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SOMEBODY BLUFFING ? Argos Claim They're Not Worried, But They May Be Without A League TORONTO (CP)~=Toronto Argo nauts' answer to apy suggestions that the Big Four Football Union might kick them out of the league for ignoring a proposed no-raiding policy on American teams: "We will play football," Argo president Bill Ross said his team is prepared to play its games under protest from the other Big Four clubs--Ottawa Rough Riders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes, He also said Argonauts are prepared for the possibility that the three teams might refuse et them unless the Toronto changes its stand. ss didn't say, however, what scullers would do if the teams r decided to throw them out of league, ARGOS READY : 'We are quite prepared to deal with the situation when and If it comes up," he commented, "We will play football." He made the statements at a club luncheon where team mana- ger Harry Sonshine announced the signing of two U.S, National Foot- ball League players--tackle Gil Bill Albright of New York Giants, Last Saturday Big Four officials met with NFL commissioner Bert Bell in Philadelphia in an attempt to work out the no-raiding ques tion, The decision was left hang- ing when Argonauts balked at going along with any move that would call upon them to give up any NFL players they had signed or offered contracts . NEW POLICY At the Big Four annual meeting in Montreal Jan, 15 the Big Four clubs, with the exception of Argos, decided on a new policy to respect player options and contracts of NFL teams, Ross said Tuesday the no-raiding policy was accepted after Argo- nauts embarked on their campaign to sign NFL players, Toronto had no alternative but to honor obli gations to the players with whom they had been negotiating, he "I want It clearly understood that we will not back down and that we will honor pur obligations' Ross said. "The reputation of the club and of football in general is at stake,' Mains of Detroit Lions and guard SPORTS ROUND - UP | West Coast Tennis Group Finally Gets By GAYLE TALBOT NEW YORK AP)--For a pum- ber of years the men who run American amateur tennis on the west coast have been dgmanding that the entrenched eastern group, which has ruled the game since its beginning, realize that times have changed Their complaint was that Cali fornia now has for several decades been supplying most of the top players and contributing heavily in dues while the East has continued to hog the big summer tourna ments, Repeatddly at the annual meet- ing the western delegates have tried to Induce the eastern brass to hold the national championships at Forest Hills at an earlier date so the Pacific southwest tourna- ment at Los Angeles would not conflict with the start. of the coast's football season. Just as repeatedly the western. ers were told, in effect, to leave quietly. This caused the men from ge Recognition | [ the West to do a little undercover | planning, When the annual meeting | again came to order last Satur- day, they were ready and loaded with enough proxy votes to choke a horse, WEST'S TURN TO VETO | The eastern dudes, ull unsuspect-| ing, had set the dates for the next | national championships from Sept 2 through 11. The Davis Cup chal lenge round, they had ordained, | would be played Aug. 26-28. The| Westerners of a sudden said no, you'll start your championships] Aug. 27, In the ensuing showdown | they won with 35,850 to 30,825 for | the opposition. | The eastern delegates claimed | they had been stabbed from be-| hind. All they got from the west. ern bloc was a collective sneer, Bo the next challenge round is scheduled to start the day before the championships begin, and on the same green courts, It is a prize| mess for which no one has yet of | ferd a very sensible solution, | Quebec League's Leading Scorer Credits Wife QUEBEC (CP)---The power be- hnd the scoring punch of Ray Eolect Hull Girl Snowshoe Queen OTTAWA (CP)--Mariette Robl- taille, 22, of neighboring Hull, Que., Tuesday night was chosen queen | of the international snowshoers convention, which opens here today. Powell, leading scorer in the Que- bee Hockey League, is his wife Cecilia, Mrs. Powell, tall blonde from Goodeve, Sask, supplies the menu and morale the QQuebec Aces' centre says have helped him pene- trate opponents' goals more often | than any other player in the five. team league this winter, First the menu: lots of steak, in- cluding a mid-afternoon one the day of the game; fresh fruit and vege- | tables, at each meal, few pastries] and about six eggnogs a day, | STAUNCH ALLY | Before Ray leaves home for a) game Cecilia makes a thorough search to make certain no hat has been left on the bed--a bad luck] omen. Ray considers a pre-game kiss a near-must for a victory or at least an extra goal, | "There's nothing to wear out a| man like working yourself silly| during a game and then losing it," | says Cecilia, When this happens FOR THE BEST Convention officials also an- nounced that two snowshoers from Cornwall, Ont., intend. to hike the 78 miles from there to the con- vention Marmsls, Urene, 21, and Arthur Blanchard, 22, of Les Loup Gris there plan to set out Thurs-| day night and reach Ottawa Fri | day evening in a non-stop trek, | | she will sit up late at night cheer: ing her husband, During games played in QQuebec Cecilia joins wives of other Quebec players in a box behind the play- ers' bench, The Powells met and were mar- ried in 1946 in Sudbury, Ont., Ray's home town, where Cecilia studied nursing. They have three children, | Larry, 5, and Terry, 4, "who talk old Peggy 'who wants to become hockey like pros," and seven-year-| a skater like Barbara Ann Scott"! SHAVE OF YOUR LIFE! 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The governors cannot reverse the ruling but they' can recommend that the league executive recon- sider its decision, Meanwhile, Nick Kerbawy, gen- eral manager of the Lions, said he doesn't intend to give up Mains to Argos without a fight, Lions coach Buddy Parker didn't le see it that way. Parker said the loss of Mains "does not in any way hurt our team." Wellington Mara, vice-president of the Giants, admitted New York would be "unhappy" to lose Al- bright but added 'we don't con- cede that Albright will be with Toronto next year and not the | zone, and Hoad 'will round of four Saturday, Giants," Davis Cup Draw European Zone NEW YORK nations was made Tuesday. Eight countries drew byes in the draw at the Midtown Racquet Club where Sir Pierson Dixon, chief delegate delegation to } pulled the names from the big sil- ver tennis trophy, Two of the seeded nations were Sweden, 1954 European and Belgium, European victor in 1953, They were thrown into the same half of the draw, meaning they will clash in the semi-finals if they come through Other seeded countries Great Britain, India, Italy, mark, France and Hungary. Australia, holder of the cup four years before it was wrested away by the United States last month, il challenge in the American The draw for this section will not be made until entries close Feb, 15 were Den- Tony Trabert Is Lone U.S. Survivor ADELAIDE, Australia (AP)--Vie Seixas, the U.S, champion from Philadelphia was eliminated from the Australian National tennis championships today, leaving Tony Trabert of Cincinnati as the lone U.S. survivor Trabert advanced to Saturday's semi-finals by whipping Australia's holder, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, Seixas went down before the Aussies' Lew Hoad 46, 6-3, 64, 86. | Trabert will meet Ken Rosewall tangle with his | pain of your piles a grand surprise awaits CHOOSE RAMS' COACH LOS ANGELES (AP)--Los An-| geles Rams Tuesday selected Sid Gillman, head coach of the Uni- versity of Cincinnati, to coach their HOW TO HELP YOUR Sore, Painful Piles If you are discouraged about getting rid of the itching soreness snd burning you when you try Hem-Roid, an Internal pile treatment Cet a package of Hem.Roid st any drug store and use as directed, You will | | | | ORFU in a Grey Cup semi-final oe | (AP)~The Euro| may very well have Ottawa and | pean zone Davis Cup draw for 24 Hamilton asking to come into our » United Kngdom | tion and to keep the ORFU out it | o me Unted Nations, | Would first be necessary to alter | | be pleated at how quickly your pile trouble is relieved, Only $1.50 for the big 60 tablet package, If you are not 1009, pleased after using Hem-Roid 2 3 days ss a test, ask for your money back, Refund agreement by all drug stores, | 2 It's medicated -- Helps heal irvisible razor damage, Grooma skin - helps keep it healthier, F younger-looking. . 3 LIMITED TIME OFFER: Try this wonderful shave discovery and get your razor blades free! 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Clubs Ready To Fight For Their Rights KITCHENER (CP) =~ Kitchener- Waterloo Dutchmen and Sarnia Imperials said Tuesday they will fight for the right of the Ontario Rugby Football on to challenge for the Grey Cup. Spike Kearns, president of the Dutchmen, said "It's in the consti- tution and it's a right, not a privi- ge," Norm Perry, president of the Im- perials, sald "Sarnia will challenge for the Grey Cup every time ti Imperials win the right," . They were tng on re- Still Fifth In Rankings NEW YORK (CP) -- Canada's Earl Walls helped shuffle heavyweight boxing rankings when he decisioned New York's Jimmy Slade, But he wasn't able to im: prove his own position, The Canadian heavyweight champion, who defeated Slade in a close fight in Toronto recently, remains as the fifth-ranking chal- lenger for Rocky Marciano's crew in the Ring magazine ratings re leased today, Slade dropped to 10th from sev- enth, Nino Valdes of Cuba still is Rocky's No. 1 challenger. Eng- land's Don Cockell is next, fol- lowed by former champion Ezzard Charles and Bob Baker of Pitts. burgh. MAXIM BACK Joey Maxim is back in his old familiar place as No, 1 challenger to light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, Maxim, the former champ, handled Paul Andrews with ports that neither the Western In- terprovincial Football Union nor the Big Four want to meet the any more, Kearns sad he is not particu- larly interested in a semi-final in western Canada, but his club sees no reason why the ORFU right to compete in the semi-finals should be cancelled, "The way things are going we league in a couple of years," PERMANENT RIGHT Perry said the union is given a playoff right in the CRU constinu- | the constitution Beyond that the deed of gift of the Grey Cup stipulates that both p and Intercollegiate unions have the permanent right to play for it, "If they keep us out they will | have to get a new said In recent years the college win-| ners haven't challenged in the cup! playoffs, but Tuesday ORFU clubs | expressed a hope they might re consider and come back to play the ORFU winner in a quarter final, | Since 1927 ORFU teams have been in the Grey Cup five times and won four of them, although one was ORFU clubs have been cut off in the semifinals, by default, Since the war, | National Football League team in 1955 case in November and just natur- ally moved up when Andrews knocked off Boardwalk Bill Smith, Vince Martinez of Paterson, N.J., continued to move toward the top of the welter class with a promo- tion from sixth to fourth place af- ter whipping Al Andrews, Only Carmen Basilio, Kid Gavilan and Ramon Fuentes are between Vince and champion Johnny Saxton, Jimmy Carter, the lightweight champion, and Paddy Demarco, former champ, still are rated in that order in the 135-pound di- vision, It's the same story for feather champ Sandy Saddler and Teddy (Red Top) Davis who meet Feb, 25 in a title match, TAN WITHDRAWN MIAMI, Fla, (AP)~Summer Tan top money winner as a juvenile last year, was withdrawn Tuesda from the Feb, 26 $100,000 Fla- trophy," he mingo Stakes and all other Flor-| ida races because he has not pro- gressed fast enough from a near- fatal illness, FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spokane -- Jimmy Carter, 147%, New York, outpointed Bobhv Wood, 136%, pokane, 10, (non-title) Norfolk, Va,--Joey Giardello, 162 Philadelvhia, outnoint~"' A! An. drews, 159, Superior, Wis, 10, the | hand ; | LONDON » WILL GRIMSLEY NEW YORK (AP)-The National F¥otball League opened its annual business giving Sominiss fi honor" meeting Thurs, negotiatin, Ne ith n "peace w with Canadian football, With the unanimous approval of NFL directors, Bell said would try to work out "a just and honor- able peace, We did not start this thing and we are not afraid, We Actually, the NFL's war is against one club--the Toronto Ar- uts--rather than the entire anadian league structure, Argos are determined to hire and talk business with any NFL player they cl , with or without the consent of their own Big Four Lea ue or Canadian foothall as a whole, OTHERS PEACEFUL The other members of the Big Four--Hamilton, Montreal and Ot- tawa -- have indicated they are afrecable to a peaceful settlement of mutual problems with the NFL, and have entered into a semi- official no-raiding agreement, The Argos, however, have pushed the issue, In fact, they picked the eve of the NFL session to an- nounce the signing of Billy. Shipp, 275-pound tackle of the New York Giants, Shipp is the second New Yorker signed by Toronto in as many days, Ray Walsh, general manager of the Ginats, termed it "an old an- { ts sent don't plan to turn the other cheek." | je National Football League Gives Bell A Free Hand the recent no-raiding agreement, "Ther be no peace," added as the Argos op- erate their present setup, They will continue to raid and so will we, So far as we are con- cerned the war is still on" WANTS ACTION Bell mentioned the two Giants as well 8 a Detroit payer snared by Toronto and said "somethin, will have to be done about that. indicated to return the three players and others picked up from NFL teams if peace is to come, agreement with 'a ng there must be restitution for past offenses," said Bell, "I will have full say on what this restitution should be. And unless the Cana- dians meet these terms there will be no end to the war" Bell said he would give fair warning to NFL clubs at the start of the player draft--the big item on today's meeting program, Avy player selected, he sald, who al- ready is under contract with a Canadian club will have. to go to that club, "But if the war is still on," he added, "then it will be up to the NFL club that picks the player to battle it out with the Cana- dians."" The Canadian-US, player feud is not on the official agenda for the three-day NFL session, but several Canadian officials are on the sceng ' e out the release for no other rea- son than to breathe defiance of Joe Davis Has P By ALAN HARVEY Canadian Press Staff Writer (CP)~A doubt emerged as to whether a 147 | snooker break by Britain's sharp- {shooting Joe Davis will be recog- {nied as a world record, | world title for so long he finally {gave it up voluntarily in 1946, | potted the maximum score Satur- |day In a match against Willie Smith, also of Britain, The 53-year: |old Davis sank 15 reds, 15 blacks {and all the colors in one run--- | something he has been trying to | do for 35 years, QUESTION UNRESOLVED But today the Billlards Assocla- tion and Control Council, govern. ing body of the sport, left unre- Attention -- Snooker has | | and there certainly will be dis- ker Fiends! erfect Game solved the question of whether the new mark will be official man Phil Fisher said: Mr, Davis makes an application, it will be' considered," Davis and his manager, Ted Lowe, said there is no question y | Davis, the slick - haired "Mr, | about it, "The break was made on | easy, Snooker" who held the unofficial | a table recognized by the associa: | tion and passed by them as being standard," said Davis, "As far as {I am concerned it is a record of {which I am very proud." A snooker expert said the max- imum score of 147 has been regis tered only twice before--hy Clark | McConachy of New Zealand and 'by a Canadian amateur, Leo Lev. | ett, Both were achieved on an *un- standard" table and therefore were {not recognied, ' George Chenier of Montreal, » Toronto would have | & "If we are to reach a no-raiding | the nadia "| the cue ball lodged behind a bed, Snowshoes Get 'Choice Weather OTTAWA (CP) -- Crisp, cold weather and lots of snow await an estimated 5,000 snowshoeing en- thusiasts in logues and moccasins who will erowd the capital for the international snowshoers conven tion Friday and Saturday, Snow lies two feet deep and more over the city for the races, par- #des and square dances to be held by the snowshoers from up- wards of clubs in Eastern anada and northeastern United TRE DAILY TINA GAZETTE, jon a carnival a Thursday, January 27, 1955 18 assey, and he will one of Baturda a 's Althou, activities won't in though until a Friday dance, the city already is atronage of Governor hii Ottawa Ice se Wright has. nearly com ice tableau near the tional war memorial, and a of three-a-day variety front of the tablesu nesday featuring two Esl who sing cowhoy songs. { Tonight, loeal snowshoe | will join Charlotte Whitton States, i | He big gathering is not for the weak, MUST BE FIT The Canadian Snowshoe Union's entry form for races states spe- cifically: "Open to all amateur athletes in perfect physical condi. tion," A few are proving them- selves fit by trekking to Ottawa on foot, Two 22.yearold members of a Sherbrooke, Que,, club, Denis Mya- ville and Leo Paul Beaulieu, were due to end their 280-mile hike to day. Marcel Turenne and Arthur Blanchard of "Les Loups Gris' -- Grey Wolves--Club at Cornwall, plan to trek the 80 miles ot Ot tawa honsiop in 22 hours, Others will be coming in trains and buses, alluding chartered rains from Montmagny, Que., and Portland, Me "9 The convention fis under the ofessional, made a 144 break on eb. 3, 1950 on the same Leicseter square table where Davis made his maximum score, For a time Chenier's figure stood as a record, Davis has a flair for ice-cool concentration, His 147 score Satur. day was his 575th century break, "It was the greatest moment in my life," he sald, recalling the shattering time Saturday when his d for the record seemed doomed, | With 13 reds and 13 blacks potted, | confronting him with a difficult | table-length shot, After a long pause Davis sank { It, with a stroke he called the best | in his 35-year career. 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