Abel Says He Plans To Give Wetzel Another Chance Despite Fact Habs Ruined Rookie’s Goaling Bow

DETROIT, Mich— The best laid plans of men oft go astray and, with apologies to Bobbie Burns, drive a man daft. Now Red Wing boss Sid Abel as manager and as coach has pulled some moves. Like his “committee” of veteran players which he occasionally consults on line changes or trades. Like his deals—Howie Young for Roger Crozier, Al Langlois for Ron Ingram, Doug Barkley for John McKenzie and Len Lunde, the draft of Floyd Smith, the trade of three minor leaguers for Ron Murphy. Like his getting the most out of clubs that have been picked to do little. But for every man. a plan once in awhile doesn’t come out quite right. Abel watched with interest the Chicago Black Hawks’ determination when Denis DeJordy relieved Glenn Hall. The Hawks immediately went on the muscle and…

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Barons Making Big Move In Team Race While Fans Protest Loss Of Bill Hicke

CLEVELAND, Ohio Timing their surge to perfection, the Cleveland Barons fought back in the best way possible to counteract a serious dip in their prestige—by winning hockey games. Successive victories on consecutive nights over Rochester and Hershey, first of the season over both, came when the fortunes of the Barons were at their lowest ebb in years. So serious was the problem that it was not only the subject of sports page stories in local newspapers, but also the subject of editorial page comment. It is no secret that the under-manned, injury-riddled Barons were not winning hockey games up to the holiday season. To help solve the problem, the Barons deviated from policy to accept winger Bill Hicke from the Montreal Canadiens on 24-hour recall. This represented a switch in policy not calculated to sit…

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