Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, February 01, 1954

Issue date: Monday, February 1, 1954
Pages available: 32
Previous edition: Saturday, January 30, 1954

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 1, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday february 1, 1954 by the Canadian press Bare listed fight which two officials were punched by Chicago Deien Ceman Larry Zeidel featured Detroit s 5-1 Victory Over Chicago Black Hawks the National Rickey league action sunday night. The Brawl knocked Detroit s Tony Leswick to the ice came about four minutes March of dimes climbs the March of dimes added the treacherous turns 500 to their coffers while pair hauled to a dead heat during intermission Iron lung was brought to Centre ice and various personalities from the press radio and March of dimes Campaign explained its use and the things accomplished by the Winnipeg Blue bombers added the Little Grey pot to their col Lection of silverware at the Sec Ond annul Schmo key night sat urday at the amphitheatre. Bombers won the pot by Down ing literally that is a Gailan press team 5-1, but the Only real ice finesse was provided by three Winter club figure skaters a Hall Lime interlude. To win the distinction of meet Grey ing the bombers the press first downed the radio sextet 2-0, while he packed amphitheatre howled at the version of alleged hockey. Another interesting Point of the night was a race Between Joe Zaleski and Neill Armstrong. Two demons of the Blades. Abb assisted by bombers organization. Winners of the various prize were television set j. W. Kroon 39 Glenview ave., St. Vital two Zeidel hits refs blow up which Zeidel by Jominy Peirson and Milt Schmidt. The Bruins win boosted their fourth place margin to three Points Over new York rangers. The fight Between Zeidel and Leswick began the Chicago zone. Linesmen George Hayes and Mush March were struck by the irate Zeidel As they attempted to restrain him. Zeidel broke away twice finally getting at Leswick before the end of the game. As a result of the Victory de troit increased its first place Lead o eight Points Over the Idle Mon Treal canadians. Third place Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 Boston third period goals Little sport by Rous Orv to drop him with a right Hook be fore the players could restore order. Leswick and Zeidel each Drew five minute major penalties for fighting at so that finished the Only other sunday night them Lor the night. I game Boston Bruins blanked the two for Reibett a Chicago crowd of saw Rookie Earl Reibel score two goals and Gordie Howe league leading individual scorer two assists. Les Wick scored the opening Detroit goal and the wings other two Tal lies were accounted by Alex Del Vicchio and Glen Skov. Lou Jankowski scored the Only Chicago goal. Toronto was aiming for a sweep of their week end Home and Home series with the Bruins and a Triumph would have lifted them past the canadians into second place. Although they out shot the Bruins by a wide margin 33-17, the Leafs could t beat Bruin goalie sugar Jim Henry who chalked up his fourth shutout of the season be fore fans. The up and up coming new York rangers currently about the hottest team the National gals prove supremacy a group of feminine Kegler proved this week that 10 pins is a ladies game. Seven of Winnipeg s women bowlers took prominent spots the prize list of the Tri state tournament held last week at grand Forks North Dakota. Second place the doubles of the event went to Jean Stear and Bea Finney when they rolled a combined total of 1061. Both girls were major prize winners strike it Rich tourney held last j hockey league edged Montreal Tail cup tickets mrs. Verna Ste 9, Bourk Evale apts. Season baseball tickets Bill Christie 112 Osborne St. Bomber Bench coat Gerry and Bill. 43s Atlantic ave. Engineers outfit Richard Black 4so Montieth St. Frosty snowman suit James Mahar 2235 Portage ave., Ste. 134 pop up toaster Douglas Ross 112 Essex ave. Year at the bowl Arena. Ann Davos and Gertie Jentsch another Winnipeg pair placed second the doubles with 1060. Other prize winners were Rose Booth and Irene Leonard who finished ninth spot. Gertie Jentsch put Winnipeg the map the singles event when she took second place with 595. Bea Finney was fourth with 58 i not to be outdone were Irene Leonard seventh Rose Booth eighth Ann Davos ninth and Angie Van Walleghem lot. A match Between All Star North Dakota team and a Winni Peg aggregation is the offing it was announced. Financial opposition too great Haas Winnipeg royals fold canadians 2-1 saturday night for rangers first Victory Mont real ice nearly four years. Dean Prentice and Paul Ronty scored second period goals enough to give rangers their ninth Vic tory 13 three defeats and one new year s. Floyd Curry scored Canadian single goal later the Middle period and from there the hustling rangers stalled one Montreal drive after another. the other saturday night games the league leading Detroit red wings Defeated Chicago Black Hawks -1-2 and Toronto Maple Leafs whipped Boston Bruins 4-2. Winnipeg royals will not oper ate a team the Mandak base Ball league 1954. announced by curly Haas co owner of the club with Bob Divens at a general meeting of he league sunday at the St. Regis hotel. Williston.d., minot.d., Brandon and Carman All announced that they would be ready for the season. The league decided to play a schedule consisting of 72 games for each team which would mean games each. The sched Lue. Will commence May 24. And wind up aug. 20. The schedule will be drawn up for approval the near future. announcing Winnipeg s withdrawal from the league Haas said it was t competing against class c Ball that both ered him it s the millions of dollars behind the club the new Winnipeg entry the Northern league they can afford to to Nice my kind of loss. Arp not the Fin Ancial Rosilio to Fig lit Haas who has been connected Wilh Ihn league since its Eplion. As has ovens went to say that if we carried we might Hurt the Mandak league As a whole so for the Benefit of the rest of the league Well Call it the announcement of Winni Peg s folding was met by remarks of disappointment by other teams. However Winnipeg might not be entirely without Mondak base Ball. Clarence Bedford of Carman said that Carman with a Small population from which to draw baseball fans had found it difficult to operate with a Long sche Dule. Forty games or so Are Loo Many for our Small said Bedford. It looks like the answer to our problem would be for us to play half our games this might be brought about for the league voted the same length schedule As i hey had previously. They might even bring More than half their games to Winnipeg if arrangements can be made. I. Was Felt by Many at the meet ins that the Mandak i league played much Superior Ball to class a and that Winnipeg fans would appreciate Mandak games. The league agreed to put the Winnipeg franchise Back this first experience with Wil Liston was 194g when a team of major leagues was barnstorm Bert Shepherd manager of the i ing. It. Was snowing the Day Thoy new Williston entry the league j were to play Williston but and a former big leaguer with they drove to that town for the operation Only with the Mutual consent of or. Unas and the league. Washington senators brought up he Mailer o hiring players which were considered ineligible the association of minor base Ball leagues. The double Cross no wonder the Blue bombers Defeated the press 5-1 saturday s Schmacker night fracas. Could if be merely coincidence that press net minder Hughie Allan and bombers Joe Zaleski Are haying a Tete a Tete at left and Zaleski is scoring through Hughie s obligingly bowed legs at right say Zaleski could t have been off Side could he ref Gayle Talbot s sports Roundup by Gayle Talbot new York i Al Den ies resolutely that he has agreed to pit his Champion. Rocky Marci Ano against Dan Bucceroni indoor bout Here March but a talk with the world s richest Mana Ger indicates he is Leeling the pres sure. Jim Norris Tho world s richest promoter wants to put it . He and Weill Are having a Long talk the subject every few Days. Perhaps even More to the Point Marciano is restless and want to fight somebody the sooner the better. He does t relish loafing until next june. I guess it s Weill sighed. His business is lighting and so he wants to fight. But i Haven t agreed to anything yet no matter what you hear vexed by income tax problems. Weill has been looking into the possibility of having Marciano incorporated. U seems that if be could have done so. Rocky would be Able to fight More often with out surrendering quite such a hefty percentage of his earnings to the government. I lend out that nothing like that could be Al said a discouraged tone. Norwich City ousts mighty Arsenal 2 -1 London Reuters Tom out of a 2-2 draw Wilh accruing. To the Only sent Tiseth Johnston Centre Forward of the Ion and now has Points four lag up game hearts was held to third division s Norwich City sat-1 behind port Vale Leader of theia 0 draw by Falkirk and now j urday scored two goals to Knock Northern Section. I a 31 Points at the head of div 1 Ond s mighty Arsenal out of the first round of the Knock a Ision a. Tie Competition for the football out contest for 1he scottish soc a several had he association cup. Cer cup opened North of Pond today. A week ions cold Arsenal reigning Champion of Der without any surprises. Throughout Britain froze English league division i and Gers Holder of the cup Defeated Pitcher hard and some were Cov three times Winner of the . Queen s Park 2-0.__________ hockey scores Detroit Montreal torn non Semi new yen National e w i. T k to sort of detached interest. Any time you think it might be fixing to Ido something that figures to help i the league As a whole that s where you re going to get left. The Best College passer the Lland by All accounts was Bob Garvett of Stanford. The Best Pas scr the professional league for isome years As any fool knows has been Otto Graham of Cleve land Browns. So the boys get to Gether for their annual draft of the new Crew cuts and who gets Garrett Why Cleveland of course. Several other teams the Money being a prime dying for need of a Good passer. A winning club i at Baltimore and a better balanced Eastern division would mean thou Sands of dollars to every team the league. But Gan Ett goes to Cleveland which needs him at the moment i like it needs More water Lake Erie. Cup was beaten 2-1 its Home ground by the hard hitting nor Folk combination. Another first division team to fall to a third division challenger the fourth round of the com petition was Cardiff Defeated 2-0 by port Vale. Six games ended ties and will Nave to be replayed. But from now the contest becomes a fight Between the big league clubs As Headington United the last of the non league clubs was downed 4-2 by Bolton wanderers runner up the Competition last year. Norwich port Vale Ipswich and Leyton Orient were the third division teams to get through to i the fifth round and they May be Ireri with Snow. Saturday. Them were no first div Ision saturday. the Only second division meeting. Bury tied 1-1 with Brent Ford. the limited third division bosons turn huskies again University of Manitoba bosons action Sammy Dolhun dazzled i remained the running for Wes j the crowd with his Fine play and i Tern inter collegiate hoop honors i scored a pair of driving shots and the Rigby trophy when they thai were pretty to watch scored their Sce Onri straight win Rosebud Fraser also impressed Over the University of sask Al i with his Fine shooting the last j Chewan huskies saturday night s half Windy Hudon Bill Girj at the fort Garry fieldhouse by j Gulis Hugh Morrili. Don Breon i a score of 1 i k and Gordon Dempsey were to ithe pick of the huskies bosons whipped the same Hus Fraser. Smith Rodgers. Plav bosons i i my i i nil l l j j ill 7 i1j 3 .17 5 ii10 Manitoba Boniface .1 j or Andlor 1 j is 1 1j1 Baron it h 1 11 -0 0 West re Jimoh Kim onion 3" i Rosina w 1 0 Moose Law if f i 13 0 mid. Hat 10 2 t Calgary ,1 us includes one Point games. Saskatchewan it mor or. Ai Hurt 24 14 1 Ilio flin flon i 0 i33 Humboldt 2 j 2 j j8 Imp Saskatoon 14 26 1 144 195 slims Loci 1m Fil 37? 3bs joined by Scunthorpe and Ches skies 62-44 Friday night to end i Werfield which tied their games nine game losing Streak. The two for wins left the bosons Wilh a two j wins and Tsvor losses conference j record and second place Ihen Herta Colden bears the j confines of the Filer House next Friday and saturday. A win for program made a Point j Quarter slowly As they trailed arming Deninn ins f he bars hmm Wherta Golden bears who albertan a the Western hoop or straight wins. Crown. However if the bosons the bosons started the first Shin ill win hath Eames it will should win both games it will be nip and tuck All the Way for St Jav s Kos volts a Lionel Detroit 5, Chicago 1 Toronto 0. Boston 2 Buffalo 3. Cleveland 2 Syracuse a Providence 3 Quebec 1, Clito Eutimi 6 Only run ii her Linlor gait 3. Mil. Ini brr lung or Lon quiere 3. Trois Kivi Eres it Quebec Vallei fluid r. Sherbrooke 1, Montreal 4 the niger Liny senior Korl Frances Kori u ill Lam 4 Ontarl senior Kitchener Waterloo a 3 onto Rio queer Junior Mil Randi Lions to. Is. Mar Hall Toronto Mai Thoros 3, Queble 4 Northern Ontario san Lar Sault. Ont. Sault Mich. S International Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 3 Louisville 4. Troy 2 the ways of the . National football league sometimes Are beyond the understanding of one who looks at the pro Loop with a sep i castling Luxton chief i Seph castling was re elected j president of the Luxton royals soccer football club at its recent annual meeting. Vice presidents Are Tom Mercer and William Cadzow. Dominos trounce Scalena 14-12 but the bosons roared into the Tjetje by lne Golden bears a 31-26 half time Lead some line scoring from hustling Sam my Dolhun and Dave Smith. Bud Fraser s Herd stretched their Lead to 4s-40 at the three Quarter Mark and completely outplayed the huskies the fourth Quarter out gunning them 15-4. Dave Smith led All the scorers the ragged contest dropping 13 i Points while Little Dave Fraser league leading Dominos scored playing outstanding game not a convincing 49-26 Victory Over second place Scalena a senior i girls basketball game saturday at Sargent Park school. Paced by 10-Point perform Ance of Joan Allison. Dominos moved into a 21-9 half time Lead and were never headed Dominos Points were Well distributed throughout the lineup. Elsie Kulbaba checked with eight May Ostapowich with seven Pat Roberts and Elva bark Ell with six and Shirley Blore with five. Irene Les played a Fine game the notching nine Points. Ada Burkett and eve Ros Nyk helped out with five Point efforts. New York a Freddie Hutchinson and Bill Kelly of Buffalo and Joe Boley of Balti More sunday were elected to the International league s Hall of Ching 11 Points. Two More Small men Bob Rodgers and Sammy Dolhun Sank nine apiece. Speedy Don Brennick paced the Well beaten Saskatchewan hoop sters with 12 Points while last year. Manitoba Dolhun Tansen of Jireh Mckenzie Dountas , Cooper Smith danger film 4.t, Farsi r . Rodgers Saskatchewan Baxter i2hudon is Sprinkman Zirgulis mor Rell. Brennick Vii Siemens Stark Dempsey i7j, Hnatyszyn us. Marusin and Ray Tenberg. I Selkirk whips Earl Grey 11-4 Selkirk Man. Special Noop Siers Wun fishermen scored 11 Veteran Windy Hudon dropped earn eight. And Gordon Dempsey Nett i eight and Gordon Dempsey de seven Points. Loose refereeing the last half nearly turned the game into a football game As play became ragged and Sloppy. Neither coach was pleased with the officiating and the fans showed their disgust frequently with the whistle blow rebounds once again a Small crowd was hand to lend their support to the bosons Gerry Jansen has returned to the Bison line up after missing several games with a leg injury and the bosons fans were Happy to see the Blond Flash Back tons. Juvenile hockey fixture Here sunday. Ernie Hessler and Jim Ridley were the big guns Selkirk s Victory. Hessler fired three goals and two assists while Ridley notched two of each. Selkirk Jed 4-0 at the end of the first period and 9-0 at the end of the second. Jules Normandeau with two and Gord Mcbeth Barney Stephan son Bert Swain and Fern Rajotte were Selkirk s other snipers. Bill Humphries netted two Foi the losers while Jim Ballantine and Walt Tagis Chic added single sat Itiat National league Chicano 2. Detroit 4 Boston 2, Toronto 4 new York _. Montreal t american Cleveland 3. Syracuse 4 Buffalo 2, .1 Providence i. 4 Quebec Lea Jim Sherbrooke Ottawa i Valleyfield 4, Springfield 9 Western league Edmonton 1. Seattle 5 Saskatoon 0. Far airy 2 Vancouver i new Westminster 3 menu Letoha Winnipeg 2. Portage 9 maritime major Halifax a Sydney .1 Charlottetown 1, Glare Bay 3 senior Amherst 0, Saint John 5 Frederickton 3. Moncton 4 Ontario senior a Windsor 1. Stratford 4 Chatham 2, Niagara Falls 4 Hamilton 2. Kitchener 3 Ontario Junior a St. Catharines 4, Hamilton Guelph 6, Barrie 4 International Marlon 3, Cincinnati 4 fort Wayne 4. Grand rapids 3 Troy 4 Louisville 1. Milwaukee 9 Northern ont. Senior Sault 3, Sault ont. 9 Pembroke 3, North Bay 5 Thomli r buy Junior fort Frances 7, port Arthur 6 Manitoba Junior Winnipeg Barons 4, Brandon 2 Western Junior Lelh Bride i Moose jaw 5 Western International Trail 4, Nelson 7 Kimberley 2. Spokane 5 Okanagan senior Pentleton 4, Vernon 7 Kelowna 6, Kim loops 3 hat by hiring contract jumpers ind outlawed players from other eagles the Mandak league was Leopar Klizing it s chances of get purpose of picking up their guarantee. When they got to Williston. They found about 700 people at the players out Bill Park and the Snow covered he elaborated and explained Diamond with Mills and Hunting boots . Allie Reynolds i mrw York Yankees said that if Williston fans wanted Ball hat badly Hoy ing Good Young players into the ind better play. Reynolds went eague. He said that Young play a to work and pitched aspirins be ers would be afraid to play cause the batters could t see against such outlawed players for j the Ball against the background fear of hurting their own Snow. Due Kramer the Oill of gelling ahead. Field Tore Down part of the Fence Shepherd when asked vouched Jan i built a fire to keep warm be for the enthusiasm of Williston i Caw. 1.5 knew nobody was going baseball fans by telling of to hit Reynolds pitching anyway incident which happened a few i Williston fans like their years ago said Shepherd. Portage memorials slay Winnipeg maroons 9-2 . La Prairie Man a free for All. Sticks and gloves special Oul player most of lilt Rcd the ice. 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