Pulp Fiction, 1943 · page 29 of 116
12 Sports Aces, January 1943 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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# Page Description This is an interior story page from a pulp magazine titled "The Red-Light Express." It contains narrative prose about an ice hockey game between the Raiders and Hawks, illustrated by a dramatic black-ink drawing of hockey players in action near the goal. The text describes the final moments of play—a player named Sweeney scoring the winning goal—and the subsequent celebration in the Raiders' locker room. The final score reads "Raiders 4, Hawks 3."
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board at Happy Holliday. A moment later, Happy skated over to Angel. There were a few words exchanged. Angel went off the ice. It was then that the attack really jelled. The drive and lift and relentless- ness of the ocean tide was in the Raider charges. The Hawks finally salvaged the puck out of a scramble. They were turned at the goal. Sweeney picked up a rebound. He started down the ice. He stick-handled, ghosted his way through the enemy that rode up to batter him down. THE RED-LIGHT EXPRESS 27 s He worked his way imto the clear, slanted down the boards and over the blue line. The goalie poised to hurl back the threat. No tricky stuff this time. Sweeney blasted. It was a whistling dark bullet that slashed past the Hawk goalie. Rafders 4, Hawks 8. That was how it ended. : The Raiders piled into their dressing room, In no time the room was bulging. Buzzy and Lew Harrigan and other news- hounds and even some fans were in there. Angel Toland was almost dressed when the team came in. Angel was in a hurry. GO | Gomichbook