PAGEWSTX Abbios, without an injury in their ranks arrived back from Saint John last night, primed and ready for their opening clash t0- night with Saint Johin Beavers in the first game of a two-game ser- ~les that will lead to the New Brunswlck—P.E.I . senior hockey crown. I I O Beavers likewise arrived on the same train and both squads were fully confident that t-hev would be returned the winners and advance l lo meet the Pictou Shipyards. win- ‘ tiers of the A.P.C. Lenuiic title with ‘i ' a plice iii (he Xifaritinie final as the ' ‘ ultimate stake. u ' The Bee ‘ l I]‘-\1!/‘C‘1U_A1 lilai-cal an itm club's march towards province title. the t-ivu- ‘ iii John conting- . .t 2.011 i A [Z1110 \\llt‘l‘l lllCiS were one of the leading teams in sh; lviaritiines. . n Adding strength b0 the same lineup also is Crossleyi Slierivood, ziii"‘ ~ pl:i_vei' “"110 iiiis perlormed in , lli0llli‘(l ranks and who like his playing-coach has been per- forming in old-time form 111 through this season. O Then there is the person of Bill Giggey in the Saint John nets. It was the figure of Gigge i who in the first fifteen miiiilles o the second game against Moncwn Flyers turn- ed back tons of rubber and i-hen saw the Beavers stage a whirlwind fiiii.h to cop the series and ad- vance to the final. This same Gig- gtxv was in the Saint John neis sev- er." 3ears ago when Junior Royals new: playing against the St. John team for the two-province title and at that time he was sensational altthougih the Royals went on in Vi h. O O O O If Glggey is up to his old time form Abhics can be certain of hav- ing a difficult time tonight in shooting the puck behind the agile New Brunswick netminder. - s s Abbi“ krww however mat they are stacking up against tough op- position tonight but not-withstand- ing the team are going out with the firm intention of piling up as big a lead as possible b0 carry into the second encounter slated for Saint John on Friday night. I I New Brunswick circle: were sur- prised by the straight game victory the locals rang up over the Ma- roons and tonight the Abbies will be play to throw another lur- prise, per a eve-n a greater one, into the 8a nt John team. They will be bolstered tonight by the presence of playing-couch Johnny sqiiarebrlggs and Walter Lawlor who missed the game in Saint John and the presence of those two veterans together with the third member of the line, Jackie Kane, will lend a steadying influ- once to the star-studded forward trio of Whitlock, Blanchard and McDonald, s a line that has ac- counted for 95 percent of the scor- ing in the Mopctgn ‘series. But no matter how the game goes the fans tonight, will m one of the hardest fought games of the year. Those Abbles this year are full of fight, courage and stamina. The saying is that n. team that. won't be beaten can't be beaten and that is Just the attitude the locals nrc taking toward the series. O O I They have garnered a lot of con- (idence in themselves by their re- cent triumph and will be much harder to beat from here on. Fans also are flocking around the team and tonight it is expected that the largest crowd since the days of the Big Four will be on hand to Witness the clash. i l I Today the Junior Royals start out once more in search 0f the Junior Maritime title us the-v entrain for St. Joseph's. New Brunswick where they lllKc on the New Brunswick champions tonight in the flizst game of tlic two game total-goal series for the New Bi'tiiisu'ick—P.E. I. title n - s Royals. defciitcrl last year by the N. B. chrimuions. the first time in {our years that such a thing hap- pened. will be out for revenge in this series. According to people who have switched them in action the team is quite a bit stronger than lust year's. Heavier, faster and amoo her the club is composed of players who have performed in the City League "lf‘=ll_‘,‘ with the PWC. sound. O I O ' RWC. rwrformnnccs in the above lcnfrue vi-cre sensatlnnnl tn savuhe least. and with the addition of Cudmore. Jackson. Gregory and McDougall_ they present a well-bal- nccd lineup that should take a ot of beating.’ . S0 tonight eyes of local fandom will be rlvctted on the Forum and 5t. Joseph's. Results of the juniors ptrnszgle will be eagerly watched for Is the hockey populace fdlow play of the Abbies-sriint John game right in the backyard of the local outfit. O O O Vice-president DK. Macteod nf The M.A.H.A. announced yesterday that the luvcniles will swing into MARCH 3. 1943 Remember Wlien (U! Th Canadian P" Eleven years ago m, “l Gains the m“ the British army, re ish Empire crown in London b ‘ lcfirrtludalc, South TORONTO. March 2--(CPi—To-- romo Maple Leafs lost a chalice to take sole possession of third place in the National Hockey League and goalie Bill Beverldge of New York Rangers scored his first shut- oz: of the season as Rangers wal- loped leafs 4-0 here tonight. Rangers scored two goals in each of the second and third P9140"? Leafs appeared to have anedge in territorial play up to the time Gus Muncuso scored Rangers‘ first goal at 1550 or the second period but fmzii then on they were unbeat- Lcafs are deadlocked in third place with Chicago Black Hawks nlill battling with Montreal Cana- dicns and Hawks. for the last play- , able. Bolling mid?" ls Postponed Until Thursday The blg-inter-servlcc boxing meet between fighters from the Navy, Air Force and Army centres has been postponed until ‘Thurs- day night, officials of the Kins- mcn's Club, sponsors of the tourn- ament announced esterday, The action was aken when ne- gotiations to have the st. John Beavers-Abbies match put over until Thursday failed and not wishing to interfere with the-Mari- time semi-final hockey encounter it, was decided to hold the meet on Thursday flight. Notwithstanding the postpone- ment a crowd that is again expect- ed to tax the Sporting Club to its capacity limit is almost certain to be on hand. Reports from the dif- ferent boxing camps state that each team is fuly confident of car- rying off the team prize and an even better night of “s0ok" is ex- pected than that which was dished out the last time s tournament of this kind was staged. Freetown Juniors Defeat Bordon 7-5 0n Friday, Feb. 26th, the Free- Bede us Rink, in the first game of the f als for the Tip Top Trophy by a 7-5 swre. For speed and ruggedness, the game rivalled any seen in Bede ue for some time, and fans expect ng s. pink tea affair certainly got a surprise. Trailing 5-2 in the first part o! the final period, Borden launched an offenllva that netted two goals, and put them back in the running. At this point they were awarded the first of two penalty shots, and E. Richard rifled the puck past Taylor- to tie it up. However Free- town wok control of the play again, and Simmons and Hill scored be- fore the bell, to give them their margin of victory. Lineups:- Borden: Goal, Dahisl; Defence, McIsaari, l. Richard; Forwards, T. Richard, A. Jay, McTavlsh. Ostway, Pickering, Delghan, G. Jay. Freetown: Goal. Taylor; Defence, Hammlll, Drummond, McCarvile; Forwards, Campbell, Simmons, Hill Reeves, Handrahan. McKenna. Referee; Alvin Oatwa/y. SUMMARY town and Borden Juniors met in . with Freetown emerging the victors C RangersDefeatMapleLeafs 4-0; Beveridge Scores First Shut-Out Of Season off spot. First Period Scoring - None. Penalty _ R. Hamilton. Second Period l - New York, Mancuso 15:50 2 - New York, Hextall 18:03 Penalties — None. Third Period 3 - New York, Watson (Patrick, Hcxtallt 14:36 4 - New York, Heller (Hextall) 18:l0 Penalties - None. hBrackley Olub Plans Ice Meet 0n Saturday Held up most of the season due- lc unfavorable track conditions, the Brackley Driving Club announced yesterday that they would hold a big ice race meeting on Saturday afternoon with four classes schedul- ed to be raced. There will be s. free-for-all, Cass A trot, Class A pace and Class B trot. and pace. Entries in all four are bound to provide the closest kind of racing with times chalked up being the fastest of the season. The course is said to be in pg)‘- fect condition. Following are tho classes and entries: Free-for-all: Nell Cochatodlalc, Royal Jim. Class A Trot: Ethel Bsilini, Darkey Knlmuck, Mr. Tilley, Peter Reaper. Class a pace: Joe Volo. Little Frisco Pet". The Bullctt, Nita Volo. Class B Trot & Page; Girl. HAW)’ K. Tex Worthy. Samp- son Royal and others. Program, Results Curling Club WIIOWMB is the program for to- dililybzat the Chaxlo tetown Curling Gfllfle W. McLeod Trophy '1 p.m., Ice no. s Willard McDonald vs. H. Altkinson ' Keefe Trophy ‘I p.m., ice no. I Frank Acorn vs. A. Bagriall Sentner Trophy I p.m., lee no. l J. l‘. McLeod vs. R. R. Bel! I p.m., ion no. I Dr- H- McIntyre vs. o. o. Hughes Results of yesterday's play follow: Keefe Trophy Frank Acorn, 12: Ivan Home, 6 George W. McLeod Trophy Willard McDonald, B; E. McNutt, ‘I first Pcrlod l-Borden. T. Richard (Mcfsaacl 2-—-Fr'ect.own, Campbell (I-lammill) Second Period Il-Freetown, McKcnna (Simmons) 4~Freetown, Simmons (MdKcnna) 5—.Bordcn. E. Richard. 6—Fl‘CFlOW7l, Simmons (Campbell) Third Period F-Prectown, Hill B-Jmrden, McTiivish, (Richard) (i-Bordcn. Jay. ‘ l0—l2crden, E. Richard (penalty shot) ll-Frectown, Simmons. l2—Freeiown. Hill (Simmons). P alty- McKenna. nrIiTsTioao scnoor. Honor Roll for Month of Febru- ary. Grade X - Catherine Douglas. Grade TX - Leslie Douglas. Grade VI - Lane Douglas, Pearl Miter-s. Grads IV -- Dorothy Douglas, Marv Myer!» . . .. Grade III - Joyce Jardlne. G-rndc II - Lillian MacAssey. Grade 1 _. Elsie Coffin, June MacAssey, Bobby Myers. Highest Average - 94 per cent, Elsie Coffin. Perfect Attendance - Joyce Jar- dinc. Elsie Coffin. ‘Teacher — Mona Macdonald. (Patriot Please Copy) tlon on March 20th With ghgytlififiiezicile oanadlens. coached lW Jack McCourt. being the Island, representatives. Canadians have al strong squad with which to embark uprm the playdOWn trail Rhd they mo will be gunning for a Maritime crown, in a great effort to keep the title in the province. a title that the Royall juvenile club captured last your. the girls in one airplane nlant, he Dominion Life Trophy Dr. H McIntyre, 9; W. W. Lord, '1 W. R. Cruikshank, l2; 0.6. Hughes '1 R R. Bell, l2; II‘. R. McLalne, 1 Nflil. Newsmen Impressed With Ganailzfs Effort HALIFAX, March 2 --(OP)... n all Canadians could see the ro- markable strides that have been made in building up Canada's fighting forces and her war Indus- tries. they “wouldn't. have a single kick" about wartime restzictluns placed oin them, Ralph Herder, publisher of the St. John's. Nfld., Evening Telegram, said here to- nlcht. In company with Hon. J. S. Cur- rie. publisher of the St. John's Dally News, Mr. Herder recently completed a month-long tour of the Dominion. Mr. Currie return- ed home last week. Mr. Herder expressed astonish- ment at the "vastness' of Canada's war "Words cannot describe the thrill and pride for any man who isigart of the British Empire," he sa . What impressed Mr. Herder the most in his tour, he said. were tho excellent relations between man- agement and workers. and the larg» number of women employees in the factories. Sneaking of the earnestness of Postpon Inter-Service Boxing Tournament ed Until THURSDAY, March 4th, 8.00 p. m. ADVANCE SALE OF TICKETS AT FRED LAMBROS i l? Beauers And ' Saint John Beavers, led by play- ing coach Jackie Keatmg arrived their clash at the Forum tonight against Johnny Squarebriggs‘ Ab- egweits in the first garlic of the New Brunswick-PEI. title series. The New Brunswlokers while expecting a tough kind of game were nevertheless confident of Zfllnlng a lead over the locals to take 1M0 the second encounter. Coach Keating has a high opinion of the Club he leads and he also holds the Abbles in high respect ‘ after watching them whip Monctm xgiagons in St. John on Monday in the Cit-y last night to await, A Abbies Clasli Tonight At Forum ‘In Ist Game OfNB. -P.E.I. Final i Following an the lineups for tonight's game: bbicg Goal Allld Gigi” I Defence firs!“ Chateau McAdam A ams McDonald Whltl k For. 3 l 9° ut er Blanchard Gafey I12. McDonald Kent! 1M Coulsneau P. Whltloak much Cudmorc New“ Woolridgq n BOSTON. March 2--(AP)— With B111 Cflwle)’. their star centre, scor- IHE all the gals, Boston Bruins £222 thgggxftiilt gatlpnal Iiliookgy ue D ons o i defeating the w dllgoe igglrlaituize Wings 3-1 tnnig t before a crowd Bill‘??? aththe Boston Gardens. e n e previous games the Bruins have played against the Red Wings, goalie Johlly Mowers suc- sii Glasses Planned For This Afternoon Six classes will be raced on the speedway this afternoon when the Victoria Driving club stages an- other big meet. The course was scraped yesterday and promises tn be equal to the fastest of the season. only one change hag been made in the original list of entries which appeared on Monday. The frce-for-al has been split up into two classes. Walt N’ See. Royal Jim. and Princess Kalrnuck match strides in one division Willi Hal McKinney, Lady Hal and Nell Cochatodale. the trio that went sit fast the last meet hooking up in the other. Races will get underway at sharp 1.30 o'clock. THREE KILLED BY TRAIN DALHOUSIE, N 3., Mai-c tcPl-Adelard Iieclair, Ell h 2.- River Alex Carrier were killed instantly at Ell River Crossing late this after- l noon when the automobile they ' were drivin in was struck bv the l north boun C N R. Scotian at Q1 River Crossing. The three were re- , turning to their homes after having l spent the afternoon in Campbeilton ‘ and Dalhousie when the accident. occurred. i said. "the thought struck me that many of them might have men in the armed forces and that they. wanted the best possible planes so‘ their men would have the best with which to fight." 5.1.1:... Keep Hopes Alive, Defeat Red Wings 3-1 Crossing Merchant, his wife, and- ‘ °°°d°d ll Mldlhl 0mm! scoreless. SUMMARY I'll" POI“. Berton Cowley. 14:“ " Boston: Cowley 14:50 P lties-S (Ming? and ilg-‘Iglnlflg shaver‘: duct) Motter, Watson. leoond Pedal 8ooring_r4ono. Penalties-H. Jackson, Abel. Third Period 34igglfoli. Fisher (Abel, Simon) BECVGII Jr. Royals Meet N.B. Champs Tonight III cnhsin osaplfs, New Haven Junior this morning for 8t. Brunlwick. when ldht they clash with the New Brunswick champions in the first. guns of the the pmvin mile! leading to c9 e. Coach Walter Lawlor wu not. certain last night whether M would be to s-ia to _Cowl_ (oi 1.11 Pgfsifllltlldd-(Ngltl- mp“) mskotboirip sndinflusvsiritofhisnotpoing CHAMPIONSHIP Abegvveiis vs 5b John Beavers The Forum-t-Tonighli-fi-afiOsharp . HOCKEY STRUGGLE YOIPLL LONG REMEMBER THE ABBIES HAVE SURPRISED THE NATIVES JOIN HUNDREDS T0 SEE AND ENCOURAGE _ Note: Saint John Beavers Arrived Last Night. ginv. OF NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ADMISSION -—. 50 CENTS the ulid would b0 hlndl d km. 1m; ‘limb "lewd young dgrencz! New girilnglcumgfitgf m” M u“ 0! the RWfl-g- It}! expected Second and min game of m. gwmthfilt‘ 9011113 and Beer, out series will be played at the pm“, ° a ‘"0 i" In lhiured nudity night next. 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