Page 6. The Guardian Thurs. May 19, 1955

Cockell May Tour Canada; Is Seeking Return Bout

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) oxhibition tour of Canada. and a or length, Vi;-turn, hm": will' he.aVywe'gm But, his anager John Simp- Fh""p'"t" .R"Ic)k3; Jg(:'cr)f;?l'.';) ;lI:;;son. said expected it would mremmd m oh acked for I 'start late in July and run as long w'.d"" ay '5 .ekp In the exhibitions, now being lin- uagn 'l",Ijlevw r;::fve'l.ed from meted up. continued. This might be lumrasclhtf irct-eiled in Mondafl snenl week" unstlac-cessful shot at the title, the COCK?" 81-198,3?! I-0 NXIOUS British lighter was said to be in to fish! Marciano asaun Prefer- oxcellent spirits as he prepared Ibly ll I-Ondolh Sclllembel I133 to leave his training camp north 5"" mumoned '5 I '33"-

Simpson's way of putting

If San Francisco. Thp projected Canadian tour in "Of course he would."

Boxer Johnson Says He Can't Remember Last Bout

PHII-Altl-'.l.l"ltlA. 'AP)-- Huxer rialos have been charged by the Harold Johnson said Wednesday he commission with participating in remembers entering the ring the "a sham. take or collusive boxing night of May 6 to fight .Iulio'match."

Mederoa in n nationally-televised Johnson told the commission he fight-s contest described as "a ate the orange about an hour be- fake" by Pennsylvania's athletic fore the fight's scheduled start commission-biit doesn't. remem- and 15 minutes later felt pains in bar fighting the two rounds the his chest. He said he also was bout lasted. nauseous and barely could lift his

Commission doctors said John- feet.

arm was drugged and didn't come

lo:t'tproflnh)i;st;pa!t.intil several hoursi .. - . . I When I woke up I tlmiight

was at home." said the 26-year-I

old Philadelphia Negro at a com- l'our softball practices will be held this evening at six o'clock.

mission investigation into the rfhe B.Y.('. will practice on the

fiasco awarded to Mederos by a technical knockout decision. . illnights Diamond while the City "Tran (WAMJI lslickers will practice on the Old Johnson. No IIIP?H)Wf'lEIlI titlelbiamond and the Abbles will' oontander. teatiired his testimony workout at Memorial Field. The with "the story of the bitter Parkdale Lions will practice on orange”-a tale of mystery that the Parkdale Diamond. Everyone the fighter said ended in his be- interested in softball is welcome hg drugged. to take part in these workouts.

Johnson told thomtlt,re:l-metmb:r - .0 . . " y. . mmtssion rying in on w o In Epsom Derby

drugged the fighter and how, that a stranger gave him the orange shortly after the noon weigh-in on LONDON (AP) Thirty - two horses were accepted Wednesday from an original list of 459 nomi-

-An not yet set. either as to itinerary C

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me day of the fight.

When hospital tests showed Johnson had been drugged by a barbiturata, Gov. George Leader

(By The Associated Press)

Cleveland Indians awoke to the fact they were in friendly Fenway Park Wednesday and smacked Boston Red Sox for 11 runs in one inning in a 19-0 romp that spread the Tribe's American League lead to 1 1-2 games.

New York Yankees took over second place from Chl- cago, beating the White Sox in a slugging duel 11-6. Fourth place Detroit got three runs in the 10th to beat

Big Membership Increase Noted In Queens County Fish & Game Association

HALIFAX - The Charlottetown bowling team moved from . to second place in the Nova Sco-

thlrd town defeated

spam-lad professional boxing in eonaylvanta for 90 days and the om-root probe was launched.

HIAM AND FAKE

Fiva principals in the affair- Johnson. mat hmaker Pete. Moran and three of the fighters asso-

Ployer Iniured By Pifched Boll

NEW YORK (AP) - Chicago Whito Iox outfielder Minnie Ml- ooso .atruck by a Bob Grim pitch hi the first inning Wednesday. W85 Nttoried resting comfortably

nations for the May 5 running of the Epsom Derby-considered throughout most of the world as the greatest of all horse races. in the last 24 hours alone. as final acceptance time neared. 123 horsas were scratched because their training form or health fall- od to measure up to Derby class.

The race this year will be the 176th. making "the Derby" sec- ond only to the Doncaster St. Leger as the oldest of the classic races. The St. Leger was first run 179 years ago.

The Derby will be raced over a mile and a half "U" shaped turf course at suburban Epsom. An Irish Sweepstakes is based on

in hospital. An x-ray examination showed no breaks.

The 11-year-old Cuban will be bent in the hospital overnight for observation but -Dr. Sidney Gay- nor. New York Yankees” physi- cian. said Minoso probably will be able to play Friday. The White Sox are idle today.

Dr. Gaynor reported from the hospital that a thorough examina-

the results and often as many an 400.000 to 500,000 people swarm over the ancient. track and public downs to see the race and sam- ple the sideshow atmosphere. The Queen never misses a Derby. This year. however. she will see the race but have no entry. Her last nominations were scratched last week because they fell for short of the race stand-

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Chicago White Sox Sued For S25.000

l.lTTI.l-I ROCK. Ark. (AP) Chicago White Sox and their first baseman. Walt Dropo. were sued here Wednesday for 525,000 on a charge that Dropo slapped a young spectator at an exhibition baseball game here.

The suit. filed in the name of I4-year-nlrl Tommy Glover of Little Rock. charged that Dropo entered the grandstand and "wan- Ionly and maliciously" slapped Glover. The suit said the incident occured after young Glover caught a foul ball during the practice session preceding an ex- Ilhition game betwet-p nd It. Louis Cardinals April I.

FAMOI IS CENTRE

The royal pensioners' hospital at Chelsea. England. was designed

by Sir Christopher Wren in last.

.TRUcK

DIRECTIONAL SICIIAL SETS III STOCK TOIMY

Chicago

tion indicated Minoso had been "as.

hit on the loft chcckbmie. At first ......m.....

if was thought he had been

struck on the temple.

After being hit by the Yankee P o :El).i:!InfIeI"5 d mg.-i. dhginoao lfell Jockey lngured e groun . e I not 0

!""5CI0iIF"PS' " NEW YORK (AP) .- Frank

tnooleyt Adams. the leading

steeplechase jockey in the United States for the last six years. suf- fered a possible brain concussion Wednesday and his mount was killed in a spill during the jump- ing race at Belmont Park. Errolford. an eight - year - old gelding owned by Mrs. Clara E. Adams. mother of the Jockey and trainer of steeplech . horses. died almost instantly of a broken neck. Adams. 28. was taken to hos- pital for x-rays and observation.

GREAT FISHERIES

Norway's principal cod - fishing area. the 1.-ofoten fisheries. were mentioned in ancient Norse sagas.

coast past Kansas City 7-2.

Afternoon action in the National saw Cincinnati spill Pittsburgh to a seventhstraight defeat 5-l. And Chicago beat Philadelphia 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Two night games were on tap- Brooklyn at St. Louis and New York at Milwaukee.

HURLS J-HITTER

The Indians. whose record of 11 straight victories in Boston was halted Tuesday, got back into the swing of things behind the three- hit pitching of rookie Herb Score. who fanned nine. A grand-slam homer by Vic Wertz. Ralph Ki- ncr's pinch-hit home run and Dave Philiey”s two-run triple highlighted the ll-run fifth that routed Wil- liard Nixon.

l Wcrtz also singled home a fifth run in the fatal fifth. falling lust one short of the modern major league record for runs batted in for a single inning.

At New York. Vern Stephens homered twice and .lim Rivera and Clint Courtney once for the White Sox. but a grand-slam by Mickey Mantle and a solo shot by Eddie Robinson gave it to the Yankees.

outfielder Minnie Minnso. the White Sox' hard-luck guy so far this season. was struck in the head by the of Bob Grim's pitches. but although carried from the field he did not lose IUIIBLEHUSHCSS. X-rays proved negative and he's expected ito be able to play today. T

Grim was the winner. although falling for the seventh time to go the distance. Virgil Trucks. first of four Chicago hurlers. was the

loser. KALINE BREAKS IT I'P . Detroit rookie Frank Lnry no-hit the (xioles for five innings but Baltimore tied it at 3-3 in the sixth on two walks and a Billy Cox triple. The Tigers finally grabbed it in the 10th when Al Katine singled home the tie-breaker. W,” i regained sixth place from the Athletics with Tommy Umphlett and Pete Runnels each driving in a pair of runs in the first frame. Umphlett wasthe bit! guy for the Senators. driving in three with two hits and making a real catch on Gus Zernial's two- out. bases-loaded smash to the left field wall in the third that saved pitcher Dean Stone. . At Cincinnati, rookle'Rudy Min- arcln pitched a six-hitter in. his first major league start. retiring

Boseboll Meeting Friday Evening

The first steps towards the for- mation of the City Baseball Lea- gue will be taken on Friday oven- ing with a meeting and registrat- ion of all players at Memorial Field at 5.45. I

All junior and intermediate base-l ball players in the City who in- tend to play this year are request- ed to attend this get-together. Coaches Charlie Ryan. Jimmy MacDonald and Tom MacFarlane will be on hand.

The meeting is being held to de- tcrmine the number of baseball players available. It. is planned to divide the players teams for a City League.

Missing Foofboll Trophy Found

WINNIPEG tCP)-The missing .leff Nicklln Memorial Trophy for the most valuable player in the Western lnterprovincial Football Union has been found.

The trophy. put up for competi- tion in 1946 in honor of .ieff Nick- lin. forrmr Winnipeg star killed during the Second World War. was to be presented in 1953 to John Henry Johnson. then of Cal- gary Stampeders. But the trophy had vanished.

Groundskeeper .iack Chapman of the Winnipeg Stadium found the trophy Tuesday in manager Johnny Petersen's office at the football park buried under a flock of pass-out checks and sundry papers.

Officials said it was probably delivered to the Winnipeg Sta- dium for presentation to Johnson

cnicss SPORTS

Equipment . . . . Golfing Jockors . . . Golf Shoes Golf loll: (Special) All Ofitor Golf

Equipment Lodlos' Snookors. to

Pony. Saada. Cloth

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Iosoboii and Softbol

T-3 Off

Tonnlslocitots Va Price

Jackets 331-3'kOff

srotits tones

SLASHEII SUPPLIES

25-50Vo Off VzPrico .perdos..... 55.50

.. .. T0-331-3V9 Off cloor 51.95

Did 9363

Balimore 6-3 and Washington scored four in the first to

Jones. Jeffcoat p lough. Chiti t7). W-Jones. L-Sim- mons.

Second Philadelphia 010 301 000-5 10 0 Chicago

16 Pirates in order at one stage. Ted Kluszewski swatted his third homer in as many games. his 10th of the season. for two Cincinnati runs in the first. Wally Post doubled home two of three Red- lcg runs in the third that chased loser Dick Littlcficld.

Sad Sam Jones, making his first start for the Cubs since no-hitting Pittsburgh last Thursday. failed to go all the way. but was credited with the first game victory over Philadelphia. llal Jcftt-oat put down a Phils' rally in the ninth.

nasieiiii Results

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Amcrlcan League

Detroit 001 002 000 3-6 It 4 Baltimore 00f) 00.'l 0f)0 0-.'l 5 0 ill) innings)

Lary and Wilson; Rogovin, Moore 1 (7). Shalllck tltl). Johnson tl0)- and Smith. L-Moore.

Chicago l00 210 200-- 6 I0 2: New York 014 200 40x-ll I2 0

Trucks. I-Iarshman 13). Martin 14). Fornieles (7) and Courtney; .Grim. Morgan t7) and Berra. W- -Grim. L-Trucks. lIRs: Chi-Court- jncwy. Stephens t2). Rivera. NY- lRDl)lI1S(In. Mantle. '

.Clevcland 010 2lll)0 500-19 1!) 0 Boston, ()()0 000 f)t)t)- 0 3

Score and Foiles; Nixon. Ken- merer 15). Brodowski 45) and White. I.-Nixon. HRS: Cle-Wertz, Kiner. Majeski.

Kansas City f)00 020 000-2 9 2

Washington 402 001 00x-7 ll 1 Ccccarelli. Raschi ill). Gnrman 47) and W. Shantz: Stone and

Fitzgerald. I.-Ceccarelli.

National League Brooklyn 000 100 001- 2 7 2 St. Louis 210 000 00x--- 3 4 0

Podres. Labine I7) and Campan-l ella; Haddix. Schultz (9) and Sarni. W-liaddix. Ir-Pndres. Pittsburgh 001000 000-I ft 3 Cincinnati . 203 000 00x-5 ll 1

Littlefield. Friend tit). Law tit) and Shepard; Mi-narcin and Bur- gess. L-Littlefield. HRs: Cin-Klus- zewski.

First Philadelphia 100 00() 001-2 6 1 Chicago 000 012 00x-3 6 1

Simmons. Kipper 16). Lovclnguth (7) Meyer (It) and Seminick; tilt and McCul-

020140 00x-7 9 0 Dickson. Lovenguth (5) and Lo- pata; Andre. Jeffocat (4) and Chlti. W-Jeffcoat; L-Dickson. HR.s: Pha - Morgan. Lopata, Dickson; Chi-Tappe. Banks. Speakc. New York 000 003 010- 4 ll 1 Milwaukee 010 010 000- 2 6 2 Antonelli and Katt. Westrum til); Spahn. Jolly (B) and Crandall. L- Spahn. I-IR: Mil-Adcock. i international League lsyracuse 000 200 010- 3 5 l 'Richmond 010 000 000- i it 1 Erickson, Owens Ill) and Hey- lman; Picone and St. Claire.

.First

IColumbua om rum 1-- 4 s :i iHavana 020 051) x- 7 7 I l (7 innings)

gnu, nu-eel Theis, Haag (4). Romberger I5)

and Lakcman; lllarrero. Sanchez lit) and Noble. HR: Col-Trice. W -Mnrrero. L-Haag.

Second Columbus 100 000 000- I 5 0 Havana 320 000 00x- 5 ll 0

Wheat. Miller (5) and Roarke: Cueche. and Noble. Buffalo 100 0008000-- I I 1 Montreal 100 000 00l- 2 6 l Froats and McWhorter; Drl'5-

dale and Bucha.

Rochester I00 000 010- 2 10 0

Toronto 100 001 l0x-- 3 ti 0 Ludwig, Jacobs (7) and Bur-

brlnk; Blake and Griffin. I.-Lud-

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two years ago. They said it will be presented next fall to halfback Jackie Parker of Edmonton .Es- kimos. l954 winner.

PIONEER TRIP

First recorded crossing of Ver- milion Pass in the Rockies was made by Dr. James llector in 1858.

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T. M. Gillies was re-elected pi '” t of Queens County branch of the P. E. Island Fish and Game Association at the an- nual meeting held in the audi- torium of Prince of Wales College last evening. There was a large attendance of representative sportsmen from both city and country.

in presenting his annual report. president T. M. Gillies expressed satisfaction at the increase in membership during the year. when it jumped from 92 to 232. with H corresponding increase in

the attendance at meetings and

interest in the activities of the association. Twelve monthly meet- lugs 'were held during the year and in view of the expanding in- terest shown. he I commended that branches of the organization he started at such places as Pownal. Coveheatl. Cavendish and Crapaud. A steady influx of young blood in the Association was not- ed. even to the inclusion of young boys who were most enthusiastic. The possibilities of suggesting to Kings County that branches at Montague and Souris would be active and in the interest of fish and game activities. was also put forward by the president.

Harry Edwards and Tom Ben- son came in for recognition in the Feport for the splendid way in) which they had made provision for interestin" moving pictures at the meetings

Bob Mat'l)uniilii. in charge ot the crow shooting competition at. so scored high again in the in. terest of the Association. 1335 crows were shot and bounty paid by the Government. compared with 1251 last year.

BIRD GAME comm:-rrm-:

The bird game committee head. ed b.VyRaIph Jenkins brought in 5” P3” ill Quail from the Nova Scotia Government. These win. tcred well at Vernon Duck's farm 3"d in the Sitting were trans- ferred to Kensington where they

ship but due to other commit- ments had little time left for the fish committee. the report stated. President Gillies touched on the work of the National Audubon Society and the lectures given here on conservation and wild- life, as sponsored by the Women's Institute of P. E. Island. Provi- sion has been' made for the Queens County Fish and Game Association to sponsor three shows by the Audubon Society during the coming season. Wal- ter Bears was highly commend? ed for his work in the Outdoor Forum.

A vote of thanks was extended president Gillies for his excellent report.

Other officers elected for the coming year were: vice-presidcnt. R. E. Jenkins: directors til years) B. Graham Rogers. Bob Mac- Donald, Alf Weatherhic. Syd Green; (2 years), F. A. S. Jones. W. M. Bears. Harry Wood. Tom Benson. H. Edwards. H. H. Simp- son: (I year). Roy Herman. W. Rodd. F. Wotton. T. M. Lothian.

Scores "Birdie"

WINNIPI-JG (CPI-Ken l.ail- Icy of the Rossmere Golf Club got a ”birdic" on the 400- yard fifth hole of his home course during the weekend.

Laillcy's tee shot struck and killed a low-flying duck - a pintail.

LaiIlcy's three partners and the dead duck backed up his claim.

sig"RIi'tiE3rtl?i Pre-Tournumenf Hockey Games

PENTICTON. B.C. tCP)-Clem Bird, president of the world cham- pion Penticton Vs hockey club. says it is a "waste of time” fi- nancially and otherwise for Cana- dian teams to take part in pre- tuuinament games in preparation

arebeing cared for by Glydon WIIllS.lInd Fred Semple. No great hope is held out for a large hatch 0' hl"IS this year. owing to the shift. but there should be enough to provide a good supply of breeders for next year.

"I would like to see the new state of officers make an effort to have this Quail Operationl take over as a provincial project, because when the birds are re. 193594 "It'll Will. be spread all Sled. the Island" the president

for the world hockey champion- ships.

Bird said the Pentictoii sqnad had no trouble getting used to European rules. He said if the Canadian A A Hockey Asso- ciation feels it is necessa y to play under European rules before the world tournament. "it would be cheaper to bring two Euro- pean referees to Canada."

He charged that European pro- moters must make a tremendous ”rake-off" in the sale of tickets. He estimated close to 130,000 per- sons saw the VI play. at an average of SI per person.

He said the must it cost the

"II understand the New Bruns. wick Fish and Game have. start- ed raising Chukkar and Quail

and lhtxv expect to release 500 pair of Chukker partridge during "'9 coming summer. There is no "5900 Why we cannot have good quail shooting on the Island if . reasonable effort is made to- wards this end." The report ""'3-Ssiffl "19 0-"'"Deratinn which prevails between the Queens and Prince CWMY. Associations and the president is looking forward to a good sportsman show at the

promoters for the Vs' board and room. travelling expenses and in- cidentals. was 84.000. which left 31260000 somewhere.

Probable Pitchers

NEW YORK (AP) Today's probable pitchers in major league games twon-lost records in paren-

theses); National League

tin-Prince Edward Island bowling tournament here Wednesday- Til? veteran Conn-Martell. aextcr con- tinued to load the 17 teams with Charlottetown second and Dart- mouth Beazleys third. Kaplans. the defending champions are in fourth place.

Baseball in Brief

American League

W L l'ct.GBL Cleveland -577 New York

Rozor Shorp For Fighf Monday

Harry "Kid" Poulfon. who has been in training for over two months for his fight with Gary Simon of New Glasgow on Mon- day night at the Forum. is pic- turcd ahove following a recent

drill.

Harry ifas becn boxing up to ten rounds a day in a concentrat- ed effort to get into the best con- dition of his successful career. Daily he and Gaston Roy ex- change punches in sessions that look more like the Real McCoy tliaii a boxing workout.

The boys have been using the big gloves but that's the only dif- ference from an actual fight. Both fighters have bcnefitted immea- surably and both are almost razor sharp right now.

Roy meets hard hitting Johnny Griffiths of Dartmouth and Maine in the semifinals.

In. a preliminary match Young Tiger Steele of Charlottetown will fight Peanuts Arsenault of Sum- merside.

Hugh Lupus Wins Two Thousand Guineas

DUBLIN ICP) - Lady Ursula Vcrnon's Hugh Lupus won the Irish Two Thousand Guineas Wed- nesday by four lengths and em- erged as a threat in next Wednes- day's Epsom Derby.

Hugh Lupus. a I3-to-It favorite. was ridden by Rae Johnstone. Flying Story was second and Trouville third event