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ASSUBIATEIITSummerside A.A. PRESS All-STAR, iVins N.B. - REJ. Tfiihllfiiilililntermediate Title

Island Team Edi-eats Newcastle 17-4 For Right To Meet Nova Scotia Intermediate Finalists.

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Victory In Game Of Series.

(Canadian Press) When his mates were chalking up SPRINGHJLI-i, N. 8-. 591W- 33-—A' their scores, LeBlanc was holding

Favor.

Three Votes In His

shimmflimii- P- B I-_ Sem- 18 in: the early pm of the game —-Summenside A. A. decisively won when Geekie, the Imperialg’ shore. then NJl-PEJ. Intermediate Base- stop, collided with Millman, who

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smashing four-base wallop from the big bat of the aging Hank O'Rourke gave Springliill Ferlcebusters a 2-1 victory today over Halifax Willow Parks in the first game of their ser- ies for the Nova Scotia baseball BIOWII. _

The burly Bpringhill backstop's

homer was one of a. scant six hits~ ninth. Hoppie McDonald punched? ‘ml “uthphw can Huhheh of New o“

collected off both-pitchers. For a lull nine innings it was a pitchers’ game. Stocky Copie LeBlanc, the nmthpaw hurler from Moncton, N.B., held the Parks to three scat- tered hits, and his teammates could collect no more off the right-handed flinging of Freddy Neate, on the

llab for Halifax. 1

Scores on Wild Tim...

But Fencebusters made their battling count. Leo McDonald was on first when Emberley came to bat in the fifth inning. The Sprlnghill left-fielder dropped a clean single into right and McDonald came home as the throw to third went wild.

Then, in the sixth, Hank O'R.ourke| caught a fast one on the end of his Willow. The ball sailed out into right garden and well over Hopple McDonald's head. The big catcher was just rounding third when the ball reached the infield, and. he want on to reach the plate a. Jump ahead a! the relay.

Willow Parks

my M“ Gould Assndakd hm ball championship by defeating‘ theI

I Halifax hitless.

- couldn't fathom his southpaw hooks and for seven innings they failed to touch him. '

Sports Editor)

NEW YORK, Sept. ZB-Jrhe out- standing three major league ball playcrs of the year, on the basis of final returns in the Associated

‘Press all-star poll. ale manager The“. lone score came m the, Joe Cronin oi Washington Senat-

Parks Score ill Ninth

out a. long triple to right, and scor- V. Y°Tk Giants and slugging Chuck ed as the relay trickled through Klein °f the Phhhes- thudmaseman Muse O'Brien-s‘ They dominate the balloting by ham“ n looked like Halifax-S sports editors and vwllcrs. In the lchanoe to even things’ but the“, total of 80 votes cast, Cronin is was one out than and the game ' named by B8 for the all-star short- i ended as the next two batters went smfhie- Hhbhfih by 84 m" ‘he m‘ {out on high mm 1 pitching position and Klein by

Although defeated today, Parks, B1 h” m” 935" °f duhy m “gm

Newcastle Imperials in Summer- side yesterday afternoon m the de- ciding game of the series by the ‘overwhelming score o! 17-4. As the score indicates the game was a Slllsglng fest, for the hard-hitting Summerside team. who completely tolassed the Newcastle- team in all departments and displayed a. brand 0f ball equal to that of many senior teams. ‘

Jimmie Wilson pitched the en- .tira game for the winners with iKitchen and Harris doing mound iduty for Newcastle. The game op- cned with the Summerside A, A. asthma four rims in the first in-

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was on his way to third, and sus-i talned slight injuries to h's should-i er in addition to getting s, bad shaking up. Possibly the star oi the. Kame was Reggie Phillips who was‘ a virtual one man ball team, get. tng six runs and playing the hot corner without an error, but the. entire team played unusually finn ball.

The Summerside A. A. are by far thestrongest team produced in, Summerside for many years andl Elven an even break should bringi to the Island the Intermediate Championship of the, Maritimesl Help the boys out all you can when;

they come seeking your support for!

[were hopeful of evening ‘be series in the next game.

The Halifax team had travelled a long, hard road to the finals. Pro- tests and counter-protests had made their semi-final series with Yar- mouth one of the most bitterly- fought in years. Finally, they were eliminated and Yarmouth squared off against Springhill.

But after two games of this "fin- al" round had been played, o. ruling of President C. C. Gillespie of the M. P. B. A. A. U. of C. sent Parks bad: into the finals. They defeated Gateways in a sudden death game on the neutral Middleton field, and gained the right at last to meet Springhlll.

Rival Managers Expect Series To

C0 Seven A Games

Most Exciting ‘vlfiirla Series In HistoryIsPredicted ByManagers

'('I'his Is another of a series an-

alyzing the contenders for ingo-

balTs world chsmplonshfln.

(By Edward J. Neal Associated a Press Sports Writer)

NEW YORK, Sept. 28—-'I‘here lrn't many convictions about this coming World Series battle be- tween the Senators and the Giants that Managers Bill Terry and Joe Cronin hold in common, but upon this one point they do agree.

The total absence of a genuine ball game busting walloper of the Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Al Sim- mons, Jirmny Foxx breed in either outfield levels the two teams off w luch an extent that six games and possibly the full seven will be needed to decide this champion- Lhip,

- - Seven Games?

‘illior the first time in many years," says Terry, "We don't have lo worry about guys like Barbe Ruth and Gehrig who win series all alone. All we've got to beat is a mod boll team, not a. couple of rupermen. I expect it will take leven of the most exciting games in the h’siory of the series."

Rcgrctiully, though with full confidence in the pounding power vf Hcinle Manush, Fred Shulte, icon “Goose" Goslin, and Sheriff Harriss, Cronin agrees that there will be no need for dwellers in the ltreefs beyond Gogans buff to.‘ mil on the stmrn windows to save

field, where no longer is Babe Ruth even a challenger of the Phillies flogger.

The passing of Ruth from the all-star picture, with only three votes on his behalf for old time's sake, ts one of istanding develcpuionts, along with ithe fact that only one Yankee, catcher Bill Dickey, wins a place" in the lineup-

Srveu Armrican magnets and; five National League stars make. l up the first team in the Associated I Press ooncensus- The pennant-l‘ winnng Giants and Senators each; place two men.

HubbelPs battery-mate, Gus’ Mancuso, chiefly on the strength of his ability to handle pitchers so skillfully, squeezes into the second backstopping job by a. narrow vot- ing margin over Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics and Virgil Davis of the Phillles. This was the .clos-l

the year's out-,

1 Canada, have issued a warning to

"i"! and fflifdlv P111114; up an lm- the expense of a Nova Scota trip. sol-mountable lead in the following The Summersldo A. A. wish to take innings. At no time was the is- this opportunity to publicly thank 5"“ in dwbt- for the his bats ofvail those who assisted in billeting the Summerside team, smacked the Newcastle boys during their Kitchen’: beat all-over the lot. Onstay, by a0 doing they certainly ,ths other hand the few hits off showed their sportsmanship m a

.Wilsori were effectively handled by’ very tangible way.

an airtightlizifield and outfield. Tho Newcastle boys left by the An unavo dable but none the less 5.15 ferry yesterday {or their homes

regrettable incident occurred dur.

Warning To Mari-

time CirlAt/zletes I

HALIFAX, Sept. 28.—Aroused by what they considered interference with girls’ sport in the Maritime. Provinces, officers of the Maritime Provinces Branch of the Women's Amateur Athletic Federation of

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girls under their jurisdiction. In

Romans have been mcliclng line socks For years, but for this season they have surpassed li1€mi€iVus in colour effects and poiieml.

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‘The day of the prize shoot m the York Club has become of pro- vinoial interest; the riflemen gath_ er from all points and no one is barred. The “leather On Wednes-

(‘St W365i? i" the emu“ balloting‘. the announcement was a telegram

Opening Matches 0f

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YORK RLZE CLUBiAI KENSINGTUN

HSEPPBHte went in order to A. O. l“. Gill, W. D. Cooke and I. M. Brown. Junior Shoot

"that the public interim in Tug of War Sport 1s not in any way, The 31315453,‘? Aggregate Cup diminished was evidenced on Wed- for Juniors went to W. Button and; nesday mgm at Khnsmgton Rm‘

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‘ the ‘breaks’ and lots of them can

Cronon and A1 Crouder. hflrll-

resent the American Le Kile 0W1!"- pions on the honor roll.

Art first base, the great Jimmie Foxx, powerhouse of the Athletics, holds a. decsivc victory over his Yankee r.val, Lou Gehrig, with Manager Bill Terry of the Giants third in a three-cornered contest. Eoxx compiled s. 3-to-1 margin over Gehrig in the voting.

Apparently on the strength of his harder hitting this year Charley Gehringer oi the Tigers scored with unexpected ease over Frankie Frisch, manager of the Cardinals Ln a race for the second-base pos- ition. Gehl-Anglcr had e. Z-to-l edge in the ballots. ,

Ono vote for Dick Bartell of the ‘Phones was the only thing that

reventcd it from being unani- a veteran who is very liable to sniff fnws to, Cronin at shortstop, pie the “mm” h“ d m“ wmld Se" Trainer, the Pirate veteran, won ies and promptly go wild as he did I over l National was“ rfvnl, pep. in 1924 when Jhc]: hitutgree I hillmft?‘ pef Martin. at third_. altiiouglli‘ tblie, rims 53am °m c raw’ as ‘Pe i"’s shoyviil is a remar a. 8. champions, drove in seven runs, tngzie‘ w h-s iclfol-nggnge 1n and batted a tidy .334 for the ser- first was“, M this position,

M» He was 1"“ l‘! K°°d mm Theioutfield of Al Sllnlnons, of! PMSWYK" Firm‘ i“ 1995- the White Sox, Wally Berger of the PNd Bfihiillt, WhO 16d thB Ameri- Braves and K1911»; proved easy for

“though it won't suzprise me if the series goes six or seven games. Only

bring off four straight this year."

Joe may be presenting his out- field case a. trifle modestly. Man- ush, hitting around .330. is a fast long-driving 200 pounder who should find the short Rslc Ground wands to his liking. There's Goslin, faded off t0 a_ 290 hitter now; but

working right-handed pitcher, rep-'

confirming the body's right to gov- ern all women's sports, from Mrs. R. J. Foster, oi Edmonton, Dominion president.

The telegram pointed out that "outlaw" teams or athletes were not recognized by the Association and the local body added to that a warning to all girl athletes to re- gister with the Association if they intended to compete in any of the recognized sport meetings.

Girls not registered would not be permitted to compete Ln ally com- petition sponsored by the athletic body.

RIFIETfWBH

Two rifle teams of ten men each, one representing the City and the ,other the Country w.ll meet on Kensington Range Saturday after-

Halifax T e n n i s Tournament P r 0 - duce Brilliant Ten- nis.

(Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, Sept. 28. - Racquet stars from Montreal split honors with ranking Nova Scotian tennis players today in the opening match- es of a. three-day tournament. Two singles matches went to the Quebec players, but Nova Scotiols represen- tatives gained one singles nmtcli and snatched a hard-fought victory inv the doubles contest. f

Bitterly Fought

The doubles provided for a large gallery the most bitterly fought ten- nis ever seen in the Capital. For three sets Bevil Piers and Harry Roper of Halifax battled it out

|noon to settle a, friendly discussion

day remained fine though very cloudy and the boys turned out seeking fun nud they found it. The number firing exceeded all previous records and the scores were of high average. Firing open- ed at 0 a.m. and continued with- out a halt till dark; the final was unique for this range when P. Hooper, A. Gormley and W. D. Cook had to shoot off for the cup in the Ladies Challenge each hiiv- ing made 34 out of 35 point-s. A. Gornlley emerged victorious. When firing ceased all gathered in the York Hall where the wives and best girls of the members had a. dazzling supper waiting and at

the Silver Spoon for Junior high score of the day to A. Stewart Wm’! 35- Five asflfegate prizes fbr Juniors went, 1n order to R, A. Vase-y. L. H. Vesey. A. Stewart, L. Bryanton and H. Taylor.

ately had to be cut down to a sev- en shot match at‘ 800 yards; three tied with 84 for the men's two-win cup, P. Hooper, A. Gormley and W. D. Cook, and had to shoot off, Gormlcy winning out. The Ladies; Challenge Cup and first choice went to P. Hooper by score merit of 34 who drew Mrs. E. T. Brown. so she holds the cup for the year and keeps her choice of the other

least 125‘ sat in to assist in clearing the tables.

When the prizes were all ar- ranged it was a grand sight and

them over before distributing; they

against Laird Watt and Bob Mur- ray, Canadian intercollegiate doubles champions. The match was finally won for Nova Scoiio. in a. gruelling 18-game set. The scores were 9-7, 2-8, 11-9.

as to their respective merits. It has been claimed that the Country man is naturally a better shot than the City man due to living in surround- ings where the ordnary scope of

vision is much greater than in the city. also that while the Country,

Piers, singles champion of New

can League through the early stag- es oi’ this season with a belting surge, has cooled 01f to a point s.- mund .300, but tllegvs no telling when the uprising will break outi again.

Only Fence Buster

Of the three men Terry plans to use in the outfield ‘against both left and right handcrs, only one,’ Mel Ott. compares with any of the, Senators as a distance driver. 'I‘hel youngster from Imlisiana. a defen- sive star in right field where balls bounding off the wall present a, tricky problem, has slid off to .285, in his hitting as compared with a. life time average of .821. but ' he

the experts. No one else was even close to this trio.

Similarly the selection of Lefty h“ Pa“ ‘hm!’ Yms- m” 01W h" As as the pitching sent but one. However, both sides

mate of Hubbcll and Cl‘0\\'(i(3l', was h“ Whhhg t‘) 5h°°i it mitt and 5M"

Grove of the

decisive. Tnc old fiiebuller of the White Elephants is still coilceded to be tn: Americiin League's out- standing boxnlnn. Cantwell, Whitehill and Dean were next in popular favor among the flingers.

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ihe property when the firing etarts,-still is conking the ball in the Iiiesasy in the Polo Grounds. gohwhfl- He "like W“ my °° lChuck Klein in his league in driv-

(Canadian Press)

ranges. There will also l” the m? Halifax, 6-4, 6-1. MONTREAL. $9M- iiiw-Gencral ular individual competition.

Brunswick, went down to defeat in straight sets llciore the

‘has sent many men to Bisley in‘

7-5, 6-4.

urday should settle the argument. i Both sides have a number of cx- cellent shots available, for the ECountry: Hooper. Mclnnis. McLen-i ,nan. R. Coles. J. Coles, Kennedy. ‘A. Coles. Stewart, E. Coles, J. An- Nova Scoiiafls lone singles victory ldrew, F. Andrew and several oth- was won by Doug Grant, Halifax

11-3....

Grant Wins

‘crs; the City have: MvCabe, Allan,‘ County Singles Champion, who de- Landrigan, Smith, R. McCnbe. Mc-f feated Murray, third ranking Que- Donald, Gormley, McKinnon, Glllf bW Bill‘. 5-3. 7*5-

Jenkins, Moore, and a fghqy good An exhibition mixed doubles reserve to draw from. so a close ' "latch W35 lflRyPd dilrlng the after- battle is expccipd, The match W111 noon. Roland Itoilgtiil and Mrs. F. start at, g p_ m_ sharp and W511 be, V. Woodbury, of Halifax, won over over the 19g, 590 And 300 Hm Doug Grant and Miss M. Currie, of

flashing tennis of Laird Wait, Quebec tltlist, And Roland Longiiri of Montreal won in straight sets over l‘."er Aiikcn of Liverpool. N. Se

Salvcr was still absent. The Secretary, I. M. Brown. took| the chair and the following gave brief remarks each praising the success and sporting spirit of all including the ladies: Ci. M. Moore, S. C. Moore. A. Gorinley, P. J. Luildrigall, W. L. Higgins, Ira D. Carr, E, G. Love, Rev. Hr. Christie, P. Brodie, P. Hooper. H. H. Home, A. O. F. Gill and others;

Prize ‘List

The let of donated prizvs was read as follows: Specials-W. H. Vesey, cup for Juniors; G. M. silver spoon for juniors. The general list included prizes Ifrom:

' Moore a McLeod nut, Stanley. Shaw do Peartlou, C. W, Patterson. A. Horne ti: Co.. Pl"ov.':~:<~ Ems. Lid. J. H. Jildsoll, H. J. lilrCnilc, The Markers Crockett k Willis, E. G. Love, Percy Hooper and S. C.

a silver Moore, a

Moore.

The young old men firing start-

the audience was invited to looki , lJenkins, W. H. Vesey,

included four silver cups and thei

ladies prizes offered. A. Gormley 34, drew Mrs. Robert Crockett, W. D. Cook 34, drew Mrs. E. J. Vesey. H. H. Horne 33, Miss Frances Mrs, I. Thompson; Roy McCabe, Miss

The Ladies Challenge unfortun--

iwhen a large croxlscl was on hand | to watch the sport.

The resulls of lilf.‘ Junior pulls wzre as follows": 8t. Eleanom vs. Kensingtori. First pull won by Ken- slngion in 2 min. 5 sec. Second

,- pull won by St. Eleonora in 2 min. 20 sec. This was the most exciting pull of the evening oe the teams were evenly matched.

North Bedeque vs. Central Bede-

! que. Both pulls won by North Bede - ‘quc, the frsi- in 1 min 3 sec, and, , the second in 1 min 32 seconds.

I L/orver Bedeque vs. New Annan.

{Flaw p.21 won by lxiwer Bedequs

‘ill 2 n; n. 1B mo. and the seormd

i b}: N. u‘ Arman h: l0 sec.

, '11:» pull between Kenslngton

lsonzozs rind 8t. Eleanor; Sandor!

l created a gloat deal of excitement.

teams pulled for a full three minutes and neither could get the otlw-r across the line. At the end

lof three minutes Kc-nsingion was’

ldeclarcd the victors havhlg won a

Ruby Stewart; W. Walsh, liLrs. W. slight advnntag, o", their Upper“ D, Cooke; n. Andrews. Mrs. Fred!eny,s_

Mcnohaldi. P~ J~ Lfindrigan- M155‘ There was a pole vault won by 5mm LOVE; E- G- LOVO. MTS- BPS-i Bruce Murphy and a running high sic Taylor; E. T. Brown, Mrs. Li jump won by Ken Muttm-t, sum- Bryanton, R. Jenkins, lvLrs. Percyimerside.

Hooper and A. J. McCabe. Mrs. W. L. Higgins. Last score in ivas 31.

Officials-Harold Lear-d. referee, Dr. A. A. lncknrt, timer-S.

and G00 yards. possible 105, offered

The main mziich over 200, 500 IIODTE RUN STANDING a. prize to every competitor tn bei drawn in order 0f merit. Top score of 101 called fol‘ a good cheer. Fol-

lowing is the order and score.

1B5" the Aswllnirli Prfissi Home Runs Yesterday: Ruth Yankees, 1; Byrd, Yankees, l; Out-

A. Gormley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 101 (‘n- DWh-wh‘ 1-

P_ lloopvr 90 The Leaders: Foxx ikihletlcs, 48'. g g°°$°h phi Gehrig, Yankees. 32; Ruth, Yank-

’. . vsey .. 971 ‘ b . ..

W‘ Walsh 9G‘ res, 32. Klein. Pillili'“S, 2h. Berger n T_ Bmwn 95 Braves. ‘.26.

A. O. F. Gill 0.’. League Totals: Alncnvflfl. 503'. \V. Tlnrdy .01 -

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Breaks Will Count

"But we'll m any kind of Ipiich- in: the Giants throw at us for all

the dkstnnce we'll need," he says. in fielding-

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Bedeque Rink Friday night, Sept.

Morrison Trophys, Junior Teams: bower Bedequc vs. Freetown. Lentral Bcdeque vs. St. Eloanors. New Annan vs. Kensington. hill"!!! H. North Bedeque. senior Teams: (l) Nth. Bcdeque vs. Summersldt. 6%) N"!- Bedequa 1s. St. Eleanofls.

intelligence test she

59171, to pull for the Strong and "AN Y0" "- m? 0T h “m”, she looked the teacher squarely in ‘he eye and solemnly replied. "Boy.