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Crystals Los

THF CHARYJYPI‘

First Play

EIUWN t-UAWILIIAN,

Wanderers Beaten- Good Racing Today

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Winners of Series Will i:

Meet Digby Ravens

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(Canadian Press) "

HALIFAX, Feb. 22-The first of a two game semi-final match for the provincial hockey championship was won here tonight by the Halifax Wol- verines, who defeated the Halifax Wanderers 9 to 1. '.l‘he second game will be played here Monday, the win- ners of the series to meet the Digby Red Ravens. Western Valley League champions, in home and home games for the provincial title.

The Wanderers, city league cham- pions conquered Cheater. South Shore title holder and the Wolverines, who captured first place in the Eastern League. were victorious over New Glasgow, A. P. C. League champions.

ABBIES WIN ERDNSAINTS

Victories And Abegweits Will Now Playoff For City League Title

The intermediate hockey game

played in St. Dunstan! University _ _

Rink Thursday night between .the Saints and the Abbies resulted in a victory for the latter by a score of 5 to 3. This means that the Abbies are tied with the Victories in the League series, and playoff games are necessary, the Saints being shut out.

In the first period the Abbies tal- lied. In the second the Saints plac- ed two and the Abbies one more, ev- clung up the score, 'and in the third period, Abbies found the net three times and the Saints once. For the

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OUT AFTER ANOTER RECORD

BY QUIN HALL The Sultan of Swat. is in for one of the toughest years of his long ,baseball career. Following the tragic ideath of his wife in Boston, Ruth, lgreatly annoyed by questioning re- [porters had sunk in sorrow, made an learly departure from New York and ‘planned to be in'St. Petersburg to-

l-‘tuttlfs underpinning went back on him to a. certain degree. It was also noticed that he was not swinging as freely as usual and it was rumored that he was too bulky around the waist and that his eyes were start- ing to fail him. During the World Series, however, his hitting was in no sense of the word weak and his legs were strong enough to get him around rapidly enough.

It. ls true that his hitting during the season fell off considerably,.and that. while he finished with a mark oi’ .323, it was the lowest full-season batting average he has ever had as a big league ball player. During the season he cracked out M home runs, but comparative flgureseseem to in- dicate that he is slipping. In 1928 in 125 games he made 184 hits for a total of 365 bases and an average of .872. In i927 he hit for an average of .356 making 198 hits in 151 games, for a total oi’ 417 bases. In 1928 he slump- ed to .323 with 175 hits in 154 games for 380 bases. That is a difference of about 50 points in hitting in three years.

But even in the face of these tig- ures, Miller Huggins, the mite man- ager of the Yankees. isn't ready to

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for the American [League pennant,

sell the big boy down the river.

Ruth's contract for 1929 is still for $70,000 per annum, which is over twice as much as is paid any other ball player. This is the last year for that contract to run, however. and what he accomplishes this year will have a whole lot to do with the con- versation he has with the Ruppert bankroll when the boys go into a hud- dle next Fall to decide what to do about the John Henrys on another official document. Ruth has an am- bition to loosen the strings of the Ruppert purse to the extent of $100.- 000 for next season's work but he will have tlo hit them pretty wide and fairly handsome and show Paps Ruppert a pair of good legs before that figure is met.

Then, too, the Bambino is getting along in years. By next Spring he'll be 36 and will have passed sixteen seasons in the major leagues, and while the baseball bugs who pay the tariff will be pulling for him to make good they will be wondering if he can. But Cobb is 41. and even i1 Ruth doesn't get his hundred thous- and smackers for 1930, there is still a lot of good baseball left in his frame. And he'll be playing with the Yanks as long as he lasts, if he wants to.

‘Abegwelts whitmck mad” W“) goals’ day, well ahead of the regular Yan- Mcmnfld ‘me and Shane“ 3W0‘ For kce squad which will train there for m” 5am“ Donut“ 2 and 0mm 1' the coming Sllmmer‘s campaign. Be- ' fore his departure from New. York Ruth announced that he would go on I a fishing trip with Lou Gehrig and after his arrival m st. Petersburg would play golf until time to report for regular training.

'I‘here are a lot of various angles thfislzrgfirlexgfirelzollnstczsuoillelgglf which tend to make the Babe's pro- flict to decide the fate of the sloth-m“ hlwmt‘? ‘hi! "mp1s; fiat’; and West Shield. Never were ice con- immfi "l? ° w“ t n > i h d dmom more perfect, mt results wifes demise the g elolw we Ewe‘ more unexpected. Not till the fihil 255 pounds’ whichtw“ 538:“ o;

. sumo w” phyed in “ch and could poundege in race: ytelars. he she the score be counted and then the row came Just a at tréleonwheglan- ‘realm; would very one“ be exacny Nlifilrlfoaftletfgsiiritiegxloiss weight His reversed. Every game was well con- ' ;;t,;;;;v ~M l» ::::..:.:.::1::: :::*..::;:::.:*: .2:

' . York in dee rief. ' A Games we" u fonowt WEST Last Allguztgand September when EASLT Sea" D S McLeod the Yanks were making their drive A. V, McQupld W. Rh-LGPBSQ G, m, mm C. M. William-i R. H. Phillipa W. A. Stewart- SPORTING A. R. MoInnis F. MWDWM“ s. c. Peppin .1. o. c. oamvllell E. I. Ollwlim O. G. Duffy gY "TEC" J, I, whm- D. B. Stewart gup_1 Skip-id Island hockey fans were some- Q_ G_ Thompmn , George Keefe what disappointed when tho tlnal 1'9- J, A. Mundane" n. J. Phillips suit of the Crystal-Atlantic Wm" can, w, Moped W. I". Taylor hockey play-off was flashed over the s_ a Mo“. A. w_ Hyndmgn Wyn; last night, but after thinkinfl mp_,11 Skip-ii the whole thin! lli/fi- 5am “"5 “d R, mm“- S. '1‘. Green supporters of the tlihtllme summer’ w. Watson F. s. Wilkins side team mall feel mo" °l1”~'1“”' w_ 3m“ w. S. Grant ilant when that 3 to 2 score ls ser- o. o. ullnm o. n. nlwx lolulvlwked at °ll= W11“ '* Pm" my,’ Skip-A off, goals to count looks falriY swd m: 305mm H. Sears 5g the anal gong, but when s second will mp1; r. MacDonald game is w be played ""1 b°°"°" m- adam» n. .1. Phillip! sextettes so evenly matched» fill "i" J m D. A. MecKinnon count, one way or the other l4 11°"!- ‘updv ‘mp4, m: 1n m,“ young lives, and not": L n, “mug n, 3. McLeod big enoulh "mm" m’ m7 m s, q, mm Lorne Mcrerlane time team to flsure on defensive tac- s A “m” a. amolnr tics w nab the sail" “m- i Q, “mug ‘u; r. Titus Atlentics, therefore will be 10m‘! . . g mp_.1' to some out from behind their blue ._ '_ 13 (mm 1mg if they hope to ll" 011w“ ‘ I’. S. Wilkinl good argument-even if they an one o. q_ my; ‘mlbehilld in the cream will“ y a. llclvelol cry-tall 1M. "l" m” ‘Mm ' slur-la. My PM“ l" '° h‘ mm’ °°'”' r. momma mended for the splendid INT" a. l.‘ Ilsolmll made m the am game of the nu- mmetewllrtofl- ’__, '9" nwwww, ' cums sscoan m fonovlns W“ "l" i"

COMMENT

Telegraph-Jamaal, Saint John, speaks for itself: Editor Telegraph-Journal:

Sin-In the sporting items of your issue of the 19th, a Charlottetown cunespondent reports that Major Aubrey, owned by Buntain and Mc- Neil of that town, paced a quarter mile over the ice track in 283-1 sec- onds, and claims it is the fastest time made by any horse over ice in the Maritime Provinces.

In the winter of 1926-‘7 Ashlyn BOY in a race with College Swift and ‘Fred S. Hall, Jr., paced a heat ln 0Z8 1-4 seconds.

That some winter the some horses paced a five but race. Ashlyn Boy won three been and the nee, and College Swift and Fred S. Hall, Jr. each won one heat. The slowest heal iintlhilrlcewlsifliii l-llecondlpend ltwohsatawerveinib l-eaeccrldablr. Allen Nelson of this bllce owned and drove Collide Sflit. and I own-

wnicbwetedrivenbyulyecfll.

hen between Nica- olas, owned Mr. B. Ii. Oltfl, and bottle Direct. owned by .~ lfclntcen of Isl-tune. each horse took a but in ll I4 ascends. arm tw-w m» -

rsceontbafeo by

dead heat in 29 seconds. By agree- ment between the owners no more heats were raced.

The time in these races was taken by the two watch system.

These races were reported in the Gleaner, Telegraph-Journal and the l-lartland Observer. They are the fastest races over ice for a quarter mile that I know of in the Maritime Provinces.

F. M. BROWN. 20.

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Marcons drifted into New York Wednesday night and blasted some of the optimism out of the Amcrofl by defeating them by l-ll. Canadians lock good enough to finish of‘! In front in the Canadian section of the N. H. 1..., and while American-l should wind up in the second Slot.

ifor the show position, with Ottawa

{Ire not to be removed tn mother city as Aahlyn Icy and Fred Quill-ll, ir..l|a stimulating to the players. who“ datenstsere elhcrehculdbeint-hc Inst winter (i998) in a- three beet capital city. Some ‘of tbem work at

Msroona and Toronto rate llll 9""

still an outside posalbllity- 1 Ottawa: have apparently taken I new lasso of life. The news that the!

diluent positions. l!!! the! W!" worrying a bit regarding their ltltll-l in the evenfcf a master. Smell!" have the clams to make their WI"

lllulllls ls AGAIN THE SHININILLIGHI

Did Nothing New But Equal Another W0rld’s Record.

(Special to The Guardian)

TORONTO, Feb. 22—There really is nothing new in what Percy Wil- liams did at the Coliseum last night. Had the Vancouver flash been beaten, had he suddenly waxed temperamen- tal and punched some official-had he, by word or by sign, indicated for one solitary moment that he was the "cock-of-the-walk", that he actually is, one would have had a new story flt for the book. But it is doubtful i! this ztl-year-oldknows the meaning of temperament; he is innately shy and modest. and last night before 7.- 000 people eager to pay tribute f0 him and his performance, ho mere- ly sprinted 60 yards in 61-5 seconds to beat his nearest opponent by a foot and to equal the world's record for that distance. -

Now, what is there new in all that?

MANY STARS GATHEB.

At Canada's first llational indoor track championship meet there were assembled last night the pick of Ca- nadian track competitors, with a good sprinkling of United States tal- ent thrown in for good measure.

DIIPDIS AND SEPPAlA TIED IN DDD ERBY

(Canadian Press)

QUEBEC, Feb. 22—-After an up- hill struggle against Frank Dupuis, who piled up a lead of six minutes and l9 seconds on him yesterday to win the first hcat, Iconhard Seppala. westem musher, today captured the second heat of the seventh eastern international Dog Derby and also took first place in total elapsed time fol‘ the two days’ racing. Dupuis, who hails from the Magdalen Islands’, fin- ishing second today. is also in that position in the total time for the two clays. Emil St. Goddard of the PM. Man, finished third today as he d"! yesterday. The third and final fort)’ mile heat of the 120 mile race will be run tomorrow.

Growers in Porto Rico have devel- oped lemons nearly as large as grape fruit and sweet enough to eat with-

out sugar.

They are by no means a usual type of tail-ender. Ill an)’ event. K1118 Clancy and his hockey troupe arc deserving of support on the 891911- did fight they are puttllls llP- All the world loves a fighter, and Senators are going out with smoking guns blunted sabres in their battle for the playoff berth.

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John Kieran, writing in the New York Times, says: “But speaking o! speed, the Canadian, cyclone, other- wise known as Percy Williams 0! Vancouver, is the lad who can tllke the other sprinters and show them the way to go home. He's a fast mov- ing marvel and no mistake. A smil- ing, untold lad, too. I-le h havin! hlll troubles finding the footing on the board floor. In several of his races there were blanket finishes and the judges might Just as well have tossed a coin to decide the first three It the tape. Not only in the B110" dashes, did he show his real class. but also in the 220-yard leg he rm on t-he Canadian teem in the inter- national relay at the Millroee m0”- Running against Frank Huaecy. who isn't exactly s. snail himself, Wil- lisms breesed by his opponent on the straightaway in a manner that brought all the spectators at the Ill‘- den up out of their seats. He can't handle the curves yet. He almost l’!!! oi! the elst bank and out in?» Eighth avenue. Huaaey made up plen- ty of ground there. But Williams came down the atrlllhtswly like ill-Ill“!

rice out of a cannon. Even the‘ coa- aervsttve Bill Bingheln of Harvard was moved to murmur: ‘He's the reel

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F o u r Classes With Seventeen Entries on the Card.

This afternoon at 2 o"clock sharp. ice races will be held on the ice op- posite Victoria Park. The course is being cleared this morning and every- thing points to an afternoon of real fun. There are four classes on the program with seventeen entries. The officials and horsemen are requested to please be on time, so that there will be no delay.

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(Canadian Press) BATHURST, S; AMHERST, 2

BATHURST, Feb. 22—-Ba.thurst de- leafed Amherst hero tonight 8 to 2 In the first playdovvn for the North- ern and Cutrsl New Brunswick cham- pionship.

KENTVILLE, 8; NEW GLASGOW, 5 NEW GLASGOW, Feb. 22—Kent- ville Wildcats won from New Glas- gow 8 to 5 in an exhibition game here tonight. ST. MARYS WON FROM TECH 12-1 HALIFAX, Feb. ZZ-In I. Halifax Intercollegiate hockey league match here tonight 5t. Mary's College won over Nova. Scotia Technical College 12-‘1.

FUSILIERS DEFEAT ST, F, X.

ST. JOHN, Feb. Zfi-St. John Fu- siliers defeated the St. Francis Xav- ier University hockey team here to- night by a score of 8-3. The colleg- ians were no match for the home team who penetrated their defence practically at will.

CANADIANS WIN AGAIN

BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. ZZ-Percy Williams and Jimmy Ball of Van- couver and Winnipeg respectively won the 100 yard dash and quarter-mile run at the 106 Artillery Armory here tonight.

PAULINO WINS FRO CHBISTNER

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-Pau.lfn0 Uscudun won from K. 0. Chrlstner at Madison Square Gardens here to- night in a rough and ‘umble ten round bout. Paulino weighed 196, K. 0. 195.

KENNEDY LEADS SBDRERS IN THE EASTERN [DDP

KENTVILLE, Feb. 20 - Final scoring averages of the Nova Scotia Eastern League place Gordon Ken- nedy, of the Kentville Wildcats, in first position with s total of 25 points. In amassing this high total, Gordon scored 16 goals, one more than hk brother Waidron, and tied with Lol

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Travel At Top Speed In Period To Win 3"t0 2—Island

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Champions Presented With Trophy.

(Special to the Guardian) SUMMERSIDE, Feb. 22 — The ranks to score, bu‘. McKenIie w Moncton Atlantlcs, champions of the Irlght there. Soulo minutes‘ » la Southern New Brunswick League, Schurman landed tllepuck arrived here by yesterday evening's ‘Knot. but the whistle had blown train to cross sticks in the Crystal Kervin, the Atlantics’ manager, a Rink withthe Crystals, P. E. Island Doncastcr showed some wonder! champions, in the first playdown for ‘play and stickhandling but. seldo, ‘ the M. A. H. A. title. Tile visitors, {failed to get by the Crystal dean ', who got a rousing reception at thei ' i " station. were accompanied by their . manager, Ed Kervin, a number oi » . fans and the Mcncton Band. which j In the second period after sieve considerably enlivened the proceed- ‘and on half minutes of fast pla ings and gave an old time zest to ‘Earl Kervin put one in the Orysta‘ what proved to be a very strenuous net past Ceilings on a wicked wlri‘ ' battle. ishot. Then the Crystals got bus ‘and bombarded the Atlantic net an' ' iafter ll minutes play "Chick" Gal ilant with a brilliant play evened t » lscore, immediately after the Monctfl Previous to the start of the game lboys mixcdit, and Peebles score Mr. B. W. Robinson, President of ifrom a mixup in front of the ne the P. E. I. senior hockey league pre- 1 After about five minutes of fast pla sented a very handsome silver tro- fPeebles again scored for Moncto phy to the Crystals to be held by lTowards the last of the period th them as champions of the year and ‘Crystals forwards made it interesti to,be played for each year. Mr. Rob- lfor the visitors and kept thd puc inson spoke as follows: well in their territory, but no furthe To the captain and members of lscore was made and the period end . the Crystal hockey team: It gives me ‘ ed 3-1 in favor of the Atlantics. great pleasure upon this occasion to present you with this trophy as a, Tllllftl) PERIOD small reward for your achievement! Ill the filllll DBYlOd- hllly W85 coll _ ‘ in winning the senior hockey cham- isiderably faster than in the previo ' ' pionship oi’ our province. You have session. Immediately after the whis made a. distinguished record for your- tie, Grady made the final score of th selves by losing but one game in n fevcning, landing a hot one -in th long and strenuous schedule. I have l Atlantic net. For the rest of the per watched with great interest the j iod both teams made desperate ef games throughout the season and I i forts to score and displayed wonder am suretl-lat‘ your success was well l ful hockey both in combination an

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sportsmanlike manner. I wish you j the final bell the Crystals got th ' the best of success in the playdowns ; puck round the Atlantic goal an _» which are about to take place for might have scorr-d. but the Moncto: the Maritime championship. (Signed) players were piled too high in fron B. W. Robinson. Pres. P. E. I. Hon- of the net and the game ended wit - key League. ;tlle rubber in the Atlantic terri l The game throughout was remark v ,ably clean, only two penalties be v |awarderi each team for minor of

Commenced at 8.30 on a perfect [fences sheet of ice, with about B00 very cn- , McKenzie. the Atlantic goalie, stop . , - thusiastic fans in attendance. The l pod 23 shots and Ceilings l9. game at once took on a lively np- J. H. Brown. one-time Moncto‘ pearance which was maintained ‘ professions‘ and one_ of the famo throughout the entire period. ending‘ Brown brothers and S. Diamond ref without a score on either side. The l‘ ereed the game very efficiently. Crystals played a wonderful defen- The lineups were as follows: sive game, and frustrated most of Atinntics-Mclienzie, goal; Wilson‘ the Atlantics attempts to shoot at - E. Kervin, defence; Ingraham, Jame the net and in turn the Crystals,Doncaster. Earl Kervin. forwardsi got in no less than 14 shots at their i Peebles. Cole and Cummings. opponents net, all cleverly turned a- l Crystnia-Cnllings- twill; Mfllltkdlh . side by McKenzie. who was a verit- | cry. Grady and Wri-zht. defence able stonewall. Schurlnnn, Silliphant. Gallant, Mc