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"Now that the Fernie bonspie over, the games lost and won and alibis, considered for what they worth, it may not be out of place to why people who are suppossd to b Here is a description of curling as it happens and prevails in British Columâ€" bia.. It is altogether different hnere. Here it is a fascinating game, where everybody has heaps of fun and where games are only won on luck because Bboth rinks are so good. The following, however, gives a sidelight, or a whole row of sidelights on curling in the dim ard distant West. Some curling wiâ€" dows may take satisfaction in reading It, It was printed last week in The Blairmore Enterprise and apparently was written by an enthusiastic B.C. curler on the Fernie newspaper:â€" Curler Gives Grumpy C the Disease. How Curling Goes in British Columbia 29‘ Third Avenue Taylor‘s Esquire Shop The George TYlOl’ Hardware Limited SPECIAL TRADE.IN ALLOWANCE weEK in rise and appare an enthusiastic s Graphic but Description _ of "The Shop for Men" Baster comes early this year â€"_â€"~ â€" that means you‘ll want to get your sprin« clothes now so you‘ll be all set for that important dress up day‘ Our prepara â€" tionrs were made early, too, and we can now show you one of the finest suit selections in the country! Styles, models and sizes for men and young men. Tailored to measure 50 from 2 2 Easter is early this year We have Just reéceived a shipment of new. spring hats, that are really smart. The new "Masterfelt" Snap Brim. It‘s here, in several new spring $3 50 shades Your new spring Hat everyone smiles hypocritically and shakes hands with everyone else and hastens to some ready retreat, there to recount the lack of skill on the part of the opposition and the lack of brains on‘ the part of the members of the lx'mk upon which the narrator has the is lllâ€"luck to be playing, and the heroic ie 'efl'orts put forth by the said narrator n J 1 Â¥â€"e gea> 18 j ae nly re | by which the game was wonâ€"if it was x | won, or the foolish and utterly silly way n | in which his partners threw the game after heâ€"noble fellowâ€"had put it in the bag. If the said narrator be a fast and loud talker he may finish this part of the story before the assembly staris a freeâ€"forâ€"all prevaricatory contest reâ€" lating to the individual exploits of those present after the same fashion and m f it re + 5C 18 Get Your New Clothes 01 FOCKS as Nne Gone the mantle of Hercules, the rese of tuae company have already commenced a recital in unity without harmony. And here is the real reason for the sweat, position of the rocks as h mantle of Hercules, the 1 | with every step, and so crooked that the skip can miss every shot wtthout blame (although every member of the rink must place his rocks exactly where the skip wants them or be accused of losing the game) gmd last and worst of :all. the ice must be so dirty that every rock must be swept from hogline to nouse lest a straw deflect its course; the skip‘s rocks being swept twice as ‘‘much as any of the others. In addiâ€" !tion. the game is not one of skill; every Ione who loses completely outplays his opposition only to find himself{ defeated By illâ€"luck in the very last end. Even then the game would have been wor had the lead put his rocks where the skip wanted them. Following the game Branch Stores and Warehouses at Cobalt, New Liskeard, Swastika Kirkland Lake, Cochrane. Timmins. Ont.. Noranda, Que. Empire Block "A CHAIN OF SERVICE" Head Officeâ€"New Liskeard, Ont and tails and the scribes that be tagged him hockey‘s Fred Astaire, he shared the joke with members of his outfit. Lately this department has been wonâ€" dering why Dick Irvin‘s puck chasers were so anxisus to make sezcond place in \the international section, when the ‘third spot would catch the playâ€"offs | just as well." Suddenly it dawned upon ‘us that the second place lads get a larg.â€" ‘er slice of the proceeds. Thus the boys of the Maple Leafs are winging right along seeking that extra cash to buy food for the summer kitchen. thing, because Soph walzed into our office following dash of poe We knodw hat spring a For baseball talk is n a better man physically after such an expedition. He has recaptured, literally speaking, the strength of his boyhood. Many claim hiking will do the sanie for one. Personally hiking is all right in its place but when one goes forth into the woods (as a sportsman) he had many things to conquer before winning the prize. He has to overcome his inâ€" clination to give up. his own weakneoss of will, disappointment over nearâ€" ~Ihere are a great many persons wAo classify the sportsman as some sort of a killer and they imagine him slaughterâ€" ing the poor animals and lugging the dead creatures home. What a sportsâ€" man really brings homs, more than just a meal, is a strong body, toughened by exercise and renewed vouth. He is also We Got A Note C. W. sent us a little note which we thought we would pass along to the lad: and lassies who read our column. The Maple Leafs have real team spirit and the old maestra believes that this factor alone will carry them to the Stanley Cup. There‘s plenty of kidding among the players in the local camp and everybody is in on the fun, whicth to us is a very good sign of team work. Even when Conny Smythe appeared rezently in Boston wearing top hat, white tie (the cops as they are called) stepped into the box in order to iron out said Conachers. Harvey Jackson pushed two quick goals past Mister Beveridge in the Montreal net while Finnigan of the up and at ‘em Finnigans, sailed right through the defence to score his first counter of the season without aid of an iumbrella.. high last Saturday evening when they trimmed Tommy Gorman‘s Maroons down at the Carlton Street ice plant. It was rather a rough affair in spcis The Conacher brothers especially were hoisting each other around the penalty box. In fact the brotherly love mixâ€"up went so far that the little men in blue (the cops as they are called) stepped energy and time expended in the soâ€" called game: ‘tis no for gain, for honâ€" our, for prizes, for fellowship, or even for the exercise that men curl, not at all; it isâ€"sad truthâ€"to provide the material for the recounting of exploits. For this, and this alone, do men endure cold, pain, chilblains and the unfair criticism of the skip (the wretch)." Sports Ahoy ! Toronto. O from here, thet everywher OJ Refrigerator at your own price‘ An Electric seball n the Make up your mind how much it is worth to you. Step inside and write down your bid and drop it in the box. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. You buy this electric refrigerator at your own price! A perfectly new Empress electric refrigerâ€" ator (guaranteed one year) to go to the highest bidder. This is a real chance to get a perfectly new electric refrigerator a whatever price you are prepared to pay. Full 4.7 cubic foot size, absolutely new. Notes of Melodyv alk is higl highways imble by. Leafs have real t maestra believes will carry the by Al Ryvekman t.:â€"The Leafs were flyin irday evening when the imy _ Maroor Here is the chance of a lifetime ! Regular Price 1°¢ Debut ind ind THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE. TTMMINS3, ONTaARARtO ©‘169 Timmins hockey fans were anxicus encugh to see Lake Shore and Tekimas play at Kirkland Lake on Tuesday night that they hired an aeropians to gso there. Jack White, Walter Grant, Jazck Porter, Loo Charle:ois and Larry Bellevue made up the party. They reâ€" turred the following day. i()utstanding' Woman Flier‘é Took Aeroplane Trip to See Kirkland Hockey "”"'"‘N"""‘M""l and Peéersia, flourished for a few cenâ€" turies, then slowly died out, untii oniy the natives buried away in the hills of €cuthern Asia knew what pole was. About 1854 some English planters in neorthern India picked it up from some natives and passed it on to English cfficers in Calcutta. Polo reached Enzâ€" land in 1869, and in 1876 that notorious American sportsman and journalist James Gorden Bennett, saw the game, hought a few mallets and balls, and reâ€" turned to New York where, wthn fourâ€" teen of his wellâ€"toâ€"Co friends, he pegan plavins polo. There is no record of the firs! polo game ever played, but hitssrians are pretty willing to atcept the theory of Berthcld Laufer, curator of Chnicagzgo‘s Field Museum of Natural History, that the game got started at least 1900 years azo on the plairs of Central Asia when 2 tribe of ITranians disectcvered thnat knozcking a stone or wooden ball around while sittingz on a horse was not only tunr but excellent training for war. From them the idea spread to China, and Persia, flourished for a few cenâ€" Pelieve it or not these are just a few lines to let the guys and gals way up North know that we are still very much with your favourite edition. In fact we hope you won‘t stay awake nights from now on wondering what happened to the Old Maestro. _ Polo Said to Have Started on Plains in Central Asia Therc ame C retty (From "Fortune") e is no record of the ever played, but hits willing to acvcept the certificates of all the Cubs and the boys are all well witlkin the age limit. Aq@ Mr. Miller points out, if the Cubs arse the winners in the finals here there will be ro question of their eligibility to represent Northern Juvenile hockey in the South or anywhere else. sonville Cubs, prottsting against some stories peddled around to the effect that several of the Cubs are over the age limit. It hardly ssems worth while to bother with these silly stories inâ€" spired ‘by a hystgrical combination of ignorance and malice. However, as a matter of fact, Mr. Miller has the birth The Advance has received a lotter from F. E. Miller, manager of the Anâ€" Tekimas: Swayze, (Ronald), 3.25. Penalties: Milton, Grivel, Armstrong Crawford. All Members of Ansonville Cubs Within the Age Limit L. Shore: Armstrong, 5. L. Shore: Olliver, (Grivel), 13. second Period Tekimas: Campbell, 14. Penalties: Campbell, Mitchell, Milâ€" ; D. Fritz,. y Two threeâ€"all ties and Monday night‘s third noâ€"decision game brougzht the total hockey played to 370 minutes, an allâ€"time record for the Gold Belt. The tired Lake Shore team, victors by virtue of their 4â€"0 win on Tuesday night, meet Frood mine at Kirkland Lake toâ€"night in the first of a bestâ€"outâ€" ofâ€"threeâ€"game series for the Northern Ontario championship. Another Capacity Crowd Monday‘s game attracted anoth>r capacity ‘crowd to the Lake Shore arena. For the first periocd it looked as though the game was going to the ‘Shore, for Armstrong and Olliver got a goal each. Late in the second Campâ€" bell scored for Tekimas and the early part of the third saw Swayze tie the score. Three overtime periods went by with no score and only one penalty. Tekimas: goal, Freemar®; defence, Colquhoun, Matte; centre, D. Fritz: wings, Swayze, Campbell; alternates, Coulter, Ronald, Duffield, R. Fritz, Hill. Lake Shore: goal, Durnan; defencs, Milton, Crawford; centre, Olliver: wings, Grivel, Mitchell; alternates, Wright, Lamoureux, Cook, Chipman, Armstrong. i Referees: Sam Rothchild and Alex | _ ine ASSC equipment | thinz that quarters at ‘south. hat Physical training classes to train key men for activities on a much large stale are ceing held now at TP.A.A.A headquarters under the direction 0| | Alex (Sandy) Bruston, former instrucâ€" § tor in the Royal Air Force. When trainâ€" | ing vclasses have teen completed, ali} members of the assovsiation, junior and | senior, will be able to jein P.T. workâ€" | cut~. Kirkland Lake, March 4th.â€"(Special to The Advance)â€"The third of what was to have been a twoâ€"game series to decide whether Lake Shore or Tekimas were to represent the Gold Belt in senâ€" ior hockey playdowns against the Nickel Belt, ended in a twoâ€"all tie at Kirkland Lake on Monday night. A fourth game, of which a full account appears in this issue of The Advance, was necessary. Lake Shore, Tekimas Play Third Tie Game Score 2â€"2 as Kirkland Teams Finish 370 Minutes of Exâ€" citing Hockey Before Caâ€" pacity Crowds. south, happened yesterday when Ed Goedin walked in with a new set of 16â€" cunce boxing gloves. They‘re in use now. Anythingâ€"{rom mattresses to sneakers â€"is welsomed. If it‘s too heavy to carâ€" ry to headquarters, telephone 698 and the T.P.AAA. will have a truck call foOr it. Third Overtime No score, no penalties. Paid attendance: 1,330. First Overtime*® No score, rno penalties. second Overtime Penalty: Grivel Begin P. T. Training | Classes at T.P.A.A.A. Public Asked to Donate All Kinds of Athletie Equipâ€" ment. cKinnon, both Summar‘v : CH 8th Faceâ€"off at 8â€"30 p. m. sharp at the south Porcupine vs. Timmins TIMMINS ARENA Third Period First Period 1@ tion f all kinds. The s leases the men at he rear of 4 Balsam of Sudbury ‘sterday when Ed h a new set of 16 Thev‘re in use now ce, Waen (rainâ€" completed, al tion, junior ank jcin P.T. workâ€" ‘eeds spotr The sort o n at head alsam stree nolds the 5 and a third with Szcots t in the Brit world, they of their race Church of who actualh King be cr as in Lond Governorâ€"C holds the â€" Fulton won from Whitney. Stenhouse won from Pare. Wynne won from Burke. Second round results so far: Dougherty won from Platus McDermott.won from Abrams. Dodge won from Scarth. Brady won from Casselis. Fulton won from Booth. McDonald won from Skelly (these had byes in the first round). In the McIntyre Cup event, still unâ€" finished, two rinks remain, Lake havâ€" ing won ‘from White on the winners‘ side of the draw. Pickering and Laxke play the final this weekâ€"end. mon Results of games played at the Tiimâ€" mins ‘curling club in the local bonspiel including last night‘s games are:â€" Ecclestone Cup Harkness won from Lake in a first round game. Second round, complete: White won from Brough. Caldbick won from Harkness. DPrew won from Prout Carson won from Dr. Honey. Walker won from Black. Solomon won from Arscott Leamar won from Father O‘Gorman. Two rinks are now in the fours, Carâ€" son winning a third round game from Drew and Walker winning from Soloâ€" Local Rinks Well on to Bonspiel Finals b 060008009899 0000000 0000000 0000068 ¢6 6000060066# 0 00008 00 o s # 000 0 0 0 o McPermoctt : Abrams won Dodge won In the first round of ent: Platus won from Ch: Dcouzherty won from quoted Marshallâ€"Ecclestone Cup ; won from Nord won from Herman Herald as is the Vicer( holding most tish financig have, to ca won from ed head ‘land Po inding that the new in Edinburgh as well hat next? A Scot is of Canada; anothet ost in South Africa, Viceroy of India. And most of the "plums" lancial and po(icital clal Aand cap it all of the Est cottish professor ig that the new teauvel Taylor. King. Established Archbishop. ~_new monâ€" Marshallâ€" Events utr‘s, Carâ€" ime from om Soloâ€" maAln kip Sudbury Star: A New York man drawing $32 per month relief money was found to own $500,000 worth of diaâ€" mondsâ€"which prompts an exchangt to suggest that he was not a chiselle but a polisher. V € Magazine: Television is gorng to come suddenly. Almost overnight we‘ll be watching horse races, baseball games parades, dramatic performancesâ€"posâ€" sibly even great tenement fires or othe spectacular news events, in our own homes. New York Heraldâ€"Tribune: On Year‘s Eve a Negro in Harlem rew word to the language. He s on a street corner and shouted: "Ha louvear!" Before morning, revellers The second annual Porecupine b spiel, to ‘be held next week at So Pcrcupine will have ten or twelve ri from Timmins, it is expected. Three cups are offered, with f« prizes in each event. All games will eight ends each, finals 10 ends, it announced. Entries close on Saturday this we at ncon and may be‘left with G. White at Marshallâ€"Ecclestone‘s or t curling club up to that time. Play } Monday night at South Porevon Timmins to be Well Twelve Rinks to go to South Porcupine 1LT mmIms to . deâ€" sented at Second Annual Porcupine Bonspiel Next Week THURSDAY, MARCH insures uniformitg- They never vary in Qualitq.‘ revellexs ‘"‘Ha.l‘ald Halla New