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Owners of some very promising weanlings have applied for regist- ration in the United States Trot- ting Association during the last week. They include Adrian Mur- ray, Albany-Miss Trans Canada, by -lollity 2.0514. dam. Lou Patch 2.00!-5 by Power Patch; for J. Mil- nei' Hill, Fredericton-Lucky Jim, Hy Abner T. Clegg 2.0415. dam. Dolly Scott by Bellini Scott 2.0915; for Albert Younker. Winsloe-Long John, by Calumet Budlong 20218 dam. Aiestra 2.121-'.- by Real Frisco: for Vincent R. Mclnnls. Cherry y-Little Sylvia. by Pagliacci - dam. Queen K. by Kalmucl: for Kenneth MacLeod. Ir- ishtown-Rusty Squire. by Squire Hanover 2.08 dam. Isa Grattan by , for Stanley Mayhew, Kinkora-Bud Worthy. by Abbe Worthy 2.05. dam, Queen A-uvorthy by Bud Axworthy 2.14".-. and Calamity Girl, by Jollity 205'.l. dam. Buddy Kalmuck by Kalmuck: and for Stanley Murray. Nortn P.ive1'-Jim's Jessie. by Pagllnccl 1309': dam. Ethel Aubrey by Car)- I'iin Aubrey 2.0711.-. This must be me tenth or eleventh foal from Ftl1Cl Aubrey: she is one oi our

famous brood mares. Harness racing experienced its mecatest season in 1051. More hor- -res than ever before raced for linger purses and before larger crowds than in any other year in the long history of the sport. Purse (ll-.tributlon during the season which ended last Saturday jumped 11 a record-shattering s1:l,1l9.733 1': percent above the previous high of 311527.711 established a year ntzo. These and other figures were announced as the United States 'l'1'o”insz Association. parent body of the sport. oviciied its annual '-srer-dav meeting in Columbus. 'r1iirt,v-tlirer directnrs representiiic r'evcn districts in this country and Canada were on hand for the ses- sznn.

increases were recorded in virt- ually i-.vcr,v )hase of harness racin-5 activity with the biggest jump of all noted in the nari-mutuel wag- ering category. In 1950 harness 'l'a(-inc fans bet a record of S242.- 0'ID.t'J0ll in eleven states, gnolflcial figures for the 1051 season show that total increasinz 25 percent. tn an all-time high of 3302000000.

Registration of harness horses rnd membership in the T1-ottinz Association also increased. Mem-

1951. At pari-mutuel tracks. the attendance Jumped from 7,037,540 to 7,180,206. Overall attendance. including that of the country fair meetings. was up from 15 037.540 to 15,523,430. There were also more horses racing in 1951 than ever be- fore. A total of 11,187 got to the raees this season. That was an in- crease of ten percent over the pre- vious high of 10,281 a year ago.

The following harness horse sta- tistics have been furnished us by the United States Trotting Associ- rtion:-In 1951. 11.1117 horsesstart- ed as compared to 10.281 in 19501 in 1951, 4.700 horses were register- ed: in 1950 4.386: in 1951, 7.202 drivers' licenses were issued and in 1950. 5385; in 1951. 13.275 elig- ioilitv certificates were issued. 5.- 713 for trctters and 7.562 for pac- ers: this is an increase over 1950 of about 700 certificates; in 1951 the total membership in the Asso- ciation was 8.731. an increase of 320 over the previous year.

The leading money winning har- ness horses of 1951 are:-Pronto Don. owned by Hayes Fair Acre Stable Sll0.850.44: Mainliner. owned by Ralph H. Kroening. Milwaukee. Wis- S68.70693: Tar Heel. owned bv Hanover Shoe Farms. Hanover Pa.. 566 629.58; Scottish Pence, Cas- tieton Farms Lexington, Ky.. 561.- 450: Duke of Lullwater. Walter T Chandler, Decatur. Ga.. 552.728; Good Time. W. H. Cane. Goshen. N.Y.. 350589: Ford Hanover. W.T-I Stranz. Jri. Brnokline. N.Y., 543-- 850: Demon Hanover. Henry R. Critchfield. 348.385: Prince Jay Sol Camn, Shatter. Cal., S-15.400; Star's Pride. Harriman and Shen- riird. 343,930.94: Meadow Rice. W. G. Reynolds. Louisville. Ky, S43.- C1756.

John F. Simpson, 31-year-olrl Chester. S.C., reinsman. is har- ness raelng's 1951 driving cham- pion. The voung South Carolin- ian won s33.'l.l36.25 and 118 races to finish on ton in both categories. Then come William R. Haughton Fultonville, N.Y.. with 322081621! won In third place is Delvm Miller. Meadow Lands Pa. with Sl92.24-5.22: B. J. Schue. Grand Forks, N. D., with sl90,9i3.72: James

Jordan, Auburn. Me.. with 3153.- 4.'il.BIl; Wayne Smart. Delaware. Ohio, with sl43.i32.tl4; Frank Er-

vin, Sedalia. Mo. with sl40.707.24: Guy Crinpen. Elkhorn. Wis. with

tershln in the Association jumped from 8.411 to 8.731. Attendance at harness races from Maine to Cali- fornia also was on the upswing in LEADING RACE Name Residence John I-'. Simpson. Chester. S C. Wm. McMlllen. London. 0. .. . Wm. Haugliton. Fultonville, N Y... Icvi Harrier. Bloomsburg. Pa. . larry Biirright. Springfield, Ill.

oy Funclerburk. Springfield. ill.

--Iul Hungeriord. Shelbyville. Ind. . elvin Miller, Meadow Lands. Pa. cc O'Brien, P.E. Island . . tanley Dancer New Egypt. N.J.. ouis Huber. hit. Healthy, 0. '

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1 Iflller. vice president of the U. S. told the directors at their Nineteen horses

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THE GUARDIAN. CHARL()T'l'ETOWlV

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Santa. Claus' desk said Sydney and Moncton. The letter had been lying on Santa's desk for several days and it was one which Santa feared to open. For in it he knew was a big request. as a matter oi fact the biggest request that he had ever been called upon to fill and he was afraid that for the first time in his existence he might not be able to come up with the answer. 0 0

The hand writing was none too lcgible and it looked as though the writing had been done after 3 long committee meeting. As had been expected the letter com- menced with a Dear Santa and then continued "Things in our cities have been kind of tough this year Santa. our hockey teams are only making a fair showing and the customers are not turning out in as large a number as we would like to see them; Besides our expenses including salaries are awfully hirxh and the winter storms are forcing us to postpone

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"We are only speaking for our- selves. Santa. because we have been the hardest hit but we would also like to put in a good word for Charlottetown. Glace Bay. Saint. John and Halifax." (Santa made a wry smile whsn he read Halifax). "We are out of cash Santa and as an army marches on its stomach so a. hockey team plays on its pay cheques. Unless you can give a sizeable amount of ready cash or even loan us some we are gain". to have a tough time staying in the M. M. H. L. And if we can't stay in the league then the other clubs may have to disband." The letter was signed Joe Millionaire

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Edward Island, with S126-179.217. and Harry Pownall, Goshen, N.Y.l with 3124.854.-18.

i WINNERS 1951 '

Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 521 1111 an 70 w 325 90 69 37 694 97 133 91 555 90 97 88 540 90 83 71 328 35 62 52 408 7ll Si. 65 326 7G 61 51 190 74 40 20 280 71 58 35 421 '71 66 47 450 71 57 67 . 305 71 62 54 -.-..---. .- .......-...m.-- I ards during the campaign. The

two most prominent were a half- mile track mile in 2.00 3-5 and a 3.06 1-5 clocking for the mile and 9. half distance.

Harry Pownall led all other drivers by posting ten new records. He now has 21 to his credit and trails only 72-year-old Sep Palin in that category. Pownall sat be- hind Star's Pride in all his recoi-'1 rerformances and scored three mrre with the pacing mare Tassel Hanover. Prince Jay. the Califor-

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The furls in Santa's brow deep- cned as he considered the letter He remembered his younger days when he was a dashing young for- ward (like Willie Marshall-.a fact which few people knew). And he also remembered.the (lays when he retired from hockey and relegated himself to the role of a fan. lie knew what a. hlow it would be to athletics in the Marltlmes, both from the standpoint of the 15'"-'er and the fun. if the M.M.1-i.L should fold, .

He also remembered a suggest.- ion made by Bill Gammin. .a New Glasgow sportsman who attended a liockey meeting In Charlottetown last summer. At that meeting of clubs interestcd in Major Hockey cizey Bill made the suggestion a salary limit should be proposal. he knew. had not been given much consideration but he was willing to believe that, it might be consider- ed now. -

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Not that Santa thought. it would provide the answer. Santa did not like the idea of placing a limit on what mung hockey players could earn. He knew that they were giv- ing up the prime of their life to make as much as they could dur- ing the five or six months from the early fall until late spring. lie also thought that such a proposal would be no good unless it were applied across the Dominion to all leagues

He was tempted to answer the letter and su3yzest' that all players be asked to take a ten per i cent cut in pay until at r the holiday season-but no he co dn't do that. It wouldn't be like Santa Claus and it wouldn't be the spirit, of Christmas. It was certainly a big problem. perhaps he had just bet- iter let the club owners call a meeting and decide among them- selves what was the best thing to do.

Not that Santa did not want to help. He Would do anything to keep hockey going in the Marl- tlmes and he felt that somo.wo.y or another the league would he kept in operation. He felt this despite the fact that he had heard via. the grape vine that me Monc- ton Hawks Limited had liabilities amounting 10,512,000 and that the Sydney Millionaires owed large amounts in back income taxes.

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Tonight he was going to lay back and see what happened at the as e between Charlottetown and Ha lfax. And he must not for- get to write a letter of corn- mendotlon to the Charlottetown

MONCTON. N.B.. Dec. 21-(CP) s.Moncton Hawks kept their chances of surviving in the Mari- time Ma-ior Hockey League alive

night by scoring a conviein; 6-2 winr over third place Glace Bay Miners. . '

The win pushed Hawks into third place in the loop standings. one point ahead of Miners.

Tonight's game followed several days of uncertainty. Tuesday the team was on the verge of bank- ruptcy. The players hadn't. been paid for last week and with an- other payday coming up Monday. the future did not appear bright. 1

Tonight club officials were oni hand at the game with stock certificates to sell to the fans as an emergency measure -lo raise finances to keep the club in op-. oration. '

No figures on the stock sale were available immediately after the game. but cluub officials said the demand was ltbrlsk."

As the stock sale progresses it

Connie Macli 89 Today

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 21 - (CP)-Connie Mack will be 39 years old tomorrow and his only regret, is that the 1951 baseball season wasn't long enough for his Philadelphia Athletics.

Looking the picture of health- baseball's No. 1 fan said that if the American League season had been (xtended his beloved A's

have overtaken the Yanks." said Connie with a twinkle in his eye

The man referred to all over the world as "Mr. Baseball" said he liked to think of the 1951 Athletics as they were the last 1 1-2 months of the season-the best team int the junior major circuit.

Actually. Dec. 23 is the day Connie calls his birthday. But he sometimes celebrates it on the 22nd since there seems to be doubt as to whether he was born before or after midnight of the 22nd. Anyway, tomorrow Mack will be host at a birthday lunch-1 eon.

Contrary to rumors that he has been unhappy since resigning in 1950 as manager of the team he actively directed on the field for 50 years. Mack told reporters:

"I thought at first, I'd miss be- ing down in the dugout. but now. I'm as happy as I ever was. 1 real- ly enjoy watohing the game as a spectator and I'm looking forward to watching games for many more 58850115.

”Truthfully. I'm sorry I didn'tl quit a year earlier than 1' did; While I still know the game. Ii can't, talk to the players the way' I'd like. They needed a young. ag- gressive man."

Mack said he was "very optim- istic" about the Athletics next year-and "if we can pick up -1 couple of young infielders we'll have a good team," he added.

Meeting of MMHL Rumored To iron Out Finances

SYDNEY. N S . Dec. 21 -fCP)- it was unofficially reported here today that an emergency meeting of clubs of the maritime Major, Hockey League would be held soon to iron out financial difficulties which have touched several clubs.

The report came after it was learned that players of Sydney Millionaires club. reported to be on the verge of bankruptcy, met with club officials today to get Christmas pay. Neither officials nor players made any statement following the meeting.

Meanwhile, Moncton Hawks, be- set with financial problems, were granted permission to play Glace Bay Miners in Moncton tonight after failing to meet Halifax st. Mary's last night because players

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is planned to form is new director- ate and slate' of officers to take over operation of the club. Team officials were confident sufficient funds would be raised to permit the team to carry on.

Ha-wks held a wide edge in play after being outscored in the first period. and grow stronger as the gahe progressed. They fit- cd 38 shots at Arneil in the Glace Bay net. while Ha-wk cus- tidiiin Don Loekhart was hand- ling 14.

Glace Bay: Goal. Arnell; dc- fenee, Windlcy. Bloome; for- wards. Puiie, Haley, Macey,'Chor- ley, Rolmier, Wywrot. Leger. And- erson. Bailey. Amadio.

Moncton: Goal, Loekhari; de- forwarils, Marshall, Hamilton, D. Horeek. Scholcs: Clements, Filion. Robinson, Burman, Rowe. Ken- ncdy.

Officials: Heffering. Mann.

Flrat Period

1-Moncton. Olsen.

(Horeek) .27 2-Glace Bay, Bailey,

(Wywrot) 5.01 3-Glace Bay, Marcy,

(Rohmer) 14.13 Penalty: Amndio 18.01.

- Second Period 4-Moncton. Rowe,

(Hamilton. Kennedy) .... .. 2.09 5-Moncton, Scholcs.

(Ttoekey. Burmanl 3.42 G--Moncton. Marshall.

(billion, Clements) 14.03 7---Moncton. ltowe,

fPlrie. Hamilton) 19.38 Penalties: Robinson 17.54. Coop-

or 17.54, Bloomer 19.30. Tlilrtl Po-rloil

M.M.H.L. Standings

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Saint John 2:3 10 2 172 B4 54 Ch't-own 19 16 3 133 117 41 Moncton 15 ll! 5 106 141 35 Glace Bay 15 19 4 1-26 127 34 Sydney 14 20 4 110 129 32 Halifax 13 20 4105 154 30

Bucceroiii Wins Upset Victory in N. Y. Fight

NEW YORK. Dec. 21 --(A P) - Dan Bucceroni. lanky 3-to-1 un- demo; from Philadelphia, tonight scored a bit: upset by winning a unanimous decision over highly- ranked Lu Starza of New York in a. heavyweight 10-rounder at Madison Square Garden. La. Starza weighed 186 3-4. Bucceroni 131 1-2. Keeping the short-armed La Starm at long range during the middle rounds. Bucceroni piled up a. wide lead on points that stood up against a good closing surge by the Bronx butcher boy,

Bucceroni rocked La stana with a solid right hand early in the second rnund and had Rollie holding on when he followed with a winging lr-ft. hook. That was the closest to ll knockdown in the tame bout.

Knowing he needed a knockout to win, La Starza showed more fire in the ei hth, ninth and loth. but was unnb c to deck the over- grown light-heavy from Phila- dclphla.

It was the second loss for the 24-year-old La starza in 49 pro fights. Rocky Marciano. unbeaten Brocklon. Mars. contender. was the only one to beat him before tonight.

La Slarza. slugging and showing the effects of a long layoff. start- Ed strong in the first when he wobblcd Bucceroni with a right hand. l-lurt in the second. he was content to box at long range throu 1 the seven!-h round while Dang ous Dan built up his decis. lve edge,

Although he spun with a right in the eighth and drove home a stiff right in the 10th it was too little and too late

Bucceroni

ilflid not been paid.

Part of the receipts of tonight's Sydney-saint John Beavers game here will go to pay the Sydney

club's back income tax, it was said. Recent storms. forced several

postponements. cutting Million- aires' home gates at a time when fans interest was at its usual pre- holfday ebb.

President Dr. 1", C. Dougitn and their executive for carrying on in

the way they are doing. For a lit-

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FORUM. EVENTS 1- In. 11- 22

MONDAY-Cl-lILDEEN'S SKATING GENERAL SKATING

TUESDAY -- HOCKEY - SYDNEY - 8.80 WEDNESDAY-GENERAL SKATING '-............-...,....,,..- s to 10

munamur - noon! - cases an - ff ll.

n1nAx-curnourrs SKATING 1 I to 5:3)

OINIRAL SKATING ' I to 10

IATURDAY-!'lTnfG 2:80 to 4:!) ' I ' L '

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Both, fudges,Joe Agnello and Art Aldale. saw it 0-4 and referee Al Berle saw it 6-3-1. The Associated Press card also was 0-4 in favor of Bucceroni.

NEW GLASGOW WIN!

NEW GLASGOW. N. 5.. Dec. 21 --(CPl- New Glasgow Rangers smothered Plctou Merlpaco 12-5 here tonight in a regular game of the Ii.P.C. Senior Hockey League. Truro Bearcais defeated Antigon- lsli Bulldogs 7-1 in the elrci.iit'l other game.

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Another year has rolled around and the holiday season is with us

once more - Christmas is Just around the corner. This is the sea- son when families get together for a happy reunion. an occasl-u of good fellowship: Hood eats and a general feeling of peace, content- ment and good will. In the old days on the (arm this columnist generally planned a rabbit hunt that began shortly after sun-up end ended just in time to set in at the dinner table with an appetite like a horse. There wasn't much ectlvlty for a few hours after din- ner. Sometimes in mid-afternoon mv brother Art and I would fast- en on the old fashioned spring skates and hie ourselves to the mud pond to try and iron out the kinks in our stomachs.

. . . A lot of things can happen be- tween now and the 25th but by all appearances we are in for a white Christmas. Somehow or other Christmas doesn't seem the same without snow. In the. nldgdavs the ilncie of slelwh hells was an ever nresent sound but today. with few excentions. the hum of a motor car 11-s taken the place of the sleigh bells. I

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The drastic winter weather of the mast .few days has driven all but a few scattered florid of geese -rwthwrird and e"en those hardy iv.-vwcrs-cn may have moved out

brim-ed this column anoeers ir- -xrznt. its a good thin-v if they have or-lied up stakes. This may-

innp is no v-lace for wlldveese when winter cleans down in earnest 'i"hev need space tn move. about and feed in and about the onlv "wee. available in Januarv and Febrw-rv in normal winters is the -Hriia, nf some snow covered field where they have to sit down to keep their feet from freezing. O O 0