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Nomads-Acadia To Play At St. Dunstan's Field Today

A last minute change of plans in as has brought the site of the Char- lottetown Nomads Acadia Coach Dr. Batchetmen Maritime Rugby that Ron Championship game from Queen Nomad for Charlotte High school Field over ing his le to the S. D. U. gridiron scheduled and that for 2:45 Hats afternoon.

A heavy Htat lasted

fine a shape as they hav

snow and rain storm will be unavailable. Otherwise th

been all season for this big one. Frank Jelka reported Maclvor. hard-driving ward, has been favor- g but will likely start Cullen DeLory has to be in Halifax today on business and

through the best part Nomads will be fielding a team

of Friday forced the change. Big ready. willing and able.

pools of obtained permision to play

game at S. D. U. where the going Jelks will likely be a bit heavy but brother

comparatively dry. The

water covered the high school field and Nomad officials e

vening. A minor

and George

Acadia arrived in the city last car accident the held them up at. the-boat but Dr. Scantlebury. of Tom Scantlebury Acadia captain. drove to the boat and re- Nomads have been holding lieved the overloading in the Acad- practices during this week and are ia cars by driving a few players

to town.

The Hatchetmen come here with a very imposing record. In an ex- hibition game earlier in the sea- son they hung a defeat on their senior brothers the Acadia Axe- men. Also during the season's play they pummelled New Glasgow Grads 17-0 and the Windsor Swas- tikas 18-0.

In the rugged persons of

setback was racked up by the New Glasgow Grads in the first

Says Ottawa Like To See

OTTA WA

column Friday that most Ottawa fans would welcome a change of ownership for the Big

football

Four's Rough Riders. "May seem harsh but strangely enough the most welcome news for

most fans here would be the an- g being there'd be some reason for en-tK"3"'"t99 "'9'"

nouncement that the club is sold." Koffman says. "Rigbtly or wrongly, he folks feel the present owners are not equipped to handle a football fan-

chise which has moved into the

big business category.

"Or. if they are equipped for ouch an operation, the owners have yet to prove it."

Rough Riders. who have lost money the last two season while

tCP I --.lack Koffman.

Fans Would Team Sold

finishing a dismal last each time.

m, ' 1 h M are owned by a non-profit com- emun morn ed r "d 3 pany composed of Ottawa business- men. The club's loss from the 1955

season has been estimated at abou

345,000. coming on top of a 517,000

deficit in 1954. Koffman says the club ow

business-like operation

thusiasm." The club executive wa

game of the season when they squeaked to a 3-2 victory. Since then the Nomads have gone on several scoring rampages and ,downed Truro 14--G. Windsor 25- 32 and Zhz. and took revenge on lthc Grads with an ll--2 win here. .Thcy won their other game against Truro by default.

.Iudging from the interest being exhibited in the game by Char- lotletown's sports public, there i

season on hand to witness this

a healthy 5 and a big day at the gate is

sum ah-

.5p1jg on pnncyg Thppp were far goo solutely necessary to keep the club

many excutive members with too many of them pulling in opposite

directions.

Last month. when reports circu listed that listen to pu

lgeneral manager James P. McCaf lfrey sold the club is not for sale

7 DOWN THE

BACK STRETCH

A X1-ycarcld relnsman. Billy Haughtnn, is tops over the half mile tracks and has out quite a figure over the milers when he essays to race over them. His standing on the Grand Circuit is fourth. Wayne Smart holding the lead with 54 points. Joe O'Brien 53, Del Miller 51 and Haughton 50. Frank M. Blunk has written a very interesting account of Billy which will give our readers a good line on him: "Harness racing fans at In upstate fairgrounds track witnes- sed a spectacular spill in the spring of 1948. The wheels of three sul- kics. drawn by speeding pacers. locked on a turn. Two of the driv- ers rolled to the track:-the other turned a nomersault. landed on his feet, jumped back into his sulky seat and finished the contest.

"The acrobatic driver, with the quick reflexes was zsyearnld Wit llam Robert Haughton. son of a Fultonvllle. (N Y.) silk miller. Young I-Iaughton was a rookie driv er then. having just been graduated from a 57-a-wcck job as groom. blacksmith's help and barn sweep rounding out his fourth year in a

row as the nation's leading harnesslswpreh, ,njlm,d m an Madam sons ago with the team he now

horse trainer-driver. He has passed the 32.000000 mark in purses won since becoming a bigtime .einsman in 1949. In 1952 he topped all driv- ers in money won with 3111.720. He took 110 races that year. In 1953. with 116 winners. his purses amount ml to 1374.527. Last year he had 15.! winners and 8415.577.

"As of last Thursday night in: 1955 record included 159 winners and more than 8500.000. The train- er-driver's share of these moneys usually is 10 per cent. Haughton own sa few horses hlmsclf. drives and trains forty to fifty for other owners. The big horse in Haugh fan's string this year has bccn the ayearold pacing star. Qurk Chmf. owned by John Frnehlu-h of Brook- ville. L. '1. Under Haughlon's hand- ling Quick Chief won the top pac- lng double W the 571.040 William H. Cane Futurity at Yonkers Rare- way and the i66,t's0fi Little Brown Jug of Delaware. Ohio. There are few rest periods and no vacations for A racing man of Haughton's cal fher. Besides his driving and train Inc at the leading racoways. he flies to Grand Circuit meetings for stakes engagements. When winter sets in he moves to Orlando. Fla- the winter headquarters of the her ness world.

"In Orlando he keeps the same daylight hours as in the north,

. training. planning for the next sea-

son. His wife. the former Dorothy Blschoff of Chattaqua. N. Y. is a horsewoman. therefore an tinder- standing woman. she is grateful. she says. for the Orlando days when Bill cnn spend his nights at home. Ifaughton has one hobby. lpeedboatin,,. He took his boat from Great South Bay on Long Island D Florida last year,hut dldn”t get ft into the water - too busy with

) he horses.

"Until a few years ago. the lend- hg drivers In harness racing. as I rule. were older men. with long years of experience. Such is not the ease today. with naushton. stan- ley Dancer and others in their early Illrtfos and late twenties marshal

l "Haughton does 95 per cent of

Five Games

Rider officials would rchase bids of 3130.000 or more, president Dave Gill and

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

A month ago the experts figured they had the National Hockey League final standings next spring predicted. But most of the teams aren't co-operating with the fore- casters. i Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red

Wings. Toronto Maple Leafs. Bos-

l .lnn Bruins. Chicago Black Hawks .and New York Rangers would fin 'lsh 111 that order after the 70-game lgrind, the experts said. I But after a month of activity.

the only team that is gexperts able prophets

proving the is Montreal.

treasury in the black.

To the winner of today's game goes the title of Maritime Sen- ior Rugby Champion and the right to advace against the intercollegi- ate champs. Acadia Axemen on November 19 for the McCurdy Cup.

Kickoff time again is 2:45 at S. D. U.

Page 6 The Guardian Saturday, Nov. 12, 1955

The 1955-56 edition of the Saint Dunstan's University Senior basket- ball team makes its first start of

S.D.U. Basketball Squad Makes lst Start Tonight

newcomers are big Eugene Lake (oft. 3 ins.) of Newfoundland and five members of last year's second

AM1iER8'.l' (OP)-Amherst Ram- blers moved Into a four-point lead in the Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey L o a g n o Friday night. downing Moncton Hawks 6-4 in the season's first game here.

The Rambler machine went into high gear in the second per . ramming five goals behind Nick Pidgodny while the Hawks netted two. The first period ended 1-1 and Hawks scored the only goal of the final session.

'Plerre Brlllant a n d Humbug Kennedy were Amherst stars with two goals each. Jack Schmidt and Hank Therrien got singles. Mone- ton goals were scored by Weaver.

the Nnmads. however. the Hatchclmen will be facing their toughest trial of the season. The Nomads swept through to the championship of the N. S. - P. E. 1. League with 5 wins against only 1 defeat That

should be the biggest crowd of the

important contest. A big crowd of) as course is just what the NomarislCity bull h,ng.Sum,rmg Qua”, fans H, neat, need. In all fairness to the Hatch-l signs of in whgchtetmen Nomad officials have had to

In N.H.L. Over Weekend

the season tonight 8881051 531?" Mary's University at Halifax.

Hoop fans could well be pardon- ed if they didnlt recognize this year's S. D. U. Varsity team. Gone are the well known stars of form- er years such as Jack Reardon, Gus Dorais. Bob Mooney. Frank Slowey and Danny Shea.

The any regular back from last year's team is John Kelly. Two other athletes who saw part-time services a year ago Bill Farmer and Mike Swift are also back in action.

There are no new American

Lou Boudreou Scoffs Reports

CHICAGO (AP)--Manager Lou Boudreau of Kansas City Athletics Thursday scoffed published reports the Athletics used a surveyor's tel- escope in the bull pen to steal sig- nals from American League rivals last summer.

"It is not true. to my know- ledge." said Boudreau

”I read where this was supposed

team Alfred Morrison. Willie Kel Bob Feqaron. Peter McGonnell and Tom Lcdwell.

ln meeting Saint Marys tonight the local Saints are stepping up against fast competition. The Hall- fax Saints are playing in the Nova Scotia mtcrcollegiate League with Dalhousie, Acadia and St. F. X.

Tonight the Saints will use Bill Farmer. Peter McGonnell and Bob Fearon at guard with John Kclly, Mike Swift. Alfred Morrison. Wil- lie Kelly. Gene Lake, and Tom Ledwell up front.

The Saints will play a return game against Saint Mary's here on

Houle. Carver and Bowness.

Only eight penalties were given, including a major to Loutxlley for fighting and a 10 i ' X duct to Pidsodny for using abusive language to referee Laurie Pow- ers

Hawks lost the services of Freddy Weaver midway in the sec- ond. He was injured in a pile-up in front of the Moncton cage. Ramblers will play a return

to be a well-kept secret.” he said.

"It was no secret if the Yankees or any other club knew about it, as this report implies."

The published story said the sur- vcyors telescope was horrowed from a group of workmen at the Athletics' hall park and Kansas pen pitchers would steal rival catchers.

A bunched-up towel on the bull- pen fence would tip a signalled curve ball If the towel! was removed, a last hall was clue.

Scheduled

players with the team. Among the

By AL VICKERY , Canadian Press Staff Writer 1 WINNIPEG (CPl- spearheaded

by the hard runnins 01' fullback Johnny Bright, Edmonton Eskimos smashed Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29-6 this afternoon in the first game of their bestof-thre Western lnterprovincial Football Union final before 15,553 fans. Second gami-

iplnys host to Montreal and the win be played .1 Edmonton next Wings visit Boston. I Wednesday. By Monday morning Monlrcalg Displaying his best plunging of

will still be on top but any one of the otlicr five teams cnulrl be in second place.

Daveiireighion Better Today

i BOSTON lCP'-Dave Creighton. gNew York Rangers centre who was taken to hospital after a collision with Boston Bruins dcfenceman

the year. Bright ripped the Winni- peg line to shreds as he picked up two ird-quarter touchdowns. His partner in Edmonton's two-fullback. system. Normie Kwons. and 9"" Bob Hcydenfeldt scored the other Eskimo touchdowns. Hcydenfeltl added two singles. while PIMP" kicking tackle Bob Dean converted three of the four touchdowns and booted a single and a field goalw

this dl'lVl"E "" ill? big mcewaysw , iFcrn Flaman in Thusdav night's WYARD SPBEE . 1 gthe half-mile track. where a man RANGERS RISE Nammap H')(rkP)' Lcagm, game Halfback Leo Lewis gallopedy 801 .has to be quick to win. ll never. Rangers have ruined the setup here. was uell enough to go hnme')'arIls for Winnilwlfs I006 fIV9si lplan a race before-hand.' sa.Vs,hy taking a hold on second placelFriday. P011"-9? in "19 "'51 qU8FiPF- Wll'”lI'- Haughton. '1r'.-:m..1..o.. I'vefound. with 16 points. three behind the Fears that he had suffered a peg quarterback Buddy Leakvl to try to figure anything out in it leading Canadians. Behind New brain injury were dispelled. The 130011113 01! CURVE" 0'' RIVE the half-mile-track race. it never works York are Bruins with 14 points. hospital reported he had a ”mildly Bombers all EHFIY 5'2 l95d- l the way you expect it. I tried that'one better than Chicago The.serious concusion" and that his Despite a temperature of 22 de-l in the beginning and gave it up Maple Leafs and defending Stanley condition now is "good." grecs. a biting northwest wind of

as a hopeless task. I-Ivory race is ldiffcrent. Every horse is different. 'If you know your horse you try to place him at the start of a race so that all his capabilities may be put into play. Once the race is on you are faced with a new problem. lYou watch for racing room. You lhave to judge the pace to save lspeed for the stretch. Your tim-

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wing has to be precise.QYou have lto make the right move at the .rig'ht time.' lmore weeks of racing at Yonkers

to increase his earnings. He has

scheduled. roughly. four races a night He cxnccts to finish the sea-

son here with at least 170 winners.”

I DRIVER lN.ll'RED

. The many friends of llarry Todd will regret to lcarn that he was

lwhich occurred at the Saint John

Raceway last week His horse nose- 5 l”W day! I! PIIDIIPILV director nil

Cup champions, Detroit. are cl locked in the cellar with 12 points.

Five games are scheduled for . the weekend. Boston plays to- ronto and Detroit VISII5 Mnnfrpnl tonight.

The Leafs battle the Rangers at ,New York -

p Stewart Quits Quebec Aces

QUEBEC tAPl---Gaye Stewart. appointed temporary coach of Que- bec Aces two weeks ago, an. nounced Thursday night he as decided to return to a job with Buffalo Bisons of the American iliockey League.

I Stewart. who played three sea-

l

'coaches. said he will return within

-dived info the turf during the fourt ”” Elm"!-

.dash alter "at-ting up" and break- in: out of his lmpplcs. Driver Todd wac snlnPI1Si1llli('fI. landing with on

gand slmulricrs and the horse rolled onto the shaft Latest reports an that he is In fair shape.

What sluullrl hc one of tlic (front- est slrcs of trotting speed in Can- -arin ls Watt-him 206 that is now at George A ffallbeckis Summcrcirie Before he was retir- ed from racing he set up track record: at several Maritime tracks including 2071: at Charlottetown on August 17. 19445 His owner. ;AIrlc-rman Frank Adams of Hali- fax. lcascrl him to f" T Black who used him sparingly in the stud at his farm in Rcrryvillc. Va

llcspile the few of his get that have hccn trained and raced, from time to time we find their names among the contestants or winners in various parts of States and on Wednesday night. iNnv. lMont. , Watt-'him's Roy, lime 2.14-the fast-

fnrm nenrl

the Unltedy

2. at Blue Bonnets Raceway. real. the Rlh race was won by

Quebec Aces officials would not commcnt on who its likely to

9 770-Place Stewart. of the sulky shafts across his neck TV

El4Chama,

.Wins International Race

By JOHN CHANDLER

LAUREL, Md. (AP)--El Chama. whose owner was so confident he paid his own way here from Ve- nezucla to enter the horse, Friday won the 365.000 Washington. D. C International race at Laurel Park.

Prendase. another Vene7uclan entry. was second and Social Out- cast. owned by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt of the United states. . third. l A crowd of 32,450 thought so glittle of El Chama's chances that .It let him get away at 341 for a

win mutuel. The bay four-year- old had been coupled in thc hctting with Canada's representative. Pre- fect II. since with only 12 tote

lest time of the night Other racesl hoard numbe M may had in E” in

'were won in 2.2.1. 2.22 3-5 and 2.16- 4-5.

One of the most admired and best performs-rs is a gelding. Brown Beau 208 1-5 h

to a horse than he is to what has been termed "the iron horse of the Marltimes".

And here's some news from S. Thane Belyea of Fredericton. N. B..."Ncd Lindon is wintering here and has Robert Bruce 2.09 1-5. Hope Spencer 2.14 and Vanity Lee

- 2: '"'”....1"r '22:; " a new it que. ops op 3&3 are better. There's noth-

2.1fl 1-5 for the Newcastle Stables; Arelene's Money 2.11, 1-5, owned by himself andltwn new ones that he bought at Harold Birmingham's sale. They are Betty 0. Belle by Boy 2.01 out of Betty Budlong. Betty 8. ltfl, and Janet Boy . . also Calumet Adam

5-year-old Watchim that has been one of this Jnckey Johnny Lommen hm PITT trotting stars at the fall meeting

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an excellent sham": "1 mp mmdmilc race but the Canadian entryt pany he was with. We are sure if: this catches the eye of Frank Adams he will certainly be please as no one was ever more sttachcdl

the 18th horse. Thus, A hel on either entry was a winncr El Chama paid 816.20 to place and 57 to show.

JPREFECT DROPS LEA!)

tfect. an English horse owned by ,Alherta Ranches of- Calgary. lead-

ifell back and finished lzth. l

Thoroughbreds from seven coun- tries took part, with Social Out-

Iad Right Knee Bother: Noren

TOKYO tAPl-New York Yan- kee outfielder Irv Noren. hobbled by a bad right knee, left the tour- ing hall club today for his Los Angeles home.

Noren said he planned to talk with Yankee officials and probably would enter Johns Hopkins Hos- pital. Baltimore.

The aofe knee hampered Noren in the world series and during the post-season trip to Japan. he was unable to complete Thursday's game against I Japanese all-star

earl-l

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The 25-year-old playmaker has been the loading Ranger In the scoring race this season.

lHustIing

2.1 miles an hour and a field made, slippery by recent rain and snow.

lfumbles were few. Bombers mls-I

CIIICAGO (CD1 -Chicago's liustl-- ing Black Hawks moved into third place in the National Hockey lLeague Friday night by blanking "Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0.

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l The victory, fifth of tho season for the Black Hawks. boosted them iinlo third over idle Boston by one I point The goal-shy Lcafs re- - lmaincd tied with Detroit for last pl:u-c . Al Rollins. the t'lm:u:ii goalie. isluncd In his SN'lllll'l shutout of .

Underdog,

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DICK IIWIN the year. although he was aided

1 by one of the stoutest dcfcnscs ever exhibited before a crowd of 6,280.

Johnny Wilson. picked up in trade from Detroit last summer. scored his eighth goal of the sea- tfarlnsgnon in the first period. The little to ask wing took passes from. linemate c. had3Hec Latitude and Hank Ciesla.

least the 2-to-l faiurite

El Chamois mvncr. rt. Vogelcr Rlnconcs. who had for an invitation to fhr nu-

the satisfaction of Sf'f'llli: his horse skated across the Leaf goal and Win by a head in a photo over heat uetmindor Harry Lumley Prcnrlase with Social Outcast an- easily.