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DNESDAY, MAY 16, 1951 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE FIFTEEN : RAPID ROBERTS REVIEW ON SPORT vv One of the most popular conversational pieces of all time 'is the weather . . . how it is, was, or is about td be. If anyone approached you within the past few days and pulled this particular small- talk starter, he or she most certainly said something along the following lines . . . "Hasn't this weather been just grand?" Now if you are a tennis play- er, you'd have agreed whole- heartedly. If you were the owner of what is known in the racing world as a "mudder", your ideas would more likely have been the exact opposite. The tennis players haven't had such balmy weather with dry soil underfoot until just recently. Now they are be- ginning to leave their wives and families in droves on week- end tours of operations at the local courts. One court that hasn't however been open to the racquet boys, is that of the Oshawa Tennis Club. The reason is obvious enough to those who have been at work on the new courts, buildings and other facilities. But the word from the chap- pies who aided in the big switch of locations (from McMillan Drive to north Ritson Road) is that things will be ship- hape come the 24th of May . . . traditional official open- ing day for the O.T.C. An informal tourney, a small get-to-gether and a draw for a radio will take place that day, and all prospective members, old members and others interested in the sport, are invited out. Vv If you ever wondered wheth- er wrestling fans get their money's worth, last night's show at the Arena should answer the question and end any and all debate on the sub- Ject. In the main event, the peo- ple's cherce, one Whipper Wat- son held a win and a loss in the best-of-three falls cham- pionship bout with ace bad- man Fred Atkins. Atkins went at the Whip in a way that left no doubt as to who would be the more battered specimen come the curtain. * And the referee saw things just the way Atkins intended he should . . . which meant that when the final pin occurr- ed, Atkins was declared the winner, But the fans would have none of this . . . didn't that no-good, son-of-a-gun in the white uniform notice that the Whip's hand was stretched outside the ropes? Didn't that mean that any fall counted while this was the case, was null and void? Didn't it? . . . didn't it? Well the fans presented their situation so well . , . and with such vigor, that the referee signalled Atkins back from the runway leading to the oom. Fearless Freddie came back oniy after the threat of dis- qualification. But then the oddest thing, to our "fair- minded" way of thinking, took place. The Whippuh drop- kicked Atkins into submission while the latter was still tak- ing off his robe . . . in fact the robe was still hanging around the body in § most unfair style when the referee gave Watson the duke! » It was what the real fans wanted , . . they applauded Dial 3-1127 MOTOR CITY (RADIO) CAB 9 PRINCE ST. lowdly . . . they had 1 _eir money's worth. CHECKLETS -- The Cana- dian professional tennis cham- pionships will be held in Que- bec for the third straight year, June 8-11 and Frank Kovacs of Oakland, California will travel north to defend his singles title. It would be rather nice if some unknown home- 'brew pro would come through with a win in this series. You heard, of course, that the Harlem, Globetrotters pro basketball team set a new world's attendance record for a single game in their recent tour of South America. But did you know that Dave Zinkoff, a fellow who kept basketball going in Iceland during the past war, will do the announc- ing for the troupe when they make their next European trip. Just the other evening, a group of McMaster University students, all basketball players, including Jerry McTaggart from the Marauders, played an exhibition game with the Cent- ral Collegiate Seniors at the latter's gym. Among the local boys with the Macs were Ed Saimon and Ray Mozewsky. Central didn't win the game (no official count was kept), but they kept pace with their + fast-stepping opponents. As Coach Don Mcllveen remarked at half-time, "I think my boys could stay close to most teams of their own calibre who play man-for-man defence, but put us up against a zone and we have to be very hot to stay in range." . . . By Bob Rife Jack Guest Jr. Off On Quest Diamond Sculls Toronto, May 16 --(CP)-- A tall, eager high school student left here yesterday for Henley-on-Thames, England, carrying Canada's hopes for the world's top rowing honors -- the Diamond Sculls. At 18, Jack Guest, Jr, will at- tempt to equal a feat his father performed 21 years ago when he * {won the Royal Henley Regatta at the age of 22. He was the last Canadian to win the race, which is to be run this year from July 4 to 7 on the his- toric course near London. The last time a Canadian entered the event was 14 years ago. Already acknowledged the world's best junior oarsman, Jack is out to see if his superiority extends into senior ranks. His father. and Douglas ' Halden, captain of the Don Rowing Club, are travelling with him. Jack will row the race or races -- there could be four of them -- in a boat he has not yet seen. The new shell is being custom built to his large frame by the Sims com- pany of Hammersmith, world-fa- mous boating firm, If Jack brings home the laurels in late July, he will be only the fourth Canadian to do so and easily the youngest. Lou Scholes won the event in 1904, Joe Wright, Jr. took it in 1928 and Jack's father scored his triumph in 1930. John Coulson of Toronto Argo- nauts was the last oarsman to go from this country. He entered in 1936 and broke an oar in the pre- liminary. The following summer he lost out in the final to Austria's representative. "We would have waited at least one or two more years in ordinary times," Jack's father said, explain- ing why his son is attempting the difficult venture at such an early age. "But the threat of war makes me afraid this might be Jack's only chance." * Should he lose, Jack won't be too disappointed his father made three tries before he brought home the crown. FULHAM ELEVEN EN ROUTE London, May 16 -- (Reuters) -- Fulham, the English First Division soccer club, left London yesterday bound for a tour of Canada. The London team will sail from Liverpool for Quebec on the Em- press of Scotland. There are 21 persons in the group. EVER RY IT? UNKNOWN STABLES HAVE BIG STAKE IN PREAKNESS RUN Baltimore, May 16--(AP)--Two modest racing stables with com- paratively-unknown trainers are on the threshold of possibly knock- ing each other out of fame and fortune in the $75,000 Preakness. Crossing each other in Satur- day's big Pimlico race will be Hampton Stable's Alerted and Mrs. Nora Mikell's Repetoire. The two are just as likely to be favorites come Saturday as any other entries. Which points up not only the wide-open aspect of the 75th Preakness but the whole three-year-old situation as well. Neither Alerted nor Repetoire was thought well enough of at birth to be nominated for $10 by their owners. But they later were sold and their new. masters made them supplementary eligibles for $2,250. Repetoire and Alerted are by far the best colts ever owned by Frank Stout of Malden, Mass, and Mrs. Mikell of Dover, Del. Repertoire is only the fifth horse owned by Mrs. Mikell, while Stout has been in the. turf sport only three years. Stout bought Alerted last Sept. 18 at Belmont for $10,000 from Calumet Farm, which failed to come up with a Preakness horse this year. Stout acted on the ad- vice of Jimmy Penrod, who was promptly hired as trainer. Penrod, 42-year-old former steeplechase rider, has 'virtually lived with Al- erted ever since, Repertoire was purchased by Mrs. Mikell for $4,000 at the Saratoga yearling sales. His trainer, 45-year- old Al Jensen from Denmark, used to train show horses and, like Pen- rod, does everything but brush repertoire's teeth, A friendly feud has grown up be- tween the two outfits after three meetings this spring in which Repertoire twice beat Alerted by a head and once by 5'2 lengths. "We're going to catch him one of these days," declares Penrod, and without trying to hide it, | thinks it should happen Saturday. | Alerted took the measure of two | of the other Preakness probables, Brookmeade's Bold and King Ranch's Sonic, in Monday's prep. Repertoire has been resting here since being 12th in the Kentucky Derby. Six of the Preakness prob- ables are on deck, Greentree's Big Stretch and Hall of Fame pulling in yesterday. Three more are ex- pected to be put into the entry box Friday. BIG FOUR SKED IS ANNOUNCED Ottawa, May 12 (CP) -- D. Wes Brown, Secretary of the Inter-Pro- vincial Rugby Football Union, Fri- day announced the Big Four sched- ules for 1951. The season opens with Montreal playing a night game at Hamilton August 29, Toronto Argonauts play- ing in Ottawa Sept. 1. For the first time, Toronto will play Sunday games in Montreal -- Sept. 30 and Oct. 28, In previous seasons, Ottawa and Hamilton have played Sunday games, But Toronto has declined. The schedule: Wednesday, Aug. 29 (night game)-- Montreal at Hamilton. Saturday, Sept. 1--Toronto at Ot- tawa. Monday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day)--To- ronto at Hamilton. Saturday, Sept. 8---Montreal at Ot- tawa; Hamilton at Toronto. Sunday, Sept. 9--Ottawa at Mont- real. / Saturday, Sept. 15--Montreal at To- ronto; Ottawa at Hamilton. Saturday, Sept. 22--Ottawa at To- ronto, Sunday, Sept. 23--Hamilton at Mont- real. Saturday, Sept. 20--Hamilton at Ot- tawa. Subday, Sept. 30--Toronto at Mont- real. Saturday, Oct. 6--Montreal at Ot- tawa; Hamilton at 'Toronto. Monday, Oct. 8 (Thanksgiving) Ottawa at Montreal; Toronto at Hamilton. Saturday, Oct. tawa. Sunday, Oct. 14--Hamilton at Mont- real. Saturday, Oct. 20---Montreal at To- ronto; Ottawa at Hamilton, Saturday, Oct. 27 -- Hamilton at Ottawa. Sunday, real. 13--Toronto at Ot- Oct. 28--Toronto at Mont- Saturday, Nov. 3-Ottawa at Toron- to; Montreal at Hamilton. KEEP STEADY HEAD FOR A STRAIGHT BALL By ALEX J. MORRISON Central Press Canadian ' Golf Columnist "I've come to the conclusion you can't convince anybody of any- thing!" I heard these very words with my own ears. My surprise forced me to take a good look at the spokesman. Considering his remark I suspect him of being on old golf pro and/or cynic. I was tempted to ask for a berth on his team be- cause I was just returning from a session with an unusually difficult pupil. This pupil is shown playing an approach shot to an elevated green in the accompanying photo. He is the same player shown in a recent action photo covering the same subject as it relates to pitch shots; the subject being the in- fluence of your head position on the flight of the ball. Previously I had this pupil hit a short shot from the edge of the green with his head held steady long after impact, with the result that his ball rolled right into the cup. I had told him countless times that holding his head steady would practically assure him of straight shots. ' "But what about playing a shot to an, elevated green?" he persisted. So I made a picture of him playing such a shot with his ball going right to the pin. Following this lesson he shot a 79, many strokes under his regular game, "He shot" this 79? He completely overlooks the part played by the steadiness of his head during the swing. Put the old bob- bing or turning head on his shoul- ders and he will be right back in the nineties. Once I dreamed of hearing a By holding your head steady long after impact you make it easy te hit the ball clean and send it the right length in the right direction. This applies to all clubs. Central Press Canadion. * + golfer say "If holding your head steady affords one the best results, then I'll master this position so that my head will seldom raise or turn." It must have been a dream for I've yet to hear such a remark in broad daylight, even in jest. Golfers are not convinced even by what is re- corded by the camera or score card. I wonder why. Sports Roundup By HUGH FULLERTON, JR. New York, May 16--(AP) --Jim- my Dykes says Philadelphia Ath- letics didn't receive a penny in that three-way seven-player deal with Cleveland and Chicago. The original story was that the A's collected $50,000 . . . Little-League baseball now has its own rule book, written by Dr. Harry Cohen, the dentist- umpire of Washington, Pa. . .. The Doc likely will tell you that its harder than pulling teeth to keep the eight-to-12-year-olds from ar- guing with the umps . . . Bobby Riggs' pro tennis players may play the first championship matches 'at night in the round-robin tourna- ment at Forest Hills, N.Y. next summer. Big handicap would be dew which makes the grass slippery .. . Manager Frank Boucher says the Rangers have three rookie defence- men who might make the big-league hockey grade. They're Bob Dawson and Ken Barlow from St. Paul and Jim Ross from Quebec Aces. Time-ly Answer When Madison Square Garden reopened for boxing last week, a scribe noticed thgt part of the big battery of electric timing clocks along the front of the mezzanine was missing. There was only one dial on each side to time the rounds .. . He commented that they must have been removed for repairs. "yeah," said another, "during the basketball season that was the only thing that wasn't fixed." Queen's Grid Squad Hit By Graduation Kingston, May 16 (CP)--Grad- uation will cut sharply into the ranks of Queen's University foot- ball team this year. The university stands to lose as many as 21 athletes, either through graduation or departure from Queen's. The graduating army includes Hal McCarney, Pete Salari, Hank Simola, Doug Woolley, Rod Mont- rose, Bill Burgess, Murray Bulger, Moe Richardson, Bob Cole, Des Clements and Bobo Penner. Cap- tain Jim Charters will be in his final year of medicine and prob- | ably will not participate in sport. SOMETHING Jot NOTHING! See this label Trade Enquiries :-- Welch, 1117, St. Catherine Streat, It's not usual, but that is what you get when you buy Aertex Mesh. You pay nothing for the hole in the doughnut and you pay nothing for the holes in Aertex Cellular Clothing, but in those holes lie be soul and secret of that utier comfort of Aertex-- insulation and ventilation ~wariqth in winter--* coolth** ins : Ae] cool." it and know EX Prraskh Wo Montreal, Fires Tod mes By The Canadian Press (Times are Eastern Daylight) National League Brooklyn at Chicago 2.30. Boston at Cincinnati 3.00. New York at Pittsburgh 8.30. Philadelphia at St. Louis 9.30. American League Cleveland at New York 2.30. Chicago at Boston 2.30. Detroit at Washington 8.30. St. Louis at Philadelphia 8.00. International League Montreal at Ottawa 8.30. Buffalo at Toronto 8.15. Springfield at Rochester 8.15. Baltimore at Syracuse 8.00. 'MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS By The Associated Press American League Batting--Kryhoski, Detroit, .407. Runs--Berra, Mantle and Jensen, New York; Doby, Cleveland; Joost, Philadelphia, 20. Runs batted in--Wertz, Detroit, 24, Hits--Carrasquel, Chicago, 37. Doubles--Fain, Philadelphia, 11. Triples Minoso, Chicago, and Coan, Washington, 5. Home runs--Williams, Boston, 7. Stolen bases--Busby, Chicago, 9. Pitching--Lopat, New York, 6-0. Strikeouts--Gray, Detroit, 24. National League Batting--Robinson, Brooklyn, Runs--Dark, New York, 25. Runs batted in--Snider, Brooklyn, 402. 24. Hits--Dark, New York, 40. Doubles -- Metkovich, Pittsburgh and Kluszewski, Cincinnati, 9. Triples--Reese, Brooklyn; Pafko, Chicago; Adams, Cincinnati; Ham- ner and Ennis, Philadelphia, 3. Home runs--Hodges, Brooklyn, 11. Stolen bases--Stanky, New York, "Pitching--Roe, Brooklyn, 4-0. Strikeouts--Jansen, New York, 34. Western Canada produces about two-thirds of Canada's total coal output of 19,000,000 tons. Gavilan Eager For Bratton Bout Summit, N.J., may 18 (AP)--No rhumba for Kid Gavilan until he wins tne welterweight title Friday night in his fight with Johnny Bratton. The keed is making the supreme sacrifice. word leaked back to his training camp that Bratton dismisses him us °Jusy anocler rnumpoa dancer." Gavilan was a little indignant. "Look Fran, 'he said. "I have fight. No rhumba. My legs have balance because I dance mucho. But no rhumba until after fight." Did the sleek Cuban expeci 10 whip Bratton? (silly question) "IL taeenk so." What did he think of Bratton? "Heez goot right-hand puncher. No nothing else. Back. Back. Back. All a time back." 1t was evident Gavilan was not impressed by winav he had seen of Bratton. Turned out all he ever saw was on television against Char- lie Fusari and Don Williams, How about the bolo? "It all depend. Many years I practice, I wait see other man's style. Sometime when I make him miss right, L tnrow u. time." They told Gavilan that Bratton wanted him to carry the fight to him. "OK. I be after him." Gavilan's handlers--and they are legion--claim he is most eager for this fight. Back home in Cuba they say he will be met by tne presiden- tial plane and band if he wins the title. He would be the first Cuban eT Three-Out-of-Four Adults In Britain Wager On Horses London, May 16 --(Reuters)-- Three adults in every four in. Brit- ain bet on horses, dogs or football games, go.ernment statistics have revealed. . An official report said betting in Britain is an "almost universal habit." Statisticians who questioned a cross-section of average men and women found 44 per cent bet on major horse races and 39 per cent took part in football pools. Only 4.1 per cent had a flutter on the dogs, Horse-racing betting took an estimated £1,060,000 ($400,000,000) to £1,100,000 ($574,000,000) a year, while annual stakes on football pools totalled $140,000,000. The football pools -- in which competitors try to forecast weekly results -- were the little man's pleasure. The regular pools en- thusiast staked between $11 and $14 a year, but the regular horse race bettor wagered $112 or more. YESTERDAY'S STARS BE Batting--Nelson Fox, White Sox-- | His first Major League home run | with a man on base came in the 11th inning to give Chicago a 9-7 triumph over Boston Red Sox. Pitching--Ewell Blackwell, Reds-- Pitched a one-hitter (fifth-inning double by Bob Elliott) .to win a hurling duel from Vern Bickford and Boston Braves 1-0. Bickford al- lowed only two hits, including a seventh-inning home run to catcher John Pramesa. : DIAL 5-4771 MERCURY TAXI » 20 BOND ST. E. champ since Kid Chocolate. Fernando Baliao, one of (savilan's | managers, says a July date with | Billy Graham comes first. They | posted $2,000 with the New York | State Athletic Commission to guar- | antee Graham a shot if they win. So did Bratton, who holds tie svi- | tional Boxing Association version of | the title. | Gavilan today remained a 9-to-5 favorite, Chances are it will be | around 2 to 1 ring time although | it may go down a few points today | or tomorrow. SARNIA BEAVERS WIN Windsor, May 16 (CP)--Sarnia Beavers nipped Windsor Websters, 9-8, in a Canadian Amateur La- crosse League contest 'at Windsor Arena on Tuesday night. is 435 Simcoe St. S. Attention Motorists! OUR NEW LOCATION 435 SIMCOE ST. S. For Complete Tire Service Visit B.F.Goodrich at Dial 5-4543 Es FOR YOUR... 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