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November 9, 1968
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Standing Ovation Greets Bower’s First Shutout; Leafs To Carry 3 Goalers
TORONTO, Ont. — A standing ovation greeted Toronto’s amazing antique, Johnny Bower, when he skated out to tend goal for the first time in this young National Hockey League season. This was late in a game Leafs already had won over St. Louis Blues and it was obvious Bower was sent out just to loosen up for his first starting assignment. Still, the fans at Maple Leaf Gardens wanted Old Jawn to know just how they feel about him. They should have saved some of the cheering. Bower did open Leafs, next game, a Saturday night date with Boston Bruins, and turned aside all 29 enemy shots in the 36th shutout of his NHL career. “Say, I guess I’m not over the hill after all,” said Bower, who’ll be 44 on Nov. 8. “But this…
How They Stand
AMERICAN LEAGUE (Standings on Tues. Nov. 5) GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Oct. 30 Cleveland 6 at Rochester 3 Springfield 3 at Hershey 9 Fri. Nov. 1 Rochester 2 at Baltimore 5 Hershey 7 at Springfield 5 Sat. Nov. 2 Quebec 1 at Baltimore 5 Buffalo 5 at Cleveland 2 Rochester 1 at Hershey 6 Providence 3 at Springfield 6 Sun. Nov. 3 Quebec 6 at Providence 2 Buffalo 8 at Rochester 3 GAMES TO COME Tues. Nov. 5 Buffalo at Quebec Wed. Nov. 6 Providence at Hershey Fri. Nov. 8 Providence at Baltimore Buffalo at Quebec Cleveland at Springfield Sat. Nov. 9 Providence at Cleveland Baltimore at Hershey Rochester at Springfield Sun. Nov. 10 Hershey at Buffalo Baltimore at Providence Springfield at Quebec Cleveland at Rochester LEADING SCORERS (Including Games of Sun. Oct. 27)…
WHL Summaries
For The Best In Hockey Reading It’s HOCKEY PICTORIAL Hockey’s Most Exciting Publication Keep Up With All The Hockey Happenings Read THE HOCKEY NEWS Now Expanded To 24 Big Pages Tues. Oct. 22 PORTLAND 6 at VANCOUVER 6 FIRST PERIOD 1—PORTLAND: Johnson (Loach) … 0:10 2—VANCOUVER: Barlow (Pratt, Hall) … 4:32 3—VANCOUVER: Pratt … 8.00 4—PORTLAND: Hebenton (Goyer) … 9:18 5—VANCOUVER: Gofton (Bathgate, Gagnon) … 19:39 Penalties: Pratt 2:11 Bathgate (major) 2:11, Kearns (major) 2:11, Goyer 2:35, Johns 12:19 SECOND PERIOD 6—VANCOUVER: Hall (Hextali, Johns) … 0:09 7—PORTLAND: Schmautz (Jones) … 2:20 8—VANCOUVER: Maloney (Hall, Reaume) … 12:12 Penalties: Hextall10:22, Madigan 10:22, Portland bench (served by Saunders) 11:31. THIRD PERIOD 9—VANCOUVER: Johns (Sly) … 8:12 10—PORTLAND: Pearson (Leach, Hay) … 9:08 11—PORTLAND: Goyer (Madigan) … 16:03 12—PORTLAND: Pearson (Leach, Johnson) … 17:09 Penalties: Johns 6:03, Pratt 7:03, Schmautz 7:03. SAVES: Sneddon-McLood 25, Gardner 26 Wed. Oct. 23 SAN DIEGO 0 at…
New Penguin Boyer Obscure But He Gets The Job Done
PITTSBURGH, Pa.— In street clothes and away from the ice rink, Wally Boyer looks more like a school teacher than a professional hockey player. Even when he dons the uniform of the Pittsburgh Penguins and skates onto the ice at the Civic Arena, there are few people outside the Penguins’ loyalists who take notice. For Boyer is not the type of hockey player who attracts attention in or out of uniform. He’s a quiet, self-effacing guy with a friendly smile and a gracious manner. But at 5-foot-8, 165 pounds he doesn’t even look strong enough to play 30-40 minutes of hockey on any given night. Yet his personality and physical stature betray the combative, determination that is his nature — an attitude that makes him one of the most consistent players on the Pittsburgh…
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