Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 30, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page free press wednesday 30, umps Over Classy Field a. G. Kennedy s 37-cent filly. Omar s gift beat the Best Field she has Ever trimmed when she won the St. James Handicap at Polo Park tuesday evening. While her margin j was Only by a photo nose it was sufficient to give the major share of the-s700 purse to the Young Winnipeg owner. Ridden by Gail Smith the Light Brown filly by Token out of blow Torch heal a 7-Horsc fiend Over a five Furlong route on a Good track and figured in one of the most thrilling finishes of the meeting. Behind the bargain Kennedy secured Early one morning from the breeder r. J. Were Anita King and w. Alvarado s Al Centro. Or. Ever. K. Cookie. H. C. Hatch s sweep lad. Sport coat j and the k and k stable s top boots j in that of them prior Handicap to this meeting. As has been her custom. Omar s gift got to the front soon after the break and ran head and head with or. Ever for a Furlong before the j song two year old Cleveland. June 30. A Volo trolling Cham big test for Patty California owned Al Centro hooked up in a stride for stride Duel. Coming into the stretch Al Centro had passed Omar by half a length Pion of 10-12 and a red hot favorite for this year s . Took a straight heat Victory tuesday in sets new Fole vault Moore san fran Cisco olympic club sets a new Junior pole vault record As he clears the pipe Reading 13 feet 10% inches at Randall s Island new. York. No the 55th National . Meet. The old record was 13 feet 6 inches set by Jack do Field of Minnedosa. In 1939. Fastest of All was or. With the be in the sky camera giving the official decision. Fit trim Brown son of mite. H i Brooklyn. . Was i forced to i travel in time close to his juvenile Omar s gift after running fourth j Mark of 2.03 i As he responded to in the Alberta Derby did t Start i the Chir ruling of Tommy Crery. Again until finally entered in a s7c9j Pinch hitting for the 70-year-old claiming race on june 10 when she Ben White who was hospitalized finished behind Tawny Bell. Ten after Days later she triumphed Over a j ing of dizziness. 9-horse Field in a s900 claiming then yesterday in mighty fit trim scored her most notable since winning the Winnipeg futurity last july. Normally Gus Dye s extraordinary Riding feat would have drawn the Day s headlines for the Little Veteran scored four wins two seconds and one third in seven appear yesterday morn ances. Only the cameraman deprived him of another Triumph in the Handicap As he was aboard was nosed out by hat the the Al Centro which Omar s gift. Dye did the St. John s royals scored a 5 to 2 decision Over the East Kildonan rangers. Tuesday evening in an inter Urban Junior baseball league fixture staged at the St. Alphonstin pulling up in show Slot aboard divulge in two year old it was the Best Riding chore of Many unfolded at Poio Park this month. Another feature of the Day s card ninth of the Winnipeg jockey club s the Challenge thrown out by h. C. Hatch s Rompalo Winner of the run Atell Handicap for two year Oli prep for Satur Day s Rich futurity. Kan powerful each this Bay Colt by sweeps Ter out of Pompano making his second Yearance of his career ran a pow Ful race under a Good ride by Bobby Summers after being Pur sued closely All the Way by Jimmy Coleman s Broom time which overshadowed his higher regarded stablemate Gower Mon. The ban Croft and Snider s divulge was third and Cella b fourth. There was no show betting in the sixth As Only four horses went to the Post in p. Race won handily by jazz. The daily double of Gilda s lass to the aged Tab s bid returned s54.30. While the Quinella race Arvadella. A 13vi to 1 shot to prompt return was Worth s41.30 on numbers 6 and 2 attendance was up 15 per cent the double Pool totalled the Ciudin Ella. S18.240 bred on the Whit tier Park farm and later sold by or. Speers to Bancroft and Snider of Vancouver. Divulge showed As an Alert filly in the running of the juvenile race yesterday. Broom time was another one to show unexpected form Friend Coleman May have something there George Hardaker s Arvadella upset grounds. Another Junior game will played at the St. Alphonsus grounds Friday night starting at 6.45 with th.2 Morse place bombers and the St. Boniface athletics posted a thrilling extra inning. 5 to o Victory Over Dan Davidsons in the senior girls softball league while St. Vital t Iger ettes took an 8 to 5 decision from . Blues tuesday night at stadium. Tho results of the double header witnessed by one of the Best crowds of the season to Date gave the St. Boniface girls top place in the league standing while St. Vital moved into second Picc Over i hot former top spol s. St. Boniface and Davidsons Chicago june 30. Patty Berg after dramatically crashing into the second round of the women s Western open with a 5 and 3 Triumph Over last year s mrs. Opal s. Hill is ready face the severest test in Golf comeback today. The Minneapolis redhead ousted the two time open Winner in tues Day s first round of match play then said that today s grind of 36 holes which will Cut the Field from 16 to four would be the Mosi important Day in her career. I Haven t played More than lit holes in any one Day since Rny 13 months Patty said. I Don t knew if my knee will take the distance win or lose i la know my come Back really is a Success and my tournament future assured if i can last holes. It s my big distance May not be the Only Barrier to Patty for her morning round opponent Mary Agnes Hail of Menominee. Mich., is one of the most capable match play golfers i the business. If she gets into the afternoon Quarter finals fatty May face another top notch Michigan Star. Marjorie Row. Of Detroit. Row who beat Jean Hopkins of Cleveland yesterday two up. Will oppose Margaret , Mem Phis tenn., whose Par on the 10th Hole beat mrs. H. R. Staats of Davenport Iowa. Miss Berg found her putting erratic but she never was pressed in defeating mrs. Hill the Kansas City pro playing in her second turn. Fahy was even Par in win Ning three of the next five holes for the Victory. Dodds quotes from scripture Boston june 30. Cal student Gilbert More widely known As distance runner Gil Dodds cited scripture tuesday As he jogged about and took his her j Semi final workout on the Boston tournament in five years. Twice mrs. Hill squared the match on the first nine but was never ahead As Patty fired a 40 to her 41 held a two up advantage a and the College cinders prior to leaving for Chicago where he will meet the the great Gunder Haegg at two Miles Friday in the first of seven special races. The passage Dodds quoted. Was from Matthew. And it reads and whosoever forces thee to go a mile go with him Dodds grinned As he explained these words from on the mount fitted his a t for he has to run two Miles in serious Competition since the indoor season of 1941-42. I Don t know i la come out in1 this the bespectacled athlete said but anyhow. I m going to have r. Good time. After All it s just another St. John s Lawn club then greens at St. John s Lawn Bowling club will be open for Friendly games thursday Domin Ion Day when members of the ladies afternoon and evening club will join with the men in mixed rink games. Play in the morning will Start at 10 o clock and in the afternoon at 2.30. To rejoin athletics St. Louis june 30. Besse 27-year-old left hand Pitcher for Philadelphia athletics who re tired voluntarily this season to Center defence work will rejoin the club today. Connie Mack announced tuesday night. Five straight for Glo elites a shut out and a men s Diamond Ball tuesday evening. Tie were the results of a pair of is league games played at Wesley no. 8 repair depot and air rafters Batty j to a two ail tie in seven innings of play to feature thrust fixture while in the second contest Glo elites chalked fifth Victory when they Defeated the army 4 to 0. At 6.45 o clock tonight. In Sleat of he usual 7 o clock starting Lime. No 8 repair depot and no. 3 wireless will meet in a Booster fixture while Glo elites and . Will play in. The second performance. A Home run in the first inning scored by Pekoe Dap til on a drive to Centre Field started the Globe Lites on their Way to Victory. Three More tallies in the third Frame counted by wit Mae Carmichael and Shaddy completed the scoring for the winners. Jog Shaddy on the Mound for Glo elites highlighted the in with a hit and by fanning 11 of the army men and allowing Only nne hit. Outstanding player for the army was Wilf Starr who made the Only hit chalked up. With the air rafters trailing 2-1 at the first half of the final Frame run scared by Pitcher Haine. Enabled the air rafters to knot the game two All. Raines to his equalizing tally by striking out nine of the opposing players. The repair depot s counters were scored by Serafin the team s Snappy third baseman and by Catcher Bondaroff. Baker in let Field and Hecktman in Centre Fjeld also brightened the game with some Fine catches. J no. 5 repair depot 100 010 a j air rafters Coo 001 3 2 Puccillo and Bondaroff Haines and a their Tauf a. Globe Litas army 103 000 000 000 expert four Point service tune ups Battery service wheel checking tire repairs Dominion motors Ltd. Canada s largest Ford dealer phone 98441 were at he regular seven innings end of the and Peggy my Kunzic provided the crucial hit. A driving two bag per into left yield. To score base i minors teeny be Classen and Flo Harris Ooth of whom got or. Base through errors. Mary Black sturdy outfielder was the hitter for Davidsons. As a certain Home run St. John s royals As the contestants. The royals Victory was gained hitting three for four and blasting by the outstanding playing of Fred j out what Hill who made a triple and Lyons i with a double. The heavy hitter for the losers was Catcher Swenson who scored a double. Score by innings East Kildonan rangers 501 100 3 St. John s royals 001 004 g 3 Mcleod. Gully and Pell and Palmer. I win Catholic schools d immaculate Conception captured the championship of the Catholic schools Diamond Ball league tues Day evening for the second straight year when they Defeated sacred heart. 14 to 11, in a thrilling game on the St. Paul s College grounds. Winners of the North division of the league. Immaculate Concep Tion won the game in the ninth in Ning when they sent three run across the plate. With their Victory went the knights of Columbus trophy. Heavy hitters of the game were Donald Killeen and John Phillips the immaculate Conception Battery both hit homers. The team is coached by father Stancl. Members of the winning team Are John Phillips Donald Killeen. Gilbert Gaudry Murray Hanna Desmond Butler Bruce Simonite Andrew Huhn Allan Mcdonald Michael Rodgers. John Mazor. St Boniface St. Vital Dan Davidson s . Mcdonalds. Standings w pet. .750 .600 .300 .000 she had touched third base. Her Little oversight put her out retire the Side but not before she had driven in two runs. Clara hit three out of four for St. Boniface. Struck out ten Audrey Haines struck out no less than 10 . Batters and Al Lowed five hits As she paced St. Vital Tiger ettes to their win Over . In the second contest. Both teams committed numerous errors which accounted for Sev eral runs. . Led off with a five run splurge in the first aided by three walks issued by Haines. But in the second Frame St. Vital came right Back to equalize the count. Then while Haines kept the blues scoreless the Tiger ettes squeezed in the winning three runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Minnie Pociluk started on the Mound for . And was relieved by Anne Minarchin the fifth. Another Doublehead or will be played thursday night at 7.30 o clock. St. Boniface Tol 001 n Dan Davidson s 102 000 8 Joplins and Classen Hail non. Taylor and Ginras. St. Vital b 5 . 500 000 5 7 Haines Tail let pc Luck min crib Foi Wilson. Loretto. W by j. V. Mcaree take for granted the Gener ally pleasant voices of switch Board operators just As we take Fot granted the general physical robustness of policemen. Prob ably we Are aware that a pleasant voice is one of the requisites for employment Iri the one. Most muscularity is in the other and we May know that both arc improved by training efter they Are accepted but perhaps we Are not aware How tremendously important in a Busi Ness sense a capable courteous girl at a switchboard can be. There is the record of a Large company whose sales were decreasing for no reason that could be discovered. Then an efficiency expert or business Detec Tive was employed. A Learned that the falling off was wholly due to a switchboard girl who seamed to take pleasure in annoying callers other words in driving customers. Vern Stephens great lakes i t ,1 team wins again is a elected Louis. June 30. Stephens the slugging shortstop was rejected United states Mili tary service tuesday giving the St. Louis Browns a new and unexpected Opportunity to take Adan j tags of his powerful hitting and three hits emerge from the cellar. Started for Toronto june 30. Cup the great lakes naval training base pounded out 15 hits off four Chi Cago cubs pitchers to gain their third straight Victory Over the National leagues 11-7, in an exhibition Charity game Here tuesday Chicago was held to no runs and Stephens tied league s batting for the american Lead average apparently Down because of an left knee suffered last month. With was Turr injury to his Given credit for the by Vern Olsen. Who great lakes and was Ned i Phillies buy hurler Al it. Also will be bolstered its fancy who was Chicago june 30. Stephens the american league s leading hitter All season finally has been the Day he was rejected for military service. The St. Louis Browns High Fly ing Backstop took a 16 Point dip in a week and is tied with Oris Hockett. The Cleveland indians i tic outfielder for the league leadership. Both Are hitting .342 through sunday s games. Behind this pair of Clouter came Dick Wakefield of Detroit .311 Pinky Higgins of Detroit .310 Roger Cramer of Detroit. .298 Bob Johnson Washington .201, and diet Laabs of St. Louis .280. Milo Candini of Washington with seven victories and no defeats has the league s outstanding pitch ing record while Hal Newhouser of Detroit. Tigers continues in front with 70 strikeouts. Baseball blows to own Horn new York june 30. Ball usually disdainful of Ballyhoo. Is blowing its own Horn finally to awaken fans today s big War Relief Day in the major leagues. This is the first o two Days designated by commissioner Kene saw Mountain Landis on which All clubs will turn Over their entire receipts to the National War fund and extravagant plans have been made to make it successful. Ticket campaigns have been under Way in gel major league cities for several Days with fans being urged to buy ducats for servicemen if they cannot attend themselves. In this connection Boston arranged the most novel an air plane Fly Over Boston common today and drop several Hundred tickets with notes asking that they be presented to soldiers and sailors. At Brooklyn the fans will see a Field meet Between players of the dodgers and reds teams. Al Schacht s comedy act. And parading. In addition Dixie Walker the Brooklyn fans favorite Ball player will sing. Similar stunts will feature other games. Limited Walker vice Ontario the team by George Mcquinn. Fielding first baseman rejected for military duty because of a Back injury after an examination at Camp Lee. A. Although the army waived on a1 Ray j Stephens it accepted another major league Star Peppery Jimmy Brown Captain and infielder of the world Champion St. Louis cardinals. An important Reserve he has been j called baseball s substitute. Most valuable Philadelphia. June 30. Cap Phillies announced j tuesday Purchase for an unannounced amount of Dick Conger right hand Pitcher from the to Ronto club of the International league. Cricket is. Louis Brooklyn put Bursh Cincinnati Philst Elihu Boston York Chicago two Cricket games Are scheduled at Assini ovine Park on thursday afternoon commencing at 2.30 o clock. On pitch b. Eaton Trinity will meet wireless d. While on pitch c. Wireless b takes on wireless c new York Washington Kopton Cix Blanc Detroit Chisso Philadelphia St. Louis american league w l 24 34 32 .10 27 30 2g 28 31 30 3d 34 of pet Jour .402 .474 .471 .163 .450 International league w l Toronto 41 30 Newark 3g 29 Baltimore 32 29 Montreal 35 32 Syracuse 32 31 Rochester 31 34 inf fair 20 35 Jersey City 26 42 american association added attraction tomorrow scottish sports at Polo Park first race at 5 . Week pays first at 2.3o . Dominion Dayan saturday admission 96c total Indianapolis 33 Milwaukee 34 Minneapolis 29 Columbus St Paul Toledo Kansas City 22 Louisville 22i w l 33 18 34 23 29 29 2a 30 30 22 31 22 34 per. .577 .554 .525 .522 .508 .477 .453 .382 pet. .647 .536 .500 Joo .483 .474 .415 .393 reggets National league no games scheduled. 1 american league a o flames scheduled. International league Baltimore 4. 6 Monarca 2. 3. Jersey City 3. Buffalo i. Newark 5. Rochester 6 Syracuse 3. Toronto 2. J american association Louisville 2, 3 Columbus i. 1. Indianapolis t. 1 Toledo 2, 5. Kansas City 1. 3 St. Paul 5. 4. Milwaukee a 3 Minneapolis 2 7 there Are no bomb craters in our Fields these Are grim and dangerous Days Grimmer and More dangerous than most of-1 us realize. While a ruthless enemy is bending his Best efforts to destroy our vital food supplies we can still peacefully carry yet on our duties. On the farm. We must make the most of our time putting every available acre of our Fertile land to work to produce food for our people our armies and our allies. Food is vital for Victory you May be a school teacher or a student you May be a business or professional Man office or factory worker store keeper or matter who you May be if you have a few Days weeks or months of Leisure this summer you can make an important contribution to Canada s War Effort by taking temporary work on a farm. It cannot be sufficiently emphasised How urgently the nation needs additional farm Kielp your help to meet the Ever increasing demands for food. Every year Canada sends millions of pounds of food to feed our Kinsmen and allies abroad and with Many thousands of our people in the fighting services and the War factories we ask you to help fill the Gap. Knowing How our very existence depends on Victory and How much depends on food to win that we Appeal to you to lend your willing Aid. This is what you should do act now j t local committee or office established to Deal with farm labour placements in your City or town or Humphrey minister Mitchell labour a. Macnamara director National selective Servit 0-t ;