Page 6 The Guardian. Saturday, June 18, 1955

BACK STRETCH

Edwin Keller in Hoof Prints, has the following - Just what does a driver mean to his horse on race day? A question that is often asked of harness horse vet- erans. was well illustrated the past week at Roosevelt Raceway when the last brigade of pacing cracks had their weekly battle. I was just the week previous that Adios Harry l..'i8ti had gone down to defeat in a select field of but four. h the first of the young season's big upsets. on that oc- casion Les Lyons. son of the stallion's owner. who had been behind the 4-year-old in his three previous starts. was in the dri-

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lill Klaus, a pre-season "insurance" purchase by the

DOWN THE

ver's seat: but grounded by the stewards. Morris McDonald. the Canadian reinsman who handled Adios Harry in his triumphs last season was asked by owner J. H. Lyons of Greenwood. Del., to get up behind the son of Adios 1.57112 for the first time this sea- son. And here we have the ans- wer to that off asked question a- bout what a driver means to his horse. Adios Harry roared back from his startling defeat. met four others in the S8000 free-for- all and racing away from the second spot. went right to the front. He headed the field all Continued on page 7

Abbies, Dairy Ancl Lions Win City Softball Games

The Dairy. Abliies and Barrielsi

Lions were winners in last eve- nings softball play. All three cores were fairly lopsided as Tiairy humbled the B. Y. C. 19-4. ire Abbies dropped Keefe Drug I04 and the Lions clobbered the Navy 12-1.

The Dairymen scored seven runs h the first inning as they wal- loved the B. Y. C. Henry Harlin-

er, although touched for eleven

its was an easy winner for his third straight victory without a defeat. Father Clarence Roche. the victim of poor support. suffered his first loss. Ralph Pineau took Over in the Mth.

Len Araenault and George Brad- Iay hit home runs for the win- ners. Mike Connolly knocked out Iour hits and Angie Carroll and Len Arsenault collected three.

Kenny Tulle led the B. Y. C.

with three hits while Father Roche. Clary Peters and Ralph Pincau each had two.

Billy Wright played a smart game at short for the winners.

Barrie's Lions roared to victory behind the spectacular two hit pitching of Dempsey Gregory. Moe Goodwin with a double and Glen Matheson with a single got the only hits off the slim right- hander.

Dick Doyle started for the Navy but was taken out in the filth after giving up six runs. He was relieved by Sonny Stull who was

Boston Red Sox, drove in five runs with a homer and three singles Friday as the Sox edged Cleveland Indians 6-5 for their ninth triumph in l0 starts.

Tom Hurd's third relief job in as many days saved the

Sex on Boston weathered a late Cleveland rally. Hurd master- fully retired the side in the ninth after a lead-off double to

Gene Woodling, making his first appearance since traded frorri Baltimore.

Both teams met again in a night game.

In the only other afternoon game Philadelphia Phils edged the Chi- cago Cubs 3-2 in the National League as Curt Simmons came tip with his first complete game of the season.

GAME-WINNING HOMER

Stan Lopata smashed a lioiiierg on a 3-2 pitch with two out in the ninth to give Simmons his fourth victory against two losses.

Besides the Cleveland-Boston nightcap. three other night games were scheduled in the American League. Kansas City was at Wash- ington. Detroit at Baltimore. and Chicago at New York. In the National it was Pittsburgh at Cin-

Jones. Simmons including Gene

2-2 in the sixth.

Baseball lfesults

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Chicago

Chiti HRS: Pha-Lopata. Chi-Baker Pittsburgh 000 100 '.l(l0(3 9 Cincinnati 000 001 U00-1 lti Siirkont. Kline (ll) Collum. Black W-Surkont. L-Colluni. Thomas. Cin-Bell.

and Atwell;

HRS: Pgh

Indians back in the game in thellock. HRS: Bal-Causey. Coan. eighth after Brewer had left lll(Day) runners stranded in the first seven l Cleveland 000 000 tisoas 11 frames. fan.-inn 011 301 00x4 13 Big Bob Rush took the loss; Wynn and Harlan, Naragon (8) against the Phils. The Chicagoibi-eiver. Kicly '8) Hurd (8) an Cubs hurler. now 4-4 for the sea- son, gave only five hits. but they included Lopata's homer and trip- les by Granny Hammer and Willie

Kansas City 000 012 100-4 9 Washington 000 I00 001m2 9 Portocarrero. B.

hit for six more Lion runs in the sixth.

Billy MacLean led the hitters with two doubles.

I') a nu y Mccnrmack won his fourth straight game in hurting the Ahbies to their win over Keefe Drug.

Abegweit Li

ttle League

Committee Holds Meeting

Registration day for all boys wishing to play little league base ball this year will be a week from today on Saturday. June 25th. this was decided last evening at a meeting of the Little League com- mittee of t.he Abegweit Association.

The registcration office will be the Clover Club and youngsters must call there sometime during the day to enter their names. Phone calls will not be accepted from children but. in the case. of a child being unable to call in pet-

will make up the panel on the sec- ond.

Steps are being taken to improve baseball facilities at Memorial Field and it is hoped that a bat- ting cage and a sliding pit will be soon available for use by the Lit- tle Leaguers. the juniors and the intermediates.

Skeet Shoot

Match Play Tourney At

scattered eight hits. Baker's bases - empty homer which tied the score

000 200 001-3 5 I . 000 101 000-2 ll 1 Simmons and Lopata: Rush and

(8) and Burgess.

Six singles and a walk put thclschallock la. and smith. w.schal.

Shantz )8).

First place will be at stake to- Stars in a regular City League game. Tom MacFarlane along with Earl MacKlnnon as his pitching choice and Fiddler Mac- Donald will send Lefty Perry to the mound for the Flyers.

This will be the second nieetinsl

Tiger Jones '5-usv Winne.

(Tiger) Jones. the persistent Yonk- ers. N.Y., middleweight, handled Ernie Durando with the greatest of ease Friday night. opening wide cuts around Durando's left eye to - win a technical knockout at the

"loud of the sixth round at Madison 2 Square Garden.

. nes weighted 15595 Durando ltil.

Schaliock (8), Gorman (9) and

cinnati. New York at Milwaukee. Brooklyn 004 403 010L121 0

and Brooklyn at St. Louis, st. Louvis 010 000 Doug! 3 (1) Astroth: Porterfield, Chakales (9) Klaus, acquired from Mmnea. Nwwmbe and Campzmeua. and Courtney. W-Portocarrero. L-

imlis this spring. pushed his bat- Jones. Lawrence :3). Wright (6), P0"""9ld-

ling Wefage '0 -307 With his big Ticfcnauer (9) and Sarni. L-Jones. Chlcag" M1000 001- 2 5 1

blow for Boston in the. fourth in” HRs: Iikn-Newcomhe, Snider (2). New York 000 000 010-- I 4 2

iiing. Tiiursday his ninth inning Stl.-Boyer. Donovan. Consuegra (9) and Lol.

l.w"'"'" mm" hem Kansas CW . Am"lt'3" I-93!!-IE lar: Ford and Berra. W-Donovan.

(-5; Detroit 000 010010 00-2 11 I 1-1R5; Ch'l...Dl-opo. NY-CMantle, Aharlv Wynn took the loss loiiaaiiinmi-e 000000110014 6 0 (Night)

(leveland. He has won eight and 111 innings) clm-gland 000 010110. 3 3 1

lost two. ' Gromck anti House: -lolinsiin. Bnglgn 200 000 000;. 2 40

Narleski and Foiles. I-Iegan (5). Naragon (7): Susce. Kiely (8) and White. L-Susce.

0 International League.

9 Richmond I00 000 000-- I 7 2 1 Montreal 000 016 00x- 7 It) 0 (l- Thompson. Voiselle (6), Heintzcl-

White. W-Brewer. HR: Bos-Klausfman fill and sly Claire; Di-ysdale

0 and Bucha. L-Thompson. 2 (Tolunibus 000 100 000- 1 5 4 Rochester 002 100 10x- 4 12 ll Vanhrabant. Romberger ( I and Roarke: Markell and Han . HR: Col-Sullivan. L-Vanbrabant. Syracuse 000 020 000 0-2 I1 1 Toronto 002 000 000 I-3 S 0

First Place Ai Stake As Flyers Meet Stars Sunday

morrow when the Flyers nieetgthe ended with a 7-1 Star victory and

will go avenge this defeat.

NEW YORK (AP) - Ralph.

French Cabinet Places Ban -On Auto Racing

PARIS (Reuters)-- The present- style Le Mans 24-hour auto race may be banned under a new safety plan being worked out by French government experts. in- formed sources said Tuesday.

The ban. the sources said. would apply to races such as the Le Mans in which cars of widely dit- iering speeds compete.

A cabinet meeting decided early Tuesday to ban all motor racing in France pending introduction of new measures to avoid accidents like that which killed so people at Le Mans Saturday when a Mcrccdcs-Benz crashed and ex- ploded in a crowd of spectators.

of these two teams. The first game the Flyers will be out tomorrow to

Game time is 2.30.

sport Echoes

from Prince tlounty

There doesiilt sccm to be any

d0”b' abm” ll) mnbau is the big Seventv-three persons are still in game in Summerside this sumii met". We've had two games o

the nienls league. and although N. S. Baseball

they left a little to be desired as a defensive display. they were close. exciting, contests that went right down to the wire with the losers breathing down the necks of the winners until the last. man was out.

Liverpool 21: Slcllarton ll. Truro 16: Dartmouth 2.

they displayed a surprising amount of batting strength. We don't know how the airport teams will shape up with the other three aggregations, but Kinkora will certainly give our town aggreg- ations plenty of trouble every

see

Wlicii tlic boys got a little more practice under their belts a lot of

. r i will disa ear. The . llllteisffltselflillllis parliculairlli strong ll.m,9 ll'9-V 9133” The” , ls 3 995' this vbar. Against what looked like 5lb'l”-V "Wt Schmma" 5 Wm be prom. average pmhinn a 1m 00 the weak sister. We hope not, and mngbans were hit. we have to re. there is a chance that they have pent what we said last vczir. When slime b0-V5 wh" haveln 3h9w”

the baseball boys change over to softball. right away without any transition period when they might be expected to be learning the line points of the new game, they blos- som oiit into stars of the first magnitude. The Crystal Dairy team have a lot of old ball players on their team. and they looked very good in the game against Kinkora. Neil Walker. the C 8: B outficldcr. led all battcrs thump- ing the overgrown hall. He had one home run. and seemed to hit more consistently than he did in baseball. Syl and Joe Bernard fit

article in the St. Louis news about those boys who pride themselves on being

their wares yet. 0 0

interesting sporting

There was a very

poor losers. Leo Durocher's famous words ”nice guys never win ball games" was quoted. and the writer added: ”In other words. to win you have to be a rat." It deplored the ten- dency to put the rough tough boys with no sense of sportsmnnshl on pedestals. and concluded that such athletes are very poor examples for the youth of our country to follow. "Amen." say we.'

Vic: Winners ll Junior Game

In the junior city softball league last night the Vies defeated the Darts 16-I. V. Mulligan buried the Vics to the win and R. Bea- ton suffered the loss. Jackie Gal- lant hit a home run and Paul Mur- phy hit a triple.

Sfars' Practice

Tom MacFarlane's Stars will hold a workout on Memorial Field tonight at 6 p.m.

hospital.

Sources close to the govern- ment said it is hoped the new safety plan can be adopted be- fore the next big lntgr-national race in the French calenda . the July 3 Grand Pri); de Rhelms.

Followers of the Sport of Kings are eagerly awaiting the running of tonight's free-for-all pace that will bring together a number of the best starters seen on the local track for sometime. The feature race of the card will see Sir Jos- eph. Prudence Hy. Royal Value.

My Darling and Yuta for the 8300.00 per dash. Impact and Gahagan split the dashes on last Saturday's card with Gahagan winning the second dash in the fast time of 2:10 1-5.

competing

Warrington Wins By TKO

KENTVILLE. NJ. (CP) - Ter- rance (Tiger) Warrington. Liver-

pool. N.S.. scored a second round knockout ovsr Arnold Flelger. Bale

i failed to land. Sometimes I wand.

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Klaus Drives iIn5 Runs With Homer (And Singles As Red Sox Continue-Streak

The outfits are landing some trout-up to six pounds-and an

boys with the spinning

hefty hooking unto others that they er if we really know too much. about the size and weight of the trout that the salt water holdi, This week I took a jaunt through West Prince. with special em, phasis on the Roseville-Black

Free-For-All Pace On Tonight's Card At Track

Impact. Gahagan. Moriell Woody. 17

Continued on page 7

Four other classes will tw run off. the first two in one dash each and thdlast pair in two dashes

Starting time is 9 pm., light Time.

Ste. Anne. N.B., in the feature lidiit here Friday.

Warrington weighed 179. Fleilier 5

Day-

It was Warrington's fight lrnin the start. He went after Fleicer from the opening bell staggering the New Brunswick boxer ttvicc ill the first round. A hard right to the jaw dropped Fleiger at 1:40 of the second. The fight was a sched- uled I0-rounder.

(Babe) Mason. 145. of Stellar. ton. N.S.. won an unanimous deci'- sion over (Red) Graham. I45, Darl- mouth, N.S.. in a six-round semi- final.

In a four round special haul, Johnny Gibson. 143. Kentville. de-

clsioned Stan Paquet. 145, of Sourii, P.E.I.

son. his parents may register him i

iCh'town Golf

The iollowing is the. draw for -the Sport Lodge tournament at the Golf Club today. This draw must be completed by Sunday night. The player whose name ap- pears on top of the draw is re- sponsible for arranging starting time. Each match must be holed out to the eighteenth and cards turned in to qualify for special primes and sweepstake. A mixed foursome will be held at 6 o'clock. First 9 holes. spoon prize. Kent Irwin vs. Joe Molioy 'Bob Dowling vs. Ivan Tralnor Bill MacNe'1il vs: "Leigh Wolton Erroll Nicholson vs. H. c. Atklfl son E. I. Praug-ht vs. Wm. MncKay Ralph Jenkins vs. Harold Howatl Chris Gallant vs. Gerald But- goyne Mac Kennedy vs. Roy Veasey Don MacMillan vs. Stu Macbure

Everyone at the gun club seems Ken Martin vs. Dave Cox

Club Today

Bill Beer vs. Jack Wilson

Bunning and Streuli HR: Buf-Bel- ardki. L-Harris.

Morehead and Heyman, Lonnetll ""0 "19 Snllhall Plflllre

Laysh

(it): C. Johnson and Griffin. HR”. WI” l1FlP the Syr-Mierkowicz. , "Mm 5 '0'- Rmdt Havana 020 010000-3 5 0 ' ' ' Harry Simmonds vs. Abe Doug- Buffalo 000 003 001-4 in it The Kinkora Silver Wings never, let Amor. Harris (8) and Noble; looked stronser than they did

Thursday night. Against

a top-0 notch hurler like Charlie Ballt-m,l

Probable Pitchers

.VlCV)' YORK (AP) H Probable pitchers for today's major league games (won-lost records in paren-ls theses):

American League

Kaiisas City at Washington- Raschi (1-1) vs McDermott (5-ti)

Detroit at Baltimore - Mass. (4-3) vs Dorish (3-0)

Chicago at New York - Byrd (.1-2) vs Tui-icy (ti-5)

Cleveland at Boston - Garcia (3-7) vs Sullivan (7-6)

National League

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Don-' oscn 10-0) vs Staley (M)

New York at Milwaukee-Maglie

. HORSE RACES

AT HAZELBROOK WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22 At two o'clock Standard Time. Lawson Wood.

WRESTLING -

CHARLOTTETOWN THURSDAVLJUNE

AT 9 1-. M; (n.s.'r.i stiiiis or tsusvisioii

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by phone.

An extensive effort will be made to get the parents of little leag- uers more interested in this type of baseball. A series of articles on little league half will be carried by the press during the next week and two fifteen minutes radio broadcasts will be aired before reizisterstion day.

No definite dates have been set as yet for these broadcasts but they will consist of a panel dis- cussion between well known local baseball men and the sports edit- ors of the Guardian and the Pat- riot. Charlie Ryan. Danny Mc- Cormack and Bill Ledwell of the Patriot will be heard on the first broadcast and Brig. W. W. Reid. Jimmy MacDonald and Gus Flynn T

Ward-Bolt Tied For Lead In Golf Open

SAN FRANCISCO (APt - Ama- tour Harvie ward of San Francisco shot an even par-70 to tie fading front-runner Tommy Bolt for the lead at the halfway point of the National Open golf championship Friday with It whole score of 144. Bolt blew to a 77 after taking a first round 67.

Bolt. his temper and golf near breaking their bonds. held a slen- der lead over two former tltlehold- ers. Ben I-Iogan and Julius Boron. He had a I6-hole score of 144.

Two virtual unknowns. Walker lnman Jr. of Augusta. Gn.. and

Jack Fleck of Davenport. Ia.. were among the 8) players still on the sourse with a chance of taking the

lead.

Braves Play At Iona On Sunday

Charlottetown Centennial lrsves will plu h Iona on Sunday. Play;

arswill leavefr-om corner

and King streets at 1:!) yllgltt Time.

he lets To Glsulty

3 to be getting off to a better start

I this year than ever before. scores have been unusually high for this

early in the season.

The trap field is not ready to

go yet but should be ready beforc

Dick Mat-Kinnon vs. Dave Jar- dine Wm. MacG-regor vs. Don Mac- Donald. Jr.

l.Iack Brown vs. Ivan Vesaey

Rodger Partridge vs. Maynard

(7-3) vs Nichols (5-4)

erts (9-5) vs Jones (6-8)

Brooklyn at St. Louris night Podrcs (7-3) vs Wooldridge (0- or Lawrence (2-5)

Philadelphia at Chicago - Rob-

0) I

too much longer. Trap shooting Isl Mat.-Miilan

expected to bring out to the club Art MacKenzie vs. Gordon Hutch- a new group of gunners. Compet- eson

ition at this revised sport is ex- Frank Maclnnis vs. pected to be of the best calibre. Donald

Trap shooting differs from skeet Don MacDonald vs. Ron Atkinson in that the bird moves away from Doug Saunders vs. Al MacRae the gunner at all times and at Tom Rogers vs. Geo. Henderson only three angles. a full choke gun Ted Bradley vs. Ralph Carr

is almost a necessity since the bird A. G. Mat-Millan vs. Charlie sometimes reaches 50-60 yards be- 'rmrrt fore it is stint at. Drop out some. evening and see our giinnors ati work. We need new members. hmv about you.

There will be skeet shooting every Monday and Thursday even- ing commencing at 6 30. Skeet and trap range is situated at High-0 field. . Following are the top six gun-!

Wen Mac-

PURSES - 038

To Players

Mr. Ernie Maclnnls. proprietor

of the Village Rendezvous has ; donated a weekly prize to the city baseball league. It will be given at the end of each week's plly and for next week it will go to the player who has the highest batting average and who has been at hat a minimum of twelve times.

If weather proves following day, Saturday,

Track And Field Practice

Thcre will be a practice for thou who wish to try out for the Abbie track and field team this after-

noon at 2 pm.

SIIMMERSIDE RACES JIILY 1ST

00.00 -- PURSES

um nn, ,.,,k. l Free For All Pace--2 Dashes . . 51000.00 Possible 25 ; Junior Free For All-2 Dashes 3; 50000 Gl-V00" Wll"-I 14 No 1 Classified Trot-2 Dashes 1; 400.00

Ron Atkinson 23) Not 1 CIR -fi d P 2 D t A ' ' - Hugh Simpson . 23: ' ' 55,1 .9 3ce'T ashes - ll 40000 o. s, 1-1",," , 22) No. 2 Classified Pace-2 Dashes . is 4()(),()() Bill Morrell . . not No. 3 Classified Pace-2 Dashes 5 40000 00" Ga"-at -------------- 191 No. 2 Classified Trot-2 Dashes " k 3oo'm ) No. 4 Classified Pack-2 Dashes . ,. . 3 300,00

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Donaigs PHI. The management reserves t. e right to re.

arrange program if not sufficient entries are made.

Entries closing SATURDAY. JUNE 25. Declaration Tuesday, June 28. 12 o'clock noon.