gentlest! 10.194;

J05 LOUIS CRETAINS

Brown Bomber

Baer In

Blitzes

Short Order;

_Wins In 2 Min. 56 Sec.

(By am FEDER. Associated mu Sports Writer)

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,

NEW roux, Jan. 9—(AP)- m

Louis tore the California giant Buddy Baer 1 1 i h; d him down in the fourth fastest’ time a hoavyvxiglrit cmiiiipiozncvgfl

ed hack a challenger.

WWW"! 10!‘ "19 fun it! it. J09 lot all the fun out of this brief brawl as he turned loose on explosion of dynamite that floored the 250- pound Goliath twice fur nine counts, and then finally left him beaten bewildered and broken in two minutes, 56 seconds of the first round of what was to have been a1 li-round tussle,

‘This was a murderous Lotus, who IlPPQd and tore and. above all, fired his fists continuously, so that Buddy never really kneiw what

lllli-‘Dcried. This was not the Louis of the Bzicr iigiit iii Washington last May, who Was knocked out of the T1118 by one of Buddys punch- es and who waited six full rounds before catching up with hLm,

No one c "

have counted all landed I15 a near r 'ti who turned out for this light for titre benefit of the United Slates Navy Relief Fund roared and gasped at his ower. But he must have thrown 00 or more Will-loos. Two smashing right; dropped Buddy the first time he lilt the deck. A long, lightning left

k oi the zine coho his work m suc a hurry. And Joe, making his 20th successful defence in his all- ttme record run as heavyweight chem 1m. did 1t on two of these OCCBS OHS.

The "W5! rfl-Pld. oi’ course, was the two minutes. four seconds it took him to even things up with Max schmelirig in 1938. Runner-up t0 W15 lY-‘COPG was the 2:09 Tcminv Burris needed to turn brick Bill Squires’ challenge in 190a, Third was the 2:29 in ivhich Louis jolt- ed Jack R096‘ out of the picture 1n California a couple of years

The Fight Blow-By-Blow

TljLCHARLOTTETQlVN GUARLDIAN

TlTLEBY itivoiit FIRST

PAQE SEVEN

Willkie praises Joe Louis for Fine gesture

NEW YORK, Jan. 9—(A.P)- Wendell Willkle, 1940 Republican Presidential Candidate, tonight told Joe Louis that "for ycur magnifi- cent exaiiiple iii risking your cham- ploship that has bitterly‘ been won through toil, tears, blood and sweat, we thank you and the American pctiplc thank you."

lie spake on [yflilllif of the U:i- iicd Stairs Navy Rclici‘ Society at the lioavy\\'oigiit- cliatiipioiiship built iii Madison Square Garden.

Turning to Buddy Baer, the challenger, Wlllkie said "you know that. a year ago 1 took 0n a cham- lcn. too, I didn't win but I had a ot cf fun in trying, and both my

Curling Season

ifiets Underway

This Afternoon With Thirtj

Matches To

Be Playeci

The opening bonsplel of the sea- son takes place at the Curling Rink this afternoon starting at 2 o'clock sharp when 30 rinks totalling 120 ciulers will take to the ice wi.li stone and broom.

Interest in the game is at a hlgli pitch and the cold snap has provid- ecl the four rinks with a glass-like surface of icc,

1[(‘l'C_tllTl liow the teams will litic- up against each other:

Two O'clock Bovyer Jones Elmer McDonald Art McPherson S. Moore

N. D. McLean

5 (Yclock

Ron Norman Cliff Montgomery Sinclair McKay W. Pick-uni Don Gass- Di‘. P, A. Crcelniun J. H. Howatt, Skip Skip P. S. Cobb Percy McInnis A. McNeill Sterling Benton Doug Ettcr lsidw Nicholson ‘IIWL. Proivsc

W. W, Lord Skin Skip Ur. W. F. 'J.‘idniarsli Sam Johnslone J. R. Williams Mark McGuigan Clever McLean W. D. Gillis J. l1, (Jerry Dr. H. McIntyre, Skip Skip R. S. P. Jardiiie

i em... C-A-PI-Al Plans Canadiens Playoff Chances

To carry on

WINNIPDG. Jan. 8—(C‘P)—Rifles have replaced hockey sticks in the hands of man of Canada's ama- teur hockey ayers. yet the Can- adian Amateur Hockey Association plans to carry on during the war, said George Dudley, Midland, Ont, President of the Asscciation, who passed through Winnipeg today en route to Regina to attend the semi-annual C.A.H.A. meeting sat- urday and Sunday.

lV_lr. Dudley estimated player registration in the Association is

than‘. at least 25 tier cent tlils year, go

due to the war. lie said arrange- ments would be made at the meet- ing for Allan Cup and Memorial Cup play-offs, transfer of players will be reviewed and a, report made on payments made to amateur

Hinge On

Weekend Series

With Brooklyn Americans

(Canadian Press)

Montreal's hapless Canadiens have a chance to move into a sixth-place Lie with Brmklyti Ani- cricans as the wants meet twice during the week-end, in Montreal Saturday and back in New York Sunday, and Canadians chances of reaching the National licckev League playoffs hinge nn those two mes. With t-liree gtllllts in hind over the Amerks, a double loss for the l-labltants would leave than four games behind Red Duttorfs men and would (ioal their playoff chances a sev-cre hit-u‘. On the oth-

plaoe tie. _ Ray Getliffe and Ciiarre Sand; were injured in '

Ch r- git w uxs . '. i‘;

iiig i; " ing the wvek-end ant another fact - in ‘ ch. es if til t. '9, near- ll 1m N.ll.l._ play-

iiiect Detroit win for Leafs into a first-place L11:

Boston Bruins. The W s go hack 1y

put tlic- critslicr n. R ._ w, H- Billlakel‘ _ , , _ . _ _, _ fqgflEqfl-{lclilf ‘airlift? R185! over so Bgelrndchgilgéd Louis into Jce’; 5112);) ‘titling; 0H“ Black Skip skip SQ MOO“ F. R. Seaman L. Stcvmson giggzfiiifzlliiiiétqwrs signed by profes- glyliirilguLFiis-iilirliiiiign‘lugigiildfol

3mm; m their -" gjtrflils- We" will" Wltlluut a punch bolus lu llw resolution that American F. M. Cameron Jas. Duffy Fluuk 00X H. H. cox Brooklyn int-o a aura unit last-

s - _ _ sea at Pro- landed. Joe fired tsvo hooks to the democracy shall not alone live but. gal-per McNem HR Bevan Jack Stems Gordon rivarii l , incter Mike Jae Ls’ ticket men ae- head and crossed a right and Bud- shall rule the world" wT w i JC M t R- R- Bell Skill Skip WR Adatrs " ' '2':- fgluiglt tilreyflgil-‘txlrlgfgiiligniglltlilifigest the dy bacdkgd awny. Louis stralghten- -_-i__’____ nfri. sgiiiott Skip ' ' on some“ 8 o ‘ck ' ' V. f f . .

' - i ' . 68- i :v ' ’

tlmates were that between 19.000 §1uguca1¥gh1€Bvifiiiiiyawrlfiiifliélliatgh’: Skip A‘ w' Hyndman c o ‘cs or elt C0rnwall back H OYfOH

and 20.000 fiiris were in the flttg- ing left men mod a dgzen punches; W A McPlice Art Roper Sid Blllllue W~ C. Russ

lllllls’. bwltlIiif-bcdccked arena and as he backed Boer acro-s the ring R,.H.'J€l1kll1$ H. Callback GUY Kuuuudv T. McAdam Ga t M‘ ' T k that the gross gate was bet/ween Baer was hurt but he carne f hting R. D. Quigley Edw. Tantoii ~N- Earle R- CuYluY/llers rne O lners on fOp again (1 es early lea txilnd Silllliitooitbglfblvthich the back. Then Joe caught Bud y a- --——i L. B. McMillan, Skip Ari Sblllett Skip Skip W- 0- Davis

a w 7° Y WNW 1 t Ski H. Winch t2 i” ibalofinugii» o. . ishtly more. ° £§sio.“to’tt?2o“2“ iléilimoli‘ "ill." m" "___"‘“_“““‘“‘ » " °‘ ‘ 5a,”; m, u eégguugmgd are; Agree-ifs, let, t-itgg; e 0e gave up his entire ear. Joe fl ed i h hi h Wm. Ives H. McInnes 9°. 85 0P 9 GL1; Ay, _ 47D S Olll’ 5 F01‘! 0 Pol‘-

pnm m, this fund m. the benefit head and {Onoatgé lint-up in“? Bl: Four Marne L Tumor E Moon Albert MCKlnflOfl ciias. stewor-i _G1aoe°EB§. Mnfiii» ,1‘;- magic?‘ COOrtNWAiL. Jan. 9—tCP\— tori smith mot es today _in tho of] fgtniilles ‘of sailors at sea and right and 1e“ Bum. caught Joe Five Aces,_ Ralph Worthy k1 M. W. weeks éiélfifizaman Mlalc lgtllifililllolyi a Cape Breton hcckov magma wfinaaltlhglggi lglflgxilaiidigqpkthe gfsflll-Qugd ofi ‘trhvll? _00 1,0: k1 1e n ac in}, and Mm J ‘b w ' ' _ _ A_ G_ Pin/Ina“. s D . . c icsse ,‘ Hn- _ my“ _ _ £_ .:e_v .lll_§13t.S lien 3a., ' tiiirliziiiit-Iit a clapped in his promotional acg; weal; ‘inigftatgltfii, bag fifsegwg (ggfilggggi? SkiP. P. W. Turner Ge £22221 Csgxtlrll-liyohlx/‘lgy league heap tonight Witch incl. Hmcresyycounfin Chfll

itlsl, Bugldyfirisked life and lmb right to the chin ahoisuddy wort <5 leclulr 23° 1'" 181 no O'l g Droligeeii/ieoiviiiioh Jnigiviololiliiiryarfi squalelulsis Called vies off the o? llgclfhguggfiftlvileidi_2lflillid ijftcolff-l t Ethel lziulioiumn N C" "e‘°§§“1°;‘,; “C "8 e umber- He. too. tossed down. He got up at the count or o’ stowia-t 213 24o 20a ' °°° s ‘smut rt s ' ‘ lee aufl "luwl to vuut-lnue after a l.f S ' ‘ "1 me ‘ m“ ‘l a M“ some cash m“) the o,’ t“ i 1 ' J - A _ . uss piilett g ‘ _ , , a a game ahead of Ottawa Sen- threat for top money of $3.500 when back 2 L2 per cent 0P} his 51:11:18 noooee zigzag “£11151 1H3: F.Tl3to‘1ic_e§il%8 182 2C0 169 sterling McDonald Bruce McLaren Spares. anMaiilelfiglLWletTfirflltélédigjig ‘-}§§‘°1§‘,‘5-me etors. he tollrned il_ic first nine in 33 and cent cut of the gate, smashing m,“ Buddv got to his‘ - A- H- Mvuld E~ J- Gallant Helms} T A can, be” Secom ,.,l.,t,_,t “um, Em, Hamuqo, ‘———i———~— the last in 3o On the irrr 36-3642

There wasn't, a fon in the house knees at iivae and to his feet at C0rvettes'— C’ btlhgddharrd F“ F“ Rubbing Geo W McLeod p Nimh 51'6"“ right‘ wlner wit‘ THE LAST END? Con?” it “jho irdrft time with 1940 aepub- nine. Louis roared in like a. tiger a. Burke ' "l2 250 zea r‘ H‘ ' ierc§th Pp 51mm d5 J,A,'1<‘1-a_'g@p struck by ‘Moe White's ‘stick Th1 i h T? i P““"“" “Tim Snlil‘ 9”“ Ilia“ Pmldenuul Candidate Wsu- and dropped Buddy again with s. w McNeill 55s 202 13s p ' ' on -l~ F- McLeod sqllalebllgvs celled for a mew? in Zistigoentno an we ago‘ “m Sh“ °r “m?” m“ i3("3°_'71’ den wmkmwho “m, “madman long 1e“ hook Buddy's heed h“ J tumor 312 296 222 H Se“ w L Mmroe med Chappeue for white‘ but the orflcms N_ haev pbsr n st retreating. There _St.an 1,o0'r~.ar<. urasmnotacr earl! from the ring before the bout start- the floor with]: resounding smash. A‘. McFat-lane 2B9 254 288 B’ Bishop ' W. Bears fused him on the ground the blow ~——e— - “en ve maim- ice an?‘ ‘mime’ ““‘h-lig3§~i-‘?' -- _=_—- He rolled over at four, fell back a- n, Bradley 20o 181 20s o. o. Hughes Hal Spillett The Chairman or the Games was accidental. vie-s were then We thank you and the Amer- Kain. then crawled to the ro-pes Total—3689 ‘ F R McLaine Skip Cmmmw‘ "eqmsts ma‘ 63°11 “id fined ‘m- ASTER icon people thank you." and tried to pull lilm=elf eYPCt but i ' ' skip w, R, ct-uicgshank every member make a. special effort It was the first forfeiture 1:1 the UQK“ And once Willkie finished and couldn't make it before Referee High single J L’i\\‘i0i‘ 31" 1° be Bl’- ille Culling Rink 011 tlme- C-B-H-L. history mid the first ‘ J

"The Si" Spangled Banner" was Fullam reached a ten count and High three A.' McFsi-laremiliil A. Bagnpll S_ P3011 If tinable to curl Saturday afternoon major flare-up of the season.

plflYed- J99 D11?» on ‘the headline Louis was the winner by a knock- Five Aces 0 points i ' 0. K. Presby Chas. McKinnon please Wilma Y°“1' 5k") °l' MY- Mllluls Wore Colt-Ethic to an easv Pl d

act. to it off. Only three times out in 2:56 seconds of the first Corvettes 5 itchy; Ivan Home DR J_ P_ Lana Chas. Stewart who will be at the win when the incident happened. aye by best Bands and Orchesifil!

‘before in el fistie history has a f01lI1d. ‘ ' Dr. s. Glddlngs Skip 1 G n glggug Ifliljghggéulqgil 83-0 m- until Tlieiy had scored twice in the first

* “a ~~—~ — " a t - ~ ~~ ~~-*F""=*Y "mule" "mulut ‘Mule Sh” °°' ‘Em’ “if ali Members willie-diuretic it ifiinnsiitymfiiyuaeyjt one, and ENLI YOUR SKA

‘ - -‘ l‘ five goals with G —i- . will greatly assist iii getting our Qnn rinuwte 10m? 1 High Hata- §ugu<l3figggg J ‘Wkrrxyggg 1941-42 curling season away’ to a. w)"; ‘ to g0 m Me second‘ A. H L . . . - f 1 t , _ rite, Pat Desblens and ‘Allan ' J. Mgyiiiothald §§§Y§°skg“ w‘ Li’ McDonald suégfiiliruciirllléips are requested to ffigf,‘ ‘(iézflliffiulbl-LM)‘ and pmyltgg Y ‘m 3_‘5 and 8—10 P- M- IiéIacDtaiald 1st; 1g: 1'16 ' ' Skip Judge o. o. Duffy glllafergll assistance owlbla to new other Bill sn.~i~3‘¥“§$t hcgiftei? syo? . arre l6 116 t I ' ‘W L. Bearisto 13o 12a 142 new m-lx-ig-uy‘ " - THE - T°“"*2m' By. J. n. Wiliams our: BOARDING uousa With Major I-loople Th b-U =- ~ o- rw-M-r ‘ . ' M. 151333.; n 161 too 132 r 945's ALLUS j l, ec-ADJAKE! IF rMusT eiwir, THE , vuetmrotkspsizerue mice. 7 _. __ K a. Woolncr 137 150 178 J15 GCQUBBED l I PvRAMiDs ARE MERE Duet’ SPECMG / are LILY Ftoeriwc- ON "the _ '.'L- g. igaiiréi-d 13g go scrarggsso Legion: - B15532 Yorilin saaeaurugtc NERVE.’ - POND,'~M- vouuzs NOT FOOL.- h Higgins m m m5 KWCHEN’ TEAM? AT you w ose GIZXULIETOF to LMEA 1N6 ‘Ameoovptou Frzoe/ Tom1___2033_ - OWN HOUSE I ROAD AGENTs-MAND NOW YOU V01) RE 3w, QREENq-zygg The pagers Wm” 3,0,,“ 3m M The Harness Home m0 pubmb t ‘k __ . Bounty CONIWAANDEER ivw seer escapee YOU DlDNlT mini»;

Ind Sklptpydale 2.14 are b€ili%Wi2l- es a list of the sreot pacers and MS; $5,.“ 2M 24., m - PAJAMAe. “WFATHER was or HiTTlNG Joiner FiRsT/ zeirfdhnwirliliigfinrggifi a£§v’°§itii‘2ft°-Z ltggébeégrexggrgfeidtlig iivahfr é,“ “ff G. Baugnalle 154, 101 7a T'AN\<~5 FER DE PROPHETic WHEN HE LMENED ecu/AN‘ i1 QURNQ you Up

barn n Monctgm, m, Tm, We, sum, o, “u”, m, Wig kficwrflallu; a. McDonald 10,1 in 75 HANDOUT, vou TO A Ti-USTLE. m "rue when vou REEUZE ‘I'M

plans to have the trio under his Marltlmers, such as the fzee-for- K‘ Ross b1 U2 £36 8RAVER,SMARTER AN’ f “in: and ready for the fray when aller Jackson Grattnii 2.01 l-4 L- CW5’ _ ‘G9 17“ 1°“ t-iiwoeomgtz THAN ’ the bell rings July 1st. that Bill Cummings drove in tail T°"~‘1~313‘°- ' 1 7

i- Miilne free-for-alls for several ' you’ y/ Walter Cox, the master re/lnsman, years. A Game of Chance 2.00 1-4, Slllt-“PPSI- ./,

lm outline 0f wtiose life and ach- that we will mention more par- H~ Jenkins 133 126 89 *7 levetments appeared in this column ticularly a little later on. VOIORHITA E Dalling 178 136 '16

recently, died leaving an estate of 3, 2.03 i-4, Branhiim Bflllghafp 394 A Barrett 121 138 l§5

$200,000“ AlnlQéhl tillie beneficiaries 11514, aftfi-wards raced in the Mnr- L. Binlnsl 59 163 172 is;

were ie ow 1g mip oyecs: me y h so m, J 1 r _ M; _ T0tFt-— 9 .

George Bates. who liad been with iiolit 52.04 1-4, thatc glreocingmergn High single-M. CllfilI10l‘t.‘——247.

the Cox fanitl)‘ for more mull 40 gave his earlv training to at an High Three-M. C\l(il110l'0——t§48.

years—$20,00); William Pence, Iowa stock farm. The list is a -———~—————————

Walter Parker rmd Guy James, who locig one and comprises some of Remembe; When

served as caretakers in the Cox stable for 20 years or more each received $5.000: Alexander Cox, Lexington, Kentucky. who formerly trained runners for Ml‘. Cox, $2,500; Harvey Campbell of Philadelphia, also associated with Cox in the ih0roughbi-eds-$l.C00; Neil Andi-u‘- son, a Dane, who almost 20 years ago became a-n employee of Mr. Cox and for several years acted as his ttiat|ticiii'-—$l.0‘0: Russel Price mid William Hines both workers at Cox's track, each $1.000; Mrs. Jen- nie Sherlocko of GO-‘lltfl, hottse- keeper at the Cox hane-$7,500; lvlrs Mable Sherwood, Gcshen, house emipl0_v0c—$2."00; John 0- Neill, careikaei- of many years service, uuts left a monthly pen- sion or $50, Tlicrc was also a monthly pension of $50 for tlie late Bert Yeaton, but his death can- onion tho beqirst. The renniizider of Mr. Cox's property $11105 W hi5 brothers, Clirinning H. Cox, fortn- Qfiy Governor of Massachusetts. Guy W. Cox, PlTSldfllt oi a Bcs- ton bunk, and Judge Luuis s. Cox, of the Massachusetts Supreme Court.

The Harness Horse comcncntuiz on thc above will, says th-it- nmoflil interesting sxiellghis was ilie be- quest to Noll Andrrsun, who canto tn New York rlzr from his licme in Copenhagen. Denmark. unable to speak a word nf English but with an uziswaiving determination to [pkg a po-t gritdurte course iii traltilnt! in the Cox -s‘alie. lie was schooled fcr half an hour to stllffl-li ilip “time, Wajnr Cox, finally bc- ing plli. almard thc irnln by anoth- er Danish man with a slap on the back and wish-You-wroll.

Walter Portm- mm: to the Cox stable nirio ' "t Iii years ago. an lndu trirstix. tnrvtirst co'o cd i153’ sadly in mud rl work. Cox gave tum trot-k only to tcrclvc an tilti- nmtutn ilTlll hi» white help. that a colored m-m rruki nit work with thcm, Cnx imirm-Iittvly stvd: "If any of you d 1i want to work with Water Parlor into thc office and net yctir mci . . calV-d for flirt: Pa_ . Th‘? ktifw tho boss and that his rulrs were not to be brokcn

David sands. fan-irarly known n "Rwy" in the s‘a‘~.‘e. Yves in Cold Water, Michigan. where he spent the Writers, grfng rack each spring. hi: favhsvires l~ri~g rswnrdeci irlth a $5.020 brqumt. Thus the car- vr of the mrst unusual character in the harness hcr=e world closed with ihoughto of faithful employees.

the greatest money-winning trot- ifls and paccrs of all time.

A Game ‘of Chance was purrfiascd Bert, Lint, Fredericton, N.B., in the fall of 1913 in the mld-xvest. Ho W115 It blk. free-legged pacer, possessing a trecnenrlotis amount 0f speed but had considerable dif- ficulty negotiating the turns. Bert raced him with stiicess through Maine and New Brunswick the next season and he was one of the Drllwlpflls in o, big speculative af- fair at Halifax, the fall of 1914. This race had a lot of the stars in it._ Helen R. Won the first heat, Hilda S. the next two. A game oi Chance t-lie next two. and the race went over to Ulie following day when Helen R. and A Game of Chance hit the turn so fast, A Game of Chance went up in the air arid Hilda S. in the final dash to the wire won the hoot azid race.

Branham Bnugiunsn 2.04 l4. referred to above in the Cox stable, ivas a full brother to Mary Crom- well 2.15 1-2, raced for several years with great success by Frank Bouttlier of Halifax for owner Ree Corbett. Ste was free-logged and had a great burst of sored. She was afterwards owned by Walter s, Grant of Charlottetown. Anoth- er full sister was Zua Batighman 2.12 l-ll. raced a couple of yours by the late Bert. Eenwick of Sussex. N.B.. and sold to Henry Benoit of this city, who campaigned her in 1919-20

Tvwnty years ago last week Tut- ile & Clark were lsstiing their cata- lrgtie of li-arnoss hit-so goods for 1922. They were tlic leading company manufacturing turf gcods and had an enviable reputation. Many horseman to this day turret that this flur- iinn was coma-died lo k0 out c-f business.

Franklyn Saiford heads the list of winning driver; in the United States and rccrit-cs the ilntted states Trotting Assccintfon modal, which he will wear cn his colors the coming season. He. has i8 tread of the stable of Sullivan dz Maw- hlnney at his owrers quarters at Keene. NH. Among these are Thr- Abbott 2.04 l-4. Silver Kernel. Brady Hanover. Bonnie Scotland. Gus Hanover, Basil I-fwnover. Harri‘ 11o. Oaptirn Dale. Fv-‘eral. Byron Hanover. Bllprrrre Hal, ric.. etc Peary Clvkey formerly ira-jnrd for these gentlemen, who have the past tiwo years verv corsTleraby EX- panded their line of race horses making their stable one of the molt

(By The Canadian Preset

A 16,000 crowd iwuccl out for

~ . 18.1 debut

at New York seven yea ago to- night, He was no mattii. however, for 41-year-old Bill Tilden who scored a dazzling three-sit victory. In 1937. Vines was hunililctl b)’ England's Fred Perry iii the lat- ter's pro debut. '

formidable on United states tracks.

‘Many of our liorrecnen will rollicki- ber sullivan d: Maulilinicy through meeting them at Ftedericion, NB. Tljcy were quiet gentlemen. who gave no indication of a heighten- ing of blood pressure even under the most strenuous excitement en- gendered by close finishes in which their horses took part.