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January 23, 1960

The Hockey News January 23, 1960

<h2>Reds Have Fewest Rooks</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>he Providence Reds have fewer rookies than any other AHL club operating this season. They have only one Candidate for the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Trophy to the league&rsquo;s number one first year man. His name is Sian Baluik.</b></p><h2>Amerks Have Five Rooks</h2><p><b>The Rochester Americans have five players in the running for the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Trophy as the AHL&rsquo;s outstanding rookie. They are Defensemen Howie Young and Dick Mattiussi, Left Wingers Dick Van Impe and Billy Saunders and Right Winger Pat Hannigan.</b></p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues., A.M., Jan. 19)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02447/1994011-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="593" height="212"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p><b>(Including Game Of Sun., Jan. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06227/1994004-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="591" height="453"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p>Most Goals&mdash;Harry Pidhirny, spr., 26.</p><p>Most Assists&mdash;Art Stratton, Spr., 42.</p><p>Most Pennalized Player&mdash;Larry Zeidel, Hers., 140 mts.</p><p>Most Penalized Team&mdash;Hershey, 855 mts.</p><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07208/1993997-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="593" height="263"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Rochester 5 at Buffalo 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03394/1993990-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="585" height="651"></div><h2>Cleveland 4 at Hershey 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04333/1993983-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="584" height="415"></div><h2>FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Hershey 2 at Springfield 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05264/1993976-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="590" height="468"></div><h2>Providence 4 at Rochester 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08194/1993969-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="588" height="643"></div><h2>SATURDAY JANUARY 16 Quebec 1 at Springfield 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09190/1993962-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="581" height="577"></div><h2>Providence 4 at Cleveland 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10176/1993955-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="590" height="760"></div><h2>Buffalo 4 at Hershey 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11151/1993948-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="580" height="522"></div><h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Providence 4 at Buffalo 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-13106/1993941-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="579" height="572"></div><h2>Hershey 4 at Cleveland 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02418/1993934-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="578" height="567"></div><h2>Springfield 3 at Rochester 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03351/1993927-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="575" height="568"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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IN THIS ISSUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>They haven&rsquo;t pushed the panic button at Olympia but there is much concern over the Red Wings, plight.</p><p>With only one victory in the last eight games the Red Wing brass has been trying to shake the club out of its doldrums.</p><p>General manager Jack Adams, displeased with the play of two &ldquo;untouchables&rdquo;&mdash;Alex Delvecchio and Norm Ullman&mdash;talked trade with Ranger G.M. Muzz Patrick without success.</p><p>&ldquo;They aren&rsquo;t &lsquo;untouchable&rsquo; any longer if I can work a deal which will help the club. But I&rsquo;d have to get big men in return for any trade involving them. I still think they&rsquo;re just in a bad slump,&rdquo; Adams said.</p><h2>Only Eight Are Working</h2><p>The matter was brought to a head after a 3-1 defeat in Maple Leaf Gardens where Wings are winless in four tries this season.</p><p>&ldquo;Only eight players were going.&rdquo; Adams said, &ldquo;the No. 1 line of Gary Aidcorn, Murray Oliver and Gordie Howe, the four regular defensemen and Terry Sawchuk. That was one of our poorest games. We want to know why the others weren&rsquo;t going,&rdquo; Adams said.</p><p>Coach Sid Abel had private talks with each player following the Maple Leaf game. Under heaviest fire was the Kid Line of Billy McNeill, Jerry Melnyk and Val Fonteyne, plus Delvecchio and Ullman.</p><p>The talk must have worked because McNeill clicked for a goal in each of the next two games firing the tying goal with 26 seconds left Saturday at Madison Square Garden.</p><p>&ldquo;Billy was one of the first ones Sid talked to,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;Billy said he realized it probably was the worst game he&rsquo;s ever played for us. At least he was man enough to admit it. Some of the others wouldn&rsquo;t do that.&rdquo;</p><p>The Leafs evicted Wings from second place for the third time in five weeks and all three Leaf goals were against the Kid Line. Then Wings fought for a 3-3 tie at New York and lost 4-3 at Olympia to the Broadway Blues and spectacular goal tending by Gump Worsley.</p><p>As an aftermath, forward Jack McIntyre was sent down to Hershey and Brian Smith was brought up to Detroit.</p><p>McIntyre was the sixth leading goal scorer for Wings and clicked at 16:04 of the third period in Sunday&rsquo;s game to set the stage for a furious rally that failed. It was his seventh, although he&rsquo;s been used mainly as a spare.</p><p>It&rsquo;s the second time a Red Wing was sent down the day after scoring a goal Forbes Kennedy was the first.</p><p>Abel and Adams said they thought Smith, a 180-pounder who played junior hockey at Hamilton with Oliver, might be able to &ldquo;add some of the toughness we need.&rdquo; He will replace Fonteyne on the Kid Line.</p><p>The shakeups and trade rumors had the Wings sizzling in their weekend set with New York but Worsley was better. Detroit mounted its biggest assualt of the season Saturday with 46 shots. On Sunday Wings put 40 more on Worsley, 30 in the first two periods.</p><p>It was a satisfying weekend for Worsley who was sent to the minors earlier in the season following a defeat by Detroit.</p><p>Although displeased with losing &ldquo;or the fifth time in eight starts, Abel said he was satisfied with the club&rsquo;s efforts in the two games with New York.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re getting our chance but just not scoring,&rdquo; Abel said.</p><p>In both games Detroit was down two goals twice and fought back. Pulling Sawchuk worked once but not twice, however.</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS&mdash;</b>Warren Godfrey counts Rangers as his &ldquo;cousins.&rdquo; The Detroit rearguard has five goals and all against New York.</p><p>When Rangers downed Detroit, 4-3, it was Gump Worsley&rsquo;s first decision over the Wings in six starts.</p><h2>Their On The Block</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01433/1993416-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="563" height="903"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Norm Ullman</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02399/1993409-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="570" height="1493"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Alex Delvecchio</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Worried Jack Set To Listen To Bids For Untouchable Twosome

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THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL 1960

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The hockey news

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01311/1994927-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Goaler Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs thwarts Captain Eddie Litzenberger at his goal mouth as the hectic NHL season closes in on the two thirds mark. The Hawks, fighting the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers for that fourth and last playoff position, have been showing more steam and fire lately, are regarded in many quarters as a good bet to make it. However, you&rsquo;ll get plenty or arguements from Milt Schmidt and Alf Pike on that one.</b></figcaption></div><h2>Bower Robs Copt. Ed<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Olympic Team Set To Use OHA Juniors

<div class="byline">By LLOYD JOHNSTON</div><p><b>In The Toronto Gloge And Mail</b></p><p>KITCHENER, Ont.&#8210;</p><p>Dave Keon, all-star centreman for Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s College Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A series, will seek a berth with Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, Canada&rsquo;s hockey representatives to the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley.</p><p>Dutchies&rsquo; business-manager Ernie Goman says Keon, third-place scorer in Junior A ranks, would join the team for a four-point Senior A game in Kitchener against Windsor Bulldogs.</p><p>&ldquo;We will use Keon at centre and he can definitely be considered a prospective Olympic candidate. This will be the first game of senior hockey,&rdquo; Goman said.</p><p>It was also reported that another St. Michael&rsquo;s player right winger Les Kozak, may be given a trial with the Dutchmen at Kitchener.</p><p>Keon and Kozak are looked upon as good checkers and considered of Olympic calibre.</p><p>Meanwhile, serenity apparently prevailed again in the K.-W. camp.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve just completed a spirited practice with the entire team out, including Cliff Pennington, former centreman for Flin Flon Bomber&rsquo;s juniors&rdquo;.</p><p>Pennington, who said recently the Dutchmen needed a. permanent coach and that players should be told who will be making the trip to Squaw Valley, Feb. 18-26, was in good humor as he attended practice, according to Goman.</p><p>&ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t discussed the situation with Pennington,&rdquo; Goman said. But apparently his criticism of the team won&rsquo;t jeopardize his status.</p><p>Goman shrugged off a report Pennington was awaiting a telephone call from Flin Flon Bombers and wanted to re-join his former team this week.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s just nonsense,&rdquo; Goman said. &ldquo;In the first place, he would not be eligible to go back to the Bombers, and then there is also the matter of a release. Furthermore, we paid the Bombers&rsquo; $500 for Pennington.&rdquo;</p><p>Goman blamed veteran Dick Warwick, former member of Penticton Vs, for a lot of the controversy that has been stirred up since Bill Durnan resigned as coach of the K-Ws.</p><p>Club shareholder Bob Rafferty, who took over from Ott Heller in mid-season of 1955 and coached the Dutchies to the Allan Cup championship, supported Goman&rsquo;s views.</p><p>&ldquo;The Dutchmen received a letter from Warwick while he was on tour in Poland, offering his services to our club. He claimed he was in top physical condition, but that wasn&rsquo;t the case when he arrived,&rdquo; Rafferty declared.</p><p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, Warwick was Pennington&rsquo;s roommate here and I believe he poisoned that boy&rsquo;s mind against the Dutchies&rsquo; management.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s any serious dissession among the players,&rdquo; Rafferty added, describing it as a tempest in a teapot.</p><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s always been some minor bickering between the directors and shareholders, but that&rsquo;s an old story around here,&rdquo; Rafferty recalled. &ldquo;Pennington hasn&rsquo;t been around long enough to become accustomed to this.&rdquo;</p><h2>To Run Squad</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0383/1994958-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="547" height="879"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Bauer</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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St. Mike’s Keen And Kosak Get Strong Consideration

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>The hideous Jan. 6th stickswinging vendetta between Bobby Hull and Lou Fontinato cost both culprits $100 and a verbal slap from players and officials.</p><p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous when two grown men swing sticks,&rdquo; said Ranger coach Alf Pike. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re both tough enough to fight with their fists, why didn&rsquo;t they?&rdquo;</p><p>Others supported the Pike stand and paid tribute to the swift action taken by referee Vern Buffey who banished the players with match penalties.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02210/1994989-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="539" height="552"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Hull</b></figcaption></div><p>NHL president Clarence Campbell said the official was &ldquo;fully justified&rdquo; in ejecting the pair from the game.</p><p>The president added that the fine was &ldquo;adequate and no further disciplinary action is required.&rsquo; Earlier Campbell had studied Buffey&rsquo;s report and also had interviewed the referee, two linesmen and the players about the incident.</p><p>Hull, who was the league&rsquo;s leading scorer at the time, appeared the more penitent about the joust. He was depressed and said he thought the whole thing was silly.</p><p>&ldquo;It was real foolish,&rdquo; Hull said &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like this stick-swinging.&rdquo;</p><p>In a lighter vein, Fontinato suggested the fans throw him a &ldquo;night&rdquo; to cover his $100 penalty. No one took him seriously.</p><p>Most observers agree that the incident began this way:</p><p>Fontinato, who had feuded with Elmer Vasko earlier in the game, was carrying the puck near the Chicago bench late in the first period when rookie Murray Balfour checked him into the boards. When the period ended, Fontinato and Balfour passed each other on the way to the dressing room. Fontinato&rsquo;s elbow became attracted to Bal-four&rsquo;s stomach. There was a skirmish.</p><p>Enter Bobby Hull. The high scorer came to his linemate&rsquo;s aid. He too was introduced to the Fontinato elbow. Hull&rsquo;s stick came up and away they went. Both battlers seemed intent on their work. So much so, in fact, that some of the more courageous NHL citizens such as Jack &ldquo;Tex&rdquo; Evans, Dean Prentice and Dollard St. Laurent thought it more prudent to remain out of swinging distance.</p><p>&ldquo;Tex told me to break it up,&rdquo; Prentice said later. &ldquo;I said Tots of luck, Tex,&rsquo; this was too dangerous for me.&rdquo;</p><p>The Black Hawks contend that they merely were coming to Balfour&rsquo;s rescue.</p><p>&ldquo;It was a case of togetherness,&rdquo; said coach Rudy Pilous &ldquo;Hull went to the defense of his buddy.&rdquo;</p><p>Vasko accused Fontinato of carrying a dangerous high stick.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to hurt someone,&rdquo; the Hawk back liner said. &ldquo;He causes a lot of trouble that way. He&rsquo;s very crude in the way he checks. He high sticks an awful lot of players.&rdquo;</p><p>Fontinato countered that 6-3, 210 pound Vasko had no right to push around little guys. &ldquo;Why doesn&rsquo;t he pick on players his own size?&rsquo;&rsquo; Louis asked.</p><p>Perhaps Evans put it best when he wondered why the rascals don&rsquo;t drop their sticks and swing away when something&rsquo;s bothering them.</p><p>&ldquo;Everybody loses a fight once in a while,&rdquo; said the veteran defenseman. &ldquo;I remember when Gerry James gave it to me good a few years ago. But you figure on that. In this league nobody is scared.&rsquo;</p><p>That is why Evans, and others, suggest that sticks be abandoned when players choose to fight.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Players, Officials Rap Hull-Louie Due!

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>he National Hockey Leaflue&rsquo;s first half season All-Star teams were announced last week, To get opinions on how they were received by the clubs themselves and those who had a hand in choosing, THE HOCKEY NEWS asked its NHL correspondents what the reaction was, both from the club&rsquo;s point of view and that of the press. This is what they have to say.</b></p><h2>Jim Proudfoot Toronto Star</h2><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>There were surprisingly few squawks in the Maple Leaf camp, following announcement of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s half-season all-stars.</p><p>Coach Punch Imlach said: &ldquo;The first team is pretty well what I&rsquo;d choose with one exception. I think Allan Stanley belongs on the first string defence, instead of Marcel Pronovost.&rdquo;</p><p>That was the consensus among Toronto players and executives.</p><p>&ldquo;I think Stanley has been playing better than Pronovost,&rdquo; said assistant general manager King Clancy. &ldquo;Better, for that matter, than Tom Johnson, who was ahead of him, too. It makes you wonder what a fellow has to do to make all-star. Stanley has been playing wonderful two-way hockey for us.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I was sure Sam would make first team,&rdquo; said Carl Brewer, another Leaf defenceman. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s been really outstanding for us.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Sam should have been on,&rdquo; declared Bert Olmstead, a keen student of the game, as well as a top left-winger. &ldquo;Other than that, you could hardly dispute the team they&rsquo;ve picked.&rdquo;</p><p>This observer&rsquo;s own selections were identical to the official team, with the same difference: I had Stanley on defence with Doug Harvey.</p><p>Other personal reactions: Red Kelly deserved more defence votes. It was surprising to see Bronco Horvath so far behind Jean Beliveau at centre&mdash;Bronk&rsquo;s slump came just at the time ballots were being filled out. Vic Stasiuk should have been closer at right wing. Same for Johnny Bucyk on left wing.</p><h2>Charlie Halpin Montreal Star</h2><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;All-star hockey selectors overlooked a great little centre in Henri Richard when they completed their National Hockey League first-half &lsquo;dream&rsquo; teams in the opinion of Coach Toe Blake of Canadiens.</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t get me wrong, I&rsquo;m not complaining about the selections. In general, I thought they were good,&rdquo; said Blake. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just that I think the Pocket was deserving of more votes than he received. He has been playing wonderful for us this year,&rdquo; added Toe.</p><p>&ldquo;Of course, they had to pick Horvath for the second team because of his greater goal production, but I doubt if he merited the position by such a wide margin,&rdquo; lamented Blake.</p><p>The Canadiens&rsquo; coach said he was in full accord with the NHL all-star picks.</p><p>&ldquo;It would be difficult to find a better team,&rdquo; declared Blake, &ldquo;although I honestly don&rsquo;t believe Howe (Gordie Howe of Detroit) warranted a unanimous vote. He&rsquo;s not playing that well this season. I think there could have been a better split in the right wing votes.&rdquo;</p><p>The selection of Dean Prentice of Rangers over Dickie Moore for second-team left wing was the result of the New York player getting off to a better start this year than Moore, opined Blake.</p><p>&ldquo;Dickie isn&rsquo;t far behind. He could reverse the voting in the second half if he plays as well as he did the last two years,&rdquo; said Toe.</p><p>From this writer&rsquo;s point of view, it would be hard to fault the NHL &lsquo;star&rsquo; selections. The first team is as it should be but I think it will take a supreme effort by Prentice to nudge Moore in the second half balloting.</p><p>With the exception of Prentice, I think the teams will &lsquo;stand up&rsquo; for the season.</p><h2>Jack Berry Detroit Free Press</h2><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Gordie Howe&rsquo;s selection to the halfway mark All-Star team didn&rsquo;t surprise his Red Wing teammates or club officials but there was one surprised Red Wing&mdash;defenseman Marcel Pronovost.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know whether I&rsquo;m more pleased or more surprised,&rdquo; Pronovost said when informed of the voting.</p><p>&ldquo;After 10 years in the league something like this comes as a real thrill. Maybe 20 years from now it&rsquo;ll be my proudest personal memory from hockey. When you&rsquo;re the All-Star, you&rsquo;re the best,&rdquo; Pronovost said.</p><p>Just then Howe chipped in.</p><p>&ldquo;And it&rsquo;s worth $1,000 bonus if you&rsquo;re still on the first team at the end,&rdquo; Howe said.</p><p>&ldquo;Well, I like money as well as the next fellow but I think the honor means more the first time around,&rdquo; Pronovost said. &ldquo;The biggest thrill is being on a Stanley Cup team. I&rsquo;ve tried that and I intend to do it again with Detroit. But this is something more personal.&rdquo;</p><p>Howe, only unanimous choice on the first team and almost a cinch to be there at the end for the 11th time in 14 seasons, said &ldquo;everytime this happens it&rsquo;s a real honor and I know it&hellip;don&rsquo;t let the joking fool you.&rdquo;</p><p>While Pronovost faces a stiff challenge from Tom Johnson, Allan Stanley, Bob Armstrong and Bill Gadsby, Red Wing goaler Terry Sawchuk is very much in the fight for first team honors.</p><p>Sawchuk, one point behind Jacques Plante in the balloting, has been a key factor in Detroit&rsquo;s rise from the cellar.</p><h2>Leo Monahan Boston Record</h2><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>Announcement of the first half All-Star tabulations brought mixed reactions among the Bruins&rsquo; brass, players and fans. General Manager Lynn Patrick was miffed that high-scoring center Bronco Horvath wasn&rsquo;t named to the first team. Coach Milt Schmidt felt selectors had snubbed a deserving candidate in defenseman Bob Armstrong.</p><p>The most unconcerned about the balloting? Horvath and Armstrong.</p><p>Horvath, picked as the second team center, was asked how he felt.</p><p>&ldquo;To tell the truth, I hadn&rsquo;t given the All-Star team too much thought,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t knock Jean Beliveau. He&rsquo;s a wonderful player.&rdquo;</p><p>Linemate Johnny Bucyk, however, felt his Uke Line center had been short-changed.</p><p>&ldquo;How can selectors not pick Bronc after the first half he&rsquo;s had?&rdquo; asked Bucyk. &ldquo;It just goes to show you a lot of the selectors base their picks on what a player has done in other seasons, not just in the first half of the season.&rdquo;</p><p>Vic Stasiuk, Horvath&rsquo;s hard-rock right wing, had a different opinion.</p><p>&ldquo;The team they picked was a good one,&rdquo; said Stasiuk. &ldquo;Beliveau? He&rsquo;s the greatest, that&rsquo;s all.&rdquo;</p><p>Patrick, just back from a 13-day inspection of the Bruins&rsquo; junior affiliates in the West, was approached.</p><p>&ldquo;What do you think of the All Star team, Lynn?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I think it was&hellip;,&rdquo;snapped Patrick.</p><p>&ldquo;Why?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Because Horvath wasn&rsquo;t the No. 1 center and because the selectors didn&rsquo;t give Armstrong a fair shake,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Armstrong was one of the league&rsquo;s steadiest defenseman all the way through the first half. How could selectors ignore him? Off what I&rsquo;ve seen this season, Armstrong certainly ranks up there with the best in the league.&rdquo;</p><p>Schmidt, too, felt Armstrong deserved more attention. The balding defenseman polled 28 votes to rank behind Doug Harvey (88), Marcel Pronovst (44), Tom Johnson (39) and Allan Stanley (35).</p><p>&ldquo;Army&rsquo;s probably the best defensive defenseman in the league,&rdquo; said Schmidt. &ldquo;He hasn&rsquo;t Harvey&rsquo;s color and he doesn&rsquo;t rush the puck as much, so people don&rsquo;t notice him, but he&rsquo;s done an exceptional job for us all season. I honestly feel he deserved to make the first or second team.&rdquo;</p><p>Armstrong, however, had no squawks.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy I got as many votes as I did,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This is the best I&rsquo;ve ever done. I have no complaints.&rdquo;</p><p>Being snubbed by All-Star selectors is no strange situation in Boston. A year ago stylish center Don McKenney missed the second All Star spot by one wispy vote to Montreal&rsquo;s Henri Richard. McKenney, who also played left wing, was victimized by selectors who mentioned him among the wings. The NHL has cautioned selectors against similar mishaps this season.</p><p>The Bruins had no representatives on last season&rsquo;s team, placed Captain Ferny Flaman on the second team in 1957-58, Flaman and left wing Real Chevrefils in 1956-57 and were shut out in 195556.</p><p>Of the 12 players selected to last year&rsquo;s All-Star teams, exactly half were members of teams that didn&rsquo;t make the playoffs&mdash;New York and Detroit. The Rangers placed Gadsby and Bathgate on the first club, the Wings Howe, Sawchuk, Pronovost and Delvecchio on the second team.</p><p>After years of being snubbed, the Bruins&mdash;although they&rsquo;re not happy about the situation&mdash;are getting accustomed to a blankety-blank at All-Star time.</p><h2>John Kuenster Chicago Dailey News</h2><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>There was a general concensus among the Black Hawks that the hockey writers were pretty much on the beam with their first half All tar selections.</p><p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s an excellent call,&rdquo; said coach Rudy Pilous who has been plugging right along for his powerful left winger, Bobby Hull, as a prime All-Star candidate.</p><p>Pilous was sorry to see goalie Glenn Hall neglected for first or second billing, but appreciated the difficulty in choosing between Jacques Plante and Terry Sawchuk.</p><p>&ldquo;Hall has played as well as any of them,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but I guess you&rsquo;ve got to go along on the goals-against record.&rdquo;</p><p>Pilous, nonetheless, feels Hall has been &ldquo;one of the main reasons&rdquo; with the Hawks are in the running for the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>Veteran Ted Lindsay said he was &ldquo;disappointed Hall couldn&rsquo;t make it. I feel he&rsquo;s entitled to it.&rdquo;</p><p>Captain Ed Litzenberger thought the writers were &ldquo;very close on their picks.&rdquo; He felt Sawchuk might have been given the edge over Plante. &ldquo;Terry had a terrific first half. He held them (Red Wings) in there while they weren&rsquo;t scoring too many goals.&rdquo;</p><p>He said Bronco Horvath, second team center, merited consideration off his first half scoring record, &ldquo;but you&rsquo;d still have to pick Beliveau as the better hockey player.&rdquo;</p><p>Litz thought Marcel Pronovost was a good choice for the first team defensive tandem. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s played both sides for the Red Wings, and he&rsquo;s played very well,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>Personally, the writer doesn&rsquo;t think there were any glaring omissions on the first two teams. Bobby Hull&rsquo;s &ldquo;arrival&rdquo; certainly picked up the Hawks when it looked as though they might slide out of sight. Hall, too, has been equal to Plante and Sawchuk, but in the\first half didn&rsquo;t have the defense in front of him that the latter two had.</p><p>Harvey looks like he&rsquo;s gone back a little, but he still belongs on the first team.</p><h2>Stan Fischler New York Journal American</h2><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>If there was any eyebrow-raising in New York over the All-Star selections it was caused by Jacques Plante&rsquo;s selection as top goalie instead of Terry Sawchuk.</p><p>No one, however, will call for a sweeping revision of the star picking system because of the choice. It merely was a question of taste&mdash;pick one of two goodies.</p><p>&ldquo;I was a little surprised the writers took Plante over Sawchuk,&rdquo; said Ranger g.m. Muzz Patrick. &ldquo;On the whole, though, I find nothing wrong with the selections.&rdquo;</p><p>Coach Alf Pike concurs.</p><p>&ldquo;The goalkeeping could go one way or another&mdash;it went the other,&rdquo; Alf said. Obviously, he&rsquo;s a Sawchuk man.</p><p>Pressed about other nominations, Patrick said he didn&rsquo;t expect Marcel Pronovost to get the nod over Tom Johnson, &ldquo;though I can&rsquo;t fault the choice.&rdquo; He also expressed surprise at Bronco Horvath&rsquo;s poor second to Jean Beliveau in the center balloting.</p><p>&ldquo;All in all,&rdquo; Muzz concluded, &ldquo;the voting was well done.&rdquo;</p><p>Pike said he was surprised at some of &lsquo;the runaway selections like Gordie Howe and Doug Harvey. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think they&rsquo;d get as many,&rdquo; Alf commented.</p><p>He thought defensemen Bob Armstrong and Harry Howell rated more votes than they received.</p><p>This viewer has no complaint with the picks except, perhaps, for Pronovost who we had on the second team. Tom Johnson was our first team choice. Our second team vent according to form with the exception of defense. We had Pronovost and Howell.</p><p>Our third team differed at leftwing. We went with Dickie Moorever Bert Olmstead. Also on defense. Carl Brewer and Pierre Piote were our picks over Bob Armstrong and Bill Gadsby.</p><p>Overall, the choices were so satisfactory that even Phil Watson at his most querelous could not kick about them.</p><h2>The First Team</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01413/1993154-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="272" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jacques Plante Goal</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02395/1993147-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="271" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Doug Harvey Defense</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03358/1993140-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="232" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marcel Pronovost Defense</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04273/1993133-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="276" height="466"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jean Beliveau Centre</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05196/1993126-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="298" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Howe Right Wing</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-06128/1993119-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="247" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Hull Left Wing</b></figcaption></div><h2>The Second Team</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0769/1993112-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="292" height="470"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuk Goal</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0842/1993105-1-eng-US/f0002-082.jpg" title="f0002-08" width="281" height="462"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tom Johnson Defense</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0928/1993098-1-eng-US/f0002-092.jpg" title="f0002-09" width="275" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Allan Stanley Defense</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1017/1993091-1-eng-US/f0002-102.jpg" title="f0002-10" width="292" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bronco Horvath Centre</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1112/1993084-1-eng-US/f0002-112.jpg" title="f0002-11" width="274" height="469"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Andy Bathgate Right Wing</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1210/1993077-1-eng-US/f0002-122.jpg" title="f0002-12" width="287" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dean Prentice Left Wing</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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The Experts Speak On 1st Half Stars

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Following is a complete list of every player who polled one or more points in the first half balloting for the 1959-60 All-Stars:</p><p>Goal&mdash;Jacques Plante, Montreal, 68; Terry Sawchuk, Detroit, 65; Glenn Hall, Chicago, 22; Johnny Bower, Toronto, 7.</p><p>Defense&mdash;Doug Harvey, Montreal, 88; Marcel Pronovost, Detroit, 44; Tom Johnson, Montreal, 39; Allan Stanley, Toronto, 35; Bob Armstrong, Boston, 28; Bill Gadsby, New York, 20; Pierre Pilote, Chicago, 19; Red Kelly, Detroit, 13; Fern Flaman, Boston, 8; Doug Mohns, Boston, 8; Carl Brewer, Toronto, 7; Tim Horton, Toronto, 6; Elmer Vasko, Chicago, 4; Harry Howell, New York, 4; Jim Morrison, Detroit, 1.</p><p>Center&mdash;Jean Beliveau, Montreal, 84; Bronco Horvath, Boston, 50; Henri Richard, Montreal, 24; Don McKenney, Boston, 2; Bob Pulford, Toronto, 2.</p><p>Right Wing&mdash;Gordie Howe, Detroit, 90; Andy Bathgate, New York, 34; Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal, 33; George Armstrong, Toronto, 3; Vic Stasiuk, Boston, 2.</p><p>Left Wing&mdash;Bobby Hull, Chicago, 84; Dean Prentice, New York, 30; Bert Olmstead, Toronto, 25; Dickie Moore, Montreal, 20; Johnny Bucyk, Boston, 1; Ron Murphy, Chicago, 1; Gary Aldcorn, Detroit, 1.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Thirty-Six Players Listen In Voting

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01412/1993209-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Charley Burns, left poses with linemate Jean Guy Gendron and Johnny Bucyk after whipping the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. Charley, a draftee from the Detroit Red Wings, had been used mostly as a checker with the Bruins. Coach Milt Schmidt put him on a line with Gendron and Mackell and the trio came to life, with Burns upping his scoring average game after game.</b></figcaption></div><h2>Burns Smile&hellip;&hellip;In Blaze 0f Glory</h2><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The Bruins for the last three seasons have had outstanding scoring strength down the middle, as represented by two centers.</p><p>The two are Bronco Horvath and Don McKenney, leading scorers regularly.</p><p>But since mid-season the Bruins have added unexpected depth at center, as provided by Charley Burns.</p><p>This is Burns&rsquo; first season here. The 23&#8208;year old forward, winner of the outstanding player award in the 1958 World Amateur championship, came last summer.</p><p>The Bruins acquired him from the Detroit Red Wings with whom, in his one professional season, he had built a &ldquo;good field, no hit&rdquo; reputation.</p><p>But Burns, besides playing well defensively for the Bruins, has been increasing his scoring ability.</p><p>For Detroit a year ago he scored only nine goals in 70 games. For the Bruins this season he scored his eighth goal in his 33rd game. That&rsquo;s not a spectacular scoring pace, as compared to those set by Horvath and McKenney, but Charley hasn&rsquo;t been playing regularly since the start of the season, either.</p><p>&ldquo;And his first assignment Is to check the opposition, anyway,&rdquo; pointed out Milt Schmidt, who gave Burns a regular turn earlier this month.</p><p>&ldquo;When I set up the line on which Burns centers for Flem Mackell and Guy Gendron, I was thinking of it in terms of a good checking line. After all, Charley&rsquo;s a good checker and skater, Mackell is smart and experienced and Gendron has done a lot of penalty-killing in this league.</p><p>&ldquo;So when Burns scores for us, I consider that an extra dividend. And what pleases me even more is showing as a scoring opportunist. He&rsquo;s alert and aggressive around the other team&rsquo;s net, and there&rsquo;s no reason why he shouldn&rsquo;t have a presentable scoring record at the end of the year.&rdquo;</p><p>Before the Bruins began their schedule Schmidt tabbed Burns as his trouble shooter. Burns, said the Bruins&rsquo; coach, would be used wherever a line was sagging. His beat would be all the beats&mdash;left wing, center, right wing, the penalty-killing detail.</p><p>Except for the three weeks he was out with an injury, that was how Charley spent the first half of the season. He became a line regular in a post-holiday reorganization.</p><p>Schmidt did some juggling to equip Burns with wings. Gendron, the Bruins&rsquo; second high scorer, behind Horvath, for most of the first half, was moved from left wing to right wing. Mackell, who had been restricted by a back injury, was inserted at left wing.</p><p>The first game in which Burns, Mackell and Gendron played as a unit Burns and Mackell made goals and the line did an effective checking job on Chicago&rsquo;s Million Dollar line of Bobby Hull, Bill Hay and Murray Balfour.</p><p>In their second game Gendron and Burns scored and Schmidt began pinching himself. But the coach took a practical view of the development.</p><p>&ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t uncommon for a new line to get off to a fast start,&rdquo; Milt opined. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have any extravagant ideas about how many goals they&rsquo;ll average. But I do expect them to continue to play well.</p><p>&ldquo;And seeing Burns do well as a regular center doesn&rsquo;t make me feel badly, either,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s nice to know we seem to be developing depth there behind Horvath and McKenney.&rdquo;</p><p>The formation of the Burns-Mackell-Gendron line coincided with an apparent improvement in the Bruins&rsquo; fortunes. They struggled through late November and December, falling into fifth place early this month.</p><p>But with Schmidt having an able-bodied squad after an epidemic of injuries, the Bruins&rsquo; showing became better. They moved into the heavy part of their January schedule with six wins in a stretch of nine games, and if they weren&rsquo;t pulling away from Chicago they were moving up on both Toronto and Detroit, teams which they figured to lead at season&rsquo;s end anyway.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Burns Hops Bench To Help Spark Bears

<p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>OSTON, Mass.&mdash;You would think that the Detroit Red Wings would be the last club to part with Charley Burns, the 5&rsquo;11&rdquo;, 174 pound centre with the silver plate in his noggin. For years the American clubs have been looking for players who can attract the American fan to their arenas. The best way to do that is through American players. The Detroit Red Wings had a natural in Burns. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 14, 1936.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Charley Was A Natural For Red Wings To Grab

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p><b>Founded October 1st, 1947</b></p><p><b>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd., 1434 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.</b></p><p><b>Ken McKenzie, Len Bramson, Will V. Cote,</b></p><p><b>Publisher Editor-in-Chief General Manager</b></p><p><b>Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada end the British Commonwealth; $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries</b></p><p><b>Entered as second-class matter, October 3, 1953, at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879 Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa</b></p><p><b>Printed in Canada</b></p><p><b>Vol. 13 MONTREAL, JANUARY 23, 1960 No. 17</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01476/1993309-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div><p>&bull; &ldquo;<b>CANADA FACES</b> Crucial Test&rdquo; at Olympics is the title of a very informing and provocative story appearing in the January issue of HOCKEY PICTORIAL. It is written by Stan Obodiac, a former player and coach who has taken Canadian teams throughout Europe on exhibition tours several times and who also coached in Europe for several years&hellip;Stan Fischler, the razor-sharp New York hockey writer, has a fine yarn in the same issue titled &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Have More Penalty Shots!&rdquo;&hellip;One of hockey&rsquo;s greatest thrill producers is seldom seen now. The fans want to know why&hellip;A fine painting of Toronto&rsquo;s Carl Brewer by Tex Coulter appears on the cover of this same issue of HOCKEY PICTORIAL&hellip;Boston defense partners, Fern Flaman and Aut Erickson, have the same birth date, January 25, but it is 11 years apart&hellip;First thing Johnny Bucyk did when he had the cast from his shoulder injury removed was to get into a tub of hot water&hellip;&ldquo;Never felt so dirty in my life,&rdquo; he said&hellip;King Clancy thinks Roger Cote, the OHA Junior League&rsquo;s &ldquo;Bad Man,&rdquo; is a sure-fire National Leaguer&hellip;&ldquo;He shouldn&rsquo;t be playing junior. He&rsquo;s too good. Rochester wants to turn him pro now,&rdquo; Clancy enthused&hellip;Cote is currently playing with Rochester on a five-game trial&hellip;Toe Blake was our guest on Hockey Preview last Saturday and the extremely successful Montreal coach did a splendid job&hellip;This is the third season for Hockey Preview over WCAX-TV, Burlington, Vermont, and the sponsor once again is Cabinet Cigars&hellip;Detroit Red Wings will attempt a campaign to stop fans from throwing things on the ice. Gordie Howe is writing a letter which will be distributed to the fans. He will refer to the unnecessary injury suffered by Vic Stasiuk during a game in Chicago. Stasiuk stepped on a piece of trash, tumbled into the boards and cut his head for 17 stitches.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02442/1993302-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="263" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Bucyk</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>SOME OF</b> the New York writers have been taking digs at the Rangers management. They mention the players the Rangers have lost such as Bronco Horvath, Johnny Bower and Ron Murphy&hellip;and how much these players would be able to help the New Yorkers today&hellip;Benny Bertini, trainer of the 1956 United States Olympic team and a member of several U.S. teams that have travelled to Europe, thinks the United States team can win at Squaw Valley&hellip;&ldquo;We can skate with those European teams,&rdquo; he said&hellip;&ldquo;We can make plays almost on a par with the Russians. We can outshoot them, and we have two good goalies,&rdquo; Benny added&hellip;Optimism is high in the States that this might be the year the United States won the Olympic title&hellip;One of the best hockey pictures taken appears on page 52 of the Official National Hockey Annual. It shows Fern Flaman giving his battling partner, Henri Richard, a hip check which is sending the Pocket Rocket flying through the air&hellip;Incidentally, the Fern Flaman Night will be held in Boston on January 31&hellip;and they say it will be a great success&hellip;Nice to see Allan Stanley make the Second All-Star Team. Al has played some of the finest hockey of his career this season and he has a good chance to make an NHL All-Star Team for the first time this Spring&hellip;Stanley has been one of the major factors in Toronto&rsquo;s fine showing this season. He has been their leader and key player and it is only fitting that he is now starting to gain the recognition he so justly deserves.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03366/1993295-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="282" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fern Flaman</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>THE NEW YORK</b> Rangers are reported to be ready to listen to offers for Eddie Shack&hellip;Shack has been their biggest disappointment this season, but remains good trade bait&hellip;Coach Alf Pike had a bitter word to say about those who are ready to blame the goaler for every defeat&hellip;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s no cinch playing 70 games in the net with that puck coming at you 100 miles an hour night after night. What fans don&rsquo;t realize is that sometimes another player makes a mistake that helps put that puck into the net.&rdquo;&hellip;And speaking of goalers, the Rangers might see one of their ex-prospects playing against them next season. It&rsquo;s the feeling in Boston that Bruce Gamble, now with Providence Reds, will beat out both Harry Lumley and Don Simmons for the regular Boston job next season&hellip;The Bruins drafted Gamble from the Rangers&hellip;Unfortunately the Rangers couldn&rsquo;t protect him, and the Bruins picked him up&hellip;Cliff Pennington, who criticized the Kitchener operation last week, is a chattel of the Montreal Canadiens and was one of their last training camp cuts&hellip;They are keeping a close eye on him&hellip;The Canadiens have only NHL rights to Cliff, so he can play his minor hockey where he likes&hellip;We&rsquo;re off on a trip around the Eastern Hockey League this week, and intend to see games in Washington, Charlotte, Greensboro and Johnstown&hellip;This is a prospering league, that might be enlarged again next season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04308/1993288-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="282" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Shack</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By SCOTT YOUNG</div><p><b>In The Toronto Gloge And Mail</b></p><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>I suppose you all though I was kidding last week when I listed my selections for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy&mdash;a gong for gentleman hockey players in the National Hockey League&mdash;as Rocket Richard, Carl Brewer, Ted Lindsay, Lou Fontinato, Andy Bathgate, Jack Evans and Leo LaBine.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05279/1993340-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="280" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Leo LaBine</b></figcaption></div><p>For once you were right; I was kidding, I had to admit as much last weekend when the Boston Bruins were in town. Why? Well, if you could have seen Leo LaBine when he came to me, his normally devil-may-care, laughing blue eyes filled with tears.</p><p>&ldquo;The guys,&rdquo; he said earnestly, &ldquo;my buddies of the frozen aqua (he is addicted to a courtly and old world form of speech, as often is the case among residents of North Bay), they are bugging me something fierce about this, will not let me rest.&rdquo;</p><p>The crowning insults had come that morning when he had checked his equipment for the game that night. Sponge-rubber pads had been placed on the butt-ends of all his hockey sticks.</p><p>The signet ring which he normally uses as a knuckleduster was missing its stone, and a marshmallow was mounted in its place.</p><p>Someone had crocheted Love Thy Neighbour across the seat of his long underwear, and had doused it in eau de cologne.</p><p>&ldquo;And when I go into the showers, nobody will even hand me my bath salts any more unless I say, &lsquo;Pretty please&rsquo;,&rdquo; he sobbed. &ldquo;I am just about ruined!&rdquo;</p><p>So okay, I retracted.</p><p>I didn&rsquo;t really pick LaBine for the Byng. Or any of the other six named above.</p><p>Actually, I picked: 1. Allan Stanley; 2, Jean Beliveau; 3, Henri Richard.</p><p>Why didn&rsquo;t I do as I am assured the selectors in other National Hockey League cities do&mdash;simply pick three men with the fewest penalties among the highest scorers?</p><p>Because I do not believe that the terms of the Byng call for such a method of selection. The instructions to selectors are plain. &ldquo;Sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability, yes. But also, &ldquo;&hellip;it is not a no-penalty award.&rdquo;</p><p>So I take it that any excellent player who performs his tasks without or deliberately dirty play should be considered for the Byng.</p><p>In that case, why go to an Andy Hebenton, Alex Delvecchio or Camille Henry when there are more effective players around?</p><p>Stanley has a remarkable record. In addition to his choice on defense of the league-s second all star team in the mid-season balloting, he should be considered for the Hart Trophy (most valuable to team). Playing a position in which it is traditionally difficult to avoid penalties, he had served only 12 minutes in penalties up to last. Sunday night.</p><p>Other players in the league have great respect for his method of play.</p><p>Once after one of his checks, an injured player was asked if the check had been clean.</p><p>&ldquo;Certainly,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Stanley doesn&rsquo;t throw any other kind.&rdquo;</p><p>I trust some of the other selectors were thinking along these lines.</p><p>A lot of what is said for Stanley goes for Beliveau and Henri Richard, too&mdash;they have a lot more penalties, but both are clean, first-rate players.</p><p>And I just hope that none of them take this honor as hard as LaBine did, poor chap.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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LaBine For Byng Embarrassing For Boston’s Battler

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06237/1993378-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg"></div><p><b>Toronto Star</b></p><h2>The Weapon in Horvath&rsquo;s Luggage</h2><p>Vic Stasiuk wouldn&rsquo;t betray surprise if Bronco Horvath skated out, some night, wearing gaiters in place of his regular shinny knickers. Stasiuk would go about his business of digging the puck from the corners and sweeping it out in front of the net where Bronco could get a smash at it. Sooner or later, it would become obvious that Bronco had some practical and profitable use for the gaiters.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07196/1993371-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="544" height="555"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bronco Horvath</b></figcaption></div><p>Years ago, when Stasiuk and Horvath were teammates in the Western Canada league, Horvath once asked Vic if he would mind lugging his duffle bag upstairs to their hotel room while Bronco answered a phone call. Stasiuk agreed. The weight of the bag almost broke his back. He opened it to see whether Horvath was a hitacker or just a collector of old stove lids.</p><p>Inside the sack, he found these items, along with the hockey gear: a length of broom handle, with an extra long shoelace attached; an eight-pound flatiron. Stasiuk&rsquo;s first suspicion was that Bronco had planned the perfect crime: he intended to erase somebody with the flatiron and recover the murder weapon without leaving any fingerprints.</p><p>Confronted with the killer&rsquo;s tools, Horvath explained them easily. You hold the broomstick at arm&rsquo;s length in front of you shoulder-high, with the flatiron swinging at the end of the shoestring. Now, begin twisting the broomstick in your hands so the shoestring winds around it When the flatiron has been drawn up to the stick, start letting it go down, a notch at a time. Repeat the exercise until the blisters begin,</p><p>&ldquo;Pretty soon, he had me trying it,&rdquo; Stasiuk recalls. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one of the best muscle-builders I ever saw for wrists, biceps, fingers, neck, and shoulders. That&rsquo;s one of the reasons he scores so many goals. He has amazing strength in his hands and arms, for a medium-built man. I don&rsquo;t know whether he will win the NHL scoring championship or not. All I know is that you can&rsquo;t under-estimate him. No player in the league gets his shot away faster than Bronco does.&rdquo;</p><h2>They&rsquo;ll Take Playoff Bonuses</h2><p>Bronco&rsquo;s fellow-members of the busy Boston Uke Line, Stasiuk and Johnny Bucyk, will suffer no twinges of envy if they see Horvath collecting post-season G-notes for meritorious service&mdash;such as making the all-star, winning the Hart trophy or leading the league in scoring. If they do the digging and Bronco picks up the potatoes, it&rsquo;s all for the good of the common cause.</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget I played on the same team as Gordie Howe at Detroit,&rdquo; Stasiuk reminds. &ldquo;That big guy won me a lot-of playoff loot. I was only a third-stringer with the Red Wings but I collected those bonuses, along with the best of them. If The Chief (their name for Bucyk) and I can get that puck out to Bronco, we know there&rsquo;s a pretty good chance it will wind up in the net. The more goals he gets, the better our chances of being in the playoffs.&rdquo;</p><p>If there&rsquo;s a leader on the Uke Line, Stasiuk isn&rsquo;t admitting it. There&rsquo;s continuous friendly conflict between him and Horvath. In their minor league days, they squabbled in the pool rooms all over western Canada. At every stopover, they visited a local pool hall to decide the city championship. No title was determined without bitter bickering.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a well-known fact the Ukes never were the kind who could leave their hockey game in the rink. They took it home with them for dissection and debate when they lived together at Boston. The argument always raged between Horvath and Stasiuk. Bucyk would speak his piece once and disappear. The other pair would keep the issue alive until they had insulted each other into a two or three-day silence.</p><p>Despite those temporary estrangements, there never has been any real disagreement among them&mdash;nothing to compare with the working-day truce which kept the famous double-play combination of Tinkers to Evers to Chance operating. On the field, the Chicago threesome worked like a well-oiled machine. Off the field, they ignored each other.</p><p>Bucyk and Horvath are almost inseparable. They spend much of their spare time together. The Stasiuks have four children, so they&rsquo;re not able to enjoy a great deal of time with the Bucyks and the Horvaths socially.</p><p>&ldquo;Bronco is a great guy,&rdquo; Stasiuk praises, &ldquo;but he&rsquo;s awful miserable to live with when he isn&rsquo;t getting goals. That&rsquo;s another reason I want to keep him scoring.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Speaking on Sport

<p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Sid Abel has room to roam at Olympia now.</p><p>The management took out the first row of seats behind the Red Wing bench to allow Abel to move along the line and talk to his players.</p><p>Before that Abel was posted at the door in the runway and had to shout down the line to confer with his charges.</p><p>&ldquo;I really gave the new path a workout,&rdquo; Abel said after using it for the first time against New York. But Detroit still lost the game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Sid Abel Has Room To Roam Behind Olympia Bench New

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE HALPIN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03324/1993471-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Billy Hicke</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.-</p><p>Heralded as a possible Calder Cup winner for the Montreal Canadiens this season, rookie Billy Hicke is back in the minor leagues today somewhat disillusioned about the lure of the National Hockey League.</p><p>They said all young Hicke had to do was virtually pull on his skates in the NHL and they&rsquo;d come running with the rookie award.</p><p>But the handsome, 22-year-old westerner has departed from the big time with the same suddenness that hastened his elevation to the NHL this year from Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League after a whirlwind season during which he shattered every conceivable league record.</p><p>Hicke was returned to Rochester for an interim period of 15 days&mdash;but possibly longer&mdash;by the Canadiens after a dismal first-half performance in the NHL. In 32 games he scored but three times and assisted on six others.</p><p>The Canadiens, who envisioned Hicke following in the footsteps of Ralph Backstrom, last year&rsquo;s Calder winner for the Habs, were reluctant to send the fast-skating right winger down.</p><p>But there were several reasons behind Hicke&rsquo;s exit from the NHL.</p><p>Firstly, the return of injured Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard to the Canadiens&rsquo; lineup, made Hicke &lsquo;expendable&rsquo;.</p><p>Secondly, the youngster is apparently in need of more seasoning.</p><p>And finally, the Canadiens for the first time in months were back to normal manpower strength. League rules stipulate that only 17 players, plus a goalkeeper, can be dressed, so if Hicke had been retained, it would have mean&rsquo;t that at least one player would be sitting out future games.</p><h2>Never Was A Threat</h2><p>The Canadiens&rsquo; front office was opposed to such an idea. It was their feeling that Hicke would get regular action at Rochester, where he was a &lsquo;Golden Boy&rsquo; in 1958-59 with the Americans.</p><p>Frank J. Selke, managing director of the Canadiens, said:</p><p>&ldquo;We feel that Hicke will have a greater chance to play in the American League. He needs the opportunity, too, of regaining some of his confidence,&rdquo; declared Selke.</p><p>Selke stressed that Hicke would return to the Canadiens after a 15-day stay in Rochester. Players waived out of the NHL are required by rule to spend that amount of time with the minor league team before they may be recalled.</p><p>The decline of young Hicke in first venture in the big leagues was greeted with mixed emotion around the NHL.</p><p>Some said it was inevitable. Others were of the opinion that he was employing American Lea gue &lsquo;tactics&rsquo; against National League teams and it proved unsuccessful.</p><p>The most logic reasoning was that Hicke had failed to adapt himself to NHL standards. Rival teams there &lsquo;wise&rsquo; to his hilter-skilter rushes up the right boards and his conventional cut across the net.</p><p>One NHL observer said, &ldquo;we were on to him. It didn&rsquo;t take much thinking to figure what he would do when he got the puck.&rdquo; Some NHL clubs hadn&rsquo;t even bothered to defend against Hicke in recent games.</p><p>The rookie winger came into the NHL this year on wings of glowing superlatives. In the American League, he was just plain sensational with Rochester.</p><p>In addition to becoming the first rookie in the league&rsquo;s history to win the scoring championship, Hicke was named to the first all star team; he captured the rookie award; and tied with teammate Rudy Migay for the most valuable player distinction.</p><p>Billy knew how to put the puck in the net and his magnetic goal scoring prowess drew him to the Canadiens. In 69 games with the Americans he scored 41 times and totalled 97 points.</p><p>Despite his demotion, there was still hope he would make his way back to the Canadiens and one person who felt this way was Selke.</p><p>&ldquo;It worked well with Marcel Bonin last year,&rdquo; said Selke. &ldquo;He came back and was a full-fledged star after his return. We feel Hicke will be one too.&rdquo;</p><h2>Siow On The Draw<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Habs Still Sure “Billy The Kid” Can Pull The Trigger In Big Time

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Battle-scarred Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard returned to action just in time to watch his perennial rival, Gordie Howe of Detroit nullify one of his long-standing NHL records.</p><p>Howe collected his 945th point in league competition against Chicago Black Hawks the night of Jan. 13 to tie the Rocket for the record. It took Richard 18 seasons to compile his mark and Howe 13.</p><p>Howe was also in a position to threathen Richard&rsquo;s goal-scoring feat of 531. Recently he bagged the 436th of his career setting him closer to becoming hockey&rsquo;s next 500-goal scorer.</p><p>One record Howe already holds over the Rocket is in most assists in a lifetime. The Detroit ace has 509 compared to 414 for Richard.</p><p>Howe even has the edge on the Rocket in years. Gordie is 31 and Maurice 38.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rocket Returns In Time To See Howe Tie Points Mark

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01503/1993526-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DON SIMMONS</b></figcaption></div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The wearing of a face mask has regained for Don Simmons the regular goalkeeping job with the Bruins which he held for the past two years.</p><p>Toe Blake, coach of the Montreal Canadiens, makes no bones about his dislike for the face mask being worn by Jacques Plante, his imaginative goalkeeper.</p><p>But Milt Schmidt, coach of the Bruins, feels differently.</p><p>Schmidt believes Simmons a better goalkeeper with his mask than he was before he adopted it in mid-December.</p><p>And the Bruins&rsquo; coach has emphasized his opinion by naming dapper Don his regular for the duration.</p><p>&ldquo;The job is his to hold,&rdquo; declared Schmidt after Simmons completed a brilliant three-game stretch by shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs here.</p><p>&ldquo;As long as Don continues to play. well he&rsquo;ll be my goalkeeper and Harry Lumley will be the standby,&rdquo; said Schmidt. &ldquo;Simmons has been more effective since he got the mask.&rdquo;</p><p>Schmidt put himself on record as approving the Simmons mask, differing in several respects from the Plante model, after watching Don in practice.</p><p>&ldquo;He gets down for the low shots and the screened shots,&rdquo; opinioned Milt, &ldquo;and he certainly looks better in practice than he ever did.&rdquo;</p><p>If Simmons was hampered to any extent by his facial protection in its early showings here, the trouble wasn&rsquo;t noticeable. His shutout of Toronto was his first of the season, the first for the Bruins in 49 games, and a slick exhibition in all respects.</p><p>Dapper Don accepted his nomination to steady employement with his customary aplomb, reiterating his comments on the wearing of a mask.</p><p>&ldquo;It enables a goalkeeper to block a shot with his face if necessary,&rdquo; Simmons pointed out, &ldquo;so it makes the screened shot less of a problem. A mask should help any goalkeeper once he&rsquo;s accustomed to it.&rdquo;</p><p>Of more pertinent interest to Simmons, on the basis of history, is a run of good health for the remainder of the season. He has never enjoyed such a run here.</p><p>Two years ago he went out in mid-season with multiple shoulder injuries after being jammed against the goal in Detroit.</p><p>Last season he underwent an emergency appendectomy in Detroit on March 1.</p><p>Both times the veteran Lumley came to the, rescue of the Bruins. If Schmidt sticks to the plan he laid down recently, big Lum will serve as an available lifesaver for the rest of this season.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never liked this business of alternating goalies,&rdquo; Schmidt has said time and again. &ldquo;I dont think it is fair to the goalies and I think it works a hardship on the team. The other players have to adjust to different styles when there&rsquo;s a change.&rdquo;</p><h2>Fingered For The Job<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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“Job His To Hold” Is Schmidt’s Answer To Don’s Fine Net Work

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.-</p><p>An article in a recent issue of a national magazine called the Maple Leafs&rsquo; Carl Brewer &ldquo;hockey&rsquo;s newest bad man.&rdquo;</p><p>National Hockey League statistics seem to bear out this tag. During Leafs&rsquo; first 40 games this season, Brewer had served a league-leading 104 minutes in penalties. Last year, as a rookie, Brewer put in 125 minutes of penalty time.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02383/1993557-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="532" height="544"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Carl Brewer</b></figcaption></div><p>Brewer doesn&rsquo;t mind what writers might decide to call him but he doesn&rsquo;t necessarily agree he&rsquo;s a bad man. He&rsquo;d sooner be remembered as a first-class defenceman, which he also happens to be.</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget,&rdquo; Brewer points out, &ldquo;those 104 minutes include four 10-minute misconducts. That&rsquo;s four too many in my opinion. They&rsquo;re crazy. They accomplish nothing and you&rsquo;re lost to your club for half a period. And they cost you $25 each.</p><p>&ldquo;You can put them down to bad temper, too. My last one, for example. First I stop a shot with my hand and it was throbbing to beat the band. Then I go in behind the goal and I-get a stick in the neck. I turned to the referee and asked what about a penalty. He said it was an accident, so I blew my cork. Next thing I knew I was gone for 10.</p><p>&ldquo;But you subtract those 40 minutes, plus two major penalties, and I don&rsquo;t figure I&rsquo;m getting too many penalties. Any minor I get now is pretty well accidental, like if I stick-check a guy and he falls over my stick.</p><p>&ldquo;But the holding and tripping bits are out. I was getting a few of those early in the season but I&rsquo;ve cut them out. I feel pretty good about my penalties, which were a problem last season, except for those misconducts. You know, I didn&rsquo;t get a single one last season.</p><p>&ldquo;And I hope I&rsquo;ve had my last this season.&rdquo;</p><p>How do Brewer&rsquo;s bosses feel about his skyrocketing penalty totals?</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s no problem,&rdquo; says coach Punch Imlach. &ldquo;If I thought his penalties were hurting the team or his play, I&rsquo;d get after him about it. But the way things stand, I don&rsquo;t intend to tamper with his style of play.&rdquo;</p><h2>His Absence Proved To Leafs Just How Good He is</h2><p>Brewer has been operating under a severe handicap lately. In Chicago Jan. 3, he was bodychecked from behind and he wrenched a back muscle. The following Wednesday, a collision with Marcel Pronovost sidelined him for the remainder of the game (Pronovost broke his nose for the 15th time in the same crackup). That Saturday, he attempted to play again but could work intermittent shifts. He accompanied the team to Boston for a Suday game but didn&rsquo;t get on the ice.</p><p>Brewer&rsquo;s absence taught Leafs two things: one, Carl is a real asset to both the defence and the attack; two, they now have a competent spare defenceman in Marc Reaume. Marc skated beside Bobby Baun in Brewer&rsquo;s spot and did a good job. If he gets the opportunity to play regularly, he could develop into one of the league&rsquo;s most damaging body checkers.</p><p>Brewer&rsquo;s points output has declined somewhat this term. Last year, he had 24 points on three goals and 21 assists. Over the first 40 games, he had only eight points.</p><p>In spite of that, Brewer has become one of Leafs&rsquo; best puck-carriers. He gets the puck out of his own zone as quickly as any rearguard in the league and never misdirects it. He always passes accurately or leads a rush himself. Equally important, he always hurtles back to his defensive post, as soon as his part in the play is completed.</p><p><b>NOTES:</b> Johnny Bower came back strong last time Imlach gave him a holiday. So after the Jan. 9-10 doubleheader with Boston Bruins, Imlach gave his goalie two days off, while he whipped the rest of the team through two tough workouts&hellip;Bert Olmstead was to wear a specially-made harness on his injured knee, when he returned to the lineup after a one-month absence&hellip;Bobby Pulford and George Armstrong continue to lead Leaf point-getters&hellip;No sign yet of Dick Duff&rsquo;s annual second-half surge. With 30 games to go, he had nine goals and 10 assists&hellip;Only Pulford, Armstrong and Johhny Wilson had outscored Stanley at that point in the schedule&hellip;Even though Brewer leads the league individually, two teams have totalled more penalties than Leafs. They are Chicago and, of course, Boston.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Brewer Nixes Bad Man Label Misconducts Just Swell Tab

f0006-03

HOCKEY STARS OF 1960

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>While plunging full-tilt into his new job as director of farm personnel for the Rangers, Phil Watson indicated his availability as an NHL coach for the 1960-61 season.</p><p>In an exclusive HOCKEY NEWS interview, Watson said he would consider an offer from any big league club &ldquo;if there&rsquo;s something sensational.&rdquo; He was believed to be referring to a contract.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01454/1993619-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="292" height="465"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Phil Watson</b></figcaption></div><p>Asked specifically if he would accept a bid from his arch-foe Punch Imlach, general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Watson nodded. &ldquo;Of course, I&rsquo;d coach for Imlach,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;d get along with the sonfagun.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;A coach is a coach,&rdquo; Watson said. &ldquo;I work for the organization. In Toronto it&rsquo;s not Imlach I&rsquo;d work for but the Maple Leaf Gardens. In New York it&rsquo;s not Muzz (Patrick) it&rsquo;s the Garden. In Chicago it&rsquo;s not Tommy Ivan it would be the Stadium.&rdquo;</p><p>However, Watson made it clear that as of now he is working for the Rangers.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not giving a thought to that (meaning the coaching opportunities) now,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The Rangers have plans for me. I&rsquo;m not taking my salary and saying goodbye, I&rsquo;m waiting. If I get a sensational offer I&rsquo;ll think about it.&rdquo;</p><p>The ex-Ranger coach appeared to be fully recovered from the ulcer operation which brought about his removal from bench work. In the last few weeks he gave the impression of the jaunty, dynamic character he was while coaching the Blues.</p><p>Someone suggested the other day that Watson belonged on the bench, not in an office. He roared approvingly. His laugh had the raucous tang that used to reverberate throughout the Garden press room. No doubt, this was the Watson of old.</p><p>With customary elan he discussed his new job.</p><p>&ldquo;I was getting gosh darn sick and tired of sitting around doing nothing,&rdquo; Phil exploded. &ldquo;I was damn glad when Muzz said he wanted me to go out and look at some of the teams.&rdquo;</p><p>Watson currently is scouting American League clubs with hopes of finding a prospect for the Rangers. He will follow this with a tour de force of the Eastern Professional League, followed by the Western League and the juniors.</p><p>&ldquo;I think I know what the trouble with the Rangers is. I&rsquo;m going to try to see if I can find something to remedy it.&rdquo;</p><p>He was asked to disclose the &ldquo;trouble&rdquo; but he declined. Instead, he gave more of an insight into his new job.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to look at Springfield,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;They have this guy Pidhirny. Well, this may be the guy the Rangers need to kill a penalty because that&rsquo;s been a problem with the Rangers. He&rsquo;s not too old and maybe he can help out for a couple of years.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Watson Indicates Hell Listen To Coaching Offers

<div class="byline">By JOHN KUENSTER</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>It was a decisive victory and left an obvious conclusion: the Black Hawks will be in the Stanley Cup playoffs again this season.</p><p>In flattering the Detroit Red Wings. 5-2. at the Chicago Stadium Wednesday, January 13, the Hawks moved within one point of fourth place Boston.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02419/1993657-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="279" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rudy Pilous</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about time we beat these guys,&rdquo; said Tod Sloan as he puffed thoughtfully on a stogie.</p><p>&ldquo;We beat them again in Detroit Saturday, and we&rsquo;ll be in reach of third place. We&rsquo;ve moving now. This club has jelled.&rdquo;</p><p>Sloan came close to getting the &ldquo;hat trick,&rdquo; pumping two goals past Terry Sawchuk.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a long time since I had a &lsquo;hat trick,&rsquo;&ldquo;he commented. &ldquo;Last one was ten years ago against Chicago.&rdquo;</p><p>It was a happy night for. the Hawks on all counts, even if Sloan missed scoring his third goal.</p><p>He almost had it, in the third period when Sawchuk stopped him in close.</p><p>&ldquo;I was right on top of him,&rdquo; said the veteran center who has now notched 203 goals in National Hockey League play. &ldquo;Maybe I did it too fast. I didn&rsquo;t get the puck high enough.&rdquo;</p><p>It didn&rsquo;t matter because the Hawks were playing savagely, continually filtering through the Wings&rsquo; defense to belador Sawchuk.</p><p>&ldquo;What was the turning point?&rdquo; somebody asked coach Rudy Pilous.</p><p>&ldquo;The goal by Bill Hay that put us ahead, 2-1,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>Pilous mulled over his answer, and then changed his mind.</p><p>&ldquo;Avtually,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;the turning point was the persistency shown by the Sloan line in the second period.&rdquo;</p><p>Two minutes after Hay had slipped through Detroit defensemen Marcel Pronovost and Lou Marcon to hit the corner of the net, Sloan popped in his two goals, only 33 seconds apart.</p><p>That put the Hawks ahead, 4-1.</p><p>Ordinarily, it should have been the signal to ease up, but the Hawks kept pressing, and in the final period, Bobby Hull finally rang up his 25th goal of the season.</p><h2>Hull Wins 25 Goal Bonush</h2><p>It qualified him for a special bonus, agreed upon before the start of the season.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s going to cost you money,&rdquo; a writer commented to general manager Tommy Ivan, as Hull deked Sawchuk into helplessness.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad to see it,&rdquo; responded Ivan. &ldquo;He was in a slump.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Yeah,&rdquo; remarked Bobby, &ldquo;it&rsquo;s been six games since I got a goal.&rdquo;</p><p>In any event, Pilous thought the &ldquo;fire&rdquo; provided by Sloan and his wing mates Ron Murphy and Ken Wharram provided more than enough heat to put the Hawks over the hump.</p><p>It was a rough battle. Defenseman Al Arbour took 12 stitches across the top of the head after being hit with Gary Aldcorn&rsquo;s stick. Elmer Vasko and Billy MacNeil engaged in a wild stick swinging duel, and Stan Mikita and Norm Ullman mixed it up a little.</p><p>Mikita&rsquo;s temper was frayed after he was speared in the stomach by Sawchuk. It was an apparent penalty call, but referee Eddie Powers was looking somewhere else.</p><p>The fans squared the oversight by dumping all kinds of debris on Sawchuk.</p><h2>Big Chief In Scalping</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03336/1993650-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="1121" height="1490"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TOD SLOAN</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0007-02

Players Confident After Key Win Over Detroit

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT, Mich&mdash;</p><p>By the time this paper reaches Hockey News subscribers Gordie Howe may already have passed Maurice (Rocket) Richard as the National League&rsquo;s all-time point scorer in regular season play.</p><p>The brilliant Detroit right winger was only one point shy of the Rocket&rsquo;s mark going into the Jan. 16 game against Chicago.</p><p>Howe compiled 945 points in 13&frac12; seasons while the Rocket, out since Thanksgiving with a fractured jaw, piled up 946 in 17&frac12; campaigns.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04254/1993695-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="296" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Howe</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05175/1993688-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="276" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Maurice Richard</b></figcaption></div><p>When Richard returned to action NHL fans were set to see one of the greatest scoring chases in history. But time is on Howe&rsquo;s side. The Rocket is 38, oldest player in the league. Howe is only 31 and hopes to continue for six or more years.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got a little daughter who is nine months old,&rdquo; Gordie said when asked how long he&rsquo;d play. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to be around long enough so that she knows what kind of business her daddy was in.&rdquo;</p><p>There&rsquo;s no doubt that Howe and Richard rank as the two finest players of modern hockey and probably ever since the game was devised. There&rsquo;s certainly no one to dispute their scoring. Ted Lindsay is third in the all-time point race, nearly 150 points behind Howe and Richard.</p><p>Richard scored 186 points by the time Howe broke in with Detroit and he was 244 ahead before Howe started going at a sensational clip. But with the number of injuries the Rocket has suffered, he&rsquo;s only played 62 more games than Howe.</p><p>The argument as to which is the best will rage long after both have hung up their skates.</p><p>Howe has been called the better all-around player for his defensive skill and play-making.</p><p>But Rocket has 96 more goals, 531 to 435.</p><p>Both Rocket and Howe feel the same about the record book.</p><p>&ldquo;I am not playing to set records, only to help Canadiens win games,&rdquo; Rocket has said.</p><p>&ldquo;When the time comes to quit, I&rsquo;11 be satisfied with whatever I have. But even so, records are made to be broken,&rdquo; said the Montreal superstar.</p><p>&ldquo;If I break any of Rocket&rsquo;s records,&rdquo; said Howe, &ldquo;I realize how lucky I&rsquo;ve been. Maurice is the greatest scorer I&rsquo;ve ever seen.</p><p>&ldquo;When you&rsquo;re out there on the ice, you don&rsquo;t think about things like records. You get all you can, wish you had more and are thankful you didn&rsquo;t get less,&rdquo; Howe said.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0007-04

Howe-Richard Chase May Be A Classic

f0007-06

Goals And Assists Records Of Starry Pair

<h2>Gord Leads For 10 Straight</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>I</span>ff you are looking for the Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; player who has scored the most goals each season since 1949-50, or ten seasons, look no further than the name Howe. Gordie has led the Wings in that department for ten straight years, and it looks as though he&rsquo;ll make it eleven.</b></p><h2>Reibel Stopped Howe Habit</h2><p><b>Gordie Howe has led the Detroit Red Wings in team scoring in eight off the last nine seasons. Once during the nine year he was topped. The player who did it is Earl Reibel Reibel did it in the 1954-55 season. He has since been traded to Boston who farmed him to Providence.</b></p><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun., Jan. 17)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01488/1993841-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="624" height="3394"></div><h3>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS:</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02421/1993834-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="591" height="202"></div><h3>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS FOR SEASON 1959-60</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06170/1993827-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="588" height="540"></div><h3>Results Of Games Played Week Ending January 17, 1960</h3><p>Wed., Jan. 13&mdash;Detroit 2 at Chicago <b>5</b></p><p>Thurs., Jan. 14&mdash;Toronto 1 at Montreal 3</p><p>Thurs., Jan. 14&mdash;New York 0 at Boston 6</p><p>Sat., Jan. 16 Boston 2 at Montreal 8</p><p>Sat., Jan. 16&mdash;New York 1 at Toronto 3</p><p>Sat., Jan. 16&mdash;Chicago 1 at Detroit 3</p><p>Sun., Jan. 17&mdash;Montreal 3 at Boston 1</p><p>Sun., Jan. 17&mdash;Toronto 3 at Detroit 4</p><p>Sun., Jan. 17&mdash;New York 1 at Chicago 3</p><h3>Scheduled Games For Week Ending January 24, 1960</h3><p>Wed., Jan. 20&mdash;Boston at Chicago</p><p>Thurs., Jan. 21&mdash;New York at Montreal</p><p>Thurs., Jan. 21&mdash;Boston at Detroit</p><p>Sat., Jan. 23&mdash;Detroit at Montreal</p><p>Sat., Jan. 23&mdash;Boston at Toronto</p><p>Sat., Jan. 23&mdash;New York at Chicago</p><p>Sun., Jan. 24&mdash;Montreal at Chicago</p><p>Sun., Jan. 24&mdash;Toronto at Boston</p><p>Sun., Jan. 24&mdash;New York at Detroit</p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p><b>(Standings On Wed., A.M., Jan. 20)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03339/1993820-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="590" height="236"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13 Detroit 2 at Chicago 5</h3><p>Detroit&mdash;goal: Sawchuk; defense: Pronovost, Kelly, Morrison, Marcon; forwards: Howe, Oliver, Aldcorn, Ullman, Delvecchio, Fonteyne, Melnyk, McNeil, Lunde, McKenzie, Cullen, Smith, Haley.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Arbour, St. Laurent, Pilote, Vasko, Evans; forwards: Litzenberger, Mikita, Lindsay, M. Balfour, Sloan, Murphy, Hay, Skov, Nesterenko, Hull, Wharram, E. Balfour.</p><p>Referee: Eddie Powers; linesmen: Art Skov, George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04267/1993813-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="592" height="645"></div><h3>THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Toronto 1 at Montreal 3</h3><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Reaume, Baun; forwards: Pulford, Stewart, James, Harris, Ehman, Mahovlich, Regan, Duff, Armstrong, Hampson, Wilson, Edmundson, Girard.</p><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Langlois, Johnson, Turner, Talbot; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Bonin, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Goyette, Provost, Pronovost, Backstrom, Marshall, McDonald.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: Jack Patterson, Bob Frampton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05208/1993806-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="587" height="569"></div><h3>New York 0 at Boston 6</h3><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Hanna, Fontinato, Howell, Gadsby, Bownass; forwards: Sullivan, Hebenton, Henry, Popein, Bathgate, Prentice, Cullen, Schinkel, Shack, Kabel, Bartlett.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: Armstrong, Boivin, Flaman, Mohns, Erickson, Ward; forwards: McKenney, Labine, Toppazzini, Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, Burns Mackeil, Gendron, Leach, Meisnerr.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-07142/1993799-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg" title="f0008-07" width="592" height="569"></div><h3>SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Boston 2 at Montreal 8</h3><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: Armstrong, Boivin, Erickson, Flaman, Mohns; forwards: McKenney, Toppazzini, Labine, Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, Mackeil, Bums, Meissner, Gendron, Leach.</p><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Langlois, Johnson, Turner, Talbot; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Bonin, M. Richard, H. Richard, Moore, Provost, Goyette, Marshall, Backstrom, McDonald.</p><p>Referee: Eddie Powers; linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Loring Doolittle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-08122/1993792-1-eng-US/f0008-082.jpg" title="f0008-08" width="592" height="875"></div><h3>New York 1 at Toronto 3</h3><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Howell, Gadsby, Hanna, Fontinato, Bownass; forwards: Prentice, Popein, Bathgate, Shack, Cullen, Kabel, Henry, Sullivan, Hebenton, Bartlett, Schinkel.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Baun, Brewer, Reaume; forwards: James, Pulford, Stewart, Mahovlich, Regan, Ehman, Duff, Harris, Armstronv, Hampson, Wilson, Edmundson.</p><p>Referee: Vein Buffey; linesmen: Bruce Sims, Bob Frampton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-09102/1993785-1-eng-US/f0008-092.jpg" title="f0008-09" width="592" height="471"></div><h3>Chicago 1 at Detrooit 3</h3><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Arbour, St. Laurent, Pilote, Vasko, Evans; forwards: Mikita, Litzenberger, Lindsay, Murray, Balfour, Sloan, Murphy, Hay, Skov, Nesterenko, Hull, Wharram, Earl Balfour.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk, defense: Godfrey, Pronovost, Morrison, Kelly, Mar-son; forwards: Oliver, Howe, Delvecchio, Ullman, Aldcorn, Fonteyne, Melnyk, McNeil, Smith, Lunde, McKenzie, Haley.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: George Hayes, Bill Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1088/1993778-1-eng-US/f0008-102.jpg" title="f0008-10" width="590" height="525"></div><h3>SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Montreal 3 at Boston 1</h3><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Langlois, Turner, Johnson, Talbot; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Moore, H. Richard, M. Richard, Bonin, Goyette, Pronovost, Provost, Marshall, Backstrom, McDonald.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Simmons; defense: Flaman, Mohns, Armstrong, Boivin, Erickson; forwards: Horvath, Stasiuk, Bucyk, MceKnney, Labine, Toppazzini, Bums, Mac-Kell, Gendron, Leach, Meissner.</p><p>Referee: Eddie Powers; linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bob Clutsam.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1176/1993771-1-eng-US/f0008-112.jpg" title="f0008-11" width="593" height="442"></div><h3>Toronto 3 at Detroit 4</h3><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Reaume, Brewer, Baun; forwards: Pulford, Stewart, James, Duff, Armstrong, Hampson, Harris, Ehman, Wilson, Edmundson, Mahovlich.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Pronovost, Kelly, Godfrey, Morriscn, Mar-con; forwards: Howe, Ullman, Aldcorn, Fonteyne, Melnyk, McNeill, Smith, Lunde, McKenzie, Haley.</p><p>Referee: Vern Buffey; linesmen: Bill Morrison, Jack Peterson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1259/1993764-1-eng-US/f0008-122.jpg" title="f0008-12" width="580" height="510"></div><h3>New York 1 at Chicago 3</h3><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Hanna, Fontinato, Bownass, Howell, Gadsby; forwards: Henry, Hebenton, Sullivan, Shack, Bathgate, Cullen, Kavel, Prentice, Schinkel, Popein, Bartlett.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Pilote, Vasko, Arbour, Evans, St. Laurent; forwards: Wharram, Sloan, Murphy, Lindsay, M. Balfour, Hay, Litzenberger, Skov, Nesterenko, Hull, E. Balfour, Mikita.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: George Hayes, Hal Jacksen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1350/1993757-1-eng-US/f0008-132.jpg" title="f0008-13" width="591" height="562"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>OSTON, Mass.&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks can thank Leo Boivin of the Boston Bruins for increasing the efficiency of their high scoring first line.</p><p>Boivin was once chosen by National League coaches as the hardest body checker in the league.</p><p>The stubby Bruins&rsquo; defenseman demonstrated his hitting technique on Chicago&rsquo;s Eric Nesterenko in the Bruins-Chicago game here Christmas night. The Boivin check left Nesterenko with a badly bruised leg.</p><p>As the right wing substitute for Nesterenko, Coach Rudy Pilous of the Black Hawks chose Murray Balfour. Since then the Chicago line of Bill Hay, Bobby Hull and Balfour has been scoring at a sensational clip.</p><p>Until Nesterenko was dismasted by Boivin, Balfour was serving as a Chicago utility man, playing both defense and forward.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Boivin Check Helped Hawks Form ‘Million Dollar Line’

<p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>ETROIT, Mich.&mdash;&ldquo;Records are made to be broken,&rdquo; says Maurice Richard, a man who has as many to his name as anyone in any sport. Last week Gordie Howe took him at his word, and broke one.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1436/1993896-1-eng-US/f0008-142.jpg" title="f0008-14" width="294" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gord Howe</b></figcaption></div><p>Howe, the big gun of the Detroit Red Wings scored four goals and added a pair of assists last week to up his season total to 21 goals and 25 assists. He became the fifth NHL player to do so this year. In running up those points he also broke Richard&rsquo;s all-time points record. Howe has now scored 439 goals and added 511 assists for a total of 950 points, four more than Maurice. The difference in age&mdash;Rocket&rsquo;s 38, Howe&rsquo;s 31&mdash;makes Gordie a heavy favorite to put this one out of reach of future NHL players.</p><p>Last week the Wings, after winning only one in nine, came to life. They were defeated by the Hawks in Chicago by a 5-2 score with Howe getting one goal. Then the Red Birds soared during the weekend, by taking two at home. The biggest one, a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs put the Wings back into second place, a point ahead of the Leafs.</p><p>Last Saturday afternoon the Wings defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 3-1 on the CBS-TV game of the week. Howe got one goal and added an assist.</p><p>On Sunday&rsquo;s 4-3 win he scored two, including the winner at 18:11 of the third period and also picked up an assist on the goal that tied the game at 3-3 in the second frame.</p><p>Howe who says he doesn&rsquo;t care about the records when he&rsquo;s out there on the ice, is a sure bet to eclipse Rocket&rsquo;s all time goal scoring record as well. His average of over 30 goals per season puts him well over Rocket&rsquo;s figure.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Player-of-the-Week

<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>LEVELAND, O.-Freddie Glover, the captain of the Cleveland Barons, has more records than Frank Sinatra now. Last week he added a few more to his collection, and they made him the biggest hit in this Ohio city since fans first found out about skates.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01473/1994042-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="298" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fred Glover</b></figcaption></div><p>Glover, the tough winger of the Barons, doesn&rsquo;t stop at the nice, honorable records either. He&rsquo;ll take anything there is to grab. For instance, last week he became the American Hockey League&rsquo;s top goal scorer, top man in the assists department, first in the league in total points and the all-time bad man of the loop.</p><p>Let&rsquo;s take them one at a time. Last week the Barons won two and tied one. They beat Hershey 4-1. Glover got a goal. Then they swamped Providence 7-4. He got two goals and two assists. Against Hershey last Sunday the Barons were held to a 4-4 and he scored a goal to up his total for the week to four goals and two assists. His four goals gives him a total of 321 in his 12 year career. His two assists ran his total to 438. His total points in his 646 regular American Hockey League games is now 759. He has averaged 1.18 points per game since he came into the league back in 1948-49.</p><p>Glover has one other record to his credit, if you prefer to call it that. He has spent more minutes in the penalty box than any other AHL player in history. That figure, twelve hundred and fifteen minutes.</p><p>At 32, Glover is a long way from hanging up his skates. Before he&rsquo;s through his records will probably be so far out of reach, no one will care to go after them.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div><p>BUFFALO. N.Y.-</p><p>Ten years is a long time to be away from hockey. Dit Clapper will be the first to tell you that.</p><p>He returned to the game this season a decade after leaving the Boston Bruins&rsquo; coaching post.</p><p>Is he glad he came back? It&rsquo;s reflected in his every action. Start a conversation about the weather and soon you&rsquo;ll find it the backdrop to hockey talk&hellip;&lsquo;&lsquo;the weather was really bad one night when we went into Montreal for a game with the Maroons.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-12119/1994073-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="275" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dit Clapper</b></figcaption></div><p>This initial season back in harness hasn&rsquo;t been an easy one tor Clapper, either. His Buffalo Bisons by being like Topsy&mdash;alternately very, very good and then horrid&mdash;have seen to that.</p><p>Still, the very way things have gone has provided the opportunity to view Clapper under fluctuating circumstances.</p><p>Even under the most trying conditions&mdash;poor showings before large home ice crowds&mdash;Clapper has been straight-forward and affable in his press relations.</p><p>When the Bisons have produced&mdash;and their brightest performances have come when Injuries appeared to have decimated their manpower&mdash;Clapper has been profuse in his praise.</p><p>Almost with boyish enthusiasm, he makes the dressing room rounds letting each player know his performance was not unnoticed.</p><p>Prior to a game a few weeks ago, Ivan Irwin, who was nursing an ankle injury, sat on the edge of the dressing room work table of trainer Frank Christie.</p><p>Clapper entered the room and walked to the far end to speak to one of the players.</p><p>Irwin, halting his conversation in mid-sentence, remarked:</p><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a real gentleman. The fellas really think he&rsquo;s great. You sometimes hear it said that if you can&rsquo;t play for a certain coach, you can&rsquo;t play for anyone. Well, Dit is really that guy.&rdquo;</p><p><b>BISON BRIEFS&hellip;</b>Center Phil Maloney scored nine goals and set up several other picture scores in his first 15 games as a Bison. With Lome Ferguson and Wally Hergesheimer as his flankers, the graying Maloney has a pair of experienced players who make the most of his outstanding playmaking ability.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Dit Dashing Here With Press Despite Hot And Cold Bisons

<div class="byline">By GEOFFREY FISHER</div><p>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;</p><p>Cleveland&rsquo;s Barons are paying the heavy price of being the last of the independents in minor league hockey.</p><p>How long they can continue to maintain their dignity and long time influence in a business where affiliations of all sorts are the vogue remains to be seen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01487/1994135-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="275" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Steve Kraftcheck</b></figcaption></div><p>You&rsquo;ve got to have a good product to sell.</p><p>In hockey your product is players.</p><p>Getting players that can produce well at the professional level is the big problem today.</p><p>For the Cleveland Barons the problem of getting players becomes more difficult each season.</p><p>The Barons are honored and cherished members of the American Hockey League&mdash;charter members along with the Providence Reds.</p><p>The Barons have been in the circuit from the year it was formed in 1936-37, have never missed going to the post in 24 years since.</p><p>Even before that, the city of Cleveland was represented by a pro hockey team, then in the International-American League as far back as 1929.</p><p>Despite it&rsquo;s strictly independent character the Barons have failed to make the Calder Cup playoffs only twice in 23 years. No other club in the league can boast of a record as glorious as that one.</p><p>For years the Barons operated a farm system nearly as elaborate as that of the big league clubs of the National Hockey League.</p><p>They developed their own star talent, many of them illustrious names for many season in the American League and later top stars of the National.</p><p>In more recent campaigns, the Barons have operated a greatly curtailed farm network because of increased costs and reduced revenue.</p><p>Instead, the player procurement program has been based mainly upon a scouting network, headed by Chief Scout Lex Cook, and bolstered by an uncanny talent of General Manager Jim Hendy to perform tricks of magic in the open market.</p><h2>Cleveland Big League In Every Sport But Hockey</h2><p>Hendy and his independent Barons compete against hockey clubs at Buffalo, Hershey, Providence, Rochester, Springfield and now Quebec. All of these, excepting Quebec, have had working agreements with National League teams.</p><p>This year, for example, Buffalo is loaded with the overflow of the Chicago Black Hawks. Springfield is power-packed with New York Rangers. Providence has the blessing of the Boston Bruins and some top hands to seal the bargain. Rochester plays footsy, footsy with the Toronto Maple Leafs and sometimes the Montreal Canadiens. Hershey has shuttled players from Detroit&rsquo;s Red Wings. Quebec, still an infant and unsponsored, is a feeble basement dweller in the American League.</p><p>The Barons go it alone. Hendy swaps, tricks, borrows and lures hockey players from all over the hockey playing network. He spends as much time on tour and long-distance phone as the United States Secretary of State.</p><p>Despite the handicaps, the Barons during Hendy&rsquo;s 10-year reign as boss, have won three league championships and four Calder Cup Playoffs.</p><p>But the pressure for players is getting tougher all the time.</p><p>As recently as last season Cleveland lost such fine talent as goalie Johnny Bower, defenseman Steve Kraftcheck, forwards Danny Poliziani and Howie Glover in the draft. Of course the draft is dead but the Barons are still suffering from that blow.</p><p>Cleveland could easily arrange an affiliation system with a National League club that would bring it the same fine player talent as is being enjoyed by the other American League clubs.</p><p>But Hendy feels such a move would be the death blow to hockey here.</p><p>His reason: Cleveland is a big league city in baseball and football. Only hockey, of the pro sports, is in the minor league class.</p><p>He feels, probably with good cause, that Cleveland would never tolerate a system where players could be recalled at the whim of a parent club.</p><p>So the Barons this year find themselves in deeper trouble than they have experienced for a long time.</p><p>Hendy continues on the prowl for player help.</p><p>Meanwhile Coach Jackie Gordon is working under tough conditions in an effort to get his hockey club into a contending position for the playoffs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Jim Paying Heavy Price For Barons’ Independence In Americain Loop Set-Up

<div class="byline">By SAMUEL POMPEI</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04266/1994166-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HARRY PIDHIRN</b></figcaption></div><p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>Back in 1949, Owner Eddie Shore of the Springfield Indians called Max Kaminsky, the general manager of the Philadelphia Warriors, and the conversation went something like this:</p><p>EDDIE: &ldquo;How much do you want for that skinny kid&mdash;Harry Pidhirny?&rdquo;</p><p>MAX: &ldquo;I want $7,500.&rdquo;</p><p>EDDIE: &ldquo;For that kind of money I can get an established American Leaguer. Pidhirny is only a kid; he hasn&rsquo;t proven himself yet.&rdquo;</p><p>MAX: &ldquo;Eddie, the price is $7,500, take it or leave it&rdquo;</p><p>EDDIE. &ldquo;Okay, Jesse James, I&rsquo;ll take him.&rdquo;</p><p>MAX: &ldquo;Eddie, I once played for you and I enjoyed it very much. But I&rsquo;ll enjoy this even more.&rdquo;</p><p>In recalling the deal, Eddie said: &ldquo;At that time, $7,500 was a hellava lot of money. A good American Leaguer would cost you only about $3,000 or $4,000 then.</p><p>&ldquo;Ordinarily, I wouldn&rsquo;t pay that much&mdash;in those days&mdash;for an untested player like Pidhirny, except, for two reasons:</p><p>&ldquo;First, I liked the way he played&mdash;skated so well, hustled and had some natural ability.</p><p>Second, I needed a hockey player badly.&rdquo;</p><p>While, Eddie, at the time of the deal insisted that Kaminsky held a gun to his head, he feels quite differently about it 11 years later.</p><p>&ldquo;Sure, it turned out to be one of the best bargains I ever got. 1 thought it would be when I made it.</p><p>Here&rsquo;s what Shore received for his money:</p><p>1&mdash;Eleven straight seasons of 20 goals or more&mdash;a feat which no other player in AHL history can match.</p><p>2&mdash;Three hundred goals (come of them mighty important ones).</p><p>3&mdash;The best all-around forward in the AHL over a 10-year period. (Much of it as team captain).</p><p>4&mdash;The AHL&rsquo;s best &ldquo;penalty killer&rdquo;.</p><p>5&mdash;Six goals in one game (with ties a league recordc.</p><p>6&mdash;One of the best team players ever in the circuit.</p><p>7&mdash;Seven hundred games of steady hockey.</p><p>And the Indians aren&rsquo;t through collecting the dividends from the $7,500 investment Shore made to get Harry. He&rsquo;s just 31 and appears ready to go three to five more seasons.</p><p>Harry puts very little &ldquo;wear and tear&rdquo; on his body because he does things so much smoother than most other players. Everything seems so effortless.</p><p>Harry is 5-11 and weighs only 155 and is always in perfect condition. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be a long time yet, maybe as many as five years,&rdquo; Shore said.</p><p>Why didn&rsquo;t Harry get a chance in the NHL? So many other AHLers, with less ability, went up to the big time and made good while Pidhirny remained in Springfield.</p><p>Shore said that most of the people in the major league felt that Pidhirny didn&rsquo;t carry enough weight to take the rough going of the big time.</p><p>He said that few serious offers were ever made by NHL clubs for his services. In fact, none would even invest the draft price of $15,000 to land him.</p><p>Springfield fans, of course, are happy that he remained here. He has been their top idle. When he achieved his 300th goal against the Buffalo Bisons (Saturday, Jan. 2nd), a packed house in the Eastern States Coliseum stood up and gave him the loudest ovation ever accorded a player in that building.</p><p>As far as Springfield is concerned, Pidhirny, though he sometimes wishes he had been given a chance to play in the NHL, is happy that Shore made the deal that brought him here.</p><p>In fact, so happy that he and his family are now making West Springfield their permanent home&mdash;just a five-minute ride from the rink.</p><h2>Gives Full Value Each Game<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

f0010-04

Shore’s $7,500 Investment In Pidhirny Best Eddie Ever Made

<h2>Goalkeepers</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>H</span>ank Bassen of Vancouver retained first place in the goalkeepers race with a 2.51 average per game. He it followed again by Marcel Pelletier of Victoria with a 2.56 average. Batsen has the most shutouts with three and Emil Francis has the mott saves, 1,120.</b></p><h2>Penalties</h2><p><b>Frank Arnett of Seattle continues to load In penalties, picking up six minutes the past week to increase his total to 95 minutes. He is followed by Terry Cahan of Vancouver with 90 minutes, Fred Creighton of Spokane with 87 minutes and Pete Goegan of Edmonton with 80 minutes.</b></p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p><b>(Standings On Wed., A.M., Jan. 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01485/1994281-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="594" height="211"></div><h2>TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 Seattle 1 at Edmonton 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02441/1994274-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="579" height="413"></div><h2>Victoria 1 at Vancouver 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03370/1994267-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="577" height="436"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6 Spokane 3 at Victoria 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04304/1994260-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="580" height="492"></div><h2>Seattle 4 at Calgary 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05260/1994253-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="580" height="445"></div><h2>FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 Spokane 2 at Vancouver 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06233/1994246-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="583" height="595"></div><h2>Seattle 3 at Winnipeg 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07213/1994239-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="582" height="364"></div><h2>Calgary 3 at Edmonton 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08207/1994232-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="581" height="543"></div><h2>SATURDAY, JANUARY 9 Spokane 3 at Victoria 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11153/1994225-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="581" height="418"></div><h2>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12141/1994218-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="580" height="572"></div><h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 Seattle 4 at Winnipeg 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-13118/1994211-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="584" height="584"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p><b>(Including Game Of Sun., Jan. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09197/1994204-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="592" height="531"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10176/1994197-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="592" height="401"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p>MOST GOALS.</p><p>Bill MacFarland, Seattle, 25</p><p>MOST GAME WINNING GOALS</p><p>Art Jones, Victoria, 6</p><p>MOST ASSISTS</p><p>Guyle Fielder, Seattle, 39</p><p>MOST GAME WINNING ASSISTS</p><p>Arnie Schmautz, Victoria, 6</p><p>Colin Kilburn, Vancouver, 6</p><p>MOST FIRST GOAL OF GAME</p><p>ackie McLeod, Calgary, 6</p><p>MOST HAT TRICKS</p><p>Bill MacFarland, Seattle, 2</p><p>Steve Witiuk, Winnipeg, 2</p><p>Lou Jankowski, Calgary, 2</p><p>MOST SHUT OUTS</p><p>Hank Bassen, Vancouver, 3</p><p>MOST PENALTIES</p><p>Frank Arnett, Seattle, 95</p><p>Larry Cahan, Vancouver, 90</p><p>Fred Creighton, Spokane, 87</p><p>Pete Goegan, Edmonton, 80<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0011-01

WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By KAYE CORBETT</div><p>CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;</p><p>So Messrs. Roy McBride and Coley Hall would like a relaxation of refereeing in the Western Hockey League!</p><p>The managers of the Spokane Comets and Vancouver Canucks respectively made their wishes known quite publicly on a radio show with headman Al Leader sitting across the table.</p><p>McBride bitterly criticized the officiating during a contest between the Comets and Canucks. Leader said the gent had left himself open to a possible fine, but would not comment further.</p><p>The Comet mentor went on to say that the fans came out to see hard, rough shinny and the officials should relax the rules to allow the fans to get what they want. He said he would bring up the matter at the next league meeting.</p><p>Hall seconded the motion.</p><p>It sounds like Hall and McBride are the kind of men that would get a hilarious kick out of watching bull-fights and stick around to see the toreador cut off the ear of the bull.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1491/1994312-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="266" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Coley Hall</b></figcaption></div><p>What ever the two veteran heads of WHL mean by hard rough hockey that fans come out to see, we wouldn&rsquo;t know.</p><p>Do they not mean they want to see hockey but how&rsquo;s about throwing in half a dozen good old-fashioned clanny-breaks to enliven affairs.</p><p>I am not what you would call a pacifist. I like hard hockey and even have enjoyed watching a few fights providing the right guy wins.</p><p>But this continual knocking by WHL brass has gone out of control.</p><p>The men in the striped shirts have their faults, make mistakes but when will men of high standing stop this childess blasting of referees.</p><p>Or is this their pet hobby?</p><p>Having watched Calgary Stampeders games over the season to my way of thinking the official have done a fairly efficient job.</p><p>But while Hall and McBride are knocking. I&rsquo;d like to knock too and I don&rsquo;t have to worry about getting fined.</p><p>The holding of the puck rule has seemed to have been by passed. Seems everyone, forwards and rearguards get a great kick out of holding the disc in the corners, falling on it in front of his own net or anywhere he feels like holding it. Also goalie are frequently moving outside crease and grabbing the puck even when they&rsquo;re not in any danger. A minor penalty should be assessed.</p><p>Well, I can knock too.</p><p>Right, Mr. McBride 7 Right, Mr. Hall?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0011-14

Open Mike Blast On WHL Refs To Cost GMs Dough

<div class="byline">By BUSTER CLEGG</div><p>PROVIDENCE. R.I.-</p><p>This season the Rhode Island Reds are supporting one of the largest rosters in American Hockey League history. All totaled, the Providence hockey club has 21 players under employment-12 forwards, seven defensemen, and two goalers.</p><p>Not in anyone&rsquo;s recollection of the 34 year Reds&rsquo; history has Providence had so many players on its roster. Only three weeks ago the Reds had a plentiful yet modest 18 players on the payroll, but since then the Roosters have signed three new players, and no one has left little Rhody.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01470/1994374-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="254" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Benny Woit</b></figcaption></div><p>Why have the Reds built up their roster to such numbers? The big reason is the torrid playoff battle being waged this season in the AHL. At this writing six teams are battling for the four playoff spots. Certainly the Reds will not be caught short in the way of personnel for the stretch drive.</p><p>Being an affiliate of an NHL club, there&rsquo;s no telling who you might loose and when a player might be lost Already the parent Bruins have touched Providence for center Stan Baluik and defenseman Larry Hillman for short stays. Short as they were, the stays were costly in that the Reds were left undermmanned. With 21 players on the roster that won&rsquo;t happen again.</p><p>One of the biggest and pleasant surprises of the Reds all out roster Campaign has been the improved play of veteran Benny Woit. Woit, who was brought out of retirement by Reds&rsquo; GM Terry Reardon several weeks ago, made his debute in Quebec on Jan. 6 and has played fine hockey for the Reds thus far. Woit is a veteran of seven NHL seasons.</p><p>Another recent acquisition is Ian Anderson, a defenseman with bundles of potential, has given the Reds&rsquo; added strengh on the blueline. Anderson, who played with Cleveland and Quebec last season, was purchased on waivers from the Barons. The big defender stands 6 feet even and weighs 200 pounds. Those who know say that Ian can handle himself with the best of them.</p><p>A third addition, goaler Ross Brooks, has given the Reds goaltending insurance in case of accident in a game. Brooks was acquired from the Bruins reserve list.</p><p>At this point the Reds have 12 forwards for nine playing positions. In a rejuvinated line setup, Dutch Reibel centers Lome Davis and Nick Mickoski, Stan Baluik pivots Bob Beckett and Dan Poli-ziani, with Paul Larivee and Ed Panagabko alternating between Ray Ross and Bo Elik. Kenny Yackel and Rudy Panagabko skate utility roles for the Roosters.</p><p>On defense Benny Woit has been teaming with Dick Cherry, and the Hillman brothers-Floyd and Larry-have remained as a unit. Ed MacQueen and Bob Blackburn have seen limited service. Anderson, the newcomer, is now working his way into playing shape.</p><p>All things considered, the large Rooster roster should help the big Bird. Besides the advantage in personnel availability, Providence players will be skating at highest gear so as to keep or win playing spots.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0012-01

Reds Bolster Roster To 21, Anticipating Future Hub Recalls

<div class="byline">By HANS TANNER</div><p>ROCHESTER, N.Y.-</p><p>An elbow cut may have been responsible for the formation of a Rochester American forward line that will rival the Amerk&rsquo;s (W) HAM Line of last season.</p><p>The bad elbow belonged to rookie winger Pat Hannigan, who suffered the injury in a freak accident here on Jan. 3.</p><p>Hannigan fell to the ice after scoring a goal in the 6-0 blanking of Springfield that night. His pad slipped, and Pat sustained a small cut on the joint of the elbow. He didn&rsquo;t think anything of it, and was sewed up with a couple of stitches in the dressing room.</p><p>But later that night, Hannigan was awakened by sharp pains in the elbow. They became so unbearable that he was taken to the hospital where an operation was performed for fear he had cut tissues under the skin. Luckily for Pat, there was no tissue damage, but the operation meant he&rsquo;d be out of action for a week or two.</p><p>Player-coach Steve Kraftcheck and General Manager Jack Riley decided to move first-year pro Billy Saunders up to Hannigan&rsquo;s spot with veteran center Rudy Migay (he also centered the (W) HAM Line last season) and rookie Dick Van Impe.</p><p>The move paid off-and big! Van Impe collected two goals and Migay one in a 4-3 victory over Buffalo in Bisontown in the line&rsquo;s first game on Jan. 6.</p><p>Saunders tallied one goal two nights later as the Amerks held Providence to a 3-3 draw in Providence. Van Impe netted another pair and Migay one the following night in a 7-5 loss in Springfield. And Van Impe and Saunders each came up with a pair as Rochester routed Quebec City, 7-2, here on Jan. 10.</p><p>So, the scorecard for four games (three on the road) in five days showed the unit with 11 goals and 15 assists.</p><p>Van Impe, whose personal season high in three previous campaigns as a pro was 17 two years ago in Winnipeg, made six scores in the four games to raise his season total to 19. Dick, who must be in the running for rookie of the year honors, also picked up three assists for nine points in four games.</p><p>Saunders collected three goals and five assists for eight points, and Migay netted two goals and seven assists for nine points.</p><p>Also having a big week was veteran winger Stan Smrke. The talented marksman tallied five goals in the four games to lift his total to 23 for the season. Only other Amerk to score was Dave Creighton, who flashed the red light three times. That meant that five players combined to score 19 goals.</p><p>Al MacNeil, Rochester&rsquo;s second most experienced rearguard, was lost to the club for from four to six weeks when he required an emergency appendectomy here the morning of Jan. 7-less than five hours after he played a full shift in the win in Buffalo.</p><p>To help fill the gap, at least for a while, 19-year-old Roger Cote was brought in from the Toronto Marlboros for a five-game stint. Cote, who brought with a reputation for being too rough, appeared right at home in the American Hockey League. He performed just as though he&rsquo;d been here all season, and didn&rsquo;t draw a foolish penalty for his first three games at this writing.</p><h2>One In, One Out</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02387/1994412-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="521" height="538"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pat Hannigan</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03296/1994405-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="532" height="599"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Van Impe</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0012-02

Hannigan Elbows Amerks Into What Could Be New WHAM Line

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04212/1994443-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="558" height="267"></div><p><b>January 16 to January 22</b></p><p>17-Jacques Plante, Canadiens, goaltender, 1929.</p><p>20-Lou Fontinato, Rangers, defense, 1932.</p><p>22-Arlo Goodwin, Victoria, forward, 1935.</p><p>22-Barrie Ross, Winnipeg, forward, 1936.</p><p>24-Gus Mortson, Buffalo, defense, 1925.</p><p>25-Autry Erickson, Boston, defense, 1938.</p><p>25-Fern Flaman, Boston, defense, 1927.</p><p>25-Pete Wright, Victoria, defense, 1927.</p><p>26-Howie Yanosik, Hershey, forward, 1933.</p><p>26-Billy McNeil, Detroit, forward, 1936.</p><p>26-Glen Skov, Chicago, forward, 1931.</p><p>28-Bob Perreault, Hershey, goaltender, 1931.</p><p>28-Bev Bell, Spokane, forward, 1935.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0012-04

Happy Birthday to YOU

<h2>Rest Weary Heads</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>W</span>hen Sudbury Wolves travel by bus they&rsquo;ll rest their tired heads with all the comfort of Pullman Service. They have been supplied with nice eiderdown pil lows. These were provided through the generosity of club directors George Allen, Alex McGregor and Jim Price.</b></p><h2>Road Tough For Soo</h2><p><b>Finding the travelling tough in the EPHL the Soo T-Birds finally broke the jinx when they hammered out a 7-3 victory over lions at Trois-Rivieres, Jan. 10. It was Thunderbirds&rsquo; first road win in 14 games. Wayne Hicks and Jim Farelli each bagged two tallies in the triumph for the Soo.</b></p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p>(Standings On Tuss., A.M., Jan. 19</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03389/1994551-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="593" height="190"></div><h2>TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 Hull-Ottawa 1 at Kingston 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04353/1994544-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="582" height="568"></div><h2>Sault Ste. Marie 0 at Montreal 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05301/1994537-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="577" height="388"></div><h2>THURSDAY, JANUARY 14 Hull-Ottawa 1 at Sault Ste. Marie 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06261/1994530-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="582" height="623"></div><h2>FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 Sault Ste. Marie 3 at Sudbury 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07247/1994523-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="581" height="492"></div><h2>SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Kingston 7 at Sudbury 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08233/1994516-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="583" height="649"></div><h2>Kingston 6 at Sudbury 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09224/1994509-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="584" height="516"></div><h2>SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Sudbury 5 at Three Rivers 9</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10214/1994502-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="595" height="879"></div><h2>Kingston 4 at Montreal 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11193/1994495-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="594" height="751"></div><h2>Sault Ste. Marie 5 at Hull-Ottawa 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12173/1994488-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="583" height="596"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun, Jan. 17)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13142/1994481-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="596" height="267"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-14122/1994474-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="595" height="562"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0013-03

EASTERN PRO LEAGUE

<div class="byline">Al Parsley</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01468/1994582-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="299" height="331"></div><p>THAT HARDY PERENNIAL of the minor pros, an interleague post-season series has taken on a new twist.</p><p>This time it&rsquo;s the Western League making the pitch. Al Leader, WHL president, in Edmonton, last week suggested that the Westerners were ready with a challenge to the AHL, for the respective champions to stage a series when each loop concludes its own playoffs.</p><p><b>Mr. Leader added that a cup probabaly could be established should the American League champs agree to the proposal. But then, cups and trophies come easy. There&rsquo;s always an open handed citizen around who would be willing to put up the cash for a trophy, especially when the stakes have national or international connotations. Many big corporations will go for a beautiful bit of bric a brae with alacrity, especially if they can hook on a slight hint of their product. &lsquo;Free advertising don&rsquo;t cher know.&rsquo;</b></p><p>Unhappily Mr. Leader wasn&rsquo;t able to cross the nearest blueline on his project. For in New York Jim Ellery, American League secretary-treasurer threw cold water that splashed.</p><p>&ldquo;I doubt that Mr. Leader&rsquo;s suggestion for a WHL-AHL post season series would be acceptable to our clubs,&rdquo; Ellery said. &ldquo;Not only would travelling costs be prohibitive, but such a series would carry through until May.&rdquo;</p><p>Mr. Ellery added that he had heard suggestions that the WHL might begin a playoff series with the new Eastern Professionel Hockey League&rsquo;s champions. He mentioned that the WHL and the old Quebec League had a series going until a few years ago.</p><p><b>He could have added that most of the suggestion for resumption of the east-west series in Canada had come from The Hockey News, but then Mr. Ellery, like many hockey executives is a bit chary at giving publications a plug. Other publications might resent it. Life is like that.</b></p><p>Of course, it was in the office of league headquarters, Ottawa, Ont., that the subject was broached early this season by EPHL president Mr. Edward Houston. The &lsquo;H. N.&rsquo; then began to fire the puck, since this is a crusade close to our hearts.</p><p>When an east-west series for the Edinburgh Trophy was proposed last season by the drum-beaters for the old Quebec League, solons of the Western League sneered at the hockey pundits in the older province. Such sneers were out-of-place since the Quebecers had custody of the Trophy, by right of the victory by the Quebec Aces over Brandon Wheat Kings in the spring of 1957, five games to one.</p><p><b>Short of memory WHL spokesmen said that a team from the Quebec League could hardly give the WHL champs a sturdy argument.</b></p><p>As the late Governor Al Smith of New York State used to say: Let&rsquo;s look at the record.&rdquo;</p><p>Well, the record clearly shows that the east-west series was played four times. The WHL won it both times when the games were staged in its own erea, while Quebec teams triumphed on the two occasions it was staged in the East.</p><p>Calgary Stampeders beat Quebec Aces in 1954. Shawinigan Cataracts won over Edmonton Flyers in 1955. Montreal Royals travelled to the Prairies, were beaten by Winnipeg Warriors in 1956, and then there was the conquest by Quebec Aces over Brandon&rsquo;s forces led by Frank Boucher mentioned back yonder.</p><p>Now it is generally accepted by all expert witnesses that the new Eastern loop is a better, faster circuit than the old Quebec League, so if the Westerners want to prove they&rsquo;re not, they had better stop sneering and accept a proposition for a revival of the east-west series according to the old blueprint.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0013-01

ON THE SIDELINES

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Sammy Pollock tells anyone who cares to tune in these days that he is ready to stand pat with his young team. So the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens have unwavering faith that they can cope with the Eastern Professional Hockey League clubs that are well stocked with older hands and well-seasoned pros.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02425/1994613-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="290" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sam Pollock</b></figcaption></div><p>Earlier in the season the H.-O. maestro told this scrivener that he held several of the other clubs in the circuit in high regard who had athletes well-backgrounded in higher competition on strength, more especially when they had veteran goalers of some NHL experience, like Gerry McNeil and Charlie Hodge of Royals; the Sudbury Wolves with Gerry McNamara or Gilles Boisvert in action. But Pollock refused to be disturbed.</p><p>As the teams swung deeper into the second half of the schedule the third week in January, Pollock pointed out that his minor-pro Habs were, for practically the first time this season, at full strength and had all their players working without marks or unusual armour.</p><p>He referred in the first instance to the return to full duty of Bobby Boucher; in the second case that Gilles Tremblay, hustling, high-scoring wingman, had discarded that clumsy looking headgear which protected his knitting jawbones, smashed very early in the campaign. Tremblay had been wearing this appliance five weeks, after recovering from early shock from his injury.</p><h2>He Could Get &lsquo;Em</h2><p>There is little doubt that Sammy has the savvy and connections to go out and recruit some older talent in a hurry. But he says he has sized up the folks in Hull and Ottawa, who got tired of the older ex-NHL-ers and shop worn American Leaguers years ago when the Senators were operating in the old Quebec League.</p><p>&ldquo;They seem to want young players who are eager and can skate.&rdquo; Pollock says &ldquo;These fans are tolerant. They&rsquo;ll put up with mistakes, and goodness Knows my kids make many.&rdquo; But I&rsquo;ll also say this: &ldquo;These kids are quick to learn. They seldom make the same mistake twice, after their shortcomings are pointed out. This is particularly so, if the blunder is so costly that a goal is scored against us.&rdquo;</p><p>But in the main it seems that aficionados in Hull and in Ottawa across the river, have the old time attitude towards this team. They regard it as their own. Many of these boys were there quite a hitch as juniors, and their supporters want to watch them grow through all the stages of improvement.</p><p>Of course Pollock is not such a sapperdil that he would guarantee there&rsquo;ll be no changes whatever between now and the Ides of March when the teams are swinging into the playoffs.</p><p>A gander at last week&rsquo;s scoring release from EPHL headquarters reveals that, though he has been demoted to fourth position in the standing, Bill Carter, once the leader, had bagged 27 tallies, helped in another 33. And only topkicker Orval Tessier, of Kingston Frontenacs, with 35 markers, had scored more goals.</p><h2>More Producers</h2><p>Not far away in the same statistical table, Bob Courcy, another H-0 Hab was shown with 23 markers, and a little farther down was Gilles Tremblay with 17 goals, 25 assists for 42 points; good enough to give him 12th place on the honor roll.</p><p>The point is, with talent like this, whether the boys are 22 or 32 it makes little difference. It&rsquo;s the production that matters.</p><p>It should be mentioned before getting off the subject that Canadien&rsquo;s Jean-Claude Tremblay, rated one of the better rearguards in the Houston circuit, has 17 goals, which makes him the best at the time among the league&rsquo;s defencemen.</p><p>Pollock has indicated that goalkeeping has given him a little concern. In Montreal it was rumoured a week ago that he was making a pitch for Charlie Hodge from the Royals. But Gerry McNeil hadn&rsquo;t completely recovered from an attack of blood-poisoning in the leg at the time, and nothing came of that.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Sam To Stick With Kids As Canadiens Hit Slump

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>It is hardly conceivable, but the report from Belleville is that the McFarlands club &ldquo;is tottering precariously on the brink of oblivion, and its salvation depends on the team and the fans. They can make or break it.&rdquo; Belleville McFarlands are the reigning world champions, and despite a disastrous financial undertaking, the team sponsor, wealthy Harvey McFarland of Picton, carried on this season, and is still prepared to do so, even if he loses money on the undertaking McFarland loves hockey anl he &ldquo;loves his boys, and they know it. He would do anything for them. He has faith in them, albeit a trifle tottery at the moment.&rdquo;</p><p>A report from Belleville says that the McFarlands came within an eyelash of dropping out of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; league, and only the fact that they put up a fighting finish in a game with Windsor kept them in the running. Harvey J. McFarland, the man who holds the purse strings-and who has been taking a financial beating, hockeywise, that is, to the moment-was on the verge of tossing in the sponge and calling it a day. He agreed, however, at a special meeting of the club executive to carry on for a while providing the team shows its fighting and playing spirit and the fans toss in a little assistance at the box office.</p><p>Some of the players are going all out to give their best Others plainly lack the spirit and desire. The McFarlands have as good a hockey potential as any team in the league, and there&rsquo;s little difference in the five clubs if they want to go out there and give their best. But thus far the Macs have not been consistent Some nights they go out there and give an exhibition that is reminiscent of the game they played against the Russians last spring when they won the world title, and other nights they are said to have looked more like an intermediate &ldquo;D&rdquo; club.</p><p>Now the chips are down, according to the report, and if the players want to stay in the league they have to play better hockey. McFarland isn&rsquo;t fooling, adds the report. His hockey operations thus far this season have cost him plenty. He doesn&rsquo;t mind spending money or losing it-in a just cause.</p><p>As far as the team is concerned, it still has a chance to gain a berth in the four-team playoffs, but elimination might mean serious results. Nothing would warm the cockles of H. J. McFarlands&rsquo; heart more than to see a fighting team of Macs go into the playoffs. It would help his morale as well as his depleted hockey purse. And that can happen if the team plays the kind of hockey it is capable of doing.</p><p>If Belleville produces the same brand of hockey in future games as they as they did in overcoming a four-goal deficit to defeat Windsor Bulldogs, 7-4, by scoring five straight goals they should not worry too much about the support of their loyal fans. If anybody deserves to have a bunch of hockey players who give out every time they perform, that man is Harvey McFarland, sponsor of the Macs.</p><p>But that 9-1 drubbing Kitchener Dutchmen absorbed in Chatham was perhaps the greatest upset of the season so far. And it gave the Maroons four points, since the next seven games Kitchener plays counts four points for the winners, because the Dutchmen are forced to double up, in order to allow them a month&rsquo;s absence while they are representing Canada in the Olympic Winter Games tourney.</p><p>After that slump, the Dutchmen fired back with five straight wins, under the guidance of Bobby Bauer and )rnie Goman, who replaced Bill Durnan, who retired as the Kitchener coach. That surge suggested to some Kitchener supporters that some of the players who appeared to have dropped out of Olympic line-up contention as far back as the middle of December are now zooming back into consideration almost as quickly.</p><p>Daryl Sly and Ron Casey are two rookies as an example of the improved play of the Dutchmen. Sly, a former captain of St. Mike&rsquo;s Majors in junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey, landed in Kitchener with a glowing reputation. Toronto Leaf officials rated him far above Dick Mattiussi who developed into a real star for the Dutchmen after the Leafs had discarded him.</p><h2>Shakes Slump</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02370/1994651-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="520" height="879"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ken Laufman</b></figcaption></div><h2>OHA SENIOR A&rsquo; STANDINGS (On Wed., AM, Jan. 13)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01463/1994644-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="585" height="186"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Belleville Angel Set To Zip Up Purse Strings If Macs Don’t Start Moving

<div class="byline">By HERB ELK</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Eastern Hockey League President Tom Lockhart set a president of sorts this past week when he upheld a protest by the Charlotte Clippers and ordered two league contests replayed.</p><p>The Clippers protested two losses to Greensboro on the grounds the Generals had used an ineligible player, goalie Ray Mikulan, who was still a professional.</p><p>Mikulan, the property of the New York Rangers, has been with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and was dispatched to the South when Greensboro&rsquo;s regular net-minder, Don Campbell, was injured late in December.</p><p>Mikulan played three games for the Generals before Campbell was ready to return to action. In his first contest, the Generals bowed to Johnstown, so naturally no protest was filed. Greensboro handed Charlotte back-to-back losses Jan. 1 and 2 and the Clips asked for the games to be disallowed.</p><p>Lockhart deserves a lot of credit for his action on this score. Teams in other sports, as well as hockey, have protested with valid reason and almost always find their cries in vain.</p><p>Lynn Davis, Charlotte&rsquo;s flashy goalie, almost tied a 25-year-old EHL record when he was deprived of a third consecutive shutout in a game against the New York Rovers, Jan. 8. Davis had blanked Philadelphia and Clinton in his previous outings and was looking to tie the mark set by Bert Gardiner of the Crescent-Hamilton A.C. when Minnie Menard flashed the red light in the third period.</p><p>EHL Yearbooks are still available. Send 50 per copy to Herb Elk, New York Mirror, 235 E. 45th Street, New York 17, N.Y.</p><h2>EHL Notes</h2><p>CHARLOTTEn&mdash;Bill Sinnett and Wimpy Jones scored the Clippers&rsquo; goals in 2-1 win over Rovers, Jan. 8&hellip;Jones added two more the following evening in 7-3 loss to Johnstown&hellip;Davis&rsquo; goals-against mark was belted by Jets who added 10 Jan. 10, for weekend total of 17&hellip;Big Jim Maxwell has been scoring with consistancy last few games.</p><p>CLINTON&mdash;Norm Defelice returned to action during past week. The all-star netminder had been out since Nov. 26 when he suffered badly cut arm in New Haven&hellip;Leon Bouchard netted a brace from his defense post as Comets topped Generals, 6-4, in Greensboro, Jan. 7&hellip;Comets also topped Generals, 6-3, in Clinton, Jan. 9&hellip;They now trail Philadelphia by one point in race for Northern Division title.</p><p>GREENSBORO&mdash;Alan Baty&rsquo;s goal in overtime gave Generals 2-1 win over Rovers, Jan. 10&hellip;Andy Milne also tallied for Greensboro in this tilt&hellip;Bud Syverson continues to pick up penalties and may take &ldquo;badman&rdquo; onors in league&hellip;Ike Scott looking good on offense&hellip;Don Campbell playing all-star brand hockey in net.</p><p>JOHNSTOWN&mdash;John Lumley scored five goals against Charlotte, Jan. 10 as Jets scored 10 times&hellip;Dick Roberge had four against same club previous night&hellip;Dan O&rsquo;Connor had a goal from his defense post in each of wins over Clippers as did Stan Parker and Bobby Dawes&hellip;Crowds in Johnstown best consistantly in EHL this season&hellip;Ken Coombes picking up assists at rapid pace.</p><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;Blades have won eight of 12 under Wally Kull-man, and eight of last 11&hellip;Club dropped veteran winger Joe In goldsby&hellip;Ron Telford back in lineup after missing eight games with broken rib&hellip;Mike Mahoney has been moved up to right wing from his defense post&hellip;Center Jerry Casey will probably get medics okay to start skating now that his broken collarbone is mended&hellip;Gaetan Dessureault playing best hockey of his career in nets. Picked up 4th zero of campaign with 3-0 win over Clinton, Jan. 10.</p><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Rovers have dropped seven of last eight, other game ending in tie&hellip;Sunday crowds at Long Island Arena have been going over 3,000 mark&hellip;Minnie Menard scored hat trick against Greensboro in 5-5 overtime tie, Jan. 6&hellip;Menard had lone Rover tally in 2-1 loss at Charlotte, Jan. 8&hellip;George Ranieri saved Andy Branigan&rsquo;s crew from blanking with third period score in 2-1 overtime loss to Greensboro, Jan. 10.</p><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Ramblers returned home Jan. 12 after 23 day break for ice show at Arena&hellip;They made the return a happy one for local fans with 2-1 win over New Haven. Frank Kubasek and Rocky Rukavina were goal getters&hellip;Doug Adam leads in scoring with 49 points, 28 goals&hellip;Norm Gustavsen&rsquo;s 64 minutes lead team in penalties&hellip;Ex-Ramblers Art Dorington and Ross Turnbull attended game of Jan. 12&hellip;Ramblers&rsquo; games now on air over WRCV in Philly.</p><p>WASHINGTON-Veteran winger Ken Davies is club&rsquo;s high goal and point man. Darryl MacMillan and Jean Leclerc running a close 2-3&hellip;Steve Kuzma is team&rsquo;s badman with 30 minute lead over nearest teammate&hellip;Presidents gained valuable ground in battle for third in Southern Division when Greensboro dropped four points after protest of two General &ldquo;wins&rdquo; was upheld.</p><h2>Goes On Spree</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03281/1994696-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="588" height="600"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Lumley</b></figcaption></div><h2>EHL STANDINGS (On Tues., A M, Jan. 12)</h2><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04213/1994689-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="586" height="132"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05163/1994682-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="587" height="135"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Generals Outranked By Prexy, Replay Two On Clippers’ Beef

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01440/1994727-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"></div><h2>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1-Detroit player shown in centre.</p><p>5-Initials of pictured player.</p><p>6-This former Ranger and Red Wing is called Reg.</p><p>9-Once played defense for New York.</p><p>10-Initials of an N.H.L. linesman.</p><p>12-Month in which 14 down was born (abbr.)</p><p>13-Number of shut-outs Lome Worsley collected last season.</p><p>15-Tennis term.</p><p>16-Requisite for boating.</p><p>17-Otherwise.</p><p>18-Initials of Dussault, ex-Can-adian forward.</p><p>19-Lou Fontinato once had one badly injured.</p><p>20-A Cleveland forward.</p><p>24-Buffalo&rsquo;s Mortson is this in relation to Sudbury&rsquo;s Cleland Mortson.</p><p>27-Land measure.</p><p>28-Name given one of the Rangers.</p><p>30-Rino Robazza plays defense for this team.</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1-Birthplace of Rochester&rsquo;s Dick Van Impe.</p><p>2-.Johnny Wilson makes his summer home here.</p><p>3-Calder Trophy winner of 1955-56.</p><p>4-Initials of a Chicago defenseman.</p><p>5-Tim Horton&rsquo;s new daughter.</p><p>7-Channel Island (abbr.)</p><p>8-One of the Maple Leafs answers to this.</p><p>11-This Toronto player is a native of Calgary, Alta.</p><p>12-Played 63 games for Hershey last season.</p><p>14-A Boston rearguard.</p><p>20-Chicago player who hails from Point Anne, Ont.</p><p>21-Osmium (Sym.)</p><p>22-Initials of an N.H.L. mentor.</p><p>23-Indefinte article.</p><p>24-Name given Hoekstra of Rochester.</p><p>25-League in which Bob Goldham played, lacross (abbr.)</p><p>26-Initials of Evans of Chicago.</p><p>28-Initials of Yackel of Providence.</p><p>29-Negative answer.</p><h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1-Horton</p><p>6-S.S.</p><p>7-Imlach</p><p>9-Cen.</p><p>10-Lob</p><p>11-Oliver</p><p>12-Sr.</p><p>14-Leg</p><p>16-O.M.</p><p>18-B.A.</p><p>19-Nee</p><p>20-Mar.</p><p>21-Z.T.</p><p>22-F.G.</p><p>23-Ezinicki</p><p>26-Lane</p><p>27-End</p><p>29-Ingram</p><p>31-Kelly</p><p>32-R.L.</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1-Hicks</p><p>2-Rino</p><p>3-T.M.</p><p>4-O.L.</p><p>5-N.A.</p><p>6-Shore</p><p>8-Cleland</p><p>13-Robazza</p><p>15-Greig</p><p>17-Martin</p><p>22-Final</p><p>23-Elik</p><p>24-Neil</p><p>25-Kerr</p><p>28-D.M.</p><p>30-N.Y.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">By JACK COOK</div><p>SASKATOON, SASK.&mdash;</p><p>A scramble by four clubs for the first and fourth playoff positions is keeping the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League interesting as the two-thirds mark is passed in the regular 60-game schedule.</p><p>Defending champion Flin Flon Bombers, who hold a one-point advantage at the moment, and Regina Pats have been playing leapfrog with the top rung in the seven-team ladder for the past two weeks.</p><p>Down in fourth spot, which is the last qualifying position for post-season activity, Melville Millionaires and Saskatoon Quakers have been fighting it out tooth and nail.</p><p>This leaves Prince Albert Mintos squeezed into third place and Estevan Bruins and Moose Jaw Canucks sitting on the outside.</p><p>Bombers, in the midst of an eight-game road trip, won five and lost two during the week to close the gap on Regina, who had to settle for a victory and a pair of ties.</p><p>Bobby &lsquo;Kirk&rsquo;s hustling miners finished off a home stand last weekend by whipping Moose Jaw Canucks twice.</p><p>Quakers, fighting to outrush Melville, who tied Regina twice, grabbed a 4-3 decision in Bombers&rsquo; opening road test. It marked the third consecutive Saskatoon win over Flin Flon.</p><p>A hat trick by rookie Maurice Oftebro helped Bombers topple Mintos and they followed up with a 2-1 win over Melville. However, Regina, unbeaten by Flin Flon on home ice, rolled to a 4-1 victory.</p><p>After dropping a 2-1 squeaker to Bombers, the Moneymen slipped three points back of Quakers by bowing 5-3 in Saskatoon. The next night goalie Ed Babiuk was spectacular in turning aside 62 shots as Millionaires nudged Prince Albert 3-2.</p><p>Quakers are sitting in the best position right now as far as the third, fourth and fifth positions are concerned. They have one game in hand on Mintos and four on Melville.</p><p>Despite Prince Albert&rsquo;s two losses at home, scoring leader Chick Balon managed to boost his spread over rival centre Gord Wilkie of Regina Pats to 15 points.</p><p>Balon, the leading goal scorer with 39, has 42 assists for 81 points in 36 games. Wilkie has 66 points on 23 goals and 43 assists, tops in the playmaking department.</p><p>Captain Marcel Rochon of Flin Flon, a 10-point man last week, has climbed into third place with 57 points, one better than Don Wilson of Saskatoon. Wilson heads mate Jerry Esch, who also soared rapidly, by another point.</p><p>Bob Bartlett heads Melville scoring with 52 points and Ernie Dyda is still Estevan&rsquo;s best with 20 points.</p><p>Rookie Art Koberinski of Regina is showing the way in netminding with a 2.4 goals-against average in 24 games. Alternate Jim Letcher of Pats ranks second with a 2.7 mark in 16 games.</p><p>Defenceman Ivan Prediger of Estevan continues as the league badman with 119 minutes in penalties. Sid Garent of Melville has climbed into the runnerup spot with 106 minutes, four better than Quaker blueliner Eddie Van Impe.</p><h2>Moving Up</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02385/1994765-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="522" height="707"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jerry Esch</b></figcaption></div><h2>SJHL STANDINGS</h2><p>(On Tues., AM., Jan. 12)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03336/1994758-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="593" height="237"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Scramble For First And Fourth Keeping Fan Interest In SJHL

<div class="byline">By HOWIE NEWSTATE</div><p>TOLEDO, O.&mdash;</p><p>Alex Wood Toledo bench boss became the first coach of the season in the International Hockey League to be released. He is being replaced by Edgar &ldquo;Chirp&rdquo; Brenchley, former coach of the Johnstown Jets, Philadelphia Ramblers (EHL) and New Haven (EHL).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01136/1994810-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="267" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Chirp Brenchley</b></figcaption></div><p>Wood was let go New Years Day, following a 5-0 loss to Ft. Wayne. General Manager Andy Mulligan could only comment with, &ldquo;We had to make some kind of change. We were losing too many games. We have a lot better club than the records show.&rdquo;</p><p>Brenchley believes he can whip the Mercs into contention. He said that he has several player deals in mind and if any of the present squad does not go all out, changes will be made.</p><p>Currently, Tommy Wilson, hard skating left winger-center leads the club with 39 points, 18 of them goals. Following close behind is Ron Hemmerling with 29 points and Roger Maisonneuve with 26. Ted Wright, recently obtained from Louisville has helped out with seven goals in 13 games.</p><p>FT. WAYNE&hellip;Sold Gus Braumburger to Omaha&hellip;Goalie Reno Zanier leads the league in shutouts with five&hellip;Winger Len Ronson leads club with 22 goals&hellip;Center Len Thomson leads in scoring with 42 points.</p><p>INDIANAPOLIS&hellip;Frank Kuzma out with another injury&hellip;this time a fractured cheek bone&hellip;Released defenseman Shorty Melanchuk and signed Gary Bird, a rearguard from Toledo&hellip;Goalie Chuck Adamson has a 2.79 GA in 14 games since being obtained from Toledo. Prior to Adamson&rsquo;s arrival, the Chiefs allowed 6.73 goals per game.</p><p>LOUISVILLE&hellip;Have two men in the 20 goal circle and one with 19 thus far&hellip;Chick Chalmers the leagues leading scorer with 57 points has 23 goals, Eddie Dudych has 20 goals and Moe Bartoli 19&hellip;Jim Hayward, husky defenseman scored his first goal of the season in the Rebels 6-3 win over Ft. Wayne, New Years Night.</p><p>MILWAUKEE&hellip;Picked up winger Charlie Goodwin from Omaha on waivers. Put on waivers Tony Poeta and Bob Edwohthy&hellip;Rod Fonteyne, speedy right winger will be lost to the Falcons for at least two weeks&hellip;Fonteyne was hit by Omaha goalie Carl Wetzel and his nose was broken in several places&hellip;Goalie Marv Erwards and defenseman Jean Therrien playing very well&hellip;Therrien is the IHL&rsquo;s highest scoring defenseman with 32 points, on 14 goals and 18 assists.</p><p>MINNEAPOLIS&hellip;Billy Reichart added his second hat trick of the season against Omaha&hellip;Reichart is leading club in scoring with 44 points&hellip;double 22&hellip;Line of Reichart at center, Bruce Lea at right wing and Donnie Mc Lean at left wing rate as one of the tops in loop.</p><p>ST. PAUL&hellip;Have addel Elliot Chorley, winger-defenseman from Winnipeg of Western League&hellip;Sent George Mylenchuk to Omaha and put Don Hart on waivers&hellip;5,864 witnessed New Years Night game with Minneapolis. Outside six inches of snow fell. Inside the Saints won in overtime, 2-1 on Freddie Brown&rsquo;s tally. Brown has five winning goals.</p><p>OMAHA&hellip;Released Gary Vena, Ed Johnson, Bob Cowan&hellip;Ron Tookey playing despite cast on broken wrist&hellip;General Manager Jake Isaacson said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen so much determination in one man before&rdquo;&hellip;Goalie Carl Wetzel is making between 30 and 40 stops a game&hellip;playing well according to acting coach Mud Bruneteau.</p><h2>IHL STANDINGS (On Tues, A.M., Jan. 12)</h2><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02135/1994803-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="585" height="142"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03127/1994796-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="587" height="148"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Wood Chopped At Toledo, Brenchley Gets The Job

<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Toronto Marlboros, who showed signs of weakening their grip on first place in the Ontario Hockey Association junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series late in the 1959 portion of the schedule, have straightened away again.</p><p>Leaders since the first week of the season, the Marlboros had their margin whittled to one point by the Barrie Flyers.</p><p>However victories over Guelph Biltmores, right in Guelph, and over the Flyers in Maple Leaf Gardens, have boosted them back into a commanding five-point edge.</p><p>Strangely enough these two victories were accomplished without the services of all-star defenceman Roger Cote who spent 10 days&hellip;and five games&hellip;with Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.</p><p>Cote will not turn professional this season but is expected to grace the Rochester lineup regularly next year when he becomes overage for junior.</p><p>While the Marlboros move ahead, the hapless Hamilton TigerCubs drop deeper into the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; cellar.</p><p>With more than half the games completed in the 48-game schedule, the Cubs are 11 points behind the sixth-place. St. Catharines Teepees and seemed destined to miss the playoffs for the second straight season.</p><p>Despite the almost continuous defeats, attendance has stayed up amazingly well in Hamilton, the second largest city in the Ontario league.</p><p>Crowds have rarely dipped below the 1800 mark which would indicate that if Ken Soble and Sid Bibbey, the men behind the scenes at the Hamilton Forum, ever come up with a genuine contender, they&rsquo;ll play before packed houses.</p><h2>Playoff Gap Is Close.</h2><p>Standings in the junior circuit now show the Marlboros in the lead, followed by St. Michael&rsquo;s College Majors, Barrie Flyers, Guelph Biltmores, Peterboro Petes, St. Catharines Teepees and Hamilton Tiger-Cubs.</p><p>Less than 10 points separate the second place Majors from the sixth place Teepees.</p><p>In the individual scoring race, Rod Gilbert continues to pace the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuit with 59 points on 25 goals and 34 assists.</p><p>Gilbert&rsquo;s linemate with the Guelph Biltmores, is second with 52 points and Jim Pappin, Toronto Marlboro&rsquo;s all-star winger is third with 50 points. Pappin leads in actual goals scored with 26.</p><p>Dave Keon of St. Michael&rsquo;s College placed fourth in the latest statistics with 47 points while Chico Maki of St. Catharines Teepees and Wayne Connelly of Peterboro Petes are tied in fifth with 45 each.</p><p>Jerry Cheevers, deposed goaltender of St. Michael&rsquo;* College Majors is still the leading guardian with 2.79 while Dave Dryden, who replaced him three weeks ago is second with 3.2 goals against a game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Marlboros Tighten Up, Open Up Five Point Gap In OHA Ranks

<p class="dropcap"><span>G</span>UELPHO, Ont.&mdash;Rod Gilbert, 19&#8210;year-old high-scoring forward with the Guelph Biltmores may have established a scoring record during two weekend games in the OHA junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuit.</p><p>Friday night in Guelph Gilbert scored all four of his team&rsquo;s goals against the Toronto Marlboros and Saturday evening in St. Catharines he scored the first two for the Bilts in the first period, giving him a string of six consecutive Guelph goals.</p><p>Despite this scoring feat by the slightly-built French-Canadian teen-ager, the Biltmores lost both games.</p><p>The league-leading Marlboros defeated Guelph 7-4 in Guelph and the Teepees edged the Biltmores 6-5 in St. Catharines on a goal in the final 30 seconds by defenceman Pat Stapleton.</p><h2>OHA JUNIOR &lsquo;A&rsquo; STANDINGS (On Tues., A.M., Jan. 12)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-04105/1994865-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="591" height="219"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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SIX IN ROW MAY BE RECORD FOR ROD

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January 23, 1960

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THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL 1960

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