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.MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE \ v PAGE ELEVEN | Spicy Bits | From Other {Sports Cols. ROSS TRUEMAN Canadian Press Staff Writer ' Montreal, Dec. 8--(CP) -- Mojtreal Canadiens are more or less. in the doldrums these days having, up to the week-end, won énly two games in nine starts, and many diverse theories as to the whys and wherefores of the case have been expounded by lo- cal sport columnists. Main weakspot of the Canadi- ens at the present time, contends Paul (Le Canada) Farizeau, is their offensive, With high calibre hockey being played in the Nat- tonal Hockey League today the club cannot feasibly depend upon one line to carry all the scoring " chores. The punch line of Blake, Lach and Richard has not always pro- duced in recent games, and this is not at all surprising, he said, when every team in the League strives to hold the line in check realizing that it compromises the most dangerous unit on the club. In the first 18 games of the schedule, Canadiens scored , 43 goals and the punch line account. 'ed for 24 of these. In Parizeau's opinion there are three or four players wearing the Habitant uniform who are not of major calibre. "Howie Riopellle has proved very disappointing up until now, and what might we expect from players like Quilty and Peters? "Bob Carse, who scored 27 goals and 61 assists for a total of 88 points with Cleveland Bar- ons last season, has only three goals to his credit in 18 games this season." Bax (Montreal Star) O'Meara thinks Canadiens will improve when Ken -Mosdell and Murph Chamberlain get back in action. Both have been on the sidelines with injuries, "They are two fine back-check- ers who will help in that depart- ment," he wrote. O'Meara also said that Coach Dick Irvin "has changed his stance." "He is full of the old back slapping spirit and is encourag- : ior now, bidding them to forget that which is past but strive onward towards the goal, with particular emphasis on the way they shoot. Dick, of course pasn't become a 'Laughing Boy' overnight, but he is on hie way, or so they say." WALCOTT PROTEST WILL BE MERELY MATTER OF FORM New York, Dec, 8--(AP)-- A contention that Jersey Joe Wal- cott should be declared heavy- weight boxing champion of the world goes before the New York Boxing Commission today with - every indication that if Jersey Joe gets the title he'll have to tight for it again, That is the big talk now -- & 'second meeting next summer be- tween the challenger and Joe louis, who gained a split, tor- .ridly-disputed decision in the 24tp defence of his crown Fri- day night at Mad son Square Gar- den, It's that decision which Wal- cott's. manager, Joe Webster, wants to talk about--and protest --in his tete.a-tete today with Commission Chairman Eddie Ea- gan. Eagan has indicated that he wil] listen and that's about all. ¥or him to reverse the decision of the judges is virtually out of the question, observers insisted. Webster's main complaint deals with the s:ore card of Frank Forbes, the Negro boxing judge 'who pencilled Walcott a 12.to-9"lead in points but gave the bout to Louis on rounds 2- to-6, Forbes' decision helped swing the pendulum: in the direction of the champion, the other judge, Marty Monroe, also going along with Louis while Referee Ruby Goldstein was voting for Walcott, Jersey Joe's manager contends the boxing commission's own rules nullify Loujs. Eagan said the standards give the judges discretionary power in all such matters. The commission chairman installed the point-sys. tem two years ago primarily to reduce draw decisions, If a fight results in a deadlock, a judge may refér to his points to break it. TEN FLIES AMPLE FOR TROUT SEASON Toronto, Dec, 6--(CP) -- 'Trout fishermen spending these" 'winter . evenings tying flies for next spring's season-opening can cut down sharply on the number of their pat- terns. Art Flick, noted New York and Pennsylvania angler, after three years' researc, names 10 dry. flies on which he says good fishing can be had all season if they're biting at "all, In his new book, "Streamside Guide,' (Thomas Allen) he details the results of his study in identifi- cation of May-flies asgthey hatched. ,. His nine basic patterns of dry flies are Quill Gordon, Hendrick- son. and Red Quill, March Brown and Grey Fox, Light Cahill, May- fly Midget, Green Drake, Dun Var- fanf and Cream Variant. To these he adds a dry fly tied on a No. 18 hopk to imitate the very small May Ihes, ' Almost five centuries ago--in 1496 to be exact--Dame Juliana Berners plunped for only-12 patterns of trout flies. Since then anglers on both sides of the Atlantic have re- carded some 630 patterns. Now Flick, after wading streams with a butter- fly net catching live flies and ex- amining thousands of trout stom- ach, ctmes back to a basic dozen orless. TinesoGazette classified ads pay =Why not try one today. Y Forbes' vote for " nner] When the Chicago Black Hawks invaded Toronto on Saturday it was the beginning of a bad week-end, for Leafs ---- sss ovs winning goal right in Chicago, against his former mates. Left, Roy Conacher, who joined Chihawks after refusing won at home 12-5 and then went back to the Windy City | to jay with Detroit or New York when sold by Boston, and nosed out a 3-2 victory with Max Bentley scoring the | chats with big brother Charlie, former Oshawa Generals' Chicago Black Hawks Had Sad Week-End Visiting and Entertaining Toronto Maple Leafs coach, Right, the Bentl together, but in different on their sweater -- so it of them. on the same line for many seasons. Both boys were No. 7 ey brothers, Max and Doug. get uniforms this time, after playing should be a lucky move for one A.H.L. HOCKEY CHIPS By The anadian Press Buffalo Bisons today emerged as the latest threat in the Ameri- can Hockey League, moving to within four points of the West- ern league-leading Pittsburgh Hornets during the week-end. On Saturday, the Bisons edged the Eastern leaders, Hershey Bears, 4.3 and came back strong last night to down New Haven Ram- blers 5-3. : Meanwhile Pittsburgh notched victory number 17 for the sea- son, bumping the luckless Wash. ington Lions 4-3 on Saturday. Hersey found no happiness in the two games they played, los- ing 6-1 to Indianapolis on Sunday after losing to Buffalo Saturday. Providence Reds kept beside Bears at the top of the standings by splitting two games, downing St. Louis 10-3 yesterday after be- ing edged by Springfield 4-3 on Saturday. Philadelphia battled St, Louis to a 3-3 stalemate on Saturday and Cleveland tripped New Hav- en 4.2 on the same day to round out the week-end schedule, Bell Is Hero Joe Bell was the Buffalo hero of the Saturday night fixture with two quick goals--nine sec- onds apart--in the third period. Len Halderson also picked up two goals for Bisons while Gordie Bruce, Penitti, Lund and Rolly McLenahan tallied for Hershey. In Buffalo last night, Floyd Curry was the leading scorer with a pair of goals. Bell, Doug Lewis and Lessard scored one each, Bing Juckes starred for Rarmblers with two goals, Buck Davies scoring the other marker. Syd Smith was the wholp show in the Pittsburgh win, as he rap- ped home three goals in succes- sion after Lions had taken a 3-1 lead, Pete Langelle tallied the other Hornet goal while George Hunchuk scored two and Bud Fo- ley one for Washington. Barry Sulivan led Indianapolis to victory with two goals while Enio Sclisizzi, Lloyd Doran, Nel- son Podolsky and Tony Licari saared one each, Veteran Herbie Cain scored Bears' lone goal. Fraser (ets 3 Harvey Fraser notched three goals to pace Providence to an easy triumph over St. Louis, John Chad picked up two goals for Reds while one each went to Whitey Prokop, Carl Liscombe, Jack Church, Roger Bedard and Pete Kaputsa. Flyer goal-getters were Paul Gladu, Rudy Kamp- man and Norman Tustin, It was a different story on Sa- turday as the Reds were upset by S,ringfield Indians despite an early 3.0 lead on goals by Chad, Fraser and Harry Taylor. Eldy Kirbussen led the -Indian upris- ing with two goals while Allan Kuntz and Wimpy Jones contri- buted one each, Despite the efforts of Steve Wochy who scored two goals, Rockets had to be content with a draw with St. Louis, Ken Kilrea scored the other Philadelphia goal while St, Louis marksmen were Tustin, Don (Count) Gros- so and Steve Raynak. Roy Kelly, Fred Thurier, Pete Leswick and Bob Solinger notch. ed goals for Cleveland while Da- vies and Sherman White scored for New Haven, TULSA WINS ONE Okla.--Tulsa Oilers snapped a three-game United States Hockey League losing streak Saturday night by defeat- ing Fort Werth Rangers, 3.1, Goals by Harry Dick and Clare Dillon, with less than two min- utes to play, gave Tulsa the vic- tory. In the second period Bill Thomson : scored for Tulsa' and Mutcheson for Fort Worth. Tulsa, Len NEW MEMORIAL ARENA Kelowna, B.C.~(CP)-A Memor- jal Arena is to be built here at a cost of approximately $180,000. Two years ago citizens raised $100,000 in voluntary gifts for the project, but increased building costs made this amount insufficient, A by-law to ralse the additional $80,000 was en- dorsed by ratepayers. My. Jackson Had a Ba-a-ad Night! When Toronto Leafs defeated Chicago Black Hawks 12-5 at Maple Leaf Gardens on Saturday night, unhappiest player was the Hawks' rookie netminder, Doug Jackson, shown being assisted to the Gardens' hospital for first aid after being struck on the neck with puck in the third period. He spent a miserable evening fanning on the efforts of Leafian sharp- shooters. Mapleos Vault Into Top Spot Over Week-End Toronto Maple Leafs, the only National Hockey League team win- ning both, its week-end games, stood nicely in the lead today with a four- point advantage = over Boston Bruins and with Detroit Wings slipped down to third place another point back. Boston had a victory and a tie, and so did New York Rangers, while Montreal had one win and one loss, and Detroit and Chicago lost both their games. The Conny Smythe gang however got a jolt Sunday night. On Satur- day they'd walloped the Iluckless Black Hawks by 12.5 at Toronto, with rookie Doug Jackson helpless in the Hawk nets under an aval- anche of Toronto pucks. Sunday at Chicago it was close all the way. The Hawks got young Emile Francis back in a hurry from Kansas City, and the Regina youngster who has earned the nickname of "The Cat" didn't look anything like the hapless Jackson, who had permitted 42 goals in seven N.H.L. games. Ted Kennedy scored for Toronto in the first period and Alex Kaleta tied it up in the second. Then in the third Hawks actually took the lead, but Bud Poile's goal was matched within three minutes by Vic Lynn's counter. The winning goal was fired by Max Bentley in thie last four minutes while Hawks' Bob Goldham was serving a fate- ful penalty for holding. Goldham had fallen to the ice after diving to block a shot from Howie Meeker --and his body covered the puck. All the inter-changing of players between Toronto and Chicago didn't affect the battling spirit shown in both games, Last night Bob Gold- ham, recently of the Leafs, and Gus Mortson of the present Leafs, tossed off their gloves and started swinging at each other with Mortson being felled by a blow to the chin before it was broken up bringing five minute penalties to both. Another ex.Leaf now in Chicago uniform, Gus Bodnar, will be lost to the Hawks for probably three weeks, He suffered a deep cut above his instep on the right foot in the second period. Detroit Red Wings, who were atop the league standing until a few nights ago, were blanked by Montreal Canadiens 4-0 at Montreal Saturday and then lost to New York Rangers by 3-1 Sunday. New York Rangers and Boston Bruins tied 5-5 Saturday and Boston Beat Mont. real by the only goal scored in their game Sunday. At Montreal goalie Bill Durnan turned in his fourth shut-out of the season as the Wings were baffled by a Canadien team that stressed speed and wide-open play. Durnan was a stand-out as he blocked 14 shots while Harry Lumley had to handle 32 at the other end, in addi- tion to the four he missed. Butch Bouchard scored two of the Mont- real goals, the others going to Elmer Lach and Rip Riopelle. Bruins Get Shut-Out The Bruins had gone seven games without a victory when they finally shut out the Canadiens on a goal scored by defenceman Pat Egan from 30 feet out, in the fourth min- ute of the second period. The Cana- diens were® aggressive throughout but Boston's close checking game hed them pretty well tied up, and handled only 19 shots as he turned Frankie Brisek in the Boston cage in his second shut-out. Canadiens on Sunday night how- ever were playing without their top scorer, Maurice ' (Rocket) Richard, who suffered a knee injury in the game in Montreal Saturday. The New York Rangers, now only two points behind Montreal, play- ed their first tie of the season in the 5-5 game at Boston Saturday. Grant Warwick and Buddy O'Con- nor each scored two goals and Tony Leswick got the other for New York, .less than two minutes from the iin- al whistle, Wally Wilson scored two Boston goals and the others went to Pete Babando, Billy Taylor and Pat Egan, the latter's shot travelling 65 feet before crashing off Jim Henry's pads into the net: At Madison Square Garden Sun- day Rangers chalked up their fifth victory in the last seven . starts. Grant Warwick and Tony Leswick scored in the first- period and Ed Kullman got the third in the final frame. It was Len Kelly who spoiled a shut-out for New York, : '| wood, Adams, McGillis, Ghosts Lose Title To Niagara Falls On Fumble Plays Cobourg, Dee. 7--Playing a su- perior brand of football, Niagara Falls took the ORFU intermedi- ate "B" title here Saturday when they defeated Cobourg Gallop- ing Ghosts, 13-6. The sudden- death game waa played on a field flanked high with snowbanks. The winners showed better playing combination, better kick. ing and superior line planging. Sumner kicked a single for Ni- agara Falls in the opening quar- ter, The Jamieson-Quigley for- ward passing combination put Cobourg on the Falls' 10-yard line, but the quarter ended be- fore a score could be made, : In the second quarter Gilbert kicked for a single on a field goal try for Cobourg, Cooper of Cobourg picked up a fumble and took it over for a touchdown which was not converted. Johnson scored a touchdown for Niagara Falls from Cobourg's 10.yard line, which was converted, Sum- ner added a single to bring the score to 8.6 at half time, In the fourth quarter Cobourg fumbled after a nice gain on an extension play, Kitney recovered to score a Niagara touchdown which was not converted, Niagara Falls-- Flying Wing, Petrullo; halves, Brock, Hutch- berger, Sumner; quarter, W. Johnson; snap, J.. Kitney; insides Dixon, Obreck; middles, B, Kit- ney, Anderson, outsides, Main, Johnson; alternates, Kerrio, Car- lo, Bares, McAndrew, Smith, Lazitch, Tannis, O'Donald, Rosia- na, Leskiew, Stroud, Damore, Cobourg--Flying wing, Jamie- son; halves, Quigley, Mecllveen, Watson; quarter, Plunkett; snap, Poynter; insides, Seale, Jarvis; middles, Thrasher, Bullock; out- sides, Cooper, Douglas; alter. nates, Johnston, Hodon, Lees, Gilbert, Brooks, Currelly, Brand- J. Kirk- umpire, A. Officials--Referee, . wood, Peterborough, Smith, Oshawa. OLYMPICS STRING SNAPS Boston--The fast-skating Que- bec Aces stopped Boston Olympics winning streak at three games with a 6-4 Quebec Senior Hockey League victory before 683 fans at Boston Garden, SURKONT TO PLAY Caracas, Venezuela--Pitcher Max Surkont of the 8t. Louis Cardinals was signed to play for the Vene- zuela club of the Caracas Profes- sional Baseball League for a salary of $1,200 a month, plus expenses. WATERFIELD SETS PACE Chicago--Bob Waterfield, pas- sing ace of Los Angeles Rams, brought his team to life in the fourth period and completed a 20-yard pass to Dan Hickey for a touchdown which gave the west- erneres a 17-14 triumph over the champion Chicago Bears, EASY FOR BROWNS Baltimore, Md, -- Celevland Browns, flexing their muscles in a tune-up for their championship playoff next week against the Yankees, trounced the last.place Baltimore Colts, 42 to 0, in an All-America Conference game before 20,574 fans, EASY FOR IRONMEN New Westminster, B.C, -- The leading Seattle Ironmen walloped cellar-place New' Westminster Royals, 6-1, in a Pacific Coast Hockey League northern division game, SLOAN'S LINEMENT Windsor AKO Win Unofficial Rugby Title From London London, Ont., Dec. 7 (CP)--Wind- sor AKO edged London Kiwanis, 7-5, at Little Memorial Stadium, Saturday afternoon for the unof- ficial Ontario Rugby Football Union junior championship. Although the Windsorites will now lay claim to the title, it is not recognized by the ORFU who last week declared the junior series through for the year and named no titleholder. On a snow-covered gridiron and under frigid skies, the visitors used a bruising, ground attack to edge the locals' futile air attempts, About 600 fans braved the wintry weather and saw the AKO squad go two up in the first quarter as they grounded London's Sonny Col- vin back of his goal line for a safety souch, In the second frame, both teams scored unconverted majors and that ended the scoring. The Lon- doners, however, were knocking on the: visitors' goal posts in the final half and once failed to push the ball across from the Windsor one- yard 'stripe. 'OVER 48 MILLION BET AT CANADIAN RACE TRACKS '47 During the 329 days' horse racing in Canada at 36 meetings in 1947, a total of $48,519,909 was wagered, a decrease of $147,835 from the amount wagered at 305 days' racing at 33 meetings in 1946. Prize money paid in 1947 totalled $2,323,675, an increase of $508,585 over 1946. Of the total of $48,519, 909 wager- ed in 1947 tario accounted for $29,034,232, with 126 days' racing. British Columbia was second with $8,805,020 wagered during 70 days' racing; Manitoba was third with $4,134,448 wagered at 28 days' ra- cing; Alberta fourth, with $3,220.272 over 40 days' racing; Quebec fifth with $2,491,268 and 50 days' racing; Saskatchewan sixth with $743,760 wagered during 15 days' racing. There is no pari-mutuel betting at race tracks in the Maritime provin- ces under the supervision of the Desigion Department of Agricul- ure. The statistics for cities show that Toronto was the leader in - the amount wagered, by a big margin, with $18,841,284, Vancouver was se- cond with $7,858619; Fort Erle, third . with $4,611,062, followed by Winnipeg with $4,134,448; Hamil- ton, $3,274,154; Niagara Falls, $2,- 307,534; Edmonton, $1,725,584; Mon. treal, $1,689,444; Calgary $1494688; Victoria $1,037,310; Ottawa, $801,- 824; Regina $399,309; Saskatoon, $340,107; Moose Jaw, $4,254; Sea- forth, Ont., $130 and Mitchell, Ont., $68 the last two each having had one day's racing. From every dollar wagered at race meetings the Dominion govern- ment takes five per cent, the tax deducted by the provinces ranges from five to 10 per cent and each racing association is allowed a per- centage ranging from seven down to three per cent according to the total amount wagered. All betting at race meetings in Canada for what is known as running horses must be under the pari-mutuel sys- tem. It is carried out under the di. rection of J. D. Higginson, Super- visor of race tracks betting for the Dos inion Department of Agricul- ure. Week-End Stars | Harry Watson and Syl Apps, Toronto, linesmates who each racked up points 2s Leafs swamped Chicago 12- atur- ay. Bill Durnan. Montreal, who hung up his fourth shutout of the season as Oagadiens blanked Detroit 4-0 Satur- ay. Emile who fired two goals In the Montreal triumph over Detroit. Grant Warwick and Buddy O'Connor, New York, who each collected two markers as Rangers battled Boston to a 5-5 deadlock Saturday. Pat Egan, Boston's rushing rearguard, who notched the only goal as Boston shut out Canadiens 1-0 Sunday. Max Bentley, Toronto, who returned to' early season form with a four-goal performance in Leafs tip victories over Chicago. N.H.L. Leaders By The Canadian Press Standing--Toronto, won 12, lost six, tied three, points 27. Points--Apps, Toronto 26. Goals--Apps, 13. Assists--Ap Times.Gazette classified ads pay --Why not try one today. y 13, Penlties-- Baris, 'Toronto, 73 min- utes. | Shutouts--Durnan, Montreal, four. (Butch) Bouchard, Montreal, | Sports Roundup New York, Dec. 8 (AP)--Jim Hendy, United States Hockey League President, reports that "never before in the history of hockey" have the pro leagues been on such harmonious terms. What a contrast with the amateurs . , . Hottest baseball battle at Miami last week was over an amendment which would increase the number of rookies allowed on each minor league club. The farm teams fav- ored it, but for once the independ. ents won out. Billy Herman, who'll get $26,000 for not managing the Pirates this season, still is looking for a minor league managerial post. And the guy who'll be helping him make con- nections at this week's major league meetings is none other than Roy Hamey, the one who fired Billy ... Marcel Cerdan, French and Eure opean middleweight boxing cham. pion, continues to differ with his manager, Lucien Roupp, concerning his future plans . . , Marcel, now in Paris, says that as far as he knows his next fight is to be a return match against Anton Raadik, the Estonian American, in Chicago next month . , . Roupp, at present in the United States, had previously con- tradicted Cerdan's original an- nouncement . that he would give Raadik a return bout, stating that the European champion was inter- ested only in a world title fight. Montreal hockey fans will be sur- prised to learn that Mike McMahon, once a hard-hitting defenceman with Canadiens, is a changed man now, a strict disciplinarian who rides careful herd over his players . + . Now coaching the powerful Houston Huskies of the United Sta. tes League, McMahon is said to as- sess fines for even slight violations of training . . . He is so earnest in his new capacity that he sends long, indignant letters to President Jim Hendy of the U.S.H.L. protest- ing the unfair treatment accorded his boys by rival teams . . . Once he complained that an enemy play- er, Nick Knott, had deliberately kicked a Houston man. | Hockey's Big Seven By The Canadian Press 8yl Apps, veteran Toronto centreman, had only managed to garner one point |1in the Leafs last five games prior to | Saturday, but he went on a spree | against Chicago to collect five points | and regain the top spot among Na- | tional Hockey League soorers. Smoovh- | working Syl now has 13 goals and 13 assists, and holds a flve point margin | over Maurice Richard of Montreal and Detroit's Jimmy McFadden who both went pointless over the week-end. | Buddy O'Connor of New York was a big gainer with two goals and two assists to move into a fifth place tie with Elmer Lach of Canadiens. Each has 19 points, one less than Ted Lindsay of Detroit. The Leaders G Apps, TOrontd ...eeeee 13 | Richard, Montreal 10 McFadden, Detroit Lindsay, Detreit .. 12 O'Connor, New York .. Lach, Montreal Gee, Chicago ........ss H, Watson, Toronto .... "PHILS SIGN SCHOOLBOY El Cerrito, Cal.--Southpaw Rich. ard Small, 18-year-old first base- man from El Cerrito High School, was signed to a Philadelphia Philly contract. Small will be farmed out to a minor league club for further "seasoning." IT oy rr Uy; ~, Vl fall A Zeal Slim (% IS WON ON or i nm, i) 7 i 5 MATCHED SKATING SETS Tus year every player of the Toronto Maple Leafs wore C.C.M. Matched Skating Sets and they won the Stanley Cup for the 4th time. The Montreal Canadiens won the National Hockey League Champion- ship. with C.C.M. Matched Skating Sets on every player. _ The "Allan Cup" was won by the Montreal Royals, making them the Canadian Senior Amateur Champions, with C.C.M. Matched Skating Sets on every player. 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