(By Tho Canadian Pres) SAINT JOHN. N. 8.. Peb. 13- laint John Beavers ended their regular Maritime Senior Hockey League schedule in fine stylo to- night and cllnclied third spot in the standings as they trounced s disorganized squad o! second-place Truro Bearcsts 8-2.

Beavers pounced on the Boar- oats bets less tiian one minute alter play opened and, never stop- ed. pTho win also dumped Halifax crcscents into the cellar spot for H18 SSESOIL

Beavers goalie Sonny MacDon- ald, an ex-Beanzat, took tho spot- light in the game which was en- livened. by a mid-ice fist-fight be- tween Lay and Roach. Enraged fans bombarded ilie ice with mis- siles ranging from hats to bottles which delayed (he game 10 min- utes in the middle frame.

Almost everyone in a Beaver uniform got into tho scoring par- sds with Lay and Nicolle, each with three points, leading the way. First-lino centre Jnko Wade pounded in tho first Beaver goal at the .15 mark and Federonick teamed with Newton and Butler to add another for Saint John.

Prnrro‘; first goal came when big Beaver dofenceman J00 Lay 41¢ l swan divs at tho iao siid I!" nu-kwell m open lino toward tho Beavers‘ nets. Mykfi. Tim‘! l" assist to Lsrable, tallied the third drst-perlod Beaver marker.

The middle canto was all Beav- ers ss Nicolle grabbed two count- ers, and Jackson and Szabo each collected one. Lay and Jaokwfl assisted Nicoilo 0n one while Nic- ulle and Lay helped Jackson tally another.

The mid-ice tist-nsht bwkv out miter Lay and Rosch had been checking each other around cen- tre ice. Players from both teams entered the fray and when it was over Lay drew a major and Roach s minor.

Bearcais. however, stymied b! iiho net-minding of Sonny Mic‘ Donald, failed to score while the! held the edge.

Beavers repeated their first- perlod fast goal in the final frame u Myke scored Beavers’ final goal st tho .20 mark with an assist 9mm Lay.

Kink MacDonald helped Rob- ertson sink the final Bearcsts’ marker at the 17.30 mark. Summary:

Flrlt Period

l-Saint John. Wade (Wright) .15 2—Saint John, Federonick (Newton, Butler) l-Truro. Barkivcll . t-Saint John, Mykl (Larabie) Penalties:

None.-- Second Period

John, Nicolle Jackson) . JohnKJackson Nicolle) 7-Saint John, Szabo. B-Saint John, Nicolle Penalties: Mykc, Robert (major). Roach.

5—S:iirit (Lay, L-Saint (Lay,

Third Period

iI-Saiiit John, Myko (Lay) .30 l0-'i‘ruro. Robertson

(K. MacDonald) 11.30 Penalties: Myke, Bomln. uk-

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Barbara Ann Defends World Grown» Today

DAVOS PLATE. Switzerland. Feb. 12—-Bsrbara Ann Swl-t 0f ottawa. first Canadian to win the Olympic figure-skating title, de- fends he: world crown tomorrow and. experts say there isn't much doubt that she will repeat her 1947 success at Stockholm.

As for the ice queen, tlisre was no comment beyond the usual: "I'll d0 my best."

Victory would mean a clean sweep for Barbara Ann in all in- ternational competitions this year —the European title at Prague, the Olympic laurel at St. Moritz and tho present toumamentnvhich opened Wednesday and ends Sun- day.

Shs would have no moro worlds to conquer.

Perhaps tho closest opposition here will come from Jeanette Alt- wegg, British champion, and Eva Pswlik, Austrian tit-list who was second in the Olympics. But ex- perts said the Altwegg-Pawlik battle would bo for second place.

Skids All Stars To Play Alberton [legals

This Saturday night: wvill see the Summerside All Stars take on the Alberton Regals in an exhibi- tion gmme at the Crystal Rink.

The Alberton outfit has always been regarded as tireless skaters and years ago Everett MacDonald came out 0f Alberton and label’ played with the Saint John Beav- ers and tho Summersido Crystals.

Last season when the Summer- sido legion had two goalies in- jured in tho playoffs they called on Purley Hardy, star goalie of the Itegals. Hardy can be seen m action on Saturday night at the Crystal Rink in the fold of the Riegsis.

Familiar names on tho Alba-ton team this season are Alphonse

Profitt and others.

Sirmmersldo will, have their strongest team in action and ‘a great game is forecast no many Alberton supporters will accom- pany the team.

In tho event that n storm will break out, the Dodgers and the Legion will lock horns-S. '

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The curtain rings down tonight on the Second Confederation Bon- splel. Finals in all events will be played today and tonight. That the Bonspiel has been a great suc» cess is attested to by the fine spirit oi fellowship and sportman- ship that has been exhibited throughout the vzirious matches. + + + 1|- J. C. Hayes and his Summer- side rink have come in for many bouquets iii winning the coveted Consuls Trophy and the Provin- cial Championship, Likewise Skip Mc-Luughlan and his Charlotte- town rink have been recipients of congratulations on splendid show- ing made in reaching the Provin- cial finals and the game fight to retain honors for the Charlotte- town Curling Club. 4- + + 4'

Skip Hayes and his fellow cur- lers came in for a "big hand" at the Curling Banquet last night when they were presented ivltli the Consols Trophy, and will carry with them to Calgary the best wishes of all in the Dominion championship competitions.

i + 4- l) Perhaps the biggest disappoint- ment in the National Hockey League this season has been the showing made by the battered Boston Bruins. 1' 1- + 0

Picked by some observers prior to the start of the season to fin- ish on top of the N. H. 1).. the Bruins got away to a flying start with the help of several out- standing rookies. But after a month of the campaign had roll- ed by the injury Jinx began to take its toll. Since then the Bruins have never been at full strength for as much as one game.

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The biggest blow to Boston's hopes of gaining a Stanley Cup playoff berth has been the recur- ring injuries suffered by their star centre, Milt Schmidt. It has been said oi the Bruins: "As Schmidt goes, so goes the club.” No truer words were ever spoken. With the hard driving pivot man on the sidelines, the Boston team never is as formidable.

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Most recent effort to strengthen the club was made last week-end when Billy (the Kid) Taylor. whom the Bruins obtained from the Red Wings at the start of the season in exchange for Bop Guidolin, was traded t0 tho Now York Rangers for Grant (Knobby) Warwick.

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U. S. Skater Suffers Setback At Worlrvs Championship Event

Freetown Defeats Hunter River 3-2

Freetown Beavers defeated Hun- ter Rivcr Royals 3-2 in an exhib- ition hockey encounter played at Hunter River Rink last Saturday night. Tied 2-2 at the end 0d the third period the Freetown team came through with tho winninz goal in the overtime session to get back on even footing with the Royals who had taken a 6-3 vic- tory in a previous exhibition game staged between the two clubs.

Lineups:-

Freetown: Goal, B. Auld; cle- fence, H. Scales. H. Andrews. R. Lewis, c. Blanchard; forwards, A. Reeves, E. Taylor, A. Scales, W. Taylor.

lluntor River: Goal, R. Bern- ard; defence. M. White. D. Bern- arcl, D. smith; forwards, Ross Matheson. B. Smith. L. Smith, C. Cole, H. McNeil, Roddie Mstheson.

Summary:-

Flrst Period Scoring: None.

econd Period k-Freetown. E. Taylor

(A. Reeves. A. Scales) 2—Huntcr River‘. L. Suiith (E. Smith)

Third Period 3--Preelown, E. Taylor 4--Hunte_r River. Ross Matheson

(E. Smith) Overtime 5—!~‘reetown. E. Taylor.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 12 —(AP)— Brooklyn Dodgers announced today that. Jackie Robinson, their star Negro first-baseman, had signed his 194s baseball contract. As usual, terms of the contract were not divulged. but it was taken for granted that Robinson received a good boost above the $5,000 he received in 1947, his rookie yearn. of stickiiandling. plus more deiiin- iie play to the attack.

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Ons sports columnist looks st it this way; "if we remember right- ly, quits s few year-s ago Jimmy Ward propounded this theory so eloquently to the local master minds they tried it out in one 0f those carnival night games. We can't remember the result but no- body wss‘ much imprused. In that day wo didn't have tho red line, the type of hockey was quits sat- isfactory except that we were los- ing very much as we are today.

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"Nowsy Lalondc. years ago prs- dictod ‘hockey would come to one lino across the centre. We still think that will be its eventual destiny though it will take some years. Not because wo will like it much but it will spposl to the Americans who now dominate the game executively.

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"We think something has to be dons to got away from tho six- dsy bike riding aspect of the game, but don't forget that the public likes this typo of hockey and it doesn't matter what you or I or others who pine for some of the classy old time hockey like. the mslority rules. Tho mslority in this case is the throng chat has come up to enjoy hockey in tho past ten years. Tlho minority is composed of those who remem- ber Morena and others. but they are dwindling each passing year, so the answer is plain to soc, you must expect that thsy will make hssto slowly in trying to get hoc-

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DAV% PLATL, Switzerland, Feb. 12~(CP) - EigliAeen-year-old Dick Button, whose emphatic Eur- opean and Olympic triumphs caused experts to g0 over-bond on his future prospects, suffered s setback today when he trailed Hans Gerschwiler in the opening half of the world's figure-skating championships.

Virtually conceded victory over Gerscliwiler and 13 other skaters including Wally Distelmeyer of Toronto, the youthful Englewood, N. J., skater accumulated only 1,- 145.4 points in the six compulsory figures compared with 1,149.3 for Gerschwiler, 25 - year - old Swiss commercial student.

Distelmeyer, third in tho mixed Pairs Wednesday with Susanne Morrow of Toronto, placed 12th today with 996.6 points but said he wasn't disappointed by his showing.

"I just couldn't skate," he said after the event.

The mm‘! Wmiletiilon concludes tomorrow morning with the free- style events, Buttoivs specialty. In the afternoon Barbara ‘Ann Scott of Qttnwa will launch her dsgsnce of the world title she won s) Stockholm lsst year. Although the world championship event is con- sidered more exacting than the Olympics because the cqmpulggyy 58""! 1° be skated are announced on short notice, Barbara Arm was almost every body‘; cholcg

Third behind Gerscli-wiler and Bum" (QC-lav was Ede Klral of Hungary with 1,130.7 points. m. ada oi Austria w“ fourth, John I-ellensarver of the United States fifth and Graham sharp of Britain sixth.

F" PPOSPPBt tomorrow-“is a rep- etition of the tight duel between Button and Gerschwiler. who do. tented the American by l/luth of g Point in the world championships 1B5?» year. Button reversed the ver- dict by a margin almost as close "1 1718-. Eumpesn competition at Prague last month, then trounced the Swiss skater soundly in 111g Olympics.

Navy Wins Exhibition Game At Borden

last night tho Charlottetown Navy and Borden Nationals played an exhibition gnmo at, tho Borden Tlflk. with the Navy defeating the Nationals 11-10.

Th! 88mm was fast and hotly contested throughout, with first one team in the lead and mo“ the other, the Navy getting two goals in the closing minutes 0f th- iinsl Period. to top out tho Ns- tionals by one goal.

Summary:

First Period 1—B0rden, Campbell (J. Dur.

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240w. H- Gregory (ucnir).

S-Borden. Campbell.

k-Navy, H. Gregory.

lt-Borden, J. Darrsch (E. Dar-

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6—Nsvy. Kelly.

‘I-Borden, Oat-way.

Penalties: Oatway.

Second Period 8—No.vy, Hlgsoii. 9--Nsv‘y. LeOlair. ilk-Borden, Taylor. ll-Borden. Botts. lz-Nsvy. W. Gregory. lib-Borden, Banks.

Psnaltiou: Gallant.

Third Period 14-30mm. Campbell. lb-NBVY. ToClair. 16—Nuvy. LeClair. 17—Bordcn, Campbell (J. Du-

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TO-Nsvy, Perry.

iii-Borden, csmpboii.

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Nsvy. Goal. Jonhn; dofonce, Plenum-u. Kelly. osiiuit. Osm- "0"; (OTWNW. 3188011. Peri-y, Jay. H- 01mm w. Gregory, uoiur.

Bordon Nationals: Goal, an; defence, l. Durruch. C. Mao- Doursil. Bprsguo, Cormior: for- wards. Campbell. J. Dsrroch, Tay- lvr. Banks, Ootvvay, Betti, Mo- hvish.

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FEBRUARY 13. 1948

Speed Skating Meet Planned

(By The Canadian Pres)

BAXNT JOEN. N.B., Feb, 12 _ All classes will be eligible for competition in tho Maritime speed- skating championships t0 bo held here Fob. 27-88, it was armounced tonight. ‘

Competition in both men's and ladies’ classes ranging from 10 years up will be run off.

Johnny Quigg, who has entered to defend his provincial title at the meet in Dalhousie this week- end will also defend his Maritime crown at the meet here.

Entries for the three-province meet now are being received at the Speed-Skating Headquarters. 11 Canterbury Si... Saint John.

Knotty Nin-ers And Juvenile Abbies . ‘Make Trip Tonight

This evening at 5:00 p.m, Mid- get Knotty Niners and Juvenile Abbies are slated to leave the Bus Stop by chartered bus for Sum- inersido and Kensington where they will respectively play Midget Kinsmen and Kensington Juven- iles. A few fsns will doubtless accompany the teams as there will be s bit of space in the bus for followers o! the teams.

ABBIES TO OTEARY

Saturday evening hockey fans in Olesry will have an oppor- tunity to see vuhat should be a fair game of hockey when Olen-y will. be at heme to Charlottetown Abegweits. The O'Leary boys have been playing good hockey this season and the Abbies can always be counted 0n to ice s fighting team, so it would appear that if the weather permits, everything is set for a real hockey night in Uleary this Saturday.

Joe Breen lniured In Hockey Game

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CHATHAM, N.B.. Feb. 12 — (CP) -— Joe Breen. former Halifax St. Mary's Junior hockey star, suf- fered con. ‘on Wednesday during s hockey game between Chathsm Ironmen and Bsthurst Papermak- ers. ~. Condition ofBreen. who also played baseball in Halifax last year, was described by hospital of- ficials as “go0d."

Sign ll-Pound llefenceman, .

DETRDIT. Feb. 12 -- (AP) — John Blyth Nicol, ll-pound nlpper of a defencemsn, is under contract to Cleveland Barons of the Amer- ican Hockey League.

At the age o1 two months he is probably tho youngest signed hoc- key player in the world.

l-lis father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Nicol, aro good friends of Al Stuphln, owner of the Bar- ons. s shrewd assayer 0,1 hockey talent. when Jack Reay, Cleve- lsnd scout. reported young John's srrlvsl. Butphin mulled s con- tract.

"You may sign this contract at your conve ones, ssy in eight of 10 years." tphin wroio.

Tho Cleveland boss offered his new player - who is etliected to 10in the i901 Barons - a $ sig- nature bonus. The basic contract calls for s $4 annual salary. plus $1 foi- training comp smfoxhlb- ition work.

An su _ ‘ ‘ hockoy stick was thrown in by Sutphln u additions! signature bait.

OARTERSVTLLE, Gs.. Fob. 13- (AE-Rudy York announced to» day he'll play baseball for Phila- dolphio Athletics this your. York wnrgivon his mwonditiosisl ro- lg; lrv crumb wniio

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Finals were reached in at least

tho semi-finals in most other competitions as the Second con- federation Bonspiel approached a climax last night.

The five dny long curling classic will conclude tonight when the various trophies and individual prizes will be presented the win» ner nncl runners-up at a ceremony to be held at the Charlottetown Hotel.

Over two hundred curlers oi- iended the banquet held at The Charlottetown last night. Mr. RR.‘ Bell, 01181117111111 of tll0'Ei'il€1‘l58ln- merit Committee, presided. Guest speaker was the Rev. Dr. Archi- bald, Moncton.

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His Honour Lit-Governor J.A. Bernard, Premier J. Walter Jones, and His Worship Mayor B. Earle MacDonald. All spoke briefly. wel- comlng the visiting curlers and expressing the hops that they would return soon again. The Rev. Dr. Archibald spoke on Sir Frederick Banting, the co-dls- coverer of insulin, giving an in- sight into the character cnd life of this great Canadian,

PRESENTS TROPHY

Mr. E.P. Foley, summerside. President of the Prince Edward Island curling Association. pre- sented the J.G. Hayes rink with the British Consols Trophy em- blnmailc 0,! ihg Provincial Curl- ing Championshlp. Individual prizes were presented members o! the wlnnln! rink and also the members of the McLaughlan rink of Charlottetown, runners-up in the competition.

Chief Jiistlcs Thane A. Camp- bell. trustee of the Macdonald- Brier and member of the General Executive Committee of the Con- federation Bonsplel, presented the Hallett rink from St. John's, Now- foundland, wlih a special prize for the rink coming the longest dis- tance to the Bonspiel. The prize was donated by G.H. Taylor's, Jewellers. The Hall rink, also from Newfoundland. were presented with badges from tho Lunenburfl 51-111- ing club, N.B., which had forwarded thorn for distribution to a rink participating in the confederation ‘spiel.

Individual daily prizes to tho rink with the highest score went to the EB. Douglas rink, St. Ste- phen, N.B.. tho J.C. McLaughlan rink, Charlottetown and the Joe Sears rink, Fredericton. The prizes were donated by Jos. Read and Co., Summerside,

IN FINAL ROUND

A rink frbm Newcastle, N.B., and another from Sydney, N.S., will bo battling it out on Form") ice this muorning in the Elimina- tion Contest for the R31‘. Holman Trophy. C.C.' Casey is skip of the Newcastle representatives and C.C. Richardson heads tho rink from Cape Breton. '

The J. Sears rink from Fred- ericton Iwlll meet tho Charlotte- town rink skipped by “ George Hawkins in "C" competition for tho British-American oil Tmphy.