FIFTEEN IN THE KINGSTON PARTY ON THE TRIP OUT T0 THE WEST Bhould Locals Defeat Sons of Ireland To-night at Montreal They Lave for Port Arthur Tuesday Morning----"8nag" Skelton Goes Along as Tutor for Queen's Boys--No Trouble Expected In Game at Montreal To-night --Best of Luck Goes With O.H.A. Champions. Not until Sunday night was it de- them. But, providing, Kingston wins finitely announced by Secratary E. J, the game tonight, or at least the Hartrick of the ton Hockey round, the party will leave Montreal Club, the final arrangements for the on Tuesday morning at ten o'clock 'irip to the west of the Kingston and arrive in Toronto at 5.40. team, if successful at Montreal to-! Starting out on the trip west, the 'night in the game with the Sons of party will pick up Referee Harold reland. Despite all the rumors that Mitchell at Toronto anl board the were flying around the city over the train at' 8.45 Tuesday night and ar- eek-end with regard to_who were rive in Port Arthur on Wednesday and who were not going west, and afternoon at 2.16 o'clock. The play- a number of other points, nothing ers will have one day's rest before definite was established until Sun-| the first game which is slated for the flay afternoon although on Saturday 18th and a day in between the next night, after the second meeting of game on the 20th. It beaten out be executive of the Kingston Hoc-|on the round at Porth Arthur, the * key Club, it looked very much as| Kingston team will return to King- . though the plans finally settled on, ston immediately but if successful, would materialize. | will leave Port Arthur for Winnipeg As 1s well known, there was con- | where they meet the Winnipeg team _ Siderable controversy over the, in a two-game series on the 23rd ard Queen's students on the Kingston 2ith. The next day they will leave 'team going west. Theré was objec-| for Kingston. tion ralsed in certain quartérs and it finally ended up by a meeting of} the executive of the Kingston Hoc-| There are many under the impres- key Club being held on Saturday cion that the C.A.H.A. pays for as alternoon but at thie meeting, noth-, wany as the Kingston Club would ing definite was established and an-| carry but a thought for a moment 'other session was held Saturday| would dispel that idea. The C.A.H.A. . night. The pros. and cons. of the!allows for a party of twelve. The * matter were turned over thorough'v, Kingston team will have some ex- the educational and the hockey sides pense to hear in this trip for extra of the effect of tha trip being thor-! men but this has all be planned out oughly discussed. | and arrangements made. It was decided finally, however.| It would be a terrible upset if the that the Queen's students would go. Sons of Ireland were to win by six West with the team and that "Snag" |gopls tonight. in Montreal, say 8-2 Skelton would accompany the team or some scorg like that. One could to assist the Queen's boys in their' not help but see the humor in it, if . studies while they are on the trip. | this happened, despite the grave dis- This plan was the only solution and' appointment and upset that such a - the suggestion was a good one. The situation would create. But no such . bays will be able to carry on their! thing is anticipated and the King- studies and will be no worse off in ston players to-day, as they boarded this regard when they return, asthe train, expressed confidence that when they started. . | they would be able to defeat the There will be fifteen people in the Sons of Ireland right in Montreal. ton party going west, provided This opinion is shared by the vast of course, they win tonight. Those majority of the crowd who saw the who will make the trip are as fol-' game here on Friday night. Had lows: B. J. Hartrick, secretary of the Kingstor been going right, they Kingston Club: Coach T. F. Gelley, would have made more goals. Sons dimes T. Sutherland, onb of the of Ireland do not seem to have the members of the Kingston executive: finish they should have and their 'Jack Powell, trainer of the club; ' goal-tender is decidedly weak. King- "Snag" Skelton, tutor for the stop should win tonight. een's boys and players Tangher, { rd, McKelvey, Voss, Reid, Hart- , Patterson, Molson, Macpherson abd McDowell. In addition, there will be Harold Mitchell, Toronto re- ~ feree, who will officiate in the games Only Twelve Men. The Best of Luck. There is little or no need to say tLat the best wishes of Kingston peo- ple went with the O.H.A. champions to-day as they left om their tour. Should the boys go west they will carry with them every good wish for en enjoyable trip and a successful campaign and their progress will be watched with the keenest interest. The fans at home will await anxious- ly for the results of the games in which they take part and should they go right through, there will be a warm and hearty reception accord- ed them when they come. back. Should one be held, it should be a veal one, for these boys, who have carried the big "K" and the King- ston banner all season, deserve a real welcome back, for that matter, win or lose, referees in: the Winnipeg The party left to-day at 12.53 for there at five o'clock this evening. 'Tonight the game with Sons of Ire- Ireland by any chance cover up the five-goal lead that Kingston has on them, although the possibilities are hat they will 'not, the Kingston will return to Kingston on y morning and the trip to the of course, will be all off for not had a real contest. all season while :the O.H.A. champions have | been through battle after battle. 'Whether the Blue and White has sufferqd from the lack of competi- tion or the Omtario champions will fail through having too much fis a problem solution of which will be "| THE SPORTING [= 0 DOUGLAS ("SNAG") SKELTON, Who will accompany the Kingston Juniors on their trip west, acting as tutor for the Queen's boys on the team. 3 A AN NNN NINN Varsity have a twine tender who at his best is a worthy match for the Pete wizard. Porter and Wright will have a merry time keeping out their former Varsity mate but should not suffer in comparison with either Mec- Leod or Ross, while the real battle would rage along the forward line where Plaxton, Hudson and Trottier would be pitted against Collins, Bai- ley and Ranger. The duel between the speedy Louie Hudson and the equally elusive Irvine Bailey should be a treat in itself. It has been in the strength of their sibstitutes that Peterboro. have usually been able to show to the biggest advantage, but they should have little on Kirkpat- rick or Richards. or whatever subs Varsity intends to use. Eastern Canada Play-off, The winner of the series between the O.H.A. and intercollegiate cham- plons will meet the winner of the play-off between Quebec champions and Ottawa Gunners. The first game %:111 be played at the Arena next Sat- urday or the following" Monday, de- pending on when ice can be secured at the Montreal Forum. Final Games in Montreal. The winner of the eastern play- offs meet the western champions in the Allan Cup finals in Montreal on March 24th and 26th. In the west the Regina Victorias are favored to win but they must first defeat the Powers Club of Vancouver, who have already eliminated the Canmore team, champions of Alberta. On their way east the western winners have to stop off at Port Arthur or Fort William to play the Thunder Bay champions and here their pro- gress may be stayed. Both last vear's Allan Cup winners and Fort William are going stronger than ever and may again bring the amateur honors to the head of the lakes. In "tLeir own~play-off series they have already battled to two overtime times and need another game to de- cide a winner, 's Great Chance. It was left to the juniors last week to stage the greatest game of the ston look good enough to represent the east in the play-offs for the O.H.A. Memorial cup. However, they must first meet the Sons of Ireland in a return game at Mont- réal tonight although their five goal lead should easily carry them through. On their way west next week they meet the Thunder Bay ful not to meet the same fate as be- fell Aura Lee at the hands of the Fort William War Veterans a few years ago. In the west the Tam- many Tigers of Winnipeg are favor- ed to win but they are not yet out of the woods in their own play-off series 'The junior finals will be stag- ed in Winnipeg on the 23rd and 25th so that the whole amateur sea- son will:be over in two weeks' time. : a vear at the local ice palace and King-| champions, where they will be care-| | Stanley Cup since it became J f- DAILY BRITISH WHIG SPORTING. NOTES AND COMMENT Toronto Varsity, Infercollegiate champions, will get their first hard test of" Wdckey of thé sesison when they meet Peterboro on Tuesday and Thursday nights at Toronto in the Allan Cup play-downs. The Blue and White made a clean sweep of the Intercollegiate and local fans who have seen both Peterboro and Varsity in action, are inclined to think that the smooth Varsity machine will sweep the series. Much is expected from Louis Hudson and "Red" Porter, who created another great impression when they met' Qui®en's here in an Intercollegiate fixture. Five goals look pretty good for the local youngsters in Montreal to-night against the Sons of Ireland team. Both will be stepping at a faster rate of speed than they were here Friday night. The week-end has rested both teafns upwwell and they will be at top form to-night. The English section of the sporting element in the city are reading up the news of the coming boat race a week from next Saturday between Oxford and Cambridgd, It is noticeable that no matter how long an Englishman has been out here in Canada, his interest in the big annyal sport event of England, the Oxford-Cambridge boat race, never wanes, Toronto's fine new baseball stadium will be the best in the country when it is completed. Work is being rushed along on it and it is hoped to have the stadium competed for the opening game at Toronto, scheduled for April 28th. The new stadium will seat 26,000 with standing room for 5,000: The Grimsby Peach Kings wear their names instead of numbers on the backs of their sweaters. The Toronto Star Weekly remarks that the idea would probably make a hit with Kingston teams. Why not Toronto teams too ? RM.C, has the advantage of a two-goal lead for their game here with McMaster on Tuesday night, a lead which the Cadets should be. able to retain. Tuesday night's game will-be the last important fixture of the season and it is expected that there will be a big crowd in attendance. McMaster has a strong team and thé Cadets, travelling at a fast pace, are sure to provide a few thrills for the spectators." The team will be in charge of Capt. R. L. Fortt, staff adjutant of the R.M.C., a hockey star himself not so long ago. Coach Gelley will be on his way west with the Kingston juniors--unless disaster befalls the team in Montreal to-night. "Snag" Skelton, rugby star of Queen's, will ompany the: Kingston team to Montreal and on its trip west, should they Win to-night. "Snag" will be on the trip for the benefit of Macpherson, McKelvey, McDowell and Voss, Queen's students of the Kingston team. While they are away on the trip, "Snag" will have charge of the instruction and studies of the players and will give his assistance. Fans are reminded that The British Whig will have the usual service on the hockey match at Montreal to-night between the Sons of Ireland and the Kingston juniors. The same phones will be used and fans are invited to call The British Whig for their scores. to-night. The same prompt service will be given. ------ . Playing in the Winnipeg, curling elimination; Roland Devlin, well- known former Kingston boy, won his way into the lead in the games played recently in the Prairie City, defeating his opponents by big scores. NEWS " Monday, March 15, 1926 TIMELY er COMMENTS Grand Spring Opening i . % and Display - New Spring and Summer Suilings, Top Coatings and Gents' Furnishings. 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Smalle - Mr. Devlin fs ® son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Devlin, William street. the trustees to play under that ar- rangement. i The Stanley Cup remained. an amateur trophy for twenty years, un- til In 1914 it was turned over for competition by professional teams. The last amateur team to hold the cup was Quebec, which in 1913 de- feated the Sydney, N.B., team in the ancient city. : Toronto was the first professional team to win the Stanley Cup, beating the Victorias of the Coast League three straight games in Toronto. The cup went west in the following " Ottawa winning the National Hockey Association championship but I g to the Vancouver team. 'Stanley Cup championship for 1926 will be eventually decided by the result of the coming series of games between the head-liners of the Nattopal Hockey League season and the champion team of the Western Canada Hockey League. The win- ner of the N.H.L. play-offs will meet the western champion to contest for the trophy. The Stanley Cup at present is in the West, being held by the Vie- teria Cougars of the Western Can- Special provision for Ladies. Watch the papers for the high scores. Book Alleys at 'Phone 290 or 780. FRONTENAC BOWLING & RECREATION ACADEMY COME, BOWL AND FORGET: "The Constant Round of Little Irritating Concerns" 11 of the finest Alleys in Canada. if, P. J. MORAN, Mgr. ada League through their win over Canadians of the N.H.L. In Victoria last season. This year the Western League title will travel east and play in the city represented by the team which emerges 'on top after N.H.L. play-offs, The record of teams winning a as the the pro- fol- fessional 'trophy fn. 1914 1s