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10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Friday, June 16, 1967 FANS ATTACK CAMP- BELL -- An usher restrains a fan attempting to. punch NHL president Clarence Campbell during a riot in Montreal Forum March 17, 1955. In one of hockey's blackest moments, Mont- real partisans rioted in the Forum and later smashed windows and looted down- town stores. Emotions boil- ed over because of Camp- bell's suspension of Rocket Richard for hitting a lines- man, --CP Photo Those New US. Clubs Brought History Too By W. R. WHEATLEY Canadian Press Staff Writer When the six National Hockey League expansion teams put up $2,000,000 each, they got more than a flock of players from: the old clubs. They automatically inherited 50 years of hockey history. A lot of it has been entered in the record books proudly, but undoubtedly the biggest headlines have been reserved for the sort of incident the NHL hopes won't soon happen again. There was the startling res- ignation of referee Red Storey in the midst of the 1959 Stan- ley Cup playoffs. There was the near tragedy in 1933 when Ace Bailey of Toronto Maple Leafs, felled by. Eddie Shore of Boston Bruins, hovered between life and death. There was the betting scan- dal uncovered in 1948. And there was the record $2,000 fine assessed on coach Toe Blake of Montreal Cana- diens in the 1961 playoffs for striking referee Dalton Mc- Arthur. But none approached the Montreal Forum riot of March 17, 1955, which grew out of the suspension of Maurice (Rocket) Richard of Montreal Canadiens. The Rocket had gone ber- serk four nights earlier in Boston when he was cut, in- tentionally or accidentally, by defenceman Hal Laycoe's stick. In a rage Richard swung his fists on linesman Cliff Thompson who _ had stepped in to subdue him. MISSED PLAYOFFS NHL President Clarence Campbell suspended Richard for the remaining three games of the regular schedule and all of the playoffs. Many Montreal fans were outraged and there were threats on Campbell's life, although there were also words of ap- proval for his ruling. The day of the riot there were demonstrations outside the Forum by crowds carry- ing placards in French and English attacking Campbell. The president arrived at the game after it had started and took his seat near rinkside. The atmosphere was_ tense and there were rumblings among the crowd of 16,000. Canadiens, . with no heart for the game, fell behind De- troit Red Wings 4-1 in the first period. Emotions boiled over and Campbell was pelted with a variety of missiles and personally attacked by a fan who got through a police cor- don by appearing to offer to shake the president's hand. A tear gas missile exploded and there was a crush as many in the crowd headed for the exits. The fire commis- sioner ordered the building evacuated and the game was | forfeited to Detroit. Campbell was escorted to an inner of- fice and, near midnight, was hustled from a rear door into a waiting car. THREW ROCKS Outside in the streets the crowd bombarded the Forum with rocks, chunks of ice and bottles. They then began spreading along a 15 - block area of St. Catherine Street, the city's main thoroughfare, smashing windows and looting stores. Special police detachments finally broke up the riot and restored quiet at 3 a.m., al- most seven hours after it be- gan. Another wild demonstration was in Chicago Stadium Sat- urday, April 4, 1959, but un- like the Montreal eruption this one was confined to the arena. Fans who thought referee Storey had missed a penalty call reacted by tossing every- thing they could find on to the ice. Among the debris was a seat that had been ripped from its moorings. Two irate fans scrambled over the boards and tried to attack Storey. The game was held up for 25 minutes. Storey went on to Boston for the Stanley Cup playoffs be- tween Bruins and Canadiens. There he read a wire service report based on Bill West- wick's story in Monday's Ot- \ BEGoodrich / Gas or Electric... Rotary = We've got the mower for you ! N | opCAL! 19" GRASS KING e Heavy duty 3 h.p. Briggs &|Stratton 4-cycle engine Power e Automatic rewind starter --- handle mounted throttle e Turbo-Lift blade - cuts clean - Speeds grass ejection 'Three Seasons' & Vacuum Bag e Big 7" wheels -- self lubricating - 4 cutting heights e ONE YEAR GUARANTEE BFGOODRICH HOME & AUTO CENTRE 88 KING ST. WEST OSHAWA 725-4543 , Springfield tawa Journal. It quoted Camp- bell as saying that Storey "froze' on the call that set off the demonstration. Storey quit in a towfring rage. On his return home to Montreal he described Camp- bell's action in criticizing him in a newspaper interview as "vicious and unwarranted," "I was the unwilling and unintended victim of a breach of confidence,' Campbell said. "I've never denied the substance of the story. Ours was a general conversation and not intended for print." BAILEY ALMOST DIED The near tragedy of- the Shore-Bailey affair came Dec. 12, 1933, in Boston. The burly defenceman crashed into Bai- ley and the Toronto forward struck his head as he crashed | to the ice. He was taken to hospital where it was touch and go whether he would survive. Two delicate operations were performed but it wasn't until Dec. 22 that he was pro- nounced out of danger. Bailey never played again although he remained .in the game, acting as a minor of- ficial at Toronto games. Shore went on to become owner of Indians of the American Hockey League, a club he recently sold to Jack Kent Cooke of the new Los Angeles NHL entry after re- peated disputes with his play- ers. In its first 50 years the NHL has had only one betting scandal--and the players in- volved were said to be wager- ing on the outcome of games other than those in which they were participating. They were Billy Taylor of Detroit and Don Gallinger of Boston, Both were tossed out of hockey for life. The $2,000 fine imposed by Toe Blake in 1961 came after the Montreal coach, furious over what he considered Mc- Arthur's poor officiating, hus- tled over after the game and struck the referee. REFEREE QUITS Blake also figured in the resignation of referee Eddie Powers, Blake had been fined $200: by Campbell for having said after a Toronto-Montreal game that the officials had performed as if they had bet on the outcome. Powers quit his job, saying he -had. been given "'insuf- ficient support" by Campbell and adding that he felt the president "'hasn't backed the referees in general during past years." Campbell maintained $200 was the standard fine for coaches who made remarks judged detrimental to the game. In the NHL's first half cen- tury the closest it came to a mass tragedy was early on the morning of Dec. 21, 1951. A CNR train was bringing Canadiens home from games in Chicago and Toronto. As the 15-car train crossed a bridge near Ste. Anne de Bellevue on Montreal's out- skirts, eight cars jumped the track. Fortunately they ended up leaning toward the inside of the bridge. Had they leaned the other way they would have toppled into the Ottawa River and one of the cars in- volved was the sleeper carry- ing the Montreal club. KING TRADED WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jim King, 34, last of the original ex- pansion Washington Senators, was traded to Chicago White Sox. Thursday night for Ed Stroud, 27 - year - old outfielder who has led three leagues in stolen bases. RENOUNCES NIGERIA | writers ;yname with Nigeria. He told a press conference: "Nigeria is dead. I am a Biafran." The |Eastern Region of Nigeria re- cently announced its secession and proclaimed itself the Repu- blic of Biafra. This is not ac- cepted by the Nigerian federal |government in Lagos. | TELEVISE GAME announced Thursday it will tele- vise the major league all-star "baseball game Tuesday, July 11 at 7 p.m. EDT. The game will be played at Aanaheim Stadium, home of the American League's California Angels. LOPEZ TO ORIOLES BALTIMORE (AP) -- Balti- more Orioles traded 35 - year- jold outfielder Woddy Held to California Angeles Thursday for Marcelino Lopez, 23 - year - old southpaw pitcher. The Orioles will be given also a minor league player to be named later 'by the Angels. TORONTO (CP) -- The CBC} ENUGU, Biafra (Reuters)--| Port Perry Dick Tiger, world light-heavy-| < weight boxing champion, Fri R E day appealed to world sports| ace ntries not to associate his) Following are the entrieg for the Osh- awa = Standardbred Harness Horse |Racing Club's meeting, to be run at Port Perry Fair Grounds, on Friday evening, this week, starting at 6:15 | o'clock. | Ist Race (Maidens) -- til Buck, | Sharon's Dominion, Firey Gratton, Park- view Ann, Wade's Rocky, Misty Heather and Tony Axworthy. 2nd Race (and 6th) -- Trot and Pace, Cond. -- Meadowview Byrd, Canal View Jet, Vic de Sota, Mohawk Jerry, Slade Hanover and Miss Hibdine. 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