VSPORTS FRONT

By NICK FILLMORE

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Predict Great Swim

a“! DON'T THINK I’m going out on much of a limb predicting

tomorm’s Northiunberland Strait Marathon swim will be mess, establishing itself as one of Prince Ed-

sports attractions. Iemese, Abou-Heif, LaCoursiere. T on y

en jaunt would be bad weather. I’m counting on

. Ind a choppy challenging Strait. that the four Maritimers competing are not lost in

file _gl and competitiveness of professionalism Saturday. .Mantimens shouldn’t have too many bi»: ideas about finishing

money. but they're the true athletes competing in this pee because they're in It to challenge the Strait. not for money. , New Brunswic swimmers entere are ona urne. , Cape Tormentine, and Ralph Brooks, Hatfield Pt, The Island -' Is represent d by Helen Carraghcr, Ebbsfleet. and Morgan 5 Mitchell. Charlottetown.

Outstanding Prospect

. AN OUTSTANDING prospect for future international mara- thon competition is Ralph Brooks the son of Hatfield Point Dr. It. W. Brook

5. Considered one of New Brunswick’s strongest swimmers at the age of 14. Brooks is a massive 5‘ 11" and weighs 190 pounds, A student at Rothesay Collegiate School he began . swimming at Sussex. N.B.. at the. age of six. He was inter- - ested and Improved quickly.

Last winter Brooks made regular trips to the Saint John :YMCA to receive instructions from former Toronto swimming Coach George Allison.

- ince June Brooks has practiced regularly In waters near his Hatfield Point home. He often swims six to eight

' miles in a practice and wears body strengthening equipment

: while In the water. In recent weeks he has switched his

. workouts to the Northumberl _

- Brooks won't be conceding anything to the professionals:

‘he'll be out. to win.

In The Majors

ROBERTO CLEMENTE, of the Pirates and BILLY WIL-

S of the Cubs are having a great battle for the batting

lead in the National League Cleme tog you he's a better ball player than WILLIE MAYS. belting .345 going into yesterday‘s action while Williams was . ".344 . THE YANKEES cooled off Los Angclcs in short order In the final twa games of their series with a pair of 3-0 Victories. The Orioles kept pace by handin Minnesota Twins another one-mo defeat . . . TONY the American with He has the league’s most runs. Md doubles. MICKEY MANTLE is in second with ‘_ . . , THE GIANTS proved they still have the depth to win the 1m- ones when they brougi WILLIE Mct‘OVEI f the

bench Wednesday night to replace ORLANDO CEPEDA. who his right shoulder going after a pitch by righthander '1'! cf the Phillies. McCovey tied the game In

the eighth with an RBI double and won it in 10th with a two run. bases loaded single . . DICK FARRELL can’t Win a

OLIVA still has a hot bat. He's pac- hits

nts. who doesn't mind tell- l was I

lSan ra Post Leads Field rWomen's Ch'ship

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SETS NEW RECORD

night. The Smith reined horse Ma

Edgewood Scott ls shown as he leads the way to the wire in the fourth dash at the Char- lottetown Park, last

InJunio

CALGARY (CP) Post, who failed to qualify for the Ontario junior eam. re- corded an impressive 77 Thurs- day to take the first-round lead in the Canadian junior women's I golf championships at E arli Grey Country lub. The 16-year-old Milton. Ont.,; youngsier fired a par 37 on the I back nine after staggering to a l 40 on the outgoing side. The. four-over-par performance lefti her four strokes ahead of 1e! , nearest rival, Jocelyn Bourassa l of Trois Rivieres, Que

Third was defending cham-

game for Houston after being'the major's first pitcher to win 10 his seventh against the

es this season. June 14. He lost again Wednesday night, 10 wins. He hasn't won in his last 10 MAYS is still tops in homers in the Na-

Williams has 24. In t 0 American RMON as 35, and ‘BOOG' POWELL. 27_

tional 29, mannaw n

JOHN LaCOURSIERE

Strait Swimmers

Set For Saturdays

, BORDEN — Four more swim- ‘ swimming champion of South there have arrived here a ndl America in 1958. said he was_ln are anxiously awaiting tomor-Tpartnership with his father-1n- (HW’; second annual Nortbum-Etaw in a pig ranch spemalizlng berland Strait swim in hopes oflin cross-breeding. winning first place in the mara-g The reason for the cross- flion and thereby taking hometbreeding project. he explained, die $1,200 plum. 5 one of pecessnty. At one . Amongst the new arrivals Is‘lime. he said, the Argentines Charles Grover of Boston who.iwent for greasy, fat meat but It 44 years of age. will be the now the trend has gone m the dldest among the 14 entries. 'opposite direction With fatless 'é Grover, who says "the only meat being the demand. auce‘I'Il have Is it the water As a result he and his father real cold." commented yes-ghavc imported fatiess breeds of Ierday that the reason he entgrgl Swine Igothuiipgaswine Lu- '3 hoeta‘ razean e , the race is m the p 1crossbred them with the breed common to Argentina. m o . 1 Mezzadra said that there is En Simulating on the coldla shortage of cattle in Argen-

water Is really chilly thusl ‘mg some oft e (on compet-

or hit the forma- captain of 1 tina a country generally recog- hmgrd freshman swimming nizcd as cattle-rich. up which defeated Yale in The shortage, he said. Is due 7 . . ' ~ ' ants e I have" who import most of their bee! ' Wig: beatgen Lacour. from this country. These buyers c water fore. (began demanding fatless beet .', 'Wo Atlantic Cityhe said. and in attempting to to compete in thelmcet the demand ranchers be- , “my, Wendy Birch, gan killing off their beef young, « out inside the harbor Cutting down drastically on pro. . , -* ,_ . duction. " Adi-blond llfe- As a result of this shortage, be "In 31 on the added. the Argentines. whose

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i - be com- favorite fopd if beef. cannot buy . ,‘lecond 01'0- meat during two days 0 her first being week. Monday and Tuesday. on July Commenting on the political 3’ .

situation in his country, M dra said that England has a his hand in the political economy of Argentina and conceded that his country wields strong poli- tical power.

Getting back to tomorrow's swim. he was asked if boats had been chosen for each swimmer yet and he answered that. this would be done by draw. thus gi vin g everybody the same

once. by. ~ ..> Asked if he had any strategy Wlflplanned. he said “I know one

Legion Taps lN

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SUMMERSIDE ~~ Legion pit- cher Don Schurman allowing

yhew, Howatt and Ramsay. Kinkora set a new race record for himself

—- Sandra pion Cavity Galusha of Ponoka,

Alta., with 82.

Miss Bourassa's effort led Quebec to a tie for first place in the junior team competition with the Ontario team of Nancy Stoddart and Pam Miller, both of Toronto.

Miss Stoddart. playing in the same group as Misses Galusha and Bourassa. recorded an 05 and Miss Miller an 84 for 160. Lynne Murray of the Quebec team had an 88

Third was British Columblas combination of Kathy Pretty and Susan Brown. both of Prince George, with 172. Sas- katchewan had 174, Alberta l'Ib', cw Brunswick 185. Nova Sco- tia 186 and Manitoba 187.

The 77 by Miss Post left her tied with Mary Gay of Kitcn- ener, Ont, one shot behind Rae

l Milli'zan of Toronto in the close

of 2.044 for the fastest time of the night. Dee's Boy is se- cond and Willie’s Adios is in the show position.

competition. The margin was certain to disappear as favor- ites Marlene Stewart Streit, of Toronto, Gail Harvey. of Tor onto, Betty Stanhope Cole or

oronto and Gayle Hitchens of Vancouver were still on the course.

Mrs. Cole. a former Edmon ton player now a member of the Ontario women's team, was the nine-hole leader with 35, one shot ahead of Miss Harvey.

Charlottetown Driving Park staged what was prob- any the most thrilling race card to date at the local track, last night. Over fifteen hundred peo- ple witnessed last night's race program under ideal weather conditions.

The main attraction on the

Boy and Dominion Byrd.

In the fourth dash Dee's Boy reined by Myron MacArthur went to the top on the turn and led the field till they were coming of the turn in to the home stretch and Elmer Smith took Edgewood Scott out of the three hole to team him

Doug Hill, Charlottetown with Joe Hennessey holding the rib- bons was drawn from the final dash due to an attack of 'virus' which the horse has been plagued with In recent weeks. The veterinarian at the local raceway issued a certificate stating that the horse was_not fit to race.

In the final dash of the night Dee’s Boy again went to the

w I while Port Wallis Boy copped the show spot.

Edgewood Hal owned and driv- en by Don MacNeill was the on the eight dash card. winners were: Miss Jo Jo. Mr.

nessee Riley. Edgewood Scott and Willie's Adios.

The largest pay return for a $2.00 Quinella which was featured on the third dash. combination was Rysedyke a Hoot Mon gelding teamed by

was a $44.10 bet on the

McEIewyn Key, Rysedyke, Ten- wood

The winning ge

e owned by G. Thompson and R. Craig and R. Craig was up on the bike.

The first daily double return- ed $ll.40 for a ticket on the two- some of Miss Jo Jo and Edge- Hal. The second double was worth $11.00 for a ticket on Edgewood Riley The exactor was feat- ured on the fifth sh. Mr. McEIewyn Key

own ridge and with Clarence Wool-

rldge holding the ribbons cap-

Thrill Filled "Race Card Sign? dAi leather

eway

tured the win position and end Lynn Roya owned by Stanley Mayhew. Kinkoro with Graham Chappell In the sulky was In the place position.

The next race at the Char- lottetown g ark is scheduled for Saturday night with the first dash going at 7.45 p.m.

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Baseball

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Bill White batted. across

tional league team straight games with a 5-2 vic- tory over the Chicago .

White collected his sixth and seventh hits of the three - game series and added a sacrifice

top for the first half but didn't have it coming home and flu- ished in last position. The hor- ses were never more than .- ngth apart in this event. Wil- lie’s Adios showed great finish- ing power In this dash as the

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Canadian Open Golf Results

By W. R. WHEATL Y

little stallion started his move on the back stretch in the second half and named the wire in the

1 number one position with Edge-

Mrs. Streit. Miss Kitchens

land Helen Gagnon of Arviua.

Que., were the first team mem- bers to tee off. They were nearly three. hours behind the juniors.

Women's team scores eculd

(not be calculated until all eu- ; tranls were in. but it appeared

the Ontario team of Mrs. Strelt, Mrs. Cole. Miss Harvey an Mrs. Kay Helleur would retain the title.

only one run in six innings was?

clubbed for five runs by league leading Curran and Briggs in the

pitch a 7-6 victory in league baseball action. last night.

winningest pitcher as he picked: up his fourth win. Schurman in! his route going performance fanned 11 batters and walked six. He was rapped for six hits.

Gene Nowalsky In going the distance for Curran and Briggs Legion runs

was charged with his second de< feat of the year. Nowalsky fan- ned four batters and walked

seven.

Don Gunning led the Legion hitting attack with three hits in three trips while teammate Schurman and Darrel Newson whacked two hits apiece. One of Newson's hits was a home

run. George Dalton had three lits t

in as many tr es for Curran

and Briggs.

INE SCORE R H E 'on 7 8 0

Curran and Briggs 6 ti 3

thing — If Herman (Willemse) oes straight. straight: if Herman goes left, everybody goes left

In explaining his observations he said it was the same as in Texas 100 years ago when cow- boys would try to outdraw fam- ed gunslingers in the hopes of gaining a reputation as great as the fellow they were trying to

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a . The same applied to Willemse. he stated. with the reputation

seventh frame but hung on toi town)

Schurman became the loop's;

Minor Leaque

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Baseball

Five runs in the top of the”

fifth enabled the front running Braves to edge the second place Colts 9-8 in Babe Ruth league action at M.F. yesterday after- noon.

.lcrry Murphy (3-2) allowed eight hits while losing pitcher Danny Malone. (0-1) was touch- ed for seven bingles.

Robert Stewart continued to hit at a terrific pace with a for 4 day at the plate to lead the Braves attack. David “Smiles Maclnnis doubled for the win- ner. Willie MacCallum stroked 3 hits and Robin MacGuigan 2 for the Colts.

In Minor League play the Senators walloped the last place Orioles 12-2, hitting stars were Billy MacKenzie and David Power each with triples. Win- ninlg pitcher was Ralph Ding-

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everybody goes ‘V I

In L.L. action the Indians eat the Yanks 10-7 in an extra inning thriller. Don Larter (1-0) picked up the pitching win while Mike Quinn (02) took the loss. Garth Reeves, Wayne Newson and Winston Wetherbie paced the winners attack with two hits each. One of Wetherbie's was a homer and both of Ree- ves‘ hits were triples. Doug Mobbs, Ernie Dunsfmd and

he has built up. rival are out to beat him and in at. tempting to do so will imitate all his manoeuvres during the swim. A victory for any of the entries over the Dutch school- teacher would greatly enhance

“ their his or.her reputation. the ed.

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'I‘Idon't favor it but ‘ to the demand of British buyers 3

Argentine add

Mezzadra is uncertain about his future as a marathon swim- mer, After the Lake St. John swim he plans to return to Ar- gentina to discuss plans for his future with his fiancee who is Iso a swimmer.

He has thought of moving to the United States after he mar- ries but these plans aren't def- inite yet.

Having attended a college In Texas and the University, of Washington on scholarships. he said he would prefer living in Washington if he did move to US. While attendng these colleges he majored in Math and Physics.

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The fourth swimme h it worked out in the strait waters yesterday. was George Parks, brother of Tom rks. three time winner in the Atlantic City mi

in.

Parks was not available yes- terday for his views on tomor- row's marathon but he is ex- pected to give his rivals a bat- tlc for top honors. Willmse. Lar- riera and Grover all rate him a top notch contender.

mers including Egyptian Abdel Latif Aboo-Heif, second place

I remainder of the swim--

finisher in Atlantic City, are

expected in todav

First Round Golf Results

CALGARY (CP)—Flrst-round scores Thursday in dian wo'men's close and junior golf championships included: Jocelyn Bourassa. Trois Riv-

ieres 41-40—81 Lynne Murray. Cartierville 45-

43—88

Lynda McGiIl, Wolfville. 46- Tm"

Christine Mlnshull.

47- Kristina Roberts, Fredericton 4948—07

Dartmouth

Helene Gagnon. Arvlda. Que. 44-41—85 Mary Ellen Driscoli, Saint John

Pearl Colpitts, Moncton 40-47- ,

Mary Fenton, Halifax 41-43—04 Mrs. W, Beer. Charlottetown

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Mrs. C. M. Killam, Saint John 40-45—01

Marjorie Patteuon. Dartmouth

Evelyn Curtis, Truro 45-46—91

Mrs. K. Beer. Sommerside 40- 51—100 _

Mrs. J. Plkcn, Grand Falls 57- 54—111

Charlotte Darkin. Saint John 4248—!)

Mrs. R. Ball, Grand Falls 54- 54-103

Mrs. M. D. Rawding, Liverpool 48-40-17"

Action

Peter Butler each had two hits:

for the losers.

The other L.L. action the front running White Sox down the Twins 7-4 behind the seven hit pitching of Gary "Sput" Mac- Donald ). Louis Bulter and Paul Carmichael banged triples cff loser Ken Dowling (04) while Gerry Campbell hit a three bagger for the Twins. Bobby MacMillan and Mike Con- nolly led the losers with two safeties each.

In the final L.L. game Brian Sobey pick up his sixth straight win as the Tigers clob- bored the faltering Red Sox 20- 5. John Bell, D. Murphy and Gordie Power led the winners with three hits each while Terry

onnors John Hennessey and Bell blasted homers. Ken Mae- Donald led the losers at the plate with 2 hits in 4 appear-

ances. LLB TOP 10

Demonstration Set For Stanhope

The annual lifeguard stration is to be he pm, Sunday Aug. 2nd, 1964 at Stanhope Main beach.

This demonstration is put on by the National Park Surf Life- guards, it is to display to the public. the various pieces of equipment used on the beaches and the role played by guards and equipment in actual rescu-

demon- at 7.00

es. - This being the only province

In Canada having surf life- guards. we are unique in this type of demonstration. Competition between the Ca- vendish and Stanhope guards is the stage for the demonstra- tion. They will be performing actual rescues and timed accord-

* muly.

There will also be displays of skin diving and water skiing.

BASEBALL SCORES

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American Lea e

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000 002 000— 2 6 0 Detroit 000 000 000— 0 3 0

Peters (12-5) a n d Martin; Wichersham (12-8) Sherry (9)

and Freehan.

Baltimore 030 010 012— 710 0

Minnesota 000 000 022— 4 11 O Vineyard (21) Miller (9) and

Brown. Arrlgo (64) Perry (4),

Klippstein (5), Fosnow (8), and ttcy. HRs: Bal—E. Robinson

(1). Brown (‘6). Brandt (2) (12).

Chicago

B. Robinson (14). Henry (2) Ieveland 600 000 010— 7 12 1 Wash. 01 00x— 8 12 0 Donovan, Siebert (2-4) (6), McMahon (8)

and Romano; Koch. Hannan (3-6) (1), Ridzik (7), Kreutzer (8), Kline (9) and Brumley. HR: Cleve. —- Daval- lillo (3). National League st. Louis 002 000 201—- 5 10 1 Chicago 001000001— 2 60 Sadecki (12-8) Craig (9) and Uecker. Ellsworth (12-12) Mc- Daniel (7). Elston (9) and Bert tell, Schader (7:. Houston

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New York ooosooooo—s 5.

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MONTREAL (0?) —-Bob Shave. Jr., of Willoughby. Ohio. took over the lead late Thurs- day ln the first round of the Canadian Open golf champion- ship with a three-under-par 00 over the Pinegrove course.

The 28 - year - old Ohio pro. whose best finish this year was a tie for sixth in the Doral Open at Miami, fired two rounds of 34 against par 36-35.

Shave missed par only once on his trip, at the 17th. He had two birdies on the front nine and one coming back. getting a deuce at the short 12

Jack Nicklaus of Columbus, a co-favorite with Arnold Palmer of Ligonier, Pa., finished early in a growing 70 bracket.

Palmer was playing ahead of Shave and in a position to set up the lead but missed par on two of the last three holes. OUT IN 35

Palmer was out in 35. one un- der par. He started home with a fine recovery birdie three at the 10th where his downswing on his second shot clipped a small tree 80 yards from the pin. But he put the ball three feet from the hole and sank his