wings tested Lalande al centre with Howe and Kelly when he first arrived at Detroit. First Kelly was shifted back to defense and (hen Lalande was sent to Hershey of the American League. &#9632;

Lalande 12th Played Tested By Wings And Then Discarded

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div>MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;The Canadiens, despite their runaway of the present NHL race, always seem to have something to celebrate. Last week it was the return of Jean Beliveau who had been sidelined for over a month.Then Boom Boom Geoffrion, the hottest goal scorer in the league netted his 200th of his career.Now Maurice Richard has returned to scrimmage with the club and can be expected to be back in action in about two weeks.Taking each celebration as it came; Beliveau moved back into his familar centre spot between Olmstead and Geoffrion and immediately sparkled. While his timing was off his speed impressed coach Toe Blake. For the first time in weeks the Habs were only one player away from being at full strength.<h2>No One Beats Habs Twice In A Row</h2>Beliveau returned to action against the Leafs in Montreal and helped the Habs to a 5-2 win. Then the Brains came to town with a team, so riddled with injuries that coach Milt Schmidt had to carry a program to spot his players. They were so many strange faces he called them by number instead of by name. But the Bruins gave the Habs a hockey lesson as they won their first game on Montreal ice this season and Lumley, playing his second game for the Bruins got his first Kill, shutout in over a rear The Bruins won 3-0.But no one beats the Canadiens twice in a row anymore.The next night in Boston the Habs blasted the Bruins 6-2 to keep another record going. They haven&rsquo;t lost a game in Boston Gardens this season.From Boston the Canadiens skipped over to Toronto where they took the measure of the Leafs 2-0. with two third period goals, one by Moore and the other by Beliveau. It moved the Habs back to their 19 point lead over the Rangers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03216/1616773-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="854" height="1121"><figcaption class="caption-body">Boom Boom Geoffrion, happy after his 200th NHL goal, showers with a song. It was his 26th of the year. He leads the league.</figcaption></div>Geoffrion scored his 200th of his seven year NHL career in the 6-2 win over the Bruins. It came at 15.45 of the first period on passes from Beliveau and Moore. It was his 85th goal of the season, and put him into the lead in that department.Geoffrion was mighty happy for his 200th goal. The club left for Toronto next day but he flew back to Montreal where his wife was expecting at any moment.Said Geoffrion: &ldquo;At the beginning of the season. I never thought I would score 25 goals. After all. It was injured and I was afraid I wouldn&rsquo;t get into shape Soon enough.&rdquo;Boom Boom said he took the puck in front of the Boston goal and tried to deflect it off of a player standing in front.&ldquo;Flaman was standing in front of me like this,&rdquo; said Geoff, throwing his arms apart, &ldquo;and I noticed Bonin standing in front SO I shot the puck trying to miss. Fi&rsquo;aman and hit Bonin. Lucky for me it didn&rsquo;t hit anybody.&rdquo;Boom Boom became the 28ih player in NHL history to hit the glut goal mark. Richard with 501, Howe with 377 and Lindsay with 332 are the only other active players who have scored 200 or more.Geoffrion also became the sixth in the history of the Canadiens to step into the charmed circle. Besides Richard. Coach Toe Blake had scored 235 when he retired. Howie Morenz had 270 and so did Aurel Joliat, Elmer Lach scored 215 before he called it a day.Richard returned to scrimmage with the club for the first time since he was injured in Toronto last November 13th. In the dressing room following the practice lie. said his injured foot felt fine for the first 15 minutes.&ldquo;Afier that it stiffened up. But I&rsquo;m, sure it will set better front now on.&rdquo;Just when he will return to actual play is not known.&ldquo;When I feel I&rsquo;m ready to go &mdash; I&rsquo;ll play. Not before,&rdquo; he said.Coach Toe. Blake, standing close by asked how he felt the team nees were of setting a records this season.&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t talk about records; they&rsquo;re never a topic of conversation by the players said glancing expectantly over his shoulder for a prowling jinx and keeping his fingers crossed.The record of 236 goals by a. team was set by Detroit Red Wings in the 19 50-51 season. In the same season the Wings amassed a record total of 101 points.In 45 games Canadiens have scored 170 goals. At the average of 3.77 a game &mdash; if it continues &mdash; they would reach 264 for the season.At the same time they had compiled 65 points on 30 wins and five ties. If they maintain their 1.4 4 average. They&rsquo;ll be on the nose of Detroit&rsquo;s record 101.&ldquo;Anybody likes a record, of course, but we&rsquo;re not flunking about records now.&rdquo; said Blake. &ldquo;The time to talk about records is after you&rsquo;ve made them.&ldquo;Our main concern now is to win the NHL championship. We&rsquo;re playing good. sound hockey right now. The boys showed they&rsquo;re playing as a unit when they beat Toronto 2-0 last week.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s tough enough to win games, let alone talking about records. Were going to win every game we can now to clinch first place.&ldquo;And even if we clinch it we&rsquo;re not going to jeopardize our chances by going after records, especially if any of our players are tired or not 100 per cent fit&ldquo;I learned my lesson in the 194 4-4 5 season. Elmer Lach, Rocket Richard and 1 wanted to finish the season 1-2-3 at the top of the scoring. Milt Schmidt., Woody Du mart and Bobby Bauer of Boston Bruins had done the trick in the 1939-40 season.&ldquo;We did it, but it took a lot out of use We shouldn&rsquo;t have been playing. It wasn&rsquo;t coach Dick Irwin&rsquo;s fault. We insisted on playing. Elmer and I bad the grippe. All of us should have rested for the playoffs. So what happened? Toronto Leafs promptly knocked us out and went on to win the final against Detroit. &#9632;

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“Records Not For Us”, Says Blake, But Habs May Crack Them Anyway

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Bernie &ldquo;Boom Boom&rdquo; Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens scored his 200th major league goal here on January 19th, but lie didn&rsquo;t stay around to celebrate the event.Within minutes after the end of the game with the Bruins in which lie scored twice ttie jetshooting right wing was on his way back to Montreal, where his wife was expecting their, third child.The rest of the Montreal squad remained here and gave proper vocal recognition to Geoffrion&rsquo;s feat.Boom Boom&rsquo;s No. 2.00. a Skimmer along film ice at 15:45 of the first period with the Bruins playing a man short, lifted him into the company of his teammate Maurice Richard. Detroit&rsquo;s Gordon Howe and Chicago&rsquo;s Ted Lindsay, the only other active National Leaguers in the 200 Goals club.Geoffrion later scored his 201st goal and his 26th of the season at 12:56 of the third period with one of his patented whistlers from 25 feel.BARRY &#9632;

No Celebrations; Boomer Races Home

MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;Defenseman Doug Harvey seldom gets a misconduct penalty and never had a game misconduct until the night of January 18th in Boston. The roof fell in at 17.19 of the second period with the score tied one-one. Canadiens won the game 6-2.He was asked about his misconduct and subsequent game misconduct by referee Eddie Powers after.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like this, see. The way we play hockey, we don&rsquo;t let anybody score a goa1 at any time during the game. So the whistle blows, and Flaman, he shoots the puck into the empty net. So when I see that, I take the puck and try to shoot it into the Boston net. That&rsquo;s when Powers points his finger at me.&ldquo;&lsquo;Hey, wait a minute, i said to him. did you see the Boston&rsquo;s Flaman shoot the puck into our net I yelled at Powers.&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got a misconduct penalty.&rsquo; said Powers, and that&rsquo;s when I blow my top. The point is, nobody scores on our net at any time during the game if we can help it. ahd that&rsquo;s the way it&rsquo;s always been with us.&rdquo; &#9632;

“No One scores Un Us, even In Fun,” Says Doug Harvey

<h2>Goal 100 For Moore</h2>Dickie Moore scored his 100th goal of his NHL career in his 43rd game of this season. If took Moore 314 games to score goal number 100. He also has scored 16 goals in 65 playoff games for the Conadiens.<h2>Bronco Passes Total</h2>Bronco Horvath of the Bostor Bruins had only scored 13 goal; in his NHL career until he joined the Hub club this season He scored one with Rangers Iasi season and 12 the season before. He already has scored 19.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02286/1616873-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="570" height="241"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 Montreal 2 at Toronto 0</h2>canatiens&mdash;Goal: name; ueiensc: Johnson. Talbot, Harvey, St. Lauren, Turner; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Oliristead, Bonin. Moore, Goyette, Provost, Pronovost, Marsha JI. Cury, H. Richard.Toronto&mdash;Goal: Chadwick; defense; Baun, Reaume, Stewart, Morrison, Horton; forwards: Brianullen, Harry Cullen, Pulford. Armstrong, Harris, Duff, Mahovlieh, Masnick, Aidcoin. Balfour.Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: George Hayes, Art Skov.<h3>First Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Armstrong 7:47, Harvey 14:11. Olmstead 15:55. 10 minute misconduct 17:46, Duff 18:25.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties, Provost 4:45, major, Armstrong ir:45, Geoffrion, minor and 10-minute misconduct 10-02, Armstrong, minor, 10-minute misconduct and match misconduct 14:07. Talbot 17:49.<h3>Third Period</h3>1&mdash;Canadians, Moore (H. Richard. Bonin) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14:042&mdash;Canadiens, Beliveau (St. Laurent)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:21Penalties: Beliveau 3:31, Talbot 10:22.Stops:Plante&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8 5 7&mdash;26Chadwick &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 12 6 8 &mdash; 20<h2>THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 Chicago 3 at Boston 4</h2>Chicago &mdash; Goal: Hall; defense; pilote, Vaako, Morison, Thomson, Cusheuan; forwards: null. Kachur, Lindsay, Skov, Murphy, Dea, Reibel, Litzenberger, Dineen, Ferguson, Nesterenko.Boston&mdash;Goal: Lumley: defense; Haqian, Mohns. Boivin. Hillman; forwards: Horvath, Stasiuk, Bueyk, Reijan, Labi he, Chevrefils, McKenney. Toppazlni. Mackall. Boone. Peirson.Referee: Storey, Linekmen: Pavelleh. Morrison.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Boston, Horvath (Bueyk Hillman) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14:38Chicago, Nesterenko (Skov. Vasko) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:46Penalties: McKenney 8:18, Horvath .17:42 misconduct 19:46.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Boston. Bueyk (Stasiuk, Boone) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:354 Boston. McKenney4&mdash;Boston, McKenney (Regan, Toppazzini) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15:515&mdash;Chicago. Skov (Mortaou) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 17:53Penalties: Boone 4:50, Piiote 4:50 and 15:36, Bulyk 10:19.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Boston, Stasiuk (Bueyk. Horvath) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:007&mdash;Chicago, Reibel (Ferguson. Dineen)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 17:13Penalties: none.Hall&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19 14 10&mdash;43Lumley &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 7 7 5&mdash;19<h2>SATURDAY, JANUARY 25Detroit 3 at Boston 5</h2>Detroit&mdash;Goal:. Saw oh uk defense. Kelly, Pronovost. Godfrey, Arbour, Strafe; forwards: (Ulman. Howe, M. Tntyre, Delvecchio, Bailey, Mickoski. Wilson, McNeill, Polio. Kennedy, Pryatai.Boston &mdash; Goal: Lumley; defense: Hillman, Bnjvin. Fla man, Mohns, Stanley; forwards: Hnrvath, Stasiuk, Bueyk, McKenney, Toppazzini, Maekeil. Regan, Labine, Oheyrefils, Boone, Peirson.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Detroit: McIntyre (UIto)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0.542&mdash;Detroit: Delvecchio &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14.11Penalties: Boivin 14.27, chevrefits 14:53 Mackell 15.27.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Bosiod. McKenney (Toppazzini, Regan) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3.614&mdash;Boston: Chevrefils (McKenney. Regan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18.58Penalties: Pronovost 3.42, Boivin 6.41.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Boston: Toppazzini (Regan, Mohns) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14.426&mdash;Detroit: Delvecchio (Godfrey. Mickoaki) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 17.137&mdash;boston: Toppazzini (Mackell, McKenney)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18.058 &mdash; Boaton: McKenney (Toppazzini) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19.36Penalties: Kelly 16.36, Kennedy 19.49.<h2>New York 1 at Toronto 7</h2>New York &mdash; Goal: Worsley; defence: Gadsby. Evans. Caban. Fontana to. Ho well: forwards: Sullivan. Hebenton MacDonald, Bathgate, Gendron, Hwy. Cieela. Creighton, Foley, Popein. Lewicki.Toronto&mdash;Goal: Ohod wick; defence: Morrison, Stewart. Reaume, Horton. Baun: forwards: Harris. Aldeorn. Muhovlich, Barry Cullen, Pulford, Armstrong. Duff. Nevin, Maenick.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;New York: Lewicki (Hebenion. Sullivan) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 1.362&mdash;Toronto: Barry Cullen (Pulford. Brian Cullen) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 1.143&mdash;Toronto. Barry Cullen (Reaume) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19.29Penalties; Duff 2.69. 12.02, Diesis 4.10, 9.48.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Toronto: Duff (Armstrong. Mssnlck) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16.13Penalties: Duff 8.25, Fontinato 12.50.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Toronto: Barry Ckbllen (Fulford. Brian OuHeft) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6.436&mdash;Toronto: Fulford (Siewart. Brian Cullen) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15.257&mdash;Toronto: Mahovlieh (Harris) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16.338&mdash;Toronto Horton (Pulford. Brian Cullen) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19.00Penalties: Evans 37, Duff 9.55, Horton 19.59.<h2>Chicago 1 at Montreal 2</h2>Chicago &mdash; Goal: Hall: defense Thomson, Cuehenan. Mortson, Pilate Vasko; forwards: Muiphy, Neeterenko Skov, Lindsay, Kachur. Reibel, Ferga son, Litzenberger, Hull. Dea, Dineen.Canadiens &mdash; Cool: Plame: defense Johnson. Talbot, Harvey, St. Laurent Turner; forwards: Geoffrion, Beliveau Olmstead. H. Richard, Moore, Bonin Goyette, Provost, Pronovost. Msidwll Curry.<h3>First Period</h3>scoring: None.Penalties: Cushenan 11.26. Beliveai 12.46.<h3>Second Period</h3>1&mdash;Canadiens: Moore (H. Richard, Harvey) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3.262&mdash;Canadiens; Provost (Pronovost. Goyette)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 9.503&mdash;Chicago: Murphy (Litzcnberger) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14.28Penalties: Nestrerenko 5.38, Kacliu: 13. St. Lanrcni 16.35.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Nesterenko. Pronovos 16.40.<h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 26Montreal 2 at Detroit 4</h2>Canadiens &mdash; Goal: Plante; defense: Mtuson, Talbot. Htrvev, Turner, St. Laurent; forwaols: Beliveau, GeoftTion, Olmstead. Curry, Moore. Provost, Richard, Bonin. Goyette. Marshall. A. Pronovost.Deltoit &mdash; Goal Sawchuck; defense: M Pronovost. Godtrey, Arbour, Kelly. Strate; forwards:. Delvecchio, Bailey. Mickoski, Wilson, Prystai. McIntyre, i&lsquo;oile, Ullman. Kennedy. McNeill.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Detroit: Delvecchio (Wilson) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6.28Penalties: Beliveam 1.11. Bailey 1.11, Moore 1.45, Ullman 1.45, Mickoski 6.03, Talbot 9.58. Beliveau (2 minors) 13.50, Harvey 15.48, M. Pronovost 16.35.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Canadiens: Geoffrion (Moore, H. Richard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10.08,3&mdash;Canadiens: H. Richard (Bortin, Harvey) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13.544&mdash;Detroit: Kennedy (God trey. Wilson) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15.37Penalties. Bailey (misconduct) 1.37, Arbour 5.56, McNeill 8.4 8. Johnson 1.07.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Detroit: Delvecchio (Bailey, Godfrey)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7.126&mdash;Deitoil: Wilson (Kennedy, Delvecchio) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18.57Penalities: None<h2>New York 3 at chicago 4</h2>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense; Gadsby, Evans, Cahau. Howell, FonrHato: forwards Macdonald. Sullivan Hebenton, Bathgate, Gendron. Ciesla, Creighton, Foley, Popein, Henry, Lewicki.Chicago&mdash;Goal; Ball: defense: Thomson, Cushvnan. Mnrtson, Pilote. Vasko, forwards: Lindsay, Hull, Litzenberger, Kachur, Rcibei. Murphy, Ferguson, skov, Nesterenko, Dea. Dineen.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Chicago: Hull (Murphy, Nesterenko) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 2.422&mdash;New York: Henry (Bathgate. Hebenton) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10.08Penalties: Evans 25 17.47. Hull .35, Cusuenan 4.20, Lindsay 8.16, Pilote 9.2?. Lindsay (misconduct) 10.63. Fontinato 16.15.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;New York: Bathgate (Fontinato) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5.934&mdash;Chicago: Vasko (Lindsay. Hull) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8.305&mdash;Chicago: Skov (Nesterenko Murphy) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 11.45Penalty Howell 7.37.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Chicago: Litzenberger (Vasko, Hull) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5.417&mdash;New York: BatUgate (Hebenton. Sullivan) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 11.08Penalties: Vasko 9.09, Litzenberger 10.51, Fontinato 16.54.<h2>Chicago 3 at Boston 3</h2>Toronto Goal: Chadwick; defense: Morrison, Stewart, Reau me, Horton, Biiiii; forwards: Harris. Aidcorn, Mabovlich. Masnick, G. Armstrong. Duff, Brian Cullen, Barry Cullen, Pulford. Nevin.Boston &mdash; Goal: Lumley; defense: Fiamar, Mohns, Boivin. Hillman. StanW: forwards: Regan, Chevrefils, Labio, Horvtfth, Stasiuk, Boone. MieKimey, Toppazzini Mackell, Peirson.<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Bosion; Mohns (Stanley, McKenney) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6.302&mdash;Toronto: Stewart (Harris, Aidcorn) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19.46Penalties. Morrison 4.15, 19.25, Masnick 5.42, Labino 8.12, Boivin 15.27.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring. None.Penalties: Masnick 9.40, Boivin 9.40, Bsjrrv Cullen (major-minor) 16.53, Boone (major-minor) 16.53.<h3>Third Period</h3>3&mdash;Toronto: Stewart (Mahovlicli, Harris)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.144&mdash;Toronto: Aidcorn (Harris, Hollon) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6.035&mdash;Boston: McKenney (Toppazzini, Mohns) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16.206&mdash;Boston: Labine (McKenuey, Regan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19.59Penalty; Armstrong (misconduct) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 17.14.<h2>The Point Parade</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03220/1616866-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="564" height="1606"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04164/1616859-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="567" height="1871"></div><h2>RECORD OF GOALKEEPER FOR SEASON 1957-58</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05116/1616852-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="578" height="591"></div><h2>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS</h2>DETROIT &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 482TORONTO &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 569RANGERS &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 502CHICAGO &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 587CANADIENS &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 590BOSTON &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 626 &#9632;

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Montreal Canadiens are in first placem the National Hockey League standings with a 21-point lead over the second-place New York Rangers. Canadiens have 67 points to Rangers&rsquo; 46. Detroit is in third place with 45 noints while Boston is one point back with 44 and fourth place occupant, Toronto Maple Leafs are fifth with 42 points and Chicago Black Hawks are sixth wilh 38 points. Only eight points separate the second place teaiu from the last place club.Montreal players still dominate the individual scoring race with Dickie Moore, Henri Richard and Bernie Geoffrion topping the list in that order. Geoffrion has scored 27 goals and leads the NHL in goals scored by a player this season. Henri Richard has 35 assists and takes premier honors in that department.Bronco Horvath of Boston is fourth with 47 points, one point more than New York&rsquo;s Andy Bathgate. Gordie Howe of Detroit is next with 45. Howe suffered two broken ribs on January 2 5 and will be out of action for about a month. Vic Stasiuk of Boston has 41 points and Camille Henry of the Rangers has 40.Jacques Plante boasts the best record among the goalkeepers. The Montreal netminder has played the most games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. Canadiens have had 102 goals against. in 47 contests for a 2.17 goals against average. Plante also leads in shutouts with seven.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01349/1616904-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="569" height="591"><figcaption class="caption-body">On The SidelinesGordie Howe</figcaption></div>Lou Fontinato of Rangers is the &ldquo;Bad Man&rdquo; of the League with 126 penalty minutes. The Boston Bruins are the most penalized club with a total of 625 minutes. &#9632;

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Canucks Dominate Race, Plus Scoring And Goal Honors

Don McKenney&hellip; &hellip;Boston BruinsBOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Last week Coach Milt Schmidt did what most coaches do when their club goes into&rsquo;a tailspin. He switched his lines around and hoped that it would instil the needed fight to get the club back on a winning road.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0689/1616935-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="302" height="445"></div>At the same time as he made the switch Milt told newspapermen that the one player who had not been producing this year was centre Don McKenney. But he was sure that before the season was over Don would catch fire. As a pivot between Chevrefils at left wing and Leo Lobine at right, Don had been the main strength for the Bruins down the middle. The trio were always regarded as the Bostons number one line.But this season the injury jinx hit both Labine and Chevrefils and Don found himself with strange wingmates most of the time.Finally, in a desperate effort to get his club into the playoffs Schmidt took McKenney off his so-called number one line and placed him between Toppazzini and Mackell moving Larry Regan to Don&rsquo;s old position. There was an immediate reaction. The Bruins came to life, winning two and tying one in the clubs&rsquo; first three games with the line changes. Brightest of all the spark that showed was McKenney. In the three games he scored four goals and added four assists, boosting his season total to 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points.On January 23rd at home he scored one goal as the Bruins defeated the Hawks 4-3. Two days later he connected for two goals and two assists as the Bruins defeated the Wings 5-3 in a TV thriller.On Sunday night. January 26th McKenney scored once more and added two assists as the Bruins and Leafs played to a 3-3 tie. The five points in six games pulled the Bruins up from its worst slump of the season.Schmidt doffed his hat at McKenney for sparking the club in the streak. &#9632;

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Player-of-the-week

MONTREAL, Que. Clarence. S. Campbell, president ot the National Hockey League, told members of West mount Rotary Club in Montreal this week that one of the worst trends in recent sports promotion was frequent &ldquo;public bribery&rdquo; by major league baseball clubs who promised to transfer franchises from one city to another providing &ldquo;major league facilities&rdquo; were Installed.Citing Milwaukee, Kansas City and Los Angeles as examples of cities, that acquired major league teams by this arrangement in recent times. Mr. Campbell said in most cases Cost of supporting teams has fallen on taxpayers.&ldquo;In Kansas City,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;a friagnificent new stadium was built by a promoter who subsequently received a franchise from the Philadelphia Athletics, Later, he said, &ldquo;the promoter fold the stadium to the City of Kansas, took a lease on the brand-new property and freed bis working capital for other uses.&rdquo; &#9632;

NHL Prexy Blasts Baseball For ‘Public Bribery’ Trend

TORONTO, Ont. &mdash; The Boston Bruins picked the wrongtime to win their first game against the Canadiens this season, at least that&rsquo;s what Toronto coach Billy Reay thinks. The Bruins shutout Canadiens 3-0 Saturday night, January 18th. That same night the Leafs, in a tie with the Bruins for the fourth and last playoff spot defeated the Wings 2-1.Said Reay of his former team &mdash; the Canadiens: &ldquo;Those dirty so-and-so&rsquo;s. They foul us up every time we get a chance to move ahead of Boston. Thursday night Boston loses and Canadiens clobber us. Tonight we work our heads off to get a win and what happens The Canadiens lose a game they were a cinch to win. Boston hardly ever wins a game anymore &mdash; just often enough to keep even with us.&rdquo; &#9632;

Reay Fumes At Habs After Bruins Get First Victory

<h2>Jankowski Returns</h2>Lou Jankowski returned to action with the Buffalo Bisons this week. It was his first action in three weeks. Lou has been on the sidelines with a broken bone in his left thumb.<h2>Trade Creates Similarity</h2>The recent American Hockey League player trade which sent Gary Collins from Rochester to Providence, brought together on the same team, the only two players in the league who play with contact lenses. Aldo Guidolin. also wears them<h2>How The Race Goes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02312/1617028-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="596" height="235"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 providence 2 at Hershey 2</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Providence, Cline (Bartlett, Guidolin)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:172&mdash;Hershey, Stankiewicz (Panagabko, Holling worth) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:213&mdash;Hershey, Marshall (Mather, Fisher) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10:154&mdash;Providence, Larivee (Carmichael, Irwin) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14.49Penalties, Zeidel 1:38. Fisher 6:34.<h3>Second Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Zeidel (major) 7:03 Irwin (major) 7:03; Robertson (misconduct) 7:03; Keller 13:39: Price 13:39.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring none.<h2>Buffalo 2 at Springfield 5</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Springfield Smith (Gardner. Blondeo)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:192&mdash;Springfield, Ehman (Smith, Cherry)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:473&mdash;Springfield. Cteydner (Smith, Cherry) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:57Penalty: cherry (charging) 12:55.<h3>Second Period</h3>No scoring.Penalty: Burega Clipping 3:36.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Springfield. Beckett (Johnson. Nieh bison) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 2:305&mdash;Buffalo, Conaeher Wharram, Wilson) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:166&mdash;Buffalo, Ward (Watson, Conaeher) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6:387&mdash;Springfield. Gardner Anderson, Smith &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8:57Penalties: Schinkel (tripping) 4:33; Schneider (hooking) 5:27; Ingram (holding) 7:13; Best io (5 min. slashing) 14:55; Ingiam (charging) 19:11.<h2>FRIDAY, JANUARY 24Providence 0 at Rochester 5</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Rochester, Balfour (Mazur Burchell) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15:46Penalties: MacNeil 6:47, James 11:34. Carmichael 17:43.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Rochester, McDonald (Mazur, Burcheil) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; :453&mdash;Rochester. Balfour (Burchell, Mazur) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5:35Penalties, Guidolin: 1.5, James (five minutes) 8:35, Barlett 16:13, Hampson (10 minute misconduct) 6:13.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Rochester, Mazur (Bun-hell. Balfour) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; :455&mdash;Rochester, Mazur (Burchell, Balfour) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:55Penalties MacNeil 6:47, James 11:34. Price 14:63 Bedard 14:20.<h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 26Cleveland 2 at Providence 1</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Cleveland: Geogan (Kraftcheek. McLellan) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16.10Penalties: Vejprava, Needham, Gui dolin.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Cleveland: Hogan (Elik, Gordon) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14.06Penalties: Irwin, Poliziani, Geogan. Shvetz, Davies.Tliird Period3&mdash;Providence: Toppazzinl (Cai miclieel. Irwin) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3.40Penalties: Waleon, Sbevetg, irwin<h2>Hershey 4 at springfield 5</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Hershey: O&rsquo;Brien (Fisher, Marshall) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5.552&mdash;Springfield: Smith (Johanson, Ehman)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11.223&mdash;Springfield: Elnnan (Gardner, Smith)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14.21Penalties: Gardner, kisher. Dewsbuy, Bionda.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Hershey: Marshall (Fisher, O&rsquo;Brien)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10.00Penalties: Caffory. Zeidel.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Springfield: Smith (Gardner) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 1.506&mdash;Hershey: Fisher (Marshall, O&rsquo;Brien) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 9.477&mdash;Springfield: Bardner Smith &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 12.328&mdash;Hershey: Lalande (Fisher) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19.15Penalties: Duff, Johnson, Duff, Piihirny, Anderson misconduct), Dewsbury, Eala nd. Gardner.<h3>Overtime Period</h3>9&mdash;Springfield: Smith (Ehman, Gardner)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; .07Penalty: None.<h2>Rochester 2 at Buffalo 2</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Rochester: Hoekstra (Hurst) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 13.03Penalties: Watson. Bureau, Hurst.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Buffalo: Wharram (Wilson, Conaeher)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 0.233&mdash;Rochester: Mazurt Burchell. McDonald &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 4.11Penalties: Sullivan, James.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Buffalo: Wharram (Conaeher, Wilson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0.37Penalty: Ingram.<h3>Overtime Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penality: Hurst.<h2>The Point Parade</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03265/1617021-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="587" height="572"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2>Most goals&mdash;Willie Marshall, Hershey, 28.Most Assists&mdash;Willie Marshall, Hershey and Jimmy Moore, Cleveland, 41 each.Most Penalized Player&mdash;Bob Robert son, Providence, 116 mtsMost Penalized Club&mdash;Providence 657 mts.<h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04224/1617014-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="593" height="297"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Floyd Smith Springfield IndiansSPRINGFIELD. Mass.&mdash;Young Floyd Smith, a hot prospect of the Boston Bruins made the biggest gain up the scoring ladder of the American League race last week by adding ten points to his total.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01334/1617059-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="476" height="644"></div>The young Springfield Indians&rsquo; star now has 14 goals and 33 assists for the top league honors. In 47 points in the race for scoring his ten points &mdash; five goals and five assists &mdash; Smith jumped into 11th position in the league scoring race.His ten point week was also the highest scoring total a player has been able to accumulate in one week&rsquo;s play.It all started on Wednesday, January 22nd against the Buffalo Bisons in Springfield. He scored one goal and added three assists.On Saturday, January 25th he added an assist to his total.Smith went to work on Sunday night January 26th when he personally carried the Indians to a 5-4 overtime win against the league leading Hershey Bears.He scored a hat trick&mdash;three goals, and made the plays for the other goals. In other words he had a hand in all five of his club&rsquo;s goals. To boot he scored the winning goal in overtime to give the Indians the much needed win.Smith went to work on his scoring total at a time when the Indians needed it the most. While the club was in the cellar of the league, there was, nevertheless a good chance to climb back out. They were only a few points away from fourth. Also important was the fact that Smith performed so brilliantly when General Manager Lynn Patrick was in the crowd scouting players for his up-and-down Boston Bruins. Only time will tell whether Patrick was impressed by Floyd&rsquo;s play. Needless to say the Indians and their fans were. &#9632;

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<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div>BUFFALO, N.Y &mdash;Buffalo&rsquo;s Bisons, the road &ldquo;patsies&rdquo; of the American Hockey League, have received an edict from the front office and Coach Harry Watson &mdash; put out or put up.The &ldquo;put out&rdquo; part needs no explanation. From President Ruby Pastor on down the Buffalo executive staff has found the Bisons current &ldquo;away&rdquo; record of 2-13-2 too much to stomach.&ldquo;No team can be putting out to its capabilities and have a road record like that,&rdquo; General Manager Fred Hunt asserts.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05174/1617090-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="282" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Les Lilley</figcaption></div>The &ldquo;put up&rdquo; portion of the edict means simply &lsquo;hat players who do not give their best will face stiff fines.&ldquo;If they want to pay for bad performances, that&rsquo;s up to the individual players,&rdquo; Hunt adds. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve given fair warning Most of our players are married and it will be up to them to explain to the wife that &lsquo;hey got fined for loafing on the road.&ldquo;Of course, we don&rsquo;t intend to go along with guys who don&rsquo;t produce. We&rsquo;ll dump them the first chance we get.&rdquo;The threat of a fine isn&rsquo;t an idle one, either. The entie team was assessed earlier this season after an humiliating defeat on home ice by Providence.Watson, who joined the coachtig ranks with a reputation for being an easy-going individual, readily admits that it has its short-comings for a coach.The burly left winger indicated after a meeting with Pastor, Hunt and Manager Frank Eddolls that he ll, be cracking the whip harder than in the past.Immediately after the players received their fine warnings. Right Winger Les Lliley became the victim of a spirited scrimmage.The lanky rookie, who had just returned to the lineup after missing eight games due to a shoulder injury, suffered a severed tendon in his right wrist from Ron Ingram&rsquo;s skate.Lilley was expected to be sidelined for six weeks but any delay due to complications would mean the end of his playing for the season.<h2>Watson To Right Wing</h2>The injury was sustained as Lou Jankowski, the Herd&rsquo;s leading goal scorer through the early part of the season, was still recovering from a fractured hand.Coach Watson, who his played defense, his normal left wing position, and point on the power play, will play on the right ride until either of the injured cap dislogde him.While Watson&rsquo;s scoring punch h is been affected by these constant changes, he&rsquo;s been the lone Bison - with the possible exception of the ever-willing Bill Burega who has consistently doled out any bodychecks. &#9632;

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Bison Brass Bids herd To Put Out Or Put Up Dough

Providence R.I.&mdash;Andy Branigan who has been playing in the American Hockey League since 1940, with Springfield. Indianapolis, Hershey and now Providence, was recently asked to name his All-Star team since he has been in the league. His goaltender choice was Gil Mayer of Hershey while on the defense he selected Frank Mathers of Hershey and Allan Stanley now with Boston, who formerly played for Providence. At center he picked Willie Marshall of Hershey and also from the Bears he close. Dune Fisher for right wing. His left wing was Camille Henry, now with New York Rangers and a former teammate of Branigan in Providence. lt is significant that four of his six selections are now members of the first place Hershey Bears, while the other two are in the National League. &#9632;

Four Of Andy’s All-Stars Now Bears

ROCHESTER, N.Y.&mdash;Earl Balfour of the Rochester Americans of the American League, who was recalled by&rsquo; the Toronto Maple Leafs last week, scored the 200th point of his AIIL career on January 12th against Hershey.Balfour, a Toronto born leftwinger had 19 goals when the Leafs called for him. He was high goal-scorer with the Americans.Earl&rsquo;s 200 points are made up of 85 goals and 115 assists.Balfour played 59 games for the Leafs in 1955-56 and scored 14 goals and five assists for 19 points. &#9632;

Balfour Joins Leafs After Getting Point 200 In AHL

<div class="byline">By GEOFFREY FISHER</div>Hendy To Lower Boom On His Race For Top Gets Tight; Players if He Finds Them Gordon And Mathers Find Dogging It On Road Trips It Tough To Win In JanuaryCLEVELAND, O.&mdash;In the American Hockey League the big question seems to be &ldquo;Who Really Wants First Place?&rdquo;As the January schedule began to fade into history the Hershey Bears, long the leaders of the race, were doing little to hold their lofty perch secure and the Cleveland Barons, long in the runner up position, were nearly as indecisive.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03244/1617214-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="274" height="384"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jackie Gordon</figcaption></div>Through Jan. 19 the Beat&rsquo;s last ten games included seven losses, two wing and a tie. The tie was a momentous struggle with their closest rivals; the very same Barons, at Cleveland in a matinee match Jan. 19.Nothing closer to playoff hockey had been seen throughout the campaign as these two clashed before a howling and hooting mob of 10,304 at the Cleveland Arena. It was the largest crowd of the season in the American Hockey League. The score 1-1.<h2>Barons Get Five Wins</h2>The Barons, driven hard by the whiplash&rsquo; of sophomore coach Jackie Gordon were little more impressive on the record than the Bears. The Barons, playing most of their games on the home ice, had a record of five wins, four losses and a tie in their last ten dating through the deadlock with Hershey &lsquo;Jan. 19.Meanwhile the rest of the league seemed determined to close tile gap while the leaders kicked away many chances to step far in front.At Springfield, at Rochester, at Buffalo and at Providence the pendulum swung to the plus side a&rsquo;tld the league&rsquo;s bottom three were so closely jammed that they could he covered by lie shadow of a puck.What were the coaches saving?At Hershey, Coach Frank Mathers. who is still the mainstay of the Bears defense, remained confident that his Bears would retain the lead.&ldquo;I think we may have been undergoing somewhat of a recession from our fast pace of the early season.&rdquo; Mathers told this writer, &ldquo;but I think we will snap right back to a winning pace, very soon.&rdquo;As Mathers spoke there were rumblings of discontent and criticism in that segment of the Pennsylvania press that covered the Hershey area.,&ldquo;Why have the Bears blown such a tremendous first place lead?&rdquo; asked one writer.Hershey team manager Aldege (Baz) Bastien conceeded that the press notices were sometimes steaming with indignation.In the camp of the Barons, last year&rsquo;s winner of the Calder Cup playoff crown. Coach Jackie Gordon found little causes, for jubilation over his club&rsquo;s, activity.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04189/1617207-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="259" height="391"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Mathers</figcaption></div>The Barons, just a couple of games off the pace, were forced with a heavy road schedule and the foreign ice had. been anything but kind to the Barons.Gordon was distressed over the results of the mid-January home games. In three matches on tile home sheet two wills Hershey and one with Providence. His Barons had cashed in on only three points of a possible six.More than their inability to win the &ldquo;big ones&rdquo; Gordon was worried about an apparent lapse in the Barons&rsquo; team play. &ldquo;A few of the guys are not pulling their weight,&rdquo; he declared.&ldquo;I think we are headed for a lot of trouble,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;if we keep going as we have the past, week or so. We seem to be back in our bad habits of early season.&rdquo;To add to Gordon&rsquo;s woes Fred (No Kid) Glover, the Barons&rsquo; fire-eating captain and sterling right wing, was sidelined with injury, Glover had a bad knee and a bad hand.Concern over the Barons &ldquo;lapse&rdquo; in forward progress sent General Manager Jim Hendy oft to the road wars with them. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to watch them at Springfield, at Providence and at Hershey,&rdquo; stated Hendy.&ldquo;If any of them are dogging it,&rdquo; I want to be there to sea It.Hendy knows the antidote for &ldquo;doggin it&rdquo; and has not been bashfull to administer it in the past.ft could be that Hendy in the grandstand will lie nearly as valuable to the Barons as Glover in the lineup. &#9632;

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“Who’s On First?” Big Bad Bears And Baron Smoothies Undecided

CLEVELAND. O. &mdash; With a total of 4 19 assists for his American Hockey League career, including the game of January 15, playing coach Jackie Gordon of the Cleveland Barons quite possibly will set a new all time assist record this season, surpassing the present mark of 425: And if assist number 426 for a new record should occur in Cleveland, tike present holder, Freddie Thurier, most likely will be a witness as his long time mark falls. Thurier. who also holds the all time totals for the other two scoring departments of 319 goals and 74 4 points, has been a linesman in Cleveland since liis retirement from the playing ranks.While performing his duties as an official at the Baron home games. Thurier also is watching another Cleveland player, Freddie Glover, assault his other two marks, but they are not possible to beat before at least late in the next season. As of January 15. Glover had 269 goals and 3 63 assists for 632 points, and with a strong finish this season and a good full season next year, could have a fine chance of passing Thurier&rsquo;s goal and point records, and also set a new assist mark, whether held by Thurier or Gordon by that time.Gordon&rsquo;s present assist total and the goal and point figures of Glover, are the most for active players in those departments. &#9632;

Gordon, Glover Close In On Thurier’s Goal, Points Mark

<h2>Rookies Shine</h2>Rookie Art Stratton of Winnipeg is well out in front for the individual scoring honors for the rookies with 47 points followed by Orland Kurtenbach of Vancouver with 40.<h2>Pelletier Still Leads</h2>Marcel Pelletier of Voncouver continues to set the pace for the goalkeepers with a goals against overage of 2.22 per game. Ray Mikulan of Winnipeg is next with an average of 2.44.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02306/1617276-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="591" height="339"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 Seattle 4 at Victoria 3</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Victoria, Maeauley (Wilson) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8:222&mdash;Victoria, Dorohny (D. Kilburn, C. Kilburn) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8:423&mdash;Seattle, Kuzma (Kukulowicz) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10:574&mdash;Seattle, Klnaaewich (Fonteyne. Fielder) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:37Penalties: Hunt 3:07. Davidson and Baliuk 12:08, Repka 13:47, Syverson 18:18.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;Victoria. Dofohoy (C. Kilburn) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 7:38Penalty: Hawarth.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Seattle, Chipuke (Fllion) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10:257&mdash;Seattle, Kukulowlcz (Sinclair) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 11:07<h2>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Calgary, C. Blair (D. Blair, Barkley) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:482&mdash;Edmonton. Yanosik &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5:453&mdash;Edmonton, Roggeveen (Melnyk) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6:084&mdash;Calgary, Rosa (Houghton) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10:35.Penalties: Mareetta 4:15. Yanosik 7:36. Hendrickson 12:23. Olson and Barkley 17:28.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;Calgary, Witiuk (Duke) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 24Penalties: Barkley 1:47, Roggeveen 19:25.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Calgary. ScHsizzi (Finney) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18:26Penalty: Ross 4:56.<h2>THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 Vancouver 2 at Winnipeg 2</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Winnipeg, Kapusta (Mosienko, Stratton)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:572&mdash;Vancouver, McQueen (Johansen, Chorley)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:59Penalties: Hutchinson 2:29. Arnett 8:08. Keating 9:50, Currie 11:44, Mosienko 19:06<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Winnipeg. Kapusta (Stratton, Douglas)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:054&mdash;Vancouver, Robinson (Maloney, Folk) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15:50Penalties: Dobbyn 1:47, 6:11, Pelletier (served by Robinson) 10:06, Dobbyn and Glover (majors) 10:06, Kurtenbach and Summers 15:16.<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.<h3>Overtime Period</h3>Penalties: Glover 2:40, Lea 6:00.<h2>FRIDAY, JANUARY 17New Westminster 2 at Seattle 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalties: Creighton, 7:24; Hannigan. 16:54 Goodwin, 19:04.<h3>Second Period</h3>1&mdash;New Westminster, Edmundson (Hannigan Jones) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 2:062&mdash;New Wesrtipinster, Van lmpe (Barlow-Bedard) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15:39Penalties: Edmundson. 2:39; Creighton, 4:59; Hunt. 8:06; Edmundson 1.3:46: Hunt, 14:52; Hannigan. 19:50 (five minutes).<h3>Third Period</h3>3&mdash;Seattle, Fonteyne (Kinasewich, Fielder)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;344&mdash;Seattle, Fielder (unassisted) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14:406&mdash;Seattle, McFarland (FHlon) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16:46Penalties: McFarland, 8:25; Edmund son, 12:45.<h2>Calgary 3 at Edmonton 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Edmonton, Lunde (Melnyk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:20Penalties: Roggeveen 7:34, c. Blai. 11:13, Duke 13:31, Ginnell 16 P3.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Edmonton. Olson (Leonard) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 2:393&mdash;Calgary, Finney (Witiuk, F. Hucul) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 4:124&mdash;Edmonton, Lunde (MacPherson, Cofiin) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6:38.Penalties: MacPherson 4:31, Kuryluk 11:37.<h3>Third Period</h3>5&mdash;Edmonton, McCarthy (Leonard) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 7:456&mdash;Calgary, Marce11a (F. Hucul, Sclisizzi) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 9:097&mdash;Calgary, Barkley (C. Blair. D. Blair)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 11:19Penalties: Lunde and Kuryluk 7:43.<h2>SATURDAY, JANUARY 18Victoria 8 at New Westminster 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;New Westminster, Hannigan (Jones, Edmundson) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:51Penalties: Jones 8:57, Kilburn 9:19, Egan 10:42.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Victoria. Haworth (Boyce, Baliuk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:513&mdash;New Westminister, Schmautz (Goodwin, McNab) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10:404&mdash;Victoria, E. Dorohoy (Yanchuk, Milne)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:255&mdash;New Westminster, Hannigan (Edmundson, Jones) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18:06Penalties: Hannigan 11:56, Maeauley 12:28.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Victoria. Maeauley (Wilson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:597&mdash;New Westminster. Hannigan (Edmundson, Jones) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 10.058&mdash;New Westminster, Jone (Creighton)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:51Penalties: Sy verson and Matthews 8:16.<h2>Edmonton 4 at Calgary 5</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Edmonton, Lunde (Burton)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:392&mdash;Edmonton, Lunde (Kilburn, Holmes) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:17Penalties: Houghton 1:56. Roggeveen 10:54.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Calgary, C. Blair (D. Blair)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:324&mdash;Calgary, Finney (Duke, Witiuk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:235&mdash;Edmonton. Holmes (Melnyk, Kilburn)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:47Penalty: Kilburn 14:16.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Calgary, Finney (D. Blair) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16:36Penalties: None.<h3>Overtime Period</h3>7&mdash;Edmonton, Kilburn (Melnyk, MacPherson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:11.Penalities: None.<h2>Vancover 3 at Saint Paul 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Vancouver, Maloney (Currie, Robinson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:36Penalties: Milford 1:27, 18.50, Kurtenbach 4:35, Bucyk 9:32.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Saskatoon, Yackel (Kabel, Milford) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14:263&mdash;Saskatoon, Colwill (Willey, Ross)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:044&mdash;Vancouver, Folk (Maloney, McLeod) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16:505&mdash;Saskatoon, Ross (Colwill, Wiley) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18:05Penalties: Kurtenbach 6:26 19:59.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Saskatoon, Primeau (Ross, Wiley)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:157&mdash;Vancouver, Johonsen (McQueen, Chovtey) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 2:46Penalties: Chratal 12:51, Kurtenbach 15:14. Dobbyn 18:34.<h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 19Vancouver 4 at Saint Paul 3</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Saskatoon St. Paul, Primeau (Bucyk) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5:52Penatiies, Dobbyn 1:34, Colwill 12:03 Chrystal 19:40.<h3>Second Period</h3>2&mdash;Sask a toon-St. Paul. Ho (Colwill) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 7:443&mdash;Vancouver, McNab (Johansen) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 12:014&mdash;Vancouver. McLeod (Johansen) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 12:155&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul, Yackel (Willey, Kabel) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16:246&mdash;Vancouver, Maloney (Powers, Kurtenbach) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18:02.Penalties: Powers 3:3u, Milford, Minor, two majors, misconduct. McQueen, minor and major, Currie major 4:46,<h3>Third Period</h3>Scoring: None.Penalty: Chrystal 17:11.<h3>Overtime Period</h3>7&mdash;Vancouver, Kurtenbach (Maloney, Fobk) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:51.Penalties: None.<h2>Victoria 4 at Seattle 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Victoria. Olson (Dorohoy, Haworth) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6:412&mdash;-Victoria, Haworth (Dorohoy, Olson) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 14:52Penalties: Bullock, 47, Eagn, 2:30; Fielder 2:30, Kuzman 4:58.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Seattle. Chiupka (McFarland, Kukulowlcz) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8:58<h3>Third Period</h3>Penalties: Hunt, 2:17, Kaiser, 11:06.4&mdash;Victoria. Wilson (McCarthy. Raglan) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 12:005&mdash;Victoria, Dorohoy (unassisted) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 18:53Penalty: Egan 16:08.<h2>TUESDAY, JANUARY 21Saskatoon 3 at Winnipeg 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul. Ross (Willey, Nell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:352&mdash;Saskatobn-St. Paul, Ross (Kabel) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5:563&mdash;Saskatoon-St. Paul, Primeau (Buryk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:12Penalties. Labossiere, Lea.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Winnipeg, Mosienko (Keating, Kapusta) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 15:395&mdash;Winnipeg, Mosienko (Kapusta, Stratton) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 16:53Penalties. Arnett, Douglas (2), Willey.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Winnipeg, Stratton (Glover, Red ahi) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 0:477&mdash;Winnipeg. Glover (Tngarfleld, Douglas) &hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 11:08Penalties: Arnett, Kabel.<h2>The Point Parade</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03245/1617269-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="594" height="1093"></div><h2>THE LEADERS</h2>MOST GOALS&mdash;Ray Kinasewich, Sea &mdash; 29.Most Assists&mdash;Guyle Fielder, Sea &mdash; 50.MOST GAME WINNING GOALS&mdash;Orland Kurtenbach. Van. &mdash; 6MOST GAME WINNING ASSISTS&mdash;Gerry Melnyk. E-drh. &mdash; 7MOST FIRST GOAL OF GAME&mdash;Ray Kinasewich, Sea &mdash; 8MOST GOALS ONE GAME&mdash;Jackie McLeod, Van. &mdash; 4MOST ASSISTS ONE GAME&mdash;Phil Maloney, Van. &mdash; 6MOST HAT TRICKS&mdash;Dennis Olson &mdash; 3MOST MINUTES IN PENALTIES&mdash;Garry Edmundson, NW &mdash; 114Pat Egan. Vic. &mdash; 108MOST SHUTOUTS&mdash;Marcel Pelletier, Van., Ray Miknlan, Wpg. &mdash; 4MOST SHOTS STOPPED ONE GAME&mdash;Emile Francis, Vic. &mdash; 54MOST POINTS ONE GAME&mdash;Jackie McLeod, Van. &mdash; 4-4; Phi-l Maloney, Van., 2-6. &mdash; 8 &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By DALLIS BECK</div>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;The long-awaited battle of the giants in Western Hockey League play failed to prove anything here last week except that hockey, when played according to the rule book, is still the greatest spectacle of them all.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01347/1617307-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="278" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hugh Currie</figcaption></div>Vancouver Canucks, loaded with star rookies and proven talent, came to town to meet Winnipeg Warriors, loaded with as many star rookies and if not as much proven talent at least moulded into an impressive unit by the top coach of them all &mdash; Alfred George Pike.Nobody was a winner after 70 thrill-soaked minutes of activity. The Canucks and Warriors traded bump for bump and goal for goal in a 2-2 overtime sawoff, but 5,341 customers heartily agreed that it was the best piece of entertainment seen hereabouts since who knows when.In this respect, Mr. Al (The President) Leader and his ambitious staff of young referees can take a bow.Obliging the WHL&rsquo;s directors who voted two weeks ago to clean up and speed up the game, Leader penned a stiff ultimatum to all concerned &mdash; players, referees, writers and stickboys &mdash; warning them of a new edict concerning rules that would go into effect Jan. 15. The rules, of course, are not new, they&rsquo;ve always been in the book.The interpretation of them, however, was the difference. Western League players no longer get away with playing a man into the boards in any manner and they no longer take such habitual liberties as freezing the puck along the boards to draw a whistle, a faceoff, or a breather. Same goes for goalkeepers who like to hold the puck out of play.They may try same, but are rewarded with an immediate minor penalty. It hasn&rsquo;t taken the boys long to catch on. Mickey Keating and Hugh Currie were a couple of pioneers in the Winnipeg unveiling. Both used the old body massage along the boards and both wound up in the penalty box, but quick. They didn&rsquo;t do it again.<h2>Tough After 14 Years</h2>Currie, the All-Star veteran on the Vancouver blue-line, grinned sheepishly in the dressing room after it was over. &ldquo;I guess it&rsquo;s all Tight and I guess it speeded up the game, but let me tell you it&rsquo;s quite a change of pace after you&rsquo;ve been used to doing it the other way for 13 or 14 years.&rdquo;Hugh was right on the speed point. The Canucks and Warriors blistered through eight straight minutes of second period end-to-end action without so much as one whistle from referee Vern Buffey and his linesmen &mdash; Hy Beatty and Dick Davis.It was only the start and there is no reason to suspect it will be any different the next time and the next time. Right here and now it can be said that the WHL has taken a big step forward to give the game back to the players. And this in turn gives it back to the fans in the form of free-wheeling entertainment. This is a fairly important point, for although some leagues may have forgotten, its still the customer who foots the bill.As for picking and choosing between the Coast Division leading Canucks and the Prairie Division leading Warriors, the good people will have to wait until the spring playoffs&mdash;that is if both clubs get to the final round.Which brings up the old hue and cry again. &ldquo;Why can&rsquo;t the WHL schedule more of these, inter-sectional games?&rdquo;The folks on the coast are getting sick of watching New Westminster, Seattle and Victoria every second night at Vancouver&rsquo;s ancient Forum. Same goes for the Winnipeg Arena where Calgary, Edmonton and Saskapaul have taken up almost steady residence.There&rsquo;ll be a change in the schedule next year or there&rsquo;ll be no fans in the rinks. &#9632;

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Call-’Em-All Edict To WHL Refs Shows Up In Champ Clash

SEATTLE, Wash. &mdash; League leading Guyle Fielder of Seattle lost some ground the past week to Phil Maloney of Vancouver and Eddie Dorohoy of Victoria who moved into a second place tie in the individual scoring race with 5 4 points each. Fielder remains 10 points in front with 14 goals and 50 assists for 64 points. His 50 assists are tops in that department. Ray Kinasewich of Seattle continues to lead in goals with 29 to his credit followed by Eddie Dorohoy of Victoria and Len Lunde of Edmonton with 26 each. &#9632;

Fielder Maintains 10 Point Lead On Maloney, Ed Dorohoy

WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;It isn&rsquo;t of the Western League variety but can&rsquo;t help putting in a plug for the good people of Melville, Sask, who threw quite a reunion for the old boys last week in conjunction with the annual Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League All-Star bash &hellip; The appearance of Chester Harris all the way from Chicago made the lineup of the 1923-24 champion Millionaires complete at the festivities &hellip; Then there was Moose Callen, all the way back from the &rsquo;13-14 team &hellip; The Abels, the Juckes, the Kotzmas and so on were of course all there too&hellip; So the seasons go by and now Colin Kilburn, disgusted at the way they treated his efforts to keep hockey alive in Victoria, is back where he started &mdash; with the Edmonton Flyers &hellip; Bud Poile dealt out Tom McCarthy and Dennis Olson to the Cats in order to get Kilburn, the fiery leftwinger, back in the old stamping grounds &hellip; Wonder if they&rsquo;ll find Doug Anderson too, and reunite the old &lsquo;oGold Dust Twins&rdquo; of the amateur days? &#9632;

Kilburn Joins Flyers After Getting Gate From Victoria

WINNIPEG, Man. &mdash; The little guy with the big record and the ability, disposition and personality to match stood humbly by here last week while his hometown said thanks.Bill Mosienko, 36 years of age and with 23 goals to his credit already this year with Winnipeg Warriors of the Western Hockey League, is the leading deciple of the fine athletes they turn out in that United Nations section ol the Manitoba capital fondly referred to as &lsquo;The North End.&rdquo;They read telegrams from all the old gang like Bill Tobin, Johnny Gottselig, Kenny Reardon and all the rest. They gave Billy a pair of mounted gold skates, plaques and trophies from the Canadian Ukrainian Athletic Club, the Canadian Polish Athletic Club, the government of Manitoba and the city of Winnipeg. Then they topped it off with bicycles for the kids &mdash; Billy Jr. and Brian &mdash; and a giant Panda Bear in a Warrior uniform for 20-month-old daughter Wendy, and bouquets and a string of pearls for wife Wanda.And then they wheeled out the big surprise &mdash; a 1958 Chinese Gold convertible from the fans.Billy pushed back the tears and said thanks himself then, with a wave of his arm at the crowd of 9.000 indicating his words: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all you people who have done this for me and my family over the years. I just don&rsquo;t know what more I can say.&rdquo;it.DALLIS BECK &#9632;

‘Mosie’ Gets Two Goals And Gold ‘Convert’ On His Night

<div class="byline">By GEORGE METZGER</div>WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;Many people around the Eastern Hockey League are picking the Washington Presidents to win the championship.Although the newly revamped club has not yet been in first place this season, it has the best percentage of any of the six teams.The reason is the Presidents have not played as many games as the other teams and therefore have five or six games &ldquo;in hand&rdquo; over the others.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01343/1617410-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="253" height="393"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lloyd Hinchberger</figcaption></div>And some observers feel if the Presidents can keep up their pace which they set so far this year in those five or six extra games, they will move into first place at season&rsquo;s end.Two of the main reasons for Washington&rsquo;s outstanding showing so far is the scoring antics of Center Wally Kullman and winger Steve Kuzma. Kullman, at last check, was eighth in league scoring while Kuzma, an EHL all star pick, was close behind.But the Presidents&rsquo; main forte is defence. Only New Havencope with them on this front. The keystone in the defensive alignment for the skaters from the nation&rsquo;s capital is goalie Nick Pidsodny, who came here this year after several standout seasons in the Canadian Maritime League.Pidsodny is second in goalie averages, allowing about two and half goals-against-per-contest. This performance earned him the alternate goalie spot on the EHL dream team.Playing-coach Steve Brklacich is another member of the all star club. He leads the stellar defensive unit which also includes AHL veteran Moose Lallo and Hughie Campbell.Newcomer Vip Palladino has also given the Presidents&rsquo; offensive punch a shot in the arm. Captain Marcel Clements has continued to play steady hockey from the outset of the campaign.Others who take care of scoring for the Presidents, who are currently making a bid for the top berth, are Angelo Defelice, Jack Porter, Bernie Bernaquez, Jean LeClerc, and Roger Hayfield. Defenseman Lloyd Hincherger, who just joined the club, rounds out the group.<h2>Tough Guys In A Scrap</h2>Last year the Washington entry&mdash;then known as the Lions &mdash; finished last. But during the summer they acquired new owners, a new name, a new coach and what&rsquo;s more important, new personnel.Throughout the extremely rough EHL season thus far, the Presidents have proven they are just as ready with their fists as they are their sticks.They usually come out on top in both departments.It had been reported that Don Perry, of the New Haven Blades, was going to coach the EHL all star team in its game with the International League best last week in Philadelphia.But a week before the game, league president Tom Lockhart ruled that Stan Warecki would handle the team despite the fact he resigned as coach of the Charlotte Clippers.It had been agreed that what ever team was in first place the morning of January 6 its coach would handle the all stars. But as luck would have it, both New Haven and Charlotte were deadlocked. However, Warecki turned in his resignation that very morning and it was reported he had disqualified himself as dream team mentor.&ldquo;Not so,&rdquo; said prexy Lockhart. &ldquo;Although the two teams were tied for first in points, the Clippers had more victories. And traditionally in hockey the club with the most victories is regarded higher in the standings than another with more ties.&ldquo;Therefore, Warecki&rsquo;s team was first the day of the deadline and he deserves to be coach whether he quit or not.&rdquo;The false rumor about Perry circulated when Lockhart delayed his decision in announcing just who would coach the team. I wanted to speak with Stan first,&rdquo; Lockhart said. &ldquo;I wanted to make sure he would accept the job before I gave it to him. After all, it would have looked pretty bad for everybody concerned if I appointed him and he turned it down.&rdquo;Arother report which was making the rounds had Andy Brown, who replaced Warecki at Charlotte, coaching the stars. In fact, some people went as far as to say it was for this reason he was named Clippers coach. Brown moved up into the front office this year after guiding Charlotte to the league championship last year.But everybody was in accord with Lockhart&rsquo;s selection of Warecki&mdash;even though it was a little late. He made the only fair and just. decision possible giving the job to Warecki. &#9632;

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Presidents Now Favored To Cop Eastern Pennant

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. &mdash; A plan to play a limited interlocking schedule between the Eastern Amateur Hockey League and the International Hockey League was ratified by EHL club owners last week. If the interlocking schedule is adopted the games will count in league standings.The plan was advanced first at a meeting of EHL and IHL club owners in Pittsburgh last Septemebr. IHL club owners have not yet acted on it. They will meet Feb. 15.Under the proposal, unanimously approved by owners, each team would play one home game and one away game with each IHL team.Washington. Philadelphia, Charlotte, N.C., Clinton, N.Y., New Haven, Conn., and Johnstown, Pa., make up the EHL. The IHL cities are Cincinnati, Troy, N.Y., Fort Wayne, Ind., Louisville, Ky., and Indianapolis. &#9632;

Interlocking Schedule For EHL, IHL Possible In ‘58-59

<div class="byline">By DON WOLFE</div>Toledo BladeTOLEDO, 0.&mdash;The feud betweeen the Cincinnati Mohawks and Toledo Blades of the International Hockey League has stretched into the front office of the Montreal Canadiens. Last week the Mohawks and Blades went at it fast and furious. The feud stems from a back room battle between the Blades Andy Mulligan and president Tom Grace of the Mohawks. Mulligan claims the Hawks pay over the minimum to their players and try to run the league. He has been trying to gain enough support to have the Cincinnati entry ousted from the league.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02270/1617479-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="266" height="393"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Selke</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03211/1617472-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="254" height="387"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Mulligan</figcaption></div>The feud hasn&rsquo;t hurt the gate however. Last week the largest crowd of the season, 6,400, the largest since 1949-50, for that matter turned out to see the battle.Part of this large turnout is due to an increasing attraction of hockey for a new sporting generation, with the other portion stimulated by a hot word battle between the two clubs. This bitterness has spilled onto the ice and threatens to become blood-on-the-rock.It all started when Mulligan claiming the Cincinnati Gardens was paying the amateur skaters too much salary, wanted to throw &rsquo;em out of the league. He kept up an angry barrage.&ldquo;Sticks and pucks may break our bones, but names will never hurt us,&rdquo; was the theme of an equally-bitter replyBefore the game Baldwin had Before the game Baldwin had of Tom Grace, custodian of Cincinnati&rsquo;s goal-happy angels.And now the Montreal Canadiens, a big league outfit which owns and controls the Cincinnati outfit, have jumped on Mulligan.<h2>Selke Writes Mulligan</h2>This battle even entered the nursery stage when Frank J. Selke, managing director of the NHL club, wrote Mulligan:&ldquo;I learn you are greatly annoyed at the way our team handles the player situation at Cincinnati and that you are continually urging that some restrictive legislation should be imposed on the Cincinnati team or perhaps have them thrown out of the league.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know whether or not you are a family man but if you are you will know that a father resents injury to his children much more than he does to himself, and we sort of feel a parental interest in the Cincinnati club.&ldquo;I am sorry that I have to be so blunt but they called me Frank&rsquo; when I was a kid and I have to be &lsquo;frank&rsquo; now that I have grown up!! Hope you are the same.&rdquo;Well. Andy is the same. In his frank reply he said Cincinnati was violating the salary limit, waiver rule, player limit and playoff arrangements.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04156/1617465-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="561" height="292"></div>&ldquo;And when my children did wrong. I corrected them,&rdquo; Andy added.He&rsquo;d like Montreal to correct the Cincinnati kids &mdash; mainly by cutting their allowance on the 1st and 15th of each month. &#9632;

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Toledo, Cincy Feud Stretches To Front Office Of NHL Habs

<h2>Two Hat Tricks</h2>Claude Laforge of Shawinigan and Jean Marie Cossette of Quebec Aces both scored hat tricks on Sunday. January 26. Laforge got his in a 7-6 win and Cossette in a 7-1 victory.<h2>Byng Winners</h2>Kelly Burnett of the Royals and Dick Wray of Shawinigan are the only two players performing in the league today who are past winners of the Byng Of Vimy Trophy awarded to the most gentlemanly player in the league.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02306/1617548-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="588" height="217"></div><h2>TUESDAY, JANUARY 21</h2>Shawinigan 6 at Chicoutimi 2<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;;Chicoutimi, Caron (Locas, Roy)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16.412&mdash;Shawinigan, Faulkner (Taillefer)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18.243&mdash;Shawinigan, Labrosse (Faulkner)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19.11Penalties: Fleming 6.13, Amadio 16.04, Roy 18.50.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Shawinigan, Labrosse (Mekilok)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.455&mdash;Chicoutimi, Locas (Hicks, Smrke)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6.066&mdash;Shawinigan, Laforge (Bouchard, Mekilok)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18.36Penalties: None<h3>Third Period</h3>7&mdash;Shawinigan. Labrosse (Bouchard, Mekilok)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2.418&mdash;Shawinigan, Attwell (Faulkner, Johnson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13.01Penalties: Roy and Laforge 10.39, Perreault 19.57.<h2>Montreal 4 at Quebec 3</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Royals, Denis (Mosdell, Mantha)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1122&mdash;Royals, Cressman (Hoekstra, Mantha)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6.223&mdash;Quebec, Maxwell (Cherry)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7.124&mdash;Quebec, Jacques Gagnon (Teal, Lamirande)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11.27Penalties: Lund 12,30, Bownass 18.31.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;Quebec, Sabourin&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6.066&mdash;Quebec, Labadie (Cossette, Lamirande)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8.557&mdash;Quebec, Jacques Gagnon. (Jules Gagnon, Teal)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15.09Penalty: Jacques Gagnon 15.30.<h3>Third Period</h3>8&mdash;Royals, Bradley (Hoekstra, Cressman)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.119&mdash;Royals, Denis (Burnett)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14.46Penalties: None.<h2>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22</h2>Montreal 4 at Quebec 5<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Montreal, Denis (Mosdell, Mantha)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1.122&mdash;&mdash;Montreal, Cressman (Hoekstra Mantha)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6.222&mdash;Quebec. Maxwell (Cosette, Cherry)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7.124&mdash;Quebec. Jacques Gagnon (Lamirande, Teal)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11.27Penalties: Lund, 12.30, Bowness, 18.31.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;Quebec, Sabourin (unassisted 6.066&mdash;Quebec, Labadle (Cosette, Lamirande)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8.557&mdash;Quebec, Jacques Gagnon (Teal, Jules Gagnon)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15.09Penalties: Jacques Gagnon, 15.30.<h3>Third Period</h3>8&mdash;ontreal, Bradley (Hoekstra, Cressman)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.119&mdash;Montreal, Denis (Burnett)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14.46Penalties: None.<h2>THURSDAY, JANUARY 23</h2>Quebec 5 at Chicoutimi 5<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Quebec, Sieaver (Lamirande, Picard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:542&mdash;Chicoutimi, G. Rousseau (Leclair, Perrault)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:35Penalties: R. Rousseau, misconduct 6:18 Caron 12:37, Cherry 13:32.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Chicoutimi, G. Rousseau (Perreault, Leclair)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:414&mdash;Chicoutimi, Perreault (Deslauriers, Leclair)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:435&mdash;Chicoutimi, Caron (Courcy, Roy)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:556&mdash;Quebec, Maxwell (Labadie)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:407&mdash;Chicoutimi, G. Rousseau (Leclair, Perrault)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11 :368&mdash;Chicoutimi; Smrke (Hicks)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:59 Penalty: R. Rousseau 16:31.<h3>Third Period</h3>9&mdash;Chicoutimi, Locas (Smrke)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:3910&mdash;Chicoutimi, Perrault (Leclair, G. Rousseau)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:2011&mdash;Quebec, Hayden (Sabourin, Lamirande)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:4012&mdash;Chicoutimi. G. Rousseau&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:3013&mdash;Quebec, Blaine (Labadie, Cossette)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 19:2714&mdash;Quebec, Labadie (Cossette, Maxwell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:37Penalties: Picard 1:10, Cherry 5:05 and 11:25, Harvey 10:29, Caron 12:39, Locas 12:57.<h2>Three Rivers 3 at Shawinigan 4</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Three Rivers, Pepin (Belisle, Leclerc)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:982&mdash;Shawinigan Falls, La forge (Mekilok, Bouchard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:25Penalties: Kelly Laforge 12:11, Hodgson 15:54.<h3>Second Period</h3>3&mdash;Three Rivers. Belisle (Anderson, Leclerc)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:43Penalty: Dzurko 19:12.<h3>Third Period</h3>4&mdash;Shawinigan Falls, Faulkner (Attwell, Hodgson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:245&mdash;Shawinigan Falls, Faulkner (Johnson, Attwell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:156&mdash;Shawinigan Falls, Desaulnier? (Denis, Fleming)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:227&mdash;Three Rivers. Pearson (Belisle. Anderson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:15Penalties: Dzurko 8:26.<h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 26</h2>Quebec 7 at Chicoutimi 1<h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Quebec: Cosette (Maxwell. Picard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.172&mdash;Quebec: Sieaver (Teal, Gagnon)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8.133&mdash;Quebec: Teal (Sieaver, Gagnon)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18.45Penalties: R. Rousseku 14.37. Lamirande 15.53.<h3>Second Period</h3>4&mdash;Quebec: Blaine (Sabourin)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6.005&mdash;Quebec: Cossette (Maxwell. Labadie)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16.21Penalties: None.<h3>Third Period</h3>6&mdash;Quebec: Blaine (Sabourin, Lamirande)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.467&mdash;Chicoutimi: Perrault (Leclair. Smrke)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15.228&mdash;Quebec: Cossette (Cherry) 18.35Penalties: Picard 1.42, Blaine 4.62. Sieaver 13.54.<h2>Shawinigan 7 at Montreal 6</h2><h3>First Period</h3>1&mdash;Sfia winigan: Laforge (Bouchard, Mekilok)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 4.212&mdash;Royals: Kowalchuk (Boucher. Burnett)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.093&mdash;Shawinigan: Mekilok (Laforge, Bouchard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7.194&mdash;Shawinigan: Mekilok (Johnson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19.28Penalties: Balfour 9.36. Mosdell 2.38, Clune 5.42. Fleming 7.43, 17.45, Boucher 17.4 5.<h3>Second Period</h3>5&mdash;Royals: Burnett (Mantha)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.686&mdash;Shawinigan: Fleming (Amadio, Attwell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9.157&mdash;Royals: Burnett (Balfour) 11.378&mdash;Shawiniban: Laforge (Bouchard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12.179&mdash;Royals: Mantha (Balfour, Mosdell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17.98Penalties: Fleming 1.10, misconduct 18.32.<h3>Third Period</h3>19&mdash;Shawinigan: Faulkner (Attwell, Johnson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10.3011&mdash;Royals: Balfour (Mosdell, Denis)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:2512&mdash;Royals: Denis (Balfour)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15.1113&mdash;Shawinigan: Laforge (Mekilok)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19.31Penalties: Desaulniers 1.44, Shero 3.40, Bownass 9.00.<h2>The Point Parade</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03275/1617541-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="594" height="1115"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORD</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04246/1617534-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="593" height="376"></div> &#9632;

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QUEBEC LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;A few years hence we&rsquo;ll be describing it as atomic energy. Electrical terms must suffice for now. To wit: there&rsquo;s a hidden dynamo in some of these hockey paperweights that drives them on at top speed and makes them a competitive factor on some sort of parity with and against their more robust, heavier and more muscular contemporaries.Take Greig Allan Hicks, of the Chicoutimi Sagueneens, for instance. Here&rsquo;s a gaunt, hollow-cheeked, slim character, who positively looks undernourished.If we weren&rsquo;t sure that the Sagueneens&rsquo; management pays Its men well and that manager-coach Phil Renauld of the Sags never scrimps on meal-tabs on the road, one might suspect that Hicks is underfed.Perhaps Hicks follows a private diet. It could be that he has pals in the higher scientific brackets who have come up with a secret concentrate that is powerful motive fuel for humans. A couple of swallows of pills and the inhaler gains such vigor and stamina that he can really romp on the tubed runners. He can skate like blazes, stick-handle with baffling dexterity, and at the same time an uncanny sixth sense tells him, when, where and how to plant the rubber biscuit on the flail of a partner also skating at top speed.This gimmick results in goals. Hick has done it 41 times as January neared its end. He had that many assists and had fired 16 tallies by the direct method. He had been a big contributor as the Sagueneens held first place in the league standing despite recent assaults on a fat margin by Shawinigan Cataracts and Quebec Aces.He&rsquo;s out of Schumacher, Ont., 24 years old. The record book says Hicks goes at 145 pounds on a 5&rsquo;8&rdquo; chassis. He doesn&rsquo;t look that heavy. Generally he looks weary and distraught, until the hooter goes, and the puck is faced and the hockey game begins.Then Mrs. Hicks&rsquo; boy, Greig, makes the ice chips fly.Bob Quenneville, who compiled the press and radio guide for the Chicoutimi club, tabs Hicks as one of the gamest figures in organized hockey today. Quenneville can talk with considerable authority since he&rsquo;s been a keen observer in the four years the fragile-appearing centerman has played down Chicoutimi way.Despite his lack of pounds Hicks is fearless at going into the corners and jousting with guys who have a pull in the weights at anywhere from 25 to forty pounds, for possession of the errant boot heel.He seems to be tireless no matter how sustained the sizzling pace, and robust contacts of the game may develop. The fact that he can maintain the pace with the heavy-thewed mates and opponents, and take long turns on the ice is one of reasons to arouse suspicion that here is an athlete who must have found a source of energy that&rsquo;s somehow related to the nuclear sciences.<h2>Hicks Sharp Defensively</h2>Quenneville doesn&rsquo;t go learnedly into all those things, which are the brainstorm of the writer, but Quenneville does say that here is an athlete that any coach &reg;r management would be glad to have on a club.Defensively, too, Hicks shows remarkable talents. Renauld, the Chicoutimi manager-coach, who Is no dummy, used his starry playmaker for long hitches at killing off penalties. The Chicoutimi Sags get their share of these. They have characters like George Roy and Fern Perreault in the cast. Here are two larrigans who at times run quite contrary to official opinion on proper ice deportment.He shows keen puck sense at all times, is intelligent about positional hockey, and when out there to kill off penalties seldom gets maneuvered out of position.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01348/1617579-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="526" height="1135"><figcaption class="caption-body">AmazingStaminaGreig Hicks</figcaption></div>His superfine stick manipulation here always helps. Because he can seize control of the puck, and once that possession is established, can weave about the ice, grabbing valuable seconds as the clock spins off the time when the Sagueneens must work short-manned.Though he speaks little French, in a community where the quota of bilingual residents is low, Hicks has become a great favorite with the fans at Chicoutimi Coliseum.He has won friends and influent people on behalf of the Sagueneens, because Greig Hicks is primarily a devoted hockey player. He is ambitious for advancement in his chosen profession, fully aware that the dice may be loaded against him. His physical handicaps, chiefly lack of avoirdupoids, offer great obstacles.But Hicks knows that a handful of other stars have made the big league, though lightweights.<h2>QHL Publicity Director Recovering</h2>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;After five weeks in Montreal General Hospital under repairs for a heart condition Earl Sharpe is quietly convalescing at his home in Verdun, Que. Sharpe, information director for the Quebec Hockey League, suffered a heart attack a few days before Christmas at the annual party, hosted by President Clarence Campbell in the NHL offices in Montreal.While confident that his recovery will be complete, Sharpe says he must from here on observe a strict routine of diet, and restricted physical effort. During his Beige in sickbay he kept his file of league reports and extr-currieular activities up to date, and says he&rsquo;ll pass part of the time during his convalescence conning over same, so that he may soon come up with a few publicity angles. Sharpe&rsquo;s material, always fresh, has for years been a boon to sports scribes and spielers in all QHL cities.AL PARSLEY &#9632;

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Lightweight Hicks Puts Sock Into Sags’ Offense With Dazzling Footwork

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;An unemployment situation in the industrial city of Shawinigan Falls, Que. receives sympathetic treatment from the management of the Cataracts.For Cataracts&rsquo; home games in the Quebec Hockey League a substantial reduction on all seats is granted to fans producing their unemployment insurance books at the box office. This &ldquo;cut&rdquo; reaches as high as 50 per cent in the case of the higher priced reserve seats, coach Fred Shero of the Catatacts reported as spokesman for the club recently in Montreal. &#9632;

Unemployment Book Gives Right To Ticket Reduction

<div class="byline">By CHICK AFFEL</div>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;Whether you agree or disagree with Wren Blair, manager of the Whitby Dunlops, who will endeavor to regain the world&rsquo;s amateur hockey championship for Canada at Oslo, Norway next month, you must, give him an &ldquo;E&rdquo; for effort. The Dunlop leave January 2 9 for Europe and prior to sailing Blair prowled religiously looking for players to bolster his club.To that end the Whitby manager sought to secure a number of players including defenseman Ralph Hosking from the Kitchener Dutchmen and George &lsquo;Goose&rsquo; Gosselin of the North Bay Trappers.<h2>OHA SENIOR A</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01347/1617648-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="589" height="310"></div>The Dutchmen were not opposed to releasing Hosking, but with the reservation that the Dutchmen would be granted permission and assistance to sign a suitable replacement.A Kitchener report had it that Goman would release Hosking only if he had the agreement in writing, because in releasing Jack MacKenzie he did not receive both Billy Flick and &ldquo;Mickey&rdquo; Roth of the now defunct Stratford Indians as replacements. This, of course, was not the arrangement made at the meeting of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; council in OHA headquarters, Toronto. Flick was designated as the replacement for any player released to Whitby, whether he was a member of the Kitchener Dutchmen, Windsor Bulldogs or Chatham Maroons of the Western group of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA. And it was no secret that Blair had designs on Frank Bathgate of the Bulldogs and Jim Connelly of the Maroons, both of whom had tryouts at the Whitby training camp.The upshot was that Blair chose McKenzie, and in accordance with pre-arrangements, Flick donned a Kitchener uniform and is still playing for them. As for Roth, he was awarded to Windsor in the draw when the Stratford club folded and the players were allotted to the other three group clubs. Owing to a Kitchener complaint, a second draw for Roth was held in the OHA office, and again Roth was drawn by tile Windsor club, for whom he is playing today.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02268/1617641-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="486" height="1305"><figcaption class="caption-body">Adds StrengthJean Paul Lamirande</figcaption></div>In his search for another defenceman, several experienced and proven players, besides Hosking, were mentioned, one of them Ray Gariepy, playingcoach of the Orilia senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; team, which has since ceased operating. Apparently, Gariepy, former big leaguer, was not interested, and now Blair&rsquo;s choice was between either Frank Sullivan or Ron Ingram of the AHL Buffalo Bisons or Jean Paul Lamirande of the QHL Quebec Aces.Lamirande, 34-year old veteran from the New York Rangers and AHL clubs was finally chosen. He was reinstated as an amateur and joined the Dunnies last Sunday. As replacements the Aces were sent defensemen Floyd Hillman and Bob Duncan from Springfield of the AHL.Blair was also successful in securing Gosselin from North Bay and the right winger has now joined the Canadian representatives.Despite Biair&rsquo;s objection to some of the constructive criticism voiced by various sports writers, there is no doubt that since he has added goalie Roy Edwards, Sid Smith, Connie Broden, Gosselin and Lamirande, from pro hockey it will be somewhat of a revamping of the Whitby Allan Cup champions of 1955-57, when one includes McKenzie in the picture.Composed of players of that calibre, together with the members of last season&rsquo;s team, Whitby Dunlops, could honestly bear out Blair&rsquo;s former assertion that he had the best senior hockey team in Canada. That was the sole aim of those who previously disgreed with Blair on his analysis of his Whitby team&rsquo; as the best available in Canada. The undivided objective of every loyal Canadian is that Wren Blair and his Whitby Dunlops will return from their European tour and competition in the world tournament around March 1, unchallenged as the amateur hockey champions of the world.<h2>OHA-NOHA SENIOR A</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03201/1617634-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="578" height="295"></div>One commendable teature the Whitby picture is the campaign being waged to raise an objective of $5,000 as a fund to finance a plane trip by four players of the Allan Cup team to attend the title tourney at Oslo, Norway. The four players are Don McBeth and Fred Etcher, unable, to compete owing to injuries, and Sandy Air and Doug Williams, prevented from boarding the Queen Elizabeth for the entire European tour, due to inability of Air to get time off from his job in Toronto and Williams who cannot spare the time away from his studies in the University of Toronto.However, as a parting shot &mdash; Go, Dunnies, Go. Bring that championship back to Canada, where it rightfully belongs. &#9632;

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Whitby Gets Lamirande, Gosselin For Canada Versus World Battle

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Last Week’s Crossword Solution

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0176/1617769-1-eng-US/f00c4-012.jpg" title="f00C4-01" width="280" height="295"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0275/1617762-1-eng-US/f00c4-022.jpg" title="f00C4-02" width="272" height="299"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f00c4-0463/1617755-1-eng-US/f00c4-042.jpg" title="f00C4-04" width="284" height="332"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Parsley</figcaption></div>QHL president Byron Higginson was the keynoter of optimism in a recent visit to Quebec City where the Aces attendance was reported down 50 per cent over last season. Though the low gate receipts were certainly cause for some concern, Dr. Bruce Crutchfield, in his first year as chief executive of the Quebec Hockey Club refuses to give way to pessimism.The Aces had little chance to repair their broken fences or dwindling fortunes in the month of January at any rate, hi this month their schedule was against them with only four games billed in the Quebec Coliseum. As Lon Fusk, sports editor of The Chronicle &mdash; Telegraph in the Ancient Capital sharply observes: &ldquo;Fifty per cent would create almost a panic practically everywhere else except Quebec where hockey fortunes sway from miserable to record-breaking.&rdquo;If Aces can&rsquo;t balance their budget in February where they have eight billings in the QHL schedule in their home rink, they hope to pick tip their deficits in the games they have booked with National Hockey League teams.They have a date with Rangers at the Quebec Coliseum, Feb. 5, and also play the Broadway Blues in Sherbrooke Feb. 5, In addition Boston Bruins in slated to play in Sherbrooke. Jan. 30.Extra fillip is attached to Rangers&rsquo; visit to Quebec with Camille Henry, native son in the cast. &ldquo;The Eel&rdquo; has already been cited as the Quebec Athlete of the Year 1957, and recognition of this honor will take tangible firm when he proffered a plaque during the course of the Feb. 4 celebration by the members of the Quebec Sports Gallery. The &ldquo;QSG&rdquo; is an organization which numbers all the leading lights of press, radio and television in the Ancient Capital.Condolences are offered here to Lou Fusk. in the recent death of his brother &ldquo;Vinnie&rdquo;, formerly a member of the composing room staff at The Chronicle Telegraph. The late M. Fusk had been an invalid for some time.When Boston Bruins took up Billy O&rsquo;Ree from the Aces for the game against Canadiens in Montreal. January 19, it marked the first time a Negro player performed in hockey&rsquo;s major circuit.Prior to the game Lynn Patrick, general manager of the Boston club, explained to a gathering of newsmen that so far as he knew&rsquo; there never was at any time a discrimination against colored athletes in the NHL. He said that there just previously hadn&rsquo;t happened to be a player of dark skin who was seriously thought to measure up to big hockey league standards. Lynn recalled that some years ago he was with Rangers when ago he W&rsquo;as with Rangers when an alluring offer was made to Herbie Carnegie then an outstanding forward with Aces. Carnegie had refused the chance, because the player figured at the time that his hockey future was to be brief. Hence he probably preferred the more assured security of amateur hockey. &#9632;

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February 1, 1958

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