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Ham Richardson Fights For Spot On Tennis Team

Ry WILL GRIMSLEY BRISBANE, Australia Ham Richardson, No. l U.S. ten

nis playEr. continues to fight for cup

his position on the davis team—with both talk and racket In a brisk Christmas of his

singles rivals.

6-4.

Nevertheless there still

and used only in the doubles

against Australia. There is doubt

that he can go three days at top speed because of a diabetic condi- tion. PREFER OLMEDO

The heavily - favored Austra- lians. whose line-up is virtually set. haven‘t hidden the fact they fear Mackay most of all on the American squad. They also feel the veteran Richardson would be tougher than Olmedo. a cup rookie. in the singles.

tAPl—

Day workout he won a set from each heating Barry Mackay of Dayton. Ohio. 6-3 and Alex Olmedo. the Peru- vian from Southern California.

were at r o n g indications Richardson might be benched in the singles

“We have great admiration for Oimedo, but would prefer seeing - him against lls than either Rich- ardson or Mackay." said one Aussie player. who declined use . of his name.

The player said Harry Hopman. Australia's captain, “has told us not to belieye that stuff about Richardson being tired ann off form. He tells us Richardson is tougher than ever."

Wimbledon champion Ashley Cooper and Mal Anderson will play singles for the Aussies. An- derson and Rod Layer will play the doubles.

Richardson. in campaigning for a spot in the singles. has but- ,tonholed Perry Jones, U.S. team captain. coach Dinny Pails. and Jack Kramer, the pro tennis promoter who is chief counsellor for the team. He has argued he’s the team's best player and the best chance of winning the Davis Cup lies with him.

LOT TO SAY

"It is inconceivable to me that

the U.S. Lawn Tennis Associa-

tion would then not use me." Ham said after Thursday's practice." If t

1 will have a lot to say." S o m e Australian observers

the trip with his wife. had been

that he would play. Jones denied this vehemently “I am not obligated to any- body." he said. “My only obliga- tion is to try to win the cup with the best men available."

under three hard days of tennis in the intense Brisbane heat.

The challenge round begins Monday on the enlarged mllton courts which will have 8.500 per manent and 10.000 temporary seats.

Referee Erred InJudging Richard-Ullman Incident

B By W.R. WHEAT-LEY Canadian Press Staff Writer MONTREAL tCP) — Clarence Campbell. president of the Na— tional Hockey League. said Wed- nesday that from a review of the Richard - Ullman incident in a game in Detroit Dec. 14 "it is clear now that the penalties were not appropriate to the situation."

The affair involved centre No Ullman of Detroit Red Wings and Maurice (Rocketl Richard of Montreal Canadiens. When it ended referee Eddie Powers gave a minor and a major penalty to Richard and a major to Ullman. Montreal won 6-1.

Campbell said the decisions on the penalties arose from the ref- eree‘s judgment and are not pen- attics that can be reviewed or re-

vised. He said also there is no

SPORTS FRONT

By PIUS CALLAGHAN

ONE JUNIOR GARRISON hockey player got tagged with a match penalty in Tuesday's game at the Sports Arena and lea- gue officials will decide what sentence they wxll hand down. Until such decision is made by the league,

comment on the matter.

One thing we would mention, however, is that the Tuesday incident came as no great surprise to us. All through that Jun-

iors-P.W.C. game it was almost

like this was going to happen. Earlier a Junior pléyer had been given a minor penalty, got a misconduct tacked on and then

need for further disciplinary ac- tion against the two players.

“The policy of the league is to support the officials to the hilt," said Campbell. "but that can't possibly justify no acknowledge- ment of errors when they occur." REFEREE ERRED

He felt that in this particular instance there was an error either in observation or judgment in not awarding a major penalty for the initial foul.

Had this been done. said Camp- bell. resumption of the altercation between the two players likely would have been avoided. Impo- sition of a major penalty Would have called for an immediate stoppage of play.

Reports from officials indicated the affair happened in this man-

we will withhold our

evident to us that something

had to be restrained by teammates because he didn't like the

call. One of the players who did

the most to restrain him was

the player who later got caught with, the match penalty.

WE FELT THE FIRST Junior player should have received a match misconduct for his poor show. Had this happened. in all probability the second fracas might not have occurred. How-

ever, this in way justifies the

' penalty. There is no excuse for

player who drew the match such action and the fact that

his team: was miles ahead at the time. makes his action just

that much more ridiculous.

While league officials are pondering what

their judgment

shall be. the wise guys are endeavouring to help them in their

- call. On all sides you hear what should be done and 'what should

be done' depends on whose side you are on.

We have complete confidence

mighty sure their action will not be a hasty one but one

at after careful consideration.

AMI) NOW A FEW WORDS

in the league officials and feel arrived

about Tuesday‘s 'g-ame‘ itself.

Ano'her treat of the same and there‘ll be nobody at the games. Richt now the attendance is anything but good but let's have I few more exhibitions like Tuesday's and nobody but the teams

will show up.

THE WELSHMEN LOST the hockey game 17-2 and they had

three players on their lineup that

on Christmas vacation. They Won't have that trio

league play.

were just filling in while home in regular

We can't see for a moment where the Welshmen are going to fit. We are not critical of their effort for we believe they

tried their utmost on Tuesday nig

ht. But what they had to offer

was not nearly enough and there‘s no promise or better days

ahead. There's still a few good

hockey players not lined up

with any team but we understand that the Collegians haven't

I line on any of them.

We have tried to keep our minds

full of nice things

around this time of year but when we start to think about this hockey league we really get down in the dumps. Crowds have been really poor right from the beginning and we can‘t see for the life of us how they are going to improve with the compet- Ilion in the state it is in. We can't see how the links can con- tinue to cope with the situation. How long they are going to put

up with the condition of affairs is

a big question.

It's seems mighty strange that we must be different from

everybody else. Why we can't have

a balanced league in operation

here is certainly something we haven't been able to figure out. But we haven't-«make no mistake about that.

If the league continues in this way. we. predict it will fold before too long. Perhaps that's what some people want it to do. Their actions would certainly seem to indicate that that is what

they would like to see happen.

If there are still some who want a hockey league for the

balance of the season. then they

better get busy at once in an

endeavour to save the league from fading right out of sight.

WELL. WILLIE MARSHALL

got the same old treatment

hom Toronto Maple Leafs. After being called up last Week.

Willie saw action tor nather a bit day and away he goes back to He

of Ni last Saturday and Sun- rshey.

If ever a fellow got a raw deal with a hockey club. that player is Willie Marshall. Never has he had a real opportunity

to show his stuff in the NHL. long enough for anyone to determ WP figured George Imlack would

He has never been left there ine how good he is. This time be different than the others

and Marshall would have a real opportunity to prove his worth. But, no. lmlach just took a brief look and decided Willie wasn‘t

What they wanted.

But then strange things happen around Maple Loaf Gardens.

Johnny Bower. who in Olll' opinion has kept Leafs as near as'

they nrn. l: to be replaced by Ed Chadwick. This is indeed a

weird move and one that will take

a whole lot of explanation.

HIT THE WILDEST PIECE of news is that Leafs are trying to make a deal with the (‘liicago Black Hawks. They want Eddie

Il'IZf‘IlIW‘IEf‘i‘ and 20:4“; for that lpévn

The} are tun \r‘i‘\ [fiddle ran tiil‘ [\lnill} DOSSIhlP trade ball by the Toronto

Can you imagine Chicago.

fighting like mad for

filetin Hall and nobody can blanw them handy gentlemen to have on vuill‘ nf goals in the nPl’. lac-‘9,“ [\lenly ollt. hit-k lilltt and Ed (‘llad‘tlrk are mpmmncd I“ i‘VIlI‘IHII

antl Hall (‘;in

f‘lllh a playoff

berth. 11le throwing away \llialeier chance they Il.’t\t‘ of getting

into the Stanley Cup settlirfiuals. We can‘t.

ner:

Richard was checked" in the Montreal end of the ice. He fell on Ullman's stick. Ullman jerked the stick free and waved it in the Rocket‘s face. Richard followed Ullman to the opposite end of the rink and cross - checked him across the side of the head. in- flicting a cut.

The referee signalled a delayed whistle for a penalty. This action indicated a minor penalty was to be called.

ULIMAN CUT

Richard drifted back to centre ice and Ullman went for him. took a cut at the Rocket with his stick and missed. The Rocket cut back and didn't miss. Ullman was cut on the forehead. They then clinched and wrestled.

The minor penalty imposed against Richard was for cross- checking in the first Instance. The major was for highsticlcin-g. caus- ing injury, in the second in- stance. Ull-man's major was for highsticking.

Campbell. commenting on the aftermath, said:

"Any suggestion that Richard incited the crowd is not true. All officials said Richard was the calmest man on the ice. He wasn‘t charging all around look- ing for trouble and there was no difficulty in restraining He was completely placid.

“He took his position on the penalty bench in the ordinary

send me. here and

have said Richardson. who made .

given a carte blanche promise

am not named to play the singles

GIANTS HAVE DAY OF REST

NEW YORK (Apt—Baltimore Colts played a game of "bingo" Christmas Day.

It was a game they hope will help them beat New York Giants for the National Football League championship Sunday.

The Colts yell “bingo” when. ever one of them intercepts a forward pass. It is an alert for everyone else to give up defend- ing and start blocking for a run- back. . They tried it out in their regu- lar defensive practice session against the New York passing attack. Or at least the way the Giants operated it on their way to winning the Eastern Confer- ence title.

Offensive players on the Colts donned jersies with the numbers of such giants as quarterback Charley C o n n e r 1 y. halfbacks Frank Gifford and Alex Webster and Bob Schnelker to get the do fenders acquinated with them. GOOD PASS DEFENCE

The Colt linebackers and de- fensive backs intercepted 35 pas- ses in their dozen games in the Western Conference which they clinc..ed by winning nine of the first 10.

Coach Webb Ewbank. in run- ning off the Giant plays used during the season. Showed no concern about what new deals they may have cooked up for the championship game.

Johansson ls

way. He found it wet. The fans began bombarding him with art- icles. He stood up and facedl them. which seemed to be the human thing to do."

Minor Hockey Saturday

Saturday will be another busy day at Sports Arena for the various city minor hockey leagues so players are asked to be on time. remember that they are permitted to play on one team only and finally to remember that this is the last date to re- gister and pay fees prior to final making up of teams. etc. lFollowing is Saturday's sched- ue: 7.0(l—7.3&~Bantams- Birchwood Bcars vs QCHS Bearers 7.35—8.10—Bantams- Birchwood Tigers vs QCHS Gulls 8.10—8.45—Bantams- Royalty. ctc. Orioles vs QCHS Lions 8.45—9.20—Bantams- Birc’hwood Eagles vs QCI-IS Cronis 9.20‘950— Paperwts. - QSS 'Itters vs Sp. Pk. Bluebirds 11.50—10.20 — Paperwts - QSS f‘ct-ters vs WKS Colts 10.20—10.50—Paperwts.

.nches vs 988 Larks “10.50—11.20— Paperwts. - PSS Tigers vs Royalty, etc. Can- aires

11.20—11.50—Paperw-ts PS8 Ravens vs WKS Hawks 11.50—12.20—Pa-perwts. - PSS 3

Falcons Vs QSS Loons 12.’.10—12.50-Paperms. Peewees PSS Spitfires vs OCT-IS Sparrows 12.50—1.20—Peewees--PSS Hor- nets vs QSS Elks l.20~1.50—~-Peewees-PSS vs QSS Wrens 5.00—5.00 ~» Peewees - Redwings vs QCHS Foxes 5.30—6.00—Peewees - Royalty. ctc. Robins vs QSS Jays ‘ 6.0(Ld3tlapeewees - Royaltv. etc. Cubs vs QSS Rams I 6.30-7.00—«Peewees - Royalty. ctc. Duck's vs oss Snipes" ‘ 7.00 - 7.30 - Peewees QSS Cranes vs Sp. Pk. Springers I7.30—8.00—Girls Practice all girls 14 and over.

()wla

WKS

8.00—8.30—Peewees - Sp. Pk. Parkers vs QSS Jays R.3ll-—9.1:¥~Midzets - Arrows vs

Rollies

9.ITy»I0.00 Midgets - Darts vs Ramblers

10.00 7-10.45 Midgets - Roxals‘ vs Vlcs .

10.15—11.30 Juvenile

cd to be on hand at times shown.

.and

I Al‘hia Players and coaches of “'90 pra‘m'P- _ I ' Kent School Paperwclglits. colts The IOHOWIHE offimals are ask- and Hawks. also WKS Pee Wee

Named Fighter Of The Year

NEW YORK lAP) ~ Ingemar Johansson. Sweden’s undefeated European heavyweight champion has been named “fig-liter of the year" by Ring Magazine.

Archie Moore‘s come-from-be. hind knockout of British Empire champion Yvon Durelle of Bale Ste. Anne. N. B.. in the 11th round of their world light-heavy- weight title bout at Montreal Dec. 10 was chosen the “fight of the year.“

Johansison's one - round knock- out of previously undefeated Ed- die Machen was picked as the “round of the year."

Johansson dropped the Califor- nian three times in finishing him off in 2:16 at Goteborg. Sweden. Sept. 14.

It was Inrgemar's third knock- out in as many fights in 1958 and made his record 21 -0. including 13 knockouts. Before meeting Machen, J o h a n s s o n stopped Welshman Joe Erskine in the x3th round and Heinz Neuhaus of Germany in the fourth round.

Sugar Ray Robinson. who won the middleweight crown for the fifth time by outpointinlg Carmen Basilio. was given the year's see- ond rating behind Johansson.

Moore was rated third, welter- weight king Don Jordan of Los Angeles fourth. flyweight ruler Pascuael Perez of Argentina fifth featherweight boss Hogan lKidl Bassey of Nigeria. dxth.

Alberton Blanks Tignish Bantams

The Alberton Bantams hockey team trounced Tignish Bantams 5—0 in the Alberton Rink on Tues- day night in a fast cleanly play- ed exhibition game.

Doug Hardy opened the scor- ing for the only marker in the opening round followed by nard McCllc and Jimmy Rooney In the middlc frame to make the count 3-0. Clair Bryan chalked up a pair in the final session for a total of five for Alberton.

There were no penalties: throughout. Referee was Ed Mc-‘ l

Last week in beating Cleveland in a conference playoff. New York came up with a “Brown Special" for the game‘s only touchdown. It was a double re- verse with a lateral.

“We'll have ‘some ‘Giant Spe- cials.’ " was Ewbank‘s answer to any New Yonk may be naming for him.

GIANTS RELAX ;

The Giants, meanwhile. took a one-day vacation from practice to spend Christmas with their families.

Coach Jim Lee Howell. who or- dered the holiday. wasn't partic- ularly happy oiler the Giants in- activity. but conceded it might be for the best.

"The boys appeared .to be straining in Wednesday's work- out." he explained. “There was a noticeable lack of enthusiasm. I believe it's because of the ter- riflc strain they've had to go through the past four weeks. They had to be up for every game. you know. One slip and we'd have been out of it.

“The rest might give the boys new life. new enthusiasm." How- ell said hopefully. “Not that they have been listless. But there is such a thing as over-concentra-

slump deeper in NHL cellar.

Baltimore Colts Play ‘Bingo' Christmas Day

tion. The thing 1 want to prevent is stalencss.

“They'd better be a fresh. eager bunch Friday, b e c a u s e they‘re going to get a real work- out. They'll have to make up for the holiday."

Howell had little new to add re- garding his list of injured ath- letes.

Roosevelt Grier. the 270~pound defensive tackle was off crutches —after last Sunday‘s arm and leg injuries — but remains a doubtful starter along with Al Barry. offensive guard (infected toe) and Buzz Guy. defensive guard (chipped ankle bone).

The other rubbing table cases— right halfback Webster. offensive end Kyle Rote. and offensive guard .lack Stroud. available for the big game. Web-

ster is recovering from a couple of bad charley horses. Rote has

a swollen left knee and Stroud‘s bad back is nearly mended. There is every indication the

game will be a sellout, with gate. receipts approaching half 8 mil-

lion dollars.

An additional $200,000 will come frOm the telecast of the game in the United States and Canada.

HUNTER’S CORNER ‘

Christmas 1958 is over. It was

This Christmas Séason Was Really Typical One

lo‘ the stick they‘ll snip it off and

should. be

MONTREAL lCPl — Montreal

. then driving on to a 4-1 decision. The single New York goal was Andy Bathgate’s Mth of the Na- tional Hockey League season. He is the first player to hit that mark. SUMMARY

First period: 1. New York. Bathgate (Hanual 7:02. Penal- ties: Sull-ivan 2:41. Harvey 15:19.

Second period: 2. Montreal, :McDonald (G eoffr i o n. Back- strom' 1:07; 3. Montreal. Prono—

Shack 8:30. Langlois 14:43. Stops: Worsley 16 17 13—46 Plante 14 7 8—29 BOSTON (AP) — Don McKen- ney and Bronco Horvath. a pair of Boston centres. each scored a goal and an assist Thursday night as the Bruins beat Chicago

although it overhayfields on vacant farms he has a fair chance of getting down in the maze of dead grass and roots “mere field mice build their nests. He can hear Ma and Pa mouse having their family bickerings 0 or 40 yards away.

Crows and ravens are tough customers and its just as well they are or they wouldn‘t survive periods like this. One has to out in the elements to really .feel what our wildlife have to go through. On a December morning I watched a dawn break from a hill top overlooking Brush Wharf or at least what once was Brush Wham-if. Snow covered the ground and Orwell River was frozen over beyond Birch Island extend- ing to China Point. It was bitterly cold and a Nor’wester rocked the car. What was I doing there? Is an obvious question. My hunting partner and I were having a look- see on the goose situation. Not a

black ducks huddled together on the ice. It was so could when we rolled down the oar window to use the glasses one felt as if clad in pagamas only. SPOTTED CROWS

Crows began flying low over the 'snow clad land scape before the dawning. It was still so dark we wouldn’t have spotted them so low to the ground except for the snow. When it got brighter we saw a bunch trying to break through the snow on a stubble field to reach unharvested grain. A raven on motionless wings scaled over a farmhouse before the dawn broke and circled back in quxt of some scraps thrown out. Suddenly he veered' off shiame and was gone. In a moment the farmer emerged from the kitchen door-

g'oose moved and little Islands of

Boston. Boivin lStasiuk. McKcn-l ,neyl 10:39; 3. Chicago. Vaskot 15:17: 4. Boston. Horvath «Morrl-l son. Bucyk) 15:32. renaltics: BOI- vin 1:16, Nesterenko 4:51. 14:22:, Flaman 11:15. Gendron 13:32: Ar. hour 13:46.

Second period: 5. Boston. Top- ‘pazzini tBucyk. Horvathl 4:38; 6. Chicago. Lindsay (Pilote. Fergu- sonl 11:46. Penalties: Flaman 6:13. Boivin 14:53. Vasko 15:31.