Whether or not the local hockey mason w get underway on Fri- hy night next depends on the out- ‘come of negotiations between City Hockey League and Foruni officials it was lesrn.ed yesterday evening.

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Navy and Prince‘ o! Wales were ‘lguld to open the season in a pre- season exhibition encounter but it now appears as if a snag hascrop- pod up which may definitely send tin» genie into the disc Just Willdi. the trouble is coud not be definitely learned but it is thought that it all hinges on the financial

ide. - ' _ e s- o e-

Thgt, may or~ y not be the us; but it is ho ti that matters ‘m m‘ htened out to every- hody's satisfaction and the game g0 on as scheduled. There is a 1m of interest being taken in this year's hockey activities and fans have been patiently waiting for the scar-on to get underway. That illcy will be keenly disappointed 1i Friday night's game fails to materialize is understood, and if such a thing does happen it might have dlllgfllxll. reperctllsslians on city Hoe gue ac v er.

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A bone of contention among moor league baseball heads for a Ion-L time his been the problem of the Negro player, and now that Negro Jackie» Robinson has been iigned with the Montreal team of the nternatlonal League, base- bail officials are confronted with one of the most contentious cases in many years. ‘

ll The Saturday Review of Liter- sture, discussing the topic, states that Robinson well become one of the" stollter bulwarka of a tolerant and understanding Amer- ica about 11:11 April."

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Robinson will be the first Negro

syer in modern o: d base-

l, and right from the start he

ll up against a tough proposition

if he is to make the grade, and he realizes

. 4' .1’ O ‘In an interview with Al Laney.

rts stafi’. ha expressed his feel- s thus: "I know that I will alts a tongue beating. That I can lake. At least I think I can take it._And I am due for a terrible riding from the bench jockeys all around the International Circuit if! am good enough really to play with Montreal all summer. I know ut the riding white players ‘e one another, and I am sure will be much worse for me." “' III O- 0 O

an, Saturday Review goes on say that Jackie Robinson is go- to play ball and not to crusade,

| he found even in his football- ying days with UCLA. that ‘erance bred tolerance and to . it proves that "once the ice broken-and the idea accepted. thing is entirely possible."

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flt i| not only entirely possible, Iis absolutely inevitable if Amer- ica is going to live up to i high ilfvivstatlqns. of democrac . says t Review, pointing out: "There is no better place to begin it than In a baseball diamond. Ten thou- ind ball-perk customers roaring eir approbation of a slashing Jtwo-bagger from Jackie Robinson's bat will mean more for American democracy than ten thousand oth- ll" Americans applauding Easel Icoits piano-playing (not in ‘Can- fstitutlon‘ Hail) or Paul Bobesonu gln§~and Miss Scott and Mr. beson would be the first to ad-

_ it it. Last winter Mr. Robeson title an eloquent plea for the ad- lsslon of Negro players into big. Y ime baseball. A committee of ten tliiiwlflted by Mayor La Guardla or Now Y'ork City recentbr report- .;:‘d that sheer prejudice and tra- aaipwglfcluhgaigye‘ hflfitofore lfnotivated ~ 0 eroes remor- Plmzco baseball." i g O f O O

Robeson concludes: ‘There is no - osslbie chance that I will funk it

WW ‘wen than that r am not e $°°d "livlllill hall player. That is ' " "M? "l"!!! I could be mistak- Ii about. ‘Tile other things I

"iltnow." . ' O O O Q ' l, 9'"; I. it. Bradley, only owner ‘it? Wm the Kentucky Derby four illilrs. was B6 years old recently t-iliti time seems to be running ‘short for tho veteran ‘gambling {nons- vision of one more ylctoly i" lite run for the roses. l- d- 0 0'

shzhvlce in recent years. fig 3-. lms have tinted to ashes for llr one-Lime penniless Irish lad slPunl Johnstown, Pa. Yet, each tiimr- he has fought off near fatal hllllflii. the flicker of life fanned , nio flame by his Derby hopes. 0 O 0 O

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_\ lcre always has been plenty of

Etna New York Herald Tribune .

Pl‘ quit before the end for any i“

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I‘ Trustee'-

island. re-

clslsr JUSTICE campus. A"

MB. TIIOS. RENNII (Cbllflnlll)

mills and bedded west to become a cowboy, Indian scout, bookmak- er, breeder and gambler.

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‘He ‘blready had his fortune when, decades ago, doctors told him‘ he would have to "take it: easy." So Bradley turned to horse racing as a hobby. 4| Il- O d-

And always it was the Derby which was his special plum. l-lis Bradley "B's" took win and place 1921 as Behave Yourself gal- loped home in front of Black Ser- vant. And they tagged him “one- two Ed" when his Bubbling O\er won in 1926, with the Bradley Blig- genbaggage second. Burgoo King gave him his third. in 1981i‘ and Broker's Tip the fourth in 1938.

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Then, in 1940, he thought he had another in Bimelech. the np- ple of his fading eyes. "Big Blm" was one of the greatest ever bled on Bradley's ‘princely Idle Hour farm in the entucky Bluegrass. And tho Colonel owed his life to the bay beauty, whose six wins in six starts kept the spark alive in Bradley's breast.

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The Colonel still was on the sick lis forbidden to see the race. when‘ melech was shipped to the Downs. That saved him from sce- ing humlliating defeat come tothe

trlt in the Bradley makeup, since

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colt he called the “greatest I ever owned ‘

Macdonalmd Brier Trophy/

Hon.‘ ‘ram-s. Campbell Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ill Prince "Edward has

Bodrcl ‘For A

LII-ii.

ees for the Maodorlald

. Other ‘members

of the Board are Mr. ‘Ihcuial Ronnie. Toronto. chairman. and Hon. John T. Hols. Wirlulpgg. m

C

Honorary Preaidontmof

has been prominently with "bosom an’ otane" for many

years.

Although Chief Justice Camp- bell never psrticlpoted in s. Brier plsydown himself. h ways attended as a keenly inter- ested spouts '

for.

having his not ve in the Brier competition in 1N6. Ho is a past- President of the Prince Edward Ielsnd Curling Association. A Rhodes schola/r. the no! trustee's sports background dates hack to his college and tmlversity doc/s. While at Oxford he partici-

slde Curling Club and has also been a menlber of the Charlotte- town Club for

llc Shave iintil Team Wins

REGINA. Dec. l1 - Benny Stewart, pla coach of tho wlnlesa Begins Capitals of the

a

Leads American League Scoring

(By The )

HA ,. Conn. Dec. 1'i— Traillng in a third-place tla a week ago with N Larson of New. staged an eight-point scoring burst this week, American Hockey Lea- gue headquarters announced to- night, to oust Pete Leswick of In- dianapolis Capitals from the lead- ership he had held. ‘

The leading scorers:

Larson, New Haven 14 2S 9i Ieswick, Indianapolis .13 2S 36 Courteau, New Haven .. ‘l 39 36 Mahaffey, Pittsburgh ...l3 22 35 Walton, Pittsburgh . .1’! 1d 33 Gagno, Providence . . .14 l0 33 Douglas, Indianapolis ..1B 15 31 Blmstad, St. Louis .....l4 1’! 31 Bossiylol, Indianapolis .19 12 81 Bell, New Haven ........1B 11 30

.16 14 30

W. Wilson, Pittsburgh . ..l__._i__

Sport Briefs

RIO DE JANEIRO. Bee. 1'1- (Reutern-More _than 66,000 spec- tators saw Argentina beat Brazil 4-3 for the Rocca Cup in a soccer match Sunday.

LONDON, Dec. 1'l—(CP)—ll‘ran- cis R. Burrow, ‘i9, who officiated at the Wimbledon international lawn tennis matches from 1919 to 1119M, died Sunday at his Highgate 01119.

BOMBAY. Dec. 1'l—(llieuterl)- The Bombay Chronicle asserted today that Indian potentatea who go abroad for horse racing on the

tribute to

fabulous financial returns

the turf. TALENTED COMPOSER o Gershwin novsr player wroto

Thole host effort in is league ea s; season has a s.

Gaol! a piano concerto mltii he one.

Cavarretta

By JACK HAND

than Boston's Tommy Holmes.

man in 1912, th

day of the season. lshed third with .325

ning Cubs collected the most sin- gles, 15B, ln compiling a .393 mark. good enough to tic for fourth place with George (Whitey) Kur- owsi-rl of St. Louis. Counting play- ers who participated in '15 games or more, other members of the top 10 were, Augie Bergamo, St. Louis, .316; Luis Olmo, Brooklyn, .313; Bill Saikeld, Pittsburgh, .911; Mel ott, New York, soc. and Augie Gaian Brooklyn, and

at .300. Dixie Walker of Brooklyn, the defending titleholder, finished in 14th place at an even

Although Holmes failed in his bid for the "big". championship, the smiling Irishman from Fiat- bush had most hits, 224; most tots)

once more led the circuit in home runs with 114. It was the 14th season the Giants drove 100 o: more into the stands. l

llidays when he left the stool

.n;l.l.|vt-.a. Hockey --~ - l.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17—(AP)-- Phil Cavarretta, slugging Chicago Cubs first eacker, today was crown- ed the official National League batting king for 1945 with an aver- age of .366, three points better

In becom'ng the first Cub htt- tlng champ since Heinie Zimmer- swarthy veteran shook ofl’ a ser es of injuries to overhaul Holmes in a stretch duel that was not settled until the final

Goodie Rosen of Brooklyn iin- Stan Hack, of theApennant-win-

Emle Iflmbflrdl. New York. tied F,

Of Chicago

Cubs Crowned National League Batting Champion

Shamrocks Win llr. F. 0. Dougan Bowling Trophy

The Shamrocks of the Knights of Columbus Bowling League lest; night won the Dr. l". C. Dougan trophy. They defeated the run- ners-up, the Deputies, with a total plnfali of 3.093 to 2,923.

A Special prize, competed for by the six other teams in the league, was won by the What Nets. It was for the total pinfall in the three games played last night. Following was the details of last night's play:

WHAT Noah:

F McIntyre Corish ..

G. Nantes

‘Elms, Norm p, ven ‘Eagles

' membership to 186. He also told

pretence that their activities con- improvlng breeding strains of stock in India or; actu- ally more interested in wrinlgtng rom

f lac cnatttonelown GUARDIAN

ti... uracil.»

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.skz,..ICA..-a

At Meeting

‘Skips and mates for the season were elected at an enjoyable sup- r meeting of the Charlottetown Curling Club held last night in the Winchester banquet hall. Presided over by W R. Cruik- shank, president, the meeting was also graced by the presence of His Honour, Lieutenant-Governor J, A. Bernard and Premier J. Wal- ter Jones, both of whom were heard in short addresses in which complimentary remarks were made to the local club on the facilities and accommodations which were quite evident on the premises. Dr. Loth, who has recently re- turned from overseas, was present with LieuL-Gov. Bernard and the meeting had the privilege of hear- ing‘ ‘commendatory remarks from the guest. President Cruikshank in his rs- marks warmly welcomed S0 new members who have been enrolled this season, bringing the total

the large number present that a trench had been dug on the .-.zst side of the rink to allow for bet- ter drainage facilities and it was felt that this work would help to overcome the diflicultles which have been experienced particular- ly on No. 4 ice during the past several seasons.

Carling’ Season Chosen

‘mastes elected for the‘ season:

Mates ‘For Last Night

pa: . . . - derson G-ll. Avlfll. R-R- Bell. r. s. on», w. n. Crulkshulk, l-l. R, Carruthers, l-lon, T. A, Camp- bell, Judge C. G. Duly. 501- G-E- Full, J. A. Fraser, Dr. S. Gill- dings, A. W. l-lyndman. George Hawkins, G. G. Hughes, J. Hlbbert Howatt, 3.8. P. Jardine, H. F‘. MacPhce, Dr. Heath McIntyre, F. R. MacLaine. L. B. McMillan, J. J. Morris, J. Stewart Moore, A, L. MacPherson, W.W. Lord, E. D. Nicholson, Dr. l-LH. Pierce. Hon. T. W.L. Prowse, A. V. Splllett, Russell Spillett, 3.1. Spillett, P. W. Turner,

Spare Skips: H. W. Winchester, C. H. Black, George W. MacLeod. Charles Stewart.

Mates: Walter M. Bears, Frank Cox, Hon. M11. McGuigan, Mal- colm llacKlnnon. Cleaver Mao- Lean, J. Finlay MacLeod, George B. Keefe, A. G. Putnam, R. D. Quigley, W. 'I‘. Weir, W. N. Wil- son, Edward Tanton, J. Sterling MacDonald, l-IL, Sear. EF. Acorn, Andrew Bagnall, S. R. Beaten, J. B. Burden, H. R. Bevan, J, H. Cerry. F. B. Conrad, Ivan Horne, Frank Hanson, Alex. Knox, J. J. Lsrabee, Howard McInnis, P. R. McCormac, Dr. W. L. MacDonald, Harper MacNeil, A H. Mould,

Following are the skips and

Comeback

Crook curlers from Coast to Coast have something to shoot at once again.

The roarin’ game clamb ‘ from its wartime shell back to full peacetime status this year with announcement that competi- tion for the Macdonold Brier Tankard. emblem of Canadian single rink curling supremacy. will be resumed at aioorl. Sask- atchewan, March 4-1. Play in curlings “World Series" was can- celled in the Fall of 194B for the duration. a step taken to meet government requests for less tra- vel during war years.

Play for the Brier will be pre- ceded by the regular British Con- sols plsydovlnls which determine tile 10 sectional representatives. These will be staged by the vari-

provincial curling associa- tions. -- ‘ late in Janu- ary and continuing through the greater part of February.

Without question. competition

for the Macdonald Brier Tankard and the British Consuls trophies has done more to foster curling in the Dominion than any other slnitle factor. Ambition to win

a provincial

Roarin ’ Game Making

i

Louis Turner, Bred Moore.

This Season

title and gain a berth in the Brier plavdown, has spurred hundreds of curlers throughout the country to improve their curling technique. Today, Canadian curlers are gen- ally recognized as the world's

Idea- for the Brier oriiinnted in Manitoba

competition in 18M

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“B0"~|dBii_||Iil Say: Honors llslte lllm Feel Scull

hslw YORK. Dec. l7 Q (AP)- Alvin (B0) McMillan whose coaching of Indiana. to the 1915 big ten football championship h“ hrought- him two normal hone" in three days. said today that “tile honors ‘make me feel lull I5 800d

scored that touchdown against ard "

Mdiviiil . named the couch of the year ‘today in a p011 of vmhw conducted by the New York World-Telegram and picked as the sport's man o! the year by the llbottbali Writers Association’ of America Saturday refer-sled to the mschdmvn he made for Centre 1n its 0-0 upset triumph

in 1991 t

‘Then I had to worry about Harvard conning back to tie or beat us." he tlinued, "but I B11655 1 mt those, for sure and can quit

as the day I

Oil

(Rod) Blallr of Army runner-up s year ago when Carroll Widdoes of Ohio State was named, was in second place again this year with Iou Little of Columbia third and Jimmy Phelen of St. follrfll.

Britain Makes Sport iiomebacit,

B)’ GORDON MCKEAN Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON, Dec. l7 — (OP) British sport. set back oil its heels during six years of war, is coming

well under way.

But the fight back to 196B stan- dards will be a long one. Illloe most. phases of British activity sport suffers from shortages of man- power and nlatorials, with future prospect; uncertain.

Scores of pro-war stars were killed or wounded hundreds

when the Msedoneld Tobacco f‘ y presented the first Mec- donsld

Brier trophy to the Manl- toba Cur Asswiatimi. This trophy is not to be confused with the plesen dollaltod in 1927.

Howard Wood of Winnipeg cap- tured the Manitoba silverware for the first time in 1M5. As guests 0d Macdonald Tobsmo Company, Wood and his rink were taken East to play s series of friendly games in Montreal. . Oi.- tawa. Toronto. Hamilton and Detroit.

First Major Win A quartet skipped by Sherwood also of Wlnni the Brier in invasion was repeated. Sherwood and his cohorts curled off with the Holt Ronfrew 'I‘r0mhy st the Quebec Bonspiel. marking the first

George

‘ major win for a Western rink in

Eastern competition.

So great. was the interest cre- ated by visits of the Western rinks. that the Maodonald Tobacco Com- pany decided to sponsor a Can- adian curling championship play- down. which has developed into the world's premier curling event. Eight . drawn from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec. Montreal. Ontario, Toronto. North- ern Ontario and the Prairie Prov- inces. gathered at Toronto's Gran- ite Club to battle it out. No set method was used to select the various rinks. This was to come alter.

A comromite rink from Halifax. skipped bv Prof. Murray Macneill. kicked over the dope bucket and emerged as initial winners of the Dominion crown.

Since 192'! rules governing play for the Tankard have been revised and amended to meet with chang- ing conditions. Original members of the Board of Trustees were

i

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tbases, sot; most doubles, 4'i, and Atopflcg clzzilismszzsorit. r y" “s ’

- s ys recur by hill-ins safely l" 3'1 consecutive a: igamcs. Ed Btanky of Brooklyn l-l. Power 151 was tops with 1M runs scored; 5 “Mum-m 191 Olmds 13 triples were high; Don ‘Q Gallant. M5 Jllglnson of Chicago had most sac- Low score u‘

ce hits 22, d Di Cl f ' clxoinnazlc; had .22.. a: llmtflfzfi? 10w 5°“ __ “a m t ) Schce die o 1 st. __‘ minis, hthe rdlokiemto owl]! ‘a Tot,“ “o5 u” y” e s owe s heels to the base m3}, stea er with 26 th ft d l ' ' ' athletels, Emil Verbaerl 283.135.’; aw‘ T*"°°"'“‘ 5‘- "°'"" 5“- George Hausmann of New York, Rovpggg; and‘ lgolmes, played every one of

er eam's games.

Tile Chicago flag winners also $0336“ fig won the team hitting honors with lbw gun-é m; 143 n9 a .217 average, four oints better M, p, Mcqljigm “o “o 331 than St. Louis which ad the most p; Ken" l“ n5 97 hits. Broo Dodgers set the ' " n5 119 pace in scor ng most runs, total __ ___ bases and triples, and New York

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MACDONALD BBIEB TANKABD C. Gaudet . 129 182 225 G. Peters 325 151 34° Low Score 131 124 113 Low Score 139 106 114 1053 962 1096

3093

Total » Hjgh Single-Jo. Butler. 153 High Three-L. Butler. 665. POINTs45hamrocks 5. Deputies-w

Saint John Defeats Amherst Ramblers

SAINT JOHN. NB“ Dec. 1'i - CP)—-ln e high scoring game-the second of the A.M.S. Senior Hoc- key League — Saint John Beavers shot more rubber than Amherst Ramblers coulddisest and bell the Nova Scotians 12-8 banishi- Beavers gained an early lead and v not it. Ramblers. trsilini 4-1 I-t- the end of the first. shot noel for goal in the second period. with!!! ended 4.

Culver-well of Saint John was the leading point-getter with three oals and an assist. Tracy and Cor- mier each shot a brace for Am- herst. who brouslll Only l0 play- erswhlle Beavers dressed l3