Plan To Cut-

NEW YORK. (AP) - The maior leagues Monday relected a plan to cut night ball to 14 games a year and awardsd the 1954 all-slat game to Cleveland July 13. The American League took an- other step toward its plan of ex- panding to a 10-club league by naming a. three-man committee to study the possibilities of new major league territory.

The league amended its coiistitu- tion last Sept. 29 to provide for 10 Clubs "in the event it should be

'1

:oast.”

Prank Lane. general manager of flhicago White sox and a member of the major-minor realignment committee, was named to the group with George Medinger. Cleveland vice-president, and Cal- vin Griffith, Washington vice- oresident.

Release of the official big league attendance figures for 1953 pointed JD the importance of realignment. if Milwaukee hadn't set a National League record of 1,826,397 on its

Chicago Cubs Sell Player

NEW YORK, tAPl -Chicago Cubs said Monday they have snidi George Metkovich, 32-year-oldt outfielder, to Milwaukee Braves in? a straight cash deal. The Dl'lC8l was believed to be about 810.000. Metkovich hit .212 last year, platying 26 games for Pittsburgh, and 61 for the Cubs. He came to Chicago with Ralph Kiner in a deal. with Pithsyburgh inyolying 10 players last June.

Help For S0

By John Farrow I LONDON. lAPl S Some Eiiglizli soccer clubs liliiiik they have i-oiiiiri zhc secret for winning ua.is--- whiffs of oxygen for the players at half-time. l Wolverhampion Wanderers havc

iiscd it for Ivln months in hniiw inatchm: They arc iiiidefrntcri in 18 zamrs. and iin-.x le:ul the pack

in division one of the English Loan

gue West Bi-rimwich Albion players.

who led the first division from Sept 2 until last S-aturday, also lake hail-tiiiie wliilfs.

l.niresiei- C'ity used oxygen inn-

us in irs last. three matches The lmcnstei-men fired in four secoiid- hriii goals against Breritford Sal.- lll'fi7ll' and scored second-hall gna s ngriiiist Lincoln City in a match a cntipin of weeks ago.

Does it help? is it fair?

Not. Illegal

Fred Hmvarth. Football League su-rotary. said Monday. nothing illegal in the use of oxygen as an energy-booster."

Hcre are other views:

Stanley Cullis. Wolver man- ager: "1 think so per cent of the oxygen equipments benefit is psychological. But it's useful when the atmosphere is heavy."

Vic Buckingham. West. Brom ri aiiager: "While we claim no de- fnlte benefits, it certainly has given a general effect of improved

Forum Features DEG. 8th To 12th

Tl.'l-JSllAY- Childrenla Skating 4 to '.:sn General Skating 8 to 10

WEDNESDAY.- Grneral Skating ...... .. 5 to 10

THl'RSDAY- Gcncrnl Skating

8 to 10 FRIDAY-

Cliiidrnn's skating .. . 4 to 5:30 HOCKEY -8.:f3I.ACE BAYX

EA'l'UEDAY- lGe-ncrnl Skating Urban dz Rural

Skating 8

'r-' .

5 it . 1 it

.(- l

the Army's Ihnhgi loll Chandler-

r 1

y&

ltional, showed an increase. club in ihe American League drew

fewer fans than in 1952. p Detroit's proposal to limit clubs to 14 night games each failed inl

iboth leagues. .Thc- Natioiial passed. .a resolution to allow f" v desirable to expand to the Paclficieich Om” club.

Oxygen At Half-fina

”Theire isl

.YEO THEATRE

MONTAGUE - MON. - TUES. - 7th ”& 8th

DESTINATION GOBI

Color - Richard Widmark - Don Taylor FREE - S25 - BANK NIGHTS -- FREE S25

SPECIAL SHOW

Murray River, Dec. 7th and 8th-8 P.M. MONDAY and TUESDAY

THE RED BALL EXPRESS

The Never-Ilelore.-Told Story of

I anodes Drake Abo am subject

Major Leagues Reject

Night Ball

first year, the majors would have suffered a stunning box-office loss. As it was they were able ta hold the drop to about 1.1 per cent with a total paid attendance of 14.383.-

97 only 249,247 less than in l952. Only three clubs, all in the Na- l-Every

each club '

e niizht games at home with

23rd Goal

Lt-it uiiiger Paul Snuidon l.'1l')(il'el

scored his ?,'iitl gowl nf tho sea- son last night as tlin loillllldflls to the .Vfillinnaires. i

lost 2-1

"But-kn"

i.l'l'iLE stout , . .-

i r

are few lioc-key Maritime Major

players Hockey League who command more ras- pect than the Islanders coach Wes

There in the W

Trainnr. In

Trainor, when his namr is man- tioned. are always favorable. Tl'lP first player,wo heard nientioiiim: Trainer's name this yr-ar was nor-ll lllain Dr-fclice, the Sydney fciidnr. Dcfclice started

siiimn:

In Close Ch

lntit-town Islanders 2-1 in a close checking M.M.H.L. game Forum las tnight.

Pew Lanbene and Rome Savud'lgood scoring chances. Defelice atop-

called up to the parent Million-yped A hard shot by Guy In the

aII'ES the A P.C. League. combined in the V . .

first period to score uhat proved 0” salmon and Gray m the to be tiic winning goal. " i

an ”Su lwySIlOL after being fed a )' ' .0 . . . .v .

a-mm: arm a mm mm i2.l.5”3;.T25..f.?3l?e'.2iS3f.fmlI?”f.T.l mm W N" In El" 15l"t”"l"'5 "ll" m”lm”'”5 ill”-ll .iaiiderl knee high in the coragc Olli;llI:0n:;I;:dK::I1l' Exile and Saurd the left hand l ” g scored after seventeen minutes and tlilrty seconds of play. i

vzoii. W liort. u ho landed

SKATES

ALL Sonvs

By Rouooa

.. Dispute Flares Again

Baseball Player Pensiorr

. NEW YORK. (AlP)- The hub is A complete falsehood," M Md

hail player pension , flared J. Norman Iawis. the play": again Monday with conflicting lawyer whose barring mm 1" versions of what happened Sept. 29 Wednesday's meeting .g, Mum.

Gal. brought the dispute 1 open, backed Kiner. M0 N19 "No such rwolution wag mmd

at. an executive council meeting. Commissioner Ford Prick said both the big leagues player rep-

The Sydney Millionaires, with

om Ainiici-st, edged the Char-

at the

from the Aiiiherst. club

Laliberte flashed the red light; ith a partially screened 30 footi

side. The goal was,

The Islanders dressed a now for- nrd in the person of Claude Ro- ili the city iroin

Tr3l'”"'5 Wms” ti” msl "”'l"' the Ottawa Senators yesterday af-

h' pl"-"id ””lmt th" I5l””d”3lSttcriioon. Robert played on a line with Bucko Trainer and Orin Car- ier. He turned in a good perform-

tnwn Fonim. . .

in the Charlotte 0

Tralnrir gave a stvrliiig exaiiiplc q

list night of why lie has mrnrd ”

nce and during his first turn on

lice had one of the Islanders best

. l ' - ” . l . . those veil niniited rciiniln nf iis swung oppnnunmes.

opponents. He was taking his reg

:ular turn on the ice dospiic the glands” were kw lam night. The

Good scoring ChaIiCPs for the Is-

fi-let” that hi, was suffmlinz Sham lsyrlilfy forwards SILIICLI like fiends

mm hem inilmlpd Cm” Md "Mk and checked their men unmcrciiul-g

muscles. He Wasn't as effective as usual, 61 fact which the S3'dllll' rlnfenseiiicn noted. but lie was

tplay:-rs on and off the ice.

l The record numlier of El? deio- gates-themsolyes mostiy Coacllsts and I11allngEl'S-RR'l'I'P('l it was a necessary rule alter secretary Jack Christie said the association was getting: a "black eye" through ltthe unruly behaviour of players 'nn road trips.

In the past no vine person has been held respnnsibln and buck had been passed around, he said

aecretary Christie made it cleir the managers and coaches would not be held financially responsible for any damage caused by play- crs. but would have to answer in who association for their oonduct

Among those attending the meet- pings were Fred C. Wazhome Si-.. yrornnto, life member of one OM!-IA: Lorrie Miller, Noranda, Que-.. secrs-txiiy-treasurer of the lNorthern Ontario Hockey Associ:-.- tion: and Tory Gregg. Wingham. lpresident of the Ontario Hockey Association.

GAS S0l'I'ffIl2

Finland expects to produce illii-

lniinating gas from peat, replacing I imported coal.

MURRAY RIVER THEATRE

Devil Drivers. Alex Nicol. Judith Bron-

still thn man who was lr-adiiir ..

strictly according to the rules. fThey may even know that under. lnn conditions. cithcr ice would Tnainor ever hockey player. . 0 . It has become lthat, 'I'ra.inor would just. as soon -shoot the puck into his own net. as. Tin be-little an opposing hockcy lpiayer or any athlete in any way. lwe first sensed this team loyalty and athletic respect of Trainers when he played with the Islanders under other coaches. While a num- bar of other players were second guessing the work of Leo Lamont- eux. Trainorls only rernarks were orie's of support. We know he wont out of his way to give that support to his coach.

0 I When it comes to speaking of loyalty to a team we will l1i'5tVt'l' forget the ' nemc of Johnny Diitchak. At three o'clock one

morning Just an we were ir!'D&Nd to go to press we received a cell from Dutchak in Mnncton. only a few hours before the Islanders with eleven hockey players played thc strong Saint John Beavers to a 2-2 draw in Saint John. That point was the only one the Islanders won in saint John during the year. I O 0

That was the night lseo Lam- nureux dressed and turned in a sensational performance tihc fact that he had not played much hockey for several seasons. Following the game the team mot- med to Monctnn and arrived in the Hub City about three o'clock. l”)ulA:hak's first not was to get on . the telephone and ric-scribe in glow- ing terms the inspirational play of Lamoureux. He asked that special mention be made of I.amniireiix's inlay and that under no cmitlitlon should his name be used in mm- neotion with the story; it was an experience which will never leave our mind while we have the use of our faculties. They didn't. come much better than Johnny Dptchak.

GREAT BARRIER

The Great Barrier Reef of Aus-

tnry. Tralnor,

on or off tlivflle be.1mie n in condition to play.

despite

turned

The Islanders scored their only.ADD LOCAL GAME

playing with st and neck muscles, was not

The Islanders defense

Si. F. Wins from Siellarion

STE'LLAR'TON. N. 5.. (CF)-St

Francis Xavior University

night to defeat Stelliurton Royals 6-4 in an Antigonish-Plctou-Colch- ester senior Hockey League game. The collogians; who scored twice in each period, were led by Mc- Sween. Blackmore. Flynn. McCiis-l ker, Mulhall and Cyr. Fahey. with two. paced the Royals and Mc- Ddugail and Dorringu-m got singles.

Maripacs Deleal Bearcais 1-5

'1'RU'R0. (OP) - Led try Mark Rabincau. Pictou Maripacs de- feated Truro Bearcats '1-5 Monday night in a hard-checking Antigon- iah-Pictoii-Colcheater Senior Hoc- key Ieague game.

their Saskatoon farm Woslern Hockey Leagiie. to two Ranger

from tho lnjiiries

' trails in a fm-ination of coral ia- lands and reefs off the northeast coast.

lim-rs, Ivan Irwin and

up call for Evan.

NOTICE

fMvltlu8()N OFFICERS MISS MEETING WIJDNEDAY, DEC. Oli At 3000 lens

A Good Attendants is RPQIIPIINI.

T'rTi3:”(St.'1ARDiAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Millionaires Edge Islanders 2-1 ecking Game At Forum

Great Game

4i

l

l Bessette had a number of hard stops in the final period. He block- ed Dunc Macintyre on a breakway

portunities.

torn i

checked l Egg. furiously, especially in the secondl

nu: conviction period. Gustaveson turned over:

Bl-fltmllast night by C. Bevan. defeated off A last . period rally Monday the F. H

Babinesu scored three goals. and singles were tallied by Charlton.

Sheppard, primer and nmwng R-m MacPhee of Halifax with 4'1 points. Fielding paced Truro with twn Following are the official figures goals, and zimmer. Mlngo and for the ion worm: Dale notched the ot.I'iM'l. G A PIA Pfmi. I M M M W1vvl'rl7t. I I6 32 40 Rangers Recall C. no 2- -1 . MoPhP9. H 30 2'1 47 a Whitlock. C 20 26 45 Gray. 0 1'1 as 42 Brown. OB . .. 18 I0 0 H0110”. H ..... M 21 41 NEW YORK. tCPl--Yhw York Bowneu. H . 18 10 1! Rangers Monday recalled Jack '1'Mln0l'. C .. I0 35 35 Evans, hard-liiitinl defenrr-mail.

of

back- Harry Hnwoll, brought. about the hurry-

DECEMBER 8, 1953

reaentativvea-rnalph Kiner and Al- by the executive council meet

lie Reynolds-a.t.teinded the meet- . ing at his New York office and tended." he said. "Th. pm voted in favor of a resolution to don't have any vote. Haw ma

they vote on such a. resolution?" - Prick, however, said the pm," have a vote at executive noun," meetings when player matters an discussed

'I stopped the voting mo.

set up a committee for the purpose of ending the pension plan,

Kinar said in Palm Springs. Oallf., the team owners never made such a. resolution in his presence. "The abatement the owners made

thin Matthew with a smashing hip , g , lcheck about the mid-way mark of the mm M N0 lend lease plan” the second irante and a little over a minute later over the boards.

knocked Kubinec

The Whitlock. Baindon and Gray me had nearly all the Islanders

lrst period and came up with good

scoring op-

siiiooih skating George Robertson played standout hockey on the Syd- iiey forward liiic. Robertson turn- ed in a strong fun way perform- ance as he played between Pirie and Charlie Marshall.

The Sydney defense played sound hockey. The Islanders defense also played Wcll and dealt out plenty of punishincnt.

The gaine uas played on soft icc before a fair simd crowd of fans. The win moved the Millionaires within five points of the League loading Atlaiitics.

, g ,. For the first time this season the Tllwed ly, When the Islanders occasionally mwman omcmung

'uorked in close they were back by an agile Norman Deielicc.

system was

used. Bob Bcdnrri and Art Perry.

liandlcd the whistles.

for the

Centre.-man

the Islanders

pass by . . . latter bis: Dunc iaced down the Ind Duh m The Corral wednesg 1945 mm (gain! up.,,gMn- for R cm" day niglit for an old-timers' game The Mmsm" Wm mm will i ' 2510-a-plate banquet. tonight,

George

brilliant two-way hockevy Sydney Millionaires night in their close victory ml: at tho Forum.

told them they were going to 1.: the pension plan.” said F;-kg. am they continued and voted unanim, ously for the resolution."

that they had a resolution to end the pension plan and that Allie Reynolds and I failed to notify the players about this resolution

Old-Timers Game At Calgary Tomorrow Night

old atan. g Twelve players who bmu cALGARY' (CF) Scnpbook Calgary its first Allan Cu;-it:

hockey heroes will put on skates

Five different teams will play as units, but they will be alter- nated in such a manner that the oldest players won't be up against the youngest. Some 8,000 fans are expected.

The aggregations will rep- resent the National Hockcy Lea- gue. the American Association. Calgary Tigen of the 1920-30 era and Calgary Stampeders of 19-10 and 1946.

The most star-studded cast will be the NHL squad, which will re-l unite the former New York Am- erican line of Sweeney Schrlner, Lorne Carr and Art Chapman. The big names don't end there. Others are Art. Somers, Paul Thompsont Irvinc Frcw, Stew Ad- ams. Eddie. Wares, Tommy And- i-rson, Marty Burke and perhaps Mac and Neil Colville, Eddie

Hockey Scores

Maritime Major- Sydney 2 Ch'town 1 A-P-()- .St. Francis 6 Stellarton 4 Pictou 7 Truro 5 Northern Ontario 8enlor- Saull Ont. 4 Sudbury 3

Give iiEsEBili Attendance Dala

NEW YORK, (A-P)-The remng sniasliiiig atteiidances of Miiiviny kee Braves was largely reeoonnbh increase in an

Robeitlscii:

last

.ln Curling 'Spiel

His Honor Lt.-Gav. T. W. L. Pmwsc skipped his rink to a 9-5 victory over the Frank Acorn Rink ilasi night to iwlvaiice to the semi- l finals in the Lletutenant-Governor's Curling Bonspiel at. the Charlotte- town curling Club. The Wendell Worth skipped rink defeated Dr. Giddings rink 10-4; Johnny squaretbriggs rink, skipped

arisen rink 12-1 and Dr. Lem Prowse defeated A. M. Howr- att. 0-7 in other matdhes.

Tonight at seven o'clock the Lieutenant-Governor's rink will play the Johnny Squarebriggs rink mi ice 3. The other ice surfaces will be open for the Uvetning.

Forrl liuilds Scoriiig Lead

Billy Ford of Halifax noted seven goals and five anista last week to lengthen his lead in the Maritime Major Hockey League point scoring race.

Ford has 36 goals and 14 assists for a total of 59 points. Team-mate Pete wywrot is in second place with is points followed lg Paul Salndon cf the Islands: and Doug

c.i.ii.T. Rules Marcolie Property Of Ciladeiles

(OP)-Oilticera of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ruled "oridag n t that goalie Jacques Marootta is the property of Quebec Oihdelloa.

MONTREAL.

said hewiii not play with Gtadeilaa and "mail means to protect my rights.”

Dispute over the 18-year-old goalie has been bitterly waged by citadelleo. whose property he was

In A statement. later Marco& also-m

7

it

&.

Continued on page IE o

' THE TIME

59 Q4665!

llslanriera attack when the chi . V , . , n v--- .

IN awmww 1g 77g im,,(, don, lsonl vhcn the Millionaires lwerei Lmmp. o a Wlseman and an Wiebe. for a ivrpei--cent

popping-up in some of our moicl o n . ,si;ioi'i1-Kliaiid::1i.gP.iiil5819509 fm'sh"l Sodiicy: Cnoal. Defellce: defence. Pmpo" 0! Ihe "me is to "t crowds M Nuumml League be” dimmh mgmws-. y In mp last nu.” nmmm, of c. o a 19.9 viay passing playlMPInUTP' MFDmm1dV Matthews, up a players benevolent fund. ball games during the 1958 team

A lllF(llCill aiillioriiy: ”I think the play he led attack aftr-i' ilttn : llml Bmtk Vllllgllock mm 0”" Cali" l R,.m.dU,,; rm-wards. Guay. pi,-Xe ' ' Th?" 51'? 0”"? Ndl ”fll5"l7-' The Amerlclm LHIGIM WWPS benefits of hnli-tinic ox) szcii-tziviiiglziaaiiist the Milliniiziiws in an .-ill- W" Mme Kubmec 5,” out fl ll'lDH1Aag,-om, Robertson Kubinec MC: nlons in V"Iaul par” of (""”d”' ilhe mB.l0F 140581195 M 3 Whole do. are purely psychological.” out effort in get the equalizin: Pl”? Della”! P-"it'll In the S0C0IldIDnumH' Marsha” 'LMmerLe' SIM Among the American Assocla- dined.

The Practice of rvfreshiniz l)lu3'- goal. Two or three times the i iP9"l0'l- tmdi i . ' ”0" 0'd'”""" "9 PM Sends The official attuidanu f lei's by giving them oxygen till the landors hold tlwn puck in tl1I' Slillrl Kubmoc went "3 the am hm all Clharlotteiowrnz Gog) Basset”. The Enosnn Club pmgmmmcl Sheldml Buckhst sleepy Luuv Ed released at Monday's nidmlesna Sl(lPllllP is a coniinnn our in .i.in- my mun but were unable tn izcl pm” ll?” "milk ml” mllillnil BUCKO; dmpnu. Glmmemn Mcmu mm' W," M” be wnrm 55090 Frld” lH”3"l' Jnk Arlmun J” Ml” meetings showed the Braves drug ericrin coll ge ioolhnll II aim ins ,. Md sh,” ,,1 ,,,.(g whm Ihf. Min. Tit;iiiior alter the latter rushed into y j " ”' . ' 3 ' llllihl ill”. 7" U"? N” that .ih9T',G0ldl'lCll. Yllllk 5hPgFllI 'M'Id 3081' 1,325,397 fang at Ldjlwgukeo

9 1 ' lBlack.lsii ll Ilrltlllnl foi w ards - v v 1 h' - - Q mp” plums an .,pm5,..n5 m (Hm. ;mn.,m.Fs sh”, H” "wk mm.” H14. mp svdmy mnc on a dangcmusi Wm-Hmlk -Snmdnn -Cnrvn. Gray uss no viinnei during nst. mg is kccpai Sari .'amVTimmins. mm,pm.(,d in only 131273 in 30. than linriqoy, W. H was -nmnm. MM !,..,,. -,..-1-plookiiig attack lHmm.,,..'. R.,,.mE' Gmhmj Rogslilhlh he-twi-on Sidney and the 13- Twn IOTTIIBI lxl-ll. gr:-alt. t'Il"- M" the year before. The , -S------- I and mmrvnrl in the disc to start A little over a minute later sniii-f i ” ii ' s ' ' '""d"5' . . . I"""m'"' Md Dmm" ”"1,3”1' broke the attendance recorld 1 ,,.,,,m.r rush irion pushed the puck into the opeiil 6 R is 5 Bed d d A” Tilei mfg M land "mIl"'g' hr” "nae Tiny Thump”? me 0;: 1907666 by Brooklyn in 1847 y t p . V V ' 9. rec. Bob ar an goa n to aecon pero was the algarv roster song wit ' ' ' . o a ;net. aftei Defolice was drawn out Pprw 7 h , I .m. LO twi k 1 As a result. the over-all by I Tim rm dwwatlon- -”-m" M P"-W" by CW” t Slimmarti” -All T.f'?i.l”."i ""2 '""2 7...; wii .”."di; I '”il?I.i3.”..”' gC".lSi Hon-1 new mode” WW - . - - 1 dicr i.m-no Pine the im nvi ipiil. to 5" 'i'. N”. "W '" - ”” - "'9 ' r "' " - 952 to Hi