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TC-NR Bowling

Thursday, Apri 28, 1955

Tournament

Opens Here) Friday Morning

CIQII to 75 bowlers will as- semble It the Rollawny Club in Charlottetown on Friday and Sat- urday for the Zolh annual Canad- ian National Railway Bowling Tournament and the Todd Trophy emblematic of candlepin suprem-p Icy in the Atlantic Region.

Ten teams will enter competit.-I ion for the coveted trophy which was donated by the late Fredl Tmld 26 lears azn. Th? 1T0Ph.V stands about .15 inches in height and was handmade from I shell casing from the First World War. The approximate value of they trophy is about 5300. .

Halifax. last year's champions! will he on hand with such TIOl.'l ables as George Wooden. Mike 0'-l Tnole and Hump Power (Conn) Martel champs 1954) to defend their crown against all comers.

Other teams participating in the tournament are Sydnoy. Truro. Edmimdstoii. Cnmpbellton. Saint John. Nlonctnn Apprentices. Mone- ton Freight. Moncton No. 1 and Gharlottetown. '

The Charlottetown team consists of Ivan Connors. R. McAleer. E.i lloiincsscy. H Lloyd. C. Duncan.) F2 MacVei1i and C. lvlac-Lean. 1

The first ball will be thrown by Mr. G. 0. Baker. acting superin- tendent of the Island division at 9

Softball Meeting This Evening

A meeting of all parties inter- ested in forming I City Softball l.t-agile will be held this evening in the City Hall at 7.30.

Softball has thrived in the City during the past three years and officials are hopeful that thls will be an even better year. A number of teams have already signified their intentions of fielding clubs and at least two teams plan to

commence practice sessions next week . Baseball In Brief Atnai-it-an League

. W L Pct. 031. Chicago 7 4 1335 .- Cleveland ii I .615 - New York I 5 .615 - Detroit 7 I .588 K Boston 1 I .536 1 Kansas City I 1 .417 15s Washington 5 'I .417 21!; Baltirnore 3 11 .214 5)!)

wediiesday's Results New York A Chicago 11 Boston 2 Kansas City I Baltimore 3 Detroit 11 Washington 5 Cleveland 6 ' Thursday's Games Boston at Chicago New York at Kansas City (Ni Washington at Detroit (N) Friday's Games Boston at Chicago New York at Kansas Cit Washington at Detroit Baltimore at Cleveland

Brooklyn Milwaukee St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati WedIIIdIy'I Results Milwaukee 9 Nw York 0 Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 7 St. Louis at Philadelphia. ppd . Thursday's Games Chicago at Brooklyn Mllwnuku at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Friday's Games Chicago at Brooklyn Milwaukee at Philadelphia St. Louis in New York Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

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I.m. on Friday morning Ind the last pin fall will be recorded at 5 pm. Saturday.

Trophies for high single. high three. high average along with seven individual trophies have been donated by the well known sportsman Ernie Reid. A trophy has been donated for high average by Local 1) of C.B.R.E. In addit- ion various Charlottetown merch- ants have donated prizes for the tournament.

A banquet Iommencin It 0.30 It the Clover Club on Saturday evening will terminate the tour- nament for another year.

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OLD ISLAND BOXEI

Sir.--According to the ring rec- ords. the first Island born boxer to seek fame and fortune in American rings was the late George Godfrey. known in his day as "Old Chocolate." A colored man who (need and fought some of the greatest bruisers of I great age-the age of Sullivan, Kllrain. Choynskie and Jackson no one ever had In easy victory over old Chocolate. It took Jake Kilrnin nearly 3 hrs. of fighting over 44 rounds to do it. Joe Choynskie at his best. took fifteen rounds to beat ”0ld Chocolate" when God- frey was nearly 40 years old. Pet- er Jackson at his but took nine- teen rounds to but George.

Among the men Godfrey knocked out were Denver Ed Martin. Patsy Cardiff. Jack Ashton, Joe Lennon and Joe Daugherty. Still another Islander to do good in American rings was the late Georde Byers. born in Charlottetown. he fought between the period of 1090 Ind 1905. The only title he held was the New E ' ” middleweight championship. Shortly after he hung up the gloves. he opened up I gym in Boston, and Imong the famous mtttmen that he tnlned was Sam Langford who became world famous as the Boston Tar Baby. Also Bob Armstrong and .lIm Pendergnst.

Back in the late 1921's and Inrly 1030': Kandy MIcDonI1d was I very popular figure in Islnnd rings. he fought in the feather weight division with great suc- cess. Among the boxers he fought

were Tom Claybourne. Stan Steele. Ladrance Gauthier and Young Grant.

Shortly before World W: I! Leo Kelly of Charlottetown was one of the most popular box rs to appear in local rings. he ought in the middleweight division. Al- though he never held I Canadian title he hIs the distinction ofhIv- lng fought Roy Mclntyre twice. Mclntyre was then Canadian champion. Loo possessed I lot of ring know-how. he was I ter- rlfir puncher with both hands.

Among the boxers he fought were Danny McCormack, Benny Binns. Mickey McMul.liI. Kid Pat- terson. Gordon McNeil Ind Bill Sparks. Cecil Braithwslte.

Charley Goldham trainer of Rocky Marciano likes to relate the story of I fighter who was giving his opponent I real plastering. however. after five rounds of boat- lng I tstoo on his opponent he be- csme tired. His manager hearing his complaint. cheered him with good work you won every round only five more to go. The fighter replied: "Liston if Iswon five rounds lei call it off. Give him the other five rounds Ind call it I draw. I'm tired.

I am. Sir. etc., WILFRED 0. MCCLUSKEY Charlottetown

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St. Louis at New York-Law- rerice (1-1) vs Hearn (2-0)

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nesday. . Five runs in the first inni

The defeat dropped the Yankees into I second place tie with Cleve- land as the Indians went 17 innings before beating Wasliington 6-5 on Bobby Avila's sacrifice fly. The Yanks and Indians are 21 percent- age points-behind Chicago. both having won and lost one more than the White Sox.

Detroit took over fourth in the AL, beating Baltimore 11-3 while Kansas City dumped Boston into fifth 6-2.

In the National League. Mil- waukee Braves smacked New York Giants 9-6 and Pittsburgh won its second decision on the-

St. Louis at was shelved by cold. BATTLE OF HOMER!

capped the White Sox doings in the first, overtaking I 2-0 New York lead on Hank Bauer and Andy Carey home runs in the top of the first. Walt Dropo put the game on ice for the Sox. hitting consecutive home runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

It was Ford's first setback against three v i c f o r l e 3. Billy Pierce got his first decisionP in relief. four-hitting the Yanks over 6 1-3 innings after taking over for starter Virgil Trucks.

Washington deliberately walked the bases full in the 17th with one out after Joe Altobelli led off with I double. But Avila avoided the hoped for double play by lifting I fly to left field.

Mickey Vernon's single tied it at 55 in the seventh for Washington. He drove in four of the Nsts' runs, hitting a three-run homer in the third.

Chuck Stobbs was the loser and Art Houtteman the winner.

A grand slam home run by House. first of his major league career, and wildness by Baltimore pitchers .helped the Tigers take over fourth. Three runs were forced in by bases-loaded walks. as the Tigers won. their fourth straight. Vetei-In Steve Gromek had it any. getting into trouble only in the ninth when the Orioles scored twice. while alnlng his third triumph.

KEEP UP HIT STBEAK

Al Katine and Harvey Kuenn of the Tigers continued their hitting streaks. Both now have hit in all 12 games.

Cloyd Boyer set down tho Red Sox on three hits. with his own wildness- and Faye Throneberry's home run destroying I shutout. Bill Renn. Gus Zernial Ind Bill Wilson homered for the Athletics to make it an easy score for Boyer, I sore-Inn St. Louis Car- dinal castoff. Frank Sullivan was the loser.

In the National. Gene Conley two-hit the Giants until the ninth while the Braves built up I 9-1 lead. That was enough of I cushion to handle I five-hit. five-run New York rally in the ninth, featuring Hank Thompson's three-run pinch homer.

Willie Mays also homered for the Giants while Danny O'Connell, Bobby Thomson and Hank Aaron hit home runs for Milwaukee after the Braves disposed of starter ltudben Gomez with I five-run sec- III1 .

Bob Piirkr-y finally held on all

season 4-1 over Chicago Cubs. The 2 1 Philadelphia game .

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(By The Associated Press) Chicago White Sox powered out of their scoreless slump with a 14-bit attack to replace New York in the American League lead by pasting the Yankees 13-4 Wed-

ng called a halt to 19 frames

without a run for the Sox and chased Whitey Ford, who had pitched 21 shutout innings for the Yanks. .

just four hits to snap the Cubs' three-game winning streak. Frank Eaumholtz and Eddie Miksis got the Chicago hits as Purkcy. start- ing his second season. went the distance for the first time in the

majors. Dick Groat had three of Pitts- burgh's 13 hits off four Chicago pitchers. loser.

Paul lllinner was the

Cincinnati played I night game at Brooklyn.

In the spring of the year around these parts I young boxer's thoughts turn to the ring and dreams of I banner summer's boxing. It has been that way every year now for the past few seasons and this year it seems that more emphasis is being placed on the boxing game than here- tofore. For months Don Trainor. Bobby Quinn and one or two others have been working out It the Navy bnrracks. In recent weeks they have been joined by Harry Poulton. Gaston Roy, Netta Steele. Louis Lafferty and Billy Purcell.

These boys are training hard. Poulton who will probably be fighting here late next month. is down to 159 pounds and looking better than he has for several years. Louis Lafferty has shed almost 3 pounds for his forth- coming scrsp with rnngy Aus- tin Squsrebriggs. Trniaor, Roy Steele and Quinn are still in the growing stages and they have been adding pounds to their frame. Quinn in particular has stretched out and according to reports has shown improvement as well as growth.

1: Halifax Cobey McCluskey has been hard at work for his main bout with sugar Boy Wat- kins. Mccluskey fought well here lut summer. Every time be en- tered the ring he put up I crowd pleasing fight Ind his bouts with Gary ”The German" Simon and Jimmy McDonIugh of Boston were besuts. He won both on close

decisions. The German forced him to the limit and the German's manager thought his boy had Won the Hght but Cobey proved his worth by licking Simon in New Glasgow in I return bout.

Over the years Cobey hasn't lost too many fights. He once laced Yvon Durelle, the bruising campaigner front New Brunswick who hIs made quite I name for himself in boxing circles. Mc- Cluskey fought in American rings

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John Holman

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. (AP)- John Holman. I 5-tn-1 underdog; launched I vicious surp in attack in the ninth round ednesday night to stop Ezzard Charles, for- mer world heavywelght champion. on I technical knockout. Charles. who had gone down once for I nine count. was reeling helplessly away from Holman when referee Eddie Coachman stopped the fight It 1:40 of the ninth. Until then. the 33-year-old ex-champion had been leading on points

Holman offered little opposition to Charles until the start of the ninth. when he nailed the Cincin-

Round TKO Over Charles

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White Sox Defeat N.Y.i Yankees 13-4 To ake Over Top Spot In American Leagu

Like Father, Like Son As Our Babu Wins Big Race

(By Alan I-lsrvey. Csnndlu Press staff Writer)

NEWMARKET. England. (C?) --It was I case of like father. like son at Newmarket Wednesday as -David Robinson's Our Babu won the two thousand gulneas in I three-horse photo finish and turn- ed back the strongest French and Irish challenge in the 148-year his- tory of the race.'

swooping down on the leaders in the stretch-just as his daddy My Babu did before him to win

reputation before returning home last summer to fight in the Mari- times. Bight nowvhe is one of the leading contender. for the Canad- ian middleweight championship and I good summer's fighting here might put. him in line for I title shot. 0 O 0

Word has just come in that Don "Duck" Trainer is ill with the 'flu and will not be able to fight Danny Taylor in the semi-final. Trainor has been sick with I heavy cold for nearly I week Ind yesterday he was given doctor's orders to case all boxing activity until he recuperates. This is I tough blow to Determined: Don. who has worked for months to get a return crack at Taylor. Trainor hasn't fought since losing to Tay- lor last summer. The loss. has haunted him ever since Ind he wanted nothing except revenge for his defeat It Tayloria hands.

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As I replacement for Trainor Doherty has called in the popular Gaston Roy. The Saint Dunstan's University student, who hIs re- ceived an offer to fight Beau Jack in Saint John in I month's time. told Doherty he would be ready to go by May 6. He will be flghtin: a navy man from Halifax. The sailor's identity is unknown but Doherty has scouts busy in Hall- fax lining up I capable mlttman for the aggressive Roy.

May 6 is the earliest date that I fight card has been held here for years. Promoter Ivan Doherty plans to run fight cards periodic- ally throughout the summer and from here it looks as though box- ing should have an excellent sea- son. The fight game went over well here last year. The crowds were big and the fights top notch. The last card was probably the best of the season. There was Gas- ton Hoy and Tiger Steele in one bout and Cobey Mccluskey and Jimmy McDonaugh in the main go. If another fight had been held

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our ssauu was me top 1-Jugiisb cult of 1354, I shade ahead of -Tnnieriane. but had run disap- -pointingly April it in in: first man ouuug, tiuisniiig 1 1): lengths behind the Queen): Alexander.

Alexander was I 1()0-to-6 shot Wednesday and the Queen came to see him run, but there was never I suggestion that "the great" needs to be tacked on his -name. HI was never in the run- ning.

The second of the season's five classics will be run over the same course Friday. It is for three-year-old fillies and the out- standing favorite is likely to be -Lady Zia Wernher's Meld.

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Getting back to Doherty for I minute we think Ivan deserves some recognition for the manner in which he has brought the fight game into its own. His succe could well be due to the sincerity Ind energetic manner in which he tackles any proposition. In the summer time he's all boxing. In the winter he devotes his spare time to minslrel shows and musi- cal entertainments with the pro- coeds going to charity. This past winter he was one of the sponso 's of the l(insmen's Variety Show the proceeds of which were given to the Kinsmen for the sponsoring of I boy's camp this summer. This is I different kind of camp from I training camp but one out of which there may come another Roy. Poulton, Trainor. Quinn or Mccluskey and sonic day in the future help repay Ivan for the efforts be is now making on behalf of those boy's camps.

Tigoi-s' Player is Sent To Farm Club

DETROIT (AP)-Detroit Tigers Wednesday sent first bIsemIn

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The unexpected barrage stag- gered Chnrles and another left from Holman dropped him on his hack. He got to his knees on tho count of eight and was up at nine. Then Holman rushed into him with such enthusiasm that both fighters fell.

When they got up. Holman smashed three straight rights to Charles' head and Coachman stop- ped the fight with Charles on the verge of going down again.

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Wilson. Miller (4). Johnson (5). Kretlow (7 )and Smith: Gromek and House. L-Wilson. Hm: Bal- Dierin . Det-House. '

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