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Page 6 The Guardian, Saturday. July 23. 1955

povntrn BACK STRETCH

A Mniilreal

sports writer re- cently wrote an item about .Ioe O'Brien which would give the Impression that he was Iltpping and the strenuous jnusts of train- ing and driving at Roosevelt and at. (ioshen was proving too much for his nerves Our friend was I little too pretious in his remarks as will be shown by the follow- int:' At Goshen. N Y. Historic. Track Grand Circuit meeting. one of the best programs of the year uas put on and we find that in llir ltciirit two year old trot for fillies llilli a purse of SI2.14Zl.14 tihiiili tkas raredin two divisions.

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lllliho Hanover tlilrvini was X- X-'l-I-I, Nora Frost l.I t)'Brient: HA I Oonolec Scott lSmartI X ). Time 211, 2.09 415 ll” '1 5 3102 5. 216 Nora Frost Is a hziIfsis'tci' to Scott Frtist2(l0 ivni'lrI's record 2-year-old trotler.

bcint: out of the same dani. Joe also non the 222 trot with Guy Iltlfllllll. best time 2.07 4 5 and the llistiii-ic Dickr-rsiin cup for ilrtalftllfl frolters. purse f5.200, with Scott Frost 4-2-I-1; Child's

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Hatiiiier lltlrvinl 1-3-8-2; Gala- phonc lHaughtont B-1-2-dr; five other starters Time: 2.04 3 San track record for 3-year-old trot- ters 205 3 5. 2.05. 2.12. ,

At Roosevelt Raceway last week

Joe O'Brien won the Sl5.00tl trot for :l-year-olds with Scott l'rost Galaphone tliaughtonl 2. Leo- pold Hanover lSimpsonl 3. four other starters. Time: 203 -I L the fastest mile trotted b) a 3- .l'93F-nlfl over I half-mile track this season. The same night Doe- tiir .l. A.. driven by Valles Key was second in the 32.000 Pace uon by Medwa) Queen tPnwnalIi in 207 Joe O'Brien was second In the S.'l.00(l trot with Guy Rod- ney to Alnync Regent. time 2.08

'1 5 Joe also won the CC Trot with Pigeon Hill It Historic 'I'i'ack. time 2 I0. 2 09. In the

latest Harness Horse there is a ftill account of the Grand Circuit meet at Goshen aitd I lot of pho-

.tos of the winners such as Scott

Frost and others. At the bottom Continued on page 7

Flyers And Stars Tangle Sunday At Memorial Field

The Stars and the Flyers will t.1iii:Ir again tomorrow in t'ity Ruwhall League play If Meniorial Field.

The Stars have their harks to the wall and I win for them is nor-nuary if they are to stay In "IF iiinrtiiit: for the league 4-ham olonship Tom 'Vlai'FarIane'x erm- ate trailing the Ieaztie-lending Fiver: hi 5 points and the runner up Dodgers hv 4.

TProbable Pitchers

.VF?IIl' YORK IAPI -- Probable ptii-horn for tiid:-iy's major league game: tlIl'on and lost records in pnrenthesesl

American League

New York at. Kansas City---'l'tir-

lry 111-8! vs Herbert ll'6l.

Boston at Chicago--Kiely 412i Vs Byrd t5-4i. Baltimnile at Cleveland-Wight

(0-fit vs Cart-in I6-lot Waclungton at Detroit lit fl 0 anti Porterfield '7-I.'ll Grrimr-ii ill-Gt and Larry -9-tot. National League llilttiiiikoe at Brooklyn -- Btihl W-7' is Sononer (2-4t.

Cini-irtnati It New York--Nux- hall I9-7i vs Hearn i9.pt.

St. I.nu is at Philadelphia Irlimlrll ll-ll vs Kiiyavp tl-fl

Vhiracii at Pittsburgh - Hacker I9-RI ls Littlefield i:i.-ii.

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Baseball Results

Ann-rlenn Li-aliio

Balliiniwc 000 000 000 . n 7 3 Cleiolanrl 000 I00 Iflx V. 2 4 n wllmfl -llltl H. Smith: Si-ore,

N-'lll0”l-kl '31- aiid Fntles. W --Score HF Fin A Smith

Bo.-ton om ooo too 7 I2 1 Cl'lIt'.'lI1t'I 305 ooo 00):-In II I Flrcuer. Delork :35 gmdmvski

f5'. Parni-II '7l and White. Dalev Ml. llrirshman. Vornii-Ir-5 13w, c,,,,'.

sitogra 47-, Martin 17- and l.oIIar. -llflal lil W Marlin. I.-Brewer Hf? R'l'-ZRIICTIIIV

NM Iorl ml ooo mo 1 it 1 K.m-..it ilitv ooii too it); 3 7 1

siiirrlii,-mtg K,.,,.,mm. in. and attack on the Ahhies with I single.2

EFT” flrlsithi. Gnrman Hit and Aflfnlh W-Raschi I.-Sturdivanf. National League

Chiwitizo 001 000 000 1 7 1 Pitlsliiircli 001 ion nix . 3 it 1

Kllniier Tromr-I int amt (ohm: l".'tr'e nnit Shepard. Atwell 1,. MlTll'lPl' Ctntiitiiiiti

Ii7tl too iioo ooti no... it it 1 New York 00 MI 000 000 0.1 6 R (1 Black. Frecnian -lll. Minnrchtn flfll and Iltirgeu, Baits int; Mag. llc. 'llr('nII I10 , (irissom int and Kati W Itrissom; I,-Minarcin. HRs: Cut-Poet. Klunzewnkl; NY- Hnrrln.

First

Ii. Illllls am not mos 3 tot

Philadelphia 000 060 00x - 6 6 0 Wooldridge. Arryoy tsi, Law.

rence til. Smith l7l Ind Bur-

brlnk; Dickson Ind Seminick. L-

Woolrlrldge HRS: StL-Muitial:

Pita--Morgan.

lecnntl

Sf. Lotti! no.1 Ill I01---I I2 0

Philadelphia out not 100-! 7 1 Hnildix nnil Sarni; Wehelmer,

lfrozlnski 44). Miller ffll, Kuxava fl) Ind Ninrhnu. L-Wehemler. Milwaukee 011 ml 100-- 4 7 1 Brooklyn I10 101 l3x- I 12 0 Conley. Jolly on and Crandnll; Orntg. Roebuck Ill Ind CIm- Inella. W-CrIlg; L - Conley. Rs: Mil-Adcnck. Crlndlll I2), Aaron: Rim-Hodges. Furlllo.

(M 010 flll- 1 A I Lovongutb Ind Hnymnn: l!lIliI III Berber:-t. mu: Tor-ummer.

31ml!)-1 40

Ebb l!03&-CHO

I Big Iliiiiiiic VlHl'l.PHIl has been nominated by Fiddler MacDonald .to tend to the motind chores. lwhile Tom Mai-Farlane may have to start his ace Verm Handrahan in an attempt to climb inln con- tention.

I Game time is 2 flfl

Reese Honored By Fans; Responds With 2 Doubles As Brooks Down Braves 8-4

BROOKLYN . (AP) -Th

Reese Friday night in Ebbets Field--and a big one it

turned out to be. A crowd of

watched the Brooks dug Milwaukee Braves 8-4 and how- led themselves hoarse as Reese hit two doubles and was

ey threw I night for Pee 33,003. largest of the season.

involved in three of his team's runs.

The Brooklyn shortstop for 15 years was showered with gifts. including an automobile. Reese will be 36 to-

day.

The first time up. Reese doub- led. sending Don Hoak Icross the plate with the first run of the game. In the sixth he doubled and scored on I single by Duke Snider and I sacrifice fly by Gil Hodges. I

Young Roger Craig got credit'

for the victory. though he wasy

dos. manager Al Lopez sent

leski walked Triandos.

into I forceout.

taken out for I pinch-hitter in the seventh. Ed Roebuck finished. I

Joe Adcock. Hank Aaron and on Del Crandall hit the Milwaukee C home runs. Crandall clubbed CINCINNATI (Ap.gRay

two. Btit in between. the Braves

balls to the next batter. Gus Trian-

in

righuiander Ray Narleski. Nar- btit got pinch-hitter Dave Pope to ground

Jab- Iunski. I starter in the 1954 major

collected only two other hits off league angst” game. was option.

the 24-year-old Craig.

Carl Furillo hit his l6t.h'home run to drive in three runs in the t'llZlllh.

Coast League.

led Monday by Cincinnati Redlegs in San Diego. Calif. of the Pacific

Jablonski. obtained by the Reds

. ' 'f h. .

"Nigel homer” m the f” in I trade with St. Louis Card- PITTSBLIRGH lA?l- Roy Face inaI's during the off-season, has

scattered seven hits in hurling had I miserable season. both

Pillsbulltill Pirates to a 3-1 victory afield and at bat. Currently he over the slumping Chicago Cubs hminn .229 in 63 gamesg Friday night. I H9

lt was the Cubs' lilth defeat in their last I5 games. The victory was the third In four starts for the Pirates.

Cubsl only run came in the third . inning. Face forcing in the mar- ker after loading the bases on two singles and I walk.

Cl.EYELAN1l IAPI -- Cleveland Indians. though held to only four! hits by Jim Wilson. defeated Bal-.

largely as It pinch hitter.

in 195.1 and he batted

two seasons with St. Louis.

is

started the 1955 season at third base bill was benched and then was tried in left field For- several weeks he has been used

The 28-year-old Jahlonski bi-okrl into the mziiors with the Cards. in room- lhan I00 rttns In oaeh of his first

liniore Orioles 2-0 Friday night . M

Al Smith's fourth-inning homeri o was the only hit off Wilson until

the seventh when two singles auditor Leave

a sacrifice fly scored the second lCIeveland runi.

Cleveland's rookie southpaw Herb Score shtit out the Orioles on seven hits until relieved in the eighth inning after I single hit thy Date Philley struck his left

-'Dairy,T;B”YHC And Barry's

lWin City Softball Games

I In last night's City Softball Leti- gtie games Dairy won 0-5 over Navy. the BYC downed the Abhies

I 11-7 Ind Barry's Lions edged out

I Keefe I)rug 7-6.

Henry Hnrtingcr gave up 10 hits in gaining his sixth win without.

a defeat for the Dairy. but thei

Navy boys went down reluctantly I foering the game into an extra I inning before bowing.

I Len Arsenatilt stole home in the seventh to score the tying run and send the contest into overtime

- and Hartinger won his own game

when he drove in Mike Connolly with the winner. Doyle and Mtirphy shared '

mound duties for the Navy giving up 10 hits and 5 walks.

The longest blow of the game was (lien Mathesniv: triple

Poiilton and Bradley were de- fensive stars fni' the Navy while Angie Carroll ilflnfl for for Dairy.

In the Lions-Keefe game Hilson Carr walked in the last of the sixth. stole second and third and scored the seventh and winning rtin on I long fly ball

George Sehyeler pitched terrific hall for the Keefi-rs setting down the Lions with only 5 singles while Chandler. the winning pitch- er. was tagged for T blows includ- ing it double and single by Reagan and I triple and I single by Hughes.

Dick Carroll played an outstand- ing game at third for the Lions and Macnoiigall did it fine Inn in the field for the Keefer:

Des Rurge paced the II hit I-WC

Local Cadet Winner AI Rifle Shoot

' Cadet R. A Kennedy of Char- lotfetnwlt won the Str I t hc o Trust Aggregate Prize I rifle with Parker-Hale sight -- It it rifle shoot held In Halifax on Thiirsday. amassing I total of 497 points. He also received I crest -and pennant. donated for com- ,petition by A. I. Lamas of Entry ;atriu Ltd.

' Canada Takes Lead In 1 Davis Cup Play

MONTREAL (CPI Boh Lo-p darrl of Sherbrooke. Qua-.. used: I rapid service to counter the-' cool plat-ementii of IIn Mt-Donald. Brltliih West lndteii. Ind give CInIdI I I-0 lend In I second round DIVII Cup tennis tle l"rl- day The scores were 6-2. M. M. 6-2.

MONTREAL. (CF) --CInIdI'tt flrnt-Ind Iecond-rInked tennll playerii--Lorne MIln Inil Bob BcdIrd-lived up to expectations Pi-laIy ll they handily won two Ilngles matches Inlnnt Drltlnli West Indies to give CInIdI I H leId In tho second-round DIVII Cup tie.

Bedu-ti, from lberbrooke. Que” tleleatln plIyln& i-Imaln lIn McDonI of the .W.t. tum M. 8-0. M. 0-1. in the flrnt mulch Ind Toroiiin'I Lone Ml

it

rrIIk Ilott-Trllle h an in II Ioeold and M.

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double and a triple in three trips.

and Ralph Pinenu gave up It hits

in pitching the win. Bull Dunti took over

I home run and I double in I los- ing cause.

John Walsh and Ray Mccloskey each had two bingles for the BYC while Charlie MacDonald got I trio of hits and Danny McCormack smashed out I pair for the Abbies.

Paddy Shepherd made the out- standing play of the game for the losers and Charlie Wealherbie. Ind .luninr Dowling made great plays for the winners.

Ladies' Golf The qualifying round for the

Club tthainoionship. played -luly y 21st. was won by Mrs. F. M. Can- I non.

Winner of the silver spoon. for the low net of the week. was Mrs. Stiinrt Weir. .

The draw far those qualifying for the Championship play-offs is as follows:

Mrs Cannon vs. Mrs. G. Mar- Donald.

, Mrs. Weir vs Mrs l. A Horne. I Mrs. Beer vs Mrs Norman

. Mrs. Parker vs. Misti D. Stew- art

Mrs. Wood vs. Mrs. Mustard.

Mrs. Buntaln vs. Mrs. Johnston.

Miss M

Mrs. Macmillan vii. Stewart. I Mrs. ic. aiim v.-. Mm I. Mr- I.eIIan.

The first round In be Played

Monday. July 25th.

Peggy Day Wins N. S. Ladies Singles Title

HALIFAX. l('Pl4Peggy Day. I , 16-year-olrl playing in her first . Nova Scotia junior tennis tourney. I walloped Pam Dewls Friday to capture the provincial junior II- : diesl singles title from the holder of Canada's closed jttvenlle crown.

The North Sydney player de- feated two seeded players before heating the 14-year-old Haligonian 6-4. 1-6, 6-2 in the finals.

Joan Crunden of Monlclair, N.Y. took the girls juvenile title with I 6-3. 6-1 win over Helen Doucet of Liverpool.

Island Tennis

Gets Underway Here Today

Play will get underway this If- ternoon It 2..'ll in the lslInd closed tennis tournament being held Ii the Charlottetown Tennis Courts.

Entries have been received from the R.C.A.1-'. sutlon in Summer- slrle, the BYC. and the town of Summertiide and along with I good number of plnyern from the Char- Iottefown Club make up I fiilrly large entry lint.

Last year”: clinmp. Poul Run. II the top-seeded player In the men'I Itnglea Ind Earl smith of summer-side. I former champ. II the second-needed. Both Smith Ind Knys liIvI dt-Iwn bye: Into the third round. The following In I schedule of today”: mIfcheI:

Men's Doubles

2.!)-lInny Urqulurt and Du Huge VI. Duo MncAiIIr Ind Mark M ulna. . silt-J. rltucrdl II! P. In! in. III Aabvrnrtl. .

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Shooting hit I high pitch Igain

this week It the Charlottetown Gun Club with I large number of gunners taking part under ideal weather conditions. Very high scores were posted including one possible. The new electric field should be ready to go this week and the new trap layout should be ready the following week. these In addition to the field already in use should pro- vide ample shootlng for Char- lottetown gunners.

This coming week I competi- tion will be held with I first and second prize. Each gunner will be given I handicap to give

everyone an equal chance of win- rung. Drop out to the field this week coming. Shooting on Mon- day and Thursday evenings.

the

Following are I i x

gunners this week.

top

Possible 5 Ron Atkinson Bob Hyndman Glydon Willis Hugh Simpson Bill Mnrrell Geo. Vessey

1S73lS&'.F1Eii

Sam Snead

City Baseball League Statistics

Jack Burke. fleet centre-fielder of the Flyers.'took over top Ipot In the City Baseball League bIt-' ting race from Jack Cairns. by getting two hits in three trips or Thursday night to boost his Iver- age to I healthy .361.

Cairns retalnnd runner-up posi- tion with I .333 mark and tied Joey Leclair of the Dodgers for most doubles with four.

Cairns and Burke top the league with the most hits. eIch having 13.

BATTING LEADERS

tBased on at least 30 trips to the platel. Player GP AB R 1! BA Burke, F 10 36 8 13 .361 Cairns S 10 30 4 13 .333 Dunn. S 10' 35 It 11 .314 Ready. F .11 41 1 I2 .293 K. MacDonald.

D .. . . 45 I 12 .267 McCallum. D 12 42 5 I1 .262

(Less tliIn 1) time: It bIt)

Gillis.'D . 6 13 4 6 .462 Maclxleil. F 6 El 1 6 .286 Flynn. S .. 21 I 6 .286 Ryan. D 18 1 I I178 Jay. I) 22 I 6 .272 Leaders:- ' Runs--K. MacDonald. 1'), 8. Hits-Cairns. S; Burke. F. 13.

Doubles-Cairns. S. LeClIIr, D. 4.

Triple-svCoyIe. S. 2.

Home runs-Purcell Ind Dave Mat-Lend. S. 2.

Leads Golfers

l OTTAWA ICPI-The army says it gets few takers when it offers leave to the 10,000 soldiers con- centrated for exercises I tCi-imp .Gagetown. N. B.

It coiiIdn'l say exactly how

l"'"""- Ml" 5”" had pilched lw" imanv hut camp authorities report few soldiers are. picking up either- thi: overnight leaves or the one.l

48-hour pass available during the eight-week exercises which began late in June.

Reasons given are not weather, hard work. a long trip to the near- .e.st city and good fishing. swim- ming and movies at the camp.

- After I long. hot day of exer-

, "l"""d rises few troops are interested in. chores for the Abbtes and blasted the 55mm. mp to Fredergcmn 0,-,

the 32 miles to Saint John. N. B. I

N Big Four Press Coverage Scrimmage

GENEVA. tRetiIcrsl-'l'he part- was more furious than evlr Fri- day night In Geneva'n "press palace". as 1.500 newspapermen prepared to file reports on the Big Four conference.

After the afternoon's "sunimil” "session. reporters. photographers land editors from all over the lworld scrambled through the or- nate halls of the "Maison de la lPresse" to attend press brief- Iingii. Then they rushed to phones and typewriters to flash words to waiting hundredslof millions.

The daily rush from briefings.

lthtii week has been one of the most hectic-and physically haz- ardous-in the history of journ- alism. At least once I day. the British. American. Russian and French press officers give .-tepI- rate versions of what went on in the session three miles away .In the Palals deii Nations. tween S00 sqtteeze Into rooms hold half that number. The reporters do not beIitIte to on football techniques in get- ting out first with the newn. During the sprints to typewriters, phones. and teleprinlera. anyone loitering in the halls is "in danger of being knocked off his feet. The press building. in the heart

meant to

home of the defunct League of Nations. Ironically. I huge sign exhorters the reporters to "relax in Switzerland."

More than 200 extra telephone links have been Installed to hIn- dle the millions of wordl pour- ilng out to an eagerly-waiting world. Six broadcasting Itudios were especially installed. Ind 54 separaate offices had to be built to care for the unprecedented needs of the preu.

Tournament

Men'I Singlet

3.00-M. schurmIn vs. McGulgIn.

4.00-B. MIcAlecr VI. W. Mur- phy; T. Aohwirrtli VI. W. BlInch- Irtl.

Other matches will be Irrnnled It the clubhouse for Sundny.

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Riv I and 600 journnlistsl

of this lakeside city. was the firsll

DETROIT tCPi L Sam Snead. .tltree - time winner. Wednesday fired. I five-under-par 66 to lead qualifiers in the Professional Golf Association championship.

Right behind Snead were Skee Riegel. Doug Ford and Jackie Burke. who shot 675 in the first Ill holes of the 36-hole qualifying lest.

Cary Middlecoff. Masters cham- pion and lending money-winner this season. shot a 69 and Jack yFleck. who beat Ben Hogan In I Ipli-iyoff for the U. 5. open title. finished with 72.

I Baseball Standings

II THE CANADIAN PRESS

International League . W L Pct. GDL Toronto 64 38 .823 -- Montreal 59 39 .602 3 Havana 57 45 .559 7 Rochester 50 48 .510 12 Columbus 47 54 .465 lsli Syracuse 44 I6 .440 19 Buffalo 43 .11 .426 2015 Richmond E 64 .372 26

; Shoe Tourney Over Weekend

I u I The Brighton Hiii-st-shiie Club.

are holding it gel-together tourna- ment over the weekend. A trophy has been donated for competition by Joe Gallnnt. who was the win- ner of last week's tourney. . 'All members and Inyone inter- lested Ire Invited to Ittend. Also Invited are Kensington. Summer- slde and the Summersldr RCAF.

Little League Leaders

The following Ire the Ieadeils In the Little Baseball League:

sagas:

S. LIdner L.Dolron .. I-Ilia-S. LIdner 1

Runs. G. Dunn 7

Home runs. G. Gallant I Douhlen. F. Callaghan 1 Triples. S. Ladner 2 .

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