Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 24, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free pm Ess wednesday january 24, 1940 r . Discussing his Trade with Benny Leonard he Champ of two decades ago and considered by Many one of inc greatest fighters in Ever step in a ring. They were pictured to a Ihei As Dave trained for his fight with Charlie cum i in View York which resulted in a draw i fight again 29. Tam eroes rifles meet j t in ers standings North division series r s t put Rulh Allan i tip foil Fri prs. Winnipeg ugh Chysh w in surf of a Ralh i Onti St for first scrips in ulily Inry hockey if Amic it All Philli Varc rink tit both in Oil s saturday will out Tori lit for the Clu ship. During tin first schedule. Rifles Toppari division Ami rims Kii with paper a nut anti u the Lili at . Is. Rnnifaci1 d n 0 us 1 27 my a 14 1.13 n 6 s p m is i i. Ii i or onto "1 in ii ski hic inc. Ii ii i ii Viroil x i -1 Ufi ii i canst to 1 ill Naii icons t s it 58 Ichih an Assoc Tion Wichita Omaha 2, Alberta so Nick non drunk Heller 1. Cal e senior to. Sydney 2. Eastern . Amateur Atlantic City 7. River Vale 6. On -1. Baltimore 3. Pkovixc1al senior Valley Fjeld 1. I Quebec 5. P pc j us 11 a Ignija c in n o Piil ii Iphia i Tori Munt for the ill d in n to t f it in Iti in in rican Ion it he fails to play ii i Spring Man him the indians. I All la if if in u Hickey in Tii Pitts Nipoti is. Last Providence future Home in spi i it us t n i l mini Utic it by foil d i inc in Ali 1 Idun i i of. Andrew s will again be seen in action tonight in the . Senior league played at the Vaug Han Street gym after ii week s Lay off. They Are due to play the toilers at 11.15 this evening in what should be one of the important games of the year. Toilers Are making a real bid. For a play off position and arc particularly anxious to take a game from the league leading St. Andrew s club who have yet to lose a game this season in the Reg Lari senior league series. The initial senior game of the evening will see the saints tackle varsity. Previous to the senior games starting at 7.15, there will be two intermediate games. Maroons will meet the Lazy l and will tackle the Aqua blues stage third rally to cop hard fought came by Joe Ryan with some five Hundred youngsters from the playground league the guests of the olympic rink and the North Junior division looking on. . Staged a third period rally to come from behind and earn a 4 to 2 Victory Over St. James canadians on tuesday night. The win ensconced the blues safely in second place 3 Points ahead of St. James and 4 Points ahead of St. Boniface. Leafs Are still Well out in Tam. Inspired by the largely filled stands Ana the cheering of the youngsters both teams turned in a reviews looking Back on its first full year since its organization 15 months ago the sporting dog club of Western Canada elected officers at its an Nual meeting in the Majestic hotel last week reviewed reports on the past season s activities which Indi Calell notable Progress and pre pared an expanded 1940 programme fall Field trials for Springer and Cocker spaniels marked by a Large entry. Record attendance. Fine weather and perfect management was the club s outstanding event. An Early summer training school for dogs arid handlers and matinee trials in Midsummer were other Hue in ional our if executive members n . Pressed warm appreciation of the a tend of the club s women members to the year s successes. For cited for Youthful sporting dog enthusiasts and to add events Tor water dogs of its competitive programme. The training schools will also be repeated. J. C. Cook was re elected presi Dent. Other officers elected Are first vice president. D. E. Martyn r. War t. A. Smith assistant Secretary treasurer mrs. T. Eamons executive. A. G. Good. W. Mcbain r. Simpson t. Ii Mons. C. Jopling and j. Sweeney. Several Winter and Spring activities will he held by the club and they will be announced after All details have been settled at the february meeting. Fine exhibition of hockey. What Ever May have been lacking ii polish was More than made up for in sustained action. The saints had an Edge in the first half of the initial stanza and gave Mcdonald in the blues net plenty to worry about. The Youthful Mcdonald but lately drafted from Salisbury juveniles withstood the onslaught in great style. At the 15-minute Marks counted the first Goat of the game and it was rather soft. Johnny Rondus rapped Hank Mcclure s pass at Patterson who had same covered. The puck bounced into he air. And in his anxiety to Clear i St James player chromed the rubber into the net. The blues vere shorthanded at the time. For he balance of the period . Nominated the play capitalizing on he generally Loose work of the canucks defence. Canucks Are to the second period the famed Cameron Power play got results when the Ormiston Hawkins duo combined for two goals. On each occasion Mcdonald in the . Citadel showed too soon dropping o his Knees to Block an anticipated lot from Hawkins who in Eracli in Duce lateral led to Ormiston and 10 latter had half of the Cage to shoot at before the goalie could re cover. Jim Irwin in this period stick handled his Way through the St. James defence on two occasions but failed to finish. In the concluding period turned on great pressure found Ernie Patterson in great form. With each Side a Man Short the canadians almost added to their Lead As a goal Post stopped a great Effort. Patterson had no Chance on the play Halfway through the session when Tracey rapped Home Mcclure s pass from close in. Two minutes later. Mcclure fed Rondus a pass to give the blues the Lead it was a wicked Low shot to the Corner which Patterson just missed with his skate As he the goal Mouth. With less than four minutes left to play. Cunningham and Gunter Drew penalties Tor starting some fisticuffs. The former Drew a major for starting the fray. Both teams threatened in the closing minutes of play. . Got the cing Marker with but three seconds o go As Gunter beat Patterson after taking the rubber from an Derson on a neat Effort. Ormiston Hawkins Cunningham. Suarez and Vadeboncour worked lard for the canadians. Of the . Crowd. Rondus Maitland Mcclure and Manson were easily the bet. St. Lames Patterson. Barefoot. . Hawkins. Orm isum. Canter Hunter. Law Grant Pierce. Styan. A Donnld. Unit Lamri Irwin Manson Rondus Mcclure Gunter Tracey. Anderson Macklen. Robertson Ritchie. . Johnson. First . inc Clurel. Iron. Second St. Ines. Ormiston i St. James. Ormisto Shaw Linsi. . Third 4. . Tracey inc Clurel m.50 5, . Rondus my Clurcie i ., Gunter Larler Ioni 19.47. Carter. Mcclure Gunter. Davis and yellow Les. Unbeaten in. League Competition this season Clark s cruisers will go against second place lombards in the second half of a double Bill in the Winnipeg and District senior hockey league at the olympic rink tonight. First out Stonewall will come to town to meet varsity bosons who tired so badly on. Their first inter collegiate swing in the West in a game starting at 7.15. Cruisers Are away out in front in the league stand Ings but have rolled up their Points mostly in tight games and will have no walk away against lombards tonight Vasity will be out to improve their record at the expense of Stonewall and should dish up a Tough Battle. Lombards will be without Eddie Gould and Rod Gould both of whom Are injured1. The accompaniment of an in most Chilly silence the University of Manitoba hockey team the other Day returned from to disastrous tour of the West where t had absorbed a series of Licking y scores which would just about credit on a poor Cricket team. 3ut in the Wake of the return of the drown and Gold up Esters comes a plaintive bleat from the Minneapolis newspapers. The twin City scribes Are considerably irked at the failure of the varsity team to make arrangements this year for the continuation of the hockey series with the University of Minnesota gophers. In words which barely fall Short of accusing the Brown and Gold team of being shirker traitors and poor sports one newspaper winds up its blast Wilh the following and so the University of i Initha hockey team will nol show up for its scheduled series with Minnesota next if says tin War has complicated thing s and that a trip to min Neapolis would Jam up its schedule at Home. Well if it can play at Home it can play Here. The trains arc. Still run and the. Frames were scheduled. The Manitoba Hoys have come Down Here often Enous h when they were pretty sure to win and maybe we must add to the unusual complications cited by As the and a Tig lit schedule at tin fact thai the gophers arc. Unusually this John. Degruchy of sport Dies ten pin body rescinds drastic ruling Toronto. Jan. 24 de a at a special Fri ovum he win get icy. Venerable president of then Peg senior ten pin Bowling As. Ontario Rugby football Union , Hokl on tuesday nil Jet second vice president of the can a previous decision to nil Adian night. Died tuesday Rugby Union. He was .79. Widely known As the grand Man of Canadian sport and Necter Wilh scores of sports Organ in Lions. Or. Degruchy ill Callb for seven born in England Well aft pasting to had prior the annual Lourn oldish Cintioni. Was chairman o d that icing srvrn1 Hornier Dii Ision. A opinion Hal Somi Inid to permit ibo throng been in Abl number o it was ultimately president should a of three to i Oitim its no rits As they i of Milove sol a cd , Allair i other Nalum a it n it derided to i special Money 1 night Viv ski for in embers air own the re i Ucen of 17 few men in Canada Midi varied association in Short or so Lont my i 11 Naioti h further it of spoil so t n Canada a tin men in Canada i 11 1 he Mavorite learn sport in opening i High b team Ani. Ii to each ins. Or 1ase of lit Loams. Cd on the event is in his n. Four a is the won by a huh i an a Mori the Smith for life a ilex annual h. 13. Chairman of the Booster committee submitted the firms Sliu Havn to their Ini Enion of sponsor inc Booster Mac Donald store. Mckisi i Immor Mic a Hoy to the Tiv Fia cry , after taking Ihor awful from Alberta and it cites Sijem a pity to deprive the gophers of the pleasure of rubbing the Salt into the in wounds. So far this season the gophers have not been beaten. Last actively participated Lacrosse. In the he was rated with the Best in the game and among teammates on the Young Tronu were tile Lale sir Sam Hughes. Twin Jan Okli r of militia Var. And the Lennox former Mont for North York. Vir. Deg Tichy s interest in Lacrosse supplanted Only by tall. He was president of the the first Victor limited Lale col. Herbert j Victorin bowl member of alley.--. Gih on a howling alleys. . Thursday they dubbed Michigan. 9-2. Record crowds arc turning out for the Gopher games. 4.000 taking in the same with Michigan. In View of the successes Over the go . Oldest league in Canada. For More than 25 years. In 1930 and 1035 he 1ieaded the . Death of Juhn Degruchy. Presi Dent of the a Penally shot in lie first pc nod i provided the Edge for Juv Topping Ita pid City. 2-1. Inv hero monday. In an exhibit ii. Ontario Rugby football Union has meant the loss to sport i of one of the Best friends it Over Peers enjoyed by the Brown and declared the coming year the club de to organize a Junior Section second vice president. R. Ren Secretary treasurer. Yorkton flon Yorkton Jan. Terriers moved 24 out of the Saskatchewan senior hockey league cellar Here tuesday night when they Defeated flin flon bombers 7-4 in a scheduled fixture. The Victory lifted the terriers two Points in front of the bombers and three behind the third place Moose jaw Millers. The terriers with Glen Suther land and Hal Piekett the former Saskatoon quakers making their appearance in Yorkton uni form came from behind twice before finishing strongly. The bombers jumped into an arly Lead in the first period As Turley scored on a pass from Brown and Brown beat Jackett on a Rush and strongman the score Refore the period ended As Sullivan tallied on a pass from h. Fraser and Hallerson scored unassisted. The bombers went into a 4-2 Lead Early in the second on goals by with Andrejew the terriers tied Mckenzie and Brown but the terriers with h. Fraser and Halderson supplying the living goals went into a g-4 Lead before the session ended As the Fraser Brothers each picked up a goal. Obtains scored the Only goal of the third period Foi the terriers in thy lust minutes of play. Tiri Turley. A tinning Nam strongman. Brown Petrie. Dundas. Row Man e. Welbury Warnich Nowacek Smith. Moffatt a Fraser. H. Fraser Sullivan. Fred. Sutherland. Dumy. W. Westbury Robbins Haldorson picketts. Davidson Region lines Mcdonald Melville first period i Fin Fjon Tiu be 2.10 2, flin flon Brown Andrejew. .1, York Gold in past seasons it is a Cor tasty that a bumper gathering of fans would attend a Gopher Mani Toba tussle. A determined bid is in i made by the Whittier Park Stock farm to capture the if in cup and Saucer s5.000 juvenile classic to lie run at Lang Branch. R. James specs has nominated eight two year Olds five by brooms and three boasting Token As sire. Or. Specs nomination is the second largest following the in named by r. S. Mclaughlin. Master of Park Wood stable. Frank Hannibal president of the Western inter provincial football Union. Here tuesday night. Sport particularly football is losing one of the Best friends it Ever said Hannibal. He did More for football than any Man in Canada. Ever since i was a kid. His name has been a household word in Canadian Rugby. His death comes As a great Shock despite the fact he had been ill so Long 1 Coleman Breaks Streak f airman. Alia., Jan. 24. Chi Duke Keats Coleman canadians. Tuesday night broke an Alberta senior hockey league three game thie eight named by the we incr Streak by defeating drum Park farm Are Craig Ella . Ton Sullivan h. Fraser 12.1 i 4. York ton Haldorson 17.43. W. Westbury. Second flin flon. Strongman 3.50 a Fin Fjon Brown. 3.30 7. Yorton. Robbins Duffy 1.1.in 8, Yorkton. H. Fraser a. Ernser is.13 9, Yorkton h. Fraser scan Rcd 18.47 10, Yorkton a. Fraser in. I Aser 13.30. Turley. Dundas Nowacek. Third period 11, Yorkton. Robbing 17.58. Haldorson 1942 . Games of Montreal Montreal Jan. 24. If Brit ish Umpire games Are held in 1942 they will be held in Montreal according to formal confirmation received by Leon Trepanier chair Man of Montreal s tercentenary from Evan Hunter Sec rotary of the games association. The City plans to stage the games in connection with its tercentenary celebrations providing the War does not Iol Cefere. Mike out of work Csc ago Jan. W. I ii nil would be one of the most constructive Canadian Cle i Lih a innovations of recent decades. Us past performances of of Tiuis and austrians As illustrations. Paris contends that can Adian ski troops would he Ili valuable for coastal defence and for adequate patrol of the co Knitli is Square Miles of ice and Snow along Canada s const. Ted Horn in Banff and knows Ulier of he Speaks. He and his twin brother. Herbert. Stew up with skis and although a Young 28 has a world of skiing experience behind him a wealth of knowledge that he has been imparting to Winnipeg skiers for the past four years. Three he spent As instructor at Pic Winnipeg ski club and this season he is top Man at the new Puffin club which has a larger membership than any individual skiing organization from Toronto to Vancouver. Paris can grow quite enthused Over this ski troop business. Look at the Way the finns Are bouncing the russians around right he says. Those of fits grow up on skis. As Cross country men they can t be beaten. You can read those stories coming out of Finland about How russian prisoners speak in wonder of the effectiveness of Finland s guerilla ski troops. They arc infinitely More Mobile than mechanized or in Fantry units. And look at the Way the austrians worked Over the italians in the last he continues. They just sent a few Well trained ski troops into the mountains with scattered and easily destroyed bases and the italians could t do a he thinks that Canadian ski troops would have to be trained along the same line As the aus rians of great War i. Finnish ski troops could t get to first base against austrians in the Alps because the finns Are fundamentally Cross country men. Our troops would have to be trained mainly in the Rock ies. They would have to spend so much time skiing in the mountains that there would t be a thing about Mountain ski ing they would t As stated previously Paris can t remember when he did t own a pair of skis he has skied Over most of the better known Canadian ski terrain and Over some that in t so Well known. And to the fact that or grew up on skis he attributes his present High standing in Canadian ski circles. When a. Skier acquires a fundamental knowledge of skiing in his formative from the time he can walk on new system becomes merely a variation of systems lie has Learned previously. About the time i began to ski the sport was gaining its first recognition As an enjoyable pastime. Previously skiing had been confined mainly to nor Thern regions where skiing was faster and safer than any other Means of he credits the jewish aus Trian ski master Hannes Schnei Der with being the Pappy of current skiing technique. Schneider now a Man of be tween 5ft and 35 years of age wrote Pic first books on the subject Imd almost singly was responsible for the growth of organized and controlled skiing in the austrian Alps. He predicts that skiing Acci dents will drop enormously within the next few years due to the present High demand for qualified instructors. It s just like any other he con tends with proficiency comes safety. Skiers on this continent Are rapidly gaining safety by learning How to ski properly. 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