T BALL Arnfaat Coal Company Hill TIIE BEST 2498 Moneton Takes (6 - 4 Victory Over Halifax HALIFAX. Jan. 1 — (GP) - lvmncton Hawks punched in foul‘ “gt-period goals for a 6-4 victory qgpr Halifax Crescents tonight and (hereby hauled themselves into first-place tie in the Maritime Senior Hockey League with Truro Bearcats. jLeacling 3-2 going inlo the last period. Crescents suddenly ran out of gas. Moncton. notably Buck Whltlock, still was clicking on all cylinders. A bristling fist fight between Whitlock and reargtlard Ray Pow- ell enlivened an already rough sec- ond period, Referees Burt Sleep and Hugh Gillis were content to hold off the other players and let the lads slug it out. 1t was called a _draw. Contrary to league rules, Hawks dressed and used _15 men, one over the limit. There was no word whe- ther this might lead to a protest by Crescents. Crescents out-shot Moncton 26. The loss leaves Halifax seven points behind Hawks and Truro while Saipt John still is cight points behind Crescents. SUMMARY First Period. 1—Halifax. Sullivan (O'Neill, Gray) 1.56 lb-Moncton. Gagnon (Agnew) 14.55 Penaltles-—None, Second Period. l-Halifax, Sullivan (Gray) 8.40 b-Halifax. Young (Hannrm, Q9“- geon) 14.12 B-Moncton, lmonti (Ramsay) 18.50 -Penaitles—Powell (major ‘and minor), Jodoin, Whlllock (major). T-hlrd Period S-Tlifonctori. lmonti (Bessctte. Pauisen) 7.10 Tw-Moncton. Gresko (Agnew) 11.177 F-Moncton, Whitlock 12.50 l—-Moncton. Whitlock 16.58 lO-Halifak, MacGregor (Redmond) ..‘ 17.21 Penalties—Poirler. Ski Tcam lias Mackintoshrm g Stolen 0n- Ship 10NDON, Jan. 1 - (CP) — Canada's Olympic ski team, minus five fur-lined Mackintoshes stolen aboard the Queen Mary, arrived in Iondon tonight hopeful they would finish “within the first 10" in the winter Olympics at the end of January. The team leaves in the morning for Davos, Switzer- land, and several weeks of hard work. Included in tho team of l1 are tho Wuriele twin sisters. Rhoda and Rhona of Montreal, who have been skiing 18 of their 25 years. They are the Dominion's chief hopes for the downhill and the rislom events in the St. Moritz games. The same size, same color hair and eyes and wearing identical clothes, they were extremely reti- cent about their accomplishments which include the richest prizes in Canadian and American com- petition. ilockoy Practices 'Tho following members oi the Knotty Nincrs Midget hockey team are requested to be at tho Forum at nino o'clock Saturday morning: Gurney, Huastls, Dunn, Coyle. lnonsrd, Stull. Rusk. Hughes. Moore, Nicholson, Cheverie, Mac- g, Madman, MacNevin, and (‘A REMEMBER wnsn By "rho Canadian PreI -Bi1l (Kid) Gleason, big-league Baseball star in the ‘B00, died at Nliladelphia, 16 years ago today. J10 Joined Philadelphia Phillie: in the National League in 1B0! as a flit-char. Later ho became second Human and coach. Sill! SKATIIIB ems on 1o 11-h ' won the Free-for-All on the New PACE SETS THE Jimmy Demaret swings for a. drive during the second round of the Miami Open golf tournament in Florida, where the Californian led the nelcl in near-record style at the end of the round. Judge Wins Frcc-For-Ail At Halifax HALIFAX. Jan. 1 — (CP) — Racing over a snow-covered track at the North Commons. the little irotter Judge relned by Pat Lovers car's Day race card sponsored by the Halifax Harness Horse Club. Mary .Wltte. Mary Stuart and Hurrykane won the three other races. witnessed by a crowd which had to stand high on the snow- banks around tho track SUMMARY l-‘reo-I-‘or-All Judge. Lovers . 1 1 I-ee McKillop. A. Allen -I 2 Jacob Withrow. C Dauphinee 3 3 Waller Brown, S. Weeks 4 Winning r-wner: Circle 3-3-8001!- Fall River. N5. Class A Marv Stuart. C. Drake 1 2 1 Grattan Axworthy, L. Walker 2 1 2 Goldie Dudds. G. Turner 3 8 3 Winning owner: Cecil Drake. Class B Mary Witte, D. Turner 2 1 l lma Kaimuck. C. Dauphinee 1 2 3 Evelyn, Worthy. H. Boutilier 3 Ii 2 ‘Th1- Bullet. T. Tallen 4 4 4 r. Winning owner: Donnie Turne Westphal. Class C. ‘Hurryknne. D. Smith 1 1 Hazel stout, N. Campbell ti 2 7-un Direct. l’... Walker 2 4 Trnckey Direct. W. walker 4 3 Winning owner: Don Smith. Fnirvlcw. Michigan llouts California In- iiooo Bowl Gamo By BOB GBUBB NEW YORK, Jan. 1 — (AP) -.— Michigsn routed Southern Cl!!!- ornla 40-0 in Pasadena. 01111.. t0- day-duplicating a Wolverine vic- tory over Stanford in the first‘ Ross Bowl game 45 years ago - but many of the other post-sea- son college football contests ended less decisively. Texas outclassed Alabama in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans. PH") State and Southern Methodist played to a 13-13 tie in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas. and Georgia Tech turned back Kansas 11-14 in the final two minutes of the Orange (an... nionr MAKE '48 A“ To Yflllli '||EALT|| AIIB IIAPPIIE” Bowl classic at Miami. IS A BIG IIELI‘ Ffllill ' . year was another question. was _ GUARDIAN. crrhntorrarowu ltu-mors going the rounds over the New Year's holiday relative to the disbandlng of the Legion hoc- keyteam were laid at rest by Forum officials last night wihen they stat- ed that the league schedule as ap- peared in this paper rece'ntly would run through as published. -l- i 4- Il- To the majority of the hockey fans who have been following City Hockey League activities the past several years, this will come asgood mews. Legion hockeylsts, like the other teams in the league. have al- WBYS proved good drawing cards and despite the fact that this sea- 511" the)‘ are lacking somewhat in material once the league gets un- derway on January 6t|h can be de- pended upon to fumlsh plenty op- positlon for the other clubs com- prising the league. l- -l~ 4' + Summerside will also be o. wel- ccmed addition. For one thing it will bring back the old-time Char- lottetown-Swmmerside rivalry in all its glory and although probably a. great many of local fans today are of the opinion that 5111111113!- side are not strong enough to"ice a squad capable enough of competing with the other four local teams it um-ust be taken into consideration that “Windy" Steele, who last year led Mon-cton Hawks to a Maritime title and a good showing in the Allan Cup playdowns this season will be guiding the destinies of the Siimmcrside standard-bearers. + l- Yesterday afternoon manager Charlie Archer of the Forum was busily engaged in directing his em- ployees in getting a smooth sur- face on the big Forum ice space. Knowing that no games were scheduled until the City . League opening this department inquired as to t-he reasons for the undue activity and we were politely told that due to the big skating ses- sions recently the ice would have to receive a thorough going over in order to be fit for the actual op'cn- ing of the hockey season. . 1' ‘P l! ‘I That initself shovrs the efforts that tihe genial Foruun manager is making in an endeavour to give hockcyists the best possible play- i113 surface but tinged with plenty regrets came the news that Mrs. Archer is at present laying serious- ly ill in the Prince Edward island Hospital. Mrs. Archer, not in the best of health for the past several years. nevertheless at various times has been in attendance at import- ant games. Like her husband, she has taken a keen interest in the progress of local teams and the boys that comprised those some squads. will today be pulling strong- ly for her complete recovery. 1| il- J i The following is taken from a Moncton columnists comment on the Big Four Hockey League BM will prove very interesting to many local follower; of the league here: Says Dave McKay in the Monc- ton Transcript: Il- d- d’ O A long and non-academic dis- cussion got underway t‘other. night over the length of life the Mari- time Senior Hockey League, better known as the Big Four. could ex- pect in this cruel and harsh world. General consensus of opinion was that it ha; at the most another season to go. Then, like the Arab. it will quietly fold and steal into the dark. Whether the operators would come out of it this seascn with as pleasant a recollection in the and as pleasant a jingle family pocket as they did tho first There was no doubt, said tho man with the red nose (he had a cold), that they cleaned up thousands. yla. thousands last Year. 4- d- o o 5o why should they want to quit. l» O 0 O The horrified alderman raised his hands, clutched his battered hat, and denied vehemently that tho teams or the operators any- way, had made those thousands and thousands. Indeed said ho. they were lucky to be able to take their departure in the spring with their shirts on their baoks. Besides, did we know that the teams and rolia of friction tape u fut as the factories could turn them out O O 0 Q Somewhere in between lies Io truth, thought we. O 0. O- O Thinking how it must ooot to carry airmen or seventeen men to Truro and Halifax, f them and sleep them, and also ipa to Balm. John, we cams to the conclusion that all was not milk and honey for the qientorg. when there used to be club rates, out-rate hotel fares and catering to teams, and bidding for the business. everyone was looking at the filled rinks. adding ten per cent to the prices. Ind waitinl for the cash rgidstor to collapse under the 1 . O O O Q Getting book to tho life-lino of there Pou there is a fair reason mlghtpetsr Leafs Remain In a A Front In CNJLL. As I-Iabs Drop To Fifth TeamB Takes Lead In sil.$.S. llockcy League Team B wok over top spot in tho Q. S. S. Hockey League with a decisive 4-1 win over the cel- lar dwelling Team O, 'l.‘carn B. red by the “\"' gin; of CiJllt, Leonard and McCalium, who accounted for all Team B‘s goals. controlled the play throughout the game, Arnold McCallum shot three goals and his linemats uurnp Gillis notched the other. Jackie Burke scored the losers’ lone tally from a. scramble in front of the not. The winners yielded an early goal, but from then on the party was in the hands of the “V” Line. Goalie: L. Burke and B. Giu-ney turned in. steady performances for their respective teams B and C. SUMMARY First Period 1—Team C, Burke Cheverie). 2—Team B, Gillis (McOallum). tl-Team B, McCallum. Penalties: None. Second Period 4—'I‘eam B. McCallum. Penalties: None. Third. Period 5—-Team B, McCallum Leonard). Penalty: Standings: (Nicholson. (Gillis, Nicholson. Bucky Cannon and Sonny Btull. both forwards on Team A, tied for the lead in the individual scoring race. Second place is taken up by A. Hughes, G. Gillis and J. MaoCor-mack, while the third spot is held down by A. McCalium and J. Nicholson. Leaders: G '6 aar-qq-rooao; Stull, Team A Cannennflieel?! A Gillis, Team B . Hughes, Team B . .. MacCormack, Team A McCallum,.Tehm B .. Nicholson, Team C Moncton To Protest Game A HALIFAX. Jan. 1 - (OP) - Moncton Hawks will protest their 7-7 draw with Truro Besrcats at Truro New Year's eve, it was learned hero tonight. Official u~a>Q»u> 6 4 '8' 8 1 5 3 protest will be filed tomorrow. Protest point come at the end ‘of the first period. Roger Jodoin scored for Hawks but the timers claimed that the gong ending the périod had sounded before the puck entered the net and the goal was disallowed. Stcllarton Defeats flow Glasgow 4-3 BTWILARTON. N. 8.. Jan. 1 - (OP) -- Bobby Boston's Blellarton Royals defeated New Glasgow Comets 4-3 in the new Stellar-ton Memorial Rink last night in an Antigonish-Piolou-Colchensr Sen- ior Hockey Loagus game. llockoy Practice The following hockey practices will be hold at tho Iornrn today: Ninth l“ loitotown at ll noon; Seventh Charlottetown at l p. m: and the Third Chariodipown at pm. travellinl’ time and less expense come forth. I O I 'I‘hs_n someone had tho idea that perhaps another year might no D9091! in such a state that they would not be inuremd in any hockey, oxponsiye ‘brythsrwiso. But it was pointed out that the middle of a doprlaion had wo- ducod tho only Allan Cup win- ners tho nib has had and that an- other dominion might be what is‘ needed to bring it another no. o O O I O e Thou guys are lo busy spending money thly can't concentrate on playing hockey sold the mo. In my years of experience in sport hers I found that there is no sense ill WOITYAIII lllfliif. Ildlff. YOII. 50$ ' as much done this year as you can and lay the ground for future Ytlfl. noon In the end no one knew now long the Big Pour would last- unttl they quit. was (he hast ans- wer. i TORONTO I, MONTREAL 1 TORONTO, Jan. 1 — (OP) -— Toronto Maple Leafs remained out in front of the National Hockey League pack tonight by defeating Montreal Canadiens 2-1 before 13.437 fans. The defeat dropped the Canadiens back into fifth place in the standings. Goalie Turk Broda of the Leafs, current loader in the Vezlna goal- tending trophy race, Just missed a shut-out by 24 seconds. l‘ ‘ , - man Glen Harmon barlod in the last half minute b0 beat the puclgy goalie who had played per- fect hockey up to that point. SUMMARY First Period l-Toronto, Lynn Bentley) 14:03. Penalties: Thomson, Meeker. Reardon 3. Second Period 2—Toronto, Bentley Smith) 18:27. Penalty: Meeker. Third Period 3—Montreal, Harmon Fillion) 19:36. Penalty: Bentley. (Thomson, Loch, ‘(Klukayz (Curry, BOSTON l. NEW YORK 1 BOSTON, Jan. 1 - (AP) l-The injury-plagued Boston Bruins broke a five-game losing streak by (op- ping New York Rangers, 4-1, t0- night as they hit the halfway mark of their (IO-game National Hockey League schedule before a packed 13,900 crowd at the Bos- ton Garden. Big Murray Hender- son, a defenceman. sparked the victors with a pair of goals. summany Firot Period l-Joston, Henderson (Taylor) 13:45. Penalties: Babando. Hextall. Second Period 2—Boston, Sanford (Schmidt) 8:36. Ii-Boston, Henderson (Wilson) 15:18. 4—New York, O'Connor (Watson) 16'07 Penalty: Wilson. Third Period _ il-Boswn, Dumart (Peters) 14:52. Penalty; Wartson. DETROIT 4, CHICAGO 1 CHICAGO. Jan. I — (Al?) ’ ' Detroit Red Wings cefeated-Chl- .- cago Black Hawks for the eighth straight time in the National Hoc- key League season tonight, 4-1. The scoreless first period was marked by elmessive roughness, including one free-for-all fight on which Gaye and Jack Stewart, rivals but not related, drew mis- conduct penalties as did Johnny Mariucci and Pete Horeck. In all, referee King Clancy called penalties on 10 players totaling 59 minutes during the first period SUMMARY First Period Scoring: None. Penalties: Goldham, J. Stew- art (2 minors and ill-minute misconduct), Bodnar. G. Stew- art (minor and IO-minute misconduct). Lumiey (penalty served by Morrison). Mariuoci iii-minute misconduct), Hor- eck (10-mlnute misconduct). J. Conacher, Poile. Second Period I.—Detroit, Lindsay (McFadden, Gauthier) 2:53. 2—Detroit. J. Conacher, 18:01. Penalties: Lindsay, Gsdsby. Mariucci, Dickens. Third Period B-Detrolt, Abel. :37. 959mm,, Morrison (J. Conaoh- er. Quackenbush) 72M. M-Ohicago, Mosienko (Prystsi. Gee) 17:10. Penalty: Gee. NEW YORK ‘l, IOGTON I NEW YORK. Doc. B1 - (AP)-— New York's up-and-cominl Rant- ors tonight flashed to a compan- tively easy victory over Boston's fading Bruins. 7-3, in a National Hockey League game before 10,611 fans who brought along their New noise-making equiv- Year's eve ment. SUMMARY First Period l-New York, Eddolls (Kullman. Leswick) .47. I-New York, Colvillo O'Connor) 10:21. 0—Boston, Durnart (Peters) 13.34. 4—New York. M09. 19.4‘!- Penalty: Econ. Second Period B-Boston, Qullty (Ilan. Dllnart) 10.84. Penalties: None. ‘nrird P B-New York, Blowinlkl (Watson. Raleigh) 11.00. .l—New York. Ill-ME (Tnrdoll. Gardner) 11.11. ill-Now York. Hextall (flowinski. O'Connor) 10.8. Penalty: Egan. DETROIT 4. CHICAGO I D , Dec. I1 - (AP) -— Suparb net-urinating by goalie Han-y Lumiey in his second straight shut-out victory tonight enabled Ddrolt Red Wings to Ix- tend their j'nx string to seven drawh‘. tfl-rrnphs over Clfcago Black Hawks. winning 4-0 in s National Hockey league lam wit- ‘ Barbara. Ann (Hoxtali. , ““§ith.filiv “The Chew for You" HlCKEYinn N ICHOLSONS BLACK TW 1ST PAGE SEVEN A Home Product — Popular Everywhere BARBARA ANN IN SWITZERLAND Losing no time in readying her- self for the winter Olympic games, Scott of Ottawa, world's figure-skating champion, is training in Switzerland. She is shown. here being greeted by a Swiss representative. Special Horse Race TORONTO. Dec 31 _- A three-horse match (GP) — race will ness racing program at Toronto's Dufferin Park. The Count B, owned by J. W. Brown of New Liskeard, Ont’... Forest, Ranger, ownea by G. Morden of Cilaffey. N.Y.. and Billy Stout, owned bv Frank Plaunt oi’ Brantford meet in the special race, in two dashes over a mile and a sixteenth. nessed by 10,884 fans. ' The crowd was treated to a sen- sational periornlance by Lurnley. who kicked out 31 shots from all angles as he ran a rczl-hot string to seven straight scoreless periods. On the othcr hand. the Red Wings made just 18 shots on Emil (The Cat) Francis in the Chicago nets and four of them got through him. ’ SUMMARY First Period l-Detroit, J. Ccnuchcr (Quack- enbush, Gauthier) 10.12. 2-—Detroit, Reise, 17.01. Penalties: Horeck 2, G. stew- art, Gadsby. Second Period 3—Detroit, Gauthier (J. Con- acher) 19.28. Penalties: Nsttrass, Hone. Third Period 4-—Detroit. Howe Stewart) 4.21. Penalties: J. Sicwart, l-lorcck, Prystai. (Lindsay. J. ‘the partridgcs and pheasants feature the New Year's Day harl Named "Bozo" by John McCilliivray of Mount Albert, Ont... dos is exercised by the farmer. who hopes to keep it as a pel. Laura, 1i. and Inla Ionian, watch from tho fence. Bozo weighs B0 pounds. and is quits frisky. Curling Season Gets Underway At Montague Snow liard 0n Somciiamc Birds HALIFAX. Dec 31 -- (CP) - The heavy blanket of snow covering all of Nova Scotia may mean starvat- lon for thousands of Hungarian partridge and ring-necked pheas- _ antin the Province, game con- sanction ‘officials said here today. Both the Nova Scotla Depart- ment of Lands and Forests and the Provincial Fish and Game Associ- ation appealed to rural residents to suppy scone food for the birds frequenting their farmlands. llaliiax and Hunts branches of the Association will scatter three tons of grain along railroad lines in their areas where can added. districts County get it, officials said. Thcy that branches in other‘ would probably follow suit. Game birds native to the Prov- ince, such as ruilcd grouse, are in no danger since tirc-y feed on tree buds and insects burrowed in- to trees, director Harding P. Moi- fatt of the Association said. The other two varieties, however, are foreign and are ground-feeding birds. at a loss for food when heavy snow covers the ground. Under present conditions‘, they will tend to converge on farm-yards railway tracks and other places cleared of snow, Mr. Mofiatt sald. He asked fanrners to provide hay- mow sweepings or waste grain and seeds in cleared spbts. Best place was near s. manure heap, he said. Pupils of rural schools would be asked to assist as soon as schools re-open after the Holidays. _ Despite every effort, it is pos- sible that rmany of the birds wll-l die unless weather-conditions change suddenly, he said. National League Birthplace Closed IOUISVIJLrLE. IQ‘, Dec 31 -- (AP)-'I‘he birthplace of baseball’; National League-Al Kolb’s Iaittie Oyster House and Tavern-was closed permanently today. It will be remodelled for another tenant. Baseball authorities here said it was in a backroom of Kolbs place that the first organization meeting of the Nationa] League was held in December, 1875. Buck Weaver, Louisville Times sports columnist. suggested today that the backroom "should be pre- served for posterity, were it pos- szibie to dismantle and reconstruo". it in baseball's Hall of Fame ai. Cooperstown, N. Y." TREAT HIM KINDLY The American sparrow saves farmers millions of dollars a year‘ by destroying insects and. weed seeds. Yosmlte National Park in Cal- ifornia, with a total arca of 1,- 176000 square miles. is approx- imately the sizeof Riiode Island. < The Montague Curling Club ha! announced the membership d rinks which will take part in var- ious competitions during the Win- ter. The first official games tooii ‘place New Year's Day for tho Clarkson Shield. Following are the teams nl drawn up by the games commit- tee, with first stone. second stone, mate and skip given in that order in each case: Frank Green. H. Higglnbotham. Jack Annear, Dr.. P. MacIntyx-l. H. Jamieson. Dr, Inman. Walter Bears. R.W. Beck. W. Ladner- Cyrll Johnston, CH. Kydd, Keir Clark. A, Larkin, J.K. MacDonald, P, Hamilton. Wm. MacLean. Edison Maclntyre, Doug Mac- Gowan, H F. Landry, F7614 Mac- Intyre. , " MG. Patterson. Fred MacKen- zie, George MacDonald. Carl Stew- art. EG. MacKinnon, Jas. Larkln- Douglas MacLaren, LH, Poole. Doug Nicholson, L_ Wigglnlnn, -Wm, MacPherson. Dr.. LA. John- ston. John Shaw, Ralph Beck, Lev! Power. George Gordon. E Carver, C.J. Boudreault, Don Samson. HL MacGregor. J. Fraser. Horace Fraser, EHH. Stewart, Leroy White. Doug George, D.H. Coffin. A E. Sullivan, Bruce MacLean. Neil H0019)’. A Currie, J.C, BL, Clair Trainer. M_C, Reyn0!ds_ Leon Johnston, WR. Gilbert, C R. Boehner. Geo. Maclntyre. Blue Bombers Win VANCOUVER, Jan. 1 - (CP)-- Vancouver Blue Bombers. Western Canada Junior football champions. defeated Hamilton Tigers 13-5 to- day in the first game of a two-game total-point series for the Dominion junior football title. rnnunt mrrnnc The Annual General Meeting of the Charlottetown Driving Pork and Provincial Exhibition Association will be held in tho Secretary's Office, 84 Keni- Sh, Thursday, Jonuory 8, I948, of the hour of 2 o'clock. Dated this 30th . doy of December, I947. G. H. BUNTAIN, Sec'y.-Treo§ if is the intention to post- pone the above Meeting to a later date, due notice of which will be given in the news- papers. G. H. IUNTAIN,_ $oc'y.-Treosl who “pursuit-an tug . “m!