Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-06
Players Battle
With Fists, Too,
As Rangers Fall
Liseombe Scores Two
Goals as Detroit Ends
New Workers Jinx
BY LEWIS Fl. WALTER

There are some mighty happy
persons connected with hockey
around Detroit today. But for NO.
ii we are not nominating Jack
Adams or any of his Detroit Red
Wings. It's true that after seven
straight defeats they whipped the
League leading New York Rangers,
I5-2, in the most sensational game
of the season at Olympia. And
they also earned at least a draw
in the big free-for-all fight.
II is also true it was great VIC
ltory-a suitable continuation OF
the drive that has seen the Wings
Isuffer only one defeat in seven
starts, a slashing drive that has
convinced many they are genuine
Stanley Cup prospects.
It's true that those two goals
by Carl Liscombe, those smart
shots by Jerry Brown, Eddie Wares
and Joe Carveth made Sugar Jim
Henry, the Ranger goalie, very
lsour. It's true that the goal by
lGrant Warwick that tied the score
lin the first period and Hubert
Macey's last period goal were just
consolation scores for the out.
played Rangers.
But our nomination for the No.
I Happiness Boy of Detroit hockey
to-day goes to that little skinny
spectator with the gray coat and
1.-The black hat who started the
lgreatest hockey gang fight in two
Years at Olympia and got away
with his life. His was the greater
Victory.
1T GETS ROUGHER
There was less than minute to
lgo in the second period and the
skinny little guys temperature was
rising rapidly. The Wings, with
three goals in the second period,
had just about clinched the game,
but the battle was getting much
rougher. The boys were really belt
ling each other before the 1928
fans.
Referee King Clancy tried to
Iget the game in hand. He chased
Mac Colville for high sticking Or
lando. Then he sent Alex Shibicky
to the penalty box for tripping
Eddie Wares.
1t was desperate Ranger team,
3 with two men short, that tried to
keep the Wings at bay. Big Eddie
Bush, Detroit defenseman, and
Watson crashed at the boards a
few feet from the Ranger bench.
1t was their second collision in a
minute and the fiery Watson lost
his temper and began to throw
punches.
This was just too much for the
skinny little spectator, who had
doubtless been soaking up every
body check and was crazy for ac-
- ton. He leaped from his second
row seat, leaned over and popped
WATSON four times on the back of
.. the head with his knuckles.
Then the little guy apparently
came to a sudden realization Of
the enormity of his crime and its
possible repercussions as a howl
arose from the Ranger bench. He
sat down suddenly and tried to
I look inconspicuous.
n Watson snarled at him, tried
o. nghtlng Bush and the IAN at once.
r But he was outnumbered. Then
! stocky little Bill Juzda came skat-
4 ing to his defense.
AS more spectators showed eag-
II erness to fight; Mud Bruneteau
:. came skating up and grabbed
. JuZda from behind to keep him
o from action. Up came Lynn Pat
e rick. the other Ranger; sgd Howe,
= Carl Liscombe and Jerry Brown
= of the Wings. Then the players
poured from both benches.
Half the players began fighting.
= the rest with Clancy and Linemen
- Doug Young and Stan McCabe.
= tried peacemaking.
a THAT peacemaking Is the
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