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I-ilalifax-Amiherst To " ,Meet In‘ Playoff Game

;At Forum On Thursday

Prince Edward Island hockey fans will get their first opportun- ity ‘ - a scheduled Maritime Senior "Big Four" Hockey League game over local ice since the days of Island participation in the "Big Four" when Halifax Saint Mary's and A ll. Ramblers will clash at the Charlottetown Forum here this Thursday night in one of thsii-_sen1i-final playoff tilts.

The announcement was made yesterday by the Forum manage- ment, who stated that in negotia- tions with the management of both Clubs. the teams had con- sented to play here when they were forced to decide on a neutral rink due to both home rinks be- ing utilized for the holding of ice shows at tiiat time.

Many other rink managements throughout the Marltimes had also made bids for the game to be played on their rinks, but the local rink officials litre received final confirmation yesterday that they woui play the game over the Charla oetown Forum ice.

It will be the third game of their best of seven playoff semi- final series, which commenced at Halifax last night. when both icams battled it out for two full periods to a scoreless tie before ilalifax finally got the upper hand ‘n the final frame to outshoot Ramblers 3-1 to win by that close margin.

The game will be a golden op- portunity for Island fans to see lhe calibre of hockey being played in the senior Maritime league this year. and the fact that it will be a playoff tilt. and so evenly con- irstcd to date. should produce a mulch of excitement, thrills and good hockey, to be unequalled here in many years.

Although the final confirmation only arrived late yesterday after- noon and many details will still have to be worked out by the local Forum management. it is understood that the sale of tic- kets for the game will open at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning.

Local fans will also have the opportunity of seeing one of their bwn Charlottetown hockey pro- ducts, in the person of Bert Steel performing on the Halifax l.incUP-

Vics Defeat Miners .

' NORTH SYDNEY, N‘. 3., Feb. so —-(CPD-—-North Sydney Victorias held off Glace Bay Miners bid for second spot in the Cape Breton Senior Hockey League tonight by awamping the Coalmen 8-1.

A win for Miners would have put them one point ahead of Vic: In the three-team loop.

Lou Medynski notched Vlca first goal at 11.24 of the opening frame and from there on it was Just a matter of how many markers Vics would get.

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log at two goals apiece. Peters. Walton, nriacall. Kelly. c. and Dowllng ad the for the All Stars with one each. while for the Bu . ed up farce. with, lbobowall and Bet aocoun {or their other two tdlles.

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Three-Iiay Racing Meei Opens Today

The Victoria Driving Club's an- nual In-ter-Provincial Harness Ice Racing Meet will get underway this afternoon over the North luv- e.r Course at two o'clock v.I'.ien some 32 entries will compete in four trotting and pacing events.

The progrcm. which wlfi be the first of their big three-day meet fetween Nova Scotia Driving Club entries and Prime Edward Island Clubs. will feature seven horses in one Class 1. Trot and Pace, eight in the Class B Pace. eight in the Class C Pace and ten entries in the Class D Trot.

Entries competing from the Mainland during the three-day meet will inoiude Helen Signal. Jacob Withrow, Eva‘: Guy, Luther Hanover, Jelly Harvester and Roy- al Jim all of the Halifax Driving Club, Previous, Starlight Eclipse. Maxine Duds. Christcpher Stout and Walter Brown oil of the Dart- mouth Driving Club, while my

sheliburn will represent the Pug- wash Driving Club. It was reported by Victoria

Driving Ciuib officials. that all six of the Halifax horses arrived by freight last night. and that three of the Dartmouth horses also at"- rived by Parlor Truck. Two ofihe other Dt3.i't.mouth entries. Previous and Christopher Stout. who were being brought to the Island by truck. had to remain at the Harley Harrison stables. Port Elgln. over last night as the result of engine trouble, but would resume their journey to Oharlotteiown th.is morning.

The regular mobl-‘.e starting gate used in summer racing. will be used during the meet thmugih the courtesy of the Provincial Exhibit- ion Assoclation and Ohairlotte- town Deriving Park. and it has been laid down by the officials. that any horse beatiru the gate will. be set back to last horse posit-

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special meetings of the horsemen will be held tonight and Wednesday night gt the Wheilan Munorial Hall on street

The following are the entries for this afternoon's racim:

Glass A Trot and Pace —- Peter Dale, Bob Dale, Nature Boy. Calu- met B. Long. Delaware. Dot Bud- long, Joandiale. '

Clan 3 Plus —- Rosalie Hooper, mdlsn Ladd, Bud Hugo. Miss Adele W.. Margaret Jean, Johnny Kal- r;muf'r, Tony Budiong. Hammad

Club 0 Pace — Mlss Piayfair. Optiaadale. Direct Voio. Daslier Hanover. Jfmmy Clegg. Lady Ab- ner. Lina signal. Sister Verna.

Chas D Trot—AprilsBud. Lusty‘: Queen. Orville 13.. Dusty Aubrey. dirlsimas Gift. Blaolr spider, Brit- ish Bell. Little Simone, Peter Dale.

Si. Mary's Win Opener from Amherst 3-1

HALIFAX, Feb. 20—<CP)-—Hall- fax St. Mary's outplayed Amherst Ramblers 3-1 here tonight in the opening game of their bes_t-of- sewn Maritime senior Hockey League semi-finals. Second lama will be played tomorrow night in Amherst.

A fair crowd of 2.213 watched the two teams battle through two scoreless periods before Allan (Rocky) Sullivan broke through the Amherst defence at 9.42 of the final frame for the first koal of the game.

Up to that time the game was fairly tight. as Ramblers, tail-end squad during regular league play. stuck to a semi-defensive brand of play. Angus (Sonny) MacDonald. A “ at goalie, played an out- standing game.

Summsry:—

First; Period

Scoring——None.

Pcnalty—Stcel.

Second Period

Scoring—None.

Penaliy—Ripley.

Third Period 1—Halifax. Sullivan,

2—Amhcrst, J.

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(Lay Ripldy) 10.16 S—I<laiifax, Hannon. . (Grabowski) ................ ..., 12.22

llONDAY.—-Skat:ing—-8 to 10 !l'UESDAY—Chiidren’s Skating 4 to 5.30. lfochey——8 pan. 8.D.U. vs. R.0.A.F. WE])NE8’DAY—-Juvenile llookoy-7.30 Kensington vs. Vics. J

Local sporting enthusiasts will have the opportunity of witnessing another full program of sporting

activities this week when three dvays of harness horse ice racing. hockey. basketball and speed skat- ing oompetiticn, will all be sched- uled for their ent.erta.i.nment. O U

'I'I‘.~.e ice raring will start the pro- gmni this afternoon at two o'clock when .the Victoria Drivim Club stage the first day’; racing at their three-day inter-Provincial meet over the North River course. There will be four oi-asses in action this afternoon, whkh will see a total of 32 entries from Nova Scotis. and P. E. I battling it out over the icy stretches of North River.

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The Wednesday and 'I‘hursday afternoon meals will also be pack- ed full of visiting and local entries. with the Cham-pionrtiip "Prat and three other classes heading the Wed‘nesday card while the Chung)- ionship Pace will be the leading event on the final four event pro- gram. Stmc '10 entries will oom- pete during the 2.h2‘€.c days.

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Although the Island Intcfmedi- ate oiash between R.C.A.F. and s.D.U. at the Forum tonight will be the leaxloff event in the hockey activities. the big feature of the week will be a Maritime Big Four Hockey League semi-«final playoff tilt between first-place Halifax Saint Marys and fourth-place Am- herst Ramblers.

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The two teams have dccided to come here and piay the game due to the fact that both home rinks are being utilized by the ice shows, the Barbara Ann Scott oiiow st Amherst and the lceoapades at Halifax. It will be the third same of their best of seven semi-final series. and island hockey fans who have been wanting to see Big Four teams in action will have the op- portunity of seeing iihem at their b2st"OVi*r home ice in scheduled competition.

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Other hockey events on the week's agenda will inoiude an Is- land Juvenile Hockey League clash on Wednesday night at the Forum 1- ‘ I the ‘ - Ken- slngton Juveniles and the cellar- dweliing Charlottetown Victories. while Friday night at the same rink. the Queen square and West Kent School ._ ksters will meet in the City Intel cholastic Hockey series.

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The Juvenile game Wednesday will be the second last in the reg- ular schedule and although a win will do little to improve the Vics present standing. with five losses so far in as many starts. for Ken- sington it will be a. highly import- ant game. A victory for them will add to their chances of ending up in a two-way tie for the league leadership with Abiiies. They are only trailing by four points and have two runes to play. the other being against srummerside Kins- men Friday night. Abbies have completed their section of the schedule. .

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In the Interscholastic series it will be a battle for West Kent in an effort to garner their first win in four starts while Queen square will have their sights trained on a victory that will close up the gap between them and the league leading Prince street School team who hold I four point edge over them in the standing.

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Although there is not expected to be any play in Island Basket- ball competition this week. there will be games in the city Juven- lie hoop league although the act- ual scheduled dates were not at hand at time of writing. The I.- P.F‘. B. L. schedule has been com- pleted and the teams are expodn ed to remain idle for this week before entering into playoff com- petition.

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The big attraction at the Forum on’ Slturdly night will be the holding of the Prince Street Bchool Annual Ice sports. This will be the final program of City School ico sports competition.’ and the Prince street program is expected to come up with an excellent program of speed skating and novel events for the boys and girls of all age groups that will provide a fine evening of excitement and keen sporting entertainmuit to rival any of these seen so far this season. The usual wide pstronsu from the local sporting public is anticipated to lend its support and ancou.rsga- meat to the ymmglurs and make the event an overall success. on» of the highlight features of the night will he an exhibition hockev match between Prince street and Prince of Wales college teams.

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"It's ball of a contract.’ said Joa. sea Mm

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN FEBRUARY 21, 1950 J

Annual S’sidé "Spiel To Open This Morning

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Play in the first section of the second annual Surnmerside Curi- ing Club bonopiei will get under way at eleven o'clock this morn- ing for the Curran and Briggs Ltd. trophy which was won last year by the H. S. Matthews Rink of Aibei-ton.

This section will last two days and will be played on a knock- out system. There are id rinks en- tered in this section.

This bonspiel which will last four days and consists of three sections gives indications of being a huge success with a large num- ber of entries and prizes valued at over six hundred dollars do- nated by local firms.

The bonspiei banquet will be held this evening.

The draw for today is as follows:

Amherst, J. F. O'Brien. skip

Summerside, LAC Carlson. skip, 11 am.

Summer-side, J. A. Clark, skip, 11 am.

Suminerside. Fred Foiiand, skip, ll a.m.

Summerside. A. I... Brooks, skip,

a.m.

Summcrsidc, Horace MacFar- lane. skip.

Summerside, Morley Bell, skip, 1 pm.

Summerside, L. H. MacFar-

lane. skip, 1 p,ni, Charlottetown, Dr. dings, skip, I p.m.

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Sumnierside. T. A. Campbell. skip, 7 pm. Beaver (Moncton) John Wolls-

tenholm, skip. 2 p.m.

Charlottetown. James Burden, skip, 1 pm.

Charlottetown. W. E. Mclnnis. skip. ll. a.ni.

Sackville. H. M. Wood, skip. ‘l

Summerside. Willard MacDon- ald, skip, 7 pm.

Halifax, Jim Noonan, skip.

It will be noted that the times are not filled in for three teams. These will be announced today.

The rinks that have been an- tered far the second section on Thursday are as follows:

Amherst. K. P. Allen

Amherst, R. 0. Hunter

Amherst, E. P. Mcliim

Amherst, R. A. Furlong

Charlottetown, E. Frank Acorn

Charlottetown. E. H. Saunders

Charlottetown, George A. Haw- kins

Summerside,

Alberton, H.

Summerside, A. 3. Fee

Amherst. 11. Ed. lViacLean

Summerside, Horace MacFarlanc

Charlottetown. T. A. White

Halifax, Thomas Coley

Summerside, E. C. Robinson

Summerside, William E. Jenkins

Charlottetown. R. S. P. Jardine

Charlottetown, E. E. Mclnnis

Charlottetown, W. Worth

Sumrnerside, Fred l‘oiland.—S

G. 1‘. Cameron S. Matthews

By REUBEN CIPIN HALIFAX. Feb. 2o.—~ (OP) .. Runner-up Saint John Beavers and third-place Moncton Hacwks stole the show on Halifax St. Mary's for the Maritime Senior Hockey League's i949-B0 all-star team, giving away one place to the schedule-winners. Amherst Ramb- lers, tail-enders of the four-team Circuit. failed to place a man on either the first or second teams and didn't even get a vote. 2 Here are the first and second choices of the four M.S.H.L. “ as compiled by the Can.- adian Press:

First Team.

Calvin, Moncton —- goal.

Powers. Halifax -— ‘eienca. Heon, saint John — defence. Wh"-lock. Saint John —- defence. Nicolle, Saint John —. right wing. Miianl, Moncton —- left wing.

Second Team.

Parras. saint John —- goal. Orouoher. saint John — defence. Steel. H-lllflx -— defence.

Wray, Saint John — centre ‘McKenzie. Moncton —.. centre Fitzpatrick. Moncton — right wing Schiiritidt‘. Halifax — left ‘wing.

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Roy (Buck) Whitlock. 38-year- old Charlottetown native. capped his successful comeback with Bea- vers by _capturing the first-team centre spot siong with the league scoring title for the second time in three years. In 1047-48, he was with Hawks and was traded to Btlvers after a mediocre record last season. His Ila points in 70 Babies set a league mark during this year's record schedule of 72 games a team.

It was s new experience for Clayton (Nick) Nicoue, 23, of Charlottetown and Lou Mllsnl. 2.1, of Fort William, Out‘... and their selection kept intact the league‘: top three scorers this year. Milani and Nicolle finished second and third behind Whitiock with 106 and in points respectively. Both were in the league last year.

Solid-smashing Pat Powers, :4, 01 L ronto. much improved in his Iecond year with Halifax. is ad with Jack I-lean. a 20-year-old mighty mite fresh from Three Rive". Que-. Juniors. on the first- team defence. Bean is the only rookie on the first six. The coaches deviated from the goaltendi sv- ersges in selecting Les Oolvin over F1096 Peflll. both 30-yesr-oids from Port Arthur, Ont.

Perru, -with Phiiadelphis Rock- ets of the American League last Ieuon. posted a nifty 310 mark-- 300 souls in 05 games — with one of the strongest defences in the league. Oolvin. third in the aver. ages with 3.87. was chosen by s 18-11 mlraln because of his bril- iient work with an erratic rear- guard. Jack Donlovy of Halifax. only other natsnindsr. iiatod had eight votes.

Points were awarded on I basis of five for that chain! and flirts for second. Ooscbea was not al- lowed to vote for playars on thali- own team. Whitlock, tliiani and Powers were the only anal to get the maximum of 11. mobile and Halo: each had 18.

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Beavers And Hawks Steal Show On Big Four League All-Star Lineup '

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came to Halifax from Moncton.

Here is how the others came out in the vantage voting: Fitzpatrick, 11: steel. ii; Wray and McKen- zie. 0: Ralph Croucher. 28. of Hai- lfax. 8: Joe Schmidt, 28. of Regina, 5. Others who drew votes were:

Defence. Frank Grabowski, Hall- fax. 6: Bob Leckie. Moncton, 3; Doug Fritz, saint John, 3: Bill Le- Blanc, Moncton. 3: centre — sui- livan, Halifax. 5; right -wing George Mcaregor, Halifax. 5; card Drilion, saint John. 3; left wing- Mfke Demchuk, Saint John, Bill Ford, Halifax, Wic Jackson and Mcflregor, 3 each.

Coaches making the selections were Marty Barry. Halifax; Jack Keating. Saint John. ilarvey (Bush- er) Jackson, Moncton and Frank Porter. Amherst.

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ANTIGONISH. N.S.. Feb. 20 — (CP) — Antigonish Bulldogs de- feated Pictou Meripaos l0-3 here tonight to win the best-of-seven Antigonlsli - Pictou - Colchester Senior Hockey League semi-finals 4-1 in games.

Bulldogs now will meet the winner of the Sfellarton Royals - St. Francis Xavier University ac-mi-final series. Stellatton leads the series 3-2.

STELLARTON. N.S.. Feb. 20.. (CP) -— Stellai-ton Royals clip- ped St. Francis Xavier Univer- sity 12-7 here tonight to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Antigonish - Pictou - Coiciiester Senior Hockey League sani-finals.

Royals grabbed the first two goals in the first period and from there on were never behind. They led 6-1 at the end of the first and 134 at the end of the second.

Deiroil Scores 2-O Wclory

-1- Over Can_a_iiiens

DETROIT, Feb. 30 — (CP) ._ After two periods of bruising hoo- key. Detroit Red Wings me up with two goals in the final period to defeat Montreal Canadians 2-0 in a National Hockey League game tonight before H.819 fans.

The game was doubly costly to the Canadians. who paid a total of.$l00 in fines into the league treasury as a result of rbubarba ovar decisions by referee Hugh McLean. Coach Dick Irvin d

centre Billy Bay were an ed $50 apiece.

Pint Period

8coring—None.

Pedaitics — Richard. Howe.

Harvey 3. Lacii 3. (one ma- jor). Lindsay I (one inaior). -Bllrdon. may (match mis- conduct). Sound

larfol 8oorin|—Nona. -Penaiti s—Noiia.

Period 1—g‘t:-git. Rally _(Cai-vatii. I—i_Jetrolt, (Kelly

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vaiich) up ‘ wt .

Saints And I Meteors Clash . iiere l‘9_n_lgiii'

The second-place saint Dun- stairs University boekeyisis and the cellar-dwelling Suxnxnerside R.C.A.li'. Meteors will clash in one of the final games in island Physical Fitness Hockey Leatile play at the Forum tonight at eight o'clock.

Although the Meteors have yet to break into the win column in seven league starts, they have been making particularly strong showings in their last few atarti. and have given some of the top teams in the league. including the Saints, themselves. a tough time of it before bowing to defeat. The Saints only managed to squeeze out a narrow 7-6 victory over the airmen in their last meeting at Summerside a week ago-Saturday night. and had to come from be- hind to do it.

So there should be plenty of action and exclternent tonight. when the Saints will be coming out strong to consolidate their second place spot and the Meteors gunning for their first league victory. It will be the last game ofithe‘ schedule for ‘Saints. who are riding fourA:li£iini.1 behlilnd tltiol league leading es. w o si have one game to play. R.C.A.F. will still have a game with Cry- stals and one with P.W.C. after tonighi’s clash.

Pee-Wee Pluydowns Are Announced

Last evening Physical Fitness of- ficials announced that several Pee- Wee teams from Prince street school and Model school will open the City Poe-Wee North River Rink youngsters will leave the ionic as Ln-shied It 345-

In the evening there will be In- other double header fixture of the Midget Lague with a. tran5f>0|‘t- leaving the Travel Bureau at 5.30. At. 8.30 a tranS'l>Crt will leave the city taking along two City 811'“ teams. The day's programwili con- clude with the boys of the Reserve Anny staging a special ohailengo match.

Curling Schedule

The following is the schedule for tonight's matches at the Char- lottetown Curiinz Club:-— Piiyaioal Fitness Tro|I||¥—7 l>-|Il- Ice 1-C. MacDonald vs. F. Hansen Ice 2—P, A. White vs. J. Square- briggs.

Ice 3-D. Mayne VI. J. Wilson Wrighbsontner Trophy Play I

P. M. Ice 1—F._i't. Mcl.sine vs. W. R- Jenkins. Ice 2——P_ W. Turner vs. Col. E. Full. Ice 3~—C. McLsine vs. -11. J. Clarke.

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