Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-23
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BY Long Shots
Detroit Comes From
Behind Twice to
Trim Leaders, 81
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

BY LEWIS III. WALTER
Three long range shots that
beat Frankie Brimsek, hockey'sl
greatest goalie. have put the De-
troit Red Wings within reach of
the National Hockey League lead.
The shots were fired by Capt.
Sid Abel, defenseman Jack Stew
art and right wing Eddie Wares
as Detroit came from behind twice,
then took the lead with less than
seven minutes TO 60 for a 3 10 q
victory over the league leadingl
Boston Bruins at Olympia last
night.
Abel's 35-footer from straight
out richocheted of the leg oil
Yank Boyd. oldish Boston recruit,
and eluded Brimsek to tie the
score in the second period.
Stewards 40-footer. his first
goal OF the season, sailed under
Brimsek's right arm 10 tie the
score in the third period.
WARES WINS 1T
Then Wares whistling 55-footer
from an angle on right wing caught
the inside Of the far post. whisked
around the cage TO win the game.
Those three shots Offset the goal
Buzz Boil. one OF the leagues
leading scorers, slapped home
after Bill Cowley's pass to give
Boston the lead in the first period
when Detroit was shorthanded
because of a penalty to Jimmy
Orlando.
They wiped out the goal scored
by Flash Hollett, the leagues
high scoring defenseman. which
gave Boston the lead in the second
period.
But what was more important
TO the Red Wings. they beat Frank
Brimsek, the icy-veined goalie
from Eveleth, MINI.
II took the long shots. screened
part OF the way by players bodies,
to finally bring Detroit its second
victory of the season over Boston,
and the great Brimsek, 10 cut the
Boston lead to five points over
Detroit.
Now having played three less
games than Boston. the second
place Wings eventually can move
into first place by winning the
difference. which would give them
six points.
MADE EN- TOUGH
Despite the absence OF Dit
Clapper, star defenseman. who
directed the team from the bench.
Boston made Detroit win this
game the hard way. with sgd
Howe failing on two successive
faceoffs near the Detroit net in
the last six seconds TO stall away
the precious seconds.
1t was a game in which the
1888 paid customers and a thou
sand or so sailors and soldiers OF
the Allied forces roared for 60
as the Red Wings and
Bruins fought and scrambled in a
melee Of hard checking and shoot
ing. The shooting was done
mostly by. the Red Wings, who
made Brimsek make 80 saves to g
for Mowers.
It was a game in which the
Wings finally overcame their
feeling that Brimsek is invulner-
able
The Wings not only ratified
three shots off the post. but they
stormed into Boston territory with
such effect in the last period that
Brimsek made 10 saves up 10 the
14-minute mark before Mowers
had to make save on Herbie
Cain.
The victory lifted blush from
the cheek of Orlando, who had
enabled Boston TO take the lead
when penalized for a needless
charge against Flash Hollett in
the first period. The two-minute
penalty again put Jimmy in front
Of Murph Chamberlain of Boston
for the "badman" title.
The Wings go into action again
tomorrow night against the Royal
Canadian Air Force team from
Toronto at Windsor. They play
the New York Rangers here
DETROIT BOSTON
Mowers n Brimssk
stewart 1. y Crawford
simon ID II. Jackson
Howe Cowley
Liscombs l. w A. jackson
Bruneteau RW Boil
Detroit Alternates Wares. Crosse. Abel
Orlando. Motter, Douglas. Watson. Jen
1ings.
Boston alternates - Schmidt Gailingsr
Suidoln, Cain, Boyd, Chamberlain. Hol-
stt, shewehuck.