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Soo Creamery Beats Pings 5 to 4 and Murray Hill DownsMemory of Wednesday’s 4-3 Loss Still Fresh in Minds ofthe American Sault IndiansPontiacs New Defenseman, “Tarzan” Beda,| Makes First Appearance Here Tonight; MacDonald Still on Injured List.‘With the memory of last week s 4 to 3 loss to Painesdale still I . fresh in their minds, the Sault Indians were to take to the ice l against the Pontiacs here tonight at 8:1 3 in an attempt to avenge ! the defeat and gain a tie with Calumet for the lead of the North- j ern Michigan Hockey League. I.x The.Calumet.Chevs, ahead of the Sault by two points in the i standings, are idle tonight and stand a chance of losing a share of the top berth.The game tonight will be the fifth meeting of the two teams this season, the Indians having won three, one of them an overtime engagement, and losing one. The Chiefs will seek to gain ■ a: third place tie with the Portage Lake Elks by winning tonight. Soo Won 3 of 4*SAULTVic Polich Toivo Kivisto Frank Deagle Ernie Bumbaco Don Anderson Ken Larden Bill Zuke Dard Misener Bob Dill Walter Zuke Steve Ryan Ab. Naccarafo Willie Naccarato Mello BumbacoAMERICAN SAULT VS. PAINESDALE PONTIACSNO.1 91072 S114514 1215166POS.GDDCWWAAAAAAAANO.9104 ■ 735 21116PAINESDALEWilton Tretheway Stephen Beda Reino Kayhko Frank Mihelich Tony Bukovich Herbert Stellberg Mike BukovichJoe Bukovich Wilbert Koopika Clarence LaMothe John Pleshe.. Of the four games played between | •'Tarzan Bedathe two teams, probably the 4 to 3 defeat of the Indians last Wednesday .'stands out in their minds. .Along with that game should come • the memory also.of one Tony Bu-of Fort William.fcovich. wihsrman, now second inleague scoring, who scored the two i goals against the Sault in the third !••period at Houghton Wednesday.'Tony has 13 goals and 11 assists .to his credit this season Lo give i. him .second place in the scoring race. • Frank Mihelich, center on .4: the .same line with Tony, is fifth Tin the scoring, and Joe Bukovich,Ont.. who started this season, at defense with Portage Lake, but who now replaces John Markovich, Fainesdale’s big defenseman who hasn’t played since he suffered ft leg injury in the team's last appearance in the Sault.Tickets were said to be sellingHORE FAILS TOSAVE AMERKSFROM SETBACKSWilliam T. FeetkamHeads Soo Sportsmenex-!fast and a large crowd was pected for the game tonight.The American Legion drum and bugle corps was expected lo playDetroit Red Wings Maintain Victory Streak at Expense ot New Yorkers.Officers Elected at An-nual Meeting of ClubBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.beiween periods of tonight's game.Thursday night Painesdale plays 1 race^ ilk am T. Feetham was elected King of Cortes of the Sault Sports-men\s Club, succeeding William Christie, at ihc annual meeting of • the oiganizaiion Tuesday nightat Marquette and Portage Lakyoungest of. the three Bukovich plays at Calumet,ACI he National Hockey League title '!* organization Tuesday night at ce is closer than ever, if that is thc l American Leg'on club house, issible. Other officers on Mr, Feetham sbrothers, is 12th in the scoring col-:!-IlllinJ..^Coaches Taffy Abel and Sammy Kokko. of the Sault will still be without; the services of Duke Mac-■ Don aid for tonight's game. Mac-; Donald, who missed the last road . trip because of a shoulder injury fn .-the Marquette game, win probably be ready for the Sunday and Mon-day games against the Calumet Chevs...:v. The Indians, winners over Calu-•rnet'5 to 4 in overtime Thursday ••and also winner 3 to 2 over Mar* quette in extra . time Friday, re-Fturned to the Sault last ’Saturday •;and played Ford .teamhere Sunday.' The Indians were'. .defeated 4 to 0, but put up a strongbattle against the powerful invad-• cr=.,.vA,;- 3 Lines HeadyA::Tonight the Sault will likely start with'Srnie Bumbaco at center on :the first line with Ken Larden left ...3-nd; Don Anderson at righton:the second line will likely :be Steve Ryan at center, with Bob• *T“\ii?** i • « • . • - ’ - _PITTSBURGH INBIG TEN TALKpossible.Last-night in the leagues feature i game, the Boston Bruins broke the spell of the league-leading NewYork Rangers by beating the blue shirts, b-2. It was the first time they had been able- to whip the New Yorkers in six tries. jA Rough PreviewObservers Figure Panthers May Replace Chicago U,uteBy KARL HlLLIGAN *s . CHICAGO, Feb, i. (iP)—Should j charging the Detroit Holzbaugh-j the Western Conference decide to in an exhibition game replace Chicago—some well informed observers think there’s a 5U-50 chance that step will be tak-within four years—the University of Pittsburgh may set first consideration.It’s been a little more than a year since Pitt made its athletic codeThe clubs staged a rough preview of the Stanley Cup pray-offs. Twice, Dit Clapper and Art Coulter came to blows, and each drew major penalties for the second fisticuffs.Bill Cowley also drew a five-min-penalty in the rough battle for Goalie Davey Kerr, who apparently had aggravated the Bruins by his interference with Bobby Bauer.The Bruins built up a 4-0 lead before the Rangers managed to break through Frankie Brimsek, Bruins' goalie.The Bruins' famed kraut line, centered by high-scoring Miltstaff are Dr. William F. Mertaugh vice president, and Warrv McCon-dra. secretary. Fred LaPointe was reelected treasurer.Sportsmen’s organizations are j among the great motivating forces [ in influencing conservation movements, F. P. Furlong,. director of Conservation District 6 and speaker of the evening. lold the 50 sportsmen present at the meeting.Have Lot of Power.“Sportsmen’s clubs have a lot of power.” he said. ”which should be used wisely.”Furlong described sportsmen's organizations as the answer to the appeal of genial companionship*rom all walks of life, and as a real iorce m the observance of game laws.WILLIAM T. FEETHAM.IPlans for a St. Mary's River boat regatta were advanced by Dr. Mer-taugh. who claimed that such an affair would attract boatmen from all over the Great Lakes, as the St. Mary’s River is an ideal placesecond to’“,w T ^ “VJ ail ai: wjm rsou i Chicago,left wing and Waller ZukT 'Jncmbers .at right wing. Tbs Italian-Cana- h”'’r f .dian spaghetti line” composed of ’Ab. Naccarato, center; Mello Bumbaco, left wing, and Willie Naccara-to, rignt wing, will be on duty forthe third line service.; . Coach Abel will have his two sets of defensemen ready for service with Toivo Kivisto and Frank Beagle on one line and Dard Misener and Bil] Zuke on the other.Expect Barge Crowd .. T.he Painesdale team appearing here tonight will be stronger than the team which appeared here on consecutive days, January 7 and 3.At a defense post will be Stephenconform t0 Big Ten standards. Schm:dt“ leacue leader was keot aevejal Big iCn football teams and j the ice the final time. Then itHunting and fishing is a b’g j for such an event bein bus,ness m Michigan, with more I none in the world. * ir~n pot'-'°Tn' participat- I’hoasunts »„ Well,that er pomicd out Pheasants released bv the Saul?S lhC t0UriSt Visi- «*■»••* Club are doing w£ut(,i5 ,n state inquire about - - *one of the organizing of a conference dating beck to 1596, has dropped out of the gridiron picture.Now“Big NineWhat was the Big Ten in football for so many years, therefore, will be the Bisr Nine next fall as thebroke out with devastating force.. Wuh‘5n a period of 16 seconds. Woody Dumari and Schmidt drove pucks through Kerr.WJngs Bent Amerks In the other game, the fast-flying Detroit Red Wings kept On the victory trail with a smashing 3-1- # ----- -----— — “ “ «i amdsnine a-igrid teams swing into action—and defeat of the New York AmericansTT n.* o -frt.TT TI* i. . • : _ ■ i- Ir. . . ....IInot a few influential conference officials dislike that prospect. There's certain to be a lengthy discussion of the replacement problem when conference faculty representatives meet tniS spring. •For there doesn’t seem much chance that Chicago will return to the gridiron sport and not a little HI feeling was created recently when a Chicago spokesman*' was quoted as saying that the MaroonsItwas the Wings* seventh straighttors mfishing.Olio Hillock and Thomas BuiJcr were advanced to position of team captains of crow-himt teams. The-.-- ra:r!1e their licuienants and thanked teams will be chosen and dates for the croiv hunt selected later._ The value of affiliation with the Northern Michigan r** Sportsmen^Assoc ta non onu the Michigan united Conservation Clubs was out-lined by retiring l^inwas reported at the meeting. Recently 25 of the birds have been seen picking in the gravel - runwavs at the Sault airport.The American Legion was hy President Christie for allowing Sault Sportsmen to use the chib rooms for social and business activities. A. A. Bonno, commander of the Legion, invited Sportsmen to use it for anotheryear.Durinz- the evening Bert Myottetit-.,: ' o fr Cortes uui jiJZ I(ha' a mSJh? h*. Fr°d S‘ C“e Salrl ^ cntert*inelt;J with d'ale.ct stories. in the Sault j and the Thicc W's trio — Warnc game wjthout defeat. But it was j iff* * sCh,ib 15 vah,ai,;t and Wilds, and Weston - entertainedU.y .SoS ,1'.' th0 | S’5inr- E'1more than a Detroit victory. It \\-ao a crushing blow to the Americans, who saw the -spell cast by the great Eddie Shore broken.Kddie was in there for the Amerlcs, but they went down todefeat, nevertheless. That was a shock, since the fabulous star twice had led the Amerks to .victory since ioinrnrr tVin oln.K l-.-w asSPORTS ROUNDUP
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Sault Ste Marie Evening News
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, US
Wed, Feb 07, 1940
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