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‘Ctanaclian Press Poll Picks Gerard ‘Cote As N0. 1 Canadian Athlete

Windsor to referee lied Gross match

MIAMI. F18.- Dec, 22—(AP)—F0t1r

By Sydney Gruson “is vhiamoicn, fourth with 10.

iMcDiramid cf Ottawa, slngleg um-

E "5118 masters, winners of a natal gfl 33 national titles. each at. least

ce British Open champion, today 331*“ to play 1n a match spangoy.

Lﬂlttltlltlll Press Staff Writer

TORONTO, Dec.. 22—(CP)-- Gerard Cote, who didn't think at a toot-racing career until he be- gun training to be a boxer, ran himself right into position as the outstanding male competitor’. in Canadian sport during I940. His selection was announced tonight.

For his outstanding successes in the famous Boston Marathon and the United States Amateur Athletic Union Championship at Yonkers, N.Y., sports writers a- cross the Dominion participating in the annual Canadianjress poll accorded Cote a wide plurality as the year's No. I athlete. He had 3l points to I8 for Andy Tommy, the Otawa Rough Rider football star.

11w, writers were askrd to name the three cut-sanding athletes and the points were awarded on a 3-2-1 bﬁfli Cote, who operates a night club at st. Hyacinthe. Que, was

f_l‘5t choice on nine allots. Stan Lrchard, Calgary gol-f professional,

was third with 14 points and Don ship.

‘rhese were the only four given

retirement i id- _ ~. bombcrs to iilnriltlherszegtlisrgofogitllggﬁ ﬁhéam ionship. Cote’: 511C995; “t! t. the‘ moral/boners back in. to the nrmtnence they enjoyed in 1933,1934 and I935 when Dave Ko_ mime“ of Sudbury. ont.. Harold Wﬁbster of Hamilton. Ont, and Re. lzcrt (Scotty) Rankine of’ PM. ognitngnt» Teslkctively were picked “The steel-leased Cote. who hrlds ale woild record for l0 miles on snowshoes. lost only one major en- Ffmement m the year. Rankine beat .iim in the Canadian Championship ‘at '1‘ rcnto. cranking the record in 91118 so. but Cotes victories in the star-studded fields at. Boston gitrdnitighkers more than made up "can; I ~ ~ o - '1 ' .. . . Tommy. a tei-i- i‘ an 563g?“ In: Illa‘; (By Ihe (auadian Press) “Link H‘? led Bidets to the Intcr- provincial Union title and was one sMunhy of their stars 1n the layoff against gg>éé>ilst0enéallgnyi Beaéii tfrcm which Nauonﬂ League - e e as a itli ' am} Canadran ‘Rugby SE13?“ gecosgtf Boston 11 Montreal 3 nition as DTIIIIIIIOY) Champi-ng Tcmmy. 28, was awarded the Jeff Russel Meniorlai ‘Trophy as the Interprcvincoi Umonﬂg piayer best

Walter Hagen and "rornxny A haye accepted invitations for ﬁXillbillOll on March 15-16.

"range the exhibition.

quartet “id

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American League

combining ability and Sportsman-

zduertime Rally Gives Chihawks 3-1 Victory

CHICAGO. Dec. Ziﬁ-(AP) — A inc-goal rallv in the overtime peri- ca have Chicago Black Hawks a 3-1

victory over New York Rangers here I

night.

The Hawks. battling to maintain their thlru place tie with Boston in the National Hoe-key League. tied the score in the third period. and thou outplayed the Stanley Cup champions in the extra stanza.

George Allen. ﬂssisted bv Mush March and Bill Curse. scored what proved to be the winning goal in the IOHILILIIIIIIUW of the overtime. Then to clinch the decision. March sexed on a lam! shot.

After a scoreless first period the ltaiiizcrs. seeking their third straight victortqscored in the second on Nell Colii les goal. The Hawks evened the count in the next session. when Max Bcutlev gut. a shot past Kerr oiicr iiikiiuz misses from ~ - beri RIKLDOLIR Bentley.

_The victorv left the Hawks tied wiih the Bruins for third place and left ihc Runners tied with the Am- ericans for fifth.

Sumarv

First period:-

Scoring-None.

PFH.IIIIES——COI'IDBX‘, Pike,

Second period:_

i -N'e\v York. N. Colville (L. Pat- rick. 17.06).

Ffllﬂ tics-Seibert. Shiblcky.

Third period:-

2. -CI1lCi1RO. M. Bentley (Selbert. D. Bentley) 7.53,

.mt.

Buffalo 5: Cleveland 8 Indianapolis 3: Pttsburgii 2 Hershey 4; Philadelphia 3. Thunder Bay Senior Fort William 5; Gcraldton 1 Alberta Senior

Pename5__None_ Edmonton 2; Calgary l

Qvertmw peﬂod;_- IIEI/Ilbfldge 62 Turner Valley i 3.-Chicago. Allen (March. W. Carse) 3.43. Edmonton Junior y t-Chicago. March (W. Carse) 6 E.A.C. 6; Canadians 2

.53. Penal tv.-Pratt. Saskatchewan Junior

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Sutherland

West Knotenay Senior Kimbcrlcy 5: Nelson 3 Quebec Senior

Saturday

NORTH SYDNEY, N.S., Dec. 22- (CP)-R: lease of centre Glen Sutli-

erland cf Brandon. Man, was an- Ottawa 4; Canadians 0

llIlllICBd tonight by Northy Syd-

ney Victories of the Cape Breton Sunday Hockey League. Sutherland had

been idle since he broke a wrist Ottawa 1; Caiiadiens 1 (tic)

Royals 6; Cornwall 2

Dec. 3 1n a. league game. Quebec 7: Concordia 5

Montreal Intermediate Sill-Ilfllily

INDIANS WIN IN OVERTIDIE

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. 22— (CM-Eddie Shore's Springfield Indians gained undisputed posses- sion of first place in the eastern division of the American Hockey League when the Indians cashed in on an overtime penalty against Bucks McDonald to defeat Provi- dence Reds 4-3 here Satuiday night,

Lacliute 6; Villeray 3 Sunday

Don Juan 7: St. Lambert 4 Lachute 10; Villeray’ 3 Valleyfielri 6: Slinwlnigaii 3 Joliette 10; Lachine 9

St. Jerome 17; Verdun 4.

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Burcau Manager, announced today m“ Bobby Jones. one cf the Break-sit amateurs. Gene Sin-sun,

nxwur the Corcoran. who helped the Duke the would play an informal wand Wlth the Duke making it a ves me on March i5. The follow- f play a our ball match with the Duke 5,5

Hockey results

Americans 2; Toronto 2 (overtime

Prgvldtillﬂe 3; Springfield 4 (over-

Noitre Danie 3; Mcose Jaw 2 (over-

REMEMBER WHEN

(By The Canadian Press)

JBi-‘k Dempsey. fully aware oi’ Negro Joe Louis’ ability with hi: 118w. announced two years ago tu- day he would conduct a “white

hone" tourney among Canadian and United States boxers. Ellrrilna- tlon bouts were held in botb. coun- tries but no one was unearthed to challenge the Brown Bomber‘; su- TITQITIBCY"

. I PAGE NINE 'ns $5,000 Bet

HA A. Dec. ze-t/(Pi-aum Snead. West Vir lnia elouler. shot rou of 69- 137, seven strokes u r par. to defeat Rufino

Gonzalez cl Cuba in a Bil-hole med- a1 play gait match today to settle a bet of $5.000 a side between their backﬂs. Thomas Shevlin of New York and Thorwald Sanction o) Cuba. Gonzalez had a 71-71-112,

Americans

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NEW YORK, Dec. 22-(CP)— New York Americans, doarmots of the early season, tonight ran their modest undefeated streak to four games as a wildly-approv- ing crowd of ll,53l saw them defeat Toronto Maple Leafs 2-I at Madison Square Garden in a Notional Hockey League game.

Murray Armstrong. Americans‘ centre, tipped in a weak rebound off goalie Turk Broda's skate at the 14th minute mark 0f the third period to break a 1-1 deadlock and give the New Yorkers a, win and a draw in two games with the Leafs on successive nights. Immediately btfzre this home-and-horre series Americans had won and drawn with Detroit Red Wings. thus tak- ing six points out of a possible

eight in tour games with the tvro top teams of’ the league. Wally Stanowski opened the

scoring with a 50-foot drive thrugh a maze of legs in the first pcrisd after Sylvaniis Apps had flushed the puck to him from a face-off. The lead lasted until half way through the second period when Wilt‘ Field plckrd u. Harvey Jack- son's pass and fir it hcme with oiic motion

SUMMARY

First Period

l-Jrorcnto. Staiwtvski (Apps) 5:16 Penalty-Apps.

Second Period

2—Americans. Field (Jackson) 12:01 Pehalties—No:ie

Thlrd Period

3-Ainericans_ Armstrong (Litrsoii. Sorrell) l4'3l

Penalties-None. SATURDAYS GAME

TORONTO. Dec. 22-—(CP)—You can't. prove it by their standing. but nevertheless New York Americans are proving worthy opposition for

ontoks second goal. The eleventh o1 the ytrir and

what seemed t) be a sure Toronto

York goal

all National Hockey League riVaI5——L

Win And

Draw With Toronto Weekend Contests

particularly the top-hoteliers.

Saturday night here before l2,- 740 customers. Rod Diittcifs Amcrks displayed plenty of Lght and stam- ina to gain a 2-2 tie with Toronto's league-leading Maple Leafs. Amerks came only about (cur minutes short of winning the game. but. Iitit‘ in the third mriod Sweeney Schriner beat goalie Earl R bertsori for Tor- overtime went scoreless.

It was, the second straight tic for Americans. 1y night they played the str-ond-plnco Rail Wings to a l-l deadlock in Dct-ro.

The tying goal was S

.1 l:

miner's averted

eat. Nick Metz shot Toronto into an

early lend late In the first pcriod when he picked up a pretty relay from Syi Apps close to the New

and backhnncifti the puck over Robertson's shoulder in- to the nets.

A hnly-disputcd goal with only five seconds left in the srcond per- iocl tied the score. Lorne Carr's hard drivc apparently hit the net and rebounded out although 'I'Lll‘I( Brorla, Lent IlCllﬂTllL ditlirt think it had gone in. pl'"l.€.'-il.illil loudly and at length. Pat Egan and Tom- my Anderson were given assists.

SYAIAIAIKY Fjrsl. Period

Scorin g—N tie. Penalties-Anderson, Hamilton

Sccuiirl Pcrlnd

l-——'I'!'l'i)Lll(l. hfciz (Apps, DilIIOll) 14:53 Z-Amcririuis. Carr (Egan, Antler- ron) 19:55 Penalty-Davidson. Third Period (Smith)

3—--r'\lll(‘l'iCl‘lll.‘3, Aiideiwon 1 :58

si-Toronto. schriner (Taxi r, Stan- owski) 15:58

Penaltw-Slobodian.

Overtime

Suoi'iii‘.t—N'iiic. Pciialties—None.

Bruins

Battle To Bea

DETROIT, Dec. 22—(AP)— Almost everybody on Boston Brain's playing squad shared in the scoring tonight as they trim- ed Detroit Red Wings 5-3 with three rapid-fire goals in the lost period of a National Hockey League bottle.

1 Trailing 3-2. the Bruins poured 'ln on rookie Johnny Mowers. Red wing goalie, tn the final session and planted the uck three times in his net within t e space of four minutes and four secmds. Tho vic-

tory advanced the Bruins to with- in t/wo points oi’ the second-place Win .

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with a. crowd of 8.706 fans eu- jcying a wide-open battle. the Wings had held the upper hand on goals by Carl Llscombe. 5N HOWE and Eblole Gpidfellow while Art Jaokscn and woody Dumart. had counted for Boston.

A furious Bruin attack in the third period led to goals by Bobbie Bauer. Jackson and Mel Hill. Teri of the Bruins either scsred or con- tributed assists

IUMMARY

"First Period l~Deiroli. Liscombe (Douglas) 8:06 2_Detroit. Howe 15:12 Ii-Boston. Jackson (Wiseman.

Holletti 17:21

Peneltise-Orlando, Stewart.

Second Period

k-Bostou. Dumart (Clapper, Cow- ley 3:45 5-—Dr tr:it., Gocdfellow 18:35 Penalties-Douglas, Rieardon, Clap- per 2. Third Period 6—Boston. Bauer (Schmidt)

ley) 11:51

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10:58 ’1—-Boston, Jackson (Wiseman, Co-w-

B-Jicston. Hill (Hoardozi, Hollett) 15:02

Uphill t Wings 5-3

RAMBLERS G0 IlNDI-IR FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT TIME PHILADELPHIA. Doc. 22--(CP) -Paced by Red Hamill, who scared a pair of goals iii the final two periods. Hershey Bears handed Phil- adelphia Ramblers liter straight, American l-lrx 9y ‘League defrat 4-3 here Saturday night.

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MONTREAL. Dec. 22-—‘(0P)—The ("outhful Montreal Canadleﬂi. W011i- lng as a “Yell-knit unit, out-thump- ed and OIII.\.]')CC(IL‘(I' Brxston Bruins to g tipsei. the Ntttlilllﬂl Hockey League i champions, 3-1, be1ore_ a crowd of; 5,430 lit-re Saturday night.

A pretty goal by roJue Elmer Lack. late in the final period fol- lotvcd seconds later by Ray Get- liffc‘s counter gave the Canadians rt record of two Wills and a draw in three meetings with the Bftllhﬁ. The triumph lifted them into a sixth-place tze with New York Am- eizcans.

Rookie Joe Benoit had zpencd the STOTIIIQ for Montreal in the second llZllllo but Art JiiCk-‘Oll got the goal, bark for Boston in the some period. l It was the first of a two-game weekend for the Bruins, who trav- i cllcd to Detroit to play the second- piace Red Win23 tonight .

The match wits a bruising affair. with seven minor jpcnaltics being liuiidcd out, all ll’\ Idle first two per- t iods, Bot-h rfltitlllil period goals crime , lwhlln n man was off, with Tony Dc- l mi 1's. setting up Bcnot for the op-i (‘fling counter while Terry R/Elrdml; of Boston was lll the Penalty box and likidin Wiseinan and Bill Cow- icy helping Jackson tie the score

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