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1 3 TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1948 \ DAILY THE Ld \ 3 \ TIMES-GAZEAZETTE \_ fry" PAGE Spicy Bits From Other Sports Cols. By ROBERT RACICOT Canadian Press Staff Writer Montreal, April 20--(CP)--The man who probably knows as much about dog racing as anybody in Canada, D. A, L. MacDonald, bends an ear to the report dog racing may be started in Toronto and believes it won't click under present laws. "For the life of us we cannot see how it is going to be any kind of financial success unless the crim- inal code is amended," writes Mac ' 'his Montreal Gazette column. i » game, he syas, needs a law . «endment to making bett! on dogs legal before the sport go over, - MacDonald got interested in dog racing when he was in England and Brig.-Gen. Critchley of Calgary in- troduced the spot there. Here's what Mac has to say: 'One greyhound will resemble his litter brothers so closely that it takes a pretty careful perusal of his markings chart to tell the two apart. But if you want a thrill with your bet, greyhound raeing is the spot; that can provide it; perhaps even more than horse racing. "They compete on a quarter mile oval so that everyone can see the race from start to finish. And they are far more formful than horses, probably for the simple reason that they have no jockeys on their backs. And unlike horses racing, the owner cannot talk to the dog as he does to his jock and tell him whether to *go" or not. . "Dog racing in England is the workingman's sport because it is run at night and literally millions are:bet on the dogs each year. "It is a gigantic industry. The greyhound racing association's four London tracks, did a little over 30 million dollars' worth of husiness in 1939. "Critchley did it the hard way because when he introduced grey- hound: racing to England only race betting in the: tote, or pari-mutuels if you like, was legal, just as it is in Canada today. But Critch saw that he had something good and to get an amendment to the criminal code he ran as Conservative mem- ber for Twicekenham. \ "Critch didn't know much about polities but he was elected to a } seat in the House and introduced ¥ vi} { ¢ a private bill to legalize tote bet- ting on dogs. It passed with the support of the party and the Gen- eral never looked back afterward. He made a fortune out of an, idea and a purpose." Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. New York, April 20--(AP)--Wal- *-- Hagen, who doesn't make many , dc appearances these days, was .,.=diniscing for the Norfolk Sports Club yesterday when somebody dsk- ed him to compare modern golfers with the old-timers . . . "I can't do it," replied the Haig. "When I first started playing, we didn't have as good equipment, golf courses were not so well groomed and we didn't have the same objectives to shoot for, We patterned ourselves after Harry Vardon, a fine golfer, but there wasn't any sense in trying for distance the way they do now. "We just puttered along trying to stay out of trouble or to get out of it as well as we could. Then, when better instruments came along, somebody learned you could take a double swing and hit the ball a mile. Now everybody does it. . . . After all, you can control a double swnig if you start learning it early enough." Tlustrating the differences in golf equipment, Hagen told of play- ing on a park course at Rochester, N.Y. years ago with a golf ball which had compressed air in the centre . . . The Haig sliced a drive deep in some bushes and was trying to hack his way out when a mount- ed policeman galloped up . . . While the cop was to see what or who was hidden in the shrubbery, Hagen topped a shot and the ball exploded. "Hey,' shouted the cop. "No. shooting allowed in there." . . . Hagen just stuck his head out and sald, "Mister! I sure wasn't trying to make that kind of shot!" POOREST FED OF OLYMPIAD London, April 20--(AP)--A lead- ing medical authority here predicts that British athletes will. make a poor showing in the summer Olym- pics, because "our athletes will turn out in July the worst fed by far of any competing nation." Dr. C. R. Woodwarg, medical of- ficer to the British Olympic cycling team and head of a Londoa athletes clinic, wrote in the London Star that the Olympics will be a "fiasco" for Britain. "Our athletes are too under-fed for competition with those of other nations," he said, "and they are badly handicapped by officialdom during training." The British ration of 2,700 calor- fes daily was enough for ordinary people but not for athletes, who re- quired a minimum of 4,000. "A sprinter running 100 yards uses an enormous amount of en- ergy," the doctor said, "more, say than a miner uses in a week." Swimmers, cyclists and 'other athletes use mearly as much, and "to ask them to train and race on present day rations is to ask the impossible." Daily extra rations to be granted athletes three months before the games start at Wembley Stadium July 29 were not enough. The extra food should be started eight months before an athlete competes and should include a daily minimum of 10 ounces of meat, 3 pints of milk, 1% pounds of bread, 6 ounces of cheese, 6 ounces of sugar and 10 ounces of fats, he added. The Ministry of Food's extra ra- tions for athletes amounts to less than half of this outlay. GERARD COTE WINS FOURTH BOSTON RUN Boston, April 20--(CP)--Gerry Cote, 34-year-old track star from St. Hyacinthe, Que., who won the gruelling Bostoh Marathon yester- day, is confident he will be selected for Canada's Olympic marathon team. But Cote, who covered the 26- mile, 385-yard course in two hours, 31°' minutes and two seconds, also predicted that a British athlete would win the Olympic Marathon. "I did much running when I was stationed in England during the war," he explained. "It was so damp over there I was unable to breathe properly after running 20 miles or so. The American mara- thoners will run into the same dif- ficulty. That's why I'm picking an Englishman to win the Olympic race--the climste does not 'seem to bother the British runners." Ted Vogel, United States national champion, ran second to Cote after a shoulder-to-shoulder duel = over much of the hilly course. He com- plained that Cote had bumped him, crossed in front of him and sprayed his legs with water when the Que- bec' runner doused his own head.] Cote denied he had resorted to un- fair tactics--"I won fair and square." Third place went to Jesse Van Zandt, Boston entry running his first marathon. Two-time winaer Johnny Kelly was fourth and Ollie Manninen fifth. Two other Canadian stars, Lloyd Evans of .Montreal and Walter Fedorick of Hamilton, finished sixth and seventh respectively. Cote headed an 18-man Canadian delegation in the event but oaly five others beside Cote, Evans and Fedorick finished in the first 55. A field of 145 started. The other Canadians who placed were Paul Gosselin of Lauzon, Que., 34th, Lucien Jolin of Montreal, right behind in 35th spot, Ed Pil- grim of Lennoxville, Que., 45th, P. R. Gough, of Toronto, 48th, and Rene Montpetit of St. Henri, Que., 52nd, ; FUR SHANGES COLOR The fur on a weasel's back is reddish brown in summer, but be- comes white during very cold win- ters. ' LOOKS LIKE HOGAN'S YEAR By ALEX J. MORRISON « "Morning, Alex," sald Ben Hogan as ws met on the walk to the Ri- was stepping along briskly, oulders erect, his face bright the final day ation that face in a grim do-or-die expression. His bright jaunty air on this oc- caslon suggested he was looking forward to the best year in his XC career. This notion was further strengthened by what I saw him do on the course. He Riviera course at Santa 'ica, Cal, is tough--period. Just neme anything you think would make a course tough and you will y find it somewhere in the 18 holes at Riviera. The field. iricluded most of the 2 well as. many leading . players from England, South Africa, Canada and South America, Yes, the brilliant Bobby Locke was' there, also Norman Von the Australian champion. such players as Sam Snead, Lloyd Mangrum, Bobby Locke, and Flsworth Vines were right on Ben's neck going into the last round. Ben's best round had been 68 while several 67's had been turned in and evén a 66 had been made by Ray Mangrum. On top of this the weather was almost as bad as if {7 \Z a Rs bar Ben Hogan, who succeeded his fel- low Texan, Byron Nelson, as golf's won the Los Angeles Open, that best player, showed, by the way he 1948 may be his best year. He scored 275 for four rounds over the tough par 71 Riviera course, can be at Santa Monica, thick, damp fog with cold winds. But, Hogan stayed at ease to finish with UK. ATHLETES | -| opener a sizzling 67 and a new record. ® Gus Mortson, playoff game with the Detroit Red Wings in Toronto re cently. the first game of the best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. to none to retain the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row. one of the stars of the Toronto Maple Le afs, suffered a broken leg in a National Hockey League The injury, Since then Leafs won the series four games NATIONAL LEAGUE svoecd o gs382388Y coocoo~OH ond: 4 Pittsburgh Only game scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia New York ... Washington Boston ...... Detroit .. Cleveland Chicago 8t. Louis M Philadelphia .. First <3 ggas8ss: coconHooM & Kk Only games scheduled. "Big League Baseball Yesterday Joe McCarthy Is back in baseball today--but please, mister, don't re+ mind him, The former manager of the New York Yankees still doesn't know what hit him in yesterday's Ameri- can League opener -- his first day back since he went into his self-im- posed exile a year and a half ago. oo a double fracture, occurred during "Bing and His Boys" in Pirates' Uniforms at! 8 | 4 "eo The crowd of spectators that watched the Calif, recently had an added attraction. "Der Ol Bingle" baseball stadium for a bit of practice. Here, TT SR Re ie Pittsbur gh Pirates during morning workout Bing Crosby brought three of his four sons to' the Bing bats the ball to the boys during a pepper session. They are, left to right: Lindsey "Linny" Crosby, 9, and the 13-year-old twins, Philip and Dennis Crosby. Old Connie Mack brought his up- start Philadelphia Athletics to Bos- ton for an opening day morning-- afternoon double header, welcomed McCarthy back with a "How are you, Joe?" then proceeded to rip MoCarthy's Red Sox apart with a double-barrelled 5-4 and 4-2 tri- umph, Mack used two war heroes--pitch- ers Phil Marchildon of Penetan- guishene and Lou Brissie--to lead the charge. Marchildon, shot down by the Germans while flying for the RCAF. and held a prisoner for nearly a year, spaced seven hits over 11 innings to win the first game. Brissie, for whom doctors once gave up hope after his left leg was nearly torn off by German sharpnel, limited Red Sox sluggers to four hits to win the afternoon tilt. There were two other openers yes- terday--one in each league -- and they ran true to form. The world champion New York Yankees spoil- ed Washington's annual inaugural by knocking the stuffings out of the Senators 12-4 behind a 16-hit at- tack. Even an eighth-inning free-for- all scuffle failed to ruffle the calm es oy. 7, in Los Angeles, SPORT SNAPSHOTS (Continued from Page 10) of better than average ability will be playing baseball in the Intercounty Senior League this year. They both are also better than average in the diamond game, too . . . Frank Filchock is really travelling around a lot to shop for a good position this coming grid season. He is expected in Ottawa next week where he will confer with members of the Ottawa Riders, after seeing the Allouette management and their offers. 'Who knows where the American star will finally end up? We doubj if he even has any ideas on the subject at the present time . . . 'oronto Montgomery Maids of the Eastern Canadian cage champs of the female variety, defeated Cardston Shooting Stars 47-35 last night and as far as this corner can see it looks like the Underwood Trophy for the gals from the Queen City, unless the Westeggers can show that it was the train ride east that put them off form, and not the play of the Maids . .. Canadian light heavyweight champion Harry Dillon was dethroned by Charlie Belanger of winnipeg 20 years ago tonight with a technical knockout in the 10th round. The rugged Belanger was knocked out for the first time in his 200-battle career in November 1935. * * * SCISSORED SPORT--(BY The Canadian Press) --Team-player con- tracts, which headlined the Ontario Hockey Association executive meeting Saturday, will hold the spotlight at the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association's annual meeting at Toronto Friday, Saturday and Monday. The special contract plan presented to OHA junior and senior «A» clubs by Association President George Panter, which was turned down, is a variation of the one that National Hockey League President Clarence Campbell would have the CAHA adopt. It is expected Camp- bell's plan will be given a full hearing. He would have senior amateur players sign a contract binding them to one club. If a player from a club was taken by an NHL team, the amateur club would receive $5,000 from the pro league. It would receive $3,500 from the AHL and a lesser sum from any other lesser pro leagues. If the plan is accepted the annual grant of $31,000 from the NHL to the CAHA would be discon- tinued . . . Drunken sulky drivers came in for strict censure by members of the Western Ontario Harness Racing Association which held its annual meeting at Chatham yesterday. Ways and means to rule drunken drivers and incompetent horse handlers off tracks were discussed but outside of urging all tracks to take control measures, nothing was done. The association will investigate feasibility of saliva tests at all Ontario meets. If the investigation is found reasonable all tracks will be urged to adopt the tests . .. Dennis White, manager of the Canadian Olympic boxing team, announced last night at Montreal that entry forms for the dominion boxing championships and Olympic trials have been sent all branch secretaries and affiliated bodies. The meet will be held in Montreal May 28 and 20 and the championship divisions will range from 112 pounds to heavyweights . . . Toronto Montgomery Maids whipped Cardston, Alta, Shooting Stars 47-35 at "Toronto last night in the of their best-of-five Canadian senior women's basketball final series. Second match will be played tonight . . . The Swedish Amateur Athletic Union ruled yesterday that & non-amateur. Anderson, Gundar Haegg and approximately a dozen Swedish athletes were suspended more than a year ago on charges of professionalism. Anderson recently sought a pardon. Haegg has vir- tually retired from track and now is emploped in a sports shop . . . South African Bobby Locke ripped into the first round of the Carolinas open golf 'tournament yesterday with an eight-under-par 64 to take the lead by five strokes. It was the competitive course record . .. Windsor AX.O. Juniors moved to within one game of the Eastern Canada junior basketball championship at Windsor last night when they trimmed Montreal Canadians Converters 55736 in the first game of the best-of- three series. Second game Will be played. at Windsor tonight. Ottawa Roughriders of the Big Four and Hamilton Wildcats have moved into the Big Four to replace the dis- banded Hamilton Tigers. Ted Reeve, coach of Beaches, will take over the position with the new joint entry to be known as the Beaches Indians. ; 1t is understood a fourth team will be approached to bring the lea. gue into balance. However, officials didn't say where the other entry might be located. Beaches, Indians - Football Clubs Will Amalgamate Toronto, April 19--(CP) -- The two Toronto teams of the Ontario Rugby Football Union--Indians and Beathes--have amalgamated for fi- nancial reasons, it was announced today. The move, decided at a week-end meeting of executives of the two clubs, leaves a bare three entries in the depleted ranks of the ORF.U. The other teams are Windsor Rock- ets and Sarnia Imperials. Ottawa Trojans have amalgamated with Doby to Perfor m : In Tribes' Opener Cleve!:xnd. -- For the first time in the history of the American Lea- gu2, a Negro player will be in the starting lineup on opening day. s Arne Anderson, Swedish miler, is | exterior of lanky Ewell Blackwell, Cincinnati right-hander, who fash- ioned a neat seven-hitter in pitch- ing the Reds to a 4-1 triumgh over Pittsburgh Pirates in Cincinnati. The majors get into full swing this afternoon with all other clubs making debuts in the National League: Brooklyn is at New York; Boston at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at St, Louis and Chicago; at Pitts- burgh. The American League has St. Louis at Cleveland, Detroit at Chi- cago and New York at Washington with Philadelphia and Boston idle. NEW GRID Winnipeg. -- Appointment of C. (Acy) Olson of New Rockford, N.D., as football coach at the University of Manitoba, succeeding Pat Twom- ey, was announced by university of- ficials. Bisons Farm Pair To Rome Colonels Texarkana, Tex. -- Buffalo Bisons of the International League today farmed a pair of young outfielders to Rome Colonels of the Canadian- American League. Les Eggers, 19, and Jim Williams, 18, will report to the Colonels at Greenc:.:tle, Pa. Eggers batted .248 last year for Jamestown of the Pony League. Williams, signed as a south. paw pitcher, was switched to the outfield because of his power. He batted .375 this spring in his few exhibition appearances with the Bison regulars. WANNA BUY A TEAM? Quebec, April 20--(CP)--Emile Fortin, Quebec industrialist, said here last night he was withdrawing his support of Les Montagaards in the newly-formed Interprovincial Senior Lacrosse League. He said the team was on the block, and that he expected to conclude the sale eith- er with several Quebec parties or a Montreal group. Asphalt Shingles ERNIE CAY LUMBER BOWLING OSHAWA PRESSMEN AND ASSISTANTS' UNION The annual bowling affair of the Oi Pr and ts' Union * took place on Saturday last. Thirty- six members tried their luck as bowl- ers, and altogether they made a good showing. Tom with high single of 381 ahd also high triple of 904, was outstanding. On the same m D. Denyer scored the low single of 83, and low triple 356 with handicap. Highest scoring team featured Ernle Peeling, Ry RT ning, 3, poin agglicap. -- The fax Makers saw that good | limited Boston Red Sox CL four Foi time was made possible, and maybe and batted in two runs in pitc v1 some of the high scorers can make a | Philadephia to & 4-2 triumph in secon showing against some of their teams, | game O doubleheader. Ki, Athletics if not Enis season, then perhaps next, in| nk Males Ls lion) the possibilities are being thought of. | collected fi including Jnree Thanks are due to those who made | doubles as Athletics took both oh gs this affair its usual success. twin bill from Boston 5-4 and 4-2. Fights Last Night | yoke, Mass.--Tony Janiro, 150, Ni Ken ., knocked out Frankie Cordino, 152, Toronto Us New Conn.--Eddle_ Compo, 128, otpotaten Phil Ter- ova, 132, New Yor . TC hicago--ackie Keough, 151, Cleve- land, outpointed LaFaye Drummond, 153, Chicago (8). ESTERDAY'S PITCHING AND y BATTING STARS Athletics, le, Lou Briss (rid Ma 1 - /, 77 7 7 Oh, oh --it's that sign again! -- the one saying "Postage Due" on the letter. So she shells out a shilling -- or maybe some francs or lire, and all for the sake of a letter that hasn't been properly prepaid ! And what a pity -- because generally, friends like to hear from each other -- but nothing takes the joy out of mail so f-a-s-t as postage due. 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