Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-15
Presidents Aim
To Tie P|ayoffs
Here Tonight

trailinp the Johnstown Jets in
their eastern Hockey League
playoff series. will try to even
it up at $3.50 o'clock tonight
ct Uline Arena.
Victory tonight would give
the Presidents the advantage
in the final phase Of this best
of-seven series next week end.
The teams play here next FRI
day night, and, II necessary. in
Johnstown the following night
and at Uline's again Sunday.
Players from both clubs will
welcome the i've days Of mac
tivity following tonight's game.
They battled through one over
time and IS seconds Of another
before Kenny Coomhes scored
to give the Jets Q 80 victory
before $500 fans last night in
Johnstown.
Jets Lead, 2-l
The Jets come here leading
in games. 2 to /. In the other
best-of-seven series. Charlotte,
champion Of the regular season,
and New Haven are tied at III.
They play tonight and tomor-
row at New Haven.
Winners Of the two series
will meet in a best-of-seven
playoff for the league cham
pionship.
Coombes, who ranks third in
the league in scoring, brought
the Jets victory last night with
a smashing drive from Is feet
out. He was screened when
he let it go and Norm DeFelice,
the goalie Washington bor-
rowed from Clinton to I'LL in
for the injured Nick Pidsodny,
never had a chance to make
the save.
Losing Argument
Vip Palladino scored TO put
the Presidents in front at ~. 28
of the first period, but Ferne
LaPointe and HOWE Horribly
scored early in the second for
the Jets. The Presidents lost
a losing argument to Referee
Phil WHALE over Hornsby's goal,
which they claimed was made
with the stick raised overhead
Ange DeFelice, Norms
brother and a Washington reg
ular, scored at 1855 of the
second period to tie the game
again and neither team could
score in the third.
Pos. WashinSton (2) JOhnstOwn (S)
In H;nchh S --------- Keno
RD Iaiio 'el . Fri LSeSs
c Clements ----------- coombes
RW-- LeClerc --------- RoberEe
LW LaCroix ------- Hail
SnSS.toTO ------ / / g g -
Washington spares-HuRh Campbell
Steve Brklacich. Wally Kullman, steve
kuzma. Vtp Palladino, Jack Porter,
Roger Hayield Johnstown spares
Lloyd Allsby. Ron Lee, Ed Ruml. Jim
Shropshire. Paul Olafson, Buddy Nc
Donald. HOWE Horribly. Fern LaPointe.
First period-Scoring: Washington-
Palladino (Hay1eld. DeFelice), 1928.
Johnstown--None. Penalties: Washing
ton-LaCroix two minutes tripping 4.
S:44: Lallo 1.-TWO minutes tripping),
1874. Johnstown-None
Second period-Scoring: Washing
ton - DeFelice (Paliadino), 1885.
Observation-Disclosures (Ruml. Olafsonl.
3:04: Horribly nucaS, McDoneldD. 5:17.
Penalties: Washington-Brklaci e
minutes tripping, 1913. Johnstown-
None.
Third period-scoring: Washington
None. Johnstown-None. Penalties:
ashington-Hinchberg e minutes
slashing), 5:46: Kuzma 40 minutes
1905 Johnstown-None.
First 20 minutes overtime period
Scoring: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Johns
town - None. Penalties: Washington-
Hinchberger e minutes hookinR),
1889. Johnstown-Roberge e min
utes trtppingl, 4:0s: LaPointe e. min
utes trippingl, $50; Allsby e minutes
Second Commute overtime period
Scoring: Washington-None. Johns
town--coombes lucas. HalD, .o:55.
Penalties: Neutrality-suspicious.. Johns.