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PAGE TEN THE DAILY .T IMES.GAZETTE SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1950 GPORT SNAPSHOT By Geo. H. Camemirr S& We are about to toss out a morsel of news -- but under no consider- ation should any of our readers think that we are indulging in the practice referred to in sporting circles as "tossing a fish." We were talking to a certain man the other day and he informed us that a young acquaintance of his (young acquaintance doesn't live in Oshawa) had informed him that he had been approached by a hockey scout of the Montreal Canadiens club and asked to "sign up" with the Canadiens' set-up. During the aonversation, the "scout" informed the boy that if he . signed up, his Junior "A" hockey would in all probability be played as a member of the Oshawa Generals. Oshawa Hockey Club officials have nothing further to add to the dozens of rumours that 'are flying around. It's no longer a secret -- there has been conversation and discussion between Oshawa Club officials and Montreal Canadiens Club officials. However, nothing yet has been settled. Oshawa is still within the Toronto Maple Leafs' 50-mile radius (there's an N.H.L. rule about that, concerning rights, etc.) but while there is nothing definite decided yet, the matter is "on the fire." We don't know for sure "what's cooking" either --but we do know this -- Junior "A" hockey, cannot possibly thrive in Oshawa under present existing conditions and restrictions -- and the fact was proven quite definitely in this last season. Generals finished in the cellar for the first time in history. * LJ LJ We don't imagine either the Oshawa Hockey Club or Oshawa Arena need to be reminded -- but the fact is obvious, there's got to be a stronger team here next winter -- or local fans will not support the Generals. With almost every other Junior "A" team having some pro-club affiliation, it becomes increasingly difficult for Oshawa to line up good Junior "A" prospects. Most are already ticketed for delivery to some other "A" team, through N.H.L. channels. We read every day how much it costs to run a hockey team in one city or another. Without any big financial backing, the Oshawa Hockey Club, as it operates today must stand on its own feet and the going is getting mighty slippery. The local workers are not sharing in the profits and could not be expected to share in the expenses of a losing season, so if the road gets tougher, nobody could blame them for suspending operations. The answer is obvious -- those who stand to suffer most if Oshawa doesn't have a good Junior "A" hockey team should be the ones most concerned and ready to do something about the situation. If such is the case -- we have only one bit of free advice -- that is to get moving now, don't wait until Labor Day! ' LJ £3 * The Oshawa City Soccer Club is trying hard to make all the right steps of progress to assure a successful season this summer, as a new entry in the First Division of the Toronto and District League. They'll ~play their home games at either the Kinsmen Civic Memorial Stadium 'br at Alexandra Park, depending on availability, and theyll introduce their team to Oshawa and district soccer fans (if grounds are suitable) on April 22nd, one week from today, when the C.G.E. team, Toronto champions for recent years, will come here for ra friendly game. The Canadian General Electric team is one of the best in the province and should test Oshawa City, who open their schedule at Dentonia Park on May 1st and will play their first home league game here against "Massey Harris" on May 6th. Among the players turning out with the Oshawa City are Bill Conner, former Oshawa and Toronto Scottish member; Jimmy Morrison, ex-Oakwoods star and Bob Gow, hard- working youth organizer from the Bathe Park district, whose father, Peter Gow, was one of Oshawa's greatest trick-artists and dribble experts in local soccer circles 20 years ago. Al Haley, former Oshawan, who came back to Oshawa from England after a stay of quite a few years, is another who will give experience to the team. Al played soccer in a Liverpool league, in recent years, » * 1 The Oshawa City & District Softball Association held a fairly enthusiastic meeting on Thursday night, when delegates gave a splendid report of their attendance at the 0.A.S.A. Annual Conven- tion in Owen Sound, The major amendments to rules which were passed at the annual meeting were explained by Vice-President "Wib" Hall. President Alf Wilson, following his welcome' remarks, poled the representatives present and first indications showed that Oshawa will again have at least a 4-team Inter. "AA" League this next summer, with Oshawa Pedlars carrying on, of course. The Pedlar club approached the Association for dates in the local schedule, to accommodate their inter-league games with the Dentonia Park teams. With five top-notch entries in the Dentonia Park loop this summer, Oshawa softball fans will see some bang-up games when these teams visit Pedlars. U.A.W.A, Bronks are expected back in the running while Brooklin, Westmount and North Oshawa are alsa expected to file application for a "District" loop embracing Oshawa teams in an inter-league schedule, Ajax and Whitby were also mentioned as possible entries for such a set-up. There were no Juvenile nor Junior teams represented at this first call but rumor has it that several of the teen-age teams will have representatives on hand at the mext . meeting, which has been called for Sunday afternoon, April 23rd, at * 2:30 o'clock--place to be announced later. LJ +* + LOOKING BACK: It's 13 years ago tonight since Tommy Farr, of Wales, punched out a 12-round decision over Maxie Baer, in London, and loomed as a heavyweight contender. He was beaten by Louis and Braddock subsequently and then dropped a sizzling 15-round decision to | Baer a few months later, to retire from the squared-circle . . . New York | Yankees opened their season 14 years ago yesterday and Babe Ruth appeared as a spectator for the first time and received the hjggest ovation he had ever received in 23 years of pro ball. . . . City fathers of Chicago legalized boxing 24 years ago on April 13. Boxing had been prohibited prior to that. . .. "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig was named captain of the .N. Y, Yankees on April 12, 1935. Babe Ruth was removed as captain for misbehavior in 1922 and for the next 13 years Yankees*never had a captain, for fear of offending "The Sultan of Swat," but Ruth went to Boston Bees in 1935 and Gehrig was named captain. . . . Do you remember "Indian Broom"? He won the first Marchband Handicap in world record time at San Bruno, California, on April 11, 1936. The Canadian 3-year-old ran the mile-and-eighth in 1:473/5, a mark later equalled by Shannon II and Coaltown. 4 Ld + +» The other night, in Peterborough, a delegate waited on the City Council there. The party included Vern Dawson and Hugh Campbell, two of the top baseball boosters of the Liftlock City back in the '30s, and also along were Eddie Murphy, playing-manager of the Marines in recent years, "Dit" Clapper and' George Clarke. The committee informed the council they are positive they'll raise $15,000 and they are requesting another $20,000 from the Peterborough Council, to instal floodlights in Riverside Park. If Peterborough gets lights this summer too, it will be a great help to baseball in this area. Plans for Oshawa's stadium to be floodlighted are now proceeding as (Continued "on Page 1 1 ATTENTION! MINOR BASEBALL PLAYERS REGISTER AT LEGION HALL ON CENTRE STREET. 7:30 P.M., MONDAY, APRIL 17 If you are not 9 years of age before May 1st, 195¢ and if you are over 13 years of age, and want {0 play Minor Baseba! this year, you MUST register Monday night regardicss of whether you played last year or not. This includes, JUVENILES, MIDGETS and BANTAMS. Baseball schools will be held this year and the, Toronto Maple Leafs will send a couple of players down before the season opens, so this will be another ba ner year for Oshawa Minor Baseball players. i OSHAWA LEGION MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Player's Name 'Address AGE: YEAR Team played with last year Which Park do you belong to? .... EY Toronto, Apr. 15 (CP)--The Stan- ley Cup final between Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers to- day unexpectedly assumed the as- pects of a grim struggle. The best- of-seven series is tied 1-1 and to- night's third game is the last of two games played in Toronto, temporary home ice of the Rangers while Mad- ison Square Garden is occupied by a circus. . Detroit easily éaptured the Na- tional Hockey League championship, while New York barely made the cup play-offs. Then Detroit was extended to an overtime goal in the seventh game to beat Toronto Maple Leafs in their semi-final, while New York polished off Montreal Cana- diens by four games to one in their semi-final. Resume Of Series The first game of the cup final was a 4-1 victory for Detroit, but the second game here Thursday was a 3-1 victory for New York. And that result has the Wings worried. Four regular Detroit players will be benched tonight, the Wings an=- nounced, and five players have been called up from the Wings' farm club, Indianapolis Caps, who beat Cleve- land Barons in the American Hoc- key League finals. Sitting it out on the Detroit bench tonight will be Pete Babanda, Steve Black, Marcel Pronovost and Larry Wilson. Called up from Indianapolis are goalie Terry Sawchuk, defencemen Clare Raglan and Al Dewsbury, and Kay. Replacing the benched play- ers tonight will be Dewsbury, Haidy, McKay and Jimmy Peters, Detroit regular who suffered a knee injury in the third game of the Detroit- Toronto semi-final. Drastic Shake-Up The drastic shake-up in the De- troit line-up wasn't explained by Adams, but it was reported that he asked some of his veteran players Friday to name the men with whom they preferred to "sink or swim." forwards Gord Haidy and Doug Mc- At the sare time Detroit Coach STANLEY CUP FINAL LOOKS LIKE GRIM STRUGGLE AT THIS POINT Tommy Ivan said what his team rieeded was rest. "The fellows are tired. But they aren't so tired that they can't snap back with a little rest," he said. "We will be all right tonight." Wings, staying at Hamil- ton, had no practices. Rangers, who are staying in To- ronto, also took a rest cure. Coach Lynn Patrick held a practice Fri- day for fellows who saw little ac- tion in Thursday night's game, and for those who sat it out. But the regulars were excused. SHERBROOKE DOWN TWO IN SR. SERIES DANNY LEWICKI PACES MARLIES IN SECOND WIN Toronto, April 15 (CP).--Sher- brooke Saints have at least one hockey problem today: How to stop Danny Lewicki from scoring payoff goals. The problem cropped up Friday night for the second time when the 18-year-old leftwinger sniped two goals that paced Toronto Marlboros to a 3-1 victory over the Saints and gave them a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Canada senior hockey finals. ; Third game of the best-of-seven series is scheduled at Toronto Mon- day. The winner of the series will meet either Fort Frances Cana- dians or Calgary Stampeders for the Allan Cup and Canadian senior title. | clincher with two minutes remain- Toronto won the first game 7-4. Lewicki tallied two goals in that | game, | The Fort William, Ont., product took all the steam out of the Sherbrooke drive in the second period Friday night. He hit the scoresheet just before the 10- minute mark to tie the count at 1-1 and then drove back minutes later with his second. The Saints were holding their own up until then. In the free-skating period, de- fenceman Eddie Bush gave the Quebec and Maritime hockey cham- | the McConnell Cup, Quebec Senior Get Allan Cup by Mistake, Say They'll Keep It Hockey trophy. as they are going to win it anyway. Eddie Bush, Norm McAtee and Red Goupille are all of one mind on the outcome of their series with the Marlboros. They expect they will "retain" the Allan Cup for the Sherbrooke Saints and didn't hesitate to say | r. | so when they arrived in Toronto for the second of their four-out-of-seven games for the Eastern Canada | | championships. The Saints were presented with the Allan Cup by mistake by a jeweller who thought it was | So Bush and Co. say they might as well hold the cup --Central Press Canadian. | | pions a 1-0 lead when Marlie goaltender Pat Boehmer fanned a shot frem just inside the blueline, In the second period Lewicki got his first goal on passes from George Armstrong, who also came u: from the juniors, and Bobby Hassard. He got his second at the 16:30 mark when he pulled a loose puck around to the side and shovelled it | through a maze of players into the | ' Tosses Unique Whitby Dart Throwing Ace But Team Still Loses Out Triple-Treble cage. The Armstrong-Lewicki-Hassard combination carried all the scoring punch for the winners. Armstrong, | a 19-year-old hustler who works | well with Lewicki, banged in the | Sir Arthur Currie Legion Club Defeats Whitby Branch 112 In Zone "F" Semi-Finals but Ted Thorndyke Steals the Limelight With His Sensational Display Zone F Division, Semi-Finals: Sir Arthur Currie Club, Toronto 3 Whitby Branch 112 : Now, behind that single statement there is quite a story, also a game won, that the News of the World (one of the largest newspapers) (who are the last word in darts and completeness of results and aver- ing in the middle period. Lewicki and Frank Sullivan assisted. | The heavier Samus found the] Dukes had too much speed and the | margin of play in the second and third neriods was largely Toronto's. | SHERBROOKE -- Goal, Leclerc; | defense, Bush, Heindl; centre, Barry; wings, Fillion, Prefontaine; | subs.: Goupille, Cote, Labrie, Vinet, | McAtee, Carnegie, Sinclair, Gladu. TORONTO--Goal, Boehmer; de- | fense, Hollett, Sullivan; centre, Johnson; wings, Mair, Buchanan; | subs.: Armstrong, Hassard, Bolton, Hannigan, McLellan, Blair, Rope, Lewicki. Referees--Stan Shouldice. Pratt and Hap of winning a game with 3 trebles and over 1 million to one. Well that is what Whitby did Thursday night. The first time it had been done in Sir Arthur Currie Club in compe- tion darts, also for the first time an out-of-town team came up against Currie Club in the finals, and although Toronto won, they know that had the game been play- ed on grounds familiar to Whitby the results would have been differ- | | First Period | 1--Sherbrooke, Bush | (Heindl, Prefontaine) .... 9:10] Penalties--Bolton, McAtee, Hannij- | | gan, Buchanan, Goupille, Lewicki. Second Period 2--Toronto, Lewicki (Armstrong, Hassard) 9:08 3--Toronto, Lewicki | (Armstrong, Hassard) . 16:30 4--Toronto, Armstrong | (Lewicki, Sullivan) . 18:00 | ent. Penalties McLellan . (miscon-| Whitby just could not seem to duct). | relax and were only beaten by the fact they took too long to double in, while Toronto got away every time with the first man. Their scores per man were poorer, but the lead gained at the start was too much to overcome. Here are the results per game: Whitby won the toss for first shot, but failed to capitalize on it and did not get away till their sixth man, Ted Thornlyke + doubled In while Currie got away with the sec- ond dart; this game ended with Whitby still needing 129. Currie shot first in the second game and their second man up got them away, it took Whitby ten East { men, or one and.a half around to Guelph Biltmores, Montreal Ca- | get away. It was Ted Thorndyke nadiens. { who pulled this game out of the Third Period Scoring--None. Penalties--Goupille, Heindl, MEMORIAL CUP | SURVIVORS There are four teams left in the hunt for the Memorial Cup and Canada's junior hockey champion- | ship, two in the East and two in the West. The survivors: West Regina Pats, Port Arthur Bruins.| while Whitby needed 463. Ted with GAMES TODAY ! his first dart made a Treble 3. He East i had been trying for the number 19 Eastern Canada Final--Montreal | which is right next to the 3, he was Canadiens vs. Guelph Biltmores at | advised by his captain Gene Hunt- Toronto, Canadiens lead . best-of-|jey to try for another Treble 3. Ted seven series 2-0. | shot and again his dart settled in West | the Treble 3, and their flights al- Western Canada Final--Regina | most completely blocked the Treble Pats at Port Arthur Bruins, Pats|3, but Ted again took aim. The sil- lead best-of-seven series 1-0. | ence in the room was almost felt, -- | as every person in that room knew he was going to try and put the 3rd dart in there, but it looked hopeless. Try some time playing | two darts in a treble with the flights | sticking straight out, you can hard- {lv see the treble space, but Ted ! threw his dart and it passed be- tween the 2 darts already there and sunk in the treble 3." This is | ttn | ALLAN cup | SURVIVORS There are four teams left in the {hunt for the Allan Cup and Can- tad" 5 senior hockey championship, | | two in the East and two in the West. | The survivors: | East Marlboros, INTERMEDIATE EASEBALL PLAYERS WANTED! BOYWMANVILLE PHONE 2617 + COLLECT {Toronto Sherbrooke { Saints. West Calgary Stampeders, Fort Frances | Canadian : GAMES TODAY East None. ! West | Western Canadd Final -- Fort Frances Canadians at Calgary Stam- peders, first game of best-of-seven series Classified ads are sure to pay, Phone 35 with yours today. | ages made by Dart teams all over | the British Isles) say the chances | | fire, as Toronto were down to 68, |- 'Lefty' Judd Signs With Guelph Club | Release On Way? | Guelph, April 15 (CP)--Oscar Judd signed a players' agreement | here Thursday with the Guelph Maple Leafs in the Senior Inter- | county Baseball League. He will report Monday to start training. Judd came to terms with the club | after a talk with Jack Foster, chair- | man of the Maple Leaf Association. | Peterborough Petes Blank Na:ionals 1-0 To Lead Series April 15 (CP)-- Legionnaires nosed out Brantford Nationals 1-0 Friday night to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Ontario Hockey As- sociation Senior B finals. The next game will be played Monday night in Brantford. Dootch Vitarelli got the lone marker of the game early in the middle session when he combined with Bill Crowley. About 2,200 fans saw Brantford battle through the rest of the game, trying to deadlock the score but good work inside their own blueline and stiff forechecking up front kept Peterborough on the safe side. Only six penalties were handed | Peterborough, | Foster said Friday that the big Ingersoll southpaw will have no | | trouble dropping back into the ama- | teur loop. | "All he has to do is retire and | Joe Reardon, Director of the Phila- | delphia Phillies' farm.set-up phon- ed Oscar this morning from Vir- ginia and gave him the O.K. to do that whenever he was ready," Fos- ter said. Judd was in town Friday settling | | details for a job he has lined up. | | He could not be reached for com- ment. FLORES SCORES K.O. Hollywood, April 15 (AP).--Sal Flores, Los Angeles, scored a fifth- round technical knockout over Billy Zaduk, Guelph, at the Ameri- can Legion Stadium Friday night. Flores weighed 159%, Zaduk 1522. Landing crushing rights to the head, Flores had Zaduk bleeding from a deep cut on his left eyelid at the end of the fourth round. The cut was so serious at the end of the fifth of the scheduled eight-rounder - that the referee halted the fight. automatically game so long as the score made does not exceed the score required. Well, to say bedlam broke loose is putting it mild in Currie Club. Dick Walker (Inter-City Dart League Secretary) said it was the first time made in Currie Club Even though Whitby's spirits were now high, they went down to out in the hard-bumping but clean | game. | BRANTFORD--Goal, McGrattan; defence, Smith, Simpell; centre, | Stephen; wings, Hnatiuk, Watson. Subs: Leconte, Campbell, Linn, Pigeon, Holota, Stemmler, Jamie- son, Messmer. Peterborough--Goal, Nicholls: de- fence, Godfrey, Burns; centre, Roch- etta; wings, Vitarelli, Crowley. Subs: Parnell, F. Mortimer, Greenlaw, Hill, Coombs, Stewart, D. Morti- mer, Montgomery. Referees--J. Crombie, Bowman- | ville; Andey Bellemer, Kitchener. First Period Scoring---None. Penalties--Pigeon (2), Coombs. Second Period 1--Peterborough, Vitarelli (Crowley) . : Penalties--Stephen, Vitare! :. Third Period Scoring--None. Penalty--Watson. 5° JR. GIRLS TOURNEY Cornwall, April 15 (CP).--To- ronto Globetrotters had too much |; speed for Cornwall Reds Friday night, beating them 40-32 in the first of a two-game J final sgries for the Canadian Junior Girls' Basketball Championship. Second game of the series 1s slated for tonight at the Cornwall court, total-point |; George Dudley Claims C.A.H.A. Fair to Clubs Toronto, April 15--(CP)--Com- plaints about the. financial set-up 'of the Canadian Amateur Hockey | Association brought from George 8. Dudley of Midland, Secretary of the C.AHA., the reply that the C.AHA. has always treated its | leageus and teams fairly and. bogks | are always open for inspection. Forest Keene, Manager 'of Sher- | brooke Saints, here for the second | game of the Eastern Canada Senior | final against Toronto Marlboros, | had said the Saints have lost| $28,000 'so far this season. He as-| serted the C.A.H.A. has "too much | money in the bank," and predicted | "you're going to see a Sports Com- | mission at Ottawa unless the] C.AH.A. makes it possible for al team to operate without a loss in its playdowns." In: reply Dudley told the Cana- | dian Press: "We hear this sort of| thing repeatedly. The clubs are! pretty well taken care of. They get | $180 a day on these play-down trips, | plus travelling expenses. Last year | the C.A.H.A. gave a bonus of $525! for each game of the play-downs."| Keene also criticized the CAHA.| r donating $20,000, made up of | $6,000 for Music and Arts Scholar- | ships, $10,000 for the British Em- | pire Games Association Fund and | $4,000 for the Bisley choot. Dudley said the grant to the B.E. Games Association was $5,000, not $10,000. "Our books are open for inspection at any time," he added. "We feel we are treating every one fairly." In the long run the money all comes from the public, he said, and the C.A.H.A. has had no com- plaints from them. Keene, referring to the amounts he said had been donated to other than hockey clubs, said: "That $20,000 they got from fel- lows like me who sponscr hockey teams. I leave my business around | the first of October and ang with the team all season. I draw no salary. There are hundreds of managers like myself. "It will cost whoever wins this series between Marlboros and our- selves $15,000 to move the team' West for the Allan Cup series. If we're lucky, we'll get abcut $500 for each of the games out there. "The C.A.H.A. has $150,000 in the bank. Someday somebody is going to put that in the back of a row- boat and go down the river with it. I've seen that happen before." | | ) O.T.C. Assured Floods Won't Delay Opening President Don Brown of the Osh- awa Tennis Club held a meeting of the executive last night to ensure that despite the terrific flood dam- age to the courts suffered this spriag, the club will open as usual with everything in good repair. Property manager Bruce Armand assured the executive that work would commence on April 15 make certain that the tradition! opening of the club would take place on May 24th. Arrangements have been made to clear the silt frem the courts by means of a trac tor and blade in such a manner that the playing surface will not be damaged, An~ther business item discussed concerned the future erection of an expensive - sea-wall to completely surround the courts, thereby pre= venting spring flood damage. Cec Dodwell reported that 38 ape plications had already been received from prospective new members, which indicated a keen interest in tennis for the coming season. AVATEDR RESULTS By The Canadian Press O.HA. Intermediate A Final Gananoque, 3; Tillsonburg, 3. (Tillsonburg, © Gananoque trail Port Colborne in round-robin sere | ies). O.H.A. Senior B Brantford, 0; Peterborough, 1. (Peterborough leads best-of-sevem final 2-1), ALLAN CUP Eastern Canada Final Sherbrooke, 1; Toronto, 3. (Toronto leads best-of-seven ser= ies 2-0). 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