_ ...~,,..:..._..»_...-..._.____._._._.___....-».s. . iff ‘.21 cl I 5 all .I u,- y i » . 1 .i . ,t f Hawks and at 8.30 Invincibles vs. Saturday Night, March Ilth Forum 8 pan. NINE MILE CREEK ' _ _ va. COBNWALL Bethune Cap Finah. 0n¢ hour tab. _ Admlmlon lilo. , Down The Alleys HOLY NAME IIALL BOWLING Commercial League Prince Grocery:- Stentiford Cameron A. Peppin B- Fletcher _ A. Bherren Total 31%* 199 203 2% 172 184 229 216 193 218 157 194 192 274 209 3133 300 Spudsz- F. Henneseey B. Brown W. Gaudet 181 D. McDonald 155 B; Callaghan 204 185 141 Total 2611. High single A. Sherren 300. High three A. Sherren 783. Tonight at 7 p. m. Eagles vs. 193 191 224 168 144 213 151 155 128 188 Holy Name All Stars, Big Four League. LADIES BOWLING Kelly & Melnnls Trophy H\lrl‘lcanes:- G~ Doyle M. Duffy E. Dougan _ M. McKinnon M. McFarlane Total 226 131 139 84 141 202 2322 219 117 214 2 lg 125 113 106 153 Ravensz- .Dot McDonald M. Dunn A. Sherry M. Carraghcr E. Lappin Total 2269 High single M. Duffy 239. High three Ci. Doyle 659. Something In Way of a Record 213 200 216 164 123 137 185 218 175 138 158 132 87 135 88 Something ln the way of s record for schoolboy bowlers, if not for seniors, was created by David Mc- Tague at the Holy Name alleys yes- terday. The youthful bowler ran up a score of 413 in the five-pin game. Starting with s. strike he had a spare in the second and then ran out a series of _nine strikes and endedup by knocking out the five and three pins for thirty-eight points in the final frame. 450 is the highest possible total thai; cm be made in a single game. M i n i ature ` Rifle Shoot The shoot on Monday night was the largest of the season. J. D. Jenkins led all marksmen with the splendid score of ninety-eight and up to date the highest of all com- petitors. » Scores were as follows: Jenkins, J. D. Mayne, D. Walsh, Wm. Burhoe, K. J. Seaman, W. Jenkins. R. E. Dinnis, W. Eddy, F. Bunke, E. 'Horne. H. H. Smith, Capt. Cameron, H. McDonald, G. Pickard, F. McDonald, L. McLaren, B. Leard. R. Daly, W. McCormac, H. Hooper, T. Buote. F. Massey, W. . Saunders, 0. Acorn. G. Wakelin, W. - Ives; C. ' Next shoot to-night. Birthday Greetings Press) hockey cen- now 98' 95 94 93 92 92 92 91 91 91 91 91 91 90 89 89 85 B4 83 81 78 76 75 74 73 73 ' (BY years seven A., Mon- Toronto played basketball, football. ,N. H. L. STANDING WUI' SS3§H 3§§Eu 3538> §§§35 SSSSQ SSSSM :S525 nowamo _ _ -» 1 _ ~ I ._ ~ gr_. ' _ ' - . ncxmo' HOCKEY ' m: V ' i l _ BASKETBALL 3 WRESTLING _ ' '_ "Y ` OTHER SPURT . V __ New Catcher Ke)/ToSuccess O f P i r a t e s (This is tba fifth of a series of prospects of major league baseball clubs.) By Felix B. McKnight. Associated Press Sports Writer (By Gnardiank Special Wire) SAN ANTONIO. Texas, March 12. -_Alfred Chester Todd, s stony vis- aged catcher, holds the pennant hopes of Pittsburgh Pirates in his big mitt. Hell bo "quarterback" for a crew of veterans in his freshmen year with tba club. V “Last year we finished fourth," mused manager “Pie” Traynor. “It wasn’t the pitching-it wasn’t the hitting. It was trouble behind the plate. We believe we have the solu- tion in Todd." , ‘ Todd was obtained from the Phil- lies. He is hitting at a merry pace in spring training. Last year he slipped to .289 after a .314 in 1934 but Traynor thinks he will retum above the .300 mark. "It looks as if Cy Blanton and Bill Swift, the lea.gue’s two leading pitchers in effectiveness last year. will have great seasons, Traynor said. “They won~33 games last year and should do even better." Ready for s regular berth is Mace Brown from 'I\1isa. of the Texas league, who won four and lost one with the Pirates lost year. John Tising, a rookie from Louisville in the American Association, appears the cream of the freshman crop. The veterans Jim Weaver, Guy Bush, “Red” Lucas and Ralph Birk- ofer round out the list of mainstays, with Waite Hoyt for relief. “Last year we finished last in double plays. It`ll be different this year. 'Pep' Young at second will see to that. We`ll climb four or five notches in that department." Tray- nor predicted. The veteran "Pie" will be in the Traynor-to-Vaughan-to-Suhr com- binatlon. “Arky" Vaughan, whose .385 aver- age led the league last year, is dam- aging fences in practice. James Earl Browne. who socked .344 as first seeker for Little Rock in the Southem Association. and the giant Bernard Cobb, slugging first base- man of Fort Wayne with a .382 average. look good to Traynor. Paul Waner, cheery lisle veteran who batted about 321 1 year, will roam right field and Forrest Jensen has left field cinched. The centre- field post. vacant while Lloyd Wan- er recovers from pneumonia. that will keep him out at least two months, goes to Fred Schulte, waiv- ed out of the American League by Washington, or Daniel Hafey, pos- sessor of one of the best throwing amis in baseball. New Olympic Stadium/Xrises Gut Of Uld (Note: This is second of a series of the Olympic situation in Ger- many, based upon first hand study by a writer who covered the winter games and has spent considerable time in Berlin, scene of thc forth- comiagsmnmer Qoria.) By Gayle Talbot, Associated Presa Sports Writer (By Gnu-dian's Special Wll'¢)` BERLLN, March 2.-The mllnlfi- cent Olympic Stadium in which the worlds athletes will match speed and brawn in August has arisen. literally, from the foundations of another olympic arena. Ofummd 5° the debris of the Great War. In 1914, when Germa.ny's howitz- ers were trained on the £0118 If' Liege, a "luxurious" stadium B681-ill! 50,000 practically had been oomD1¢' ted in preparation for the ill-fated 1916 Olympic Games. It Wal ihé form of`s sunken bowl, in the in- field cf Beriin's fashionable horse- race track. » Since the first spade of earth was turned in the summer of 1933, an average of 3,200 men have worked constantly day and rush# °n 01° new stadium and its allied struc- tures. Thero has been no halt 101' the coldest weather. By June 1 they expect to have slapped the last dab of silver paint on the last flag- stafi. The stadium is ready MW except for the finisfnihl Wliohtli likewise, the swimming pool. smart planning enabled the Olympic architects to get l0l1'i¢ ll-W of the old sunken bowl of ’10. TlieY loft one and of it unfilled; lst it re- main as a sort of basement for one wing of the new structure. It makes p huge parking lot, capable of ac- commodating an estimated 3,000 automobiles and buses. it is reach- ed by a tunnel which ducks under the ground about a ‘1\ll1'f°\‘°m”° from the stadium, dodslns my troi- fie maria Also, there is the new Olymllili subway. which will tear ltr!-ilhi from the centre of town almost to the stadium lates. 'rwo other Nb- way linen terminate within Ill! distance. Then than is a railway station iult across from the mlih gate, which can disgorge and P103 up pllsonllfl like a scoop lh°"l working in soft ground. ' ¢!l!L'l'IC'l lI'l'l’ll PILL ‘S 1. il Senzor Tztle (C. P. by Gnu-dian'| Special Wire) HALIFAX, Mm‘ch12-The Mlri- time Provinces, home of Canadian hockey champions for the past three years will send Moncton Ma- roons into the 1936 Allan Cup playdowns. The Maroons, New Brunswick -uuehoicers. dorm/so Antigonish Bulldogs, Nova Scotia's best here tonight,' 3-2 alter win- ning the first of their two game total-goal series, 3-1 at Moncton. Out-played almost all the way the Maroons, coached by Dud James of Moncton Hawks fame used a sturdy defensive style with a sleeping passing' attack to out score the fighting Bulldogs by finished worlunanship around the goal. Antigonish, playing their home game on Halifax ice, seemed at u riisadvaniage on the large surface but controlled the play from the opening wh'stle with an aggressive but disorganized attack. Less than a minute after the start of the game MacDonald, An- tigonlsh forward, drove a. scorcher at Barton from close in and started an offensive that kept the Maroons tied up dfep in their ownl territory. McKenna and lrvlnt¢` McCilbbon both tested Barton be- fore the veteran Kenny Carroll opened the Moncton attack with a quick breakaway which carried him right through the Purcell- MacNei1 defence, but McGilllvray outguessed him with a fine save. Midway in the first period Dickie grabbed' the puck at his own blueline and left the Bulldog for- wards far behind. Fooling the do- fence, he broke in on McGi.llivray. aimed deliberately, and scored. Just 8 1-2 minutes later Frank McGibbon grabbed a. loose puck in a gang play and drove it past Barton to tie up the game's score Moncton Maroons Capture Elzmznatzng Arztigonish In Series 6-3 at 1-1. Early in the second canto little Babe LeBlanc, left wing on Monc- itgofs ;;conani1nc, grabbed a puck a one gang ay, took a shot tbat was stoppeillltben bang- ed in the rebound. t stanm. the Bulldogs mea over the Mbna- from the start and to rise tot heights in the Me.roon's goal. . The New Brunswlckars used a five-man defence throughout the period, but managed to steal a goal when Biuldogs were lax clear- ing a. puck that had been shot the ice-length by Moncton. Gould making the shot. with less than a. minute to go, Antigonisb forced a face-off at the right of Moncton's goal. The puck went from McKenna to Frank McGibbon and the Antig- onish star blazed a shot past Bar- ton to end the scoring. SUMMARY First Period _ 1. Moncton, Dickie 10.27. 2. AntLgonish, F. McGibbon 18.05. Penalties: None. ' ' Sooonll Period 3. Moncton, B. LeBlanc 3.00. Penalties: None. _ Taira Perma ~ 4. Moncton, Gould 17.30. 5. Antigonish, F McGlbbon (Mc- Kenna) 19:32. Penalties: McNeil. Mialenfant Lineupsz- Mcncfonz Goal. B. Barton; de- fence. Basatarche, R. Dickie; for- wards, Malenfani, Carroll, L. Le- Blanc; subs, Gould, Appleby, B. LeBlanc, Wick James. Antigonish: Goal. MacGillivra.y; defence, Purcell, McNeill; for- wards, McKe.nna, I. McGibbon, J. li? =..§ §§§i MacDonald; subs. Mun:'o'.‘. F. Mc- Piibbon, A. MacDonald, Sweet. Openzngcam The opening clash of the Mari- time junior finals takes place at the Forum tonight when Chick Williams' Royals, wearing their brand new crown of junior cham- pions of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island meet Amherst Can- ucks, Nova Scotia tltleholders. It will be a battle between two squads that have proven their worth all season as they built up brilliant records and now as they wait for the whistle to send them into ac- tion odds are even on the outcome of the important first game. Royals face their stiffest task of the season but notwithstanding. a quiet confidence reigns in their camp that they will come through. With Sammy Blanchard back in the lineup the locals will be st full strength again. Blancha':d's pres- ence on the lineup will benefit Royals greatly, two smart forward lines will be inta/ct and juggling of the linw which has been necessary in the Chatham series will be con- spicuous by its absence, Canucks arrived in town last. night exuding confidence. They are a hmky looking bunch of young- sters and like the Royals are ready to give everything in tonight's game. While expecting to win they nevertheless know they will have to play heads up all the way and they ha.ven't forgotten the two draws the Royals earned with them in Amherst early in the ses.. son. The game starts at 8.30 and in- dications point to the Forum being jammed to capacity when the pm); is faced off at centre ice. Big League Training Camp Notes (A.l°. By Guardiarrfa Special Wire) WAS!-IINOTON. March 12-Bill Werber, Boston third baseman. has given up his holdout stand. The Red Sox infieldcr said today he would leave tomorrow for the Sar- asota, Fla., training camp, pm- pared to agree to owner Town Yaw- key's salary, figure. ‘ sr. Pm'na.samm. Pia _ my Johnson. who just reached camp Wednesday., served notice on the giiilxr Ys:1ke`; 'ogitglelders '1'i\ursd,:'y he o n a regular . Johnson made up with wo sen- saticnli catches despite a cross wind that made it hard to fudge fun. _ BARASOTA, Fla.-Idol Almsda'l homer with two on base enabled Manager Joe 0ronln's team to de- feat th; Ylnnigaas I-9 in thc Iso- ond Red Sox' illct prldtlol lame. Slugger Jimmy Nu played _......... af. tit first for tbexegn one seratchhitoutof ° eOfMaritime’ ./,un_iorHockeyFinals Takes Place At Forum Tonight K en-si ngton Wins From Bedeque 3-1 In the first game of the playoffs for the Lea. and Wright trophy at Kensington rink on Wednesday night March 11th, the Silver Wings were victorious over their fast skating and hard working rivals the Bedeque Maple Leafs by a score of 3-1. The ice was in a very soft, slushy condition which makes it hard for even n connoiseur of the great game to Judge the real merits of the teams with any degree of certainty. It would‘nt be surprising to see the outcome reversed when those teams meet again on Friday night at Be- deque, rink. The Bedeque team were 'driven overland in a two horse cutter by taximan Earl Noonan of Bedeque. The Beavers received a generous "band" from Remington fans when they dented the twine behind Champion for the first goal of the melee. Kensington evened the score early in the second period and by clever work with a modicum of good luck. added two more before the final bell. Very few penalties were dispensed, both teams playing fan "Alphonse and Gaston" game. It is a noticeable fact that the great number of games played in Kensington rink during the past winter have beencharacterized by the most gentlemanly conduct on the part. of the players. The boys do their level best on all occaiions for the love of the game and the glory of winning-the genuine psy- ehology of amateurism. The fair- ness and precision of those referees in charge no doubt contribute in no small degree to that end. Lineupa: silver Wings: Goal, B. Champion: Defense, A. Taylor, Q. Webster; Forwards. E. McDonald. G. Molion- sis. G. Mill, D. Whitlock, 0. Dar- rach G. Cooks; Manager, Goo. Simms: Coach, James Kennedy. - Maple Ieafs: Goal W. Richards Defence, S Campbell, A. Richards n. mmap ca.w.>: A. ruoonala ; r. mnonus“<_nw.):..n. L. : (0): » ‘ v Richard Ill! Rag Mi INV Norman Wright Referees Ja andwaito--I Light Heavy ;cHARLoTrE1oWN ROYALS' . _ Title Bout Set I. VS. _ For T0" ‘gh if - - .““."'f‘,.{."".?.£?.f.€...?.'.‘...€‘.7.f.’.°"‘ two game series goals to count for the ‘ MAR1'_rnv1E JUNIOR TITLE' _ imwronx. un-can-Jock an-t AT THE FORUM (ny Alan Gould. Aaaooishd has Sports Editor) (A. P. By Gnsnllufa Special/Win) Avoy. Brttaink best punches' and | 1 ””””M ' --TONIGHT 8.30_- pectforheavywoig sincehobritasimmonataouastbe °“‘ °“’°°“'° ”‘ ‘ “W §’“"““"‘ "' 'ras Amnaasr CANUCKS mms in 'rows ini night ` ADMISSION¢ Game will positively tic asus campaign in ssmcn| Square Garden tomorrow night. | The Lancashire larruper, follow- ing a brief but spectacular New York debut early in the winfzr, will attempt to lift the world' light heavyweight crown from the dusky brow of John Henry Lewis. Arizona negro. in a 15 round match. McAvoy, the choice of most crit- ics to win-perhaps by a knockout -ruless 10to9choicsfnthc bet- ting. The odds in the Briton‘s fa- vor have bhortened, however, since Lewis established training quarters at Pompton Lakes, N. J., and im- pressed observers with his boxing ability. The raugy negro may have the antidote for Jock's wallop but he will need it. ‘ _McAvoy, now only anover-sized middleweight, likely will 4'/onoede six or seven pounds to the title- holder, in addition to advantages in height and reach. Jock scaled 100 1-2 the night he flattened Ed- die (Babe) Risko, the American mlddleweight chanbion. in one round last December. Win or lose against Lewis. Mo- Avoy will return to England to fight Jack Peterson for tb's Brit- ish heavyweight title. He already holds the middleweight and light heavyweight championships of the Old Country. His ambition is to emulate Fitzsimmons, whose .punch offset s lack of poundage, and fire a challenge at the heavyweight title. IIOW TIIEY COMPARE NEW YORK, March 12-(A. P.) -Tale of the tape for the Lewis- MoAvoy kgght heavyweight champ- u ionship : Jock McAvoy John Henry Lewis -58° 26 years ‘ 21 years . Weight 165 pounds _ 175 pounds Height 5 ft. 9 1-2 in. 6 feet Reach 78 inches 10 inches L Chest-Normal 4 8 1-2 inches 38 inches Ohest-Expanded 43 inches 42 inches Neck 17 niches 17 inches Bioeps 13 1-2 inches lil 1-2 inches Forearm li inches 11 inches ' Wrist 7 1-2 inches 1 inches Waist 32 inches 82 inches 'Phish 22 inches 23 imnna Ankle 11 inches 9 inchoa 12 inches 12 inches Calf Plan Tennis Finals For Grass Courts (A. P .By Gaardiarrs Special Wire) NEW YURK, March 12--The United States Lawn Tennis Associ- ation, yielding to Austral.ia’s wish, announced today that the antici- pated North American mae Davis Cup final between tn; Aussies and Uncle Sam’s representatives will be played on the gross courts of the Germantown Urloket Club.~ near Philadelphia. Tbe matches have been sched- uled tsntatively for the Moy 30 weekend, assuming that Australia eliminates Cuba and the United States disposes of Mexico in first round matches. Meanwhile the Davis Cup com- mittee, of which Holcombe Ward is chairman, confirmed the selection of five players who will compose the American squad _for practice preliminary to the contest with Mexico in April. The players are Wilmer Allison of Austin. Tex.. Donald Badge of Oakland, Calif., and Bryan M. (Bitsy) Grant, Jr., of Atlantv- ranked one-two-three in the ‘Unit- ed Stats#-and Gene Mako f Los Angeles, no. ll, and Joining Van Ryu of lsdeiphia. Phi ` - N0 IUSTICI "Han you any references?" in- the bouao. ar.-a ‘:.'.°...':_‘z'.:=..__,_.... ....,... not bring Sgigi iiall R12; is 5 is 5 .“..t:°:.<....."-> r.. mm' .o°£¢n, ir, mwiun. captain. Ain f_ 1 E E it ' lst 2 rows 50s start. on time. » Rwt of House 351:. Children 201:. ' " 6-3; Maroons (C. P. By Guardiank Special Wire) MONTREAL, March 12.-Toronto Maple Leafs, with curly-haired Bill Thoms playing the star role, staged a six-goal scoring outburst in the third period here tonight to defeat Montreal Canadiens 6-3 and end virtually all hops of the French team entering the National Hockey League playoffs. Thoms was the hero of a dazzling assault, scoring three goals himself and passing to Buzz Boll for a fourth. The centre players sniping made him the first player in the League to score 20 goals this season. His total was boosted to 21. Charlie Conacher of the Leafs raised his total to 20 with one goal. Holding grimiy to their slender chance of overhauling the third- place New York Americans for tho last playoff berth in the Canadian section, Canadiens made 9. great stand for two and a half periods. The defeat left them five points be- hind Americans with _only four games to play. Three misconduct penalties and a private feud between manager Conny Smythe of Leafs and man- ager Sylvio Mantha of Canadiens featured the first period in which the Montreal team built up a 2-0 lead. Leroy Goldsworthy and Jack McGill did the scoring. The real excitement came as the Period ended. Horner and Paul Haynes of Canadiens started a fight on the ice and were still at it when they skated off. In the milling be- side the players' benches, Smythe took a few punches at Mantha. The referees stopped this and Homer and Haynes drew misconduct pen- aities. Trailing 2-0 and facing the pros-_ pect of Montreal Maroons gaining first place in the group by tying Chicago, the Leafs opened up in the second period without success. Wilf Ouds held of! the Leafs until the start of the third. Then Thorns opened an attack that netted six goals and put To- ronto alone on top of the standing, leading Maroons by a single point. The centre star bagged two within two and a half minutes, the first on Hornsr’s pass. Aural Joliatput Canadiens ahead again but Joe Primeau scored with a long shot and Conscher sent To- ronto ahead for keeps on Boll’s pass. Boll and Thoms both scored in the final minute. SUMMARY First Period: 1-Canadiens, Goldsworthy (S. Mantha) :a0, 2-Canadiens, McGill (Drouin, Desilets) 13:00. Penalties-Day, Thoms (10 min- utes misconduct), S. Mantha, Boll, M°Gi11. Kblly. Haynes and- Horner (10 minutes misconduct). Second Period: Scoring-None. Penalties-Blair, Clancy. ~ Third Period: 8-Toronto. Thoms (Horner) 2:02. 4-Toronto, Thoms, 2:83. 5-Canadiens, Jollot (Gagnon, Lg. pine) 4:43. 0-Tomato, Primeau, 11:32. 'I-Toronto, Conochsr (Boll) 16:13. 9-Toronto. non cniomo 19:25. 5-'l1°i’°niD. Tnoms, (Day), 10:52. Penalties-Clancy, Horner, Kelly, Lesieur, Gagnon. FLA! s-s 'nl - ._ & Hawks Ti-e` 9.40. 4--Chicago, Levinsky, (Brydson) 11:15. . 5-Maroons, Nortbcott (Ward, Smith) 19:30. _ Penalties-Conachcr. ` Third Period: 6-Maroons, Cain (Marker. Gracie) 5:30. Penalties-None. Overtime Period: -_ Scoring-Nona. Penalties-None. RANGERS DEFEAT WING! 4-3 NEW YORK, March 12.--(A.P.)-- Ott Heller tonight kept New’ York Rangers within sinking distance of a Stanley Cup playoff berth by banging in the winning goal to give the Blueshirts a 4-3 overtime win over Detroit in a National Hockey League game here. Some 7.000 fans shrieked their acclaim as Heller broke the dead- lock with only _two minutes of the overtime period left.. The victory_ put Rangers within one point of Boston Bruins, the team Rangers must beat out for a playoff position in the United states division. Aside from a 1| second period, Rangers had ri the play. But with the score il-0 half- way through the second period, they let Detroit como within one goal of them, Syd Howe scoring twice to match a first period counter by Bill Cook and one in the secmd frame by -Butch Kesling. Rangers' third goal came from Lynn Patrick. Detroit tied it up midway through the third period, Herbie Lewis con- verting s pass from Marty Barry while Heller served a penalty. SUMMARY Pint Period: _ 1-Rangers, Cook (Shibioky-Cob ville) 0:23. ~ 1 ° Penaltiés-Bowman, oolville, Wat- son. Second Period: 2-Rangers, Kesling (Pratt) 5:05. 3-Rangers, Patrick (Dilkm-0cu1- ter) 13532. 4--Detroit, Bows (Lewis 16:46. . nllgbctroit, Home (Young-Aurie) Penalties-nbc xin-ss, nn-ry, asl- ler. Third Period: 8-Detroit, Lewis (Barry) 12:67. Penalties-Young. Holler, Mac- Donald. _ Ovortimo Period: 'I-Rangers, H c 1 1 e r (Boucher- Oook-Dillonl' ~l :13. Penalties-None. . Tips 686 Pounds Q Still Going Fat oAPa: 'Iowan Mama 12-(o.P.)_ -When Barney Worth arrived here rwentlv. ho was hoisted from me #hip in I sling. elephant-wus. As s matter of fact hat is the only Way Barney dare land. Reason for this unorthodox land- ino is that his employers ccn't “ffm to inks my ummm on tm 34-WIP-01d. 686-pound youth stumb- llnv down the rangpiank. Barnby is a major attraction in a carnival and believed to be the fattaat man in the world. He is an Irishman. TPIWUIDI with 'the t' ‘NlPisr. New Zealand, in My was thrown from a spent 'I2 weeks in hospital, ;§i‘.....""...2 "‘t».‘°'...‘°““.........“ . . - ‘a . failed time agar The num anions yet wobbles about. ‘ 7001' by year weidit inc dulgivng in mm wal ,E ga gl* irisilfi ?§§*§§§§ teirile-i;§=;._i§ , - _ sr t,;,i-rig; i- lil; ; " - “` a -_.si §;§e_'§El§ it .alll 001|!!! .'- paribmiaaea _:'.‘ -' "’_` _" T '. Y" Wales Making Leafs 'Again Take Section~ ~ Good Bid For _ 7 Lead Defeating Canadiens ` Soccer Title _ (By liilarr Herbert) (0alndian_Prcss staff writer) _ OARDIIT. March 11-Cellar oc- cupant in the international soccer( toumament- last year, Wales '1s‘ making a strong drive this season to win the honor for the seventh time since the series was inaugur. ated in 1888. » Victory over lxoland at Belfast March 11 will ensure for the Princi. pality at least a tie for the cham- Pi°U-Shlll. IS Scotland. by winning from England in the bis battle at Wembley. April 4, can draw on ev# ' en terms. Wales has drawn with scotland and defeated England so far this season while the Scots ov- ercame Ireland and at present thc countries are bracketed with three points each. Erin's colors were also lowered by Emglsnd so the Welsh- men's chances are thought to be particularly bright. - For years the Wélsh were regard- ed as among the finest exponents of the ruggor code in the world and tha youth of the country knew only the oval type offootball. since the turn of the century association football has spread rapidly how- ever, and the game now boasts thousands of adherents and many professional clubs. It was not until 1007 that Wales won its first international cham- pionship and 18 years elapsed before the feat was duplicated. Inxrther honors were won in 1924. 1938. 1933 and 1994. Scouts for miglish and scottish clubs have found their activities in Wales and Ireland very profitable and the exodus of promising ploy- ers has handicapped these coun- tries in putting strong teams in the field for international tussles. when all such matches were played on gggurdays offlcigls of English clubs reluctant to weaken teams for league fixtures by snowing th<’i1‘ Welsh and Irish stars to represent the land of their birth. _Frequently Welsh selectors have been able to select representative teams only a few days before gamflo were scheduled ro be played and this has led to some matches. in which either Wales or Ireland aw one of the participants, bein! S05 for midweek. when the vnmes" met scot- land Oct. 5 the difficulties undef which their selectors worked was shown by the .fact that several players on English clubs decided to help their teams fight for lenmw points rather than accept interna- tional caps. In this case the Wvl-*ll eleven was completed two days bc- fon the match. Among thi” players eligible to phy in the ales-Ireland encoun- ter ‘N nvgnl plgygrs counted 'among the cieverest in old country Psterwigdllerty. Mll\¢h°°W" 0"” :mms right. will mv” v WW" "' strength in the msn vanguard- 1;” was recently transferred to B 0 nuns msd outfit from aiscrnool at A fee of about $50,000- J- B“‘“: brick, Chefseas stalwart whim forward. A. stevenson. avenon in' use left. ma-Doherty shwld i°~““ up as a formidable inside 7-110- 'rns wma team will pwbobly ‘f‘;\‘_ clude two Aston villa siors ld whom the Birmingham 1”!" P” d "gpm, The vilhns forstallv Aman in aisnins o. phillips. 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