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fans have been called the roost rabid and at times the most uniuereifui group of apart toi- lowers in the world but they can also be the most warin-hearted as Lefty Meclileer. learned last week. Not that baseball fans have ever been ungnd to Lefty. ran-I seldom are link a in the athlete whose outstanding performances throullv out the years have led their team to victor . its neirly a year and a half since MacAleer teed the rubber for
It was s bfllliant . , M.c.A. and MacAleer” and it almost cgneuniy was Lefty's last season as" I active player. s
s weeks ago he bad part of his right foot amputated in an op- ' on at the Prince Edward Island 1-!
tel. . - utsome of the fans he had illed during his days as "a pitch- 'r".ciid not torgethiin. On Christ- eve they slipped out to .the h use-where his wife lives and all pedan envelope of money under the door. The envelope was simply signed, "Baseball Fans."
Wordrcould scarcely be found to properly express the feeling of happiness that act gave the Mac- Aleers. Lefty does not lmow who those fans were but the spirit of the gesture probably means much m' re to him than all the praise he rczfived when he was at the sum- ml of his pitching prowess.
There were some others who helped make Christmas a happy one for him. These were the staff members of R. T. Holman Ltd. where Lefty worked before he went toihospitei. They have been most kind to him during his stay in hos- pita.
In a few weeks he will be back to work. It is highly unlikely he will be back to baseball. It would be impossible for him to stride off the rubber on his right (not when he
would be delivering that left handed hook that has fooled so many batters.
TORONTO (CP) - Police said two men who became angered when a waiter refused to serve them Tuesday night caused 3300 damage when they started an im- promptu game of catch with the dishes in agreataurant, smashed the cash register agdinst the wall. tore a table from the floor and broke the front door glass. John Fraser. 32. of Ottawa. and David Williams, 23. of Toronto, were charged with causing malicious
damage and causing a disturbance.
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Soccer .Siaridings LONDON (AP)-- Soccer stand-
Miners Escape In Runaway i
WATERFORD, N. S.. (C?) h A runaway string of coal cars crash- ed down the main slope of No. 12 colliery here Wednesday. knocking loose tons of rock and halting pro- duction for several hours.
There were no injuries. Scores of minors leaped to safety out of the path of the cars which carried
away several rail supports and choked the slope with debris. There was no immediate ex-
planation of what caused the run- away.
to even things up although centre- half Malcolm Barrass scored bolh Bolton's two goals in quick suc- cession.
Chelsea's last goal was scored by Peter Sillett. six-foot back. on ii penalty-after five previous pen- alty shots had failed to click.
Sunderland only managed a 1-1 draw against Tottenham Hotspurs in a closely fought game at home. Ken Chisholm gave Sunderland the lead in the first half, and David Dunmore scored the tying goal for the Spurs in the first minute of the second half.
The next three top - ranking teams - Wolverhampton Wander- ers. Charlton and Portsmouthealso were held to ties.
Second division leaders Black-
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Huddersfield Town 0 Charlton Aili- letic 0 Leicester City 2 Cardiff City 1 Manchester United 4 Blackpool 1 Preston North End 0 Everton 0 Sheffield United 6 Newcastle United 2 , Sunderland 1 Toitenham Hoispur l Wolverhampton W a n d e r e r s 2 Portsmouth 2 Division 11 Brbisiol Rovers 1 Doncaster Rovers
Fulham 0 Bury 0 -
Hull City 2 Nottingham Forest 3 Lincoln City 2 Leeds United 0 Liverpool 2 Derby County 0
Luton Town 3 Ipswich Town I Notts County 5 West Ham United 1 Plymouth Argyle 0 Port Vale 0 Rotherham United 0 Birmingham
NENIIEIISON. & UHIINIORE
Gatcshcaii 1 Crewe Alexandra 0 Hartlepoois United 0 Mansfield Town 2 Workington 0 Rochdale 3 Bradford 2 Scunthorpe United 1 York City I Stockport County 3 Chester 0 Tranmere Rovers 2 Grimsby Town
U n it e d 1 Cariisle
0 Wrcxham 2 Southport 2
SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division A Aberdeen 1 Dundee 0 Clyde 2 Patrick Thistle 2 Falkirk 3 Stirling Albion 1 Hearts 5 Hibernian 1 Kilmarnock 1 St, Mirren 1 Queen of the South 1 Motlierwdll 0 Raith Rovers 4 East File 1 Rangers 4 Celtic .1
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- Following In the results or the I Imus: LEAGUE York mus club shoot held on De- DIV!-In I camber es: - W '1' L Pta- H. T. VIM! .. Sunder” 1' D 13 . 3 31 3. ll. Jenkins ...... Wolverhampton 1 8 6 30 Stuart Vessey Charlton 13 I. 8 30 Albert court .. Chelsea 21 8 7 30 glverman Buell Manchester U.” 13 4 8 30
. L. Crockett . s Diveoa ll R. A. Veasey Blackburn 16 2 '1 34 hnlelimvgiaey Luton 15 3 7 as
arr acDona Rotherham 14 3 ii 3 P. J. Landrigan .. Stoke City 12 6 7 30 Betty Andrews Notts County 13 4 8 so Jack Andrews Fulham 12 6 7 so Gm Andrews M , , . Leeds u. 13 4 a so impugn” Proud uttvi-0"" 3: '” i W "T r , . ' A ” Division in (!outii:rn)4 38
' ' ' W ” The 1955 Chryslers are totally new from bumper Newport (hardtop) and the Town and Country Briml CW 16
Arm", Bmwn 92 to bumper and reflect in its most: luxurious form Wagon. The Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe series, LEVW" oi 1"” . 11 3 l J7 55”” T3YiW' - 93 - . as n - s Southampton 1.) 4 6 34 My;-on Ling 91 Chrysler Corporations Forward Look at ling. wered by the su b 250 horsepower Fire- Milwm 13 5 .1 31 Joyce Ling H , 91 The Windsor Deluxe four door sedan, a . ve, ower V-8 engine, is available in a four door Coventry City 12 6 7 30 Irene Hardy oi oiers new tastefully-matched exterior and inte- sedan, convertible, Town and Country Wagon, Queen. P Rune” ,0 9 3 29 Geo. Proud . 91 rior colour combinations and a completely new and the St. Regis (hardtop) while the lnoom- Nmwich 'cm, ,2 5 3 29 Annie Buell - 91 188 horsepower Spitfire V-8 engine for top arable Custom Imperial series includes a Gun h m ,2 5 3 2; Allan swan . 91 W1-formanoe. In addition to the sedan, the ewport (hardtop) and afour door sedan. "f,,:mm 1" m,,,..h,,,,) , ggggid vggicolgm - - gg 1i'id80l' Deluxe sense o&'era a convertible, the Huuepools U 15 4 3 34 hank Watts 90 ?F","”1'""Pf U :5, 2 10113-3 VOHCY -- 90 burn Rovers retained su remac Ci! 2 ' . i - Howard Watts 90 Soccer Results with a 1-0 decision over Dgncasmi. siokoy City 1 Middlesbrough 2 A”"”;"”" 5”"i” 9, 3 ROM Wlllal 39 Their win kept them a point ahead Swansea Town 2 Blackburn Row 3"” 9y 12 7 Egg Lloyd Vessey 80 LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea of Luton Town which best iDSNlCil er: 3 York my .1.” H LEAGUE Isabel Swan .. 39 was the only one of the too tix Town 3-2. Division in iSoutlieru) N”, 5, A Eilubah W3”! - 33 ielmli 1" 9'3 ii?” d1Vlll0ll 095 the In one of the day's most sensa- Colchester United 2 Crystal Palace D V” on H 0 1 23 Leonard Andrews 88 English League to chalk up a win uonai .:1.,h.5. Leygon orient 49. 0 Aberdeen ' H 2 24 Raymond Watts . B8 in Saturdayis soccer league i'lx- feated Bristol City. at the head oi Coventry City 1 Brentford 0 Kane" 10 1 3 23 GU01 H574? - 37 WWI the Third Division Southern. 4-1 and Exeter City 3 Northampton Town 1 St" Min" 8 n Douglas Moore 81 The London squid'r 6-2 triumph edged up to within a point oi the Gillingham 4 Wslshall 1 991"” ,0 1 -, 5, Pa” Pmnd 37 0V" 301m" wlllde-Fell! Put it just section's No. 1 spot. Leyton Orient 4 Bristol City 1 Hui" 1 41 Frank Veaaev 87 one point behind section-leading Scunthorpe United lost the lead Millwzili 4 Torquay United 1 ””""”'" 10 C Hazel vessey . 85 Sunderland. But on goal average in the Third Division Northern sec. Newport County 0 Watford 2 . . DM'i”" ii 0 2; Llken LCWIB . 85 it still remained way down in tion by going down at home 1-2 L.) Norwich City 2 Swindon Town 1 A"drie”m”"5 10 5 2.1 Ewell wilt” N 101-lflh Disco in the division table. York City. Hartlepools United stop- Queen's Park Rangers 1 Bourne- H5mm”" And” 9 3 E 21 Mlriorie Lewis 84 Chelsea out-classed Bolton in all ped into Scunthorpe'a place at the mouth 1 D”"i"m””” Ami 10 1 FTIXIUG LEWIS . B4 respects but victory was made top of the ladder by shutting out Reading 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 Third 1'”'"k B 3 6 19 Cecil Watts 81 doubly easy when Bolton's strength Carlisle United 1-0. Southampton 3 Brighton and Hove 01199"! P'"k 9 0 4 13 All n Wut . 80 was whittled down to 10 men. Har- ENGLISH LEAGUE Albion 2 St. Johnatone 8 2 6 18 R0b- COOP" 80 old Hassall. the Wanderers' inside Division I Southend United 0 Aldershot 1 ?n.........-.--- Willard Murray 80 left, was knocked out of the game Arsenal 2 West Bromwich Albion 2 Division in (Northern) Harry Lewis . 80 at Bolton with a knee injury. Aston Villa 0 Sheffield Wcdnegday Accrington Stanley 6 Barrow s ”"'"'".l ii. Ml" BWWU - 90 The Londoners maintained a 2-0 0 . - Barnsley 3 Halifax Town 0 Albm" Rwe” 2 Airqrieonians 2 2:23:11 Izlne . 80 lead in the first half. In the second Bolton Wanderers 2 Chelsea 5 Bradford City 0 Oldham Athletic 1 A11” 1 ?'lthi;"5f";it'l'J1h , .,
e Brown . so - - - ee ni e . :2 ns one - Muy Wang so half. the Wanderers were unable Burn.ey 2 Manchester City 0 Darllngton 0 Chesterfield 2 gxgfetmnne Athleuc scuwdeng
breath I Forfer Athletic 1 Arbroatli 1 H a m lit 0 n Academicals 5 AW United 1 Morton 1 Brechln City 3 Queen's Park 3 Third ..anark l IRISH LEAGUE
Ballymena United 0 Glentoran 4 Bangor 2 Linfield 2
Cliftonvllle 1 Coleraine 3
Derry City 0 Crusaders 2 Distillery 3 Portadown l Glenavon 4 Ards 0
LONG ON JOB
S1-IELBURNE. N. 5. (CP)-- George Thomas MacDonald. Shel- burne'a- first drugglst. has retired from his business after more lhl" half a century of operation.
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BOSTON (AP) - Boston's ri- juvenate Bruins scored three times in the first period. two of the goals by centre Cal Gardner. to take over fourth place in the 'Nationai Hockey League Saturday night with a H) victory over New York Rangers at Boston Garden.
Leo Labine added an insurance goal for Boston at 4:00 of the third. The game was a complete reversal of the Thursday meeting of the two which the Rangers won easily, 0-1.
The shutout was the third of the year for rookie Bruin goalie John Henderson.
Ed Sandford sandwiched a goal in between Gardner's pair as the Bruins took a commanding lead in the first 16 minutes.
Ranger netminder Gump Wors- ley turned in a tremendous 48-stop performance. stopping 20 in the second period.-
Summary First period: 1. Boston, Gardner
ton, Sandford (Bodnari 7:58; 3. Boston, Gardner (Costello, Fla- man) 15:34. Penalties: Gardner
3:31, Evans 8:21, Costello 9:40, Laycoe 12:10, Chrystal 15:04. Second period: Scoring: Penalties: Evans 12:10.
Third period: 4. Boston, Labine (Ferguson) 4:06. Penalties: Irwin 0:00, Ferguson 0:00, Boivin 1:45, Boivin 10:45.
None.
Stops: Worsley 13 20 15-48 Henderson '1 9 4-20
MONTREAL (CP) - Montreal Canadiens started off the New Year with a 4-1 win Saturday night over Detroit Red Wings, striking for two goals in each of the first and second periods and surrender- ing the Wings' lone tally to Gordie Howe early in the third.
Four Montrealers sh:.red in the scoring of the National Hockey League leaders - Dickie Moore, Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion. Maurice (Rocket) Richard and rookie centre Don Marshall.
Geoffrion's goal was his 24th of the season,- keeping him atop the NHL goal-getters, and Richard's was his 21st-also the 405th of his NHL career.
When the teams moved to De- troit for a Sunday game. Cana- diens had a six-point margin over the runner-up Red Wings. It was Montreal's sixth win against two losses in eight meetings between the two clubs this season.
The Canadiens were in command virtually all the way from the
time Moore opened the scoring at 3:28 of the first period. and they
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First period: 1. Montreal. '-H00" (Mosdell. Richard) 1:28; .3. nont- treal, Geottrion ohnson. 0151' stead) lo:oe. Penalties: None-
second period: 3. Montreal. Rich: ard (Mosdell. St. Laura 0 10:60.- 4. Montreal, Marshall ( llI'l'Y.r5f- haul-ent) 18:10. Peiulties: Baruch- erd 12:01. Howe 18:60. K
Third period: 6. D etroit. (Kelly, Pavelichl 1:20. Psnslilui Mazur 5:49. Plante (served by Mazur) 15:40. Moadell 10:58.
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TORONTO (CP)-Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto MIP19 I-43" crammed all their scoring into” ll? second period Saturday nlsh 0 start off 1955 with a 2-2 National Hockey League tie before 12.48!
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The last-place Hawks were led by rightwinger Gerry Toppluinif two goals as they ettempted -0 snatch their seventh victor! 01 3" season. Centre Tod Sloan and left- wingerl SidLSn;ith scored for the third-p ace ea I.
Both netmindorkiiirrr I-umle! of the Leafs and anti-I1" Al 3"” lins of the Hawks-stood out. Lum- iey. gunning for his second streilht Vezina trophy as the top 3939 tender in the league, turned aside 31 Hawk shots. Rollins handled 30 Leaf drives.
The Hawks twice came from be- hind to gain the deadlock with
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First period: Scorinsi N0"?- Penalties: Watson 2:31. Sloan 7:40. 17:23.
Second period: 1. Toronto. Sloln (Armstrong) 5:01; 2. Chicago. Top- pazzini (Mccormack) 9:80: i. Tor- onto, Smith (Sloan. Mofrlsonl 18:15: 4..Chicago, Toppazzlnl 15:53- Penalties: Nesterenko 2:07. Arm- strong 10:58, Morrison 13:38. Mc- Intyre 15:53, Mortson 1.9230.
1 Third period: Scoring: None- Penalties: Hollingworth 2101 15154- Sloan 15:54. ' 1
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AIDS NEEDY
HALIFAX (CP)-The Halifax as- sociation for improving the condi- tion of the poor reports it spent &10,63'l last-year on food. clothins and fuel for needy persons in the city.