FULLMER THE FAVORITE

Robinson, Gene Fullmer In Cl1'sl1ip Boui Tonight

in JACK Mun tuezsvr TAKE yon. luv NEW 1ORi( IAPJ-Sugar Ray; With an additional 0100. Robinson. ii pmud but Igingttlotl dumped into the till from the;

champion. rlskit his weight title against young VI1llf1lf'li. a 25-year-old strongboy- from West Jordan, Utah. Wednes- tlay night at Madison Square Gar- den.

Despite sugar Ray's brilliantl earecr and his record - breaking feat of winning the same title three times. he is I 6'6-to-5 under- ring 111 this I3-round match. it will he the fourth straight time the op- pnncnt has been favored and Rob- inson has ttnn the previous three- ntw front Rocky Cutellani and him front Boho Olson.

The nld litre of I canny veteran utth both boxing skill and punch- in: power agaist I sturdy bull-

That should result In about 8120 .000 for .1-lulimcr.

draw 14.000 fans into the gardenli

and I 8150,1110 gate despite that

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ttalk of an ultimate match wtthl

holiday spending binge. The fight starts at 10 pm. EST. tit p.m. ASTt.

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world middle-tradto-television rights. it will be a Gene. sweet night for the sugar man who: fighting for a small purse and his gets 360.000 of the radio-TV cashleiitire future hinges on I victory. and 47': per cent of the net gate.lThe copper mine worker from Fullmer gets little more than thellltnh has a 37-3 record for only -exercise and a chance at the title.-40 pro fights as compared with His manager. Marv Jcnson. sig- Robinsonis long 146 - bout csrcerl

ned for no cut of the TV fee and dating back to 1940. Ray has I match but came back to dethronc only 12': per cent of the gate. 138-4-3 record plus one no docisionfiiobn Olson Dec. 12. 1955 at Chi- .- match. Robinson and 516.000 for

Robinson. who is 35 if you listen to him or 36 if you look in the to end in I knockout. the recordsl record book. has plans for a f'eb- of the two fighters show nothing? lani. riiary match at Miami with Ralph btit g tTlgert Jnncs. his lone conqiicror stopped only once in the steaming The three defeats in his career since he st.-tried his coincback in heat of Yankee Stadium when her were suffered in '55 at the hands 1955. He also littpm to meet ('ar- tried to move out of his class to of Turner. necked youngster is expected toimen Basilio, the wcltcr t-liaiiipitin. lift Joey n I middleweight championsliipiweight crown. 1-lullmer never has: outdoor fight in June All this de-tbeen stopped and they say he wasi ncsdsy noon in the Garden. pends. of course. on the Fullmertdown only twice in bouts with scrap. There men has ht-en snlllet Bobby Boyd and Gil Turner.

WORSLEY STOP

Ranger goalies Gtimp Wortslry sprawl: under it cloud of we chips ('anadiens won 6-3. to foil Montreal": Dickie Vlnorc..

heat-yweight champion Floyd Pat- on Robinson. the dancing man” terson. who came out of the Goldenl

Fullmer has nothing on his mind Gloves to win the world weltart lexcept the Robinson bout. He is: crown in 1946 and move If! to the- middle class in 1951. After losing his title to Randy Turpin in Lon- don. he won it back later the same year in New York with I dramatic 10th-round knockout. He retired in 1952 after the maxim

cago. He fought only twice in 1956. v . , y Olson in May at Los Angelos and 3"-ANT EXPEFT 5" Bob Provizzi in November at New

Although many expect the botityiaven, and won both. In 1956 Fullmer whipped Canal- Gii Turner. Tiger -Tones.

jaws. Robinson wasl Charley Humez and Moses Ward.

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Boyd and Eduardo Maxim's light hcavy- Lausse. The weigh-in will be held Wed-

The pick here is Robinson on the sti-cnrlh of the old days. per- haps only a mirage.

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It is difficult to get I fair lius

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S DICKIE MOORE

ltemnied in by New York players.

(C? Photo)

Vfray Gels Three

1 RESULTS

Minor Rocker result: It the

lnnrtt. Armin yesterday. MIDGETS Abbie: 4 - Royals 4.

Vick 5 - Flyers 0.

RANTAMS

Royal: 4 - Colts 1. Royal goals by a Tanlon. Bigger. Worth. ft. Mac- Iran, ('t'tllK coal by Mccarrmt

Fanurlu 7 - Are: 1 Cantick goal! 5”” l””K ill"

R. .'ticClinlocit

Regal: I - Bean: 1. Regal goals Y""i' D" """""'

K (lamrrnn. Smith.

N BOWL RESULTS M

In THF7 CANADIAN PRESS

ltcltls of sttiiitt -tntliitrits. . iraordinarr

lharrl-fought rtinlrsls

Vasf Crowds See

Vast it-nurist by H sit-writ-t tit. n. Roper t2t. lttfnlltftu .'lti4.fi0ft tn.-in-it fitll rtm:.i"tnt'r' rt-tattcrltnck Buddy Humoh-I ll'hitlorit.B1anchard; Aces goal by ,1,” t", ,.,, "M .r,,h..,.Wn WW

i ”"l'"l""ll in the fourth quarter over Tenn by V, Frinell tst, n. L4,, (3.. some of the host rnliecr fnoth:-illl nessee. second-ranking team in .1 D.-ivi: Rrzirt goals by 1.. Doyle Wlms In tho i'nttnrf Stnto: maul the country. The hero of the Ray- anfi hrittrr c.'ith tilltttr ;tt't'tiss tho I

Brfllllrllz lltc lttuli rank anti ex- sktlls of the teams lfIV0lVH'l. most carries itf-re closp,. with thr--re .hctnc rivrtflrrl hi" the margin of

3 pious in third place. three point:

-scored for Rangers-

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Canadiens Pound

Black Hawks 6-2

CHICAGO (CP)-Jean Bellveau Turner. St. Laurent: forwards: scored two goals to land Montreal M. Rlchsrd. H. Richard. Moore. Caiiadiens to I 6-: National Bellveau. Gooffrion. Curry. Lo- Hockey League victory over Chi- clair. Provost, olnsstud. Marsh- cago Black Hawks bore Tuesday su. Pronovost. ' night Chicago - Goal: Rollins; do-

The triumph left the defending fence: Mortaon. Pliote. Ingram. league and Stanley Cult ChIm- Martin. Vaako: forwards: l..ltzeii- lierger. Kennedy. Watson. Huge- beiiiiid league-leading Boston and slieiiner. Mickoskl. Mclntyre. La one game back of seconii-place laude. Sltov. Slaavor. Wilson. Detroit Red Wings. Ciesla.

Be1iveau's goal: came in the Referee: Red Storey: iinesmen: first and third periods. 0ther.George Hayes. 3111 Morrison. Montreal scorers were Bert Olm-1, SUMMARY stead. Henri Richard. Dick Moore First period: 1. Montreal. Bel- Ind Claude Provost. tiveau 6:01: 2 Montreal. Olmstead

Chicago's goals came from; tBeliveau. Geoffriont 16:09. Penal- Frank Martin and rookie John-ties: Kennedy 1:08. Turner 11:32. Sieaver Second period: 3. Montreal. H.

Referee Red Storey called buttiiichard (M. Richard. Moore) :15; four penalties. Only Provost'st4. Montreal. Moore fl-1. Richard. tally came with the Hawks short-;Talbot) :32; 5. Chicago. Martin handed. -rskov. Miclsoskll 16:40- Penalties:

Although Pllnfe was well pro- None. iectcd by a stout Montreal de- Third period: 6- Montreal. Bell- fence most of the way. he had to veau 4:13; 7. Chicago. Sleaver stop I total of 28 shots. wl1ile.fWil5t)nl 7:48: 8. Montreal. Pro- Hawks netminder Al Rollins waslvost (Curry. Marshall) 16:14. Pen-

REGAINS FIRST PLACE

Bosfon Defeats New York 5-3

BOSTON (AP! - Boston Bruins the final period. Dean Prentice regained first place. in the red hot aided by Bill Gadshy and Guy National Hockey Leagite race by Gendrnn. scored the final New defeating New York Rangers 5-3lNew York goal It 1704. Tuesday night hefnrr I holiday" Referee Frank Udvuri handed crowd of 10,522 at Boston (iardenntmt 13 penalties in the bruising.

The Victory. Boston's 20th of hard-fought game. eight to 111: the season. pill the Bruins ona Rangers. point ahead of the idle Detroit Red Wings.

SUMMARY

The Bruins look a quick lead First period: 1. Boston. Flaman less than 30 seconds after the tMcKenneyt 0:29; 2. Boston. LI- game started as Fro Flamamlblne tchevrefllst 18:10: 3. New assisted by Don Mt-Kenney. York. Hebenton fLcwickll 19:00. smashed a 40-foot shot past Lornel Penalties: Mackell major 0:42. Worsley in the New York iietitl Foley malor 0:41. MacDonald At 18:10 of the period Leo LlW7:05 bine added another Boston goal Second period: 4. Boston. Peir- with the help of Real Chcvrcfils. son tGardner. Biondat 3:09: Fm! seconds later Andy Hcben- New York. Foley (MacDonald. ton and Danny Lewlckl col1Ibor- Foiiflnatot 15:43; 6. Boston, Chev. Ited on the first Ranger goal.'relllI fMc1(enney. Stanley) 16:46. Hebenton scoring. -Penalties: Gurdner am. Evan:

In the second period. Johnny 3:30. Cahan 6:16. Flarnan 11:58, Peirson scored on I paasout It Foley 16:21. Evans 17:17. 3:09 and Chevrefils clocked his Third period 7. Boston. Peirson ltlth goal of the season at 16:46. 5:21; B. New York, Prentice tGen- MCKEHBCN and Allan Stanley as- dron. Gadsbyl 17:30. Penalties: listing. in between the Boston Howell 9:51. Gadaby10:!7. Mohn: koala Folu: helped by Parker 11:30. Cherry 17:04. MacDonald and Lou Fontlnato, Stop: ' Wnrsley Peirsmi again scored at Mo oflsawchiik

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TROIS-RIVIE R l-ZS. Qu.

((.'Pl--- Camille Bedarrfi snap mtg,-um, ma: gave 'lroi.s-lttiteres Lion; I 5-5 decision over Shawinlgan Fnllg Cataracts Tuesday In I fast holl- day contest thatlraised the Lions” third-place mat-cut in three points nick Wrayls thine goals Ipsrltcol ftilaracts. with flaude Laforgel and Ron Fl-Pllllllllll getting sin. files PM hanusta scored twice for the winnrrs and other Llons' mtirksmen ll'f"l'F Jr-tin-Patti Blttall-

Tussles

in Vt-it (ti-It-.-ins, unsung xopho

rt-y htlllrti nvcr the goal line from; time foot to give Baylor victory

lnfl. Ber Roll anti Ron Atwell, for victory, hnwovcr. was fullback W 7 tftcl Sltofncr who ran the Volun- tee dcfcnces ragged all afternoon and outshone Tennessee's All-Am-ilon Pl'iN'll1 Johnny Majors, playing onci

of his lesser games. (Be

in Miami. the Orange Bowl

Oranttr Row! nnr tom-htlniin or low Frntlfi of 72.532 saw Colorado: V-"'"""l" 77 m""l""' 7' l Rllllflr tlcfcatv-ti Tenn:-xsne .inhn tTlie llcnstt Bavluk htirrcl ' g fnflmt Row! 13-? In tho Su;:;ir Roirl. ffttlnrmin river from ill" one-yard linc Tu-wt: fhrtsltrtn 211 SVi'Rl'lIbb' 1:" ntitlastcd f'icni-on 27-21 in the ()r- the final rtiiat-for to give the Buf- 5"!i" 90'' tango Bmtl and Te . (tli ' t' 1 t' A - - I''-”"' H T''""'"'' 7 l””l"P9d hV 5)'l”RFlI.sPxaii'i th:s('l:t'i nrfllesiitilo: Ilpsgijcitna-cular one-man isei'il:i)NImlx. liuyyd flalduth mnfyl Sun Bowl l B -'2n.2- , 1 g y . rac an e cam 0. "' w -.1 - . . . ' . . ' - e . Ina onornereva at P '1" " g Wrsfern 13-0 and Prairie -Vlfltl Christian cdged the Ornnncmcn it-,mtM, T-'lfIll"rltIr Rani clohht-rt-ti Texas Southern l'nlk'Ilrs- lwfnre 68.000 Cotton Bowl inn: . . l Mt-W--trrt Smut"-rn 13 WM ivy 27.5 in the 20th tnnin.-it Prairie in Dallas Tex "ml ”'”"l'- ””''5'' "W "W" Tenn 70 lVlrW Bowl. ' ricer. rnnfirntvrl that negotlationsl

But at the Rnsr Rout. city crowd of 100.000 in Pasadpnp

SCORES

Fan easy 35-19 victory,

Rt THE ft-VVADIAN PBE85 0l(F.RF.f'. league lliau-mgsvt Fall: I Trols love: 6 Western Leone Fri Vie-tnttnster 4 Tvlnnlpeg 1 Calgary I Edmonton I Ontario Junior Prim-horotigh 4 Guelph 1 llttmiltnn it St. Catharine: O

footttatt rt... Stabbed 3 Titties "At Gala Party

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motts decision It

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C5m-- "W 5 "l'9d:"D lowa teaml But had he scored the 22nd pnint.l "HI "Triton Stair rallllcd to vria .a convr-rsion fry blocked by end

!Orfiz Shctkes”Off Kno .To Win Over Gale Kerwin

NEW YORK MP1 ('nrln.: Or-rand referee Johnny ixthiunt-n had fir. transplanted Pitt-rto Rlrstn now " "H- llrifll in New- YIlrI('.I Ins.-t std:-.,i shook off the shock of it first rnttnd'”" ' 'm" K''”.'"" "cwd I" 27 itnocltdown Monday night In win his ltttft straight pro fight over Canada's Gsle Kerwin on I unani- St. Nicholas

1 Brown. from Manhasttel. MY. (0,. ”, slashed tip and down the field all: afternoon and scored 21 points.

9 Russians to visit London were taking place. 1

The Russians came in Inndonl last. August fnr it track meet' against Rrttain but cancelled the "'0" 1" ornlrsl against the arrest -- 0! Nina. Sow-t discus ('lIlmpl0fI.l on I charge of Itenlilll five iiatsl from I lmtrirm store. l

The arrest touched off I diplo- matic f'I'i!I: The Russians dc. trcnberl if as I ”dlrty provocg. tron" against Nina. The Rugghng left for home without Nina who went into hiding. She apps,-Ind iincxpectedly at I Londog court 001. -1.2 and was convicted for Iflnvitffvns but given In 'IbIofute discharge.

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Orfir now has won 19 fight: with-

houttt now 1: 22-4-1. .1 l

Tackling Causes

horses. The time was 1:10 1-5. p Pnrtcrhoune paid 87. min mt the tits! vluhrnt champion-his " :30! .totitiiito Mtiio at and 8410"" Melbourne - first I! she had

lowarCruslies Oregon State 35-19 In Rose Bowl Classic

PASADENA. Cllll. lAPl lttiia-lit. 0re.. never quit. trying and. unleashed quarterback Kentiylmanagerl to decdhte the score-l Pinon on it bolting 40-yard touch-l board with three touchdowns one: down run in the first five minutes apiece in r,-Ich of in. (int mm- of play Tuesday and the hammer-. quarters. in: llawkt-yes went on from ttim-r Taiibacit Joe Francis was the to crush Oregon state in the ltose Beaver hero. but the failure of Bowl :55 . loregon slIte': clutch runners hurt

Thv Iowa victory. ht-fore ton. the Pacific coast team badly. 000 fans. was the 10th time In it The Beaver: tlitlnit. help them- Kllmes I Big Ten team has ll('ftl .-:4-Ivcii any by fumbling ttvicr in nnstratrd its superiority over Pn- the first eight minutes of play. cifir Coast Conference conipcti-p Roth errors were converted into two 1 Iowa touchdowns.

Plum”: smnsltlntz run was in he Attliougti injured early in the fnllnwed hy I succession of touch first quarter. Pioen. the game”: flown play: and by the third outstnnding player. returned in ttitarter. with the score 28-6. many the third quarter to help his team- nf the visitors from the corn ht-'t males clinch the victory. The 177- Wrr gazing around this famrtl pound quarterback averaged 7.17 old battle pit looking for moiic yards in the eight times he rar- tttsn instead of the massacre on ried the ball and completed ninel the field. of 10 , attempted. tiictntitngl The little Beavers from Cori.-tl-t one for I touchdown.

Porierhouse Cops lPoil4cCormick Victory In 'Cap lilamed Woman ARCADIA. Calif. (AP) .t...-ioy.A'm'e R

Eddie Aroaro and Portnrhnuse

combined talents Wednesday to LAKEWOOD. Clllf. fAPl-Jugl -10 days ago California's Patricia

the target 30 times. tiiltles: H. Richard :58. Clesll SPORT ADD CANADIENS l14:l7. Lineups 1 Stop.- Mnntreai - Goal: Plante; rle- Piante . . . . . . it ill 7-20 fence: Johnson. Talbot, Harvey. Rollins . . . . . . . . . . .. 913 2-24

5- 6. Bennett - M. Waddell

Of Aw

LONDON tcpt-The mum of gwmmig peerage! Id other hou-

carns under heavy flu is the Brit- ish pros: Tuesday because of the failure to mull I hllhthood to

eer': greatest star.

charges of "class prejudice" Ind "snobbery" appeared in the sports pages of almost every Lon- don Paper.

The tabloid Daily Mirror de- scribed the Queen's New Year's honors list as "the most yawnins. fawning . rablt-timid list over to bet churned out of the slow! lladesl of Whitehall." 1

Matthews. still I star at 41 after 5 years in BrttItn's most popular sport. was made I commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBEt in the honors list.

The Queen actually selects few-if any-of the persons to be honored. They are picked by gov- ernmental departments high. rank- ing civil asrgsnts and the like.

The CBE is considered an honor but it had been generally accepted that Matthews-a household name in many parts of the world- would get I knighthood.

MATTHEWS is FIRST

Failure to give him one stirred old charge: that professional ath- letes - and particularly profes-

CURLING

AT CHARLOTTETOWN

Announcing another series of Round Robin Games. Sections A. BC. and D. with 1! teams in each section to be played along with thel X points Round Robin of ten teams. two rounds of X competition have Ilready from played.

Draw for tonight at Cliarlottetottn cl i

uh. ..'I P.M. SECTION B. T

ice 1 - .l.E. Burden aklp. G11 Henry - Geo Scantlebury J.W. Mc- Kenna vs Myron Bell aklp L. John- ston - E. Gillespie R. Cass-

lce 2 E. Mclnnis skip A.B. Bag- nIlI- Ivan Tralnor L. Walton vs H. Atkinson skip Judge M. Mc- Guigan W Rodti- G. Burge.

ice If R. Manning skip. Art flopert Howard MIcDona1tl- H. Thomsen vs Ed. Wood skip F.MacMllian-T. Whitlock - Don Shaw.

ice 4 L. Turner skip Dr. A- Mac- Eachern - P. Brydges - Leslie Doyle vsi F. Curtis skip Hal spillett V. Rodd - C. Whiteneci.

..I.l0 P.M. SECTION A.

ice 1 Hon T.W.L. Prowse Ikip H. Sear. R.S.P. Jardine. A. W- Matheson. R.R. Bell. J.D. Stewart vs L.D. MacKIy skip Harry Far- men - W. Scantlebury - 5. Lane

ice 2 W. Hayward skip T. Milton vtt R Jones skip Cliff Campbell - A. H- Anderson J. Venlot.

ice 3 R. Pitt akip Lyn Burnett. M. Kennedy C. Ready vs W. Mel- lslt skip A. Tait Dr. J.H. 0'Hanley J. Boomhover.

Ice 4 R. Csrruthers skip 1". Mul- Iiolland Geo Anderson Geo Kelly vs WR. Burnett, skip Al. Roger: Henry Douglas. Goo Wright-

ar ions! on to outstanding Initial subjects eotnstry

statilcy Matthews. considered soc- lat said

AS GREAT SOCC STAR IOVIRI-OOKED Papers Crificize Sysfem .

ding Peerages

footballers-Iltdtortahrift titesoctalarbltersoftlie

"Quito bluntly I In that Not- tbcws was not knighted because of the snob attitude to professions! football, because far too mail! people regard the professional as someone well. not outta the type. old boy."

In the put. such professional athletes Is Len Button and Gor- don Richards were ted. But Hutton was I cricket star and Richard: I Jockey and both sports srtle considered "highly accept- Ib e."

Matthews himself Itoyed out of both"

the controversy.

The English and international right winger described the award as "I great honor not only for me but.for all .rofusional footbIll- ers. '

WAS IT SNUB?

The Daily Mirror described the CBE It I "putty medal" and I "snub for islr soccer.' "

"What's so wrong with foot- bail” Isn't it dignified enough for kniuhthoods?" A ;

The Mirror also comltiatnedv ”Tlie honors list has dust. on it be- forc the printer": ink is dry. it pays tribute to the nine-to-five men. the citizens of sober habits.

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pg .9.-my ulnar of Balaclava

E E”; 5;? 3,: EEieEiE gait?

had expected to Enff Ml"-5”" Tuesday as "Sir Stan.

Quoting I former teammate of Matthews. it slid: "Football ll stllIHl'::Il'1dedl!ulI.II!llrOf0f:h: worr cases. 900 , '

The Daily Herald said; "Hill eompi-oinisa between km and nothing is one more snub to soccer. one more examPlB Oi 9” condescending attltude"to our greatest national same-

A News Chronicle asked paint - blank: knighthood for the Efelleil am most beloved character of any Bl.m,h gponsfield-indeed on any international spot-tsfleld?

Paul Lcirivee Displctces Elik

As AHL'S Scoring Leader

NEW YORK fAPt-Paul Lari- vee of Providence has displaced

scorer while booalinl 111! MW 0'-ll: put to 56. , League statistics in c 1 ud 1 its games of Dec. 30 showed that Eitk. who had led the last 10 weelm. dropped to second with 52 Willi!- t.m-ivn,-, it 26-year-old centre. collected nine points 1-at Week while Elik. I rookie. had four.

NEW YORK (CPI - Old Pro Gor- die Howe scored the only loll of the game and his 24th of the year to give Detroit Red Wings I 1-0 victory over New York Rangers Monday night. The victory put the Wings into first place in the NI- tlonal Hockey League by I one- point margin over the idle Boston Bruins.

Howe. in his 11th NHL season. scored the winner It 12:02 of the second period. with credit for as- slats going to Ted Lindsay and Red Kelly. With 47 points for the sea- son. the Floral. Sask.. right winger

Cleveland's Fred Glover Ind Jimmy Moore hold down tht"d and fourth places with 51 and 46 P011115

lCleveland's Bo Ellk as the Amcr- ml cave” C.mnk. Henry M licsn Hockey beast:-'1 lead"!!!

Providence rounds out the top five with 44.

Henry has eased the most B011!- 29. and Larlvee and Moore shun the assist: lead with 81 each.

Provldenceis Johnny Bower has uio best goal-tondltk! Avenue. 2.54 and Larry Zeldel of Hershey has been assessed the most penalty minutes. 112.

Oord Howe Scores Lorie Goal :As Red Wings Blank Rangers

now is only five points behind the league scoring leader. Jean Bell- veau of Montreal.

The Rangers loss was their nrst on New Year's Eve in 10 years I since Oct. 24. 1955.

Only two penalties were called in the clean. almost gentle game. botii against New York. one them. against Larry Popeln for holding. was in effect. when Hows scored his goal from 15 feet out.

Glenn Hall. Detroit's Goalie. made 21 saves in recording his second shutout of the season. Gump Worsley. in the Rangers nets. bad If stops.

Not having in mind the ' ”' k liig of I curling precedent. we have put five of the busiest men in Char- lottetown along with the Lt. Gover- nor Is skip. and any four at the request of the skin will be allowed dttiieglay when Section A. is sche-