LYG, Wheelers chalk lip Wins In Softball League

The Liguorian Youth Club andito Keefe Drug u the defending the Bike Shop Wheelers each won‘. champion L. Y. C. whipped the il'l(‘ll‘ second game in as manv‘|Keefers. Ken MacPhail was the starts in City Softball League con-i losing pitcher. tests yesterday evening. Joe Coyie and Paddy Shephard The LY.C. walloped Keefe Drugi hit home runs in the fifth inning 32-2 in a one-sided game on thei to lead the L. Y.C. onslaught. Old Dzamond while the Wheelersi The L. Y. C.-Keefe Drug game

edged the Parkdale Lions 9-8 iii‘ was handled by Verne Blanchard‘

an exciting game on the Pariidaie and the Wheelers-Lions game by

Diamond. Henry Gauthier. The Wheelers came from behinri Lineups:—— to win in the last inning. They Wheelers: Monaghan, Bradley,L.

trailed 8-’! going into the last ofi Taylor. P. Lavigne. H. Pouit/on. D.

the seventh but scored twice to‘ Maccalluiii. J. Gallant, E. Trainor. tiirn rlricat into victory. Mert C. Maccalltiin. Monaghan drove in the \\lIll‘llIlg‘ Lions: Sellick. if: A. MacDon-

run_ l‘alrl,_ cf; M. Longaphie. lb; C. Jack-

Baq-ie Moore put the Lions a-‘son. ss; A. Arseiiault. 3b; T. Moore, head during the top of the sev-tc; L. Gaudct. 2b; E. Shephard. rf. enth. He entered the game as s'K. Dalziel. p; L. Duffy. 3b; 8. }tlllf‘i"l hitter with the bases loaded Moore. ph; L. Murphy, ph. and hit a triple to score three. L. Y. C.: J. MacDonald. if; J. riuis. =Piiieaii. ss: C. Peters. 3b; J. Coyle.

Carl Maccaiiilm started on the 2b; B Dunn. rf; P. Sliepliard. cf;

mound for the Wheelers and vias"A. Shephard. lb; J. Smith, c; D. Emit night that

relieved by Elmer i\‘lahar who wenti Maccormack. p. on to earn the win. Keith Daiziel Keefers: I. .\I'\CKlDfl0Il. pitched for the Lions. iPine.'iu, Iib; .

Dani'.v- .Vli‘Coi'niacl-1. making his Donald. 2b; E. Ford. rf: C. Hues- lirst start as a City Softball Le-a~ tis. cf; B. Hughes, ll: Williams_ ss; gue pitcher. gave up only tvioriins K MacPliail, p; G. Kays. c.

Oonacher Had Brilliant 0 All-Round Athletic career

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By THE CA.\'AI)IA.‘<' PRESS His four goals and one assist Linnrl ('onaI‘licr mi-ellerl in brought his team from behind to tiatiy sports but won his most not- win.

able sports arhicvcmcnts as the “big train" of football.

And Cnnachcr's caret-r ended on the playing ficld. He collapsed at the annual softball game between members of l‘.'irlinmciit and the T‘i'r-ss qRIIf‘l‘_\' at Ottawa Vi'edncs~ day night. and died in hospital soon after. Hc was 52.

His football prowess in the 1920s, when he played with Toronto Argo-

ACE BALL CARRIER

He was one of the most feared

tt~i'natioiial loop. In one against Montreal yards.

As a boxer he won the Canadian light heavyweiglit championship. In 1926 he played baseball for Tor-

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he “med 227!our minds. Throughout

It was a little over I‘! years ago Lionel Conacher played his last professional game of hockey. When he took off his ACOYIL C: 13- MRC~ iskates in late April, 1937 after the

Montreal Maroons had been de- feated 4-0 in the last. game of the Stanley Cup finals. Conacher was ending the most brilliant sports career ever carved by any Criiiadiar. athlete and probably for that mat- ter of any athlete aii_vi\herc. Few if any men ever excelled in as many branches of athletics as did

'Conachcr, "The Big Train" of football who died yesterday even- ing at the comparatively young -age of 52.

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The name Conaclier aiitoiii.-ilii-ally brings the word hockey to mind but the name Lionel Conacher automatically brings the picture of

ball carrier: when he played for . . . , . _ . . ‘a driving, tireless, powerful athlete his hometown Argos in the old in» 0“ A woman Hem‘ 01. hmkey rink

or boxing ring or lacross field into his career ihe was noted for his driving energy and physical strength. He never saved himself as he often played -several games of sport on one day

natits of the Big Four. and a later cum:-back (‘fll'(‘f‘l‘ in hockey after it ap[ir‘;|l‘f‘fi that he was through. \\'nn him his grczitest accolades in 1.030 in l Canadian Press poll or sports greats of the previous 50 years.

T-,‘.riitnrs and sporiscasters across

‘mm Maple L"af5' “‘i""°"S of the and started in them all. He became little world series. 00050 000,0 for N5 rumba“ and A record like Conachci"s IllP\'ii.-‘hockey prowess but were was no a‘?‘>' b""“gm "3 mu °t i"-i‘",i"“':gaiiie in which he did not excell. :':ct’0‘J’_5ees b‘:’r:: ‘3::_0:1"g‘;]"kfh;’t )°‘3I.‘: In recognition for his great abllitty , ‘ET ‘Canadian sportswriters and spor-

he had more than 600 stitches inicasmrs named him the ougsmnd.

his 200-pound. six-foot frame. After his retirement. the Train continued his interest. sports. He was elected in the On- tario legislature for Toronio-Bi'a- condale in 1937 and became chair- man of the Ontario athletic com- mission and director of recreation for the RCAF during the war with the honorary leader.

the. ClIl|ilil'_V gave him a hands-down vote as the outstanding Canadian football player of the half century and named him the greatest Cana- dian athlete nf the same period.

The football ballot gave Con- arhcr almost thrcc times as many votes as his ncarcst rival. Joe Krol of Toronto Argonauts.

Cf‘l’ia’-lCI‘If‘l‘. at his death Liberal member of Parliament for Toronto Trinity. :4 succcssful business man and fafhcr of five. thrilled football fans of the 205 whcn Ihrre was nn'fnr-yard pass and the game was fought out on the ground.

STAR AT FOOTBALL

of 1949 and rc-elected in 1933.

mg athlete of the half century in

Big»: country-wide poll rnnducted in '”ll950. His untimely death yesterday

occurred in familiar surrouiidings— on the softball diamond. u 0 0

When Ivan Dohcrty decides to promote a fight or sponsor any other activity in f‘0nll£‘(‘Ii0l\ wi‘,h

rank °t squ"‘d"°”,tlie Boosters Cluh he leaves few

stone: unturned in his efforts to

H? was °]'°t°d "3 the H""~",°I!-ri1ake the undertaking iii success. Commons at the general election He 9nte!'Pd the “gm

promotion liiisiness last year and although now at the game he succeeded in

presenting fans with two out-.

standing cards which drew ‘the respect. of many seasoned fight

y~.'.t|¢.n,] 14.5,“, promoters. As ri result he built

Emphasis was on kicking, riin- . i h 1' -1 ‘ V ]"|'Lb . 0 mo 00“ 000,, ‘up many contacts n t c igii "."‘“ ”“’ "M" “M "“'““"“' “M Ni-vvc iiiiik out 010 tiox—i I 1i hU~“'"'5-* S0 “W he “.0W M995 '1." (" 391"" “""‘-‘ ‘“‘”d 3" “I1 “I "‘‘’"'F- La“. mm A.“.(.“. Game, and constant. contact, during the sum- Ol er f.-ms rcntomber him for his Kan HR_ NY‘wmi0m‘ ' |,“,,, mom“; with ,,,,.m,”,—_. in (IiSilf1f‘.Il\-‘E high-knee action as he -' “ l_\,Igw yo,-k_ Boston um Montreal. . . Milwaukee 000 .100 .’ll0 --7 9 1 galloprd clown the field with a Cmcinnau 000200 m0_0 0 0' 0 ' '

peaked cap pulled down over his

forehead and Waring “Id _ fash. Conley, Jolly tilt and Crandall:

Valentine. Judson t5» Colliim K7»

From all reports he has select- ed a good‘ man l'n Tony Percy as

ionnd. short canvas football pants. . . [an opponent for I-lorry Poiilfoii ‘In his first. year of senior fnol- I,-ndblgan-u.“ Smnh my and "a"d'iii‘ The June 8 fight here. P<‘N’.i' ball he led the Argos in a 23.0 '“"' ‘.°”“"'°“ "."- w"*‘““'-V- L’ fought in the 1‘. S. during iii-

va]°mme' HR'M‘1' Ad°"°k' summer months and in one of

drubbing of Edmonton Eskimos in Chi 1 ’ the East~Wcst final. Turning proyst Cijlfi‘ in hockey cut short his football‘ ‘ ' career but not before he had samp-‘ D led the American variety when he: . I .

played on the. Bellefont Academyjlcxmt L'P"h"lsk3‘ HR5'Cm' Banks’ team at Pittsburgh. Then. when hef . . was over .10. he appeared briefly Phlladelphu

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012 730 “OT” 1‘ 0.his recent fights was a aemi-fiii-

nlist on n Carmen Basilio fight

Minn” Ind Gamgmlai P”h°1-‘k-Viat Syraciise. Basilio is the Syra-

cal 14! Lint 14) Wright tilt and ciise boy who almost whipped _ _ i\’id Gavilan in I fight for the ?|i‘aE101«‘|- F0Y1l'l.V. 511. RICO. wclicr\\'£‘igl1t crown eitirly this

0 year.

_. _. . [Brooklyn 200 000 022-6 10 0 ' ° ° “lflh R nr."i".S“'nal tm.mTwh'Chl Roberts and Lopata; Podrcs. Doherfv will continue to (non- Paynd cxmbmon lam" m ammo Milliken t7» Black (8: Wade and sor fights fOf‘iiIif' Boosters Clliil In 1933' 5 Walker. L-Podrcs. HRs: Pha,‘ En-‘this summer if the opening card

As an outstanding all-round alli-

lclt-. Conachcr starrcd in wrestling. ms‘ Jmms; mm’ Smden Hodges’

American League

proves stir-ccssfiil. llc has hccn in touch with Nat Forman of Non

boxing, lacrosse. baseball and foot- Chwoland 000 201 001*‘ 0 0 York and can hnw Nth" Empp b“”- ""d b°°a"“' "I"? "I m°.'"°“" Chicago 101 110 001-5 10 2 son Biitcher or Irwin Schultz for esi fldenccmpn “I his day m pm‘ Garcia. Narloski (4) Moss; (-“in Charlottetown fight later in ’°‘“‘°""l h"°k”y‘ Houttcman ti)» Newhouser (9! and '1'“ “‘'“‘‘"~ P‘’‘'“”" I“ “Tm”? '”

He was better than average as N_1,.,,K,,n “.100 .7, Gingberz ,9, Iftzhl either man nrovidcd thil R sctiilcr and swam wcll. He. once K0000" 'C”mu0“a 0,‘ _l'nd Lonmf lh, (.00 :0, ms, p‘.n.y. g(.lm];Z saltvpcd ififi .vm'ds In 10-4 seconds \.,_C0n_0'“,Kra‘ L_H0um.;mm HR.‘iim i\l'f1 victories nvcr Gil Ed- in full baseball logs. He won praise Cl“;-{awn ‘ ' ' wards‘ who {ought mm. is . from Jack Dempsey after boxing B0mm‘0”' 010 000 020__‘ 8 l.\'f‘ll'. and also two wins o\.r four rounds with the heavyweight D000“ Gm 020 mxkh 11 lifloger Whynolf. champion. ‘ , _. ‘ ' '

His pnWI‘l‘IliI physique and phon- anI;“';::w"n(}‘{RC_°l']§::r‘{];‘ éuvidurki The former world’: feather- (Illlt‘f‘lilI endurance amazed fans Npw Ym}k‘ m0000(K)l0:x 70 C0 ‘A"’iiIl\i “ilr’|mDlf‘" Winif‘ PW V‘ and often sfunncd his opponents. w“hin0mn 00100000‘_2 0 lifliin flvfliiflbls I0!‘ I Cl‘|!lTl°i"" Ho often played lacrosse and L‘np_|L and Berra. Puma 0 Id mw" “KIM. P00-5 manager .“""‘_‘i" baseball games or football and 100 l‘1‘"0m_am ' 7 ° ‘T1'i!:iIrll‘I'l }:‘l|K gox:rH Jli'2r3InS‘I. CI’)lL‘l(

‘ ' ‘ ' ' “ 'i " owar 0 a I ax n tar- hfirkcy Tum” In me same day B""'"" 001010 0210’57 2 loitetown if Dolicrty wanted the

and starred in lhcm all.

Philadelphia TOOK T0 H0(I|(l-1Y

’ 004 00“ mo 1”“ 9 Oifight. A few _venrs Kicly. Brown 44» y(lndt-r (lit Hcr- ii".

ago Pop “'4'-

second best boxer in the

"ii" ‘mi w""i“- '10) Mid Whiifiiivnrld. ranking second to nnl_v (‘onar-hcr got off in a late start Ditmar. Martin (Bi Biirtschy lift) Sugar Ray Robinson. He went in hockey but it didn't take him and Astroth. W-Burischy. L-Her-‘downhill after his fights with

long to catch up. He didn't try to rin. HR-Pha, 7.4-rnlal.

Sandy Saddler and although still

skate until he was 16. Six years International League not an old man in figlilcrs go later he refused an offer of $5.000 Buffalo 000 [I50 lfifivfi ll 1 hr has lost all hope of staging a to play Wiih Montreal Canadiens. Toronto 000 000 031-4 5 llronielinck for a shot at the

He turned pro in 1928 and stayed Johnson and Ryan: Minarcin. 'I“Mh“l'“'*‘iKl1l- '‘F°Wn» 17 m£‘m0r.\ in the big time-for 11 years. first Zillinn (Si. Crimian (9) and Ho-i-"‘F\’N ll! Correctly ho M‘ hat"!

with New York Americans. later

ward. L-Minarcin. HRs: Bfl-King.lh"""d

from further fighting in

with Chicago Black Hawks and Mullen; Tto-Howard. -VFW Yflfk Sig”; then. when he seemed washed up. Syracuse fill 000 f)i0—.1 I i he staged in brilliant comeback Rochester 030000 l0x--4 .5 2 Th’ I'“‘°'"""“"" b'“"'I"”‘ 91*‘-V‘ I'|I.l‘l the old Montreal Maroona. Peterson. Lovcnguth iii) and “"‘ """I "19" "'5' ‘’''’‘’'”'‘’°‘” 3‘ His athletic career 4-mled with- Lonnett: Jackson and Biirbrink. |"" """‘°" y"'5t"d"-" ""°"'"‘~" out fanfare. Few Montreal fans Richmond 300 001 100-5 10 I>T’"‘:" p'"”d “. I"""" "'1" realized tiny had been the end of Ottawa me me .’ili—-6 ll i""‘."'"~" ""' ~‘"”'°"- '”‘”'~‘ “"”‘ " an era on April 23. im. as the Habcrnicht, 7.clser :9» and John- ”" '“'"‘°"l °f "id-r players. Maroons skated off the forum ice son; Ririnson, G,“ (3, mmfininng those on hand for the liter dropping a 4-0 decision and Pitimbo. Watlington til), W-Graydwmklout we” PM MurpM' the Stanley Cup to New York Rang- h-Zeiscr. - El£V)g::“,°‘;;:frh‘B‘°;"":'j' era. avana om 0000102--4 12 o*-‘ ,. ' ‘ " Lionel Conacher had lust. played Montreal 020 000 000 o_z 5 0 N“ ’ pm" I" In’ “"'“m'A'hh"‘:_:

Ni Int professional game.

K0 was an old master at pulling lmlnllu out of the fire.

, II’ III tripled in the winning rtfn O! A lame for the ’I‘ornnto IIIIIOII championship. then rushed In thd other end of town to find Toronto trailing Brampton 34) for

indefinite so its yet the

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Roitovin and Noble; Cox, Hood (lot and Howell. L-Cox. HR——Hav: Smith. .

‘foo Late To classify FOB a,u.i; —— ioso PONTIAC coach, beautiful rnndition.i

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flit Ontario laeross championship. ______-

LEGION MEETING 0 .

The regular monthly meeting of the Charlbile- I town Branch ‘Canadian Legion will be held in the ‘ branch at 8 pm Thursday Evening, May 27.

Terms arrnnled. Dial 6212.

Canadian Press)

The Chicago White Sox climbed within half a game of the A cricnn League lead Wednes by edging the first plaice Cleve lontl indians 5-4 with a nin'.li inning rally.

Cass Mich;iels' hit over the head of centrefielder Larry Doliy with the bases loaded and one cut, drove in the winning run.

Chicago had built an early 4-2 lead only to have the .II"lCIIalI\' catch up on a home run by‘ Al Rosen and Joe Ginsburg’: first hit of the sciison_ a run scoring triple in the ninth.

Art Houtlcman was chrirgtd with the loss. He loaded thn hnses although the finzil hit came oft lfail Ncwhouscr. Sandy Con- siiegra, who took over from Ron Keegan with one out in tlic Ilinlli, was the winner.

Baltimore Oriols lost 6-3 to the Detroit Tigers, George Ziivernik. one-time property of Cincinnati and Cleveland. made iiis first nia- jor league start and went the route for the Tigers. Vice Wertx. and Sam Mele accounted for all -of the Baltimore runs with honi-

GT5.

The fastest game of the Na- tional League season was pIa_\Dfi at the Polo Grounds where the

New York Giants beat Pittsburgh 2-1 on Davey Williams‘ home run in one hour. 49 minutes. Two errors and a single by William" produced the first New York tally in the third. His home: come in the fifth. Ruben Gomez picked up the victory against Vernon Law.

CINCINNATI (AP_)— Milwaukee Braves pulled out of a near coi- lapse in the eighth inning Wednes- day night lo squeeze out a 7-6 vic- tory over Cincinnati Redlegs and tighten their hold on first.'placa in the. National League.

In sweeping the two-game series the Braves increased their league lead to i1,~’i games.

Cincinnati a 1 m o s t pulled the game out of the fire with a four- run rally in the eighth. knocking out starter Gene Conley from the mound. A singlc. three walks. an infield out and an error produced the runs and brought Dave Jolly to C‘nnlcy's rcscue. Conley was the winner. and starter Corky Valen- tine, the first of five Cincinnati pitchers. the loser.

The ‘run that proved the winner. for the Braves came in the eighth on Danny 0‘Connell'x double. an infield hit. and Andy Pafko's fourth hit of the game.

BROOKLYN (AP) —— Del Ennis and Willie Jones drove in seven runs Wednesday night as Phila- delphia Phillies dumped Brooklyn Dodgers out of second place In the National League with a 8-6 vic- tory. thcir second in seven starts against the league champions.

Ennis accounted for five of the runs with a lhrcc-run homer. a sacrifice fly and an infield grounder that scored a man from third. Jones’ triple in the seventh

Chicago Rally In Ninth To Edge Gleveland ind

and ii walks off St. Louis pflchcrs. lefty Paul Minncr breezcd to his fourth victory against only two dc» fcats even though he yielded 12 hits. which included a homer by Del Ricc. a single and triple by Musial and two singles and a double by Red Schoendienst.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Le mon's pinch single with two out If‘. the ninth inning scored Pete Run- nels from second base to give Washington a 2-1 victory over Ncvi York Yankees Wednesday night. I.

marked Washington's first wii over lid Lopat since June 26 i951. the previously iindefeatct. lcfiliandcr having defeated tht

Senators 12 straight tiincs. Bob Portcrficld. who won hi:

kees to seven hits.

Lopat. who had won five in a tow. retired the first two batters in the button} of the ninth. but Runiicls popped a single to lcf and Ed Fitzgerald drilled a single to centre. Lemon then bzittcd for Wayne 'I‘cr\villigcr and lined a long hit to lcft to break up tht game.

PHILADISLPHIA iAl’l Rcnna hit a pinch ifith single Wcdncsday night to enable Philadelphia Athletics to edge Bos- on Red Sox 6-5 at Connie Mack stadium. Gus Zcrnial accounted ‘or four of the Philadelphia runs with a graiid-slani homer in the third and Don Lcnnardt hit a two- run homer for Boston in the eighth. Retina, who came in to bat for first baseman Don Bollwcg. singlet" with Jim Finigan on second anti Vic Power on first. Finigan had singled and Power had been given an intentional walk.

Zcrni.-il‘s mighty blast —- which bounded high off the roof of the left field stands—was his sixth of the year and scored Joe Astrnth. Spook Jacobs and Elmer Valu ahead of Gus.

The Red Sox used fl total of five pitchers. Loo Kelly started. Hector Brown came in at the start of the fourth. Ellis Kindcr at the begin- ning of the eighth and Tom Hcrrin and Bill \Vnile worked thc fatal tenth. Art Ditinar started for the As. He was relieved by Moi-rig Martin at the start of the 8th and

Bill

mSk—eei Thooling .

At the regular Wednesday after. noon skeet shoot held on May 26 the following scores were posted: Possible 25 . .. . .. 23

20 19 18

0. S. Harper

A. G. Hogan . Giydeii Wilks Dr. G. G. Houston .. . R. E. Hyiidnian Ron. _Atkinson

Huzh Simpson Jack Brown .

Ptiul Jenkins ,_ Archie Vickrrson 12

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scored one run and he hit a bases- empty homer in the ninth.

Robin Roberts struggled II’ll‘0llRIl‘i to his sixth victory of the ycar.l giving up 10 hits. Dtike Snider homered two runs across in the first and Gil Hodges brought in two more in the clghlh with his‘ l0ih homer, his 100th in Ebbcts Ficld. i

Johnny Pndrcs suffered his first loss after four Victories. ;

ST. LOUIS (AP)—Hank Sauer‘ belted his i.'ith homer and drove in four runs and‘ Doc Fundy col- lected four hits. one of them a home 1' II n, as Chicago Cubs crushed St. Louis Cardinals 15-5 Wednesday night.

For the Cubs, whose 50 homers‘ in 36 games lead both major. leagues. Ernie Banks and Joe Ga-i ragiola hit four-base drives as well as Fundy and Sauer. Hank's wal- lop placed him only behind St.i Louis’ Stan Musial for the league lead.

Backcd by such lusty support

can‘! hank on his services.

cliie is an outfielder.

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According to the Montreal Star (Baa 0'Meara> Christopher Lynch. who is to sing at St. Dunstan‘: on Saturday night was not only an all star Irish goalie in Hurley but is also quite a horseman. His father, who breeds prize horses. lives in County Limerick. Ireland! If Lynch had delayed his visit to the Island for several weeks he could have taken in a racing meet here and have had it chance to compare 15- land horses with those bred in Ire-

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