‘ with iittl ofany- - onvflthe legal sports "-ii-»rn-.-.-‘nienrwin»; hlrii; ,,.,.. avrrrer-ap i“. ,., -,, n, -,. "T, .,,,,“, - . . .. .. _ .._. . ... ..1 0* n-s-n-s-v-mse-s-nvssi-~.u.-=». stilt/um l’; o; ¢gt¢hiil§ the always elusive lg v d in most of ' t “figs ‘wayusuall CfflmglaBad 5T- LOUIS. May Bi-AH-Bam iunoi sporting aotivitx . Pissed Brendon. owner oi St. Louis Car- dinals. dis sed o! the Morton °°°"»’ "t?! ti°““"‘°.l2 ti“ ace n pitcher -Boston Braves for an unannounced amount of cash and another right hand starting hur- ler Char es (Red) Barrett. er will oin the Braves in Pittsburgh Fri ay and Bsrrettwili comic to the Cardinals as soon as U‘ tion of the °" "m ‘m’ snglers who wenti be w fhiiirfiavlorite haunts in bio si "‘°' aieaisaie . putoaethilgwasnotedixithe MYSP0RTING NEW "Starry Right-Hander Of Cards, Mort Cooper. Sold To Boston Braves 1mm and that waethe wfi-gyo in? local tennis season. In“ g, good number of members o; the Charlottetown Club had meg- iirst crack at the ball in im- pwmptu matiackhesié This ear marks one oi the lat- , recent seasons but it m. bun t ough no fault of the msigetlo ofiicers and executive mat are heading the club's ctiv- mes, Bad weather has hed u work necessary to put the courts m laying condition and the rac- uei) wielders mesfiittyirne have been chaiins hi? i“ But the ‘sroiinds committee, headed by Mac MacKinnon and |bly assisted by Ned Wran, presi- I tooik adtvharztage 11st few fine aye a we i';!sv?.beern enjoying oi late, and yesterday the courts were in sur- nsihsiy good she/se. so shod in isci that many <11! thesis iakius t esse rea aux-pr se. par cxpr 5i: ‘it , Now with the first real start made the Club is looking forward w s banner season. Membership enrollment to date has been rath- qi- slow but from now on it is expected to gain plenty moment- um, Practically every season the same state oi affairs exists but once the opening matches take place the membership committee are kept busy enrolling the mem- hm AK BK 3K Tomorrow afternoon it w. is the club's plan to hold the iii-st Sat- urday afternoon tea. This has always been one oi the popular parts of the programme since the club was founded arid members and intending members are asked w make notaiofzkthle. Held up by necessary re airs to the courts it is e ected t at the oflicial opening the Brighton Horseshoe Club will take lace on Monday night next when t is ex- he can arrange his aiiairs at Bos- ton Announcement of the transact- ion came shortly after Brendon, Manager Billy Bouthworth of the Cards. Cooper and his attorney, Lee l-lavener, were scheduled to hold a conference in an attempt to iron eut diflbrences the pitcher has had with the management since before the season opened. President Louis R. Perini oi Boston Braves and General Man- ager John J. Quinn appeared un- expectedly from the conference room and announced to reporters that the deal had been made. -Their‘ presence in St. Louis was unknown to the reporters until they‘ emerged with the announce- inen . Expreu Pleasure Both e ressed pleasure with the transsc "I think he's the best pitcher in the league an naturally any club is glad to get e best," Quinn asserted, adding that Cooper has signed a onc- (By The Canadian Press) tumbled below the of the ational League before s paid crowd oi 3.178 yesterday at Chicago. Dick Barrett gave the Bruins only five hits. but two were homers by Harry (Peanuts) Low- rey and Andy Pafko which ac- counted for all three Cub runs. The Phils chased big Paul Der- d der wage stabilization regulations, ‘ Giants Continue Winning Ways As They Topple Cincinnati Reds 500 mark as they bowed 6-3 toi the lastI-qplace Philadelphia Philsl. pected a big crowd of tossers will artnke in tlic programme that is across five markers on five sing- ing preparri‘. |. fi As in tennis, this club is also luiving its latest start since being formed but a few years ago. Rain has held up the alterations that wereldccibdctd upon at tklxiie 0111181111511 K090i llg l1 110W everyt. ng l1 I _ readiness. New pits have been laid, itching platforms put hi1 and tie lighting system which’ Free-For-All proved so lar last year, im- proved so a it looks as the (By The Canadian Prose) SAINT JOHN. N i! club are all set for their greatest season with a record n r oi members to“ take part. it has been said and riot with- out conelderlble truth, that the fllf- will? “Th” m‘ hflmt“ the Pirates, with two men on base, {IQMQQQQQHQ ’§§§,‘,‘,'§“‘wp°f§§,°; racing ism“ ckhclrfllsilvggrf g,‘ put in inch hitter Lee Handley found that out because a recent M°°"‘P“" m‘ 1' u hm w,“ who duhlwicd the feat w he up Picture shows him sutographmg "m4 m" ‘flhgflfém ° the same 9-9- » cards iOl‘ two Tommies after he u" m“ ° ed g- G R mm The Bums used w players to was released ffQm nugmdy mggm. Inflatbil- °wn 37 ' m whip the Braves in the second bu" MINN- Eflsi 391m ° i Wm‘ h‘; overtime game oi this four-game ‘ is * Q N0. 1 015551594 ‘Ymt- “d tb series. The see-saw tilt was knot- NO- I 015991394 W“ '75P‘ y the first, seventh, eighth Sport fans are sportufans thejfiixh ‘hbiml t ;,',‘;§§,‘{,,_.;';,,"- $2? ‘Q§,,,,=,g}§*,§§" $5‘ giiit John and district. once been a world champion- but g g m“ d b; m y; Jacobs, screamed him to a cham- orgo momen y no ou ritiplo p. he won the title on the floor. is easy from this‘ vantage point a" ‘i oi 90h to be iti l oi h aitliiiede but fiiiimgiins hsiiis kiiii Barman meangmbgf $30,101:‘; ginxggrson you cant absolve from svhizgh he mum be restore‘; to 4 m‘ i“ a“ or nnany. He may even have Millions of Germ never had money cached in the Unit“! 598l- the benefit ef the 3T. treatment es. liven 11101111 the United States, where lie had all the protection 03 3K ill Schmeling was a Nail hewon his title, not through any the benefits oi democracy,’ h merit oi’ his own, but because a wasn't impressed. H9 l because of the Joe swim a», P for writing ellngle like this: q EA can't change t not that type. 1k it The leopard bu; spots, at Any hope weight chem io Joe Louis de endin fight ‘K’ is for lrlselng, q P°Pulur game, An Irishman told me - partment. are responsible for!“ there are no l i “Louis has been in for a combat reco time meeting discharge r ,mente," it w» said. though |emphaeiaed that he hm en iing a valuable job.‘ The ringer in the fifth as they shoved bl’ ies. Derringer trying for his sixth win was touched ior a walk and . B., May 24- All Girattan. owned by Kirkpatrick BNB- 5W"? 301m- W°" m‘ flee’ runs. In their half oi the inning it! th T uton Even winrgernaan?» 9 e t grace, perhaps a110W6d to set out» the accorded by sportsmanship when Nazis. Though his eyes beheld all ode to iaine quick-witted Hebrew, the late Joe and no doubt considerable 101M109 shrewd handling of Jacobs. He fir him twlfid when be found it expedient. He gloried in the Nazi creed when he went home, became a Dhliiifflflllfifg oi’ l h vy- fl an eary eamh his title was cooled of! recently_ y the war de- JIE iii There is no likelihood oi Louis lam for letting any long tim d h ue hild but n e m ol-lekichave a hard uire- twas ‘army requires a soldier to year contract with the Braves. He declined to discuss the contract terms, however. . Cooper-who yesterday declared that he did not want to be traded, said simply: ' ve been sold. Ev- erybodys appy." , ' The suspension and 0500 fine which Southworth slapped on Cooper alter his latest walkout rue cuaaagrrirruwiu GUARDIAN Baseball Results was "disposed of very agreeably," Havener announced, but without saying how. The contract difficulties with the Cardinals began shortly before the season opened, when Marty Marion, shortstop and the 1944 moet valuable player, obtained an increase to $13,000 for the season, subject to wage stabilization ap- proval. Talked Over Contracts After awarding that contract, Breeden said he called to Morton Cooper, and his brother and bat- tery mate. Walker Cooper, for a renegotiation oi their contracts. He explained that he had prom- ised the brothers no player on the club would receive more pay than they this year. But Walker Cooper said the new offer was rejected, explaining that they had signed ior $12,000 with the understanding that ltwas the ceiling salary ior the club 11n- and that ii Brendon could go he- yond that figure to 513.500, he al- so could “tifi it t0 $15,000." 7-6 [Your straight-singles, before zwas relieved by Mack Stewart in ‘the big Phil Inning.‘ i Giants Beat Reds At Cincinnati, pinch-hitter Dan- ny Gardeilzrs home run with Buddy Kerr on base in the eighth inning enabled. the New York Giants to grab their second straight decision over Cincinnati a 7-6 margin. Bill Volselle, who had wonelght in a row but never had topped the Reds, failed again when he was knocked out of the box in the sec- ond frame. Ace Adams, the sec- ond o! hree reliei hurlers, receiv- ed credi for the victory over the veteran I-lod Lisenbee. Pirates Win In 11th At Pittsburgh, Johnny Barrett's 11th inning homer snapped the tension in a wild scoring duel be- tween Pittsburgh and Boston as 3,156 fans saw the Pirates nose out the Braves 10-9. The Braves nearly had the game in the bag in the 10th when Tom l-lolmes doubled bringing in two ted and 10th innings. Tigers’ Ace Shunted To Sidelines (By The Clnadtan Pres!) Pitcher Al Benton, shut-out ace oi the Detroit Tigers, suffered a e broken right leg yesterday at Pin- ladelphia as the Athletics defeat- ed the Tigers 7-2 in an American refiggbue bat/pane wilétgirswas protest- y ma . Benton was hit by a line-drive 0i! the bat. of Bobby Estalella and was carried from the field in We fourth inning. Dr. James E. P111111. Athletics’ club physician, said the ve-garne winner suflered a frac- ib . Protests resulted from s mixup which developed in the 8600110 inning when ceorse Kali and I" Hall exchanged positions in the Athletics’ batting order. After dc- claring Keil out because of the regarding m"... or ism oonn. widel weevil“ Urn ire Eddie Rommel in- “Shune mervelleusliew ‘l’ "°‘,§i',;,,‘°;'§,qg§,,g.,=lgg," i“: ell to lead on in the ' ‘l . .. .. ' , m "WY kisses, boner, chxiised migkbyakihe "mY- hSince Kell was dsiinthtittnl the cor-t , mean m COLGATPS 5M"! A war department oflicer said $28 P,‘}§§},““,,,,,‘§,‘ 32,, puaouts in the first two innings. Connie Mack i‘ wuifigmmm“ seialiaswoutor Zfeleieszvicleldeunlfzfl: ggmbssteve o-piell both entered r ' sss-ii-Taiifdt Jinnv‘! nhihtiylglh- i O Basehalfs Big Six (By The Associated Presel do- Night Games (By The Assocla‘ ’ Press) NEW YORK, May 24-Ten years to the day after introducingnight baseball to the major leagues, Larry MacPhail is "extremely con- cerned over the unlimited groivth" "l6 after-dark phase of the sport. "Unlimited night baseball as we have now in both oi the major leagues defeats itself," he said t0. “FY- ‘Nob only that.‘ but it is likely to ruin attendance at the 1190' sames. i always have believed the/t seven night games at home ior each club is enough." Asked ii New York Yankees, oi which club he now is part owner and president, would instal lights ilfber the war, MacPhnil said "yes, they probably will. but they will nevi?!‘ Play more than seven games a year after dark at home." Ten years use tonight Cincin- nati. where MacPhail then was seneral manager. inaugurated mn- ioi- leaguenight baseball with a 2-1 verdict 0V0l‘ the Philadelphia Phils. The game attracted 20,422 fans. “I predicted then, despite the lhllghs oi numerous National Lea. gue owners, that tvitilill five years Q N o AMERICAN masons i w L»: r i. - Chicago i? a l ll E AT R E S new“ 1i v ms New York is 11 .511 st. Louis l3 1o .505 ‘éi§s“i‘i‘€fi"“ i3 ii ' ve .411 BETTY GRABLE Bo ton 1o 15 A00 In k Phi iadelphls. 1o 1'1 mo narrouar. LIAGUI ' “ Pin ll Girl ” i II Won Lost Pct. New York 2i '1 .150 ‘ Brooklyn 1o 133g , I Technic z 331th’? i3 i3 “Z53 1 II 0 or ~ . , ti‘l%ls‘i‘il$i *2 a tail a a . i JOE E naowu ——— ‘ - INTERNATIONAL as a EUGENE PALL-ETTE L G" SKATING vsnrrrns Montreal W108“ Li" Til --_ i: s Souris Thur, 8:3 Newark l2 lil 1V2.‘ 0 Rochester B 10 1 Mougggugqgsgyisnsr $3522.32. 3 ii 1% i MATINEE z P. i BHITIIIO 8 12 .333; i‘ “mm m“ ' wnonssnsirs GAMES Amerigr: League ; i R H E ‘ Detroit 01o ooo oco-r 12 o i " Philadelphia ooooooooi-ii 1 o3 Newhouser and Richards; Flor-i es, Berry, Gassaway and Hayes. Cliicug0 000 021 000-3 '1 1 1 New York 500 000 0021-5 8' 1 ' Haynes and Tresh; Bevens andl Crompton. l St. Louis 000 000 100-1 5 0 ' Boston 100 N0 01x-4 11 0 ‘ Jakucki and Mancuso; and Bnrbark. , Cleveland 100 100 100-3 7 0 l Washington 000 200 000-Z 11 2 ‘ Reynolds and McDonnell; Leon- , ard, Carrasquel and Guerra, Fer-l, rell. Ferriss i Natlmnl League Philadelphia 000 300 000-3 "I 0 Chicago 100 120 10x-5 l0 3 Luclcr, Sproul, Kennedy, Slianz and Mancuso, Peacock; Passeau and Rice, Livingston. MAY 30-31 JUNE l-Z Annacnons VARIETY JOE of New York Montreal One Mani Vaudeville Army Games Gen. Electric llefrig. Victory Bonds War Certificates DANDY WHEEL Remodelled Clothing Refreshments GRUEN WATCH Nightly FUN FOR ALL and Two Shows NAVY & LEGION AUXILIARIES rMSélJ-Ewo nz-iuiu-a “ANNE; aux. vwurodmx ‘Q’:»‘<*>1"~i&’£o'l'>‘_\;\2\mo»* ‘”“'\.‘\'>~_'>\o\o\" ‘ "”'\xx:~:>o\."‘ ‘ “AKA "‘ New York 020000000-0 B 0 Cincinnati 000 000 000-0 3 0 Muiigo and Lombardi; Walters and Riddle, Just. Brooklyn 100 000 000- 1 6 2 St. Louis 013 000 iiiix-hl 10 0 Lombardi, Piurid, Webber and Owen; Creel and Rice. 0’Dea. Boston 000 020 005 010 0-8 l2 3 Piburgh 110 020 030 010 1-9 16 2 Logan, Schacker, Hutchings and Kluttz; Gcrheriuser, Seweli and Inpez, Salkeld. International League 310 000 00-4 l2 0 002 000 00-2 4 2 Buffalo Toronto every club in the league would be playing night games at home or on the road,” said MncPhail. "It happened quicker than that and I now bredict that we cant ivziit five ears to do something about unres ricted night games." 1 Failure T0. Support Troops Denounced By G. 0. F. Chaplain WINNLPEG, May 24 - (or) - MB]. ‘EJ. Bailey, 0.0.13‘. cand- idate ill 1iisg-i.i~ feucral constituency and recciiiiy a chaplain with the Loyal lilumunioii iteglmeiit over- seas, said in a local broadcast re- cently that “1 uni charging the Government with meditated isilure to support the fighting troops over a long period.“ Maj. _13:1iley said he was keeping a promise rimde to the men at the front to tell thc people "the truth" about the reinforcement situation. The first hint men overseas got oi possible reinforcement difficul- ties was ncarly three years ago. (To be completed at a later date.) Detroit Gillespie, Bowman and Moriiar- Phuadelphig and Radako- Oann, Brown (9) (9) vlch; Banta, Colontinc and Todd. Second Game: Buflalo Repatriation 0f 2,500,000 Planned PARIS. May 24 - (AP) ——'I'h6 Western Allies have agreed with Soviet military authorities on the greatest mass repatriation pro- gram in history, involving the of 2,500,000 persons, Montreal ren, Gabbnrd and Britain, Todd (5). Rochester Cuocurullo, , Toronto and Ferrell. Boston Pittsburgh 220 000 210 21-10 l4 3 passionate leave requests. Maj. Bailey said “we found it was almost impossible. We only found out in March, 1944, at s. meeting with the general in Italy that the govern- ment had laid it down as a policy that only business, men with econ- omic difficulties could get back. “I only know two men who were well treated and one was a brig- adier wiiii prestige and "the other captain with pull. . wiry should it take prestige and pull to meet human needil. .. Canadian forces were short o_f manpower from the day oi land- ing iri Sicily in July, 1943. In tlie battle at Ormna in December, 1943, "we were mort o! men going in and during the battle my regiment lost 80 Der cent oi its fighting strength. “They sent us some reinforce- ments days late and these were the odds and ends o'i partly trained men who were scraped up around the reinforcement camp. "1 have the names and records given to me by tile who couldn‘t handle the weapons upon which their lives deperided...these were the men they put in against crack German psratroopers. .. » t Chaplains had to deal with com- ‘msciiliiix-giiiia Headquarters announced tonight. Among those to be repatriated arc between 15,000 and 20.000 Am- , erican prisoners of war and from 25,000 to 30,000 British prisoners behind Russian lines. (Whether any Canadians are in- volvcd was not learned immedi- y.) The prisoners will be exchanged‘ directly across the lines now held between the British, American and Russian forces. 004 000 0-4 10 0 Mordarski; Wan‘ (4) and Davis (7) Parkhurst and 100 000 000-l 5 3 214 200 0011-9 l1 0 Wicker and Pratt; Martin and George. American League 101000 000-Z ll 1 101 "040 02x—'1 ll 0 oi National League 20001031020-915 4 Andrews, Logan and Kluttz, Ul- siriey; Striucevich, Butcher, Cu’:- curullo, Gables and Salkeld, Iopez, Gustirie, Philadelphia 100 050 000-6 8 1 Chicago 000 201 000-4 5 1 Barrett and Mancuso; Derring- er, Stewart, Erickson and Rice. ; New York 050 000 020-7 l0 0 ; Cincinnati 210 020 100-6 10 _l. Volselle, Emmerich, AdamsJ-lan-i sen and Lombardi; Dasso, Lisen-l bee, Beck and Lakeman. , Brooklyn 012 000 011-6 l3 1', St. Louis 000 421 0014-’! l2 0- Gregg, Mitcholas‘, Chapman aiid Owen; Barrett and Odea. CONSTANCE BENNETT SEEKS DIVORCE LOS ANGELES. May 24 — (AP) - Screen actress Constance Bennett today sued her fourth husband, actor Gilbert Roland, for divorce on grounds oi extreme mental cruelty. Her complaint gave no details. They were married- four years ago and separated last September. l .1 A; LONG LAsCT you wonder th-a-t we burn with iihe injustice of it and that the Lib- eral party would like to forget about the whole thing." Maj Bailey said the reason men couldn't get home after four and five years away from their iam- illes was "very simple-they hadn't i - the men to let them get army. And i, they knew that as far bade as Feb- i ruary, 1944. because I have a letter signed by Ralston (former Defence G a 0'0 no CHI sawmill- mwmble horses, drivers and general purpole; also 20 800d Ont- aria hos-see, mares and gel- dings. WELLINGTON McNEILL l "Wiwriieailasieiihtheoas abovari I szlnggtauglcgaitiadaa" 1.80 nflepoaixngs lnkbedellslgfinégl; may". 0gb es g z: ‘p: 416,, giggiilifgierhgilstilril addressed to rric nwilis-{iwsfifiififlm “at; m,“ recurs”! I distinct illfldliifil’ “m” §§,""‘g‘,,,,,,§f" 31 103 as 41 I402 ' —-—-—--—- i WfViIJQQIQmI|M w“, shimmy ilve points are allowed for each i - d 381mm“ 194 , mludimlavelywumbc”: ma: bat decoration Kurowskl, Car s -- I I "“““'"'"' '°" °°"‘ "r" Sh; 5.1.10. "$110120 132% American Bommunisti "Means seiau. aueau unin ,VIIYI'II.'I'IIFJZ Ste hens, Browns as as 1o m .010 "V" 7°" “"54"!- "IIVU i s, ome Runs: National League- P M | """°'".t'""-"'"" r OR SALE "...*"if"""" "ill ii ‘ii-Willi ma: »- nuns’ Bat 1n: Net '11 leu- l hulk gue Gian 1i; Ameri- "H" At my stables Buatain 8i w.’ m”, hit-nuisances. and “w You’ M“ u _ (u) _| Bell's Wharf ten good island 5W" - “"0 ' ' ~* air-s who dis- banded as a litieal party a year MUTUAL am roa riimvnsr mire "" .3.‘ r it’; A spec arram Vi! Canada and the United States for mutual harveet assistance in the Prairie Provinces and mid-west- ern United Btates has been put into operation again between June ago, ails ma g “a most carciiiil inventory" oi their position a may resume dircct political activ- ity ,ii was disclosed today by Earl Browder, president oi tlic Com- munist Political Association. He urged “mOst respectful 03h- slderation" ci a French C.i.‘il'l‘.liill5‘. Mm oi the First Canadian Paratroop Battalion link up with the iliussirms at Wismar on (he Baltic. Typical oi the occasion is this fut. .-......._.....‘ -,‘..»~ . l GHT p81 N31 NG- IIIIIIIIIJ I 5-28-5-28-80 and September this- year, night Labor Minister Mitchell announced to- lcadcrs nmsriion that the Amzil can parly should not inns dissolved Wiszriy handshake between Gnr. W. A. MacKciizio, oi Sydney‘, N. 5.. bxnland Capt. Alexander lvanovich Mcrsov oi Arslod, Central Russia. — (Canadian Army Overseas Photo). ARMOUR] i LONDON, May 24 - (CP Cable) -Present standing oi the House Commons: Conservative and Unionists—35il. PAGE SEVEN“ ‘V g CH’TOWN i ATTRACTIONS Fran Duggan Barry Bugden Dancers Navy Comedy, Quartet g4“ BIN G 0 Full Pantry w“ HOSIERY WHEELS Ladies Wear Home Cooking I Cliildren’s Wear HGME MABE CANDY BUMPLETE MIDWAY RED CROSS CORPS & KINSMEN CLUB BAN FRANCISCO. May United Nations committees inched slowly national peace charter, bu‘. S security conic! toward final drafting oi an iii‘ standing |n Britishisecurity Conference Iliouse 0f (lommonslprilgresses siiiiiil ski; Hamlin. Smcla and Georse. Benton, Mueller, Houtteman and Labor-MES. , . I '- Syracuse 200 000 0000-2 6 4 Swift, Richards; Christopher and Independent-MS. gmxglngugfptizs wigtdxhe cggil“. H: Jersey City 011 000 000 1-45 11 i Hayes. Libera1_z3_ reached I’ “ Davila, Grabowslsi and Kems; Chicago 090010920-313 4 Liberal Nat1ona;_19, Canada” Amba“ d t Rosso and Daues, Clausen. New York 1201101011-611 0] sociaiist_7, United 5mm L gsag’? _, ° Rochester at Montreal (rain). Grove, Johnson, Papish, Cald-_ N3fl0nn1_5_ unanimous c}; mm‘ ““_"_°,“ only games Scheduled. ‘Oven 11nd Tresh; Donald andi Indeilendenfi Lilli)!‘ Faith-i?- an amendmenli?rcqiifiiiiiiyoiliic "i? ‘m!’ n- I Commonwealil-B. urit’ council Q mql-w 7 ~- . .. . . THURSDAYS GAMES ggsu§gui= ggggligoiggj 1g g, Communist-l. phi. t. the §.....i“..;é‘.’.‘.iii ' , - n! International League Woods, Ryba and Gar-bark. I €f(is(i:tiir1fti-1—5Nat1°na11st—1' iiiiiiiéhcritlcm and dppmw‘ Ur Cleveland 000 00o coo 1-1 o oi Totahalg ' First: Washington 000 000 000 0-0 5 11,. . __ ._ ' , rsnrrhio ooo 03o 010-4 11 2 no ihhihgsfl _”“—“' ‘ . Montreal 001000011-3 s 1 Gromek and McDonnell; woiiii, 1 l