APRIL 28. 1948

Defeat

Although far removed from the

struggles lccill hockey fans are taking nlore than ordinary interest m the great Junior Dominion ho:- key fuial now being played in To- ronto between Oshawa Generats and Winnipeg Rangers for the Me- rnozitll Cup and almost to a man Island hockey tollowels are pull- ing sireiigiy for iiie plucky band of roungsurs from the Prairies to come through with what would unount to an unexepected victory. a

All day yesterday Rnngerl 1-8 triumph on Monday 1112111. was be- ing discussed with much satisfac- l10li being evinced Oil tlie \Vln- nlpcggers great feat in downing the hand-picked Eastern champ- ions coached by Charlie Conacher former National Hockey League liar, who in his hey day’ was regard- ed as the possessor of the hardest shot in ITUCKC)’.

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Lwen Toronto fan, judging by reports of the games at hand arc rooting voclferously for the west- erliers to take the measure of the Oshawa team who in tlie 1185i BEV- eral years have been lllhklngdf. a more or les monotonous 1iablt_of capturing the Eastern Canadian title, All three victories the Rang- ers have chalked 11D have (WHEN- ed the thousands who are witness- tug the encounters and they are now on i-iic verge of having their hUpCS realized if the Rangers can repeat with another victory to-

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1| will be definitely on In the second and third games of the series they appeared as ii they would end the series in short order hilt the Rzmg/zrs "book 11D the slack“ to coine roaring back with fighting displays that 051l- ‘wg, may now find very difficult to even eiillfil. . .

0f course injuries have played havoc with the Generals. Three of their players are on ihe sidelines and a team, no matter how “it. are in all departments gm - ord t0 lose that: many men and hope to equal their best performances. But at that they are utill plenty dangerous. Like Ran;- gf5 they possess plenty oi coilragc and tight and tonight's encounter should be one whale oi a battle all tho way through.‘

Army life is doing wonder: for Private Max Baer. At 34._ivi1li the llllllllP-Sl. trace of a Hlid-Fliiim" protuberance. the former heavy- weight champion feels so invigo- rated he is talking of_ a future comeback and mentioning a fight with Joe Louishn‘ the same breath.

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"What do you think?" Pte. Baer asked. Before we could milder "it? idm a full two seconds lie added, "Maybe I'd better do the comeback in the movies, later on."

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Incidentally, he was on the verge of signing an attractive Hollywood contiact when he chose to become an inductee in the United States Army,

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Baer is stationed at McClellan Reid. Sacramento, as boxing ln- or. l-lis daily routine is a - mm oi regularity, work, diet aurl sleep. whereas he mice spent man": hours tryring to acquire a rugged tan in ‘night ‘clubs.

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Prom his regulated program. the one-time playboy has learned a lesson, too late, of course. He. thinks if he had voluntarily adopt- eli cqziivnla-ilt conditioning meth- oti= lll i935 that now are compuls- (H. he would have held the title ionizer.

O I O He lost it to Jatnes J. Braddock almost a year to the day after he had uon it from Primo Camera. . - o Sonic. however, may be inclined l" question the suggestion he might have worn the crown longer, even B.‘ physical peak. Three months after he relinquished it, he was blotted out by Joe Louis in four rounds. 0 0 0 Ai- McClellan Field, good-natur- Qd Max is a general favoriteOtnly ' "finely vision is necessary in de- tect the piumpness in the region of the paunch. s

_We took a swing at it for old times sake. The fist bounced back —but then Joe Louis wasn't fast- ened to one end of that fist.

Ramblers Win Frum Cardinals

TheWest. limd Ramblers defeated gglgardinals 32-21 last night in an w ition softball game played at laculalria Park. The score was tied m! It the end of the fourth in- MQE. But in the fifth the Rambien Gnu!“ out and scored nine runs.

m9". Brllcfgle]: ‘starred for - ec no seven runs, While L. Martin starred for the

lnserse. fgaexffitinz four runs. _ m”, a Sh? glizutgigif are likely to mblers-K McKenzie ' M UcKenzi - ' ' ’ '. ' gfl-lgntwg-bvc. E Clarkin. Yb, n. clkrk-“EEFE. if: J. Nicholson. rf; clrdinals—L. Martin, p; L. Hen-

e llitifps; ‘ A. Tulle, 3b; B. Quinn. "em-‘Y- C: B. Acorn, 1b; W. shep- s.

Victoria Army

2-0 To Take 5-Game Series Tfiree To

One

CALGARY. April fl-(OH-Ot- tam Commandos won the Aflan Cup and the senior amateur hoc_ key championship of Canada to- night, beatin Victoria Army 2-0 to take the Ive-game series three games to one. Ottawa won the first two games 4-3 and 8A with west- erners w n: the third contest 4-8 in overtime.

IUMJWAR! First Period

THE GUARDIAN

Ottawa Commandos Are Winners 0f Allan Cup

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Canadian Boxers Fail‘

1. Ottawa, Poirier 118.41. Penalties-Sawchuk, Cooper. Second Period Scoring-None. Penaltles-‘None. Third Period 2. Ottawa, Mac Colville 19.42. Penalties-Poirler, Kennedy.

Sport Shorts From Britain

By ALLAN NICKELSON Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON, April 27—iCP)—Can-

adlan Army boxers can have the

In Army Tourney

By ALLAN NICKLESON

Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON, April 2"! —(CP)- The ringiights were on. The crowd was all set and it, looked perfect for a "Canada Night" at the Queens- beriy Club. Then came the upset as four of the best boxers in the

Canaolan army dropped bo t after another. one u Two of the Canadians were

champions of the British and Can- adian armies while the others were Canadian army tltlists and run-

ners-u for the British crowns, They ought u members of a Bri- tish team ago

l-Fmd! inst a group of peacetime policemen now m the armed forces. ,

The beaten double champions

run of Luton Town anytime they get up that way. T1113 populace would plaice them on a par with the best amateurs in Britain any- time.

Luton ring fans had l. good glimpse 0f the Canadians infliction when a Dominion team took on a boxing hluich from the Royal Electrics and Mechanical limgiu- eers and won the tournament by the slim margin of one bout.

Rimn. ‘Pom Settee, full-blooded Indian from Prince Albert, Sask, drew plenty of attention with inro-iisted attack from the open- ing iii. The referee sto ped the bout the second roun because Settee, considered by many critics to be the best welterweight in the Canadian Anny, was giving his op- ponent, Craftsman Ken Kenny, a real pasting. Pte. Jack Docherty of Toronto's 48th Highlanders grabbed the ulckest decision of the card.

ard-hittlng and fast. be was awarded a. first-round technical knockout over L. Cpl. Fred Slade.

Biggest surprise-Jo the Canad- ians at; least-came in a feather- weight go tilleli Pte. Bobby Doch- crtv of ‘Poronto, brother of Jack nnd champion of the British and Canadian Armies last year, lost on points to L. Cpl. Al Johns, a com- paraiive unknown.

Heavyweight runner-up for the

1043 Canadian Anny crown, Sgt. Frank Glover. heavy-punching, member of the British Columbia Dragoons from Vancouver, took a third round kayo over Cpl, Gord Freeman. Spr. Earl Kellistlne of London, Ont, lost on olnts to L. Cpl. Ernie Cox in a ight-heavy- u-eiglit. struggle, while Gnr. J. Chew, Rocky Mouutalli House, Al- berta, took a welter decision over - Craftsman Harry Bell. Another Canadian winner was Pie. Ed Runiotis of Campbellford. Ont., runner-up for the Canadian Army bantam crown, who whipped Cpl. Jack Davis. Other Canadian losers included L. Bdr. Billy Brass of Kamsack. Sasla, a lightweight, and mlddleweights Gnr. J. Zip- chuck of Toronto and Bdr. W. J. Landry oi Moncton.

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Jimmy Wilde, former world's fly- weigbt champion and a keen judge of fight material, paid a left- nanded compliment to Pte. Billy

Buxton of Victoria, Canadian Army lightweight. king the two seasons.

Writing in the "News of the World," Jimmy said L. Bdr. Fred- dy Smith of the Royal Artillery was the outstanding performer in the recent British Anny boxing championships at Blackpool. It's a real tribute to Billy because smith “ml the British Army title by beating Buxton by the slimmest margin.

The booting boys didn't forget Dick Col-bet, former British bant- am-weight; champion who was kill- ed in the Tube Shelter disaster during a March raid on London. Dick had been scheduled to fight in Bristol a couple of nights after he was killed and PO. Ben Duffy. who substituted, sent his share of the purse to CorbeWs widow who was n the shelter but escaped in- jury’. Duffy fought a draw with Warren Kendall of Wales and fol- lowing the bout an appeal from the ring raised more than $165 for Dick's family-

.Navy steward from Derby, W. H.

were L. Cpl. Tbmniy‘ Falls, giant negro heavyweight from Liverpool, NS, and L. Cpl. Roddy MacDon- ald of Edmonton. The others were Tpr. Danny Webb, Montreal, negro featherweight, and Pie. Billy Bux- ton of Victoria.

Falls gave the worst display of ills career. He was punched all a- round the ring by a. hefty Royal

Beddow, former Derby police champion. The refereg stopped the slaughter in the second round with the Z20-pound Falls, a one-time stevedore, bleeding and groggy. Falls hit the deck three times.

MacDonald suffered his first de- feat in more than 60 fights. An un- orthodox type of boxer, he lost bry a slim margin to Sgt. Inst. R. G. Thomas. Amateur Boxing Associa- tion middleweight titleholder. The Canadian put in some hard bash- ing in the last ‘two rounds but Thomas won on the basis of m early start.

By keeping Webb from landing his hard punches that have u:- counted for many knockouts, D. L. Sullivan of Slough earned a points decision.

Buxton. Canadian army light- weight king the last. two seasons, lost. by e. narrow margin to Stan Hibbert, game little rineman who underwent five operations on a crippled leg as s. small boy so that. he could box. Now he's one of Bri- talus outstanding amateur light- weights.

Ccean Wave Mighty Threat To Count Fleet

By SID FEEDER Associated Press Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April 27-

(APi-Oeean Wave rolled around Churchill's Downs muddy racing strip like the Johnstown flood to_ day-and for the first time even the mighty Count Fleet was threat- ened by the under-tow.

Hitting as hard as his stable- maio Whirlaway in Warren Wright's burn. the chestnut Wave ran off from a down others to toke the Derby trial stakes by nine lengths and establish himself as something more than just the "best

’men clustered theirs with more

NEW YORK. April 2’I—(AP>— The track-minded Phlllles won the foot. race, but lost their home op- ening ball game in P lphia to the National league loading Brooklyn Dodgers. L2, before 4,291 at Shibe Park today.

The foot race-termed an Austral- ian pllTSlll‘. race by youthful 33- year-old Phils’ owner William Li. Cox-was aprt 0f the pregame ceremonies dampened by inclem- ent weather.

. The Phils startled in a big way,

Danny Murtaugh reaching first on all elTOr and racing to illird 0n Ron Northeys single. Here the game was called for l’! minutes. When play resumed Wyatt struck out Danny Utwhllor, Babe Dahl- Bren. and Ih-rl NsylOr in ID0001- slon. Murtaugn and Northey work- ed ‘a double steal, however, u Lit_ yligler fanned to take a one-run

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Schoolboy Rowe got out of trouble in the first, but gave up s run in tho second. In the third Arkic Vaughan was safe 0n an error, reached second on an infield out and came home on Ducky Med- wlck's single. In the fourth Wyatt singled to drive in Glossop.

They added another run in the ninth Giff relief ioher Bi John- son when Men-i May fumbled Paul Wanerfls grounder with Mick- ey Owen on third.

The Phiis got their other run in the seventh.

At New York, Giants celebrated their debut, in the Polo Grounds and Resident Horace Stonehanvs 40th birthday by walloping Boston Braves 11,3 before 6,110 fans.

Both Bill Lolirman of the Giants and Jim Tobin of the Braves last- ed the fitll route on the mound, each yielding 10 hits, but Mel Ottkv

authority.

The turning point of the contest was a three-run homer by rookie Sid Gordon in the fifth inning. At the lime the Giants were in ront 3-2. Rookie Joe Burns also hit a holno run for Boston in the fifth.

In Si. Lmlis, the Cardinals found their batting eyes in the more friendly confines of Sportsman‘: Park and, despite the dead ball, hammered out a 7-0 victory for Morton Cooper over Chicago Cubs.

Opening the seasn at home be_ fore n, crowd of 6,994, ‘the Cardinals drove Paul Derringer from the box in s biz first-inning rally that y/lelded five runs. two more than they scored in 89 innings at Cin-

clnnail.

At Pittsburgh, runs produced by three pinch hitters in an eighth inning rally gave Pirulcs a 4-1 victory over Cincinnati In me Forbes Field opener before 11,937. Johnny Barrett, hitting for catchet» Al Innez in the seventh. doubled to bring home Huck Geary for Pittsburgh's initial run, and timely hits by rookies Johnnie Wy rostek and Tommy O'Brien sent three Pirates across the plate in the eighth.

Remember When

(By The Canadian Press) Kid Chocolate, negro feather- weight, 13 years ago tonight in Toronto, won his 166th fight, celest- ing Johnny Crlckson of New York in s. sloww-round bout. TheKid had

League Leading Dodgers Defeat Phillies 4-2

Detroit Tigers

, Contend Wakefield

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BRINGING UP FTT

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Won't Stay Down

DETROIT. I'll 27—(A.P)- Young Mr. Money ags, Dick Wake- field, is batting s slim .100 after five American League games, but.

the Detroit Tigers contend with,

some warmth what he definitely isn't going to be the prime bust of l9“

For a young nun no well killed in hlg or mathematics (he got. $62,000 for his signature two your: ago), the 21-year-old rookie out- fielder shouldn't feel at home among tlie banjo hitters, whose numbers are legion so for this year because of the balata ball.

But his n-lanntlfir Steve O'Neil, is thoroughly convinced that Walto- field. won't stay down very long.

"I said before the season that Wakefield would be in the first 10 hitteln and I haven't econ any- thing yet that would make me charl my mind. Sure, he's under the 00 mark, but who isn't. At that. he's not far under our teem average which is a measly .215."

Largely because of his economic background, although he ivfin tlw Texas League batting champion- ship in 1942 with a .345 mark and gained the most valuable award, Wakefield is (perhaps the most closely ivatiche rookie in the maj- ors this season.

jlghtlfl-Ie held tftollalnplonship in 1934.

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Is Wild In

XII YORK. April Park season 1n Boston success-, fully today by stopping the hitherto‘ ,‘lllll)€al€ll New York Yankees 5-1. But it was a confusing bail game - the 6.895 customers saw after G01; Leverett Salstonstall a southpawn had tossed out the irst ball. | The American league champions ,rnade 12 hits, yet might have been i :shut out by Tex Hughson except for a three-base error by rookie ccntreficlder h innin the Rnd Box were held to six safeties, but used them to make four runs before Lefty Mnrills Russo was lifted 1n the sixth inning. Russo, who had a isms um last; season and was making hi; first start since August, was Wild and Save seven walks and hit a. batter during his stay on the mound. Altogether the Yanks left. 14 runners stranded, the Red sox 12. In Chicago, the so-cnlled "dead", ball came back to lead a "double" t life as Cleveland Indians pounded out five two-beggars, including

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of the second place" set for Sat- urday's Kentucky Derby.

The Wave put. tlie crusher on such other Derby hopefuls as J. Graham Brown's Seven Hearts, Mrs. Ethel V. Mars’ No Wrinkles and Eddie (Rochester) Anderson's Burnt Cork, who trailed him home with various degrees of "glue-took edness."

At the same time he gave the fans something to think about, de- spite a whlzzing workout by Count Fleet earlier in the day,

The Coilni: took the track be- '

tween races before the estimated crowd of 8,000 and zipped through

the mud for a mile and an eighth _

in 1:53 2-5 and the full Derby mila and a quarter in 2.07.

But the Wave put 0n an even better siwlv than the top giani_ our b0)’, as he came from wily back in the mile-long stretch to hit the wire in 1:38 1-5.

Woman Jockey Cool 0n Jumps

BALTIMORE, April 27-(AP)— Marylands first woman jockey, 29-year-old Judy Johnson, took the jumper Lone Gallant over Pimll- co's two-mile steeplechase course without. battln an eye today, but the horse finlsicd next to last.

Miss Johnson, who was licensed as a steeplochasc ridcl" at the start of the Pimllco meeting, was riding her first professional race on Lone Gallant, an eightyrear-old gelding whim she also trains for

. T. Mott.

Braves’ Manager Cut For Months 2’l—(AP)—-'I‘lie

BOSTON, April possibility that Casey Stcngel may not. be able to assume ills duties as manager of the Boston Braves for another couple of monthswasseen today as the stricken pilot contin- ued to suffer considerable pain from his broken lcg.

Stengcl was injured bv an auto- mobile while walkin across Ken- more Square a wee ago and as yet. his doctor said, it has been im- possible to set the break of both

Sears, Red Wings Winners

NEWARK. April 2'7 ~(CP1-Ken l-lolconibe, 25-year-old right hander of Newark Bears, bested the veter- an Mike Roscoe in o. tense mound duel today to hang up a 2-1 deci- sion over Buffalo Blsons for his second victory of the young Inter- national League.

Al. Jersey City, Rochester snap- ped the heme team's whining

the Little Gisnto 0-2 0o salvage one game out of afoot-gum series.

N.B. Loan Total Now $3,452,800

SAINT JOHN. N.B . April I’!- (Qpi-Victory Loan subscriptions in New Brunswick today amounted in $845,000, raising the total to S3.- 4521100. Objective oi the province is $20,000,000.

"Special names" silbscrlpllons in- cluded: Lounshilrv Company Ltd. 9150.000; T. Mcltvltv 8c sons Ltd. $150,000; Ganong Bros, $100,000:

streak at three in a row, defeating '

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2'T—(AP)-—-l two apiece b1 manager Red Sox opened their Fenwayjidreau and Otto Denning,

HA/EJ’? FORGOTTEN TO SWING A PICK- - AN’ IT’LL CJDME HANDY NOW!

Red Sox Stop N.Y. Yankees 5-1; Russo

First Start

1.01:0 lou- the White Sox‘ home opener, 4-5: before 4,177.

i The Indians bunched three of the

extra-base blous tltzh a three-base illirfllVlfifl errui ‘u; ccher Thoriuon Leo on OIL! Hockey's bunt for a1. their runs in tile seventh inning. One of the doubles was by pitcher Mel Hader, who allowed four 1111s in hansiilz up his season's llciory, but who needed nLrlLh-

nliig assistance from Jack salvcw

son, former Sex hurier.

At Wash ton. mokio Jesse Efluros hurled Philadelphia to s 2-1 victory over senators in a gruelling, iii-inning baseball marathon, lvllgvst in the major leagues season.

{Flores and Early Wynn of Q13 Senators tangled in a brjliant mound duel for l3 hosts. Rae Scarborough took over for Wynn in the 14th.

singles bylrvin Hell and Bob Wilmer, a walk, a Holder's choice 11nd Oeriiy Priddvit error nmdtzrrgd tlie As two scores in the 16th.

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