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Horsemen friends all through the Maritime: will regret the 'loss sus- tained by Don Turner of Westphat. NS. last week when his two good pat-ers. Tonymite 2.10 IVS and Tom

Stuart 2.15 U5. together with stllkys. harness and other equip- ment were destroyed by fire in the stable at Don's home. Tony- niitr had an exceptionally good winning streak this season and

Trim Stuart. iias also a horse of

good promise.

The trntter Pronto Don 1.59 .'V5 is now the greatest money win- ning harness horse of all time. Prior to last week it was the pac- or Good Time 1.57 425. but Pronto Don by winning ta small part of the 525,000 trotting L'l1Ell'I'1pl0l'IShlp at Roosevelt. Tfarcvsay. boosted his llf('lln1F earnings to 3.'il9,9T.'l.9(-i Good Times winnings were 3318,- 792.56.

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Roosevelt and Yonkers is top dri- ver for the year and is practical- ly i-ertain of retaining his title Up to the end of last VtPf'k he hail 129 winners this season.

The biggest trptting upset of the year was at Roosevelt ftaceway last week when Cot-ii Champion drove Royal Pa.-'tinie, by the par- ing sire Royal Napoleon, to a uinp in the 525,000 feature trot. They odds on Royal Pastime were 451 to I. Cecil Champion is llll Ontario driver who has been doing remark- ably well nir-r the .'tnierit-tin twire ttrounds this yeiir. Slenographei

3, 1.59 -('5 will uiiitl tip this sea- son with a whole slit-at of rerordsi and also-as the greatest of all:

money winning trotting fillies.- Last week site won the 514.000 stake at Reading, Pa.

Ed Keller has the ftilltiuiiig ti'i-

lbute to our unit Danny Steele. Ill

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Harness raring returned to his raring

Yonkers Raceway last. Monday Steele, the veteran Allsion. Mass- night and will continue until No- reinsman. got it big or.-ition Tues-. vember 15th. There will be three day afternoon at Rochester, Vt...l weeks of Grand (lireuit ronipeli-.wlir'n h(' ai1l')F"l"'il l0 ill? P051 0" lion. . . . Billy l-laughton. Wllnlhll '.'.ird birtlidiiy. One of the drires nearly all his horses at Continued on Pail? 7

Letilair, l.ach'

By MEL MORRIS Canadian Press Staff Writer MONTREAL (CP) A roulti-2 rr.ntrc that Montreal Canadiens dgdnti, even bother protecting from the National Hockct League draft may fill the spot. vacated by Elmer

J.-ach. one of hncket's all - time greats. when the season opens her: Oct. 7.

Thr l”()'lklP. discovci-y ii 25-year- nld Jackie Lcclair. a Quebec City produrt who played last season with Ottawa Senators of the Que- bec Hockey League. He was ob- tained by Montreal in an off- seasrin trade that gave Torontol Maple. Leafs playing rights to jun- ior star Brian Cullen.

Coach Dick Irvin tossed Leclair in between Maurice Rocket Rich- ard and Bert. Olmstcad on a sink- nr-swim basis shortly after the, lrain.ng sessions opened. And the gre.'y'-haired mentor of the Cana-' (liens now concedcs that. the 160-5 pound playmaker has kept his head- well above water.

GREAT PLAYMAKER

When the players reported this .1-ear, Irvin said filling Lach'a skates was the biggest problem to be faced by Canadians. The 36- year-old Lach. who retired after 14 .vr:ai-s with the Haba -to become coach of the junior Montreal Can- adicns. left. behind him I mark of (08 assists - the, top playmaking "W31 compiled in the league.

"1 thing Lcclair is the man we need to centre that line.” Irvin says. "He plays like he belongs in there."

But Irving. never iin optimist.

llurocher Picks Don Liddle To Pitch Today

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ti.r:vi;.i.AND iAPi-D-in Lidrilc-Q the. pint-sized southpaw of the New Y'"k Giaijl Dllchinit staff. was chosen Friday by rnangggr Le.-, Tlurocber to piic'- ihp, fourth and pnssibily deciding game of the 1954 world scrics.

"ltis Liddlc. and I'm not looking hryond tomorrow," said Dumcher Friday. brushing aside all queg. turns as 0 what he would do if 'fh(-. Gians lost to Cleveland lit. dians. He also refused to predict a four-game sweep nf the series,

Again he heaped praise on his entire team for the 6-2 crushgr

limited to the American -League champions. " Ruben Gomez. 1 h e slender

Puertn Rican who pitched master- ful ball until he got in trouble in "'16 Ellht. revealed that he asked to be taken out of the game.

"I told- him (Durnchcr) to take me out." he said. "I was getting tired and this was too important a

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An A BAD COLD

Durocher explained that Gomez had a bad cold and was having difficulty in breathing-"and be- aides he was losing his shift."

Holt Wilhelm. the terrific

fire. . The Giant dressing room was noisy after the big victory. but Durocher was on the subdued side. and no one yet was claiming the we Id championship. was thmpcruct hit at-ld'i-un In :7! third the" turning point of the A mi?" Durochcr was asked. mm htnmhud. , g ' a want on: turning pain Theo pm " you lltrprflcdsatylnning

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says Leelair is the only -bit of good news he's had all training season. On top of Lucll's retirement came a surprise announcement by goalie Gerry McNeil that he was ENNIS up hockey because of I bad case of nerves. Irvin moved Jacque-S Plante into the first-string goalies spot.

GOOD RECORD

Plante played 1'! leiigue games with Canadians when McNeil was injured last year and turned in a brilliant goals-against average of 1.59 it game. After blanking Boston twice in the Stanley Cup semi- finals be faded, however. giving up 15 goals in the remaining six play- off games he played. He was re- placed by McNeil before the close of the finals against Detroit.

Also missing from the Montreal roster this year are centre .lolln (Goose) Mccormaclt. 29 - year - old penalty-killing expert picked tip by Chicago in the draft. and left- winger Dick Gamble. sold to New York Rangers.

Two other player's--rookie centre. Don Marshall and left-winger Ed Mazurwwill be out of the lineup with injuries when the season opens. Marshall cracked a leg bone in practice and Mazur is under- going an operation for the removal of a cartilage from his right knee. Both may miss the first five weeks of the season.

EXPECTED BACK

Right-winger' Lorne Davis and defenceman Bud MacPherson also were injured in practice but are expected .back in action in time for the season opener.

Apart from Lecialr, 22-year-old Eddie Litzenbergcr. up from Mont- real Royals of the QHL, is the only rnoklc gircn a chalice to break into t.he starting lineup. He has been working out int. right wing with centre Ken Mosdell and right-winger Calum MacKay.

Jean Bellveau, top goal-getter in

-practice with 14. has been centering

a line of 13p:'iiie (Boom-Boom) Gcoffrlon and Dickie Moore. wlillc Floyd Curry has been working be- tween Paul Masnick and Paul Meger.

DOUR Harvey will team with Dollard St.. Latirent. to form onn defence pair. with veteran Butch Bouchnrd and Tom Johnson com- blnlng on the other. MncPherson will be the extra rearguard.

Bob Baker Winsa From Wallace

CLEVELAND (AP)-Bob Baker. hulking Pittsburgh hgavyu-gighg, dropped Coley Wallace for a nine count in the fourth round and bat- tered his New York opponent in the final stage: Friday night to win aiunanimous upset decision:

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i E l CLEVELAND (AP) iter Dusty Rhodes came it-igain and Willie Mays started hit- ; ting as the alert New York Giants Ishoved the shoddy-fielding Cleve- land Indians to the edge of the cliff with a third straight world

, series victory.

T Hoyt Wilhelm strode from man- ager Leo Durocher's well-stocked bullpen with his puzzling knuckler

ilo nail down a 0-2 New 'York triumph when Puerto Rican Ruben

Gomez weakened in the eighth after a blazing seven-inning job. Rhodes. the clutch hitter who won the first two for the inspired National League champs, rose

from the bench to deliver a key

two-run pinch single in the third. tying a series record set by the

Yanks' Bobby Brown in 1947. it

mattered little that he went down stringing the last two times tip and his ga'udy 1.000 batting aver-

age melted to .667.

Dusty won the first game with a 10th inning homer and got into action Thursday in the fifth. This time Durocher wasted no time and called for him to bat for Monte' Irvin in the third.

TAKE 3-0 LEAD

when Dusty ripped Mike Gar- cia's first pitch. into right field to chase home Don Mueller and Mays, the Giants had opened up a 3-0 lead. They never were in danger of being caught until the eighth when Wilhelm applied the stopper.

Another New York triumph to- make the Giants the first National team to win the world series title since St. Louis Cald- inals did it in 1946.

The last four-straight series- was in 1950 when New York Yankees blitzed Philadelphia Phils.

Don Liddle. righthander with a

9-4 record. was chosen by Let! Durocher to pitch today for the Giants. Liddle appeared in the first game in relief and pitched to one batter. 1 Bob Lemon. a rightie beaten inl llhc first game. was named by. gfileveland manager Al Lopez. as i the Cleveland starter.

LITTLE T0 CHEER. ABOUT

Friday": crowd of 71.555. held down by at noon threat of rain. didn't have much to cheer until Vic Wertz broke Gomez" shutout bid with a 375-foot homer in the seventh.

In the eighth the tribe showed .signs of real life when Bill Glynn's lpinch double and a wild throw by ishortstop Al Dark gave them an-. iother run. After Gomez walked Bobby Avila on it 3-1 pitch, Dur- incher marched to the box and railed in Wilhelm.

1 He made Larry Doby ground out to first base and fanned the rdangerous Vic Wertz.

; Giant fans would have a tough itime singling out a hero. Gomez allowed only four hits in 7 1-3 in- nings. Wilhelm gave up none. Rhodes did it again as a pinch hitter and Mays. bitless in tho first

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With Thompson on third base. the squeeze was on and Williams bunied to the mound. Garcia had no chance to get Thompson but he could have had Williams at first. He hestiated, undecided whether to throw to Wertz or Avila cover- ing the bag. When he made up his mind his throw was poor.

It was so bad that when Garica did field We: Westrum'a easy tap to the box and threw him out. the crowd cheered in derision.

The Giants picked up another run in the fifth.off Houttemam when Thompson doubled to centre. Taking no chances this time. Lopez gave Rhodes a free ride to first base. Dusty was erased on Wil- ham": grounder to Strickland but Westrum singled to left, scoring Thompson.

FINAL RUN IN 6TH

Lockman walked. moved to sec- ond on Darkis sacrifice and rode

home on Mays' single to right for

the final New York run in the

sixth.

No club has ever bounced back

after losing the first three series games. Giants were able to overcome the loss of the first two games.

Only one team. tha 1921

Although the crowd Friday was

below expectations, the net re-

ceipts set a series high of S464.- l55.30. The old mark was set lastl year for the Sept. 30 Yankee- Dodger game at Yankee Stadium -s.'lti7.574.'H.

p CLEVELAND (AP)-Official box. score of the third game of the' 1954 world series: NEW YORK (N) All Lockman lb . . . . .. 4 Dark gs . . . . .. Mueller rf .. .. Mays cf . . . . Thcmpsonrilb . Irvin if . . . . . .. a-Rhodes lf Williams 2b .. Westrum c Gomez p . . . . . Wilhelm.p . . . . . . . .

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CLEVELAND (A) An Smith lf . . . . . . . . ,. . Avila 2b .. . Doby cf .. Wertz lb Majeski Rb . Philley rf .. Strickland as f-Pope . . . . . . .. . Hegan c . d-Glynn . . . Naragon c .. Garcia p . . b-Lemon Houttemnn p . c-Regalario Narlcski p . 9.-Mitchell .

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THREE. RELIEF PITCHERS Lopez paraded Art Houltcman.

Mike Garcia, the big hear of the l llama. Cleveland staff simply didn't have 2B-ThomP50YL Glynn. HR-Wertzu

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Whitcy Lockman slammed Gar- cia's first pitch to right field for a single to open the game, After Dark struck out. the Indians had their first bit of fielding trouble.

Mueller bit it hopper to Bobby Avila who forced Lockman with l peg to Strickland. Trying for the double play. Strickland'ii poor throw got away from Wertz. it was scored as an error forithc shortstop. letting Mucllcr go to second. Mays scored Mueller with his first hit. a single to right.

In the third. Dark lofted a single llnlf) short centre that Doby l couldn't reach and Mucllcr slapped ia hit-and-iiin single through the ishortslop hole vacated by Strick- land who Wl-IS moving toward sec- ond.

Dark was trapped and run down on Mays tap but be delayed the killing long enough to let Mueller reach third and Maya get to ace- nnd Lopez strategy clued for an intentional pan to Hank Thomp-

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Off the bench came Rhodes. He drove Garcia's firlt offering to right and Mueller. and Maya scored. It was tha third straight time Rhodes had batted for Irvin

'rum), Mossi I (Rhodes). Gomez 2 (Lemon. P h ill e y), Wilhelm 2 (Wertz. Majeski). H0-Garcia 5 in 3. Houtieman 2 in 2, Narleski I in Ii. Gomez 4 in 7 1-3, Mosis 2 in 1, Wilhelm 0 in 1 2-3. R-ER-Garcia 4-3. I-loutleman l-l. Narleski 1-l. Gomez 2-2, Mossi 0-0, Wilhelm 0-0. WP-Garcia. W-Gomez. L-Gar- cia. U-Jockl Conlan (NL) plnte. John Stevens (AL). first base. Al Bat-lick (NL) second base. Charlie. Berry (AL) third base, Larry Napp (AL) left field. Lon Warneke (NL), right field. T-2:28. A-71.066 paid. Receipt: net -34M.l55.30

BUSY BUILDERS Portland cement consumption in Canada in 1953 reached a record

ttbtni of-24,700,000 barrels.

LITTLE SPORT

Mixed Doubles Tournament liere This Afternoon

The biggest mixed doubles tourn- ament of the year will be held at the Belvedei-e Golf Course this at- ternoon commencing at 1.30. Tb meet will be followed this evening by a. bean supper. in the club- house. The annual fall tournament. consisting of whales mednl play. for the Scgram Trophy will be played suiiday. also on the rolling fairways iii the local course.

Folloiriiig are the results of last nights draw for today:

130 pm. - Kay Johnston and Jack BIOWII, Mrs. Baker and Harry Simmons.

1:15 p.m. - Mrs. W. E. Cotton and Albert Douglas. Mrs. Begwick '1lld Bill MacGregor.

140 p.m. -- Mrs. Buntaln and Jim Coles. Miss Edna Maclnnla and A. G. MacMillan.-

145 p.m.-Miss Nora Longworth and Mr. Segwlck, Mrs. Dr. Mac- Kenzie and M. A. Howatt.

1.50 p.m. - Mrs. Parker and Er- roll Nicholson. Mrs. I. A. Home and Dr. Kent Irwin.

1.55 p.ni. -- Mrs. W. R. MacNeil and Jack Wilson. Mrs. Noel De- Blois and Ron Parker.

2.00 p.m. - Miss Jean MacLean and Henry Woolridge. Mrs. A. G. Mai-Milliain and Bill MacNeil.

2.05 p.m. - Iris MacLellan and

George Rogers, Mrs. A. Howatt and G. K. Peake. 2.10 p.m. - Mrs. Jack Wilson

and Frank Maclnnls, Mrs. Norman and Fred Cannon.

2.15 p.m. - Mrs. Bill Beer and Doug Saunders. Mrs. W. D. Glllis and Art. Ma.cKenzie.

other matches will be arranged at the club house.

Saiiii John Hdcliey Prospects Dim

SAINT JOHN, N. B. (CP)-In. dications pointed strongly Friday to a hockeyless winter for this city. With the deadline' for entry to the Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League less than.40 hours away. there had been no response to a league suggestion that a re- sponsible tlruup sponsor I team.

Murray W. Lona. 1 forum offi- cial and co-manager of last year's Beavers. said a number of persons apparently were interested in sen- ior hockey organization earlier in the week. but he had not heard from them for some days.

The Atlantic coast league now has five entries: Halifax, Charlotte- town. Amherst, Moncton and Fredericton.

Montreal ibyals Square Series

MONTREAL (CP) - Gino Cl- rnoli's single with two out in the ninth inning scored Rocky Nelson from second base Friday night to give Montreal Royals-a (I-5 victory over Syracuse Chiefs and square the best-of-seven Governors' Cup finals at three games apiece.

The ninth-inning run by the Royals cllmaxed an uphill drive that saw them overcome a 5-2 deficit to keep their little world u- rlea hopes alive. The deciding game of the International League finals will be played here tonight. Syracuse 000 500 000-5 12 0 Montreal 020 020 101-011 1

Owens. Lovenguth (5) Peterson (7) Sanford (B) and Lonneit; Roe- buck. Lehman (A) Cox (0) Black (0) and Howell. W-Black. L-8an- ford. HR-Mil: Wilson.

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DETROIT (AP) - The hockey season arrives tonight when the champion Detroit Red Wings clash wlth.the National Hockey League All-Starr iniO1ympla Stadium. The. all-star team is composed of the top players from the other five teams in the NHL. Heading the list is a five-man contingent from Montreal C adfens.

-The Red Wings. Who won the NHL title and Stanley Cup last season. will present two new faces- coach Jimmy Skinner and right winger Don Poile.

Skinner became coach of the Red Wings when.Tommy Ivan be- came general manager of the Chi- cago Black Hawks. Polle is the

Series" Isn't Over, Gomez Says: To Start lemon

3! FRITZ HOWELL CLEVELAND (AP)--”'l'be series isn't over. and we're coming back with Bob Lemon tomorrow."

So said senor Al Lopez. skipper of Cleveland Indians. after his American Leaguers lost 0-2 to New York's Giants Friday to take the short end of the 8-0 world series game qiunt-an obstacle no club has ever overcome.

"We're still a good ball club. but even a good club can't win if it isn't. hitting. and that's our trouble right now. Weihope to snap out of lt.". Lopez said.

Lemon. beaten 5-2 in the series opener in New York on pich-hlt- ter Dusty Rhodes' 10th - inning three-run homer, is coming back after only two days of rest.

he's ready and anxious to go." the Indian manager said. "He hasn't worked that close together all year. because we had a good bunch of other pitchers. but a year ago he and Wynn and Garcia pitched every third day for prac- tically a month. Bob will be all right. -

MISS Iv0sEN'S HITTING

Al Rolcn. hard - hitting third baseman. said his injured leg felt better and thought he would be ready to play again Saturday.