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...Boston Bruins struck for three first period goals in less than five minutes last night to whip Montreal 4 to 2 and get back into contention in their National Hockey League best-of-seven playoff series. The Canadiens hold a 2-1 edge, with the next game schedule for Tuesday...
Hollis, the winner of the first half play-off, has already lost twice and seems unlikely to top the second half, as Apley did last year. As a result, a playoff will probably develop between Hollis and the winner of the second half playoff for the overall basketball championship...
Although placing only ninth in the fall point standings, Thayer North looms as a threat to the current leaders. With forward Ted Moskowitz scoring up to 30 points a game in the first half, Thayer lost only to Hollis in a double overtime playoff game. Like Grays, it has gotten off to a good start with two straight wins...
...League standings last year Cornell and Princeton both had 11 and 3 records, but Cornell took the title by beating Princeton in a playoff game. Penn was third, followed by Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, and Harvard. An Ivy League coaches' poll picked the weak Crimson team to finish last again this year...
Around Detroit, at any rate, there is little doubt about who the 1954 champions will be. Layne and the Lions have won the title two years running; for their loyal fans, this season's playoff is a mere formality...