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Page 8,'The Guardian Thur., Sept. 18, 1958

Cardinals Fire} Fred Hutchinson ST. LOUIS (AMY—Fred'Hutch-

inson was fired Wednesday as manager of the sagging St. Louis

‘ Cardinals, after mounting reports

for two weeks that he was through. General manager Bing Devi-no

read a brief statement at a press

conference a n n o u n c i n g that Hutchinson would be relieved of his managerial responsibilities for the rest of the season and that his contract would not be re- newed. ' .

Hawks Suffer First Casualty

ST. CATHARIJNES (CW—The first casualty of the Natl 71113-1 Hockey League training camp and the brilliant play of last year’s Ontario Junior A scoring champion featured the third day of training by the Chicago Black Hawks here Wednesday.

Defence candid-ate Merv Kury- 1qu was the casualty, suffering‘a seven-stitch cut over his right eye during the morning scrimmage of the A squad. .

Kuryluk was patched up and returned to the ice during the afteran session.

Red Sox, A's Split Bill; _ Tigers Drop Yankees 57-2

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

While the American League’s three leading hitters fought it out in the batters box, Kansas City’s Harry Chiti stole the spotlight Wednesday with a grand slam home run as Boston RedASox split a doubleheader with the Athletics in Kansas City. ' ‘

Chiti’s blast won the first game 6-3. .The Red Sox took the second 4-2 as Bill Ren-na, Frank Malzone and Don Buddin all slapped out homers. The Sox victory ended an eightagame losing streak.

In the only other AL game scheduled, Detroit's Jim Bunning survived a monumental Mickey Mantle blast that towered out of Briggs Stadium to collects 5-2 for the Tigers.

Two games were scheduled in the NatiOnal League at night. Chi- cago was at Philadelphia and Milwaukee at St..Louis’.

RAISES AVERAGE . I, ,

Boston’s Pete Runnels, who went into the doublesbill at Kan- sas City leading the league's hit- ters with a .319 average, smacked four hits, including a homer, in eight at bats, to raise his aver- age to .322.

Kings County MidgetBall 2

Another Nova Scotian is mak- ing his mark in American har- ness racing circles. He is Alden

Young, a native of New Glasgow

who made Sydney his racing headquarters forabout 20 years before going to the States in 1956. 'Now racing at the brand

new Hinsdale Raceway in Hin-s- owned by Mr. and Mrs. Harold dale, N.H., Young has won five Moineau of Marlboro, Mass.,.and out of six starts with the trotter. recently trotted in 2:081, just Rose Kay‘ Guy. The 9-year—old a few ticks off the Hinsdale pac-

Players Entertained At Morell

Last evening at Morell all ners of the League and the Bike

I Backstrom, a centre,. played with Ottawa .- Hulngunior Cana-

Canadien's Sign

brown gelding by Tactful Guy is ing record.

players of this year’s Kings County Midget Baseball League were entertained at a special party. to conclude what was a most successful season fer the

Shop Trophy.

Before the evening’s festivities opened, photos were taken of the Leagueawinning Mount Ste- wart team who were seated as

Ralph Backstrom,

MONTREAL (CEP) —- Ralph Backstrom, who will be 21 today, Was signed Wednesday to a two- year contract by Montreal Cana- diens of the National Hockey

(liens last season. Whether he will stick with theNlllL club'or be farmed out in his first pro sea- son" was not indicated. '

Bachstrom is a native of Kirk- land Iakc, Ont.

French Canadian ls Semi-Finalist

'and there certainly

SPORTS FRONT

BOSTON RED SOX as usual aren’t going anywhere.) .

It, was back in 1946 that the Beautowners last got Into a world series and that one they lost four games to three to the St. Louis Cardinals. '

In 1948 they finished in a flat-footed tie with Lou Boudreau’s Cleveland Indians but in the one gameplayoff at Feuway Park. Boudreau and a pitcher named Gene Bearden made the Boston- ians also-rains. A ' _ _

When we pounded out this column, the Mike Higgins mana- ged gang was in a tie with Cleveland Indians for fourth place, 17% games of fthe pace of' the ’pennant~winning New York Yankees. Again Mir. Yawkey, baseball’s most likeable owner, must look ahead to nextyear andhope for much better things.

HOWEVER, IT MQST get tiresome for a fellow like Yawkey. He has spent his money lavishly in an effort to make the Red, Sox the baseball champions of the world. Other fellows, have got away with much less and accomplished a great deal more. Yaw- key just keepséonxgiving but the Red Sox don’t seem to respond.

It would ppear that Boston needs a, cleaning out 111: order

to instill some pennant-winning ideas into the heads of the ball

playeI's. Perhaps the front office needs a big shakeup.~Perhaps Mike Higgins should walk the plank. Naturally we don’t know

‘ where the fault lies, but we do now that Yawkey deserves better

showings from his club than he has been receiving.

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BOSTON IS SAID to be badly in need of a hard-hitting, smart fielding shortstop. They’d love‘ to have their hands on, Gil Mac- Dougald but just try and get the Yankees to let him go. A fellow like MacDougald could just be the answer. He might put some life into the Red Sox infield, something that is now a bit conspicuous by its absence. '

One thing is certain. Yawkey will keep trying. although by P

(this time he must be growing a bit discouraged. Perhaps 1959 the Red Sox will grow up and give a repeat of their 1946 showing. Yawkey deserves such an occurrence. ,

HOWEVER, THERE’S one fellow on the Boston club who doesn’t let his teeth’s poor showing interfere with his own per- sonal achievements. That’s the Splendid Splinter, Ted Williams.

Once again he’s challenging for theAmerican League- bat-

,ting championship and' he’s in a pretty fair spot to make good.

Fan reaction to Williams is certainly not one-sided. Some love him, others hate him. But l(true baseball fans, regardless of their attitude of the Splinter, must admit he’s one of the greatest ball players that ever lived; We'bet even those who have" no use for Mr. W‘ liams are inclined to be pulling for .him to again capture the 'ba ing crown. °

AND SPEAKING 01“ Williams, the big man has some words to say in regards to what needs developing most in a baseball player. Williams doesn’t sound off too often, so when he does make an utterance, it bears “listening to.

Says Ted: “It’s the arms not the legs that need developing. All you hear is legs. Of course you need ‘em for stamina but you’ve got to have strength. You can lost the strength in your arms as quickly as in your legs. If you don’t have coordination in your arms you can’t get the bat around. I was a very weak boy at 16. I was 6 ft. 3 in., and weighed 150. A big league scout, a good one, told. mymother, “If you let rthis youngster play ball, it’ll kill him. “But I exercised and It still exercise.”

Whatever Williams’ formula is, nobody will have the “bold- ness to find much fault with it.‘ It’s worked not, too badly for the big Red Sox slugger.

MILWAUKEE BRAVES and New (York Yankees. will be pro- viding baseball fans all over the world with the greatest baseball entertainment possible in the world series which swings into action on Wednesday October 1. I ‘

Last year Milwaukee downed the favourite Yankees and this season the New Yorkers will be seeking their reVenge. Nobody is supposed to beat those Yankees but Milwaukee and Brooklyn showed that it can be done.

Once again the experts have called the Stengelmen to win the classic. That word will mean little to Fred Haney and club. who heard the same gossip this time last September. The Braves know they have a lice e to repeat and they’ll give it all they’ve got in an effort to do just that.

UNDOUBTEDLY THE YANKEES were surprised with the

fight of the Braves last autumn. Now they know what to expect will be no complacency in' the Bombers’ camp. Perhaps there was none last year but if there was a wee bit who could blame them. - . I That great player Gil MacDougald isn’t the type of fellow who thinks the other fellow isn’t in his class. Gil says: “I make a habit‘ of never underestimating “an opponent. Then you are neva‘ let down. I didn’t underestimate the Braves, although we couldn’t figure how any team could be as tough as the Dodgers. But the world series does something to you. Instinctively, you play better cause of the, crowd, the- excitement and the people watching on television. You run faster, you throw harder, you swing harder."

Gil should know all about the world series. He’s performed in that great fall show many times now. By the“ way he per- formed this season, he intends to strut his stuff in a few more

.Quite a ball player. “A COUPLE OF‘ OBSERVERS (chances are they are n bit

‘prejudiced) think the Braves have no chance to win again this

October. -

} One of these is Mickey Mantle, Yankee outfielder and home run king. Mickey flatly says that Burdette couldn’t win three games again. He doesn’t care how good the fellow is. But then Mickey, there’s plenty of other good hurlers on that Braves staff. Perhaps it won’t be necessary for Lew to overwork himself like ast fall. ‘

The other talkative guy is Joe Collins, former Yankee out- fielder and first baseman. Joe thinks the Yankees’ pride was hurt so much last year that the Bombers will win in five games this fall. And Collins adds, he wouldn’t be surprised if the Yankees swept the series in four straight?

Would you?

The big question mark for fight fans who plan to attend next Wed- nesday night’s boxing card at the Sports Arena is Bruno Boucher, burly, muscle-man who hails from Chicoutomi, P.Q.

Boucher is foreman for the Quebec construction firm of F. A. Tucker which is now engaged in running lines for the Maritime Electric Company between Mon- tague and Charlottetown“ His present home isinSouthport. ‘ Twenty-six years old, and as rough and tough as they make them; Boucher is no novice 'm the ring. He'has been in there twe’ntya‘two times and has won tsix'vteen bouts. ,He claims the middleweight championship of the Lake‘St. John and Saguenay RIV- er areas (which may mean ‘some- thing or nothing); went as far as

The 4th annual track and field day for the. pupils of the sur- rounding school districts was held at the Morell High grounds. vcr 300 pupils and their teach- ers were present representing a- bout 12 school districts. All the races, open events were keenly contested. The meet was under the direction of Brigadier Reid, assisted by Messrs Wilfred Ho- gan, Wayne Baker, Pius Mchou- geld, Blair Webster and Gordon Anderson. Miss Marie Burge was the official scorer and the prize ribbons were presented by Miss Mary Mcllnnis, lVILrs. Fulton Mc- Latren and Mrs. Ila-cold Murphy. A very large number of parents and friends of the pupils were present to encourage and cheer on their favorites. * The results are as follows: Girls 7 years and under, ’1. El- len MacAdtam, Morell. 2. Nancy Hogan, Morell East. 3. Colette Dunn, Morell. Boys 7._ and under, 1. Danny Larkin, Morell. 2. David McKay, Morell, 3. Paul Runighan, Mo- rell East. Girls 8 years. 1. Donna Mc- Kenzie, St. Peter’s South. 2. Pa- tricia Hiogavn, Morell East. Bays 8 years. 1. Dennis McKay, Morell, 2. Donnie MacAda'm, Mo- mell, 3. Joseph Walsh, Morell Rea-r Girls 9 years. 1. Mamie Mc- Donald, St. Peter’s North. 2. Ca- therine Aylwa’rd, Susan Brown. 3. Gailene McLaren, Goose\River. Boys 9 years. 1. Larry McGuire

STANDINGS

By THE CANADIAN muss National League w L Pct. ant.

_ Milwaukee 87 59 .596 —, Pittsburgh , 82 05 .558 5% San Francisco 75 71 .514 12 Cincinnati 74 74 .500 14 St. Louis 70 75 .483 161/2 Chicago 67 79 ".459 20 Los Angeles 67 79 .459 20 Philadelphia 63 83 .432 24

American League W L Pct. GBL

New York 89 57 .610 —- Chicago 77 A 67 .535 ll De'tnoit 73 71 .507'15 Cleveland 71 73 .493 17 Boston 71 ‘ 73 -493 17 Baltimore 67 76 .469| 209% Kansas City 68 77 .469 201/2 Washington 61. 83 .424 27 ~

Probable Pitchers

NEW YORK (AP) —- Probable pitchers for today’s major league games (won and lost records in parentheses) :

American League Boston at Kansas City—Bows- field (3-1) vs Grim (6-6) Baltimore at Chicago—Harsh- man (11-13) vs Moore (9-7). National League Milwaukese at St. Louis—Pizarro (6—3) or Willey (9-3) vs Jackson (1242).

.ter’ns South, 3.

the semi-finals twice in Dominion Golden Glove championships; ‘ and has fought in such fight centres

Oneida, Schanectady, and in the State of Vermont. Whether or not he is another Gaston Roy, no one down here knows. ‘

Reports on him, however, have. it that he is a hard puncher, weak on science, and always will- ing to mix it. He will be in the semifinal. . . .

Who his opponent will be has not yet been decided, but the Sports Arena is trying 1 to have either Vince Grant of‘ Halifax or Norman Gautereau of_Moncton to take on the burly linesman.

.2: win over either of those mitt- men wouldsend Boucher’s stock upward among those Island fans Who remain uncommittal until they seeAhim in the ring

Morell Has Track And ’Field Meet .

Morell. 2. Barry lMIoLaren St. Pe- Geonge ,Rowell, Bangor.

Girls 10 years. 1, Ann Comp- ton, Bangor. 2. Irene Larkin, Mo- rell. 3. Ann King, Goose River.

Boys 10 'yfeaus. 1. Paul M;- Guire, Morell, 2. Everett Mclnnis, Morell Rear. 3. Terrence Affleck, Mt. Stewart.

Boys 100 yards. 1. John Mc- Eachern, Mt, Stewart. 2. David IMc‘Laren, Morell High. 3. Jimmy lMclilwen, Morell High.

Girls 100 yards. 1. Patricia Ayl- ward, Morell, 2. Hope' Compton Morell High. 3. Clarice McGrath, Morell.

Girls 11 years. 1. Jean McLean, Bangor. 2. Gamma Dunn, Morell 3. Marie Murphy, Morell;

Boys ll years. 1. Richard Green ‘Bangor. 2. Mike Kelly Morell. 3..Dasvid Baker, Morell.

Girls 12 yeans. 1. Camel McDon- lad, St. Peter’s North. 2. Berna- dette Mclnnis, Morell Rear. 3. Vera Baker, St. Peter’s Harbor.

Boys‘12 years. 1. John Comp- ton, Bangor. 2. Ronnie Kenny, Byrnes Road. 3. Eugenie Kenni- fic, Morell Rear.

Girls 13 years 1. Barbara Brown. Morell. 2. Jaunita Baker, Morell. 3. Sandra McEwen, St. Peter’s Harbor.

Boys 13 years. 1. Billy Rooney, Morell, 2. Carl Murphy, Morell. 3. Joe Donovan, Morell.

Girls 14 years. 1. Patricia Ayl— ward, Morell. 2. Clarice McLGrath Morell. 3. Elain Larkin, Morell.

Boys 14 years. 1. John McEach— ern, Mt. Stewart. 2 Doug McEwen flrell, 3.‘ Carson J ay, Mt. Stew-

Girls 15 and over. 1. Hope Comp- ton, Morell High. 2. Dainne Eld- ershaw, Morell High. 3. Luis Po- well, Morell High.

Boys 15 years. 1. David Mc- Laren, Morell 2. Jimmy McE'wen, Morell High. 3. Clifford Doucette, Mt. Stewart. ‘

Boys over 15 years. 1. Gerald MoOarten, Morell High. 2. Gerald Leslie Morell High. 3. John Weir. Morell High.

High jump Gerald McCarten, Morell High. 2. James Trainer, Morell High.

Boys Broad Jump. 1. Gerald MclOauten, Morell High. 2. Jackie MoGrath, Morell High, 3. Ger- ald Leslie, Morell High.

Baseball Throw. 1. Gerald Les- lie, Morell High. 2. Louis Mur- phy, Morell High, 3. John Mc- Eachern. Mt. Stewart.

Harness Racing On’ Mainland

HALIFAX (CP) as Ten of the Manitime’s finest three-year—old fillies and colts will go to the post Saturday night in the “Haligonian Stakes" at nearby Sackville Downs.

They will race for a purse of $2,410. The stakes is open to all Maritime-born three-year-old

trotters and pacers. it is the second year in a row for the

five teams which stayed in the league.

Boys were on hand from Mount Stewart, Morell, Peakes, George-

guests of honor at tables special- ly set up for a delicious lunch.

Rev. Eric acted as Mas- ter of Ceremonies for the even- town and St. Peters as well as ing, He paid tribute to the win- coaches and other interested ning team, players of other adults and parents of the Mount teams, coaches and all interest- Stewart boys—this year’s wln- ed in promoting the League,

‘f-Miss Tom Scottt 'ln Fastest Mile, Takes New Mark 2:13.25

Miss Tom Scott stepped the Jean Clegg and the second dou-

fastest mile of an eight dash card at the Charlottetown Driv- ing Park last evening, doing the twice-around the oval in 2213-2 in the. eighth and final dash of thenigllt. I ’

This was "also a new mark for the "4year-old brown mare owned by Andrew Perry of Summer- side. Her old mark was 2:14.

Vivien M. ia long shot in the first dash of the C ‘Pace came through to pay lucky ticket hold- ers $25.20 to win and $15.10 to place. ' ' '

There were no double winners

on the card. .Other gdash win- ,

ners, included". Lucky Logan, Brian’s Dream, Jean iClegg. Gay Spirit, Jolly End and Connie French. v

The highest pay of the night was on the first quinella which paid the tidy sum of $76.80 on a combination of Vivien M. and

Moriell Woody. The first daily ‘

double paid $27.40 on a combin- ation ticket of Bnian’s Dream and

big event. SAINTJOHN, N.B_ (CP) -- Kahla Byrd, a six-yearold,

brown mare, recorded a double harness racing win Wednesday night in pacing the fastest miles of the program, 2.10 4-5 and 2.- 1.1 3-5. , '

Single dashes were won by Little Bob‘E. Ruby’s Jest, Times Boy, C. B. L., Bonnie Michael and True Captain.

HALIFAX (OP) — Charlotte- town and Lincoln, NE. horses were double winners at a bar- ness racing card at nearby Sackville Downs here Wednes~ day night. .

They were Waychamp, owned by James MacGregor of Char- lottetown and Slicker Tass, own- ed by Bruce MacDonald of Lincoln. The daily double paid $66.00, the qulnella $36.20 and the "exactor $170.30.

Another winner was‘ Ellen Joyce of O’Leary, P.E.I‘.

TRURO (CP) Monoton‘s Touti Boy and Atta Girl com- bined Wednesday night to re- tturn an exactor of $252.50 at a harness racing card here.

L. G. Hal,‘oWned 'by E. C_ Haley of Antigonish. N.S., and My Clegg were double winners. Single winners included Robert- dale of Trum, Rainbow Clegg, owned by W. E. Piers of Pug- wash, N.S., and Amherst’s Busy Lady.

The daily double returned $56.- 20 and the quinella $24.20.

' .BAS'EBALI.

1 American League Boston 000 030 000—3 8 2 Kansas City 000 500 10x—6 10 0

Delock, 'Sisler_(6) Wall (8) and Daley; Herbert and Chiti. L-De- lock. Hilts—Boston, Williams (22) Runnels (7). Kan-City, Chiti (6). Second ’ ~ Boston 000 2102010—4 6 0 Kansas City 000100 001-2 6 1

Monbouquette and Berlbere't; Carver, German (9) and House. L—Garver. HRS: Bos—Ren-na (3), Buddin (12). Malzone (18). Baltimore at Chicago ppd, rain. NewYork 002000000—2 '7 0 Detroit 020 00012x—5 6 0

Turley, Ditmar (8) and How-

ard; Bunning and Wilson. L-Tur- »

ley. HRS: N.Y., Mantle (41) Det- Bentoi-a 2 (6).

National League Milwaukee St. Louis I

Spahn, Jay (7) McMahon (8) and Crandall; Jackson, Brosnan (9) and Green. W-Jackson. Ln Spahn. HR: StlnGreen‘ (12). Chicago 210 2001—6 9 0 Philadelphia 000 000 2—2 5 1

R. Anderson and Neeman; Semproch, Meyer (5), Sanford (7) and L o p a t a. L - Semproch. HRS-Chi, Banks (47).

International League

Toronto at Montreal ppd.

iLucky Logan (L. Neill)

0002000014 90 20010200x—5 s 0 :

ble in the fifth and sixth dash paid $46.60. The second quinella paid $10.90. A win ticket on Con- nie French in the fifth d-aSh paid $11.70.

DASH 1.

SUMMARY

1

Lady Audrey (J. Bernard) 2

Thundermdon (C. O’Brien) Time 2: 17. ‘

die Ford,’I-lunter litivqfi‘.~ r“ DASH ,2 i ' Brian’s Dream (E. Bernard) Moab (L. Neill) v “I ’ Meg (J. Ansenault), Ken’s Pride (L. Kelly) . Jolly ,(G. So'bey) Time: 2216—3.

mar Ferguson, Charlottetown. DASHE‘S 3 AND 6

Jean Clegg (HS. Stead) Gay Spirit (R. MacFadyen)

Dr. Wilfred .C. (G. ,Sobey) 4 5 Canadair (L. Neill)

,Times; 2:15; 2215-2.

Jean Clegg owned by Jas O’- Brien. Alberton, Gay Spirit own- ed by ED. and MD. MacF’adyen Hunter River.

DASHES 4 AND 7 . Vivien M. (G. Sobey), Jolly Bud (H. Cudmore) Nell’s Lad (H. Willis) Moriell Woody (S. Kennedy) Ginger E. (L. Kelly)

May S. Grattan (E. Bernard

Times: 2:14-2; 2:13-4. Vivien M. owned by J .A. Mac- Neill, Summenside, fwned by HP. Cod-more, Brack- ey. DASHES 5 AND 8 Connie French (HS. Stead) 1

Bernie Dan (J. Hen-nessey) 2 2