DECEMBER 4. 1937

‘_ lllili STRETCH

Brought together by their oom- mon love of horses. Helen Beli- ford, daughter of the socially pro- minent and tremenously wealthy Frederick T. Redford, was married last Monday to Arthur McCaehin handsome heed groom at the Bed.

ford stables. The romance of this couple started two years ago when McCashirl called on Mr. Bedford and told him that he believed he could improve the appcarace of his horses and make them bigger win- ners in the show ring. He" got the job and incidentally won the love of the beautiful heiress.

Miss Bedford inherits her love for horses from her grandfather. the late Edward T. Bedtord, partner oi the late John D. Rockefeller, who was one of the leading har- ness horse owners a couple of de- cades ago. In 1930 he sold out his holdings and one oi’ the lot dis- posed of then was the trotier Golden, 2.12, well known on Island trucks. '

Death claimed a very fine sports- man in Cliff MwcDougalL New Glasgow, N.S.. who succumbed to injuries resulting from e. fall when the horse he was riding threw him. A man with a. jovial personality and the kindest of hearishemade friends wherever he went. libr years he was connected with the tl-otters, owing and racing them at various Nova Scotla and Prince Edward Island meetings, and win or lose he was always the same — a good sport. Montague and Char- lottetown race meets he never nlissed. and those of us who knew him best looked forward to le clving his cheery smile and warm handclasp. Let us hope that in the Great Beyond he will meet his old friends. Hammond Kelly. ex- Mayor Brown, Henry Hooper, Peter Carroll, Spurge Ganlznou and dogens of others who made the race game so popular in the days gone by.

'1‘. V. Holdeway, Houlton. Maine, who campaigned Bud Wenger 2.05 1-4 at the Provincial Exhibi- tion tile past two seasons. has pur- chased the noted race horse Peter Dale. 2.03 1-4, eligible to the 2.12 plce. It transpires that the real owner of Ray Henley 2.01 3-4 is i our friend Earle Avery, of Woodstock. but Ira Scott of Saint John. NB. Earle. ‘however, will train and race the noted side- wheeler.

An Italian has purchased Twi- light Song 2.01 1-4 for 820,000. Other fast record performers to go overseas include Joy Lincoln 201 l-4, Calumet Epsom 2.00 1-4 ‘and Carioca 2.06 1-4. "A Swedish brocder has purchased twenty brood mares in foal to Walnut Hall sllllllons, that are being shipped shortly to that nolthern clime. Not in many years. if ever. have m many standard bred horses bven bought for export to Europe as this season.

It may be news to our readers that Italy is the brightest spot in Eu- rope for harness racing. Their l-acelracks are the best laid out. hast cared for and the sport is more flourishing in the land of Musso- lini than in Austria. Gel-many. France. Belgium, Holland. Norway or Sweden.

Western Canada is lining up for ilarness racing early. A circuit is now being formed. to take in such towns and cities as Brandon. De- lomlne. Wawanesa. Holland. Stone- wall, Moosejaw, Regina. and Port- age, in the adjoining provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Grand Duchess 2.07 1-4. which a Well known Charlottetown horse- man was interested in and almost purchased a few months ago. I! ml her way to Sweden where she will be raced by P. P. Anderson of Malmo.

Twenty years ago the United Slates army was purchasing ienfi 0i thousands of horses to 0011111 lhc American Divisions in fiance. Thousands of mules were also bought 1Q the US. and British armies.

J. H. C. Crasweli. St. Eleanors, P-El. is one oi the proudest men in this Province. because everyflhl that visits his place raves about "Mascot," a yearling colt by Bellini Scott 2.00 1-4, out of a Captain Aubrey mare. I received in the mail a snap of the future cham- 0lon and he looks every inch e trotter. He is beautifully built and has been mannered so perfcctli’ that he stands as steady as an old soldier. _

When Alexander the Great malehed against Darius the Mede. h. gave to his generals all his wealth and the soverignity of the various countries he ruled over. When naked what he had reserved for himself he replied. "Hope." And with that attribute, his mar- vellous genius for war and the martial spirit he imbued in his "141911. he conquered the world- Alexanderb spirit of hope was n0 Eveater than is that , seed by M11 Crasyell. who 101"" forward to the day when he will be sitting 0n the sulkv riding behind the "wmluon Futurity trotter of Prince Edward Island and giving the 15st w George Callback, Ham Ohrien, Willard Kelly. Myron Mc- rrihur and a lot of others. Well. Y- 8m sure hosts of friends won't N1 a bit badly-no. not even those

BOWLING HOCKEY WRESTLING

0011111914113 against him - l1 Mr, Oraswellb dream come tflgg,

There have been Ingny curious WM!" for wagers. but 1 doubt u our readers have heard oi any. thing more novel than the follow. ing one as related in the "Spirit of the Times," May 24th, lung, y; Wile a race between a horse to har- ness, e. pedestrian and an ecllas- eier. The latter are people who spend part of their lives on stilts andcan cover territory very rgpid. ly in that elevated _ con. ditions were that the race was to be 28S miles with the city of Boredeaux, France. as the goal, Whoever first reached that city from the starting point would be awarded the grand Prize. Eur. opcans were greatly interested in its result and it Was amost talked of affair, working up to p, great; deal of excitement. The horse, Charlatan, ridden by Mr. Fitte, as. rived first. Owing to an accident to his vehicle he had to accom- Dlish the last 117 miles to saddle. His time was 62 hours and 27 min- utes. Mr. Fouconneau, the man on stilts, was only 2'1 minutes be. hind him. The pedestrian drop- ped out before half the distance was covered. ‘

Dr. J. M. Nicholson. who furnish- ed the above item. was quite inter- ested in the reference made to Flying Jib 1.59 1-2 in a recent ia- sue, and supplies the information that Algona. sire oi.’ Flying Jib, was a half-brother of Hernando 2.30. imported to this Province by Judge Neil MacLeod, of Charlotte- town. Old timers will remember the rivalry between Hernando and Black Pilot and the famous rat/e between them for the stallion championship in 1888. After Fly- im Jib had paced his sensational mile against him in 1.58. 1-2, hitched with running mate at Chillacothe. Ohio. October 4th. 1894, the world was agog with his fame. The "Spirit of the Times" reverting the ~---.e started with this ditty:

Yes. he's e. glib

lsFlying Jib. g

If something of a “kicker?

For when he goes

Nodlbody knows

Where he'll stop the “ticker?

Bill Roach, reporting in the Canadian Sportsman the Wood's Memorial Stake for 2.24 pecers, raced at Toronto. November 11th, writes: "Over a thousand devotees of the harness horse and sulky sport saw Gilbert Grattan take the last two heats of the four-heat event in an afternoon's racing that was begun in bright sunshine and finished in semi-darknes long after sundown. In fact it was so dark when Gilbert Cristian paced home under the wire in the final heat that many fans came to -t.he judges stand and claimed that a mistake had been madein theplac- ing of Benny " vester. and that he had finished second instead of seventh. The bad-acting Scotty Gz-attan had no less than three drivers handle him during the four heats. The fastest time was 2.1512. in the second heat, wonby Benny Harvester.

According to the Australian '!‘rot-' ting Record, leading harness horse publication in the Commonwealth. they have'a pacer, Long Derby, down in that country that can take the measure of any horse in the world-trotter or pacer. lie recently paced the Melbourne show track, which is a. little over a third of a mile. in the very fast time of 2.03 3-5. and the track was not specially prepared. There are two other pacers in Australia, Indian- apolis and U. Scott. that are likely two-minute propositions.

Ice races will be held on the Ot- tawa River ice January 15th. 17th and 18th. under the auspices of the Landsdowne “Park Driving Club which now has a paid up member- ship of almost 400. Reservations have been made for stables by yell I known race men with high class horses, so that there is every as- surance of its being a success. It is many years since the Ottawa lce races were e feature of the win- ter sports program in the Capitol city and it is very encouraainl! 1° the game.

Perhaps the moat sensational pacer of many years is the three- year-old world's champion. 311W Direct, 1.58, which Vic Fleming won every race with the pest. sea- son, and loet but one heat. the first that he started in. He is lir- ed by the deceased NHPOIWYI I11- rect 1.50 3-4, one of the best 1191'- formers on the pace of some twen- ty years ago. and "19 “m P‘*”'°' to pull the late Ed Geere a mic in better than two minutes 111 this Province we have a sonH (if Na leon Direct in Sampson a. 1 3-4, brought here by 590188 Buntein and now in the ownership o; a Wly n. King's county. J11!‘ the! other day l was telkin8 W some horsemen about 51111115“ flgl colts and they said they had “an qulge a number andtthey war‘: excellent individuals. I Hm writer's belief that same-wold o‘ will till-ow speed and 1i W" g5, be surprising to see a 311111990" winner of one of the iuturities in

the near future.

th Ma ltimers who at- wfifinfa. Oeld Glory Bale in New York were Prank Adams, Hallfoux. wlllml Kelly. sounuwri m1 i" '

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NEWS

Minor League Convention

. ls Concluded

(By Ell-l llilligan, Aslooiated 11.-e" Sport: Writer)

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Dec. 3- iAPl-Maior Leflgue hesebelftra- ders mulled on Chicago tonight, ready to touch off ‘a blast of selling and buying "fireworks" which fall- ed 1o explode with more than a "1114 "POP" at the minor league's 38th annual eating. _,

There was Plmtv or activity as the MMVETILIOU wound up its bus- iness. but it wasn't. of the "ivory" market variety. Big Leagug man- ages-s, owners and scouts poured out of hotels in a mass movement inward Chicago and the Amer-leggy and National Dengue sessions which open Morlday.

Expectancy prevailed that the V411 Llngie Mungo deal would break before the 198-81195 held their ioint session next Wednesday. Throughout ilhe minor sessions re- Doris were rampant the Brooklyn Dodger pitcher ace would change unlforms- going either to New York Giants or Chicago cube An. other rumor heard today was that Manager Jimmy Dykes of Chicago White Sox wanted Rudy York, young Detroit catcher. but it was deemed unikely Mickey Cochrane would disperse of his hard hitting backstop. _

Three all Major Leagug brnngac. tions were pleted: _

(1) Chicago sent Vern Kennedy. Dixie Walker and Tony Net to Detroit fol- Marvin Owen. Gerald Walker and Mike ‘Flesh;

(2) St. Louis‘ Browns traded Joe Vowmik to Boston's Red Sox for Buck Newsom. Buster Mills and Ralph (Rodi Kress;

(3) Washington traded pitcher Ed Linke to the Browns for South- paw E1011 l-logsett.

Judge W. G. Bramh-am was re- elected president of the National Msociation oi’ minor leamlw for five years w-ltlh a salary increase» from $12500 to $20,000 annually.

Beavers ‘Trim Borderites In League Opener

SAINT JOHN. N. 5-. Dec. 3- (CPL-Jrhe southern New Bruns- wick Hockey League, producer of Maritime champions the last two years. optned its 1937-38 season

here tonight, when Saint John Bea-

vers crushed St. Stephen St. Crolx 0-0. The result was little surprise as the Borderltcs were making their first appearance on lce this fall. Sairlt John tallied fou: goals ill the first period. 011B in the second and four in the third. Stewart Mc- rarlane. with the visitors. suffered n, shoulder fracture when given a lusty check in hisown defence zone. He was taken to hospital but was able to leave town with the team. “Swede" Olsen, with three goals in the last session, led the soon-rig

pacade. MONCTON W1NS 4-1

MONCTON. N. E, Dec. 3—The Southern New Brunswick Hockey League opened here tonight with Moncton Maroon-s. Maritime cham-

ions for the last two years, defeat- ing Fredericton Capiinls 4-1. The other league clubs swung into act- ioll at Saint John when Saint John Beavers trounced St. Sicllhefl 9'9-

Maroons, in better shape than the visitors, were handled roughly at the Capital blue-line by coach- defenceman Bill Gill and Thomp- son. Gill tangled briefly with Reese Dickie. The Fredericton centre. "Bun" McLenahan. drew a miscon- duct penalty for abusive language to Referee Wick James.

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awn-roman. Dec. 3—(CP)-C - sdian section teams have the Nat- ional Hockey League all to them- selves tomorrow night with Amer"- ican; visiting Mamons and. Can- adlelns invading Toronto. -

The United States division is idle until Sunday.

With Americans and the two Montreal teams tied for st " place. tomorrow should bring a shakeup in the standings. Only the Leafs. four points in the van. are sure of their place.

Maloons. who have played two games more than the Anlerks and

CanldiflnF. need the victory. _Tl_ley_ jlfirigjsls fin‘ New Yor_k.___

have won three of ilheir last. min- games but will find the rejuvenated New Yorkers a tough club to beat.

The Canadlen-Toronto tilt should‘. present plenty or fireworks as both] clubs favor wide-open play. Theifl only other meeting this season re-I suited in a 6-6 draw.

After the Tbromo game r" nclurlen will move on to Chicago _ where they play the Hawks Sun-g day night. Americans 00o will scel double action this weekend, going? from here to Detroit, Third sun- day night game will bring to-I Boston Bruins and the‘

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Argos And lmperials Clash In Eastern Title Game Today

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Sports Dope

NEW YORK, Dec. ll-Manhattan merry-go-round-thats me six- day bike race. You have to get up early in the morning to outsmart Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox in a baseball deal. Max Schmeling offered $25 for a sprint at the bike race the other night, and quite appropriately one of the German stars went out and wol it. By the way, looks like Maxie's fight with Harry Thomas Dec. 13 may be a financial flopperoo. The anti-Nazi boycott is on in full blast here.

If you know any better football stories than this one, be sure to pass ‘em along. Two high school teams out in the coal mining area of Harlem, Ky, were all set for the final game. When the big day arrived, the field was covered with snow. How did they mark off the gridiron? You guessed it, with coal dust.

It now develops Bill Terry will not let Blondy Ryan go to Buf- falo to manage the Bisona and Milwaukee hears Steve O'Neill, one of the many Cleveland ex‘s will get the Job. i

The Dodgers, who gave business mflflflker John Gorman the air are reported dickering with Jim Tier- ney. former secretary oi the Giants, and Jimmy_ Hamilton, general manager of the Nashville Cols. Boxing came back w the corn country with a bang when John Henry Lewis and Salvatore Rugsireilo packed in 7,000 cus- tomers at Minneapolis.

Kelly-Nemis Bout Again Postponed

NEW WATERFORD. N5-. Dec. 3 —Promoter George Lewis tonight announced for the fifth time post- ponement of the Leo Kelly-Johnny Nemis bout scheduled for Dee. 11.

Lewis said the Prince Edward Island fighter informed him he would be unable to keep his en- gagement with Nemls because he had to appear in Saint John, N.B.

And so the Kelly-Nemis fight has been cancelled again.

“Irish" Leo Kelly, local middle- weight and a golden glove touma- ment winner. will fight in saint», John. N.B., next Tuesday. it was learned last night. The fight, be- tween Kelly and Ray Maclntyre, colored boxer. was originally sched- uled for December 18, but the date was changed when plans for a scrap at New Waterford. N.S., be- tween Kelly and Johnny Nemls fell through.

“The New Waterford fight is all off," said Kelly. "If Nemis wants to meet me he can come here."

Moore Sold To Los Angeles Club

‘ " ANGELES. Dec. 3——(AP1-

Purchase of John '1‘. Moore. out- fielder of the Phlladelplzla National League Baseball Club. was an- nounced by the Los Angeles Club

Y. Moore a left-hand hitter. hit 32s for the Phlllies in 1936 and .322 last, year.

ICAP" STUBBS AND TlPPlE

(GP. By Guardian's Special Wire)

TORONTO, Dec. 3—A group 0i young huskies will huddle in the Varsity Stadium stands tomorrow, probably around the 50 yard line, and make no secret of taking cop- I ious notes on the eastern football final between Sarnla lmperials and Toronto Argonauts. I

"Professor" Bob Fritz will be in‘ charge of Winnipeg's class of '37, better known as the Blue Bombers. Tllesc football champions of the West will try to extmd their sec- tonal title into a national one a week later against the Argo-Im- perial winner. '

When the Professor is scribbling in his notebook he won't be writ- ing the folks at home about cli- matic conditions in the East. He probably will be putting on paper the fine points of the Argo end run or perhaps the involved back- Leld formations from which the Inl-lltrial aces charge at a winglinc.

The Professor and his charges will have plenty to see if Coaches Lew Hayman and Art Massucci try all their tricks ill this sudden- deatll duel between the East's ‘strongest gridiron squads.

Both football graduates oi Unit- ed States college, Massuccl and Hayman have imparted many Arn- erlcan fundamentas t0 their teams. Professor Fritz, also an "import," won't. see any lnemen dropping beck to carry the ball. liayman and Massucci stick to the belief the linemen have enough tn do up front. .

lie will see, among other things, the Argo backfield starting away on its vaunted flanking movement, choice part of the attack which carried the Scullers to the inter- prcvirlclal Union championship. There is fhythmc beauty in the speed and finesse of the Argo end

run—when it is successful.

The Professor also will watch. perhaps with some misgivings, the power of Orm Beach and Hugh (Bummer) Stirling as may so after yardage through the line in the 1m- perial cause. Beach is just about tops there.

There is a punting duel in pros- pect between the Bummer and Bob lsbister which should delgllt an ex- pected crowd of 20,000 and give Fritz something to thing about.

All American Football Team

Announced

NEW YORK, Dec. 3-'I‘lle all- Amcrican college football team oi 1937. selected by the Associated Press on the basis of expel-t. opin- ion, follows:

Position Ago Char‘es Sweeney,

Notre Dame Elld 23 Edmund Franco,

Fordham Trickle 22 Joseph Routt,

Texas A. B: M. Guard 22 Cari Hinkle. Jr.,

Vanderbilt Centre 20 Leroy Monsky,

Alabama Guard 21 Anthony Matisi,

Pittsburgh Tackle 2s Jerome Holland.

Cornell End 2i Clinton Prank, Yale Back 22 Byron White.

U. of Colo. Back 20 Marshall Goldberg,

Pitts Back 20 Samuel Chpamn,

' U. of Calif. Back 21 LARGE LOBSTER SHIPMENT

VAR-MOUTH, N. S.. Dec. 3-(0?) -The largmt firni. shipment in years. 700 crates of lobsters WEN Shipped aboard the Eastern Steam-

ship Evangeline for Bmlton_tpdaw.__

(Associated Press Despatoh) NEW YORK, Dec. 3-—Two-ton

Tony Galen-tn, all of a. sudden

lawn by boxing experts the third most important heavyweight in the game today. is said to be setting ‘em up for the crowd every evenirlg at hLs cozy beer parlor in Orange, N. J.

Ailiuence and importance have come with a rush lately w Tollyfln

his twcnty-cighlh yeaaAfelv weeks‘

ago he nearly obliterated LeRoy Haynes, the tough negro, in a Philadelphia ring, and then, bile other light. Nathan Mann. a. middling-good heavyweight from New Haven, knocked all the polish off Bob P8514)!‘ fl-t Maui 011 square Gal-den. ~

That left-Polly’, Tllc moment Mginyfg glove was raised Tony was bouncing around tllc press section with the grace of a loaded freight ca;- proclaillling: "I could lick bot’ dem bums wit‘ one hand." Nobody argued with him. The gencrnl be- lief was lilac he could.

Later it “'11”. agreed tlnal. Gal- enio. for all the fact he drinks mole beer than his best 01151-011191‘ and regards two straight days of training as a hard grind, must now be ranked right next to champion Joe LOUIS and Max Schmeling.