The Montreal Star from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 23

31 THE MONTREAL STAR MONDAY DECEMBER 27 1954 study 'gWf Marshall Bags Two Goals As Habs Whip Blues By BAZ O'MEARA lapsed on one play the Rangers take the verdict An evidence One of his stops was some-1 last goals He retrieved the puck wasn't able to beat Worslcy The I ntiM rffnrU ti 1 would have drawn a blank As It of their superiority was afforded thing out of the past of the typefor his first NHL tally ICurry counter ran Floyd's total Rangers efforts to prove lhalj i'when Floyd Curry scored while that Georges Vezina used to His final effort showed that to seven for the year or two beta band of good little men canwas aijzz patriots nrow were shorthanded for themake with such singular aplomb he knows his way on a break- hind his last year's count at the an equal number of good furrowed with frustratmn lines insurance goal that made it three Ron Murphy ripped a hard knee 'sway He picked up a pass from same time big men hasn't netted them a as he left the rink with his faith to one in the second period shot that Plante knocked upward Doug Harvey coasted in to withr Canadiena didn't come un- victory since November 28 lin Santa Claus not only shaken! He took Ken Mosdell pass to with his hand then nudged it in ten feet of the net blazed a scathed from the game as the un- to the side in spectacular style Great Start tow corner shot on Worslcy fortunate Dickie Moore received Jean Beliveau who keeps up an ankle cut This isn't a very They tied Black Hawks at but his hopes for the future home last night after a fruity dimmed through the inconseqen-less trip here in which their tial efforts of his henchmen rake a tow side shot home after a driving rush to the right that took all the starch out of Rangers who when given opportunities to score were baulked by It was an evening for Don't steady scoring and point get Marshall to remember as he 'ting pace blistered in a goal scored two goals earned a star from the points on a Boom Boom revealed himself as a fine passer Geoffrion relay had some good as wclL He scored the first and chances on other plays but This was an easy ride for Habs who had been taking it easy through the week but they the brilliant goaling of Jacques total goal output was one Canadians defeated them 4-1 to stay ahead of Detroit Had Canadians defence not didn't need a supreme effort to (Plante mm tm mm Iff 1 7 NT 0 ei J1 CANADIENS' COALER JACQUES PLANTE BEATS OFF RANGERS' DEAN PRENTICE IN RACE FOR PUCK IN CHRISTMAS NIGHT CLASH No Punches Pulled As Wings Win Tie serious Injury but it will take aome days to heal Irvin shot Don Marshall over to left wing to replace Moore and that assured rookie fitted in well with the Rocket in particular The totter was going in steam engine style but he had no lurk with Worslcy sbo seems to be on his top mettle against the Rocket even if some of the other Habs find him an euy target Howell Shines Rangers didn't impress too much but they may have picked a better than usual type of replacement in Ron Howell The latter will be remembered as the rookie of the year in the Big Four He played lor Ticals and next season he will have to mate a similar decision to Gerry Jamts of Winnipeg He will have tor decide between hockey and football Rangers claimed that Marshall first goal was kicked in Their protest didn't carry any weight with Red Storey Curry gave him a pass from the oaik hoards and the puck went in off Marshall tog or so it seemed Dean rrentice equalized on a Ron Cadsby pus but after mat goal which fell to Rangers early in ihe second period it was a romp for llabx None of the Rangers rally starred Pete Conacher who showed a flash when he was traded by Hawks was hardly noticeable while it becomes evident that the trade which brought them Gadsby for Allen Stanley was at best a standoff so far as ability to concerned In New York lut night Stanley made the deal look bad when he scored two goals against hto old team mates Canadiens with gamea coming up against Toronto Hawks and Detroit appreciated the two point! gained against Rangers which gave them four more than for a similar period last year The game also indicated that their -two All-Star entries for the centre slot should lead that pack by a wide margin Mosdell was a very useful performer again picking up another point Harvey revelled In the setting added two more points to his bag might well wind up the season with a record in that regard so far aa defencemen are concerned There were 14037 fans on hand a big crowd considering the holiday attraction Red Story was pretty severe with his penalties He gave Bert Olmstead a minor and misconduct for scragging There wasn't much Christmas spirit around the National Hockey League But there wu plenty of ruffled feelings Take the Christmas holiday story of Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings The two clubs ignored peace and goodwill among hockey play ers Saturday as the second-place Wings beat the third-place Leafs 3-2 in one of the roughest games this season There were 78 minutes in penalties and three players had to dig for a total of 3175 in league fines Things were more peaceful 10-minute misconducts for going on the ice Those penalties call for $25 fines Lumley was hit for $50 for getting a fighting major and for coming out of his nets Pronovost received a $25 major for highslicking and drawing defenceman Jim Morrison's blood lie later got another fighting major and had to fork out $25 a penally for getting two majors in a game Morrison and Leaf captain Ted Kennedy also got majors Sawchuck was give" good for late in the game when he blurted some HOCKEY player went to tee a psychiatrist (according to Ken 'Hockey New" McKenzie) and moaned: "My coach la giving ma an inferiority complex please examine me and see If anything you can do to settle me mentally" The psychiatrist beckoned toward the reclining couch the player stretched out and talked and talked Two hours later the psychiatrist said: "Well-I-M that's you need no longer be troubled by doubts You are inferior" Charged In Trrn-lgrr Houle JOW heard of everything While in Chicago last week I reported an investigation into teen ager television boxing bouts In Indianapolis The charge wu "child abuse" laid by Deputy Prosecutor Keith against local promoters who allegedly have been operating on a standard fee of five dollars for winners and three for losers in the "amateur" bouts In a police raid on one of the gymnasium gambling equipment and a switchblade knife were confiscated Now comes the sequel The Deputy Prosecutor has come up with signed statements Indicating the "fix" was used to aid the cause of sustaining public Interest To "take a meant an extra five dollars and even an 11-year-old boy described hearing "flop" Instructions given by one of the promoters A 16-year-old fighter made a sworn statement that he won three fights in the 1953 Indianapolis Golden Gloves meet then was ordered to stand aside and let another boy use his name The other boy won under an alias Of course all of this carries a somewhat familiar tone hereabouts Some yean ago In the old Standard this column drew attention to the abuse of young boxen around the province-being used under different names as often three nights in a row for as little as five dollan a night with fresh cuts being regularly re-opened It provoked the choicest collection of "poison pen" letten about me ever received in the editor's office They were all anonymous but a bad slip was made The typewritten letten all had a curious defect in one the same defect that showed in signed publicity blurbs that a then active fight promoter sent me to ballyhoo his officially sanctioned shows -Assay Richard Aeay Manrlee JN the stack of Christmas hangover mail comes a delayed morsel of poesy from David II Auerbach 4935 Queen Mary Road rejoicing in "Rocket" Richard's No 400 with apologies to Dr William begging him to carry on: Je veux dire que je suis heureux Que le Rocket est tres famous Et 11 a compte quatre cent fois Eh voilal Le Rocket est lal Four flies amis que no comprennent pas I wan to say dey shoud 'ave saw De look on de face of de goalie When dat lettle pook he coud not see Away Richard! Away Maurice! Your toll of may it increas So some day even dat Gordie Howe WiU doff his hat Maybe bowl Header Snggesis Remedy for Tie Games "WHY not take a leaf from boxing in connection with your NHL tie games1 problem?" asks a reader Joe Kramer 771 Powell Ave Town of Mount RoyaL He points out that In the case of non-KO bouts the Judges deride on points given on a basis of blows landed aggressiveness etc He goes on: 'So why not have a neutral official at each end of the rink and tabulate the shots on awarding (in rase the score is tied) the game to the team which has recorded the most shots on goal?" The Idea is interesting but impractical I can imagine teams firing batches of relatively harmless tong shots just to pile up a good edge I can imagine Chicago Hawks for example firing a total of 32 shots from beyond the Canadirn blue line while Cansdiens Geoffrlon Richard Bcliveau- Mosdell Co get reasonably close 30 times without beating A1 Rollins The game ends a scoreless but goes to Hawks Ouchl Hayes It took two hours and 45 minutes to play the game The scorers: Kennedy and Tod Sloan for the Leafs Bill Dincen with two and defenceman Red Kelly for the Wings At Detroit last night Rudy Migay sent Leafs into a 1-0 lead at 15:28 of the first period It stood like that until Howe scored on a play with Johnny Wilson and Vie Stasiuk at 8:20 of the final 20 minutes DavIS Bitr jdwto AGAINST BLUES when Leafs and Wings met nasty words at linesman George again in Detroit yesterday That one ended in a 1-1 deadlock after Gordie Howe beat Toronto-netmindcr Harry Lumley in the third period Only 13 penalties seven to were called by referee Frank Udvari The Dctroit-at-Toronto game wu chilly for those fans who love it wild A battle broke out in the second period when Detroit's Earl Reibcl roughed up Lumley while he stood in the goal crease Harry dropped his stick and gloves and whaled into ReibeL Then Lumley went after Marcel Pronovost of the Wings Couldn't Stand It Soon everybody on the Ice except Terry Sawchuck in thc Detroit cage was in on it Marvel Bonin of tta Wings and Leafs' Larry Cahan stand the excitement They leaped over the boards from the players uench and waded in Referee Jerry Olinski and the i two linesmen needed 45 minutes i to restore order and assess pen-I altiex Bonin and Cahan received Smith to Risk Shot at Crown NEW YORK Dee 27-(UP) Boardwalk Billy Smith 4if Atlantic City will risk his chance for a shot at the light heavyweight crown Wednesday night when he meets Paul Andrews of Buffalo NY at Miami in a 10-roundcr Smith the 33 year old "Cinderella Man" of 1954 to rated number one among the world's contenders DONNIE MARSHALL SHOWS SIGN OF SUCCESS Wanlrral Mnratml (furry Maiuri Krana 1:81 11:33 Nw York Prmile laiSibir lwlrlil) a-Mnuml Btllrrau (OrnffrUin Hine) 1130 Mmitrnl Ciirrv IMnMrll BaaclMNI) 1114 Currp 4:1 GaAfhy A 30 Ury Rltninl JO Kvina 13 33 oimaiMit (inn an in min mlarondnrli 11)2 liowall 13:13 liacl'litiaua 14:41 TMi Frfta IlnMivnt UnnMH HanwMIl Hirnyl 144 Curiy 4:01 C4fbr 1M4 Kvina 14:40 Hatvhs Gain Dratvs With Blues Bruins Frankie Eddolls Chicago Black Trom New York to Chicago last Hawks forced out of home ice month in a four player deal came by other committments tattled ft oId matM their way to a pair of "road" -10-572 Madu(on draws over the weekend Garden fans Nick goal at of the third period gave the' llcored Hawks a 44 iaw-off with tta Rangers at New York last night ankpd Saturday they were virlims of a late tally themselves as Bruins' rward' sancy who failed to! ANNUAL si' thc Bue in a 33 game at Boston in the 1 the final minute of play in Last night's game in New York S'f was a big one for former Ran- lfnded gen now with the Hawks Mic-I Su VM corcd Alla My MX TERMS' a for the Rangers with Andy Bathgate and Dean Prentice collecting singles Murphy's second tally at 13:39 of the third period gave the Blues hopes of winning their first game since Nov 28 Watson Doubles At Boston the Hauks started the third session with a 2-0 advantage on a pair of goals by veteran Harry Watson The Bruins tied it up when Cal Card nor and Fcrnie Etonian scored Mickoski put the Hawks ahead once more at 13:32 and then Mohns drilled a bullet drive home for the Bruins at 19:07 Leo Boivin and Fleming Mac-kell were hurt for the Bruins Boivin suffering a charlcyhorse and Mackcll a twisted knee Eddie Litzenbergcr and Rucky Rolling-worth were slightly banged up for (he Hawks- IW YESTERDAY HOCKEY National Tnrnnlo 1 11 mlt 1 Cueaao 4 Nrw Yoffc American Hfrahay Pmvftfanrt Ciinlani 1 Buffalo 1 I'ltuburati BprlaaflfM International rinHnntfl Jnhnatnwa ort Wayna 4 Troy Quebec Chlmullml ValhlffirH Kuyala I (luahae 4 Ontario Senior A Maaara Falla Wtndwir ((urbec Junior 4)ufbac Canadima I Ontario Junior A Onaiph 4 Tnrnnln Slarlborna Kilrlwnfr-Wuiriluo 2 Tmuelu SI Muhaara Manitoba Junior WhintpK Uuurcha 4 SL Bonllam 4 Northrrn Ontario Senior Soo (Mich Indiana Fftabroka Metropolitan Tarhlna LakraMra Noa Psrk BaWnalo I Vardua I Hoehalasa I FOOTBALL I UJ5 Professional Otlralt 10 lav land fcX SATURDAY HOCKEY National prfrnlt I Tomnui Nrw Vurk 1 Canadltnd 4 Chmsa BatMl American FprlndflaM 4 Htrrhry Buffaln 1 Clvirwf International einclnnall 4 nrand Rdplda Tny I Fhrt Waynd JcAmalowa Tuimn 1 Western I VaiHwnwr Nrw WaafmlMltf larkaloiMi I KdmMilna Virf'-rla 2 Calanry Thunder Bay-Arrow head Fort WUUam Port Arthur 1 TODAY HOCKEY Metropolitan Ilnrhrlaaa iluu-hind Arena ymi Ijirhina a NPO Vmlun a park KaUnalon (Furum XU Final Riles For i SAN ANTONIO Tex Dec 27 (UP) The city that Jack O'Brien put on the professional golf map by putting money in golfers' pockets paid its last respects today to the 67-year-old founder of the winter tour O'Brien who started the eo-ealled "Gold Rush of Gnlf" by staging a $5000 winter tournament in San Antonio at a time when the national open champion won only $500 died late Christmas Day at a hospital here Today's services were to be followed by private rites at a crematorium His tourney the Texas Open was started in 1022 when O'Brien convinced the Junior Chamber of Commerce it would be worth it to donate $5000 to advertise sunny San Antonin This is Ihe most important clothing event because once a year we clear our entire stock of high grade merchandise to the last garment regardless of price This Famous Policy of Ours Circs You This Fine Clothing at These Amazingly low Prices REG TO NOW Curling Ol TBENIIST Yarttmi TnXv Mm i 1J A Minnrt Hannan in Knluo a MtlMM AI Mhr Ihulri lnx tanning A 4 I'MUrUi ENGLISH WORSTED SUITS S5950 $3950 a HIGH GRADE OVERCOATS S6950 $1500 SCOTCH TWEED JACKETS 81250 $2750 EXCLUSIVE TOPCOATS $6500 $1500 25 CASHMERE TOPCOATS Rp $9500 $5950 II If It i 'apian X' iikimnwrviiin 4 HotMen hrarna A II TmniriiiM I Kutin A fallaihtr nmri T- A- I I I Ir-land Slnart I a Srrry Ij 4 Ban mi a A F(a lllrartnfa frln nalUdwr Mrl-arhnA II anrlyntv 1 Ufl jj laiXakaa Frlra I Ki ana ia HHunan Knrn 4 II rurka a 1 Milrhli U- Kuhn A 0 MTarlaiMl Onllnglwr Hnl T-rnnin it a Rmnlm IS liiuainnah II a a IUmJI-man Baalar A Staplrtm Calgary Signs Verdun Criddvrs CALGARY Alts Dre The Calgsry Siam-pedrrs of the Wpstcrn Inte provincial Football Union had two more Canadians signed to try-out contracts today for the 1955 season Guard Bob Geary and tirklo Tony Pajaczkowski both of the Verdun Que Shamcals of the Quebec Rugby football Union CASHMERE OVERCOkTS JACKETS AIL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED MPANY TRIES BOXING COMEBACK New York Dec 27 (UP) Heavyweight Dan Bucrernnl of jPhilaiidphix who dropped friM fourth to 13th among contenders have been signed manager jlhis year will attempt a come-Bob Robinnrtte announced back tonight against awkwsrd Geary 21 was captain of (Cesar Brion of Argentina at SL the Wildcats last season Nirholai Arenx Fraluring Srmi-RraJy ('lulhei 1210 Terl St IN 64215 PUP) 11 nxyn S'l 9 t-if-1.