, Anchors after the West End team

Husky MCCBIJE'S Anchors gave the Rovers a 12-4 pasting at the Park diamond yesterday after- noon to take a 2-1 lead in the best three of five series for the league title.

Yesterday‘: game. witnessed by one of the largest turnouts of sup- porters this season lacked the keen competition of the preceding two, the Rovers being unable to get within striking distance of the

took a 3-1 lead in the opening inn- ings. The Anchors had a big inn-

ings in the fourth when they com- bined three singles with three Rover errc-rs for five» runs tn cs-

tabiish an 8-2 lead. They added two more in the sixth and single counters in the eight and ninth while the best the Rovers could do was score a single counter in the fourth and two in the sixth. Lefty MacAleer was in good form o-n the Anchors’ mound scattering six hits over the nine- inning route and fanning ten bat- ters. The lean southpaw was sel- dom in trouble keeping well ahead of the Rover batters throughout the ame and made them hit most of h s good offerings into the dirt.

Vernie Larter. Anchors’ big backstop drove in their opening three runs when he hit a hart!

single oveinsecond base that kept going through LeClaifs legs. in centre fit-id with thc sacks cram- med. Two successive errors oy Whitlock and Dillon iiavo thc Aii~ chors their start in their big fourth innings. MacAieer went out on an attempted sacrifice hii but two runs came in when Whitiock made his second error on Galimfs grounder near second. Three ron- secutivc singles by McKinnon. Ryan and Williams ulc-ng w-ili a fielder's choice accounted for three more, McKinnon and Ryan reach- ed home for the Anchors ill the sixth on three singles and an error and Williams notched zin- other counter in the eighth when he reached first on an error anti was dri-vcn in by Veriiie Lariefls single. MacAlcer concluded ‘he Anchors‘ scoring in the final frame when_he singled down the third base line, stole second and was batted in by Charlie Ryan. ‘Buck Whitlock's double scar-ed Higson with thc Rovers‘ only counter in the opening innings while Joe Hunter singled Whit- 100k home with the Rovers’ sec- ond run in the fourth. Two Anchor errors and singles by Maiheson

Island Team Loses Opener To Truro 17-4

Carver Still Holds Lead In Tourney

At lh-e Parkdale Quoit Club as the end of the "Hawley Crockett ‘Trophy Tournament" draws near a race for play off position is keenly watched by a riumiber of players who feel they can still be locounted for in the first six players.

Points for the Crockett tourna- ment are counted bv subtracting the losing score from the win- ning score and the balance will be counted as inis in each game. The first sx players with highest points will cam a playoff position. Arrangements for play- offs have been made. and li was decided to run them 01f the same as last year.

Notice is hereby given to all players in this tournament that all games not finished on-or be- fore Friday. September 13th. will be cancelled. Playoff games will start on Tuesday. September 17th weather permitting.

Standing for I-Iawley Crockett Trophy Tournament :- G W L_Pts W. Carver l4 i3 l 139 B. 11 10 2 107 H. 9 6 3 65, P. l0 B 2 463 G. 5 3 2 33- R. '7 4 3 29' (g. s 4 4 MI M. 6 2 4 Z3 H. B 1 'l l9 G. 8 3 3 l3 R. 7 l-- 6 l0 C. 7 1 6 ii D 3 l 2 ll P. Sentner l 0 l 0 C. Swan .. 3 0 3 0 A. MaoLean .. 7 7 0 A small prize will be awarded’ the player having the most

strikes during the tournament. omen MTiFs BREAKFAST George vgzshln on brealdaeted on three all ndia hoe cakes and three cups of tea.

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Anchors Take Lead In .Pla(yo£i Series Drubbing Rovers 12-4

and Rice in the sixth resulting in tallies by Whitlock and Hunter wound up the Rover scoring.

Freddy Dillon went the distance for the Rovers being touched for nine hits and striking out six. He issued four free tickets and lilt two batters.

Irving MaoKinnon sparkled 1n the field at second base tor the Anchors while Charlie Ryan led the hitters with three out of six.

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Anchors . McKinnon 2b Ryan. lb Gallant, lf Williams cf Hcnnessey rf V. Larter c .. Stanley ss Connors 3b MacAleer p Totals

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Rovers . Higson 2b

C. Ward lb Wbalen rf . Whitlock s!

Hunter c Mathcson if Rice 8b

LeCiair cf ‘Smith cf Dillon p . _ ”Cmkh _ __l Totals 38 ‘Replaced LcClair in . "Batted for Dillon in 9th.

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Score by Innlngs:\

12s 45o 139 R ii E

Anchors dull 502 011 l2 9 4

Rovers 100102 000 4 6 7 SUMMARY

Earned runs: Anchors 7. Rovers 4; Runs batted in. Larter 5, Ryan 2 Williams 2. MicKinnon, Gal- 1am, Hennessey. Whitlock. Hun- let‘. Matheson. Rice: 2 base hits. Whi\lock_ and Hunter; Stolen base. Williams. Gallant. Muileer, liizson. Whitlock, Hunter and 9111011; Sacrifice hits Gallant and MKQAIPBI; Left on bases An- chors 9. Rovers 7; Bases an balls cfit Macaleer 1, Dillon 4; Struck out by Dillon 6. MaoAlecr l0; Hits off MacAieer in 9 innings 6. off Dillon 1n 9 lnings 9; Pass ball. Larter 2. Hunter 1.

Umpires: At the plate Fran- cis. on- the bases. Kane and Law- lor: Scorer A. McCallum.

TRURO. N, S., Sept. 8 ——(CPl— Steamrolling to victory with ri 10- run second inning blast, 'I‘ruro Printing Slugs defeated Charlotte- town Knights of Pytliias All Stars 17-4 licrc Saturday in the o-peiiiiig panic of their bcst-of-threc series for thc Maritime Ladies Softball Chanipionshi .

The defending Maritime Champ- ions slammed out 23 hits off Mc- Donald in swamping the Prince Edward Island victors who man- aged a total of seven safeties off two Truro hurlcrs.

-A home run by M. Lund in the top half of the first opened scor- ing for Charlottetown. It was the on y hit off Trurofls Gwen O'Toole

in the four innings she pitched. She was lifted after her team- mates went c-n a 10-run spree

which left the outcome in little doubt. Vi Searie finished on thc mound.

The Charlottetown ladies added their other tallies in the fifth and seventh while Slugs were iddliig

one in the fifth and six in the sixth on nine hits. Evelyn Curtis was the leading

hitter for the winners with four for five while G. Bernard and L, McMahon were to-ps for the visit- ors with two for three each. Next izame of the series is set for Chur- lottetown. ,

Cauiiet Wins S'Siile Golf Club Title

[final playoff Anchors should go

"II: CHARLUIIEIU"\’N GUARDIAN

SEPTEMBER 9,

1946

Saturday all but saw a‘ ivmd-ii-p‘ in active tennis competition.‘ True there will be plenty c-f activity on the courts during the month of September. but the end of tourna- ment play and the re-openinf; of schools and colleges usually sees a dropping oil iii attendaizt-t- and a let-down in interest.

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In retrospect the season has been a most successful one. 1:1 so far as the Charlottetown Club is concerned the annual meeting held last S-gilng was anything but heartening to these eager to bring tennis back to the high plane it enjoyed previous to itie war. However as thc season pro- gressed interest mounted and liie club enjoyed its largest member- ship in- many years. 'I‘here is every prospect for a bi! tevival in the sport next season.

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The Holy Redeemer Club. too»! has done much to promote inter est in tennis and it is safe to as- sume that withln a year or twc» players from here will once again be weilding iracquets freely in Maritime tournaments. Manv In- tliusiasts hope to see the Prince Edward Island Open Tournament resumed here next summer. In pre- war years this Province was the mecca for tennis tourists and many looked forward eagerly to en an- nual visit for a week of competi- tion second to none in these sea- side Provinces,

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For the first time tins season Husky MciCabes Anchors find themselves in the enviable posi- tion of being Just one game away from the City Baseball League title. Yesterday afternoon. as the largest crowd of the season look- ed on the Labor Union team took an early lead and then were able to retain it to the bitter end.

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Wih their all-important third victory tucked aviiav giving them a 2-1 margin in games in the

on from there to capture the lea- gue playoff crown. That they Will have plenty of competition from the northend crew goes without saying but the Rovers. minus sev-_ ersl of the key players that they. boasted throughout the season according to this writer's opinion are not the strong team lUSLLhPY

.Top Money

and Caroline Sin- clair won the Mixed Doubles Glmmpionship at the Charlotte- town Tennis Oluo Saturday after- noon when they defeated Jimmie Palmer and Audrey DeiBlois 0-4:

I Earl Smith

6-3 winding zip a succes=ft.l club tournament. During the afternoon tea. the

Club President i‘.1r. J. E Wran preserted trophies and crises to the winners nnd runners up in

Wings Win Close One

In the second Paine of a. best 011i of three series played betoze a large gathering of fans o." the Knights of Columbus ‘oftlball diamomi last evening. the Wings c-zme from behind to win a "losel_i' cor-fasted game hv a score of 18-17.

It was a horn one to win and just as hard lo lose, however the boys gave a nice exhibition cl play- ing the game and the fans were treated to a struggle that was in douibt. until the list innings as tiie count was deadlocked when the Wings came up in the last i-f t‘.ie ninth. and Whalen scored the wir-"iing run on ll pass ball. Sheppard and Stull orovld tile heavy ltters of the evening each ‘getting two nomcrs. while Whalen. O White. and R. Ryan got one each. Whalen also lead in iii-ding. pulling down five hot ones during the game. They lined up as 1o‘- lows:—

Wings — Whaien. M. McKenzie. K. McKenzie. Coyle. Rendv C. White. Sheppard, Dowllrn. Prior»

Anchors — Stull, Walsh. ‘Thistle. Pincau, J. White. H. Ryan. R. Ryan. MllTIl-Ighilli. MacDonald.

Umpire at thc plate Charles Ryan; at the bases Louis Butler.

Tonight the Cordell Kids and Bobby Sockers will meet m the first section 0i‘ the third givne of their finals for the Championship of the Recreation Centre.

for practice on the hardball field at Victoria Park.

Sued; Wins

CHICAGO. Sept. B-(AIH-Stlm Snead. British Open champion.

Smith And Sinclair Capture Mixed Doubles Title As Tourney Ends

jStaniiaril Cup

at sso the All Stars will inert‘

scored his richest golf triumph

boasted a couple of weeks ago. 4- 4- + 4-

League champions. and by the way the McCabe-ccached team has been rolling lately this is a large order for any team.

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The Anchors lost nu time-yester- day in piling up a lead for tlief-r classy southpaw, Lefty MacAiccr, to protect and took quick advant- age of lapses in the Rovers field- ing together with some timely basehits to establish a substantial lead in the early innings. Vernie lliarter contributed e damaging blow to the Rover morale in inc first innings when he singled with the bases loaded scbring three runs when the ball got, away from the outfielder. .

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Lacking the closeness of the first two games when the issue was in doubt right till the last out yesterday's encounter was a poor game to watch by comparison. Several damaging errors by the Rovers in the fourth innings seem- ed to take the fight out of the North

Harold E. Gaudet won the Sum-- merside Golf Club championship yesterday afternoon efeetiiil; Norman Parsons in a BB-hoie com- petition. Parsons was two-up the end of the first eighteen hol- os played in the moming but Gautier. staged a comeback in the last eighteen to take the champ- iunsblp 1—up. Both players took

ar 4's n-n the final hole.

Grttidet is a fcrmcr holder of the Island gulf championship and possessor of the cup donated by his father. J. J. Gsudet. which goes to the Island title holder.

Egr to West 06PM’! Rolls fies!

THEY ROLL WITH OGDENLF m THE

NORTHLAND Tool

End team and they failed to give Lheii- hurlcr, Freddy Dillon, their usual tight support, however, tlic series is not over yet and the Rov- ers can be depended upon to put up a stiff fight in their next en- counter before heing counted out. It il- 4» il-

‘Ihis will be a big week in both baseball and softball circles ac- cording to a scheduled announ- ced last night. No fewer than six games are slated to be played in

‘the various circuits.

Monday at Sumimierside at 5.30 p.m.—Ch'tow.n Juniors All Stars vs. S‘Side Kinsnen. (1st game for Island Junior title).

Tuesday at Ch'town at 6.00 p. m-Anchors vs. Rovers. (4th game in best of five for city title).

0m. K. Tnuro Slugs. Girls Softball Title). Wednesday at Summe “ S’Slde All land Intermediate 'l‘itle).

m._S'Side Kinsmen vs. Jr. title)

Stars. (2nd mime Island Inter mediate title).

STBANDS WIN NEW WA N S

tuei of two decisive victories in e the first two tilts.

PRIVATE WAII i t. The Jroquols confederacv tit aix

Indian rations vmh 0.000 mfllnhgf] llllfidl its own declaration of war ll Alb h II.

Wednesday at Oh'town at 6.00 of C. Girls All Stars vs. (2nd game Maritime

at 5.30 p.m.-Ch’town All Stars vs. Stars. (1st game Is-

‘lliui-sday at Cirtown st 6.00 p. Grtown (2nd game Island

Sunday at Ch'town at 2.30 om. 5'Bide All Stars vs. Chlown Ail

toda ‘. firln s hi‘

As a result of yesterday's one-i 69 so camgrehbmggggidsstlfigzyw sided victory the Anchors _now, smflml- wmnerdakeflm mvmh have the Rovers in the TIIIBIIVIHME‘ “anal toumev Mm I 364mm Position of ital/FDR to win theiri aggregate of .38 six under par "m" iw° 85m“ "r else S“ the. Sneadis *4 on't.‘ie closint; nine West End squad crowned City shook o“ {he Unied sums Oman

champion. Lloyd Mangrum. who had tied slammin‘ Sammy through 27 holes. but wound up with a '72 for a SS-hole count of l4l. The two other contenders- Byron Nelson and Herman Bar- YOII-slflflyed Tam O'Shan-ter's 6.- TBO-yard. o8r-72 layout in also- ran totals of 140 and 142. res- spectively. although Barron pro- duced a closing-day round 0f 8'7, best of the two-day tournament.

Results Baseball

SATURDAYS GAMES

L NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh B; St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 9; Chicago 5. New York 1; Brooklyn 4. Phlladfliphifl U; Boston 4,

AMERICAN LEAGUE wuhlnllofl 4; New York ‘l. St. Louis 4; Cleveland 1. Chinese 4; Detroit 10.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Jersey City 4; Baltimore i.

Qyracuse 7; Newark 6, wRocbester d; Montreal 7,

sumo/u! oaiisll AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston s; Philadelphia s, BI- Ivuis 4: Cleveland l. St. Louis ii; Cleveland 3. Chicago 0; Detroit 2. Chicago 6; Detroit 0. Washington 2: New York i. Wsshinsion o; New York s.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York 3: Brooklyn 11. Philadelphia -3; Boston 4. Philadelphia Pittsburgh 4: . . Pittsburgh 2: st. 1min is. Cincinnati 1: Chicago 4.

‘ INTER-NATION AL LEAGUE

TOYOMO 3: Montreal 2. Ibronto 3: Montreal 4. Jet"? Olly 3: Baltimore 9. Jersey City 3: Baltimore l.

‘Buffalo Rochester I. Buffalo I: Rochester I. ’

‘ITZRIORD. . .. Sept, - s-(cso-New Waterford Strands. symm 4' Nmm‘ 5' Cape Breton senior diamptons, stiowed l. reversal of form in the

farce of“ elléninetélan azltillfdly ~

w en y eest larton

Albicns 9-1 t the thl d f

th-fil’ Nova gcotia bsfeiiaiianiiiisi- ter finals. steilarton still lead

the bmt-of-five series by vlr- n, n" 0...‘... P‘

the different matches. M: Wran commented on the success of ti: ‘tournament ind congratulated all those viho participated for the splendid OO-ZWGTRUOII received in scheduling the various events

At the conclusion of thc pres- entations, a. geiwrai meeting was held and ideas were ex eased and exchanged by tlze chm members ésubto the future welfare of the

Play Opens

Twclvc matches were played over the WCGkEfid at the Belvedere Golf Club as the handicap com- petition for tiie Standard Cup got underway. The tournament has drawn a record entry list with lay in the First Round schedulrti, to conclude Saturday.

Doug Pierce reached the semi- finals of the Junior title play by defeating Irving Praught 4 and 3.

Results of matches in the Stand" ard Cup play follow:

D. Saunders defeated I. Praught. '1 anti 5.

a R. Giggey defeated G. Williams.

and 2. I. Horne defeated A. Roper, 8 and 2.

D. Pierce defeated Dr. Gldtiings. onc- up. 3 W.dGaudet defeated G. Drillon,

an 2. J. Coles defeated H. MacNeill. and 6. A. MacMillan defeated A. Jen~ kins. two up.

Dr. MacDonald defeated A. How- atl. 4 and 2.

G. Hughes defeated M. Bowling. 3 and 2. R. aBagnall defeated F‘. Acorn, 4 n .

W. MacNeili defeated A. Wilson. 8 and '7

J. Montgomery defeated W. Boyles. 4 and 3.

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S’Sitle Legions eat Amherst

Summcrside Legloifs baseball team defeated the Amherst Legion iit Amherst. 7-4 Saturday in a yo- turn came oi‘ an exhibition .\ i

Williams and Bernard .. thc pltcliinsz tiutics for Sum

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HIST‘-

Contender

YORK: Sept. weight who

Narrow Escape When Training

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NEW Tami Mauricllo. New Yorliheavy.

r champion Joe Louis f0l‘ the world title 1n Yankee Stadium Sept. 1 ed serious injury Saturday when a Ski-hound iron ball used to

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ance the heavy punching bag in

Mauriello was

ably saved his life. At t the accident he om the bag touched. although the fell inches from him.

his training camp crashed to the {loofr of the ring from a height of 2 eet

punching bag. which also fell. at the time. l-le was approaching the bag in a weaving motion, which prob.

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the time

was farthest and he was

apparatus

“GETTING TOO SIIARP"

POMPTON LAKES. N. J.. Sept. C-(APJ-After resting for a week

because he thought himself "get-

heavyweight for four rounds Saturd oriration for his bout Mauriello at New York Sept. l8.

partner Perk Daniels each with r-“v Eldridge Eatman. Louis said h? down to 207 pounds for

side with Phillips doing the re-

ceiving.

Yankee Stadium

expected

ting too sharp". Joe Louis. world champion.

spar-red av in ore- wlth Tami in

Mills weieheo 210 pounds lifter boxing two rounds with soarrini!

and one

Randolph and

to be the fight.

liow They Stand

AMERICFTEAGUE

W L Pct .. 06 4B . . ‘l0 68 576 '16 5'1 .571 66 .70 .485 63 ‘H. .469 61 Ti .442 57 7B .428 47 90 .843 NATIONAL LEAGUE Si. Louis 86 50 .632 Brooklyn 83 51 .619 Chicago ‘i3 59 . Boston . 69 M .518 Cincinnati 58 '76 .430. Philadelphia 57 '78 .482 New York so '19 .414! Pittsburgh 5D 78 .460 - INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE iFinal) Montreal 54 .646 Syracuse '72 .5!) Network ‘T3 .523 Baltimore 73 .523 Buffalo '75 .509 Toronto 82 .464 Rochester . 8’! 47A Jersey City ' 57 96 .373

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an oubleneader 5-4 and 1.2-2 to I'd: en their margin in the tense Nat-

ional Inague pennant race to two