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. Returning from a trip to New York and Boston. Gussie MoLeiian o! Glace Bay. former featherwtight champion of the Maritimcs but now in the promoting end of the tight game ill ~Cape Breton, droo- ped into the office (sat evening with an irlterestiesri bit of news.

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news concerned none other than Bunny McCloskey, young‘ Charlottetown mitt-slings: who is -mairing his way in the squared circle around New York these days. Moheilan who promoted a courole of tights that MoCloskey took part in in Nova Scotis, was much impressed with the improve- ment shown bv Bunny since go- ing to the United States; and he predicts a bright future for the youngster.

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Bunny ts training 3 the O.Y.0. gym, New York, and among the boxers who work out_ there are Marty servo. s world's ch ' and Arturo y, well known heav eight boxer. McLeiian sew Bun winJly a knockout in a. recent fllhtand statedthat he is r idly obtaining ring poise and po two attributes that are really essential. r

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Switching the converse? to ‘ the coining MoCloskey-l-Py fight

for the Maritime title, which is scheduled for GlaceBa Gussie waso! the opin

tie. MoCloskey will be meeting an experienced. cagey flflhiifll} .he said. and although he woul not predict how it would turn out it was» noticeable that he felt strongly. that MoCloskey would ~give Pyle a busv evening of it. . O O .O O.

Canada's 1946 Allan Cup hockey final will open in Reginb April 18 ' but dates and venues of subsequent aisles in the best-of-seven tangle or the senior amateur hockey championship have yet to be de- finitely decided, Al Pickard, vice- president of the Canadian Ama- teur Hockey Association announ- ced recently, ‘ ‘ t y‘ throne Regina would get/only the o n game of the series on the n ght of April 18. The sites for Other sames will be announced liter a western winner comes out the current Calgary-Trail struggle to meet Hamilton Tigers, the eastern representatives. O O O O

Following the 5-1 loes to the Bengals inst. Saturday night, the Royals left by bus for Hamilton. They were feeling retty blue and remaining silent, ut the mono- tony was relieve when the bus carrying the J ngle Kings was passed coach. Pete Morin. the club fun maker remarked, “cheer, up fellas, that's the first time we have been ahead of Hamilton in this series."

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Colorful Rocky Graziano middle- weight, and Jersey Joe Wolcott, heavyweight, were the bigmuns of the fight game the last three months, punching their wny to title-challenging positionu,

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In the first quarterly rations of 1046, the National-Boxing Assoc- iation this Week stamped Groalano Imam: the ISO-pound "logical con- tenders mid “lhftllided Wclcott among the Poutltanding boxers" in the big-boys class. ~

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lifontreal’: Johnny» Credo was listed as an "outstanding conten-

der" in the welterweight division.‘ O O O O

Grazisno, a Michigan msuler who cks New York's Madison Square ardeu every time he ap rs, re- cently knocked out Mo y Servo. welterweight champion. Graziano Y \V|" meet Tony Zale, champion, in ~a title bout iri July,

fight would be a clou, tough bat-

on the roadby the Royals‘ in

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Dominion Ba *~ e teoe-o.o--~

-A husky, experienced team round ball experts-the Victoria Domlnoes—have lelnbarked on a journey which they hope will carry them across Canada to an- rtllther Dominion senior basketball nal

The team-eight of them veter- ans of the Second Great War-are regarded by ~veteran manager Dave Nicol as the best club the Dominoes have ever placed on the road in quest of the national crown. They left; here last night for Raymond, Alta, to open n two- game total-palm ‘series tomorrow night against Raymond Union Jacks, the Alberta champions.

If victorious there the club-alm- ing ‘for its fifth Canadian title- will continue to travel eastward to meet the. Saskatoon Tollers and. if successful again, then proceed to Manitoba for the Western Con- ado finals against Winnipeg St. Andrews. If still in the win col- umn Dominoes then journey to the horn floor of the eastern champ-

ns.

Nicol, who piloted the club to two Canadian championships under the name of the Victoria Blue Ribbons and repeated-with the Dominoes, was unable to accom- pany the squad because of pres- sure of business.

However, he placed confidence in the ability of George (Porky) An- drews, llefty six-foot guard, as playing-coach to do- the master min . g Peden, noted six- iday bike racer, was the only mom- ber unable to make the trip, but he may join his team if the club reaches‘. the Dominion finals. Doug is in the Canadian army. ' Before the team left Victoria.

lcol said that "with every player o condltio and plenty or har- mony nmon the players, ‘f figure the DMTIlTTOGS wllfretum with the championship.”

"Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig, wiho in 1941, was appointed ca tain of the New York Yankees 1 ears ego today. ‘Ilhe Yankees had n wlthou/t a skipper since 1922 when. Babe Ruth was removed for misbehalviour_ Since than. manag-

ers had been afraid of offending the "Kin , of Swat" by apglinting a new lmtwthe be was

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transferred to the Boston -Bees at‘ the beginning of the 1935 season.

Wolcott, a New Jersey product, owes-his meteoric rise to a smash- ing victo , over dangerous Jimmy Blvins, Oeveland, and a victory over Joe Baksl, rugged Pennsyl-

vanlan. O O O O

Tile New York Yankees, who are supposed to have just “so-so" pitching to go with their murder- of hitting talent, looked ike a team that inight win a pen- nant on the strength oi’ its hurl-

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At least they had plenty of can- didates for starting jobs. Rookie Randy Gumpert moved up high on the list ias week when he col- laborated with veteran Spud Chandler to beat Atlanta, ‘l to 0, on just two hits. A record crowd of 01.000 saw the game in which Joe DiMaggio got a two-run hom- en -

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Gumpert pitched hltless ball for the final six innln s and struck out eight. Last Satu sy, rookie John Wight’ wcclt the route and pitched a four-hitter, and other youngsters including Charley Stanoeu, Floyd Bevan: and Steve Peek have done well lately.

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The meturn of veterans Ernie Bonham and Charley Ruffing also boomed the egitching prospects after it appear for a tme that both would give up baseball this season. Two sore arm pitchers, At- ley Donald and Marius Russo ex-

ect to know shortly just what hey can do. Russo worked out briefly estenday when he rejoin- ed the am.

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establish STAYS

vauoouvun, April . 11—(CP)—t 0

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q (Victoria (‘Dominoes Start

Out In Quest Of Fifth

sketball Title

Came Cancelled

The hockey game scheduled at Bedqqug tonight between the Holy Redeemer All Stars and Bedflllle All Stars has been Dost-boned due to road conditions. If agreeable to Bedeque, All Stars will Play Saturday or at a later date. Please answer through this paper.

Former Detroit

Hockey Star Decorated

OTTAWA, April i1—(CP)—-He0 Kilrea of Ottawa, former Nation- al Hockey league star with De- trolt Red Wings, has returned here after a trip to Detroit where he was decorated with the United States Distinguished Service Cross.

A U. S. army sergeant during the war, he also won the French Crolx de Guerre. The citation ac- companying the D. S. O. said that aingiehaslded, Kilrea had routed a German tank and supporting troops in a French village near Bennwlhr on Dec. i2 i .

Going into a street, which was under enemy machlnegun and rifle fire, he had scattered the Nazi troops with a rifle and then fired six bazocka shells into the tank, forcing the Germans to withdraw.

Owen Was Slated To " Handle Club

ST. LOUIS, April il-(APL-‘lfhe terms of a so-called "agreement" between Mickey Owen, Brooklyn catcher, and president Jorge Pas- quel of the Mexican Baseball Lea- gue included a provision that Owen should be player-manager of the Torreon Club for five years.

published a photograph of the agreements, si ed here April by Owen and Star-Times sports writer, President Jorge Pasquel." The document said Owen would be paid an annual salary n-f $15.- 000 and a bonus of $12,000 for aiming, in addition to being ro- vided a "first class apartment‘ in Torreon, living expenses and transportation expenses to and from his home ih Springfield, Mo.

Invited To Compete In H. S. Meet

NEW YORK, April l1-(AP)-— Fred Corcoran, P.G.A., tournament manager, said Elmer Ward, spon- sor of theGoodall Round-Robin Golf Meet, today cabled the Bri- tish open chomuion, Richard Bur- ton, inviting hm to compete in the i946 meet and oppose Byron Nelson in a special match.

Burton recently was quoted as saying he doubted Nelson top- money winner among nit States pros last year, would be able to score in the mid-sixties on Bri-

"for

tish links and offered to back his opinion “with $600 of my mvn money."

American golf addicts immed- iately raised approximately I150,- 000 to back Nelsen but plans to match the pair fell through when Nelson currently vacationing, con- oelled his trip to South Africa and England.

The St. Louis Star-Times today

2. y J. Gillespie, a-

Exhillition Baseball

Al Hartford, Conn:

Boltfll (A) ....000l00 110-3 l 2 Bolton (N) 000 003 002-8 (gwl Bughson, Clerk. C. Wagner and H. Wagner, Doyle; Soin.,Rcid and

(Called end ass innings by time agreement). At llageratmvn, Md:

Phlladelhpia (Al) ’ 000 030 160-10 l5 1

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Hagersiown (Interstate) ‘ 000 102 000- 3 0 6 , Besse and Rosar. Arm-

Berry strong; Arncherico. Joselane. Lon- gazei, Nagel and DisDenzierLCr-um- 11118.

Keetlow and ichards; Boggs and Lakeman.

(Game called and 5th account of rain).

A0 Tulsa, Okla" Si. Louis (Ni) 017 001 203-14 20 1 (TL) .. 000 000 000— 2 2

APRIL 12, 1946 THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN A

Intermediate Saints Win Hoop Came

Yesterday afternoon at the P. W. C. Auditorium St. Dunstons hoopstera kept their winning s intact when the Second tagged a. 32-21 defeat on the sec- ond Prince of Wales team in the first of a best out of three series.

Both squads had a number of young and inexperienced players on their line-up. but in spurts the youngsters showed promise of tek- ing to the game, and when in close made no mistakes in hooping the ball throng-h the twinm.

[an Morrison with fourteen points was high scorer of the game. while Joe Mahar with eight topped the Red and White squad.

Lanier, Bus-khardt and Wilber; Steinbach, Lents and Rsterwood, Fortune.

At Baltimore, MIL: New York (A) 010 0200-3 1 2 Brooklyn (NI) 301 042 1—l1 14 1

Wight, Holcombe and Niarhos; Bohr-man and Anderson.

(lG-ame called end 7th account crowd overflowing field.

At Wichita, Kara:

Chicago (A) ,002200000-4 9 0 Pittsburgh (N) 000 000 000-0 4 3 lopat, Hemnec and Tr ; Roe,

‘0101116118911’ and Baker.

At Richmond, Vt.: New York (N) 010 010 010-8 l0 0 Cleveland (A) M0 001 01x—4 4 0

Feldlnan, Schumalcher, Carpen- ter and Lombardi; Feller

Hayes. esnCharioiie, N. 0.: ' 001 m 410-9 14 z Wsdslnlton (Al) ooo ooo coo-o 5 1

Judd and Seminick; Hudson, Masterson, Ortiz and Evans, Early,

Thinks Bail Controversies Are Harmful

o; u pus-nan

WASHINGTON, April 11 _ (AP) qA State Department, official said today the Unit-ed States Govern- ment "wishes baseball would show some indication of a‘ desire to

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clean up" differences with the Mexican League. Controversies over American

Dlayers enterinu into agreements

with Mexican eague off cials are

ifllurlllk relations-with “one of our

filolsrelt and best allies," said this of- C fl .

Newspaper accounts of instances involving Mickey Owen, Brooklyn

Catcher. and Vern Stephens. St Louis Bvowna shortstop, have been closely followed at the State De- partment. tephens played briefly n the Mexican league but return- ed to the Browns. Owen signed a Mexican contract but later decid- in t-ha circuit.

angry over

statements as those attributed to

Stephens that. the big-shots there

g2 around with six-shooterb on, eir hips," the

official said. "Stephens? only real complaint. from what appeared in the pap-

ers. was that he didn’t feel at home there.

"We carry on other sports ac- tivities with Mexico in amateur, school and college fields with no difficulties but this baseball squab- ble may make it embarrassing to continue those esociatiorls."

Bisons Back In Running For Title

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N, Y., April 11 —

Lineups:— SAINTS FG PS PF Pie South 2 0 0 4 Dorsey .. 3 0 1 6 Mahar........4 0 1 B D. MacDonald ..2 0 0 4 O'Connor .. 2 0 1 4 Helfmhlll .. 1 0 3 2 Murphy .. 2 0 0 4 Hammill ...0 0 0 0 Totals .. .... ".16 0 0 N P. W. C. F0 F5 PF PB. Morrison ... .... 1 0 1 l4 .. l 0 i 2 .. 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 S 0 0 1 0 .. 01 0 1 0 Totals ....l0 1 ‘l Ii Give lip Hope 0f Saving Boxers Life

(By The Associated new;

GLENDALE, Calif" April 11-

Physicians have abandoned hope of saving the life of Vince Dun- dee. world's middleweight oilamlp- ion in 1933-34. .Dundee was stricken with poo- gressive paralysis four years ago. It has spread and now he is bed- ridden, can barely speak. Doctors diagnosed his ailment as a blocked nerve at the base of the brain.

Dundee's wife said the Italian- born boxer sustained injuries in a bout against Freddie Steele in Seattle in 1995 that 18d to his re- tirement.

Vince won the title in i908 from Lou Brouiilard. lost it to Teddy Yaroaz the next year.

He was born Vincent Lamaro 4B years ago. He and his brothers. Joe, ell-welterweight chlmpiomand Mike, a lightweight, took thensme Dundee in the ring.

By JACK MITCHIEL Canadian Poms Staff Writs

In the words of Harry Davis, vet-

eran playing-pilot. Toronto Maple

leafs are “'16 per cent stronger"

' 1946 entry in the Baseball

e. Ordinarily this would be

tanta- mount to a pennant prediction for a. team enough to catch a flrst-divis on berth last year, but. after seeing the lush talent per-

th airling camps

."Sure, we'll be a lot stronger than at the start (if last year. but so

will all the other clubs." Newcomers l be as numerous as familiar faces when the Tor- onto team lines u? for its first May . u

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Holy Hallie Bowling

I : E, Pineau (Capt) I6 M6 16B J Bonnell 128 14B 174 G. Keys 166 1S4 175 M0 1B8 w: Total-heel. Alumina;- J. McCormick (Capt) 1B2 158 1% L. HarlW 132 B06 214 J. Nicholson 110 104 138 464 468 516 Total-HM

High single E. Pineau H5.

High three E. Pineau 659.

The Juniors defeated the Atom- CIPTOWN ALLIYI

DuckPinLengue

be:- F. Douoette 154 1C6 13B E. Rice 148 125 125 V. Pineau 119 127 113 . I. McKinlnon 130 1M 165 A. McFariane 109 187 1% 660 U8 660 Total-NBS. Tigers:- J. McDonald 1S8 136 1M B. Taylor B0 89 111 W. Biso 166 m 183 J. Keys 137 12s 11'1 B. McGallum 89 120 1'18 W’! 619 701 Total-ID“. High single A. McFarlane 187. Bll-Iigh three J. McDonald and W. so . Points: Arabs S 1-0; Tigers 1 1-2, Old Timers:- R. Duncan 110 110 100 R. Harley 104 1'19 12'! V. Coyie 1w 1w 88 J. A. Bentley 106 1M J. Cameron - 166 9'7 121 B37 H1 5W Wolves:- E. Woods 128 130 13B A. Doucettn 131 137 132 J. Purcell 145 98 1'78 J. Bonnhan .135 114 133 B. Whitiock 1M 101 102 6 580 8B4

63 High single R. Harley 1'19. High three J. Purcell 4.21. a :1l’ozi‘nts: Old Timers 2 i-ii; Wolves Friday night at B: Emmett! vs. Greyhounds.

Wembley Stadium, in northeast London, which "housed" the Can- adian services hockey leagues this winter and loaned their huge stad- ium for soccer games, showed s gross record-breaking profit for i946 of $1,741,108 compared with £157,578 the previous year.

But the increase was attributed mainly to lifting of restrictions on greyhound racing. Instead of the warration of one meeting a week, Wembley was able to d N meetings during I945.

Hans Gerachwiler, Swiss ice- skating champion, isn't wasting any time in his preparation for the i948 Olympic Games to be staged in mndorl.

He gave an exhibition at Rich- mond March 7 and was out again at 6 n. m. the following day to

TORONTO, April 11 — (OP) — gto

start his training for the big event.

Toronto ’s Baseball Leafs $aid To Be Much Stronger;

(any Newcomers In Lineup

Byron

CookandPairl bothlookedmodln

include Much who elenibition games; Woody John- n, a manly-regarded . Norman , Joe Coleman. Will MoCahan and two Toronto boys who make the glradc. Pete Karvuk and Mac Bamue y.

Baseball's “Big Train" In Hospital

11 — (AP)

WASIUNCYION. Agril -—Wa1ter Johnson, t e "'big train"

ed whose fast ball was the terror oi

big le e baseball for 21 years 1907-1

THE BIKE SHOP

The Htilllg‘ hf "fblliiri-iiligf howls" alilii

i

ti. yi

Squad Will

Conn Back v To Workouts 0n Sunday

GRIZETTWOOD LAQ I. I, April 11—(AP)-I0hnny hay man- ager of heavyweight challenger Billy Conn, said today that the Pittsburgh boxer suffered "a little nip in the fleshy part of the left thumb yesterday but will be back in the ring boxing on Sunday."

REY 811d Conn, who meets champion Joe Louis in New York's Yankee Stadium June l9, suffer- ed the tnjury when the scissors BIiPPEd Ill the tape was being cut from Conn: hand after yester- day's workout.

British Open Champion Leads Field

IDiNDON sol-ll 11-(oP)__ Riohardiburtomlrittliopen 1f ch onfiredaBQtodayféI-fna

Q -

rlke lead over Georg wartime and Bullwell in ilhe first round

Flor-est Club pro, of the “in-hoe silver king tourna- merit.

of Bikini

Hmry one _ glolfing greats and former open tieholder, collected a 7B urinar-

Monarchs’ Fans Ready? To “Lay It On Line” That

it's

183 GREAT GEORGE STRhEi

Beat ‘Trish "

‘TORONTO, April ii. -- (C?) Wl g Monarchs, hockey champions of W,es'tern"Csn ado, arrived today for the Memos‘ ial Cu final against Toronto Michae waning. Saturday, were accompanied by a number of stout Winnipeg fans prepared bet any money that Monarc could beat the Eastern titiists.

There were 1'7 players on thq Winnipeg roster with Coach Wale ter Morison. Monsoln was not doc Lng any boasting, but he did any‘ “We're better than we were a Christmas. We're sharp right now, and I'm not. worrying about thel: performance. They'll do all right.

St, Michaela, who" innocked of! the Oshawa Generals too with thd 0. H. A, junior title and then bee! Montreal Canadiens in the caste ‘ final, weren't making any predi tidns at all.

J09 Pflmeall. 8t. Mikes conch an] former N. H. L. star with Toron Maple Leafs, was at the station greet the Winnipeg team, aln with other 5t. Michaelg offl There was no ice in Maple Le Gardens today and the Wlnnipe a - gers were expected get the first workout Friday.