SUMMERIDE RINK (L to R): Ed Monkley (2nd), Philip

MONTGUE RINK (L to R); Errol McLure (mate), Victor

n.c..r. (L to R): Robert Moyer (2nd), Frank Elhs

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orri-§'rowN (L to R): Doug

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Alan Smith (1st). Be

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MacDonald (mate), Robert Ho] man (skip), Stewart Morrison

SPORT or KINGS’ .

Souris Skating Rink -Is

' Finally Open For Year 0

Despite prolonged mild weather, the Souris Rink has finally open- ed its door to the skating fans. On Friday night, the first skatl of the season was enjoyed. Ano-. ther skate was to have been held on Saturday afternoon. but, ano- ther mild day forced it's cancel- lation.

with enough ice, hockey fans may at last get a preview of the hockey teams, that will take the Eastern Kings laurels into the Is- land Playdowns. If the weather- man co-operates, practice ses- siom will be held this week, with possibly a hockey game or two, by the end of the week.

The newly formed Island High School Basketball League gets underway this week. Souris High, Kings County lone representa- tive in the league, will make their league debut on Saturday afternoon in Charlottetown against Queen Charlotte High School. For the local High School, it will be their sixth attempt to rack up their first victory of the season. So far, they've lost five straight games.

Some teams in this league will probably be much stronger than others. However, stress is upon organization this year, more than anything else. Next year, if things pan out, the league heads hope to be able to form high school leagues with teams of equal strength. For this year, however, the object is to get the ball roll-

g.

The Federals moved into sole possession of first place in the Men‘s Bowling League by defeat- ing the Has Beens. In the Women’s League, the biggest up- set of the season occured when the Abbies handed the .C1aim Jumpers their first defeat of the season. The battle for top bowl- ing honors in both leagues tight- ened after last week's games. ’

Ken’ O‘Hanley moved ahead of Bill Pierce in the Men‘s League with a decimal four margin. Henry Larter, having his best season is still in a position to take

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still leads the_women’s League with Alice MacDonald a close second. Both however, have com- pleted all their scheduled games. Bernadette Mahar, only two points back of the leaders. could take first place in her remaining games. —

Elmer MacDonald of the Lob- ster King’: rolled 339 in a game against the M. and M. squad to take high single for the last two weeks and the chicken offered as a prize by the Hall Committee.

The results of last week's games are: Women’s League; Blue Goons 5 Happy Gang 0; Abbies 3 1-2 Claim Jumpers 1 1-2; Country Cousins 4 1-2 Green I-lorns 1-2. In the Men’s League; Line Roaders 4 Perfectionists 1, Federals 4 Has Beens 1, Lobste: Kings 4; Mathew and MacLean; 1; Bankers 5; Kilowatts 0.

Dodgers “Were Too Stunned To Speculate

LOS ANGELES (AP)-Dodger officials were too stunned Tut day to speculate on w‘Iat may I done to replace catcher Ro. Campanella.

Vice - President Buzzy Bava' said it was hard for him to tea‘ iced that Campanella was seve ely hurt. As for a replacemen Bavasi said: “You just don’t re place a Campanella overnight.”

Some people close to the Dod- ger organization felt certain however, that if Campanella isn‘ available there will be a resumr tion of negotiations for Cincinna’ catcher Ed Bailey, who formerly played with San Diego in the Pac ific Coast League and developed into a solid power hitter.

Bavasl and Gabe Paul of Cin- cinnati were fairly close to a trade at the winter baseball meet-

ings las. month. ,The Dodgers

first place. Emma MacDonaldIwere willing to part wi'.I Don

I Geoffrion Injured; Condition Satisfactory After Operation

MONTREAL (CP)-Montreal's hard - shooting Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion, the ‘-National Hockey League’s top goal-getter this season, underwent a success- ful operation Tuesday night for a serious injury suffered in a morn- lug practice session.

Dr. Lawrence Hampson, team physician, said the colorful 27-‘ year-old -right winger was “rest- ing quietly after a successful op- eration.”

Indications were, however, the Canadiens star might not be able to play again this season. He suf- fered a ruptured bowel in a freak

accident. A club spokesrnau said Geof-

ovost in an inter-team scrimmage and collided with his teammate while giving chase from behind at full speed.

Geoffrion skated about 100 feet farther and then collapsed in severe pain. He was taken to Herbert Reddy Memorial Hospi- tal, where a diagnosis showed the outer edge of the bowel had been punctured.

He scored his 200th goal in reg- ular-season play two weeks ago and in 42 games this season col- lected a league-leading 27 goals and 33 assists, good for third place in the race for individual scoring honors behind teammates

frion lost the puck to Andre Pron-IDick1e Moore and Henri Richard.

(2nd), Allison Saunders (mate).iArthuIr Burke (skip)-

‘(1st).

Dunlops At New York’ En

Route Overseas

NEW YORK (CP) - Whitby Dunlops. confident but cautious, assembled here Tuesday en route {to the world hockey champion- ships in Oslo.

The Dunlops are as strong an amateur team as could be put to- gether in Canada, said Manager Wren Blair.

Dave MacLeod, a student at Boston University, is spending a few days in Charlottetown this week visiting his wife and young son David Ernest.

Dave plays center on one of the -forward lines on the college team and his brother Don plays defence. Thus far the team has played thirteen games and have won eleven and lost two.

Other teams in the league in- clude Harvard, Yale, Boston College, Northeastern, Brown. St. Lawrence and Clarkson, both

New York College teams, Pro- vidence, Army, Dartmouth and

The Prince of Wales curling rink from Charlottetown was the only rink that came out of yes- terday’s round robin at the Char- lottetown Curling Club curling championship of Prince Edward

Aces To Meet T Amherst Tonight

The Summerside Aces take on their nemesis once again at Civic Stadium tonight. The Amherst Ramblers will be the visitors and Charlie Hogan's crew would rath- er beat that aggregation than

take Quebec tomorrow. The Aces’ chances df captszring one of the first two spots in the Maritime League are not too’ rosy right now although they are mathmatically still in the race. Charlie Hogan's main chore now is to whip those boys into top form for the coming playoffs, an they may upset quite a few apple carts on the Royals -and .Ramblers who are fighting a bitter battle for top spot. Just now Summerside fans would rather see the Aces take a victory from Amherst than from Charlottetown, because the Ram-‘ blers have been .a thorn in their hopes for a respectable standing

in the league all season. The local

boys will be fighting mad tonight.

and since their band of hockey

was on a par with the Royals on

Monday evening, they just might

eke out a victory over Lou Kiley

and company tonight at the Stad- ium. In any case it should be. a

bristling, bruising battle all the

way, and one well worth the price

of admission.

“DOWN THE

BACK STRETCH

We are very pleased to have a letter from Fred A. Cerry, well known harness horse enthusiast, who is a great admirer of the late Dr. McA1lister of Sussex, -N.B. In his letter, he says: “The Doctor was the hero of my youth when I was in Sussex; to see him warming up “Victoria” was a sight to see. I am to be race secretary at Saint John this year, so will expect a busy sum- mer. Have been going out to the race track xgetting acquainted with things, and find that there are 119 horses wintering in the barns, and the track is in good ,shape, so most of them are jog- Iging regularly. A real good sign of progress is the fact that 21 more horses are here than at the same time last season. Ele-

ven are two and three-year-olds,‘

which is a good sign of owner , interest.”

Thanks Fred, for your interes- ting letter.

ITALIAN TROTTING

A despatch from Edwin Koch to the Horseman And Fair World states that the Italian trotting season of 1957 closed with a ser- ies of good races over different tracks in Milan, Rome, Bologna, etc., although most of them were over heavy tracks, and‘ in thick mist. December 29, over the San Siro track in Milan, the season's last great two-year-old race went to Ledro, 2, 2.09 2-5, who trotted in 2.11 even though the track was sloppy and the weather so misty that it was al- most impossible to see the hor- ses.

Another two-year-old race on the same day was won by Gat- tamelata, by the imported Am- erican sire “Volotone”. Good Fortune, 3, 2.05, the 'four-year- old daughter 0 f“Bombs Away” and Fortune Hanover, won on December 29 in Rome, beating three trotters all with records better than 2.09. Home F-ree, 3, 1.59 3-5, Tornese, 2.05 2-5; and Crevalcore, 4, 2.07, the latter

Newcombe but the deal didn’t jell.

The Dodgers have three catch- ers, Rube Walker, John Roseboro and Joe P-ignatano. Roseboro, also a former PCL player, is a ‘ong-ball hitter and Tie Dodger

rganization figures he will de- velop info a top receiver in about two year!

two with records taken over a half-mile track, and the French bred Jariolian, 4, 2.07 1-5, will start in the Prix d’Amerique, which will he raced on Friday of this week.

MET THE PRICE

Our readers will remember that Home Free was owned by

honor of Heading Galophone and Scott Frost in one of the big stakes in Kentucky. Scott Frost ,then went on to win the next two beats and the race, with Joe O’Brien up. An Italian buyer, just after the finish, looked up Mr. Camp and asked for a price on Home Free. Mr. Camp said $60,000, never thinking that it would be a sale. But the Italian took him up, much to Mr. Camp's disappointment.

We have talked to parties who saw that race, and they said they believed that on that particular day, Home Free was a better horse than either Scott Frost or Galophone.

TWO-YEAR-OLDS

Two-year-olds being trained at Orlando, Florida, are showing up exceptionally well, and it is pre- dicted that this year’s crop will produce more fast record ones than previous years. Already, Dudley Hanover, a two-year-old pacer owned by Maccarr has been in 2.28; five from the John- ny Simpson stable were miles in better than 2.37 and two in 2.35 2-5. Five young pacers in the Del Miller stable paced miles in 2.34 and ‘better. Billy Haugh- ton hasn't gone as fast with any of his bunch of two-year-olds, but he likes them very much.

By the way, the Miller stable has 43 two-year-olds, which is a record, we believe, for any year in any one stable.

Wayne Groves, reporting on training at Pinehurst, North Carolina, states that the Rowe- the Hon. W. Earl Rowe, New- land Stable of nine, belonging to ton Robinson, Ontario, is being handled by the two young train- ers, Douglas and Eric Smith, who hail from Prince Edward Island. All members of their stable, with one exception, were sired by Mr. Rowe’: stallion, Van Riddell. 2.08.

Carmella Hefiner, reporting in

the late Sol Camp, and had the’

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Dave MacLeod Home Visiting

Princeton.

The team played in and won a Christmas tourney in Boston

and Don was chosen by sports ’°t

writers for the all star team at defence.

- The 305*” University team (19: Shepherd, third-string goalie with

feated the Boston College team this year for the first time since 1952. Dave is taking a course In physical education and is think- ing of going out for track in the spring to take advantage of some of 'th top notch coachim. that is available at the Univer- sity. He was an outstanding track and field man here.

PWC Rink Undefeated In Schoolboy Bonspiel

Island without a defeat. The Welshmen chalked up three wins without a loss, Summerside High School had two wins and one loss, Montague a win and two losses, and the CAF boys, all of whom were cu ling this year for the first time, failed to register a win. ,

There will be another round robin today to decide the winner of the Pepsi-Cola trophy and the right to represent the Island in the Dominion schoolboy curling championships at Charlottetown the week of February 17.

At the supper hour the boys were given a banquet by the Pep- si-Cola Company. The following representatives 0 fthe company were present: Messns. Emmer- son, Murphy, Connors, Dickson, and Seaman.

« up the other tally. For Amherst

Amherst Ramblers Tie 6‘-6 With Ch'town RoyaIs

The Charlottetown Royals and the Amherst Ramblers battled _to a 6-all tie last night in a thrilling hockey game that kept the large crowd in attendance on the edge of their seats all evening. ‘

The tie kept the Ramblers two points ahead of the Royals in the Maritime Senior Hockey. League.

Angie Ca-rroll starred -for the Royals collecting three goals. teammate Buck Whitlock scored two while Merrill Pineau picked

Eddie Belliveau scored the “hat Itrick” while Gauthro collected ltwo others. Gauchie scored the her Amherst tally.

Tuffy Steeves, Amherst’s reg- ular goalie, was unable to make the trip due to sickness and Earl

the Summerside Aces filled in for him.

The game started far‘ with Angie Carroll opening the scon ing after only 38 seconds of play Carrol1’s shot got past the sur- prised Shepherd during a scram- ble in front of the. Amherst cage.

Allie Carver had a great chance to score minutes’ later

when he came in all alone on Shepherd, But his scoring effort was stopped short by the brilliant play of Shepherd. Gerry ‘Boss. one of the brightest stars In thfi Senior League almost tied up the game seconds later but his hard shot hit the goal post as gelvéame ' 1 . Eddie e uveau $1 Znp§1I)§I1§ a little later and the Roya1s swarmed around‘ thee; Amherst net looking for a c an

‘to score but Shel3h91‘d kept the

howling pack away 85 best bet could until _Bell1veau camle. Out of the sin bin. He _W3S Olly 0“ 25 seconds when h1s_shot taken during a scramble In front 0‘ Doyle got by and Into the net to tie up the game.

Josey collected a penalty and the Ramblers pressed around the Royals’ net for almost the whole two minutes but to no _avaIl as Thane Doyle came upvwith some great saves, A few minutes later Merrill Pineau got a penalty for hooking and again the Amherst crew swarmed around the Char- lottetown net looking fol‘ II“? he‘ breaker. This time Belliveau scored on a screen shot that drib- bled between Doy1e’_s legs into the net. Buck Whitlock came. close to tieing up the game sec- onds later buthis screen shot hit the goal post, inches from the open corner.

In the second period, Whitlock finally got his goal, Allie Carver let go a hard ice shot at Shell- herd, that Whitlock got a stick on and helped shove into the net. Buck got credit for the tally being the last player to touch the puck.

The Ramblers stormed back, with Gauthie being on the receiv- ing end of a pass from Lou Kiley. His lifted »shot caught the far corner of the net.

Gauthro put the Ramblers ahead about the half way mark in the period when he scored with help from Legere. Belliveau near collected his third goal when he tried to come in on Doylr alone but he was stop- ed l:_ lone defenceman was hard I. shake.

Buck Whitlock collected a 10-minute misconduct penalty as little later in the game and Gau- thro scored his second tally sec- onds after. Merrill Pineau scor-

The following are results of yesterday's matches: 10 A. M. Montague 014 140.323 1-19 RCAF 000 002 000 0- 2 S’Side 100 001 010 0 -3 Ch’tn 024 210 402 1-16 2 P.M. RCAF' 000 001 010 0 -2‘ Ch’tn 432 520 502 1-24 S’Side ' 201 012 Mo 2._12 Montague 030 300 101 0 -8 7.'3o P. M. Montague 201 000001 0-4 Ch’tn 010 121 110 2-9 RCAF 000 000 000 1- 1 S’Side 012 331 152 0-18

ed on a trickey shot a few nun-

By WHITNEY MARTIN

GLEN COVE, N.Y. (AP)-Roy Campanella’s career as one of baseball’s greatest catchers ap- peared at an end Tuesday. An automobile accident broke his neck and left him temporarily paralyzed.

A seven-man team of surgeons worked over the Negro star of the Dodgers for four hours and 20 minutes in an attempt to repair the damage to his frame and re- lieve paralysis ggipping him from the chest down. The operation had been expected to take but two hours.

Afterwards, Dr. Robert W. Sengstaken, head of the surgical team, termed the operation a suc-

N. An-nan Beats Springfield 4-3

New Annan defeated Spring- field 4-3 in at regular scheduled game of the Farmers League at Kensington Rink last night.

For New Annan David Walker scored two goals while David Schurman and David Moase got singles.

B. Thibeau, W. Hardy and G. Watts scored for Springfield. The referee was B. Lynch.

the Harness Horse And Fair World on the training colony at Srping Garden Ranch, DeLeon Springs, Florida. states that the C.E. Saunders Stable from Lex- ington, Mass., consisting of three head, are training there for their first season in the South. They are being given daily workouts by -Len O’Meara, and consist of: Alva Hanover, a two-year-old trotter by Nibble Hanover; Mc- Nally, a home-bred chestnut colt three-year-old pacer by True Hal, p, 2.06, out of Goldie Duds; and the third member of- the string is Sectionman, 3, 2.03 2-5.

The writer of these notes, to- gether with Messrs McCurdy and DeWitt, visited.- the DeLeon Springs last Match, and thought it would be a very nice place to spend the winter months. It is quiet and remote from the very heavy traffic of some other sou- thern tracks, and those who were there liked it very much.

N0 ICE

We have received a letter from Fred M. Lahey, president of the Eastern Driving Association, of Dartmouth, N.S. stating that the international harness ice meet, scheduled for Dartmouth, N.S. on February 8 and 9, has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions, and he looks forward to receiving entries to the same event in 1959, ice and weather permitting. He ends with: “Thanks for the splendid co-op- eration that I have received in promoting this event."

Our readers will, we are sure, join us in heaping bouquets on

uary edition of “Hoof Beats". It is in a class by itself, and its compilation involved a tre- mendous amount of work. Par- ticularly interesting to us is the interview with Johnny Simpson, which gives particulars of the way he trained and shod the horses in his stable. There are

a lot of useful tips there that

the staff who produced the Jan?

cess and said the paralysis is ex- pected to disappear. But it may be six weeks before Campanella is up and around.

ALMOST FATAL

Dr. Sengstaken said the injury came within an inch of killing the player. ‘

The docta: did not rule out the possibility that Campanella might’ play baseball again. But the fu- ture, nevertheless, was bleak for the heaviest-hitting catcher in the history of the sport. .

At 36, Campanella already was considered by some observers to be over the hill—because of age and because of hand injuries that are a constant menace to a catcher’s career. Thrice the Na- tional_ League’s most valuable player, Campanella had one of his poorer seasons last year.

Campanella’s car skidded on the wet pavement as he went into a dangerous “S” curve about half a mile from his home here. He was driving back the 30 miles from New York to his north shore Long Island home after. a televi- S1011 appearance.

The car flip p e d over and crashed into a telephone pole. Rescuers had to. use crowbars to get to Campanella. ’ ' “GET ME OUT”

“Get me out of here,” the sport star moaned as Dr. W. S. Gurnee, attracted by the sound of the crash, hurried to the scene from his home nearby. The physician administered first aid and gave Campanella a pain-relieving shot.

Later, Campanella was con- scious and coherent as ‘be dis- cussed with doctors the nature of his injury. When they advised sur- gery, he said:

“Whatever you fellows think is necessary." -|

The Dodgers-who transferred recently from Brooklyn to Los Angeles—tried to take an optimis- tic official outlook. In Darrtown,