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What mould be the hottest hoc- uy encounter of the year is sched- uled for the Forum M8111; when inns y No. 2 ANS. tangle

aand final gamelof ‘Hockey _ Leosue ilnal seri that will detenni me squad that, will tanzle with the summerside Airmen the fin series leadinl in the City Hockey macs title- .

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B118 hustle “m: lttending the City

quads. All dur- ‘edule theyhhave “fir” ta new“ lltthfl." “if: t f“ n ; 0 V6 ID 9 s W0 games ol their semi-fl eerie and Wright's encounter will likely b; n fight to the finish.

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There is little love lost between the two teams as was well wit- nessed b the blazing action fur- iast Thursday night's game. Tonight with both squads lighting to nay in the playoff pic- ture the action is expected to be even more furious. Punches will not be heldbaclc and the ultimate winners should prove to be‘ worthy oppfmcnfl against the power-laden Summeraib team.

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Tlhe major league training aeo- son opened recently - only four days after. Gander Haeggs hund- eri defeat at Madison» uare Gar en gave the s rts wor a lesson in conditionng that will long benlemembercd.

Although ihe Wash aiors who start spring training to- day are ball players. and Haegg Sweden is a runner, they have the same ultimate objective in

: themselves winning performers. ‘llhis is true of a persons who engaze in competitive athletics. be it team. sports or man- to-man competition.

lngion Sen-

"law" of athletics, the value of spring conditioning for ball players has been the subject of much con- troversy inthe Past.

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In hie, many opoédwrite orod their type tern and sprayed the mclor league club owners with pa s. The cynical acrbes said the custom of sending bail players to training earn-pa was a irony. l O O I ‘flat it was denied on for ben- it of the owners. rather than the srforuzers. They said s pring was merely a publicity

train amt t the ‘(lam in condition all "u?" “m”... . p era and at all beco. they . use lay lvos into condition." t about stars like Babe Ruth

ind Psul Waner? _ they asked. Ruth and Waller tossed rules over the. tazancom, they said.

lam of the 321ml wri f l- ion also hung ‘ballyhlikoi’ of... on prize-fight training camps, on pro football training camps and on

9 1i a in» ‘tbutmia-jor

early conditioning r college foot- hill players.

owners, no football ownenr,

flaht promoters. and the co ea Wfllhg All the , possible out of the training sessions of their athletes. To have done otherwise

a; stupid as The journalistic blurbs at“... l more“ n - tiverlela of lire athlgtéau" e n You can bet that thereul be none 0i’ those blurb; this year — be- liii'."%.'.i.‘fi.”."‘i.°.. °‘ T213111" “i? S the mile at the grdcn Satllfrday night. Not after one of the greatest runners in history finished fifth in a mile that was paced in the slow time of 4118.4 Not after the swlift

. He illlly 50 hours, after a. 23-day voy- iae acrom the Atlantic. we can remember no occurrence in sports history that illustrates so vividly the importance of training.

In baseball: 5...’... traininz u moor-tent rol- the individual p11 - ers and for the team. It permts 111° lllayers to "harden" gradually, after more than five months lay- cff. so that the danger of pulled

llllMecns their judgment and co- ordination afield. and their timing at bat. Meanwhile. the exhibition aames “shake down” the squad so that the manager can figure who'll clay whezc- whether certain rookies are ready for ‘the big time, etc.

Although Toronto Leaf tub- "lllmilcrs have sent out l0 the fans that they are ust a- bout tha best aggregation nf bums" ln the circuit Coach Dick Irvin of Canadians says the propaganda is l°°11ll8 no-one‘. ’ .

"Those Maple Leaf; may not be handing out any more free ducats. but neither will they be giving any free rides." Therefore, thinks Mons. 1M". his Hobs will have to show illcllly of moxie to knock the Leafs sailing in.tonight‘s game at Tor-

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For the past two week-ends, Canadians have handed the Leaf- lan brigade trimmings. 'I‘here is "lllhlllli the Hubs would like better than to makc it a hat-trick and convince all and sundry in the Queen City they can apply the blush when necessary.

r n - _ ants’ owlnr ionicliu clash it?) a;

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Oansdi h . ha». il“....“’°vii§3';°ol€? iii. and Irvin is anxious that

a] each and every class once

counters all season long in

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I SPORTING NEWS.

u Good Racing

In Ice Meeting Held - Yesterday Afternoon

Nell Kalmuck. B l udlong and BudyrIWol-itlily Fwd returned the winners in the ic

stoked on the course on the east side of the Blllsbo a n Witneued by a. fall‘ m“ “d”

crowd of fans .i‘°"i lorder with times n lk ‘considered very ma: ed up been In the C A Pace w Kelly's mat YOI-lng missi- Kalimuck after finishing your“. the first ,heat showed he; “blmY bl’ ¢°lfl1ll8 through to i?.'°...'.'li..“'.’.‘i..f"tii€“'i-;."° b" Marjorie Budlong. e “d Byme Hal and Shirley Temp another stirring battle in lgfllxlkommlh tlilfifllsrke-own- 'O'Mesra,' comingy thrmh harm 5317mm?!’ 0f 1-1-1, bllt Only after a‘. ‘imilt 5.".".?.“'..‘..'l' '“° ‘m finishes, ‘M n” ‘.."'.i‘.°'.£.l‘é°s' cream“ of Brackley showed world's ‘T; racing ability as he raced off with the Colt race over a field of four entries while Bud Worthy raced off with the Class C Trot and Pace. final evmn. on the card. 011cc again the officials in charge ran the events off in an efficient manner with starter Rus- sell Abbott asain settine his fields

provided finishes or m,

lis June Morning

away With a inimura f . .. ' ‘ is the o rum“

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,,H St. Louis Browns Open Spring Training; Club Officials Are Optimistic

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CAPE GIR-AB-DBAU 110., March l: - (AP) st. mun browns, Am- reiom League champions, opened spring traini today on a note of

sel om found in war- . l

e A; eight and munbera ran a b workout, secretary Charles Dewitt couunented: "Tl-hinge lodk almost 100 per cent better than at this time last year. "We have twice as many players camp and we've had a, break weather that gave us our first

Benefit Hockey Game To Bring 0ut 0id-Timers

MONTREAL. March l3 — (OP) Another settling-or adding to-of old-time hockey rivalrim is in prospect here, as Leo Dandurand

and Tommy German k out strategies they hope to emn ov in a benefit battle between Montreal

Mai-cons and Montreal Canadiens old-timers April s.

Similar to the Canadians-Toron- to Maple Leafs tussle in ‘Toronto a few weeks ago. the Maroons-Can- adiens battle will bring r. fair-si- zea list of former greats click into A special silver trophy has

ed for tbs occasion b .. business map, and the a (Rotary; that is run- flOW hopes to have Bar- bara Ann Scott, iil-year-Jid Ot- tawa sisal-ins star, as an added at-

traction. will be bendiin the

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Dandurand B reins of his famous Flying French- men of former years. Hes got a choice between Wilf u and Paul Bibeault for goal; Sylvia Man- tha, Walter Buswcll and Red Goupdlle for defence; Armand Mondou. Johnny Gagnon, Rod Lor- rain, Poul Haynes and Lou Trudel as the nucleus of his forward lines.

Tcmmy Corman now more closely asociatgd with Canadians, will re- vert t0 Maroon colors to manage e. team that probably will have Alex Conneli in goal; Lionel Conacher. Stew Evans and Marvin Wentwort on defence; Dave Trottier, l-loolcy smith, Joe Robinson and maybe Herbie Cain amofl8 those u front.

In all probability, Ded utton and Cooper Smeatoa will do the refereeing.

his bo a add another and thereb

keep he club's unbeaten strea

alive. With 1s unmarrcd games to date, Canadians are pointing for the all-time consecutive mark set by Boston Bruins back in 1940-41 when they ran‘ up a‘ 23 count.

Irvin reveals that he may call up one of the star amateurs on the Canadicn list for the layoffs. Jusl. who he his in mind, is would not disclose. But the i lcal contend- ers seem to be Kitou e Joanette of ‘the Valleyfleld Club. lrco

of Toronto St. e's. N blay of Quebec oi‘ Jimmie Sugar of Edmonton juniors.-

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l No mention has been made whether Gordie Drillon will don a canuck uniform for the Pllycfll. The fanner ‘right w ace in rounding into shape wi Valle - field and may remain with t e club for the balance of the cam- pnlgn.

u0cKE§ soums Iillllf WBIL, an. 14

CI-PTOWN Inga“ KINGI

rooms TIGIII Cams Starla A0 Ill! suuamr

in from Memphis of the aoulihe

Witnessed _

Class A Pace Nell Kalmuck (W. Kelly) Calumet Duds (Word) Wait N'See (I... Kc Marjorie Budlong (Rankin Time: S0 3-4. D The winning horse is Willard Kelly. Southport.

Claaa l» Paco Byrns Hal (O'Hara)

Colt Prince Budlorlg (liilcDonald) Maudine Budlong (Agnew) Soldier Budiong (Thorns) Time: HIM, a1. The winning horse is owned by Harold Cudmore, Brackley.

. Clara C Trot and Pace Bud Worth{a(W. Kelly) Peter Grat n (Jay) Dudey Direct (Shaw) Jerry Worthy (Craig)

Time: 38 1-2. 32 1-4. The winning horse is R. Jay. Mt. Stewart.

' Officials Starter: Russ Abbott. Judges: H. Murphy, C. Reardon, 1"‘. McKay. Timers: D. K. McLeod. S. Mathe-

son. ‘ . W. H. Beaten.

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', rinse we moved north to train." Manager mike Sewell, who last year guided a. team almost wholly without stars to the Browns‘ first pennant, said: "We all had a workout. We couldn't have one 3111:: better even in ‘l0 degree run-

Ciouds hung over Houclc Stadium but no rain ell. The temperature was about 50 degrees.

After watching Pete Gray, his outfielder sensation

M- sociationfieéor the first time, Sewell

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"It's almost a. miracle how easily he can catch and throw witlrthe same hand. You certainly have to see him to believe it possible."

‘llhe Browns p the close of the last

Gray at season for

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Joining in the o wcrlwu were pitchers Sig Jek . Al I-Iol- lingsworth and Earl Jones; in- fielders Vernon Stephens and Len Schultz: Gray and catcher Hank

of the regular roster, and

Lica Arnold, a free agent catcher from Mollne, Ill. Outfielccr Melton Byrnes. a 1M4 regular, arrived in time to work out with the Toledo Mudllens, a Brownie farm club, this afternoon. Nelson Potter, rigpiihand pitch- e to s and is expected here for tomorrow's drill, lory tt said. Pitcher Tex is here discussing contract

s. Team captain Don - ‘dzc notified the club he is ill of influ-

enza. at his Pitlsbumlh. Kansas. home but eimecls to arrive by midweek. Sam Eioldsk. lefthand iicher, is training a. replacement for his Brooklyn, NY. war job and will be here later tihis week. Dewitt said

at his sil Louis office, William Dewitt. general manager. said the club has not yet classified any un- signed players as holclouts. Because o1 me manpower situation, he ul- plained, circumstanc are so dif- fgfgnl; from past ears that ‘we can't say a player s a holdout be- “use he has not signed a contract w the time tralnlm! siarls?’

He declined to say. llowcvcl‘. whgiher i111; club is having con- tract difficulties with any players and which of last years regulars have not yet signed.

BOWLING

INDIVIDUAT AVERAGES OF CITY LEAGUE Name and Team

A. Duran. C c. fieClair, Royall J. Power, Reds E, Wood, RRXTQCTS . E. Smith‘, Reds . J. Carnhum. Reds A. Gallant. Cards . J. McDonald, Cards J. Lawlor, Colts . J, Martin, 0.11.11.

I. McKlnnon, Cards B. MicCallllfll. R9118 c. McLean, onrt. . A. Mchrian . Rangers - .1. McKenaie. Rangers B. McNeill. Cards C. Cudmore, Royals

son of Mr. and Mrs. James Coyle, Passmore ,reported killed in action overseas ‘last week. PO. Cnylc was a millent lli-lllilfl, thcrs, Lieut. Janie; Coyle and Pte The National Hockey League Fred Coyle on actllc serviw ovar- seas.

S, Duncan, CNR J. Bradley. Colts . McDonald. Reds

canon-rear‘!

Was Prominent 0h’town Athlete

F0. JACK COYLE ‘ i I

Street, Charlottetown.

ro- Tl-e has two ro-

liunder iiaegg’s , Boss Wants Him l Back April 17

BY HAROLD CLAASSEN

(Associated Press Sport Writer)

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NEW YORK. March 12 —(AP)} Gunder Hneggs boss in Malmoe Sweden, wants his tie back by April 11 and the erstwhile holder of the mile outdoor record. has made plans to leave for home shortly bfter Easter.

I-lasgg received I. cahi mm from his employer late Satur y, order- lnsliunlisclrtow onihcdalte, specified in their agreement and. the runner. beaten in both his in-i door starts on the present inva-

sion, immediately began arrangingl C

for a. plane trip hom athlete signed to work in

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menifs owner to do without his star salesman during the Christmas rush that kept Halegg and l-lankan Lidiman from starting for fihe United States early in December. Instead a projected tour through the south and to the west coast and a probable appearance at the Penn Relays, Haegg now will conclude his Present visit at a meet in Buffalo March 31. In an interview today at which man served as nterpreter, Hacgg said he thought his train- lni! methods, subject of a mild con- troversy since his double defeat. were correct and that his legs had lost all their soreness. "I saw Gunder break various world records but I never sarw him night fifth with a t e of 4:191" s Lidman. "He feels he is on the road now and will im- prove each time out." Lidman thought Haegg might do 4:13 ur 4:14 in Chicago Saturday but Haegg needed no interpreter for r. quick "no" when asked if he gght do 4:10 at Cleveland March

iiavy Teams ilieet In Halifax Finals

HALIFAX, Mhmh l2 —- (C?) -— A hard-fighting band of Halifax Navy puckstera tonight edged the powerful Dartmouth R. C, A. F. squad 5-4 in a thriller. The sailors now meet HMO S. Cornwallis in the finals of the Halifax Senior Hockey league playoffs.

llrystais Even Series With fiiiiiiileion Team

The Summcrside Crystals last

night evened the South Shore Hoc- um d

key League series for the Simmons and McFarlane cup by defeating Middleton Bombers 9-1. Middleton won the first game of the bes out of five series. The game was p ayed at Bedeque rink.

ii. H. L. Standings

THEATRES

KITTY F QYLE GINGER liooaiis

DENNIS MORGAN

sounls, rave, a P, M, Mona-sour: SAT. ms ma‘ ms r. M.

to give hockey fans the utmost in thrills

Deadlocked at one game each in a their semi-final series leading to into the finals solely dependinu‘ &e; upon)‘ thlealrdeftfol-fis h “

Bo e res ougtgames of there can b only one wi - m 1 turned is a ‘certainty and ‘grilling; ca? em u “mm should be “med battle will be one to the fin it should happen that the clubs are tied at the end of regu- latifin ‘time —B5I1d cm: could very expected to cflly en-e uewillhv t l hih ii

flied vis the methodlo? fItwlJEfiBe slivanp. w l a“ underway

the title both dieting victory last night.

to

' _ 51111! line-mate Mosienko

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Collegians And Air Force Tangle In Third

' And Final Game Tonight

With both teams primed for the overtimlc sessions.

fray tonight's City Hockey League aw gTlHBS together the both gone illrougil practice from the local

squads were

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be doc

o. 3 A. N. S. team slons sine last Tl rsd l llrcort is cllllcctcd battle. Boeth will ddplendalr$i¥kff§ same line-ups that gave such blazing display on that occasion‘

two ‘Thursday night's encounter tile biggest crowd of the season is,

Tfillliilll/B Conflicting iezurls have fies- i a

nd with their chances of getting

tonight one

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Bill Mosienko ls Voted

. Lady Byng Trophy Winner

for the light title, was Lewis,

REMEMBER warn DEATH YESIERDAYT

By The (EBB-Bill!!! Press

Jack McAroy, British challenger heavyweight boxing outpointed by John Henry title-holder. in a 15-round

bout at New York, nine years ago

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winner tonight. thereby giving

Winnipeg-born men both the B ng Smith’ B1 awards alvailable in these parts?’ s

Last week the

be H°$ey uague Que c Senior

announced that Billy R-eay 01 Quebec Aces hm been awarded the Byng o! Vuny Trophy for best combining Sport;- marutlip and playing ability in thu ls-H-l-t Rwy hall from Winni- peg originally. So Rules of the N.l~1 L. award an;

similar to those 0f the Q.S H L.

the trophy hands

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In W down. Mosienko became tile thiru- Byng ‘Trophy. the writers belly} a new today The drive Open“ March

Black Hawk in succession to cop the honors. Last year it was cum Smith-who placed second this year

n ey. hlilld Smith clicked again this year e .

llgankie Boucher won it so often

l 91! 811/9 him thB Oflilnal trophy line to finish with 95

permanent and Put a second cup trip for annual competition. Bou- c. er took the cup seven times be- fore it became his permanent pro-

would have been the first man 9nd, eight for to win the award three times since Mosienko must

Dc- thild with ‘l5 ptllllts‘ compared with‘

_'I‘railing the leaders were Buddy OCimnor of Canadians and Bill‘, Cowley of Boston Bruins with 62. points each. and Bucko McDonaldi of Rangers-once considered quite a bad mall-with 4.8. m; sup- port went to Lorne Carr of To cn- to Ken Smith and Jack Cra 0rd

oes Mosienko. of Boston, and Mud Bruneteau andl Red (gross sggjgqfs appeal 1o,- ‘w’.

Joe Carveth of Detroit. Two sports writers in each N] H.L. cltv do the voting for the

chosen each year by the club that city. Each voter chases the 10 players whom he considers mcst

salesman, —and the year before it. was Max deserving of the award. and scor-

1m: 1s conducted on the basis of l0‘ points for first place, nine for sec- third and so on. been rated first Plflllliclilly rlEht down the points.

The trophy was first competed for in 1024 when it was donated by Lady Byni; to be awarded annually to the player "judged to have ex.

perty. Smith first won it in 1938- hibited the best t pe of sportsman-

39 when he was with Rangers.

and emanly conduct,

h had little chance against combined with high standards o!

this season. however. Although he placed sec-

i‘ Silver Troph

For Local Colt R

A silver trophy will be awarded to the winner of a. colt race sche- duled for here Wednesday alter- noon, it was announced last night.

Colts flares years old and under

‘i are eligible. , The trophy, a silver tray, is be- ing donated by the Victoria Dri-

i_vil18 c b. ‘ are scheduled for Wednesday. Following are the entries: f Free-for-all — Peter McKinney. Royal Jim, Margaret Jean, Miss America. Class A pace-Lady Hal, Seotty

Budlong, Symbol Harry, Bedford Grattan.

Class B trot-— Virginia Kalmuck. Juanita Axworthy, Mr. Tilly. Noontiane.

Colt race -- Soldier Budlong,

Maudlne Budlong, Lucky Number, Prince Budlon, June Morning, Margaret Laure.

Class B pace-Miss Marjorie Hal Marjorie Budlong, Calumet Duds, Byrne Hal.

2,500 Heavies iR-flliliill Reich 0n Monday

LONDON. March l2 - (AP) — More than 2.550 British, Canadian and American heavy bombers pro- tected by clouds cf fighters tore ul Germany's communications and in- dustries from the ravaged Ruhr lo the Baltic Sea. today-partly in direct support cf Russia's armies- as the wars greatest sustained aerial assault raged through its ay.

The R AT‘. and R C.A 1-‘. the developing campaign to literate the illtiustrigl cities of ill-e Ruhr one bv one, sent more than 1,200 big l-lalifaxns and Lancasiors to unload 5.000 tons of bombs on Dortmund. while 650 American heavies blasted the German l‘ "-1 base of Swinemllr-nclc. cloglze ggthigseieciazifiehreinforcemenis from