Evening star., 1957-12-29
Fighting Marks.
Hockey Victory
BY Presidents

A big fight among players
that required the combined ef-
forts Of police and playing Of
the National Anthem to quell
marked the Presidents rouslng
Al victory over the Charlotte
Clippers last night at Uline
Arena before 2.e6e fans.
II was the surging Presi-
dents NTH victory In their last
six games and third win In
four consecutive nights OF
Eastern Hockey League play.
The game. which threatened
to get out Of hand from the
opening whistle, erupted mid
way In the second period.
Charlotte firebrand Ken MUIR
ply crashed into Washington
Goalie Nick Pidsodny In the
mouth Of the nets. Nick came
storming out Of the nets after
Murphy. who was then jumped
by Steve Kuzma, and q small
fight ensued.
Murphy. Kuxma and Pi-
dsodny each received two-min-
ute penalties and Murphy got
an extra ten-minute miscon-
duct for objecting too vocifer-
iously. In the penalty box.
Kuzma and Murphy resumed
the battle and three policemen
stepped In TO maintain order.
Both Tossed Out
Kuzma and Murphy for the
second time took up the battle
in the penalty box and several
Clippers players joined in from
the ice. The police began
swinging nightsticks and Muir
ply and Charlotte Defenseman
Fred Weaver each took several
blows.
/ Then the Uline Arena man.
agement played the National
/ Anthem.
E, Fan and players slowly came
TO attention and the distur-
bance ended. Referee Ron
/ Rohmer threw both Murphy
and kuzma out Of the fray with
! game misconducts.
Kuzma scored Washington's
first goal at 2::25 Of the OPEN
ing period and Jean Leclerc
got credit for his teams second
goal when the puck ricocheted
of Clipper Coach Stan War
ecki's skate into the Clipper
net.
Vip Palladino tailed the local
sextet's third goal at 1877 Of
the second period when he sent
a beautiful 30-foot shot through
Gialie Les Binkley's legs.
GOalie IL Star
Pidsodny. who played a bril-
liant game in the Presidents
nets. had mis- bid for his third
shutout ruined when Defense
man John Muckler netted a
screen shot with only two and
a half minutes to play in the
game. Wally Kullman added
the Presidents last goal in the
final minute.
Earlier in the final period,
Pidsodny stopped q solo dash
by Charlotte's Bibber O'Hearn
and turned back Jim McNulty's
immediate rebound shot for
two exceptional saves that
brought the fans TO their feet.
Nick received a big hand from
1.-THE fans at the end Of the
game.
1 washinstsn Pos. Charistte
PtdROdny O. Btnkley
/ Brklacieh d. Maxwell
LAllo D. Weaver
KullmAn c. Murphy
palladino W. Adam
Clements W LAlonde
1 Spares; Brophy. Muckler
/ Houle. OHearn. warecki. Sullivan,
/ MeNulty. Washington SanderSon.
Hinehbergef. Defeliee, KuEma. Porter.
Bernauues Leclerc, Hayneld
Charlotte IL
/ WaShington l-
saves: Binkley 80: Pidsodny IS.
/ First period seortng I washington.
I Kuxma fDefeliee. LecieTel s:9S': .
washineton. Leelere tunassistedl
lt40.
Second period seorine: g. Washing
ton, Palladino tLallo. Kullmanl i37
Penalties: Charlotte - Murphy e.
minute. roughing l0-minute, miScon-
I duct and game miseonductl 1898:
Neutrality-suspicious. Commute. charg-
inE and same miseonduetl 1908,
Third period scoring: 4. Charlotte,
I Muckler adam 1891; s. Washing
ton. kullman tclementsl lp:la
Penalties: Charlotte = Maxwell O.
minute, trtnping. and io-minuie. mis-
eonduotl 9.0s.
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