The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23
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By HENRY McLEMoRE

By HENRY McLEMORE Limited Press Stan Correspondent)
 New York. Dec 23-(UP)-It may be a heluva note for a guy who only recently learned to dis tinguish between puck and a goalie to sound-off on the ills of hockey, but I know what I like and 1t isn't hockey as she Is played right now.
 Asked the name of the dullest sport in the catalogue I'd select either wrestling or hockey. To me they're dull for the same reason, namely. thev have about as much noFgitv Ess a postman's route. Pres cit aa ywrestl ling, whether you see tt n Nps NorK or Siluria, Ala baEA2s and whether two champions at 2 euupie # punks are working, ss. .-l. .l.o same.
 The same is true of hockey. Ninety-nine per cent of the action If that's the word-goes some- thing like this. A member of team A grabs the puck, circles his own net, and lights out down tho ice. About halfway down he meets two defensemen. He tries to go be- tween them.l He falls. One of the defensemen falls. The upright gentleman passes the puck to a comrade who skates around his own net and lights out toward team As goal. About halfway he meets two defensemen. He tries to go between them. He falls. One of the defensemen falls. The upright well, you finish it. You can't go wrong.
 Occasionally goal is scored, but it usually comes when half a dozen or more sweating young men are packed around the mouth of the goal, completely obstructing the view of all but a lucky few and it's gotten so now that many of the spectators pray that goal won't be scored. This because it is now the fashion for the team ahead to abandon all semblance of attack, fall back on the defense, and defy the trailing outfit to break through the almost solid wall of players The result is sure cure for in- somnia or enthusiasm.
 "Oh yes," some one is sure tc say, "oh yes, but look at all the tumbling and falling the players do. That is alone worth the price of admission" I disagree. In the first place plain out and out brawling Is tiresome. An occasiona fist light and a heavy spill now ana then, is all right. But hockey'i appeal is not based on riugh- -hous, tactics. Hockey's lure is depend, ent on flashing speed, clever pass ing, and--goals. The hockey they'r, playing in the National league righ now offers very little of this sor of thing.
 What should be done? How should I know? As said befort I stilyl confuse wings with centers bucks with mallets. or what evel those things are players bat tho puck around with. But if I were forced to give a remedy I'd sugges reducing the number of players ol increasing the size of the playinf area. thus making it possible for : man to skate at least ten fee without running smack into { covery of his colleagues or his op position.
 If that's not feasible then tn, least the master minds of the gam, could do would be ot stuff cottor in all the referees whistles an( allow an offensive player to pre- cede thepuck over the blue lin, (what's the blue line, by the way ?, instead of being penalized. IT short, make forward passing wid, open.
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