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Lawlor Coached Squad Springs Surprise In CityLeague Encounter

d b a dynamite trio in the Le y Johnny llismn. Win Ind Teddy Brodie!- Waiter Lawlor‘s Navy 110d” team last night furnished the first upset of the local hockey season when they outscored and at times Outsped Prince of Wales Welsh- men 7-5 in a City Hockey League encounter.

Matching the favored Welsh- men goal for goal in a high- scoring first period. Navy iinaily left the ice with a 4-8 lead; throughout the second session ' may outscored the losers 2-0 to tnkc a 6-3 lead, and then sand- wlclicd a goal in between two P. w. c. counters in the wind-up twentv minutes of pill’ i0 81K!" on with their victory and take ovcr the league lead.

Vastly improved since their game against the Legion. the Navy team checked like leeches all through the encounter. Rarely did they allow the Prince of Wales players to get in for a (Ivar shot and whorl they did Johnny Davis was there to stop the Weishmen cold in the clut- chcs. '

Douglas Gets Ioar

But while Navy were returned the winners it was young Albert Douglas wtho emerged as the scoring hero, the blonde winger shooting four of his team's goals with Robertson accounting for the other one and also drawing three assists.

‘lhe potent line of l-ligson. Cud- more and Bradley stood out like a bcacon light for the winners as they accounted for all the scoring points racked up by the winners. lligson turned the hat trick with three counters and two assists; Cudmore had a brace of tallies and n like number of as- sists. while Bradley also had two other goals to his credit and tig- ured in three other counters.

Starting off at a fast clip tho gamo wasn't two minutes old whcn Higson shot the first coun- tor, siamnoing in a pass from Bradley from Just outside the crease. For over eight minutes they battled without a score with Prince of Wales tying it up at 9:53 on n Bcrr to Robertson play. Bark roared the Navy 37 seconds lntrr to again take the lead as Higson and Carmichael pulled oi'f a pretty passing play, with the former scoring.

For the next five minutes boilh ivtifllS missed chances galore as tin-y swept up and down the ice. Finally Woishmen got back on even terms for the second time with Douglas rapping home Rob- ertsons passout. The tie lasted a little over o minute as Navy tu-nt ahead again. this time Brad- 1") doing the scoring honors as he slammed in Higson's short re- bound. Prince of Wales still had n mt left and for the third time in the period they got back on (‘Y-vi terms, with Douglas scoring nn n puss from Keefe, but it was ot little avail. Navy were back 39 seconds later 4o again take the lend as Cudmore and Bradley combined the length of the ice. Willi thc former finally slidlns "l" puck into the cage from ten (PM out.

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For the first few minutes of the second session Davis was forced to make a couple of spec. tacuiar saves as Prince of Wales pressed determinedly. but as it turned out Navy earned their mflrsin of victory in the session as they shot two counters with- out a return. Bradley, sent 1n close by Cudmoreb pass. snapped a beautiful angle shot high into the right hand corner of the net to give his team a two-goal mar- gin and a minute and 15 seconds before the end of the period Cud- more made it u three-goal margin as he rapped home Higsonb re- bound after the latter had been stopped by Proude.

Welshmcn struck early in the t-hird period to whittle down the lead as Douglas got goal number three on a passout from Robert- son. Less than two minutes later the winners were back again to regain their three-goal lead as Hlgson dented the twines on a play with Cudmore and Bradley. Going all out, Prince of Wales started sending four and five-men attacks into Navy territory but they couldn't beat the agile Davis in the Navy net. Both squads, either through poor passing or shooting missed golden opportun- ities as the game went wide open with play racing from one end of the rink to the other, but the Welshman! hard-working efforts finally bore fruit in the last 20 seconds of play as Douglas ac- counted for his fourth goal of the night on another play with Rob- ertson.

Lineups:— 5P. W. 0.: Goal, Proude; defence, Keefe, Daiziel. 1'. MacDonald. Clarke; forwards. Beer, Robert- son. Douglas. McLennan. dlich- ard. McRae. Quigiey. Irvine. Red- din, Dufly.

Navy: Goal. Davis. defenomCar- rnichael, Hennessey. Josey. Stew- ort; forwards. Kelly. Blanchard, Jay. Cudmorc. l-ligson. Bradley, McGregor. Flannigan. Peppin.

Penalty: Clarke. .

REMEMBER WllEll

Montreal Wanderers were one of Canada's outstanding hockey teams. n, was just 42 years ago today that several old-time greats such as Jack Marshall and Dickie Boon. wanderer coutracts and turned out to practise for the 1904-05 season.

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Referees: H. McInnis. L. Jay. Summary: First Period l-Navy. l-ligson (Bradley) 1.54 2—P.W.C., Robertson (Beer) .958 3—Navy. Higson (Carmichael) . 10-35 4-—P.W.C., Douglas (Robertson) . “H1525 S-Navy. Bradley (Higson) ...10.4B 6-P.W.C.. Douglas (Keefe) .17.1'l v-Navy, Cudmore (Bradley) 17.56 Penalty: Hennessey- Second Period a-Navy, Bradley (Cut-more) 11.00 a-Navy, Cudmore (Higson) 18.45 Penalties: Stewart, Josey. Third Period 10—P.W.C.. Douglas (Robertson) . 0150 ii-Navy. Higson (Cudmore. Bradley) 3-41 i l2--‘P. w. 0.. riousloo (Robertson) 19.34

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Navy basketball team demon- strated in a- convlncing manner Wednesday night that they -will

be distinct threlts for the City

Basketball League title when they

took the Saint Dunstans outfit

into camp by that lop-sided score. II O 1'

0' Few of the large number of fans expected any such a thing. Consensus of opinion before game time was that the game would be one o! the closest and hardest fought witnessed in local basket- ball circles in a good many years but the "tars" from the opening whistle on put a different com- plexion on the outcome. ll‘ '0' C i l

Clicking in all departments and showing uncanny marksmanship from all sections of the floor, the Navy took the upper hand in the first five minutes of the game and there was very little the hard- working Saints could do about it. Checking like demons and con- tinually working in close for set- up shots while on the offensive the winners kept the score ntountinq and by t-hc end of the first half tlitc issue was pretty well decided.

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Saints rallied strongly in tile early part of the final session to battle on even terms with their opponents but again in the clos- ing stages Navy took control as their three main guns. Smith. Cullen, and LcPage again found the range to pile up points with monotonous regularity.

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But although the Navy drew first blood in the fight between the two top teams. Saints will still have to be reckoned with. They are a far smarter basketball team than they showed on Wed- nesday night. For one thing. and this isn't an alibi for their defeat. they were away otf in their shoot- ing. Saints are usually deadly when in close but Wednesday were anything but. (Of course. Navy's back/checking had a i0! l0 do with that part of it.)

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Then again their defense wasn't as closely-knit as we have seen them. Navy men would repeat- edly get in behind the overdo and then it was just too bad as they accepted fast passes t0 catch the S. D. U. team flat- footed. But the‘ next meeting between the two teams may be a difierent story flllfllvihef- with the'Salnts determined to get re- vonuc. But they will have l0 b6 right on titcir toes if they are to nttuin that objective. -

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' P. .1.'s juvenile Rovers - and there were over thirty of them- had their first workout of the season at the Forum YESWTGBY afternoon under the Wawhml eye of Coach Johnny Williams and the enthusiasm shown by ti" youngsters augurs well for the coach to be able to pick a strong team to battlc it out in the forth- coming juvenile lcamle- O ill 'l> (II

more was p lot of hockey abil- ity evident in the lorse turnout of players and although Hi8 PT”- tice was of the light variety sev- era! of the youngsters are already marked as stars in the making. surprising part was the heft and sine of the youngsters. ‘Usually minor teams heresbouts lean to- ward the light weight store but whatever combinations Williams picks from he is certain to ice a squad that will pack a 1°! °l weight. and. incidentally. W!" also.

Big Four Standings

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Basketball

By MEL SUFBIN Canadian Press Stall Writer MERIGOMISH. N. S.. Dec. i2-

Just the mention of basketball brought a twinkle to the eyes of Rev. F. G. MacDonald.

"Basketball? Why yes, I was on the first team that ever play- ed basketball."

He thought for a moment and then smiled. "You know," he joked, "we were better players than they are today."

Seventy years old. Mr. MacDon- ald retains. nostalgic memories of that cold autumn day in Spring- field. Mass. 55 years ago when the game of basketball was in- vented.

ltocounta Story Today on its anniversary he re- counted tire story at his home in this eastern Nova Scotia town.

“As 1 remember 1t, we were playing football for Springfield College against other teams in the State.

"We were leaving thc field ul- ter the last game of the season when the coach-that was Dr. James Naismlth-caid we needed a game that we could play inside during the winter.

"Somebody was carrying the goal posts in and he sold ‘bring that goal over and I'll hold it here.’ Then he put a pail up on one of the posts. Another post was put at the other end of the

gymnasium.‘ and somebodys hat was stuck up on it. "We chose sides-thew were

ninc a side then-and we played the first game, trying to throw that some football into tho ‘pail and hats.

"Of course we went into it peii rneil and it was the strongest team that came out on top."

Residing In N. S.

Veteran

After the first or second game peach baskets were substituted for the pail and hut and there were rules added to tone down the style of play. '

Soon after, the game originated by Dr. NaismithJnative of Smiths Fails, Ont.. llranched out and a league was formed in which teams from all over the Kc met

Won For Two Years

"We never lost u game for two ytears," Mr. MacDonald said. “We played all the colleges after the league was organized and we were never beaten in two years."

"After that. of course, we grad- uated and ilic team broke up."|

During that first your the peach baskets were universally used. and says Mr. MacDonald, “We just about always had to knock tho ball out with our fists when- ever wc made a goal."

'I‘he second your, ltowcver, bas- kt-is a iiitic more like those used today were set up.

One of the four remaining or- iginals. Mr. MacDonald said oc- casionally he hears from the oth- cr three.

"I hope I have all rm; facts straight," he said. “I wouldn't like to have them checking up on me. It was a long time ago though, and I might have forgotten sane of the details."

1-10 hasn't seen a game for a- bout two years. But from his last look ut the modern version of the

hoop sport. he expresses the opinion that it hasn't changed very much.

"To Icll you the truth it's very interesting." hc said. “I'm ready to play a game of basketball any- timc!"

Juvenile Hockey Practices

The following Juvenile hockey players of the Abbies team are asked to be at the Forum tor prac- tice today, Friday. at 4.00 p.m.—

Ralph shepherd. Lorne Hennes- aey, Jack Nicholson, Wendell Bur- hoe. Earl Clalkin, Charlie Cannon, Maurice Martin. Allison Tulle. Billy Pryor. Lloyd MacDonald, James Cbivciii, Merlin MacKenzie. Abra- ham Zukcm, Elmer MacKenzie. Carl MacDonald, Louis MooClos- key, Charlie Burke, Robert Stan- ley. Warren Gregory. Edwin Kelly. Stanley Dcighan.

iKinsmen Juvenile Practice

The following players please re- port. for practice Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.

Harold Howatt, John Remy, John Brown. Blots Carter, Roy Dougan. Augustus Downe. Dewar Latter. Tom Clarke. Sheldon Jordan, Bill Bevans, Wilbert Ross, Walter Ross, George Andrew. Bill MacGregor. Dick McLean. Frank Roper, Skippy Carver. Andrews. Harold McPher- son. Wally Murphy. Sterling Mur- rhy-

Midget Practice

The following midget hockey players of the Legion squad are asked to be at the Forum for practice today. Friday, at 11:00 a.m.— .

Ian MacMiiian. Lorne l-iowatt, Roy Vessey. Dave Nicholson, Wen- dell Barrett, Joseph 'I'histie.Char- lie Peters. Joseph Frizzell, Harold Burgess, Jackie Burke, Ronnie Nicholson. Joseph "coyie. Keith MacKinnon. Carl Ranshan. Arn- old Macdailum, Keir Smith. Billy Dalsiei. George Scantidbury, Ster- ling Moresidc. Murray MacClen- aghan. Frank Currie. Brian Lewis. I

50th Anniversary 0f Organized Hockey Sunday

NEW YORK. Dec.‘12 -(AP)—- Organised hockey will celebrate its 501th anniversary in New York Bun- day when the National Hockey league champion Canadiens tangle with New llork Rangers at Madison some Garden.

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Perry Still In City

SYDNEY. NS, Dec. 12 - (CP) Flormer Charlottetown right winger Art Perry has Joined Sydney Mil- lionaires of the Cape Breton San- io-r Hockey League. Perry is no new-comer to Sydney fans. hav- ing played in inter-unit games with the Canadian Anny while station- ed ere during the war, Another Prin e Edward Island player, Urban Morrison, 15 also in uniform with the Sydney squad.

(As far as could be learned last night, Perry ‘viii remain in the city for the season and was present at last night's city league game.)

Toronto Maple Leafs Recall lion Metz

TORONTO. Dec. second-place Toronto Mapit: Iloafs of the National Hockey League an- nounced tonight the recall of Don Metz, top scorer of their Pittsburgh Hornets farm club. in a move de- signed to strengthen an injury- troubled Leaf squad.

In exchange for Mats, who has scored 1'! goals and 14 assists in sparking Pittsburgh to second wince in the western division of the American League. the Leafs are sending down right winger Harry Taylor and left winger Sid Smith, recently-acquired from Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hoc- key League.

Hockey's “Big Seven”

Maurice Richard's goal which gave Canadians victory over Tor- onto Maple Leafs Wednesday night allowed him to come within one point of leader Billy (The Kid) Taylor, Detroit, held score- less. Richard now has 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points com- pared to 'l‘ayior‘s a and if for Z points. Ted (Teeter) Kennedy. Toronto, moved into a tie for third berth with Roy Conache. Detroit. also held scoreless. Bad! have 22 points. Milt Schmidt. Boston. notched a goal and an assist to take over fourth spot with 20 points.

The leaders:-

Tayior. Detroit . . .. Richard. Montreal Kennedy. Toronto Conaoher. Detroit Schmidt. Boston Abel. Detroit Lech. Montreal M. Bentley, Gticago . . B!!!» Montreal

as seven and Arthur L. Randall of Brooklyn who played opposite one another at the point position.

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Basketball 55 Years Cid

(By The Canadian Press) SPRING-FEM). Mass. Dec. 12 —.Basketba1l is 56 years old to- day. and President Paul M. Um- bert of Springfield Coilego_ where the game was invented__ said four men on the original team still are alive,

He listed one of the four as Rev. F‘. C. MacDonald. Merigom. 15h. N. B.

Basketball was originated by Dr. James Nalsmiih of Smiths Fails, Ont., as a substitute for the mass callsthenics of the duy. He used peach baskets as goals.

The early teams comprised nine players.

Grand Circuit Annual Meeting

mow YORK. Dec. t2 -- (AP) __ The Photo finish and the saliva "It W111 be mandatory for the 15 member tracks participating in g record 1947 harness racing pmgmm of 25 weeks. the board of stewards of the Grand Circuit, Inc, ha; ruled.

And. as another step forward. the stewards at their "(out annual session here yesterday named s committee to study the possibilty 01 "Si"! a mObile laboratory to take the saliva tests.

The Pmlwsal was made by Fran-k Wlswali qt Sarotoga, who sussest- ed the laboratory could follow the circuit since there are no conflict- ing meets. Wherever State Racing Commission had had supervision over harness racing because of pari-mutuel betting. there have been saliva tests. but at state fairs with- out mutueis it has not been com- pulsory.

The stewards. in approving the 25-week season. granted dates to three associations not m: the 1946 schedule and dropped one, making a net increase of two over this year's record of 13.

The stewards dropped Old Or- chard. Me. from the, Grand Cir- cuit and replaced it with Maywood, Ill, Toledo. Ohio. and Aurora. Ill., g, trio of newcomers selected from a list of 20 applicants.

The season will open Arpcil 29 at Hollywood. Calif. and close Oct. 1B at Aurora.

Octave Blake, South Piainfield. NJ. was elected president to suc- ceed Charies W. Pheills. Green- wich. Conn. who withdrew his nomination after serving nearly a decade.

Thomas B. Berry of Lexington. Ky. was announced as the tOD money-winning driver for 194B with $98,000 and was designated to re- ceive an appropriate trophy.

Harness racingk "derby" - the Hcmbletonim - will be run at Goshen, N.Y., during the Mtg. 4-10 meeting but the exact date was not

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Supermen defeated the Rovers LXI g. sudden death game in the playoffs for the Doyle Trophy at the Holy Name Alleys last night.

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