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getting their skating l.‘ to condition St, Dunstan‘: University hockey squad went through their second practice ses- sion of the season yesterday attor- noon and it was a vast improve- ment over the first turnout, with the boys starting ,to use their bod.- ies freely, skating faster and grad- ually getting their passing ulnys into operation. (I If +

R was the fourth and final mem- ber of the league that your writer has witnessed in action during the

t weak and to this corner's way 0g thinking, hockey fans are going to witness one of the closest- fought leagues in years once the boys swing into real competition. We may be far astray and there n" many who think Prince of Wales will prove too strung, but we can't see once all four hit their peak, where therc can no a great deal of difference between

them. I ‘l’ 0 4-

All fou: coaches have a wealth of material to work with. Some of it may be a bit inexperienced but the rough edges will soon wear of! and the squads are wcil fortified in every position so there will be no dearth of players; in fact the coaches may have a diffi- cult task on their hands cutting their teams do\vn to the required strength.

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Gettlng back to the Saints, thcy give all appearances of being pur- ticularly strong back of the blue- line. In Shorty McKinnon and Dorie the latter a Quebec ‘my, they have what appears to be ,two capable netminders, while out in front of which ever one gets thi

n- no pill

Job they will likcly have A.

McAdam and Mike Henncsscy an both these boys proved their worth in last year's City IJEBKUG tussles. The fight for the other defence posts should be a close

one. 1' f ~4- +

A dozen or more forwards arc vielng for the attacking dutics up front. All possess loads of speed that could be clearly seen and yes- terday were backcheclcing relent- lessly. Yesterday Cameron, Joe Mahar and Cart McDonald were telsnod up together and should develvl), Into quite a scoring threat while‘ thc other combinations, while grhaps not as polished in their orts svertheless showfid

lanfl of splrt and fight all t e

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But what has struck us most in the practice sessions we have Watched la the fight that the play- Rs e putting into their work- batsfgbere is probably not a méin many of the squads yet definit ly sure of their positions and as a result the sessions have been hard-hitting affairs‘ in cvcry in- stance as the boys give their ut- most into endeavors to catch a ton the lineups that will go tough the league schedule. + 4- 4- 4-

It was learned yesterday also that the meeting of tho Maritime Intercolieagiaie Lcoguc is to be held on Dec. 28th. As is known, Saints are members of the New

runswick section of this league Ind City lbeague officials have been marking time drawing up the local schedule in order not tn conflict wlththe S.lZ_t.U. games. Now, however, that a date has been set forithe meeting it is likely that the City League sched- ule will be drawn up immediately after and it is probable that games will get underway as soon as pos- sible after the New Your.

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With ice-making weather evi- dently hero for the ivintcr, Island curlers will soon bo having their ihninss. We noticed whore Mon- "18119 had a successful meeting recently with plans being drawn 11D for the coming season. Clinr- lottetown has done IIKPWiSP and it is likely that Suinmcrside and Alberton have already laid their

roundwork. Curling has made i: strides in popularity all over the Province the past few years with a large number of new play- ers taking up the game every-sca- snn and with the intcrcst shown at the meeting of the Island Asso- ciation this fail, i040 is expected to top them all. 0 4- 4- -l~

There may soon ho a now tat- Rct for Ihg limitcd circle of crit- ics who this season have sought to fasten blame for the poor ehow- iul of Toronto Maple Leafs on the various goal-tenders used by the NstlonalI-fockey Inugue entry.

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Pros ects are that "Turk"Broda. Iusixl n of thc nets for the Leafs When they copped the i942 Stan- ley Cup will be back in action by the_end of January. Ho writes that he expects to he back in Can- ada by Jan. lli. .

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With Major Conny smythes pol. iffy of giving Leaf veterans every Chance to prove they havent lost lfly of their -war skill, it seems llmost a cc alnty that us! fans Once again will see "Turk" back in action.

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Ihrlier rumors that Brods was due to be waived out of thc NJ-IL. When he returns now seem to have been squelclied, and Leaf 0 ielals come. out quite definltel i" llrin their pro-war net-min - 4r lswgkis to be recalled to till flllb H hie return to Canada.

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this ‘ slow-starting ‘lbionto club to move

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SPORTING » NEWS

(By The’ Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. ls-The fleet Chicago Black Hawks moved into second place in the National Hoc- key League tonig by defeating New York Range s, 7-4, before a crowd of 14,301 at Madison Square arden. _ Chicago broke its third-place tie with Boston Bruins and stepged one point ahead of Detroit cd Wings, and but one point back of the league-leading Canadians. Three third period goals spelled

2—New York, Shibicky (M. Colville) d-Chlcago, M. Bentley (D. Bentl

(Shibicky)

with two goals and an assist each. Third Period

Shlblcky did equally well for the

9:55 ....l3:57

a) 5—Ncw York ,L. Patrick

Rangers. kChicago, M. Bentley Summary: t lib-Chicago, Smith . First Parlod ll-Chicsgo, Hamill (Gee) ,. 1--New York, L. Patrick Penalties: None. (Leswhk. Moe) :87

Black Hawks Move Into Second PlaceIn League, Defeat N. Y. Rangers 7-4

4:80

16:50

Penalties: N. Colville, Grcsse. Second Period

C-Chlcago,’ Gce' . . . . . . . . . . . .. 6:11

7—Chi D. B l victory for the Hawks, after an , (M_°,“§§;,,,ey_ 2121K) ‘M1254 he TZ-hole tournament iltgeiiustruggie in the first two 5_New york. smblcky _ _ _ _ “W05 2511}: thenNtgokl offhand tandsd - - ;- _ - irwfly . a e course.

Max Bentley and cum Smith ,‘,',°{“m°" P“ ,'°"- L"“"°ki R” Nelson. who , wen is -

led the scoring for the winners ' - ments this i- snd has flnlghgd,

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treal Ice

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MONTREAL Deo. l3 - (OP)- Toronw Maple Leafs, displaying the form that carried them to s. Stanley Cup victory last season. handed the National Hockey League-leading Montreal Cana- diens a 4-3 setback here tonight.

The loss was the first suffered by the. l-‘fabitanfa on their home- ice season and enabled the

Trainer To

out of a cellar place tie with the New York Rangers who were beat- en by the Chicago Black Hawks. The defeat left the Montreslers only one point ahead of the sec- ond place Hawks. ' Leafs showed a lot of fight in coming from behind an early 2~0 Caitadlens lead. The Montreal de- fence appeared weak at. times as their rear-guards failed to clear the puck in front _of Bill Duman. Canadians were minus the services of husky blocker Butch Bouchard and his driving play was greatly

Tom

his one-year suspension charge this.

was stiinula d. Smith s. veteran

Killer) 7:12 itP€flGiMb8—-R@¢fd0h Pratt. Ben» o

Second/Period. ft-Montreal, Lacli 124 3—Tororito Goldham 2.22

Duel Riven ephedrine by

4-Toronixi. Huniltcn 11.28 NW 1 lziizToro-nto, Taylor (Hamilton) " ‘ > B-dt-fontreal, Blake (Richard

Lach) 14:54

Penalties —- Davidson. Taylor Prat/t.

Third Period. Toronto

Moncton Marouns Win From Amherst’

Schriner (Taylor)

for 35 years as train

MONCTON, 11.8.. Dec. —- Moncton Mai-oops scored s 7-4 win over ‘ L ‘ Ramblers in sn ex- hibition hockey same here tonight. MBTOOTIS tool: an early lead and were never headed. although the poorly-conditioned Ramblers ser- ved notice that they will be s. potent factor in the three-team league comprising tonight's two contestants and Saint John Bea-

v°_“' found themselves

the

One-Time Hockey Great ls Elected

VANCOUVER. Dec. 10 — .0?) -- Frank llb-edrlckson, one- 1111a

hockey great was elected to the in Vancouver's civic JQSIAICIY- Fredrlckson, who lesmed his early hockey in Manitoba was a nominee of the Non Partisan association which wnn l0 of the ll seats at stake.

r Fredrickson a native of Iceland, was captain of Winnipeg Falcons when they won the Oiym. bio tltli. in 10B). Inter he tin-nod adfessionarl‘ and was with vmqgg

"llflven heywon tbeSta- ley Cup in 1m. "

Hockey league game.

Hockey Scores

NATIONAL LIAGUI

3M0!!!) 7. New York 4. Toronto 4. Montreal p,

QUEBEC PROVINCIAL HOCKEY l-IAGUI

MONTREAL. Anthony (Tony) armed ins ent expected to tast- wl Senators this week Sherbrooke e, 5t, Hypolnghg g, “Md hm‘ m. ‘

3.10 soon aao ‘Ph- hmvm pelican lls a . ulllv lune throat witch vihigiiuie

u}. ‘I osmlns'it°i's“ii's"§mt°'m_'°°d ‘mm

I unwise sasioss

i.) ~I AITIIINOON .. .. -- A . see eel eee eee sap 8 '

munitions-cursors: nsssstsc moons

of 80mg years around the tracks and noted as trainer of. the great Seabiscuit of a few years ago. is employed

HOT SPRINGS Ark. —- (AP) Louis Diamond. 66, dub- bed by Sports writers as the “hon- est Bi-skemsn" in the prize business in which he had engaged er and sser died of a heart seizure at St. Joheplrs Infirmary here today.

Diamond was regarded in box- iiut circles as one of the smartest ballyhoo men in the game.

It was he who .0. few years back. dug up a ‘character called Eye Pinkie" who supposedly had the power to hex fighters. planated him st the ringside to “put the eve" on boxers who were opposing Diamond's gladiators.

There was no record that those fighters so assailed. by “the eye" impaired. stunt gained bolfh Diamond and Pinkie reams of publicity.

Airmen Win _ In Halifax League

Gibaoski. dischstted from the United States forces has applied for re-

Toronto Leafs Show Fine Form, Defeat Canadiens

Plead Before Racing Body

NEW YORK Dec. l3 — (AP)— Smith. trainer of the United States’ most successful 1946 racing staible .is to appear before a joint session by the State Racing Com- IIIISSIO: and the Jockey club to- morrow to plead for remission of on one of his animals

the

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m by Mrs. Elizabeth Graham's Maine “n, PariodsUMMARY Chance Worm. uthidii won more 1 Monarch Benoit (Eamon money than any other stablethis

year and numbered such top-run- ners as Star Pilot and Beaugay. Th.- suspension was slapped on Smith last month bv the Jockey Club on the charge that Msgniiic one of his lesser horses. was . means atomizer before s race at Jamaica

of an

‘fllonest Brakeman" Ilieil Yesterday

Dec. l3

fight

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“Em sad

but

(By The Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, Dec. lit-A powerful R.C.A.F. team had little difficulty defeating Crescents, 8-2 here to- night in a regular Hallax Senior The win placed the Air Force ln a tie with Navy for league leadership.

“Teny"' Crshsski - Seeks Ila-installment In Amateur “llsnks

Dec. l3 — (OP)-

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lisif Pros Escape In Accident With Plane, Automobile

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PORT WORTH, Tex, Dec? 13-

(AP)—B NllOn ndH id muff-Tofu’ ‘peel

escs an auto accident and s forced plane landing and will be here toinon-ow. to start. Blllllmflll/tparlsafieldofw mofessionals and ama move out. in the 010.000 Port Worth open. N9 . one Danton. Tex. fsr- mer who ends his vacation by en.- ferlnst the Fort Worth open, wag splattered with ten dozen fresh sills when his automobile over- turned three times near Benton. Then- W15 no 0th: damage McSpadcn the perpetual second. place finisher. made a forced land-

inl in his private plane which ha flew here from bride. Jug landed in a pasture. called the

Font Worth 111130107 for location of len Garden Country Clog, x1e:

PM in the money in 101 (zonaectitlvg meetsvwiil share the favorites tag WW1 little Ben TIC-Ian Hogan and

Nelson both started as caddies at,

en Gardens. -

Smiling Jimmy Demaret. the gay msn of the fairways new out of the navy posted the best Warm-up round when he shot. a three-under- psr M. However. bad weather has been hampering most, players The weather man said there would be nods-sin tomorrow but it will be

Plnfy Christmas Trees This Year

(By The Canadian Prose)

Many Canadian homes which went without or used substitutes for Christmas trees in the last few years are assured of a tree under which Santa Claus can place his gifts this Christmas. Sweet-smell- ing evergreens, gaily_ decorated with a variety of colored bangles, lights, stars and gifts, will bright- en millions of_homes across the Dominion.

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Tslile Messages 0n Commonwealth Air Training

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Dec. lit-Watching a powerful German air force pulver- lse Poland. Britain appealed to Canada early in the war ‘to assume the leading role in a Common- wealth air training plan——out of reach of German air attack and molded as a decisive tool for final victory.

A historic exchange of messailfl tabled today in the’ Commons dis- closed that the late Rt. Hon. Nev- ille Chamberlain, then British Prime Minister, addressed a “spec- ial personal appeal" to Prime Minister Mackenzie King on (Sept. M. i999, which was to make Can- ada the aircirome of democracy and fill the skies with an over-

whelming weight of Empire air power. Mr. King immediately accepted

but pointed out a serious defic- iency of training planes and in- structor personnel that couldn't be overcome for at least a year until the infant Dominion aircraft in- dustry got rolling.

In this connection it- was recall- ed hat Hon. C. G. Power, former Can dlan Air Minister, once told l press conference of these touch- and-go days. He recalled that when the aerial battles were mounting overseas he suggested to R. A. F, oilicials they should K681’) their aircraft and trained person- nel at the front. But they pro- ferred to run long risks in order to build a decisive force for future battles which would lead to vic- tory.

It was a narrow squeak but they made it and the combined Empire air forces eventually produced an ovewwering strength with about I32, aircrew men trained in Canada.

As a matter of record it was two days from the time the suggestion was made by the British Govern- ment, that Canada accepted and five- weeks later the final agrcc- ment was signed. The first air- crews began to march in wings parades in the spring of 1940.

New Income

A survey by The Canadian Press shows the supply of trees pie-iii- fiii everywhere and exports to tho United States have increased more than 100 per cent. Ontario alone will ship _ove:' 1,000,000 trees a- cross the border and orders as. large have been placed in QUIIil/ll! and the Maritime Provinces for American trade.

Trees all are reported of good quality and prices slightly higher than the year previous range -.|.‘(.li‘l 40 cents in some Maritime dist- ricts to $35 for “exceptionaPtrces at Mbntreal. Average price is be- tween Sl and $2.50.

Nova Scotla growers are ship- ping some 700,000 trees to other parts of the Dominion and about 300,000‘ to the United States. The Annapolis V a 1 l e y's “Christmas Tree King." Willis P. Clark of New York City who buys hundreds of thousands of trees annually for American cities, said weather con- ditions were excellent for keeping the quality of the trees.

lr is the most popular choice in New Brunswick where constan- cr sale does not start until (he middle of the month. As in other provinces, where export trad; is carried on, a substantial increase in shipments outside the province is reported.

Scores of dealers have set up stands on vacant lots and in gar- ages in Montreal with close to half-million trees for sale, a maj- ority of them balsam and fir, The price range for the average true runs from $1 to $3 and trees ad- vertised as "superdoopers" sell at

House Briefs

(By The Caiiwdlan Press) OTTAWA, Dec, ill-Shipments of feed wheat from Western to hstern Canada for the first l1 months of this year totalled l8,- 00B,l38 bushels, compared with ‘J2,- 524502 bushels for the year i945, Agriculture Minister Gardincrsald in reply to D. J. McCuaig (COF- Maple Creek)‘

Donald Fleming (PC-Toronto Eg- linton) urged that taxpayers be permitted to add t e purchase price of spectacles to non-taxable medical Ufpllliel in making their income tax returns. Finance Min- ister Ilsley said this could not be done as eye-glasses were worn by so many persons and could not be considered saw-unusual expense.

The Works Department, reply- ing to questions by Clarence Glllis (CCF-Cape Breton South) said the construction of a bridge from Cape Breton Island, Shelburne County, N. 5., to the mainland was s matter for attention by the Pro- vincial Government.‘

Bonuses paid rural mall carriers who have shown increased oper- ating costs have been granted un- der the War Measures Act and will cease with the termination of that measure Postmaster General Bertrand said today. Public ten- ders would be invited in any cases where the courier was not satis- fied to continue under the original contract price. Imbodying the bonuses In the regular contract would be Cflllirly to the Post Of-

fice Act. I I I 94

The Prices Board has inves- tigators and 4,738 other officials, it was reported in a return for John Dlefenbaker (PC-Lake Cen- tre). O I I .

Offices for the administration of soldier settlement and th. Veter- I Ipnd Act have been establish- ‘ in the Maritlmeratvhfoacton, I; Hederlcton, Kentvllie. N S: I .: Bvdiiey, NJ; Halifax (Motown. on Isnor rwas ln med.

Tax, Structure ‘Worked Cut

i By irancy (YDUNNELI.

OTTAWA. Dec. i3 -'— (GP) - A new income tax structure was worked out before the budget was brought down Oct. 12. but ‘the Government decided to continue for this year the practice of straight percentage deductions, ,Finance Minister Ilsley said today in the Commons.

Mr. Ilsley did not disclose details oi’ the new structure. but said that fundamentally the Government will return to the principle of sl- lcwing exemptions for children to take the form of deductions from income rather than deduc- tions from taxes as at present.

In ore-war years. taxpayers-were allowed to deduct. $400 from in- csmc for each child. In the war years the act was changed to make -the exemption for each child a deduction oi $108 from the tax.

He did not indicate whether the new structure would be introdu- ced in the next budget, but said it would have to take into account the payment of family allowances. Exemptions for children would be reduced by the amount of allow- ances received.

Mr. Ilsley made the statement- while the Commons debated an act to amend the Income War Tax Act to provide for the chan- ges announced in the budget. The bill is among the last scheduled to be dealt with before promos- tion. expected by most members to come Saturday.

Senator Wishart Robertson. Government leader in the Senate. sa-id it was hoped the session would pi-orogue this week-end. His information was that a new session would be called for late February or early March.

General Motors Cues To Court

DETROIT. Dec. is (s?) - General Motors went to court to- uay in its pickctlill dlsiiute with the striking United Automobile Workers (C I O ) The corporation, whose 010MB have been idle 23 days in the U.A.W.-C I.O. walkout affecting 213.000 workers asked. an inlunc- ticn in Cleveland to restrain pick. cts from blocking entrances to the mine.- Body hm; in that. city. General Mo rs charfld U-AVW local 45 in Cleveland with "USlIIK "threats and personal a use W deter non-striking office workers m“ .'“"%-‘¥3‘°ii...°“"°““°‘ ‘“"" ll - “n12? i“ petitiogi filed in common p)”; 9mm, the Corporation said m; police “did not 96W! in "W substantial degree" to lvrevflli- ii"? pickets from “such unlawful con- duct," Thirty officers and mem- bers of local 46 were nssncd de- fendants as well as the local itself. General Motors. clinician puk- eta “lntlmids/bed" emu oyees, b. “threats and personal abuses and conducted themselves "in a d18- ordei-lv manner" asked ti}! 60"" to exile-in the iuiion from assault. lnmlhsmperina or interfering with unpovees. , The automotive induatrys labor from was mherwise quiet today.