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December 19, 1964
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CENTRAL LEAGUE
Don’t be vague…say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY Point Race LEADING SCORERS (Including games of Sun., Dec. 6) LEAGUE LEADERS Most Goals: Tom McCarthy. Tulsa and Al Caron. St. Louis, 14. Most Assists: Barrie Ross. St. Paul, 16. Most Penalties in Minutes: Larry Johnston. Tulsa. 109. How They Stand (Standings on Wed. Dec. 16) GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Dec. 9 Tulsa 9. St. Louis 7 Memphis 6. St. Paul 1 Thurs. Dec. 10 St. Paul 1. Tulsa 0 Fri. Dec. 11 Minneapolis 2. Memphis 1 Omaha 8. St. Paul 2 Sat. Dec. 12 Minneapolis 6. St. Louis 1 Omaha 7. Memphis 3 Sun. Dec. 13 Tulsa 5, Minneapolis 1 Memphis 3. St. Paul 2 Omaha 6, St. Louis 2 GAMES TO COME Wed., Dec. 16 St. Louis at St. Paul Fri., Dec. 18 Omaha at Minneapolis St. Louis at St. Paul Tulsa at Memphis Sat., Dec. 19 St. Louis at Omaha Tulsa at Memphis Sun., Dec. 50 St. Louis at Minneapolis Omaha at St. Paul Memphis at Tulsa…


WESTERN LEAGUE
Before you say SCOTCH “say” DEWAR’S it never varies How They Stand (Standings on Wed. Dec. 16) GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Dec. 9 Vancouver 5. Los Angeles 2 San Francisco 3, Portland 2 Fri. Dec. 11 San Francisco 6. Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 3, Seattle 1 Sat. Dec. 12 San Francisco 8. Vancouver 5 Victoria 7. Los Angeles 3 Sun. Dec. 13 Portland 5. Los Angeles 3 Seattle 3. Victoria 1 GAMES TO COME Wed., Dec. 16 Victoria at San Francisco Fri., Dec. 18 Victoria at Los Angeles Seattle at Vancouver Sat., Dec. 19 Victoria at San Francisco Portland at Seattle Sun., Dec. 20 Victoria at Los Angeles San Francisco at Portland Vancouver at Seattle Point Race (Scoring records as of December 7) GOALKEEPERS’ RECORDS…


Abel Touts Vet Gadsby For Three Awards
DETROIT. Mich.— It’s getting to look a lot like Christmas—department store cash registers are playing Jingle Bells, kids that would have been satisfied with a doll and a wagon in the old pre-TV days when they didn’t know there was anything else, now have lists as long as your arm. fed to them by innumerable television commercials. And there’s another sign of the season—NHL coaches are getting on the stump. The halfway voting for the All-Star team and trophy races concide with the holiday season and the leading candidates look forward to that as much as their kids look forward to Christmas. The bonuses can help pay for Christmas. Red Wing manager-coach Sid Abel figures he has outstanding candidates for the Hart Trophy, Norris Trophy. Calder Trophy, Lady Byng and All-Star. Hart? Right away you…


Russian Likes Horton, Ellis
TORONTO, Ont. Russian hockey observers weren’t overly impressed with what they saw in the National Hockey League game Dec. 12 between Toronto and Boston. Reds’ hockey coach Anatoli Tarasov did single out two players, both members of the Leafs. They were defenseman Tim Horton and rookie right winger Ron Ellis. The fact that big Frank Mahovlich scored two goals in his ice return didn’t impress the Soviet chief. “Number seven (Horton) is very good on defense. And number 11 (Ellis) is young and a very fast one,” said Tarasov. Horton was an NHL all-star last year and Ellis became the first Leaf to collect 10 goals this season in the Boston game.…