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By Charles Dunkley Associated Press sports Writer

CHICAGO, July 9—(AP)—“Na- tionalleague club owners are oe- teimincd to carry on at Bil casts with what material ls leiz...Tfiey view l1, as a patriotic duty to con- tribute whatever they can to the morale and to the physical well being of America."

That's Elmer Layden President of the National Professional Not- bali League summing up l-he D01‘ icy of the league for 1's 'h‘$l. war

ear.

What lies ahead for the prof»;- ional game, however, is pmbhatllttt- lcal. The squads may be sairaler and the attendance mav snow a sharp decline frcm the bntincr, b:g money year of 1941. Reoiacctttenis must be made because of the tcr- rific loss in psnonncl.

The league tmxv hm 158 mm lu the armed scr\':c:‘.-". 'l‘lii.< fr; include! 1Z1 of the 346 men w o platfed in lcugttc kumrs lust $937 an 37 Diavers who were metnbes of the Nutiur the Close of‘

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Bisons edge Syracuse 7-6

BUFFALO, N.Y., July 9—(AP)— The Bisons staged a brisk CfJlllvllACk totiigiit to llCfe out S)‘l'll(‘llS:‘chi0i$ 7-6 in the imcner of a foul -g.une International League series. Out- iieider Jack Welaj hit succcsslve home runs to account for five tal- lies in the last two frames.

Dodgers beat Cincinnati 3-2

CINCINNATI, July 9—(AP)-— Brooklyn Dodgers chased south- paw Johnny Vander ulcer in the second inning tonight scoring tvxlce on a. pair of walks and two singles, and went on to neat Ciucm ti 3-2

fbchind the five-hit nlict: .5. of Vlli2tlo\t' \Vv.t'.t. who chalked up his nuith victory. ‘uh,

Qrioles and

Royals split'

July 9—(CPl—— rnnrl Motizreu!

MOVYPEAL. Bikmcre Bird; Royals spilt a ttv "it-night (‘Utili- leiwndcl- il(".‘o tczilctit, Royals mk- inz tho Orwner 2-0 and drcppzn; the nitzhtcap 5-2, bcfcre a ccuple of thousand fans who braved the cool weather,

Spring Park School

Spring Park School closing for the year 1941-1942 took place on Monday afternoon, Junc- 29th. The closing this year took the form of a picnic at Itikermnn Bench where the children and parents enjoyed an afternoon 0i’ stvimming and sports. Dllfillg the afternoon prizes and certificates were awardcd to

the pupils for the year's work, The thanks of the pupils and teztchcrs for a substantial prize

list. goes to the School district: the Women's Institute and Dr. Dougan. The Women's Institute treated all present to ice-cream. Following is the Honor Roll for the year. Certificates of Proficiency:- Cvrade IX--~i. Cluus Vesscy; 2. Joyce Shaw; 3. Mary Vcssey and Florence Burke; 5. James Cameron. Grade VIII-l. Elmer Doiron; 2. Elwood Shaw; 3. Fredrick Stewart; 4. Gordon Stewart; 5. Waldron Roper, Grade VII-l. Douglas Dennis: 2. Mary Machcn and Molly McDc-nr-

mid; 3. Jackie Williams; 5. Pat- rlca. French.

Grade VI-i. Lois Burke; Clifford Carson; 3. Wilfred Con. Slflblfi: 4. Helen Constnlic; 5. Hilda Gorvetttt.

Grade V-f. Maurice Burke; 2.

Ruscnn IcClair; 3. Dorothy Much/rt) 4. Walter Rogers; 5. Phyllis Walsh.

Grade IV—1. Roma Burke; 2. Dorothy Dewar: 3. Ewen Stmvart; 4. PeZfly Ellsworth; 5 Stirling Iurh.

Grade III- l. David Burke; 2. Sliirlcy Turncss; 3. Marjorie Game- ster; 4. Shirley Aforcsirlc and Blaine Morcslde.

Grade II-l. R Helen Cameron; l. Frances Walsh Kcnzle.

nymoud Kelly; 2. 3. Gladys Rogers; ; 5. (Tare-hm Mc-

Grade TI Jr.-l. I. Murie Dniron. Grntic I Sr—l. l- 110F611. Glover.‘ 3. Grade I Jr._1, JOscph Hnudrn ham; H. Mnric Moore; l. Ruth Good; 5. Bertha, Egan. Public School Certificates Grade

Joseph Vcsscy;

Arthur Adams; Don Shaw. Roma Good; 2.

VIII- Molly MztcDcurtlild. Douglas i"

Dennis, Elinor Dolron, Afnry Mach- en, Jackie Williams. Elwood Shaw, Frederic Stctv-lrt, Gordon Stewart, Waldroxi Roper.

Attendance Ccrtiflcatcx- Doug- kui Burke. 8 years; Florence Burke,

7 years; Elwood law, 6 years; Lois Burke. (i y-vnzs; Roma Burke, 4 ytears; Wilma Purszgv, 3 yccrs;

Leonard Pursey, 3 yenrs; Marjorie 511mm". 2 years; Wendel Burke, l year.

598C181 Drive for attendance dur- lng a perlnd of eight consecutive years, nwnrdctl to Douglas Burke.

Special prize for cxccfcncy in Mathematics, Grnzic IX awarded to Cyrus Vesscy.

Special prim for exccllcncy in Lang-trace in Grade IX awarded to Jovce Shaw.

Special prize frr cffmt in Grqde IX. nvvnrdcrl to Wilma Pursey.

Special privc for lending Public School Exzuns, ntvarcictl to Molly MacDenrmid.

Spcrlnl prizes for nppllcntlnn in Pilmnry fwpnritticul awarded to Fhyd Mznwldv. (iv-urge Dolron. Adele Barre-it, uvd l.ll'i.'vn Curxon

Prizes. for Prnlir-‘vnrv trrrc n rl d- td to ilie first. Lin?!‘ in (with class and to pupils with Perfect At- lendnnoe.

price," Mr. Fem said.

1' To the land that is culling me;

Pirates blank Phillies 9-0

Athletic Meet At Exhibition Track July 16

plans are being made for an athletic meet to be hcld at the EX- lubizion Race Track iliursday ev- ening, July 1a. The prozrum is in charge cf PO. Malcolm Burden who can be contactcd by 911111118 ‘he officers‘ mess, R.A.l=‘., CllflYlcil-f" own. I Events will Consist of races from 1P0 yards to olic "llie- T9153’ T3995- jtunps, etc. The amt)’ and thc nuvy are invited to lake part and the R.A.F. spcrts cccrmlttee would be very IIlPiISSG indsvd if the young indies of Charlottetown would al- s0 cooperate. If so they are DYE- parcd to put two or more race evgtitskfot" girls fin the pricgr-Ilm. n‘ iris vs uszness rs races hays prgvcd yxlptllar in gthe out NE Your: July e-(m-wneu Country. This is Just a suggestion NIHYOT LE 6111K"!- Gomllllmimtfid but. any type cl’ girls races would be the crowd at the Polo Grounds for of interest no doubt. its orderly, conduct dunno 5M Tm- RAF. band will be in at- blackout after the all-star game he tcndnnce and thoze will be no ad- didn't know that the pocket miasion, The progrrm tvlil start at Clark Griffith, president of tile 630 and will occupy about two Washington Senators, was picked hottrs, of $50 or that several bottles were These who show up best will thrown from the upper stands 1nd have a chance of attending the one shattered dangerousl

l BITPSBIIRBH, July O—(AP)— Pluladelphia. Phlls fell apart at all scams before an Anny-Navy Rp- lief crowd of 29.488 fans ton! ht after a magnificent seven-inn g giichlng duel, and lost to Pitta-

urgh Pirates 9-0.

Griffith had Pocket picked At Polo Grounds

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4 close to Ahrltfinr- meet at Halifax in Au- Cljnllje Mack ,,,The sately old susi. which i5 o» -n to unmcdiabeiy The diief reason Bobby Feller lost l0 pounds weight . is that his father is desperately ill -__.__. at Mayo Clinic. Possibly as a result of Brooklyn ' ' Dodgers sending a, makeshift team I o substitutes to Kansas City for M tvaukee limited its buifdup for the Brooks’ exhibition mere yesterday , t - 1 " F” Beltane Row A." For“ m- liitit.i’.‘.‘.iof.i,‘f‘f‘.“.tfil“fii Bumbli? “'5 “"~‘"° "‘3°"‘“d°d B“1C°i“r‘5° yes‘ showed off his regulars for lit!- iczduy as the popular Chadoueitnyn ‘Yankee and coached M third base, PW “V15. We‘ w. m“ all"? 5u°""m}*" himself. ,..'I‘he reason first base- lng to illness m Let-horrlge, Am... m, Max We“ o; 305w“ Brave, with the R.C.A.F. t) u . m t m mu now is but a memory‘ but n §3fp,,.fc§,,‘e§ flfny, ,,“§§em,_§,o..__‘_’ i5 a “lemobv m“ ‘Flu “Si ‘mg ‘ And the way shortstop Johnny Pes- the tnilids of especially sport inns ky of the Rad Sox was able to work lllghlvlss 15:11:51]?) lgiginilggo B", just the hidden ball trick on the Yanks’ v v ‘ - ' telll a youngster, brokering: seniog hockey Tom Hennch was Henrlch m! here and some) o 18 P'-1' Qfmfm- t, b tk b Ra M k t c“ he tamed m a5 mm Abegivelt (Cflrevgileindaslen aaitrbthlelr gamelfiflit 51nd Smnmersllded ‘wfinmdffl was this far" said Henrlch as he aways be recu ‘c. 1i} '00- P‘ ‘ __ But always gave of his bcs; and swpped °rf the b“ and g“ tagged‘ 1115 best was good etiougu. Hv sflalfd both clubs to Island titl and ' Red I/Vzngs O Stop Grants

everyone in fellow and his party left. their box the services. of an exhibition one paper in “here he had served for two years gimd m take a poke B, Beans Reap Umpire Ed Rommel about the lea! nls courage and stamina with his slight build, always stood out 11KB fl- WW“ mi light. 'l‘\\'o years ago a greater and more

(lRHfJQCFOlIS game called Bill and again he was ready. B"! lliflyed l"

in the sumo courageous wtty and when tiltle ffinsclil ittvhisttlg tjlame to: 1-"

him, Bi ace wi ie sum OoHm-PER’ NV?" m! indomitable courage as Island (Ap,_scormg two “m5 1g a;

sport fans saw him, difilllflY m"? trilhout number in his hockey D111" in: (lays.

And now it is wit-h genuine sow- t-otv that we write "30" W a £93511" man athlete and uiunan.

I MIlST G0 now»: TO THE ISLE scam

(With apologies to John Mase- iicld).

seventh inning with the aid of two errors, Rochester Red Wings won the opening game of the series 4-3 from Jersey City Giants tonight.

WILMOT VALLEY SCHOOL CLOSING AND PICNIC

-___._ The Wilmot Valley school closing was hold in the form of a picnic on Heath Clark's shore, N. Bedequo Friday afternoon, with about 65 pupis and parents in attendance.

During the afternoon the follow- ing races were held.

Grade I and under, 1st Gerald Caselcy, 2nd. Miriam Caseley and Dozls Agnew, tie.

Junior boy's, ist Leigh Curtis, 2nd Gerald Huestis.

Senior b0y’s, 1st Earle Clark, 2nd Gordon Huestls, Wendal Huestis.

Intermediate Boy's, 1 at Garth Clark, 2nd Kenneth Huestls.

Junior Girls, 1st Joyce Clark, 2nd Beryl Clark, 3rd PhyHs Hogg.

Intermediate Girls. 1st Mildred Curtis, Eileen Waugh, tie.

Young Women. 1st Jean Boswell, 2nd. Mrs. Colin Waugh, 3rd. Helen Huestis.

Murzicd Women: 1st. Mrs. IPrank Jardinc, 2nd. Mrs. Burnett Crozier, 3rd. Mrs. Hubert, Agnew.

Married Men: 1st Mr. Bruce Curt- is, 2nd Mr. Darvls Hogg, 8rd. Mr. Ed. Cascley.

Peanut scramble Phyllis Hogg, Eileen ‘lvstugh, Garth ciark, He‘en Crozler.

A d~2llci0us supper was served by the ladies after which the teacher distributed the following prizes»- General Proficiency:

Grade X. Earle Clark.

Grade IX George Huesils.

Grade VIII, Eileen Waugh.

Grade VIII (b). Kenneth Huestis.

Grade VI, Marjory Huestla

Grade V Phyllis Hogg . ‘

Grade IV Gerald Huestis. 4

Grade III, Betty Huestls. '

Glfidt? I, Gerald Casely.

Prize for attendance: was award- ed to Marjory Huestls and Leigh Curtis.

Prize for Honor Roll Stars:-

I must go down to the Isle again, To the call of the trickling brook: To the mlil stream of my boyhood (imam,

To thc trout snapping at the hook. And all I ask i5 an alder rod With nn earth worm dangling. And I‘l1 change a fish to a dainty

dish. When I've had my day of angling.

I must go down to the Isle again,

In the evening of the year;

When the ducks fly in the gray sky,

As sunrise is drawing near.

To hear the sound 0f a man's gun

As a flock of geese speed past;

To see one drop n5 others call

To their leader, wlids flown his last.

sports-

I must g0 down to the Isle again,

Whcre the pied frogs sing ill the lily pond, And Mic robin in the tree. And a'l I ask ls a sunny day With the boos buzzing in the clover; And a. cool swim in the blue sea. When the long day's over. --L. H. MdEwen. Ottawa, Ont.

Response To Demand For Ghronometers “Most Encouraging”

MONTREAL, Que, July 9—“'I‘h0 rcsponw to the recent urgent; ap- aW-"llded l0 M91101‘? ffile-Sfl-B- pcnl to the Canadian public for A pleasant feature of the alter- (‘nanometers was most encourag- 110011 was the reading by Marjory _. . D. McK Ford, vice-president, Hizcstls of an address to the pllrtililscs mid stores, Canadian Na- tbflvhel‘ JOB-n BQSWQU. While MKPlBJn tionnl Riilwuvs. reported today. CRSF-‘iel’ PTESI-‘méd h!!! With l.

"Thirty of the chronometcrs re- fountain pen. quircd at this time. have been of- frrcd and it is hoped that seventy other owners of this important. nau- CENTRAL ROYALTY ticnl lILd-Flllnfllii will soon respond —--—- to the uppcnl, thereby making a. Yearly report of Central Royalty direct mid valuable contribution toSChOOI f0!‘ 1941-42. Canada's wnr effort." Grade X-l. Georgie Ward; i.

A true ship's chronomcter of Mary Wright; 3. Betty 58mm standard size, with a compensated Grade IX-1. Jackie Spencer; 2. bnlanm is very nrcossary £0 navlga- Gladys Ward: 3. Josephine Perry. lion as it enables a ship to fix he; Grade VIII-l. Hazel Wrl m, position with accuracy. Unfortun- Grade VII—1. Pauline rtcly, this delicate apparatus is not Olive Bulman; 3. Cyril Hlnshalwood.

mndc in Cmmda and as this coun- Grade VI—1. Bulman; I. try ls busily engaged in a large shlp- Ernest. Wood; 3. Franklin Roper. building programme each vessel Grade V-l. Helen Bulmln; I. built must be equipped with a chi-o, Donald Agnew.

nomctvr. For these reasons the Can- Grade IV-i. Arlene Ross; l. adlrm National Railways was given Joyce Vcssey,

the task of securing sufficient in- Grade Ill-i. Ardell MacAusland;

strumcnts for mnnrl. ff any

the lmmcdlnte de- lntllvidttnl has a (‘hI‘(lllOll‘l"ll!l‘ in his possession, even if ll is uni in running order Mr. Ford's dvpnrtmctlt at Montreal and Vmtcnutjvt‘ will pay up to $25000 zit-pending upon its condition. for ouch Sillllflflfll chronomcler timicd lu. "llctv- is n chance to help the Dorceti Smith, 944 percent. war-time merchant marine by sur- Perfect attendance for the year remicrinz n chronomeler for a fat: Jack Spencer.

—Teacmer Mildred Wain;

2. Mnrlcuc Rap-yr. . Grade II_1. Doreen Qnlth; l. Shirley Vessey; 3. Lorne Vessey. Grad:- I 3;'.-1. Joyce stewart. (ivnrlc I Jt‘.~l. Dunning Eulmln. lllsrhcst. average in senior grades: Pauline Wnrd, 90.2 percent, Highest nvcruge in junior grades:

‘ Danger list"

Senators 4-2

of colecting six of’ their eight hits in

ard; l.

i Red Sox‘ beat lVidowk Pride Tigers In 11th Wins Village

Army Team Defeats “Y”

Speaker on

Oirll who ponpin

. um BY 9-5 W!" amni- tablet-en's Fm" S“"‘° uu-‘lir-‘I-‘i-‘ff-Y“ u. .12" start.“ ti: aosnun. ... .. .... a-(zm- - -""°°"”°"‘° '“' Lakegide Hospital are gtoday after m the first scheduled game of the sent-Pete m»: home with the run p11,,“ by me yew)“, m m , h”! "H7959 Wm‘! "Fill-UV iifd $11311: “mills: a§iilel,°°t'|'.‘l"§‘l’3 lm mtlgiimg! cdletileggdtaixmg vgvgi‘ qlfigegoliozazvil mid‘K§mP§"iJ°'io§h°:vlZ§'§uYii15 year-old outfield great had been team 9-6. The overtime game was a stirring pacerl, feature of the Grand Cir-