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Lethbridge Back InWest Hockey LoopFive Hockey Teams Now EnteredGood news was the order of the weekend fnr local hockey fans. Sweeney Schrlticr. one of the most effective forwards In hockey history, was signed as coach of the licthbridge team, and the team Itself was granted entry to the Western Canada Senior Hockey League. There would undoubtedly be dancing In the streets If this was October Instead of June.Shortly after Gordon Frlsby, manager of Sick* Lethbridge Brewery, announced the appointment of the former Maple Leaf and New York American star jus coach of the Brewery-.sponsored team, officials ofthe organization attended the annual meeting of the Western League in Calgary. Among those attending the meeting were irprescnta-iivcs from Edmonton. Regina, Saskatoon. and, of course, Calgary.The highlight of the day-long meeting was the announcement that the Lethbridge entry had been accepted and that there would consequently be a five-team league next winter, the other four teams representing Calgary. Edmonton, Saskatoon and Regina.20 HOME GAMESIt was also decided that each club would have approximately 20 home games. The schedule will commence no later than Friday, Nov. 2, and will end on Feb. 28. Lethbridge in all probability will play her firstfew league games away from home.Another highlight of the meeting was the re-election of D. P. McDonald. Calgary, as league president. Also elected were N. J. Taylor, Regina, as vice-president, and W. G. Hardy. Edmonton, as governor.Gordon Frisby and Ken Ring land represented the Lethbridge club. SCIIKINEK’S RECORD Following is the complete N.H.L. record of Dave “Sweeney” Schriner, new coach of the Lethbridge senior hockey club. His record for 1945-46 is not official, only approximate:PlayoffSeason Record G. A. T.P.Pen.22 40 64546 38 44 26 38 30 36Record G. A.T.P.1934-351935-361936-371937-381938-391939-401940-411941-421942-431943-441944-451945-461819 21 21 13 11 2420 192625173115 1416 17817222010621131It will be noted that in 1944-45 he played in only 26 games, and averaged 1.5 points in each one of them.It will also 1)0 noted that ho scored 20 or more goals In five seasons, that ho is a member of the 200-goal club, the 200-assist club, and the 400-polnt club. Few players in the history of modern hockey managed to garner such a record in only ten and a half seasons of piny.1262313243 94in armed forces. 22 15 37 10 13 8 21 ?Totals ■ 201 206 407 133 18 11 29In 1934-35 Schriner was awarded the Calder Trophy as outstanding rookie of the year. He was scoring champion in 1935-36 and 1936-37. He was second in the scoring race in 1938-39. These years he played , for New York Americans. He signed a Maple Leaf contract in 1939,Cardinals LoseMost Home GamesBv JOE REICHLER (Associated Pros .Sport Writer JInability to win at home may cause the pre-season favorite St. Louis Cardinals to wind up among the also-rans in the National league pennant chase. Including yesterday’s double loss to New York Giants, which dropped them 3L games behind the pace-setting Brooklyn Dodgers, the Red Birds have won only six games at Sportsman’s Park compared to nine losses for a percentage of .490, 190 points below' their over-all pace.Never has a pennant winner lost a majority of its games on its home grounds. Failure of the Cards to win at home has baseball sages puzzled since the Red Birds have been little short of sensational on the road where they’ve triumphed in 17 of 24 contests for a .708 percentage.A pair of former mates—Bobby Blattner and Walker Cooper—beat the Cardinals Sunday. Blattner scored the only run in the opener which the Giants wron, 1-0, and homered in the 11th inning of the nightcap to give the New Yorkers a 7-6 decision. Earlier in the after-piece, Walker Cooper, for whom the Giants paid the Cards $175,000 last winter, slammed a home run with the bases full.BROOKLYN TAKES TWOGetting superlative pitching from Les Webber, Art Heering and Hugh Casey, Brooklyn gained two full games on the Cards by defeating Cincinnati Reds, 2-1 and 1-0.In the only American league game —the others were wTashed out by rain—Detroit Tigers walloped Washington Senators, 30-2, as Hal New*-houser, brilliant Bengal southpaw, fanned 13. New'houser became the first major league pitcher to win nine games this season.Chicago Cubs moved into a third place tie with the Reds by dividing a doubleheader with Boston Braves. The Braves, with Mort Cooper notching, his third win, wron theopener, 6-3, and the Cubs captured the nightcap, 8-2.Pittsburgh had to be satisfied withI
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Mon, Jun 03, 1946
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