The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 16

THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL; FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1942. VOL. CLXXIY No.

74 Canadiens Bow Out of Stanley Cup Playoffs as Detroit Triumphs, 6-2 in places also went to Jthn Borican of Astaurv Park. N.J.. in the l.UOO-vard BIG FIGURES IN CUP TRIUMPHS Quebec and Glace Bay To Play Here Tuesday BRUINS TOP HAWKS AS BRUCE SCORES 2 ACES, MINERS SEER NEW PLAYOFF DATE N.H.L. SCORING STATISTICS HABITANTS ROUTED AS RED WINGS GET 4 IN FINAL SESSION ireWaaaaasM run, the pentathlon and decathlon. Johnny Price Drawi With Sammy Hatkins Scoring and penalties: Pen.

in A.Pts.Min. Plaver Club Mark Up 3-2 Victory in 3rd Game to Enter Semi-finals With Detroit Club Both Want C.A.H.A. to Move Back Tilt Set for Monday Here to Wednesday Liscombe. Detroit 2 4 0 Elizabeth, N.J.. March 26 r-Johnny Price, of Montreal, who has been fighting with success since he came to the New York area to do battle some weeks ago, fought to M.

Colviue, Rangers. Drillon. Toronto Alphonse Thcrlf lerretftry traimurer of the Q.A.H.A announced last night that the third game of a best-of-five series between Quebec Aces and Glace Bay Miners would be played here next Tuesday night in the Forum. This is the Eastern Canada semifinals and Glace Bay won the first game 3-0. The second takes place tonight at Glace Bay.

If necessary the fourth and fifth games in the scries will also be held on the Forum pn Thursday and Saturday nights. McCUJSKEY AWARDED Motor City Squad Wins Best of Three Round, Qualifying to Meet Bruins a draw with Sammy. Haskins of Apps. Toronto T. Reardon, Montreal Blake, Montreal Haggarty, Montreal Hefiernan.

Montreal Kalota, Chicago a four-round bout Price weighed 129, New York hfre tonight. Hsskins, 129. BRIMSEK STANDS OUT N. Colviue. i.

DRUGGISTS-i SMblcky, Rangers Bouchard. Montreal Benoit. Montreal BENOIT IS HURT Orosso. Detroit Abel, Detroit Goalie Turns Back Continued Chicago Assaults McOill Oets Winner After Steal. ing Fuok from Thorns Brunateau, Detroit March Chicago M.

Rntlev. Cooper. Chicago Stiffen Badly Out Head In Scuffle With Buih Hag. garty, Heffernan Get Ooali for Montrealeri Mosienko. cnicago R.

Csrse, Chicago Allen. Chicago W. Carse, Chicago Conacher, Boston Cowley, Boston McGlli. Boston Bruce, Boston Pratt, Rangers McCrsedy, Toronto G. 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 I 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0' 0 0 0 Boeton, March 26.

A sensational exhibition of goal-tending by Frank (Zero) Brimjek enabled Boston Bruins to gain the aeml-final round of the National Hockey FRANK BRIMSEK MUD BRUNETEAC Glace Bay, N.S., March 26. of Quebec Aces and Glace Bay Miners, Eastern Canadian Allan Cup finalists, were agreed on one thing tonight after their opening game; they don't, want to play in Montreal next Monday. Both Pop Monson. whose Miners won last night's opener, 3-0, and Quebec's Don Penniston said they want to see Monday's scheduled game advanced to the following WednesBay. Their teams play here tomorrow night, and they don't want the players to step on the ice in Montreal, a fsw hours after the long tram ride from here.

The teams received word today they were due to resume their bes in-five round at Montreal Monday, and the coaches immediately got in touch with Canadian Amateur Hockey Association officials in an attempt to change the date. No word on their protests had been received tonight. Both mentors said taeir charges came through last night's hard-played opener here without injuries of any consequence, and they expected to use the same lineups Fri day night Penniston had "no alibis" for the shutout his team absorbed from the Maritime champions, and he expressed confidence they would do better next time out. "This series is far from over." he added. Iron-man Performer Named All-America Runner Again New York, March Joe McCluskey, the "iron-man" distance runner of the New York Athletic Club, was named today as an Ail-American runner for the 11th time in 12 years.

Heading the team picked by Daniel J. Ferris. Secretary -Treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union for the 1942 A.A.U. almanac, McCluskey was chosen as the leading performer in the 15-kilometre run and the steeplechase. Since he was first picked in 1931, McCluskey failed to earn a place on the team only in 1936.

Lou Gregory of the Millrose A.A., New York, was given a place on the team for the ninth time, being named for the 10,000 metres, 20 kilometres and 30-kilometre runs. Three fLeague's Stanley Cup playoffs with I.angelle, Toronto N. MeU, Toronto O'Connor, Montreal Sands, Montreal i By MARC. T. Me NEIL 1 (Gaielte Sport Editor) Detroit.

March 26. Canadiens red out of the Stanley Cup fiayoff hert tonight with dull and disappointing thud. The Red Wing turned on the Habitant, before 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 On the left Li Mud Bruneteau. Detroit right winger, who got the goal which was lho winner last night as the Red Wings defeated Canadiens, 6-2. and eliminated the Habitants from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Frank ie Brimsek, right, Boston goalie, put on a sensational display as the Bruins defeated the Hawks. 3-2, qualifying to meet the Wings In the semi-final. guilty, Montreal Molter. Detroit Fitting shoes scientifically tok.es os much core os filWng a prescription. So let us fit your next pair.

Prices $7.75 to $16.50 WmtiMACk In? BjdJUx getting 3ootarcax 1432 Bleury Street 1395 St. Catherine St. West Carveth, Detroit a 3-2 victory over the smoother-playing Chicago Black Hawks tonight before a crowd of 12,000 at the Boston Garden. By employing their effective fore-checking tactics, the Black Hawks kept terrific pressure on Brimsek Bush, Detroit D. Bentley, Chicago Hamill, Chicago Howe, Detroit 1 horns.

Chicaco Wiseman. Boston Crawford, Boston from start to finish but he managed CASUAL CLOSE-UPS I By Smith. Boston Shewchuk, Boston, Hiller. Boston Watson, Rangers a crowa ot rpectators, licked them and made like it to the tune of 0-2, thus tnkmg the third and deciding same f.f the bcst-of-three first-round eriB and ad vancing to meet tloiton Bruins In th Stenlwy Cur semi-final. Kuntz, Rangers Warwick, Rangers Coulter, Rangers Toronto fctanowskl.

Toronto Taylor, Toronto 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 iv. nesraon. Mnmtreai Goupllle, Montreal Orlanoo, Detrcit Stewart, Detroit Wares. Detroit, McCreavy. Detroit Hollett, Boston Pike, Rangers Schriner, Toronto Goldup, Toronto Kampman, Toronto Goldnam, Toronto Playing Coach Monson, who contributed one of his team's tallies last night, said the initial win hadn't produced any over-confidence in his aquad.

"Aces are a snappy team and we'll have to be on our toes right through," he said. "They're fast and tricky." JESSE SPRING DIES ATHOME IN TORONTO ST. PAT'S CONFIDENT to kick out all but two of the 32 shots made on him during the 60 minutes. Meanwhile the Bruins managed to break out of their own zone only often enough to challenge Sam Lo frcstl 17 times but that goalie missed a pair of shots aimed by Gordie Bruce and a five-footer that was backhanded home by Jack McGill. The latter's tally was the "clincher" and Jack made it during the ninth minute of necond-perlod play when hfe stole the puck from Bill Thorns, playing a defensive role for only the second time, as he tried to clear.

After jabbing the puck from Thorns, McGill wheeled and slapped it through the flabbergasted Lo Presti. Late in the opener, Bruce converted a 50-foot pasa from Jack Shewchuk for the Bruins' first tally and that rookie centre turned on the red light again by combining' with Dutch Hiller and Captain Jack Crawford after 48 seconds of second-period action. With the Hawks trailing 2-0 after playing much the better hockey, Max Bfntley made them redouble their efforts by beating Brimsek, with Mush March and Joe Cooper assisting, about midway through the middle frame. The fcrcond Chicago goal, made by Bill Mosienko, came while Shewchuk was serving a major penalty for accidentally cutting March' head and the cool Brimsek was performing his most amazing defensive tricks. Tonight' victory, coming after the Hawka had deadlocked the series with Tuesday night's 4-0 shutout, qualified the Stanley Cup de-fenders for the cup semi-finals with Detroit Rr Wings who defeated Montreal Canadiens in Detroit tonight.

The Bruins had won the first game of the series in Chicago last Sunday, 2-1 in overtime. The Boston-Detroit series, a best-of-three-game affair, opens here Sunday night. Was One of Canada's Greatest All-Round Athletes In Last Quarter Century Detroit, March 2, THEY CANT GET BIT THE FIRST ROUND There eeema to be one big hurdle that Canadiens just can't contrive to surmount in the playoffs, that's the first round. It Is true they failed to clear the obstacle of the jinx on Detroit ice that saw them lose here tonight for the sixth time this season, but that first-round playoff barrier appears to be an even more difficult proposition for them to master. It has become a bad habit with the Habitants.

Back in the spring of 1931, Canadiens won their last Stanley Cup. Since then, in the 11 succeeding. years, they have failed to get past the first round of the Stanley Cup eliminations, and they have been In the playoffs nine times in that period. Rangers knocked them out in the first round in the spring of 1932 and in 103.1, too. Chicago did It In 1934, and Rangers again in 1935.

In 1936, Canadiens missed the playoffs. In 1937, they were section leaders, but Detroit pushed them out of contention in a five-game first round. In 1938, it was Chicago that ousted the Habitants, and Jn 1939, Detroit did it once more. In 1940, Canadiens failed to make the playoff grade, but last season, the Black Hawka put the finisher on- them In the first round. And tonight, Detroit accomplished the dire deed for the third time at Canadiens' expense, The first-round hex has stopped Canadiens cold in the playoffs nine times in the past 11 years every lime they were Jn them.

The Habitants usually have gone down fighting, making a atern battle of it and extending the playoff to the limit more Often than not. But In the long run the bare fact of the matter is they always go Tonight they didn't have the finishing strength they showed at home, and after keeping it close for 39 minutes and 37 seconds of the game, they fell apart in the third frame, and wound up badly beaten. So they are through again for this year. And it's difficult in these trying times for anyone to mention that old cliche, "Better luck next time." Because what next winter will hold for the National Hockey League Is shrouded in a deep fog of uncertainty. The Bed Wings, 4 who won the ret tuiile here Sunday, 2-1.

and 1 wi tne second in Montreal Tuesday. 5-0. exacted full revenge for that ahut-eut parting and extended trte Detroit-ice Jinx over straight gams in which the have lost here this season. It uas a real contest for almost two penod tonight, and then in the turd frame it bfcnme a rout, but the game was much better as a tpffUcii than Sunday's drab rn-gageme nt here. There were more action and liveliness to tt and the crowd reacted noisily throughout an Detroit ploughed through the Habitants who lost tieir fire in the third frame of contest that was mainly fast and became increasingly wide-open a went rn.

The checking was stiff but not vicious except for one Incident the third session that cost Canadiens the services of Joe Ben-Oit ftr the rest of the game, And the lnatigator of that trouble was goalcr Johnny Mowers, who something tf a villain in Montreal Tucday. Intentionally tripping Toe in the goalmouth that time and precipitating brief scruf-fie. Tuesday, Mowers had a minor penalty ihot called against him, To-right, he got off scot-free. He palpably held Brnoit in the goalmouth tni time, and Joe, in trying to shah free, kicked at Mowers. Kd- Buh.

a hare-brained defence-r-sn noted for hl wild impulses, rrrrnptly pole-axed Benoit on the head with his stick-Bush got a major penalty for drawing blood it could have been a rt.ffcr sentence because it was a deliberate attack by an habitual and Benoit was a 10 given f.ve minutes in durance vile. Bat r- did not go to the penalty box. He went to the dreiiing-room. blsod streaming from h.s head, and he played no more In the game. Canadiens physician aaid he took three atitchea in the deep wound, and could have put in six or seven.

Benoit's Injury probably contributed to Canadiens' collapse In the third ion, apd certainly erased their of making a atrong comeback, but the t.de had already Continued on Page 19.) Figure to Chance Against Oshawa Toronto, March 26. Coach Alex Connell of the hard-finishing Ottawa St. Patrick's College junior hockey club thinks his team still has a good chance to catch and pass Oshawa Generals in their best-of-five series in the Eastern junior semi-finals. "Our chances are pretty good," he tonight after his club bedded down in preparation for the third gam of the series tomorrow night. "Those first two hard games, although Oshawa won them both, will help us a lot.

We haven't had the competition before. But St. Pat's was coming at the end of both those first two games and I think we're still in there." Generals won the first game here Monday, 6-4, after staving off a rousing Ottawa comeback in the last period. Oshawa led 5-0 after the first period but was hanging on at the finish. The story was repeated in Ottawa Wednesday night in the second game, which Oshawa won 7-4.

St. Pat last chance comes tonight. A win for Generals would send them into the Eastern junior final for the fifth consecutive year, leaving the Ottawa team on the sidelines. Club officials tonight reported no serious injuries and the lineups probably will be unchanged from those of the first two games. Local Skiers Travel To Mount Orford Meet Chicago Lo Presti Cooper Thorns Tne teams: Boston Bnmnek goal Crawford defence Shewchuk.

defence MeOUl centre M. Bentley Dick Irvln subscribes to the theory that skating to music is a wonderful help In the development of hockey players. The Canadian coach declares that the sense of rhythmic movement and flowing freedom of stride born of skating to music are of inestimable value to a hockey player, and, raised in the west himself, Irvin contends that many a fine hockey player, blessed with beautiful, free-wheeling skating ability, came out of Western Canada because they had spent to much of their time on rinks where musical accompaniment was present. He says "I guess maybe the youngsters I mean the youngsters who play hockey don't do that so much now. But when we were kids, our hockey practices were just a warm-up for us.

In the evenings, we go to the rink and skate maybe to bands between eight and eleven (Continued on Page 18.) Toronto, March 28. (CPU Jesse Spring, one of the greatest athletes in Canada 15 years ago, died suddenly hfre yesterday a few houts after he collapsed on a midtown street. He was 43. Spring played professional hockey and baseball, was an outstanding amateur lacrosse and football player and a good amateur boxer. He turned professional in hockey with Hamilton in the 1923-24 season and later played with Pittsburgh Pirates in the same league, the National.

H6 played with fine baseball and lacrosse teams in Toronto, was a middle-wing with Toronto Argonauts in football and once won the Canadian amateur heavyweight boxing championship In more recent years, Spring coached baseball and hockey teams at Brockville and Oshawa. He was sports director for Wright-Har-greaves mines at Kirkland Lake a few years ago and handled one of the first of many good Kirkland Lake Blue Devils senior teams. Last fall he was named coach of River Vale Skeeters in the Eastern United States Amateur Hockey League but resigned his position because of ill health. His professional baseball experience was with Toronto Maple Leafs in the International League if) 1923. Surviving are his widow and two daughters.

Funeral services will be held hye Saturday. N.H.L. All-Etar Selections Following is the 12th of a Canadian Press series of National Hockey League all-star selections by hockey writers in N.H.L. cities. A consensus will be prepared later.

By HORACE LA VIGNE. Montreal La Patrie. First Team. Alternate Team. Brimsek goal Broda (Boston) (Toronto) Egan defence (Americans) (Canadians) Kampman, 1.

(Toronto) (Americans) Watson centre Apps (Rangers) (Toronto) He.ttall r. wing Drillon (Rangers) (Toronto) Patrick 1. wing Blake (Rangers) (Canadiens) Boucher coach Thompson (Rangers) (Chicago) About 15 local skiers, predominately renresentinz the J.B. and Totem Clubs, will hie their way down to the Eastern Townships this week-end where a dual Zone Hiller wing March Bruce win D. Bentley Bostsn subs: Cowley, Conacher, Wiseman, Hollett.

Smith, Martin, A. Jackson, H. Jackson, Cain. Chicago subs: Mosienko, Hamill, Allen, Seibert. Wlebe, Mariuccl, R.

Carse, W. Carse, Kaleta. Referee: Frank (King) Clancy. Linesmen, Archie Wilcox and Auret Joliat. First Period.

1 Boston. McGill) 18.01 Penalties: Bruce. Shewchuk, March. 2 Boston Bruce (Hiller. Crawford) .48 3 Chicago.

M. Bentley (March. Cooper) 7 Ofl 4 McGill 8.18 8- Chicago. (R. Care, Cooper) 18.2 Penalties: Shewchuk (major).

Third Period. Scoring None. Penalties None. GRIFFINTOWN CLUB HOLDS FIGHT SHOW meet is due to be run along rugged Mount Orford on Sunday afternoon. The Eastern Townships Zone invited delcgatees from the local group to take part in this function ana other entries have been sougnt from Quebec.

Three Rivers and the States. A single downhill race will be run, starting at three o'clock, and for the first time the full course will be uwd. Since there is no tow, UND.ERWEAB that contributes to Health and Comfort Here it the underwear designed fo meet the conditions of Canada's variable Spring, Summer and Fail temperatures. The soft, porous-knit yarns absorb the evaporation of the normal body's more than quart per day of perspiration and in this way maintains an even body temperature. Not only is Penmans Bal- briggan Underwear more comfortable but it will contribute to better health.

The famous Penmans trademark on every garment is your guide to top quality. entries will have to start up at one o'clock. Tonight's Games ALLAN Cl'P PLAYDOWNS Quebec at Glace Bay. (Second game ef bext-nf-ftva aeries, Olace Bay leads by on game.) MEMORIAL CUP PLAYDOWNS. Halifax Canadians at Montreal Royali.

(First fame In best-ot-three eemt-llnali.) The vertical drop on the trail is 1,500 foet and the length slightly over a mile. The competition has been designated as the hardwood derby because it is run on the only mountain used for ski races in Canada which is covered with hard Boys Present Fight Card of 11 Pleasing Bouts Before Directors and Friends wood instead of evergreens. To popularize the event maple sugar snow will be served in the after tlflSTOLDTIlOMlBS noon at the club. 3 Feature of the annual boxing smoker of the Griffintown Club held last bight in the Ottawa street elubhouae was the card of 11 bouts, which produced plenty of action and pleased the directors and friends of the club who attended. Weights were from 50 to 135 pounds.

In one of the outstanding bouts Last Night's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE. Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dftroit, Canadian 2. (Detroit wins bt-of-three Merle. 2-1.) Boston 3, Chicago 2 (Boston wins best-of-thr series, 2-1).

AMERICAN LEAGUE. Calder Cup Playoffs. Indianapolis 3, Sprint field 2. (Indianapolis wins begt-of-flv series 3-2 Hershey 3, Cleveland 1. (Hershey wins bt-of-three serlas, 2-1.) Standings STANLEY CUP PLAYOfPS.

Beat-of. seven Series.) P. W.L. A. New York Ranger 3 1 2 fl 7 Toronto Maple Leafs ...32170 QUARTER-FINALS.

BKt-of-thre Series.) Boston Bruins 3 2 1 8 7 Chicago Black Hawks 3 12 7 8 (Boston wins aeries, 2-1). (Hest-of-three Series.) Detroit Bed Wln 3 2 1 8 8 Montreal Canadiens 3 1 2 8 8 (Detroit wins aeries, 2-1), i Judge on aroma, bouquet, smoothness and flavour. Tastctest Sandy Macclonald Special, you'll find your way to a better whisky and a nubstan tial saving. Mm. of the evening, little Ed Fitzgerald brtuk all first year sales 1 iladis retards for economy blades, I VJQy DOUBLE-IDGE RAZORS 1 was given the nod over Tony De-fino.

Another standout was the battlff between Frank Fitzgerald and Doug Melancon, which the former won. making it clean sweep for the Fitzgpralds on the evening. Jasper O'Hanley. Canadian amateur lightweight cham'oipn, had an easy time in the final bout of the night and won as he pleased. His opponent.

Jack Tctreatilt, couldn't punch hard enough to Eive 40 Jasper any trouble, thouch he had plenty of opportunities to him. Among tho spectators wen Jack mvi U'j son Dodds. Earl Snnfford. Maurice Hodttson. Don Baillie.

Jack Nelles Boo Anderson, and many other mentis or tne club. The results: 85 pounds: Fred Daipte defeated AUSTRALIAN Wlllism OConnor: John Strott defeat ed Eddln Sfott; Raymond Rose de learea Jim j'aiweu. SO pounds: Frank Fitzgerald defeat ed Doug Melancon. COAST BOWLERS LEAD Take First Place in ABO Doubles Event Columbus. March 2fl Walter Rosnirk and Harry Hedtke of Iis Angeles splintered the pins for 1.358 and first plnce In the doubles at the American Bowling Congress tournament today.

Their score was 12 pins belter than the 1,346 which won the event last year for Bill Lee and Harry Fa mess of Madison, Wis. Rosnick turned in games of 245, 266 and 234 for 745 the highest series recorded to date in any tournament event while Hedtke racked up 205, 205 and 203 for 613. There were no changes in other events. The doubles standings: RonnlPk-Herllke. l.os Angles 13M elle-Spnich.

Pock Inland, 111. 1343 Cleveland 1333 Fauwt. Indianapolia 12fl! Schnell-Stauder, St. Louis 1289 Old 70 pounds: A. Pfarson defeated Lionel Methot: Art Tattersall defeat ed Billy (Pet 90 pounds; Mullholland defeated Kevin Glasgow.

112 nounds: Gus Mell defeated Jim my Gilmore. A KNIT-GOODS It 135 pounds: Jasper O'Hanley defeat- en jam leTreauu, Referee: Channv Brewer. At the conclusion of the bouts Earle Spafford was introduced BALBRIGGAN KNITTED UNDERWEAR PLEASE SAVE THE BOTTLE! Help Canada win the War! is sorely needed. Save all bottles and glassware end have ycur Salvage Committee collect. Thank you! rrom tne ring and presented each hep you young noy with a new sweatshirt on be half of the club.

"i i.