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January 16, 1960

The Hockey News January 16, 1960

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-17" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1728/1942907-1-eng-US/f0009-172.jpg"></div><p><b>In Your Favorite Club&rsquo;s Colors</b></p><p>These cute 16&rdquo; high NHL mascots are available now. They make wonderful gifts. Start collecting your set now I</p><p><b>Each mascot Is dressed in the exact colors of each NHL club.</b></p><p><b>Fan Clubs, Concessionnaires and Retailers Write for Wholesale Rates</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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IN THIS ISSUE

FERNY FLAMAN’S NHL MASCOTS

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;General Manager Frank Selke of the Montreal Canadiens terms ridiculous Toronto stories that Goaler Jacques Plante has been taking pep up pills before a game.</p><p>Selke said the stories were &lsquo;sensational&rsquo; and said they &ldquo;made a mountain out of a molehill.&rdquo;</p><p>The Montreal goaler was quoated in the stories as saying he had taken pills prior to a couple of games to help him overcome fatigue or to help him up a bit.</p><p>Selke said that two years ago, when Plante was suffering from asthma, the goalie took pills on advice of the club&rsquo;s physicians. Recently Pante came across the pils again and took two&mdash;one before each of two games&mdash;&ldquo;and hat&rsquo;s all there was to it.&rdquo;</p><p>Selke said no stimulants are going to be given players and the doctors and all concerned have been so advised, just in case.</p><p>&ldquo;As long as I am managing director, no player on this club is ever going to have stimulants,&rdquo; said Selke.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

‘No Pep Up Pills As Long As I’m GM,’ Says GM Selke

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01298/1943947-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Chicago&rsquo;s Glen Skov (4) throws as neat a right cross as we&rsquo;ve ever seen. But who felt it? Skov aimed it at Toronto&rsquo;s Bob Pulford, who ducked just in time. On its way around the punch looks as though it might have glanced off Linesman George Hayes&rsquo; chin before coming to a stop on Linesman&rsquo;s Bruce Sims&rsquo; (holding Pulford). Actually punch missed everyone, but our alert cameraman.</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>A Right Cross Crosses Up Officials</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Give Penalty Shots Or Drop Rule—Lynn

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The failure of National Hockey League referees to invoke the penalty shot as punishement for specific fouls to attacking players has been a trade topic for years.</p><p>The time has come, maintains Manager Lynn Patrick of the Boston Bruins, to remedy the situation.</p><p>Patrick, one of the game&rsquo;s leading students of playing rule, has two prospective remedies.</p><p>One is to enforce the existing rule.</p><p>The other is to drop the penalty shot for a penalty less stringent but painful enough to be effective.</p><p>At mid-schedule this season only one penalty shot had been awarded in 105 major league games, that to the Bruins in a game here with the Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>Rule 82 (b) is explicit in defining conditions which call for a penalty shot as the penalty for fouling. The rule:</p><p>&ldquo;When a player in control of the puck is tripped or otherwise fouled and is thus prevented from having a clear shot on goal, having no other to pass than the goalkeeper, a penalty shot shall be awarded to the non-offending side&hellip;&rdquo;.</p><p>The common officiating practice of giving the fouling player a minor penalty despite the specified circumstances, says Patrick, is letting the offending team off lightly while failing to give the offended team the full benefit of the protective rule.</p><p>&ldquo;Either penalty shots should be awarded when they are warranted,&rdquo; opined Patrick, &ldquo;or the penalty for such infractions should be changed.</p><p>&ldquo;Since the penalty shot is becoming increasingly rare, it does not seem likely that NHL officials can be expected to change their attitude toward employing it as a penalty.</p><p>&ldquo;So if the penalty for fouling a player in the clear is too severe, the penalty should be changed. Instead of a penalty shot an appropriate penalty should be given.</p><p>&ldquo;The penalty must be more severe than the present minor penalty, which has become routine,&rdquo; Patrick insisted, &ldquo;otherwise we&rsquo;ll have open season on everyone who breaks into the clear.</p><p>&ldquo;A four-minute penalty might serve the purpose, as being less severe than a penalty shot or a major penalty yet more punishment for the offending team than the present minor, which seems to be the automatic call.</p><p>&ldquo;The point is,&rdquo; emphasized the Bruins&rsquo; manager, &ldquo;there should be a penalty against the offending team which a referee will give without hesitation, without considering its severity. In other words, there should be a practical penalty.</p><p>&ldquo;The penalty shot penalty has been in the rule book for a long time,&rdquo; added Patrick, &ldquo;yet it is one of the rarest officiating calls. If it isn&rsquo;t to be called, it should be changed.&rdquo;</p><p>The penalty shot awarded the Bruins here was the penalty for a foul by a Chicago defenseman, who threw his stick as a Bruins&rsquo; forward broke in cleanly on the Chicago goal.</p><p>Patrick&rsquo;s recommendation for more frequent application of the penalty shot rule or a change of penalty followed a Bruins-New York game in which, he maintained, Bruins&rsquo; forwards had been tripped from behind twice to lose clean shots on the New York net. Both trips were punished by two-minute penalties to the New York defenseman.</p><p>The penalty shot given the Bruins this fall&mdash;Larry Leach tried it and failed to score&mdash;was the first here since 1953. In the past 11 years the play has been seen here only four times.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0380/1943978-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="297" height="474"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lynn Patrick</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Failure To Call Play Twice In A Game Ires Hub GM

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02201/1944033-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg"></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Following are the First and Second All-Star Teams as picked by the selectors for the first half of the 1959-60 season, with the number of points compiled by each player in brackets:</p><p>If a Third Team had been selected it would have lined up as follows: Goals, Glenn Hall, Chicago (22); Defense, Bob Arm-strong, Boston (28) and Bill Gadsby, Rangers (20); Center, Henri Richard, Canadiens (24); Right Wing, Bernie Geoffrion, Canadiens (33); Left Wing, Bert Olmstead, Toronto (25).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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First Half NHL All-Stars

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Lorne &ldquo;Gump&rdquo; Worsley, who returned to New York a conquering hero, was ready to quit hockey last November when the Rangers shipped him to Springfield.</p><p>The HOCKEY NEWS learned exclusively that Worsley was talked out of quitting by his father who lives in Montreal. The elder Worsley convinced his son he belonged in the game.</p><p>Gump relented and went to Springfield where he played some of the best hockey of his life.</p><p>The puckish netminder was delirious with joy in the Western Mass. city. He openly declared he wanted no part of New York and the National Hockey League. He said he had it.</p><p>But, when the Rangers slipped from the fair to critical list an emergency call was sent to Springfield.</p><p>Gump was in the nets that fateful Saturday night, Jan. 2, against Buffalo. After Worsley received the message from Manhattan, an observer said Gump flew into a rage.</p><p>&lsquo;&lsquo;He really was mad in that Springfield dressing room,&rdquo; the man declared. &ldquo;He said he wanted to stay, he fussed and fumed.&rdquo;</p><p>A reliable source informs this newspaper that Worsley will be well recompensed for his Gotham return.</p><p>In addition to his major league salary, Worsley also will receive from the Rangers any bonuses he would have been given as a member of Springfield. These include American Hockey League prizes such as All-Star team and playoff shares, the informant insisted.</p><p>Further complicating the goaltending picture was a report that Toronto Maple Leafs would make a strong bid to obtain Worsley at the end of the season.</p><p>Johnny Bower, onetime Rangers netminder, was reported to have said on a recent trip to New York, that he definitely is quitting at the end of the present season.</p><p>Bower was alleged to have said that Leafs were not high on Ed Chadwick as his successor and that they favored Worsley.</p><p>Another rather humorous outgrowth of the New York goaltending crisis was the emergence of Al Rollins, former Hart Trophy winner, as a Ranger candidate.</p><p>Rollins originally was mentioned in a HOCKEY NEWS note late in November when Alf Pike joined the team. Pike commended Rollins at the time. There was no further action.</p><p>When it was becoming obvious that Paille&rsquo;s days were numbered Pike again was asked about Rollins. His reply was the same as it was in November.</p><p>This time, however, every New York paper wrote about the angular guy, some Rangers players extolled him, and the Canadian Press carried a story on the former Hart Trophy winner across the continent.</p><p>Time later proved that Worsley was the guy Rangers wanted and all Al Rollins got was some deserved recognition&hellip;perhaps, six years to late.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Now It Can Be Told! Gump Quit, Dad Sent Him Back

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01396/1941916-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toronto&rsquo;s George Armstrong looks into the mirror to see if he&rsquo;s the same guy who has battled his way through seven NHL seasons, with very little luck.</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>It&rsquo;s The Same Player</b></h2><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>At 29 and after seven complete National League seasons, George (The Big Chief) Armstrong is playing the finest hockey of his career just now.</p><p>In Toronto Leafs&rsquo; first 37 games this term, Army had scored 14 goals, which means 1959-60 is almost certain to become his most productive campaign thus far. He hit 20 goals for the very first time last season and his largest output ever was in 1955-56, when he totalled 48 points.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not just his production,&rdquo; says Coach Punch Imlach. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s playing really well. I don&rsquo;t think he turned in two bad games over the whole first half of the schedule.</p><p>&ldquo;Perhaps he doesn&rsquo;t realize this but he&rsquo;s taking more shots than ever before. He used to try to deke everybody and move right in before letting go. Now he fires as soon as he gets a chance. I&rsquo;d say this switch has added five goals to his total already.&rdquo;</p><p>Says Armstrong: &ldquo;Sure, I&rsquo;ve been shooting more. I used to try to pull the goalie out. Now I&rsquo;m shooting. And it seems to work. I&rsquo;ve only tried to stickhandle right in once or twice all season.</p><p>&ldquo;But another thing, too. I&rsquo;ve been lucky. Everything I&rsquo;ve tried has worked. It&rsquo;s just one of those years&mdash;so far.&rdquo;</p><p>Armstrong&rsquo;s story is a familiar one in hockey. He was an outstanding junior with Stratford and Marlboros and a top-notch senior for Marlboros when they won the Allan Cup in 1950. It was freely predicted he&rsquo;d terrorize professional hockey and indeed he did, in his second season in the American league. He counted 30 goals and 29 assists in 50 games with Pitts-burgh Hornets and was promoted to Toronto for the balance of the season.</p><p>From then on, Armstrong was a major disappointment. Oh, he was a competent big-leaguer, very dependable and always good for maybe 15 goals a year. But he never was outstanding, the way his amateur exploits foreshadowed.</p><h2><b>He&rsquo;ll Never Be A Standout</b></h2><p>Chances are he never will be a standout. He is a labored skater and that is his major fault. But he&rsquo;s always been an asset, a hard-hitter and a hard-trier. Boston Bruins have given evidence of this by repeatedly trying to acquire the Big Chief. From time to time, Leafs have been on the verge of accepting one of these offers. Once, they nearly got Don McKenney in exchange. But they always resisted and perhaps, last season and this, they are just as glad they did.</p><p>George was made team captain in 1957 and has emerged as a capable leader.</p><p>He recognizes the fact there is responsibility involved and he has reacted well.</p><p>Army probably never will be an all-star&mdash;there are too many great right-wingers around&mdash;but one goal well within his reach is 200 goals. At the end of 37 games, he had counted 129 goals in National League play. And he&rsquo;s only 29.</p><p><b>NOTES:</b> Bert Olmstead probably will wind up missing about five weeks of the schedule. Leafs aren&rsquo;t the same team without him, but they&rsquo;ve managed to remain deadlocked with Detroit in their struggle for second place&hellip;Phlebitis, which is Gerry James&rsquo; affliction, often is very serious, resulting in death or crippling. James&rsquo; case isn&rsquo;t that grave, though&hellip;Punch Imlach&rsquo;s views regarding Johnny Wilson have been proven correct. Wilson, handling only spot assignments, was Leafs&rsquo; hottest shooter. Imlach said he was afraid Johnny would tail off, if given a steady job. When injuries required him to work full-time, Johnny did tail off, too.</p><p>Billy Harris received a 10-minute misconduct penalty during the Jan. 3 game in Chicago. It was only the third misconduct in his entire hockey career. He even remembers the referees involved. Hugh McLean gave him one when he was with Marlboro juniors, Eddie Powers invoked one last season and in Chicago it was Lou Farelli. Harris complained about a couple of Farelli rulings and used such indelicate language he drew the 10 minutes and $25 fine.</p><p>Twice during New Year&rsquo;s week, Leafs were beaten at home, then rallied to win on the road the following evening. Canadiens beat them at Maple Leaf Gardens Dec. 30 and they won in Detroit the next night. Saturday, Jan. 2, Chicago defeated them at the Gardens (Hawks&rsquo; second straight win in Toronto) but Leafs blanked the Tribe back in Chicago 24 hours later.</p><p>Imlach, you&rsquo;ll recall, outlined a definite schedule for Leafs this season. He wanted 20 points from the first 20 games and 21 from the next 20. Leafs compiled 25 points during the first 20. Imlach decreed the surplus wouldn&rsquo;t count in the next segment. However, with three games to go on the second lap, they had 17. So they were pretty well on schedule.</p><p>Leafs won 18 of 37 games. They won only 17 during the entire 1952-53 season&hellip;Dick Duff, who got his eighth and ninth goals against Chicago Jan. 2, shows signs of ending his prolonged slump. So does Gerry Ehman. However, Billy Harris and Frank Mahovlich still are in the doldrums&hellip;After 37 games, young Carl Brewer was the most penalized player in the NHL, with 94 minutes on the blotter. Closest total was 81 for Boston&rsquo;s Vic Stasiuk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02378/1941909-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="266" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Wilson</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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‘Big Chief’ Gets Up Real Steam For First Time In Seven Years

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03343/1941947-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>VIC STASIUK</b></figcaption></div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>As everyone who can hear or read knows well, hockey players were at their absolute toughest in the good old days.</p><p>But the Boston Bruins seem to think Vic Stasiuk hairy-chested, iron-skinned and durable enough to be classified as tough, too.</p><p>Stasiuk&rsquo;s qualification is having played some of his best hockey of the season with 19 stitches holding the right side of his head together.</p><p>The only playing time Stasiuk missed was that required for repairs in a Chicago hospital. He was back for the rejuvernation of the Bruins&rsquo; famed Uke Line with a helmet keeping a bandage in place.</p><p>&ldquo;And he has never played better,&rdquo; averred Bronco Horvath, who centers for the line which has Johnny Bucyk on left wing and Stasiuk on right wing.</p><p>&ldquo;After we saw what his head looked like we figured he&rsquo;d be out for one game, maybe more,&rdquo; said Horvath. &ldquo;His head with the stitching looked like a baseball.</p><p>&ldquo;But he kept insisting he&rsquo;d play, even though he couldn&rsquo;t do much sleeping. Honestly, I&rsquo;ve never seen him play better. He&rsquo;s been going just great.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Scored Winner In Next Game</b></h2><p>Stasiuk, who had to carry on by himself while both Bucyk and Horvath missed playing time with injuries, was split by an unknown object in a game in Chicago Stadium. The Chicago rink is still fenced by the old-fashioned wire netting once used here, steel rods holding it in place.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess I must have hit one of the rods,&rdquo; speculated Stasiuk, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;m not sure.</p><p>&ldquo;I was back checking when we got the puck and I turned toward the boards to join a rush with Leo Boivin, Bronc and the Chief (Bucyk). As I did my skate hit something, maybe a piece of paper, and I slipped toward the boards. That&rsquo;s all I know for sure.&rdquo;</p><p>Two nights after receiving the cut still identified by a four-inch scar Stasiuk scored a game-leading goal against the New York Rangers and finished up a lively evening by taking on his old sparring partner Lou Fontinato.</p><p>The Bruins returned home afterward and practiced here the next day. A hockey writer asked Manager Lynn Patrick if Stasiuk would be excused from the practice.</p><p>&ldquo;No, he won&rsquo;t be excused,&rdquo; replied Patrick, grinning. &ldquo;He wouldn&rsquo;t stay away, anyhow.&rdquo;</p><p>Stasiuk&rsquo;s head injury coincided with the return to top physical condition of Bucyk, who missed 10 games altogether with a shoulder separation and Horvath, who was hampered for three weeks by a badly bruised foot.</p><p>Able-bodied again, the Ukes picked up right where they left off when Bucyk was injured. With Stasiuk&rsquo;s goal in New York as the catalyst they scored nine goals in four games and figured in four more scored by other Bruins.</p><p>Included in their output was four goals by Horvath, whose snapshot had not clicked since early December, when Detroit&rsquo;s Marcel Pronovost popped him on the foot with a line drive.</p><p>Bronco broke out with two goals against New York here to help speed Marcel Paille&rsquo;s return to Springfield. A night later he scored two more in Montreal to run his season&rsquo;s total against the champion Canadiens to eight, Jean Beliveau having scored six, Henri Richard four against the Bruins.</p><p>Big Bucyk came out of scoring retirement the next night in Detroit with his first since November 12 and in the same game Stasiuk, who had a four-game scoring streak broken in Montreal, scored twice.</p><p>So Bronco and his Busters declared themselves back in business and the Bruins&rsquo; offense regained its early-season look of prosperity. In an effort to slick up the defensive play, Coach Milt Schmidt created a new checking line.</p><p>The line was composed of Charley Burns at center, Fleming Mackell at left wing and Guy Gendron at right wing. Put on reserve status were Larry Leach and Dick Meissner.</p><h2><b>Was Well Stitched In Time</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Ukes Back In Harness With Vic As Bruins New Take Charge Guy

<p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Harry Lumey, veteran goalkeeper of the Boston Bruins, has entered the face mask business.</p><p>Lumley has designed the &ldquo;FaceSaver&rdquo;, a ready-to-wear mask for goalkeepers.</p><p>The Lumley model bears a general resemblance to the mask being worn by Don Simmons, with whom he alternates in the Bruins&rsquo; nets.</p><p>&ldquo;But it is a mass production item and does not fit the face as closely as Don&rsquo;s does,&rdquo; explained Harry, &ldquo;and it is designed primarily for youngsters at the high school and college levels.&rdquo;</p><p>The Lumley Face-Saver has a retail price of approximately $16.</p><p>Lumley, 33, is in his 16th season as a major league goalkeeper, having played for the Detroit Redags, New York Rangers, Chicago Hawks and Toronto Maple. Leafs before coming here.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Lum In New Business—He’s Manufacturing Face Masks

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE HALPIN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01395/1942016-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Few hockey players have been accorded the honors that these two men have. Doug Harvey, left, rated by many as the greatest defenseman ever to wear an NHL sweater, and veteran Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard. Harvey has been termed the key man in Canadiens drive in the first half of the season and he stands a good chance to break his goal scoring record of nine. He had six in first half. Richard, out with a broken cheek bone, returns to action next week.</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>The current National Hockey League season is only half finished but already the selectors have drawn some definite conclusions as the outstanding defenceman of the year.</p><p>In their book it has to be Doug Harvey for the Norris Trophy.</p><p>The brilliant 35-year-old rearguard of the world champion Montreal Canadiens, a four-time winner of the coveted defensive award, has once again captured the imagination of a fickle hockey public with his sterling blueline play this season for the Canucks.</p><p>But Doug is merely playing back to his old form in the estimation of most hockey observers, who have repeatedly labelled him &lsquo;the greatest defenceman of all time&rsquo;.</p><p>Harvey yielded his hold on the Norris Trophy to teammate Tom Johnson last season without animosity after winning it four successive years, but it appears nothing will hold him hack this campaign.</p><h2><b>Big Man For Club&mdash;Blake</b></h2><p>In fact, Doug&rsquo;s nearest pursuer this season may turn out to be a hard-nosed guy named Marcel Pronovost, a pillard of strength for the surprising Detroit Red Wings. The Leafs are thumping for an improfed Allan Stanley and Rangers for Bill Gadsby, but in the final analysis it is certain it will be Harvey.</p><p>The Canadiens&rsquo; lofty position in the NHL race again this year can be attributed in no small way to Harvey&rsquo;s spectacular defensive play, which carried him in the past to first-team all-star honors seven times in his illustrious 12year NHL career.</p><p>Doug himself doesn&rsquo;t think he is playing any better than at this time last year but his coach, Toe Blake, disagrees.</p><p>&ldquo;Harvey has been going both ways for us this season,&rdquo; said Blake. &ldquo;His presence on the defense has mean&rsquo;t the difference between winning and losing many times. He has given our club a lift on the attack as well.&rdquo;</p><p>Doug appears be to headed for his best season as a goal scorer, too. He counted six times in his first 37 games and will likely eclipse his 1957-58 &lsquo;high&rsquo; of nine goals.</p><p>How does he explain his rise in goal production ? &ldquo;I&rsquo;m shooting more this year. The coach has been after me for some time to fire that puck more and that&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m scoring,&rdquo; says Harvey. &ldquo;Defencemen like to score, too, and get those points,&rdquo; confesses the Habs&rsquo; star.</p><p>Harvey has had a full hockey life since he came into the big time in 1947-48 with the Canadiens. He has won the Norris award four times, made the first all-star team seven times and the second once. He also held the previous NHL record for assists by a defenceman, 44, and has played on five Stanley Cup winners.</p><p>To climax his exciting NHL career, he was recently accorded a &lsquo;night&rsquo; by admiring hockey fans, who bestowed $13,000 worth of gifts on him and his growing family. Only five other players in the history of the Canadiens&rsquo; hockey club&mdash;Butch Bouchard, Maurice Richard, Ken Mosdell, Elmer Lach and Floyd Curry&mdash;were privileged to be honored by the fans.</p><h2><b>Rated Greatest In Poll</b></h2><p>Harvey is no run-of-the-mill hockey player either. He has had his share of glowing tributes but two stick out in this writer&rsquo;s mind.</p><p>Someone once asked Toe Blake what he thought of Red Dutton picking Eddie Shore as the greatest hockey player he&rsquo;d ever seen. &ldquo;I wonder if he&rsquo;s seen Harvey,&rdquo; was Toe&rsquo;s reply. &ldquo;Harvey can do everything Shore could do and some things Shore couldn&rsquo;t do, and make it look easy.&rdquo;</p><p>On another occasion, a panel of 70 big league hockey writers were polled on their all-time all-star team for a national sports magazine and the result invariably was the selection of Harvey and Shore as the two defensemen along with Goalie Bill Durnan, centre Howie Morenz and wingers Gordie Howe and Maurice Richard.</p><p>It was a glittering tribute to Doug&rsquo;s hockey ability but typical of the high esteem in which he is held around the NHL.</p><p>Doug has his own ideas about hockey. We asked him if he thought the game had changed much during his 12 years in the league.</p><p>&ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t quite as rough as when I broke in,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t get away with the things we used to. Nowadays they rule with an Iron hand,&rdquo; declared Harvey. Two recent incidents in games may make Doug wonder if the officials really see everything.</p><p>In Detroit he was high-sticked by Gordie Howe in a corner skirmish and emerged with blood gushing out of a fourteen stitch cut over the eye. The referee ruled no penalty, which raised Harvey&rsquo;s ire.</p><p>&ldquo;A few nights later in New York,&rdquo; says Doug, &ldquo;I collide with Popein (Larry Popein of Rangers) and he gets cut. What happens. I get five minutes. Just can&rsquo;t win, 1 guess,&rdquo; commented Harvey.</p><p>Len Bramson, editor of HOCKEY NEWS, cornerned Doug recently about Andy Bathgate&rsquo;s sensational charges that spearing and brutality were literally killing hockey and that Harvey was one of the principal offenders.</p><p>&ldquo;I feel that Bathgate made a great mistake talking the way he did and particularly accusing his own players of spearing,&rdquo; said Harvey. The Ranger ace named Harvey, Johnson, Fern Flaman of the Bruins, Chicago&rsquo;s Ted Lindsay and New Yorker Lou Fontinato as the NHL&rsquo;s spearing specialists.</p><p>Doug admitted the Canadiens resorted to spearing tactics at isolated times but stressed &ldquo;it was strictly for defensive purposes.&rdquo; He also added that &ldquo;there is no more spearing going on today than when he first came up to the NHL.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>He Likes Winning Games</b></h2><p>The round-faced Harvey, who sports a crew cut and upturned nose, has a simple formula for hockey success. Says Doug, &ldquo;I like winning games.&rdquo; And the Canadiens have won some big ones since Harvey came into their employ.</p><p>Playing on five Stanley Cup champions affords a player with a lot of thrills in the game but the one that Doug likes to recall most happened in the deciding game of the 1957-58 playoffs in Boston.</p><p>Perhaps it was only poetic jusice that the goal that assured the Canadiens of the Stanley Cup that year was scored by Harvey because no one worked more slavishly for success. And it was a typical Harvey play. The Bruins were storming the attack, six men and their net empty. The score stood at 4-3 for the Habs. Doug craftily anticipated the play, broke it up and then casually sped down the ice to poke the puck into the unguarded goal to put the cup on ice.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll always remember that one,&rdquo; said Doug.</p><p>The square-shouldered defenceman, who is good-naturedly known as &lsquo;Sam&rsquo; to his teammates, is among the top-salaried performers in the NHL. It isn&rsquo;t the Canadien practice to divulge wages but Doug is reported to be in the $15,000 bracket.</p><p>Should he win the Norris, make the first all-star team and sweep to another Stanley Cup, he stands to pocket an additional $6,000 in bonuses, which means he could make in excess of $21,000 this season for playing hockey.</p><p>That&rsquo;s pretty good money and not the kind of monetary reward a guy will find around the minors in baseball, which is one of the reasons Doug tossed over a possible big league baseball career for hockey.</p><p>Possessed with instinctive athletic ability, Doug has had a fling at baseball, hockey, football and even boxing during his war service days in the Canadian Navy.</p><p>They say Harvey was good enough to possibly become a big league baseball player in time if he had pursued the sport. He won the Border League class &lsquo;D&rsquo; batting championship with Tommy Gorman&rsquo;s Ottawa Athletics in 1948 and was promptly drafted by the old Boston Braves. As an outfielder, he could hit the long ball, but baseball didn&rsquo;t provide the lure that hockey held for Doug and soon his inclinations were towards the ice game.</p><h2><b>He Credits The Game</b></h2><p>Doug says he hasn&rsquo;t regretted the move. He is a successful storm window agent and contractor in the off season when he&rsquo;s not golfing, fishing or hunting.</p><p>&ldquo;Everything I have, I owe to hockey,&rdquo; says Doug. There are five little Harveys running around their Montreal west-end home, which Doug personnally constructed with the help of his brothers, and he is particularly proud that there may be another Harvey to take his place when he retires.</p><p>Doug Jr., now 10, started out as a goalkeeper but Doug thinks his heart is in playing forward and he expects he will discard the backline for the attack this season on the outdoor rinks.</p><p>Doug hopes to be around hockey the rest of his days. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been in the game nearly 18 years now and since it is the one thing I know best, I would like to stay in hockey after I hang up my skates,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>Most NHL teams will be overjoyed when Doug calls it quits because he has been a constant thorn in their sides for 12 years. But not so the Canadiens.</p><p>Without Doug Harvey, the Canadiens just wouldn&rsquo;t seem the same.</p><p>King Clancy, the former Toronto defense great, once said:</p><p>&ldquo;Take away Harvey and Plante from the Canadiens, and what&rsquo;ve you got left.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Just Kids At Heart On Ice</b></h2><h2><b>Collection Day&hellip;&hellip;For Sam</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02319/1942009-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1173" height="1147"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Harvey is presented with a plaque to commemorate his winning an unprecedented fourth Norris Trophy as the NHL&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman, by President Clarence Campbell.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03208/1942002-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="1690" height="1142"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>he accepts a cigar from teammate Tom Johnson after the latter won Norris Trophy In 1958-59. Doug was the first to congratulate Tom, said Johnson deserved it.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Harvey Well In Line For Fifth Norris Trophy

<p>Founded October 1st, 1947</p><p>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by</p><p>Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.,</p><p>1434 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.</p><p>Ken McKenzie, Publisher</p><p>Len Bramson, Editor-in-Chief</p><p>Will V. Cote, General Manager</p><p><b>Yearly Subscription Rates; $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth; $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries</b></p><p>Entered as second-class matter, October 3, 1953, at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879</p><p>Authorized as second-class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa</p><p>Printed in Canada</p><p><b>Vol. 13 MONTREAL, JANUARY 16, 1960 No. 16</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="byline">By McKenzie</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01459/1942092-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div><p>&bull; IF THE NHL All-Star ballots for the first half of the current season included a coach, Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; Sid Abel would win the honor hands down&hellip;Red Burnett, the well-informed hockey writer of the Toronto Star, has this to say about Abel: &ldquo;Reviving also-rans is not a new trick for Abel. He surprised everyone by guiding Chicago Black Hawks to the playoffs in the dual capacity of playing-coach back in the 1952-53 season.&rdquo;&hellip;Detroit were picked to finish in last place in the 12th annual pre-season poll conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS&hellip;Abel was happy at being picked for last place and told everyone who would listen that his Red Wings would surprise those selectors and wind up in the playoffs&hellip;Jack Adams, General Manager of the Wings, had this to say about his coach: &ldquo;Sid keeps them straightened out with down-to-earth hockey logic. The players all respect Abel and have found out he is a solid hockey man. He moves the kids in and out of line spots and seems to guess right in making his switches. He is one of those guys who eats, sleeps and drinks hockey from the time the season opens until the last puck is fired.&rdquo;&hellip;Frank Mahovlich played his best game as a Maple Leaf when he scored twice and set up a third goal in leading Toronto to a 3-1 win over Detroit and into sole possession of second place last week&hellip;Big Mo has been a big disappointment to the Leafs thus far but maybe his showing against Detroit was the beginning of a new era&hellip;Marcel Pronovost broke his nose for the umpteenth (13th or 14th) time against Toronto in the same game&hellip;Hockey fans really enthusiastic about the 96-page Official Hockey Annual for 1960&hellip;This is one of the finest hockey books ever published&hellip;It is available at all leading newsstands or by sending 50 cents to THE HOCKEY NEWS, Box 248, Montreal, Canada.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02426/1942085-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="268" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sid Abel</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>FOUR PLAYERS</b> in the NHL are now wearing helmets&hellip;They are Charlie Burns and Vic Stasiuk of Boston, Warren Godfrey of Detroit and Camille Henry of New York&hellip;Gump Worsley may be back with the Rangers but he is still holding on to his apartment in Springfield. Worsley was very happy playing in Springfield and told New York writers that he wasn&rsquo;t anxious to rejoin the Rangers&hellip;. Arnie Kullman, veteran forward with Hershey Bears of the AHL recorded his 350th assist the other night against Rochester&hellip;Lorne Davis of Providence Reds scored his 300th point two weeks ago. He also notched his fourth &ldquo;Hat Trick&rdquo; in the AHL recently&hellip;Green Bay is the team to beat for the 1959-60 U.S. Central Hockey League championship. The powerful Bobcats have a two and a half game lead over the second-place Rochester, Minn. team&hellip;Green Bay&rsquo;s Paul Johnson is the leading point-getter in the circuit&hellip;Boston has formed a new line with Charlie Burns at center and Fleming Mackell and Guy Gendron. on the wings&hellip;The Bruins&rsquo; line of Bronco Horvath, Vic Stasiuk and Johnny Bucyk have started to score again. This is the unit that will decide in what position the Bruins finish the season&hellip;Scott Young of the Toronto Globe & Mail facetiously selects the following players as his candidates for the Lady Byng Trophy: 1. Rocket Richard; 2. Carl Brewer; 3. Ted Lindsay; 4. Lou Fontinato; 5. Andy Bathgate; 6. Jack Evans; 7. Leo LaBine.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03350/1942078-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="273" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lorne Worsley</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>CONN SMYTHE</b> believes the play in the NHL this season is the best it&rsquo;s ever been&hellip;&ldquo;If a player doesn&rsquo;t have the skills today he just doesn&rsquo;t stay in the League,&rdquo; Smythe pointed out&hellip;He also likes the way the players are bringing the puck out of their own defensive ends these days and the stylish plays they are making in the process&hellip;Ted Reeve suggested that Canny Conn might be an ideal coach for the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen at Squaw Valley next month&hellip;Ted mentions that Smythe is a gent who has been associated with winners all his life, including two of the teams to take Olympic titles&hellip;Detroit players were telling Milt Dunnell of the Toronto Star about the Morrison brothers, Don and Rod, who played briefly with the Red Wings in the late 1940&rsquo;s&hellip;When the Wings sent the brothers to Omaha of the now-defunct United States Hockey League, they spotted opportunity&hellip;The former Saskatoon boys started to build houses&hellip;Their business has just grown and grown and now they buzz around the country in their private plane&hellip;Three NHL forwards appear headed towards 40-goal seasons&hellip;They are Bronco Horvath of Boston, Bobby Hull of Chicago and Jean Beliveau of Canadiens&hellip;Lester Patrick celebrated his 76th birthday the other day. Many happy returns of the day, Lester.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04294/1942071-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="275" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Conn Smythe</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">by Dink Carroll</div><h2><b>Hockey&rsquo;s Big Question</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>Y</span>ears ago when the Detroit Red Wings were the powerhouse in the NHL it used to be said that they were &ldquo;the New York Yankees of hockey,&rdquo; a tribute that didn&rsquo;t entirely please Jack Adams, the Wings&rsquo; general manager.</p><p>&ldquo;The Yankees are the Detroit Red Wings of baseball, was a correction he&rsquo;d make.</p><p>Then the Canadiens came along to supplant the Red Wings as the top banana in hockey and again there was the inevitable comparison with the Yankees. Just as there was the cry, &ldquo;Break up the Yankees,&rdquo; it now became, &ldquo;Break up the Canadiens.&rdquo; Phil Watson, then coach of the New York Rangers, wouldn&rsquo;t have any truck with that kind of thinking.</p><p>&ldquo;Never mind that stuff about breaking up the Canadiens or waiting for their great players to grow old,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The way to beat them is to build up to them.&rdquo;</p><p>That was a healthy attitude to take and maybe some of the other clubs were listening. The Chicago Black Hawks got busy building a farm system and last week-end the Hawks&rsquo; coach, Rudy Pilous, was asked how long he thought it would be before the Hawks would catch up with the Habitants.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s hard to say,&rdquo; he replied cautiously. &ldquo;But we&rsquo;ve got some good youngsters on our team now and a few more in junior ranks. In a couple of years we should be right up with the leaders.&rdquo;</p><p>A couple of weeks ago, Jack Adams was asked in Detroit how long he thought it would be before the other clubs caught up with the Canadiens.</p><p>&ldquo;Last summer Lynn Patrick was here and I asked him the same question,&rdquo; said Jack. &ldquo;His answer was a year to a year and a half.</p><h2><b>Jack Adams&rsquo; Prediction</b></h2><p>The Wings&rsquo; hockey-wise general manager has always maintained that a team could stay on top in hockey for approximately five years and would then deteriorate.</p><p>&ldquo;The same thing will happen to the Canadiens, he predicted last season. &ldquo;The old fellows like the Rocket and Harvey are the backbone of the team and they can&rsquo;t go on forever.&rdquo;</p><p>It was pointed out to Jack that his Red Wings had stayed at or near the top over a nine-year stretch, which was four years longer than the time he usually alloted to winning teams.</p><p>&ldquo;Yes but we were fortunate,&rdquo; he replied. &lsquo;We didn&rsquo;t stand pat with our winning teams. We were lucky enough to have some youngsters coming up who could replace our old players.</p><p>The suspicion here is that the Canadiens may be in the same fortunate position, especially from a recent remark made by Jack him-self.</p><p>&ldquo;Jean Beliveau is the man the Canadiens revolve around now, not Harvey or Geoffrion,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>&ldquo;And the Rocket?&rdquo; he was asked. &ldquo;How long will he keep playing?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;The Rocket isn&rsquo;t as dangerous as he used to be,&rdquo; he replied. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s is going on 39 and that&rsquo;s ancient in this sport. I think when the time comes that he doesn&rsquo;t get 20 goals, if he hasn&rsquo;t been laid up with injuries, he will hang up his skates. Actually, this present injury that is keeping him from playing may be a good break. He will be fresh and ready to go at the end of the season, ready for the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Respect For The Rocket</b></h2><p>When you examine that statement you realize that Jack still has a healthy respect for the Rocket, but he always had it. He wasn&rsquo;t surprised a couple of years ago when the Rocket came back to score a number of big goals in the playoffs after being out of action with an injury that almost severed his Achilles tendon.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s pride that makes the Rocket go,&rdquo; he remarked at the time. &ldquo;A fierce pride in his ability to play hockey. It will keep him going for years after the ordinary player would have quit.&rdquo;</p><p>Since it&rsquo;s impossible to buy ready-made hockey players, the club that overhauls the Canadiens will have to develop them in their farm system.</p><p>&ldquo;We have 158 players on clubs we sponsor,&rdquo; Jack said. &ldquo;Murray Oliver came through our farm system. Lloyd Haddon is a defenseman who is going to make the grade before long. So are Stuart McNeill and Brian Smith and Goalie Dennis Riggin. Then there are a couple of centres at Edmonton, Bruce MacGregor and Edward Joyal, who may be moving up one of these days.&rdquo;</p><p>Then Jack added something which may have been wishful thinking on his part:</p><p>&ldquo;The Canadiens sold two players to Chicago before the draft&mdash;Murray Balfour and Terry Gray. They lost only one player in the draft. After that nobody bothered with them. Evidently, the owners didn&rsquo;t think Montreal has anybody else in their system worth drafting. Maybe they aren&rsquo;t as deep in talent as everyone thought.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06226/1942154-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="553" height="843"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Adams</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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playing the field

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT In The Toronto Star</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Any time Jean Beliveau feels he needs an extra $1,000, he can get it easily&mdash;by winning the Lady Byng trophy.</p><p>Six years ago, when Beliveau was a freshman in the National Hockey League, he was a leading Lady Byng candidate, combining a high level of efficiency with flawless sportsmanship. As a matter of fact, he served only 11 minor penalties during that 1953-54 campaign.</p><p>Today, Beliveau is one of the most penalized players in the business. Averaging roughly 100 minutes in the pokey each season, Beliveau obviously has forsaken any Lady Byng ambitions he may have cherished.</p><p>&ldquo;Jean could be the cleanest player in hockey,&rdquo; says Frank Selke, Canadiens&rsquo; managing director, &ldquo;but the opposition has made that impossible. He soon found they were taking advantage of his good nature. So he had to put a stop to it.&rdquo;</p><p>Thus, Le Gros Bill (the big guy) never will win the Lady Byng trophy and the G-note that goes with it. Fortunately he has certain consolations, such as most valuable player awards, scoring championships and all-star nominations, as well as one of the biggest salaries ever paid to a big-league hockey workman.</p><p>NHL wages are generally kept secret. However, a fairly accurate estimate of Beliveau&rsquo;s take, before bonuses, would be $25,000. He&rsquo;s worth that much. Most observers figure he has replaced Gordie Howe and Rocket Richard as the most talented performer in the game today.</p><h2><b>A Vote From Punch</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Definitely the best,&rdquo; states Punch Imlach, who, as Maple Leaf coach, is stingy when praising opponents. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always considered him a great hockey player, since his days in the Quebec league. Two year sago, he may not have been best in the NHL but right now he&rsquo;s absolutely tops.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s the one player in the league who would make a winner out of any hockey club.&rdquo;</p><p>Beliveau&rsquo;s boss, Frank Selke, is unashamedly prejudiced and says: &ldquo;We have more really great hockey players in the league right now than there have been for many years. I woud say there are seven&mdash;Gord Howe, Andy Bathgate, Boom-Boom Geoffrion, Henri Richard, the Rocket, of course, Bobby Hull, who&rsquo;s just joined the list, and Beliveau, who&rsquo;s the best of all.</p><p>&ldquo;Jean can do everything a hockey player should do&mdash;and he does it so very well.&rdquo;</p><p>Added to a staggering list of superbly developed skills is Beliveau&rsquo;s size. He&rsquo;s six-foot-three and weighs 205 pounds. He and Chicago&rsquo;s Elmer Vasko are the biggest players in the NHL.</p><p>Height means Beliveau can skate incredibly fast with slight effort The bulk permits him to barge through any defence and makes him immovable in the goalmouth.</p><p>Beliveau&rsquo;s shot is legendary.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05266/1942123-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="281" height="466"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jean Beliveau</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;He makes the puck disappear,&rdquo; says Imlach. &ldquo;Sometimes he lets one go and you&rsquo;re looking up in the end seats to see where it&rsquo;s gone. Then the red light&rsquo;s on. He has shots no goalie can see&mdash;let alone stop.&rdquo;</p><p>In his seventh NHL season and having played 412 games, Beliveau now has totalled 229 goals. Because he&rsquo;s 28&mdash;he didn&rsquo;t become a professional until he was 22&mdash;he probably isn&rsquo;t a threat to any all-time scoring records, even tough he shoots goals at a faster clip than Gordie Howe and at roughly the same rate as Maurice Richard.</p><p>However, he is a constant menace to the Rocket&rsquo;s one-year record of 50 goals. Beliveau hit 47 in 1955-56 and got 45 last Season, despite missing six games.</p><p>This term, he had 21 at the halfway stage in the schedule. Usually, it&rsquo;s from this point on that he cuts loose.</p><p>In other words, it&rsquo;s going to be a bad winter for goalies.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Seven Greats In NHL And Beliveau Is Leader—Selke

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Scalp Collector On Warpath

<p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;What do other coaches and general managers think of Bobby Hull, the Hawks&rsquo; left wing sensation 7.</p><p>Says Lynn Patrick, G.M. of the Boston Bruins: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the top left winger for my money. I think they could play Hull anywhere&mdash;including goal&mdash;and he&rsquo;d star.&rdquo;</p><p>Says Coach Alf Pike of the Rangers: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the best young player I&rsquo;ve seen in this league.&rdquo;</p><p>General Manager Frank Selke of Montreal included Bobby among the seven great hockey players in the league today. He named Howe, Bathgate, Geoffrion, Henri and Maurice Richard, Beliveau and Hull.</p><p>Says G.M. Coach Punch Imlach: &ldquo;If I had him the only player in the league I&rsquo;d trade him for would be Jean Beliveau. That makes him the second best in the NHL, today.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hull Highly Rated By GMs And Coaches Around League

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL Toronto Star</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02383/1942278-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg"></div><h2><b>Bobby Hasn&rsquo;t Been Brain-Washed</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>obby Hull, current glamour guy of the big league shinny ponds, may be worth his weight in platinum to his grateful masters, the Chicago Black Hawks, when he&rsquo;s skating his beat, but he&rsquo;s a definite security risk in the propaganda league. The Hawks, it should be noted, recently undertook sponsorship of the Belleville junior &lsquo;B&rsquo; club. They thereby assured themselves of prior rights to the three Hull boys now playing for Belleville, in the event Bobby&rsquo;s brothers ever turn pro.</p><p>As an old pro who celebrated his 21st birthday last week, Bobby naturally would be counted upon by the Black Hawks to put in a kind word for hockey as a fulltime trade when the time came to advise his kin. His own case history would be pretty strong inducement for the younger Hulls to sign if they&rsquo;re offered contracts. Bobby was getting a fat pay cheque from Chicago&mdash;more than most professional men&mdash;when he was only 18. Now, at the ripe old age of 21, there are additional plums to pick. He threatens to lead the NHL in scoring. That would be worth a G-note. At his current pace, he&rsquo;s a favored candidate for the all-star team. That would rate another grand. And he&rsquo;s just starting to reap this extra harvest. It could continue for 10 to 15 years.</p><p>&ldquo;You know, I&rsquo;m not sure what I would tell those kids if the opportunity came for them to do as I did,&rdquo; Bobby said recently when the Hawks dropped in and ruined the rinksiders&rsquo; night out by whomping the Leafs. &ldquo;One of my brothers, Dennis, is a real good student. He&rsquo;s conscientious about his studies. I think I&rsquo;d be likely to tell him he shouldn&rsquo;t quit school until he has his junior matriculation, at least.</p><p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t get my matriculation. Now, I wish I had it&mdash;even though things have gone exceedingly well. I spent three years in high school and got honors for a couple of years. Some day, I&rsquo;d like to get a degree in business administration. I&rsquo;m not forgetting that a fellow can&rsquo;t expect to play hockey for the rest of his life.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>The Bucks Or The School Books ?</b></h2><p>At 15, Dennis is reported to be the most exciting prospect of the Belleville Hulls. He&rsquo;s the only one who still could duplicate Bobby&rsquo;s big hop&mdash;from St. Kitts to Chicago&mdash;while he had two years of junior hockey still to play. One brother, Ron, is 18 now; the other one, Gary, is 17. There&rsquo;s no suggestion they&rsquo;re ready for quick delivery to the NHL. So Dennis, the student, is the lad most likely to be a centre piece in any tug-of-war between Bobby and the Hawks.</p><p>Chicago&rsquo;s general manager, Tommy Ivan, is unlikely to be perturbed. If the situation ever did arise, Ivan knows pretty well, from experience, how it would turn out. He can recall the autumn when Bobby arrived at the Chicago camp. After watching the young blond blaster for three weeks, Ivan told his head scout, Bob Wilson: &ldquo;Get this boy&rsquo;s parents to come down and discuss his future. He&rsquo;s ready for our club if they&rsquo;re willing to have him turn pro.&rdquo;</p><p>The outcome wasn&rsquo;t hard to forecast. Bobby&rsquo;s father had been a good senior played at Belleville. The elder Hull had urged Bobby to extra effort on the days when Bobby seemed to be swinging the lead on the Bay of Quinte outdoor rink. There was no doubt that Pappy Hull wanted a big leaguer in the clan. Bobby, himself, was anxious to sign. He was less concerned about school then than he is now.</p><p>So, if Dennis Hull is offered a contract at 18&hellip;if Gary and Ron are invited to talk terms before they&rsquo;re 21&hellip;it probably won&rsquo;t matter much what Bobby says. They&rsquo;ll do what Bobby practised&mdash;not what he preached. Having turned pro, though, they&rsquo;d have no listen to the voice of experience.</p><p>&ldquo;The important thing for a green kid is to listen what his manager and coach have to say,&rdquo; Bobby proclaims. &ldquo;A fellow may think he&rsquo;s a hot shot in junior hockey, but it&rsquo;s a lot different up here. An other thing to remember is that you&rsquo;re not trying to do everything yourself. This is a team game. Finally, he should mind his own business and not go looking for trouble when he&rsquo;s out there on the ice There are too many people who can give him trouble if that&rsquo;s what he wants.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03311/1942271-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="573" height="858"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Hull</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Doug Popular With Fans</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01486/1942264-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="1125" height="1157"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Doug Harvey is always willing to sign his autograph for kids and grown-ups alike. In his 12 years with the Canadiens he has become one of the most popular players, both with his teammates and with Montreal&rsquo;s hockey followers.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Speaking on Sport

<div class="byline">By JOHN KUENSTER</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>A handful of reporters gathered about the desk of coach Rudy Pilous in his subterranean office at Chicago Stadium. They had just seen the Black Hawks go down, 4-0, to Toronto, and the atmosphere was something less than cheerful.</p><p>The Leafs had whipped home three goals in the final period, but Pilous felt, under the circumstances, the Hawks didn&rsquo;t deserve any. criticism.</p><p>&ldquo;The effort was there,&rdquo; he said, and then went on to point out the Hawks were playing their third game in three nights and didn&rsquo;t quite have the reserve to pressure the Leafs&rsquo; goalie John Bower like they did in the first two periods.</p><p>&ldquo;If we could&rsquo;ve popped a few in during the first period,&rdquo; said Bobby Hull, &ldquo;it would&rsquo;ve been a different game.&rdquo;</p><p>Hull, attired in a pair of red and white checked shorts, was still mopping off the water from a shower. He had been invited into the room by Pilous when a wire service writer had asked to interview the young left wing.</p><p>Bobby rubbed his blond head with a towel and answered the reporter&rsquo;s questions politely.</p><p>Meanwhile, Pilous and general manager Tommy Ivan continued their conversation with the other visitors. Both of them agreed a save by Bower against Hull late in the second period, when the Leafs held a 1-0 lead, was a key play in the game.</p><p>Hull swept in from left wing like a shot out of a cannon, and had Bower all to himself. &ldquo;Maybe,&rdquo; suggested Ivan, &ldquo;he came in too fast.&rdquo;</p><p>In any event, Bower moved out to meet his foe. &ldquo;He got his stick on the puck,&rdquo; said Hull glumly. The effort by Bower was enough to thwart Hull&rsquo;s bid for his 25th goal of the season&hellip;on his 21st birthday. He turned 21 January 3.</p><h2><b>Top Man On Injuns&rsquo; Pole</b></h2><p>Despite being blanked, Hull retained his scoring leadership in the National Hockey League with 24 goals and 25 assists.</p><p>The thought of his young tiger brightened an otherwise sad aftermath for Pilous. He thinks the husky sharpshooter has the potential to become one of the game&rsquo;s &ldquo;superstars.&rdquo;</p><p>In fact, he&rsquo;s confident the Hawks have the makings of a line (Hull, center Bill Hay and right wing Murray Balfour) that will help propel them into the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>&ldquo;If I owned this club,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t sell that line for a million dollars.&rdquo;</p><p>Hull and Hay have been playing together almost since the start of the season, but Balfour didn&rsquo;t join the trio until December 26 when Eric Nesterenko was sideined with a groin injury.</p><p>According to Pilous, the line has what it takes to be a constant scoring threat: Hull, a strong kater and hard shooter; Hay, a slick playmaker, and Balfour, a digging, hustling man on the go.</p><p>While Hull has been winning have notices in Chicago and elsewhere, there has been a tendency to overlook Hay, a 24-year-old redhead who is improving with each game.</p><p>Bobby acknowledges Hay&rsquo;s role on his own success this season.</p><p>&ldquo;Red has come a hundred miles. He&rsquo;s improved tremendously. He lays a good pass, works hard in digging out the puck, and takes a look before setting up a play.&rdquo;</p><p>As he reached his 21st birthday, full, nonetheless, continued to receive accolades from front office and teammates alike.</p><p>&ldquo;Bobby is one of those rare players who comes along once in every ten or 15 years,&rdquo; remarked Nesterenko. &ldquo;He can do everything. I don&rsquo;t know whether he&rsquo;s in Gordie Howe&rsquo;s class yet, but he has all the physical ability to be. He&rsquo;s still a few years away from his peak. If he needs anything, it&rsquo;s just a little more experience.&rdquo;</p><p>Ivan, who coached Howe seven years at Detroit, said Bobby and Gordie, at comparable stages of development, have one thing in common: &ldquo;They both love to play, and they&rsquo;re great competitors.&rdquo;</p><p>While Ivan contends &ldquo;only time will tell if Hull is the natural scorer Howe is,&rdquo; he can hardly restrain his enthusiasm when talking about the league&rsquo;s newest scoring threat. &ldquo;Bobby&rsquo;s big test lies ahead. They know he can score now. They&rsquo;ll concentrate on him, and he&rsquo;ll be a target for checkers. His greatness depends on whether or not he can outsmart them.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Scored 14 In 16 Games</b></h2><p>In pilling up 14 goals (12 of them in December) over the last 16 games. Hull has set himself up as a leading candidate to become the first Black Hawk to win a league scoring title since 1948-49 when Roy Conacher earned the crown with 68 points.</p><p>The young man from Pt. Anne, Ont, who began skating on the Bay Quinte when he was four years old, may not capture the scoring championship this season, but that possibility is offset in his mind by thoughts of helping lead the Hawks to another Stanley Cup finish.</p><p>And, at the present, there is none better suited in the Black Hawk camp than the rugged lefthander whose brawny arms give him one of the best wrist and slap shots in the league.</p><p>In fact, just for the sake of the record, Bobby&rsquo;s wrists measure nine inches around, his forearms, 13% inches, and his biceps, 15&frac12;.</p><p>By comparison, former heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano has wrists that measure seven and a half inches, forearms, 12 inches, and biceps, 14 inches.</p><p>As Nesterenko said, Hull has the physical assets.</p><p>The rest is up to him.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Outsmarting Those Who’ll Make Him Target, Will Be Real Test

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Loyalty knows no bounds in the Harvey family these days.</p><p>Doug Jr., a great hockey fan and himself a budding minor outdoor player, was asked by his famous dad during Doug Harvey Night festivities Dec. 3 at the Forum if he&rsquo;d make things look good and put on a Ranger sweater.</p><p>&ldquo;No sir,&rdquo; said Doug Jr. firmly. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not putting on any Ranger sweater. No sir, I&rsquo;ll put on a Canadien sweater if you like, but no Ranger sweater, no Leaf sweater.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;All right, all right,&rdquo; said Doug senior hastily. &ldquo;I guess you&rsquo;re right at that. I just thought it would be a kind of a tribute to our visitors to wear one of their sweaters.&rdquo;</p><p>But Doug Jr. got in the last word, a trait inherited from his daddy. &ldquo;No Ranger sweater,&rdquo; grumbled the youngster and it was final.</p><p>Young Harvey was still insistent after the game, which the Rangers promptly won 7-4.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Doug Jr. Wouldn’t Change Colors, Not Even For Dad

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Doug Harvey has had more than his share of skirmishes with hockey fans but most of them have always had an amicable ending.</p><p>The Canadiens&rsquo; rearguard says he always remembers the day he socked a Valleyfield fan and broke his wrist when he grabbed Doug&rsquo;s stick while he was playing with Royals of the old Quebec Senior Hockey League.</p><p>Several years later, he was confronted by a well-wisher, who asked him, &ldquo;do you remember me. I&rsquo;m the guy you socked in Valleyfield.</p><p>In Detroit during the 1955-56 season, an over zealous Red Wing fan, Steve Kemeny, pointed an accusing finger at Doug charging he slugged him during a stick melee in the Olympia.</p><p>The case was eventually dismissed but Doug says he was taken back a few years later when a spectator came up to him and greeted him.</p><p>It was Kemeny.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Two Fan Skirmishes Ended in Happy Note For Harvey

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>If the New York Rangers had one wish it likely would be that the 1959-60 season could start all over again.</p><p>Alf Pike&rsquo;s employes squandered half a season getting organized and now find themselves with less than half a season to go and in the midst of a back-breaking seven-game road trip.</p><p>In French it&rsquo;s known as a &ldquo;make-or-break&rdquo; affair. The Blues think they&rsquo;ll make it. Here&rsquo;s how:</p><p>&ldquo;By winning games, how else?&rdquo; ventures a very logical Dean Prentice.</p><p>A little elaboration, professor.</p><p>&ldquo;I figured we had to win 25 of our last 35 games.&rdquo; &lsquo;</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a tidy sum, even for an optimist like you.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget,&rdquo; Dean put in, &ldquo;we always play our best on the road.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s right,&rdquo; noted trainer Frank Paice. &ldquo;Here I&rsquo;ll show you.&rdquo; And he pulled out a wad of statistics which sent us on our way to captain Red Sullivan.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;What makes you think you&rsquo;ll make the playoffs?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s put it this way,&rdquo; Sully replied. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re due. We haven&rsquo;t had a month and a half of really good hockey and I think it&rsquo;s coming. Matter of fact I think we&rsquo;ll beat out Boston and Chicago. We&rsquo;re better balanced than they are.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Make Or Break Trip, Players Agree</b></h2><p>Andy Hebenton, who is beginning to wonder whether there&rsquo;s a black cat attached to his shoulder guard, was less optimistic.</p><p>&ldquo;This road trip is the make or break run for us,&rdquo; Andy said. &ldquo;If we can keep up a good streak, it&rsquo;ll be okay. But we gotta keep winning, that&rsquo;s the main thing.&rdquo;</p><p>Out of Rangers bleak run of ill-luck there was a ray of sunshine&mdash;the uncanny success against Montreal. On the other hand, a big problem will be ousting two teams, not one as in the past, for the elusive fourth spot.</p><p>&ldquo;Fourty points out of the remaining 34 games, should do it,&rdquo; said rookie Ken Schinkel. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to say who we have to beat. I guess Boston, Chicago and Toronto.&rdquo;</p><p>Seasoned observers believe the Blueshirts have the germ of a playoff contender. However, they permitted themselves to fall so far off the pace in the first half their comeback has been made doubly difficult.</p><p>With Gump Worsley back in goal, it is anticipated that the club&rsquo;s morale will be enhanced and that there will be a knitting of the defense.</p><p>Unless they are &ldquo;washed up,&rdquo; and that is doubtful, the Sullivan-Hebenton-Henry pair should figure prominently in the final dash. They have drive, savvy and a record of achievement.</p><p>Actually, there is no sweat up front, it&rsquo;s the backline that needed an overhauling. If Lou Fontinato finds himself and John Hanna erases a few miscues, the Blueshirts will, as captain Sullivan says, &ldquo;be in there at the finish.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02367/1942357-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="259" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Red Sullivan</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Seven Game Road Show To Tell Pike If Club Has Stuff To Make It

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Marcel Bonin, the industrious left-winger or Montreal Canadiens, always has been self-conscious about his inability to speak fluent English. This was the reason Marcel the Bear flopped in big-league tryouts with Detroit and Boston. With Canadiens, he&rsquo;s among friends.</p><p>Doug Harvey tells this yarn about Bonin: &ldquo;When we&rsquo;re on the road, he always arranges to eat with some English-speaking guy like me or Tom Johnson or Dickie Moore. Then he studies the menu, lets whoever is with him order and when the waitress looks at him, he just says: &lsquo;The same.&rsquo;&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bonin Studies English, Up To The Point Of Ordering

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01437/1942412-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>A mask wouldn&rsquo;t have helped Terry Sawchuk on this one. Boom Boom Geoffrion catches Terry during one of the rare times he&rsquo;s out of position. Number 15 is Ab McDonald and Marcel Pronovost (3) comes in behind Geoffrion.</b></figcaption></div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Red Wing goaler Terry Sawchuk stands unmasked at his cage&hellip;and he likes it.</p><p>Like the Black Bottom, the Charleston, zoot suit and hula hoop fads, Terry figures the mask isn&rsquo;t here to stay.</p><p>&ldquo;Just because Jacques Plante wears a mask some people figure that makes a big difference,&rdquo; Sawchuk said. &ldquo;But Plante is a good goalie&hellip;and not because of a mask.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been a pro goalie for more than a dozen years and I&rsquo;ve never worn a mask in a game. I don&rsquo;t see any reason for starting now,&rdquo; Sawchuk said.</p><p>The subject was especially timely. It was a bad weekend for the National League&rsquo;s two men behind the mask&mdash;Plante and Boston&rsquo;s Don Simmons. In two games Plante yielded 13 goals and Simmons four in one.</p><p>Wings broke a four-game winless streak by downing Bruins, 4-3, and three of those Detroit goals were scored when the puck was at Simmons&rsquo; feet. Simmons seemed to have lost the puck.</p><p>&ldquo;Actually, Plante is the only goalie who has tried the mask out for a long period of time,&rdquo; Sawchuk went on. &ldquo;I wear a Plexiglass shield in practice but then I don&rsquo;t care too much if they score.</p><p>&ldquo;The Plexiglass is heavier than the form-fitting mask and you get a glare from the lights.</p><p>&ldquo;It might be all right to wear a mask during a game if you had a bad facial injury but I wouldn&rsquo;t want to wear one regularly,&rdquo; the three-time Vezina Trophy winner said.</p><h2><b>Simmons Has Troubles</b></h2><p>While Plante has been working with a mask for some time and finally put it on for keeps after suffering a severe injury during a game earlier in the season, Boston&rsquo;s Simmons tried it only a relatively few times in workouts.</p><p>Wings, who played two sloppy holiday games in losing on Christmas night to New York, 5-2, and New Year&rsquo;s Eve to Toronto, 4-2, banged in two goals in the first two minutes and nine seconds.</p><p>Gary Aldcorn clicked for his 13th at 1:16 on a sharp kill of Gordie Howe&rsquo;s pass from the left boards and 53 seconds later Norm Ullman flicked in the puck after taking a pass from Alex Delvecchio.</p><p>Simmons appeared to have trouble trying to watch Ullman and the puck. It was Ullman&rsquo;s first goal in 10 games and his ninth of the campaign.</p><p>Boston, which had a rugged game the night before in losing 6-5 at Montreal and which was playing its third game in as many nights, recovered and the Uke Line put Wings on the run.</p><p>Despite getting only six shots at Sawchuk in the first two periods, Bruins tied the score on goals by Vic Stasiuk and Johnny Bucyk. Stasiuk hit again at 9:39 of the final stanza for a 3-2 lead.</p><p>Wings seemed to be finished but digging and Simmons&rsquo; mask put them back into it although Simmons denied it was the faceguard.</p><p>Jerry Melnyk killed Val Fonteyne&rsquo;s rebound at close range to knot the count with 4:17 to go and John McKenzie clicked on an &ldquo;impossible angle&rdquo; goal with 1:29 to play.</p><p>McKenzie appeared to be behind the cage when the goal light flashed on signifying he&rsquo;d scored and a later check of the delayed telecast bore it out.</p><p>The stocky winger rapped his own rebound as he went by the crease. Simmons lost the puck after it hit his stick, bounced off onto his pads, dropped to the ice and caromed between his skates into the net. He hadn&rsquo;t realized the puck went into the cage.</p><p>That made it five victories over Bruins this season for Wings against two setbacks and a tie. In 14 games last season Detroit managed only five triumphs while losing eight and tying one.</p><p>&ldquo;It makes up for the one we should have had at Chicago,&rdquo; Wing coach Sid Abel said. There Detroit had a 4-3 lead in the final minute when Hawks pulled goaler Glenn Hall for an added attacker and Murray Balfour scored the tying goal with 15 seconds left.</p><p>Wings claimed Chicago had too many men on the ice and play should have been whistled dead.</p><p>&ldquo;Before Hall was halfway to the bench two men jumped over the boards to take his place,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;One of our guys shot the puck down the ice and a linesman whistled for icing while Vein Buffey was trying to count how many men Chicago had on the ice.</p><p>&ldquo;Then some Hawks headed for the bench and others hopped over the boards as if they were making a line change so instead of getting a penalty for too many men, we get called for icing with a faceoff in our end and we never got the puck out so Balfour scores,&rdquo; Abel said.</p><p>The tie still was improvement. Wings had lost three in a row and were dumped from second place by Maple Leafs.</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS&mdash;</b>Sid Abel discarded quickly his first big lineup switch of the season&hellip;Abel substituted Jerry Melnyk for Norm Ullman on the line with Alex Delvecchio and John McKenzie and dropped Ullman into the slot between Val Fonteyne and Billy McNeill.</p><p>Abel tried the new alignment in practice for several days but by the end of the first game he had a chance to use it in he&rsquo;d gone back to the old lineup.</p><p>There was a Red Wing doubleheader in Hamilton Jan. 4. Wings went over to play their annual exhibition game with the Tiger Cubs, Detroit&rsquo;s affiliate in the OHA Junior A. But this time they took Wing Juniors along with them to play the first game against Burlington Industrials, another B club sponsored by Detroit.</p><p>The Wing Juniors, who use the Olympia ice on Monday nights, have been in first or second place in the Border Cities League most of the season. They&rsquo;re coached by ex-Red Wing Jimmy Peters.</p><h2><b>He&rsquo;d Like To Cover Up On This One</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Terry Figures Mask Not Here To Stay

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE HALPIN</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>The New York Rangers may not beat anybody else this season in the National Hockey League but there is no doubting they have the &lsquo;Indian&rsquo; sign on the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>The cellar-dwelling Blueshirts are the only team in the NHL that has been able to pin the Habs&rsquo; ears back with any regularity and one man who doesn&rsquo;t relish the situation is Canadiens&rsquo; coach Toe Blake.</p><p>Even the Habs&rsquo; pilot is stumped as to how and why the oft-beaten Rangers become so obsessed whenever his Canadiens roll onto the Madison Square Garden ice.</p><p>In eight games this season between the teams, Rangers have won four and Canadiens four. Each team has two wins and two losses at home and away and both clubs have rattled in 36 goals.</p><p>The overall record would seem to indicate that both teams are evenly matched. But such is not the case if you take the last four games into consideration and that&rsquo;s exactly what Blake has been harping about.</p><h2><b>Blues Have 36 Against</b></h2><p>The New Yorkers have won three time in their last four starts, twice in the Garden. The goal-happy Blues have had a &lsquo;harvest&rsquo; at the expense of four-time Vezina Trophy winner Jacques Plante scoring 24 times.</p><p>&lsquo;Jake The Snake&rsquo;, as Plante is referred to by boisterous Garden fandom, probably wishes the Rangers weren&rsquo;t even in the league this year. He has a porous 4.50 goals-against average in eight games with New York compared to an awesome 1.90 against the rest of the NHL.</p><p>&lsquo;Jake&rsquo; has given up 36 of his 91 goals against him to the Rangers and the discrepancy has led to some speculation that maybe Plante won&rsquo;t be in the Canadiens&rsquo; nets the next time the Habs visit New York on Jan. 27.</p><p>The Canadiens without Plante, you say ! It seems incredible but it could happen. Sources close to the club believe that little Charlie Hodge, who lives a charmed life whenever he appears in the Garden, may be inserted into the game to take some of the pressure off Plante.</p><p>Admittedly, there is nothing disgraceful the way the &lsquo;Masked marvel&rsquo; has been tending goal for the Canadiens this year. In fact, Plante has been his old sensational self except when he is confronted by the Rangers.</p><p>Blake doesn&rsquo;t place the complete blame for the Canadiens&rsquo; dismal showing in New York on Plante&rsquo;s shoulders.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have to come up with a better defensive effort if we expect to beat the Rangers,&rdquo; said Toe, was who steaming after the champs blew their last game in Manhatten.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s no use blaming Plante alone, for this,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll sum it up this way. The forwards were lousy; the defencemen were lousy; the goaling was lousy.&rdquo;</p><p>Then he added: &ldquo;and the coaching was lousy.&rdquo;</p><p>The Habs ended an undistinguished two-game weekend in which they squeezed past the Boston Bruins 6-5 and were unceremoniously pasted 8-3 by Rangers. Despite the fact, they were outscored 13-9 and their pride suffered, they still clung to a commanding NHL lead.</p><p>The prospects of injured Maurice Richard returning to action were becoming increasingly encouraging and it is believed the Rocket will be back in the lineup soon. He has been slow recovering from a fractured cheekbone but has skated almost daily since his injury Nov. 26 in Detroit.</p><p>With the NHL schedule just passed the halfway mark, the Canadiens&rsquo; big scoring guns were still Henri Richard and Jean Beliveau, both prospective all-star centres.</p><p>Beliveau continued to pace the Habs in points with 46 and goals with 22, giving him third place in the top seven NHL point-getters. The Pocket was close on his heels with 44 points for fourth position behind Chicago&rsquo;s Bobby Hull and Bronco Horvath of Boston.</p><h2><b>No Time For Laughter</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02403/1942443-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="539" height="870"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toe Blake</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Rangers Champs, Champs Chumps When Blues Take On Canadiens

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;General Manager Frank Selke sounded off against the Montreal Canadiens in a closed door meeting with the players last week. After is was all over Selke told reporters: &lsquo;Perhaps there&rsquo;s too much effort in getting scoring points, and not enough on defensive work.&rdquo;</p><p>Statistics bear Selke out. In their first 37 games this season they scored 139 goals. That&rsquo;s exactly where they were at the same time last season. However, after 37 games they had 91 scored against. Last season at the same lime they had 14 less against.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Tighten Up, Forget Points, Selke Tells Loose Champs

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>There is a heavy grey door. It seperates the Rangers from their admirers. One walked through it and into the big room with the liniment smell of disrobing athletes, past the lineup of coats hung from the pipe rack and into the far corner where a little guy was oozing with sweat and cynicism.</p><p>This was Gump Worsley. This was the professional athlete who returned to New York against his will, who defeated the mighty Canadiens, who is the one man looked to by Rangers for a playoff spark.</p><p>Beads of perspiration multiplied on his forehead as he faced the reporters he had seen so many times in the past. They all pumped his hand, studied the man for a moment and, in a trice, the words were shooting back and forth like dum-dum bullets.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03321/1942498-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="288" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lorne Worsley</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;How does it feel to be back?&rdquo; he was asked as a starter.</p><p>&ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;ll tell you this,&rdquo; Gump began but a smile curled over his face and you knew he was going to kid you, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m keeping a house in Springfield.&rdquo;</p><p>Blues had sat on Montreal 8-3, was it an easy comeback for Worsley?</p><p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t too hard,&rdquo; he shot back and took a puff out of his cigarette.</p><p>&ldquo;Were you surprised to be called back?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s put it this way, I hoped I wouldn&rsquo;t get the call. I liked Springfield, lived five minutes from the rink&hellip;everybody&rsquo;s close&hellip;cost o&rsquo; living&rsquo;slow.</p><p>&ldquo;Here I&rsquo;m taking Marcel Paille&rsquo;s place in Long Beach. Know something, I don&rsquo;t even know where Long Beach is.&rdquo;</p><p>Somebody changed the subject. They were trying to draw some happy stuff out of the guy.</p><p>&ldquo;You got a real big cheer at the end, Gump, what&rsquo;d ya think of that?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;How long is that going to last&mdash;it&rsquo;ll last until they get it in for me (a translation from the original). You know what they&rsquo;re like.&rdquo;</p><p>Now there were little mountains of perspiration on his lips but Gump never wiped them off. He put a bottle of soda pop to his mouth and resumed the interview.</p><p>&ldquo;Maybe it was a little easier down there. They don&rsquo;t shoot as sharply or as consistently.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;How did Eddie Shore treat you?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;He never bothered me. I liked it fine.&rdquo;</p><p>Someone persisted that Gump must be delighting in the limelight. His reply was a sound analysis of the way the New York press responds after a Ranger game:</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s just because there&rsquo;s a slant in the floor. When the star is on the other side of the room the floor slants that way and you guys slide over there.&rdquo;</p><p>Gump excused himself for the showers. When he returned the flippancy hit a new high.</p><p>&ldquo;You must be in better shape,&rdquo; someone suggested.</p><p>&ldquo;Hah, I&rsquo;ve never been in shape in my life.&rdquo;</p><p>A friend dropped by as Worsley was adjusting a new hat.</p><p>&ldquo;You look like a clown with that hat,&rdquo; the friend joked.</p><p>&ldquo;You look like a clown without it,&rdquo; Gump snapped back. &ldquo;In fact, you ARE a clown.&rdquo;</p><p>It was 9:45 p.m. and Worsley&rsquo;s show was over. He spoke from the shoulder and now he was heading back to Springfield to bring his wife to New York. This was the travelling he dreaded so.</p><p>But, he&rsquo;s in New York for the rest of the season. Worsley is a professional. Despite his honest thoughts on not wanting to move back to New York, he leaves no doubt that he&rsquo;ll play his heart out as the Rangers make the uphill fight for fourth place.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Fans, Writers And Everyone Eise On Gump’s Hate List

<h2><b>Habs Well Represented</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span> member of the Montreal Canadiens has been placed on the first or second NHL All-Star team for the last 16 seasons. Maurice Richard leads with 14 placings. He has been on nine first and five second teams in that time. His brother Henri placed on the team the two years Maurice failed.</p><h2><b>Harvey Made Seven First Teams</b></h2><p>Veteran Doug Harvey holds a club record for being chosen to the most first All-Star teams in consecutive years. Doug made the first team each season from 1951-52 to 1957-58 inclusive before missing. That&rsquo;s seven straight seasons. Maurice Richard was chosen on six straight firsts. Bill Durnan made four, Beliveau three.</p><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun., Jan. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01471/1942606-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="613" height="2773"></div><h3><b>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS:</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02404/1942599-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="588" height="200"></div><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Wed., A.&Mu;., Jan. 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03324/1942592-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="589" height="182"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Detroit 1 at Toronto 3</b></h3><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk: defense: Pronovost, Kelly, Morrison, Godfrey, Marcon; forwards: Delvecchio, Lilman, Howe, Cullen, Aldcorn, Fonteyne, Melnyk, McNeill, Mclnfyre, Oliver, Lunde, McKenna.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Baun, Brewer, Reaume; hovlich, Harris, Ehman, Duff, Regan forwards: Wilson, Pulford, Stewart, Ma-Armstrong, Edmundson, Hampson.</p><p>Referee: Matt Pavelich; linesmen: Loring Doolittle, Bruce Sims.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04254/1942585-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="587" height="464"></div><h3><b>Chicago 2 at New York 1</b></h3><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hal.; defense: Pilote, Vasko, Armour, Evans, St. Laurent; forwards: Sloan, Murphy, Lindsay, &Mu;. Bal-four, Hay, Litzenberger, Skov, Hull, Wharram, E. Balfour, Mikita.</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Bownass, Howell, Gadsby, Hanna, Fcntinato; forwards: Shack, Sullivan, Bath-gate, Hebenton, Cullen, Kabel, Prentice, Schinkel, Popein, Henry, Bartlett.</p><p>Referee: Vern Buffey; linesmen: Neil Armstrong. Georye Haves.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05196/1942578-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="588" height="438"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Chicago 1 at Boston. 5</b></h3><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: P&iacute;lete, Vasko, Arbour, Evans, St. Laurent; forwards: Lindsay, Litzenberger, Mikita, &Mu;. Balfour, Sloan, Murphy, Hay, Skov, Hull, Wharram, E. Balfour.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: Flaman, Boivin, Armstrong, Erickson, Ward, Mohns; forwards: Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, Mackell, Burns, Gendron, Labine, McKenney, Toopazzini, Leach, Meissner.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari, linesmen: Georges Haves. Neil Armstrong.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06159/1942571-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="591" height="670"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Chicago 1 at Montreal 2</b></h3><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Arbour, St. Laurent; forwards: Hay, Murray, Balfour, Wharram, Pilote, Vasko, Evans, Lindsay, Sloan Murphy, Litzenberger, Skov, Nesterenko, Hull, Earl Balfour, Mikita.</p><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Langlois; forwards: H. Richard,</p><p>Referee: Lou Farelli; linesmen: Jack Donald, Talbot, Goyette, Pronovost. Benin, Marshall, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Backstrom, Turner, Moore, Provost, Mc-Paterson, Dave Clustsam.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-07131/1942564-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg" title="f0008-07" width="590" height="411"></div><h3><b>Detroit 3 at New York 3</b></h3><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Morrison, Ponovost, Kelly, Godfrey, Marcon; forwards: Ullman, Cullen, Howe, Delvecchio, Aldcorn, Fonteyne, Melnyk, McNeil, McIntyre, Oliver, Lunde, McKenzie</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Bownass, Howell, Gadsby, Hanna, Tontinato; forwards: Shack, Sullivan, Bath-gate, Hebenton, Cullen, Kabel, Prentice, Schinkel, Popein, Henry, Bartlett.</p><p>Referee: Powers; linesmen: Armstrong, Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-08112/1942557-1-eng-US/f0008-082.jpg" title="f0008-08" width="583" height="465"></div><h3><b>Boston 3 at Toronto 2</b></h3><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: R. Armstrong, Bonin, Flaman, Mohns, Ward, Erickson; forwards: McKenny, Labine, Toppazzini, Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, Mackell, Burns, Meissner, Gendron, Leach.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Stanley, Horton, Baun, Brewer, Reaume; forwards: Regan, Duff, G. Armstrong, Harris, Ehman, Mahovlich, Stewart, Hampson, Wilson, Pulford, Edmundson.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari, Linesmen: Bob Frampton, Loring Doolittle. Moore Arbitres, 5 gteyne; ne</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0992/1942550-1-eng-US/f0008-092.jpg" title="f0008-09" width="588" height="561"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Montreal 0 at Chicago 3</b></h3><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Langlois, Turner, Talbot; forwards: Marshall, H. Richard, Bonin, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Backstrom, Moore, Provost, McDonald, Goyette, Pronovost.</p><p>Chicayo&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Arbour, St. Laurent, Pilote, Vasko, Evans; forwards: Wharram, Sloan, Murphy, Lind-say, &Mu;. Balfour, Hay, Litzenberger, Skov, Hull, E. Balfour, Mikita.</p><p>Referee: Dalton: McArthur; Linesmen: Geo Hayes, Hal Jackson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1078/1942543-1-eng-US/f0008-102.jpg" title="f0008-10" width="588" height="569"></div><h3><b>New York 4 at Detroit 3</b></h3><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Hanna, Fontinato, Gadsby, Howell, Bownass; forwards: Sullivan, Kabel, Henry, Shack, Bathgate, Hebenton, Brian Cullen, Prentice, Sheinkel, Popein, Bartlett.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Morrison, Kelly, Pronovost, Godfrey, Mareen; forwards: Howe, Aldcom, Oliver, Ullman, Barry Cullen, Delvecchio, Fonteyne, Melnyk, McNeill, McIntyre, Lunde, McKenzie.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1166/1942536-1-eng-US/f0008-112.jpg" title="f0008-11" width="590" height="599"></div><h3><b>Toronto 0 at Boston 4</b></h3><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Brewer, Reaume, Baun; forwards: Pulford, Stewart, Wilson, Regan, Ehman, Mahovlich, G. Armstrong, Harris, Duff, Hampson, Edmundson.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: R. Armstrong, Boivin, Flaman, Mohns, Ward, Erickson; forwards: McKenney, La-bine, Toppazzini, Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, Gendron, Mackell, Leach, Meissner.</p><p>Referee: Vern Buffey; linesmen: Bob Frampton, Loring Doolittle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1250/1942529-1-eng-US/f0008-122.jpg" title="f0008-12" width="590" height="589"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>B</span>OSTON, Mass.&mdash;The Boston Bruins moved into their annual slump a month earlier this year, and moved out of it that much earlier, too. There was no individual standout as the Bruins opened a gap between themselves and the fifth place Chicago Black Hawks and closed in on third place Detroit. However, we would have to point up the improvement in goaling as the big reason for the Bruins three game streak last week. While the Bruins were scoring 12, Don Simmons, mask and all, was allowing just three in his cage. He also racked up his first shutout of the year. As a matter of fact, it was the first time the Bears had held the opposition scoreless all season.</b></p><p><b>The Bruins took their first of the week in the really big one as they dubbed the Chicago Black Hawks 5-1. While Simmons had lots of aid from his teammates, both defensively and offensively, he nevertheless came up with some fine stops.</b></p><p><b>It was two nights later on Saturday, January 9th, that Don came up with his really big one as the Bruins came from behind to down the Leafs 3-2 in Maple Leaf Gardens. Simmons stopped 33 shots, 13 coming in the middle period.</b></p><p><b>Last Sunday night in Boston Simmons, stopping 37 shots, netted his first shutout. He held off the Leafs by stopping 14 in the first and 16 in the second.</b></p><p><b>The Bruins have been an injury riddled crew through most of the season. Their defense has been short game-in-and-game-out and it&rsquo;s been pretty hard for the club to hold down the opposition with the likes of Flaman, Horvath, Bucyk and Mackell sitting out. But if last week is any indication, the Bruins are tightening up and finding their scoring eye. Simmons is playing his best goal in two years and the Bears will be looking to make a fight for it from here on in. It won&rsquo;t be easy, for they are the club both the Rangers and Hawks have to beat out for that last playoff position.</b></p><p><b>The man on the spot for the Bruins is Don Simmons from here on in.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1341/1942661-1-eng-US/f0008-132.jpg" title="f0008-13" width="261" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Don Simmons</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Player-of-the-Week

<p>&ldquo;Cheaper by the Dozen&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1429/1942692-1-eng-US/f0008-142.jpg" title="f0008-14" width="529" height="154"></div><h2>Doug Laurie Sports</h2><p>Maple Leaf Gardens Bldg.</p><p>458 Church Street</p><p>Toronto 5, Ont.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY STICKS

<h2><b>Glover Passes Gorden&rsquo;s Mark</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>red Glover reached the second part of his attempt to set records in all three offensive departments on January 2nd, with a pair of assists to boost his career total to 436. The former record holder, Glover&rsquo;s coach Jackie Gordon with 434, still plays once in a while, but so rarely that the record should be Glover&rsquo;s on a permanent basis.</p><h2><b>Davis Notches 3OOth Point</b></h2><p>Lome Davis, veteran hard working forward of Providence, scored his 300th point on December 27th against Quebec. In his next game he scored the three goal &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo;, his first this season and fourth of his career.</p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Wed., A.&Mu;., Jan. 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02430/1942814-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="600" height="210"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Providence 2 at Quebec 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03378/1942807-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="580" height="520"></div><h3><b>Springfield 2 at Hershey 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04318/1942800-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="589" height="570"></div><h3><b>Rochester 4 at Buffalo 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05250/1942793-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="585" height="521"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Providence 2 at Quebec 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07196/1942786-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="584" height="455"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Springfield 3 at Cleveland 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08182/1942779-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="578" height="424"></div><h3><b>Rochester 3 at Providence 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09178/1942772-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="582" height="547"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Buffalo 5 at Cleveland 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10164/1942765-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="581" height="627"></div><h3><b>Quebec 1 at Hershey 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11141/1942758-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="582" height="541"></div><h3><b>Rochester 5 at Springfield 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-12109/1942751-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="593" height="729"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Hershey 4 at Buffalo 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1396/1942744-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="585" height="647"></div><h3><b>Springfield 2 at Providence 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1479/1942737-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="583" height="469"></div><h3><b>Quebec 2 at Rochester 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1561/1942730-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="585" height="620"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun., Jan. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06213/1942723-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="595" height="396"></div><h3>LEADERS</h3><p>Most Goals&mdash;Harry Pidhirny, Spr, 26.</p><p>Most Assists&mdash;Art Stratton, Spr., 40.</p><p>Most Penalized Player&mdash;Larry Zeidel, Herr 134 mts.</p><p>Most Penalized Club&mdash;Hershey, 811 mts.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>R</span>OCHESTER, N.Y.&mdash;Running in front of the pack for the AHL&rsquo;s Rookie-of-the-Year honors is Dick Van Impe, the 5&rsquo; 10&rdquo;, 170 pounder of the Rochester Americans. Just to make sure he is not overlooked, Dick last week scored six goals and added three assists in four games as the Americans closed in on Providence in the AHL race.</b></p><p><b>Van Impe, a Toronto Maple Leafs chattel, scored two goals in three separate games during the week. His total for the season is now 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points.</b></p><p><b>If Dick were asked the reason for his success there is no doubt he&rsquo;d credit his centre, veteran Rudy Migay. Rudy is fast becoming known as the maker of great players. Last year he centered the WHAM line for the Americans. On right wing was Bill Hicke, the AHL&rsquo;s top rook last year, who is now with the world champion Montreal Canadiens.</b></p><p><b>Van Impe is a product of the Saskatchewan Junior League. He was born in Saskatoon and played junior for the Humbolt Junior Indians. This is his fourth pro year, his three other* saw him in the Western League.</b></p><p><b>His graduation to the AHL from New Westminster is another stepping stone to the NHL and the Leafs have big hopes for him. Last year he scored 12 goals and added 12 assists in 48 games for the Western League club.</b></p><p><b>This undoubtedly will be Dick&rsquo;s best pro year. Scoringwise his 17 goals for New Westminster in 1957-58 had been his best. He has already topped that mark and for the first time in his career he is on his way to a 20 goal or better season.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01456/1942845-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="286" height="392"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Van Impe</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>As the &lsquo;60 portion of the current American League season began Buffalo Coach Dit Clapper found himself with an injury depleted corps of Bisons.</p><p>The situation was so bad that Clapper had not a man who was sound of wind and limb.</p><p>The situation among his forward lines was such that only the trio of Larry Wilson-Dick Gamble-Howie Glover was operating intact. And, at that, Wilson was only recently off the injured list himself.</p><p>Among the rear-guards, Ivan Irwin and Wayne Hillman were out with ankle injuries. Capt. Gus Mortson, Frank Martin and Ron Ingram, while playing, were doing so under handicaps. Mortson had an elbow injury; Martin an ailing back, and Ingram a broken finger.</p><p>Adding to Clapper&rsquo;s woes was the loss of right winger Eddie Kachur with a broken cheekbone, left winger Lome Ferguson with a hip injury, and right winger Bob Baily due to his 12-game suspension.</p><p>Prior to the avalanche of injuries, the Clapper crew had made its most consistent victory run of the season&mdash;four straight including three in as many nights.</p><p>Road losses to Providence and Springfield broke the skein and saw the Bisons return home in such poor physical condition that three members of the St. Catharines junior sextet had to be pressed into service against Quebec.</p><p>They were pint-sized defenseman Pat Stapleton, right winger Chico Maki and left winger Vic Hadfield.</p><p>The letter had only one turn on the ice but the other two impressed Coach Clapper. Stapleton drew the plaudits of the Memorial Auditorium crowd with his willingness to mix with bigger rivals and general deportment.</p><p>Buffalo pulled out a 4-3 overtime victory over the Aces on Billy Dea&rsquo;s third goal of the night to remain within a point of third-place in the standings.</p><p>Again, as in almost every game since he joined the Bisons, Phil Maloney stood out with his clever puck manipulating in the Quebec end.</p><p>He outfoxed Quebec defenseman Bob Robertson along the boards to set up Buffalo&rsquo;s third goal and gave Dea a neat pass in front of the Aces&rsquo; net to set up the overtime winner.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1641/1942876-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="292" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Kachur</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Fill-In Juniors Empress For Injury Riddled Herd

<div class="byline">By HANS TANNER</div><p>ROCHESTER, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Records are made to be broken, but the Rochester Americans are just as happy they didn&rsquo;t break the one American Hockey League standard which they approached recently.</p><p>In the danger was the record for being shutout the longest. New Haven &ldquo;achieved&rdquo; that distinction back in 1938-39 when that club went for a stretch of 258 minutes and 49 seconds without scoring.</p><p>Rochester&rsquo;s goalless famine started in Cleveland on Wednesday, Dec. 30, after Pat Hannigan netted a goal at 17:54 of the first period. The Amerks failed to score during the second and third periods, then battled through a scoreless overtime period.</p><p>Gil Mayer, Cleveland&rsquo;s &ldquo;Masked Marvel&rdquo;, added another 60 minutes to the streak when he came into town and blanked the locals, 2-0, on New Year&rsquo;s Night.</p><p>And when former Amerk Bobby Perreault and his Hershey teammates whitewashed the Americans, 3-0, in Hershey the following night, it started getting serious.</p><p>Springfield&rsquo;s talented Indians skated into Rochester on Jan. 3 with Marcel Paille in the nets for the first time since being returned by the New York Rangers.</p><p>The Amerks had plenty of opportunities to score in the first period, but everything they shot went wide of the cage.</p><p>Finally, at 14:02 of the second period, veteran Dave Creighton ended the famine with his 10th goal of the season, a rebound of Cecil Hoekstra&rsquo;s break-in from left wing. The Amerks had gone 206 minutes and 8 seconds without scoring a goal.</p><p>Apparently that goal released all the tensions that had been building up, because Rochester banged home four goals within the space of a little more than four minutes in the third period en route to a 6-0 blanking of the league-leaders.</p><p>Standout through all of this has been goalie Ed Chadwick. Chad gave up only nine goals in a six-game stretch from Dec. 26 through Jan. 3&mdash;yet the Amerks managed only three wins, two losses and a tie.</p><p>Chadwick&rsquo;s shutout of the Indians was his third of the season. He blanked Quebec here on Oct. 11 and again on Oct. 23.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01470/1942938-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="287" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dave Creighton</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Amerks’ Goal Famine 52:41 Short Of All-Time Record

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<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>LEVELAND, O.&mdash;The Cleveland Barons announced last week they had acquired Earl Ingarfield, a center, from the New York Rangers. Ingarfield had been sent to the Rangers&rsquo; affiliate at Springfield earlier but was not able to work out in the plans of Springfield owner Eddie Shore.</p><p>The 25-year-old center played most of last season with the New York Rangers, although he was used sparingly. He was dressed for 20 games with the Rangers again this season but again appeared only briefly in action.</p><p>Ingarfield said he was elated with the chance to play with the Barons.</p><p>His addition to the club gave Coach Jackie Gordon a fifth center. The Barons now have Greig Hicks, Eddie Hoekstra, who has been sidelined with a leg injury, Cal Stearns, and Gordon, who has played in emergency roles.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Barons Get Ingarfield In Deal With New York Blues

<div class="byline">By GEOFFREY FISHER</div><p>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;</p><p>Gil Mayer, the tiny long-time goalie star of American Hockey League warfare, made the biggest news in the Cleveland hockey camp as the New Year rolled in when he angrily denounced the presence of a substitute goalie.</p><p>Mayer charged that Barons&rsquo; boss Jim Hendy had brought back Gilles Boisvert to use as an &ldquo;ax over my head.&rdquo;</p><p>Mayer declared that unless Boisvert was sent away he would refuse to play goal for Cleveland.</p><p>The incident arose when Boisvert, who had filled in for 13 games while Mayer recovered from a badly fractured jaw, returned to Cleveland suddenly just before the Barons went up against the Rochester Americans at the Cleveland Arena Dec. 30.</p><p>Boisvert walked into the Cleveland dressing room just before the game. He didn&rsquo;t change into his uniform.</p><p>&ldquo;He stood in the dressing room while we were waiting for the call to take the ice,&rdquo; stated Mayer. &ldquo;I felt like taking my uniform off. I have had enough of that sort of thing the past few years.</p><p>&ldquo;For two years at Hershey I was under the same deal with Bobby Perreault. I can&rsquo;t take it any more. I want to know that I&rsquo;m getting a chance to play without someone standing behind me every minute.&rdquo;.</p><p>Mayer, who has been wearing a fiber glass mask since he returned to the nets December 26, went to Hendy with an ultimatum.</p><p>&ldquo;Either Boisvert goes or you might as well trade me,&rdquo; he told Hendy.</p><p>Mayer said he told Hendy there is too much pressure on a goaltender without the added burden of worrying every minute about being replaced.</p><p>Mayer said he wanted to make it clear that he has nothing against Boisvert.</p><p>&ldquo;I like him,&rdquo; said Mayer.</p><p>Mayer&rsquo;s ultimatum first came to light in a story by this writer in the Cleveland News the morning following the 2-2 tie with RoChester.</p><p>Hendy went to the Barons&rsquo; dressing room the moment he saw the story in the paper.</p><p>When Mayer came off the ice after a morning workout, Hendy asked him if the story was true.</p><p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; stated the little goalie.</p><p>Hendy said he would like to talk the matter over with Mayer.</p><p>Later Hendy said that he had explained to Mayer that there was nothing ominous in the appearance of Boisvert.</p><p>&ldquo;I told Mayer that Boisvert was on loan to us and we were keeping him as our spare goalie. I told Mayer that he is our goalie and that he had nothing to worry about on that score.</p><p>&ldquo;Mayer is excitable about these things,&rdquo; he declared. &ldquo;I made it clear to him that we have to run the hockey club as we think is best and that we can&rsquo;t put the operation into the hands of the players.&rdquo;</p><p>For the time, at least, Mayer appeared to be satisfied to continue under the status quo.</p><p>He showed nothing but determination the following night at Rochester where he played brilliantly to backstop the Barons to a 2-0 shutout of the Americans.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02401/1943017-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="291" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gil Mayer</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Boisvert’s Shadow Sends Mayer Running For Hendy

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CAPTAIN MORGAN

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HOCKEY

<h2><b>Player Of The Week</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>E</span>arl &ldquo;Ching&rdquo; Johnson of Spokane wai &lsquo;Player of the Week&rsquo; with five goals and four assists for nine points. He also picket up the only &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; of the week scoring three goals Saturday night January 2 in Spokane against Seattle to hepl in the Comets first victory in five games. The score was 5-4.</p><h2><b>Individual Scoring</b></h2><p>Guyle Fielder of Seattle picked up five assists the past week to take a three point lead over teammate Bill MacFarland in the individual scoring race. Fielder has 19 goals and 37 assists for 56 points. His 37 assists is tops for the play-makers. MacFarland has scored the most goals, 24, followed by teammate Marc Boileau with 22.</p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues., A.&Mu;., Jan. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01468/1943201-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="595" height="214"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 Spokane 2 at Edmonton 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02424/1943194-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="580" height="716"></div><h3><b>Seattle 1 at Vancouver 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04287/1943187-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="580" height="415"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 Spokane 3 at Calgary 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05245/1943180-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="576" height="464"></div><h3><b>Seattle 3 at Victoria 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06218/1943173-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="581" height="627"></div><h3><b>Edmonton 3 at Winnipeg 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07198/1943166-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="577" height="391"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 Spokane 4 at Seattle 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08192/1943159-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="582" height="618"></div><h3><b>Victoria 2 at Vancouver 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09182/1943152-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="573" height="481"></div><h3><b>Winnipeg 4 at Edmonton 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10162/1943145-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="576" height="607"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 Seattle 4 at Spokane 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11140/1943138-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="573" height="555"></div><h3><b>Vancouver 2 at Victoria 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12129/1943131-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="575" height="580"></div><h3><b>Winnipeg 2 at Calgary 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-13107/1943124-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="577" height="444"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sat., Jan. 2)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03353/1943117-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="590" height="500"></div><h2><b>A Guy Named Joe With Punch</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1483/1943110-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="1096" height="641"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Coach Joe Crozier, right of Spokane, talks over his plight with General Manager-Coach Punch Imlach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joe expects his Comets to show well in the second half of the season.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By KAYE CORBETT</div><p><b>Calgary Albertan Sportswriter</b></p><p>SPOKANE, Wash.&mdash;</p><p>Sometimes, a guy feels sorry for a club like the Spokane Comets.</p><p>But talk a couple of minutes with the coach and your outlook is bound to change.</p><p>Don&rsquo;t get me wrong though.</p><p>I admire Joe Crozier.</p><p>His charges have had miserable plus road trips through the prairies and down along the coast and still the man can smile.</p><p>He doesn&rsquo;t laugh off his losses with the shrug of the shoulders but instead beams enthusiasm.</p><p>Talking to him the other day, he remarked, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve lost some mighty close ball games.</p><p>&ldquo;But,&rdquo; and the word meant a great deal, &ldquo;we&rsquo;re bound to win our share and sooner or later the puck will start bouncing the right way for us.&rdquo;</p><p>Crozier, a tall, heavy-set gent has been taking his turn on the Comets&rsquo; defensive unit and still handling his players.</p><p>But its old hat to him.</p><p>In fact, he not only played and coached but also at one time owned and managed the Quebec entry of the now defunct Quebec Hockey League.</p><p>Injuries have been a sore spot, especially with a shoulder injury to reliable twine-tender Emile &ldquo;The Cat&rdquo; Francis. Francis has been wearing a mask in case he can&rsquo;t raise his arm in time to protect his face.</p><p>Two big men, Ed Stankiewicz and Ching Johnson have been sidelined and other players have had their bruises.</p><p>Crozier has been hurt too.</p><p>&ldquo;Just my pride from the defeats but we&rsquo;re going to get hot and then look out.&rdquo;</p><p>With such optimism from the coach it&rsquo;s bound to become catching.</p><p>Joe hopes his players get a good dose.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Crozier Waiting For Puck To Start Rolling His Way

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THE BEST FACE PROTECTOR EVER MADE!

<div class="byline">By BUSTER CLEGG</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>Two big reasons why the Rhode Island Reds are flying high in the American Hockey League this season can be summed up in a singular word used plurally&mdash;Hillman. Hillman, of course, means Floyd and Larry, the brother defense team of the R. I. Reds.</p><p>In 1958-59 the last place Reds recorded the second worst defensive slate with 3.79 goals against per game, far off playoff pace. This year the Roosters are down to 3.15, and are in second spot in the AHL.</p><p>Much of the credit for Improvement must be extended to rookie goalie Bruce Gamble, who has done a fine job in the Reds&rsquo; nets. However, as Gamble will be first to attest, two men named Hillman, Floyd and Larry, have provided the bulk of backbone to Providence defense this season.</p><p>Floyd Hillman, nicknamed Bud, is 26 years old, stands 5&rsquo; 11&rdquo;, and weighs 170 pounds. Bud has had the unusual experience of playing in all four pro leagues at one time or another, including a short stay with the Boston Bruins in 1956-57. Last year the elder Hillman had a brief and disappointing stay with Providence, and played the balance of the campaign in Quebec City. This season, back in Providence to stay, Bud is having his finest in pro hockey, already chalking up three goals and 14 assists for 17 points.</p><p>Larry Hillman, at 22, is a rough and tough 6 foot, 180 pounder, who at his young age is a veteran of five NHL campaigns. Larry broke into pro hockey with Detroit in 1954-55. In 1957-58 he was traded to Boston who now owns his contract. This season is Larry&rsquo;s first in Providence, and to date the younger has fired six goals, highest in the AHL for defensemen, and added 12 assists for 18 points.</p><p>When the Reds were suffering their usual early defensive woes at fall training camp this year in Boston, Coach John Crawford decided to pair the two Hillmans at defense. John hasn&rsquo;t been sorry, for now he terms the Hillmans &ldquo;as solid as any defense in the league.&rdquo;</p><p>Solid they are, for not only have Floyd and Larry been chipping in the goals and assists, but more important they have gained the respect of enemy forwards. The Hillmans play a slam-bang type defense, bumping the opposition around to &ldquo;keep them honest&rdquo;</p><p>This is the first season that brothers Floyd and Larry have played defense as a team. The Hillmans have mutual respect and admiration for each others ability. About Larry, Floyd&rsquo;s comment is imply, &ldquo;great.&rdquo; Larry, another man of few words, describes brother Bud as &ldquo;smart and steady.&rdquo;</p><p>Reds&rsquo; General Manager Terry Reardon, however, expands upon this quiet praise. &ldquo;The Hillmans,&rdquo; Terry explains, &ldquo;have given the Reds a defensive boost we never expected. They play exceptionally well together, always covering up for each other. It seems as if each brother knows exactly where the other is every minute of the game.&rdquo;</p><p>Reds fans are happy to have the Hillmans on their side. Bud and Larry Hillman have helped to bring a winner back to Providence, and that&rsquo;s important to Rhode Island hockey fans.</p><h2><b>Solid Relatives</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01456/1943294-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="546" height="771"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Larry Hillman</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02373/1943287-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="533" height="771"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Floyd Hillman</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Tough Hillman Brothers Give Reds Solid Defense, One Club Never Expected

<div class="byline">By SAMUEL POMPEI</div><p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>At the beginning of the season, they said of the Springfield Indians hockey team: &ldquo;Good hit&rdquo; but &ldquo;no field&rdquo;.</p><p>It all boiled down to this: The experts reasoned that the Tribe would score a lot of goals but for all of their fire power would be lucky to play. 500 because of a porous defense.</p><p>Those of us who went along with that theory apparently overlooked two important factors. (1) Eddie Shore. (2) Pat Egan.</p><p>Shore, the owner of the Indians, and Egan, the coach of the Tribe, were a couple of former NHL defense stars. And if they couldn&rsquo;t bring out the best in the club&rsquo;s backline material, then nobody could.</p><p>The rearguard consisted of only one holdover from the previous year&rsquo;s club, Don Cherry; one player the Tribe farmed out in 1958-59, Bob McCord; two rookies, Ted Harris and Kent Douglas, who couldn&rsquo;t make the Indians the previous season; and two experienced men, Ian Cushenan and Noel Price, who spent almost a season-and-a-half in virtual idleness.</p><p>Of course, Price and Cushenan were a couple of big names in AHL hockey, but the fact remained that neither had played much for most of last season and for the greater part of this year.</p><p>Cushenan was a Montreal benchwarmer last year and was consigned to the same unspectacular role with the Rangers this season.</p><p>Price was in virtually the same boat, with Toronto last season and with the Rangers this year.</p><p>Neither played long enough to work up a sweat until they came to Springfield a few weeks ago.</p><p>Shore is convinced now that the Indians, before this year is over, will boast one of the best defense corps in hockey.</p><p>He sizes up his defense this way: &ldquo;Cherry is a journeyman. A real steady guy.</p><p>&ldquo;McCord is now maturing into a good AHLer and will improve even more.</p><p>&ldquo;Douglas and Harris needed that one more season of experience (in the Western League) and now that they have it, They&rsquo;re doing a very satisfactory job for us.</p><p>&ldquo;All that Cushenan and Price needed was some work. With us they&rsquo;re getting it&mdash;plenty. Before this season is over, I believe that our defense will be as good, or perhaps better, than any in the AHL.&rdquo;</p><p>As Price summed it up, before being sidelined because of a knee injury: &ldquo;The guy (Shore) sure knows a lot about playing defense. He has already shown me some things that I never knew before.&rdquo;</p><p>Cushenan, who has played under three NHL coaches, agrees that the &lsquo;old man&rsquo; sure knows this game backwards and forward.</p><p>Although Egan was rated one of the better defensemen in the NHL, even he admits that he has under Shore, learned a lot of tricks about the position he wishes he had known while in his prime.</p><p>&ldquo;Shore forgot more hockey than most men learn in a lifetime,&rdquo; Egan asserted.</p><p>And around the American Hockey League, they&rsquo;re beginning to learn why the Indians are setting the pace.</p><p>&ldquo;Good Hit and Good Field&rdquo;.</p><h2><b>Boss And Star</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03284/1943332-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="295" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Shore</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04202/1943325-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="264" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ian Cushenan</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Tabbed “Good Hit, No Field” In Fall, Indians Prove’Em Wrong

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THE FIRST EDITION OF THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL 1960

<div class="byline">Al Parsley</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01455/1943526-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="298" height="329"></div><p>&bull; SAMMY POLLOCK IS ALWAYS UP TO SOMETHING. Now it&rsquo;s a loaded puck he&rsquo;s slipped over on Sudbury. At least the Wolves were first to whimper in complaint.</p><p>Their howls slightly subdued the wolf-pack came home from Hull after absorbing a 6-2 bouncing from the H-0 Canadiens and Murph Chamberlain, their coach, charged that the puck used in the H-O rink was of a different species than the Art Ross &lsquo;boot heel&rsquo; official plaything of the EPHL and most other recognized hockey circuits.</p><p><b>Making it quite clear that he was lodging no official protest at league headquarters, Chamberlain, at the same time, was brash enough to ask a few questions. What&rsquo;s more he brought home samples.</b></p><p>It seems that Wolves felt that the pucks from Hull which are stamped with the &lsquo;C-H&rsquo; standard crest of all Canadiens&rsquo; organization clubs, are heavier, show more bounce, like lively tennis ball compared to dead ones, and are of greater diamater than the Art Ross disc. The Ross puck was officially adopted at a business meeting of the EPHL back last August.</p><p><b>Sam Bettio said that you could feel the difference between the two pucks by sense touch, on the end of the stick.</b></p><p>To arrive at scientific support for their claims&mdash;which are not a protest, mark you, Oliver&mdash;Chamberlain asked that the C-H puck, a misile better guided by the H-0 varlets&mdash;be given lab tests.</p><p><b>It was found by F. G. Wright, head of the science department at Sudbury Tech, that the Hull-Ottawa puck was one millimeter greater in diameter than the Art Ross species; in thickness the Ross puck held an advantage of one millimeter. Calipers were used for these measurements.</b></p><p>Weighing the two, it was found that the H-0 pucks went 180.8 grams, according to The Sudbury Star, compared to 169.3 grams for the Art Ross puck. A Sudbury sports goods dealer reported that official Art Ross pucks bearing a small crest with a registration number, and orange colored in the center, sell for 75 cents in most stores. Pucks of the quality furnished by Pollock at one time sold for 30 cents, but maybe more now. He&rsquo;s not sure because he has little demand for same. Ah! There, Sammy, saving the pennies ?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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ON THE SIDELINES

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02412/1943557-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="282" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Wilson</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Hull-Ottawa Canadiens and Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds are the two teams doing most to foster young talent that bears an imprint of future major league quality in the opinion of T-Birds&rsquo; generalmanager, Bob Wilson.</p><p>Canadiens, it scarcely need be explained, masterminded by Sammy Pollock, are the Eastern Pro Loop&rsquo;s link in NHL Canadiens big farm operation, while the T-Birds are sponsored by Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>Wilson, veteran scout with Chicago Hawks&rsquo; whose name has become a by word in hockey on the international scene, moved in to the Soo after the EPHL season was well underway. When the high command in Chicago decided they needed more direct supervision in their EPHL project.</p><p>One of his first moves was to replace Don Grosso, the coach, by Gerry Brown, who had a background of successful direction of younger-fry in the junior circuits.</p><p>&ldquo;To begin with don&rsquo;t put me in the position Bob wilson where I&rsquo;m putting the knock in for the other fellows&rsquo; product,&rdquo; Wilson told the writer when the Soo team recently travelled to Montreal. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want that.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;d like to say that we are developing more young players than the other four clubs, when du leave out Pollock&rsquo;s Canadiens. I&rsquo;ll admit that we didn&rsquo;t expect that Sudbury and Royals would stock up with so many good pros, Kingston and Three Rivers, too. There we may have been caught napping.</p><p>&ldquo;Yet I thing in the long run, we at the Soo, and the Canadiens up in Hull, may turn out the abundant young talent that the NHL clubs were anticipating when they all put money up to get the EPHL off the ground last Fall.&rdquo;</p><p>He points out that, at 26, Gary Blaine is the oldest player on the Birds&rsquo; roster and the most seasoned pro. Furthermore the average age of the squad going nto 1960 was 23.5 years.</p><p>The rookie &lsquo;Rule of Three&rsquo; which insists that each club must dress three first year pros for every game was designed to enforce the policy of young player development, but Wilson thinks that it might be a good notion to increase the number to five for the 1960-61 season.</p><p>If it were five rookies to pro company, the old scout points out, then some of the five wouldn&rsquo;t be sitting on one end of the players bench and see little action in the contest. The coach would be compelled to give them plenty of work, or his team would be simply overpowered.</p><p>He is happy over the gradual improvement of his team, despite the great handicaps it faced in competing with men of the class and experience sent over the dash, by Royals, Wolves, Lions and Frontenacs.</p><p>&ldquo;You take a kid who has to step with men like Ken Mosdell, Kelly Burnett and Skippy Burchell of Royals; Sam Bettio, Tom McCarthy and Real Chevrefils of Sudbury; this Tessier and Boone to say nothing of their coach, Cal Gardner, of Kingston; or that Jean 1&rsquo;aul Denis, Mel Pearson and other playing coach, Desaulniers when they meet with Three Rivers,&rdquo; Wilson summed it up. &ldquo;Well that kid has to have savvy or find that know-how in a hurry or else he&rsquo;s lost.&rdquo;</p><p>Wilson is proud that his Soo T-Birds have come along with such rapid strides.</p><p>About Denis DeJordy the young goaler, he&rsquo;s especially happy. Wilson stoutly maintains that this is one of the greatest young goaling properties in the country.</p><p>DeJordy is a Black Hawk fledgling in the purest sense. A French-Canadian, born in Ste. Hyacinthe, Que. he got his start with the Jonquiere team, a junior B outfit sponsored by Chicago NHL-ers five year sago in the north-east corner of Quebec Province. He moved along successive seasons with Brockville, Ont. and Toronto Dix-Ts, both Junior B squads, before making it with St. Catharines Teepees in the fast OHA Junior A circuit.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a real student of goaling job. He sizes up every opposition player, much like a big league pitcher, estimates the batter. And this boy DeJordy has a phenomenal memory for the style of shooting of practically every man he faces, and what&rsquo;s more: when he is likely to fire,&rdquo; Wilson says warmly.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Wilson High On Sault As Farm For Hawk Prospects

<p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>ow pleased your guests will be when you welcome them with that superb Scotch Whisky&mdash;&rsquo;Black & White&rsquo;. The secret is in the blending! Experts select and blend the finest of individual Scotch Whiskies to give you &lsquo;Black & White&rsquo;. Distilled, blended and bottled in Scotland. Available in various sizes.</p><p>The Secret is in the Blending</p><p><b>BLACK & WHITE&rsquo;</b></p><p><b>SCOTCH WHISKY</b></p><p>&ldquo;BUCHANAN&rsquo;S&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13135/1943588-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="811" height="565"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Warm welcome!

<h2><b>16 Hat Tricks In 1st Half</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span> total of 16 &lsquo;hat tricks&rsquo; were performed in the first half of the EPHL season. Tom McCarthy of Sudbury counted three of them while Bill Carter of Ottawa and Orval Tessier of Kingston both have two to their credit.</p><h2><b>Six Points Per Game A Record</b></h2><p>The record for the most points in one game in the EPHL during the first half of the season belonged to four players. The record was six and Cal Gardner of Kingston, Cleland Mortson and Tom McCarthy of Sudbury and Milan Marcetta of Sault Ste. Marie were tied for the honor.</p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues., A.M., Jan. 12)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06251/1943495-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="594" height="183"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Three Rivers 1 at Montreal 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03376/1943488-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="577" height="519"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Montreal 1 at Three Rivers 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04341/1943481-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="576" height="383"></div><h3>Kingston 5 at Sudbury 8</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05291/1943474-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="594" height="671"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 Three Rivers 2 at Ottawa-Hull 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07237/1943467-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="577" height="388"></div><h3><b>Kingston 4 at Sault 10</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08223/1943460-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="590" height="823"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Hull-Ottawa 4 at Sudbury 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10206/1943453-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="590" height="743"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Sault 4 at Kingston 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11185/1943446-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="595" height="589"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Sudbury 4 at Montreal 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12165/1943439-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="585" height="464"></div><h3>Kingston 3 at Hull-Ottawa 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06167/1943432-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="580" height="440"></div><h3>Sault 7 at Three Rivers 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07155/1943425-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="589" height="634"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun., Jan. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09216/1943418-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="596" height="290"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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EASTERN PRO LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t change horses in the middle of the stream,&rdquo; is one wellknown admonishing adage that has survived throughout the years, but it has hardly proven correct so far as the Kitchener Dutchmen of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; are concerned. After the Dutchmen had dropped six straight games and sunk to fourth place, time was running out for coach Bill Durnan, and he finally grabbed the bull by the horns and resigned. Bobby Bauer, former coach of the Dutchmen, has taken over the helm temporarily, while the Kitchener management scouts around for a permanent coach to handle the team during the balance of the OHA schedule, but of more importance their trip to the Olympic Winter Games, as Canada&rsquo;s representatives in the world hockey championship tournament.</p><p>Since Durnan&rsquo;s resignation several well-known and experienced former coaches have been mentioned as his successor, among them &ldquo;Hap&rdquo; Day, Joe Primeau, Ted Kennedy, Grant Warwick and Billy Reay. But the way Bauer has been guiding the Dutchmen since taking over, there are those who figure that the former NHL star with the Boston Bruins might be the answer, because the Dutchmen won four in a row. The Dutchmen have played five games more than the rest of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; group, in order to make up for the games they would ordinarily play if they were not going to be absent for a month at the Winter Olympics. The games they play this month count as four points for a win instead of the usual two, which means that any wins now mean the same as two regular victories.</p><p>The surprising angle of the group right now is the tailspin of the Chatham Maroons, who at one time, just a few weeks ago, were firmly entrenched in second place. Since then they have not been functioning too well, perhaps due in a measure to their recent financial problems, which apparently have been solved.</p><p>But the Windsor Bulldogs are just the opposite, and judging by their recent spurt are living up to what some had predicted previously. The Bulldogs are now holding down second place, just three points behind the leading Whitby Dunnies, and three up on the Kitchener Dutchmen. They are till an in-and-out team, which steps out and knocks off the top clubs by convincing margins and then loses games that they were expected to win.</p><p>Of course, you can&rsquo;t sell the Whitby team short, with Wren Blair at the controls, because they are still heading the class, and in their last effort defeated the temporarily slipping Chatham Maroons. Owing to an injury to goalie Johnny Albani, the Kitchener club, who loaned Cesar Maniago to the Belleville when Gordie Bell was sidelined, allowed Chatham to use their veteran netminder, &ldquo;Boat&rdquo; Hurley for their game in Whitby, which was a losing effort for them.</p><p>Belleville still cannot start on a winning skein, but the thought around the circuit is that they are a much better club than their record indicates. They lost to Kitchener, after grabbing an early two-goal lead, in a Saturday night game, and the next afternoon were dropped 4-1 by the Bulldogs in Windsor. These weekend games are killing for Belleville, because they play in Chatham, Friday night; double back for a Saturday night game in Kitchener, and then retrace their steps for a Sunday afternoon fixture in Windsor.</p><p>The belief is still held in most centres that Bill Durnan, former Kitchener coach, was right when he announced on his retirement that the team did not &ldquo;have the horses,&rdquo; although the Kitchener management disagreed and claimed that some of their players were not giving their best efforts. That may be true so far as the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA is concerned, and perhaps could be confirmed by the recent three-game winning streak of the Dutchmen.</p><p>The Dutchmen have an exhibition game billed for Kitchener, Sunday, Jan. 17, the afternoon they were originally billed to play in Windsor, which the Bulldog management has generously agreed to postpone until some future suitable date, probably at the end of the regular schedule. For that game with the Russian Olympic team. Kitchener already has Dick War-wick, who played for Penticton V&rsquo;s when they defeated the Russians for the world championship, along with his brothers Grant and Bill, both former pro players. Dick did not display any outstanding hockey in his debut with the Dutchmen, but his experience in the world tourney could pay off.</p><p>In their exhibition game with the Russians, the Kitchener club may have several Whitby players in the line-up, who have been offered for their Olympic trip. Forwards Bobby Attersley, George Samolenko, and Fred Etcher, Whitby&rsquo;s ace front line, and defenceman Harry Sinden, members of Whitby&rsquo;s world championship team, have been offered to Kitchener, and are expected to face the Russians in Kitchener. Other players from opposing clubs, mentioned as reinforcements for the Kitchener Olympic team, are Jim Connelly, Joe Malo, Gary Sharp and Elmer Skov of the Chatham Maroons, and goalie Don Head and centre Lou Bendo of the Windsor Bulldogs.</p><h2><b>Which One Will It Be?</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01450/1943640-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="288" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ted Kennedy</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02357/1943633-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="272" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Hap Day</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03268/1943626-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="278" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Billy Reay</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04203/1943619-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="274" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Joe Primeau</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Reay, Day, Kennedy And Primean Mentioned For Kitchener Post

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06130/1943671-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg"></div><p><i><b>FOR THE FINEST READING ANYWHERE !</b></i></p><p>&bull; <b>Covers hockey from coast-to-coast. ONLY</b></p><p>&bull; <b>Standings of all hockey leagues.</b></p><p>&bull; <b>Action Shots, Crosswords Puzzle 3.00</b></p><p><i><b>SUBSCRIBE NOW</b></i></p><p><i><b>AND SAVE $2.25</b></i></p><p><b>(Save $1.25 In US)</b></p><p><i><b>A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutive issues.</b></i></p><p><b>Canadian Remittances $3.00</b>&nbsp;<i><b>Payable by Postal, Bank or Telegraphic Money Order.</b></i></p><p><b>U. S. A. Remittances $4.00</b>&nbsp;<i>Payable by Postal Note, Bank or Express Money Order or Personal cheque.</i></p><p><b>FILL IN FORM AND SEND POSTAL NOTE OR MONEY ORDER</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By HERB ELK</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>The Johnstown Jets, with a 14 point lead over second place Charlotte, look like the Eastern Hockey League&rsquo;s Southern Division champions at this writing.</p><p>With the season slightly over half over, coach Steve Brklacich&rsquo;s crew have won 22 and lied one of their 33 games. They had a three game losing streak in mid-December, but since that time have won four of their last five outings.</p><p>Much of the credit for this success belongs to manager Johnny Mitchell, who&rsquo;s hockey background is in itself a story. John took over when Jack Riley moved up to Rochester of the AHL last Spring and along with Brklacich assembled the strong sextet in the Pa., community.</p><p>Another fellow who has done a bang-up job is goaltender Ed Johnston. Ed stepped into the twines in the third game of the season after Jim Shirley was shelved with a shoulder injury that put him out for the year.</p><p>The veteran line of Capt. Don Hall, Ken Coombes and Dick Roberge have been scoring as everybody knew they would&mdash;and that&rsquo;s a nightmare for the other goalies in the circuit.</p><p>Newcomers John Lumley and Remi Lesage have added to the attack that was already potent with such carry-overs as Bobby Dawes, Stan Parker and Frank Dorrington.</p><p>And, Brklacich heads the strongest defense corps in the loop. Danny O&rsquo;Connor, Dave Lucas and &ldquo;rookie&rdquo; Jim Mikol have all done a fine job for the Jets this season.</p><p>The 1959-60 EHL Yearbook is now on sale at the eight arenas in the loop. Copies may also be obtained by sending 50&cent; to Herb Elk, New York Mirror, 235 E. 45th St., New York 17, N.Y.</p><p><b>EHL</b> NOTES&mdash;CHARLOTTE&mdash;Herve Lalonde netted both tallies on the Clippers&rsquo; 2-0 win over Philadelphia, Jan. 3rd&hellip;Capt. Jim McNulty and veteran winger Wimpy Jones were the Clipper marksmen in the 3-2 loss at Greensboro the previous evening&hellip;McNulty saved the Clips from a shutout in the 4-1 loss to Greensboro New Year&rsquo;s Night.</p><p>CLINTON&mdash;Comets hope to have Norm Defelice back in action towards the end of this week&hellip;Ed Giacomin has done a good job filling in, but Defelice, the EHL&rsquo;s all-star goalie last year, is probably the best netminder in the loop&hellip;Angie Defelice and Spider Brown scored for Comets in 2-1 victory over New Haven, Jan. 2&hellip;Club asking waivers on winger Ernie Dupuis.</p><p>GREENSBORO&mdash;Ray Mikulan now tending goal for Generals. He&rsquo;s the property of N.Y. Rangers and has played in WHL, AHL and EPL. Though still a pro, Mikulan is with Greensboro under emergency conditions and will be returned to Springfield of AHL when Don Campbell&rsquo;s injured hand permits his return to action.</p><p>JOHNSTOWN&mdash;Jets ripped Rovers, 9-0, Jan. 3. Dick Roberge paced attack&mdash;which saw six goals in final period&mdash;with hat trick. Center Ken Coombes picked up five assists while Don Hall and John Lumley each scored twice&hellip;Jets were blanked by Philadelphia previous evening&hellip;Coombes&rsquo; goal at 53 seconds of overtime gave Johnstown 7-6 win in Washington, Jan. 1. Lumley scored trio in that tilt and Hall added two more.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04254/1943723-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="284" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Mitchell</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>EHL STANDINGS</b></h2><p><b>(On Tues., A.M., Jan. 5) NORTHERN DIVISION</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01427/1943716-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="596" height="136"></div><h2><b>SOUTHERN DIVISION</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02375/1943709-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="601" height="135"></div><p><b>NOTE:</b> Standings do not include game of Sunday, January 3rd, Philadelphia at Charlotte.</p><h2><b>TOP TEN SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03325/1943702-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="596" height="295"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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EHL’s Southern Division Ready To Polish Silverware For Jets

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05195/1943754-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg"></div><p><b>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK</b></p><h2><b>ACROSS</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Maple Leaf player shown in centre.</p><p>6&mdash;Initials of Smrke of Rochester.</p><p>7&mdash;Former coach of Springfield Indians.</p><p>9&mdash;Position played by Chicago&rsquo;s Red Hay (abbr.)</p><p>10&mdash;Ex-Leaf, Bingo Kampman, used to specialize in this type of shot.</p><p>11&mdash;This member of the Red Wings is a native of Hamilton, Ont.</p><p>12&mdash;Pictured star skipped this brand of hockey (abbr.)</p><p>14&mdash;Vancouver&rsquo;s Eddie Dorohoy broke one on Dec. 13.</p><p>16&mdash;Order of Merit (abbr.)</p><p>18&mdash;University degree (abbr.)</p><p>19&mdash;Born.</p><p>20&mdash;Bob Pulford was born in this month (abbr.)</p><p>21&mdash;Initials of one of the Toppazzini brothers.</p><p>22&mdash;Initials of Glover of Cleveland.</p><p>23&mdash;A member of Toronto&rsquo;s 194647 Cup winning team.</p><p>26&mdash;Former Ranger great who became famous in the field of law.</p><p>27&mdash;Terminate.</p><p>29&mdash;This AHL player rents his Toronto home to Leafs&rsquo; Johnny Bower.</p><p>31&mdash;Former Detroit captain.</p><p>32&mdash;Initials of Leopold of Calgary.</p><h2><b>DOWN</b></h2><p>1&mdash;One of the Cleveland Barons.</p><p>2&mdash;Given name of 13 down.</p><p>3&mdash;Initials of McVie of Seattle.</p><p>4&mdash;Old Latin (abbr.)</p><p>5&mdash;Initials of Armstrong, N.H.L. linesman.</p><p>6&mdash;Springfield Indians&rsquo; president.</p><p>8&mdash;Given name of Gus Mortson&rsquo;s hockey playing cousin.</p><p>13&mdash;This Calgary defenseman is a native of Kirkland Lake, Ont.</p><p>15&mdash;Given name of 1 down.</p><p>17&mdash;Boston traded this player to Detroit in 1950.</p><p>22&mdash;The last game of a Stanley Cup series.</p><p>23&mdash;A Providence forward.</p><p>24&mdash;Given name of Strain, ex Ranger player.</p><p>25&mdash;Vezina Trophy winner of 193940.</p><p>28&mdash;Initials of a Canadien forward.</p><p>30&mdash;Alex Shibicky gained fame with this N.H.L. team (abbr.)</p><h2><b>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</b></h2><h3><b>ACROSS</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Pike</p><p>4&mdash;Cude</p><p>8&mdash;Ava</p><p>10&mdash;Man.</p><p>11&mdash;Robert</p><p>14&mdash;Twenty</p><p>15&mdash;P.R.</p><p>17&mdash;Chi.</p><p>18&mdash;R.B.</p><p>20&mdash;Win</p><p>21&mdash;Tor.</p><p>22&mdash;N.G.</p><p>23&mdash;H.S.</p><p>25&mdash;U.T.</p><p>26&mdash;Ag.</p><p>28&mdash;Robertson</p><p>32&mdash;Neil</p><p>33&mdash;S.O.</p><p>35&mdash;Rest</p><p>37&mdash;Hal.</p><p>38&mdash;Jones</p><h3><b>DOWN</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Port Arthur</p><p>2&mdash;Kabel</p><p>3&mdash;Even</p><p>5&mdash;U.M.</p><p>6&mdash;Dauphin</p><p>7&mdash;E.N.</p><p>9&mdash;Art.</p><p>12&mdash;O.W.</p><p>13&mdash;Ty.</p><p>16&mdash;Ring</p><p>17&mdash;C.W.</p><p>19&mdash;Boston</p><p>24&mdash;Bassen.</p><p>27&mdash;Goose.</p><p>29&mdash;Bell</p><p>30&mdash;E.I.</p><p>31&mdash;R.L.</p><p>34&mdash;C.H.</p><p>35&mdash;Ro.</p><p>36&mdash;T.S.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

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Why 98% of pro hockey players choose CCM prolife skates with genuine Kangaroo leather Tackaberry Boots

<div class="byline">By JACK COOK</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02125/1943830-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="247" height="291"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01127/1943837-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="237" height="276"></div><p>SASKATOON, Sask.&mdash;</p><p>The rich grew richer in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League last week as the top three teams put a bit more distance between themselves and the rest of the pack.</p><p>Regina Pats continued as front runners while Flin Flon Bombers and Prince Albert Mintos alternated in second spot, right on the leaders&rsquo; heels.</p><p>Pats watched a short-lived, six-point lead shaved to a single point on the weekend when the Bombers exploded for a double sweep over lowly Moose Jaw Canucks at Flin Flon.</p><p>The home victories were worth five points to Bombers and lifted them from third to second place, one back of Pats.</p><p>Mintos, in the midst of an eightgame stand at home, bounced Regina 5-2 and followed with a 5-2 decision over Saskatoon Quakers. Pats, meanwhile, knocked off Quakers and Moose Jaw to stay on top.</p><p>Quakers and last-place Moose Jaw were the only clubs to stand still. Saskatoon dropped a pair of games, both at home, and watched Melville move to within one point of them and the last playoff spot.</p><p>Bitterly-cold weather finally took its toll on the schedule and forced postponement of two games, both involving the Estevan Bruins.</p><p>Temperatures near the 20-below range and fierce winds snowed Bruins into Estevan, preventing Regina from arriving for a Jan. 1 engagement and keeping Bruins from appearing in Prince Albert on the 2nd.</p><p>Scoring honors for the week went to Flin Flon right winger Dick Vincent, who counted two goals in an 11-2 triumph over Moose Jaw. They were his 28th and 29th markers of the season.</p><p>Bombers have now won 21 of 31 starts, losing eight games, four of them at home and four on the road. They began their third southern swing early in the new year and it will cover 1,500 miles with 12 games in 17 days.</p><p>In addition, eight of the Bombers will appear on the North team in the league all-star game Jan. 11 at Estevan.</p><p>The North team at Estevan were coached by Bobby Kirk of Flin Flon. Regina mentor Frank Mario handled the South.</p><p>Centre Chick Balon of Prince Albert stayed 12 points ahead of his nearest rival in individual scoring. The Minto smoothie now has 75 points in 33 games on 35 goals and 40 assists.</p><p>Gord Wilkis of Pats, another centre, retained second spot with 63 points on 21 goals and 42 assists, best in the league. Balon is the top goal-scorer.</p><p>Sniper Gary Butler of Regina climbed into third spot, 10 points back of Wilkie, with 33 goals and 20 helpers.</p><p>Gord Turluk of Prince Albert and Saskatoon&rsquo;s top man, Don Wilson, were deadlocked in fourth place with 51 points apiece.</p><p>Captain Marcel Rochon leads Bomber marksmen with 47 points and a share of seventh position. Ernie Dyda has 45 points for Estevan while Bob Bartlett has amassed 41 points for Melville.</p><p>Ron Livingstone is the pacesetter with Moose Jaw, sitting in 27th place with eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points.</p><p>Rookies Art Koberinskl and Jim Letcher of Regina continue to lead the goaltenders. Koberinskl has a 2.6 goals-against average in 21 games while Letcher has a 2.7 mark for 16 games.</p><p>Defenceman Ivan Prediger of Estevan is the league badman with 109 minutes in penalties. He is followed by Eddie Van Impe of Quakers who has 92 minutes.</p><p>Team-wise, Saskatoon is the biggest offender with 497 minutes. Estevan ranks second with 469 minutes and Melville is third at 361. Moose Jaw has the least with 298 minutes.</p><h2><b>Has Big Week</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03120/1943823-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="516" height="708"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Vincent</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>SJHL STANDINGS</b></h2><p><b>(On Tues., A.M., Jan. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0499/1943816-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="591" height="240"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Top Three Widen Gap On SJHL’s Bottom Foursome

<div class="byline">By VINCE LEAH</div><p>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;</p><p>Further evidence that Brandon Wheat Kings have one of the outstanding junior hockey teams in the search for the Memorial cup was revealed when the Wheaties overcame the Manitoba Junior Hockey league all-stars, 6-5, in the league&rsquo;s first dream contest in the Wheat City Arena.</p><p>But if the game was a triumph from a hockey point of view it laid and egg at the box office with less than 1,000 fans in attendance, probably due to bitterly-cold weather, poor driving conditions on rural roads and Brandon&rsquo;s general lack of interest in exhibition games.</p><p>Only the brilliance of all-star goalkeeper Paul Sex-smith of St. Boniface Canadiens, kept the Wheaties at bay in the second period as they poured on tremendous pressure, keeping the stars in their own end of the premises for minutes on end.</p><p>The league-leading Wheaties saw the Stars come from behind twice to tie the score in the third period but big Ted Taylor, a first-year-man from Oak Lake, Man., scored the winner which stood up for Coach Jake Milford&rsquo;s young men.</p><p>In the meantime, Winnipeg Braves have put together a six-game winning streak, while Canadens snapped a four-game slump with victories over Rangers and Monarchs who remain mired together in last place.</p><p>Monarchs have signed 17-year-old Bill Gawley, an aggressive defenceman from Kenora, Ont., to replace Bill Shields who drew a one-year suspension for an attack on referee Joe Peters Jan. 1 in a game with Braves.</p><p>Shields interfered with the official after he had received a minor for slashing and drew a game misconduct. He then leapt off the penalty bench at Peters who was rescued by a linesman, Morley Meyers. Peters gave Shields a match penalty when everything quitened down. Shields cannot play hockey under CAHA auspices now until Jan. 1, 1961.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Wheat Kings Show Power By Whipping MJHL All-Stars 6-5

<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Toronto Marlboros, who appeared as if they might clinch first place in the Ontario Hockey Association before the first January thaw, have been getting their lumps regularly of late.</p><p>In their last five games the Marlboros only managed one point, a draw with the second place Barrie Flyars.</p><p>Their defeats included two to the St. Catharines Teepees, one to Barrie and another to the Guelph Biltmores.</p><p>As a result they clung to the lead, a mere four points ahead of Barrie, but have played three more games than the under-rated but highly-effective club coached by Hap Emms.</p><p>Even the third-place Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors are within striking distance of the Dukes. They are five points behind but have two games in hand.</p><p>The dip in the fortunes of the Marlboros has served to tighten up the seven-team league.</p><p>Only 12 points now separate the leading Toronto team and the sixth-place St. Catharines Teepees.</p><p>However there is a nine-point gap between the Teeps and the Hamilton Tiger-Cubs who seem destined for their second straight season in the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; cellar.</p><p>Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelie continue their league leading scoring pace with the fourth-place Guelph Biltmores but they are being threatened by St. Michael&rsquo;s Dave Keon.</p><p>Gilbert holds a one-point lead over Ratelie with 19 goals, 33 assists compared to his linemate&rsquo;s 24 goals, 27 assists.</p><p>Keon is third with 41 points on 20 goals, 21 assists and Jim Pappin of the Toronto Marlboros fourth with 22 goals, 13 assists for 35 points.</p><p>The feat of Keon and Pappin in the first four scorers is especially noteworthy as all Toronto home games are played &ldquo;short time&rdquo;.</p><p>The Sunday doubleheaders in Maple Leaf Gardens have the first two periods straight time, the third period stop time.</p><p>This is a disadvantage to players with an eye on the scoring championship but a definite advantage to the goaltenders of the Majors and Marlboros who spend less time in keeping their nets free of pucks.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Marlies Bounced Around Barrie, Majors Close In

<div class="byline">GATECLIFF</div><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>T. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;Terry McGuire, St. Catharrines Teepees&rsquo; tempestuous defenceman, was indefinitely fined and suspended following an incident during a St. Catharines-Hamilton junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; game in St. Catharines.</p><p>McGuire, in his third and final year of junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey with the Teepees, skated off the ice just before the end of the first period and headed for the St. Catharines dressing room.</p><p>He was in the act of taking off his hockey equipment when Teepees Coach Max Kaminsky entered the room.</p><p>&ldquo;Better use someone else tonight,&rdquo; McGuire is reported to have said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m no use out there.&rdquo;</p><p>Kaminsky promptly ordered him out of the dressing room and McGuire dressep and left the arena.</p><p>&ldquo;Sure we need McGuire,&rdquo; said Kaminsky. &ldquo;But we don&rsquo;t need any player badly enough to let him decided when he is going to play and when he&rsquo;s going to quit. As far as I&rsquo;m concerned he&rsquo;s through until he changes his attitude.&rdquo;</p><p>This is the second &ldquo;schmozzle&rdquo; in which McGuire has been involved this season.</p><p>A month ago he was briefly jailed after slugging a St. Catharines fan in a game at Garden City Arena.</p><p>He was released on $50 bail at that time and later fined $29.</p><p>The departure of McGuire left the Teepees with just four defencemen, veterans Pat Stapleton and Carlo Longarini and rookies Bill Speers and Larry Burns.</p><h2><b>OHA JUNIOR &lsquo;A&rsquo; STANDINGS (On Thurs., A &Mu;., Jan. 7)</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0523/1943916-1-eng-US/c4-052.jpg" title="C4-05" width="595" height="215"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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January 16, 1960

FERNY FLAMAN’S NHL MASCOTS

‘No Pep Up Pills As Long As I’m GM,’ Says GM Selke

Give Penalty Shots Or Drop Rule—Lynn

Failure To Call Play Twice In A Game Ires Hub GM