ASEPTEMBER 21. 1941"

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Th1, morning the racing coval- wle moved on to Bridgewater where Mayor H. M. Sweeney will w, a two days race meet in con- pectlon with the Exhibition there Qcggper 1st and 21rd. Bridgewater "Mk and grounds l.s a. model of Deafness and the horsemen like to ‘o U191?-

The Garden of the Gulf Good Wm Race Meet Wednastiay and Thursday ended in a blaze of glory. qne racing was without exaggera- m, spefllliclilar and sel-lom in our memory at least have we seen any- mmg to equal the Free for All, but every race on the card was good. Tlledhorsemen went away pleased with their visit and groves-sing the hope that the Good Will Race Meet “.51 be a permanent‘ fixture here.

mm statistics of the nroet'ng my pfOYe interesting. The fastest “at paced was the first 1n the Free m, .111, won by Tom Grattar: 2.05 n, 2.01. The fastest heat trotted w; the third heat of the Free for All Trot. won by Paul Abbe, 2.11 1-2 111 2.11. ...There were 20 heats pac- ed during the meeting in the aver- W tfme of 2.11 3-4. There were shears trotted in the average trne @1213 1-2....N0va Scotia owned horses won three of the eight ev- efs. namely, the 2.15 Trot and pzce with silent Joe 2.10 3-4, own- (f1 by D. W. Munroe. New Glasgow, 1\'. s, driven by Joe O‘Brlen. the wnnel‘, the Free for All ‘rror. with watohim 2.11, owned by Alderman Frank Adams,-Halifax, driven by gny Hood, the winner, and the Pee for All Trot and Pace with Rgingiy (3 Henley 2.06 a winner for Thomas Watson of Halifax, driven b, Rpy Barnett. .- New Brunswick otmed horses won two races, the Jnn'or Free for All with Joe Direct 297 the winner for owner-driver Thomas Eiter, Moncton, and the 2.22 Poce with Skippydale 2.14 l-2 a winner for owner-driver Thomas alter .. Prince Edward Island own- as horses won three races, Lady an 2.1a 1-2 owned by Bell. Clark 4t McNelll and driven by Well Mc- lteill, winner of the 2.27 Trot and Pace, Darkey Kamuck 2.18 1-2, owned and driven by Willard Kel- lv, Southport, winning the Classl- lied Trot, and Major Bowes. 2.10- l-‘J. owned by Mrs. sampson Grady, Svmmerslde, driven by Joe O'Brien, winning the 2.15 Trot and Pace.

The following horses reduced their records during the meeting Silent Joe from 2.11 l-2 to 2 l0 3-4 ....Paul Abbe from 2.11 l-2 in 2.11 .. Darkey Kalmuck from 2.14 1-2 to 2.13 1-2....Ollver Grattan from 212 1-2 to 2.11 1-2 -..Peter at Court from 2.12 1-4 to 2.11 1-2.... 1"dy Hal, making her second start of her career as a comparatively green pacer (sired by Sampson Hal V2 74-41 took a record of 2.13 1-2.. Abbe Jackson, three-year-old by Abbe Worthy, owned and driven by Well McNelll trotted to a record a- gainst time of 2.24 1-4.

For the benefit of our readers who have not seen the issues of this paper for Thursday and Friday with the splendid descriptive reports tv Pat Power, we are making a. brief summary of the race events of the two days meet.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24th.. . .218 7110'!‘ AND PACE There were five starters qult.e evenly matched. with the exception of Silent Joe who stood out a. bit from the oth- us. First Heat-He drew the pole and made every post a winning one although Oliver Grattan was close lo his sulky wheel at the finish. Time 2.11 1-4. a new record for Silent Joe. Oliver Grattan was sec- ond, Bonnie Scott, third, Bebe Mc- Elwyn fourth, Oakhurst Queen liftha-lh the second heat Oliver Grattan pressed silent. Joe right from the word Go, forcing him to n new record of 2.10 8-4. Oakhurst Queen was third. Bebe McElwyn lillifth. Bonnie Scott fifth. Time 1'0 >4....Acoording to the rules Silent Joe had to take last scor- ll‘! Position for the third heat and Oliver Grattan wont right out to tho front. He was challenged in the final fifty yards by B‘lent Joe but shook him off in 2.11 1-2..- a new record for Oliver Grattan. Oak- hurst Queen was a bang up third. $3: McElwyn fourth, Bonnie Scott

JUNIOR. FREE FOR ALL PACE: This was o real hummer of a race.

_crowd sensing another great fin-

.Lady Hal, scoring in last. position.

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‘and vary close. Playdslo fifth. Paul Abbe sixth-msocond Beat-The horses were bunched very closely the first quarter with Hal Britton in front followed by Paul Abbe, Millie Kalmuok. June Evans, Watchim and Piaydale. Up the back stretch the Positions remained un- changed with Watchful on the out- side at the three-quarter polo and back about three lengths practically on even tenns with Playdale. From there on driver Hccd let the son of Volomite step on the outside of the track. He trotted a storm, winning by a short head from Paul Abbe. June Evans, trotting a great heat, was third with Millie Kal- mllck ‘Oilflh. Hal Britten fifth and Playdale sixth. It is claimed that Watchlrrrs last quarter was in bet- ter than 80 seconds and if so it would be equal to at least 29 sec- onds were he at the pole....'1‘hfrd Heat. Paul Abbe showed that those who had confidence in his trotting ability were not astray as he went a spectacular heat and took a new record of 2.11 in a great battle with Millie Kalmuck and June Evans. Watchim was, according to the rules. scoring in last position. They got away on the third score, Millie Kalmuck go’ng right to the front with Paul Abbe in second, June Evans in third at tho rail, Hal Brit- ton then Playdale and Watchlm

‘They remained in ‘practically these positions untll the last eighth. When they hit the stretch they spread fan-wise across the track and the

ish came to their feet. A short dis- tance from the wire it was a real battle between Paul Abbe, Millie Kaimuck and June Evans. Paul Abbe getting the Judges’ decision from Millie. Watchim had made a break rounding into the stretch and finished fourth, with Hal Bl-‘tton fifth and Playdale sixth ~..Tlme of the miles 2.12 1-2. 2.12 1-4, 2.11.

2.27 T1101‘ AND PACE....Thls had eight starters and was quite a seesaw affair but Lady Hal had too much step for the others. being master of the situation all through. It was her second start of her car- eer and she won in straight heats, taking a new record of 2.13 1-2.... 'I‘he'l-‘1rst Heat Pat Worthy was out in front at the turn but was over- taken by Hilda. Budlong at the quarter pole, then Bonnie Budlone went to the front but at the half Lady Hal. pacing very fast, went, into the lead and from there on never relinquish ‘ it. In the stretch drive it was a. battle between Lady Hal and Bonnie Budlong but Bon- nie could not get nearer than her sulky wheel. Jack Clyde. the 3-year- old pacer who got away alittle back of the rest. was a close th‘rri with MargaretJean, fourth, Peter Rea- more fifth. Becond Heat-The con- test in this heat was again between Lady Hal and Bonnie Budlong, with Lady Hal having too much steam in the stretch dr‘ve. Peter Reamore was third, Margaret Jean fourth. Jack Clyde fifth. In the third heat

put on an amazing burst of speed in the last half. caught the others and finished first. Bonnie Budlong was second, Peter Reamore third, Jack Clyde fourth, Pat Worthy fifth, Margaret Jean sixth. Time, 2.18 1-2, 2.18 1-2, 2.14 1-2.

THURSDAY. SEPT. 25TH. . . 1.15 T1101‘ AND PACK -. first Holt- Jean Henley scoring in pole po- sition never lost her lead. although Major Bowen came fast at the fin- ish. Direct L. paced an excellent mile and was third, Calumet Duds fourth, Miss Victoria fifth. Second Heat. Motor Bowes out-brushed Jean Henley in the stretch drive with Direct L. coming very fast to gmish a close third, Calumet Duds fourth, Miss Victoria fifth. Major Bowes won the third treat with DirectL. a flood second. Joan Henley third, Miss Victoria fourth- Time, 2.1! l-2,.2.11 1-4, 2.14 1-4.

Mum F011’. 111.1. nor AND pgcguxrhis race furnished the real fireworks of the meet. It was without question one of the most exciting we have ever seen. The first heat Tom Orettsn went to tho front and was never headed. That sounds tame, but you should have seen the wsy they tried to a" ¢° him. Aaron l... Joe O'Brien team- tng him, mule o 8N“ ,4!“ through the stretch and finisned at Tom's neck-tie. In the meantime there was o great battle between

Dudey Patch had the pole and we! thallenged all the way by Sen Ton with Signal Senator and Us- cita Britten also carrying the fight him. Joe Direct was well beck" at the three-quarter polo but came iiii vary fast to win the heat by inches from Dudey Patch. Time 1.11 1-4..,.'rhe second nest was "i! of the most exciting of the ‘an days with n rousing noon shar- td by Dudey Patch and Joe U869. ohes only separating them, Dildo? Patch c none to the good with Sig- nal senator a clooe third. Usclte Button on equally close remit. sully rum and Ban Ton ‘sixth. 109 1.g__..'1'hs third" heat Was mother spectacular heat with Joe Direct o winner, nude; Patch Mound, Cline! Senator third. Son Ton fourth and Uacits Britten fifth. Bully 1m drawn. Time 2.10.

Illll I03 ALL TBOTHHMAIW Nollie have e preference for trot- "tisraoesond thhnsone that "thinly took the crowd's fow- Ploydsie got evnv at the bole but "on lost it to Ell Britten with lime Evens second, Wetchim third- Mliiio Kelmuckfcurth. Around the turn into the homemltretcir Watch- iln came very f i141 best out Mo Evens to the who. n11 am- bn third, Billie Kolmuek fourth

Q, 1-1 1 , Jane Azoff. Haney: 21d Bedford Grat- tcn. They changed places a ‘num- ber of times with ‘from! bent; l good third at the 11mm. Rainer 0. Henley fourth, Jane fifth and Bedford Grattan slxth....'i‘he Bec- ond fleet Tom Grottan at the Pole tool matters rather easy for ii" first thne-oulrtm- "iii M"?! a’; ggnioy worked himself up 1mi- the three-quarter W" l" W" n thud poglflon on the outside. FY32 there on he sot swim "P "iii - driver of ‘fiom Gnthan also owl- ed the throttle. The race to the wire between these two we! lo fi-X- ogging p; anything seen 1h m"! "g", flonloy lust managing to l“ his nose out n they hi; the oavina poet. Aaron L. was o. good third‘. Tracey nanom- fougth. Jule Alo fifth and Redford Grattnn sixth... The Third fleet wu another battle mostly between Raine! 0. Henley and Tom Matteo. “mm!” m‘, other horses come in for a 8W4 4on1 of attention 1M- Wiii" 9- 3am” led to the three-clutter m“, “m; the driver of Tom Greta m: started hi: move. my rice "atesmflomtheretctho I'D and the frantic efforts of the driv- ers were not lost 119011 "I! °"°"d' who shouted plenty ~01 °i1°°i""

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Louis {Favored To‘ wfn" that?

.Nl!IW YORK, Sept. 26—(AP)—- The 0% 0f Yogi will be mighty put out ‘and the cosmic punch and dynamic stance are in for a rude struck. But unless the usual signs are giving an exce tionally wrong steer, Joe Louis wll knock out Lou Nova in the P010 Grounds Monday night

Other things being equal, you have to like Louis on punching powerxand boxing for-m, Louis can st.ll deal ‘em off the gm hard envuah to make the birdies At the same time, the Yogi man has cft.en been -' o; b61118 the possessor of a pair of feet which don't match.

$0 It is this corners opinion that the Bmber will stiffen Louie the YOBI in six rounds or less once they SEEEBUFERE .___r~i'°i"i4 1° 11111.. ma‘.

one could pick a winner, not even the Judas-s. so they called 1t a dead heat, which it certainly was. Aaron L- Wfla a close third, Jane Aznff fourth. Tracey Hanover fifth, Led- ford Grattan was drawn. The fourth heat to decide the winner W88 htoeflaary on account of the dead heat, and 1t was another great tact, Raney G. Henley winning by a small margin from the splendid Ontario pacer. making his debut here. Time. 2.07, 2.08 1-4, 2.10. 2.09- 1-2.

otassrrrnn T1101‘... .Six good trottcrs faced the starter in this 8nd they were a well behaved lot with the drivers receiving compli- ments from the crowd for the way they scored them. It was a lovely race all through with practically ev- ery horse showing up to good ad- vantage. Particular mention must be made of the performance of Beaverdale 2.13, who had been handicapped by injuries and out of training for some time but came back t0 80 a wonderful race. That nifty trotter Scotty Watson won the first heat in a ripping good finish from George Mac, Beaver- dstle a clcse third, the green trot- t'ng mare Ruby Volo a good fourth, Little Fox fifth and Darkey Kal- muck sixth. Time, 216 3-4....In the Second Heat Ruby Volo and Scotty Watson raced to the half as a team in 1.05. They continued that way to the three-quarter pole, the other horses pretty well bunch- ed with Darkev Kalmuck fifth. Then driver Kelly started his drive with Darky Kalmuck and moved up to fourth position. Racing into the turn Scotty Watson was in the lead, Ruby Volo second, Beaver- dale third. George Mac fourth with Darkey Kalmuck back about two lengths. From there to the wire Darkey came very fast and won out by a nose from Scotty Watson, with Ruby Volo only a foot or two back and Beaverdaie a very close fourth, George Mac also a close fifth, Little Fox back about two lengths. It was one of the best fin- ' lshes of the meeting. Time 2.14 1-2....The Third Heat. Darky Kal- muck lost the pole before the rm turn was reached and was third horse going up the back stretch. Then he commenced to move, step- ping into first place on the turn for home and coming through the stretch very fast to a new record of 2.13 1-2. He was a length to the good from Ruby Volo, who must have trot-ted in 2.14 or bet- ter, Little Fox going by far the best heat of the race. third. Scotty Wat- son fourth, George Mac fifth, Beav- erclale sixth.

2.22 PACE.... This furnished o surprise winner in Skippydale who had not the most speed but the most stay. Finishing sixth in the first heat and third in the second he came on to win the third and final. The first heat the favorite Peter st Court won as expected but not without a great struggle wit Dinah G. who finished ". Brian Yorke going a corldng mile to be a. very cloao third and Silent Mac in the best performance of his career fourth, Emily Grattan fifth, Skippydale sixth and Tony Harvester seventhmfifn the Sec- ond Heat it was a. great finish in which Dinah G. outfooted Peter at court, winning by a short neck to equal her record of 2.18. Skippy- dolc was third. Silent Mac was n good fourth. Emily Grettan fifth... ‘rho ThirdI-Ieot Dinah O. and Pet-

er at Court were in the lead until L

the last 11m yards when Skinny- dale came on with a rush and close to the wire went into the lead winning by a. short neck from Dinah 0., Peter at Court third. Silent Mao fourth. mnlly Grattnn rlfthwxrhq three heat winners. Blrlonydaie. D‘nah o. and Peter at Court came out for the fourth heat to decide a winner. Sklppydole won. Time, 2.11 1-2. 2.13, 2.14 1-2. 2.20.

Ibliowing are the classm and purses for the Bridgewater Exhi- bit-ion rme. nudsewnter. N- 8-- hext Wednesday and Thursday.

neofol-AllPoce..Pu1-se89°0-

Free for All Trot "Purse I800.

2.14 Trot and Pace .. Purse $2M.

2.1a "not and Pace .. Purse mo.

2.21 Trot and Pace .. Purse 8150.

2.14 Trot and Paco .. Purse $280.

t 1 ti n5 to the officials whognlglndllelti othe Garden of the Gulf Good Will races, so saintly n y” a splendidly conducted meet- inlzProlseslsotnaecre yJ.W. Boolter ond clerk, of the course. W. J. Brown who "burned the B114- nfght oil" or rather "Edison o invert.- tlon’ getting out any swim '1 '

gibillty cords, etc. so that everifflh! went away WWW" “WNW” ‘soured up"

“gum, everyone on till W- N0.

Montreal Royals Win Opening l Second mixed

Game Of Little World Series From Columbus Red Birds 12-6

(By Harold Atkins, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

MONTREAL, Sept. 26

- (CH-Montreal Royals.

pounding three Columbus pitchers for 14 hits including three home runs, took the first game of the little world

series here tonight by a 12-6

score. Max Macon went the

distance for the“ Royals, allowing nine well-scattered

blows.

semi-finalists Decided in Quoits tourney

The séml finals in the Provincial Quoit Tournament were run off at the R-ochford Square Quoit Court last evening and resulted in deciding the two teams for the finals. Arthur MacPherson and lifmest Robin went through the series without a defeat. Dr. B. c. Keeping and Ernest Coffin coming a close second with two losses,

These two teams will meet this afternoon on the Rochford Square Court in a best out of five series to decide the winners of the Pro- vincial Trophy for 1941. The play w'1l commence at 2.30. Following is the standing of teams.

Played Won Lost MacPherson d:

Robin 9 0 Coffin 8c

Keeping .. . . . . . ..8 6 Crulckshank d:

McLeod 8 8 Callback 8v

McNeill ...........'l 4 2 Bagnall 8c

Munroe 8 3 McKenzie dz

Carter ......... ..5 2 3 Doucette dz

Forbes............4 1 S Quigley 8c

Smith 1 3 Fraser 8c

Hughes 1 ii McDonald 8c

Pierce . . . . . . . . . . ..8 0 8 Simmons 6a

Davies . . . . . . . . . .. 0 3 Kennedy 8a Spillett

defaulted‘ . . . . . . . ..3 2 Stewart 8a McDonald

defaulted . . . . . . . .2 0 2 '

VanderMveer Chalks up, 202ml Strikeout v

PHTSBIIRBH, Sept. 26—-(AP)— Johnny Vander Meer chalked 11E seven strikeouts today to push h season's total to 202 as Cincinnati downed Pittsburgh 4-3 before a meagre 717 fans

The Pirates touched Vander Meet for nine hits but the bingles

were well scattered and the Pirates.

didn't fare well on the bases. Bil Brandt hurled five creditable in- nings then gave three runs and four hits

OUT OUR WAY

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As early as the first inning, when Montreal picked up five runs, lne handwriting was on the wall that the fans could expect some free- hitting. But little did they expect their heroes would do so much can-

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Two of the Mont-real circuit smashes were for four runs apiece. with Alex isampouris coming through with the first in the start.-

xrame. Paul Campbell picked up inc other homer to lead off a. three- run out-burst in the second inning.

Although held scoreless the nst of the way, that was all the rloyals needed ior victory, despite the 1.11:1. the Red Birds kept pecking away at Macons offerings. The lanky south- paw was in flne form, although at times had to be helped out of a :c\v tight spots by some smart. Montreal lieldln

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The Birds pulled out two runs in the third inning. and in the sixth picked up a single run. Their last scoring stand carne in_t.he eighth, when three runs came ln.

Baseball results

NATIONAL LEAGUE _ Cincinnati 021 000 100-4 t: Pittsburgh 000 100 110-3 9 1

Strincevich, conger and Smith AMERICAN LEAGUE

W gton .00000O000—0 3 0 New York....10000000x-1 6 0

key. C icago 000100011-3 5 0 Dgtro 003 010 0024-4 I 1

it; . . . . . . Smith, Haynes and Tllfhtl‘; 5%‘ to?‘ Gflélfli and Tebbetis.

rs ame- Cleveland . 102 100 001 00-5 iii l.’ Si. 101115 .. 300 01X) 002 01-6 ll 2

Milner, Krakauskas and Hogan; Auker, Caster, Kramer and $111.1,

and Ferrell.

Boston-Maritime Ship off service For two months

BOSTON, Mass. Sept. rte-tor)- A two-months suspension of the passenger service between Boston and the Maritime Provinces was announced today by A. B. Sharp. President of the Eastern Steamship Company, in disclosing that the United Sta government had re- uisitioned the liner Yarmouth, the

vifilused on the run.

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nonadlng against the reputed iced Birds, wno coast five .300 hitters on

- ‘ d C. J. mg mmng and Jack Graham Mrs. H._S. Henderson an poundmg mother m the mud glclfilillDgéinMls. W. R. Adams and

0 vander Meer and West: Brandt,

First Game- lnnls. _ , Washington . 000 100 000-1 3 l “mg Peggy Mclvflllan and Goo. New York .. .. 010 000 l2x—4 6 0 3mm v5, M15, w, l... McDonald and