I Pive Goals In Third Period 0f Game Give t . “The Chew fr) v ' You" HlCKEYi nNlCHOLSONSt BLACK 'I‘WIS'I“ A Home Product Popular Everywhere Y Winners Their Margin Shooting five goals in the third period St. Dunstan’: University hockey squad last night uept to within two points of the Legion- sirves 1n tho City Hockey League standing when they defeated the Prince oi Wales Welshmen 8-4 in u bristling, penalty-infested en- counter that threatened to flare into fireworks all through the second and third periods. Thlrteei! penalties in all were dished out two of them being mn- jors to McLennan and Rodgers for fighting in the second period, a fight that for a moment threaten- ed to embroll all the players be- fore order was restored. And just to make matters (‘Omplfltg a city power failure held the game up for fifty minutes. But the good crowd were given plenty of excitement and thrills all through the piece. Welshmen came back in the final minute of the first period to earn a l-l tie, at the end; in the wild arid wooly second they came from behind to lead 3-2 and make the Saints tome from behind to earn an even break at the end of the session but in the final twenty minutes it was all Saints as they outscored their opponents 5-1 to earn their four- goal margin. Scoring hero of the game was Elmer Blanchard of the Saints with five goals to his credit wnlle Cart McDonald, $.D.U. spczirhcad shot two and drew assists on io-ur . others. _beat Proude with an Beer led the Prince of Wales snipers with three as Robertson accounted for one and figured in his team's other three markers. Both teams elected to play it wide open from the opening whistle and as a result the fans saw fast skating action all through the opening twenty minutes. Al- though Saints had a wldg margin in play they had to be content with a 1-all drew at the end of the ses- slon. For over pressing five minutes continually could Saints not break through for a goal as poor Bllvfiilng and good netmlniling by Proude kept them at bay. Finally at 5.43 Cart McDonald wi-tli a beautiful piece of slick work ruc- ed from behind his oivn goal, knifed through the defcnpe to ankle‘ high shot. As the action speeded up both ‘teams missed chances galore, Rob- ertson c-f the Welslimen seeing a drive stop right on the goal-line while at the other end Proud: Dull- ed off a couple of spectacular saves as opponents skated right in. The game was becoming more rugged as it progressed hut there was less than two minutes to go and the score remained unchanged. Then suddenly Wclshmen struck for the equalizer, From an SDU. attack Beer recovered the disc. Flanked by Robertson he -~nt the latter into the clear; Robertson was stopped by McKinnon out the Duck roiling to tho side of the nct was recovered by Boer who slid it i-nto the open corner of the cage. Evcn a power failure that held ‘he iiume up for fifty minutes wes thrown into the second period that saw two majors dished out and four other penalties, three of them to the Saints that saw them Plfly shorthanded for eleven min- utes but at. the end the game W~7s nil even at 3-3. Saints coming from behind to gain the stalemate. Less than four mnutes from the start Blanchard put Saints into the lead for the second time as he scored on a pass from MacDonald. __________________i____ 1° mgke it 2-1. Then the fireworks flare . McLennan and Rodgers started throwing punches inside the P. W. C. defence zone. For a couple of minutes there was a wild melee with the first two getting five minutes each. Then in rapid fire order Methot, Blanchard and Mahar of the Saints were chased with minors. Then the power failed to climax matters. ‘As the game resumed P.W.C. with a two man advantage sprang to the attack. Five times in a row they were thrown back but fin- ally a Robertson to Beer goril- mouth pass clicked to make it 2- all. 14 seconds later Robertson of the Welshman snared the disc in- sidc the SD.U. hlueline to heat McKinnon from close in and give P.W.C. a 3-2 lead. still playing shorthanded after Dalzlel's penalty liod re- duced Welshmens advantage to one man Cart MacDonald dupli- cated his first goal by skating through the Welshmen to slide the puck under Proude and equalize matters. Before the session ended both Proudc and McKinnon pulled off sensational saves as players skat- ed right to their doorsteps. Saints struck fast in third per- iod to rattle in two goals in a minute and 2A seconds with Elmer Blanchard accounting for both. He fired home Joe Manor's rebound for his first and thcn took Mac- Donald's goalmouth pass for the second 31 seconds later to give Saints a 5-3 advantage. Tempe-rs began to flare once more as four penalties in a row saw them play shorthondcd for eight minutes four of them with two men off but a penalty to Mc- Isaac of Saints cut the man-power advantage in half. Saints nan had o. man advantage when Blanchard took MacDonald's pasg t.) score his 111111111 80a] of the game and give Saints a 6-3 margin. Welshman cut their deuett to two goals with less than four min- utes remaining. Beer (‘aging Rob- ertson‘s passout but saints came buck 46 seconds later as Joe Mahar scored a picture goal unqggigfgd and completing the scoring 3pm- chard got goal number five on an- other ploy with aMcDonald 41 sec. onds before the final whistle. P. W. 0.: Goal Proudc; defence, Keefe. Dalziel, McDonald, Clarke; forwards, Beer, Robertson. Doug. las, Downe, Duffy. Richard. Mo. Lanna". Qlllgley, Reddin. S- D. U.: Goal. McKlnno-i; de- fence. Mefhot. Burge, C. McDon. aid; Forwards. Mahar. Bl-inchard, McIsaac. Ledwell, Rodgers, Farm- Pl‘. McQuald, Thibauit, McDougah, D‘Amours. and Summary First Period l-—Salnts, MacDonald 5.59. 2—P.W.C.. Beer (Robertson) 18.43. Penalty: Dalzlel. Second Period 3—~Saints. Blanchard (MlcDon. aldi) 3.31. PP-WQ. Beer (Robertson) 13.43. 5—P.W.C., Robertson 13.57, tl-Salnts, MacDonald 14.35. Penalties: McLennan (major), Rodgers (major), Mefhot, Blan- chard. M-ahar, Delziel. Third Period "I-ialnts. Blanchard (Manor) .3. ib-Saints. Blanchard (MacDon- ald 19.10. B-Saints, Blanchard (M-acDon. aid) 12.59. 10-—P. W. 0., Beer (Robertson) 16.04. 11—Saints. Mahar 16.50. 12—Balnts. Blanchard M- aid 10.16. Penalties: Dalziel (z). I. Mac- Donald, Robertson, McIsaac (2 minors and misconduct). Curling Results Ibllowing n; ttho result of Wright-Sumter Tsophy play I-t Th. Ohtrlottetvwn Curling chm last nlohtr ' RD. Gil-RUINS; LB. McMillan 4. Oeoiwe W. Keefe 14. JJ. Monls '1 ihqaootor Madmen B; JA. has: ‘I. LY. llillktt 10. Ab. msoPher- Ion . W.W. 14ml ll. Dr. I18. Gltfllllll i0. ED. Nicholson 10, lid ‘rmton '1. (lousy; Hawkins G, J.H. Ham- ott l. as. Cobb io. W11. Mo! l- w s Soholiio ‘I P. ll. 3e lo. 1-11. l". Melba vs. Will. Nicholson. loo No. ,-—FI‘IT‘IX Acorn vs. Ster- ling McDonald. loo Nb. fl-F. B. Conrad w. L O. lpillet. 1c. no, s-r-ron. T. A. Campbell I. I. In lea. Held up during the Christmas holiday season the City Basketball League swings back into action at the Prince of Wales Auditorium to- night with the third place Army team tangling with Prince of Wales in what should be o, closely-fought hoop battle. il- O 0 6 Last time this pair of hoop tos- sers met Army were returned the winners but only aft/er being forc- ed to play five minutes of over- time after the Collegian: had sunk two free throws to knot the game up in regulation time. ‘l- 1- 4- ill Since that game both teams have improved noticeably particularly HMJHAX. Jan. 1 -— (OP) —- Hlalifax St. .Ma.ry's and Montreal Jimioir Camadiens battled to a. 2-2 tie here tonight in the second. game of a two-game junior exhibition series. No overtime was played. St. Mary's won last night's game 7-2. Highlight of tonight's match came. niot during the play, but. just aft-er the buzzer bad sounded end- ing the second period. As the players were leaving the ice, 5 fight started and other warn members streamed from both benches. A general melee started in front of the penalty box before it could be broken up by half a. dozen policemen. Howie Morenz, Jr., of the Ilabltants tangled with one of three young- sters who had conu- on to scrape the ice, before order was restored. Canadian, jumped into an early lead when they breezcd in at 3:11 and Fred Newton took a pass from Gillis Truclel to boat goalie Gummy Gllfoy. It was the only tally of the Prince of Wales and it would not perlod be surprising should the squad coached by Walter Goss pull out with a win tonight and thereby create a two-way tie for third place in the standings. 1' ilv O O Army, however. though weak in the sniping department. have a1- ways fumed in good games no mat- tcr who their opponent-s were and tonight will have theadciod incen- tive of being able to creep to within two points of the second- place Saints providing they can take the measure of the P. W. C team. .0 Il- l- 0 Minor league hockey, composed of Juveniles and midgets swing into action at the Forum again Friday night and judging by the com- ments of the fans who attended last Friday's double bill attendance is going to increase considerably. Il- + 0 it That the youngsters perform- ances on that occasion was more than satisfactory can be gleaned from the questions that are being -ssked as to when they will per- ‘form again and it is a decided turn for the better, Ili O il- i» For too many years now little or no interest has been taken iii the minor leagues. Result has been a falling off of interest among the players themselves with a result- ing loss of promising hockcv ma- terial but now with a decided change on the part of the fans n will not be surprising If the league improves at 5 like rate. And an aftermath o-f that will be that in a few yea-rs thb Island will be producing hockey players and teams on a par with any l'n the Mari- times. -. 0 If 0 O By their opening victory over Montreal's Junior Canadlens, Hall- fax St. Mary's Juniors proved to a certainty that their victory over Ottawa St. Pats was no flash in the pan and from here it look: as if Coach Marty Barry, together wifn the other officials of the Club have ‘ handed together at team that will likely go a far piece cn the Mem- orial Cup frail. i» b O 4' As this was written the report of the second game had not been received but St. Mary's snowed cn- ough by their opening victory to qualify the above prediction. Jun- ior Canadians are recognized in Montreal circles as a very strong club and if the Santamarians could take them into camp by such a convincing min-gin then there shouldn't be any doubt in the minds of Upper Canadians this year of the ability the St. Mary's club l, ssesses. l O 0 § Elmer Lach. the adagio member of Dick Irvin's Punch Line- couldn't get back to his Canadlen team- mates fast enough, but it's not be- coulo the pivot boy is worried about his place on the famed line says Baz O'Meara in the Montreal Star. 6 0 0 O Despite tho superb showing of Buddy O'Connor between Maurice Richard and Toe Blake while Inch has been hospitalized with a brok- en cheek bone, the front office Isld Elmer will be front. left d centre when the club doctor gives him the okay to get into action. O O 0 Q This information dispels consid- erable conjecture over when Coach Richard would put Elmer when he returned. O'Connor has been a mighty potent factor in the elevat- ed spot, but as one Canadien of- flclal put it: O O O O ‘Buddy's ui adlphblo follow and will likely enjoy equal _ with any other combination Dick Irvin places him with on tho club." That's high tribute to the sink O'Connor. who some folks maintain hasn't boon given a chance to work with ouch Ugh-clan wingers as Blake and Richard. I O O 0 Bodily may b0 enjoying his last ‘rim with the Punch Una. Inch an been out skating for tho past few days and although claiming himself reltly for the recent gains with Iss- ton he won't be with tho club un- til tonlght at the earliest, or bably when Canadlcill tsckla I- cogo on Saturday. .. _ < In the second frame, tho visitors rua CHARLOIQIIFPOWN GUARDIAN St. Mary's And Junior Canadiens In Z-AII Tie upped their lead to two with a re- peat of the first goal, Newton from 'I‘m.del. They held it until, with only 28 seconds lelt. defememan Lloyd Ernst oi St. Mary's rifled one in on a pass from Bert l-lirshfeid. The end of the period was the signal for the general scramble, which netted a major penalty for Montrealer Bob Fryday and a minor for Dugger McNeil. Montreal, facing off for the third period with two men in the cooler, managed to break up suc- cessive power attacks by the loc- als, one man short. Half-way through the frame Roger Rear- don of St. Mary's scored on a play set up before Eddie Mc- Leod‘s nets. ‘ At the end of the game, oppos- ing players gathered again, but this time to exchange handshak- es. The 5,747 fans roared their approval. And this time, the rink scrap- ers came out, looked around ap- prehensively, noted the jovial at- mosphere and carried on with work. Babe Ruth's Condition Still "Satisfactory" NEW YORK. J-ari. '1 _ (AP) - The French Hospital said that Babe Ruth's condition was "satisfactory" and that was en- ough, for the time being. to satisfy the countless admirers of baseball's Big Boy. Throughout North America the f-aris, who rooted for the Bambino when lie was belting those tremen- dous homers for New York Yankees during the golden 20s. were pull- ing for Ruth to overcome another one of the manly ailments that have plagued him in his 51 year's. Twenty-four hours after his ncclr operation "for the relief cf intract- able (uncontrollable) pain," the Babe was reported feeling "some- what better this moi-filing" after having spent "a rather uncomfort- aible night." To Present Sporting Trophies At ii. R. Recreational Centre In one oi the shop windows of Moore and McLeod Ltd., is a dis.- play of trophies put up for ccm- petition during the summer season in a varied sporting progrnim car- ried out at the Holy ‘ Redeemer Recreational centre. All in all there are 21 pieces of ‘silverware. They are to be present- cd winners of softball, volleyball ‘and tennis competitions at a funct- ion to be held tonight. Softball League winners were the Red Sox and Vollcy ball champ- ion: the Vets. Tropihles will also so to senior and junior tennis singles champions, doubles and mixed doubles aha-Infill)"- Army lioopsters For Tonight's Game The following players of the Army basketball squad are asked to be on hand for the game aalilllt P.W.C. team tonight at 7.30. Jim Langllle, "Mo" Goodwin, Bus GB!- Hugh Simpson. Ivan Harper. E1- mer Rico Bubbles MaoLeod. Geortle Young, Bob LeClair. Assault Gut 0i Santa Anita COLUMBIA. S. 0.. Jan. ‘l-(AD- Assault. horse of the Ye in 1040 will not run in the $100. Santa Anita handicap. Trainer Max Hirsch said Assault had raced a long souon "and I jult didn't have time to got him in shape for the California race." SKATING . IC IIEALTIIFIII. today l S’siiie Legion Edges Out Middleton 4-3 The Sllmmerslde Legion edged out the Middleton Bombers at the Crystal Rink in Summersldg last night by bhe some of 4 to 3. Some nice combination plays were in ev- idence at times but for the moot part the game was ragged. Etlevm penalties were handed out, the Le- gion getting eight of these. Th first period ended 2 to O in favor of the visitors, McKenna re- qeiving the puck from a Legionalre who was attempting to clear and beating Coulson with a low shot McFadyen potted the second goal on a pass from Cutcllffe. Both scores were made with the Legion a man short. The home team collected a goal after about 10 minutes of the sec- ond period. as the result of a three way passing play by the first string line-Deigha.n. G. Bernard and Trainor. Shortly after Deighan evened it up when Davis bested Shields in the comer and got the puck out to the smooth cant-re main ivuho was parked in front of the cage. The third period was but a min- ute old when Delghan repeated. taking a. long forward pass from C. Bernard and skating in from centre ice to make his way past the Middleton defence to score 1mm close in. "Mooney" Gallant of the kid line 5°‘! the Veterans’ final tally, banging in a screened shot from in front of the net. The Bombers, playing wth five IOYWB-Pdi as the result of MoKeirinas getting a bfmken nose from a flying puck. fought back gamely and managed to cut the winner's lead in two. M. Bradshaw scoring from Cutcliffe. SUMMARY 1st. Period. l-Mlddleton, McKanna. 2 Middleton, McFadyen (Cutcliffe). Penalties: J. Grady, S-obey, Oat- iway. S. Gallant, Giraud, A. Gal- lant, J. Grady. 2nd. Period. 3 -- Surnmerside G. Bernard (Deighan. Tralnor). t-Summerslde. Deigiha-n (Davis). defence, .1. Grady. Fitzpatrick, Ger- 3rd, A clow; forwards, Delgham. Trainer. G. Bernard. S. BemB-‘fll. S. Gallant, MoNelll. A. Gallant. A. Bernard. Devil. Middleton-Coal. fence. oatwaa. Shields: forward-i- (mtcllffe, B. Bradshaw, M. Brad- shaw. Sobfly. MbKennl, Mclladyen. Norman; de- ilockoy Practice The miqot Knotty ilhoso will hold a practice session at the Ibruiii this afternoon at 3‘o'olock. GLIDE ALONG ' oii svioorii to: LAIIES no FCRIITI Penalties: Davis. 3rd. Period. 5—Summ-crside. Deighan (G. Ber- nard). G-Siimmerslde-S. Gallant (Mc- Neill). ‘l-Mlddlcton, M. Bradshaw (Cut- cliffe). Penalti: AflGallant. MoPad-"’ yeri, S. Bernard. Regsrekcharlle Hogan. Lin-cups:- Summerside —— Goal, Ooulsom; PAGE SEVEN Must Register Hockey Clubs By Jan. 15th All Island hockey clubs, from midgets to seniors must register with the MAI-LA. by January 15th vice-president Walter Lawlor an- nouncecl last night. Law-lor also stated that players may obtain registration cards by applying to him. llovm The Alleys ClPTOWN ALLEYS Bruce Stewarts League B. Fisher. .. 154 244 233 J. Baker . 216 202 R. MacKenzie . 166 232 N. McDougail . .. 316 135 5'16 843 852 Total—22'70. '1‘. Arsenault 153 14.2 J. Burke . 150 284 F. Doyle 158 328 A. Carmody .. 138 163 644 597 916 Total-MM. High single F. Doyle 327. High three F‘. Doyle 652. Tonight at 7:00- Commerclal League — Downs vs Toombs Bros. R. Doyle .. 184 G. Yeo . 144 B. Larter . 70 V. Lund Total—1885. J. Alyward B. Moore C. Pineau .. 117 W. Taylor 23B 196 B78 696 Tot/al—214i6. High single W. Taylor 288. High three W. Taylor 642. Praying For Recovery 0f Swat Sultan LOWELL, Mass, Jan. 7—(CP)—— A kindly brother at a Roman Cath- olic school here is praying for the recovery of Babe Ruth-the awkward youngster he starred on a baseball career 32 years ago. Brother Gilbert, teaching at Keith Academy sold he hari been informed a month ago of thi- gnav- ity oi Ruth-‘s illness, adding:_ "I only hope the courageous spirit he displayed as an athlete will carry him through." Ruth was at the boys industrial school in Baltimore, Md.. when he first showed promise cs a, baseball ' player and came under the guid- ance of Brother Gilbert. Phone C11? Gets Results in Ice Squahhle HALIFAX. Jan. 7 — (C?) _- A hurry-up phone call, midway through a junior exhibition hoc- key game. to president Hanson Dow- ell of the C.A.H.A. at Middleton. N.S., l-ast night prompted an irate Montreal junior Canadians team tn return to the ice and finish out the contest. Halifax St.‘ Mary's defeated the visitors 7-2 in the first of a t\vo- game exhibition series. Second game will he played tonight. The dispute came iorly in the second period when Montreal de- fcnceman Joe Leplne was handed a penalty for boarding. He refus- ed to leave the ice and in an en- suing discussion roughed referee Reg Beazley. Successive remon- strations, by Leplne who remain- ed on the ice, brought a miscon- duct penalty and finally a match misconduct. The Canadlens, in protest, ro- moved their team ‘rom the ice and retired to the dressing room. At the same time Judge J. E. Hudson. president of the Maritime Amateur Hockey Asiociation, put in the call to Dowsll. who ruled that unless the visitors returned to the game, they faced forfeiture of their guarantee and suspension from further iunlor competition. They returned to the ice. Big i-‘our Standings G W L D I‘ A Pts Monoton 36 13 11 I 1U 132 38 Halifax 23 13 10 0 118 193 N Truro 25 13 l2 0 15'! 137 26 Saint John $211 0 21H 84 34 SALINAS. Calif. Jan. ‘I —(AP)- Gene Rambo of Shsrvlon, Calif, was named all-round rodeo cowboy champion for 1946 by the Intemat- lonal Rodeo Association today. Rambo. with 6.714 points. topped Bud Llndcrman oi Red Lodge, Mont, by only eight poinfl. THE BIKE SHOP The Home ()1 “Sporting inuuls" Ami llicyt lt-s 183 GREAT GEORGE STREET Miner ilits Jackpot In Football Pool LONDON, Jan. 1 — (Reuben) —A Lancashls-e coal miner hit the jackpot; today when he won £45,072 11s 2d (about $180,230) from a football pool Let of l penny (two cents). The sum was said to be the largest eves- won in g British football pool. The miner, James Davis, who supports a wife and two young daughters on a so ($36) Weekly salary, will get his bonanza in time for his 34th birthday next Friday. Asked if he would remain n minor, Davis replied: “Not if I can hell) it" Pro Basketball Promoters Are Not lliscourageil By IAN MacNEIL TORONTO, Jfltrr. 7 -- (OP) Slender crowds stlptply a big quea- tlon mark hovering over the future of professional baskehboll in Can- ada but it will take more than that to discourage the men who Wt the hoop game into the so-called Big Time in Toronto. Only some 600 persons paid to watch Torotnrto Huskies defeat De- tnoit Falcons 76-61 in a Basketball Association of America game at Maple Leaf Gardens last night. But listen to Charles S. Watson. president of the Huskies: “we an; fair from discouraged Sure, attendance could be better. but I think it can be accounted for thy a combination of bad weather and our present lowly position." That small attendance figure i5 a gradual tapering off from the (opening night's 7.000. Some misfit» (even question that this is a “i811?!- ing off" lurid call it something more good tiiiatg manager Lew Haymian of the Huskies made himself a pile of greervbaoks with football in Montrcal last season seeing the way things are going in basketball hero. Georgetown Wins League Opener 15-7 The opening game of the Soirth- crn King's County Hockey League was. played in Georgetown on Monday night before a large crowd of fans and when the final Whistle sounded, the local Eagles were on the big end of a 15-7 score over Montague. The puck was dropped by Major J.A. MacDonald of Cali-d- lgim, League President and the two team; tore at each other in a fast, wide Open, free scoring con- test. Georgetown’; first string line of H. Mac-Lean, L. Fitzgerald and Sammy McNeill lived up to pre- game expectations and netted 12 of the fifteen goals. Ross turn-ed in a stellar performance in the net and the work of W. MacLean on de- fence was outstanding. Flor Monit- ague, Carver. Murphy, Clements. Collins and the old rcliaible Pork Fraser were the pldc. The game was clean and only three minor penalties were handed out by ref- erec Howard MaoLean. Judging from the game. fans shOuld see some real good games during the winter as the teams tighten up on play and we predict many close and rugged contests. Lineups:- Georgetown Eagles - Goa! ,S. Ross; defence. W.‘ MaoLean. fl’. Parker and W. Landry; forwards. H. MaoLean, L Fitzgerald, S. Mac- Neill, F. Lavandier, H. Stevens, R. Yorston, M. Yorston. Mmnlagucz-Goal. P. Peanlon: defence. R. Beck. R. Clements and L. Alien; forwards. E. Carver. C Murphy. B. Landry. R. MacDon- ald. D. MeoGregw, P Fraser and B. Collins. SUMMARY First Period. l-Geoi-getown. H. Medan. b-Georgetowin. H. MaoLean. a-Montague-E. (loner. A-Ceoigetowri, H. Stevens. s-Georgetown. S. MacNetll. '1—Monta|ise, 5.001112: (Caner and 1mm». Second Period. B-Geoigetowiir-L. Pittman-id (I. Madman) o-Monhaaue. IL Carver. lo-Gcosxetown, l". uvanrlier (H. Stevens). 11—Montas'u¢. B. But 12—Monta.gue. P. Fraser (Collins) iii-Georgetown, h Fitzgerald (H. MacLeain). ill-Georgetown, h Fitmerald (H. Macbeun). Third Period. 15—Georget0wzi. H. MacLean (L. Fitzgerald). 16—Montague. E. Carver (MM?!) iL-Georsetoavn. W. Mach-an. iii-Georgetown. S. MacNeill (Fitz- gets-id). viglent or perhaps add that it is a} Where Curling StonesAre Mails According to the "Qwilifi Scotland is the official hesdq ers of the “roarin' Bil-me." 1°!‘ the Royal and Ancient Golf 0| of St. Andrews is to the rulersifl of golf, the Royal Caledonlan 0! founded in 1838. is to curilnk curlers the world over. In r1110 sense, too. the Scottish associa with the "roarin‘ game” is 1w! supreme but unique, for 12 l! B‘ Ayrshire factory which produtfl the world's only stocks of curifnfl stones today. ‘Prom Allie Crlll f This factory is situated in inland village of Mauchline. also 11 miles from Ayr. and the THU terial from which it produces famous curling stones is qua from the rock of the island of All“ Craig, in the estuary of the Fiat: of Clyde, dist/ant ten miles 1 the Ayrshire coast. Overseas Orders ‘ Weights of curling stones v15 For example. a stone of M weight, including handle. is maximum used by curlers for olb door play in this country; but. fltfl lndors ice, 38 lbs. to 40 lbs. iI U‘ general run. In Canada the W012i: general run. In Canada the We are from 38 to 43 lbs, with 40 1K o. fair average. In pre-war yefi the curlers of Switzerland. 8w! den and Austria favoured stones 34 lbs. to 36 lbs. weight, out nII the orders are for heavier stonl! of 38 lbs. to 40 lbs. Present-day prices,’ by the way, are about l‘ per pair, plus 33 1-3 per cent Pur- chase Tax. ‘ Besides the countries ju..-t nam- ed, the United States, New Zel- land. Poland, Czechoslovakia, II Black Forest country of Germany. and the French Alps were all rtfib larly supplied with curling stone] from this little factory at Mauoiw line before the war, and 0rd‘! from the Continent have hum come to hand. But the Mauchlint flrm's output, which runs to pairs of stories a year, is fully book- ed for the next year or two by Canadian and American orde and their European customers m wait meantime. Klondyke Customers The Kiondyke and Alaska X among the Mauchline firnfs cusv tomers. One order in h-anci at thS moment comes from romanticaflyi named Yellowknife, well up in thd remote, historic "Gold Rush" arq of the North-West; another,‘ for nl fewer than 348 pairs, is from thl Alberta Curling Association d Western Canada. where there are more curlers. and where curlln. is keener, than perhaps anywhere else in the world. This unique Scottish industry fl certainly flourishing. It would b! capable of great expansion were labour more plentiful to quarry the stone on Alisa Craig and worlfl conditions more favourable. There would then be made possible addi- tions to the plant and machinery of the Mauchllne factory. as well as to the ranks of its little ban] of _skllled workers. Most of the men have workol in the factory since boyhood. The dcryen among them, septuagennrlaa David Brown, is still exercising the skill and craft with which he hal been turning out curling stones for more than half a century. Lon life to him, and to this Scottis village industry with world-wldl ramifications. By The C-a-nadtian Prom Frank Chance signed a upon three-year contract to manage New York Americana, now Yankees I years ago today. One-third as’ the still - famous Chanootolivm-to- Tinker Chicago Cubs oornbinalon. Chance piloted the Yankees 1913-14, and was succeeded by l! Donovan. ' ill-Georgetown. S. MaoNeilI (Fitn- . gerald). 20—Montsgue, I. Corns- (Hunk). flb-Georgetown. H. Midas. 22—Georgeto~m. H. Madman BABY OIIIOKS a. o. r. and n. o. r. smm naimao ROCK enroll. (Christie ltralsill. Coekorels from 61$ 1- hig records of I38. I81. I and 2'10 eggs reQoollvaI» IL O. P. SIRED ROCK‘- lOa per look Your Order lab ALVIN MaoDONAI-D. Covehoal 34., P.8d.