Navy Comes From Behind To Score Upset Victory Over Le gionaires Team

Whiter laewlorb NEW team "V" q; m upset last night when they came from behind about the mid- dle of the second session to score five straight goals ousting the fav- ored Legion 8-5 in an exhibition tut at the Forum last night.

1t was a free-scoring. wide ‘open. rllflfid battle which saw thirteen penalties handed out. three of them mailers awarded for fiilhmis a5 tempers flew in the rugged play.

Joey LeClair. star forward for the Navy received a serious inlurv in the second Period which mfly keep him out of hockey lineuP-‘i 1°? the greater part of the season. An ankle was fractured d5 he fcll headlong ln-to the side of the net.

Liegioinnaires opened the scoring at the 2.30 mark with Carver bang- ing in a pass from Shepherd. Navy evened the score six minutes later when Hennesscy was on hand to slap Bradley's rebound high b8- hlnd Cudmore. Both teams took turn about with a score apiece. Shepherd for the Legion and then f-‘fenneesey again for the Navy. With seconds to g0. Dowling. un- assisted. started the Legion into the second session one Roal up. MacDonald and Flamiigaii rested in the ptmalty box the last five minutes of the session for fighting.

In the second period. Navy even- ed matters in the first. half min- ute as Bradley and Ciidmorc coni- bined for the tieing goal. but once again the Legions kid line came back with Dowling backliandiiig a pass from Shepherd to beat Davis cleanly. At this point, Navy went- right ahead with two quick goals which proved the turning point of the game. Flannigan from Kelly and Kelly from H Jay inside 0i two minutes put the Navy one goal up to start the third.

In the third sesion. Flannigan. and McGregor accounted for three straight tallies to give the Navy Z1 commanding lead for the remain-

der of the game. Legion came back in the last five minutes for the tin-at counter of the evening when Williams with Gregory and Rich- ard climaxed a five-man sans play to make the score read 8-5.

SUMMARY

lat Period

1—Legion. Carver (Shepherd) 2.29 Z-Navy. Hennessey (Bradley) 8.15 Zk-Legion. Shepherd (Carver) 15.12 tt-Navy. Hetinessey (LeClair. Hig- son) 18.22

5—Legion. Dowling 19.20

Penalties: P. MacDonald, Blan- chard. l’. MacDonaldtin), Fian- nigau (m).

2nd Period.

6—Nav'y, Bradley (Cudmore) .24 'i—Legion. Dowling (Shepherd) 6.58 6.-Na.vy. Flannlga-n (Kelly) 9.52 ll-Niivy’. Kelly (H. Jay) 10.38 Penalties: McIntyre. Dowling

3rd Period. 10-—Navy. Flannigan (Macflregor) 4.12

11-Navy. McGrcgor (Flennlgan) 11.36

l2—Navy. MacGregor 13—Legion. Williams Richard) 15.28

Penalties: Kelly, P. MacDonald. l-I Ja-Yt Carver (m). Blanchard tm), P MacDonald.

Lineups:

Navy: Goal: Davis; Defence: Heiinessey. Stewart. K Carmich- ael, E. Jay, Josey; Forwards: Blan- chard. Cudmore. Kelly, Bradley. H. Jay, Higson. Peppln. Flannlgan. MoGregor. J IeClair. Jay. Legion: Goal: Cudmiore; De- fence: A MacDonald. P MacDon- ald. M. Carmichael. Andrew; For- wards: Perry. Strain. Carver. Shepherd, Dowling. McIntyre. Richard", D. Williams. McEach- ern.

Officials: Had Mcinnis. L. Jay.

(Jay) 14.E8 (Gregory.

Meetingtlf Jr. Abbics

A meeting of the Juvenile Abbie: will be held this evening ill 6.15 ct the Charlottetown Alleys. All members of the team are asked to be on hand.

Snead llas Z-strokc Lead

MIAMI. Flm, Dcc. 5 -- (AP)- Sluumin’ Sammy Snead. Ho: flpringn, Ve., literally tore the 6.- Sltl-ylrd Miami Springs course apart today with a fi-ve-uiuler-par 6B to take a two-stroke icad in ‘the 510,000 Miami Opeh golf tour- nlmeni.

Snead’; 33 out and 32 in was two strokes better than Herman Bar- ron, of White Plains. N. Y.. who completed the par 7'1 course in 67 Itrokea.

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Condition ls Still Critical

NEW YORK. Dec. 5 —(AP)-— Promoter Mike Jacobs continued to show slight improvement tcday from the stroke which felled him Tuesday.

Doctors attending the 66-year-old boxing has said that his cor-dition still was critical. however

Jacobs was taken to hospital af- ter he collapsed from a cerebral haemorrhagc.

ln Favor (if Expanding To Six Teams

MONTREAL, Dec 5—(CP)—Joe Ryan, manager of Montreal Aim-et- ies in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, said tonight that he personally is in favor of ex- panding the Big Pour circuit to six teams, giving franchises to Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Re- ging Roughriders of the western league.

"With Winnipeg and Regina in the league. travelling would have to be done by air and we would need air-liners with seating, spacc for about 30 players," Ryan said.

The Aiouette manwgcr said that so far no approach had been made to the western clubs by Big Four officials. but that would probably he (QSCUSSOJ at. thc league's anniiiil muting.

Baseball Leafs Cet Two New Players

i TORONTO. Dec. 5 -—(CP)-Pu.r- chase of two players and signing of a third was announced tonigiht by Peter Campbell. president of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Inter- national Baseball League.

The Leafs bought pitcher Melvin

ntngton from Louisville Colonels of the American Association and signed Ed Levy, veteran first-base- man who batted 31B for Sanford of the Florida State League last season.

Bonspicl Starts Tcday

SEIGNIORY CLUB. Que. Dec. 5 —(CP)—Club| from Quebec, On- tario and the United State; will meet here this week-end in an in- ternational curling honsplel open- ing the winter sports season here.

Play will get under way tomor- row with rinke fr-vm Montreal. Toronto. Ottawa. Hamilton. Boa-

. ton. New York and Utica, N. Y,

competing.‘

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Deutsch and outfielder George Barr‘

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Wednesday night's doubleheader basketball bill provided hoop fol- lowers with rz-lcnty of fast action in both encounters and it is the consensus of opinion 811W"! 50m? close followers ill-at Within m9 next couple of weiks some really cxciting tussles wiJ he staged.

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And the Army lcum, last initiuic entrants proved rcul surprise pat-k- agcs oii their first time out. More or less considered the weak sisters of the league they were famd by the ticfcutling CfrihlplflllS, the Sui-tits Wednesday‘ flit-Kill. Fair; thouizht it would hc -; walkinoi- for the fast University lctim but it turned out to be n different mat- tcr entirely.

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For over three quarters of the game the Army team not only held their own bu’ outscored their favored opponents .nd the Saints had to stage a garrison finish in the final ten minute: to come out on top. So with a {i-w more Drac- tice sessions undii their belts Army should [irne to h: quite tough nuts to crack.

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Fans will regret the broken leg suffered hy Joey LcClair of the Navy tcfim in list night's City Hockey League cn-nunter. Tue "in- avoidable accident ("curred in the second period when LeClai-r crashed iiilo the i-ual post on a scoring attcmpt and his loss will be felt keenly by tin; Navy’ squad.

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LcClair. one of tilt‘ most ‘mpular players in the leatzuc ‘sist season 1nd a smart all ro.ind Wlflflti‘ has developed rapidly vi" .3 horkeylsi in the past few XOHFS A fast. tricky t-laycr he would hive bent-fitter.‘ Walter La\vl0i"s outfit immensely hut it is likely that his injury will put him on the hn-skev shelf for the balance of the reason.

4' 4- 4| 4t in Western Canada where curlinq champions arc liberally sczittcrcd thcrc is n smull place .ii Suskulchcwiili culled h-"pawin and right ct this moment curling Ls definitely going rig time when come next Januxiy 6th curlers from thr- Domininn and United Striics will toss i'o.k.< for l.‘l-\ rich- est bonspicl ever staged and the following taken from a ‘Jestern Canada paper will prove of inter- est to Island curlers who are at present finalizing arrangements for a big bonspiel of their own next Fcbrtiary": 4' 4t 4-

They call it the "grand old game." It's well named. for curling ls one of the few remaining sport: in the world where the amateur standing of d pflfilcpillli. is never questioned and wnrre there isn't lhc slightcst trace o.‘ professional- ism "rii any size. shnpc or form.

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But Cufllllg; is going big-time in a smzil! town.

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Out iii Nipiiiviii, Sask. next Jan- uary C. curlers from every corner of the omlnlon and from the United ates wi-ll tcss rocks in the rlichest bnnspicl in history, Ni- curlers are offering four new automobiles and prizes amounting to 312.000 for hnnspiel winners—the rlchcs‘. booty ever offered in any Canadian sporting event. with the pos-zible exception of horse racing.

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This bonspiel wlil leap past the Canadian Open Gull‘ Tournament in value of prizes. It will stride past anything offi-ied in nswliniz. professional tennis baseball or hockey.

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An entry fee of $100 pet‘ rink will be charged. and the entry will be closed after 128 rinks have sent their cheques to Mort-ts Bel- ovich, bcrispicl secretary

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Summersldes eniiy in the City Hockey League will hold a workout at the Forum tonight, at 1015 and it is likely that cit-spite the hour a good many rallhirda will be on hand to watch the western cap- ital team go through their paces.

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Ever since the enliy of Summer- side was announced fan: here have been anxious to flnti out. just what calibre of a team they wlil pre- sent. Tonight 1B or 20 player-s will be on hand and alt-lull!" it is only their second time mi ice this year they are expected to iio throuih

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who is chasing Maurice Richard or.

Three of the better Detroit Red Whigs who faced Canadiens lierc in Montreal Saturday, Nov. 30th, arc left from right. hard-hitting Jack Stewart,

for goal-scoring liunoi-e and

the "policeman" of the Detroit defence;

sld Abel, Jeoklon, rugged defence play-

Gymnastic Exhibition At S’side

The gymnastic cnicrta'-nmcni Sponsored by the Suntmersitlc Youth Centre 1nc., was ‘iel-i in tho High School Auditc-r um last nigh‘. before a well filled irons» o-f child- ren. The perfnrmuwe will bc re- peated tonight ct b‘ rfclock fir the adults.

The show feature-ti musical and acrobatic numbers. The bait] was under the leadershp of Mr Leo Cnyle and the qynwttstV‘ numbers were supervised 5'.‘ MY. Chfirlh Sexsmf-lh. the physical instructor of the S.Y»C.T.

The proceeds of these entertain- ments are to go towards the vast of the now 16 mm. Victor yrnier- tor purchased by {he SYC l. The projector will be use-i in schools . for t-duciiii -nal Y‘“l"pfiSi"s and n short film was sliz-wn to demonstrate its U.\';‘lUlT1E!SS.-~s.

Cleveland Indians

(By The Associated Pros!) DOS ANGELES. Dcc. 2——Pl‘(‘Sl- dent Bill Vecck of Cleveland 1n- dians today nnnounccd thc cn- gagcmcnt of Rogers Hornsby. one of baseball's Zill-llmt‘ hitting greats. to coach the Tribal but- ters during the spring training season.

Action Would Be Justified Says llart

LONDON. Ont. 5—-iCPl— Prufessor Nelson Hart. recre- tary 01' the Ca-ii-dZ-tn Olympic Committee, said i-itiay the han- nlng of a Cunediun hockey icnm from the Olympic Gamcs would ho justified sincu then.- is liitlc doubt that the present tlcllnitior. of amateur hc-ckcv is not occciii" able to Olympic officials.

"An amateur plfif/Br its defined by the C.A.H.A. as on» who has not and is not engaged in organ- ized professional hflikey." he 581d- "But there is nothing in ihe defin- ition which prohib-ts |.ci_vni~iit to the amateur player"

' Prof. Hart said there are prob- ably thousands of hockey [ilaycrs in Canada "who av.- arnatnurs ii- the strict sense of ‘he word." but lt is a question whether Canad-i could ice a team of Olympic calibre from that class.

He did not sav whether the committee would definitely reject aiiv team recommended by the C. A. H. A.

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TORONTO. Dec. 4 - (CP) The Ontario Hockey Association today re-elected George Panter. of G-ravenhurst. president for the 1946-4’! season bv acclam-ation

Others re-elected by acclamatlon included treasurer. George S. Dud- ley. Midland and secretary. W.A

Hewitt. Toronto.

some tough scrimmngee as th r roach endeavors to iiet an iukll g a: to the ability c! the punizstcrs under his care.

heft. Ilmer Lech. (l6) ducks

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Big Leagues To Open

Season 0n

Ride Bowling Ladies’ League

Results of this week's play tn tho first section of the Summer- sidc Liidios’ Bowling League.

"Busy Bees":- Evelyn Pinrau Clarissa Pincriu Bczilrlcc Arscnuult T. M. Arscnnult T. Arscnault

.. 95 125

. 107 51

. 116 85

150 14B

. . 103 60 Totii1~1716.

151 117 147 211.

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“Strikci's":_ Jcziii Plckzird Nora Bczitiy Knthlccn Mclvor Goldlc McDonald Mickie Wztlkci-

. 46 70 158

117 101 114 '79 107 149 173 Tntzil—l73L’. “Suicide Squad". Marlon Sliiirpc Effie McKay Noronn Simmons Phyllis Woodside M. Lofurgoy

145 125 136

9B 139 192 81 129 101 Tota1—2028. “ilasli Sll|igcri":— Irciic Gudkiii Dot Wulnislt-y Marie Moot-rs Mar] Uiidcrvruod Diipliuc Ai-scnuult

11D 1B7 109 166 168 T0tui—178'l. "llolmaiii's":— Doris Gallant .. Eleanor McDonald Olive Robertson Eunice Richard Anna Gallant

206 125 1Z3 139 84 137 Z5 97 184 151 Total-ZOZI.

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“Siricliiir's":_.

Margaret McArthur 106 B’! Ethel Douglas

Blanche Liiughlin

Edith Dystiiiit .

Low Ncorc 97 Total-WIS.

lloclday; “Big Seven”

(By The Canadian Press)

Although all six teams swung into iicilnn inst night. tihc Nat- loniil Hockey League scoring race WllS uniiiTc-ctcd as leaders were hold pointless. It was the first time this sv-iison that games had not affected the scoring stand- lngs.

The leaders:

Taylor. Detroit . Rittiard. Montreal Conacher, Detroit Kennedy. Toronto Abel. pctroit Srhmidt, Boston . M. Bentley. Chicago Reay, Montreal

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The lure of cash proved too much for the time-honored agreement against broadcasting among New York's three maior league baseball clubs five years ago today when a sponsor's bid, reported to be 815.000, caused Larry MacPhail tonbrogate the 14-year pact and annou that Brooklyn Dodgers would broadcast

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April 14th

LOS ANGEL-EB Dec. 5—iAP)— The American Baseball League will open its 1947 season with a single game April 14 bringing New York Yankees against Washington in Washington.

The entire league swings into action April 15 with Detroit. rit St. Louis; Chicago at Cleveland; Philadelphia at New York and Washington at Boston. On the switchover April 18 St. Louis will play at Chicago; Cleveland nt De- trolt; New York at Washington and Boston at Phlladelphi-i

The National League openers April 15 will show Boston at Brooklyn; New YOTK at Philadel- phia. St. Louis at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Chkxigo. Changing scenery for the flist time April 18 Philadelphia wilt be at, Boston: Brooklyn at New York; Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and Chicago ht st. Louis.

Both leagues w? game schedules - Scpi. 2a.

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To Revive Maine - ll. B. Circuit

WOODSTOCK, N. B.. off‘, 5- (CPJ-The old Maine and Nevt Brunswick harness racing .ii~cuit will be revived next‘ year, the Woodstock Driving Club hug been informed. Plans call for summer and early fail meets over a, 12- week period at Hmilton and Pres- qlie Isle. in Maine and Wood- stock. St. Stephen. Fredericton. Andover and Edmzindston in New Brunswick. A meeting of rcp- resentatives from these centres will be held here ill-XL 'I‘ties'In_v_

Work of reconditioning the Is- land Park track here is near com- pletlon.

Meeting 0f Big Five League

(By The Canadian Preset

SAINT JOHN, N. 8.. Dcc. 5- Judge J. Elliott Hudson. president of the Maritime Big Five hockey 1988116. said from Halifax in a telephone conversation tonight that a meeting of the league will be held here Friday to discuss affairs of the Association and that representatives of all ¢1nbg have been requested to attend.

Coach Jack Keatlng, of Saint John Beavers. said the matter of Halifax United Services dropping from the league on or about Dec. 21 probably will be discussed.

Despite the Services’ cellar Position. added Renting. he thought it would not be a good idea for them to drop out. par. ticularly if Services were looking for recruits on a peacetime basis.

The fact that Halifax Orr-scents defeated Saint John. and then were beaten three time: in a row b! Servlcel. showed the letter team had possibilities nnd its players were bound to improve, said Renting.

Ho expressed opinion that slim attendance at games between the two Halifax teams was largely

aroun Jec tewart u) of Detroit’ to m» the flrlt or m» tirat-on-M mil on Intruder Quinta-alike paler, tans tho-punk nor Iilia. At

Trautnnanrlanaed As New Head 0f " Minor League Baseball

lllulloy Clvcs Bromwich Stiff Tennis Test

(By Gayle Talbot)

MELBOURNE. Dec. 5- (AP)- The United States’ Davis Cup stock rose tonight in the wake of a gallant five-set stand by the veteran Gardner iifulloy against Jack Bromwich. the terror of the Antipudes. in the scuff-finals of the Victoriiaii tennis championships.

Although the doubles expert from Miami, Fia.. finally was de- feated. it was n»: until lie_ had demonstrated that, Bromwich ls not quite invincible.

Bromwich finally won 6-0, 6-4. 7-9, 3-6. 6-4.

Ted Schroeder of Glendale. Calif. _who defeated Ailsi-‘alltt’: Bill Bid- wrill. 6-3. 4-6. 6-3, 6-4. in the day's other slliglcs semi-final. must, in the face of Bromw‘ch's narrow squeak today. be given an even chance of trimming him in the finals Saturday.

Additional light will be fhrowr. on tho Davis Cup picture in to- morrow's doubles final, in which Mulluy iiiid Billy Talbert of Wll- mington. Dcl.. the United States champions, meet Bromwich and his Australian partner, Colin Long.

Ccrdan And Abrams To Fight Tonight

NEW YORK. Den. 5 - (AP)- Marccl Gordan. ll squad sailor from Casa Blanca who :io‘ds the French middleweight crown. makes his delayed American debut tomorrow night ill Madison bquare Garden against Georgie Abrams of Wash- ington. a leading coniender for the world IGO-pcund title. A crowd of’ about 17.000 is expected for the "i-round built.

"'-:hly publicized because of his

' i-n various inter-allied ‘lntcnts in North Africa dur-

- Nit- waif the Casablanca biixer oiigiiially had been slated to visit the United States earlier However. his arrival was hold up by tmns- portiitlon difiiculhes

Ccrdan attracten more tnen us- ual lnterest by his unique training routine. calling for no mo e than- two rounds of boxing a day He ‘is described by his rmnazer. Lucien Roupp. as a good boxer with a soil-d punch who possesses great stamina.

Ti‘ Cordan can whip Abrams. he hopes to establish himself as the foremost challenger for the world crown which Tony Zcle will de- fend ag-iinst Rmky Cvrazlano March 21. The last Frcnchran to hold the ISO-pound crown was Marcel Thil in 19.12.

Sport Briefs

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NEW YORK. Dec. 4 — (AP) —— l-feavywelght champion Joe Louis today was presented with a bronu plaque by the Uptown Chamber of Commerce in recognition of hie service in the field of race rela. lions. Tlic presentation was made at a lucnhcon in the champs honor at his recently opened l-Larlem restaurant.

LONDON. Dec. 4 - (AP) —-Pro- motei- Jack Solomons announced today that Willie Pep. world fee. therweight, boxing champion rrom Hartford, Conn.. has agreed to de. fend his crown against British titleholder Nei Tarleton here Jen. 28.

Pep will meet the 40-year-old Briton at. London's Harringay Arena. scene of moet of Solomons’ big promotions.

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ll. ll. L. LEADERS

Q ID Calnflln Blinding - Montreal, mm 1o, tied 3. lost- 6, points 23 Point; - Taylor. Detroit. 7 goals. 16 assists. 23 point; Goal; -- Richard. Montreal. Lee- wick. New York, i2_ Aasllte -- Taylor. Detroit, 16. Penalties - Ezinicki. Toronto, l5. Bhutullte - Broth. Toronto, 3.

responsible for one cricuit. .

The first Beavers - Crescent; game at Saint John will he phy-

leavlng the

IDS ANGIE-IS, Dec. B—-(Ap;_ Mlnor league baseball reached into the major: today mg ca...‘ up with a fighting new preside... George ‘Irautninn, whose first m‘ was to declare ruthless war w, gambling in the sport.

Only candidate proposed m, unanimously elected. the 52-31%“ old executive vice-president o1 Detroit Tigers leaves a reported "h?! 0! $36,000 to head ilie 49. league national association. u m. 5M9" DWI"! 325.000 annually.