The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
FREAK SHOT DEE |GOALIE'S GLOVE BEATS BRUINS
Thompson Gets Tough Break" as Team Goes
 Out of Stanley Cup
By EREST BARCELLA

Limited Press Stan CorrespOndentD
 Boston, March 20-(UP) )-Bos- tons Bruins were out of the Stanley cup chase today-and all because fate, as it were, poked a paw into Goalie Tiny Thompson's left gaunt- let just when you least expected 1t.
 For 38 minutes and 48 seconds, 1t appeared the Bruins would send an overflow crowd of 1000 home happy with the deceding victory in the second -place playof series with Montrears Maroons. They were en-.. toying a seemingly safe To lead. Then that old debbil fate stepped in and contrived to make Thompson accidentally DUST the tying goal into his own net!
 Before anybody could recover from the shock, Montreal had. bagged a Al decision, the series and the right to meet the New York Rangers in the semi-finals.
 GOOdf Start
 Until that strange phenomenon occurred, it looked as if the story of a Boston victory would be writ ten around the heroic feat of Dit Clapper, the big right winger who has been converted into a defense man. It was Clapper who breathed new life into the belabored Bruins midway through the season. It was Clapper who scored Boston's first goal last Thursday in their 40 tri- | VVVSavN1n AKNrafNa01 tA {1Aa series.
 And it was Clapper again who scored the games first goal early in the second period last night-a goal that seemed destined to send the Bruins into the semi-finals and possibly the finals and the worlds big league hockey title. -
 But Clapper's goal only proved to be a boomerang.
 Until he tallied, both teams had played cautious, defensive hockey, laying back for the break. Clap per's goal, however, threw the game wide open and set the stage for the most heart breaking turn of luck ever seen here.
 With both clubs now attacking full force, Montreal's Bob Oracle was penalized for holding. Just, as he was completing his two-imihute the rubber and passed to Oracle as ice. Marvin Wentworth picked up sentence, Boston lost the puck up the latter dashed out of the pen un- one at Thompson. Earl Robinson who let fly 6 hard seen. Oracle in turn whipped it to
 Tiny, who had suffered a three. stitch skate wound of the right hand in the first period, made magnifl- cent save. But in trying to clear the drive with his left hand, he nudged the disc into his own cage and the score was tied.
 Let-Down
 That's all Montreal needed. Bos- ton fell apart so completely and with such great dispatch that you could almost hear the thud. And before that second period was over, Russ Blinco stole the puck from Defenseman Allan Shields, who had @ discouraging night all around, and sank the winning tally.
 It did not matter that Montreal scored twice more in the final period while the Bruins were caught up ice trying desperately to equalize.
 Just for matter of record, Rob- inson, who was credited officially with the freak goal, scored the third tally. Then fate stepped in against when Dave Trottier scored the final goal. It was Trotter who got. the worst of a fist fight with Clapper in the first game at Montreal last Tuesday. But Trottier had the last taught.
 As soon as the game was over, the Maroons skated up to Thompson one by one and shook his hand. The guys at least were polite about it.