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Coach Hopes To Be Ready For Tiger-Cat Strategy

By BERNARD DUFRESNE

Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTTAWA (C'P)403ch Frank Clair stressed defensive manoeu- vres as Ottawa Rough Riders worked out Tuesday night in preparation for the second game of the Big Four footlall final Saturday.

One of the things for which Riders will try to prepare them- selves is Hamilton Tiger - Cats’ new “lonesome quarterback" for- mation.

It caught Riders somewhat by surprise here last Saturday when Ticats scored an easy touchdown with it, and went on to win the fir-st game of the total-points se- ries 35-7. Kickoff time for the second game in Hamilton is 2 p.m. AST. I ADAPTION EFFORT

Hamilton coach Jim Trimble admits the new formation is an “adaptation” — an euphemism for steal — from Chicago Car- dinal‘s’ offence. The Cards” coach, Frank (Pop) Ivy, has said the formation is an American adapt- ation of the system he established a few years ago at Edmonton where he formerly coached the Eskimos.

The formation offers quarter- back Bernie Faloney a potential of six pass receivers—two ends and two flankers split wide on each end, and two backs close up

shaped line. The quarterback takes the snap about six or seven yards behind centre.

Clair said there was nothing “new” in the formation.

“We‘ve use} the same thing for a month now, with a varia- tion.

It was reported about the Ticats' new play shortly before last Saturday’s game and did not have the time to work up a solid defensive play against it.

NEW DEFENCE

He hopes to have one ready for next Saturday, but there is no as-

Clair heard

sol-alive that Trimble will use it “gain. Instead, the imaginative Hamilton coach may try some- thing else.

Clair gave his Riders a day off Monday, except for a skul. ses- sion with the films of Satur- day‘s game.

“There wasn‘t too much to be said,” Clair said. “We got whomlped butgood and all we can do on Saturday is to give a real try.”

It will take a mighty. effort to overcome the cozy 28 - point cushion Ticats hold and go on to

the Grey Cup game in Vancouver the following Saturday.

NHL Expansion ls Long Way Off

NEW YORK (Am—Expansion of the National Hockey League to the west coast is still “a long way off," Clarence Campbell, presi- dent of the six-team circuit, said Tuesday.

Commenting on a report that a_ Los Angeles group is seeking to obtain a franchise in ice hockey’s

to the tackles in a sort of wedge- big league, Campbell said the

SPORTS'FRONT

By rms CALLAGHAN

E-TEAM Island basketball league for the 1958-59 season cam: being on Monday night and judging by the enthusmsm displayed at the organization session, a good year is In store

k ball in em and fans. for Rites}? ‘SC’ league and composed of Charlottetown Trot- ters, Charlottetown ‘Y.M.C.A., R._C.A.F. (Summerside), Prmce of Wales and St. Dunstan’s Juniors. The, schedule is expected to get imam-way on or about November 26.

THERE SEEMS to be more basketball interest than. was in evidence for quite some time. If this interest can be maintained. than there shouldn’t be any doubt about the success .of the league.

' However the greatest difficulty around these parts, as far as basketball is concerned, is to work up spectator interest. It seems strange that this sports-minded Island has always been slow to arouse in this game of basketball. Other places pack them in for hoop tilts but here on P.E.I. it's been a most dif- ficult task to entice people out to the games.

This is indeed unfortunate because basketball is one of the fastest games you can witness. It has loads of spectator appeal as evidenced by the huge crowds that turn up for games in the United States. 'lhere seems no logical reason why we should tenet any differently on Prince Edward Island.

311 we do. And fllat’s it. ,

PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS intend to do their part in the attempt to bring cut more fans. They have taken measures to deal with teams 'wbo default games wuthout making any ar- rangement whateva' with their oppments. No league can operate with any degroo‘ofnioceu if teamsdeclde to show up just when it suits them. Any team that pulls that stunt this season will hand over $10 to the league treasurer. That should put a halt to such goings-on. since no basketball team has any amount 0. to th away.

t megepr-esentrgzves of last year’s league, the Trotters. proved they were tops in their class in the Maritime provinces when they won the tournament staged here last May against the New Brunswickers and Nova Scotlans. The Trotters will be favourites to repeat as champions of thisd loop blllt they'll fmd the going len . on th ma 0 e crown.

' Du: gotdefEigeen‘ii Bill gLedwell has been selected as league

' . Bill has associated with him hard working officials who will do|thelr darndest to see that the league is nameless all

W . mYciii: the fans..ean help put this affair over in a big way by attending the games.

How about it?

WHILE WE ARE on the subject of basketball, we wish to mil-rd you once again m the great treats in store for\ you this coming Friday and y. I

On Friday at the R.C.A.F. station in Summersxde and Satur- day at St. Dunstan’s gym, the spectacular House of David team will be performing. These bearded gentlemen are terrific enter- tainers and have been aoclaipxed by basketball fans wherever thy have appeared.

Their showmanship. ball handling wizardry. shooting, passing and the clowning of Bobby Both will have the fans in a continual uproar. It's a show that you just can't afford to miss.

' This Roth is the midget of the men with the whiskers. But Bobby is the only one of the players that is under six feet. The‘ next smallest guy is ‘little’ Perry Reynolds, a mere 6 ft. 3 in. The giant of the outfit is Moose Cooley who goes six feet 7 inches above the ground. '

THIS FELLOW COOLEY will make a big hit with the fans. He is very deceptive on the pivot and will have the fans in an uproar with his tricks. He has the ability to hand the ball to the opposing player and then retake it from him all in the same

ion.

All the other players on the famed visiting team are equally so brilliant as Roth and Cooley. They’ll be pulling 'out all the stops to provide Friday and Saturday’s patrons with the greatest basketball treat in years. \

Remember the dates are Friday in Summerside and Satur- day at St. Dunstan’s for this stellar attraction.

CHARLIE HOGAN has Civic Stadium in Summerside operat- ing full steam ahead and Earl Nicholson hopes to open the Sports Arena to the public the latter part of this week.

Both these winter playgrmmds are certame necessary in our community and are performing a real public service. Charlie had his Stadium all tidied up from top to bottom and early season patrons have commented on the fine appearance of the ice palace.

Earl has done likewise with the Sports Arena and we were agreeably surprised with the new look when he paid ‘Nick’ 3 call Monday. The exterior and interior of the building have been given the paint treatment and the result of the brushes has made a terrific difference. Canteen, ladies and men's rest rooms. dressing rooms all have been remembered by the painters.

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m RINKS definitely need not apologize for their appear- ance or ,their facilities. The owners and their managers are endeavouring to serve the public efficiently and courteously. We think they are accomplishing that in fine style. It’s so easy to criticize when some small thing goes wrong. Yet, when every- thing is rosy, no plaudits are forthcoming.

If the operators of Civic Stadium and the Sports Arena decided some of these days that they had enough, we don't think they would be crowded with prospective buyers. Persons -with ‘get rich quick' ideas would not be among those who might be Interested in taking over these arenas. .

Both these winter centres on Prince Edward Island are doing I splendid job and here's hoping they can continue to do so.

How would we manage to get along without them?

WELL WHITEY FORD didn't manage to win any world series games last month yet you will find lots of felloWs who are ready to call him the best pitcher in the American League. Some will go farther and term him the best in the majors

Washington’s Eddie Yost is among the admirers of the Yankee southpaw. Says Yost:

“Whitey Ford has the kind of control which puts all the burden on the hitter. You can’t afford to take anything he throws and hope to get lucky. He always gets a piece of the plate. He walks nobody. With a lot of pitchers. you get a chance to think I little. They might have a pattern and if you've seen them enough you can expect certain things. But with Ford you have to expect any pitch at any time. He mixes them up. Fast ball. . . slow curve . . . then a good curve . . then a change-up. Or

.30-7 at Edmonton Saturday. The

transportation problem would be too difficult to overcome at pres- ent.

“Air travel in the winter is something you can’t figure. Bad weather could ground a club and throw our schedule out of order.

“We must have both the Mont- real and Toromo teams at home almost every Saturday night. The Canadiens have sold out every game for the last 14 years and Toronto every one of the last 12. They can easily get to Chicago or Detroit for a Sunday game but the west coast is another thing." BEADED BY INVESTOR

The Los Angeles group is headed by Chuck, Johnson, 40, an investor.

“Much more practical would be a two-division setup, one in the east and one in the west. The Western divisiOn would include Los Angeles and perhaps San Francisco and Denver. But that's likely to take a couple of years.”

Campbell is here to attend a special meeting of the American Hockey League’s board of golVer- nors. The discussions involved possible termination of the annual drafting of American League players by the National League and Western League players by the American League. No positive action was taken, however.

CAHA Asked To Suspend Player" For Life

CHATHAM. Ont. (OP) — The Canadian Amateur Hockey Asso- ciation has been asked to suspend Chathalm Maroon forward John Bailey for life following his at- tack on the team’s playing coach, Johnny Horeck, during Monday night's OHA-NOHiA senior A game against Sault Ste. Marie.

Horeck said Tuesday he phoned George Dudley, CAHA secretary- manlalger asking that Bailey be suspended from all hockey in Chatham," Horeck said.

Bailey’s attack occurred during the second period of the game, won 3-0 by Chatham. Prodded by Horeck to backcheck, Bailey was said to have used profane lan- guage on' the ice.

When he returned to the bench, Horeck told him to stopusinlg ob- scene language or go to' the dress- ing room. Bailey was said to have replied “I will” and started throwing punches as he passed Horeck. '

Empire Stadium Offered For 2nd W.I.F.U. Game

VANCOUVER (OP) — Empire Stadium has been offered as a site for the second game of the best-of-three Western lnterprovin- c1al Football Union final series if weather conditions make it im- possible to hold the game at Win- nipeg tonight as scheduled.

Herb Capozzi, general manager of the British Columbia Lions of the WIFU, said Tuesday he had made the offer in telegrams sent to football commissioner Sydney Halter of Winnipeg, Edmonton Eskimos a nd Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The Bombers defeated Eskimos 30—7 in the first game at Edmon- ton Saturday. The second game is set for Winnipeg. However, a fierce blizzard has dumped more thbayn 16 inches of snow on the Cl .

Today Despite

WINNTPEG (.CP) — The second game of the Western Interprovin- cial Football Union best-of-three between Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers will go on as scheduled tonight despite 1! Violent blizzard which has dumped about 14 inches of snow on the city since Saturday night.

Football commissioner G. Syd- ney Halter of Winnipeg said Tues- day that “present plans are to proceed with the game."

Stewart MacPhel‘son, general manager of Winnipeg Enterprises which operates the football sta- dium, announced earlier that he had some doubts as to whether the football game would go on as scheduled.

Bombers won the first game

series winner represents the West in the Grey Cup final at Vancou- ver, Nov. 29.

MacPherson said unless the

the other way around. He gets you out." Well. there you‘ve heard from Eddie. Is Whitey Ford still a to pitcher in your book? i

jel’ncm he tell it would be ll‘llDflS-

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UHARLO’ITETOW‘N GUARDIAN, NOV. 19, 1958.

Tenth Annual

Last evening officials of the Provincial Physical Fitness D'iv- ision announced that the tenth an- nual hockey school for coaches and referees of the Atlantic Pro- vinces will be held in Charlotte- town at the Charlottetown Hotel and Sports Arena. December lst to 3rd inclusive.

Tiger-Cat Coach Has Something On Bombers

HAMILTON (C‘Pl—Coach Jim Trimble of Hamilton TigerCats believes he has “something” on Winnipeg Blue Bombers. At any rate, he plans to scout the Bomb- ers Wednesday night at Winnipeg for the second time this season.

Trimlble said Tuesday he made an undercover trip to Winnipeg last Sept. 29 and watched the powerful Bombers wallop Edmon- ton Eskimos 43-13. Bombers and Eskimos meet tonight in the sec- ond game of the best-of‘three Western Interprovinciai Football Union with Bombers one game up. Trimble’s Ticats are expected to advance to the Grey Cup final for the second straight year after Saturday’s final game against 0t- tawa Rough Riders in the Big Four union’s home . and - home total-point final series. Ticats won the opener at Ottawa 35-7 last Sat- urday.

Trimble revc :_led that he made his September trip to Winnipeg under the name of “Deacon.” He bought a $2 bleacher. ticket and watched the game through binoc- ulars.

“I think I picked up something on the Bombers which we’ll be able to use in the Grey Cup final if Hamilton plays Winnipeg," Trimble said. “I picked up the same thing last Saturday on tele- vision in the Winnipeg-Edmnton playoff game."

Red Schoendie'risi Definitely Hos Tuberculosis

MHJWAUKEE (AP) — Tests have disclosed that second base- man Red Schoendienst definitely has tuberculosis and probably will not play baseball next season, the Milwaukee Braves announced Tuesday.

Donald.Davidson, Braves pub- licity director, said the announce- ment came from Dr. Ray Martin, Schoendienst’s physician. Schoen- dienst now is a patient at Mount St. Rose sanitarium in St. Louis.

Davidson quoted Dr. Martin as saying, “It is quite likely that he might not play next year, but we are optimistic about a full recov- efry."

The 85-year-old infielder, who led the Braves to the 1957 world championship. entered a St. Louis hospital about 10 days ago for a checkup.

Don Newcombe Fails To Appear j In Court Tuesday

NEWARK; NJ. (AP) — Don Newcombe failed to appear in court again Tuesday to plea to an atrocious assault and battery ‘Essex County Judge Jarm R‘. Giuliano said he will issue a bench warrant for the Cincinnati Redlegvs’ hurler if he doesn‘t show up in court by Monday.

STANDINGS

National League

WL T F APts. Montreal 9 5 2 59 42 20 Boston 7 7 4 57 5c 13 Detroit 9 a o 4.2 as 13 NewYork 885494817 Chlcaao 7 s 2 48 64 16 Toronto 5 9 1 32 45 11

Supple Scores Easy Victory

LONDON (Reuters)~Canadian bantalmweight c h a m p i o 11 Pat Supple pounded out an easy vic- tory. over Eddie O’Connor of Dub- hn in an eight-round bout here Tuesday night.

The young Montrealer wore down his opponent with solid body punches. At the end O'Connor was beating a steady retreat rather slim mix in close with the Cana-

an.

WIFU Game May Be Played

Violent Storm

stands and parldng area cleared in time for the game.

Football officials checked the playing field, covered by giant tarpaulins Since last week, and found it in good condition.

Eskimos are expected to have import halfback Ralph Pfeit'er back in the lineup. He missed the first game when he returned to his home in Kansas to attend the funeral of his father, killed in a car accident. But the other first-string half. Don Flynn, still is a doubtful starter. Flynn also sat out the first contest with sore ribs.

Bomber coach Bud Grant’s big- gest problems are halfback Leo Lewis and fullback Charlie Shep- ard, both of whom came out of Saturday's game with injuries. Lewis suffered a painful toe in- jury and is expected—if he starts —to be running only at three- quarter speed. Shepard reinjured

storm blew itself out Tuesc! aft-

sible to have the football field,i

his hip and may be held to punt- lng duties as in the latter stages of the opener.

N.H.L. President To Open

Hockey School

Mr. Clarence Campbell. pre- sident of the National Hockey League is giving his usual full support to the school and after being diappointed in being unable to attend the last two yea-rs, plans on being on hand this year to deliver the key-note address and officially open the school.

Chief instructor this year will be chief NHL referee, Roy “Red” Storey and supporting him will be another well-known former NHL player-coach.

As usual, all Island and Marl- time centres are invited to send coaches and referees to the school. Any chap who is interest- ed in officiating or handling a team should take advantage of this year’s school. No effort is being spared to make it the best yet and here is a chance for every community to get two or three officials of their own to look after local games.

The annual hockey school. sup- ported by the NHL, MAI-IA and Provincial Fitness Division has always created a goodly amount of interest among mangers. coaches and officials.

This year’s effort will be no ex- ception and it is expected 3 rec- ord-sized group will be on hand to get the benefit of seasoned veterans’ instructions and take part in discussion of the latest rules of the game, etc.

In addition to Mr. Campbell, local officials expect a goodly representation of MAHA officers to be on hand.

Red Wings Blank Bruins Wilson Flips l

DETROIT (AP)40hnny Wil- son scored three goals—the sec- ond time he has done so in eight NHL seasons—to spark Detroit Red Wings to a 6-0 victory over Boston Bruins Tuesday night.

Goalie Terry Saarchuk was spectacular in the nets and shared the with Wilson by mak- ing 26 saves, three crucial ones coming in the final minute when his teammates were frantically trying to protect his shutout.

Wilson scored in the first pe- riod, coming from the Bos- ton net and getting a loose puck

nearthegoalmouth.Hegothis second goal by converting his,

Kelowna Packers Battle Moscow Wings To 1-1 Tie

MOSCOW (AP) — Canada‘s] Kelowna Packers and Moscow' Wings of the Soviet Union Lttled their way to a 1-1 tie Tuesday in a freewheeling exhibition hockey game. ,

A crowd of 12,000 excited fans cheered, jeered and shouted as the players scrambled all over

DOWN THE

BACK STRETCH

A despatch from the U.S.T.A., Columbus, Ohio, dated November 11, states that an all-time record for miles in two minutes or fas- ter already has been set this year, with nearly three weeks remaining in the 1958 harness racing season. Records compiled by the U.S.T.A. for all tracks in the United States and Can. ada show that 72 “magic miles” have been clocked, eclipsing the previous high of 70 set in 1953.

Shadow Wave’s 1.56 3-5 vic- tory in the second leg of the $75,- 000 American Pacing Classic at Hollywood Park, Inglewood, Cal- ifornia, last Saturday and s 1.58 4-5 time trial by the trotter, Charming Barbara, earlier in the day on the same track, taccoun- ted for the new record. Shad- ow Wave’s time is also a world’s record for a tthreeyealr-old pacer.

It was Shadow Wave’s sixth effort in two minutes or better this season. U.S.T.A. figures show that nine trottens and twen- ty-six pacers have contributed to the record-(breaking 72 total in 1%8.

Shadow Wave was driven, in all the above miles, (by our na- tive son, Joe O’Brien, and we believe Shadow Wave has the record for the most tw0~minute miles this season.

LARGE ENTRY

John F. Cruikshank, racew- retary at Sackville Downs track near Halifax. has had exceptional success in securing entries for theHallilgonianStakeNo. 1,tobe raced at Sacklville Downs in late August or Early September, 1959.

The nominees were required to be two-year-olds in 1958, and the Stake, when raced, will be for three-year-olds. Thirty-nine en - tries make up the list. Among those sent in by owners in the pr‘ovince. are: six by True Hal; seven by Abner T. Clegug; one by Argot Pointer; one by Rus- sell Hanover; three by Watchim; one by Slimcoe Harvester; and one by Cyclonic '