Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 8, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page twelve Winnipeg free press. Monday. February 8, 1943 out win at Portage la Prairie. Man. Feb. 6 special Winnipeg Xvi monarchs squeezed out 6 to 5 Triumph Over a Raj Yvenat a Portage. Team in a regular league fixture played at the Portac Arena saturday Niehof. Tine victors rolled a win through sonar excellent goal minding by their Citto diary. Jarry Barefoot. The Grecar shirts held a j in Piny in the period Jim Isaac. Set cd chances to count. On the hand he monarchy 20 into t a inc hot a fro ii 15 i get oui Icide the Bluc Linc never left Mel Fuji combined nicely live the Runals a lend. Til ski Lue Miorin a Curnc f x up loin Fum is Otic. Lii Rev Barefoot Ink a tally. a j three games will be Phi Ved in he Winnipeg Juven Ile h like y league tonight at the when six of the in to wins in the circuit will see it 7 o clock the first acid the second Vilare St. canucks Wilt thu initial contest. At ick Henwood spitfires a is. John s College and ii Cluck flyers with St. Paul s col Ai nes Promise to Jiro vide much in the Way of exciting Hickey that the Loop show r. This season. Kiri the combined wit i his Corann to shoot the terrier lend. Final -0 Somr indication that he is coming Back to life. Although Only two were handed out. There plenty of stiff checking and body bumps and the excitement fan along the lines of the usual stack in mrs. N. Sutherland Heather club was elected president of the Veteran ladies Curling association at a meeting held in the Marlborough hotel recently. Reports from the various committees showed a successful year with a donation hav ing been sent to the Cross. The following is a full slate officers Tor the season 943-44 patroness president Manitoba ladies Curling association .u134-h honorary patroness. Mrs. G. D. Mckay honorary life members mrs. M. L. Mcphail mrs. W. L. Rowlands past president mrs. J. P. Cameron president mrs. N. Sutherland first vice president. Mrs. W. Mcalpinc fort second vice president mrs. T. V. Ellaby Secretary. Mrs. R. Vincent Deer treasurer. Mrs. H. Clarke ice convener. Mrs. D. S. Cochrane Heathen social con Vener. Mrs. J. H. Kliewer St. Sick visiting mrs. H. Baker trophies and were orc sent de by mrs. G. D. Mckay mrs. E. H. Floyd. Mrs. W. L. Rowlands mrs. O. Gilmer and mrs j p. Cameron. Ross and Montreal can by Dick Irvin. Led Battles. Each a team had a goal disallowed. Another disappointing crowd Tatrn out to witness a hard played game. The time clock jumped last minute and some Monarch thought the game had come to a Quick conclusion and made themselves heard. Both 4tcams have sufficient fight bul Lack precision passing that the ran Gers dish up. The win virtually t assures the monarchs of a play off berth and leaves Portage and St. To Battle for the other rung. The Green shirts arc three Points behind the jimmies but have several More games to play. T win rape Talon . Fowler. Mcado. Greaves Hammond. Rii Leish St. Laufs College out of midget race Excelsior Defeated St. Paul s col lege. 7 to 1, and orioles downed St. John s College 4 to 2. In two morn ing group midget hockey games saturday morning at the olympic . The loss put St. Paul s out of the running for the league play ifs. Ray Manson banged in three goals for the sex men while Walter Herge Sherner. Tony hic away Eddie Deardon and Arnold Cole Man bagged the others. Alex Robertson uie Lone counter for St. Paul s. The second game was strictly a three Man affair with Jack Manson and Len Wharton each getting two goals for the orioles White Pete Webb counted twice for the John ians. Manahan rink wins Edmonton Challenge Edmonton. Feb. 8. Up Cliff Manahan s Edmonton Royal Curling club Only onco in the 2gth annual Northern Alberta curl . Gibbon. be o Reilly f. Kulp. L. Smith. Forbes. Exive. . G. Smith. Auard. Isaacs. Cbill. Pollock. And Jim r . Firx hmm once. R.40 2. . Foss fowl cart. 14.38. Smith. Second Portage. G. Smith a. 2.40 4. Portac. l. 3. Portage. L. Smith. 12.80. No penalties. Third period. Monarchy. Mentec Fow Erl. 1.30 7. Portac. Altar l. 7.03 8. Psge fowl Cri. .-k.40 monarchs. Meade. 13.50 1c. Pm tense. , 11. Monarchs 18.40. Girl cagers 34-12 Victory Success business College Basket tall team handed Manitoba College j a 34-12 beating in a game that saw i Jone member of each team banished i personal fouls. Success forged ahead at the open whistle and were in command ing the Premier grand Challenge event As the Spiel wound up this week end and his of 11 wins and one loss in open events was Good enough to take the grand aggregate prize which he last won in 10-10. Manahan had to go 13 ends with London feb. 8. Up Jimmy Wilde former world flyweight Box ing Champion and one of Britain s Best known fighters was injured sunday when German planes bombed a town in Southon St England filling several persons. Born in Pontypridd Wales in 18d2. Wilde held the flyweight title 11 years. He retired in 1922 after losing the championship to Panilio Villa who knocked him out in seven rounds in new York City. Wilde won the championship by knocking out the Zulu kid in Lon Don. Dec. 18, 1011. In 1913-14 he won 39 consecutive fights. One of his most famous ring achievements was a 17-round knockout of Pete Herman former world Bantam Veight Champion in London in 1021. Boxing from voter Dies san Diego calif., feb. 8. James w. Sunny Jim Coffroth 70, Dean of american boxing promoters and once a prominent turf figure died saturday. He had been in an oxygen tent much of the time since suffering a heart at tack Jan. 29. Johnny Greco native of Montreal whose lethal fists made him a sensation of new York boxing circles has forsaken the ring to train for the biggest fight of his fight to the finish with Hitler. He is now private Johnny Greco of the Royal Canadian army service corps Montreal. In the left photo the 19-year-old Soldier is shown in his old the Grill i town boys he got his Start explaining some of the finer Points to private Walter mines while three of their buddies left to right privates Charlie Roland Racette pay attention. Private Greco is still mopping them up but this time on the handle end while doing army fatigue As shown in the Centre photo. On the right Greco faces another Well known army scrapper private Charlie Bradbury middleweight Golden gloves Champion in Demori finer Points of ring Craft to privates u. Girard. Leo Broderick and m. Rosenstone. It s All part of private Greco s new for democracy. St. James and Portage in a South division Junior hockey fixture tonight at the amphitheatre rink com mencing at 8 o clock. No change can result in the standings Assi. James is seven Points behind monarchs in third place and the terriers three Points Back of them again. Tonight will be Portage s first clash on Winnipeg Ica in some time As their Las two scheduled meetings Here were postponed because of transportation difficulties. There will be no changes in the respective line and a Fine game is expected. Minnedosa elks defeat Portage Portage la Prairie feb. 8. Spe visiting rinks from the elks Lodge at Minnedosa listed the Whillock Challenge trophy from the Portage elks Friday afternoon. The combined score was 27 to 22 in favor of the visitors who will now hold the trophy against any Elk Lodge in Manitoba. Each Lodge won n game but pc Larson of Minnedosa trounced Cochlan of Portage by eight Points while Mccuaig. The other Portage skip downed his opponent by three Points. The result of the games were As follows Pederson Minne Dosa 17, Cochlan. Portage a Mccuaig 1.3, Taylor Minne Dosa 10. The personnel of the rinks were As follows Hulton. R. .1. Sanderson. T. H. Taylor m. N. Pederson h. H. Smith. R. Rutledge. Don Smith f. Taylor Portage a. Glauser c. Beese. H. Payne. W. To. Mccuaig l. Clark. I. H. Greenberg. W. Pierce. Cochlan skip i. The visitors were entertained at a highly successful Speed skating meet was held Over the week end sponsored by the Norwood St. Boni face Speed skating club and held on the club s track. Outstanding performers included Frank Slack who swept to three senior men s events alter being in Active last season and who came within one tenth second of equal Ling the Manitoba record of 19 seconds for the 220 Yards. Other sweeps were made by Betty Mitchell Winner at the 1.000 lakes meet held at Minneapolis recently who took All three events in the Junior girls class Joan Hen Derson in the intermediate girls events and Neil fast in the Junior boys events. Bill panting won three of the four intermediate boys events. Officials were Well pleased with the showing in the meets and stated that they augured Well for the com ing Manitoba championship meet to be held Here on february 19 and 20. A successful ice carnival was held saturday night in connection with the meet with races and Novelty contests being run. De. Gillespie won the 12 to 14 year old boys race and w. Stowell won. In the under 12 years group. Jean Stafford won the 12 to 14 girls j race and Louise Trudel the under i 12 race. For comic costumes. Louise tru i Del and Rosie Trudel were first h second respectively for the girls j and c. Whyte and w. Pairot were first and second for the boys. Best costume on the ice was worn by Valerie Trudel. The Jitterbug contest Wajs c. Miller and j. M. Pc acc and d. Maloney Waltz honors and d. Byrd Mclellan won the Fox Trot chosen King and Queen of carnival were Billy Myrnan Sally Trudel. Toan following Are the results. Of bits by Hugh Fullerton or. New York feb. 8. War dog fund which is collecting Money to finance the dogs for defence movement in the United states has worked out a plan of awarding honorary military titles to civilian canine contributors for your Pooch can get a member ship tag and a certificate designating him As a private s5 makes him a sergeant and so on so far there s no provision for enlisting the family pet feminine gender As a . Or a . Quote unquote Jake Pittsburgh s pugilistic Malaprop Mike Jacobs was born with a Gold tooth in his monday matinee since he won the bantamweight title last August Manuel Ortiz has done All right As one of the so cd pillars of Al Centre Calif he owns a 160-acre ranch three trucks a billiard parlor and is Backer of a softball team. Although the Johnny Greco Dave cast Foux at Montreal in april figures to draw s20.000 for russian Relief the boxers won t get anything but their regular Canadian army pay. Today s guest Star win mag. Keefe new Orleans times Picayune with bowed head we admit to being dead wrong when it was predicted that new Orleans taxi Drivers would not resort to cutting the Corners of the Law by talking to within a couple of blocks of the race track. Our local taxis apparently Are no nobler than the taxis in Louisville new York or service dept. To Fenny Santiago Pacific coast middleweight now stationed at Cicer Icid wash., May be matched with Al Hostak for a bout at Seattle Norfolk naval Trammo station baseball fans Are wondering How get Phil Pizzulo and Peewee Reese into their infield this year and How i. M pm chm chores Between recently arrived Hugh Casey and Walt Masterson. Auu Squires and athletics by 4-1 score identical scores were again posted in the North division Junior hockey double header saturday night at the olympic rink As the league Pace setters Winnipeg esquires and St. Boniface athletics Defeated their opponents 4 to 1. The esquires downed blues and athletics took the plucky Wolseley flyers into Camp in the two games that did not alter the Loop esquires had Little difficulty apparently in subduing . The team that had Given an inspired performance to beat St. Boniface the last . The blues did t look so Good saturday and. The skies did t have to show l. A. Patterson s Edmonton Granite anything remarkable to take the rink before winning the grand Chal i contest with a Safe margin. Lenge final 14-13 for his fourth vie-1 esquires snatched a t tory since 1337 in the Premier event Lead in the opening Frai Winch he last took in 1842. Added a counter in each Callura is rejected the game. Manitoba i handicapped by a shortage of a players after fell was put out for _ Smith 9. Torbit a. Oil Dodou 1. Foster. Faiken 4. Tonn Toese 2. Cuthbert s. 1 r. Manitoba Ferris 4 Hamilton ont., feb. 8. Chi Jackie Callura. Newly crowned . Featherweight Champion has been rejected by the Canadian army As medically unfit. Callura was informed of this sat urday ? was told he had been rated in category e. Callura recently won his title in a bout at Providence h.i., in which he out pointed Pittsburgh Jack Wil a 15-round bout. Milk for Britain referee work. Pilot Mound i be 8 Spe fans were thrilled with a Brilliant High scoring game staged Here saturday night in Aid of the milk for Britain fund by Winnipeg rangers and . Oilers will withdraw objection s 1 los Angeles feb. 8. S. Mccarthy prominent breeder and stable owner said saturday that rubber administrator William Hven a the rangers. 12-8. Jeffers informed him he would i tiie teams put up the Best hockey withdraw his objections to the pro Ever seen Here. Rangers spent their race meeting at Bay South division line up and Oil i provided patrons were not had Harold Johnson of army to come to the track in Skinner of the Navy and other or by Railroad. Stars in their line up. I bearcats win port Arthur. Feb. 8. Bearcats fought off a late a drive by the shipbuilders to take t-4. Victory in. The port Arthur hockey league saturday two goal me and of the standings St. Bonk acc . Flyers 11 17 1c w 13 l p a pts id 10 on 14 40 72 30 26 0 following periods before the blues got their Lone tally with less than a minute to go. Cal Gardner shot the first goal in the initial stanza and Dave Nicol combined with Gordie Kerr to get the second one a few minutes later. Two for Nicol Nicol also got the goal in the second period As he clubbed in Doug Bruce s pass from his favorite parking spot in front of the opponents net. In the third period Kerr scored when he got a breakaway and neatly shot past goalie Nick Bobby. Gord Canuck scored for . With 35 seconds to go to the end of the game As he waltzed around the Esquire goal without interference and flipped the puck in off Bill Taylor s pads. The game was not without its oddities mostly in the Way of in juries. In the first period Bruce was hit in the Eye by a flying puck while he was on the players Bench _ _ and required minor repair in the Uesi 10. Uii ers. i blues defence Man Slid into Gordie Kerr fiery Esquire for Ward resented a penalty handed out by referee Kerr and was finally persuaded into the penalty Box by Danny Summers the team Captain. 1 Yaschuk in the second game Mike Yaschuk added his imposing scoring Points total a she netted three of the athletics four goals against the flyers. The fourth counter was scored by Laurie May and was his first goal of the season. Gerry Lavalley and Stan Petrow picked up assists on two of Yaschuk s goals and the third was unassisted. Red Coopman netted the single goal for the flyers who put up a Good struggle against the Power Ful St. Boniface club. The flyers under the joint auspices of the elks Lodge and the order of the Royal purple. Junior r Audley s. K. Bijj ?.g, it. D Alai grave. .i.5.3.- 2. D. Ostra dui a. Hark ave juvenile Juris 2211 Wplf i Mui Ray 3. J. Wjk Lishin Cleland h2.2i. I mile-1. A. D. Ferguson 2. E. We Valley i International Loop will not stage All Star contest new York. Feb. 3. Cap International baseball league saturday in the me Aura of optimism and went Over details of the schedule which us previously an dance held at the Mayfair hotel bounced Calls Tor 154 games to Ope april 22 and close sept. 12. The league voted against holding an All Star game this year because of transportation difficulties and placed the matter of the Junior world series in the hands of league president Frank Shaughnessy for consultation with George Trautman president of the american association. London feb. 8. I apse the two Miles by 60 Yards Chalk up his 57th Runph. He was clocked in the co. Parat ively Good time of warn it dam. With Little Opp i Tion. Cleared the 15-foot Barfor i 27th time in taking the pole ill at 15 feet a i inches. One for the Book id Sirc Veport la., feb. 3. Apr the scorer at a local Bowling Eluf was puzzled and for a Good read. Buell Ursery slammed the Ball Jop the Alley and knocked 7tb. Pin saw one pin split one half remain Iii upright in exact position. Little head scratching. The scors gave Ursery a total of the game. Detroit 5. Toronto 3 Boston 7. Montreal i Chicago a new York 4. American league Buffalo 2. Washingion to. Cleveland 0 _ Quebec senior Ottawa 3, Montreal army 4. Eastern . Amateur 2 tit Bali . L. Choir for p. Bobis son lil Joe Kay s giants won the Sec Ond. Series Deica tins crossbows. Incorporated May 67o, curlers and visitors to tree 5 5th Boi Spiel Welcome to Winnipeg and the Bay May your stay be enjoyable Here s wishing you Success on the ice and pleasant renewals of old Friend ships. Four places to Eai at the Bay Jolly Canuck Bay basement georgian Boom fifth floor Calendar room fifth floor snack Corner main floor cd a ;