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' . I t noticed the following ftem. he Barnes: Horse. . Jeove

2.04. eister of Volo song 2. 2.-

1-2. and Gay song. D. 1.59 3-4.

owned by T. Vic Holduway. Houl-

ton. Meme. mcl raced bv Earle

Avery. was seven times first and

once second in elszht stnrtl. Her

only losing race of the vear ms at Bkowheoan. Maine. where she

forced Arch Hanover to trot 1n 2.-

03 3-4. fastest mile trotting bv a stallion over a half-mile track in

1942. Love Song is one of the best unnerved and most consmtent trot-

r: of the past two seasonu.

Among the horses sold at Jack- son. hflchiuun. bin-flees horse auct- ion NL)\'Cllll)('l' 6th. M15 Ciulluxlt Heart, p. 2.07. t. 205 1-4. llVC-Vtfllf- old zclduie bv Volouiue. He unwed

C, ‘ I ' Hurt Wm

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fnfluherueeehmeename.

Jimmie Jordan who we: IIIIIII times leading drlvm- 1o;- nhq 5mm ofMainemdconalwaye he de- pended upon to make :. good show- ing with hi; stable. has ioined the U.B. forces and the rwo track will see him no more until the wau- l: over. -

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The State of Kentucky with its famous Blue Grass and egtqne deposits which makes its waters so valuable 1n building bone. produces over 60% 0f the too trotters and pucers of the world and mom than

4. of the (runners). It is said that the Blue Grass was brought out from Ire- luml as seed near the close of the elgllfu-rlth century and is equal in nufrnlvewalue to the best nggses of oil Erin. where so munv wonder- fugsézldlers and race horse; are TB. l? . '

Small fsnns and large bneedin:

Uppcr Stowulcrw. . flllll ‘W15 raced. for lam m" thrive \‘t‘1ll'$. under; f Mr. Fulton's ownership br l-larlv j Short.

Henry Thomas. who has for some years trained and raced the Hnn- l over Shoe ‘Fin-m _Stnblc ‘on the. (iralld Circuit, and nus framed n.nd yreuulvsd mu vOlls fol‘ llllfll0ll- lfe- Coulll’ MEYBHCI m: cunuvc¢_l<>n_ wuh that lllSlllLlllun and will 111 $11511"? race the stable of R.l-f JOhHSWIl of Charlotte. N.C. M!‘ _ T110111" 15 . _ ' one of the best in his line and b11111". l ' , Johnston is fortunate in Sewn I Ills services.

The writer remembers $991M hi! l abhor Al Thumus hlhX-l‘ b91363 L“ adtson Square Garden ln 1913. e wue e link wlthtlle out i.n that he was a stage (ll‘l\'L*r_\Vll4:!l mail! and passengers were driven through tu California and he had mdny 6X- cizlrlg brushes with luuluuvvnien- l With Bufluln Bill-like future and ;'- trapping! he “certumlv attracted EW- i‘ mntion and showed off the horse! ‘ and colts to the verv best advautflfle . 1mg ruzula-r occupation up to that |. 5J1. w“ a; lllflllllfifil‘ of the St. Josemh Mn _ Stork Farm where the ’ \ stallion; were Captain Atlbrev 2.07- | 1-4 and Constantine the GYBM 3-13- ; 1-4. Both horses and numerous . progeny were sold at that auction l ' . 1; and I well remember Ml‘. Thom“! , y-naking me gzntenu-nl, that given 4 good opportunity Captain Aubrey - . 2.07 l-4 would rlvnl lllS sire Peter t the Gpoat 2.07 l-Z in the transmit- '. . ‘ ting of spec-ti who know! but ivhnt * he might have be-“n i118! kind 0i elm had he been located m Ken- tucky instead of l1 Prkloe Edward Island and Nova Scotlu.

I The recent arrivals Basil Han-

over 2 04 3-4 Real lvlonev 2-09-

; " ' ~ Pasrllaccl 2.08 l-B and Dale H. 2.06- l f-Z have been 9901'! and Mlmlmd l" w ' hundreds of horsemen. ‘Phev have ecrtalnlv brlehtemd up what would L

otherwise have been o. dull month n

. v _- if... .. w,” QuL‘ »..

officers and ell

A meeting coming hockey

, interested in

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‘y league will be held tonight at 1 Naval Barracks it ‘l 'clock.. It l: ._ miperatlve that o ful attendance

of the executive be on hand n: important mutter; relative to the lchedule Wlll'bG‘(l6.BlrQ'Wlt-h.

There is very apt ho be fireworks 1 It tonight's meeting also. Clubs are fer from gatisfied after con- ference: with Forum official: and _-th15 1.: not authentic. but based on rumors mostly-it would not - . . surprise this writer the least bit if .1 ‘. » the league, after appointing its ‘ officers would folrhup. after all-

.5! There n“ been plenty u ob- s.» g etaclea crop u. in the fun. few " day; that vvou d Justify this move. First of all there W213 the mutter " ‘. of getting practice sessions lm- ' medlutcly A damper was put on this when it bcvzmle kuowxl that ice would not be lwuilubie for the teams until around the middle of the Illnlllll, depending of course on the weather.

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Mflklllg the best out of a. poor arruuuclnorly. tho lvulns were will- ing to carry on en though me surf of lllfill‘ l-‘zvluc would be de- layed at least two xvaks but now another matlcr has come up that the teams are not. tuliill?! l0 WW1 a, great dcal of enrlu rum.

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w

Evidently the lmudle will have

t0 take all the cham- ' from the llllllllfjiill end of mat rs. 'l‘hia in- formufiml is not lnuxsuy but re- cclwd from the manager of one of the clubs convornvcl and here is tlu: scum as offered the league. '11»; Forum is to rcwaive nt least $50.00 per name and anything taken over this amount will be split on p. 60-40 basis with the Forum raceivlng the sixty. The league is to receive e trial ol two game: and if the attendance doesn't, wurrant taking in of this amount then the schedule is to be ghortened. . _ .

It ie : tough proposition for e league to face that 1a starting from scratch both from financial end hockey stanrlpplrlte. Crowd: at

fmlllbllfillfllfilllS have specialized in the raising of horses for over 100 years and have concentrated the best speed in that state. some breeders have been unusually suc- cessful and made fortunes with a small number of mares and with or xvnhout the ownership of a stallion. Two-year-olds in Kentucky on some of the farm: are as large as a matured horse 1n other parts of the United States and Canada.

A glance at the 11st of 2.05 trot- ters for 1942 shows that Kenfuckv is fur out in front with more than Glyn of the season's crop having been bred 1n the Blue Graze country. However. the 2.05 pacer; are more widely distributed with onlv about 20% from Kentucky um the m. mainder scattered over hen gmbeg, me state of Indiana. showing up with Adios 2.02 to balance up Ken- tucky with King’: Counsel 2.01 1-4. Both are two-year-olds,

Direct 156 by Napoleon Dlrec 1.50 1-2. dun Gav Forbes bv Malcolm Forbes. world’: champion pacer over mile and half-mile track. 1s now well on his Wav to 51106885 a: e sire. At the recent Harrisburl auction his vearlimzs cunfllgned by Peninsular Farm. Pmemont. Ohio. everaned $1.108 - n lrtnlghty fine everme you will ad- m .

Reich Garey. Maine potato king. bought a mwrtlv bred yearling st the Walnut Hall sale in by lly Abbey. 1.06 8-4. by Mav Tag . 2.05 3-4. by Volomibe 2.08 1-4. Mtg’. Carey i: well known in this c .

The Simwhegan. Maine. I'M!‘ hm . changed it: title and will 1n futuiie , I

i‘ without doubt one o‘ m’ “m” ifrtozeh for the duration. but disposal O

be called the Maine State Fair.

Fairs 1n eastern United state: and in: truck i: one of the fastest half- mih frock: in the out.

the games would have to be pretty large for the league to make any- thing worthwhile after the first $150. had been taken out and af- to: all hockey teeme can't be run on poenute. O O O O

But one thing i: eereein the team: have been planning on hi5 leasm for a. good while now and per w: they will etill overcome the unexpected obetacle: that are facing 1cm. And if tiwy decide to con lnuo-and hockey fans hope they wlll—they are deserving of the strongest support from all sport-minded‘ faénshn the city.

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The Iorum l: e buelnu: ropo- nltion. no doubt about the and they couldn't be expected to lose money on the league. But even at that they might have named a little better terms. And especially so when the six teams had made arranganent: to ay for their pracucee et no lltte oon.

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him: will likely be ironed

out st tonight’: meeting and

whether the league ll to be or not

to be will be‘ by tomorrow. I

r_e.-m mu m g um: colder. O O O

‘Rd William: eenit be e very hI-ppy men right now, even thong 1 the baeeball writer: and his own manager. Joe Cronin, can't take from him the butting titles he won u“. year. O O O O

The bue ball writer: flamed him down for the moot valuable award and voted it to Joe Gordon. Some of them thought that Ted's dispo- sition should be charged against him. ‘Phat is a weak point in the process of deciding on the years Mr. Baseball. 1f he i: in the lineup and playin regular his perform- unce shoul be measured for tho most valuable points,

To many outsiders it appear: the

Inn thorouzhbreds ,

,back on the ipattem passing

Maple Leafs

TORONTO. Nov. 29-In e wild scoring second period that saw the teams shoot six goals with Maple [Leafs getting five of tlnem. the To- |ronto team. Saturday night stayed

of! a brilliant New York bid in the final canto to emerge with an 8-8 Notional Hockey League victory.

Shooting three goals ln the first period [profs led 3-2 at the end of the SGSSlOH. Starting f; right from the first minute of he second can- ‘io, Leafs taking advantage of [brenknwuvs and displaying n with- ering offensive that carried them ln on goal time nftc-r Llfrle 511m five counters to the Rangers one to take a commnrlding 8-3 lead 1n- to the flnnl period.

The big loud looked more than sufficient but Runners taldng a new lease on m.» Sxltt the Leafs riefvwvve as their pnys begun to click in the fr. =1‘ half of the per-

Are Winners

Over Rangers By 8-6 Score. Apps Collects 6' Points .

1n two goal: o! the winner:

had the Leaf: hanging on the ropes in the final minute: of the game. leaf: did dent the twine: once in the final per but the goal railed b0 count, e fine]

whistle halting the plagues Hlllwas going in alone on Rangers goa e.

Syl A p: took over looting iced- ershlp o]? the league c: a result of the game. The starry oentreman enjoying e. field day. potted three goals with s like number of assists lo run his point total to 18 for the $035011.

Canadian: Downed by Bolton

Montreal Canadians lost their <econd straight victory to Art Ross‘ Wnston Bruins on Montreal ice when the American team wzfked ~ff with~ a 6-2 victory. It was the =ixth game in n row that ‘he Rruins have zone without s defeat

lod. They shot three gvuls to the Toronto team's none to draw withfl

end their victory placed them well ‘up with the league leaders.

CHICAGO. Nov. Z9 — Ono Ul the most important uleetnms of the lllajof‘ ltfllguc: m llialorv opens m ulucugu. tolnolu-ou‘. ttuu aAl-llullllll ule matluutes fut-e vltztl daemons that may mm: u far-fvaclun effect on the flame. it‘; a tossuu whether the Drflblems of the malors or the nunors will cummand mo most av.- Icntion.

The minor leagues gather for two days alter the rumors conclude their tluxe-ddv conclave. but it's certain that their troubles will occupy a. large portion of the bu: leaguers round-table discussions.

Minor Problem:

Jerritory problems. Probably onlv

The bigwigs must table their need- achea until they solve minor league difficulties involving player and

about 10 leaszues will be in oper- ation next _vear and that poses the

MajorLeagues Will Hold a

ImportantMeetingsStarting At Chicago Tomorrow

bullmenurenotcuiteuleereew how the government’: freeze affect: players. Technically. a treasury de- purtmtnt okav is necessary to give a. misc to a player who make: $5.000 or more oer season. and l labor board ruling i: required to increase the income of a player meldm less than $5.000.

Playing at night will furnish oeuee for tremendous argument. In the nlctrcpolltcn area. more rlnorou: dun-out regulations eliminate any competition whatsoever undcr ' llihts In addition to Brooklyfl- the Yankees and Giants. Newark and Jersey Citv of the International league will be affected.

other sections are auparentlv safe for the Mazda contests and Wash-

agltate for hi: Senator: lowed to play under limht: on every weekday night. He. as vet. hue not come out on either side for changes

riddle of What's to be done with the XIllIIlOIlS of dollars’ worth of idle players and unused franchises. The franchises probably will be

the players-unless a mclorltv of them are called up bv other clubs- presents the more complex prob-

1cm. If they are fortunate enough to coma up with a workable solution

in the player innit and to this type- writer tactician it looks as if the old 10x 15 ready to trade.

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Oonnie Mack of the Athletics and Gerry Nueent of the Phil; wantto cut the rosters as low as 20 players: while Ed. Burrow of the Yanks. Tom Yawkcy of the Red Sox and Horace

to enable the minors to run smooth- ly the mnlor league men must take stock of their own situation — l merry-frc-round of high hurdles that would take s Diamond Einstein to flflure out.

Many 0f Them

A radio uui: programme would be a cinch for the baseball strate- gists after they solve such con- troversial conundrums as transpor- tation. nlaver limits. nifrht ball‘ salary limitations. schedule end sprint! training.

Ford Frlck. president of the Nat- ional league. untied the transpor- tation and schedules knots when he said the maiors would 2o back to the three-trip schedules — a move aczxeed upon some time ago — to alleviate the t-rnnwortntlon prob- lem. F‘rlck snld that tentative schedules have been drawn un and the new three-trio nlans would ef- fect a. saving of 20.000 passenger miles per season for everv club both leagues.

Players, Frlck said. will have in make reservations well in advance and ride in any car nnd take any type accommodations available and be glad to get them.

Law Sims In As for the salary limitations bane-

Stoneham of the Giants favor up- ping the limit to $8. Griffith may swing with either platform provid- ing they vote with him on the night ball question.

Spring tralnuiz. because them h no necessity to adhere to too rigid schedules. will come in for onlv e slim Pruning. Most clube ad! have made their conditioning ur- ruuzements. The Chlcaszo Cub: ere going to Oct-alum island. a: usual. A definite programme of relief contributions - both to the w“ emerzencv funds and the Philadel- whla. Phils—will be necessary. Base. ball men know the game must co- ordinate itself with the tremendous national 10b of winning m; we; or the pastime will suffer.

Cigar Team

I As for the Phlle. the senior eugue must help President Nugent uccuire added capital bv s pool of the league's resources or the ec- duist-ion of n. commercial apmmor, Tt is reliably reported that efforts have been made fc interest e. nut- ‘onnl clear-manufacturing concern ‘nfiaefr causte. an .

#11:“! r;- rfo-lea ZQ?"'3J.." flax I Rum‘ i stream

decided 5t Chicago. “He? m“ be

Bruins Strefakil Is Halted‘ By Rangers

NEW YORK. Nov. 29_ --Boston Bruins undefeated m 51X games. saw their streak come to an end

writers did a rather poor job 2f it for the second year in a. row. Last yvnr they decided on DiMaggio. Could it be that they were under e. Yankee spell?‘ O U

Bin the shcrtsightedneae o! the writers is nothing compared to the undiplomutic utterances of Joe Crlmlfl. mamlger of the Red Box, who said that 1f he were votln he would give the award ohn Pesky. hie kid shortstop.

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In 9.: much eq Peeky wae far be- hlnd Gordon and Williams, Joe's remark; were not in good tare. There was no need for him to pile it on the herd-hitt outfielder, no matter 1f that uni-hitting outfielder hm ceueed him much worry ct tlmu.’

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But the record books will tell the story, if you'll turn to the batting fill/Brake: of the American League f0: 1942. . . .

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THE ICE L Ann THE

SATISFIED Ar THE FDRIIM sBu\1vz qvmmvnsrrr

URE m: T0 sun:

lRangers fghtun; an uphill battle

hete tonight when New York

goals ln the

slammed home two u“ Boston

final period to edge squad 3-2.

Boston looked to be on their way to thclr seventh game without a setback as they tool; a 1-0 lend in the first session, Rangers, evened the count in the second and ln the third the pattern passing playe of the New York team swung the tide 1n their favor a4 they outscored their opponents 3 to 1 to Win the encounter.

doubt. Jimmy Orlando, 27-year-old Detroit l-[ocke Club defenceman. National Ho ey league "bud mun," WBLMPVOG with a. National war Services questionnaire: re- cently. . ' ‘ . ‘

He was asked to supply answers to questions concerning his age. the electoral division and dlstr ct ln which he xcglstezcd during the National Registration, his marital atutm, dntc of birth and other pertinent detail} .

As fu- as can be learned Orlando ha; never been served with n. nob. fce of medical examination or : call for military tralhln].

While officials here refused in comment, there a peared more than a. possibility hut the cues of eeveral National Hockey League stars are under investigation. A

-. dew .Z§“I|¢>| we.

lack of National Registration curds ‘in their name, Ls re rted as M16 springboard fordhs pvestigatlom

In Toronto it was understood Orlando and other Detroit players were registered in the United

Canadians llgcin Fall Victims To Red Wings

DETROIT. Nov. M - Rapping home five goals 1n the opening twenty minutes of lay Detroit Rcd Wings scored heir second. straight victory over Montrea. Canadians here tonight by defeat- ing the Montreal team 7-8 1n e wide-open game.

Bruneteau and Brown were the lending goal-getter: for the De- troit team with two apiece with Russell, Ltscombe and Goodfellow accounting for the other tallies.

Canadians’ scores came from the sticks of Blake. Drlllon and Get- llffe, with Drlllm assisting 1n the final goal of the game to add two points to his scoring record.

Badly outplayed in the opening period Oanadiezm came to ffe in the next two heste to outeoore their ants 3-. Both squad: shot a brace of goals in the middle canto with Getllffe getting the lone goal of the final peuiod.

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15K vmm mum: rm: ROUINILK

s: t» a b t stat“ giuéu lee to the United

nu: cumuorrmiown GUARDlAN

SPORTING NE

[Coach of R. C.A.F'. Bom-bers Determined On Fit Team

Grey cup con tin llumto, Dec- ember 5

get into shape, then you can take

1t from me there's no fooling about

it, you Just won't be on that mm mber 1"

prior

h rsctfoe. Derticipeted

gne-hour work-out with . A-l". hockey team end then dashed 1mm the AmPh. around the corner to the ltedfum to do“ -H livery. 4

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herd work. If any of you don't like

that manner of task. than pack one m» mam w”

wleasant half hour mcoyed

a

the ‘X11181 two-any urllis 1n Toronto ~41‘ he can secme DJMllSSlOD from m: whmuuwmg officer.

A visitor to the dressing-room Wu; uuncc-Corpolal Jack JLBXIDBTS, _ e

the Kim County Mme returned tom;

EASTERN Glllllllllllll

IEETING - The

nsnnn m n rm e brisk hour of theeegfitdooifll t? r822 the R 0 ulna plays, and the other hour m