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There Was no immediate plan to call up a replacement for Backstrom, and coacly Toe Blake s|likely will decide on any line changes when the team works out today. Canadiens have been carrying 13 forwards, and Back- strom has been working on a line with Bernie Geoffrion and Ab McDonald.

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experts and right now they are sole possessors of in the National Hockey League.

Wings’ offensive has been nothing to write home defence has been just what every coach in the to have. Detroit has scored only 12 goals in five games but during that time only 4 have slipped by combination ‘has been good crew four' wins and one tie and sole oc- top rung on the NHL ladder.

NEXT ACTION comes Thursday and then they

to the hot-and-cold Boston Bruins. Next comes a at Detroit with Montreal Canadiens whom |

at 1-1 on October 10 in the Canadian city. The

way Detroit is rolling at the present time it would not be at all

surprising to see them cop two victories in these home tussles.

is, then they will be in that front-running spot

has giving tremendous ‘ormances each

time out and if the veteran can keep up this kind of goaltending,

Wings can go. This column

to go very far this season and

was the majority of those who gave a hand

at trying to size up the 1959-60 National Hockey League situation. SA

WCHUK is ‘having a glorious time for himself Wings, cage, Jacques Plante. the Vezina winner of season, is having a real nightmare in the Montreal cane lag ayer Bact ga day oh Mage lyr Fr lg Poorest showing in the league. In fairness ante, he getting the backchecking he should get and the defence hasn’t exactly been any ball of fire.

Rangers, the Canadiens certainly ey game. Their forwards weren't com- looked really out of place. How long a regular with the Montrealers is a question More and more each day. At his present rate, that he will not stick out the season. Not Rocket find the going tough himself but it that.mach tougher for his linemates.

hope that Richard can show improved form _ Present picture. However, we have a strong Picture will not change very much as far as concerned. Even the greatest of them cannot go on

ld appear as though the end of the road has been this idol of Canadiens’ fahs. We feel that the Roc- realizes this better than anyone else. Yet in the face of that still continues as a member of the Stanley Cup champions. ~ We are convinced a great injustice is being done the Rocket. Of course he is a party to the injustice and he can call a halt

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THOSE PERSONS who were not in attendance at Saturday's football game here would probably get the idea that the Fred- ericton Red Bombers had things all their own way with Saint Dunstan’s. That 54-2 score certainly would not give anyone the idea that the local Saints caused the New Brunswickers plenty of trouble.

Well, the score was no indication of the play and A. J. Me- Adam’s boys deserved a much better fate. They had 15 first downs compared to the winners 13 and in that first auarter the Red and White had three great chances\ for majors that just failed to click. Costly fumbles near the enemy line kept the local students from grabbing a commanding lead in those first 15 minutes. Once the visitors were able fo escave that opening quarter unharmed, they were able to outplay the Sgints the rest of the distance. Me aos

Nobody went to the game expecting the Red and White to win but the Malpeque Road boys gave it a gallant try and had their fans in a wild state of excitement in the first stages. The UNB team beat Mount Allison and the Mounties crushed Acadia Axemen 107-3. After watching the Acadia - Saint Dunstan’s game, you wouldn’t be inclined to predict that the Saints would get within 99 points of the Fredericton scholars. However, the Red and White came through with a fine display and are de- serving of congratulations.

Good show, Saints. ’

THREE MEMBERS of the Saint Dunstan’s team will see more action this séason. Parker Lund and Ian MacDonald were taken to hospital from the piaying field Saturday. Ian has badly. bruised ribs and Parker suffered a broken ankle. Another

ceived in a practice game with Prince of Wales. Donnie played

against Acadia with the battered jaw and that must no picnic. Football fans here regret the injuries to these Saint Dun- and are hoping that the trio will get well in a

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By BEN OLAN NEW YORK (AP)—Hank Aaron of Milwaukee and Al Kaline of Detroit won the 1959 major leazue It was the first for both, and slugging championships. It was the first for both, and

‘|Aaron, who also captured the bat-

ting title, became the fifth player in_National__League history io reach 400 total bases.

Final statistics compiled by The Associated Press showed Monday that Aaron had 46 doub- les, seyen triples and 39 home Tuns among ‘his 223 hits for a slugging average of .436. He had an even 400 total bases. in 629 times at bat.

The Braves’ star had the high- est total base aggregate since

eLONDON (AP)—World feather- weight champion Davey Moore was rated a 31 favorite Monday over British champion Bobby Neill in their non-title fight at Wesmbley Stadium tonight.

“But I don’t regard \this fight

aint any easy fights as far as I’m concerned. —

“And I'm taking this Scot Neill real serious. He must have a, heart as big as Texas to get io the top in Britain after all he's been through.”

That Texasyzie heart has seen

Neill thpough plenty. Twice hes begge-thanzled and crippled in fad accidents. And his jaw has

NEVER BOX AGAIN

Once doctors - told him to for- get all about boxing “You'll never step into a ring again,” they said. He-lay in a plaster cast on his back for 18 months.

But Neill was a fighter. He re- covered and went back to boxing.

He still carries a plate in one hip and limps. One leg is about taree-quarters e an inch shorter than the other.

“But I don’t hit with my legs,” Neill says.

“I can look after myself. I'll be going forward the whole time. This is the chance I dreamed about in the hospital — a fight against the world champ.

Sugar Ray Pleads III

NEW YORK (AP)—Sugar Ray Robinson, who claims a_ virus condition prevents him from training for a fight at Madison Square Garden next month, was examined Monday by physicians of the New York State Athletic Commission. The doctors will make a report to the commission later this week.

Actually, the Nov. 13 non-title bout with Wilfie Greaves of Pitts- burgh-and Edmonton already has been postponed by Garden offi- cials. If -the match eventually materializes \it will be resched- uled for January or February.

Robinson still‘is recognized in New York and Massachusetts as world middleweight champion. The National Boxing Association recognizes Gene Fullmer. Robin- son is slated to defend his title against Paul Pender in Boston in December.

Walter Dukes

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DETROIT (AP) — Seven-footer Walter Dukes quit the Detroit Pistons Monday.

-The big veteran missed . the club's opening basketball game in Minneapolis Sunday after a con- tract t with general manager Nick Kerbawy. Dukes

“| walked into’ the” club’s offices

Monday and announced he was

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MASSIVE CATCH

coast. The giant salmon is be- lieved to be a world record catch for rod and line, surpas- sing an 83-pound Chinook salmon caught in the Umpqua River. in Oregon in 1910. The 92-pounder,

1948, when Stan Musial of St. Louis Cardinals put together 429. The only other National Leaguers to finish with more than 400 were Rogers Hornsby of St. Louis in 1922 and 1929, Chuck Klein. of

Philadelphia in 1930 and 1932 and Joe Medwick of the Cards in 1937.

KALINE TOPS AL

Kaline led the American League with a .530 slugging mark. He had 271 total bases in 511 at bats. Included among his 167 hits were 19 doubles, two trip- les and 27 home runs.

Harm Killebrew of Washington was the runner-up in the Ameri- can League with a .515 average. He hit 19 doubles and two triples

and tied Cleveland’s Rocky Cola-

“If I win, then I'll get a chance to win Moore’s world crown. If

you don’t take a chance like-that | then you've no right in the fight}

business.” Neill has won eight of his last

St — against Britain’s Terry

MONCTON (CP)—Burly

Durelle, Empire and co. E to meet champion of Tor- onto for the heavy- | weight boxing was an- mounced here by Dur- jeile’s manager Shaban.

measuring 58 inches long and 36 inches in girth, was taken on 25- pound monofilament line with a one-ounce bass lure, a Jensen krocodile wobbler. (CP Photo)

Hank Aaron, Al Kaline Win

lugging Crowns

Enea vito for the league home run crown with 42.

Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees was third with .514 fol- lowed by Colavito with .512. Cola- vito was the last year’s slugging champion with a .620 percent- age.

Eddie Mathews of the Braves and Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs tied for second in the Na- tional League at, 594. Mathews batted 594 times officially with 353 total bases, including 17 doub- Tes, eight triples and a league- leading 46 homers. Banks, the 1958 leader with a 614 slugging percentage, had 24 doubles, 6 triples and 45 homers among 179 hits for 350 total bases in 589 at bats.

Moore Does Not Regard Fight Tonight A Push-Over

Spinks. Spinks was well ahead on points when Neill poured on the

pressure and won on a knockout in the ninth. A crowd of about 10,000 is ex-

as a push-over,” the Springfield,| 11 fights inside the distance. But) pected at Wembley. Most will be Ohio, slugger said. “There just}@e looked anything but a world|there to see Moore in action. It’s championship contender in the/

enly rarely British fans get a chance to see a world champion.

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BY NORMAN

ECHOES

MACDONALD

It anyone has a recipe that will keep a fellow watching those ex- citing sports contests and relax- ing at the same time, please for- ward. That 1-) White Sox victory was one of the tensest ball games we ever watched. We wouldn't be too surprised if there were a few cases of nervous collapse ‘or heart failure while that one was in progress. Last Saturday the Hamilton Ticats - Ottawa Rough Riders 17-16 affair was enough to make a view overwork a few motor nerves, at the very least, swallow his gum. The New York Rangers containing the terrific drive of those Canadiens who tri- ed to eliminate the 2-goal deficit Saturday night was another cliff- hanger. What they should be ad- vertising on those shows is a good reliable nerve food.

This cold snap should get local hockey fans thinking about their favorite sport.” We

there has been a feeling-out talk or two on the possibilities of an Island league this year, but the

talks are top secret. Dame ru- mor has it (but you know -how unreliable that old lady can be) that Charlottetown at first plan- ned to have two teams in the pro- posed league, and then cut to one. What kind of league would re- sult with one team from Sum- merside, one from Charlottetown, with Saint Dunstan’s coming in on a part time basis, is proble- matical. If the capital city can muster only one team, it looks as if P.E.1. hockey will present this same problem year after

We voiced this opinion to some old timers here and they said would we please excuse them while they had a good laugh.

tangible results (if any) of these}i

year until the causeway is built}

days when the Abbies and Crys- tals were the-only teams on the Island, and of the stirring battles those teams put up. Large crowds watched the boys doing their stuff too.

TOUGH CONDITIONS

We note with interest the con- ditions which make it very dif- ficult for young hockey players from the Island to catch on with professional hockey chains in Central Canada, and we agree with the writer that the soundest solution to the problem is the de- velopment of Junior ‘‘A"’ hockey on the island on a much wider scale, The boys in Charlottetown who started a junior hockey movement last year are to be congratulated on a very good be- ginning. But to be of any practi- cal use, it will have to be con-

fore winning the light - heavy-

FORMEAVYWHGHTE! Yvon Durelle Signs Pact. - ToFig

weight championship in 1957.

TUNE-UP PLANNED Durelle will meet Youn

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said, “but 1 don't think its fair io Empire away.”

Shaban was on re- marks by Gene Letourneau, na- tonal boxing commissioner. Le- fourneau said in Quebec

it Durelle decides to box only in tne heavyweight division.

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“A Johannesburg promoter interested in own the welll , s5unday that Durelle’s teehee his

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match there this year.” Shaban said. If Holt wins, Shaban indi- cated the fighters would meet for the title early in 1960. ‘

contract if Durelle wins?|scrap. Shaban te

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Nov. 17,|Jack, Boston light heavyweight ; here Thursday, in non-title| COULD LOSE BOTH the fight} Letourneau said if tke British

| @ tune-up bout.”

Shaban said -he didn’t think Durelle should be strippéd of his British Empire title regardless of how he fares in his fight wita Chuvelo.

“Naturally, Yvon will have to vacate his Canadian title,” he

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So far, Durelle or Shaban has not indicated in what weight divi- sion Durelle ould compete. Sha-

Durelle won the empire , when he knocked out Wallace of Brantford, Ont., here in 1957, He defended the | against Holt in 1958 at Montreal,

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