Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-16
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BY LEWIS III. WALTER

Up in Montreal Les Canadiens
won't believe it, The same De-
troit Red Wings who, Saturday
night trailed them TO and finally
settled for an SO defeat, today
hold 80 shutout victory over
the Toronto Maple Leafs. II was
the first shutout by the Wings
since they blanked the Rangers,
1870, here Jan 23. 1914.
You can't tell the Maple Leafs,
who have whipped Montreal four
times, that Detroit hasn't a team
that can also whip Canadiens.
For the Maple Leafs have been
able 10 squeeze out only one tie
against six defeats by the second
place Wings in this campaign. The
Canadiens' conquerors today are
back in Toronto smarting from
the whitewashing the Wings gave
them at Olympia last night before
a seasons record crowd of 14,l27.
LEAGUES 4TH SHUToUT
Goalie Harry Lumley, the
pink Checked 18-year-old who set
down his shovel in the boiler
room of a Great Lakes boat to
pick up the big stick for the
Wings when the lake freeze
started, is grinning because he
has his first shutout on the big
time.
There have been four shutout
games in the National Hockey
/ League all season. Harry earned
his the hard way against Sweeney
Schriner, Babe PrattsLorne Carr
and the rest of a greatly inn
proved Toronto club. that out
rushed Detroit in the first period,
but finally yielded a goal 10 Ted
Lindsay in the second period and
one apiece 10 Mud Bruneteau and
Jud McAtee in ffenzied third
period.
LumleyS saves by periods were
11-6-6-23, as against 6-l3-9-28,
for Frank McCool of the Leafs.
Off The Leafs showing last
night, the Red Wings will have
trouble maintaining their domi-
finance over Toronto the rest OF
the season. Although the veteran
Mel Hill was out with an injury
and Johnny McCrcedy, just out
OF the service. hasn't shown
enough form TO make him regll-
I lar. the Leafs looked as good as
Canadiens most Of the way.
With Sweeney Schriner back on
left wing after long GONZALES
ence and Wally StanowSki show
ing flashes Of the dash that made
him an All-Star choice before he
entered the army the Leafs car
ried the first period play in A
manner that made the 81 odds on
Detroit look ridiculous.
LindSay's 35-foot shot which
finally put the Wings in front
early in the second period was a
/ freak. sgd Howe made the pass
and Lindsay fired through two
Leaf defenders from left wing
The shot hit one of the Toronto
players. then struck the ice 10
feet out and took several hops
before il jumped over McCool's
stick into the net
HOWE HAS . ASSISTS
Howe advanced 10 within II
points of els Stewards all-time
scoring record with two assists.
His second came halfway through
the final period when he and Mud
Brunetcau got in on a brcakaway
/ McCool went down Ia beat Howe
at the right side Of the goal
mouth but sgd picked up the
puck and pitched it over for Mud
to jam in the opposite corner.
Joe Carveth pulled the master
bit Of maneuvering for the final
goal. Sent on his way by Steve
Wochy's fine pass, he gave Pete
Backor of the Leafs such a smart
feint on right wing that Backor
became confused and took the
only other Leaf defender out OF
the play. That left Jud McAtee in
the clear to take Carveth'S pass
and fool McCool for the last
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