Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 31, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Yanks Back in first Winnipeg free press May 31, 1943 cd York May 31. York. Yankees unscrambled the at the top of the american league sunday by sweeping double header from Cleveland indians before customers to Yankee stadium while Washington senators were losing e to Chicago White sox. This put the yanks in first place. Both games were decided by one run 4-3 and 3-2, and the of Victory in the Nightcap was a Homer by Roy Stormy with two out in the ninth inning. The yanks took be Early in the first game starting with Joe Gordon s fourth Home run of the season in the second inning. With Rookie Pitcher Don Black twirling a one hitter in the opener and Jess Flores chalking up his seventh consecutive Victory in the second game the athletics swept a doubleheader from st. Louis Browns 3-0 and 4-1, before Vernon Stephens who leaves the Browns today to take an army Phy Sical examination in Long Beach calif., singled in the fourth inning for the Only hit against Black. In the after piece Flores yielded seven hits three of them to Stephens by Jack Cuddy United press staff Corr Spont Lent n . May 31. Tuesday Isth at Tampa. Fla., Tony Galento gets the big test d his ability to carry on in current pugilist. Galento is scheduled to encounter who fanned for the third out with the bases filled on his last time at Bat. Phils slipping Pittsburgh pirates shot into fourth place in the National league by sweeping both ends of a double header from the skidding phils 4-3 Page fifteen Hershie Katz. Of Brooklyn in a 10 j and 2-1, before fans. The night found bout at. Tampa. Knowing j Cap went 10 innings with Vince i i to and Katz we must Sav Heimas Gal Emo after one ,10 singling Home the in Cresol gain to have selected i vhf the of the worst opponents pos-1 phils losing Streak to six games for up poses of making i Chicago White sox knocked Washington out of the american i dirt in _ Lead with a double Victory Katz is Only old. He is ovc1. The senators 5.2 and 5.l the Chison exploded for three Galento look Good. Runs in the second inning to sew up the opener. The senators sent Vernon lefty Gomez against the sox in the night Cap but was touched for four runs and As Many hits before leaving the after pulling a shoulder muscle giants and st. Louis experienced fast stepping lad who has been fighting professionally or eight years he never weighed bore than 175-Lhc Light heavy weight limit. But he has fought plenty o heavyweights. So much fun has been made of a Der to that should say Ofui i and Nertz but we do not. We recall that Galento was one of the great est punchers we Ever had seen. It Galento who in 1939 had Joe Louis out on his feet in the first round and on the floor in the third session. Louis came on in the fourth round and Moi dered two ton Tony. But Galento who with Louis provided boxing with one of its ices tumultuous moments always Ivas a deadly puncher when he landed. Fat Tony surprisingly was the ims lifted bag puncher any heavy who Ever ranged up to the first game 3-0 behind Dick new Pear shaped bag. Moreover he had j some s six hit pitching and the the unusually Strong Ankles of an j Nightcap 5-1. Exhibition rope skipper. In other words. About 240 that weight into a punch because 01 his snapping forearms and Knock pm dead Ankles. In the fifth. York cardinals divided a double the giants taking the opener 7-6 and the cards the Nightcap 3-2. Cincinnati reds lost their filth consecutive sunday doubleheader Brooklyn dodgers winning 6-0 and 10-6 before 22, 146 fans. Chicago cubs Defeated Boston braves 5-1 before weather caused postponement of the second game of a doubleheader with the cubs leading 4-3 after three innings. Boston red sox got Back into the while it was a bit Cloudy Over the week end still it was t bad for the golfers who were out in full Force trekking Over the City s Public and private courses. But so far the weather Man has t Given the golfers a decent break with the result that the greens in nearly All the courses Are a bit backward. Give us some hot weather is the prayer of the Gre Erik keepers As they Survey the Many Bare spots on the carpeted surface. The writer played Over the Windsor Park course last week and of ind the fairways at the City s excellent layout in first class shape and the greens in Good condition despite the Lack of some real warm weather to promote growth. With the inter club championship scheduled Tor a week from this the opening of the local Cricket season was heralded saturday afternoon when three games were played at ass biome Park. Although the league schedule does not begin until next saturday Fine play was turned m by st. Georges Eaton Trinity and four teams from no. 3 wireless school at Tuxedo. Pictured above is a group of local and australian and new zealand servicemen from the wire less school. Schools softball Loop underway play in the Public schools soft Ball league which comprises a total of 126 teams 71 boys and 45 girls is Well under Way with a Large num Ber of the 275 scheduled games already played. This league is arranged in five divisions elementary for Grade six and under which includes boys and girls under 13 years Junior division for very Young Junior High boys aged around 11 and 12 intermediate group for Junior High students under 14 senior a division for Junior High students 14 to 15, and senior a division for High students 16 of 17. The divisions Are further sub divided into sectional groups with schools that Are close together play-1 ing games for sectional Champion ships. In the elementary boys division Grosvenor Queenston Victoria Albert Pinkham Greenway Strath Centre c 3 2 1 0 North a Strathcona 2 Aberdeen 1 Margaret Scott 0 Greem Vay Montcalm Isaac Brock p. Sparling Ralph Brown Faraday Luxton Char Ploin North b 3 1 1 i North c 3 2 firming Groove by taking both ends Cona Ralph Brown and Norquay of an american league doubleheader i Are leaders in their respective Sec from Detroit tigers winning the tons. Mulvey general Wolfe Greenway lord Selkirk and Fara Day Are leading the intermediate boys series. In the senior a boys lord Nel son Luxton h. J. Mcdonald and Juji Isaac Brock have forged ahead Boston Galello at 34. Is aiming at a come pack that will parallel the return to ring riches of Henry Arm . Who has drawn More than s330.qoo in 22 come Back fights. We have watched Galento Rise from Burn Dom and Drift Back to same status. Back in june 1337, we saw him Waddle into the mor Rison hotel in Chicago in his Turtle sweater looking for the late Joe Jacobs. Liven then every one thought him bum except Jacobs brought him on to a title Ghl Jacobs is dead now. And Galento has reluctantly taken on a new manager. Willie piloted Freddie Cochrane to the welter Crown. Gilzenberg says Galento will be the next heavy Veight challenger if he keeps in shape. But if he runs out of Gas in e hurry saturday s scours Andrews. Stout Pittsburgh i and Klutz Pas Saul Louis Trinko. Coomb Krist o Ca. Brooklyn Inci Nariti 6 3 123 410 12 in part Ooi Loo 11 while in the senior a boys the Issue is much in doubt with King Norquay 3 o 1 a sync 2 1 0 l. Selkirk 1 1 1 d. Livingstone 0 4 0 Elmwood George v 1 2 0 Elmwood 1 1 0 Glen cod 1 0 0 intermediate division South Jav Ulvey i 0 0 Earl Grey 0 1 0 l. Roberts 0 0 0 for. Sparling 0 0 0 Centre a general Wolfe 3 0 0 2 1 0 h. J. Mcd Conald 1 2 0 Cecil Rhodes. 0 3 b Centre b Greenway 3 0 0 Isaac Brock 2 1 0 Laura Secord 1 2 0 principal Sparling .0 30 North a l. Selkirk Norquay George v Faraday Ali Loii Aberdeen m. A Coper 8 too 010 00.1 a too Iso too 11 Newsom. Webber 5i. Macon full and Owen Slnar. S Houn 10 Mueller. Detroit Boston american league 032 Ooi b 10 000 boo 7 Bridges. Corsica 9 and Richards Terry. Ryba Brown 9 and Partee. Cleveland 000 001 10 2 431 010 13 Dean. Center 21. Poat Calvert 81 and Desautels Buscc Bonham and Homsley. Chicago 9 0 Washington 01 i 000 8 1 Smith Swift Wade 4 and Tresh and Early. St. Louis 1 Philadelphia oot 000 282 Sandra and Hayes Harris Lowry 3 and Wagner. International league Montreal 4, 2 Toronto 2, 3, Jersey City 3. Newark 2. Rochester 0, Buffalo 1. Syracuse 1, Baltimore 2. American association no games scheduled. Pacific coast league Portland 3, los Angeles 5. Oakland 3. Sacramento 4. Hollywood 7. San Dieso 2. Seattle 3. San Francisco 25. Edward Machray. General Wolfe j and h. J. Mcdonald leading on the a basis of the games so far played. In the elementary girls division arid i Argyle j. M. King Luxton lord and Elmwood Are yet to be beaten general Wolfe lord Sel Kirk Norquay and Faraday Are leading in the intermediate girls. General Wolfe Faraday. And lord Selkirk Are leading the senior a girls with William Whyte comfortably in the Lead in the senior a 1 girls division. Junior division w l t i to. Laura Secord 1 0 0 3 Mulvey 1 0 0 2 Cecil Rhodes 0 2 0 0 principal Sparling .0000 elementary division South Grosvenor 2 1 Queenston 2 0 Riverview 1 0 sir j. Franklin 0 1 Earl Grey. 0 0 Centre a Vic Albert 4 0 Alexandra 2 1 Isbister i 2 Duffrin 0 4 John m. King Pinkham Somerset Wellington 0 Centre b 2 3 1 0 senior b division South lord Roberts 1 0 Mulvoy 1 f Eai l Grey 0 2 Centre a Isaac Brock 2 0 Laura Secord 1 0 Cecil Rhodes. 0 2 principal Sparling 0 l Centre b h. J. Mcdonald 2 0 general Wolfe 1 1 North. A lord Nelson 2 0 Aberdeen. 1 0 Strathcona 0 1 Faraday 0 2 Tioila b la Juton 2 0 1 0 lord Selkirk 0 George v 0 2 senior. A division South no results in. Centre h. J. Mcdonald 2 1 0 general Wolfe 2 0 0 Laura Scarf re 1 1 0 Isaac Brock 0 2 0 North a King Edward 1 0 0 Strathcona 0 1 0 Aberdeen 0 0 0 elementary girls Centre a Argyle 2 0 0 Somerset 1 0 1 0 1 1 Wellington 0 2 0 Centre b j. M. King 3 0 0 principal Sparling 2 i 0 Cecil Rhodes. 0 4 0 North a Luxton l o 1 Strathcona 1 1 o d. Livingstone 0 1 1 North b lord Nelson. 3 0 0 Ralph Brown 1 1 o Margaret Scott 1 1 0 Faraday o 3 0 Kim wort Elmwood 1 o 0 Glenwood 1 1 o George v o 1 0 intermediate girls Centre general Wolfe 2 o 1 o Cecil Rhodes 1 0 principal Sparling 0 2 Greenway o 2 North a lord Selkirk 1 0 Norquay l o Luxton o 2 North b 2 0 Aberdeen 0 1 William Whyte. 0 1 senior b girls Centre general Wolfe 1 o principal Sparling 0 1 0 0 Cecil Rhodes o North a Faraday i o William Whyte l o Aberdeen 0 0 Luxton o i North b lord Selkirk nor Jav George v senior j William Whyte principal Sparling Luxton Machray lord Roberts girls 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 wednesday at the st. Charles coun try club a number of the clubs have selected to Weir four men teams. The present champions of this popu Lar event Are the representatives of the Nia Kwa country club who Defeated the Portage la Prairie club after a play off last summer. South Wood have selected a Strong quartet in Howard Bennett Allan Boes Ken Harvey and Ray Reaney. Bennett and bees Are last year s finalists the Manitoba Amateur and it looks like South Wood As the foursome to beat for the ranking honors. Paced off with staff sergeant Charley Keith of the Royal Cana Dian ordnance corps the st. Boni face club has a Strong contingent in Claude Shackell Trevor Fordyce and Ken Cormode. The Norwood club Wilt be represented by Tommy tribe Harold Parker Roy Mae Donald and Joe Sill. Tribe and Parker were on the Norwood team which won the inter club championship a number of years ago. For two of the players participating in the inter club championship it will Likely be their last appear Ance it competitive Golf in the pro Vince until the War is Over. About the end of Mont i Roy Mac Donald and Howard Bennett leave for the West where they will take n officer s course in the Royal Canadian artillery. Roy had Tough Luck in not winning the first nor Wood cup of the season Over the week end. He tied with Jack my Kerzie and lost the play off by one stroke. Roy shot the first nine in 37, one Over Par but took a 42 on the second nine while playing in a foursome with Don Brown. Hugh Forbes and Scotty Herper. This de t. Tuxedo Gardner r. Moscorelli and Fred Todd were the hidden Hole winners at the Tuxedo course Dur ing the week end. The airmen from no. 8. Repair depot staged a very successful tournament at the course saturday. Sgt. Dennis Cap tured first place out of a Field o 5.4 and Lac. Kerr finished second the hidden Hole winners were Lac. Story and Lac. Young. Shooting Polo talk an excellent 73. A land finished ahead of the Parad division to cop in the Low Gross first place honors in the series o monthly competitions staged by the officials of the Polo Park course for their patrons. Doug Mcpher son was the Winner in the Low net class while c. W. Johnson and Bill Newell tied for second place. R. C. Mitchell finished third. The hidden Hole winners were Jack Doig Archie Titcombe Jack car Michael de. Shute and Harry Nowlan. Norwood there was big Field at the nor Wood club Over the week end playing for the first Norwood cup of the season. Roy Macdonald. And Jack Mckenzie 90 tied for first place honors. Frank Hovey. Was second. Lawn Bowling Council meets at a meeting of the Manitoba Lawn Bowling association Council held thursday. T. I Barton 1047 Downing Street was. Elected assist ant Secretary treasurer to act Dur the absence of Jas. Robertson. Among the various subjects Dis cussed was the question of raising Money for the War services fund. During 1942 More than was raised by the Lawn bowlers of Canada for War charities and it is hoped that this amount will be exceeded during the current year. It was announced that on june 5, at 5 o clock f. W. Kelley of the Dominion Lawn bowlers association will speak Over the Csc on Lawn Bowling activities. This Broad cast will be heard Over sky. It was also announced that All of the greens in Winnipeg Are now open and anyone wishing to participate should get in touch with one known of the Many clubs As soon As possible. Apartment was the Winner in a class of the Norwood the cup. Chai Erswood Leri Horn was the Wirrer of the monthly medal in the Low Gross Sec Tion during the week end at the Charleswood club. Len shot an 85 to Lead the Parade. In the Low net division Carl Scott and Elmer Bea Man tied for first place honors Scott had and Seaman As Well As winning the monthly medal Len Horn won the sweepstakes with Norman Mcleod came second with 91-16__75. St. Boniface j. H. Gray with and o. Ellen Thorpe with tied for leadership in the popular so and Rod Mcdonald was third. In the a division Csolty Harper headed the Parade with with Jim Hanby. 97 second and Jimmy Mason third. Municipal courses the Kildonan Park course had service Ball postponed owing to wet weather baseball originally scheduled for tonight in Osborne stadium has been postponed until saturday afternoon. League officials stated that the schedule would be moved Back live Days and the Navy is. . Opening Bill would be played at 2.30 o clock saturday. Other scheduled games will be moved Back accordingly. Norwood Lawn bowlers open a thoroughly live sports organization and a great asset in the Community the Norwood Lawn Bowling club opened its 1943 bowl ing Campaign with a Large turnout of members for the initial Cere monies. Councillor John Gault who threw the first bowl declaring the greens open for the season said the Norwood Lawn Bowling club had been of inestimable value to Trie Community. You arc providing Good healthy recreation in the District and your club is a great help to 1he Community As a said the Alder Man. The club has a membership we around 60 in the men s Section but there is room for some More new members who will receive a Hearty reception by presi Dent j. V. Lindsey and his associates. With the lady members taking part opening proceedings were featured by a number of Friendly games in the afternoon and evening. President Lindsey George Neilson and Scotty Harper of the free press sports department officiated at the presentation of War savings Stamps to the winners during the Day s play. Total registration of 578 for the week end 198 saturday and 380 sunday while Windsor Park had 112 Cash customers saturday and 284 sunday. In a postponed Canadian legion Golf tournament the st. James Branch Defeated valour Road the narrow margin of one stroke members of the st. James team and their scores were l. Pinker ton 71 c. West. 72 j. W. Jones 83 and d. P. Hill. The event was held at the by Mont course. To torque at Brandon Montreal May 31. Bourque. Goalie for the Montreal . Entry Quebec senior hockey league last season has been transferred to Bridon Man., to continue his studies As a wireless air gunner. Baseball s big six Balling a acc leaders in each player. Club c As r h pet Stephens 23 791231.392 Dahlgren Herman. Dodgers cardinals Higgins. Tigers Lindoll. Yankees 31 109 11 40 .307 3s 127 20 44 .347 34 138 27 47 .341 23 106 11 35 .330 30 107 10 35 .327 sep at the st. Boniface the week end. Bill stakes event club during m a Juii came second with 7" and m. Thomas third with 85-13 miss Sadie Wortman and miss r were the Winnes in the a and blast week in the monthly medal event. Canoe club qualifying for three competitions there was a Large Field at the Winnipeg Canoe club during the week end. The three events were the Mclarnon memorial trophy. The Commodore cup and the Story cup. Otto Mckrush. Tennis Star King goes to Ottawa May 31. Up prime minister Mackenzie King left late yesterday by train for , where he is to receive a degree from Columbia University on tuesday. The. Well had the Honor of turning in the lowest Gross score of the Day when he shot a Fine 76. The leading scores were lome Stewart. 79-11 68 j. Wilson 89 a. Abbott w. Otto Mckrush Parsons f. Stanley 84 j. He Fern prevents rust and deterioration of your car looking Nice for the duration Dominion motors Ltd. Canada s largest Ford dealer phone 98441 today and daily until june 12 the races Polo Park first race 5 . Week Days 2.30 . Saturdays admission 19c and sunday s scores National league Host pame Yorac 000 025 9 0 1 . Adams Rufii and . Munser Krist pallet " and in. Cooper. Second same -.kr, 001 5 n a. Louis 500 000 8 0 basics and Mancuso Dickson Munger o Dea. Riua Zielphia 012 Otin 9 ;