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Coach llap Day Worried Over Third Game

8'1‘. CAHIARUVES. Ont., April 11 —- (OP) -— Coach HapDay is wor- ried over the outcome of the third sianlev CUP same here next Wed- lleﬂdly. even though his upsurging Toronto Maple Leafs hold a 2-0 edge over Detroit Red Wings.

Lounging around 1n the Leafs training headquarters here. Day foresees s strong Detroit bid tn clinch the third game in the best- of-seven seriu. And he gets butter- flies 1n his stomach everytime he thinks of 1_t.

"We took the opening two games from Bcstcn in the sarni-final ser- ies away frcnn home.” he said. "HOWVBY. we lost the third to the Bruins right on our homo ioeuand I'm afraid of a repeat in Toronto Wednesday".

A three-day layoff will give Tom- my Ivan's Red Wings a much- neoded rest. and they are expected to be a tougher crew than they were in dropping 3-2 and 3-1 de- cisions in the two games.

The Saint Dunstan's University hoop squad captured the Island Physical Fitness Basketball League championship by downing the Charlottetown Reece cagemsn by a score of 50-38 at the Prince of Wales auditorium last night before the largest turnout of hoop fans to be seen there this year. The victory gave the Saints the title in two itfﬂlifill games in the best of three playoff finals, having taken the opening game here last Wednesday night by a 70-48 count. The victory also marked only the second defeat for the Recce squad in 14 games in league competition this year.

T710 88ml? was a fast, keenly con- tested encounter which saw both teams doing some very close check- ing which resulted in a total of 39 fouls being handed out, with saints being on the long end with 24 and Reece 15.

Both teams played really smart ball in the first half with very lit- tle scoring dn the early stages of the frame, but both finding the bas- ket more often in the latter stages. The Saints held the edge on the period play, howﬂlr. and out- pointed their opponents by s. 24-14 score.

In the final half, the Reece bat- tled hard to overcome their oppon- ents lead, and at times had out it

' down to six" points but never quite

making the grade against the smooth shooting of the Saints. It

Meanwhile, Sid Smith, the minor leaguer who scored all three Tor- onto goals Sunday. still iswlated over his performance.

With a total of five goals and one assLst in six playoff game-s, he said, "I had to getthe last three for the coach. He told me he wanted to see me play a. good game on the road."

Maxim-lesnevich Boul Approved

(By The Associated Press)

CINCINNATI April ll-A 15- round bout between Cleveland's Joey Maxim and Gus Lesnevich of Cliffside, N.J., for the "Amer- ican light-heavyweight champion- ship" was approved today by the Cincinnati Boxing Commission. The scrap is scheduled for May 23 at the Cincinnati Garden.

The commission said it had been informed by Abe Greene of the National Boxing Association that the N’.B.A. would recognize the bout as a United States cham- pionship affair.

VERD BEACH. Fla... April 11- (OP)--Bob Morgan, who has been trying out with Brooklyn Dodgers during spring training, has been optioned to Montreal Royals. it was announced today. Morgan, all-star shortstop in the Inter- national League while playing with the Royals last season. sprained an ankle during a spring workout this year.

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was an evenly contested half but the Saints held their lead and added one more basket to 1t to win by a 12-point margin, outshooting them 26-24 on the frame.

Bill Buckless of Saints was the leading point-getter with a total of l3, while Adrian Peters and Glen Michelson. both of Reoce, shared second-place honors with 10 each. Clarence Roche of Saints placed a close third with 9 points.

Three men on the Saints lineup. Willy MacDonald, Owen Mullln and Bob Noble. all fouled out of the game in the final half with five goals each.

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‘more has been much discussion lately both at home and abroad concerning the present system of N. H. L. playoffs, in which a fourth-place team can contest a ﬁrst place team that has showed its superiority through a SO-game schedule for the Stanley Oup championship. such as the situat- ion between Toronto and Detroit at the preent time. There is va- ried opinion on the question both pro and con. and the following are the views of Ivan (Hamilton Spectator) Miller ‘on the subject:

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“Because National Hockey Lea- gue clubs no longer have need for extraordinary measures to fill. their arenas. consideration might bs given to elimination of the play-offs as they now exist. Con- sider, if you will, that the present set-up permits a club to stagger home a poor fourthin thestraight schedule. secure an advantageous break 1n the play-offs, and thus get a crack at a club, in the ﬁnal, that has proved infinitely super- ior during the entire season. O C l O

"In other words, a. club goes all out. to win a championship and ﬁnds that the victory is hollow; that they're only just starting! Detroit Red wings, for instance, did everything but run away and hide from most of the teams in the NJ-LL. during the season now nearing its close. They finished

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S.D.U.— 194849 I.P,F.B,L. Champions

APRIL 12, 1949,

University basketball beam, who last night captured the Island ' “ by ' ' ,, the Charlottetown Becca hoopatcra by a

score of 50-48 to take the playoff series two-straight. The Saints took the opening game last Wednesday 10-40. Left f0 right-Johnny Bradley, Billy Buckless, John Reardnn, Billy Ready, Owen Mullln, lack O'Connor, Clarence Roche (captain), Bog Doucette (manager). William MacDonald and Bob Noble, two members of the team are not included in the above photo.

—Photo by Garnhum.

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Allan. Memorial Cup Schedule

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Allan Cup playoffs (Tuesday) .

in comfortable command of first place and by going all out to the ﬁnish, defeated Canadiens 1n the final scheduled game and thus brought themselves up against the Babs in the‘ semi-final series. o .

formality, produced the hardest kind of ﬁghting between teams acknowledged the best in the league. On the other hand, tne fourth-place Leafs, bringing up additional manpower from their farm club at Pittsburgh, sailed through Boston Bruins without too much trouble and got them- selves a long rest to be as fresh as proverbial daisies for the win- ners of the other send-ﬁnal. I O O

“Both Canaddens and the Wings ﬁnished up their play-off hanging on the ropes. Personally, we feel the Leafs will wind up with the Stanley Cup because they have manpower, they're fresh and ba- causs the breaks usually turn out that way.

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“The cup play-offs were origin- ated at a time when the clubs needed the dough. They found it hard to fill tho big arenas. That. however, was a long time ago, and now there is no such need. ‘rhare- fore, it appears logical that the play-offs might be out to ths two top teams, so that the Stanley Cup will go to the club demon- strating the most consistency and ability during the entire season, and not just through a. short ser- ies. a s o s 1

"Of course, this is just wishful thinking, because the hockey mag- nates, having transformed the game with rule changes. and hav- ing built it into a top money- maker. will undoubtedly have no part of a revised program that would reduce proﬁts. It does seem rather ridiculous, however, to have six teams bang at each oth- er for B0 games just to eliminate two, and then permit a beam that could scarcely squeeze past ‘the eliminated teams an opportunity to upset a better foe in one brief and wild splurgel’:

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As far as this column is con- cerned. the present system of playoffs has been an accepted and satisfactory one for a good num- ber of year-s, in fact, has been one that has been recognized in all phases of team sport involved in league competition about as far ‘back as you wish to go. It is quite true that there are certain factors and breaks of the game that can make a great difference to a team's chances of winning or losing in ~the ﬁnal round such as those pointed out by Miller in which he states “Leafs sailed through Boston without much trouble and got themselves a long rest while both Canadiens and fhc Wings ﬁnished up their play- off hanging .on_th_s impel.”

Por this column’s money. that is sport all over. and if lot-onto were good enough to take Boston in only one over the minimum number of playoff games. then more power to thsm. Couldn't the situation have been just as easily reversed in the case of Csnsdlens ‘and Detroit with Boston and Leafs "innglpgort. the ropes?"

"m9 cup playoffs were originat- Od at a time when the clubs need- ed the dough. They found it hard to till the big arenas." quotes Miller. "but now there is no such need.” If this be the case, why

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EAST: I Eastern Canada final—At Mont- real: Barrio Plyers vs. Montreal ,Royals (Montreal, leads 1-0 1n best-of-seven series). WEST:

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Exhibition Baseball

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At Dallas, Tex. New York (A) .. Dallas (Tex)

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lit Memphis, Tenn. Debrolt (A) Memphis (SA) (Called end 13th, darkness)

S'Side Curling Club Schedule

Following are games scheduled for the Summerslde Curling Club this week:

Tuesday April 1! COMMERCIAL LEAGUE 1.00 PM. Curran 5r Briggs vs Auto Deal-

ers. Kensington Boys vs. 8t. Elean-

ors. 0.30 PM. Challenge Kensixigton Boys Post Office. legals vs Banker. Wednesday April l8 3.30 PM. Curran 6r Briggs vs Legals. Bankers vs Auto Dealers. 7.00 PM. Kenslngbon Boys vs R.C.A.I".. 8t. Eleanor; vs Bankers. 8.30 PM. Produce Dealers vs Kensington

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R.O.A.1".. VI Post Office

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Playoff between ‘ﬂhﬂlllil Sen- ior and Junior Section, J. Hayes vs. B. Macwillissns-

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Playoff between two top teams in Commercial League.

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President Clarence" Campbell of the National Hockey Magus today did some legal eagllng of tho oun- troversisi "C" contract for min- on. "If we or; doing dnything that inft legal. let's put o. stop to it," said tn, mm who was an out- standing Csnadisn military llm- ver baton ho started boning the If . '

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Win From Marlboros

' Ottawa Senators to whip Toronto

LISTDWEL, 0nt., April ill — (OP) — Jack Fritz, coach of Syd- ney’s eliminated Millionaires, picks

Marlboros in the eastern final of the Allan Cup playoffs..Senators lebd Sherbrooke 3-2 in games in the Quebec Senior League hockey finals and Fritz says they are a aura bet to win the best-of-seveu series.

‘Stopping off on his way back to the Maritimes to visit his moi-he!’ here, Fritz said the Maple Len! farm hands are not smooth en- ough to cope with the well-organ- ized Senators. » Ha has watched the capital city team practice and said the rough style of pla/y used by Marlboros against his lighter Millionaires would be made to order for the rugged Ottawa 1128198050"-

"we are not accustomed back 1n Cape Breton to the stuff they gel; away with up here." added till Sydney coach.

Frltl. a product of Isistowel ice ponds, who left local junior and intermediate clubs to‘ reach the Maritlmes via Sudbury and_ Kirk- land Lake teams, doubts he will accept a coaching appointment next season because of -businels reasons. Besides, there's a lot of strain and tension to the coach- ing job. be added.

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will decide the 1940 ship.

Teletype Bowling Tourney Tonight

The C.N.'1‘. Intercity Champ-- ivnshin Bowling Trophy will again be the object of keen yonvpetition this evening when the Monofnn employees of the Canadian Not- ional Teiogrsphs will challenge their oo-workers from the Char- lottetown office in an effon to bring back here the trophy which went to the Island last year.

In n bowling tourney which was held recently the Mcncton team won the right to challenge for the trophy by eliminating the Saint John and Halifax office team. Sines the Monctcn team mn- not make the 411p co the Island, a special teletype circuit will be set, up linking the two bowling alleys, the new Rolls/way in Char- lottetown and the- Bolo-drome at Moncton. The score will be trans- mitted after each team has com- Dleted two boxes and on receipt will immediately-be posted on a largo board so that the bowlers and spectators alike will be able to follow the tournament closely both in Charlottetown and Mono- ton. The same set up was in ef- fect last year and proved to be very successful.

The Charlottetown teun will be captained by A.E. Richard and the other members of the team will be W.A. Davey, RtA_ Araenault, Mel- vin Richard and J.A. Weaver. The total pinfall of the one team chamrpion-

LONDON, April 11—(AP)-Blg Jack Kramer, who lays ho is well on the way to earning bfl second $100,000 byhlaying, professional tan- nis, concedes himself three more years in tho big-timm- ' - “When someone comes-up who can beat mo consistently," said Jack in an interview while playing in IAIIGOII, “I'll retire from oom- pstitiva play complete ."

Kramer, who will be 28 Aug. ‘l, is acknowledged the best tennis player in the world today. Ho swept the amateur “triplscrown” in 1947

. . m. w. f. , . _ ionshlps, United States title and helping America hold -ths Davis Cup-and started to cash in with a ro debit on Dec. 28 that year. ow much longer can hs reign?

"If a guy lives agood clean life," he said, "and has the will to win, T think he could stay on top untll he was 32. But it takes worklnl at it." . Kramer brought his touring troupe. including Bobby Riggs, Dlnny Pails and Pancho Segurl, to Europe in March. Erom December, 1047, througiflast month, Jock boat Riggs, his regular opponent, at least five out of six times,

The act needs to be freshsned, with s new opponent for Kramer. He hopes that an amateur will cap- ture the triple qrown this summer and join tho troupe. . Kramer rates Ted Schroeder on top of his short ligt of amateurs. Ted is a Californian who helped Kramer regain the Davis Cup from Australia in 1946. '. ' “Second belt." Kramer laid, "are Pancho Gonzales and John Brom- wich. who is coming out of Aus- tralia this year with nothing to lose and everything to gain. This might be John's your."

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The gums was s closely contasfgq affair but the P. B. S. giris_m;n"_ ed to bold the edge on thashoot- in: to top out their opponmh by seven points. j

C. Howatt of Bummcrsids n; ~ the top point-getter with a total of f eight. whilo J. Storey and p . Campbell of Prince Street ran t...‘ a close second and third with .- ssvsn and six points respectful, t,

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had hoped to lead Millionaires to the Allan Cup. s. goal they cams within one gum, of reaching I few years back when he was a playing member. He tagged the affair with Marlboros l. tough luck series, and claimed if thrbreaks had been only slightly tipped in 'I‘oronto's favor, his charges would come out on top.

Toronto won the best-of-flve series 8-1 with one game tied. Fritz pointed to tho bwo games - which Marlboros tied up with less than 50 second: to go and said the law of averages should have given Millionaires one of them and that actually they should have had both.

He took no issue with the ‘Por- onto press for saying his charges lacked finish around tho nets It looked that way. he admitted, but actually it was just over-anxious- neas.

Tho long 60-gams schedule back in the Cape Breton League had a telling effect. too. Fritz said Mil- lionaires played better hockey s month ago. “

His closing remarks: "I can only say that if the series had been played anywhere but in Toronto. Sydney would be meeting Ottawa. We stood a better chance llllnst those Benabori, too."

under public scrutiny when Tos- onbo Maple Leafs of the NHL- snd the Stratford, Ont, Junior "A" Ontario Hockey Association club started wrangling over the services of 17-year-old, Danny howicki tof Fort William, Ont.

Lewiokl played with Port Ar-» thur Bruins when they won the Memorial Cup in i040. Ho $161100 with tho professional Providence Reds of tho Americhn Hockey League and Issfrbought his con- liact. But Strstford-aays Camp- bsll-bidforhisssrvlcss and Paid $9.000 for hm this season. Now it's a question cf who really owns his contract.

Campbell mu tho 10.81.. spent between 0100.000 and 0000.000 this season on development of taunt. . ‘The 10.31.. prsidsnt is pretty sure tho C, contrackis ohy. "Con- tracts for mtployment of minors no made ovn-y duyﬁ h; sold. "Youhsvotoshovuitlsaoon- tract for tbs benefit of‘ ruins: and, if a contract for 00,000 a m: in hockey isn't of benefit, thou l don't know what is." ,

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is!’ that "it is stealing something that belongs to somebody also"

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W (OP) — Woodstock won tho New Brunswick M11800 basketball title

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