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lVlidget "Abbies Tackle New: Brunswick Champs At The Forum Tonight

Brunswick-Prince Ed- 's!’ 133d Midget Hockey‘ title u gt stake tonight at the Ofllm w... Paul Williams’ Midget Ab- bi“ "lam! ghampldnl tangle with umldon Midgets in a sudden-death» lame for the NB.-P.E.I. hockey

title.

The game shapes up as lurnlrlk "m, an outstanding battle between we very smart minor league “ma, Abbies are generally rec- ognized as the outstanding lnidget

m be developed here while unofficial reports _also have the Monctoflidns as being fast and well balanced.

But whatever the outcome the youngsters can be depended upon u; put up a whale of a struggle all “he way. This has hold true in all minor league clashes. Rarely does one find one team in the branch “laying over" the other to any great extent and this should apply to tonight's encounter.

Williams sent his squad through l final drill Saturday and the

team. at full strength for the im- portant tussle, were skating and passing well and, alhough the Coach wouldn't make any predic- tion on the outcome, he is looking for his charges to coma through with flying colors. Winner of the series will likely meet the Nova Scotla champions for the Maritime CPOWII.

Tonight's game will get under- way at 8.30 sharp. It has been a long, hard financial road the Mid- get Lcflmle has becn travelling this season and fans their attend- ance tonight can help out s great deal in easing some of that burden and at the same time lending en- couragement to the kids efforts to bring a, hockey title to the prov- ince.

(The Nova Scotia championship is scheduled to be decided tonight at Glace Bay, when the Glace B4. Y. A. C. meets Truro. At preselll Truro leads a two-game total goal

series 8-5).

N. Y. Rangers Edge Out Red Wings -3-2

A Playoff Statistics

i semi-finals, best of seven: Series A

. P W L 1*‘ A Toronto .3 2 0 i0 ‘l Boston _..2 0 2 ‘I l0 Series B Detroit ..8 2 1 9 6 New York ....3 l 2 ii 9

Hamilton Continues Allan Oup liunt

TORONTO, March 2B -(CP)— Ontario Hockey Association cham- pion Hamilton Tigers added the all-Ontario senior amateur hockey orown to their laurels here satur- jay with a 1-3 victory over Sault- ste. Marie Greyhounds.

Tigers took the best-of-thre-c final series in two straight games and won the right to continue in the Allan Cup hunt,

Pacing Mir Juno Morning Sold

The pacing mare June Morning. owned by My. George MacDonald. Mermaid. has been sold to Parties at Woodstock, N. 3.. it was learn- od over the week-end. The mare is being slupped today to her new owhers. .

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TORDNTO. March 28 -(CP)-- Laurel Watts. 17-year-old pacer. mlmed and driven by Charles Fowler of Detroit, was tops in thr. fifth and feature event of th‘! harness racing csrd st Dufferl-l Park today, ‘last card in 40 days of racing.

Guy Wire won the third in two straight heats. The Maritime er.- i-rv, Miss Alice our. owned and driven by Roy Olsnd of C01 Heath, N. 8.. found the track too heavy and finished out of the money both times.

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NEJW YORK. March '18 4A1’) —Lcci by veteran Phil Wat-son who scored two goals. New York Ran- gore edged out Detroit 3-2 tonight before 15.340 fans in Madison square Garden to gain their firs. 1947-48 Stanley Cup playoff vio- tory. Red Wings hold a 3-1 lead in the best of seven series of Na- tlonal Hockey League mat m- son play’. ‘ ‘

Rangers, playing lii their first playoff since 1942. lcd throughout the fast paced struggle piling up a comfortable load on lilo .33-l*eer‘ 91d Watson-fig two first period goals.

Outskatod in the first I>°Pl°d and led for the first time in the series, Detroit sharpened the pace in the middle frame. But Mt "M" 19m) of the second period did Ted Lindsay put the Red Wings inthe scoring bracket on a p888 11'0"! 5m Abel.

Only seven penalties were hand- ed out as the mas-rs was beck into the Stanley Cup picture Wit-h the aid of the Montreal-born Wat- son, who returned to play only last Friday after a two "week lay-off and is still feeling the effects of a strained calf muscle.

Watson was assisted on both goals by llnornates, Buddy O'Con- nor and Bryan I-Iextali. The first tally was a 15-foot flip shot into. a corner past Harry Lumley who made o. total of l3 saves compared to 22 for cloude Chuck Rayner in the Ranger nets.

Watson's second score was a loll- mouth ‘effort on O’Connor’s rc- bound.

Tony uswick apparently clinch- ed the game for Rangers at 9:02 of the third period on s. 15-foot shot on a pass from Edgar Ls- prade. But Jack Stewart put De- troit back in the running 3-2 on s 45~foot open drive with less than four minutes to play. Jim McFad- den, wlho has scored four points in the playoff series, gained an as- sist on the play.

Summary:-

~ First Period l-Now York, Watson.

(O'Connor. Hextall) ....... ..s.ai ll-New York, Watson, (O'Connor. I-Iextall) “i035

Penalties: Lamirsnde, Simpson. Horeck, Shero.

Second Period 3-Detrolt. Lindsay (Abel) -1950 Penalty: Reise.

Third Period 4—Now York, lesllvick. (Laprade) ..

s-Detroit. Stewart. (McFadden) . 16.03 Penalties: Gllidolin, Trudeil.

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lll Junior Semi-finals

_’ Much zs-Jcn- Montreal's power-packed lotion- ales advanced to the Eastern Can- adian junior semi-finals here w- day when they thumped the weak Quebec Red Wings ll-0 to take a best-of-fivo series three straight. Nata won the first two games 1-3 and 5-2.

The all French-Canadian loam showed better all-round form as they skated the Quobeckers into the ice in every period except the

first.

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MARCH 29, 1948

Considered _ as midget team ever to come out of the City, Paul Williams’ midget Abbies squad face Moncton Mid-

being the best

gets. New Brunswick champion.- at the Forum tonight ill n sudden death galllc for the two-Province hockey crown and indications last night were that fans will wltnes= quite a hockey battle once the tlvc- crack squads swing into action against eacli other. + 1- -l- d»

Abbles carry a distinct threat. for Maritime honors. Well balan- ced. falls skating and smooth lloc- keyists the youngsters under Wil- liams’ guidance have come along rapidly during the season nnd en- ter toulghtis game at the peak of their form for their ail-important test. Moncton are said to be a strong outfit also and the game should be a closely-fought one all the way through.

1' is ‘ls ‘l’ It won't be a pink tea affair by any means. Don't fool you» selves. these same midgets can really lay it. on wilell the occasion warrants and there will be plenty of spills and thrills before tile two provincial champions have settled their hockey feud tonight. Last Friday night's juvenile game between Kinsmen and Sydney, which ended in a 4-ail draw. opclr- ed the farls eyes to a great extent on the brand of hockey the minor leaguers are capable of producing and it is also to be hoped that a big crowd will be on hand to watch the Abbles attempt to add the New Brunswick crown to the Island one they have already captured. 4- + o o- w

Interest of Island hockey falls will also be centred on Sydney, C. B. tonight where Bill Boyies‘ Juvenile Kinsmen, N.B.-P.E.l. champions tangle with a big. rug- ged Sydney outfit in the final game for the Maritime juvenile title. Battling to a 4-all draw here in the first game, the two squads stllrt out on even terms in their crucial encounter and Cape Breton hockey fans should witness an epic struggle tonight.

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Kinsmen face no easy task in their Cape Breton invasion. The Nova Scotla. champs iced a heavy well balanced squad here last Fri- day night, a squad that proved to be very dangerous when inside their opponent's blueline and one that oould hand out s. lot of bode‘ punishment on incoming forwards. But despite that Kinsmen in moat quarters are given an even chance of coming through with top hon- ors.

+ ll- Il- 4- - In their march to the lirlufltllill.‘ finals Kinsmen have already come through with three upset victories Against Prince of Wales, Sumrrn- side and Fredericton they work given little chance but at the end of each struggle the Boyies-coarh- ed crew were out in frdnt. Tho same could be said of lost Fri- day's gnlnc; with Sydney loading 3-0 it looked as if they were abou: through but they came from or- hlnd to get a well-earned draw. 4- + 4' Ill

Courage is the one word that best describes the Kinsmen! suc- cesses. In this writer's. opinion at least he has never seen a team display so much grit and tigh- Apporently licked to a frazzle they always seem to call upon reserve energy to haul the coals from the fire and such may be the case lo Sydney tonight. The, team leave. by plane this afternoon and the best wishes of all Island fans will be riding with the plucky young- sters in their quest for a thrcc- Provinco crown. one that was de- nied them a couple of seasons beck when they succumbed to a strolls Halifax st. Mary's team.

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Leafs G0 Two Games Up On Boston Bruins With 5 T 0 3 Victory

By WILLIAM H. DUMSDAY

TORONTO, March 28 - (CP) - It looked just like an ordinary hoc- key stick but you can't convince the Boston Bruins that Toronto l-‘llple Leafs‘ Ted Kennedy didn't sneak a magic wand into the fray Saturday night when individually he dirr-lned the Beantowncrls Stan- ley Cup hopes. '

The 22-year-old centre "with six years professional experience scor- ed the first four goals as the Leafs downed the Bruins 5-3 for their second straight victory in the best- of-scven semi-final round. The Leafs won the opener 5-4 in over- time and invade Boston for the third game Tuesday nlg-ht.

Teeter couldn't do anything wrong as he sot the pace for the Nil-LL. chztnlpions, his efforts baf- fling goalie IPl-ank Brimsek who turned back every other Toronto thrust for more than 4'7 minutes. Max Bentley scored the Leafs‘ fifth goal in i-he last period.

The Stanley Cup holders were never behind as Kennedy launched his role as puck magician in the sixth minute of play and held tile centre of the stage before 14,551 fans for the first two acts}

In his goal-hungry performance, l-hc Port Colborne youngster came within a notch of the playoff rec-

ord set by Montreal Canadieris’ Maurice Richard when he bag- ged five goals against the Leafs in a Cup contest in 1944. He is still three short of the high-scoring total playoff ulark for any

player, a distinction shared by Bu‘ Boll and Gordie Dr-illon.

Rookies Johnny Peirson and Pete Babando fired the first two Boston markers alld the veteran Milt Schmidt finished the scoring vrith less than l0 minutes play re- maining in the final period.

SUMDIARY

First Period 1-—Toront0, Kennedy (Lynn, Meek- er) 5:41 ' F-Boston, Peirsoll (Schmidt) 813'! a-Toronto, Kennedy (Meeker, Lynn) 19:53 Pcnaities-dflrman, Meeker, Mar- tin.

Second Period. 4—-Bcst0n, Babando Schmidt) 2:16 5~'I‘oronto, Kennedy (Lynn) 6:33 6—Toronto, Kennedy 12:24

(Warwick,

Third Period. ‘l-Toron-to, Bentley 7:3’! R—Boston, Schmidt (Egan) 10:42

Penalties-Avarrwlck, Egan.

St. Mary’s Jrs. Defeat Inkerman Rockets 9-3 To Lead Series 2 To 0

HALWAX, March 28 - (CP) - A spectacular exhibition of goal- tending by rookie Ernie Yeadon handed Halifax St. Mary's a 9-3 victory over Ontario's Inkemlan Rockets im a. shot-packed game on soft-lheavy ice. here Saturday night. The win gave Sontamarisus a 2-0 edge in the best-of-five

stan's University squad Saturday night skated off with the City Hockey League title and today ac.- descrving of all the congratuias tions that are being heaped upon them for victory, a deserved one all the way for in the final sn- alysis they were the better team and richly deserving of the title. and trophy that is now theirs. d- Il- 4' <f-

To Coach Jackie Kane also co..- gratulations are in order. The former Abbie star has again come through with a swell job as coat-o of the University telun. They went through the City League schedule and playoffs without having s dc- feat chalked up against them; in addition they captured the New Brunswick-P. E. I. intcrcoiiogia... hockey title and today his team are worthy City League champ- ions. It is o job well clone.

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Saturday night's game. par- ticularly in the first period pro duced some of the best City Lea- gue hockey of the season. Brilliant goaltending, outstanding dofenslv work and smart passing plays were dished out by both squads and as a result the crowd. surprisingly" good considering tile weather were kept in a high state of excite-

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But as it has dons so many times in the past Saints undoubt ed power again paid off in the closing stages. Skating just as fast at the end as they were st the beginning the winners. after tak ing the lead. for the greater pair of thel time thereafter kept their opponents on the defensive by livP man attacks and once they nod jumped into a two goal lead early in the third period the ilandwrit- ing soeme‘ to be on the w-all for the Navy team.

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But the Navy team played the string right out the end. A couple of times iul the final cano they looked as if they might get back on oven terms but the close checking Saints broke up thlnr attacks. 1n defeat. however, tha team gained many followers. They were ready to acknowledge the

' Saints as tho better team and this

showed sportsmanship of s high order. Coach Welter bowler and the entire squad are also to be congratulated on tho battle they put up and although tho title was denied than proved their right to be league finalists.

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llndsowepoutotilo ondof ‘mother City Hockey League sea- son. From a dismal looking out- look at the start the league [flu- ually developed into a close-knit affair ~with the teams corneal, down tho stitch into the playoffs with very little to choose between than. Many young players were broken in during the season \.'.'l this may lead to the league flour-- iohing stronger than ever \\'l'i(.

next seuoli rolls around.

Eastern Camsda Memorial quarter-finals.

Paced by Gordie Brown. Rocket second stringer, Inkerman slamm- cd puck after puck toward the cage during the last two periods. but the luck, skill and calmness of Yeodon deserted him"'""orfiy"'three times.

Both junior téilims loft today for Ottawa and will play their next encounter of the series there Wed- nesday night. If the Rockets win, remaining games will also be on Ottawa ice.

Starring on the power house Halifax lino, which reached its climax in the Lllrxd period wlhen lt scored while two teammates were in the penalty box. were Bert Hirschfeld, I-iughlo Campbell and Elmer MaoGiilivary.

lillrschfeld led the parade with four counters and an assist, Camp- bell had three of each. and Mac- Gilllvary come off with a goal and four assists.

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Local llockcy Players Return From The ll. S.

“Bucko" Tralnor and "Mouscy" Dowllng, two players who learned their hockey here, returned to the City over the weekend after a season spent with St. Paul Saints of the United States Professional Hockey League. Both boys had a good seasons and both will be re- turning next year, ‘Pralnor to tile training camp of the New York Rangers on whose reserve list he was placed this season and Dowi- ing to the camp of the St. Paul team.

it was both boys’ first season with the professionals and while reluctant to say how they fared it could be discerned that both made a favorable impression when it is known they will be reuniting next season. The league is com- prised Pf lwo sections of four teams each, the Saints being in with Minneapolis, Kansas City and Omaha. The St. Paul team finish- eci just three points away from a playoff spot.

.22 Rifle News

The second stage of the Dennis Trophy Match will be fired at York on Monday evening 28th. This cup will be presented to the team of eight which has the high- est aggregate in two shoots. one held in the city the other at York. The 1'lth. Reece team (civil- lan branch) has a few points lead after the opening match. A full report will be given naxt week when final results will be detail- ed

Results of the last weekly shoot" are: R. E. Jenkins .. ...... ..... P- J. Lanclrlgan Robt. Barwiso ...... Keith Robinson Percy Hooper .. Kiely Landrigan . B. B. Jones Fred YOllHlCLT": Gordon Hutcheson Walter Bealrsto .. J. E. McRae Hayden McDonald Leonard McDonald lAllison Owen . Alton Rodd Jack McKlnnon Dean Watts Stewart Crawford Wilfred McDonald Harold Prowse Nelson Watts . W. W. Brown

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CHANGE 0F NAME

Connie Mack, fzmous baseball mentor, was born Cornelius Mc- Gillicuddy. a

30 Rinks Entered In Closed Points Bonspiel; ‘Draw Is Announced

The closed points bonspicl at the Charlottetown Curling Club will be played Wednesday and Thursday. Some 3U rinks are en- tercd in the competition and koe. play is anticipated for the various prizes. The draw follows:

McConnac, T. McLeod, G. Avard. skip; vs.. T. White. E. Higgins. L Jay. F. R. MoLaine. skip.

Ice No. 2—N. Nicholson. Doug. Sounders. A. Matheson, R. Bov- ans, skip: vs.. F. Clarke, Al Rog- ers. A. I-Iowatt, C. McLean, skip.

Ice No. 3-6. Craig. J. J. Trait-.- or. W. Weir, l. Horne. skip; vs., C. Duncan, 0. A. Gill, B. Nichol- son, Col. Full. skip.

Ice No. 4-0. Foster, E. McLeod. R. M. Jones. A. W. l-iyndman. skip; vs.. J. Mullins, B. Dalziel, L Turner, W. Worth. skip.

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Ice No. 1-W. Kelley, G. Aly- ward. M. Chapman. W. W. Loni. skip; vs., E. E. Jardine. R. Mc- Cabe, J. Burden, R. S. P. Jar-dine. skip.

Ice No. 2-—B. Munroe. I-I. Saund- ers. Judge McGuigsn, B. MoDonsizl skip; vs., A. McNeil, l". McMillan. R. A. Parlor. R. Qfllott. skip.

too No. l-I‘. Mitchell. Chas ‘trainer. 0. McDonald. l‘. Prank Acorn, skip; v|., W. Whitlock, Dr. Promo. R. C. Parent, J. J. Morris,

skip. 4.00 P. ll.

Ico No. i-M. Buell. R. Jonidns. B. McKay, A. McPherson. skim vs. P. Simmonds, Jock Hellofi, Frans Cox. Ed. Tanton. skip.

Ice No. l-E. M. Campbell, C». Diamond. luv. Mcbeilnon. P- W ‘Burner. skip; vs, R Defllois. W Hoyt, l-l. Atkinson. ll. Sear. skip.

ice No. s-A. Henry. O. R. Pres lay, 11. McNeil." Dr. Mefntvre. skip: vs., T. Rogers. B. Burnetl. P9": Jzyss. N. Anferron. skip. .

Ice No. 1-4. P. Doyle, ii. 6a..

Bit-ck. A. Likely. Dr. McDonald.

skip; vs.. Dr. Barrett, K. Acorn. l... McNeil, S. Moore. skip. 6.00 I’. M.

Ice Noni-W. Carver. J. Dougan, B. D. Nicholson. Dr. Cliddings: vs. Dr. Super. I“. Curtis, W. Pickaru A. V. Splllett. Skip.

Ice No. 2-0. R. Sinlons. W. Chill- more, 1". Hobbs, Col. B. Conrad skip; vs. P, Holland, Howard Mr.- lllnis, F. Drlscoll, T. W. L. Prowse, skip. Ice No. 3-J. Simmonds. S. Bea- ton, J. Larsbee, W. R. Cruik- shank, sklp; vs.. Flt. Lt. Saunders. F‘. Nash. Ev. nIcNcil, R, 1-1. Car- rutllers. skip.

Ice No. 4—W. Mcloine, A. Roper.‘

H. Howatt. M. Frazce, skip; vs.. c‘ Gay. F. Anderson, G. White, Hal spillott. .

Thursday-Second Round

- 4.00 P. M.

ice No. i-Dr. Gidcllngs vs. W Worth.

Ice No. 2-A. V. Spillett vs. 12.. S. P. Jardllle.

Ice No. 3~B. Conrad vs. W. W. Lord.

Ice No. 4~'I‘. W. L. Pfcwsc. rs, _

S. McDonald. 6.00 P. M. Ice No. 1—-W. R. Crulhilauk vs R. spillett. Ioo No. 3-8. Olrtuthesl vs. B.

Ice No. 2-4. W. Turner vo., P. R. Mcbalne. .

Ice No. b-ll Boar vs., Roy Bev- an.

Ice No. i-Or. Mclntnre vo. L.