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20 rah OTTAWA JOURNAL THURSDAY. MAY 9. 1940. Vancouver Gagers Win First Game of .Canadian Finals sr Figure Prominently in Swimming Meet Maple Leafs Triumph, 33-26 ; Another Honey Cloud Wins 4th Stake Over Montreal Y.M.H.A. Angle In Rags-to-Riches Showing —By JACK MAUNDER Former Selling Plater Heads Dixie Handicap Deadly Shooting of Western Challengers CAN-AM baseball gets away to- Plays Important Role—Captain Joe Ross Stars day on four fronts with Sen- As Pimlico Prepares for Preokness ators, who are ours when they're not Ogdensburg's, at Oswego. The Hy Lit K MITCHELL. Kossy, tall centre, bagged five on BALTIMORE, Md , May 8.—iW worth and Belair stud's Isolator rest of the opening day program —Honey Cloud, a former selling was making a belated bid. MONTREAL, May 8. — tCP) — three free shots and a basket. includes two first starts. "Knotty" plater that's just as game as horses But they couldn't make Honey Tast-breaking plays. capped by Other Y.M.H.A. scorers were Joe Lee's new Auburn nine is at Rome. come, capped his rags-to-riches Cloud call it quits and he lasted dead:y sniping around the basket, Waxman, with three points and the Oneonta newcomers are at career today with a hard-earned just long enough to stave off his Bernie Ziff and Dickie Ditkofsky gate Vancouver Maple Leafs a Utica. victory in the $20,000 added challengers. Filisteo, second by with two each. . Dixie Handicap at Pimlico. a nose, beat out Aethelwold by 33-26 victory over Montreal Y.M. Smaller but a little faster. Senators were stripped to The six-year-old chestnut geld- the same margin. Isolator was H.A. tonight in the first game of Y.M.H.A. sprang into an early lead ing owned by Mrs. A. J. Abel and another two lengths back in a test-of-fiti a series for the Do- and held it for almost seven min- fighting trim yesterday by releases and options. By the trained by her husband. Whitey fourth place. minion senior basketball title. utes. Then Henderson sank a free Abel. barely stuck his nose out in It was Honey Cloud's fourth throw that put Vancouver ahead Ume they are hosts to Oneonta The w et ern champions, on a week tomorrow, "Cy" front to beat H. C. Hatch's Filisteo stake victory since Maryland's the average almost two inches 7-6. and Montreal never again held in a photo finish for the winner's Spring season opened, the one- the lead. Young, the new pilot, should taller than their opponents, know what he's got. purse of $18,250. time plater won the Rowe Mem- wade good use of their extra The game remained close, how- Honey Cloud led all the way orial and Southern Marylane height around the baskets. 1 ever, until about the 15-minute over the mile and three-sixteenths handicaps at Bowie and the Git- They piled up a 19-11 lead mark of the first session. Then, After appearances today and to- route but needed all his courage tings at Pimlico. He was beaten at half-time, and fought off after Waxman made good on a free morrow at Oswego. Senators play and all his power to repel the in the Philadelphia handicap at a Y.l.H-A rally in the final shot to tie the count at 11-11, the three games with the Amsterdam challenges of the other stout run- Havre De Grace by Masked Gen- period k keep all but a point Leafs opened a wide gap for the champions. Two more with Os- ners in the field of seven. eral, an also ran today. wego at Ogdensburg and one with of their advantage at the end first time. At the half-way mark With Henri Mora giving him. a The 36th running- of the Dixie Oneonta at the same place com- et the game. they led by eight points. rousing good ride, the son of High was the curtain-raiser for the pletes the tune-up for Lansdowne Cloud-Honey Pot ran the distance Maryland Jockey Club's "four The.r shooting apparently off Losers Crowd Leafs. Park. A good home start would in 1.58 3-5, only two seconds golden days" of racing, to be cli- throughout, the eastern titlists Soon after the rest penod, Hoc- mean much. kenstein netted a basket and two slower than Seabiscuit's track maxed with the Golden Jubilee nonetheless came within one point record. He paid $15.20 for 52. running of the Preakness stakes of tying the score in their second- successive free shots that cut Van- Jerry LaGrave, well-known The pack was close on Honey on Saturday. half rally Paced by Joe Rich- couver's lead to five points. Then, former Ottawa athlete, has Cloud's heels throughout the race. Three colts eligible for the $50.- man, stocky forward who bagged after Henderson bagged a field left Kirkland Lake for an air but the real test came in the home- 000 added classic ran in support- eight points in all, Y.M.H.A. cut goal for the Leafs, Richman engineer's job at Toronto's stretch. mg races on the program today 'Vancouver's lead to 22-21 with gave Y.M.H.A. two field goals and Above are pictured a croup of the younger members who helped the Paramount Swimming Club dominate the field in the Ottawa and District Swimming championships at the Plant Bath, Saturday. Melton airport. He left a All the way down that long and all were beaten, with the re- about 10 minutes to go, but the Kossy scored a free throw, leaving From left to right, they are: Wendy Hughson, Joan Milks, Marjorie McCaffrey. Betty Styran. Patsy tine record up North as a dash for home, Filisteo and W. L. sult that the possible starting Leafs opened up again. Montreal within a single point of Greene and Nora Cole. hockey and baseball official. Brann's Aethelwold were pressing field for the Preakness has been tying the score. Honey Cloud for all they were reduced to about 10 horses. Res Outstanding. Ross carne into the game at this Centre Joe Ross, captain and point, however, and Vancouver re- Montreal sources report there acting manager of the Leafs, was . gained command. has been no formal application Japanese Star Beats Longson Volants on the sidelines during Montreal's , A crowd of about 1.200 attend- from Hull for a Q.S.H.L, Eight-Team League Possible Sailors, Tech franchise, as yet. There n as some rally sad yhen he carne on Van- ; ed the match. Second game of the ' couver forged ahead again. Ross series w•W be played here tomor- Bob Wagner New Mat Villain talk earlier. The Q.S.H.L. will made :t 24-21 on his return and row night and a third game Set- consider applications and other For Mercantile Softball the Rann Matthison bagged a t urday. Others, it needed, will be business Friday in an afternoon field goal to make the margin played Monday and Tuesday. In Cage Finals Coast Grappler 'Turns It On' Against meeting which winds up the sea- earrlbrtable once more. The box score: son. Sailors' Application Accepted, Three New Art Willoughby and Jim Bards- Vancouver. Morrisburg Sailors and Tech Sexton—Two Fans Fight at Ringside Amateur baseball is having it- Teams Seek Berths—Four Holdovers ley, !sigh stores for the Leafs, put p pF Under-Grads made the finals in FG FT FTM self a time. The St. Lawrence the gas ea ice during the final 8 0 their divisions of the Spring With another brilliant perform- board, Wagner was attempting to Bardsley, f 3 0 0 League annual meeting pro- An eight-team league is possible The election of officers resulted minutes Willoughby, who netted ' g o basketball tournament at the hog-tie his rival in the ring ropes Willoughby, f 3 3 2 ance, Dr. Oki Shekina, Japan's nounced the E.O.B.A. deadline for in the follow mg being elected: rise points altogether, notched a 4 o Y.M.C.A. last night and qualified where he formed a wide-open tar- this Summer, it was learned at Ross, c ... 1 2 4 contribution to professional heavy- declaring a winner as impossible Honorary presidents. H. C. Mc- two-point basket with about five' to meet the victors in tonight's get for a rousing attack consisting the annual meeting of the Ottawa Matthison, g . 2 0 0 4 1 weight wrestling ranks, conquer- to meet. In the city the outcome Carthy and E. F. Copping: honor- tasiae1n to go and Bardsley sank Henderson, f . 2 1 0 5 3 brackets. of left hooks to the chin, elbow Mercantile Softball League last ed "Wild Bill" Longson in the depends on an Allard-Nolan meet- ary vice-presidents, J. J. Lunn. two mere in succession to give the Watson, f ... 1 0 1 2 1 Sailors trimmed Glebe Grads by smashes, kidney punches and just main event of last night's wrest- ing tonight and a city session Fri- night at the Y.M.C.A. Repre- W. H. McIntyre, Fire Chief Leafs a safe margin. Beaton, f .... l 0 0 2 2 60-32 and will take on the winner about everything short of mayhem. ling show at the Auditorium be- The fans carne looking for an ex- day. sentatives were on hand from four ()Kelly, Charles Hickman, H. Bartley bagged two other Parsons, g 0 1 1 1 0 between Brits and Aggies, who • • s fore close to 2,000 fans. Millar and George D. Howith; pons during the match to be- clash tonight at 8.30 o'clock. citing evening and Wagner pro- of last year's teams—Ottawa Car, — -r The manner in which the clever The plan of one big league president. William Roe: vice-presi- cerne Vancouver's second high Totals 13 7 8 33 7 Tech Under-Grads were 20-18 vided all of that. league and Eastern Ontario cham- Ju-Jitsu artist disposed of the to include the West End, dent. Lorne McRostie; secretary, scorer with a total of six point. ' victors over Bombers and next Louis Newman and Count Ivan Y.M.H.A. Utah Badman left no doubt about Senior City and Lower Town's pions; Continentals. Ottawa Fire Kemmis Allen; treasurer, Fred Ba:ance of the scoring was divid- meet the winner of a Glebe Gun- Rasputin wrestled to a draw in the FG FT FTM P PF the question of superiority but entry in Hull is a good one. Department and Otta'.va Paint Stoate; league manager. James J. ed fairly equally. Ralph Hender- ' ners vs. Blue Devils game, sched- 30-minute preliminary. The match Richman, f ... 4 0 0 a 1 there were two fans in the rink With a few compromises ef- Lane; publicity, Abe Friedman. son getting five. Ross and Matthi- uled today at 6 p.m. lacked the fireworks that were Works. In addition, Morrisburg- Hockenstein, f. 2 2 0 6 1 who disagreed on the verdict. fected it might be workable. A vote of thanks was extended son four each, and Sonny Watson Results last night were: crammed into the semi-final but it Waddington Sailors submitted an Ziff, c 1 0 1 2 2 After both principals had left the to the retiring active officers, H. and Al Beaton. two apiece. Milt Junior. was really a fine exhibition of the Kasnof, f, g .. 0 0 1 0 3 ring and with the crowd on its application and were granted a C. McCarthy and Jack Lunn. Parsons completed the total with scientific side of wrestling and The Yankees may be in last Bloomfield, g 0 0 1 0 2 Tech Under-Grads—N. Segalo- way out, the pair of ring-side place but they're still the Yankees. franchise. The league is looking forward one L-ee shot. both men were given a fine hand Waxman, f 1 1 1 3 1 witz 13, K. Dale, K. Jessiman 2, spectators engaged in a heated de- at the finish. The story from Cleveland Wed- Applications from the Civil Ser- to another successful season and Meet Effective Forward. Kossy. c 1 3 n 5 2 C. Nicholson 2, G. Cain 1, H. Feller, bate that wound up with both of nesday on the 10-4 decision the vice softball team and the Young further plans will be made at the Next to Richman. who led Ditkofsky, g 1 0 0 2 2 S. Dunn, P. Ayearst 2; total, 20. them slugging it out. Chairs were Indians took over the champs Italians and West End Elmdales next meeting, which will take T.M_HA. scorers with four field Bombers—L. McDonald 4, A. overturned as the two men strug- leaves no doubt of that. That's are pending until the next league place at the "Y" on Thursday. goals. Ben Hockenstein was the Totals 10 6 4 26 14 McGowan 8. E. Campbell, D. Mc- gled around on the floor and the where it states a pitcher was re- meeting. 1 May 16. Caffrey 1, M. Craig 3; total, 16. Radio Bowlers most effective forward for Mont- Half time score: Vancouver, 19; fans came running back into the moved. "as a precaution", after a real Hoekenstein notched two Y.M.HA., 11. Referee—Sid Shapiro. rink to watch it. Police finally Yankee single in the eighth. Yankees Scout Dies I Australians lay out their ball field goals and two free throws for Officials--Sarge Swinburne and Half-time score, 10-9 Bombers. stepped in to bring the added at- s fields on football lots, since foot- • total of six points while Bill Chuck Malins. Montreal. Senior. traction to a halt. Once No-Hit Hurler ball comes first with them. s Wind Up Season Oscar Vitt, the Tribe's boss. Morrisburg Sailors — B. Wise- Longson Loses Toss. knows the McCarthy crew is May 8.—ITFI man 16, B. Douglas 14, S. Shapiro It probably all boiled down to still the one-inning team. WENDELL, Idaho, Oswego Hosts to Senators 3, E. Wall 21, R. Groleau 6; the toss of a coin deciding the The CBC Bowling Club added a They teed off on his fresh —Charles C. (Chick) Fraser. 69- total, 60. winner in the main event. The first "perfect score" to a successful hurler, second portsider of the year-old scout for New York Uniforms and Glebe Grads—J. Edwards, B. fall, which was won by the Japa- season with a banquet at the day, for three runs. And now Yankees. died here today. Fraser In Can-Am Baseball Opener Pollock 13, T. Hubbard 2, B. Gnn- nese star, ran according to Ju- they meet, not a southpaw, Standish Hall Hotel in Hull. End- started his baseball career in 1891 Accessories for yer 11, J. Stephenson 6; total, 32. Jitsu rules. The second fall was but Feller. ing the fourth year of the club's as a bat boy. A right-handed Referee, Stan Barr. under the modern rules and • activities, the finale was attended • pitcher, he entered bacsball's hall All Clubs in Action Today—Release Half-time score, 32-8 Sailors. Longson didn't take long to square Army and Air Force Speaking of Feller, and no-hit- of fame September 18. 1903. when accounts. Shekina won the toss by members and guests numbering Players to Meet League Limit 75 persons. Harry Bramah acted ters, the records show Master with Philadelphia Phillies he for the third fall and elected to Officers Robert and Tex Carleton, who got hurled a no-hit, no-run game use Ju-Jitsu rules. as chairman. W. E. Gladstone Murray, gen- one for Dodgers, join seven other against Chicago Cubs, winning Ottawa Senators' start at Os- ; outfielder, was optioned to the GOLF TIPS Longson never stood a chance Georgia-Florida League. eral manager of the corporation. present-day big leaguers who have 10-0. wego today is part of the opening as the little Nipponese went to V ' Others sent back on option, with FOR THE DRY and Mrs. Murray 'Caere guests of pitched no-hitters. The others are: Co four fronts of whet is antici- work in earnest. In seven min- There are 400 baseball teams an eye to a return if their show- w honor. Mr. Murray presented the Johnny Vander Men (two). utes and 40 seconds he had pinned Monte Pearson. Carl Hubbell. Bill operating in Australia, but in the pated as the best season in Cana- ing warrants, were June Thomp- trophy, which he donated to the 1(S ai Longson flat on his back with entire country there is not a sin ;le II~.1:: SPI.P dian-American League baseball. son, big righthand pitcher, and club last year for annual competi- Dietrich. Ted Lyons, Vernon Ken- another jacket strangle and Long- nedy and Paul Dean. legitimate baseball diamond. 'The Other games scheduled today are: Nick , Knickerbocker, a receiver. son, completely helpless, conceded tion, to Percy Palef, captain of "Palet Plungers", this year's win- Auburn at Rome. Oneonta at Both went back to Wausau, Wis., DON'T SWAY. the match. in the Northern League. ners. Swaying is a prevalent cause of The title of No. 1 tough guy Utica and Gloversville at Amster- Wagner said the only question The winning team consisted of Final Round Reached slicing. At the start of the back- rests with Bob Wagner for the dzT marks on the lineup for the first Lillian de 011oqui, Ralph Sneyd, swing, if your eye follows the club time being. The villainous coast game were shortstop and second Emery Villeneuve and Percy Senators stay with Oswego till head back or if the head is allow- grappler, making his first appear- Wise. It's between Pete Elliston Paler. Individual prizes, also pre- In Handball Play Saturday when they move to Am- ed to move back at all it causes ance here after an absence of sev- Tourangeau for the short sented by Mr. Murray, were re- and Art body sway. resulting in a lunge of eral months, stowed away Frank rardarm. Then follows a stand at field, while Jimmy Whaley and ceived by the following: Ladies' Another startling upset was re- the body bringing the club face Sexton. former all - American Ogdensburg against Oswego and Harry Marney are contesting the tackle, in the semi-final event. high single, Lillian de 011oqui; corded in the senior singles hand- out of alignment and well behind ladies' high average, Barbara Oneonta and the home opener at keystone. It was Wagner at his best and ball tournament, now in progress Lansdowne /Park next Friday, the hands at time of contact. So, Gardner; men's high single, Fraser Tourangeau and Whaley are above all things, prevent any he left the impression with the at the Y.M.C.A., when Gerald La- May 17, against Oneonta. both holdovers from last year. fans that from now on things are McPhee; men's high average, The Capital crew moves into movement of head or eyes during Robert Keddy. londe, who represents Institut The final 'selection will be. made the backswing. going to be plenty tough for the today's opener lightened to meet by Manager "Cy" Morgan today. heavyweights around here. Long- Door prizes were won by Mrs. Canadien Francais, toppled the E. S. Gomm. Doris Moor, Vincent league regulations. Vie Wagner, son was considered in a class by second seeded player, Moe Koff- Ogdensburg Support. Brophy, "Bing" Whitteker and Senators' business manager, said Football Results himself but Wagner, on his per- man to reach the finals against last night the squad had been The club's business manager Capt. Bruce MacLachlan. said quite a few Ogdensburg fans formance against Sexton, took that Foster Payne. trimmed to meet the player limit. dubious honor away from him and A number of the senior officials are expected to make the trip to LONDON, May 8.—(CP)—Soccer of the CBC were present at the Lalonde and Payne will playoff Two Released Outright. games played in the United King- Wagner is undoubtedly going to Oswego for the opener. He felt banquet. Mr. Bramah reviewed tonight at 5.30 o'clock, play to dom today resulted as follows: be as big a drawing card as ever Albert Elliott, shortstop, and they would be rewarded with a the year's activities, pointing out consist of the best two in three from now on. PNi1Lp Caruso. a lefthanded showing which would ensure con- South D. that competition was the keenest games of 21 points each. pitcher, were released outright, tinued support of the squad with Reading, 2; Crystal Palace, 4. Wagner Tough Customer. yet. Executive members were Lalonde started off somewhat Wagner-said Walter Ceiles,, an the split home base. Seottish West, Wagner took the only fall with thanked for their work. weakly. losing two straight games Rangers, 3; Clyde, 1. a hack-breaker hold and until the in the first series but he agreeably time of the fall he treated Sexton Pirates Trade Rizzo surprised his Lower Town support- West End League Scottish East. and the customers to as wild a ers two nights later with a master- Four-Minute Mile Raith, 5; Dundee United, 0. wrestling match seen here in some For Vince Di Maggio ly exhibition to square the match. May Consider Plan time. Sexton; a rough-and-tumble With everything at stake in the Hard to Achieve SECOND STRAIGHT WIN. wrestler himself, used all the PITTSBURGH, May 8. —t/P)— crucial third series. Koffman's The Allard-Nolan Senior No. 5 C.C.S. defeated R.C.N.V.R. tricks known in the trade in an Pittsburgh Pirates today traded fast, low ball scored six consecu- in a softball game in the Army attempt to halt Wagner but the Outfielder Johnny Rizzo to Cin- tive points for a commanding lead PRLNCETON, N.J., May 8. — Baseball League, meeting to- night, will likely consider the Softball League. The score was 11 latter matched all of them and cinnati Reds, the National League at the first exchange of service at four-minute mile? Yes it's CPt—A E.O.B.A. suggestion that teams to 8 and the win was the second threw in some of his own for good champions, for Outfielder Vince the halfway mark, Lalonde tied the possible, in the opinion of Track• from the West End circuit join straight for No. 5 C.C.S. Captain measure. DiMaggio, one of the three ball score at 12-all. After the one- Coach Mathew T. Geis. of the Senior City Baseball Lawrence Brown and Private Le- When he wasn't using Sexton's playing DiMaggio • brothers. It minute rest period the Frenchman "1 hardls know you by sight," said Millicent. duc hit home runs for the victors. head and shoulders for a spring- was a straight player transaction. could do nothing wrong. Time and Princeton. But it will require: League. A meting to line up `It would be so embarrassing if I said, 'Who is I. a super athlete: 2. a well- one league for Ottawa has again he slashed the hall with paced race; 3, ideal weather con- been called for tomorrow deadly accuracy for a 21-13 vic- that man over there?' and people told me it was ditions. night when, in addition to tory. Whiff! WHERE'S // my husband." Says Ge.. "In Chuck Fenske, Allard-Nolan representatives, "Is there any one else you would rather marry?" truc ersity of Wisconsin graduate, delegates are expected from ALEX? WHERE'S 4W you have a super-athlete. But un- "Oh, yes. Heaps of people! Almost all the boys Senior City teams and from GEORGE ? ZOE Q~w,leen , m Mutuels Adopted fortunately Fenske, who won all the new Lower Town entry in AND MART/ 7 1 know." the major indoor miles during the Hull baseball. pan Winter. is far better than his AU-THAT GANG- For Goshen Tracks But the prospect of New York and a rich, hand- nearest competitor and hasn't the American May Buy THAT PROM IS ED some, loving husband won her. And after the wed- opposition adequate to pace a TO HELP `tOU NEW YORK, May 8. — Pari- ding she discovered he was in love with another tour-minute mile". Australian Seabiscuit +SCRAPE REA mutuel machines will be used this The present indoor mile record Summer at both Grand Circuit woman—also married. It's a fascinating story of 1s Glenn Cunningham's 4.04.4. MELBOURNE,. Aus., May 8.— meetings, including the fourteenth aw impulsive, inexperienced Kansas girl in the CIO---Ajax — the Seabiscuit of running of the Hambletoman It ecru $25.100 each Spring to whirl of sophisticated New York. Read , . . Australian race tracks—is to be Stake, at Goshen, N. Y. repaint the Polo Grounds, home o` The announcement that the re- the New York National League sold Into retirement at an auction cently legalized mutuels would baseball team . in Melbourne after the Autumn replace time-honored auction pool meeting of the Australian Jockey betting, and bookies for the first Club at Sydney. time in the hundred years of har- A condition of the sale will ness • racing at the famous centre, 7)aegit • stipulate that Max cannot be was made by E. Roland Harriman raced again by his purchaser. and William H. Cane, respective The horse is only a five-year-old owners of the Historic and Good and no reason is given for his By ALICE DUER MILLER sale. It is believed that Amer- Time tracks. The work of remodelling the ican hone owners may bid for the tracks to provide space for the Author of Are Parents People? ... .Ilanslaughter , , . Australian racer for stud pur- machines will begin this week. poses. Reluctant Duchess . . . Forsaking .411 Others . , . eta, Since each heat can be bet upon 0111115Y ROAD RACE RECORD. as a separate event in trotting, SYDNEY, N.S.W. — ICP) — there will be 10 to 12 chances to .4 new daily serial starting Saturday in With a record time of one hour, bet every day. Both tracks have CIGARETTES 59 minutes and 45 seconds, A. raised their purse, with Harri- Barrett won a 150-mile motor road man's track offering $33,000 and I The Evening Journal race here. He averaged more I Cane's $125,000 for their one-week 1 than 73 miles per hour. cards.