The opening gun of the racing season will be flr=d ‘II Sunimerside Monday afternoon. l\l.1_\‘ ‘.24. at 2.00 o‘clock A number of liorscs have been made ready partlcularl,v for this race and they have been well classified and I good afternoons sport is assured. A lot of interest is being taken in it and we have had inquiries from difYcreiit par- ties about. it With A favorrlblc afternoon A large crowd can be expected to O(‘<‘llp\' seals in the grand stand at the beautiful oval in Summerslde. OfTlclaLs for the race are. Starter. Allan wedlock. Presitliiii: J‘id'.‘f’ and Aiiiioiiiiccr Ken MacDnu;ail There will be three classes raced and among the entries are the foilowrng lior-I sea: Dick Erla 204 3 5. owned b_v Andrew Perry; A-iii‘s Bn_'.' 211 15.! ()U\li(‘d h_v Ensnr Bowiiess; Buck P C. Grattan 2.17 1 5. owned by Alec Miller. Pugitasii. NS.: Gui Har- vester 2.13. owned by Fred Reeves; lMa.rion E. 2.14. ovmed by Clifford Ellis; Jay's Hope, oivned by Art. Jay: Propane, mined by Lloyd Small. and other. Tliere are four entries iii Clis: A. arid five each in Class B and Class C.

We are indebted to our friend Francis Gleason. Cherry Valley. for the breeding of F‘risco Direct 02256. which our good friend Car- men Coates of Amherst. N.S .re- penlly requested. Frisco Direct was I trotter with a record of 224 1 4‘ and a trial 111 215 1 4. He was anl extremely well-bred horse, beingl bv San F‘raiicisto 207 3 4 and hisl darn was Miss l(ay. trial 2.15 1 2. the dam of five. and she was a sister to Fss H. Kav 200 3 4 and was by the one-time world's cham- pion pacer Direct Hal 204 1’4. His granddam ivas the it " ' mare Princess Royal 220. dam of eight. and his pea‘ '* in: g .. .. tions was high class.

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We had an inquiry a few even- ings ago as to the holder of the track records at New Glasgow. N. S. Union Track and Bridgcwnter N. S.. and from memory we said Mighty Hanover with a. l‘I'lllf‘ in 206 and Joility at Bridgewatnr

with a mile in 205 1'4. Now we have before us the summary of “'°_"° 3 1°“ 9‘ 3”“ P?"" “m‘ Hwy, 3”“ pm, For An held in paigning in the Maritimes. One

New Glasgow. July 25. 1945. tliatf rreated a lot. of excitement and‘ was discussed all over the Mari- iimcs. The starters were Mighty Hanover 2.02 1.2. owned by W. 0 Stewart, New Glasgow. and driven by Harley Harrison: Jose-dale Hoo- sier 207, owned hv Charles J. Walker. Halifax. and driven by. Billv Hood: Tip Abbe. 2.05 1-2.‘ owned by J. A MacDonald and Wm. Jamieson. New Glasgow. and driven by Joe O‘Brlen: Widow’s Pride 2.06. uvmed by C. E. wry. Fredericton. and driven by J. Tremblay; The Great G. 206 1'2

owned by C. L. Dauphinee and driven by Claude O'Brien. Each 0

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Bowling Title

HALIFAX. (CPi—-ilalifax Kap-

lans won the Nova Smtin—Princ. Edward Island bowling champion- ship Friday night in a three-string roll-off against New Waterford to break a 15th round lie. The outcome was decided on tn- t.al pinfall. Kaplans. who started the tournament poorly. collected l5'1B to New Waterford's 1409.

Halifax Imperials took third place after winning a three-wziv one-airing playoff with I):ii'tmout.h and defending champion Conn- Mai-tel of Halifax lmpcriais picked up 566. Conn-‘Vlnrtel 564 and Dart- mouth 504. Yarmouth. which once. shaped up strongly as a contender for the title. wound up in sixth place three points ahead of the. Sydney Prist- Record. Charlottntown trailed in eighth spot with 33 wins and 27 defeats.

Greenberg Phns New Schedule For

regular season ball games that count in the standings in be played between all National and Ameri- can League clubs. He says the fans would love it and it. would help sagging attend- once. Greenberg has asked Will Har- tldge. American League president, for permission to present the plan to the major leagues‘ meeting here prior to the all-aiar game in July. The proposal would not change III, present total of 154 games for as major league team. But each A erican League club would play uflh National League club aU.n’ IllieI—-two at home and two away. ‘nib number of games within the lo I would be cut from if at 0 and 11 away with each op- t to nine at home and nine

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baseball Interest alivo."

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of these horses was a star in it: ,own right and had won in high- ‘rlaxs company over United States ' tracks prior to coming to the Mar- ‘ iiinies. The word G0 was given and it. iflc duel between Mighty Hanover nlld Josedalc Hoosier Hrhe judges saw Mighty Hanover .lirst. but quite a number of spec- ‘tritors believed Josedale was the iwinner. that was how close l-heads appeared. When the tlmi ‘was announced as 2.06 there will ‘ gieat burst. of applause from th. e gniheriiig. It a 116'.

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t ck pacing record and the far‘.- est llexil. that had been paced ii the Maritimes that year and on of the fastest of all time in th. Mariliines. Mighty Hanover vioi ' the second heat 111 e.\;acil_v tht same time with Josedale Hoosier 2 In the lliird heat Josedale Hoosier went lo ilie front and was never headed. wiimiiig in 2091/4. Might.) 1-Ianover finished third. Tip Abb. went a good race with a summary oi 3-3-2 and VVld0‘.\"S Pride 4-4-4.

Other wiiiners that afternoon were: 2.28 Trot and Pace. High Tide B., owned by Harry O'Brien. Aibertoii. with 2-1-1; Sister Henley -2-‘), best. time 2.14 1/4 for Higl: 1‘ide B.. driven by Joe O‘l-Zirien .22 Class: Jerry Lee Volu. ownei by H. M. S\\t'ene_\, Bridgewater with 1-1-2; Patrick Abbe, owned by G. Stewart, New Glasgow, 2- Time, 211 3.4. 2.11 1-2, 2.13. Mighty Hanover also won the ll-‘ree For All Facing Derby at New Gliissgriiv. purse $800, on August 1st. {with 1-1-l; Josedale Hoosier 2-2-2; Tip Abbe 3-3-4; Widow‘: Pride 4- 4-3; The Great G. 5-5-5. Time. '2.07, 2.06 1.4. 2.06 1/2. Mighty ilanoter could well be called .\li:.:hiy that year as in his 12 ‘istarts he \\on seven races against the best pacers in the Maritime: and some of the best in the Do- minion of Canada. Later that fall he was sold by Mr. Stewart. to a Quebec syndicate for $5,000 and in later years was placed in the studi there.

During the season of 1943 there

of the most promising of these nil through the season was the chest- nut stallion Jollity. by Calumet Adam 1.59 1.2. owned by Fred M Laney and J. J. Moriarty, Dart- mouth. N.S.. and trained and driv- en by Johnny Conroy. In ten races in which lie met the very best. he was the winner of five of them and on September 6th at Bridgewater won the Free For All Pace with 2-1-1; Rhea Mae (J. O'Brien) 1-2-3; The Great G. 3-3- 2; time, 2.07. 2.05 1/3_ 2.05 1/4. The iasiest mile ever paced in the Maritimes was at Fredericton.- Sspt. 13, 1934. when Walter Dale

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The Abegwelt Athletic Associa-

tion and the Sunimerside Base- ball League lost little time fol- lowing the annual meeting ,of U1’ island Baseball Committee in swinging into action. Both group»- announced last. night. twenty- four hours after the Basebar Committee meeting, thiit the; were willing to provide tit. young athletes of tiie.r i‘es|)e(‘li‘J('

communities with athletic coin- peliticin during the summ--i months. Interest in baseball. especially in the City. apparently had been lagging somewhat tlii sprin‘g as no one ventured to start the baseball stone rolling Now that the Abbies have taken

sponsoring tint» and a league. interest can be (‘\- pected to grow as the summer

progresses.

The news there is to be I City League ‘with at least three teani<. seeking the honors will he wol- romed by baseball players an'l fans who have been spoiling for action these past few days. Tha exhibition games with main- land teams will add spice to the baseball program. They will also g?ve Island teams an idea of the kind of compelitinn they will be facing in the Maritime playdownc later in the season.

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Eddy Lund, the Abbiea long- ball hitting first baseman. return- ed to the City from his Dalhousie medical studies on Tiiesday. \Vr have heard that. Eddy plans to remain here for the summer. His presence on the intermediate team would help the older club considerably. If Eddy is arounrl this summer the Abbics want. to get the intermediate play-offs started before he returns to Col- lcge. Last year the Abbles failed

Milwaukee Defeats Chicago 6-4 In Home Run contest

three to two. including Henry Aa- ron's decisive two-run swat in the eighth. as the Braves won their first 1954 Wrigley Field appear- ance, 6-4. in the National League ‘."riday. '

Johnny Logan also smashed ll two-run homer and Del Crandall tilt one with none on for Milwau- kee, while Chicago’: two homera.f

Last evening at a meeting of the Abegweit baseball committee the programme for the current baseball season was discussed and it was dc-| clded to promote and operate lea- gues for all age groups of boys from Little League up to and including Juniors and intermediates. 1

in view of the disbanding of the Island Baseball League and the fact that there appears to be no other body interested in a City or- ganization. it was decided by the committee that the Abbies would sponsor a League in the City to consist of a number of teams de- pending on players wishing to play baseball in junior and intermediate ranks.

It was also decided in addition to the proposed league games to

The Summerside Baseball Lea- gue held their organizational meeting at the town hall last night with Norman MacDonald. baseball chairman under the Sum- merside Athletic Association in the chair. It was decided the league games should start the week of June 7. with a possibility of ex- hibition games before ihat date.

The three teams comprising the league are as follows: Summersidc intermediates. Summerside Juniors and R.C.A.F. Admission to league gamesthis year will be 25 cciit.s to adults. 10 for children from grade 10 up, and other school children admitted free of charge to the lower stands. The league schedule will last’ for eight weeks

Milwaukee outhomercd Chicago.»

Alibies Will Sponsor’ Oity Basketball League

will be welcome and will be given

S’side Baseball League’ Organized Last Night

Practice Shoot

both coming with the bases empty in the fourth. were by Dee Fondy and Ralph Kiner.

The winner was Gene Conley. whp was relieved by Dave Jolly when the Cubs threatened in the eighth.

Cub starter Johnny Klippsiein. lasting until Hal Jeffcoat replaced him in the eighth, was charged‘ with the loss. ‘

arrange exhibition games from time to time with mainland teams as I lune-up for later playdowns.

Before adjournlng last evening's meeting it was decided to hold opening practices at Memorial Field on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. On Tuesday evening at 6.00 pm. all juniors are asked to turn out for a light workout and on Wednesday at 6.00 pm. there will be a session for all intermedi- ates.

The Abegweit execiitlve will have competent officials on hand to handle these workouts and carry on until the arrival June 1st. of chief coach Randy Edwards and they wish to point out that all players

an opportunity to play ball.

Here Monday

A practice shoot in preparation for the Inter-Maritime Shoot-off will be held at the Squaw Point Range on Monday afternoon. May 24

The Shoot will get underway at

1.30 and riflemen will shoot ‘ the 200 yard range only.

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Grcenberg, general manager of A-0Ckm=m~ Cleveland Indians. has a plan for ::3g:2°°."u_:

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cricton. Both these mares were afterwards owned in this province ind Janette Royal has made a zreat contribution to speed as a‘ ,)l‘OOd mare.

. We were delighted to have a let- ter from Ingham Palmer. Jr. who is a staff announcer at Station -CKOL. Truro. and is In be track ‘announcer at the Truro Raceway when the programs start there. Ingham is a brother of Lloyd Pal- mer. well known locally. who is the owner of Paper Girl and is employed during the summer months at the Experimental Farm. lCl\.'|I'IOl.lf‘I0\'v'l’l. Ingham has given ‘us a list. of a few of the horses at Trnro Raceway and has promised to send others later on. The first Continued on page '1

Basebalimllbsults

National League Milwaukee 030 000 120-6 10 1 Chicago 000 200 200-4 ‘I O

Conley. Jolly 13) and Crandali; Klippsi:-in, Jeffcoat. (B) and Gara- gioin. \\’—Conley; 1.--Kilppsteiii. HR: Mll—Log.”il1, Crandall. :\fll‘O1l,‘ Clii—Fond_v. Kil‘It‘l'.

New \'ork 000 001 000-1 I 3 Philadelphia 500 002 101-0 ll 0

Law and Shepard; Podres, La- bine (7i Hughes (0) and Walker. W—Lablne; l.~l.aw. HR: Bkn— Reese. Pgh—Skinner.

Cincinnati 203 000 001 1——'l 10 I ,St.. Louis 2000004002—-8 91 l Baczewski. smith ('1). Rationa- berger 19), Nuxhall (10) and sem- lnlck. Landrith (lot: Haddix, Bra- aic (01 and Rice. Yvara (8). Sarni H9). W—Brazle. L — Raffensberger.

record pacing for that track is D‘”‘°‘”'°' _ . _ Will be Is Iollowl.

:07 made by Private George 2.02, T, _m H‘ 1’ v A semi-final series between the July 20. 1950. Other fast miles ""f,.“ f ' ".-‘ "F l“""'-‘ T?‘ second and third teams will con- ]i7i(‘f‘(I in the Maritimes were those :‘i”°':::"'“'n'°:1h.°r‘n{;:m;:":";]d 50"." SIS‘ 01 “'0 best three-out-of-five If Rum. R and J“ne"’e Roy“ G“ “W” and RR‘ ha °PiM:$- games. and tho winner will enter aach napping in “M 3/4 “ Fred. nmh" of whom wire “_mmd- another best-three-out-of-five series

last season. are back in the City. Both were as hard hitting as in- fielders come. 1-'l_vnn is a short- stop and Plneau a third baseman. Plneau has been in the army in Germany for the past couple of

years. Ho will have plenty of competition for the third base job from his younger brother Cuker.

with the team finishing first for the league championship. If pos- sible. the play-offs will begin the week after "Old Home Week".

The schedule will be drawn up within the next week and will appear in the press. Henry Lan- dry. Jack Schurman and Reg. Phillipa were suggested as umpires for games at Queen Elizabeth

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Buck Whltlack. Jackie and Charlie Kennedy will very likely be turning out for prac- tices. A close follower of base- hnll told us the other night that Whitlock had purchased golf. clubs and was heading for the‘ golf links this summer. It may he that Buck intends to mix golfl with baseball in his free even- lngs. Kennedy and Cairns shared‘

Boston New York Sullivan and White: Ford. Kun- ava (7). Gorman (Di and Berra. L-—l"ord. HR: Boa,-Agganis; NY- Mantle. Chicago .. 001 030 003-8 1! 0 Detroit. . .000 000000—0 31 Keegan and Lollar: Hoeft. Mil- ler (ii) and House. L—Hocft. - International League First Rochester (00 130 5-]! I1 1 Ottawa. .. 020 304 0- O 11 0 Jordan. Knight r2). Conneliy (4i Jacobs (6) and Rspp; Gohi. Rom- berger (5\. Monahan ('1), Upton (7) and Plumbo. Watlington 6. W— Jacobs; L—Monahan. mu: Roch-

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Richmond, Clarke; 0tt.awo,—'I‘ay- lor, Cierken.

Hunt: 000 000 001-1 1 1 Buffalo 02! I12 0lx—l ‘T O

Moreno. Peres (ii). Lopez (0) and Noble: Johnson and Ryan.

ltlclunond at Montreal postponed threatening weather.

Toronto at Syracuse postponed, rain

HR.s: Cin-Cvreengrau; stl-Music). I American Inuguo Baltimore O00 000 001-] I 0 Cleveland . O01 O00 Olx—l I I Pllette. Stuart tm and Courtney; Wynn and Hegan. L—Pillette, HR:

Blaylocklanrl nurbrink; Robin- son and Watiington. mu: Roch- cunningham. Clark.

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_ Bal—Kryhoski. Philadelphia 000 I00 000-! O 1 i Wuhlngton 400 I00 102-‘! ll 0

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Park and the baseball chairman will contact those men to arrange fees for games.

The R.C.A.F. team will make their own arrangements for um- pires.

second base and short-stop dulii-5 a year ago. Both of them can play lots of bail. One thing pitcher Donnie MacLean won't about is a weak liifieid. I O

The Softball League scheduii will open on Tuesday night. The teams have been practising for lover two weeks but in this time they got only one week of good weather. The past several days were good ones for ball and the softhall players made the most. of them. Ten teams are ready in ioperate in a three section sche- dule. The league will end the week following Old Home Week. An interesting feature of the softball league concerns the itnophles. The Sport Lodge have donated trophies for the leading .'homa run hitter and the leading ipltcher. This. we think. should iadflt a lot of interest to the cir. cu .

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Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Charlottetown Club set for 25th May, 1954. will be ad- ltjoumed until 26th May, 1951 at 8 P.M.

A. BELCIIEB, Secretary.

Card On June 8

The Booster Club will present a fight card at. the Forum on Tues- day night. June a_ it was announc- ed last night by boxing promoter Ivan Doherty. '

Doherty plans to match either Harry Poulton or Cobey Mccloskey of Charlottetown against Reg

The results of the Dleblscitc conducted by the P.E.I. Fish and Game Association to try and de- termine the opening season dates most suitable to the majority of hunters in this province have been announced. Pheasants, Huns, Geese and Ducks were the species voted on and 782 ballots were turned in out of an approximate 10.000 hun- ters in the province. The opening dates. particularly on geese and ducks has been a controversial question among Island hunters. There has long been three schools of thought in this connection. One group favours September 25 or Oct.- uber 1. They argue that the weather is nice and no hardship is encoun- tered by the early opening enthusi- asts. Furthermorc they argue the black ducks have not yet left for the salt marshes and tidal flats and blue-wing teal. ducks that have Continued on page 1

‘Covehead Stock

Car Races On Monday Night

The opening stock car race of the 1054 season will be held Mon- day night at the Covehead race track. The race will get under- way nt 8:30.

Approximately 20 cars will line liD‘l0f' the parade at 8:15. Many of last season's leading drivers will be back in the driver's seat for the year'd first race.

Owner Charlie Willis claims that he has done considerable work on tho track and that. everything is in readiness for a thrill-packed night of racing. Tony Percy of Montreal.

The City promoter has been ne- gotiating with Russ Leighton. well known Montreal boxing manager for the services of one of the above named boxers.

or the three Chartraiid has the moat enviable rccurd having knock- ed out more than half his oppon- ents. Doherty stated he Wu mak-.' mg every effort to obtain the hard! punching Charti-and.

Doherty is lining good scmi-nnal‘ and preliminary bouu. Ha is going all out to provide fight fans with a top notch card for the season's opener.