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MANITOBA'S HOPES FOR SCHOOLBOY Barry Shearer (left) and his | will carry thelr province's hopes rink from Winnipeg's Gordon | in the Dominion high school curl Bell school, Manitoba champions, ' ing championship at Sydney, SPORTS MENU "Everything from Soup to Nuts" by Geo. H. Campbell SPORTS EDITOR ROCKET RICHARD hit the hockey headlines again on Friday, | thanks to his performance on Thursday night against Toronto | Maple Leafs, As the Canadiens were chalking up a 62 win over their favorite enemy, The Rocket exploded for "the hat trick ' three goals and brought his total up to 410 plus making it the | 23rd time in his hockey career that he has got three goals in one | night, The ace trio of the Habs, Beliveau, Richard and Geoffroin | have now scored 79 goals already this season, And just so that it doesn't go unnoticed we'd also like to point out that our old friend | $id Smith popped both the goals Toronto was able to collect | And now that the first girls' football (rughy) game bas been played, out at Vancouver we await the screams of those who object to "the weaker sex" indulging in such rugged sports a wrestling, boxing, baseball and now, of all things, football, They've played hockey and lacrosse too but this grid-go something new at which the "snipers" can take im, Forunals, ly there were no serious injuries in the first "Powder wh | game but if they had been, the sports editors could have 70 | ready for a flock of letters, TIED FOR FIRST place in the Eastern Ontario Senfor 'B"| | | and J CURLING CROWN N.8., Feb, 15-19. Left to right: Shearer, third Murray Kovats, second Bruce Purdy and lead Johnny Borax (CP Photo) Simcoe Hall Tramples On Bowmanville Anyone who likes wide open, high-scoring games should have been down at Simcoe Hall last Wednesday and they would have seen the Simcoe Hall Merchants insteadofq | ¢ ¢ e a ettvkqghETA sten the Simcoe Hall Merchants trample the winless Bowmanville squad by a score of 103 to 76, | The game was played in halves fnstead of quarters and at the end of this stanza it could easil be seen that the Simcoe Hall team was much too strong for their smaller town opponents The second half started and con. tinued on much the same lines as the first but also the game be-| came much rougher and foul shots | added greatly fo the high score Both teams continued their accur- | ate scoring and with Booth and | Salway lead' 1g the attack Hodgson ad a tough job trying | to keep the nine-mile boys in the game | SCHOOLBOY CURLERS Winnipeg's Gordon Bell School Entry Carries Manitoba's Bid For The Title By AL VICKERY Cansdian Press Siafl Writer WINNIPEG ( CP) -- Manitoba's rink in the Dominion High School Curling championships at Sydney NS. Feb, 1519 may not be as polished or 1. d as some of its predecessors but Barry Shearer certainly has more confi- dence than previous skips, Many oldtimers think the 19. Learvld grade 12 student from innipeg's Gordon Bell school is inclined toward cockiness, But so far he has backed yp everything he has, said, Before the opening of the Mani- toba High Schools' Bonspiel which which leads to the provincial cham- pionship, Shearer predicted he would win the title over the 100 other rinks entered and slso would take the Canadian championship, A GOOD START He's made a good half his boast, Shearer who has been curling for five years startled officials at honspiel draw headquarters when | he inquired: "Well who am 1 beating today?" The foursome has not played to. gether as a rink before, Third man Murray Kovats 19 has curled four years skipping his own foursome Barry, who says he likes curling, sleeping, reading and girls in that order won the Sir 8 club junior championship three years 0go, ACTIVE STUDENT ; He's a member of the student council at Gordon Bell as vice president of his room, is co-chair man of the achievement awards committee at school, operator of the public address system at all school dances and st advisor the the Gordon Bell "Chimes", the school paper, He coaches the girls' baskatball team and shines at bad- minton, two seasons, Second Bruce Purdy 18 has been at the game three years two of which he anchored his own rink, Lead Johnny Borax 16 also has curled three years, He now skips a rink which leads his league at Gordon Bell, This is the second straight Manitoba has been repr t the Dominion final by a rink from Gordon * Bell school, CONFIDENT SKIP Shearer who also curls at the Valour Road and Strathcona clubs in Winnipeg says: "It's beyond doubt, There is no hope for the other rinks." He made year d in Wildlife Officer | Will Be Speaker Sunday at 7.30 Hall ri, at its bi iy a Som ta a: ¥ y from University of the statement following his 10-9 vie tory over Tom Howat's Flin Flon rink in the Manitoba final, The same Howat rink had de- feated Shearer 11-10 in an extra end in the final of the Free Press competition major event in the Manitoba spiel, The six-foot oneinch Shearer had one, of his hottest days in the sudden-death playoff between the two finalists from the two-group round-robin series leading to the championship, He hit on 92 per cent of his shots, The rink showed skill mt hoth the draw and knock- out game, BOWLING NEWS MOTOR CITY LAIDES' STORE LEAGUE Good going girls, There were no goose eggs handed out this week, But we could do with some better bowling, If some of us are going to throw our pins away at the foul line, Head pins, corner pins and good old lemons were plentiful this week, But cheer up girls, there are better days ahead, Fairley Is away having her siesta in the sun, while the rest of us are breaking an arm trying to get one point, When we do get a point, it's not luck, it's just good bowling Jordan's Florist walked all over People's Clothing taking 2, leaving them 1, Gold Medal are keeping right in there trimming Wellmen's Motors, 2 to 1, Kinlocks 1, lost 2 to Fowler's TV, But they're happy, | right up there still in second place Jury and Lovell 2, Genosha Hotel 1; Spring 'Bros, 2, Fred's Drive. In 1 400 scores are getting better all the time; Ada Floody 480 (244), Hill 430 (230), Judy Zak 435, Ada hockey group the powerful Whitby team moves into Kingston t0- | merchants' big gun, Booth, would | vich 410 (237), "Vicky Vickers 403 night for a game with Goodyears and then they go on to Clinton for a game there on Sunday, A couple of victories on this eastern Jaunt could just about salt down first place for the County Town | pucksters, Word Is out along the underground wire that Peterbor- ough Petes are definitely interested in joining a reorganized Cen- tral Ontario hockey circuit next winter, The idea is that Orillia, Pt. terborough, Newmarket, Stouffville and Whitby, along with one goo entry from around Scarboro or East York, would round out a] solid league, The idea appears sound, Whitby would no doubt Jump at the chance to have a team in the middle of such a cireull wih travelling costs greatly reducted. It's no secret that this it proving a big hardship In the Eastern Ortario group this winter. The Petes snd Whitby are the hardest hit -- along with Cornwall and th ia + beirg on the outside, Actually, the remaining teams, Bl ville, Kingston, Brockville, Cornwall and Clinton could form a solid group of their own and perhaps be better off, financially, The recent move by the Inter-County baseball men to curb | thelr total club salary and cut down on the number of Class "B" players (or betier) to six, This could mean end-of-thedine for some of the veterans of the I.C loop, It's no secret that the Canadian players good ones) have been demanding high salar. fes also ~~ wince they knew their imported cousins were get. ting a good thing, and there are those who think the Iatest move may hit at Canadian players, It means no limit on im* ports = but they'll have to be of the College type or early time pros, of Class "D" or "C" experience, There are hundreds of U.S. players who can qualify under this ruling and they are eager to have a place fo play in the summer, The resulls may prove very interesting, ' BRIGHT BITS: Beau Jack, former lightweight champion, won | a 10round decision over unknown middleweight Eddie Green, on Thursday night, to start his comeback bid, Jack Is 33, JOHNNY MARIUCCI, coach at Minnesota, has quite an answer two fo the other College men who are criticising the presence of Canadian hockey players on US College teams, Says Johnny we haven't any Canadians, but that will be welcome, "One good Canadian play er is worth 10 American cooches', , . , ST. THOMAS Elgins won the Inter-County baseball title last summer and it is revealed now hat they finished $1,400 in the red, They played to 56,000 admissions but it is alleged In one story on the subject, that their payroll | was $8,000 each month, WOW! TWO OSHAWA boys, competing in the Canadian figure skating champlonships at Toronto this week, | are making a sensational bid to win the Junior championship of Canada and their efforts are creating a lot of interest here A. LAWRENCE of Alger Press team, with 39 points, Is top scorer of the local Industrial-Merchantile hockey circuit, according to latest | figures released today OUTDOOR SKATING has been more | popular this season than In any years for the past 10 a combina- tion of steady freezing weather and not too much snow having been an ideal teams to help the youngsters have their fun, Carmen Basilio [Strict Enforcement . |0f Certain Rules Wants Crack At | "4 Caoali y ough on Goalies Champion Next By THE CANADIAN PRESS Strict enforcement of the laws SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Car I to the benefit of society, I avs N 1 J fw op | here, but to at least a couple o me i Basilio, 3 SNe oF nner | members of the National Hockey over tough Peter Muciler I League goaltenders society this is many, won't box again until he not the case. meets welterweight champion John | Take Lorne (Gump) Worsley of Saxton for the title [New York Rangers, for instance, Harry Markson, managing direc- | He's already the busiest net tor of the International, Boxing | minder in the league, what with Club, and Basilio's handlers talk of | opposing forwards drifting through | April 1 In Syracuse as an agree: | the Ranger defence to pepper as able date and site. Saxton's man. many as 50 shots at him during a ager, Blinky Palermo, is balking fame. And he fiffurta to be even i jeed | busier as a result of a recent or. ane Roun W Rosillo, sticed |, by referee-in-chief Carl Voss no chances on that No [for stricter enforcement of a rule | xating in the 147-pound class, | Prohibiting players other than the Basilio proved himself a solid foalkeper from falling on the an by softening up Mueller ¥ . 5 with a solid body attack Friday | Blocking shots by falling in front night and then switching upstairs | Of them is a specialty of Ranger | to galn a unanimous decision in defenceman Bill Gadsby, one of | 10 good rounds the Blue Shirts' best, Now he risks | For a time it seemed Basilio, Ih penalty Miytime the ref figures a 1 to 3 favorite would knock out A 2 m the puck rather than | the tough Mueller. A left hook in " a >" the fifth might have done the job Then look at Toronto Maple if Mueller hadn't been close to| leafs' Harry Lumley, last year the the ropes yout his Jviiness Hla delence 8 " . 3 Sa 0 be letting down since he he fights Tor the title. said Mark. | NHL told its "officials to" tack son in the dressing room, 'A down op she clutch-and + grab BustlioSaxton match is our next | ASKED ENFORCEMENT -- Says Elmer Fergusno in the It was the second defeat in five | Montreal Herald "There's 10 US. starts for Mueller, a clown: | questioning that Leafs have been ing fighter who once knocked out | drilled in recent years at a clutch a referee in Germany. Basilio now | and-grab system of defence has an unbeaten string of 11 Yet, curiously, the Leal manage iawn) find Phat retr Fecurd 4 en Wete leaders in the urge to ' ) FR 0st § Pe have the rules completely dropped a disputed decision to Kid | forced. which of Mh oly he Gavilan in a title bout Sept end of clutching, hooking and 10. | holding i | Oshawa A's probably have broken his own scor ing record if he had not fouled out of the game with still four minutes remaining and at the same time two Merchants and one Bowman ville player each had four fouls to show that the game was full of | fouls throughout SIMCOE, HALL: Booth 32, Fost er 24, Salway 22, Wilson 15, Gedge 8. Robson 2, Fouls -- 17 out of 34 Final 103 BOWMANVILLE: Hodgson 22, Coverly 18, Kelly 17, B, Dadson 10, Brown 5, T. Dadson 4, Fouls--10 out of 21, Final 76, Officials: Bill Dell and Gord Schmideke, A. Lawrence Leads Point - Scoring Race Industrial Hockey A Lawrence, of the Alger Press team, leads the "A' section's Oshawa Industrial « Mercantile League hockey scoring race with | a total of 22 goals and 16 assists | for 38 total, one point ahead of his! team-mate, J, Shetler, The stand. | | Ing released today includes games | played last weekend | TEAM STANDING "A" SECTION | WLTF AP, Alger Pres 8 2 08932 16 | A and P Stores 7 3 0 14 Pedlars fi 3 1 9 13 Burleys 5 5 06349 10 Ob 14140 9 6 14142 7 6 12060 7 Jack's Cleaners 8B 0AT7T 4 Player Team Gls. Asts, Pils, A. Lawrence, Algers 22 16 38 J. Shetler, Algers 19 18 37 N. Sayers, Burleys 14 16 30 K. Connors, Burleys 16 12 28 G. Lawrence, Algers 14 12 26 Johnny's Grill 4 3 Duplate 3 2 S, Stark, Pedlars 14 8 922 | A. Baker, Algers 10 11 21 S. Barta, Pedlars 8 11 19 Esposito, Burlevs 12 Boneham, Jack's Cleaners Lack, Johnny'g Keeler, Johnny's Jackson, Burleys D. Cole, Algers Jordan, A and P P, Dragomatz, Johnny's R, McQuaid, A and P D, Dineen, A and P J. Richards, Burleys G, Sutton, Jack's E. McAvoy, Algers M. Bemis, Pedlars J, Gibbens, A and P D. Bouckley, A and P R, R Jim 0, A Ng 2D am SBrBBBpLWOW 6 | 201), Bond 067 6244, 232), A, Minaret 666 | (217), and Helen Trott 400. 200 scores: Did Hobbs 260, Eileen Hart 231, June Grice 220, Irene MacKay 224, Jean McPherson 217, Mabel Broadbent 302, Flleen Goulding 201, Alice Lanning 207, Sorry we missed your 212 last week, Al Hill, Gold Medal Jordan Florist Kinlocks Wellman's Motorg People's Clothing Genosha Hotel Spring Bros, Furnjure Jury and Lovell's Fowler's TV Fred's Driven INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Somebody has finally came up with a shut-out over the Maurice Berg club, That Is the first time this year, Duplate A" being the victors Koolvent Awnings took three points from Terace's and Ontario Steel took three from Duplate ""B" CPG and Nash Aluminum split 2 12 12 10 In order to shorten the howling report a little bit, we have decided to only list triples over 630 and singles over 230. This week' high triples were led by Bob Sennott with 4 nice 754 (259, 253, 242, Others were: D, Linton 703 (298, 209), A, Bryant 701 (273, 256), J. McConkey 6A2 (258, 253), J. Johnson 677 (281, B. Barta 675 (282, 236), J (317), A, Duncan 664 (206), J. Hrico 658 (242, 231, E, Panos 647 (226, 220, 201, R, Scott 647 (263, 201, H, Hutcheon 645 (238, 219), D, Tay lor 630 (271, 200) High singles went to: Pattman 266, D. Henning 260, L. McConkey 240, Ferrell 237, Watts 234, Myme Lemon League honours to Ron 233, Young 233, Thomson 233, Milne with 77 TEAM STANDINGS CPG Duplate * Duplate "B Ontario Steel Maurice Berg's Koolvent Awnings Nash Aluminum Terrace's OSHAWA DAIRY LEAGUE Homocides lot the lead on Wed. nesday night when they were de- feated by the Creampuffs 3.1, Grace's gang took over the reins to lead the pack by the slim margin of one noint which leaves Bob's crew still very much in the run- ning. The cellar-dwelling Eggnogs doubled their points by hellacking + the Milkshakes who remained sta. tionary In third spot, . «= FACTORIES ~~ HOSPITALS = DAIRIES Sheet Metal and HELI-ARC, ELECTRIC & 1062 Nelson Street FOr w= CUSTOM BUILT EQUIPMENT IN ALL TYPES OF METAL wen FO Pre FABRICATED ARTICLES in STAINLESS STEEL A SPECIALTY Enquiries Given Prompt Attention =~ RESTAURANTS == INSTITUTIONS - ETC. Light Structurals ACETYLENE WELDING GROSART Metal Products | Oshawa Dial 5-1545 | took a couple from Seven-Up and High bowler of the night was Doug Shackleton who was just four ping short of a new record with a lovely triple of 771, Other ood triples were: Ed, Henderson 88, Cecil Durno 656, Murray But ler 643, Ruth Butler 630, Ruby Reeson 618, Norm Adair 604, Barry Henderson 619 Good singles were rolled by: Murray Butler 269, Geo, Izewski | 251, Doug. Shackleton 2568 and 309, Kd, Henderson 243 and 258, Selensky 286, Norm, Adair 263, Cee, Durno 236 and 262, Ruth Butler 267, Barry Henderson 266, Jim Morrison 223, Lemon League: Velma Neal 93, Bill Hart 62 Creampuffs 16 Homocldes 15 Milkshakes 9 Eggnogs 8 MAYFAIR INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE | Only one shutout was register. ed this week, Taylors Construc- tion took Genosha Hotel for three points, Queen's Hotel took two from Gillard Cleaners, Hilltops United Taxi did the same to West mount,» High triples; 8, Grant 734, D Lewis 727, Doug. Reeter 714, Joe Ristich 713, J. Hurst 709. High singles; Joe Ristich 309, There. was only one Lemon League entry, D, Doyle, with 94 DOWNTOWNERS INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Another week has gone by and the two top teams are still run. ning a close race fo This week MecLaughling took ints from the - sharpshooters, estons took 4 points from Pea- cock Lumber, Subway Lunch lost 5 points to Loblaws, Boozers lost 7 points to Pickups, and Tallenders lost 4 points to Coca Cola, Westons . 238 Tallenders Coca Cola Sharpshooters Peacock Lumber Pickups .. Loblaws pr McLaughlins Subway Lunch Boozers ATR Over 600's -- McLaughlins ; G, Lintlop 621, R, George 605, D Chapman 647, C ecks 614, Shaprshooters: H, Moore 647 Westons: J, Bond 611, P, Wright 621, Peacock Lumber: R, Nesbitt 663, J. Ulrich 636, Subway Lunch: G. Robinson 661, Loblaws: E, Jordan 614, J, Laurie 606, Boozers: 0, Whitmee 605, Pickups: J, Gow 633, M, Heenan 618, Tailenders: H, Molson 684 and Coca Cola: R, Norris 615 That's all for this week, fella's, Vancouver's Eilers Looking For "Angel" VANCOUVER (CP)--Vancouver Ellers, four times womens' Cana- dian basketball champions, are looking for some "angel" to help them get to Mexico City for the Pan-American Games. Elders, chosen to represent Can- ada In basketball in the Games opening March 12, will have to ralse about $3,500 by Jan, 31 to make the trip, "We know we can't raise the whole sum," sald coach Gordie Man, plays basebull, and 'soccer, class and line captain of the school rugby team, likes playing his gul- also dabbles In painting, plays basketball and soccer at in all subjects al hobbies, including still and mov. |Oshawa Rink Wins Another * | ousted the T, Proctor Eldred, Jr., onto rink and advancing to the first place. h [|] berth came with: Chicago Sox of the American League in winter and hurt his pitching arm, 0 in August, 1933, and has a record of having worked 715 consecutive games before being sent to hospi tal with appendicitis in Philadelp- hia a few years ago, tation as a fine hockey referee, working the job for nine years in the National Hocke was a hero for a 1938 when he managed Chicago Black Hawks to victory in Stanley Cup play. McDonald Friday, "but we're hop: Ing that when we've done all we can, some angel will step in to supply the balance. Kovats, originally from Purdy, sports captain of his tar, a hobby for five years. He Crew-cut Johnny Borax, who also school, thinks the rink will do "pretty good" in the Canadian finals, A fine scholar -- he averages 75 ~ Borax has sever: le Photography, radio and tropical sh, UTICA, N.Y, (CP)--Rinks from Sudbury and Gananogue, Joined two Utica foursomes Frida night in the semi-finals for the Mitchell Medal, top trophy of the Utica Curling Club's 1 invitational Pi basketball ring onquin Park The Union Rod and Gun Club on pm, in the UAW Bond Bt, E., will present Stanfield as guest speaker monthly entertainment meet- Everyone is welcome, especi- the little fry, , Standfield is director of Station, Algon- A research pro include life history studies beaver, marten, small mam. mals and birds, , London, Ontario, elemen- high school in London, oe from Ynivensity of Ontario; A, gree Toronto, The members of the local . servation Club have not had luck fee fishing at Lake Simcoe this season ge Red Foster from the fire hall say the fishing for her. on week days is good, bu weekends there are too many fish ermen and noise from cars run- ning all over the ice, George Brown and gang have had a foup e is too much commotion on the of good catches, but also say there weekends, Bill Talbot and Horace Hartshorn have taken their shack up to Beaverton in preparation for a big season, "Porky" Goodman, from shore, says now is the time who fishes whitefish a few miles to _orepare for the whitefish, The fishermen who did not gel any minnows for baiting the hole, can use barley or rice, and the old timers say the whitefish like that just a well, Some of the fishermen have in. stalled ofl burners in their shacks for comfort, and report they can be adjusted to just the right tem- perature, so that a fisherman does no freeze one one side, and cook on the other, Here Is hoping that we see you and your friends on Sunday and that you are one of the lucky ones to win a door prize, bonspiel. Bill Lougheed's Sudbu: dropped Dr, E, Belanger's N.H., quartet 9-3 in a match, Sud entry ashua, uarter-final Earlier, ury had entry from Utica 13-4, A. E. Woodley's Gananoque four had things easier, winning on a forfeit from Doug McVittie's Tor- semifinals on a bye, Roy Read's Utica rink advanced by defeating an Ardsley, N.Y. en- try skipped by Carl von Bernuth 126 while the other Utica quar- tet, skipped by Al Pontero, ousted Henry Cushing's Brookline, M curlers 10-8, Pontero meets Lougheed and Woodley opposes read in today's semi-finals, Other results include; Allen Medal (first round) Lake Placid, N.Y,, William Du- quette 11, Ottawa, W. Broder 6, Schenectady No, 1, A. L. Read 15 Cobourg-Waverly, Jack Mitch @ v Rideau, Frank Towsley 8, Elm: vale, Ont, F, C, Richie 6, (Second round) Oshawa, Leo McGhee 13, Bt, jAvdrows of Mt, Hope, H, L, Dud- oy 7. The Country Club Cup (first roMich d, Vi Joh 15, M an erne n a opac, N.Y, Ty Halstead 6, Bill Stewart, Umpire - Ref., Quits Sport CINCINNATI (AP)=Liwe Bill Stewart, dean of National League umpires, retired Friday, closin out a career In athletics whiel reads like an all-events record book, For 22 years he was a familiar figure behind the plate or working one of the bases, Baseball always his major sport, both as a pitcher, outfielder man- ager and later an umpire, but he had his turn as a trackman, a wrestler, a football player, a hockey team manager and hockey referee, and a scout," He also refereed boxing matches, His chances for a major lea ue 0 1919, but he fell down during the He Joined the National ague Meanwhile he had won a repu- League, He ew months in HOCKEY RESULTS STANDINGS OHA Senior A WLT F A Kitchener 23 12 Owen Sound 21 12 Windsor 20 14 Stratford 17 16 Chatham 13 21 Niagara Falls 9 28 2 123 108 Results Friday Owen Sound 2 Chatham 6 Kitchener 5 Niagara Falls 4 Games Today Chatham at Stratford Niagara Falls at Owen Sound Windsor at Kitchener Games Sunday Stratford at Windsor OHA Junior A WELT F Suelph St. Michael' 2210 2143 112 s 2112 2136 108 §t. Catharines 21 12 Marlboros 4 1 168 126 3 136 107 Hamilton Barrie 4120 111 Galt 0 126 189 Kitchener Pts, 45 42 a8 29 2 A Pls, 46 44 43 30 a2 28 4127 148 28 72 0 93159 Results Friday St, Catharines 3 Barrie 4 St. Michael's 1 Guelph 5 Games Today Kitchener at Galt Barrie at St, Catharines Games Sunday Guelph at St, Michael's Western League Victoria 6 Calgary 2 New Westminster 2 Vancouver 5 Atlantic Coast Senior Fredericton 3 Amherst 4 Moncton 2 Charlottetown 3 Intercollegiate Toronto 7 Laval 2 Northern Ontario Senior (Northern Section) Schumacher 14 Porcupine 1 Thunder Bay Senior Port Arthur 3 Fort Frances 11 Manitoba Junior Winnipeg Monarchs 5 Winnipeg Barons 3 Western Junior Edmonton 1 Regina § Lethbridge 6 Medicine Hat § Western International Kimberley 2 Trail 3 Okanagan Senior Kelowna 3 Penticton 7 Gil Hodges Signs Dodger Contract BROOKLYN (AP)--Gil Hodges, Srentest slugger in Brooklyn his. ory, ing for an estimated $30,000--an increase of $7,000, The 30-year-old first baseman had his best year last season with a 304 batting average, 43 homers, 130 runs batted in, total bases, decided HUGH SMITH THIRD Oshawa's Don Jackson Wins Canadian Title By MIKE SULLIVAN For Wanda it was her third try wi at the event and next year she TORONTO (CP)--All three titles | enters th ese slr inesao, 7 at the Ci enters the senlor class, ' skating cham riday went to the the west gets its She's been skating since she was east, two years old-17 yen t an chance tonight, Don J of Oshawy and Wanda Beasley of Toronto Friday injur nee kept her out of com petition the last two years, I night won Canadian junior men's cham- plonshij Close behind Wanda was Didne women's Williams, na Wanda Calgary and Barbara Jacques and So Manzie of Toronte skater, took «dance crown, Today Py wh bet Sonjs n title and it's a Hood Currie of C » year's run. ner-up, will win for west, The Marg Crosland, 15, and Dixon, 15, fellow members gary's Glencoe Club, placed and fourth, Maria and Otto Jelinke of ville, and Dianne Neilson and win Cossett of Hamilton had en. for the singles ¢ | title was vacated ton of 48 | six-foot cricketer had piled up his his trim 180-pound frame belies it, in 12 age at the plate. a 579 slugging percentage and 176 today signed a contract call: | hit League first-basemen with 1,381 put-outs, 132 assists and 1,620 total chances, hind leader Ted Kluszewski in per: centage, a Grat petition this rel fom "Two are, entered {n the, Aenior men's both from Toronto, Competition for the senior pairs and fours and senior dance cham- plonships also will take place to- day, WANDA'S THIRD TRY Bob Paul, 17, of Toronto was runner-up in the junior men's with | a narrow margin on Hugh Smith | of Oshawa, lgred the junior pairs event, buf ssett withdrew after taking ice for a warm-up, saying couldn't skate on an injured A It had been frozen with novee but was too painful, He Injured ankle Thursday in practice, Instead of champ! A Maria, 12, and Otto, 14, brother and sister who started skating In Czechoslovakia before coming to Canada five years ago, skated n exhibition described by ringside professionals as "sensational," SPORT FROM BRITAIN Named, Groomed : To Be Cricket Star By ARCH MacKENZIE Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON (CP) -- Michael Colin Cowdrey, baby of England's cricket team and a key slugger, is a story book character who may be able to improve his carefully-nurtured talents with help from the super natural, Or possibly he simply knows a good tip when he sees one, "Well played," sald an anony- mous telegram after the modest, first century in an Australian match, "Read 1st book of Kings, chapter 18, verse 34." Cowdrey, a religious young fellow among other things, looked up the ertinent verse, which sald: "And e sald 'do It the second time.' And they did it the second time, And he said 'do it the third time' and they did it the third time," The advice was followed to the letter as Cowdrey promptly added a second century, or 100 runs, Tn the same game, He scored his third in the match following, in which England took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five Test series, BORN TO CRICKET Colin Cowdrey is one ericketer who has succesfully survived the boy der stage, bl ing into hardhitting maturity on the cur. rent Australian tour, He was just a twig of a lad when his father, a Bangalore tea planter who doted on cricket, started bending him to ward fame, At five, he was rarely without bat or ball, practising on a piteh hacked from the Indian jungle, He had been named carefully so that his initials coincided with those of the Marylebone Cricket Club, the rules-making body better known as the MCC He was a bright, though plump, schoolboy star at 13 In batting snd bowling, He played for Kent county at 17, and received his permanent team position there in 1951, He made the Oxford team his first year and was just 22 last Christ: mas Eve, SAFE HITTER With Peter May of Surrey, an- other amateur several years older, Cowdrey dominates the younger eneration and supports an Eng. and batting attack which is vet eran-heavy, He hits hard and safely, His modesty is a legend, ' "I like to think of Cowdrey as the ideal product of the British public school idea; a hero to the Foun and a model to the others y his manners and his example," sald one veteran sports reporter, His trip to Australia was tinged with ironic tragedy. A few days before he landed to start the tour that his father had always drea! of him making, he was informed that Cowdrey Sr, had died, ° Stan, The Man, Inks His Card ST. LOUIS (AP) ~ Stan (The Man) Musial ved roommate Red Schoendienst in a $120,000 St, Louis Cardinal contract signing ceremony Friday, confident he can equal Honus Wagner's record of eight National League batting crowns, The 34-year-old six-time National League batting champion, happy with his fifth straight $80,000 con. tract, sald he thinks he is "capable of four more good seasons and one or two more batting titles," Schoendienst and Musial, prob. ably the highest-priced r t Mexican League Gets Recognition . COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) « The six-team Mexican League Friday won long-sought recognition by V4 ganized baseball as a class AA elreuit, George M. Trautman, president of the National Association of Pro. fessional Baseball Leagues, said the league Is the first composed of all foreign teams Speaking a different language, to be admitted to the association, Annuar Canavatl, owner of the Monterry club and league vices resident, gained recognition for he loop as a one-man delegation to Trautman's office, Canavati sald he would fly home after going to New York to invite in baseball, have lived together on the road since 1947 but this is the first time they've signed together, The 32-year - old Schoendienst, considered one of the best second basemen, obviously was pleased with his pact calling for a reported $40,000, the same as last year, Musial turned 34 last November, a ripe age for a ball player, but his trim 180-pound frame belies t Last year he hit 34 homers, batted i runs and had a 330 aver. 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