‘lrleccc Juniors Are Game Up In Battle For» Island. Crown

The Charlottetown Reece lun- for baseball team took the first game of the best-of-five series for the Prince Edward Island

championship yesterday at Sum- merside by defeating the local Kinsmen Juniors 7 to 4. The

Kinsmen attack never looked feebier than it did in this open- ing play-off game. and Murphy vkiting flinger. toppled them over like tenpins, getting no less than eighteen strikeouts in the nine innings of play. The Reece stick- men were not much better than their rivals in this department. thirteen men going down by the strikeouts route.

The game was devoid of spark- iink fielding plays, and most of the errors were committed on easy chances.

After five scoreless innings the Reece aggregation made the sixth. frame a big one, sending five men across the platien-Leonard start- Od off the inning with s nicely laid belt and he beet the throw to first. McCallum sacrificed him to second. and he went all t-he (way home on Hennesseys hit. Sohunnan dropping a throw that had the runner beaten, but was w. trifle luigh. Corish walked and Ready was on when Mclnnis juggled his grounder through the box. Wit-h the bases loaded and fihe man batting in (he clean-up position at bat-an ideal situa- tion for the attackers in any ball game-MacLean. Reece third baseman lived up to his rep by cloutin-g s. three-bagger to right centre field sending all tiuree of his mates across. MacLean him- self later came home on s. wild pitch.

The home boys got three of these runs back in their half. Paul Schurman walked and Mc- Inxrla singled to left. schurman pulling up at second, Stewart fanned but Grady, belting his sec- ond hit cit the game. sent Schlur- man home, L. sohurman struck out and thlen lvllclnnis raced home when Spy Ready, who was taken from rigiht field to do some south- paw pitching against left-hand- ed hitter Oatway, uncorked a wild pitch. Oatway got a life on Leonard's nvumf but was out steal- ing second.

lfiurphly returned to the mound lathe eighth and the Kinsmen drew one run closer. After the first trwo batters had struck out, Stewart gained first on an error in short field and stole second. He came home when Grad-y's smash got away from second baseman Hennessey. and the score was 5 to 4. The visitors salted it

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sway in the ninth. Howatt ivalk- ed, was sacrificed to second by Murphy and took third on a. passed ‘ball. Leonard pounded the ozone for the second out. and. MloOallum was safe uihen Stewart misjudged his high pop to the right of the mound, Howatt scor- ing. Hen-nesseys second hit of the game sent McCallu/m home witlh the final counter of the game.

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Earned Runs: Ch'town l; S‘- llde 2; RBI—MacLean 3. Hen- nessey, Grady. Triple—MacLean. Doubles -—Ma,cl.ean. Mclnnis. Sac- rifice hits—McCallum. Murphy, L. lchlurnt-an. First base on errors- Ready, MicCallurm, Oatway.

Intermediate Playdowns a

Start Wed.

The Island intermediate play- offs, with the winners cnterlnl Aha Mnritlnne pll-ydowns, get un- dlrrway nt Summers-id: Wednes- day afi-ermnn with Ch‘t0(wn All Stcirn clashing with Summerslde All Stairs (in the first game of s bolt of five series it was learn- ed last night.

‘Summeraldo are at present holders of the lltle having won it in a bitter six game series llei fall. In games so fur this season the locals have had an edge but Sumnwraldc are expected to field a greatly strengthened teasn for (he fiflll tests.

Grand Circuit Racing Results

REA-DING, Pa, Sept. i3 -(AP) -Joseph Piosels Kroger Babb to- cay won the 11th. renewal of tlie Reading fair futurity for two- year-old trotters to open a. five-

‘day Grand Circuit meeting.

The fleet bay was forced to the limit of three heats by Conita Hanover, a brown filly from the Philadelphia barn of T. A. Dunn, bs-fora taking the $4,412 win over a. field of 13.

Summaries: 2:17 Pace. $1,200 Jay Herbert. ro. c., (J. Hy- la.n)

. . 1 1 Knightland, hm

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(Hartman) bin JG-codhard) . . 4 2 Vicky Direct, bm (Mahoney) 2 5

Times: 2.09. 2.10. 2.10.

Also started: Seattle/s Pat, Miss Billy Direct. Heinie Strong. Vol- burn. Jane Majesty, Old Bill.

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You 0d ‘Prof. $4,412. Kroger Balls, bc (T. Win-

gate) .. .. . S 1 1 Corita Hanover, br f (T.

Dunn) .. . 1 3 2 Sharon Hanover, be (Con-

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ord) . . .. .1 4 x Phonographflr. Girl. bf (Dill) 8 3 x

Times: 2.11. 2.10 i-5, 2.10.

Also started: Abe Hanover, Seattle Girl. Lucia Hanover. Kathy Hanover. Janie Hanover. For Excellence. Hickory Jeff.

Countess Gallon, Reynolds Dali.

2:20 hut $1.000 Miss Putman, bm (R. Du-

bols) . . 1 1 i Sprague Hanover, bg (Con-

0rd) .. .. 3 fl 4 Marjorie Armstrong, brn

(Safford) .. 2 3 6 Etna D, bm (Floyd) . 6 5 2

Times: 2:10 3-5: 2.13; 2.14.

Also started: Caren l-fzinover. Fleeting, Allie Up. Trusty Hano- ver. Terry Hanover.

Horseshoe Club

Francis eliminated J. Mecca!’- 5045 last night as play continued at the Brighton Horseshoe Club lll the cur-rent singles tournament

Tonight at 8.30 Murley isschtd- uled to play Phillips and Francis meets Brown. The survivo:s .21 these two matches enter se.ni- finals in which Doyle and Vessey have already secured berths.

Stewart. Grady. Stolen Bases — McCallum, Grady, Ste-wart. Hits off Murphly — 5 in 8 2-3 innings, off Ready. 0 in l-3 inning, off Gay. 0 in 6 innings. off Stewart. 1 in 3 innings. SO by Murphy-m. by Gay B, by Stewart 5. BB off MIurph-y 1. off Gay 3. off Stewart 1. Winning pitcher — Murphiy, losing pitch- er-Gay. Wild pitch - Murphy, Gay. Passed ball - Schurman. Urrnlres - Plate. Francis; Bases —Goodwin and Schurman. —S

Ups And Downs

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Announced retirement of "Ace" McCloskey. Maritime middleweight boxing champion comes as not a great surprise to many of his fol- lowers here for it has been a well known fact that the hard-hitting Island-born boy ha_s been finding

it exceed‘ gly difficult to get matches d after all it isn't much sense to be laying out training ex- penses if the challenges he has been issuing to top flight fighters g0 unheedeci by the promoters. -l- + Il- ~l-

The ring loses a colorful figure in McCloskeys retirement. He was a fighter who always gave of his best. win or lose. As courageous a youngster as ever laced on gloves he took the bitter with the sweet and the writer has seen him take beatings when others could easily have called it quits and nobody would blame thorn.

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That wasn't McCloskeyb idea. He always wanted to give the cus- tomers a show regardless of the consequences and he usually suc- ceeded in doing this. Althougn still but 21 rears of age 'Ace" has fought the best of them in his division and beaten a big percent- age of thorn. His main idea was to win the Canadian middleweight championship but evidently this will not come about now. One can't fight the Dominion's best without necessary tune-up scraps and with these being evidently impos- sible to obtain the next best thing was ietiremenk-and that's what the Ace has evidently' decided

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But the youngster who joined the Merchant Navy when but thirteen, years oltzi and stayed until the end nf the ‘war. the youngster ‘who has battled Wadsworth, Why- not, Billy Henderson, Buddy Brown. Jimmy Mooney, Joe Pyle and others will not soon be for- gotten by fight fans. l-le always gave of his best no matte.- how the fight was faring: when he won the middleweight crown he took on all comers but now as a Dart- mouth writer says, "Ace has to quit and secure a steady job some- where; he just can't wait until he's so old Halifax fight promot- ers, who have steered shy of Ace. are no longer afraid of their box- ing lovelies."

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One game up in a series they hope to capture in three straight games Ffreddie McCabe's power- laden City League Anchors tackle the Rovers in the second game of the finals this evening at the Memorial Field diamond but al- though the westend team's follow- ers are brim full of confidence there are just as many looking for- ward te the northenders, under Freddie Whalen‘s guidance squar- ing the series at a game apiece.

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These same fans have lots to justify their optimism for in the opening clash on Sunday afternoon Rovers provided perhaps more op- position than they have experi- enced this season with the Anchors having to call 0n all their power to emerge with the verdict.

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Although defeated the moraleof the Rovers crew was strengthened greatly. ‘They forced "Lefty" Mc- Aleer. the Anchors starry port- sider to display everything in his repertoire before conceding defeat and if they can come ,through with another like performance the series certainly isn't going to bean easy conquest for the McCabe-led crew.

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Pius Bolger is still the same old smoothie on the pitching mound that he was several seasons ago. Out for a good many seasons while in the Navy and after demobilizat- ion he was persuaded to attempt a comeback late this season and although he has only started s eeupie of tknes he is improving rapidly and may still be an ini- portant flgurf i.n the‘ Dilly“!!-

Not as fast as when he was per- forming regularly Bolger neverthe- less has still a world of "stuff" on the ball. Cool as ice he rarely giv- es the hitter a real good ball and as a result opposing teams are either knocking out easy flies or grounding out to the infield. hav- er a strikeout pitcher Bclgcr de- pends on his mates support to a great extent. With the exception of a couple of instances, that was forthcoming on Sunday and if the Rovers play as well behind him the next time he goes to the hill they will be very much in the thick of the fight. . . '

A terrific surge that ~ carried him from fa.r down in the list to the top gave Duck Whltl "I6 individual batting title of he City League statistics disclosed recent- ly and the starry Rover shortstop i; deserving congratulations on his performance, not only in the batting title and leading in several other departments but on the brand of baseball he bu been showing all season lone in 890K411! his teem in ‘e p.lay.off.po|ition.

But the fight was a close one between the champion and tho next two Charlie Ryan and D1191’ Ward. Ryan who has been per- forming flawlessly at first base

and who captured the fielding title

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Anchors And Rovers In 2nd Game This Evening

Anchors and Rovers play the second game of the City baseball league playoffs this evening at the Memorial Field diamond with the Rovers needing a win to get back on even terms with the west end representatives.

Beaten back 4-3 in the opener ofthe best out. of five series on Sunday afternoon the Freddie Whalen managed crew are ex- pected to furnish even tougher opposition in this evening's en- counter. Pitching selections weren't announced at the time of writing but it is expected that either Charlie Ryan or "Spy" Ready will get the nod for the Anchors. Rovers choice was un- known.

The game will get underway at 4.45 and all players are asked to make a. special effort to be on hand by, 4.30 ln.ordcr to get the tilt away sharp on time and bry so doing ensure at least seven innings being played.

It was decided before the first gaire that the encounters would have to 3o at least seven innings before a winner could be declar- ed.

Ezzard Charles Wins ill-round Decision

WASHINGTON. Sept. 13-011’) —Ezzard Charles. who hopes u; step into Joe l.ouis"job as heavy weight champion. took a 1on2 stride in that direction tonight by winning a well fought IO-rcuzd decision over Jimmy Bivins.

Butt there would have been boos no matter which way it went, for although there was a. lot of fan- oy boxing and some hard hitting, neither of the Ohio Negroes man- aged to score a knockdown.

The Associated Press score card. gave six rounds to Charles, bwo to Bivins and two even, but in sicne of these rounds was there any great margin of victory.

Appropriately, the best was sav- ed for the last. The 10th. round was a. dilly. Charles, named by Louis as a possible su-ccessor to the title he is vacating, came out aiming for a knockout.

He out loose with everything he had. which is plenty. But Bivlns, hairxnered by potential haymak- ers from both the left and the right. managed to sneak in close for some damaging blows of his own.

Charles wedghed 1'70, Bivins 1'72.

Williams Boosts Batting Margin In American league

CHICAGO. Sept. 13 — (AP- Bostonk Ted Williams last week widened his margin over Cleve- land's Lou Bcudreau to six points .368 to .362, in their battle for the American League batting champ- icnship.

In games played through Sun- day, official statistics credited pace-setting Williams with 161 hits in 438 AB's. while runner-up Boudreau had 1'70 blows in 495 t

ps.

Joltin‘ Joe DiMaggio of New York continued to set a fest pace as the league's top power hitter. Aided by his grand-slam homer against Boston lut week-end. Joe jumped his 8.3.1. production eight to 136 and his homer collection two to 35.

Another Yankee, Tommy fien- rich. also was a double leader in specialized play with l1'7 runs and 38 doubles. Boudreau led in hits with his 1'70 total, while M Stew- art of Washington ‘-oeked the moat triples. l3, and Dillinger continued the best base-stealer with 24. '

Boston's Jack Kramer remain-d the best percentage pitcher with an unchanged 10-4 for .800. Bab Feller of Cleveland wreeted the strikeout leadership from Tribe mate Bob Lemon with a weeks be: of l8 and s season total w‘ J .

was batted out on the last day of the season when he felled to hit in two trips to the plate while Ward the veteran of the team led most of the season until slipping beck in the closing stages.

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It was the closest reel of the betting crown in s good many years. In feet the race our. shadowed the battle for the final playoff spot and ad ed much to the final days of w at lied been e successful baseball campaign.

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Pitcher lion Black ls Reported In Serious Condition-

CLEVELAND, Sept. l3 — (AP) -.Don Black, Cleveland Indians pitcher of no-hit fame. is in critical condition after suffering a haemorrhage apparently result- ing from a neck twist in today's game with St. Louis.

Physicians said the hemorrhage is near the brain and described it as a sub-arachnoid type. They said it resulted when an aneur- yam, an unnatural growth be- tween a vein and an artery, broke.

Black apparently twisted his neck when he hit a foul in the second inning and fell at thc plate in pain. l-le was helpedfrom the field and later lost conscious- ness. He was still unconscious to- nig-ht.

Dr. Edward Castle. team physic- ian, said no surgery was contem- plated. Earlier, a spinal puncture was performed to aid in the diag- nosls.

Black came to the Ind-ians in 1946. but won only one game and was sent to Milwaukee. He re- turned to Cleveland the following

year and disclosed that he had‘

joined Alcoholics Anonymous. On Julry 10 of that year he pitched his no-hitter here against‘ the Philadelphia Athletics.

He won l0 games and lost l3 in 1947, but has only s. 2-2 record for this year. He has been botih- ered by injuries and played in only 1’! games.

For the two innings he pitched in today's game. he had allowed only two hits.

Woodcock Returns To Ring Against Cma

BY BILL MACKLIN

LONDON, Sopt. 13 — (AP) - His broken janv mended, Bruce Woodcock returns to the ring against Lee Oma Sept. 2i, the subject of the greatest guessing game in British boxing history.

Can the British heavyweight boxing champion come back? ls his jaw sound or glass? 1s he keen to fight after the jaw- breaking beating he took from JOe Baksi 1'1 months ago? Was Woodcock ever any good in the first place?

Bruce, at Z7 still has his British and European heavyweight titles. But he will have to start from scratch rebuilding himself into a position as a challenger for the logical United States for the world title. p

His first. task on trail is the handsome Detroit playboy. Oma, whom he meets over eight rounds at London's Harrlngay arena.

Tom Hurst. 44-year-old North Country manager of Woodcock, is "quietly confident" that Bruce can make a successful comeback.

"I think that Bruce is more than agreeably surprised at his snap and punch," said Hurst. "He is looking pretty good in training and when he is looking like that nothing has the beat- ing of him."

Despite his outward confidence, there is an impression abroad that Hurst would not risk much more than the price of a beer on his man. 'I‘hat is not to belittle Hurst's loyalty. or Woodcock‘; ability.

Woodcock no longer is a huiflry fighter. It is conservatively eetl- mated that he has made £90,000 ($130,000) since h, turned pro- fessional in 1M2. Unlike most boxers, Bruce still has practically all his earnings.

Probably his best victory since winning the British title from Jack London in 1045 was his eight-round knockout of Gus Lesnevich. then world light-heavy champ. His only defeat. besides by Beksl, was by Tami Msuriello in 10M. -

ll. S. Amy Craft lllts lace Bay Team

01.nov,- BAY,'N. a. aapt. i:- (OP)—-'l'iie United Stiles draft bit into Glace Bey Miners baseball roster today.

Pitcher Cy Kelly of Flint, Mich, got word the army wants him ut- the some time that pitcher Jim- my Morrison prepared to leave for Acadia University at Wolfville. N.

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. That out the pitching staff in two and the teem roster to if as Miners prepared to coninue their Cape Breton Colliery league fla- sls against Whitney Pier Plum. Miners already trail 2-0 in the beet-of-nine lerlll.

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Snort Echoes _ From Prince County

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Old-time baseball fang in sum. merside are having quite p, ‘gym; “V1118 '10 recall 8S exciting a game as was played at the local airport Sunday between the Hazmon Field nine from Newfoundland and our All-Stars. The last fourteen-inning game played here, the fang tell us, was another exhibition affair be- tween Moncton and Summerside quite a few years ago. Summer- sicie won that game 2 to 1. and they defeated the AmericansSun- day 4 to 2. so we have a perfect average in these Mlrlfim ille- ball games.

After the locals got their two runs in the third inning. 'Scully held them scoreless for ten con- secutive innings, giving up only five hits during that stretch. lifter Harmon Field tied the ball game in the sixth, “Joe" Bernard held them scoreless for eight consec- utive frames, allowing only three sale bingles in that interval. Pretty fIhiIre pitching performances. we

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This boy Polston who plays left. field for the Yankees is one sweet ball hawk. He had twelve put-outs in the two games and three or four of these were spectacular, one in particular 1n the first contest ranking ahead of any fielding acrobatics seen here in a good many years.

‘There is so much talk about Bernard's pitching in the tie-inn- ing game that we tend to forget’ about Pony Daly's hurling in the first game on Saturday. Daley gave a gilt-edged performance allow- ing the Americans only six hits in nine innings.