- ..z-aw... orne From Behind To Tie HaIii-'aix 1, Islanders us soars. sit a Hickey & Nicholson's Black Twist HE SOORES AND IN THE FIELD OF GOOD CHEWING TO- BACCO YOU CAN SCORE WITH Saint John Beavers In 1 1:4 Victory Ove SAINT JOHN. N.B.. Dec. 21 - ICP) - Five goals without a re- ply in the first period were good enough to do the trick but Saint. John Beavers added six more for an 11-4 score to hulnble further the lowly Moncton Hawks in a. Marl- tlme Senior Hockey League fixture tonight. Braces were scored by Tommy Brennan, Vic Jackson. Buck Whit- lock. Roger Jodoin and Paul Plat: as the second place Beavers rose to a spot eight points below second place Halifax St. Mary's and 13 nhcve the trailing Hawks. Ted Wat- son shot the other Saint John tally. For Moncton. the scorers were Rod McKenzie, Mousie Dowling. Fred Denny and Jesse James. Beavers had a walknway before a small crowd in the first and last periods. each yielding them five tal- lies. Mcncton out-goaled the locals '1-' the middle frame, adding 1.. .. A ... their last early in the third. Lineups: Moncton - Goal. Sonier; de- fence. Delmonte. Dunville; centre, Zsnrkwell: wings, lmonti, Demchuk: subs. Phillips. Jeanneau. McKenzie. Denny. Mousseau. Gallpeau. Dowl- iug. James. Burgess. Saint John - Goal, Br-odeur; de- fence. Bolan, Mudle; centre, Dren- nan: wings. Platz. Thaler; subs. I-leon. Blackburn. Whitlock. Jodoin, Nicolle. Jackson. Watson. r Moncton Officials - Referee, Stan Swain; lineslnen, Ed Larabie and Johnny Lifford. First Period 1-Saint John, Brennan (Thaler) . . 1:12 2-Saint John, Jackson . 13:53 3-Saint John, Watson (Nicolle) ....... .. 15:46 4-Saint Jchn. Jackson (Jodoin, Whitlock) .. 17:31 5-saint John, Brennan (P1atz, l-ieon) . . 18:59 Penalty - Whltlock. Second Period 6-isaint John. whitlock (Blackburn, Nicolle) 4:59 '7-Moncton, McKenzie (Mouseau, Imcnti) 11:39 5-Moncton, Dowling .. 18:19 9-Moncton. Denny (Dowling) . .. 18:37 Penalties - None. Third Period 10-Moncton, James (Barkwell) 1:11 11-Saint John, Whltlock (Nicolle) .. . .......... .. 3:43 12-Saint John. Jcdoin (Jackson) 13-Saint John. Platz (Brennan, Jackson) 14-saint John, Jodoin (Jackson. Mudie) ...... .. 10:26 15-Saint John. Platz (Brennan. Thaler) . .. 16:43 Penalties - yennan. whitlock. Jeanneau. Blackburn (2), Dowling. Boxer Dies Of Injuries After Bout In New York NEW YORK. Dec. 21 -(Al?) - Al (Sonny Boy) West. 21-year-old Washington. D.C. boxer. died to- night at St. Clare's Hospital some 22 hours after he was knocked out by Percy Bassett of Philadelphia. Two delicate brain operations failed to save the life of the Negro lightweight who was knock- ed out in the seventh round at St. Nicholas Arena Wednesday night. life died at 7:59 p.m. EST after (having been kept alive for several hours by artificial respiration. Dr. Vincent Nardiello. State Athletic Commission physlclgn, said West apparently had died of an lntra.-cerebral haemorrhage and a cerebral concussion s when his head hit the floor of the ring in falling. West died in the operating room. not having been moved after the -ieclmd Operation in mid-afternoon. The stricken fighter received three -blood transfusions after the second operation. Among those viewing the fight :2 J. A. camitiiers Ii.0. OPTOMETBIST Complete Visual Analyst. Supplying B Fitting Glasses PHONE 2872 123 K91)! Street Charlottetown (NPR! to Simpson's Agency) ronum EVEN M SATURDAY-AFIERN00 mom sxamvo-s HALIFAX - V8 TONIGHT our no , 1' FRIDAY-CHILDREN'S sxarma-4 '10 5:90 HOCKEY -8:30"-HALIF'AX vs. ISLANDER8 SEAT SAL! OPINS9 A. M4 by television were West's parents in Washington. They didn't real- ize their son had been badly hurt until it was announced he had been taken to a hospital. They flew to his side during the day. Tagged with a straight right hand punch to the head as he moved backward, West fell flat on his back early in the seventh round of a scheduled 10. His head hit the ring canvas with a thump. Referee Harry Ebbets counted him out at 29 seconds of the seventh-the second time West has been stopped in 54 starts. Dr. Vincent Nardlello, the New York state Athletic Commission doctor on duty, failed to revive the stricken boxer. He was taken to hospital. The first operation starting just after midnight, lasted almost 2 1-2 hours. The second one lasted 30 minutes. Although Mother Alice. hospital superintendent, announced his death at 3:10 p. m. Dr. Nardiello visited the boxe.r's room and told reporters 15 minutes later he was "sinking rapidly but is not dead yet." Another bulletin at 5 p. to. re- ported the boxer was being kept alive only by artificial respiration. Bassett, a strong puncher with 30 knockouts and 47 victories in 49 pro lights. came on strong after a slow start and swept the last five rounds. Sonny Boy. loser of seven fights in 53 previous bouts was making his 15th appearance in 1950. His last fight before Bassett was a victory over Billy Justine at Bal- timore. Dec 4. TS - use. 18 to 25 N SKATING-3 T0 5 T0 10 AT 9 P. M. THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN LITTLE sronn It ,. . 't'""”""' I of 2- : ' W ON WK - . - m"' &:1g ”' . . SA " '0-x i . O R at g1. 11 g 3 .' I uovlou : PAGE SIX DECEMBER 22, 1950 There certainly wasn't much to write home about in the Big Four cmtest between Islanders and Monc- ton Hawks here on Wednesday night when the locals fired home five goals to their rivals' one. and didn't even extend themselves in doing it. It was the kind of game that, fortunately enough, hasn't been witnessed often in M. S. H. 1.. competiticn this season -- one of those affairs that took two periods to build up to one frame of good hockey. O O 0 Considering the handful of fans who were (11 hand to witness the contest, however. it is a wonder that the two squads exerted themselves as much as they did to give the some 700 fans present at least one good pericd of play. It must be pretty disheartening for two teams skating out to play a game of hoc- key for the cash customers and see row of empty seats everywhere they look. They are almost bound to react to the same disinterest that must have prevailed among the many fans who dldnlt turn out for the game. 0 O 0 Of course there is no doubt that the nearness of the festive season had a lot to do with the small turn- out, but certainly not to the extent that was in evidence Wednesday night. The fact that Mcncton has been in the cellar all season and have had seven losses in the last eight starts is the big reason for the falling off of attendance in games against the Hub city puck. sters. O O O The big issue is what is to be done about it. Game by game the attendances at Islanders-Moncton clashes have been noticeably dc- creusing until it finally reached an all-time low for the season here Wednesday night. Halifax and Saint John rinks and even Monc- ton themselves have been exper- iencing the same general trend. but with the smallest capacity rink in the circuit, the local club are the ones who are really behind the eight ball. 0 O O The Islanders are a great hockey club. but the team management are T103 80111: to find it easy to make ends meet financially if they can only count on one good gate 5 week. They are the boys that are packing every rink in the Man. times, but are the biggest losers on gate receipts. If they have a poor nilzm they Can't make it up on the "983 game. because they haven't got the rink capacity. I 0 There are about three ways of counteracting the situation, and at least one of them is going to have to be utilized if seeing good hoc- key is to continue here. One of (ham is that Moncton will either have to strengthen their roster up to rcasonable competitive calibre 01' dmll out of the picture alto- getlicr and let the three teams bat- tle it out. Moncton are now trail- mg the league leading Islanders by 31 points, a matter of 15 1-2 games which is only slightly less than half of the remaining games left to -be played in Hawks regular schedule. Anoilh-er alternative would be for Things will be a-popping here tonight at the Forum when the Charlottetown Islanders and Hall- fax Saint Mary's clash in what is expected to be the top game of the season thus far in Maritime Sen- ior Hockey League competition. Game time is scheduled for 9 o'- clock. Battling to a 5-5 deadlock last night after 10 minutes of overtime play in a terrific game of hockey. the two teams will be carrying on frmi where they left off at Hall- fax last night. and the least that can he expected is action galore. It will be a battle to the finish. arxl with both teams in high gear the game will be a must for local fans. So follow the crowd to the Forum where the two top teams in the league will be the centre of attraction in Big Four hockey circles tonight. Small Crowd See Bruins Defeat Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 21-(AP)-The smallest Chicago Stadium crowd for a National Hockey League game in 15 years-8.297-sow Boston Bruins beat Chicago Black Hawks Ii-1 tonight. The last time so sparse an assem- blage was in the 3'-indium for a Hawk game was Feb. 5, 1935 when only 7.476 turned C24: Tonight's result lifted the reviv- ed Bruins to within two points of fourth-place Montreal and only for the visiting team. In this way the smaller capacity rinks would figure in on the long and of the deal and would be a big help to the financial upkeep of the par- iicular clulbs most in need of it. For the purpose of clearer explan- ation. take a home and home game series between Islanders and Hal- ifax for example. I I U Say the cut was ten per cent. in their visiting game here Halifax would be entitled to the revenue from about 300 fans on a 3000 gate, while at a return game at Halifax, Islanders Lake would be 600 on a 6000 crowd which is not unusual at the Halifax Forum dur- ing a clash between these two clubs. Certainly would make quite a difference, wouldn't it? 0 O 0 And last but not least, the final solution could rest in the hands of the fans themselves. This can be done by making up their minds to take the bitter with the sweet. in other words support the not-so- attraciive games the same as the better clashes. After all. they can't all be top notch encounters. but if the interest in the sport is there and you want to see the good games continuing. then you have to support the other games too. Remember. these teams de- pend on the patronage of the fans to operate. and if they don't get it -well. you know the answer-no hockey, and it is doubtful if any who have been attending this year's hockey regularly, want to see this happen- :m.?. SIIAP SHOT FIIIISIIIIIG Roll: of film developed and printed and uni out the some day. Print: double also at no oxen eon. Any 8 exposure roll 356. Boprinto to each or 10 for 3154:. Mall Film the four clubs to work out a per- Service. e.o. Box 204. Charlotte- ceniage system on gate receipts town. ll 1 1. G0. : May yoorui-Mun loildoy i pboilolviilloynunu '1 Aolnoyiioco!-ingiiovtfocr. Ioyoornryniuuionoi THE EIIISOII ELEGTBIG L'l'lI' Action-Packed Game Expected Here Tonight North Sydney Vics Defeat Miners 41 NORTH SYDNEY. N. S., Dec. 21 -(CP)-North Sydney Victorias grabbed a 4-0 lead in the first period tonight and then kept Glace Bay Miners fairly well at Bay to gain a 4-2 Cape Breton senior Hockey League victory. Bob Verrler scored two of the four goals for Vlcs with Lou Mcdynski and Laurie Petersen getting the others. Earl Frizell tallied for Miners in the second period and' Bob Gray, formerly of Charlottetown Island- ers. added the other in the third. First Period I-North Sydney, Verrler (Be-atiy. Robertson) 2-North Sydney. Medynski (Glover. Gallagher) 3-North Sydney. Verrler (Olsen, Medynski) . .. 10:57 4-Nort-h Sydney, Petersen (Beatly) .. .. .. Penalty: Holmes. Second Period 5-Glace Bay, I-'1-izzell (Gray. Robertson) . Penalty: Olsen. Third Period B-Glace Bay, Gray (Biggs, Leger) Penalty: Holmes. 6:48 12:11 5:26 four away from the third place Hawks. The Chicago team once was tied at 1-1. early in the second period, but otherwise was outskated and out-shot by the ambitious Boston personnel. First Period l-Boston. I-lorccl: (Pe1rson. Ferguson) Penalties - Fisher. Second Period 2-Chicago, Lundy 4:48 (Bodnar, Brown) . . . 4:41 Penalty - Henderson. Third Period 3-Boston. llynn (M. Quackenbush) .. :25 4-Boston. Fisher .. 19:48 Penalties -- Schmidt, i Babando. Johnny Black Arrives To Join Islanders Calgary-lborn Johnny Block. lat- est front line player prospect for the Islanders Hockey Club. ar- rived here in the City yesterday by air from Vancouver. B. 0.. where he had been performing with the Canucks of the Pacific Coast Professional Hockey Lea- gue. Black comes here on a player trade in exchame for former Is- landers defenceman. K 13 vi n "Crusher" Conway. who left here a week or more ago to turn pro with the Canucks. now piloted by ex-coach of the Islanders, Murph Chamberlain. Johnny plays either left wing or centre ice position, is 27 years of age. five feet ten inches in height and weighs 160 pounds. Johnny comes here with plenty of hockey experience under his belt. on being discharged from the R.C.A.F'. in 1946. he played two years of amateur hockey with Ed- monton Plyers and was a member of their top string when they won the Allan Cup in 1947-48. Turning pro with the Cleveland Barons of the American Association in 1948- 49, he went to Springfield Indians the following season and later that year returned to the Canadian West, where he performed with Yellowknife in the North West Territories. Starting out with Vancouver Canucks the first of this season. Black now comes to Charlotte- togvn to add extra strength to the Is anders roster in quest of Marl- tlme seniof Hockey League hon- cm. In a brief chat with Johnny last night. he conveyed the idea that he is pleased with the prospects of joining the Islanders. "1 like the idea very much” he stated. "I've been trying to get back my amni- eur card for thrm years now. and don't know why I ever turned pro I also like the idea of joining a good amateur club, and from all I've heard. that's what you have here." Johnny is at present a guest at the Charlottetown Hotel with his wife and small baby. who accom- panied him on the trip from the West Coast. He is looking for priv- ate accomodations. and would ap- preciate hearing from anyone who might have suitable rooms or Collin. apartment to offer. Put On Pressure In Last" M.inutes Of Third Period In Crowd-Thrilling Game HALIIFAX. Doc. 21 A-(OP) - Charlottetown Islander: pulled their goal-tender twice tonight to gain a. 5-5 Maritime Senior Hockey League overtime tie with Halifax St. Mary's. Trailing by one goal. Islanders pulled their not-minder with close to three minutes of play remain- ing. The strategy paid off as was- ton (Bucko) Trainor shot 3 0:1. Then Bill Ford sent Snin info the lead again as he beat,Hal Gordon, back in the clurlottetovrn nets. at 18.11. when the play went back into the Halifax zone. Gordon was yanked again and Islanders again put on the pressure to tie the score at 19:43 on a goal by Walter Pawlyshyn. Danny and Johnny Horeck and Frank Bathgate accounted for the other Islanders goals. Ford notched two for Saints with the others going to I-Iughie Campbell and Trent Anderson. , Islanders were ahead 1-0 at the end of the first but the game was made a close affair in the second when Saints out-scored the lea- gue-leztders 2-1 to make it 2-2. Saints added two more in the third and Johnny Horeck scored one for Islanders before the bench jockeying begun. The two teams then battled through a scoreless: 10-minute overtime period. Line-uups: Charlottetown: Goal. Gordon; de- fence, Duohak, McLa.gan: centre, Batvhgale; wings. D. Horeok, J. Horcck: su.bs. Travis. Vitale, Fuv. ero, Pawlyshyn, Trainor. Clements, Beaudry, Beaton, Morrow. 1-laliufax: Goal. D'Aoust; defence. McLaughlin. Campbell: centre, Watson: wings, Wilkes, Holleit; suibs. Grabowski. Power, Thom”, McGregor. Anderson, Ford. Brum, Diguer. Officials: Glllis. Copus, Brad- shaw. First Period 1-Charlottetown, D. Horeck (B1hgate, J. Horeck) 17:10 Penalties: Mcl..agan, J. Hor- eck. Second Period 2-Charlottetown, Baiahgatc (D. l-lorcck. J. 1-ioreck) 13:01 3-Halifax, Ford (Campbell. Grabowaki) .. 14:53 4-Halifax. Watson (Wilkes) 19-w Penalties: hic- Lagan, Clements. Third Period 5-Halifax, Campbell ............ .. 6:42 6--Halifax, Anderson (McGregor) .................. .. 11:31 7--Charlottetown, J. Horeck (D. llorcck) . .. 15:37 8-Charlottetown, Trainor (Panwlyshyn) .. 9-Halifax, Ford (Campbell, Diguer) 18:11 10-Charlottetown, Pavwlyshyn (Favero) .. .. .. 19:43 to - up Pictured above is Leo Lamour. aux. coach of the Charlottetown wanders. who Pulled a red-hot game out of the fire last night at. Halifax against saint Mary's with A piece of during strategy that should go down in hockey history, Pulling out Hal Gordon with mo minutes and 45 seconds left in m. game, Lamoureux sent on six for. wards to turn 3 3-4 verdict into a 4-4 tie Z! seconds later on a goal by Wes ”Bucko" Trainer. 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