Victory. asNo Fluke I A 7RilVssians End Canada's 8- Year Reign With 2-0 Win

By KEN METIIERAL Canadian Press Staff Writer comma d'AMPEZZO. Italy.

(CF) - Russia ended Canada's

'l3h' ' V” "I" " mympl” third (in any t hopeless They needed a three- oal day if needed ' "I'll" W A ll ckey champions Saturday night ” 9 W-""W119"' ' . 3 . ' . Frank Shsughness . president of ' with y comncm M vicmy om. Content to limit their own attack victory over the Russians to over That possibility vanished with the league. said that laagua fans :5

Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen.

it was no fluke. The Russians. establishing themselves as a WW0? in international hockey by captur- lng the Olympic. world and Europ- ean titles. defeated the 1955 Allan Cup champions-the best amateur team Canada could send to Cor- tina. And the losers played magni- ficent hockey.

But it wasn't enough. Russia. having defeated T o r o at o East York. a senior B club. for the world title in 1854 only to lose it to Penticton Vs last year. were the better team in the rubber match.

GET THE BREAKS

'l'he winners got their share of the breaks. Thre: shots banged into the Russian goalposts and bounced away. Two others nicked the outside edge of the pipes. But roach Bobby Bauer of the Dutch- men and Canadian observers agreed after the" game that the new rhamplona could give any Cana- dian club a bat e.

the second period. driving home is screened shot from 12 feet out. Valentin Kuzin scored their second goal early in the third period. cut-

the Canadians attacked almost constantly. they were able to get away only 23 shots on goalkeeper Nikolai Puchkov, who racked.up his second straight shutout and his

to nine shots on Canadian goalie Keith Woodall. the Russians played their positions beautifully.

Led by 21-year-old defenceman Nikolai Sologubov. tagged by Cana- dian experts as good enough to play on any National Hockey League club. they anticipated the Dulchmen's o f f e n s i v e moves, breaking up their attacks before they materialized.

And when the losers got through to Puchkov, they found him un- beatable, just as he was in his 4-0 shutout over the Americans the previous night. Puchkov's record of five goals allowed in five final games was the best of the tourna- rnent.

NEITHER CAPITALIZE

Left-winger Yuri Krylov shot the Russians into the lead at 6:20 of

ting is aharply to take a pass from Alexander Uvarov and beating

Jack Mclfeazie were outstanding among the Dutchmen. who never stopped trying until the game ended

But their task grew increasingly

haul the leaders on points and gain the necessary advantage in goal spread that would have given them the title In the event of a first-place tie. - '

The Americans had eliminated I” ' 'ves from contention before the Canada-Russia game began. Their 9-4 victory over Czechoslo- vakia was two goals short of the minimum goal spread they needed for a chance at the title if the Russians lost.

UNDER NEW RULE

The goal - spread formula for breaklng ties was announced for the first time by Olympic officials on the day of the final games of the tournament. Previous regula- tions bad called for ties to be broken on the basis of goal aver- age.

Under the amended rules. goal averages were to be used only if two clubs ere tied and had identi- cal goal spreads.

Goal spread is the difference be- tween a team's for-and - against

competition. requires a playoff in the event of a two-team tie for first place and had arranged for the extra game to be played Sun-

ilic U. S. victory over the Czechs. which would have created a three- way tie if the Canadians had beaten Russia. Because of insuf- ficient time for a three-team play- off series. the IIHF would have recognized the Olympic champion.

Canada was the only team to come within two goals of the Bus- sians in their march to the title.

The, Russians defeated Sweden 5-1 and Switzerland 10-3 in their - round matches. Sweden reduced the margin to 4-1 in their final-round rematch. The Russians then blanked Germany 80. outscored the Czechs 7-4 and finished with their 4-0. 1-0 shutout string against the U.S. and Can-

preliminary

ada. SLUGGISH START

The Americans got off to a shaky start in the preliminaries. losing 4-3 to Czechoslovakia, but qualified for the finals with ease by blanking

Poland 44).

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Marltlmers With R.C.A.F. 'FIyers

These three comprise a forward son of Mr. and Mrs. Joint T. Le- line of the RCA)-1 Fiyers in Eur- Blanc. Beeches road. Pictou, N.

S. Cpl. Frank Oatway. son of Mr.

P.E.T. and LAC Dixie

walk-or.'Ieaf in the ice of the RCAI-"s new nephew of Mr. Joseph Walker. loslarean in Zweibrucken. Germany, St. Phillips street, Bridgcwater. N. where a Canadian Fighter Wing is S. They are seen over a maple located. (National Defence Photo)

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AI-Star Baselisl ' Game Between I.L And Maior Club

NEW YORK. (AP) - Intarno ttonal Baseball League

official!

classic during the coming sum- mer. The league tried an all - std

game about a deca' ago. with the not-tb's best playing the oou1ls'e great. The idea was dropped after

would pick tha all-star layer-n an: this; he would select tllo sita an the major league op- ponent. Tho date may by July 3, when the majors have an

date except for New York Giants and Detroit Tigers. who an aches!-

4' uled for an exhibition gem. ..

that data at Cooperstown. N. T.

"For this first year, the guru probably will be played in a north. on city." Shaughncsay added.

Rochester. Buffalo. Montreal and Toronto are the northern cities with Havana. Miami. Rich- nliogd and LOIIIIIIIMII tho southern c u s.

Jackie Parker Signs Contract

EDMONTON (CPI Quarter- back Jackie Parker, lanky Missil- sippi Stats backfielder who has been a major factor in Edmonton Eskimos two straight Grey Cup

T. LeBlanc (captain of the team). (and Mrs. Norman Oatway, Borden, The defeat. coupled with a 4-1 . upset at the hands of the United 5 Slates. dropped the T ' to third place in the Olympic stand- lng.with three victories against two defeats. The undefeated win-

football victories. has signed his , , 1956 contract, Eskimos prenkient M. I. (Moe) Lieberman announced . Saturday. )-

Parker's contract arrived at the i Eskimo office Friday and Eskimos

A 7-2 victory over Germany was followed by the Canadian 4-1 upset and a 6-1 margin over Sweden be- fore the youthful U.S. team. all I')lli one of them college players. finally bowed to Russia.

Woodall with a 22-footer.

The T t 5 started A ' into the Russiansifrom the start, but all it got them was penaltles- seven to the winners' three. AI-

scoying totals. Goal a'verage is determined by dividing a team's total goals scored by the total scored by its opponents.

As matters turned out, no tic-

"Russians Played The Best

tiers and the Americans, who last only to Russia, finished ahead of the Canadians.

It was the first time in the his- tory of the Olympic or world cham- pionships that a Canadian team has finished lower than second or suffered more than one defeat. And it was Canada's first loss of the Olympic hockey crown since Port Arthur Bearcats were edged 2-! by Britain in the 1036 Til1II.'

RUSIANS IMPROVED

Throughout the two-week tourna- ment it was evident that the call- hre of Canada's W ' has im- nrovc" immeasurably during the last few years. in which Canadian entries rolled over weak European clubs by scores that usually reached into double figures.

Apart from a 23-0 romp over Austria in the preliminary round and a 10-0 decision over winlesa Germany in the final competition. there were no Canadian runaways. Most of their other victory marg- ins were matched or topped by the Russians and Americans.

The Russians had profited from the 5-0 shellacking they took from Penticton in last year's world tour- nament. Shy of body contact in the 1955 final. they traded bumps vig- orously with the Dutchmen Salon tiay. And their pass - patterns. while stereotyped. functioned well enough to give them their margin.

BEAUTIFUL OFFENCE

But their biggest improvement ass in defensive play. Although

Says CAIIA Should Bring Russians To Canada For Tour

WINNIPEG (GP) -- Maurice Smith. sports editor of The Free Press. says the Canadian Ama- ieur Hockey Association should hring the Russian Olympic hockey icam to Canada for a national tour as s revenue-making venture.

In his column. Smith writes:

"In recent weeks the Canadian Amateur Hock Association has frankly admit that it is not the wealthy organization it once was. with interest inn Junior and senior llflckoy at a low ebb all across Lanads. it would seem the Allen and Memorial Cup plsydowns are not ulna to draw well this season whlc means the CAHA won't stick up much revenue in llllti.

"Why not 'brin the Russian Olympic team to some for a na- iinnsl tour? Conside in; the out- standing success of the Soviets in the last two world championships and this year's Olympics. we think

though the Canadians were two men short early in the opening period, neither side was able to capitalize on a manpower advan-

go.

As the game progressed, the Russian penalt -killing" became so effective that t e Canadians man- aged only one weak shot on goal while dcfenceman Genrikh SIdoren- kov served a minor for tripping late in the second period.

IIOPELESS TASK

Defenceman Art Hurst fired two of the shots that bounced off Rus-

sian goalposis. He and captain

breaking formulas were required. Sweden, tying Germany 1-1 Satur- day, flniahed fourth behind the Canadians with a victory, three losses and a tie. The Czechs were fifth with a 1-4 record while the Germans managed only the one tie in their five games.

AVERTS SITUATION

The in u t c o m e of Saturdayfs games also averted a situation that might have produced two different holders of the Olympic and world titles.

The International Ice Hockey Federation. which runs the world

Dump N.Y., Wings, Leafs

BOSTON (C17) -- The last-place Boston Bruins. hitting hard when they had a player advantage, scored three goals within 27 sec- onds as they defeated New York Rangers 7-1 in a National Hockey League game Saturday night.-

Scven players shared the Iioston goals as Bruins. driving for a play- off berth. took the only goal of the listless first period. outscored the second-place Rangers 5-1 in the second and scored the only goal of the final frame.

Ferny Flaman paced Boston with a goal and two assists.

Fleming Mackell sent Boston into I 1-0 lead in the first period and Johnny Peirson added another before the three-goal on- slaught came in the second while Bronco Horvath was serving I penalty.

Leon Labine began the stir e at 13:18 and Flaman whipped oma a goal from 40 feet out 14 secondl later. Vic Stasiuk scored at 13:40.

New York's Andy Hebenton batted in a rebound at 15:41 of the second period but Bruins' Real Chevrcfils made it 0-1 three ml- nutes later. Marcel Bonln wound up the scoring early in the final period.

The comparatively high score was unusual for Bruins who have averaged less than two goals I game in their last 49 starts.

Summary

First period: 1. Boston. Mackell (Flaman. Laycoei (1:18. Penalties: Armstrong 5:58; Labine 15:58. Gardner 0:33. Fontinato 15:33.

Second period: 2. Boston. Peir- son (Gardner. Flamanl 1:50: 8. Boston, Labine (Mackell, Molten- ney) 13:13: 4. Boston. Flaman

they'd pack every hockey arena in Canada."

(Stasiuk) 13:27; 5. Boston. Stasiuk

Maritime Junior Football Leagues Mciy Join C.R. Union

TORONTO (CP)-Possible entry of Maritimos Junior football lessons into the Canadian Rugby Union is mrpcted to be the motor Illblect of discussion when the union's 1ur'or committee holds its Innual meeting today.

I Both the Marltlmes intermed- :::da'I: igggtr leagues have ap- decisioa will be made at M” Holds all 1 meeting llama I. H

The are is Intermediate toot- Illll clubs in the Mai-itimos-tlvs

3r- Aligne- hwsa Hli ,' wassot

fans attended 15 games. on in- of about 2.500 over 1954. saint John Wanderers. king their first start in the league. drew 4.000 fans to two home games.

The other clubs are St. Thomas College. Cllatbam; University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. HMCS Coverdale. Moncton and

not Moncton Trojans, who did not op- the crate last season; Mount Allison

University of Sackville mny Join the tour this year.

Two service and one university club form the only Junior league opsrnting. They are HMC5 Shear- water and Cape Breton and St. Marys Jlniverslty. all in greater Halifax. ' i

with the senior clubs playing on Saturday afternoon he iunior league drew few . In an

(Gardner) 13:40; 6. New York. Hebenton (Lewlckl. Gadsbyl 15:41 7. Boston, Cbevrefils (McKcnney. Labine) 18:42. Penalties: Stasiuk 7:54, Iiorvsth 11:59. Flaman 14:12. Evans and Labine two minors each 19:02.

Third period: 11. Boston. Bonin ties: Gadaby 2:52. Boivin -10:07, C;-ealghton major 12:28, Heinrich

MONTREAL (CP) -- Jean liveau scored both goals Saturday night after Montreal Canadiens spotted Detroit Red Wings to a goal by Ted Lindsay and the Na- tional Hocksy League leaders turned back the Red Wings 2-1 in a bitterly-fought game before 18- 821 fans.

The two big-countereeone in the first period when goalie Glen Hall played a soft shot poorly and one in the third-ran Beliveau's total for the season to 32. He also caught up with Detroit's Gordie Howe on total points at 58 as joint league leaders.

Beliveau took No. 1 ranking. at least. for the glme being. because of his higher goal production. 23 to l-fowe's 28.

Again Howe was balked in his bid for the 300th goal of his NHL career in regular season play but be fed the pass to Lindsay to keep abreast of Bellveau on total points.

Hall was taken from the Detroit nets in the final minute but Cana- dicns couldn't get an open shot at the empty cage as six Red Wings stormed the Montreal area.

Canadicns were shorihanded when Lindsay scored at 3:20 of the first period.

Hall was the oat on Believeau's first lnal. at :39. Tom Johnson fed a pass to the Montreal centre who was able to get away only a slow wobbiing shot from 20 foot out. Hall played it COI'ITIdEI1iIy with his left hand but the puck got away from him and ended into the net.

Bert Olmstoad's smart play set up Beliveau for the tic-breaker at 1:23 of the last period. Bel1veau's first shot dropped off Hall's pads but be quickly mapped in the re-

bound. Lineup:

Detroit - Goal: Hall defence: Goldham. Godfrey. Pronovnsl. Hillman, Hnilingworth. Kelly for- wards: Rclbel. Howe. Lindsay. Delvecchio. Pavelirh. Prystal. Ferguson. Ullman, Dineon. Cos- tello.

Montreal - Goal: Plants de- fence: Johnson. Talbot. Bonchlrd. Turner. Harvey forwards: Boliv- eau, Geoffrion. Olnntead. 11. Rich- ard. M. Richard. Moore. Moodell. Curry. Provost. Leclair. Marsbslf.

Referee: J aek Mehlenbacber Imesmen: Sam Bsbcock and Emily Morrison.

Summary First pgried: 1. Detroit. Lindsay (Howe) 8:!) 1 Montreal. Boliv- eau (Johnson. Oooffrion) 5:9. Penalties: Godfrq :45. 11. Rich- ard :so. 2:59. Moore 7:18. Howe

The Canadians started their pre liminary round with a sluggish 4-0 piled up

victory over Germany, their 23-0 margin over the ” ' '

Austrians and edged Italy 3-1 in a game in which the refereeing gave them more trouble than their op- ponents. despite five Canadian- Italian

trained players in the

lineup.

They subdued the troublesome Czechs 6-3, dropped their shocker to the Americans and recouped with 10-0 and 6-2 victories over Germany and Sweden on their way to the final setback against Russia.

I Bruins, Habs And Hawks Cop NHL Wins Saturday

Black Hawks before 12,850 fans. to within one point of Toronto.

nine starts.

cailo markamen. counted both the Toronto goals. tied

it. 1-1

not.

and into the not.

vsn closed off the scoring.

Lineups Chicago - Goal: Rollins:

lote. Martin; Litzenbergor.

forwards: Ciesla. Wilson. lkov,

Watson. Sandfoi-ii. Corcoran. Toronto-Goal: Mayer: defence: Bolton. Resume. Horton. Morrison Thomson: forwards: Sloan, Arm- strong. Duff. Harris. Hurst. Bal- four. Migay. Stewart. Smith. Han- nigan. Jamal. Cullen.

Referee: Red storey: liaesmsn: Bill Morrison. Georg! Rayon.

Summit!

first period: 1. Chicago. Plloto iclesla. Litaenberger mo; 2. To- I to. Duff (Sloan. up 11:37: 3. Clllcllo. 01'. (Wilson) 15:50. Penalties: Mlgay 4:03. Ciesla 15:01. lteaume 10:82. second period: 4. Clsfclw. Sand- ford 2:58. Penalties: OIUTI and Rsaume 10:11. Mortaon (1) 11:15.

Hangigan (mnlor IIII minor) 18:1 .

Third period: 5. Toredo, (Armstrong. Sloan! :9: 0. all- cago, Sullivan (L I , liinrtsonl 8:25. PODOIHC! Nona.

Stops: aniline 7 I IE-3 Mgygr C C 5-1.

TORONTO (CP)--The slumping Tol'onto Maple Leafs. fighting to retain fourth "place in the National Hockey League standings. suffered another jolt Saturday night when they were upset 4-2 by the Chicago

The Chicago victory lifted them

The loss was the Leafs' fourth in a row and they have turned in M only one victory in their previous

Rookie defenceman Pierre Pilote, up from Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League to replace in) ured Allan Stanley. started the Hawks off at the five- minuie mark of the first period. Ed Litzcnberger. Ed Sandford and Red Sullivan were the other Chi-

Dick Duff. freshman left winger.

Pilot's opening score came on a blazing 20-foot shot from directly in front of the Toronto net. Duff at 11:37 when he punccd on a loose puck drulng a pilcup at-the Chicago cage and flipped it in. Liizenberger put the Hawks ahead near the 17-minute mark when his shot from along the boards hit the pads of goalie Gil Mayer and dribbled into the

Snndford counted the only goal of the second period at 2:53. Hlsa pass-out from bchind the Toronto cagc hit the stick of Leaf defence- man Tim Horton in front and the puck rebounded to Mayer's skate

Tlic first rush of the third period hauled the Leafs to within one goal of the Hawks when Duff took Iinemate George Armstrong's pass behind the Chicago defence and beat goalie AI Rollins frmn close range. That was after Just 25 sec- onds and two minutes later Sulli-

cle- fence: Wolt. Fogolln. Morison. Pi-

Les- wick. Mlckoakl. Sullivan. Lalande.

Dmimlmhlumadeitciearh

The Charlottetown Gordian, Monday, Feb. 6. 1956 1

Beavers

SAINT JOHN. N. B. (CF)-Saint John Beavers fired three last. pe- riod markers Saturday for a 6-3 edge over Fredericton Capitals of the Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League.

Beavers led 2-1 after the first period and had a 3-2 edge early in the third when Frank Kuzma. Vip Palladinn and Wimpy Jones tallied to outscore Caps 8-1.

Other Saint John marksmen were Gerry Smith. Ron Rubic and Nick Nicolle. Bill Mcbonagh. Buck Whitlock and Neil Sewell. were the Fredericton scorers.

Jones received a 10-minute mis- conduct from referee Dewar Jud- son for protesting too vehemently against the goal credited to Mc- Donagb. whose apparent throwing of the puck into the cage was un- noticed by the referees. Judson queried the goal judge but did not get a full explanation at the mo-

ment. The goal had no effect on the game's result and no change was

Defeat

Fredericton 6-3

made in the nrigiual decision. Earlier in the period Mcbonagh and Wally Kullman suffered ma- Jars for fighting.

Summary

First period: 1. Saint John. Smith (Hamilton and Palladinoi 7:51; 2. Saint John. Ruble 11.43; 3. Fredericton, McDonough 16.40. Penalties: Dorrington 3.42, Kull- man and McDonough (major) 10.06. Kuzma 11.26, Jones 10.40.

Second period: 4. Saint John. Nicolle (Hinchberger) 13.48: 5. Fredericton. Whitlock (Miles, Mc- Phee) 19.14. Penalties: Niles 6.33. Hinchberger 8.07, Palladlno and Desy, double minor penalty 10.52. Campbell 14.45.

Third period: 0. Saint John, Kuzma (Hinchberger, Jones) 1.43; 7. Fredericton. Sewcll (Campbell) 2.24; 8. Saint John, Palladino (Ru- bic. Barrett) 13:11; 9. Saint John. Jones (Palladinn, Smith) 18.58. Penalties: Smith 8.23; Blackburn

10.20.

CHICAGO (AP)--The weather bureau has issued its annual statement discrediting the ground- hog as a competent forecaster. But the official forecasters were a bit more lenient in their atti- tude toward other weather prov- crbs. saying; "The trouble with weather prov- erbs is not so much that they're all wrong but that they're not all right for all times in all places." Which. of course. is just about what some folks say about the weather bureau. The inapplicability of some weather sayings of North America is obvious, says the bureau, be- cause many of the most popular ones originated thousands of years ago in North Africa and. later. in Europe. Locality is of utmost importance in consideri... weathcr proverbs. For instance. the weather bureau advises that on the Pacific coast the moisture-bearing winds blow in from thel west and the south- west. On the other hand. in the east they come from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic. Therefore, "a western wind car- ricih water in his ltand" and "whcli the east wind louchethi it shall wither” would apply only i0 the west coast. th E