i Hoop league Game Toiiyhi saint Dunstan'a Univereityand the Abbies will meet tonight in an Island League Basketball game at the S. D. U, Gymnasium. The game will start at. eight o'clock. Hudson Still To Hand Down Decision Oi Millar Jiidgc .1. Elliott Hudson. presi- dent of the Maritime Major Hoc- key League will not hand down I decicion on the Al Millar case for at least tirenty-four hours, it was learned here last night from Maj- or T. B. Rogers, vice president of the M. M. H. 1.. Major Rogers was in conversat- ion with Judge Hudson yesterday ox ening by telephone. He urged the Judge to make his decision quickly so that the Islanders would know where they stand in regards to a izoalkccpiw. 'i'iic Kl. iii. if. l.. vice president also cxprcssed his opinion that Millar should not be subject to any further punishment. lie has al- ready missed two and two thirds uaines of hockey. In addition the lsli:ii(iei's Club has been burdened hill! the extra financial costs of ir-.Tiisporting the players and wit- noss Earl Riggs back and forth to Halifax for the trial. Yesterday morning Millar was nrqiiitted of an assault charge in a Halifax civil court, Al Mil? Acquitied On Assault Charge HALIFAX, (CF) -. Al Millar is probably the first hockey player who was ever acquitted of an as- sault. charge because he bats left- handed. The goaltender of Charlottetown Islanders of the Maritime Major Hockey League, charged with hit- tiri: a woman spectator with his stick during a game, was freed Wt-(iiicsday because of testimony that he swung the stick from his right shoulder. Magistrate R. E. Inglis. review- ing the case. said prosecution wit- nesses testified that Millar swung l'ilS stick from the right shoulder and hit. Mrs. Lola. Hanna, sitting - '.iit.h her husband in a rink-side scat. "Yet the accused is left-hand- " 'he said. "His natural swing from the left side . . and the C UTTLE SPORT7 ' SCHOOL OF i8OXlNG I' I SCHOOL or 3oxtNG "' l , ' lil- fol . Whom C K PAGE SIX r”i:TizUARY 12, 1953 Charlottetownls Acorn Rink Wins Island T Curling Championship The strong E. F. Acorn Rink ol Charlottetown won the Prince Ed- ward Island curling championship and the right to represent the Pro- vince in the Dominion curling finals by defeating the W.R. Mac- Neill rink 12-8 yesterday after- noon. The Acorn rink came up with three-enders in the fourth and sixth ends to move well ahead of the McNeili rink by the halfway mark of the final match. They added a single stone in the sev- enth and two more in the ninth to consolidate their hold on the Island title. The members of the champion- ship rink are; E. F. Acorn, skip; Jim Campbell, first; C. Kydd; sec- ond; and Stewart Moore, third. The will compete in the Dominion finals in Sudbury, Ontario, next month. The MarNeill rink won the right natural swing is what I have to consider." r. under indefinite suspen- sion for the action. in a. game against Halifax Atlantlcs here last week, had pleaded innocent. Hanna testified that he attempt- ed to grab Miller's stick when it was swung. It then glanced from his aim and struck his wife on the face. The magistrate ruled that the stick would have passed over the heads of spectators ”if another party had not dnterfered." The 23-year-old goaltender said the trouble started when he be- gan skating to the players' bench to replace a. broken stick. "It was Just opposite the spot mentioned in testimony when someone spit on me. I turned to the crowd and gestured with my stick in an upward motion . . . I just wanted to show the people it just wasn't right to spit like that." Miller is under suspension by MMHL officials as 1 result of th. incident, which oceurrcd Friday night during a game here between the Islanders and Halifax At.- lentica. YEO THEATRE MONTAGUE - FRI. - SAT. --'18-14 FEBRUARY COME FILL THE CUP Jimmy Carney, Phyllis Thnxter, Raymond Massey Hard Hitting - Highly Dnmntlo -- Sensitive Murray River Theatre MURRAY RIVER, P. E. ISLAND SPECIAL SHOW THURSDAY & FRIDAY, STORY OF WILL ROGERS Technicolor Will Rogers Jr., Jane Wyman. ALSO SHORT SUBJECTS FEB. 12 It 13th-8 P.M. Tron sxamns Two Skating Sessions THE GROWN Be In Line For a Good Time A WILCOME DAY THE YOUNGSTERS-4 to 5:30 UPS-8 to 10 The FORUM l 1 to meet the Acorn quartet in the nnals by downing the G. J. Hayes rink of Summerside lo-'I yesterdayi morning. The members of the M.acNeill rink are: W. R. MacNeill, dkip; Paul O'Rourke, first; Ralph Jones, second; and DI O'Rourke, third. With the Provincial champion- ship the Acorn Rink also -won the British Ccnsols Trophy. seven trophy winners were also decided yesterday as the Confed- eration Bonspiel moved through. its third day of curling activities. The J. S. MacDonald Rink of Charlottetown won the Wholesale Grocers Trophy. squeezing out a 11-10 victory over the W. E. Mc- Innis rink, also of Charlottetown. Members of the winning rink are: J. S. MacDonald, skip; Hon. T. A. Campbell. ft.r:5t; J. A. Likely, sec- ond: Clirford MacDonald. third. The Maritime Central Airways Trophy was won by the Frank Hansen rink of Charlottetown. They defeated the J. E. Burden rink 10-8 in the finals, The Hansen Rink also won fihe.Morrlson and Mac- Rae Trophy by downing the Bur- den quartet 15-8. ' Members of the Hansen Rink arc: Frank Hansen, skip; A. Ander- son, first; Don MacDonald, second; Dr. J.C, Gallant. third. The Wlllarci MacDonald Rink of Summerside won the Imperial Oil Trophy by defeating 'the JS. Mac- Donald rink of Oharlottetown ll-8 last night, Memibera of the winning rink include: W.B. MacDonald. skip; W. Morrison, first; Frank Daley, second; and P. Crockett, third. Winners of the British-American (daltlnlletl on page is) Buck Whltlock"- Night Planned At Meeting A "Buck Whltlock Night" in testimony to the Islanders great centre-ice star will be held some time late in February or early in March. it was decided last night at a. meeting of sports fans in the City Hall. some suitable gift in apprecia- tion iof Whit.lock's hockey talent will be presented to the Islanders forward who has already scored .399 goals in his Maritime hockey career and who needs only one more counter to be the first man ever to enter the 300 goal circle of Maritime Hockey. A Province-wide committee is being set up to handle the pre- parations for the big "Night." Last night I ten-man committee head- ed by Lloyd MacNevin of Char- lottetown was selected to get the preparations underway. T Other members on the committee are: Wally Scantlebury, Clifford sherren, Forrest Clow. John Davies. Vernon Larter, Ev. Cut- cliffe. Walter Brehaut, Art By:-nee and Harold Macliean. Brigadier W. W. Reid presided over last night's organizational meeting and Harold MacLean was secretary. I Following the general meeting a special committee meeting was held. Plans were made to contact sport fans in every town and vii- lage in the Province so that all Islanders fans might have the opportunity of sharing in me big celebrations. Those present at the meeting felt that Whltlock was certainly most deserving of some recognition for his great hockey and baseball ability and they pledged their all-out support in the campaign to obtain a. suitable gift for "Buck." Wally Scaritlebury, 86 Kent Street, Chariottetmvnuwas apBoint- ed treasurer and any fans wishing to make contributions should for- ward them to him. A two-weeks campaign will bel staged in order to procure funds. Campaign officials are hopeful that every one will Join in the drive to honor the Island-born scoring wizard of Maritime hockey. Another committee meeting will be held at the City Hall this eve- ziing. SNAP SNOT FINISHING Rollin of Film developed Ind printed. 24 hour service. Double silo prints. Any roll of 8 ex- poenre only to eentii. Reprints FORUM 4 cents eneh. Mail Film Service. (m-rlotletown. THE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN Provincial I Above, left to right, E. third, C. H. Kydd, second, J. next month in the Dominion Champions F. Acorn, skip, J. S. Moore, P. Campbell, first, winners of the Prince Edward Island curling championship and Con- sols Trophy. They will represent the Province at Sudbury championship play. - -Photo by Barter. Gavilan Retains Title With 10th Round TKO CHICAGO, (AP) - Cuba Kid Gaivilan, a rugged champion from the school of hard knocks, floored Chucl; Davey four times with his explosive punc-hing Wednesday to hold his world welterweight title on a loth-round technical knock- out. The previously unbeaten Davey was unable to answer the bell for (the l0iih after afbsorbing a bloody beating in the savage ninth. Switching to southpaw at times against his left-handed foe, Gavi- lan ilunked the Michigan State grad in the finals of his graduate course in pugilism. After the bout was stopped, he gaily danced a few rhumiba stops in his corner while waving to the roaring crowd of Davey partisans at Chicago Sta- um It was no contest. nlbhcrugih the game Davey ke-pt. flicking his im- potent pimches in annoying fashion against the 27-year-old champ. Decked for a nine-count in the third from a furious seria of right- handed punches. Davey survived imtil t-lib sleek Kid turned on the heat in "the ninth. Gevilan amused himself by switching to a southpaw stance in the fifth and sixth. Swanmlng to the attack in the ninth, after he had opened it out under Davey's right eye in the pre- vious round. the strong Gavilan simply overwhelmed the .ecra.wn-y- looking lad who had, escaped defeat in 39 previous pro fights. Davey seemed aware that he couldn't last longer after the cut opened, So he came out pimchinsz in bhe nlnbh. That was 'just. what Gavilan had been uniting for. A jolting right hand punch to Davey's reddened chops dropped hlrn in mid-ring. He scrambled up to lake the last part of a nine- Nine Mile creek Defeats Parkdale The Nine Mile Creek Bulldogs in a. hockey game last night. at North River Rink defeated Park- dale Bombers 5-4. Although the Bulldogs were short three men, they were still aisle to come out on top. J. Mac. Leod scored R. pair of goals for the Dogs, while Trowsdiile. N. Mac- Lean and F. 'llaylor got one each. For Parkdale the goal-getters were Whltlock, Gregory, R. Car- roll, and Coyle. Referees were H. Crockett and A. Gorveatt. count on one knee. Prming his et- taok against ll man who now was badly hurt, Gavilan sent him to the deck again with a smashing left hook. Once more he took the count of nine. Gavilan slammed home a series of right-hand punches that drove Davey through the ropes to the ring apron on his back. 1: ex- collegian was back on his knees at about four but took the full nine- Rangers llohl Red Wings To 2-2 Draw- NEW YORK. (CPI -The tail-end New York Rangers hold the front- running Detroit Red Wings to II 2-2 tie Wednesday night and de- fied the efforts of Gordie llowe to score tho. 200th goal of his National Hockey Leiigue career. First I'M-loil 1-New York, Mlckoskl, (Kullman. Reiscl .... .. .. 2.41 Penalties: Bullcr 10:00; Prono- vost 13:47. Sccaml Pcrlml 2-Detroit, Lindsay, (Howe) 14.13 3-New York. Hergcsheimer. (Romy, Strain) 15.35 Penalties: Raise 5.55, Sinclair 8:20. 4 Third Period 4--Detroit, Wilson. tDclvecchio) 6.25 Penalty: Prentice 19.04. Maritime Major Halifax 6 Glace Bay 1. APC Senior Pictou 3 Antigonish 2. Pictou leads best-of.-seven semi- finals 2-0. Truro 8 Siellarion 2. Best-of-seven semi-final tied 1-1. New nrunewick Senior Saint John 2 Moncton 6. 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