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Campanella May Be lost To Team For Ten Weeks

BROOKLYN (AP) —— Roy Cam- panella. Brooklyn catcher who un- derwent an operation for the re- -naval of a bone splinter from his .eil hand May 3, said Wednesday he would be lost to the team for 'lElll to ill weeks.

At the time of the operation it as estimated he would be out only three weeks.

Not only will the National L.eague‘s most valuable player of 1953 be unavailable until after the all-star game in July. but he i- lucky not to have lost the use of his hand altogether.

"I agreed to the operation." Campanella added. "because I was led to believe it would keep me out of the lineup only about ll’ll(‘P or four weeks. Dr. Fett (Dr. Herbert. Fett. orthopedic surgeon

B. C. Boxing Team Leaves For East

VANCOUVER (CP)—Nine mem- bers of British Columbia's British Empire Games boxing team left here by air Tuesday for Toronto. where they will compete in the games boxing trials May 13-15.

Accompanied by coach Tommy Paonessa and manager Jim Lang- ston. Sr.. the fighters are Gerry Boucher. Buddy Pearson. Norm Jorgenson. Len Johnston. Earl Vance. Gordie McDonald, Steve Phare. Jack Barclay and Billy Stone.

The other two members. Mat- thew Mecredl. RCA. and Trent Ketchenson. RCN, are being sent east by their respective service branches.

who operated said I'd be lucky to be back in the lineup in two months. He predicted it would be

at Long Island College Hospital.

closer to ten weeks."

defence, hissing loudly and buffeting both horse and The geese, of the big Canada goose variety. had

(CP Photo).

Selke Supports CAHA Plans For Tourney Team

MONTREAL, (C‘P)—l"x'ank Selke. managing director of Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League, supports the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association's plans to bring the world title back to Canada.

“Since we criticized the GA!-IA so vigorously for sending a. poor team to the last world tourney overseas we should be just as ready to back the organization in in plan to send a good team for 1955." he said Wednesday.

The CAHA. holding its annual meeting in Vancouver. has decided to reinforce a club. picked by CAHA executives. with capable players from the organization's branches throughout Canada.

Selke said he would part with

valuable gate attractions "provid-

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Big Luke Easier.

Goes To Ottawa

NEW YORK. (C?) —- Monti-ea:

Royals reclaimed the international Lesgue'a leading hitter of 1953 and 'mronto Maple Leafs southpaw pitcher from the world champion New York Yankees Wed- nesday as major league clubs pared their rosters to get down to the 25- plsyer limit before midnight deadline.

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outfielder Sandy Amorol. s. .139

hitter in l8'gsxnea with Brooklyn Dodgers this season. was returnecl to the Dodgers‘ club on a 24-hour recall basis. Mil- ler, who lost in his only start for the Yanks this spring, went to Tor- onto on a. similar basis.

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ter, burly negro first baseman. from Cleveland Indians. Easter. normally a power-hitter. hasn't regained his batting eye since he missed most of last season because of injuries.

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ing it's for the good of Canada and not advertising some product." would Selke part. for instance. with Henri (Pocket Rocket) Rich- ard. brother of the famous Maur- ice and high-scoring aparkplug with the Montreal Junior Canad- lens?

"If he is willing to go and the OAT-IA wants him. it would be worth any gate loss to see him teaching those Russians a few things."

Chase Stops Gary Simon In Fourth

SAINT JOHN. N. 3.. (CF)- Montreal's Charlie Chase. using a solid left hand to advantage in the close-in-fighting, scored a technical knockout over Gary Simon. of New Glasgow, N. 3.

here Wednesday in the fourth round of a scheduled 1'.’-round middleweight. bout.

Chase cut Simon's mouth with two solid lefts early in the third round and after the round the commission doctor stopped the fight. The doctor said the N. S. fighter would be out of action for several weeks. Chase weighed 159, Simon 155.

In a six-round featherweight mulch. Gerry Simpson. Montreal. 122. won a decision over Clarence Doucette. Stellarton._ N. S., 121. Simpson kept up.a vicious. fag], moving attack throughout the to. counter.

Before the main bout. G. K. Garnett. president of the Canal. dlan Boxing and Wrestling Feder- Htlon. said a win by Chase would '_‘C9|"l8ln1¥ put him on the rat. mzs." which are expected to be mad? UD soon. pushing him up the ladder towards a shot at the middleweight title.

King Maple Was Bargain Yearling

TORONTO. (CP)—King Maple. the ‘shortest-priced winter book l.'iV0l‘lte in the 95-year history of the Queen's Plate, didn't set hearts aflutter when he made his debut at the Woodbine traol: June 29. 1953. He finished a languid sev- enth in a field of two-year-old: and, in the argot of the turf. he "didn‘t run fast enough to beat a fat man."

He goofed again in his second start—na.t Fort Erie July l0——finlsh- in; eighth. six clays later. also at

No TV Program For Bannister

NEW YORK, (AP)—The British information office announced to- day that all commercial television appearances in the U. 5. had been cancelled for Roger Bannister. England's world record mile- holder, in order to safeguard his amateur status.

The decision was made after con- sultations with American and Brit.- ilh amateur athletic authorities.

Bannister. who ran the mile in 8:50.4 last Thursday at Oxford. was flown to New York today specific- ally to appear on the Columbia Broadcasting system’: "I've Got a Secret" program at 8:30 pm. 15'!‘

He has been scheduled for other television -appearances during a two-dey stay. All proceeds were to go to charity.

"We decided after a thorough

Fort Erie, he came to life. beat a field of maidens and paid $48.10 for 32.

From such an inauspicious start. King Maple nnished the season in a blaze of glory and now is an 3-to-6 choice for the 1%-mile plate Classic June 12 at the suspend "oodbine track. Before that date. he either will show in the elx-fur- long plate trial May 32 or the mile- and-‘lo-yard second plate trial June 2.

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examination that it won best lan- niater should Appear on no corn- mercial televiaion progs-anu." John Russell, director of the British In- formation Offioe. said. “He will re- main in New York until Friday afternoon and may appear on a couple or so non-commercial tele- vision programs.

“Bannister came over at the direction of the British foreign of- flee." Russell said. “and he also had clearance from our own ama- tuer athletic association.

“But they might have misunder- stood because in Great Britain there is no commercial television. it is government sponsored."

Bannister said he was confused by the whole situation and accepted the offer at the insistence of the British Foreign office. He had no intention of running whlla in the United States.

Enos Slaughter On Sick lisl

CLEVELAND. (AP) Slaughter. veteran outfielder of New York Yankees, has left for his Belleville, Ill., home for treat- ment of an injured side.

He will rejoin the team in Chi- cago Tuesday. Slaughter suffered torn muscles in his left side when he crashed into a fence during

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