The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-24
Halting Arena Window Breakage Gives Shore Mass Hockey Development Idea
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More Then 500 Boys 10 Co l8 HovO Leagues
 In Springfield
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BY HARRY CRIMSON CNEA Service Sports Edlter)

Springfield, Mass,--Edward Will liam Shore takes no credit for the Idea,
 Eddie ahore was only tgylng to stop window breakage at the East. ern states Coliseum,
 But from that corrective measure sprang one of hockeyS brightest ideas-anaSs development Of play CTS.
 More than 600 boys - from 10 years on up now receive mass instruction in how to play hockey.
 The Greater Springfield School boy Hockey League was organized two years ago, There ore l6.club circuits for boys from 10 to a, i2 to lA and lA to l6.
 Boys from 10 to lS 60 into c high school or mercantile league. They can continue to play in 0 i0.club mercantile league upon graduation,
 Adopted elsewhere, the plan Shore stumbled on aecidently easily could Dc the formula for the deyels opment of American hockey play. CTS.
 After all, baseball started on cor ner lots, and hockey provides no such opportunity.
 One of the better players In the Springfield high school league had never seen pair of ice skates when he came up from Florida two years ago.
 Angelo Bertelli. the remarkable Notre Dame sophomore, is c pro. duet of this high school loop.
 You have Defenseman shores word for it that he is as good Q center and defenseman as he Is c football player,
 Shore wanted to carry Bertelli with his Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, but when the boy advised that he he'd Q chance to 60 to Notre Dame, the old-tlmer told him he'd hit him over the head with Q club if he didn't.
 BOYS NOW HANG INSIDE INSTEAD or OUTSIDE
 Eastern States Coliseum, where tho Doubles A Radmen perform, Isn't situated 2n one Of tho more desirable sections of Springfield, you see.
 When Shore took over the fran chlse in the winter of l0Se, the neiehborhood youngsters were, tc put it mildly, c bit rough.
 But Eddie Shore, bad man of the Ice, iS 0 good hand with kids.
 One night, surveying the wreck. aSe from tho inside, Owner Shore went outSide and asked the young. steFs why they were breaking hii windows.
 Because we can't get ln," cam. the chorus.
 Proprietor Shore took care of that won the mob over Immediately.
 "9ut I made them work for it, beams Dlseiplinarlan Shore. "IAttle odd jobs like Scraplng the Ice even though lt want needed, It's moi good for Q boy to get something for nothing.
 Soon the kids were hanging ln- side of tho Eastern State Coliseum instead of outside. They itched to play. An idea was born.
 Each club has Q roster of from 10 to 20, must dress i4. Any com. munity with l& interested boys of the same age may apply for the privilege Of organizing . club. Each club supplies It's own equipment, The boys raitie of various articles to obtain the money. Equipment Is passed along as the boys step up.
 Only Q few minor accidents have occurred. Shore attributes this to the fact that the boys are kept in the same Age and weight class. URGANxZER INSISTS ON HONESTY, FAIR PLAY
 Rules definitely ilnplant In the boys mind the importance og iaiE play. The leagues were playing of tho championship games. one was leading and ready to 20 into the final playofFS when shorO, Suspect- ing that Q player on that team was older than the rules allowed, ques- toned the boy. The boy admitted he was two years older than hC should Do.
 Shore immediately Ollmlnaees