E- SPARKS RISE

Opsal, 30-year-old of, the Canadian and

British Columbia over-all trap-

shooting titles, has sparked a

ing only seven year. ago. He

salesman, Opsal started shoot- | won the Canadian singles title

in 1956 and the Canadian high |-

sarge Sects at Edmonton

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of the U. S. National League is*back with his love, as a trouble - shooter the harness-racing game. Allison Alphonse Grillo, 45, of Edisbn, N. J., admits it .took “some convincing” before he ac- tepted the job as presiding judge nearby Sackville Downs. A -probably wish he’d never been convinced. Since taking office in June Grillo has handed out 30 suspen- ions, ranging from days to and other drivers have been fined for various offences.

NOTHING CROOKED

‘I didn’t have to crack down anything really wrong or

poked,’’ the former New York

ant and Cleveland Brown first-

ing tackle explained. ‘It’s just 2 part of education, trying

“Drivers, horse owners and the - going public acknowledge Grillo and his ‘bible’—the book of the U.S. Trotting As- tion—makes a healthy tonic. ‘Fans. generally seem to agree wagers are getting the best

ible protection. Drivers feel secure “‘on a safer track, ee tacts acclaim the greater

factor for their entries.

“Track officials report this * attendance up 18 per cent pari-mutuel handles running per: cent ahead of 1953. Mackville Downs had a total landle of $1,600,000 last year and - to top $2,000,000 by Octo-

Othe soft-spoken presiding judge im

Grillo (Is) Back ith First Love

says tracks generally can learn a let from the Sackville opera- tion. " “They have a good plant and are always improving. Drivers and horsemen are co - gperating' and above all they have good promotion.”

CAN’T COMPETE.

Maritime tracks can never hepe to .compete with their United States counterparts. ‘‘The money just isn’t here.”

But with “education and pro- motion" much more can be real- ized than is at present available.

Grillo got his love of the game through boyhood association.

“The track at home was prac- tically in the back yard, I was always with it.”

He owned and trained horses both before and after the Second World War. In 1954 he was ap- pointed presiding judge at Free- hold, N.J. His football was sand- wiched between. He was with the Giants in 1935 and 1936 and then came seven years with the Browns interrupted by wartime work in the industrial relations

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TOP ISLAND CREW 9-2

Moncton: Aces Capture Crown

NEW YORK (AP) — Probable} “| pitchers for today’s major league games (won-lost records in par-

entheses) : 6 Leaf Players Nioal League . Pittsbur t St. is (N)—| To See Action Haddix aL-ti) vs reckoes f (13-12). ‘Against Hawks Cincinnati at Los Angeles (N)— ' Newcombe (13-8) vs McDevitt PETERBOROUGH, Ont. (CP)) (9-8).

Milwaukee at San Francisco— Spahn (19-14) vs Sanford (14-11). League exhibition with New York] Philadelphia at Chicago—Card- Rangers Tuesday will play Fri-| well (9-9) vs. Hobbie (15-12). day here for Toronto Maple Leafs,|‘ American League against Chicago Black Hawks. No games scheduled.

They are Jacques Caron, for- mer Peterborough junior goal-| , tender, veteran netminder Johnny

Six players who did not see ac- tion in the National Hockey

art, Pat Hannigan and Dick Mat- tiussi. :

“I don’t know which players I'll drop for this game,” said coach Punch Imlach Wednesday, “but I want to.take a good look at Hannigan and Mattiussi. rll use Caron, Bower and Ed Chad- wick a period each.”

The squad had a rest olnek day morning after the Tuesday

departments of General Motors

There are no gridiron carry- overs to the affable Grillo’s new position here.

REMEMBER WHEN ...

completed a sweep of the Wim- bledon and United States tennis singles titles 20 years ago today at Forest Hills, N.Y. Higgs de- feated Welby Van Horn in straight sets to succeed Don Budge as US. champion. Miss Marble defeated the former a Helen Jacobs, 6-0, 18-10, 6-4

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: By ALAN HARVEY "Canadian Press Staff Writer “Want to lose £5,800? lorse race. “That was the disconcerting ex- ience of Mrs. Hannah Lerner, wner of a promising British two- - old most inappropriately lamed Fair Reward. 'Mrs. Lerner’s racer went to tlhe Fouble of winning a 24-horse went at York racctrack, and all he owner collected was first

money of £1,254. Even before Mrs. Lerner col- ected the prize, however, she

lad to pay, 6,800 guineas, or!

17,140, to keep the good-looking ion of Fair Trialein her barn.

AKE CLAIMINGRACE ‘This was because Fair Re- yard’s victory occurred in a sell- ag race, similar in principle to laiming event in Canadian and Inited States racing. Under British rules, the winner f a selling race goes up for ction, and the money obtained fom the sale is divided between he racecourse and the owner of he horse finishing second. The easons for this. strange regula- ion probably date far back to he beginnings of the British turf. ‘Usually the price paid at the

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"auctions is bake but horse- men immediately spotted Fair Reward as an outstanding future | prospect and the bidding was so keen that MAR erner, intent on| retaining her colt, had to pay the 6,800-guinea figure, @ record. |

Deducting prize money, - Mrs. | Lerner*thus lost £5,786 for the privilege of seeing her colors earried to a five-length victory. And Frank More O’Ferrall, owner of Queen of Kijdare which ran second, made a handsome profit in splitting Mrs. Lerner’s 6,800 guineas with York race- course.

“ABSURD” RULE Racing writer Peter Scott of The Evening Standard, piqued at

Corporation and Boeing Aircraft | tice and a scrimmage in the af- 4

Bobby Riggs and Alice Marble |

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ternoon.

Tribe Recalls Billy Hunter-

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleve- land Indians Wednesday recalled Billy Hunter from San Diego and sold him to Toronto of the Inter- national League. The amount im volved was not disclosed.

The 31-year-old shortstop had | been sent to the Indians’ Pacific Coast League farm club before | the. season started. The Indians jacquired him from the Athtetics | June 12 of last year in a trade for Chico Carrasquel.

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the “absurdity’’ of the selling- tace rule, said the fareical auc-| tions should be scrapped.

“There are plenty of opportun- | tiles for bad horses in this coun- try without selling races and the auctioneering farces, practised

world,”’ wrote Scott.

In Canada, claiming prices are fixed in advance and are vir-| tually uniform. Trainers “deposit | their claims before the race, with a draw held for the winner if more than one claim is made.

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BRANDON EVENT

Among the top-flight Manitoba runners conquered by Keeper was Tom Towne of Brandon.

“The Brandon Sun staged a 10- .mile race through the Brandon streets,"” Keeper said, “but I won against the Wheat City’s favorite son.””

Keeper is 4 non-smoker, a tee totaller and an active member .o! the United Church of Canada.

For more than 30 years-he was a member of the Hudson’s Bay Company staff at Norway House, near the northeast tip of Lake Winnipeg.

Now living tm! retirement at Norway House, Keeper says he little hunting and fishing and polishes his racing trophies.

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