Daily British Whig (1850), 14 Feb 1919, p. 12

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RIDE A MASSEY ¥ The price of the Massey Bicycle to-day is $55.00, but we have a few that we will sell at $45.00. Pay $5.00 down and $2 per week, and it don't take long to have a MASSEY Reg. $55.00, Now $45.00. "This price is just for a few we have in stock. If we have your size you save ten dollars. " All equipment; coaster brakes, mud guards, Dunlop tires, everything. TREADGOLD . SPORTING GOODS Co, ! J 88 Princess Street Phone 529 'Home of the Brunswick." @ THE DAILY Y BRITISH W WHIG, F RIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, -1919. | DESPITE THE MILD WEATHER THAT HAS PREVAILED. Michael KE. Flanagan Is a Great Ice Superintendent----Has Been at Rink Since It Was First Opened. Despite the mild weather that has prevailed all winter, the Kingston skating rink has been the scene of ,some of the best winter sport ever | witnessed here. The performance {of the Kingston intermediate and, the {junior teams of the R.M.C, Quebn' 8 {and the city club this year recall the {performances of past champions, |The rink has been packed almost to {capacity every night and the leading | position of both the Kingston teams {in the O.H.A, series gives promise of {many sensational félitures in the | games that are yet to be played. | Kingston- has had a number of {champion teams." The photographs | of some of them kang on the walls of } the manager's «office. They are the {R.M.C. Intermediate champions of 11903-4; Portsmouth junior O.H.A {ehampions (Dr. C. K. Clarke's team), {1903-047 Regiopolis College, win- ners of the Flanagan cup, 1903-04; St. George's Cathedral champions and iwinners of the Flanagan trophy, 11904; 14th Regiment champions in {1906-07 and 1908; Queen's Inter- | collegiate champions in 1908 and 1910; Frontenac O.H.A. champions, 1910; Regiopolis College, winners of {the Beachgrove trophy, 1910; K.C.1., |C.LH.A. champions, 1909; St. Mich {ael's College senior O.H.A cham- | pions, 1908-09 One of the greatest contests witnessed in the rink was the figal senior game between the Welliffgtons of Toronto and Queen's. They played until nearly midnight, {when George McKay (now local man- | ager of the Bank of Toronto) scored {the two goals that captured the {championship for the Wellingtons. An interesting photograph is that of the four 'Meaghet brothers, wine yners of many individual medals for fancy skating. Star players were C. H. Curtis, George B. McKay, Marty Walsh and *'Glad" Murphy, and a noted referee, "Chaucer" Elliott. The rink was built by E. W. Rath- bun, of Deseronto, and was first opened in February, "1891, The ice floor 175 feet by 80 feet. 'The building of the structure used up all of the lumber in three of Mr. Rath- bun's 'yards M. E. Flanagan has been an official of the rink since the afternoon of the opening. The rink was built and operated by a stock company but #8 now owned by Queen's University. W. E. /Bonter of Belleville has been the official man- ager during the past sixteen years, Mr. Flanagan {is an: expert at ice- making He introduded the flags behind the hogkey nets and the blue lines in front of the goals, which have been adopted in all other rinks since, is wl ad Urges Invesiigation. The' Toronto News carries'an édi- torial on its sporting page to the ef- fect that in view of the many rum- ors in circulation regarding the dma- teur status of severall players in the Senior Ontario Hockey association series that an investigation should be instituted at once in order to fore- stall any protests when the Allan cup series is 'staged. intimates that very few amateur clubs can show a clean bill of health, It Now is the thwe to come and make arrangements to have ~ We still have space for a few More cars. Automobile repair work 835 King St. Phone 3185 your car stored and overhauled. | specialty. =, dl ED. WALSH, Prop. : MacNamee & Slack Carriage repairing, blacksmithing and horseshoeing. [in the Field of Sport mae cm? SEND RINK SEASON! ' RIC H CLASSICS IN KE NTUC KYA Derby and Handic ap, $30,000 Added, at Downs. Spring racing dates . at Donglas Park, Louisville, Kentucky, B one of the important racing plants of the country, will be cancelled and nine days added to the spring meeting at Churchill Downs, fits sister track there, where both the Kentucky Han- dicap and the Kentucky Derby will be run. This announcement was made by Charles F. Grainger, president of the new Louisville Jockey Club, who also said that at a conference the proposed merger of race courses in Louisville, Latonia and Lexington finally had been accomplished. ~The courses, it was stated, had passed under the con- trol gf a syndicate largely composed of Kentuckyians. The Derby, it was announced, win carry $20,000 and the Handicap $10,- 000 in added money, while the total added money for all stakes will be $190,000. The meeting will begin May 16th, when the Derby will be run, amg will continue for nineteen days. JAMES E. "TED" MEREDITH He has retired from the cinderpath . for-good.: Seeing The Light, As one of the first of the conser- vative New = England colleges to place its stamp of approval on box- ing as a college sport Rhode Island State College opened the glove seas- on when several three-round exhibi- tion bouts were held in the college gymnasium. The feature contest was Mel Coogan, the clever lightweight, and his navy partner, who came over for the occasion from Newport President Edwards, whom Coach Walker called on, told the students that he wad heartily in favor of any form of athletics which encouraged participation by the entire student body 'and not just the development of athletic teams of a few men. He said that since boxing had been tak- en up and endorsed by the War De- partmignt as a valuable means for training men for servige he thought it also ought to be a good thing for between Brooklyn sparring especially the students in college, Detroit' Baseball Club. Manager Hugh Jennings of Detroit Tigers announces that .the club has sent out contracts to 50 players, the reserve Hst being unus- ually heavy this year. Jennings in- timates that a large number of these players would be disposed of hefore he set south for the Tigers' training camp at Macon, Georgia, next month. the The Detroit club was heavily re-| presented in the army and navy last summer, and some of the players still are in the service. 'The. club alse holds title to a number of young players who have yet to prove their worth as niajor ledguers. Jennings has started to cut down his squad the first release bel that of the | er Bddie Ainsmith returned his contract to President Frank in MAN with a Wellington Pipe is in luck. He draws clean, dry smoke--and noth- ing else. The well catches all moisture and stray tobacco. And the W D C triangle trade-mark means honest French briar, ex- pertly seasoned and fitted. + Make this your lucky day. Get a Wellington. All shapes, all sizes, at all good dealers--$1. 00 and up. 'WM. DEMUTH & CO. New York _~* to you 187 Princess Street. Labor Savers for Wash Day Our water power or hand washing machines will save a lot of hard work and wash the clothes perfectly, We also have a 258 stock of wringers, clothes baskets, clothes pins, electric and sad irons. Lemmon& Sons Let us show them Phone 840 RECRANG TRON RAILWAY AERA AGENCY, FOR ALL STEAMSHIP LINES | Special attention will be given your family or. friends, going to or from the Old Country, For information and rates apply to J. P. Hanley, C.P. & T.A, GT. Ry., Kingston, Ont. Bags Wanted A. SPEIZMEN In any guantity--Flour Bags Feed Bags ana absolutely clean Sugar Bags. Positively highest prices Pala. 69 Queen Street 15 Days' Cash Sale Prices Down Apples, No. 1 and No. 2; Spys and Greenings FRESH FISH---Halibut Steak, 25¢ Ib.; B.C. Red Salmon, 205¢ 1b.; Choice Salmon, 20c¢ Ib; 'White Fish, 17¢ Ibi; Steak Cod, 121 ¢ Ib; Haddock, 10c Ib, SMOKED FISH-- Kippered Herrings, Blpaters, Finnan Haddie, Fillets, Digby Chucks, Salt Herrings. The United Grocery COMPANY 138 PRINCESS ST. ----------------- A man must have conscience in or- der to detect the wrongs'of his neigh< bors. & | At ts gh When a man compliments a wo- man she always admires his frank- Phone 267. Ben Lee, Manager Prompt Delivery before more] "than a hundred of the student body All of its goodness sealed in Protected, The flavour lasts! fo "Rs WRIGLEYS. in a sealed package, but look for the Rome ~ the | X x gh preserved. 8 ¥ it's -

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