Ibady and Fast Combina-

11 O n B y University

Team Net Them 43 to 23 llctory

1-,, uggug of the Cross “hoop- sten" unable to h; their stride were gouidly bounced the Saint Dull- sialls University basketceis" at the League gym lost cloning by a score Oi 4E i0 33. _ f

Tm game. nowithstanding the ohe-iided score was fast and hard fouglzt from stat to finish, both teams working liis trojans. However, excellent eomblnpion by the red and white five wich showed consist- ency throughoutwss the Predomin- stlng factor in tie University victory.

The Saints ha; an excellent main and shout! go fir with the maturity 9f aggregations in the mainland.

In the am ltir, s. n. u. quickly forging ahead fflished the session on the top side of15 00 4-

ln the secondhaif the Leoxue tcsm shelved a least or life to force their opponents in the early moments of the stanza, bit s. fast working com- bination soda‘ asserted itself and the Saints Vere once more masters of the situation, scoring 2B added point-s t0 their opponents l9.

Rev. Fr. MoKensie refereed.

llliiiiil liis NEW RACING cu lgii 193i

When Completed Car Will Have Guaranteed Speed of 300 lllilcs Per Hour

(Canadian Press)

IDNDON, April 12-0. Ambert Vil- llers. young British engineer is re- ported to have completed the design of s motor car which he will take to Daywna in 1931 with a guaranteed speed of 800 miles an hour and I theoretical maximum speed of 400 miles. For the first time wireless will be used for steering, but the do- tails of this were kept secret. The ‘Mines will have 800 horsepower and he Cl! will be fitted with cur-t vhcels. Prominent, British financiers ire providing the money.

L.O.C. Bowling

The sllckworking Five Aces llvinl h to their name. and flying hlsh. "ll meet the fast working M5016 Lafs‘ in a bowling match to take Plce this afternoon on the Millie Oftha Gross Alleys at 2.8).

lapcaih “Diver” McGee of the 1s- lllqs iive Aces. on being asked by l newpoper reporter if his team were

1Y1 l-Lm for the game "Diver" replied '

thaihis team were never in bcttcl’ chap. "We are out to win," said the ireat captain. ‘We never loot I some yet and we don't intend to 1M his one."

1t yes said tiyt the captain held I wo out yutorisy morning for his team. .No latsr {sports were heard.- Oor. v

Pets: _

0- 0., 0's plodding poppy hound- " filth control MM h!" completed the W Wheeling and this city

hooralloilootuand 16'?‘

THF CHARLOTTETOVJN GUARDIAN.

Some Important Senators

l) , ‘UDDV. OBYAiNED Lab 1H’ ‘Boa

WAS

Gosuirs plmlllNG AElLrrV liis snu. iii musi- Misti ‘M’ 1PM HEADED Nomi-is...

BY QUIN HALL

Walter Johnson. the "Big 'I‘rain," is going to try to snag a pennant for tile Washington Senators this yen". and tllero arc few falls in the coun- try who wouldn't like to see the great sportsman make that grade.

But even with the backing of fan- dom, Sir Walter is goiilg to have a tremendous fight to land n cllanl- piollsllip in the Natloilfls capital.

Last year tile Senators, under the management of Stanley Harris, fill- ished fourtli, winning 75 and losing 79 for a moi-k of .481. Willie Jchiifion will have one of the fastest clubs in tile American League this season the teaill, on paper. doesn't look much stronger than it did iii 1928- whlle the gang were in irailililg at Tampa, tile Big- Smoke Town. Johnson spent a lot of liis time xvith the rookie twirlcrs. That's rather natural. The "Big drain" was in quest of s. couple 01-’ 800d Ditch"? for he figured tlllil. with a pnir of finds for might go into tllc season with a chance-ail outside chance-to be '1 contender. Without uncovering ally new flinging talent. the Senators will

Y BOWLING

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COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

Last night the Guardian Publish- ing Co. met and defeated Prov/Be Bros. by a margin of 343 pins. V. Kelly of The ‘Ciunrdiiiil rolled lllgll “mp, grid three of 280 and 664 pins. Following are the scores:

PROWSE BROS.

P. McTsIue ...l80 139 1B5 P. Cameron “.134 129 203 w, whmqcg . ...li1.'l 152 l25 r. Smith 21o 192 191 p. Maclnnls .170 17° "7 Total-Joli. GUARDIAN v, Kelly ....2i2 212 280 J. Duly u, n, , l“ 233 W. Power ... 154 139 a v95” u, n, “H.204 1M 154 250 373

A, Martin... .... “.169- , Total-SON.

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l: l ‘ . ‘Dire first oiitiilg of the season will buifleld for the boys at the Y. M. O. s, today. All the boys are asked to at tlie"Y"_ by 0.30 and t0 bflfll

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Hoopsters Defeat L. of C. ‘i3 toZi

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SPURTING COMMENT

By weTecfl

Trojans“

Win Mar

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G009 WORK _ planning new campaigns for the com- zng semen. This year should see The iviniliilg of the. Nova. Ssoiii ‘ quit; an lntgfegfing (my League and antnicui fiyweight boxing chum ioli- a v 511339551‘ ' r u D cry ul Island series. File ship by Preston Donovan irl l-lalifua boys are already talking ball, and ‘ - TllllY-iday flight is a boost for Cflhar- _ judging by early enthusiasm every- , “Beep! nlalcohnys Field Hoitetown and a great) compliment 1'1 thing points to a lot of hot corners hut} 1n IAHSL “Hunts of ‘rt-e Abegwllticlillhbihiffh llad enough ccfore the grcimd freezes up again. ; Fla 1Q, Decmn r Pla ‘LOIIfiGCUCQ ,n this young boxer s O - - . ‘ y ‘, .,‘ , 5* y ‘prowess to send lllm over. flzhtliv: HELP THE GOOD cause y (J1 fifififis. Y under the colors of the red and black.

s £04 gm HrT-HNG LA$Y VEAR: RAPPIK T\\‘QN%

F“ 35115- AT TAMHA ‘oils seams $TARlZiN‘ AT TH‘ vial-a..- . He‘

0M5 TFADED TO TN‘ RED closer "F21...

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the mound. Washington. ‘his throwing arm was still in doubt.

be lucky to finish in tile first divis- ion.

Johnson liked the work of young Ad Liska when your correspondent saw the Senators in training. Ad has only been in baseball for n couple of seasons and did a good job with the Minneapolis club last year. He's an underhanded fliilger with s. style even more radical tllim that employed by Carl Mays. His style alone will make him a drawing card if he can win games. Johnson is—or was—-very enthusiastic over the youth at Tampa. _,

Lloyd Brown was another young- lsicr who seemed to have pitching promise according to Johnson.

The Senators suffered from several accidents in their training at Tampa. Johnson hoped the team's casually lllilfi would be diminished so that he ‘could put its whole strength into the opening tilt,

Goslln, the Goose, had just report- ed when we first saw the team doivll south and the question concerning

While Goose played through last

season and finished just ahead of Manush as the best batsman in the

“The Crash ” Is Powerful And Drama£i_c_ Picture"

MILTON SILIJ AT Hi5 BEST IN FILM VERSION 0F STORY B! FRANK L. PACKARD.

All the power, the pathos sud the dramatic events that have made rail- road building Ind railroad operation

In out of the way places one of the‘

most colorful episodes in the pro- gross gf this country, is vividly de- pioted ‘in today's offering at the Prince Edward Theatre.

The picture lg Milton Sills’ lastest starring vehicle for First National. "The crash." and it is by far the best picture in which this viriic star has appeared for a long time. As the "hard-boiled" leader of s tough wrecking crow. stationed in the High sierra Mountains, Bills lends a por- trayal that compares with the sea."- son's best.

The picture was adopted from Prank L. Packard‘! mags-zine story, "The Wrecking Boas.” and tells how

their ‘lunch. The boys will so l0 Keo- eoilh wherfgamos will be played and

will return around supper, time ..

the soubrotie of a struggling burles- que troupe marries and tries to make- ahome for theboos 9f the wrecking

GUARDIAN OF rile oimoir- CORNER ma lir WASHINGKIN v %iATb¢S-o_..

HEAVY urn-nus- a-

OSLiN

outer gardcil. While the (loose coillri catch ‘cm if they were on the fly, he cnloli back to the infield in case he llad to take ‘em oil the bounce. Ill fact tile infield formed a. "bucket brigade" whenever the ball wciit bouncing illto Gcsllifs territosy, ll Leon's arm has collie back. he'll be a bill asset to tile club. If not. he'll help some with the hitting. anyway. Buddy Myer, the third sackcr who is back ivitll ihe Senators this Sprliiz;

with the Boston Red Sox, was meet- ing tile ball square on the beak down South and cavortlilg about the diffi- cult corllcl" like n colt lcil’ loose in H

ille top hitter for tile Red Soil last

at the same rate while toiling lil Washington. he'll be all added help

snag £1 cllulik of bunting. He cost ille Senators plenty lli the sllape Ol players and the fails will be watch- iilg lllm to see if he is worth it to the 1920 Jollilsoilians.

'iiiiuiiiiiliiiiilii

(Canadian Press)

NEWBURY. Eng, April l2.—Ail- tliony Derothschilds three year old sinoria won the Greenhanl Plate to- day by a length from Soieles Mod- der._with Major McCalmcnis Empire Building third, another four lengths sway. Sixteen three the straight mile in this feature

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crew. They have nothing in comlllon except illelr love for each other. The girl has been used to the free and easy ways of the traveling show. The man knows nothing of women ex- cept what he learned as a boy. A wonderful situation and every ad- vbniage of it has beentilken in un- folding the picture.

Edward Cline directed and the hu- nian touches for which he has such genius are present in "The Crash". Thelma Todd a; the show girl is perfect. Her blond beauty and his- trionio talent do much toward mak- lng the picture outstanding.‘ Others ln the cast who deserve mention are Vviilllam Demarest. Yois‘ dtevail. wade Boteler, syivia Ashton and Fred Warren.

Itillcricnii League. lie wasn't, 5o fancy ivlicil it came to llfill llaivl-zlilg lli tho.

had difficulty iii getting tile,

after spending a. couple of seasons‘

year olds ranl

l . . i ST. JOHN. ‘ llialcolilfs field goal from directly iiil- l

Oilly the llcarticst congratulations

first amateur boxer evcr to bring n

v

April IZw-Cfifltfiill can be tendamd young Donovan, m? Tile Motor Show which is uildcr

‘ the auspices of the Firemen and Leg-

. dcr the basket iii the last minute 3 mp. to the {Shun-L m5 Success 511mm . ion Band i5’ enjoying a fair measuse

‘ qf play gave lilo St. John ‘Trojans o]

not only help the boxing game in

,'of success, but attendances the past

‘ lizird ivoil victory over Acadia Univ- ' 11.15 my but, 511mm inspire 0th,. ‘ two lligliis fell of! to quite an extent.

' vinces llc-l-e tonight with tile score oi ; l 35-32. making the total for the series ‘ . 69-67-

iwallatce‘

Defeated? = Grogah

Viz-till‘ Now ill Line if

Slvit Al", (‘iizlnillioll Lluilliii" Ilfzliiilclk".

'i'iil':

izifd illiii iiitits iii ;\".cu!d illzike the lfeiv BfllllSVvlCk and cfiler reason. we c'.;ff cur hats in|

uiuillphs for the Garden Province

aunt

It is understood that Emile Spidci‘ Fhldner, tile world's champion fly- clglli, receives as mucll as $10,000 my engaging in iloil-titular bouts in r‘ rilicc. If sucll is the case, iii: eimihrowk Club's offer of $7.500 in . ll for a bout ill Toronto with Fz-czlchy Belanger v:'i‘l likely fall upon iiezf cals.

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‘l HE COMING OlInFuWIUXOI-TSHIPI:

"Fl". llfcriiiilie ailiatzui" bani? ' plcilslllps v.1 are to be he : lli John iii ti e \'1".‘_‘,' l

1g!

fl C1llal'icti~:t0\vll sllcuid b? v3‘. . sirzlixi, 'I'1icre are at least si.

tllis ‘cliy whid ,. -

crsity and clillcllcd the basketball‘youngsters m up.“ gm Ono and dOJ-fowever the boys are more than championship of the Maritime Pro , scum training ‘vii-n an eye to flu-um. ‘ graicful for the splendid co-opera-

tion on every side as tile receipts are. to be used for a worthy cause it is llopcd that illis closing evening

"will sce over one thousand iri attend- l

' ancc. Let's go! SOMETHING FUR WHICH TO B15 THANKFUL

m; a general rule, citizens of tho ‘If itcd Stats: are pleased .0 refer to C .c'a as some-what of a frozen

‘Idernrss, but time works great and

rad s cilczlges, and now we find

. frying to F9373 the Ill- ~- "llil Crliwuvl i‘: rt LfLiiEZihllE

lit f~'ili'i~s for v“n.*r zgrolts ‘in ‘ - l':v".~d' i“. r325 2.1-1 vastly slip- "y in ‘We Drlrlfzil. This ':l cdmlssitn that n“. clcstiy akin to curl iri- that, if for no

OIXWPTA ARENA" ‘Darin’ Almlh. I\ova Scoiia boxers step lively for a gratitude. Cancdirns 1307C no quarrel

12- Billy Wallace, Clcvelnllci liglli"

hyciglll, boiiluicci back iiilo the frolitlthercfore Suggest that these boys get mg the

rank of file contenders for a shot M!

ace ill the chosen circle. I would

into light training at once and if tht

with their southern neighbors regard- ters’ lstririd in connection

‘with the Olympiad vintcr sports. It

chill-ling; lvfalldcllks title last rligllt by cmzcns or local airman club gee that “ma, appear that the Unned slates mciswcly Ompolmdng Tummy Gr“ business is meant along these lilies. Iiis entitled to this ptlft cf the 1932 firm‘ Omaha‘ m a" exmmgfe“ ‘Pimd hill sure that said boxers and pro- ‘program, but, owing to the fart that “bu” w“u“°e' by wperm" b°xmg' lnotcrs will receive liberal co-opera-itlle United States has no location

cal-lied six of illc rounds. with three going to Grogali and one even. ‘

(Canadian Press} i LONDON, April ill-Archie Comp- l $.01‘! \\‘Oll tilc Rocllunlpion profess-i

loilal golf tournament, filial ollc up.

1 tioil.

VERY SOON NOW

It wont be long now before the Island Baseball League and City

‘ _ dercatmgimague will be calling their annual ivould b; a 5-: (‘b31195 Wmigombe m the 13 11°19 1‘ meetings with the idea of i929 organ- ;ctllel lsr; a‘ l. lization, reviewing past activities and end in dis

Last Of The

By W. H. Gocher

i . High _Vy_heelers

While owned by Frank Van Ness, St. James won twenty-two races. With

‘Ullt even compares favorably will ‘lflfliliffial- U. S. A. officials havo‘l'. ill their power to make a great in- i¢rnutional sporiing gcsturefin ab- anclcrrlig illrlr right to the winter program. At Montreal tile sports

. financially and 2 Placid they inigli‘.

{he wen fifigwfivc alld never finish- ic-c. bark of secoiid place.

The iuvf (‘3l'€2l' of Harry Wilkes Qartcd lll 1882 when Woodard and ‘uBi-wfirld won two race; with him is‘. i.0lll:'.\'llle slid one at Lexington. iTllry gave lllm a record of 2.23%.

1' W. C, France purchased Harry iwilkcs, Julie 20, 1884 and on July 4 iWOYl with him at Maysville, Ky.. in .223» Between that date and the {first week in Derrcmber, Harry Wilkes

l Ffilflk van Ness, the last of the ‘the sale price included this geidlngwtarlcd in nineteen races of which

hJUSiflESS in i892. died recently in|

‘Villil lilo gallopcrs for tliiriy years ‘in America and Europe. i The future reiiismnn was brought? .up ailioilg horses. His father was a! ‘dealer who shipped to the New York’ yiliarkcl. As Frliilks flare was for rac- ling when about seventeen years oldl he build a truck on hi5 grandfather's farm find began training local horses. ‘At twenty he opened a public stable int Rochester. The following your llc iwon liis first race at Canimdalguo iwitli Drummer Boy. At this time he Elves also training the Miinger Horse. lwhflll Van Ness drove him iii 2.23 at lBuffalo hc became the talk of the _‘counii"_v. l ‘lhelsllowiilg of his horse prompt-

‘Ved Frank Van Ncss in 1872 to pay $750 for St. James by Goodings Champion. This gelding had speed bill: ivns mixed galted. Van Nesii balanced St. James as a irotter. He won five races with him that season.

In 1813. the ycar that the Grand Circuit was started, Si. James won a $10,000 purse at Buffalo in 2.23%. He also won a $0.000 event at Uiica in 2.26 and two races’ worth $0,000 at Springfield.

This showing was followed by a trip to California where St. James won three races at Ban Francisco. one of them being against Sam Purdy. In the spring of i874 St. James won a race to wagon at Sacramento. He also added five more to the score on the eastern tracks before Lucky Bald- win purchased St. James for $13,000 and turned him over to his son-in- lsw Budd Doble

Seal‘ and. if lie call park the applc .sulky put the lligh wheelers out of ling ring.

After looking around for a year

lllm, gave him a record of 2.20, and sold lllm io Kernel‘ and Robinson of Rochester. N. Y. Van Ness then went along with Dallon. He won a number of races in i817, one of them being at Buffalo where he defeated Nel Dcspcrandum. Scotland, Dan Bryant, and Dame Trot.

fn 187B Burt Sheldon purchased Mr. Kerners interest in Albenlarlc and turned the horse over to Van Ncss. He won three races that year. one being at Hartford where Albe- marle defeated John H.- Adelaide. Lew Scott. Banquo. Powers, and ‘Trampoline in 2.19.

The Tennessee bred iffiittl‘ Boile- scttcr was also a member of the Van Ncss stable tilat season. He wori a few races. In i870 Boneseitcr landed twelve more and trotted in 2.19 when he defealed Dick Swiveller, Harinis and Colonel Lewis at Rochester. These horses were followed by Fred Douglass, Robert McGregor. Palms. and Little Brown Jug which Frank Van Ness purchased for 2-500 after he won with him at Jackson. Mich.. in 2.23%.

In 1892 Frank Van Ness moved to Kentucky and took charge of W. C. Frances horses. During that year and the following one he marked Bob Acres, Butterfly. Isaac. The King. and Alcyone. In i584 W. C. France purchased Harry Wilkes". This was the horse that made the name of Frank Van Ness a fixture. Prom that time until 1890 Harry Wilkes start- ed in sixty-seven ‘races or perform»- ances against time. Of that number

pasture for the first time, Myer was ‘lflidllll; TUiIlSIllCH who retired from lnetied his young owner ovc-r $305390 lhe won sixteen. He won at Pittsburgh light harness racing before tile bike Iaside from what lie won in the bett- l" 7-13". It 13011010 i110 2.16%“

lHartford where he landed the $10.-

iOOO Charter Oak Purse, and at

iFi-once. He ivas born in Lockpnrt, N. iFrank purchased the gray gelding isilrlnfllleld Wllflffi llc Pqllfllltd lllfl lo Jchliwrl and his aspirations to Y., in 1850 mid had hccll connected 'Albemarle. He won three races wiih illflck record of 2-15. -

i Ill 1885 Harry Wilkcs won ion out ‘of twelve races. The season ‘opened ‘at New York, where he won from ‘Billy Button, Kenilvvorth, and Felix. He also clefeoicd Trinket ill illrec specials before being shipped lo Pittsburgh wlicre llc won ill 2.15‘;- from Clcmmie G.. Trinket, Phyllis, land Jerome Turner. Clingsloile won la special from lllm at Detriot in =2.i5‘-_- and he lost to Phyllis at Si. Louis, l Harry Wilkes won fifteen of his Esixtoen races in 1886. His first Etlft lwas against time at Toledo where he Tiroued a half-mile track in 2.11. His ‘racing began at Pittsburgh on July 6 and closed November 27 at San dlfi-ancisco where he won over Guy lwilkcs, Aniovolo. Charles Hilton. and Arab in 2.15. During this cam- paign Harry Wilkes defeated Clemmle -G... Joe Davis, Phylis- Majolica. Lib- by 5.. Belle It, and Oliver K. He lcut his record to 2.14%’ at Cleveland sncl lost again at 8t. Louis. ‘ Before starting on this trip Prank Van Ness purchased Harry Wilkes and sold him to James Temple. ‘rho lather sold the gelding to Sire Bros. When Harry Wilkes turned for the word iii i887 he was their property. His first engagement we; at San Irancisco where on April 2 he was booked lo beat 2.14%. It was plann- ed to make the trial in the second heat. Before the horse starisd a lo. cal inventor bolted a timing device to the shaft of the suiky. ft was ad- iusied so that the drivel- could start and mp it with his foot. Van Neaa

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