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OE Big Four Cellar By Defeating Hawks 5-3

MONC'I‘ON. N.B.. Dec. 21 —(CP) —Halifax Crescents emerged from the inky depths of the Big Four llockey League cellar here tonight and by defeating Moncton Hawks 5-3 moved into a third-place tie with Saint John Beavers. Creacents win set the stage for a battle for pfltim tonilhfbetween the Hali- gonians and Beavers at Saint John.

As in their previous meeting at

Halifax, Crescents got the jump on Hawks In the openlne period. when they banged in their goals. and from then until the end it was but a question of holding on to their lead for the Haligoninr-i. , '. Larabie started Crescent: off on their scoring rampage at 6:30 when be netted a pass from Powell. Stan- hope netted the next. Halifax soul unassisted and Gray combined with Galldet f0!‘ the visitors’ third infli- er.

Creacents outplayed the Hawks in the tint period and (deployed more finish around the net. Hawks‘ pa» es were going astray and their shots on goal were easily turned aside by Mumford. p

Hawks came back strong as the second period got under way and reduced Crescer-‘s lead to one goal on quick scores by Dowling, assisted by McManus and Charlton on a pass from Whitlock. With less than three minutes remaining in the per- iod. Wade partially offset Hawks scoring efforts when he nettedan easy goal after a faceoff near the Moncton net.

Fists flew in tthe period when burly Fritz Fraser, Hawk defence- man, and Windy O'Neill, Halifax forward renewed a fistlcuffs session they started in Halifax last weck and both drew major penalties.

Whltlock scored for Hawks on an assist from Charlton and Bastarache shortly after tho final period opened and although they repeatedly stormed tlhs Halifax nets. were unable to find a scoring combination.

Hawks coach Windy Steele yank- ed goalie Hughie MacDonald with less than a minute of play remain- lng. but six forwards failed to pro-

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duce results and with 60 seconds to so Gaudet snared a loose puck at his own blue line and shot it the length of the ice and ln-to the emp- ty Moncton rat for the final goal of hhe lime-

SUMMARY i

Fist Period n i-llslitsx. Larobie trawl lo- as

2—Hallfait. Btanhope 8:53 3—Halifax. Gray (Gaudet) 9:04 Penalties —F‘raser, Detmchuck.

Second Period ti-Moncton. Dowllng (McManus) 1:82 5—Moneton. Charlton (Whlilock) 4:08 B-J-Iallfax. Wade 17 :10 Penalties --Fraser. O'Neill (maj- ors). Larsbie. Stanhope.

Third Period ‘l-Momton. W-hitlock (Charlton. Bastsrache) 2:13 d-Halifax. Gaudet (O'Neill. Gray) 19:59.

Penalty -Powel.l.

st. Pats r» Play llere Thursday

Forum manage Charles Archer announced last night that Ottawa St. Pats hockey team, at present touring the Marltimee, would play an ex- hibition gains in Charlotte- town next Thursday night a- gainst a picked local squad.

The St. Pail played In Hali- fax last night and are sched- uled for a second game there tonight. They will play at Saint John Monday and at. Moncton Wednesday.

The St. Pats were last year's Eastern Canada Junior hockey champions. defeating St. Mary's of Halifax who In turn had eliminated the Island jun-

A meeting of the various com- mittees planning the First Con- federation Bonspiel was held last night at the Charlottetown Cur- ling Club. The ground or rather splde work for staging the ms-

moth event has been t-omrflcted and committee chairmen tirere en- thuslosllc ovcr the interest mani- Tested by the general public I O Curlers had another reason to smile last night. Should inc prc- sent cold weather continue the

firoarin game" should get under-

wuy by the New Year. Ice-making

‘is in progress under the capable direction of

Jack MacD-ivmld. i» 1|- -l~ t’

Moncton curlers. according to an exchange opened their season last Saturday with their new ice plant working like a charm. It marked the beginning of a new en in curl- ing ln that city though many Mrmc- Wn Club members had curled on artificial lc previously in other cities. “

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‘Trust Paris to come something new, even While London was mller many successfully. the Firepch capital came wp with a new "racket". tennis on" ice. and. Jllddlng by the way the aoulled sport wag received. it will probably spread to London rinks. It may even get to Canada-in a year or two!

up with in sport! launching a

one

The Si. bouts Browns Will have two outstanding rookies in- their tralnlng camp itcxt season in Pitcher Fred Sanford and First Basemnn Jerry Witte. American Association averages show Sanford topped the pitchers in more de~ partmenis than any one else imd that Witic was by far the most de- structive hitter in the loop.

ior champions from the play- downs. _

Both compiled their fine records with thcnyToledo Mudhens. who’

dny)——iAP)—'I'hc highest prize of omateu: tennis-the Davis Cup- today will bc presented 2o the Un- ited States team after sliver: years In the possession of Australia.

The Americans won the mug in one of the big surprises of tennis hlsi-QTV-Cfllillihg the Attssics in three shattering matche: despite advance dope which bad made the Commonwealth squad a l-.ee.vy' fav- orite to win.

The cup matches will end today with a pair of meaningless singles finals unless the weatherman-s

lmgey in Australian sport; 11-h Yilflfihtid the season in seventh place.

Sanford was tied with Ewald 'PYle. former Giant. for the lead in victories, each with fifteen, but iFred probably would have been the {undisputed leader if he had not ‘been recalled by the Browns two weeks before the close of the cam- palen. Fred led the circuit in strike- outs with 154, innings pitchcci. Z50. and complete games. 21.

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Witte. who topped the league in home runs with 4-6. tying Vince DiMaggids record for homers hi! by a right-handed batsman. also showed the way in total bases and ranked second in rims batted in and hits. in addition to hitting B1 a .312 pace.

Jerry did not click immediately in his late-season trial Willi the Browns. but he has the inside track on the first-base lob for ncxt 1'68!-

Davis Cup To Be Presented Today

i v (By Gayle Talbot) year-stands in the way. The Mgmgougmg, Dem zg_'5“u_-_ Kooyong Courts here were drench-

ed last night by heavy t-ainstorms.

But from the competitive point of view it's uil over but he pre- Sn-lliaticll. Jack Kramer 3nd Ted Schroeder. Califomis buddies. clinched the American triumph Friday by sweeping through tile veteran Australian doubles pair. Jack Eromwich and Adana Quist, in straight scts-—6-2. 7-5 6-4.

This ls the 13th time that the United States has won tne Davis Cup in the E4 years it has been competed for since it won utt in play in 1900. >

The nmerir-ans won the first D'lViS Cup match from Britain and defended it in 1902. 1OS"‘ig ‘t the next year to the Britons who held It until 1907 Australia took over to relrn until 1912. when Britain won the cup again. only n, lose‘ it to the United States the following year.

Australia won it in 1914 bu‘. ‘he United States took it back in 1920 and held it until fiance came along In 1928 and won it six times in a row. Britain held it from 1933 to 1907. when the United Siotcs took It at Wimbledon. The Americans defended it against Australia in 1938 but lost it the ncxt ymr at Haverford. Pa.

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 27 -(AP)— A Swedish amateur ice hockey team defeated a Boston com/bina- tion again today. 14-4. In the first match Thursday the touring Americans were defeated 9-0. To- day's game drew more than 7.000-

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As this columnist predicted sev- °"‘1 Weeks atzo the Sflblthipofl fox

his atJast met hi; ju5t dflsms‘ 5W1 an end was enevitable as the big Red h" swelled foraging for m5 Yla-lllffll focd like mice. berries Bfflflhvplvers. rabbits. etc and had taken to raiding poultq yard§_

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Rangers To Embark 0n Tough Schedule

NEW YORK. Dec. ‘.37 1M‘)- New York Rangers oi the National

Hockey League are about to mi- bark on a back-breaking schrduie calling for seven games in nine

days beuween tomorrow night's De- troit dale with the Red \'Vings and a Jail. 5 Madison Square Gordon engagement with Chicago Black Hawks.

There will be only one day, Dac. 30. when the Rangers will neither

Sh!“ 1w spring the raider had "u" a lame number of ducks

- t chickens and the odd goose in the | SOlIT-h-Dort. Alexandra. Pownal and Hazel-brook districts.

A mm“? m‘ "We i180 he killed a Domesticated Canada g005e on a former who lives at McKenzies 0mm" and {W0 flights late;- carried Off a fut duck from the same pre. miRS» The old fox had a contempt I" W118 B-nd the man scent held no terrors for him. Gangster that he WM he had to be clever to sur- vive. He made his big mistake “ha, ‘b9 ill-med the last mentioned farm the third time.

‘This farmer is an old fox hunter "ll-i 10W! to follow the hounds and also has a brother living at Mount Albion who owns Buddy. a hound second to none when it comes to sticking to the troll of a fox. Th“ hOl/llld UWIICI‘ has been glvgn the monicker of “Hawk-eye" as he sports a Winchester Pump gun that seldom barks in vain. He should hi? 800d as he has hunted foxes with hounds for 20 years.

the past few weeks are the billiard matches which are being played at the Charlottetown Alleys to decide the one artist of the city. Play has just, passed the half-way mark and the boys are beginning to sharpen up on their strokes. The top four men at the end o! schedule will play off for the cham- pionship. Here is a summary of the

travel nor play a game. The sdted- ule calls for them to play Bostol at New York Dec. 29 and Detroit on the Garden home ice New Year's eve. A Jan. 1 date in Boston will be followed by Toronto at New York Jan. 2. New York at Toronto Jan. 4 and Chicago at New York Jan. 5.

l'rovincial Billiards Tournament

Drawing quite a bit of interest

the regular

The second week in December the farmer who had lost the goose and duck was awakened in the pre- dawn hours by his xvild gander raising an awful riuupus . his honking could be heard for a mile. Hurriedly sticking his head out a window he gave n loud holler and then rushed down stairs. A light fall of new snow had occurred early in the night and investigation by flashllsht showed that the fox had been investigating the wire fox pen in which the geese and ducks were lnclnsed but had hurriedly depart-

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y: "o! 1 Guaranteed Purse . . . . . S 2500.00 i '~ Guaranteed Purse $500.00 4 Per Cent Entrance $100.00 2 BLUE ACRES No. 2 Stake 26 Class, ‘F’ Special Awards Guaranteed Purse . . . . $ 2000.00 i“ A Bus"!!! Trophy b the winnlnr lumen 350-" it! i!" M"! "f i!" "W11"! 8 BLUE ACRES Classified Invitational, “THE I} ‘omens-on: all": frgtthroe heat plan; if more than twelve are declared to start, CHALLENGER” Guaranteed Purse ' ' ' ' ‘ 100000 Iii elimination heatrwil be raced in accordance with U.S.T.A. RULES. 4 BLUE ACRES Classified Consolation, “THE .1. DIVISION or run runs: PICTONIAN” Guaranteed Purse . . . . . . .. $ 1000.00 j, ‘M 1m ‘robehlet snares’? wtnnahdn tbgdrzce. moraines: the part5‘ sit-u‘ In: N t E ti t d ‘WE GUARANTEE IT s 6500 00 .‘ dad t u rue or ea; n case o rec ea , ’ , I winners, they ard. s; horse Jilin; a dead heat for lint place shall start back in l o s ma e

mm. heat to decide the winner of the race. Dlvilon of the purse in each heat lhall On August 3rd, 1946 the first Blue Acres No. 1 Stake I DO 10% O0 ODD WIIIIIQI’. 20% O0 IQOOIIIN, 15% R0 Ohlfll, 12% I'D Itlllffll and 8% 00 “"h- ‘wng raced, carried a guaranteed purse of and i" ANY HORSE THAT HAS WON $100.00 OR MORE AT EITHER GAIT tho entrance fee was 5% 011900.00- NO DEDUCTIONS n —“NOT ELIGIBLE” 0F ANY KIND. On totalling the cash on hand If. was .. This Stake is for Martha lloreee only. the horse must have ‘dense In. ca; found that the Stake was worth $3340.00 plus $50.00 to the

Harltimel Ix months previous to the day on which this stake is to he raced.

Payments on No. l Stake as follows:

1% due Jan. 15th S 26.00 1% due March 15th 25.00 1% due May 15th 25.00 1% due July 5th 25.00 3t stoooo

llorssl must be named on March 15th at the time of the second payment, agal in July 5th lloraea with names of Drivers and colon must be declared.

i No. 2 Stake For 26 Class Trottrs 8t Pacers

Guaranteed Purse

$1300.00

To be raced June 18th SPECIAL AWARDS

4% Entrance-No Deductions

Ixaetly the some u No.1 Stairs

DIVISION 0F THE PURSE

Exactly the same as No. 1 Stake

' CONDITIONS ' Three Host Plan, U.S.'I.‘.A. RULES ' t Payments on Ne l Stake as follows: 1% duo Jan. 10th CUM . 1% doe Mar. 10th 80.00 t 1% due May 10th 21.00 ' 1% due June ~10“ 20.00 - 4% 880.00

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winning driver and $10.00 to the Groom. grand total of THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS, $3400.00.

This made a

In other words you, the Horsemen. raced for the larg-

flt Stake ever promoted in the lilariiimes for 30 Clasl Horses for an entry free of less than 3 per cent. YOU WERE PROTECTED. not accepted.

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Late or delayed entries were

The Winner of the first No. 1 Stake was Betty Bud-

ltng’, owned and bred in the Maritimes. Summary of the Time 2:12 l-2, 2:15 1-2, 2:13.

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Ken MacDonald Earl Smith

Art Peterson

Earl Stanley Irving MacKinnon Allison Tulle

Billy Acomn Merlin MacKenzia Billy Pryor

B111 Lawlor Jimmie Kay:

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Blue Acres Announces 1947 Program

Blue Acres Raceway Prusentiq is the title of an ad which npgem elsewhere in this piper, and 1' certainly an announcement. t every race horse owner in the Mark times should read carefully. [h] proprietors of Blue Acres Raeq Wly. New Glasgow, N. S. Davfl Nélma and I. 0. Stmalrt are guasy ameein? $6.500 for four stakes id be raced in L947- The No. 1 Blul Acres Stake for 2.30 class horses the No 2 Blue Acres Stake ‘or z class horses; the No. 3 and NQ, Invitational Stakes ham-t‘. thg Challelliller and Pictonlan will up Yflmly be Widely talked of and a6- tract tremendous entry lists.