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14 THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1946. VOL. CLXXV. No. 4S PLAYttJG THE FIELD Les Patrick Quits Ranger Post Is Succeeded by Frank Boucher By DINK CARROLL ROYALS SMOTHER CATARACTS BY 7-4 Curry and Gravelle Each Cop Brace of Goals for Winners New York, February 21.

Lester Patrick resigned today as manager of the New York Rangert in the National Hockey League because of his heaith but said he Habs Prefer Bruins The silver lining to the cloud caused by the Detroit Red Wings' victory over Canadiens here on Wednesday night was the thought that the win for Jack Adams' men had virtually eliminated the Toronto Leafs" chances of making a playoff spot. But by yesterday, when Dick Irvin had had time to evaluate the situation, the hockey sky had clouded over again. "Detroit has a good chance to finish in third place," he said. "Boston has been in a slight slump and now they've lost Egan. The v- 'iw-mv tr'4 WtL 1 WEZ WE 7 I I I I I Ji.ir lwltha.iifcimi,tiiiiiHiiMTiih,ffriUlitf MEET LOYOLA TONIGHT: Shown above are members of the Ottawa St.

Pat's hockey team who meet Loyola tonight in the feature attraction of the Xavier Apostolate Guild's winter sports night at the Forum. From left to right are: (front row) Fred Murphy, Pat French, D'Arcy Coulson, coach, Jake Dunlap, Brian Lynch, Kenny York; (centre row) Frank Dunlap, Johnny Allan, Stirling-Dorrance, "Duff" Thompson, Bill Munro, Pat Clarey, Greg Thomson, Bill Perras, manager; (back row) John Llston, Paul McDonald, Howard Shaw, Ken Berlinguette, Johnny Dennison, Kenny Wallace, Bill Campbell. Rev. H. J.

Cromey, O.M.I., Director of Athletics, Frank Turik, Frank Mathers and Des Guillett are missing from the above photo. schedule doesn't favor Boston from here in, either. So if we finish first we may have to meet Detroit in the semi-final round, and we haven't beaten them in the Olympia this season. We've beaten Boston twice right in Boston, and that's the team I'd like to meet." Dick was struck afresh yesterday by the inconsistency of the form chart on hockey games, remarking that you win games you have no hope of winning and lose games you fully expect to win. The last time the Habs played in Boston, which was February 10, he told Hub newspapermen he expected Canadiens to lose three of their remaining 14 games.

"But I didn't tell them which three," he said yesterday. "1 certainly expected to win that one against Detroit. But I'm all even in my figuring because we won a game since then that I didn't expect to win. That was the game against the Rangers in New York. We had a hard game against the Leafs in Toronto the night before and a long train ride after it.

On top of that, the Rangers know they aren't going anywhere and they're happy-go-lucky right now. A team in that frame of mind is apt to upset anybody." Canadiens now have 10 games left on the regular schedule, six at home and four away. "It looks to me like we'll have to win two of those games away and all our home games to make sure of finishing in first place," he said. "I wouldn't be surprised if the N.H.L. championship isn't decided until March 16 when we play Chicago here." But the team may do better on the road than the coach expects.

They have won 11 games away from home and tied another, which establishes them as a pretty good road club. Their remaining games away are at Toronto, Detroit, New York and Chicago. So this may be another case where the coach will win a game he has no hope of winning and blow one he thinks Is in the bag. Football's Big Issue The Canadian Rugby Union meeting coming up in Toronto tomorrow may develop into one of the warmest sessions in the history of the Union. The question of player eligibility is a hot potato that the delegates may find difficulty In handling.

The heat under this item was supplied by the Joe Krol case last fall, and some of the delegates have reached the explosive point over it. Krol, you will remember, was the fellow who signed with the Detroit Lions, a professional club across the line, remained with them for half the season and then returned to Several teams wanted him, but he landed finally with the Toronto Argos and was instrumental in their successful pursuit of the Grey Cup. WINGS FIGHT BACK, TIE RANGERS, 2-ALL Draw Boosts Detroit Playoff Chances in Hectic N.H.L Race New York, February 21. Detroit Red Wings came from behind with two second-period goals tonight to tie New York Rangers 2-2 in a dispirited National Hockey League game at Madison Square Garden before 14,251 fans. The draw lifted the Wings another point ahead of the idle fifth-place Toronto Maple Leafs and strengthened their chances of holding the fourth play-off slot in the league.

The game was featured by the first misconduct penalty handed out on New York ice this season. The 10-minute sentence went to nery Phil Watson, Ranger winger, late in the first period when he talked back to Referee Frank (King) Clancy after being given a minor penalty for interference. Shortly before, Hal Jackson, rugged Detroit defenceman, had drawn a major for drawing blood when his stick hit Bill Moe. Although the blow was not intentional it opened a deep cut in Moe's nose and a major was automatic. Moe returned with three sitches In the wound in the second period.

Watson scored the first New York goal on a long shot early in the first period. When Grant Warwick pushed in an angle drive from close in at 15:19, the Rangers looked set for victory. In the second period, however, Detroit came through with a pair. Adam Brown scored the first, assisted by Syd Abel, while Joe Car-veth went in unassisted to count the tieing goal while Neil Colville was serving a penalty for tripping Jimmy Conacher. Lineups: New York 1 Detroit Rayner goal Lumley N.Colville defence Quackenbush Moe defence Stewart Lanrade centre A rmstrong P.

Watson. Bruneteau L. Patrick wing H. Watson New York aubs: Laycoe, Trudell, Mac Colville, Warwick, Pike, De Marco, Huasell. Leswiek.

Detroit subti: Jackson. Hollett, Lis-combe, Abel, Brown, Carveth, Lind-ay, Conacher, Couture. Referee: King Clancy; linesmen: Billy Scheer and Sammy Babcock. First period lNew York. 8 38 2 New York.

Warwick (Leswlck) 15.19 Penalties: Jackson 3 (1 major). Watson i (one major). Srronrt period 3 Detroit Brown (Abel) 45 4 Detroit Carveth 13.51 Penalties: N. Colville, Conacher. Third period Scoring: none.

Penalties: none. QAH A Issues Warning On Referee Attacks Norman Dawe, president of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association announced last night that in future, players who deliberately attack referees during the course of a game, will be dealt with severely by the Association and little leniency will be shown on the part of the Q.A.H.A. in dealing with these cases. "Too much 'roughing' of referees has been going on in this province this yerfr," Dawe stated, "and in future any player who molests authorized Q.A.H.A. arbiters will be handed an indefinite suspension which may put him out of action for the remainder of the season.

Latest case of players being indefinitely suspended by the Q.A. H.A. occurred in the Three Rivers district where A. Lahaie and Dominic Goulet were given suspensions for maltreating arbiters. RANDIES WIN, 54 Sherbrooke Defeats Drurrt-mondville Intrepides Drummondville.

February 21. (p; The Second-Place Sherbrooke Randies tonight defeated the fifth-place Drummondville Intrepides 5-4 in a Provincial Hockey League game, before 500 Lineup: Sherbrooke: Goal. Dion; defence. Labarre, Cote; centre. H.

Carnegie; wings, O. Carnegie. Mclntyre; ub, Longpre, McDougall, Marshall, Bed-mond, Ltly. Ranger, Courteau. Drummondville: Goal, Tousignant; defence.

Bean, Boyer; centre. Young; wings, Baillargeon, Harrison; aubs, Boisvert. Lapierre, Peloquin, Maher, Macfarlane, Lavigne. Referees: Prince and Shor. Summary: First Period 1 Drummondville.

Lapierre (Peloquin. Lavigne) 13.00 2 Drummondville Young (Maher, Baillargeon) 18.02 Penalty: Longpre. Second Period 3 Sherbrooke Lily (Marshall) 6.04 4 Sherbrooke Mclntyre (H. Carnegie) 8.58 5 Sherbrooke O. Carnegie (McDouRall) 12.04 Penalty: Ranger.

Third Period 6 Sherbrooke Labarre 1.57 7 Sherbrooke H. Carnegie (Mclntyre) 6.12 8 Drummondville. (Maher, Baillargeon) 7 22 9 Drummondville Bean (Maher, Young) Penalties: None. 16.12 5' LESTER PATRICK would continue as vice-president of Madson Square Garden, owners of the club. Frank Boucher, Ranger coach, was elevated to the.

managerial post but will continue to direct the team's play. Tom Lockhart of tin-New York Rover team in the Eastern United States League, wji named business manager of the parent sextet. The changes are effective immediately. Tonight's game with Detroit. Red Wings will be Boucher's first while in complete charge of the Rangers.

Patrick, 62, resigned because ef 111 health. He said before the war he had intended to resign th age of BO but had hung on until Brig. John Reid Kilpatrick. president of Madison Square Gardsn, returned from service in the United States Army. Patrick has managed major league hockey clubs for 36" yer and prior to that was a star player.

His health has been poor for several years and today's announcement came as no surprise. Brig. Kilpatrick expressed regret at Patrick's retirement and said would be assured of a place in the management of Madi.on Square Garden as long as he desired. Patrick will continue, in his vice-president's capacity, to advise Boucher and Lockhart. Patrick said he intended to continue living in New York with holidays in Canada.

A native of Montreal, Patrick won his first fame as a manager in Vancouver where he lived for many years. He came to the Garden here in 192fi when the Rangers entered the National League. MANAGOFF DEPARTS Grappler Refuses to Meet Challenger Dusek Bobby Managoff, his title st.ll intact, left Montreal yesterday, bound for Camden, N.J.. and nearby points, and left behind him a firm refusal to meet Ernie Dusek, challenger for the heavyweight wrestling crown which Managoti retained when the 11.30 curfew ended his match with Yvon Robert, Tuesday night. Matchmaker Eddie Quinn had hoped to pair up Mana-goff with Dusek.

particularly in view of the fact that Quinn signed Dusek to a contract to meet th Managoff-Robert winner at th Forum. Tuesday night next. Quinnis now in duty bound ta give Dusek a match, a point on which he is certain Dusek will insist. In fact. Quinn would hav liked to put Managoff and Robert back in a return match, aa arguments ran hot and heavy yesterday over the legality of the tieing fall scored by Managoff in the closing seconds of the match.

But having the Dusek contract, he was unable to do this, and added to this there was the fact that Managoff was not anxious to meet either Robert or Dusek. "I've wrestled all th top-notch-ers now, so I think I'm due for some exhibition bouts again.u tha lesser said Managoff. REJOICE' in perfect fit. Know whet it means to enjoy every motion of your foot without pain. Buy TRAVELESE.

Wm 11-MACK Inc 1432 Bleury Street and 1395 St. Catherine St. W. Store Hours: 9 ta S.M Closed AU nay Saturday I Si 5 f-vi ft a a -mm I By FRED ROBERTS. With the Quebec Senior Hockey League championship already tucked away, Royals added another scalp to their belts last night by overpowering the Shawinigan Cataracts, 7-4, in a game that lacked action for two periods but gained momentum in the final frame as the smallest gathering of the season, close to 4,000, looked on.

As both teams had nothing to gain or lose, tenseness was lacking and the play was a little sloppy during '4 Jtrry McNeil the first two periods and the beginning of the third as Royals rapped in seven goals with not a reply from the Cataracts. But the action came all at once as the Cateracts suddenly exploded and sent their four goals whistling by Gerry McNeil in less than minutes. Floyd Curry and Leo Gravelle, two members of Carlin's "Lightning Line" each accounted for a brace of goals- with Butch Stahan, Ernie Laforce and Rip Riopelle clicking for singles. Marcel Filion was top scorer for the Cataracts, netting a pair of goals while Frank Bennett and Jack Carthy completed the scoring. Celebrating his return to the Royals' roster after successfully recovering from an appendectomy, little Gerry McNeil showed that he hasn't lost any of the prowess that made him one of the most-talked about netminders in the league.

Although he had far less work to handle than Gerry Cotnoir in the Shawiniean cage, he turned in an admirable role when he was tested from in close on several occasions. Cotnoir gave his usual scintillating display and. were it not for his brilliant effort, the score might have been much higher than it was. The game was only 1.40 seconds old when Royals shot into a one-goal lead on a brilliant solo-effort by Ernie Laforce. Play swung back and forth from then until the halfway mark with neither team able to pierce the other's defence and the goal-tenders were given a breather as the action centred around mid Ice.

At 15.16, Floyd Curry scored his first goal of the game after taking passes from Riopelle and Jean Lamirande. CURRY EXTENDS COUNT The pattern of play in the middle frame was the same with only a few serious thrusts effected. Curry extended the count to 3-0 early in this frame and a minute later fed Riopelle a pass at the Eoal-mouth to ur the score to 4-0. Gravelle scored No. 5 a minute after that on a solo effort.

Driving the puck from the corner, he hit Cotnoir skate and the puck caromed into the nets. The game became a rout at this stage Stahan and Gravelle fired two more for Royals but that was their last serious drive as the Cataracts found the range and rammed four goals by McNeil. Filion got the first with Gerry Gravel and Nick Cinor assisting and a minute later Jack Carthy netted the second with Bennett's aid. Filion took a neat nass from Gravel to score the third and Bennett completed the scoring by blasting a low shot past McNeil from in close. Shawinigan.

Royals. Cotnoir Boat McNeil Arcand defence Stahan Bergeron defence Laforce Carthy centre Gravelle Planche wing Curry Morehouse wing Riopelle Shawinigan Gravel, Cinor. Filion. Theberge, Bennett. Calhoun, Lau-zon.

Royals Iamirande, Harvey. Meronek. Smart, Heffernan, Casavant, Raymond. Morin. Referees: Bennett and Mundey.

First Period 1 Royals. Laforce unassisted) 1.40 2 Royals Curry (Riopelle, Lamirande) 15.16 Penalties: Gravelle. Morehouse, Second Period 3 Roval Curry (Morin, La force) 3.45 4 Rovain. Riopelle (Curry) 4.5S 5Royals. lunassistedl 5.40 Penalties: Gravelle, Theberge.

Lamirande. Arcane, Bergeron (10 mins. misconduct). THIRD PERIOD 6 Royals Stahan (Curry) 3.02 7 Royals Gravelle (Curry) 3.11 8 Shawinigan (Gravel, Cinor) 5.17 9 Shawinigan. (Bennett) 9.11 10 Shawinigan.

(Gravel, Theberge) 13.07 11 Shawinigan. (Cinor) 16.08 Penalties: Harvey, Lamirande. Army Team Defeats Ottawa RCAF By 5-2 Cornwall. February 21. Quarter-Master General, Army team in the Ottawa City Service League, tonight defeated Ottawa R.C.A.F., 5-2, to capture the league title in three straight games and advance into the district playoffs for the Allat Cup.

Drouin wac the star for the Army team, scoring one and assisting on three other goals. Drouin scored the opener in the first period, on an assist from Lamb, and in the second Kuntz added another for Army on a pass from Brunning. MoimsKl, assisted Dy seymour, scored the first goal for R.C.A.F. in the third, then Kuntz. aided by Brown and Drouin, extended the Army lead.

Poirier added the fourth Army goal, Brown and Drouin assisting, and Brown scored the other, with Poirier and Drouin making the play. Taylor scored the last goal for R.C.A.F. with Seymour assisting. R.C.A.F.: Goal, Bates; defence. Copp, Rooke: centre, Lefeuvre; wings, Taylor, Hanneberry.

'Molinski, Milford, Seymour, Myre. M.S. (Army): Goal, McMannus: defence, Barnes, Pantalone; centre, Brown; wings, Poirier, Drouin. Lamb, Kuntz, Gagnon, Brunning, Grat-ton, Laroque, Tressider. Referees: Contant and Menard.

for the forthcoming season was held and a working schedule decided upon for the committee. It was anticipated the greens and fairways which received special treatment last year, will be in good sha)e this spring. The committees named were: finance; T. Ashworth, chairman; F. E.

Dorion, A. J. Groleau; house J. O. Fishlock, chairman; G.

E. Hunt, F. E. Dorion, A. B.

Martin; greens, R. P. Fleming, chairman; A. J. Groleau, H.

J. Lange; membership, W. D. Bennett, chairman; A. B.

Martin, G. E. Hunt, F. E. Dorion; match and handicap, J.

Wheatley, chairman; P. A. Whitelaw, W. D. Bennett.

H. J. Lange; club captain, P. A. Whitelaw; honorary captain, J.

Wheatley. L. A. Piche was appointed secretary-manager. I 74--Tie on Wfe was with Fiist Survey Unit throughout the whole campaign but was transferred to 14 Field Regiment, R.C.A., shortly after VE-Day.

The little Hampstead pro got back his golf swing and putting touch on the De Pam Golf Club. Utrecht, and then entered the Canadian Army Open tournament which was staged last October over the tricky, hazardous Hilversum course (some 35 miles outside of Utrecht). Clark topped Capt. Tom Bell, 12 Field Regiment, R.C.A.. and well-known Guelph, Ontario, golfer, 6 and 4, in the 18-hole match play final to capture the crown.

Mrs. Clark declares to this day that Buddy came through to the title simply b. cause of the consignment of golf balls she forwarded to him before the meet, and the young pro simmngiy agrees. Bell ousted Maior Jim Boekh noted Canadian amateur before the war from the Toronto district, in a gruelling semi-final game. Hampstead Golf Club holds it3 annual general meeting tonight at the Hampstead Town Hall, when pians ior tne 1946 season will be discussed.

GOLF CLUB MEETS Committees Appointed By Country Club of Montreal Committees for the forthcoming summer's activities were appointed at a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Country Club of Montreal, presided over Por-teous Jerdan, president of the club. Officers appointed were: Graham E. Hunt, vice-president, T. Ash-worth, honorary treasurer; H. J.

Lange. honorary secretary; J. R. H. Robertson, honorary president.

A discussion regarding the plans REAY ON SIDELINES FOR SUNDAY GAME Billy May Be Out of Action for 2 or 3 Tilts With Bruised Ankle Billy Reay, Canadien's smooth skating little centre man, will miss Sunday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Forum as a result of an injury ne sustained Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings here. Reay suffered a badly bruised ankle and he may be lost to the club for two or three games. Dick Irvin announced yesterday that Kenny Mosdell, who was brought back from Buffalo last week, will move up to centre between Jimmy Peters and Murph Chamberlain on the Flying Frenchmen's third line, while Reay is sidelined. Although the Habs were given a rest yesterday, Mosdell, Frankie Eddolls. Joe Benoit and Dutch Hiller held a four-man practice, and took part in the McGill workout later on during the day.

The full squad will hold a fast drill today in preparation for Sunday's game. Still confident of making the playoff grade, despite the severe blow they received Wednesday when the Detroit Red Wings sprang a surprise by defeating the Habitants, the Maple Leafs look for a victory Sunday to enhance their chances of over-taking the Wings tor that all-important fourth place, spot. Turk Broda, veteran net-minder who got his old job back with Toronto after returning from overseas, will be making his first appearance of the season on Montreal ice, and Babe Pratt will also be making his first start here since being reinstated by the N.H.L. after he had been expelled for alleged gambling on hockey games. Determined to annex their, third straight National Hockey League championship, the Habitants will be looking for a triumph Sunday in order to tighten their grip on first place.

With the Hawks breathing down their necks, only one point behind them, the Habitants can't afford to lose games at this stage of the race. It was announced from yesterday that the Bisons were eager to secure the services of Gerry Plamondon and Tod Cam-pea the Q.S.H.L.'s two top scorers for their United States League club in Dallas but both players are intent on retaining their amateur status and will continue t6 practice here until the season ends. Now that Valleyfield has definitely been eliminated from the playoffs, Plamondon and Campcau will drill with the Canadiens and if they do turn pro, then it won't be until next season. MEETING OF C.R.U. SET F0R-T0M0RR0W Question of Player Eligibility on Agenda for Session at Toronto The annual meeting of the Can adian Rugby Union will be called tomorrow in Toronto, and there are a number of items on the agenda that promise an exciting convention.

Most prominent on the list is the question of player eligibility, an aftermath of the Joe Krol case of last Autumn. The Ontario Rugby Football Union, in session only recently, discussed the Krol case and, according to reports of that meeting, will urge that a residence rule be adopted and adhered to this coming season. Myer Insky will represent the Quebec Rugby Football Union at the meeting, and he will put forward a number of motions on behalf of the Quebec Union. Most important of these is that interference be allowed 10 yards in advance of the line of scrimmage, which he will offer for consideration of the Rules Committee which meets in the morning. Of a more general nature, he will urge that the junior playdowns be resumed this fall, at least in Eastern Canada, and that the C.R.U.

guarantee the contending clubs' expenses. The Quebec Union believes this will benefit football as a whole, as it will give young players the incentive to graduate to big-time football. Bobby Hewitson, who has acted as secretary of the C.R.U. for the past 24 years, has given notice that he will tender his resignation at tomorrow's meeting. Pressure of other work he supplies as his reason for wishing to withdraw from the post.

Mount Royal Wins, 5-3 lount Royal Intermediates handed St. Laurent a 5-3 setback last night in the first game of the best- of-three-series in the St. Laurent Intermediate League finals Squibb with a brace of markers led the winners while Thompson. r.ing. ana ieuy were me iviouni Royal goalgetters.

Snipers for the St. Laurent squad were W. Munn, H. Miller and J. Munn who notched a tally apiece.

Krol's eligibility was questioned at the time, and when the governing body of the Big Four okayed him, the Hamilton repre-nentative on that body tendered Jiis resignation. Most observers around the league proclaimed that the Krol case established senior Canadian football as an out-and-out professional proposition. In the first place, the player had signed a contract to play for a professional team and had appeared with it; and secondly, there wasn't much doubt that he'd sold his services here to the highest bidder. The meeting looks as though it may develop into a struggle between one faction, which is all for coming out into the open and organizing senior football on a straight professional basis, and a second faction, which wants to establish residence rules and preserve football's aham-amateurism. It seems to us that establishment on a sound professional basis is Inevitable eventually, so why not now? Around and About Since they were teamed together as a defence pair, the Habitants bat detersive rearguards are Butch Bouchard and Kenny Reardon.

They have had the fewest goals scored against them. If Reardon had played a full schedule, he might have been a strong candidate for All-Star honors. Max Bentley is out for at least a week, but it doesn't look ai though anybody had a chance to overtake him for scoring honors even if he were out for the balance of the schedule. As an indication of the fast start the Black Hawks got off to last fall, there is Wee Willie Mosienko still in second place in the scoring lists after missing 10 games. Frankie Pucci, who meets Joey Gagnon in the main event of Jimmie McKimmie's fight show at the Coliseum on Monday, was listed in the February issue of Ring magazine among the eight boxers "who showed promise during the past month." He hails originally from Toronto.

Myer Inksy, back from the sporting goods dealers' convention in Quebec City, says it was the largest attended meeting since 1938. He also reports that sporting goods manufacturers and dealers will cooperate with governments to help reduce juvenile delinquency by making equipment available to youngsters as quickly as possible. The Dodgers are having holdout trouble with Luis Olmo, Pete Reiser, Goody Rosen, Jack Boiling, Leighton Kimball and Joe Hatten, while Jeau Pierre Roy and Roland Gladu are said to have signed with the Mexican League. Post-war Golf Boom Predicted By Buddy Clark of Hampstead By BRUCE CROLL LOYOLA, ST. PAT'S TO PLAYJT FORUM Highlight Many Features of Xavier Apostolate AnnuaJ Sports Night Highlighting the many features In the Xavier Apostolate Annual Winter Sports Night at the Forum tonight will be the Interprovinclal College Hockey League contest between St.

Pat's from-Ottawa and the Loyola College squad, coached by Gordie Marriot. The Irish crew from the Capital will hit town with a powerful roster bolstered by such Q.S.H.L. stars as Frank Turik and Frank Mathers of the Ottawa Senators and Frank Dunlop from the Hull Volants. Coach D'Arcy Coulson will have Fred Murphy, Johnny Allan, Howie Shaw and Ken Wallace in harness tonight to add strength to the Ottawa attack. The local Collegians, who are at present the hottest club in the Interprovincial circuit are primed for the game 8nd all hands are expected to be ready for the starting whistle.

Royals' bruising defence pair of Frank Stahan and Doug Harvey will referee the game. Sharing the hockey spotlight at tonight's carnival will be the annual playoff for the Canon Heffernan Memorial Trophy currently held by the Catholic High Bantams. Frank Carlin, skipper of the Royals has named Floyd Curry, Leo Gravelle and Denis Casavant for the puck-carrying speed races, while members of the Montreal Badminton and Squash Club will perform figure skating between games. Hockey sticks and hockey tickets, two of which will be for an N.H.L. have been put up as prizes for the holders of the lucky programs.

NATIONALE TRIUMPHS Topple Wilf Cude's Canadiens by 5-3 Nationale proved that they will definitely be the team to contend with when the playoffs roll around as they racked-un their second win this week by toppling Wilf Cude's Canadiens 5-3 at the Forum last night. The Canadiens, who have just returned from a victorious tour of Western Ontario, showed signs of being tired in the early stages of the game. Georgie Bougie paced the winners with a brace of markers with Bisaillon, Perrault and Laventure notching singles. Howie Morenz, Kenny Hayden and Laplante came through with the three Canadien goals. Bougie launched the scoring at 7.07 in the first half when he converted Curriveau's pass into the Canuck cage past Scurrah.

Bisaillon made it 2-0 three minutes later on a play with Curriveau and King. Bougie and Laverture sunk two more for the Nats. Laplante and Morenz answered Back for the Habs to end the period at 4-2. Perrault scored the fifth Nationale goal on a penalty-shot which was followed five minutes later by Hayden's goal from a scramble around the Nationale rigging. Canadiens: Goal, Scurrah; defence, Bonin, Lcpine; centre, Morenz: wings, Havden, Burnett.

Sarrabournet, Beithel, Pepin, Denny, Hewgill, Laplante. Nationale: uoai. uesforges; deinnee, Gariepy, Jeanneau; centre, Bourgie; wines, Bisaillon. Curriveau. Gratton.

Laventure, King, Perraulv. Referees: Nick Carter, Hello Gagnon. First Period 1 Nationale. Bougie (Curriveau) 7.07 2 Nationale. Bisaillon (Currivoau.fcKinE) 10.28 3 Nationale Jiougle (Bonnie, Curriveau) 12 29 4 Canadiens.

13.35 C'anaaiens Morenz (Burnett, Hewgill) 13.31 6 Laventure (Pessault) 18 17 Penalties: Jeanneau. Hewgill, Pepin. Second Period 7 Nationale. (major penalty shot) 6.35 8 Canadiens Hayden (Pepin) 11.43 Penalties: Denny, Bougie, Lepine, Bisaillon. Names Playoff Dates Perth, February 21, (B President Waiter McLaren of the Rideau Hockey League announced today that loop semi-final playoffs would be held next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with finals scheduled for March 1, 2 and 3.

Perth, Westort and Smiths Falls are bunched in the standings and playoff berths will not be definite until after Saturday's final scheduled games. C. H. ROUTH General Insurance Broker 204 Notre Dame Street West Telephone MA. 2101 Last Night's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Detroit 2, Rangers 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Buffalo at Providence. Q.S.H.L. Royals 7, Shawinigan 4.

P.H.L. Sherbrooke 5. Drummondville 4. J.A.H.A. Nationale 5, Canadiens 3.

Tonight's Games P.H.L. Victoriaville at Cornwall. M.H.L. Cardy Hotels at Canadalr. M.R.J.H.L.

Sons of Italy at Clearpolnt. Cote St. Paul at Lachlne. Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE P. F.

A. Pts anariirns 40 2.1 14 Chicago 41 21 14 Boston 41 19 14 Detroit 40 16 15 Toronto 39 13 20 Rangers 41 9 24 3 ni toi 6 1AR 134 8 132 122 9 106 113 fi 118 142 8 126 149 4t AMERICAN LEAGUE Eastern Division P. W. L. D.

F. A. Pts. Buffalo 82 30 15 7 224 174 67 Hershey 50 23 20 7 Ifil 171 53 Providence 49 18 27 4 178 207 40 New Haven 52 11 32 9 168 221 31 Western Division P. r.

A Pts Indianapolis 54 27 19 8 239 201 62 Pittsburgh 50 27 1 7 213 165 61 Cleveland 50 23 21 7 216 199 53 St. Louia 52 18 27 7 158 219 43 (Not including last night's game.) Q.S.B.L. P. r. A Pts Rovals 37 28 7 Ottawa 37 22 12 2 191 118 2 190 146 3 131 139 2 142 175 3 158 182 2 145 198 Quebec 36 16 17 Shawinigan 37 16 18 Valleyfield 39 14 22 Hull 38 9 27 P.H.L.

P. F. A Pts Victoriaville ...35 21 9 5 173 109 47 snerhrooke 35 20 11 Lachine 37 19 16 St. Hyacinthe 36 17 16 Drummondville 38 13 21 CornwaU 36 7 25 4 177 126 2 159 177 4 174 162 4 125 172 4 119 185 4.A.H.A. P.

Canadiens 17 10 6 1 Verdun 18 8 7 3 Concordia 16 7 7 2 Royals 18 7 10 1 Nationale 17 7 9 1 M.R.J.H.L. F. 79 79 80 56 70 A Pta 58 21 79 80 59 88 P. W. L.

d. r. A PUr. Wheelera 0 8 1 42 15 17 Lachine 5 3 46 Cote St. 4 4 1 38 Clearpoint 8 3 4 1 21 Sons of Italy 8 1 5 2 19 Pt.

St. Charles. 9 0 6 3 28 41 42 28 29 53 MHS TRIPS LACHINE Winners Take Over Top Place in Section Montreal High took over sole possession of first place yesterday afternoon in the Protestant section of the senior 'A' Interscholastic League as they handed Lachine, their closest rival, a 4-2 setback, at the Lachine Arena. The University Street aggregation piled up an early four-point lead that was never threatened until the closing minutes of the game. Ron i played a stellar game for the Lachine squad, T.

Manastershy garnishing both the suburban crews' leading them in a tallies and futile third period attack. Honors for the blue and White sextet were evenly divided with Tommy Manastersky, chalking up one point for his team and playing a standout game on the blueline. Montreal High Goal, Sauve: defence, Manasrersky, Martin; centre, Smith; wines, Caduc, Binsley; Subs: Munro, I Morrison, Valois, M. Morrison, Stuart. Salvatore, Kerr.

Lachine: Goal, Rose; defence, Moore, Descary; centre, Clark; wings. Tec-tor, Grigs: subs: Chiara. R. Grigg. Harding, Kent.

Referees: Langill, Davis. First Period 1 Montreal High. 3.21 2 Montreal High. 9.20 Penalties: Manastersky, Morrison, Moore. Second Period 3 Montreal High.

(Martin) 0.16 4 Montreal High. (Binsley) 520 5 Lachine Grigg (Tector) 8.55 Penalties: Descary, Moore, Harding. Third Period 6 Lachine Grigg 1.38 Penalties: none. 1 Boxer Dies After Bout Salem, February 21. (JP) Jack Von, 180-pound Salem fighter died here last night after losing by a technical knockout to Bobbv Ford Portland 178-pounder, in a prelim- inary bout An autopsy will be performed to day, hospital attendants said.

Ford knocked Von through the ropes in I the fifth round. With over 12 inches of fresh snow mantling the city and area, and a near-zero temperature snapping at Montrealers' ears, the game called golf pops up and we're off. Buddy Clark, well-known Hampstead pro, who returned from the wars just before Christmas, had a lot to say about the niblick sport last night and it was mostly good. "This coming season will be one of the best the game has enjoyed smce pre-war days," the red-haired Canadian Army Overseas Open champ predicted, "and golf equipment can be had if enthusiasts will get in early and place their names on the priority lists for the stuff they'll need this summer." It seems there is a fair supply of synthetic rubber golf balls available at 85 cents each and "rebuilt" ranging in price from 45 to i 5 cents a crack. However, in the latter instance, the buyer has to turn in an old.

used ball for each "retread job" he purchases. Concerning the stock of golf clubs available, it appears to be ample for the needs of local linksmen although there won't be the usual varied selections that were on display in the pre-war seasons. The hitch in the whole trade comes in golf bags. Canvas ones are scarce and as for the smart-looking leather jobs, that make caddy masters mentally deduct three strokes from the owner's stated handicap, they "just and probably won't be on the counters this season. To get back to Buddy, he had a few practise rounds in England and Scotland in the summer of 1943 while on leave.

In November of the same year he landed in Africa, saw action Italy, and moved up into the Western Theatre of operations in early 1945 with First Canadian Infantry Division units. He vs'' BBSS jMhi.