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GnCmfhfs Last Second Goal Gives Legion Draw With Welshman

Staging a sensational comeback In the last 22 minutes of the game Legion hockey squad lust night roared from behind to gain a g.

‘ s11 tie with Prince of Wales Welsh- D1811 in an exhibition game played st the Forum, Cy Gregory's last.

, second I001 in the third session

1 creating l stalemate and snatch- lng victory right from under the noses of the rebuilt Welshman team.

Badly outplayed in the first 3S minutes oi the game and trailing zlieir opponents 5-1, Legion sud- denly sprang to life with two goals in the dying minutes of the sec- ond session and then outscored their opponents 3-1 in the final canto to put a dramatic touch to \ game that was closely-fought ill the way and after a slow start round up in a blaze of action in m exciting, fast third canto.

I-Iammering away at each other ll a scoreless battle for over five minutes in the first period. John Richard sent the Welshman into tho lead as he scooped in Doug- las’ rebound, and ten seconds lat- er Douglas was back with '1 rounter himself as he slammed in Pud Beer's short rebound. The two quick counters set the Legion back on their hce's and before they hocl recovered Jackie Brown. on a play with Skippy Carver sent Welshmen into a 3-0 lead as they broke aivay from a gang attack as Legion went all out with a Welsh- man resting in tho penalty box.

Legion shot thor first. and only

goal of the SPSS‘c‘1 twenty seconds-

sfter their opponents‘ third coun- ter. Phil Perry dentin; the twines on Trainer's goaimouth pass. but Weishmen. still in command and outsknting their opponents. ac- counted for {mother tvlth 34 sec- onds of the period left. Andrew picking a “loose puck at the cor- ner of the cage to slide the disc

in.

With both goalies performinr rpmgrkziblv well and Welshman still having an ezlize, the teams nlayed the first twelve minutes o‘ the second session without beinz cble to score but Carver 801'» hi! second goal of the night at 11.511 when he slammed in Dalzlefs re- bound nfter the latter had skated down through centre only to have Cudmore stop his sliding shot Cudmore was standing in the breach for the Legion as Welsh- men continually stormed in look- ing to increase their lead. and then suddenly with only a minute and 35 seconds of the period left the tide suddenly shifted.

Trainor, s tower oi strength for the Legion, broke away to centre to work his tray into close quart- ers and lift a high shot into the open corner and a minute and four seconds later young Gregory. aggressive centre man of the Leg- ion team and Just as good a play- er as was on the ice, barged his way in to make it 5-3 as Trainor and Strain drew assists on the Play.

Play speeded up and roilshened up in the third and final session. Legion, skating faster u the game progressed, couldn't capitalize on extra man power in the first two minutes u Ready drew s penalty and again it was a case of the goalies giving standout perform- ances for the first eleven minutes ls they kept their cages clear of slien rubber, but finally Legion drew up to within one goal as Trainor potted Gregory's rebound to make it _6-4. Less than two minutes later welshmcn ran their lead to 6-5 as Pud Beer dribbled n shot into the cage on Angie McDonald's possout. It seemed to he the clincher but again the Legion came roaring back; timc was starting to run out on them und there were but two minutes and 3'1 seconds left when Ar‘. Perry rounded the- net on Strain’: pass In fire an angle shot behind Purdy. Legion played it even clos- er for the equalizer, Cy Gregory's goal on passes from Art Perry and Trainer dentlng the rigging with but one second of play remaining.

Llneups:-..

P. W. (1.: Goal. Purdy: defence. A. McDonald. f. McDonald. Reedy. McRse, Dulziel; forwards, Douglas, Beer. J. Richard. Andrew. Duffy. Downe, Carver, Brown. McKenzie.

Legion: Goal. Cudmore; defence, Wilson, Smith; forwards, Strain,

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Perry. 'I‘ralnor. McIntyre, T, mch. ""3- P- Perry. Mclnnls, Gregory, McLean. , Referees: Joy and Mclnnis. Summary: Flrlt Period

i—P.W.C.. J. Richard

(Douglas) ...... ,. . . .. 5.46 2—P.W.C., Douglas (Beert, . 5.55 3—P.W.C.. Carver (Brown) 12.37

4—Legicn. P, Perry (Troinor) 12.57 5—P.W.C., Andrew _ 19.16 Penalty: Ready.

Second Period

6—P.W.C., carver (Dalziel) ..11.59 7—Legion. Gregory '

(Strain, Trainorl 18.25 ih-Lvgiou. Trninor 19.19 Penalties; McRae, A. McDonald. Third Period

IJ-Legion. Gregory

(Tralnorl . . 11.20 l0—P.W.C., Beer

1A. McDonald» , 13.17

i1—Legion. A. Perry (Strain) 17.23

ill-Legion. Gregory (A. Perry. Trainori 18.59 Penalties: I. MacDonald, Car- ver. Ready.

Abegweit Executive lliscusseeMemhership

Last evening at the Prince Ed- ward Island Travel Bureau, a short meeting was held by the Abegwelt Acnateur Atiilctic vAssociatlon to discuss thch‘ forthcoming member- ship campdgn. After due consitier- ation, the executive of the club de- cided thnt the drive for rnr- ibcrs would take place January l5 to 17, 104B. and teams Wore appointed to rnakr- n canvass of v. vs areas.

Following a brief o "ll- "n on IlOCk."' matters, thr- meeting ad- journed.

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Fox-Lespevich Matched

PHILADELPHIA, Dee. l6—(AP1 --Blackjack Billy Fox o! Phil- adelphia will fight champion Gus Lesnevich oi Clifislde, N. J., for the world's light-heavyweight box- Ing title atvMadison Square Gar- den Mnrch 5. Fox's manager an- nounced today.

The announcement came as a surprise. since Joe Louis said last week that usnevich might be his next foe in n heavyweight cham- pionshi bout in June.

A dcgut for Lesnevich would all but eliminate him from the heavy- weight picture. while g victory for Fox would hoist, the hard-punch- ing Philadelphia Negro up among the ranks of contenders for the heavyweight title. which Louis said he will vacate after his next bout.

It will be Fbx's first fight since he stopped Jake Lamottn in the fourth round of a scheduled 10- rounder at. the Garden Nov. 14.

Grand Circuit Purses llave Been Boosted

CHICAGO, _ Dec. iFr-(AP) —Pur- scs for the 1048 Grand Circuit harness roving season will be in-

creased to $2,960,000, roughly a

$500,000 boost over lust season, Octave Blake oi south Plalniield. N. J.. president of the circuit, m- nounced today at. a meeting ei Stewards.

The purse distribution for i947 season was $1,660,000.

‘The i948 season will Include 16 meetings stretching over a 26-week period opening at Santa Anita. -Calif.. April 2, and winding up at Aurora Downs, 111., Oct. 23.

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LLTCHWORTH. Eng-to?) - Prize at a local dance was 10

"pounds of potatoes, which are rs-

tioned in Britain.

With City Hockey League war- fare out of the question during the Christmiis holiday season the coming of Ottawa St. Pats, classyi Junior team representing St. Pat- rick's College either the latter part of December or the early part of January, is causing a noticelbie stir in hockey circles and it seems evident at this early date that a large crowd will be on hand for the encounter. '

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The Saints will be no strangers here for lost your a LELilli from tho some College nude a decided im- presslon on local fans as they won an exhibition encounter" against .1 local all-star junior squad, givluzl a smooth, polished performance in, so doing.

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The score on that occasion was 8-5 with the visitors piling up or. early lead that uitlrstoczi the lute assault cf the locals. This ycir the St. Pots will again face an all-star squad that should givc them quite a tussle all the way. Billed as an exhibition encounter the gamc, n; has the cas: lass year, will likely b: fought tcoth and nail all the way and will dc- cidedly help to flll the hockey gap It the Forum between Christmas and the New Year.

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0 Q i 5t. Patrick's College down through tin _ rs usually comes

up with a hiuhorial Cup contend- er. The irvlnier before last they were Eastern Canadian finalists and last year made another good showing before, we think, bowing out to Montreal Canadians. year the St. Pats arc said to have another strong squad and local fans by attending the game will have an opportunity of witnessing in action one of the really smart Dominion junior squads. + i‘ II- 4-

As a result of a 7-0 lacing they took at the hands of McGiil last Saturday tile .C. A. F‘. Flyers, chosen to represent Canada at the coming Olympic games are com- ing in for a lot of crltcism anrl Len Hoilgscil. a Cnnndion Press slat‘! writer has the following com- merit:-

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“Any way you look at it. RC AF. F'ly'ers are not golnrz to re- present Canoda at the printer Oi- ympics.

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“This statement can be regard- ed as a quote from R.C.A.F. or Canadian Amateunl-Tockcy Associ- ation officials. Coach George iBuckt Bcucheizsports writers who saw the Flyers bow 7-0 here Sat.- urday night to McGill Redmen in an exhibition game-or the play- ers themselves. It all depends on how you read it.

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“The officials are believed to bc considering moves for a last-min- ute rebuilding job. The coach and players feel they can put on a better show than they did Satur- day. Some sports writers are call- ing for a "no-contest" withdrawal. and others who saw the game are convinced that. whether the Fly- ers go to St. Moritz or not, they won't be representative of Canad- ian amateur hockey.

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"R.C.A.F. officials ure making no secret of their disappointment since the teem fell down in its first public appearance-what was to have been s gala air force snow‘. Fiicy readily admit. it was only the superior nctmlnding of Col. Joe Tunney of Ncyvmarket, Ont, that kept the washout score from being doubled at least.

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"No move has yet bccn mane to disbflild the icdm. but Norman Dawe of Montreal. 1st vice-presi- dent of the C.A.H.1\.. who saw the Saturday game, and Air Commo- dore D. E. MacKell, air member for personnel who has fostered the idcn, will make plans tomor- row night after seeing the Flyers act as a unit in a city league

game. + 4- 4' 0 "After that. they will decide how the team should be bolstered— either by itnportiug army and navy players or non-service pet- sonnel who can sign the simon" pure Olympic oath. 1' + 4-

"Bill (Ottawa. Journal) Wnlsho commented flatly: Thc R.C.A.1". hockey team on its pio.y...is not strong enough to represent Cun- eds at the Olympics

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"Perhaps it would be better be- fore lt is too lute," added Baz (Montreal Star) OMeara, to let hockey go by default because no lmcunt of explanation will ever convince the Ihirocanns that this isn't the best team we can mus- ter."

HILDENBOROUGH. Kent. Eng. (OPI-Jrhc local ban on Sunday games-which now can be played after church hours-has been

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‘run GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Says Louis’

Behavior

J eopardizing Popularity

By Whitney Martin

NEW YORK. Dec. 1s —(AP)-As one who eyes the impressive array oi silverware surrounding our plate at l banquet in J0me bewilder. merit. and sneaks sideiong glanoeg at our neighbors to be sure we thllVE grabbed the right eating tool. may- be we're not in a good pgslflgn m give advice on public behavior.

But because we have admired the guy so much and don't like to see h‘m clo anything which will un- dermine the prestige he has ncmm. ed in the last decade through his impeccable dmieanor and modest words, we'd like to tell Joe Louis hll actions and speech since his last title defence are , jeopardizing his popularity.

The first crror was noted im- mediately following the bell ending‘ the fight with Jersey Joe Wolcott. Louis headed for the ropes as if the ring was going to explode any sec- ond ond hr- wanted to be among those absent.

If he was befuddled. which we don't think he was, t-hcro would hnvc been some excuse for it. He must have kno-wn it would be a close decision. and if it went against him. the least he could do would be to congratulate the winner and new champion.

lle said he was disgusted with] hlnself, which is undorstandablsxl But that docsnt altcr the fact. hoi should have remainrd in the ring! uutll the verdict wias announced. l

l-lc didn't say anything in his‘. drei-sinc roan belittlin" Wolcott,’ possibly because in belittling an

opponent who had given hiim such n battle would make the champion ihiimself look even worse. I-Te Just belittled his own performance. And if he needed any help in doing that there were several thousand spee- tators ready to volunteer.

Hi3 statements since then have been slightly out 0f character, however. Maybe he's bccn coached to take part in a scheme to force Walcott to agree to a small per- centage of the gate in the nextl meeting.

Allywuy, instead of coiling right out and saying he wants Walcott and nobody else as his next oppon- ent. thus proving he fears no mail. he says the next opponent doesn't necessarily have to be Walcoit, and mentions light heavyweight chognp- ion Gus Lcsnevlch as a possibility.

That's sheer honey. and we hat-e to sec Louis a party i0 it. So many thought that Walcott really won that if Louis were to meet anyone else he would be accused of dodging

the rightful challenger. Louis has ton much pride for that. This isn't the Louis we have

come to know in t-lic last 10 years. The Louis we knew asked no quest- ions about any opponent, bellttled "0 00901161“. dodged no opponent .

He didn't quibble ovor what man he wing to fight, or balk a-t a, return bout with any (rppflnelit. All he wanted to know was the time and place. and he'd be there.

l-Ie met every man who could be considered a possible contender, and a few others for good measure. People admired this in hon.

20 Per Cent Or Nothing, Strauss Tells Walcott

By GAYLE TALBOT

NEW YORK. Dec. iii-ilk?»- Sol Strauss, whose dander rises at the drop of a writ, declared with desk-thumping emphasis to- day that Jersey Joe Walcott either can fight Joe Louis again next June for 20 per cent of the net receipts or remain in Camden, N. J.. with his memories.

Sol, acting head of the Twent- ieth Century Bporting C1ub,sound- ed as though he meant it. l-lc feels deeply hurt. that Jersey Joe and his official family have turned on him liltCl‘ he gave them their big opportunity.

"Nevcr-never-never!" he explod- en when asked if there was any chance he would grant Wulcott tlic 30-30 split in the spoils that Jersey Joe demands for a return bout with the heavyweight chom- pion.

"Certainly we had a written agreement that they would split 30-30 in a. return fight. in the ev- ent ivalcott won the title.

“But Walcott didn't win the de- cision. Louis did. and he's still the champion and entitled to the champions share."

Strauss said he had seen none of the Wulcott crowd since the night of the fight 11 days ago. when he went to Jersey Joe's dressing room to congratulate him on his great showing. All he knows since then 1s what he has read in the papers. He refused to discuss Felix Bocchlcchio, the Camden promoter. who appears to have (merged. as WalcotUs chief spokes- man.

"Should I got to them with my hat. in my hand?" Sol shouted. “I say not. If Walcott wants to fight for the championship again he will have to come to me and ac- cept my terms. lie not only will have to take 20 per cent, but he will have to sign a contract tu defend the title for .th.e Twentieth Century Club in the event he wins.

"If he doesn't, I'm not Just threatening when I say there will be another man in the ring with Louis next June. Joe ‘mentioned Gus Lesnevich. I-ie’: not the only one. There's Oile Tandberg and Eszard Charles and Joe Bsksi. Remember, I'm the one who gave Walcott his chance when every- one said I was crazy. One writer said I should be thrown in Jai. for charging $80. Now what do they say?

“Why should Walcott think he's worth more than 20 per cent‘! That's what Billy Conn got for fighting Louis the second time. MaxSchmeiing got 00 for his sec- ond fight with Joe. end he was a former champion. Is Waioott worth more than those two?"

Strauss stressed that. to increase Walcott's cut to 20 per cent iron the 15 he received for the first bout, they were reducing the champion! share from 45 to 40. Strauss said. I180, that he is ready to give Walcott a slice of the radio profits the next time.

Walcott Plane Sick

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NIfW YORK. Dec. 16- (Ari- Jersey Joe Wsloott, the veteran Camden, N. J.. heavyweight who went. the distance with champion Joe fouls i1 days ago. barely held out on s plane trip fro-n Toronto today.

Walcott suffered from lit-sick- ness on the trip and wobbled when he got off the plane.

European . Hczkey Squads . Pose Threat

PARIS, Dec. 16—iR.euters)—- North Americans who scofl m, European ice hockey players can pause now and ponder this opin- ion: If Canada. or the United States expect to shine in the 1948 Winter Olympics they should send the best amateur team they can find to St. Moritz, Switzerland.

This, say continental observers, is because “ize-ockee". as the game is popularly known in mos: European capitals, has come along. way since the early '30's when a few Canadians were "imported" to teach hockey fundamentals.

Last winter, for instance, the United States sent a team from Boston to represent them in the so-called world's amateur cham- pionships in Prague.

With little more than bright uniforms and enough sticks to go round. Boston lost more games than it won and by the time they reached Prague. reinforcements had to be "air mailed."

But even the subsequent ali- star Americans were outclassed. particularly by the burly lswn tennis club team of Prague. cap- tained by the Davis Cup net star, Jaroslnv Drobny.

Czech, Swiss, Italian, Hungarian and Swedish teams have perform- ed here this winter sgalnst the Paris Racing Club team. The lo- cals have beaten them all but. the Racing Club is an all-Canadian aggregation, except for two sec- ond-string French players.

With such established perform- ers as Ossie Carnegie of Toronto, Manny McIntyre and Mush Moore- housc of Fredericton, N. 8.. Paul Herbert and Roland Forget of Montreal. "Le Racing" ins the nucleus of s good senior Canadian team.

Carnegie still packs most oi the craft, speed and power which made him one of Canada's most sought- aiicr amateurs u. few seasons ago, but even so he and his experienc- ed helpmates have not been win- ning easily.

The pick of this year's contin- ental visitors were those repre- senting the Prague First Lawn Tennis Club. The Czechs were big. fast and hockey-wise.

At least one forward kept bor- ing in to pick up goal-mouth pass- es or rebounds; and the North Amerlcnn power play wasn't dc- sertcd.

Next best was the Swedish "Aik" team from Stockholm and Swiss. Italian and Hungarian terms also showed up well individually but did not match the Czechs or Swedes on u. team basis.

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Phillie: Get Ilew Man For First Base

PHILADELTPIHA. Doc. i6—(A.P) —Philadelphfn Phillies today puf- chased first bese und outfield 1n- surance when they acquired Roy Cullenbine from Detroit Tigers for a price in excess of the $10,000 waiver figure.

Cullenblne. as. held down first base for the Tigers last season. He hit only .224 but drove in 71; runs and cracked out 24 homers,

Down The Alleys

KI’! NAM! ALLIQ ' D. V. A. Bowling Hot. Shots:- M. L. McAleer .. .. Miss Stewart . J. Coles D. N. Bell F‘. B. Conrad .. '1‘otal—2509. lIl-J|nx:-— W. L. Jenkins Miss Grant W. W. Kitsch Nell MacLeod Low Score Total—2200. Hlsh single F‘. B. Conrad s41. High three F. B. Conrad 742.