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BRE. EZ an i Lu tic nd SPE CR PAGE TEN \ . THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1948 Keepers of the Olympic Flame The pageaniry of ancient Greece has its day ai in the flowing gown of old, flanked by runners, enters the Olympia Stadium in Athens, site of the original Olympic Games, carrying aloft the sacred Olympic flame. After a solemn and appropriate ceremony the runners bearing the lighted Olympic torch started the run to London, England, BY ; P Oo R T Geo. H, | : NAP SHOTS Cemrbed 0 seems: that we "muffed one" in this column yesterday, when we Stated that Jack Langmaid had been eliminated in the Canadian Cham- plonships tennis tourney, in Toronto, 6-0 and 6-0. Actually, it was a . younger brother, Ross, who was eliminated in the "boys event" but in the men's singles championship, Jack [Langmaid drew a bye in the first round, won a splendid victory in the second round and yesterday came from behind with a great display of energetic court-wide tactics to eliminate the veteran C. Hooper. Today, the Oshawa Tennis Club champion, steps into the fourth round against Austin McPherson, rated as one of Ontario's best. Several other Oshawa Tennis Club members entered the tourney but although they made fine showings, they suffered elimination early. Now the best wishes of all the OTC members are behind their club champion, pulling for him to keep right on going in this competition against Canada's top-flight netters, * * * Death yesierday completed the "putout" column of baseball's famous infield double-play combination, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance of, Chicago' Cubs National League fame. Frank Chance, first base- man, died in 1924 and Johnny Evers, the second baseman, passed away in March, 1947, at Albany, N.Y. Yesterday, out at Orlando, Florida, Joe Tinker, bandy-legged little shortstop who used to start off most of the sizzling double-plays, passed away on his 68th birth- day. Hatry Steinfeldt, who played third base with that great Cub infield, died in 1914. Sirangely enough, when this great infield was formed by Manager Frank Selee of the Chicago Cubs, back in 1902, it was in a take-a-chance move, for Tinker went to the Cubs as a third baseman, Evers was a shortstop and Chance a catcher but in their new positions they b the most f: double-play trio in baseball fame, Lack of records in the early days is the reason for the fapt that their actual figures are not known but in 11 years, they were regarded as the best, had poems written about their play, etc~which will keep their memories alive as long as baseball is played, *» * * Brooklyn Dodgers may have dropped one to the Giants the other day which they hated to lose but they climbed back into second spot again 'yesterday with a win over St. Louis Cards. Giants beat the Reds yesterday and Boston continued their pace, with a 5-1 win over the Pirates. Boston Sox blanked Detroit 8-0 yesterday and Philly A's lost 10-5 to Cleveland, to keep the American League race as tight as a drum. Yesterday, Leafs won 'one of their two games with the Bears with Konstanty hurling a shutout 7-0 game. * * Monday night in Hamilton, Billy Goulding of Oshawa defeated Mike Zaduk, on decision in a five-rounder. for the Shamrock Club Trophy. Tonnie Cuthbertson of Hamilton won from Bud Henry for the George Munn Trophy in three rounds while Kid Sarsom, Hamilton, won. the Jockey Club Trophy over Carl Clapper of Osh- awa, in three rounds and Tony Bisci, Hamilt decisioned Joh Clary, Oshawa, for the Singer Trophy and Tom Potter, Hamilton, drew with Denny Williams Oshawa, in a three-rounder for the Laing Trophy and the silverware was awarded to Willlams, to give the Oshawa boys their second trophy. EL * L EN Word from the Olympic games is that the runners, sprinters, middle- distance and distance men, are all expected to come very close to or actually break the existing records. Meanwhile, local sport fans are watching with interest the goings-on there. Nancy Mackay has been apparently left off the relay team, which seems a bit unusual, but who knows, if there is something "fishy" afoot, maybe the odd injury. will pop up so that they'll have to call on Nancy after all, * A COUPLE OF SPORT NOTES--Johnny Holik, 92 Olive Avenue, was the winner of the grand premium in the "Tony Loople Benefit Draw" staged by the United Taxi Softball Club, in conjunction with other Intermediate "AA" teams . . . Art Bradley of Whitby, quiet but likeable sub-goalie of the Oshawa lacrosse team, who suffered a broken arm and cracked pelvis in a nasty tumble from the top of a load of hay, a few days ago, sends along his thanks to his team- mates for the basket of fruit. The accident is a tough break for the young farmer at this season of the year and while he didn't ask for it, we imagine he'd like to have some of the lacrosse boys and other friends drop in on him for a social visit, while he's laid-up for the next couple of weeks. * SPORTS SHORTS--Leafs have droppeq back to fourth place in the International League, after dropping a single game of a doubleheader. to. the Newark Bears. The one they won was a 7-0 blank by Jim Kon- stanty . , . Joe Tinker, of the Cubs fabulous infield combination, Tinker- to-Evers-to-Chance, died yesterday to put "30" to one of the great chapters in baseball history. All the other members of the tric pre- deceased him . , , Nancy Mackay has been sidelined in the Olympic competition due to injuries and althgouh she still has time to recover things look dark in that corner . , , Bill Ezinickl has been barred from the Millar Trophy golf tourney because he has not signed on with any club as a professional. This means that one of the most colorful players | in the Canadian game. will' not be participating in one of the most colorful events . . . Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title in a four-round battle at Yankee Stadium in New York that left tubby Tony Galento, the Orange N.J. barkeeper, bleeding and 'helpless, nine years ago today. The burly Tony 'exercised his frightening portside fist in the third round, dropping the Brown Bomber suddenly. = ! * SNES 2 SCISSORED SPORT--(By The Canadian Press)--The Millar Trophy match-play tournament opens Thursday at suburban Toronto's Islington Golf Course and will continue Friday and Saturday, More than 75 of the country's top professionals have entered. The tourney is being sponsored by zone four of the Canadian Professional Golfer's Association. Any pro in Canada is eligible so long as he is qualified in the CPGA. Bill Ezinicki, Toronto Maple Leafs hockey star, and. pro golfer, was not accepted in the tourney because he was not attached to any club, Last year's champion, Bill Kerr of Montréal Beaconsfield, will defend his crown against an impressive array of link artists , . . Canada heads one of four groups into which the 23 countries partiéfpating In the Olympic games basketball event have been divided, Each group is headed by teams which held a group first place in the. 1936 games in Berlin, Canada heads group "A" which included also Britain, Italy, Hungary, Brazil and Uruguay. Canada meets Italy Friday night in'the*group "A" contest. Saturday afternoon Canada meets Britain., , . Theo: Dubois, veteran Winnipeg sculler; sald Tuesday he hadn't planned to enter the Canadian Henley which opens at Port Dalhbdusie, Ont., today. He said he wouldn't #sin anything by competing, "I've beaten all the guys who'll compete + . . and it wouldn't. get me a birth on the Olympic squad--the one thing X'vé really been shooting for," he said . . . Jaroslav Drobny and Valdimir figs (Continued on Page 11). -o © Port Dalhousie, Ont, July 28-- (OP)--Canada's 1948 Henley, boast- ing a near-record entry list of more than 700 oarsmen, gets under way today on the old Welland Canal course with its 66-year-old tradi- tion twice broken. Officials of the blue-ribbon re- gatta announced these two prece- dent-making moves: 1, For the first time in the re- gatta's annals, no post entries will be accepted. 2. Two women's grews will take part in the program, also for the first time in its history, No Post Entries With 52 events carded before the four-day meet ends Satulday, of- ficials put the ban on post entries to do away with the gontinual re- shuffling of the official draw, J. L. Murray of Kingston, secre- tary of the Canadian iataion of Amateur Oarsmen, said the As- sociation proposed to incorporate the ban into its rules, The girls are scheduled to crack the Henley ranks today, Two St. Catharines women's eights, un- daunted by sports writers' warnings that rowing bunches the muscles, will race three-quarters of a mile right after the official, openifig cgremonies at 3 pm, ' Women's 'Event . Henley officials stressed that it's an exhibition event. The official program starts short- CANADIAN HENLEY BOASTS NEAR-RECORD ENTRY LIST AT TODAY'S OPENING tries in 13 events; Hamilton Lean- ly after with 16 clubs from Canada and the United States in the rune ning for the team title, taken last year by Buffalo West Sides, The West Sides, who compiled 212 points in chalking up the 1947 victory, have entered competitors in 21 events--seven more than entered by oarsmen from Wyandotte, Mich, St. Catharines, as host club, nas entered 15 races--most of any Can- adian team, Following the St, Kitts club are: Toronto Argos with en- der 11; Brockville 8; Toronto Dons 6, and Ottawa Rowing Club 3. Race Divisions The singles, doubles, fours and eights events are divided into high school, junior, intermediate and senior divisions, All will be rowed over the regulation "Henley distance of a straightaway mile and 550 yards except the high school events, which go at one mile, and the spe- cial quarter-mile dashes. Ontario Men's Defeated H Champion Maintaining Brilliant Form in Can- adian Championships-- Meets Austin McPher- son Today -- Other Oshawa Players in Tourney Oshawa's Jack Langmaid, local champion of the tennis club, is making a very good showing at the Canadian championships now being played at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club. After having a bye in the first round, he met the Hudson Tennis Club champ, Ben Freedoff, on Monday, who despite his age, is still one of the better singles play- ers in Toronto, but Jack came through the sets 8-6, 2-6, 6-2. Ac- tually none of the participants gave the local lad much chance but that determined spirit of his brought him victory. Youthful Stamina Wins Yesterday in the third round; the draw brought Jack against C. Hop- 'per ,another well-known . Toronto singles player, and who again was expected to take the local champ, but Jack the Giant Killer came through with another great victory when youth and determination again won out. After winning the first set again 8-6, he lost the sec- ond -6-3 and with Hopper leading 4-1 in the third set, Jack ran his older opponent all over the court. Hopper's legs could not stand too much leg work and Jack ran off five straight games to win 6-4. In the fourth round today, Wed- nesday, Jack meets Austin Mec- Pherson, who will be remembered as Beau Summers' doubles partner at the local July tournament. This match will pit youth against youth and should be anyone's victory. All local tennis enthusiasts are pulling for Jack to win again. If he does so, it will put him in the quarter~ finals, Other Oshawa Entries Other local players participating were Lynn Paul in the ladies' sin- gles, who was drawn against Pat Lowe, of Ottawa, who is the Cana- dian junior champ. The local entry put up a good battle but was de- feated 6-1, 6-1 by the up and com- ing Ottawa star.' In the junior hoys' singles, Ross Langmaid lost out in the first round to F. Reaume, Hamilton, 6-0, 6-0. In the men's doubles, Russ Lear- month and Cec Dodwell lost to Bill Sweeney and Jack Taylor, Toronto Tennis Club, 6+2, 6-1. Giovanni Gambi Swims Channel 2nd Best Time Dover, England, July 28--(Reu- ters)--Giovanni Gambi, '40-year- old Italian horse breeder, who once won a Canadian National Exhibi- tion marathon swim at Toronto, today swam the English Channel from 'Au Dresselles, near Cap Gris Nez, France, to the English coast near here in 12 ' ours and 36 min- utes. Reneato Veschi of Rome said Gambi had fought rough sea and strong wind during the night. When they finally reached the English side, the trawler accompanying Gambi was unable to put into shore and Gambi was tco exhausted to swim back td the small boat which also went along. "We shouted to him to wait there while we went to Dover for assist- ance, but by the time we got into Dover we heard that Gambi had been found and had been taken to Dover Hospital," Veschi -said, Veschi's account. of the swim was confirmed by the men who manned the trawler, Gambi's claim of 12 hours 36 minutes for the France-England swim would, if confirmed, be the second fastest on record. Georges Michel of France made it in 11 hours and 5 minutes in 1926. The Italian said a year ago that he expected to cross from Cap Gris Nez to Dover in less than 10 hours, He has been preparing for the swim since then, Gambi won a five-mile marathon Win at the C.N.E, in Toronto in KNIGHT DREAM WINS Westbury, N.Y. July 28--(AP)-- Knight 'Dream, two-year-old pace champion, added to his laurels Tuesday night by taking top money in the Village Stake, grand cfcult feature at Roosevelt Race- way, A Knight Dream scored in straight heats to win the second division of the $15,000 event. He took the first 13:08 3/6. kr 2:03 2/5 and .the second. in EN Oshawa Tennis Club Jack Langmaid In 4th Round Singles Event, opper Yesterday & * Day-by-Day At Olympiad By ALAN HARVEY Canadian Press Staff Writer London, July 28--(CP)~Nancy Mackay, brown = haired Oshawa sprinter who is likely to watch the games from the sidelines because of injuries, takes the longest stride of all the Canadian women sprint~ ers. It's a six-foot, one-inch effort, just one inch further than Viola Meyer's (Toronto) stretch. Next in line is Pat Jones of New Westminster, B.C,, with five feet 10, followed by Millie Cheater of Van- couver at five eight. "What do you do?" Donna Gil- more of Vancouver was asked. "Oh, somewhere between seven and eight feet," the diminutive blonde replied. Measurements showed five feet four--shortest of the team. And she's still not convinced. spikes aren't right--oh, a girl can alibi, can't she?" she added with a chuckle, * + + Lost--one track suit. The victim is Fred N, Rowell, Vancouver, whose track raiment, strayed or stolen, is missing from the Uxbridge living quarters of the Canadian athletes. Rowell now trots up and down in a dirty grey sweatsuit, Team- mates call him the "grey phantom." * % 9% One of the biggest surprises of the pre-training period befell Ca- nadian official A, V. Smith of Ham- ilton, Ont. He went to make an evening phone call, and while dial- ling heard a faint tapping and shouting from the next room. The telephones are located in a former R.AF. cell block. He hesitated. Should he open the door and maybe let out a dangerous criminal? He opened the door anyway and inside found Jack Sullivan, Cana- dian Press reporter. Sullivan had been "jailed" 7% hours earlier when someone turned the key in the mas- give lock, ? * + & Olympic officials are sticklers for etiquette. They wouldn't let mem- bers of the women's swimming team attend yesterday's reception at Canada House because they had changed to their own dresses in- stead of wearing regulation Olym- pic white dresses and blue blazers. * +» It's easy to distinguish Toronto members of the Canadian paddling team. All three--Bert Oldershaw, Bill Stevenson and Norman Lane-- are sporting moustaches. All eight members are married except George Covey. and Henry Harper, both of Gananoque, Ont, Canuck Hoopsters Dubbed 'Hot' Team At 1948 Olympiad By H. L, JONES London, July 28 (CP), --The Can- adian - basketball squad has been dubbed a "hot" team in the 1948 Olympics, There are much knowing head- nodding among. scouts and coaches of other teams as the Canadian hoopmen worked out twice at the big Harringay Arena Tuesday, They tried out some of their long passes and razzle-dazzle strategy on a not-too-smooth floor laid on con- crete, where a 23-team Olympic hoop tournament begins Friday. Canada meets Italy Friday .then Britain's team Saturday afternoon, The Dominions tall and fast squad is expected to take both games with ease. The trouble they are expect- ing lies in the giant United States team, which so far has not made an appearance at Harringay. Coach Bob Osborne said: "The Americans? I don't have to see them, From what I hear and from what I read they're good. Of the teams I've seen in action around here so far, the Mexican boys look the most impressive." "Oanada's chance?" he was ask- ed. "Well we have a good all-round team. The boys are all in good condition and we have a good re- serve, But we're not making any predictions." The Americans won't outreach Canadians as much as most may expect." Only three Canadians players--Pat DeGeer, Vancouver; Reid Mitchell, Vancouver, and Mendy Morein, Montreal--measure under six feet, Morein is the shortest at five feet, six inches; 26- year-old Ollie Bakken of Van- couver Clover Leafs is tallest at six feet, 5% inches compared with a seven-foot centre on the American Both Canadian and Unittd States teams will tower over shorter squads such as China, Korea and the Ehilippines. 8 "But I didn't go full out--my' OSHAWA NETTER MOVES CLOSER TO TITLE Arty Clemence + Stems Creighton Rally for Win By The Canadian Press { Action on the Senior Ontario Baseball fronts was confined Tues- day night to the Nickel Belt league the North, At Sudbury Coniston s whipped Sudbury Shame. forks, 8-2 and at Oreighton the vis- pid Greyhounds edged the Cubs In the Sudbury-Coniston game, Bill Solinski handcuffed the Sham« rock batters, allowing only nine hits, The fourth-place Coniston club jumped on Maurice Stamour for nine hits, thre of them homers by Alex Rudski, Snell Blake and Leno Crema, In the other game, fireman Art Olemence stepped to the mound 'to relieve Johnny Barbeau for Grey- hounds with the winning runs on base and two out in the ninth, He stmuck out playing-coach Bob Jew- eit to stem Creighton's rally. Greyhounds took advantage of two hits and as many errors to put two runs across in the first and won the game in the seventh when piteher Gordie Luck walked Eldon Carmichael with the bases loaded, The schedule for tonight in the Intercounty League has Guelph visiting Brantford, Kitchener at Waterloo and Galt at London. Frood will visit Garson for the sole Nickel Belt game tonight. Lewiston will visit North Tonaw- anda for a Niagara District match. In the Temiskaming league, Porcu- Pine Combines will pay McIntyre a visit, Norwegian Netman Claims Long Set At Championships By CAMERON ROUGVIE Canadian Press Staff Writer Toronto, July 28 (CP).--Sverre Lie, former Norwegian underground fighter, has fired almost every shot in his tennis book at a Toronto player to win a marathon set and advance in the Canadian tennis championships, The nephew #f U.N. Secretary- General Trygvie Lie battled Jack Dickinson for 22 games before win- ning 12-10. He then went on to take the second set 6-1 as his older opponent weakened. The 22-year-old Lie, rated fourth best player in Norway and seeded fourth in the tournament here, earlier was extended by Ray Page, Montree] junior, in winning his first match 9-7, 5-7, 6-3. Rain forced postponement of half of the 100 matches scheduled yes- terday. Seeded players swept through their matches without upset. Top-seeded Henri Rochon of Montreal blasted a fellow townsman Rene Beaupre in straight love sets. Don McDiarmid, seeded third, tri- umphed: over Bruce Harrison of Toronto, 6-1, 6-3, in a match that called for little effort from the Ottawa player. Ranking American intercollegiate players moved ahead with third- round victories over Toronto play- ers. Tony Vincent of the Univers- ity of Miami defeated G. Campbell 8-1, 6-1; Bill Tulley of Notre Dame University won from J. Mc- Gregor, 6-2, 6-2; Lin Baldwin of Yale University defeated A. Bren- ner, 6-4, 6-1, Sverre Lie landed in New York 15 days ago to operate a fur- importing business. He has played in one U.S, tennis tournament since his arrival, Lie said his Norwegian under- ground group during the war oper- ated on the Swedish border, bring- ing weapons across to Norse fight- ers, He had several scrapes with German patrols but escaped un- scathed. OLYMPIC COMPLICATIONS London, July 28--(AP)--Roman- ia will not compete in the Olympic g it was disclosed Tuesday as political complications arose to har ass officials of the international competition, Adding to the difficult situation was the exclusion of an Italian Communist newspaper man and the unexplained absence of another one of the original 62 entries, Bul- garia. Phil Granville Visits Canadian Olympic Athletes By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Staff Writer Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, July 28--(CP)--~A ghost from the Olympic past, Phil Granville, of Hamilton, gave old-timers a start when he strolled into the Canadian camp Monday, They swore he didn't lok a day older than when he left Canada in 1936 as masseur to "Torchy" and Doug Peden, Victoria six-day bi- cycle racers, Phil, whose crinkly hair is grey, had a gabfest about the time he competed for the Dominion in the 10,000-metye walk at the Paris Qlympics of 1024 and was disquali- fied "Sir, I don't know to this day why I was thrown out," he said in an interview. But he admitted it probably was because he wasn't walking properly. Granville still calls Canada "home" and says he is trying to get back. "When I make it I'll return to Hamilton and ask for my ama- teur card," he chuckled. Athletes on the 1948 team are too young to know Phil, who will be 50 tomorrow. But most of them re- called reading or hearing of his exploits, especially when he finished second in the Pyle Bunion Derby across the United States in 1929. Phil says he never got a nickel for it and it was his first and last pro- fessional walking race, "People back home think I'm dead," he said, but the husky six- foter who figures he has walked more than 100,000 miles in a 30-year athletic career is still very much alive. No Post Entries Canadian Henley 8t. Catharines, July 28.--(CP)-- For the first time in its 66 years, no post entries will be accepted in the 1948 Canadian Henley, J. L. Murray, Secretary of the Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsmen, announced Monday. The decision closed the door on any possibility of Theo. Dubois of Winnipeg being a late entry in the four-day event opening tomorrow. The veteran sculler, who caused a furore when he was left off Olym- pic team, was not entered when the official draw was announced Sate urday, Murray said the CAAO proposed to make the ban on post-entries permanent, With more than 700 competitors entered in the Regatta, late entries caused headaches for draw offici.ls and weren't fair to other clubs, he said. Murray arrived here from King- ston to officiate at today's opening | ceremonies on the old Welland Can- al Course at nearby Port Dalhousie. BULGARIA WITHDRAWS London, July 28 -- (Reuters) -- Bulgaria has sent an official noti- fication from Sofia withdrawing her team from the Olympic Games, it was officially announced today. Good and Bad News In Camp Canada Olympics By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Staff Writer Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, July 28.--(CP)--There was both good and bad news for the Canad- fan Olympic team yesterday, Bob McFarlane of London, Ont. who strained his thigh muscles be- fore the Canadian Olympic Track Trials and has been taking it easy, impressed Coach Ken Yost of Win nipeg with today's workout. Yost sald: "I think hell be O. K. now." McFarlane holds the Canadian 400- metre record of 47.5. seconds and set a mark of 473 in the zone Olympic Trials. Yost also announced the line up for the men's 400-metre relay; Jimmy O'Brien of Toronto, lead-off; Jack Parry of Windsor, anchor; Tad Hagels of London, Ont, No, 2; Don Pettie of Calgary, No, 3. There /as gloom in the Women's track camp when Elaine Silburn of Victoria, strained a muscle in her right leg. Bhe was attended by a doctor and BE. W. Griffiths of Saskatoon, coach of the Women's track team, said he is "not quite sure" whether she will be able to compete in the Games. She went to hospital today for an X-ray, Diane Foster of Vancouver, an- other member of the track team, is nursing a br-ise on the ball of her right foot, Times-Gasette classified ads pay-- Why not try one today? SPORTS CALENDAR WEDNESDAY Lakeshore Jr. Baseball Oshawa Hunters vs Bowmanville Rotary, Bowmanville, '6.30 p.m. THURSDAY Junior Softball Fittings vs, Brooklin, Brookllm, 6:45 pm, Sharps vs, Stoneys, Radio Park, 6:45 pm. . C.OF. Girls Softball Maple Grove vs. Salem, at Salem, 6:45 pm, Investigate Death : Of Jockey Leggett Cumberland, Md. July 28-(AP) --Joseph F, Flanagan, Maryland racing commission steward at Fari- go Track here, announced Tuesday night an investigation of the spill which caused the death .of jockey Benny Leggett here Saturday showed: 1. Alpine Boy, 12-year-old gelding which bolted into the rail and spilled Leggett, is blind in its right eye but can see from its left, 2. That two track veterinarians examined the horse before the race Saturday and found him fit to run, 8. That the same two veterin- arians checked Alpine Boy again Tuesday, and saw "no -apparent change" in the horse's condition. 4, That the horse had been barred from racing in West Virginia, but, so far as Flanagan had been able to determine, that fact had not been reported to the Maryland Commission. MEXICAN LEAGUE Mexico City, July 28--(AP)--The Mexican Baseball league, which threc years agolured many players from the major leagues in the Uni- ted States, has dropped. its two biggest money-logers -- San Luis Potosi and Tampico -- fn a sor- prise financial reorganization. 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