The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-09
Derby Wide Open, Says Kentucky Colonel
REDW|NCS EVEN /. WITH RANGERS
 IN ICE BATTLE
Handicapped Stanley Cap Holders Win Az Game
 at Detroit
United Press Stan Correspondent


 Limited Press Stan Correspondent Detroit, April 9.-(UP)-The De- troit Redwigs, National Hockey league champions, pulled up even with the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup play-offs today after ruining the New Workers chances of winning six straight games in the post-Season series.
 The Wings launched high-pow+ cred offensive last night to take the second play-of game, to 2, after losing the first game to Les Patrick's sextet Tuesday night in New York, 5 to 1. The victory made the De- troiters confident that they will re- tain the symbol of world hockey su- premacy for the second consecutive year.
 The Rangers, disappointed that their recently acquired motto-"'The Stanley Cup in Seven Straight and a chance to reate hockey his- tory had been brought to an end, were 1onethelesS confident that they still would annex the trophy. c The third and fourth games of the series will be played here Sum- day and Tuesday nights. The fifth, if necessary, and final game is scheduled for Thursday.
 The Redwings were invincible as they moved back into a favored po- sition by outwiting Goalie Dave Kerr, Rangers sensational net guardian. They piled up. a 40 lead before the New York team scored. During the. eliminations in which the Rangers brushed aside the Toronto Mapleleafs and Montreal Maroons and in the first Sts,ley Cup game with the Wings, Kerr had allowed only two goals while his team scored five victories. 7 The Wings slammed three goals past the acrobatic Kerr in four min- utes of the first period and counted once again in the second. frame. During the remainder of the game Detroit established a defense against the frantic Rangers but gave way twice in the second period whs.1 the New Workers scored their caly goals. stas ~s
 The game brought two casualties to the New York team. Otto Heller, defenseman. and Alex ShibicSy, star of the Rangers front line. both cracked their heads oh the ice ja falls resulting from severe body checks. X-ray examinations will be made today.
 Shibicky went out in the second period after collision with Bucko Mcdonald, Wing defenseman. Heller was assisted from the ice near the end of the game after being checked into the boards by Wally Kjlrea.
 Without the services of their star goal keeper, Norlnie Smith, the De- troit team resorted to wide open power attacks from the opening whistle. Johnny Correll scored the irst goal at 9:22, the puck bounding into the net of Murray Murdoch's skate.
 Mud .Brunetau scored less than three minutes later, and Johnny Gallagher. coming up from de- fense position, drove solo shot past Kerr at 13:31.
 In the second period, Herbie Lewis, Detroit wing, came out of a scramble to score at 1l:02.
 Both off the Ranger goals follow ed, Babe Pratt driving the rubber disc home at 15:05 on assists from Neil and MacColville. Butch Kell- ing scored on pass from Coulter at 1918.
 Recruit Goalie Earl Robertson, who guarded the Detroit net in the absence of Smith, gave creditable performance during the second c--d third period assaults of the Ra ,,~- CTS. His saves kept the Rangers from at least two scores. A capacity crowd of 14,0OO y''t- messed the Olympia where all thc remaining Stanley Cup games will be played because of the opening of the circus at Madison Square Garden.