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YORK. Dec. —'1'omnto gnple Leafs defeated New York Ranger! 8-1 tonight in a rough, inns-fought contest to maintain their National Hockey League lead y; three points.

.11 crowd of 15.917. 10W"! 0! fine season at Madison Square gardens. saw the Leafs chalk up their fifth straight victory.

Witll Montreal Canadiens beat- ing Detroit the standings were unchanged. The Leafs are ahead n: Oanadiens and Detroit is tied gith Rangers for fourth.

gtandouts for the Leafs were derelict-nun Wally Stanowslti who ggnrcd the first goal and played brilliantly behind the blue line. n... goalie Turk ‘arose who stov- pf-‘fl many a virtually sure-fire New York attack.

sianowskls first period goal was m.- nnly score until fIhE third lromc was about half over. when

Tyndall evened matters. Within in minute Wild Bill lihiinicki had put Toronto in front again 0n llssfsts from Watson and Apps. Mn Apps’ unaided goal at 1574i o: the ire-me completed the scor-

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glvzeter Kennedy and Trude“ name to blows in the last peritlfl nnti Kennedy drew a five-minute

mlly for sinking Trudeil wit-h | blow to the head. Trudell-went on‘ for two lnlnutes for cross chccklnz.

riot! l-Tomnto, Btanowski (Klukay. Kennedy) 10:03.

Pcn titles-None.

Second Period

Scoring-None.

Penalties: Thomson, P. Watson. (mnjorr, Colviile. Ezinicki, Ken- 'Jt‘(I_\. Demarco.

Third Period 2—N.-w York. Trudell (llnycoe, Russell) 9:56. S—Teronto. Ezinicki (Watson. Apps) 10141. L-Torcnio. Apps 15:41. Pcnuiitltest Bell, Trudeil, Ken-

nedy Qnajor).

Hockey Practice

The hockey players of the Maple Leaf Taxi will report for practice Tuesday, Dec. 24th. at l0 a.m. nl the Holy Redeemer Rink.

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H. H. i.. Standings

l (By The Csnsdinn Press)

. . L. D. F. A Pts. Toronto 16 5 4 U! 57 86 Canadiens ".26 15 8 8 Bl 08 39 x-Boston .. .3 9 ‘i '1 d‘! 62 M Rangers .. .16 l 1,4 S C! ‘i9 1D Detroit w?! ‘l 1D 5 '04 99 l9 X-CY-flcaso .123 o i4 so: at

ilple Leafs not... New York Rangers 3-1

Figure Skating Dluh Activities Arc Underway

The Charlottetown Figure Skat- ~lng Club ‘originated seven years ago by instructor Wallie Scantle- bury had its opening session at the Forum l-zst Thursday night with an attendance of over 1B pre- sent.

The number was considered low by instructor Scentlebury but once the Christmas holiday is over the number attending the sessions is expected to increase ten-fold.

Figure skating. once very pop- ular here a few years ago has been. making a steady comeback in the last seven years; the conflict overseas cut down the msmhcr- ship considerably but now with former members back on "civvy street" again a big increase is ex- pected.

Since the inception of the club the Charlottetown Ice Follies hos clitmaxed the club's efforts: this show has been getting better and better and this season. together with the former members who have been re-joining and ti-e new ones coming in. the show is ox- pected to exceed all others.

Practice sessions for the season have been announced as Tuesdays and Thursdays arid anyone rlcs- irous of_learnlng the art of fissure sloatirlg are cordially invited to get in touch with Wallie Stontlc. hury at 82 Kent Street or Phone 920.

It is also the intention of the Club to stage shows outside the City during the coming season.

Hockey Same Late Starting At Ohicago

(By The Canadian Press)

CI-HCACO, Dec. SZ-The Nat- ional Hockey League game be- tween Boston Bruins and Chi- cago Black Hawks was approxi- mately two hours late in start- ing tonight.

Delayed trains on which the teams were travelling after their Saturday night engagements caus- ed tho starting time lo be set back to 10:96 pm. CST. (12:86 a.m. A.S.T.)

The score at the end of the sec- ond period was Chicago S. Boston O. The game was not over when the press wires were closed ct the

regular time, 2-80 this morning.

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Withdrawal of the Summersld entry from the first section of

the City Hockey League again cuts down the number of teams to the original four and by the manner in which they have been performing fans can expect some mighty struggles throughout the remainder oi the first section when the league resumes activit- ies ncxt Thursday niglht. 1- i- 'II O

Although the Saints are still regarded as avorites to capture the title, at the same time their chances are slim ones. ‘They hav- en‘t shown any decided super- iority over the other three squads in games they have played to date and in this writer's opinion it looks as if it will be a battle right to the wire with all four

given chances of capping final honors.

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Whether ' or not Summerslde

will be seen in action in the sec- ond section depends upon how their squad con shape up by the end of the first section. No doubt about it they were very weak in their appearance here and a lot of that can be traced directly to the lack of practice sessions. as the team obviously was not near their best condition.

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it is practically certain that Sum- mcrside officials will get busy right away in an attempt to strcngthcn the quad. Likely. and it is necdcd, n w blood will be injected into their llnoup and if they can obtain practice sessions in sufficient quantity it will not be a bit surprising if thev will gain rte-admittance to ill’! league. l» l» I O

Girls basketball had its dobllt at the Prince of Wales College auditorium Saturday night and judging from their first perforrn- ance the girls league when form- ed is going to give fans a lot of extra hoop entertainment.

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Both the Knights of Columbus and Prince of Wales squad showed lots of ability in their game. The Co-Eds. defending Island cham- pions this year have a smooth Working squad that contains a lot of scoring ability.

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The 41 points they racked up Saturday night was. we think. a new higlh scoring mark in girls’ games here. Certainly it was far in advance of the low scoring we have become accustomed to. Sat- urday night they played over a yer-y‘ slippery floor and given better conditions fans can expect the high scoring to continue all season long.

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Earl Smith's Knights of Colum- bus girls, a new entrant. did re- markably well for their first start. Although outscored rather heavily they too showed marked basketball ability and once they hnve gningd a little more exper- ience they are going to Gil/e "it! Oo-Eds quite a battle for their

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_ Ho]: Irvin. who is always good fora theory. or a bit of trend following was talking about mod- ern hockey versus rthe old-time brand, a theme he never wearies

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(By The Canadian Press)

TRURO. N. 5.. Dec. fill-Mono- ton Hawks climbed into sole pos- session of first place in ilhe Mari- time Big Four Hockey League Saturday night when they hung an 8-5 shellacking on Truro Bear- cats who had previously shared the tcvp spot.

About 1,200 fans saw the Hawks, who have wielded a hex over the Cats, score their fourth straight victory over Truro this year.

Except for brief flashes of form by the losers, Moncton had the situation well in control through- out.

Scoring for the winners was fairly well divided with Sammy McManus, Bell and Charlton net- ting two each while Dowllng and Whitlock got the others. Chari- ton lcd the polnt-getters with four. including a couple of as- slsts,

Kink McDonald scored three goals for Truro while Barkweli and Medynski added the others.

The home team was the first to hit the scoring sheet when MacDonald took a pass from Mc- Eaohern early in the opening frame to shoot the puck past goalie Hugh MacDonald.

Moncton tied it up a couple of minutes later on Whitlock's first tally. then made it 3-1 on suc- cessive goals by Dowllng and Charlton.

Demchuck's pass set McManus un for the tinly goal of the mid- dle frame.

It was in the ‘last period that jrruro gave. slight signs o! roiiv- ing, They got as close as 5-4 before li/lw-"ton shot home a pair of goals around the mid-way mark which put the 811m‘? V1"- uolly on ice.

aMcDonald had opened with his second goal of the nizhi- 3P1] had come back for Hawks Iust more than a minute later. Then Barkwel] and MacDonald helped Bearcats back into the running with two tallies in the space of 50 seconds.

However. McManus quickly netted their seconds Moncton. making it 7-4. Each team added another before the final whistle. Bell for the win- ners and Medynski for C818.

Although Moncton had n defin- ite edge in play. Huz-‘rl MacDon- ald ln the Hawk nets 118d m0" stops. 36. than brother SnnnY- with 30. at the other end of the

and Bell for

rink. Tomorrow night's games might l-c-arrange tlhe standings cgoin

when Moncton journeys to Saint John to take on the Beavers and Halifax Crescents meet the Bear- cats in their lair.

Summary: First Period 1-'1‘nlro. K. MacDonald (McEactlernl . 2:15 2—Moncton. Wlhitlock (Bell, Charlton) --------------- .- 5153 s-Moncton, Dowling (Steele, MoManus) 12120 L-Moncton. Charlton 15:35

Fraser, Kearns. Second Period ik-Moncton. Melt/isn't!“ (Demchuck) .. .. 18:15 Penalties: Demcfluok. 'F‘raser. Bas- tarache. Third ‘Period 6—-Truro. K. MacDonald (Kearns, Mclliachern) ‘i-Moncton, Bell

Penalties:

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Meara. O 0' Q i He holds tenaciously to the be- lief that the hockey of today is so much faster. better and excit- ing than the old brand chat there is no comparison. '0 il- 4- 0

"I played that old seven man game, the six man game before the forward pass came 1n. We used to go down and come back trying to flag down wings and covers. It is true there was a lot (of stickhandling, but don't think

' we don't get that stuff today. O O O O

Qbfl how defencelnen have to wort out of their sones to get into position for a pass. You of- ten see good stickwork but it is worked so fast it passes unnotic-

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"You gonki sea! men' zsktiing 3 “Q ‘n gong rom en 0 0n gerbils like in the old doyl. b"! than there was s. lot of P1161! holding and aelfisiwpley too which mods for slow action." h! dalm-

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Hawks Defeat Truro, Take Over Top Spot In Big Four League

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(Oheriton. Whitlock) ...... ..s:so 3—-Truro. Barkwell

(Medynski. McIntyre) 41410:“ 9—Truro, MacDonald

(Roach, MacEaohern) ..... .1206 lti-Moncton. McMsnus

(Trainer) . . .........'f:9O 11-Moncton. Bell

(Charlton. Frlfser) .......... ..12:26 12~—Truro, Medyns-ki

(Barkwell, Kearns) ........ M13110 l&-Moncton. Charlton

(Whitlock) .................... ..16:20 Penalties: None.

P. W. O . Do-Eds Winners Over K. of O. Team

Prince of Wales Co-Eds, Island Girls basketball chamrpions. Sat- urday night started off their sea- son in rln auspicious manner when they defeated a smart Knights of Columbus girls aggregation 41-17 in an exlhlbition game at the Prince of Wales Auditorium.

Both squads displayed fine bu- ketball throughout the encounter. cooling through with combination pla.ys- and showing uncanny marksmanship,

Co-Eds took an earlv lead in the game to hold it throughout all four quarters. At the half they led 23-11, earning their mar- gin in the last few minutes of play after the losers had threat- ened to overtake tho-m. In the final half of the game the Prince of Wales superiority was more pronounced nuts/coring the losers l8 to 6 despite the fact that only two baskets were scored in the final quarter. both going to the winners.

Landrgian with nine points was high point getter for the (Jo-Eds with McLeod leading the K. of C. snlners with six.

Lineups und scores:

P. W. C. FG. FS. Miller . .. 3 Landrigan Quigley Sharron .. Henry Gillis . Farqililarson . Evans ..

Totals

K. of C. McDonald Weir . Dufly Peters McLeod Coylc

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Oanadiens Trouncc Boston Bruins 5-1

MONTREAL, Dec. 22 -—(CP)_ Riding roughshod through a weak

Boston defence that gave goalie Frankie Brimsek about as much protection as a torn umbrella.

Montreal Canadians trounced the Bruins 5-1 here Saturday night be- fore a crowd of 10.665 to widen the gap between themselves and the third-place Bruins in. the National llockey League.

‘Brlmsek was his usual brilliant

self as Canadiens broke past. the slow-checking defence time and again on solo dashes. Maurice Richard was in by himself five times. but Brimsek foiled him spectacularly. every time except once. late in the second period,

when the Rocket rifled the puck in- to the corloer.

Richard. iihs league's lndilll scorer. also collected sn slit in the rugged match that saw nine penalties handed out, includlnd majors to Babe Pratt of Bruins and Murph Chamberlain of Canad-

t i th second period when they ensn e _

battered sac}; other in I swinging ue.

Brimsek kicked out M lhOi-l. against 22 that Bill Damon hm- dled at the other end. but hi! 118d to work harder than the flew-W in- dioated. His ‘efence save him um. protection on most shots. while Canadians hid mvtialllv I six-anon goal squad as the Habit- ants covered up smoothly and ksifi Bruins from getting away M many clean shots.

Aomally seven shots wmt ilhind Brimeak. but two soals were dis- allowed. one gains’ in m" W penalty whist blew snd- the 0th?!‘ be»; called back when a Canad- iens player rode in with his It!!! above shoulder height.

SUMMARY

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Navy Takes Over Lead in Hoop League

lgatvytbasketball n ook over undisputed p05. “ab” °E fir“ Place in the Oity Basketball Lesson by defeating Army was :|n a scheduled game the last encounter until after the’ Christmas holidays. But although a" "Mn"! Practically doubled e “w” °“ "he" Ollilonents, for over M minutes of the game they had their hands f-ull handling tne losers. civil? up an earl lea first five minutes of ythe 3.1:‘..- a: t" the Army had "Fished the 39011118. the losers came back "Mflkly to creep to within strik- i"! distance of their opponents and trailed by °"1Y 4 baskets at the half. but it was a differ-on; "fir? in the last twenty minutes of play. ' The New Juggernaut got roll. ing to oiltscore the Army tenm m4- 5h°°iin§ 1O baskets and two 79111 Q1015 while holding their opponents to four baskets during the final minutes of play. Lineups and scores: NEW FG. FS. PF. Pts. Cullen Smith LePage .... Hennessey McKinnon Johnson

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Totals . Referees: Bill Reid. Jack Prou

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Well-known Danadian Sport Figure Passes

TORONTO. Dec. 22 — (OP) — An era. in Canadian sport closed Sat- urday night with the death of PJ. (Pat) Mulqueen. a man whose naane was virtually synonymous with Domlnlotn amateur athletics. In his late seventies, he died in hospital following a. long illness. Perhaps no Canadian sports name is better known Ln world ath- letic circles. lvir. Mulqueen for more than two generationg stood at the helm of Canadian participation in the Olympic games, only recently relinquishing his post as chairman of the Canadian Olympic Commit- tee after 26 years. "Pat" was there when the Canadian contestants tried their muscles and skill against those of world athletes at Antwerp in 1920. Paris in 1924. Amsterdam in 1928. Lcs Angeles in 1032 and Berlin in 1936.

He was known throughout the Dominion not. only for hi5 Bum‘ ipation in the Olympic games. He was the first chairman or the On- tsrlo Athletic -Comm.ission. Bli- pointed in 1920.

Even in hi; late years... Mr. Mul- queen remained behind the scenes of Canadian sport. He was regard- ed as the bulwark of the Canad- ian Amateur Athletic Union alnd was 5.11;; member of the Ontario Hockey Association. ‘ Mr. Mulqucrn‘; participation in Dominion sporting affairs extend-s n; far back as the tulm of the cen- tu-ry. It was "Pat" who took the inoqmpgxablg [cu Scholes to S‘ land when Lou became the first Canadian to win the diamond scuils. Back beyond mail Mmqmie“ himself was a wmllellwl‘ i" mw‘ lpg. which he always recorded as his first sporting 10"-

tilcnn Davis Outstanding O. S. Athlete

(By The Associated PreI)

NEW YORK. Dec. B — Glenn Davis. hilree-time all-America halfback 0f Army's unbeaten foot- ball teams, today was named file United States’ male athlete-of- the-year in the annual Associate‘ Press year-end poll.

‘The 21-year-old comet who streaked to D1 touchdowns for the Cadets during the 1944-6-40 seasons as a running partner for Felix (Doe) Hanonard. poked a first-place votes from the ‘f1 par- ticipating morts writers and edi- tors.

Joe Louis. who suocesfsully de- fended his hesvyweight title s- gainst Billy Conn and Tami Mau- riello. was Davis’ only serious competitor, drawing is‘ first-place ballots.

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nun Pu-id 5—Montreal, Lamotireux 12.’! Bg-Boston, Pratt (T. Rcsrdon) 4:-

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Toronto Maple Leafs Defeat Ohicago 3-1

TORONTO. Dec. 2-.- (CP)—The energy and stamina of the youth- ful Toronto Maple Leafs paid off once again as they stretched their willing streak to four games by whipping the luckless Chicago Black Hawks 3-1 here Saturday night before the smallest crowd to watch a National Hockey League game at Maple leaf Gardens this season.

The crowd—l2,6'l9—saw the Leafs come from behind with two goals in the second period and one in the third to register their sixth win against one loss over the cel- lar-dwclling windy ci-ty crew this season.

The Hawks, whitewashed ll-0 in their last appearance on Tor- onto ice. outplayed the pace-set- ting Leafs in the first period when Red Hamill scored their only goal. Their defence cracked in the middle frame and in the last six minutes of the rerlod Gaye Stewart and the veteran Nick Metz whipped in two goals for the Toronto club. I-lilrry Watson bagged their counter at 16.16 of the final frame. The Leafs drilled a total of 38 shots at Paul Bibeault 3n (he Hawks’ net. 11 more than the Hawks fired at goalie Turk Broda of tile Leafs.

Fighting furiously to g2: the equalizer in the second period. the Leafs kept pouring five men into the Hawks’ end but it was a break- away ‘oy two men that led,to the tying counter. Gus Bodrlar broke away at centre ice and as he crossed the bluelirle he passed to Stewart. In the clear. the wing- man dashed in and drilled a waist- hlgh shot by Blbeault who stabbed at it futilely with his glove,