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October 17, 1969
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Hull Nets $135,000 For Cattle
SAWYERVILLE — Bobby Hull hasn’t signed a contract yet this season and he just might have put himself in a position where he may not be in a hurry to play hockey. The blond Jet of the Chicago Black Hawks realized a near record $135,000 from the sale of his prized herd at a recent cattle auction held here. The one-day sale was the greatest ever seen in cattle buying in Canadian history. With, a capacity crowd of 2,000 on hand at Art Bennetts’ Sawyerville farm and with Bennett doing the acutinning. Hull’s well-bred cattle Hereford cattle from his Hullvue farm in Picton, Ont., went to the highest bidders. Top cattle buyers from eight provinces in Canada and eleven states south of the border were present with more than 240 polled Hereford cattle…
Fifty Per Cent Turnover In Players
ST. CATHARINES — Although the age limit claimed almost 50 per cent of the players from last season, the 1969-70 Ontario Hockey Association Junior A schedule got underway with a familiar look as far as the coaching personnel was concerned. A year ago there were six new coaches among the 10 teams. This season all clubs will start with the same man behind the bench. Roger Bedard will be back with the defending champion Montreal Canadiens while Paul Emms will be in Niagara Falls, Brian Shaw in St. Catharines. Eddie Bush in Hamilton. Gus Bodnar in Toronto, Dave Weber in Kitchener, Gene Taylor in London, Doug Williams in Oshawa, Roger Nielson in Peterborough and Bill Long in Ottawa. Although Montreal has been hard hit by the graduation of league scoring champion. Rejean Houle and Marc…
Red Wings Convinced Brewer Can Show Way Back To NHL Playoffs
DETROIT — Press Day at the opening of the Red Wing camp this fall found Gordie Howe almost ignored. Gordie Howe! Howe had just come off his greatest point year ever on 44 goals and 59 assists for 103 points, finished third in the scoring race — making the top five for the 20th consecutive year and the first All-Star team for a record 11th time. But Gordie was pretty much just one of the boys when the newsmen, broadcasters and telecasters came around. They all went for Carl Brewer. Finally, in one interview. Brewer said: “My name is spelled C-A-R-L not M-O-S-E-S.” That’s exactly the way the Wings and their followers regard the erudite defenseman. however, and that includes management. They are looking to Brewer to tighten up their defense and lead them back…
Sinden Wonders What Else Can Happen?
“You like 7up 7up likes you” “You like 7up 7up likes you” BOSTON — Just before the start of the National Hockey League season, the Bruins’ lineup resembled a patch-work quilt. The team that expected to — and predicted it would be the number one in the East Division of the National Hockey League this season was shot full of holes in the first. 10 days of training camp at London, Ont. Ken Hodge had an appendectomy. Ted Green was lost with a fractured skull and a second operation for a brain clot. Gerry Cheevers was ill for two days. Don Awrey suffered a knee injury. Derek Sanderson was benched for the same reason. Johnny McKenzie’s mother died. These men were the ‘guts’ of the team that finished second to Montreal last year and carried the Stanley…
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