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CAHA Officials Give Macs Pre Tourney Behavior Instructions

BELLEVILLE, Ont.— There is something more to winning a world amateur hockey championship than by defeating the best team s Europe and the United States can produce, the Belleville McFarlands were told here. In a joint address to the club in the city hall President Bob Lebel and secretary-manager George Dudley, of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, told the national representatives to the world tourney in Prague that as ambassadors of Canada they will be judged by their behavior both on and off the ice. “The eyes of the world of fifteen million Canadians in particular will be on you. Our hockey teams overseas have always been a credit to Canada. We hope you maintain that record. It is of tremendous importance to your government, which is greatly concerned on how you conduct…

HOCKEY CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1—Pictured Canadien rookie. 6—Initials of a Bruin defenseman. 7—Lefty Wilson is one. 11—Name given a Detroit forward. 12—Marcel Bonin got 15 of these for Canadiens last season. 13—Initials of coach who guided Montreal to victory in 1945-46 play-offs. 14—Type of soup most French-Canadien hockeyists prefer. 16—Short for “Red” Sullivan’s given name. 17—Name given New Westminster’s coach. 18—N.H.L. team with whom Allan Stanley first played (abbr.) 19—Initials of Labrie, Ranger defenseman during the ’40’s. 20—Initials of Laprade, former star with N. Y. Rangers. 21—Native province of Forbes Kennedy (abbr.). 23—American Press (abbr.). 25—Yackel of Providence answers to this. 27—A Habitant defensman. 30—Initials of an N.H.L. coach. 31—Position played by Brian Cullen. 33—Ells English (abbr.). 34—Bob Baun was married in this month. DOWN 1—Mrs. George Armstrong. 2—Canadiens are looked upon as this at the moment. 3—Mrs. Camille Henry is noted for her ability to do this. 4—Otherwise. 5—Plays for Rochester Americans. 8—Artificial language. 9—Initials of Olson, ex AHL star. 10—Given…

Locas Blasts 29 In 30 Games, Eyes 54 Record Set By Dartnell In ’49

MONTREAL, Que.— The phenomenal scoring pace being set by leftwinger Jacques Locas of Chicoutimi Sagueneens has veteran observers in the Quebec Hockey League in transport of wonderment, in direct ratio to the jitters he causes to opposing goalers. Locas who hit an all-time personal high with 40 tallies’ for the Sagueneens last season, has gone about the business of steadily threatening records of long-standing in the Quebec circuit as he keeps blazing the black biscuit into the cordage at the rate of one or two every outing. He has particularly caused deep distress to the Montreal Royals’ goalies who have ruefully fished the puck out of their nets eleven times after official counters by the 32-year-old dead-pan Montrealer who has enjoyed his greatest scoring triumphs in the past few seasons since moving to…