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Last evening at Charlottetown Armouries Abegweits, the Island’s

best wishes of all associations members for Mr. Kane’s recov-

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Last night’s annual meeting was presided over by President, Arthur Burns and although the attendance was small in numbers there was a quarum in attend- e and there was certainly no of interest and enthusiasm. .. Jack Ready acted as sec- in the unavoidable absence secretary Russell St: John. After the minutes of the last an- Meeting were read and ap- président Art Burns gave |

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By PIUS CALLAGHAN

NEW YORK YANKEES’ swporters are grinsing browily ‘olay

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seventh place Washington Red Sox. \ The Yankees won three victories from the Senators and he way | did their work surely gladdened the hearts of their supporters.

had cleared Sunday night they were exactly six

they games back of the front-running Cleveland Indians.

When the smoke

YES, THE YANKEES did look like champions of the world on Saturday and Sunday. They got great pitching and some real clout- ing to sweep the three games at Griffith stadium. Larsen, Ditmar and Turley all looked like world beaters to Cookie Lavagetto’s boys as they managed only two runs in 27 innings.

While the Bombers’ moundsmen were holding the Senators in gubmission, the Yankees’ bats were booming to the tune of 3 runs. That was like old times and those calling the Yankees to repeat are maintaining that this is the beginning of better days.

URSE, New York couldn’t possibly continue at the horrid pace they were showing. Sooner or later, they had to thaw out and start playing baseball. However, even after these three victories, the Bombers find themselves six games back and that’s quite a mar- win TP the Stengelites can continue to play the kind: df ball they served up over the weekend, that deficit could be wiped out right smartly. However, every weekend will not be as prosperous aS this past one and the Yankees have to start beating the Indians and White Sox to make that deficit disappear. :

Perhaps they will do just that. We are predicting that they won't and that the American league is going to have a new re- preseritative in the 1959 world series.

Will the Yankees make us eat our words?

REMEMBER JOE THISTLE? He was the young man who, last September, almost single- , won the City Softball League crown for Ev Beagan’s

Well, Joe is up to his old tricks once again. Sunday afternoon, on a wind-swept field; he tpssed a three-hitter at Barry’s Lions to win 5-0. sae et anal saeet See teammates, just the opposite of what happened hi appearance.

Joe won the respect of every softball fan here last year and it’s nice to see him showing signs of endeavouring to repeat at least some of his great 1958 feats. He’s a stout-hearted little hurler and the pressure seems to help a bit rather than hurt.

Batters have their warning for the rest of the schedule. Joe

intends to be as mean as possible. ’ And that is the best news Ev Beagan has heard in a long time.

WHILE mH YANKEES were murdering Senators’ pitching on the weekend, their opponents — grat October, Milwaukee Braves, were not doing the same in t (

The Braves were engaged in a three-game series with the last place Philadelphia Phillies and they did manage to grab two out of three. However, they loked weak at the plate in picking up their two victories. They won 4-2 on Saturday but only managed a split on Sunday. Robin Roberts blanked them 6-0 in the opener with a brilliant four-hitter. They managed to grab the nightcap %1 behind crafty Warren Spahn. Braves got their runs in the very a Soe ee and

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Of course 21 victories mean as much as those 11-0 and 11-2 triumphs of the Yankees. If they can win when they are not hit- ting, that’s really something. When their pitching take a nose dive, chances are their hitters will then take up the slack.

That had better be the case because those Giants and Pirates geem determined to oust the Braves from first place.

THIS ROLLAWAY OUTFIT is showing its heels to everybody fm the City Softball League. \

They have chalked up five straight to date and have done so rather impressively. Who will be the first to topple them?

‘Junior Basilica Youth was full of confidence prior to Sunday’s meeting with them. But that confidence was badly shaken when the Aces humbled them 11-3.

Sure, somebody will down the Aces one of these cool evenings. The law of averages is bound to catch up with them. But over the long schedule grind, these same Aces are going to be a mighty

outfit to head. weet we have talked to several players’ on other teams about of Rollaway. All admit the Aces have a good club but not one we chatted with will concede Irv MacKinnon’s crew any-

However talk is cheap and the only way to make the Aces smart

out and beat them. Is or oat's easily said but it’s going to take a good team to do the

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Following the election of exe- cutive members a general dis- cussion took place and it was agreed among other things t- in view the object of doing everything possible to have more young people take part in sport. Action of the evecutive in en- gaging Mr. Arthur King to re- condition the ball diamond at Memorial Field and to supervise a complete face-lifting of the en- tire field set-up was heartily en- | dorsed and the thou was ex. | pressed that Mr. King should he | given every cooperation by of- ficials of the Association and athletes using the field from i to time.

meeting then —adjourned with the promise that ‘the exe- cutive would meet within the next week to appoint officers and chairman of committees.

National League San Fr 006 000 140—11 14. 0 Milwaukee 000 002 000— 2 8 1 S. Jones 5-5 and Landrith, Schmidt (7); Jay 2-4 Pizarro (3) and Rice, Lopata (8).

American League Cleveland 010 000 000 1 5 0

Detroit 000 110 10x— 3 5 0 Bell 4-4, Brodowski (8) and Nixon; Foytack 34, and Ber-

beret. HR: Det-Yost (10). Kansas Cify 000 020 100— 3 9 @ Chicago 000 100 000 1 7 oO Daley 4-3 and House: Moore 1-3 Staley (9) and Romano. HR: KCy-Demaestri (3).

STANDINGS

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W L Pet. GBL Cleveland 23 18 .58l — Chicago Ss @ s-1 Baltimore Ss 2 SS 1% Kansas City 21 21 .500 3% Detroit 21 2B 471. &% New York 19 2B .452 S% Washington 21 2% .447 6 Boston 19 24 .442 6

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Harvey. Haddix, his face show- ing the strain and fatigue of| Milwaukee Braves, had his arm hurling 12 perfect innings for the

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MR. ROCK IN FASTEST MILE

Pittsburgh Pirates against the

A brisk,eight-dash card got the Charlottetown 1959 racing season off to a fine start last evening.

Mr. Rock, 6-year-old bay geld- | ing( owned by Charles J. Walker | Lily’s Pointer (H.B. Willis) of Lower Sackville. and driven} Miss Cyclonic (H. MacKay) | by Cyril Smith, took the honors| Captain Clegg ‘C. Smith) for the fastest mile of the card.| Nellie Bangs (J.. Hennessey) 6 5 The Nova Scotia-owned pacer | Ida's Boy (R. Craig) " 76 won the final race of the night) Times: 2:21-4: 2:22-2. Winnng in 2:141. | horse is owned by James Brown,

With a steady drizzle and a Parkdale. - stiff breeze to contend with, this was considered an amazing mile Dashes 2 and 6

$6.70 to place in the 6th. SUMMARY Dashes | and 5

Curtain Raiser (J. Arsenfult) Christie’s Best (C. Smith)

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for his first start this season. Mr./ Nell’s Lad (H. B. Willis) 1

Rock also captured the first half| Ken’s Pride (L. Kelly) 2

| of the A pace. | Callie Hal (J. Hennssey) 6

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New Forest were all double dash| "'#4ra's a 2 rrr oe

winners ‘ Jolly Mark (T.R. Furness) 4 | J.W. Abbe (C. Smith) 77

Curtain Raiser, owned by Jam- Times: 2:19-3: 2:18-1. Winning

fee owned by H. B. Will's, ends of the D pace in times of! 2:21-4 and 2:22-1. | Chertentenres

The second and sixth daches Dashes 3 and 7 on the card were won by Neil’s| New Forest (E.A. Bernard) Lad, with owner Horace Willis) Tommy Shanter (P. Thorne) ‘ of Charlottetown doing the driv-| Tara Boy (B. Dickie) 2 ing. Bernie Dan (J. Hennessey)

New Forest, bay mare owned | Nakomis Belle (C. Smith) and driven by E. A. Bernard of| The Sheik (H. Poulton) Hunter River, copped both ends} Times: 2:18; 2:17-3. New For- of the B. Trot in times of 2:18) &% owned by E.A. Bernard, Hun- and 2:17. fest River

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Milwaukee 2 17 «4622 — mutuel pays, the biggest being) ———— _ ——. _

San Francisco 27 19 .587 1% | the second daily double of the PRACTICE Pittsburgh 24 21.533 4 night, an $11.20 payoff on a com-

Los Angeles 25 23 .521 4% | bination ticket of Curtain Raiser

Chicago 23 489 6 J|and Nell’s Lad and New Forest.| Coach Brian Lewis has calle? Cincinnati 21 2 #4457 7% | The quinella paid $6.70. Curtain] a practice for Junior Legionaires St. Louis : 18 2 .409 9% | Raiser paid $7.00 to win in the| this evening at 5.45 at Memorial Philadelphia 17 28 .378 11 first dash and Callie Hal paid’ Field.

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Braves won the contest 1-0 In the 13th inning.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — How long cah Danny Murtaugh keep up the magic with his Pittsburgh Pirates? r

The answer may come in the two-week home stand that has this rabid baseball town talking pennant once again. It wasn’t a few weeks ago.

But the last 11 games have changed the complexion of things. ;

It all started more than a week ago when Murtaugh benched first baseman Dick - Stuart and shortstop Dick Groat. ‘Rocky Nelson took over at first and Dick Scholfield played short- stop.

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