The second inductee from the “Veterans” Category is even more suspicious than the first. Herbie Lewis had proven to be a decent forward for the Detroit franchise in the 1930’s, but did he do anything that was really of Hall of Fame note? He was part of two Stanley Cup winning teams, and was a very good post season performer, but realistically Lewis is a candidate for the “Hall of Very Good” and not a “Hall of Fame”.

Father David Bauer (not a misprint as he was an ordained Catholic priest) was the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Bobby Bauer. The younger sibling was a decent junior player in his own right, but not at a professional level. He played for a spell at St. Michael’s and after serving in the Canadian military and becoming a priest, he returned to St. Michael’s and became the coach of its junior team and took them to the Memorial Cup.

Best known for a still standing NHL record of ten points in a game in 1976, Darryl Sittler was a lot more than just that dream performance. He was an accomplished offensive player who twice topped the 100 point mark while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs and was the leader of that team through the 1970’s. He was a consistent scorer, but naturally became frustrated as Toronto management (namely Harold Ballard) began to dismantle the team. Sittler would join the Philadelphia Flyers where he was still a good player for another two seasons. He would finish his career with over 1,100 points and a revered place in Maple Leaf history.

In what we feel was one of the better boxing pictures in the “Golden Era”, Kid Gallahad gives us the story of Ward Guisenberry, a farm boy turned boxer with so much power he instantly becomes a top contender.

That is the simple synopsis as Ward was discovered by Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) a boxing promoter who got screwed over by one of his boxers who took a 25,000 bribe from Turkey Morgan, a mobster (Humphrey Bogart). Following a drinking binge, Donati and his girlfriend Fluff (Bette Davis) discover a bellhop who rushed to Fluff’s defense when accosted.

Sensing he has something special, Guisenberry, now with the nickname of “Kid Galahad” enters the professional ranks and starts destroying everyone in his path by knockout. The kid remains loyal to Donati even when approached by Morgan, and continues on until he is ready for a title shot.

Donati turns on his young protégé upon learning that he was involved with his sister and in the championship fight gives him erroneous advice to attach the champion head on, knowing that it was the wrong tactic. He also laid a significant wager on Kid Galahad to lose, which Turkey Morgan learns of and after confronting Donati makes a sizable $150,000 wager himself. Galahad, sensing that what he is doing is wrong changes tactics and wins the fight and championship by knockout. You can guess what happened to Donati after that can’t you?



The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Kid Gallahad (1937)

Actor:
Wayne Morris

Role Portrayed:
Boxer

Why You Should Vote For Him:
He is a champion with impeccable character. There aren’t that many fictional boxers from this era that can say that.

Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
The character may have had the movie named after him, but his story was almost secondary to what was going on around him.