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th.-, year among rrotters. Silver ilel- ll- won at llalifrtx ill 2.10 1-4 urld 'l he. l)ril‘~t won at (Iinlrlottelrnvrl lll the same time, the fastest. mile by

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HORSE RAcmG iiotlelowrl.

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UllaGligballdflsirrawzln the fans as ill pfCVlOllfilipll “flail!!! lgniiaiytiilafltflil- I _ . ing Pervaded the Sporting Realm of the i 1 A I l l Three Provlnces-Abegweits Again ' Cover Themselves With Glory 0n. Track and Field--Horse Racing Claims Its Usual Popularity.

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By .W. J. FOLEY

Sport Editor, Halifax‘ Morning hronicle.

l$pfl=hll to thofiuardlln) when Old’ Man lii2fcllmbed out 0i‘ tile ring to make room for the New Year, the Maritime Provinces il rd witnessed a remarkable advan- ce ill pnrctically every branch of athlete activity, so great in fact that it can 11bit labelled a banner year for sport throughout the threo rwovlnces- Differences, that in the pact have tended to uproot tho very foundation of athletes in the lnnritimes. differences that elung with the tenacity of proverbial leech. differences that have nradeeven the wisest auli

most. courageous of Maritime sport-mm“ Kentvnlg’ awed with h“, own»

lrlnen despair, differences between players and clubs in nearly every branch of sport, have been trotti- ed through the spirit of goodwill and mutual understanding that pervaded the sporting realm dur- ing 1924. When even yatdifferen- ees still exist between the A. A. U. authorities and individual athletes ill the major sports them is every hope that with the dawn of a New Year sport. will continua in its rcrulrrkzlbio advance during the pre- sent year.

The passing of A. W- Covey, of St. John, us tread of the Maritime Province Brunch of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada a. poet- tlon he has successful filled for five yearn; the winning of tho Mari. tlmo Track and Fiold Champion- ships by the Charlottetown Aheg- wefrts. a club also famous for its star hockey teams; the showing of tho Maritime man, Phil McDonald, Charlottetown, Victor MacAuiay, Wlrldsor and Billy Mnynos. St. Joirn, in the Olympic trials at. Montreal. and the showing of tho Now (llusgow Hockey team. cham- pions of Nova Scotia. composed of the greater part of High School boys. were perhaps the outstand- ing features in the Maritime sport world in the your just concluded-

ln all branches of sport Marl- tlme athletes showed their ability i0 "give" and "take" in a manner wllich all sportsmen might be -proud of. In llasoball, Hockcyydiugby, Basketball. Tennis, Golf, Truck and other branclrosof sport. athlet- es iirurn the three provinces show- ed up to advantage. taking victories and reverses ill the same sporting manner which has characterized ntleteu of the Maritime Provinces for many yanm.

ldvery your Maritime athletes nro gaining new laulrels and are up- holding their morals in every de- partme t of sport, not only in Nova Scotia. nt also in other parts of (Iannda and the United States, whore they have gone to "seek their fortunes." The type of sports. than which tho Mnrillmes produce

ls in want the world over-

Tilo sport calendar of 1924. shows 11ml athletics in trio Maritime Pro- "110110 have boon progressing stead- “Y- Mid with the fine example of lllitrtr-rnrsnshir) shown by all athlet- " in tho three provinces. the lilritimos cannot brlt point with 911110 at the successful season just concluded. .-

A review in detail of tho various

"lichen of sport during the year “ "t" snmnlloa.

HOCKEY

"may. Canada's Notional game. h“ l 1118M! lucaeuful souon. both

7 two garlic acres,

incklent to nlar tho success of the lllllflllill‘ hockey season, was the terrible mix-up ill the- core in thr- Lvnai game oi‘ the series for the Reva Scolia championship. In a total goals count for the title, Kentville, Vailov laeagtre champions, won in their Own rink from New Glasgow, A. l’. C. Iaeague tltlcholdem. by three B081 margin, bllt in the second butt. 1'0 the A-‘P. C. champions made a sensational comeback in the third period and r n up a follr goal mar» for the some. enough to win the [l (i.

NewGlasgow claimed the score

hizlxifwflfi 5 w 1. and the Referee upheld i

this claim. but Keutvlllo protested tlllrt the score wag 4 to 1, making the series lied. The Judge-of-pia-y,

ttuln. null tho Valley champions ‘put the matter up to the M. P. B. _A. A. U. C. officials, who settled the dispute by naming the officiall score ut-r F» to 1 anrl giving the title to New (iiasgow. The Valley cham-

inn nlld rleclrlrili to break away from the zrrnateur nuthori-l s a threat which they made {food in the baseball season by joining nn iudepeuderlt circuit.

Tho (‘harltrltl-tolvrl Abegwelte, hockey champions of the tilnr-s for two yr-um. were forced to. relinquish the crown to the crack Sussex team. The Allbies, greatly oral of their stars for other parts battles In their efforts to retain their crown, bllt. lost out in play-off with Sussex. who ill turrl wallopatl the New Glasgow squad. Nova Scotin champions, for tho

ces.

The greatest achievement of the Abblee during the Hockey 80864)“ was their great battle rlgnlnr-lt the Canadian Olympic. team, world's amateur champions. in St. John, losing out by only two goals. The game attracted a large crowd. and tho Allbles drew so much atten- tioll that several or their players were offered/palaces in the N» ll. l.- McEaehorn and Prowso lnlll trials with the Boston team. B1111 worn farmed ollt for more experien- co.

In many wnys. tho 1924 Hockey season Willi the best for thu Marl- tlrnos in many years

FOOTBALL Novn Sootla again won tho 11111111‘

inee-a in Football. the Wanderers- of l-lalfax, proving to be tho strontf- eet loam in the three Dfflvlmiis- While there was no 918W?" 1°‘ the Mari-time championship. @119 Wanderers defeated practicality every team in the three provinces. golng through the season without

but as the Hnlfax Olub had beaten the Upper Canadians in 1923 b7 11 iflrke score ht Montreal. the Mac- Tler Cup holders decided to hold tight to the trophy. and refused to play the Nova Scotfans. University -of New Brunswick proved to have the pick of the teams in New Brunswick. while as usual. the Abogwstrta Club of C1161‘-

iottewwn, coptoured. the honors in Prince lildwnrd island. Many games won played in the three provinces during

"llltonr and professional. The onlythc spout, lpmved to be fart no D09-

to

crds in recent years there was no great reduction of those figures. The trotting record for geiritngg was lowered three seconds by the

‘T111’! 111l'1'1-Y'51X111 1111111131 Tllvlliwlhltrls were trolled or paced rlurinL: of the tllrf season ill the Maritime Provinces shows a nlost successful year with lots of speed. keen coul- prtitlon anrl more meetings than in the previous years. Thirty-seven nlentngs were held exclusive of thirteen matinee meets, and a r101.- en for" purses at half mile meets. Twenty-seven horses entered the

Ihe yrar. lerl being from 2.07 1~l with ,,'{U\'\_l\‘\'j'_lll‘:;"~fii,,|?,‘]':';l|:: lo 2.105 5-l from 2.10 l-t to 2.rr.-, ' " ‘ - " ’ r . - . _ A . . . , lvtlr _ltllllll‘l' lllfllllltPfS of lll‘ F?“ {mm z.'1.5r14‘m-z'z(,)’ "f".t.""“ (Tllarloltetrilvrl Abbies. may iravel 2.20 1-4 to 2.2.» and 05 frollr 2.2.» 1--l l“ U). m Hm“ L“, H1 1y u] r L . 2m, - ~r 1 1 ;.',‘)l r l- uns- 0 lulu (‘ullurla Hockey League lo‘ play! with the Sous oi‘ lltialrli learn oil‘ Qllehuzt he lasl h: not

ill-ell htarli of their ca zlcr-tlrtlfng to,

TRACK

Charlottetown Ahegwells. plac? ‘up: "in every event, wth the excep-

2.30 list, ‘or seven more than ill m,“ of Hm five m 1c meg, h, which \‘.'. Covey, ex- rrsldent of the tho previous year. while thirty-six may wp.-e‘],o]_ rQ.]..-e..]em,|, Bus-Hy Jlaritllne Prnvil Branch of the already in the (‘llllizfllltld circle re- c;.r,;,,.,] of; t]... “(mm-s in me Mar]. .'\. .\. U. or C \lr (Yovey Itolri '|‘ll“]

ppm] Star correspond-int all invr uirr». (‘ira-mrllonsllirl Men-t, imp] it] 113]]. lion is now under way and ar .n [ax m S].p]_(..“],er, winning mo. [mp will be taken by the ('llllillllilll‘ for their 24m wnsecppivé year, lAlrrzrtellf Htitflffiy Association.

'l‘h(\ Ahbms wm-c by f,“- ghe out. only are Prowse and Yiclrlrleillirll standing pertrrrnlers in the big lueet F1111! 1O 1t" illitiiiiiitll‘ U1 I110)‘ i" nearing 78 nut. of a possible-WITH lill-Joe because of, '_l(lliiii(i_ll!4 points, and leading their ralosetest riv the lesilleucl- l‘l|ll‘S, but Cove)‘ a1, st, John. 42 points. in every rlllrlrls that he will bu able tr» phl- event the A-bhies shower] superior" ziul-l- proof that they .~'l;.'_ll'1tl con- form to all other contestants. lrults to play lvllir illr- iloslorl

Elliott Ilfcfilligzln, youthful (Thrlr- iirrlins for lot-tetown spnntrr, was thr- inlllviri- he says makes them ineligible ilti llr-ll sitar of the. games, winning ill“ piayjrnylvileru as amateurs. l folrr events he entered in by easy‘ .\-UED~*PX'O\\'SIE and margins- taking two firsts ill ill" lll:!_\‘ill‘lVf‘.-‘il§l,ll(‘l|tfflllll1lffifi~lillilit" sprints and frst honors in two of writer is ill a position it) know lill? 918111 81111115- C1050 011 111° 111"!“ lhzll saill ('(illll‘lll‘lS were blank - 1°’ ' Mcfiulrzan. another vvrltlr Vl'l',\‘ blallk Yea \'el'il_\'.~Spol‘t Eti-

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ducerl lherir records. For the first time irl the history of till." tllrf in the Mart mes world's harness record-s were lowérerl by lllorscis owned in the Provinces. (Zb-esley H. Scarcy. 2.05 1-4 owned hy the Fredericton Dnivl-ng and Sporting Club, and driven by Bert Lint, made the world's record for follryenr-olrls-irl rt race on a hnlf rn-ilc track Pit. Hlnulton, Mien on July 3. when he paced in 2.06 1-4. The Yank. 2.20 1-4, ctwn-ed by Col. l). A. McKlitrlnon. Charlottetown, and driven by Ernest McTague, with t-he 2.20 trot at the winter meet at Mount Clemens, Mich gan. in 2.15 1-2. 2.18 1-4, the former time being a now world's record trotters on a half-mile track. With the fast miles. on Maritime Provinces tracks, placed on the rec-

timc Provinces Track and

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of young

flll athlete. "Beef" Malcolm, of S1. . _ Special Events A

John furnished the feature of the meet by breaking the long slanllinl! record for the 16 pound shot put by sevlrul inches. W. M. Rubins young St. John ruli- er. sprang the biggest surprise

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championship (if the three provinw

ler honors in the Maritime Prov-

a defeat. The Wanderers were to have meet tho-Montreal Club tflflm for the MacT-ler Trophy, emblem- ntlc of the Canadian chamniflllfliilfl.

91°“ “'91? 1"°°111l°i1 111 11111 dflci-inMalne trotter- Benzol Jr., who. driv-

en by Evans, covered thc mlo in 2.11 1-4. The track record 1r Yar- mouth which has stood for years. was lowered by l.he pacing mare Jean Bingen. 2.11 3-4, owned by Frank Adams. llalifnx,.autl (lriverl

M11l‘i-,by Billy Cummings.

The Fredericton track hall the honor of having the fastest pe-rfor- nlnlrce of the season. At the sunl-

tvcakcned by the departure of sev-‘nlr-t- meetlng, Jackson Gratten, 2.01

3-4. handled by Bu-rrill, the first

of the world, pllt up some greatdlrat of the free-for-all in 2.07 1-4.

and Jolln R. Braden, 2.02 3-4. driv-

tlrefrlrl by John Willard. won the third

heat in the same true. both tho fastest miles of the season- and the fastest miles by stallions. Pale Face, driven ‘by Slpafford, won the first ill-at of tho free-for-ail at the Fail meeting in 2.07 1-2, the fastest ‘lnliir- of the year by a gelding.

The far-clout urile in a race by a ll-rlller in lite Provinces. on a pra- virleiai track. was by_Captain 0‘- Nell, owned by Hugh McNoill, Fred nrieton. and driven by John Will- iarli. wilt-n he won at ifrellorlleton at, the July nleetlllg in 2.15 l-4. bllt Woodstock also shared in this hon- or, as ilc hurl previously won there in the same tinln.

The fastest tilreo heats of the year were by John it. ilraden, and Jackson (lruttun iwiw “'01! i-hBir rrria alarm in 2.0-1 1-4, 2.07 3-4. 2.01 3-4. Th.- fastest four ilcllt r111": W111! in tho 2.14 trot. and pace at the Fall mreeving which was won by Gertrude Todd. rir ven by w- Keys, St. Stephen, in 2.14 1-4, 2.13 1-4, 2.13 1-4- the linllfllx mare Jrhn Blngen winning the first ltcal. in tho latte-r time. The fastest. five hent- race was. at the Jlliy meeting. the miles being in 2.11 1-4. 2.12 14. 2.14 1-4. 2.15 1-4. 2.15 l--l. tho Maine Trotter, Alfred King, wlnninfi the race after -Petler St'liwell. 811W from Maine won the first two heats. The fastest six heat race of the. season was at New Glasgow null was won by Jean Blngen. drive" by her owner. Frank Adams. The Bt. John pacer, David Hal, owned nnd driven by S. E. Rice. won the f-Imt hoot in 2.15 1-2; White Sox. 2.03 1-2. owned in New Waterford. C. 8., and driven by McKinnon won tho second heat ‘in 2.15 14; Burl Hal, 2.15 1-4, owed by Dr. D. J. Hartlgan. New Waterford. won the third heat in 2.15 1-2, and Jean Bingen took the next three in 2.15 1-2. 2.18 3-4 and 2.20.

Silver Bella. owned by J. B, loot, Truro. and The Drft, owned

do L. it. A Im, Halifax. dividedChi-sholm. "Red" fin "no" n y The fastest record of Welhurn,

honors for

Hal-

of the day, by defeatlnll lturnr-y Francis. Canadian lllllo champion. lastly in Francis’ favorite distance- but Barney cant-r back to take first honors in the Q30 yard rllrl. Vielrlr lllacAlrlay, Harris County rnaraiillvl worlller, l’llil Mcliolnllll. Alrci-Zlvibi" star and iii-ll Mllynes, of Si. John. Flill!‘(lSl'li1l.r'i-l..\l!r-l of the Illllrilirer-s lrl the Olympic Games in l’.ll1~. as expected won rsrsly in lhcir lar- orite events. altllougil Mayues was beaten by Francs in the half-mill- rlln, a distance too long for llll- St. Johner.

While the Marl-time clranlpimls-ilip moot was the outstanding feature of the 1924 Truck and Field $01111“- lnany other tuners Wflfe ilvili lllrouhollt tho tllrcc pfllVlntiEfhllitlllfl- ly the. Olympic 'l‘l'ilrlls early ill the Spring in hionclon- lll Arlvlgonisir. and at different college. towns. Victor MacAuiuy.‘Canada's ill-st marathon runner, again showed great form during the season, ann- rrirlr: sixth prize in the. Boston Mur- athorl. the biggest event of its kllrt lu the llniterl Starter-l, taking sX- teen-lb place ill the Olympic hiara- tllon against the world's irest rlln- ncrs while corrupt-ting wibilout pru- per coaching during tho race, and again easily capturing the Herald and M-all Morlilfle-d ‘Marlltllorl at Halifax. for the Mnrltiult- cilam- pionshlrl. .

While fewer meets were held in 1924 than in previous years; Track and Field sports hmi a very

"- successful season, and the repres-

enltatives of the Muritilnss ill the (ilymplc Gal-rues more than uphold rho prestgo of the towns they rcp- resented.

MISCELLANEOUS

Golf. Bowling. Basket-bull, Tennis, Boxing. Volley-ball, Billiards and Quoits have all made rarplrl strides during tho year, particularly Box- ing, Bowling. Golf and ‘Penn's. Boxing proved to be one the popular indoor sports during 1924. and every honlt. held thrnug-ilou-t the three provinces drew large crowds. St. John and Glace Bny clrrfm the’ record for having the largest attendance at a single bout. large crowds attending the cards in the "Smokey City" during the season. while lust lately Glace Buy claimed a crowd of sixteen hund- red to witness the Joe Carbona- Jaclr McKenna fght. Undefeated box-era during the year were Roy McDonald. Tommy Halifax; Joe Car-bone.

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t-rrollghrlut tho Jlarltirnlas. Secret» ary llastonguay again took his quoiicrs to Truro for the Maritime chantrplonshp nlcet. arranged the Mnrtime play-offs for the Tennis titles and also brought some of the (‘nnullan Travis (‘up stars to the hlarilinles for exhibition games. At present there are several hun- dred Bowling leagues in operation in the three provinces.

The ‘Stdohn Trojans captured the Basketball honors, winrrng the Maritime trifle by defeating Trurn.’ Nova Scolin champions in a greatl play-off series. WaLter Hlndle, llnllq fax. represented the Mnrlltimes at the Canadian Billiard Chanlpiomllrp meet and fllflfle a great impression amour: the stars of Canada. l

All in all. t1 was a very success- ful year for sports in the Maritime Provinces. and 1f the New Year