1954 MB Juniors Off to National Final
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I 14 THE WINNIPEG Sept 1954 I JACK SPORTS EDITORports Junior Final Ontario Lads Wet Field for Lose Out to Ted Derrett's timely Both teams stayed away from score and some fab- the box in final 15 the razzle-dazzl- e of the diversified penalty the By JACK MATHESON ulous by young Mike minutes and as a there was attack both teams demonstrated la-cros- REGINA It was when Manitoba's se action finishing a raining night will probably be junior hit town Friday all-sta- rs d Blue Bombers are aboard a second-perio- Winnipeg jumped and there's little train today heading lor Vancouver from the box in time for a long Coach Al Sherman of the Blue hope of a change for today's tradi- and a shot at the defending Minto pass breakaway but again Russell Bombers put on his black suit and tional Labor Day epic with the Cup grabbed a loose adopted an attitude of in on Saskatchewan Saturday night at the Olympic sped and with figuring weather conditions to help to a team as weather man has promised rs the delight of another mate a sent Frank Filchock's The Rough-ride- Manitoba to showers and a Manitoba Ontario intermittent vy nipped are top-hea- with solid run- Branch Monarchs made it close as Howard of 65 for the after Ontario's Long and high degrees ning backs like In the deciding game in their Ruse connected with last-effo- rt This sort of behavior will Williams and and best-of-thr- ee semi-fin- al but held revision in the for J-m- on ost goals until call for a have been known to operate won the first the final Bombers and were Manitoba game last the Roughriders exclusively Ontario Sat- Teammates and car- billed for the of the Tuesday forcing spectators game year a rubber match with a ried the Mike from the The general neatly sidesteps urday's mighty that he had some hors A similar series nets in-- There was no neck and suggestion triumph The running es of his own the other for the Minto Cup opens in Van- holding the in the dress- neck the of Western Con at top the James and Bya couver Not since 1951 has ing room as they lined up for on a tight-fittin- g 12 tried ran the ball for an al- a team carried colors to the Coach Johnny 12 tie in on Winnipeg Friday most unprecedented walk for the rational and Bill Horner couldn't a word set-u- p get This a natural for busiest w Blue the match was easily the in no-ho- while Tom O'Brien lost it passing Saturday's matinee but appears club in the if the rains best game of the It was a his chapeau immediately he en- the weather man will have the last rule out Indian-Jac- k s the goal keeper's duel between Tym- - tered the The team didn't wait Ontario to in onus will fall on the new-foun- d and Dave Russell for troop with As things the emphasis went ground with saving Manitoba well they next door will be on running and the ability time and time again in the second to catch a greased Taylor Coach Sherman brought along line-u- p for half particularly late in the The boys left Sunday morning for Field will be in poor and the identical fourth quarter as the Ontario There's a possibility centre lads fought tooth and nail for vic Kas might sit it to On the three-gam- e nurse a minor and if ONTARIO Ti-C- both goaltenders were even ats stays on the bench the In the goals against department-allow- ing T Sign man will be Lome the 27 to slip young man who single handedly In addition to the brilliant MANITOBA ushered the Roughriders from con- there were some neat in- Waggoner tention last Benson will on both football on this oc dividual scoring efforts HAMILTON Coach Carl play defensive It was the lowest scoring Voyles of Hamilton Tiger-Cat- s said In the series with the clubs all-sta- game Ron Manitoba rs whoop up after The local kids are on their way to Van- Sunday that Hal a fleet Tackles Bud Tinsley and Roger each other to a Ron both of de- checking eliminating Long Branch the Eastern couver to meet the Coast champions for the Minto halfback now serving in the United guard Steve - Keith and halt First Quarter in the Canadian junior- lacrosse States Air has signed up fensive half Howard Long with Hamilton for the next two back Jess Thomas were left McQueen The slack will be taken up Second Quarter an ex-impo- rt Ed Elton Currle Waggoner qualified as by Currle when he appeared in the Andy Tommy Ford and Hamilton-Montre- al Four foot Derrett Big Siggi ball union game last thus Across the cagey old Third Quarter kouis the four seasons less Filchock admitted that he was ary playing necessary Rossen 10 Long 4 in nursing some injuries of his Fourth quarter but were that the Derrett Long Voyles also announced that they betting Howard Dick Tamburo has been would be close to full Ruse Long centre estern ail-Americ- an Filchock's Howard Play The from strength despite 52 CALGARY m Stam-pede- rs ter and held a bulge at half Howard and halfback Low took a long pass from LeBaron bothered Only doubtful starter is centre 12 Calgary Michigan recently crushed British Columbia ell Wagner from San Francisco and scampered 45 yards for a by an ankle will be re- John - Lions before some fans They in the third quar- scored the other maj- placed by Bill also from The Blue if they come Saturday night their third ter and then a Macon scored from 10 out through on the sloppy can Western yards Michigan straight touchdown in the final 15 minutes End Tom Miner from Tulsa Uni and 35 over erase some bitter that Football Union Waugh plunged yards Football They now have scored points in extended margin as the centre for the two linger from The Big Blue did Figures three without CALGARY Striking through the air and games having an op- league's leading convert- touchdowns in the third not win a game at Taylor Field in come out- the British Columbia-Calgar- y West-- along the ground with equal ponent close or ing all five Calgary touchdowns In the final lagner took a 1 1953 after owning the park union game the rejuvenated Cowboys had little their goal and booting a field goal pass on the B.C. three Today right for most of the previous two trouble with End Rupe from a difficult He boosted and fell over the line for touch B.C. the The win formerly First downs left them with Stanford and Ed- his total to 36 MIKE in third a scant point arils LINE-UP- 1 rushing n point back of Saskatchewan and die from The S In Yards passing lis quarterback other Calgary point came in Sport goal at the mark Pauses tZ IB Washington played the British Columbia Tosses attempted third quarter homebrew BASEBALL of the the completed is major roles in the D. third turned up match by n The in Calgary guard Harry Langford rouged fly Bolt Wins three two-touchdo- wn runts 7 Andrews a Northern Grand Forks winder did the same thing in 10 meet Eskimos at Edmonton staged ing wing Neil Ferris from Los An- League first Average punt performance and LeBaron called Chiefs at Winnipeg Win- the but a rousing see Fumble 1 g Lions geles Rams following a long kick and Eskimos are near-perfe- ct 8 ond-perio- d Fumbles 1 a as he a.m. and outburst for five un lost 2 tied for game guided by L. nipeg 8 5 last a diversified Rubber City matched goals all with Ontario Yards 70 84 The p.m. penalized hard-foug- ht strong along the line short-hande- O Stamps gained a Halfback d the Field goals I Eddie former Junior Transcona nt proved game's Field 1 1 lead over Lions in during the first didn't have League goals tried the first Chicago ex-Lo- s Angeles Ram Flying turning the reserve strength to stay the Columbus Golf Event Long Branch had a. lead after powerful despite former 2 p.m. semi-fin- al ser- a back and forth first trie New York Giant lineman Arnie A. ies O. Tommy easterners first two club-throw- er potting the and Laurie Niemi SOCCER the reformed from goals of the Manitoba moved from Washington The won the roue I First Germania Sunday on top In the second and then ami ton Lion who was dangerous was Rubber City open golf tour- n United Alexander with the man of the Al halfback from Phila Paul nament with a total of fought off a second-hal- f delphia who got on Les p.m. was 23 for the rally away Ernie fudge He under par by the several occasions but failed to of Joe Firestone Country Club head Ontario got the only two scores in penetrate the Calgary Doug Ahead layout as he won by five In the third to shave the to Four the Lions Peterborough Texan margin Triumph Big Calgary strokes over fellow Fred Quarterback Sam rooms in United Derrett made It with the States over lers in going from the 25 to score yards to 14 on the ground and First Quarter In Ontario Set Hawkins of El working behind a solid the coast-to-coa- st breakaway tally in the On NBC television aware that his Quarter piled up yards through the air PETERBOROUGH Bolt's award of gave him Saturday Montreal Alou- - tario staying alive with goals at passed back job with Hamilton probably to the Lions' The Stamps had maintained for the and placed ettes to Ot- Quarter year a over did most of toss n and Timekeeper Bill victory Gramling the hinged on a good came a margin in first downs and their lead in the Ontario Lacrosse him sixth In the money-wo- tawa Rough Riders and into sole for Ottawa he 13 22 Granda s bell saved ing but was assisted out on top in an aerial duel with completed to passes com- Held Association senior finals possession of first in the Al league Dick and Bob place Big by and quarterback Nobby of pared with Lions' nine of Third Quarter Saturday by defeating St.