THE CHARLOTTETOWl GUARDIAN

_ OCTOBER 1, 1936

PAG E sixi BOWLING , HOCKEY WRESTLING

NEWS “mi SPORT WORLD

noxmc. BASKETBALL ~ OTHER SPORT

Giants Capture O

Hubbell Hurls Brilliantly i$l~ CFOiX Cillb Behind Steady Support Of W5" Maritime Mates UnRain-soddenFieIcI Baseba" Tm‘?

lBy ALLAN GOULD) (Associated Press Sports Editor)

NEW YORK. Sept. 30 (AH-Under circumstances today that made‘

their immediate prostpects look as completely soggy as the ruin-dfpnch.

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SPRINGHHJL, N.B., 5917f. l0 —- iCP)—-Al’l 18-year-old youth blank- cd Springhill Fencebusters 5-0 to-

- . - ay and hurkd a St. Stephen NB. ed diamond. the Yankees dropped the first decision to the mud-runningl team back to its pinnacle mkhfl: I spatured Giant mates snmvcrcd , Gonwz o! me Yankeea

Giants nnd their screwball ace, Carl Owen Hubboll, in iihe opening gume of New York's baseball civil war for the world championship. The final score was 6-1 and the superiority ofthe National League (‘hllmlliofll I0 Wflvlnelnx. at the finish of a game that was accompanied by steady ruin through the last seven innings, that a strong swing to Bill 'l‘err_v‘s club was under way tonight,

IIYBBELL HAS EDGE

" .\‘\t‘il hard-fought ; ‘igs. llubbol‘. sliaciing big (Ihnrley _~ only by a 2-1 margin in pitching duel, the - iuQK-id went to pieces. The ii of some woolly tos- e Silp1)£‘l‘_\' boil. Ruffings ' lurk of control flllfi three base i;,'- pzwduced four runs for the i i i‘ League Champions in the

~ Yuiikcc standpoint it l i-Iiiiirix to riii other- ycd game. dcspitc the r lKZCiLKIOIlS marking any ."l'l(‘.< mulch since Pittsburgh i".ll itflisliiiigton ill the - fiznil game of the 1925 . 1p battle b ll was prevented frorri re-

9 CARL HUBBELL 0. SillIIOUC by Cansdlnn -—-~-. — v- . -~ ___.____ ~ s0‘ ir s home run into the won't. be put flint way in the re-

cords

l-fubbell struck out eight Yankees. He yielded seven hllS, of which Powell, the former Washington outfielder, collected three with rifle-shot. drives but he held Dimaggio, Gehrig nnd Dickey, the “big three" in the Yankee bat-ting order, to one hit, a single by

. field stands in the ._a clou: (ha: looked large on i. ‘suorc-boarci until it was offset by DlCk Burtclls blast mm his up-' 3. r I<ft field stands to tie the " "ic fifth. '1ii;i'. wiisi-high fzis: ball that he ‘ed for Selkirk was Hubbelis 1w'_v i-c~.il mistake, but the slender

C‘ ioniun was aided in the Dimflggio, all afternoon. 12. iln-l- iiulf of (he eighth by the The pitching edge noiv is dis- "- ilcfciisiie wreak“ of the linclly with ihc Giants, who will send Hal Scliumacher and his

siggy ufrcrnoon.

' sinker ball in quest of a second victory tomorrow. To oppose the pride of Doigeville, N. Y. Mali-

CRUCIAL EPISODE

The stage was set. for this agcr Joe McCarthy of the Yankees ('l'llClCii episode after Frimkle picked his southpaw star, Vernon Grosetti doubled down the left- "Goofy" Gomez, who has been

wild but otherwise effective and speedy in his last two starts.

field line and Hubbell fumbled Rod Rolfcs sacrifice, bunt, leaving fliiliiflff; on first. and (lnrd. with none out, nnd a 2-1 margin to protect.

The youthful Yankee freshman

UNFAVORABLE WEATHER

Anything but a world series

ouzficlder, Joe Dimaggio, eon- game would have been culled off ircicd solidly with a. Hubbcll fast- ioday", despite the fuct liiL‘ rain ball, with the hit-and-run sign on. didn't actually begin to fall

earnestly until the last half of the second inning .It was ponetratingly

'f'l‘.c smash szzirtcd on a. low line Lor right. field but Burgess White-

licad darted quickly to his left, cold and the field was mushy lmggcd the ball at his shoe-tops from yesterday's showers, but and ihrc-v: to Terry for a double Commissioner‘ K 3.1. Landis play, ordered the liiiillc lo go on and There was a. chalice, it seemed, the niithful responded with sur- for Manager 13.11 to attempt. a prising ciizliusinsm. t“ I ‘ ‘with Crosctii yards The tot/i‘. paid attendance of ' ‘" .~ and trying dcspera- 1i9.419 fell approximately‘ 12,000

short. of ilic ('ii))ll(lii_\’ of the Polo Grounds but ll was iill that could be expcctcd under lilt.‘ discouraging circumstances. Gate rcccipis totalled 5172.157, about $35,000 short of sellout figures, but if cou- ditions lzikc u more iilYOriLbii‘ iurii

11., to scrzirrpzilc back through ,tlie tiizirl. B11‘. 1' ‘would have been close ' hé explained ZULETWHTG, id not to risk heaving wildly. l-iubbcll illt Lou Gclirlg rhouldcr with n pitched ball

on the but

Dill 13i::k"y grounded to Terry (o tiicrc 1S crcry prospec‘. all world

ind o. frame that came close to series records will hr- broken if thr- ‘rczlrrg lip the game. butllc goes six grime-h

For five innings 1'. ivris ii simul-

\lA.$'lE?.i<l'L PERFORMANCE off buttreeii llii: fast. bull pltixliiiig

or Ruffing rmd the more baffling

Otherwise Hubbcllfls masterful delivery of Hubbcli. WlLh Berti-H's

circuit, clout marching that. of Sel- kirk. Thc big Canadian-he was

performance in the rain. his con- .rol of ilic slipjcry horsehide, and li.s XTFZLIKJPilIiHESS iu baffling all of the Ycdwc maulcrs except Alvin Powell, justified all the things they have been saying in advance ubzgz. the slender south- 111w.

Mixing his screwball with a si-yccping curve that had many a Yankee bending his back trying in vain in connect, llubbell picked up xvhrie lie lei’. ofl‘ ivith iwo triumphs iii the 108.1 series against Wash- cuso's long single to left-field liiuioii S"lllllOZ‘~. His third straight ' ‘ rhnmpionship victory also was his ' " DEFENSIVE 17th wiisc-ciitlvc winning game of ,ilL‘ 11136 scasciii, even though it

ball ever pitched to him in a world series classic and sent it scream- ing into the stands

the sixth, when Mel 0th doubled to left, advanced on Jim

“DRE-LAK"

It took the big defensive "break" of the game to get. Hubbcll safely

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born in Huntsville, Out, nnd spent the first. half (lo/mi years of his life there-took hold of the first.

Terry's "Tcrrycrs" collrctcd what proved to be the winning tally in

Ripples sacrifice nnd scored on Gus Man-

lime baseball.

St. Croix. champions of New Brunswick and the Maritimer, with most of the old lineup of’ St. Steph- cn-liifilltoivn Kiwanis on its ros- ter, defeated the Nova Bcotla. title- hoidei-s this year in one of the most decisive series ever played.

The three-of-flve round went to four games, but St. Crolx won the three games it needed for the cham- pionship by shutouts.

Behind young Kenny Kallenbergs confident right-hand pitching, St

to its fifth Maritime championship in six years after a two-run rally in the very first inning. They were superior in every department of the game.

They banged at hopeful Thomas Albert Linkletter, the twirling Springhill "Mountain Boy" for 10 safe hits; they often made the Fenccbusters look school-boyish with their base running: and they ganged up behind their youthful

port.

past the critical eight-inning at- tempt of the Yankees to break through. Then came the Yankee blowup to remove all question about the outcome.

Terrys line single to right- centre started the last Giant drive. Ott caught the Yankee in- field flat-footed with a bunt down the first bzise line. It went for a brise hit. Ripple, a former Mont- real Royal star, sacrified both run- ners and Mancuso was purposely passed to fill the bases. Whitehead,

with the count three and two, ivalked on a pitch that Buffing failed to control, forcing home

Terry. Obi. clashed home on ‘rravis

Jackson's long fly to Dimaggio, who made a. great throw to the platedn a futile attempt to prevent the score.

‘Hubbelrs harmless - looking grounder to Lazzerl was the blow that led to the big Yankee up- heaval. It caromed off the second bascmans shoulder for a scratch hit.

The slow-footed Mancuso, start- ing from second base, scored when Crosetti threw wildly past Dickey. The backstop retrieved the slip- pery ball but then uncorked a. weird heave that rolled past the in-rushing pitcher, permitting Whitehead to score. Joe Moore ended the frame by grounding out.

Barteli, Terry and Otis each con- tributed two hits to the Giants‘ at- tack, which netted a total of nine safe blows off Ruffing. The red- lioaded right-hander had trouble ivitii his control in the rain but gave Hubbeil a first-class duel until his defence came apart. Ruf- fing's best inning was the third, vrlicn he retired Terry, with two on, and then fanned Ripple with the base full.

Softball Practice

An important practice for the 8th Battery softball team will be held this evening at 5 o'clock. All players are urgently requested to attend.

BRINGING

pitcher in giving him perfect sup- i

Hubbell Hero Giants

Take Yanks

BY PAUL MICKELSON (Asloolatod Press Sports Writer) (AP. By Guardian's special Wire)

NEW YORK, Sept. 30—(A.P.)— 001-1 Hubbeli, old "Chief Rain in the FIG" himself, grinned and chuckled like a. schoolboy as his happy, mud-

i him with congratulations for throw-

ing mud in the eyes of the fear- some Yankees.

First in the clubhouse, outfootiiiu all his pals over the long sprint from the diamond, the scrcivbiill

genius from Meeker, Okla, liesiiu-I

ted by the doorway to act us "chivf greater."

"Did I clean the bases for you ill sloppy weather?" he shouted us lils

I pals rushed him.

"Clean “em" the Giants chorused. “you dry cleaned ‘em, cspvflifllly in

Crolx coasted thrown today's game i the eighth inning}. O

Through the cordon of Giants

i busted the reporters, wlio bombiird-

ed (he great star with questions. Bill Terry started to pull Off a 5110"»

squlnted over in Hubbells corner}

and came over.

"Say, what in hell's 0H

going

. around here?" he yelled. "Oh. “'5'

Hub. Well, fellows he's tiic ilic fel- low to talk b0. What a. ball 211K118

, he pitched. I'd like to order 95 of I those a. year in dry or wet weather.

Through the partition srpziriiiiii; the Yankees and Giants nothing could be heard from the enemy‘ camp as l-Iubbell quietly answered the questions.

"It, was the worst vreathcr I ever pitched in," he began as Wlwrtcrs milled and pushed to liezir his 50ft spoken words, "and I couldn't use all my stuff. The ball was pretty wet but every time I got in a tight fit, why I threw a screw ball. Only one pitch got away from mcethc one I hit Gehrig with. I slipped just. as I let, her go. Selkirk’? I threw him a. screw ball, too, but it was a. little foo high and you know what happened to it, Powell ivris tough. I couldn't seem to get, him,

I he Box Score’

THE BOX SCORE

NOW York (AL) -. ABR ll P0 .-\ E Crosotil, ss 0 1 1 3 1 Rolfe, 8b 1 0 Dluiaggio, cf 0 9 Gehrig, 1b 0 0 Dickey, o 0 1 Powell, 1f Iaauri, 2b Selkirk, rt Buffing, p Totals

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0 0 0

(flfild "oe-o “oi-o cor- “ihlDNl

32

New York (N.L.) Moore, 1f Barbell, as Terry, lb Ott, rf Ripple, cf Mancuso, c Whitehead, 2b Jackson, 3b Hubbell, p Totals

0

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9127 l2 New York (Al...) 001 000 000 New York (NLJ 000 011 04x

Errors-l-lubbell, Crosctii, Dickey. Runs bfliififi in-Seikirk, Hubbcll,

Bartel], Mancuso, wiliifiilblld, Jack- '

son. Two base hits—Powcll, Ott.‘ Orosettl. Home runs-Selkirk, Bur- tell. Sacrifices - Ripple 2, Rolfe. Double plays, Whitehead and Tcrry. Left on bases-New York (Al...) '1; N.Y. (NLJ 7. Base on bulls-Ruff- ing 4, Hubbell 1. Strlkeouts—1-lub- bell B, Buffing 5. Hit by pitcher —- by Hubbcl (Gehrig). Umpircs- P. Firmang, Geisel, Magcrkurth and Summers. Time-HAO.

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UP FATHER

0 0 scheduled for the Forum

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To Cleaners

out. I gave him the works too. N0. I didn't expect a. shutout anywuy." As Tcriy limped around, displly- iiig his bad left knee that started i to swell like a balloon, he announ- f ced Hal Sehumacher would pitch the second game against “El Goofy“

' "1 i-iliilit HHYII take care of them i too," predicted the Giant boss, "but

we're not crowing about today's vic- itoigv. ilulibcil was greater in the icluicli and we got the one big ibrcnk of tiresome-in the eighth iviu-n he forced DlMBgQiO t0 hit iiilo o. double play."

“You had time to nab Crosetti for ‘l il'l]iii‘ play‘? wiiy didn't you try i for ll?" 'l'i-i-ry was asked.

i “Tell you the truth I was a. little

too tickled. Anyway, we couldn't tnke a chance in throwing the ball l auoll"

Dluk Blirieii, the little fellow who plli. the Ciiuiits back in the game with his fifth inning homer, said he i hit c liigli curve.

Over in the Yankee dressing ironm, the gang was downcast. but ‘ fur from (lownliearted. Most of fllzciii sot. around and smoked in i SZiEllCG before getting their showers.

Ruffing-ivris far from sad as hi5 motes streamed over to him, slap- ipecl liiin on the back and said: ‘tough luck. Red."

"I pitched a pretty good game and just. got licked, that's all," said {big Red. "I felt like I was gonna ,.~ilip on my face any minute. iliougli, out on that mud pile.” = “Oli, Wiifli. could anybody do in flint mud." retorted Boss Joe Mc- Furiliy. “Sure, Hubbcll was pretty , wood, but so was Buffing. It was n ‘lJLlllP of breaks. They were better ‘lllilfi runners. W011 89i- f-‘Ven with Gomez."

“Yiih," muttered Gomez as he lulled around with one of the few , dry uniforms in the gang. “It sure i'\'.‘(.‘lllfi liavc been goofy for mc out iillClT‘ iiidny. But everything was i than wriy-gwfy?’

Ten Entries Received For

Tournament

Tcn entries have thus far been received for the heavyyveikht Bmi light - heavyweight tournament ' on the night of Oclobcr 12th. Joey Mac- Donald, figlit promoter announced l iilfli. the entry list will close Friday iuglii Ociobcr 9th.

'1'lic iviniicr of the heavyweight (‘hiss will be given a. crack at the ‘Island heavyweight, title now held lby Jimmie Evans of Kensington, i\‘.illi(‘. the lightweight clash is to ‘ilicidc n. champion of that class. J lir-iiiiie Biiiiis, holder of the middle- ‘ u-i-ight title, and Leo Kelly are both

ilLil'l'0(i from participating in the , ctiitest.

i The iouriiunicnt first. scheduled

do: October 1st was changed in

Yoirlcr to nllow competitors ample limr for training purposes.

‘ "line following are the entries re- ,‘"<'vi\i>d to dole: heavyweight. class, ‘Stan Biggnr, Charlottetown; Jack lirlly ylount. Stewart; Curly smith, ‘ Cliui-lotti-lown; Jack MacDonald, i Cardigan; Unknown, New London; ,5 ilYiii. - heavyweights: Tom Mc- , Cluskey, Iona; Lorne Paynttr, Ken- isizigton; Tommy Shaw, Charlotte- loiin; Ken McInnis, Southport; Cyril Shepherd, Charlottetown.

School Fair

Contested

The sports competitions of the annual central school fair for Prince Edward Island were held at Exhibition grounds yesterday.

Unusually keen competition fea- tured the events. The number of contestants was not quite so large as on some former years officials thought.

‘The Judges were Supervisors, W. A. McPhee, A. S. Woolner, M | Callaghan and’ M. McKenzie. Mr. 5- C~ Wrlslit o; the Department of Agriculture was the starter.

Sec. 1. 100 yard dash, boys 13 and l4. 1. Harold Lowe, Murray River; 2. Clarence (lordon, Mont.- ague; S. Henry Hurry, West Royalty; 4. Maurice Moore, Mur- ray River.

Sec. 2 75. yard dash boys 9 and l0 l. Stewart. Burke, George- town; 2. Harry Lane, Montague 3. Lloyd Fumes, Vernon; 4 Clnyion Nicolle, Murray River and Albert Laiiiioii, Montague (equal).

Sec. 5. ‘l5 yard dash, boys 11 and i2 1. Earle Lane, Montague; 2,, Jack Farquharson, Birnbuiy; 3. Billy Hobbs, Georgetown; 4. Preston Cudmore, Winsloc.

Sec. 6. 50 yard dash, girls 9 and 10 —i. Beth Gibson, Marsh- field: 2. Loretta ’I‘ralnor, West Royalty; 3. Joyce MoPhiiil, Clyde River; 4. Rena Cudniore, North Wirisloe.

Sec. 'l. 50 yard sack race, boys l0 and under, (E10 lb. potato sacks). —i. Albert Laiinon, Montague; 2,

Clayton Nicolle, Murray River; 3. Heath Craswell, North Winsloe 4. Lawrence Stevens, Georgetown,

Sec. 8. 50 yard sack race, boys 11 and oven-l. Gerald Traiiior, West Royalty; 2. Henry Hurry W053i ROVER)’; 3- Preston Cudmorc, North Wlnsloe; 4. Edward Living_ stone, Murray River.

Sec. 9. 50 yard dash, girl ll and 12-1. Muriel Jones, Puwngl]; g, Glfldys Curler. West Royalty; a Veda Rilberifi. North Winsloe; 4. Inez McMahon, RQckQy pom,“ >

Sec. l0. 100 \\'£l1‘(i dash, male teachers-l. Guy Kennedy, North Milton; 2. Francics O'Keefe, “Wan Brae; 3. Chester cooper, Point Pleasant; 4. Ivan Roberts, North Winsloe.

586-’ 11- 100 yard dash, female teachers -1. Adele Smith,

(Continued sifpag. 7 )

Ken, 'I‘ruro, NS,

CalumetBucllong Captures

HALEAX, Sellii. 30—)GP)~N0V3 Scotia. horses took most of the money at the provincial exhibition harness races today.

High Toby, owned by H. T. Ful- ton, Upper Stewliicke, won the 2.21 trot. and pace in straight heats. with Josie the Great, Amherst, in second place and Bud Cope owned by George A. Callbeck, Summer-side, P.E.I., running third.

Mrs. Margaret Ballards Calumet Budlong from North Sydney took the free-for-all trot and paoe in straight heats and defeated the fast Mhrjorie M., owned by M. Jabiilce, North Sydney, as well 8-8 Dcrniat, owned by Charles Ballard of Sydney Mines. Mhrjorie M. ran second in each heat and Del-mat third.

Prof. S. R. Rockfords Elestia from Port Elgiii, N.B., won the first classl- fied dasli. Belfast, owned by J. A. won the second dash and Sully, Mrs. Ballard, North Sydney, the third.

SUMMARY

2.21 Trot and Pace-Purse $300 High Toby, H. T. Fulton, Up-

per Stewiacke, NS. ~ .. i1 1 Josie the Great, Simpson and Birkcrton, Amherst . . . . . . 2 2 4

Bud Cope, Geo. A. Callback, Summcrside, PEI. . 4 3 2 John Donn, Arthur Morris, Saint John . . ~ . . . . . . .. 363 Jenn Val Jean, Miss Marian Copp, Port Elgin . . . . . . . . -- 5 4 5 August Queen, Chas. Craig, Halifax - - . . . . . . . . . . . ..656

Time: 2.14 1-2, 2.13 1-2, 2.15 l-4. Froz-for-All Trot and Pace Purse $350

Calumet Budlong, Mrs. Mar-

garet Ballard, North Sydney 1 1 1 Marjorie M., M. Jabalee, North

Sydney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..222 Dermot, Chas. E. Ballard,

Sydney Mines . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 3 3 Guy Britten, Geo. E. 'I‘umer.

Westphsl, NS, Plucky Scott, Temple Semple,

Keiisington, P.E.I., , . . . . . .. 5 5 5

Time: 2.09 1-4. 2.11 1-2, 2.11.

CLASSIFIED DASH First Dash

Elestia, Prof. B. R. Rockford, Port Elgin, 2.20 1-2; Harvey Aubrey, C. L. Daurihinee, Halifax; Todd Brew- cr, Frank Adams. Halifax, Paul Kollins, T. D. Blackle, Great V11. liige.

444

Second Dash Belfast, J. A. Ken, Truro, 221 l-2; Foxy Peter. c. J, Walker, Ilallfax; .__.__.

SPOT“ Keeflly Halifax Free - for - all

Hal Britten, Stewart and Gorrh New Glasgow; Sunwortliy, Prank Adams, Halifax. Third Dash

Sully, Mrs. Margaret Ballard, North Sydney. 2.13 1-4; Calumet Duke, George Kuhn, Dartmouth; Baronet, Hedley T. Fulton, Uppei Stewiacke; F‘ire Glow, W. W. Bak- er, Dartmouth.

Rugby Teams Sh a p in g Up For Campaigns

Football which has had a hare time holding its own in these part4 the last few years due ‘to the late- ness of baseball and softball play- downs and the curly event oi hockey is once more ready to share the spotlight.

‘There will be the usual senior league with the Champion saint Dunstans first team defending their Provincial laurels against. a revamped city team known as thl Nomads. The Nomads have been practicing diligently and are report- ed to have a. ivell balanced outfit with plenty of speed in the back- field. The Saints, having lost several valuable players through gradua- tion, are working strenuously to rebuild their team and many fine prospects have been uncovered.

World Series Facts, Figures

NEW YORK, Sept. 30—tA.P) _‘ Facts and figures on the first world

series game: TEAM STANDINGS W L PCT Giants 1 0 1.000 Yankees 0 i .000 First game (at Polo grounds).

R H B Yankees 1 7 3 Giants 3 9 1

Rufflng and Dickey; I-rubbell and Mancuso. FIRST GAME FIGURES