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Tonight's racgs at Canada's fin- ast track will be featured by a 2:20 Trot for a purse of $500. In

addition there are five other dashes. It is a good program and will prove as interesting as last Saturday night's which was a real crowd-pleaser. The gate was much more successful in gettinl the horses away evenly, part of this was due to the fact that George A. Calibeck lined them up gnd gave than their instructions before they moved on to the gate.

Next week's events include races at Leo Praught’s Riverside track with four classes and purses of $1,200. and a three afternoon's program at Monctorl Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, particulars of which appear later.

During the past week new records were taken by Johnny Kalmuck, owned and driven by 7mm Kelly-2:lB, and the trot- ler Bonnie Dale. owned by C. Blrt and driven by Willard Kelly -2:18, also Abegweit Mllndy, own- bd and driven by C. Smith, Hunt- lr River—2.20 2-5. At Covehead Lee's Nightmare, owned by James O'Brien, Eimsdale, and driven by Claude O'Brien. lowered his record from 2:11 4-5 to 2:10 1-5; Mary's Delight, owned by Wilfred Praught. Cherry Valley. driven by Claude O'Brien, took a record of 2:17: Quick Lick, owned by J. Hark- ness, Summerside. and driven by hen OMeara, reduced his record from 2:15 to 2:14. and Donald G. It, owned by Urban Gillis. Mis- couche. and driven by Don ‘Mc- Neili, lowered his record from 2:15 3-5 to 2:13.

Those who have been looking for the get of Slmcoe Harvester 2:04 1-4 to make the limelight were much pleased to see a greatly improved. Quick Lick show up so well in the No. 3 Classified Pace at Covehead. Iirvxn sixth P0911” the first heat he won the scwnd In 2:15 24 and the third in 2:14. Up in the state of Maine Walter D., formerly owned by Andfew Perry, summerside. and. sold some months ago to Arthur B. McGee. w“ just beaten in a photo finish h. 2:12. We have frequently gone m record that the get of Slmcoe Harvester will undoubtedly prove superior race horses and we Wish lo say to the breeders—don’t over- look this marvellous race horse.

congratulations must be given to n ‘Odvfeara for the way he andled Quick Lick. It was a. ood opportunity to show his drill- Tng talents and his many friflidi were glad to see him given the part. In passing we would like to compliment Charlie Willis on his splendidly balanced program which brought some of the finest fin- ishes seen for a long time. 811d also to congratulate Dr. F. Cr Dougan on the starting.

In the other provinces Island horses are showing up well wdth Kavola, owned by P. C. McCormac and driven by Joe Hennessey. winning the Free-For-All at Pic- tou; Billy McVey, owned by Di‘. Temple Hooper and driven by Walter Craig winning the 2:25- 2:27 in straight heats, and Mary

.Merk, owned and driven by Earle

Sample, winner of the second sec- tion of the same race. Mary low- ered her record from 2:12 M5 to I212 3-5. .

Night racing got under way at Bt. John this week with horses from Calais. Moncton, St. John and other parts of the Maritimes battling it out in s. series of good contests. St. John track is pian- ning a continuous program of racing with a possibility of a two or three days meet later on in the season.

The announcement of $10,000 in purses for Old Home Week races at Canada's Finest Track, August

10-11-12-13 with a 81,800 Ree-For- All and eleven other classes with purses ranging from $800 to $600, sponsored by leading merchants of Charlottetown and Bummerside. has definitely placed Old Home week as the banner race meet of the Maritimes. These purses, a good track, capable management, a.friendly welcome and all the things that make racing worth while will surely bring an out- standing entry list for Canada's biggest race week, for it is truly that. We understand that prizes for leading drivers and grooms are

tbelng offered which is an added

attraction.

We are indebted to George R. MacDonald for a copy of Bay State Raceway program where Joe O'Brien shone so brilliantly ' last season. At present there are ‘l5 drivers racing there with upwards of 300 horses, which will give an idea of the tough competition one who goes there will meet with. Several of the drivers are Can- adians including our own Dannie Steele, Earle Avery, C. Flemming. M. l-lodgkins, R. Lamoreaux. H. LaRochelle, worrell Lewis, Cape Breton. Louis Praught and pos- sibly others that we do not rec- ognize. When the card was mail- ed Worrell Lewis had made twelve starts, had won three fil-sts. four seconds and three thirds; Earle Avery had made 29 starts, won three firstB, four seconds and sev- en thirds; H. Laflochelle had made 26 starts, had three firsts, seven seconds and three thirds: Dannie Steele ten starts, one first. two seconds, four thirds: Louis Praught. 1B starts, two firsts, one second, and four thirds. Leading driver with ten or more starts ac- cording to the booklet. was Wor- rell Lewis. with Dannie Steele in fourth place, LaRochclle in fifth, Earle Avery in tenth. The pacing track records of Tip Abbe, the 0-16 of a mile. 6 1-2 furiongs and 1 1-6 miles remained as made last Sep- tember wlth Joe O'Brien. driving. The record for the one-mile for pacers had been lowered to 2:07 3-5 by 0. Dunkin driving Captain E- liss 2:02 1-4.

Our good friend J. L. Read, 'I‘nlro, remembers us with some comments on the Plctou races. We quotez-"Billy McVey and Mary Merk looked good and appeared to have about everything needed to make good race horses. Harley Harrison raced what looks like the makings of a good trotter in Dixie Bell B. It was only her third race and Harley says she needs a few adjustments to her shoeing. Her sire is Calumet Bud- long 2:02 3-4. She took a record in the third heatiof 2:16. In that heat Mary Merk had to take the outside position as that was the resuiation. Iola. Henley is a small bay mare well put together, free- 198894. no overdraw. open bridle. 800d manners and looked as thWEh she would have wen the last heat in her race but made a break that Put her out of it. This class, the 2:21-2:23, had a splendid field which included Ensign Joe, Chewy Grattan. Togo Bars, Earl's Prince Charming. Aubrey Budlong and Cochato Princess.

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Single streak, a greatly lmpfov. ed horse from his previous race, commenced to get better as the contest progressed. Coming from fifth position in the first heat he was a close second in the next heat which was stepped in 2:15 4-5, and won from Iola Henley the third heat in 2:16 1-5. Ernie English looks to have s fair pacer in Iris Abbe that won the 2:20 classified from a nice field. She is good mannered and will improve. I did not see the race between Judd, Veils la Vella and Tennessee Sue. liut everyone told me that it was a good one. close finishes and fast time—2:08 2-5 or 2:09, which

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tennis, golf, night racing and baseball scheduled and in all four fans should get their quota of thrills - and they certainly won't have many spare moments if they are looking forward t0 taking all the events in.

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In tennis the Charlottetown Club gets their annual senior club tournament underway this after- noon and with a large entry list some of the keenest competition in years is being looked forward to by club officials.

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Many newcomers _ there is a record number 0d’ juniors listed this scasOn _ will be seen in ac- tion getting their first taste of tournament play later on in a junior tournament and already players who have been at the game for years have been impress- cd rwith the manner in which the new crop of racquct wielders have bwn catching on to the game.

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Mixed foursomes, always a pop- ular event will be held st the Bel- vedere Golf Club and like tennis. the shot makers are looking for- ward to q great afternoon's sport with the competition very likely to be close all the way between the large number of entries that are‘ expetefi to tee off.

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Management of Canada's finest race track have come up with an- other ten-strike in the night rac- ing pro-gram scheduled for this evening. Eight dashes sll well fill- ed should provide equally as‘ good racing as was witnessed last Sat- urday night and the fans on that occasion were more than satis- fied. Horses have been classificd as evenly as possible and it is quite probable that the usual up- sets, with resulting big pays on the pari-mutuel will again figure largely in the program.

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Sunday afternoon Rovers and Millionaires clash at the Mem- orial Field diamond in a City Baseball League encounter. The game winds up the week-end sports program and it should be a hotly contested one all the wav through for it is a know-n fact, with the Anchors for out in front, that the race for the second and final playoff spot will be strictly between Sunday! perfcrming squads.

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Winners of only one game so far this ‘season. Millionaires pick- ed on t-he Rovers about ten days ago for their only victory to date. I! they can turn the trick gain tomorrow afternoon they will be very much in the playoff picture and followers of the team feel strongly that Millionaires have the necessary strength to give a re- peat performance. .

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Once again it has been proven that all Island fight cards can give local boxing fans plenty of entertainment and real honest-to- goodness mittslinging. The card promoter Joey McDonald present- ed at the Sporting Club on Thurs- day night was a slam bang affair all the way through with action bein-g the key note of each and every scrap. As s result the large sized crowd of fans went avway well satisfied. .

' is O O vb Incidentally "Big Boy" Pgtgrgon unveiled more punching power in his win aver Dougan than he ever did before in a local ring. Specta- tors at the fight were impressed by the manner in which the ex- heavyweight champion was ham- mering in this blows and already, some of the boxing fans are anx- ious to see Peterson go agnifl Jenkins in a return go for the crown now held by the latter.

I I C O That fight. it seems. would be natural. In previous the two willing mittslingers have put cm crowd-pleasing, rugged per- fonnances with no quarter asked nor none being given and it may not be too long before the match will become a reality. It should fill the Sporting Club to capacity.

s C C O Young Blair Dougan, although losing his second strisight fight to Peterson lost nothing in prestige in defeat. Btill a novice at the pv-ofessiorlnl game. the youngster proved plainly Thursday night that he has all kinds 0f courage; he can take plenty of punishment

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The above photo finish shcttaken by the W. R. Godfrey Photo Coveheadharness racing shows Quick Lick, driven by LcnOdi/feara beating out Dale B., O‘- Brien up. in the second heat of No 3 Classified Pace. Quick Llok paid andwent on to win the third heat in from thesame horse. The finish was but one of eight photo finishes during thcafternoon.

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Durocher Resigns F roni Dodgers; Takes Ott’s Job With The Giants

NEW YORK. July l6—-(AP)- In a move as startling as it was sudden, New York Giants today removed mild Melvin Ott. tne club's manager since 1942-and in- stalled in his place swashbuck ling Leo Durocher. who was re- leased as pilot of Brooklyn Dodg- ers to take the job. -

The Dodgers. acqulescing in tiiie unprecedented mid-season change of managers. recalled 63-year-old Burt (Barney) Shotten. their pennant-winning leader last sea» son. to replace Durocher.

The transaction. completed within a 24-hour period. took ef- fect immediately with Sllottun flying to Cincinnati to take over the Brooklyn club at Cincinnati this afternoon and Durocher i19- ing from New York to Pittsburgh to. guide the Giants in a night game.

The quick change thus brought to an end the “McGraw era" of Giant management. for Ott was the last of the players who came to the Giants while John Mc- Graw managed the club. At the same time it brought in an ag- gressive, noisy manager of the McGraw type.

Will Remain In Organisation

Ott, who joined the club as a 16-year-old “boy wonder" in 1926 and never has been BSSOCllb- ed with any other team. will re- main in the Giants’ organization in an undetermined capacity. al- though he resigned as manager.

He will serve out the term of his,

contract, which runs thro Jgh 1950. after taking a brief vs.- cation.

Durocher was hired for the rc- mainder of the i948 season and for 1040 under the exact terms called for in his Brooklyn cozl- tract. This was understood to give him s basic salary of 845.000 a. year with additional amounts based on attendance figures.

0ut As Phils Manager

81‘. LOUIS. July i5 — (AP)- Ben Chapman was dismissed as manager of Philadelphia Philiiss today in a sudden move that caught the entire team by sur- prise. Coach Alen (Dusty) Cooke. Chapman's close friend for 2Q years. was named as his tempo.- ary successor.

Club president R. R. M. Car- penter. Jr.. called Chapman into his hotel suite here to advise him

he gets a few more fights under his belt; fights that will give him added experience and confidence. he should prove to be a tough fighter to take over the hlldlé‘. O C O O

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"Tiger" Steele also is coming dong like ,a house afire. Jtlt a preliminary fighter last season the clever young boxer who also carries authority in his right hand shots has chalked up a fevfoon- vlncing victories already this sea- son and purine strict attention to condition and training should be able to advance pretty wolf up the ladder in his dfvision through- out the Marltbnes.

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Katz Winners Over All Stars

Katz, scoring eight runs in the third and five in the fourth last night defeated the Ali-Stan 1n a K. of C Ladies Softball League game by a score of 10-8.

Up to the time of the Katz rally All-Stars held a 2-0 lead but after the winners had gone to the front could not make up the difference although they did play on even terms~with~~thc~~~winners in the final five innings.

Lineups:

Ail-Stars: D. White, C. McCar- ville, K. White, D. Jones. Dot White. M. Crocken, P. Gillis. I. Mulligan, B Jones.

Katz: J. Bryenton, B. Coyle, P. Keough, E. Gallant, M. Hurst, A. Sentner. E. McInnis. P. Crawford, S. McNeill.

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Sold To Americans

SYDNEY, N. B., July 16 —(CiP) —'I‘ime Counts. one of the out- standing trotting horses in the Maritimse. has been sold by owner P. J. Cadegan of Sydney to an American stable. -

Afterward both -s.aid they were parting as good friends.

The 30-year-old Chapman said the change came as a complete surprise to him and that he did not quit. “I'm not a quitter," he said. "I was let out." He added. however. that “Mr. Carpenter i: the best friend I've ever had in baseball. and I appreciate every- thing he has done for me."

Chapman said he planned to stay in baseball and that after he visits his home st Birming- ham.» Ala., and plays some golf "I'll be looking out for some o.‘- fers in baseball."

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On Monday evening ufthls week 1 dropped in at Witlock's Mill. Dundas. It was an ideal nliht for fishing; dull and with a south wind strong enough to stir up a ni ripple. At least it had all the ap- pearances of a good evening for trout. I soon learned, and who hasn't that appearances are not always dependable in the 3Q game.

Whitlock’: has withstood some intensive angling this season and

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for the poor fishing this past month was on account f the pond being fished out, and t due to weather conditions and the unpredictable attitude of the whltlock trout. ‘Trout were rising as my two com- panions rowed up the pond. Two of us had fishing rods and the third member of the party was equipped with s pairof oars. I was angling in state for once in my life.

Trout up to a pound in weight. or better, would make a pass at one of my flies. sometimes turn- ing a complete somersault over the hne, without getting hooked. One mackerel sized trout slapped at my bob fly tin-es times in suc-

‘ and nearly gave me hosrt failure before it dawned upon me that the fish was having a little fun . . . and really didn't mean business. My r ion was hav- ing a little better luck.

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1 finally broke the ‘goose e88’. and landed a half pounder whose stomach was desterwdicd to the bursting point by the food it had tonsulned. A half hour later 1 landed the second . my -llmit for the evening. My companion had better luck, or perhaps was a letter fisherman, for he creeled '.' ranging from a half to three charter pound each.

For a half hour just before dark the trout put on a. show that w: north the trip just to witness even if a blank had been drawn as to the catch. Every where one looked there were trout rising.» Hundreds of trout were surfacing every minute and covering all sections of the pond. The odd big ahalioper could be heard at times churning the water with a re- scunding splash but the big bulk trout 00uld be placed in the ti. pound class. There are thousands of gamey trout still cruising the waters of Whitlock's

.. let there be no doubt about that.

The Whitlock trout 5X0 hard to beat for flavour and texture when dished up on a. platter. I noticed that they differed frown. the ordinary dam trout in that they firmed up after being caught after the nun-nee of fresh run sea trout.

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Ivan ‘Tat!’ Connors’ hustling Knights of Columbus junior bus- ball squad last night defeated the Kinsmen juniors by a score of 8-3 in make it a three way tic for first p300 in the synod section scha- d e honors.

Leading the way for the winners was red-headed Merlin MeKenaJe who pitched a, four hitter uni struck out a total of fourteen bat- ters. McKenzie was never in trouble as his mates scored five runs in the second inning to pave the way for the victory. L. MacDonald led the hitters in the encounter as he hit. two singles in three time; at bat while Reggie Hughes hit a double for the longest hit of tile