Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, April 21, 1937

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1937, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page sixteen. Winnipeg free press wednesday. Agree 21. 19.37. Gerald Walker leads Detroit tigers to Victory Over Hal Schumacher s pitching feature of giants win against and Blanton Star. By Scotty Reston associated press staff writer new York april 21. Superb batting by Gerald Walker of Detroit tigers and Al Simmons of Washington senators and the flawless pitching of by Blanton of Pittsburgh pirates and Hal Schu Macher of new York giants Fea tured tuesday s six major baseball league openers before spectators. Walker hit a Homer triple double and a single in four times at Bat to Lead the tigers to a 4-3 Victory Over Cleveland indians. Simmons got a Homer and two singles to Pace his team to a 3-2 win Over the world Champion Yankees. Blanton shut out Chicago cubs 5-0, letting the cubs Down with five hits and Schumacher won a pitching Duel Over Van Lingle Mungo to beat dodgers 4-3. In the other two games Boston red sox thumped Philadelphia athletics 11-5, and St. Louis cardinals won a 2-0 10-inning Victory from Cincinnati reds. The Chicago sox St. Louis Browns game in St Louis was called because of rain and the Boston bees and Philadelphia Phillies were not scheduled. Jerome Herman Dean also served warning on the National league that his Ood Fortune and his Good right was . Has new residence ruling january 1 Transfer Date is now set Forward to octo Ber 15 Toronto april 21. Up adoption f the Ontario hockey association s four two import clause by the Canadian Amateur hockey Assoc a on in annual convention Here applies Only to Dominion play Down Ames As far As Western and Mari Ime teams Are concerned it has Een announced. The clause permits senior teams o use four imported players during he season and Junior and inter mediate teams two such players or the Benefit of the West and maritime however a rider was attached to the clause allowing earns in those areas to use More Han the regulation number of imported players during the regular playing season. Teams from these areas each Dominion play Downs How Arm Are still with him. Credited with a shutout he was Over Oie reds though the reds touched him for 13 hits including four doubles Ray peaches Davis who hurled against Dean gave Only nine Hus but three of these doubles by Joe Medwick and Johnny Mize and a single by Leo Durocher came in the 10th inning and won the Dai lathe largest crowd of the Day turned out to see the world Champion Yankees play the Sena tors the Detroit Park was filled to capacity with fans and tin Cincinnati and Brooklyn Parks wer also jammed. The reds and card Drew and the dodgers giant 32 387. Cold weather kept the cubs pirates throng Down to the american leagues got off t the Lead in the race for Home Rui honors. In addition to Simmon and Walker Bob Jonnson of the Philadelphia athletics hit a Home today. K was his second of the season his first coming Monda against the senators. Lou Gehrig the Yankees durable played his despite an injure first baseman straight game Sra Index Finger on his right hand. H got three hits two of. Which wer doubles. Superb hitting and flawless twelve teams see action in major baseball Loop openers Ball clubs opel in tie real of i this looks dangerous afterthoughts and pick from the East after sitting through the most thrilling hockey series of modern items one is cornered at All turns and promptly asked not so much As How did monarchs win the series but How did they lose that first game even those of us who were there find it most difficult to explain some will aver the regals were looking out the win Dow or at the time clock other will never were More Tough Breaks hustled into a minimum of time needless to state the cop per differs vanquished As they Are had the essential punch to and How they did now capitalize will always serve As a lesson for All students and coaches of an game played on ice the Over anxious monarchs had struggle to that Point in the game and found themselves on the surprising bet Ter end of a 3-0 score be expected they might who Ever will be forced to drop excess that stage. It was also stated that association branches could set the oct. 15 deadline for imports a trifle earlier f they so desired. Convention adopted oct. 15 As the last Date for player transfers. Previously Jan. Had been the deadline. Assists Todd French Bryant and. 0-Dea. 10 1 s Van 030000000-3 5 3 Schumacher arid Mancuso Banning Mungo and Phelps. F american league midget baseball league gather eleven teams team needed to Complete i league election next week meeting to plan the organization of the Winnipeg and District midget baseball league delegates from 11 teams gathered in the Saratoga Board room on tuesday evening. The following teams were represented East Kildonan fort Garry fort Rouge cubs St. Boni face Palmerston Walnut Strath Cona Sherburn maroons Points St. James canadians and West end cardinals. Scott Young was elected tem ovary Secretary of the league and ailed for each team to name a representative to attend a meeting o be held Early next week to eled permanent officers. There is Yel Oom for one More team to enter n order to make a 12-team circuit two divisions. Anyone wish ing to place this twelfth team. In he league please communicate with Scott Young free Piess sports department. Arrangements were made Tenta. Ively As follows age hit under 17 at Jan. 1, 1937 birth certificate it could _ _ _ stumble but just As they were not expected to score a 7-0 Triumph the following saturday they went Down under a deluge of hurried incidents which the entire Dominion into excited chatter and was probably for the Best for it made the memorable series sports editor of the Toronto Star Fred Jackson came out Point Blank in his column last saturday at noon stating cop per Cliff would not Only win the matinee game but would go on and win the memorial on monday night. He was As far from right As monarchs Are from Winnipeg today. As the camera clicked it looked As if the Young lady were about to abdicate from the Saddle but she and the horse Rose to the occasion and they made a soft four Point Landing. The rider is miss Dorothy Green of Durham n.c., a participant in the annual Pinehurst horse show. Burleigh Grimes did t erase Aii the Daffinese from noted Flat usher 0 Brown and Pytlak Auker and Cochrane Boston Philadelphia 021 521 000 102 5 18 13 10 i i and r. Ferrell Kelley Boss Hayes. 10 t 002 000 10 arid Hogan Gomez Murphy 8 at St. Louis postponed rain american association Toledo inco5manisand Tresev Lnelson and Lewis. Minneapolis -1 j Wagner Hayes and Peacock Pressnell Blaeholder and Brenzel. Columbus Chervinko marrow Bas andn1cansas City postponed Pacific coast league Sacramento. T Seinsoth Murray and Clark Ward and Detore. Los Angeles Portland -4 Lieber and Collins Liska Burnet and Wilson. San Francisco at Seattle postponed Tain. One night game. Monday s Home runs Walker tigers Johnson. Athletics Simmons senators one each. Athletics two. Leagur totals american four National one. Al Roth beaten new York april 21. Eddie Brink Scranton pa., Light weight Defeated Al Roth of new in the eight round feature bout at new York coliseum tues Day night. The defeat stalemated Koth s attempt to regain his former prominence in lightweight ranks. He weighed Brink 138. To be Home team to Supply jails and Umpire no limit to num Ber of signed players but All mus registered with league before a Date yet to be set. Some of the entries have already been made those not yet sent t the temporary Secretary must b mailed before saturday april 24 Midnight. Each entry must stat name address and Telephone num Ber of team s Delegate to the league executive. These delegates Wil meet on a Date to be announce later in order to elect league officers and draw up the schedule. Zenon Ferley Martel and Jack Atchison Are eligible for Junior company what will the rest Pike Mccreedy Langelle Andale Fox Rheault Dent Rob non Etc., have been urging their Ery very Good Friend Arnold Mith of International Spon or a senior club or. Smith tells be he is seriously no an application for a major berth or if there Ever was a gang of youngsters that he is attached to t is this starry array of Honor graduates he loves every single be of them and no one in that Vaple Leaf Garden was More Elat d last saturday afternoon than unless it was mrs. Arnold Smith Smith in the Rush general congratulations to the monarchs this Corner overlooked special mention to the a position Paul Rheault found himself in. Play ing on two Canadian Junior championship clubs is probably an achievement without Paral Lel in the history of the All Canada series. It often happens in senior but not aver before to my knowledge in the Short Span of a Junior hockey player s life. News reports state the . Enjoyed its Best financial year and the controlling body can thank the Winnipeg monarchs however there is a false impression abroad in the City As to. The treatment accorded the monarchs the Winni Eggers were in no different boat than any other club which participated in any inter provincial hockey final in any previous year except the living allowances were reduced this season in View of the declining revenues from the play oils in re by Paul Mickelson associated press sports writer new York april 21. Situation is unchanged and base Ball s greatest rivalry is still be tween Brooklyn and new York Jerints Burleigh Grimes has t been Able to erase the Daffinese streaks from his dodgers the hottest fans in the game Are still blowing gaskets in old Flatbush. Almost every Inch of ebbets Field Home of the Flatbush follies was packed As the Jerints and follies boys swung at each other in their inaugural tuesday. The show opened in True it ambush fashion. After a fan had held up the game by tossing firecrackers on the Field that almost burned Down a hot dog sign Dick Bartell stepped up to Bat. He beefed at the first pitch a called strike and Bush fans got their first big Chance to howl one of them threw a Ripe Tomato that struck Dick on the shoulder and great was the Devilish glee As Dick walked Bench to get a Towel. Tough old Burleigh came up with teams prominent boosting funds of Cah pfc Canadian hockey body nets on two Flay owns contributed and Eastern Avn i now has full control regarding playoffs. Tour new faces on the bar Roo Loor for the opener and they i right Well for themselves. The were Long Tom Winsett trouble with what they Call two left feet on account of he has trouble run Wirig for Fly balls that Archit to h right old Heinie Manush who started life As a plumber Woody English who wore splinters in his pants by sitting on. The Chicago cub Bench and cookie Lavagetto who did likewise at Pittsburgh. Lavagetto hit some hard balls but upheld the Flatbush tradition for second Basing by making two errors. In. A Long pre game talk. Grimes told Van Mungo that talk about pitchers. Not being Able to hit was the bunk. I used to love to mentioned Burleigh. You can hit Mungo took the lecture to heart slamming out a double to give h is pals a 3-0 Lead but in True Flatbush fashion the boys could t hold their margin. Base stealing was a. Tip that so called world hockey series at Toronto looks like a Complete Flop financially and otherwise. I am sure would far sooner have headed Home after their Brilliant Triumph in the memorial cup series but were diced to stay Over in an Effort to save he situation. According to Abbie of neither monarchs or Wembley ions did any More than go through the motions night. As expected the outscored the unions by 4-2. Only saw the game whereas the Garden was jacked for the titular Junior affairs. The expected split Between the . And . Of c. Has taken it will be surprising i. The last has been heard of it. The old guard does not give up so easily. All Winnipeg sport participants and followers will rejoice that the Daylight saving bylaw has passed Council. What Long evenings we will have now for Goll soccer Tennis and All the other sports Bruno Haas saves the expense of a lighting Plant for Sherburn Park. Announcement of the death of Fred a. Johnston at Cal ill Tatt regret circles ago the of the Best known stables. Among the horses he owned were lady Marnock Somers heir and dumb Dora. It was or. Johnston who was responsible for bringing out such Well known jockeys As Johnny Longden George Woolf Anc Smoky Saunders who have gone on to make names for themselves although or been actively connected with racing for the four or five years he maintained his deep interest to the last. A brother Herb Johnston was time keeper at the Whittier and Polo Gary will be received with in thoroughbred racing As Fred until a few years was a prominent figure on Western turf controlling one on the big time. Johnston has not off on the 1937 Flatbush edition. They tried twice and were nipped both times by a Good City Block n1 new Transfer Rule will hit Portage and Kenora Junior hockey clubs a hard blow limits importations to two Are limited to 1 residence Kule has also been changed to october in big Spring Over coatings made to order. Special Why Wear ready Mades finest imported English Over coatings bought to sell at but owing to delayed shipment we accepted deliver at a big discount and pass on the savings to you. Don t miss this Chance to feet a s38 Spriner overcoat made to your , far consider the style and finish our two ready Mades. J. Norris son Ltd. Merchant tailors 276 carry St. Phone 95 627. See our windows. Close decision in merchants Roll of Fenske High Man for Macklin Kline Barker Best of losers in the Roll off of the merchants ten pin Bowling league on tuesday evening the Tribune team topped Stan Evans style shop in six games. The final result was remarkably close the winners com piling a 5496 score while the losers were a scant 19 Points with 5477. Fenske and Johnny Buss of the winning team were High men. Of the evening for the six games Fenske rolling 1160 and Buss 1130. Johniy Buss had the Best three game with 640 Lor the last three games rolled. Jack Macklin was the Best of the style shop team with 1036, but Maxie Kline was right behind with 1035. Albert Barker was also close with 1025. Johnny Buss rolled the Best single game score with 248, while Fenske was second highest with 244. Lacrosse meeting the annual meeting of the Winnipeg Community Lacrosse league will be held in the Tribune auditorium on Friday april 23, at 7.45 All last year s clubs Ana any new clubs wishing to enter senior Junior or juvenile Competition Are cordially invited to Send Dele Gates. Cent years the old schedule was at the meeting yesterday the . Transports to the scene of any play off the provincial champions paying for Standard berths and transportation and Al Low Lor hotels meals Sticks Sharp lunches taxis Etc. I Dandruff they had ventured so far from the Home fireside. When the fans woke up they implored the monarchs likewise to Loric Aplaon a dreary affair Alberta senior championship with Prince then found himself suddenly hurried into the Detroit nets in an . Play off with Montreal canadians beat that one and the red wings think highly of him right now and his whom he hero worshipped i Melville Sev eral years ago and he found himself facing Wilf in that Detroit Canadien game Normie Smith Dave Kerr and Earl Robertson at one time or Rar Iother played goal for Windsor Bull dogs and All three were play olt in the Detroit Ranger but Harry Neil s lads Seldom obliged. The Toronto fans were however with them right to the enc1 and were loudly calling for Pik when proceedings got very Dull. As a hockey game it was Awa below but the Odd Winnipeg rooter had a Chance to look Over lot of old favourites. Roy must rpm took it without much Effort by played a few hard shots nicely. The two Lernay boys skated As fast a Ever. Alex Archer is the same Cann player and Cam Shewan is notch defence player. The Wembley lads have played More hockey the Winter than. The did not uncover much in the Way i fancy plays but they Are. Sound team. Sudbury if they g Terestea in the tilt May be Able take them. Fox looked Best Fox looked the Best of the Mon Park meets last summer. Fred was also prominently identified with hockey being president of the Ranger club and was one of str prime movers in installing the artificial ice Plant at the Victoria Arena. A m f when Sudbury was Defeated by Kimberley in the Allan cup final a year ago the Promise was then made the Northern Ontario team would be with a Winner this year. The easterners made Good their boast. Maxie Silverman was so stunned by the defeat of his Copper Cliff Rcd men he has made to threats for publication but is doubtless already figuring pm casting his net wider them Ever for next season. With two weeks to get in shape for the season s open ing., Winnipeg maroons started training tuesday. Almost an entirely new team was brought to Sherburn Park last May and the lads soon made a hit with the fans by their Snappy style of play. It will be pretty much a rebuilt team again this year although a few Alast year s squad including Joe Bolla third baseman Gustaf son the Home born boy on first Bermu Catcher and Locke out fielder Are left. Bruno Haas is again the Active manager Wes Griffin having departed to Indian Toronto april 21. I y monday night next. The Lions uniform is Gaudy enough to turn the boys out As beef in. The Royal procession. Calgary golfer makes Freak Hoie in one Calgary april 21. Brown made golfing Day. He scrawled a Hole in one on he municipal Golf course record jut his opponent Drew an assist. The assisted Ace came during a week end match when Brown s shot rolled three inches from the cup. His opponent s Ball landed right be Lind and while putting he Sank Brown s Ball. Mount Alison varsity enter Dominion Cage finals Sackville n.b., april 21. Wide open and play by mount Allison University tues Day night gave the collegians a 31 20 Victory Over Ottawa Commerce grads and their two game Semi final series in the Dominion inter mediate basketball playoffs by a total score of 43-33. Mount Allison to meet Toronto Elizabeth s for the Canadian title. Johnny Mostil at eau Claire and George Treadwell at Superior. New managers Are Dick Kerr Wausau Julian Wera Crookston Fred dutch Dorman Duluth and Ernie Olson Jamestown. 3 s american bowline Congress tournament at new York which started Early in March has still a couple of weeks to go. Lenders in the various events Are five Man teams Krakow furniture company Detroit doubles Burton Dallas and Gibbs Kansas City singles e. Soest Santa cal., 1zs All events a. Ward Cleveland the Heil of Milwaukee failed to eel going in the first two games sunday but rolled. In the final gaining eleventh place. T7vrankie Boucher one of the m Hanger veterans despite the fact he sustained a broken leg last summer performed his chores acceptably for the Patrick clan during the past . Season. Players of the Boucher Type belong to a fast vanishing generation. Frank Clancy has Hung zip his skates and will Thunder Down the ice stretches no More. The indomitable Eddie Shore appears to through. Ching Johnson has prob ably played his last game and Aurel Joliat is contemplating Call ing it the end of a Long Day. One by one these and other stalwarts have handed in their uniforms Are nearing their last hockey Roundup and another generation is coming along to take their places. The Colville Shibicky Young Patricks serfs Pratts and Coopers will have All the headlines in a. Season or two. With them will be some of these Youthful giants who last week were battling for Possession of the Allan cup at Calgary and the memorial cup at return will most Benefit the . The president also will act As official Delegate of the jockey body to meetings in Europe inter National ice hockey league govern ing world body to which the . Has pledged affiliation. It also was decided Grants May be made from the Trust fund for olym Pic representation of Canada. It did t take Long for members to dispose of All the financial Rou Tine and get Oil to the Only other matter that occupied their attention at the afternoon discus Sion of playing rules by Clarence Campbell National hockey league referee. The three Day meeting will wind up tomorrow with disposition of a few Constitution and bylaw changes left Over from previous sessions. Clary Foran will be moved to Vancouver Montreal april 21. Foran. 34-year-old former big four football coach has accepted a new position with his firm in Vancou ver b.c., and will leave for the West coast around May 15, it was announced tuesday. Born in Montreal Foran during the past 10 years established him self As a leading football Mentor and strategist and before retiring year s As a player in 1929 was one of the Foremost Middle wings in Canadian football. Foran began coaching in u927 and in. 1931 led his winged wheelers through a winning Streat of 14 games to capture the Dominion title. Retiring in 1935, he came last year Loaid the undefeated West mounts win the Junior big four championship. Sunday school soccer the Winnipeg sunday school soccer league will meet wednesday night at the . Oak room at 8 o clock. Dewsbury beaten Keighley England april ill. Up an English Rugby league game played Here tuesday Keigh Ley Defeated Dewsbury 27-7. Curling association holds annualtow311 annual meeting the Mani Obi j Curling association will x Jiem wednesday at 8 . In Thedo Ridi Block fourth floor. Prior to the association the association of p will hold its annual. Ing starting at 6.15 in Moo Rev men it Wys to use Blade matches hour razor me a Gillette 8wd6 to Iwori with _ now 1 can you my Best shaves we were made for each other Here s we when you in your Gillette for Othu function As to Brut Lew always. Gillette bade in your and enjoy reach Awn a package from your Derick to Dijt in Toronto. Exhibition soccer caledonian juveniles and North Side United midget soccer teams will play their postponed exhibition game thursday at the exhibition grounds at 6 . All signed play ers of both clubs must report. Brewed to the most exacting Standard the finest selected malt and hops fort War Pilsner style Beer is the favor of those who insist on Quality brewed. Always for fort Styli Beer m e ;