Hide Article Text (OCR)
Scotty Munro Succeeds Ddie Lowe As ’SonCoach/mii!FAF]ea^CatvsLelt;tonIPELnSO! iPa.j Raii SAi ■*;34,1I 9*■‘SCOTTV*’ MUNRO Scotty Munro Is the new coach of the Lethbridge Native Sons. Announcement was made of this today by Manager *.d Bruchet of the local hockey organization, Monro succeed* Odie Lowe, who resigned because of business reasons.The 'Son boss is already well fnown m Lethbridge sports circles is a catcher with the Reos base-jail club Scotty started his hockey career m Yorkton, playing m juvenile ranks there and then graduating into junior company in 1933-34 Mth the Moose Jaw Canucks Scottv. a goaltender, lined up with the Edmonton Canadians in 1934-io season and turned senior with Yorkton and Melville. He embarked on his coaching career in 1942 when he piloted the Yorkton midgets to the Soutnern Saskatchewan chara- ' pionship. The following jear, 1943, ne took over the reins of the Moose _ Jaw Juvenile Falcons and was sue- i cessful m capturing the Saskatche- ! wan title. In 1944 Scotty, brought home the bacon once again, this time as coach of the Moose Jaw Mcnarchs, Western Canada juvenile champions, who defeated the local ’Sons in Lethbridge in an exciting series, which launched Ed Bruchet, and his Native Son organization! on the road to success The year 1945 saw Scott} at the coaching end of his third Saskatchewan juvenile champion club, piloting the Moose Jaw juvenile Canucks to the crown. Last year he was the coich of the Graveibourg Black Cats, astrong inteimediate club, who lost \ out to the Notre Dame Hounds in the Saskatchewan finals.Outstanding Players Many of uie West’s outstanding junior players have been under Scotty’s watchful eye. Such noted players as Emile Francis, Metio Prystai, Bert Olmstead. Dick Suiter, Frank Ashworth and Gordie McMillan have all played hockey under the new ’Son mentor, In fact, Metio Prystai, western Canada s most brilliant junior player, who is ticketed for delivery to the Chicago Black Hawks, says all his | success m hockey is due to Scottj s help and guidance. It w-as Scotty who brought Metro 'from Yorkton to the Moose Jaw Canucks where the flashy center has caned a permanent spot m the hearts of Moose Jaw fans for his consistent and brilliant play with the Canucks.Scotty is married, bos wife’s name being Rose They have two children, a daughter. Dawn, aged nine and a son, Jimmy, aged eight. The i best of luck to Scotty in his new !role will undoubtedly go from all I tumor hockey fans in Southern A1-I berta.ODIE LOWE Odie Lowe, last year's coach of the Lethbridge Native bons, Alberta and British Columbia junior champions, has resigned his position with the Sons because of business reasons. Lowe had been offered coaching positions with both the Edmonton Canadians and Saskatoon Quakers but decided against such a course and will devote all bis time to his Canadian PacificRailway job as an electrician.His Career Odie started his hockey career In Winnipeg, ulavine amateur hockey in that city He turned pro m 1928 with Seattle and played in the coast loop until 1931 when he stalled on his ouacning autiei in 1935 he toe* nver the rema of the Flm Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan senior league In 1937-38 the Bomoers were successful in winning the Saskatchewan championship but were deieated bj the Trail Smoke Eaters who went on to cop the Allan Cup and the world’s amateur championship, Lowe coached the Regina Rangers m 1941-42 and fatner Murray s Notre Dame Hounds m 1943-44 He was transferred to Lethbridge in the sprins of 1944 and took over the Native Son leadeibhip last reason, capuumg the Alberta championship from the powerful Edmonton Canadians and the British Columbia crown as well from Trail Smoke Eaters, the first time a Lethbridge team even turned the trick.Odie has coached such big time players as Sid Abel, Garth Boesch and Hal Brown, Bob Kirkpatrick, Dune Grant and Tony Desmarais weis other well knowTi plavers who were tinder his coaching~ at. one time oi another.ui13a:i 32 77277;BV\BKMGCi.[Sports RoundupB TED MEIER (For Hugh Pulleiton Jr NEW YORK, Aug 14 — lt;/P) — Abbes fust- enjoyed a hoise Laugh, at the Atlantic Citj race track on' Tuesdaj.The two-year-old strawberry roan filly, after running second to Her Highness in the firat race, was unsaddled and started toward the stables. She’d take a few* steps, then rear back pulling the reins from the hands of her groom.Finally she just flopped over or her side in full view of the crowdbht:t:t:StsvE 1E C f I ( 1
Newspaper Details
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Thu, Aug 14, 1947
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 07 Jan 2020
Other Publications Near Lethbridge, Alberta
Prairie Post
Lethbridge Sun Times
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge Daily Herald
