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The expansion Bearcats came home after losing their third straight game. At 0-4-1, they remained winless on the season. Taking on the Millionaires tonight, however, they were determined to make a better showing in front of their fans. 

Early in the first, winger Rusty Crawford shook off the rust and scored his first goal in three seasons to stake the Bearcats to a 1-0 edge. The scrappy Cats imposed a suffocating neutral-zone trap in an effort to protect this rare lead. Harry Trihey doubled their advantage in the second with a power-play goal. 

Heading into the final frame, the Bearcats were cautiously optimistic about their chances. Just a minute into the third, Dickie Boon flipped a pass to center Harry Hyland, who blasted his first goal of the year to run the lead to 3-0. Moments later, Trihey picked up his second power-play tally of the game. Around the midway point, captain Billy Gilmour scored to put the finishing touches on his team's offensive onslaught.

Rookie goaltender Hap Holmes, meanwhile, was having the best start of his young career. His only blemish was a Frank Rankin goal late in the third that spoiled his shutout bid. Holmes nonetheless stopped 26 of 27 shots, and the Bearcats won for the first time in franchise history, 5-1 over the Millionaires.