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~The ‘sports doldrums wall soon | “be over: ~The — Prince County-| baseball league with Tim _Me- Guigan at the helm is complete- ly-crganized, and the boys are taking advantage of the wonder- ful weather ‘to get .in “their first licks at practice. Tignish, Grand River, R.C.A.F., Summerside In- termediates and Juniors will make it a 4team look. ‘‘Mr.- Sho-tstop’’, Hank Landry, will once again be in charge pf the Tignish team, and he did a fine job with them last -year, | al- though they did lose gput to the | - €.G.B- team in the: finals: Jugt-when it looked as if the softballleague in Sum- merside was going to turn-up-—, its toes..and leave the whole stage_te baseball,-we-hear_of an organization meeting to be held at the Summerside. fire hall next Tuesday even- ing with Bob Banks, last-

“Gift ~ ToDefen ~ New Title

NEW YORK Griffith will defend his récently- won middleweight boxing cham- pionship against Joey Archer of New York at Madison Square Garden July 13, in a 15-round- bout, it was announced Thurs-

, day.

The 28 - year - old champ‘on from New York will receive 45 per cent of receipts while Archer, also 28, will collect a $17,000 guarantee.

Griffith, who has taken court action in an effort to hold the “welterweight ‘title as well as the middleweight crown, won

the 160-pound division title by*

outpointing* Niger'a’s Dick Tiger at the Garden April 25. ‘ Before Griffith dethroned Tit- ger, Archer turned down a $30,- 000 guarantee to fight Griffith for: the right to take on Tiger. Archer, once the No. 1 .con- tender, is ranked ‘sixth by the World Boxing Association and oe by. Ring.

(AP) — Emile.

” “Mickey Mantle —

Can Catch Ruth

NEW YORK (AP) — Mickey Mantle likely. never will catch Babe Ruth but he can pass Lou

Gehrig on the all-time home run |

list before the 1966 seasons

. over,

Mantle hit two homers in the

game game for the first time | since Aug. 12, -1964, when New |

York Yankees defeated Los An- geles' 11-46 Wednesday night.

The two homers for a career total of 477, boosted Mickey into the -No. 8 position onthe all- time list, just behind Eddie Mathews- of Atlanta, who has 479. Gehrig is next in line with 493.

Ofcourse, Willle Mays of San Francisco. already has’ set 2 National League record with © and is: going after Ted Wil. liams, Jimmie Foxx and Ruth although the Babe's total of 714 is way out-there in outer space.

‘Ralph Houk: who has seen the Yanks bounce. back with a 12-4 record since he resumed com- mand as manager. is pleasantly

surprised at the fine comeback |

Mantle, his $100.000, star. who was supposed tobe a part time performer.

“Mickey 1s swinging the bat],

both ways better thar I have seen him in two or three years=” said Houk. ‘He has no, pain. and he is. running good.” Althou7h Mantle

{s hitting

only .273, he picked up 26 points | —

with'a perfect three for three night, plus two walks dainst the Angels Wednesday night. By. THE CANADIAN PRESS REMEMBER WHEN ... Dakota, a four - year - old Tacehorse, sét the ciirrent record for the 2'4-miles dls- tence 39 vears azo jtoday—-

in 1927—by carrying 116 peunds over. the distance in three” minutes 37 3-5 . see

ond¥’at Linfield, England

CANADIANS FARE WEEL

Consumer pricey in Canada @ went-up--nine=per- cent. in five ; ‘years, compared with sev n per cent in. the U.S.

and: 21 per eanf im Britain ¥

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. SPORT ECHOES

ao Doldrums Aré Now Over

“& By “NORMAN ‘MacDONALD

year’s prexy; the chair. We

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hope they get the show on “the road and have a stcces--~ sful. season, The golf’ heads have begun their «summer program, and the’ weather man—is-giving.them_ full _co-. operation. A new indoor sport has made its appearance; it’s called back-rubbing, but we understand -it is not a spectator sport, a - Track and field, ~ which has come along rapidly in the last ‘few years, is in again.

and the cream of each..crop will

Saturday. Summerside — High

+Schoot-held-tts-meet on Tuesday

spotlight) The schools ‘of Prince | County’ have held their meets

ameet at the Vocational Sports complex in Summerside on

school—records_were broken—in

the track-

same for.the girl’s 220 yard set, a new mark for the 440 for senior boys:

The leading athletes ‘in the several divisions were: sen- for boys—Bob Clive; Senior” Girls—Donna Bernard; Boys- Grant-Somers; Junior Girls- Jill LaPointe. The siesiey: ton high school athletes b

~a—dozen—of—their—schodl—re

<eords, and should make a good showing -on Saturday and Athena H.S; is also ex-

‘pected to be strong. “

MARITIME -RACING

Loose swept both ends of the featured Invitational pace on an eight-dash harness ~ racing pro- gram Thursday night.

The horse had times of 2:11, fastest of the night, and 2:12. However, three other horses turned_in double-dash_ victories.

Flying. G. won races in identi- cal times of 2:22 2-5 while Bosha romped to victory in 2:16 and 2:16, 1-5. Mr. Thunderbolt won «| In 2:17-4-5-and_ 2:18.15

The daily double paid $140,00 on the en of = ‘G. and-Gosha.-

City Recreation Dir ector James Fox has Called a prac- tice for minor baseball players this Saturday morning at Mem- orial ‘Field.

9.30- 11.00 all Players 10, and 12 years old.

11.00-- 12.00 all players, 7, ‘8 and 9 years old.

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afternoon—ahd four of — their

spite of the fact that a fairly strong head-wind was sweeping Donna MacKenzie broke two records in the junior girls’ division, the 220 yard dash and the broad jump. Bob Clive broke the senior boys’ , record for the 100. Jill LaPointe did. ihe

event, and Owen MacCausland

SYDNEY (CP) — Dance Me

Sunlight glitters from:the granular ‘‘corn’’ snow tossed in air as Sam Appleton’ makes a kick turn: on skiis near summit

Danny Gallivan, the Voice of | %

the Montreal Canadiens, will--be in Charlottetown on Tuesday ev- }ening, June 7, to act as master of ceremonies at the United Commercial Travellers’ Spo men's Dinner, to be held ythe Canadian Legion's Clever—Club: It was announced earlier. that Gordie Howe. the all-time scor- ing champion of professional hockey, will be the featured

ceeds from which will be in aid of retarded children and er youth activities.

Confirmation of Danny allt |van’s arrival to act as emcee was received here earlier ‘thi week by officials @& * ucT planning committee.

A native of Whitney Pier” Cape | Breton,-Mr.Gallivan_is_married | to’a, former Charlottetown girl, | Eileen MacPhee, daughter of the

MacPhee.

Danny started his seals career at CJFX..in Antigonish, after. graduating from St. Francis Xa- vier University. He later moved to station CHNS, Halifax; -where be headed the sports department and covered a variety of sports teouehey the Maritimes. In the

arly, . 1950s, when big-time hoc- key" caine. t ‘this area, Gallivan

guest at the UCT function; pro- li

late H.F.—MacPhee and_ -Mrs,_| fe"

established, and he has been de-

“SEE THE SNOW FLAKES

of:Mount Washington. Corn snow forms in spring from . freezing nights and warm days. Never-say-lie skiers expect

Voice Of Montreal Habs

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—DINNY GALLIVANS > was a regular visitor to Charlot- tetown Forum, from where he covered games between -Halifax | St.-Mary’s and the old Charlot- tetown Islanders.

He got his break into the big league in 1953 when Doug Smith, the regular Montreal sportscas- ter, was forced out by.. illness, Gallivan was called up from Ha- | lifax,. where his reputation as a |

| Sports program in Montreal, and |#

hockey broadcaster was firmly

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Only A Liberal Government...

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haeettad by_P.E.I. Liberal Assoc:

a - ALEX CAMPBELL : Eee FRIDAY, MAY 27 8:30 P.M.

‘Inserted by P.E.I. Liberal Assn,

| = 2 Will take firm action to deal with existing high school taxes—a Liberal Government will IMMEDIATELY ap-

‘po‘at a commission to study problems of taxation with the OBJECTIVE OF ABOLISHING RURAL AND URBAN

SCHOOL TAXES ond finding a fairer means of fin- mene. education costs. -

~ Only a Liberal Government - - - will do — oe

ERAL

MONTREAL , Hull; Chicago Black Hawks’ brilliant left jwrote . the . National Hockey | ‘| League record book_ for individ-. second ~ ual achievements during

points.

league's most valuable player | of the seagon. ‘for-.the second year in a row.

43-year history of the Hart Me- 2° goals. morial Trophy to win it twice in succession.

Hull led the voting in each | half of the season and his com-.| bined point total of 145‘ was 8&8 more than runner-up Jean Bel- iveau. of the Canadiens, who ‘éollected: 56 of his 59 points in| ‘|the second-half poll: HoweMi ite with 24 points.

’ Hull, who set records for most | goals, most points and most | power-play goals during the reg- | / ular season, polled 79 points~ in the vote—at the halfway mark | of the schedule and another 66 _Doints at the end of the season.

~Voting— forthe award—is—eon- “ducted among = oe audiences ever since. | and broadcasters in six

oIn addition to his-coverage of league cities. Points are

NHL awarded on the basis of five for SS ee daly | first-place vote, three for a

d and one for a third. A te would be 180)

NHL catéer,

several more: weeks of sport on this 6283-foot peak, high- est in the northeast. =

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games for radio and television

has come to be recognized as the | S¢¢om! No. 1 hockey broadcasterin Can-| Uhanimous vo ada. points. a Ticket sales for the “dinner | Earlier this: month, -Hull,_a have been moving at a brisk year-old native’ of Point Anne, pace; and sports fans are re-|Ont., was a unanimous choice minded that the number is limit. |for the NHL's first all - “a ed. Tickets are—available from team —and—was..also..winner of any member of the United Com- the. Art Ross trophy as the| mercial Travellers, and at var- league's scoring champion after ious business stands in Charlot. scoring a record - breaking: 54 tetown. |goals and ending the season

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a! the goals-and 42 points if 35 games ‘regular season, has earned an- —boostéd -him into fourth place |other honor by being named the’ in‘ the~s¢oring racé-at the end

winger who. re- also set a league mark.

The towering centre, who -cap- . | League. headquarters an- tured the Hart trophy in 1955-56| ‘mounced-Thursday.that-Hull_be-| and again, in 1963-64, finished the comes the fourth player in the ‘season with°77 points, including |

With 387 goals in his 13-year | Beliveau

= DON ANDERSON .

Bobby Hull Named MVP. |

Jean Belivean Runnerup

(CP) — Bobby with a eaea - shattering ”7 (third in the all-time goal-scor- His 22 power-play goals ing list:

Following is a complete tist of. Howe ‘leads with 624 players who received points in lgoals, followed. by Maurice ‘the voting Figures in brackets»,

Béliveau’s performance in ‘the | Rocket) Richard, former Mon-'are the points gained in the Pee f “the season—17'|t-eai great,’ with 544.

(first. half, the second ae JRECEIVE-CASH |combined total: Hull will recéive $1,500 from | Bobby ‘Hull; ithe league for leading the Hart | 145); g. ,Of- the total amount, | (3.5659): Gordie Howe, De- a is for winning the award- troit—¢13-11—24);—-Glenn-~Hal}; itself while he .also recetves $250 | 'Chicago (21-0—21); Norm = Ull- for each~ half in. which he .was man. Detroit 14-014); he leader. |Pulford, Toronto’ Maple Leafs. , Beliveau will pick up $500 as (10-0—10); Roger. Crozier, De- over-all runner-up. itroit (8-0—8);

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RALLY ~

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