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Page 6 The Guardian.

Wed. May 18, 1955

CI'i'town Curling Club Held Annual Meeting Last Night

New directors elected .at the annual meeting of the Charlotte- town Curling Club last night were Dr. Wendell MacDonald and L; E. Wellner. Jr. J. J. Morris the President. presided.

Discussion over the repairing or rebuilding of the curling build- ing proper was left until a further general meeting.

A series of proposals were pre- acnted to the meeting by W. R. MacNeiU. After much discussion It was decided that the executive employ the services of one or more engineers to report further

on the condition of the building.

Reports w are presented by members of the executive and a number of changes in the club by-laws were approved. Retiring from the club executive were Dr. J. C. Gallant and Elmer Mac- Donald.

The executive in addition to the two new uiembers include J. J. Morris. A. B. Bagnall, Art Roper. John Simmonds. R. Parker and Ed. Wood.

Officers will be appointed at a later meeting.

Officers Appointed For

City Softball

t'lraxei' Mai Iran has clectctl president of t it e Charlotletowii Centennial Softball League last

night at a special meeting held In the City Hall.

Billy Gallant was elccted vice- presirlent and John MacLend re- cording s.eci'etar,v. Des Burtzc W85 appointed financial secretary and Jimmy Dowling executive mem- her.

A tentativr date at May it) was set for the opening of the league. I-light teams haie signified their Intentions of playing. The.) are the Navy. City Slickerl. Abbies. Basilica Youth Club. Sunshine Island Dairy. Parkdale Lions. Keefe Drug and the R.C.A.F. from Sumiiierside. The deadline for entering teams was extcnded

until the next meetinft on Tues- day. May 24. - It was decided at last night's

meeting that every player in the league last year is now a free

agent due to the fact that the league was disbanded several weeks ago

Each team will be allowed 15

players. A primary registration will he held on May (I) and the final registration on June 15 after which no players shall be added or traded. There will be a regis- tration fee of 31 for each player payable on or before June 15.

Collections will be taken up at all games with the captain of the home team turning in the money to the financial secretary at the end of each week.

Games postponed by rain shall he played at a new date set by the president and must be played within ten days from the original date or the teams forfeit the points. in the. event of one club failing to field a team the points will be awarded to the opposing team.

Players who take part in one City League. Island League or organized County League base- hall game will be barred from the softball league for the re- lnaider of the year.

The home team will be re- quired to provide one new soft- ball and another softball in good condition for eaih game.

The case of a player being e.Iccti-cl from a game will be brought before the executive for deliberation before punishment is meted out. No protest will be received unlcss hzindcd in writing In the nrcsirlcnt of the Iraguel within '14 hours of the game un-, der protest Teams protesting must submit 55 with the protest. The money will be refunded if the protest is upheld and if the protest is lost the money will be retained by the league.

A nlayivr who strikes an official will be suspended for the remain- tier of the season. A complaint must he submitted to the league president by the official iii ques- flop

The in: man EXFNIIIVI will hold regular meetings and a spe- cial meeting on the first Monday of every month will be held with one representative from each 'eam present.

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Ted WROoms Gets Into Shape

ROSTON lAPI-BttSlJ0n slugger Ted Williams. rounding into con- Cities for his return to the Red Io! lineup. took another brief workout Tuesday in chilly Fen- way Park.

Despite it big blister on his right hand. Williams changed his mind and took it light batting drill before the Red Sox-Cleve- land game. He had planned to forego hitting practice for "a couple of days" because of the blister.

Senoforsmlhjler . Plover Trade

WASHINGTON AP) -. Washing- ton Senators. off to a miserable start this year. are toying with A series of proposed trades that may send their biggest "name" ball players to other clubs before the trading deadline. Jfitte 11. Involved in the trade talk are itchers Bob Porterfield and ickey Mi.-Dermott. first baseman Mickey Vernon. third baseman Eddie Yost and outfielder Roy Ilevers.

Calvin Griffith. Washington's oa- ecuuve vice- resident. said 1' - day New Yor Yankees would

. the Sena

League

. Trnpliios out be iiwariicil to tho winning team. nicmtiers of that team. to the pitcher with the best won-lost record and the play- er with the most home runs. The umpire in charge of a game will appoint base judges and they must be acceptable to both teams.

I The matters of umpires. dia- 'monds, bases. b a c k stops and plates were discussed and steps

will be taken to have these ques- tions scttled before the league

opens. Umpires will be paid 82 per game. The league will operate

under the Ontario Softball rules with the exception of the league rules drawn up last night.

Face-Lifting Job On Stadium Is Successful

VANCOUVER ICPL-The 850.1101) "997 ""1118 .1015 on Vancouver's Empire Stadium has been ruled a success.

Stadium officials and turf ex-. perts from the Vancouver park board looked over the returfed gridiron Tuesday and said they were confident it would be in top shape for the opening of the foot- ball season Aug. 22 and on Grey Cup day Nov, 26.

Officials said the field had come through the test of heavy rains in the last.week with flying colors. They said new drainage system carried off the excess moisture "in fine style."

It was a failure of the drain- age systcm last fall. less than four months after the S1.500.000 stadium was opened. that forced the face- liftinll lob.

Construction crews ripped up the turf. put down 7.600 feet of new drains. dug a deep drainage ditch all around the field and covered it with four inches of gravel. on top of the gravel went eight inches of rough cinderii. two inches of fine cinder: topped with four inches of soil and new turf.

Former Boxing Manager Must Serve Sentence

TALLAHASSEE. Fla IAP)-The Florida Supreme Court. Tuesday re- fused to review the second-degree murder conviction of Eddie Coco. apparently dashing his final hopes of escaping a life prison sentence. Coco charged in ii petition for a writ of habcas corpus that the stale used perjured testimony against him. but the state said his appeal contained no new facts. Coco. former co-managcr of ex- middlewcight ho is in g champion Rocky Graziano. was takcn to the Florida state penitentiary last Fri- day after four years of legal batt- ling to escape confinement.

Coco was convicted of killing a Negro car washer in Miami Beach

Feb. 1. 1951.

Marciano Will Fight Anyone

IAN FRANCISCO. (AP) - Heavyweight champion R n c k y Marciano says he will fight any- one in the world. and his man- ager iii considering a rematch with Don Cockell of England in London this year. Manager Al Weill said Tuesday British promoter. Jack Solomons. within a few hours after Rocky's victory Monday night. made over- tures for another fight with the En an in September. Weill said that if the terms are right he will give favorable thought to the proposition and he added that England would be "a perfect spot" for such a match.

The champion was asked If he would fight Carl tBobol Olson. the rnlddli-weight thamplon who now aspires to the light heavy- weight crown.

"I'll fight anyone in the world." said Marciano.

ST. LOUIS, AP)Rookie

less in only one inning. but continued a string of sensati

games.

Victim of this pitching duel be- fore a crowd of 23.067 was Carl Erskine, little Dodger ace who suffered his first 1955 defeat against five victories. a result of Sthoendiensfs fifth-inning homer into the screenless right field

in six frames.

Cardinals last four came off .lim ilughes and includ- ed Boyer's drive into the right field stands after a double by Bill Sarfni in the seventh.

WASIIINGTON IAPI-Alex Kell- ner. Kansas City leiihaiider. dealt Washington its third shutout in five American League games Tues- day night. edging Maury McDer- mott in a mound duel l-0. Kellner ..scatterctl eight hits. while McDer- 'iuott yicldcd six.

A lone base on by Mcllermott cost him the deci- sion He walked Hector Lopez to start the fifth inning. Joe Astrnth sacrificed and Kellner singled to lfet. scoring Lopez.

Kclluer permitted only two run- ncrs to advance to third base.

Tony Roig was left stranded after lining a triple. Eddie Yost doubled for the Senators in the sixth and Tom Umphlett sacrificed. First baseman Vic Power stabbed Pete Runnels' grounder and threw to the plate in time to catch Yost trying to score.

BALTIMORE IAPI - Baltiniiire backed Erv Palica's tight six-hit pitching with four extra-base hits including Billy Cox's second home run of the year as the oriiiles de- feated Dctroit Tigers 3-2 Tiicsday night before 28.532 American League fans.

Ned Garver allowed the Orioles only five btis. but three of the four extra-base blows he yielded figured in the Baltimore scoring.

Baltimore. opened the scoring with a somewhat tainted run in the first. Shortstop Harvey Kueiin and left fielder .lim Dclsing let Cox": pop fly drop between them for a double. Cox came around on a safe hunt and two walks.

Cox poled his home run in the fifth and the Orioles completed their scoring in the sixth when Hoot Evers doubled and came in after two consecutive fly outs..

The Tigers picked up their first run in the sixth when Al Katine led off with a triple and tallied on a sacrifice fly. They picked up their second run the same way in the seventh as Fred Hatfield bit the triple.

NEW YORK (APi,New York Yankees were held to four hits. but made the most of Billy Pieri-e's wildness to beat Chicago White Sox I - 0 Tuesday night. Whitey Ford kept seven Sox hits well spaced while gaining his third shutout and. fifth victory of the SCISOII.

Ttihe victory pulled Yankees to within a half game of the second- place White Sox. who missed a chance to take I share of the American League lead with Cleve- land.

It was a tough duel between the two left haiitiers until the sixth. Thrn Force. who had walked but one earlier. issued hascs on balls to Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra on eight pitches. Berra overslid second and was out on an at- tempted double steal that moved Mantle to third. but after Elston Howard walked. Mickcy came in with the only run of the game as Eddie Robinson bit into it force out. Piercc. who fanned four and al- lowed three hits. left for a pinch- hitter in the eighth as the Sox gave Ford some late-inning worries.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Southpaw

dumped Pittsburgh 9-2 to boost the Redlegs into sixth place in the Na-

hit his ninth homer of the season.

led. bringing in Frank Thomas. who had doubled after Dick Gront walked.

The Ilcds took an early lead in the second when Nuxhall whacked a double to left center. scoring three males. Big Klu smashed the first pitch of the third inning into the right. field bleachers. K' ski also scored on a wild pitch in the sixth.

The win was NuxhalI's fourth straight this season and second over Pittsburgh. Nuxhall'a record is 4-2. Bob Purkey was charged with the loss. giving him a 2-8 standing.

BOSTON, (AP) - Boston Red Sox. embarrassed by it straight losses to Cleveland last season. ended the Tribe's mastery in Fen- way Park Tuesday by blasting the American League leaders 10-3.

The victory was only the Red Sox's fourth over the ' ”' In M decisions during a two-year period. Indians won 3) of 22 last season and had taken three straight earlier this season in Cleveland.

Red Sox combined power and timely hits off five Cleveland pitchers and were sided greatly by a porous Tribe defence. Four of the Boston runs were unearned.

Jackie Jensen. with his eighth homer of the season-with two on -Eddie Joost. with his second in!

ANNUAL

MEETING

QUEEN'S (X)UNTY FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION WEDNINDAY. MAY 18th--3:00 PM. P. W. C. Auditorium Election of officers for 1955 Movies. etc

pavilion. Erskine yielded five hits .

safeties 3

balls given up)

.loe Niixhall. who also drove in a three-run double Tuesday night

tional Lcague. Big Ted Kluszewski

righthander Larry Jackson

of St. Louis Cardinals shut out the league-leading Brook- lyn Dodgers 3-0 Tuesday night on 10 hits. scoring the Redbirds' fourth straight victory on the strength of home runs by Red Schoendienst and Ken Boyer.

Jackson, 23-year-old Idahoan. held the Dodgers hit-

walkedojust one batter as he onal St. Louis pitching that

has permitted the opposition just one run in the last four

the year with none on. andiche Stephens with a double and triple

paced the Boston assault.

Early Wynn. veteran right- hander who entered the game with a 3-0 record. yielded Jen- .scn's and .loost's homers In the fifth. ' Billy Henry. Boston southpaw

making his first start of the sea- son after hurling only 3 1-3 inn- ings in relief. was the winner.

MILWAUKEE (AP)-Milwaukee Braves. led by Joe Adcock with four for five. pounded five New York hurlers for 15 hits in a 9-4 triumph which gave them second place in the National League over the Giants. Big Gene Conley al- lowed nine hits in getting his fifth win and his second straight over Leo Dui'iiclici”s New Yorkers.

The cold weather saw Milwaukee it-umniit three errors for two im- earned runs and the Giants two bobbles for one unearned marker.

Willie Mays hit ConIey's first pitch of the fourth inning 375 feet over the left field fence-his eighth -of the year. But Adcock retaliated by smacking rclicfer Al Corwin's first loss in the bottom of the .fourth over tht same fence to give

the Braves the lead for good. Baseball In Brief American League W I. Pct. GRL l Cleveland 20 10 .667 - Chicago 18 10 .6(.'l 1 New York 18 11 .621 l'& l)etroit I6 15 .516 1': Boston 15 III .455 6'.z Kansas City 12 Ill .400 If Iwashiiigton 11 iii .379 817'; iBaltiinore 1O 20 .333 10

Tuesday's Results Kansas City 1 Washington 0 Cleveland .1 Boston 10 Detroit 2 Baltimore .1 Chicago I) New York 1 'v'v'ednesday'iI Games Kaiisas City at Washington Detroit at Baltimore Chicago at New York Cleveland at Boston

Thursday No games sciietluled. National League

W L Pct. GBL Brooklyn 25 6 .806 - Milwaukea I7 14 .548 8 St. Louis 14 13 .519 9 New York 15 14 .517 9 Chicago 16 15 .566 9 Cincinnati 11 18 .379 13 Pittsburgh 11 19 .367 13'-A Philadelphia 9 19 .321 NV;

Tuesday's Results Philadelphia at Chicago ppd Brooklyn 0 St. Louis .1 Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 9 New York 4 Milwaukee .9

Wednesday's Games New York at Milwaukee IN) Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at St. Innis tN) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

Thursday's Games New York at Milwaukee

Only game scheduled.

International League

W L Pct. GRL Rochester 17 it .654 '5 Montreal 20 It .545 W Toronto til it) .643 - Havana iii 12 .571 2 Columbus 14 13 .519 21'': Buffalo 9 15 .375 7 Richmond 9 19 .321 9 Syracuse 5 19 .208 11

Tucsda,v's Rcsulltt Syracuse 2-0 lticlimond 1-.1 Columbus at Havana i2) pprf rain Rochester .1 Toronto 1 Buffalo ti Montreal 4

Wednesday's Gsmea Buffalo at Montreal IN) Rochester at Toronto tN) ' Syracuse at iii hmond IN) Columbus at Havana IN)

Thursday's Games Buffalo at Montreal Rochester at Toronto Syracuse at Richmond Columbus at Havana

Niixliall's foiir-hit shutout was T T ' blasted in the sixth inning when ' Pl'ObdblQ PIPCTIQIS Pittsburgh's Jack Shepard doub- NEW YORK mp) probable

pitchers for today's major league games (won and lost records in parentheses I: American League

Kansas City at VVRSlIl1lgl0ll--CBC-' carelli (0-1) vs Pascual ii-1).

Detroit at Baltimore - Gromeli (5-2) vs Rogovfn t1-ft).

Chicago at New York-Consum gra (30) vs Grim (1-1).

vs Nixon (4-2). National League

field (2-3) vs Valentine (1-1) or Minarcln (1-0). .

Philadelphia at C” gn-t2)- Simmons I00) and Dickson (2-1) vs Jones (4-3) and Andre (0-0).

New York at Milwaukee (N)- Antonelli (3-4) vs Nichols (8-1) or Spahn 13-.1).

Brooklyn at St. Louis tN)- Podres (4-1) vs Haddlx (1-5).

Makes shoes IIEAIIY -WHITE

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Cleveland at Boston-Score (I-2) '

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati-Little-i

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Rookie Righthander Pitches'Ca,rdina1s T 0 3-0 Victory Over Brooklyn Dodgers

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HALIFAX. N. S.. (CPi -Cobey McCluskey of Charlottetown and Dartmouth, N. S.. retained his Maritime middleweight boxing crown here Tuesday night by pounding out an iinamimous 10 round decision over Gary Simon' of New Glasgow, N. S. . McCluskey, w ighing 155 pounds.l cut down the 1 pound Simon. rather than gamble on a knock-. out punch. McCluskey took con-I trol of the fight in the last seven! )

rounds after a slow start.

In his official card judge Walker gave McCluskey three rounds,l Simon two and called five even., Judge H. Johnson saw it 7-2-1 for. McCluskey while referee Jack:

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Boll Practice , The Sunshine Island Dairy willl hold a softball practice on the Parkdale diamuiid and the B.Y.C. will practice on the Knights diam-

ond this evening at 6 o'clock.

Baseball Results

National League

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Bmiiklyn 000 000 000-0 10 0 St. Louis 000 010 20x-3 9 0 Erskine. Hughes 17) and Cam. panella: Jackson and Sarni. L- Erskine. HRs: Stl - Schoendienst. Boyer. New York 020 100 100-4 9 2 Milwaukee 300 120 30x-9 I5 3 Gomez. Corvvin (2). Liddle (5).! Wilhelm i5). Grissom 17) and'

Westrum; Conley and Crandall. L-

Corivin. HRS: NY-Mays. Thomp-

son: Mil-Adcuck.

Pittsburgli l)0(l 002 000-2 8 0

Cincinnati 031 211 illx--9 ll 0 Purkcy. Bimnian 14:. King 17)

and Shepard: Nuxhall and Bur-

gess. L-Purkey. HR: Cin-Kluszew-

ski. Philadelphia at Chicago. Plid rain American Leag e

Cleveland 000 030 -3 8

Boston 001040 50x-I0 9 2 Wynn. Ni-ii'1cski 16). Mossle :7),

Houtteniaii i7). Wight tit) and Hegan; Hciiry. Kinder (7) and White. W-Henry; L-Wynn. HRs:

Bos-Jensen Joost.

Detroit 000 001 100-2 6 2 Baltimore 100 011 00x-3 5 0 Garver and House; Palica and

Smith. HR: Bai-Cox.

ll(ansas City 000 010 000-1 0 1 Washington 000 000 000-0 8 1 . Kcllncr and Astroth; McDermott land FitzGerald.

lchicago t)tl(l000000-O 7 1 New York 000 001 00x-1 4 0 I Pierce. Dorish I8) Martin (8) and Lollar, Courtney (8); Ford

and Berra. 1.-Pierce. lnferiistinnal League

First Syracusc 000 110 0-2 7 1 Riclinioiid 000 001 0-1' 8 0

Farrell and Ifeyirian; Thompson, Voiselle (6)4 and St. Claire. L- Thompson. HR: Syr-Heyman. C0-' lumhus at Havana (2) ppd. rain Syracuse 000 000-0 5 Richmond 000110 l0x-3 7 1

Morehcad. Lipetrl 17). Johnson Ill) and Hcyman: Connclly. Vol- selle (9) and Watlington. W-Con- nelly; L-Morehesd.

Rochester 000 002 001-.1 4 0

Toronto 001 000 000-) 7 ilciin and Burlirink: K Johiisont

and Griffin. HR: Roch-Brandt.

Buffalo 000 010 500-6 9 2 Montreal 000 103 000-4 9 2

Birrer. Traclian I7) and Nic- Whortcr: Cox. Mickens :7). Sta- nck I8) and Tecd. W-Blrrer; L-

Cox. HR: Mtl-Farris

Thoroughbred Stallion Shot

LEXINGTON. Ky. tAPi..Shan- non if was dcstroycd Tuesday aftcr the 14-year-old thoroughbred stallion broke a log in a freak aci- dciit.

The syndicate-owiicd sire of Sci: 0 Erin apparently lost his balance in making a quick turn at Spend- .tbrift farm and snapped his left hind leg below the buck. 9 - Shannon 11 won 14 races. includ- ing many outstanding stakes in his

McCluskey WinslO Round

Decision Over Gary Simon

McKeima gave six rounds to Me- Cluskey. three to Simon and call- ed one even.

Irish Rocky Sullivan of Boston

and Jackie Hayden of Westville. N. S. fought to a 10-round draw while Leroy Jones knocked out

Tilly LeBlanc of Itfoncton in the fifth round.

Charlottetown Bowling Team In 3rd Place

HALIFAX ICP) - The veteran Conn-Martcll sextet moved into the lead Tuesday as the Nova Scotia- Prince Edward Island bowling tournament passed the seventh round.