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SPORTING NEWS

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400v Droftees Available l For Major Ball Clubs

Blll.’ Quality

By JIMMY JORDAN Cl-HCAGO. Oct. 18 - (AP) —A11 me major league baseball teams probably will be represented, but from this distance it looks like slim pickings when tliev hold their annual player-draft meeting im-e

Nov. 1.

Not Lita there'li be any scarcity of draftab e players. About 401) names are expected to be on the eligibility list now being prepared by Leslie O'Connor. baseball com- missioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler's assistant.

But quality is something else.

There wasn't much left in base- ball's minor leagues worth the l7.- soo price tag for a class AA draftee when the 1945 season ended. Just about every minor leaguer that. nyowqf my promise the past sea- son n: snatched by a parent team. 0r for cash. and found him- self on a major league diamond. .

Furthermore. lust _ about every big league team stil. is wonied about», what to do with players now on their rosters when their chat- tels in service return. All of them have players in service Who WW1 could its‘?

tions the Past season. That's what the blg-leaguersi face m d; ft-a paucity oi g0!) ma- fllflafufi the probability they'll be overburdened wxith 1181-1110318 guns t. pr g. “she yL-“fif players were taken in the annual draft. 'I'hls'y€a‘1'i draft figure is doubtful. its 11-50 doubtful that more than thice or four oi the bottom teams of ‘the two leagues will bid for a pluyef— the last-place teams get 1114f- Pm‘- aeveuth next. and so on to the toa- Tm phyg" aren't, in the minors. ‘they're in tho armed servicea-

Western Players Predominate At Maple Leaf Damp

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trainlni some of T°r°lii° Mill“ f:

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wlu-s. Amateur ranks. 110 1'- were reduced to one today W l1 gigging of Jimmy Thomlislln °5 ymnngpeg to a professional co - tract. m ._

There were no immediate d cations as to whether Leafs wo ioep Thompson. who starred i1

once for Toronto St. Michae a gut... in junior ranks last sed-

oor or ship him to the minors f 1‘ more seasoning. Other amateur. n11 from Winnipeg. are Jack Irvin .

Boeoch and Johnny McCo 1.. . and 1t is likely at least tw Tfilll be signed and farmed out fo once. A ~~Other Winuipegcrs with Leaf. "pro Wally (Joe College) Stanowski Fond Gordie Bell and both have- shied their season contracts. The Ilflotchewan contingent is made ' of the veterans. Nick and Don - etz. and Mel Hill. Hill has been burning up the ice while the Metz brothers remain the rugged C1190)‘- erl that lies featured their play

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South Africa To Refine Wrestling a

JOHANNESBU (Reuters) - This’ on’ Wrestling Board o1

l6 South African Control has de-

cided to in k 1 "I mh-‘afié’ “mmliswx '11:; ll M 1M Imtlsmen." Under new rules being drawn. wrestlers mustn't swear in the ring. mustnt use "caveman" tactics.

must be "clean-shaven and tidy." u“f.‘i.l’f.'l.‘.‘.lal"l..’l"°“°o"a 1o

or a ug r e when he uttunpts to rule on these new re tlons: I Wres ‘ers may be disqualified for ‘graspirirxigs oétnkicking lthe Sflillg . l g, gflllgfll 01‘ D116 ' ing fingers in the opponents mouth. nostrils or ears; grasping one fin- ger or toe."

Outlawcd are the “gilodrivu. the backbreaksr. the rob itpunch. butting. the mule kick and hitting with closed fist. disobeying or at- tacking the referee."

Local Scrapper Wins Semi-Final

THUR/O, Oct. ill-Joey Nemis, hard unching battler from New Water 0rd, scored a. win over "Kid" McNeil of Halifax when McNeil was unable to return for the fifth round of their scheduled IO-round main event, due to an injured an- kle. The show was ilhe first held in Truro in many years and was witnessed by over 1.000 spectators.

Fred Wilson of New Glasgow knocked out Sam McLean of 1n- terville in the first round of their billed six-round rend-final. Wilson had McLean on the canvas three 3117191 baore putting him away for

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In s second semi-final Frank Demeers of Charlottetown knocked out Carl McKenzie of Stellar-ton. freezing him for the count in the second round. .

Robert Collins and Art Derring- ton fought three rounds to a draw in one of the prelims and Manny Williams scored a technical knock- out over young Spears in thc other.

Sport Shorts

BY GORDON McKEAN Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON, Oct. l6 — (CP) — Pmfeuioxml soccer players, at pres- ent limited to £4 ($18 ) per match, may have their wage maximum set at £8 a week. The Football League. which set the £4 rate. is reported willing to reconsider the question and the management committee has issued a notice that another meeting is warranted.

Ileauuo games draw upwards of 500.000 spectators a week. Attend- ance figures are soaring and the Players’ Union feels that the mom.

in the put.

Lorne Carr, Sweeney Schnner. goalie Frank McCooi. Bebe Pratt Ind Tommy Anderson represented Calgary. All but. Anderson were "with Leafs last season.

Carr. latest player to rePOYl. took to the ice today for the first time. Anderson. the so-called "cow- boy” who once played defence for ‘me defunct Brooklyn Americans. has been slowed by u kncc injury but is slowly rounding inio the form that won him the l-inrt Tro- phy before he joined the Canadian army.

Three speeds-tars from Fort Wil- liam, Ont. have shown up well in drill. They are Gaye Stewart. fresh frQm n sncll with the Roy- al Canadian NnvyI Gus Buduni‘ and Joe Bockstdcl. an amateur. Stewart and Bodnar both have 1nd previous service with Leafs u-‘Jl both won the Colder Trophy in their NHL. seasonal debut.

llershey Wins llockoy Dpensr

CLEVELAND. Qt... l8 fAPl~ Hershey Bears dcicnled the de- fending champion Clsvcland Bdr- fins. 4-3. in thc onrnlnf: game or thc American Hcckcv Lmguc sca- 3881 tonight bcfnrc a crowd of 8.

The Chinese annual population ITOWth sometimes is estimated as high as 5.000.000 o vcnr.

made commercially available for the first time in North America by Grccn Cross Insecticides is only one of many powerful new inacc- licides for farm and garden which will soon lrc nvnilolvlo under the "Green Cross" trade mark.

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bers should share more fully in the big gatu. The clubs are reported WNW to accept the new proposal.

Meanwhile. football clubs in Eire" are being accused of "poaching" players by offering them more money and without paying trans- fer fees. But Mrs. J. Cunningham, a dir. ector of Shamrock Rovers. has a word to say about that “lt is not unsportirrg to take English club players without paying transfer ees Irish clubs have lost many itrsnclass men to English sides without ever having received a penny." ,

English football directors. won. dcring how Shamrock Rovers with average gate receipts of about £400 ($1.800) a game — can man- age to offer such- attractive pay to tempt football stars across tlhe Irish Channel. think they have the answer.

Two large. licensed bars in the Rovers‘ grounds. weiLpatronized every game. are thought to produce enough profit to pay the players‘ salaries and overhead expenses.

The first post-war championship for oncuarmed golfers; will be played on the Old Course. St. Andrews on Mav 21 lo a1. the One-Anned Golf Society has announced

George Wilde. welhknown one- armcd golfer. was enthusiastic about the revival of the championship. "Several hundreds of Us have from the last war played golf w;th one hand - of r ccessity —- and enjoy it 1f anyone talks of gadgets and forward tees, we Just smile toler- antly and hi; them down the mid. die - 200 to 280 yards.

"My friend Henry Cotton and I had planned n match and several other leading professionals. to- gether with eight one.a1mcd players in "mixed" foursom However. it

got a bit late this y . so we are all looking forward to a battle some time in April."

The title might be Twenty Men on a Horse.

Twenty British officers in a Ger- man prisonenof-war camp. whiled away the time by planning to buy a rscehorse and their dream came true at Newmark-et recently. ‘they bought. a yearling. as yet unnamed. by ColurnclPe out of Lavoela at a cost of £577 10s. about I82. ).

The purchase was mlde on be- half of the group by Marcus Marsh. husband of lawn tenn-‘s star Eileen Bcnneft. who trained Windsor Lad for the 1934 Derby He will train the yearling at Egerton House. Nowmarket, where his 18th". Richard Marsh. famous royal

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JOIN" CONTININT!

(By The Canadian Bren)

WINNIPEG. Oct. l6—hester Pat- rick and Frank Boucher are in the thick of the paper work involved with "the business of getting New York Rangers in e for the forthcoming National key Lea- gue season. -

Patrick announced today that Phil Watson; starry centre who hails from Montreal. has signed a one-year contract. and said that. nine more layers have coma to terms with he club.

Ott Heller. 36-year-old veterpn deienceman from Kitchener. Om. is among those who have agreed to Ranger offers, and he'll line up for is 16th year of pro hockey this season.

Goalie Chuck Rayner. Alex Shib- icky, Neil Coivtlle, Hank Goldup. Brian Hextall Ab Demarco. Alan Kuntz. and Blll Moe are the oth- ers.

Irvin Worried Over Danadiens’ Defence Dept.

MONTREAL. Oct. 16 —- (CP) — Coach Dick Irvin's main worry I- bout his Montreal Canadians is who will compose the Defence De- partment for the coming season With eight experienced players in the running for defence positions Coach Irvin will probably announce

' his choice in a few days.

From lost season he has Glen Harmon. Butch Bouohard, Frank Bddols and Leo I.- ureaux. On top of that there's Mike McMahon. who played with Canadiens when they won the Stanley Cup in 1944 but was barred from Profmsion- a.l hockey last season owning to I. wartime

11¢ Wllf Fields and Prank Sto-

Irvln is optimistic about his team's chances in the 1945-46 sea- son and said that the other teams "will all want to Whittle our stars down to their size. but if we are in tip-top shape we should hit a fast clip and get away in front and stay there f-lll mid-January at least".

He thinks Chicago Black Hawks have the least chance oi making the play-offs because of “ a1 keeping trouble" and predicts that New York Rangers will be the sur- prise package team of the league.

Apps Denies lle Was Discharged

(By The Canadian Press)

OWEN SOUND, Ont.. Oct. l6- Lieut. Syl Apps telephoned Maj. Connie Smythe today and. . .

Well. to make a long story short Apps denied he had been discharg- ed from the Canadian Army as announced yesterday by Smythc. general manager of thnNational Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs

The great Ieaf centre said he had no idea when he will be re- leased from the Army to join the Toronto team.

Smythe sold his information con- cerning Apps came in a telegram from league president Red Dutton to the Toronto training camp here.

Eddie Murphy Takes 15th Win

WHITE PLAINS. N.Y.. Oct. l6 (AP) — Eddie Murphy. a former golden gloves champion from the Bronx. registered his 15th profes- slonal victory tonight by out- pointlng Nick Primiani, 1371i. of Montreal. in a six-round bout. Murphy weighed 1368i.

llumher 0f Strike Idle In Thexll. S. ll-ear 450,000 Mark

NEW YORK. Oct. l6 -— (AP) - The number of strike idle in the United States climbed close to last week's level of 450.000 today under the impetus of new disputes. more mine workers walkouts and re- sulting steel furnace shut-downs.

Another factor which kept. the total up was th-e failure of a back-to-work call among AIL. longshoremen in New York. with only a fraction of the 35.000 strik- ers rcturnnlg to the wharves.

In Washington. meanwhile. soft coal operators met again despite the break-down of Government negotiations to settle a dispute o- ver union recognition that has 216.000 off the job in six states. Repercussions of the coal strike were heard in the steel industry when Carnegie-Illinois Steel Cor- poration announced it had been compelled to lay off 15,000 workers instead of the 10.000 previously estimated.

Elsewhere in the country. the C.I.O. threatened a general strike of 18.000 members at Wilmington. Delaware: busses rolled again under state operation ln Eastern Mas- sachusetts after n strike of 1.800 AFL men: and in Hollywood. violence flared once more in the movie strike.

llemomlror When

(By The (Ti-fin.- Press)

Lionel Conacher. prominent Can- adian hockey and football layer. was appointed chairman» o tre Ontario Athletic Commission sic years ago today.- Conlcher. a former member of the Ontar'0

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“MUSIC [or MILLIONS ""

MARGARET O'BRIEN JOSE [TUB-Bl

JIMMY DUBANTE JUNE ALLYSON

It's a love story that. smiles through tears! It'll make music in your heart 1

SOURIS »

Thursday 7.30 - 9.30 P. M. Matinee 8:45 PM.

MONTAGUE

Friday I P. M. Sltrrrday 7:“ - 10 PM.

Cl-IARLOTTETOWN A GUARDIAN

20.000 TO BE-

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armed strength.

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At a Previous session w. Abbott.

but. of unspecified tron pro-war R.C.A.F. wlas refit 3218100 1.11911 and the army about 5.000.

Terms. Conditions

Mr. Abbott lave his tentative o! terms and conditions in the three armed

"l. A special committee ha; been set up to review rim pgy and 3110M #11094 for the pennmem, “mod orces with a. view to obtaining a uniformity within the three serv- lew and the simpliflcaton of the ‘WW1 The my structure will pro.

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"MUSIC FOR. MILLIONS" IS UTTEBLY DELIGHTFUL NEW COMEDY WITH MUSIC

It's the story of a. little girl. play- ed by Margaret. who comes to tho city to stay with her big sister (June Allyson) and roooeds to bo- come -parce not onlv of the lives of her sister and the lat- ter's fellow (or girl) musicians in Iturbi’s hand. but of Iturbi himself and oi Jimmy Durante. business manager per excellence.

At about the same time that Margaret discovers that June is going to become a mother. the other girls learn that June's hus- band has been reported missing in action in the South Pacific. How this is kept from the mother-to-be and the unexpected developments that lead to e. moot harmy ending make for tender and charming cin- ema fare for the entire family.

12 SEATS;

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of the last legislature. Dr. D. L. Johnson, was defeated in Brandon. He also was suspended from the C.C.F. for criticism of party n01-

ic .

In one of the doubtful seats. Kil- larney, there was a late day switch of leaders.

A W. Harrison. Coalition-Con- servative seeking re-election. took the lead on completion of the first count which was indecisive. A sec- ond count will be necessary.

Premier Garson was re-elected in Fairford; S. J. Farmer. the C.C.F. leader. headed th! Poll 111 Win11!‘ peg. elected on first count, and W. A. Kardash. Opposition Labor-Pro- gressive leader. was running sev- enth as a re-check of first choice ballots continue .

Coalition has four candidates in the running in the 10-member rid- ing cf Winnipeg. and also holds leads in Fisher and Rupert's Land. far northern constituency, as well as in Killarney. The C.C.F. has one candidate in the running in Winnipeg and leads in St. Boni- face. St. Clements. and Springfield.

Expert enumerators concentrated on a re-check of ballots cast in Winnipeg, but it was not expected the official quota would be made known until late tonight.

Four members were elected on first choice ballots on the basis of an unofficial quota of 7.386. They include Mr. Farmer, Resources Min- ister J. S. McDlarmid. Mr. Stubbs, and Lloyd Stinson, C. C. F.

Food Conference Dpens At 0uehec_

By CLYDE}. BLACKB QUEBEC. Oct. 16'

URN (CP Formal inauguration of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Or- ganization was completed here late this afternoon wncn delegation leaders from 30 countries signed the constitution before a back- ground of national flags in the conference hotel ballroom.

Only major power failing to sign was Russia but. the delegation lead- er and his score of associates were present and waiting onlv for de- finite instructions from Moscow.

Vaslii Scrgecv. 0f the Foreign Trade Department in Moscow. loin- ed his delegation this afternoon af- ter a flight from Washington. but he did not carry. as has bcerrex- pected. thc definite instructions for signing the constitution.

A number of other delegaiizns had not received absolute rower to sign and will plav the role of observers pending the time when they will have received the neces- sarv accreditation from their gov- eruments.

The delegates were welcomed on behalf of the Government and reo- ple of Canada by Postmaster Gen- eral Bertrand who spvke in Eml- llsh and French.

Greece heading For Dictatorship

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ATHENS. Oct. 16 — (Reuiers)— Unless eleventh-hour backing i". forthcoming for the moderate forces which Archbishop Damask- inos. the Greek regent. his been trying unsuccessfully to incorpor- ate in the new government. iheze is every indication that Greece is heading for a dictatorship of the extreme right.

The Regent has made four at- temyts during the lo-day-olcl crisLs to orm a broad based coalition cabinet. Four times he has failed —each time because of the refusal of the extreme right to accept the sort of coalition he proposed. With each successive failure the opposi- tion of the Populist (Monarchist) Party has hardened. It now has reached a point where the extreme right is virtually claiming to- dic- tate‘ policy regardless of any other r

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Its methods. based on an under- lying threat of armed force. are reminiscent of those adopted by the extreme left lost autumn.

viide remuneration corrllparable 1,0 C V“ BIHDlOyment and the pay will a! ltfwd pay “go have no intention

FY1118 to 0e up ch ‘ .

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- e present service pension gun has been under study by a... fenderpartmental .» committee f0.- Wme ‘We The proposed plan Will be a/ppllcable to all ranks. and ser. Vlve during the present war and in the interim force will count as qlff-llfylng service for pension.

3. The Government will m nounce the terms and conditions of service in the permanent forces not later than March 31, 1946. and "Don this announcement rsonnel. who have been accepted or or are serving in the interim force. should they not wish to serve in the per. manent force under the terms and wndmflfls then announced. will be released from their engagement to service until September . 1947.

f (Each servlcae has announced the ormation of interim two.year vol- unteer forces to fill in the be. twicen general demobilization and "wmmilfl 0f the permanent de. fqrfe gganlzstlgns >

- yone w o has been scoop. led f?!‘ the interim force will be Bwelv-od into the Permanent force. Sllbiect of course to continued good conduct. satisfactory medical cat. 93°‘? 1nd mllll-flfy effiiency of the‘ individual,

5. Promotion in the pennaneni forces W111 be o-n a basis of merit and ability and the policy for re. ttrement of senior officers will en. lure that there will be reasonable Promotion for efficient junior oi- floers during peace time,"

Final determination of just what mllllilry‘ establishments will be needed 1n peace could not yet be Lrlilwgxegesngt wtoubld tge influenced to

B e11 y enanlre of obligations which Canada ndghtlélg‘: sumo under world or regional sec. “my arrangements - "obligations which have not yet been clarified 811d by the character of the new and terrible Weapon-s which have so Twelllly been developed "

The desirability of placing 14L search on the broadest. possible basis was fully realized and further action lo that end now was under active consideration

N0 llldlcuflon was given as to the “Omllositlon of the permanent force which before the W111’ was composed of five formations — the Royal 9811111111111 Regiment. the Princess Pamela's Canadian Light Infantry. the Royal 22nd Regiment, (he Royal Canadian Dragoons and Lord Strathconals Horse. There r1150 were Dalccrmanlent artillery. engineer. 591-. v e corps. ordn , l .1 _ ical and other drill; sgnas med He said the organized citizens’ Dart-time reserve armv would form the source from which “a field force ivonuld be found _in the event of war. A supporting perman- ently-employed force would be im- mediately available to meet mini- mum peacetime Obligations and (,0 provide thestafis and gdmjnjstm- five and framing assistance for the reserve arn-ly.

Thereserve army would reflect the military potential of the coun- try and its units and sf-rfl’ would form the basis of mobilization of a field force and coastal and anti. aircraft defences.