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Daily British Whig (1850), 1 Jun 1926, p. 8

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----_--"-- ~| SPORTING | ASH TO-DAY Third Game of Junior O.B.AA. Series. W---- is evening at the Cricket Field 'Victorias and Circle Six meet 3 third time and that there will Al baseball for those fans who "out for this game goes without In the two games that have been Dyed gherp has been riag® took the by an overwhelming score Circle Six turned the tables tfme 'out and doubled the a, score on Mat Coyne's ball tossers. This eveuing's result is an un- known quantity just as much a8 though the teams were meeting for the first time. Nobody can tell whi¢h team will win to-day's game. Circle Six have their staunch followers, who have stuck to them from the first, and the Vietorias have their friends, some from the first, others made from those who think the Cir- cle Six have had the honors long endugh and would like to see 8 change. Hewitt Smith and "Yammy" Jamieson will be the opposing pitch ers to-day and right here alone is a twenty-five cents worth and then some. These two boys can put up 2 real pitehing battle. Both have been preparing for this third meeting and poth are ready to go at top form to-day. It will be a real game, well worth seeing: -------- ---- BASE BAL SCORES International League. R. tse -- [SPORTING NOTES AND COMMENT Don't miss to-dayiy junior game at the Cricket Field at 6.16 sharp. It will be well worth seeing. -- ** o-morrow's fracas between the Nationals and the Kingston team will be a real senior engagement of merit. The stands will be crowded if the weather is at all fine for baseball. ---- ; Wagers are already being laid on the result of the Supremes Vs. Treasures softball game to be played on the 11th of this month. The interest is high and both teams are getting into the pest condition pos- siblé for this meeting. ---- The Petes don't seem to be making very much progress this season against Belleville or Kingston. "Josh" Craig puts it down as lack of punch when hits are needed. That's somsthing "Shiner" will have to prush the boys up on. {aN : An Eastern Canada Basketball Association has been formed to govern basketball in Hastern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. The splendid viétory of the varsity lacrosse team over the Yale team last Saturday has been much commented upon. Yale is reputed to go in strong for this particular sport and the fact that Varsity defeated such & squad, playing under different arrangements and without sub- - | stitute players, epeaks volumes tor what the Blue and 'White accom- plished. The old fighting spirit is not all in Queen's. Varsity seems to have grabbed somie of it, as shown by records in all branches of sport. n---- ng Reading.. .. «+ « ..8 13 2] out at the Stadium to see *Peeny" Baltimore... .. as ea ah 00 Mills try to clout the ball over the tence every time he comes to bat. Reading... +. ++ ++ ++ 1:8 Baltimore. . +. «+ ++ +41 .B -- National League. i LADIES' SOFTRALL Now York.. «ov sve se 12 Phitadelphia.. «. +» «s:1 Another very interesting game of softball was played in the Ladies' Softball League on Monday evening Cinolnnat!,. .. +: oo» Cincinnatd. . .. «« +0 os Pittsburgh. . St. Iouls.. «. «+ +. Chicago... + +» at the Cricket Field when the Sup- remes and Wonder Y's met, the Sup- remes winning by the score of 15-6. The score by np means indicates the play as both teams played exception- ally fast ball. Supremes. had the ad- ing vantage of timely hitting, fielding and experience. Wonder Y's were unable to defeat the Supremes but they made a good showing and before the season is over they will be heard from. They . | received great praise from the fans last evening for their smart game. The teams: Supremes--H. Pappas, ¢: M. Powell, p; I. Cununingham, in; C. Truesdell, 2b; M. Allen, ss; BE. Davies, 3b; M. Sinclair, rf; D. Allen, of; F. Sinclair, If; B. Steen, J. King, spares. Wonder Y's--A. Rawley, eo: E. Patterson, p; M. Asselstine, 1b: M. Bird, 2b; L. Hawking, r re : V. Latour, i 3b; P. Campbell, If; B. Smithers, cf; STANDING OF L. Stephen, rf. oS Umpires--H. Richards and H. National League. * Mortgomery. Won Lost P.C.| Supremes--2 221061 2-16 Cincinnatl. . .. 29 644 | wonder Y"s--0 005 100 0-- 6 Chicago. . «+ ++ +23 "575 ------------ Pittsburgh... .. +. .23 561 i Brockiva. - een «+31 S18 Young Fighter Likes New York., .« .« +.20 478 The ng Fit pha. ; 30 Scranton, Pa. June 1.--Pete Lat %0, 8 miner by day, sud a pugilistic celebrity by night! There's the uni- que double role played by the newly American League. R Fae Boston... «¢ +o +: vein #0 Philadelphia. . ++ Philadelphia... «+ ove «8 BOSON. + 25 av ov» wo an a8 Cleveland. c +o ++ s¢ +0 221 veal Teele ------ OBIGBEO. « +» vs ns save od Cl 504 P.C. erowned king of the welterwelghts-- the boy who conquered the great Mickey Walker. For the last six years this 23-year- old product of the coal mining re- glon has worked the two-way shift. One of a family of eight, he comes of fighting stock. Three brothers be- fore him were professional ringsters, but only one, Steve, made much headway in the game. Nome pro- gressed so sensationally as Peter, however, who, in his first bout in 1919, fought under the name of Young Clancy, because the Latzo pame at that time was not regarded as an impressive nom de ring. As Young Clancy, Pete copped his first battle, knocking out a fellow named Red Ferguson in three 21 574 545 533 New York .. «... +81 Philadelphia. . .. «237 Washington... .+ ..24 Detrolt.. «. ++ oa +28 OMCRgo.. «+ ++ 4.24 Cleveland .. .« .. .22 St. Lotuls.c +a ss +. 14 Boston... +s ++ ++ +12 International League. Won Lost Buffalo... .. ++ +.38 Baltimore... .. +. 29 Toronto. s «« «+ ..30 Newark.. .. «+ «::31 Rochester .. i. ».19 Jersey City... +. rs 138 Syracusé.. «. +» +14 Reading. . +o wo ++-12 Admission 47¢. Tax 3c. Children 10c. Tax lc. Grandstand Free cite field. He plays second base and the outfield. Pete is under the management of Paddy Mullins, who also looks after Harry Wills' interests. He's a great favorite throughout Pennsylvania where he's affectionately referred to as "Pete, the miner boy." From now on, however, his admirers are certain to call him, "Pete, the champion." And why shouldn't they? -------------- A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but consider how awfully foolish the spectacle must look to sideline observers. Mr. O'Goofty says he thinks his sugar-mamma is from - the Canary Islands because she's always whistl- Never put off until tomorrow that ing before next December anyway. ' A NEW AND BETTER SHEATHING "BUILD FOR WARMTH" | LUMBER CO. Victoria Street cheaper than Stevenson & 85-87 PRINCESS STREET, Mrs. 8. C. Elliott-Lynn, the Bri- which you have no intention of do-|tish aviator, recently had to parachute drop of 1,600 feet. TINSMITHS make a customs officials. yy Bem Hunter - * The new Orthophonic Victrola has Peacock feathers run high in the list of articles confiscated by British iol

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