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Abegweits

Play Western Team At S’side Today.

S'Side Kinsmen Midgets Deteal (Ih'iown Midgets 1'

-The Srlrmcrside Kinsmen Midgets defeated the west End Anchors. midget teem‘ from Char- lottetown yesterday afternoon by the score of '1 to 2. The winners scored all their runs in the first ir in; off the slaiits of Gill1s,who started fc-r the Capitol city boys He walked three, hit one and al- lowed two hits. one a solid smash tw icft. field by Cckey Grady and the other a high fly by Maynard Schurman that made the grade be- cause cf fielding inertia in the visitor's right garden. The Anchors threw in a total of six errors to complete the debacle.

McLeod relieved Gillis 1n the second and had the home boys helpless facing his tantalizing slow curve. l-le allowed only one hit. a nice double by Gerard Dalton in the fcurih frame and he issued only one walk, to Blacqulere in the third inning. These two were the only ones to get on base for the five innings which MdcLeod pitched, the Charlottetown Midgets playing errorless ball behind their fllngers’ fine effort. McLeod struck out. jen.

Junior Oahill. winning pitcher. gave mp only two safe hits. both by Weather-tale. Anchor Keystone sacker. but ho walked seven. Tho visitor: did not score on him un- til the sixth when Gillis crossed the plate on an error by third baseman Grady. and a wild throw over third by Cahlli. In the sev- enth the Anchors got their other counters when McDonald walked. roniped around to third While M. Pineau was striking out, and scored on a wild pitch by Cahlil.

G. Dalton! running catch in the first inning and Cindy's quick tagging of two ninners sliding into third were features of the game.

Score By nninga ll H E Charlottetown 000 001 1-2 t 6 Surnmerlido 700 000 1-7 S I

Lineups:

Chariottetown - C. Pineau, Sh; Weatherbie. 2o; MacLeod. rf st p; Gillis. p d: rf: Murnaghan. lb; Howatt, c; Trainor, s5; M¢D°fl8llli cf; J. Pineau and M. Pineau. if.

Summerside - C. Grsdi/v 3T5:- Wallrer, lf; G. Dalton. cf; B. - ton, ab; J. Cahill, p; D. Blncqulere. c: R. MacArthur. lb: B. 51W"!- and Sonier, rf; M. Sohurrnan and D. Darby. lf.

Umpires — Plate, Muihollsnd: bases, Gallant and Oatway.

NortiTEhd Midget Semi-Finals Tonight

The Midget semi-finals of the North m: Baseball uuoe W111 get underway at the old Victoria Pork diamond tonight at six o'clock when the Red 50x and White Box clash in tho first of s best two Mlt of three game series.

The winners will meet the Anch- ors in the finals for the right. to compete in the OiQy Midget Till!" offs against the other district winners.

The following are the members of the Red Box squad who are asked in t.-urn out for tonlillvl game: Taylor. c;_ Arssnsult. P; Wheatleywlb; W. Dunn. 1b; A-

acDonald, 3b; n. Burke. u: R-

nn. if: Egan. cf: J. Ford. P13 Bruce. LeOiair, Gauthier, Doiron.

The Kinsmen and Knlllltl 0' Columbus juniors are scheduled to clash tonight ht the Memorial Field diamond with game time set

at 5.45. A large crowd of fans is expected to sit in on the Ill"!-

Another Charlottetown Bueblll League game will be play"! 1°- morrow (Thursday) at the east- end diamond when the l-iawkl and the Welt-end Anchors will clash.

Diamond stars of yesteryear will be seen in action once more today

when the Old Time Abegweit team '

tangles with an equally old outfit from Summerside in the first game of an exhibition series that bu been arranged between the Phys- ical Fitness Departments of Sum- merside and Charlottetown.

Memories will come flocking back by the score to veteran fol- lowers of the game ‘when the old- time stars trot. out to their once familiar positions on the Summer- slde diamond. and it is likely many a diamond tale will be re- told during the course of the struggle.

Under the rnanagership of Ncls Whitiock. one of the i-nost ardent if not the most ardent sport fans in the City. the Abbics will pre- sent l formidable lineup for to- day's contest.

Looking after the catching dut- -les .will be George "Shonna" Fran.- Cll and Fred "Husky" McCabc. Both possessing loads of baseball experience they were stars in their own rights in their heydays and they came up through City Leag- ue competltlon to later perform with the Abegweits and were rated on a par with receivers of that era, an"era that saw many star: blossom forth.

in the pitching department thev will likewise be well fortified. Tommy McFarlane. master of the curve ball and speed ball merch- Int as well in the days when he was tangling in brilliant hurling duels with the late "Lefty" Mc- ,

Qunid and at other times lwldlné ia leading point-getter for the Ab-

his own with starry hurlers of the Maritimes, will be available for a stint on the mound. Ready to aid him is Happy Hobbs. Carby Car- bonnell, "Roundie" Currie and left handed George Ayers, all pitchers who had plenty on the ball in their younger days and who can still make that horsehide do their bidding.

Urban Blanchard and Ev Mc- Neil will be back at their familiar pqition at first base. lending to

THE’ GUARDIAN. ‘CHARLOTTETOWN

PAGE NINE

Tcam Captain George Walters is busily getting his Abbie track and licld athlctcs lined up and in tip- top condition for the big cvent of tiie season \vhcn they journey to Amherst, N. S. on Saturday to compete against the best from the l other two seaside Provinces in the

Maritime Track and Field Cham- ‘ pionships being held there on that . oa e.

The boys. who have made splen- did showings this season at both the Antigoriish Highland Games and at Halifax invitation meet in which they placcd second in team aggregates on both occasions as well as cupping off many of the individual honors, have been keep- ing up their steady program of training since arriving back from Halifax last Thursday. and all are in A-l condition for the Maritime mcct.

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Among those who will be per- forming on the Abcgweit Club team will be Dave Boswell, Wal- tcr "Windy" LcPagc, Johnny Cash, George Walters. Em Maiheson and Bob Naylor. all of the senior team, while Jack Brown, Bob Jay. Wen- dell Barrett. Harold Warren anti Billy Purcell will make up the junior squad.

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Although the team will present a formidable aggregation in de- fensc of the Hon. J. B. MacNair Trophy. emblematic of track and field supremacy in the Marltimes. which ihcy captured last year. they will be minus the valuable assist- ance of Harold Scmpic. promising local middle distance ace who was

bics last season in garnering the coveted Maritime trophy. Semple suffered an injured lcg during training for the Halifax meet last week which will probably keep him out: of competition for the remainder of the season. . . . .

However. the Abbies will be fortunate in having the services of

sprint man from Amherst, who performed with the Abbics at both

that position the smooth fielding ability that made them standouts’ in their day. At secondbase will I be Johnny "Fixit" Williams. and’ Had McInnls. another classy duo 1 of ball hawks in their prime and players who came through with timely hits against the best there was to offer. At the hot cornc: will be Freddy Whalen. ions boll hitter of early Rover teams and later the Abegweits and a smart defensive player to boot, whileuat shortstop will be the incomparuure "whpckey" McEaci-iern, in his day considered to be of big league ma- terlal. A slight figure, ewhackey nevertheless possessed n tremend- nus amount of power at the plate. while defensively he hadn't l peer. _ Helping "Whackey" out will be Earl Cross and Eddie McGuizflll- two more capable shortstops who likewise always gave 109d 5c‘ counts of themselves. while the fourth player at this position l5 still rather young in Y”?! but a veteran athletic star, Johnny "Snag" Squarebriggs. :51)!!! Pa" still show flashes of his old time speed in going aftcr flrolllld ball‘)? at bat he is still dangerous, and his presence will give the locals plenty of strength ‘in this position.

The outfield is well fortified. There is Lou Matheson. former Abbie and Madison star and a rcgi ball hawk and hard slugger in his prime; Spoone Cameron. equally capable at bat and afield. Dinny Doyle and Pud Whitiock of n younger generation but considered on s par with the stars that pre- , ceded them. while still adding to ~ 2:; "' -'°X“‘§£ ":';::.":. bg “ evvy’ co . ' uully It home ll tho Dill‘ 9T outfield. .

That gang of former stars would present a formidable front in their heyday end who knows but they may come through with flashes of their former brilliance in todays '“-§§:“:i§r. as we said before will be plgyad at Summerside and membs . of the locals will 0P0‘ coed there by cars leaving the bu!

A bang-up encounter is anticipat- ed. Gems time i| lot for 5.45.

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The championships will inaugu- rate the official opening of the

‘Bob Naylor. classy Nova Scotia Tom

Antigonish and Halifax, and in Kemmgwn the latter meet turned in a splen- gamut-IL 5s

did performance for the local club Thibmu. 3b when he took the senior 220-yard 'Ke|1nedy_ 2b __ dash, placed sccnnd to Dave Bos- Sutherland. rf . well in the 440-yard dash and was Champion, if ‘a winning member on the milc Saunders. cf relay squad. to garner a total of Mllflllly. 0 » 101.5 points in a tie position with E- WBBOH. 1b Dave Boswell for top honors on E- Mllcnllllald- P 3

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326 Entries For 01a Home Week Races Creates Can. Record

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You've heard of an embarrass- ment of riches-it's something that very rarely happens. The Directors of Old Home Week and Provincial Exhibition are worried. however. by on embarrassment of entries for the three nights and four after- noons racing, August l5 to 19th. All previous records have gone mash. Yes sir-ee. never in the

Abrsweits play the R. O. A. F. history of a Canadian Fair that ieealmuof St. Eleanofls in an Island is from the Atlantic to the Pacific g e game at Summerside trllS has any secretary received such a

afternoon.

tribute to the worth of his track

Tffllllnz the Curran s» Briggs and organization as did Omdr. 6.1-1. team as a result of their defeat Buntain when he opened his mail hlere Sunday afternoon the Fran last Monday morning and found cs-managed team _wlll be at full two hundred and twenty two (222) strenglll l" $008)’! encounter in horses, owners of which had made a an effort to chalk up a victory and total of 326 entries. One class had draw up to within striking dig- sixty entries and twenty and thirty

tance of the leaders. The team will leave bus terminal, by mp5,

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more than ten horses will compete in any one event. is the problem that is giving headaches aplenty to the race committee’ particularly Thank Aoom, the chairman.

All owners are being contacted to find out. if doubts may assail them and they decide to withdraw. It's certainly going to be a race meet in which only the strong. sure and swift will emerge winners. team Not only are thereplenty of entries

made it one-all in their series with but the speed list has all the fast- the Curran 8r Briggs farm club est trotters and pacars in the 1115i Illglli. bPBUIlB the construc- Mavitlmes on its roll.

tion crew_ by the score of 8 to 5. Curran d: Briggs had won

The Junior Free For All in which the horses with records o1’ 2.10 or bet-

night before in Kensington. Saund- ter will lake the word has 24 ent- crs of Kcnslngton was the lend- ries. Such a galaxy of speed and l"! lllllfl‘. getting three hits in breeding has. as we have mention- three trips. MacWilliams' triple ed before. never been entered at were thc any Canadian harness racing plant. Only extra-base blows of’ the game. It is a certainty that it will take at Eddie MacDonald, Kensington vet- least four afternoons and five eron. allowed only four hits while nights to give even the culled list A" Lmkllls 5W8 were Bettina‘ an opportunity to race. Every rac- nine safeties. four off Walwin in ing (m; in the Mafjflmgg i; plan. 4 lflfllflss and 5 off McGlnn in one ning to ccme to Charlottetown and

and Saunders‘ rioublo

Summary: Stolen bases, Lefur-

‘Pflme- this Old Home Week will be one 30x 50°35 you will remember and talk about until you are o d and gray. s‘: ‘a/B- ; n Po A E Canada's finest track and grounds - “l“'"i~ l’ -3 ° ° 1 1 0 willbeaclean. beautiful sight with ghxgclbltlijnald. c f‘) (lllg g g all the buildings. fences, grand- '. stand, judges stand painted or MacWllliamS, 2b .. 3 1 1 1 O 1 whitewashed and {he track l 1551“ Mcchmi 3b - 7 1 o o o '-' perfectly even surface of dampen- HOHE. Ss . . 2 1 1 0 1 0 ed_redc1ay‘ ' cmdmt- l‘ 2 ° 1 ° 9 1 Racing will'be at its best with “'11; f ‘l’ g g g high class officials. headed by the '-Repllicet! Burke in fifth. ' ‘Midge ' p AB n n r0 a 1: . - g 1 2 o o o , o o 1 o o l i: .411011 g 3 0 O O 0 ~» t» 0 i r H a) i 33313330 Ci IIIIOF a 1 1 4 o 2 B n’ B a mg ace "R. Kennedy, rf..1 0 0 0 0 0 8 9'5 4 3 Eddy Lund heavy hitting fi-"st "—neplaced Sutherland {n lmh‘ baseman of the .second place Vic-

torlas. still holds the top rung in

new Memorial Athletic Field at K K d , t k b the Junior Baseball League‘; in. Amherst. The junior events will wgiivhh; £113“? zlgycmlgggnalg dividual batting race with a lusty be run off on Saturday morning 9___S_ ' . ’

and the senior competitions in the afternoon. I O |

Friends of Harry Poulton. classy welterweight mitt slinger will be pleased to hear that he is conval- escing from a recent operation at the Prince Edward Island Hospi-

tal. Harry was stricken suddenly with a ruptured appendix the first givegzlak part of the week. Boston __ ' - ' . . Detroit Just what effect his hospitaliz- Philadelphia ntion will have on his plans for Chicago going to the United States for washmgwn training purposes is not known 5L Louis __

but his illness will necessarily

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Detroit gt Player it Team mean a 10m! lilyvfi "Om Tl"! War" New York; St. Louis at Boston; Lund (V)

fare. He was clue to filth! ln NBW- Cleveland nt Washington castle on the l7th of this month. Chicago at Philadelphia (N). U U I

National League

However. his many followers L will be pulling for him, to make a gfiookgga’ complete recovery and pick up New york where he lcft nfl’ in fistlc circles. Boston

for it is beyond the question of n Phuadelahfa 50.

doubt that he was making rapid Pittsburgh Cincinnati "'4 Chicago

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Junior League

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. Iota York st Chicago: Philadelphia at Cincinnati; Boston at St. Louis (N).

International League Buffalo .. :4, T i i hed-ui for the Rochester Junrligr rhisslcieen rzvised by Jersey City 57 . 46 league officials and is as follows: Toronto .. 5i) 4B was, A-ug. s: Kin. vs. kc. Montreal 5° Fri Aug 5- Kc. vs. Vics. Svrofule‘ a’ " ' '. Ba t more 5cm" Aug. 7. K.O. vs. Kill. Newark u ‘a

Tue., A-ug. 0: Vlcs vs. Kin. FrL. Aug. 12: Vlcs vs. 8.0. The Knights of Columbus Jun-

ta high iiyingyictoriss Juenlor League ‘tltandinu. The

Vios are currently donha flvefillz: ' 1 -" "M" Ea tEndBanl

“tip ‘tor the leader's‘ door step. s Tho Kinsmen have lost eleven _, _

m‘ -" rec-v". Shut Dul Parltdale

f gaining a spot in the y. _

chance o playoff picture. The K.

.404. Lund has a sparkling 21 hits in 52 times at bat to account for his high average. ln second place is another Vic batter. Des Trainor. who has a .364 average made up at 18 hits in 44 times to the plate. Elmer MacNeil of the leading Knights of Columbus holds down third position in the batting dc- Pct. partment with a .320 average .625 made up of 16 hits in 50 times at .583 hat. Arnold MacCallum of the Vics .561 is in fourth spot with .286. Jackie .545 Cairns (of the Kinsmen) with .260. .54.’) Jack Ready (of the K. of C.) with .414 .256, and Garth Crockett of the .379 Kinsmen with .250 round out the .347 first seven batters.

(N); Trainor (V) .

MacNiel (KC . so 12 1s s20 MucCalium (V) 56 12 16 m; Cairns (Kl - Ready (KC) 1o 25s $04 Crockett (x) 9 .250

fihdtfim ".2 Exhibition Game

Scoring IlX unearned runs in the abbreviated game, the Junior Lea- gue leaders. the Knights of Colum- _5g1 bus team. last night won a close 559 8-6 ball game from the east-end ,5_r,3 Hawks in an exhibition encounter. 551 played on the east-end diamond.

53g "Boo" MacCailum was the only 43,3 pitcher for the losers while the 41.) winners used four hurlers, Ready, 37o Pryor, MocLean and Burke. Oliver Poulton did the catching duties for

wedneldly "m"; Mung-u] ‘g the Hawks while the K. of C. cat-

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more game than the ghtl - Tho two tie games in the Les-

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The unlteadlncu of the Hawks was the down fall for "Boo" as his teammates let lix unearned runs cross the plate. The Hawks scored four earned runs against the offer- lnll of the. four K. of C. pitchers.

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Jackie Robinson iias 36-Point lead In Batting Race

NEW YORK, Aug. 1-_(Ap) __ While Brooklyn and St. 141N115 con- tinned their duel for the National League lead, Jackie Robinson of Dodgers boosted his top batting average five points to .364.

Barring a complete collapse by Robinson in the heat of a tight "@9- 119 ED119111 , assured of the title with a 36-point lead in aver- ages including Sunday's gerrnes,

Enos Slaughter of st. Louis Cardinals has become Robinson's closest rival but he is back at the .328 level. Slaughter started llow. ly but put on a tremendous surge in the last two weeks.

Back of slaughter is another Cardinal, Red Schoendienst. at .327, a most important reason for 8t. Louis‘ lead in the pennant race.

Willard Marshall of New York, second a week ago, watched the pitchers lop nine points off his average which fell to a fourth- Diace .323. Bobby Thomson. another of the four Giants in the top l0, is fifth M .320. -