Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 21, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page twelve Syracuse hurler tosses 1-hitter new York april 21. A the International baseball league inaugurated the 1944 season in Fine style As the eight teams played be fore a total of Cash customers As usual Jersey City Drew the largest gathering. Of the tickets sold approximately 26.000 ticket holders saw Tho giants 1944 debut spoiled by Toronto s Pennant defending Maple Leafs 8-1. At Newark before fans vet eran Lethander Tom Sunkel. Former giant and dodger hurler hand cuffed the bears with four As Montreal routed Young Frank killer a 10-hit assault to defeat the locals 7-1. Syracuse s big Jim Konstanty unfurled a one hit performance to Blank Rochester 2-0. Baltimore s Pitcher Holland Van slate and Catcher Sherman Lollar combined to give orioles a 6-5 Vic Over Bucky Harris Buffalo bosons the latter hitting a Home run with the bases full. G. Wildeman Heads fort Rouge curlers one of the original members of the club. Angus Moore was presented with an honorary life membership at the annual meeting of the fort Rouge Curling club which was held monday evening with a attendance. George Wildeman was unanimously re elected president for the second year in succession while Ronnie Anderson who is overseas with the armed forces was named first vice a resilient. And Robert Allan second vice president Bill Simpson was appointed Sec Carv l. H. Mitchell treasurer Bui Allan was famed Tive to the Manitoba association with Ernie Glintz alter note Delegate. Bill Allan Angus Moore. C. Haimes. Jabez Miller an Orl the executive while the fort i Cii-1 at the Granite rink due to the air Force taking Over their Ead quakers. Nevertheless the club is Iri a sound financial basis with a sub Stantial balance to the Good last Bourk Evale open popular with the golfing fraternity of Winnipeg the Bourk Valc course at Deer Lodge is now open and it is expected there will be quite a Good number of golfer playing Over the pretty nine holi layout this week end. The fairways while needing rain like All the rest of the courses a in the Best of condition. The Bourk Evale course is among the most accessible of our pay As you go Public links the Deer Lodge cars passing right past the course Bour Revale is becoming More Papu Lar with the golfing Public every year. Flin flon club elects j. Carr flin flon Man., april 21. Spe d. Carr was elected presi Dent of the flin flon boating Anc Angling association at the annual meeting held wednesday. He succeeds Miles Anderson who resigned ast year to enlist. K. Heike is vice president and Don Bird Secretary treasurer. The executive which includes members to take care of the interests of the association in each of the lakes is to be chosen Ater. Two plantings of Bass were made n 1940 and 1941 in ath Apap and a report was brought to the Atten Ion of the association that there Lave been signs of spawning. Pick Erel fingerlings planted in phantom Lake last year on the advice of officials of the Saskatchewan depart ment of natural re sources have to Date not shown any results. The matter of approaching the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments to ask Aid in providing a hatchery in Beaver Lake and one in ath Apap was discussed. The dam at big Island Lake has not been completed and government assist Ance will also be sought in this re Gard. The Angling trophy for the big Gest fish caught in lakes will be competed for again this year. Winnipeg Freb press Fliday april 31, 1844 St. Louis Browns Are out on to three straight for . Giants Detroit april 21. Doughty St. Louis Browns remained perched atop the american league standings thursday by hanging a third straight defeat on Detroit tigers 8-5, for Pitcher Sigmund Jakucki s first major league Victory. Vernon Stephens whose Homer and Fly beat Detroit in the first two games of the series pounded out a double and a single and drove in three runs in an 11-hit attack on three Detroit pitchers. Southpaw Hal Newhouser was chased in the third after allowing five runs and Joe Orrell left under fire the Fol wins mercantile Loop in expressing his thanks on again being elected president. President Wildeman said there is a Bright future ahead of the fort House duo when the War is Over and Thev Are Back again in their own Norwood ladies elect it was pres in e ladies bowline club at the annual meet eng and wind in held at the Home Stead recently. Other officers elected were mrs. G. Graham vice president mrs. T. W. Haves and mrs h h or Man Sec retiring president. Is j Derby on o e arcane pin league. Thursday night on recreation alleys. Bow Jig in was presented with a club. Ift from styled for Leisure you could t find better sport Coats English tweeds Polo cloth. Sport pants gabardine bed Ford cords English tweeds. O up sport shirts Large Range of sizes and colors 34.98 i up just arrived 15 dozen air Force and Civi Lian dress shirts. Special clearance on Short lines of sports articles Complete lines of shirts socks tics Etc. Thomson Pope the Man s shop pm. 23 610 379 i Portage near Edmonton 6um that make Granby famous a you Llen Joy it Grandb Hawkinson treads Are the Nev champions of the mercantile ten the _ an eight team four game Roll Oft they came from behind to Post a bail giant game of 1.079 to snatch the Victory from the Frank Mccomb aggregation who up to this poin looked like sure winners the new titlist for the 1943-4 season scored 3.911 to for Frank Mccombs their winning margin being a scant 10 pins. Her Man Mehrel was their too score with 71s, while due credit mus be Given to Bill last who came through with a Brace of 200 games when put to the test. Frank Mccomb s bid was led Astor Johnstone who totalled in the four games rolled. Crescen Creamery finished third Sot posting 3.896. Both of these teams had glorious opportunities to coma through but could not match the scoring of the ultimate winners. High individual scorer of the evening was Avon Macdonald o the Brunswick Balke quintet. Avon averaged 200 for his night s work other Good counts were registered by Bill Mccullough of Crescent Creamery with 771, Ernie Zoller Brunswick Balke. 767 and Tony Chiarot. . 746. The annual banquet and presentation of prizes will be held on april 27. At the Maryborough hotel scores of teams follow Hawkinson treads Frank Mccomb Crescent Creamery Bruns Wick Balke 3.895, Orange crush Western 3.878. Pelissier 3.716 Tooke shirts Globe Lite Bat teries 3.693. Jake Lamotta meets Marshall Cleveland Aoril 21. Lamotta has come a Long Way in the leather pushing Industry in 31 months. The rough housing new York middleweight generally recognized As the number one Man in his Divi Sion was paid s200 for a Cleveland bout with Jimmy Reeves Back in 1941 but he s guaranteed with a. Privilege of 35 per cent o f negate for his 10-Rounder with Lloyd Marshall at the Arena to night. A Lamotta Marshall tussle has Deen in the making for several months and Lamotta s handlers finally signed for the match after Marshall the top ranking Active Light heavyweight agreed to pare Down to 161 pounds. Marshall must reach that figure or forfeit smokes lose three players Toronto april 21. Cup coach Jerry Thomson s Trail smoke eat ers Are not Only three games Down n their Best of seven series with Oshawa generals for the Canadian Unior hockey championship but now have lost three players. Thomson revealed last night that Frank Turik. Star Centre on the first line lome de Polis defence Man and Mark marquess right Winger on the second string Are on the injured list and. Will not be Able to compete in the fourth game Here saturday night. Trail lost the first game 3-2, the second 5-2, and were smothered under a 15-4 count wednesday lowing inning. New Otterine Lom 3ardi and Joe York giants big clout de a Home run to Pace the new yorkers to a free hitting 10-8 Vic Ory Over the Boston braves and clean sweep of their three game Sfat ional league series. Medwick also made three other lits including a double. Johnny Tucker chipped in with three hits. Wynn shut it Philadelphia athletics with to hits Here while his mates embed the efforts of rus Chris opher Jack Mcgillen and Carl Chib for 10 hits to rive Washngton a 5-0 american league Vic Ory. This was eighth straight decision Over Connie Lack s Crew. St. Louis. Cooper f the cardinals injured in an exhibition game last week said he Vas ready and asked for the pitch in assignment against the Pitts urge pirates thursday. That was mistake on his part. The Ace right hander was Knock d out of the Box in the seventh nning although the cardinals vent on to win for George Munger. 6-3. By outfielder Auric Galtin made four hits. Brooklyn dodgers hammered out 14 hits off four Philly pitch tvs and took the rubber fiame of the three game National league Seri ii from Philadelphia 8-2 although to offed for if lefty Fritz Ovstei Mueller tightened in the pinches. Leaving 14 futile hoop programme it. Arthur club makes major hit Quebec april 21. This City where local loyalties ruin High coach Hugh o Leary and his port Arthur ship builders have made a major bit in personal popularity. Defeated 6-1 wednesday night by Quebec aces in the first game of the Best of five series for the Allan cup. The ports were guests at a Din Ner their conquerors last night amid High Praise for Tho visitors and much Good natured banter. As far As i know this is the first time that Allan cup finalists Hapij sat Down together at a dinner be fore the end of the Saivii o Leary. It s great spirit and Don t think we fail to appreciate the phils on bases it Cincinnati. Start in the a do a Cruz from Cannati reds to ional league vie r his first Success. Making his first or. Leagues. Tomas Cuba hurled Cin i five hit 2-1 a Ory Over Chicago by tile same a to take the season s initial series Gin. Victory came Lin the ninth in Ning after the cubs had tied up the game in the seventh. Eric tip ton opened the n Eddie Miller foil blk Chuck ale placed Steve me nth with a single 3wed with a Dou 10, who had re Ner at third was the cub strategy single scoring t nation a St. Louis. Cuccurullo. Hcs i. M. Cooper. Munker t7l and w. Cooler. Chicano 000 oco 5 Cincinnati Ico d Jaq 6 passed Ray Mueller crossed up by belting a clean Pton. Ilk 3 r 2 100 101 id 0 and Lopes and Holm Delacruz and too Konstanly and Sunkel and and Cross i. Toronto Jersey City Musteikas and w smell 9i and i american Minneapolis Kansas City Clark and Blazo too i no 13 a 000 002 8 0 and a Udkovich Van f Lollar. Oils 11 10 i us 000 4 1 Heller and Van 204 oco in n b 3 hams Dyche Rosso association 030 on too 001 Gables Kendrick son of. Kinc Peppe Columbus Creel. Lopatka 3 and Walters. Toledo at Indianapolis postponed rain. St. Paul at Milwaukee rain. 19 and Bates. Coo 000 3 2 too 040 10 o Heath Byers j i Al. Hill Dickie Thor Sleibi accepted by mrs. Sharpe. Who son and Bergum was also Honora by the presenta maintenance hockey Tion of a Floral bouquet. Corbeille Wilf sch oven Jack the basketball fron help . Jack Hus Casey a team made Geo. Moore entertainment governor of the Winnipeg Canoe club who will be in charge of the programme and arrangements at the annual Stag i night april 26. Or. Moore has pre pared a full programme of entertainment 1 or the club members for the coming season. Canoe club to open april 22 the Winnipeg Canoe club opens its 52nd consecutive season on sat urday when Many of its facilities will be available for the enjoyment of its members. There will be the annual Stag night on april 26. Arrangements for this evening of fun and frolic Are in the hands of George Moore entertainment governor and his committee. The programme has been carefully selected As should please the most fastidious audience games and refreshments will follow the new Board of governors have arranged a full programme o activities for the season and All sections will be in full swing including Golf Tennis paddling sailing Etc the first weekly dance will be help on april 29. And will be followed by dances every saturday evening throughout the season. Extensive repairs and alterations have been made at the club Anc these will be open for inspection on april 29. Are under Way to hold a number of aquatic events for the armed forces during the season. Kipp Kelly cops Bowling laurels in a closely contested pin series the Kipp Kelly Defeated general steel wares by a narrow margin to cop top honors for the season in the steel and machinery Bowling league. The result was in doubt to the final game. General steel had a 30-pin Lead after the first half of play hut Kipp Kelly put on a spirited rally to take the series in the final games. Fred Burrage starred for general steel wares while a Sellick was Best for Kipp team made the presentation to ton Bill Smith i vat vhf t or Sharpe in a most fitting Man Scotty Milne Captain of the c Bronze and Iron by 138 pins in a three game total pin series. Well 886, Hector a Smith goo general steel Cohan 895. F. I2 j Mcluckie a. Odowd 1032. W. Dowby Huz 866. More army Mitt champs decided Louis goes Over big in London by Allan Nickleson Canadian press Tiu Iff writer London april ;