THIS .CORNER Sports Parade i948

Qnrje again we come to the end of another athletic year and below will be found a brief resume of the highlights that dotted the season, a season that saw s definite upswing in all branches of sport both from attendance end competitive standpoints.

Many new athletes made their appearance and in a good majority of cases bid fair to rise to stardom. The best of sportsmanship was also In evidence and congratulations are due to both victor and vanquished alike; to the victors on their well merited wins and to the vanquish- ed on the manner in which they fought and accepted defeat.

1949 is about to dawn and with its coming we take the opportunity of extending to all sportsmen the Province over-BEST WISHES FOR A MOST HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.

HOCKEY

Stealing the spotlight in hockey endeavour were the Charlottetown Abegweit Midgets, who after defeating the Summerside Kinsmen for the island title and the Moncton Rangers for the N. B.-P.E.I. crown, advanced into the Maritime finals against the Glace Bay Y.A.C. down- lng them too for Maritime Midget hockey supremacy. Three other local hockey clubs and one Sumrnerside club also figured in Mainland play- nlf competition. The first of these was a tough band of Saint Dunstan's University hockeyists, who after winning out over the Navy for the City l-lockey League title, entered into Maritime Intercollegiate competition. h; the defending champions, to knock off the N.B.-P.E.l. title at the ex- pense of the University of New Brunswick, only to lose out in the final round against Acadia University Axemen for the Maritime Intercollegiate rrown.

in the Juvenile ranks, the Charlottetown Kinsmen also made more than a creditable showing, losing out by only a slim margin to Sydney Academy for the Maritime title after retaining their Island champion- [hip against the Summerslde Kinsmen and defeating the Fredericton capitals for the N.B.-P.E.l. crown. The Junior Abbies, another strong hockey aggregation from that grand old athletic club also made their presence felt in outside competition, when after polishing off the Tignish Juniors for the Provincial title, advanced along victory lane to wrap up the Junior N.B.-P.E.I. championship by defeating Shediac, the N. B. tltiists.

The Western Capital team to make its bid for Maritime hockey hon- ors, was the Summerslde All Stars, who‘after vanquishing the Char- lottetown Abegwelts for the Island Intermediate title, lost out against s strong band of New Brunswick pucksters, the Bathurst Papermakers in the N.B.-P.E.l. title series.

This however, was just a small portion of the hockey activity carried on within the Province itself, with hockey leagues and schedules rang- ing from City League competition down to Bantams and Bee-wees. West Kent School was the final winner in a tough interscholastic series winning out over Summerslde High School for the Island title, while the girls team from the same school also copped the lnterscholastic girls hockey rrown by virtue of their win over the Montague High School girls team. In the Boy Scout League, the 1st. Souris Troop captured the Island title by defeating the 1st. Alberton Troop in the final play-off series, while in the Bantam and Pee-Wee divisions, the Parkdaie Pee-Wees won the island title from Souris ,and the Sumrnerside Bantams downed the Souris Bantams for Provincial honors.

In the Sumrncrside Town League. the Dodgers captured the Western tjapiigl title over the Summerside Lcgionaires. while the Kensington Legion won the North Shore League from New Annan, and the Freetown Royals topped out over the Middleton Bombers for the South Shore Lcupuc championship. Tire Albany St. Pats were the winners of the B. L‘ Wood Trophy over the Canoe Cove Rough Riders.

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BASKETBALL

Basketball also had a big year during 1948. and although no Main- land titles were involved, many Island titles changed hands. Ray's Mill- ionaires won the City League championship from Navy, while Saint Dunstan! University won the intercollegiate title from Prince of Wales College, with the positions being reversed in intermediate collegiate play when P.W.C. defeated 2nd. S.D.U. for the title. The P. W. C. Clean- tweeps also won the Island Juvenile title over the ‘T’ hoopsters.

In Interscholastic competition, the West Kent School girls squad look the Prince Street girls quintette into camp for the City title and then went on to capture the Junior Island ladies hoop title against the second P.W.C. Co-eds. The P.W.C. senior Co-ed team won the Island ladies title for the fifth straight year by out-pointing the Cuntiall Home Nurses in the finals. Local hoop teams in both boys and girls circles

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American iioopstcrs Win At S'sldc

, Tile American

local R.C.A.F. team defeating the Flyers at Summerslde last night by the score of B3 to 44. The visitors displayed a smooth passing tech-

locsl airmen.

Mickus oi’ the R..C.A.F. gave an unusual display of long range shooting in tlhe first half but his distance shots in the second trarne, though frequently rimming the bas- ket, refused to settle down into the mesh. Moose Carson. high scorer for the homesters with i2 points, sank six penalty shots in six tries and the local free sniping was bet» ter all round than those of the Americans, R.C.A.F. realizing 12 times in 18 chances. and Harmon Field getting only nine points in l9 free tries.

Boso, of the visiting team, and one of the smallest players on the court. lead the parade of scorers with 25 points. Hennessey. star first seeker of the Harmon Field baseball team. was second with l8 and the big fellow, Lindsay, who scored the major share of counters on their last. trip was third with 16.

Mickus was runner-up for scoring

DECEMBER a1, Q1943

P W L D l‘ an» Detroit .. .38 16 1i 2 95 75 M Boston . 28 l4 ll 3 86 '10 8i Chicago I! ll l8 2 90100 I8 MONTREAL. Dec. 30 --(CP) -— Montrea-l .27 I41 til b (i0 58 2'1 Montreal Canadians tonight moved Toronto ..H 0 13 I68 8124 into a wrote-point lead over Tor- New York 26 B l2 t! 5B 73 22 onto Maple Leafs for fourth place

noopsters from the Harmon Field once again dem- onstrated their superlority over the

nlque W, ma, whmmg mug,“ 3—Toronto, mnicki (Watson) 12:oe seemed to be chiefly because of Pemmes — Mei!) LHYCOP. Fil- more aocurate shooting than the H0"- -

THE GUARDIAN,

in the National Hockey League with a 3-2 victory over the Tor- ontonians in a. widoopeu game.

Both team-s turned on the speed from the start and the game de- veloped into clashing rushes and wild scrambles inside the blue lines that kept the defencemen as busy as the goalies.

SUMMARY First Period l"—-Montreal, Riopelle (Rear-don) It“ Zr-Montreal, Richard 11:50

Second Period s-JIiorronto. Meiz (Kennedy) 173a Penalties - Boesch, Chamber- lain. Third Period 5—Iiili0ntreal, Dussault (Reny, Carveth) ..._. Penalty - ThcmsOn.

(ipening or seine liink Postponed

The official opening of the Crys- tal Rlnk at Summerside which was scheduled to take place 1B5! night. at the Western Capital, had w be postponed to some future data due to the mild weather which left the ice in poor condi- tion.

_CIIARIJOTTET OWN

Canadiens In 3-2 Win Over Maple Leafs

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bers of the visiting party.

At 3 p.m. the visitors will be taken for a short drive through rural portions of the Province and at 4:30 p.m. they will make New Year calls.

Informal Dinner

At 6 p.m. an informal dinner will be held at The Charlottetown with the final part of t-he days program beginning at the Curling Club at 8 p.m. when the visitors will meet Charlottetown rinks in a. series of matches. They leave Sunday morning at 1l:l0 by plane for Moncton where they will re- join the main group.

The entertainment committee with the Hon. T. A. Campbell, chairman, includes, John C. Mat- thews. president of the Aiberton Curling Club, Frank Acorn, presi-

dent of the Charlottetown Curling Club. J. J. Curran, president of the Summerside Curling Club, Keir Clark, president of the Montague Curling Club. the Hon. A. W. Matheson, 1st.-Col. J. D. Stewart and L. B. luaclvlillan.

Island rinks competing with the visitors in the series oi’ matches will be made up of the following personnel: Bummerside, F. Folland, T. D. Morrison. M. M. Bell, Hon. T. A. Campbell; Montague and Al- berton, L. H. Poole. R. W. Beck. F. G. McIntyre, John Myrlck; Charlottetown. Major Alex Knox, T. W. L. Prowse, E. F‘. Acorn, Col. G. E. Full. W. T. Weir. Lt-Col. J. D. Stewart, J, E. Burden and F. R. MacLaine. Alternates will in-

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St. Mary’: Defeat liawks in Overtime

HALIFAX, Dec. 30-(CP)—I-Iaii-

fax St. Mary's fought from behind to hang up a 7-6 overtime victory over the league-leading Moncton Ilawks llcre tonight. Jimmy Gray's goal after a smart three-man pass- ing play with (Joorge McGrc-gor and Tommy Brennan gave the Halifax team the victory. 1 First Period ‘ 1—Moncton, Kelly, I (Steele) . . . . . . . Z—.\ioncion. Kelly,

1.58‘

(Harkweii, Steele) 1.60 3—Moncton, Gagnon, I (Imonti) . . . . . . . . 18.21

Second Period

4—Moncton. Ramsay,

(MacDonald) 10.12 5—Halifax, Brennan 10.99, 6-Hal1fax, Hoilett, l

(Hannon, MacGililvrsy) 1625 7—Halifax. Brennan. . . . . . . .1821 I 8—Moncton, Imontl, i

(Gagnon) . . . . . . . . . . . 19.49‘ Penalty - Kalil.

Third Period 9—-Moncton, Kelly . . . . . . .. 1.08' lO-Jlalitax. P. Gaudei: 7.06 l1—I-lalifax, McCvregor,

(Gray) . . . . . . . . . .. 9,37 IZ-Halifax, Hannon.

(AlacGliliiTay, Hollett) i106 Penalties - Fitzpatrick (2),

Imontl (2). Prentice, McLaughlin,

Brennan, Kalil.

Overtime:--

lib-Halifax, Gray, (McGregor. Brennan)

Penalties - McLaughlin.

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As eocir day of the New Yeor posses by, we hope UNIT it will hove brought you a full measure of contentment’ end prosperity. We hope that i949 is s yeor of security for WI, your family ond the entire world, and that it contains I

promise of happiness during Hue ysors to some.

110mm; on me R_C_A_pg team Wm, The opening was to be hish- clude- Dr. W. MacDonald, D. REASONABLE 1g pom“, other pomhgeggers 1m lighted by an exhibit-on hockey Mayne, DoGn Gass, Dr. Don Camp- PAUL'S Fgyryq gggvwg I eluded Bgyne and Llnklmer with encounter betoveen Summers de bell, G. . Hitches. Roy Bevan, , loo

sevem each, shuhh with five, poy All Stars and the Charlottetown R. Can-uthers, R. R. Bell, Dr. H. Ch Tow“ Airport‘ PM“ 1

two and Anderson one. Abrgweits- MCIMYR- »--~----»-~

also participated in a number of exhibition matches with Amherst, DIDIIUIOI’! and other Maritime centres.

OURLING '

The Confederation Bonspiel in February once again highlighted the rut-ling season. The Hayes Rink from Summerside won top honors cap- turing the Provincial Championship (British Consols Trophy) and the Confederation Bonsplel (Maritime Central Airways Trophy). Other “inning rinks were: W. l-‘t. Cruickshank (Imperial Oil Trophy). C. C. Rzchardson. Sydney, (R. T. Holman Trophy), George Hawkins (British American Oil Tankard), R. S. P. Jardine (Morrison & McRae Trophy). i'.~ C. liughes, (Prowse Bros. Trophy), F. B. Conrad (Wholesale Grocers‘ Trophy), Dr. W. MacDonald tfloadmnkcrs’ Shield).

George Hawkins skipped an Island rink to victory in the Quebec Bonsplel to win the International Trophy.

Last year marked the opening of an artificial ice plant at the Char- lottetown Curling Club and throughout the season keen inter-club com- petition was held against rinks from Summerslde, Alberton and Montague This season with curling getting underway in November exponents of the roarin' game are looking forward to an even greater competitive 59.15011-

BADMINTON

Badminton enthusiasts also had s full year of inter-club competi- tion and although there were no out-of-the-Province tournaments held, the Charlottetown Garrison Officers and Prince of Wales College staff citibs held a series of friendly competitions with Summerside clubs and nihcr smaller badminton groups, as well as series of exhibition matches with naval personnel of visiting U. S. and Canadian warships that came here during the summer months. The season was highlighted by the particularly large number of players who turned out during the year to enjoy this great game.

TENNIS

With the Charlottetown Tennis Club, K. of C. and Holy Redeemer Clubs going full swing last Summer. local tennis also had a big year, but like badminton didn't hold anything other than inter-club competitions. although two special exhibition matches highlighted the summer activi- ties. One was a singles match between Henry Rochon, number one ranking Canadian tennis star, and Laird Watt, former Canadian singles cirampion and captain of the Davis Cup team, while the second was a doubles feature with Don and Gordon Bauld, Halifax, former Maritime doubles champions meeting Watt and Rochon. The matches were IlEItI st the Charlottetown Tennis Club. sponsored by the P.E.I. Lawn Tennis Association. A point worthy of note was the fact that the Charlottetown Uiub had one of the largest turnouts in junior ranks in its history.

BOWLING

Bowling too had a highly successful year. and with six new alleys being opened up here this fall by Joey MacDonald and the Maritime- lifaino bowling champions being held here as the feature opening attrac- liuu. the sport during the year made terrific strides towards being 0m‘ vvi the most popular pastimes here, with the Holy Name and City Alleys being the scene of continual inter-league competitions.

The lelvedere Golf Club easily enjoyed the best season in it! history during the past year with four major Maritime tournaments, in addition 1o the usual club tournaments being conducted.

ln the New Brunswick-P. E. I. tournament a record number of golf- t-rs took part with Cecil "Bubs" Dowiing, just out of the junior ranks winning both the amateur and open titles, defeating no iesi s personage than Kss Zsbowski, recognised as the Maritimds outstanding pro, to gain the open crown.

In the Maritime professional tournament Wiif MscPherson of the ’l‘ruro Club gained top honors winning the crown from Earl Jsmieson of Dllby Pine Club in s driving rainstorm.

The Maritime senior golf tournament wss captured by It. S. Bab- nock of Halifax while in the Maritime high handicap tournament, the first time an event of this nature was staged, Bill MoNeili of the Bel- vedere Club led a big field of shotsmiths.

The Club championship went to sorrel-thatched Art McKenzie while the Island title was won by “Mousey” Dowllng. '

The ladies branch also enjoyed a grsst season with some great ‘ompetition being witnessed in the various tournaments. Ladies club

tie was won by Mrs. Emma Holman.

IAIIIAIL

The Summerslds All Stars were the boys who brought glory to the Pfévince in baseball endeavour by defeating the Woodside Combines for the Maritime Intermediate title, IIIAI‘ they had battled through a

“sh uriss with the Charlottetown All Stars for the island crown and "is Chstham Head Tigers for the N.B.-P.E.I. championship.

The three-team City League competition saw the Millionaires, Rovers Ind Anchors battle it out over a long schedule which produced plenty of kesn competition through the Summer. with the Anchors finally win- "Illl out over the other two entries for the City League title.

Junior bssexsli wss also a thriving success during the year, with Knights of Col mbus, Reece and Kinsmen playing a ciossiy contested series. Reece finally topped out on the series and after downing the

Summeiside Kinsmen for the Provincial title. advanced into the N. B.-

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