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November 19, 1947

The Hockey News November 19, 1947

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-011790/8541948-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MURRAY ARMSTRONG, who learned his hockey as a youngster around Regina, rose to stardom as a Junior and a senior there before moving to the N.H.L., now is back with his old Regina Pats this time as coach of the team with one of Canada&rsquo;s most famous Junior names.</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n the American Hockey League last season six of the goalies were penalized, Hec Highton of the St. Louis Flyers for 22 minutes and Gordie Bell of the Pittsburgh Hornets, 16 minutes. Those who had two minutes in penalties included Tommy Wilson, of St. Louis; Roger Bessette, Cleveland Bar-ons; Harvey Bennett Hershey Bears; and Floyd Perras, Springfield Indians.</p><h2><b><i>He Couldn&rsquo;t Stay Away!</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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IN THIS ISSUE

Naughty Netminders

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen Herb Goren of the New York Sun asked Lester Patrick the other day whether Madison Square Garden would ever consider installing a second hockey franchise in the Garden as in former years, the &ldquo;Silver Fox&rdquo; blasted the idea but quick.</p><p>&ldquo;Of course we couldn&rsquo;t have two teams in the Garden,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That would be syndicate hockey. And to have some new magnate step in and operate a club in competition with our own in the same building doesn&rsquo;t exactly make sense.</p><p>&ldquo;If the new Madison Square Garden, now in the planning stage is ever constructed then it is conceivable that New York would have two hockey teams. Just what arena the Rangers would call their home I haven&rsquo;t the faintest idea.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;What about Philadelphia?&rdquo; he was asked.</p><p>&ldquo;Well,&rdquo; Patrick replied, &ldquo;Len Peto has been encouraged by our league to go ahead and build his arena there, then apply for a franchise If the place Is big enough&mdash;seating at least 12,000&mdash;and if Peto who now owns the Washington club in the A.H.L., shows the proper interest in molding a high-class club he&rsquo;ll no doubt crush whatever opposition exists.&rdquo;</p><p>Most National Hockey League moguls when talking about building new arenas emphasize that the seating capacity should be at least 15.000. It has been found, much to the sorrow of certain rink owners, that anything less than 15,000 is inadequate.</p><p>College hockey is on the comeback trail in California. Leading the way is the University of California. The Bears from Berkeley iced a club last year and played several exhibition and intersectional games with the best in college teams across this country.</p><p>Colleges the California Bears will meet this season are Harvard, Dartmouth, Illinois and Colorado. Tentative dates have been set to hold several college hockey exhibitions at the Pan Pacific in Los Angeles during the Christmas holidays.</p><p>Coach &ldquo;Dit&rdquo; Clapper of the Boston Bruins is affiliated with the Toronto Maple Leafs. But before we go any further and before Someone becomes alar-med, let us explain that It&rsquo;s the Maple baseball club and not Conn Smythe&rsquo;s hockey team that Clapper is associated with. &ldquo;Dit&rdquo; was recently appointed president of Toronto&rsquo;s farm team at Peterborough, Ont., where he owns and operates a snorting goods store.</p><p>Alex Kaleta, Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; speedy forward has the unusual nickname of &ldquo;Seabiscuit.&rdquo; How it came about is as follows: One morning at the breakfast table the players were busily engaged in reading the sports pages. One of the Hawks was reading about the exploits of the great thoroughbred &ldquo;Seabiscuit&rdquo;, and remarked aloud to the rest of the players, &ldquo;Boy that &lsquo;Seabiscuit&rsquo; sure is good. Kaleta, who had his nose buried in the paper heard the remark, and without batting an eyelash bawled out &ldquo;Is that so, I&rsquo;ll have two of them&rdquo; And it&rsquo;s been Seabiscuit Kaleta ever since.</p><p>&ldquo;Wild Bill&rdquo; Ezlnicki the bellicose right winger of Toronto Maple Leafs who has been getting So.much ink in papers throughout the country lately gains inspiration from occasionally digesting Rudyard Kipling&rsquo;s famous poem &ldquo;If&rdquo;. Last summer in the Canadian Amateur Golf Championship, in which he reached the finals, Ezinicki would read the poem whenever he found himself in a tough spot and needed a little extra moral support.</p><p>John P. Carmichael, racy sports columnist for the Chicago Daily News, tells a humorous story in one of his recent &ldquo;Barber Shop&rdquo; columns about Marty Burke and Alex, Levinsky couple of former Black Hawks.</p><p>Years ago they reported to the Chicago camp at Champaign Ill. This was brand new country for them and they kept asking Joe Farrell, Black Hawks publicity director, all; bout it. In an unguarded moment Farrell let slip that they were in historic land&mdash;that Man O&rsquo;War was stabled only a few miles out of town&mdash;&ldquo;just over the Kentucky border.&rdquo;</p><p>Nothing would do but for Joe to take Burke and Levinsky to see Man O&rsquo;War. He hired a car, drove away, and finally pulled up beside a meadow in which a sway-backed equine of red hue was munching grass. Farewell waved a hand. &ldquo;There he is,&rdquo; he said&hellip;whereupon Burke whipped out a camera.</p><p>He took a picture of Alex with his arm around the horse which hadn&rsquo;t had so much attention in years. Then Burke snapped Levinsky and &ldquo;Man O&rsquo;War&rdquo; in an affectionate pose.</p><p>Farrell explained away the curve in the back by recounting how a bale of hay had fallen on the great horse a few years previously. In due time the two Hawks had picture postcards made and mailed them back to Canada with appropriate comment. Mr. Farrell felt pretty bad about the whole thing for years.</p><p>&ldquo;&lsquo;I could have just as well told &lsquo;em that curve was from carrying so much weight,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;that the jockeys wore him down.&rdquo;</p><p>As one wiseenheimer remarked when he heard about the Chicago-Toronto five-for-two trade. &ldquo;Have the Black Hawks found a five-Leaf clover&hellip;or doesn&rsquo;t that Max sense.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Round the Rinks

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STARS ON ICE

<div class="byline">&#x2026;by Gordie Moore</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-021640/8540747-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Passing the Test

<p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>It&rsquo;s a debatable question just who was the most embarrassed by that National Hockey League game here last Wednesday&mdash;Rangers Coach Frankie Boucher, sub-goalie Bob DeCourcy or Sugar Jim Henry.</p><p>When the Manhattanites&rsquo; regular twine-tender, Chuck Rayner, caught a puck in the face and was put out of action, Boucher had to look around for a substitute in a hurry. Rangers had a highly qualified substitute in the person of Sugar Jim Henry&mdash;a former N.H.L. puck-blocker himself, but he was in New Haven.</p><p>So Boucher scoured the rink and came up with young Bob De Courcy, 18-year-old spare goalie of New York Rovers amateur six. The youngster did his best, but the fast company was too much for him and Bruins banged home five inside of five minutes in the third frame. Three of them came within 57 seconds, a passing fair feat of rubber-sinking.</p><p>That was enough to make the youthful substitute embarrassed, but Coach Boucher&rsquo;s nerves were not in much better shape when he sent out a distress call to New Haven&mdash;and learned that Sugar Jim was down with an attack of intestinal flu.</p><p>However, by the time the weekend roled around, Henry was back on the job and in the Saturday and Sunday games he demonstrated effectively that he hadn&rsquo;t lost his eye. Only seven goals got past him in the twin bill which Rangers divided, losing 5-3 to the revitalized Black Hawks and then tripping up Canadiens 4-2.</p><p>Except for the brilliant performance turned in by Rayner last season and in some games this fall, Henry would have been the regular goalie for the Blue Shirts, taking up where he left off before the Armed Forces took him away from pro ranks.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Boucher Tears His Hair But All Is Well In N.Y.

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL&mdash;When Boston Bruins whacked nine goals past Bill Durnan here Saturday night as they trounced Mont-real Canadiens 9-1, it was the worst shellacking the Canucks had sufered in five years and the worst night Durnan has had in more than 250 N.H.L. games.</p><p>Durnan&rsquo;s worst previous effort was during Montreal&rsquo;s 8-5 loss in New York March 17, 1946. The last time the Habitants took such a trouncing was December 17, 1942, when Toronto Maple Leafs peppered goalie Paul Bibeault for an 8-1 victory.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bill’s Nightmare

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-011047/8542750-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRANK BRIMSEK, twice winner of the Vezina Trophy before he went into the Armed Forces, is back ill the grobve again, kicking them out for Boston Bruins. He is pacing the pack with only 20 goals scored against him in 11 games this season.</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>is Is the story of one of the most outstanding &ldquo;comeback&rdquo; sagas in the National Hockey League today since many of the top-flight performers under hockey&rsquo;s &ldquo;big tent&rdquo; failed to find their pre-war form after serving in the Armed Forces of Canada or the United States.</p><p>This saga deals with one of the game&rsquo;s best all-around-guardians of the twine, Francis Charles Brimsek, the square-jawed custodian of the Boston Bruins.</p><p>Not every athlete in the game today or yesterday could surmount the post-war obstacles that &ldquo;Frigid Frank&rdquo; was forced to face after spending two years in the United States Coast Guard.</p><p>Rated the league&rsquo;s best goaler in the years before the war took him from the Bruin cordage, Brimsek has come through again and so far this season he has taken that title away from Canadian&rsquo;s stellar Bill Durnan&mdash;four-time winner of the Vezina Trophy.</p><h2><b>BRIMMIE SPARKS BRUINS</b></h2><p>Brimsek is again the top net-minder in the National League and his play has been an inspiration in the Boston club&rsquo;s reign atop the league race. At present Frank is away ahead of the other five netminders in the league and in the 11 Bruin contests including last weekend, he had but 20 goals whisked past him which is 10 better than his nearest rival, Harry Lumley of Detroit.</p><p>But Brimsek has come a long way in attaining his pre-war form.</p><p>Said he, &ldquo;It took me nearly two years to get back to my old form. When you spend two years aboard ship you soon lose your ice legs.&rdquo;</p><p>He stated that atter he left the Bruins at the end of the 1942-43 season, he only had the chance to don the pads a few times during those two service years. &ldquo;When I came back to Boston I had to play myself into condition. That&rsquo;s not so good. I should have stayed at home for a while to get into shape but I rejoined the club as soon as I got out.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>LOSES SEA LEGS</b></h2><p>Frank continued, &ldquo;It was my legs that bothered me most. It&rsquo;s not so much your eye you lose, but it&rsquo;s more your nerve. I was a little shaky when I first got back into the game.&rdquo;</p><p>Players and coaches are always being asked what difference they find in present day hockey compared to the game as it was played a few years back. Brimsek was no exception, in fact his opinions would be something new and they were.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a lot different alright. A goaler has a much harder time trying to stop &lsquo;em today. When you have about 10 players all milling around in front of you, it&rsquo;s hard to tell where the puck is going to come from. That&rsquo;s how Charlie (Rayner) got it the other night. Some fellow let go from the blueline and he never saw it until It was too late.&rdquo;</p><p>Naturally Brimsek&rsquo;s features bear a few of the marks that practically every goaler owns in the game but he claims he has been very lucky since coming to the Bruins. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve only missed one game though injuries and that was the time I had my nose broken.&rdquo;</p><p>What ever made the great Mr. Zero become a netminder you may ask. Well, he explains it this way, &ldquo;I never was a good skater so the next best thing in that case was to become a goaler.&rdquo;</p><p>How Brimsek entered the N.H.L. is a story that has been told and retold many times. He had to make his name under trying conditions. He was called upon to take over from the great Tiny Thompson who over the years had become an institution in Boston Garden. The Boston fans didn&rsquo;t take it well when Tiny finally called it a day and they liked it even less-to have a rookie come in to wear his sweater.</p><p>It was in 1938&mdash;December 1 to be exact&mdash;when Brimsek first skated out into the Boston cage after a short stay with Providence Reds of the American Hockey League. But he soon made the home supporters forget the great Thompson with his scintillating showing. Thompson himself even predicted that Brimmie would be great.</p><p>What Frank did during his first season with the Bruins will long be remembered. In 41 games only 65 pucks filtered into his strings. He recorded 10 shutouts&mdash;six in seven games and at one time during the season he was not scored upon in 231 minutes and 54 seconds of play. Not only did he win the Vezina Trophy in his freshman year but he was a runaway for the Calder Trophy.</p><h2><b>BIGGEST THRILL</b></h2><p>&ldquo;My biggest thrill,&rdquo; answered Frank. &ldquo;Well I guess that first year was my biggest thrill in hockey. Especially when we won the Stanley Cup.&rdquo;</p><p>Asked about the team this season, Frank said, &ldquo;We have a darn, good club this year and the defence is much stronger. Milt Schmidt is going well and so are the new kids. Boy if we had only three Schmidts. There&rsquo;s a hockey player for you, he&rsquo;s got-everything.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Who do you find the hardest forward to outguess?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Huh, that&rsquo;s a real tough one to answer. In fact I don&rsquo;t think I can. They&rsquo;re all good and it would be wrong to single out any man and say he was the toughest. Yea, they&rsquo;re all good.&rdquo;</p><p>That first year was Brimsek&rsquo;s best as far as figures go and his worst was the year before he entered the Coast Guard (1942-43). His goals-against average that winter.dropped to 3.52 but in the two years since his return, his average has been rising. In 1945-46, his first year back, when he took over from Paul Bibeault on December 5, his average climbed to 3.26 and last year it was even better, 2.91.</p><p>Brimsek, of Czech parentage, was born and bred in Eveleth, Minnesota, home of such other N.H.L. players as Mike Karakas, Sam LoPrestl and Johnny Mariuc-ci. &ldquo;We all played hockey there in fact I took over from Karakas on the high school team. I played a&rdquo; little baseball and a lot of softball and I would have gone into baseball if I was able to hit. I had a good chance to get into the major leagues because I could catch the ball alright.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;What are you going to do after your hockey days, Frank?&rdquo; we asked.</p><p>&ldquo;Well, I plan to get into some kind of business at home and Mariucci and I want to do a little hockey promoting. We&rsquo;ve already approached the city authorities on the subject.&rdquo;</p><p>Standing five feet, nine inchea and weighing 170 pounds, Brimsek played two seasons of amateur hockey in Pittsburgh before the Bruins signed him for their Providence club in 1937-38.</p><p>He was on his second Stanley Cup winner in 1940-41 and the following season he again captured the Vezina Trophy. Frank lives in Virginia, Minn, with his wife and daughter.</p><h2><b><i>Back In Form</i></b></h2><p><b><i>Frigid Frankie Improving With Age, Or So It Seems</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Boston’s Mr. Zero Red-Hot

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>our of the six regular National League goalkeepers have a better goals-against average at the end of the first 30 games of the 194748 season than they did for a corresponding time a year ago.</p><p>There have been 14 goals less scored this season at the end of the 30-game mark than there were at the same stage of 1946-47 campaign. Last season 180 goals slipped past N.H.L. netminders in the first one-sixth of the schedule while this year they have only allowed 166 pucks to get by them.</p><p>(These figures do not include week-end games.)</p><p>Boston Bruins&rsquo; Frank Brimsek, who is displaying the same prewar form that earned him the nickname of &ldquo;Mr. Zero&rdquo; tops all goalies this season with a goals-against average of 1.78. He has allowed 16 goals to be scored on him in nine games. Bill Durnan of Canadiens, four-time winner of the Vezina Trophy is next with 19 goals scored on him in 10 games for an average of 1.90 per game, not including contests played Saturday and Sunday in which Brimsek widened his lead.</p><p>Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; Harry Lumley has let the ruttabaga get by him 22 times in 10 games which gives him a goals-against average of 2.20 and leaves him in third place among the loop&rsquo;s goalers. Turk Broda, veteran cage custodian of Toronto Maple Leafs, sports the next best record with a goals-against average of 2.27. Broda has had 25 goals scored on him in 11 games.</p><p>Charlie Rayner of New York Rangers and Emile Francis of Chicago-Black Hawks hold the same positions in the goalkeepers standings as do their respective teams in the N. H. L. standings. Rayner has 36 goals in 10 games for a 3.60 average while Emile &ldquo;The Cat&rdquo; has picked the puck out of his net on 41 occasions in 10 games for a goals-against average of 4.10.</p><p>Bob DeCourcy replaced Rayner in the Ranger nets midway through one game and allowed six goals to be scored on him for a 6.00 average and Tommy McGratton was pressed into service when Lumley of Detroit was injured in the third period of a recent game, and had one goal scored on him.</p><p>Following are the records of the six regular N.H.L. goalkeepers for the first 30 games of the 1947-48 season in comparison with their records for the same time last season. Emile Francis of Chicago has replaced last year&rsquo;s Black Hawk goaltender, Paul Bibeault.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-031334/8542788-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="641" height="333"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-041084/8542781-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="641" height="334"></div><p>The two top cage custodians this seasons, Frank Brimsek and Bill Durnan occupied the same position last year. Lumley has improved his average considerably, paring his 1946-47 average of 3.56 down to a neat 2.20 this season. Rayner&rsquo;s average is a trifle higher this campaign, and Francis of the Hawks has a higher average than did Bibeault.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Goals Against Record Lower Than 1946-47

<p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>ll that remains of Detroit&rsquo;s great Stanley Cup team of the 1942-43 National Hockey League season is that smooth staff that defeated the Boston Bruins in games to win the coveted Cup. There are but two names left on the Red Wing lineup this season that shared the honors in that spring four years ago.</p><p>One of those players is Sidney Gerald Abel, angular-shouldered centre ice veteran. The other is the club&rsquo;s all-star defenceman, Jack Stewart.</p><p>Well-known names like Ebble Goodfellow, Mud Bruneteau, Johnny Mowers, Sid Howe to mention only a few have since been cut loose from the Motor City club and now only Abel and Stewart remain on the active list.</p><p>Goodfellow now is coaching St. Louis of the A.H.L., Mowers leads Detroit&rsquo;s affiliated club at Indianapolis, and Bruneteau is coaching the Red Wings farm club at Omaha in the U.S.H.L.</p><h2><b>Long Service Record</b></h2><p>Abel Is one of the oldest players in point of service performing in the N.H.L. today. He has spent all of his professional hockey career in the Detroit chain. He was 20 years old when he first signed his name to a Detroit money paper, back in 1938-39, and he was immediately sent to Pittsburgh, then affiliated with the Wings.</p><p>It took him some time&mdash;but not too long&mdash;to prove that he was a natural for the big time. While with the Hornets that son, Sid rattled in 21 goals and 24 assists and before the was over he was wearing flaming togs of the parent Wings. He saw action in six playoff games with Detroit, and bagged two points.</p><p>The following season Jack Adams didn&rsquo;t think that Abel was quite ready for the N.H.L. pace and off to Indianapolis he went. But he only played in 12 games for the Caps before he was waved back to the Olympia again. But it was for the last time and slippery Sidney has been in Detroit ever since.</p><h2><b>Bumpy Road</b></h2><p>But everything didn&rsquo;t go too smooth for Abel after he was recalled from Indianapolis. A painful knee Injury prevented him from seeing regular play with the Wings that year and he scored only one goal and five assists.</p><p>The two-year shuffling between the three clubs aided his growth in hockey stature, and when he reported to Adams&rsquo; club in 194041 he was a new man destined for a great year with the Wings.</p><p>Abel had always played centre but in his first regular year in Detroit, he was moved over to left wing, on the &ldquo;Liniment Line&rdquo; with veterans Don Grosso and Eddie Wares. His season record soared that winter to 33 points&mdash;a stepping stone to a great career.</p><p>The following year (1941-42) was Abel&rsquo;s best. He increased his point output to 49 and was the sparkplug in leading the Red Wings into their disastrous Stanley Cup final with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Wings won the first three games of that series and were a push-in for the Cup before Happy Day shuffled his Leaf club and Toronto went on from there to take the last four games and the series.</p><p>But the next season was Detroit&rsquo;s year and again Abel was a big gun, spearheading the club to its first Stanley Cup triumph since 1936-37. He scored 18 goals and 24 assists during the regular season and in 10 playoff games he racked up 10 points.</p><h2><b>Joins Air Force</b></h2><p>Following the club&rsquo;s Cup victory, Abel enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, where he served his country for a period of two years. Discharged in 1946, Sid immediately started to prepare himself for a comeback with the Red Wings.</p><p>But all didn&rsquo;t go along according to plan and almost as soon as he had won his way back into Detroit&rsquo;s puck pattern for 19 4546, a heavy cold produced a respiratory Infection that limited his playing for the entire season.</p><p>It took Abel an entire year before he regained his pre-war playing sharpness. Last year, pivoting Ted Lindsay and Pete Horeck for the greater part of the season, he was right back in the thick of the scoring fray.</p><p>He was the fourth highest point producer on the Detroit club, finishing behind Billy Taylor, Roy Conacher and Adam Brown&mdash;now playing with Chicago&mdash;with 19 goals and 29 helpings. Not only was his performance back to par, but he had shaken off his injury Jinx by playing in the club&rsquo;s entire 60-game slate.</p><p>His big ambition&mdash;a 20-goal season&mdash;eluded him by the slenderest of margins for the third time, as twice before he had missed the mark by two goals.</p><p>Abel now ranks ninth in Detroit&rsquo;s list of life-time scorers. He has recorded 68 goals and 104 assists. He has always been a keen competitor, a leader of men and is willing to play any position on the club for as long as he is needed.</p><p>Sid makes his home in Detroit and in 1942 he married the secretary of the Detroit Olympia, Gloria Morandy. They have one son named Gary. Abel was born on February 22, 1918, in Melville, Sask. He shoots left, weighs in at 170 pounds and stands five feet, 11 inches.</p><h2><b>A Top Ranker</b></h2><p>Abel&rsquo;s only teammate left from the 1942-43 club, Jack Stewart, has been recognized as one of the top-ranking rearguards in the business. He has already been given a place on three N.H.L. AllStar teams in seven years and after returning from the R.C.A.F. in 1945 he was selected as a first string All-Star defenceman.</p><p>Like Abel, Jack has played all his hockey in the Detroit company. Too, with Abel, he is the only active Wing player who is enshrined In Detroit&rsquo;s Hockey Hall of Fame.</p><p>In 1937 Stewart joined the Red Wings but was sent to Pittsburgh for further training and after a year and a half service with the Hornets, he was brought back to the Wings and has held down a blueline post ever since.</p><p>A wheat farmer from Pilot Mound, Manitoba, Stewart is called the hardest checker in the game and is a favorite with the Detroit fans. He still remains the club&rsquo;s most eligible bachelor. Although never an outstanding scorer, Jack still manages to drive in goals when they are badly needed. The 1945-46 season was his best year as far as pointgetting goes. He had four goals and 11 assists in 47 games and that year he was crowned as the league&rsquo;s &ldquo;bad man&rdquo; with 73 minutes in penalties.</p><h2><b><i>Winged Mauler</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-011644/8540544-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="613" height="905"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JACK STEWART</b></figcaption></div><h2><b><i>Able Is Abel</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-021388/8540537-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="600" height="889"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SID ABEL</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Great Wing Team Of Four Years Ago Scattered Except For Two Veterans

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK&mdash;Lester Patrick, who for 20 years guided the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League, will be honored by the Madison Square Garden Corporation in ceremonies preceding the Rangers-Toronto game of Wednesday, December 3 and at a testimonial dinner afterwards.</p><p>A gathering of former Ranger greats are expected to be on hand and it is planned to have the Rangers of yesteryear take the ice in uniform. Governors of the International Hockey Hall of Fame will take advantage of the occasion to notify Pat-rick officially of his selection to the Hall of Fame.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Plan To Honor Lester Patrick On Garden Ice

<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>HICAGO&mdash;Bill Tobin president of the Chicago Black Hawks, has donated a trophy for the best goalie in the United States Hockey League. It is known as the Charles Gardiner Memorial Trophy, in honor of the Hawks&rsquo; great net-minder.</p><p>It was awarded last season to Harvey Jessiman of the Omaha Knights, who played 60 games with 181 goals against for an average of 3.01 goals a game. He had three shutouts.</p><p>The trophy is in memory of the great Hawk netminder, Chuck Gardiner who died at his home in Winnipeg in June of 1934.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Tobin Gives Award

<div class="byline">By SHIRLEY JACOBSON</div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen the sparkle and color that is Max Bentley skated into the teeth of the trade wind which blew five new players into the Black Hawks lineup, the &ldquo;new look&rdquo; in puck pushing had arrived in Chicago.</p><p>With &ldquo;brother Doug,&rdquo; Max had long been a Chicago tradition a part of Black Hawk hockey that fans (depended upon. The moaning was long, loud and loquacious. Max had been the kind of players. Chicago fans enjoyed&mdash;a popularity&rdquo; player, a &ldquo;Gate attraction&rdquo; player. Now the famous brother act was broken up.</p><p>An undercurrent of resentment or chagrin at Max&rsquo;s departure trickled through Chicago fandom. And, it lasted until&mdash;and only until&mdash;the &ldquo;New Look&rdquo; skated onto the Stadium Ice for its collective maiden effort with the Hawks.</p><h2><b>Win Fast Approval</b></h2><p>Bob Goldham, Bud Poile, Ernie Dickens, Gus Bodnar and Gaye Stewart&mdash;the five young men from Toronto who came to the Hawks in the swap for Max&mdash;brought the &ldquo;new look&rdquo; to the team, and smiles of acceptance and cheers of approval from the fans.</p><p>Bodnar, smallest of the quintet, started the game with the biggest handicap. He inherited Max&rsquo;s jersey number &ldquo;five&rdquo;, and the job of filling Max&rsquo;s shoes. Before the game was half completed. Gus might have been wearing that jersey for years. Though he Isn&rsquo;t the excellent skater or expert puck-ragger that Max Is, his passing and back checking and ability to be in the right place at the right time, established him immediately.</p><p>Poile and Stewart, Bodnar&rsquo;s linemates, received the same enthusiastic welcome. Hockey addicts who came to boo, stayed on to cheer and left with glowing praises. The new forwards skated circles around the Bruins. Though the Hawks fell before Boston 2-1, the &ldquo;Fort Line&rdquo; tallied the Hawks&rsquo; lone counter. They sparked the team to their best game of the season, even if in defeat.</p><p>As for defencemen Bob Gold ham and Ernie Dickens. Their performance on the Chicago back line was so outstanding it put to shame the other Windy City rearguards.</p><p>Bob Goldham became an instantaneous favorite. Cries of &ldquo;Come on, Goldie&rdquo; roared through the huge West Side arena. It appears that Goldham may event, ually usurp Johnny Mariucci as local favorite.</p><p>Now, we come to the night of Sunday. November 9. After seven straight defeats, the Black Hawks blossomed out as a hockey team, They found their target&mdash;the Ranger net&mdash;and proceeded to fire everything but their sticks and skates pats the startled New York goaltender, Chuck Rayner, The Hawks at last won, by a satisfying 8-5 score.</p><p>This was the club that seemed destined to serve as league doormat. This was the same outfit that had scored but seven goals in their four previous matches.</p><h2><b>Entire Club Better</b></h2><p>As an example of how much improved the entire club was: Chicago had four penalties called during the game, and in the eight minutes when the Rangers were playing with superior strength, the New Yorkers could only get two shots away at the Chicago cage. Both were turned aside by goalie Emile Francis.</p><p>Doug Bentley scored two goals, the first since brother Max&rsquo;s departure. George Gee also tallied twice. Linemates Bodnar, Stewart and Poile each hit the twine, and Alex Kaleta added the seveirt marker.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Chicago Fans Like Team’s “New Look”

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-021575/8540654-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ROY COAACHER, left, discusses the trade that took him to Chicago Black Hawks.after he balked when Detroit Red Wings bartered him to New York Rangers. With Conacher are Coach Johnny Gottselig, centre, and Ken McKenzie co-publisher of THE HOCKEY NEWS.</b> <span class="photo-credit">((Hockey News—Edmonds and Hirrins))</span></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>E</span>ncountering Johnny Gottselig these days is like watching a young child on Christmas morning, for the coach of the rebuilt Chicago Black Hawks is out of this world&rsquo; and riding on a cloud.</p><p>Since the club roster has been strengthened with six new players,. Gottselig is looking at the world through pink-colored glasses and after several disappointing seasons the Hawk headman thinks it isn&rsquo;t such a bad place after all.</p><p>Well, why shouldn&rsquo;t he, for at the time of this interview with THE HOCKEY NEWS, Johnny&rsquo;s warriors from the &lsquo;Windy City were riding on the crest of a two-game winning streak. The way Gottselig sauntered around his hotel suite, you would think that the Black Hawks were but one game away from the Stanley Cup.</p><h2><b>One At a Time</b></h2><p>The situation wasn&rsquo;t that rosy, but the fate of the Hawks looked a lot brighter since the club had won their last two games and were breathing down the Rangers&rsquo; necks. The fact they lost the next game didn&rsquo;t worry Johnny unduly.</p><p>Said Gottselig, &ldquo;All we want to do is to move out of that cellar and we&rsquo;re going to take &lsquo;em one at a time. First place, no sir. I don&rsquo;t give a darn about the team in first place. It&rsquo;s the fellow right ahead of you that you want to catch.&rdquo;</p><p>He was resting back on a sofa leisurely puffing on a cigarette when he was cornered with, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s the good word, Johnny?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Well, nobody wanted money,&rdquo; countered the battle-scarred National Hockey League veteran of 16 seasons. &ldquo;They all wanted players and nothing else. Smythe had a motive, I understand, but I think the trade helped both clubs.&rdquo;</p><p>That started Johnny off like a man nickling a record machine.</p><p>&ldquo;Max was a favorite in Chicago and it broke up a great combination. Those two guys were like two peas in a pod, but I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;ll have the opportunity to score so much with Toronto.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s dynamite,&rdquo; said Johnny of Max. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a threat every darn time he gets that puck. Why, he breaks faster than any other player in the league and he can get through any two defencemen.</p><p>&ldquo;You should have seen him in Toronto last night,&rdquo; (the Hawks won 5-4) &ldquo;every time he got the puck he left Klukay and Metz behind.&rdquo;</p><p>Gottselig was asked how he thought the two Bentleys would go playing apart.</p><p>&ldquo;Well, I think Doug will go better than Max because he&rsquo;s an individualist and Max needs some one around like Doug. He sticks out like a sore thumb and he&rsquo;ll leave everybody behind but Doug.&rdquo;</p><p>But the Hawks had added more strength to the club and that&rsquo;s what Coach Johnny was so elated about. Now he has a good left winger on every line, and that should give the other clubs plenty to worry about.</p><p>Gottselig certainly&rdquo; didn&rsquo;t shed any tears over the acquisition of Roy Conacher from the Detroit Red Wings. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be a great help,&rdquo; he remarked. &ldquo;He wasn&rsquo;t in the best of shape when I used him for the first time against Toronto and I didn&rsquo;t plan to play him very much that night. When I did put him in the game, he went great and got a goal for us.</p><p>&ldquo;But the club is going better already. We sure needed strength on defence and being an attacking club, Dickens and Goldham will fit right in there. Gee and Doug Bentley are going well now and I expect Red Hamill will do the same very soon. Then watch us fly.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Gets Loyal Support</b></h2><p>&ldquo;You know those Chicago fans are the wildest in the league. But they&rsquo;re always behind us and that makes matters a lot easier. I&rsquo;m telling ya, when you make a change there they come in delegations to find out why. But when you explain it to them, it&rsquo;s O.K. then, and they go away with the same good feeling. They want to be part of the organization.&rdquo;</p><p>Johnny wasn&rsquo;t finished by any means. He went right on raving about his team.</p><p>&ldquo;That Prystai is a good looking kid. The good thing about him is that he&rsquo;s not afraid. I&rsquo;m not going to send him down because I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;ll go any better in the minors. He&rsquo;s the kind of a kid who can learn from the bench. Yes, sir, I like that boy.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;One of the big things that&rsquo;s going to help us is the added weight. For the past few years now we have had to take a lot of rough stuff and a lot of body from the other clubs. But now I have some big boys that can give and take that stuff.&rdquo;</p><p>Gus Bodnar also came in for a major share of Gottselig&rsquo;s player praise. &ldquo;He should have never been playing in the minors and in my books he&rsquo;s one of the best men in the league. Just wait &lsquo;til he gets going.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Yea, we&rsquo;re going to take &lsquo;em one at a time!&rdquo;</p><h2><b><i>Conacher Talks It Over</i></b></h2><h2><b><i>Husky Black Hawk Fledglings</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-011995/8540647-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="2421" height="925"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CHICAGO COACH JOHNNY GOTTSELIG beams at his six new Hawks, a husky bunch who have helped make the Chicagoans one of the biggest over-all teams in the N.H.L. Left to right are Roy Conacher, Ernie Dickens, Bob Goldham, Gottselig, Gus Bodnar, Bud Poile and Gaye Stewart. All except Bodnar and Stewart measure six feet or over. Bodnar at 160 pounds is the lightweight&rdquo; of the group. Hawks don&rsquo;t have to back up from anyone now.</b> <span class="photo-credit">((Hockey News&mdash;Edmonds and Hirrins))</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hawks’ Mentor Pleased Over His New Force

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03993/8540685-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg"></div><h2><b>BODNAR, AUGUST &ldquo;GUS&rdquo;</b></h2><p>Born in Fort William. Out., April 24, 1923 Centre, shoots right. 5.10&frac12;, 160 Ibs..<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hawks Added This Strength

<div class="byline">By JACK KINSELLA</div><p>OTTAWA.&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>or six score and 10 minutes some 40-odd potential whistletooters became top notch N.H.L. referees, in imagination at least, as they heard Clarence Campbell, former referee hiipself and majordomo of hockey&rsquo;s big league, outline the qualifications and rules of high class officiating to students of Ottawa&rsquo;s School of Referees in the Little Hall of Fame at Tommy Gorman&rsquo;s House of Hockey.</p><p>&ldquo;A better than average skater, a certain dexterity, higher than average intelligence, and the moral courage to withstand pressure of any form, makes up the calibre of an N. H. L. referee,&rdquo; stated Campbell.</p><p>&ldquo;Good judgment is an essentia] quality in a good referee if he hopes to compete with the speed and violence of modern hockey. Gained only by experience, this quality is not always noticeable immediately in referees.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;A certain innate ability to inspire confidence in teams and crowds of this strict impartiality in the interpretation of rules, is the mark of a top notch referee,&rdquo; stated Campbell, &ldquo;and his greatest asset will be centred in this prestige gained over a period of time with players, coaches and the public.&rdquo;</p><p>Making the special trip to Ottawa at his own time and expense, Campbell proceeded to give the &ldquo;students&rdquo; one of the most instructive lectures the School has had since its inception a month ago.</p><h2><b>Possibilities Great</b></h2><p>Mr. Campbell stressed the point that the strenuous effort and self discipline necessary for big league refereeing pays big dividends. The salary of a top notch referee now ranges around $8,500 a season, much more than the average player can command. Officials in the American Hockey League may earn as high as 54,500, while whistletooters in the U. S. H. L. garner $2,500 or so, for their efforts over a season.</p><p>&ldquo;To my knowledge, no league ever had an adequate supply of competent referees,&rsquo; stated Campbell.&rdquo; The game of hockey is expanding all over the world and the need for good officials is not restricted to Canadian pastures,&rdquo; remarked the N.H.L. prexy, as he recalled offers he had received While refereeing to work in Europe.</p><p>&ldquo;Hockey is Canada&rsquo;s National game and it typifies the average Canadian more than any other sport. In its amazing and rapid spread during the past two decades. wherever it took root hockey has enacted the mighty role of goodwill ambassador for Canada,&rdquo; continued Campbell, as he went on to recount the impression our National game had made on Europeans viewing their first hockey fixture&mdash;a mediocre one at that.</p><p>&ldquo;Are all Canadians like that?&rdquo; the impressed onlookers asked. &ldquo;No wonder they make such good soldiers!&rdquo;</p><h2><b><i>N.H.L. Chief</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-011948/8540716-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="558" height="886"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CLARENCE CAMPBELL</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Experience Necessary</b></h2><p>&ldquo;A good referee can&rsquo;t be picked up just anywhere. Similarly, just because a man was a top notch player is no criterion that he will or could be a better than average arbiter.&rdquo; laughed Campbell, as he went on to recount how a well known Ottawagoalie decided upon retirement that he would like to be a referee. The player approached Frank Calder, N.H.L. president, always known for his sympathetic attitude towards players looking for positions after retirements and broached the subject of whistletooting.</p><p>&ldquo;Do you know the rules?&rdquo; asked Calder. &ldquo;Of course&rdquo;, replied the (astonished ex-goalie, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve beer playing hockey for 10 years havent I?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; replied the patient Calder, &ldquo;but have you read the rule book?&rdquo;</p><p>At this, a look of complete amazement overspread the player&rsquo;s chubby countenance and he stuttered: &ldquo;What? Is there one of those?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Even King Clancy, our ace arbiter, confesses he never read a rule book either until he became a referee,&rdquo; smiled Campbell, as he probably reflected that few know it as well now as Clancy does.</p><p>&ldquo;A referee&rsquo;s personal appearance is a vital factor in the general deportment of officials. He must not only aspire to look good, but must in the presence of spectators portray an alert, neat, and unobtrusive yet authoritative figure.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Conduct Above Reproach</b></h2><p>Other important points stressed by Mr. Campbell were that an official who strives to attain the respect and confidence of players and public must avoid unnecessary fraternization with teams or individuals connected with hockey, as well as shunning drinking or gambling habits. An official must never make unfavourable comments on particular players or issue statements to the press which are liable to be misinterpreted.</p><p>Campbell closed his instructive lecture by discussing several of the new rule changes now in effect. The meeting then resolved into a question and answer session.</p><p>Eddie Daugherty, Playgrounds official and one of the original boasters of the School, introduced. Mr. Campbell to the gathering and gave a brief word on the purpose and origin of the Referees School. After thanking the N.H.L. prexy for his kindness in addressing the School, Mr. Daugherty invited each &ldquo;student&rdquo; to come up and introduce himself to the President.</p><h2><b><i>Operatic Note</i></b></h2><p>Walt Russell of the refereeing staff in the American Hockey League is a devotee of the opera. Russell manages to be near a radio whenever possible during an operatic broadcast, and also has a fine library of arias on records in his home. The high &ldquo;C&rdquo; toiles are quite a contrast to the deep bass voices of the robust hockey players that Russell deals with in a game.</p><h2><b><i>Sharkey On Ice</i></b></h2><p>The name Jack Sharkey is back in the sports pages. Jack Junior, son of the former world heavyweight champion is a member of the Boston College hockey team, and may someday be as popular on the frozen surface as his dad was in the squared circle.</p><h2><b><i>Baron Beauties</i></b></h2><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;The Cleveland Barons had on their roster last season two double&mdash;century puck shooters. Les Cun-ningham made his 200th goal against the Pittsburgh Hornets on November 17, 1945, and Lou Trudel duplicated the feat on March 10, 1946, against the Indianapolis Caps. All the goals were made in American Hockey League-play.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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REFEREEING IS GOOD PROFESSION N.H.L. PRESIDENT TELLS SCHOOL

<p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>f the countless stars that have played or are presently playing in the American Hockey League, a 33-year-old much travelled veteran, Phil Hergesheimer stands out as one of the most consistently brilliant players in the league&rsquo;s history.</p><p>Since he broke into professional hockey in 1931-35 he has been an outstanding figure in the pro ranks. Phil is playing his thirteenth season in the &ldquo;money company&rdquo; after completing the best year of his career with the Philadelphia Rockets last winter when he won the A.H.L. scoring championship with 92 points in 64 games.</p><p>&ldquo;Phantom Phil&rsquo;s&rdquo; performance last season was the fourth best ever scored in league history.? e-aides coaching the Rockets he was the club&rsquo;s standout star and was selected for the right wing position on the All-Star tea.m He started off with a bang last autumn, took over the leadership of the point race early in the schedule and held on to that spot right up until the last game.</p><p>Among some of the outstanding feats he has accomplished are the seven &ldquo;hat tricks&rdquo; he has scored during his stay in the A.H.L. The record is held by Lou Trudel with 10 while with Cleveland. Hergesheimer also has scored 20 or more goals twice. During the 1938-39 season with Cleveland he notched 34 and last season he totaled 48. In winning the point title last year, he earned the honor of being the first American League scoring champion to gather more goals than assists.</p><p>Phil started this season&rsquo;s grind with 171 goals to his credit in A.H.L. action, needing only 29 more to reach the 200 mark, set by only two other players in the league record books.</p><p>Phil scored his 100th marker while with the Barons on February 5, 1944. Another one of his fine efforts in scoring is that he has twice led the league in goals scored. It happened with the Barons in 1937-38 and again the following year.</p><h2><b>To Pros in 1934</b></h2><p>Since he graduated from the Winnipeg Falcons in 1934, Phil has played in five different leagues with seven different clubs. The Boston Cubs, then in the Canadian&mdash;American Hockey League was Hergesheimer&rsquo;s first pro team.</p><p>After two seasons with the Cubs he drew a pay cheque from the Minneapolis club of the American Hockey Association.</p><p>He spent only one year in Minneapolis, scoring 49 points, before he was snatched up by Cleveland in the International American Hockey League, now the A.H.L. During this two-year stay with Cleveland, he led the league in goals scored.</p><p>The National Hockey League was Phil&rsquo;s next stop the following season, 1939-40. With the Chicago Black Hawks the first year he scored nine goals and 11 assists. But he could never seem to find his scoring eye in the N.H.L., and the next year he only bettered his total by four points.</p><p>The following season he started with the Hawks but he was soon sold to the Boston Bruins who in turn sent him to the Hershey Bears. Joining the Bears late in the season, the smooth winger played in an even dozen games scoring 15 points.</p><p>But the Hawks didn&rsquo;t give up all hope for Hergesheimer because they brought him back to the fold in 1942-43. It was the same story, however, as Phil was unable to get into the swing of things playing in but nine games.</p><h2><b>A Hawk No More</b></h2><p>The Hawks cut him loose and it was with Cleveland the next season that Hergesheimer returned to his old form. Twenty-one goals and 19 assists made up his 40 point total that year.</p><p>The war took Phil away from the game in 1944-45 and he was out of hockey action for the entire season before getting back into harness with the Barons in 1945. He was better than ever after his stay in the Canadian Armed Forces as he scored 48 points and won the playoff scoring title.</p><p>He came to the Rockets last year and near the half-way mark in the schedule, Phil took over the job of playing-coach despite his added burden, he retained his amazing scoring punch. This season all he has to worry about is scoring goals and assists as Wally Kilrea is piloting the club from the bench.</p><p>Hergesheimer was born in Winnipeg on June 9, 1914. He stands five feet, 10 inches and although he is now aging he packs some of the best scoring punch in the American League today. A prolific scorer and a great competitor, Hergesheimer will always be remembered as one of the top-ranking and most under-rated players in professional hockey.</p><h2><b><i>Phantom Phil</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-011956/8540778-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="600" height="1205"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PHIL HERGESHEIMER</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Captured Loop’s Scoring Laurels During 1946-47

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-021400/8540816-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>ollowing are the leading scorers&mdash;for regular season play&mdash;in the American Hockey League and the former International-American Hockey League since 1936-37. It was that season that the old Canadian-American League and International League were amalgamated into one circuit.</p><h2><b>AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE</b></h2><h2><b>INTERNATIONAL-AMERICAN LEAGUE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03908/8540809-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="1183" height="152"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hergesheimer’s Predecessors

<p>NEW HAVEN, CONN.&mdash;</p><p>Kitchener, Ont., has been the breeding grounds for many an outstanding hockey player, among whom were the three members of Boston Bruins&rsquo; Kraut Line of Schmidt, Bauer and Dumart, but one of Kitchener&rsquo;s best gifts to the hockey world was Ehrhardt Henry &ldquo;Ott&rdquo; Heller.</p><p>Heller, a long-time veteran defenceman of the New York Rangers, has left a lasting impression in the annals of hockey and since he left the Rangers in January of 1946, the National Hockey League has lost one of its greatest defencemen.</p><p>But after 20 years of brilliant play in professional hockey, Ott is still going strong although not with the team that made him famous. Now in his 37th year, Heller is patrolling the blueline for the New Haven Ramblers of the American Hockey Legaue, playing under his former teammate, Lynn Patrick.</p><h2><b>Played With Greats</b></h2><p>Heller is one of the true old-timers of the game and he is one of the few active players left in the pro ranks today who has played with or against such other greats as Eddie Shore, Howie Morenz, Nels Stewart, (Thing Johnson and the score of others.</p><p>He holds the recprd of being the player who has spent the longest number of active years with the Rangers. Ott was a member of the Broadway Blueshirts for 15 years, starting in 1931-32 and winding up his playing days in New York in 1945-46. He shared victory and defeat with the Cook brothers, Bill and Bun, Dave Kerr, Frank Boucher, w&rsquo;hen he was a player, Earl Seibert, Butch Keeling, Murray Murdock. Cecil Dillon and the many other Ranger stars of yesteryear.</p><p>Many of these products of Patrick have passed from the hockey stage, but Heller is playing his part with the Ramblers.</p><h2><b>Started In 1929</b></h2><p>Heller came out of amateur play in Kitchener to join Springfield of the Canadian-American Hockey League in the fall of 1929. After two successful sea-sotas with Springfield, Ott was given his big chance in February of 1932. That was the month he joined the Rangers and from then on he never shed the New York garb until he bowed out of the N.H.L.</p><p>A clean, rugged and highly-spirited player, the husky rearguard was an important cog in Lester Patrick&rsquo;s hockey wheel. During his 15-year stay with the Rangers, Ott played and sparked the club to two Stanley Cup victories in 1932-33 and 1939-40. The records tell the tale that Mr. Heller was always an outstanding performer in post-season play.</p><p>It wasn&rsquo;t until his final season under Lester Patrick that he did show the signs of wear and tear. That was in 1945-46, and in 34 games, he only registered two goals and three assists. So after his long term of service, he was sent to St, Paul to finish off the season by competing in 16 games</p><p>His best season on record in the N.H.L. was in 1943-44 when he registered eight goals and 27 assists while playing in all Rangers&rsquo; 50 league games. There is an odd touch on the Heller record sheet that shows in 1938-39 Ott was credited with 23 points and they were all assists. Not a single goal did he score that season.</p><h2><b><i>Ol&rsquo; Man River</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04582/8540847-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="592" height="1143"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>OTT HELLER</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Veteran Ott Heller Still Goes Strong After Serving 15 Years With Rangers

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>his is one of a series of individual and team records set in both the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League. This week it is team records by American League clubs.</p><h2><b>A.H.L. TEAM RECORDS</b></h2><p>Most years a member of the league&mdash;(11)&mdash;Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Providence.</p><p>Most time leaders after a regular season&mdash;(5)&mdash;Cleveland (West) (37-38, 40-41, 43-44, 44-45, 46-47)</p><p>Most games won of all times&mdash;(298)&mdash;Cleveland.</p><p>Most games lost of all times&mdash;(279)&mdash;Providence.</p><p>Most games won in one season&mdash;(38)&mdash;Buffalo (1945-46), Cleveland (1946-47).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Who Holds That Record?

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p><b>Founded October 1, 1947</b></p><p>Published by</p><p>Hockey News Company, 803 Dominion Square Building, Montreal, Que.</p><p>Subscription Price $2 for 30 Issues in Canada-$3 in U.S.A.</p><p>Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.</p><p><b>Vol. 1, No. 8. Montreal, Nov. 19, 1947. <i>Printed in Canada.</i></b></p><h2><b>END OF AN ERA?</b></h2><p>Developments in the National Hockey League so far this season seem to point to the fact that the end of an era has been reached&mdash;the era of &ldquo;wartime&rdquo; hockey during which everything at times seemed topsy-turvy and anything could happen.</p><p>The seeming downfall&mdash;temporarily, at least&mdash;of the once proud Montreal Canadiens, the return to brilliant form of Boston&rsquo;s Frankie Brimsek and the outstanding play of such veterans as Syl Apps, Toe Blake, Elmer Lach, Bryan Hextall, Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, Milt Schmidt and others of the pre-bellum period all point up this fact.</p><p>Many of those who starred during the wartime period of puckchasing are gone and forgotten now, while others are having only middling success. The players, like those named above, who were good before the war are still burning up the league even though they are rapidly reaching the stage where they will be tripping over their beards.</p><p>Brimsek, one of the smartest goalies to come down the pike in many a year, two-time Vezina Trophy winner before he went off to war, has come back to stardon with a bang this season and at the rate he is going now may wind up as Vezina winner again.</p><p>It all brings up the old and never-settled argument about the relative merits of old-time hockey&mdash;or at least that of 15 or 20 years ago&mdash;and the present day brand. The oldsters, of course, plump vigorously for their style of play, while followers of the modern variety are equally vehement in their support.</p><p>Johnny Gottselig, Coach of Chicago Black Hawks, had some interesting observations on the matter the other day. A player with Chicago from 1928 until he hung up his skates in the 1944-45 season to devote full time to coaching, Gottselig has seen both styles of play and should be qualified to speak.</p><p>It&rsquo;s his contention that the hockey of a few years ago had it all over the present-day brand. Opening up the forward passing regulations, painting the red line at centre ice and other innovations have speeded up the game from a crowd viewpoint, but have taken away most of the science and neat passing attacks, he contends.</p><p>He further maintains&mdash;and this will draw the ire of modern fans&mdash;that the player of two decades ago could adapt himself to present-day play and star at it, but only a few of today&rsquo;s players would be able to hold their heads above water in the older game. He points out the older players of today, like Apps, Blake and the rest who were stars in their own right long before the war, and still can kick up their heels with the best of them. Men like Maurice Richard, a wartime product, would be stars in any era.</p><p>If there is one department of play in which the moderns can claim an edge, it is in goal, according to the veteran. The razzle-dazzle mad scramble of today&rsquo;s hockey tests a goalie&rsquo;s mettle as perhaps was never the case before the game was opened up. The netminders have to be good now or they would be buried under an avalanche of rubber. He rates Bill Durnan and Frankie Brimsek right with the best of all time.</p><p>Whatever the result of the argument&mdash;and it likely will never be settled&mdash;now that the wartime era has ended, the older players are winding up brilliant careers in the same manner they started, and the new crop of stars rises in the hockey scene, the winter sport seems to be in the way to another phase of activity in which new scoring records may be set, new heroes acclaimed and the fans regaled with a type of hockey that is supremely satisfying to them, even though it may lack the science and precision of a few years ago.</p><h2><b>BETTER BALANCED NOW.</b></h2><p>Aside from the shot-in-the-arm given Chicago Black Hawks by their recent trading spree that gave them six new players and the making of a winning team, the transactions cannot help but have a salutary effect on the National Hockey League as a whole.</p><p>Before those trades Chicago was the weak spot of the league, floundering in the cellar with nary a victory in seven attempts. Since the transfusion, the crew from the Windy City have taken three out of five games, humbling the league-leading Toronto Maple Leafs once and taking a pair from New York Rangers&mdash;their immediate rivals in the battle for fifth place.</p><p>The net result is to make the loop better balanced provide a tighter race and greater fan interest down to the wire. The one possible weak spot remaining is in New York, where the Rangers have been stymied in their efforts to obtain seasoned players like Roy Conacher, but in relying on a blend of youth and veterans are hoping to stay in contention and possibly grab a playoff spot.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>his is the fans&rsquo; column, the &ldquo;Town Hall&rdquo; of hockey. If there is something you don&rsquo;t like&mdash;write and tell us. If you would like to see some special feature in THE HOCKEY NEWS, tell it to the FANS&rsquo; FORUM. We&rsquo;ll do our best to fill the bill.</p><h2><b>OLDTIME FAN</b></h2><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>Congratulations on your fine hockey paper. It is a great step forward in the thrilling sport of hockey. I have received the first five copies and find them all most informative, interesting and enjoyable reading.</p><p>Would it be possible to have the biographies and photos of Joe Malone and Newsy Lalonde in any following issues?</p><p>Bob Santimo.<br> Rogers City, Mich.</p><p>(We are planning to have articles on the oldtime greats of the game later on in the year. But for the present let&rsquo;s stick to the present.)</p><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>I especially enjoyed seeing the rosters of the N.H.L. and A.H.L. teams Included in THE HOCKEY NEWS. I&rsquo;ve always wanted to get a hockey paper that had the summaries of the games not only in the N. H. L., but in the minors also. You&rsquo;re giving us a great paper. Congratulations.</p><p>Arthur Lesser.<br> Saint John, N.B.</p><h2><b>PUBLIC BALLOT</b></h2><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>Here is my suggestion, which may be rather early as yet. How about all the readers of this paper selecting the All-Star teams in the N.H.L.</p><p>I suggest that each reader make his choice and send It to the editor some time during the month of February and then the team would be published sometime before the playoffs.</p><p>Also pick the player we think should win the other trophies. Hoping every reader will send in their letters so that the Hockey Fans&rsquo; Forum will continue.</p><p>Ray Garnett.<br>R.R.3, Vermilion, Alta.</p><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>I would like to suggest that the readers of THE HOCKEY NEWS pick their own selection of All-Star team and alternate team for THE HOCKEY NEWS. I would also like to see a popularity contest for fans to vote for their favorite player.</p><p>George Kelly.<br> Montney, B.C.</p><p>(Several other readers have asked the same question about your All-Star Idea. Keep your eyes glued for awhile, we are presently planning something along those lines.)</p><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>I wonder if the paper could have a lifetime story of different hockey players of the N.H.L. each week. Their all-time scoring and assists plus a full-sized picture.</p><p>Lawrence Gofenco.<br> Montreal, P.Q.</p><p>(That is something right down our alley. We&rsquo;ll have lots of them before the season is over.)</p><h2><b>WESTERN BEEF</b></h2><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>Reference Is made to Red Sco-wen&rsquo;s letter published in the October 22 issue of the Hockey Fans&rsquo; Forum in THE HOCKEY NEWS, in which he stated that in his opinion a slight prejudice in favor of Montreal teams exists.</p><p>I believe he is right, because In my opinion there is an OVERWHELMING prejudice tn favor of Montreal, and to an enthusiastic National Hockey League fan it is disgusting. For example. in the issue following Mr. Scowen&rsquo;s letter, THE HOCKEY NEWS published the National Hockey League standings as of Sunday October 26, placing the Montreal Canadiens first in the standings, in. stead of listing them second where they really should have been listed had no prejudice existed. Boston Bruins should have been listed first because they always were ahead of Canadiens, had the same amount of points less defeats, and most important&mdash;played one game less.</p><p>In your latest issue (November 5, 1947), I notice that you have listed the Canadiens third instead of the world champion Toronto Maple Leafs. The editor&rsquo;s error on October 26 could be discounted as such with apologies accepted, but a repetition of this error one week later can only mean one thing&mdash;PREJUDICE.</p><p>George W. Fadun.<br> Winnipeg, Man.</p><p>(Reader Fadun and THE HOCKEY NEWS are both batting.500. Mr. Fadun is correct in the first case, but wrong the second time. On November 2 Canadiens had won four games and lost three, while Leafs had won three, lost two and tied two.)</p><h2><b>N.B. MR. FARRELL</b></h2><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>Reader G. Pepin has the right Idea. Restore the overtime period and eliminate many ties. I would like to go a step further and have ties eliminated altogether by playing &ldquo;sudden death&rdquo; periods.</p><p>The last four years have proven to many hockey fans what a tie game could do to a team. If tie games were eliminated entirely ft would take with it defensive hockey. I&rsquo;ve seen teams guard their tie games for over half the playing time because that one point would mean a higher position In the standings.</p><p>Mr. Dave Farrell wrote a column regarding overtime in your November 5 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS. I enjoyed his column but disagreed with him entirely. He made you believe that the hockey player was a sissy and that the 60 games they play a year was a strain. It&rsquo;s not so. I&rsquo;ve gon$ out with hockey players, after a game and I&rsquo;ve never seen a livelier bunch of men.</p><p>It isn&rsquo;t as tough a grind as Mr, Farrell wants us to believe. If the Board of Governors would eliminate the home-and-home schedule over the weekends I could see overtime coming back to hockey where It belongs.</p><p>Paul M. Ruskin.<br>Bronx 58,-New York, N.Y.</p><p>(Maybe playing 60 games of N.H.L. isn&rsquo;t tough. But we would not like to try it&mdash;would you, Mr. Ruskin?)</p><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>I have received five issues of your paper and have read them from coyer to cover. Would it be possible&rsquo;in the future issues to give a brief description of the six rinks that are in the N.H.L.</p><p>Danny Mltashanbo.<br> Durban, Man.</p><p>(We plan to publish weekly series of Interesting stories on players, coaches and rinks in tn forthcoming issues.)</p><p>Dear Sir&mdash;</p><p>Just a few lines to let you know how much I enjoy THE HOCKEY NEWS. It&rsquo;s just what I&rsquo;ve been looking for to keep posted players and scoring averages.</p><p>Can you tell me where I can get the publication &ldquo;The Rangers and how much it costs?</p><p>J.V.Hough<br>Arrowwood, Alta.</p><p>(If you look in the Fans&rsquo; Forum of last week&rsquo;s edition you 11 spot the data.)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey Fans Forum LETTERS FROM READERS

<p><b>Babando Moves Up</b></p><p>Boston rookie Pete Babando&rsquo;. thre week-end goals gave him a 5-2-7 total, good enough for 19th place If the league scoring race, and mad him top rookie.</p><p><b>Three In 24</b></p><p>Boston Bruins scored three goals in 57 seconds In besting Rangers 8-2 last Wednesday. Montreal Maroons scored three in 24 seconds to defeat Rangers March 15, 1932.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>STANDIN ON SUNDAY, NOV. 16</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-011968/8541065-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="632" height="196"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>November 13&mdash;Canadiens 5, Chicago 2. Boston 8, Rangers 2.</p><p>November 13&mdash;Canadian&reg; 5, Chicago 2, November 15&mdash;Boston 9, Canadiena 1; Toronto 5, Detroit 8; Chicago 5, Rangers 8</p><p>November 16&mdash;Toronto 5, Chicago 4; Detroit 3, Boston 2; Rangers 4, Can-ftdicns 2.</p><h3><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h3><p>November 19&mdash;Toronto at Boston; Rangers at Detroit; Canadiens at Chicago.</p><p>November 22&mdash;Rangers at Canadiens; Boston at Toronto; Chicago at Detroit.</p><p>November 23&mdash;Canadiens at Boston; Detroit at Chicago.</p><p>The Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs, trailing in second place at this last week, pepped up their attack last week and Happy Day&rsquo;s club are now out In front of the National Hockey League race to the wire. The Leafs are now masters of the league at the present holding a one-point lead over the Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins.</p><p>As the Leafs went marching along the victory trail, Montreal&rsquo;s the skids. As a result of their two surprising setbacks over the weekend, the Habitants are lodged in third place three points behind the Bruins and Wings. The Montrealers were handed their worst defeat of the season Saturday when they lost 9-1 to Boston.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18</b></h3><p>TORONTO&mdash;The Toronto Maple Leafs lost a chance to hurdle into first place in the league race by bowing to the re-juvenated Chicago Black Hawks 5-4. Roy Conacher-playing his first game with the Hawks since his purchase from Detroit-scored one goal while George Gee nicked two. Ernie Dickens and Alex Kaleta scored Chicago&rsquo;s other two goals.</p><p>Howie Meeker, Syl Appe, Joe Klukay and Harry Watson scored for the Leafs.</p><p>Chicago: Goal, Francis; defence, Dickens, Goldham; centre, Bodnar; wings, Poile, Stewart; subs: MariuccI, Gadsby, Natt-rass. Pryebal, D. Bentley, Gee, Brown, Hamill. Kaleta, Coanacher.</p><p>Toronto: Goal, Broda; defence, Stan-owski, Boesch; centre, Kennedy; wings, Meeker, Lynn; subs: Thomson, Mortson, Apps, Ezinicki, Watson, M. Bentley, N. Metz, Klukay, D. Metz, Thomas.</p><p>Referee, King Clancy; linesmen, Jim Primeau. Eddie Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-021312/8541058-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="626" height="566"></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;An Injury to Charlie Rayner in the third period made it easy sailing for the Boston Bruins as they humbled the New York Rangers 8-2 before 14,691; When Rayner was replaced by Rookie, Bob Decourcy, the Bruins rattled five fast goals past the youthful netminder.</p><p>The Boston goals were scored by Murray Henderson, Woody Dumart MLJt Schmidt, Joe Carveth, Billy Taylor, Pete Babando, Wally Wilson and Fern Fla-mon.</p><p>Boston&mdash;goal, Brimsek; defence Flagon, Crawford; centre, Schmidt; wings, Carveth. Dumert. Subs: Egan, Sandford, Henderson, Gallinger, Taylor, Smith, Martin, Wilson, Babando.</p><p>New Yorki&mdash;goal, Rayner; defence, Colville, Eddolls; centre, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Hextall, Warwick, Sube: Shero, Watson, Raleigh, Laprade, Slowinski, Gardner, Leswlck, Juzda, Moe, Kullman.</p><p>Officials&mdash;Bill Chadwick, referee: Oeonge Hayes and Butch Keeling, linesman.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03818/8541051-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="622" height="294"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04526/8541044-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="621" height="364"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 13</b></h3><p>MONTREAL&mdash;The revamped Chicago Black Hawks had their two-game winning streak a napped by Montreal Can-adterns as Toe Blake paced the Habitants to a 5-2 win over the cellar dwellers. Blake sank a brace of marker&reg;. The other Montreal goals were scored by Billy Reay, Rip Riopelle and Doug Harvey. Alex Kaleta and George Gee tallied for Chicago in the first and third frames.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal, Francis; defence. Gads, by, MariuccI; centre, Gee; wings, Hamill, Bentky. Subs: Goldham, Dickens, Bodnar, Prystai, Brown, Kaleta, Stewart, Nattrass, Poile, Conacher.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnau; defence, Reardon, Bouchard; centre, Lach; wings. Richard, Blake. Subs: Harvey, Harmon, Riopelle, Locas, Reay, Peters, Carse, Graven e, McKay, Quilty.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05363/8541037-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="617" height="460"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15</b></h3><p>NEW YORK&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks moved Into a temporary tls with the Rangers when they toppled the New Yorkers 5-3 before 15,324 at Madison Square Garden. The Hawk goals were netted by Gus Bodnar, Gaye Stewart, Doug Bentley Roy Conacher and Red Hamill while Juzda and Raleigh scored for the Rangers.</p><p>Chicago: Goal, Francis; defence, Goldham, Dickens; centre, Bodnar, wings, Poile, Stewart. Subs.: MariuccI, R. Co-nacher, Pryatal, Bentley, Gee, Brown, Hamill, Kaleta, Gadsby, Nattrass.</p><p>New York: Goal, Henry; defence. Colville, Eddolls; centre, O&rsquo;Comnar;-wings, Hextalil. Watson; subs: Shero, Trudell, Warwick, Raleigh, Laprads, Gardner, Leswlck. Juzda, Moe, Kullman.</p><p>Officals: referee, King Clancy; linesmen, George Hayes and Butch Keeling.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06282/8541030-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="621" height="573"></div><p>TORONTO&mdash;After trailing 3-0 in the second period, the determined Toronto Maple Leafs scored three time* Ln the second frame and added two more in the third to whip the Detroit Red Wings 5-3.</p><p>Jimmy McFadden and Ted Lindsay with two shot the Wings into the lead until goals by Joe Klukay, Syl Apps and Cy Thomas evened the score in the second frame. Bim Ezinicki scored the winner at 15 seconds of play Ln ths third.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defense, Quackenbush, Stewart; centre, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; alternates, McFadden, Guidolin, Horeck, McCalg, Kelly, Couture, Bruneteau, J.Conacher, McNab, Reise.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defense, Boesch, Stanowskl; centre, Apps; wings, Ezinicki Watson; alternates, Barllko, Mortson, Kennedy, Meeker Lynn, M. Bentley Thomas, Klukay, N. Meta.</p><p>Officials&mdash;Bill Chadwick, referee; Ray Getllffe and Sa.mmy Babcock linesmen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-07220/8541023-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="622" height="513"></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens suffered their worst defeat of the season when they were smothered by the Boston Bruins 9-1 before 11,155 home spectators. The Habs were not able to score until late in the last canto when Elmer Lach fanned Goaler Brimsek.</p><p>Rookie Babando led the Bruins with two goals and singles went to Ken Smith, Ken Harrison, Eddie Sandford, Wally Wilson, Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Jorn Crawford.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal, Brimsek: defence, Fla-mon, Crawford; centre, Schmidt; wings, Carveth, Dumart: Subs: Egan, Sandford, Henderson, Gallinger, Taylor, Harrison, Smith, Martin, Wilson, Babando.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence, Reardon, Bouchard; centre, Lach; wings, Richard, Blake; Subs, Harvey, Riopelle, Locas, Harmon,. Reay Peters, Carse, Gravelle, Mackay, Quilty.</p><p>Referee&mdash;George Gravel; linesmen, J. Primeau and Eddie Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-08175/8541016-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="617" height="487"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16</b></h3><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Paced by the new forward line of Rene Trudell, Don Relelgh and Ca&rsquo;l Gardner, the New York Rangers handed Montreal Canadiena their second straight setback by scoring a 4-2 victory over the Habs.</p><p>Trudell bagged two goals and Raleigh scored, three assists. Frank Eddolls and Ed Kullman scored the other Ranger tallies. For Canadiens It was Glen Harmon and Johnny Quilty.</p><p><b>Canadiens&mdash;</b> Goal, Durnan; defence, Harvey, Harmol: centre, Lach, wings, Richard, Blake; Subs: Bouchard, Riopelle, Local, Reay, Reardon, Peters, Carse, Gravelie, McKay, Curry.</p><p><b>New York&mdash;</b>Goal, Henry; defence, Colville, Eddolls; centre, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Hextall, Russ 111. Subs: Shero, Trrdell, Watson, Raleigh, Laprade, Gardner, Leswlck, Juzda, Moe, Kullman.</p><p>Officials: Referee, George Gravel, linesmen, Jim Primeau and Eddie Mep-sam.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-09133/8541009-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="615" height="400"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;The Boston Bruins lost a chance to take over sole possession of first place when they were edged out by the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. After a scoreless first period, Pete Horeck and Jim Conacher scored for the Wings with John Crawford scoring for Boston.</p><p>The former Bruin, Bep Guidolin, scored what proved to be the winner at 5.46 of the period. Pete Babando sunk Boston&rsquo;s other goal a few minutes before the last bell.</p><p><b>Detroit&mdash;</b> Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush, Stewart; centre, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay. Subs: McNab, Couture, Conacher. McCaig, Reise, Horeck, Guidolin, McFadden. Kelly, Bruneteau.</p><p><b>Boston&mdash;</b>Goal, Brimsek; defence, Fla-man, Crawford; centre, Taylor; wings, Sandford, Babando. Subs: Schmidt, Dumart, Carveth, Egan, Martin, Gallinger, Smith, Harrison, Wilsoi.</p><p>Officials&mdash;Frank (King) Clancy; referee, George Hayes and Butch Keeling, linesmen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-10107/8541002-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="612" height="414"></div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;The veteran Syl Apps spa-rkpluged the Toronto Maple Leafs I into first place in the N.H.L. race by scoring two goals and an assist as the Leafs dropped the Chicago Black Hawks 5-4. It was Toronto&rsquo;s second win in as many nights.</p><p>Besides Apps&rsquo; two goals, Gus Mortson, Harry Watson and Ted Kennedy clicked for the champions. Ernie Dickens, Red Hamill, Alex Kaleta and Doug Bentley counted for the Hawks. Chicago again failed to move into a tie with the Rangers for fourth place.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1188/8540995-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="616" height="618"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1272/8540988-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="629" height="2540"></div><h3><b>GOALTEN DE RS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1354/8540981-1-eng-US/f0007-132.jpg" title="f0007-13" width="626" height="536"></div><p>* Tom McGratton replaced Lumley in Detroit nets at 12-minute mark of third period In game played on Nov. 9. 1947.</p><p>** Bob DeCourcy replaced Rayner In Rangers nets midway of second period in game played on Nov. 12. 1947.</p><h3><b>Penalties In Minutes by Clubs</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1442/8540974-1-eng-US/f0007-142.jpg" title="f0007-14" width="500" height="166"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1535/8541096-1-eng-US/f0007-152.jpg" title="f0007-15" width="292" height="426"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Toronto Maple Leafs are back in first place in the National Hockey League championship race and the man who has paced the club into the top place is the veteran Sylvanus Apps. After last week&rsquo;s play, Apps increased his point total to 19 to maintain his lead in the scoring race. He has now scored 10 goals and nine assists while serving but two minutes in the sin-bin.</p><p>Apps sparked Toronto to two weekend victories with two goals Saturday night against Detroit along with another brace and an assist in Chicago the following night. Against the Hawks in Toronto Wednesday, Appa scored another goal and an assist.</p><p>Captain of the team, Apps is playing his tenth season in Toronto coming to the Leafs in 1936. In that first season in the N.H.L., he was awarded the Calder Trophy as the league&rsquo;s most outstanding rookie when he scored 45 points. He led the lead in assists the next season with 29 and in 1941-42 his fine sportsmanship and outstanding play netted him the Lady Byng Trophy</p><p>After spending two years with the Canadian Army where he held a commission, Apps returned to the Leafs in 1945, and before long he was the Apps of old. When the Leafs won the Stanley Cup last year, Syl was again one of the best players of the team. Reasons like these earn for him the Player-Of-The-Week nomination.</p><h2><b>N.H.L. RULE BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE</b></h2><p>National Hockey League fans can obtain copies of the Official Rule Rook by writing to Dept. HN, National Hockey League. 603 Sun Life Building, Montreal, and enclosing ten cents to cover the cost of.nailing.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>ossessor of one of the most prolific scoring shots in hockey, Herb Cain was one of the prime factors when the Hershey Bears won their first American Hockey League Playoff Championship last season.</p><p>Cain, a veteran of 14 seasons in professional hockey, continued a brilliant career with 36 goals and 30 assists during the 1946-47 season, for a total of 66 Scoring points. In the Calder Cup post season playoffs, he continued his starry play with nine goals and six assists for 15 points in the 11 games Hershey participated in.</p><p>During his professional career in both the American and National Hockey Leagues, up to this season, Cain had tallied 243 goals and 224 assists for 467 points, in regular season play, proving that he is equally adept at setting his teammates up with scoring opportunities as he is in tallying himself. In playoff competition he has added 25 goals and 19 assists for 44 additional points.</p><h2><b>Thirty Goal Man</b></h2><p>Scoring over 30 goals was no new experience for Cain last season. While with Boston in the National League, in 1943-44, he had 36, to which he added 46 assists to give him a point total of 82 in 48 games. This is still the National League record for points in a single season. The following season Cain had 32 goals.</p><p>Herb first turned professional in the 1933-34 season with the now disbanded Montreal Maroons. In 1938-39 he joined Montreal Canadiens and the following season found him with Boston Bruins. Last season was his first in the American League, except for a brief appearance in 1940-41. Cain&rsquo;s value to his team is made doubly so by the fact that he has never been one to spend much time in the penalty box.</p><h2><b>Still Tries to Improve</b></h2><p>Although his scoring shot has been the bane of many a goaltender&rsquo;s existence for a long time, Cain is constantly trying to improve his effectiveness. He is continually practicing his sharpshooting, and usually after the regular team sessions in scrimmages are over, Cain remains on the ice himself in an effort to better his shooting eye.</p><p>He was hampered early this season by an Injury, but returned to the Hershey lineup on November 4, and made his presence felt by scoring once and helping a teammate to light the goal lamp twice. With Cain back in the lineup, Hershey is expected to resume the form that brought them victory in many an A.H.L. game last season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Herb Cain Now Likes Sinking Them In AHL

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Pittsburgh Hornets Roster

<div class="byline">By JOE HOLMAN</div><p>WASHINGTON, D.C.&mdash;</p><p>They&rsquo;ve quit wasting sympathy on Walter Babey, five foot, four inch, 152 pound winger of the Washington Lions, who is burning up the ice with his speed and enthusiasm in his first year of American League hockey.</p><p>Just a year ago Jack Riley, coach of the then Eastern United States League Lions, paid high tribute to Babey&rsquo;s speed, hustle and natural ability, but added that lack of size appeared destined to keep the little fellow from advancing to pro company.</p><p>&ldquo;His only chance would be to qualify as a spot player and not many clubs could carry him on that basis&rdquo; Riley gloomed after Walter had put in a particularly fine game. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like best in the world to have him with us in pro hockey, but it looks bad.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Better Every Game</b></h2><p>Babey smiled, said nothing, and continued to drive with the unabated fury of a young bull. As the season progressed his condition sharpened, and he was the hottest player on the squad during the fag-end of the Lions&rsquo; Eastern League schedule.</p><p>It was Babey&rsquo;s roaring finish that brought the Lions home in second place and that convinced Riley the little fellow can make the grade which he is doing with emphasis.</p><p>When the American League Lions reported for fall training at Barrie, Ontario, this season Babey was the best conditioned and fastest player in camp. And when an injury recently sidelined Larry Archambault, powerhouse defenceman of the Lions, Riley sent Walter in on the defence. Furthermore the tan thunderbolt has made a good job of it.</p><h2><b>Changed His Name</b></h2><p>Walter Babey, just in case you wanted to know, played under the name of Spike Wynchnenka with the Baltimore Clippers before joining the Eastern League Lions last season.</p><p>&ldquo;I had my name changed legally for two reasons, &ldquo;Walter smiles &ldquo;I decided my mother&rsquo;s name of Babey was easier to spell than my dad&rsquo;s, Wynchnenka. And that Walter had considerably more class than Spike.</p><p>&ldquo;You know of course, what happened. The boys all started calling me Spike Babey. I don&rsquo;t mind being called Spike any more. Tough name for a tough league, don&rsquo;t you think?&rdquo;</p><p>Now his Washington Lion teammates are calling Walter Babey, their fiery combination winger and defenceman, &ldquo;Rockabye&rdquo; Babey. Catch?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Washington’s ‘Rockabye’ Babey Gets Big Chance In Utility Defence Role

<p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>ith an 11-team circuit and over 200 players performing during the season, the American Hockey League supplies a more varied attraction for Its spectators than any other professional league in hockey. Fans in each of its cities have 10 different teams on display as opponents for the home clubs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Lots Of Variety

<p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p>The Mayor Walker Trophy awarded to the champions of the Eastern United States Amateur Hockey League, is missing again.</p><p>The trophy was last won by the Boston Olympics and it was placed in the Boston Garden for exhibition but now all that remains of the historic piece of silverware is the wooden base. Thomas Lockhart, president of the League, announced that he is still looking for it</p><p>The trophy first came into existence back in 1926 when it was purchased by Mayor Jimmy Walk er of New York City. It was presented to the Metropolitan Amateur Hockey League which had been organized the year before.</p><p>The league had six teams: the Knickerbocker Hockey Club, New York Athletic Club. Crescent Athletic Club, St. Nicholas Hockey Club, Seventh Regiment Hockey Club and the Canadian Club of New York.</p><h2><b>Disappeared in 20&rsquo;s</b></h2><p>The Knickerbockers won the championship and the six team circuit disbanded the following year when the cup went into retirement.</p><p>In the late &lsquo;20&rsquo;s the trophy was wanted for display at an athletie dinner, but it could not be found. In 1934 Jim Hurley, who writes hockey for the New York Daily Mirror, saw it in a pawn shop window on Eighth Avenue, and telephoned General John B. Kilpatrick president of Madison Square Garden, and the trophy was reacquired.</p><p>It went into competition in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League until the trophy disappeared again.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Mystery Afoot As Walker Cup Goes Missing

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<p><b>(MONTH ENDING NOVEMBER 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-012027/8541526-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="638" height="4158"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-021460/8541519-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="647" height="2101"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Monthly Records American League

<p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t seems that every hockey rink and team has Its old reliable supporters and the Auditor-, ium here in Ottawa is no ex-ception. There are two former greats of the game that like to make the &ldquo;Aud&rdquo; their second home&mdash;Cy Dennenny and Dave Behan.</p><p>Dennenny, who for many years was a star scorer with the old Ottawa Super Six of the 1920&rsquo;s, is one of the most faithful Ottawa hockey supporters. He is a regular attendant at all senior and junior games. In the days when it was nothing for a forward to score 40 goals in a single season, Dennenny was one of the best goal-getters in the business. From the time he came to the Senators until 1927, the last year they won the Stanley Cup, Cy was often rated one of the greatest wingmen in professional company.</p><p>In and around Ottawa there is no keener lover of the game than Dave Behan, who at one time coached the Pembroke Lumber Kings and who now lives there. He is one of the consistent devotees of sport in the Upper Ottawa Valley.</p><p>Besides finding the time to take in every major attraction in the Auditorium, Behan follows hockey, baseball, horse racing and curling in the Lumber Town. He is a business partner of the great Frank Nighbor, one of the top-ranking centres of all time.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Oldtimers Are Hot Puck Fans Around Ottawa

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12 UNITED STATES IEAGUE</b></p><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-011788/8541693-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="626" height="139"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-021284/8541686-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="623" height="117"></div><h3><b>THUHSDAY, NOVEMBER 6</b></h3><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;Defenceman Sam Lavitt tallied the winning goal In the overtime session tonight to give Omaha Knights a 2-1 victory over Fort Worth Rangers. The lone Ranger tally was ecored by Bill Warwick while Winky Smith notched the equalizer In the second period. Fred Weaver was the only casualty of the evening. He was carried from the ice when a puck hit him over the eye.</p><p>Fort Worth.&mdash;Goal, McAtee: defence. Kane, Terry; centre, V. Jones; wings, Weaver, Schmidt. Subs: Brodeur, ville, Hursley, Ritson, Kopuk, Mutche-son, Bedard, Platz, Kaiser.</p><p>Omaha&mdash;Goal, Sawchuck; defence, Reigle, Levitt; centre, Glover; wings, McKay, McLean. Subs: Simon, Forbes, W&rsquo;eist, Bak, Strongman, Senlck, Boyce,&rdquo; C. Smith. lannarelli, Wiseman.</p><p>Referees&mdash;Ike Morrison, and Red Reynolds.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03855/8541679-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="624" height="439"></div><p>ST.PAUL&mdash;The St. Paul Saints turned in one of their finest performances of the season in defeating the Kansas City Pla-Mors 4-1. The Saints goals were scored by Hal Brown, Dutch Delmonte, Gus Schwartz and Joe Levandowski white the lone Pla-Mor tally came off the stick ot Baldwin in the opening period.</p><p><b>Kansas City&mdash;</b>Goal, D. Jackson; defence, Mitchell, J. Jackson; centre, Powell; wings. Harms, Silvestri. Subs: Parala, Conn, Ashworth, Olmstead. Groves, Baldwin, Robertson, Wilson, Butler, Miller.</p><p><b>St.Paul&mdash;</b> Goal, Stevenson; defence, Ailsby, Dill; centre, Rozzlni; Mings, Brown, Shack; Subs: Sandaluck, Wolock, Trainor, Schwartz, Read, Pechet, Bend, Smith, Levandowski, Delmonte.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04654/8541672-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="621" height="407"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;In a free scoring game, the Houston Huskies took an early four goal lead and coasted to a 9-4 victory over the Tulsa oilers. Smith and Dheere were the big goal scorers for the night with three apiece.</p><p>Houston&mdash;Goal, Dion; defence, McMahon, Maher; centre, Macey; wings, Geisbrecht, McKenzie. Subs. Melong, Currie, Agar, McArthur. Dheere Par-geter, Skinner, Mundrick.</p><p>Tulsa&mdash;Goal, Lajiiarche; defence, Dick, Knott; centre, McMurdy; wings, Fowler, Wilson. Subs; Dillon, Young, Jones, Chakowski, Smith, Emerton, Brown, Thomson, Brayshaw.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05512/8541665-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="613" height="771"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8</b></h3><p>TULSA&mdash;Joe lannarelli scored an overturn, murk i after eight minutes and seconds ol play to hand Omaha Knights a 4-3 victory over the Tulsa Oilers.</p><p>The game was a sec-saw affair with the goals evenly divided.</p><p>Omaha&mdash;Goal, Sawchuck; defence, Rlcgle, Lavitt; centre, Glover; wings, McLean, MacKay. Subs: Weist, C. Smith, Boyce, Strongman. lannarelli, Wlsman, Simon, Forbes, Bak, Senick.</p><p><b>Tulsa&mdash;</b>Goal, Lamarche; defence, Jones, Young; centre, Smith; wings Brayshaw, Chakowski. Subs: McMurdy, Wilson, Fowler, Thompson, Brown, Hellyer, Dick, Dillon. Knot, Sadler.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07395/8541658-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="623" height="524"></div><p>Dallas&mdash;Nick Pidsodny sparked. the Dallas Texans with his superb netmindIng to a 3-2 wn. over the Houston Huskies and thus they returned to second place. Vivian Allen notched two goals for the winners while the other was counted by Homenuke. The Houston goals were scored by Mundrick and Dheere.</p><p><b>Houston&mdash;</b>Goal, Dion; defence, Malong, Currie; centre&rsquo;, Agar; wings, Pargetcr, Mundrick. subs: Goldstrick, McMahon, Dheere, Skinner, McKenzie, Giesbrecht, Macey, McArthur&rsquo;. Maher.</p><p><b>Dalias&mdash;</b>Goals, Pidsodny; defence, Milford, Rockey; centre, fcliill; wings. Homenuke, Alien. Subs: Fin kbeiner, McKay, Petrie, Horeck, Smrke, Bouchard, Med-ynski.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08359/8541651-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="623" height="447"></div><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;The Millers suffered their first defeat in nine starts when the Kansas City Pla-Mors handed them a 5-3 setback. Ray Powell of the Pla-Mors notched two goals as did Stan Robertson of the Millers.</p><p><b>Kansas City&mdash;</b>Goal, D.Jackson; defence, Baldwin, Conn; centre, Powell; wings, Sylvestri, Harms. Subs: Tarala. J. Jackson. Ashworth, Olmstead, Groves, K. Robertson, Wilson, Miller, Mitchell Butler. &lsquo;</p><p><b>Minneapolis&mdash;</b> Goal, McQueston; defence, Milne, Fraser; centre, Forgie; wings, Wycherly, Atanas. Subs: Sherritt, Williams, S. Smith, S. Robertson, Bar-tholome, Hergeishelmer, Melnyk, Gas-parmi, Tomiuk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09340/8541644-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="613" height="636"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9</b></h3><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;Minneapolis Millers, whose eight game winning streak was snapped by Kansas City, resumed their winning ways by topping St. Paul Saints 3-1. Millers were a need all the way except for 24 seconds in the third period when Naklna Smith knotted the count at 1-1 before Bus Wycherley put the leaders ahead to stay.</p><p><b>Minneapolis&mdash;</b>Goal, McQueston; defence, Williams, Allum;. centre. Bums; wings, Barthalome, Strobel; Subs: Milne, Fnaser, Kaiser, Robertson, Forgie Atanas. Hergeshelmer Melnyk Wycherley, Tomiuk.</p><p><b>St. Paul:</b> Goal, Stevenson; defence, Sandalack, Levaudoski; centre, Bozzlne; wings. Brown, Shack. Subs: Ailsby, Dill, Woloch. Schwartz, Pechet, Bend, Smith, Dowling, Delmonte.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10308/8541637-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="622" height="427"></div><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;Tulsa Oilers wangled their first victory of the season, downing Kansas City Pla-Mors 4-3, although they had to stave off a third-period rally that netted the Chicago Black Hawks farmhands two goals late in the game.</p><p><b>Tulsa&mdash;</b>Goal, Lamarche; defence, Dick, Knott; centre, McMurdy; wings, Wilsoo^ Fowler. Subs: Chakowski, Smith, Bray-shaw, Brown, Thom/pson, McAtee, Heller, Sadler, Dillon, Young, Jones.</p><p><b>Kansas City&mdash;</b> Goal, Jackson; defence, Baldwin Cohn; centre, Powel; wings, Harms, Silvestri. Subs: Mitchell, J. Jackson, Hamilton, WLIson, Miller, Robertson, Ashworth, Olmstead, Groves, Butler.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11278/8541630-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="620" height="427"></div><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;Fort Worth Rangers nipped out a 4-3 win over Houston Huskies to boost their Southern Division lead. Bedard sank the winner with less than two minutes to go.</p><p><b>Houston&mdash;</b>Goal, Dion; defence, Blake. Currie; centre McArthur; wings, Dheere, Skinner. Subs. Maher, Melong, McKenzie, Macey, Agar, Giesebrecht, Mundrick. Pargeter.</p><p><b>Fort Worth&mdash;</b> Goal, McAtee: defence, Hurzley. Brodeur; ceutre. Kopak; wings, Mutcheson, Bedard. Subs: DralnvtUei Terry, Ritson, V. Jones, Schmidt, Heweon, Platz, Kane, Warwick.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12248/8541623-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="615" height="547"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11</b></h3><p>OMAHA&mdash;The Omaha Knights were their second straight defeat on home Ice when they bowed to the Tulsa Oilers 4-3.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-13196/8541616-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="615" height="474"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12</b></h3><p>DALLAS&mdash;Wing-footed &ldquo;Ants&rdquo; Atanas blasted two goals as Dallas Texans downed Minneapolis Millers 7-4 to hand the league leaders their second loss of the season. Lou Smrke, Dallas winger, had his nose fractured in three places during a second-period melee, and joind Connie Poitras on the injured list.</p><p><b>Minneapolis&mdash;</b> Goal, McQueston, defence, Williams, Allum; centre, Burns; wings, Strobel, Bartholome; subs. Milne, Fraser, ForgK, Atanas, Wycherley, Robertson, Melnyk, Gasparinl, Hergeshel-naer, Kaiser.</p><p><b>Dallas&mdash;</b> Goal, Pidsodny; defence, Finkbeiner, McKay; centre, Petrie; wings, Smrke, Horeck; subs. Milford, Rockey, Shill, Allen, Homenuke, Peterson, Bouchard, Medynski.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-14153/8541609-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="615" height="650"></div><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;Kansas&rsquo;City Pla-Mors blanked St. Paul Saints 5-0 in a fast-breaking game as the Chicago farmhands stowed fine teamwork and smart passing to bottle up the Saints and give goalie Doug Jackson his second hutcut of the season.</p><p><b>St. Paul&mdash;</b> Goal, McGill; defence. Sandalack, Levnndoski; centre. Rozzinl; wings. Brown. Shack; subs. Ailsgy, Dill, Woloch, Smith, Pechet, Schwartz, Read, Bend, Delmonte. Dowling.</p><p><b>Kansas City&mdash;</b> Goal, D. Jackson; defence, Conn, Baldwin: centre. Ashworth; wings, Olmstead. Butler; subs. J. Jackson. Hamilton. Tarala, Powell, Harms, Silvestri, Wilson, Miuler, Robertson, Groves</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1779/8541602-1-eng-US/f0011-172.jpg" title="f0011-17" width="619" height="433"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Includes games of Sunday, Nov. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-15125/8541595-1-eng-US/f0011-152.jpg" title="f0011-15" width="624" height="714"></div><h3><b>GOALTENDERS RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1697/8541588-1-eng-US/f0011-162.jpg" title="f0011-16" width="622" height="269"></div><h3><b>THE LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Goals&mdash;</b> Forgie, M&rsquo;pls; Mundrick, Houston. each 9.</p><p><b>Assists&mdash;</b> Agar, Houston, 19</p><p><b>Penalties&mdash;</b>Dick, Tulsa, 30 mins.</p><h2><b><i>K. C. Mentor</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06441/8541581-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="583" height="940"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>REG HAMILTON, who leads Kansas City Pla-Mors in the United States Hockey League.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By GLEN GARRY</div><p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>oaming around the United States Hockey League circuit yen pick up many gems of wisdom from the mouths of various coaches and veteran players. Any youngster heeding these words of advics can&rsquo;t go far wrong and might go far up the ladder:</p><h2><b>Stickhandling Note</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Carry a hockey stick whenever possible if you would become a great stickhandler,&rdquo; says Mud Bruneteau, Coach of the Omaha Knights of the United States Hockey League and a handy man with the cudgel in his prime.</p><p>&ldquo;Even if you are not in a game it is well to carry a stick until from constant association it becomes a part of you. The ability to handle a stick well is almost as important as skating in hockey,&rdquo; Bruneteau concludes.</p><p>&ldquo;Size helps in hockey, but don&rsquo;t be discouraged if you are small,&rdquo; points out Clint Smith, playing coach of the Tulsa Ollers. Clint adds that: &ldquo;Auriel Joliat, the mighty King Clancy, Rabbit McVeigh, Dick Irvin and the Bentley brothers, Max and Doug, were welterweights, but you will have to admit they ranked with the best.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Keep Your Head Up</b></h2><p>&ldquo;You get no special awards when you go in on the defence with your head down,&rdquo; states Mike McMahon, husky rearguard of the Houston Huskies. &ldquo;And,&rdquo; continues Mike, &ldquo;all you will ever wind up with is a terrific bodycheck and, you deserved it. Always keep your head up when playing hockey if you would live to play another day, because it hurts when you&rsquo;re hit.&rdquo;</p><p>Muzz Patrick, son of Lester Patrick, the Immortal Silver Fox of hockey, and coach of the St. Paul Saints, is following in his illustrious father&rsquo;s footsteps in teaching hard but clean hockey.</p><p>&ldquo;Laying on the wood is a game at which two can play,&rdquo; Muzz tells his men. &ldquo;While there are a few players who achieved greatness desnite a tendency to play dirty hockey, sooner or later they get more than they give out. The player who plays hard but clean but who at the same time takes care of himself, is respected and usually left alone.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Advice For Hockey-Lorn; Coaches Drop Timely Tips

<div class="byline">By BUNNY MORGANSON</div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p>Talk about your professionals, did you ever hear of a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; club playing four games in five days, and thriving on it?</p><p>Windsor Spitfires, current leaders of the Ontario Hockey Association&rsquo;s junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series, have just completed the gruelling chore of four league games in five days.</p><p>The schedule called for three games, but Windsor and Oshawa got their heads together and moved up a date for Windsor slated during Christmas week to Friday, November 14, and they were in accord to play it that way with the return game right back in Oshawa the following night, Saturday, November 15.</p><h2><b>A Tip-Off</b></h2><p>Which makes this home-and-home meeting of the two leading Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; clubs, the tip-off as to what may be expected when flowers bloom in the spring and hockey youths are up to their gay * young necks in play-off games.</p><p>Windsor, up to and including games played Thursday, November 13, was undefeated in seven starts. They had a total of 14 points and were displaying good cause for their top position with 55 goals scored against all opposition, while Goalies Sawchuk, now professional with Omaha, and Buckley, had allowed but 19 markers into the Windsor net. Oshawa Generals lost but one game in six starts and that was to the Kroehlers in Stratford and they are right behind their Windsor rivals with 10 points. Should Oshawa come through with both Friday and Saturday wins (confirm later), they will move into a first place tie.</p><h2><b>Primeau Gets Results</b></h2><p>However, while Windsor and Oshawa are making a two-horse race for the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; leadership, the big &ldquo;todo&rdquo; of the past week has been the sudden revival of the St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors.</p><p>Last year&rsquo;s champions were not given much chance at the start of the current stason. And for good reason. Practically all of the Memorial Cup championship team had departed for professional or senior hockey fields and Coach Joe Primeau, rated as one of the smartest hockey mentors in all Canada, has started out fresh with a group of green kids. He&rsquo;s getting results. The St. Michael&rsquo;s upswing started with a four-point win over the hopeless last placers, Toronto Young Rangers, and then they stepped into Guelph Bilt-mores, handled by Boston&rsquo;s Bobby Bauer, on two occasions, one game being played in Maple Leaf Gardens and the other at Galt Arena, to win both decisions in a most decisive manner.</p><p>&ldquo;Watch Primeau&rdquo;, the old byword of other years, is again hurdling around the Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; circuit within the OHA boundary. St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors are now in a fourth place tie with their brothers from the Marlboro organization, both clubs claiming eight points. Stratford Kroehlers, with Dutch Hiller at the controls, has also come up with a spurt, their 3-2 win over Barrie on home ice this past week being listed as one of the better games played yet in the new season.</p><p>Checking over latest junior scoring figures released, one finds good cause for Windsor&rsquo;s success so far with Johnny Wilson and Gordon Haidy sharing top position with 13 points each. Stratford&rsquo;s Pierre Cadieux along with George Armstrong, also of Stratford, Windsor&rsquo;s Jimmy Uniac, Wiggie Wylie of Galt and Yacker Flynn of Guelph, are all bunched in the 12-point spot&hellip;Gil St. Pierre, the lad who picked up five points in a recent game, for a new individual scoring high of the season, along with Bob Gamble and George Scholes of Oshawa Generals and Tater McClelland of Guelph, are next in line with 11 scoring credits. Frenchy Mayer of Oshawa Generals along with Chuck Blair of the same Gens, Harry Pidhirny of Galt and Neil Gordon of Guelph, are all well up in the scoring list with 10 points.</p><h2><b><i>Referee&mdash;Cop</i></b></h2><p>Frank &ldquo;Patsy&rdquo; Callighen, an American Hockey League referee also spends his summers as a maintainer of law and order. Callighen is a special police officer at Euclid Beach Park, amusement center in Cleveland, Ohio.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Junior Spitfires Take Tough Grind In Stride

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>HREE RIVERS, QUE.&mdash;Acting as a farm team for the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League the Three Rivers Reds have been affiliated with two junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; teams. These Junior &lsquo;B&rsquo; entries will play in the St. Maurice Valley League and will in turn be stocked from juvenile teams also known as Reds.</p><p>The junior &lsquo;A&rsquo; entry is part of the J.A.H.A. which this year embraces 10 teams.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

New Red Farms

<p>LONDON, ENG.&mdash;</p><p>The flames of trouble are stU! raging about the coming Olympic hockey competition scheduled to take place at St. Moritz, Switzerland, in February. John Ahearne has added more fuel to the fire when, in a statement from London he said it was &ldquo;thumbs down&rdquo; on the entry of a team from the United States.</p><p>The secretary of the British Ice Hookey Association commenting on the plans of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Stated, &ldquo;such a club won&rsquo;t be allowed to compete and will only be wasting time and money if they attempt to go through with it.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Fight U. S. Entry</b></h2><p>Fighting against American participation are officials of Europe and North America and they are presently taking steps to put a crimp in the U. S. entry.</p><p>Said Ahearne, &ldquo;The move, in all probability, was inspired by Avery Brundage, chairman of the United States Olympic Committee. It will be the last kick in the two-year-old feud between the A.A.U. and A. H. A.&mdash;Amateur Hockey Association of the United States&mdash;but it won&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;</p><p>Brundage was also reported to have told the International Olympic Committee that if they accepted an A.H.A. of U.S. team for the February games, he would see that no other American competitor in any other sport would take part in the games.</p><h2><b>Ousted as Member</b></h2><p>The battle between the two American bodies was brought to the bursting point at a meeting in Prague last February when the A.H.A. of U. S. took over from the A.A.U. as a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.</p><p>Officials of the A.A.U. then claimed they were &ldquo;railroaded&rdquo; out of the Federation and Brundage stated that the A.H.A. of U.S. would never be recognized by the United States Olympic Committee.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Doubt Cast Upon Eligibility U. S, Olympic Squad

<p class="dropcap"><span>U</span>ntil 30 years ago hockey was played with seven men on a team. The seventh man was called &ldquo;rover&rdquo; and played directly behind the centre. Some of hockey&rsquo;s greatest stars played this position, among item being Lester Patrick, clone Taylor, and &ldquo;Hook-check&rdquo; walker<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Seventh Man

<h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>STANDING ON SUNDAY NOV. QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-011970/8541893-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="647" height="223"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Results</b></h3><p>November 12&mdash;Quebec 4, New York 2; Shawinigan 7, Valleyfield 6.</p><p>November 13&mdash;Shawinigan 4, Valleyfield 2.</p><p>November 15&mdash;Ottawa 4, Montreal 2; Boston 5. New York 4.</p><p>November 1G&mdash;Shawinigan 4. Quebec 2; Montreal 5, Ottawa 3; New York 6, Boston 5.</p><h3><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h3><p>November 19&mdash;Boston at Quebec; Ottawa at New York (at Ottawa).</p><p>November 20&mdash;New York at ShaWinigan; Boston at Valleyfield.</p><p>November 21&mdash;Valleyfield at Montreal.</p><p>November 22&mdash;Montreal at New York (at Granby); Boston at Ottawa.</p><p>November 23&mdash;Valleyfield at Quebec; Ottawa at Shawinigan; New York at Montreal.</p><h3><b>SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 9</b></h3><p>OTTAWA&mdash;The powerful Ottawa Senators continued on their merry way with a 5-1 win over the Boston Olympics Jack Irvine led the Senators with two goals while Alex Smart &raquo; Larry Regan and Jack McLean scored one apiece. The lone Boston tally was scored by Brennan mdiway htrough the final period.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-021547/8541886-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="642" height="390"></div><p>QUEBEC&mdash;Valleyfield Braves and Quebec Aces battled to a 6-6 tie that left the Aces in sole posesslon of second place in the league while the Braves remain in their fifth spot. The Aces w&rsquo;ere sparked by a brilliant effort on the part of Jim Blanche who rammed home four goals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-031008/8541879-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="642" height="798"></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Paced by a three goal effort on the part of Howie Morenz jr. the Montreal Royals handed the Shawlnigan Falls Cataracts a 7-2 setback before 10.000 fans at the Forum. Pete Morin, Bob Pepin, Jimmy Haggerty and Joe Lepine were together marksmen for the Royals. The Cats tallies came off the sticks of Buchanan and Hal Dewey.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04603/8541872-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="637" height="627"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12</b></h3><p>QUEBEC&mdash;Netting two goals in the third frame, the Quebec Aces moved into a first place tie with the Ottawa Senators by toppling the last place New York Rovers 4-2 before 5,000 fans.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05433/8541865-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="634" height="413"></div><p>VADLLEYFIELD&mdash;With the score all even at 6-6, Hal Dewey&rsquo;s goad in the overtime period gave the Shawingan Falls Cataracts a 7-6 Q.S.H.L. triumph over the Valleyfield Braves.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07294/8541858-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="582" height="836"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13</b></h3><p>SHAWINIGAN FALLS&mdash;The Shawinigan Falls Cataracts moved within one point of top position in the Q.S.H.L running by trumping the Valkyfield Braves 4-2. Moe White scored both Brave goals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08248/8541851-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="579" height="569"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARAlTl</b></h2><p><b>(Including game of Thursday, Nov. 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06352/8541844-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="590" height="671"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By LLOYD SAUNDERS</div><p>REGINA&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he name of the Regina Pats Is almost synonomous with junior hockey in the Dominion of Canada. Early in the 30&rsquo;s they were one of the most feared aggregations to ever hit the ice lanes. Last year the name Pats was revived, as they entered the new hockey league. In the 1946-47 season the Pats tost out to the Moose Jaw Canucks in the race for playoff honors, but this term they hope will be a different &bull;tory.</p><p>With many of last year&rsquo;s club jumping to senior and pro, the officials of the Pat Hockey Club had to begin a rebuilding job. One of their first steps was to secure a coach, a man who knew hockey an athlete who could teach youngsters, a gentleman who could set an example for his charges. This in many cases would be a chore, but the Pats didn&rsquo;t have to look away from home, for this chap was already in the Queen City. His name, Murray Armstrong.</p><h2><b>Murray Manor-Bom</b></h2><p>AS the old year of 1915 was passing out of the spotlight on Dec. 31 a bouncing baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong at Manor, Sask., later dtestined to be one of the finest athletes the hockey world has ever produced. They named him Murray Alexander Armstrong. Shortly after birth Murray moved&rsquo; with his&rdquo; I family to Regina where he has resided ever since.</p><p>Armstrong broke in with the Parks League but was such an &#2404; enterprising youngster he soon moved into the higher brackets. In 1931 he moved into junior hockey at the age of 15 with Al &#2404; Ritchie&rsquo;s Regina Pats. He served three years with this club.</p><p>In his initial year the Pats treached the Dominion final after sweeping everything in sight in the west,&rdquo; only to lose out in the Memorial Cup Finals to the New-&raquo; market Red Men. Some of the Pats of that year were Les Cunningham&mdash;the American League&rsquo;s all-time, point champion&mdash;Alex Motter, the late Don Deacon who went later to the Detroit Red Wings and Jimmy Franks, an outstanding netminder, who also saw service with teams under the supervision of Jolly Jawn Adams of the Red Wings.</p><h2><b>Senior at 18</b></h2><p>At 18 Murray joined senior company and played his Initial year with the Regina Vics. After one year in the Southern Saskatchewan League he headed across the line to do service with Lester Patrick&rsquo;s New York Rovers of the Eastern Amateur League, and played against sfuch future N.H.L. &bull;tars as Gordie Drillon and Frank Brimsek.</p><p>The next season saw Armstrong in the colors of the Toronto Maple Leafs who Soon farmed him out for seasoning to their farm team, the old Syracuse Stars. Armstrong remained with the Stars for three seasons and was one of their top scorers. The Stars copped the American League title in Murray&rsquo;s first year with them, winning in a hectic series with the Philadelphia Ramblers.</p><h2><b>Traded to Amerks</b></h2><p>The next step in Armstrong&rsquo;s career came when the Leafs obtained Dave &ldquo;Sweeney&rdquo; Schriner from the old New York Americans. He went to Red Dutton&rsquo;s club along with four other players: Jimmy Fowler, Busher Jack-son. Doc Romnes and Buzz Boll.</p><p>With Dutton&rsquo;s &ldquo;Keep Punching Crew&rdquo; Murray had three good years being well up in the scoring race. About this time in Murray&rsquo;s career, a chap named Adolph Hitler bobbed up in the news rather frequently, and Murray changed from New York American colors to those of Army khaki.</p><h2><b>Donned the Khaki</b></h2><p>While in the Army Murray coached the Regina Army Caps, a team that still draws lots of chatter from the local Hot Stove Leagues. He had a hustling bunch <i>at</i> youngsters who won the Sask. Title losing out to the power packed Winnipeg Flyers. Murray centred a line that many Regi-nlans figure was the nicest amateur trio they have ever watched in action. Red Tilson (now with Seattle) at right and Don Metz of Toronto of left were Murray&rsquo;s mates.</p><p>After receiving a discharge Armstrong reported to the camp of the Detroit Red Wings where he enjoyed his biggest success as a pro. Murray rates his first year after service hockey as his best, picking up 36 scoring points, and finishing well up in the scoring race. Last season Murray went to Dallas where he acted as playing coach of the Texans in the United States League. He enjoyed tremendous popularity and had it not been for business reasons would have readily returned.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Durnan His Choice</b></h2><p>When we asked Murray&rsquo; to name his all time all-stars, he remarked &ldquo;They were all good, but as the toughest goalie to beat I wouldn&rsquo;t hesitate in picking Bill Durnan. Then for defence there just wasn&rsquo;t any one who rates with Eddie Shore. He had everything.&rdquo;</p><p>When asked his opinion of the outstanding forward ever to play in the N.H.L. Murray stated: &ldquo;It is a toss&rsquo; up&hellip;but for my money I&rsquo;d say Syd Howe or Big Charlie Conacher.&rdquo;</p><p>Those three players are Murray&rsquo;s all time hockey favorites.</p><p>Murray answered our question quickly when we asked him his opinion of hockey now compared to when he broke in as an active player. &ldquo;I think the ice game has definitely lost its individuality, but is far more intresting from a spectator standpoint.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Regina Boy Had Varied Career In Pro Hockey

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ORONTO&mdash;The 58th annual meeting of the Ontario Hockey Association will be held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10.30 a.m. Notice of amendments to the constitution, regulations, rules of competition and rules of the game must be in the hands of the secretary, W. A. Hewitt, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, on or before Saturday, Nov. 22. Nominations for office of the OHA executive must be registered with the secretery by Saturday, Nov. 29.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

O.H.A. Meets

<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>ALGARY, ALTA.&mdash;Flying Officer Bert Paxton of Calgary who left here several weeks ago to try out with the Royal Canadian Air Force team which is to represent Canada in the coming Olympic Games in Switzerland in January has returned to the west.</p><p>It was learned that after reviewing the strict amateur rules regarding Olympic participation Paxton decided he was not eligible and has returned to his Edmonton station. He formerly played hockey in the United States and was goaler for the Calgary Stampeders of the Western Canada League in 1945-46.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Paxton Bows Out

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>STANDING ON SAT., NOVEMBER 15 O.H.A. SENIOR &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-021255/8542104-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="621" height="215"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7</b></h3><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ORONTO&mdash;The league leading Marl-boros went on a scoring spree on the Maple Leaf Gardens ice by trouncing the Brantford Redmen-12-1. The Dukes scored two goals in the first period, five in the second and finished off with five more in the finale.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03919/8542097-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="621" height="757"></div><p>HAMILTON&mdash;Led by the three-goal effort of Comfort, the Hamilton Pats defeated the Owen Sound Mercurys 9-4 in a cleanly played O.H.A. senior tussle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04758/8542090-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="623" height="640"></div><p>STRATFORD&mdash;The Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen scored two goals in the third session and thereby clinched a 5-2 victory over the Stratford Kroeh-lers. Dixon paced the Flyers with a brace of goals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05596/8542083-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="621" height="507"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 8</b></h3><p>BRANTFORD&mdash;The Toronto Marl horns racked up their second high scoring game in a row by blanking Brantford Redmen 7-0. Paul, Hannigan and Buchanan each scored two goals, with McClelland scoring the other.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06497/8542076-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="625" height="454"></div><h3><b>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10</b></h3><p>STRATFORD&mdash;The league leading Toronto Marlboros struck back with four goals In the third period to top Stratford 5-3 in a senior O.H.A. tussle. Johny McLellan of the Dukes was the only player to score two goals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07452/8542069-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="623" height="378"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08418/8542062-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="622" height="196"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11</b></h3><p>KITCHENER&mdash;After a scoreless opening period, Kitchener-Waterloo rapped in four goals in less than 19 minutes in the second period which was enough to defeat Owen Sound 7-3 in a senior O.H.A. game.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09386/8542055-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="618" height="575"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY,-NOVEMBER 12</b></h3><p>HAMILTON&mdash;The. Tattered Tigers of Hamilton ran wild over the last place Brantford club winning out 7-1. Shil-Mgnton led the goal hungry spree with two goals.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10363/8542048-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="619" height="561"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14</b></h3><p><b>Stratford 3, at Marlboros 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11330/8542041-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="616" height="520"></div><h3><b>Owen Sound 3, at Kitcheruer 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12289/8542034-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="631" height="549"></div><h3><b>Hamilton Pats 1, at Hamilton Tigers 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13248/8542027-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="624" height="368"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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O.H.A. SENIOR “A”

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen the Rangers defeated Toronto 7-4 in New York on November 2 it was a duplicate of their 7-4 win over Detroit in the Garden on the same date a year ago. Another Ranger oddity shows that in 21 years they have lost only three games played on Christmas Night&hellip;Sandy Milne, bruising defenceman of Minneapolis Millers, likes it rough but he thinks lacrosse is the toughest of &lsquo;em all&hellip;Four members of the U.S.H.L. all-star team last year are playing in the American League this season. They are Harvey Jessiman, Don Morrison, Ken Davies and George Johnston.</p><p>Johnny Gagnon, known as the &ldquo;Black Cat&rdquo; while playing for the Montreal Canadiens, is scouting young material for the Providence Reds&hellip;Two members of the New Haven Ramblers joined the married league this past summer. Sherman White and Johnny Denis are the newly-weds&hellip;The Los Angeles Monarchs have more college students and&rsquo; graduatesOn the lineup than any other senior amateur or professional club&hellip;</p><p>Wild William Ezinicki speaks: &ldquo;That adverse publicity wasn&rsquo;t so good. It was hard to take because in my heart I felt I had never been vicious. Robust, yes, and perhaps a hard hitter. But cruel or deliberately dirty, never&rdquo;&hellip;Baz Bastien, agile goaler of the Pittsburgh Hornets, is known as the French Canadian &ldquo;chatter box&rdquo; because of the constant advice he hands out to his defencemen&hellip;In a recent column, Dan Parker takes a few uncalled for swings at the Rangers because they failed to land Roy Conacher. Oh well, freedom of the press&hellip;Max Bentley&rsquo;s favorite sport outside hockey is curling&hellip;Happy Day, Leaf skipper, doesn&rsquo;t think that Ontario can produce a very strong Memorial Cup contender this year. He thinks Oshawa has been over-rated.,.</p><p>In Detroit, The Citron Trophy is given annually to the Red Wing player selected as the most sportsmanlike&hellip;&ldquo;What&rsquo;s wrong with the Leafs,&rdquo; Conn Smythe quipped earlier in the season, &ldquo;is one record Petrillo playing that Incidentally, Brimsek has finish first&hellip;</p><h2><b>Minor Cutups</b></h2><p>Harry Barefoot former Winnipeg Monarch goaltender, has gone to Nelson to join the Maple Leafs&hellip;Waterloo is going all out this year in its minor hockey program. Doc Kropp, Howard Bauer and Jack Kistner will supervise&hellip;This young Johnny Sofiak, now tending goal for the Winnipeg Black Hawks looks like a real comer&hellip;Like his immortal father, Howie Morenz Junior, is burning a hockey trail. Young Howie plays in the Quebec Senior Hockey League with the Royals&hellip;If the West has anything at all in their junior ranks they should be able to carry the Memorial Cup back home year. If Ontario is as weak stated then the Western shouldn&rsquo;t worry much. There&rsquo;s nothing to-write home about in the Quebec League&hellip;</p><p>Walter Bak youthful defenceman of the Omaha Knights, was born in Tarnowiec, Poland, a town that was devastated by the Germans during the war&hellip;Lex Cook Dallas coach, was a former railroad telegrapher in Western Canada&hellip;The ice surface in Pla-Mor Arena home of the Kansas City club covers a mammoth swimming po. 1&hellip;Hawk coach, Johnny Gottselig rates George Hainswnrth the greatest goaler of all time. Thinks Brimsek is a close second.</p><h2><b>By LEO ORNEST</b></h2><p>Last season tile two Hay Area clubs&mdash;San Francisco and Oakland&mdash;occupied the bottom two rungs of the six-club Southern Division. Up to now it is an entirely different picture, the standings have been turned upside down and we find the Shamrocks and the Oaks pacing the now tive-club Southern section.</p><p>Except for a few days when his club shared first place with Fresno, Les Cunningham and his re-juvated &lsquo;Friscoites&rsquo; have been kingpins. Two wins over Oakland and one win over Tacoma, against one defeat, administered by the Oaks, left the Shamrocks with an 8-2 record and 16 points, two more than the second spot Oaks who have 14 points via a 7-6 record. The Oaks won three and lost one in four games the past week.</p><p>San Francisco has yet to taste defeat before a home crowd. Their two losses were suffered against Fresno in the Raisin City and. then on Friday, November 7, in Oakland, 2-1, as Bev Bentley out-goaled &ldquo;Duff&rdquo; McDermind.</p><p>McDermid tooK the lead in shutouts with two, he added his second one Nov. 12 when the Shamrocks humbled the Tacoma Rockets 4-0. His initial whitewash was against Oakland in Berkeley Oct. 21, the season opener.</p><p>Larry Frechete, San Diego net-minder, has the only other shutout in the entire loop, he got his Nov. 6 in San Diego agaist no, blanking the Graclemen 3-0.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-031022/8542205-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="635" height="485"></div><h3><b>Portland 2, at Seattle 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04708/8542198-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="631" height="379"></div><h3><b>Fresno 2, at Los Angeles 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05481/8542191-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="629" height="298"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06379/8542184-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="642" height="59"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07295/8542177-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="641" height="359"></div><h3><b>Tacoma 1, at Seattle 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08243/8542170-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="638" height="527"></div><h3><b>Oakland I, at San Diego 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09212/8542163-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="635" height="340"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7</b></h3><p><b>San Francisco 1, at Oakland 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10191/8542156-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="627" height="244"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-11166/8542149-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="646" height="131"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8</b></h3><p><b>New Westminister 4, at Los Angeles 6</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-12152/8542142-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="642" height="693"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11</b></h3><p><b>New Westminster 3. at Fresno 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-13131/8542135-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="642" height="569"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Here and There

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12</b></p><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-011946/8542257-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="638" height="160"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-021472/8542250-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="635" height="133"></div><h3><b>Games Played Ending Wed., Nov. 12</b></h3><p>Thursday, November 6</p><p>Fresno 0 at San Diego 3</p><p>Seattle 6 at Portland 3</p><p>Friday, November 7</p><p>San Francisco 1 at Oakland 2</p><p>Tacoma 4 al Vancouver 3 (overtime)</p><p>Saturday, November 8</p><p>New Westminster 4 at Los Angeles 6</p><p>San Diewn 4 at Fresno 2</p><p>Oakland 4 at San Francisco 8</p><p>Vancouver 5 at Tacoma 4</p><p>Sunday, November 9</p><p>New Westminster 3 at San Diego 3 (overtime)</p><p>Tacoma 4 at Portland 7</p><p>Vancouver 2 at Seattle 6</p><p>Tuesday, November 11</p><p>New Westminster 3 at Fresno 4</p><p>Tacoma 2 at Oakland S</p><p>Portland, 6 at Vancouver 8</p><p>Wednesday. November 12</p><p>Oakland 6 at Los Angeles 3</p><p>Tacoma 0 at San Francisco 4</p><p>Portland 3 at Seattle 5</p><p><b>FOB MONTH ENDING NOVEMBER 9</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-14109/8542243-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="642" height="2453"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1599/8542236-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="654" height="2477"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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COMPLETE SCORING RECORDS

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;</p><p>The Pacific Coast Hockey Lea. gue season is but a few weeks old but already Playing Coach Johnny Polich and centre Ray Chais, son, the leading scorers with the Los Angeles Monarchs have been interviewed on west coast network hookups.</p><p>Polich stated over the air wares that he has been playing hockey for 16 years, starting in his home state of Minnesota. Asked how long he (Polich) could go on in the game, he said, &ldquo;As long as the legs hold up.&rdquo;</p><p>Looking forward to another championship season, the Monarchs&rsquo; coach stated that the re. mainder of the P.C.H.L. were using his club as a &ldquo;yardstick&rdquo; and it will be a tough season. How. ever, the colorful Polich expects to see his Redshirts in there when playoff time rolls around.</p><p>Asked what made a topnotck player, Polich replied, &ldquo;a con. petitive heart and a will to play the game for what it is worth. His only criticism was, &lsquo;&ldquo;The better the officiating, the better the hockey. Don&rsquo;t get me wrong though, I&rsquo;m all for the officials.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Former Gridder</b></h2><p>Polich told of his coming to L. A. to attend Loyola University as a football import and later wound up as the Monarchs&rsquo; pilot and leading scorer. He gaveageneral picture of his club&rsquo;s chances in the 1947-48 season,,rWe carrying 18 men this seasbn although the most we can carry, exclusive of a goaler. fs 14-I expect to run into several injuries during the course of our 66-gams schedule and hope to be fortified in all positions with my extra four men.&rdquo;</p><p>In another interview Ray Chaisson predicted that Bob Gracies Fresco Falcons and the San Francisco Shamrocks coached by Les Cunningham would give the defending champions the most trouble this year.</p><p>Chaisson, who placed second in the P.C.H.L. scoring race last season with 97 points, is enrolled at the University of Southern California and he will not be able to go on all the team&rsquo;s road trips. said that teammates Alf Kant and Jack Tuten are also atten ing university and they would leave the club shorthanded.</p><p>Chaisson is an Ameriran-bors player hailing from Boston-attended Boston University fore joining the Los Angeles club.</p><h2><b>Short Shots</b></h2><p>Two Pacific Coast ers who are making good in the United States Hockey League this year are Len Mutcheson ana Bedard.</p><p>Mutcheson who played with Fresno last year is with the Fort Worth Rangers. Bedard, ex-San Diego star, is also at Fort Worth.</p><h2><b><i>Safety First</i></b></h2><p>Jimmy (Red) DW, United States Hockey referee is a fireman in Bive Hamilton, Ontario in season. Whenever Red c. into a hotel his first move is to inspect all fire extingnisn hose, exits and the alar&rsquo; Only thing he lacks is a from on which to make his repo headquarters.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Monarchs’ Big Guns Get Air Wave Hearing

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON WEDNESDAY, NOV 12 WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-011772/8542354-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="631" height="168"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Results</b></h3><p>November 8&mdash;Lethbridge 6, Edmonton 9; Regina 7, Saskatoon 5.</p><p>November 11&mdash;Edmonton 6, Calgary 0; Regina 6t Lethbridge 2.</p><p>November 12&mdash;Calgary 3, Edmonton 5; Lethbridge 3, Saskatoon 1.</p><h3><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h3><p>November 17&mdash;Saskatoon at Lethbridge.</p><p>November 19&mdash;Edmonton at Calgary; Regina at Saskatoon.</p><p>November 21&mdash;Regina at Edmonton.</p><p>November 22&mdash;Regina at Calgary.</p><p>The Regina Capitals increased their first place lead in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League to six points with eight wins in their 11 league games.</p><p>The league race has now developed into a three-way fight for second place with Lethbridge, Saskatoon and Calgary all tied in the third position with 10 points. The Edmonton Flyers trail in the cellar with six points.</p><h3><b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8</b></h3><p>LETHBRIDGE The Lethbridge Maple Lear. moved into a the for third place With the Calgary Stampeders by edging out the Edmonton Flyers 6-4 in overtime. Billy Gibson and Grant Hall scored two fast goals in the extra session.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-021276/8542347-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="626" height="630"></div><p>REGINA&mdash;The Regina Capitals fattened their first place hold in the Western Canada loop standing by defeating the Saskatoon Quakers 7-5 before a home crowd of over 4.500.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03896/8542340-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="607" height="218"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05463/8542333-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="628" height="436"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11</b></h3><p><b>Calgary 4, at Edmonton 6,</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06371/8542326-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="618" height="508"></div><h3><b>Lethbridge 2, at Regina 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07313/8542319-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="619" height="436"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Tuesday, Nov. 11)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04661/8542312-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="629" height="730"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN CANADA SENIOR

<h2><b>STANDING ON MONDAY, NOV. 10</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08272/8542413-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="624" height="145"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6</b></h3><p>TRAIL&mdash;Playing Coach Ab Cronie paced his Trail Smoke Eaters to a 5-1 victory over the Spokane Spartans, the visitors RJss of hte season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09244/8542406-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="624" height="337"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8</b></h3><p>NELSON&mdash;Recovering from their 5-1 defeat at the hands of Trail, the Spokane Spartans turned around and whipped the Nelson Maple Leafs 6-2,</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10216/8542399-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="623" height="468"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9</b></h3><p><b>Trail 0, at Spokane 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-11191/8542392-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="620" height="415"></div><h3><b>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10</b></h3><p><b>Trail 3. at Spokane 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-12159/8542385-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="623" height="524"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-14" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-14126/8542444-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg"></div><p>Edgar Danahy, President Arthur J. Chapman, Manager</p><p>Roy Goldsworthy, Coach Ray Peebles, Publicity Director<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Buffalo Bisons Roster

<div class="byline">&#x2026;by Graczak</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-13" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-13141/8542475-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hockey Cutups

<p>WINNIPEG MAN.&mdash;</p><p>Coach Walter Monson Is a man who is presently having more worries than he can rightly handle and his troubles are in the rebuilding job he has been forced to perform on his Winnipeg Monarchs junior hockey club this season.</p><p>He and Manager Pat Lyon have been having more trouble answering their present problem than the $64 query. That big unanswered question in the Regal camp this year is who is going to be playing back of the blueline.</p><p>Coach Monson has only two defence holders left on his roster, Gord Simpson and Milt Swindleburst. These two boys have been brought up from the juvenile &bull;anks and the Monarchs have several other lads of the untried variety working out on defence.</p><p>The Monarchs lost one of their better rearguards when Tommy Tohnson left for Montreal to attend college and line up with the Royals of the Junior Amateur Hockey Association. Monson would &lsquo;eel a lot happier if he could get Johnson back or a suitable repla-:ement for backline duty.</p><h2><b>Remains In East</b></h2><p>It was thought that Johnson would be returned home by re-using him a transfer but he is still in the east. The Monarchs lost prize package when Laurie Thompson, star of last year&rsquo;s juv-mlle club, was granted his transer to the Guelph Biltmores of the junior O.H.A. Thompson would have fitted right in, with Monson&rsquo;s plans for this semester. But Pete doulden Is another juvenile player who shows plenty of promise and he will undoubtetly see more than his share of action this year.</p><p>Despite all the gloom, the Winnipeg squad has one bright spot in the presence of Roy McMeekin</p><p>Despite all the gloom, the Winnipeg squad has one bright spot in the presence of Roy McMeekin in goal. Roy was an outstanding figure on the club last winter and he is solidly entrenched in the netminder position.</p><h2><b>Tougher is Back</b></h2><p>This brings up the attacking units of Monson&rsquo;s Monarchs. A second-year man, Dick Tougher, is back at centre and this year he has two juveniles on his flanks. They are Eddie Mazur and Bob Kaye. On another line Frank Hoskins, who makes his home in Moose Jaw, and Johnny Arundel, a young veteran of four years in junior company, are playing the wings for centre Don Rope. But Rope&rsquo;s future with the Regals is in doubt because if the St. Paul College club operates in the pro-posed Northern loop, he may shift his playing colors.</p><p>Two nemcomers from Teuton, always a breeding ground for juniors, Jimmy Lemoine and George Tamblyn are going all out for a spot on the club. Another Teuton boy, Gerry Scott, who had a good year with the Monarchs last season, has moved off to play for the Oshawa Generals. The sudden death of flashy Don McKay was another blow to the club, McKay lost his life in a road accident last summer.</p><h2><b><i>Second Oldest</i></b></h2><p>BRYAN HEXTALL, of New York Rangers at 34 is the second oldest player active in the N.H.L. Only Toe Blake of Canadiens, who is a venerable 35, tops him.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Winnipeg Monarchs’ Coach Has Rebuilding Worries

<div class="byline">BY TRENT FRAYNE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-01278/8542537-1-eng-US/c0004-012.jpg" title="C0004-01" width="245" height="290"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-02166/8542530-1-eng-US/c0004-022.jpg" title="C0004-02" width="252" height="309"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>harlie Watson, the member of the Royal Canadian Golf Association most responsible for the fact Canada now is blessed with the large, so-called American golf ball, was making a speech to a collection of Dit Clapper&rsquo;s and Davie Kerr&rsquo;s townsmen at Peterborough, Ontario, one time when he came out with a fairly interesting observation: &ldquo;Ignorance,&rdquo; he said, quoting a source which escapes us, &ldquo;is being down on what you&rsquo;re not up on.&rdquo;</p><p>Well, this is no dissertation on Charlie Watson or on the trials and tribulations of golfers whacking a large golf ball but it does concern itself with the merit of Mons. Watson&rsquo;s expressed philosophy. It does, in short, concern itself with Bill Ezinicki, the pocket Hercules currently being painted in most quarters as a sort of Dracula or, at least, as Dr. Frankenstein Smythe&rsquo;s own private monster.</p><p>One of the surest ways of avoiding being down on what you&rsquo;re not up on&mdash;to wit, Ezinicki&mdash;Is to talk <b>a</b> while to the Maple Leafs&rsquo; rightwinger, and a pretty good way of confirming anything he might have to say is to talk to an NHL performer who has seen his share of Ezinicki&mdash;large Kenny Reardon, the Canadiens&rsquo; robust defenceman.</p><h2><b>HOLDS NO GRUDGES</b></h2><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never deliberately injured a player In my life,&rdquo; says Ezinicki, &ldquo;and, what&rsquo;s more, I don&rsquo;t think any player has deliberately injured me. I say that because in my two years in the N.H.L. I&rsquo;ve picked up cuts good for about 40 stitches. It&rsquo;s undoubtedly true that players have been stitched as a result of my play but no more than I&rsquo;ve been stitched as a result of other fellows&rsquo; play.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I body-checked Edgar Laprade while he was carrying the puck and after he had shifted past our defenceman, Jimmy Thomson (movies of the game, shown to newspapermen in Toronto last week, confirmed this: Ezinickl&rsquo;s stick and elbows did not figure In the play). If there was a whistle on the play, as Frank Boucher claims, I never heard it and I&rsquo;m sure Edgar never heard it, I cheeked him because there was no Ranger player coming down my wing. He was making a solo rush and it was up to our side to stop him. He was hurt and I&rsquo;m sorry he was hurt but he wasn&rsquo;t deliberately hurt and if the same set of circumstances were to come up tomorrow I&rsquo;d have to make the same sort of play.&rdquo;</p><p>Your correspondent, in the course of preparing an article on Kenny Reardon for Maclean&rsquo;s Magazine. had occasion to telephone the Canadien defenceman last Sunday and after dispensing with the business at hand, asked him about Ezinicki. Specifically, we asked Reardon if Bill was a dirty hockey player.</p><h2><b>KENNY REARDON&rsquo;S VIEW</b></h2><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a tough little guy but he&rsquo;s definitely not dirty&rsquo;&rdquo; said Reardon. &ldquo;He can check you and pester you and sometimes hurt you and he can make you mad but he&rsquo;s not dirty. Because he&rsquo;s short he can hurt. Those low body checks of his enable him to throw his shoulder into your stomach. Sure, I get sore at him but I guess he gets sore at me, too.&rdquo;</p><p>Ezinicki, as any reporter who ever has interviewed him will testify. is one of the mildest, most polite hockey player? in the league. In his off-the-ice moments he is an excellent conversationalist and in one of these periods he mentioned that he loved playing with the Maple Leafs because they had lots of spirit, because they wanted to Win more than anything else. And then he made an astounding statement, in view of the fact that Montreal is Toronto&rsquo;s traditional rival.</p><p>&ldquo;If I ever were traded by the Leafs, there&rsquo;s only one other club in the league I&rsquo;d play for,&rdquo; he said solemnly. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the Canadiens. There&rsquo;s a bunch who love to win, too. They play hard and they&rsquo;ve lots of spirit. That&rsquo;s the kind of a team I like.&rdquo;</p><p>He likes the Quebec people, too, he said.</p><p>&ldquo;When I was playing golf in the Canadian Amateur at Quebec City last summer I got to know a lot of people up there.&rdquo; he ruminated. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re really okay.&rdquo;</p><p>The defence rests.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bad Man Ezinicki Gets Support From Tough Egg Kenny Reardon

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK.&mdash;On March 2 last Steve Hrymnak of the New York Rovers got an assist while sitting on the bench in a game against the Valleyfield Braves. Here&rsquo;s how it happened:</p><p>The defenceman picked up a loose puck near the Rover nets and carried it up to the red line. He passed to Jack Gordon and Freddie Metcalfe, coach, beckoned him oft the ice substituting Jack Lancien while the play was in progress.</p><p>Gordon carried the puck into Valleyfield territory and passed to George Robertson who caged the rubber. The referee gave Gordon and Hrymnak assists.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Restful Assist

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he ever-increasing popularity of hockey should make managers say to the ladies: &ldquo;Thank you.&rdquo; Women like rugged sports and when they can sit in a comfortable arena and watch two teams of well-conditioned athletes tear into each other, they go delirious with joy. Many a man has been led to a hockey game by the so-called weaker sex. In some cities of the United States 40 per cent of the hockey spectators are feminine.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0457/8542592-1-eng-US/c0004-042.jpg" title="C0004-04" width="548" height="918"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KENNY REARDON</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Who’s Weak Now

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL&mdash;In a post mortem interview with Dink Carroll, sports editor of the Montreal Gazette, Dick Irvin, boss of the Canadiens said that some changes can be expected when his Habs meet Chicago tonight. Irvin was not at all pleased with the club&rsquo;s double defeat over the weekend.</p><p>Some of the clnb&rsquo;s stars will be benched and the Punch Line might be broken up. &ldquo;The team has fallen apart badly,&rdquo; Irvin was quoted as saying. He also stated that the team wasn&rsquo;t clicking and the management was talking trades.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

SHAKEUP DUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>oy Conacher is back in hockey&rsquo;s battles after the longest hold-out of the National Hockey League season and the 30-goal producer of the Detroit Red Wings last year had been one of the most sought-after players in the business before he was landed by the Black Hawks early last week.</p><p>The fact that Roy balked at joining the New York Rangers after he was traded for Rookie Eddie Slowinskl caused much comment and disfavor throughout hockey circles. It even extended to the Conacher family of Toronto, of which he is a younger member.</p><p>Roy claimed that his two brothers, Lionel and Charlie, had talked him into returning to the game after he had just about decided to hang-up his skates after six years in the N.H.L.</p><p>When he refused to talk terms with the Ranger club, it was said that Roy was swapping his hockey job for a business in Toronto. But some wondered how he could earn over $8,000 in a new venture whereas he could pick up that kind of cash whirling around N.H.L. rinks with the Blueshirts.</p><h2><b>HOCKEY WON OUT</b></h2><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not true,&rdquo; said the latest addition to the Black Hawks. &ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t in any kind of business although I wasn&rsquo;t worried because my brothers have many connections in Toronto.&rdquo; But apparently they had advised him to return to hockey. The extra gren-backs that he is alleged to have signed for with the Hawks undoubted helped to change his mind.</p><p>The quiet-spoken, six foot, one inch left winger, when interviewer by THE HOCKEY NEWS stated that it felt good to be back am that after his first N.H.L. game the year he came out a little on the stiff side.</p><p>&ldquo;Since I left the Red Wings,; had only been on skates once whip I was at home. It was hard to ge on the Maple Leaf Gardens ice There were a lot of teams prac tising.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t expect to get on so much against Toronto but I fell fine.&rdquo; In his first game against the Leafs he scored a goal in three tries near the cage. In Montreal the following night he bagged his first assist along with having a goal called back on him for an offside.</p><h2><b>SALARY SECRET</b></h2><p>Bill Tobin was quite frank in his press statement claiming that it cost the club $25,000 to sign the blond player. He did not say, however, how big Canacher&rsquo;s slice was. But this is what he did state, &ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t hard to sign Conacher. I offered him so much money he couldn&rsquo;t refuse.&rdquo;</p><p>It was stated that Tobin handed out an undisclosed sum of cash to James Norris of the Red Wings to negotiate with Roy and he also agreed to deliver an unnamed player to the Detroit club at the close of the current season.</p><p>Conacher, who was second highest scorer with the Wings last year, is starting his seventh season in the National League. He started his. career with the Boston Bruins in 1938.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Brothers Talked Him Into Staying, Roy Conacher Says Of Hawk Signing

<div class="byline">By HERB RALBY</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>E</span>d Sandford, Ed Harrison and Wally Wilson had never previously been to Boston before they made their N.H.L. debut as Bruins in the season&rsquo;s opener here against the New York Rangers, October 19 and the rookies&rsquo; first impressions of this city were not exactly.favorable, to say the least.</p><p>Wilson, the 26-year-old Oshawa lad, had his topcoat stolen from a restaurant while he ate. Sandford and Harrison, the Toronto cousins who starred for St. Mike&rsquo;s junior team for the past two seasons, were jumpy enough as they dressed for their first major league game. They well realized the giant step they were taking from junior amateur ranks to hockey&rsquo;s fastest company.</p><p>But the fact that the game was played under the worst conditions in the Bruins&rsquo; 24-year history made them all the more miserable. With the unseasonable temperature in the 90&rsquo;s, making the ice surface very bad, the nervous rookies had a rough time of it as they slipped and slid about ineffectively while trying desperately to make a good impression. After the game, Sandford moaned:</p><p>&ldquo;The Bruins have played here for 23 years and never had a night like this. Why did it have to happen the night we break in?&rdquo;</p><p>But things became brighter af-&lsquo;ter that first game. Wilson didn&rsquo;t get his topcoat back, bat the ice and playing conditions were much better. The Bruins kept winning their share of games and the Boston fans, the rookies discovered, were friendly and hospitable.</p><p>The B&rsquo;s played their first home game in three weeks a week ago Sunday against Detroit and the &ldquo;freshmen&rdquo; were far more effective performers than in their debut. The six-game road trip of the Bruins had pitted them against all other N.H.L. teams. They had lost their nervousness and had picked up many little tricks of the game. They took their regular turn now with the nonchalance of veterans.</p><p>Wilson, a right-hand shot, who had played centre practically all of his previous hockey career with Oshawa, Hershey and Pittsburgh, was much more familiar with his new right wing spot. No longer did he roam, as is the centre custom, but he was up and down the right lane.</p><h2><b>SANDFORD SHIFTED, TOO</b></h2><p>Sandford, who hadn&rsquo;t played right wing since he was in Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; competition for st. Mike&rsquo;s three years ago, found he hadn&rsquo;t forgotten how to skate the starboard lane. The husky 19-year-old lad who starred for St. Mike&rsquo;s as a centre and opened the B&rsquo;s season as third-line pivot, was shifted to wing alongside the crafty Billy Taylor just before the long road trip.</p><p>Harrison, playing his normal left wing position, learned the hard way one of hockey&rsquo;s most important lessons&mdash;always keep your head up. Ed went in on the defence in the Bruins&rsquo; Detroit visit with his head down. He looked up just in time to see burly Doug McCaig about to step into him with a body check. He wasn&rsquo;t able to avoid the check, but he didn&rsquo;t get the full impact of the crash. It was severe enough to flatten him and send him to the bench with a bruised shoulder. He keeps his head up now after that experience.</p><p>Against Detroit they were warmly received by the Boston fans as regular members of the &bdquo; In other words, they were &ldquo;in&rdquo;</p><p>Despite their first impression Boston, the rookies have foundis a pretty nice place.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Three Boston Rookies Happy Now; But Not When They First Arrived

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>hough outdistanced by fellow-rookie Pete Babando, who boosted his point total to seven over the week-end, three other Bruin newcomers are doing their share in collecting points for the bruising Beantowners.</p><p>Ed Sandford has two goals and two assists&mdash;as well as nine minutes in penalties&mdash;while Wally Wilson has three goals and no assists and has spent four minutes in the penalty box. Ed Harrison, who played with Sandford on Toronto St. Mike&rsquo;s Juniors last season, has notched one goal and one assist, and so far is spotless as the lily as far as penalties go.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Doing Their Share

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-03100/8542719-1-eng-US/c0004-032.jpg" title="C0004-03" width="594" height="276"></div><h2><b>November 20 to November 27.</b></h2><p>21&mdash;Byron McDonald, Kansas City, defence, 1917.</p><p>22&mdash;Joe Bell, Buffalo, left wing, 1923; Harry Dick, Kansas City, defence 1922; Wendell Jamieson, St. Louis, right wing, 1917.</p><p>26&mdash;Morey Rimstad, St. Louis and Edmonton W.C.S.H.L. centre 1914.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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