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MONTREAL (CP)-While wild- avod fans still sputtered and fumed. President Clarence Camp- bell d the National Hockey League went about his work Thursday in complete disregard of maledic- tdons and death threats.

The suspension for the rest of lie season of Maurice (Rocket)

Richard sticks. Montreal Cana- diens will not appeal to the league governors.

Only a few hours before the game of the year at Montreal Forum, between Canadiens and

. Detroit Red Wings. Campbell said:

"Certainly I am going to the game and I will be in my usual seat. I have asked for no police protection of any kind. I don't know whether any special details have been assigned to the Forum. No REQUEST FROM POLICE

"The only thing that would keep me from the game would be a re- quest by Leggett (acting police di- rector Thomas Leggett). He has made no such request. I haven't been in communication with him in any way."

All day long at the NHL offices telephone calls poured in. Some of the callers told the woman sec- retaries and stenographers that "Campbell better not show up at the Forum tonight." Accompany- ing this threat were strings of lurid and vitriolic epithets.

There were no direct death threats as Wednesday. following Campbell's decision after B hear- ing into the gory display of Sun- day night at Boston when Richard swung his stick on Hal Laycoe and punched linesman Cliff Thompson

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Thursday of ”he (Campbell) had better look out" and "something is going to happen to him" and "he had better stay away from the game or else."

TALK OF THE TOWN

The decision that suspended Montreal's hockey idol for the re- maining three games and the Stan- lay Cup playoffs still was the talk of the city.

Mayor Jean Drapeau got into the endless discussions by saying the decision could ”kill hockey in Montreal."

Selke said that Senator Donal R aymond. Canadians president and executive vice-president Wil- liam Northey were "annoyed and surprised" at Campbellls decision and felt it was harmful to the

club.

Selke said it was felt that an appeal in cases of this kind is iint fair to other clubs. which must sit

Hockeyis Worst Riot Occurs At. :Montrea1.

Forum During Canadiens-W

(CF)-Thousands of hoc-

MONTREAL.

key tans went berserk here Thursday night. throwing stones. bottles and a tear-gas bomb in a wild demonstration against National Hoc- key League president Clarence Campbell. Early reports said shots were tired over the heads of demonstrators. but police chief T. O. Laggett later denied that his men had used

their revolvers.

He said his men had received stern order: not to use their firearms and "they would have taken a beating before" doing so.

The wild melee came after the first period of a game between Montreal and Detroit, which was called off and awarded to the Red Wings. It started with a barrage of peanuts and programs thrown at Campbell and grew into a cres- cendo of fury as spectators broke through police guards to attack the NHL president.

The fans were fired to a fever pitch by the Stispcnslon handed out Wednesday by Campbell to Mau- rice Richard. idol of all Cana- diens' fans. Richard was set down

in judgment on the appealing club..mr the rest of me Season and play

and also was not fair to the league president. REACTION SERIOUS

There was no disguising the fact that the fan reaction of Wcdnc.s- day and Thursday was being taken seriously. Forum advertisements in the newspapers carried a cryptic warning that ticketholdcrs who misbehave and throw things on the ice may be ejected and have their ticket-subscriber priv- ileges cancelled.

Montreal radio stations told the Richard story and its angles over and over again. There were touches of levity. One announcer. reading from script. got a few words past ”Mr. Campbell." Then he went back and made it only

in the eye. There were only veiled threats

"Campbell" with the comment

”we don't need the mister." l

P. E. I. Interscholastic Ice Meet Tonight At Forum

Tonight is the biggest night of, the year for school girls and boys from all over the Province. At 7.- 30 p.m.. at the Forum. approxim- ately 150 young athletes gather to compete in the tenth annual P.E.I. 'Interscholastic ice meet sponsored by the Provincial Physical Fit- ness Division. Those taking part! in tonightis big meet have quali- fied to skate in the Provincial meet by having placed either first or second in their respective events at previously held county meets.

Schools represented in tonight's championships are as follows: Al- berton. 0iLeary, Summerside

High. St. Mary's Convent. Sum- president of Toronto Maple Leafs.lsccne described the

boys '4 mile. girls? 9 years: boys 9 years; girls 10y years: boys 10 years; girls '4) mile (open): boys 12 mile (open): girls 11 years: boys 11 years; girls 12 years: boys 12 ycars; boys mile (open): girls 13 years; boys 13 years: girls 14 years: boys 14 years; girls 15 years and over; boys 15 years apd over; re-. lay. girls; relay, boys.

Conn Smyt-lige Boclts Campbell

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boys it years.

offs for his part in a stick-swing- ing bravil in Boston Sunday night. "STL'DENT" THREW BOMB

Firemen said they were told by ushers that "a student" threw the bomb. described as similar to the tear bombs sometimes used by police.

Forum physician Bill Head said lie treated four spectators for cuts. and also treated one police can- stable. He refused to confirm a re- port he had treated Campbell.

It was a scene of near-panic when the game came to an end. Fans wrapped coats. hankerchiefs and papers ariitind their faces to avoid the fumes of the tear-gas bomb and struggled through the exits. Only the calm of the spec- tators in the upper seats, which the fumes did not reach until later. prevented a crush at the exits.

Those high in the rink stayed in their seats until the melee cleared below and then made their way

out.

STILL REl.l(l-BRENT T Long after the game was called,

fans still milled around outside in

a bclligcrcnl mood. At least seven

demonstrators. some with blood streaming down their faces. were hauled off by police.

Rich:-irdiwatched the game from a rink-side seat but was not in- volved in the brawl.

Fire director Armand Pare or- dered the game called off "for the protection of the fans" after the tear-gas bomb was thrown into a passageway near the main en- trance.

()l."l' OF CONTROL

The bomb was the spark that sent the already superheated and excited crowd almost completely out of control. Reporters on the resulting de-

merside. Borden. Cape Traverse. said Wednesday night he is be-lmonstration as a ”mob scene." Kcnsington. Malpeque. Bedeque. hind Clarence Campbell all ihe;while Campbell rose from his seat

Freetown. Albany, Montague,' Murray Harbour. Georgetown. Souris. Prince Street. West Kent. Queen Square. Model. Queen Charlotte High. School Unit No. It (Central Royalty. Parkdale. Spring) Park. East Royalty. West Roy-' any) and Augustine Cove.

A competent slate of expcrl-I enced officials will handle ml night's meet and everything pos- sible will be done to give all com- petitors a fair chance to show their prowess. Skaters will be competing tonight for trophies. silver and hronle medals provid- ed by the Fitness Division. There will be one I10lll”l skating for all lmmediat '.v following the racing.

The list of events follows:

Girls 7 years and under: boys 7 years and under: girls it years;

Shirley Signs: Flyers Arrive Jim Shirley. former goalie with

the Charlottetown islanders. yes- lerday signed as sub-goalie with

the Moncton Hawks who won the .Miiw-kg, (N.

Maritime Senior Hockey Champ- ionship it has been learned. The Hawks meet their first outside competition Saturday night in the Hub City when they play the Rockcliffe RCAF Flyers who ar- rived in Moncton for the first two of the serial yesterday afternoon. They will hold a short workout at the Stadium this after- noon.

The Flyers will fly back to Ot- tawa Tuesday.

Local Rotary Rlnlt Results

Paperweights-Q. S. S. Royals 2

T. B, 8. Falcons 0. Royals goals

way in the National Hockey gue president's decision to end Maurice Richard of Montreal

Canadiens for the rest of thci

season.

In a telephone lIllFl"l'l0W from his Palm Beach. Flii.. hotel where he is vacationing. Smytlie said the suspension is good for liockcy in general and for the players in the NHL particularly.

Exhibition Baseball

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til)-4.31-Paperweights. W. K. I. Redwings vs. Q.S.s. Bruins.

1.8-5.15-Bantams. W. K. I.- P. 8. I. Dodgers vs. 0. C. I. 8. Bravu.

7.N-mm-Provincid Ice Meet at the Forum. Races and one hears skate.

no-ans - Commercial League. f.Iov'l. Garage vs. Patriot.

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spectator

Lea. near one side of the rink and made su5.;liis way

through crowd for the exit. There were no reports of injur-

the cat-calling

es. Forum officials said the man who attacked (Iampbcll got by them by pretending to be a friend of the NHL president. He kept up the pretense, even to the point of offering Campbell his hand. . Then he lashed out. slapping Campbell and punching him. The niitburst came at intermis-

sion following the first period of a

game in which Richard sat as a sccing his teammates taking a walloping from Detroit Red Wings. the defending NHL champs. The score was 4-1 at the end of the period.

FEARED PANIC

Fire Chief Armand Pare ordcrcd his men from the building because he said he feared the sight of fire- men would cause a panic among the 14,000 fans-the Forum's capa- city.

The tear gas bomb. was set off hear the front entrance of the rink. A cloud of smoke billowed up and Campbell joined hundreds of others in a dash for the exist. The cloud rose to the upper seats and the catwalks, ivhile spectators coughed. wept and choked.

Up to that time Campbell had remained in his scat. suffering through a barrage of rubbers. pea-

panied by parents (ice permitt- ingl. ll.I1()v.luvenile title final. Sum-

mcrside Warriors vs. Abbies. (Ab-

bies now leading by score of 3-2).

nuts. programs and assorted other articles. E g g s and tomatoes smashed against his head. Only once did he stand up. to brush himself off.

Outside, meanwhile. other dem- onstrators without tickets smashed windows of street cars and hauled their cables off the overhead wires. stalling traffic and turning the area near the Forum into pandemoiiium. g

C a m p b e l l' s attacker was pounced on by police. who had a tussle to try to control him. He lashed out and kicked savagely at the NHL president before being dragged out through the crowds.

Another man tried to get at Campbell but was brought down by ushers.

It was not immediately known what would be done about the game.

The public - address announcer told fans to hold onto their stubs but Detroit. leading 4-1 at the point of suspension. could be awarded the crucial contest.

A win for the Red Wings would push them into first place in thg league standings and put them in the driver's seat for another con- test against the Canadiens in De- troit Sunday night.

STEP-UP ACTIVITIES

Spectatorsra fantastic. surging mass-bumped into each other in the passageways of the Forum. handkerchiefs to their eyes from the fumes of the smoke bomb.

As they left the building many joined demonstrators outside. who immediately resumed and stepped- up their activities. They threw eggs. overshoes and rubbers.

A number were hauled away by police. Headquarters police. how- ever, declined to say how many had been arrested.

The emerging fans had the ef- fect of further exciting 'the outside crowd, who had cooled off some- what when they saw firemen haul fire reels into the Forum.

One aerial ladder truck. a smaller fire truck and a number of rescue vehicles were included in the fire equipment at the scene.

The end was unprecedented. It all stemmed from a suspension - der issued Wednesday by Ca p- hell by which the fiery Richard was banned from his club's re- maining three scheduled games and all the playoffs.

HIT LINESMAN

Campbell took the action for a stick-swinging brawl in which Ri- chard tangled with Hal Laycoe of the Bruins in Boston Sunday night and with linesman Cliff Thompson. The Rocket punched TL mpson twice during the fracas.

All Wednesday night and 'l'hiirs- day. following the announcement, calls poured into NHL L 4 ers and to newspapers and radio stations. threatening Campbell if he attempted to go to the game. Some went so far as to threaten death.

Campbcll. apparently unriiffled by the calls. announced earlier Thursday that he was golng-vio- lence warnings or not. He arrived late in the first period and the outburst started. First came pea- nuts, programs and an egg. Then. when the first period ended. spec- tators started milling around his seat. tossing their rubbers. coats and coins at him.

The bomb was the climax. CROWD BECAME SURLY

Campbell sat stoically in his seat iintii the bomb went off. As the ob- jects rained down on him. he smiled a few times.

For a time after the initial oiit- burst at his arrival. it seemed that the crowd had cooled down. But as their team fell steadily be- hind. he became more surly. The intermission'atlack started slowly with a few rubbers being thrown. and then rapidly grew into bed- lam.

Twenty minutes after the game- killing order was given. spectators with blood streaming down their faces were being loaded into po-

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PROVINCIAL INTERSCIIOLASTIO

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At. 7:30 ofclock Age, Open -and Relay Races Boys and Girls One hour's skate after

50c and 250

Curling Prizes Well Displayed

Samples of the many beautiful and valuable prizes and trophies which have been donated to the Prince Edward Island Curling As- sociation for its big Centennial Bonspiel are on display in the front display sections of R. T. Holman Ltd.. Prowse Bros. Lld.. and Rogers Hardware Co. Ltd. of this city.

play by the store managements and will remain there until the end of the week. The big lspiel it- self will commence at 9 s.m. Monday morning with teams rep- resenting many curling all over the eastern United States and Can- ada being prcsent for the week- long comptiitions. A highlight of the event will be the appearance of the Black Watch Pipe Band from Halifax on Thursday.

Hockey Scores

By THE CANADIAN PRESS National League Detroit 4 Montreal 1 (Game forfeited to Detroit after first period) Quebec Junior A Quebec 3 Trois-Riviercs I - Quebec League Chicoutimi 4 Shawinigan Falls 2 Northern Ontario Senior Abitibi 3 Sault Greyhounds 4 asoalult leads best- of- seven final

lice cars which pushed their way through the several thousand peo- ple packed in a semi-circle around the main Forum entrance.

These were casualties of the ice missiles and other objects buried by the demonstrators.

CHANT FOR ROCKET

One report said Campbell had been taken from the scene in a police car. while another source said he stayed in a Forum office. yivhich was heavily guarded by po-

ce.

An open space cleared by police before the Forum entrance was the most dangerous spot. as the unruly fans - many teenagers- picked that spot as their main tar- get for missiles.

The crowd chanted. in English and French. "We want the Rocket. We want the Rocket." .MONTREAL (AP)-Lineups and first period scoring summary of Thursday night's Detroit-Montreal NHL hockey game. forfeited to Detroit after the fans rioted:

Detrolt- Goal: Sawchuck; de- fence: Goldham. Kelly. Pronovost,

Woit. Hillman. Hay: forwards: Reibel. Howe. Wilson. Leswlck, Skov, Delvecchio. Pavelich. Din-

een, Stasiuk. Bonin.

Montreal - Goal: Plante; de- fence: Bouchard. Johnson. Harvey St. Laurent. Lamirande; forwards. Beliveau. Geoffrion. Olmstead. Le- clair. Marshall. Moore, Mosdell. Curry. Mackay. Ronty.

Referee-Red Slnrcy: lincsmen: Doug Davies. Bill Roberts.

Summary , period: 1. Detroit. Kelly 5: 2. Detroit. Reibel (Howe) II:0fl' 3. Detroit. Kelly lPavelicl1l 12:58, 4. Montreal, MacKay (Mos- dcll) 15:18: 5. Detroit. Reibel (Wil- son, Dclvecchio) 18:33. Penalties: Johnson 1:17. Moore 3:42. Wilson 11:47. Olmstead 18:04.

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ROAMING TRIBE

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Prlrnroses bowed out of City Hoc- key League competitlon as 'the Parkdale Flyers and the Char- lottetown Royals picked up wins in sudden-death semi-finals at the Forum last evening and assured themselves of berths in the forth- coming two-game. total goal fin-

s. In the first game the Flyers romped to an easy and lop-sided 12-3 victory at the expense of the Montague Primroses who only the night before had come close to capturing the Island Intermediate B title. The second game produced some of the best hockey ever wit- nessed in City League play. as the teams battled it out scoreless for over two periods before the Royals took the lead and won by a 1-0 count.

Allie Carver led the Flyers at- tack collecting six of his team's 12 goals and setting up two others. Line-mate Skippy Carver banged in a three-goal hat-trick and had two assists while the third mem- ber of the trio. Willie Dunn. scor- ed a singleton and did the set-up job on six of the other Flyer markers. Other Flyer scorers were Warren Gregory and Barry Moore. The Primroses fell eight goals behind and far out of the running before they were able to count against Don Simmonds in the Flyer cage. Late in the scr- ond period they exploded with

By W. R. WHEATLEY Canadian Press Staff Writer