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THE DAILY TI MES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1947 PORT NAPSHOTS It's about time the sport writers of the North American continent, at least of Canada, got together and put the blast on these "Badgers' who every four years want a trip to the Olympics (with all expenses paid) but at the same time want to set themselves up as autherities as'to what consistutes an "amateur." Anybody knows the Ottawa City Council can sell Barbara Ann that car for $1.00--the same as service clubs throughout the country did before they put the teeth in that car-raffle business. For that matter, they could give the car to Barbara's mother and like any proud parent, she could "loan" it to Barbara whenever she felt like it--until Barbara's next birthday, and then give it to her as a gift. Looks as if it would have been better for a while, if the car had been wrecked in that spill at Bowmanville, when it was en route to Ottawa. However, our kick is still against these birds who travel to the Olympics as manager of this or that team and the money they spend is raised by teams and individuals throughout Canada who are strictly amateur in every sense of the modern definition, in fact, in almost ever sense of the strictest definition the word ever had. While at it--let's have a complete new "Olympic Committee" every four years too--so that these "gravy jobs" can be passed around and shared. When the war was on, Canada found plenty of "dollar-a-year-men" to fill the Nation's need. Let's ptt some of these "dollar-a-year-men" in our Olympic sports set-up and then well know whether they're in there for sport alone or for what! they get out of it, (trips to Europe, etc)--and just who is the true | amateur. L 3 * Dave Gilbert, also bow Ii Took sporting circles as "Elmer," left Oshawa last might, for Regina, where he will line up with the Roughriders in Western Canada's senior rugby circuit, this fall. They are at present holding a spring training session in Regina and last night, Stan Rose, 23-year-old Montrealer was the first rugby casualty of the year when he was injured in a workout at Regina. Jim Allen of Peterborough, is another recruit to the Regina team. Dave Gilbert was not the only Oshawa "Red Raider" who received an invitation to play in Regina. Bill Dell got a bid too but is expected to accept an offer to recei d d education at Queen's University, while displaying his football talents for the Tri-Color. A couple of other Oshawa gridders had a chance to try for spots on the Regina team but passed up the bids. * LJ SPORT SHORTS; The Beaches" Major Fastball League official opening has been postponed until Saturday afternoon -- and unless there is more sunshine and less rain in the next three days, they'll have to cancel it again . . . . Western Ontario Sports Writers Association are meeting in Preston on Sunday, to re-organize ... . They were strong a few years back but folded during the war years . ... "Cyclone" Taylor, one of Canada's hockey greats, who once played lacrosse here in Oshawa, leaves for England today from Halifax to take up his new post as acting commissioner for the Canadian Immigration Dept. at London, England .... The Memorial Cup finals and Allan Cup finals will still alternate between East and West (and Bunny Morganson can take another duck behind the curtain) .. .,. O Luke Hamlin hurled the Leafs to a win last night before a handful of spectators at Maple Leaf Stadium . Montreal Royals can wind up Canada's 1046-47 hockey season tonight and win the Allan Cup by defeating Calgary Stampeders once more « . » » Durocher, who says he'll be back to managing the Dodgers when his ban is lifted, watched Da Bums win on Reese's homer yesterday and Ted Williams hit a couple of 4-ply blows yesterday to give the Sox a 6-5 win over Browns. » + + SCISSORRED SPORT--(By The Sain Press) --Norman Dawe, elected Vice-President of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, in Quebec yesterday, said the present system of alternating yearly in the East and West Allen Cup and Memorial Cup finals 'would stand. He was commenting on a defeated motion at the Association's meeting that the Allen Cup final be held two years in the West and one in the East and the Memorial Cup two years in the East and one in the West , . . . Leo Durocher, suspended for a year as Manager of Brooklyn Dodgers, said Tuesday in Brooklyn he had every intention of returning to the club at the end of his banishment period. The Lip told reporters he had kept to the letter the terms of Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chandler's edict of suspension . . , . Jimmy Foxx, one of Baseball's "Greats" of a few years ago, sald yesterday in Miami he would wind up his playing 'career there: Thursday, He won 'the American League's. Most Valuable Player Award with the Athletics in 1932 and 1933 and again with Boston Red Sox in 1938. He was the League's leading hitter in 1933 and 1938. Jimmy's ball career covered 24 years . ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrew's, Scotland, universally acclaimed as birthplace of the game, had water trouble this week. The British Walker Cup trials are due to start Tuesday and recent rains have flooded the bunkers. | The local fire brigade may be asked to pump them dry for the tourna- ment . . . . Stylianos Kyriakidis, Greek runner who won the Boston | Marathon in 1946 and finished 10th this year, yesterday asked for United | States aid to send athletes from his country to the 1948 Olympic Games in London. He said the land which gave the Olympics®o the World, faced the possibility of staying out of them because of a shortage of equipment destroyed in the war . ... Three Fort Erie merchants Tues- day donated Trophies to be presented to the leading pitcher, leading , batter and most valuable player in the newly-formed Six-Team Inter- national Fastball League. Canadian entrants in the loop are Port Col- borne, Fleet Aircraft of Fort Erie and King Edward Hotel , . . . William Charles Nicholson 68, of Valois, Que., one of the famous "Little Men of Iron," of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association hockey team that defeated Winnipeg for the Stanley Cup in 1902, died Monday in Miami. | He was also goalkeeper of Montreal Wanderers at one time. Little Giants to a 14-0 whitewash- ing of the Red Wings, Kraus garnered as many hits as the entire Rochester team. In all Kraus drove in four runs and scored three himself. Two Shutouts In Inter. Loop 14-0 and 4-0 By The Associated Press The International League's pitch- ing department rose to the fore yesterday as Jersey City's ace southpaw Jack Kraus and Mon- treal rookie righthander, Erwi Palica, hurled shutouts. In the only other game, Toronto's 40-year- old righthander, Luke Hamilin, twirled six-hit ball to chalk up his fourth straight victory. In pitching the league-leading Palica, Brooklyn chattel sent down for seasoning with Montreal, scattered six hits as he pitched the Royals to a 4-0 victory over Balti- more. The Royals made only four hits themselves but took advantage of five walks given up by Ray Poat and Les Mueller to score their runs. Wildness also cost Syracuse a 5-4 defeat by Toronto as the Maple Leafs took advantage of five walks given up by Dixie Howell to pro- duce two big innings for all their runs. Walks helped them tally Hiree in the third and two in the sixth, SIX "OSHAWA HORSES" SEEK THE Ki NGS PLATE 35 Eligibles King's Plate Now Named Toronto, May 7 -- (CP)-- Thirty-five horses, cream of the Canadian three-year-old crop, were ar .ounced today as eligibles for the 88th renewal of the King's Plate at old Woodbine Park May 24, The 35 were those left in after the last forfeit for the race, and many of them have béen working out at the track regardless of the dispute between the Ontario Joc- key Club and the Horsemen's Benevolent Protective Associa- tion over minimum purses, This dispute, so far-deadlocked, has resulted in cancellation of the Greenwood Racing Club's meeting scheduled from May 9 to 16, and a meeting of directors of the On- tarip Jockey Club Friday will de- cide whether the 0.J.C. meet will be held. Oldest Race On Continent The Plate, oldest continuously run fixture in North America, is scheduled for May 24, last day of the 0.J.C. meet, Various reports have been that in event of failure of the 0.J.C. and the horsemen's group to agree on minimum purses, the King's Plate would be run as a single event. Some horsemen have said they would saddle entries for the Plate if it is run as a sort of exhibition with- out a club race meet, Six "Oshawa" Entries Final nomination fees were paid May 1 with only the starting fee to be paid in order to keep the candidates in the classic. The Park- wood Stable, owned by Col. R. S. McLaughlin, Oshawa and his daughter Mrs. E. V. Mann, top the list in the number of nominees, both stables having three entitled to start in the race. Col. Mec- Laughlin has Felario, Moldy and Lochiel Lass. Mrs. Mann has Welsh Man, Todmorden and Frisian Lass, : J. Frowde Seagram, Medway stable, Don Earl stable, Halton Brook stable, George Hardy and L. Hardman each named two. Dirigo, one of George Hardy's entrants, is in training for the race at Mary- lands and will be shipped to To- ronto within the next 10 days. Western Canada Bids Western Canada is represented. in the eligibles by Sir Achtoi, last year's winner of the Winnipeg Futurity which is now in training at Thorncliffe Park. Bred by R. J. Speers, also breeder of one of the Plate choices, Leonforte, owned by the Braeside stable. Sir Achtoi is owned by J. V. Drumheller of Cal- gary. Following is a list of the 35 can- didates and their owners: W. A. Armstrong «esse. Braeside Stable ........ W. C. D. Brown and F. W, Payne Bur-Fit Stable , R. W. R. Cowie . Don Ear] Stable ,...... Stand Fast Don Earl Stable .... Watch Wrack J. V. Drumheller Sir Achtol Garden City Stable .. Halton Brook Stable ... Frolicland Halton Brook Stable Royal Trainee George Hardy .......... Silverkins George Hardy . .. Dirigo C. Hemstead .. Hemdoll Lorne Herdman ,......... Curly J Lorne Herdman ...... Soldier Joe Mrs. G. H. Irwin ......... Squidge H. Lahman ... C. W. Lawson .... Victory Chimes Eleanor V. Mann ..... Todmorden Eleanor V. Mann ,,.,.. Welsh Man Eleanor V. Mann Frisian Lass George McCullagh ....... Medway Stable ... Medway Stable ....... Free as Air Parkwood Stables ......... Moldy Parkwood Stables ......... Felario Parkwood Stables ..., Lochiel Lass F. Perkins . Mulligan Fred H. Schelke .... Pop's Bomber J. E. Frowde Seagram . Sweepshore J. E. Frowde Seagram ... Tregaron John Stuart ........... Butterpat D. Zakoor .....s..... Sweep Comet NEW PADDLING WRINKLE Winnipeg, (CP).--The Fast Water Paddle is an annual event for Winnipeg paddlers and came off as usual this year. However, some hardy contestants tried a new wrinkle. About a dozen of them pulled their canoes aboard passing ice floes and enjoyed the trip be- fore the roaring bonfires on the oes. Winning $92, By A Whisker At Kentucky Derby Photo-finish of the Kentucky Derby showed Jet Pilot out in front with Phalanx, the vrite, edged close third, Jet Pilot is own ed by Elizabeth Arden Graham, native red all the way on a track suit ed to run in the home stretch Phalanx who came from far b ack and Just missed winning, a whisker. Faultless was a Ont. Jet Pilot, out in front ] his style--he's a good mudder--was given a stiff native of Woodbridge, Oshawa Boxer Wins G. &M. Trophy HERMAN COSGROVE of Montreal although ill and advised "to forget it", insisted on carrying on in the , Bantamweight finals for The Globe and Mail Trophy in the Lions Club boxing show in Toronto on Monday night. Above is shown Bruce Lidster of Oshawa landing a left hook in the main bout. The Motor City scrapper won a handy decision to cop The Globe and Mail Trophy and he is shown at the side, proudly holding the silverware, despite the fact Cosgrove or somebody managed to close that left eye, if not the big s --Photo, courtesy Globe & Mail é& -@ Big League Ball Games Yesterday By JOE REICHLER Associated Press Sport Writer John McGraw always maintained that one of the prime requisities of a championship club was a first class relief pitcher. Following the Logic of the immortal leader of ew York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers already should have one leg on the National League flag. For where is there a better "fireman" than huge Hugh Casey of the Brooks? A check the last few years bears out McGraw's theory. Only last year, the world champion St. Louis Cardinals boasted a pretty fair re- lief chucker in stumpy Ted Wilks who went through the season un- beaten registering eight triumphs in relief. In 1945 it was the effective relief pitching of Ray Prim (13-8) which made the championship possible for Chicago Cubs. In '41 the Brooks won their first flag in 21 years be- cause of the fine emergency work of Casey who won 4 and lost only four that year. Of the. Dodgers' first 13 games this season, Casey has appeared in seven. Four of them he saved for others and twice he was rewarded with the victory. His latest win came yesterday at Ebbets Field when he took over the mounyd duties in the seventh inning and held the Cardinals scoreless in the three remaining frames to emerge with a 7-6 triumph. Chicago and Boston moved into a tie for second place, two games be- hind the Brooks when the Cubs squeezed through with a 3-2 victory over the Phillies in Philadelphia and the Braves made their home night inaugural a sucess by blank- ing Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0. The Cubs had to come from be- hind with two runs in the seventh to win, while the Braves behind the four-hit pitching of Johnny Sain, won in easy fashion. Kirby Higbe purchased from the Dodgers last Saturday, was the loser. Cincinnati won its first victory in the current eastern swing by troun- cing the Giants at New York 11-6. Although forced to seek relief in the eighth, veteran Bucky Walters registered his 192nd Big League mound victory, Chicago White Sox saw the American League shrink to a half game when they dropped a 3-0 game to the Philadelphia Athletics while the Tigers were shading New York Yankees in Detroit 3-2. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Mackmen as well as the four-game winning skein of the White Sox. Although pasting Allie Reynolds for 13 hits, the Tigers had to score single runs in their last three inne ings to win. Big Ted Willlams rang a merry tune ringing out two homers and a single to lead Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 1l-inning triumph over the Browns in St. Louis. Yesterday's Stars In Box and At Bat By The Associated Press Pitching, Bill Dietrich, Athletics -- Unconditionally released by White Sox last year, he limited his former mates to five blows in pitching the A's to a win, Batting, Ted Williams, -Red So: After tying the score with a ninth- inning home run, he smashed another Canadian Officials (Continued from Page 3) dreamn Barktara Ann has long held This, however, would not affect Gretchen Merrill, the Boston Star Barbara Ann defeated at Stock- holm, but who did not enter the North American championships competition here. He added, however, that he did not think the Olympic committee "would go that far." Mayor Lewis and others were quick to criticize Averey Brundage president of the United States' Olympic ccmmittee who wags report- ed to have brought acceptance of the car by Barbara Ann to the at- tention of the international Olym- pics committee. This in turn had led to a meeting of the Canadian Olympic Associa- tion at Montreal yesterday. Said Mayor Lewis: "Barbara Ann has apparently signified her inten tion of returning the car to the city and I guess we'll have to take it back. It should go in the museum to show the youth of the country what a man like Brundage can do to un- dermine the spirit of competition." Canada, which had done so much for international sport, should pro- test. The Dcminion government should take a hand. Other members of the city coun- cil expressed regret at the incident and said the car was given in good faith to Ottawa's "favorite daugh- ter" as a token of esteem for the fame she had brought the city. And this had only been. done after "clearance" had been obtained with amateur authorities. Allan M. Hern, president of the Eastern Ontario branch of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada sald: "We took our stand at the be- ginning of "this thing when we ap- proved the presentation" He said such presentations were not new and also was highly critical of the action of Mr. Brundage, Mr. Cummings revealed that the car in question has been driven But little by Barbara Ann so far be- cause she had it in a garage most of the winter. Tennis Success (Continued from Page 1) ers four days a week at the O.T.C. courts, W. E. Gomme, président of the club, disclosed. The program will get underway providing enough youngsters notify C.R.A. Director R. L. Coleman, of their interest, "Ernie" said. As a gesture of good fellowship, exemplifying the co-operation ex- isting between the two, "Ernie" pre- sented the key of the O.T.C. club- house to Ivan Richards, of the CRA. . Introduced by (Chairman Doug Langmalid, the first film, "Funda- mentals of Tennis," presented smooth-stroking Donald Budge, the California redhead who won all the amateur tennis laurels before turn- ing professional. Don demonstrated the ins and outs of three funda- mental shots, the forehand drive, backhand drive and the serve. In the second film, U.S. Davis Cup stars, Jack Kramer and Ted Schroeder, squared off against Aus- tralia's best and whipped them five matches to none. Schroeder in his match with Bromwich and teamed with Kramer in the doubles dis- played a devastating overhead smash which sent the ball whistling past his opponent. Kramer, look- ing cool and capable, polished off Bromwich and Dinny Pails, Aus- tralia's youthful star, without a great deal of trouble, Both American stars charged the net more frequently than the Aus- sies--an aggressiveness which evi- dently paid dividends. Following the films, Joe Ralbow- ski and Terry Tusji, top-ranking Ontario table tennis figures, hooked up in an exciting duel. Ralbowski, last year's Ontario singles cham- plon, won two straight games from Tusji but only after some sharp ral- lies and quick recoveries. Ralbowski exhibited a lightning- like forehand smash as well as a fine defensive game. Tusji's shovel- chop was effective but his flick backhand was slightly off form. Winner of the door pris, a free membership in the Oshawa Tennis Club, was Evelyn Grandison, 105 Court Street. A fashion show, directed by Miss Betty Flintoff, spotlighted tennis togs and clothes for casual summer wear. MONTREAL ROYALS NEED WIN TONIGHT CLINCH ALLAN CUP Toronto, May 7--(CP)--Mon- treal Royals had all the edge on Calgary Stampeders as the two great senior amateur teams pre- pared for tonight's fifth game of the best-of-seven series for the Allan Cup and the Canadian se- nior hockey title. Montreal leads 3-1, needing only one more vic- tory to wrest the title from the Westerners, Calgary faces the task of win- nin three straight games they are to retain the Canadian title they won a year ago over the old Hamilton Tigers, who this season were eliminated by Mon- treal in the East final, The only time in this final se- ries when Calgary played it close, in contrast to their usual wide-open style, Calgary won. But the Westerners are sold on th~ attacking game and were ex- pected to play that way tonight. Manager Jack Arbour of the Cal- gary squad says that's the style they're accustomed to and that they're not going to change when the chips are down, Use a Times-Gazette classified ad for quick and sure results, North Oshawa Intermediate Softball DANCE Sponsored by North Oshawa Business Men's Assoc. FRIDAY, MAY 9th RUSSWIN PAVILION Admission 50c Each COME ONE, COME ALL ROLLER SKATING # ® SAT. AFT. ® WEDNESDAY NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT ©® SAT. 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