Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-08
Crosse Hero
As Wings Get
2-Ganne Lead
Play OF Detroit
Stuns Fans in
Packed Toronto Arena

Continued from First Sport Page
By1neteau and Jerry Brown also
pumping in goals. Detroit coastcd
in despite scoring shots by Sweeney
SchFiner and Wally Stanov kSt.
SWITCH STYLE
The Toronto club, which had
derided DeuoitS forcCheCklng
hockey game. switched its style 10
Detrcit'S and was beaten again
through the great play OF Crosse
and his teammates. Standing out
with Crosse was goalie Johnny
Movers. who never was better
than when kicking out the shots
OF Schriner. Billy Taylor and the
other Leaf stars. Mowers was
credited with 80 saves 10 30 for
Broda.
It's regarded as a miracle in the
hockey world. and even 10 most
of the Red Wings that they could
walk in and win two straight
games on Toronto ice. Especially
when the Detroit club could win
only FIVE out of "a games away
from home during the regular
season.
But il didn't look like any
miracle as Crosse went TO town
before 1907 persons in Maple
Leaf Gardens. The first period was
lust a little more than half over
when Eddie Wares fired a hard
shot from the blue line which
Broda knocked out and Crosse
raced in for the kill.
FLICKS 1T IN
Crosse and Stanowski, Leaf
defenseman, reached the puck all
most simultaneously but Don got
his stick on it. Falling with Stan
owsh wrapped around him and
Broda starting to do the splits I'M
the goal mouth. Don flicked thel
puck through Broda's legs into the
cage.
Before the period over Carl Lis
combe came down all the way
from his own blue line to lay a
perfect pass on Mud Bruneteau'sl
stick in the goal mouth after Mud
had hurtled past big Bucko Mac
Donald.
That was goal No. 2. and it re-
suited in the Wings. who had
started the game 1875 underdogs,
being favored at 2 TO ! when the
second period opened. When
Schriner got Toronto's first score
in a crisS-cross scramble around
the Detroit net in the second Pc
Rod, the die-hard Toronto fans,
cut the odds TO even money, with
Detroit still one ahead.
IT'S A BEAUTY
But Crosses third period goal
was the clincher and was the most
beautiful goal of the night. He
and Eddie Wares raced into To-
ronto ice with only Bucko Nc
Donald in front of them.
Crosse fed a pass over 20
Wares on right wing but Eddie
missed IL and went skidding on
his stomach. The puck bounced
OF the right wing boards and
Nick Metz and Crosse raced for
IL. Crosse got there first.
wheeled and started right across
to the Toronto cage. Mcdonald
barred his way. Crosse shifted
once and Buckle dived. The thin
man from the 500 twisted
around his HURTING body like an
eel and moved In on Broda to
beat him with flip shot TO the
top of the net. Mcdonald, open
mouthed, was on his knees
watching Crosse as the red light
went on.
That was the ball game right !
there. Detroit ran its lead TO Al
on Jerry Browns goal with Bob
Davidson off for body checking
Liscombe, but the Leafs managed
10 get that one back on a 40-foot
shot by Stanowski that gave them
burst of fire with just five min
utes left. They took Broda out
with a minute left and shot with
six forwards in vain.
Mowers and the hard-working
Detroit defense were too much for
them.
The game was hard fought, but
no savagery developed, due 10 the
extremely efficient work of Ref
cree Bill Chadwick, who called
eight penalties on each team.
Chadwick's officiating was ex-
pected 10 aid the Leafs because
he is very strict and was 10 stop
any excessive humping. But even
with the strictest officiating the
Leafs still couldn't get through the
barrier of bodies and sticks be-
tween them and the winning goals
Nor could they stop Crosse, Abel
and the rest OF the Wings.