i . ° . groans 19,1935 g ' rua cnAiu.m'i‘i:rowN ou/iizpilris; ence s1~:vaN fi if i V -_ ___ Y _.f 4 ==== e-._ _,___ m n L- == , 1 .¢ , .- v BOWLING \ BOXING _ 4 'I , nocnn aasairraau. ' . - 1 #ff ` If g NEWS °'n¢ SPORT WORLD S . r ' i mi A TRIBUTE T0 ONE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS 01,9351- AND MOST POPULAR H0118!- MAN. (By Oliver S. McNeil, New Perth) When sneaking or our friends we lnust not forget our good horsemen md veteran driver, Mr, Jgmsg 3_ MGMUIRH. Summerville. Perhaps the oldest driver in the Province. for sxty-two years ago last. March, then s lad of eighteen, he won s race on Orwell ioe with the young Stallion Seagull; and as he mid the Wflter. he has been "up and down, off and on” ever since. _ It must be nearly fifty years ICO that he built a race track on his farm in Summerville and spon- ‘ sored some good afternooxvs sport, when such horses as Seagull, King of the Turf, War Cry, Scot-Act and other local speed faced the starter, and although the time was slow the racing gave as much thrill to the a. rural fans as the fast/er time and of 1935 are compiled and examined, excmnk finishes of a Toll Gate or rank as one of the leading ivinners August Queen. This track has long of the season. 1-le has turned since been plowed up. around on twelve different oc- Some years ago he built another oaaions and on each. appearaiicc UP-to-date track on an adjoining carried off the honors, During the farm where many of the horsemen m of the present day enjoyed the six events at as in-any different racing of such horses as Rex meeting in three different states. heart, Hector, soldier Boy und Jack Todd, under modern conditions and rules. Mr. McMillan has owned and new 2.10 performers and of this trained many Bood ones in his time large total one-third are two and filrree-year-olds, which cihows the N - and has now the erratic trotter Sharpsbirg, who though too un 1 K certain for the track, gives the ing o rations Wlieir fall re ms local sports something to think a about when they t conclusio list for 1935 will total 400. ' ry ns on the strafghtaway. TH "le mill! IH-St cvthlhg Came a by more than 100 this season and letter from Charlie Barrett, Park all previous records as regards new Hill. Ontario. whose dead sire two minute performers have been Grattan Royal 2,06 1-4, founded s one of the most famous families of pacers in America. Charlie express- ed appreciation of our notes about him which appeared in this paper a fe'w weeks ago. He belfeves that to Governor Grattan (41 2.-98 1-4 is a U real one and will eventually best that he can trot American tracks two minutes, better than two minutes. Dr J M Nicholson bro ht the . . . ug writer in some items which ap- mile track in September, is the neared in The Turf, dated October sixth better than 2.10 trotter pro. 14th. 1891. They are interesting as d shcv/'ng the improvement in speed Aubrey, a daughter of Captain cavrrrl by more i¥lt€l!i39nt bl'€€ show the calibre of thc young Single G.'s Seventeen giant pure bird stallicns representing the best thme-year-old draft stock of six horse producing states competed in the first world'.s champion pulling contest held at Lincoln Fields race track, Crete, Illnois, on October 12th. Motion pictures of the the pulling events were made and are now being exhibited in theatres throughout the United States. Twenty years ago Peter Volo, then e four-year-old, won tho Culteton Stake at Lexington. Ky.. establishing a new two heat record for trotting sttlliona in 2.02 1-2 and 2.02 3-4. Mary- Sunshine, who came rapidly the lest of the season and headed quite a number of sum- maries beating some of the crack trotterl of the U. S. A., was sold lut week to Gianni 0:1331 of Genoa., Italy, or a N:1°\’W| oe o ll.000.ondhubeon ippedtothat, oouxiifv. The above does not accord with the statements made that the Italian Government hu placed a ban on the exportation of money for onytiring except pureiy utili- tarian puuehtsm or else Italians consider race hone; in that cate- l0f7- (C P by Guardian’| Special Wire) MONCTON Oct 18-Moncton Eatons were crowned Maritime softball champions here this aft°r-noon after defeating Sydney Christ Church 9 7 in the second game of the best out of three ser- ies for the title. By winning this afternoon Batons made 9, clean sweep of the championship play- off taking the title in two straight games. staged The had a forced as the Th-ey won the series opener in Sydney Wednesday 7-3. newly crowned champions narrow escape from being into a third game, at least, _Nova Scotia champions at- tacked savagely in the opening innings and established a 0-1 lead in the first two innings. There- . after however, "Tiny Art" Melan- son handcuffed their long dis- tance swatting and forced the onth of August he took part in'°1h"S ¢° POD S110" "'“' “"" “UW 5001811011. made the presentation. ro`lers to the infi..-r... In the meantime Eaton: peeked away at the offerings of Tedford and fi;1aliy drove him t`o cover at the end of the fourth inning with the score 6-4 for Sydney. Eatons scored single runs in the fifth and sixth but the Nova Scotians managed to push another run ac- cross the plate in their half of the sixth to hold their lead. ' It was in the eighth however that Eatons starred their champ- loiiship rally. With two out they collected a barrage of blows which sent in threeyrunners before the side was retired-clinching the game and the championship. In this big inning Walter Burke, Eaton second baseman, first man at bat, lifted a high fly to McNeill .iii left field and Taylor popped out to Relly at second base, but then things began to happen. Trites banged a. clean two-base blow to right field and Steeves followed with a scorching single to short- left field which sent Trltes Scampering to third. Bill' Cahill, utility Eaton player, was sent to the plate to pinch hit for Whitenect and smashed a double to centre field, scoring both Trites and Steeves, 'the latter scampering across with the winning run. Har- vey contlnued the barrage with a another double to right field. scor- ing Cahill with the third run of the inning and Eato'n's ninth of the game. Tisrlale was called safe on an erorr ut Reilly retired the Calmut Evelyn (4) 1.59 1-4, pacing, (41 2.00 trotting, both wor1d’s records made this season, has been sent to Walnut Hall 1-‘arm for a run out in pasture before being taken up again and placed in training for 1906 lacing. The same procedure three-year-old campaign. _g There was an epidemic of flu or bad colds,during several of the Maritime race meetings this fall. The same thing occurred at Lexing- ton and many ofthe best perform- ers were unable to take part in the races. such as Tara 2.00, Greyhound (3) 2.00, Angel Child 2.00 3-4, all trotters, and the pacers Cardinal Prince 1.59 1-4, Theo' Guy 2.30 and Mc I Win 1.591-ll. Claude McMillan. Charlottetown Royalty. has sold the old favorite Volo Rico 2.04 to Albert Murley, Dalhousie, .N. B. Mr. Murley plans to race him on the ice this winter and expects to have a lot of pleasure with the big free-for-aller. We notice where there are quit/e a number of horse-shoe pitching clubs throughout the province. I is a great old -bamyard sport and some acquire a degree of profici- ency in firing the equine hoof ap- pendages that is rather remark- able.; For instance Ted Allen, who is recognized as the world's champion at the game and who has taken part in more than 300 exhibitions, has in his bag of tricks one that never fails to win the applause of the spectators. It is A simple one-to knock the cigar out of-‘si ;man’s -mouth at- forty feet _try it boys, if you can get anyone to practice with!! Robic Isnor of Halifax, claus to leave shortly for _Dufferin Race Track, Tnirrnto. where hc will crim- paign Pati'1':k Direct 2.07 1-4. winner-of two races at Halifax Ex- hibition reccntly. and Quaker Girl 2.13. in the harness races which open November oth and will con- tinue until January, 1938, once or twice weekly. Well, Robie. we wish you the best of luck, but know you will be up against a. tough proposi- tion to win ii share of hay and oats from thc bunch that will be there. With the entry of Dominion oraitsn into the two minute amine list at Lexington. Kentucky. N- contly, the number of Canadian' by-sd ncrsq in that select 1281680-'Y now number seven. Three of them are by Charlie Ba.rrett’a Gratten. pnysl 2.06 1-4. namely Gratten Bars 1.591-4, Louie Gratten 2.00 and Widow Griittan 2.00. Dominion |gnmm 1,.; gi;-ed by Ora Gratten. 5 son of Gratan Royal. TM NUWU’ mg mm; aio Frank BSIDIID -YT- L59 1-4. first Canadian bred horse to pw. A mpg fn 2.00. Kinney Direct 1.50, and the world's cham- cfou i:»<"iii'z r‘tl'\i'! W'-*"""" 1.57 S-4. The two last named are by Merry Direct and were bred in 'vniiiar for their races October IM .____ i _ . (islam-v. Alhvrte. I Was adopted 1”" 5°”-1°" “ner 11" tween St. Dunstan's University and game of it. ree Series side when he got under Keith's pop fly. Sydney made a. desperato bid for victory in their half of the ninth but alert fielding by the homo forces held them in check. Reilly popped out to centre field, but Keith, pinch hitting for Pow- ell singles to short right field. Burchell smashed a line drive over second but it was just in reach of Walter Burke who snar- ed it for the second out and then McMillan Dopod out to Burke to end the game. At c, banquet given tonight at which both teams were guests, Captain Jack Triies of the Eatons’ team was presented with the Halifax Herald Trophy, emblem. atic of the Maritime championship. Jerry Bauld, New Glasgow presi- dent of the Maritime Softball As- Toronto Boxer, Wins D e ci s i 0 n (C. P._Cable By Guardlan’s Special Wire) LONDON, Oct. 18 _ Tommy Bland. Toronto lightweight boxer, made his first start in England a winning one tonight by outpoint- ing N. Lawler, former Lowestoft seaman, in a 10-round bout at the Stadium Club. Bland scored cleverly with his left and Dunched powerfully at close quarters to run up a convincing margin. Jack (Spider) Armstrong. Tor- onto bantam, was outpointed by Fred Morris of Stepney after 10 fast rounds. The Toronto pair, along with Eddie Wenstob of Viking. Alta., are being managed by Mike Kaplansky, who has managed amateur hockey teams in Kitchener, Ont., and pm. fessional teams in Edmonton Lineups For Football Came This Afternoon Following are the probable line- ups for today's football tussle be- he Nomads. Nomads _ S. D. U. Fullbsck Hur.; : Pineau Three-Quarters Lartcr Leiglitizer La.ptlioi‘ne McDougall Arsenault Dunn E. 'I‘rainor Arsenault , Walsh R.. McKinnon Halves Coyle l§4='L‘!i any Butler ’ McDonald C. 'I‘rainor Forwards ‘ I-Iennessey Robin Connolly Kelly Landrigan Simpson Callaghan Jordon Mullin Mr. E. J. H. Morrissey is expect- ed to handle the whistle in today's game. Bumett Matheson Toombs Hilller McKenzie Smith Chandler St. Dunstans And Nomads Meet Today Thwarted last Saturday by rain two evenly matched teams will again attempt to pry the lid off the senior football season this af- ternoon when the Island chain- plons, St. Dunstan`e University fif- teen. tackle the Nomads in an ex- hibition enoounter at the Abegweit Grounds at 3.30. The game should produce a close struggle all the way. Nomads. I new entry to local football circles last season that made quite an impression on football followers. an much stronger this year. Weak spots have been filled and every membf of the team has been working out fvslllarly for the Diet three weeks ao that now they BN in the boat of shape and ready to give the Collegian: a mighty tough Little has been heard of the Red and White squad, but this is no in- dication that the University team has not been busy. Every year they field a team for the first game that is in the best of shape and today their team will prove no exception to this rule. Gaps created by graduation will likely be filled quite capably also. and fans will once more witness a team that will take a- ,- PE' HIZIQHZ KEllY SIGNS CUNTRAST (C.P. By Guardian’s Special Wire) DETROIT, Oct. 18-Pete Kelly and Connie King arrived today to complete the Red Wings’ and Olym- pics' squads, but too late for the ice practice. _ Ice was taken out of the Olympia today for a wrestling inatch to- night, and the hockey players con- fined their activities to outdoor calisthenics at Northwestern Field. Kelly, obtained by Manager Jack Adams in a quick switch of players between the Red Wings and New York Americans at the National Hockey League meeting in New York this week, lost no time in signing a contract. The former Charlottetown piayfr .was the last of the Red Wings to come to terms. The present rosters of the clubs are: Red winzs: Goal, Normie Smith: defence, Eibbie Goodfellow, Bucko McDonald, Scotty Bowman, Doug Young; forwards, Marty Barry, Herbie Lewis. Larry Aurie. Syd Howe, Johnny Sorrell. Eddie Wise- man, Gordoii `Petti.nger, Hsc Kil- rea: Pete Kel`y. Olympics: W. Brado. Wally Kil- rea, Johnny Shierf. Ron Hudson, Connie King, Carl Liscombe, Mod- ere Bruneteau, Wilfred Starr. Don Deacon, Lorne Duguid, Art Giroux. Hamid Mitchell, Yip Foster. BU" Williams, Joe Bretfo, Orville Raus- ton, Joe Shack. f DOWN THE ALLEYS HOLY NAME HALL Ladies' Bowling Last night on the Holy Name alleys the fifth game for the Kelly dt Mclrinls Trophy was another ex- citing match of the series. The Lucky Strikes registered their sec- ond win cf the season by defeating the Rainbows by a good majority. Dot McKenzie and B. McCabe tied for high single of 194 pins, while G. Keenan rolled high three of 518 pins. Monday night at 7:15. riurfl- canes vs. Five Aces. Following are the scores: ltllnbowa Dougan 178 Corcoran ........ 97 McKenzie 111 F. Binnott .. 03 A. Birch . . . . . . . . . .. 97 Total-1887. Lucky Strikes McCabe 127 Costello Keenan Flynn Ranahan Total-2144. SUNACHER SIGNS WITH GMAPLELEAFS (c. r. sy onmilana lmlll WIN) TORONTO. Oct. 18-4Dhai'ile “Chuck" Conacher, Toronto Maple Leaf right wing with the booming shot. signed a contract with the National Hockey league club to- day and disposed of reports he was a holdout. The fiellre li- which Conacher agreed to roam right wing again for the Leafs was not disclosed, but it was l’0D0fWd unofficially to be about $1,000, the langue limit. It was declared that "other business" kept Chuck from reporting at training camp at Kitchener with the other boys yes- SUS? 118 129 108 153 135 194 114 101 138 126 140 5719.3'-3# 194 90 155 125 141 1114 193 114 102 128 156 165 130 a lot of beating before relinquish- ing their Island football crown. terdly and that he wu not e ho‘d- out Amerks Hold Ice Workout (C.P. By Guardians Special Wire) OSHAWA, Ont. Oct. 18 -_ New York Americans settled down to their first serious training of th” hockey season today with a ful‘. hour workout on the ice, includ- ing scrimmaging, passinz and shooting. Bodychecking will ir'-it start until next week. Manager Red Dutton had two teams working out. with the "whites" playing thc "blues" One team was composed of Wort- ers, goal; Brydgc. Murray and Snowden, defencemeii; Ciiapnian. Carr and Schreiner for one forward line and Cronie, Oliver and Klein for the other. The oppo=ition was comprised of Roberts. cool: Dut- ton, Doran and Jerwa on defence: Stewart, Cotton and Farraiit on one forward Eine and Jackson, Her- gert and Emms on the second. The Carr - Cliapimn - Sclrrcincr line was the pick of the lot. show- ing some of the form they display- ed last season when they perform- ed as a unit. Of thc newcomers. Whitey Farrant was impressive. bu: m0st of the players are fflr from the form they will display in a John Beavers serious opposition. Bridgewater, N. S., squad last sea in 1932, The name of Neil Price, I junior netsman was also mentioned. Veterans Harold Gross, Kano, Squarebriggs and Waiter Lawlor will be on hand to put the young- sters through their pacw. Gross, D D Yell! captain and coach, will be running . ago, Whitlock of Charlottetown and Watterworth of Montague. Charlie Ca.hi11 who had a fling ai professional hockey and has been reinstated may make the grade. Ken Melnnis who showed up well u regular training school for the freshmen that are coming up from Montague, Borden and Victoria to try out for senior league berths. Up front Harry Currie, Jackie Kane and Ken Beer will likel be ulcer. §s“ef§*zf‘¢Si “ed Cl” Q C'1‘iuck'Ten'ipIeton’o _ 1 b b n . ,SPUR TR#-41 T5 -i Hopes Un Recruits To Bolster Squad i_......._. With the Big Three Maritime ance Steele are named as the other , .League assured, Charlottetown attacking line. l X . hockey fans looked over their pros- Seven of the 1934-35 edition of pective material today and contem- the Abegweits who gave champion plated a team of raw recruits and Wiolverines a run for their money veterans that might give Halifax's last spring will B89-in don red and Allan Cup champions and Saint black sweaters but Sargent, Nich- olson and Frank Currie will be In goals there will probably be among the mixing, having crossed Ray Stull who tended nets for the the Big Pond to play in England. - Right now one of the prospectivw son. He played with the Abegweits squad, right defenseman Irvin MacKie is getting a chance to try out with the Boston Bruins. Quebec cham ionshi two in the unior ranks last winte Maroons Close Beveridge Deal (C. P. By Guardian’s Special Wire) MONT'R..lIAl.<, (lit. 18-Montreal Maroons today c`ostd the deal with Montreal Canadian; whereby goalie Billy Beveridge, last year with St- erty, Miiiaxer Tommy Gorman stnlcri tonight. E'evci‘l:`gc "is going West with us tomoi'ro'.v night, but if Alex Con- nell has obtained leave of absence we will be very glad to have him along," Gorman said. He was re- ferring to a statement by Ottawa that Conne`1, goalie for the Stan- lry Cup hclders last season, had been given leave of absence from his duties as secretary of the Otta- wa Fire Department for the win- ter. Maroons, Gorman said, had had no further negotations with Con- nell since the slim veteran announ- ced lust season he could not leave his Ottawa position to play this w'ntcr. The Naticnal League team will leave for Winnipeg tomorrow Eve- ning and will assemble 25 p‘ayers there for pre-season training. CONNELL MAY PLAY OTTAWA. Oct. 18-Alec Connell. fireman-goalie who made a sensa- tional comeback last year, may play hockey asain this Winer with Montreal Ma:-cons after nil. The is- sue is whether or not the former Ottawa Senator is given leave of ab~cncc as secretary of the Ottawa Flre Department. Mayor Nolan and Fire Chief Blzicklcr discussed the matter 01' leave today. The Mayor tonight said hc strongly favored granting leave as it would be g:>:d publicity for Ottawa. The Fire Chief stated he alead had refused leave two Y .i 1'. will seen on one line and Walter Law- also be given a try-out. lor. - - Joliat At ` *Loggerheads With Club` (C. P. hy GlmrdiB.n’s Spcciai W I _ ---_ V < Louis Eagle, became Mamn prop- Quasac, oct. 1a-Mantra; Canadiens of the National I-Iockefyf League arrived here 38 strong ton day. The team selected this city as a training camp, replacing Boston Bruins who have dons their pre-season training in Quan. bec- for the past two years. T' Sylvia Mantha, Canadiens mann ager, stated he brought 18 pr&` and 20 amateurs down with hinu, Amateurs to be given tryout tests during the weeks the club will stay here. Aurel Joliat was an absentee from the team when thg players detrained t`hLs afternoon; Mantha explaining that a dispute between the veteran left winger and the club ovcr .7oliat's con- tract had yet to be settled. I The team wlil have its firsl workout at the arena tomorrow moming. The pros will go into action in the morning and in tho afternoon thc amateurs will bd given an opportunity of displayill' their wares. REMEMBER WHEN" o n oney, one of thc" heal known professional football player! in the eastern United States, dieq from lockjaw. That was 10 vearq ago today. Rooney suiTered a freck- tured arm in a game, tetanus dau.- eloplng a few days later. ' S0 INDIGESTIBLE! A little girl was served with thi wing of a chicken, After doing, bu! best with it == r y _K ' she ask.d: “Mother, week or so. W@”kS uso. n -twugh admitting the cent I have another- bite? This is _____r________A _V _*_ question was unsettled. nothing but hinges." ' ' " i 'ao 5...'-=»es».P.ar ~ _ . ,Via Pr Jog* a/zgb_y`_i.ou‘&’