Montreal Rationale: Defeat St. Mary's 4-2» Isl Series Opener (By Tho Canadian Press) , April B-Montreal Nstiohlles, scoring three goals in me first period. downed Halifax Bt. Mary's 4-2 here tonight to capture the first Bfllne of the Eas- tern Canada Junior Bend-final be- fore 10.000 Forum fans. Second same of the best-of- three series will be played here Thursday with the third, if neces- sary. on Saturday. Nationaies outplayed the Marl. time champions most of the way but_ found goalie Ernie Ycadon a tough man to beat. The hard-working st. Mary's m), custodian turned aside 4?. shots and was given rounds of applause by the Montreal fans. The Halifax defence was weak and several times Nationales came right in on Yeadon but he always mnflled l0 Set a piece of his skates or pads on the puck. Jacques Richard. Claude Robert, Claude Dolbec and Eddie pyr esdh notched a goal for the Montreal. ers while Dugger McNeil and Don Reardon scored for the Huligon- lsns. St. Mary's, rated one of the best teams ever to co-ne out of the lfaritimes, had only 12 shots on [oalie Gaston Desforgcs as Nats )ut up a stroll! barrier in front of he goal. Summary:- First Period 1—Nationales, Richard, (Robert. Racette) 1-—Nationales, Robert, (Richard) 8—Nat10nales. Doibec, (Trudel) .. 18.69 Penalties: Campbell (2), Conrad, ltobert, Jeanneau (2), Duggan, Second Period 4—I~falifax, McNeil», 4.43 .......,.....16.33 . (Fteardon) _ 553 6—Nationales, Cyr, (usury. Gcoffrioil) .......15.1'l Penalties: 6Y1. Jcanncau, Mi;- ill-Emil’). Trude]. Third Period (t-St. Mary's. Reardon (I-Ioliett) 5,01 Penalties: oyr. McNeil: A Henry Hudson explored , the waters now knoiwn u Hudson Bay in llbll). ‘ ,. mm " YOU'LL oo ‘EM ALLI l» 3 SOLID HOURS AT SHIRRIFPS Hill PARADE or '40 ALI. NIW SHOW! wml ROY WARD DICKSON AND "TeWFXeTfTSxAi lbkiifxt?" WITH OVER ' $50,000.00 m Paizlfs FORUM APR. 26 to: "s" osAns salmon ctus wsu-Aas woax TIGKETS GOIIIG FAST! GIIAI YOllllS NOW! ' AT Futon Drugstore, Jenkins rau- Ill!» llllllos bros Co. Mil». and Milton's 01s lpsln. ‘Ills Alvntlssnsat sponsored by: Macy T. Orson & Oo. l 110 Agents for Gsnongs GI’ Chocolates . \ ._ 199k being waved before Lcsnevich To Risk World Title July 2G LONDON, April c - (AP) —G‘us Lesnevich will risk his world light heavyweight boxing title against Freddie Mills of England in s l5- round pro-Olympic bout st White City Stadium here July as. Announcing the fight today, pro- moter Jack Solomons ended spec- ulatlon over whether Lesnevlch would compete next in the heavy- weight ranks or defend his title in the light heavy‘ class. The Cliffside Park. N.J., cham- pion will receive an estimated £15.- 000 ($60,000). Solctnons declined to state the exact figure. White City Stadium has a seating capacity of 4f.'i7'7. "I have received permission of the Bank of England to pay Leone. vich in dollars in New York ‘for his purse from the. fight and his additional earnings for film and television rights," Solomons said, This approval was the only delay encountered in making the final urrangemdnis for the fight. which had been widely predicted in Brit- ish flstlc circles. Mills came close to beating Les- nevich in a title fight in May, 1946. soon after the Briton was dis- charged frcm the R.A.F. After weathering e severe beet. ing in the early rounds, he scored points and closed Lesnevich‘: left eye but ran into trouble in the 10th frame. Mills suffered two knockdowns and the referee stop- pcd the bout when the English- man went down for the third time. Since then, Mills has had his ups and downs. He reached hi; lowest point when beaten in the fifth round by Lloyd Marshall, Ameri- can mZTo, last year, A lure Winnipeg Girl lloopstcrs To Miami WINNIPEG. April 6 - (CP) _. Swaying palm trees and flashing "greenbacks" again are luring local girl softballers to Miami and try- outs with the Girls’ Ali-American Profesional Baseball League, Three of Winnipeg's better known Dlflyers _ Eleanor (Squirt) Cal- IOW- Doris Barr and Audrey Haines -alre.ady are en route to the deep “south, where a two-week training schedule followed" by-“qrtwzyzweep exhibition tour faces them. other players are expected to follow shortly. With salaries of $55 to $95 s their W95. 10°31 Players. rcmembering their meagre “take" from the Wiri. nlpeg leagues, are quick to grab the offers from the pros. Everything is handled in big 108mm fashion. The American League has its own scout at Win- nipeg looking over the local league for talent. The scout. Joe Mathew- son, well-known hockey eeeeh, signs the gal to a tampons-y con- tract, arranges her transportation. then sends her off to either the "Billing 08ml) 0r the heme grounds of lhe club for which she l; to P18)’. ' Badminton Olub Plans Matches The Garrison Officers‘ Badmin- ton Club will hold a series of club matches at the Armouries on Sat- urday. April 10th at 7:30 p.m. and on Monday, April 12th st 7:30 p. m.. it was learned yesterday. The tournament will mark the closing of the badminton season and the committee in charge hopes that the number of entries will be large- The draw for partners and mat- ches will take place immediately prior to play and all players 1n- tending to enter are requested w be. at the Armouries not Ista- than 7:30 each evening. Those unable to play Saturday may enter hvfl matchfl in be hold Mil- Olevsland Loads A.~ll.L. Playoffs CLEVELAND, April 8 — (CP) —- Cleveland Barons topped Blllfllfl Bison: 5-3 tonight for their second straght victory in the best-of- seven American Hockey Losgue Calder Cup finals at Cleveland arena. The triumph gays Cleveland a 2-0 playoff margin. THEATRE - Morrrxcu: FRIDAY-SATURDAY .____.__--__-.----- "13 RUE MADILIINE" ____._____....___... JAMES CAGNEY onl ANNAIILLA ‘ Mort-Toss. Nsxt . "THE TRESSIASSEK’ , THE GUARDIAN, CHARLOTTETOWN rAUiL SEV El‘. 1' 4- 4- 1' cop the title. lshed in an be a close one. + + 1- 0- tonightb game. The counterpart on the mainland 4' -l- Il- -l- scheduled to get underway sioner. establishes the all the so-called Il- 1' i- 6 price of 5-8 on the two flag, which in the corned. Furthermore construed to mean that having aVchance. Il-ilii letics 25-1, the Senators Sox, which accounts for the ch01 public. 1- i- -l- 1|- the betting ton 2-1. and Brooklyn 3-1, as a surprise. - i 4v Q 0- Ray Sanders. the Dodgers Eddie Stanky. 1- 1l- O 0' after Marty Marion's Marion's frailties. Without Nippy Jones at second. l- 1- O O National League as the Dodgers did last yesr. LONDON’. April 6 — Dates have not ye), been selected. According to tho Applications horas, breed, ops, limo is registered. to rho psnolty provisions of rho od and authorised by tbs "cuff will nor to permitted to The opening game of the best two out of three series for the City League basketball champion- ship between the Navy and Ray's will be played tonight at 7.30 in P. W. C. Auditorium. Ray's proved a formidable ‘Mom througlh the regular schedule and were looked upon as favorites in The Navy team, however, after a rather slow start seemed to hit their stride toward the close of the season and fin- impressive manner. Indications are that the series will Both teams will be anxious to win the all-important first game and there will be little doubt that they will be at full strength for exhibition game with Moncton C.Y.O. Satur- day night was proof that the brand of basketball played in these parts is every bit on a par with its Each season of sports has its prognostlcators and baseball is no exception. Vlrith the major leagues this month the so-called experts are busily engaged making predictions as to how the teams will finish up in the fall. One source. James J. Carroll, St. Louis betting ‘commis- Yankees and the Red Sox as co-favorites in the American League, which is the w-ay it figured out‘ to be, although smart money seems to be going on the Yankees. Carroll sets an equal odds-on leading contenders for the junior circeét. vernacular of the betting world makes it a "pick- 'em" insofar as the books are con- it must be none of the six_‘ other clubs is regarded as The Detroit Tigers are listed at 8-1, the Indians at 20-1. the Ath- at 40-1. and both the White sox and the Browns at 100-1. But the bookies figure that something like B0 to 90 per cent of the wagering will be placed on the Yanks and Red price and makes s. sucker out of The choice in the National Les- gue is st. Louis at 8-5, with Bos- and New York 5-1. Thefact that the Dodgers are rated third must come It's derivation, no doubt, stems from the winter deals. While add- ing Preacher Roe, Billy Cox and lost Dixie Walker, Vic Lombardi and The odds csmo out 24 hours left knee collapsed, and it is just possible that Carrol was in the dark about Mar- ion, the cards would transfer Red Schoendlenst to short and pit A year ago today the Cards were the shortest priced favorite in the history at 3-5. They were overrated then, ss now. The Dodgers, Giants and Braves all stand an excellent chance sf upsetting Mr. Carroll's dope lust (AP) — The British Professional Golf As- sociation today selectid Gunton, Yorkshire. as the site for the 1949 meeting between the British and United sates Ryder Cup teams. stallions two ysors old and ovsr, inco, must be snroliod in l-hs records of rho Dopomnsnr of Agri- culture. Horses offering for ssrvieo musrbo inspected ond grod- od and carry on inspection csrtiticolo. mm ond inspection should be mode imssodlotolp. for enrolment should be occolnponisdxwilb lbs required loo of Two Dollars ($2.00) ond should "lncludosonls of colour description ond registration-number, ll Mr. Morton Dow . was. elected President of the Charlottetown Tennis Club tthe annual meet- ing held last night in ‘the City Hall. Interesting reports were heard from the past executive mo discussions to have the Charlotte- hosts to the P. B. I. Tennis Assoc- iation in an Eastern Canadian tennisJinsls this summer were heard. "Mac" MacKinnon, re- elected chairman of the Grounds Committee and Secretary of the P. E. I. Association more than hinted in his report that plans are already underway for the stag- ing of the Eastern Canadian fin- als in the Garden Province this summer. Chief Justice the Honorable Thane A. Campbell was re-slected Honorary President o! e Club. The following are other elected officers and membe n of commit- tees:- Vice President, Mrs. Ralph Du- mont. Secretary ‘Treasurer, Miss Joan Stuart. Executive, J. B. Wren, hrl Nich- olson, James Johnston, G. M. Bur- nett, T. L. Fitmerald. Grounds Committee, Messrs. Mac MacKinnon, G. D. Fitzgerald, Gor- don White. ° Tea Committee. Miss I-illisn Duchemin. Entertainment, Mr. Ralph Du- mont, Mrs. Gordon White. Miss Beryl DeBlois. The meeting opened with the reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting by the Secretary. Mrs. Ralph Dumont. This was fol- lowed by the President's report read by Mr. G. M. Burnett who outlined the activities of the Club during the past year. At. the con- clusion of this report Mr. Mac- Kinnon outlined the work of the Grounds Commitee stressing the improved playing conditions lrrthe Club and also outlining further improvementstn be made as soon as weather conditions improve. At this point Mr. MacKinnon stated that negotiations were already underway sndenquiries had been received from Halifax as in the condition of our courts for an Eastern Canadian Tournament this ummer. Mr. MacKinnon stat- ed that it would be some time before they would be able to tell just whet state the. reconditioned courts 4. 5 and 6 would_be in this summer, but in all likelihood the Charlottetown: Tennis Club will boast six of the finest courts in l Eastern Canada this year. Prior to the election of the new slate of officers Miss Lillian Duchemin outlined the work of the tea committee last year and stated that 1B teas were held, three more than the previous summer. After the election of officers an open discussion took place where, views were expressed for the gen- eral expansion and improvement of the club. . Babe Zaharias Barred From Open _,__ (By Gsylo Tolbot) NEW YORK, April 6-(AP) - Politely but firmly, the United States Golf Association advised Mrs. Babe Didrikson Zshsriss tn- day that her presence is not destr» ed in' the National Open c’ pion- ship at the Riviera Country Club. Ins Angeles. June 10-12. "The Babe" said some time ago that she would like to be the first of her sex to compete in the cias sic. The golfing fathers tskini alarm, have amended their rules to read "for men only”. It is doubtful, of oourss, t-hst “The Bubs" now s . would have survived the qualify in; round on June 1, everrif her entry had been accepted. But the golf bosses took no chsnocs. STALLlOll EllROLMEllT provisions of ‘tho Stallion Enrolment Act oil standing for sorylco n. rllls Prov- Appliootlons. lore ontol- Srollion owners who uso llorm. for ssrvico nof-snrollod or mspsctod, or in gvodos not ourborizod by lllmAcrwllljo sobioct Act. Oniyllorgos scrolled-prod- Dsporhnsnf of Agriculture willie por- mlltod to lrovol for public sorvieo. All llorsos lllll’ lnovo grodod stood or trovslrlor sonles. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ' i Charlottetown, P. E. l. town Club in readiness to play Charlottetown Tennis Club Prepares For Active 1948 Season President Mr. Morton Dew Grand Oircuit Racing Results ‘ ARCADIA. Calif, April (l-Fav- orcd Seaiforth Lad won the first ivision of the Arcadia trot at Santa Anita Park today, while longshot Red Tower upset the field in the second division as 6,306fans turned out for the Grand Circuit hamess racing. Summaries: First Raoe—$l,000 Pace, 18 Class, Three-Year-Olds and Up. Califor- nls-breds, Si: Fur-longs Rhoba Mae (D. Argo) Black Tronia (Estes) Santa Perk Axworthy (Vail) Time: 1.35 1-5- Bob Frisco, Gal Abbe, Lucille Stsr, Swindle Sheet, Mr. Lacey also started. BEGIN] RICO-SLOW) Tfflt, 27 C1855 Three-Year-Olds and Up, One Mile Dwight Hanover (Fitzpatrick) Roderic (Pownall) Calumet Bo (mippen) ‘Dime: 2.13. Ginger Up, We'll Win, Mae gm. sader also started. Third Race-SLOW Pace, 22. Chas, Ii-Yesr-Olds sud Up, 1 1/16 lvme; Scotch Melody (Fitzpatrick) Elnplre State (Baldwin) Stoney Grattan (Cruise) Time: 2: 214 4-5- Nat-U-Mite, Gypsy Tess started. Fourth Race-SLOW Trot, l9 Chg Three-Year-Olds and Up, One Mile . Perk Maxey (Ceideburg) Darneirs Abbe (Miler) M18 Eflluwlck (Thomas) also Time: 2-07. American Ballad, Diliola Lord, Put N Take. Bruce Patch also started. Fifth Babe-One Mile, Pace, ll Gil-I. Three-Year-Olds and Up, Pill" $1.000 Winsocki (J. Brown) Patricia. Tass (R. Reeves) Filter Hal (A. Clark) 111m: 2.08 3-5. Linda's Girl, Perkasus, The m- peered Grnttan, Brownwood Lilly also started. 5km 5"°-9M Milt. Pace. Con- ditioned. Fllllr-Yesr-Olds and Up. Purse $1,000 Guest Star (D. Maher) Dick Bria (C. Hodglus) Indian Land (J- O'Brien) Time: 2.08 1-5. ssvli-lsh Boy. Captain Cash. Prince Richard, Walnut Law also storied. Seventh Base-One Mile, Trot, 14 Class. The Arcadia Trek-First Division, Three-Yesr-Olds 5nd up, Purse $3.750 Bsaforth Lad (H. Besttie) Scotch Thistle (I... Iielgch) Pull Bloom (W. Taylor. Time: 2-04 3-0. Private Pat, Brittarzic, Preston ihnover. Milt Hanover, Sheppard Hanover, Alien Spencer. Onoies 311101101’. Pastor Hanover, Kernel Bud, Errol Hanover also started. llgbtb uses-one Mlle Trot, 14 CIII. The Arcadia Trot-Second Dlvlion. Three-Yenr-Olds snd Up, ’ Purss $3,150 Isd (A. ohrk) loooud ont (C. l-lodglns) llmfls Mlle (R. Baldwin) ‘lime: 2.02 8-5. Alexandria, elem Sunny, Gale Patch, Sparkle Hanover, Franco; PW“. Betsy 8-. Joe's Pride, John 591110". Windsor Guy also start- MONTI CARLO. April s _(Ap) "will"? ‘W00 the men's and women's singles titles in the inter. nstionsl tennis tournament lodsy. "fifth Asboth won the men's this. defeating Italian ace Oisni 470N111. 8-3. 6J2. 5-1. 5-2, Suzgi AKFLYIOCZy ‘won the womans LOW]! y ea L-O, 6-1. M.A.'Il.l\. Proxy Issues Statement 0n llawks Base SYDNEY. N. 8-. ADM] 6—(CP)— President Charles Campbell of the Maritime Amateur Hockey Assoc- iation tonight released the follow- ing prepared statement in- which he detailed the facts surrounding Moncton Hawks “replacements is~ sue" which precipitated a warm anti-climax in the Maritime senior finals: ~ In order to clarify. if that ‘l possible to some. the replacement question of the Moncton Hawks 1 would like to give the following resume of the various events in this connection. On March 7, the Moncton club and also the president of the Maritime Hockey league requested a replacement for the Moncton club under C.A.1~I.A. regulation M. due to the fact that their thlri player Poirier had been injured. I immediately wired the execu- tive of the MAI-LA. stating the case and by a majority vote tnis was granted with the understand- ing that doctor's affidavits would be submitted before game time. March 8. I also wired the C. A. H. A., recommending this replacement which is necessary under this reg- ulation, and the C.A.H.A. approved. The afvfidavits were supplied by Moncton and a replacement W05 allowed to play on Monday, March 8. against the Saint John club, and the game was won by Moncton. On Tuesday. March 9, the Saint John-club objected to this re- placement on the grounds that they did not consider that Poirlel was injured to the extent claimed. and asked that another doctor oc allowed to examine him. This be ing a reasonable request it WES granted and Polrier was examined by two Saint John doctors. The affidavit submitted by them was to the effect that he (Poirier) was physically fit and in their opinion capable of playing hockey. This information was passed on to the MAI-LA. executive with the result that the replacement grant ed to Moncton on the strength or the first affidalilt was cancelled and the game awarded to Saint John. with the final game of the Big Four playdowns to be played in Moncton March 11. This game was won by Moncton without a 1 ,1acement and they advanced to play sydney in Moncton on the 12th and 13th for the Maritime title. On March 13, the executive of the M.A.H.A. again was requested by the Big Four Inague to have Poirler examined by doctors sp pointed by the MAI-LA. This was agreed to by the officers with the. understanding that the decision of these medical ‘men would decide the issue definitely. The examination of Poirier was arranged with the Medical f-lealtn Centre at Seckville. and their sffi davit was to the effect that he was not injured and was capable of playing hockey, therefore this affidavit decided the case as (a1 as Poirier was concerned, and also as to no replacement. Sunday, March 14, Idoncton again asked for a replacement claiming Demchuk was injured in Saturday's game with Sydney. Tc this request they were informed by wire that no replacements were permitted under CAI-LA. reguia~ tion 24 after teams entered their branch playdowns. On Monday, March 15, J. Elliott Hudson, president of the Big Four League, requested and recommend ed a replacement for either Bell or Bastarache who were injured prev ious to entering branch playdowns. A vote of the officers was again taken between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the 15th with the result that s majority ruled against s replace ment. This information was sent out immediately to the parties con- cerned at that time, which closed the issue. Alt approximately 7 pans I re~ coived s further vote from one of i.be executive’ who hsd already woted, changing his previous vow after another executive member had called him and evidently ex- plained it more fully than I d.d. The vote on tho question had been closed st 2 p.m. when I sent out the decision, snd as no further vote was asked by me this vote of necessity had to be ignored as each one of the executive had already voted once. C.A.!l.A. was naked to approve a replacement that it was requested on the reeommondstlon of tnc branch due to Poirier being injur- ed sud out for the season, but when Poirlor wss declared still sblo to lily. this of oourso nulli- flsd Ito branch recommendation sad also tho approval given by the CARA, ss no request would have been made 0o the officers of the O.A.R.A. for s rqslooemont if it wu not for the fsct that Poirler was allegedly injured. This was concurred inlay thrC. A. ll. A. Therefore.‘ nhoro rested the cue. In conclusion, would like to msks v reference to criticisms splashed by some sllegod sports writer which mode great resdins for t“ more rabid fsns, who no doubt were misinformed by those same writers. who certainly can B llenutll Bolognl. Italy. l write a lot about ‘something tncy know so little about at the time. This, of course. refers definitely It should be noted thst when the of “CHILI ‘TORONTO, April 6 — (CP) — It's easy to find reasons for the confidence in the rival camps of Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs on the eve of their best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup and the world hockey title. The Leafs, who won the National Hockey League championship by finishing first in the six-team race, can point to their statistical record in SCli€d11iBd.pl3Y with the Red Wings. They won six games, tied four and lost two 1m 12 meet- 1118s. The Red Wings pin their hopes to those lmponderable, and often decisive, factors in sport competi- tion — the will to win and the breaks. The teams play here tomorrow and Saturdaw nights and then swing to Detroit for Sunday and Tuesday night fixtures. Further dates are to be announced later. The Leafs, who went to St. Catharines in the N1 agara Peninsula to rest from a. tough five-game semi-final‘ joust with Boston Bruins, return l/“ZTOTIOW in tkne for the opener. ‘Ilhe Red Wings. Canadiens Keep _ Key llcw Waterford Wins ll. S. Title __.__. I HALIFAX. April 0—(CP)-New Waterford Strands. defending Do- minion intermediate basketball champions. came from behind in the last half tonight to sink Dal housie Grads 39-32 and capture the Nova Scotia intermediate crown. Strands now will meet FTcd€I1C~ ton Army for the Maritime title Dates for the series have not been announced. Fredericton Army Wins N. B. -lloop Title .____ IFRIDICTON. April 6 — (CP) — Fredericton Army downed Wood- stock Senators 45-40 tonight to take the New Brunswick intermed- iate basketball titie by a round score of 107-91. Army, organized only this season, won the first of the two-game total-points series 62-51. . Ottawa Senators Square Oup Finals orrAwA. April 6 — (C?) - Bringlng one up from the floor, Ottawa Senators hung a 12-1 score on Victoriaville Tigers tonight to square their best-of-three Allan cup playoff series at one game each. Deciding game of the Eastern Canada semi-final wul be 11love‘ here Friday night. The wlnn wlll ploy l-xmiiwn Tigers in the Canadian refill-HUMB- Allan, Memorial Oup Schedule Allan Cup playoffs (Wednesday). Western Canada finfliS-Edmml‘ ton Fiyers vs. Winflilie! Filler! l! Winnipeg. tonight Bsst— None. Memorial Cup playoffs tonight (Wednesday). West: Western Canada finals — Port Arthur Bruins vs. Isethbridse Na- tive Sons at Iethbridge, second game best-of-seven series, 112th- brldge lends 1-O. list-None. Olympic Ohampions Arrive At llcw York By NORMAN ALTSTEXTEB. NEW YORK. Avril 6- (W)- Tired but triumphant, Csnsdts Olympic hockey champions arrived in New Yorlc late today. R. C. A. 1". Fiyers ddsembarked from the liner Queen Mary to the suonds of whining movie cameras snd popping fissh bulbs. the 0t- tsws end of the team's 15,00o-mi1e tour of Europe and the United Kingdom in happy sight. to only some writers who went Ill out on one side of the use with out even having the courtesy to esli the scene of operations tin M.A.H.A. office in Sydney. (or a statement, but published the hash ed-over tripe of some individuals without even checking the mster lsl received. However, that is their prerogs tivo. but now in less tense mo- ments when one hss time to con cider calmly, I hope that this ‘x plsnstion will be digested pro P")! " Both Camps Show Confidence 0n Eve Playoffs It “"196 l0 li-X fumes in their semi- flnsl with New York Rangers, arrive here tonight. The season's record undoubtedly was a. factor in the betting odd! which ranks the Leafs as two-io- one favorites to take the series. They won four of their om scheduled game; with the Wings in Toronto and tied the other two. At Detroit, each team won twice and two games were tied. The Leafs had a strong edge our goal production. They got 3'! to 2T. for tlhe Red Wings. At Too-onto they had a. 22-16 edge and at Detroit a. 15-11 margin. However, the Red Wings ca): look back to their own sod ex- perience in the 1944-45 campaign for an example of how meaning- less staiistcs can be. In that year the Leafs and Red Wings met 10 times in the scheduled season. The Wings won eight games, lost on)! and tied one. They scored 44 goals to 24 by the Leafs. But in the cup final. the Leafs took the best-oh seven series which went the limi before a decision. Plan To Players MONTREAL. Anril 6—(CP)- Not one key player of Montreal Canadiens will be sold or traded between now and snow-flying time of October. That's the word of general man- ager Frank selke for the team that nose-dived from National Hooks! League championship heights l year ago to a dismal, out-of-the- playoffs fifth spot this season. “I am convinced we will gain nothing by making any trades in- volving established players.” said Selke. Seike named no players, mad! no forecasts. He didn't have to. Veteran no. I is Hector (Toe) Blake, the old lamp-lighter 0A many a campaign and an ice gen- eral who ranks with the best. B11 count him out. . When Blake toppled to the fol in a game against New York Rangers a few months ago, that was the end. 1t cost him a broken leg and Canadiens a fighting chance for the playoffs. Veteran no. 2 could be nond other than grizzled Murph Cham- berlain, the 34-year-old fightin Irishman. His rugged aggressiv play has lifted a sagging Mont: real team time and again. From there on it's anybody’! guess. selke was canny enough in s Canadians‘ management will "g the limit" in purchases or trades. "other than the present establisho ed team"-that qualification aga —to "bolster the few weak spots. Who are the key men who havl no worries? A guess: Goalie Bill Durnan, defencemen Butch Bouchard and Kenny Rear- don, centre Elmer Lach, leadini point-scorer for 1947-48; might wing Maurice Richard. Then there's Normie Dussauit, the Victorlaville rookie who fm- ally took over Blake's left wing job and could logically fit into the same spot. ' Exhibition Baseball y At Birzningham, All. ’"~-- ~ Detroit (A) 7; Birmingham (SAG a ) At St. Petersburg, Fla. Philadelphia (A) 2; New Yurl (A) B. At Plant City, Fla. i Cincinnati (N) B: Syracuse (IL) I. At Oklahoma~ City Brooklyn (N) 8; Oklahoma Cit], (TL) 1. At Austin, Tex. 5 Chicago (N) 2; st. Louis (A) 8. . At Juarez, Mex. i Pittsburgh (N) 5; Chicago (A) ‘l. At Tuscon, Ariz. New York (N) 5; Cleveland (A) l. Toronto (IL) 2; Philadelphia (NI '1. Swoepstake Winner Gets Smalljayoff MONTREAL, April 6 -— (CP)4 Fred Hampshire, (wasp-old ratio wsy blacksmith, said today he ha‘ received $12,789.99 instead of an expected 340.000 as winner of the top prize in the sweepstake held by the Army, Navy and Air Forod Veterans Association at Quebec. HAV 8. SAV Willi Minors Biodos iMlnoro h o roolmonoysovor boo ewss lllosls for longer than ordinary blades. For oxlro shoves-end some fort-oak for Mlnons Ildss. FITS YOUR DOllllI-EDGI IAZOI - 2x. '_.— -___;___