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August 1, 1959

The Hockey News August 1, 1959

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO, Ont&mdash;What you hope to do and what you can, in fact, achieve are often poles apart, the Maple Leafs have been learning in the weeks since the close of the 1958-59 hockey season.First of all, management was overjoyed at what Leafs accomplished last season. They came from nowhere to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs, then they reached the finals by eliminating the highly-respected Boston Bruins. But they learned the painful truth in those finals. Their five-game defeat at the hands of the mighty Canadiens showed them their reconstruction campaign wasn&rsquo;t as far advanced as they had figured. There was plenty of work to be done yet before Leafs could hope to be serious challengers for the championship.With this in mind, they were ready to squander plenty of cash in the summer months to acquire the talent needed to bring the team up to the top level.Trouble is, nobody seems to want their money. That&rsquo;s because it&rsquo;s suicidal in these times to sell hockey players for cash. Moolah is something National Hockey league owners don&rsquo;t need any more of. All they want in exchange for manpower is more manpower, usually better material than what they&rsquo;re giving up.This is what Leafs have encountered, anyway. Oh, they&rsquo;ve found other teams willing to give up what Toronto needs&mdash;a centre or a top defenceman. But all they want in exchange is Frank Mahovlich and Bob Pulford, or something equally out of the question.The one trade they&rsquo;ve managed to make could hardly be described as a major transaction. Barry Cullen, who seldom played last season, was sent to Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Johnny Wilson, who will have to beat out Dick Duff, Mahovlich or Bert Olmstead for a left-wing job.<h2>Waiting for training</h2>General-manager Punch Imlach, who recently learned he&rsquo;d have to coach the team again next saison, has been on holidays, so activities have been suspended. A spokesman for the Maple Leaf Gardens hockey committee, sometimes called the Silver Seven, said they&rsquo;d decided now to sit still until September, when the NHL clubs open training.&ldquo;When the other clubs start to cut down their lineups, we may get a chance to pick up something worth-while on waivers&rdquo;, he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s obvious we aren&rsquo;t going to get anywhere before then&rdquo;.One thing Leafs have accomplishes though, is to line up an exclusive affiliation with an American league club, something Imlach feels is essential to an NHL organization. The last two years Leafs have shared operation of the Rochester Americans with the Canadiens. Leafs have owned 27&frac12; percent., Canadiens the same proportion and a group of Rochester citizens the other 45 per cent. Now Leafs have bought Canadiens out.Toronto had playing coach Steve Kraftcheck, Dave Creighton, Rudy Migay, Gary Aldcorn (since drafted by Detroit) and Al MacNeil with the Amerks last season. They don&rsquo;t anticipate any trouble in manning the Rochester club, although Imlach isn&rsquo;t saying at this time who&rsquo;ll go there.&ldquo;Everybody has a shot at the big club.&rdquo;, he vowed.NOTES: Imlachs new two-year contract calls for a substantial raise, of course&hellip;George Armstrong and Bob Pulford tied for the J. P. Bickell Memorial trophy, which is awarded to a Leaf when the directors feel some player was worthy of recognition. With the directors voting on a 3-2-1 basis, Armstrong and Pulford received 28 points each. Dick Duff got 14. Previous winners were Ted Kennedy in 1953 and 1955, Harry Lumley in 1954 and Tod Sloan in 1956There was no winner in 1957 or &lsquo;58.<h2>Tough Task Ahead</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04223/1928678-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="557" height="567"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHNNY WILSON</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Leafs Have Moolah To Buy But No Bargains Available; Need Centre, Defenceman

VICTORIA, B.C.&mdash;Harold Laycoe, an enterprising hockey executive since he hung up his skates after a whirl in the big time with Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, is the new manager-coach of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League.The surprise announcement of Laycoe&rsquo;s appointment was made by Cougars&rsquo; vice-president Wild Ritchie. Laycoe was signed to a one-year contract and takes over the club immediately. Terms of his contract were not revealed.Laycoe was named to replace Pat Egan, who also served in the dual capacity of manager coach of the Victoria team for the last three seasons.Laycoe, an 11-year veteran of the NHL, had been the coach of the New Westminster Royals of the WHL for the past three years and was out of a job when the Royals&rsquo; franchise was transferred to Portland, Oregon, for the 1960-61 season.Ritchie said Egan, a long-time player and coach in professional hockey, had been notified of the change. His contract with Victoria is still in effect until December but Ritchie said that a &ldquo;satisfactory settlement&rdquo; had been reached.Laycoe was a member of the WHL committee that went to Montreal for the annual NHL meetings and was given the assignment of luring Red Story west to become referee-in-chief of the league. He reported that while Story was interested, he never actually talked dollars and cents and the offer was up in the air. Story has since quit officiating and the job is still open.Laycoe is also reported to have brought Victoria a working agreement with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Laycoe had previously arranged the tie-up with New Westminsttr on the supposition the Royals would operate another season in the WHL. &#9632;

Victoria Selects Laycoe Manager-Coach Of Team

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01293/1929433-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Veteran Fleming Mackell of the Boston Bruins is the hottest name on the off-season trading block at the moment and current reports have him going to Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Billy McNeill and Nick Mickoski. The Bruins may be ready to give up on Mackell, who was below expectations last season and is suffering from a recurring knee injury.</figcaption></div><h2>IS HE HEADING FOR NEW PASTURES? &#9632;</h2>

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PERINI SAYS AHL COULD BECOME PART OF SECOND MAJOR LEAGUE IN HOCKEY

<div class="byline">By HOWIE NEWSTATE</div>INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana&mdash;Denver, Colorado and Milwaukee, Wisconsin have been admitted to the International Hockey League, subject to their meeting all league requirements. This gives the IHL an eight-team setup.President Frank Gallagher stated that St. Paul and Omaha have met all obligations of the circuit and that they will be included for the season of 1959-60. Other entries include, Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, Louisville and Toledo.St. Paul, after making several gestures to join the league, made it official by posting a $5,000 bond and dates at its coliseum.Denver, represented by Gene Clift, said that the drawing possibilities are terrific in his town and that the people in that area are &ldquo;hockey crazy&rdquo;. Clift is president of the Denver Mile High Hockey Club, which will support the new team in the IHL. The Milwaukee representative was Jim Gallagher, formerly of Green Bay. This is Milwaukee&rsquo;s third fling at hockey.The Mile High Hockey Corporation also posted $5,000 bond for a franchise but the IHL Board of Governors tabled the application pending the posting of a $15,000 transportation bond.The governors gave the MHC 10 days to come up with the money. The bond is for transportation from Omaha to Denver for the eastern teams.Andy Mulligan, general manager of the Toledo Mercurys, said he expected the Denver club to post the transportation bond as it is quite intent upon entering the circuit.The Board of Governors passed a ruling at their past league get-together at Indianapolis, July 18, that in the event an owner of a franchise suspends operations, the players on such club shall be disposed of at a meeting of the remaining members of the Board of Governors. The right to purchase will be in the reverse order of the standings at the time of the suspension or in the reverse order of the standings of the previous season if prior to the start of the new season.The signing deadline of players from the previous season will be changed from December 15 to January 1 to confirm with a CAHA ruling.The IHL has decided to use pucks with the leagues name on one side and the club&rsquo;s design or insignia on the other. Ken Ullyot, Ft. Wayne Komet coach and general manager, brought back the idea while on vacation in Western Canada. Ullyot said it has proved very impressive.NOTES&mdash;League will open Friday, October 30, 1959, and end Sunday, March 20, 1960, with a 68-game schedule on tap&hellip;Training camps open Monday, October 19, 1959&hellip;New franchise nicknames are Denver &ldquo;Titans&rdquo;, Milwaukee &ldquo;Falcons&rdquo;, Omaha &ldquo;Knights&rdquo;, St. Paul &ldquo;Saints&rdquo; to go along with old clubs name of Ft. Wayne &ldquo;Komets&rdquo;, Indianapolis &ldquo;Chiefs&rdquo;, Louisville &ldquo;Rebels&rdquo; and Toledo &ldquo;Mercurys&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02399/1928903-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="312" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Mulligan</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Denver; Milwaukee Entries Swell International League To New Eight-Team Set Up

<div class="byline">By JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;Lou Perini, president of the Milwaukee Braves&rsquo; baseball club, fanned when he went to bat for the Quebec Aces in their attempt to land a franchise in the American Hockey League, but the stubby millionnaire still feels a second major league is inevitable in hockey and the AHL could be a part of it.Quebec, along with Montreal Royals, made a strong case for entry into the six-team AHL, however, the pleas of the Canadien clubs fell on deaf ears.The futile pitch came at the annual three-day meeting of the AHL club owners and board of governors in the plush setting of the Hershey Hotel. Mr. Perini was there on behalf of the Aces.In. turning down Quebec and Montreal, the AHL powers, in a joint statement, said that a &ldquo;satisfactory schedule could not be worked out&rdquo; at this late date. They did, however, leave the door open for the two clubs to make a bid next season. A committee was set up to study the matter.Perini, a newly-appointed director of the Aces, tabled the AHL cold shoulder as a &ldquo;bad mistake.&rdquo; He was closeted with the owners for 45 minutes.Before he went into the closed door session, Perini said:&ldquo;If I were the AHL I would embrace Quebec and Montreal. In my opinion the teams would add color, prestige and strength to the league.&ldquo;It could be the stepping stone to a second major league in hockey. As sure as the third major league is coming in baseball, a second major league is on it&rsquo;s way in hockey. The AHL could be that second league.&rdquo;Frank J. Selke, managing director of the Montreal Canadiens, along with Sam Pollock, Canadiens personel director, were on hand to make a bid for the Royals&rsquo; entry.Perini also got in a few licks about hockey. Among some of his comments were:Hockey must shed its horse and buggy ways. Travel today is nothing. If major league baseball had let travel stand in its way, it would be in trouble.&ldquo;When hockey men come up with two major leagues and can offer the fans a true world series, then they&rsquo;ll have something.&ldquo;Like any venture, sports or business, we must have men of vision. Hockey, in my opinion, will be one of the biggest sports in the business in United States in a few years if progressive steps are taken. Television has given the sport a big boost.&ldquo;Of course it would take a little time to have two major leagues in hockey, but it can be done with a proper turnover of players and operation of a draft procedure.&ldquo;When Milwaukee was a minor league city it had trouble pulling 500,000. It went major league and we&rsquo;ve been averaging two million a season.&ldquo;Putting major league hockey clubs in Buffalo, Cleveland, Hershey, San Francisco, Los Angeles&hellip;can name many other cities&hellip;would not hurt the cities that have major league hockey now. Rather it would tend to build up the sport.&ldquo;Canada is the source of hockey talent. Why not nurture it? Hockey is ready for a second major league. There are plenty of cities to support it.&ldquo;The worst thing in sports management is complacency. The more expansion, the higher the level of competition you create.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02197/1929464-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="296" height="468"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Selke</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Accepting Aces, Royals Would Have Been Start In Opinion Of Official

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Frank J. Selke, managing director of the Canadian Arena Company and the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL, has announced that application of the Montreal Royals for a franchise in the American League for 1960-61 still stands.Selke said in a prepared statement that the application, recently rejected for the coming season, has not been withdrawn.Selke quoted from a telegram sent by AHL President Richard F. Canning saying the AHL stands ready to work out details incident to the Royals&rsquo; admission beginning with the 1960-61 season.Royals and Quebec Aces both applied for admission to the AHL. After they were turned down, the Quebec Hockey League went out of existence and Royals entered a newly-organized league&mdash;the Eastern Professional Hockey League. Quebec Aces did not enter.Selke did not elaborate on what would happen to the new EPHL if Royals did finally get into the American League.Selke said rejection of the applications came as a great disappointment to hockey fans in both cities and to the owners of both clubs.&ldquo;Naturally it was disappointing to Quebec City, which does not have an NHL franchise. Understandable, rejection of the applications resulted in adverse comments in sports circles in Quebec City.&ldquo;Some of this comment implied that the Canadiens were responsible for the decision of the AHL authorities. The owners of that body made their own decisions and laid down certain conditions under which the applications would be considered next season.&rdquo;Selke then quoted Canning&rsquo;s telegram, which said it was impossible to reopen discussion at this late date but that the application is still on file.&ldquo;In the circumstances I think it is desirable for me to state once again that it has always been, is and will continue to be the policy of the Canadian Hockey Club actively to foster and support the development of hockey in Quebec,&rdquo; said Selke.Selke then repeated his willingness to hold future discussions with the AHL and added &ldquo;Quebec Aces, of course, must speak for themselves.&rdquo;&ldquo;Indicative is the fact that in the autumn of 1946 the Canadiens embarked on a program of developing their own players with teams across Canada, the main part of this work being concentrated in this province:&ldquo;In fact, the Canadiens have been spending an average of $150,000 a year helping minor hockey in the province. Furthermore, aside from Montreal, the City of Quebec because of its large population has received more help from the Forum (Canadian Arena Co.) than any other three centres combined. &#9632;

Royals Still Want In AHL Says Selke

QUEBEC CITY, Que.&mdash;Ovila Cote, president of the Quebec Aces hockey club, said that Frank J. Selke, managing director of the Canadian Arena Company, did not live up to assurances he would try to get Aces and Montreal Royals into the American Hockey League.Cote, in a special statement that was both burning and lengthy, said AHL regulations require that a $10,000 cheque accompany each application for membership.&ldquo;The Quebec Aces eagerly sent a cheque but the Montreal Royals did not do so.&ldquo;Through this act alone Mr. Selke risked compromising the entry of Montreal Royals and that of Quebec Aces because everyone knows our club could not hope to enter this league unless Royals also joined,&rdquo; the statement said.&ldquo;We are now convinced that from the start of steps undertaken by us to obtain entry in the AHL, Mr. Selke, while assuring us he would do everything necessary to get Royals accepted in the league, had already decided to work discreetly and surely as possible for the down-fall of the move.&rdquo;During deliberations before the refusal of the AHL to accept the Montreal and Quebec applications, the statement said, Selke showed &ldquo;so little enthusiasm and co-operation that club owners and governors of the league naturally concluded Royals were not seriously interested in obtaining a franchise.&rdquo;The statement said that last June Mr. Selke maintained there was insufficient time to get two new clubs into the AHL this year and still organize a schedule. &ldquo;But this same Mr. Selke all the same found time to undertake formation of a grand new league.&rdquo;The new league&mdash;the Eastern Professional Hockey League&mdash;was formed after the QHL folded. &#9632;

Aces’ President Claims Selke’s Support Lacking

<div class="byline">by ROLLY ETHIER</div>NORTH BAY NUGGETNORTH BAY, Ont&mdash;Touring Europe first class and getting paid for it is most people&rsquo;s idea of a dream but to Leo Labine he&rsquo;d just as soon be pitching fastball here with the North Bay Gold Seals.&ldquo;The tour was alright,&rdquo; summed up world traveller Leo rather casually. &ldquo;We enjoyed ourselves and saw most of the sights but I wouldn&rsquo;t trade it for living in Canada,&rdquo; he added in summarizing the recently-concluded overseas exhibition junket undertaken by two National Hockey League teams, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers.The tour was successful in selling the Europeans on the tremendous ability and power of NHL calibre squads in comparison with their own world tournament teams but it was marred by discouraging over all attendance figures.Labine, the happy-go-lucky Haileybury product who now resides in North Bay, had a ready opinion as to the promoter&rsquo;s failure in making ends meet financially.&ldquo;The lateness of the season, high ticket prices ($9 a seat in most places), poor bookings and the lack of sufficient advance publicity all hurt,&rdquo; explained Leo. He agreed that a couple of good hockey publicity men could have made it a paying proposition by stirring up some interest with a well-planned advance campaign, equipped with an interpretor, in the cities included on the itinerary schedule.&ldquo;From what I gather, the promoter has profited by his mistakes and would like to try it again next season,&rdquo; the Boston leftwinger added. Apparently the tour organizer didn&rsquo;t even bother consulting any experienced hockey men before making the arrangements.Leo seemed to be more eager to talk about the prospects of another fastball race here this summer than his impressions of Europe but at least one aspect of the trip gave him a good deal of satisfaction. He emerged as the top goal-getter during the 23-game grind with &ldquo;about 20&rdquo; and along with Eddie Litzenberger and Bobby Hull, two members of the Chicago Black Hawks loaned to the Rangers for the tour, was one of the leading point-getters as well.His scoring antics must give the Boston brain trust some food for thought because Leo had been earlier tabbed as one of the Bruins&rsquo; most likely pieces of trade bait.One of the highlights of the European venture in Labine&rsquo;s book was their visit to both the east and west sections of Berlin, currently the world&rsquo;s number one trouble spot. The two teams were taken on a guided tour of East Berlin, Leo relates, and the players were allowed to take photographs.One of the biggest surprises encountered in Europe for Leo was in finding many German cities, particularly in the Ruhr Valley region, still showing signs of World War II damage. He says the bombing wreckage of buildings was prevalent.Leo relates that the teams were well received and hospitably treated everywhere they went. He says the Europeans like the Canadian people but don&rsquo;t have such an enthusiastic attitude for the Americans.&ldquo;Many found it hard to believe that there wasn&rsquo;t a single American player on either team because the teams represented cities in the United States.&rdquo;He was favorably impressed with the big rinks throughout Europe, many of which he found bigger in size and equipped with larger ice surfaces than those in the NHL. He says the teams found their biggest support in Switzerland and singled out the arena in Vienna as the most impressive they played in.As for the hockey, Leo credits Ranger goalie Lorne Worsley as the difference between the two teams on the tour. Rangers took the series with 11 wins against nine losses and three ties. &ldquo;Worsley was unbelievable in some of those games,&rdquo; Leo remarks.The longest hockey season of his career now behind him finally, Labine is now looking forward to another fastball season on the mound with the North Bay Gold Seals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01391/1928212-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="809" height="1043"><figcaption class="caption-body">LEO LABINE&hellip;Back Pitching Fastball</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Labine Gives Nod To Canada Over European Way Of Living

MONTREAL, Que&mdash;Red Storey has turned his back on hockey officiating for all time.The big redhead made his final decision here recently after much deliberation and his disclosure that he was going to hang up his skates for good left both the American and Western Hockey leagues high and dry on their offers to him.Both the AHL and WHL wanted Storey as referee-in-chief and made generous bids to him to take the post. But he has decided against it.Storey had a falling out with the National Hockey League last spring when President Clarence Campbell openly criticized his work in the Canadiens-Chicago semi-final Stanley Cup playoff series. Storey didn&rsquo;t like it when Campbell chastised him in public and he said he would never referee an NHL game again.The big league teams left the door open for Storey to return but on their &ldquo;terms&rdquo;. Storey balked at the offer and said they (the NHL) would have to take him back. He refused to take the iniative in the matter and the NHL took a similar stand.Storey said he took his age into consideration and his family when he announced he would quit hockey officiating.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s simply that I&rsquo;ve decided that there&rsquo;s a lot more in life than lacing on a pair of skates,&rdquo; he said.&ldquo;At my age, the day has come for me to spend more time with my family. I couldn&rsquo;t do it if I refereed again this year. My family has never been this happy and I plan to keep it that way.&rdquo;Stepping out of a $10,000-a-year job with the NHL is probably the most difficult decision Storey has had to make in his celebrated sports career.He lived for sports during his active days as a football player, and he gave everything during his officiating career. Leaving the active end of sports cuts a slice of living out of Storey, but now that he&rsquo;s made his decision, the who know him also realize that he&rsquo;ll stick to it.&ldquo;I suppose I could have stayed on as an active referee for a little while longer,&rdquo; he was saying. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve got to think of the future. It would have meant breaking up my home again, and when I came back, I wouldn&rsquo;t have any business contacts left.&ldquo;It would be nice, of course,&rdquo; he added, &ldquo;to stay associated with sports in some capacity, as long as it doesn&rsquo;t require me to lace on a pair of skates.&rdquo;Storey isn&rsquo;t likely to go back to football again either as an official. He was one of the Big Four&rsquo;s best for years before he quit some years ago.Football will always remember Storey as the dashing back-fielder of the Toronto Argonauts who ran wild one fall afternoon in the 1938 Grey Cup game for five touchdowns against Winnipeg Blue Bombers.Red isn&rsquo;t likely to be too far away from the general sports scene since sports are part of Red Storey. Now happily employed by a distillery firm, he can sit back and enjoy the spectacles of sport and not have the worry of officiating in them.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02373/1928243-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="278" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Red Storey</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Storey Finally Decides To Hang Up Skates

DETROIT, Mich&mdash;The Detroit Red Wings, who failed to make the National Hockey League playoffs last season for the first time in several years, will likely be making many changes although they seem quite content to stick with Goalie Terry Sawchuk.Sawchuk signed his 1959-60 contract for his eighth season as a Red Wings and reasonably with a pay boost since he made the second all-star team last year and was fourth in the voting for the most valuable player award, won by Rangers&rsquo; Andy Bathgate.The 29&#8210;year-old Sawchuk, who has been an all-star six times, will be playing his third straight season in the Detroit nets since returning here from the Boston Bruins. Sawchuk began his NHL career with the Wings when he won the rookie-of-the-year award in 1950-51.Terry holds the NHL record of 76 shutouts and three times has won the Vezina Trophy for fewest goals scored against him.Sawchuk, Red Kelly, Matt Delvecchio, Gordie Howe and Marcel Pronovost are about the only players &ldquo;sure&rdquo; of their berths on the Wings next season. The rest will be up for grabs with several new faces expected to get into the battle for positions. Among the &ldquo;new&rdquo; Red Wings will be Gary Aldcorn, drafted from Toronto Leafs, Jack McKenzie, also picked up in the draft from Chicago Black Hawks, Barry Cullen, acquired from Toronto Leafs in exchange for Johnny &ldquo;Iron Man&rdquo; Wilson and Gordon Labossiere, a New York Ranger chattel who accompanied the Blues on their recent world hockey tour. Labossiere was drafted by the Wings.<h2>Burns Lost To Bruins</h2>Detroit lost only one player in the NHL draft. Helmeted Charlie Burns was grabbed by Boston.Another training camp &ldquo;hopeful&rdquo; will be Real Chevrefils, the &ldquo;Peck&rsquo;s Bad Boy&rdquo; of hockey, who will attempt a comeback with the Wings after floundering in the minor leagues last season overweight and out of condition.The Wings are reportedly ready to swing another player deal to acquire an experienced centre. They are believed negotiating with the Boston Bruins to pull in veteran Fleming Mackell in return for the services of Bill McNeill and well-seasoned Nick Mickoski.The pucks will start flying in early September for the Red Wings and it would seem messers Adams, Norris, Abel and Skinner will leave no stone unturned to make Red Wings a contender again.The Wings will make a western exhibition trip before the firing begins in eranest in the NHL. They will play the Spokane Flyers of the Western Hockey League Sept. 29 in Spokane and then will travel into Vancouver for a tilt with the Canucks. The Wings will play in Vancouver Oct. 1, a week after the New York Rangers appear there.The Wings will also have a series of games with Edmonton Flyers of the WHL, who move into Detroit&rsquo;s Olympia Stadium for their training camp along with the Wings about Sept. 10. The Flyers are coached by former Detroit star Bud Poile, who was recently appointed coach and general manager of the western team.<h2>BACK AGAIN</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03338/1928274-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="546" height="837"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY SAWCHUK</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Terry Sawchuk Signs For Eighth Campaign With Detroit’s Wings

DETROIT, Mich&mdash;One of sport dom&rsquo;s most on-again, off-again romances finally ended in marriage for hockey stalwart Red Kelly of Detroit Red Wings and ice skating star Andra McLaughlin July 4.The two tied the knot in St. Brigid&rsquo;s Roman Catholic Church after a four-year engagement and twice postponing wedding plans.Kelly, 31, a native of Simcoe, Ont., and his 25-year-old bride, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo, said they would delay their honeymoon until August when they will go to Moose Jaw, Sask., where Kelly will participate in a hockey clinic.Kelly met Miss McLaughlin in 1952 while she was appearing here as a featured skater with the Hollywood Ice Revue. Miss McLaughlin, a former North American intermediate speed skating champion, twice has won the Oscard L. Richard Trophy, presented annually to the best figure skater in the United States.While at Cheyenne High School in Colorado Springs, she played three years as forward on an all male hockey team and then joined the old Hollywood Ice Revue at 17.When the Hollywood Revue folded after the 1955 season, Miss McLaughlin went with the Ice Follies and has been with that company since.Kelly has been with Detroit since the 1947-48 season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04259/1928305-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="289" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Red Kelly</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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RED KELLY ENDS BATCHELOR DAYS WEDS ICE STAR

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Backed by general manager Muzz Patrick&rsquo;s solemn vow that &ldquo;this team will make the playoffs,&rdquo; the New York Rangers will report to training camp at Niagara Falls, Ont. Sept. 9th.At least 27 professionals will tear at each other at the Honeymoon City rink. Survivors will be signed to the Blues, the leftovers will report to the Rangers&rsquo; new American League Springfield farm club or Vancouver of the Western League.Although it&rsquo;s August, Patrick indicates he has a good line on what the October line-up will be like.&ldquo;We know pretty well what each player can do,&rdquo; Muzz declared in convincing tones. &ldquo;This is no guessing game. A man who scored 12 goals last season is not going to improve over the Summer.&rdquo;Dissecting the cryptic message, one gathers that the Ranger flubs of 1958-59 must have an ecstactically good training camp to make the new squad. The onus is on Jack Bownass, Hank Ciesla, Larry Popein and Les Colwill more than others. Disappointments like Earl Ingarfield, John Hanna and Eddie Shack are given a better chance to stick with the team.Although the brass is reluctant to admit it, the balance-wheel of the Rangers figures to be Shack.&ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be on left wing&mdash;not center,&rdquo; said coach Phil Watson. &ldquo;Shack has a lot of potential and I&rsquo;m hoping something comes of it. Maybe his not getting a single rookie vote may help a little.&rdquo;Phil explained that Shack expected his opponents to salaam as Eddie pranced up and down the NHL pond. Patrick went along with the theory.&ldquo;When he played in juniors Shack was a big toad in a small puddle,&rdquo; Muzz boomed. &ldquo;The change was a big one for him and he wasn&rsquo;t too successful.&ldquo;But he&rsquo;s a big boy with all kinds of talent and I think if Phil nurses him a little he&rsquo;ll develop into a fine hockey player. We expect a lot from him.&rdquo;Muzz drifted from the personnel department and discussed his club&rsquo;s farm realignment. Essentially, it is this:New York has dropped its agreement with Buffalo and will work with Springfield. All Ranger-owned players on last year&rsquo;s Buffalo club will be transferred to the Mass. City. New York also has a working agreement with Vancouver and expects to place a player or two with Victoria and/or Springfield. Greensboro of the Eastern League has been made a Ranger farm team.Springfield is expected to train in Well and, Ont., 12 miles from Niagara Falls.Under the new agreement with Springfield, Patrick said he now has an opportunity to work out a deal for Ken Schinkel and Floyd Smith of the Indians, if he likes them. This, of course, is contingent on Springfield&rsquo;s Eddie Shore, liking what Patrick offers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01390/1928343-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="294" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Shack</figcaption></div><h2>Louie Gets A Few Pointers</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02315/1928336-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1750" height="1605"><figcaption class="caption-body">Honeymooning New York Rangers&rsquo; star Lou Fontinato, left, and hi bride, the former Marie Clancy, get some golf pointer* at the Grossinger, N.Y., country club from resident pro Babe Lichardus. Fontinato and rest of Rangers will be back on ice lanes Sept. 9 at training camp.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Several Question Marks Among 27 Going To Camp; Ed Shack Shifted On Wing

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;In an effort to plug the gaping center ice hole, the New York Rangers have acquired tall Art Stratton from the Cleveland Barons in exchange for Aldo Guidolin, cash and an option on another player to be named in the future.Stratton, a 24&#8210;year old, 6-1, 18 0 pounder, was fully scouted by the Ranger brass in the spring American League playoffs.&ldquo;He impressed me with his desire,&rdquo; coach Phil Watson enthused. &ldquo;I travelled around with Cleveland for five or six days and watched Stratton. He&rsquo;s a serious boy.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03206/1928409-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="278" height="376"><figcaption class="caption-body">Art Stratton</figcaption></div>Whatever he does on Broadway ice, Stratton&rsquo;s minor league credentials are good. He rose from bantam to juvenile to junior A in Manitoba leagues then spent a year with St. Catherines in the OHA circuit.He played senior for North Bay and turned pro with Winnipeg of the Western League two years ago, skating on the same line with Rangers Earl Ingarfield, then a left wing. This, incidentally, could mean that Stratton and Ingarfield will be re-united in New York.After being named &ldquo;rookie-of-the-year&rdquo;, in the Prairie Division of the WHL, Stratton graduated to Cleveland last semester. At one point he led the league in scoring until he injured his knee. He played on a line with former Canadien Eddie Mazur and Mike Labadie. Mazur unabashedly calls him the &ldquo;best playmaker ever&rdquo;, for what that&rsquo;s worth.To acquire Stratton, the Blue shirts traded Guidolin, a defenseman-forward, one of the original Guelph graduates, and a highly-popular player when he stickhandled in New York. Although regarded as major league timber in many quarters, Aldo did not fit into Ranger plans and spent the &lsquo;58-&rsquo;59 campaign in Springfield.The acquisition of Stratton sets up a highly competitive center ice situation for New York. It is expected that Hank Ciesla, Larry Popein, and Stratton will be striving for the third line slot.Considering the price paid, the advantage now must go to Stratton.Watson had a few other nice things to say about the new man.&ldquo;When I was in Cleveland, Jackie Gordon, the coach, was having trouble with the power play, so I helped out a little,&rdquo; Phil disclosed. &ldquo;Stratton was one of the players who worked it. He picked up my instructions very fast. I like him.&rdquo;Meanwhile, the trade winds continued to blow fiercely around Madison Square Garden but chief meteorologist Patrick doubted that anything would come of them.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve talked to everybody, including Montreal,&rdquo; Muzz admitted. &ldquo;Punch Imlach was here. He made a couple of offers but they weren&rsquo;t what I wanted. Lynn (Patrick) told me what he had available, I told him what I had and that was all. No. deals.&rdquo;However Patrick is open for business. He can be dealt with. But, in the event his competitors taka their wares elsewhere he has Brian Cullen, Ian Cushenan, Irwin Spencer and Art Stratton in his new collection, fairly attractive at that.<h2>Big League Performers On Fence With Rangers</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04128/1928402-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="532" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK BOWNASS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0582/1928395-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="530" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body">LES COLWILL</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0652/1928388-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="530" height="534"><figcaption class="caption-body">HANK CIESLA</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0734/1928381-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="532" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body">EARL INGARFIELD</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0823/1928374-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="534" height="538"><figcaption class="caption-body">LARRY POPEIN</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Blues Take Stratton From Barons For Guidolin

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October lst 1947Published Weekly, except monthly May through September byKen-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 Ste. Catherine Street WestMontreal 25, Que.Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth, $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, OttawaPrinted in CanadaVOL. 12 MONTREAL, AUGUST, 1959 No. 34 &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01454/1928492-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="385" height="438"></div>PAUL BIBEAULT has been replaced as general manager of the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League by Jack Riley&hellip;Jim Morrison, fast-skating defenseman of the Boston Bruins, became a father for the second time last month. The new arrival was a boy&hellip;Referee Eddie Powers has been spending the summer working in the mutuels department at Canadian West Coast race tracks. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a lot easier on the nerves than whistle-tooting,&rdquo; quipped Powers&hellip;Red Kelly, veteran Detroit defenseman, decided not to enter Canadian politics after all. He is spending the summer selling steel in Detroit&hellip;Most popular Detroit player is not Gordie Howe but Forbes Kennedy&hellip;Although Kennedy scored only one goal last season, he is the darling of the paying customers, especially the ladies at any rate. Several times this summer Jack Adams and Sid Abel were cautioned by the ladies at sports nights not to dare get rid of Kennedy&hellip;One lady even asked Adams why he didn&rsquo;t use Kennedy on the same line with Howe&hellip;&ldquo;Because,&rdquo; Adams replied, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m afraid Howe would trip over him.&rdquo;&hellip;A good hockey coaching job is available to the right person in Newfoundland. The president of the hockey association on one of the island&rsquo;s busiest towns has written Bob Wilson, chief scout for the Chicago Black Hawks, in search of such a man&hellip;Wilson can be reached by mail at his summer home in Trent River, Ont.&hellip;Rumor mongers have Boston Bruins trading Fleming Mackell to Detroit for Billy McNeill and Nick Mickoski&hellip;Bobby Baun of the Toronto Maple Leafs became the father of a new son recently. Bob is spending the summer selling time for Foster Hewitt&rsquo;s radio station in Toronto&hellip;Look for the International Hockey League to play a 70-game schedule next season. The IHL may go to the one referee, two linesmen system of officiating instead of the present two referees.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02421/1928485-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="318" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Nick Mickoski</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03345/1928478-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="290" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Forbes Kennedy</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04289/1928471-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="270" height="398"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy Harris</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05261/1928464-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="302" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Baun</figcaption></div>OVER 300 boys are taking part in the Weston, Ont. Summer Hockey League. Every Monday and Wednesday nights during the summer five hockey games are played by over 300 boys who range in age from 10 years and up. Maurice Black is the hard-working president of the league and the man who handles the financing. Players hail from all over the Greater Toronto area. Eight of the 18 teams entered as units, the remainder were formed by the executive, which allots players to balance the league&hellip;Former National Leaguers Gus Mort-son and Al Dewsbury conduct a hockey school along with the Weston Summer League&hellip;New York Rangers started a Summer School at the ice land Rink atop Madison Square Garden in New York last month. General Manager Muzz Patrick and Coach Phil Watson acted as instructors to the 40-odd New York youths who attended. It is the first step by the Rangers in a program to encourage the interest and enthusiasm of &lsquo;teen-age youngsters in Manhattan&hellip;&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t expect to develop any Rangers overnight,&rdquo; says Patrick, &ldquo;but we know that many enthusiastic boys from the Metropolitan area have neither the facilities nor the opportunity for proper instruction. A highly concentrated hockey semester such as this one should prove very beneficial.&rdquo;&hellip;Fred Huber, long time publicist of the Detroit Red Wings who resigned a year ago to form his own public relations firm, along with Milt Hopwood is handling the publicity and public relations of the Detroit Raiders football team this fall. The Raiders play in the Ontario Rugby Football Union&hellip;Marge Bownass, wife of the redheaded Ranger defenseman, stole the show at the annual dinner dance tossed by the Rangers Fan Club. A former singing professional, Mrs. Bownass even outshone the Hockey Writers&rsquo; skit.TWO members of the Toronto Maple Leafs are attending classes at the University of British Columbia this summer. They are Bob Pull ford and Billy Harris&hellip;Larry Regan is busy building summer cottages at Rideau Lake, near Ottawa&hellip;Boston players have nicknamed Rangers&rsquo; Jim Bartlett and Eddie Shack, Nuts and Bolts&hellip;Jim Norris has two great ambitions in the sports field. That is to win the Kentucky Derby and the Stanley Cup with Chicago&hellip;Hammy Moore, Boston trainer, is spending the summer sailing up and down the Atlantic coast as captain of George Page&rsquo;s 55-foot cruiser&hellip;All Red Wing home games will start at 8 p.m. on weeknights and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. on Sundays in 1959-60. All Detroit games started at 8.30 in previous years. &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

MONTREAL, Que.Hockey players normally make good golfers and big Jean Beliveau. the hot scoring centre of the Montreal Canadiens, is a prime example of how the ice stars can adapt themselves to the fairways.Playing in the recent Canadian Hockey Club tournament at Montreal, Beliveau shot an 84 to displaceMaurice Richard, his venerable teammate, who ended with an 87, as the top golf club weilder among the Canadiens.Donnie Marshall and Marcel Bonin of the current day Habs tied for third place with 90&rsquo;s behind Beliveau and the Rocket. Jacques Plante was next with a 91.Among the Canadiens&rsquo; old timers&rsquo;, one-time star Tony Demers won top honors as he eclipsed Beliveau&rsquo;s score by turning in a 75, two better than Pete Morin, and five up on an old Canuck ace, Leo Bourgault. Ex-Hab. Buddy O&rsquo;Connor shot an 81.Among past and present players who competed in the tourney were Claude Provost, Jean Guy Talbot, Dickie Moore, Henri Richard, Doug Harvey, Bernie Geoffrion, Andre Pronovost, Ray Getliffe, Elmer Lach, Rip Riopelle, Armand Mondou, Newsy Lalonde, Rip Riopelle, Ken Mosdell, Leo Gravelle, George Mantha, Top Campeau, Butch Bouchard, Glen Harmon and Nomand Dussault.Golf has always been the hockey player&rsquo;s off-season source of relaxiation and some, like Andy Bathgate, Bill Ezinicki, Glen Brydson and others, have been real &lsquo;Pros&rsquo; at it.Bathgate recently won a tournament in Vancouver and Elmer Lach did likewise in Montreal. Gordie Howe often shoots in the 70&rsquo;s and Ezinicki has competed in all the big professional tournaments, including the famed U.S. Open, since turning to the links, for his livelihood.Red Heron, a former National Hockey League star with New York Americans and other teams, recently entered golf&rsquo;s &lsquo;charmed&rsquo; circle when he shot a hole-in-one at Guelph, Ont., playing with Red Sullivan and Bill Sweeney of the Rangers.Bathgate currently ranks as the best golf-playing hockey per-former. It has been said he could pursue a golf career if he desired because he is so proficient at the sport.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06221/1928523-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="277" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jean Beliveau</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hockey Players Take To Golf Like Old Pros

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The 13th annual National Hockey League All-Star game has been set for the Montreal Forum Saturday, Oct. 3 with Toe Blake of the Canadiens and Toronto&rsquo;s Punch Imlach the rival coaches once again. It will be Canadiens against the vest of the league.Both met in last year&rsquo;s Stanley Cup final which accounts for the&rsquo; reason they will be handling the all-star forces.The pre-game dinner will be staged Friday night, Oct. 2 at which time awards will be made to the participating players. &#9632;

NHL All-Star Classic Set For Montreal Forum Oct. 3

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-07" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07184/1928585-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">RUDY PILOUS</figcaption></div>(Winnipeg Tribune)<h2>Rudy Owns The Teeps</h2>Rudolph Pilous, who once minded McNamara&rsquo;s cows for ten cents a day or thereabouts on the flat, lush prairie west of the village of Brooklands, Manitoba, now is the sole owner of the St. Catharines Teepees in the Ontario Junior A hockey league.Rudy, who also is coach of the Chicago Black Hawks and public relations assistant for the Ontario Jockey club, has bought out the rest of the shareholders in the lucrative Teep club and will serve as president while trying to lead the Hawks to the Stanley Cup. He also, it is reported, has the concession in the St. Catharines arena. Rated one of the smartest men in hockey, pro or otherwise, he has had great success in junior ranks as a coach. He joined the original St. Catharines Falcons in 1942 and then spent sometime in the minor pro circuits, promoting hockey in such far-off spots as Louisville, Ky.He went back to St. Catharines in 1950 when the Teeps were organized and has one Memorial cup and several narrow misses to his credit. In his first season in the majors, he gave Montreal Canadiens all sorts of trouble before bowing out in the Stanley cup scramble.Rudy made his first buck out of hockey with Portage Terrier juniors. When he landed in the Plains City he was hired to drive a doctor&rsquo;s car. Rudy didn&rsquo;t know a gear shift from a seat cover but he wasn&rsquo;t passing up the money. After a few dents in the fenders, with nobody the wiser, Rudy qualified. The going pay for good juniors in those days was around $65 per month. Then he headed for England to play senior hockey and returned to Canada when the shooting started.<h2>Every Dime Counted</h2>Rudy&rsquo;s success story should be an inspiration to a lot of young fellows we know who feel the world owes them a living. There wasn&rsquo;t much money to toss around in the modest Pilous household in Brook lands when he was a kid. McNamara&rsquo;s dairy farm was the one opportunity for any of the neighbors&rsquo; kids who wanted to earn the price of the Saturday matinee at the Corona.Brother Max finally landed a job in the Weston Shops of the Canadian Pacific Railway and he still is there in the paint shop. Between tooting a mean saxophone and refereeing soccer matches, Max has done all right by himself. He still remains tip to his ears in soccer and hockey, the games he played as a kid on Weston&rsquo;s cornerlots and nobody is more proud of what his younger brother has accomplished than Max.There&rsquo;ll be no tag days for Rudy Pilous, master story-teller, shrewd hockey man and all-around good fellow.<h2>Hockey News Scribe Honored</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01411/1928578-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="1785" height="1512"><figcaption class="caption-body">Stan Fischler, left, who covers the New York Rangers&rsquo; hockey scene for the HOCKEY NEWS, recently received the West New York, NJ., Ice Hockey Association plaque for his reporting of the international and New York hockey picture. The award is being presented by Ed Fisher of West New York group, largest hockey organization in the metropolitan area.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Vince Leah Says…

Johnny Gottselig, the &ldquo;Voice of the Chicago Black Hawks&rdquo;, reports from the Windy City that Elmer Vasko, the giant rearguard, has completely recovered from surgery on his trick shoulder which was operated on last spring&hellip;The Moose has been trying it out daily on the golf course, and will put it to the test three or four weeks before reporting to training camp when he&rsquo;ll give it the &ldquo;works&rdquo; on a construction job. Vasko recently wed his school day sweetheart, Miss Claudette Legault of St. Catharines, Ont&hellip;.Another Hawk, Ron Murphy, who was sidelined for the pity-offs because of a broken ankle, reports that it is just like new and is looking forward to training camp to give it a tryout&hellip;Ron was kept busy all summer running his painting and decorating business&hellip;Al Arbour, aside from working in a brewery warehouse, purchased a lot on Lake Edith (about 25 miles from his home town, Sudbury, Ont.) and built a summer cottage&hellip;Ted Lindsay, who made a hurried business trip to Chicago, looked in fine trim&hellip;He&rsquo;s anxiously looking forward to his 16th season in the N.H.L.&hellip;Only Rocket Richard tops the fiery Lindsay in the number of years spent in the big time&hellip;Ed Litzenberger, who recently returned from the Bruin-Ranger junket in Europe has taken up residence in Chicago&hellip;He brought his wife and family from Regina and has accepted a job as an Insurance Salesman&hellip;Eric Nesterenko, who was also on the exhibtion tour, only recently returned from Europe after touring southern France and Italy in one of those foreign made sport&rsquo;s car&hellip;There is a story going round how Eric led Litz a merry chase one day while they were sightseeing in Paris&hellip;They had gone to the Eiffel Tower and while at the top, Nester convinced Ed that according to his map of the city they could easily walk along the left bank of the Seine to the Louvre and see the Mona Lisa&hellip;Well, they walked and walked and walked&hellip;Finally, Litz asked Eric how much further they had to go and Nester said it looked like about half an inch on the map&hellip;Of course, he never told Litz how much territory was covered by half an inch, so they walked on&hellip;When they finally crawled up to the door of the museum&mdash;you guessed it&mdash;the place was locked&hellip;It seems all museums are closed on Tuesday and of course they had to pick that day for their &ldquo;jolly&rdquo; jaunt&hellip;The Black Hawks signed a working agreement with the Buffalo Bisons of the American League for the 1959-60 season&hellip;Last year, the Bisons were hooked up with Hawks and New York Rangers, and won the A.H.L. title&hellip;Last year when five players were picked up from the New York Rangers&rsquo; unprotected list, you could hear the screams from the New Yorkers about collision amongst the other teams&hellip;They were picking on New York and trying to ruin them&hellip;Nothing much was said about the $100,00 they put in their pocket&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02378/1928616-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="302" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">Elmer Vasko</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Vasko Ready To Roll After Surgery

ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;Rudy Pilous, who has been everything from coach to general manager of the St. Catharines Teepes, has finally bought out the hockey club.General manager since 1951 and team coach until two years ago, Pilous has taken over complete control of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A club.He assumes the position of owner, president and general manager. He will, however, continue on as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks of the National League.Pilous became sole owner with the purchase of shares belonging to George Stauffer, president of the club since 1946. Stauffer remains on the directorate.Pilous came to St. Catharines to play senior hockey and was instrumental in founding the old St. Catharines Falcon junior club in 1942.Stauffer assumed the presidency of the club in 1946 and brought Pilous back as coach and general manager in 1951. Pilous coached from 1951 until he went to the Black Hawks in 1958, winning the Memorial Cup in 1954.The Teepees will maintain their affiliation with the Black Hawks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03306/1928647-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="286" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rudy Pilous</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PILOUS BECOMES HOCKEY OWNER

STURGEON FALLS, Ont.&mdash;Everybody is sorry from the mayor down that Goalie Jacques Plante of the World Champion Montreal Canadiens lost a tooth during a recent public speaking appearance here, even Jake &lsquo;The Snake&rsquo; himself.It seems the starry goaler of the Canadiens has all his own molars and he is mighty proud of them. He boasted of never losing one during his seven National Hockey League seasons, then along comes a character to grab a microphone into which Jacques was singing and bang went Plante&rsquo;s tooth.The mike hit Plante in the face. The incident brought an apology from Mayor J.A. Marleau but it didn&rsquo;t seem to help. Jake still needed a new front tooth for Christmas.Plante was appearing at Walkathon celebrations in this predominantly French community of 6,200, singing a few selections from his repetoire of French-Canadian hits.When a man tried to scale his platform, Plante went into his goalcrease crough and offered him a hand.The stranger grabbed the microphone, yelled into it &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t sing that song,&rdquo; and swung it against the athlete&rsquo;s mouth, breaking off a tooth.Plante took the microphone as the man jumped back into the crowd and said he was unaware he could insult anyone with a song. He apologized and left the platform.Plante refused to lay assuait charges.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-05151/1928709-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="274" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jacques Plante</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Plante Suffers Broken Tooth While Singing

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01481/1928824-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Three members of World Hockey Champions pause on tee during Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; annual golf tournament in metropolis. Left to right, they are Henri (Pocket) Richard, Don Marshall and Dickie Moore. Marshall finished in third place behind winner Jean Beliveau in tourney.</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03261/1928817-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="1746" height="1152"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tony Demers, left, a former NHL star, poses with left to right, Marcel Bonin, Andre Pronovost and Phil Goyette of the current Canadiens. Demers shared honors with Beliveau firing a 75 to lead past members of the Habs who showed up for event. Bonin came in with a &lsquo;hot&rsquo; 90.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05151/1928810-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="1758" height="1056"><figcaption class="caption-body">Toronto Leafs&rsquo; duo Carl Brewer, left, and Gary Collins, talk things over with veteran centre Ken Mosdell of Canadiens before teams took field for exhibition. Brewer was big gun in &lsquo;Stars&rsquo; 19-hit attack with four safeties in six times at bat.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02362/1928803-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="1656" height="1122"><figcaption class="caption-body">Former NHL referee Red Story is getting the business from form Hab Rip Riopelle, left, Dollard St. Laurent of Chicago and Doug Harvey,, right, of Canada as foursome gagged it up for cameramen. Tournament brought out past and present members of great hockey organization.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04179/1928796-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="1684" height="1172"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bernie Geoffrion engages in a little horseplay at tournament as he likes a baseball batting pose with his putter. Acting as catcher is Butch Bouchard, formebs&rsquo; defense star, while Clay Bryant, manager of the Montreal baseball Roumpires.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06121/1928789-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="1688" height="1068"><figcaption class="caption-body">While catcher Doug Harvey of Canadiens calls for pitch behind to, Danny Lewicki of Chicago Black Hawks takes look at ball. That&rsquo;s coach Cal Gards former Leaf and Bruin star, in back-ground. Game attracted 5,000 fans at Mont baseball park.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01432/1928782-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="1173" height="1119"><figcaption class="caption-body">Goalie Jacques Plante and defenseman Jean Guy Talbot, pals off the ice, take a breather between the tees. Plante, who has been active this summer fulfilling public-speaking engagements, shot a 91.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03316/1928775-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="1184" height="1165"><figcaption class="caption-body">Leo Labine, the Boston Bruins&rsquo; star winger, signs autographs after pitching NHL All-Stars to 11-8 victory over Canadiens in Montreal benefit game. Labine hurled entire 16-inning game.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05165/1928768-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="1149" height="1080"><figcaption class="caption-body">Goalie Ed Chadwick of Toronto Leafs, left, rests between innings of game in dugout along with teammate Gary Collins. NHL Stars won when Frank Mahcvlich homered in 16th inning with a man on base.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02398/1928761-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="1161" height="1122"><figcaption class="caption-body">One-time Canadiens&rsquo; great Elmer Lach is carrying quite a load on his shoulders in Maurice (Rocket) Richard at hockey tourney. Richard, last year&rsquo;s winner, ended three strokes behind Jean Beliveau, who won with an 84.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04241/1928754-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="1166" height="1166"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Harvey of Canadiens, one of the prime organizers of the game which benefitted Quebec&rsquo;s retarded children, gives young Gregg Jamieson big thrill by posing with handicapped youngster.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06119/1928747-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="1174" height="1080"><figcaption class="caption-body">Three of the Canadiens who appeared against NHL &lsquo;Stars&rsquo; were left to right, Don Marshall, Dickie Moore and Phil Goyette. Marshall unloaded one of game&rsquo;s three home runs.</figcaption></div><h2>Becomes A Grizzlie</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01466/1928740-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="1124" height="1709"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUCKY HOLLINGWORTH</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hockey Stars Show Versatility On Golf Link And Baseball Diamond During Off Season

<div class="byline">JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;Gil Mayer, the pint-size veteran goalie, will wear a Cleveland Barons&rsquo; uniform come this winter in the American Hockey League.The 28-year-old netminder was traded to the Ohio outfit by the Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears, who in exchange, latched on to defenseman Bucky Hollingworth and rookie goalie Claude Dufour.Ever since Mayer came to the Bears from the Pittsburgh Hornets, the flashy little guy has had nothing but aches and pains.He played in only 79 games out of a possible 210 since 1956-57. Last season he played 11 games by himself and split 17 others with Hershey&rsquo;s No. 1 goalie, Bobby (The Glove) Perreault. Hershey started the season platooning the pair.Mayer&rsquo;s 11 game record was 38 goals allowed for a 3.45 average. In the 17 games he split with Perreault, he gave up 24 goals, aided in two shutouts and had a 1.3 average.Hershey was in need of a topnotch defenseman and Hollingworth figures to fill the role handsomely. The 27-year-old backliner, noted for his rugged play, wore a Bears&rsquo; uniform only two years ago.However, the Detroit Red Wings, who owned his contract, traded him to Cleveland for Pete Goegan, another defenseman.With the Barons last season, Hollingworth appeared in 65 games, scored six goals and assisted on 15. He ran up 102 minutes in the penalty box.Dufour, who was picked up in mid-season by the Barons from Three Rivers, appeared in 18 games, allowing 77 goals. He had one shutout.<h2>To Keep Goaler On Club</h2>Hershey plans to keep Dufour with the club, where business manager Bas Bastien, an ex-goalie himself,. can work with the 22-year-old player.&ldquo;He can learn as much staying with the club as he would if we sent him out to some farm team,&rdquo; said Bastien. &ldquo;I think the kid&rsquo;s got a future.&ldquo;Hollingworth definitely will strengthen the backline gang. We&rsquo;ve got Larry Zeidel, Frank Mathers (player-coach), Jack Price and Howie Yanosik. Those five are as good as any in the league. In fact, I&rsquo;d say we&rsquo;ve got the best defense in the league right now.&rdquo;Hershey&rsquo;s bargaining days are not at an end. Bastien, who spent almost two months closing the Mayer deal, is after a couple of wingers, especially on the left side.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to get two left wingers and one right winger,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We could use a little more scoring punch.&rdquo;Reported to be on the block is team captain Obie O&rsquo;Brien, 30-year-old portsider, who almost was traded at mid-season. &#9632;

Both Cleveland, Hershey To Benefit From Trade Of Hollingworth, Mayer

DENVER, Colo.&mdash;Robert H. May, 32, coach of North Dakota&rsquo;s national collegiate hockey champions, signed a three-year contract to coach the Denver Titans in the International Hockey League.He met with Gene Clift, president of Mile High Hockey Corporation, which was granted a franchise in the league.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really enthusiastic about this opportunity,&rdquo; May said. He will begin immediately to recruit &ldquo;an aggressive, young team,&rdquo; and hopes to land some former players from North Dakota, Denver, Colorado College and other western schools.After coaching high school hockey in North Dakota and Minnesota five years, May became the North Dakota coach in 1957. His team won the Western Intercollegiate League title in 1958 and was runner up to Denver in the NCAA playoffs, then captured the national title last March.May, a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is married and has two children. He is now an American citizen.Other teams in the International are Louisville, Toledo, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Omaha, Fort Wayne and likely Milwaukee. &#9632;

College Champs’ Coach Selected To Pilot Denver

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03319/1928934-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg"></div>That&rsquo;s Right-You&rsquo;ll Be Sorry, if You Don&rsquo;t Subscribe to THE HOCKEY NEWS Today.You know right well that you&rsquo;ll want to know what your favorite hockey star is doing during the summer months; what players are being traded; what players are being given their unconditional release. You&rsquo;ll also be eager to find out what plans your team is making for the coming season and what players they plan to bring up next season.Just imagine, 35 information-filled issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS delivered right to your door for the low price of $3.00 ($4.00 in the United States)&hellip;Spare yourself of the trouble of having to pick your copy up at the newsstand by subscribing today and furthermore you&rsquo;ll be saving $2.25 ($3.25 in the United States) by taking out a subscription.THE HOCKEY NEWS features plenty of lengthy profiles on players in the summer issues and endless candid pictures showing that favourite puck star of yours in such poses as playing baseball, on the golf links, milking cows, pitching hay, running the store, and countless others. We at THE HOCKEY NEWS do our utmost to see that you don&rsquo;t lose track of your favorite players during those five months that THE HOCKEY NEWS suspends weekly publication (May to September).A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutive issues.Canadian Remittances&mdash;$3.00 Payable by Postal Bank or Telegraph Money Order.U. S. A. Remittances&mdash;$4.00 Payable by Postal Bank or Express Money Order.Fill in Form and Send Postal Note or Money Order &#9632;

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MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The newly-formed Eastern Professional Hockey League appeared set today with six teams after the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Greyhounds had a change of heart and joined the EPHL.Interests in the &lsquo;Soo&rsquo;, who had earlier made application to enter the EPHL but later backed out because of travel and scheduling committments, consented to come in as the sixth team.It was quite possible another entry or two would join forces with the EPHL but no names were mentioned.The Quebec Aces, still disappointed over not gaining a berth in the American League for next season, said they were not interested in the EPHL under its present set-up whereby one NHL team controlled three clubs in the league.The Aces withdrew from the disbanded Quebec Hockey League along with Chicoutimi some weeks ago but it has been reported in hockey circles they would return to pro hockey in spite of their AHL setback as the sixth EPHL team.<h2>North Bay Out</h2>The EPHL has apparently shelved the idea of taking in North Bay as the sixth team because their rink isn&rsquo;t adequate and they wouldn&rsquo;t be strong enough financially.The entry of the Ontario clubs was seen as a boon to both the-Royals and Lions in regard to Sunday playing dates, the major stumbling block that kept Royals and Quebec Aces from gaining admission to the American Hockey League this season. Sunday hockey is outlawed in most Ontario cities meaning that Royals could possibly have as many as 23 Sabbath dates this year in comparison to only 11 or 13 they would have had if the AHL had accepted their entry.Playing and coaching personnel have not been revealed as yet although both Floyd Curry of Royals and Three Rivers&rsquo; Gerry Desaulniers will likely be back at the helm of their respective clubs.The QHL, formed in 1953 from the old Quebec Senior Hockey League, ceased operation &ldquo;until further notice&rdquo; when Quebec Aces and Chicoutimi Sagueneens announced a one-year suspension of operations. Under the QHL&rsquo;s constitution, at least, four teams must operate in the league.The EPHL immediately applied to the NHL for affiliation with all professional hockey and said it will continue amicable relations with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, &ldquo;in the best interests of minor hockey, particularly below junior A competition.&rdquo;It was indicated the new league would have the same status in pro hockey as the Western Hockey League.It was stated that clubs in the NHL and AHL would be interested in tie-ups with the new leagues.Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers of the NHL and Buffalo of the AHL were considered most likely to make farm club arrangements.The EPHL was established as an outgrowth of the once-flourishing Quebec Hockey League, which passed serenely from the hockey scene after being reduced to only two teams&mdash;Royals and Three Rivers Lions,<h2>Plan 70-Game Slate</h2>The two holdover QHL. clubs will join Kingston Merchants and Hull-Ottawa Canadiens of the Senior Ontario Hockey Association and Sudbury Wolves and &lsquo;Soo&rsquo; Greyhounds of the Northern Ontario Association to form the new circuit. The loop plans a 70-game schedule.The new loop was to meet in Kingston to discuss establishing a headquarter in either Ottawa or Kingston, depending on who took the presidency of the EPHL, the possibility of getting a sixth entry and the election of a board of directors. It is reported each team will have at least one full-time hockey executive in their employ.The word is that Jimmy McCaffrey, current general manager of the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Big Four Football Union, and a former hockey executive with old Ottawa QSHL teams, will accept the presidency at a stipend of between $7,000 and $8,000 per year.McCaffrey, long a leading figure in football, is in somewhat of a dilemma regarding his future in sports but he apparently has several alternatives, although he is expected to ultimately settle for the EPHL hockey post.McCaffrey, who has refused to comment on the story, will have to decide by Sept. 1, whether:1. To take the full-time job as EPHL president.2. To return to the position of Ottawa Rough Rider GM, a post he now holds on a part-time basis, on a year-round deal as requested by the Riders.3. To retain his civil service position as commissioner of trade marks and place his sporting activity in a secondary position.<h2>LOOP PREXY?</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01451/1928965-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="533" height="897"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIMMY MCCAFFREY</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Eastern Professional League To Operate With Six Teams

KITCHENER, Ont.&mdash;Bill Durnan, six-time winner of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s Vezina Trophy, has been re-appointed coach of the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen of the Senior OHA for the trip to the 1960 Olympic Games.Durnan will direct the Dutchmen when they play at Squaw Valley, California next year in a bid to maintain Canada&rsquo;s world hockey prestige.Oscar Wiles was re-elected president of the Kitchener club at the annual meeting of shareholders. Bobby Bauer, an ex-Boston Bruins star, was again named vice-president. &#9632;

Durnan Re-appointed Coach Of Olympic-bound Dutchies

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Big Frank Mahovlich got back a little of that sweet smell of victory that eluded him and his Toronto teammates last spring in the Stanley Cup finals against the Canadiens, when he uncorked a two-run home run to edge the base balling Habitants 11-8 in a charity exhibition game.Mahovlich&rsquo;s clout broke up a 16-inning marathon battle between the National Hockey League AllStars and the Canadiens at the baseball stadium with 4,500 of the faithful in the pews.The hockey players, turning to the diamond for the occasion, showed flashes of good baseball technique and gave their clients their money&rsquo;s worth in the game arranged for the benefit of retarded children.The visitors added an extra tally for insurance in the top of the 16th frame and Leo Labine, winger for Boston Bruins, showed his craft and stamina by turning back the Habs in the home half of this seventh extra round. Labine, who went the distance on the hill, held the Canadiens to eight hits, and pitched shutout ball after the Habs had tied the score at 8-all in the bottom of the ninth.For the Canadiens Doug Harvey, Don Marshall and Jacques Plante unloaded homeruns.Piloted by Cal Gardner, former Boston Bruin star, now with Springfield in the AHL, the &lsquo;Stars&rsquo; were a bit wobbly afield behind Labine, and committed five errors. The Habs were more efficient defensively and made only two miscues to support the pitching of Claude Provost and Connie Broden.The &lsquo;Stars&rsquo; made 19 hits off Provost and Broden, who took over in the eight. Maple Leaf defenceman Carl Brewer, who made four hits in six tries, was the big gun on the attack. &#9632;

Mahovlich Gets Even With Habs In Baseball Tilt

<div class="byline">By GEORGE METZGER</div>JOHNSTOWN, Pa.&mdash;The Eastern League has lost its top executive.Jack Riley, astute general manager of the Johnstown Jets, has moved up to take over the same position with the Rochester Amerks of the American League.Riley, probably the best hockey man the Eastern League had, and one of the best liked, first took a front office job during the 1952-53 season with the Washington Lions. He finished fourth that year.The next two seasons he led the Lions to second and third place finishes.The next year, 1956-57, Rilley moved to Johnstown and built the Jets into a power house. The year before he took over the club ended up fourth.They came in the same spot his first two years there, but this season just completed, the Jets finished second behind the Clinton Comets&mdash;handled by Wren Blair&mdash;and then came within one game of taking the playoff crown from the Comets, Losing out in the seventh and final game.During his tenure in the EHL, Riley displayed his hockey knowledge. In fact, in the waning games of this past race, Steve Brklacich, coach of the Jets, asked his boss, Riley, to take over the reins.Riley first became a coach in mid season 1945-46 when he was captain of the old Baltimore Clippers of the EHL. The club finished second.The following year he moved to the Washington Lions and came in fifth. In 1947-48 the Lions moved into the American League and Riley led his club to sixth place finished in the Eastern Division for two straight years.After two seasons with the Tulsa Oilers in the old United States Hockey League, where he came in fifth and fourth, Riley returned to Washington in 195152, only to have the club fold.The following year the team was reorganized with Riley named general manager. He held them together and was off on a successful career as front office man.Jack, who was vice president of the Eastern League and was responsible for most of the. good things that happened in the loop, moved up to Rochester last month when Toronto took over the AHL franchise from Montreal.But Riley isn&rsquo;t likely to last too many seasons in the American loop. It isn&rsquo;t that he isn&rsquo;t good enough. It&rsquo;s the National League will probably grab him before long. &#9632;

Eastern League Loses Top Executive As Jack Riley Named Rochester GM

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01465/1929068-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hal Laycoe, right, new manager-coach of the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League, is shown with General Manager Lynn Patrick of the Boston Bruins at recent hockey meetings. Laycoe has also acquired working agreement with Bruins for Victoria club and will get some players from defunct New Westminster Royals.</figcaption></div>National Hockey League fans may obtain copies of the N.H.L. Final Statistics free of charge. These handy-sized record cards contain the final standing of the Clubs, the Individual Scoring Records for every player during the regular schedule and the Stanley Cup Play-offs, as well as the Goalkeepers Averages and the Penalty Records of each club.Requests should be moiled to:N.H.L. INFORMATION BUREAU601 SUN LIFE BLDG MONTREAL, QUE.<h2>HOCKEY HEADS MEET &#9632;</h2>

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N.H.L. Statistics Available For Fans

EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;Norman (Bud) Poile will be general manager and coach of Edmonton Flyers in the 1959-60 Western Hockey League season.Poile took Flyers to two WHL championships. In 1953 and 1955, while coaching club from 1952 to 1957. He took over as manager in 1957-58. Tony Leswick, also a former National Hockey League star, has been coach for the last two years.Veteran defenceman Hugh Coflin, 30, became the first Flyer to sign for the 1959-60 season. Coflin, team captain for the last several years, will retain that post this season.Flyers will open training about Sept. 10 in Detroit, said Poile.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02396/1929123-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="300" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bud Poile</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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BUD POILE GIVEN DOUBLE POSITION BY WHL FLYERS

YORKTON. Sask.&mdash;Metro Prystai, a former National Hockey League player with Detroit and Chicago, said he will not play hockey this season.Prystai, who played with Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League, said in an interview he has accepted an offer to manage and coach Omaha Knights of the Western International Hockey League but that all arrangements have not yet been completed.He said a slow-healing leg injury suffered last January in a WHL game will keep him from playing in the 1959-60<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03329/1929154-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="279" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Metro Prystai season.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Leg Injury Forces Prystai To Quit

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04250/1929185-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">MAX McNAB</figcaption></div>SEATTLE, Wash.&mdash;The Western Hockey League has been reduced from eight to seven teams for the 1959-60 season with the transfer of the New Westminster franchise to Portland, Oregon for the 1960-61 campaign.WHL President Al Leader said the loop would go along with its seven entries after allowing Portland and Saskatoon Quakers a one-year leave of absence.The changes leaves the league with seven clubs ready to start next season&mdash;Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and Spokane.Permission to sit out a year was granted the clubs although some delegates objected that a seven-team league would present scheduling problems, Drafting of next year&rsquo;s schedule, along with the question of whether to appoint a referee-in-chief, will be dealt with today.The Royals&rsquo; franchise was purchased recently by a group of Portland business, but a new rink to be built in Portland will not be ready until the start of the 1960 season.Both the Royals and Quakers were dogged with poor attendance last season. Jim Piggot, owner of the Quakers, said it wouldn&rsquo;t pay to spend money to ice a team in Saskatoon next season because plans called for the franchise to shift to Los Angeles for the start of the 1960 season.The league setup is expected to get a further revision before the 1960 season with Winnipeg also to shift to California. The move likely will be to San Francisco.The league now must decide whether it will continue to operate both Prairie and Coast Divisions as it did last year, and if so, how the split will be made.With direct air flights between Spokane and Western Canada to start this year, it was considered possible Spokane would join Edmonton, Calgary and Winnipeg in a four-team Prairie section.Victoria Cougars have first call on players of the defunct New Westminster Royals for this season.Harry Glickman, secretary treasurer of the Portland franchise, said in a telephone interview that Reno Zanier, Pete Wright, Ron Matthews, Fred Creighton, Max McNab, Gordie Fashoway, Art Jones, Hugh Barlow, Arnie Schmautz and Arno Goodwin are the players involved.Glickman said he was disappointed that New Westminster would not operate in the league this year but added, &ldquo;we had no choice.&rdquo;Victoria will also &ldquo;directly benefit&rdquo; from the tie up New Westminster made with Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League just before the Royals&rsquo; franchise was transferred to Portland.<h2>Moving To Victoria &#9632;</h2>

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Western Loop Make-Up Reduced To Seven Starters In 1959-60 As New Westminster Steps Out

VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;Colin Kilburn, the former general manager and coach of the Victoria Cougars, has been signed by the Vancouver Canucks of the Western League.GM Coley Hall purchased Kilburn from Eddie Shore at Springfield for $7,500 plus a player to be named later. &#9632;

Hall Acquires Colin Kilburn For Vancouver Canuck Club

<div class="byline">By CHICK APPEL</div>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;Despite avowed intentions of retrenchment, including a reduction in salaries by the newly organized Ontario Hockey Association senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; group, which to date, seems set with entries from Belleville, Whitby, Kitchener, Chatham and Windsor, it would appear from reports from Windsor that the Bulldogs do not expect too much in the way of curtailed operating costs. Reading between the lines of the announcement by Bill Butcher, half owner of the club and joint owner of the Windsor Arena with his brother, Les, Windsor may have other ideas. Bill Butcher is quoted as saying: &ldquo;This has got to be the strongest league in Canada. We&rsquo;re going to need players&mdash;good players. And we must start working in that direction just as quickly as possible.&rdquo;Murph Chamberlain, who coached and managed the Bulldogs last season up to the time he resigned when the Bulldogs appeared destined to finish out of the playoff picture, which they eventually did, will not be back. And there is some doubt that Andy Bellemer, who succeeded him last season, will return. Bellemer is credited with doing a fine job at the coaching helm, but the chief requisite now is an experienced talent hunter who will be able to reconstruct &lsquo;the team &ldquo;in line with the un compromising demands of new competitive calibre.&rdquo;Windsor is hardly bankrupt in the matter of holdovers, because with Bob Brown, Erwin Grosse, Murray Costello, Lennie Speck, Elmer Skovr and Lou Bendo, they have some proven front-line performers, and a few of them rate star ranking. But the balance of the roster is perhaps a bit too inexperienced or too old. Depth was also lacking last season. The other players were Walter Paw-lyshyn, Joe Klukay, Fred Hildebrand, Johnny Utendale, Gord Haidy, Wally Maxwell, Bob Seymour and Ghiflin Moffatt. Doubts exist that Klukay and Haidy are ready to carry on, while Utendale, Seymour and Moffat, all young fellows and showing promise, are still question marks as to their experience. The No. 1 requirement in Windsor, however, is a netminder, because when the Bulldogs release Lou Crowdis to Cornwall at the end of the schedule they were left without a gaolie. So you can expect rapid action in this department.If Cornwall, a sixth prospective entry in the new league, eventually files an entry it will serve to complicate the traveling picture, because Windsor and Cornwall are more than a stone&rsquo;s throw apart, and this would mean additional expenses. It appears that a Cornwall entry depends largely on whether a national known sponsor can be induced to support the club. Meanwhile, the dope is that George Dudley, secretary-manager of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, is making every effort to induce Toronto to enter a team.Evidently, if rumors are based on fact, Ernie Goman, manager of the Kitchener Dutchmen, isn&rsquo;t satisfied with the concessions granted him at the annual meeting of the C.A.H.A., whereby he will be permitted to sign any amateurs in Canada, limited to one player per club, for the trip to the Olympic Games tourney in Squaw Valley, Calif. He must make his own terms with the players he selects. Goman wants to return from the world championship tournament and enter the Allan Cup play downs with the same packed team, or, so the story goes. However, the general understanding is that any players Goman recruits for the Olympics will revert to their original teams after the world title has been decided, which should make the Dutchmen quite eligible for either the league playoffs or the Allan Cup play downs.Apparently Bobbie Attersley and Harry Sinden of the Whitby Dunnies are prepared to join Kitchener for the Olympic tourney, with the blessing of their boss, Wren Blair, but insist that they be returned to Whitby upon their return from Squaw Valley and allowed to continue playing for Whitby, if that club is still in the running. Goman, so it is said, desires to retain their services throughout the balance of the Canadian season. Goman has until mid-November to sign a maximum of ten out of 15 players he may list from other clubs.Dudley counters that perhaps Canada should withdrew from world and Olympic competition, although it was he who almost single-handed strained every effort to aid in strengthening such Canadian teams as Whitby, Belleville and Kelowna for the international tourney. Faced with considerable criticism, and no little abuse, over his efforts, Dudley designed the latest legislation to bolster the Canadian team for world competition. Kitchener wants to return to OHA or Allan Cup play after their return because they might find it difficult to finance their season otherwise, which would end about Jan. 31, in that event.Speaking of Kitchener, one of their most promising recruits, 21-year-old Jack McMaster, so seriously injured early last season when he suffered paralyzing spinal damage when he slid into the end boards at Sudbury. is resigned to the fact that his playing days are over. Despite doctors&rsquo; belief that he would never walk again, McMaster made a speedy recovery in the early stages, and from his wheel chair expressed his determination to rejoin the Dutchmen in time for their trip to the 1960 Olympics. Since leaving the hospital six weeks ago, however, he says he has found his later recovery slow. He gets about with the aid of a cane, but tires easily. Golfing recently at Kirkland Lake, McMaster said he would never play hockey again. He managed 18 holes of golf before retiring and carded a 102 score.<h2>Times Marches On</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01463/1929247-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="269" height="471"><figcaption class="caption-body">M. Chamberlain</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02419/1929240-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="285" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">Joe Klukay</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Windsor Maintains Operating Tempo Despite Edict Of New Senior League To Curtail Expenses, Player Salaries

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;It seems the Eastern Hockey League moguls are finally becoming publicity conscious.After many years of being rapped by newspapermen for the lack of co-operation on the part of President Tom Lockhart and some of the owners, they have taken a step in the right direction.At the league&rsquo;s June meeting here, the owners appointed Herb Elk, of the New York Mirror, to put out a 1959-60 Eastern League yearbook.Elk handled this chore four years ago and did a good job. But for some mysterious reason, the league dropped the idea the past three seasons.To show how helpful such a publication is, many writers around the circuit treasurered their old copies of the yearbook and referred to them when ever they could during the three-year period.Now all they need is a publicity man. &#9632;

EASTERN HAGUE PUNS YEARBOOK TO AID PUBLICITY

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<div class="byline">By GEORGE METZGER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03117/1929340-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="288" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gil Mayer</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01124/1929354-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="217" height="280"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02122/1929347-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="234" height="285"></div>PHILADELPHIA, Pa&mdash;Hockey is still a new sport to many people in Eastern League cities. And as a result, naturally enough, these fans ask many questions.There are many things which they do not quite understand. One of them&mdash;if not the most frequently asked question for new spectators&mdash;is:&ldquo;Why is it each team carries only one goaltender?&rdquo;To them, this is a logical question. And to many others, too, including those who have been around for a while.The usual comeback is since a team has a player limit, the coach usually likes to stock up on other players. Besides, one goaltender is usually enough to get through the season.Then, too, there is hockey tradition. Nothing is more steeped in it than the scared goalie who returns to the ice after stopping a speeding puck with his mouth and getting a quick stitch job.But as stated above, one goalie is USUALLY enough to get through a campaign. But what happens if he gets injured, the new fans ask. &ldquo;Then what?&rdquo;The hockey enthusiast must then explain that each arena has its house goalie who is prepared to Step in between the pipes for either club. And many times this spare cage cop is the trainer or assistant trainer of the home team.No sooner is this answer off, than you can see the eyes of the newcomer widen. You can anticipate his next question. It is: &ldquo;You mean a game can wind up with a team shooting against its own trainer?&rdquo;When told this is correct, the new fan can not comprehend such a thing in sports. Especially in the United States where baseball is top dog. The diamond sport goes to great lengths to build up a competitive atmosphere.In fact, in baseball, if a player on one team as much as says hello to a friend on the opposition while on the field in uniform, he is slapped with a not-too-light fine by both the league and the team. To emphasize this, one of the umpires must sit in the stands during batting practice to make sure this does not happen and that there is no fraternizing between teams whats over. If there is, he just Steps in and announces the fine.Therefore, an American fan can not comprehend a situation comparable to the New York Yankees&rsquo; trainer coming in as a relief pitcher against his team for the Boston Red Sox. This is just like a hockey team&rsquo;s trainer donning the goalie pads for the other team.And even if the spare is replacing the home team puck stopper, something is wrong. These games ordinarily turn into a rout&mdash;especially in the EHL. This means the fan is being cheated. The management is not putting the best talent on the ice. Just someone to stand there to make up the sixth man so the game can go on.So, this brings us to the question: &ldquo;What is wrong with each team carrying two goaltenders?&rdquo; This is a very good question. What is wrong with it?One team has done this with much success the past few years&mdash;The Hershey Bears of the American League. They had the loop&rsquo;s top goaltender standings-wise in Bobby Perreault who allowed only 2.68 goals on the average in 50 games last year. The club&rsquo;s other netminder was Gil Mayer, who sported a respectable 3.21 norm in 19 outings. The Bears won the championship this year. And the two goalies played a large part in this success.Almost every year in the Eastern League playoffs at least one team and sometimes more are forced to use a goalie from another of the EHL teams. This to the new fan is a farce.Again, using baseball as an example, they liken this to the Red Sox lending the Yankees Ted Williams for the World Series. And they are right. This is not good for the game. This is one of the things that is keeping many new fans away from the gates.What would be wrong with changing the rules so each team can carry an extra goalie on the roster. A regular one. Not a trainer with a lot of guts. And what would be wrong with shuttling them in and out of every game. This would make for better hockey since there would always be a fresh goaltender between the pipes.Also, it is no secret that some goaltenders star against some teams and look like bums against others. A coach could start the goalie against a certain team who has the best luck against them.This would make for better, lower scoring games. And the fans&mdash;both the new ones and the old ones&mdash;would eat it up.Another thing. If one goalie should be injured, the other one could step right in and thus do away with the long, unnecessary delays that now run sometimes up to an hour while the injured goaltender is repaired. The fans do not like this wait.And besides, let&rsquo;s face it. After a goalie is injured, he doesn&rsquo;t feel much like going back in and submitting himself to more abuse that night. He wants&mdash;and deserves&mdash;a rest. But as things stand now, unless really injured badly, he goes back in.He must. And for this he deserves credit. But more times than not, he can not perform, at his peak and sometimes is injured further&mdash;and more seriously.The only detriment that can be seen for the two goalie plan is a big one. It is the salary question. It is no secret that goaltenders are the best paid men on the team in the EHL. And no owner wants to carry two of them on his pay roll.But for the shot in the arm it would give the sport, it would no doubt pay off for him&mdash;and with dividents.<h2>A MAN WITH A DOUBLE</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0496/1929333-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="1134" height="1600"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB PERREAULT</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Lack Of Capable ‘Stand By’ Puck Stopper In Hockey Leaving U.S. Fans With ‘Bush League’ Slant On Game

TORONTO, Ont&mdash;The Ontario Hockey Association Senior &lsquo;A&rsquo; League has received a face-lifting for the 1959-60 season with the formation of a new five-team loop from Eastern and Western Ontario.The new league will comprise teams from Belleville, Chatham, Kitchener, Windsor and Whitby, but there will be an August deadline for entries from any other clubs able to meet the requirements of the new league and the OHA.The OHA&rsquo;s Senior &lsquo;A&rsquo; Eastern division folded when Ottawa-Hull Canadiens told a meeting in Belleville they would be leaving the league this year.Whitby Dunlops&rsquo; coach Wren Blair, who proposed the motion for the new league, said the five-team combination &ldquo;looks like it might be one of the strongest OHA Senior &lsquo;A&rsquo; leagues we&rsquo;ve had in years.&rdquo;&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got the top teams from the Eastern Division,&rdquo; he said.Blair asked for the deadline to allow Cornwall, represented at the meeting, to make application to the new league if it can meet its requirements.At the meeting financial reasons were given as one of the reason&rsquo;s for Ottawa-Hull&rsquo;s departure from the loop.Later at a Montreal meeting Ottawa-Hull and the Kingston Merchants formed a five-team eastern professional Hockey League with Montreal Royals and Three Rivers Lions of the old Quebec League and Sudbury Wolves from the OHA&rsquo;s Northern Section.Spokesmen for the Dunlops, Cornwall Chevies and Belleville McFarlands, the other three Eastern. Division Teams, said at the meeting they wanted an eastern league to continue but wouldn&rsquo;t be interested in a four-team set-up.In its three years of operation the OHA&rsquo;s Eastern Division won the Allan Cup three times and took the world hockey championship twice.The Macs, staggered by a revelation that $100,000 of the city&rsquo;s money was used to underwrite the operation of the hockey team over the last three years, were reported ready to operate again.Unconfirmed was a report that contractor Harvey McFarland was prepared to stand behind the Belleville team. At present 11 of last year&rsquo;s championship squads are working the area&mdash;nine of them for McFarland.Required is a practical working agreement with the arena and assurance of the players that they will remain at what must probably be reduced salaries.Cornwall&rsquo;s Ray Miron reported the Seaway city &ldquo;was likely to be able to operate&rdquo; but that more time is required.He hopes to be able to confirm a sponsorship soon but contends the league &ldquo;will have to control payrolls better&rdquo; if it is to survive another season.Ottawa-Hull&rsquo;s Sammy Pollock earlier withdrew his team from the league but indicated that he would re-enter if a sound basis for operation was established.The one solid team in the league, the Allan Cup Whitby Dunlops, are all ready to operate. &#9632;

Five Teams To Give OHA Strongest League In Years’ Says Blair

MELBOURNE, Australia&mdash;Australia will be represented for the first time in Olympic hockey at the Squaw Valley, Calif., Winter Games next year.Announcing this, the secretary of the Australian Ice Hockey federation, Russell Carson, said the federation had decided to send a team of 18 players and two officials. &#9632;

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