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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE A ARAMA A JR SS SI. rina Spicy Bits From Other Sports Cols. By ALAN RANDAL Canadian Press S:aff Writer Montreal, Nov. 9--(CP)--D.AL. (Dunc) MacDonald has seen a good many sports events and sports wri- ters come and go, what with his scrivening for The Montreal Gazette and getting around England for some years in the interest of dog racing and viewing all the sports he could there. Now he has doped out what he calls "the Credo of a Sports Writer, with apologies to practically- no one." ' Here, says Dunc, are the beliefs cf a Sports Writer: That Journalism is a stepping stone to public life. That a Sports Writer must wear a hat wit ha turn-down brim. Or, failing that, must wear his hat per- ched on the back of his head. That he must watch all sports events with a steely glint in his eye and a grim mouth. That he must never cheer in the Press Box. That he must talk out of the side of his mouth. That the greatest movie he ever saw was "Front Page." That he is certain he recognized himself as one of the characters. That some day he will write like Damon Runyon. That newspaper men can't get ar- resbed. That there is no news; it all hap- pened many times before. That all Managing Editors are an unprintable name. That the cardinal sin is to refuse a drink at any time. That, all newspaper men type with two fingers. That sports writing is the great- est game in the world. That all Sports Writers are gross- 1y underpaid. That if a fellow were smart he could' get out of it and go into the advertising business. That the adjective is the most useful of all the parts of speech. That he can never use too many adjectives in a lead. That it is all fright to pinch a couple of paragraphs out of some one's column in an out-of-town pa- per. That if he is desperate, it is all right to pinch the whole story. That he was going to write that, Very yarn anyway. That some day he will buy a weekly paper and get away from it Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. New York," Nov. 9 -- (AP) -- Wanna go bowling? . . . It really is too early to guess at the teams for those Jan. 1 football "bowl" games, but the real puzzler seems to be the Orange Bowl set up . . . The Miami folks didn't begin serious scouting of possible teams until last week . . . Prospect is that the southeastern champion will go to the Sugar -Bowl and the next best to the Orange Bowl . . . Maybe the Camellia Bowl promoters at Lafay- ette, L.a., were calling a shot when they invited the North Carolina footballers to train there along with the tar heel basketball team, which plays Arizona in that bowl feature .". ." Some of the hopefuls who'd like to get invitations are Clemson (Scoop Latimer guarantees a good attraction at reasonable rates), and St. Thomas (Min- nesota). Henry Rang the Bell Henry Billups, ancient Negro bell- ringer at thé College of William and Mary, made two predictions last week . . , The first was that "Mistuh Truman is goin' to upset Mistuh Dewey." . . . Henry was so certain about the election that he wagered a container of his favorite liquid refreshment on the outcome. . . . Successful in that, Billups wagered another bottle that Wil- liam and Mary would upset North Carolina in football Saturday . . . "I sure could use that drink 'Sat- urday night," he explained . . . Pre- sumably he was glad to settle for a pint. One-Minute Sports Page Chuck Dressen says he hasnt a contract to manage the Oakland Baseball Club. "I don't need a con- tract; they're fine people," says Chuck . . . Only 11 scoreless games have been played in the National Hockey League in 10 years. 'MRS. J. M. ROSS DIES London , Nnt., Nov. 9--(CP)--Mrs. J. M. Ross, 65, wife of Major-Gen- eral J. M. Ross, CM.G., D.8.O., of London, died suddenly Monday night at St. Joseph's Hospital here. Mrs. Ross was a daughter of the late Sir Edmond Meredith, K.C., and a niece of the late Sir William Mere- dith, Chief Justice of Ontario, and the late Sir Vincent Meredith, pre- sident of the Bank of Montreal. LIBERAL M.P. DIES Gentilly, Que., Nov. 9--(CP) -- Rucien Dubois, 55, Liberal Member of Parliament for Nicolet-Yamaska for. 18 years, died suddenly here Monday. He had been in ailing health for about eight years and was ordered to bed by his doctor Sunday. The death of Mr. Dubois, brought to five the number of vac- ancies in the Commons and reduc- a the strength of the Liberals to Average Age In Pro Hockey Ranks Is 25.4 Montreal, Nov. 9 -- (CP) -- Pro hockey today is a young man's game and just to make it official, statistics released by the National Hockey League show the average | age of NHL. players this year is 25.4 years. Only 19 of the 101 players in the league 'have reached the 30-year mark. Toronto Maple Leafs have the youngest team this year but they also: have the oldest player in 34- year-old goalie Turk Broda. Silver- thatched Neil Colville of the New York Rangers is three months younger than Broda. Flem Is Youngest The Leafs also-have the youngest player in: the league in right-winger Fleming Mackell who is 19. Mont- real's Eddie Dorohoy is the second youngest by three weeks. Detroit has the second youngest club this year with an average age of 249. Two players on the Red Wing squad have just seen 30. They are Jack Stewart and veteran Sid Abel. Gordie Howe, young Detroit point-maker is the youngest on the team at 20. Montreal has a player average of 25.4 years. They have five play- ers on their roster 30 or over. Murph Chamberlain and Bill Durn- an are both 33 and Joe Carveth, Billy Reay and Elmer Lach all have reached the 30 mark. The Over-30 Boys Boston Bruins ice the fourth youngest crew with the average player being 25.9. The five in the 30-or-over bracket are Jack Craw- ford, 33; Frank Brimsek, 33; Woody Dumart, 31; and Milt Schmidt and Pat Egan, 30. Ed Sandford and Paul Ronty are the Bruin cubs at 20. Chicago and New York fight it out for the oldest-team with the Black Hawks winning the duboius honor. The Rangers average 26.1 years and the Chicago squad are a fraction off with 26.2. Roy Cona- cher, 32, Doug Bentley, 32, and Red Hamill, 31, are the Hawk elders while Neil Colville, Bill Moe, 32, and Buddy O'Connor, 32, are the Ranger vets. AN INSPIRATION Hamilton, Nov. 9--(CP)--Veterans Minister Gregg said Monday night that casualties of the Second World War had been an inspiration to their uninjured comrades in rehab- litation. "Without any vestige of self-pity, you have taken your part in rehabilitation," he told the Ham- Alton branch of the War Amputa- tions of Canada. "Your inspiration has meant a great deal to the build- ing up of morale of all veterans." "UNFORTUNATE" Cumberland, Ont., Nov, 9--(CP)-- George Dunbar, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Reform. In- stitutions, believes many of the in- mates of Ontario's reform institutes are there because of a tough break in life. "If there is anything I can d oto help those unfortunates find a way back to a proper place in community life," he told a gath- ering here Monday night, "then I feel I will have accomplished some- thing." BOWLING C.0.F. LEAGUE Well the Skippers finally set back a peg on Friday night by the excellent bowling of the Blitzers but ) ers did manage to get one phoons took two from the Boome- rangs and it appears that the Ty- phoons are going to bear watching also. Three teams were -whitewashed when. the Go-Gettors took three from the Jesters, Dcodlebugs three from the Rangers and Commandoes three from the Quakers. There were three teams that bowled over the 2,000 mark, namely Blitzers 2176, Skippers 2125 and the Commandoes 2123. These are the best scores we have to date. There was also some very fine individual bowling (also some bad). and this is the week the 'Lemons'. are going to get it. One person im the "charmed circle" this week and that was Ada Lockwood with a fine double of 507. Madeline Morrison 460 and that was two reasons why the Skippers didn't take all the points. Lucy Crome 435, Molly Hartshorn 430 and Jean Young 404. 200 games were: Flo Tippett 221, Edna Richards 219, Barbara Matthews 313, Bolen Henderson 216 and Wyn Rig- er A high with 454, Max Collis 450, H Strathdee 431, Frank Ashby 425, Char- lle Ferguson 416, Norm O'Rielly 408, Fred Smith 401. In the 200's were Ken Earl Lockwood 407, Len Wall 401 and Reeson 234, George Matthews 222, Ed Henderson 217, Len Boligan 214, Jack Bentley 210, Joe Dixon 210, Walt Tip- pett 208, Elmer Wilson 207, Wes Rich- ards 204 and Wilf Rigler 201. Now for that Lemon League' Bob Young 68 i499, ~ ! + Ted an , CT. 3 Twining 95 and Laurena Stark 94. I bet I catch it next Friday night for this but, forewarned is forearmed, so they say. Boomerangs Blitzers Commandoes .. Doodlebugs . Quakers Rangers Jesters . MOTOR CITY FAGS Exports and Sweet Caps were the only teams to take three points and these from Buckinghams and Black Cats. Wings, Chesterflelds and Camels took two points from Players, Win- chester and Lucky Strikes. Zena Menzie was in form this week with 322 and 286, totalling 608. Nice going Zena, some of us can't get 600 for three games. Other high scores were Doreen Hope 474, Dot Clements 467, Dud Mills 460, Ada. Tonkin 459, |, Helen Music 455, Jeanne Sabins 443, Audrey Branton 424, Electa McLaughlin 423, ith Ryan 411, Lil Yourkevich 411, Bubbles McMaster 402, Sweet Caps : Chesterfields wings .... Players Lucky Strikes .... Winchesters .. Black Cats 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Buckinghams 3 Physical Fitness. | Body Meets Jan. 7 Calgary, Nov. 9 -- (CP) -- A round table conference of Canadian sport bodies, called by the National Council on Physical Fitness, will be held at-Ottawa Jan. 7 and 8,.it was announced here Monday night, 'Thre meeting was called by J. H. Ross of Calgary, acting chairman of the N.CP.F, The conference is planned to provide neutral ground on, which sports groups can meet to discuss problems associated with joint sports efforts and to.explore the possibility of further co-opera- tion in promoting greater fitness through more 'participation in sports. Both amateur and professional groups have been invited to send representatives. For the men. Gord Hurst was | arordi, Newest "The Greatest Ever Seen" "He is the greatest we have ever seen. He could make our team or any we have ever seen at any one of the 11 positions," That is how George Mun- ger, coach of the University of Pennsylvania grid team, describes Charles (Chuck) Bednarick, its versatile vet. last year. His admirers say he is twice as gopd this year and that he will be the prize plum for some professional team. Above Bednarick is shown donning his shoulder pads in the dressing room. --Central Press Canadian Bednarick was All-American centre G. Wayne Moore, left, of Washington, Pa., n 1946-47, congratulates his successor, Arthur Cook, 20, of Washington, D.C. The national championship rifle Pp National Rifle Association, and was held at Quantico, Va. --~Central Press Canadian Kits 5. was ational rifle champion of ed by the U.S. HANDS AT WORK... 9000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000r J 'e world and the capacity to of the better thi Veterans receive O. factories. This training, ided through the co-operation of the Department of Veterans' i, eral Department of Labour and the oD Department of Education, starts veterans off on the road to skilled craftsmanship. Taught to Affairs, the largely determines the in sufficient ONTARIO®S products are desired and purchased by people all over the uce such goods welfare of every man, woman and child within her borders. Because the sale of every: article produced in Ontario brings valuable dollars into this Province, we all are more assured of job security . . . and we and our children'can have more in life. To produce such labour is vital. That is why every single one of us should be glad that war veterans are constantly being trained to provide the skilled hands so needed b THE JOB training under expert instructors in our Ontario antities, skilled y industry. economic 'esassessebossccnccesesscscecse, use their hands in general aero engine and airframe work, both on military and civilian aircraft, these veterans may qualify for a Department o authorizing them to declare aircraft airworthy. In aircraft ansport license, anufacturing plants and on flying fields throughout Ontario, these mewly-skilled veterans will have the op make a happiness of -all her citizens. THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) a unity to apply their talents and training. Fheir efforts will help to tario a finer place in which to live and will contribute to the welfare and AERO ENGINE MECHANICS ---- eee H. Parry, 25, of Oshawa, Ontario, a Canadian Army veteran, is shown making an adjustment to the engine of a Cub Trainer. Students work on various types of aircraft ranging from the Cub Trainer to multiple engine military aircraft. Many veterans, trained as ground crew _ specialists during the war, have chosen to take post-war traiding in this occupation for which they are particularly suited. For them the transition to peace-time employment has been easier. MAY ELIMINATE MILITARY JUMPS AT HORSE SHOWS By AUSTIN BEALMEAR New York, Nov. 9--(AP)--The Na- tional Horse show, which winds up its eight-day run in Madison Square Garden tonight, will be back again next year but there is an even chance that military jumping will not be included on the program in the future. v The theory that the, hors military 'machine has extended -to this fashionable extravanganza and threatened to deny it one of its most colorful spectacles. As the 60th annual show entered its final day, President Alfred G. Tuckerman disclosed that: v Crowds Falling Off . | 1. Attendance has fallen off this year, apparently because of the ab- sence of the United States Army team, disbanded shortly after the 1948 Olympics. 2. Unless the United States Army returns its team to competition, in- ternationally military jumping--as such--may be left off the 1949 pro- gram altogether. 3. As a substitute, a plan is being considered whereby the interna- tional jumping events will be open- ed to combination teams of civilian and military riders, similar to those which compete in the Olympics. Others Invited Tuckerman pointed out that if the combination plan is adopted, such countries as Italy and Switzer- land, where civilians and army horsemen ride -on the same teams, might be represented in the show. In addition, a military team from Chile, which has not been repre- no longer has a place in the modern: Has Operation ¢ |ing Cape Province. * Brain tumor has been removed by Chicago surgeons in an opera- tion on Harry Grabiner, president of the Cleveland Indians and one of baseball's oldest execu- tives. --Central Press Canadian sented in recent years, might be in- vited, along with those of this year's competitors from Canada, Mexico and France. Sharing the concern of the Na- tional officials over the situation are the Pennsylvania National Show and the Toronto Royal Win- ter Fair, The military jumping is a feature of all three shows, which share*the expenses of the teams from foreign countries. Without the United States Army team, the Mexicans have made a runaway of the military events here. They have won nine, the Ca- nadians two and the French one. vice- | jn Freddie Mills and . His Party Refused Entry at Posh Club London, Nov. 9--(CP)---Morning newspapers today display promi- nently Cape Town dispatches saying that Freddie Mills, World Light- weight champion, Monday was barred from the Members' Euclos~ ure, at South Africa's Newlands Cricket Ground, where the touring Marylebone Cricket Club 'The stories say that Mills, who Sunday knocked out John Ralph, South African Heavyweight, flew in from Johannesburg to visit his wartime friend, Dennis Compton, who invited him to the club dress- was play- ing rooms to visit him. The accounts continue: " Despite protests of team captain George Mann and Brig. Michael Green, tour Manager, Club Chair. : man Walter Mars upheld the gate- man's ruling that "you can't come When the team emphasized Mills was at the grounds by invitation Mars was reported as replying: "This is a private club and such people are not required here." Frank Boston, Daily Express me= porter, says that Mars, interviewed later, said "I have no objection to professional boxers as a class but I only had to take one look at Mills and his party (Manager Ted Broad- ribb and Trainer Don McCorkin- dale) to realize they were not the type we desire to mix with our members." Reuters, however, quotes Mars as saying that Mills and Broadril were not denied access to the Pa- vilion but were only prevented from reaching the dressing room through The Members' Bar, admission te which is reserved. vos . 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