THE ETOWN GUARDIAN __'_"""'__" Percival Skeeter Leads I ‘N. B.-P.E.l. Golfzostrney "

SPORTING nrws

Officers Increase Lead In 1 Softball League lVith 9-4 n Vzctory Over Corporals " ~ mm...“ T?"

another ufxwuelidheeriliavim mull!

July M- veteran and defen-

More Interest is Shown In Grow Contest

abowbki. Halifax. Maritime and open champion, The crow Contest

went around the Riverside Goli the Birds Committee ‘ind Country Club course in 7e- Game Association o: [wow-hare strokes than Streeter has met with corild succesg,

~ In the early season the contest started very s1°W1y and almost look. ed like a failure. It has 8.139;]

Playing near errorless ball with -. v lin ui h d. C . 01111! one miscue being chalked up tea: diet tge isscgring git-alight: #1111» against them, Officers of the R. C. they accounted for another run A. P. ‘last night increased their and then went on to add singles in’ . m? It the top of the City Soft- the eighth and ninth. but

lﬂlve standing when they dama e had been dons.

defeated the Corporals 9-4 in i cers blanked in hotly contested same all the we! l out together a home run by rim through the nine innings. land a trl 1e by Roman to get

c°1"P°1'a15- although still at the two more or a 6-1 lead and then b°it°m °1 me 513111111188 Bave the after the losers had again broken - league leaders a merry battle of into the scoring in the seventh. '“

GITOI‘.

‘A clearer picture of the playoff situation in the softball league may be had after tonight's game be- tween the Navy and Officers. Ibs- on the outcome dzgglda the chances of several o team; particularly ‘the _A11-Btar|. The league standing is so close knit that Officers by beat1ng.Navy will give the other teams. particular-- 1y the All-Stars. another ﬁghting chance.

initiated by of the Fish a the province

gpﬂliae Lieut. Jim liTi-“Sfﬁif u" l‘ if , ,, lenniulpior chain Britto

r. M. D. , further in-

Ill Halifax. . . S.. for formation.

e e 0 n n u.‘ I b t ‘I i

thBut sllilciuld tncldNavytéeclim t theartimely wliiétingl ofe thv cums to d c: n

E ' “'1 COHSO B C l’

plugs position and eat the same innings that meant the (difference for the w1n.| 1 “at were ‘waved- Hilw bfﬂxhdlhﬁntllsawlth thteh Soak; betvgen victory and defeat. 111018 gave up but six scattered hits‘ ' 11mm 1 had 83' m d 9H2“; °,§’$§§§,"1,‘,’,’§,'ﬁn'°'§p°1°‘,§5"t§d punts. n - ors w u o ' t f -- 1B 3- . _ g s lira e utlu -.,.inie w P113’ and 111111 ﬂgainsi run llrfeltlieatfzffsltnifgf Z? the ‘i118 tlrixeayswtcxiiilt? £1111 m5? 1 1 hnntplon. cardgd 81 whim!‘ 1h each mﬂhth from those] the ISQYSPHHIS. W111 000119)’ l very when with two retired the next ficers were findivng the offgrings1 ' mcmiad ‘Hm MC" new i011“ m pm“ ‘J11 ' ' . precarious Perch ‘indeed. two men hit successive doubles to of the losers‘ hurlers for a total ——— 80' and 0' Bream" ifntnegtesm l“: maiﬁewl - 1 ~

' ' ~ tn , r - g c mpe c i ' » ' . Bu‘ mm is me way a league Strait»emacgigosgubdoeneriiiépnegomorlaliIgmegevgiégefourmgéetheli; bglng for JuflJLb ORCHARD BEACH. Me., Dr M. Morton, Yormoutn whu|9overs quite a long period. It 1s 111521

should or fought out Judging from single counter in their half of [11916101117185 a triple and a home 1‘ 1.1g 273 _ ‘AP’ f‘ Ymmgm" E

the fans’ point of view at arivlsame frame to make it all even! Line ‘MUD: '11) " 01111131811 today wgﬁamz £1"

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IlAIN END

. L. won the senior title last year, gros- interesting to note that no one party, ‘d M" asiygtwo

Drize to come later m1

an incentive tol those who are already entered and] . _ H

Famine Threatens "Parish

Hungry Capital Eagerly Awaits Allied ‘Victory

.1125 been the Winner iii tnoiillis,

_ ‘ The grand -e°..*;:s2l;t§ri*r..?“- are» Show b-

Jsetewart. Chui-lottetovm. RE. Gizgey.

Fight Ami Spirit May Mean Title

8 ST. LOUIS, Julty M — (AP) — l The sensational irst-place mon- 4 opoly of the usually-lowly St. Louis Browns advances the theory that in wartime baseball averages are Just a lot of figures.

League leaders for the entire season with the exception of about =~@=.r"*:.n

a iéiceldingngaveragéesara [liefllrigitelyna U! Way angmﬁlfgisng ($151103: Sterling Hanover (Toole) 5:01:22‘; dlvmon club‘ 5mm place f d 01f Lin: United States is

Time: 2.10 1-4. A1 ' _3 "t" PW among dance goers f Rondo. Coral sea sndsOMoonbesm V5251; ggeﬁiegilsly-oragid £15 1.11:5: hot only the City but the eiltiiqﬂ Hanover. n to n n th favorable P‘°"1“°° and mdwﬂtlvns 1101111 to

$1 ofatxhgt megrkomoree than half ‘he lame“ °1'°‘"1 W" 14> 181KB 111

m“, 3-, A“ ThmkYe-bold ‘he yo“ e dance being at the sporting Club

Tm; 5mm Pm.” 31m - M h on the night of August 2nd. ' ‘Axmmugh ‘Dreaming k: i CBUOWHV and his troupe have Ahead Again (c; white, fﬁjggly 1g: egﬁﬂys “figldm; has uilt up an enviable reputation in

m" 5°11?’ ‘"- left much to be desired. The av- the States and 11' m“? 1'9 5191911 Joe's Jlltisgewlgerry) ,. an”! rank‘ them sixth, two pep here that tn? {entire orchestra of Kan a, . t) .. _ New song (Tools) H |centage points out of last place

Time: 2.07 1-2, 2.04 1-4.

It must be itching, says the Three-Year-Oid Trot Consolation. $700

(zinc. .-\ ruii:.\vay' race is never Onckfnur hits 5nd m. error gave .me| I om" “ma” “or” 10 *11‘~1‘\\‘ 11111611 51113901’! but Whennvinners three more in the sec-lOfficers - all teams concerned have to fightl u t mg 1 1 unzh and nail right down to the °_n_-_?- e a em wh ch may Corporal; ivirc then interest is bound to be kvpi at the highest pitch. a a o

Boxing. although practically ex- tinct on the Island these days with all the former local mitt-slings“ iii a far bigger fight on the beaches of France and in Italy

ﬁr; nevertheless occupies the mind of ~,i y, local boxing followers strongly.

So We think this write-up anent Freddie Mills of the R. A. l’. and Al. Delaney of Canada. taken from the indoor Dail Itar and written by one Father ohn Roon- ev after viewing a fight in Dig- 1.i.iz1, will make interesting read- ing.

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"You have. I am sure, heard of Freddie Mills. ile is not only a sergeant in the l. A. R. he is also cruiser-weight champion of the BlTJSh Isles — light heavyweight Fhﬂlhl). The lilnelish think he is quite n. fighter, and enthusiastic- ally sneak of meeting Joe Louis after the War. Some of the local citizens propheticali that Mr. Mﬂls will be t next heavyweight king of the world. I must say, however. that those who succumb to this form of crystal

. ' with Leta 1-1911?’ by Volomite from the stable g‘ c. N. Reynolds. Winston-Salem.

1111111195 @1111‘? was a three-heat winner over a classy field in the class 27 and three-year-old pace Howard Hanover, driven by Franklin Safford. took three “c- onds.

R H E

130 200 300-9 i!

100 000 111% 6 _.€i

Twilight Tear A Cinch But Selection Of Other Title/solders A Problem

By ORLQ ROBERTSON (Associated Press Sport Writer) NEW YORK, July 2A -— (AP) —

Twilight Tear is almost a cinch. .. . to win the horse of the your and Although lier I944 earnings of tliree-year-old championship hon— $128,790 don't match Penslves Ora. $157,976, the Calumet filly 1s the But Ill-N‘ 11111141118 these acco-. only older horse that has done lades to the wine-colored filly‘ everything uskeu o! he; m]; "u. from Warren Wright's Calumet u, farm, the selection of the other Amgng the twu-yeur-Qlds, Lieut. turf titleholders becomes s real Edward Lggkgfg Flood Town problem. swept all before him in the east When Twlllllht T88!‘ riﬂed t0 and then travelled west where he hsr 11th straight victory in the finished third in ' Arlington classic last Saturday she wound up 11m; 1n the Arlington not only added to her record as the Futurity, wun by John Mei-son's top three-year-old filly of theIpu-ue For 51L who i; YER!‘ but eiiﬂbllshttd ﬂ 800d ﬂlﬂlm ; four races and has won $62,025. h! 61181111114115153111, lhﬂhftrfﬂ tghFhg I Also to be considered are Waliter t EB-YEBK-O 11/15011- 81' E 1h M. Jeffords Pavot. an easy wn- "$1.1 tail?“ "e numukzflnf “'1' '—?—T—=—_‘T:=';= "_"“ ‘= 11121‘ of his three starts. including a 101 y “mounci; er 1g” WBXNO! 11111110515991)’ 511111‘ 10 111° I last Saturday's $25,000 Mayflower 0° on‘ w m 110013 81-111 111 11119 50111191‘ 1551111)" Stakes at Suffolk Downs, Lieut. C. signalled for his sleeping bag. Some I v_ whggneyg Jeep and Burg-E}. of the customers thinking Al had Arab, gumpurui-ny on the side- turned in for the night, starteri| home for their tea. and crumpets. But evidently the script didn't call for the bag at his point, for the venerable Delaney gathered his old bones together to stand facing the secret weapon once more. The old fellow seemed determined to locate that secret‘ weapon.

"But Sgt. Mills is a cutie. This time he wasn't so secretive. He let go a right that started some- where around Piccadilly Circus. and Mr. Delaney. with the entire audience, followed its rather lengthy. circuitous course. _ As someone screamed. ‘This is'it. the pitch found its mark on Als rath- er prominent and very carelessly

exposed chin. ‘ ‘ _ -

Old Methuselah began to go down. rose quickly, as if he had forgotten something. exhibited all the facial contortions and grim- aces becoming to a man his predicament. curled up like a pretzel, descended slowly again. and floundered forward on his rather unattractive bay W1ht10W- It was all over. Sgt. Mills had re- tained his cruiser weight sham--

also to new entrants. 1391's are, therefore, sfroy crows

ufEBd to trarp 1

and submit the e Committee re.

Bﬂt golngi 1.11 1.2‘ tents-r“ l"; P?" "1 THE SUMMARY ‘i011. “g “n w“!

Class ll Pace, Purse $1,000

Tabb Hanover (Ackerinan) Liliydale. (Berry) . . . . . . . . ._ Highland Frisco (Welp) Queen's Mac (Crossman) .. Sweet Amelia (Havens)

Time: 2.02 1-4. 2.05, 2,04 s-s,

Twn-Year-Old Trot Consolation. e 8150

Much Interest In Appearance 0f Galloway

her for the third time was stablemate, Pensive,

Purs

Breezing (Havens) .. Axomite (Hawkins) Teeka (Cameron) Beverly Hanover (Utton)

Interest in the appearance here

cannon

only i the -

nieces w in attendance here on the above mentioned date.

siiehtly and encroaches upon those faculties that govern straight thinking. a - a

"A few days ago in Albert Iall, London, sgt. M11 opposed one A1 Delaney of the “Canadian Armed Forces. Being anxious to watch the cruiser champ in action, and curious to see if his advertised op- ponent ivas the some Mr. Delaney who performed in the states some ‘ears back, 1 went down to view he contest. . . ‘

“I arrived Just in time he Vit- ness on unheard of debacle. Paddy 0‘Su1llvan from Cork, Ireland, box- ing iii one of the preliminaries. was being counted out after only four minutes of combat. It was in- credible thnt an Irishman would stop fighting so quickly — and the gloves still laced on his hands. I inquired from the fellow next to me if Paddy O'Su111van was genu- ine, nncl from him I discovered tliht Osullivon ~ like those Coney Island musicians who play in Ail- Howiiilan orchestras — was st-ict- 1v a phoney. ' .

"Freddie Mills is a strong. tough muscular looking gentle- man, who appears very determ- lued even when he's laughing. The fellow in the opposite corner could be A1 laney from Canada, or even his grandfather sans beard.

lines, and Gertrude Donovan's Fighting Don. who was out of the money in the Mayflower after winning three Straight before be- ing injured a mori or so ago. e H H V

The handicap division is even_g3;rdﬂéﬁgvezrdgnéwkfns) " more jumbled. Early in the season Russell Iianover (Kirby) _ ‘ the We “P11881911 2° 11° WWW‘ Lady Be Good (o. White) .. MYS- P1117119 wh1m°y5 Dev“ my" Director (Havens) and Wright's Sun Again, but the Time. 207, 2W former has beeln outk of 531111-153‘; ton or severe wee s a _ _ Again has been retired for the 0"“ £17m?“ Th"’§.‘;:"°" season. In the interim. Pour Pree- dams, Devil Diver's stablemate. and Mrs Ed Mulrenan's First Fiddle have taken over. with the latter; holding a slight edge.

Meeting 0f Horsemen Tonight

pitching record - nine victories and five losses — is owned by Bob Muncrief. And yesterday Mun-

vance sale of tickets has been real good, Joey said yesterday, and all

crief was tthehvicttiim tofma IBZ-téi-l lacing at he an s o e 0s on 1 ed so iirgiyccéibixsiésltpolnt to an outstanding

x. Pight and spirit don't show in ‘

1 the averages. but they may bring

the Browns their first pennant in I Jan Troops 0n Guam Gut Off

Browns’ fans. ut the club's best‘ Purse

American League history.

Baseball Results

Psi-him nit patiently in In! for an, pickings In stares um shelves are almost barren of foodstuffs.

By IOSETTE HARGROVE Life in the one-time Gay City NEA Staff Correspondent g is at a standstill. The Gestapo, 1n

LONDON __ History has the um | connivailcc with Laval, have ar-

Leta. Long (G. White) Howard Hanover (Safford) Xnmbﬁlena (L. M. Smith) . PEARL BAKE-a;- J I Top ariover. (Kavcry) . . . uy 24 - ,, Tom Btahl, Jr. (Chappell) . NATIONAL (AP) —- American invaders of fﬂfillnﬂte habit 01' 181161111118 115E191 {ﬁfislufsnd greipoalitrglid “'3? 2111111811 T111191 3-05 3-4. 2.03 3-4. 3-9’! Guam’ smmwm M57151"! 15151111 Re "15 m“ have mm“ m" ° Iymahy nicn have fled fropm ‘their qua“, g, yew york 4 ielzed by Jlapon early in the war, P is since D-Day indicate that} homes and hidden u be“ "m, , t§nugh77ﬁo13rook11yn 1o tr:i;gsc(<:1n%ergr>t1y Pout! of]! lsngmy Pliiflllslﬂni are facihnle vondltlvm- can; the number of workers still ill s at Louis “on Fleet Headqunriersenaghhiiincegcigf 31131:; the 1:15:01]: ch prevailed work l“ the Pam "gm" 15 “id w A ERICAN day Big Six (By The Associated Press)

siege of 1870. - M _. The difference. however. is that be mslgnujcam’ New York 11. Chicago 5 Invasion of Tinlan Island, where the Germans are now inside H W ton 1 Cleveland 10 assault forces struck s1” 1‘ m“ St hauls 0 (Three Leaders in Each League) Walker, Dodgers 8'1 32.8 4'1 112i .360

the 5 giﬁgécianwas not m u d’ m slaapigalaatnid not battering at its v - '. en n .. We» <>- M011 °° “ ' °' ..e*.=...-..-:r=.r:::

INTERNATIONAL ' iviusial, Cards. . 8'7 340 63 116 .341 Doerr, Red Sox 9i 344 '10 1-16 .337

were '14 years ago. communique. A fle spokesman Paris is threatened with a fam- is less to eat than at any timq previously in this war." This 1-. Buffalo 1. Jersey City 4 Buffalo 9. Jersey Citv 4 5Y1’ Medwick, Giants 78 301 4A 9'1 Hopp, Cards. 287

A meetinz of horsemen will be held in Hug-h Walker's bun to- night. July 25 at 8 tl-m- H015“ will be declared in and positions Divhihlp- and slid to say, he hi“! .dra/wn for Covchearl Races Wed- moved a step closer to nieetingjnesday Julv '26 Officials were ask- Jog Lnuis. ed to be on time

at disclosed. however, that the Tinian irie. Long before the Allies in- laglilinﬁ gwerediifiadetorti the‘ heath]; vgdeagriorrriazidykthgrir: had beetn a 8*’ 111cm 0 E s S or e o we rvers’ p“ as‘ how a report from a resldeui $112.’ :s‘.l:'%.i1::.*::. *5 ab“ "5 rs:slz"..z"s..r.laer *2. ________ _ - distribute foodsralgupajpl§g°slaln June 24. starts. “The iii-mu rut- mem o, I “m” f‘ 51p" ion in this town is less than twl s 0° s mm we NM‘ ounces n day‘ and we are in no vva) the unfortunate exception! Bu: ZlliK

aeuse 2. Montreal ‘I

1“ ‘ "'2' msndy area stopped

from D-Day. In any case, con-

Taller than Mr. Mills and at least 20 pounds heavier, it struck me that Delancys weight advantage was bunched not too rscefuliy around his very ‘corpulsn middle.

Come to

Weintraub, Gts. 76 255 42 82 .&2

Siebert, Athletics 75 274 32

Fox, Red Sox .. 69 284 42 90 .317 Runs Battcd In: American Lea-

gue. Stephens, Browns, 6'2; Na-

tional League, Nicholson, Cubs. M.

Remember When

By The Canadian Press H: Bill ‘Pilden was reinstated at

ditions had become chaotic as a result of Allied bombing raids on roads. bridges and railways some weeks before the famous June 6th.

German patrols blocked all roads leading to Pa

despite everything people Jule and seem pleased with this iviclzccl world."

Confidence in the approaching victory is expressed in many ways Thus on the black market than

-is a rush to get rid of all inferior quality goods. A cut in prices is being demanded. Inferior shoes costing CDO francs ($16.00) a mouth ago arc now sold for half ihn! price. Goods expected to arrive after the Allied Armies, like razor blades. also show nn amazing 111011 -a blade costing '15 francs ($1.501 a month ago can now be 11011811“ for less than a dollar.

Home Runs: American League Paris as a member of the U111!“ t Doerr, Red Sox, 1a; National Lea! l Hates Davis C1111 tang 16 ears 88° {gygiggiesend mm the cm“ Pa,“ $155.? 121110150“. cum and othl’ mlgfltleagcershgflzvi? teiigls 5051185123.; _ 3 - ~ ‘ ‘ iesglrvlestar; saitd w be low-barely ’ ' pleaded with the American ambztw‘ .1 5" 9°“ i" w° °1'- a ' 11105 - _ H 11 1. - 1, g/ d ~ three weeks. In the city itself the $3359“,- enﬂhés n £5,529: 1:11;: 11,55 German authorites have requis- ciiallengs round 4-1. '1‘11dcn irim- itioned, without payment, all food- fl is: Rene Lacoste but bowing to st they can lay hands on in the Henri Cochet for his ﬁrst stralght- large stores as well as in the small shops. Prices show an almost

"when I remarked this singular fact to n serious faced customer on my right. he philosophically ax- plziined that Mr. Delaney! bay ivindow could be attributed either to the absence of rubbing alcohol in training or just to the presence nt alcohol in training. To him. alcohol, either its absence or pru- rnce, paradoxically enough, was responsible for Al's bulginil BM!- orny. l I I I

"1' don't know Delaney‘: reel age. But as fighters go. he is an old ‘man. having fought Joe Louis in 1934 under the name of Alex Bnrchuk-zind when he climbed _ through the ropes he did so with all the senility his decrepit frame could muster. Any draft board would have admired his courage. but still be forced to defer him {is a double 4-11‘. Even without his walking stick, he was a lrlld old mnn.

"W111 the opening bell it was quite obvious that Mr. Delaney‘! plun of battle was to fall back on his foot work-and when that ceased to function he would fall buck on his head. 1f not forward on his vcry wrinkled bay window. It was difficult to discern what scheme of attack Sgt. Mills was pursuing.

LONDON -(CP)-- Under the new

Government health scheme, St.

WEDNESDAY, JllLY 26th. George's Hospital will move from

Big opening meet of new and fast race track i

_ . _ IldPrk Cre.1ts i f with Matinee classes featuring best trntteis and 126% iregua-s‘ ifﬂnfion-s ‘We m‘ Se, new“ u, m“ years M Dam pacers in the Province. A big, friendly crowd 4 white there is less noise. ‘Cub tennis. vertical upward curve.

‘th lot of fun, great finishes in _evei'y class. 3' ' . . T" wlFurtkesr announcement regarding classes and i ‘ g ~ ‘ . - agI-IC Cares f0)‘ thQ ballors

entries will be made next week.

E-N-T-R-l-E-S 00v l iAD RACES

The following is the enir 1M PYEAR-Ol-D TRUT AND

r the Covehead Matinee {laces on Wednesday. July 2c. hscins ggililg/tilikllllggcx "5145 ' I shnr .

" l °°°°k ' BONNIE sriwci:

CALUMET BELONG LUSTICIA

CLASS D PACE

MARJORIE BUDLONG BILLIE BISHOP

DON WDRTHY MARGARET FRISCO JUST BETTY

NELL COCIIATODALI

TWILIGHT RACE

MISS AMERICA PETER GRATTON

Several nights each week hundreds of merchant seamen meet in flie concert hall’ of the Navy League Merchant Seaman's Club on Hollis Street, Halifax. Local and visiting entertainers give freely of their hlenh Ind the using noel! and: up. with a ling-song. .

C .

On the right a typical group of ‘nar- ahlnt common. ﬁrst four shndin‘ $2 It right, are survivors R0 Pfllin , Mll- cliesier; Eric S offorth. ivarpao; Thea. Kerri n. Lonson and, Rubi. Lindsay,

Cleet or-pee. Eng.

"He kept winding up, throwing punches in six directions - and al-1 wars the lflillﬂﬂ Cagirilidlﬂieh soldligr ivas someone-re on e o er s a of the ring-h little tired and puf- TIGER’ flng, but comfortablyremoved from wlNN": §.';*;..l"i$iui'"h'lil2f‘-r%°.i§°?§h..€.°"l; hymn» new“

a sharpshooter. . CLASS B PAC‘

, ‘Al. in spite of his years, was 1"‘- 51191-01“

doing all right. and by the end of ll-ggilfflﬂ

the fourth round it looked very m” AMERICA

niuch as if the British Isles would AL“! HAL

haveldad nerw cruiser rchadmplion —t

PIOV 9 O COUTSE. I!‘ Qﬂhl 0

the arteries didn't catch up to Mr. “A” '3 "M"

°°""°'h§°";.'i°..li'.i...°-';'l'.: ‘it? gggggrtv Ivvwvﬂ

t o e r struggle, when

sgt. Mills apparently sugged sold-i “only you, ier Delaney with a most mysterious an“ "BKINNEY kind of secret. weapon KELLY“ NIGHTMA‘!

CLASS A PACE JANE HARVESTEII

Given half a elslnol. snatches-it seamen an good a! entertaining themselves. Hero. a group of DBMS are singing the 0H

miliar songs to the accompaniment of volunteer musicians from Halifax.

BONNIE asitmce 1 . ~ _ 1 _ narrv 1r v -

VIRGINIA KALMUCK BILLIE KALMUCK LUCKY GUY JUANITA AXWOIITIIY

Tlraaa pictures illustrate part of the Navy League's many activities at only one of ifs ﬁve buildings in Halifax. In 11 months this auction's elub had more than a million vision by men in the alibi Inor-

A platoon of Canadian infantrymen, in command of Lieut. Terry h e ant navy-

lilA KALMIYCK Reardon, fnmous hockey player oflWinnipeg (shown here) cleans up a Nazi in a bitter}

b,,','$_"ﬂ°“,ﬁﬂsfh§?,‘e1°ﬁee°,ﬁ’ fﬂﬁuﬂﬁf; road in Carpiquet, after Canadians drove out the _ one. roi- the ancient Canadian Jtrveslt M the IlrMt-(Oeﬂldlln Arms Oversea Photo). 0