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Hockey followers hereabouts will be pleased to learn that ar- rangements are being finalized to bring together Friday evening Prince of Wales College and Legion

teams. 1' 0

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This will be the first appearance of the Legionaires who as yet are an unknown quantity in the City League, but who have on _ their roster a wealth of experienced personnel. The Legionaires have been workint! out for sometime iin- dc." coach Roy Prowse, and are eager tn loot their strength against the Flying Welshmen.

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,Since their defeat at the hands oi the Navy the college boys have hrcii ivorkin out under iviitclilui eye o Coach Squarol .g and "Snag" f cls that they w ll rc- riecm themselves Friday night. The PW C, team in thier first ap- pearance disl 'ri an excr-lirrit brand of lioc -ciali_\' in the first two pmiois.

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Amnnt: those cxpcclotl in sec action with the Lcglonaires Friday will hc Ivo Cudmoiu; custodian (if the nets; dcfcncc Fultie Pour". "Pluin“ MacDonald, and Leo ll ' Don i. Up frrinl will be such pill.

as Lcvi Blacquiertg shop oiirt, Worth and Perry. + + il-

A iveek from today should the weather prove suitable for road n- i-cl the Flying Welshmen will journey to Montague where they raross slicks with the 1943-41)‘ etli- tion of the Montague club.

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Montague rink management navct gonc to considerable trouble ‘to im-i prove their plant and interest is) high in the eastern town \t this] tiir The ice surface has been l icncd by five feet and both pro-l nicnadcs have bccn improved to; give spectators additional room and‘ comfort. Improvements have also hceii made in the lighting sy.'item and on up-to-date loud speaker rut installed.

i" II‘ ‘It ‘ Want shake-t . (is from Bucko Trai. ~ lost. (New. inc wiio spent a few (it vtth his iarents here on Christm s l-oliriav ‘Buckd’ who returned fPOIr. ov seas a couple of months ago has s‘ co joined the Drummundvilio squad in the Quebec Provincial League and although he was very reticent on the matter last cven- ing it could be seen that lie is ra - idly becoming accustomed to the bruising type of hockey that they play in Quebec Province.

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And of interest to many local hockey goers will he the fact that coaching the Drummondviile team is none other than Frankie Cllllli‘: former Abbie player in the days; of the Big Four and who later emigrated to England for several years with varying degrees of ruc- ces: before returning to his native City of Montreal.

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Frankir- 1s not playing these days due to a had injury but ‘in the same breath the stcc _ 'I‘rainor stated that he is rated high not oniv in hockey circles but also in coachinlZ circles throughout Quebec.

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But-ho himself will b: remem- herod as the tricky, fast stick- handlcr that used to patrol the right boards for the Junior Royals when the latter team were in their heyday. Many the time we have soon him go tearing in on a goalie aitcr outwitting the defence and score important goals. goals that played their part i_n sending the Royals on to a Maritime title and from there into the Memorial Cup playdowns. Success never rested

' very heavily on Burke's head at

that time and the same still holds true today. He will get accustomed to the style lyzing played in _tlie league he is a4, present performing with and then opposing defence- men will ihavc to keep a sharp lookout for the young forward as he heads goaiward with-the vul- canite glued to hi: stick.

Montague Curijng Club Activities

On Tuesday. December 18th, the Montague Curling Club opened the season with four games on the double sheet of ice. It is expected

“ that the season will get under way

officially with a President's and Vicedtresidenrs contest. The club curlln motmerahiu with many laocla e members. All ure looking forward to m excel- lent season at the old mating

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International Tourney 0n

, Etnaletnd, Dec. 26- ( l -- wueclunaie diverts from many pacts of the world galtihetrod here today for U18 open- mg Friday of tihe first, important: mttamational chess to

since war broke out in L939,

Dr. Max Euwe of Holland. former world champion, Arnold Donker, United States champltln. Mid He!“ man Steiner of Oallfomiti. are am- ong the 140 entrust-ts. Theme also its s. possibility that Reuben Fine. one of the strongm of pro-war chess masters. may compete in the tortimament. Steiner was the only American player to wore a. major- ltv in recent mdlo matches belnvoen the United States and the Soviet Union.

Able Yonofslcy. Oonadas No. 1 chess player. will not compete in the totirnoment as he still ls sew- lnz in the Cztzmdian Navy.

The youtthftii Wintnlpegger embr- gcd tits on outsiauciinfl chess prod- igy sometime before the war when he ivas a lkvear-o-ld. He met. t-he best cl Canadian and American players and performed credltably until lic ciitcrfid the Nnvv and re-

"rd from ucti omoetilioiz. Yan~ took part in the lust major

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aurd in Bu nos Aires

Willie Pep

SPORING nsws

Chess i Friday

vocal year ago- “u” “$l‘c.““":"..r “m ... to 0o an a oug Russian names haw 1

specimen-is have express! the hope tihattbey wll-lbetbeBovtlot-chnm- bdrm liliiroll Botxvlnnik, u probably the etroneest playu‘ in the would today, and Vasily Smy~ slov, who. although in his early twenties, is looked upon as e. future champion.

Among other notable scheduled to play ore Ekkestroezn of Sweden, M.

toffel, Swiss champion, Dr. Bovi- elli Tiartakower of Fran . a Pole by birth and weli- mm tournament figure before the war, ‘and K. Opocensky, Czech champ- on. ~

Among the ore-war ohm not- ables who will be missing an Dr. Alexander Aiekhlne of Home. world champion, Paul Keno and Saio Fiohr, young masters who before the war were regarded u potential world champions.

Dr. Alekhine has been accused c.f collaboration with the Germans and has been barred by the United Stews and Netherlands Chess Pederatio

Is Named

“Boxer 0f The Year”

BY sm raven , NENV YORK, Dcc. 2c _ tart _i| title vice-nut;

Winding up a fistlc year by rich gates and poor talent, R/lng Mag- ‘tline tcdziv named Willie Pep, the; uummcticut ciouter who owns half, the worldo fcatheiwvelght champ-- ioigniil), as "boxer of the year" fort

In addition to tabbitig Wallotplng. Willie as head man, the magazine, in its copyrighted annual review and yigatrly ring nllings, also dc~ ciwred the “intemotlonaP world lghtwcigtlit. chain-plcnistltip vacant recognized titleholders —- Bab hionlgontcry of Philadelphia (New York: and Ike Williams. of Trsiiiott. N..l (N BA.) -dot.v-n to fourth and fifth on the list of 135-poundcrs for the your

Surprisinglv enough. the top lightweight npot went to former featherweight boss Chalky ill/right, better known as the rings Old Man River. Skinning up among the hig- ger boys, the Mexican-born Negro lost milv one oi eight starts, and reversed that setback. Behind him. t-he Ring placed the cvmebacklhg Allie Stolz, curly-haired Jerseyan, who battled 1.000 in eight stat-ti:

Promot ~ Milt; Jacobs‘ 42 Mad- ison Square Garden ' ,

. for the year. thcrcbv ma ~ in»; the Humson, NJ, petunia producer 1945's standout promoter.

Pan's chief challenge for "fight- er of the year" honors CZLRlG from Manuel Otrtlz. the bant-amvrciglit champion from El Centre Calif, who Won his five 1945 starts; Ja Ltamotto, the roc-irjawed middle- weistht who lost. only two of ll punch - parties," Riay Robinson. etrixigbean New York Negro and untorowried king of the welter- weights. who iidmlxiistered the only setbacks Lsimoita suffered and whose only non-whining outing was a draw with Jose Basorii; and Rockv Graziano. a middleweight block-buster who flattened Fix straight rivals during the cam~ paiinimz to rank as 1946's "best new fighter "

Pep drew the award. the magaz- lne said. because he wa the only champion to defend his crown dur- i ing the year. whipping Phil Terr anova in l5 rounds H: went: tshroitgh the year with seven vic- torim and one draw: his lifetime! record shows 90 victories in 92: starts. marred only by one defiant‘. to fonner lightweight boss Sammy‘ Angott, and one drew.

Following are the Ellie's oops“ right ratings by divisions for the year. with champions i-ecoqnizcd bv the magazine in parenthesis and those inactive because of the we:

ts' (Champion, Joe uritello, New York 19-15 wins);

("international b-Cihalky WflEhC (a sLa-ris. 6 victories. 1 defeat, 1 no contest); 2-Ali‘ie Stolz, Newark. N.J.; a-Willie Joyce, Cary, 11141.; 4»~Bob Montgomery, Philadelphia;

Ea-Ike Williams, Trenton, NJ; 6-

Lightwelgthls:

‘ Dove Casviiloux. Montreal; 7-mon-

llic James. Wa B-Enriqtie Bol- anos, M vico Q-Fretidle Dawson, Ciiicng ; lm-Wzslcy Mouzon, Phil- adclphia

Feetiierweighis: (champion, Wil-

Pep, Hartford. Colin. t3 starts. 7 victories. l tirawWZ-Sal Barb

o, Boston (NB A-recognized champion); 3-Phil Terranova, New York: i-Nel Tarlei-on. Eng- land; owJaclvie Graves, Mintneap~ olLs: (i-Carlo? Chavez, Georgia; 7»- Al Phillips. England:

Russo. Beltway. N.J. o-Miguel Acevedo. Cuba; 10—-Jackie Wilson, Pittsburgh.

Bantomweights: (champion, Man tiel Ortiz: i-Manuel Ortiz. El Cen- tro, C“ f. t five starts. five victories) 2- Benny Goldberg, Detroit; 3-I.m.is Castillo. Mexico; 4—~'I‘on.v Olives-e, San motel-we»; 5_ Cliff Anderson, British Guiana.‘ 6- Slmon yet-germ,‘ Panama.

Flywenzlits: (tiiamtoioit, Jackie

i" 1 _ Jnckie Paterson,

2 :"3ll'l8l‘i Terry

Jae Cure

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Duran. Ireland: 6——Da<l:i Maxine. Hawaii

Cuss ldehgAnd Pals In Court

MONTREAL. Doc. 26 — (CP)_ Boxer Gus Melts Christians cele- bration brought him into record- er's court today where he and three friends received suspending sentence after pleading guilty to a charge that they sat; in the middle of a Montreal street early this morning until removed by police.

Senators little League Averages

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 — (AP) _ Washington Senators book note bodily of these figures in the oi’- ficial 1946 American Baseball Lea- gue averages:

Most runs allowed by any pitch- er: 114, by Marine Pieretti, Wash-

tingltéon‘; Moot-B freshman game

_ one-third of the league total,

wit, N1].

Ilight- i-eavywclghts: (champion. Gtuts Lcsncvich): i-Archie Moore, St. Louis (.14 starbfi, l2 victories); 2- Lloyd Marshall, Sacramento, Calif; 3~Phll Musoato, Buffalo, N111: 4~Frcdidle W115, Elngla-nd: 5- Joe Kohut. Portland, 0re.: 6-Herb Nerve, Australia; i-Billy Fox. Philadelphia‘. B-Jlete Boltien. Chi-

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iddlewclghls: ( ion, T

Zak; i-Jake l-amovta. New Y a

_‘ Paced by a two-goal lcorln

z" , A n, we}; flq-Mart-y $0,. . .2 450a Jack. ' J-Jmmmy Bell.

. po er. genaltlc: figured in the gum‘:

coc . Posed balls: 40, approximately

Washington catchers. y Bald owner Clark Griffith:

Plgmxget about those figure: on

. He allowed most of those runs after hurting his leg trying to steal third base in an inher- ieague game with Brooklyn. He'll be a great little work horse for

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us Th season. bu“

" cu lined heap ed because we had the beet- hauouklle- ballina’ in the business. I'll trade a passed ball or two any day for three-run pitching.

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Detroit In’. 3rd Place In.

National Hockey League After 3-2 iVin OverN. Y.

NEW YORK. Dec.

Detroit Red Win s detected New York Ranger: S tonight before 14,33 has and moved into undis- puted poueuion of third place in the Niittgnll Hockey League.

lint Period . flooring - Nona Ponaitle: -- P. uibuah.

Second Period

‘Wlllbll, Quack-

8-—New irbi-k. L. (P. Watson, Penalty - Brown.

rain: Period

4—Detroit, 1.‘, Bruneteau .

lk-New York ado 12:11 Penaltlo: — N. Oolvlllo, 3. (mai- or). Brown I, linlwick Pike (Major) l. Briii-ieteau (major). Lindsey.

The game we: themiifllwbt 0| the season on Madison BQHME Garden ice. marked by tights 1118b

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Mtincton Maroon: Defeat Amherst 16-1

MONCTON, N 13., Dec. 2B -- (CPl-Moncton Maroon: moved into a first~place tie with Saint John Beavers here tonight by de- feating Amherst Ramblers 16-1 in an A-M-S senior hockey league game.

The game, second in the league schedule saw the Monctoii players dominating play throughout. Ram- blers were wlthout the services of three of their star forwards.

Canadian Team Ties W-etnbiey 4-4

LONDON. Dec. 36 - (OP) — Bud Polle of Fort William. Ont. tired a goal late in the third per- iod yesterday to help Canadian Military Headquarters hockey team tie 4~~i with the Wexnbley Lions. '

The game nmrxed the Nilcial opening of the Empire Pool at Wembley and some 8,000 fans turned out for the event.

The Lions’ line-up featured such names as Johnny Chad, formerly of the Chic o Black Hawks. Sid Abel and Jo v blowers. both former National Hockey League players.

Sporting. News Picks iiewhouser

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26 -—- (APl Selection of pitcher Hal New- bouser of the World Series cham- pion Detroit Tigers as the out- standing baseball player of 1945 was announced lfldfll’ bi’ the Sptlrtillg News. spur weekly-

Others named as th No. 1 base- ball men of the year were Philip

, owner of Chicago cubs; Bluege. manager of Wash gton Senators. Kind Joe Matha. head of St. Louis Card- inals‘ farm symm-

Sport Briefs

GULFSTREAM PARK. Fla. Dec. 26 —~ (AP) - Carmel Town, car- rying the blue and red racial; 11v- of? 01 MB. E, L. Hopkltlt. $113318

r one o! the numerous surprises here

today when he captured the feat- ured Sarasota purse before s crowd estimated at 8,700.

ARCADIA, CaJiL, Dec. 26 —(APl -- Thimmba Up, which won the 1945 Santa Anita handicap carrying, 130 pound: was handed that some weight today for the ninth run- ning of the $100,000 handicap March 9.

Fritz Henson's nation/timid rune‘ ni-ng against "Hamilton Tigers lrii the national football final earned him a two-to-one maturity vote no , the outs cot

Joe Benoit Paces Canucks

To 4-2 PVin

TORONTO. Dec. A0 - (U?) - lutn by forward Joe Benoit, antral Canadians defeated ‘Toronto M: ll Leaf! 4-2 before 13x4 fan: tonil t. loose for two unu-

oai: in the second period

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then on the league lende were

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never headed, finishing off will: a -

"h"? checklnu dilplly which pra- vented the Toronto team from or. nnizln: any emollient dllplly of

tint two go: :. yi Blake tallied for the l?” in the tint rlod wl h

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x Jim Peter: m: urvln when 0n: Iodn '21 tint gal with App! Ind Gay: Stewart. headed : searing inky lunt lil: {malty win up. e puc ddIlhflll MG 0 11y Amy or the m: A» tllll I

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u or hi‘ f high at Tho Wings now ho place in the stun ointa ahead o! Boston Bruin-I

verlodtlhot t out goalie Jim Henry’: glove Into the

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P. W. C. Practice

‘mo Prince 0t!’ Wales hockey team will hold a. pilot-ice union at 1.15 this aftemoon at chi; . It will be the final woltmi: baton the ezuiublticn game with the Le~ gion on Battle)‘.

Bearcats llofaat Antigonish 12-3

e TTIJIO Bearcata their third straight victory in the A-P-C 100p twilight when they de- fgaated the Antigonlsh Bulldogs

The Bulldogs led b Do [toad- better put tip a strogg fight but were weak on organization. Lead. better scored the Cathedral town's three goals.

Hockey Results

PROVINCIAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Drummondvllle 1 Victorlavllle 6

QUEBEC SENIOR HOCKEY AGUI Ottawa 6 Hull l! (tie).

Seeking Aid For Priests In Austria

QUEBEC, Dec. 2s _ (CF) _ Cardinal Yilleneuve, Archbishop o! Quebec. is urging the Roman Clulfll"? (‘ldrsy of the city to sup- port an appeal from eyc-Eqiiprccs Zita of Austria for religious orna- ments and clothes for the Catholic cit-icy Austria.

co ectioii already has 1,36“ started in the Quebec Diocese and U"! clergy and religious institu- tions are reported _to have tlnsworgfl the appeal heartily." A first ship. ment of 125 complete sacerdotal ornaments has been sent to Aux. ttigéirsto be followed by several o-

li. S. Man Wins $5,000 Bungalow

HALIFAX. Dec. 26 - _ J11‘. Keenan of Armdalefotsititw 11>“ Jim £006,000 bungalow from m;

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/ Ilcavy Snowfall,‘ Costly 0n Airports

mo: this season but. main o e . wtrtfittt‘ “m” William Ravine

Buys "laséitn inn Villtlgfl

new owner of the ‘TBS-acre mill village of Pleicefield, St. Lia/w- t?” te- miu t

9 "8 NIH!’ . churches comment: m

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age and about 80 dwelling houses the Intenutlonai

. However, rights to wow: power of the are re- tained by systems Properties, mo. a subsidiary of International Pa-

in-ill shut: down

afield has comet "ghost vil- ince." Onlzhas houses Me inhabit- ed now. a1 ough the village once had a population of 1,000.

Chinese liopes For Early Truce Fade

_-<J- OHUNGKING. Dec. 3t! - (Al?)

Hopes of an curly tmco in China's undeclared civil yar re- ceived another setback tonight when a. scheduled formal resump- tion y! negotiations between Gov- ernment and Communist leaders was postponed.

Representatives of the two sides met, but their encounter was described u an “informal social occasion,” and a truce proposal which Communists earlier had said they would deliver in mltlng to- day was not presented.

FILM BIOGRAPHY 0F “THE GREAT JOHN L” OPENING THIS WEEK

The mnanllc, colorful lilo of one of America's greatest tlguirrs makes its long 8W8Jb9d appearante

so when Bing Crosblys t , "The Great John ." arrives at. the Prince Edward today ltimvtith United Art-isle release. The exciting -new' film s: . Darnell and Barbe-m rit . lntc-odttices Breg McClure in the

le role.

tit

rest John L" in o recon-d of (he life of America's foremost prizeflgiiittcr. Joihn L. Sullivan. But more than a history of the "Bos- ton Strong Boy" it. ls a gay. exciting film, picturing the gl tetring time in wliicth he lived. Tihe great. Jcfttzi is enacted by Greg McClure. a Crosby dlsoovetn/ who makes him nwtion pictum gebééttr wlilrthetkparltésltllctiluce, a It: oo oppuruz e pound mar has occiai lluml" for the portrayal. It might be said that muscle or muscle McClure rnatohe: tilie Sullivan physique.

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800k Subsidy Bout For Greenwood liiito

GLAO NJ, Doc. 3Q (o?) t of. diltrict i United Milne Worker: o!

(OOL) Midi‘ petitioned Co: Con- troller SJ. r ning for increase subsidies to on b the Greenwood Coal ne near ew Glngow, N. S. to continu: operation: until spring when two new mine:

be ready to absorb the Greenwood Mina employees.

Lari: month the min manage- ment informed Union officials that unless Government aid for the mine was made available the com- puny would be forced to suspend operations. The worked out pit ha: been in operation for 1! yours.

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