What hundreds of litt fans are certain the "dream fight" of the you goes at the Sports Arena Fri- dgy May 24th. Yes. boxing enthu- siasts. its young Jimmy McGinnlr of Tignish P.E.l. the 19-year-old sensation who will be celebrating his first anniversary as a profes- sional boxer at the local Arena on Friday night and you can bet your bottom dollar that he will be going all out to prove to the island fans that he is a chip of the old block-his great uncle was the late Jimmy Mclnnls.

Mike D e m a r l o manager of Johnny Rubens informed Doherty, uiat you may be pushing your local buy up the ladder Just a little too fast-with the way my boy can hit and the experience be has over McGinnis we can call our fight in any round. But Doberty who is known for putting the local fighters to the test disagrees with him. he feels that McGinnis will be going in there to carry the banner for the Island population of one hundred thousand and with this feeling in the blood of a fighter. experience record or any- thing else will not stand In the.wny ot the Tignisli battler when he wants to win a lIis'hl-

in Providence on November 12th 1956. McGinnls Manager. Angelo Puccl put him in with Joe Lope!- the prominent fislic followers in and around New England said Pucci. is crazy-he is putting his prospect Jimmy McGinnis in with he lions-and shook their heads. But McGinnls who is rated as an outstanding two flsted punclier came out in the second round and Hattened the odds and Lopes to- gether, and Joe Lopes, Mr. Fan

cGinnis.Highly R

is a top notcher. his record shows. 52 pro. lights with 37 wins. so here ourboy Jimmy has the odds against him once again but odds

dynamite drops in either hand. The Sports Arena (PFOIIWGN) anticipate a crowd of 3500 and are going all out for the convenience of the baking fans. its the first time in years the western part of the Province has come uP Wllh 3 fighter of such high calibre and you inayudepend, fans from Tig- nlsh to out point will have their sights set on the SPURS A”"3 m witness the highly regarded son 0! a iis rman go through hi!

erts of New York City

For-the supporting card 1116 Prtr motors will pit Roy ”T1i:er" 599910 against Bernie Stone at Halifax and brother Leo ”WhilIPel"' Sleek against Bobby DuwliC.V Di ll3m3X- Preston Wotton and lloy D1i”"0"d will open the evening entertain- ment with a four round curtain raiser.

Teddy Flanagan well known is- land sportsman and a Cltise friend of Jimmy McGinnis had this I0 say. when I worked in Tlgilish for the C.N.R. I watched Jimmy be- ing tralmd b his father before leaving for ewark. N.J. he was only 15 then but he had all the

fighter, Aubrey Found. "its a great thrill to know Jimmy Mccinnis is returning to Island rings. I watch- ed Jimmy box several times on my trips to Tlguisfi with other folks in the village and the ability he had at that time was evident that he had a future in boxing .... ..see you at ringside.

S',aazt1-

5 The Char-lotto-town Guardian, Wednesday. May 22, 1957

SPORT FORUM

Fight News Galore

Iir; sport pages at 1911. reveal fight news galore. Bill Me-

linnoii. whom the local fight '

fans have never forgotten. wu fighting in Baton. Up there, the memorable Bill battled Porh Flynn of Boston to a draw. they

were fierce rounds said a dlmatch winning ni ht for the Mccluskey At this point of time. it is es-

the whole 10 of them. Mcxinnon

excelled it said at infighting and sin among the Charlottetown fight the KNIT! County League lehms

was the agressor. but his oppon-

unt, 20 pounds heavier pnoved Man Mccluskey and Big Jim terrncdiate "3" Baseball League.

b be a tough customer and by clever footwork and ability to

Iiindi. which won ticketed for Local fight follower! Will lfh softball league will be started here a an opportunity to which Tlllllshl in Souris. Softball is a game that light that kept the fans on edge. sensational young Scrapper J.lm- has been played very little. at this

Louis Kid Lafferty. another well my Mclnnis here May 24. W-I911 end of the Island, but. who knows.

lie knockout routs. it was

cememb ed ring figure in Char-

lottetown. battled to a lit round show. against Johnny Roberts. the in . big ugh,

d-aw with Jack O'Hara of Tignlsh I the old Y on Prince st. the bout was billed for the island Welterweight Title. Jim Smart refereed the bout in his usual capable manner. it was announc- ed before the fight that Jack Grant of Peakee challenged the winner. in April of the same year Big Jim Perldergaat of Kenning- Oon pounded out a six round de- cision over Jim smart. Fender- ast had as his second a Mr. Mc- nald. wiiile Smart was handled by Kid Lafferiy and Barney Mc- Cluakey.

The boxing bouts at the Old Arena on Fitzroy early in May 1912 attracted several hundred men. The opening bout featured I cleaver 3 round boxing exhibi- tion between Hudson McLeod and larney Mccliiskey. the first two rounds were fairly even. the last round was lively but no great damage was done. Mccluskey pro- red the superior and was award- ed the decision on points.

main event between Torn Mcclnskey and Bob Stanley was according to the script. the clang of the bell had hardly is out of the air when Stan-

y started in at a ten-lfflc pace

ponent on whom he landed two or itirea blows. Mecluskcy how- ver landed so heavily and fre- quently in return and inflicted such punishment that referee Ser- geant Hawkins stopped the bout within half a minute of the end of round one. it was certainly a

brothers. ere was a strong de-

fans at the time. to see one Pendergast meet in the squared

circle.

he will headline lvan Dohcrtys elusive New Ybrk Lightweight. Young Mclnnis has been up against

a great variety of figh- ters. all of them formidable In his young professional ring career, he will meet someone dif- ferent again in the extremely for- midable person of Roberts. The latter is so highly rated in New York that fldit critics predict that he will defeat Mclnnls with case. However. the P.E.l. native has other ideas about the outcome of tha fight. he has a reputation of forcing the fight. he had to do it to save a bout on more than one

mean nothing in the light same . i when a fighter is the owner of the

paces wit the cleicr Johnny Rob- g

at

On May 24 Bxing rd r

..-c it.

natural ability to become a great '

King's County

ed

A meeting of the 'I Count! Baseball League was bed in Mor- all on Monday night. with repre- sentatives from Morell. Peakem. Souris. and Mount Stewart Present

Mount stewut applied. and VIII accepiadasamembertearnfora on year period. Although Goofs!- town had no represantlvo at the meeting they sent assurances that they would field a telm.

The rlrlyloa of the leaiale Viz: tliomug discussed an I amendments made. All team! must submit a list of in pllycrs In the league president before June 30th. '

The schedule will be drawn up In league officials and relehsed at

Nearly l.000 wrestling fans wit- nessed some spectacular wrestling at Civic Stadium in Summefsldc last night. Gypsy Joe and L9" "Marvel" Hughes were the WP liinlnary boys. and alter each had won a fall, both were disqualified for wrestling outside the ring.

The Gallagher Brothers tool! 0!! odd fall from Geollallell Ind Tourvillc in the main .event tag team match. The Gallaghers pin- ning Tourvlue after 35 minutes oi fast gruelling action. C t applied his famed ”sleeper" hold to get the Tourville-Geohagens' only fall.

Before the wrestling Timothy Geohagen gave some interesting

Yankees Will Not Win Says Lopez

NEW YORK (AP)-Al Lopez.

SPORT OF KING'S

Good news. baseball will not die. At least. not t'.iis year. At the last meeting of the ball club. it was decided that baseball would be part of the athletic endeavours tried by the youth oi Souris for this year. Two representlves were sent to Morell to attend the meet- ing of the King's County Baseball League. which will be in operation again this year.

Souris. Morell. and Peakes are almost sure starters. and possibly Georgetown. It is rumored that St. Peters will attempt to revive the game. If this happens. a live team league will be active.

tremely doubtful whether any of will enter the proposed Island In-

It is hoped that a three learn

Baseball Will Not Die

accustomed to getting his nose bloodied by New York Yankees. thrust a defiant neck forward again Tuesday with a prediction: "I don't think this is the Yankees' year."

"I said as far back as spring training that I didn't go for all that talk that the Yankees are un- beatable,” added the soft-spoken manage of Chicago White Sex. "Now 'I'll go even farther-I think they not only can but will be beaten.

Asked to expand and identify. Lopez named his own fast-moving White sox, Cleveland Indians, De- troit and Boston.

highest finish by a Souris team was third. Higher this year? St. Peters will also send a team to compete.

Due to the pressure of exams. the High School Basketball play- offs has suffered a setback. How- ever. as soon as possible, these playoffs will be resumed.

Tennis. trying to stage a come- back, has moved outdoo .. The court is in line shape. and at pre- sent. practice is in progress. it is hoped that touunaments will be

started soon. NEW YORK (AP) Haunk In the Mixed League semi-finals Bauer, New York Yankee out- the Dodgerettes and Ramblers fielder. was arrested Tuesday on split two games by identical 4-2 a charge of felonious assault on scores. The deciding game will be complaint of s delicatessen store played Wednesday. In the first operator who charged he was game Mary Paqeut and Henry beaten by Bauer in the Copaca- Larter led the Dodgeretta attack. bana night club early last Thurs- Clarence Gallant led the onslaught day. for the Ramblers with no in their Bauer was booked shortly be-

Ieuer ls Arrested On Assault Charge

it may start slow. and catch on

if the weather would clear up for a few days. some work would be done on the ball diamond. All arrangements for renovation have been completed. and all that's needed now is some assistance from ole Mother Nature.

Not one, but two. bowling teams will represent Souris in the island Bowling Tournament. These teams are captioned by the old pro Henry Larterand Doctor Edward

Vlctorih Joyce Mnclellnn of the fore noon under his full name, Dodgerettes lIHi WOI'nQl'l high Henry A, Bgugr. l-hl'ee- The complainant was Edward Jones, 42. who operates two dell- Morell has formed an athletic catessen stores. in addition to union with Father Eric Robin as other injuries, Jones charged he honorary ylesldcat. Sports coming guflgred . brgln ' under this union in: hockey. Magistrate Nicholas Delsgi. in baseball. volleyball. etc. Plans felony court. paroled Bauer perm. are being made for the coming In; . lieu-lug Jung 21, 5nd ax. hill Helium . plained that a person who is par- oled may leavc the jurisdiction of SHORT SHOTS: 11- Paquoh bas- the court. This will permit Bauer ket from center court was a sur- in play mu; m. Yuk... gwgy prise to everyone including hlm- from non... self....Should be a battle when the two Souris teams meet in town.... One of the best sports in the Al- leys is H. l..arter....Henry Hurtin- ger is doubtful about playing ball

Kaasner. If memory serves. the

till: year ....

occasion its crowd ' '., but at the same time its mighty dan- gerous when lending to I foe of the ring powers of Roberts. Both lighten are expbcted to arrive in the city West. or Tlwr. at the lat- est. they will hold a light work- out at the Sports Arena thit will terminate heavy training for this scrap. They will enter the ring at about the same weight 138 Robtts the taller of the two will have a slight advantage in rcacti. They will weigh in before commissioner Dr. Kllorii on Frld. after-noon .. I am. Sir etc.

W.0. MCCLUSKEY.

and a fierce onslaught on his op-

Charlotietoewtn.

SPORTS riytit

Miscellaneous Pitching Staff Of Redlegs Shines

r:r.'vi' ?.'l'.'J."'.”l'.-"'i”"l )- or II II- ""”um'”.l”t.."' '"l:?;".:.?"'....”'” e no . the Cincinnati Radleg pitching staff h doing right it .

Pitchers each as ar-no Hacker. lei-ab Pi-eeiriaa. Iroeks Lawrence. :3. Jelfeoat Ad Jr

were obtained daala other clubs which not have can-

fat cushion of runs.

other con

era. But the club is winning. Tebbetts always is a fellow to shun credit himself and be

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BASEBALL

RESULT! By THE CANADIAN PRESS

American League I

Cleveland 000 101 420- ll 12 0 Boston 001 000 010- 2 7 5 Wynn and Hagan; Slsler. Porter- llald (ll Mlnarcln (9) and White.

Daley (7). L-Slsler. HR: Chl-Car- rasquel. A

Chicago 000 out 000- 3 6 I l'ew York 000 I00 000- l 4 1

Pierce and Lollar; Ford. Dit- mar (7), Turley (9) and Berra. L: Ford.

Detroit 00000l (Xl0000w0l-2100 Baltimore 001 000 000 000 Oil) 0-l ll 0 Bunnlng. Foytack (14) and House, Wilson (Bl: Moore. For- nldes (16) and Trlandos. Gins- berg (to). W: Foytack. L: For- aieles. HR: Bait-Moore. ,

National League

New York 000 oil 010- 8 I 3 Chicago 200 000 oos- 4 4 0 Miller. Consuegra (I) and Kott; Drotl. Lown (9) and Neeman. W- Lown. L - Miller. Hm: NYk- Maya: Chi-Banks.

Philadelphia (In ill)-l 4 l Milwaukee

(Meal Y y (4-1) vs Inch (I-Ii.

League Holds Meeting"

Gallagher Brothers Beat Geohagen Ancl Tpurville

Baseboll .

the earliest data peadble. Only tourteamswillliaperinlttedlatiie "X'.ml'muom

C00 mu," BOSTON (AP) -Cleveland la-

dtansturuedafour-arm?

lat Vice PruHau. I that ldwln chi Car-raaquel'I Itaelc. Souris; . . llurn-holnbcl?l.lll into an I-1 victory Padres didn't walk a batter I0- liandr . Pasha: Treasurer. we collgpggnj Boston Red aux lsgtbedistancetorlrvoklyri. Hamid Aflleek. Ilouat Stewart. Tuesday behind the seves-bit pltcI- his Dodgers belted a dozen hits 'i'beplii:!l'tio:'IelIndVical:lesidenilngolEarlyWynn. ham h:fl't:reeIladlegop:lb - u was or a . , Iiruk same: "I ve m"'iQ'ii'f3”mvity'Tm" l'ouna,v:gg Jietsted Brooklyn to a second Consldsralsdlseuasleawasbeld had”. 1-1 duelwitb laca tie with Milwaukee! "””"d "'”.. l. t g l:a":f”dl.al::dm. B D." Sm" when "a mu; 1:: YORK AP) Bil Pierce ddence crumbled in ' k i a four-hitter and drove in

learns to be held in Charlottetown. at shortstop Billy Klaus. demoted mm second to secentli in the bat- ting order for the game bocaule ,1 hi. plunnneting .181 avenge. was the tragic figure in the Red Sox defeat-their seventh in the last 10. He committed three bob- bles in the sixth.

In the bottom of the sixth. Klaus wgg injured and is game.

CHICAGO (AP)-Two infield er- rors, plus singles by Jack Llttrell gnd Cal Neeman after two were out in the ninth gave Chicago Cubs . 4-3 victory over New York Gl- ants Tiiesdsih -

The Cubs fi'rst Wrigley Field tri- umph in nine starts this reason came after Stu. Miller apparently had a two-hit victory in the bag on Willie Mays' theft of home in the sixth and Willie's No. 5 homer in the eighth for a 3-2 Giant lead.

with one out in the ninth, Mll- ler issued his third walk. Wall Moryn grounded to Red Schoen- dienst for an apparent gamc-end- lng double play.

Shortstop Daryl Spencer threw wild on the relay to first. Moryn reached second. Jim Bolger was "to on Foster Castlemans' bobble at third. Lltti-ell slammed his sec- ond hlt of the game. a single to centre. scoring Moryn to make it I-3... sandy Consuegra replaced Mll- Ier, but Neeman popped to short centre and the ball doted be- tween Schoendienst and Mays for a single which scored Bolgar

exhibitions. He carried Gord Cut- cllffe, husky Ace defenceman. seated in a V chair around the ring by grasping a rung of the chair with his teeth. After this teat. he demonstrated his "sleep- er" hold. waiting Keith Geldert. Lac Coffin. Russell Boylan and Alton Godkin all into dreamland. and then quickly resuscltatlng them to full vigor again. Hayter from Halifax referred. and Bob Schurman did the announcing.

Softball Meeting Held Last Night

In a softball meeting held last night. it. was decided that all games in the City Softball League this season will start at 6:00 o'clock andareiobeplayedontiieold diamond at the Park and at the Psrkdsle diamond. Teena that are to be in the league are as follows: BYC” ' a. BYC-Jun- lors, Abbles. BIS. Ross Burner Electric. Barries. There will be

'.';".'.'.'imu

Cleveland Indians Defeat RediSox; NY Giants Lose-

uaguescransblawithao-twin overtbalasgiia-laadingcinclnnail

over New York Yankees. 3-1.

The flashy leftlianded treated a crowd of, 28.069 to a dazzling ex- hibition as he struck out seven of the defending world champions and walked but one. that inten- tionally. to record his sixth tri- umph agalnst two defeats.

Pierce, mixing a puzzling curve and a masterfully controlled change-u,. wit hhis fast ball. re- tired the last 16 batters he faced. The loudest Yankee hit was Elston Howard's second inning double.

The triumph. Chicago's first in (our meetings with New Yo:-k'thls year. increased the white Sox lead to three games over the Yankees, who dropped to third place. one game behind Cleveland. The in- dlans defeated Boston 6-2: in the afternoon.

WASHINGTON (AP) Ryne Daren." Kansas City righthander. had ti perfect game going against Washington Tuesday night but Lou Berberet's leadofi homer in the sixth inning wrecked it and thi- Washlnlton Senators won the con- test J4). Camilo Pascual pitched I seven-hitter against the Athletics.

Duren. who yielded five hits be- fore being chased in the seventh inning. Allowed it run in the seventh when Jim Lemon walked' and came around on slnglerby

Baseball Meeting Held tasi Evening

Last evening at. the Health en 31'' I meeting "I held to discuss possible elm; etc In connection with use 131': mediate "3" Basebau P l on I Province wide blsig, 11,. meeting was attended by . um, number of . Jeaeatatives hm King's and Queens Coiiiitle. M

sood lirorm: was made in scusslonr. It would lppegli mt

season and that when tln:i m

are announced at meeting. 1. 9. near future, players mg hm alike will be more than happy with the overall set-up. .4

FROM PAIN OF

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Ilhaayllidlwirompsinof . Neilislgis, Headache or Muscular seller you want

relief and you until last w . . .-That”: Aspirin I A ts5l7t

starts ditlntsgvsting almost the In. that you like it-suns to rating that pain almost lnstsntlyi

Aluwyslaffor SE!

Berberet and plnchhltter Julio Becquer.

with the winning run.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Philadel- phla Phllllas and Milwaukee Braves were tied 1-! Tuesday night when their game was called after 5V: innings because of rain. The contest will be replayed from the start.

CINCINNATI (AP)-Homers by. Pee Wee Reese Tuesday and Bandy Amoros and the eight-hit pitching of Johnny Podres Tues- day nlght helped Brooklyn Dodgers tighten the National

another meeting held next week to draw up the schedule and to ab tend to other league matters.

' Ciiy Ball Players To Hold Meeting .

All city baseball players of in- termediate "A" and Junior brac- keti interested in playing in this years City League are invited to a meeting Thursday evening at 7.30 at the Health Centre. in Prince st. Preliminary plans have been made to get this years league un- der way approximately June 15th. and officials in charge are inter- acted and available for competi- tion. Dellnite plans for actual team set-up. etc., will be passed on to players at this meeting.

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WORLD CANCER STUDY

GENEVA (AP) - The United Nations World Health Organisa- tion hsr decided to conduct a world study of the causes of can- cer and related dlseaser- It will be the most ex rive ever under-

B O X I N G t SPORTS ARENA

FRIDAY. MAY 24th 9 PM. MAIN EVENT-10 nouivns

JIMMY MoGlNNlS JOHNNY ROBERTS Tlsiilsh. P.E.l. Now you I35 lbs. 131 nu, SEMI-FINAL-6 BOUNDS norgsjrnimn - its:rtNn: STONE 150 lbs. us lbs. Charlottetown llallfax

TWO ACTION PACKED FOUR BOUNDEBS