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SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE SEVENTEEN] BUREPIESAI MOVEMENT PLANNED TO REVIVE SOCCER ACTIVITY IN THI Association Foothall Will Be FAMOUS LIVERPOOL SOCCER TEAM TO COME TO CANADA Re-Organized If Sufficient Enthusiasm Can Be Aroused S CITY: Tom King and Alex Don- aldson Sound Call for 'Interested Soccer En- thusiasts to Revive Popular Sport In Osh- awa. In response to several requests from most of 'the soccer enthu- siasts in Oshawa, the time 'has arrived to make an effort to bring he old game back again to this y. With so many newcomers ar- riving from "over 'Ome" and judg- ing from the talk around, it is felt that there is sufficient ma- terial available to start a drive to organize a soccer team. Get Behind All Sport In view of the fact that the Oshawa Kinsmen Club are spear- heading .a drive to build a Civic Stadium, it is the duty of all sportsmen to get behind this move, both from the financial standpoint and also from the standpoint of supplying the necessary attrac- tions in the sporting field, That is the main idea behind this. effort to re-organize soccer in Oshawa and if there is suf- ficient material available in any sport, it is to be hoped that every effort be made to use it to the best advantage. Oshawa can boast of winning championships in practically any field of sport including Lacrosse, Softball, Baseball, Soccer and any other sport they have taken part in and with this Civic Stadium now a certainty, we should all get solidly behind oup very good friends the Kinsmen who have the courage to start such a tremendous project. Experience Available While most of the oldtimers in game or knowing anyone who best from the playing angle, their experience can go a long way in managing. the club and we hope that we get sufficient replies from this request to start booting the old leather around once more, Anyone interested in playing the game or knowing anyone who would like to give it a fling are requested to get in touch with the following; --Tom King, 1441-W or Alex Donaldson, 1570-W. 4 Soccer Referees Have Tough Time "Of It In China hai, May 15 -- (AP) -- Meet for example. went on strike Thursday. They were sick and t. ing spectators rushing field and socking them ) just be- cause they didn't like decisions. No protection, no refereeing, they said. The meet officials said in effect, please come on back and we'll see that you're protected from these free-swinging spectators, (Yesterday, the referees came back to work. And what happens? Why just twp minutes before the end of a game won by the Nanking team, the Hupeh team kicked a goal, Referee J. Chu said no goal, three Hupehers were offside a mile, The Hupeh boys crowded around and--here we go again--knocked Chu for a goal, Naturally, this goal didn't count either. Darlington Twp. . Juvenile Soccer League Schedule May 24--Tyrone at Enniskillen. 31--Orono at Enniskillen. 23--Enniskillen at Courtice. 20--Tyrone at Courtice. July 10--Orono at Courtice. 13--Courtice at Tyrone. 16--Enniskillen at Tyrone. 21--Orono at Tyrone. 26--Courtice at Orono. + round.robin series will decide the winner in the playoffs. Spicy Bits From Other Sports Cols. By VIC MORRIS, JR. Canadian Press Staff Writer Toronto, May 15 -- (OP) -- The selection of Buddy O'Connor of New York Rangers as the most "gentlemanly player" in the Nat- ional Hockey League has caused a minor controversy. O'Connor, who this week became the first player in the history of the NHL. to 'win both the Hart and Lady Byng Trophies in the same season, received twice as many votes as Toronto's Syl Apps, his nearest rival for the Lady Byng award, which goes to the most gentlemanly player. Doug (Windsor Star) Vaughan fails to see eye-to-eye with hockey writers and broadoasters in six N.H.L. cities who selected O'Connor. He thinks Apps was deserving of the Lady Byng award and gives his reason why the selectors missed out in the picking of the right man. Penalties Not a Guide "Too many of the selectors, past and present, seem to think that in the awarding of the Byng Trophy al that should be done is to check the records for the season, find the player who has drawn the least number of penalties and- you have te man entitled to the award." A hard.going player can be the fincet sportsman in the world and still he will draw penalties because hockey is a rough game, he says. The 31-year-old O'Connor is light and fast and cant afford to take he bumps like his heavier oppon- ents, "That's why he doesn't get pen- alties. Apps, on the other hand, is big and strong and has never duck. ed giving or taking a body-check when occasion demanded it. "In our book," says Doug., "there have been few more gentlemanly players ever to grace the N.H.L. and 'Old Man Vaughan' thinks Apps should have been the winner of the Byng Trophy this season " Mike (Kingston Whig-Standard) Rodden says in a recent column that the Olympic champion R.C.A. F. Flyers didn't wait long to drop their "lily white" status after win- ning the hockey title. He quotes Bunny Ahearne, Eu- ropean representative of the Can. adian Amateur Hockey Association, as saying recently that the members of the Flyers were each paid $100 shows the Liverpool squad. Liverpudlians are coming again this year. two years ago will be here again, plus some famous new names, Two years ago, the famous Liverpoo soccer team toured Canada, then back; Phl Taylor, right half; Bill Jones, half back; Bill Jones, half back; went back and won the English League first division championship. The Cyril Sidow, goaie; Raymond Lambert, ful back; Laurie Hughes, half Most of the players who came back; Bob Paisley, left half. Bottom row: Ted Spicer, half back; Jim Picturs Balmer, inside right; Al Stubbins, centre forward; Willle Fagan, inside Back row, left to right: Jim Harley, full left; Ken Brierley, outside left. Liverpudlians Have But One Canuck Game By BILL ENTWISTLE Liverpool's $2,000,000 soccer team, one of the finest in the length and breadth of the British Isles again is on this continent. The Liverpud- lians, whose home is at Anfileld- ship of the first division of the English league. Liverpool's team 1s composed almost entirely of international stars. The club has English inter- nationals, - Scottish internationals, | Welsh internationals. However, at | the present time, there are no Irish internationals. Liverpool did | have an Irish international in | Elisha Scott, one of the two famous brother goalkeepers, but that was long long ago. The Liverpudlians open their tour in New York on Sunday, May 16 and conclude it with an inter- national match egainst the cham. pions of Sweden, Djurgarden, at Ebbetts Field, Brooklyn, on Friday night, June 18. They play one game in Canada, against Ulster United at Toronto, on Tuesday night, June 15. This game will be staged, as last time, in Maple Leaf stadium. | Liverpool's forward line is stud- | ded with na less than four of the international gentry. Heading the list in point of international serv- ice is left winger 'Bill Liddell, wie | has worn the colors of Scotland no Today all the refereés were on strike again and it looked perman- ent, Europeans Tangle Davis Cup Draw London, May 15 -- (AP)--Twelve 2 week and all expenses for their European' exhibition tour. Ahearne, who conducted the tour for the C.AH.A, said that "at the conclusion of the tour he had a balance of approximately $2,300 which he presented to the team as European zone teams tangle today in second-round Davis Cup match- es. Czechoslovakia and Brazil meet in doubles at Prague and doubles teams from Yugoslavia and Italy meet at Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Singles matches were on the pro- gram with Belgium vs. Argentina at Brussels; Ireland vs. Denmark at Dublin: een eo Switzerland at olm; an nce vs. Hungary at Paris, The Czechs and Brazilians split _ a pair of singles matches Friday as did the Yugoslavs and Italians, Jarslay Drobny won his match in straight sets from Fernando Peter- son of Brazil. His recent return to Czechoslovakia from Italy ended 'umors that he would remain away 'rom his homeland permanently. WELL PAID IN MARITIMES The highest average wage for arm help in Canada is paid in lew Brunswick. : Yes boarded the ship for Cana Former Canadian Middle - Distance Champion Passes Hamilton, May .14--(CP) -- An outstanding athlete, 20-year-old Gordon Furry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aurian Purry, died Tuesday at his home here. He had been ill for some time from leukemia. During his athletic career, he became well- known for his prowess in track and field events. He was twice winner of the Canadian half-mile champ- ionship, and also won the quarter- mile Canadian championship. DID LANA DRAW? London. -- United States.style | midget automobile racing -- and Lana Turner -- drew a crowd of 50,000 to Stamford Bridge football grounds PERFECT BARBERING ... is Our Business! Men! . .. If you want a perfect job .. . Then pay us a visit. We don't keep you sitting in a chair all day, neither do we rush you through . . . because when we finish, the perfect job MUST be the result. NEXT TIME . . . Try either of . . . CHAS. JOHNSON'S TWO 'BARBER - SHOPS 44 SIMCOE STREET NORTH 6 RICHMOND STREET WEST 4 BARBERS NO WAITING -| three years during his school days. fewer then 14 times. Bill, an air- | man, was trained in Canada under | the Empire air trdining scheme and | played for Toronto Scottish in wartime soccer. There is a story | attached to Liddell's Toronto ap- pearance. He was picked up watch. ing a game on an open park and because the club didn't have a reg- | istration form he was played on another player's form, named Tan- ner. ,This caused quite a lot of good-natured talk for a while and he came to be known as Bill "Tan- ner" Liddell, Another Scottish selectee is Billy Fegan, the team's dribbling stylist. Fagan can do everything with a soccer ball except make it talk, | and this red-headed dandy may make that ball do just that some day. Albert Stubbins, centre, and Jack Balmer, inside right, are Liv- erpool's two English internationals on the forward line. Stubbins, who came to the "Reds" by way of Newcastle shortly after the last tour, lived in Detroit for Played in Canada road on the banks of the River | Mersey, will play only one game in Canada, at Toronto, just as they did two years ago when they took everything in stride, then returned | home, unbeaten and untied, to | march on and win the Ekal 4 | Bill Liddell, Scottish international | | outside let of the Liverpool soccer club. Liddell, an airman in the war, trained and played somsd so or in Canada before he went back to the battlefront, Welsh International vem Laurie Hughes, Welsh international | soccer centre half of the Liverpool club, who will be in Toronto June 15 to play against Ulster United, famous Canadian team. Hughes played in Canada with his team two years ago and is a master of de- | fence. : Been Here Before Jack Balmer, English international soccer inside right of the Liverpool club. Balmer sprained his ankle when his team appeared in Canada two years ago. Up Off Your Feet, Men! that the fans are looking forward to The two lads in the dark shirts are, Phil Taylor (left) and Laurie Hughes, star international half backs of the Liverpool team. made such a great hit when they toured this continent two years age The Liverpudlians this visit. will be the late chairman of the club, William H. (Billy) McCon- nell, who passed on last fall after a long illness. More than anybody He played for a school team in the Michigan city and won several medals before his family moved back to England. Now 28, he is rated one of the best goal-scoring centre forwards-in all Britain and his record of nearly a goal per game stamp him as a terrific at- attacker. The be-moustached bald-headed Balmer was a great favorite on the hasn't lost one bit of his fuse, He turned in three hat-tricks in the British season just closed. Jack Balmer came from a line of soccer stars. His two uncles, Bill Balmer and Bob Balmer were the regular fullbacks . of Everton, the other Liverpool first division club, for many, many years. Liverpool's last lines of defence are all internationals. Cyril Sid- low, the goalie, is Welsh; Raymond Lambert, the fullback, is Welsh; and James Harley, the other back, is Scottish. We didnt see Lam- bert on the last trip. Phil 'Taylor, the right halfback, is still another English international who used to be a forward, hails from Bristol and fell back to win his greatest honors at half. Among. the Zuissing op. this tou \ last tour and will be again, for he | else, Billy McConnell was respon. sible for these tours. He was over here on war jobs and after estab- lishing friendly relations, agreed to bring his club when peace came. Two years ago Liverpool came and this second tour materialized be- cause 'the Merseysiders won the hearts of all soccer fans on this side of the border and in the United States, from New York to St. Louis. A former sailor on an | oil tanker, McConnel rose to be- | come owner of a large chain of | dockside restaurants in his native | Liverpool. | The 1948 tour of the team will be in the capable hands of Ronnie Williams, newly-elected chairman of the club. A round.-faced fellow, Mr, Williamsp who came two years | ago, will be assisted by two other | directors, James Throop and Ralph K. Milne, who also made the last trip. Several other directors missed this one. The team to oppose the Liver- pudlians in Toronto, Ulster United, will be much stronger than last time, for the simple reason that it | has been strengthened by the ad- vent of many stars from the Old Land, who came across in the im- migration schemes. > When Liverpool played in Can- ada two years ago they provided an exhibition of first-class soccer that not one who saw it has ever for- gotten, or Is ever likely to forget. The artistry of the Liverpudlians should be even more pronounced this year, 7 International League Action The prediction of Frank Shaugh- nessy, president of the Internation- al Leagué, that the circuit would have a close race in running true to form so far. Only six games separate the tail- end Toronto Maple Leafs from the first place Syracuse Chiefs today. The Chiefs are only two games ahead of the second place Montreal Royals who in turn lead Buffalo Bisons and Newark Bears by two games, - The Chiefs opened a two-game |bulge on the Royals Friday by beating Montreal 11-8 in a game halted at the end of seven innings because of rain. Johnny Bebber started for the Chiefs but left in favor of Mike Schultz in the second after the Royals had pounded him for six runs, Schultz limited the Royals to two hits the rest of the way. Trailing, 6-1 going fourth inning, the Chiefs. scored twice and then tied the score with three more runs in the fifth to drive starter Jack Banta from the hlil, The Chiefs whacked reliever Bob Fontaine for three more runs in the sixth to win, In the only night game, Balti- more Orioles jumped from last to fifth place by nosing out Totonto Maple Leafs 4-3. Johnny Wittig went the route for Baltimore to gain his third win. He allowed five hits including a two- run homer by Ed Sanicki. WHY BUY? RENT! A COMPLETE LINE OF TOWELS, COATS, APRONS, UNIFORMS FOR OFFICES, STORES, FACTORIES AND PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE ON AN ECONOMICAL RENTAL BASIS TOILET LAUNDRIES (ONT, LTD. 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Carl Scheib, Raschi's opponent, yielded only four hits but two of the blows were homers by Johnny Lindell and Yogi Berra. Lindell broke up the game in the third! inning when he lined a 3-1 pitch into the left field seats with one | aboard. | The victory also ended the con- | secutive game hitting streak ' of | shortstop Eddie Joost at 17 games, | The victory moved the Yanks to | within four percentage points of | the second place Cleveland Indians | and to within a half game of the | league-leading Athletics. | Fine Mound Chore | Another fine pitching job was turned in by Fred Sanford of St. Louis Browns. Sanford blanked the Tigers 3-0 in Detroit on five singles. Doubles by Al Zarilla and Whitey | g, Platt led to the Brownies' first run | in the second inning. Another two- | bagger by Pete Layden along with | two errors helped the Browns pick | up two more runs in the ninth off losing pitcher Fred Hutchinson. The | Tigers now have lost their first six | starts at home, | Excellent pitching also highlight- ed activity in the National League. | At Chicago, Russ Meyer spun.a! four-hitter in shutting out Cincin- nati Reds, 1-0. Thz win was his third and his second straight shut- out. Andy Pafko homered for the lone run of the game in the eighth inning off young Kent Petersoa | who gave up eight hits. The loss | was the eighth in a row suffered | by the last-place Reds. | St. Louis Cardinals mnosed out | Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in a night | game at St. Louis with Stan Mu- | sial driving in both runs with a fourth-inning homer off Fritz Os- termueller, Pollet Goes Route Lefty Howie Pollet went route for the Cards and was in trouble in virtually every inning as the Pirates banged him for 10 sin- gles. . The Pirates put three of their | hits together in the eighth inning | to score their lone run. The Cards | collected only four safeties off | Ostermueller. | The victory moved the Cards over | the Pirates into second place, a| half-game behind the front-run- ning New York Giants. | | { Regina, -- The 1948 western foot- ball season will open Aug. 21, at Winnipeg with Saskatchewan Roughriders playing the Western | champion Blue Bombers. BOWLING OSHAWA DAIRY LEAGUE Carriers, Carriers, Rah! Rah! ,Rahl Thursday nignt, the Qshawa airy League held its playoffs. Participating, were the four sections winners: Crates, Carriers, Cappers and Cases. The Cate riers, captained by Grace Holmes, go® away to a good start in the first game; maintained their lead in the second game, and came through with fying colors in the third. They "came in" lengths ahead of their nearest rivalsy the Cappers, headed by Hend The Crates were in second spot at th end of the second game, but lost to the Cappers in the last stanza. Cases were short-handed and wer never a threat. » The top scores for the night were Helen Henderson, Carriers, 655; Grace Holmes, Carriers, 643; Ed Henderson, Cappers, 623. And as for indivigusl = ! 256, Ed Henderson 255 and 235, M. Hart 233, V. Lymer 229, G. Crawley 228, Bru Henderson 227, T. Neal 225. Nice bo ing. folks! The two prize winners were Retta Aldsworth, Carriers, and Bert Shortt, Cappers. The team standing for the night wa as follows: Carriers .. 891 824 8512568 Cappers .. Crates .... ages 0! see you all bowling next season. Stafidings] Syracuse Montreal ewark | Buffalo ... Baltimore ... Jersey City . Rochester . Toronto ,, .. oY Friday's Results Baltimore 4 Toronto yracuse .......11 Montreal Called end of.seven innings. Jersey City at Buffalo--Postponed, ~ Newark at Rochester--Postponed. NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet New York .. Pittsburgh St. Louis ... Brooklyn Philadelphia oston ... Chicago .. Cincinnati 2 12 .10 11 10. = 1:11 L100 10 «8 11 a5 yf . Friday's Results Chicago 1 Cincinnati 8t. Louis 2 Pittsburgh Boston at Brooklyn--Postponed. Only eames scheduled. Thursday's Night Results Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia . AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia i Cleveland .... New York .. Boston ...... Washington 2 g WIS VOR a ie Friday's Results . Philadelphia t Only games scheduled. -- BOWLING REDUCED FOR SUMMER MONTHS PER t LT LINE EFFECTIVE MONDAY, MAY 17 AT THE Mayfair Bowling Lanes Corner Celina & Athol PHONE 2166 OSHAWA ARENA THURS., MAY 20 -- 8:30 P-M. 4 International Bouts on This Card! MAIN BOUTER FRED HARDING SEMI-FINALIST BUD HENRY MAIN BOUT--5 ROUNDS Fred Harding Oshawa A.A.C, SEMI-FINAL - Bud Henry vs. Oshawa A.A.C. VS. Jim Cummings Niagara Falls, N.Y, -5 ROUNDS Ray Lavigne Niagara Falls, N.Y. 9 BIG BOUTS Tickets Now on Sale at ; MIKE'S PLACE Proceeds To Send the Boys to Olympic Trials at Montreal