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February 27, 1960
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Only Two 2nd Place Amerks Have Played Full Slate Of Games
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Although the Rochester Americans have employed but 23 hockey players (they used 33 last season) during the 1959-60 American League season, just two of the Amerks have been in uniform for all of the club’s games. Winger Bobby Nevin and rookie defenseman Dick Mattiussi are the two Rochester skaters who have seen duty in all of the team’s first 54 outings. That General Manager Jack Riley and player-coach Steve Kratfcheck have their team as high in the standings (the Amerks are second with still a chance at the top spot) despite the unavailability of so many regulars is a tribute to their ability. A rundown as of Feb. 13th showed goalie Ed Chadwick and Claude Labrosse each had missed two games: Cecil Hoekstra three, Kraftcheck four, Stan Smrke, Billy Saunders and Howie…
EASTERN PRO LEAGUE
Inventor Of ‘Drop Pass’ Fred ‘Bun’ Cook, left-winger of the famous New York Ranger line with his brother Bill on the other flank, and Frank Boucher in center says he thinks he was the first to use the drop pass. It came to him in a dream. He tried it with his line-mates and they often scored on the play, according to Sudbury Star columnist Bob Scott Chevy Haunts Tessier When Kingston Frontenacs came into Sudbury in mid-February, Murph Chamberlain, Wolves coach, gave Real Chevre-fils the assignment of covering the league’s top goal-shooter Orval Tessier. Chevy’s job was perfect, and Gerry McNamara hungs up his second shutout Wolves won 3-0. How The Race Goes (Standings On Wed., A.M., Feb. 24) TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Hull-Ottawa 6 at Montreal 3 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Sudbury 4 at Sault 7 Ottawa-Hull 3…
Schinkel’s “Whomp” Puts “Jolt” And “Thump” To Shame In Garden
NEW YORK, N.Y.— “The Whomp,” a bodychecking revival directed and produced by Ken Schinkel, is the latest hit on Broadway. According to its author, a 27-year-old right wing with the Rangers, “The Whomp” is a sequel to the “Jolt,” once performed by Lou Fontinato and the “Thump,” immortalized by Bill Ezinicki in another era. Mr. Schinkel created “The Whomp” to return bodychecking to Madison Square Garden. He says the bone-shatering production is in no way similar to the “Jolt” and “Thump” although Gotham critics believe otherwise. Its uniqueness, Schinkel says, lies in the area of the stage, oops, ice in which it is dealt and the specific manner in which it is per. formed. The production begins—and ends—when an opponent—preferably Albert “Junior” Langlois—winds up behind his own net. But, wait a moment, here’s the producter—director—perpetrator…
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