THE STRATFORD MIRROR The-Realm of Soe The railbirds who watched Stratford at least a twocornered tie in the In- Midgets in action against Kitchener- tercollegiate, with either Toronto or. CAN YOU TAKE A TIP?. Waterloo Empires on Monday night came home well satisfied. They. are convinced that this year's Midgets will be every whit as good as last year's team. If they are, there should be no kick coming. The Midgets' op- position on Monday night was a sen- | McGill tied with Queen's. Western | 'has a fine opportunity to return the 'favor which Varsity extended them , F in } two years ago by beating Queen's, | people that resist sug thus giving Western the tilfé. If, bs 99 , Western could beat Queen's this Sat-- gestion urday and Varsity beat McGill, then 3 Or are you one of those ior team which had a great deal more practice this year than had the Mid- gets, to say nothing of the tremendous advantage in experience.. True, the Midgets had Don Heath and Roubell, two of last year's squad who wil] not ' be eligible this year, on their line-up. But two of their stalwarts -- Dent, and Getliffe, were missing. Dent re- cently underwent an operation for the removal of his tonsils, and Getliffe is suffering from a nasty gash under the eye, received in the first ice work-out ~ in Kitchener. * * * The Midgets will continue their work-outs in Kitchener for the next two weeks at least, as there is not likely to be ice in the local ice palace for that length of time. The floor of the arena is now being prepared for _ the ice-making' business, but the arena _ company has not even met as yet to announce the opening date. The Mid- gets will be in the thick of the fight next week defending the §. P. A. Cup which they won last year. Dave Pink- ney should have a formidable Squad whipped into shape by that time. It may be going too far to even suggest _ that the old mug might stay here. ~Those who believe in jinxes will prob- ably rise up and holler that they hope the S. P. A. cup departs from here. The trophy has the reputation of jinx- ing any team which wins it, * * * 3 The senior or intermediate hockey Situation here remains as clear as and nobody seems to be in a hurry _to do anything to clarify it, hTe re- turn of Don Heath from the Canad- jens' camp at Kingston has not hurt the cause any. Heath was slated to play for an amateur club in Montreal, but he may be found in Stratford this Winter, The over-age team this Win- ter will be a strictly home-brew, out- fit. Three of the boys who were ex- _ pected to play here this Winter -- Bellingham, Conick, and Howard, _Wwere On the line-up of the Hamilton Tigers in an exhibition game against the British Consols Monday night. of Toronto on + * *# This Saturday's contests will have a big bearing on the championship marches in the Big Four and Inter- collegiate Rugby Unions. Toronto Ar- gos can stay in the running by beat- ing Montreal in the Quebec metropo- lis. That's a big job, but on the strength of the sculler's performance on Saturday when they soundly drubbed the Ottawa Rough Riders, plenty of Toronto fans are calling them, McGill is likewise on the spot, playing Varsity in Toronto. Unless . Western pulls the unexpected by beat- - ing Queen's in Kingston, there will be ~* cea aga ae in ie Varsity would cop the title without | further argument, 1 * * * 7 Those "Y" Aces of the City Basket- 'ball League appear to be just a little "too good for the rest of the teams in |the loop. The Educated Ducks had | [been considered worthy opponents, but |and St. Marys Night Hawks provides something of a yardstick with which 'the two teams may be compared. It kept the Ducks plugging hard to beat 'the Hawks, who, a couple of weeks ago, were completely outclassed by. ithe Aces. The only team in the League which appears to have an even |outside chance against the all-star ag- gregation of Aces is the Y. M. B. C. team from St. Marys. When those two meet, the result should be a game, at least. * : 7% The names of two or three Western Ontario women relieved the monotony of Toronto names on the slate of offi cers of the Ladies' Ontario Basketball Association, which held its annual meeting in Hamilton last week. Miss Ethej] Ogden of Stratford was named a member of the executive. Wood- stock, Kitchener, and Windsor women were also among those chosen for office. The Association endorsed an agreement, as a basis for affiliation, | of the Ontari9 Church Backetball As- sociation, women's section. * * * | Looking. over the British Consols ,line- up, one would wonder if the man- agement of that starry outfit expects ito get certificates for the whole squad, in view of the strong language used by the O. H. A. executive some months ago. In the net, there's Darnin, the wonder lad from Sudbury. Durnin is a Toronto boy, but he's been playing his hockey in the North. Has he been transferred by his employer, or is he a student? Then there's Normie Mann, whom Stratford fans have ev- ery reason to remember, Normie de- parted from Newmarket last Spring after the tumult and the feasting of the Dominion junior champions had died down. Unlike some of the other members of the Red Men who took their duds over to St. Michael's Col- lege, Normie does not pretend to be pursuing his studies. He's interested mostly in chasing hockey pucks -- which he does very well. * * * Stratford's Senior Wossa rugby team chased the jinx last week by beating Galt Collegiate in the first game of the series here. The locals were well worth: their victory, a nd should eliminate their erstwhile stum- bling block when the second game is played in Galt on Saturday. The addi- tion of several members of the junior team has not weakened the ranks of the seniors any. Collectively, the jun- iors were considered stronger than the seniors. The hopes of the student body had been pinned on the younger team to carry the collegiate colors through. Now that the youngsters are out of the picture the students are firmly behind the senior team, 2, |Saturday's game between the Ducks. ! is good ! R. WHIT 80 Ontario St. || If we were to say to you: "In the light of what is happening in the furniture industry, this GIBBARD WAL- NUT DININGROOM SUITE at $150.00 A duplicate of it, a short time from now, will be worth more." Would you think."Oh he's just trying to sell me something" ? or would you be wise enough to see the truth that furniture is good buying at the present prices ? Anyway, take a look at these suites we are showing this week. O. Phone 33 E&C FUNERAL SERVICE DEPT. 80 ONTARIO!ST. PHONE 33. NIGHT 376 { This railway city on Wednesday welcomed an aristocrat of the British rails, the finest in railway passenger irolling stock which Great Britain and 'Europe has to offer -- the Royal Scot, | the train with a tradition, ~ ! The Royal Scot steamed into Strat- |ford shortly before ten o'clock, and 'from that moment to the time of her , departure, she was the centre of in- iterest of thousands of visitors -- the ical eyes. this city with the unqualified approval of Stratford citizens is one of the highest compliments which will paid her on her visits to any Canad- ian cities, for Stratford is a railway city, and Stratford citizens know their railway equipment. = The Royal Scot is nearing the con- clusion of a triumphant tour, arrival of the train in this country early in the Su er, thousands of Canadians and Americans saw and admired it as it proceeded Westward toward Chicago. All Summer, the Royal Scot stood on the track near the travel and Transport, Building at the Century of Progress Exposition. Mil- lions saw and admired the train there. In company with some of the 2 a cynosure of thousands of pairs of crit-_ That the Royal Scot left . On the Thousands of Visitors Welcomed --_--- Aristocrat of The British Isles : crack trains of the United States and Mexico, she wielded many tons in comparative weight and size, but was unequalled in the luxury and beauty of her equipment. It was the same in Stratford. Local citizens who have seen the giant loco- motives of the 6100 type on the Can- adian National found the locomotive of the Royal Scot, which is also 6100, small in comparison. But when they began their tour of inspection of the coaches, they found something new to_ them in railway passenger equipment. Every morning at ten o'clock, @ be sister of the Royal Scot leaves Euston = 'Station, London, Princess Street Sta- 'tion, Edinburgh, and Central Station 'in Glasgow, joining the Scottish cities _ with the heart of the Empire. At this hour, for seventy years without inter- ruption, an express has left Euston for | Scotland. No wonder they call the Royal Scot i"The Train With A Tradition." The 'engines of the Royal Scot type have 'reputations too for speed and endur- ance. In April 1928, one of these en-5 igines made the longgest individual jnon-stop run ever performed on any railway in the world, frob Euston to > | Glasgow (401% miles). In September | of 1932, the Royal Scot drew a train ~ over the 94 miles from London to Cov entry in.92 minutes--an average spe of 68 miles per hour.