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January 28, 1948
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QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE
HOW THE RACE GOES STANDING ON MON. A.M., JAN. 26. Last Week’s Games January 21—Ottawa 12, New York 3; Valleyfield 9, Boston 5. January 22—Montreal 8, Valleyfield 6; Quebec 6, Boston 4; Shawinigan 6. New York 4. January 25—Montreal 5, Quebec 4; Valleyfield 7, Shawinigan 4, Ottawa 7, Boston 4. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 New York 3, at Ottawa 12 First Period Boston 5, at Valley field 9. First Period THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 Valleyfield 6. Montreal 8. SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 Quebec 4 at Montreal 5 Ottawa 7 at Boston 4 Valleyfield 7 at Shawinigan 4 THE POINT PARADE Including: Games of January 18 Lift Suspension CLEVELAND—President Al Sutphin of the American Hockey League Cleveland Barons, announced the suspension of Tony Bukovich, 30-year-old, left wing, has been lifted and that the forward has been optioned to Minneapolis Milllers of the United States League. Sutphin said no fine was imposed on…
HOCKEY QUIZ
Here’s another in THE HOCKEY NEWS series of quizzes on the winter sport. Test your knowledge, allowing 10 points for each correct answer, a total of 50 all told if you really know your hockey! Answers will be found on Page 15—but no peeking until you’ve given these questions a real kicking around! 1. Philadelphia may re-enter the N.H.L. in a year or so, with the old Montreal Maroons franchise. What was the name of the old N.H.L. entry from the city of Brotherly Love? (a) Arrows; (b) Quakers; (c) Rockets; (d) Falcons. 2. What A.H.L. goalie holds the record for most shutouts (36) all-time? (a) Red Henry; (b) Nick Damore; (c) Baz Bastien; (d) Red Almas. 3. What is the maximum length allowed by regulations for a hockey stick, measuring from the heel to…
UNITED STATES LEAGUE
Largest Crowd When the Pla-Mors played hosts and defeated the League leading Minneapolis Millers on January 18, a throng of 4,306 filed through the turnstiles to watch the home town Kannas City club. The attendance marked the largest of the current season in Kansas City. Top Pointmen Mike McMahon’s snipers from Houston are leading the league in goals scored so far this year. The Huskies have beaten rival netminders 185 times in 40 games. Next in line is Minneapolis, Northern Division leaders, with 174 goals in 41 games. HOW THE RACE GOES Standing on Sunday A.M., Jan. 25 Northern Division Southern Division Last Week’s Games January 18—Fort Worth 4, Houston 1; Omaha 4, St. Paul 2; Kansas City 5, Minneapolis 3. January 20—Kansas City 2, Fort Worth 2; Tulsa 2, Omaha 1. January 21—Kansas City 5, Dallas 8; Minneapolis 9, Tulsa…
Truck Driver Saves Two From Blazing Car WINS DOW AWARD
STEPHEN ARTHUR OF ANCASTER, ONT., makes quick, courageous rescue A big transport truck was just beginning a night run to Woodstock. It was after midnight. There was little traffic on the roads. SEES TWENTY FOOT FLAME Suddenly, above the roar of his engine, Stephen Arthur heard a loud crash. Then, on rounding a bend, he jammed on his brakes. Piled up against a tree he saw the broken wreckage of a car. Before Arthur could stop his truck, a sheet of flame leaped nearly twenty feet from the wreck. OCCUPANTS UNCONSCIOUS By the time Arthur reached the car it was blazing fiercely. The gas-tank had blown up, spraying the unconscious occupants with blazing fuel. A wall of flame confronted Arthur as he wrenched open the driver’s door. Heedless of his own safety, he reached into the…
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