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Last-place Chicago Cubs Tues- day scored twice in the seventh inning on Gene Bakers homer and a bases-loaded walk served by Ed Roebuck to defeat Brooklyn

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Ma.-uime tracks last ueeks, vzaces bemg prograiiiiiicd dl 1 NW- Irruro Sackville Downs. Charlotte- gownl Moncton. Sussex. 5311"- Jobnl and Fredericton. Quite a ,umbe;- of Islanders visited Truro. Halifax and Moncton and enjoyed, the Racing very much. lie were delighted to sce Sir Joscph win both clashes in the last class at Moncton. Countess Carla 2-2. Abbe- land (Jardine) 3-3. Time. 2:06 Hi- 2:06 4-5 - the two fastest heats stepped by Sir Joseph Iluce he came to the Maritimes. He was gbly driven by Archie LleweliYl1 and his owner is Roy Bevan. Char- lottetown. Countess Carla has been a real surprise because of her per- formances this season. She started with a record of 2:14 and has re- duced it to 2:12, culminating with her great performance on Satur- day. She is owned and was driven by R. Barrieau of Moncton.

Another double winner was the trotter Ted Genesee, owned by Roy Bevan and driven by Archie, that won races 3 and 7 at Moncton, Sona Hal (1. Taylor) 2-2. Time. 2:11 1-5, 2:11 1-5. Ted Genesee had taken a record of 1:10 4-5 at Old Home Week. We understand that after a short stay in Moncton the Roy Bevan stable will race at Fredericton Exhibition and then on to Quebec where programs will be held through the fall months. Hedgcwood Chief was another double winner of races 1 and 4 with best time 2:13. He is owned by the Mapco Stables, Summerside, and was driven by Cruse Robinson. In. races 2 and 8 Hedgewood H. was also a double winner for owner Byron Dobson of Moncton and drlv at N. Killam, best time 2:14 2-5. We are grateful to D. I. Charters. Clerk of the Course of Moncton for the prompt information he sends us.

ONE YEAR

Last Saturday afternoon and night was the celebration of the opening of the track at Sackville Downs one year ago. The public responded with large attendances, the evening on being in the vic- inity of 0,000. Principal interest centered in the Free For All which turned out to be a split up with Convair (Mauger 1-2, Flaming Way (L. Letcher 2-1. The Island bred Jerryls Nightmare was 3-3. Time. 1:08 1-6. 1:07 4-5. Flaming Way is a 4-year-old that was given a record of 2:04 8-5 by Joe O'Brien over a mile oval last year and M1 dam is the well known Jane Asoff 1:59V4. that Willard Kelly raced with such success years ll0- .

A good deal of attention was paid to Jerry's Nightmare because of her mile in the free for all at Fred- ericton August 9th when she took a new record of 2:06. Newport Chief. that set up a new track rc- eord of 2:05 at Old Home Week, Charlottetown and won all three beats, and a new Maritime record for a trio, was 4-4. In the afternoon racing the trotter Real Fingo, own- ad by Mrs. Emma Mustacalls, Truro, and driven by Len 0'Moara won both dashes in the free-for-all trot with Flaxscot. a winner at Charlottetown Old Home Week. 2-2. Best time 2:14 2-5. Dr. Temple Hooper”s Sister Verna Hon. driven: by Len 0'Meara. won race 5 in 2:19 4-5.

Friends of Ray O'Brien, son of Harry O'Brien, Alberton, will be glad to know that he was the win- ner of the first dash of the BB Pace with Sport Volo. lowering his record from 2:19 to 2:13 4-5. Our congratulations which will he shar- ed in by many friends here to Geo- rge Gregory, who got up behind Royal Scott Jr. and finished in l front in race 6 C Trot. time 2: 19 1-5.

To the delight of his friends, Elliott Saunders, who commutes between Lexington. Mass. and Charlottetown. where he has ex- tensive lnterests. donned the silks and drove his trotter Watchlm's Lassie in both dashes of the free- for-all trot and made a nice job. finishing CH. Elliott has been a great addition to our Maritime

ml o'lRI'l.'N We find It rather dif'icult to up with Joe 0'Brlan's activit- aa he is racing at several Grand and night racing plants of miles apart. Here are of the summaries weamve ' -Af Springfield, Mo. in the Three Year Old Pace,

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purse 817.114, Double Scotch, driv- en by G. Mattucci, was 6-1-1, Hoot Song (R. Baldwin) cl is Joe 0'Brien's second trainer. In the Free For All Trot at the same meeting, purse 310,000, Scott Frost (J. O'Brien) was 1-1. Time. 2-00 3-5, 2:03 3-5. The above horses driven by Joe O'Brien and Mat- tucci. are owned by the S. A. Camp stable.

trotting mare Gelinotte that is re- cognized champion of Europe, has won - hold your breath - 60,653,- 550 francs. money would be about 5168.500. . . Billy 1-iaughton, who was leadin driver in the U. S. A. last season with Joe O'Brien in second place, has up to last week won 100 dashes, and looks like a sure winner of the' crown again this season....Sammy Herbert, Sonny G. Herbert and Fay Herbert, owned Ontario, were all winners August lath at Vernon Downs. N. Y. Billy Herbert drove Fay Herbert and his son Jack drove Sammy and Sonny G. Sammy Herbert paced the muddy oval in 2:02 3-5 to beat Scotch Prince, Vernon Down's leading pacer in 1956. They are sired by Alpha Hal Mal W. 6. Stewart, brought to the Maritimes in 1943 and sold to W. H. Herbert and Son London Ont.

that was sold last fall in the year- ling sales at Walnut Hall Farm, Lexington. I(y., was the winner of the Two Year Old Trot at Malmo Sweden, last month. That is some

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The 2-yearold trotter Traveller.

trek - from Lexington to Sweden - for a 2-year-old. ......The first race for 2-year-old trotters this season in Italy was at Villa Glory half mile track in Rome. The win- ner was Occagno and the time 2:15 4-5. His sire Volotone won as a 3-year-old at Sarstoga Springs in 1947 and was by Voiomite 2:03':'s. We were delighted to have a visit from Joseph R. Peters of Dorchester, Mass., whose birth place was Rollo Bay where he is now visiting. He was getting pap- srs from us to register a foal by Abner T. Clegg out of the we brad mare Queenie. by Abbe Worthy 2:05, dam by Bud Ax- worthy 2.14. Mr. Peters hopes to have the pleasure of seeing her race in the Three Year Old Fut- urities at Charlottetown in 1959.

BACK SEAT

Jolly Jim by Jollity 2:05 1-4 dam Donna Scott, that toook a re- cord at Old Home Week here of 2:13 1-5, has the possible distinct- ion of being the only pacer in the world that ever had a ride in the rear seat of an automobile. As a young foal he was transferred by his owner, Rev. Louis P. Callaghan from his pasture in Kinkora to his new home in Indian River in the back seat of his Chrysler car. Later he was sold to Mike Jabaiee of North Sydney and by him to his present owner H. F. MacGregor of Truro. Father Callaghan still, owns a 4-year-old full sister of Jolly Jim named Jolly Patch.

Mr. and Mrs. John Davis. John Jr. and Mr. Davis Sr., returned yesterday from the Eastern States and while there took in the night races at Foxboro and had Hm pleasure of seeing Walter S. Found's (formerly of New London) good pacer Hawkins Hoss win the 9th race on the program in the ex- cellent time of 2:04 2-5. He was drivcn by Clarence Hansen, who is a Bishop of thc Mormom Church

43 in the second game Of 3 Naudgiy with leg. trouble, smashed a tional League doubleheader called 'pii1t'li homer in the eighth. his 3001 at the top of the eighth because of darkness. The pennant minded Dodgers took the opener 6-4.

of the season, but reliefer Vito Val- entlnctti then got out Junior Gil- 11am and Pee Wee Reese in or- der to end the game.

The victory, snapping a Cub seven - game losing streak. was Valeiitinettis sixth against three losses. Don Drysdale absorbed his fourth defeat against three tri- umphs

he-)i:..it vlllIpp91'l Boston 6-3 in the liiicrii-aii League's only (lay izziiiic -ll Kaline homered and ii-iplcrl for three runs. Frank Lary notched a five-hitter and Red Wil- son tipioed home from first dur- ing a heated argument.

RL'N.N'I'IIl (L RABS CHANCE

Roll Fiox manager Mike Higgins announced he was playing the game undcr protest after a sixth- inning explosion topped by Wil- son's ”foi't',iitlcn man" safari.

Kalinc liad opened the inning with h.s Ll-ltll home run to hike the Tigsi-5' lead to 3-0 and Bill Tuttie dniibled Wilson hit a high hopper deflected by Ted Lepclo behind second for a single.

Milt Bolling retrieved the ball and threw to Sammy White at the plate but Samls diving tag on Tuttlc was ruled too late by um- pire Frank Umont.

White, infuriated. stormed the arbiter and let fly a high, long throw to centre field in disgust.

Ted Williams tossed the ball back to the infield. where it lay unnoticed as the Red Sox con- verged on Umont. Wilson, a burly former football liiiesman. calmly circled the bases.

In the opener at Chicago Don Newcombe. hurling the last 1 2-8 innings in relief. was credited with

TORONTO (CP)-Need I little extra cash? Try swimming Lake Ontario.

Marilyn Bell. who might be credited with the idea, did it first when 16 in 1954 and parlayed the venture into almost 5100.000.

Tom Park, though 59th in line since Marilyn, tried it Monday night and found it still pays 3300

Baseball Results

National League

Piitsburilli 000 000 410- 5 10 1 Milwaukee 200 101 000-4 11 2 Hall. Face (7) and Shepard;

Spahn. Trowbridgc (7) and Cran- dall. W-Face. L-Trowbridslh Hits: Pgh-Long. Mil-Mathews (2). Pliila 001 I12 100- 6 9 1 St. Louis 201010 000-4 9 0 Simmons and Lopata: Schmidt. McDaniel (5), Jackson (8) and Kstt. L-McDaniel. HRs: Pha-Blsy- lock, Hemus. StL-Dark. New York 0010000 000-1113 Cincinnati 305 000 30x-11 14 1 Gomez, Worthington (1), McCall (3), Mai-goneri (6) and Sarni; Nuxhall and Bailey. Edwards (9). 1.-Gomez. HRI: Cln - Robinson 2.

Bailey.

First

Brooklyn 100 000 203- 6 10 0

Chicago 000 101 011- 4 ll 3 Maglie, Lehman (7), Roebuck

Newcombe (ti) and Campanella:

Drabowsky, Lown (8) and Land- rith. W-Newcombe; L-Lown. Second

Brooklyn 020 000 01- 3 5 0 Chicago 000 101 2x- 4 11 0 (Called after 716 innings, dark-

ness)

Drysdale, Lehman (7), Roe- buck (7) and Walker. Cam- panella (5); Brosnan, Valcntinettl (7) and Chili, Landriih (7). W- Valcntinclti: INDrysdzilc. HRS- Bkn - Jackson, Snidcr; Chi - BBaker.

American League Kansas City mm 000- 0 New York 103 000- 4 (Called end 6th, rain) Ditmar and Smith: Turlcy and

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and one of the most respected drivers in the United States. John had a chat with Dannie St?-cle, formcrly of Sunimersldc. who Isl l'8FllliZ lhcre. also Bnb Ryan and other rlrlversi well known hero The Wlmlv family Cnluycd their trip very much.

Dave Wlcerier is receiving in Int 0' Diiaisc for the heady drive he ZBVE My Darling 200 1-5 in the second dash of the BB Pat-c Sat. "WHY lllillll at Charlottetown. 59"" "me I10 he SH!-lllested to the owner, Senator G. H. Barbour, that he would like to try racing her without the, hopplgg and me senamr mm I'll" 10 510 ahead. so minus them and taking advantage 0' ' "'" 0P9"lniI along the rail Dave came through to beat a lot "LION Decent in 2:11 1-5, fhg

;'e'a':” ml" "'9 lm paced this

-7- Henry Dewitt um mm; andl l'l:t "l;rll":1;l"1Ie:) won three night. With 0 " M”"''" and sixth d h p. g "'9'! M""9Y"lNz..LliTdtTlia)sZIILTDI-It 7115- 22M 2-5. With Dominlon's Pride he won dashes 4 and B M r Ion Budlong, own” by J. F: van": Busltlrlt and driven by n Mount -:anTi"?e' 2:" 2-5, 2-14. in riasheil Joanne Castle. owned by Ss , - , . Princess (lIIc:?linra2l1,l-ggimget-3,; ”- N5 1:5 Beitym i-rim"..'i.

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weeli. 3 Fredericton smuidmlm section with it they will have a big Drosram of harness racing. we "'9 '9?! him recollections of Exhibitions there in the he Is: and are snutui to the compliments

Bcrra. llll: NY-Mantle Detroit 002 003 l00- 6 10 1 Boston 000 000 012- 3 5 I

Lary and Wilson; Parnell, Hard (7) Sii.-re (9) and White. Daley (6). ll-P:it'nell. llI'ls: Det-Kalimv llni:-Slcnlicn.-:, l.cn(-in.

('llic:i"n 000 007 000- 2 9 1 W:vsh'l'n MO 301 0lx- R 10 0

Kccgan. Mrilnnalri I5) llnwell (ti), l.;inalmc I7) and "loss; Slnhhs nml Cniirtncv ll-KN-ntin. lIRc: Chi - Moss; Was - Plews,

Courtney.

Second

Chicago 000 am 320- 5 10 i Wnshlmzton 000100 020-!) 9 0

Harshman. Kinder (9) and Lol- lar: Ramos. Stonc (7). Sir-wiirt (ill. Pnsriial (9) and Fitzgerald. W-llsirsrnnn. I.-Ramos Clcvcland 000 000 000- 0 4 0 Baltimore 100 000 oox- l 4 0

Agulrne. Score (ti) and Hagan. Naraiznn (ll). Moore and Trian- dos. 1,-Aguirre.

International League Miami (K711001000-1 10 0 Richmond 000 000 000 -0 4 1

FBYTEII. Llpetri (7) and Holton; Jordan and Neeman.

Brighton in the second ft,”

Toronto 020 000 0- 2 5 1 Montreal 020 100 x- 3 7 fl

Blake and Sawstsld; Milliken and Roseboro.

Second Toronto 002 .'l.”t0 061-15 15 0 Montreal 000 000 030- 8 7 2

Lovcngulh and Sswalskl. White Mir-kcns '4) Cepol (7) Harris '0)

and lloseboro. L White. HR: Tor-Moi-ton

Havana am 420 111-0 15 3 Coliibu 0!) 000 010- I O 2

Mlnarcfn and Dotterer: Duser. Wooldridge (5), Spit-er (0) and Noble. L-Duson. HRs: Hav - Al- varez. Bernard: Col-Mr-Cord. Mlllni 000 am 000-1 10 0 Richmond we on ono- 4 I

naaapsatlsea ry saasaattehd.

Farrell. Lfpotrl (7) and RONQ: T

his 21st victory against glx 10.”. and boosted his season mark over th; fklubiamto B-1.

ll!” WII. harged with sixth loss after replacing boillul: baby Moe Drabowski in the eighth was the victim of Brooklysfg thy... run ninth. Lown has won seven.

Nlsht Klmes scheduled saw New York at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee and -Philadelphia at st. Louis in the National; Cleve- land at Baltimore. Kansas City at New York and Chicago at Wash- ington for a doubleheader in the American.

BALTIMORE (AP)-Ray Moore shut out Cleveland on four ain- gles Tuesday night and didn't allow a man to get past first base as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Indians 1-0 on a first inning single by Bob Boyd and 3 double by Bob Niaman.

The ace righthander. winning- est pitcher on the Orioles” mound staff. iznincd his 11th victory Colnpaiied to six defeats while striking out six and walking only one.

Hank Aguirre was almost as effective for the Indians but the lofty helped bring about his own downfall by balking in the initial inning.

Aftcr Boyd had singled, Aguirre balked him to second, George Kell flied out, and Boyd raced home with the only run when Nieman ounced a double over the third base bag.

It was only the fourth Baltimore Yl('llll'y of the season over Cleve- land, which is the perennial jinx team for the Orioles. But it ex- ceeded the measly three wins they gained cnch year in the 1954 and

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A soltball-baseball scheduled for Mem night as Barry's Lions and TLC A.F Flyers tangle in the second game of the Island Softball final! and Rollle's Arrows and the Inter- mediate Abbies play the second game of the Queen's County Inter- mediate B. Baseball playoffs.

Th; Lions and Flyers will meet in the first game which will begin at 6.15 and the baseball encounter wm be played immediately after- wards. Both games will be nine inning affairs.

The Lions hold a 1-0 lead ll! games over the Flyers and a vic- tory tonight would give them I bit of a stranglehold on the best-

Pele Campbell

ST. ANDREWS, N.B (CP)-The Maritime seniors' golf champion- ship was won Tuesday by G. J. (Pete) Campbell of the St. Croix Golf and Country Club in New Brunswick.

Campbell, who also holds the New Brunswick - Prince Edward Island senior title. set a 36-hole senior record of 148 in the 32nd annual tournament. He. was 'a member of New Brunswick's Wil- lingdon Cup team this year.

He covered Tuesday's final 13 holes in 76-five over par. The

1955 seasons.

an hour for 10 hours' work. Park, a 32-year-old veteran of professional swimming from Ham- ilton, who now lives in Marine- land, Caiif.. was one of 10 selected swimmers invited to thrash across the 82-mile lake for 327,500 in prizes. Five other h o p e fuls splashed in uninvited. All failed.

DESERVED SOME REWARD

Park was 10 miles from shore when he learned he was the last left in the chilling water. He p"aus- ed and asked his coach in an ac companying boat:

"If 1 come out now will I get any money?"

"1 think so."

"Okay. I've had enough. Take me out."

They heaved him into the boat at 3:52 a.m. Tuesday and headed for shore.

The Lalte Ontario marathon swim committee, organizers of the contest. decided Tuesday the in- ivited swmmcrs deserved some re- ward for their abortive efforts. The lake-crsshers were ignored.

OLYMPIC FUND HELPED

Park was awarded 53.000. Mur- lel Ferguson. 20. of Toronto, taken out of the water at 2:25 a.m., got 32.000 and Robert Cassette. 26, of Port Alfred. Que.. at at 12:20 a.m. 01.500. The seven other starters fished out between 75 minutes and 5 3'4hours after they started at 6 17.mh. Monday night-pocketed 5500 esc .

Gianls lnli High School Pitcher

NEW YORK (AP)-Mike Fran- is McCormick, star 10-year-old loft-lizindcd pitcher frrom Bakers ficld. Calif. was signed Tuesday by New York Giants to a bonus contract rcputed to be for more than 350,000.

TRURO (CP)-Florence Harm- llll.V. 3 I)-'ll'lllR mare from Harry llll'5Cll'5 Sydney stables, romped home to two victories hwere Tues- day nitzhi while chalking up the fastest time of the night. Her time was 2:11 2-5.

Another hnrsc from the same slahlcs won thc eighth race of the some lmriicss racing card Roll On rounded the course in 2:13.

Just Rita. owned by B. C. Crulckshank of Halifax. was the seconrl riniihle winner of the even- ing. Othor winners were Billy Bud- lonv. owned hy S. B. Drake of Trurn: Miss Knox, George Sobey, Summcrsidc. P.E.I.: Vera Sinai. J. E. Yeo, Moscouche, P.E.I.

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Need A Little Extra Cash? Try A Lake Ontario Swim

For Sieve Wozniak. 41. of Buf- falo, N.Y., first casualty on the course after IV; hours. it worked out to 3400 an hour.

Another 010,000 was awarded to the Olympic fund to help finance Canada's team to the Olympics in Melbourne next November and De- cember.

Cliff Lumsdon, 25, of Toronto, recent successful challenger of the 18.3-mile Strait of Juan de Fuca. dropped out 2 2miles from home after running hesdfirst into his as- cort boat.

Water temperature ranged from 49 to 62 degrees.

Swim organizers were not dis- couraged. C om m i t t e e chair- man William Harwood enthused over the logistical arrangements: "A complete success beyond our dreams."

Boy Hurler Ends With 14-ll Mark

VESTAL. NY. (AP) - Telve- ycarold Ken Cramer, a little league pitchcr with a fast, sure hall, finished the season Monday night with a 140 record, Including 11 shutouts.

The lanky lad, whose team won the championship in the six-team league of this community near Binghamton, pitched 14 complete,

six-Inning games. Three were no-'

hltteis, five 'were one-hitters.

5 The Charlottetown Guardian. Wednesday. Aug. 29, 1956

Softball - Baseball Twin - Bill Al Memorial Field Tonight

twin-bill is of-five series. However, it will be arm I.-Md go. a brand new playoff if the Flyers

come through with a win.

Speedballer Norm Haney will. likely go again for the Flyers tonight even though he took an 8-3 pounding on Sunday and the Lions starter will probably be Spud Chandler.

The Arrows really have their backs against the wall. Already: down one game to the Abblos by virtue of dropping a decision on Sunday the Arrows will be knock. ed right out of conten ion if they lose the verdict tonight.