Detroit Tigers Report iIMil1ion Dollar” Deal

By BARRY STAPLE! DE'l'.R.OIT, Juno 3-(AP) -The pennant-contending Boston Red Sox and the last place Detroit Tigers swapped nine players to- day in a "million douar" deal that jolted the baseball world.

The trade. one of the biggest in the American League in years. shipped all-star third baseman George Kell-and outfielder Hoot Ever: to Red Box. Tigers got. slug- ging first baseman Wait Dropo, outlfleider Don Lanhardt. and in- fleldcr Johnny Pesky. They were lilo big names.

Red So): also obtained Johnny Lipon. Tigcrs' regular shortstop, and relief pitcher Dizzy Trout. Bosion recalled first basemanDick

Grcnert from Louisville to fill the first base gap. ' In addition, Tigers acquired

third baseman Fred Hatfield and piwher Bill Wight.

Biggest surprise was Kell's de- pnrlllre. But general manager Charlie Gehringer of the Tigers said "he hadn't been helping us enough while we were in the cel- lar so we gave him up to get some long ball punch in Dropo pand Lelilinrdt-."

Kcll. a 542,000 player. led the American League in 1949, was sec- ond in 1950 and third in 1951. Kell, on the all-star team for the last five years, was batting .296 this

season. . Bed sol: manager Lou Boudreau said Ken was to start is

recovered from a broken thumb. at first, Lelihardt in left field and

Tigers line-up has felt in years. Both clubs hailed the deal benoflcllil.' "I'd call it a million dollar deal," said Gehringer. "Kell would prob-

spencl cash for a baseball player." Keli." said Boudreau.

didn't have before." .

General manager Joe Cronin oi the Red Sox said the deal would help both clllbs.

fell through after Lenhardt crack- ed a base-loaded home run yester- day to give the Red Sox a 6-2 10- inning victory over Chicago. But. he and Cronin talked some more and finally woulld it up.

The Tigers sent Dl'OlTllSIIlK3'Olll'ig Dick Littlofield. a lefthanded pit- cher, to their Buffalo farm club to make roonl for the additional

player gained in the trade.

New York Giants In 17-4 Victory Over Cubs

By The Canadian Press ' New York Giants twice batted clear around in successive six-run innings and clubbed 17 hits Tues- day to crunch Chicago cubs 17-4

and end a three-game National Lcaglle losing streak. The Giants. who had lost five

of their previous six games. in- cluded B. two-run homer by Wes Westrum. three triples and three doubles in their massacre of four Clib tossers.

The slugiest made it easy for riszhthonder Jim Hearn to achieve his fifth victory against one loss by BCfillCl'llig liinc hits.

Giant. leadoif batter Dave Wil- liams scored follr times. He walked three times. doubled and singled.

New York caved in the rn:-.l' on Cub starter Jne l-fatten with s. five-hit. six-rlln assault in the follrth.

Johnny Klippsteln, who relieved i-fatten ill the fourth. fared no better in the filth when the Giants made it. sisz'tallles"'""again, this time on six hits.

All other major league was lit night. In the American ll.e:lcllo. Detroit was playing at Pllllridclphla. Cleveland at Boston. Clilcsigo at New York and st. Louis at Washington. in the Nat- lonnl League. Brooklyn was at Plttshllrgh, Philadelphia at Cin- nlnn.-ltl and Boston at st. Louis.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 012 120 000-6 14 0 Boston , , 000 000 000-0 7, 2

Garcia liiid Hogan; McDernloti.

Glimpert (5), Scarborough (8) and Nlnrhos. Detroit . 000 000 001-1 8 0 Pliilndclpllla .. 010 101 00x-3 6 0

Trucks. Hlltchinson (8) and Baits; Kollner and Astroth. Chicago 3, New York 4 (la in-

nings).

St. Louis 3, Washington (17

l innings).

NATIONAL Ill-IAGUE

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llrnokiyn . 202 001 001-6 1 1 Pittsburgh 000 002 003-4 8 1 Branch. Black (91, Rutherford

:9) and Walker: Munger, Main (7) and Garnziola. Plailndelphla 001000 000-1 3 1 Cincinnati 010 000 10x-2 7 I Roberts and Burgess; Black- well. Smith (4) and Rossi. New York, Chicago

Wilson and Cooper:

Roy. swingle (2) George (2) and Foilcs, Watlington (2); and Krescher.

(8) and Ciesielski; Coleman and C. Thompson.

First:

Baltimore .... .. 000 150 000-6 '1 0

Rochester . 40) oil 001-1 14 S Starr, Peterson (1), DonneliY (6) and Tabacheck; Faszholz, Crimian (5). Habenicht ('l). Tiffenauer (8) and Bucha.

Second:

Baltimore .. 000 loo 000 00-1 I2 4

Rochester .. 000 000 M0 01-2 8 0 (11 innings). Miller, and Lakeman, Taba- check (ii): Martin, Crlmiaia

(9) and Bucha. Springfield at Toronto postpon- ed. rain.

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Tiger manager Red Rolfe said Pesky was to start at short. Dropo

Hatfield at third ill Philadelphia. tonight in the biggest shakeup the

ably have brought A quarter mil- lion himself if anybody wanted to

"Our immediate aim was to get "Now we've got a. set ball club, something we

Gehringer said the trade almost

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the Maritime Central Airways team meet the Curran and Briggs Juniors in Summerslde, it was ieamed from M.C.A. coach Earl Goss last night. MhcAleer's battery mate will be Bernie LeBlanc, an experienced receiver who has handled pitchers in Kentvllle. N.S. several years back. Pi-eddy Kcelcr. Maritime Central Airways other pitcher, will play some infield po- sltlon.

Holding down first base this afternoon for the M.C.A. nine will be Des Trainor. rangy first slicker who has played for several years with the Junior Abbies Trainor joined the working ranks of M.C. A. this week and thus will be elig- ible to play. He is the second play- er from the City to join the M.C. A. team since the season opened. the other being Glen Matheson. W-lio will be playing in Trainorls place this afternoon when the Jun- ior Abbles meet the R.C.A.F. is an unanswered question Although ""3 Juniors had more than 20 players trying out for the team none of them except Trainor were first baselnen.

O O I Righthander Donliie Macl.ean will start on the mound against lthe Air Force, it was disclosed by coach Ev. MaeNeiil. Mucuzan. an effective ball tosser. is available to may only during the middle or the week. If he were available all the time he would partially solve coach MacNeill's first base prob. lems as he has had considerable experience around the initial sack. The junior players will meet at Mentls this afternoon at 2:45 for "importation to Summerside. . . .

Should the Boston Red Sox go I'll" 5 Slump It might be advis- "ble IOP mnnnizer Lou Boudreau.

I-learn and Westrum, Yvars (6); general manager Joe Collins and l-L'itten,l(lippsl.ein (4) Schultz (5) owner Toni Yawkey to take A Hacker (3) and rAtwell, Pramess. qulcke train out of Boston. Be. (6). I0” -Venerdefn big deal whlcll Boston , ...... .. 000110010-.1 I2 MW five Boston players go in St. Louis 000 000 020-2 2 0 Detroit in exchange for four

Tltters. the Red Sox were lead- IMI the league by four percent.

(9), V We points and had been playing

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Pretty Rood. probably even sur- ou.-iwn .. oil ooo ooo-2 s 0 Mains ball. Syracuse . son ooo 00x-910 1 ' ' - -

Lou Boudreau was on the nlr yesterday evening about an hour bt-'IW9 the Kama between the Sox and the Indians got underway and expressed the following npln. ions about the deal. The trade was made. he said. to give the Sox better balance and to strengthen them for the tough stretch drive in September. Dur- lng the month of September, the Red 50X Play only six games lit home. Obviously the sox wanted players who could hit in places other than Fenwsy Park. Don Lenhart, for example, could only hit in Boston -where he had 3 short wall to aim for.

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GP0l'Ke Kell was the big man In the deal with his sharp line drives. Boudreau admitted that Kell fields very well but not as good as Freddy Hatfield. third baseman who went to Detroit. F-Vtfl. who has not played this year on account of a thumb lnll-Ir.V. is a sort of question mark but if he shows near his 1949-50 form he will be a great aid in the Sox. He will be used in left and centre field. Lipon will he

Junior Stepliens Trout will do relief pitching and help out the over-worked Ivan

DeLock.

can

trade them.

the team, he stated.

they will help. the Tigers." 0

there will be plenty of softball Ictlvltv in the city this year. six teams have signified their inten- tions of entering the league with

used as a utility man to spell on while Dizzy

Dick Gernet, who played with Kentvills two years ago, wlu take over the first base Job as soon as his iniured thumb permiu. in speaking of the players who left. Boston Boudreau stated that it was a tough decision to have to Pesky and Dropo were as close to me as anyone on "The five Phvers Rave me 10096: and i know

According to preliminary plans

The Recreation Grounds dia- mond at Sllminersids and the R. c.A.I". airport ball field Ihlre the baseball spotlight this evening when two Island League fixtures will be played at these centres. The Charlottetown Abbie Juniors take on the Flyers at the port. and the Maritime Central Alrwaya- nine make their debut in Island base- hall against Curran and Briggs Juniors at the Recreation centre. Both games are scheduled to begin at 5 p. m.

Coach Bob schurman of the C and B Juniors has announced he will start the following line-up against . the M.C.A. team: P. schurman c. Donnie Simmons p. Layton schurman ib. Johnny Wheaten 2b, Coke Grady as. Mark Delaney 3b. Gerard Dalton rf. ,BilIy Purcell If. Neil walker cf. Ed Dalton will start in right field instead of his brother Gerard if a

right minder throws for M.C.A.

THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

Two Baseball Games A Tonight At S”side

To Study Plight Oi tiillionaires

SYDNEY. N.B.. June I - (CP)- The Sydney Commun- ity hockey club will hold a meeting this week to study the plight. of Sydney Millionaires. once the giants of Maritime hockey whottrailed badly in the Maritime Major Hockey League last season.

Present indications are that Millionaires. far in debt, will operate as a team this year but not in the Maritime cir- cliil, it was reported tonight, They would be interested in a. Nova Scotla. vieague.

A meeting of the Mi.M.Il.L. is scheduled to be held at New Glasgow next Sunday.

In American

Today's Baseball

NEW YORK, June 3-(AP)- Probable pitchers for tomorrow's major league games (won and lost records in brackets).

American League Chicago at New York-Lopat (1- 3) vs. Dobson (7-2).

Cleveland at Boston-Feller (5-3) vs. Parneu (4-3).

Detroit at Philadelphia (night) -Heoft (0-1) vs. Shanta (8-i).

st. Louis at Washington (night) -Pillette (5-2) vs. Shea (8-0).

National League

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (night)- Ersklne (3-1) vs. Friend (3-5).

New York at Chicago-Jansen (4-1) vs. Rush (1-2).

Boston at St. Louis (night)- Donovan (0-1) vs. Boyer (i-2).

Philadelphia at Cincinnati (night)-lviiyer (2-6) vs. Byeriy (U- l). l I I

five of them appearing to be defin- ite starters. The Liguorian Youth Club representatives were not cer- tain that they could field a team but asked for temporary member- ship in the -league. Plans wiu be finalized at Thursday's meeting and if the L. Y. C. can not form 3 team it is possible that mother club may want to' take their place. 0 O 0

An attempt will be made to register the teams with the Marl- time Softball Association. The teams will probably be registeed in the Intermediate class and the winner of the City beaguo will meet the Blrmmerlids team. pos- sibly the Air Force, for the Island title. The Island representativ on the Maritime softball Association is Fit.-Lt. Bill Palmer of Bum- merside.

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Wedoif the chapenu today to the Hot shots champions of the city csndis Pin League. The Hot shots. a very strong team, had a little too much for the old Timers last night and won the champion- ship in brilliant form by sweeping the final match five points to none. Following the match. the winners. loser: and others were treated to A piece of the "Victory Cake" which was donated to the champions yesterday afternoon.

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The Hot shots will likely enter the Island Candle Pin tournament next Mbnday as a. team and if they do they will be tough to heat. It was this same group of bowlers who won the Island five pin championship last week under the name of Horne'a Rockets. Quite ii number of them will he taking part in the Island five-pin singles tournament which gets underway at the Roll-Away today.

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Willard Chandler. the man who bowled ll perfect five-pin guns int. winter and a member of the Hot shots by the way. has received a beautiful album from the nrum. wick-Balks coliender Company of Canada. The album was sent to

Cleveland Regains Top

League

(Canadian Press) Cleveland Indians regained the American League lead by blank- ing the revamped Boston Red Snx 6-0 Tuesday night.

In the National League, Brook- lyn Dodgers clung to their one- game lead by nipping Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 in the night game after New York Giants lambasted Chicago Cubs 17-4 during the day. Mike Garcia drew his chief offensive support from Luke Easter in his shutout for the In- riiuns over Boston. Easter drove in hull of Cleveland's runs with his eighth homer and a single as they snappcg a three-game losing streak.

The Indians got nine of their

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13 hits and all their runs off lofty Maury McDcrmott. The Dodgers slaved off a

nlntll-inning rally to down Pills- burgll. the tail-end club. Ralph Brunca, coasting on a 6-1 lead. weakened in the ninth when the Plrlitcs scored three runs and needed help from reliefer Joe Black. Jack Robinson. Carl Fur- illo and. Gil I-lodges hit” home runs for Pittsburgh. V

Spencer To Put Crown On Blocll Against Adshade

SYDNEY. N.S.. June 3 -(CP)- Tommy (Gun) Spencer fighting policeman from New Waterford. will put his Maritime welterweight boxing crown on the block against

promoter Gussie Macleilsn an- nounced tonight. The fight prob- ably will be staged Dominion Day.

Good Response To Drive For Athletic Funds

letio Association, in their drive for funds which was held on " nday evening. realized tbs very gratify- ing sum of 8825.00 and officials said last. night that subscriptions were still coinilig in and that more was a possibility that the sum would resch the one molland mark.

Upwarda of 70 canvasaara braved the inclement weather to make the oollsctiona and they completely covered the town in one evening. The drive was conducted froth radio station OJRW and the con- tributions were acknowledged over ths air as they cams in.

The drive was officially opened by Mayor Henry Wedge with a short radio qaesch. Mr. '1'. larls Hickey, CA. is the treasurer and auditor of the fund. I 8.

mill 8il0'I' rllllslillio

him as a memo of his feat and it 009W"! I" the pictures taken at the dinner tendered to him by the bowlina company. The album is well bound and will certainly serve as a lovely souvenir of his memor- able feat. ;

Rolls of Filrn developed and printed. 24 hour aorvioa. Double also prints. Any roll of I ea-

J.B. (Kid) Adshade of Glace Bay.

The Summersids Amateur Ath-

JUNE 4. 1952

Little league Al 0 V Baseball Eiarls l

Three games are schedled for Llttio League baseball at six o'clock this evening. On the Upper Queen st. diamond the Lions will play the Hornets. The Giants will play the Eagles on the K. of 0. diamonds and the Stars will meet the Anchors on the Old Diamond at Victoria Park.

Boosl Top Prize

In Golf (Men

WINNIPIXE. Juno 3 -(CP)- The Royal Canadian Golf Asso- ciation announced today that top prize in the 1952 Canadian open golf championship July 16-19 will be 33,000. an increase of 5760 over last year's first money.

Balance of the 015.000 total prize money will be spread among 34 players. The last two places get S100 each instead of the 850 and 360 paid in i96i.

Recent entries indicate a strong field for the classic. to be played at Winnipeg's st. Charles Country Club. These include Al Besseiink, Chicago, who stands eighth in the 1&2 list it pro golf money-win- ners; Fred Hawkins. El Paso, Tex- as, who tied Ben Hogan for sev- enth spot in the 1952 Masters tour- nament; Ansel snow, Myrtle Beach. Calif. Earl Stewart. Jr.. Fort. Wayne Ind.; Art Wall. Jr.. Chicago.

Hawkins finished in a second- place tie in the 1951 Canadian open, two strokes behind winner Jim Perrier. '

Halifax Baseball League Opens Today

S'i'!:l..i..AR'rON. June 3 -(cP)- The Halifax and District Base- bsll League, largest senior circuit in the Maritimes. will open the season hero tomorrow when Dart- mouth Arrows clash with stellar- ton Alblons. defending champs. The other teams. made up almost entirely of imports. are Halifax Capitals. Kentviile Wildcats, Tru- ro Bearcats and Liverpool Lar- rupers.

Six-Team city sotibalf

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League Is Organized

A aix-t.sain'Oii.y softball League was formed last night at an or- ganiutioml meeting held in the Holy Name Hall under the chair-

” of Wendaii Oiliis.

Teams who submitted their ap- plication for membership were the Maritime Electric. Company. Brucs Stewart's. Parkdais. Basilica Youth club. Llcuorian Youth Club and the Guardian.

Preliminary plans can for the league to get underway nsxtTuu- day evening. June 10. Games wui be played at the Knights of Col- umbus and : In diamonds on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. ,

Last night'Wendall Gillis was appointed league, secretary. An- other meeting will be held at the Holy Nams.I-lall at seven o'clock Thursday evening to draw up a

I I ' ' t an executive and deal with any problem or condi- tona that may uise.

Each team will be allowed a maximum of 15 playera- with a compistellineup to be submitted to the league executlv- by June 25th. After that it-will be impossible to bring new players into the circuit.

It was decided that the first four teams would be eligible for the play-offs. The first and fourth, and second and third place teams will meet in the (semi-finals. Semi- final series will be a two out or three affair and three out of five.

The week-day runes will be sev- en inning affnils while Sunday games will go th- full nine inning

mm routs. Two points will be swam. for a win and one in 4111!. W I I” I

It was agreed that any gm, unablstofialdatsamontnsugf 01 I 10001: would autoumu. ally loss the twopoints unless u, agreement had been reached 5,. tween the teams concerned by on, o'clock on the day of the game.