Saskatoon\u0027s sports fans ushered in 1923 with a bit of mayhem. Things are calmer in 2023.
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A violent night it turned out to be, on the same date that baseball great “Wee” Willie Keeler died, that Rosthern beat Prince Albert in a men’s-league hockey game, and that 80 contestants prepared for a Saskatoon snooker tournament. The game ended with fans flowing onto the slick surface and throwing punches at players and each other.
As Eskimos players headed off the ice, an alert Lalonde — whose “noodle was working at full speed”, according to the dispatch — scooped up the puck, skated down the ice, and scored.Article content “Amid the disgraceful scenes of attempted murder and mayhem,” wrote our intrepid reporter, “there was at least one ludicrous episode. As Hal Winkler skated off the ice, somebody tried to grab him by the hair.The crowd dispersed, eventually, and the Star pondered aloud the conversations that might ensue when rumpled dads came home from their night at the arena.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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