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Detroit Tigers Sold To Group For 35,500,000

DEAL EVER

Ai1n's Dream Steps In 206.4 To Cop Dash OI Monctonian

MONCTON (CF) TIIl'OI' horses siiared honors in the 000 .)loiii-iiiiiian fcaiure of In eight dash harn--ss racing card here Monday ii.;,'iii and a new track record was set in the process.

A lizilifax horse. Dave Gratton. covered the mile in 3205.5 10 sclipsa the old record of 1:00 It!

Jerry A. Hanover, And Just

I?! took event.

Curran of Summersids won the second tiash of the three - dash featurs in 1:061. Josodnls Clan!- maiufroin Truro won the 1:07. .

'lfsrnhy Monday sold Detroit 119 gen and Briggs Stadium to ll 11 - man Michigan radio executives Fred Knorr and Julio Feizcr for 35,500.- 000. It was the hbiggeat financial deal in basebal istory.

Might! 30” 5 uRS- Gum” Tho chills slxuiian board of dir-

tlll 11113 I10” 9' d" 9'” ectors made the choice in a meet-

ing that ended nearly four years

Ann's Dream. owned I1! 5- H- of uncertainty followiiig the death

of Walter O Biiggs Sr., the Ti-

gers' late presideiii.

in Briggs Jr..

(Siva-3

DETROIT (AP) -- The Briggs baseball.

Briggs said they wanted to the Tigers in the hands of local people who would "continue the same dignified and sound policies begun by Walter 0. Briggs St." The price is much higher than the previous top prices paid for New York Yankees and the old Philadelphia Athletics. Dan Top- ping, Del WGJD and Larry Mac- phail paid 3.400.000 for the Yank- ees in 1047. Arnold Johnson and

ees in 1947. Arnold Johnson and a group of Chicago industrialists paid I reported 8.500.000 for the A's. which they moved to Kansas City

keep 1 syndicate headed by

Briggs son. Walter 0. (Spike) has been president since 1952 and had made no see-

Valiie. KEpptlCIl barn Ann Queen Wlrg in that order

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Page 6, The Giardian Tuesday. July 17 1956

Jr. Free-For-All Headlines Racing Card Ai C. D. P. Tonight

A .lunior- Free-For-All with five dashes at 3200 per. fast starters headlining the harn-

ess racing card It the Charlnite- also lmedg seven entrant! 80 h town Driving Park tonight.

Peter ('lcgg,, My Ynlo.

Two A Paces. on. I double dash race and the other a single are double dash

the event includinl

Royal Prudence Hy. Real Joe, Uscita's Playgirl and Bar--Boy. My Darling. Perfect Hal.

will lPal'F tlie-Ciioiy Bot, and Anthony L. The in what siiniildlsinglg dash A Paco has eight star-

bs I close race in two dashes for lers with of 3250 per dash The AA Trot with seven enlries bur M. Esso, Dale 8.. and Myono.

Jolly Bud, Jolllty Leigh, America's Ace. Laurel Chief, Wll

A double dash CC Trot with

Barbara Cop Double Dashes

chief paid 815 00. Another racing card is scheduled for the Driving Park tonight.

SUMMARY A PACE

Eva Budlong (H. Hughes) Sunkist Joe twhalenl Faii-go iNe'ill) Jean B. Lee llicnncsscy) Lou Budlong lSohey) . Miss Donna Mae lBEi'DZii'(l) June Breeze tCudmure) Sea Plant IC. Smillli

Time:-2.19.

Winner owned by Gcoi'ge Hughes and driven by Harold llughcs.

CC PACE

Jerry A. Hanover and Just Bar- bara rared to double victories dur- lug the l.!ill'TlPSS razziiig program at the Cliarlottctown Driving Park last night but it was up to Impact and Len 0'.)loara to clock the fast- est time of card at 2.11 flat in the second dash nf the AA Pace.

Jerry A. Hiiiiover copped both da.-hes of ll)” .iiiiuor li'i'ee-For-All and A Pace and won both in al- most iienrlcal fashion in each the 12-year-old bay gclriing jumped into an early lead and held on to it all lhe iwiy around despite a det- erniinrii biii PZlf'Ii time by Len O'.)lcara and .)lr. Jollscott in the stretch. Jr-rry A. llanover covered the miler. in 2.13 3-5 and 2.13 4-5.

3,. . 2 -.-Iauinusan

, Just Barbara (C. Smith) ...1 1

Queen Pumrosewnelnlv Show Freddie Scott l0".)lcara) 2 4 in the first dash and Gav SP1"! iium Dale lllfloreslde) .... .. 8 2 In the 59W"fl- Cottage Frank tAnncar) . .. 5 3 .lu-.t li;iili:ira took the first dash Sister Verna Hoo lwlscncrl . 3 6 of the CC Pace handily but in the iiarion E. 'K('IIy) 4 7 second just nipped Hum Dale by Ranida l.)lacDonald) . .. 5 I photo finish at the wire. The Jolly Bud IFurness) 8

Times:-2.17 2-5; 2.19 Winner owned by Harold Wood- side. driven by Cyril Smith. A PACE G. Ann C. (Iallbeck) . Princs Budiong iCudmore) Famous Boy (E. Smith) Sleepy Sam (Hennessey) iiuiiey Royal llderiiardl Jolllty George (Moresidel Chocolate Dip (Whalen) Avalon Gal (0'Mearai .. .

Timcsw-2.15 4-5; 2.16 2-5

G. ANN C. owner and driven by George Clllbeck: Prince Bud- long owned and driven by Harry Cudniora.

second dash of that race was about the best on a card that was almost void of close finishes.

Eva liiiiiloiic. G. Ann C., Prince Budlong and Premier .1. Walter were the other winners on the 0 dash card.

G. Ann C and Prince Budlong split dashes in the A Pace. G. Ann C. took the first with room to spare ahead of the Prince and Famous Boy and the Prince won the second by about 4 lengths over G Ann C. and Famous Boy again.

After Premier J. Walter took the first dash of the AA Face with plenty of distance between himself and the second horse impact prir vided one of the biggest upsets of the night in taking the second. Len 0'Mears rained Impact into the lead almost from the wire and

Halnslibeimshn qaeaaa-uiww-N

AA PACE Premier J. Walter (Lowery) Impact .0'Mesra) .

the Iflrriltlfi Ilnr::P built up I lead E,",,1:.',:.sieSi:f,lf,h,""" of ainwilt 5 iinglhs for me great" Bob Clegg (Bernard)

art of the mile and had most of it eft when he raced under the wire ahead of Taurldn Bay and Prcmiml. Waiter.

Suffolk Chis.-f finished second he- hind Premwr J. Waltcr in the first dash and Impact was third.

Eva Rwllvmvz pulled off the big- gest upset of lhe night when she won the opening A Pace of tho card. The bay mare paid I30 20 to Win. 33280 on a place ticket and 868.20 across the board. She won It luimiily nicr Sunkist Joe and Fairgo who sizmcd a great 511-etch duel for second and third places.

The daily double on Just Bar- bara and G. Ann C. paid slightly more than S100 and the quinclla on Premier J. Walter and Suffolk

Lina C. Scott illforesidsl Gahagan (Shaw) . . . . . . . . . .. Times:-2.12 4-5: 2.11 Premier .1. Walter owned by Jack Annsar. driven by A. Low- ery; Impact owned by Mrs. E. Mustacalis, driven by Lou 0'- Meats.

FREE-FOR.-ALL TROT & PACE Jerry A. Hanover (Wisener) 1 1 Mr. Joilscott f0'Mears) Gay Spirit tMacFayricn) Queen Primrose (0'Lli'ii.-n) .. Abner McGraw lSli.-nvi .. Morlsll Woody (Ht-nnessey) 0 5

Times:-2.18 3-5; 2.13 4-5 Jerry A. Hanover owned by H. R. Bevan. driven by Dave Wise- ner.

Abbies Dump BYC I7-9: Jrs. Whip Shamrocks IO-4

le. Billy Acorn and Vern Blnnizharii

ONTO!-ANDIP-A -qaacnnais-v-9:

Ulla!-50. a-man

Dnriiv )irC.iriiinck's Improving Ahbios upset the front running B.

rat of his admiration for tho Knorr-Fetzer combine which in- cludes crooner Bing Crosby. . The HPIY ounci-s lmiiieilialely Innoiinced the 43-year-old Briggs will remain with the organization as &XECllf.'Ve vice-president Harry M Sisson. present secretary and business manager. will become treasurer.

Briggs said he is "very sorry to see the Tigers leave the family" but added he has "great admira- tion and respect for the new own-

ilaple Leaf: of the international

The success of the Knorr-Fctzei STOUD COTTIES 83 I10

favored their sndicate.

surprise. Briggs had made it ohvloina he!

could steal the show wiicn Allfll g Bud, .loppa Maid, All Biidloiiiz. eight and possibly 10 starters Real Finizii. Flying Fprirrs:-, find”; rounds out the nine-dash card. Echo and iililrialc take off in two Post time is 8.15.

Report Rift Between Walt

Alston &

IIIOOKLYN (A!) - Brooklyn baseball writers traveling with the Dodgers Monday reported a rift ” A manager Walter Alston and his dplayers so serious that it may lea to open rebellion.

Leonard Koppstt, writing in the New York Post. called it I Iv1lt-- poulhly beyond rooiilr.

"Waltbr Alston is dissatisfied with his Dodger hall club," Kop- pett wrote. "and his bail club is even more bitterly disappointed with him . . . it's gone for enough for some to feel that the sooner Alston is gone the better off the Dodgers will be."

Bill Roedar. who covers the Dodgers are mad at their man- ager. whether this will influ- ence the pennant race is ques- tionable. But it happens to be true and it's ii-iterestinl Ind it has leaked out."

POST-GAME BLAST Dick Young of the New York

Daily News, who broke the story.

Although there had been talk for days that the Knorr-Fetzcr group was "in," both said they had never received any indication their offer was being given spe- cial consideration.

"I know it sounds trite." Knorri sald. "but about all we know is what we read in the papers. And some of the things we read

Tiger fan for a long number of

League. Four of the bids were at lz-ast five-iiiillinn-dollar offers. but the only serious coiitciiricr to tho Kiiiii'i'-Fcl'1.cr gl'tlI.l1) nus dicate led by colorful Bill Vccch. former owner dians and St. Louis Bi-owns. Veeck's group. which Baltimore brewer Hzirold lii)fl'ber- gar and broker Jiiliii IlII.s()f) of ow York but S.250.()l)0 But the rlirectois iwrr set against Vci-ck and his methods of promoting

a syn- - of Cicvelaiid ln- 1 included I

years. This is their first invest-l

BASEBALL RESULTS

By THE CANADIAN PRES International League Completion of May 20th curfew

game

ers.

TORONTO mt) have left us Simply fIabber- Buffalo mooo3o..5 9 1 Eight syndicates had bid for the gasterl." Toronto 000 010 5- ti 9 1

lletriiit l'IlII'), including a Toronto Neither Knorr nor Fcircr have . Donovan, Hahn (7), Coleman

group IIi'a(lPll by Jack Kent any iirofessional baseball back- (7) and Tompkinson: Fischer.

Cooke. owner of the Toroiiio ground. Each has been an active Rombefgef is) 5nd sawatski. W

- Rnmherger; L - Hahn. HR: Bfl-Easter.

.ni(-iii In baseball second . The Tigers have experienced Buffalo 900 000 000.. n 3 0 tlicir worst losing streak since Tommo 100 000 00);. 1 5 0 j195:i and are in sixth place in the wet” and sherry; Blake and Anioricari League. . Bane),

In New York. commissioner Momrear 900 mg 000.. 0 5 0 Ford Frick said Crosby would Rochester mg 100 goxm 4 11 1

iuiic to scvcr his relations with, Iliilsburgli to remain in the HOW) mviu-rs' grniip Baseball law pro- hiliiis ownership in more than one club.

Braves

By THE CAN.-EDI.-LN PRESS

Milwaukee Braves ran their vic- tory string to seven games Mun- day as the Natioiial League lend- ers edged Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1. Henry Aaron blasted his 11th homer of the year in the fourth inning to break a 1-1 tie.

The victory. rlghthander Bob Buhl's lltli against four defeats. made it a clean sweep of a three- game series and eight in a row for the Braves over the team that had been a jinx for Milwaukee for the last two seasons.

Ruhl yielded seven hits. one of them Frank Thomas' ltith homer of the season. The Braves' other run came In the first inning on Eddie Mal.ihews' doubls after a single by Johnny Logan Ronnie Kline was the loser

Brooklyn Dodgers trimmed Chi- caco Cubs 4-1 in a game that was out to six innings by rain.

Gil Hodges hit his l9t.h homer and his second in two days to cement the decision in the first In- ning. It came after loser Sam Jones had issued two of his seven walks. In the fourth inning Junior Gilliam opened with a triple and scored on Carl Furillo's single

Winner Roger Craig yielded only two hits against three for Jones. The Cubs scored their only run In the third as catcher Harry Flilli came in from second base on two infiiild outs.

Vr-tcran Rob Lemon Tlltilt-Ifll'Fd

two singles. Billy Acorn and Bull Dunn pulled off spectactular defensive plays for the Abbies. Acorn at short cams

Y. C. 17-!) and the Father Clarence Roche coached Junior B. Y. C. dumped the B I S. Shamrocks 10-4 in City Softball League games yesu-rririy evr-ning.

Tho iIlllII)T' B. Y. C. fighting for a play-off brrth. moved into a tie for fourth place and the last play- off spot. by defeating the Sham- rocks.

The Shamrocks jumped into a 2-0 IP.'l(I In Ibo first inning on home run blasts by Joe Pincau and Jack in Shvph.-ii'rl. Th:-y scored two more in the second on a double by George Scantlohury and I single by Joe Cnllanl.

But when Father Roche closed the door Rallying his Youth Club bars bi-hind him ho hurled no-hit. no-nm hall for tho last five frames as he ramp up with his best pitch- ing display of the acason.

Jarkin lllanrharri and Cec Lad- nor each hit a triple and two sing- Icx in fivr Il'II)'i in lead the Youth ('ILIl)llP)'.' .'iIt:irk. Roy McGonncll and ficvrco )larDonaId also hit triiilcs.

Dcmpso Gr:-gory pitched for the Shamrocks. The two teams meet acriin on lvorlricsrlay night in their last set louclher of the campaign.

out or ill? Parkdale Diamond fhc Abhics handed playing coach Ralph Pinesu of the B. Y. C. his first defeat of the year Is I pitch-

whlla Dunn made a spcctactular

the second.

Dodgers-Flyers Tangle Tonight Al Memorial Field

The lcagiic-lcndlriz Flyerx

City Baseball League at Memorial Fir-'d

ITISII at the lop of the Immio with a record of 5 wins in 6 outings. The Dodgers and Stars are at the bottom of the loop each having 2 wins in 6 attempts. The Dodgers are iitlll looking for their first win over the Flvers. The only game lost by Fiddler MacDonald's airmen was a 13-2 lambasting at the bands of the Stars and in three tries against the Dodgers the Flycrs have won two by shutouts and took Lllg last one 12-6.

For tonight's game Coach Ken- nedy will likely have Ronnie Stan- ley assigned for mound duty and Coach MacDonald will have right- liaiider Billy Hughes facing him. Hughes will be mnldng his debut as s moundmsn for I city league contest.

Game time is 6.3) sharp.

Pealies Continues lf.C. League lead

or. Daniiv Maccarmack started on this mmind for the Ahbles but retir- crl after the second inning with an injured back as his team led B-6. Cod Balls-in hurled top notch ball for the last five innings " " the): Y Ctotlireerunsand seven hits Ballern was the winning tcher.

The Abbies scored six runs II the first Inning on I since by Bill Acorn. doubles by Dunn and Hil- soslcarr and I single by locom-

up with brilliant plays off Arsen-I suit and Reveli in the first inning

running catch off Ralph Pineau in

and Forbie Kennedy's Dodgers tangle tonight in a regular fixture of the

The Flyeriz are presently riding

out I single rim in the bottom half.

ipnunded out 17 hits for a 73 Am- ierican League victory over Boston Red Sox. tho. 35-your-old right-

PROBABLE PITCIIERS

New York at iliiwaiikce Gomoz (5-9) vs Crnnc Ill-5). Philadelphia at Chicaizo--Neg- ray 11-0) vs Kaiscr r2-4) Friend (11-8) vs nehmeier (3-7).

Yanks Win Little League Opener I5-I3

In the opening game of the City Little League Baseball yesterday morning thg Yanks nipped the Fly- as 15-13 in I free-swinging game that went to if) innings before I winner was decided. The regula- tion length of Little League umes is 0 innings.

The teams went into the tenth frame tied 12-12. The Yanks puriti- ed across three rims in the top of the tenth and held the Flyerii to

Jim Duffy had 8 hits in four trips for the Yanks. Cyril Cooper hit 3 for 3 and Hsndrslisn had 1 for .

Frankie Dow lot the Flyers st- taclr with I horns run.

JIHIDW

me. MacDonald was winii c 'IndBobby &lI'I task a III.

BROOKS BEAT CUBS

7th Straight

his llth victory rind the lE)2nd of Ibis career as Cleveland lndians

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Record

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TIIIS IS THE Flyers Ace right- liander Donnie MacLean winding up to throw his high hard one. MacLesn is the leading pitcher

ltanrier coasted home behind a fine five - hitter after his mates pounded Boston ace Frank Sulli- van for three runs in the fourth inning. Sullivan was the loser.

Jim Busby broke a scoreless deadlock with his 10th homer of the season with one on in the fourth and added two singles. Hal Naragon connected for a double and two singles.

The victory moved the second- place Indians to within 10 games of the first-place New York Yank- ees. The Yankees schediiled game

Fiirhio K"Hi)f't”I)'. Dodgers coach and cairlioiz is the inn liiticr iii the City Bpsehall League from of- ficial figures released last nlzlit.

The 20-yarir-old youngster. who

with Chicago White Sox was is probably betlcr known for his rained out. horkcy exploits. is currently smac- Two niclitgamoswcre heduicd king ICIILIIIP pitching for a solid

baiting avwagc of .405. K"llllf'fIy has 0 hits in El? official trips in the plate. one of his blows is a rlmible The Stars firebslling pitcher. Vern T-Iarirlmliavi holds iinivn fourth spot unit an .iv-.'i'aL!c III .385) Next comes Loriic illarfiiiiulin of the Flycrs Ell .1l(i'l and Kr-lth Dalzicl, also of the Flyers with .361.

Kip Rrarly with one homer in his credit tics Ryan and Mackin- nnn for the IPBEIIP-IParI in that department iVIz'ICKll1llf)tl has Illl the only triple In league play and Handrah:-in and Joey LeClair of the Dodgers each have two doubles. MACLEAN TOP PTTCTTER Donnie Mach-an righlhanriori ace of the Flyers' staff. is the top pltchcr is the loop with a 3-0 av- criirzr Two of 'llaz-Leon's iviria iv-rre sluitoiits: it 1-0 conqiir-st of lhc Stars and a 13-0 victory over the Dodgers.

Earl MacKiiinon is top produ-

sriiiiihiiis

By THE CANADIAN PRESS National League

in the National League.

Driscoll Leads N. S. Open Golf

YA R MOUTH. NS. ICP) -- Smooth-swlnginiz Mary Ellen Drls- coll of Riverside. N.B.. opened a seven-stroke lead over defending champion Rita Lobnes of Lunch- burg. N.S. in the opening round of the Nova Scotla ladies golf ioiirni-y here Monday.

The 18-year-old New Brunsuick golfer finished the round with a four-over-par 78 The 17-year-old iliss Lohnes. apparcntly having lrniiblo with hor putts. cnrdxsd an l'..'i.

Mrs. ll. P. Cginor of Halifax Ashburn was third with a 90 and Tllrs. Barbara Triti. nf Bridge- uater and .)lar,ioric Patterson of llridgewziier racked up 023.

The lhrco-(lay provincial cham- pionships opcncd under a brilliant sun.

I W L Pct. GBL NEW vnnx (AP) .- Prnhablclmree uiiwauimi as so .515 - pitchers for today'iS mail)? ISW-'ll0l . Cincinnati 47 33 .588 2 games tvirln and 0st rccor s in) Brooklyn 44 34-, .550 5 parentheses): si. Louis 41 41 .500 9 Ame-rlran LT-23'!!! W Pittsburgh 37 43 .463 12 FIFVPIHM 8? W"-Film-' 0" '- - . Phlladt-I his 37 l4 .457 12”: wvmi llf)-5) VI Wlrsler 13-6.. Ngihgflilnignu tfCP) - Three (.h.mn" M 4, .436 M Chicauri at Baltimore 42-iwI- do bl r.ns C Imrses ”.'W'-"I New york 30 47 .39017i5 night)-llurshman IG-S) and Kce- iumlil Thins Monddy Night "I 3" an" (24) or Sm”, NH, vs izgm-(as harness racing card at American Mag", Wight 44-7) and Ferrarcse '3-6). X hum" racewa-Vi Dam" M New Ynrk Hgnoen Robert Bruce from the Now- W L Pct. G81. 1143, vs Ruck, (134. Castle Stables won the fourth and New York 57 26 .687 - Kalmc pm, 3, nnsmn .2,,..,i, cuzhtli dashes In 2.11 2-5 and Cleveland 46 35 .568 )0 nIRh,.gm,mm. .740, and "0... 2.12 4-5 for the fastest combined Chicago 43 35 .551 UV; ringp II-Hi vg Bi-odor in.3. and times. Joseph iiiatcs. John .lnl- Boston 44 37 .5-1312 p,,,.u.m(,m ,v2.3, lily from Nashwaaksls Ind lma Baltimore 37 44 A5619 Nam”. llmgu, Bi-llc. owned by Mack Tail of Detroit 36 45 A4420 Brmklyn at (in.-gnnaii 1N)... Fredericton, were the other dou- Washington 33 53 384 2415 Koufax 11-1) vs Lawrence (12-0) his winners. Kansas City 30 51 37020

Starters With Positions SUMMERSIDE RACEWAY Wednesday, July T8 Post Time 8.15

AA "CH DASHFS AT IN0.00 A DASH

-.Tn Jo Sonnet-1: MyrlIc's Boy-4; I'll Canto--JI; Meg-2.

Tsurida Raye-8. AA 'l'lO'l'-I DASH!-is AT SIM)! A DASH

Wsyrnai-ii-3: Sarah .!.-5; Bonnlsls Girl-7: sir Francis Drake-1; Christtols Liaccl-2; Joan Dale-0; Lorne Budlong-4.

A PACE-4 DASHEI AT SNDJO A DASH