_ w} COAL F0ll TllE BEST CALI. ARNFAST cons. o‘... I e ionaires Lead 249a ls Winner Feature Event At fTruro Harness Meet ' q-nuao. us. Aux. 76 —i¢P>—- More than 3,000 ism tumed out may to sec Charles Walker's Judd pf sackvrlle, N.B. win the Msy- flower 2.10 trot and pace and l arse of $1,000 as tihc first of a ghree-day racing program in con- nection with the Central Nova 5Com exlil-bliion opened hievre. Judd took the first two heats 0| the Chief event on the card of {our “m, cyclonic, owned by the Battle Todd orlvirig Club or syd- ney Mum N5, iivinnlng the third heat. ‘Jpn-y Grattan. owned by i419 yfankinson Brothers of Mrddleton. N15, iivon the 2,25 pace in straight “ma. The Duke ofl-llghland, an- other straight heat wlnnnr. 811W" g4 hrs heels io five other entrants hi’ (the 225 classified. Ann clear. ourird bl’ Gm“ gailheck of Charlottetown. wfli the inst two heats of the first div- tsm, 1h (he 2.28 iirot and pacefor f 5'50. ' Wm o suimvisnr ‘119 Trot and Pace Judd (Walker) .... .- Qvcihntr; (Baker Mr. Phillip (Alien) . Jerry‘ Lee Volo (Jabalee) sandy t) (Conroy) .- Peter Bunions Will" Free Tirade (MCI-BOG) ~ o ti_ Volo (Stead) ‘Time: 2.12. 2.11, 2.12 2-5. 2.28 Trot IIIITPHRO M", 31kg; ' . Talugi 4 gfflp p h; .. . ... princess Kalmurk (O Connell) c. Albert Rudlons (“"11" Bu“. pf, Parker (Hanklnson) ptvle Bell (McLeod) . Buddy Budlong (Stead) . Milton Budlong .... l. Time: 2.1a, 2,16. 2.16- 235 Pace-Purse $450 w-luvw-tsllochv-e mUl-Jcnhwtor-l wn-Iwmaiwrs: Jaownuiwv-en QOHJQUIUMH ui-Ja-icnncnsn-e Jerry Grsttan (Hanklnson) i Goldie Dudds (Tumor) 4 c, Harry Budlong (Weir) 5 Lillian Bucllong (Jay) - Graitsn Peters (Marshflll) ~ 3 Bcotty McKane (cram -- -- I "Times: 2.22 1-5, 2.20, 23l- Md Classified Paco-Purse .5450 Duke of Highland (Ramsay) Mary Merk (McGlbbon) Just l-‘lioka (Cudmore) Miss Peggy Lee (Etter) , sbirley H. Temple (Craig) ‘Times: 2.20. 2.20. 2-17- Greco-Peralta Bout Postponed NORWALK, Conn, Aug. 26 — (AH-Rain tonight caused a post- ponement until tomorrow night .07 the scheduled IO-rouncl boxing bout between Johnny Greco, Can- sdisn welterweight champion from Montreal, and Joey Perslts of New York Cl-ty. Truro, Sprlnghill Play Opener Friday TRURO. N.B., Atlg. M .—(CP)— First game of the best of seven semi-final series in the NOV! Scotls basebslf playoffs. between Bpringthlll Fencebuslers and ‘rrui-o Besrrcats will be played here Pri- de)’. it was announced today. The second game will b! played litre Saturday with the third and fourth games scheduled for Spring- Wl “M. 2 and 3. l‘ iieniembor When Marvin Nelson, "lows Flesh" Mn rori Dodge, splashed through "lorry Lake Ontario waters, 11 years ago today to win iihe ill-mile Csnadian National Exhibition Iisrsthon swim in record-breaking I of seven hours, 43 minutes, l! 1/5 506011115. . Challenge , "fr. the Chsrlottetown ma; t m“ do hereby challenge lite L? of the simunersldo mo. I" to o localize of three F" series for tho nfl um. -. us. JACK CAIRNS. A special Atioclctlon and Island Pheasants Unlimited will be held In "to l-llifitl‘ Hall, Grafton. so, en Friday, August 2m at no ' -M.sh ,f Ii M'”qz:'-orte L . ii.ii. s. ii. s. Ladies in Play For Golf Title ' RIVERSIDE GOLF‘ CLUB, N. 8.. Aul- 26 —(CP)—Sixtecn New Brunwlck and Nova S-cotia golfers qualified in medal play today for subsequent match play to determ- lne iihe Maritime ladies’ golf championship. Mrs. H.P. Connor, Halifax Ash- burn, led the field with a 90. Fol- lowing with 92's were Miss Bar- bara Triies, Btrldgewsie-r, NS, Maritime champion in 1938; Mrs. C.L. Urquhart, Riverside. arid Mrs. G. B. Gordon. St. Andrews, N.B. Also representing the Algonquin Club of St. Andrews, Miss Caiirlne Wilson finished next with 95, The only other non-New Brims- wick su-rvivors of the qualifying round were Mrs. 11W. Young. Truro, N.S., 101; Miss Alice Meis- ner. Halifax, 105. and Mrs. O.D. MacGregor, Hall-fax, 105. Play will continue until Friday. Last year's champion. Miss Pat Bailey, Halifax, is not defending the title, _ T-he scores included: Miss M. Penney, Bridgewater, 10S; Mrs. M, Bagnall. Charlotte- town. 109; Miss M. Weeks, Chit/f‘- lottetown. 115; Mrs. W. Coolen. Halifax, 118; Mrs. ,W.P. Bickle. Bridgewatcr. 120; Mrs. G. Buntain. Charlottetown, 124; Miss D, Stew- art, Charlottetown. 118; Miss M. Stewart, Charlottetown 132. Continue Play in Ch’Town Club Tourney With the rain hampering and causing the postponement of many scnedmed matches, never- theless tlie Charlottetown Tennis Club Closed Tournament is pro- grossing favourably. Today being a half-holiday for many of the playing membe o, it is hoped that. many of the post- poned matcics as well as today's scheduled nnicnes will be run off, and all members are asked to be on hBn-i\l! possible, even if they are not listed to play today. as officials in charge of the tourney want to squeeze in as many matches as possible. in order to make up for lcst time. The following is the result of yesterday's play:- Mesfs Singles N, Wran defeated T. FltzGer- nld 6-3, 0-1; A. Peters won by de- fault from N Larrabee; Gordon White defeated B. White 6-0, 6-2. Lollies‘ Singles J. Btuart won by default from Mrs. Y. Boudriss; M. Hine won by default from M. Ramsay; N. Thompson defeated M. Clillis 6-4. 1-0. 8-0; Mrs. R, Dumont won by default from M. Campbell; A. MaoLeod yon by default from B. Msclieod. Todsy‘: Schedule Men's Singles st I P. M. A Peters vs. Walter Cullen; J. Morris vs. J. Palmer; Y. Bouclrias vs. W.G. Poster. Ladies’ Singles st I P. M. A. DeBlois vs. L. J. Arsensult; N. Thompson vs. Mrs. R. Du- mont; l}. Laritl vs. B. DeBlois. Men's Singles st 4 P. M. P. Murphy vs C. White. Ladies’ singles st. d P. M. J. Stuart vs. J, Nicholson; E. Martin vs. Mrs. R. Large; J. Mills vs. M. Hine; A. MscLeod vs Mrs. G. White. Men's Doubles st 5:80 PM, G. White snd G. Burnett vs. E. Nicholson and T. FitnGersld: J. Johnson and P. Murphy vs, N. Wrsn and G. D. Htsdersld; A. Peters and P. Keys vs. M. Dew rnd J. Moss's; 1’. Rcddin and W. Moi-aside vs H. Hughes and H. Simpson. Mind Doubles st 5.30 PM. A. Storey and M. Dew s. C. Sinclair and l. Smith; ll. Higgins and H, tfugbes vs. A. DeBlols snd With their interest whetted to a considerable decree by the great playoff struggle between Legion- aires and Anchors in the City League competition, baseball fans will have a chance this afternoon to witness the opening act in the junior TIlELVClOWIIS when Kinsmen and Knights of Columbus squads open a best out of three series. i ‘It 1F ~1- There were very few of the fans of the opinion that City League playoffs would produce silch a good brand of bzill and the some thing can happen with the jun- iors in fact it is more likely, for all season 10m: with hilt fe-w ex- ceptions the kids have been play- ing heads up baseball that. has been very pleasing to watch. i- + -l- -l- Knights despite their low stand- ing during the schedule are ex- pected to give the Kinsmen plenty cf tough moments. When at the top of their game the K. of C. boys have showed just as good as any squad in the lcapile and their followers last nizht appeared con- fident that their charges would thrnw the first. bombshell into the ranks of the Kinsmen by walking off with ionizhts setlo. -l~ + -l- + . Kinsmen followers ivere equally confident of their team's chances. Favorites i0 cop league honors at the first of the _\'(‘I1l‘ the McNeill- coached oulfit were forced to take. second place to the SllfprlSlflQ and clutch hitting Reccc team but now that a filial chalice is being given them Kinsmen will be all out to avenge any and all errors they have been guilty of in league plziy. ~l -l' "It 'l' The entire series from start to finish should be well worth \vlt- nessing. Despite the fact that ex- pected support has not been forth- coming from the fans the young- sters have kept up a keen interest THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN Mize’s Two Homers Keeps Him Ahead of Bansbinifs Mark cheer about when he slammed s line drive noinc run against Lefty Fritz Osterniueller in his only time at bat, 1t came in the sec- 0nd inning, with one man on base. At New York slugging Johnny Mize of New York Giants crashed his 41st and 42nd home runs of the league campaign and picked up two singles, including the Dan Bankhead, Negro right- liander, mad-z a spectacular major league debut yesterday —but as s batter and not. as a pitcher. The 56-year-old rookie, who joined the Brooklyn Dodgers of ‘he National League Monday sf- tcr his purchase from the Mem- phls ClllD o the Negro American League, was treated roughly dur- irlg his brief relief stint against 3“me'w1m\l"¢ 511119111 "lei?- B! Pittsburgh Pirates, who maltreat- n“? Gian“ “lplied Chi"!!! (71155 cu three Dodgers hurlers for 20 7*”- lifts and a 16-3 victory in Brook- Rein Iyh_ OI the Bankheacl was soundly whacked 0i U"! for l0 hits and eight runs in the Mlle 3 1-3 innings he worked on the 59001141 forced the postponement second game in the last second. slammed Nd. 41 in the lnnlrg with none aboard, mound. Hall‘ of them went for ex- tra bases, lrcluding three doubles. n triple and a home run, He fan- and collected No. 41 in the same place witn two on the sacks in the third iririlng to tie the count and it would hc a splendid thing for all concerned if the playoffs which are now at hand were wit- nessed by largo crowds. The play- ers are deserving of it and it woiiid go a long way in assuring an even more successful league when the 1048 season rolls around. d- + + -l- Due to their second straight vic- tory yesterday afternoon Legion- aires are now big favorites to enter the City Baseball Lcagile finals against the Rovers in the final battle for the Dr. W. J. P. Mac- Mlllan trophy at present. held by the Anchors but the manner in which the two squads have been performing anything may linppcn yet and followers si‘ the westend team are still 007.1111! confidence that the players will be able to pull the series out of the fire. C O i/ But from this writer's viewpoint it. is going to be a difficult job. Legionaircs have shown a stead- iness in all three games that has been surprising to say the least. Yesterday afternoon they came through with a superb defensive performance behind Mc/ileers brilliant hilrling that stood them in goon stead when the Anchors threatened in the dying moments of the game and if they can con- tinue at that pace runs are gill"! to be scarce as hcn‘s teeth for the opposition. -l- il- d- O Some perhaps consider Legilln‘? victory yesterday’ as being 8 mill" lucky one. Iln some respects it “as maybe but at the some time when they were on the receiving end of breaks they showed the necessary punch to bat the base runners home and then~pillled off smart- defensive work that enabled them to hold their lead. ’ 0 il- 4- O But no matter which squad are returned the winners Lefty Mc- Alcer and Charlie Ryan, just as came. a pair of baseball tossers as could be found. have. come’ through with three magnificent pitching jobs in the games that have been played. Both have showed courage under fire that has stamped them as possessing loads of curage sii.l ii will likely be a good while be- fore local fans will again witness the likes of the three hurling duels that this pair of u-hukkers have engaged in in this present series. O O I The squads will go at each other in the fourth game Thursday afternoon and it is likely that both Ryan snd McAleer will be rested but with their backs definitely the big bats o.‘ Ten Williams and Wally ‘Jloses kept Boston Red Sox in SEP-‘lfld price ln the American League yestemiay 3a the Red Sox divider] a d:i:u‘.e bill place Detroit. in Detroit. nrliy by lnsln;'the operer 12-1 to young straight five-tilt plielzingperform- once. but. bounced back to take the niilltcap 9-1. hits iiy the scccnd game as Moses collccwrd four straight Wllllsls knolfud in five with his 26th homer, n doub-e snil s fly. three inns i1 the first. innng and another in the third to trim Chi- cago White Sox. 1-3, before 2,984 persons in Cnicago. in Maritime: llles Thomas Tonk, 51, y-iesidont of the MaritLme Association, ‘died in hosptsl today after a long illness. land. and became rm st the Little River Golf ville, (Tin, lstci traisferring to the lakeside Clui; at Monctoe. N.B. lolnt meeting of the P. i. I. Fish 8| Genie purpose of discussing the upland genie against tbs wall now and with the title slipping from their grasp An- clirs sre expected to be more dan- gerous tbim ever ss they seek to extend the seriesto a fifth and do.- clding game. BREATH DOESN'T COUNT Elephants like o..-icns ss hnuch as they like peanuts. N.B., (Jolf and. Country Club since i930. Shipyards-Arrows Gains Ends In Bran at four-all. His homers put him four games and two davs ahead of Babe Ruth's 1927 record when the Bam- bino set his record of 60. red two, walked one and hit a hatter. Bankhead, however, gave the 2~1,069 fans of which about one third were Negroes — plenty to l’ Junior League Playoffs Start This Afternoon Jilaior baseball league playoffs get undaryvay at the Park diamond this afternoon in a game starting at 2.- 30 sharp when Kinsmen, winners of scconcl place in iihe schedule tangle with the Knights of Colum- 1 Canadians Plan To Be “Tough” bulsl tlhlrcl place. squad. The series _ Wi c. decided on a best out of M s three basis and majority of the a s fans are looking forward to the series going the limit before the club that svl-ll face the Reece team in the finals is declared, The series should provide plenty of smart. baseball from tihe cpeui- ing pitch to (he final one. Games between the same tw-o squads all season long have been close-knit af- fairs ivrth the outcome usually in doubt right up to the final out and with their Qiltncts of continuing l l-h l d ' l‘ th or rm. sterg sire expected to hit a new New Ymk Elma". W“ Wm‘ w high in effectiveness and general “dd m" Clea" h°ck¢Y will!“ 11°‘ an round baseball‘ be abandoned but there will be With a half holiday in effect, "tougher, harder-hitting hockey?’ throughout the City and with no] 561i“? hflrkelled bBi-‘k l0 135i harness racing program scheduled) year's campaisn when a string or thr. game should he witnessed by g injuries struck the Canadlens and largo number of fans. A large at- the club lost its ruggedness-"we tclndance would help the young- were all nice boys." sicrs lmmeasuirablymnd once they The deal. announced Tuesday, are shown (the miblic is solidly be- that sends Buddy O'Connor and hind them they will increase their Frankie Dddolls to New York efforts tenfold in endeavors to pro- Ranger; (u; Hamid “yum Joe duce the best brand of ball they are B911 and qeome Robertson. doem-t 660M118 Ol- mean Canadians are standing pat Players are asked to take note of on m“ exchange plus m” yen.‘ the starting time-BBC sharp and p|aye,s_ are asked to make ii a point to be "we l" taking the lonprmge ready i0 Si"! "i W“ “m” view," said Selke. "Tile deal won't help much this winter. When such I veterans as Toe Blake, Murph Chamberlain and Elmer Lech drop s s we h Twin Bill it I I Detroit Tigers (By W. R. Whestley) MONTREAL, A118. 25 —- (UP) - Montreal Canadlens are building for the future and in the process other clubs of the National Hockey League are warned that "the 'nlce‘ days are over; we're going to get as tough as the rest of them, per- haps tougher." General manager Frank Selke, out we want the tough younger players ready to step ln." Seiko made it plain that every man will fight for his job this win- i-cr. In addition to the ex-Rangers there will be a. flock of new talent t.rying out. with the prospect some oi Montreal's Royals of the Quebec Senior league will catch s steady job with Canadians. Doug Harvey of Royals is s better-than - average defenceman and may give Laycoe s battle for s defence job. These two would give Csnsdlens six defencemen, since Leo Lam- oureux has already been turned cver to Buffalo of the American Hockey League. The regulars left. are Butch Bouchsrd. Ken Rear- don. Glen Harmon and Roger Leger. There will be plenty of talent bidding for forward-line jobs. The ability of Floyd Curry, Rip Riopelle and Tod Csmpesu of the Allsn Cup champion Royals is well known. Whether the famous Punch Line will remain intact is still s ques- tion. The veteran left winger Toe Blake_ who was 35 years old lsst Thursday, figures he hss st least one more good season in his system. He reports his legs in bet.- ter shape this year and Selke sd- mits that Blake's fighting spirit is all in the veteran's fsvor. Lech is back. fully recovered from the skull fracture he suffer- ed last. winter. Richard is un- doubt-edly s fixture. Johnny Quilty-snd Leo Grsvelle should show improvement this year. Kenny Moedell, who broke his srm lsst winter sud sgsin in softball this summer. is not ex- Pteted back till December. Gray saved Halifax Shipyards from defest tonight s; the first match in s best of seven series by Yurds and Halifax Arrows for the Hall- fsx and District Baseball League championship ended in s 3-3 drsw. Wit-h the bases loaded and two out. in the last half of the ninth Irv Riiven came in as pinch-hit!!!‘ for Arrows. His blow was s liner between second and third. Cray lespt high into the alr to snsg the bsll for the third out. Immediately afterwards umpire Jchnmy Fortunate called the Esme because of darkness. Cards and Ar rows will meet again Thursday Tex Ilugtiscrfls right. arm and with third- T,he Sex fc.! into third moment- Art Hauttemanls second Hughso-i al‘t wed the Tigers four hits and Wasaziligton sccred early with President Ci P. G. ll. (C?) HALIFAX Aug. 26 -- Golfers here Tzolesslonsl A native of Birmingham. Dog- ..e cam: to Canada in 1922 11d County Club. Walker- He had been st the Liverpool. HALIFAX. Aug. N-(CIW-ll lupin: oat-ch by shortstop Jimmy night. PAGE SEVEN Canadian Pulohrltude .1! A drug store clerk, Marie Reine Heut, 17, of Montreal, seen here, took second prize in a division of Quebec's "raving beauty" contest. t... . f tel Gladys stubbert, i9, seen here. salesgiri in a Montreal department store, won Quebccs "raving beau- ty" title. Dancing and swimming are her hobbies. All set for the "Miss Canada of 1947" contest at Hamilton is Tillie Fleming. 20-year-old curvesome redhead who holds the title of "Miss Regina." Emerald Girls Win In Softball Game _.r__ On Sunday evening. Aug. 24th., the Efflfifflld Girls‘ softball team rlefeatel the Kinkwn Gills by a score n1 17-11 Hizhlighfs of the game were three home runs by Kay White and one by ‘Thelma Mulligan. The 1110611191 vrere as follows: Emeraldr-Kav Willie. Theresa Cash, Dorothy Jone... Donna WAKE. Betty Jones. Camilla Mccririfille ms Mulligan. Kinkorar-L. Mulligan. F. Fgy- mer. L. Gallant. i‘. Filmer, T. Sfircervn. W Duffy E. MeKenng, Edna (Jallant and P Johnson. Former Pitcher Dies NEW YORK. Aug 28 —iAP)— Hugh McQuillsn. who pitched for New York Giants in the eairly 1920s, died today. He would have been 51 on Sept. 15. _ YEO THEATRE - m. - SAT. SUMEWIIERE lll Tlli lllfillT John Hodialt --_Nancy Guild Elaine Cash, Dorotry White, Tliel-‘ ll LALK A Home Product — s Plaiylol: g “The (Jllew for You" HICKEY AND NICHOLSDNS T \V I ST Popular Everywhere 333m"! "l! "Lfiliy" McAleer's flawless fielding display Had Mr. Innis‘ Leglonaires yesterday took a 2-1 lead in their best of five City League baseball semi finals with a 4-2 victory over the An- chors, It was another of the nip arid tuck struggles the first two games produced with Legion push. in! across slnzzle counters in the second and sixth and two in the eighth for the win as the Anchors rallied their forces to avoid a shutout in the top half of the ninth with a two run outburst. For the third successive game McAlec-r was hooked up with Ryan in a hurling duel but where the Lecinnaires were playing error- less hall Anchors bad six miscucs chalked up against them, all, of (hem figuring in the scoring. It was the third straight game Ryan liad failed to yield an earned run although being on the losing end of two of them. But outside of the fielding lapses h_v the losers the two squads play- ed at. times a brilliant brand of ball Anchors with Jack Gallant‘; long r inlng catches in left field on -e occasions standing out like sacon lights and young Murphy playing centre robblnz Williams of s hit with a stab of a long line drive in the fourth. Lesion players also came through with sensational fielding. Eddie Lund robbing Mike Hennessey with a stab of a hard hit ball to first and Kenny McKenzie com- mitting grand larceny on Stanley in the fifth with a llizhtning stab of a ground ball that seemed head- ed for a hit. Scoring was spread over four innings. Leglonaires broke a score- less deadlock in the last of the second. Williams the first batter was safe as his fly to right field vias dropped; Jay singled to put runners on second and third and the bases were crammed as Good- Mctennan c Stanley ss . .. win was safe when an attempted force out. went astray at second base. Lund hoisted a fly to Gallant in left with Williams scoring after the catch and the side was retired when Perry and McAleer flied out to second and left. With one out in the bottom half of the sixth Williams received an- other llfe at first that. led to the winner's second run, going to sec- ond as Jay was being thrown out: at first; Goodwin drove in his first of three runs with a single to left centre but was left: stranded as Lund grounded out to first. Get Winning Runs Legionalres were back in the eighth with what proved to be the winning runs. McKenzie firs‘. bitter singled but was erased when hit by Strains grass cutter to second. Strain getting a single; Williams was thrown out at. first to make it two out and the rally was kept going as Stanley tossed" high to first on Jay's sharply hit ball. The stage was set for Good- wln's slashing single to centre as Gallant made a magnificent try to gather in the line drive, Wil- liams and Jay both scoring ‘before Lund was retired for the final out of the inning. Anchors held hitless for the first six innings and leaving runners stranded in the seventh and eighth finally pushed across two runs in their last chance at. the plate. Gal- lant opened by beating out a bunt for a single but was retired trying to steal second by a throw from Art Perryl; Charlie Ryan drew a pass and went to second on a pass- ed ball: Matheson struck out to make it two; Ryan stole third to get in scoring position and walked home as McAleer uncorked s wild heave. MrLennan kept Anchors hopes alive by walking; Mike Hen- nesscy beat out a roller to second for a hlt_ McLennan going to third and as the winners attempt- ed unsuccessfully (o get Hermes- sey stealing second McLennan rac- ed across the plate. Hennessey stole third but was left stranded as an Anchor pinch hitter went down swinging on a blazing fast ball thrown by McAleer. BOX SCORE Leglonalres All It H. Honnessey ss 4 McKenzie 2b .. Strain cf Williams 3b Jay rf .. Goodwin 1f . Lund 1b Perry e . McAleer p Totals POA l2 4cO>—-Iss9¢r->-°: 27 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 ll. ll Anchors P0 LeClnir 3b Gallant lf .. Ryan p Mntheson lb 0 2 0 1 1 I 9 l 1 1 M. Hcnnessey 2b Murphy cf Ready rf a-Trainor Totals . . s-bstted for Stanley v-os-h-OQOOI-erfl QQaQQQOoOOH 2 3 9 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 g-ue-u-nupu-oa; ghlhlfib§$§§ UQ¢¢$¢QP“@F"$QH s§$3@@>—$>-1¢@ >o~o,o--co>—-—Oi $1 1 0 3 0 l 1 l 0 0 0 ‘l in fllflfll- brilliant four hlt pitching ivith s. McAleer Tosses Four-hitter In Team's 4-2 Victory Summary: Earned runs, Anchors 2; runs batted in, Goodwin 3, ‘Lund; hits. off Ryan, seven in I eight. innings; oft McAleer, four in yiiine innings; stolen bases, M. iHenncssey 2, McLcnnan. Ryan; Ieft on base, Anchors fipLeglon 6; base on balls, by McAlecr 4 (Ryan, McLcnnaii, Murphy 2); first base on error, H. HPDIIPSSEV, Williams 2; struck out. hy McAlecr ll; by Ryan 2; wild piicli, McAleer; passed ball, Peri-pt, McLennan. Umpires: At the plate, George Francis; on the bases, Jack Kalle. Roy Prowse. By Inning: 123 456 780 R H E Anchors .. .. 000 000 002 2 4 6 Legion . 010001021: 4 7 I Murley Winner 0f Horseshoe , Pitching Title Pitching consistently throughout the tournament Bill Murley last: night. won the Island horseshoe pitching title and with it the late J. Pope Clarke ‘Trophy. when he defeated Bill Davey in straight games in the finals played at the Brighton Horseshoe Club. Scores were 50-15 and 50-14. Right at the peak of his game Murley, holder of the title in 19-14 re-ascended the heights with g convincing display of shoe tossing that Davey just could not cope With. Murley liad previously won his way to the final with s 50-26 victory over Earl Goss in a semi- final match. George Francis was the holder 0i‘ the title in 194.6 but did not de- fend his crown this season. For last night's final George Slomka was shoe judge virlth Am- brose Doyle scorer. A total of 20 players started out iri quest of the title. The doubles championship play gets under way tonight and all players are asked to be at the mulls B! 7 Pm. sharp. Trophies at stake in this competition are the J. P. Crockett and Earl Mo. Court cups. ~ ‘s Baseball Results NATIONAL Pittsburgh . 44o 01o 001-16 so 1' Brooklyn 02o 010 000-s 1 g Ostermueller and Kluttz; Gregg, Bankhead, Barney and Edwards‘ B-ragam. Chicago 202 10o 010-a 14 a New York . 018 100 002-7 l4 1 Chlpman. Kusih and Soheffmg; K0510. B6888 and Cooper. Second game, postponed, rain. St. Louis . __ 000 000 100-1 8 1 Boston .. 010 108 Mix-G 10 0 Brazle, Heal-n, Wllks -a,hd Gorasioin. R-ioe: V-Jlsello and. Camelll. (Only games scheduled.) AMERICAN Washington 301 000 000-d 10 0 Chicago 000 010 200-8 9 l Masterson and Mancuso; and Tresh, Dickey. Lopat First Boston 100 000 000-l 5 I Detroit . . 021 020 07X—l2 14 I Galehnuse, Murphy and Partee; Houitemnn and Swift. Second Boston . 201 (Ill Ul-IIO I Detroit _ 100 000 000-l 4 1 Hilghsrm nd Tebbctis! Whit! Corsica, Benton arirl Warmer, New Yolk 010 000 002-4 10 t St. Louis .. 000 003 011-4 l0 l Raschi, Page. Bcvlns and Robin- son; Muncrief, Potter and Moss. Phlladrlphlll 000 M0 000-Z 9 0 (‘levcliuirl 000 000 01--1 ll h (12 innings) Marcliildrih and Rosar: Black Klieman, Getiel and llecan,‘ Lopez INTERNATIONAL . First. Mnntre-fl 000 001 0-1 I smehuter 001 010 x-2 8 ('7 hangs). Vanrzuyk and Caznpaneila; Sun kont and Marshall. Second. \ Montreal 000 100 000-l U Rochester 000 002 ZCx-d l Rants and Sanrllock; Yochlm 'Mikan and ii/‘illams. l Syracuse at. Newark. postponed rain. Jersey cit,- at Baltimore. post»- poned. rain. , (Only games echcdlllfll). Giants Get Pitcher NEW YORK. Aug. 26 —(-A'P)-< New York Giants tonight announc- i ed the purchase of Ray Peat. 29 year-old right-handed pitcher, from Baltimore Orioles of the Inn ties-national League.