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Navy Winners liver Squad From Frigate

Navi- basketball team. Island champions. last night defeated a iqilrd flom the French infiglltt‘. Lliiciiliire now in port hcrc. 43-39 1n an exhibition game play- _cd at the Cundall Home gym- nasium '

Rat-in; into a 27-14 lcad in the fir-Fl Hrvnly minutes of play the Natl‘ were hard put to retain ‘brrr liizilcin as the sailors staged i strong: offensive all through the lccmld ball‘ to outscore the 1s- Jillli vilfilllpitlnl 25-i6 during the l\\'"l1!.'- minutes of play.

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Hero Of Story

By Jack Hand

NEW YORK. June 1s ---(AP)-_ George Mel-Quinn. a willowy 31. lenrold castoff who we; out loose by Philadelphia Athletics last fall, is the hero of the American Lea. xrucfls "Cinderella story" of fly; YOU.

‘ 'I‘lic quiet McQuinn always want. ed 1Q play first base in Yankee Stadium but just about the time

y that Lou Gehrig was running down,

AIcQuinn was drafted from the

Yank ftlllm sy'sto.n by St. Louis

Browns.

Alllilolszh he played for the Brownies‘ first. pennant. whilners and starred in the world scries, -'\lCQlliini never made the headlin- es. Finally the Browns shipped hilrn ‘ to the A's for Dick Siebcirt. He illflied out the year in Philadelphia but ivas cut adrift at the and of the season.

Manager Bucky Harris of the Yanks lilacs to tell how he and lileQuinn made connections for the 1947 season,

"Olin day last winter. I got .1 phone call," Bucky relates. "It was from liicQuilm and he said ‘if you're still liitrrested in winning that pen- n-nnt. l know thow you can do it.‘

“Naturally I asked how and he snld ‘sign me)"

"Now I know McQulnn and have i-(llChVfl him for several years. I figured if he had enough confid- ence in himself to come to me like tlhat 1 couldn't 1050 trying him."

The enthusiastic veteran hasn't stopped yet. Batting second in the league at .348 McQuinn already has dQiIiJICdWIii-‘i 1946 horric..1'i1n.._.. 191K1- lie collected his fifth and sixth Sunday as the Yanksrwon two from the Browns and took over first place. ‘

Around first base. McQuinn is in a class ofihls own. He is tihe lmost graceful first sticker in the imaivfi In the latest all-star voting. he Wflfi way out front.

KinsmenLead 6-1 When . Game Salted

Getting away to a late start due to the cxti-a-innlfies Strut!!!“ “aged by Queen Sfluflfe and was! Ilfent teams Kinsmen and R66"- Regiment junior squads failed to decide a winner tn the openins name of the Junior Baseball Lea- gue at the Park diamond last night. the game being called with REFUP Rcfrimmt .at bet l" u" last half of the fifth innings and Kinsmen leading by R 5'1 "M"-

Biit despite the five run mar- gin the Kinsmen had when dark- ness crept’, in over the plflyi’!!! field the Regiment team weft! tiniigercus at all times and had runners crowding Every “Ck with but one down when the game was halted. _

Cairns and McKenzie wort! N" rival huricrs both coming l-hfollflh with nice curve balls and change! oi pace that at times had ti: batters eating out of their haln s each giving up but one safe bmv hut. errors on the Pa" °l l‘ Reece team accounted for the figs rim lead the Kinsmen were she

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Practice For Riflemen 0n Wednesday

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Definite proof that West. Kent's 5115911811 Squad would be in ‘the thick of the fight. for this year's

City School baseball title was furnished yesterday afternoon at the Park diamond when the West. Kenters forced the defend- ing champions to go eleven inn- lugs before submitting to defeat. -I- -l- 1-

The game was easily the closest fought fixture of the cniir sea- son with the youngsters at imes displaying n. brand of ball that was surprising to say the least coming through _with sparkling gllays afield that. would do credit to City League players and on the whole giving a smart all round performance that failed to go unnoticed by the large crowd of fans who sat. in on the finish.

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innings completed the junior lea- gue gut away to a flying start r.iid.lt looks as if the fans arc going to witness many exciting struggles before the ultimate win- ners arc decided. -l- ~l- -i- 0-

Altliough errors were numerous in the opener. due more to lack nf ivoi-k than lack of ability. the boys. attired in natty new uni- til? wnv, were “i the came all the way and once the league completes; the first round iill three teams should be ready to settle down and play the brand of ball they are really cap- iible of.

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Boxing comes back to the Sport- ing Club next Monday night with promoter Joey McDonald pitting the up and coming Lloyd Martin against. the tough rugged Pat Davis of Saint John in the main event of a card that will be sup- ported by four other well match- ed settos.

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Martin. recognized as the Island middleweight, champion, has been steadily mounting the fistic lad- der of lntc and in Davis will meet an opponent who will provide him with his stiffest. test. Should Martin bc able to win from the experienced Sailit. John mittsling- er he will definitely earn a chance at higher rated opponents in the near future.

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Oity League bail tossers, after having sunday’s game washed out. swing into action tonight with the league-leading Rovers tangling with the improving Legion team in what. should be a much closer struggle than was the case when the two teams met previously.

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Beaten handily on that occas- ion the Legion showed to a much better advantage in their outing against the Anchors. being just nipped by the West End crew. The closeness of that strulzle Dlus the added experience gained worked wonders with the Had McInnis coached crew‘ and last nigl$ they had their sights trained on up- setting the North End crew who came through with wins in their first two starts of the season.

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Durrett had been sold by Fort Worth to Nashville but there was azony in that acute. snot-her chapter in one of the little trag- edies which came out of the war. + -l-

'0‘ 1r You have to so back to the un- lettled summer juot before Purl

All ldflemen listed below Ill b: at Squaw Point Rifle Ronfl"!

;‘('“»"- l- Ford, J. McCormick. u. "hlll-‘ltll- W. Rice. I. Thompson. ~ Diuretic. c. LcClair v. Proud. J- MrDonaid. '

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p.m. Wednesday. June 180.111 ms [may practice for the ec - cetioli of n. rifle film l9 7979's“ PEJ. at the coming Inter-merit‘?! mile Meet to be held at f-h H; N_ 5,, on June 31st. The "U" ° light men will be selected from the following: Mr. P. J. undre- gon. Copt. Earl Burke. Stewart, C01"- A- 3- uco‘ ' ' 5 E. Green. Mr. R. l. Jenkins. Major A. B. Gonmley e11 from Charlottetown. Mi’. G. A. cgglsl and Cpl. Wm. BCIHY: R- ' ' " summon-aide. M!" 7"” Hwpm Mum“ 5nd Mr. I. A. Smith and Mr. G. 0. Mchellan. Aloxend T“

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for a great many Y0!" h" M”: looked upon by all o! "l! Iruifhu feat of riflemcns skill betwfiflhch three Maritime Provinces. l Province-will have a team of 018?“ of thin-i- beet. riflemen. Tl"! ‘lvne use the new Canadian mldekl’ of the sinus cotter" W" with battle cishh n1 twwi

The match is eiweyl “"4 ‘l the two. five and eh: hundred "ml ranges at which two lighters ere taken and then seven shots to count for score at e001‘! ""09- The possible ecore for each rifle- man is 105 points. The rules I-nd regulations governing the "f" stage of HM. the King's Match It

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Harbor to start the saga of Ind Durrett. He was a husky Texas kid with broad shoulders and the synchronized ability to hit a. base- ball just. about as far as any rookie dreaming of the major leagues. He was with Johnotown cf the Penn State Lennie. a Dodger farm. and the Brooklyn bosses envisioned him knocking down the fences at Ebbetta Field in the nenr future. 4- -l- O

Butthat future never oeno to Durrett, For before another lee-

nounced the other dliy that Elmer '

Dispute Ends S'side

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ldartin To Meet Pat Davis At Sporting Bluh

Lloyd Martin. Island middle- weight boxing champlion and Pat Davis of Saint John. N. B.. will meet in a IO-round bout at the Sporting Club next lilmdziy night. June 28 promoter Joey McDonald announced last night.

Although the remainder of the card has yet to be completed pro- moter McDonald stated that he will bring together the fighters most evenly matched and is building towards an exciting night of fisiicuffs.

Local Bog Wins Best 0f Breed At Amherst Show

AMHERST. N. 8.. June l6—-(CP) -A wire-haired terrier. Chestnut Major 2nd. owned by Ted Ward of Toronto, took best in show tonight at the Amherst Kennel Club show.

Among owners whose dogs won best of breed were:

Ali-dale. Tom Rogers. Charlotte- town; Bull mastlff. Paul Burden. Fredericton; Irish terrleij J. B. O'Brien, Saint John. N‘. B.

K. of S. Juniors

K. of C. Junior baseball team will hold practice at the K. of C. diam- ond at 5.30 this evening.

son started he had swapped his

..l:at for a..bayonet. For a. year-he

battled Japs. mosquitoes and gungle fever. He was iiivalided home with shell shock, malaria, dysentery and a foot infection. '0 '0 0' rlr

There were some who wonder- cd whether Elmer would come back when he reported at the Dodgers‘ West Point training camp in the spring of 1943. His move- ments were wooden and mechani- cal: The baseball flannels hung slsckly on that once robust frame arid twice, when cadet guns roar- ed in target practice. Red hit the dirt with automatic fear.

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We've got. to keep that young man in-the game said President Branch Rickey. "We must take his mind off the war. So Dui-rett was kept in action at the Mont-

real farm club that season and slowly began his comeback.

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The next season, 1044, Red started flitting the long ball

again and ,ounded out 1B hom- ers which got. him a shot with the Dodgers at the end of the season. Still. however. something was missing. and for two more years Durrett was kept laboring at Man- treal. 0- + 0 0

He hit 2i home runs in i945 and 17 in 1946 but that old time consistency was gone with his bat- ting average far below the regal figure he hit. in pro-war days. Still. Red got another major lea- gue chance this spring with the Cincinnati Reds. If he didn't make good this time. he said, he was through with baseball.

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He didn't. but ltiil Red held on. But new he was acnt to llbrt Worth. a league lower in the base- ball ladder than when he was at Montreal, And now he has been shipped to Nashville in the Southern Association.

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Bo Red Duri-ett seems further away than ever today from the dream he cherished as a promis- ing rookie in i941. And his hopes lay in recovering that elusive something ho left on the island called Guadalcanal.

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What was by rei- tho closest. game of the Summer-side baseball season ended in dispute last night lit the High School diamond when the Legionaires, protesting um- pire Bullis’ decision on a long fly ball hit by Jimmie Grady, left the field and refused to continue the game. The umpire then award. ed the game to the Red Sox.

The situation arose when. with Dcighan on first. Grady hit what Powell apparently intended as a pitch out. into deep centre field. Ari oil truck was parked on the tiighway immediately behind Mc- Murdo. Red So-x centre fielder. and the ball. hitting the inp of the tank_ rebounded hack into McMurdds glove and his quick relay nipped Delghogi at the plate. Grady made second base safely but the Legion claimed that the hit should have been scored as a home run as Deighan was safe at the plate.

Umpire Bullis. an R..C.A.I". arb- iter. couldn't see it that way, de- claring the ball in play. The Leg- ion after some argument left the playing fi-eld.

The game was a nip and tuck pitchers‘ battle up to this point between the old rivals. Powell of ihe Red Sox and Bernard of the Legion. Bernard had given up five hits in six innings and Powell an equal number. counting Gradyls long double that ended the game. Powell had seven strike outs. is- suing one walk, which turned out to be the only earned run of the game, and Bernard struck out eight. and gave no free passes.

Players who had each played with the opposition team last year played vital roles ‘in the game. “Boo" Morrison, ex-Legl-on, knock- ed in the two runs that meant the ball game for the Sox and "Dutch" Underwood. last year with the Red Sox_ hit what should have been a triple lf he had not been called out by the base judge for not touching second. The Legion boys were steadicr afield. committing only two errors while the Red Sex had four chalked up against them.

Syl made

Bernard. Legion short stop. the picture catch of the, eve- ning, going behind third base to snare the pellet with one hand. Cece Powell and Jimmie Grady wielded the big bats. Bettingtwo hits apiece. Score by innings:- Red Sox ............ ..0000l2 8 5 3 Legion . 010000 1 5 2 Liast half of tire sixth unfin- ished. After the game umpire Buliis said that though there had been

nothing for him to do but. award 3

the game to the Red sax under the circumstances he would per- sonally like _to see the some re- played but that was a matter en- tirely up to the Red Sox and he would stand behind them if they refused to play the game-S.

Rovers And Legion In Baseball Slash

It will be vers and lesion- alres in tonrg t’: City Lepgue bail encounter which gets underway at rho Pank diamond at 5.30 end followers of the Had Mcfnnis coached outfit are looking for their ball tossei-s to give the lead- ing Rover-a quite a tussle of it all tho way.

Pitching choice for the Legion will likely be "lefty" MCMOH‘ while manager Freddie Whalen's choice for Rovers mound dull’ could not be learned last evening.

Pitcher Retires

CINCINNATI. June l0—(AP)-— Clayton Lambert, relief pitnhor for the Cincinnati Reds. announced his retirement today. He come to the Reds i.ri 10K after being in the army for three yeere. Lem- bert. said he had not been getting enough work.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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The Simnmerside Air-force oase- ball team is showing decided im- provement over their ploy in the opening game of the season. and they will give any cl’ Lhe tezma in the local baseball tongue a reel argument for supremacy. Recent additions 10 their roster have bol- stcrccl both attack and defence. Lambert in centre field knows ira way around. as dos _H.U'V(‘y now playing second. Aceorctng to rc- ports Haivey played semi-pm ball some years ago.

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The Legion-sires are n;w in- sconced in the league basement but it will ta-ke e. lot of pressure on the part of their opponents to keep them there. For one thing. thler ace fllnger. Gerard Bernard, has appeared only briefly as yet lri a relief role. when. and if this boy starts fogging theim in as he did last year, there will bc no waitzlrg arcund bases for .h's cp- ponerits.

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"Dutclf Underwood h:sli't ap- peared en the Legion line-up yet.’ "Dutch" did some fancy fie'd ng around first base for the Red Sex last year. but has been tranéfcrrcd to the Vets where he wit‘. par the outfield. Whatever position "Dutciz" plays he should get a share c-f base-hits and this should sharpen the Legion attack.

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The Red Sox. last y.B.l"s chapp-

‘ions, "B-FQ-"in- first-place with two wins and no losses. They hive scored 17 runs and h"ve iren

scored agunat. only once. So fai- they have ilscd only ‘heir ac: mound artist. Cece Powell, and the big right-hander has bee‘: a bt tco potent for the current crop i! sprirg batting-ems. The acquis- ition of "Boo" Morrison at SECCIid base has added power to the al- ready powerful Sox. “Boo" is hit- tng .800 in lwo games.

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The surprising Kinsmen Julrors who most of the fans tlioiigfiia" would not be able to fuznih U78 class of competition expczted by local ball fans, have proved t'"cir right to be ln the SillT=YI1€I'?'d.3 Baseball League. Thry opened tic season by bcafng the Legicn 4 t1 3. their lost the next. two games: to the Red Sax. 6 to 1. and to the R.C Al“. 6 to 4 wivhich leaves them in third placi- in the culfient race. N0 one qikslfnns their ‘lbiity to compete ivith ire other teams Bill’ more.

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They have come up w.th two fine pitching rrospet-ts in Garth Gay and Alan Stewart. B"th these boys huvc turned in fine pitclilrg ohorcs agaimt cxpcricrrccd wield- el-s of the hickory. Theyre prob- ublv not ready to pitch o full nine- innlng game yet. but that will come with practice and experience

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It is doubtful if there is a better baseball backstop in the Mal-it mes than we have now Gt the High School diamond in Summcrsrde.