fiMapIe Leafs Win 3-0 From Canadians in Bruising Gam

Sport Hungry British Fans Spend Freely

By JACK SliLLlVAN (Canadian Press Staff Writer)

LONDON. Dec. u - (OP) — 5 few silver clouds nlullagcd to lWElTE all otherwise-grey British ‘iltjfl! picture during 1947.

wit]. only slight. alterations - vuange of nalrlcs and figures --- lug story followed the pattern of the previous year when ‘troll-fed foreign competitors went home Willi British titles in their baggage. lillllfli athletes, iluwever. showed ~.~;us they new .*-lu\\'i_\' regaining We form that gave pel-w-ar stars tits} reputation of being anything my, pushovers.

‘But i! British victories in inter- national piay"wel'e few, free- rprndlng falls made i947 a bonanza ‘r.'ll‘ for promoters. Unable to buy .ll tho goods they wanted. tlley spflilt their money on sport. Cricket. sorter, boxing, rugby and motor- cycle speedway. horse and grey- hound racing presented balance sheets in glistening black.

A treacherous winter. accompani- ad by fuel crisis. almost wiped out sports early in tho year, but it rebounded larith the spring. Liid-vreek greyhound-racing meet- lugs were banned to save electric- Ill‘ and reduce iubor absenteeism but lnanw tracks held “double- ilrntlcrs" on Saturdays and the pull-mutual machines clicked merrily over receipts estimated at K003001300 (‘$B<)0.000.00l)).

Cricket. Revs-val

Ono tell bright spot was the re- vival of wicket. First-class county v-luba provided sparkling play- through the season and 8.000.000 supporters -_ n. record _- showed their appreciation of the sudden. llgiltdng spirit. England decisively boat South Africa in a five-test series - three victories and two draws - and this helped tremend- ously to boost sagging spirits.

A steady stream of Americans. loaded with steaks and well- ltocked. golf-bags, who toured tho country's fairways found the opposition stiffer this year. ‘they won the Walker Cup at St. Andrews. but. only after a blistering last- round drive against the British onlateurs. willie Turnesa won the amateur championship and Babe Dldrlksovn Zaharias captured the woman's title.

But the golfers at tho your were Fred Daly from Belfast and Australia's Norman von Nlda. Daly won tho British open and the professional match-play champion- ship. and von Nida. fsr and away the outstanding tournament player, won more than £3000 ($12,000) in prise money.

it. was another disastrous year for British tennis. Wimbledon’: famed centre court was bare of British stare in the final rounds. giving way to Americans and Australian! with Jack Cramer. (‘ksiifornia star who now is a professional, taking the. men's singles and fellow-American Margaret Osborne. the women's.

Woodcoelfi Failure Boxing also presented a glOonly picture. Tile fortunes of Bruce Woodcock, Britain's heavyweight champion whose star shone bright in i946. turned a, full cycle and the Donoartezflrallroadcr now ls almost in obscurity. Placed near the top as a Joe Louis contender, he met llondcrous. boldly-regarded me Bnicsl of‘ Pitlshulg 1n April. took an ull- mcrctlful pummelling for seven rounds. and hasn't been lit to

l1 Hockey Leagua game

- listless

MONTREAL, Dec. 3 “twp. Toronto Maple Leafs skated ova;- Montreai Canadians hcre tonight by chalking up an impressive 3-0 shut- Wi before s Christmas gathering °f 11.109 fans in a bruising Nation-

Calwdierls- lflayln: tileir first NJ-LL. contest at home on Ohrlst. ma! night. were unable to keep pace with the fast skating Leafs, who turned in a solid perform- Pfl". 80ml both ways.

It was the fifth meeting this season between the two £93m; Calladlens scored two shut-outs on Montreal ice while Leafs won We‘ lzallles at 'l'oronto previous to lolllghts victory.

The sceond period provided the 5C°FlI1K- Leafs Opened up sftor 1 "Hi- Del-tori and beat. Roalie Bill Durnan on three easy coals as lanky Bill appeared to be having an off night.

Garth Boesoh opened the scor. in: at. the S8 second mark after snoring Ted Kennedy's pass and driving 20 feet past Durnsn. Midway through the stanza do- fenccmrln Bill Barllko drove a 1011: shot home with Capt. Syl Apps assisting and little more than a minute later Max Bent- ley completed the scoring on e. play with Cy Thomas.

Although out-bumped and out- played. Canucks held a 23-20 mar- gin on tho shots on goal. However most of these ‘rurk Brod: handled easily.

Tho “Pot-onto real-guard duo of Baxllko and Jimmy Thomson proved too much for the Montreal- ers. who during the last period continually shuffled their lines in a last. ditch stand.

Fourteen penalties were handed out. ten of them coming in tho last period when at times the contest appeared to be getting out of hand. Referee George Gra- vel handed placid Billy may a. misconduct banishment for talking back and this seamed to start the illdeeiing as the boys openly mix- ed it up.

Montreal's boat scoring oppor- tunity cams in the last three min- utes of play when rookie Jacques Locsa broke away with only Brods to beat. He shot ones and Broda kicked it out and then Users shot wide on the rebound.

SIIIIMAI!

first Iliad Snoring - None. Penalties - Berlin. Bentley, THQIBDM. Second Period 1—-’l'oront0, Boesch (Kennedy) :58 ill-Toronto, Basilica (Apps) 13:28 3—’1‘oronw. Bentley (‘manual 14:-

Peaaltdes - None. Third Period Scoring - None. Permitted - Thomson. Elaniloki. Rlopelle, Apps 2. Stanowskl. Randall. may <10 minutes. alts- conduct). Loch, Boesch.

N. ll. L. Standings

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l‘ W L D FAPII. Toronto 27 14 '7 B 87 65 84 Detroit 26 l3 B 5 83 '11 3i New York 28 i2 ii 3 83 90 27 Bolton 26 i0 10 6 '19 72 26 Montreal ‘l8 i0 12 l SS 6'1 M Chicago Z7 ‘l 1U I 9112113

markets earned $12,000,000 in hard- currenoy areas during the first nine months of this year. compar- ed with 384100.000 for 1M6.

Still, two of the classic: were won by "outsiders." Irish-bred Caughoo, a 100-to-l bngshot. won the Grand National; and-Pearl oil-or, also a lOO-to-l starter, ‘won the Derby for Franco. British- bred Sayajlrao glllOped homo the winner of the 5t. Luel- classic.

rut-r the ring since. French-bred I‘ill‘i"ll0i'$I-!.l1'l\l(‘l\ “in more than MFvO-NJO for their oil-hers in 1M6 stakes, cncivli the i347 season with lotni earnings of approximately 3.275.000. but the Year cannot he terlncd “disnstrous" for British owners. lillllbll illoocislock in export.

Outstanding sports personality I was 43-year-old Jockey Gordon ‘Rtcilards who ended the eight-

lnonth flat-racing season with 269 i victories _- a rceord which many . never be approached by any other l. rider. Gordon also pron the ' British championship for the 20th l time in 23 years.

omi- u hustling hunt-eds to jail. usinl clubs and‘ rationalism; with rifles and pistols. Hero one of the demonstrators -: a ‘

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Communist rally is hustled by an ‘The government claimed total vie

DECEMBER 26, 1947.

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Cecil howling and Waillc Shop-

herd, two local ilockeylsts this year playing with Nortllside Vics in the Cape Breton ilockey League are spending the Christmas holi- day with their parents here and despite a belief that they would line up with Legion for the City Hockey League ‘schedule, both youngsters will return lo the Cape Breton centre on Monday next. 1.111s Carver. other member of the line, remained in Nova Scotia for the holidays.

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Despite the fact that the Vics are immersed in the cellar of the league both Dowllng and Shepherd think that once the new North- alds Forum is opened things will start to perk up for their club and are both confident the team will

players come and go ever since tho league got underway but due to their own consistent. performances have earned a permanent spot with tho club and will be fixtures for this anon at least.

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The following extracts are taken from a story written by Lew Wal- ter 1n the Detroit ‘Times: "lhiiure of National Hockey Leazue refer- ees to enforce two rules may re- sult in the Toronto Maple Leafs fouling their way to the league title and possibly the stanley Cup ......The Maple Leafs have laugh- ed at the rulebook and officials in pursuing a defensive system which deliberately violates these rules. Holding and hooking appear to be part o! I. defensive aYstem delib- erately instituted by general man- ager Connie smythe of Toronto and coach Hap Day in order to help the comparatively inexper- ienced Leaf defensemen to cope with NHL attacks. . .

1|» i» -l- -|- “When Jim Thomson. Gus Mort- son, Garth BOesch and finally Bill Barliko moved onto the Toronto defense last year the new Leaf de- fensive style was quickly noted. Thomson and Mertson in partie- ular were and still are using one, arm tackles on puck carriers

Il- Ii ‘ll el- “Torontds persistent holding so infuriatel enemy forwards who are robbed of successive scoring chances that they often retaliate wtih elbows. fists and butt ends dependent are Mortson and Thomson on holding as a weapon that many opponents as- sert they seem incapable of a legs’! check.

1' 4- Il- 1- “Just wily officials are not pen- alizing the Leafs is one of the big questions. Alter the furore against the Leafs‘ tactics in the All Star game there was a move to call the penalties close.

it Ilr i l» "Elli ClIHIlWiFK for one was cali- ing the holding penalties on the Leafs at the start, Now, hoovcver, the handcuffs appear to be taken off the Toronto defenders and they are working with their sluoy fingers. Perhaps tho personable. persuasive and aggressive Hlnythc ls working on the whistle hooters."

break no communist demonstrators.

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it'll be D-Day pills one for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1048. and if they don't deliver, the owners are prepared to abandon ship.

D. as far as the Pittsburgh own- erseare concerned. stands for due. They figure that the Pirates, boi- atered by various purchases such ll Hank Greenbcrg and Billy HQ!- rnan. should have elicited Inst. ycsr. But the only click, audible was the noise made when the club dived lnto the cellar.

r 4- + a» o , So 194.3 automatically becomes D-Day plus one, particularly. for Pirate proxy Firank McKinney. who has indicated he wants out if the Buucos go bloocyyagaln this sum- mer. Other Pittsburgh stockhold- ers, John Galbraith and crooning Harry L. (Bing) Grfisby- are re- ported f0 be of the snmc mind as .\'i(‘Kil\t\f‘,\'.

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Tlle Brooklyn Dodgers have done everythlnq llllmfifilv possible to keep McKinney and his eohorh in the league a little longer. by contributing generously to tb~ O0rsslr cause. How the tram Wil‘ fare out, remains to be Seen.

REMEMBER WliEll

By The Canadian Press

Gohringer, Detroit sec- ond baseman. topped the American League in both batting and field- lns in records released 1o years ago

olfioar to the nearest police str. tory over a strike supported by Con.

Iunlot deputies in the government

today. Gehrlnger, one-time Too-onto

was voted title circuit‘; nlost valu- l able playof- in 1937.8: won the m- tlng title with an average a! m.

DEFRUYI‘, Dec. T35 -~-(AP)—NcW

‘ York ilangcrs. gurus ill six- starts against. Detroit - tonight. pus-hing in a pair of goals l in the second period for a 2-0 no- i011’. 1 Goalie Jim Henry, who came up O scored his first shutout of his Na- tional Hockey League career tn the blanking of the before 12.786 falls.

l-Ncw York, Warwick

Scoring — None

“on their fourth

the Rangers a month ego.

Rangers tallied

Detroit's

yet; have plenty to say when piay- 1 , l d u be L- _ G 1 1mm d! time rolls around. ' a003,} a,” a er a mg Mo“ ermam n

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have not been playing as a unit ~ for the past two or three ‘weeks. ply-pg paring each one of them is playing a - smart. brand of hockey and are con- Scoring - None. sistently hitting the scoring sum- Yenflltlis —- HWWK. 3W4!- rnsriel. They have seen a lot o! s arm“

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2—New York, Laprada tSlowinski)

17:21 - Penalty - Hmok. Till!!! Period

Wanalties —- ‘Stewart. Truxfeil.

South iifrioan iiolfer Prepares For Match

L08 ANGEL-ES, Dec. 5 —(AP) —Bobby Locke, South Africa's 0on- tribution to golf, arrived Angeli-s and began tuning up today to compete in the Arlgeles open Jan. 2-5.

In 16 tournaments in the United

States this year Locks won seven, .

and finished second twice-and tied gramum $2212 1:’ 1:1 A”?

for second in another. Hl-s-w-money- wiafiaion a‘ m § 3 m‘. m m .

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“"‘“"'g’ "e" $2633" Halifax as 11 11 1 so: mo as STRENUOUS SPORTS Sli- Jbhfl T! 716 i Q 11'! ll

_.._...______.__ Most sport: experts agree that TIRE BASE the most strenuous sports are, ———— water p010, handball, basketball, Rayon is used to make the

football, hockey and lacrosse.

player in ‘the Intel-stations! League.‘

Mary Boslmqllet the U. S. eight years ago. land. wrote a book, "Canada Rid

was published in an English pope fooblo and about to be destroyed,

bring the horse to En;

nut, veterinarians say inc gallant horse is too tl-o money will be diverted to the care of aged English horses.

l“ FORUM

DPEN FDR Yllllli liEALTliFIll. EXERBISE

SKITE TOIIIBIIT

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

‘Rangers Win Fourth ' Victory In Six Starts Against Red Wings

Red Wings

in the second period on shots by Grant Warwick and Edgar La Prade,

Henry produced his best per- formallce in 14 games as replace- ment for the injured Chuck RAY- ner. lie turned back 27 allots to halt the Wings who previously had gone six straight games without a defeat.

The victory. cOmbIned with Chl- cagds 6-1 triumph over Boston. boosted the vastly improved Ran- gers into third place in tho stand- ings over the Bruins. loss cost the Wjngs ground in their private fight for first place with Toronto, now three

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in Ins $10,000 Loo

rode tho horse Jonty 3,500 miles across Canada Mary. an English girl, returned to her native lth Jonty as the hero. During the war Mary heard that Jonty was unhappy and detected. so she worked hcr way across the Atlantic, found the horse and put him out ‘to pas- ture on an Ontario farm. a few weeks ago. when the story of Jonty r, telling how Jonty, now old and $2.400 was subscribed to s fund to land to live out its years on green meadows. old to make the trip. and

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Motiill Player Turns Down Olympic Offer

AiONTREAL. Dec. 24 - 1GP) ‘ ‘Dave Hackett. ilvyear-old left Winter with McGlll University's senior hockey team said today that he had declined an invitation to join the Amateur Hockey some- ihtion‘: team that will represent the United States in the winter Olympic games.

‘ Haekett. a ndlllfe q! goats... “lg 1n a telephone call from his home whxo he is spending his Christ- mas vacation that the trip to St. Moritz would too seriously inter- fere with his studies at McGlll.

Had l-lackett accepted tho bid he would have followed in the

junior America-n born star who received a similar opportunity with the United States teem which wmDotc-d ‘in the winter games in

NEW YORK. Dos. 35 — (AP)- The most eagerly awaited tennis match since before the war comes up at Madison square Garden te- morrow nllht when bii Jack Kra- mer and little Bobby Rig]! tanglg in the first match o1 a profession- al tour which eventually will carry them through much of the world.

Riggs has been the undisputed p: ‘euionai champion for the last; two years. since he finally but Don Budge into reluctant submis- sion. Kramer in the same period has established himself as much the best of the world's amateurs, and for a guarantee of $50M» he i| starting out to try to prove that he can blast Riggs of! the court.

Big Four Standings

foundations of rubber tires.

footsteps of Frank flhnghnguyi‘

PAGE SEVEN

Sport Echoes from Prince County

The Bummerslde Hockey League schedule which has lust been re- leased. is as follows:

Jan. ft-Dodgars vs. Legion.

Jan. ti-Lsglon vs. REAP‘

Jan. 10—R.OAF vs. Dodgers.

Jan. lli-Lleqlon vs. Dodgers. Jan. 11-421mm‘ v-r. Legion.

Jan- io-Dodlers VI. RDA?‘

Jan. lt-Dodgerr vs M31011.

Jan. fl-Loglon vs. RCA!"

Jan. Si-GDA!‘ vs, Dodgers.

Fob. Ii-Legion vs. Dodgers. Feb. ‘l-RKJAP‘ vs. Legion.

Fob. l0—-Dodgers vs. ROAF

‘rho teams finishing second and third will play a best two-out-of- three semi-final series, the winner of this series to play a best three- out-oLflve final series for the town championship.

At ‘luasdsy night's executive meeting the following officials were appointed and will be ap- proached as soorras possible to obtain their consent: Referees - Eari Arsenlult. Sltu Martin. Char- lie Helm. Jwlris Schurman. Gyi Judges - Tennis Gallant, Earl csmpbell, Porky Lyle, Gus Blac- quiere, and one to bs chosen from the airport. ‘rims-keepers: Dr. A. Delaney. Bill Frldsen. Geo. Carn- erou and a representative from the 11.0.41.

In cue you're curious the Dod- gers mentioned above are “Windy" state's new summon- WQ 1111- ally manned to get. “Windy” trl a corner and alter some dire threats l-ls ended up b! Put-Mm a cognolnen on his charges. They better be good or there's a nick- name generally associated with the Dodgers that they'll probably be tsfled with.

On December Both-then Will-be an exhibition game between the Dodgers and Legion in the Crystal Rink when most of the hockey hopefuls will get a chance to show their wuss. Even some of the airmen may turn out for this o. It will be an excellent chance for Strxlmerslde fans to get a gander at the players they haven't seen in. action before. AL so. in soo tho renovations that have been effected at the Crystal Rink since lest year.

1t is the intention of tile League to keep scoring averagesrthis year and prizes will be given for those who rank high in the different departments. other ideas to acute interest in the heme have been discussed and may be carried out.

The matter of olckinlr an All- Star team from this Home Dea- n; u; play in the Charlottetown League is still being considered and we have until Jan. 0th.

are an

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make up our minds about this. A; we gaze out. our window this Christmas live we sea white mists flggflng along close to the high- way that could easily have the last. wqm s; regards this matter but. as one swallow doesn't make a 511mm", neither does one Snub’- drlfty evenlnE make e You!“ “'"" ter, so we‘ll keel! honlns W!‘ W“

best.

. FASHION‘ TRADE PROPOSE LONDON CLUB FACTIJTIYB FOR. OVERSEAS TRADERS

The British Vfashion industry is to launch a £500,000 tsterllllsl project to establish a London Club for the world's fashion designers and traders. Full honorary member- ship to the club will be granted to fashion traders who are

overseas on a visit to Britain.

The fashion club, when estab- lished. ls eXDected to compare in decoration, service and CillSlll" with any social centre in the world. The plans envisage per-

manent West End premises with at least fifty bedrooms. a PB-‘iflllrfllli to cater for 150 diners and a grill for 100 in addition to ‘SPACIOUS lecture rooms and eXlllllltlOfl hails 3e l; hoped that a special feature of the club will be extensive secre- tarial and press services. Mr. John Dannhorn. chief or- ganiser of the club. WW the 5m‘ ish Travel Association that there was genuine enthusiasm for the project in all branlles of the British fashion industry. He said that for some time. the trade had felt the need for a focal point in the industry. where overseas fash- ion people in particular, could be kept in touch with all aspects of the ‘Brillish fashion ‘world. Mr. Dannhorn said that though the permanent, home for the club had not ygt, been purchased, it. was hoped "would be o?!“ next year.

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Chicago Black Hawks Humiliate Bruins With 6 r l Setback

BOSTON’. Doc. - (Al) — Doug Bentley figured in all but the last goal tonight as Chicago Black Hawks subjected Boston Bruins to a 6-1 setback. their most humiliating one of the current Nltionll Hockey League season. before g, packed 13,900 crowd at the Boston Garden. .

in addition to scoring the first, third and fifth Chicago counters, the little centre set up goals for wingers Roy OOnaCher in the lec- ond period and Bill Gadsby in the finale.

Bentlefs third goal was a beau- tliul bit of hockey. With less than 51X minutes left m playg he stole the puck from Pete Babando Just over tho Boston blue Line and, af- ter a couple of strides down the right aideboerds. backharlded a steaming 30-footer past goalie Frankie Brimsek.