MCA, New Waterford
Meet Friday In Opener For Maritime Title
The Maritime Central Airways ;h:,ool:.?3h;-ligledr at Sunday.
team. fresh from th lr recent vlc-, The New tnries over Me ramcook. arel
Giants. Nova Scotia intermediate .dimCum(,s' i-hanipions here this. Friday in The New wateuord club Bung the best-of-three series for the ed the HEM to "pruem No" Maritime intermediate baseball1Smml by dekmng the sham chnmplomhlpt 1 b water Navy in three straight The game will be fo lowed y Ram",
42-Year-Old Record Broken At Woodbine
-- i..;'h"..J.;.is'iTi;i;1.ia;nn;is .TORON',1,l.O' (SP)-,.ChmH' 129"” Hand hepinatle a show of them as U”"'1hel. ml: C””ed'.3a fps! .0" he Charged under the wire with 3:: .2: ..:'..::. '1-ck.-.v Bid ' s r -ju s ' l . wilh "M 55'm(l,D3;;i"”n Ciilp Enid; pCh:1)inre lltlarirtiolrind a three-year- 5h'"””'"fl 5 in? dn" ej&Ag(r;lnltl, ran the mile and one quarter - - i ' . d r- th k 'h'l or Chain Rcaci 0" con” 9 " muc ,thrce-year-old on May 27. 1911.
St. Louis Browns Are Transferred To Baltimore
NEW YORK. iCPt - The Am-'tTiSi7h76i?r;iii;i?ig"ai?n7Ti?' "1033 I-PREUC ll'5n5l91T9d the SC lie still did not name the West Louis Brown: to Baltintore Mon- Co.-ist interests. day night. V A syndicate headed by lawyer This was the third meeting nf Clarence Miles bought the 'i9-pei'- the owners of the American Leagugicent interest in the club which mgdrclde on what to do tr-uh Lheiliad been held for 2 ix”). years by Di-oblem team, and it was the cul-i Bl” Vflwk Mid 3 8m”P W Chit mination of more than a year oi."5F" ”55”"”i95- , effort; on the part 0. Baltimore tol. rt” 92,)? it as beheied obtain the franchise. ” 3”'”i6'm0"ah0”t Last year. Baltimore V , . . . only to liiive Bill Vecck, Bi't)ii'ns'.B”')'wngiin 1950 owner rcbuiicd
in his emails mi He has said that he has stiffer- linvn the club transferred to them 105595 of upward at 5750.000,
to be 512 I
officials sham
Maryland C”-V , At Montreal, Frank Shangh- The VOW W33 ”n3mm0u3- 3'o- nessey, president of the Interna- DC1 WPbb. Si-T0339” 0139'-mam Ofltional League. said he couldn't
the original proposal to move W,"see how any other decision
Baltimore, disclosed that he niadeir-mild he ,-..,1..h,,d;-
the. motion 'because I did not want ”Baltimore is the only city on
tiny dissension in the league." the North American continent
with a ball park big enough for
10-Club League Soon a major league team." he said.
"Lns Angeles and San Fran- "I made this motion with the riscn and the other cities talked provision that the American Le:i- about bisz-iragiii-. baseball. but
gue expand into n l0-club league none of them have parks large in the near future to include thelenough to house that kind of a two Pacific Coast cities-Los team." Angeies grid San Francisco.” 5 -- Webb said his efforts to buy
the franchise on behalf of un-i
' ”s ft 'tliCifiS6ftuil'lll:rFSlSh nnb the Wheat coast fe. troug ” ecause ey 0 I Toppazzini
would not produce the money HERSHEY. Pn.. tCPi -- Jerry
Toppazzini. Ont,ario-born r i gh t R winger. has been suspended indef-
initely by the Boston Bruins for T It ll ll 8 ii A Y
necessary It
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Although the critics call himistarza, left. as blow after blow is -"awkward and inept". Rocky Mal” rained down upon him in their icianok boxing skill looks good recent iii";-ll')'li'PlgilL title bout at
Birdie Tebbeils jlo Manage The ltedlegs
,Nl.-Iw l'f)i'lK. mp) - - George 4Rir(liei Tebiwtls was named ,inanager of Cincinnati Redlegs '
for 1954 and 1955. Tuesday suc- ceeding the recently fired Rogers' Hornsby.
Tebbetts, veteran major lmatcher manazed Indianapolis of lthe American Association this iseason. He finished fourth with the Cleveland farm club.
league I
Gabe Paul. general manager of the Cincinnati club. did not an- nounce salary terms.
leaving training camp without per-
mission, general manager Art Ross announced Tuesday. at THE FORUM 8.30 .
NEVER BEFORE MIDGETS vs. GIANTS SEE
By GEORGE BOWEN
BALTIMORE, (AP) - Major lcague baseball is returning to a city with one of the lomrest and most colorful pasm in the diam- ond sport.
American League approval Tues- day of St. Louis Biowns transfer here brings them to it town where professional baseball history dates back to 1871.
During that time it has been in
go a, ..” yinur niaior leagues and as many . ,minnr circuits. It has been 51
Gorllemls George 55 "'5 vale! 'years- since it has in a major circuit, but Olfitllllfllis still talk
V5' about the "old Orioles". Priillfi'.'ll,V. they reminisce about the 1894-96 teams. They won three sti-aight National Lsnzue pennants and are ranl-red among the best. They tnice won the Temple Cup series which became iodayls world Isertes. Baseball students credit . (V. them with initiating the "inside" . '”” . .;z:inie--the strategy of base steal- Elephanc Boy & Irish Jackie inc, ;s.nci'lliciiig, bunting and the
IN A TEAM "'ivi”J2ditlff;. Kepler on
of the teams when he coined his KT LAST GEORGE AND
famous snyinz. Asked "how can JTTLE JEFF WILL PET EVEN TERMS. ' kkkkhhhhllllllllll
-....:1...:.....-.-.. ALSO SEE
NATURE BOY RONNIE McKAY
vs. PIERRE LEBLANC
ext
Baltimore Had Long Connection With Baseball I
you hit. like that?" he replied "I hit 'em where they ain't." I
John MoGraw and Wilbert Rob-I lnson played then. too. McGraw,' became one of baseball's greatest! managers with New York Giants: ' and Robinson with Brooklyn Dod- gers.
Baltimore had been in the old American Association in the 1Bll0'a and joined a fourth major league.l the federal, in 1914. ,.
The name of Babe Ruth first appeared in a baseball lineup with
era" in minor league baseball. This was under the late Jack Dtinnl who vmn seven straight Ititerna-i
THE HGUARDIAN. CHAIIIJOTTETOWN eginning of the End for LaStarza, as World Champion Closes In,
own in the early rounds. but the "Rock" took over in the seventh, cllmaxing the rout in the eleventh
SEPTEMBER 30. 1953
reeling through the ropes. Although the challenger from the Bronx was able to drag himself to his feet at
enough to challenger Roland LaiNew York. La Starza held hislround when he sent La Starzaithe count of nine, the referee
. Horseshoe Club Presentation
me 0,1019, 1.. the Federal Le..g.,,,i.lack MacCotirt, manager of the Brightonul-Iorseshoe Club. (left) is shown presenting
Baltimore also enjoyed a "golden Keith Dalzicl (third from left) with. a special prize donated by Mr. Ron MacDougall ifsecond from left) and Mr. Nels Whitlock (extreme right) Open iiorsesline ih1'owing' contest.
for winning the P. E. I. -Bartc-r's Film Lab.
tional League peiinants, 1915-25. g . 7 iK1d Howard
(AP)-Joe Lucy II.
flshmonger.
LONDON. London
lihe vacant. British lightweight iboxing iitle. i
. ' V . Both of McGoverns eyes were, By JERRY MARTIN
;almnst Closed from l.ucy's pnm-t .. , , melting and his face was coveredi Gamma" PM” Sign wine,
iwilh blond.
Turns In
defeated o ?.”':r:..l:C2:::i:.”:.;::":: ax: Best Fight Of Career
i"s6b'LTaZiM,'"13sj'i'3'a?tmouth, N 5.. in it six-rounder. Young Izzard. 163. Halifax. scor-
knockout when he
HALIFAX, (CPI-Richard rxidi ..,., um only pl-lo'.v:ii'd of Halifax turned in. tiielnmred A1 spa,-15' 154, Ha1tf3x' in best fllzht of his career to win n-1:39 (,1 the second round 01 mm-
92.2.... OLISH
unanimous dectsion over Charley Smith of Newark, N.J.. in ii 10- rounder here Tuesday night. Howard, Maritime lightweight champion, weighed 138. smith 134. Howard was outstanding inside and gave away nothing at long range. A crowd of better than 4.- 1;. 000 watched him stagger the New- 'ark lighter in two rounds but neither scored it knockdown. It was second meeting for the two. A month ago Howard won a
E & . split decision that left; a bad taste -ALSO- LT , ' in the mouths of the fans. Tues- , E day he left no doubt about the
THE BAITLE OF u- r wmnm
MIGHTY Referee Ciuasie Mcbellan of ' ' Glace Bay gave Howard eight
52.... Boy 17' mar Qusyldy ' vs: Tote
i r P810? . , llama 81.80: min 31.001 - -.,0liBvlron50o escort was
Mil I lliiltltkhbhhxx
t we of his leuer height to move
under, Smith's punches and ham-
. met him unmercifullg on the body.
Bob Grace. 138. Bi-ldgewster. N.
, ' , 5... won I unanimous decision over
. Keith Paris. J40. Halifax. in the
V V . six-round semi-final. 'Gtiice was
called in as substitute for Don
. (Duck) Trelnor of Charlottetown.
' - who was unable tnmske tho.-weight
I0 POPULAR SHADES-Waterproofs--Protects-Preserves
rounds, Smith one. and one even. Judge Ron Wallace -of Halifax scored it 1-2-1 and judge Jack De- laney nf'l-lalifax had it 0-2-2.
The Canadian Press scorecard read eight rounds for Howard and two even.
Both fighters kept a fast pace throughout. Howard took Ldvnnt-
SHINE?
limit. Trslnor wolghbd lslti. Kid Fraser, 14!. Brldsswator. was worried a split decision over
ilour-round curtain raiser.
:Prominent Halifax Eilorseman Dies
HALIFAX. (OP) - Charles .1. Craig, 72, of Lower Ssckvllle. N. 3.. a prominent Maritime race
horse owner for half I century. died iln hospital here Tuesday. Among his best known horses were Wtlkln and Scotty Mcxsne.
drove in harness races mi in boy. later becoming an owner of some of the MarItlmes' but horses. He retired from racing three years :30. v
A Halifax merchant most of his life. Mr, Craig had lived In sub- urban Lower Bsckvllle since re- tlrement.
Surviving are his widow, tltes sons, Charles. Phillip and William. and ii daughter. Mrs. Gordon crulckehenk. all of Halifax. The funeral will be Thursday.
LOWlSTO!'l'. lnqlmd. (OP)- Odlclsla commented "everybody is sitting tight" when they found to- celpts from munloi ensuin- inents had dropped 1 11.000. At. the some time rents from dock-
He was the son of old-time Hath . fax racing driver John Orslg. He'
President Of . Canadian ladies' Golf "Unit-ill. Dies
TORONTO. (CP)-Mrs. Jean E. Crockett, Dominion president of the Canadian Ladlt-s' Golf Union! died Tuesday at her home here. She was the widow of Edwin Crockett, former vloespresidont of the Bank of Nov: scotls.
A native of Halifax. she was the former Jean E. wood and was for many years soprano soloist at the First Baptist Church, Halifax. she movedtto Toronto 40 years no. i
chairs showed an lnei-one of mo. .
Aiiiiriisr com. il0Ml'AtlY
DlALtl553
stopped the flgit. Awarding Mar- ciano a techni l knockout at 1.81 of the eleventh t-round.
In Series Op
(By Jack Hand)
NEW YORK. (AP)-Allie Rey- nolds opens New York Yankees' bid for an unprecedented fifth straight world championship Wed- nesday at Yankeestadlum against Carl Erskine. 20-game winning ace of the fence-busting Brooklyn Dodgers. '
Despite Dodgers' high batting averages and their 208 home runs. Yanks remain 6 to 5 fsvorltent-to do it again in the 50th series. Dodgers. who took the Yanks to seven games last fall, never have won I series. This is their sev- enth try. Yanks stand 15-4 series competition with tho Am- erlcan League out front 3517.
The series gets under way at 1:05 pm. EST. before 70,000 fans and millions more on television and radio. summery weather with the temperatures ln'the B05 was forecast by the weather bureau.
Both Fit For Duty
Carl Furlllo, Brooklyn's right fielder and National League bat- ting champ. and Gene Woodling. Yankee left fielder, both reported fit for duty after testing their injured left hands in final but- ting practice. Furlllo broke his little finger in a fist fight with Leo Durocher Sept. 6.
Both managers Casey Stengel of the Yanks and Chuck Dres- seri of the Dodgers missed most of their workouts to attend a meeting with commlssionerilford Frlck. National League president Warren Giles and the six um-
-Allanlics -T o Operate In Major league.
HALIFAX. (OP) - Halifax At- lantlcs will operate in the Marl- tlma Ms,1or.I-Iockey League this 'seuon, club officials announced Tiiesday. . t
The Atlmtlcs were given until Tuesday to make their decision following a league meeting in New Glasgow Sunday. At that time Sydney posted a. bond that they would loo 5 team but that they would not guarantee how long it would last.
Halifax asked for the time ex- tension before they would go along with the Syr J proposal.
Exhibition irooiiiaii. , Game cancelled
The exhibition football gain:
that was slated to be played thii evening between Saint Duristanu and the Abbies has been cancel led due to the injuries received by several of the Saints players in recent workouts. The Saints are scheduled to open their intercollegiate series at Mount A this coming Saturday and it is hoped that the injured players will be able to return to action before Saturday.
The Saints, who are working out daily, will have a great num- bar of new additions to the clul: when they take to the field at Mount A Saturday.
Henry Ford's first automobile lll 1892 had a .two-cylinder engine producing about four horsepower.
Reynolds Faces Erskine
ener Today
Before Sell - Out Crowd
pirel. will Hsrridgo, Anm-lcsr 'League president was too bus) with his own league business and the shift of St. Louis Browns, ta attend.
Frlck told both managers that lights will be turned on in any -game. including Sunday. if the umpires no rule. Bill Grieve. vel- eran American League umplra will work behind the plate in -the first game. .
Cy Young, who won two games for Boston Red ,Sox against Pitts- burgh ln the first series back in
1903, in to throw out the first ball after the usual opening-day ceremonies.
llth All-New York Series
This is the 11th all-New York series and the fifth between ilfsnks and Dodgers. Yanks played
the Giants six times. winning four. Past -performances often mean
nothing in A short best-of-seven iserles. The "little" hitters like the i-Yanks' Billy Martin or Phil Riz- zuto and the Dodgers' Billy Cox. Pee Wee Reese and Junior Gil- liam often overshadow the "big" men like Mickey Mantle. Yorl' Berra. Snider, Robinson and Cam panelia.
I CRAYFORD. (CP) - The civil -defence committee of this Kent -county town added five newcom- ers to-their rolls in one day. lit the some time. however. they bail to record six resignations. -
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FIGHT nuns
ROLAND vs. LABTARZA
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