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February 4, 1948

The Hockey News February 4, 1948

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IN THIS ISSUE

Stars on Ice…

<div class="byline">By ED FITKIN</div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ORONTO&mdash;The Detroit Red Wings were in our fair city for a duel with the Leafs and Tommy Ivan, the genial leader of the league leaders, was wondering where he could hide until game time.</p><p>&ldquo;I know too many people in this city,&rdquo; Tommy sighed. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going crazy with ticket requests. On top of that we&rsquo;ve got so many players on our team who were either born or played most of their amateur hockey with Toronto teams. And everyone of them wants tickets.&rdquo;</p><p><b>Jolly Jawn Adams, hands cluttered up with the Detroit team&rsquo;s allottment, came by, boomed a greeting. We looked at him in amazement. It was the coldest day of the year in Toronto&mdash;the thermometer having busted a gusset at 8 below&mdash;yet Mr. Adam&rsquo;s forehead was dotted with diminutive beads of perspiration.</b></p><p>We said: &ldquo;How can you be so hot on a day like this?&rdquo; Jolly Jawn shook his head. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m running a fever,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;No wonder&rdquo;, we said. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got the hottest team in the league. Especially on the road.&rdquo; &ldquo;Guess we are pretty good on the road, at that,&rdquo; Ivan interjected. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ve got a better road record than home record.&rdquo;</p><p>We had it figured out beforehand that the Red Wings, in 19 road games preceding the week-end clash with the Leafs, had won 10, lost only four and tied five. In other words, 25 out of a possible 38 points a mean average of.658, which is terrific going on foreign ice.</p><p>How come such a phenomenal record on the road?</p><p><b>&ldquo;Well,&rdquo; Tommy said, thoughtfully. &ldquo;No matter where I&rsquo;ve coached, Omaha, Indianapolis or Detroit, I&rsquo;ve always tried to impress on my players the importance of winning those away games. A good team wins its home games but it takes a great team to win on the road.&rdquo;</b></p><p>&ldquo;Everybody&rsquo;s hustling,&rdquo; said Jolly Jawn. &ldquo;The kids are working hard and so are the veterans. We&rsquo;ve got three all-stars on this team. There isn&rsquo;t a better left-winger in the league than Lindsay. I said that last year but nobody gave me a tumble. He got 27 goals last year and he&rsquo;s got 22 right now. What more can the kid do? And there aren&rsquo;t two better defencemen in the league than Stewart and Quackenbush.</p><p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re playing great hockey,&rdquo; Ivan nodded.</p><p>&ldquo;THAT STEWART,&rdquo; Adams went on, almost in awe is &ldquo;better than ever. I think he&rsquo;s having his greatest year. The other night he hit two guys on the same play. Not just a slight bump. He hit them both in succession, real hard body wallops. Quackenbush is the most under-rated defenceman in the league. They don&rsquo;t come any better.&rdquo;</p><p><b>&ldquo;Being a Toronto attachee, we put in a plug for Jimmy Thomson who is having a tremendous year and currently tops the league&rsquo;s defencemen in scoring, though lie has yet to pick up his frist goal of the season. &ldquo;Thomson must be playing great hockey,&rdquo; Adams conceded, but added stubbornly: &ldquo;Stewart and Quackenbush are the best in the league. Better than Reardon and Bouchard or anyone else you name.&rdquo;</b></p><p>Mr. Adams excused himself while he figured out which of the players should get tickets, and so on. Tommy Ivan swapped an American cigarette for a Canadian one &ldquo;just for a change&rdquo; and speculated on the possibility of Jimmy McFadden winning the Rookie-of-the-Year Award.</p><p>WE SAID we thought McFadden had tailed off a bit after a spectacular start. Ivan shook his head. &lsquo;No. I wouldn&rsquo;t put it that way,&rsquo; he said. &ldquo;Jimmy&rsquo;s been going good all year. He&rsquo;s a real plugger, fights every inch of the way just like Kennedy. I&rsquo;d say he&rsquo;s been having tough luck more than anything. Hitting the post, missing in close and, well, you know how players go when their luck leaves them.&rdquo;</p><p>McFadden picked up two goals against the Bruins and Ivan said &ldquo;For some reason, Brimsek is pie to Jimmy. He gets a lot of goals against him. Say Red Kelly is a kid who is really coming along. One of the nicest kids you could meet. Got into his first fight the other night. Against Fernie Flamon. Handled himself real well, too. I was quite surprised.&rdquo;</p><p><b>&ldquo;Ivan is satisfied that his players are &ldquo;giving&rdquo; and says that they&rsquo;re leading the league because the whole team is pulling together. A lot of the credit, we might add, is due to the same genial little Tommy. He&rsquo;s doing a tremendous job in his frist year in the Big Time.</b></p><p>SHORT SHOTS in all directions&hellip;Happy Day, sometimes known as Gabby to the newspaper boys because he won&rsquo;t talk, was scanning the item from Montreal in which was contained the threat from a Habitant fan that the Forum would be set on fire if Dick Irvin was on the bench for Canadiens&rsquo; next home game. Mr. Day chuckled. &ldquo;Hmmm,&rdquo; he mused. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s one way of getting a coach hot.&rdquo;&hellip;The Habitants, in their last Toronto showing, gave the sell-out throng at Maple Leaf Gardens a laugh when they skated out for their pregame practice wearing red fedoras, brims turned up., &ldquo;We&rsquo;re Irvin&rsquo;s fire-eaters,&rdquo; Kenny Reardon explained. &ldquo;If they&rsquo;re going to set fire to the Forum, we&rsquo;ll be on hand as the voluntary bucket brigade.&rdquo;&hellip;We&rsquo;re glad to see&mdash;after all this time&mdash;that the newspaper boys are finally giving Jimmy Thomson, 20-year-old Leaf defenceman, some &ldquo;ink&rdquo;&hellip;It&rsquo;s taken 22 assists to turn the trick but now Jimmy is getting quite a few boosts as a potential All-Star&hellip;He has a novel explanation for his improved scoring average this year&hellip;In fact he gives the credit to Conn Smythe&hellip;. &ldquo;One day in practice, they moved me up to centre ice,&rdquo; Jimmy said. &ldquo;Up there I must have looked terrific because Mr. Smythe said I played just like Milt Schmidt. Well, ever since they called me Milt Schmidt I&rsquo;ve been setting up goals.&rdquo;,&hellip;Jimmy who has quite a sense of humor and a penchant for cigars, chuckled when we asked him why he didn&rsquo;t score himself&hellip;&ldquo;Not me,&rdquo; he jested. &ldquo;Last year I got two goals, so this year everybody expects me to get three&mdash;or even four. But not me. I&rsquo;m not going to score any and next year they won&rsquo;t expect too much of me.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

FOOTLOOSE WITH FITKIN

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;</p><p>The Seattle Ironmen, kingpins of the Northern Division of the Pacific Coast Hockey League, became the first club to assure themselves of a playoff berth in the post-sason playdowns, when they defeated the hapless Portland Eagles, 5-4, Jan. 28. in Seattle.</p><p>It was the 10th consecutive win for Seattle over Portland this season. The Eagres have yet to defeat the Ironmen in 1947-48. Four of the five teams in each of the two divisions&mdash;North and South&mdash;will be in the playoffs.</p><p>It was wjn No. 30 (most in the league) for Seattle. The Eddie Dartnell-coached club now has 62 points, which gives them league leadership in this department.</p><p>Meanwhile, Portland, cellar tenants, have only 19 points, fewest number in the 10-club circuit. The Jimmy Ward-mentored sextet, league leaders last Season, have won only nine games, lost 35, low and high, respectively, for the league, and tied one in 45 championship games.</p><p>Therefore even if the Wardmen were to win their remaining 21 games (each club plays 66), which would give them 42 points to go with their present 19 points, the Eagles would&rsquo; only have 61 points&mdash;one point less than Seattle who have 62 points.</p><p>Portland lost all four of their games this week to extend their current losing streak to seven. Seattle won their three games to extend their lead to 10 points over second place Tacoma. Tacoma picked up four points in their two contests to run their point total up to 52.</p><h2><b>Monarchs Going Strong</b></h2><p>Mac Colville&rsquo;s third place Vancouver Canucks split four games to consolidate their position. The Canucks now have 43 points, six points more than fourth spot oc cupants, New Westminster, who have 36. Alex Shibicky&rsquo;s Royals could only win one of their three games and that against the invading Oakland Oaks, 6-4, Jan 24. This put an end to the Oaks four game win skein over the North era Div. clubs.</p><p>Los Angeles continued to spread-eagle the So. Div. The Polichmen won all three of theii games, got themselves away to another win streak which now has reached four, and lengthened their lead over San Francisco from three to seven points.</p><p>Highlight of the 1946-47 champs&rsquo; week&rsquo;s action was Bev Bentley&rsquo;s third shutout over his exteammates&mdash;Oakland 4-0,&mdash;Jan. 28 in Los Angeles. Bentley, in chalking up his third collar job, moved to within one of league leader, George (Duff) McDermid, San Francisco, who has four shutouts. Los Angeles as a team is deadlocked with S.F. in whitewashing with four each. Vic Polich, former Monarch goalie, Bagged a shutout against San Diego, Nov. 27, in San Diego.</p><p>Ron Pickell. Seattle goalie, who led in shutouts last season with 8 while wearing a San Diego uniMonarch boalie, bagged a shutout of the 1947-48 season, Jan. 22, collaring Portland, 2-0, in the Oregan metropolis.</p><p>Les Cunningham&rsquo;s San Francisco Shamrocks got two points in three games to move four points in front of Bob Gracie&rsquo;s third place Fresno Falcons. S.F. has 50 points. Fresno. 46. The Falcons played only one game last week, losing 4-2 to San Diego, before heading for their trip North.</p><p>Oakland, on the strength of a five game win skein and four out of five over No. Div. clubs, remained temporarilv in fourth place. However, three straight setbacks&mdash;one against the Skyhawks&mdash;while San Diego was copping a trio of wins, saw the Border City sextet jump back into the last playoff berth, fourth position.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON THURS. A.M., JAN. 29</b></p><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-021432/8228343-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="604" height="167"></div><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03993/8228336-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="601" height="165"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, JANUARY 20</b></h3><p><b>San Francisco 1, at Fresno 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04688/8228329-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="598" height="320"></div><h3><b>Oakland 7, at Tacoma 4.</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05465/8228322-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="597" height="530"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21</b></h3><p><b>Oakland 4, at Seatie 2.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06366/8228315-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="602" height="371"></div><h3><b>Fresno 0, at San Francisco 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07286/8228308-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="602" height="419"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, JANUARY 23</b></h3><p><b>Oakland 7, Vancouver 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08234/8228301-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="596" height="648"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 24</b></h3><p><b>San Francisco 4. at Los Angeles 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09205/8228294-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="596" height="675"></div><h3><b>San Diego 4, at Fresno 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10184/8228287-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="596" height="288"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-11161/8228280-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="599" height="191"></div><h3><b>Vancouver 1, at Tacoma 10</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-12147/8228273-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="599" height="195"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10208/8228266-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="595" height="377"></div><h3><b>Oakland 4 at N. Westminster 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-11186/8228259-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="595" height="579"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, JANUARY 25</b></h3><p><b>San Francisco 1, at San Diego 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-12156/8228252-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="593" height="168"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-13139/8228245-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="592" height="189"></div><h3><b>Vancouver 7, at Portland 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-14124/8228238-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="600" height="571"></div><h3><b>N. Westminster 1, at Seattle 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-15107/8228231-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="611" height="394"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of January 25</b></p><h3><b>NORTHERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-13126/8228224-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="592" height="1100"></div><h2><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-14104/8228217-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="601" height="283"></div><h2><b>THE LEADERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1594/8228210-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="605" height="473"></div><h2><b>SOUTHERN DIVISION</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1681/8228203-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="612" height="1094"></div><h2><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1778/8228196-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="602" height="218"></div><p><b>THE LEADERS</b></p><p><b>Most Goals:</b> Pete Wywrot, SF 27</p><p>Andy Barbe, LA 27</p><p><b>Most Assists:</b> Ray Chaisson, LA 31</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks:</b></p><p>Fred Gibbon, Oak, SD. 2</p><p>Vince Hellyer, SD 2</p><p>Maurice Vaillancourt, SD 2</p><p>Charles Corrigan, Fres..2</p><p>Andy Barbe, LA 2</p><p>Stan Jones, Oak 2</p><p><b>Most Shut Outs:</b> George McDermid, SF 4</p><p><b>Most Hat Tricks Against:</b></p><p>Vic Polich, LA 1</p><p><b>Most Shots Saved:</b></p><p>George McDermid, SF 1310</p><p><b>Most Minning Goals Scored:</b></p><p>Stan Warecki, SD 6</p><p>Ray Chaisson, LA 6</p><p><b>Most Penalties:</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1859/8228189-1-eng-US/f0014-182.jpg" title="f0014-18" width="424" height="168"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>hey still haven&rsquo;t settled&mdash;at least in the West&mdash;that argument about the relative merits of National Hockey League and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association senior clubs.</p><p>Tom (Calgary Albertan) Moore revives it with the comment that the defeat by Ottawa Senators of the N.H.L.&rsquo;s Boston Bruins &ldquo;lends strength to the belief that top-flight C.A.H.A. senior hockey is at least on a par with the pro N.H.L. brand.&rdquo;</p><p>He continues:</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the second time this season that a not-too-highly rated senior club has beaten an N.H.L. outfit the Montreal Royals denuded of about five of last year&rsquo;s best players defeated Toronto Maple Leafs just before the N.H.L. campaign opened.</p><p>&ldquo;If the Stanley Cup and Allan Cup finals could be played about the same time, and the winners then matched in a World Series, it wouldn&rsquo;t surprise many observers if the Allan Cuppers won.</p><p>The last time Tom voiced similar sentiments, Lorimer (Lethbridge Herald) Fenwick locked horns with him. Lorimer&rsquo;s colleague Don Pilling is equally ready to spring to the attack once more and in sign of disdain refers to Tom not by name but, with frosty formality, as &ldquo;a well-known Calgary sportswriter.&rdquo;</p><p>Says Pilling:</p><p>&ldquo;In referring to top-flight C.A.H.A. senior hockey, we of course were led to believe that the noted writer means the Western Canada senior hockey league, as it is the only branch of hockey with which he is at all familiar.</p><p>&ldquo;In other words, ne believes the W.C.H.L. is every bit as good as the N.H.L. If this statement is correct, we should like our friend to tell us why two of the Western loop&rsquo;s starriest graduates. Art</p><p>Michaluk and Emil Francis, are having such a time staying up with the big boys.</p><p>&ldquo;Michaluk lasted a couple of inglorious weeks during the start of the current N.H.L. season and then the Chicago Black Hawks shipped him to the American League to Providence Reds, where ha is doing somewhat better, although still probably out of his class.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Francis,&rdquo; says Pilling, &ldquo;went to Kansas City Pla-Mors of the United States League but came back up again because the Hawks couldn&rsquo;t lure Chuck Rayner away from the Rangers.&rdquo;</p><p>Pilling believes Moore will agree with him that Michaluk and Francis were two of the best players in the W.C.H.L. last year.</p><p>Why then, he asks, are both players not starring in the big time, &ldquo;considering again, of course, that the top-flight C.A. H.A. is on a par with the N.H.L.&rdquo;</p><h2><b><i>Promising Rookie</i></b></h2><p>The Dallas Texans of the U.S.H.L. have a very promising youngster in Bus Gagnon, a forward. Gagnon has shown a world of ability as a two-way player. He is the property of the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL and it would not be surprising if in another season or two he will be wearing the bleu, blanc, rouge of the Habitants.</p><h2><b><i>HOCKEY PHOTOS</i></b></h2><p>Big glossy 8 &times; 10 genuine photographs of your favorite National Hockey League players-50c each or 12 for $5.00 FREE catalog listing 2500 celebrities of every sport upon request.</p><p>National Sports Photos, Inc. 145 West 45 St. New York 10, N.Y.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

MERITS OF SENIOR AGAINST NHL ARGUMENT STILL RAGES OUT WEST

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-011012/8228578-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TUSTIN TALLIES&mdash;Normie Tustin, speedy winger of the St. Louis Flyers of the American League soars in to whip the rubber past Goalie Gordie Henry. It&rsquo;s revenge for Tustin as he was recently obtained from Hershey by the Flyers. Tustin cuts in and the puck can be seen gliding past the helpless Bear netminder.</b></figcaption></div><h2><b><i>Revenge Is Sweet!</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Olympic Puck Play Is Marked By Tranquillity

<h2><b>FRIDAY</b></h2><p>Canada 3, Sweden 1; Czechoslovakia 22, Italy 3; Poland 7, Austria 5; Switzerland 5, United States (AHA) 4.</p><h2><b>SATURDAY</b></h2><p><b>(Non Olympic)</b></p><p>United States 23, Poland 4; Czechoslovakia 6, Sweden 3; Great Britain 5, Austria 4; Switzerland 16, Italy 0.</p><h2><b>SUNDAY</b></h2><p>Canada 3, Great Britain 0; Czechoslovakia 13, Poland 1; United States (AHA) 31, Italy 1; Switzerland 11, Austria 2.</p><h2><b>MONDAY</b></h2><p>Canada 15, Poland 0; Czechoslovakia 11, Great Britain 14.</p><h2><b>STANDINGS</b></h2><p>Including Games of February 2</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02533/8228633-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="600" height="337"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

Cover-02

OLYMPIC HOCKEY FACTS-FIGURES

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p>MONTREAL</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he six N.H.L. teams have such nicknames as Red Wings, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Bruins, Canadiens and Black Hawks. Hockey fans Everywhere take these names for granted but did you ever stop and wonder just how these monickers came about?</p><p>What made Detroit call its team the Red Wings? Why did Toronto and New York pick Maple Leafs and Rangers respectively as the names of their ice squads? Why was Boston called the Bruins, Chicago the Black Hawks, and how did the name Canadiens make Its way into the sports world?</p><p>The Detroit entry was originally known as the Cougars, and in. 1930 the nickname was changed to Falcons. When James Norris purchased the club in 1933, he Wanted to pick out a name and an insignia along the lines of the Montreal A.A.A. Winged Wheelora. He had played hockey in Montreal and was very fond of the M.A.A.A., and therefore selected the winged wheel of the M.A.A.A. as the Detroit club&rsquo;s orest. The team&rsquo;s name was then changed to Red Wings.</p><h2><b>Symbol Of Canada</b></h2><p>When Conn Smythe and a few other young veterans of the First World War bought the franchise of the Toronto St. Pat&rsquo;s in September 1927, they wanted to acquire a name for the Toronto team that would be symbolic of all Canada. They wanted to build a team that not only Toronto but all Canada would be proud of, and in their desire to do this they came up With the name Maple Leafs, after Canada&rsquo;s national emblem. They changed the team&rsquo;s colors from the green and white of St. Pats to an attractive blue and white.</p><p>New York Rangers sport a nickname which stems from the colorful Texas Rangers, the famous police organization of the Lone Star State. The Rangers were saddled with their name by the late Col. John Hammond as a tribute to the fabulous George (Tex) Rickard, a native of Texas who reigned over Madison Square Garden during its rise as a great name in the sports world.</p><p>Hammond gave the name to the New York hockey team in honor of Rickard, first president of the Garden, when the Blue Shirts were born in 1926. Hammond was vice-president of the Garden at the time The team was to have been tagged &ldquo;Tex&rsquo;s Rangers&rdquo;, according to the original plan, but later was amended to New York Rangers.</p><p>The Texas Rangers, a group of cowboy sleuths who still wear ten-gallon hats and big high boots, are comparable to the Mounted Police in Canada.</p><h2><b>A Woman&rsquo;s Touch</b></h2><p>A Montreal girl, Miss Bessie Moss, now the wife of the Treasurer of the Board of Trade in Montreal, was responsible for the Boston National Hockey League team being called the Bruins.</p><p>Miss Moss back in the spring of 1924 was a secretary to Art Ross. The late Charles F. Adams had acquired the Boston franchise in March of 1924 and had selected Art Ross to be the team&rsquo;s first manager. Miss Moss was aware of correspondence between Art Ross and Mr. Adams regarding the team&rsquo;s name and colors. It was decided to have the Boston colors Brown and Gold, the same colors as were used on the store fronts of the grocery chain stores of which Mr. Adams was president.</p><p>The fact that the colors were to be part Brown prompted Miss Moss to say to Mr. Ross, &ldquo;Why not call the team the Bruins?&rdquo; Mr. Ross acted favourably and sent the suggestion on to Mr. Adams, who likewise approved, and so the Boston entry in the N.H.L. became known as the Boston Bruins.</p><p>The colors were later changed to Brown, Gold and White and then to their present form of Gold, Black and White.</p><p>When Nat Dorval organized a professional club in Montreal in the fall of 1909 he wanted a name that would represent the French-Canadians in the Province of Quebec. All French-speaking Canadians in Quebec call them-selves Canadiens, spelled with an &ldquo;iens&rdquo; instead of the anglicized way of &ldquo;ians&rdquo;, Habitant was the name given to the French-Canadian pioneer farmer in order to distinguish him from the French-Canadian fur trader (voyageur). Habitant is the French equivalent of resident. The team was actually named the Canadiens Habitant and the letter &ldquo;H&rdquo; was placed inside a large &ldquo;C&rdquo; which was the club&rsquo;s insignia.</p><h2><b>A Hockey Byword</b></h2><p>Canadiens are the oldest club active in professional hockey today and the name Canadiens, spelled &ldquo;iens&rdquo;, is a byword in hockey circles throughout the world.</p><p>Chicago acquired the name Black Hawks through Major Frederic McLaughlin. He named them after a famous war unit of the 33rd Division known as the Black Hawks of which division he was a prominent member.</p><p>In and around Chicago and Milwaukee the name Black Hawk is used in hundreds of ways. Black Hawk himself was an Indian chief. He was a member of the Sauk tribe and is considered the greatest orator of the American Indian race.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

National League Club Nicknames Originate From Varied Subjects

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he great &ldquo;war horse&rdquo; of the National Hockey League, Hector &ldquo;Toe&rdquo; Blake, presently shelved from N.H.L. action with a fractured ankle suffered as a result of a spill last month, has been handed a new post in hockey. The 35-year-old veteran of 14 professional campaigns, was appointed coach of Houston Huskies of the United States Hockey League on Saturday.</p><p>The announcement of Blake&rsquo;s appointment as Houston coach was made by Frank Selke, general manager of the Montreal Forum. It was made quite clear, however, that Toe will remain on the Canadiens payroll.</p><p>Blake had a new cast put on his injured foot on Monday and is scheduled to fly to Houston where he will take over his new post today or tomorrow.</p><p>Selke stated that if Blake&rsquo;s ankle mends sufficiently enough to permit him to return to N.H.L. action with the Habitants, he will be brought back to Montreal. Earlier it was rumored that Blake would be the new coach of the Buffalo Bisons of the American League.</p><p>He takes over as Huskies mentor from the former Canadiens defenceman, Mike McMahon, who was recalled to Buffalo after he was suspended by the Huskies for breaking training rules. McMahon will rejoin the Bisons to streng-then their defence corps.</p><p>Blake, who had but five points to go to tie the N.H.L. scoring mark of 594 points set by Bill Cowley of Boston. broke ankle in a game in Montreal against New York Rangers on January 10. While his ankle may heal so that he can return to active duty before the season closes, it is doubtful whether he can break or tie Cowley&rsquo;s mark.</p><p>Toe has been with Canadiens since 1935-36 and during that time he has won the scoring title in 1939-40 and was awarded the Hart Trophy that same season. In 1945-46 he won the Lady Byng Trophy and in the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1943-44 he set a new N.H.L. record for the number of playoff scoring points by scoring 18 in nine games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Name Toe Blake As New Mentor Of Huskie Club

<p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>T. MORITZ, SWITZERLAND&mdash;A blistering snowstorm along with a 3-0 shutout for Canada&rsquo;s Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers over the sextet from Great Britain marked the third day of the Fifth Winter Olympic Games at St. Moritz. Switzerland.</p><p>Meanwhile the bickering over whether the nine-country hockey tournament should be recognized as an Olympic event still continued. In a statement issued over the weekend, the International Olympic Committee firmly stated what the hockey tournament could not be recognized a A such. From, the other side, the international Ice Hockey Federation bluntly stated, &ldquo;We still think, it&rsquo;s Olympic.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>PLAY CONTINUES</b></h2><p>But despite the &ldquo;no we won&rsquo;t, yes we will fight between the two bodies, hockey continued and the Flyers scored their second straight win by downing the English team 3-0. In scoring victory No. 2, the Canadian representatives placed second in the Olympic standings in a tie with the United States side. The Canadians defeated Sweden on Friday 3-1.</p><p>Czechoslovakia and Switzerland headed the standings with three victories apiece while Canada remained the only other undefeated team in the competition.</p><p>In Canada&rsquo;s second straight win Wally Halder, George Mara and Reg Schroeter scored the goals, duplicating their feat of Friday when the Flyers toppled Sweden. Sunday&rsquo;s match ended in a driving snowstorm and the players could hardly see the puck.</p><p>In its first game of the Olympic tourney, the United States team bowed to Switzerland 5-4 but in two games on Saturday and Sunday, the American Hockey Association players trounced Poland and Italy by one-sided scores of 23-4 and 31-1 respectively.</p><p>A year old dispute between the rival United States hockey organization assumed sombre international overtones and cancellation of the games became a possibility only hours after the Games opened on Friday.</p><p>After a day of feverish political activity and behind-the-scenes ma-nouvring which diverted attention from the opening events of the first Winter Games since 1938 the International Olympic Committee ruled that:</p><p>1. The 36 hockey games scheduled among nine countries shall not be recognized as part of the Olympics. Whether the games would become part of a world tournament outside Olympic jurisdiction was not known.</p><p>2. The IOC no longer willl recognize the International Ice Hockey Federation as the controlling voice in world amateur hockey. Canada is aon Influential member of the IIHF.</p><p>3. The IOC should convey its. &ldquo;grave displeasure&rdquo; to the Swiss organizing committee for twice defying an IOC ruling that two American teams be barred from the games.</p><h2><b>Issue Warning</b></h2><p>A warning that the entire entire winter Olympic program might be scrapped came from an authoritative Swiss source, who said the IOC had threatened to close the games if hockey continues to be played.</p><p>The Czech team, rated the strongest and favored to take the Olympic honors, scored 41 goals against opposition in their first three games while Switzerland in winning their first three games against foreign rivals scored 32 goals and had six againstthem.</p><p>The highest scoring team in the first three days of play was the American club. The Yanks totalled 58 goals. Sweden, Austria and Italy were the three clubs unable to record wins in the opening days. Italian stickmen had been scored upon 71 times in three games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

RCAF Flyers Down Sweden And UK Clubs

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>his is number three, fans, and from now on you should have your hands full juggling statistics and comparing records to select Allstar Teams in all three professional hockey leagues!</p><p>With this issue, balloting gets under way for the United States League team of brilliants, and it&rsquo;s your chance to name your favorites and help them win a place on THE HOCKEY NEWS squad.</p><p>Voting for the U.S.H.L. AllStar team will rum six weeks, with the defencemen, right wingers, centres, left wingers and coaches following in succeeding weeks.</p><p>Balloting for positions on the mythical crew will conclude in the March 10 issue with an announcement of the U.S.H.L. team slated for April 7.</p><p>You can select your favorite U. S. H. E. goaltender and send the ballot in now if you wish. Or, if you prefer to wait until later in the season to see how the net-minders fare overalonger stretch of competition, you may hold your ballot and send Phil McAtee it in later, perhaps when you have clipped ballots and made selections for all positions, plus coach, on the U.S.H.L. All-Star sextet.</p><p>The only stipulation is that, whether you send the ballots in to THE HOCKEY NEWS individually, or wait until you have a complete team, all ballots MUST BE MAILED AND POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT MARCH 18.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-011618/8226632-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="300" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Phil McAtee</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Three Choices</b></h2><p>Simply pick the goaltender who in your opinion is the best in the league, and write his named the club be plays for in the and marked &ldquo;first choice&rdquo;. Then take the player you consider next best and write him in as second choice. Do the same for your third choice and the job is done.</p><p>On every ballot, be SURE YOU WRITE OR PRINT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN FULL when you send in your All-Star selections in each of the three leagues National, American and United States.</p><p>Ballots for the U.S.H.L. team will be received right up to the deadline, and then the job of counting up the votes will commence. The winning goalie who will be chosen for this, the first fans&rsquo; team selected by popular ballot, will be the player receiving the most points on the five-three-one basis. The U.S.H.L. All-Star Team will be announced in THE HOCKEY NEWS in the April 7 issue.</p><p>Candidates in the running for the netminder&rsquo;s job on this first All-Star team ever picked by popular vote among the fans at present are led by Terry Sawchuk of Omaha. The youthful Winnipeg-born twine tender has been turning in a sparkling exhibition in the Knights&rsquo; net ever since he went west when Harvey Jessiman&mdash;last year&rsquo;s All-Star goalie&mdash;was sold to Philadelphia Rockets of the American League.</p><p>Sawchuk is currently leading the league in the vital goals against department, displaying the same top form he did while playing amateur hockey at Windsor, Ontario, earlier this fall.</p><p>With Tulsa Oilers is Freckles Little, who rates second to Sawchuk among the last-ditch boys.</p><p>Harry McQueston, who held down the net job on the Second Team of U. S. H. L. All-Stars last spring is in his second season with the Minneapolis Millers. The Toronto-born veteran, now 31 didn&rsquo;t break into pro hockey until three years ago, when H. McQueston he had a fling with Providence of the A.H.L., then moving out west the next season. He led the league in shutouts last season, while standing second only to Jessiman among regular netminders in the goals against column.</p><p>Phil McAtee, who has played with Pittsburgh, Springfield and Hershey of the A.H.L., as well as Seattle of the Pacific Coast League, is the Fort Worth regular, while Nick Pidsodny, another wanderer, wears the pads for Dallas Texans. Pisodny has played with Buffalo and Oakland during his travels.</p><p>Frank Ceryance at Houston, Jack McGill of St. Paul Saints and Doug Jackson of Kansas City complete the lineup of goalies in the mid-western loop. Both Ceryance and McGill have played in the A.H.L., while Jackson, a 23-year-old who started with the Pla-Mors in 1945-46, had a six-game fling with Chicago of the N.H.L. this winter when Emile Francis was sent to Kansas for that stretch.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-021364/8226625-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="300" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>H. McQueston</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>THE RULES</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Anyone can cast ballots for AllStar teams of the National, American and United States Hockey League, but each reader may submit ONLY ONE ENTRY, naming one complete team, in each league.</p><p>2&mdash;Stories and pictures of some leading candidates for each position will appear in THE HOCKEY NEWS each week. You NEED NOT name any of the candidates mentioned, If you consider some other player better qualified for the position.</p><p>3&mdash;N.H.L. ballots will run until February 25; A.H.L. ballots to March 3 Inclusive; and U.S.H.L. ballots to March 10.</p><p>4&mdash;Ballots for the choice of three players at each position (six in the case of defencemen) must be filled in as in-dicated, with the names of the players and their clubs, and the names and addresses of the voters given in the blanks provided each week. Use ballots appearing in paper, or reasonable facsimiles or tracings if you wish to keep your HOCKEY NEWS intact.</p><p>5&mdash;Ballots may be sent in each week as published or held until all have appeared and selections for all six positions, plus coach, submitted at the same time.</p><p>6&mdash;Ballots must be mailed to&mdash;All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, 803 Dominion Square Building, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</p><p>7&mdash;N.H.L. All-Star ballots must be POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT. MARCH 4; A.H.L. ballots NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT MARCH 11; and U.S.H.L. ballets NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, MARCH IB.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Look West, All You Fans, U.S.H.L. Balloting Begins

<div class="byline">by Graczak</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-031014/8226663-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hockey Cutups,…

<p>KITCHENER, ONT.&mdash;</p><p>The Kitchener-Waterloo Flying Dutchmen of the Senior Ontario Amateur Hockey Association are convinced more than ever right now that they have the strongest club in the seventeam circuit. It stems from the announcement that the former Boston Bruins star, Bobby Bauer, was granted his reinstatement to amateur ranks last week.</p><p>With the three-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy set for action with the Dutchmen, Manager Ed Schmalz stated, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re red hot right now and we&rsquo;ll be tough for any team.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04767/8226694-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="259" height="381"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Bauer</b></figcaption></div><p>Bauer, who was voted the most gentlemanly player in the National Hockey League in 1939-40, 1940-41 and 1946-47, will play on a line with another former N.H.L. player, Dutch Hiller, who during his N.H.L. carrer played for Rangers, Detroit, Boston and Canadiens.</p><p>The acquisition of Bauer, a smooth and clever right winger when he teamed with Milt Schmidt and Woody Dumart on the famous Kraut Line, will round out a formidable Bobby Bauer Kitchener lineup. He retired from the N.H.L. last season to enter a business in Kitchener.</p><p>After finishing his amateur playing with a Kitchener junior club, Bauer joined the moneyed ranks in 1935-36 with the Boston Cubs of the Canadian-American League and in 1937-38 after a season with Providence he joined the Bruins near the end of the schedule. Since then he played seven full years with the Boston team.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bauer Is Granted ReinstatementWill Play With Kitchener Squad

<div class="byline">By JIM VIPOND</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-011932/8226725-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TOMMY NAYLOR revs up his skate-sharpening machine under the critical eye of Harry Watson, Toronto left winger, Who wants to make sure he gets the right edge on his blades.</b></figcaption></div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n a modest little workshop underneath the stairs in the northeast corner of Maple Leaf Gardens works a quiet-spoken little man&mdash;husband and father of a family of athletes, who literally keeps the Toronto Maple Leafs on edge.</p><p>He is Tommy Naylor, skate sharpener extraordinary. To his work bench flock the cream of the North American continent&rsquo;s hockey players, speed blade artists and figure and fancy skaters.</p><p>Barbara Ann Scott has had her skates sharpened by Tommy Naylor since she was seven. Her two pairs of skates were dispatched to the Leafs training camp at St. Catharines, Ont., last fall by special messenger for the particular Naylor treatment. Just before leaving for Europe and world acclaim a year ago she visited Naylor&rsquo;s work bench.</p><p>Tommy explains that the blades of figure skaters are only ground once or twice a season, being merely touched up before each performance.</p><h2><b>Lots Of Customers</b></h2><p>Before she left for the Olympics recently, Toronto&rsquo;s Marlyn Ruth Tate dropped around to the Naylor establishment to make sure that her ice equipment was in the very best of shape.</p><p>Frick and Frack, world-renowned comedy stars of the Ice Follies, rated Naylor as top skateman in a letter to Globe and Mail columnist Jim Coleman. Stars of all the leading ice shows trek to the Naylor bench when they visit Toronto.</p><p>But it is the Toronto Maple Leaf hockey team that has first call on the Naylor services. He keeps a proper check on the rink footwear of practicalily every puckster who enters the portals of Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><h2><b>Keeps Him Busy</b></h2><p>He is also official guardian of the Leafs, large stock of sticks, carving them down to the exacting demands of each particular player. (Quite a job when you realize the Leafs broke well over 600 pieces of hickory last season).</p><p>Finally he is a bit of an expert with the needle, being called on to repair gloves, shoulder pads, etc.</p><p>Skates are the No. 1 priority. Each Toronto player has three sets of blades which are kept sharpened at all times. After every practice or game the skates are rushed into Naylor&rsquo;s shop for a going-over.</p><p>Every player has his favorite set and uses them, if possible, in every game, saving the extras for practices. Thus when the Leafs hit the road for an out-of-town. game after a Saturday night stand at home, Tommy Naylor is a very busy man.</p><p>Between the time the players get into the dressing-room and change into street clothes for a rush to the train. Naylor sharpens 16 pairs of skates. Each player waits for his own blades and carries them with him.</p><p>Naylor became one of this continent&rsquo;s leading skate sharpeners quite by accident. Employed as a messenger boy with the A. G. Spalding Co., in 1918, the regular skate sharpener quit and the boss offered Tommy the job.</p><p>A brief glance at the Naylor family history makes one believe Tommy must have an ice surface laid out in the living-room of the old homestead.</p><p>Dot Naylor (Tommy&rsquo;s missus) is a well-known speed skater and former Ontario titleholder. She won the women&rsquo;s provincial championship a few month&rsquo;s before her first son was born.</p><h2><b>Son Plays Hockey</b></h2><p>That son, Ken, aged 20, plays centre for Barkers, titlists in the rough and ready T. H. L. major commercial series at Varsity Arena. Last season he was with Marlboro juniors.</p><p>Fourteen-year-old Doug is a member of Cottingham School P. S.A.A. senior champions and also plays in the T.H.L. midget series for Runnymede Lions and is still young enough to line-up with the Kinsmen bantams.</p><p>Daughter Lorraine, 17, catches for McKinnons, Toronto ladies softball champions, while her high school team also won their group title. Mrs. Naylor and her daughter Olive, 13, are members of Cottingham Square volley-ball team, runner-up for playground honors.</p><h2><b>Speed Skaters Too</b></h2><p>Ken and Lorraine are both speed skaters of note. Ken won the Ontario championship for boys under 12, while Lorraine captured the girl&rsquo;s title in the same age group when she was eight! She will compete in Ontario championships next month.</p><p>As for Pop, he still holds the Ontario speed-skating record for the half mile!</p><h2><b><i>Critical Audience</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Tommy Naylor Has Busy Time Honing Steel For Players

<p>SOURIS, MAN.&mdash;</p><p>Everything was hunky-dory with Souris intermediates in a recent hockey game with Brandon Collegians when the call went forth Is there a doctor in the house?&rdquo;</p><p>Souris was ahead 5-4 at the time, and sailing along to victory. But the local doctor happened to be the Souris goalkeeper, Dr. L. Knight. The medico unstrapped his pads and rushed off to answer the call.</p><p>While he was away, Brandon slapped two goals past his substitute and won the game.</p><p>The patient recovered, but Souris fans still are suffering considerable shock.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Doctor In House Call Upsets Puck Cart In Manitoba

<p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>INNIPEG&mdash;Winnipeg senior hockey fans are praising the work of Alfie Pike, former New York Ranger star, for his work as coach of the National Motors club of the Winnipeg Senior League this season. One thing about the Nats is that they are a much better third place club than the lowly Selkirk Fishermen of last year.</p><p>During last season&rsquo;s senior play, the Fishermen went through the entire schedule without a win while up to January 5, Pike&rsquo;s boys had two wins against eight losses. The Nationals have a better balanced club and Alfie is looking to the future for a strong contender.</p><p>In the junior league, Walter Monson&rsquo;s Monarchs and Bill MacKenzie&rsquo;s Brandon club are the two best coached clubs in the province. The Black Hawks have been handicapped by the change in coaches while Hoss Nicholson&rsquo;s Canadiens are holding down second place. The last two clubs, however, haven&rsquo;t been able to display the same class as the Monarchs or Kings.</p><p>Harvey Dryden, Winnipeg scribe, doesn&rsquo;t think the three Winnipeg senior clubs rate with the Regals or Kings in the matter of coaching.</p><p>Here is what Dryden says on the subject:</p><p>&ldquo;I would say that Walter Monson has done a much better coaching job with his Monarch teams of the past two years than with his Memorial cup champions of 1945-46&hellip;A coach could scarcely ask for better playing material than was supplied Monson in &lsquo;45 but for some reason he never seemed to be able to do much with it&hellip;They played a wild helter-skelter brand of puckchasing but fortunately they scored neough goals to cash in on a national crown.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Scribe Praises Walter Monson’s Coaching Skill

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>Veteran sports observers concur in the opinion that in no other sport is there as much enthusiasm and comradeship displayed as there is among teammates of a hockey club. Whether a team is riding high with a long victory string or down in the doldrums collectively because of a slump, the players greet and cheer their teammates with demonstrative showings in appreciation of any great individual or team effort.</p><p>Practically every goal that is scored is followed by loud banging on the sideboards with sticks by the players not participating in the game at that particular moment, with every player on his feet shouting The players on the ice usually &ldquo;mob&rdquo; the goal scorer, hitting him vigorously on the back, rubbing his head and hugging him.</p><p>Many have even gone to the extent of planting kisses on the cheek of their &ldquo;hero&rdquo; of the moment. Hockey fans have witnessed these displays of happy appreciation not only when the scorer drove the tying or winning marker into the net, but also on occasions when the goal meant nothing more than added dressing to the proceedings and just another scoring point. Of course, when it is an important goal for the outcome of the struggle, the players will really go wild-However, there have been many times when this display was shown even though a team might be losing or winning by 5 or 6 to 1 at the time.</p><h2><b>Aid Teammates</b></h2><p>There is no greater proof of team spirit on a hockey team than that given during a rough contest when any player is handled too roughly by an opponent. His buddies are sure to rush in to help him out, either by hauling his assailant away or joining in the melee. Players without this team spirit do not last long on any team.</p><p>The puckmen are particularly affectionate and watchful of their goaltenders. Just let anyone of the opposition manhandle a netminder and the result is the same as putting one&rsquo;s head into a hornet&rsquo;s nest. His teammates will rush to his assistance with the speed of a fireman answering a third alarm, as they inform the attacker in no uncertain fashion that they do not want their goal protector annoyed.</p><p>On the other hand, players are very sympathetic and thoughtful for any opponent that suffers an injury. They are as quick to bend over the fallen gladiator and render assistance as his own players are. Many times in the case of a serious injury, when a puckchaser has to be aided or carried off the ice, he is borne out on the strong arms and shoulders of the other team.</p><p>The players always realize what a hard game they are indulging in and they play It right to the hilt, asking or giving nothing, but extending help to the opponent they have just been giving a going over to if he comes out of the skirmish needing aid.</p><p>These are the things that have made hockey as popular as it is today all over any place it is played-Hard fighting, rough and strenuous activity, among the players with them also having deep thoughts and solicitous showings for an adversary that comes out of this roughest of all sports in any way that requires aidSport fans like to see their teams play the game all the way, and still retain the thoughtfulness of their fellowman-</p><h2><b><i>Halifax Admirers Honor Bill Cowley</i></b></h2><p>HALIFAX&mdash;</p><p>Bill Cowley, all-time scoring champion of the National Hockey League, but remembered best by admiring Halifax ice fans for his play with Wolverines in the 193334 season, was the guest of honor at a civic banquet on the afternoon of January 26. Billy was presented with a cigarette lighter engraved with the city&rsquo;s crest by Mayor J. E. Ahern after listening to sports writers and sports followers laud him for his great N.H L. record.</p><p>Cowley combined business with pleasure. While in Halifax he signed two promising members of St. Mary&rsquo;s juniors for future delivery to the Washington Lions of the American League. They are defenceman Don (Peanuts) McLaughlin and forward Gerald (Butter) Duggan. It is McLaughlin&rsquo;s first season in junior company after helping St. Mary&rsquo;s win the Maritime juvenile crown last winter. For Duggan it&rsquo;s his last season in the junior ranks.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey Is Top Sport For Team Enthusiasm

<div class="byline">By BILL LISTON</div><p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>ere&rsquo;s another in THE HOCKEY NEWS series of quizzes on the thrilling 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&mdash;but no peeking until you&rsquo;ve given these questions a real kicking around!</p><p>1. Members of which team set an N.H.L. record during the 1946-47 season by spending 669 minutes in the penalty box?</p><p>(a) Detroit; (b) Toronto; (c) Montreal; (d) Chicago.</p><p>2. What was the first United States city to be represented in the National Hockey League?</p><p>(a) Boston; (b) New York; (c) Chicago; (d) Detroit.</p><p>3. Who was the winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the most outstanding rookie in the 1945-46 season?</p><p>(a) Tony Leswick; (b) Gus Bodnar; (c) Edgar Laprade; (d) Frank McCool.</p><p>4. Cecil &ldquo;Tiny&rdquo; Thompson, four-time winner of the Vezina Trophy, is still connected with the game in the capacity of a scout. With which club?.</p><p>(a) Montreal; (b) Boston; (c) Chicago; (d) Detroit.</p><p>5. What Is the maximum width of the goaltender&rsquo;s pads as allowed by the rules:</p><p>(a) 9 inches; (b) 10 inches; (c) 11 inches; (d) 12 inches.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

HOCKEY QUIZ

<p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t&rsquo;s a wide-open race for the right wing position on the N.H.L. All-Star team this season, now that Maurice Richard of the faltering Montreal Canadiens has slipped from his former high satus where he virtually monopolized both the scoring race and the All-Star votes at his position.</p><p>As THE HOCKEY NEWS voting for the league All-Stars enters its third week&mdash;the halfway mark&mdash;fans have the chance to cast ballots for their choice of a flashy crop of youngsters and some oldsters, who are aiming to dethrone the mighty Rocket and take over the right wing post he has held the past three seasons.</p><h2><b>One Competitor Less</b></h2><p>The competition was further narrowed down with the retirement before this season began of sturdy Bobby Bauer, the starboard member of Boston Bruins&rsquo; famed Kraut Line. Bauer hung up his skates and said goodbye to professional hockey after winning the right wing vote for the N.H.L. Second Team selected by the six coaches last spring, and capturing the Lady Byng Trophy.</p><p>With Richard a far cry from the mighty bomber he was when Canadiens were riding high, the younger fry are looking for their pot in the sun.</p><p>Foremost among the challengers are crew-cut Howie Meeker of Toronto Maple Leafs, winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy as the outstanding rookie of the 1946-47 season; flashy Gordie Howe, the Western-born Detroit Red Wing; ex-Leaf Bud Poile of the reviving Chicago Black Hawks; Nobby Warwick of Rangers.</p><p>There&rsquo;s a wealth of talent there for the selectors to choose from among those high-flying wingers, and there&rsquo;s competition from other quarters as well.</p><p>Wee Willie Mosienko of Chicago is fast rounding into his old form again, after being out most of the early season after he broke his ankle in the All-Star game at Toronto before the schedule got under way. Mosienko, who was third in the coaches&rsquo; voting last year, has been displaying some of his old form, and in the game against Toronto January 25 potted a pair of goals and assisted in another as the Windy City men held Leafs to a 4-4 draw.</p><p>Wild Bill Ezinicki of Toronto, who last season didn&rsquo;t get any All-Star votes but keeps his name in the headlines; Jimmy Peters and Don Gallinger of Boston; Eddie Kullman of Rangers; fiery rookie Jacques Locas of Canadiens, all bear watching as the season progresses. With still more than six weeks to go in the schedule, there&rsquo;s lots of chance for a riproaring finish that will put one player or another out in front.</p><h2><b>Only Two Left</b></h2><p>While scanning the rosters for All-Star material along the right lane, it&rsquo;s noticeable that outside of Richard there&rsquo;s only one player in the league now who has been chosen on the dream team in previous years.</p><p>That&rsquo;s the veteran Bryan Hex-tall of Rangers, who at 34 is the oldest player in the N.H.L. now that Toe Blake is on the shelf. Hextall in his prime duplicated Richard&rsquo;s feat of being chosen three times in a row&mdash;the 193940, 1940-41 and 1941-42 seasons.</p><p>Lome Carr took it the next season, and Doug Bentley in 1943-44. Carr is no longer in the league, and Bentley is back at his regular left wing position, so not eligible for this week&rsquo;s balloting.</p><p>So now it&rsquo;s your turn to carry the puck and select the right winger for YOUR All-Star squad!</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-011882/8226880-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="312" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Howe Detroit</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-021580/8226873-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="299" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Howie Meeker Toronto</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-031283/8226866-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="291" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bud Poile Chicago</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-041041/8226859-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="309" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rocket Richard Montreal</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05846/8226852-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="310" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Grant Warwick New York</b></figcaption></div><p>You may fill out the ballot and send it in now if you wish, or you may hold it until later in the season if you want to get a line on the over-all work of the various players and their effectiveness over a longer period.</p><p>The only stipulation is that ALL BALLOTS MUST BE MAILED AND POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, MARCH 4. Remember, you can send your votes in right away, or hold the ballots until you have a complete team, plus coach, selected, as long as they are mailed before the deadline. After votes are counted and the result of the fans&rsquo; choices is determined, THE HOCKEY NEWS will announce the&rsquo; All-Star Team on March 24.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rocket Richard’s Slump Cue For Other Hopefuls

<p class="dropcap"><span>K</span>INGSTON, ONT.&mdash;Seven new members were added to the Board of Governors of the International Hockey Hall of Fame at the annual meeting last week, in a move designed to give representation to as wide an area United States and Canada as possible.</p><p>Mayor J. Stuart Crawford of Kingston was re-elected President of the Hall of Fame, and the nine present governors also were reappointed.</p><p>The new governors are all men who have been connected with the game for many years, and include a former player, the famed Fred &ldquo;Cyclone&rdquo; Taylor, and President Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League.</p><p>The other new governors are Conn Smythe of Toronto; Al Sutphin, owner of the Cleveland American League club; Paul Louden, former president of the United States League; Walter Brown, Boston, president of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United&rsquo; States; and George Dudley of Midland, Ontario, secretarymanager of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.</p><p>Original members of the Board are Lester Patrick of New York; Art. Ross, Boston; Frank Sargeant, Port Arthur, Ont.; Mervyn &ldquo;Bed&rdquo; Dutton, Calgary, Alta.; W. A. Hewitt, Toronto; Leo Dandu-rand, Montreal; Basil O&rsquo;Meara, Montreal; Major Abbie Coo, Win nipeg; and Wes McKnight, Toronto.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Seven Governors Added To Hall Of Fame Board

<p><b>N.H.L. TEAM RECORDS</b></p><p><b>Longest losing streak&mdash;(15 games)&mdash;</b></p><p>The Philadelphia Quakers lost 15 consecutive games. The streak started on November 29, 1930 and ended January 10, 1931 when they defeated Montreal Maroons 4-3 at Philadelphia.</p><p><b>Most ties in one season&mdash;(15)&mdash;</b></p><p>Montreal Canadiens played to 15 ties in 44 games in 1928-29 and Chicago Black Hayks equalled the record in 1942-43 with 15 ties in 50 games.</p><p><b>Least ties in one season&mdash;(1)&mdash;</b></p><p>Boston Bruins played only one tie in 44 games in 1930-31.</p><p><b>Least goals scored byov a team in one season&mdash;(76)</b></p><p>Philadelphia Quakers scored 76 goals in 44 games in 1930-31.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Who Holds That Record?

<p>That famed old hockey name, Sault Greyhounds, is headlinebound again after 20 years in a virtual blackout.</p><p>The 1948 Greyhounds provide the city&rsquo;s first senior hockey threat since the breakup of the great machine of the 1920&rsquo;s which won the Allan Cup in 1924. Without a home rink&mdash;they play home games in neighboring Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.&mdash;the Greyhounds have won 13 games, tied two and lost one in their 16 starts this season.</p><p>They have brushed aside all opposition in the six-team Michigan-Ontario-Wisconsin League they entered to get seasoning while awaiting the Northern Ontario Hockey Association playoffs. Of 10 league games, they have won nine and tied one. Their exhibition victories include a 10-4 verdict over Sudbury Sacred Heart, leaders in the Sudbury area Nickel Belt League, which is expected to provide first opposition in the NOHA play downs. They lost an early exhibition game 8-4, to Windsor Staffords, but came back later in the season to avenge that with an 11-5 triumph.</p><p>Their MOW League opposition comes from well-known hockey centres&mdash;Michigan Soo, Portage Lake, Calumet, Marquette and Eagle River.</p><p>The team is hardly in a class with the old Greyhounds, which ranked as one of the country&rsquo;s best. There aren&rsquo;t any players around like Bill and Bun Cook, Bill Phillips, Babe Donnelly, Flat Walsh and other greats. But, by the same token, there isn&rsquo;t any senior opposition in sight like the old Sudbury Wolves or Toronto Granites.</p><p>Jim Kucher, one-time Sault junior star who spent several years with Tulsa in the old American Association, coaches the team and plays defence. The roster of his home-brew club reflects the cosmopolitan nature of the Sault&rsquo;s population: Goalie Don Davidson; defencemen Billy Zuke, Warren Bailey, John Bennett and Mario (Plug) Deluca; forwards Terry Biocchi, Zep Zago, Jockey Marinich, Husky Hodgson, Ron Lay, Mello Bumbaco, Ted Roney, George Zeppa and Guy Vetri.</p><p>Zuke played in the Pacific Coast League last season. Several OHA Senior A teams have tried to sign speedsters Biocchi, Zago, Mari-nich and Vetri played with army teams during the war.</p><p>Backer of the club is Erzi Giuliani, a fellow who never played hockey, although he starred at every sport he tried&mdash;softball, football and basketball.</p><h2><b><i>More Troubles, Boys</i></b></h2><p>MONTREAL&mdash;All referees affiliated with the Q.A.H.A. referee committee will be requested to undergo a skating test in the near future, the amateur hockey body has announced in its weekly bulletin.</p><p>Montreal area rinks will be rented for the purpose of passing the tests. All officials concerned are being notified accordingly. Referees in outside districts will also undergo tests this season, if time permits, or at the beginning of next season.</p><p>Punch Imlach, playing coach of Quebec, was severely reprimanded for using abusive language and showing disrespectful conduct toward referees.</p><p>The Q.A.H.A. upheld their previous ruling that Jean Paul Jeanneau of Nationale, be suspended for the balance of all league games this season. This decision was reached by the executive body after listening to aditional evidence in the case.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Soo Greyhounds Back In Hockey Headlines

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-011885/8227007-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>atrick Edward Boehmer looks more like the average high school freshman student than a top-ranking young goalkeeper until he starts booting out those pucks aimed his way by keen snipers in both the Eastern United States Hockey League and the Quebec Senior Hockey League.</p><p>Boehmer, who plays with thA ice &lsquo;Pics in both senior amateur leagues, is being rated as one of the best netminders ever to don the pads for an Olympic team. He first gained hockey fame while playing for the Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s College club for three years and it was during his great performance with St. Mike&rsquo;s club that he was picked up by the Toronto Maple Leafs.</p><h2><b>Kitchener Born</b></h2><p>Pat is now 22 years old and he hails from one of Canada&rsquo;s best breeding grounds for hockey talent&mdash;Kitchener, Ontario. Pat is a neighbor of such present-day stars as Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart and Clare Martin all of the Bruins.</p><p>Standing five feet eight inches and weighing 140 pounds, Boehmer came to Boston to play for the Pics when the club&rsquo;s regular netminder, Gordie &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Henry was called up by the Hershey Bears of Che American League last season.</p><p>He soon became a favorite with the Boston hockey public and in the final series against the Los Angeles Monarchs, Pacific Coast champions, Pat was a sensation His great play between the pipes greatly helped the Olympics cop both the E.U.S.H.L. title and the National A.H.A. championship last season.</p><p>Besides playing hockey, Boehmer is a better than average baseball player. A right-handed pitcher with a breaking curve ball, Pat hurled for the Waterloo, Ontario, club last season and among his teammates were Bobby Bauer, Schmidt and Martin.</p><p>Born in Kitchener on St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day of T926, Boehmer had a tryout with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the A.H.L. this season but stated that he was happy to return to Boston for another season.</p><p>Last year was his first season as a professional. He started the year with Pittsburgh but only saw A.H.L. action in one game. He also played 10 games with the Hollywood Wolves of the Pacific Coast loop and had a goals-against average of 3.20.</p><p>He then moved into Boston as the Olympic regular netminder and in 10 games he was scored upon 56 times. A total of 35 goals hit his cords in nine playoff games last season.</p><h2><b><i>Slap Shot Artist</i></b></h2><p>Walter &ldquo;Pinky&rdquo; Melnyk boasts just about the best slap shot in hockey. Pinky holds down right wing for the Minneapolis Millers of the U.S.H.L. and whenever he has a chance he &ldquo;tees off&rdquo; on one. He hit the jackpot for the hat-trick against the Tulsa Oilers recently and all three goals were on &ldquo;slap&rdquo; shots.</p><h2><b><i>Pick Of the Ice &lsquo;Pics</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Young Pat Boehmer, Acrobatic Pic Goaler Has Brilliant Future In Pro Puck Ranks

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p>Founded October 1, 1947</p><p>Published by</p><p>Hockey News Company, 803 Dominion Square Building, Montreal, Que.</p><p>Subscription Price $2 tor 30 Issues in Canada $3 in U.S.A.</p><p>Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.</p><p>VOL.1 FEBRUARY 4, 1948 No. 19</p><h2><b>EMPIRE OF THE PATRICKS</b></h2><p>Memories of the Patricks and their hockey Empire in the far west were revived with the announcement recently that the Pacific Coast Hockey League would return to the fold of professionalism. Although the league, when it drops its present &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; status, will be known as the Professional Western Hockey League, old-timers will recall vividly the days of western glory when the Pacific loop was a fuil and honored partner of the National League&mdash;originally the National Hockey Association.</p><p>The Patrick brothers built their empire in the west&mdash;and built it well, too&mdash;bringing hockey to a region that had never known the pro game, or anything but the crudest form of the winter sport. From 1913 until 1926, when the league finally disbanded, the Pacific Coast circuit produced great teams and great players.</p><p>They won the Stanley Cup three times, in playoffs with the National loop winners, and always staged stirring battles in the Cup trials. Names like Frank and Lester Patrick, Frank Nighbor, Cyclone Taylor, Peter Muldoon, Hughie Lehman, Cully Wilson and stars of a later era like the Cook brothers and Frankie Boucher.</p><p>Those were stirring days on the West Coast, but as the financial sledding grew tougher the league fell on dark days. In 1924-25 the Pacific Coast loop merged with the old Western Canada League to form a six-club circuit. That season the westerners won their last Stanley Cup, as Victoria Cougars under Lester Patrick decisively trounced Montreal Canadiens 16 goals to 8 in a four-game series.</p><p>The next season was the last for the Pacific Coast League, as the teams disbanded and split the players up, among the National League teams, where many of them went on to achieve outstanding stardom.</p><p>But a peculiar angle to the story of the old Pacific League is that records of the players were never counted when figuring up a player&rsquo;s lifetime mark in big-time hockey. Although the western circuit was deemed to be on a par with the eastern collection of clubs, playing off for the Cup annually, those old records were discarded. Thus players like Bill Cook and others who made the switch after the league disbanded, had to start from scratch in compiling a new lifetime record. That they did so well is an outstanding compliment to the old league, which was a breeding ground for stars.</p><h2><b>TWO-MAN REFEREE SYSTEM</b></h2><p>Although the N.H.L. still retains the one referee and two linesmen system of officiating, the senior professional circuit will be alone in that respect when the 1948-49 season opens.</p><p>The one referee plan has been dropped in the Pacific Coast League, after a thorough trial this season, and since that loop becomes professional next winter that will make it all but unanimous among the play-for-pay boys. The American League and the United States League have adopted the two referee system as regular practice.</p><p>While we won&rsquo;t argue the relative merits of the two systems here, both sides have their opinions. The N.H.L. favors having only one man in charge of a game and making the decisions. The duties of the two linesmen are to keep their eyes glued for offsides and to separate all combatants when a brawl breaks out, leaving the referee outside to sum up what happens and dole out the penalties where they are deserved.</p><p>On the other hand, the other leagues like the two referee officiating because they contend there is too much for one man to watch in a lightning-fast game of hockey, and that he often misses many misdemeanors which should be punished.</p><h2><b>TRIBUTE TO THE FLYERS</b></h2><p>It would be timely to send out a word of praise for Canada&rsquo;s representatives in the Olympic hockey competition, the Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers. Much to the surprise of Olympic officials, press and Canadian hockey fans, the Flyers met and defeated their first Olympic threat on Friday. On that day the underrated Canadian stickmen defeated Sweden 3-1 and on Sunday they blanked Breat Britain 3-0. Next day they trounced Poland 15-0.</p><p>Certainly the hockey team picked to represent the home of hockey is not up to standard and before the team even sailed overseas it was said that they would be lucky to win one game, but the Flyers have held up Canada&rsquo;s name in fine fashion. They are a credit to this country&rsquo;s national sport.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By DAVE FARRELL</div><p>BOSTON, MASS.&mdash;</p><p>When National Hockey League selectors gave Bill Quackenbush nine out of a possible 54 points towards the Lady Byng Trophy last season, they were taking a step in the right direction. Not that we&rsquo;re complaining about their first choice. Bobby Bauer, who polled 37 points to cop the title for the third time, deserved the award on the basis of his allround play last year. He truly may be adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.</p><p>But defencemen should be given more consideration in balloting for the Byng Trophy. Just as the National Hockey League broke away from its old tendency of awarding the trophy to a player with the fewest number of penalties, so it should get away from the habit of awarding it solely to forwards.</p><h2><b>QUACKENBUSH EXAMPLE</b></h2><p>Quackenbush&rsquo;s great play last year certainly warranted a better rating than a fourth place tie with Edgar Laprade. Participating in 44 of his team&rsquo;s games, he received only three minor penalties which is exceptionately low for a defenceman as aggressive as Bill. Scoring five goals and 17 assists for a total of 22 points, he exhibited such a high standard of playing ability that he was named to the N.H.L. All-Star Second Team.</p><p>Jack Crawford, the dependable stalwart of the Boston Bruins, is another player who always turns in a clean game on defence. His high calibre of play during the 1945-46 season resulted in his selection as defenceman on the Canadian Press All-Star First Team. Penalized only 10 minutes that year, Crawford, who has never been known to back away from an opponent, should have been more serious consideration for the Byng Trophy.</p><h2><b>WATCH KELLY</b></h2><p>It will be interesting to watch the play of Red Kelly, Detroit&rsquo;s rookie defenceman who made the big jump from St. Michael&rsquo;s, over the last third of this season. Kelly, who is crowding teammate Jimmy McFadden for rookie of the year honors, is setting a fast pace in the race for the Byng award. Red has received only a single minor penalty to date and has been turning in a neat game around the Detroit net. His three goals and nine assists make him runner up to Kenny Reardon as the leading scorer among the league&rsquo;s defencemen. It will be a great tribute to Red if he can cop the Byng Trophy in his freshman year.</p><p>Kelly, a robust lad who can dish out a stiff bodycheck, is one of the best-looking rookie defencemen to come into the National League for some time. Not only is he one of the leading candidates for the rookie award but if he or Quacken bush copped the Byng it would be the first time a Detroit player had won the trophy since Marty Barry won it in 1936-37.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Topic-Byng Trophy

<h2><b>THREE CHEERS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I enjoy your paper very much. As some readers suggest there may be a leaning towards a certain city, but it all depends for whom the reader cheers. I&rsquo;m cheering for THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>I noticed in the edition of January 14 the different types of writing up a game. I think that Example B (the Boston type of summary) appeals to me most. It tells if the goals were scored when the teams were shorthanded. An improvement on it would be to list the number of shots-on-goal for each period. I think most readers are familiar with Example A.</p><p>Elma Macintosh <br>Lancaster, Ont.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>On the question of hockey summaries, I think the Boston type is the best. I would like to obtain some information on Buddy O&rsquo;Connor.</p><p>What is his point total that he has recorded during his career. What&rsquo;s the most he got in a single season. What awards has he won?</p><p>John Walsh <br>Montreal, Que.</p><p><b>(Including games of January 25, O&rsquo;Connor has scored 104 goals and 194 assists, that comprises five seasons, including playoffs, with the Canadiens, and his total year. He has won no N.H.L. awards.)</b></p><h2><b>TO THE RESCUE</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have two questions that I would like to ask THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>First, will a goaltender, under the new rules, be credited with an assist if he passes the puck to a teammate who then skates up the ice to score?</p><p>The second is not exactly a question but more of an explanation. In the January 7 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS under the section United States Monthly Records, I notice that quite a few of the players have a total of one minute under &ldquo;Penalties In Minutes&rdquo;. I have never heard of a one-minute penalty and I am curious to know if they have a different procedure of times for penalties in the U.S.H.L.</p><p>H. Leino <br>Timmins, Ont.</p><p><b>(Yes, a goaler would get credit for an assist. The other means that the player has been charged with one minor penalty equal to two minutes.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Would it be possible for a rookie to win either the Hart or Lady Byng Trophy besides winning the Calder Trophy,. If it is, has it ever been done?</p><p>For the rookie award this season I would pick Pete Babando of Boston and in my opinion Max Bentley is the best player in the N.H.L. with Milt Schmidt second.</p><p>Davis Eamon <br>Shell Lake, Sask.</p><p><b>(In 1938-39 Frank Brimsek won both the Calder and Vezina Trophies.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Congratulations on your fine paper. Keep up the fine action shots. I would like to know the address where one would send records unknown by the editors of Who&rsquo;s Who in the hockey book of 1948.</p><p>Harry Thiessen <br>Langham, Sask.</p><p><b>(Send them to The Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS).</b></p><h2><b>STEWART SUPPORTER</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to ask a few questions. What is the number Gaye Stewart and Gus Bodnar wear on their sweaters?</p><p>How many years was Gaye Stewart with the Toronto Maple Leafs. And would it be possible for you to give and publish the background story of Stewart? I would enjoy that very much. I also enjoy reading your interesting HOCKEY NEWS. Keep up the good work.</p><p>Johnnie Rumble <br>Chatham, Ont.</p><p><b>(Stewart wears No. 15 and Bodnar No. 5. Gaye spent three full seasons with the Leafs and won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1942-43.)</b></p><h2><b>A FAMILY AFFAIR</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you please tell me if Tony Leswick ST the Rangers and Pete Leswick of the Cleveland Barons are brothers. I would also like to know Tony Leswick&rsquo;s birthday. I enjoy reading THE HOCKEY NEWS every week so will be looking forward to the information.</p><p>John F. Risdale <br>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(Yes Tony and Pete are brothers, Tony was bom on March 17, 1923, in Humboldt, Sask.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Coud you please tell me where I could obtain a calendar of the entire Toronto Maple Leaf team. I believe it is sponsored by the Imperial Oil or British Consols Cigarettes. Also where could I buy photos of individual players?</p><p>E. J. Silzer <br>Owen Falls, B.C.</p><p><b>(British Consols publish the calendar and we suggest you contact the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto for information. They will also help you on the picture subject.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Newspapers In my home are many but I get the most enjoyment from your splendid hockey newspaper. I would like to draw your attention to an article published in the January 7 issue. It was about the appointment by the New York Rangers of the N.H.L. as local scout for Winnipeg. It was stated that Alf Pike was to be associated with Welk.</p><p>You said he was the coach of the Winnipeg Plowmen. I would like to correct you on that point.</p><p>Pike is playing-coach of the Winnipeg Nationals. I would like to know where I could secure photos of all N.H.L. teams and individual players.</p><p>Owen Turner <br>Holmfield, Man.</p><p><b>(You can get pictures by writing National Sports Photos, Inc., 145 West 45 St., New York 19, N.Y.)</b></p><h2><b>BAZ&rsquo;S BIRTHDAY</b></h2><p>Would you please tell me the age of Baz Bastien of the Pittsburgh Hornets? How about a few more action pictures.</p><p>Don McGregor <br>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(Bastien was born in Timmins, Ont., on August 29, 1920.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Would you please write a story about Teeter Kennedy of the Toronto Maple Leafs. I would like to see more action shots in your HOCKEY NEWS. I think it is a great paper.</p><p>Folke Peterson <br>Sleiman, Ont.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hockey Fans Forum

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1181/8227239-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="275" height="427"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t was impossible to overlook the tricky Elmer Lach in the running for the Player Of The Week honor after his sensational playing last week. Like Buddy O&rsquo;Connor of Rangers and Detroit&rsquo;s Harry Lumley, Lach has been named by THE HOCKEY NEWS as the league&rsquo;s top player for the second week this season.</p><p>The rollicking centre of Canadiens&rsquo; Punch Line registered seven points a total of in three gaines last week and his burst of scoring mks moved him into second place in the N.H.L. point parade with 41 points, three less than his former teammate, O&rsquo;Connor. Lach has now scored 22 goals and 19 assists and heads the third-place Max Bentley by two marks.</p><p>Here his how Elmer scored his seven points last week. On Wednesday against the Maple Leafs he scored a goal and an assist and on home ice Saturday against the Rangers he picked up another two points with a tally and an assist. The editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS had no choice but to crown the Habitant star pivotman The Player Of The Week after his showing in Boston the following evening. Not only did Canadiens blank the Bruins 3-0 but Lach scored all three goals. He was the whole show as he fanned Frank Brimsek in all three periods.</p><p>Not only is Lach Montreal&rsquo;s top scorer but he is second only to Detroit&rsquo;s Ted Lindsay in goals-scored with 22. Lindsay has registered 24. Born in the little town of Nokomis, Sask., Lach has been with the Canadiens for eight years and has been one of the club&rsquo;s most consistent point-getters since he arrived in Habitant camp in 1940-41. He won the scoring crown in 1944-45 with 80 points and holds the record for the greatest number of assists scored during a regular N.H.L. season with 54.</p><p>That same season he was awarded the Hart Trophy. Despite injuries last year, Lach scored 14 goals and 16 assists in the 31 games he played and was idle during the entire Stanley Cup playoffs with a serious head injury.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK

<h2><b>Hits 100 Mark</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>oronto&rsquo;s smooth centre star, Ted Kenneth has scored an even 100 goals since he started his National League career in 1942-43. With 86 goals in regular league play at the end of last season. Ted scored his 100th tally on January 25.</p><h2><b>Oh So Gentle!</b></h2><p>When the Toronto Maple I.eafs defeated Detroit Red Wings in Toronto last Saturday night 3-2 the game marked the first time this season that the rough and ready Stanley Cup Champions had played through an entire 60 minutes without a penalty.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON TUESDAY A.M., FEB. 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-011898/8227208-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="605" height="189"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 28&mdash;Can adlens 3, Toronto 3; Detroit 4, Boston 2; Rangers 3, Chicago</p><p>January 31&mdash;Toronto 3, Detroit 2; Rangers 4, Canadiens 2; Chicago 7, Boston 4.</p><p>February 1&mdash;Detroit 8, Toronto 0; Canadiens 3, Boston 0; Rangers <i>2,</i> Chicago 2.</p><h2><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h2><p>February 3&mdash;Detroit at Chicago.</p><p>February 4&mdash;Toronto at Boston; Rangers at Detroit.</p><p>February 5&mdash;Chicago at Canadiens.</p><p>February 7&mdash;Detroit at Canadiens; Rangers at Toronto.</p><p>February 8&mdash;Boston at Detroit; Rangers at Chicago.</p><p>After losing a close fight to the Toronto Maple Leafs in Toronto Saturday night, Detroit Red Wings leaped back on the winning National Hockey League trail on Sunday and toppled the same Leafs on Olympia ice. After dropping a 3-2 decision Saturday the Wings gave young Harry Lumley his sixth shutout by winning 3-0.</p><h2><b>Back on Top</b></h2><p>So the Red Wings are back in first place with a two-point edge over the Leafs and both clubs have played 42 games. The Wings gained on the Torontonians Wed-night by beating the hapless Boston Bruins 4-2 while the Leafs were held to a draw by Canadiens.</p><p>An even 10 points behind Toronto comes New York with 42 points and the men of Boucher protected their hold on third place by winning two and tying one game last week. They now bead the Bruins and Habitants by five points. On Wednesday. Rangers edged out Chicago Black Hawsk 3-2 and in Montreal Saturday they downed Canadiens 4-2. The Habs showed improved form Sunday in New York and forced Rangers to rally twice to gain a 2-2 deadlock.</p><p>Meanwhile Dick Irvin&rsquo;s up-and-down Canucks came up last week and are now resting in a fourth place tie with the Bruins. The Habs broke even last week tying Toronto, losing to Rangers and shutting out Boston. The two clubs have now 37 points each but Bruins hold a game-in-hand.</p><h2><b>Long Way Out</b></h2><p>Despite their improved showing during the past weeks, the Black Hawks are still a long way from fourth place. With 12 wins in 42 games, Conacher&rsquo;s club lags 11 points away, from Boston and Montreal. The Hawks are the low men on the N.H.L. totem pole but they have scored only four goals less than the front-running Red Wings.</p><p>With Harry Lumley chalking-up bis sixth zero of the present campaign, the youthful Detroit net-minder leads the league for the Vezina Trophy. He has had 98 against him while next in line comes Bill Durnan and Toronto&rsquo;s Turk Broda with 105 apiece.</p><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY</b></h2><p>TORONTO&mdash;Paced by ths brilliant work of defenceman Jim Thomson, the To onto Maple Leafs rallied in the third period to tie the Montreal Canadiens 3-3. The 19-year-old Winnipeg rearguard assisted in all three Leaf goals.</p><p>Canadiens led 3-1 in the third period on goals by Bobby Fillon, Roger Leger and Elmer Lach but the Leafs rallied and Harry Watson and Howie Meeker tied the score with last period tallies, Watson also scored Toronto&rsquo;s first goal.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence, Bouchard, Leger; centre, Reay; wings, Chamberlain. Curry. Subs. Reardon, Laycoe, Harmon, Lach, Richard, Carveth, Filion, Campeau, Mosdell, Rio-pelle.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defence, Thomson, Mortson; centre. Kennedy; wings, Meeker, Lynn. Subs. Stanow-aki, Barllko, Boesch. Apps, Ezinicki, Watson, Bentley. Klukay, Smith, Metz.</p><p>Referee&mdash;King Clancy; linesmen: Stan McCabe, Doug Young.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-021258/8227201-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="593" height="116"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03777/8227194-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="597" height="439"></div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;The New York Rangers moved into sole possession of third place by edging out the Chicago Black Hawks 3-2 before 16,171 Chicago fans. George Geo was the game&rsquo;s outstanding star as he accounted for both Hawk goals.</p><p>After Gee and Ed Laprade swapped goals in the first period. Cal Gardner put the Rangers ahead 2-1. Early in the third frame Gee tied the count again but Phil Watson tallied the winner from Buddy O&rsquo;Connor at 8.39.</p><p>Rangers&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Moe, Colville, centre, Laprade; wings, Les-wifk, Kullman, Subs. Eddolls, Trudell, O&rsquo;Connor, Watson, Raleigh, Hextall, Gardner, Judza, Slowinski, Lamirande</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal, Francis; defence, Gold-ham, Dickens; centre D. Bentley, wings, Conacher, Mosienko, Subs. Mariucci, Prystai, Bodnar. Brown, Hamill, Gee, Stewart, Gadsby, Nattrass, Poile.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Melville (Butch) Keeling; linesmen; George Hayes and Harold March.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04500/8227187-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="594" height="416"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;Before 13.900 Boston fans, the league leading Detroit Red Wings gained a firmer grip on the top spot by toppling the Boston Bruins 4-2. Detroit&rsquo;s win coupled with Toronto&rsquo;s 3-3 tie with Montreal put the Wings two-points up.</p><p>Rookie Jimmy McFadden sparked the Wings with a brace of goals while Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay counted the other two. For Boston it was Milt Schmidt and Pete Babando who did the scoring. The score was even at 2-2 in the last period when McFadden and Lindsay beat Frank Brimsek twice for the winning margin.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley, defence, Quackenbush, Stewart; centre, Abel; wings. Howe, Lindsay, Subs. Reise, Gauthier, Horeck, Guidolin, McFadden. D. Morrison, R. Morrison, Conacher, Pavelich, Kelly.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal, Brimsek; defence, Martin, Henderson; centre, Sandford; wings, Peters, Dumxrt, Subs. Gallinger, Wilson. Babando. Schmidt, Taylor, Harrison, Smith, Egan, Crawford, Flaman.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Bill Chadwick: linesmen: Sam Babcock and Bill Scherr.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05344/8227180-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="594" height="439"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 31</b></h2><p>TORONTO&mdash;The Toronto Maple Leafs moved into a first place tie with Detroit by whipping the Red Wings 3-2. After Bill Ezinicki scored when the game was 20 seconds old Ted Lindsay evened the count at 13.44. Sid Abel put the Wings ahead in the second period but Vic Lynn scored for Toronto late in the second frame. Howie Meeker scored the winner at 12.46. of the third period.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Stewart, Quackenbush; centre, Abel; wings, Lindsay and Howe; subs. Reise, Gauthier, Horeck, Guidolin, McFadden, D. Morrison, Conacher, Pavellch, Kelly, R. Morrison.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defence, Mortson, Thompson; center, McCormack; wings Watson, Ezinicki; subs. Stanow-ski, N. Metz, Bentley, Kennedy, Lynn, Meeker, Smith, Klukay, Boesch, Barilko.</p><p>Officials&mdash;Referee, Butch Keeling; linesmen, Slbby Mundey, Ray Getliffe.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06267/8227173-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="593" height="371"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;The ex-Toronto Fort line of Stewart Poile and Bodnar teamed-up and sparked Chicago Black Hawks to a one-sided 7-4 win over the Boston Bruins. Gaye Stewart scored two goals and two assists, Bodnar nicked two tallies and Polle registered one goal and an assist.</p><p>Roy Conacher accounted for the other two Hawk markers. The four Bruin scorers <i>were</i> Wally Wilson, Don Gallinger, Clare Martin and Pete Babando.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal, Francis; defence, Goldhani, Dickens; center, Bodnar; wing, Poile, Stewart; subs. Bentley, Conacher, Mosienko. Gadsby, Nattrass, Mariucci. Prystai, Gee, Brown, Hamil.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal, Brimsek; defence, Martin, Henderson; center, Sanford; wings, Peter, Dumart; subs: Schmidt, Smith, Wilson, Egan, Crawford, Flaman, Peirson. Babando. Gallin ger.</p><p>Officials&mdash;Referee, George Gravelle, linesmen, Jim Primeau, Eddie Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-07205/8227166-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="584" height="166"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-08163/8227159-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="598" height="359"></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;New York Rangers staged a rally in the second period that netted them two goals and the visitors then held on to defeat the Canadiens 4-2 before 11,217 Forum fans. Elmer Lach and Tony Leswick exchanged goals in the opener but the Rangers put the game on ice in the second frame when Don Raleigh and Ed Kullman both beat Bill Durnan.</p><p>A goal by Bobby Fillion at 8:19 of tho last period made the score 3-2 but Phil Watson broke away in the last minute to score the clincher.</p><p>Rangers&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Colville, Moe; center, Laprade; wings Kullman, Leswick; subs. Eddolls O&rsquo;Connor, Trudell, Watson, Warwick. Raleigh, La-mirande, Gardner, Juzda, Hextall.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence, Reardon Laycoe; center, Lach; wings, Richard. Fillion; subs. Bouchard, Leger, Mosdell. Campeau, Chamberlain, Rlo-pelle, Locas, Campeau, Carveth, Dus-Rault.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-09124/8227152-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="594" height="476"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1</b></h2><p>DETROIT&mdash;Harry Lumley hung up his sixth shutout of the season as Detroit Red Wings moved back into first place in the N.H.L. race by blanking the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0. The Wings scored, singles in all three periods.</p><p>Ted Lindsay scored his 24th goal of the year in the first period, and Jim Conacher made it 2-0 in the second. After one minute and 18 seconds of play in the last canto, Gordie Howe fanned Turk Broda again for the last goal of the game,</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defence Mortson, Thomson; center, Kennedy; wings, Meeker, Lynn; subs. McCormack, Barilko, Boesch, Klukay, Smith, Ezinicki. Bentley, Metz, Watson, Stanowski.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush, Stewart; centre Abel; wings. Howe, Lindsay; subs. R. Morrison. D. Morrison, Kelly, Pavelich, Conacher, McFadden, Guidolin, Gauthier, Reise.</p><p>Referee. Bill Chadwick; linesmen, Ray Getliffe, Sibby Mundey</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1098/8227145-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="595" height="349"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens, sparked by the brilliant play of centre Elmer Lach who scored all three goals moved into a fourth place tie with Boston Bruins by defeating the Clapper crew 3-0. It was Boston&rsquo;s second defeat on home ice in two nights.</p><p>Lach was the game&rsquo;s shining star. He scored first at 1:26 of the first frame and at 10:09 of the middle session he added another on a play with Bob Fillion and Maurice Richard. He completed his &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; late in the third period when he slammed in Roger Leger&rsquo;s pass. Lach&rsquo;s weekend scoring spree moved him into second place in the point race.</p><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence. Leger, Bouchard; center, Lach: wings, Richard, Fillion; subs. Reay, Riopelle, Campeau, Harmon, Reardon Chamberlain, Carveth, Mosdell, Dussault. Locas.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal, Brimsek; defence, Fla mon, Egan; centre, Sandford; wings, Peters, Dumart; subs, Schmidt, Smith, Babando, Crawford, Martin, Hendcrsou, Wilson Peirson.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Frank (King) Clancy. Linesmen: Jim Primeau, Ed Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10354/8227138-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="596" height="365"></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Buddy O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s early third period tally evened the score at 2-2 and despite a Ranger rally the Chicago Black Hawks put up an airtight defence to hold the New Yorkers to the draw. Rangers were never able to take the lead. Bud Poile scored first for the Hawks only to have Phil Watson tie it up on a play with O&rsquo;Connor.</p><p>Bill Mosienko shot Chicago back in front with a goal at 18:20 and the Hawks held sway until O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s tally early in the finale. The deadlock left Rangers five points up on Boston and Canadiens.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal, Francis; defence, Goldham, Dickens; centre, Bodnar; wnigs Poile, Stewart; subs. Mariucci, Prystai, Bentley, Conacher, Gee, Mosienko, Hamill, Gadsby, Nattrass.</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Colville, Moe; centre, Laprade; wings, Kullman, Leswick; subs. Eddolls, Trudell, O&rsquo;Connor, Watson, Warwick, Raleigh, Lamirande, Gardner, Juzda, Slo-winski.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Butch Keeling: linesmen, Sammy Babcock and Herb Gallagher.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11323/8227131-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="595" height="366"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>Including Games of Sunday, Feb. 1</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1266/8227124-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="610" height="2224"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07294/8227117-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="609" height="1474"></div><p>Chih. Totals 42 167 0 2.97. Tom McGratton replaced Harry</p><p>Lumley in Detroit nets at 12&mdash;minute mark of th it period in game played on Nov. 9, 1947.</p><p>Gerry McNeil replaced Bill Durnan in Canadiens nets at 4.51 mark of second period in game played on Nov. 22, 1947.</p><p>Bob DeCourcy replaced Charlie Rayner in Rangers nets at 10.42 mark of second period in game played on Nov. 12, 1947.</p><h2><b>Penalties In Minute by Clubs</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09234/8227110-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="511" height="189"></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/f0008-011983/8227298-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="269" height="498"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Hugh Millar Indianapolis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-021483/8227291-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="263" height="396"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ott Heller New Haven</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-031041/8227284-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="267" height="498"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Church Providence</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04540/8227277-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="264" height="498"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pete Backor Pittsburgh</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05383/8227270-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="264" height="403"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>L. Lamoureux Springfield</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>merican League defencemen get in the star parade this week, With the second instalment of THE HOCKEY NEWS All-Star Team voting. Last week the balloting for the first Fans&rsquo; Team got underway with the goalies on the judging stand in the big contest that winds up March 3, with announcement of the players chosen for the mythical sextet slated for March 21.</p><p>The rules are just the same as for the goaltender balloting, except that this time you have to list six players instead of three. The defence combination is being voted on as a unit, so you are required to write in as your First Choice the names of the two blueline guardians you think are the best in the league, then two more who are your Second Choice, and finally another pair who qualify as third best.</p><h2><b>Ballot Notes</b></h2><p>You may fill out the ballot and Bend it in now if you wish, or you may hold it until later in the season.</p><p>The only stipulation is that ALL BALLOTS MUST BE MAILED AND POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, MARCH 11. Remember, you can send your votes in right away, or hold the ballots until you have a complete team, plus coach, selected, as long as they are mailed before the deadline. After votes are counted and the result of the fans&rsquo; choices is determined, THE HOCKEY NEWS will announce the All-Star Team on March 31.</p><p>Since there are 11 teams in the booming A.H.L. it&rsquo;s impossible for us to list all the defencemen or show pictures of them. But shown here are five of the better rearguard blockers in the loop&mdash;Hugh Millar of Indianapolis, Jack Church of Providence Pete Backor of Pittsburgh, Leo Lamoureux of Springfield and the veteran Ott Heller of New Haven, one-time stellar backliner of the New York Rangers for so many seasons.</p><p>Space just doesn&rsquo;t permit us to show them all, fans, so don&rsquo;t shoot!</p><p>If you like some other players better than the ones we have shown, vote for them. The object of this balloting is to select the FANS&rsquo; TEAM, the six players and coach in the A.H.L. deemed by the followers of the sport to be the best in their respective positions, of most value to their teams and having all the necessary qualifications to be an All-Star.</p><p>Just as a matter of interest while we&rsquo;re picking this season&rsquo;s All-Stars,&rsquo; let&rsquo;s just look at the team selected last spring by hockey writers and radio sportscasters in the different A.H.L. cities.</p><p>The pair of huskies who took the laurels last year were Ernie Dickens of Pittsburgh Hornets and Hugh Millar of Indianapolis Capitols. Millar is still with the Caps, playing heads-up hockey, but Dickens has moved into the N.H. L. with Chicago Black Hawks, joining them as part of the big Max Bentley deal between Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs.</p><p>On the second team last spring, nudged out by Millar and Dickens, were the veteran Ott Heller and &ldquo;Moe&rdquo; Morris of Pittsburgh, both of whom are still throwing out bodychecks around the circuit.</p><h2><b>Players Agreed!</b></h2><p>Players of the A.H.L. also select their All-Stars every winter, and it&rsquo;s interesting to note that they also voted Dickens and Millar to their First Team, proving the &ldquo;experts&rdquo; among the writers and broadcasters knew their onions. On the Second Team, however, there was a difference of opinion as the players gave the kudoes to Fernie Flaman, then with Hershey Bears and now pas-timing with Boston Bruins, while Danny Sprout of Cleveland got the other defence post.</p><p>While we can&rsquo;t list all the defencemen, here&rsquo;s a few of the more outstanding among the candidates:</p><p>With Buffalo Bisons are Hal Jackson, Art Lessard and big Doug Harvey, who started the season with Montreal Canadiens. Cleveland Barons, besides Buller and Sprout, also have the veteran ex-N.H.L.&rsquo;ers Eddie Wares and George Allen, once a winger.</p><p>Hershey have big Babe Pratt, Joe Schertzl and Joe Cooper; New Haven sports promising youngsters Jack Lancien and Harry Bell. Indianapolis has Millar, Lee Fog-olin and Eddie Bruneteau&mdash;who played with Detroit Red Wings several seasons; Philadelphia has Al Shewchuk, Eddie Bush and Alex Motter;</p><p>Pittsburgh&rsquo;s pride and joy down back include Phil Samis in addition to Backor and Morris; Providence has Maurice Arcand and Allen Stanley helping Church stop opposing forwards; Keith Allen, Leo Lamoureux and Gordie Tottle are with Springfield;</p><p>St. Louis Flyers hopefuls include Jack Shewchuk, Bingo Kampman and Vic Grigg; while Jack Portland, the huge, 36-year-old veteran of many N.H.L. battles with Canadiens, Chicago and Boston, has Hugh Mair and Larry Archambault giving him assistance.</p><p>At least, there&rsquo;s no lack, of candidates for the two posts on THE HOCKEY NEWS team, so get cracking, you form students!</p><h2><b><i>A Mighty Atom</i></b></h2><p>Doug Maher, defenceman of the Houston Huskies of U.S. H.L. may never make Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame, but there are few tougher, harder fighting performers in the game today than the vest-pocket guard. Maher, who weighs-in around 140 pounds, can hand out a body check with the best and they just don&rsquo;t come too big for him. He keeps out of the penalty box and gives his team 100% every moment he is on the ice.</p><h2><b><i>Back In Action</i></b></h2><p>Carl &ldquo;Winky&rdquo; Smith, popular little forward of the Omaha Knights of the U.S.H.L., is back in action after being sidelined for nearly two months with a broken collarbone. Winky slipped on a piece of paper thrown on the ice by a thoughtless fan and crashed into the boards at Tulsa. Prior to this accident he had played in eight games and tallied six goals and four assists for 10 points. He should add considerable punch to the Knights&rsquo; attack in their drive for a playoff position.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bruisers Of The Blueline Next In A.H.L. Star Show

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.</p><p>Sport fans are always desirous of seeing their favorite players improve their records from season to season. That is the reason Ed &ldquo;Whitey&rdquo; Prokop has become so popular with the Providence Reds fans in particular, and the entire American Hockey League in general this season.</p><p>Before the first half of the schedule had been completed. Prokop had already scored more total points than he had in any entire previous season. Ed went on a scoring rampage right from the start of the schedule, and except for just one game, in which his entire team was blanked, he scored in the first 23 Providence games of the season. After assisting once in the opener of the schedule, he went pointless the second game as New Haven&rsquo;s. Jim Henry hung a shutout on the Reds.</p><p>Starting his streak with the third game, Prokop registered at least one scoring point in the next 21 games. This string fell just three games short of tying the American League record of 24, held by Tommy Burlington while playing for Cleveland in the 1945-46 season.</p><h2><b>Just Missed Record</b></h2><p>During his almost record breaking streak, Prokop rang up 38 points, and the remarkable part of it was in the fact that he had more of them on goals than he did assists. He fooled opposing goaltenders 21 times and assisted 17 teammates to score. For the last nine games of the stretch, &ldquo;Whitey&rdquo; scored at least one goal, and he also lit the red light in 13 of the last 14. His nine-game goal scoring string also came close to tying an American League record of 10 straight games.</p><p>Prokop last played in the amateur ranks with the Atlantic City Sea Gulls of the Eastern League, and turned &ldquo;pro&rdquo; in 1941-42 season with Minneapolis. He spent the next year in the Canadian Armed Forces and in 1943-44 joined the Cleveland Barons, where he remained for three seasons. Ed started the 1946-47 season with the reorganized Philadelphia Rockets and was traded to his present club, Providence, during the season.</p><h2><b>Fast Moving Player</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Whitey&rdquo; does not confine his athletic endeavors to hockey alone, as he plays various other sports including football and baseball. He also goes in for bike racing at 50 and 100 mile distances, which is a great builder of muscles for his powerful skating legs. He is rated as one of the fastest skaters in hockey.</p><p>Ed was born in Hamilton. Ontario, Canada, on June 17, 1920, and his solid 195 pounds are packed into a 5-foot 11-inch frame. He is a righthanded shooting right wing. Other than sports activities, Ed spent a year in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.</p><h2><b><i>Battered Bears</i></b></h2><p>HERSHEY&mdash;The Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League have been troubled by more than the usual share of injuries expected by a team in the hard type of hockey played these days. Many of their players have been forced to the sidelines for various periods of time due to the injury hoodoo. The worst blow was in losing Herbie Cain, high scoring wing early in the season, and again recently due to a groin injury. He is expected to be out for at least a month now. On many occasions, Bear coach Don Penniston has had to play forwards on defence and also rearguards at wing positions.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Former Mountie, Whitey Prokop, Now One Of Top Right Wingers In A.H.L.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By EARL LOFQUIST (The Providence Journal)</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-09" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-09134/8227562-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ARTIE STROBEL, hustling and aggressive left winger of Minneapolis Millers of the U.S.H.L., is just as good on the defensive as he is at piling up points. The popular forward of Bill Cook&rsquo;s league leaders is one of the best back-checkers in the loop. Regina-born Strobel packs 160 well-placed pounds on his 5&rsquo;66&rdquo; frame.</b></figcaption></div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>elieve it or not, some of the junior members of the Providence Reds do not like to read in the newspapers how good they are as a hockey club. They do not object to headlines and stories extolling individual players or specific feats of derringdo. What gets them uneasy is a paragraph like this:</p><p>&ldquo;The Reds are a lead-pipe cinch to finish first in the Eastern Division of the American Hockey League. If they should slump to.500, winning only half of the 21 games they have to play, they still would be a good bet for the top spot. With the Reds doing no better than breaking even, the New Haven Ramblers would have to win 16 out of 20 games to squeeze past them, the Hershey Bears 17 out of 22. The odds against either the Ramblers or the Bears having that kind of a streak are prohibitive.&rdquo;</p><p>The younger element among the players believes such publicity puts undue pressure on a club burdened with the chore of frontrunning. They point out gloomily that there is still time for anything to happen, and moan, &ldquo;You newspaper guys have got the fans thinking we should win every game. It is easy enough for you to sit down and write that we are a shoo-in, but we are the birds who have to go out on the ice and do the skating and we have to play the games as they come, one at a time.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Vets Stand Firm</b></h2><p>The possibility of a blowup is extremely remote. There are too many old hands on the team for anything like that to happen. Jack Church, Ab Collings, Johnny Chad and Carl Liscombe have been around too long to let their news-paper clippings get them jittery when the jackpot is within easy reach, and Coach Reardon is disturbed not at all by the realization that he has a front-running club on his hands.</p><p>After all, the boys have been up there by themselves long enough to be accustomed to the altitude by now.</p><h2><b><i>Good Coming and Going</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Players Scorn News Stories On Red Squad

<h2><b>Reigle Returns</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>efenceman Eddie Reigle returned to the Omaha Knights on January 24 to bolster the club&rsquo;s defence. Reigle, a blueline regular, bad been in of action for three weeks with a serious foot injury,</p><h2><b>First Setback</b></h2><p>When the Houston Huskies defeated the league leading Minneapolis Millers on January 24 in Minneapolis, 4-2, the loss marked the first setback suffered by the Millers on their home ice by a Southern Division club this season.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON SUNDAY A.M., JAN 31</b></p><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-011732/8227722-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="603" height="135"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-021238/8227715-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="599" height="134"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 25&mdash;St. Paul 5, Houston 4; Kansas City 5, Fort Worth 2.</p><p>January 27&mdash;Minneapolis 3, Omaha 3.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Dallas 6, Tulsa 4; Minneapolis 8, Omaha 4; Kansas City 6, Houston G.</p><p>January 29&mdash;Fort Worth 7, St. Paul 4; Omaha 8, Houston 4.</p><p>January 31&mdash;Dallas 4, Houston 2; Kansas City 2, Tulsa 2; Minneapolis 5, Fort Worth 5; St. Paul 3, Omaha 3.</p><h2><b>Games of Coming Week.</b></h2><p>February 4&mdash;St. Paul at Minneapolis; Dallas at Kansas City.</p><p>February 6&mdash;Kansas City at Omaha.</p><p>February 7&mdash;Fort Worth at Tulsa; Houston at Minneapolis; Dallas at Omaha.</p><p>February 8&mdash;Houston at St. Paul; Omaha at Kansas City.</p><p>The once powerful Houston Huskies have been rocked out of first place in the Southern Division of the United States Hockey League. With a new coach, the veteran star winger of the Montreal Canadiens Toe Blake scheduled to take over the club this week, the Huskies have fallen Into a slump and now trail the Fort Worth club by four points. Last week Houston dropped all three games starting with St. Paul in January 25.</p><p>Minneapolis Millers still hold the lead in the Northern Division with a three-point lead over St. Paul Saints. The Millers have now won 23 of their 42 games and with five ties they have 51 points. The Saints have won 21 and tied six for 48. The Pla-Mors of Kansas City have displayed great improvement during the pastweek and they now are only two points out of second spot.</p><p>Omaha Knights, who still are hampered with injuries, are fighting to gain a playoff berth. They are now eight points away from the third place Pla-Mors having won 16 games against 22 setbacks and six deadlocks. Omaha tied and lost to Minneapolis and then on Saturday held the Saints to a 3-3 tie in their three encounters last week.</p><p>Although the scene has changed in the Southern section, the Dallas club still rests in third place with 42 points. Trailing Houston by three points, the Texans have 18 wins against 21 defeats and six draws gives them 42 points. The Huskies have won 22 and lost the same number with but one tie.</p><p>Clint Smith&rsquo;s Tulsa Oilers hold up the four-club division with 37 points made up of 15 wins, 21 losses and seven draws. Houston still holds the lead for goals-scored with 204 while the Millers are next with 187. The Millers have been scored upon 154 times to pace the U.S.H.L. in that department.</p><h2><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 21</b></h2><p>OMAHA&mdash;Winky Smith dented the cords at 3.04 of the third period to give the Omaha Knights a 2-1 U.S.H.L. win over the Fort Worth Rangers. Senick gave the winners the lead in the first period but Lofvendahl tied it up in the second period.</p><p>Omaha&mdash;Goal, Sawchuk, defence, Forbes, Simon; centre, McNab; wings, Boyce, W. Smith. Subs. Lavitt, Dewsbury, Strongman, Kennedy, Senick, Glover, Wiseman, lanarrelli, Bak, Riegle.</p><p>Fort Worth&mdash;Goal, McAtee; defence, Lofvendahl, Kane; centre Hewson, wings, Schmidt, Kaiser, subs. Brodeur, Babey, Drainville, Bedard, Mutcheson, Fowler, Ritson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03822/8227708-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="597" height="282"></div><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;The Minneapolis Millers took their first defeat by a Southern Division team this year when they were downed by the Houston Huskies 3-2. The Huskies&rsquo; scorers were Eisenzoph, Skinner and Macey. Smith and Melnyk scored for the losers.</p><p>Houston&mdash;Goal, Gauthier; defence, Maher, McMahon; centre, Macey; wings, McKenzie, Giesbrecht. subs. Melong, Currie, Agar, Blake, Mundrick, McArthur, Eisenzoph, Brown, Skinner.</p><p>Minneapolis&mdash;Goal, Kirakas; defence, Allum, Williams; centre, Forgle; wings, Tomiuk, Atanas. subs. Fraser, Kaiser, Milne, Smith, Wycherley, Melnyk, Burns, Bukovich, Bartholome, Strobel.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04633/8227701-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="589" height="380"></div><p>TULSA&mdash;The Tulsa Ollers won their first game in nine meetings with the Dallas Texans when they downed the visitors 4-2. Brayshaw, Webster, McMurdy, and Chakowski scored for the Oilers while Finkbeiner and Poitras netted for Dallas.</p><p>Tulsa&mdash;Goal, Little; defence, Dillon, Dick; centre, Smith; wings, Brayshaw, Chakowski. subs. McMurdy, Knott, Webster, McAtee, Dheere, Thomson, Jones, Matthews, Ubriaco, Sadler.</p><p>Dallas&mdash;Goal, Pidsodny; defence, McKay, Finkbeiner; centre, Peterson; wings, Bellemarre, Gagnon, subs. Petrie, Homenuke, Smrke, Poitras, Allen, Ho-reck, Milford, Rockey.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05496/8227694-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="580" height="437"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, JANUARY 25</b></h2><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;The third place Kansas City. Pla-Mors increased their lead to eight points over the Omaha Knights by trimming the Fort Worth Rangers 5-2. As 4,472 spectators looked on, Ray Powell scored goals in the first and second period to pace the Pla-Mors.</p><p>Kansas City&mdash;Goal, D. Jackson; defence, J. Jackson, Mitchell; centre, Blade; wings, Silvestri, Olmstead, subs. Baldwin, Tarala, Conn, Ashworth, Groves, Butler, Powell, Harms, Miller, Wilson.</p><p>Fort Worth&mdash;Goal, McAtee; defence, Baby, Brodeur; centre, Kane; wings, Bedard, Mutcheson. subs. Dralnville, Lofvendahl, Fowler, Schmidt, Ritson, Kaiser, Hewson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06427/8227687-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="593" height="512"></div><p>ST. PAUL&mdash;With the count tied up at 4-4 late in the third period, Defenceman Lloyd Ailsby looped a shot past Goaler Gauthier to give the St. Paul Saints a 5-4 win over the Houston Huskies. The win put the Saints within one point of the Minneapolis Millers for leadership of the Northern Division.</p><p>Houston&mdash;Goal, Gauthier; defence, Currie, Melong; centre, McArthur; wings, Agar, Mundrick. subs. Eisenzoph, A. Blown, Blake, Maher, Macey, McKenzie, Giesbrecht, Skinner.</p><p>St. Paul&mdash;Goal, McGill; defence Ailsby, Shero; centre, Smith; wings, Bend, Brown, subs. Dill Sandalack, Levan-dowskl, Trainor, Shack, Pechet, Read, Dowling, Schwartz, Rozzlni.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07381/8227680-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="588" height="588"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28</b></h2><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;The Kansas City Pla-Mors scored their fifth straight U.S.H.L. triumph on home ice when they edged Houston Huskies 6-5 as 3,200 spectators looked-on. Leo Gravelle, acquired on loan from the Buffalo Bisons figured in three Houston goals while George Agar was Houston&rsquo;s big scorer with three tallie.</p><p>Kansas City&mdash;Goal, D. Jackson, defence, Baldwin, Conn; centre, Powell; wings, Harms, Miller, subs&mdash;J. Jackson, Mitchell, Tarala, Ashworth, Groves, Butler, Blade, Silvestri, Olmstead, Wilson.</p><p>Houston&mdash;Goal, Gauthier; defence, Maher, Blake; centre, Brown; wings, Eisenzoph, Giesbrecht. subs&mdash;Melong, Currie, Macey, McKenzie, Skinner, Agar, Mundrick, Gravelie, McArthur.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08347/8227673-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="579" height="209"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09328/8227666-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="597" height="445"></div><p>DALLAS&mdash;The Texans whipped home four goals in the middle canto to set down Tulsa Oilers 6-2. All the scoring was confined to the first two periods and in the last period a free-for-all threatened. The Oilers were forced to play with two defence stars, Harry Dick and Bill Knott for seven minutes due to penalties.</p><p>Dallas&mdash;Goal, Pidsodny; defence, Fink-beiner, McKay; centre, Shill; wings, Horeck, Allen, subs&mdash;Milford, Rockey, Poitras, Homenuke, Petrie, Peterson, Bellemarre, Gagnon.</p><p>Tulsa&mdash;Goal, Little; defence, Dick, Dillon; centre, McAtee; wings, Dheere, Thomson, subs&mdash;Knott, Jones, Chakowski, Ubriaco, McMurdy, Webster, Smith, Brayshaw, Matthews, Schnurr.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10298/8227659-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="598" height="565"></div><p>OMAHA&mdash;After trailing 2-0 going into the third period, Minneapolis Millers rallied and scored three goals only to have the Knights pop the equalizer home at 18.21. The two clubs battled to a 3-3 deadlock after a scoreless overtime frame.</p><p>Omaha&mdash;Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Forbes, Simon; centre, McNab; wings, Boyce, W. Smith. sabs&mdash;Lavitt, Dewsbury Strongman, Kennedy, Senick, Glover, Wiseman, Lannarelli, Bak, Reigle.</p><p>Minneapolis&mdash;Goal, Karakas; defence, Allum, Williams; centre, S. Smith; wings, Bartholome, Wycherley, subs&mdash;Sherritt, Fraser, Burns, Melnyk, Bucovich, Forgle, Atanas, Strobel, Kaiser, Tomiuk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11268/8227652-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="600" height="167"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12239/8227645-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="598" height="291"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of January 25</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-14145/8227638-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="599" height="579"></div><h2><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-15117/8227631-1-eng-US/f0011-152.jpg" title="f0011-15" width="605" height="290"></div><h2><b>THE LEADERS</b></h2><p><b>Most points</b>&mdash;Agar 64</p><p><b>Most goals</b>&mdash;Brown, 32.</p><p><b>Most assists</b>&mdash;Rozzini, 43</p><p><b>Most shutouts</b>&mdash;McAtee and Jackson. 3</p><p><b>Most penalties</b>&mdash;Dick, 134 minutes.</p><h2><b>Penalties in Minutes by Clubs</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1690/8227624-1-eng-US/f0011-162.jpg" title="f0011-16" width="545" height="218"></div><h2><b><i>President Tells All</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-13187/8227617-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="1198" height="1132"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JIM HENDY, left. President of the U.S.H.L., is interviewed by Ed Morgan, sportscaster of radio station KBON, Omaha, during a recent visit to that hockey hotbed.</b></figcaption></div><h2><b><i>Oilers Farm Sadler</i></b></h2><p>TULSA&mdash;The Tulsa Oilers of the United! States Hockey League announced last week that Joe Sadler has been sent to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League. General Manager Jack McDonald made the announcement last Wednesday.</p><p>Sadler was sent to the San Diego club to make room for left winger Bobby Schnurr who is on loan to the Oilers from Hershey Bears of the American League. Sadler is a right winger.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By ED MORGAN</div><p>OMAHA, NEB&mdash;</p><p>For some time Omaha radio men have suspected that this city on the edge of the great plains is one of the most rabid hockey towns in the country.</p><p>For the past three seasons four radio stations have been broadcasting the home games. This year five have taken over the job. The president of the U.S.H.L. Jim Hendy, receives more mail from Omaha fans than from fans in all other cities in the loop.</p><p>A recent happening shows the spirit of the fans. The Knightshad just finished a disastrous eight game road trip. They lost six, won one and tied one. They were in the cellar of their division and were rated second to last in the entire league.</p><p>The Omaha sportscasters started a campaign to have all hockey fans in their seats 15 minutes before the opening faceoff, to show their appreciation for the team&rsquo;s spirit on the road.</p><p>When the Knights stepped on the ice, the house was so packed that standees occupied every available inch of space. Every fan in the house rose and gave the team an ovation that would have done credit to a winning club.</p><p>How did the boys take it? They played the champion Kansas City Pla-Mors to a standstill and won 4-2.</p><h2><b><i>Polished Performer</i></b></h2><p>One of the smoothest working centres in pro hockey is slim Ray Powell, will-o-the wisp of the champion Kansas City Pla-Mors of the U.S.H.L. Ray is a fast skater, a better than average stickhandler and one of the shiftiest forwards ever to &ldquo;deke&rdquo; a defence and go through for a solo goal. Most important, however, is that he knows how to set &lsquo;em up for his wings.</p><h2><b>A SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR SHAVING</b></h2><p><b>For the 1 man in 7 who shaves daily</b></p><p>Modern life demands at least 1 man in 7 shave every day&mdash;yet daily shaving often causes razor scrape, irritation. To help men solve this problem, we perfected Glider, a rich soothing cream.</p><p>Glider protects your face while you shave. It enables the razor&rsquo;s sharp edge to glide over your skin, cutting whiskers close and clean without scraping or irritating. It&rsquo;s quick and easy to use. Needs no brush&mdash;not sticky or greasy.</p><p><b>SEND FOR GUEST-SIZE TUBE</b></p><p>Get Glider at your regular dealer&rsquo;s. Or send us your name and address&mdash;and we&rsquo;ll mail you a guest-size tube, enough for three full weeks. The J. B. Williams Co., (Canada) Limited, Dept. HN-10, LaSalle, Montreal.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Puck-Mad Omaha Thrills Knights By Fine Support

<h2><b>MARITIME BIG FOUR</b></h2><p><b>Standing: On Sunday A.M. Feb. 1</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-011905/8227847-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="604" height="141"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Results</b></h2><p>January 26&mdash;Moncton 5, Saint John 1; Halifax 7, Truro 4.</p><p>January 27&mdash;Truro 10. Halifax 9.</p><p>January 29&mdash;Moncton 8, Truro 7.</p><p>January 31&mdash;Truro 3, Moncton 2.</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><p><b>Including Games Of January 26</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-021497/8227840-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="605" height="665"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC PROVINCIAL</b></h2><p><b>Standing on Monday A.M. Feb. 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03972/8227833-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="604" height="142"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 27&mdash;Sherbrooke 2, Vietoria-Ville 2.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Sherbrooke 4, Lachine 3; Victoriavillo 5, St. Hyacinthe 1.</p><p>January 31&mdash;Sherbrooke 4, St. Hyacin the 2; Victoriavllle 5, Lachine 2.</p><p>February 1&mdash;Victoriaville 6, Lachine 3; St. Hyacinthe 2, Sherbrooke le</p><h2><b>CAPE BRETON SENIOR</b></h2><p><b>Standing on Saturday A.M. Jan 31</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04576/8227826-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="600" height="108"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 24&mdash;North Sydney 2, Glace Bay 2.</p><p>January 26&mdash;Glace Bay 3. North Sydney 2.</p><p>January 27&mdash;Sydney 6, Glace Bay 2.</p><p>January 29&mdash;Glace Bay 6, North Sydney 2.</p><h2><b>INTER COLLEGIATE LEAGUE (CAN)</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of January 30</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05413/8227819-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="604" height="136"></div><p><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></p><p>January 30&mdash;McGill 5, Queen&rsquo;s 0; Toronto 12, Montreal 4.</p><h2><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h2><p>February 6&mdash;Toronto at McGill; Montreal at Queen&rsquo;s.</p><h2><b>SOUTHERN ALBERTA JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>Standing on Thursday A.M. Jan. 29</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06335/8227812-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="599" height="165"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 24&mdash;Medicine Hat 2, Calgary</p><p>January 26&mdash;Lethbridge 6, Medicine Hat 4.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Calgary 9, Medicine Hat 2; Lethbridge 8, Bellevue 6.</p><h2><b>O.H.A. JUNIOR &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h2><p><b>Standing on Monday A.M. Feb. 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07282/8227805-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="602" height="305"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 26&mdash;Oshawa 3, Stratford 1.</p><p>January 27&mdash;Oshawa 4, Galt 3.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Stratford 4, St. Michael&rsquo;s 3; Windsor 14, Marlboros 4; St. Catharines 3, Barrie 1.</p><p>January 30&mdash;Barrie 6, Guelph 5.</p><p>January 31v&mdash;St. Catharines 2. St. Michael&rsquo;s 1; Galt 5, Marlboros 4; Oshawa 7, Windsor 3; Guelph 9, Barrie 5.</p><h2><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h2><p>February 4&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor; Marlboros at Stratford.</p><p>February 6&mdash;Galt at St. Catharines; Oshawa at Barrie.</p><p>February 7&mdash;Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s: Stratford at Young Rangers: Barrie at Oshawa; St. Catharines at Galt.</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of January 30</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08238/8227798-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="603" height="444"></div><h2><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>Standing on Thursday A.M. Jan. 29</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09194/8227791-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="598" height="140"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 26&mdash;Monarchs 3, Brandon?.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Canadiens 9, Black Hawks 3.</p><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>Standing on Monday A.M. Feb. 2</b></p><h2><b>Northern Division</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-10175/8227784-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="593" height="157"></div><h2><b>Southern Division</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-11161/8227777-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="594" height="134"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h2><p>January 26&mdash;Nationale 3, Canadiens 2; Royals 7, Three Rivers 3.</p><p>January 27&mdash;Quebec 5, Nationale 3; Royals 3, Valleyfield 2.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Quebec 4, Cyclones 0; Verdun 6, Canadians 3.</p><p>February 1&mdash;Verdun 2, Cyclones 2; Nationale 2, Royals 2; Three Rivers 8, Quebec 5; Valleyfield 15, Lachine 7.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Amateur Parade At Quick Glance

<div class="byline">By ARNIE JONES</div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Canadiens caused quite a roar when they skated on the Toronto ice wearing their new fire chief hats&hellip;Bill Tobin has been quoted as saying that Charlie Conacher can hold his job as Black Hawk coach as long as he likes&hellip;Frank Selke, Canadiens&rsquo; general manager, reports that Art Lessard is showing great improvement with the Bisons. He might be in Montreal soon. The Habitants have another good looking prospect now performing with Dallas He is Bus Gagnon, and Jim Hendy U.S.H.L. president, claims he is showing plenty of form&hellip;. One of the best amateur players in Canada, Eddie Emberg was placed on Toronto&rsquo;s negotiation list last week. Eddie, who makes his home at Valois, a Montreal suburb, is playing with the Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Senior League. Last season he Led the league in scoring with 23 goals and 44 assists while with the Valleyfield Braves. An all-around athlete, Emberg could have become a top-flight football player if he had not decided to make hockey his life work. He played a few games on lend-lease for the Canadiens&hellip;Cy Thomas, who came to the Maple Leafs with Max Bentley, is going well with Pittsburgh&hellip;If you look at the N.H.L. scoring race you&rsquo;ll see Toronto&rsquo;s Jim Thomson has 22 points and they are all assists.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-12139/8227878-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="274" height="406"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Emberg</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Jones&rsquo; Jottings</b></h2><p>George Blake of the Stratford Indians of the senior O.H.A. is a younger brother of Toe. It was he who gave the Canuck captain his nickname. When they were small George would call his older brother Hec-toe instead of Hector&hellip;The Western Interprovincial Allan Cup playoffs are scheduled to start on March 25. The announcement was made by C.A.H.A. president, Al Pickard, last week&hellip;Friend Charlie Small, manager of the Milton Hockey Club of Milton, Mass., pens an interesting letter on his favorite club, the Boston Bruins&hellip;.</p><p>The hockey fans of Halifax honored the great Bill Cowley last week and then Bill turned around and signed two of the city&rsquo;s best junior players for the Washington Lions. Cowley landed Peanuts McLaughlin and Gerald Duggan of the St. Mary&rsquo;s club&hellip;. Bobby Pepin of the Montreal Royals has one of the hardest shots in the league and in an exhibition game at Lachute recently the Lachute goaler would almost fall into the twine every time Bobby rifled one at him&hellip;Henry Hayes has an Allan Cup contender in Sydney this year&hellip;February 20 is the date set for the start of O.H.A. senior hockey playoffs and the 21st for the juniors&hellip;</p><p>Syl Apps leg injury might prove fatal in his drive for the scoring title. The popular Leaf captain suffered a deep cut in his right thigh in a game against the Canadiens last Wednesday&hellip;With Apps out the Leafs brought up young Johnny McCormack from the senior Marlboros for a three game trial. A 22-year-old Edmonton native, McCormack is leading the O.H.A. point parade with 26 goals and 43 assists&hellip;Reports Squibb Walker, the Toronto scout, after a tour in Western Canada, &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t see a single promising prospect but I did freeze the tips of my ears.&rdquo;&hellip;Paul Mundrick has b&rsquo;een recalled to the Buffalo Bisons. He was playing well with Houston this season. The Huskies lose Mundrick but gain the faltering Leo Gravelle.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Here and There

<p>SYDNEY, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>A team that bears watching as, senior leagues across Canada go into the home stretch is the Sydney Millionaires, leaders of the Cape Breton Senior Hockey League by seven games and the strongest puck aggregation to wear the blue and white since the 1941 team reached the Allan Cup finals.</p><p>Led by Henry &ldquo;Hank&rdquo; Hayes of Montreal, a veteran of 18 years in organized hockey, the Million-naires jumped into the league lead early in the season and set such a hot pace that the other two entries, Glace Bay Miners and North Sydney Victorias, have never been close.</p><p>Besides turning in a great job as headman, Hayes was taking a regular turn on the front lines and was well up in the scoring until a broken wrist put him on the sidelines three weeks ago.</p><h2><b>Balanced Club</b></h2><p>Composed of puckchasers from across Canada, the Millionaires have been moulded into a well balanced machine that has lost only eight games in the first 44.</p><p>Jackie Gibson of Winnipeg, former Winnipeg Monarch, holds down the goalie position admirably while Vic Boyer of North Bay, Ont. Johnny Myketyn of Glace Bay, Joe Watts of Kingston, Ont., and Sander McDonald of An-tigonish form the blueline brigade.</p><p>Centres are Don &ldquo;Whip&rdquo; Whalen of Saint John, N.B., Al Hod-kinson of Montreal, and Bruce. Gallagher of Toronto. On the right flank are Jerry Gagnon, the league&rsquo;s leading scorer, Ken Brennan of Toronto and Bernie &ldquo;Bessie&rdquo; McDonald, a Sydney boy. A late addition to right wing is Frank Donnelly of Montreal, who started the season with Wembley Monarchs of the English league.</p><h2><b>Three Portsiders</b></h2><p>Doug Webster of Cornwall, Ont., playing-coach Hayes, and Mike Fitzgerald, another Sydney player, are found on the portside.</p><p>Ronnie Nelson, the former Osha-wa and Quebec Aces centre player, was transferred here recently and expects to get into action shortly. Another member of the squad is Charlie Campbell, a student at Nova Scotia Tech, who expects to join the club in the playoffs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Henry Hayes’ Sydney Club Is Big Allan Cup Threat

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON TUES. A.M. FEB 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-13125/8227968-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="601" height="220"></div><h2><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Gaines</b></h2><p>January 28&mdash;New York 4, Quebec 3.</p><p>January 29&mdash;Boston 6, Montreal 4; Shawinigan 13, Quebec 1; Vlaleyfield 4, Ottawa 3.</p><p>January 30&mdash;Boston 3, Valleyfield 2.</p><p>February 1&mdash;Montreal 5. Shawinigan 0; Ottawa 4, New York 2; Quebec 7, Boston 4.</p><p>A victory by the Ottawa Senators over the New York Rovers by the score of 4-2 gave them a three point lead over the second place Shawinigan Falls Cataracts. While the Senators were pounding out the win at New York the Cats were losing 5-0 to the Montreal Royals.</p><p>Only six points separate the first and third place teams in the race for the top spot. Ottawa are settled in first, place with 52 points in 37 games while the Cataracts have played 38 games and have 49 points. The Montreal Royals hold three games in hand over the leaders having played 35 games for 46 points. Punch Im-lach&rsquo;s Quebec Aces are in the fourth spot with 41 points. The Valleyfield Braves are 18 points behind the Aces with 23 and the two American entries Boston and New York are in sixth and seventh position respectively. The Pics have 20 points while the Rovers from New York are three points behind with 17.</p><h2><b><i>Sportsters Feted</i></b></h2><p><b><i>By Q.S.H.L. &lsquo;Cats</i></b></p><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Fifty sports writers and announcers were feted by the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts at an exceptionally successful dinner at the Queen&rsquo;s Hotel, Montreal, on Sunday.</p><p>Phil Levasseur, popular president of the Shawinigan Falls team in co-operation with Gaston Hardy, chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in the Power City received the scribes with typical Shawinigan Falls hospitality.</p><p>Seated at the head table were Red Mackenzie, coach of the Cataracts, Al Parsley, representing the English press, Levasseur, Hardy, Mayor Roy of Shawinigan Falls, Charles Mayer, representing the French press and Frank Selke, general manager of the Forum. These gentlemen made brief speches as did George Slater, president of the Q.S.H.L., Frank Dilio, registrar of the Q.A.-H.A. and sportscaster Zotique Lesperance.</p><h2><b><i>McMahon Suspended</i></b></h2><p>BUFFALO&mdash;The bruising defenceman and erstwhile coach of the Houston Huskies of th&laquo; United States Hockey League. Massive Mike McMahon, has been handed a suspension an a $50 fine. It was announced from the office of the Buffalo Bisons of the A.H.L. that McMahon had been breaking training&rdquo; rules.</p><p>McMahon, who played for the Bisons last season, is still the property of the local club and he was scheduled to have a talk with General Manager Art Chapman in Buffalo. He started the 1946-47 season with Dallas and after 13 games with the Texans he was recalled by the Herd and scored 40 points in 50 A.H.L. games. Mike played for three years in the National League with Canadiens and Boston Bruins.</p><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28</b></h2><p><b>New York 4, at Quebec 3 First Period</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-14116/8227961-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="601" height="474"></div><h2><b>THURSDAY, JANUARY 29</b></h2><p><b>Boston 6, at Montreal 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-15108/8227954-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="599" height="609"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1</b></h2><p><b>Shawinigan 0, at Montreal 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1698/8227947-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="607" height="445"></div><h2><b>Ottawa 4, at New York 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1781/8227940-1-eng-US/f0012-172.jpg" title="f0012-17" width="612" height="481"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>Including Games of January 25</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1870/8227933-1-eng-US/f0012-182.jpg" title="f0012-18" width="609" height="633"></div><h2><b>Quebec 7, at Boston 4</b></h2><p>The Quebec Acea scored all their seven goals in a wild second period netting six of them within four minutes when they downed the Boston Olympics 7-4.</p><p>The Pics also scored three goals in the second stanza for a total of 10 goals in the period</p><p>Tremblay led the Aces scorers with a pair of goals whhile Marshall, Blanche Imlach, Raglan, and Jamieson each scored once.</p><p>Arnie Kullman scored a brace of tallies for the losers and Filion and Folk scored a goal each.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON MONDAY A.M, FEB. 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-011737/8228055-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="600" height="213"></div><h2><b>Games of Coming: Week</b></h2><p>February 4&mdash;Marlboros at Hamilton Tigers.</p><p>February 6&mdash;Owen Sound at Hamil ton Pats; Hamilton Tigers at Kitchener; Marlboros at Stratford.</p><p>February 7&mdash;Hamilton Pats at Owen Bound; Hamilton Tigers at Brantford.</p><h2><b>SATURDAY, JANUARY 24</b></h2><p><b>Marlboros 9, Brantford 1.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-021218/8228048-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="596" height="650"></div><h2><b>Stratford 3, at Owen Sound 4.</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03890/8228041-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="599" height="503"></div><h2><b>MONDAY. JANUARY 26</b></h2><p><b>Stratford 2. at Marlboros 1.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04737/8228034-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="590" height="323"></div><h2><b>Ham. Pats 9, at Brantford 6.</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05580/8228027-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="596" height="607"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28</b></h2><p><b>Stratford 4, at Ham. Pats 4.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06485/8228020-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="581" height="560"></div><h2><b>FRIDAY, JANUARY 30</b></h2><p><b>Kitchener 4, at Marlboros 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07441/8228013-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="593" height="501"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>Including Games of January 28</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08409/8228006-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="593" height="396"></div><h2><b>Ham. Tigers 9, at Ham. Pats O.</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09377/8227999-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="598" height="514"></div><h2><b><i>Suspended Until</i> 1950</b></h2><p>BRANTFORD, ONT.&mdash;The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association announced Monday that Lloyd Mohns of the Brantford senior Indians of the Ontario Hockey Association has been suspended for two years.</p><p>Mohns was handed the suspension without appeal and will not be eligible to play until January 20, 1950. He was given the stiff penalty by the C.A.-H.A. for striking an official.</p><h2><i>Flying Frenchmen</i></h2><p>With the exception of Goalie Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens have a complete French speaking team in action when Roger Leger and Butch Bouchard team up on defence and the Habs&rsquo; rookie forward line of Normand Dussault, Jacques Locas and Tod Campeau take their turn on the ice. Jacques Locas is the only player in the National League who cannot speak a word of English.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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O.H.A. SENIOR “A”

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><p>HALIFAX&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>ne of the most colorful personalities in the Maritime Senior (Big Four) Hockey League is Jimmy Gray, known to his friends and admirers as the Collegiate Clipper.</p><p>A native of Amherst, N.S., a town that produced such great hockey stars as Jack Twaddle, Lester Lowther and a host of others, Jimmy is regarded as the league&rsquo;s best puck-carrier and one of its most popular young men.</p><h2><b>Started In Amherst</b></h2><p>Jimmy started his career in his native Amherst but attained provincial sports fame at Acadia University in Wolfville. An apt pupil of the well known and highly regarded Fred Kelly, Gray&rsquo;s services became so much in demand that he strayed from the college rinks to play senior hockey &lsquo;on the side&rsquo;. Last season he motored in from Wolfville for Crescents&rsquo; league games and this season takes time out from his studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax to continue his puck-chasing.</p><p>Gray is a star at two sports&mdash;hockey and baseball. While highly regarded as a winter athlete for some years, it was only recently that he became prominent in baseball. During the war years he played hockey and baseball for the R.C.A.F. and for the past two summers has been an outstanding member of the Halifax Shipyards nine.</p><p>During the war years Gray played with Bobby Bauer and the former Boston Bruins star was so impressed with the latent talent of the Nova Scotian that he persuaded Art Ross to place the young man&rsquo;s name on the Boston negotiation list. Later the name was dropped as Jimmy continued in the service, but last winter he was invited to attend a special practice of Les Canadiens in Montreal.</p><h2><b>A Hard Worker</b></h2><p>Gray is a terrific skater, a good shot and a grand guy. But his big point is puck-carrying. If he could finish off his plays as well as he carries the puck he would long ago have fulfilled the promise predicted for him by Bauer. Jimmy is the &lsquo;tryingest&rsquo; fellow in these parts, a terrific worker who gives every effort the &lsquo;old college try&rsquo;.</p><p>It&rsquo;s the same way in baseball. When he&rsquo;s caught trying to steal it&rsquo;s usually on the far side of the base; he tries so hard he often overdoes it.</p><p>Gray brought a good deal of athletic fame to his alma mater, but of late years he&rsquo;s been regarded by the admiring citizens as a Haligonian. He&rsquo;s probably the most popular athlete in these parts, on and off the playing field.</p><p>Some of the fans regard him as a great hockey star; others think he&rsquo;s not quite as good as he&rsquo;s pointed. But all admire his courage and determination, and it is the consensus of opinion that Crescents just wouldn&rsquo;t belong in the league without him. And that&rsquo;s one reason why a good many people feel he should be adjudged the league&rsquo;s most valuable player even if he doesn&rsquo;t get on all the all-star selections.</p><p>It&rsquo;s usually Jimmy Gray who bags those important third-period goals, and usually the winning ones. That&rsquo;s because he tries so hard. With Gray a game is never won or lost until it&rsquo;s over. That&rsquo;s a strong recommendation for any athlete.</p><h2><b><i>Big Four Playoffs May Be Big Four</i></b></h2><p>HALIFAX&mdash;If Saint John Beavers can pull up their socks and collect a few more winning points, the Maritime Senior Hockey League playoffs will be merely a continuation of the regular race.</p><p>It was decided earlier that all four teams in the league will enter the post-season series&mdash;providing the last-place team is no more than six points behind the third-place squad. At present, the reviving Beavers are only six points back of their closest rivals, the Halifax Crescents.</p><p>It it&rsquo;s a four-team saw-off, the first and fourth teams will meet in a best-of-five series, and the second and third will tangle in a similar series.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Gray Regarded Maritime Loop’s Best Performer

<p><i>Views the</i>&nbsp;<b>Ontario Scene</b></p><p>The Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series play-off race within the Ontario Hockey Association is getting worse than the 5 o&rsquo;clock rush hour. Everybody is stepping on each other&rsquo;s toes in the wild scramble for the six top play-off positions. Before the teams start their weekend performance, to close off the first month in the new year, Windsor Spitfires and Oshawa Generals are now tied for top position with the tie-breaker slated for Oshawa on Saturday, January 31, which will be duly reported in next week&rsquo;s edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>Below the two leaders, there is a merry old to-do going on. Barrie and Stratford are now tied for third place, with Gait a very close fifth. And then for the final playoff station St. Catherines TeePees and Marlboros, the lone Toronto entry in the play-off hunt, are tied for sixth position.</p><p>They have about two and a half more weeks to go with their regular schedule, and anything is liable to happen. About the only thing certain is the fact that the last three clubs, Guelph Biltmores, St. Michael&rsquo;s of Toronto and Young Rangers, also of the Queen City, are definitely out of the play-off hunt.</p><p>Hamilton Tigers are still riding the top rung of the OHA Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series and appear to be set for that position. Toronto Marlboros came real close when they cleaned up a pair of weekend games at the expense of the Brantford Indians, but tossed away a swell chance to move up on even terms with the Mountain City veterans when they dropped a 2-1 decision at Maple Leaf Gardens to the third-place Stratford Indians. Kitchener&rsquo;s Flying Dutchmen are also a strong contender as the same applies to Owen Sound&rsquo;s Mercurys who are riding hard in fourth and fifth positions respectively. Hamilton Pats are a comfortable sixth, and will finish up in the last play-off spot, Only Brantford Redmen face elimination&mdash;they are a hopeless seventh.</p><p>Taking a determined stand to wipe out the rough-play and abuse of referees by players, the Executive Committee of the Ontario Hockey Association suspended Player Lloyd Mohns of the Brantford Indians for two years, indefinite, for his part in attacking Referee Frank Elliott in a recent Brantford at Owen Sound game. Mohns was told that any appeal for reinstatement on his part would not be considered until Jan. 20, 1950, which is two years to the date of his alleged attack on the OHA official. There have been several other minor brushes between players and referees, but the OHA has taken a definite stand to uphold the referees at all costs and have called a special meeting of referees and coaches for mid-February for a show-down on rules and strict handling of the play-off games.</p><p>George Armstrong of Stratford Kroehlers is now scoring leader in the OHA Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series with 56 points. Gil St. Pierre of Barrie Flyers is second with 52. Windsor&rsquo;s Jimmy Uniac, who is in line for centre-ice-all-star nomination, holds down third place with 49 points. Pierre Cadieux, the</p><p>Quebec lad with Stratford Juniors, has been playing consistently good hockey all season and has 43 points to his credit. He is tied with Windsor&rsquo;s Jack Taylor, another up-and-coming performer in the teen-age group. Dick Gamble continues as top scorer for the Oshawa Generals with 41 points</p><p>Slated for a trial with the Toronto Maple Leafs next season&hellip;Marlboro&rsquo;s Johnny McCormack continues to lead all the OHA Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; point-getters with a grand total of 69&hellip;. Ike Hildebrand, small but chucked full of dynamite, is now second and holds down a 59 point total. He is a front line mate for McCormack on the Senior Marlboro team. Clarence Shillington, veteran centre for Hamilton Tigers maintains his fine pace since the New Year and is now in third position with 58 paints. Much credit has been given &ldquo;Shilly&rdquo; for the Tigers&rsquo; successful drive to top position&hellip;.</p><p>Captain Dougie Gillespie of the Owen Sound Mercurys appears to have hit a sudden slump as he is still at the 50 mark in the point record, but good enough to hold third place&hellip;Highest player in the art of scoring goals is Kitch-ener&rsquo;s Johnny Blute who has blasted no less than 33 major scores past rival goalies since the start of the current campaign&hellip;Blute is a former St. Michael&rsquo;s Junior star, having played two years ago for the Irish when they were eliminated in the Memorial Cup finals by the Winnipeg Monarchs&hellip;He ran into a lot of hard luck last season, his first in senior company, but it is a different story this term since he has recovered his scoring eye&hellip;</p><p>Another former Junior player creating much attention in senior ranks is Tommy Smelle of the Hamilton Tigers Taking over on right-wing when Dillon Brady elected to retire from the game, Tommy has come along in great style and, like Shillington, started to pump in the points for the Tigers after the Christmas season. He is now right behind Kitchener&rsquo;s Johnny Blute in the over-all scoring title with 44 points. Blute has a total of 45 points. Murray Comfort of the Hamilton Pats is also right in line with 42 scoring credits.</p><h2><b><i>Rookie Candidate</i></b></h2><p>The Fort Worth Rangers have in Paul Bedard one of the best looking youngsters of the season. The speedster has been one of the bright spots in the rush which took the Rangers back to the top of the standings in the U.S.H.L.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bunny Morganson

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-011885/8228134-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RON PICKELL the lanky goalkeeper of the Seattle Ironmen of the Pacific Coast Hockey League makes a post-to-post save and it has been this type of blocks that has made him the leading netminder in the west coast loop. Pickell tops the goalers in both divisions with an average of 3.39. He has been scored upon 146 times in 43 games.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Top Tivinetender

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><p class="dropcap"><span>F</span>RESNO, CALIF.&mdash;&ldquo;Los Angeles is the club to beat in the Southern Division.&rdquo; so said Bob Gracie, Fresno Falcon coach, and Les Cunningham, San Francisco coach, when quizzed by THE HOCKEY NEWS in the Raisin City recently. Both Gracie and Cunningham went on to state why they felt the 1946-47 champions would take a &ldquo;lot of beating&rdquo; if the Polichmen were to be dethroned.</p><p>&ldquo;The addition of Bev Bentley, goalkeeper, has given the Monarchs a 50per cent boost defensively and their offensive attack is the best in the league, the records will bear us out on that&rdquo; said Gracie and Cunningham.</p><p>&ldquo;Johnny (Polich) has four high-scoring lines with any member of any one of the four trios liable to score at any time, and he has four defencemen who can put the puck in the net too,&rdquo; remarked the Shamrock mentor. Gracie seconded Cunningham&rsquo;s appraisal of the present frontrunning Monarchs.</p><p>On January 14 in Los Angeles the Monarchs walloped Fresno 11-1, for their worst defeat of the season and Nov. 19 in L.A. San Francisco were soundly trounced 9-2 by the Polichmen for their worst setback of the year so mentors Gracie and Cunningham know whereof they speak when they both pick L.A. as &ldquo;the club to beat.&rdquo;</p><h2><b><i>&ldquo;Wimpy&rsquo; Produces</i></b></h2><p>Although only joining his team late in the season, and taking part in only 16 games, Vernon &ldquo;Wimpy&rdquo; Jones of the Springfield Indians in the American Hockey League has proven a valuable player. In those 16 games, Jones tallied the winning goal on four occasions to help bring victory to his mates.</p><h2><b><i>Inspiring Sight</i></b></h2><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;The playing of the National Anthem is always an occasion to raise the spirits of those present. It seems to have a particular effect on red-blooded sport fans, and hockey is no exception to the rule. It is an inspiring sight when the arena lights are dimmed and the players stand at attention at opposite blue lines with their hockey sticks thrust out before them.</p><p>The Cleveland Arena, home of the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League has a particularly effective way of presenting the Star Spangled Banner. The vocal rendition is given in perfect harmony by a man and woman dressed as Mr. and Mrs. America, with the arena darkened and special lighting effects on them and the flag.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Fresno, Frisco Coaches Pick Monarchs As Tops

<div class="byline">By HEC MacLEAN</div><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON THUKS. A.M., JAN 29</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-011719/8228423-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="603" height="164"></div><p><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></p><p>January 22&mdash;Saskatoon 3, Calgary 2.</p><p>January 23&mdash;Edmonton 9, Regina 2.</p><p>January 24&mdash;Regina 5, Lethbridge 2; Edmonton 2, Calgary 0.</p><p>January 26&mdash;Calgary 3, Regina 1.</p><p>January 27&mdash;Saskatoon 2, Edmonton 1.</p><p>January 28&mdash;Lethbridge 8, Calgary 5.</p><p>CALGARY&mdash;</p><p>Calgary&rsquo;s believed to be invincible Stampeders are no longer in first place in the Western Canada Hockey League and the way Edmonton Flyers and Regina Capitals are going it looks like Stampeders may never make it back up this season.</p><p>The five-team circuit has developed into one of the closest circuits in Canada and it looks like Edmonton is the club to beat-Frank Currie&rsquo;s Flyers have plenty of drive and all scoring lines pack plenty of punch. Upsets have featured play the past few weeks. Edmonton beats Calgary, Calgary defeats Regina and the latter club turns around and hands Flyers a setback.</p><h3><b>Sour Season</b></h3><p>Among all the top place confusion Dave Schriner and his Lethbridge Maple Leafs continue to have a tough time. Leafs are about as welcome in their home town as a drunk at a Temperance meeting. Leafs have experienced a sour season so far and the home town rooters really ride them.</p><p>From here it looks like Schriner&rsquo;s coaching career in Lethbridge will be terminated after the schedule.</p><p>Bobby Kirk&rsquo;s Saskatoon Quakers are offering plenty of opposition and the club will be tough to beat around playoff time. Right now it looks like Lethbridge will be the club sits cut while the playoffs are on. The league easily could finish with Edmonton first, Regina second, Calgary third and Saskatoon fourth, although Stampeders may pull out of their mediocre brand of hockey and get back there.</p><h3><b>Rivalry Runs High</b></h3><p>Rivalry runs high between Regina and Calgary following Tank Kummerfield&rsquo;s assault on Ab McDougall, Caps&rsquo; high scoring forward. Kummerfield is one of the weakest spots on a weak Stam-peder defence and he seems to make a mess of things on most occasions. He can&rsquo;t toss a clean check and is in the penalty box only half the time he should be.</p><p>It&rsquo;s the general feeling that officiating in the loop this year has been slack and this writer wonders why league officials don&rsquo;t up the pay and get some good whistle tooters. A couple of mediocre referees from Winnipeg have come in an &lsquo;undersold&rsquo; last year&rsquo;s men</p><p>If more pay was offered a better brand of calling would exist and there wouldn&rsquo;t be so much beefing. From the gates they draw it seems ridiculous to quibble about paying referees a few bucks extra.</p><p>Incidentally Regina&rsquo;s gates have been picking up slightly and Bil Hunter should be happier.</p><h3><b>THURSDAY, JAN. 22</b></h3><p><b>Calgary 2, at Saskatoon 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-021231/8228416-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="599" height="393"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, JAN. 23</b></h3><p><b>Regina 2. at Edmonton 9</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03863/8228409-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="598" height="315"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1699/8228402-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="602" height="242"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, JAN. 24</b></h3><p><b>Edmonton 2, at Calgary 0</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05440/8228395-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="603" height="635"></div><h3><b>Regina 5, at Lethbridge 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1791/8228388-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="599" height="344"></div><h3><b>MONDAY, JAN. 26</b></h3><p><b>Regina 1, at Calgary 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06351/8228381-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="598" height="329"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of January 21</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04633/8228374-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="594" height="1072"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN CANADA SENIOR

<div class="byline">By LLOYD SAUNDERS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-08" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08258/8228454-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TWO REASONS why Regina Capitals are clicking it off so well in the Western Canada Senior Hockey League race are the Kyle brothers, Bill, left, and Gus, right. Centreman Bill is a mighty potent man with the stick, and last season notched 99 points with Portland Eagles of the Pacific Coast League. Gus was the highest scoring defenceman in the Maritime Senior Hockey League last winter.</b></figcaption></div><p>REGINA, SASK.&mdash;</p><p>The Western Canada Hockey League has been in operation for three years now, and this season is the first that the Regina Caps have occupied any spot other than the cellar. In fact the Caps made one long jump, from the bottom to the top, this term and at the moment are fighting it out with the perennial champions the Calgary Stampeders for the top berth. Many claim that its the style of play inaugurated by ex Detroit Red Wing star and now coach of the club, Joe Fisher. Others say the team is better balanced. However we believe that if you were to ask the average fan he would possibly say that the addition of the Kyle brothers is the principal reason. The Kyle boys Bill at centre, and Gus at the blue line.</p><h2><b>Born at Dysart</b></h2><p>Bill and Gus Kyle were born at Dysart, Sask, a small community just a short distance from Regina. Gus first saw the light of day in 1922, and like all other boys his age took his early education there, as well as learning the fundamentals of the game. After leaving public school Gus fent to Wilcox, Sask, to attend the famous Notre Dame College, a small school&hellip;but a famous one through the Dominion of Canada and the United States. Under the guidance of the famous Father Murray, Gus soon showed promise and after a year in the Southern Sask. Junior League, Gus headed to the school at Winnipeg operated by the New York Rangers.</p><p>He was soon spotted as a comer at the training session and Lester Patrick farmed him out for seasoning to the New York farm club the Rovers. Here Gus had a good year and learned plenty of hockey from coach Freddy Metcalfe, who the year previous had led the Regina Rangers to a thrilling Allan Cup.</p><h2><b>Joined Mounties</b></h2><p>However all the while big Gus had a longing to join the Red Coats commonly known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In the off season he applied and before the next season rolled around Gus was in the fold. He spent six years in the Mounties and received his discharge just a week after the 1947-48 hockey season began. Gus spent all time in the Maritimes while in the Mounties and played hockey during that time for the Saint John Beavers. He was rated the outstanding athlete in Saint John during his stay there and was the Maritime League&rsquo;s highest scoring defenseman.</p><p>Gus is also a potent baseball player, and last year batted.421. He not only led the league in hitting but in the home run department where he hanged out 19. Gus is the captain of the Cap club.</p><p>Bill who is 23 years of age, also grew up in Dysart, and learned his early hockey there. His first junior club was the Regina Commandos in the Sask. Junior League. From junior Bill traded a hockey stick for a rifle and served two years in the Canadian Army. On discharge Willy jumped to the Pacific Coast League and played two years in the camp of Portland Eagles coached by the former Montreal Maroon star Jimmy Ward. Bill really found himself on the cost and it wasn&rsquo;t long before opposing netminders started to sweat any time he came near their cage.</p><h2><b><i>The Kyles of the Caps</i></b></h2><p>Before joining the Caps this year Bill was the league&rsquo;s top centre. Last year he amassed a total of 99 points to finish third in the scoring race. Eddie Kull-man now with the Rangers edged in front of Bill. Kullman was a Portland performer last season. Just to prove that his scoring ability wasn&rsquo;t any fluke last year Bill is third in the western leagues scoring race right on the heels of the pacemakers Ab McDougall and Morey Rimstad&hellip;</p><h2><b>Had Pro Offers</b></h2><p>The boys father Thomas Kyle still runs the post office in the small town, and takes a keen interest in the game especially when his sons arc in action. Both Kyles have had sevral pro offers, but Bill will likely be the one who take a pro jump. Gus is in the sporting goods business with manager Bill Hunter of the Caps, and can&rsquo;t see his way clear to making the hop. He will attend the Ranger camp though in the fall.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Kyle Brothers, Bill And Gus, Form Backbone Of Regina’s Senior Club

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-01260/8228492-1-eng-US/c0004-012.jpg" title="C0004-01" width="240" height="289"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-02149/8228485-1-eng-US/c0004-022.jpg" title="C0004-02" width="259" height="305"></div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span> costly and painful leg injury to the Maple Leafs&rsquo; great star centre and team captain, Syl Apps, paved the way for the National Hockey League debut of young Johnny McCormack. McCormack was brought up by the Leafs from the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association Senior League.</p><p>Faced with two Important ga-thes with the Detroit Red Wings last weekend, Coach Happy Day Went into action to find a replacement for the injured Apps. After a talk with Conn Smythe in Florida, Day sought permission from amateur authorities to use McCor-inack for a three-game trial.</p><p>McCormack was dressed in Maple Leaf garb on Saturday. Always a prolific point-getter, the Marlboros star proved that he is able to get points in any calibre of hockey. Working in Apps spot at centre between Bill Ezinicki and Harry Watson, it only took McCormack 20 seconds to register his first National League point.</p><p>After a fast opening against the Red Wings, Ezinicki fired the puck past Goaler Harry Lumley after he took a pass from McCor-gnack and Watson. The time of the goal was 20 seconds.</p><h2><b>GASH IN THIGH</b></h2><p>Apps suffered a gash in his tight thigh in the second period of last Wednesday&rsquo;s game with the Montreal Canadlens. After the injury was said to be of a minor Nature, it was announced that a skate had pierced his thigh to the muscle and the leg stiffened.</p><p>Happy Day used rookie McCormack at centre between Bill Ezinlcki and Harry Watson on the club&rsquo;s first line. Born in Edmonton 22 years ago, McCormack returned to hockey this season after Spending a year in the seminary studying for the priesthood. He leads the O.H.A. scoring race with 69 points which was 10 points better than his nearest rival, teammate Ike Hildebrand.</p><p>McCormack played for St. Michael&rsquo;s College when the Majors won the Memorial Cup in 1944-45 and the following year he turned pro with the Leafs and was sent <b>to</b> Tulsa for seasoning. He was slated for a place with the Leafs last year but dropped hockey to enter the seminary.</p><h2><b><i>Doran Is Fined</i></b></h2><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Lloyd Doran of the Indianapolis Capitols was given a match penalty and a $100 fine for clubbing Chuck Scherza of Providence in a game last Thursday. Scherza suffered a head wound that required 15 stitches to close.</p><p>The Reds&rsquo; physician stated that it was the worst gash received by an A. H. L. player since Bob Blake playing for Syracuse split his ear several years ago. Doran broke his stick in swiping the Red player in the final period of a turbulent game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Duke Rookie Is Brought Up As Apps Sub

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0385/8228523-1-eng-US/c0004-032.jpg" title="C0004-03" width="593" height="276"></div><p>February 4 to February 10</p><p>4&mdash;Adam Brown, Chicago, left Bring, 1920.</p><p>8&mdash;John Horeck, Dallas, left Wing, 1922.</p><p>9&mdash;Dit Clapper, Boston, coach, 1907; Doug McMurdy, Tulsa, centre, 1926; Nick Pidsodny, Dallas, goalkeeper, 1926.</p><p>10&mdash;Norman &ldquo;Bud&rdquo; Poile, Chicago right wing 1924.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday to You

<p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n a whimsical tribute to a red-hot Montreal fan who declared by letter that he would burn down the Montreal Forum if the club didn&rsquo;t start to win a few more games, the Montreal Canadiens skated out on the Maple Leaf Garden ice last Wednesday night wearing flaming red fedoras backwards to resemble a fire chief&rsquo;s hat.</p><p>In answer to the anonymous letter from a fan, Les Habitants soared around the ice before the game started with the red headgear much to the bewilderment of the packed Gardens and to the Maple Leaf players themselves. They doffed the hats In front of Coach Dick Irvin just before the opening whistle.</p><h2><b><i>Leafs Grab Emberg</i></b></h2><p>OTTAWA&mdash;It was announced by the Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Senior League last week that Eddie Emberg, scoring champion last season while with the Valleyfield Braves of the Q.S.H.L., has been placed on the Toronto Maple Leafs negotiation list.</p><p>It was agreed by both clubs that Emberg, considered to be one of the best forwards in the Q. S. H. L., will finish out the present season with the Ottawa club. He will report to the Toronto training camp in September.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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February 4, 1948

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FOOTLOOSE WITH FITKIN

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

MERITS OF SENIOR AGAINST NHL ARGUMENT STILL RAGES OUT WEST