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. 8 PORT HOPE CLAIMS I E UNPLAYABLE, LODGE {HE OSHAWA DAILY MMr3. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1927 DS Se SST Be ns ~ City Hockey League to Open on Tuesday Night ---- * 2 v | Opening Tussles Will See City League Schedule|| St Georse's and Oshawa Daily Times and Service hon 3h 'y 3. Dally and the Oshawa Railway es; shawa Ry. : a es ws Filings Presbyter- am in Action -- To H coe's ve, Buick Paint. Opening Ceremon Jan. 10--8t, George's va. Fit- y ' tings; Service vs, Shmcoe's, 4 > Jan. 12--Dalily Times vs. Pres | Oshawa City Hockey League will 'byterians; Oshawa Ry. vs. Buick [get underway at Bradley's Rink Paint. next Tuesday night provided the { Jan. 17--St, George's vs. Presby- | weather man is good enough to terians; Service va, Buick Paint. |supply ice, it was decided at a - Jan, 19--Dally Times vs. Fit- | meeting of managers and the ex- tingh; Oshawa Ry. vs. Simcoe's. ecutive held in the Y.M.C.A. and A gi ,24--Dally Times vs, St.|the Oshawa Railway Co. last George's; Oshawa Ry, vs. Service. |night. There will be an official Jan, 26-- v8. Fit-|opening at which Messrs, A. R. tings; Buick Paint va, Simcoe's. | Alloway and C. M. Mundy, donors Jan. 31--. Fittings ve, St |of the Oshawa Daily Times Trophy, George's; Simecoe's vs, Service. and Mayor Preston 'will be asked Feb. 2.--Presbyterians vs. Daily | {o officiate, after which St. George's Times; Buick Palat vs, Oshawa RY. and the Oshawa Daily Times wil or ok 1) ne go ne battle in an "A section contest rge's; Bu 8, + |followed by a game between Ser- Feb. 9--Fittings va. Dally | vice and Oshawa Railway of "B" Times; Simecoe's vs. Oshawa RY. |gection. Referees will be appoint- : ed by the President and execu- tive, . 0. H. A. BULLETIN The League argued that in view 1 Re EH of the fact that three teams had Owing to the milla weather sever- | not sent signed certificates as re- 4 al O.H.A. games scheduled for to- quired by last night in accordance night have ben postpofied, while | With wishes expressed at a recent = 4 the Lave ben postion intermedi- | Meeting "that the delinquent teams a ate fixture will be played at Kings- be dropped from competition and J ton, where 'artificial ice is 'avail- | that their entry fees, if paid, be able, The revised Mast of games for returned to them, The teams af- tonight and referees follows: fected are G.M.C, Students, South . Oshawa and Body Room. None of Intermediate Series the teams mentioned had represen- Cornwall _at Belleville--Clair | tatives at last night's meeting, Devlin, Kingston, Certificates bearing names of Brockville at: Kingston--=Steve | Players who will play in the open- Vair, Brockville. ing games were passed upon by Paris at Brantford--Harold Far-, the executive and all other teams low, Toronto, : in the league mot playing on the | London East at Woodstock--Guy | opening bill next Thursday night Smith, Hamilton, will have to end in their twelve Ingersoll at St. George, London, ; Coldwater at Orillia--Lou Vair, signed certificates to the secretary by January 4. That is, all certifi- cates must be in that night, Thomas--Fred LEAFS WIN BY. ONE GOAL MARGIN OVER THE BOSTON BRUINS Toronto, Dec. 30.--~True to their performance in the past the Boston Bruins and Maple Leafs provided the spectators at the Arena Gardens last evening with an exciting contest, one that was mot decided until the final bell, and to make the evening 1aost enjoyable*for the local team and their supporters, the Leafs emerged on the long end of the score. It was another of those one-goal decisions that keep the interest at fever pitch until the game is terminated, the fin- al count being 2 to 1. The game was replete with fast skating, some smart stick-handling and sturdy defeasiye work by both sets of reargaards, while the Bruins added to the en- 'joyment df the occasion by staging a ber of well ted plays that were dangerous, and several times threatened to pull the game out of th: fire. While it was a small scor- ing affair the play was far from a defensive style, both teams making continual attacks into their opponents area, but these mainly only gave the opposing defence a chance ta show its true worth, and also gave the spectators many thrills as each goal in' turn narrowly escaped falling. The opening minutes found plenty of rapid attacks, but in every (ise the attackers could not get in close aon the goal. The Leafs sédemed to take the lead on one of Day's many attacks when the rubber appeared to have entered the net on a shot from the side, but it struck Winkler's arm and rebounded off his pads out of danger, As the period progressed tre play slowed up somewhat, and there was a series of rushes of the indi- vidual nature, The locals had a mar- gin on the play, but while each goalie had to make a few startling stops to save his citadel it was rather tame. BOWLING LADIES' AFTERNOON LEAGUR BLACKOCATS vs, FAIRPLAYS Barrie, Booster tickets were distribut- ed to the managers and will be Poin ig 112 133 Junior Series, hii BL42 sack. Ii W I) be even Tutton ....- 142 196 University of Toronto at Toronto | these when handing them to the | Bentley 148 152 C.C. (Arena Gardens, 7.80 p.m,)-- | purchaser. Peaker «151 111 E. J, Collett, Toronto, The schedule committee which |TUrBEr cor oneonano 168 167 | Parkdale at Marlboros (Arena | pregented a schedule reported that Team total--1529, . Gardens, 9 p.m,)--Herb Matthews, [the groupings "had been arranged| Fairplays nada, | | Toronot. in two sections covering eight [J€X wim mmnn -- 156 141 nited | Stouffville at Uxbridge -- Lyn |teams as follows "A" St. George's, | Oster - - 144 88 - Hudson, Toronto, Oshawa Daily Times, Fittings and | Hobbs 163 1M | The Wallaceburg and Glencoe | preshyterians; "B' Service, Osh-|Bone M1 113 and the Alvinston at Blenheim in-| awa Ry., Simcoes and Buick Paint Gillard ... 02 lefmetiate games have been post-| Thug there will be a playoff for|Hastings __. 104 , poned, ague chs 3 Team tot . The Peterboro' at University of he Joague rg go Mrs, Tutton wins this' week's Toronto senior game scheduled for | tions. prize for high score with 196, Jj] Saturday, Jan, 7, will be played in In the schedule appearing in an-| Marshays vs, LaSalles postponed the afternoon, commencing at 2.20. | other column, the teams mentioned | game in this league will be played | The Kitchener at Preston junior | first will star their games at 8 o'- [next week, § same scheduled for Jan, 3 will be | clock or carlier if possible. No . a played Jan. 2. games will start after that hour. HART DAIRY LEAGUE , 189 ET The second will commence as soon (TRUCKERS ve, DRIVERS NO 1 TU --" mee | after the finish of the first contest Truckers | ' as possible. Wilson w 124 220 176 ™ Men's Blue Chinchilla Players seeking admission to the | Stevens . 129 145 168 Overcoats rink must present their players' | Waran -- 113 123 160 To Clear $12 50 certificate to the ticket-taker and |W. Hart .. - 150 143 171 dd only players actually performing|Anderson ,,....-- 196 197 179 FY . that night will be allowed in free. Team total--2394, Dominion Clothing Co ni Drivers No. 1. 5.00 68 King St, W, Phone 2141 Some people may be fast asleep, wien rr 14g 354 Ji 1% ; ' ms .. - > 50 Buy: they're. Slow When awake, Henderson . 168 147 2.50 a --- Coulbourn ' 83 ' H. Hart - 206 197 182 2.50 WALEON = wrrurenn: THE 91 145 BOTTLED SUNSHINE A boon to Poultrymen. Your hens will lay at full capa- city in Winter if fed Vita Brand Cod Liver Oil along with our Poultry Mash and Scratch Feeds. It woiks wonders in speeding up production, ensuring 'good health to the flock and increasing the hatchability of the eggs, It does for your flock in Winter just what good Old Sol" does in Summer, and more, Sold by the pint, 25¢, _ quart, 45¢, or gallon, $1.60, : We can also supply Egg Cartons at 25¢ per dozen or $2 1 per 100, They fill a long felt want. A handy receptacle to deliver eggs to customer. A full line of Mash Hoppers, Water Fountains and Poul- try Utensils always carried in stock, ¢ Cooper-Smith Company Just South of P.O, \TE Phone 8, 16 Celina St. Team total--2311, MICROBES vs, DRIVERS NO, 2 Microbes Scammell ....,, 174 131 140 Mathews - 122 131 118 Keay - 117 126 179 E. Hart... - 367" X67 159 Team to ' Drivers No. 2 Garner ,,.-.--.. 169 182 171 Henderson, Sr, ... 108 104 104 Henderson, Jr. -- 130 143 137 Leighton ...--...- 173 157 175 Teanr total--1801, PLAY LOCAL TEAM Pembroke, Dec. 30--A hearty welcome awaits members of the To- ronto Varsity Grads team, amateur champions of Canada, on their ar- rival here today to' play an exhi- bition game with the local hockey team, Two of the Grads' players, former Pembroke boys, will line up with the locals in the game, permis- sion having been received from To- ronto, They are Charles Delahay and Dave Trottier, A banquet will be tendered the visiting team after the game. 1, 1925 Ford Tudor Sedan, balloon tires and many ex- 1, ¥24 m Motor Sales PRINCE ST, PHONE 1180 54 Church Street Attention Stock Feeders and Dairymen PEA MEAL $44.9 Per Ton $2.00 per ton less if you supply bags, J0GG & LYTLE LIMITE Phone 203 SPOR1 SNAPSHO1S | the result that their you ever hear the like? rand that was all there was to it. of the Port H game, The Ontario Hockey Assocja the Port ayers on the ige, the Port big motor convention here, a drawing fro mthis district, Takin playing be dropped from competition and e arr tiations, And still the battle rages. Port Hope was defeated here on Wed: nesday night and didn't take the 6 to 0 trouncing any too well with sijvagement has entered a protect with the secre- y of the Ontario Hockey Association. They was an "exhibition" contest in view of the terribly soft ice. Vell, did i Quite true they wanted the scheduled game put off, byt Manager Sammp Lowe of the locals said "nothing doing" claim that the game Jf the ice was fit for an exhibition contest, then there is abso- lutely no reason why a scheduled game could not go on. The attitude 1 ope management and also that of Referee Herb, Mat- thews, is hard to understand. The Ports came to Oshawa bringing the strongest team they could assemble with the intention of playing a heir players were at no more disadvantage than the Oshawa ones. But perhaps Port Hope is stronger oa hard ice. That game on January 10 ought to decide that issue. rotest will be heard in Toronto mext Thursday night at the tion's next executive meeting and it would not be Surprising if it was thrown out and the game ordered credited to Oshawa, What the referee ought to protest against is the conduct of It was atrocious and it is high time that ope club was reprimanded for "mixing" so strongly. The Shamrock Juniors, according to a Toronto report are mego-, tiating with the Newmarket juniors for an exhibition game here next week, It is suggested that the game form part of the program of the The idea is a good one and the New- market club would certainly be an interesting attraction, They have a sweet little team, A Newmarket-Shamrock battle would attract 'quite the attitude that if the three teams were interested in ity League Hockey this winter; they would have at least had a representative at last night's meeting, the executive and manag- ers voted that the G.M.C, Students, South Oshawa and the Body Room their entry fees paid back, Thus there was an eight team circuit left, allowing each team to play six gam 3 8! is much better than previously had been decided upon, Byes are done away with entirely and the whole schedule will be completed early in February, Quebec feels that there is something ominous about the action of the governors of the Canadian-American Hockey their meeting' in Boston this week to drop. "Canadian" from the title of their loop and call it the "American Hockey League" be an American league were all the teams ih Canada, is in America--not in Europe or Asia, but the Ancient Capital fans, although assured otherwise, fear that Quebec will be ousted eventu- ally because of the travelling éxpenses involved in reaching that city, The league would be very compact without Quebec. League in voting at It would still This country The Ontario Athletic Commission is a Government institution with- out the sanction of which the proposed Tunney heavyweight title bat- tle at one of the Windsor race courses next summer cannot be held, Authorities at Queen's Park have not been approached with the plan, and it is considered highly improbable that the battle will be held as proposed. When the authorities were felt out some years ago on the subject of holding a Wills-Dempsey contest in Ontario they were any- thing but sympathetic to the project, Rickard and other are playing politics somewhere in the alleged nego- Locally it is felt that Tex, 130 SKATING CLUBS ENTER CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Newburgh, N,¥Y,, Del, 30,--The colors of more than 30 of the lead- ing ice skating clubs of North Am- erica are to be carried in the Mid- dle Atlantic outdoor championships here next Monday when Canada seeks to repeat its victory of last year, The entry list, largest in the history of the championships, in- cludes many of the foremost speed skaters of the continent, Charles I, Gorman, of Saint John, N.B,, international champion as well as holder of the Middle Atlantic title for the past two years, defends his crown against the challenge of Vall Bialals, of Lake Placid, N.Y., former interna- tional and national title holder; Irving Jaffee, of New York, Olym- pic team member; Andy Roesch, alternate of the Olymple team; Louis Morris, metropolitan cham- pion, and a host of others, Canada will seek to combat this array with the speed of Gorman, Ross Robinson, of Toronto, Cana- dian National champion and inter- national five-mile title holder; Willie Logan of Saint John, Gor- man's protege, Roy Pendril, of To- ,| ronto, and others. In the women's division, Lela Brooks Potter, of Toronto, will seek to repeat her triumph in the championships last year. Arrayed against her will be Elsie Mueller, of New York, national champion, and other woman stars, The races are to he skated over an eight-lap course at Downing Park, Qualifying heats will begin at 10 a.m, with the finals at 1.30 in the afternoon. £ PATHETIC CRY OF NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY London.--When the death sen- tence was pronounced on John Thomas Dunn at Durham Assiges, after a long hearing, one of his sons, aged nine, who had been call- ed as a witness, ran from the court screaming, "My father is to be hung." Dunn was found guilty of mur- dering his wife, The case for the Crown was that Dunn, having strangled his wife during a quarrel, hung the body on some pegs in the kitchen, after- wards cutting it down to support his story that she committed sul- cide, It was stated that the man was in an asylum 19 years ago suffer- ing from mania,rand was discharg- ed cured, Among the witnesses called to prove a case of suspicious move- ments by Dunn on the fatal day were his own children., When the jury returned court with their verdist, cried out:-- "I say it is time that the law of this country was changed. We say 'A little child shall lead them," We find today that 'a little child has condemned us,' "I bad a little child blind, No man could have done more than } did for her, and I thank God that, through my bard work and tell, she can see today, Were she stand- ing beside me now she would give me a kiss of joy, "God gave me hug and strength until two years ago, when my health broke down, From that day my wife--and I hope she is in heaven--led me a life of deceit," into Dunn Paris, Dec, 80. -- Christopher Colymbus was a Corsair of Span- ish birth, not an Italian; his name was Joan Colom; when he "dis- covered America in 1492 he was making a second voyage, having found, on a trip several years earl- jer, that the earth was round and that land lay beyond the horizon." This is the way Lluis Ulloa, Peruvian student of Americana, is seeking to rewrite the histories, Fear of baving his effigy burned in Chicago caused Ulloa to decline to reveal other startling findings about the discoverer's past, Ulloa has spent years in Europe, delving into menuseripts and 500- year-old documents, is convinc- od that the story of the discovery of America as taught in the schools is wrong. According to his revised version of history America was discovered about 1476 when the Corsair Joan Colom, working for a Danish King, Christian 3rd, discovered Green- land and continued westward, per- haps to Manhattan or the hills of Boston Bay. "My study has left no doubt fin my mind that Colom was born in Catalan, 'which. is in the present Spanish province of Gerona, be- tween the Rio Fluvia and the Py- renees." Ulloa said. "Thus he would appear to be Spanish, although we know that he served various French princes as a sea captain. During the Cat- COLUMBUS WAS BORN IN SPANISH PROVINCE AND FOUND GREENLAND Aded plon revolt he com the GRADS BEAT THREE TEAMS BY 10 TO 3 The Auditorium, Ottawa, Oat, Dec. 30.--The Varsity Grads' hockey team, which 1s to carry Canada's maple leaf im the Olym- pic games next year, took on three of the capital's leading amateur teams here last night and be-labor< ed them with a 10 to 3 defeat. A crowd of 5,600 fans turned out for the exhibition mateh, that im reality turned into a hockey les- son after the opening period. The novel arrangement reached in an attempt to give the big Blue machine some 'opposition and a work-out before they sail for Europe next month, pitted them against Ottawa New Edinburghs in the first period. Shamrocks in the second frame, and the fast-skating LaSalles in the final stanza. After they had been held even in the opening period by the New Edinburghs, the Grads ran riot, bagging four goals in the middle frame against the Shamrocks, and continued their onslaught in the third period, adding another five tallies. ; '| game was called as an exhibition y Hopers Declare Game Here Exhibition Attair ---- re r---- PROTEST AGAINST OSHAWA Oshawa Club Notified to File i Defence for Hearing "ly Committee in Toronto Next Thursday Night -- . Manager Lowe Insisted Game Go on as Scheduled -- Port Hope Intermediate Hockey Club has entered a protest with the Secretary of the Ontario Hock. ey Association against the Oshawa Intermediate Hockey Club's win here Wednesday night on the grounds that the game should have been played as an exhibition con- test in view of the soft ice. The locals received notification to file their defense yesterday, - Speaking to the writer last night in connection with the report around town to the effect that the game, Manager Sammy Lowe stat- ed that there was absolutely no understanding to that effect at all and that he would not agree to changing the game from a league | Sport Briefs | LACROSSE PLAYER DEAD Montreal, Que,, Dec, 30-- W, J, "Billy" Bramley, one of the great men of lacrosse when lacrosse was at its height of popularity, is dead here ag the age of 73, He was for years a star member. and later an official of the Lacrosse Club of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Associ- ation, : N.Y, TEAS IN TIk New York, Dee, 30--Playing the most exciting game of the hockey season, the New York. Americans and the New York Rangers came to a glorious tie at the end of seventy minutes of a brilllantly- played struggle last night, More than 12,000 fans roared and cheer- ed over thé battling of their fa- vorite sextets, By the tie, the Rang. ers clung to a slender lead in the American section, for the Detroit Cougars crept up to within one point by winning from a Montreal Maroons, MAROONS LOST Detroit, Michigan, December 30. --Qutplaying those masters of de- fense at their own game, the De- troit Cougars grabbed two more valuable points when they blanked Montreal Maroons lasy night 8 to 0. All the goals came in the sec: ond chapter, Minus Babe Seibert and still feeling the effects of last night's game at Chicago, Eddie Gerrard's men were not at their best, They put up a great defens- ive formation all the way, but it was not good enough to stop the speed of the Cougar front line. George Hay, Lawrence Aurie and Carson Cooper grabbed all the hon- ors for scoring, Hay notched the Aurie duplicated the feat a few mo- ments later, Then Hay picked up another point for his total when he laid down the pass on which Cooper mada it 8 to 0, PLAN INTER-CLUB BADMINTON GAMES The Ontario Regimental Badmin- ton Club of this eity has arranged a series of inter-club games with the Peel and Dufferin Regimental Club, which will come to Oshawa on Sat- urday, January 14, The Toronto Garrison Club will also meet with the locals in a series on Satur- day, January 21, at the local Ar- mories, ' The club has been quite active of late, indulging in a number of inter-regimental games and getting into shape generally, The games with the visiting clubs will, no doubt, prove quite interesting and should attract quite a8 gellery from followers of the game in Oshawa. LINDBERGH GUEST IN GUATEMALA Guatemala City, 29--Colonel Lindbergh, fresh from his new aerial conquest of yesterday, which carried him from Mexico City to "Guatemala City over mountain chains and volcanoes, today was re- ived with highest honors by Pre- fleet of Rene D"Anjon from 1466 to 1473 when his ships went on the rocks off the Portugese coast. -------- DIFFERENT IN CITY AND . COUNTRY (Mrs. Walter Ferguson, in New York Telegram ) I saw a pathetic sight the other |2nd day. A hearse, followed by one small Ford, in which sat 8 man driving and three small children crying piteously, : 4 Through ! ptions whizzed by it, filled with laughter, bappy, troubled or careworn men tent on keeping pace, so eng rossed with our trival occupations, that we have no time to stop when with a death passes. A sident Chacon, in behalf of the na- tion. The aviator, having completed the first of his series of goodwill flights to Central America, was received at the Presiden mansion shortly be- fore ten o' today, and from then on his time was filled with reception demonstrations in his horor, With the dawn tomorrow, after a whirlwind round of demonstrations and expressions of goodwill, Col. Lindbergh will be off again in his. famous Spirit of St. Lous, this time headed northeast for Belize, British Honduras, Mother at St. Louis ; St. Louis, ., Dec. 29--Mrs. Ey, ine Lindber, , returning to De Mexic Bi: where she shent Christmas. with her son, ca. ed ly landed Lambert-St. Louis at 2.35 p.m. today and remained overnight. CONGREGATIONS BECEIVED INTO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Montreal, Dec. 29.--Rossland of the Church of Canada by 8 of the Montreal od unanimous vote by the 'Presbytery. first goal on a lovely lone rush, and' fixtyre to a flim-flam affair, Wr. Lowe states that he was approached by. the manager of the Port Hope Club and by the referee, both ask- ing that the game be postponed as a scheduled O.H.A, game and that it go on as an exhibition contest. Both officials were under the im- pression that he ice was too soft "I said no," Lowe said, "the game goes on as scheduled." It is understood that the same two officials interviewed Joe Welsh of the local club's executive with a view to having him persuade the management eall the contest off, but the former could do nothing. It {s-allegzed now by the Port Hope Club that Mr, Wish consented to the game being an exhibition con est, Today both Manager Lowe and Mr. Welsh will take out affadavite and forward them to Se-retary He witt of the O.H.A, Both will denv that they consented to the game being- postponed as a league con test, The protest will be heard in To- ronto at mext Thursday night's O H.A, executive meeting. Represen- Htives of the local club will at- tend. GALT WON FIRST Ktichener, Ont, Dee, 30--The pro-riddled remnants of the Galt Terriers of Sepior . O.H.A, fame playing in the intermediate series this year, invaded Kitchener last night, and handed the Twin Citr 'Panthers a 4 to 2 beating in a Hockey Result HOCKEY RESULTS Hockey games played lasy night resulted as follows: National eLague Maple Leafs -. 2 Boston --, en 1 Rangers ....... 3 Americans ... 3 Detroit --...... 3 Montreal ...... 0 Intermediate O.H.A, xPt. Colborne . 3 Jordan ...... 2 xxGalt ....... 4 Kitchener .... 2 x---20 minutes overtime. xx--10 minutes overtime. American Association St, Paul .... 10 Ottawa ,wenee { Exhibition Games Grads. ~enunn 10 Ottawa <ecua. ! N.H.L. STANDINGS The standing of the clubs in t two groups of the National Hock League, including last night game, is as follows. Canadian Group PWT Canadiens .--. 15 10 4 Montreal , ,.... 15 T 3 Ottawa ,.--w. 16 6 4 Maple Leafs .. 15 3 N.Y. Americans 17 6 3 American Group PW.T N.Y. Rangers ... 17 8 4 Betrolt: + covum=- 16 3 3 Boston .. 16 -T 4 § 18 Chirago - wu 36. 3 31) § PRIZDUIZ wom 13 "1 4 8 '§ This Week's. Games Saturday--Detroit at Ottawa, Montreal at Pittsburg, Rangers at Canadiens. Sunday--Boston at Americalys. HONO RCLEAN PLAYER North Bay, Dec, 30--A featur of the Lions Club meeting last night was the presentation of a cup to Jack Murray, former star hock- ey player with the Selkirks team of the Junior City League. He had been given the same number of points as Eddie Finnegan hy the committee selecting the oy sportsmanlike player in the league last season. This was the first op- portunity the Lions had of present. ing the eun. as Murray is now lo. 'ated in Toronto. Men's Grey Wool Sox, Special. Pair ,.. 15¢ I, COLLIS & SONS 50-54 Kine St, W, one 733W Opp. Centre St, game which went 10 minutes of overtime, CIE * Guatemala, Dec. 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