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March 26, 1960
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From Wolf Colls To Love Calls-Paille Now Hero
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— Although Marcel Paille will be playing on his second successive American Hockey League championship club, this has been in a sense a hectic season for the talented goaltender. Twice he had to replace Lome (Gump) Worsley and filing the shoes of so talented, so colorful and so popular a fellow as the Gumper is no easy matter. But, Marcel has come through nicely and now appears to be a cinch to retain his AHL All-Star berth. Marcel started the season with the Springfield Indians of the AHL and was doing famously. But when the parent New York Rangers went into their slump, General Manager Muzz Patrick had to make the switch. While Paille turned in some commendable games for the faltering Rangers, the club couldn’t pull itself out of the tailspin. Soon the Madison…
Decano Polishes Off Scribes’ And Fans’ Silverware
NEW YORK, N.Y.— As far as New York fans and writers are concerned, there was only one real Ranger in 1959-60, Dean Prentice. The energetic left wing, having the best season of his life, won the West Side Association Trophy as the most valuable Ranger and also captured the Frank Boucher Trophy as the most popular. New York’s Hockey Writers Assn, voted Prentice the West Side Award, which carries with it a $100 Savings Bond. The Rangers Fan Club, in a landslide, voted “Deano” the Boucher prize. In each case, Prentice succeeded his linemate, Andy Bathgate. A third award, which probably would have been won by Prentice if he was eligible—the Player’s Player Award—was won by both Andy Hebenton and Red Sullivan in a tie among the player ballots. Last year Hebenton copped the award. Prentice has been…
Tom Foley Death Shocks Canadian Sports World
MONTREAL, Que.— Tragedy struck the Canadian sports world, and the hockey world in particular last week, when popular sports announcer Tom Foley was killed in an automobile accident in Toronto. The 39-year-old sportscaster, widely known for his between period interviews on the Montreal Canadiens’ Saturday night telecasts, was killed and four others injured when the airport limousine, in which he was riding collided with a car on Toronto’s Lake Shore Blvd., early Thursday morning, March 17. He leaves four young daughters. His wife died in March last year. Foley, who was also manager of radio station CFRA in Ottawa, died in hospital 45 minutes after the 2:35 a.m. crash. He was in Toronto to attend Board of Broadcast governors hearings on a private TV license for Toronto. He was returning from a one day…
Gary Star Of Two National Finalists In Lacrosse War
DETROIT, Mich.—Gary Aidcorn picked what many people consider the two toughest sports and he’s done well at both. Aidcorn played on two Dominion finalist lacrosse teams in Winnipeg. “We lost to Vancouver the first year and Long Branch, Ont., the next,” said Aidcorn who played forward for the Winnipeg AllStars. “It’s a great leg conditioner but sometimes I think I wore my legs out.” About the ruggedness of the old Indian game, Aidcorn said “there’s a tendency to more head injuries because the sticks are always in the air. But it’s a terrific team game.” Gary has given up lacross now. He’s concentrating on ball and golf.…