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I l‘ Sports Parade 1949

Th, year 1949 has coma to an and and with its close marks the gontillslflll of another succesful chapter in Island sporting activity. It h" been a good year of sport and one that has produced the keenest w, or competition and good sportsmanship. Although from time to we this column has been a bit critical, it has been offered in a strictly I,cl~‘_gf_l'ilt_‘li\'e spirit and we hope that it has been received in that light. "n, more who have contributed to and followed the sports columns of 1M5 papél‘ during the year we extend our thanks and appreciation for rtiur ro-cperation and offer our very best wishes for a HAPPY AN'D illtOSPEltOUS NEW YEAR, and may lt bring with it even better aport 3,1 sportsmanship for the year i950.

HOCKEY

Although there was nothing particularly outstanding In the calibre

o; hurkey played on thevlsland during the 1948-49 season as compared \.:h former years, especially in the senior divisions, thcre was never- -,-.,.\_=,= a great increase in hockey activities in both the uiiban areas as . .> the smaller and rural centres. The minor league program under N, HrinlFIFITCIIL of Physical Fitness had a very successful year in Pro- . l wide competition that has done much to foster a keen interest ,_ ~ sport among the younger set that should develop a good crop of g m: nil, hockeyists who will eventually replace those of the senior tanks as the stars of tomorrow. ‘ihougli the Charlottetown Abegweit Club's entry into Maritime ,.l rirtrtion League competition with Amherst, Springhill and St. livid promise of liein! 8 new start for the Island in getting back , . nrilime Senior Hockey competition it enjoyed in past years, the Ligigiit! unfortunately didn't pan out so well. It developed into a hockey ttuei between Amherst and Charlottetown, with the other two entries might; a rather weak showing in the competition. Amherst, after ed- - .1 tirsit place deadlock witb/Abbies in the regular schedule, went there to win the series title in the playoffs. With the Amherst rntcring Big Four competition for the 1949-50 season, how- .» (‘entral League has developed into strictly a one-season stand t.» Island, and present plans are to withdraw from such further p l_\ n tht- Maritimes except in intermediate competition.

\" ‘l four team entries in the City Hockey League competition, Navy, Pxince of Wales College, Saint Dunstaifs University and a rt rside All Stars, the League got away to a rather slow start, but pckmi up as the season progressed. There was some very close compet- .:.or. towards the end ol the season, despite the fact that the league lacked tho support of former years.

'l‘:ie Navy sponsored team came out on top as City League Champ- 't . defeating Saint Dunstan! University in the finals. Ii ll‘ teams finished the regular schedule in a tight race, .‘.‘.i Summerside winning the regular schedule with l3 points, one over s. l). U. and Navy who tied for second. P. W. C. finished in the cellar only two points behind the League loaders.

in N. B.-P. E. I. intercollegiate championship competition, Saint llur ‘fan's University made a determined bid for the two-Province title t nst out against Saint Thomas University in the two-game home iii mime total goal series by 13-11. The Saints lost the opener 8-5, but -.- in inc next game B-5.

The Prince of Wales College Juniors nude a particulanly good wo-ving by capturing the N. B.-P.E. I. Junior Hockey title from the 5 n: John Maroons, but lost out. for the Maritime crown against the iii‘ fax Junior St. Marya in a sudden-death playoff on Halifax ice by ism-re of 7-2. Summerside High School were the big guns in the inter- |"i ‘IHSIJC division defeating the Queen Square aggregation for the Pro- Lflflli title. The Q.S.S. boys had previously won both the City and Queen's County Interscholastic titles from West Kent School and Souxis rrsoectively. In the girls Interscholastic division, the Prince Street girls twnu won the City crown over W.K. S. but went down to defeat be.- l-ii-i the Montague High School girls who captured the Provincial in- :~ rholastic honors.

The Juvenile ranks saw the Charlottetown Victoria: make an out- rarding record in that division, They catptured the Provincial title in I iugged four team league with Abblm, P.W. C. and Summerside int-en and McInnis, defeating the latter team in the finals. The Vics WWIIDLIPU on and captured the N.B.-P.E.I. championship frmn the ("aitham Legionaires, and came within an ace of adding the Maritime " i» to their list of successes against the St. John's C.Y. O. Juveniles of {lace Bay, Cape Breton.

In the other minor leagua, the Summerside Midget Kinsmen also

nude a smart showing, when they captured the ,N.B.-P. E. I. Mid-get '<> from the Moncton team, after downing the Midget Abbies for the Island title. They lost out. for Maritime honors against the Lourdes ll dgets. The Provincial paperweight title was won by the Summerside it‘ nsmen team over the A-bbies. In the Pee-Wee and Bantam divisions 1'. was the Abegwelt representatives who copped off both Provincial tx-owns over the Summerside Kins-men sponsored teams.

lii the intermediate division, the Summerside All Star intermed- aias captured the Island title by defeating the Murray Harbor Bruins,

wners of the South Kings and Queen's County titles over Montague \l itcors and Charlottetown Abegweits respectively. The All Stars lost 1'. to ‘the Bathurst Papermakers for the N. B.-P. E. I. inter-mediate The East Royalty Royals won the Central Queens title over the - n Iiornets and the Nine Mile Creek Bulldogs were the South Qteenls County chanapions ovtzr the Albany St. Pats.

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CUBLING

Highlighting activities the past season in the “roarin"' game was ‘l6 visit of the Scottish curlers last New Year's Day, the opening of an Irtificial rink and clubhouse at Summerside and the third annual Con- -"df’l'iili0i1 Bonspiel held at the Charlottetown Club. In addition there \‘l‘i"‘ the usual inter-club competitions and club matches.

The Provincial curling championship _ was won by the W. R ‘luikshanlc ltink which defeated the Dr. Wen MacDonald rink in the liials for the British Consuls Trophy. Members of the rink were, W It. Cruikshank. skip. Dr. H. McIntyre, mate, J. H. Howatt, second stone, Il- C. Atkinson. lead.

ln the Dominion playdowns at Hamilton the Island rink made a

Lttillyillg showing. They won three of their nine matches and in the "" ' six gave an excellent account of themselves. ‘ the Quebec international Bonspiel an Island rink skipped by tiro Hawkins won the International Goodwill Shield. Other mean-hers o! the rink were, F. R. McLaine, lead, J.'A. Likely, second stone, Dr. \\'. '\i.icDonald, mate. ' The Confederation Bonsplel held in mid-February was a big stic- .- The Frank Acorn rink won top-honors with many other major ~ ~ti'l'illlnllll; to Island skipped rinks. All in all it ivas a grand ycar till‘ 6L5.

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'i‘he formation of a six-team Island Physical Fitness Basketball "Italic at thc outset of last year's hoop season. added greatly to the ‘ of play and the keeness of the competition. Fans at both Char- Iftctown and Summerside witnessed some really smart play and the , 151W‘ proved to be a derfinite succes in its first year of operation. lt

already underway again this season in what looks like another high- " sticcessful schedule of competitive play. Composed of four trams Ifitlu the City and two from Summerside, namely Ray's Millionaires, mint Dunstans University, Prince nvf Wales College, Reece (Amiy), ot-hurmanls and R. C. A.F., it was the Reece squad which topped the "Ytular schedule with an undefeated record of l0 wins in u many “iris. In second place were the Saint who only dropped two gamed in limit‘ tea-game schedule. Launching into the playoffs however, it was inc second-place Saint Dunstan‘s team which emerged against the Ilccce in the final round to become the first champions of the Island Basketball League.

Charlottetown Aiblbies and Summerside R. C. Al‘. also registered teams for intermediate hoop competition, with the Summerside Flyers “lltvvlfllinz the Aihbles in a well played home and homo series for the Island Basketball Intermediate Championship. The Flyers advanced Into Maritime play, only to Ibe sent down to defeat by Saint Francis Aavier University for the N.S.-'P.E.I. title and the right to advance into Dominion Intenmedlate Championship play.

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THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTFETOWN

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Tomorrow is New Year's Day. . . the first duy of 1950. . .a day old hunters are inclined to reminisce on past hunts and wonder what the coming year holds for them in the line of sport. In the old days when I was growing up on the farm I always planned on starting the New Year off with a rabbit Iiuiit. A start was made as early in the morning as possible if thr- wetither was at all favourable. I was always sure of working up a good appetite for dinner whether I bagged any game or not, If left tlll after dinner I was generally stuffed to the seams with goose and plum pudding and not in u mood to do any tramping through

the woods.

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It's passing strange, how, out of hundreds of past hunts a few ini- pross themselves indelibly on (Inc's memory, Ones state of mind at the time or some specific incident that happened may have something to do with lt. One such hunt comes to mind. It was before the 1st Great War. I was working in Charlottetown at the time with a, firm, familiar to many of the older‘ readers of this column aa Jen- kins and Son. I arrived home on New Year's on the Murray Har-

bour traTn in those days it was, sometimes referred Io as lhc "Scnntlebury Express" . . . so

named by a local ivag.

New Year's day dawned clear and frosty. The ground was bare with not a particle of snow to be seen, I hrealtfnsterl, just as dawn was beginning to break on the farm standby in those days. . . oatmeal porridge, fried fresh pork and eggs, I can visualize mother hovering at my elbow and insist- ing mi another helping of this and that and, as a final gesture, hand- ing ine n Driller bag filled with oatmeal cookies. . . just in case I got hungry before I got hack. Fa- ther, stern and undemonstrativc. took a rather dim view of this ‘cuddling’ as hf (Lallsd it.

Hoar frost nlistcned on the sore grass and the first rays of the rising sun reflected on the 01d Red Gate as I passed through with a double brirrelled 10 gauge shot- gun on my shoulder, pockets filled with New Club black powder shells and old faithful Jack follow- in‘; close at my heels. Jack was n cross in which Springer Spaniel predominated, with a freckled face. intelligent brown eyes and a tall that wagged most of the time. He

the intervening years I have own- ed many hunting dogs. some good others not so good, but Old 580k holds a special spot in my mem- ory. Some nights my brother and I would smuggle him "l? t0 01"‘ bedroom when the folks weren't looking and he'd sleep between ua with his head on the pillow and snore just like a person,

I moved through the hardwoods, across the swale and pust the back field to the wooded swampy coun- try known to us youngsters as "Back of Pat's", Tlierc were a 18W cleared fields in this section that were surrounded by woods. I wasn't long in getting into action. Walking along the north aide of thi- first field I. (‘Rifle to I scan- ned tho NIRo of the woods. I fit!“ urcd that. rabbits would like to sit on the sunny aide and take a sun bath. I hadn't walked more than one hundred yards till had three rabbits-one, two three . . . Just like that.

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Ynimg n! I was I felt there wasn't much sport in blastiml sitting rabbits with a 10 gauge shotgun at point ‘blank range with loads Iicavy enough Y0!’ b957- Furthcrmore if I k9!" "m! DR" up I wouldn't be able to carry my guine home. A new hunting techni- que was adopted, I swung off on a awamp road and ordered old Jack. who up till now had been Obcdicntly staying at my heel!» t°

was the first do: I ever OWHHI- I".

Crystals And Abbies Meet At S’side Monday

Curlers Sail For Scotland

SAINT JOHN, N.B., Dec. 30 — (CP) —- Hopeful of regaining the Strathcona Cup, 52 Canadian curl- ers sailed for Scotland early tn- nigiit aboard the liner Enroress of Canada. t Thev expect stiff opposition. "We'll play the best rinks in Scotland." said Walter B. Cowan, Toronto, secretary of the Dominion Curling Association and organizer and manager of the trip. "We'll give them the best games we can. and ii‘ we're lucky we'll win."

The Canadian group will be divided into two teams of 26 and each will play five test matches for the cup in addition to 3G friendly games at various Scot- tish centres

Mr. Cowan termed the party a "good. average representative" of Canadian curlers from every Pro- vince except Newfoundland. It did not include all the best curl- ers in the country. Some had been unable to make the tour

While paying tribute to the ability 0f Scots on the ice lanes, the D.C.A. secretary ventured an opinion that Canadians are the world's best curlers. They had advantages of climate and niim- bers. There were more curlers in Saskatchewan alone than in all of Scotland.

Piciou Trounce Bearcats7-3

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tCPl) — CeIlnr-divelling Pictou Meripacs garnered their second win in l4 starts here tonight,

trouncing Truro Bearcats 7-3. The Antigonlsh-Pictou-Colchester sen- ior I-Iookey League tail-enders played their llomc game here, due to laok of ice at Pictou.

Merlpacs held fourth - place Truro to a 2—all score in the first frame, picked up two markers in the second. and sank three more in the third period to Truro‘s one.

Bowling

Y's Menettes Thursday After-

noon Bowling League.

Team No. f - 1am - l point.

Team-n No. 4 - Z093 - 4 points. v

High Single —- Mrs. R. H. Barrett - 2ll6.

High Three _ Mrs. RH. Barrett - 6'18.

Too/m no. a - mac - w. point-s

Team No. 3 -— 2276 - 3% points. High Single - Mrs. (LP. Wilk-

ins _ 234. High 'I‘hree ~ Mrs. R. J. Rupert-

Lulfel Friday P.M. League

Team rL on points. Teams II — 1% points. Team ITtI - 4'1; points. Team IV - ‘A point- Hlgh Single - E. McDonald -24-t High Three - D. McDonald — 567

Fftn-f the road a dcnfil‘

Charlottetown Abbie: and Sum- merside Crystals, old ti-mo rivals. will cross sticks at. the Crystals Rink, Summerside, on Monday night for the first time this sca- son.

After their opening game on Friday night. coach Vince Grant feels confident that the local

squad will put up a good showing iii their initial eiiwiiiiter with tlic boys from the capital. Thny will h-alve the advantage of playing on their own ice which may give-them added confidence.

After a good stlff vmrk out over the weekend the boys sliouid he in tarp fonm and local fans are con- fident that Monday night's game will open the old Crystal Rink with a bang.

Knobby Warwick To Join Biitins

BUFFALO, NY, TlvC. IlO-IAP) —Grant (Knobby) Warwick, 2R- year-old National Hockey League star from Regina, was added to- day to the roster of Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League.

The veteran right-winger was sent here by Montreal Canadians and is to join the Bisons in time for their lame at Hershey to- morrow night.

The Bisons previously had sent right-winger Floyd Curry to the Canadiens to replace Warwick Whfi. at the time, was recovering from a broken nose.

Millionaires Defeat North Sydney Vics 6-3

SYDNEY, N.S., Dec. 30 ——(CPI ~- Sydney Millionaires, who cut loose every time a rival gels 119M them, (lid it naum wnlzht- by doubling the score, 6-3, on North Sydney Victories in a 089° Brew“ Scninr Hockey Leas“?! CQIIWSI» ,

The win lengthened Sydney-i 19m; to (ii-e points over the sec- tiiiti-place Viva, who have done- point edge on Glace Bay MlllOfS. Millitmaircs play at Glace any Ne”

Year's eve. SUMIMARY First Period l-Sydney, Gallagher tBirukow, MYIWWI) 2—S,vdney, Beaton ‘Bowness’ Gray) .. Zi-Sydney, lldcRafl (Matthews) Penalties brand Second Period > 4~North Syidncy, Gib-W"

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. . .. 14.00 McRae, Hilde-

(Kromm, Jeanneau) 4-51 5—-North Sydney, Kflrnfik

tlilenzies) . . .. . 12.53 6-~North Sydney. SIOTE)’

(Kornck, Hall) . 16-52‘

‘Penalties - Kornck, Bowness Third Period 7—-Sydney, Ross

(Whalen. Roach) _.. ... ...35 B—Sydney, Bowness

(Beaten, McRae) . 8.41 9—-Sydney, Grcenlaw

(Whaien, Roach) . 18.08

Penalties -— Kornek (minor

and major), Roach. DIES SHORTLY AFTER WIFE

TORONTO, Dec, 30—fCP) ——A few hours after learning of his ivife‘; death in hospital yesterday, John Temple Smith, died of a

Royals In Overtime Win Over Bulldogs

ANTIGONISH, N. s., Dec. so L (GP) - Stellarton Royals scored two overtime goals to down Antig- onish Bulldogs 7-5 tonight in an

Antigonish-Pictou-Colchester Sen- ior Hockey League game. The win boosted Royals l4

points above the second-place Bull- dogs, who were without the serv- ices of two star foi-vcards. Cart MacDonald missed the game and Collie MacGlllfvr-ay was forced to retire in the first period with a fractured shoulder.

spruce swamp with bushes grow- ing short and squat amidst n thick growth of short shrubs. We used to call it. "shscij poison." On the right wna mixrt hard and soft wood.

The swamp was criss cross’; with beaten rabbit trails and not ing old Jack liked better iht nosing the bunnies out of cov like this. He took things quits coo He wouldn't chase them farvt fast but believed in sticking fair clogg to his master, Big fat ru‘ tilts, white. as new fallen anor kept hopping across the Wim- road. They weren't travelling yer; fut on he contrary appeared to roll along.

go on "and alc ‘om nut". On the

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cnvsm. RINK, SUMMERSIDE Monday. January 2nd-

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heart attack. A joint funeral will ,be held tomorrow. Neighbors said [the Smiths, both well over '70. i=\\‘('r0 tie-voted to each other.

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Saint John Beavers In 6-0 Shutout Over Amherst

I ' ' AMHERST, us, Dec. so _ LCI’) —TI16 bedraggled Amherst Ran-ub- lers stumbled to their 35th loss in i"- 42 Maritime Senior Hockey Lea- Summerslde Ourllng Cliih re- Suit-s of Wednesday and Thiirs- day nights games: W.E. Jenkins, 9, T.I-I. Hickey ‘l.

gue games this season by being

blanked 6-0 tonight by Saint John E-P. Folvy 9, F/O Thur-meter 2. R. E. Ellis 8, P‘. Cameron 3.

Beavers. It was Floyd Perras’ second shutout this season. Jack Donlevy of Halifax St. Mary's has three Holmans 8' Insurance 4' and Les Colvin of Moncton Hawks H. Silliphant '7, E. EStey 4. Kenslngton l2, Left Overs 3. Ostercrats '1, Legals 3. Auto Dealers 10, Air Force s.

IWU. The victory sent Beavers with- Techniclans ll, Jos. Reads 7. HIE. Clark l0, H. Silllphant 4.

in five points of the front-running Haligonians and they still have a game in hand. New Year's Eve games send Saint John to Hali- Bank Accountants 8, Kensington I“ “MI Amh?!“ l0 MUHCIOII- 5

‘E. Estey 9, C. Tanton 3_ Fir“ P"1°d

L. Willett 5. E. Offer 4. 1__.S ~ H _., 1

Bank Managers '7, Famous Play- ,§'§§,,,,§,' n‘ u.“ f" 5» Z—Sfli1ll2 Jclin, \Vrg,_v

Bag Fact“? 10v 9°93"? Grow" tDoivling, lleoni 14.0! "'5 3- 3-—-Saint Juhn, nowling

The schedule for Monday after-

IHBOII, Jackson) noon and evening. January 2nd, is