Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 1, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday february 1, 1954 fags views on sport Kyj relaxed rules allow basketball fouling new York Nyht John Kieran was responsible years for a proposal that could have had a healthier effect upon the game of Roun Dball than anything the lawgiver have done since or. Naismith perverted peach baskets to his own Peculiar uses deafened and disenchanted by the Skirling whistles of Basket Ball s floor walkers or. Kieran recommended that a Man who persistently breathed through a whistle should be required to sur Render either his whistle or his breath and after two offences he should have Only 15 seconds to make the Choice. Among this Bureau s acquaintances Are individuals whose Home life is so unhappy that they have no place to go in the evening except to the professional games in Madison Square Garden. They report no Progress in the direction of or. Kieran s idea. On the contrary they say the Piccolo concerts in the National basketball association have achieved a shrill Crescendo which makes even the Home seem a place of quietude by contrast. For once however there is no disposition to put the blame Lor this situation upon the referees urge for self expression. Rather the Case history suggests that the real fault begins with the owners of the teams in the league extends to the coaches and managers and ultimately Falls in the Lap of or. Maurice Podoloff the league president. Because the playing time of Aba games is 48 minutes eight minutes longer than College entertainments the rules allow a player to commit five personal fouls instead of four without being Flung out onto his Bony vis age. With 10 payers on a squad it thus becomes theoretically pos the knickerbockers. When Podoloff suggested tardily that he support or retract this grave accusation the owner backed Down but the series started this week with out new York referees. An entrancing analogy Sug sible for each team to commit to gets itself Tom Yawkey of the fools without having a Man Dis-1 Boston red sox announcing he qualified. The referees must Call them of course so their whistles shatter the night. The Aba is the game s single major league and Many of its players Are As highly skilled in their Field As a Phil Rizzuto a Kay Robin son or a Willie Hoppe in theirs. Chances Are they do not perpetrate unintentional fouls much oftener than big league shortstops commit errors. In professional Roun Dball the foul becomes a Standard tactic employed deliberately. This was especially so late in a game when team a was in Possession trying to protect a Lead of say three Points. Team b would foul openly giving the leaders a free throw but getting Possession out of Bounds. Team a would foul right Back regaining Possession at the Cost of a penalty shot. It could take 15 or 20 minutes to consume the last three or four minutes of playing time. In an Effort to curb this prac Tice it was ruled this season that when a player committed More than two fouls in either the third or fourth Quarter the injured team would get the free shot plus Possession out of Bounds whether the free throw scored or missed. It did t work because As quickly As the Rule was written the boys devised ways of circumvent ing it. All a coach had to do was snatch a Man out after his second foul in the third Quarter Send in another who could make two More and repeat the process if Jie chose in the fourth period. Ten men allowed two fouls apiece in each of the last two periods could in theory foul 40 times in the second half without forfeit ing Possession. Now or. Podoloff says the solution lies in a gentle men s consider ing that Many of the gentle men have demonstrated their reluctance to be bound by written rules there seems room for doubt regarding their respect for unwritten agreements. Would not countenance Willie Grieve As an Umpire in a series with the Yankees because Willie lives in Yonkers. The . Is Roun Dball s major league. Yet its referees put up with treatment such As baseball umpires Don t encounter North of class d. Strictly Bush that is. Barons blast Brandon Brandon Man. Special he King s could t beat Ray Mik Ian who at times was Superb. Mikulan was the Barons Stal he thwarted Many attempts y the wheaties to grab a Lead and Only let two get by him. Head plenty of work in the first session and his sound net mind she drove Home Jean recording a four game score of with Handicap won the new Cor in fhe Job s daughter s Drill team trundling tourney Satur Day. Second was Don Kapeluch who finished 45 pins off the Pace. Third prize went to Bill Roiyk with fourth to Len Pelser with and fifth to Ted Jones with 986. Others qualifying for the Roll aft were de Lynch George Bodner Bob Gray de Kaye and faso. Winnipeg Barons Are in third place in the Myhl today a Point ahead of monarchs and a Point behind the wheat Kings. This change about resulted from sat urday night s action in Brandon when Jim Irvin s Dukes downed the listless wheaties 4-2. Contrary to past seasons the Kings have enjoyed just mild Success on their Home freeze while they be managed to keep in the thick of the fight for Sec Ond spot by maintaining a fair Road record. They were anything but impressive saturday where As they knocked Over the Cana Diens three Days before in Winni Peg. The Barons Cili threatened seriously at one stage of the third stanza in saturday s affair but otherwise held the margin on the scoreboard in chalking up their Victory. They outscored their hosts 2-1 in the first and entered the third with the same Lead after a scoreless Sandwich session. Brandon tied it up in the third and came close to taking the Lead. Two fast goals by the Barons in the 13th minute All but sewed it up. The game was Only old when Roy Van Brunt blasted one into the Brandon twine on a Straightaway drive. It was a clean goal but the first time goalie Gus Adams was tested. Garry Bird made it 2-0 when he pulled the trigger on the next one at 14.15. The Barons rearguard dashed across the Brandon Blue line to pick up a rolling puck and slapped it Home through Sev eral roaming players in front of the Cage. All the second produced was nine minor penalties. Even with a two Man advantage at one time Miami Fla. A blonde Grace Demoss Smith climaxed a spectacular comeback to tournament Golf after a five month Lay by whipping Marlene Stewart British Amateur Champion 1-up sunday in the finals of the Helen Doherty tournament. In two Days the Coral Gables Fla., housewife disposed of both he american and British Cham pions. In saturday s Semi finals he upset Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville. Ga., Queen of the american amateurs 2 and 1. Playing in her first tournament Ince the National Amateur last Barons nip habs Chere Wyk Masterton colpitts Pace Weston to 6-2 Victory paced by their production line struggle a penalty shot goal at of Chere Wyk colpitts and Mas of the third period gave Merton Weston rolled to an easy canadians 6-2 Victory Over spartans in a Weston. Midget hockey league fixture at the olympic rink saturday. In another midget game Barons paced by the High flying Chow Brothers Defeated Canad Lens 4-3, while in a Lone juvenile a 3-2 Victory Over Bui Masterton figured in five of Western s six goals in their win Over spartans scor ing two himself and assisting on three others. Bill col Ross Parke stars in Melville win Melville special Mel with a Brace of goals and Parke vile millionaires dropped league leading Moose jaw Millers for the secon d straight time Satur Day night 4-2, in a and Nipper Knippelberg notched singletons. Dale Anderson was Given a match misconduct Early in the Box. By virtue of their Victory the millionaires improved their hold on second place ahead of Regina and Yorkton. Tested Saskatchewan hockey Lea first period and joined the injured gue overtime game before Bruce Lea in the Miller player customers. It was a rough contest from Start to finish that saw a match misconduct and a 10-minute mis conduct handed out to the Mil lers. Moose jaw appeared to be a tired and Well beaten club at the end of the 70-minute contest after arriving at Melville late in the afternoon from a two game series with the Winnipeg maroons. Millionaires ran roughshod Over the Millers and Only the sensational goal keeping of Bob Lalonde forced the game into overtime As the Millers were out shot 40-to-15. Lalonde robbed millionaires marksmen time after indeed there Are too Many time As they sailed in on him unmolested. Diminutive Johnny Kotzman scored the winning goal and was outstanding for the Money men along with Ross Parke and fast improving Tom Pollock. Moose jaw marksmen were Bud an Drews and Glen Smith. Kotzman was Melville s leading Marksman coaches and managers whose respect for any kind of regulation is open to question. They Pace the sidelines screaming invective at the referees. At least one has stalked onto the floor to berate officials during the game. They get away with it because they Are backed by their club owners and the officials have no Confidence that they will be supported by the president. A referee named Johnny Nucatola made a talk deploring mucker ism in the pro league. Abruptly his assignments ceased and the other Day he resigned in disgust. For an important series be tween Syracuse and new York the Syracuse owner blackballed referees from the metropolitan area because he Suid they flagrantly favored Barrett rink wins Emo ont. Special a fort Frances rink skipped by mrs. Fred Barrett took first prize in the first event at the District of Rainy River ladies Bonspiel held in Emo wednesday thursday and Friday afternoons. The rink also won a special prize for having the highest score. Other members of the rink Are mrs. Fred tribe mrs. Marie Green and mrs. A. Doc John hockey highlights . Most Points scored in one game. Detroit red wings hold the record for most Point scored by one team in a single game. On january 23rdr 1944, at Detroit they scored 15 goals and 22 assists for a total of 37 Points while walloping new York rangers 15-0. Most comfortable shaves. Lifebuoy shave Cream. Amazing new Beard softener in lifebuoy holds More water soaks Beard softer i gives you Long lasting shaves faster easier. Jim Adamson wins twice at Portage Portage la Prairie Spe Cial Jim Adamson and his Gladstone rink were double even sinners at the 63rd annual Bon Spiel of the Portage la Prairie Curling club which concluded saturday. They took the grand aggregate with seven wins and one loss Anc placed first in the Eaton event. Only other rink to win two prizes was that skipped by Bil Adams of Portage who place third in the Albion hotel Anc . Pea growers. Of the six com petitions four were won by Mem Bers of the Portage club. Winners Date Jim Mayfair in Portage 2. Perry Ruston Portage 3. H. Kennedy Oak Ville 4. Guy Cochlan Portage. Eaton 1. Jim Adamson glad Stone 2. Hugh Rea Portage 3 h. Greenberg Portage 4. Jack Metcalfe Portage. Albion hotel. 1. Jim Wishart Portage 2. De Davidson Mac Donald 3. W. J. Adams Portage 4. H. Wright Portage. Mcmaster 1. A a. Beresford Austin 2. H. Jarvis Dacotah 3. Dave Tuckey High Bluff 4. Doug Mcmillan. Portage. . Pea growers 1. Grant Bai Ley Portage 2. R. Thurston Macdonald 3. W. J. Adams por Tage 4. H. W. Kitson Portage. Garvin and Russell 1. Cliff Farrell Portage 2. Jos. Mont Omery Portage 3. George Dahl Portage 4. Card Young Portage. Presentation of prizes was car ried out by Jim Clark Bonspiel chairman. New scan. New color. New Board Toff enter were grand aggie Adamson Gladstone 1. George h. Ham Pitts scored twice while Gene Chere Wyk scored one and is sister on another. Cann scored Weston s final tally. Duke Taite and John Kemp scored unassisted markers Foi spartans. Weston scored twice in each period. Both spartans goals arrived late in the third period the Chow Brothers Jack and Gerry were to Barons what the production line was to Weston Jack Chow put Barons into a 1-0 first period Lead. Then when Claude Normandeau and Roland Marion shot canadians ahead 2-1 after the second period Gerti from Jack and Jack from Gerry jut Barons Back in the Lead. Tom Neil come Back for Coj Idiens to make it a tie game once again leaving it to Gary Steele to produce the Winner for Barons with 30 seconds remain intr. Grant Stanbrook assisted on the winning Marker. Canadians and Weston came u with a Fine display of hockey in the juvenile encounter. Only to penalties both in the first per Iod were called. Each club received one two minute sentence Don Mead scored both Weston tallies while Ray Brunei Gerry Brisson and Clare Wakshinsky scored for the winning habs Wakshinsky s goal Vas the All important penalty goal with on second left in the game. There will be no minor Hocke action at the olympic until thursday. Ing was the big Factor in his mates holding their own until the third when the Kings turned it into a new game. Bunt Hubchik who was one of Brandon s Best performers missed three Good chances in the first 20 min utes but it was Mikulan who foiled him. Ross Jones blasted one near the half Way Point of the opener and it caught the Baron custodian above the Mouth. He rested briefly and then went Back to his Job. Canadians rally fails Grace Smith beats Marlene Stewart 1 up by Bex Funk August in Providence r.i., the mrs. Smith said a.5 she walked 26-year-old mrs. Smith showed no signs of rust iness As she mowed Down five straight opponents with greater Power off the tees. Marlene 19-year-old Rollins col lege student from Fonthill ont. Had reached the finals saturday with a 3 and 2 Victory Over von Nie Colby of Hollywood Fla. She rushed to a 5-up Lead Over miss Stewart in the morning s 18 Hole round lost it on the third nine As her grim Little Canadian Oppon ent fought Back with a four Hole winning Streak then won the 3gth Hole in a Tough eight hour Duel. I was awfully Lucky to verily off the final Green. Mar ene is the toughest fighter i be yer met and she made it a Battle ight Clown to the miss Stewart made her games lid for Victory when she captured our holes in a Row to Square the match at the 27th. Little miss poker face hit into he Sand traps at the 24th, 25th and 26th, but recovered beautifully each time for two pars and a Jirdie. She dropped a six foot putt or a Birdie four to win the 27th. This stirring rally failed to in nerve the slender mrs. Smith a Ortner Curtis cup player she urged Back into. The Lead at the oth with a Par four As Marlene is approach shot went into the rough beyond the Green. J Marlene beat her opponent to the greens As the 31st and 33rd but when the pressure was on Grace saved her Lead with Beautiful putts sinking a 15-footer at the 31st and Canning a 25-foot shot at the 33rd. 31arlene Stewart a game kid nil summaries sunday Boston 3, Toronto 0 first period no scoring. Pun Netles Sand Cord Horton a fond in Rimi no scoring. Penalties Smith Gardner irony Boivin Schmidt Thomson third it Lipil 1. Boston Poirson mohns of i is Toni 2. Boston. Or hmm Wahine. Rishton pen Alty r. Aribu ung stops Lumley 7 7 la cry 9 1-1 i1etkoit 0, Chivaro i first in Rand 1. Detroit. Leswick Skov Kelly 2. Chicago Jankowsky i Dewsbury 3. Detroit Reibel Wolt penalties Delvec Chio Zeidel second period no scoring. Penalties Tosolin and Kelly Leswick third per cml 4. Detroit Delvecchio Wilson 5. Detroit. Reibel 6. Detroit Skov Chovie. Goldham penalties Pronovost Leswick major Zeidel major Skov Mortson sat Dat new yoi1k 2, Montreal. 1 first period no sror ins. Penalties Trwin 1 Lach Olmstead Mickoski Evans second period 1. New York. Prentice penalties Gamble Irwin Sou Chard third period no scoring. Penalties none. Skips 9 10 Mcneil 8 8 Toronto 4, Boston 2 first period Toronto. Watson mar risen k. Armstrong i penalties Mckay Godfrey Boivin Bailey Schmidt Dumar g. Armstrong is Cund period 2. Boston Crelghton 7-.1-i1 3 Toronto Mosterenko Beiley penalties Klukay Horto Misay third a Ruml 4, Toronto. Stewar Smith. Boivin i 5. Boston Mohn Gardner 6. Toronto Miga penalties none. Stops Henry 14 11 3i Lumley 4 s Detroit 4, Chicago 2 first period 1. Detroit. Lindsa Reibel i penalties l. Witsol Howe Zeidel Leswick second peril 2. Detroit 3. Detroit. Pronovost Iho ivc. .1. Wilson penalties skin Price Fogolin Del Veri Halo a Nijor Coniti her or Igor third per into i. Chiuso Mosienko l 5. Chir an. Conacher l. Brandon s tie Marker by Barry Sharp came at 6.30 of the third. Sharp flipped in a rebound shot Jones and Hubchik assisting. Six minutes later the Barons struck for two Quick goals. It was Don Schaeffer who one unassisted then Jim Chow closed out the scoring a Lew seconds later. Chow went Well for the win ners. He hustled both ways All night and his third period tally was the big insurance Marker the Barons needed to coast on for the final minutes. The Strat tons and Paul Olafson formed a formidable Trio and Mikulan was the standout defensively. The a wheaties used Don Cable from the juveniles. Frank Mckinnon was t dressed and Jim Nicholl s injured hand will keep him out for a few games yet. Hub Chik Szturm and Jones did much to try to get really going and Sharp and Morrison did a fair Job at the Elueline. Tonight canadians it s monarchs at the arnph., and and Brandon visits the Barons for for the last Lime on wednesday. E capture tournament there was plenty of action with he Small Fry saturday at the i olympic rink. The big game of the Day saw the red White and ;