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(This la one in a series oi’ week- “ sports roundups contributed by sports editors in various Maritime

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By PAT POWER The Charlottetown Guardian

CHARLOTTETOWN, May 30- mpv-Prtnce Edward Island—a spnflS-lflllldétl province until war came along to cut deep inroads into player material—is headed lm-k to its former status and a large sporting population expects to witness what recently was termed a “sports renaissance."

Prospects are bright for base- ball, track and field, football, ten- ms and fill"

Tlic younger clement has shown a ilcflnite trend toward athletics, explained in part‘ by an intensive piocrnin of the Provincial Physi- cat Department under Col. W.W. ,pilii field and a new memorial athletic field at Victoria Park.

(‘itv nncl junior league baseball “tings into action within the next teiv weeks. Both likely will come under the guidance oi’ the Abeg- wet.‘ Amateur Athletic Association ivhirh. although it has slumped in sporilnf! prominence during the inst fcw years. may see a re- \'\"ll following reorganization of thc lilnrlllmc Amateur Athletic Association.

‘whether the city outfit will op- era‘e as a senior or intermediate loop remains a matter of conject- ure ll is seen likely that no de- rision will be given until Jilly l2 when aimicur clubs have to reg- l='er with the M./\.A.U.

ln liintor circles the 17th Re- roiinaissaiice regiment and Char- lo‘t"to\\ti KlllT-fllftfl have express- rii their willingness to back tennis iriife a third sponsor is expected m be announced soon. ‘ft has been sci-on or eight. years since a jun- ior icaittc was in c. once here.

And in the western and eastern parks of thc province the game is also coin: through re-btiilding pro- rt‘ of" Recently. meetings were tzcirl at Sourls and Summerstde and two tongues crime into being. It? least six tennis will comprise ‘he western league with clubs from Summersidc. Borden. Tig- nish. Grand River. Kenslngton and Wellington. while it is prob-

~ eblc that nt least four will take part in the eastern league.

Modern Sports Field

‘Trick and field events will see a reminding program begun this icy-on The memorial field at Victoria Pnrk, now nearing com- Plction. will gi\'e athletes a mod- "f" short-surround to train on and it is fell that. the younger ath- icics will respond fully to efforts berm: made on their behalf.

For several years now, football t‘llt'ttllllii‘.‘l‘S have been confined to S‘ Houston's gridiron. With no fltttvznc flcld to practice on. int-i "P" among‘ city players fell off to a great extent but with thc athletic. field and gridiron efforts iiiii he made to have a city squad renew its struggle with Saints and Prince of Wales teams. respong. lblc for keeping the game alive “if” City interest waned.

the Charlottetown Tennis Club "presents an additional local Fboris group that felt effects of thc Second World war in num- ber» of playing members. Headed in" Prcsidcnt George Burnett thc (‘hill i: shoiving unbounded zeal iliw days as it goes about n re- "mm-"ill Program that is expccuad to place the club back on asound footing. both financially and in "“‘"\°Pt‘-“h1l1- Three of the six Points now are ready for matches but the remaining three are im-

treatment that on completion will give the Club a half-dozen courts that will compare favorably with any in Eastern Canada.

Membership is showing a decld- ed increase and with necessary repair work completed on the fences. nets, clubhouse and stands, officials are hopeful of again stag- ing outstanding tournaments with high-ranking Canadian players in attendance.

Official opening of the Char. lottetown Golf Club has been set for May ‘.24. Return of old mem- bers from service and addition of young members in the last couple of seasons have kept the club up to its high standard and, with the grounds receiving careful atten_ lion wiclders of the mashies and niblicks wiill be out in force from opening day on.

Prime Minister King Speaks 0n Olympics

' OTTAWA, May t9 ~tc Pt _ Prime Minister Mackenzie King said today in the Commons he felt too m-uoh had already been said on the Barbara Aim Scott car case both for her sake and the sake of spore

Earlier Mr. King had said that the Government had no official connection with the Canadian mYYWDic Association and did not recommend tho appointment of Wllresentatives to the Association.

Since 1920 the Federal Govern- micni had made. contributions to the Association to help defray ex- penses. The Association estimated that its 1948 expenditures would total $125,000 and it asked for a grant. of $5.000 from tiho Domin- ion Government. The Government planned to make the grant. in a $171300 instalment this year and a similar amount next. year.

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Grcco To Appear Before Grand Jury

NEW YORK. May i9 - (AP) - Johnny Greco. Montreal welter- weight. ii-ns given a summons to- day to appear before the New York County grand jury June 4 after ap- pearing voluntarily for questioning in the district nttorarys probe of reports that racketeers exert in- fluence in the boxing business.

Greco was questioned for more than an lioui and a linli be'ore lunch by ns "lnnt. district attorney Andrew Soldier. The boxer was ac- companied by his lawyer, Louis de Zwirt-k of Montreal.

Seidiers only comment was that

"Grcco lg nn important figure in tho boxing vrorld." He would not .aml‘»lify. Others fighters who have been questioned during the investigation included Tami Maurlello of New York, Henry Armstrong of Los Angcles. and Danny Webb, also of Montreal.

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Determined to get in as many practice sessions as possible be-

fore ‘the league opening Charlie Ryan will have his 1'lth Recon- naissance Regiment juniors out for s. workout at Victoria Park tflfllsht and Coach Ryan intimat- ed last night that all candidates will be given every opportunity of earning a place on the squad be- fore opening day lineup is an- pounced. + -i- -l- +

Contrary to opinion the squad will not be a hand-picked one. Every junior anxious to play ball. wihether having past experience or not. are asked to attend and the lineup will be chosen on the

merits alone of those attending the workouts. + -l- 1- +

Formation of the league itself will likely take place at the meet.- ing to be held in the Travel Bur- eau tomorrow night. Name of the third sponsor hasn't been made known yet but officials concerned have no worry over this matter.

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In fact there seems little worry attached to anything concerning the league and its ultimate suc- cess. Veteran players and veteran sports followers have already placed their approval on the ef- forts to revive junior baseball and are ready to do anything possible in helping things along. So th: juniors will be assured o! plcntv of help once they got. the ball rolling early next month.

il- + + + DeaRue champions last year and with practically the some players available for this scttson. L. P. U. Anchors held their mcond work- out of the season lest night. and although drills have been light affairs to date lilanaqcr Fret Nic- Cabe will soon be sending his charges through still‘ ivorlzoitts

preparing for the opcticr. Several new players are trying otit to: berths and rumor has it that

some of the veterans will have to hustle to retain their positions. 'II

Rovers and Legion will likely get in their opening cracks some- time during the week. Rounding up of players is still proceeding with both clubs ltavitig a large percentage of last year's perform- ers still available and these to- gether with new blood are expect- ed to field even stronger teams than was the ease last year.

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Southcrn Kings County base- ball enthusiasts are expected to organize a baseball league at a meeting at Montague tonight. Devoted to softball for the past several years. bnli tosscrs in the southern section have turned back lo the hardball game this season and men connected with thc movement are confident of the coming league going over in a big way once games get underway.

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One oi’ the busiest summer sports centres in the City during the past. several years the Bright- on Horseshoe Club ls likely to be in full swing in another week or so and this season membership is expected to show a large increase over last. y'car due to interest shoivn in the ofl’ season when the coming season's activities were generally discussed.

-l- 4- -l~ ‘l- Changes and renovations have been made since inst year with the club house fitted up. lighting equipment checked and a general over-hauling completed. This year two pits, six feet square. will be in operation. the idea of changing from four having met with gen- eral approval and the go-ahead signal is now being eagerly await- ed by the large number who spend the summer evenings st this pop- ular centre. 4' i» il- f For n club of its size the a-

warding of silverware is really remarkable. Year after year a collection of silver trophies ts

gathered up that are hotly con- tested for and this year will prove no exception. Already three tro- phies have been donated and this number will run into double fig- ures before the final shoe has been tossed sometime next fall. ell 1- §

It took him s long time. nine years to be exact. but. fearless Freddie Hutchinson. the picture pitcher. finally is beginning to look like the great hurler he was supposed to be when Detroit Tig- ers handed over 815,000 for his

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That was the ivinter of 193B af- ter the then 19-year-old right- hander. in his first try at protes- sional basebali, had won 26 games and lost only seven while pitching for Seattle in the Pacific Coast League.

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‘Heralded as another Schoolboy Rowe. who was then an standing American League star with Detroit. Hutchinson suddenly lost his stuff and won only three games in nine decisions for the

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illcfentling Champs Lcati Play In Women's Bowling

FREDERICTON, May l9 - (CP) —- The defending

won ull their mutt-hes In iiie first four rounds of the Maritime Wom- en's bowling tournament today and were the only undefeated team of l2 after the firs‘. day and night; of cnmpetflav. Char- lottelown has two teams In the tournament and 11n- remaining i0 represent New Brunswick il- leys.

Saint John Centrals. Fl der- lcton Petr. and Woodstock iere in a second place lie, caeh u th three iiins and a loss. Next, with t two and two. were Marys , . Monizton, Faint John Si. l'e‘(r's nnrl (Thariotietown Cnplt l‘.

Ciiarlattitawn lluarilts. Int.‘-

Glenny Brann took the bad news like a man. Now he that

ltls legs, injured as the result of a childish prank. lllHC been amputated. t

But there was some good news for the

youngster.

ll-iyczir-tiiri Maiden, Mas;

Ted Williams sent him an autographed bat and ball andi told him to listen to thc ball game over his ratiio. a homer for] him. Williams went his promise one better-he

Ted prontisctl to iiit hit two

homers. Here Glenny proudly shows his mother ivilliatns‘ gift. (Boston

’I‘raveler photo from NBA).

Ted Williams’ Two-Ron. Homer In Ninth Givesi

I n I 1. Divide Singles t

BRUSSELS. May if) -- iAPt Fgypt and Bflgiiun divided today's singles llllllCllvS lu their second- rnund European zone Davis Cup lentils czinpeiiticn with tlic result thc Belgians movc into lilo third round nurilnst. YllZiSllIVi-‘l. The ser- lcs sun-r was 4-1.

Adly Sliiitei deft-riled. [Retro (irclhtiozl. (3-4, 6-4, 7-5. for the hill)’ Egyptian victory Willie Phil Washer conquered Aitrlre Nlljlll’. 6-2, 6-4. 6-2. Prior to today all ittc match-ts had bccn won by the Bei- glans.

Ski Clfships At Banff

BIONTREALTVTET 19 —— ‘CPI -—- The 1943 Canadian ski champion-

ships will be held at. Bzinff. .-\lta.,t

Feb. M-Zil, it was announced at. the annual meeting of the Canadian Amateur Ski Association held here during the week-end.

A Sidn-ey Dawes of Montreal. re- elected association president, pre- sided at the meeting at. ’W[lil‘l‘i it was announced that Canada's Olym- pic ski tcam will leave for Swit- zerland next Dec. 2'2 or 23 and ic- turn in time for the Canadian championships.

Baseball's“ Big Six

(Associated Proust (Three lenders ‘m cacti lengucr. G AB R. H Pt t. .39"

x-Walkcr, Phillies 24‘ s2 i2 a2 Mullin. Tigers Dillinger, Browns McQuinn, Yanks Gustine. Pirates Elliott, Braves x-Verban, Philiies

Runs batted ln—Nallonal Lew- gue, Torgeson. Braves. 292 Ameri- can League, Williams, Red Sox. 24

Lczigulf. Lea-

f-Iome Runs-National Mtze, Giants l0; Amerli-nn guo, Williams. Red Svx 9. x-lllht game.

REMEMBER WHEN

Hilton Belyea. saint John. N. 3-. one of Canada's most promislnfl soullers. sailed for Iinfllfllld t9 mm‘ pete in the Diamond Sculls com- petition 24 years ago today. Wit" was unlucky. lost ilio race, but started out for another attempt in 1924. On the way’ to England. he became ill. and sulbsflliilfiltly hilt-i to retire from active comvcmlm-

like the next between Detroit and Buffalo in the International Lea- gue, and in 1941 had n big year with the Bisons where he won BB games and lost. seven. 4 0' i

i! But the war came along and Freddie played baseball under

Mickey Coclirane and Bobby Fel- ler in the United States Navy and came back last. year to have a fairly good winning i4 and losing

ll. + il- 4 il- Today Hutchinson rates right on top of tits performances He won his fifth successive grme af-

ter losing his first start of the season. defeating Washington Sen-

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iBy The Canadian Prcsst

With one out in thc ninth and Detroit Tigers ahead 4-3. Tctt

Williams blasted a two-run lioincr .

for a 5-4 victory for Boston Rod Sox, who thus divided a double- header with the Tigers before 2ft.- 280 paid fans ycsterciay.

Tigers took thc opener 3-2 in l2 innings as third sacker George Kcll rioublcri homc for thc Detroit triumph.

The split left 'I‘ll=!t"1's alienrl of the lscngue champions.

Lending all the way, Cleveland Indians withstood hate-inning Yankee rallies to gain n 5-4 tie- cision. their second straight vic- tory over the Yanks.

The Tribe jumped on rookie righthatider Don Johnson, fllaliit‘; his first start. since May 3. for two runs in thc second inning on n hit. batter, Joe Gordon's double. a passed ball and Kcn Kcltners single. Cleveland added two more oft‘ relief hurler Al Lyons in the fourth and another in‘ the sev- enth when Hal Peck homered.

The Yanks fought back and tallied once in the fourth, driving starter Roger Wolff to cover in favor of rookie Byron Stephens who eventually received credit for the victory.

Stephens blanked the Yanks until the seventh when Charlcy Keller sma ted his seventh homer of the ye with one on. Pinch- hitter Frank Coleman homered in the eighth to pull the Yanks to within one run of n. tic but Steve Gromek. who came on in the ninth after Stephens ivas removed for a pinch-hitter, retired the Yanks in order after walking Bobby Brown.

Skeeter Dickey: l2th-innlng doubt? with the bases loaded c~v<~ ChiPflRo White Sox ii 4-1 virtniv over Wasltirintori last night, It marked the llth sticessive game ii. which the Sarators failed to score more than two runs.

still two American

Results 0f Rifle Shoot

Another rucceuful c115 it was held at the Armourres. The scores are posted below. Shoolln" will ticntinue Wednesday eventwg May 21st at '1 p.m. Conic and fir)

your skill.

E. A. Smith n6 R. E. Jenkins 95 Kicly Lsndrigan oz Stewart Crawford tr? Wm. Walsh 9-,. Ari Splllctt. 9o Fred Younkcr 5-. Hugh Bi-rl. . .. S9 Maurice Dowling . 5;; \Vm. Rogcrson .. . as M. Mt-Fadyen 3'. H. Perry 34 L. Mclnnls 53 D. 'I\vee1 . Rs W. McDonald 82 Earl Btrt. 8A Geo. Carson R‘. Wilf Dowltng 8": D. lPQuarrie 80

Challenge

“fr, the Ct otlclrnvn

All-Stars hoivilti": team. challenge thc Sitnimersidc ti-..'!i

$010M howling tonrn to a Lost- of-three sci-Ins of games to he

ators at the Capitol City 3-2. No. played at a dntc convenient to pitcher in the American Leaguetyou. had won so many up to that

Tilers. In divided that season

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s i i; nod. Eddy Ptneen. Capt.

Eddie Lakci

ericton Zeilers and l~'u.'r:ilie Si. Roses had only one win erfi while Camphellion occupied tfu- vrifat- lifter tit-upping ull four.

The llrunmiickeiie; ran up tcani totals of 15bit and 1549 tinigit. ‘ They included the ices‘ sin l- string. I43, by Mrs. “try (i a). The best. team siting was 535 by Controls.

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I\lO.'\"l'REAl~.“l>\l4eIy l‘) r ‘UP; ‘ Ainrie Choquette of l\lon‘.:ea1 ivas’ i-lcctczl unanimously president of|

ithe Quebec Amateur Hockey As-jphnndflphgn

Boston Sox 5-4 Victor 1

sneitiiiou at hrizt

annual tnceiirig, week-end

tile ii re during thc

'Choquelte stieccedcd Norman Dawc,

of ltlontreal. president for thc last FPYfltl YFHTS.

I Bowling HOLY . AME ALLEYS Big Four l ut---Semi Finals I Oltl 'l'l|ner§:--

‘E. Dourette ‘no 222 249'

J. Cameron 20S 15.3 173

V. C0_vli\ 18G 19G I75

J. A. Bhiiticy 182 ‘.109 "l9 Rev. P. MvMtition Z15 3'13 ‘J77.

Tot n 1-3203.

Five At-esz- .‘ G. Stewart 307 ‘.205 205‘ R. McCtthe .. .. . 2 Z111 155i in. RDblll atn 10s in! H. Crash-ell 242 184 27.8} J. Lawlor 298 ‘ Total-SIMS. . High single Rev. P. McMahon 3'73 t High three Rev. P. McMahon 865 t

Points: Old Timers 3; Five Arcs 2. i ‘Fatal Poiui=:~—

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CH‘TO\VN ALLE YS Cintllcpinw-Seml Finals

Oltl Timersfl- i E. Doucette . . 75 92 S3 J. Catneron . 88 91 9a R. Duncan .76 80 "i9 V. Coyle S0 89 ‘l9 F. Douvctic 90 96 55

'l‘oial—l295i.

‘Tigers:-

A. Doran 33 93 J. Ranaghan 80 95 B. McCallum 94 B4 W. Taylor" 91 9i H. Poulton 55

Total-l362.

High single H. Poulton 114. High three H. Poulton 288. Points: Tigers 4; Old Timers l.

Syl Apps Signs Next Season Contract

TORONTO, {Vny l9 -- ICPl - S_\'i Apps, igieran centre star of ‘the Stanley Cup-winning Toronto [Maple Leafs. today stance a 0011-; ‘tract. for lcxi season with thc Ne»

ltional Hockty; Leazuc club Apps] recently appointed 0nt:i'lo Aili- ls-tics Cimiiuissitiner. refusril in ire]

dict his hcckcy future lzcvouzi the end of next season.

Apps lately has been putting ill. a full riav. six days a week, learn-t ling the baeksrcuud cl liis provin- |cia1 government duties which main? 'lv consist of supcryisioii of pro- itcsslonal boring and wrestling in‘ tthe province.

itsio Bill Pays , hBig Dividend ‘

roaoam. any 1a - tCP) ~10

t rn-rvbuck to save a racing mare fromj tine slaughter house back in 1943. treturnetl on initial dividend of.

$3.000 for Doug Isaac at ivoodbinej . Park Saturday. ‘

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