Santa Claus Rangers As 4-1 To Red

DETROIT. Dec. 25 -- (AP)- Santa Claus deserted New York Rangers tonight as they dropped a 4-1 decision to Detroit Red Wings in a bruisirig National Hoc- key League battle. It was the first time since 1928 the Rangers had lost on Christmas night.

Thirteen penalties were called In the rough game in New York. with Detroit smacking home two .-if its goals While Rangers were Ihorthanilcd. Another Detroit tally ramp just after a New Yorker had left the box.

The Red Wings. whose victory hcfcrc 10.115 fans moved them 10 within one-half game of the lea- gue-leading Toronto Maple Leafs. tucked the decision away in a three-goal second period.

it was the Wings' 10th game in A row without a loss and snapped thn Rrtngcrs' streak of six game.- without a setback. New York thus was unable to snap the De-

trmt jinx which has seen the Wirlizs past four victories and three tics in their inter-club ser-. ies this year.

Christmas night. had become known in the N.H.L. as a luclcy one for inn New Yorkers who h.-itl iii uins and a tie in til-ir

last 17 appearances oit the lt0iitl'lj.'l

night. But their luck ran out to- ttlglii :1: Ted Lindsay led the ile- trnit assault with a Dair of goals.

Sid Ahclunnd Leo GrilV?ii(' notched the other Red Winzsl zoals while Ed Kullman noichvl Ran.':r'rs' lone marker, early "n ihn first poriod.

First Period l-Dbiroif. Lindsay (Abel. Rciscl .25 2---New York. Ktlllman tl.cswiCk. Laoradet .45

Penalties -- Evans. Abel, l.ind- say. Second Period I-Detroit, Atbcl

I-Detroit, Lindsay (Howe. Gravellel 10.30

5-Detroit. Gravcllc (Kelly. liowcl 13.31

Penalties - Evans III, Kylc. Leswick. Gravelle.

Third Period Scaring-None P: alties - Howe, Slowinski.

Lindsay. Egan. Gee. BOSTON 7. Cntcaoo 4

25--tAPi-Boston Bruins generated their highest scoring power of the National Hockey League season while sub- jecting Chicago Black Hawks to their fourth straight setback by a '7-1 margin tonight at the Boston

BOSTON. Dec.

Sardcn. The victory moved the Bruins into a fourth-place tie with Montrrinlls idle Canadiens.

A slim 7.836 holiday gathering voarcrl its approval as the Bruins hunched three of their tallies in the final period after being sparked by Bill Ezinicki and Dunc Fisher. each of whom scored twice.

First Period l-Boston. Ezlnicki (B. Quackenibushl 11.26 2--Chicago. Liindy tDicken-it 18.13 Penalties-Horeck. B. Quack- enbush. Second Period 3--Boston. Ferguson tHorcck. Peirsonl 4--Chicago. Baibando iDcw:i'aur,v. Bentley) 8.44 5--Chicago. Brrivn iBentleyt 14.40 G-Boston. Fisher uW. Quack: sushi 16.1! 'l--Boston, Fisher tllcreck M. Qt:-ackcnbusli) l'i.l2 Pcnaltirs-None. Third Period 3- -Bo-zton. l)umart. ischmiclti 2.41 9--Boston. Ezinicki tDL:niai'l, Scimiidtl 3.4"

0.37

I l'i'..'i1 llirs - Giiidolin. Hrr.d.r-

llrntt .-fin.

NEW YORK 6. CHlC.t(.'-0 1 NEW YORK. Dec. 23 - (CPI -. rand by Nick Mick .i who sccr. (1 r and received one as.i:.t. New yt Rangers came up Will! it surprising 6-1 victory cv-:r CillCl1E0 3139-k Hawk-: Sunday night before I ladies night. crowd of 0.171 Na- tlciial Hockey Lcclzii: fans. The victory -- llitll 0i U19 1'9” for tile last place R.'.IIlf,'Cl'S - mcved

rluding four ties.

points bchlnd Boston. First Period

l-Cliicago. J. Conachzr

Pogolin.

MONTREAL I. DETROIT C MONTREAL. Dec. 26 - (GP) --

ed. The Winn stsyed iii fumes lis-

faurth spot. The guns drew crowd of 13830. csnndis-nI' Msurics Richard led

I pre-holiday

i l I l-loivc, Lind.-rayi 4.31 l

in the league cellar. are now fvifcil

Penalties '-Wsixiieisir.” Ctuldolin.

Detroit Red Wings Ind Montreal Canadians come out of I wide open. tree-scoring game Saturday night with four goals each and their NI- tional League standings unchIntl-

hind the lesdtng Toronto Maple buts. while CInIdlons clung to

the scoring pox-Ids vi-wt it pair of

Deserts A They Lose Wings

Calum Macltay drcve in the fourth after Richard's pair.

Red Kelly. Detraltls puck-carry- ing defenceman, and centre std Abel were outstanding in the wings” attack. Kelly had a goal and two assLsts and Abel came thriugh with Detroit's final score. Jimmy Mc- Fadden and Gaye Stewart contrib- uted the other Detroit tallies.

The game was mugli in spots and each team dl'(i.v five penalties. One was a major to Vern Kaiser of Canadians for drawing blood in a high-sticking Sulliflo with Metro Prystal. Two of Detroit's goals came whlle Canadians were shorthaiuled. the final tielng goal when the Mon- trealers were down two man. But Canadians czuldnit score while twice holding a two-man advantage.

SUMMARY

First Period 1

' 1-I)etroii. Kelly (H-;v.vc. Caiyetlii

i 2-Montreal, Oimstced

; (Johnson. Lach) l.. . Penalties llarvey. Bouclia... Peters. Raglan.

1 Second Prriml

I I1-Detroit.li1rPa:lcien tFavclicli. Kellvi -i-Detroit. S'cuart

11.25

(Pry at. Stasiukl '6-:03

l 5-Moiitiical. Ric a:'d i'Johnsoii, Ltlcill 18:44 6 .1lontreal,Rit-liarcl l'J.1l Penalties -- C1l"lT. Pavclicli Abel.

PIT-ilfll. Kai-'02- llllaltll". Bittirlmrtl. 'l'liirii Period

7-Detroit. Abel (iKelly. Hamel

8-Mi-iitrcal. Mi1FK.'1y (Mosdcll. l-larvcyi

Penalties -Non-.

BOSTON 2. TORONTO 2

TORONTO. Dec. 25 (CP1 Boston Bl'lllflS. adopting a defensive type of play similar to the kitty- bar-the-door style of 20 years azo. came from behind twlcn Saturday night to earn a 2-2 tie with Toronto Maple Leafs in a National Hockey League game before 52.735 fans.

The tie, seventh of the season for each team. enabled the Lrrits to cling to their league leaflershin by three points over Detroit Red Wings who also played a tie with Montreal Canadians. The .l3rulr.s re- mained in fifth place.

Boston lined up four rren abreast in front of the blue line to nieet the Leaf attacks. their centre wait- ing back near their goal to trap long shots and get. the puck cut of danger. Boston's serious attacks came on hrcakaways that developed from their defensive style. -

The Boston defence. couple: with dogged checking the rest. of the time. kept the free-wheelirlz Leafs i'rom cutting loose with their usual wide-open tzamr.

SUMMARY First Period

None. - Nnnc.

Sccrlnz Penalties -

Second Peri---I

l-Toronto, Bentley ll'4.'i 2-Boston. Lynn iFtonty) 14:05 3-Toronto. Lcwickl

tBEniloyl 18:54 Penalties None.

Thiril Prrinil

-1--Boston. Schmidt 1:33

Penalties B Thomson. Lyiin.

Robinson Wiiis Jtotii In Germany

ity Knockout

. lFl't.'tNKl-JURT. Germany. Dec. 23

. -- (AFN .-. Welterweight champion Ray Robinson closed out a tri- vmpliant. tour of Europe tonight

lblt knockir-: out. Hans Stretz. for- mer middleweight champion of Germany. in the fifth round of at

their unbeaten streak to six. in- non-title lo-rouni bout. The blues still

It was Sugar Ray's fifth victory i-Lfour of them by knockouts-in fleas than a month of European 1 lDlI”ilZ','.

I The great. .10-,ve.ar-old champion

. ,R' Comchma Guidgunt .1;41 kayoed .1:-an Stock in Paris. stop- LVNCW Yorkl mleuh pczl I.ur Van Dam in Brussels. lMick.,(kD V 535 outpomled Jean Walzack in Gen- Pemmegid Evgmsvsmnley. leva and halted Robert Villemaln g';"”"d in Tliiti-rufzzl-aystiarlfiliiiilaiileixnan was no 3'N"'il' Y"”' ,ML "” ... match for the moi. hard-hitting (Raleigh. Siowinski) .. . .1; American- 4'-N?" Ymki Mickmki ,2. Robinson floored him six times 'E-Bimv um”) '- " '0' in the first four rounds and then 5-N;-:l' Y0Fl!C(-DMl0k05ki H 19 Ilroopcd him for keeps early in the inf-W5 v r l 1' fifth. 6-New York. LIFT!” Robinson weighed 157. 10 pounds tKullman) . - - - 10310 over the welterweight limit. Penalties .- Babando. Egan. Stretz wgighed 159, Third Period It was the third loss in 36 pro '1-New York. Mickoski fights for the young. German. He (Lundl l9:.'l.3 recently losy his middleweight

crown in a two-round knockout. by Peter Mueller.

N. ll. L. Standings

iv?-1 r A Pts. .. I9 7 7109 65 45

Toronto

Detroit 19 6 6103 61 44 Chicago 11 15 6 82 97 28 Montreal 1010 7 70 M 27 Boston 99 27 New York 99 3

Big Four Standings

(Including Saturday Nuhils Games)

gals. hot): scored in ion thsn iislf Inttntatolstotnti-wsecontlporiod.l'IItn GPWLTGFGAP lat oinma. who one to cum otrtc-wn. 41 :7 la 2 179 low so Ilhlu front mttown Yodisnspolls Hlllfsx no to 3 150 188 43 not. in 3 out for I.or1!rIvo:IIo. at. John. is 20 l is: 147 at was Igantrisrs out put and Moncton it as 2 in too 24

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Once again Christmas is over for another year. In its passing, h.r.-iv- over, it is hoped that the goodwill, lriciidship and happiness that is

iippcrmost in all Christian hearts. has been enjoyed to the fullest ex- tent. by those who sought it. To tliose of the sporting fraternity. .s:ii-ii as the members of the Island- ri-s Hockey Club. uho are far frcm their i1(.lnlCS at this season. we hope that they in particular. have en- ,iuyc.1 Lilo fruits of Island hospital- ity that in some small way may have made it a "home away from home” at this season of good cheer.

. . .

Receiving an unwelcome Christ.- ruas present Saturday night in the frl'm of their first shutout defeat of tlic .-cas:n when Moncton Hawks .st-crrd a 2-0 verdict over them on the Hub City team's liontt-. ice. it is lmped that it. in no way detracted from the enjoyment of the Island- or:-' week-end festivities. May the Clirist.ma.s turkey and all the trim- mings that were theirs to share. be the sustenance necessary to speed

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN

Beavers Edge Halifax

SAINT JOHN. N.B., Dec. 23 - (CP) - Third place Saint John Bcavers edged second place Hali- fax St. Mary's 3-2 Saturday night. narrowing the gap between the two Maritime Senior Hockey Loa- gue teams. The win advanced Bcavcrs to a spot six points be- low St. liilai-y'.-2

Bob Digeur and Muckle Hol- lctt. sank the first l'Vi-"C goals of the game and the only tallies for l-lalifax. Buck Wliitlock counted one for Saint John in the first period. and after a scoreless mid- die session Paul Plutz and Ted Watson eoinpleted the scoring.

The fixture. was played on slow ire before I small crowd. The Haligcnians checked heavily. es- pecially in the second period. when Beavers had 12 shois on goal against five by Halifax.

Dlgcur and Hollctt fired the St. .llary's brace from close in when the local defence appeared weak. Five minutes later. with the visi- tors penned behind their own blue line. Eddie Bolan passed to Nick Nicolle. who relayed to Whit- lock. in front of the Halifax cage, for i-he first Saint John goal.

Trent Anderson. of St. Mary's. was in the penalty box when Plalz. equalized near the half way mark of the third period. with Tommy

them on to victory when they meet. hcrc tonight. -with Halifax: Saint. .Nfai'y's. i . . . I Speaking of the h0L'i(C)' game at; Moncton on Saturday .".lf.'.lliL. it was. from all reports. one of the top-T notch encounters of the season. and nirparciitly took nothing short of inspired performance cn the part. of the Moncton team to down the lcasziie leadefs in such a fashion Maritime senior Hockey Leatziic Pi-i-sitlent. Judge .1. Elliott Hudson. 1'.ll0 witnessed that game, stated that it was the second best contest he has seen in Big Four competi- tion this seascn. taking second place only to the Islanclel'.s-Saint. Marys. clrisli at Halifax on Tlv.irs.da-v'1'l:.'lit. That. was the game when the Is- landers. accomplished the almost unheard-of-feat. of tying up the

and 45 seconds of play by taking cut their goalie each time to make up the deficit.

. . .

Officials and sports writers art still endeavoiirlnrz to find cut if that particular incident is a new record in hockey history. It is be- lieved that such a feat was c'lC30ll'l- irlislied once before in the National Hockey League. but no definite confirmation has been established as yet. Many who have been con- nected with hockey for many years. including Judge Hudscn himself. say iliat they have never heard of it being done iicfore. but at the same time admit that it may have been. A: far as Maritime hccksy 1-: con- cerned. there is little. if any tlouiit that it is a nr-.v record in that quar- tor.

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In an interview Sat.iiriiay night. President Hudson also midc a .tn.t.rmciit in connection with an- (lilPl' previous perfcrniarice of the I3-ialll'lCl's ltockevists. He said he was "very much iiriprcs.-'ed" with their :-'1iov.-inc. at C'.l'z'ilil)U.Ci0Wll in the exhibition game against Sydney Milllriiiaires. "1111 be very much dis- rirzpcintcd". he said. "if the team that wins the Big Four champion- Ihin. doesn't win the Maritime title 'i:.".:nst the Cine. Breton champ- ion-." He said that in 3113' case the zrrles betut-en the two it-atue cham- pions should be "iei'rifl:".

O O I

In answer to the question as to whether he thrught the two teams were really trying. in Vita." of the fact that. it was an exhibition game. Judge Hudson made his reply in the form of a st1icment by Mr. George Hayes of the National Hoe. l.-cy League, who officiated as I 'incsman during that. rontcst. Pres- idcnt. Hudson quoted I.-fayes as say. in: "if somebody hadnlt tolil me it was an exhibition game. I would have thought that the two tennis were playing off for the Allan Cup championship." The N.zt.i.. offic- ial. who was here conducting Char- loitctown's annual coaches and ref- erces schcol at the time. was high in his praise of the calibre of hoc- key exhibited by both teams.

Sport Briefs

NEW YORK. Dec. 25 - (AP)-- The New York baseball writers have voted Eddie Slankey of New York Giants the "player of the year." The fiery little second baseman will receive the Sid Mer- cer Memorial .AwIrvl at the In- nual dinner of the Baseball Writ- ers' Association of America here Feb. 4

AUGUSTA. Me.. Dec. 15 -(AP) -The Maine Running Horse Race Commission announced tonight if has licensed new cpera-tors to hold races at the 31,000,000 Scar- borough Downs. Mainefs only flat- racing plant. The licence was is- sued to Scam-borougih Downs. ln- corporaled. for I meeting next summer.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 15-(AP) -Little Willie Shoemaker hsd I Christmas pIriy of his own It the PIir Grounds today as he rode

four winners in eight mounts to

Brennan and Jackson assisting. Watson shot the winner. helped

l St. Marys By 3-2 Score In Saturday Night Game

by Nicolle and Bolan.

Halifax dressed only 11 men. including Ernie Yeadon. who subbed in goal for Eddie DiAoust. Saint John had 13.

Lineups:

Halifax Goal, Yeadon; de- fence. Grabowski, Powers: cen- tre. McGregor; wings. Thomas, Anderson: subs. McLaughlin, Campbell. Wilkes. Hollett, Digeur.

Saint John Goal. Brodeur:

defence. Bolan. Mudie; centre. Brennan: wings. Thaler. Platz; subs, Whiilock. Heon, Blackburn.

Jodoin. Nicolle. Jackson. Watson.

Officials -- Referee. Stain Swain; linesmen. Ed Larnibie and Johnny Lifford. .- SUMMARY

Flrst Period l-Halifax. Digeur (Wilkes. Hollett) 2.31 2-Halifax. Hollcit (Digeur) 4.00 3-Saint John. Whillock (Nicolle. Bolan) 9.01 Penalties-Digeur. Thaler. Second Period Scoring-Nonc.

Penalty-Thaler. Third Period 4-Saint John. Platz (Brennan. Jackson) 8.30 5-Saint John. Watson '(Nicollc. Bolan) 14.09 Penalties Anderson. Laughlin. Blackburn.

Mc-

Islanders Meet Halifax

lln Game Here

('h;t.-tottctown Islanders ltlti Halifax Saint Mary's. top iranvii in the liluritimn Sciiior Hocizcw l.cn::uc. will oppose one iinotlirr here tonight at. the Forum at 8.30 in what will be the second last. contest, over homo ice in the 19-)0 section of the Big Four schedule.

Tm. final game will be an IS- lantlcrs-Saini John Beavers Cizlsll on Friday night.

1 With bdtlt teams hziviii: suffer- lrd defeat in pre-Christmas l:'rlnlt'i

Tonight

no holds hurred in tonight's battle

when both teams Will be coming out, strong seeking victory that will ntonc for their recent fle- feats.

In their last meeting Friday "night, Halifax took a 5-1 drub- bing from the Island crew and

will have a special axe to izrind tonight. it is hoped that the Sun- lznnarinns will hit the ice at N11 strength in an effort to keep pace with the Maritime Senior League

game twice in the last two intnuteslon Saturday night. there will be i lenders.

Ezzard Charles Named

;Fi

i . ny JACK HAND

NEW YORK. Dec. 25 - (AP) - Heavyweight champicn Ezzard Charles has been named "fighter

of the year" by Nat Fleischer. ed- itor of Ring magazine.

Fleischer gave Charles thn nod over welteiuveiglit chalnpion sugar Ray Robinson who was hon-ired with a special citation as ” est all- aroilnd fighter" in any rllvis n.

The awards and annual ratings wern allll'JtlllCCCi in ii cc; rigiited article in the Febrtiary issitc of Ring.

Fleischer wrrtc that. he placed Roblilsoii second to Charles "he- causc the sum total of his influence on the boxing situation was not equal to that. represented by Char- les' surpiiisliigly easy success iigaliist Joe Louis."

Robinson. now touring ilaumpe. was named winner of tho Edward .1. Neil Memorial Award recently by the New York Boxinfz Writcrs Asrocintion.

Behind Charles and R')l)ill5')IL Flciscltcr listed Lee Samld of Pat- erson. N.J.. in the No. 3 spot and hanta.rr:yeigltt champion Vic Towcel of South Africa as No. 4.

Toweel received special recogni- tion as winner of "progress of the year" award. Vic won the hanfam title from Manuel Ortiz at .lol'im- ncsburg, South Afri.-a. in his 13th fight.

Rex Layne. Lewlston Utah. heavy who beat. Jersey Joe lvalcott in n majcr upset. ranked ricltf. behind Toweel in showing remarkable pro- greys during 1950.

Fleischer listed Louis as the lead- ing contender to Charles with Sav- old next.

Joey Maxim. t.he light heavy- weight champ. and Robinson both were listed in two divisions. Maxim was placed third among the heavy- weight contenders and Robinson was placed right I-chinrl champion Jake Lamotia in the middleweight class.

Iaurerit Dsuthullle. the French middleweight who noivvoperates out of Montreal. was rated as the sec- .on:l leading contender.

some years" Ring has ignored the fact that it man was A champion and rated him lower in his divis- ion. Not -so this time. All champ.- are recognized from Charles down to flyweight Dado Marina of Hon- olul

u.

Featherweight rankings were re- versed from a year ago with cham- pion Sandy Saddler rnovlmz-in front of Willie Pep on his September victory. Ray Pamechcn of France wan rated No. 2 contender.

Although Al (Bonny Boyl west the Washington. 110.. llghtrlelgl-it died following his knockout lnss to Perry Bassett. Fleischer ranked him sixth among the I35-ootinders. '

"I-le .hId a good record during also Ind-well deserved his nak- inc." IIid Pleiseiier.

boost his total wlnn--rs-to 371- iust two behind Joe-Culmom. the 1'-acting: jockey in the United States. i

ghter Of The Year

llics And Miners Play To f-All Tie

GL.-'iCE BAY. N. 3. Dec. H - (Cit) - Northside Victories and Glace Bay Miners played to a 2-2 tie Saturday night in the Cave Breton Senior llockey League.

All four goals were scored in the

third period. Vic Demareo and Laurie Peterson dented the twlncs for the Northslders. Bob Gray and Holmes tallied Min-

crs' scores before a. crowd of 1.300.

Lliieups:

North Sydney - Goal. Prophet; defence. Robertson. scattalon; centre. Petersen. Wings. Beatty,

Demarco: subs. Storey. Verrier, Medynaki. Glover. Gallagher. 101- scn. Ripku.

Glace Bay - Goal. Woodall: de- fence. Mocabe. Dalglelsh: centre. Robertson: wings. Primal. Bon- homme: subs. Leger. Plrie. Biggs. Bruce. Murdock. Holmes. Kornek, Gray. officials .. Elliott. Geode

SUMMARY first Period

Scoring - None. Penalty -- dlsen.

second Period

Scoring -- None. Penalties .- Plrie. Bigg;

Third Period

1-North Sydney. Dcmsreo (Petersen) ..

2-Glace Bay. Holmes (Brice. Mundrlck)

3-Glace Bay. Gray

'1 :14

. 0:36

(Mundridk. Holmes) ....... .. 10:04 4.-North Sydney. Petersen

(Robertson) . .. 3:50

Penalties - Medyn Bon-

hoinme.

Robinson Lined - Up For New Bout

NEW YORK. Dec. 3 -(AP) - Vweltsrweight champion my mob- inson will meet the winner of Pri- day's Walter cIi-tier-Geno HIir- ston boat in I Much 10-rottndt in Madison squsrs Gordon. Al Weill. tnstchmsker for the national Boxl Robinson alreI y face middleweight chsmpion Jake Lamotts in I 15-round title soup in chicuo Feb. 14.

siuirstior riiiistiiits A

Rolls of film developed In tn-laud Ind not on the IIII-lay. PI-into doublosinu mostnosst. An: I npoooro roll ale. Dpnlb do out or IO for lie. Illa flu-vice. P.0. lulu. cumm- tou. '

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DECEMBER. 26. 1950

large Crowd Sees Millionaires Edge Viciorias 2-1

NORTH SYDNEY. N. 8.. Dec. 25 -(CP)-one of the largest crowds to see 3 Cape Breton Senior Hoc- key League game this season left their Christmas trees tonight to watch sydney' Millionaires edge North Sydney Victories 2-1.

Sydney's Nick Pidsodny turned aside 20 shots on goal while Murt Prophet was the target. for 23.

Despite the small score it was I wide open. fast game. The fourth largest crowd of the season here. 1.851 spectators. watched it, top- flight match that produced eight penalties. five to Sydney. ADD NORTH SYDNEY