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CAPACITY HOUSE PROBABLE WHEN REMODELLED CLUB TANGLES WITH POWERFUL SASKATOON QUAKERS1938-39 Maple Leaf Model Replele With Freih Talent Last Year’* Stars Again in Harness — Look Forward to Bettering Last Year’s Record Under Direction of Freddie Metcalfe—Game Starts 9:30REPLETE with fresh talent and with last year’s stars again in harness, the 1938-39 model of Lethbridge Maple Leafs will be unveiled by Coach Freddie Metcalfe before what promises to be a capacity house in the Arena Saturday night.Opposition will be afforded by Saskatoon's powerful Quakers who won 2-1 and lost 5-0 to the Leafs last week in Saskatoon- Quakers, who finished last season under the direction of Clem Loughlin, will be handled from the bench this year by Marty Burkep ex-defence ace with Montreal Canadiens of the N.H.L.Tomorrow’s game will commence sharp at 9.30. Fourth game of the exhibition series will be played Monday night.drilling five goals home and holding the opposition scoreless.Feeling between the two clubs always runs high and they play their eshiblLlcm games as though a championship was at stake.INJURY LIST Coach 'Metcalfe may have to keep tome of his stars under wraps, for several are suffering minor Injuries received In Ihe games at Saskatoon and hi practice.Harvey Barnes, hard-hitting tie-fenccmaii’ wrenched a shoulder in the first contest against the Quakers and aggravated it further in practice sessions Wednesday and Thursday. Pat Hill, who also suffered ei wrenched shoulder When he was driven Into the boards by Jack Milford in a practice £ week ago Thursday, has not completely recovered. He did not play In the club's first two games and may not' sec action tomorrow. Milford himself, acquired a bruised hip In a’ drill yesterday, but tt will not prevent him from playing.Bob Kirkpatrick is nursing a leg with a pulled tendon and will be used sparingly. French, who plays Mt wing on Kirk’s line, also acquired a bruised shoulder In the Saskatoon games. IWhile moat of these Li juries areof a minor nature, Metcalfe docs not want to take any chances and will Juggle his lineup If neceasary. PROBABLE LINEUP Andy Young Will be seen In his Usual ]xjsltlort between Ihe pipes. In front of him ken Stewart and Hugh Sutherland will carry the blocking brunt.One forward, line will mo Klein In the pivot spot, with Milford on left wing and Allen on right. Another line will have Kirkpatrick centre, French left, and Mclndoe right, A third line will have Fenn or Tickle in the plnymaklng spot, wltll Hayes patrolling the left boards and Ur-sakl the right, It may be necessary to shift players to different lines, but changes will not ba made if they can bo avoided,Ab Holt and Henry Vlney will handle the whistles.Lcikfa will present many new faces In fl»e!r current debut, nInc new players having donned (lie red, white and blue livery for the coming campaign In the All:erta Senior League.Only seven players—Bob Kirkpatrick, Johnny Ureakl, Jimmie Ale In doe, Alex Tickle, Ken Stcwarl, Ben Ifaycs nnd Andy Young—hare been retained from last year’s club.' To take the place of departed players. Manager Herman Thole and his as sod ali-s scoured tho Dominion for talent and have come upwith Rn outstanding aggregation. New players Include “Toad Klein, Jack Milford, Bquce” Allen, 5yd Fenn, Bruce Morton, Hujfh Sutherland, Haney Barnes,- Doug French and Pat Hill. Elsewhere on tills page are pictures and data on every player.La3t reason, whlcli was to all intents and purposes llils city’s first In senior company. Leafs surprised even Ihdr most ardent supporters by finishing third In the six-teamKoolcnny circuit which produced the Allan cup champions In Troll Smoke EnLcrs. Competent experto acknowledge that some of the fastest senior amateur hcckcy -in the Dominion was ployed In this league lost year. LAST YEAR'S RECORD In 24 league encounters Leafs won 13 nnd lost 11, compiling a total of 28 points. They slapped 131 goals Jhto enemy nets and permitted 97 to enter their own. In league playoffs they were eliminated by Kimberley Dynamiters in two straight games-A series of 10 exhibition games saw the Mapleas vrin four, tie three and lose three. Two of their defeats came at Lhc hands of nll-sLar squadsselected from the southern Saskatchewan and Kootenay leagues.This your the Leafs have severed their connections with the Kootenay circuit and have affiliated with the seven-team Alberta senior league, A schedule of 112 games , has been drafted with each club playing a total or 32—16 at home and 1G away.EIGHT EXHIBITIONS. A series of eight exhibition games—of which Saturday’s tilt is the third—have been booked lit order to penult Coacl) Meteftlfe to detect and correct flaws In the club's style prior to launching of the league, In addition to Saskatoon, Trail Smoko Eaters nnd Nelson Maple Leafs are si*Led for two gaipes apiece.Leafs played tholr first game InSaskatoon last Saturday, losing the contest ftfLer rt battle which resembled an Allan cup final, Dinsley, smart .Quaker goalie, played a super la live game to stave off Ihe LcLhbrldce forwards. In the second clash, played at Saskatoon Monday, the local puckslers found tho range,
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Fri, Nov 04, 1938
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