Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 14, 1947, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday april 14, 1347 Page 15 Chilly in t All Duke up in clothes to suit the weather sunday invaded Many of the local courses. Shown above Are golfers of the Canoe club and St. Boniface clubs. In left shot mrs. Gerry Broadbent is shown teeing off at the Winnipeg Canoe club. Others from left to right looking on Are kneeling Gerry Broadbent and club pro Art Baker standing Margret Mcleod june Baker Harry Croft Bob Gard Ner and pop Croft. In the shot at right Are members of the St. Boniface club. Left to right they Are Clare Scott d. Card Owen Ellithorpe and Galloway Mcdonald. Vancouver Mer Alomas won the Western senior men s basketball championship Here saturday night when they Defeated the hard battling Winnipeg St. Andrews 55-48. The title Clear and free the playing status of Ron Weber being cleared up before the game started. The andies had protested the use of Weber in the first game Basing their protest on the fact that a Vancouver basketball official had a letter from Irvine president of c.a.b.a., in his Possession which expressly for bade the use of Weber. Whether or not the letter was shown to Vancouver is not known but Johnny Mcwilliams manager of the andies said he found out about it in a round about Way. It was up to Vancouver to protest the ruling against Mcwilliams said. If they had it would have saved a lot of after the protest was filed Irvine did a Quick about face hurriedly announcing that Weber was eligible. However he was not used in saturday s game. Jack Pomfret took Over High scoring honors for the Mer Alomas. The former All coast Forward with the University of Washington pouring an even 20 Points through the hemp. Sandy Robertson was next on the list with 13 Mark ers while Ole Bakken Friday s High Man had 12, and Bob Burtwell 10, to clean up the Vancouver scoring. Roy Burkett who split scor ing honors with Jim Bullock Side lined most of the game with a foot injury saturday Lead the assault on the Vancouver Basket with 15 Points. Geoff Mortimer and Jack tomes Middle split 16 to Lead Points Down the the . Bullock Jack Carmichael and Mike Bosnyk each tallied five for the andies. Winnipeg St. Andrews Bullock 5. Carmichael 0, Burkett 13, Flower 0, Fontaine 0. Mortimer a medallion 0, Smith 2. Tomes s. Total 4s. Vancouver Mer Alomas Henderson Bakken i a Barsley 0. Burtwell 10, my a i Oci 0, Pomfret 20. Robertson 13 Williams 0, Weber 0. Total 55. Referee Len Leach. Umpire Lou Ziger. Spring paddle event cancers have fun civic caledonian elect officers mrs. R. Harley was elected presi Dent of the civic caledonian ladies Curling club at their an Nual meeting held recently. Retiring president. Mrs. Thos. Harriman reported that the season just closed was one of the most successful in the history of the club not Only from the standpoint of membership but also financially. The rink skipped by mrs. Rogers had brought the Rowland cup emblematic of the City Champion ship to the club. The annual picnic will be hold at City Park on wednesday june 25th 1947 commencing at 1.30 . The officers circled for the 1947-4s is Hunn arc past , mrs. Thos. Harriman president. Us r. Harley first vice pros. Mrs. R. Hebenton Sec. Vice-pros., mrs. Chas. Mckenzie Secre tary. Mrs. T. L. Barton treasurer. Mrs. A. Pagan social convener. Mrs. D. Lee. Assisted by mrs. R. Beckel and mrs. I. Johnston sick conveners. Mrs. T. White and mrs. C. Thomson . Mrs. E. Watt. Mrs. A. Stevens and mrs. J. Routers first Aid. Mrs. Alexander Huvian committee. Mrs. R. Hebenton. Mrs. A. Pagan and mrs. J. C. O Brien delegates to . Mrs. C. W. Brust Urs. R. Harkey and mrs. T. L. alternates. Mrs. C. Mckenzie and mrs. R. Hebenton. Mrs. Mes Tyre . Ladies curlers mrs. P. O. Mclntyre was named president of the . Ladies Curling club at its annual Meetin mercantile pin Loop starts final play the mercantile 10-pin Bowlin league wound up its last Quarter play on thursday with genders display industries and Acme paper Box winning three games each. Hit a Low pitch with few outstanding scores. Sally Sallstrom with a 620 was the Only one to break goo. While Allan Boe s single score of 244 was tops. The Roll off starts next thursday april 17. With the following teams taking part display industries. Thork Cussons Wood. Bay Bronze genders furniture stubby Bever Ages Acme paper Box. Walter Woods and Dominion construction. Luxton club re elects or. Harry Hershfield or. Harry h. Hershfield was re elected president o f the Luxton royals athletic club for the third year. Also returned to office for the third successive season were h. L. Restall As vice president and Wil Liam Lampe As Secretary treasurer and sports manager. They were elected at the third annual meet ing of the club recently in St. John s technical High school. Other officers include j. T. Boyd. Honorary president f. Ditchfield honorary vice president members of the executive .1. W. Mcclure e. Ross and j. Young. The coaches for the soccer teams will be Junior e. Smith with h. Mathias. Assistant Juven Ile c. Cadzow and w. Cadzow assistant midget d. Mcclure ban Tam g. Quinn ban Tamette Walter Lampe. Kansas City and Hershey score wins Hershey bears tied the . Playoff race at three games apiece saturday night when they invaded Pittsburgh to defeat hornets while out West. Kansas downed Omaha knights 3-1 crowds lined Bridges spanning the Assiniboine and red Rivers sunday to watch nearly 100 intrepid paddlers from the Winnipeg Kildonan and . Canoe clubs pass beneath on their Way from Assiniboine Park to the Kil Donan club grounds. The trip was the first aquatic event of the year for All three annual fast water paddle. Ice in the red River which was jammed above Norwood Bridge when the parties set out had broken Loose by the time they readied the Junction of the two Rivers. Some surging of the Pioneer spirit among most of the Crews led them to attempt the final Lap of the trip through around and Over the grinding floes. A few hauled their canoes from the water at the Alex Ander Avenue Dock and Portage across Point Douglas to reach the River again at a Point ahead of the heavy pack. Others fought their Way to the Centre of the River hauled their canoes on the largest floes to be found lighted bonfires and made comparatively Little trouble. The Crew of one eight Man War Canoe caught Between two in swirling water at the Mouth of the Seine River gained the Centre of the River in the classic manner of Little Eva in Uncle Tom s Cabin galloping from Floe to Floe carry ing their Craft. All the paddlers including a few who had Given up entirely and whose canoes had to be brought by truck arrived safely at the Kil Donan club. Canadian s House enters Derby scene new York Cornish Knight a fugitive from racing s claiming ranks with a Virginia Birthright and a Canadian background per severed in a Seesaw stretch Duel at Jamaica Park saturday to win the experimental Handicap and step into the Ken Tucky Derby picture. Owned trained groomed and Ridden by canadians the Chestnut Colt listed at 50-1 in the Derby Winter Book surged from third place on the final Bend to take he verdict by a head. Neglected by a season s record crowd Cornish Knight owned by 2. P. Taylor Toronto Industrial St rocked the stands with an across the Board payoff of and s6.70 As he outdistanced seven other Derby prospects including the Purchase. Step father and King ranch farm s highly regarded better value. Cornish Knight breaking alertly under Toronto born Ted Atkinson sped the 1 Miles in stable hands agreed that Bert Alexandra once Toronto s leading Rainer had a horse that might As Good As any Canadian has handled since sir Barton won the 1919 Derby for j. K. L. Ross of Montreal. Ball season opens Washington 1947. Baseball season opens today and k los Angeles the Clam Durocher arrived from new York sunday. There was about his arrival Lime but Early Bird reporters and pm Grapher were on hand to meet him. He said he got in an hour before he had told his wife Laraine Day to at municipal Airport. His Only comment Sion for 1947 take a 3-0 Lead in their Best of seven . Final series. 2-1, City he United states no. 1 fan will Bel there 10 see that the exl Leci held wednesday i n other officers season Are mrs. W. Kirsopp. Pas president mrs. P. Paterson is vice president miss l. Evans Secretary mrs. G. Sandison treasurer mrs. C. Duguid. Ice convener mrs. W. Kirsopp. Assistant ice convener miss m. Yardy social mrs. J. D. Findlay assistant mrs Wah entertainment mrs. B Mcmaster assistant mrs. W. Mcmunn sick and buying mrs. Mcintyre. Mrs. Evans and mrs. Wah Are delegates to Manitoba ladies Curling association with mrs Paterson and mrs. Duguid alter nates. The members were informed that the annual banquet will be London Joe Baksi the for t i dance Hall bouncer from Kulpmont pa., is favored to defeat the British heavyweight Champion Bruce Woodcock. For the 1947-4s held april 24 at Andra hotel. The Royal Alex choose mrs. Bateman the Maple Leaf ladies five pin Bowling league held its annual banquet and Windup recently at the St. Regis hotel. Presentations of prizes and the election of officers took place. Mrs. A. Bateman was elected president while mrs. A Mcmorland was named vice presi Dent and the Secretary treasurer s Job will be held by mrs. A. S. Comba. The prize winners were team mrs. G. . 2. Mrs. H. S. Comba. 3. Mrs. B. Flattery a Lars. Blondal individual single with out Handicap. Mrs. V. Flattery. High single Handicap. Mrs. D. O. Mcdonald. High 3 without Handicap mrs. B. Flattery. High 3 with Handicap mrs. Rie rile. Ski club meet Winnipeg ski club annual meet ing will be held Friday at 8 . In veterans Hall . Station. Officers will be elected and prizes presented. Juvenile Ball meet a meeting of the Winnipeg 3 juvenile baseball league will be held tuesday evening at 7.30 in St. Paul s College. All applications for entry into the circuit will be considered at the session. Goes off properly. President Truman will throw out the first Ball and then Washington senators play new York Yankees in the year s first game. Until Brooklyn dodgers. Boston two Quick goals i the third period enabled Boston olympics to take a two Point Lead Over los Angeles monarchs with a 9-7 Victory sunday night in the Amateur hockey association the United states playoff at the Boston Garden. The teams played to a 5-5 tie in their first game saturday night. New York Branch Rickey president of the Brooklyn dodgers was commended sunday new York committee american civil liberties Union for Lis action in signing Jackie Robin son As the first negro in league baseball. Brooklyn fandom agog Over the banishment of manager Leo Duro Cher. May soon be rocked by an other Surprise. It is reported that Suckey president of the dodgers. Has made overtures to Bill erstwhile Arch foe of Flatbush Durocher Leader of the Brooks. How the dodger faithful would All other clubs will wait tuesday. A capacity expected. Receive Terry s appointment difficult to say. It is a. Safe bet t assume that a majority have forgotten Terry s famous crack of 14 years ago when he asked is Brooklyn still in the Mcrae May be replaced checking stopped Stamps by Harvey Dryden Art Barnett and Jim Kennedy really produced an overhaul Job on those reos compared to their opening Calgary performance. The wings were watching their checks like Hawks thereby making it easier for the defence to guard Nicholson on the wide Calgary ice hockey stars will be a dime a dozen for the next few the wrist finished for can t Tell about Mcrae. Doctors say he is the season but you Days in Winnipeg Moose jaw St. Mike s and the stampedes will ail be quartered at local hotels with our reos in their Homes. We were in Don Mcrae s Hospital room along with Ken Nedy Herb Rous and two nurses when the red head awoke from his slumbers sat urday afternoon after the Doc Tor put the broken Bones in his wrist Back in place and applied a new cast from his wrist to the Elbow they gave him a shot in the Arm to put him to sleep while the doctor worked. After giving him a few moments to get used to his new surroundings Ken Nedy told Mcrae in As firm a voice As one would want to employ to a person lying in a Hospital cot that he be playing saturday for sure. Mcrae observing the Large movement he could get from his fingers on the injured hand was soon inquiring about the possibilities of playing Mon Day. Saturday after further Examina Tion the injury was finally Dis closed As a compound fracture of Reo president Bob Divens was feverishly Busy in Winni Peg sunday night in Contact with . President Jimmy Dunn in an Effort to obtain a replacement for Don Mcrae. Dunn was in touch with George Dudley . Secretary by Dudley said that a wire vote will be made this morning to decide on the re quest. A Are returning to City with the couple of former Eggers their Home Calgary club Ken Hunter and Art Rice Jones. Art has resumed his work in Calgary after a lengthy Hospital spell recuperating from a War injury. One time net minder for the stampedes he Calls him self merely a Calgary supporter now he tended goal for the Elmwood millionaires when they copped the memorial cup in 1931, the year Winnipeg took both senior and Junior honors. Ken Mconnell Vancouver Coley Hall owner of the Vancouver canucks Chuck Millman defence men with the canucks Bob a mini Calgary Tom Moore Calgary Don Mackay. Who will announce the senior games or a Calgary station Are shifting to Winnipeg for the rest of the series. George Allen prominent Winnipeg curler was swapping tales with his old Lloyd Turner rink manager at sat urday s game. Turner by the Way really puts a smooth efficient staff in operation for the cleaning and flooding be tween periods. He has about 20 men and boys out on the ice and he personally gets out there to supervise things. Jim Creighton and Ike Morri son will continue to officiate the senior series. They Call them pretty close but they have Only handed out seven penalties in the two games. Albright and Mcrae along with coach Barnett flew Back to Winnipeg after saturday s game get in some More studying one week last Winter Nicholson had a shut out going into the last ten minutes on six consecutive nights while performing in various leagues but missed each time. How would you like to have a Rugby team with the fight of this Dean Griffing was asked in the Reo dressing room after the game. The Dean thought it would be of. The folks in the office will be asking me for my honest opinion As to who will take this series. There la be Lave Man Knight. Adey Jimmy Coo. And Boss Smith demanding what s the Well i la Tell them the same things that i la Tell everyone else. , Calgary has a Sweet heart of a pattern passing club but you can t count the reos out. Anything these Days can happen in a hockey game and usually does. Last time i saw you you. 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