Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 5, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page sixteen Winnipeg free Friday january. .5, i l. I rom Range by Joe Rvan in a game featured by sensational goal tending Good bad and indifferent hockey Portage Hung another defeat on Baldy Northcott s rangers at tic amphitheatre in thursday night in a South division Junior match. The Law 12 Ficor was 2 to 1 for from the Plains City. A Small crowd did t think pm much of the contest or so we would i gather from the offhand gossip out i As confucius or a As it our laundry j Man. Onco said. The crowd make 1 the there Many my uts of exciting to enthuse i about which might have Boon pro longed with More enthusiasm from Tjie would be kind but not too accurate in Stair that the terriers wore worthy but won and that is what the Brothers pay off on. Plenty of credit is due the plainsman for Tho spirit they put into their work and the neat passing attack which in the first Frame Ricl the Ranger de Fence baffled and had Walter ctr Cnway. Ranger goalie diving in All directions to protect his net. The rangers attack was erratic. Only their first line of . Gibb and Horsfield put much vim into their efforts until the last period. Youngsters reached by popular Jimmy Crew Filton. Law. May Colvin Horsfield hey. Gibb fasl. Kendall. Janch i. Mydynski. Hobson. Portage Hughes. Ferns. Putz i Richie isl Wood. Macey Mcdonald Rob Inson. Lav cry j. Mydynski. Vinet Porter. Match a son first scoring. Law. Mutchison. Once eco Rinc. Third Poruks fort is 4.60 , fast 3. Portage Macey leh Roodi 13.08. Penalties Horsfield. Penalty shot. And yellowlegs. Earl fast and Art came to life with a bang. The standing t. A. L. D. V. . Monarchs t Kenora Brandon i Portage 7 2 1 30 17 0 o a 16 1 3 22 is 5 2 24 31 4 1 18 33 t is with understandable Pride the Westerner particularly the Winnipeg Ger Points to the achievements the past twelve months or so of the athletes produced West of the Ontario Border. Eight National titles belong to the 2torthcott pupils wort unfortunate to have to Start without John Pratt who is nursing a leg injury and Hugh Millar who was benched by the club physician just prior to the game on account of a slightly congested lung. To acid to their misfortunes Ted Colvin one of their most effective men on the night s play was forced nut in the second stanza with As bad a Charley horse As we have Ever seen. Terriers pass Well Portage had the better of the first period. Sweeping in three abreast and passing Well they circled the Ranger defence time and again Only to be beaten in close by Greenway. In the second the play was evenly divided and the Pace was hot for the first ten minutes. Coach North Cott uncovered a Power play that kept the Portage supporters in sus Pense but diminutive Malley Hughes in the Portage nets kept the locals off the score Sheet. The final Frame was the Best of the night from the viewpoint of sustained action. With every Ter Rier up front. Freddie Frens picked tip a Loose puck just inside the Elueline and beat Gree Nway from Well out with a hard shot that slithered off the latter s pads into the net. Seconds later Earl fast tied Tho score after a great exhibition of skating and stick handling during which he circled the Portage net twice before catching Hughes Flat with a wicked angles drive. Best goal of the night was the winning one. At 13.08 Keith i Wood stole the puck at the Ranger Elueline slipped it to Maccy. Who roared in close to pull Greenway out arid find the hemp behind him. Ranger Power Csolty Law beat the terrier de Fence cold late in the game but a pulled Down by Macey. Earl fast took the penalty shot but Hughes stick deflected it pm to the goal Post for a close Call. Rangers kept the pressure on to the final whistle but could do everything but shoot on goal. Practically All their shots were far wide of the net. Len Mutcheson. Freddie Ferens. Bill Robinson. Keith Elwood and Hub Maccy provided most of the terriers punch and at times they had lots of same. Lawrie Horsfield was the Best of the rangers with his line mates Allan Hay and Bill Gibb giving him great support. Ted Colvin led Many dangerous attacks Emtil injured and Scotty Law worked Well beside him. It was the fourth game this sea son the Northcott Oliver Isarel sex telc has dropped by n one goo margin. If they can shake the in jury Jinx and set their sights adjusted they will still make trouble for somebody. The same can be said for the rapidly improving the special to scheduled for has been owing to Lack of Snow watch the daily papers for further announcements on Snow trains. W40-3g West at this writing including the Allan cup title held by part Arthur Bear cats who operated in a West Ern circuit last hockey season. In addition four of the five polls concluded by the Canadian press went in favor of either Winnipeg athletes or Winnipeg teams. Truly a great distinction. And thursday the National hockey league games were featured by the brilliance of Manitoba born boys. First was is defeat of the powerful Toronto Maple Loans by Chicago Black Hawks. Joe Cooper former Selkirk Junior rapping Home Hie winning goal unassisted. In _ addition Phil i Hergesheimer with Falcons in season gained an assist on the other goal in the 2-1 de feat inflicted on the Leafs. In the game in which new York rangers Hung up their sixteenth straight game without a loss Winnipeg boys dominated the play. Alex Shibicky rap pins two goals and. One assist Alfie Pike one goal arid one assist. Babe Pratt one assist and Art Coulter one assist. Sibicky played his last Amateur hockey Here with Selkirk juniors Alfie Pike was with monarchs in 1937 Art Coulter turned. Out with pilgrims in the the Junior North Divi Sion s two wingless teams St. Tames canadians and . Blues meet to night at 8.30 at the olym Pic rink in a game barring a give one team it s first Victory of the season. Each has lost to St. Boni face Ami Elm Wood once but both were surprised a Strong in their second performance after being rather shaky their first times out. Last game . Dropped a close one 4-3, to the unbeaten Elmwood Maple Leafs and1 James bowed by a Sim Ilar score to St. Boniface no change is anticipated in the line up of Sammy Mccallum s blues but coach Johnny Cameron the canucks has lost Tom Bentley through an Appen Dix operation needs one re placement there and also has been looking for de Fence men. Season 1928-29, born at Stony and babe Pratt Mountain Man., with the Kenora thistles. And Paul Goodman brought up from that s not All Selkirk goalie Wichita to replace Mike Karakas came within an Ace of registering his second shutout in four games. As it was he was beaten by a shot from Billy Taylor last year s Junior playoff final sensation with Oshawa generals. Mud Bruneteau with Colum bus club in 1933-34, grabbed the first goal for Detroit in their same thursday against Cani Diens who started off the . Season like a Bombshell and seem to be Well Ori their Way to winding up like the pro Verbial Damp squib. And there s plenty More Crackerjack hockey players where All those mentioned above come from right Here in Manitoba. N interesting letter arrived yesterday from none other than Tommy Burns former world s heavyweight boxing Cham Pion. Tommy is now located in Vancouver doing business As a dry goods Rne chant. But he does Little boxing business on Tho Side apparently being manager to one Sammy Jenkins a boy of the stuff champions Are made according to the voluble Tommy Burn s. The former world Champion is anxious to bring his fighter Jenkins to Winnipeg for a bout and any local promoter if any who would like to Clicker with Burns As a result of the following letter is Wel come. Burns letter in part follows "1 would like to inquire As to the promotion of boxing in Winnipeg. I nay be going East with my fighter Bammy Jenkins to fight and i would Ike to have a match in your City if possible. My boy is of the stuff champions Are made of and i can assure you that he will be the Icet middleweight Champion of the world. I do wish to impose upon you As i know you Are very Busy but i would appreciate it if you could find time to inform me is to of Tho promoter in your City so that i could arrange a Natch or if you yourself have any thing to do with the promotion so Nuch the better. If i do not happen 0 go East f would still like a match n Winnipeg providing it could be arranged. I know Al Hostak is the great est middleweight Champion today is Well As in my time in my Opin on he could even have taken Stanley Ketchell. As Ketchell was 1 swinger and Hostak is a Short puncher. My boy Jenkins is also a Short puncher after the fashion of Jack Dempsey with that left Hook coming out of Pip and his right hand is every bit As Lood As mine was in my hey Day. As mentioned above i would appreciate it if you could let Roe know i hero i could get in touch with the promoter. Or you could let him write me it does t Mailer. Respectfully yours Tommy Burns 537 East 7th, Vancouver . Brandon elks May take Lead tonight Manitoba Junior hockey champions and Western finalists last season bran Don elks can take Over leadership of the Junior South division tonight with a win Over Kenora thistles in a game to be played in the Brandon Arena. Kenora dropped a 3-1 decision to Brandon in the Arena on wednesday night. If thistles win tonight it will give them a tie for top place with monarchs. At present monarchs Lead with nine Points Brandon is second with eight and be Nora likewise has eight. The game tonight will terminate s second Road trip of the season and thistles will not play again until Portage travels to Kenora for two games. Jan uary 12 and 13. Brandon will play Here next thurs Day night against monarchs. A futuristic at least a slightly different camera Angle on a lighter and this one of Valentin Campolo newly imported South american heavyweight specimen and his guide along the Fristic trails James Joy boy Bandit Johnston. Valentin is the 27-year-old brother of Vilorio a heavy campaigner of a few years and stands six feel three and a half inches and tips the beams at 225 pounds. His record according to managerial announcement is 16 straight knockouts. Or. Johnston who looks after the interests of Bob pastor among others Hopes to steer his new charge into a bout with Lou Nova or Tony Galenic. Seriously ill at Minneapolis Jack Johnson above former world s heavyweight Champion. Yorkton Jan. 5. Flon bombers gave Yorkton terriers a lesson in checking Here thurs Day night and picked up two Valu Able Points in senior hockey the Saskatchewan league standings when they blanked the terriers 4-0 in a scheduled game. Bill Mackenzie the former Lake Lead redhead was the outstanding performer for the bombers As he figured in All three Floii flon second period goals. The northerners picked off their other counter in. The first period. The final session was scoreless. Flin Skinner Ancl Raj Kew Petric Bowman Brown. Subs 1 , Cunningham strongman Mac Kenzie. E. Westbury Gilmore. Hogg Smith Westbury. Sullivan. Duffy. I Cit. A. Fraser. Lund h. Fraser robbing scan real. Hallerson. Referee. Davy Davidson Regina lines Man. Hilt Mcdonald. Melville. First flin Flo strongman 2.15 5 Andry jew 15 second flin flon. My Kinzio strongman 3.15 3. Flin flon Strong Man my Kunzic 7.00 Amateur senior hockey league. Trif ocal team of youngsters clicked with their passing plays for the firs Ime this season and out gamed the miners As Well. Scottish play in the scottish Bonspiel will open in the . Rink William Avenue. Jan. 13, following a change rom saturday As previously set entries close with the Bonspiel committee Jan. 10. Ottawa senior hockey montagnard 1, Lasalle 1 Over time by Henry los Angeles Jan. 5. Biggest lacing of 1101 is through. No longer will the unfamiliar Green and White Silks come tearing across the finish Oliver Hardy has disbanded his stable because of jealousy his horses finally became funnier than he was. 4 Manny Pride of the Hardy stable and the Only horse Ever to be quoted at to 1 in the Kentucky Derby has been sold. Gone is Crete who Only lacked Blanket disqualification to win several big races. And gone too is sch Olmom who taught plenty of bettors sad lessons and miss Chase who went to the Post six limes and. Loving it so Well stayed there six times. Sitting in his Hollywood Home today Oliver Hardy nibbled on the sugar he had hoarded for the thoroughbreds and kept p Yirgu me with old carrots that would t have passed Muster in the third act. Of tobacco read. If the carrots Aren t to your Oliver said help Jour Solf to Saddle. Or Hove a bite of a bit or wrap yourself up a Blanket Thorp is thing you can t have. That is my racing silk. Then like a. Urnari exhibiting Ai great treasure h Irthy unlocked doors twirled the dials on a Safe took a peek to Sec that the burglar alarm was in order carefully lifted out a bit of Green and White silk. There was a suggestion of tears in his eyes As he unrolled the silk. I made a movement As if it and lie looked at me As if 1 Stan Hardy said careful. What is left of this shirt Cost or that runs to almost a Yard and no Man in the world but me has Ever a actually the sick jockey shirt Cost Hardy More than that. Because the he put into his stable during two years of sensational failure does not include the wagers he made on his own horses As a proud owner. Y there never was a time that a horse of mine to the Hardy admits that i did not expect him to win. Even if he were running against sea biscuit War Admiral Johnstown kayak ii and t the record books show that or. Hardy s Faith never was justified. All of the horses mentioned above beaten at one time or an other but never by an animal bearing the big o h on the of his jockey s. Silks. Hardy insists that the phrase also was invented just because of his stable and that the Only thing that kept his horses from holding their own with the greatest thoroughbreds of the turf was the starter. To f of if they a d done away with the he says i would have done All right my horses were the equal of any until the time came to Victoria. B.c., Jan. 5. Gals of Victoria dominoes. _ to 17 hard checking third periods goal. O. Bell 0 Reilly ind Forbes Centre. Bend Wonc Inells and Ritchie. Vallui Nalcus. A Coli. Glam he. Muir Cuc a Ilov Chow and any. I monarchs goal. Nicholson a Jenci Piid 1-Aveu tenure. Clark u less. Somers and Ann Cylc. Wai Clicc. Millir. Mcc Rcd Adams. Cancilla my Zinc. Charles Lluc Lillne and Tol Trimble. Portune. Dominion basketball champions who have been suspended from the Brit ish Columbia Amateur basketball association for failing to abide association rules said thursday die club will play a series of exhibition games with touring professional teams. V because there arc rules in the code of the Amateur athletic Union of Canada which empower District officials to Grant members of their . Of c. Branch permission to play against professionals such mingling with paid athletes would not jeopardize the standing of . U. Of c. Members. President Sydney g. Halter said thursday. Each Branch of the . Of c. Has the Power to Grant teams and players in. Their District permission to play with declared Halter when informed of the announcement by officials of the Vic Toria dominoes that their team plan pay goal Trail ., Jan. 5. Hoar Morris goal with less than the 19391 minutes logo gave Trail smok series of exhibition touring professional red to play games with teams. I Don t know whether they have neen granted such Walter added. That rests with . U. Of c. Officials in their playing with professional teams might get the dominoes in trouble with the .a.b.a. But that is something which does not concern our eaters a 3-2 Victory Over Nilso a West Koot Cna league Cuneo unit Maple Leafs in senior hockey thursday night. Outclassed Princeton n.j., Jan. 5. Uni Vorsila of Toronto opened ill International intercollegiate hoj key league season Here thu rods by defeating an outclassed Prince ton University team Vil. Completes Trade san Francisco Jan. 5. Api Charles Graham president a Francisco seals of the Pacific coast baseball league reporte thursday the acquisition of option of John Barrett outfielder from Boston red sox of the America baseball league completing Trade for Dominic Dimaggio. Have us tailor your officer s uniforms great for All very attractive or cos from the 22-oz. Khaki and air Force Marathea materials and Isaac birr s Mellon Over coatings. We have a very Fine line of imported Tweed suiting of order Why Wear Keady Mades j. Morris Soi ;