Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-28
Lions Beat Nutmegs
|2-1 as New GoaIie
Plays Brilliantly
By Brion Bell. Jr.

With Goalie Cliff Hicks, newly
acquired from the New York
Rangers, playing brilliant game
IN the nets, the Washington Lions
edged New Haven, 81, in an
Eastern Hockey League match at
Uline Arena last night. A crowd
Of LOO saw the Lions beat the
Nutmegs for the sixth straight
time and take over undisputed
possession of third place.
Hicks, receiving little help from
his teammates, made 40 saves and
narrowly missed a shutout.
Washington's Gordon Warner
scored at 2::35 of the first period
and Bibber O'Hearn. Lions winger,
at lit of the third. New Ravens
only goal came at $3.50 of the
final period when Bob Leek de-
f1ected a blue line shot into the
Washington net.
Lions Are Sluggish.
Except for Hicks performance.
the Lions were a sluggish outfit.
New Haven spent most of the eve
ming near the Washington goal.
The 21-year-old Hicks, who is
reserve goalie for the Rangers
and on loan to Washington,
turned in the best net tending
seen at Uline's this season. In his
only previous performance here,
he shut out the Lions for Troy,
20.
Hicks will play with Washing
ton whenever the Rangers do not
have a home game. He was in bed
with flu until yesterday and not
to replace Dennis
Mooney, former Lions goalie. last
night. However. Hicks recent ill
ness did not affect his play.
Warner got his goal on side
shot after taking a pass from Ron
Rohmer early in the game. The
match was scoreless until the
third period when O'Hearn re-
ceived a fine pass from Stan
Warecki at the blue line and
skated in alone to ring up WASH
ington's second goal shortly after
the session had started.
Clock Out of Order.
New Haven finally turned on
the red light when Washington
was man short. Defenseman
Arnett whitney fired a shot from
the blue line which Hicks had in
his sights until Leek DETECTED the
puck into the net.
Confusion reigned at the end Of
the match when the scoreboard
clock went out of order. The
hand refused to function
and after a conference between
both teams, the second hand was
for the final 21a min
utes. However. to make sure
there was no slip up, Coach Ducky
Skinner of the Lions and New
Ravens Whitney occupied the
penalty box and watched the
clock.
Hicks had played in eight pre-
vious Eastern league games with
Troy and leads the league goalies
with an average which, up to last
night, was 1888 goals surrendered
a game.
The victory gives the Lions %
points to 20 for the Nutmegs. They
clash in New Haven again to-
night. The Lions return to Uline's
Saturday night for an engage
ment with the second-place Johns
town Jets.
Position WASHINGTON New Haven
Goalie Hicks Shropshire
Defense Medynskt Karrys
Defense Hughes whitney
Forward O'Hearn IngoldSby
Center Brown Myles
rOIWaIu Wareck1 Morrison
Washington Spares-Lucas, Archam.
beault, Rohmer. warner Cardieux, Innis.
New Haven spares--Lallo, Samanski.
Busch. Leek, Toyoto Wilkie, Lebodia.
ner tRohmer), 2:35. Penalties-Warner
(Wash.), tripping (3:40); Lebodia IN H,
interference GAO; Warner (Wash), In
14:20.
Second period-No scoring Penalties
Lebodia IN. HI, cross checking, C7:2S).
Third neriod Wa Sh{putnp
OHearn (WareckD. 1:17. New Haven
scoring-Leek (Whittney Busch). $50.
Penalties Warner (Wash), holding,
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