Skidding Wings Cling To CPHL Lead

FORT WORTH, Tex.- Coach Fern Flaman of the Fort Worth Wings was pleased looking over the scoring statistics when he noted Marsh had become the top sniper In the eight-club CPHL circuit notching 12 goals in 15 games and Rick McCann had been tabbed as the loop’s leading playmaker drawing 17 assists in the same number of outings. They were running one-two in the Central League’s point-scoring parade with McCann on top holding a two-point edge over Marsh. “When you are on the ice during a game, you only get a limited number of scoring opportunities and the player who can take advantage and that means split-second timing, produces. That’s the way McCann and Marsh have been going,” said Flaman. Rightwinger Al Johnson suffered a knee injury and missed four games but in his…

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North Stars Secure Catton To Bolster Scouting Ranks

TWIN CITIES, Minn.- The shiny new station wagon pulled into the parking lot at Metropolitan Sports Center in nearby Bloomington on the afternoon of Nov. 16. One of the two men who climbed out was easily recognized — it was Minnesota North Stars manager-coach Wren Blair, who earlier in the day had been presented with the car by an area Buick dealer. The other, a rugged-looking individual who appeared (and at age 64 is) old enough to be Blair’s father, turned out to be Harold (Hal) Cotton, who moments later was introduced to members of the press as the North Stars’ new Director of Scouting ^d field Operations. “We’re extremely happy and fortunate to have obtained the services of a man of Harold’s stature,” said Blair, who was associated with Cotton for seven years…

Slow-Starting Perry Picking Up Momentum

PROVIDENCE. R.I. – “Some of the men we depend on the most just aren’t clicking.” There was once a time this year when a young man named Brian Perry was included in that Dave Creighton remark made early this season. But no longer. Perry came to the Reds for the first time at the tail end of the 1965-66 season and was remarkably impressive in his brief stay. He had just come off an 88 point season with the New Haven Blades when the Reds called him up for an eight game tryout. Happy they now are that they did. Perry had been reputed to be a slow starter but as Ivan Irwin, former Reds’ coach and the man who scouted Perry, said, “As soon as he gets over the early season stiffness he’s…