Down the Ice

" ...] And no one had the heart to question him further. The game ended without a change in the score and sports writers now had something to write about. "Injury Affects Hemmer's Playing," one heading said. "Hemmer Shadow of Former Self," declared another. "Crippling of Hemmer Menaces Chances Against Siddall," was a third feature title. But it remained for one sport scribe to offer the explanation that "Hemmer played under wraps, apparently by instructions of Coach Corcoran who was running no risks against his not being in shape to meet Siddall next Saturday. There's little doubt but that Carl will be in his customary great form at that time ... and then we'll be treated to a whirlwind battle between himself and Whiz Deagen-two of the smartest performers in high school hockey." Rated as two evenly matched sextets, Taber and Siddall High Schools ...]."