New Players Tonight As Islanders And Prices Meet Atlantics Eorumg The Islanders will have forward Bip Falladino in uniform tonight and there is an outside chance they may also have defenseman Bert steele when they skate onto the ice to meet the league-leading Halifax Atlaiitics at an M.M.HL game at the Forum. Tonight too the price reduction goes into effect with the best seats in the house selling for nearly half ll dollar less than the former price. Other seats which formerly sold at 31.10 will sell for 85 cents for to- nighiis game and the game here on Monday. Centreman Palladino sent coach Butzko Traiiior a wire from Mont- real yesterday in which he stated that he would arrive here this everl- ing. l-le is coming from the Sioux Ste. Marie Indians and a number of players who have seen him in action claim he will be quite an addition to the Club. Steele telephoned Traiiinr yester- day and stated that pressure of tiusiiiess might pieyciii him ironi playing tonight, He stated that he would like to play a game for the Islanders and if it were possible at all he would be here. The Islanders. resting since Tues-. ditlon when they go after the Al-l lantics. Their success against the Sydney Millionaires this week has filled the boys with enthusiasm and they sense that the time is not too far distant when they will be among the league leaders. According to reports about the Sydney game on Tuesday the Is- landers were at their best. The players claim they deserved to beat the Moneymen although they were squeezed out by a 5-4 decision. The Islanders have had more success against the Atlantics this season than any other club in the circuit. The games hereare usually close. crowd pleasing affairs wtlh the Islanders holding a. slight edge. Leading the Atlantics their number one unit of Wywrot. Ford and Morrow with rugged Carrol Bloom and Arcand back on defense The last time the Atlantlcs were here Aicand was a standout with tactics. his blocking and rushing The combination of new prices ham. and new players should serve as a stimulant for the fans to fill the Forum. Not since the early days of the Big Four have seats been sold so cheaply. This is the biggest. and will be " N -. .l . Q L . '-' ggn,- I OQ,O Fox). no-II 1 lay HUGH runmams. Jr. NEW yoax. (AP)-Ownersl'iip'of 1 Loans and grants from Ottawa Ottawa usually mean money but the grants which the Islanders received from the Dominion Capital lately are taking the form or hockey players and accordln-3 to word received from Bucko'Prain- or last night there's going to be niore. These new players should . . if "' d”5n'l' "Mk 1” mum be M9 nit-an money too for the Islanders day lll':.lll. will be in perfect can-liast. experiment tried by the ls-lam going to Wed increased at.” landers. Glace Bay Miners In 4-2 Win Over Atlantics GLACE BAY. N.S.. (C?)-Glace Bay Miners breezed to a 4-2 vic- tory over the league-leading Hali- fax Atlantics in the only Mart- time Major Hockey League game Thursday night. Halifax goalie Roy McMsekii. kept the score from becoming lop- 5fdPfl by stoppira 56 of the 60 shots-one a minute-that the rampaging Miners sent his way. Atlantlcs have been beaten by a wider margin this season but nev- sr have they been out-shot so Jadly. Johnny Luniley paced Miner: attack with two goals alid an as- slst. Bill Needham and Hugh Campbell each picked up I goal and an assist. Johnriy Morrow and Muckie Hollett. notched Halifaxls goals. Glace. Bay took a 2-0 lead in the first period and matched goal- for-goal in the second and third periods. Cliff Hicks made only 2'! stops in the Glace Bay nets. Each team was handed seven penalties. Lineups: Halifax--Goal: .)ioMeekiii; de- fence: Arcai-rd. Bloom. McNeil; forwards: wy-wrot. Bowness. Mor- row. Watsoai. Ford. Leclalr, Mc- Phec. Hollett. Glace Bay-Goal: Hcks; defence; jnopcr, Whytc, Ainadio. Treon: for- wards: Miller. Campbell. Brown. Connolly. ROClll'CJl'd, Lumley, Fyles, Needham. K. Watson. Referee. George O'iDonoghue; .inesmen: Sonny Coleman, J. Mc- Klnlcy. SITMDIARY First Period 1--Glace Bay. Needham (Campbell) 2-Glace Bay. Lumley tarown. Needham) 18.21 Penalties: Whyte 9:31. Coc-per South Shore Hockey league Annual Meeting -The Iillllual meeting of held recently in the Bedeqire rink wnth the president persidlng. was elected: president, Ira Ci-oztcr: vice - president. Cl3UdP secretary treasurer. John all re-elected. cellent success, over 51,000.00 as gate receipts. having taken ing again this year. S Ctmilig Dfdw 12:34. Arcand 15:49. Second Period 3--Glace Bay. Campbell tLumley) 6.33 4-Halifax. Morrow twywrot) . 19:30 Penalties: Watson :58. Brown 1:09. Cooper 16:43. Lumley 10:- 58. Morrow 14:55. 19:41. Need- FORIIM DATES DEG. 15th To lfltli - .l"IllllAY- Children's skating 4 to 5:30 HOCKEY-HALIFAX - 8:30 dA'!iLRl)AI'- General Skating ........... .. 3 to 5 Country 8:. City Skating 8 to 10 31.60 01.10 tonight. winning team will be up with four suitable prizes. Following is the draw: '1 P.M. Ice 1: F. Acorn vs. A. Likely. Penalties: Lumley 10:14. Mor- row and Itoehford 11:20, Bloom 12:33. 19:17. Stcips: McMeekln O1! 19 17 20-56 Hicks . 10 7 10-27 Lllili South Shore Hockey League was Ira. Crozier The following slate of officers Delaney: Myers. Fourteams were represented at the meeting and in reports of last winter's operations one team in particular reported that it had ex- A good number of teams have indicated their intention of play- The third and final round of the Turkey Bonspiel will be played atlal "18 0031 5919Cll0"- qhe cha1.k,ucmw,( Curling cyubloltl method one of the last. three Following the marches mp. mcntioncd would probably win the presented Iwlth four turkeys and the runners- tendances to support such a high class team as Bucko Trainer in assembling. With Stahan Riopelle and Palladlno in uniform along with the present lineup the is- landers would have a potent squad I I I Palladino will be here for to- night's game and possibly Bert Steele for fl one game performance him 19i41- from Truro. The price experiment Third Period will be tried out and if the results 5-Glace BM. I-llmlP.V are good it will probably be con- iC0n1l011.l" 5351 tinned. In addition there will be 5-H311f3X- 110119” a 8.30.00 Boosters Club prize for lM01'T0W- U3C191'Cl 7345 the person guessing the correct time of the first goal in the sec- ond pericd. Half a hundred of those Booster bills would form it nice soft padding in a person's pocket around this time of year and there's likely to be quite a salr: of Boosters programmes. I I U The National Hockey League has come tip with a very sound idea this year of picking the All star team. The sportswriters, sports- casteiw. and coaches who do the balloting are being called upon to make two selections, the first at mid-season and the other at the end of the schedule The first votes for the squad will be made between January 1-6 and will cover play up to December 31. In this way the League governors lflgure that players who iiierlt a rating on their early season per- formances will receive due recog- iiitlon. It sometimes happens that a player who has at good early season record is overlooked in fa- vor of the man who plays medi- ocre hockey throughout the year and ends the campaign in a flash of brilliance. Kill a 0 0 its share of the; Kenny Mosdell might be an ex- ample of such a player Mosdeil has played great hockey for the Montreal Canadiens up to the pre- sent and will certainly receive a number of votes for the All Star squad. Yet it is possible that piv- otmen like Elmer Laeli, Jean Bel- llveau or Boston's Fleming Mack- ell will set the League aflre after Chrlstlnas and command the votes Under the iAll Star honors. Under the new. Mosdeil will receive full credit for his work to date and as a result probably win the selection for the year. Of course he may very well Jcontinuc being the best centre in Ice 2; C. MacLean Vt Clifford the Lecizuc and it wouldn't make MacDonald. iany difference about the method Ice 3: A. W. Hyndman vs. Hal 05 VOW)!- Splllett. , ' I ' Ice 4. Open, In Big League centres we would 5.3;, II. M. probably get plenty of arguinenz Ice. 1: E. Mt-Innis vs. F. Hansen. llb””" cmlmmz Mimic” 35 me W5" he 2. S. Moore H A. Howang centre in the business. However, Ice 3. L. Turn". V3. Du Pmwse. we know that Kenny will get one he 4. open. vote. and that will be Montreal's Baz 0'Meara. The Montreal col- umnist has already outlined his team for the Ilr.-.it half season. It Na Ho L0 'incluu'es Richard and Lindsay on ..n.. the wings with Kelly and Gadsby G A "5 Ion dtfefence. lI;le giomiraatas AA Rol- lns or goa en ing u es esp e gg:f'f'l.ioI3et3g'mren) those Lumley shutouts and Saw- i.ind.sai'. 'Detrolt O - 10 21 Ill Chuck m”orm.Rm;es'. Richard. Montreal 18 10 7.51 I . Sandmrdj Boston 9 19 23 The idea of selecting an All Star Kelly. Detroit 11 13 27 team at mid-season will create Reibel, Detroit 3 13 25 much more interest among the Sham To,,,,.;,, 4, 22 25 fans than if the selections were pen-mm gcsgon - )1 12 23 made only at the end of the year Gadsby. Chicago 1) 13 22 We can imagine Toronto fans will Mosdell. Montreal 12 9 21 loudly dLs.crcdit 0'Meara's selec- HOGKEY P These AND A REALLY BIG GAME COMING UP HALIFAX vs. ISLANDERS FORUM-FRI.. DEC. 18-AT 9 O'CLOCK-NOTE TIME NOW READ THE RATES- SEAT FOR 01.15. SEAT FOR 850 BALCONY-lst THREE ROWS 85c. BALCONY-REMAINING SEATS 60c. STANDING ROOM--Available when all seats are sold-50c. TAX INCLUDED IN ALL ABOVE PRICES. SALE -- HOLDING SEATS - TODAY (THURSDAY). GENERAL SALE - FRIDAY - 9 A.M. GET YOUR. SEAT EARLY. TllERE'LL BE A RUSH ' DRASTIC OUT IN ADMISSION RATES -- Prices On Two Game Trial inc: All Basis. -THE GUARDIAN. .CI-IARLCTTETOWN Butch Stahan And Hughie Riopelle Of Ottawa Ticketed For Islanders Yankee stadium-the "house flhl Ruth built"-passed out of the liands of New York Yankees Thurs- Iiay in a. 36,500,000 deal. ' But co-owners Del E. Webb and Dan R. Toptplng of libs Yankees said there will be no change in the operation of the Baseball club. It was strictly it real estate deal. they explained. and will enable them to concentrate more on base- DECEMBER 18, 1953 The Islanders may obtain two hockey players from the Ottawa senators that could make them the best club in the League rind will bring them here in the belief that Island hockey fans wish to see M M. H. L. hockey continue and will turn out in large numb n to support the team, it has been announced by coach Bucko Train- or. The Islanders have a very good chance of securing the services of forward Hughle Riopelle from the Ottawa senators. - They may also get defencecman Butch Stahan. Trainor had a wire from Tommy Gorman yesterday in which the Ottawa owner said he had the rugged. hard-lili.l.ing Stalian tick- eted for Charlottetown. However, Big Butch has a busi- ness in Pembroke. Ontario. and has had good offers from a coirple of clubs in that vicinity. Apparently he would pl"!-fer to stay in Ontario but there is a chance he .may come to the Islanders. At any rate Gorman told Train- nr that he would use every means in his power to send the defense- maii here. Just what cui be done is a niatter of coniecturo as Sta- lian has been involved in quite a dispute regarding his ownership. Hn started the season at Ottawa and then wont to Pembroke Lum- ber Kings as plaiiiir:-coacli is- tminst the will of Gorman. Since then he has qiilt his job at Pum- broke. Hughle Riopelle. who will almost certainly be coming here. is a young left winger and according; in Claude Robert woulrl be a vain- nble asset. German. in his tole- gram. stated that Riopelle "ls young and colorful." His is 2 con. sin of Howard "Rip" Riopelle who played with Montreal Cana- lllens. Riopelle and Stahan would he the third and fourth players to come here front Ottawa this sea- son. The others are Claude Ro- bert and Real Oharlobois, who have tlon of Mosrlell over their own Ted Kennedy and Tod Sloan. And what about the Detroit fans and their gifted Gordie Howe along with their centremen Reibel and Dineen? O O 0 It mig1it't be a bad idea if the Maritime Major adopted a similar idea. A ballot- tutg on an All Star team could be arranged among the papers and coaches and the results made known to the fans. This year there is going to be quite a job selecting the M.M.H.L. All Stars. Starting off at the centre ice spot we can name about half a. dozen likely candidates including Buck Whitlock, Pete Wywi-ot. Bucko Trainor. Kenny Wa tson. George Robertson. and Claude Robert. Watson and Robert ivou1dii't fig- ure in the early season balloting as they haven't played much. but at the end of the year they would probably be top men. . a . Billy Ford has picked a. lead in the race for left wing honors. However Tommy Fyles of the Mine.rs has played left wing instead of centre in recent games and he could depose Ford at the end of the season. Then there is the Islanders' Saiiidon and the Millioiialres' big Dunc Maclntyrc. The Big Train is being moved back to the forward line and if we were a coach and looking for a left winger for the remainder of the year our first selection would probably be the big fellow. But right now he (lOCsll't get a point at the mid-season's voting. The leading candidate for right wing honors is Glace Bay's Bobby Brown. Next in line are Bob Gray and Hughie Campbell but Brown has the nod both on account of his scoring and his inspired play for Don Penniston. However Gray and Campbell are big fellows slower to start rolling and may show stronger in the final hall. For defence we will pick Gustave- Hoekey Lcaguei .fulurr- activities up quitci recently arrved in the Islanders camp. hese players are costing the Is- ianders a lot of money and are be- in'g brought here in the belief that the fans want to see Major Series hockey. Coach Trainor stated last night that he knows he is taking a. chance in bringing those players down. He is importing them because he thinks that hockey fans want to see the M. M. H. L. continue and that Charlottetown fans want a winning hockey team. Trainor figures that with Sta- han and Riopelle he would have a club that should be at the top of the league when the schedule has run its course. Garrison Indoor Rifle league The second shoot of the Gar- rison Indoor Rifle League has been fired on the Summerslde and Clinrloltctowii ranges. Individual seorcs posted by the tlirce liiglit-st learns in this shoot are as listed hereunder. 21st Field Ambu.lance- 2ll.t. Mutch 9- Sgt. Yrsacy . 95 Ofctlnet Hnmhl 97) Cpl. Vcsscy R5 Pic. Colcs 3 Total to count 475 Cpl. Hurry 86 counted out.' Chiefs and P. Os. C. P. O. Llewellyn P. 0. Judson L. A. C. l-latch . Total to count . Team scores posted for this shoot were: - '2lsi. Field Anihillriiicc 471; Chiefs anti P05. 464 P..C.A.l-1 Suinincrside 46-I R. C. M. P. . 457 Seamen . 407 31st 5. A. G. 390 On Friiiay evening. pm. Dec. 18th. all teams will he fir- ing in Cltzirloltetoivii following which shoot there will be a incct- ging of all icum captains at H. M. C. S. Queen Charlotte to plan of the League. establish divisions of teams und rules to goverii team standings within the league and the award- ing of trophies. Navy, R.C.A.l-1 and the (list S. A. G. teams will fire at H. M. C S. Queen Charlotte range. while the 21st Field Anihiilanre. R. C. C. C. E. and R.C..Vi.P. tennis will fire at the Cliarlottetoi-in Arm- ourlcs. Tennis unable to compete at this time are requested to have their team captain attend the meeting. Trienlon iiiiiii Siellarioltl 0-5 ton Scotias Antigonlsli - Pictou - Senior Hockey League game. Cameron. Lyncli. the others. red for the losers. Former Pitcher Dies of Cancer Evoy. 50, former here Thursday of cancer. son and Bloom and in net we will go along with MseMeekln. McEvoy from 1936 to 1937. Ice 1: Mary Mar.Lennan ' Donald vs. Jiggs MacDonald (skip). NEW GLASGOW. (CF) - Tren- trounced Stellarton Royals 10-5 Thursday night in an Colchester Legere and McFayden paced Sco- tias with three goals each. Lewis. and McNeil got Dorrington. with three goals. and Wilson. with two star- ST. LOUIS. (AP)-Louis A. Mc- right-handed pitcher of the Washington Sena- tors and New York Yankees. died pitched prof esslonally bail. In a three-cornered transaction. Webb and Topping sold Yankee Stadium and Blues stadium in Kansas City, to the Arnold John- son Corporatlon, headed by Arnold Johnson. a Chicagoan who special- izes in big real estate purchaser. Johnson in turn sold the land un- der Yankee stadium and the ad- jacent parking areas to the Knights 'of Columbus for 52,500,000. Then. by means of a. long term leases, Johnson rented the land from the K of C and rented the entire property back to the Yan- itees. The effect of the deal was that the Yankee baseball club now be- conmes the tenant instead of the owner of both ball parks. Webb and Topping received a fat profit on the property-they bought. along with Larry MacPhall for 2.800000 in 1045 and still own the two bull clubs. Islanders Coach Commends Efforts Of Supporters Islanders hockey "Bucko" Tralnor last night paid fine tribute to George Hooper. Prank Acorn and Harry Sentner of the Boosters Club and to Dr. I. J. Yeo, President of the Ghat- lottetown Forum for the outstand- ing work they had done to support the Islanders hockey team. Bucko stated that if it hadn't been for these men it would have been impossible for the Islanders to continue. He said that they have gone out of their way on numerous occasions to: assist the hard work- lng islanders executive in their ef- forts to provide fans with good hoc- key. MlXell”C.llTllll-g-I On Saturday Following is the mixed curlingl coach Wes Associated with N H L Johnson, 46-year-old industrialist had one other formal contract with sports prior to his purchase with assoclatef Tlnirsdny of Yankee Gtadiutri. Johnson was vice - president and treasurer of Chicago Black Hawks and still serves as a di- lilraw for Saturday evening at iheiifcml" 0: m9HNa””n51 HQCV7; i . , , . . nae-tin Pllln. e was associa Pi .Ch”i'”"”t"ll”,C,lff,a'f3 Cm" Willi Bill Tobin. current Black Hawk vice-nrosldont and general nianagnr, when a syndicate was International (skip), Arn. Howatt. Nita MacDonald. Eileen Bagnall vs. Marlon Dock- endorff (skip). Jim Burden, Ethel Sutherland. Edna Campbell. Ice 2: Sybil MacMi1lan (skip). F.P.0. Bowlcs Cleaver McLean, Lou Bagnall. Iris P. 0. lifat-Kt-n7.ie 93 MacLellan vs. Pauline Burden P. 0. Canlllbcll 9i (skip). Frank Hobbs, Cliff Camp- Total to g count . .. 464 mu, N01-me Au).-3. l Avlllionduffinizi-lsylttlzsd-out ltiiIiFeJ:iidi!rai:n JbeiacrIimltif!acl..sekiiiig),RPl.:1(lhi WASHINGTON' (AP)- The In- . P .. '. L IT, dg. L.A.C. lV.'i1ixlllCk Ila Stead vs. Ron Parker (skip), A. Nailradtlggalcondifiglfnil:l.anC1:;;': la l'VSSi- '1'll01tbUl'n IV) Tait. Dorothea Stewart. Gertie glghmbnd Va and Havana Cubng W0 F"o".5" F”'""' The flWlll'd "carried the contin- Cplt F””'" '" Ice 45 Wm MCI""" ”klp)' Be”; genoy that the new Richmond club tle Howatt. Etta Bell, Marjorie owner, Hurry C. Scum”, come up Stewart vs. Jlin canieron (skip). with a ban park may mum Imer- Iiessilsi lilrow: Elli?” Mumlv M5" l national League requirements by lml 8 I85 - Jany 5. 3.3 l'- M- , sclbold said he has no doubt tliat Ice 1: Marie MRCNEHI (skill). this requirement can be met. He Doug Saunders. Don Seaman. Olive and Mgyor Edward E, Hgddock or MacDonald vs. 1312- MICDOMR1 Richmond had assured him that if (skip). Walter Picknrd. Hugh 5ln'lD- he could get. the franchise, the son. Jean Hornsby. mayor would provide him with fl Ice 2: Agnes Hoyt (skip), Wen- ballpark. tlall MacDonald. Al. McLeod. Norma The Havana entry into the In- Srmpson vs. Kay Johnston (skip),' tci-national League is dependent on Bill MacNelll, Dick MacKinnon,i the Richmond ball park. too. If Georgie Seaman. Richmond fails to meet the re- Ice 3: Helen MacKenzie (skip). quirement. the league will revert Pauline Henry, John -1-nylon Jjn-111.7 it six-club circuit iviihotit either Hornsby vs. Lillian Duchemin tskip).' RlCllm0nd 0? HliV3"H- Hwy Taylor, wamo Hoyt, Gm-dent Frank Shaughnessay. Internat- Ownership Of Yankee Stadium Passes Out Of Hands Of Yankees &. Vormed to buy the Hawks from the estate of the late McLaughlin. The Kansas City park was not involved in Johnson's transaction with the Knights of Coltimbiis Johnson, Webb and Topping all ex. plalned that one condition of their deal was that the city of Kansas City would be "protected" in the event it had the opportunity to get a major league club. Although none of the parties would say what the Yankees will will have to pay in annual rent for the Stadium. Johnston said he felt he was getting "a very good re- turn on my money and is is Im- desl to Del and Dan." Maj. Frederic . 28-Year Lease Johnson's ioue'wttn the Knights of Columbus. who own many other valuables pieces of real estate. is similar. The original lease is for 25 years. at an annual rental or "amortization payment" of 3132,- 500. Johnson has options ,of re- newal which could extend the lease to as long as 70 years. He also has the option of repurchas- lng the land for s3.000.000 at the end of 15 years. The yankees have no repurchase clause in their lease with Johnson. Although the 56.500000 price for the two stadiums was more than double what Webb and. Topping paid for them eight years ago. Hart said the Yankee Stadium property alone had been appraised at more than 58,000,000. The basic reasons for the salt- Topplng said. were to "get out of the real estate business." to pro- vide ready cash and to protect. their families in the event of the death of either partner, and to give the club owners more time to attend to the operation of the ball club. He also added that the stadium rental "is an operating expense” and tllereforc is deducted from the club's income liefore taxes. League lAwards Two Franchises ional League president. said they had assured the Havana. people at the minor league meeting earlier this month it could have the eighth franchise if Richmond were ad- mitted. Richmond had entered a. serious bid at the minor league meeting. but it failed when Edwin M. Moo- ers. owner of the Richmond fran- chise in the class-B Piedmont Lea- que, refused to sell. George 'rraut- mim, minor league commissioner. said he called Thursday's meetina because of the "uproar in Rich- mond" and that officials of both leagues were invited to iron things out.. i Trautman. Shaughnessy and the others including representatives of Mayor Haddock. argued with Moo- crs for more than eight hours in conferences 'I"hursday in an effort to get lilm to sell his territorial rights. Milligaii. Ice 4: G11 Henry (skip). Laura Pickarrl, Mary McKlnnon, Ad. Mac- Jean Giddings, Connie McLeo Gus MacKenzie. - Bruins Stand Off last Period Rally. Defeat leafs 3-2 BOSTON, (CP) -Boston Bruins stood off a last period rally by Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night. to beat the Leafs 3-2 before 8.722 fans. the smallest National Hockey League crowd here this Ronald Regan - YEO THEATRE Montague-Fri.-Sat.-18 and 19 nionc ZONE -CoIor- . V Romance - Action - Tense Drama. Rhonda Fleming Ieason. Rightwlngt-r Fleming Mackcll scored what proved to be the win- Contlnued on page 15. Red Wiiiln 51 Victory Over Black Hawks DETROIT. (GP) -- Glen Skov scored twice Thursday night as Detroit Red Wings skated to a 5-1 victory over Chicago Black Hawks. (continued on page 15. h modem automotive styling. Designed for that lower. longer look so prized lets meet other high standards besides eyl appeal. The 1954 series have more power, bet- ter performance and chassis improvements that will substantially inci-due the pleasure and con- venience of motoring. 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