The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-01-30
Figures In 400 Consecutive Games
For New York Rangers Hockey Club
Murray Murdoch complst . .
Seventh Year OF Unlnter~
mittent Play
~ JIMMIE DONAHUE

~ JIMMIE DONAHUE
New York, Jan. 3o.-seven years q
flying pucks, flashing skates with
knife-edge blades, failing sticas-lo0
consecutive games Of ono Of tho most
hazardous Of sports-is tho record
recently set BY Murray Murdoch, who
plays for Les Patrick,s New York
Rangers,
Murdoch's Weathering Of hockey's
storms during tho years since the
Rangers were organized In 1896 has
been partly responsible for the Goth
am teams rise to the heights Of the
game. But also responsible for the
success Of the squad, which was clt-
NAKED BY the unexpected winning Of
tho Stanley cup Ii the playoff last
season, Is the managerial acumen Of
the silver-thatched Patrick.
Les, who was born acres the line
In the Dominion Of the Maple Leaf.
and who has packed q career full a
playing, promoting and MANAGING,
stood pat on the team that won the
title last year. With the exception Of
few youngsters, his lineup Of Andy
Atkenhead. goalie: Ching johnson,
Earl seibert, OFT Heller and Doug
Brennan, defense, and Bill and Bun
Cook and Frank Boucher, front line,
was good enough for him this season.
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But tho boys started out on tho
wrong foot. They lost consistently un-
til the genial Irishman gave them .
dressing down, changed his lineup
and started them clicking. Today
they are battling at the top OF tho
hostly contested American division
cf tho National Hockey League.
PatrickA team u q squad Of stars.
Andy Aitkenhead Is at the top Of hts
profession, and has scored six shut-
cuts this year. Only Il goals have
been scored against him In Is games.
Recently, Edouard Lalonde, manager
Of Les Canadiens, was asked to name
his ideal hockey players, and here's the
way he classed the Rangers:
For elusiveness, ! figure Bill Cook
Of the Rangers is No. man. Az for
play making and creating situations
that make for clean shots at tho net,
Frank Boucher Of the same team Is
first.
Outstanding In courage. too. Is Blu
Cook.
Cook, up until this year. was the
modern ideal Of the game. But be
hasn't hit his full stride yet, ana the
honors at present go to Aurel Joliat
Of Les Canadtens.''
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Cook and Boucher arc stars Of the
team-but SO are Ching johnson, Bun
Cook, Murdoch, Earl Seibert and tho
rest Of them. And Patrick had more
to do with the making Of them than
any other factor.
A hockey team, Patrick figures.
should be run like any other highly
organized athletic squad. According
", he has his own system At opera
tions.
He never fines man for infringe
ment Of rules, but II the culprit per
sists In repeatedly pulling tho stunt,
he Is dismissed without any fuss. He
holds blackboard talks In the dressing
room before every game. and during
those talks every player has his duties
mapped out for him.
During the game. his eyes arent
always on the puck-they're on thu
Ranger who's moving 1t up the leo or
trying to take 1t away from an enemy.
In that way he can SEQ which play
ers are working" and which arc not.
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Although Les was . star for years.
he doesn't play now. Six years aao,
however, during the height az the
titular battle between the Rangers and
the Montreal Maroons. Patrick got In
to the game.
l.orne Chabot. his goalie, was hi
over the eye by . flying puck and
couldn't continue. Patrick donued tho
pads and for tho remainder o{ the
game hurled his stiffened form In
front Of the net, allowing only oue
goal 70 get past him. Tho Raugers
finally won.
Tho ~0ray Eagle" fancies . certain
type Of player-and tkat type, STRANGE
II. Is one who = not 90 iutellieent, 10
has found hockey players can think
faster on tho leo 4 they aIv hockey
players rather than intellectuals.
That's because there's nothing On
their minds but hockey 10 Gays.
Too many ramifications n the brain
Is bad. Il boys head Is filled With
thoughts Of modern literature, bud-
ness depression and strides Of science.
he hasn't many cells LETT for hookay."