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By Whitney Martin NEW YORK. Dec. 23 -—(AP)_

llllvlc Salnlhas given Prfmo Car- “pfﬂ a, pretty nice Christmas went in permitting him to live

l 11:. lilo United States pcumancntly, ..-.-:l if memories of his larevlc-us -,j\."do occasionally caust- hlm to ken in the middle of the night i: .. cold sweat, _

Never was a man more aha-me- ",- v exploited than the errn-bllng ;. 1cm who became heavyweight lxllllfig chulmpion of the world. enm- pd hundr-eds of thousands of dol- 1..,=, lmd left; here penniless. May- bl’ not quite pcnniless, as he had a 53nd,; tux refund coming WhiCll ll(\l)0."l_\' kne\v about. or that prob- ai. would have been gone too.

s‘ '."s of this ginut nl a man

med h‘m toihis country in 1929 n‘ ‘HTOUEII an intensive publicity p he was pictured as some- oimost superhuman. in real- ; was just a big, good-natured j with no more stomach for 1i l w; than n. soft-eyed doe.

"was carted about. the country a dulled whale. And wide- hcd citizem gathered frcm Jl. lilld near to gaze upon him.

W» vividly recall the first time

.nv him. l-le was passing c.1111 Omaha and stopped off for

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by he ﬂexing of huge muscles. It \\’l"~ inlpresslve, at that.

‘Phl- next time he came back

".l re he was in the midst ‘of the tmr which was eventually to build -.\ for a fight for the champion- diiw lle was practically on one- ." fit stands then, and never did u -us travel with more pump. He = the big top, surrounded by loxv tents of managers. train- .~. pitch mcn and hangers-on just

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"IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE"

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living off the main attraction.

Mimi- °1 his (‘Pwnents were guys who never before were heard of 11nd never were again. but elough Swill-led "name" fighters were scattered among his victims to create an impression that Pr‘mo gleatlly was quite a guy with his i5 F.

if‘; managers were raking in money hand over list. but how much of 1t Prime ever saw is

Droblematlcal. Meanwhile, his life bccrme plagued by lawsuits. sus- pensions. rumors of fixed bouts. “It Prime himself in his simple, trusting mind never suspected any opponent went down from other causes than his vast fists is under- standable.

Anyway, he was steered into a titl. bout with Jack Starkey, whrm lle knocked out in the sixth round. A few days previous to the light he had filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. ‘mat was in 1933.

A year later his world boson to tulmble about his ears. l-le was bﬂdly beaten by Max Boer in losing the title and gusts your eloq- that sudforcd n similar late at the hand: of 1n up-and-coming youngster named Joe Louis.

Thinks Yanks Will Co Poorly At Clympios

MOSCOW, Dec. 21— (AP)—A Soviet writer predicted today Am- ericans would have difficulties in next year's Olympics because of a "decline" in their athletic per- romance.

N. Savage, writing in the week- ly Ogonek, said "military penetra- tlon" in United States sports events had resulted in the decline.

Comparing results of recent mectsIin the United States with those ol Europe, Savage declared the Americans were doing poorly at present, particularly in the high jump and swimming. l

BRADWEIL. Essex. England — (OP) _ A layer of Oyster shells discovered during excavations has revealed that .an oyster fishery operated here during the 12th and 13th centuries. .

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“Buck" Whltiock. starry centre- man with Moncton Hawks o! the B18 Four Hockey League. and now spending a short Christmas vaca- tion at his home hero, will receive his chance to break into pro hoo- key early in ,the New Year when he will travel to Montreal for a tryout with Montreal Canadlens 0f the National Hockey League.

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Whltlocks work which has been drawing down. plenty of rave no- tices evcr since tho season opened, has also caught the eye of Marty Barrly, former big league star. and it is on the letters recommend. ntlon that Buck is receiving his

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Buck himself was non-comnrnlt- tsl on his chances of making the Julrnp from the Big Four usgue to the N. H. L. but a lot of his followers no nifldent that the lob-pound centremsn. already with c. total of 50 scoring points in Big Four play. will make the grade. If he falls in this attempt he will likely return to complete the se - son ‘with the Hawks and his re- turn’ would be indeed welcome. He. has been a tower of strength to the Moncton entry all season long and his attempt to crash into Big Time hockey will be followed keenly. O - -l- -l- + 'l'

Probably in ‘the finest playinil shape of his career and bearing little signs of the rigorous sched- ule he is partaking in, Whitlock was of the opinion that the Hawks would be able to retain their Mar- itime‘ title again this season; The team is improving daily. Buck stated, with new replacements adding a lot of strength. and in his opinion Hawks would" leally be rolling once the New Year rolls around.

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Buck also had a word of praise for the performance oi young Nick Nicolle, playing his second season with Saint John Beavers. Nicolle is dentin! the twine: fair- ly regularly in hlslast half dozen games and Whitlock was of the opinion that if #19 YOURSSY-E!‘ C811 gain a little more polish around the net he will move right UPWiY-ll the scoring leaders.

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Buck at present is carrying a deep gash on his chin, suffered the other nirht. in a game against the Halifax Crescents. The in- Jury was severe enough to force him out of the game in the early minutes vol the third period but he will be back in the lineup when Hawks play at Moncton next Fri. day night. And that will be plenty bad new; for the opposing goalie. for in l4 games this season Whit- look bu been kept off the scoring simian-y on but two occasions.

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The sports department had its annual Christmas visit from Big Jim Psndergast yesterday, alter- noon. -!t is always s plonure to

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HAMILTON. Dec. 23 - (c?) ._. Inactive for several weeks except for practice drills, Hamilton Tig-_ ers claimed the layoff had not dulled their football claws as they Wetland to leave Friday night to "1881! Vancouver Bluo Bombers 1°!‘ UN! Dﬂminion Junior football crown - official or unofficial.

Flnllly selected as eastern rep-I resentatlves alter the most-com‘ fused season on record, the lunior' ‘Cat: had onily to win their Junior

the kwieui sports enthusiasts in the Maritimes and-himself an ath- lete of note in his younger dsys, so keenly does he follow sports activities that he always has a :eody answer for any Question that comes up, and advancing years are leaving very little impression upon the popularly known ‘Big Jim."

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Whila Branch Rickey has been busy overhauling his pennant- wlnnlng Brooklyn Dodgers in p11- paration for a defence of the Nu- tlonal League flag. the Cardinals, expected to be one of tho Dodg- ers‘ chief challengers again. are standing pat and relying "mainly on physical recoveries on the port of Howie Pallet and Stan Musial.

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Manager Eddie Dyer was con- ylnced the Cardinals lost last season because of Pallets inef- fectiveness on the mound and Muslars slow ‘start at the plate. Both were hampered by sickness. Pollet by a lame elbow and Musla‘ by appendicitis.

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Dyer has other problems, of course, the most important being the acquisition of o. good catcher. The misfortunes of lust season proved almost beyond a doubt that Joe Garagiola, youthful star of tho 1946 World Series, cannot car. ry the load of ﬁrst-string catch- ing duties. However. Dyer believed and told Robert llannegan, new owner of the Red-birds, so during the recent. major league meetings that he can get along with Gara- giola. and Del Rice.

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Muslal, of course, can make a tremendous difference. The Car- dinals remained in. last place until he began to hit in May. When he was hitting 185 the Cardinal." weren't playing much better ball thar that percentage. When Stan found the range and started to climb. the Redbirds went _wlth

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A chart could be shown show- ing how the Cardinals’ rise from last to second place was directly related to Musials climb from .185 to .312 in the batting aver- ages.

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Pollcti/s failure meant that Dyer had only three good pitchers-Rod. Munger, Harry Brecheexl and Murry Dickson. Monger won 17 games, high for the stall’. but four fewer than Pollet checked in with the previous season when the Redbirdl won the flog.

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Loo Durocher. rather fortunate we, think, to be back as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers. has been named manager e National League team in the ma r league's all-star game next summer. The Lip gets that honour because the managers of the teams in the world series the previous season have always been named.

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However. it strikes us that Du- rooher con win buckle lot. of good will by the simple expedient of liEPpins aside in favour ol Burt Snail-on. hi! highly-successful 1‘nch.hitter at. Brooklyn last. ses- ~~n. Everyone would be inclined

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Tigers Consider Long Layoff Not Harmful

BIB Four group o1 the Interprov- inclsl Rugby Football Union to gain the western trip. The Ontario Rugby Football Union, after a jumbled series of disquallflcations. failed to declare a Chlimiplgn and Quebec defaulted.

AS the Tisers stand final work- outs they were not particularly worried if their two-same "Ever. green Bowl" series with the Born. bars Jan. 1 and 3 was recognised by the Canadian Rugby Union u g championship affair or not,

They agreed lo play one game under western rules and one un- der C.R.U. rules in negotiations with the coast club. C.R.U. ol- ficlals say Western" rules lrc "out" but the Vancouver Mogul; are proceeding with original plans.

Under western rules all players are eligible to take advantage of the l0 yards interference whereas only players on the lino qt scrim- moes enjoy that privilege under the C.R.U. code. l

Present indications are that about 30 persons will make the trip, including 2s players, one trainer. a coach. manager and the club president, J.M. Piggott, Jr.

Spud Chandler Picked As Most Effective Pitcher

CHIC-AGO. Dec. 28—(AP)--Spud Chandler. 38-year-old New York Yankee vetaran,.was oﬂicislly tab, bed todly as the American Base- bﬂll Home‘: most eﬂoctive pit- cher for the 1947 season, wlzzen was deﬁnitely a hitter rather than a hurling campaign.

DCSDite a. siege of arm oliseries which kept him inactive most of the term, Chandler topped the cir. cult in the earned run averagc department with 2.46. His work was based on 128 innings during which he won nine and lost live.

Chicago's Joe Haynes in a span of 183 frames posted a 2.42 for a 14-8 record but was not qualiﬁed officially since he failed to com- plate 10 or more lull games. the yardstick used in compiling rat-

ings. Cevclancl Bob Feller was the only ZC-game winner compared

with li;e lllllliﬂdilllﬂl who match- ed or battered that mark in 1946. Feller was rocked for l1 losses for a .645 percentage which placed him sixth. In that category. Prank Shea, New York rookie, led the percentages with .737 on 14 wins and five defeats. " ~ ~

Feller was second to Chandler in earned runs by limiting p. posing teams to 2.68 per game. tie was followed by Ed Lopnt of Chi- cago and Dick Fowler of Phila- delphia with 2.81 apiece; l-lalNesv- houser of Detroit. who nosedlveo‘. to 2.87 after topping the Junior circuit the previous two seasons; Joe Dobson, Boston, 2.95; Shes, 3.07; Walt. Masterson. Washing. ton, 3.13. and Allie Reynolds, New York, 3.20. In addition to winning the most games Feller topped the league in strikeouts with 196 and again twlrled the most innings, 299. However. for the first time since i938, the only full season in which the Cleveland fire-boiler has not toiled through more than 200 in- nlngs. he lulled to fan 200 batters. He added s pair of one-hit gnmeg to increase his major league mark

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Following Shea. in won-lost. per- centages among pitchers comnlet. ing l0 or more games were Rey- nolds with 19-8 for .704: Robson 18-8 for 392: Phil Marchildon. Philadelphia. 19-9, .679; and Bill McCahan. Philadelphia. 10-5, .067 McCshm tossed the ﬁrst no- hit, no-run game of his brief cs- reer for the Athletics against Washington Sept. 3. Cleveland's. Don Black had previously record-

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Connie Mack Celebrates llis i 85th Birthday .

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23 -(AP) -—Connie Mack blew out a batch of candles today - and bought a hat. '

The two events. highlighting his 85th birthday anniversary, seemed pretty well to depict the happin- ess nni optimistic spirit of the lanky. smiling owner-manager of Philadelphia Athletics.

The candles appeared atop s towering white ‘cake at an infor- mal birthday luncheon attended by Mack and his three baseball-exec- utivo sons. Earle. Roy and Con!!! Jl-.. a few close friends. present and former players. baseball writ- ers and broadcasters. .

Eikht tall white tapers. each sig- nifying a decade. and five rod ones, each for one year. adorned the cake. flash bulbs flared Connie buffed and puffed. then laughed:

"My goodness. I only blew out the little ones!"

The hat came later. Connie had an automobile cvaitlng alter the luncheon to drive him downtown to buy another copy of his favor- ite black homburg. He expected to wear it right after Christmas when he embarks on his annual visit to Florida for a two-months holiday 1n advance of the r-prlng training season.

The luncheon was as quiet and decorous as Connie himself. Old friends stood around talking base- ball. mostly t6 and about Connie, who chipped in with some anec- dotes.

Chairman Stan Baumgaytner of the Philadelphia baseball writers presented Connie with a radio for his tower office. Mack replied with a brief expression of his thanks and his appreciation for press and radio ccuriesies.

Charles-Moore Bout To Be Recognized

CLEVELAND. Dec. 23 -(AP)— The Cleveland Boxing Commission today said lt would recognize the‘ winner of (he Ilzzard Charles-Archie‘ Moore bout here Jon. likes thei light heavyweight champion and recommended to (he National Box- lng Association that similar action be taken in 30n1cmber states.

Ccmmlssiun chairman Andre-w Putka il=S€rl9d a'so that if light heavylveighl- chaznpion Gus L98- nevlch would agree to meet the winner of the bout. the Commission would classify it as :1 meeting of "l-TYlAJs two outstanding chal- lengers" for the crown.

"At our NBA. convention in; Montreal rovxrrrentntives of several states voiced objection ‘archmlE-l‘ ions staging rcmatches ivltll nlcn they h-ed beaten decisively. Pulkﬂ mid. "Lesllevich knocked c-u‘. Billy Fox last winter and (‘Furies i= the N0. 1 contender l.n the NBA. ratings today."

Lesnevirh and Fox have been matched for a championship b0" in Madison Square Garden in New York on March 5.

Montgomery Fails To Appear For Contract Signing

NEW YORK. Dec. 23 - (AP) - Bob Montgccnery dill not appear u; (he New York State Athletic Commission's Qfliwc today and so the contract-sign‘ .g ceremony for his Feb. 20th title bout against lightweight champion ‘Ike Wil- liams was postponed until Jan. l6.

Montgomery» former New York- Ponnsylvunio 13541011111! kins. Ind Williams, who won undisputed title to the crown when he knock- ed out the Philadelphia bobcat last August, are scheduled to clash again for the championship at lilocllson square Garden Fcb- 20-

It was believed Montgomery was held u-p bv inclement. weather, en route from Boston.

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For a brilliant season on the grid- iron, Tony Golob ol Ottawa Rough- riders was named the outstanding athlete of 1941, six years ago today. Golab later went overseas as a fly- lng officer with the Royal Canad-

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-’I‘ruro Bearcats regained their three-point lead in the Maritime Senior Hockey League tonight by edging cellar-place Saint John Beavers 4-3.

Only a small crowd of fans at- tended the game which IIW new faces appearing on both‘ teams. Earle Boutes played in Truro nets replacing Sonny MacDonald who was undelﬂolng a one-game sus- pension for pushing q referee around in last Saturd night's game with Moncton Haw s.

Saint John had young Alb." Peppard, former juvenile star and McGill University student. on the ice for the first. time.

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First Period 1-—Saint John, Myke (Szabo) 4.20 2—'I‘ruro. MacDonald

(Beauliou) . .. 9.30 B-Jrruro, Medynski

(Roach, Kearns) . .1446 A—Saint John, Jackson .. 18.13 5—Truro, Wilson (Steele). .1917

Penalties: None. Second Period Scoring: None. Penalties: Croucher, Robertson. Myke, Nicolle.

Third Period li-Truro, ﬂtcele. (Medynski. Roach) ....... .. 5.07 7—Salnt John. Nicolle (Lay) I6. Penalties: None.

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CHICAGO. Dec. '23 -- (AP) — The last-place Chicago Black Hawks played their best hOCKEY of the National League season be- fore 155a fans tonight in dcfeat- lng New York Rangers ‘l-l.

SUMMARY First Period.

1—Chlcago, Gee.2.22 2—Chicago. Conachel" 13:02 3-Ne\v York, Warwick iOConnor, Eddolls) 161i’! Penalties Goldham,’ Trudell.

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art) 14:16 5—Chicago. Prystai (Dickens. Gold- ham) 14168 Penalties - Juzda. Mariucci

(major), Watson. _ Third Period.

F-Chicago, Polls (Goldhsm) 3:49 7-Chlcago. Hamill 16:45 a-Chicago, Hamill Goldham) 17223 Penalties: Gardner. ‘Cadsby. Judza (major). Poile (mﬂlﬂﬁ- L95- wick. Prystal.

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HALIFAX. Dec. 23 —- (CP) - The suspension 101" one ﬂame 0f Anlzus (Sonny) MacDonald, Truro Bearcnts goalie, as a result of a report on last Salurdfllr‘ MEN'S Maritime Senior HOCKEY M68119 game in which Moncton Hawks defeated Bearcats was announced tonight by J. League president.

Judge Hudson

quoted referee was involved in an incident which was "the worst I have ever on- countered since playing sport or refereelng it." ~

The report said MacDonald, at the end of the game. "came over and pushed and grabbed mo be- tween the door as I was leaving the ice. He made verbal statements to the effect that he should beat me up and called me nemos which 1' would never have nerve to print."

Neither the president's state- ment nor Bleep’: lcport indicated

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;Bruins' llofoncenlan Injured In Practice

BOSTON, Dec. 23 - (AP) -—Wo| piled upon woe today for Boston Bruins who will play Chicago Black Hawks at Boston Garden Christ- mas nighi in a National Hockey lkwuc game.

Johnny Clawford. able defence- mln. suﬂercd a head and leg in- iury when he slammed into the immovable posts of s goal in to- day's practice session.

The Bruins also are hampered because of injuries suffered by Milt Schmidt, an all-star perform- er. Fern Flaman ls just getting back into action after an injury.

Olympic Winter Canes Commissionerllesigns

ST MORITZ. Switzerland, Dec. 22-(Reutr.vrs)-Carl Naier. high commissioner of the winter Olympic games which are to be held here in January and February, tonight announced his resignation as a protest ozzainst n "quarrel" be- tween the Swiss Olympic Commit- tee and the United States Olympic Crmmlttee over admittance to the winter games of the Almawur Hoc-

key Association cl the United StaleS. Nater was succeeded by Emil

Spiess. St. hfcritz hotel owner.

Black Hawks Play Best Hockey Of Season To Defeat N. Y. 7-1

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C.A.li.A. Adopts Change In Rules

TORONTO. "PC. 23-—(CP) — 1- A. Hewitt, (‘hﬁ-lfllhﬂ of the Cana-

dian Amateur Jockey Fssoclntions rules comlnitto- announced today the CAI-LA. has adopted a rile

change znode recently by the Na- ! tlonal Hockey League end professional lCi-JWS. ‘

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oi course, by svater. so that the rail ﬁgures give practically no indication of the amounts im- ported. ~

Among other commodities im- ported last month, with their quantities in car loads-the quan- tities for November, 1946, are giv- en in brackets—are fruits. 23 1Z5"- gas and oils. 132 (105); machin- cry, 1a (s); canned goods. 7 (0); lumber, 4.1 (57); and aerated wat- ers. 22 (28).

In exports. the figures for D0- iato shipments by rail show that despite the fears expressed that there might be a shortale 0! Y!‘ lrigerator cars which would seri- Qusly cripple the potllio-exportinﬂ business this fall. the Railway has only failed by 94 cars 0i havinﬂ m5 ganle quantity shipped during November of this 3'68!‘ B5 W" snipped during the corresvondmi

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period of 1946. 1.514 clrs were exported to the mainland last month as compared (o 1.603 l" November. 1946. Shipments of turnips 0" U“ other hand showed an lncfiﬂie for the month, there beins 393 cars shipped f0 the Am”"°°“ markets in November of this veer while only 144 cars were exported duping tho srme month one vein‘ 5110. The fnllllnz oi‘! 0f T15“ 9mm“ ‘or last month as comilﬂffd 9° qms, 0g November, 1946. ls partly explained bv the scarcity of fish catches this season as compared to those of 1940. This seasons lobster catch was approximately but half of that of 1948 and the catches of herrinmcod. and mock- erel were also smaller. c“; of ﬁsh went to the mainland last month; 23 curs went- 5W0“ during the same month loot your. The work u the Tormeotine m," l, g-lggﬂy reﬂected in the “umber of cars of sand and gravel which ivere shipped from i110 PM‘ Vince-IE! cars going across. All this sand and gravel came from Prince Counts‘. N0" “'55 931x579”

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other exports and their quanti- ties for last month-with fhOIO tol- November, 1940 in’ mews- l"; “g5, 1 (03; IWBSMCI, I‘, (157); starch. 4 (0); Irish moss, 0 (s); blueberries, 2 (l); Christmas

trees, 0 (T); and lumber. 4 (i).

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