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v 42 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Thursday, March 26, 18538 '™ WON IN A WALK Gordie Howe Sportswriters' Choice As NHL's Mos By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Staff Writer TORONTO (CP)--Gordie Howe conceivably is the most valuable chunk of playing material that hockey has known. That was evident today when sports writers and sportcasters in National Hockey League cities vo- ted him in a Canadian Press poll as the greatest player in the league, the most valuable player to his team and the most improved Payer over the last five years in e L. The 24-year-old phenomenon from Floral, Sask. a strapping right- winger with Detroit Red Wings, won in a breeze. In the opinion of many selectors he is greater than Howie Morenz, the Montreal Cana- diens centre who three years ago was voted the greatest of the half century. ALMOST UNANIMOUS In selections for the greatest player in the league, only two oth- ers were mentioned. ey were Montreal's Maurice Richard and Boston Bruins' Milt Schmidt--but it was Howe by almost unanimous decision. Richard received four vetes and Schmidt one, against 21. for Howe. The powerful, 190-pound Howe has surpassed the expectations of his supporters since he joined the Wing in 1946. He was just another player in his rookie year with only seven goals in 58 games but since then he has taken over from such established stars as Richard and Montreal's Elmer Lach, Ted Ken- nedy of Toronto Maple Leals, Schmidt and many others. Howe was a bashful kid of 18 when he joined the Red Wings. That season was hardly good enough to draw rave notices but Howe, who started playing as a goalkeeper in Western Canada when he was 12, and the makings of a star. The Wings rode with him RECORD TOTAL In 1950-51 he became the highest scorer for any one NHL season with 86 points on 43 goals and 43 assists. He had 47 goals and 39 assists the following year and this season became e 25th NHL player, and the youngest, to score 200 goals, Barring injuries, he may become big-time hockey's most prolific scorer. '""Hé can do everything in super- star fashion," said Red Burnett of the Toronto Daily Star. "He is a better all-round player than Mor- enz." Baz O'Meara, veteran sports edi- tor of the Montreal Star, picked Howe but wouldn't go along wi the idea he's greater than Morenz, "He's not as colorful and not as Here's what some other selectors said about him: Dana Mozley of the New York Daily News: "He does everything well; most things petter than any- one. He is as good as Morenz."" Bobby Hewitson, Toronto Tele- gram sports editor and one-time NHL referee: 'He can do anything. He is as good as Morenz." Lou Walter, Detroit Times: 'He can do more Ining: , and magnifi- cently, than any other player in the game, perhaps in history. Morenz was a thrilling offensive star, but Howe is great both ways." ONE FOR SCHMIDT Schmidt's lone vote was sent in by sportcaster Frank Fallon of Bos- ton. "Milt has lasted as a top-flight player longer than anyone in the league gud is the equal of Morenz," he said, Marcel Desjardins of Montreal La Presse, a Richard supporter, said he considered the Rocket, who broke Nels Stewart's record of 324 goals this season, better than Morenz, "Morenz never fired the crowds and stimulated interest out- side Montreal the way Richard has done." Besides Howe's scoring feats, the Detroit whiz replaced Richard on the right wing on the NHL's all- star team in 1950-51 and last sea- son after two years as alternate to the Montreal firebrand. \ Just as in the balloting for the "greatest player" tag, Howe made it a runaway race in the "most valuable' and 'most improved" vo- ting. Richard, voted earlier as the most colorful player in the circuit, wasn't' mentioned in these bal- lots. HIGHLY REGARDED Closest to Howe in the most-im- proved category was Bert Olm- stead of Canadiens, linemate of Lach and Richard. Others men- tioned: Nick Mickoski, Paul Ronty and Don (Bones) Raleigh of New York Rangers; Doc Couture, Chicago Black Hawks; Gerry McNeil and Doug Harvey, Canadiens; Red Kelly, Red Wings; Fleming Mac- kell and Sugir Jim Henry, Boston. Here's what some had to say on the question of the most improved player: "Look at the (scoring) figures," was the way Dan Desmond of the Chicago Herald American pointed out Howe's value to his club. Andy O'Brien of weekend magazine said: "Look at Howe's steady pro- gress in scoring. He's getting foxier around the nets every season." On balloting for the most valu- able player to the team, McNeil re- th |celved votes from O'Brien and Marshall Dann of the Detroit Free Press for keeping Canadiens in the fast," O'Meara said. title race. "Canadiens have been Wings Nearing Playoff Mark By THE CANADIAN PRESS The Stanley Cup playoffs have barely started, but Detroit Red Wings are back at their old habit of rewriting the National Hockey League record book. The Wings entertain Boston Bruins tonight in the second game of a best-of-seven cup semi-final, with a 7-0 victory under their belts and two NHL marks within their rasp. At Montreal, the Canadiens will take on Chicago Black Hawks, whom they edged 3-1 in the opener of their best-of-seven set Tuesday. but both clubs will settle for a victory in that series. For Detroit, a shutout over the Bruins would establish two records | --a 10-game playoff winning streak and a string of four playoff shut- outs for goalie Terry Sawchuk. The Wings started both streaks last spring, when they waltzed to the title with a minimum eight- ame effort against Toronto Maple afs and the Canadiens. Sawehuk blanked the Montrealers in the last two games and added the third whitewash at the Bruins' expense Tuesday. That leaves Terry tiled with Frank McCool, now a Calgary sports writer, who blanked the ings three times in a row in 1945 to spark the Leafs to a Stanley Cup victory. The Wings already have wrested the record for con- secutive playoff victories from the 1946 Canadiens, who ran up eight straight. The Bruins, with a record of just two wins in 15 meetings with Detroit this season, hope to stage a comeback similar to the scare they threw into the Canadiens last season when they forced the fav- ored Montrealers to seven games after dropping the first two. At Montreal both clubs took things easy Wednesdav. Canadien coach Dick Irvin gave his regulars the day off while Sid Abel put the Hawks through a light skating drill. Both clubs reported them- selves free of injuries for the second game. There are about 30 different spe- cles of poplar trees, of which eight are native to Canada. STAFFORD BROS. MONUMENTAL WORKS 318 DUNDAS ST. €, WHITBY PHUNE WHITBY $52 Memorials ® Markers FAMOUS 'Simplicity' WASHERS Priced from t Valuable Type weak on scoring--too many old- timers, injuries and so on and Mc- Neil has kept them up 1-2 in the Jeague race all season," said O'Brien, Desmond voted for netminder Al Rollins of Chicago. "take him away from the Hawks and that porous defence would sink them," he said. '""Take other stars from other teams and it's doubtful they'd be missed too much." FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cleveland George Araujo, 133%, Providence, R, I., outpointed Teddy (Red Top) Davis, 133 Hartford, Conn., 10. »| Ena Etcher 613; Doris 600. OSHAWA BOWLING NEWS RAINBOW LEAGUE Standing Points taken: ; Orange 3, Brown 0; Purple 3, Grey 0; Red 3. Blue 0; Pink 2, Green 1. High doubles: Phyllis Johnson 442 (262); Helen Gray 440 (260); Lil Steadman 410 ) High singles: Ruth Stroud 243, Stella Dowlana 223; Kay Payne 220; Ede Wilson Winners of fourth section, Black. Playoffs are March 31, 2 p.m. Sharp. Brown, Purple, Red, Black eligible. LADIES' MAJOR "B"" SECTION This week saw one more goose-efg EO out to Mitchell's. Never mind, girls, there's another year coming. White's Ins. were the team that didi it, the varmints! All other teams divided their points at 3 to 1, Henderson's from Burn's, Biddulph's from Val Mae, Saywell from Nesbitt's and Dixon's from Meagher's. Our apologies go to the Henderson team which had 4 points that were not credited to them in the last two write-ups. Ina Bowman lead the 600" this week with 679; Flo Wills 658; Audrey Hodgson 651; Doris Vann 647; Phoebe Mullen 645; Barbara Harding 642; Sadie James 626; Mildred Witterick 622; Rose Stovin 613; O'Donnell 607; Una Miller 3 We would like to remind tne gus uae next "s scores not count on the but it is night" and we want a good turn-out from everybody for a night fun. Team Standing Sos 20 Section 'winners: Algers--i8; Barbers. the Lei Nationals 3, Post Office 1 (301) 706, A. Gordon A& PO Duncan 296, 729. Canada Bread 3, lenkoff 693. Algers 4, 7- Moss (274) 752, Salmers 3, Comcos 1---Zackarko Pedl: 670. Oshawa Box 3, OMS 1-H. 268. Sheppards &, Goch Service 3, Hallidays 1-- Harmer (296) 721 Carswell 1---Shel- 0--Brooks 284, 264) 759. Dixons | 3-1 301, Donald 277 31 win and thereby were mhie forme ot nts He colori comic jes al e of GMCs for the fo Sb LL Jeach points in arrears. am frey Jackson k (278) t of tulations, (272) 13; Canada Burn's 52 ionship series or go can happen to . on_ winning are: a STORE LEAGUE orn ve. Can , With two more weeks to go the following OMS or A & P; We hope to be abl same basis as this. 16; 61 Bread--13; Nationals--11. 52 After you have looked this ower you will 52 know if you have a chance Ja the champ- in series and as it stands right now anything the six teams leading in the point department. This is who you bowl against in the last two weeks. This will give you an idea of what your chances National or Carswells; Pedlars vs Canada Bread or Post Office; Dixon vs Skinners or Powells; vs A & P or Ont. Motor Sales; Collis vs Powells vs Algers or XO0NSs. On pin fall anything can happen yet. le to give you details next week re- place of banquet, etc; also next week you will be next year's executive, and you can rest that we don't bowl after 9 next year or Mat has been told that. Our lea- gue will not operate next year on the We don't want any more midnight and after bowling. And we have been told by Mat that on Thurs- day 7th, our last night of bowling, the GM t will not wit! voting on your consolation The Parts Men's Le points secure, and Dominion scores suffered continued their torrid pace 3-1 win from Diesels outers all season. G.M. a lead of three in total Leafs could only h | Buieks and failed our schedule, Due to space, will not have much to say on last night's game. Dominion 3, Powells 1--Pinder one 251 game, L. Parker (296) 686, Simpson 269. the first game to short no less than Saw one of Goch's men get a spare on an ace--how lucky can people be! PARTS & SERVICE MEN'S LEAGUE ague bowled Wed- nesday night at the Motor City alleys and the top team almost clinched the last section and also held their lead of total nothing but a complete Collapse will stop them from taking both awafNis. From the looks of sheets the boys must have been anxious to get away early and as a result their as we had less scores than usual, and they will have to improve if they expect to do as well in the GM tournament as last year. As in the past two months G.M.C.'s and and, b; doing, ¢ section 10 | GMC's the increased their margin in the six over LaSalles, who have been in and M.C.'s also now hold points over Maple Leafs who have faltered of late. Maple garner one point from to keep step with the high total club. LaSalles, after dropping who were three men, came to life and took the last two games for a Pontiacs, 237, 269. Tho: with singles over 250 were Doug McCabe with 298 and others were Cy Taylor and Ken Sanders both 277, George Purdy 262', Don Smith 259, Bud Hamblyn 258, Ernie Hyderman 255 and Johnnie Trott 253. We had a few .absentees which were sll a ie Sy league go to Don Hart in the sudden of his uncle, the late Mr. George H Our lemon league also continued to get more entries as Jimmie Williams and Bill Noonan rolled a dead heat with scores of 99 each, Maybe these féllows should have waited to put their entries into the GM tournament and have the extra handicaps from this week's efforts. Teams Points 3rd Sec. Totals 5 3 22 score high took a Oldsmobiles Maple Leafs Pontiacs Don't pick me, Head Pin. tt GG tht pt s8368%8B28 EXTRA SPECIAL BRAESIDE: GRADE "A" LARGE EGGS DOL. RN \ J PRING CLEANING Z| NAN yd i \ ZN N77 a ily 1". 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