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Al Widmar Threatens, T 0 Sue Baseball Under Anti-Trust Legislation

SCRANTON’. I.. April 10 _. (AP) -— A1 Wdmar. 25-year-old St. Louis Browns rlghthlnder. threatened today to sue baseball under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. . _

He said “the Browns are pre- venting me from earning a de- cent living in baseball."

The big pitcher quit the Browns recently and came to his home at Iuburban Dunmore to sit out his bid for a higher salary.

And. said Widmar. "if I don't get at least $10000 this year, I'll sue baseball in the courts the way Danny Gardella did."

Gardella brought a $300000 damage suit against organized baseball after he was banned

from baseball for jumping to the rival Mexican League.

Widmar contends he made 53.- 000 last season with Baltimore of the triple-A International League. He won 22 games for.Orioles.

But, he said, the Browns first offered him the major-league minimum IIlary of $5.000. Widniar Iaicl the highest the Brown! wont was $7,000.

In San Antonio. 'l‘ex.. president William O. Dewitt of the Browns said he doesn't care to discuss the case, adding that “if Widmar is going to court, it becomes a battle with baseball, rather than with the Browns." -

Much of the dispute centres around the fact that Widmar does not want to play with the St. Louis club,, long a doormai for American League opposition.

At the close of last season, he was returned to St. Louis under terms of I working agreement in which the Browns had the choice of two Baltimore players for I nominal sum.

“Frankly.” Widmar said last year. "I won't report if the Browns claim me in the working agreement. The Browns gave up on me and I don't care to return to that club.

“My own suggestion is. that I be dealt to another major club. I‘d rather pitch for Baltimore than for the Browns, for that matter. even if St. Louis is in the major leagues."

Wldmar told reporters that he wrote Baseball Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler "but I've never gotten an answer in my re- quest for help." -

Chandler was “travellin and unavailable" for comment today on the Widmar IlItcment.

There were rumors to the ef- fect. that each major-league club chipped in $5.000 to get Gardella to drop his suit and avoid forcing I court test.

Spokesman for denied this, but

both leagues Idmitted that

Brandon Evens Series With Port Arthur

PORT ARTHUR. April 10 — (CP) —- Brandon Wheat Kings tonight carved a 5-3 victory over Port Arthur Bruins, tying their best-of-seven Western Canada Memorial Cup semi-final series at three games apiece.

The final game of the closely- contested hockey series will be played here tomorrow night. The winner meets Regina Pats for the right to meet the Eastern Canada champions for the coveted crown.

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Indian Broom. from the Van- couver stable of Maj. Austin C. Taylor, won the first running of the Marchbank handicap in world record time at San Bruno. Ca.ll1.. 14 years ago today. The Canadian three-year-old ran the m.l:le and one-eighth in one minute. 47 3-5 seconds, a mark equalled later by Shannon 1! and Coaltown.

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For the first time in seven years two American entries of the Na- tional Hockey League will meet one another in the final round for the Stanley Cup, emblematic of professional hockey supremacy on

the North American Continent. The two squads will be the ,.New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings, fourth and first place win- ners respectively of the regular 70-game sched e of the N. H. L.. who will face 0 e another over De- troit ice tonight in the first at a best of seven series. . .

Ever since the windup of the regular schedule and the com- mencement of the two semi-final playoff divisions of Canadians vs. Rangers and Toronto vs. Detroit. just about everybody had their opinion as to which two teams would be the finalists. There were many combinations favored. with Detroit. Maple Leafs and Cana- dleng the principal choices. but of the many opinions we have heard voiced. few picked the New York- Detrolt combination in the {mill round. That is. at least. until Rans- ers had ousted second-place. Mon‘.- real in their.ser;ni-final section.

And now the battle has started all over again among lhe 73”‘ birds" as to.who will top out In the finals. Detroit 01‘ NEW Y°1'k' Although the choices have been cut down to two teams. there I5 still I wide variation of opinion as to which club it Will be and how many games it will take their

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Stanley Cup Finals Open Al Delroil Tonight

TORONTO. April 10 -— (C?)- After practicing on‘ Maple Leaf Gardens ice today. New York Rangers tonight entrained for De- troit where they are scheduled to open their best-of-seven final Stan.

ley Cup series against the Red Wings tomorrow night. Rangers. homeless after losing

their Madison Square Garden ice to axcircus. will play two "home" games here Thursday and Satur- day. Other games will be played at Detroit April 18 and April 20, 22 and 23. if necessary. _

Hockey Dales

OTTAWA, April 10 —(CP)—'l‘he Eastern Canada finals in the Al- lan Cup playdowris will be played at Sherbrooke, Toronto and Mont- real, W. B. George, C.A>.l-LA. vice- president in charge of playdowns. announced tonight.

Venue of the eastern finals in Memorial Cup play will be Mont- real and Toronto. Both finals will be best-of-seven affairs.

Slierbrooke Saints and Toronto Marlboros will open the senior series at sherbrooke wédneeday. April 12. ‘

The Memorial Cup final between the east and west tltleholders will open at; either Toronto or Montreal April 29 and the Allan Cup final will open in Western Canada May 1 or May 2.

favorite to wind it UP- ._ 0 I 0 0

Some are picking RENE"! 5°‘ cause they are less "battle Weary" after a comparatively easy live- game series against Canadlens. while their Detroit rivals had 10 stretch their reserves to the limit “,1,,,._ Leg“ .in n seven-Same marathon that took eight mlnlltes and thirty nine seconds of over- time play in the seventh game 0" Sunday night. at Detroit before ill’? issue WII de.Cld_9d~.

Others, however are backing the powerful "Wings" on the strength of their consistent winning per- formanée's"aJl season that kept them It the top of I long, hard 70-game schedule for an 11 point lead over their nearest competi- tor. Montreal Canadlens and 11 massive 21 point majority over the team who will oppose them in the flnIlI. I O 0 0

What happened in the regular schedule. however. doesn't al- ways lPDl}'.ln the playoffs. when anything can happen. find very often does. The semi-finals be- tween Range Ind Montreal is I good oxImple. Finishing I weak fourth place I full 10 points be- hind the second place “lfIbs." Rangeru cIme out Is hot Is I fire- cracker to whip them three games in I row Ind dropping. the fourth T

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"‘ Thomas have been complet- ed. Designed by Britain’: a -loading architects, there wfllbo thirty buildings, excluding the 1..c.c. Concert Hall. on this 27-acre Ilte . The Concert. Hall will be the only permanent: building: the remainder will be constructed in a wide. variety of materials. including stool. con-

ore . brick,wood..aabestos. glass, aluminium on fabrics of various kinds.

The Exhibition will tell a. contlnuouaatory. The site in divided by llungei-ford Bridge. Upstream will show the story of the land of

from it: downstream will show the people themselves in their domestic Iurroundingl. There will be three other oxhibltionn. two

pavilions will provide 9. display of landscape gardening. with fully-grown trees trans- planted on to the site. . ‘

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peacock, but a member of the pheasant family. by one goal in overtime play,

came back to score a 3-0 shutout victory. It sewed up the series for them in_one game over the minimum number necessary. and as a last rung contender, were the first to garner a berth in the finals. 0 0 0

Although we chance yet to analyze how Upper Canadian and American sport scribes. who are camped right on the firing line. are predicting the outcome of the forthcoming battle. this writer will lay his neck on the block and pick Detroit-as the final winner. In fact. will only give them five games in which to do it. patiently waiting. however. for “Clancy to lower the boom" on the extended portion thereof.

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Detroit Tigers Reported Impressive In Training

By Joe Relchler

NEW ORLEANS, April 10 — (AP)——'l‘he most impressive club in Florida this spring has been Detroit Tigers. but whether they can win the American League flag depends upon the condition of Hal Newhou.ser'a currently-lune left arm. ‘

The Bengals possess a. strong front. line. second only to that of Boston Red Sox. However. they could use a stronger “bench" and‘ another second-line pitcher.

Until Newhouserlcamc up with the sore wing, Detmlt loomed as the dark horse In the champion- ship struggle. Without ri 100-per- cent;l'-‘rlnce I-lal, the Tigers chanced become slim.

The 29-year-old southpaw has avcragod just under 23 victories a season in thtflast six campaigns. Thus far this spring he has becn able to pitch only two innings.

For a while ll: was feared that calcium deposits or arthritis had settled In his left shoulder. X-rays. however, showed nothing wrong.

Following the doctor's advice, Newhouser is taking thlngs easy, hoping that rest will restore strength to his aim.

In righthuulers Virgil Trucks, Fred Hutchinson and Art l-loutte- man, and lefthanders Ted Gray and Newhouser, the Tigers have a big five unmatched in the league.

Detroit finished fourth last. year. 10 games behind the pen- nant-winning New York Yankees.

Red Rolfe, the alert Tiger man- ager, is drooling over the prospect of having Houtteman’s services for the full 1950 season. olnlng the staff last June after recovering from a. cracked skull in 9. Florida auto accident, young Houttntnan wound up with 15 victories and 10 defeats. Trucks won 19. New- houser 18. Hutchinson 15 and G ay 10.

e second-line hurling could be better. The return of Hal White and the promotion of Saul Rogovin from Buffalo. where he won 16 and lost five, should help. The veteran Dizzy Trout, Paul Calvert, the. Montreal native purchased from Washington, and holdovcrs Marvin Grlssom and Marlin Stuart are the other pitchers.

The infield. with first-baseman Dick Kryhoski acquired from the Yankees in exchange for Dick Wakefield. ar.-.1 second-baseman Gerry Prlddy. purchased from the Browns, - is 100-per-cent: improved over‘ last year. Kryhoslvlronly fair in the field. has shown he can hit that long ball. .

The catching staff also could stand strengthening. Aaron Robin- son and Bob Swift form only I fair catching duo. swift is a good mlttman but a weak hitter. The slow-moving.R,obl:nson hit 2% but contributed 13 home runs. Rolfe plans to carry tour catchers for 9. while, including Fran’: House the $70,000 bonus kid who must: be kept. The other is Myron (Joe) Glnberg, a hustling’ youngster from Toledo.

But Tigers have other that are tremendous. the best third-baseman business in George Kell. The out- field of Johnny Groth. Hoot livers and We Wertz is one of, the fine

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Congratulations ‘to Jimmie Ro- gan. Jimmie Harris. and their Summerside Kinsmen Midgets! They were the only Island turn to win honors outalde‘Prlnce Ed- ward Island. and ‘they went_ the whole hog. beating ‘the beat. in their class in the Maritime]. They did this in a way :that. left no doubt in anyone's "mind Is to

did it with‘ a home ‘town tum. only one boy living outside Sum’- merside, and he is attending the High School. 0 O U ' The boys will get jackets from the Physical Fitness Department. separate trophies from the Town. according to ya. late pronounce- ment by His Worship Muyor Wedge. and they wlll’be the guests of the Kinsmen Club ll. one of their forthcoming meetings. Suin- merslde fans are very proud of their newly crowned Maritime champions. - I 0- You've heard of those stories with the happy endings? Afraid this one is going to have only I happy beginning. We're glId we've been able to type out those first two paragraphs but one has to look ahead. Curtain! The season of 1950-51. ‘There will be a hockey match tonight between the Summerside Maritime cham- pions and a midget.‘ team from Charlottetown. — if in doesn't snow! The gang are out now cleaning the snowbanks off the open-air rink and we hope they'll finish in time for the opening whistle. Now if only’ the Sum- merslde boys can win the toss Ind have that strong east wind to their backs for two periodal Don't. forget to attend. folks, Ind bring your ear-muffs and a windbreak.

That's what Summerside hoc- key fans are facing. follu, make no mistake about it. The old Crystal Rink is being Ilowly but relentlesuly torn apart by I group of young vandals who seem to have more authority in their dil- trict than Al Capone and his hood- lums ever had in Chicago. By fall they should have the build- lng pretty well demolished. un- less Jahere are unexpected inter- ruptions.

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There was some talk’ about building a new rink in Stun- mersicle. but we haven't heard I word about that for almost three months. Meetings were held, committees were formed, moneys were voted, to what: avIil'I Bath- urst, Glace Bay. 1 Stellnton. Sackvlllc, and ‘coming clorer home. Murray Harbour, George- town and North River have been able to finish what they hId started. but what about Summer- side? Maybe.-but they still have to show us. As for us.“ we hereby resolve to devote at lent one echo to the need of I new rink in Summer-aide until the deed is accomplished. We'll . do Inythlnz

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If the buslneuyof building I ;i-ink with In Irtiticlcl in plant is too big I Joofor uh. folks. than IIIPDGIO wI,lower our lllhll. Ind no what we. can do about build- ing I nIturIl ice rink. '.|‘bI~fIIn- ll.YIhI¥ll'-00,900tIDbll]lf‘I- frinntor contrive: to purchase In lee-bo A hockey Ind lkIt- lng rink I Just II IIIontlIl to I community II I cool receptacle for food: in summer into ‘I houn- hold. It iI unthlnkwlo thlt we -. . O -

Iliould go on without. -this. no- ceuary Idlunct to the welfare Ind bl-pplnau at our jyouth, Let’: build the nIturIl _i e rink. Ind leave spIce_ for lnstI than of the artificial ice plInt It I llter dntl. if that is feasible. Ind. we've been informed it. is. not in the name 01 Ill lb.“ ll P|'°lI'eIIlve and conunon-Ientlble let in not just twiddle our, thumb: Ind let this lmction go on for another yeurl l:weinuItbIdlffIrentt’hIoot.h- er communities. let the dlflerence be to our credit. rather than to our continuing . shame. This is Ill for now. but ,you'll be hear- ing from u IgIln.—-tw-ice I week! ' O O 0

We have mIny times. before commended the Suinmerslde Kins- men on their line youth program in Summerelde, and now the time has Irrived to do In once again. Three times in the last five years. the young Ithletes un- der their control have won Mari- time championships. This in it- self is quite an nchlevement. but the Kinsmen are not Itrlvlng for that alone. They want to keep the children playing competitive games. not only the headliners, but all the others II well. They want. them to be good Iporls in defeat. and gracious in victory. Ilhere is little doubt that the Kinsmen Ire doing more for the boys then just whipping them into shape to.wln Maritime cham-

pionships. May their sponsorship of our Summerslde youth con- tinue to prosper.

Th have I rIther strange sys- tem o ending I period in Stel- lIrton. An electric ball ends the period. but. (we were informed) in case this bell is not heard, In- otlier louder bell is rung im- mediately I rwIi-d.I. It ”IppcnIcl that the Klnmldgel: Icorod I goal between the two bells int Thurs- day night. but since the first bell and: the game. Ind the second. in only for the benefit of those hIrd

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Dzraorr. April io -02 _ Detroit Red Wtnfl. Nll-hlI(II 1-)2... key ugguo chunplonl. dug in; My for the oronuu or my Stanley cup final gin with N night. -

Thmughout‘ the Detroit camp g In Iv/cranes: that the team gm, hove I let-down after its nip.n.m. luck battle with Toronto Mm, Lents in the -Ienil-final cup sex-1“ that went the full seven games.

New York had In 'eI.aler winning--its‘ way round. as it took Montreal in xiv. _gI.moI. the Canadian club wimm,‘ only one in that round.

‘A few or the Detroit plnyen W1,‘ did not see much action in an Winn’ thrilling 1-0 overtime via. fury over Toronto Sunday night‘ did I. bit of skating -

today. But most. of the regulm did not even don skates.

' The Detrolters left for tho}, Toledo. Ohio, “hide-out" 5.1; Itely after the practice, and My remain there until Tuesday after.

aeulon at Toronto’: fitrlgns before embarking for D,

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Rangers are unable to use than regular home 1l:e' at Madison Square Garden because a emu; 3, playing there. Hence the N" Yorkers will play their two llfln‘ games of the best-of-seven seriq It Toronto Thursday and .sg,tu.. day. All other games will be pl ed in Detroit. I

Physically. the New York c appears to be in better shmpg than the Detrclters. who mu 3,. listed 12-to-5 favorites in betting circles here. only one Ranger, defence"... Wally Btanowalcl, is on the lnjug. ed list. He has been out nearly half the season with a knee injury, Detroit has three on the slay. lut—-«forwards Gordie Howe, Jiinmj Peters and Pete Bmbando

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