lBRUARY 23,1924 1a" est News HOCKEY ' .BOWL-ING \ - AND ~nv1cglvns nnomgmuvnosaa ICE SPORTS In Realm BASKET BALL BOXING ‘ AND OTHER EVENTS PAGE SEVEN ; or spot-ll loxie, Famous Sport Writer Pays Tribute to “Abs? tllll lllltlwllls or PlllNBE ElillAllll lsllltll HAVE cullr ‘llNll GllNE” sills llllllll- When Their Name Recall a, Number Things”-An Enc and Wp Wan l sosToNdtnAssqFsls, 22, 24-—The wgrd Island have come and gone, " a It was expected that hit-ls would e more color to the curtain call. ndsrs find it easier to call them, th hey came here rather a mystery. d. And unsolved m this respect, t markably well speaks volumes in ,Thcre was a feeling prevalent when the boys from the island came brown that they were a bit over- ted. Champions of the Provinces eanl little to local. Falls. They ollsider said territory rather small nd not tcnanted by any such class- ness as advance reports indicated. they were considered in spite oi the added reputation ill tlleir en- agemeut against the Olympic eamrathcr soft picking for the ocal contestants. At the start off this visualizing appeared warrant- bd for it is not straying from the irutll to mention that the enter- tainers proved slow in getting un- ler steam. Before going further it might be mentioned however that the gam- llli-rs lllul a hunch that advancc ress notices meant some-thing. heymade tllcln the favorite to the une of 2 to 1. Against the Boston ockey club, as good as team as here is ill the Eastern section of ilie llnlti-d States Amateur Hockey Association they were given even money consideration. it is easy to explain the why for nu Saturday evening through their showing against Boston College. These collegialis are without doubt, lit stint- ol their records for defeat a better team UHIIDHBPVBTG, Yale, Print-c ton and other large lllliver- llily teams. They have beaten Mc- Gill University, anti the Hockey iilub. Finding tough opponents for them is one of the problems of their roach. Sc ill reality the Abeg- wells were facing as strong a hoc- llcy team as there is in the East, lot ollly among the Colleges but llie big leaguers as well. The Boston A. A. which admin- llared the visitors second defeat ire made up nearly entirely oi the nembers of last year's National mamplons. -They are the leaders ll tile East whirl today, and will indoubtcdly win the title again. And mention is made of these facts in bring out more forcibly what the libbies" were up against. When they return to these parts it is fair- l’ certain they will prove capable ll zlvlns a. 0.. as good as they llllll, and getting an even break lf lat better. it is the general opinion of the "ewllllaper fraternity that Roy Prowse who held down one of the 11 "l": Positions in the squad is one ii the best hockey players to visit Boston for quite some time. His Wflfli as a member of the Maple A- A~ elllly in the season here was riot of long enough duration to l"!!! forth his real talents. Had llfl remained he would have made l valuable addition to that team m“ Pccl-lDYllllZ the collar position. ‘l lllly rate his reputation earned llero last week will make him a lelllicli sought individual should he hllBBy to make his hockey home 631 in the nearlfuture. m erc were other members oi nae Fm“ Who cannot be overlook- Fh- Ill Prowse in particular gets ftlvld marathon diploma. m) 9'" l"? torment ill the ll" "m9 that the squad were $1M“! l° l llllte surface. Even It e fan unfslnilar. with hockey and m“ "ED! to success could notice I at there was consider-bis bunch- "! "h" "10! 49!": the ice were ittelnptelh, ~ ’ ' All outetandlnl feature of their Flatt wrsgtthe turn out of hockey llllfl- fir has the Arena seen '"°ll Q Illllllfllll- liven the aisles "re lamented. Boecisl delegation. from various lines of work were 0n hand to lend color sud noise _to the encountbrn As the house seem- "l evenly divided the entertslll- ilient eclipsed. anything previously '86s in this town. Another noticeable fact in these sluice was the condition of the visiting athletes. in that parti tiller it wfl- ted that the Col- llllsal would"; vs Ill the adllvall- bu. AM. sol not lent it ls llllliis to beitllw s few words of bruise upon their‘ cleanliness. 1'0 0r1d’s Famous Sport Writer, “But They Have Left Behind Them a. Trail, Which, is Mentioned Will. of P 1 e a. sea. n l; ore is in Order t Them Back! t (Special to The Guardian) (By sun-r HOXIE) Abegwelts, from far away Prince leaving behind them a trail, which, en their name lementloned will recall a number of pleasant things. be their final and only appearance the season. s.» anloncore ls-ln order it was recently announced, and id announcement is being hailed with delight by the rabid fans here- outs. The fact that Boston College will be their opponents lends all To go back to thelnltlal appearance of the “Abbys" o; New Eng. ere is a lot to say concerning them. When they left it was partly unsol- hat thockey fans hereabouts believe attire visitors did not’ show to their best,du¢ to the large ‘surface hich at times had an effect on slowing up their speed. That they did so itself. grievances, opportunities to forget the ethics of hockey and resort to the so called inside stllff. But the “Abbies" were without stain. All the scribes were unanimous in vot- ing tlibnl the cleanest that had visited Boston this season. It is for this reason, and many others that Boston falls want to see them again. And when their second visit has conle and gone it is expected the same reputation will be left be- hind. And furthermore a bit more “luck" will probably accompany them on their trip back home. NOTE-According to that- last sentence of Hoxic. it looks as though he expects the silver-ware will take a ride to the‘ Garden of the (lulu-Sport. Ed. Hockey at Summerside On Friday last the Summerside High School took the Queen's Square boys, Charlottetown into czémp by the one-sided score of 1 -0. Tile Summerside boys played the game in fine style all through and it is a sure thing that in days to colllo, Summerside will still be on the nlap for producing fine "chas- ers oi the puck". The Charlotte- town boys proved themselves to be fast many times outskating the pllck completely. The second per- iod was the only period that they showed any inclination of staying with theganle, as Summerside scored only 2 goals in this frame. it is expected that a return game will be played shortly in Charlotte- town. HOLMAN'8 LOSE TO “Y" 4-1 All excellent brand of Hockey was shown oll Wednesday night when Holnlan's vs Y. M. C. A. cros- sed sticks the latter at tho long end of n. 4-1 score. 2 minutes from the face-off Johnson sagged the net for the “Y" and 5 minutes later Mountain evened the count both teams then "went to it" but neither side seemed able to get a shot for the nets and the first period ended The second period opened with the “Y" detemlined to score bill, although geting a number oi shots, they were turned by Boulpltt, com- bination was much in evidence in this period bllt proved to be oi no avail as no scoring was dolle. Ten minutes after the openin of the third period Johnson again scored and 1 minute later, Tanlon sank the rubber for the third, and 1 min before the bell Tantnn again scored game ending 4-1. Y. M. C. A. HOLMAWE Goal Schurman Boulpltt Defence Nicholson Molison Andrews McPherson Forwards Johnson Mountain Tsnton McDowell Montgomery Condon Perrln McEwen Crue Lanlille Linlrletter —S —--¢oc “Battling” Siki in Jail Again KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 22. -—Bat- fling Siki, the Senegalese boxer, spent four hours in jail here yes- terday after complaints had been made to the police tlut hehsd created a disturbance. No charges were preferred against him. how- ever. Ha came here from Hav- ens. Io lh ' . m’ w t without pea two-soc so tilde which some to ----—'£o>-———- Poverty has no greater foe than pose thrush bsehiulness. been is soother. It must be sdmlt- The Mllhhinll oi all tplnls are led then were‘ lsecymansso forelnsll. arnics and other refreshments. HIIW SUME YANKS lllllll ll HUBKEY This is how hockey looks to Bugs Baer, New York American sports writer: “Big colleges are now spoiling their winter athletics with ice hock- y. . "Hockey is one of the finest gables in the nation today. When they play roulette only the cronpi- er has. a stick. When they play baseball only the batter has a piece of wood. But when they play hock- ey everybody has a club. “Hockey is played on puddles. Some wealtlhy grad donates the ground. Nature supplies the rain, and a note from the A. A. U. freezes it over. "The game is ready to start. Somebody blows a whistle and clubs are trumps. Six players on each side wallop each other into a custard while they chase s. bounc- ing vest button all over the cold plaza. "Thhe game is stopped every few minlltes to check up' the player. if ‘any are missing, the next of kin are ‘eligible to grab the clllb and lbang away until somebody or loses. "United States refuses to Join the League of Nations until Canada takes-the clubs away from its hock- ey players. The game is very pop- ular llp there because they get their ice direct fronl zero to con- sumer. “They also prefer it to boxing and football. it's cheaper. When a player is knocked deader than an autumn leaf in hockey he is right on ice and the other funeral ex- penses are small. “There is no neutral territory ill Canada during the hockey season, as the Whole country is frozen over from A to lzzard. Anybody on skates has to defend himself oi. all times. "Canadian hockey players grab big salaries for abusing one another or ice skates. They have been play- ing it, up there for two_ hundred years, so nobody knows exactly just when hockey stopped ‘being u sport. "American colleges have been playing it for fifty years and gett- ing good results from their clubs. But they nlade a mistake when Rutgers challenged Toronto Univ- ersity. The game was played in. Toronto, and every Canadian player; was arlned with two clubs and an‘ 8X0. ‘A goal is scored when n player - (lllardian was wins- FUR MARI hour last night the atlvised that the Abegweits would leave Monday morning to play the Sackvllle sex-l. tette, winners of the Central sec- tion oi the M. A. H. A., in the first game of o. two game play-off in the elimination for Maritime hockey onors, hclne and home games. oals to count. The winners of this section to play the winners of the Western sectioncomprising Sussex and Moncton which tealns are now playing off; Moncton winning the first game last night by s. score of lilllulillfililfii ll] ifllillll 7-3 TRURO, Feb. 22.4mm crystal hockey tea/m Oil their way b01118 from Ilaliiax where they delefllell the Wanderers and Daiilwlliil" teams, stopped off ‘at Truro lust night and were deielltetl by the Truro team by a score oi 7 l-lfllllb At a iato IRE‘ to 3. The game was somewhat slow throughout the Islanders plainly showing the effects oi their long hard tour through the llilarllimes. They occasionally showed bursts of speed that had 'i‘ruro silo-using but the last pace would slacken where at times speed counted with [he above mentioned result. Tlll"! won 7-3. THE Pill-ll The Telegraph-Journal commen- ting on the Abcgwelfs withdrawal from hockey play-offs this season, has this tmsayi The withdrawal of the Alihlfifi and developments in Nova Scotla apparently leave Sussex and di/loulr- ton til-e principal contenders tor tile Marlfltlne (rhampionsllips. Note-Perhaps you are right in fer with you on the big end. ,l<‘m- instance, does a play-Oil DEW/hell two aggregations lll New Bflllffi- wick entitle the winners to the Starr Trophy“ mublenlatlcai oi’ the Hockey Champions-hip of the Mari- time l’rovin-css?—We think not. because a team which does not go out oi‘ its owll province to “luok" for a title‘ certainly (rallllot class themselves lus Maritime Champ- ions—“New Brunswick champions would tbs ll better nanle." For tho ibenefit of those who nlay not be quite clear as to the provinces which lnake up the Maritime group, we might say that Prince Edward island although somewhat is knocked into the not. Time la called when a goalkeeper is wall-, oped off side or a cover point chooses the wrong exit. “After two hours of this mob rule the game is stopped to allow’ the players to partake of iodine, "All the players shake hands with broken‘ arms and ask each other what Santa brought them for Chrlstnlas.——Ex. Oyster Bed Driving Club Races The Oyster Bed Driving Club held their second race on their course on Feb. 21st, a very large crowd gathered to witness the sport.._'1‘h9 track was in excellent shape owing to the untirlng" energy of the track committee. each class being well-filled and hotly contest- ed. Class A was won by Capt. H., Ginger Boy, Admiral and Cristis Dillon havlng’to race off for sec- .ond,- and third position. lClaee B ihad four entries and was won by Don R. Class ‘C had six entries and isolated geographically is, it‘ not til-e largest, at least one oi‘ the pro- vinces comprising said group. The two remain-lug a-re Nova Sootla and New Brunswick the latter being only a full sister to "Aibeg- welt.” i-{oa-i- " BllllllNll L. OF C. BOWLING l The second section of the Bowl- ing Tournament begins next week. Enter your team tonight. The All-Comers won the first section, who‘s going to win the second’! a . Ghost Light of (By Dominion News Service.) LONDON, Flcb. 22.—-'l‘he ghost light of Warwickshire has reap- peared on the anniversary of its first manifestation last year. wa sivoh by slsllo Aoqali-l. Following is the summary: ' Class A \ Captain l-l., Horn Bros. ...... .. lli Cristi-s Dil-ion, s. Bryeutcn .. am Admiral s Newaom . lacs Ginger iBoy, H. Stead .. 2488 beet ttme-LOE. Close B -w Don R. C. Robinson . Tod L. W. Match Daisy Aubrey V lMdM An Charley H. B. Nswsom ........ .. Best time—-1.1il%. Clue O _ Stella Aoqulri, ll‘. Turner 111 Iuolor n. s. Roberts .. a 4 Stella Todd. W. Dickleson 4 Edd H. H. Horne ........ .. 513 tM. Gallagher. H. Steed 84c Peggy Aubrey, Horn Bros . 66d Best tlme~1.l8%. _ Officials, t _Jcdlol-Jobn Parkman. Thomas Fo , Patrick Gallant.‘ era-J. Ibrd, ‘M. IOudmore. Starter-Hoary lcqanrrle. , . i It is now nightly flitting over the lonely range of hills lying between Fanny Conlpton and Burton Das- oatt, which are strewn with the bones of elegant oavaliers and bald-bitten Roundheads who claslh- ed in combat in this neighbourhood during the Civil War, which ended in the execution di Charles l. , who ghost light is a ray of vivid yellow and blue, the hair-raisin! tints of which would make the for tune of any Grand Gulgnol produc- er, who could bottle it and release it on the villain during the tllfth slaying. . it liflcken around the grlrulid like a wvili-d-tthc-wlsp or the torch- ilght oi some wandering spirit. The light is intense. Sometimciil is turned oil people like a ghastly coloured ppotllght. Then it perch on on gutoposts, floods the windows or cottages, and anon races madly over the countryside. leaping hod- ges, dancing through the meadows, and ranging over the hills. . A shepherd relates that when iris wife Opened the door of ‘thlll cottage on the hnl. the llsht filli- hy hol- and out a brilliant no! lround. A school choc sad her friend rbturoing s dance at North ‘mod were so alarmed by the n9- ABEllllEllS lllll cullllsl one sense ot' the word, blit we dlf- ‘ the Lonely Hills' NMEHUNURS 7 to 6. —-Pi'oviding itiollctolfs win- ning out, the winners of the Alleg- weit-Sackville games will Dllli’ l!" with the above for the hockey championship of the Mari-times. ABBIE PRACTICE The following players are asked to be on halld for practice tonight starting at 8 cfclock sharp: S. Diamond, C. Dougan, F. Kelly, it. Prowse, E. Cronin, J. McEachern. Gordon, F. Cronin, F. Cox. L- Campbell. F. Bradley, ll. Harrier. lillllilMllllilfi lllllll The ‘much postponed Char- lottetown Driving Club races will take pllace this afterlllwfl starting at 2 ‘p. m. sharp. A new track is taelng construct- ed from the.. Ferry.. wharf to the Railway Wlisrl-(leams can get to it from the bot- tom of Prince St.) Great praise is due to the volunteer workers who Pill the course in order yesterday, partlculanly Messrs Arblng, Esspry and Abbott. The new track will be cap- ablo of accommodating six horses abreast. -The classes to be run off to- day are the Class A Trotf Class A Pace and racc- for the P. S. Brown trophy. The dog race will be held between heats, starting at 2.30. it wilil consist of 220 yard dashes, best two in three The officials Will be: Starter-George McDonald. Judgcs--W. Brown, E, F. Acorn and A. Kennedy. Timers—F. Hooper, James McEachern and D. M. McLeod The officials are respectively asked to be on band at sharp 2 o'clock as there is a large programme. MONDAY’$ RACES A meeting of the club will be held tonight at 8 p. m. sharp to arrange for the fol- lowing classes ‘proposed for Monday. Class B. Trot Teddy, Captain H, tMlckey B, The Pup, Canadian Belle and others. Class B Pace. Dlnlgola Girl, Panzy York, Hannah Pratt, Abegweit, sol. dler, Boy, Mclnnis Pacer, Art Mclnnls, Pacer. Mary Grattan and McNcvln Pacer. Wanderers Defeat ' Crescents 6.to1 (Canadian Press.) HlAiLIlFAX, ‘Feb. 22.-—The Wall- in City League llocke/y match llele tonight. Britain May Take A Up Round Globe Airship Trip (Brillsh United Press) LONDON, Feb. 22—-Cancellation of plans for the encircling trip of the United States diriglble Shen- andoah has given a great impetus to the British movement to make an endeavor. Commander F. M. Boothby, Brit- ish alrship expert has expressed ‘his confident opinion that the R. 38 is capable making the trip round the world by air in follr days from Pulham aerodrome and he esti- mates the total cost of the trip to be about five thousand pounds. Efforts made during the last few days to interest the Labor govern- ment in the scheme have been sympathetically received. seek help from others who bed attended -the dance. The ghost, they say, appeared in front clf them on the road, coming from behind a group oi hllle. tit has most frequently been seen on that part oi the‘ hills, which was once the site of the important madiaeval town 0i Burton Dassett. the remains oi which are an old Norman church, a mined term- llouse and mill. it is around the church and dorm-house, between "which lies a stagnant pool, that the ghost moot frequently is seen. Practically vm-y person living in Fanny mpion bu been it,alwell as llolldmio of visitors. v A theory that the light is dns to morn gee, sad is merely the familial- "info-futons" or will- o-tbe-wdsp." is discredited. There are no marshes in the hills, end light is too bright to be the faint vqqglog, that they turned beck tosad lndeloltg glow oi march gee. ]3iNlHll_ lllill derers defeated the Crescents 6--1 t ‘end of the line performances on the ice ill the glllmlls will lull gulllwl" l | - t MONTREAL, Feb. 22. -~(‘anu- lliens defeated Ottawa Sl-rlaturs here tonight by n score oi 2i to 1 ill a listlcssly played game. Ottawa‘ showed the effects oi‘ their prev-l ious night's experiences aboard 11' snowbound train. They were nev- er tiungertlus during the ganlc, Clancy being the only player tu" show customary form. Sprague Cleghorll was the hero of the (‘anil- dlells win, scoring two of the three, goals on individual rushes and otll- - erwise turning in a l gains. Cnnadiells are resting conlfcrt-l ably in second place ill the Nutiou- | lll Hockey lseogue race now and their chance of entering the league play-off are now brighter. l Swept off their feel by the (‘slur-l dlens‘ dasllllig play in the first per-l, i0fi, Ottawa's representatives could . not get started thereafter and were , simply swamped by the fnst-sknl-l lug local squall, which comnlandedl the game from first to last. Cami-l dlenl-l‘ three goals came in the first period and tllcll" supremacy was never questioned by any of thc 6,000 spectators who jammed the Arena for the second night in Sill‘- cession to ivitncss the old time rivals in action. — O Bllilllifi vlsll THE _ljll|Nl]E LONDON, Feb. 22. ——Tlle Cana- dian alllstetlr hockeyists. who rc- csntly won the world champion- ship at the Olympic games spent a delightful half hour with the Prince of Wales at St. James Palace this morning, where the Prince received them with his usual cordiality. His Royal Highness again con- gratulated the Ciillillliflllfl on their Dlyllllllfl lllllrkfiy games at Challi- onix, Fralllzc, and wished them a pleasant voyugl- and i1 happy rt»- turu to the. Dominion. 'l‘llv Print-r- still ivciirs his arm Ill a sling as he basnnt. quitn ro- covereti from his accident. recently when he was thrown to the ground remarkable ‘,- l succlsslul lcl SHIRTS ; Al Antitrust illlllll -—— I lLarg-e Attendance Witness Splendid Pro- gramme Put 0n by Boys of Queen Sq "are School-St. Dullstalls Win Hockey Game Froln 0.. S. S. 8-4. ‘ Tile Queen Squat-u School ico tic-ed in add another. wltli- the’ slxlrts held lust night ill tilt».- Arlen; city boys tliilui lo i:-l_ll,\. ‘ills glinle was a dul-itiuil rlllblxlSS |l'lJlll elery “llllvll with Szlillis \'il"-ltiS to 4. standpoint and lllui capacity ilUUSt! For the willnt-rs LlllnpLL-ll and oi customers went away irell plt-u- flux his [illllycd szella-l- hockey while i-"ed with tln- line evening's ullrer- 'i‘rzlillol'.. lioiron and Purcell tuni- tuinluent handed out by tile blrvsnotl in ll great game for Q. S. es- Evcl-y event was pulled off to a pccilllLv the lolnler wlluislloweti nicely and the exhibilons 0i speed class skating and stick-uprk, not skirting by some oi lilo young utll lfllflllflbllill’, wise jullglllellt ilrtllc ietes was [ll"dlt<lt‘\‘\‘Ul'l.ll_\', ilspecially pint-hrs. \\'i- prtdll-l th.;l. 'l‘l'a not‘ the work ct‘ Civil llylln in lllt- 880 uill b-.- a utllr-lhle ail-qulsltioll t0 yards dash ulld lllill- open. lie ('ill'- the Abt-gwl-lt hllckcy lailllll in the Pied tlll- briazitlr ill Charlie (iurlll- llPkiy flllllff). 4 an style from start, to illliSll. 4 The lullnwing is the lli-‘t 0f sku- \ leatill-c ul lltst night's spurt ting i*\'l'lll>' llllll Wlllllel-ii was the clown rut-u \\'lll\'il had lol- 220 yards till ycnrsr l, A. Ar- its entries Llerlilti llzldliaall. sr-nzlull, 2. (l. Alrltinnou. ll. lfrbnn George (fonllollyi and Arthur lllll-mvlllfllkigllllll. _ lei‘. The l'i\l‘(' unique ill itst-ll‘ 220 Yards ill Yviiffi) 1, l‘:- Bell- brougllt. rounds ol‘ applause and ai-ll, 2. it, .\lr~(‘ubt:; 3, J. llurfy. _ laughter" trout the large assenlbl- l-lll yards (l3 Will" rl- J- “Til age as the “clowlls" sltuwetl illl-il- Vet‘; 3. J. Fiizarl-ltltl: -. J- CUSIPl stuff, "Shorty" Aiulldiglln llllz-llLvllti. winning the contest lifter u. heart-t breaking drlvo to the tlnisll. ‘lvreil; ‘.2, it. lxawler, 3. Jas (NNeill. The hockey game between Q. 5.; 8S0 yards (l4 Yfililiil-l. C- RY- . and S. l). ll, teams irhicll u'lls,nn; 2, F. flush", 3. W. Power. sandwiched lit-tween w-vt-nts, was, One rifle (<ellior)1-(J. llyan; 2, won by the Vlllversity squad by 21,15. lillfilll)’; 3 C. Coyle, I (Jbstacle ls U) ivc of ll determined onsllltll-llt on J. 'l‘l".linl>r . D. Elilnpllell Q, S, S. citud-cl by tho Saints wit-ll i wards ' _ tho result that at thl- cull oi tilts ll. Ric-lupin __ J.».llfl“'llill8lll stanza llln lllttr-r were lrrzrlllilz lly ll id. Xlt-(illigllll .. R, Cassldv comfortable margin oi‘ 7 gUillS to 4. ll. lloirotl . ll. luvnle The liiirli vitriol! was pl-rll-ttr: .~\. Hughes A. Murphy lill-l lush-st oi‘ llw tlll-t-v- with both i‘. Purl-ell . . . i), Michalul mums going good. '|‘ll1- Saints nloli- Roll-row, Jzlllll-s ll-urreil. Here is the way the northern "ink Waltons angle during the winter months for the iinny game when the lake is frozen over. There is no new trick in this, except that you" must swear that there is no such thing as cold ' by his llorsc falling WilliH ihc Prince was putting" him over a (once. iioweu-M, llc has consist- The Canadian hockey champions sail for home on Friday. They were givcll the privilege of‘ sitting ill the Speaker's (lllllory in the House of (lolnlllolls last nightfl Tllcy will attend a party tonight. ~4-*<0>-----‘ SAIIKVIL E WIN l elltly nllldo light of ills injury. I i AMHERST. N. S., Feb. 22. — Sackville defeated Springhill hero last night by a score of 7 to 0 rind thus won the championship of the Central League, after a week of disputes, protests nd disagree- ments. ' While the ice was not ex- tremely fast both tennis maln- taind a speedy clip. Copp secured our of the goals for Sackvllle, while Ralllnie, Pickarll and Mc- Allister had olu- ouch. in the first lilld second periods there was sonic good fast hockey, but in the third Springhlll went to pieces. The score at the end of the first period was 3-0 and at the second period 6——0. George Trites of Moncton, refer- eed. Death Waits For Me (By Dominion News Service.) LONDON, ‘Feb. 22.-—A poem written by a woman who il-ad suf- fered for years from neurastllenla, s‘hort.ly before she took her life by coal-gas poisoning, was read at a recen-l. inqiies . . “Death Waits for Me To night." the poem was as follows: Even now my summons echoes from slfar. And grave mists gather round my star; i am weary and am travel worn, My ifaltering feet are pierced by many a thorn. This cruel world has made my faint heart bleed. When dreamless rest is mine. l shall not need The tenderness for which l ionif tonight. The stanzas were found ssshe lay dead with ther head in a gas oven, in the hand of Florence Martha Miller, s theslrmeker of Shepherd's Bush, and after read- ing them the coroner said: "if original it in an excellent example of verslilylilg." (British United Press) PARIS, Fob. 22—Tns franc continued to show steady» Im- provement’ during the day quotations this afternoon be- lng 28.10 to the dollar and ‘I35 to tho pound sterling. While the shoe is on ‘thy foot tread upon the thorns. Smoke lllll Bllllll The Tobacco oi Qaiity \ Sealed Package K which Iver/u the tobacco a l5“ m m original condition) also in }§'|b. tins no yllrllrl (iii yezlrsl)~-l, .1. Led-l score of 8 to l. .~1, ll. llawlor; 2. The ga-mo which was played ill',l~‘. Hughes; 1i, A. llilllls. three periods ot‘ l5 minutes dur-i Clown Rat-r» l, (l. hiadiliazan; 2, ation, was fast and clean tllrough- i}. Connolly, ii, .-\. Built-r. out with both linnups showing cx-‘l HOCKEY LINEUP?‘ .. realism. skating and stickllllndlillg. Q. S. S. S .D, U. ....in the first period Q. S. S. lend} — ' their opponents 3 to 2 beiore rost-‘R. Dillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A. Gillls ing sime was culled. i llelfllfie The second session was product ll. Doric Il>_M“rphv t A iifll ,5“ v . “first; .