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i aa aaa a mm. ee MBER 3] 104 PAGE FOURTEEN THE DAILY TIMES:GAZETTE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1948 SPORT : It's a guid, auld Scottish custom--"HAPPY NEW YEAR"--to all our sport fans and may 1949 be prosperous for all. * * There was no Junior "A" game on schedule last night and there is none tonight either but tomorrow, several of the teams start off the New Year with a' chance to add to their laurels. Here at home, the Oshawa Arena will be a popular spot tomorrow night, with the Stxatford Kroehlers visiting the Generals. Koehlers handed Barrie Flyers a 3-2 defeat the other night and promptly stamped themselves as the boys to watch just mow, They'll come to Oshawa tomorrow night determined to hand the Generals a licking, and if they do, it will just about mean the end of Oshawa's hopes for third place. By this time, it must be evident to all hockey followers that since Barrie and Windsor are going to fight it out for first place, the next/best spot in the playoff set-up is to finish in third spot and the competition is going to be mighty keen, with St. Catharines Tee Pees, Stratford Kroehlers and Oshawa Generals all out Geo. H. Campbell to make a determined bid for that slot. Assuming that they all come, close, that leaves only one other playoff berth, with Guelph, 8t. Mike's and Marlboros desperately aiming for 6th place. i +» * * . Generals and Stratford Kroehlers have had some keen battles ready this season and the game here tomorrow night may quite easily prove to be the best of the season. Local hockey fans will want te see Dan Lewicki in action, the Port Arthur sensation for whom the Stratford club outbid Toronto Leafs, at a $3,500 figure, The Kroehlers have a solid club and they have been playing sound hockey this last couple of weeks. Generals are still smarting under the rib- bifig. they've been getting the past 24 hours, following the Marlboro vietery here the other night. It begins to look as if the Generals play up to their opposition, which means they have just as much chance of beating any of the top teams as they have of losing to the bottom place clubs, At ledst, that's the way it has been on lotal ice so far this season. : * +* MINUTE SPORTS PAGE--Ron Plumb of Guelph Biltmores has been suspended until January 31 and John Lumley of Galt has been penalized for two games, which he has already served. They faced the O.H.A. executive last night . . . Canadiens nipped Leafs 3-2 last night, just to wind up the 1948 year for Leafs . . . Bert White's Oshawa entry reached the finals in the big bonspiel in Toronto yesterday only to lose out in the final game to Chester McConkey's Royal Canadian entry . . . The scholo teachers of Otario gathered here yesterday in large numbers for their annual bonspiel and it proved the best yet . . .Harold Wilson is going to race for Canada in quest of The Harmsworth Trophy . . . How can Eric Pogue leave the Generals to turn professional and now be considered as a replacement for Marlboros 8rs., without any talk of release, transfer, etc., not to mention the pro contract? . .. Brandon Wheat Kings are already dusting off their sheif for The Memorial 'Cup . . . Sid Smith scored two more goals for Pittsburg the other night and Leafs are still looking for goal-scoring wingers . . . Sudbury Wolves lost their first game in England, 7-3. + * * SPORTY BITS8--The Canadian Wheelmen's Association will be hold- ing their annual meeting on the 8th of January in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, No doubt there will be a representation from the 'district cyclists . . . Rumours around the Queen City have it that Eric Pogue may be expected to line up with Joe Primeau's Senior Marlboros. Now will somebody explain how a player who has signed pro can go back and play "shamateur"? . , . Things are getting more complicated every day . . . Réx (Guelph Mercury) McLeod admits that Tiny McFadden is "far and squar" in his decision to suspend Plumb for the noggin knocking of one Al Woods, referee. Plumb's suspension cemes up for réview by the O.H.A. at their next meeting, which will probably be in the New Year . .. Wally Samanski, Whitby resident, ex-General, and now with 8an Francisco in the P.CL., is ranked tenth in the loop scoring race . . . Wiggie Wylie, a Galt Red Wing star back a season or so, is sporting the 'uniform of the Quebec Aces, +» + +» SPORTS SHORTS Strange facts department: It was about this time last year that the Generals put on a stretch drive to end up near the top. They did that last year, well, féllahs, its defintiely up to you now, how about a win streak, hmmm? . . . Basketball hits the sportlight néxt week with the final practice of the Oshawa Grads slated for Wednesday night, before their opening game Saturday in Peterborough. The Oshawa opening will be Wednesday night, January 12, at the Collegiate gym when Lindsay will be the visitors .*. . Géorges Vezina, one of hockey's all-time great goalkeepers, played his first professional game--with Montreal Otnadiens--38 years ago today. His final game was Nov. 28, 1925, when illness forced him to quit after playing' one period at Montreal against Pittsburgh. He died in his home town®of Chicoutimi, Que., March 28, 1926 . Charlie Gorman of Saint John, N.B,,-and Mrs. Leila Brooks Potter, Toronto, emerged as Middle Atlantic speed skating champions at New- burgh, N.Y., 21 years ago tomorrgw. Gorman retained his title for the second successive year while Mré. Potter dethroned Miss Elsie Muller, five times title-holder. * + * SCISSORED SPORT---(BY The Canadian Press)--Shouts of "Muy Bueno" are echoing from the snowy slopes in the Northern Ontario dis- trict around Halleybury as eight South American boys and girls from Upper Canada College at Port Hope, Ont. get their first taste of skiing. Altogether 50 boys from the college are spending their Christmas holiday there. Three of the party are sistérs of boys staying at the school. They are Lupita Rubio and Monsita Targa of Venezuela and Anabel Rubio from Quba. The group has been the guests of several ski clubs in the district. The New Liskeard club will entertain them New Year's Eve with a floodlit skiing party on the tow hill and a party in the club house . Ottawa St. Pats wound up their four-game Northern Ontario tour Thursday night with a 6-3 victory over the Porcupine Combines Junior A club. It was the third victory for the St. Pats, who won games in New Liskeard and South Porcupine before losing at Iroquois Falls Wednesday night . . . Feature event of Thursday's snow-swept Dufferin Park harness races at Toronto was taken in straight heats by Buddy Manover, owned by C. B. Lawrence of Durham and dtiven by Vic Rowntree. Tony Mac Grattan (Jack Chapman) and Little Dipper (Joe Hodgins) were the place (Continued from Page 15) 5 Lf OSHAWA § ARENA ~¢o -r JR. O.H.A. HOCKEY SATURDAY NIGHT 8.30 p.m. sTRATFORD 'KROEHLERS OSHAWA GENERALS Tickets Now on Sale at Mike's Place JR. "B" HOCKEY MONDAY NIGHT LINDSAY JUNIOR "B" OSHAWA JUNIOR BEES 8.30 p.m.. Written For The Associated Press By ABE J. GREENE National of the National Boxing Association Paterson, N. J, Dec. 31--(AP)-- Boxing, hardiest of all sports in the matter of weathering of storms, faces a new and most serious threat as it looks to the new year. Comes Off Ropes Having come off the ropes through the years from the assaults of fake-artists, district-attorney in- Yestitot ion and bribe wana, box. ing now is confronted with tele- vision, a new force which might wel render it as dead as the dodo bird. More serious even then the dearth of good fighters and anemia of the box office is the threat of this latest of modern gadgets, which is giving promoters cold chills and promising to send ambitious knuckle-artists scurrying to other fields to flex their abilities. More Television David Sarnoff, president of Radio Corporation of America, says 2,000,- (00 television sets will be turned out in 1949. By 1953, he foresees 5,000,000 sets produced annually for coast-to-coast networks. With radio, you merely listen and heard a machine- -gun voice rattle off a lot of punches. If you know fights, you follow the announcer. If you haven't seen a scrap, it's mumbo-jumbo. Television gives the homeside spectator a ringside seat. The most devasting effect of television is what it does to the hinterlands. For instance, if a good fight is televised from Washington, the local out-lying fight clubs are badly dented. Can't Compete There isn't a fight club in New Jersey, for instance, which can compete with Madison Square Gar- den television on Friddy night. When Beau Jack and Ike Willigms boxed for the lightweight title in Philadelphia, small local clubs might just as well have folded for the night. Some did fold completely BOXING FACES SERIOUS THREAT IN THE FORM OF TELI VISION ADVANCES [XXX $9009 00000460 0 That's why I maintain that tele- ® STANDING o vision, if it is to be a boon to box- ing, must have regulation, If this holocaust can happen with the | éXEXXXXXXIXXXXINTANIRIC comparatively meagre television Soysrage of today, what's to happen en the country is blanketed with- the next two years. Needs Small Clubs Boxing needs the small clubs. It needs the small towns. New York clubs, for instance, could not exist on local talent alone. ie | HOCKEY NATIONAL LEAGUE PW LT £23333» New York Montreal ONTARIO TEACHERS SHOW CURLING SKILL re Games Jongh Boswn at New Yi cago at OHA w Bobby Rohinson's Toronto Rink Cops Top Honors By One Point Doug. Waugh Memorial Trophy Only 1 Point Separates First Three Prize Win- ners and Bonspiel Win- ners Decided On Last Game--Teachers from Various Parts of Ptov- ince Compete in Fel- lowship Event. The 3rd annual Ontario Teachers' Bonspiel, held each year at the Oshawa Curling 'Club, through the co-operation of the Club and Osh- awa Curlers Limited, was held yes- terday, when twenty-six rinks from various parts of the province com- peted for the J. Douglas Waugh Memorial Trophy. Holders of the "Doug. Waugh Trophy" for the ensuing year is the rink entered by R. H. Robinson of Western Tech. & Commerce, Tor- onto, which piled up a plus total of 13 for their three wins, capturing the trophy and top honors on the strength of their fine victory in the 8rd and final draw, to nosg out J. MclIntyre's Lawrence Park Collegi- ate entry, which had a total of 12 for' three wins. Close Scores Dr. O. Worden's rink from West- ern Commerce, a strong entry, won their three games for a total of 11, to take 3rd prizes and D. Blatch- ford's Parkdale Collegiate rink took 4th place, with three wins and a total of 9. Other prize winners were as fol- lows: --High 2 win prizes: R. Hodd of Kitchener 168; J. Scanlan, Hamil- ton, 9 plus 3; C. F. Lawrence, U.T'8,, 7: F. D. R. Waugh, Toronto and M. F. Kirkland, Oshawa, 5; B. Switzer, Peterborough, 4. High 1-win prizes: P. Muir, Jar- vis Coll, 10 plus 2; M. Stacey, Bow- manville, 8 plus 3; W. C..Monk- man, Toronto Central, 8 plus 2; D. M. McNaught, Eastern Commerce, 8 plus 2; R. Page, North Toronto, 8; EB. C. Rodway, Schumacher, 7; J. L. Beaton, OshaWa, 4 and A. Rhamey, Toronto Masters. Fellowship Enjoyed Play got under way at nine o'clock yesterday morning and the two draws were run off in good time, with M. F. Kirkland, Chair- man, J. A. Robins and Jos. Walsh, all of O.C.V.1, acting as the operat- ing committee. Following the second games, a buffet supper of roast turkey and sugar-cured ham was enjoyed by all, at which time brief ceremonies were held. M. F. Kirkland, Chair- man, announced the new committee members for the 1949 Teachers' Bonspiel and voiced the thanks and appreciation of all the teachers to the Oshawa Curling Club members and a special vote of thanks to the "Prizes Committee" for their splen- did job. Twenty-one sets of prizes were available for the event. His Worship, Mayor Frank Mc- Callum extended a sincere civic welcome to the visiting teachers and told them that all that was being "sold" was good will and so if they enjoyed themselves they were to tell others and make next year's event bigger than ever. Following are the complete re- sults: -- 9:00 O'Clock Draw TORONTO PH (Default) H. Hamilton, ski] NORM 1 JORONTO CL . | working '| McCoy put Parts out in front at 8. | Logéman, Dionne; h 4. | Brag; r-wing, Nira, BL, Valentine; Temple, 4; Blatchford, 10. 24s 'Worden, 13. acey, Hamliton, 0: Breese. 4. Third Game Temple, 10; gE akjand, 11. ;: Worden, 13. Stacey, 6; Ry M, , 7; Waugh, Lawrence, 9; Blticnford 11. Hamilton, 1 4 o'clock Dea PETERBORO NTRAL H.S, P.S COMM. . I. Downey, J. H. Scott, . M. McNeil, C. R Jarvis, . Smitheram, A C. Monkman, PARK COLL. J. McNabb, V. Baker, W. K. Balley, J. Mcintyre, RIVE RDALE oi TheboRo COLL. Alex Pike, I erior, J. Wylte, i Rutherford, G. Muir, Fred Stinson, 8. Ea, B. Bwitaer, 5; 7. ofh WA BOARD wes ERN TECH. of EDUCATION and COMMERCE Rev. P, Coffey, L. M. Souch, Pert, Eveleigh, J. Seaton, TORONTO CENTRAL COMM. . F. Cannon, . Campbell, DELTA CATHEDRAL . Marshall, [} TORONTO JARVIS COLL. D. Carscallen, ©. Strachan, Tr les, Dr. Campbell, 8. Reld, G. Cochrane, A. Louden, i skip Second Game Steer, 3; Sinclair, 10. Louden, 11; Robinson, 13. hamey, 4; Muir, 16. saton, 7; 'Switzer, 9. Monkman, 8; Scanlan, 9, Rodwiy, 9: Meine, 10. Ellis, 6; Hod, Taira Game Steer, 11; Rhamey, 11. Bilis, 6; Beaton, 10. Muir, 6; Hodd, 12. Monkman, 8; Louden, 8. Rodway, 7; Sinclair, 9. Scanlan, 3; McIntyre, 4. Switzer, 4; Robinsof, 12. PARTS EDGE UAWA. 3-2 G.M.UM.8. Parts came from be- hind to win from UAW.A, by a score of 3 to 2 after. Bob Forrester played a superb game in the U.A.-W.A. goal to stand off many attempts and threats by a hard pressing G.M.UM.8. Parts crew in the night cap feature of the Mercantile Hockey League last night at the Arena. Mickey Mc- Master scored the only goal of the first period for UAW.A. to wind up a three-way passing play by Perry Harman and McMaster, Parts tried every trick in the bag but could not score an the sensa- tional Forrester in the Union net. Play was at a terrific clip and very clearly played with one penalty go- ing to Burnett. Bud Bragg finally beat Forrester on a double passing play with Valentine and Reid to tie the score at the halfway mark in the sécond period to tighten up the play. Turner and Bill Vipond were given penalties for roughing and this ended the play for the session. After five minutes of close play in the final frame the shifty hard- Bob Harmon took a pass from MsMaster and beat Barriage in the Parts net to put Union out in front for the second timé in the gumie only Ww have Bill Vipond tie the score on a pass from Reid and 12:58 assisted by Valentine. Mc- Master and Forrester were the standouts in the game. U.A.W.A.--Goal, Forrester; i Turner; Ywing, Perry, M cMaster Harmo nett, im, N FL L5 Murp defence, nd; centre, ain 006 Mp . der =, B hy )f bo pond. First Period 1. Ua AWA SdcMabter (Perry, Beit 174 ame Massey, 3; MeNaught, 13. P econ' "Period 2. Parts -- Bragg (Valentine, Raid) 4. PartsW. Vipond (Reid) ... 1333 5. Parts--R. Mataly (Valentine) 12.55 Penalties--PFatrow THE TAXI SERVICE WITH ® Prompt ® Careful MOTOR CITY CAB J ® Courteous rr OTE L | 3 5234 3ill Brownlee, a veteran Oshawa skip, is shown telling A. M. Fitzgerald of Agincourt, Joe Stark of Kjtchener | {and Jack Weber of Guelph' (standing left to right), about one of the shots that was made in the first day | of the Toronto Curling Club's invitational bonspiel. Fitzgerald was the only one of the above quartet to sur- vive in the main event and was defeated in the semi-final by an Oshawa rink skipped by Bert White. Weber / was the youngest skip in the bonspiel, boasting a scan t 20 years. PITT'S DOWN CABBIES 7-2 Pitts scored three goals in less | than three minutes in the opening game of the Oshawa Mercantile | | puck bill at the Oshawa Arena la&t night and trimmed United Taxi 7-2. | | Bob Tyson opened the scoring at | 4:53 assisted by Bradley and Wil- liams in seven seconds later Blondy | Williams dropped the puck behind Waddell and passed from Smith. Then in one minute and 52 seconds later Blake beat Waddell in the taxi cage set up by Coonrer. Jerr" Cooper scored on fast play with Barnes and Williams at 1.:17 10 end the scoring for the first period. United Cab were unable to count but showed some fine hockey. There | were no penalties and play was | fast and clean. The second period with United | Taxi having the edge of the play | then at the fifteen minute mark Cooper snatched the puck and with | Blake and Barnes scored his second goal with Edmonds of Pitts and | Ozzie Keeler in the sin bin. Carey | struck back fast for the Cabbies | with Bud Elliott a minute and ten | seconds later while the two men | were still sitting out the penalties. Bradley and Edmonds staged a | fisticuff as the period ended and | were assessed five minutes each. | Ted Barnes opened the scoring early in the final frame on a smooth passing play with Cooper and Smith for Pitts sixth goal at | 10:45 Wes Keeler passed the puck | to Ozzie Keeler who promptly drove | it home for the taximen. Cooper scored his third goal of the game assisted by Watson at 17:52. Cooper | Barnes, Williams and Smith stood out for Pitts while the Keeler "And It Came Right In Like This..." P Marlboros ... 26 1 Kitchener ... O un Stratford Wi t s Monday--Owen Sound at Stratford. Tuesday--Hamilton at Owen Sound OHA JUNIOR "A" PW L rt ha RASBI=BRV Ce tea Ls | oh dr 288355888 29 nebday's Recults" Marlboros Osha Windsor Stratford . 3 St. Catharines ... 5 Overtime. Saturday Stratford at Barrie. GSHAWA RINK LOSES FINAL TORONTO "SPIEL Chester McConkey and his rink of Royal Canadians, captured in Barrie . Guelph Future Games -- Guelph at at Oshawa; St. Marlborps; Catharines honors in the first annual invita tion Christmas bonspiel at the Tor onto Curling Club. The McConke} foursome advanced through th semi-final defeating Bill Wyse's To ronto Curling Club rink, 11-7, dn then swept to a 12-5 win over al Oshawa rink skipped by W. White in the final. While. knocke! --Central Préss Canadian. of the losers. The lucky attendance prize don- | | brothers and Elliott were the pick | ated by Ralph Jewell's mens wear | was won by Doug Arnstead, 506 Sim- | coe Street South, Oshawa. PITTS ELECTRIC -- Goal, Aitchison; | defence, Andrews, Barnes; centre, Bird; | l-wing, Drummond; r-wing, Yourth; alts, Tyson, Bradley, Watson, Williams, Cooper, Smith. UNITED TAXI--Goal, Waddell; fence; Bouckley, Rorabeck; centre, El- Blake, | de- | liott; 1-wing, Stark; r-wing, McMullan; | alts, Edmuhds, W. Keeler, O. Keeler, | Myles, Crandall, Noonan, Carey. First Period 1. Pitts--Tyson (Bradley, Williams) | Pitts--Willlama (Smith) .... Pitts--Hlake (Cooper) 4 6.5: Pitte--Cooper (Barnes, Williams 13.1 Second Period 5. Pitts -- Cooper (Blake, 6. United Taxi--Carey (Elliott) 16.00 Penalties--Bdmunds, Keeler, Bird and Smith. Barnes) Third Period 7. Pitts--Barnes (Cooper, Smith) 2.30 8. United Taxi--O. Keeler (W. Keeler) 9. Pitts--Cooper (Watson) Penalties--Bradley (major), (major) and Smith. Bdmunds C. McConkey 11 W. B. White 11 M. Conkwright H. McGowan 43 | B. Kennedy C. McConkey, oft A. M. Fitzgerald of Agincour 11-10, in the other semi-final. A. F. Spencer's Toronto Cur Club squad won the main cOnso. | tion event with a 13-11 win ove! Dr. Charles Brereton of the To ronto Granite Club. The 8 453 | Fink doubled the score 12 5.00 Green of High Park in this semi | 2 | final, nce ove MAIN EVENT Semi-Final Royal Oanadian Toronto CC B. Wyse Agincourt M. Pitdgérald | Final Royal Canadian Oshawa TF. W. McBrien J. M. Wilson PF. D, Gerrard W. B. White, volley Oshawa MILLS MOTOR SALES 266 KING STREET WEST eo PHONE 4750 GM PARTS AND ACCESSORIES TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS May the New Year bring you joy, happiness and prosperity. DISTRIBUTORS OF GENERAL TIRES PONTIAC-BUICK-G.M.C. TRUCK OZARK IKE HAD TH' GAME IN TH' BAG FER US A MEBATTS/ ALL THEM FATFIELDS)S Finn Solin, oe. Tit, RAI \'2_ BUT Tag LN {FIELD KegPps A RL