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Msneton Hawks, who have been "ma; tho pace in the Maritime 31; Four Hockey League. will be seen in action at the Charlotte- wwn Purim tonight. They will meet the Abagweits. an ail-star tum from the City Hock League.

This hockey tld-blt. w dh will be welcom " by local fans, is be- g"; made possible by. the Y-Grads “no are sponsoring the event as their annual hockey night.

Lineups are announced else- where in these columns and judg- 111g from the list of players an interesting game is in store for the hockey public.

Great interest has‘ been evid-

mooted and the hockey public ask- ed to name its own All Star sel- ection. From the hundreds of re- plics received the team hm iicen announced and over the WiTliPTld I workout was held unzier ihc dir- ection of Coach Chick Williams.

In as much as a great number Qf the players slated to play in the exhibition game are registered under the name Abeirwcita. the‘ team will plily under their colors.

Interest in the game is Island- wide and a special train will bfiIg Summersida supporters to the city‘ 1n large numbers. Grad officials! in charge of the game report a‘ good demand in the sale of tick- ets locally and early indications. are that it will be a sell-out.

LePage Leads Scoring In liooil League

Unofficial scoring statistics in the first section of the City Bas- ketball Leagua reveal that Walter LePage leads the loop with a total oi 95 points. MacLean and Cullen oi P.W.C., and Navy respectively are tied for second placebo points behind the league leader. In third place is McLennan of P. W. U. iviih 73 points.

The standing follows:

Poinw lcPage (Rays) ' MacLean (P.W.C.) J. Cullen (Navy) ‘Mclennan (P.W.C.) Peters (Navy) Smith (Rays) Bradley (S.D. . Noble (S.D.U.) LeCiair (P.W.C.) Roche (S.D.U.) MacDonald (SD. . O'Connor (S.D.U.) Nicholson (Rays) Dowling (P.W.C.) Nicholson (Navy) Murphy (S.D.U.) Langille (Navy) liicTague (Navy) Mullin (SD.U.) Simpson (Rays) A. MacDonald Court (Rays) Goodwin (Navy) Shams. (P.W.C.) . MacKinnon (Rays) Ready (P.W.C.) Sterns (P.W.C.) Ready (S.D.U.) Clark (Navy) .. W. Cullen (Navy) UNEUPS ............. ..

Lineups for tonlshlis game:

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Races At Toronto

TORONTO. Feb. l5 - (CP) — Sir Peter iVf., owned by C.B. Law- rence of Durham. Ont.. won the feature fifth race of the harness racing at Dufierin Park Yesterday. Val Abbey, the favorite. was fifth. Chuck Worthy, of the Hirsch stables at Sydney, N.S., wns fourth.

In the fifth TECQKMlSl .\iii-c Guy. ewned and driven by George Oiand of Coxheath. NS. found the go- llil slippery and was scratched in the second heat,

hfarselle The Best and El Verso divided honorsiin the second race. Brownie Grattan, another Oiand "ll-W. was third.

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W.K.S. Wins 4-2 Toiven, School Series

The West Kent School Hockey team defeated the Queen Square School squad Saturday by l. score of 4-2 and thereby evened the City Interscholastic series for the 0.1". Archer trophy, emblematic of City hockey competition. _

The winners, led by Keith Dal- zlel who performed the hat trick." started out early in the game in an effort to take over the lead. They were rewarded for their ef- forts as Daiziei poked home the first goal from a scramble in front of the net.

The losers then came on to tie the score as Lnrne Hennessey sent Arnold McClllurn into the clear who made no mistake 0n e. r1‘ shot.

Fall. Middle Canto

The second period opened fast as West Kent rapped in two quick goals to take over the lead for the second time ln the game. Their first tally oaime off the stick of Scantlebury who scored from a scramble. Dalzlel potted his second tally as Glover passed across the goalcrease where Daiziel batted the disc home.

Going into the final stanza be- hind a. two goal deficit. the losers pressed hard and scored their sec- ond goal gr Cheverle shot .a for- ward pass to McCallum who scor- ed his second goal by golfing his shot into the open corner,

Play Roughens Up

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About this time with both terms battling furious. the play roughened up and in the midst. Coyle. burly rearguard. was sent to sinners‘ bin for boarding, and was soon joined by McCallurn and Glover as both players roughed it up and were chased by referee Kane.

Playing two men short. the los- ers were forced on the defensive as the West Kent boys pressed hard only to be foiled time and time again by Burke in the QSS. nets.

In the last minute oi play, Giov- er sent Dalzlel in the clear for the final goal of the evening.

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SUMMARY

1st. Period.

1. W.K.S.. Dalziel 10.07

2. Q.S.S.. McCailum 112')’ Penalties-None,

2nd. Period. 3. W.K.S. Dalzlel (Glover) 4.45 4. W.K.S., Scnntiebury 2.25

3rd Period

5. Q.S.S., McCailum (Cheverie)

2.37 6.~W.K.S.. Dalziel (Glover) 13.15 Penalties - Coyle, McCallum. Glover.

Truro Snaps Losing Streak

TRURD. N.S.. INb. 13 — (CP)- ‘Prura Beat-cats snapped a five- game losing streak here Saturday night to clip the wings of the league-leading Moncion Hawks 5-3 and still give themselves an opportunity to carry off the Mari- i'me Senior Hockey League cham- pionship,

Just one point behind Hawks. Truro can take the bundle here tomorrow night when they meet iialifax Crescents in the final game of the season. The regular schedule ran out here yesterday but Truro and crescent; still have a postponed game to dispose of.

REMEMBER VlllEll

By The Canadian ' Susanne Lenglen reigned as woman's tennis champion of the worldflyeei esotooeywbeaabe defeated Helm Wills. United States (we. 6-4. 6-6 at Canines, France. First ranking player to turn pro- fessional. the French star soon sits-wards accepted a $50,000 offer by C. C. (“Glen and Carry") Pyle for e three-month tow of the Uni- ted States.

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FEBRUARY 16, 1948

Tonight will be “Y" Grad night» at the Forum, On the bill of fare will be an exhibition game bet/ween, the Moncton Hawks. leading con-i tender in the Maritime Big Four‘ Hockey League, and an Ail-Starj City Hockey league team playing under the name of the Abegweits.‘

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The all-star team selection lias been the result of replies received to g poll made to the hockey pub- lic and from the line-up announced) represents a good cross section ofz the top players performing in the local loop, “Grarl" night has, inl the past, attracted a great deal of. interest and judging from prc-} game comment this year is no) exception.

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Reports‘on advance sale of tic- kets shows the demand to be great.‘ and a sell-out. crowd is expected to‘ jam the Forum for tonight's con- test. Local fans will be especially. interested ln the playing of Buck Whitlock, sharp-shooting forward‘ of the Moncton team. who has bcenf burning-up the ice lanes and has, been a. stand-out performer with the Hawks all season.

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Last evening Coach Chick Wil-; liams of the Abhies announced) that he was quite pleased with the‘ form displayed by his charges in a‘ week-end practlce~prior to tonight's big game at the Forum against; Moncton Hawks. Coach Williams lsi sure that his boys who are all reg- istered Abegwcits, bolstered by‘ Houde of S.D.U. and Schurman‘ and Steele of Sizmmerside will bei in there fighting all the way in tonight's game. The locals will use three forward lines, five defence‘ men and two goalies against the: powerful Moncton squad. Lineups? of both teams wivill be found else-f where on this page.

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Por the information of City fans tn particular, early this season it‘ was decided that the best team available in the city would be gathered together and piav under; the sponsorship and colors of the Abegweits. This has been done. The players have nil been registered as above mentioned and will gol into the hunt for the Maritime! intermediate titic. Strangely en-i ough, possibly it may be coincid-i ence, the All Star team picked by‘. the fans for tonight's game agreedi with this previously pickoii Abeg-y welt term with only three excep- tions, nameiy qvingcr lllllllflt? ofi S.D.U. and Bob Schuirnan andi Windy Steele of Srmmerside. To- night, then the fans will see again the famous old red and black of the Abbles on Forum ice worn by the best team which can be mus- tered by Charlottetown and Stim- merslde and a team we know will give all they have against the Hawks.

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'4' O- . Barbara Ann Scott added yet: another triumph to licr spectacular: skating career yesterday when she! retained the women's world figure: skating chwnpionship at Davos Platz. Switzerland, Barbara Anni was recently awarded the Loui Marsh Trophy for 1947 as the year's outstanding sport compct-l itor. She is the only person to he named twice by the comirnitteel, making the selection and the} Board‘: decision was based on her‘, achievements in world and Euro- pean competitions in February of last. year.

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Other winners of the Lou lViarsl-ii Memorial were: i935, Dr. Phil Ed-i wards, track; 101i. Lieut. W.M.' Cleland, rider; 1930, Bob Pearce} sculler; i939. Bob Pirie, swimimcrq 1940. Gerald Cote, marathoneni 1941, T, Dubois, oariman; i942- 1944. no awards; 1948, Joe Krol,

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Prom Russia comes a complaint that Soviet sports authorities are encouraging the "new" Canadian game of hockey, with "unusually rough methods, typical of the bourgeois west.” and pushing in- to the background the Russian game.

The Russian game, incidentally, is called "hockey handy." and is a form of football on ice, played on a field 100 yards long by 6s yards wide. '

Without commenting upon al- leged attempts to introduce the Canadian type of hocklli‘. we can

improvement.

Playing any kind (If hockey on a field 100 yards by 05 yards is en- ough to make anyone seek a change! .

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It will be quite some time before Canada will be able to welcome the RCAJ‘. Flyars, newly-crowned Olympic hockey champions. The Airmen have games scheduled in Paris. Stockholm‘), Amsterdam. London and Scotland and. among other teams they are to meet the Clans Iltdjlildi thIrn to a score- leu tiedurin the Olympics.

The Olyrnpi triumph gave the Plyers just that much confidence ey claim they can beet the Czechs

THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETUWN

P. E. l. Horsemen Make Good Showing

At Mainland Meet

(By The Canadian Press)

DARTMOUTH. N. S, Feb. 15- Wiliard Kelly, president of the Victoria. Driving Club, Charlotte- towin, displayed his customary skill as a reinsman here today to lake driving honors at the inter- provinciai ice racing meet on Lake uuitook.

iteined by Kelly, tire Charlotte- town mare May Todd. owned by ltankine MacLaane, out-trotted the iield in the frec-for-all event. Kelly also landed the No. 2 Clas- sified by piloting Wellington Mc- Neil‘s Romeo home first.

The No. 1 Classified was won by Peter Budlorig, o. pacer from Pug- wash, N. S. Phil Craig handled the trotter Dizzy Dean, winner of the Classified Trot, and George and Don Turner drove the Dort- inouth winners in the other two evcnts-Golclie Duds in No. 3 Classified and Mary Wltte in. No. 4

Blanket finishes featured most of the events, raced in near-zero temperatures with ice boats and skaters adding to the wintry sport picture.

Summary:

Free-For-Ail Trot

May Todd (W. Kelly)... .1 Leo MoKLilop (A. Alien) 2 Basil Hanover (J. McDonald) 3 Judge (Lovers) .. 4

Winning owner: Rankine Mac Laine. Charlottetown.

No. 1 Classified

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Walter Brown (Weeks) wait N'See (L. 0’Meara).

Peter Budiong (Alien) . 1 Jacob Winhrow (F. Baxter) 2' 3 Dr. L. 13., (L. Walker) .4 2 ..3 4 5 5

Tonighfs Game.

Lineups In

Badminton

Tournament ls Completed

Provincial champions were crdTnc-d in the Prince Edward Is- land closed badminton tournament which was held Friday’ and Satur- day of last week.

S. Lancaster, charlotietown. won the men's single event in a close contest with club-mate EJ. Sul- livan. The scores were 15-8, 16-17 and 15-13.

The ladies singles was an ail- Siimmerside final with B. Currie winning in straight games from l. lfowatt. 15-6 and 15-3.

The men's doubles was won by W. Cullen and S. Lancaster who. nficr losing the first game to E. J. Sullivan and J. B, Johnston rallied to win 15-12 and 15-7.

Mrs. Neil MacLean and Mrs. B. Rflsers won the ladies doubles title when they defeated the Sum- n-ierslde pair I. Howatt and B. Csuxiiie in straight game 15-9 and

‘The mixed doubles was won by S. Lancaster and E. Taylor who defeated J. B. Johnston and B. Prowsc in straight games 15-5 and 15-12.

Saturday results follow:

Men's Singles

Second Round-

J. Smallman won from C. Ryan 15-9. 15-8. V Semi-finale-

E. J. Sullivan won Smallman 15-12. 15-8.

S. Lancaster “on from J. Hen- ncssvl‘ 15-5. 15-8. inals-

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looking forward eagerly to the opportunity of making good their claims.

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The post-Obmpics trip will also Se?" l0 Prep the Fiver: for a red- hot Allan Cup series, should they care to make application.

There appears to be little doubt but that the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association would welcome the application of the Airmen for admittance in the title playdowns at. home and, with opinion gener- uliy reversed, the champs would start with the odds fairly even,

Siilaiiiie Morroir. Toronto. though scccndpin lino-Tc ;\l ( i in third place in Olympic pr‘

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Winning owner: Don MacAulay. Pugwash, N. S. No. 2 Classified

Romeo (W. Kelly) ...1 1 Previous (D. Turner) 2 3 Reuben Lee (Lorne Kelly) ..5 2 Grafton Axworthy (Givens). 3 -i Nellie Worthy (C. Drake) 4 5

Winning owner; Wellington Mc- Neil, Southport.

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Goldie Dudda (G. Turner) ...... ..1 1 Colleen Adam (L. 0'Brien)......2 2 Just Flicks (H. Cudmore) 3 3

Winning owner; George Turner, Westphal.

Classified Trot

Dizzy Dean (P. Craig) Archie Lee (R. Wood) Lee Brewer (0'Mea.ra) Mary Stuart (C. Drake)

Winning owner: Phi Halifax Club.

No. 4 Classified

Mary Witte (D. Turner) Hanover Courier (J. lsrior)... Voio Abbe (R. Wood) Nellie Watson (Quinn-Cud-

more) Azaiio. (R. Baxter) Fred Direct (L. Kelly).. Maxine Dudds (Harding-

Weaks) . .. 6 Tract-y Direct (C. Connor) 8

Winning owner: Don Turner. Wesbphal.

Officials:

Bert Redmond. starter.

Wendal Beaten. Charlottetown. presiding Judge and announcer.

Don McGregor and G-us Hagen. Judges. - '

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MONCTON ABBIES Goal H. MacDonald (l) . Cudmore Sonler . . schurman Defence Poirier (4) l-fennessey Bastorache (3) Steele Lcgere (5) Pound ‘Bissette (2) . . Dalzic‘. . P. MacDonald Forwards litamsay (9) C. McDonald i (Coach) iGagnon ill) Sodom (l3) i UCDliJllLlli (7) iWhlLiock (ti) i Agnew (l4) Greako (l5) lmouhi (i2) Pauisen (l6) Strain

c. wiiuams (coach) Referees: C. Hogan and W. Law-

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S. Lancaster won from l. J

Sullivan 15-0. 16-17. 13-13.

Ladies Slnglee-Flnall

B, Currie won from I. Howstt 15-6. 15-3.

Men's Doubles Second It "

J. E. Wran and C. Ryan won from J. Hennessey and G. D. Fitz- gerald 15-5. 15-1.

Semi-final»

E. J. Sullivan and J. B. John- ston won from J. E. Wran and a. Ryan 15-7. 15-2-

Finale-

W. Cullen and S. Lancaster won from l. J. Sullivan and J. 8. Johnston 11-16. 15-12. 15-7.

Ladies Doubles-Finale

Mrs. Neil MaoLean and Mrs. S. Rogers won from 1. Howatt and B. Currie 15-9, 15-12.

Mixed Deublee

Seml-flnall—

J. B. Johnston and ’ B. Prowse won from S. E. Martin and Mrs. S. E. Martin 13-15. 17-10. 15-11.

S. Lancaster and l. Taylor won (from E. J. Sullivan and M. Stew- art 15-2, 15-5.

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Barbara Ann Retains Title

DAVOQ PLATZ. Switzerland, Feb, 15 - (GP) - Barbara Ann Scott today wound up hm‘ i948 European flgllIC-skzitlll‘: earm- paig-n with her thlriliuzij r suc- cesa In a month. retaining the world title she won lust year at Stockholm.

The twice-crowned European champion and Canada's first winner of the Olympic figure- skating gold medal was n "thrill- ed and happy" girl as she rest- ed in her dressing room follow- ing the free-skating perform- ance which clinched the world competition.

“It's wonderful.” Illl laid.

TORONTO 4. NEW YORK 4

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 — (GP)- Toronto Maple Leafs, fighting from behind deficits of 3-0 and 4-2. scored in the last 15 seconds of play tonight to gain a 4-4 tie with the New York Rangers in a Na- tional Hockey League fixture be- fore 15,925 fans in Madison Square Garden. -

The tie gave ‘Toronto a first place tie with Detroit Red Wings, who lost 3-1 to Boston Bruins.

SUMMARY First Period. Scoring-None, Penalties-Thomson. Second Period.

1—New York. Eddoils (Kullman,

Laprade) 2:40

2—New York, Kullman (Juzda, Lanrade) 11:35 3—New York, Raleigh (Gardner)

13250 4-—’1‘oronto, Ezinickl (He Watson) 16:45

Penalties-Juada, P. Watson.

Third Period. ' 5—Toronto, Kennedy (Lynn) :59 . 6—Rangcr., P. Watson (O’Connor) 11:44 ' ~ 7—Toronto, Bentley (Smith) 12:11 8-Toronto. H. Watson (Apps) 19:45 Penalty-Barilko.

CHICAGO 2. MONTREAL 1 CHICAGO, Feb. 15—(A.P)--Chi- cago Black Hawks advanced to within a. game of fifth-place Montreal tonight by shading the Canadians 2-1 before 16,503 fans. Summary: Pint Period l—lvfoni.reai. Plamondon (Richard) . 5.31 2—Chicago, Sicivart (Bodriar) 12.02 Penalties: Bouciiard, Mariuccl. Richard, Liiiill, Nattrass. Second Period 3—Ohicago, Bodnar (Bentley, Poile) Penalties: Dickens. Leger. Third Period Scoring; None. Penalty: Ciadsby. BOSTON 3, DETROIT 1 BOSTON. Feb. 15 —(A.P)— One of the most spectacular of Frankie Brimselrs many brilliant goal- tending exhibitions enabled Boston Bruins to defeat the Niall..- leaidinig Detroit Red Wings, 3-1, tonight before 13.900 fans at the Boston Garden. Brimsek was eailil- ed upon to kick out 41 shots while rival Harry Lumley wias handling 17

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While gaining their first victory in their last seven home starts, the Bruins were. outplayed and outskated by e. wide margin by the cirouitb pace-setters, who were subjected to a similar seiibac-k by the Boston skaters in Detroit last Sunday night.

SUMMARY Pirlt Period 1—Boaton, Rmtty (Martin) 10.42

S. Lancaster and Ii. Taylor won‘

Penalties _ D. Morrison, Peters, Lindsay. Gsllinger.

Soond Period z-Detroit, Raise (Stewart) 5:00 3—Boston, Warwick (Galllnger,

Baibasxio) 12:17 Penalties - None. Third Period 4-.Boeton, Peters Hanan) 19:36 Penalties - Egan. Howe Hen- Quemcvlvum

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TORONTO. m. lo-(Ofl-One hundred members of Montreal's Junior Chamber of Commerce cheered all the way in French but it wasn't enough to inspire their favorite Canadians to more than n mediocre effort as they went down 4-2 before Toronto Maple floats in a National Hockey Lea- gue contest Saturday night.

Toronto And Detroit Tied For Top Spot In National League

Intermediate Playdowns

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A schedule of plsydownl in in- termedlate hockey was announced Saturday by Walter Lawior, vice- president and Island representa- tive on the MAJ-LA, as follows:

Alberton at 0‘Leary. Feb- 18th- 0'Leary at Alberton, Feb. 20th. Summerslde at Borden. Feb. 18th, \ Borden at Summerslde, Feb. 20th, y Montague at Georgetown, Feb. 18th. Feb.

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Balance of schedule will be re- leased later, it was announced.

MONTREAL - (C?) - Work-y men, tearing doivn old houses in the historic Bonsccours market section of this city, found a letter from a Boston merchant dated 180C.

, tes" (he has won his spurs) before 14.381 applauding fans.

Less than five minutes later the Toronto team captain proved the songbirds were right when he provided Harry Watson with a pass for Toronto's second goal as the Leafs smashed through a