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March 10, 1948

The Hockey News March 10, 1948

<p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;Whistless hockey&rdquo;&mdash;the rules under which the oldtimers played here February 28&mdash;is an invention of the Civil Servants Recreational Association (R.A.) that stirred the hockey world to consternation two years ago. It all came about because the R.A. was faced with the problem of playing three games in three hours every Sunday afternoon.</p><p>The brain trust, under former player Ray Kinsella, decided to cast convention to the winds and give the fans the maximum of hockey with the minimum of whistle tooting. So, they did away with all the lines&mdash;red, blue or any other color&mdash;and just let the players go to it.</p><p>It produced the least possible whistle blowing only for such heinous offences as warranted penalties&mdash;and provided more actual playing time for the participants. The fans liked it, too.</p><p>The only ones not too happy about it all were the unfortunate goaltenders, who had very little spare time to themselves with four and five men camped on their doorstep most of the time. They usually had a tough time keeping the scores within reasonable limits which could fit on the scoreboard!</p><p>The referees couldn&rsquo;t loaf much either, despite the fact that faceoffs were cut to a minimum, In fact, they sometimes saggered bowlegged off the ice&mdash;so often did they have to stop dead in full flight and leg it like mad to the extreme opposite end zone where the play had unexpectedly shifted!<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

IN THIS ISSUE

Whistleless Hockey Amazes Experts But Pleases Fans

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-011645/8544052-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="548" height="828"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-021389/8544045-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="582" height="836"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-031029/8544038-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="564" height="828"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TWO STARS of the Lethbridge Native Sons are pictured above with their cocah is Orval &ldquo;Slim&rdquo; Lavell, 19-year-old captain and defence star of the club. At 15 he played tor Philadelphia Falcons. Coach Scotty Munro is the centre with Bill Ramsden on the right. Ramsden scored 84 goals for the Sons this year.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Coach And Two Of His Sons

<p class="dropcap"><span>J</span>ust about the time this epitaph hits the newstands, President Clarence Campbell will be making his official statment in conjunction with the current NHL gambling scandal.&mdash;Fans throughout the land are wondering who will be singled out as a result of the investigation, guilt will mean banishment from the NHL for life and speculation is rampant as to what players will be affected. Since the gambling tie-up was announced we&rsquo;ve personally heard of at least TEN different versions as to the guilty ones. I don&rsquo;t have to 1 a borate on the personal harm it does to a player to be implicated in such a deal, by the thoughtless accusations of some fan who wants to be the centre of debate when chewing the fat with the boys&mdash;and usually these claims are made as coming from usually reliable sources!</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1035/8546123-1-eng-US/f0003-102.jpg" title="f0003-10" width="298" height="450"></div><p>That&rsquo;s the way we&rsquo;ve heard it in the past week; frankly, any so-called reliable sources that we know of aren&rsquo;t saying a word, the scribes in general, officials in hockeydom, all these boys who are generally in a good position to know what the score is, are keeping pretty mum about the whole affair&mdash;and for the very simple reason that the logical thing to do is wait for President Campbell&rsquo;s official statement, We like other scribes, have our own ideas, but brother, they&rsquo;ll be our own!</p><p>Toronto and Detroit fans are hockey hot these days&mdash;and you can&rsquo;t blame them&mdash;they&rsquo;ve got two pretty well oiled hockey ma-chines carrying their colors in the fray, but Montrealers and the Windy City ticket holders are just about the most perplexed gentry you would care to find. Particularly around Montreal, folks are wondering what the Canadiens&rsquo; management can turn out which will make the Canucks play other NHL teams the way they gird themselves for the Leafs. When the Irvin crew takes to the freeze with the Leafs, they play like true champions, remains now but to figure out some way of extending that playing drive in the remaining few games and who knows?</p><p>The RCAF Flyers, Olympic hockey champions, are still being tied up with Allan Cup play. There are persistent rumors that the Flyers will play for the senior hockey championships in the Dominion on their return, but Frank Boucher, the coach of the Flyers, insists that they don&rsquo;t want to play in the Allan Cup round robin, and we&rsquo;re inclined to agree with Frank. The. Flyers are Olympic champions, why not leave well enough alone. Speaking of Olympic hockey for a moment&mdash;seems that the AHA hockey squad and Avery Brundage are still at it; could it be that they are still quibbling about the definition of that &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; status?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rambling with Ron Morrier

<p class="dropcap"><span>L</span>OS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;At the &ldquo;Father and Son&rdquo; night game Feb. 27 at the Pan-Pacific here, the near capacity crowd had lots to cheer about. Three hat tricks were registered, 16 goals in all were scored, and it was a fast, wide-open, helter-skelter game. Fred Gibbon and Maurice Vaillancourt of San Diego each bagged three markers as did Los-Angeles right winger Gus Mancuso. San Diego won 10-6.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Goals Galore

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-011048/8546441-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DON GALLINGER</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>L</span>ansing, Mich., March 9.&mdash;President Clarence S. Campbell of the N. H. L. announced today the expulsion from the National Hockey League of Billy Taylor of the New York Rangers and the indefinite suspension of Don Gallinger of the Boston Bruins.</p><p>President Campbell made the following statement from the Michigan State Executive Offices of Governor Kim Sigler.</p><p>I have today ordered the expulsion from the National Hockey League of William &ldquo;Billy&rdquo; Taylor of the New York Rangers Hockey Club for conduct prejudicial to and against the welfare of hockey in that he knowingly associated and communicated with James Tamer, a criminal and gambler of Detroit and that he was interested with Tamer in a wager on the outcome of an N. H.L. Championship game played in Chicago on February 18 between Boston and Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>&ldquo;Taylor&rsquo;s interest in this wager was that he authorized Tamer to place for him a bet of $500. on the Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>&ldquo;I have today ordered the indefinite suspension of Donald &ldquo;Don&rdquo; Gallinger of the Boston Bruins Hockey Club pending further investigation of his association with James Tamer, the Detroit criminal and gambler.</p><p>Mr. Campbell stated that Taylor&rsquo;s expulsion and Gallinger&rsquo;s suspension are effective immediately and that the management of the six N.H.L. clubs were being notified today.</p><h2><b>BRILLIANT YOUNGSTER</b></h2><p>Taylor., who as &ldquo;Billy the Kid&rdquo; with Oshawa Generals Juniors had all the pro scouts on his trail, promised a brilliant career that somehow began to fizzle out as team after team gave up on him.</p><p>He reached his pre-service peak in 1942-43 with Toronto Maple Leafs, when he sank 18 goals and assisted on 42 more for a total of 60 points. When he made his comeback in the 1945-46 campaign, he piled up a creditable total of 23 goals and 18 assists, but before the 1946-47 campaign opened Leafs traded him to Detroit in a straight deal for Harry Watson, now a Toronto stalwart.</p><p>Taylor made that trade look bad for the Leafs last season as he racked up 63 points, and apparently had recovered all his old style. But just two days before the 1947-48 schedule got underway, Wings traded him to Bruins in a straight, deal for Bep Guido-lin.</p><p>The Kid was a disappointment in the Hub almost from the start. The fans jeered him when he couldn&rsquo;t get going, and he lost heart. Knowing he wasn&rsquo;t giving his best&mdash;-but perhaps could be of value to another team in a different setting, the Bruins front office traded him to New York Rangers for Grant &ldquo;Nobby&rdquo; Warwick, just over a month ago He played only two games with the Blueshirts after the trade, then wrent back to his home in Oshawa,</p><h2><b>METEORIC RISE</b></h2><p>Gallinger had an even more meteoric rise to the big top than Taylor. In 1940-41 he played for a midget team which copped the Ontario Hockey Association title. In 1941-42 he played for St. Catharines Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; team, and the next year he was up with the Bruins.</p><p>Though only 17 years old at the time, he chalked up 14 goals and 20 assists to rate as one of the most - watched newcomers in the loop. After playing 23 games of the 1943-44 season, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and didn&rsquo;t get back into pro hockeyaction until the 1945-46 campaign.</p><h2><b><i>Out Indefinitely</i></b></h2><h2><b><i>Life!!</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02547/8546434-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="626" height="1882"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILLY TAYLOR</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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TAYLOR OUT FOR LIFE; GALLINGER SUSPENDED

<p>&ldquo;The investigations have established to my complete satisfaction that no other player of the New York Rangers Hockey Club or Boston Bruins Hockey Club or any other club in the National Hockey League was involved in any manner in gambling on this or any other N.H.L. game.</p><p>&ldquo;There has not been any charge of &ldquo;fixing&rdquo; or attempting to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; a hockey game, although that expression has been erroneously employed several times in recent Publicity and the evidence completely negatives that suggestion.</p><p>&ldquo;The law enforcement authorities of the State of Michigan have been very co-operative in supplying valuable evidence, upon which this investigation has been largely based, but for reasons of state that evidence was given to me in strict personal confidence. As a result, it was not possible to advise the Club Executives of the nature of that evidence or of the players who were implicated by it. Likewise it would have jeopardized this inquiry and might have been unfair to the players affected if immediate suspensions had been imposed when the evidence was first received Tuesday, March 2nd, if that evidence had not first been verified and corroborated.</p><p>&ldquo;I am sure that these considerations completely justified allowing the two players, Taylor and Galllnger, to remain on the active rosters of their teams for a matter of seven more days. The responsibility for this action is entirely my own.</p><p>&ldquo;The clubs affected have today been informed of these orders and have been instructed to put them into effect.</p><p>&ldquo;The investigation in the case of Galllnger will be vigorously pressed, but it is impossible to estimate how long it will take to complete them.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

EXCERPTS OF CAMPBELL’S STATEMENT

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-03262/8546503-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg"></div><h2><b>DONALD CALVIN GALLINGER</b></h2><p>Born, Port Colborne. Ont., April 10. 1925</p><p>Centre. Shots left. 6&rsquo;, 180 lbs.</p><p>Last amateur club: St. Catharines Juniors</p><h2><b>WILLIAM TAYLOR</b></h2><p>Born, Winnipeg. Man., May 3. 1919.</p><p>Centre. Shoots right. 5&rsquo;9&rdquo;, 160 lbs.</p><p>Last amateur club: Oshawa Generals Juniors</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-04100/8546496-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="Cover-04" width="1277" height="450"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Their Lifetime Records

<p>LETHBRIDGE, Alta.&mdash;</p><p>Lethbridge Native Sons, right now leading a best-of-seven series for the Alberta junior championship with Wetaskiwin Canadians, are a team With an unusually impressive record. So impressive, as a matter of fact, that many men who make a business of following hockey consider them the best junior team to come out of southern Alberta in the history of Memorial Cup play and figure they are right up there with the fabulous Port Arthur West End Bruins in the race for Western junior hockey honors. A recent 5-0 whitewash of Moose Jaw Canucks right on Moose Jaw ice was the win which pretty well convinced the sit-on-the-old-fence boys what Lethbridge has what it takes to be a champion.</p><p>What is the record which so many people call impressive? Well, the Native Sons have played a total of 49 games so far this year against junior, intermediate and senior competition. Of those 49 contests, they have won 41, lost six, and tied two. Three of their losses have been to senior clubs and three to Calgary Buffaloes, a club which they recently swamped in the Southern Alberta Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; League finals. Their victories have been registered against Such clubs as Brandon Wheat Kings of the Manitoba junior &lsquo;A&rsquo; league, 4-1, 6-2; Wetaskiwin Canadians of the Northern Alberta junior league, 2-1, 3-1; Coleman Grand&rsquo;s, Western Canada Inter mediate champions 6-2; Vancouver All-Stars 5-3; Nanaimo Clippers, 5-1; Moose Jaw, and New Westminster All-Stars 7-5.</p><h2><b>Have Fine Average</b></h2><p>The really impressive thing about their record, however, is not the number of wins they have registered but their goals&mdash;for average as compared with their goals-against record. Running up scores as high as 18 in a game and shutting out or holding their opposition to one goal on 18 occasions, Sons have scored 354 goals in their 49 games for an average of better than 7.2 counters every 60 minutes while they have only allowed their opponents 114 goals or an average, of 2.3. On nine occasions they have scored more than 10 goals. All games were against clubs of at least junior &lsquo;A&rsquo; or of intermediate calibre.</p><p>Native Sons, who last year won the Alberta B.C. junior championships, are coached this year by Scotty Munro, 30-yehr-old former mastermind in the Moose Jaw Canuck chain. Munro is a genial ex-goaler. Five rugged defencemen, three of whom weigh more than 180 pounds, and bigger-than-aver-age wingmen give him plenty to work with, especially when the going is rough as it did in the recent Moose Jaw game when 39 penalties were handed out and when Munro himself was escorted off the ice for objecting too strenuously to a penalty given one of his boys. Munro, never a pessimist, firmly believes that Sons have it in them to represent the west in the Memorial Cup finals. Men like Al Ritchie, chief scout of New York Rangers, and Cecil &ldquo;Tiny&rdquo; Thompson, chief scout for Chicago Black Hawks, don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;s far off the beam, if at all. Rangers by the way have Sons listed as a &ldquo;farm&rdquo; club.</p><p>Chief man behind Native Sons is Ed Bruchet, a shrewd hockey trader who has been involved in dressing room and committee chamber arguments for 18 of his 37 years.</p><h2><b>Many Local Stars</b></h2><p>Is this potent scoring Lathbridge club really made up of Native Sons or is it packed with players from outside points? The figures should speak for themselves. Goalie George Rody Rodzinyak, 19, a four-year veteran of the club was born in Lethbridge and so was Bob &ldquo;Cooney&rdquo; Wood, 17, 6 foot, 180-pound rearguard. Forwards Tom &ldquo;Porky&rdquo; McLean, 19, George Murphy, 18, and sub-goalie Julius &ldquo;Boomer&rdquo; Rodzinyak, 18, are also Lethbridge boys. The others, however, are from many outside points, although all but four of them have learned most of their hockey in Lethbridge under Bruchet&rsquo;s guidance.</p><p>The star forward line of the club, a trio who has rapped home 165 goals and assisted on 171 others this year, is definitely not home-brew. Bill Ramsden, 19, who has scored 84 goals so far this year and who has just about every hbckey scout in Canada doing cart-wheels, is from Winnipeg while 17-year-old Eddie Dorohoy, the centre for the trio, hails from Medicine Hat. Freddie Brown, the line&rsquo;s classy right-winger, is a Yorkton, Sask, product.</p><p>Another fine scoring line finds Jack Leclair 18, of Ottawa at centre, Bob Manson 19, of Edmonton at right wing and Murphy at left. This trio has also scored well over 100 goals, Manson having tallied 53 of them. The other forwards, Roy Richardson 19, and Mickey Maglio 18, come from Saskatchewan and Nelson B. C. respectively.</p><h2><b>Lavell is Star</b></h2><p>On defence are two Moose Jaw products, orval &lsquo;Slim&rsquo; Lavell, who played for Philadelphia Falcons when he was 15, and Howie Milford. Lavell at 19 is the captain of the club and one of the best defence prospects in years according to scouts. Mifford a rugged youngster of 18 has played under coach Munro before and is having an outstanding year.</p><p>Biggest player on the club is Jack Evans, 19 of Drumheller Alta Jack who plays defence, tips the scales at. 205 pounds and is as solid as they come. The other rear guard is fiery Lou Holmes 19, of Banff.</p><p>To most hockey observers, the above club is considered &ldquo;hot&rdquo; right now. Only a real upset will keep them from getting into the Western finals against that other so-called name club, the Port Arthur West End Bruins. But those who remember what happened to the highly-touted Edmonton Canadians last year and to the equally highly-touted Moose-Jaw Canucks the year before, aren&rsquo;t too sure. They know that anything can happen in hockey especially when the players are of the &lsquo;teen-age variety.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Native Sons Are Rated Strong Contenders For Memorial Cup

<p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>UFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;Mayor Bernard J. Dowd has ordered a police investigation of reports of open bookmaking at sports events in Memorial Auditorium, home of the Buffalo Bisons of the A.H.L.</p><p>Uniformed patrolmen were stationed in the Auditorium during a basketball double-header recently. A Buffalo paper said &ldquo;there was no doubt that betting activities were curtailed.&rdquo;</p><p>One who complained about gambling was the Rev. Timothy J. Dineen, Canisius College athletics moderator.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Police Investigate Betting In Buffalo

<p>LETHBRIDGE, Alta.&mdash;</p><p>They term Lethbridgc Native Sons one of the strongest junior hockey teams to come out of Alberta in years.</p><p>The fans appreciate them almost everywhere but at home. An average of 200 followers turned out to see them play 13 league games. Five exhibition games drew an average of 900 fans while 2,500 showed up for one playoff tilt.</p><p>On the road, the story&rsquo;s different. When Sons clashed in Calgary with Buffaloes the largest crowd to see a junior game there for more than 20 years turned out. In a Pacific Coast four-game exhibition series the club played to more than 10,000 fans.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

SONS DRAW BETTER ON ROAD THAN HOME

<p>REGINA, Sask.&mdash;</p><p>A. W. Pickard, president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association last week said Coach Scotty Munro of Lethbridg Native Sons was &ldquo;partially responsible&rdquo; for a referee-striking incident that resulted in the indefinite suspension and subsequent reinstatement of Bill Ramsden, Lethbridge forward.</p><p>&ldquo;If Mr. Munro is to continue coaching, he will do well to realize that the C.A.H.A. looks for a certain restraint on the part of coaches,&rdquo; Pickard warned in a statement explaining his reasons for reinstating Ramsden, who had been given an indefinite suspension for striking Referee Russ McBride during an exhibition game with Moose Jaw Canucks.</p><p>He said he took into consideration the fact that the offence took place in a game in which considerable ill-feeling was aroused and effects of the suspension on the playoff hopes of the team. The &ldquo;straight-forward conduct of Manager Ed Bruchet of Lethbridge had not hurt his club&rsquo;s cause.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

President Pickard Issues Warning To Lethbridge Coach, Scotty Munro

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04782/8544200-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg"></div><h2><b>WINS DOW AWARD</b></h2><h3><b>ALEX TIPLER</b></h3><p><b>OF NORTH BAY, ONTARIO</b></p><p><b><i>shows endurance and courage in rescue work</i></b></p><p>Alex Tipler was riding in the caboose of the freight train when it happened. The terrific impact of the collision, with the accompanying scream of steel smashing against steel, sounded like an explosion in the pre-dawn quiet. The brakeman was thrown onto the floor&hellip;and for an instant he lay, dazed and semi-conscious.</p><p>In a few seconds, however, he was up&hellip;and, plowing his way along the icy stretch beside the train, he reached the twisted wreck of the locomotives. Extricating a fellow brakeman from the debris, he carried him back the full length of the train to the caboose. Then once again he returned to the engines&hellip;and, in spite of a badly bruised back, helped to get the young firemen out of the wreckage and back to the caboose. Then, his back giving him great pain, Tipler stumbled for two miles through deep snow in the sub-zero dawn to a small village. Here he was able to get a message through to the railroad headquarters about the accident.</p><p>The courage and unselfishness of this young brakeman merits great praise. We are proud to pay tribute to Alex Tipler of North Bay, Ontario, through the presentation of The Dow Award.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05521/8544193-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="610" height="468"></div><p>On a sharp curve near Cobalt the two freights crashed head-on. In a second the locomotives were a mass of twisted, steaming steel. Box-cars tumbled off the tracks like toys.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-06388/8544186-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="608" height="520"></div><p>Having already done more than his share, Alex Tipler nevertheless did not quit. Walking two miles in the sub-zero temperature, he summon more aid and sent word of the smash up to railway headquarters.</p><p><i>THE DOW AWARD is a citation far outstanding heroism and includes, as a tangible expression of appreciation, a $100 Canada Savings Bond. Winners are selected by the Dow Award Committee, a group of editors of leading Canadian newspapers.</i></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-07246/8544179-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="688" height="398"></div><p><b>LISTEN TO THE DOW AWARD RADIO SATURDAY&mdash;8.30 P.M.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Brakeman is hero in head-on train crash

<div class="byline">By KEN MCKENZIE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-011773/8544231-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FELIX BERGER</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>It&rsquo;s quite common for an outstanding hockey player to be rewarded by the fans with a special night in his honor&mdash;but it is completely unique for hockey players to honor a fan with a special night. But that&rsquo;s exactly what&rsquo;s happening on March 16 when Felix Berger, the fan, will be honored with a special night in Montreal by hockey players, executives and sporting gentry.</p><p>Friendly Felix has spent exactly half a lifetime looking after the cares and comforts of travelling athletes and actors through his position as Canadian Pacific passenger agent in Montreal for the past 81 years. It is roughly estimated that the 62-year-old, pleasant-dis-positioned Berger has looked after the transportation of over 50,000 hockey players in his 31 years as a connoisseur of comfort.</p><p>During that time he has come into intimate contact with all the greats and near greats of the sport and his efficient behind-the-scenes handling of traffic has contributed greatly to the success of the National Hockey League. There are many situations that develop during the course of a season that call for some clever maneuvering on the part of a passenger agent to guarantee that hockey teams will arrive at their scheduled games on time.</p><p>Let&rsquo;s cite an example of a couple of these traffic problems that befall Berger every hockey season.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a Saturday night in Montreal and Canadiens are playing hosts to the Boston Bruins. Canadiens are slated to meet New York Rangers the next night in Lotham. The last train for New Gork leaves Montreal at 10.20 Saturday night and the Canadiens-Bruins game won&rsquo;t be over until 10.30. What&rsquo;s to do?</p><p>Felix will handle this situation with quiet calm and aplomb. He informs the Canadiens to have their players dress into street clothes and take taxis out to Westmount Station in the least time Possible. The New York train leaves the Montreal Windsor Station right on time at 10.20 but Berber sees that it waits at the mount Station until 11 o&rsquo;clock and by that time all the Canadiens safely aboard, and the Rangers-Canadiens game will be played in New York the next night Without a hitch.</p><p>Then there is the common play-off Problem that crops up each year. Boston are playing Canadiens in Montreal. If Canadiens win, the series will be all over, but if they lose, both teams will have to travel back to Boston for the next game. The Bruins want to leave right after the game for Boston if they win. Felix has to go through a complicated routine of having a special car attached to the Boston train in case the Bruins should win. That is no sinecure but it has to be done, and Felix always attends to this to the great satisfaction of everyone. If Canadiens win and the series comes to an end, he has done this work for absolutely nothing. Nothing materially maybe, but he has the satisfaction of having done his job and once more participated in the success of an important series and contributed to the welfare of the players and people connected with hockey.</p><p>Felix Berger has had a varied and successful career with the C.P.R. He began his career in a manner reminiscent of so many successful business leaders of today. He sold papers on the Mont-real-Lachine run at the age of 15. Two years later he was transferred to the dining cars where he washed dishes and acted as an assistant to the cook.</p><p>Upon reaching the age of 21, Felix was appointed a Cafe Parlor Car Steward, the youngest person to ever hold such a position with the C.P.R. He stayed as a steward on the Montreal-Ottawa run from 1908 until 1917. The Governor Generals of Canada and top ranking government officials travelled over this line very extensively and it was here that Felix acquired his gift for taking care of the comforts of passengers.</p><p>The smiling, sympathetic Monsieur Berger made such a hit with everyone he came in contact with on the railroad, that he was unanimously selected as the City Passenger Agent in charge of sporting organizations and theatrical groups in 1917, when that branch was formed.</p><p>Not only has Felix taken care of the transportation difficulties of outstanding hockey personalities but he has made travelling a pleasure for such noted theatrical names as Al Jolson, Sarah Bernhardt, Enrico Caruso, Barbara Stanwyck, Sir Harry Lauder, Mary Pickford and numerous others. He has also looked after the transportation needs of such luminaries of the fistic world as Jack Dempsey, Benny Leonard, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Jack Sharkey and Joe Louis. All of these celebrities remember Felix and whenever they plan a trip to Montreal he is contacted to look after arrangements. They realize that by doing this they will be guarding against any transportation worries.</p><h2><b>Looked After Celebrities</b></h2><p>&ldquo;In the old days I always met the special trains and celebrities, and would also be at the station to see them when they departed,&rdquo; Felix informed us. &ldquo;As a matter of fact,&rdquo; he chuckled, &ldquo;I spent so much time at the station in those days greeting people and seeing them off, that my wife asked me why I didn&rsquo;t move my bed down to the station.&rdquo;</p><p>Of all the interesting personalities that he has met in his 31 years, the one that impressed him the most was the late President Roosevelt.</p><p>&ldquo;It was in the early 1920&rsquo;s that I first met Roosevelt, and he was then Governor of New York. He and his family came here several years in a row. They would continue from Montreal to Murray Bay and Quebec City. He certainly was a fine man.&rdquo; stated Berger.</p><h2><b>Conacher Fussy</b></h2><p>Asked if he ever encountered any fussy hockey players, Felix replied, &ldquo;Yes a few, the most notable one being Lionel Conacher, who always insited on a drawing room when he travelled. He wanted to be quiet so he could read.&rdquo;</p><p>Although never an athlete himself, Felix has always been mixed up with sport in an executive manner. He is a director of the Sportsmen&rsquo;s Association of Montreal and was a founder of this very worthwhile organization in 1933. He was a close friend of the late Cecil Hart and speaks very fondly of the former manager of Les Canadiens. After Cecil&rsquo;s death his family gave Felix the puck that scored the winning goal for Canadiens and gave them the Stanley Cup in 1931. Cecil was very proud of this memento and had in structed his family to give it to Felix if anything ever happened to him.</p><p>When Felix&rsquo;s myriad of friends fete him on March 16 they will be paying tribute to a gentleman who in his unassuming way, has rendered an invaluable service to the great game of hockey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Passenger Agent Felix Berger Helped Move 50,000 Players

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>In the late years of the torrid twenties, fan interest was so intense that every time a Montreal team, be it Canadiens or Maroons, travelled to Ottawa to play the Senators, 15 to 18 special cars would be added to the train. In charge of all arrangements for these trips was Felix Berger.</p><p>&ldquo;Close to 800 people would be along and they sure did have themselves a time,&rdquo; said Felix. &ldquo;It would be one grand party from the time they left Montreal until they returned. They would leave Ottawa for Montreal directly after the game,&rdquo; the crack C.P.R. passenger agent informed us.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

KEPT FANS ON MOVE ALSO IN TORRID 20’s

<div class="byline">By GERRY APPELLE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-021277/8544286-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>VINCE LEAH</b></figcaption></div><p>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;</p><p>When the news got around the corner-lot rinks of Greater Winnipeg that the husky young 13-year-olds who wear the livery of the West Kildonan Black Hawks of the Winnipeg Bantam Hockey League were travelling all the way to Saskatoon for the first interprovincial bantam hockey series in history with the Saskatoon Kinsmen Pee-Wee league, a lot of kids sighed and regretted that they didn&rsquo;t wear Hawk colors and play their hockey under the shrewd direction of Vince Leah, 34-year-old Winnipeg Tribune sports writer.</p><p>For Leah, &ldquo;dean&rdquo; of Winnipeg&rsquo;s minor hockey coaches, has a habit of treating even bantams as his own special &ldquo;big leaguers&rdquo; and the Saskatoon trip was just another of his ideas to provide attractive hockey for his young charges, a policy that paid off in the production of a list of major and minor league stars as long as your arm.</p><p>For 15 seasons, Leah has been coaching, managing and promoting minor hockey in his native city with a long list of titles won to his credit. But he gets his biggest kick out of hearing favorable reports about such N.H.L. luminaries as Don Raleigh, Jim Thomson and Bill Ezinicki. He regards Thomson as the greatest young player he ever handled, although he bows respectfully in the direction of New York Rangers&rsquo; Don Raleigh, who first came under Leah&rsquo;s direction as an awkward 11-year-old.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess Raleigh was about the best forward I ever handled&rdquo;, Leah said, &ldquo;and Thomson the No. 1 defenceman&rdquo;.</p><p>He was disappointed that Doug Jackson didn&rsquo;t click with Chicago Black Hawks and returned to Kansas City Pla-Mors, although he hasn&rsquo;t quite made up his mind as to who was his best goalkeeper, Jackson or Philadelphia&rsquo;s Harvey Jessiman.</p><p>Leah got into hockey in an unusual manner. He was minding his own business, working on the night sports desk of The Winnipeg Tribune one December night in 1934 when Ralph Allen, now associate editor of Maclean&rsquo;s Magazine, strolled in.</p><p>&ldquo;Hello, coach&rdquo;, greeted Allen.</p><p>&ldquo;Come again?&rdquo; asked Leah.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve organized a midget hockey club&rdquo;, explained Allen, who had spent the day in company with his sporting cronies at a Broadway avenue retreat, &ldquo;you have been appointed coach&rdquo;.</p><p>&ldquo;Heck, I can&rsquo;t even skate,&rdquo; protested Leah, who through the childhood affliction of infantile paralysis, did little or no skating in his youth.</p><p>&ldquo;That doesn&rsquo;t make any difference. Find us some players&rdquo;.</p><p>Leah did. And if Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; Eddie Bruneteau reads this, he&rsquo;ll remember it was his two goals 15 seconds apart in overtime that enabled St. Boniface to eliminate Excelsiors, for that was the name the new club carried, in the third game of a heart-breaking playoff series.</p><p>Excelsiors and Leah went on to greater things. Kids from all directions flocked to their banner. Such players as Bill Gooden, of Springfield; Pete Kapusta, of Providence; Ezinicki, Bernie Bathgate, Vancouver; Gordon Kerr, Seattle; Doug Carrigan, Joe Peterson, Fresno; Jackson, Jessiman, Frank Mathers, Ottawa Senators, and other fellows whose names dot Western senior and Western International league rosters played under his tutelage. He recalls, too, that he gave Cal Gardner his start with C.U.AC. juveniles when he handled that team in 1942.</p><p>Lealf gives a lot of credit to &ldquo;Spud&rdquo; Russell, now Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; representative in the west. Leah gave Russell his start in organized hockey, gave him his first coaching job.</p><p>What was his greatest team? Both Leah and Russell agree it was their 1940 midget club. They had Jackson in goal, Max Labovitch now with Toledo Mercuries, Bill Boorman of Lethbridge Maple Leafs on defence; Kapusta, Mathers and Ezinicki on one line; Spence Tatchell of Nelson Maple Leafs on the other with two fine young stars who had great careers cut short by the fortunes of war, Ron Ward and Ritchie McDonald.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Winnipeg’s Minor Puckchasers Owe Much To Vince Leah, Sport Writer And Maker Of Fine Hockey Ivory

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-011949/8544317-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>ere&rsquo;s how the Old Timers looked in Ottawa the other night when the Parade of Stars staged their gala affair. Left to right, back row: Dave Gill, Cy Denneny, Punch Broadbent, Ed Gor. man, Sammy Godin, Ted Saun. ders, Kilby McDonald, Aurel Joliat, Buck Boucher, Alex Smith, Harold Starr, Joe Lamb BUI Beveridge and Tommy Gorman.</p><p>Front row, left to right: Jerry Shannon, Syd Howe, Stan Pratt, Billy Boucher, Harry Smith, Pol ly Drouin, Jack Wilkinson, Bill Cowley, F. Lowrey, J. Lowrey, Ray Kinsella.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Oldtimers Stage ‘Liniment Match’ In Ottawa Rink

<div class="byline">By JACK KINSELLA</div><p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>For a nostalgic hour or so here recently, fans of this old-time scene of many hockey glories were treated to a rare sight as no less than 22 of puckdom&rsquo;s past greats squared off on the Auditorium ice in an exhibition game. The occasion was the annual R.A. (Civil Service Recreational Association) Night of Stars, and the final score 6-3 for the Whites over the Reds as the oldsters went through their paces in motions somewhat slower than those of the past.</p><p>They say that a man&mdash;and especially a former hockey player&mdash;is as old as his arteries. But you would have wondered if there WAS such a thing as age to see oldsters like Punch Broadbent, Cy Denneny, Aurel Joliat, George Boucher and Hooley Smith cavorting like youngsters in the full bloom of youth!.</p><p>The original plan was to have the oldtimers play the Ottawa Senators of the Quebec Senior circuit, but so many of the old boys turned out they were able to form two teams&mdash;which was even better for the fans.</p><p>Playing under the R.A. &ldquo;whistleless hockey&rdquo; rules was right up the veterans&rsquo; alley. With no lines to worry about, the boys were parked all over the ice and Billy Beveridge was busier than a bee flailing away at the &ldquo;rovers&rdquo; who were standing on his doorstep.</p><p>Tommy Gorman, former Chicago, Maroons and Canadiens&rsquo; maestro, coached the Reds, while Dave Gill handled the victorious Whites. Beveridge tended nets for the Whites, while Fred Murphy, sub-goalle of the Q.SH. L. Senators, took over the twines for the Reds, in the place of the old fireman Alex Connell who couldn&rsquo;t make it.</p><p>Bill Cowley, former Boston Bruin, opened the scoring for the Whites, and then oldster Jack Wilkinson stumbled by for another one. Gerry Lowrey countered for the Reds, Wilkinson notched his second for the Whites and Lowrey recovered sufficiently to net one for the Reds and keep them in contention.</p><p>Whites went ahead 5-2 when Bill Cowley set up ancient Cy Denneny for another counter. Lamb for the Whites and Ray Kinsella for the Reds wound up the scoring and then Gorman and Gill threw the rules to the four winds and rammed ALL their players on the ice at once with but three minutes to go. No goals were scored, but many of the players were severely mauled in the melees around the nets!<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Stars Of Past Decades Edify Fans With Weird Exhibition

<div class="byline">By GEORGE PATRICK DUFFY</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>Seven-hundred and 46 miles separated Carl. Liscombe from his wife on Thursday, February 26. While the veteran puckster walked impatiently around the R.I. Auditorium in Providence awaiting news from Detroit, things were really happening in the Motor City.</p><p>There, in Osteopathic Hospital, Mrs Liscombe gave birth to a nine-pound, four-ounce baby girl. Word was flashed to Providence. Carl got the wire: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a girl, 9.4 Mother doing fine&rdquo;.</p><p>That was all that Liscombe needed. For weeks he had been awaiting the arrival of the child; and for weeks, too, he had been chasing the American Hockey League record of 99 points scored in one season, held by Wally Kilrea.</p><p>Sunday, February 29, Providence was slated to meet the Hershey Bears at R.I. Auditorium. Going into this struggle, Liscombe stood only three points away from equalling Kilrea&rsquo;s record. And with four or more, he could become the new AHL champion for points garnered in a season-The day of the game, newspapers roared through their head-lines: &ldquo;Carl Liscombe goes after Kilrea&rsquo;s mark tonight.&rdquo; Radio commentators buzzed the airways with words about the veteran Carl and the public, worked into fever pitch by the publicity and the all-around brilliance of Liscombe and the R.I. Reds as a team, jammed R.I. Auditorium&mdash;6700 strong.</p><p>Before the game, Liscombe sat with his mates in the Reds&rsquo; dressing room. Beside him sat two empty cigar boxes. The contents had been exhausted celebrating the new arrival in Detroit. Now it was almost game time. PlayerCoach Terry Reardon was giving his team a final pep talk. Then he turned to Liscombe and remarked: &ldquo;Come on old boy, this is your night&rdquo;.</p><h2><b><i>Red-Hot Red</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-011791/8544420-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="618" height="1393"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CARL LISCOMBE</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>Crowd Goes Wild</b></h2><p>In the first period, Liscombe Picked up two assists. He now trailed the record by one Three minutes and 39 seconds had elap-in the second chapter when narvey Fraser banged in a goal, foisted by Roger Bedard and Liscombe. The fans sent up a terrific roar for Carl had tied the record and plenty of time remained to smash the mark.</p><p>The big electric clock hanging over the rink showed 10:37 when Liscombe displaced Kilrea in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Red Book. Young Pete Kapusta slashed a goal past Hershey goalie, Gordie Henry, after taking a pass from Liscombe.</p><p>Up in the press box, the announcer on the P.A. drew up to his mike. The crowd became silenced. &ldquo;Goal, by Kapusta, from Liscombe&rdquo;. That was all that was needed. The fans went berserk. Programs, hats, pennies, nickles flew on the ice. Owner Louis A. R. Pieri shouted wildly from the press box, nearly to the point of jumping &ldquo;overboard&rdquo;.</p><p>Amid the din, there was only one guy who was quite composed. He was happy of heart and smiled broadly. But his black, thick hair was hardly ruffled as he stood in front of the Providence cage, receiving the hugs and tugs of his teammates. That was Carl Liscombe who stood triumphant. It was quite a moment for a man who had seen 11 years of pro hockey flash by him, including 10 years in the National League.</p><h2><b>Roots For Pop</b></h2><p>Providence won the game, 10-3 on the eventful night and Liscombe wound up with five points and a 101 total. Back in Detroit, a row of infants were lined up in the maternity ward. Quiet reigned throughout the baby department, except in the tiny crib of the little Liscombe child. As a nurse put it: &ldquo;The youngster must have sensed her daddy had broken a record. She certainly screamed in celebration&rdquo;.</p><p>Liscombe&rsquo;s individual performance was another milestone in the doings of this R.I. Red hockey team which appears to be headed for immortality-On the night that Carl broke the point record, the Reds won their 24th game at home to tie a league mark held by Buffalo. And by winning, the Reds broke the record for the most points earned at home. The old mark was 50 held by Buffalo but the Reds&rsquo; 10-3 triumph gave them a total of 51 with four games yet to go.</p><p>Tuesday, March 2, the Reds whipped St. Louis, 6-3. Those six goals gave Providence another record for goals scored in a season. The previous mark, 286 made by Indianapolis in 1945-46. Those six goals boosted the Reds&rsquo; total to 291.</p><h2><b>The Wrecking Reds</b></h2><p>Reardon, the former Boston Bruin, who is in his first year as a hockey coach, is not a destructive fellow, but his players, well, they&rsquo;re just wreckers. The American Hockey League Red Book will need an overhauling when the season is over. It all boils down to a fact. If a rooster was let loose in a phonograph shop, plenty of records would be smashed. That&rsquo;s just about what&rsquo;s happening.</p><p>Harry Carlyle Liscombe of the bland visage is edging 33. He began the 1947-48 hockey season, his 12th as a professional, with the notion it would be his last. He felt that he had been batting around long enough. Possibly he will change his mind now that he is experiencing one of the better years of his career. Or maybe he would get around to changing his mind anyhow with another autumn at hand. Hockey players are like that. They all go for one more year.</p><p>No doubt Carl would prefer that everybody look the other way from now until the end of the season. That, however, is impossible. No professional hockey player in any league has ever compiled a point total going to three figures. Wally Kilrea, now coach of the Philadelphia Rockets, came close. He scored 99 points while playing for the Hershey Bears in 1942-43.</p><p>Under the circumstances, Liscombe can no more escape public notice than Ted Williams might hope to when nearing the completion of a. 400 season-Excellence exacts a price.</p><h2><b>His Own Award</b></h2><p>If Liscombe goes further and takes the scoring honors he will win - guess what? - the Harry Carlyle Liscombe Award. Bet you Carl did not know it himself. The American Hockey League has hit upon something novel in awards. The leading scorer award is given in the name of the record holder. It was the Wally Kilrea Award until Carl Liscombe broke the mark.</p><p>This is not the first time that Liscombe has had a good scoring year. A Detroit Red Wing most of his career, he piled up 73 points for the Red Wings in &rsquo;43-&rsquo;44. tying the previous National League high but falling short of the alltime record set that season, &rsquo;43&rsquo;44, by Herb Cain of the Bruin# who made 82 points.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Providence Fans Go Berserk Carl Sets New AHL Mark

<p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>Strange as it may seem Carl Liscombe is headed towards winning the new American League award that has been named after him. It is the Carl Liscombe Trophy, formerly the Wally Kilrea Award-It goes to the A.H.L. player who tops the league in total points.</p><p>It was the intention of the league at the time when several new awards were put up for competition three weeks ago to retain Kilrea&rsquo;s name for the leading scorer&rsquo;s award as long as he held the record of 99 points in one season. Should a new player pass that record the award would then be named after that player.</p><p>Now that the Providence veteran has set a new mark for total points in one A.H.L. season tile trophy will be renamed after liscombe, and it is probably the only time in professional hockey that a player has copped his own trophy.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

LISCOMBE AIMING FOR OWN AWARD

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-021256/8544475-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CARL LISCOMBE, second from right, looks smilingly at the puck with which he shattered Wally Kilrea&rsquo;s American Hockey League record of 99 points in a season. Liscombe scored his 100th point with an assist on a goal made by Pete Kapusta, extreme right. Harvey Fraser, holds the puck while Roger Bedard looks on. Both Fraser and Bedard are linemates of Liscombe.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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The Puck That Did the Trick

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p>Founded October 1, 1947</p><p>Published by 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 MARCH 10, 1948 No. 24</p><h2><b>THEY BROKE FAITH</b></h2><p>Now that hockey&rsquo;s gambling probe has run its course to the logical conclusion, the guilty are being punished and all concerned are repairing the damage to the fame&rsquo;s reputation, there&rsquo;s but one thought to offer to those players who thought they could make some easy money by playing false to the game that gave them a good livehood: they broke faith not only with themselves, but also with the fans young and old&mdash;especially the young.</p><p>They gained an unwanted notoriety for themselves by their actions, and their fate was to be blackballed from hockey for life. In falling, they smeared hockey&rsquo;s good name. To the fans who in good faith pay hard-earned dollars to see professjonnal athletes giving their best, that&rsquo;s bad enough. But to the youngsters across two nations, in Canada and the United States, the blow is even more bitter.</p><p>For the hockey players of tomorrow, whether they be on the open air rinks of the Canadian prairies or making the most of the precious hours granted them in the lavish sports palaces of the Eastern United States, hold the stars of the present in an adulation, a hero worship that often approaches sheer reverence. The players in the National Hockey League, and on down through the professional and amateur circuits are heroes to the urchins. They can do no wrong.</p><p>So when some players bet against their own teams, seeking to make capital out of a setback of their own side instead of giving their utmost in the quest for victory, it&rsquo;s a bitter disappointment not only to the fans who support them, but also to the adherents of the opposite side who expect to see every player giving his best.</p><p>While no evidence of any out-and-out attempt to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; the results of games for the benefit of the gamblers has come to light, the stain is still there. Perhaps those concerned were misguided&mdash;but more likely they just didn&rsquo;t care, or thought no one would ever find out.</p><p>The youngsters are bitterly disappointed, no matter which way it turns out. Their heroes are only human after all&mdash;their idols have feet of slush, as it were. And even though the players involved are a very tiny majority&mdash;a mere drop in the bucket among the decent players in fact&mdash;something happens when even a few let their fellows and the fans down.</p><p>Reaction by the youthful fans can perhaps be best summed up by repeating that oft-told anecdote about baseball&rsquo;s Black Sox scandal of a quarter-century ago.</p><p>&ldquo;Shoeless Joe&rdquo; Jackson was one of those involved in the gambling fix by which Chicago was to throw the World Series in that famous gambling scandal. When he was first accused, his loyal fans couldn&rsquo;t believe it. It must be a lie, they argued, Joe wouldn&rsquo;t be guilty.</p><p>So one day Jackson was accosted by a grimy-faced youngster, with tears in his eyes but a faint look of hope on his face as well.</p><p>&ldquo;Say it ain&rsquo;t so, Joe,&rdquo; he pleaded. &ldquo;Say you didn&rsquo;t do it!&rdquo;</p><p>The youngster trusted his ball-playing heroes, and was deeply wounded when they betrayed him. That&rsquo;s the way it is, on a smaller scale, in the case of these N.H.L. players. In many a town across the country, there were some of the youngsters probably who had chosen those players as their own particular heroes&mdash;as kids will do. Each has a favorite star he follows in the newspapers, glorying in his triumphs and dreaming of the day when perhaps he too will play in the N.H.L.</p><p>He even copies his favorite&rsquo;s skating and playing styles, holds the stick like him, and copies his every move. Then in the end he finds his hero has let him down.</p><p>That&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s doubly important that everyone connected in an official capacity with the N.H.L. should make it clear on every possible occasion that the gambling tieup has been nipped effectively, and that the other players are blameless. As President Campbell phrased it last week, two or three bad apples shouldn&rsquo;t be allowed to spoil the whole barrel. The hundreds of square-shooting players shouldn&rsquo;t be condemned because some men made a mistake.</p><p>And it might be well, too, for the rest of the players to remember what a responsibility they have in keeping the game clean and honest. It&rsquo;s not only for the sake of their own careers and the sake of the fans&mdash;but they have a deep and lasting responsibility to the thousands of young Canadians and Americans who look up to them and idolize them.</p><p>They are guardians of a faith they musn&rsquo;t betray.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-012169/8544530-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>PASSING OUT POSIES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am a sports follower and I think that THE HOCKEY NEWS contains just about everything a hockey fan wants to know. Personally I think it is a great sports paper. The idea of letting the fans pick the All-Star Teams is great. It is the best way to get public opinion.</p><p>I think the best performances of the year are those of Buddy O&rsquo;Connor and Tommy Ivan.</p><p>Arthur Marleau <br>Cornwall, Ont.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Looking the February 18 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS over, I happened to read in the Hockey Fan Forum a letter written by Martin T. Walsh of Richmond Hill, N.Y.</p><p>This so-called hockey fan is kicking about tie games in the N.HL. If Mr. Walsh ever played hockey he wouldn&rsquo;t kick because when you play a hard game and you are one point behind with about 20 seconds to go and your team scores a goal to tie the score you don&rsquo;t feel like playing an extra period of overtime.</p><p>Donald Kent <br>Montreal, P.Q.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>This is the fourth letter I have written to THE HOCKEY NEWS&rsquo; Fan Forum and not one has yet appeared. As one fan stated, for some reason known only perhaps to yourself, you have refrained from publishing certain letters in the Fan Forum.</p><p>In a recent letter in the Forum a fan stated, &ldquo;Why in the world do fans booWings&rsquo; Jack Stewart?&rdquo; Why I don&rsquo;t know because he is a great player. I have listened to many games and have heard the fans also booing Bill Barilko of the Toronto Maple Leafs. I think it is wrong for the spectators to boo such players.</p><p>I would like to know how I can obtain spare copies of THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>Eddie Terrebrood <br>Uanessn. Ont.</p><p><b>(Send us dates of the copies required and we&rsquo;ll see what we can do)</b>.</p><h2><b>A DUMART FAN</b></h2><p>Dear Sir.</p><p>Congratulations to THE HOCKEY NEWS. How about a goodsized picture and story of Woody Dumart like the ones on Milt Schmidt and Pete Babando in previous issues. In all 22 issues to date I&rsquo;ve only seen three small pictures of him.</p><p>Garry Salaman <br>Bourne. Mass.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>In answering a reader&rsquo;s question in the February 25 issue you stated that Dallas is Montreal&rsquo;s farm club and Tulsa is Boston&rsquo;s. How is it that Doug McMurdy of the Oilers is on Toronto&rsquo;s list as stated in a previous issue. I would also like to know why Toe Blake is coaching Houston and why Leo Gravelle plays there. Are the Huskies also a Montreal farm club?</p><p>I think the idea of having a HOCKEY NEWS to read every month in the summer is swell.</p><p>Stan Nemiroff<br> Outremont, P.Q.</p><p><b>(Houston has a working agreement with Buffalo and Buffalo in turn has a working agreement with Canadiens. McMurdy isn&rsquo;t on Toronto&rsquo;s list anymore. He now belongs to Tulsa outright)</b>.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I am a Providence Reds rooter and I would like to ask. a question concerning the club&rsquo;s star player. Could you tell me where Pete Kapusta played before he came to the Reds?</p><p>Llyod Mendell <br>Providence, R.I.</p><p><b>(Kapusta started in pro hockey with Dallas in 1945-46. Last season he played seven games with Springfield and was then sent to Tulsa where he finished the year. His last amateur club was New York Rovers.)</b></p><h2><b>DEFENDS SPORTS CASTER</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I was surprised to read a story in THE HOCKEY NEWS which stated that play-by-play hockey broadcasters do not have to describe every play but merely pick out the highlights. In view of the tact that THE HOCKEY NEWS is rapidly becoming accepted as the &ldquo;voice&rdquo; of hockey, this statement creates a false impression, which is something I am sure your paper does not wish to do.</p><p>I am referring to the story by New York television announcer Win Elliott. While Mr. Elliott undoubtedly knows his own field, I gather he is not too familiar with play-by-play broadcasting. If he were to do a play-by-play broadcast in the style he outlines, I&rsquo;m afraid it would neither fool nor satisfy the keen hockey fans who make up the listening audience.</p><p>The &ldquo;highlights&rdquo; in a hockey game crop up in quite a hurry and there isn&rsquo;t a play-by-play broadcaster in the world who can pick and choose them as he goes. I think Mr. Elliott would find that in play-by-play broadcasting the accurate way is the easiest way&mdash;follow the puck and the highlights take care of themselves.</p><p>Tom Foley<br>Station CFRA, Ottawa, Ont.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I have been following all hockey leagues, thanks to THE HOCKEY NEWS and I have become a Terry Sawchuk fan. Terry is the 17-year-old Omaha Knights coaler. His play has sparked the Knights from a cellar club and has made them a playoff contender. I&rsquo;d appreciate it if you could publish a picture and story about him in some later issue.</p><p>Jerry Bily <br>Nassou County. N.Y.</p><p><b>(We&rsquo;ll try to run a colorful article on Sawchuk in the near future)</b>.</p><h2><b>BROTHER ACTS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir.</p><p>Congratulations on your HOCKEY NEWS and especially on the Happy Birthday department to keep us posted on the ages of our favorite stars. Also congratulations on the feature about Syl Apps. How about a story on Nick Metz and Don or any other famous brothers in the N.H.L. And how about more N.H.L. news, there&rsquo;s too much about the A.H.L.</p><p>Lorraine Scott <br>New Arnlisle East, P.Q.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to know if an automatic major penalty is given it a player draws blood from one of his opponents.</p><p>I would like to suggest that THE HOCKEY NEWS could improve the paper by hiring a first class cartoonist such as Gordie Hunter of the Winnipeg Tribune. An article on the Winnipeg Canadiens, who were the top team in the Manitoba Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; league would also be greatly appreciated. In Winnipeg we also have the largest playground (12 and under) league in the world.</p><p>Walt Ritchie <br>Winnipeg, Man.</p><p><b>(A player is given an automatic major for drawing blood. What&rsquo;s wrong with our own Lee Kavetski?)</b></p><h2><b>SUMMER READING</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I understand THE HOCKEY NEWS is going to be published during the summer months. If that is true, will you please tell me what day it will come out and also where I will be able to buy it?</p><p>Cam Doherty. <br>Hershey, Pa.</p><p><b>(THE HOCKEY NEWS will be published on the 15th of each month, May to September inclusive. The only way to get THE HOCKEY NEWS during the summer is to become a subscriber. If you become a subscriber you will be sure of not missing a single issue of the paper.)</b></p><h2><b>TOP SCORERS</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me who were the five leading scorers with goal, and assists during the 1935 N.H.L. season?</p><p>Roland Sodd<br>Ville St. Michel, P.Q</p><p><b>(The N.HL divided into into the Canadian and American Divsions that season. The Canadian leaders were, Schriner 19-26-45 Thoms 23-15-36, and Charlie Conacher 23-15-38. The America leaders, Marty Barry 21-19.49 and Paul Thompson 17-23-40)</b>.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to know if Flash Hollett is a Newfoundlander I almost believe he came from the Burin District of Newfoundland, or are his parents from Newfoundland?</p><p>Lewis C. Hollett <br>Howley, Newfoundland.</p><p><b>(As far as we know Hollett was born in North Sydney, N.S. We don&rsquo;t know where his parents were born.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I would like to congratulate you on THE HOCKEY NEWS I am sure that it has certainly filled the needs of all hockey enthusiasts.</p><p>Since there has been quite a bit of controversy on the birth-dates of players, I would like to ask you a question. Could you please tell me the birthdays and birthplaces of both Ed. Harrison, Boston Bruins, and Fleming Mackell, Pittsburgh Hornets?</p><p>Pat Shearer <br>Toronto, Ont.</p><p><b>(Harrison was born in Mimieo, Ont., on July 25. 1925. Mackell was born in Montreal on April 30, 1929.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me if Phil Watson of the Rangers and Harry Watson of the Leafs are any relation?</p><p>Could you tell me what team Ted Kennedy played for before he was with Leafs?</p><p>Eric Arkelt <br>Bloomfield, Ont.</p><p><b>(Harry and Phil are no relation. Kennedy played for the Port Colborne Seniors before coming to the Leafs. He played all his amateur hockey in Port borne.)</b></p><h2><b>A.H.L. QUERIES</b></h2><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>What team has won the most playoffs in the American League Also what team holds the for winning the most play games?</p><p>Steve Kendall<br>Indianapolis, Indiana.</p><p><b>(Two teams share the having won the most Playoff They are Cleveland and Buffalo and have each won three playoffs. Hershey won most playoff games 38.)</b></p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>I think THE HOCKEY NEWS just swell. It is an answer only hockey fan&rsquo;s prayers. The criticism I have to offer is that I think you should run more on teams and players in the A.H.L. If you do that and Put in a few more pictures, especially action ones, it will be completely feet.</p><p>Best of luck and Keep on punching.</p><p>Ed Crosbie<br>Pittsburgh, Pa.</p><p>Dear Sir,</p><p>Could you tell me if Kilrea Wally Kilrea and Hec Kilrea brothers and would you tell where I could get a copy New York Rangers book, about more junior hockey?</p><p>Sam Blakely <br>Botha, Alta.</p><p><b>(All three Kilreas are brothers Write to the Book Dept. Garden, New York)</b>.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE FAN FORUM

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09341/8544690-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="328" height="417"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here is an old adage in all fields of sports that says a player can always play better if he gets a change of scenery and Gaye Stewart, nimble winger of Chicago Black Hawks, is no exception to that rule. Gaye set a blistering pace with the Hawks last week and his great point-producing performance gives him THE HOCKEY NEWS vote as The Player Of The Week together with the Morgan Hat Award.</p><p>As a result of his play last week, Stewart has moved right up among the other N.H.L. sharp shooters who are presently threatening to overtake New York&rsquo;s Buddy O&rsquo;Connor for the league point leadership crown. Stewart scored a total of seven points in the two Hawks game last week and moved into a third place tie with Canadiens&rsquo; Elmer Lach for third place.</p><p>On Wednesday night in Boston, Gaye garnered two assists as the Hawks tied Boston 4-4 and on home ice Sunday he was the big gun as Chicago smothered Canadiens 9-3. In that game Stewart notched, two goals and an additional three assists. Since he shifted to Chicago along with his two other Flying Fort linemates in the big deal for Max Bentley earlier in the year, Stewart has taken on a &ldquo;new look.&rdquo; His best season in the N.H.L. was with Toronto in 1945-46 when he scored 52 points but he has already equaled that mark and is assured to pass it. In 55 games sb far this season. Gallopin&rsquo; Gaye has scored 26 goals and the same number of assists for 52 points.</p><p>A native of Fort William, Ontario, Stewart turned pro with the Leafs in 1941-42 and it is said that he is the only player to compete in all four principal brackets in one season. That year he started with the Toronto Marlboro juniors, advanced to the senior Dukes. He was then signed by the Leafs and sent to Hershey and was brought to the Leafs in the playoffs. From junior to the N.H.L. in one year.</p><p>The folowing year, 1942-43, he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the outstanding rookie. He scored 24 goals and 23 assists in 48 games in his freshman year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10309/8544721-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="311" height="466"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>uddy O&rsquo;Connor and Max Maple Leafs respectively, are Bentley, ace centres of New York Rangers and Toronto disproving the theory that you have to be a big and tough guy to star in the fast National Hockey circuit. Actually, little O&rsquo;Connor and Bentley who both weigh exactly 145 lbs. and are the lightest play ers in the League have led the NHL. scoring race for the greater part of the current campaign. They are both particularly clean players and make very few trips to the penalty box. In the six previous seasons O&rsquo;Conor spent a total of 22 minutes in the &ldquo;penitential pew&rdquo; and Bentley in five seasons spent a total of 28 minutes in the &ldquo;sin-bin.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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O’CONNOR, BENTLEY, LIGHTWEIGHTS BOTH, PACE N.H.L SCORERS

<h2><b>Gamble Pays Off</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>oach Frank Boucher took a chance with a little dangerous steal eg, Sunday night when he yanked Jim Henry from the net late in the Detroit game. it paid off as Tony Leswick sunnk the equalizer with 20 seconds remaining.</p><h2><b>Bill Goes Wild</b></h2><p>Bill Durnan, lanky Canadiens netminder, who doesn&rsquo;t appear the type that would drop his gloves for a round of fisticuffs with a rival, rereived the first major to a coaler this year. On Wednesday Bill came to blows with Gus Mortson in Toronto.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON TUES. A.M., MARCH 9</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-011789/8544659-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="601" height="190"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 2&mdash;Rangers 1, Toronto 0.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Detroit 4, Rangers 2; Ca-iadiens 3, Toronto 2; Chicago 4, Boston 4.</p><p>March 4&mdash;Boston 1, Canadiens 1. March 6 Toronto 2, Rangers 1; Detroit 2, Canadiens 2.</p><p>March 7&mdash;Chicago 9, Canadiens 8; Boston 3, Toronto 1; Detroit 2, Rangers</p><h3><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h3><p>March 10&mdash;Rangers at Boston; Chicago at Detroit.</p><p>March 11&mdash;Toronto at Canadiens.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Rangers at Canadiens; Boston at Toronto.</p><p>March 14&mdash;Boston at Detroit; Canadiens at Rangers; Toronto at Chigaco.</p><p>The recent slump of Toronto Maple Leafs has been a cause for much comment thorughout National League circles as the Leafs were only able to notch one win in four starts last week. Meanwhile Dertoit&rsquo;s well balanced Red Wings had to be satisfied with one victory and two ties in three games. But the Wings have regained first place with Toronto. With a game in-hand, the Wings are tied with Toronto with 69 points.</p><p>New York Rangers virtually clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth on Sunday when they held Detroit to 2-2 deadlock at New York. The Rangers are now 10 points ahead of Montreal. Canadiens who have but five games left on the 1947-48 slate.</p><h2><b>Bruins Gain Ground</b></h2><p>After losing to Detroit and Toronto on Wednesday and Saturday respectively, Boucher&rsquo;s men tied Detroit to maintain a three-point lead over Boston Bruins. The Bruins gained ground in their drive for third place by dropping the Leafs in Boston Sunday 3-1.</p><p>Canadiens&rsquo; playoff hopes took on. a darker look over the weekend after they earned a tie with Detroit and suffered a one-sided 9-3 shellacking at the hands of Chicago. The Canucks will be forced to win all five of their remaining contests while Bruins lose all their last six. A pair of victories for the Clappermen would knock Canadiens and Hawks right out of the playoff round.</p><h2><b>TUESDAY. MARCH 2</b></h2><p>NEW YORK.&mdash;Sugar Jim Henry and Edgar Laprade teamed-up to give New York Rangers a 1-0 decision over the league leading Toronto Maple Leafs. Before 14,916 fans at Madison Square Garden. Laprade counted the only goal 5.35 of the first period.</p><p>Alter a scoreless second frame, the Rangers threw up a stonewall defence in front of Henry to give him his second Cutout of the year. The Leafs were unable to increase their first place lead over the idle Detroit Red Wings.</p><p>Toronto: Goal, Broda; defence, Mort-Thomson; centre, Kennedy; wings, Meeker, Lynn; subs.: Stanowski, H. Watson, Metz, Bentley, Apps, Ezinicki, &ldquo;smith, Klukay. Boesch, Barilko.</p><p>New York: Goal, Henry; defence, Col-Moe; centre, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Hextail, P. Watson; subs.: Eddolls, Trudell, Raleigh, Laprade, Kullman, La-mirande, Gardner, Leswick, Juzda, Slo-winski.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-021285/8544652-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="610" height="312"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3</b></h2><p>TORONTO&mdash;Canadiens played like way of champions they were during the Leafs banded Toronto Maple Leaf their second defeat in as many by winning out 3-2. Before the jumped crowd of the year Canadiens talled twice in the last before the Leafsea twice in the last period.</p><p>Maurice Richard scored two while Norm Dussault notched the other. Roo-Smith scored both Toronto taiga besides playing an outstanding game in goals. Bill Durnain was given a major penality for fighting in the wild halty period Leafs were awarded a pe-iy shot but Max Bentiey missed on the free attempt.</p><p>Canadien,&mdash;coal, Durnau; defence, Bouchard, Reardon; centre, Reavy; wings, Carveth, Chamberlain. Subs. Lach, Richard, Dussault, Harvey, Harmon, Leger, Fillion, Riopelle, Locas, Mosdell.</p><p>Toronto: Goal, Broda; defence Mort-Champions centre, Apps; wings, Smith Klukay. Subs. Ezinicki, Watson, Kennedy, Meeker, Lynn, Barilko, Boesch, Stanowski, Bentley, N. Metz.</p><p>Officials: Bill Chadwick, referee: Sammy Babcock and Bill Scherr. linesmen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03856/8544645-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="636" height="422"></div><p>DETROIT.&mdash;Detroit overtook Toronto in the fight for first place by defeating New York Rangers 4-2. The Wings took the lead in the first period on Ted Lindsay&rsquo;s 29th goal and never trailed. Ed Slowinskl tied the count at 1-1 but goals by Gordon Howe and Pete Horeck put Detroit ahead 3-1.</p><p>Tony Leswick scored the second. New York goal seconds before the end of the second period. Leo Relse clinched the verdict with a goal at 14.53 in the last period.</p><p>Rangers&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Colville Moe; centre, Laprade; wings Kullman, Leswick; subs; Eddolls, Trudell, O&rsquo;Connor, Watson, Raleigh Hextall, Lami-rande, Gardner, Juzda Slowinski.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush, Stewart; centre, Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs: Relse, Kelly, Gauthier, Horeck, McFadden, Guldolin Co-nacher, D. Morrison, R. Morrison Pave-llch.</p><p>Referee: George Gravel. Linesmen: Joe Springer and Harold March.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04655/8544638-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="632" height="407"></div><p>BOSTON.&mdash;Boston Bruins came surging back from behind a 4-1 deficit to score three goals in the third period to gain a 4-4 stalemate with Chicago Black Hawks. The tie Left the Hawks one point behind Canadiens while Boston gained a point on New York Rangers.</p><p>Goals by Bud Poile and Ralph Nattrass put the Hawks ahead before Woody Dft-raart clinched it for the Bruins at 18:58. Chicago looked to have the game clinched when Bill Mosienko and Doug Bentley added scores in the second. Jim Peters. Grant Warwick and Johnny Pefrson all tallied in the final frame.</p><p>Chicago: Goal, Francis; defence, Nattrass Gadsby centre, Bodnar; wings, Polls Stewart. Subs: Mariucci, Dickens, Prystai, Bentley. R. Conacher Gee, Mo-alenko. Brown Hamit Kaleta.</p><p>Boston: Goal, Brimsek; defence Martin, Henderson; centre, Schmidt; wings. Peters Dumart. Subs: Egan, Crawford. Sandford. Flaman, Gallinger, Warwick, Smith Ronty. Pierson. Babando.</p><p>Referee: Butch, Keeling. Linesmen, George Hayes and Doug Young.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05513/8544631-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="634" height="418"></div><h2><b>THURSDAY. MARCH 4</b></h2><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Behind the brilliant goaling of Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins staved off Montreal Canadians and held the Habs to a 1-1 deadlock before a packed Forum gallery. All the scoring was confined to the first period.</p><p>Pat Egan put Boston ahead when the game was 14 minutes old with a blistering shot but Elmer Lach tied the vout not long after on a play with Reardon and Harmon.</p><p>Boston&mdash;Goal, Brimsek: defence, Henderson, Martin; centre, Schmidt; wings, Peters. Dumart. Subs&mdash;Egan, Crawford. Sanford. Flaman, Gallinger, Warwick, Smith, Wilson, Pierson, Babando.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal. Durnan; defence, Bouchard. Reardon; centre, Mosdell; wings. Fillion, Riopelle. Subs&mdash;Harvey, Harmon, Leger, Lach, Richard, Dusseault, Reay, Locas, Carveth, Chamberlain.</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/f0011-06442/8544624-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="641" height="321"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 6</b></h2><p>DETROIT&mdash;Detroit Red Wings came from behind a 2-0 deficit with a goal in the second and third periods to tie Montreal Canadiens 2-2. The Habs jumped into an early lead in the first period on goals by Murph Chamberlain and Doug. Harvey.</p><p>Ted Lindsay was the first Wing to score at 11:50 of the middle heat and Detroit got the tying goal under dramatic circumstances in the third. Gordie Howe scored when Bill Durnan was slumped in the goal after being knocked down by Sid Abel.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence. Reardon; Bouchard; Bouchard; centre, Lach; wnigs, Richard. Dussault; subs: Harvey, Riopelle. Locas, Harmon, Fillion, Chamberlain, Reay, Mosdell, Cat-veth, Leger.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal, Lumley; defence, Quackenbush. Stewart; centra Abel; wings, Howe, Lindsay; subs: Kelly, Relse, McFadden, Guidolin, Horeck, Conacher, D. Morrison, R. Morrison, Gauthier, Pavelich.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Melville Keeling; linesmen, Jipi Primeau and Ed Mepham.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07396/8544617-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="636" height="502"></div><p>TORONTO&mdash;Thanks to a last period rally the Toronto Maple Leafs edged out Rangers 2-1. For two periods it appeared as if Tony Leswick&rsquo;s goal would assure the Ranagers of a victory.</p><p>But when Referee Clancy thumbed him to the cooler for slashing in the third period Syl Apps slammed home the equalizer. At the 13:36 mark of the same frame the KLM Line combined to score the winning counter and thus assure the 14,278 home fans a win. The goal was scored by Howie Meeker with Lynn and Kennedy assisting.</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence Moe, Colville; centre, O&rsquo;Connor; wings, Hex-tall, P, Watson; subs; Laprade, Leswick, Kullman, Eddolls, Juzda. Raleigh, Gardner, Trudell, Lamirande, Slowinski.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal, Broda; defence, Boesch Stanoswki; centre, Bentley; wnigs, Ezl-nicki, H. Watson; subs: Mortson, Thomson, Kennedy, Meeker, Lynn, Apps, Smith. Klukay, N. Metz, D. Metz.</p><p>Officials&mdash;King Clancy, referee; George Hayes and Doug Young, linesmen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-021537/8544610-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="660" height="388"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 7</b></h2><p>CHICAGO&mdash;Chicago Black Hawks fighting to get out of the cellar racked-up their largest score of the season against the Montreal Canadiens when they walloped the Habs 9-3. Gaye Stewart and Bud Poile, two-third of the Flying Fort Line, paced the Hawks to their 18th win. Stewart led the assault with two goals and three assists while Poile was able to garner one goal and three assists. While goals were being scored at a rapid pace King Clancy was busy dishing out 16 penalties. Rookie Norm Dussault of Canadiens suffered a possible brain concussion after clashing with Bill Gadsby.</p><p>Canadiens&mdash;Goal, Durnan; defence, Reardon. Haemon; centre Mosdell; wings, Fillion, Riopelle. Subs. Bouchard, Locas, Richard, Chamberlain, Reay, Lach, Carveth, Leger, Dussault, Harvey.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal, Francis: defence Gadsby Nattrass; centre. Gee; wings. Hamill, Kaleta, Subs. Maritiucl, Dickens, Bod-nard, Prystai, Bentley, Conacher, Mo-sionko-Brown, Stewart, Poile.</p><p>Officials&mdash;Frank (King) Clancy, referee; Eddie Mcpham and Jim Frimeau, linesmen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-031077/8544603-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="650" height="810"></div><p>BOSTON&mdash;With a total of 19 penalties imposed on the two teams, Boston Bruins defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1. The Bruins thus moved to within three points of the New York Rangers who tied 2-2 with Detroit.</p><p>Grant Warwick opened for Boston from a scrimmage. Veteran Milt Schmidt made it 2-0 early in the second frame and the Bruins went three goals ahead when Gallinger intercepted Mortson&rsquo;s pass. Klukay scored the lone Toronto tally.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04564/8544596-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="660" height="414"></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings fought to a 2-2 draw before a sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden. Tony Leswick fired home both the Ranger tallies while Lindsay and Don Morrison were the Detroit scorers. The tie practically a playoff spot for the Rangers.</p><p>Ted Lindsay scored his 31st goal of the season to lead all other N.H.L. players. Buddy O&rsquo;Connor picked up one assist to maintain a three-point over the fast moving Bud Poile of Chicago.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05395/8544589-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="658" height="410"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of March 9</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08360/8544582-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="630" height="2631"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-05378/8544575-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="616" height="780"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-06243/8544568-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="632" height="734"></div><h3><b>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-07137/8544561-1-eng-US/f0005-072.jpg" title="f0005-07" width="628" height="138"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-012059/8544752-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB &ldquo;SOLLY&rdquo; SOLINGER</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Favorite Baron Freshman

<div class="byline">By EDDIE COEN</div><p>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;</p><p>The greatest rookie to come along since Pete Horeck. who starred for the Cleveland Barons back in 1943-44&mdash;that&rsquo;s the way veteran hockey observers and newspapermen in and around Cleveland are summing up the brilliant play of 22-year-old Robert Edward Solinger who is affectionately known to thousands of Barons fans as just plain &ldquo;Solly&rdquo;. Horeck who, in his one season, with the Barons scored 34 goals and 29 assists for 63 points, may see his record surpassed by Solinger who should hit 35 goals before the season is over.</p><p>The Baron left winger, who started the season as a right laner and then shifted over to the other side when he and his linemates, Ab. DeMarco at centre, and Roy Kelly on the other side to &ldquo;just try it for a while in a practice&rdquo;, came to the Barons camp last fall. In pe-season dope, Solinger was not given much of chance to make the Barons but his play in training camp and his scoring of the winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings in an exhibition game nailed down a regular berth with the Cleveland club.</p><h2><b>One of Speediest</b></h2><p>The five-foot ten-inch star, who weighs 175 pounds, was bom just two days before Christmas at Star City, Sask., back in 1925. A blond with blue eyes, he immediately became a favorite with Cleveland fans by his aggressive and fearless play. He is one of the speediest men on the club and has a better than average eye in finding a hole to put the puck into the net.</p><p>Teaming with Kelly and De Marco the trio have proven to be Cleveland&rsquo;s greatest crowd ipleasers. Especially when they once get a puck inside of a rival&rsquo;s blue line they keep it in there for as much as two minutes before either scoring or the play is broken up.</p><p>With the American League award ing the Dudley &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Garrett Memorial Trophy and $300. to the most outstanding rookie., Cleveland fans who have labeled Soiinger just that since early in the season will put up a fight to have the &ldquo;blond bomber&rdquo; of the right lanes named to be the first winner of the trophy and prize.</p><p>Solly, who now lives in Prince Albert, Sask., played for the Edmonton Flyers last season, after performing in the Eastern Amateur loop two years ago. While with the Prince Albert club he was a teammate of the present Baron goalie, Johnny Bower.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Cleveland Fans High On Tyro Bob Solinger

<p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>ETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Detroit Red Wings have shown respect for their arch-rivals the leagueleading Toronto Maple Leafs, by selecting three Leafs for an &ldquo;all-opponent&rdquo; team in the National Hockey League.</p><p>Centre Max Bentley, left wing Harry Watson and goalie Turk Broda were selected. Broda, who has been fighting Harry Lumley of Detroit for Vezina Trophy honors, received 28 of a possible 30 votes.</p><p>Two Montreal Canadiens defencemen, Ken Reardon and Butch Bouchard, and right wing Bud Poile of Chicago Black Hawks round out the squad.</p><p>On the secoad team are goalie Frank Brimsek of the Boston Bruins, defencemen Jim Thomson of Leafs and Jack&rsquo; Crawford of Boston, centre Buddy O&rsquo;Connor of New York Rangers, left wing Gaye Stewart of Chicago and right wing Maurice Richard of Montreal.</p><h2><b>KNOW THE RULES OF HOCKEY</b></h2><p>National Hockey League fans can obtain copies of the Official Rule Book by writing to Dept. HN, National Hockey League. 603 Sun Life Building, Montreal, and enclosing ten cents to cover the cost of mailing.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Wing Players Pick 3 Leafs As Stars

<div class="byline">&#x2026;by Graczak</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06314/8544831-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b><i>&ldquo;He works for a Circus during the Summer&rdquo;</i></b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hockey Cutups

<p>WASHINGTON, D. C,</p><p>It does not appear that the Washington Lions will leave the American Hockey League, as they previously indicated they would do.</p><p>The publicity department of the Lions announced that Bill Cowley, formerly an outstanding centre with the Boston Bruins has reported to assist Jack Riley it coaching the team. Cowley retired from the Bruins last season, and he left behind him an all-time National Hockey League scoring record of 592 points.</p><p>He turned professional with the St Louis Eagles in 1934-35 and was with the Bruins from the following season to that of 1946-47. During this season Cowley has been scouting for talent for the Lions throughout Canada.</p><p>Recently Riley found it necessary to come back as a player following injuries to some of his key men. Cowley came to the Lions, not only to assist Riley in coaching from the side lines while Jack is on the ice, but also to aid in re-organizing the club for the next season. The club has a number of youngsters coming up for next season&rsquo;s fall training, and Riley and Cowley are of the opinion that Washington will have a better all-around league representation for 1948-49.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-07232/8544862-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg" title="f0008-07" width="306" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Cowley</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WASHINGTON NOT TO QUIT LEAGUE; COWLEY IS ENGAGED TO AID RILEY

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-14" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-14137/8545057-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg"></div><p><b>(Including games of Sunday. February 29)</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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A.H.L. TEAM TOTALS

<p>ST. LOUIS, Mo.&mdash;</p><p>The 1947-4H season has brought brighter days for &ldquo;The Count&rdquo; of hockey. Since lie was purchased by St. Louis Flyers from the Boston Bruins at the start of the year. Don Grosso has been one of the Improved players in the American lara-g-fte. Don is presently setting a hoi scoring pace with the Flyers this season and the monthly scoring records released by the A.H.L. last week show that the veteran campaigner is the second highest. Flyer pointgetter next to Paul Gladu.</p><p>Nicknamed &ldquo;The Count&rdquo;, Grosso, who made his name in hockey while playing on the Medicine Line with Sid Abel and Eddie Wares with Detroit Bed Wings several seasons ago, had a poor year last winter. He registered only 36 points while playing with the Bruins and Hershey Bears tint rallied in the playoffs to pace the Bears to the Calder Cup by scoring 10 pointe.</p><p>There was no place for Grosso in Hershey&rsquo;s &rsquo;47-4K plans and it thought, that the 30-year-old forward was all washed-up. But he has rallied this season and is playing the best hockey of his nine year professional career. In 58 games with the Flyers he has scored 81 goals and 43 assists for 74 points and is perched among the league&rsquo;s top scorers.</p><p>Grosso broke into pro company in 10:18-30 with the Bed Wings and remained with that club the 1043-44 campaign. During the following season he was traded to Chicago with Cully Simon for Earl Seibert and finished the year with 31 points. Last year he was sold to Boston where he played in 33 games but tallied only two points. He was then sent to the Bears and took part in 36 A.-H.L. contests.</p><p>Born in Sault Str. Marie, Ontario on April 12, 1015, Grosso stands 5 fret, 10?$ inches and tips the scales at 170 pounds. He has already proven that he Is worth the money that the Flyers paid for him. Don&rsquo;s best scoring season while in the N.H.L. was when he totaled 53 points in 1041-42.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-13167/8545088-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="606" height="1053"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DON GROSSO</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0009-13

“The Count” Shows Improved Play

<h2><b>Break Old Mark</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen the New Haven Ramblers defeated Springfield on February 29 they set a new team record&hellip;The win gave the Rams 63 points breaking a 20-year-old mark. Until this season the high had been 62.</p><h2><b>A Rough Night</b></h2><p>Jud McAtee of Hershey Had a rough night In Providence on February 29. In the first period he was struck in the face by the puck and stunned but returned to action. In the third frame it took seven stitches to close another puck wound in the head.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDINGS ON TUES A.M., MARCH 9</b></p><h3><b>Eastern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-011877/8545026-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="628" height="198"></div><h3><b>Western Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-021287/8545019-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="638" height="169"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 2&mdash;Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 8; Hershey b. Springfield 1; Providence 6 - St. Louis 3.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Buffalo 8. Providence 5; Spring field 8, Philadelphia 6; Cleveland 2, Springfield 1.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Cleveland 8. Providence 3-Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 2; Springfield 8, New Haven 3; Pittsburgh 2, Indianapolis 0; Buffalo 6. Hershey 2.</p><p>March 7&mdash;Buffalo 8, Washington 3; Cleveland 4, Pittsburg 2; Providence 8, Indianapolis 8; New Haven 3, St. Louis 2.</p><h3><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h3><p>March 9&mdash;St. Louis at Washington.</p><p>March 10.&mdash;St. Louis at Hershey; Cleveland at Philadelphia; Springfield at Providence.</p><p>March 12&mdash;New Haven at Washington.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Buffalo at Cleveland; Pittsburgh at Hershey; Indianapolis at Philadelph&rsquo;a; St. Louis at Springfield.</p><p>March 14&mdash;Cleveland at Buffalo; Washington at Indianapolis; Pittsburgh at New Haven; St. Louis at Providence.</p><p>The rampaging Cleveland Barens, who have already set a record for games without a loss in the American Hockey League, show no indication of letting up. The current talk is that they will finish the season without a loss and thus run their present string of 21 games to 26.</p><p>During the past week they past the old mark of 19 consecutive games without a loss and continued on their merry way with an im-plessive 8-3 win over Provindence, Eastern Division leaders, and Pittsgurgh who they had previously beaten.</p><p>Besides their string of games without a loss, the garons need but one more win to equal the mark of games won in a season. They have passed the number of goals scored in a season but in this category they are behind Providence who have amassed a total of 307.</p><p>These events have overshadowed other goings on in the loop the past week. Cleveland appears to have won the division honors, unless a complete reversal of form takes place within the remaining four or five games. At present Providence have clinched their top stop while Cleveland need but one more victory to do so.</p><p>The Reds won one game in the past week, losing to Buffalo 8-5 and Cleveland 8-3, while tying with Indianapolis 8-8.</p><p>Buffalo and Pittsburgh are Currently battling for the second position in the Western Division. The Hornets won but one game in the last week while the Bisons won all three of their Scheduled contests.</p><p>St. Louis appears hopelessly emerged in the cellar.</p><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29</b></h2><p><b>ST. LOUIS</b>&mdash;The Barons posted their 17th game. without a loss when they Whipped the crippled St. Louis Flyers 5-2. Cleveland moved into first place in the Western Division over Pittsburgh. Johnny Holota scored two of the Cleve-land goals.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal, Bessette; defence, Allen, Wares; centre. Holota; wings. Carse. Herchenratter, subs&mdash;Sprout, Saw-chuk. Lavoie, Thurier, Gagne, Russell. Solinger. Kelly, Brennan, Buller.</p><p><b>St. Louis</b>&mdash;Goal, Highton; defence. Lund, Milligen; centre. Grosso; wings. Gladu. Tustin, subs&mdash;Grigg. Wilson. Trigg, Black, Olton, Pozzo, Raynak, Backor.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03782/8545012-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="648" height="471"></div><p><b>PROVIDENCE</b>&mdash;Carl Liscombe set a new all-time American League scoring record of 101 points when he registered five assists as the power-packed Providence Reds walloped Hershey Bears 10-3. Three of the Reds scored two goals Ka-pusta, Scherza and Fraser. Liscombe scored two assists in the first and second frames and another in the third.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal, Bennett; defence, Arcand, Stanley; centre, Laplante; wings, Prokop, Kapusta. subs&mdash;Chad, Taylor, Scherza, Bedard, Fraser, Liscombe, Stoddard, Church, Collings.</p><p><b>Hershey</b>&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Cooper, McLenahan; centre, McGill; wings, Lund, Gaudreault subs&mdash;Cain, Mario, Bruce, Marquess, McAtee, Bettio, Branigan, Pratt, Gronsdahl, Slobodian.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04594/8545005-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="649" height="744"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05447/8544998-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="655" height="121"></div><p><b>INDIANAPOLIS</b>&mdash;Indianapolis Capitols turned in one of their best performances of the A.H.L. season as they dropped Pittsburgh out of first place by beating the Hornets 6-2. Bruneteau and Sclisizzi both scored twice for the Mowersmen while Kemp and Costello scored for the losers.</p><p><b>Indianapolis</b>&mdash;Goal, Almas, defence. Miller, Nicholson; centre, Simpson; wings Couture, Sclisizzl. subs&mdash;Simon, Summers, Lundy, Sullivan, Bruneteau, Podolsky, Licari, Mackay, Fogolin.</p><p><b>Pittsburg</b>&mdash;Goal, Bastien; defence, Kemp, Backor; centre, Langelle; wings, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Thomas, subs&mdash;Morris, Hamilton, Hill, Benson, Mair, Sloan, Dawes, Costello, Mackell</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06378/8544991-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="654" height="552"></div><p><b>NEW HAVEN</b>&mdash;New Haven Ramblers outfought and outscored Springfield Indians by the slim margin of 4-3 in a fast A.H.L. contest before 3,800 fans. Five goals were scored in the first period in a game that saw only one penalty handed out. Mickoski scored twice for the Ramblers.</p><p><b>New Haven</b>&mdash;Goal. Stevenson; defence, Heller, Robinson; centre, Davies; wings, Johnson, Webster, subs&mdash;Bell, Lancien, Hymrak, Gordon, Juckes, Fisher, Macintosh, White, Denis. Mickoski.</p><p><b>Springfield</b>&mdash;Goal. Nadon; defence, Allen, Lamoureux; centre, Kobussen; wings, Jones, Kuntz, subs&mdash;Johnstone, Courteau, Unger, Hosking. Summerhill, Hayden, Frost, Gooden, Tottle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07328/8544984-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="640" height="533"></div><p><b>BUFFALO</b>&mdash;After two scoreless periods Buffalo broke loose a whipped four goals into the Washington cage as they blanked the Lions 4-0 before more than 9,000 home fans. It was Goaler Connie Dion&rsquo;s second shutout of the year. Murdo McKay&rsquo;s goal at 1.43 of the last period started the scoring off.</p><p><b>Buffalo</b>&mdash;Goal, Dion; defence, Field, Lessard; centre, McKay; wings, Hunt, Brown, subs&mdash;McMahon, C.ooper, Laycoe, J. Bell, Halderson, Campeau, Hickey, Lewis, Pargeter.</p><p><b>Washington</b>&mdash;Goal, G. Bell; defence, Archambeault, Foley; centre, D. Porteous wings, Riley, F. Porteous. subs&mdash;Hayes, Portland, Walton, Ciuman, Babey, Carr-Harris, Slater, Wilson, Mousseau, Lovett.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08298/8544977-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="646" height="376"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 2</b></h2><p><b>St. Louis</b>&mdash;eds set a new A.H.L. record lor goals scored and they also Clinched the Eastern Division title by defeating St. Louis Flyers 6-3. on scoring six goals the Reds passed the marked of 286 set by Indianapolis in 1945-46. They have already scored 291 goals. Chad led the Reds with two goals in the third period.</p><p><b>Providence:</b>&mdash;Goal, Bennett; defence, Stanley, Arcand centre, Taylor; wings, Scnerza, Chad. Suus: Fraser, Church, Laplante, Stoddard, Liscombe, Bedard, Prokop, Collings Kapusta.</p><p><b>St. Louis</b>&mdash;Goal, Highton; defence, Grigg, Milligen; centre, Grosso; wings, Gladu, Tustin, Subs: Shewchuk, Lund; Wilson, Trigg Black, Olson, McComb, Pozzo, Rayuax, Backor.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09283/8544970-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="637" height="631"></div><p><b>HERSHEY.</b>&mdash;Hershey Bears moved on notch closer to a playoff berth when they toppled Springfiled Indians 6-1 before a home crowd of 4,581. Lund and Mario were the big guns for the Bears with two goals apiece while McAtee and Cain notched the other two. Gooden scored for the Indians.</p><p><b>Hershey</b>&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence, Cooper, McLenahan; centre, Mario; wings, Cain, Bruce. Subs: Slobodian, Pratt, Branigan, McGill, Gronsdahl McAtee, Marquess. Bettio, Lund, Gaudreault</p><p><b>Springfield</b>&mdash;Goal, Perras; defence, Hosking, Tottle; centre, Kobussen; wings Jones, Kuntz, Subs: Lamoureux. Johnstone, Courteau, Unger, Summerhill, Hayden. Frost, Gooden.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10260/8544963-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="644" height="475"></div><p><b>CLEVELAND.</b>&mdash;Cleveland Barons extended their winning streak to 18 games without a defeat as they shaded Philadelphia Rockets 6-5 on goals by Saw-chuk and Solinger in the last period. Solinger also scored in the first period. Philadelphia scored their goals in the middle period.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal, Bessette; defence. Wares Allen; centre, Holota; wings, Les-wick, Carse. Subs: Sawchuk, Sprout, Brennan, Buller, Russell, Gagne Lavoie, Thurier, Solinger, Kelly.</p><p><b>Phialdelphia</b>&mdash;Goal, Jessiman; defence, Bush, Moter; centre, Mahaffy; wings Wochy, DeFice. Subs: Waldriff, Shewchuk, Stefaniw, Narduzzi, Herges-heimer Kilrea, Kraiger, Hnatiuk, Jamieson, Bangay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-12187/8544956-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="648" height="606"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1443/8544949-1-eng-US/f0010-142.jpg" title="f0010-14" width="648" height="101"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3</b></h2><p><b>BUFFALO.</b>&mdash;The Bisons, fighting to clinch a playoff position, bowled over the high scoring Providence Reda 8-5 before 9.518 fans. Murdo McKay led the Buffalo club to victory with three goals one a penalty shot in third me When Stanley hauled down McKay the latter slid into the Providence cage and Goaler Harvey Bennett was gashed by McKay&rsquo;s skate. He had to be taken from the game.</p><p><b>Buffalo:</b> Goal. Dion; defence. McMahon Laycoe; centre, Douglas; wings, Cooper, Bell; subs.: Field, Lessard, McKay, Hunt, Brown, Halderson, Campeau, Hickey, Lewis, Pargeter.</p><p><b>Providence:</b> Goal. Bennett; defence, Stanley. Arcand; centre, Stoddard; wings. Prokop, Kapusta; subs.: Church. Fraser, Chod, Laplante, Liscombe, Bedard, Scherza, Collings, Taylor.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-06342/8544942-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="643" height="747"></div><p><b>PITTSBURGH.</b>&mdash;Cleveland scored twice in the third period to-edge out Pittsburgh 2-1 and tied the A.H.L. record of 19 games straight without a loss set last year by the same Hornets. The win increased Cleveland&rsquo;s first place hold to five points over the Wasps. After Backor gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead Carse and Russell scored two goals in less than two minutes.</p><p><b>Cleveland:</b> Goal, Bessette; defence, Allen. Wares; centre, Holota; wings, Carse, Herchanratter; subs.: Sprout, Sawchuk. Lavoie; Thurier, Gagne, Russell, Solinger. Kelly Brennan, Buller.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh:</b> Goal, Bastien; defence, Backor, Kemp; centre, Langelie; wings, O&rsquo;Flaherty, Sloan: subs.: Samis, Morris, Hamilton. His, Benson, Lemieux, Dawes, Costello. Mackell.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-07245/8544935-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="639" height="425"></div><p><b>PHILADELPHIA.</b>&mdash;Vernon &ldquo;Wimpy&rdquo; Jones shot home three goals to lead Springfield Indians to an 8-6 victory over Philadelphia Rockets. DeFelice was the big gun for the home club with two goals. The Indians sewed-up the game with a four goal spurt in the last period.</p><p><b>Springfield:</b> Goal, Perras; defence, Johnstone, Lamoureux; centre, Kobussen; wings, Hayden. Gooden; subs.: Tottle, Unger, Courteau, Hosking, Summerhill, Frost, Jones, Kuntz.</p><p><b>Philadelphia:</b> Goal, Jessiman defence, Bush. Motter; centre, Mahaffy; wings, Wochy, DeFelice; subs. Waidriff, Kilrea, Jamieson, Narduzzi, Stefaniw, Hna-tiuk, Kraiger Shewchuk, Bangay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-08186/8544928-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="646" height="841"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 6</b></h2><p><b>PITTSBURGH</b>&mdash;Benson and Costeldo scared goals in the first and last periods and it was more than enough to give Pittsburgh Hornets a 2-0 victory over Indianapolis Capitols. Benson bagged his goal at 2.22 of the opener while Costello clinched the game after six minutes of the third frame.</p><p><b>Indianapolis</b>&mdash;Goal, Almas; defence, Nicholson. Millar; centre Simpson; wings. Couture, Sclisizzi; alternates. Summers, Millar. Doran Bruneteau, Licari, Fogo-lin Wilson. Podolsky, McKay.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh</b>&mdash;Goal, Bastien; defence, Kemp Backor; centre, Langelie; wings, Sloan. O&rsquo;Flaherty; alternates Samis, Morris, Mamilton, Benson Hili. Dawes. Costello, Mackell. Thomas,</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-09142/8544921-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="649" height="74"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-10119/8544914-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="580" height="923"></div><p><b>CLEVELAND</b>&mdash;Capse and Solinger each scored a pair of tallies to Cleveland Barons to an 8-3 triumph over Providence Reds. It was the Baroni 20th straight game without a loss thus breaking the record of 19 set by Pittaburgh last season.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal, Bower; defence, Wares, Allen; centre, Holota; wings, Herchenratter, Carse; alternates, Davidson, Sprout Buller, Sawohuk, Thurier, Solinger, Kelly, Lavoie, Gagne, Russell,</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal, Stoddard; defence, Stanley, Arcand; centre, Taylor; wings, Chad, Scherza; alternates. Church, Col? lings Kapbsta, Prokop, Fraser, Lacombe Bedard, Laplante.</p><p><b>Officials</b>&mdash;Hugh McLean and Norm Locking.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1197/8544907-1-eng-US/f0010-112.jpg" title="f0010-11" width="583" height="721"></div><p><b>HERSHEY</b>&mdash;Buffalo came to lite in the third period and rattled four goals past Red Henry as they handed Hershey Bears a C-2 setback The score was deadlocked at 2-2 when the Biaons by Fred Hunt with two goals, ran will to walk off with the verdict</p><p><b>Buffalo</b>&mdash;Goal. Dion defence MeMahon. Laycoe: centre. Dongles; wings, Cooper. Bell; alternates, Jackson. McKay, Hunt Hickey, Brown Camseal Lewis. Halder son, Pargeter, Lessard.</p><p><b>Hershey</b>&mdash;Goal, Henry; defence Cooper, McLenhan; centre, McGill wings Lund, Gaudreautt; adternatives Slobodian. Pratt. Branlgan, Mario Gros dahl. Bruce McAtee, Marquess, Bettio.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1275/8544900-1-eng-US/f0010-122.jpg" title="f0010-12" width="568" height="564"></div><p><b>SPRINGFIELD</b>&mdash;Springfield indians displayed one of their best efforts of the season as they toppled the Haven Ramblers 8-3. Kuntz man with three goals.</p><p><b>New Haven</b>&mdash;Goal, H. Gordon, Heller Robinson; centre, Davies wings Johnston, Webster: alternates, Canadiens Juckes Fisher. White Dents Hyrmk, Miekoski, J. Gordon Z.</p><p><b>Springfield</b>&mdash;Goal, Johnstone. Allen: centre. wings. Summerhill Kuntz; altmourux Tottle, linger. Hosking, Frost. Jones. Gooden. Kobussen Cupon</p><p><b>Officials</b>&mdash;Ted Graham and Joe Pilrick.</p><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p>(Including Gaines of March. 7)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11227/8544893-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="638" height="900"></div><h3><b>THE LEADERS</b></h3><p><b>Goals</b>&mdash;Carl Liscombe, Providence (44)</p><p><b>Assists</b>&mdash;Wally Stefaniw, Phil. (67)</p><p><b>Penalties</b>&mdash;Phil Sainis, Pitts. (162 mts.)</p><p><b>Leading Goalie</b>&mdash;Baz Bastien Pittsburg, 63 games, 162 goals, 2.57 average.</p><p><b>Shutouts</b>&mdash;Baz Bastien, Pittsburg (4).</p><p><b>Team Penaties</b>&mdash;Hershey (660 mts.)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0009-01

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hile Coach Bill Cook&rsquo;s Minneapolis Millers have been loping along at a steady gait at the head of the United States League parade, rookie coach Toe Blake has been drawing attention for his work as substitute mastermind at Houston, where he has the Huskies hustling.</p><p>The veteran Montreal Canadians star, whose brilliant Nar tional League string was snapped this winter when he broke his ankle, took over the most southerly entry in the USHL after Mike McMahon was given the gate. Blake, who was within an ace of passing Bill Cowley&rsquo;s alltime point record when the misfortune occurred, took over the coaching reins and showed he was just as adept at the bench hockey job as he was on the Habitants&rsquo; front line</p><h2><b>Has Huskies Hustling</b></h2><p>Huskies have moved up steadily, until last week they took over the leadership in the Southern Division of the far - flung loop. With a good margin of games in hand over the Fort Worth Rangers they stand to wind up the season in that position unless the unforeseen happens.</p><p>That makes the canny Toe a prime prospect for the coach-of-the-year honors on the fans&rsquo; AllStar Team, even though he hasn&rsquo;t had a full season on the job.</p><p>Looking back at Minneapolis, the veteran former New York Rangers star, Cook, rates more than passing mention when the time comes for handing out the laurels. His Millers have been pacing the Northern Division&mdash;and the entire league&mdash;all season, after winding up the 1946-47 campaign in third place.</p><h2><b>Cook&rsquo;s Crew Coasting</b></h2><p>Cook, now in his third season at Minneapolis, has a well - balanced squad that rates serious contention when the playoffs roll around.</p><p>Reg Hamilton at Kansas City and Mud Bruneteau at Omaha are two more coaches who have their crews racing down the playoff wire. The Pla - Mors and the Knights&mdash;farmhands of Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings respectively&mdash;are battling for second place in the Northern Division, with no holds barred.</p><p>Like Cook, both Davidson and Bruneteau are well known to N. H.L. fans for their feats of the past. Hamilton, who spent nine seasons with Toronto Maple Leafs, was sold to, Chicago after the 1944-45 campaign, played the next season with Hawks and then after the beginning of the 19 4647 race was sent to Kansas City as playing coach.</p><h2><b>Bruneteau &rsquo;47 Choice</b></h2><p>Bruneteau. who spent the first 12 years of his pro career with Detroit teams, with a brief fling at Pittsburgh in 1937-38, went to Omaha last season to take over the Knights, brought them home in first place during the regular schedule, only to lose out in the playoffs to the inspired Pla-Mors. Although the Knights didn&rsquo;t win the Cup their performance was good enough to win the Mudder the nomination as All-Star coach for 1946-47.</p><p>Besides Cook. Bruneteau and Hamilton, the only other coaching holdover from last season is Murry &ldquo;Muzz&rdquo; Patrick maestro of the St. Paul Saints.</p><p>The other coaches in the cir cuit including Blake, are all roo&rsquo;r ies in the Hendy circuit. They are Clint Smith of Tulsa Oilers, Lei Cook of Dallas Texans and Tony Savage of Fort Worth Rangers.</p><p>Smith, a two-time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship in the N.H.L.&mdash;in 1938-39 with Rangers and in 1943-44 with Chicago&mdash;took over the Oilers at the start of the current campaign. He wound up his N.H.L. career with Hawks last season, but has been taking his turn on the ice with Tulsa to help keep them in the playoff hunt.</p><h2><b>Cook&rsquo;s Allan Cuppers</b></h2><p>Lex Cook, a well-known figure in Canadian amateur circles, took over the reins of the Dallas Texans after former coach Murray Armstrong retired Cook coached Kirkland Lake Blue Devils to the Allan Cup in 1939, and gained further fame as head of the Cornwall Army team during the war. In 1945 he took over Quebec Aces and moulded them into a strong contender for senior honors.</p><p>Savage last season was coach and later business manager of Providence Reds in the A. H. L., but resigned to join Eddie Shore&rsquo;s hockey chain, succeeding Wally Kilrea with the Texas farmhands while Kilrea went to Philadelphia of the A.H.L.</p><p>With selection of the All-Star Coach, the balloting for THE HOCKEY TEAMS U.S.H.L. TEAM comes to an end this week. Remember, to qualify and have your ballots under the wire so they can be counted&mdash;they MUST BE MAILED AND POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, MARCH 18 So, get them in now. fans, and then stand by and wait for the results of this first AllStar team ever chosen by hockey followers across the land.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-012028/8545147-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="289" height="595"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Cook Minneapolis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-021461/8545140-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="344" height="470"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toe Blake Houston</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03909/8545133-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="319" height="613"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Murray Patrick St. Paul</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04618/8545126-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="280" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&lsquo;Mud&rsquo; Bruneteau Omaha</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05447/8545119-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="301" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Reg Hamilton Kansas City</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Mastermind Job On Dream Team Now At Stake

<p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>ALTIMORE, Md.&mdash;Mel Harwood, coach of Atlantic City Sea Gulls of the Eastern United States Hockey League, died at his home here today of a heart attack. He was 40.</p><p>A native of Pembroke, Ont., he attended high school in Ottawa and later played as goalkeeper on hockey teams throughout Saskatchewan.</p><p>He joined the Baltimore team of the Eastern League in 1932 where he was first-string goalie until he quit active play in 1936.</p><p>For several years afterwards, he refereed in the Eastern and National Leagues. He was mentor at Atlantic City last year. Funeral services were held here today.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Ex N.H.L. Referee, Mel Harwood Dies

<p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>HICAGO, Ill&mdash;Barring in Barring juries, Gaye Stewart of Chicago Black Hawks will playled mes this season&mdash;even though the actual number of games played by each team is 60. The extra game came about result of the widely-publicized five-for-two trade that Stewart to the Hawks from to ronto. Stewart played games for the Leafs an play 54 for the Hawks.</p><p>.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

May Play 61 Games

<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>Nothing makes any sport thrive more than the drive of the eager youngster who joins the professional ranks and through his enthusiasm for the game climbs to the heights of stardom in his first full season. The &ldquo;Outstanding Rookie&rdquo; of the season in the U. S. H. L., will be named by the coaches. Three selections will be made by each coach on the 3, 2, 1 point basis. Points will be tabulated and the rookie receiving the greatest number of points will be named the &ldquo;Outstanding Rookie&rdquo; of the season and will receive $250 in cash and a suitably engraved trophy.</p><p>To be eligible for this award a rookie must not have played in more than 20 professional games (exclusive of playoffs) prior to the 1947-48 season. Every club in the league has one or more men who qualify for consideration for this honor and a list of those who have not played more than 20 games prior to this season follows:</p><p>Dallas: Bus Gagnon. Fort Worth: Paul Bedard, Bob Drain-ville, Vern Kaiser, Len Mutcheson. Houston: Jack Giesbrecht. Kansas City: Joe Conn, Harry Sroves, Jack Miller, Hal Tarala, Ivan Wilson. Minneapolis: John Thomas Karakas, Carl Kaiser, Ian Fraser, Walt Hergesheimer. Omaha: Terry Sawchuk, Walter Bak, Lyall Wiseman, Fred Glover, George Senick, Emmanuel McLean. St. Paul: Armand DelMonte, Maurice Dowling, Andy Lamrect, Fred Shero, Doug Toole, Wes Trainor. Tulsa: Bob Schnurr, Ron Mathews.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Eight League Coaches Will Nominate Outstanding Rookie Player Of Year

<p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>Jim Hendy, president of the United States Hockey League, said that Al Dewsbury of the Omaha club and Harry Dick of Tulsa had been given misconduct penalties and fines of $10 each for actions after a game in Omaha February 28.</p><p>Hendy said Dewsbury rushed playing-coach Clint Smith of Tulsa after the final whistle. While the officials were breaking it up, Hendy said, Dick used abusive language to them.</p><p>Hendy held that &ldquo;when a home team player started list-icuffs when the game was over, and the players moving off the ice that it was actually worse than in the game because it was practically an invitation to the fans to join in.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

PREXY JIM HENDY FINES 2 PLAYERS

<h2><b>Knights With Bounds</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>maha Knights won their first home ice win over the TTulsa Ollers on February 28 when they finished on top 4-2 The Knights however won their season series with the Oilers by winning two and drawing two on Tulsa ice.</p><h2><b>Abundant Crop</b></h2><p>There is an abundant crop of 29 rookies In the running for the U.S. HX. Outstanding Rookie Award. Omaha and St. Paul lead the field with Six freshmen each while Kansas City have five newcomers eligible for the Award.</p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON SUN. A.M., MARCH 6</b></p><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-011969/8545345-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="604" height="146"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-021313/8545338-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="604" height="112"></div><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>February 29&mdash;Houston 10, Minneapolis 4; St. Paul 6, Fort Worth 4; Kansas City 6, Omaha 4.</p><p>March 2&mdash;St. Paul 2, Tulsa 1; Omaha 4, Minneapolis 2.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Omaha 6, Minneapolis 4; Kansas City 6, Dallas 1.</p><p>March 4&mdash;Houston 6, Kansas City 3; Fort Worth 6, Tulsa 4; Omaha 4, St. Paul 3.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Tulsa 6, Fort Worth 4; Dallas 7, Houston 1; St. Paul 4, Minneapolis 2.</p><h3><b>Games of Coming Week</b></h3><p>March 10&mdash;Tulsa at Minneapolis; St. Paul at Kanias City.</p><p>March 11&mdash;Fort Worth at Houston; Kansas City at St. Paul.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Fort Worth at Dallas; Houston at Tulsa; Kansas City at Minneapolis; St. Paul at Omaha.</p><p>March 14&mdash;Tulsa at Houston; Dallas at Fort Worth; Minneapolis at Kansas City.</p><p>Riding on the crest of a three-game winning streak Mud Brune-teau&rsquo;s Improved Omaha Knighta are presently the hottest club in the United States Hockey League. The Knights, after winning three out of four games last week, have climbed into second place in the Northern Division. With 28 victories against 26 losses and seven ties, Omaha heads Kansas City by one point. They are now trailing the sliding Millers of Minneapolis five ponts.</p><p>The Millers, rated the strongest squad in the eight team circuit, feel off their winning place last week dropping all four encounters. After being trounced by Houston 10-4, the Millers dropped two straight to the Knights by scores of 4-2 and 6-4 and two nights later Cook&rsquo;s bowed to St. Paul Saints 4-2.</p><p>The Northern Division race is a tight battle with the Knights heading Kansas City by one point and St. Paul only two points behind the Pla-Mors.</p><p>In the Southern section, Houston and Fort Worth are fighting it out in rare style. The Huskies Presently hold sway by the slim margin of one point. However they hold five games in hand over the Rangers. With 59 points, the Huskies have won 29 games against 25 setbacks.</p><p>Tulsa Oilers are in third place a mil 10 points back of Fort Worth. Dallas is lodged in the basement with 46 points. Houston leads the league in goals-scored with 251.</p><h2><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26</b></h2><p><b>HOUSTON</b>&mdash;Duckey Skinner pulled off the hat trick in leading Houston Huskies to a 5-4 win over St. Paul Saints. The loss kept St. Paul in last place in the Northern Division. Skinner scored his third goal at 15:30 of the last period to break a 4-4 tie.</p><p><b>St. Paul</b>&mdash;Goal, McGill; defence, Sanda-Ailsby; centre, Head; wings, Schwartz, Pechet. subs&mdash;Dill, H. Brown, Bend, Smith, Levandowski, Dowling, Shack, Rozzini, Lambrecht, Shero.</p><p><b>Houston</b>&mdash;Goal, Gauthier; defence, Bla-he. Maher; centre, Agar; wings, A. Brown, Gravelle. subs&mdash;Melong, Curry, McKenzie, Macey, Giesbrecht, Thibeault, Skinner, McArthur, Eisenzoph.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03819/8545331-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="624" height="522"></div><p><b>FORT WORTH</b>&mdash;A freakish goal by Wally Hergesheimer midway through the overtime period gave Minneapolis Millers a 3-2 Fort Worth. The last man to touch puck Hergesheimer got credit for the winner when Rangers&rsquo; Bob Dralnville pushed the puck into his own net.</p><p><b>Forth Worth</b>&mdash;Goal, McAtee; defence, Lofvendahi. Dralnville; centre. Fowler; wings. Mutcheson, Thorpe, subs&mdash;Baby, Kane. Ritson, V. Kaiser. Warwick, Weaver. Bedard, Hewson, May, Schmidt.</p><p><b>Minneapolis</b>&mdash;Goal. McQueston; defence. Williams, Allum; centre, Forgle; wings, Strobel, Atanas. subs&mdash;Sherritt, Fraser, C. Kaiser, Milne, Burns, Bartholome, Hergesheimer, Melnyk, Wycherley, To-miuk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04527/8545324-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="642" height="370"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28</b></h2><p><b>DALLAS</b>&mdash;A 10-game losing streak came to an end for Dallas as the Texans shutout St. Paul Saints 6-0 before 2,500 spectators. Goaler Nick Pidsodny racked-up his second shutout of the year and was aided by strong defence play by his teammates. Horeck scored two goals to pace the Tex ins.</p><p><b>Dallas</b>&mdash;Goal, Pidsodny; defence, Fink-beiner, McKay; centre. Shill; wings, Horeck, Allen, subs&mdash;Hockey, Milford, Peterson. Poitras, Homenuke, Smrke, Bellemar.e, Medynski, Petrie.</p><p><b>St. Paul</b>&mdash;Goal, McGill; defence, Lambrecht, Shero; centre, Rozzini; wings,&rsquo; Bend, Brown, subs&mdash;Sandalack, Ailsby, Dill, Schwartz, Read, Pechet, Smith, Le-vandowski, Dowling, Shack, Decourcy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05364/8545317-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="642" height="436"></div><p><b>OMAHA</b>&mdash;Omaha Knights took a firmer hold on third place in the Northern Division by trumping Tulsa Oilers 4-2 as 6,219 fans watched the Knights win their first decision over the Oilers on home ice this season. Goaler Nelson Little held off the Omaha club singlehanded. He tanned only four times as the Knights fired 65 shots his way.</p><p><b>Tulsa</b>&mdash;Goal, Little, defence, Dick, Dillon; centre, C. Smith; wings, Brayshaw, Chakowski. subs&mdash;Young, McMurdy, Webster, Knott, McAtee, Thomson, Schnurr, Jones.</p><p><b>Omaha</b>&mdash;Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Forbes, Dewsbury; centre, McNab; wings, W. Smith, Wiseman, subs&mdash;Riegle, Lavitt, Strongman, Glover, Senick, lannarelli, Boyce, McLean, Kennedy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06283/8545310-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="644" height="472"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29</b></h2><p><b>KANSAS CITY.</b>&mdash;Omaha&rsquo;s bid to hurdle into second place failed as the Knights were handled a 6-4 setback by Kansas City. Before the game started the Knights trailed the Pla-Mors by one. point. It was a costly loss Inasmuch as St.&rsquo; Paul defeated Fort Worth to move within a singule point of Canada.</p><p><b>Kansas City</b>&mdash;Goal, D. Jackson; defence, Baldwin Conn; centre, Powell; wings, Harms Miller. Subs: Tarala, J. Jackson, Ashworth, Olmstead, Butler, Blade, Wilson Silvestri, Groves.</p><p><b>Omaha</b>&mdash;Goal, Sawchuk; defence, Forbes, Dewsbury; centre, McNab; Wiseman, Smith. Subs: Riegle, Lavitt, Bak, Strongman. Glover, Senick lanna-relli. McLean, Kennedy, Boyce.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-07221/8545303-1-eng-US/f0007-072.jpg" title="f0007-07" width="636" height="676"></div><p><b>FORT WORTH</b>&mdash;St.Paul piled up a four-goal lead in the opening period and then coasted to a 6-4 victory over Fort Worth Rangers. It was Fort Worth&rsquo;s third straight setback and dropped them out of first place in the Southern Divisoa. Len Brown sparked the Saints with two goals.</p><p><b>Fort Worth</b>&mdash;Goal, McAtee; defence, Baby, Brodeut; centre, Hewson; wings, Mutcheson Schmidt. Subs: Kane, Loi-vendahi, Fowler, Weaver, Warvick, Ritson, Thorpe Kaiser, Drainville, May.</p><p><b>St. Paul</b>&mdash;Goal, Decourcy; defence, Sandalack, Ailsby; centre, Rozzini; wings, Bend, Brown. Subs: Dill, Shero, Schwartz, Read, Pechet, Levandowski, Dowling, Lambrecht, Shack.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-08176/8545296-1-eng-US/f0007-082.jpg" title="f0007-08" width="640" height="672"></div><p><b>HOUSTON.</b>&mdash;Houston Galloped Minneapolis Millers 10-4 to move back into first place in the Southern Division battle. The Huskies scored three goals in the first and second periods and four more in the last canto. George Agar and Jack Giesbrecht each scored three goals for the winners.</p><p><b>Minneapolis</b>&mdash;Goal McQueston; defence, Allum, Smith; centre, Bartholome, wings, Wycherley, Williams. Subs: Forgle Atanas, Strobel, Hergesheimer To-miuk, Burns Sherritt, Milne, Fraser, Melnyk.</p><p><b>Houston</b>&mdash;Goal, Gauthier; defence, Blake. Maher; centre, Agar; wings, Brown Gravelie. Subs: Curry, McKenzie, Macey, Giesbrecht, Thibeault, McArthur. Skinner. Eisenzoph.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-09134/8545289-1-eng-US/f0007-092.jpg" title="f0007-09" width="640" height="254"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-10108/8545282-1-eng-US/f0007-102.jpg" title="f0007-10" width="640" height="564"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 2</b></h2><p><b>OMAHA.</b>&mdash;Omaha played a sparkling game to defeat Minneapolis Millers 4-2. A total of 4,897 fans saw the Knights hold the upper hand throughout the 60 minutes of play. Goaler Harry McQues-tno of the Millers had a busy night handling 45 shots from Omaha stickmen.</p><p><b>Minneapolis</b>&mdash;Goal, McQueston; defence, Williams, Allum; centre, Bartholome; wings, Melnyk, Tomiuk. Subs: Sherritt, Fraser. S. Smith. Hergesheimer. Wycherley. Forgie, Atanas, Strobel, Kaiser.</p><p><b>Omnha</b>&mdash;Goal, Sawchuk; defence. Forbes, Dewsbury; centre, McNab; wings, Wiseman W. Smith. Subs: Riegle, Lavitt, Strongman, Glover, Senick. IannareTli, Boyce, McLean, Kennedy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1189/8545275-1-eng-US/f0007-112.jpg" title="f0007-11" width="640" height="332"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1273/8545268-1-eng-US/f0007-122.jpg" title="f0007-12" width="632" height="482"></div><p><b>TULSA</b>&mdash;A third period goal by Mel Read gave St. Paul Saints a 2-1 victory over Tulsa. The other Saint goal was scored by Mitch Pechet. The lone Oiler counter was notched by Coach Clint Smith.</p><p><b>St. Paul</b>&mdash;Goal, Decourcy; defence, Shero, Lambrecht; centre, Rozzini; wings Brown, Bend. Subs: Sandalack Ailsby, Dill, Read, Shack, Levandowski, Schwartz, Pechet, N. Smith, Dowling.</p><p><b>Tulsa</b>&mdash;Goal, Little; defence Jones&rsquo; Young; centre, McAtee; wings, Schnurr, Thomson. Subs: Matthews, Dick, Dillon, McMurdy, Knott. Webster, C. Smith, Chakowski, Brayshaw, Ubriaco.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-07100/8545261-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="634" height="326"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3</b></h2><p><b>MINNEAPOLIS.</b>&mdash;Minneapolis Millers suffered a &euro;-4 defeat at the hands of the Omaha Knights for the second loss in as many nights. Down 4-0 Minneapolis surged back to within one goal, of the Knights but Winky Smith counted for Omaha. Wycherley and McNab rounded put the scoring.</p><p><b>Omaha</b>&mdash;Goal, Sawchuk: defence, Dewsbury, Forbes; centre, McNab; wings, Smith, Wiseman. Subs: Lavitt, Bak, Riegle, Strongman, Senick, Kennedy, Glevetr, Iannarell, Boyce McLean.</p><p><b>Minneapolis</b>&mdash;Goal, Karakus; defence, Allum, Williams; centre, S. Smith; wings, Wycherly, Bartholome. Subs: Sherritt Milne, Kaiser, Forgie, Strobel, A tanas, Burns, Tomiuk, Melnyk, Herges-heimer.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0869/8545254-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="640" height="624"></div><p><b>DALLAS</b>&mdash;Kansas City Pla - Mors drubbed Dallas Texans 6-1 on their home ide. After two first period goals the Pla-Mors were never headed. The win left them six points out of first place while Dallas remained in the cellar.</p><p><b>Kansas City</b>&mdash;Goal, Jackson; defence, Conn, Baldwin; centre, Powell, wings, J. Miller, Harms, Subs: Tanala Jackson, Ashworth Olmstead, Groves, Silvestri, Wilson, Mitchell, Blade, D. Miller. 1</p><p><b>Dallas</b>&mdash;Goal Pidsodny; defence., Rockey, Milford; centre, Petrie; wings, Poitras Homenuke. Subs: Shill, Peterson, Horeck, Smrke, Bellemarre, Medyn-skl, Allen Finkbeiner, McKay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0947/8545247-1-eng-US/f0003-092.jpg" title="f0003-09" width="640" height="486"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of February 29)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1355/8545240-1-eng-US/f0007-132.jpg" title="f0007-13" width="634" height="1097"></div><h3><b>GOALTENDERS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1443/8545233-1-eng-US/f0007-142.jpg" title="f0007-14" width="648" height="262"></div><h3><b>THE LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-1536/8545226-1-eng-US/f0007-152.jpg" title="f0007-15" width="636" height="184"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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UNITED STATES LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Every so often an unheard of player breaks into a league and overnight he becomes a National League prospect. No matter what league it is, he becomes an attraction for the fans who have so faithfully followed the careers of players who have made the grade before him. If it be Junior B or Senior A hockey those fans will always ask that question, &ldquo;Where did he come from?&rdquo;</p><p>That is the exact question that is being asked about Rolland Rousseau, who wore the Blue and White of the now eliminated Verdun Maple Leafs Junior League.</p><p>The young French Canadian has become the sensation of the loop bouncing players twice his size into the boards and riding them out of play with all the tact and experience that took many big leaguers years to aquire. Only 17 years old this youngster might well succeed big Butch Bouchard of Les Canadiens in time for he plays an exact same game as the Habs rearguard.</p><h2><b>Strong Desire</b></h2><p>Rousseau was born in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, and is one of the five brothers but as Rolland explained in his broken English, he is the only one who has ambitions about becoming a hockey player although his three younger brothers do have potentialities</p><p>Rolland gives all the credit for his education on the blueline to one Reg. Bonin, a comparatively unknown playing for the St-Hya-ciuthe Gallos in the Quebec Provincial League. He didn&rsquo;t follow the N.H.L. hockey not because he wasn&rsquo;t interested, but he could never muster a ticket. Up until this season he had only seen two pro games and had to be content with the Provincial League. Now Rolland takes in a game every chance he can, and very seldom lifts his eyes off Bouchard or Reardon, for it&rsquo;s his ambition to become as great as them.</p><p>Fernand Gladu, of the Montreal Royals recommended the young Frenchman to Paul Amyot, manager of the Verdun Maple Leafs. Amyot visited St. Hyacinthe in an effort to locate the youngster. The first night in the city he took in an exhibition game. He was soon struck by the gracefulness with which a helmeted young defenceman was bowling over opposition like ten pins. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s Rolland Rousseau&rdquo; said a fan next to Amyot, &ldquo;and he&rsquo;s only 17 years old.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;It didn&rsquo;t take Paul long to work his way into the dressing room after the game and when he came out he had the little Frenchman signed to a Maple Leafs card. He beat a scout from the Lachine Rapides team of the same league by minutes.</p><p>Only standing five feet seven and weighing 160 pounds, Rolland is ticketed for the big time, but with which team he doesn&rsquo;t know for he has yet to be signed by an N.H.L. team. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll sign for the first team that comes along with an offer,&rdquo; said Rolland, &ldquo;All I want to do is get on a team and win the Stanley Cup.&rdquo;</p><h2><b><i>Holds Pro Ticket</i></b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-011971/8545424-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="628" height="1355"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ROLLAND ROUSSEAU</b></figcaption></div><p>As rugged as the youngster is, he very seldom trips to the penalty box. When he rides a man out of the play or body checks an opponent its the clean way. &ldquo;I have yet to be in a fight since I started.&rdquo; related Rolland. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help my team win if I sit in the penalty box all night.&rdquo;</p><p>In the off season he is a ball player and lines up with a team in the Quebec Independant League but hockey is his real love.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Starry Verdun Junior Aiming For Cup Winner

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, P.Q.&mdash;Ralph &ldquo;Bucky&rdquo; Buchanan, star forward of the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts of the Quebec Senior League, was named the sixth winner of the Byng Trophy last week. The selection was made by the league referees.</p><p>The trophy is awarded to the player who best combined clean play with value to his team. The pint - sized Cataract right winger ranked second in the lea gue scoring list and outpointed such stars as Pete Morin and Gerry McNeil of Montreal; Punch Imlaclf, playing - coach of Quebec Aces and Frankie Mathers and Eddie Emberg of Ottawa.</p><p>Other winners of the Byng Trophy are: 1942-43, Frank Eddolls; 1943-44, Lionel Bouv-rette; 1944-45, Billy Reay; 1945-46, Pete Morin and Gerry McNeil last season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

BUCHANAN AWARDED Q.S.H.L BYNG TROPHY

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-11" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-11169/8545479-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg"></div><p>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s juniors finally fell off the victory wagon with a resounding thud but before it happened the teen-agers added new laurels to their season&rsquo;s record.</p><p>The thud came in the third and final game of an exhibition series with the Glace Bay Miners of the Cape Breton League. St. Mary&rsquo;s had won the first game 3-2 with a two-goal flurry in the last two minutes and the second 9-1 with their most amazing display of all-round teamwork in three years. Then, on the Glace Bay surface, they suddenly came apart aided and abetted by penalties to lose 9-2, the worst licking of their three-year reign in Maritime minor hockey circles.</p><h2><b>Seven In Nine</b></h2><p>In nine games the juniors have won seven, lost one and tied one; nine games that is, against senior Maritime teams Certainly that is a good record, so the one defeat will not be taken too seriously. Maybe it will be a good thing for the boys, because it might be that they were getting quite complacent over their great string of victories.</p><p>On the Maritime Big Four front the Moncton Hawks were two games up in the best of seven finals. They had finally erased Halifax Crescents in five hard-fought matches and continued their spree against the well-rested Saint John Beavers.</p><p>Moncton won the first game of the finals 4-3 at home, holding off a last-ditch fight by the Beavers. In the second game, at Saint John, the Hawks hit their best form Of the season and triumphed 6-1, a rare shellacking for the surprise conquerors of the Truro Bearcats.</p><h2><b>Whitlock Shines</b></h2><p>Sparking the Hawks these frosty nights is Roy (Buck) Whitlock, the league&rsquo;s scoring Champion. Buck had fallen off the pace in the early playoff games but got going again in the final match with Crescents and kept going against the Beavers.</p><h2><b><i>Banner Evening</i></b></h2><p>LOS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;It is very unusual when a player scores three goals&mdash;hat trick&mdash;in a game and that much more remarkable when one individual chalks up four goals in a game. Jack Keating, starry Los Angeles left winger, became one of the few players in the P.C.H.L. this season to score four goals in a game Feb. 28, here at the Pan-Pacific, as the Monarchs drubbed San Francisco 10-3.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Halifax Juniors Finally Tumble Off Win Throne

<h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>FINAL STANDINGS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-021548/8545566-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="634" height="214"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t was announced by George Slater, president of the Quebec Senior Hockey League, last week that the loop champion must be declared by April 2. With the announcement came the post-season playoff slate which started on March 9. All three series will be best-of-five rounds with the winner of Series &ldquo;B&rdquo; meeting the Series &ldquo;C&rdquo; winner in the semifinal round.</p><p>The survivor of the semi-final battle will tangle with the Series &ldquo;A&rdquo; victor in the best - of - seven league finals to declare the holders of the Thomas O&rsquo;Connell Memorial Trophy, held for the past two seasons by Montreal Royals.</p><p>Ottawa tangles with Shawinigan in Series &ldquo;A&rdquo; while Montreal and Quebec hook-up in the &ldquo;B&rdquo; round. Valleyfield Braves meet New York Rovers in Series &ldquo;C&rdquo;.</p><p>The following are the playoff dates:</p><p><b>Montreal - Quebec:</b> Thursday, March 11, at Quebec; Friday, March 12, at Montreal; Sunday, March 14, at&rsquo; Quebec; Monday, March 15, at Montreal.</p><p><b>Ottawa - Shawinigan:</b> Saturday, March 13, at Ottawa; Sunday March 14, at Shawinigan; Tues-day, March 16, at Ottawa; Thurs-day, March 18, at Shawinigan; Saturday, March 20, at Ottawa.</p><p><b>Valleyfield - New York:</b> Thurs-day, March 11, at Valleyfield; Sunday, March 14 at New York; Tuesday, March 16, and Wednes-day, March 18. at Valleyfield.</p><h2><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 2</b></h2><h3><b>New York 1, at Quebec 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-031009/8545559-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="640" height="420"></div><h2><b>THURSDAY. MARCH 4</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 4, at Valleyfield 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04604/8545552-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="631" height="626"></div><h3><b>New York 4, at Boston 1.</b></h3><p>NEW YORK Rovers came through with three goals In the third period to defeat Boston Olympics 4-1 before a Q. S. H. crowd of 3,469. The Pics took the lead but Ron Rowe&rsquo;s goal tied It up. Foster, Delory and Corbin scored in the final period.</p><h2><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 6</b></h2><h3><b>Quebec 4, at Ottawa 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05434/8545545-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="630" height="634"></div><h3><b>Valleyfield 3, nt Montrenl 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06353/8545538-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="635" height="90"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08249/8545531-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="625" height="646"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 7</b></h2><h3><b>Montreal 15, at New York 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09203/8545524-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="623" height="773"></div><h3><b>Ottawa 6, at Quebec 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-10183/8545517-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="627" height="454"></div><h3><b>Shawinigan 3, at Boston 8</b></h3><p>BOSTON&mdash;Boston Olympics closed off the Q.S.H.L. season by downing Shawinfgan 8-3. Marcel Fllion sparked the Pics by scoring three goals.</p><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><h3><b>FINAL SCORING</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07295/8545510-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="620" height="350"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE

<p>MONTREAL, P.Q.</p><p>The Provincial Hockey League playoffs got under way last Sunday with Lachine Rapides at Victoriaville and St-Hyacinthe Gallos at Sherbrooke. Both semifinal series have been set at best-of-seven affairs.</p><p>The winners will then clash in the finals, also a best-of-seven series. The finals are slated to start on March 20. The P. H. L. champions will then move to the provincial finals against the Quebec Senior League winner.</p><p>The playoff slate follows:</p><p>March 10&mdash;Victoriaville at Lachine.</p><p>March 11&mdash;St. Hyacinthe at Sherbrooke.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Lachine at Victoriaville.</p><p>March 14&mdash;Victoriaville at Lachine; St. Hyacinthe at Sherbrooke.</p><p>If either Series goes beyond four games they will continue on the following dates:</p><p>March 16&mdash;Sherbrooke at St. Hyacinthe; Lachine at Victoriaville.</p><p>March 17&mdash;Victoriaville at Lachine; Sherbrooke at St. Hyacinthe.</p><p>March 18&mdash;St. Hyacinthe at Sherbrooke; Lachine at Victoriaville.</p><p>Winners will clash in the best-of-seven final March 20, 21. 23, 25, 28 and 30. Locations will be known after completion of the semi-finals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

PHL Playoffs Set

<p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>TRANGE INDEED are the ways of hockey play-offs. After a week, 5 or so, of hectic action, Windsor Spitfires eliminated Oshawa Generals, four games to two, in their top-flight O.H.4-junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; saw-off.</p><p>Barrie and Galt went to the full string of their semi-final rumpus before declaring a winner.</p><p>Hamilton Tigers, after losing the opening game of their main senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; play-off to Toronto Marlboros, never stopped winning until they had four straight games at the expense of the high-geared crew from Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>Kitchener - Waterloo&rsquo;s Flying Dutchmen added five straight play-off victories to their string before moving into the OHA senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; championship round against Hamilton Tigers.</p><p>&ldquo;The &ldquo;K&rdquo; lads won their preliminary argument from Stratford Indians in two straight games and then carried on with the good work in sweeping a three game series from Owen Sound Mercurys.</p><p>AS WE TOLD YOU last week in THE HOCKEY NEWS, Windsor took a two game lead over Oshawa in their junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; saw-off with wins of 6-2 and 7-6, in overtime, on Windsor ice. Moving the series into Oshawa for the next two games, Tommy Anderson&rsquo;s Generals evened matters with decisions of 6-0 and 4-2 over the Windsor lads&hellip;That tied the series with both clubs winning two games each in the first four played. Back to Windsor and an-other win for the Spitfires by a 4-2 score. Once again it was an overtime victory for the Border City lads, as they counted both of their winning markers during a wild stick-swinging extra 10-minutes.</p><p>That set the scene for the big game at Oshawa.</p><p>Naturally, the Motor City Arena was jammed, and even the rafters had their share of enthusiastic youths. Everybody expected a &lsquo;kiler&rsquo; of a game. But Windsor fooled them all, including the Oshawa Generals, by playing straight, pennant winning hockey. True, it was a lucky goal, one of those deflected pucks that slipped into the Oshawa net after 47 seconds of first period play that gave Windsor their big break.</p><p>Oshawa had to do the chasing and they found the goal-tending of Ivan Walmsley in the Windsor net much too keen for them. The final score went into the books as 2-1 for Windsor with Oshawa tossing everything on the attack for the better part of two and a half periods without much success.</p><p>WINDSOR&rsquo;S defensive combination of Maxie Quackenbush and Marcel Pronovost stood out with their effective checking and ability to snare loose pucks in front of Wemsley&rsquo;s net. Oshawa had Eric Pogue along with Joe Lafrande and Gerry Scott as their best three-some, while Dick Gamble and &ldquo;Sandy&rdquo; Air were also outstanding due to their consistant play. Frank Sullivan on the defence also rated special cheers for his worthy effort In defeat. Windsor had won the big series in six games and had accomplished the feat in winning their only game on Oshawa ice all winter. Windsor Spitfires picked the right spot for their only win of the year in Oshawa, the all-important sixth and final game of their junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; play-off&hellip;</p><p>AFTER their triumph in Windsor, the next night found most of the Windsor Spitfires, playing off in Toledo, Ohio, for the first tame of their International League series. Most of the Windsor lads also play for the Windsor team of the IHL and they are now engaged in a special set-to with Toledo.</p><p>Experience paid off in large chunks for the Hamilton Tigers in their successful five-game run gainst Toronto Marlboros for the right to enter the OHA senior &lsquo;A&rsquo; final round. After blanking the Dukes 4-0 before some 13,416 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens on the last Friday night in February, Ha-milton Tigers finished off the series with a 3-2 win in the follow up game at Hamilton the following Monday. Again it was the Hamilton veterans, Johnny Conick who scored twice, and his brother Abbie Conick, who supplied the scoring touch.</p><p>CLARENCE SHILLINGTON, Hamilton&rsquo;s top scoring centre&mdash;ice star ran into a serious injury in his last game against Marlboros, when he dived into Ray Hannigan, who shared the Duke&rsquo;s two-goal scoring display with Billy Ford up from the junior team. As he went down, after charging into Hannigan, &ldquo;Shilly&rdquo; had the misfortune to suffer a neck cut, as he landed against Hannigan&rsquo;s flying blades. The cut was mighty close to the jugular vein on the side of the neck, and it took some special medical attention on the double-quick to stop the flow of blood. Shillington had to have about four stitches to close the gash and spent the rest of the night in a Hamilton hospital for observation. He was allowed to go home within the next day and is now ready to resume his goal-scoring for the Tigers in their OHA final round against Kitchener-Waterloo&rsquo;s Dutchmen.</p><p>ART CHILD&rsquo;S goal-tending along with the keen defensive work of Bobby Laurent, Bill Dinning and &ldquo;Polly&rdquo; Miocinovieh, not to forget the forechecking of &ldquo;Swat&rdquo; Mason, Frankie Liscombe and Tommy Tindal all in turn contributed much towards Hamilton Tigers&rsquo; victory. The Tigers, since Christmas, have been the hottest team in senior OHA hockey and it will take something special from the Kitchener end to stop them in the final round.</p><h2><b>Around the O.H.A.</b></h2><p>Sarnia Sailors picked up a 10-3 decision over Owen Sound&rsquo;s Orphans in the first game of their senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; play-off&hellip;Markham&rsquo;s Millionnaires defeated Barry Sound 5-1 to take their Intermediate &ldquo;A&rdquo; series in two straight games&hellip;Last year the Markham lads were in the Intermediate &ldquo;B&rdquo; final against Bucko McDonald&rsquo;s Sundridge Sun-Beams&hellip;All is well in Georgetown&hellip;They claimed a 11-9 round score for their Intermediate &ldquo;A&rdquo; group final series against Weston&hellip;Grimsby, now playing senior &ldquo;B&rdquo;., after running&rdquo; into player trouble with the OHA executive, found the new rating much to their liking as they defeated Niagara Falls 3-0 in the first game of their playoff&hellip;</p><p>QWEN SOUND Juniors defeated Stouffville in their &ldquo;B&rdquo; series 10-9 to tie the round at one game each. Stouffville won the first game on their home ice last week. Lindsay&rsquo;s junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; team holds a game lead over Cananoque as a result of their recent 7-3 decision. Peoples Credit have clinched first place in the second series of the THL Major Series&hellip;Swanses Sentinels are still holding down first place in the Metro Hockey League at Ravina Gardens&hellip;Both these Toronto commercial leagues are slated for play-off action within the week.</p><p>Along the teen-age hockey front the Ontario Minor Hockey Association is operating full blast in playoff action these days&hellip;A few of results are noted as follows: Hamilton Midgets defeated St. Catharines 3-1 to take their round 7-6&hellip;But St. Catharines juveniles, defending OMHA champions got back for the Midgets defeat and defeated their Hamilton opponents by the wide margin of 20-3 in a two game series&hellip;Port Dover Juvenile &ldquo;B&rdquo; eliminated Strathroy 13-8 on the round while Bradford nosed ahead of Cannington 10-9 after two closely played games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bunny Morganson Views the Ontario Scene

<div class="byline">By MATT DENNIS</div><p>CHATHAM, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Early this winter a new plan was inaugurated for the budding hockey players in the Maple City. City Recreation Director James C. Steele with his assistant Ken Faulkner came up with the idea as used in other centres or a Midget N.H L. with teams taking the names of their big league idols.</p><p>All was set here and the first meeting was held with the boys&rsquo; representative meeting the recreational leaders to draw up program for the rinks and schedules for the games. In Chatham, there were only four rinks, all outdoor and under the supervision of the City Parks Department.</p><h2><b>Teams Are Picked</b></h2><p>Already the teams to represent Chatham in O.M.H.A. competition were chosen. Chatham Jumbos to play in the midget age grouping with Chatham Maroons (taking the name of the M-O League team of 1938-39) in the Bantam grouping It was decided at the meeting that boys signed to O.M.H.A. certificates were not eligible in the new league.</p><p>The spokeman for the boys surprised the members of the organ izing committee when he came out with &ldquo;Us fellows are not good enough for O.M.H.A. and therefore let&rsquo;s make it a midget farm club system like the N.H.L. with Pittsburgh the A.H.L. farm for the Toronto Leafs and Marlboros the farm club for the Pittsburgh team.</p><h2><b>Barons Win Title</b></h2><p>Well, in short that&rsquo;s what happened. Here we had a midget A. H.L. with Pittsburgh and&rsquo; Cleveland playing off for the title with the Cleveland team winning the championship.</p><p>A second league of boys who were unable to make the teams in the Midget A.H.L. were &ldquo;fanned out&rdquo; to their Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; teams of Brantford, Owen Sound, Marlboros and Hamilton. The Owen Sound team won the championship.</p><p>The boys&mdash;all under 14 years of age - claim they will be ready next year for a Midget N.H: L. but this season were all content to be &ldquo;farmed out&rdquo; to their Midget A. H.L. and O.H.A. teams&rsquo;.</p><p>Plans are underway for the erection of a new $200,000 artificial ice arena in Chatham this spring to be ready for play in the fall of 1948.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Chatham Starts New Minor Puck Plan For Youth

<p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Tommy Shields, sports editor of the Ottawa Citizen, claims that George &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; Boucher deserves a lot of credit for the success of the R.C.A.F. Flyers in the Olympic Games.</p><p>The Air Force sent him over 75 players when training started and had to Sort them out and divide them into squads. After the Flyers were shellacked, 7-0 by McGill he made a quick decision and drafted Wally Halder, George Mara and Goaler Murray Dowey to bolster the club. The three players all starred in the Games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Buck Boucher Praised

<h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>PLAYOFF FIGURES</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-011957/8545714-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="638" height="471"></div><h3><b>Final Series (Best-of-seven)</b></h3><p>March 10&mdash;Hamilton at Kitchener.</p><p>March 15&mdash;Hamilton at Kitchener</p><p>March 17&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton*</p><p>March 19&mdash;Hamilton at Kitchener.*</p><p>March 21&mdash;Kitchener at Hamilton.*</p><p>*&mdash;Indicates games played If necessary.</p><h2><b>MONDAY, MARCH 1</b></h2><h3><b>Kitchener 6, at Owen Sound 3</b></h3><p>(Kitchener leads best-of-five semifinal series, 2-0)</p><p><b>Kitchener-Waterloo</b>&mdash;Goal, Woodall; defence, Behling, Olinski; centre D. Bauer; wings, Blute, Verity; alternates, Dixon, Roubell, Hiller, Hurst, Zuk, Gvasser. B. Bauer, Herchenratter.</p><p><b>Owen Sound</b>&mdash;Goal, Gilson; defence. Smith, Small; centre, Burlington; wings McReavy, Inglodsby; alternates, Hayward, Pollock. Gillespie, Boddy, White, Fife, Miller. Sullivan.</p><p><b>Referees</b>&mdash;Charlie Good Jr., Toronto; Bille Townes, Hamilton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-021401/8545707-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="632" height="532"></div><h3><b>Marlboros at Hamilton Tigers 3</b></h3><p>(Hamilton wins best-of-seven series, 4-1).</p><p><b>Marlboros</b>&mdash;Goal Harvey; defence Psutka, McBride; centre, McCormack; wings, Hannigan, Curik; alternates Paul, Hildebrand, Buchanan, McLellan, Tiingren, Hassard, Ford.</p><p><b>Tigers</b>&mdash;Goal, Childs, defence, Laurent C. SmeHe; centre, Shillington wings, J. Conick, T. Smelle; alternates, A. A. Conick, Dinning, Miocinovieh, Tindal, Llscombe, Mason, Peer.</p><p><b>Referees</b>&mdash;Dinty Mocre, Port Colborne; W. Morrison, Oshawa.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03909/8545700-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="634" height="428"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3</b></h2><h3><b>Owen Sound 3, at Kitchener 9</b></h3><p>Kitchener wins best-of-five series 3-0)</p><p><b>Kitchener-Waterloo</b>&mdash;Goal, Woodall; defence, Olinski, Behling centre, D. Bauer; wings, Blute, Verity; alternates, B. Bauer; Hiller, Weiler, Grasser, Hurst, Zuk Roubell, Kerch enratted.</p><p><b>Owen Sound</b>&mdash;Goal. Gilson; defence, Small, Smith; centre, Burlington; wings, McReavy, Inglodsby; alternates, Gillespie, Boddy, White. Pollock, Hayward, Sullivan. Fife, Miller.</p><p><b>Referees</b>&mdash;Pat Paterson, Toronto; Jack Liscombe, Galt.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04583/8545693-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="630" height="658"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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O.H.A. SENIOR “A”

<p class="dropcap"><span>L</span>OS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;An unexpected but welcomed visitor at the Pan-Pacific here Feb. 27 at the &ldquo;Father and Son&rdquo; game was Tom Casey. Casey is the original founder and owner of the Los Angeles Monarchs when they held forth in the old California League in 1925. Tom was cutting up old times with P.C.H.L. referees Bill Shaver and Bill Knott as the trio relived many hockey battles of the late 20&rsquo;s and early 30&rsquo;s.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Reunion At Pan

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-011947/8545769-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SAN DIEGO SNIPER&mdash;Cutting up a spray of ice is Maurice Vaillancourt of the San Diego Sky Hawks who last week regained top place in the Southern Division scoring race. Vaillancourt heads Frisco&rsquo;s Joe Evans by five points. So far this year he has scored 40 coals and 40 assists in 52 Pacific Coast League games.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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High Flying Skyhawk

<h2><b>MARITIME BIG FOUR</b></h2><p>February 28&mdash;Moncton 4, Saint John 3.</p><p>March 2&mdash;Moncton 6, Saint John 1.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Moncton 6, Saint John 0.</p><p>March 4&mdash;Saint John 8, Monoton 5.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Saint John 7, Moncton 2.</p><p><b>(Moncton leads best-of-seven series, 3-2)</b></p><h2><b>CAPE BRETON LEAGUE</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>February 28&mdash;Sydney 3. North Sydney 2.</p><p>March 2&mdash;Sydney 7. North Sydney 0.</p><p><b>(Sydney wins best-of-seven series, 4-1)</b></p><h2><b>A.P.C. LEAGUE</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>March 2&mdash;Stellarton 8, Windsor 2.</p><p>March 4&mdash;Stellarton 7, Windsor 6.</p><p><b>(Stellarton wins two-gaine total-goal series, 15-8.)</b></p><h2><b>MANITOBA SENIOR</b></h2><p>March 6&mdash;Sydney 9, Stellarton 4.</p><p><b>(Sydney leads best-ot-three series, 1-0)</b></p><h2><b>MANITOBA SENIOR</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>February 28&mdash;Winnipeg Flyers 5, Winnipeg Plowmen 3.</p><p>March 2&mdash;Winnipeg Plowmen 4, Winnipeg Flyers 2.</p><p>(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)&hellip;&hellip;</p><h2><b>QUEBEC PROVINCIAL</b></h2><h3><b>Last Week&rsquo;s Games</b></h3><p>March 2&mdash;Sherbrooke 10e St. Hyacinthe 4.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Victoriaville 13, Lachine 5; Sherbrooke 5, St. Hyacinthe 5.</p><p>March 5&mdash;St. Hyacinthe 17, Lachine 12.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Sherbrooke 13, Lachine 3; Victoriaville 6, St. Hyacinthe 4.</p><h3><b>Semi-Final Series</b></h3><p>March 7&mdash;Sherbrooke 6, St. Hyacinthe 2.</p><p><b>(Sherbrooke leads best-of-seven series, 1-0)</b></p><p>Victoriaville 5, Lachine 4.</p><p><b>(Victoriaville leads best-of-seven series, 1-0)</b></p><h2><b>WESTERN INTERNATIONAL</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-021473/8545807-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="629" height="139"></div><h3><b>Scoring Leaders</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-031023/8545800-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="626" height="257"></div><h2><b>THUNDER BAY JUNIOR</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>March 1&mdash;Port Arthur Bruins 7, Fort William Columbus 7.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Port Arthur 9, Fort William 7. (overtime).</p><p><b>(Port Arthur leads best-of-seven series 1-0. One game tied)</b></p><h2><b>NEW BRUNSWICK JUNIOR</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>March 1&mdash;Saint John 9, Shediac 7.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Saint John 7, Shediac 3.</p><p><b>(Saint John wins two-game, total-gon series, 16-10)</b></p><h2><b>THUDER BAY SENIOR</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>March 4&mdash;Fort Frances 8. Fort William 3.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Fort Frances 5, Fort William 4.</p><p><b>(Fort Frances leads best-of-seven scries, 2-0)</b></p><h2><b>N.O.H.A. SENIOR &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h2><h3><b>Semi-Final Series</b></h3><p>March 1&mdash;North Bay 9. McIntyre 2;Sault Ste. Marie 10, Sudbury 4.</p><p>March 1&mdash;North Bay 9. McIntyre 2, Sault Ste. Marie 10, Sudbury 4.</p><p>March 5&mdash;McIntyre 8, North Bay 4. Sault Ste. Marie 5. Sudbury 2.</p><p><b>(Sault wins best-ot-flve series, 3-0)</b></p><p>March 6&mdash;McIntyre 9. North Bay 5.</p><p><b>(Best-of-five series, tied. 2-2</b></p><h2><b>ALBERTA JUNIOR</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>March 4&mdash;Lethbridge 4, Wetasklwln 2.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Lethbridge 5. Wetasklwln 1.</p><p><b>(Lethbridge leads best-ot-seven series, 2-0)</b></p><h2><b>NOHA JUNIOR</b></h2><h3><b>Final Series</b></h3><p>March 1&mdash;Cooped Clift 7. Porcupine 6, (overtime)</p><p>Mach 2&mdash;Copper Cliff 8. Porcupine 5</p><p><b>(Copper Clift leads best-of-seven series, 2-0)</b></p><h2><b>OHA JUNIOR &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h2><h3><b>Semi-Final Series</b></h3><p>March 2&mdash;Barrie 3, Galt 2; Windsor 4, Oshawa 2.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Windsor 2, Oshawa 1.</p><p><b>(Windsor wins best-of-seven senes, 4-2)</b></p><p>Barrio 10. Galt 2.</p><p>March 5&mdash;Galt 5, Barrie 3.</p><p>March 6&mdash;Barrie 12, Galt 4.</p><p>..(Barrie wins best-of-five scries 3-2).</p><h2><b>Final Series</b></h2><h3><b>(Best-of-seven)</b></h3><p>March 10&mdash;Windsor at Barrie.</p><p>March 13&mdash;Barrie at Windsor.</p><p>March 15&mdash;Windsor at Barrie.</p><p>March 17&mdash;at Windsor. March 20 at Barrie; March 22&mdash;at Windsor.</p><p><b>..(last three game played if necessary).</b></p><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR</b></h2><p>March 2&mdash;Quebec 2, Canadiens 0.</p><p>Nationale 9, Valleyfield 3.</p><p>(Nationale wins best-of-five series, 3-0)</p><p>March 3&mdash;Royals 3, Verdun Leafs 0.</p><p><b>(Royals win best-of-five series, 3-0. One tied.)</b></p><p>Veidun Cyclones 4, Three Rivers 3.</p><p>March 4&mdash;Quebec 3, Canadiens 1.</p><p><b>(Quebec wins best-of-five series, 3-2)</b></p><p>March 6&mdash;Three Rivers 6, Verdun Cyclones 3.</p><p><b>(Three Rivers wins best-of-five series, 3-2)</b></p><h3><b>Semi-Final Series</b></h3><p>March 7&mdash;Royals 4, Quebec 1.</p><p><b>(Royals lead best-of-five series, 1-0)</b></p><p>Three Rivers 3, Nationale 1.</p><p><b>(Three Rivers lend best-of-five series, 1-0)</b></p><h2><b><i>Leafs On Film</i></b></h2><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Members of the Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs spent several hours before the kleig lights the other morning. Canada&rsquo;s National Film Board were filming a short on hockey and the Toronto players were the stars of the picture.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Amateur Hockey Playoff Trails

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>STANDING ON THUM A M., MARCH Division</b></p><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04709/8545978-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="634" height="165"></div><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05482/8545971-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="630" height="166"></div><h3><b>(Games of Feb. 27&mdash;March 3)</b></h3><p>February 27&mdash;San Diego 10, Los Angeles 6; Fresno 3 Oakland 2; Portland 9, Vancouver.</p><p>February 28&mdash;San Francisco 3, Los Angeles 10; Oakland 4, Fresno 8; Seattle 5, Tacoma 8; Portland 4 New West-minster 11.</p><p>February 29&mdash;San Francisco 3, San Diego 4; New Westminster 4, Portland 3; Tacoma 2, Seattle 3.</p><p>March 2&mdash;* Seattle 2, Vancouver 4; San Francisco 4, Fresno 3; Los Angeles 4, Oakland 6; New Westminster 5, Tacoma 4.</p><p>March 3&mdash;Los Angels 5, San Francisco 4; Tacoma 5, New Westminster 8.</p><p>* Game originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, but postponed because of transit strike.</p><h2><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27</b></h2><h3><b>San Francisco 3, at Los Angeles 10</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06380/8545964-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="636" height="758"></div><h3><b>Fresno 3, at Oakland 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07296/8545957-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="632" height="350"></div><h3><b>Portland 9, at Vancouver 5.</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1782/8545950-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="632" height="540"></div><h2><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28</b></h2><h3><b>San Francisco 3, at Los Angeles 10</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08244/8545943-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="636" height="630"></div><h3><b>Oakalnd 4, at Fresno 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09213/8545936-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="632" height="652"></div><h3><b>Seattle 5, nt Tacoma 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10192/8545929-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="632" height="250"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1126/8545922-1-eng-US/f0003-112.jpg" title="f0003-11" width="632" height="438"></div><h3><b>Portland 4, at N. Westminster 11</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1223/8545915-1-eng-US/f0003-122.jpg" title="f0003-12" width="640" height="290"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1316/8545908-1-eng-US/f0003-132.jpg" title="f0003-13" width="640" height="440"></div><h2><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29</b></h2><h3><b>San Francisco 3, at San Diego 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1410/8545901-1-eng-US/f0003-142.jpg" title="f0003-14" width="632" height="482"></div><h3><b>N. Westminster 4, at Portland 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-156/8545894-1-eng-US/f0003-152.jpg" title="f0003-15" width="642" height="140"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-164/8545887-1-eng-US/f0003-162.jpg" title="f0003-16" width="640" height="300"></div><h3><b>Tacoma 2, at Seattle 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-173/8545880-1-eng-US/f0003-172.jpg" title="f0003-17" width="642" height="426"></div><p>LOS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;</p><p>The spotlight in the far-flung Pacific Coast Hockey League was pointed at Seattle this week where the Seattle Ironmen became the new Northern Division league champions, dethroning last season&rsquo;s division and league play-off winners, Portland Eagles. Seattle cinched first place Feb. 29 when they edged Tacoma 3-2, before a packed partisan Seattle audience. Led by. playing-coach Eddie Dartnell, the Ironmen have been in first place since Nov. 2 two weeks after the start of the current campaign, and they have not been seriously challenged for the leadership the past two months.</p><p>Except for the fight for second spot between Tacoma and Vancouver the North is getting all set for the post-season playdowns. Tacoma leads Vancouver by four points, but the Canucks have six games in hand to four for the Rockets.</p><h2><b>Northern Champs Out</b></h2><p>New Westminster, currently the &ldquo;hottest&rdquo; club in the circuit with five consecutive wins&mdash;&bull; their longest win skein of the season&mdash;have now assured themselves of fourth place and the last play-off berth. Portland, 1946-47 Northern Division, champs, will sit the series out this year.</p><p>Meanwhile in the Southern Division, Los Angeles and San Francisco are battling for the section crown. Los Angeles has the inside lane to the bunting and the $1000 prize that goes with it. The Shamrocks have six games left to the Monarchs&rsquo; five, with two of the tilts between the two sextets.</p><p>The struggle for third and fourth and the two remaining play-off berths (Los Angeles and San Francisco are assured of playoff spots continues to be torrid between Fresno, San Diego and Oakland who are in that order.</p><h2><b>Fresno&rsquo;s Chances Good</b></h2><p>Fresno is conceded to have the inside track as they have two games in hand over both San Diego and Oakland and the schedule is rapidly running out. The Skyhawks with four of their five remaining games on home ice are favored by the schedule. Oakland basement club, is the sextet with its back to the wall. They play three of their remaining five games on the road and two losses would probably mean elimination.</p><p>Los Angeles lost the services of their stellar goalie, Bev Bentley, for the second time this season March 2 in Berkeley. Playing his second game after returning to action from a back injury Bentley aggravated his back and was sidelined March 3 for an indefinite period&hellip;Horace La Marche, Oakland netminder, subbed for Bev in the L.A. nets March 3 as the Monarchs eked out a 5-4 triumph over San Francisco in the Bay Area.</p><p>ICINGS&hellip;New Westminster by defeating Tacoma twice the past week managed to break even with the Rockets in 14 league games&hellip;When Portland lost 11-4 to New Westminster in the Canadian city Feb. 28 it was the most goals scored against them this season, at the same time the most goals scored by N.W. in one game this year. If Oakland does not make the play-offs they can point to their games with Fresno as the reason. In 13 games with Fresno the Oaks have won only three and Fresno has beaten the Acorns the last five times&hellip;</p><p>The most goals rung up in any one game against the defending champion Los Angeles Monarchs was the 10-6 win over them by San Diego, Feb. 27, at the Pan-Pacific in L.A. In 14 games Los Angeles has won nine, lost four and tied one with San Diego&hellip;Last season Oakland San Francisco in the South and Tacoma in the North did not make the play-offs. This year Portland is already on the outside looking in and the odds point to Oakland sitting it out for the second year.</p><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>Including Games of February 29 NORTHERN DIVISION</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-11167/8545873-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="584" height="1239"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-12153/8545866-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="580" height="270"></div><h3><b>THE LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-13132/8545859-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="574" height="376"></div><h3><b>SOUTHERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-14110/8545852-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="582" height="1275"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-15100/8545845-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="571" height="264"></div><h3><b>THE LEADERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1686/8545838-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="574" height="456"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

<h2><b>HOW THE RAGE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>PLAYOFF FIGURES</b></h3><p>Semi-Final Series</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-011996/8546044-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="612" height="240"></div><p>The Calgary Stampeders are the champions of the Western Canada Senior League again after their 6-3 triumph over Regina Capitals in Regina last Wednesday. That win clinched the top spot for the Stamps. The final standing show the Stampeders finished up five points ahead of the Caps.</p><p>With the conclusion of the regular, schedule, Edmonton&rsquo;s Morey Rimstad emerged as the new scoring champion.</p><p>The semi-finals got under way on March 5 when Edmonton Flyers took a one-game lead in their best-of-five round with Regina when they bumped the favored Caps 3-2. The Caps bounded back the following night to whip the Curriemen 5-2 and even the series.</p><p>In the other semi-final battle, the champion Stampeders got off to a good start by dropping the Maple Leafs 7-6.</p><h2><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28</b></h2><h3><b>Lethbridge 8, at Edmonton 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-021576/8546037-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="619" height="582"></div><h3><b>Saskatoon 6, at Regina 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03994/8546030-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="613" height="557"></div><h2><b>MONDAY, MARCH 1</b></h2><h3><b>Edmonton 7, at Lethbridgre 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04558/8546023-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="601" height="526"></div><h2><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 2</b></h2><h3><b>Calgary 2, at Saskatoon 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-05255/8546016-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="607" height="401"></div><h2><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3</b></h2><h3><b>Calgary 6, at Regina 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-06157/8546009-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="601" height="466"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN CANADA SENIOR

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;The hockey team that represented the United States in the recent winter Olympic games over the protests of the American Olympic Committee came home last Wednesday full of defiance of Avery Brundage.</p><p>&ldquo;He is a dictator and he always has been a dictator,&rdquo; said John D. Semple, the trainer, in referring to Brundage, American Olympic Committee president.</p><p>&ldquo;Despite that he said to the press, the hockey games were considered a part of the Olympic games and all of four players were awarded contestant medals,</p><p>Semple declared &ldquo;they can have my A.A.U. membership card&rdquo; and asked of Brundage &ldquo;is he proud of the expense money he used to pay to his pseudo-amateur track stars?&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Brundage Blasted By Olympic Squad

<p class="dropcap"><span>L</span>OS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;When inter - sectional play concluded in the Pacific Coast League on February 15, the Southern Division for the first time in three years held an edge on their northern rivals in the won-and-lost columns. Out of 50 intersectional games this season, the Southern Division sextets won 28, lost 20 and tied two.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Victorious South

<p><b>MONTH ENDING FEBRUARY 29</b></p><h2><b>WESTERN DIVISION</b></h2><h3><b>CLEVELAND</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-183/8546224-1-eng-US/f0003-182.jpg" title="f0003-18" width="634" height="614"></div><h3><b>PITTSBURGH</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-193/8546217-1-eng-US/f0003-192.jpg" title="f0003-19" width="636" height="452"></div><h3><b>BUFFALO</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-204/8546210-1-eng-US/f0003-202.jpg" title="f0003-20" width="634" height="528"></div><h3><b>INDIANAPOLIS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-212/8546203-1-eng-US/f0003-212.jpg" title="f0003-21" width="632" height="432"></div><h3><b>ST. LOUIS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-222/8546196-1-eng-US/f0003-222.jpg" title="f0003-22" width="632" height="474"></div><h2><b>EASTERN DIVISION</b></h2><h3><b>PROVIDENCE</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-23/8546189-1-eng-US/f0003-232.jpg" title="f0003-23" width="638" height="482"></div><h3><b>NEW HAVEN</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-24/8546182-1-eng-US/f0003-242.jpg" title="f0003-24" width="630" height="452"></div><h3><b>HERSHEY</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-25/8546175-1-eng-US/f0003-252.jpg" title="f0003-25" width="642" height="476"></div><h3><b>PHILADELPHIA</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-26/8546168-1-eng-US/f0003-262.jpg" title="f0003-26" width="638" height="424"></div><h3><b>SPRINGFIELD</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-27/8546161-1-eng-US/f0003-272.jpg" title="f0003-27" width="634" height="448"></div><h3><b>WASHINGTON</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-28/8546154-1-eng-US/f0003-282.jpg" title="f0003-28" width="634" height="532"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Monthly Records American League

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Stars on Ice

<div class="byline">By KEN MCKENZIE</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>There are eight players currently starring in the National Hoc-key League who have performed in hockey&rsquo;s major circuit for 10 or more years. Four of these players, Syl Apps, Toronto; Neil Colville, Rangers; Jack Crawford, Boston and Turk Broda, Toronto; are presently playing in their 10th season.</p><p>Head man in the seniority section is Phil Watson of New York, who is now in his 13th year in the N.H.L. He played one season, 1943-44, with Montreal Canadiens, but the remainder of his major league career was spent with the Broadway Blue Shirts. Watson broke in with the Rangers in 1935-36 and is the second Ranger player to wear number seven&mdash;the number made famous by Frank Boucher.</p><p>Nick Metz, the wheat farmer from Wilcox, Sask.,who has been a valued all-round campaigner for Toronto Maple Leafs ever since he joined the team in 1935-36 is now in his 12th season in the N.H.L. and is next to Watson in seniority. Metz spent two years in the Canadian Army and missed the 194243 and 1943-44 seasons.</p><p>Murph Chamberlain of Montreal Canadiens and Bryan Hextall of Rangers, who are now playing their 11th season of National League hockey rank third among the N.H.L. veterans. Hextall has spent his complete N.H.L. career with the New Yorkers. A 20-goal man for six consecutive seasons, Hextall missed most of the 194546 season with a serious illness.</p><p>Chamberlain, the colorful Montreal left winger, has played for three other N.H.L. clubs besides Canadiens during his 11-year span. He has played for Toronto, Boston and the now defunct New York Americans.</p><p>Like old wine, Turk Broda, Toronto goalkeeper, seems to improve with age. The pudgy puck-blocker now playing his 10th season with the Leafs is one of the few netminders to last 10 seasons in the National League. Of the present goalies, Frank Brimsek, who is now in his eighth season of play, ranks next to Broda.</p><p>Apps, Colville and Crawford have played all their N.H.L. hockey with their present teams. Apps broke in with the Leafs in 1936-37 and has played continuously for the team except for a two-year break while he was serving in the Canadian Army.</p><h2><b><i>&lsquo;Good Work Whitey Writes Al Sutphin</i></b></h2><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I&mdash;</p><p>Whitey Prokop of the Providence Reds, who has been one of the six leading scorers of the American Hockey League this season, was formerly a member of the Cleveland Barons owned by Al Sutphin. Recently Sutphin wrote to Whitey as follows:</p><p>&ldquo;This is a letter of congratutions on your most sensational performance this year. Usually when an owner sells a player who goes on to sensational performance that owner literally dies in envy and seldom feels in a congratulating mood. Whitey, I literally rejoice in your success and I am mighty pleased that you are having a fine season. You were a fine player here in Cleveland and have become even a greater one under Terry Reardon, and I sincerely hope that your good fortune continues.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Eight N.H.L. Players Members 10-Year Club

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div><p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The dream and ambition of every hockey coach is to have players who can score plenty of points, and in addition, manage to do a workman like job in keeping the opponents off the scoresheets. Eldred &ldquo;Eldi&rdquo; Kobussen of the Springfield Indians in the American Hockey League has brought that happy condition to his coach and owner, Eddie Shore.</p><p>One has but to glance at the record books to note his ability to register scoring points, and anyone in attendance when he is playing is not long in seeing why he is rated as one of the best two-way players in the league. It is a very rare occasion when the player he is assigned to guard has a good night in the scoring column. His acumen for backchecking is best demonstrated by the fact he is used as a penalty killer when his team is shorthanded through a rule infraction.</p><p>On the offensive side of the ledger, &ldquo;Eldie&rdquo;, for the second straight year has scored 30 or more goals, which is comparable to a. 400 batting everage in baseball. In leading his Indian teammates in scoring last season, &ldquo;Ko&rsquo;by&rdquo; made the goal light flicker 20 times and added 35 assists for 65 points. During the playoffs he tallied a marker in one of the two games the Indians played.</p><p>This Season, after but 50 games played, he had already passed his former goal production mark, having 33. With 29 assists added to that for 62 points, and plenty of games remaining, he is easily expected to better his marks in all three offensive departments.</p><h2><b>BEATS THEM</b></h2><p>During the current season he has scored three winning goals for Springfield at the 50 game mark, and also believes in getting his goals in bunches. On seven different occasions he scored a par of tallies. Also, he shows no discrimination in picking his opponents to annoy, as he is one of the few players in the league to score against every adversary.</p><p>The records show that he is one of two players in the American Hockey League this season to date who have scared goals against every one of the 10 clubs he has faced. The other is Syd Smith of the Pittsburgh Hornets, but Kobussen now stands alone at the head of the class because Smith has returned to the parent Toronto Maple Leafs and will not be in a position to go after the rare feat of scoring against all clubs both at home and away.</p><p>Considering the fact that no season brings out mote than two or three men at most who succeed in beating goalies both at home and abroad and that the feat of scoring against all clubs either at home or away, is accomplished by no more than half a dozen players in any Season, the magnitude of Kobussen&rsquo;s stunt stands out in bolid relief, particularly at this stage of the race.</p><h2><b>CONSISTENT SNIPER</b></h2><p>He has come up with doubletons on three occasions. In other words his scoring has not been limited to a single appearance against a given club. Three times he has counted against Providence, Hershey and St. Louis. His toughest clubs have been scored on the road and 14 at home.</p><p>Born in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, on September 20, 1925, Kobussen is still a very young prospect and has a brilliant career before him. He first turned &ldquo;pro&rdquo; with the Buffalo team of the AHL in 1943-44. The following season was spent in the service of the Canadian Armed Forces and in 1945-46 he divided his time with New Haven and Fort Worth, joining the Springfield Indians last season. &ldquo;Eldie&rdquo; is a centre and shoots from the left side. He is well built, standing 5&rsquo;10&rdquo; and weighing 175 pounds.</p><p>His efficient performance is best demonstrated by his popularity with the home arena fans. Last season, he was voted most popular player in Springfield The big problem of the moment for &ldquo;Eldie&rdquo; from a domestic standpoint, is finding a place to live with his wife and two small boys, age 8 months and 3 years, At present they are living in a trailer on the outskirts of Springfield, hoping to find an apartment as they want to make Springfield their summer as well as winter home. In the summer months, &ldquo;Eldie&rdquo; keeps in condition playing baseball.</p><h2><b><i>Barons Get Herchie</i></b></h2><p>The Cleveland Barons have acquired Augie Herchenratter, 28-year-old right winger, from the Philadelphia Rockets, in exchange for a player to be delivered before the start of next season.</p><h2><b><i>Form Committee</i></b></h2><p>SEATTLE, Ore.&mdash;A five man committee consisting of G.A. (Al) Leader, president of the Pacific Coast Hockey Lea gue; Frank Dotten of Seattle and Coley Hall of Vancouver both representing the Northern Division; and two unnamed executives from the Southern Division, will travel east this spring to confer with the National Hockey League&rsquo;s affiliation committee.</p><p>The league will turn professional next season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Pivotman Eldie Kobussen Scores Against Them All

<p>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Defence Minister Brooke Claxton said in a statement that the R.C.A.F. Flyers had been requested to return to Canada from Europe earlier than originally planned because &ldquo;it is our desire to get them home while people still remember they are Olympic hockey champions.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Also, if they stayed longer, people would be saying they are playing just for expenses or that they are being exploited for commercial purposes.&rdquo;</p><p>Accordingly, a message was sent to the team last week suggesting it return about March 20.</p><p>Word was received that shipping accommodation is not available before March 31, so the Flyers will sail on that date under an arrangement made in conjunction with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.</p><p>The original schedule called for the champions to play exhibition games in Europe and then in Britain until April 10.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

CLAXTON REQUESTS FLYERS TO RETURN

<div class="image-hero"><img title="C0004-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0535/8546372-1-eng-US/c0004-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FOUR-YEAR-OLD PHYLLIS JAMIESON, daughter of went dell Jamieson, left winger of Philadelplila Rockets, shown to do it. Guarding the twines in professional fashion is ter, 3, son of defenceman Alex Motter.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

C0004-05

“Just Like Daddy”

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0458/8546403-1-eng-US/c0004-042.jpg" title="C0004-04" width="646" height="288"></div><h2><b>March 8 to March 14.</b></h2><p>11&mdash;Bill Ezinicki, Toronto, right wing, 1926.</p><p>12&mdash;Bingo Kapman, St. Louis, defence, 1914.</p><p>13&mdash;Gordon Bell, Washington, goaler, 1925.</p><p>14&mdash;Joe Pozzo, St. Louis, left wing, 1918.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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