Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 28, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Went Peg free press saturday August 28, 1948 red sox game ahead in american Loop government help olympic coach High on games by Johnny Jones the sooner the Canadian government and civic bodies a Down to business and take a re interest in the Soone canadians will Start bringing Home olympic titles. That s the opinion of Ken Yos she Man who coached the Domin Ion s track and Field perform act the olympic games in Englan the canadians were definite he said Friday after nil return to Winnipeg but the performance not by an of cleans dismal. One out of fou brought Home some we would have liked to a hone better having recon topple about your ears is Depre was the worst he had t Lay about Canada s performance sport in Canada must events come under the Federal frument he believes. The Dorr Inion contributed to the olympic teams but ten to Twenty times that spread Over fou tears arid we would have Don it lot sportsmanship and Good feeling Imong the British were Impre live he commented. They Gav ids everything they but the food problem was ser iras. For the first few Days before special shipments were arrange from Home the Canadian team lied on the Best England could or vide and it was t what the used to. By the time the own food arrived he reported 271 Portage ave. Crests for All schools sports master crests track swimming and wrestling events were Over. We would save shown up bet Ter in. Some he said but a Ken Yost canadians outclassed even then we would t have _ Ken had a Strong answer to the critics who charge the olympic games stir up ill will among nations the olympics Are great. If everybody Felt the same As the athletes and officials there would be no time for headed right Morris custom made clothes Are always right be convinced specially priced from up. J. Morris son custom tailors 276 carry St. Start Lacrosse playoffs monday Semi finals in the Junior juvenile Bantam a and Bantam b leaguer of the greater Winnipeg Lacrosse association will begin monday. Playoffs in the midget league started aug. 23. All playoffs Are Best of three series except the midget which is a Best of file series. Semi finals in the Minto cup Canadian Junior Lacrosse championship series will be played in the olympic rink around sept. 17. Winnipeg Ofili be represented by the winners of their four team Junior Loop. Some Utji a for set in vols Junior Jim vision aug. 30. Fort Garry at Isaac Rock Deer Lodge at Elmwood. Sent. 1. Isaac Brock at fort Garry Elmwood at Deer Lodge. Juvenile division aug. 31. Elmwood at Deer logo. Sept. 2. Deer Lodge at Elmwood. Bantam a division aug. 31. Norwood at Elmwood Isaac Brock at orioles. Sept. 2. Elm Loci at Norwood orioles at Isaac Brock. Bah Tom a division aug. 30. Isaac Brock at Norwood sept. 1. West Kildonan. At Elmwood Norwood at Isaac Brock. Sept. 3. Elmwood at West Kildonan. standings Junior league w i. T pts. Isaac Brock 14 1 1 2s Deer Lodge is 3 2 28 Elmwood 9 12 1 ,19 fort Garry. 0 20 0 0 juvenile league w l t pts. Isaac Brock 7 3 1 15 Elmwood 6 7 2 14 Deer Lodge 3 b 1 7 ban Tim w after winning the first two con tests Dukes dropped an 8-4 Deci i Sion then took a stranglehold on the title with their Friday Victory a grand slam round tripper by Brethauer in the first and a two run Homer in the ninth was by far the outstanding display in the tilt. Dukes stopped Short a radio rally in. The fourth pulling off a triple play. With radios Jimmy Bulloch on second and Stu John Stone on first Dave steer popped an attempted bunt to the Pitcher. Windsor Hubler Lou Lucki caught the Ball tossed to first to double Johnstone and then the Ball was relayed to second nabbing Bulloch killing. Outside of Brethauer. Who also had a single to his credit Bill Bosnyk and Hank Greenberg shone at the plate for windsors. The former smashed out three singles while Greenberg had a double and two safeties. Two singles each by Rudy Neher and Ernie Saunders paced the radio Crew. R h e 000 11 3 002 Osx-13 10 3 Norwood Isaac Brock orioles Elmwood Deer logo Elmwood Norwood Isaac Brock West Kildonan Deer Lodge fort Garry 10 7 6 3 2 n w 11 6 6 4 2 1 l .1 4 5 9 9 to l 0 3 5 s 7 10 t 0 0 1 0 1 t 0 1 0 1 0 0 pts. 20 14 13 6 e pts. 22 13 12 9 4 2 legion softball Prince Edward edged fort Rouge 6-5 Friday night in the first game of the Canadian legion soft Ball finals. Second game in this four of seven set is scheduled for 6.45 night at lord Roberts school. Tires on time North end tire co. Authorized Goodyear dealer main at Dufferin phone 57 331 and featuring for the on can football boots a Loam Fubber football Boot coach and players agree on Daoust football boots made by Canada s Lead ing specialists in athletic footwear. Daoust football boots Are made of top Quality materials by expert crafts men. They give the team that added drive that Means extra Yards All along the line. S see the latest models at your favour. Ite sports goods dealer. Yellowback Kangaroo leather detachable cleats tempered steel e flexible Shank leaders in sports footwear first game to help along Feller who pitched a lightning fast Ball reminiscent of the Feller of old. He mixed his fast one with a wicked curve that had the Yankees swinging harmlessly most of the contest. It was his 13th Victory. Another twin Bill Philadel phia athletics Defeated St. Louis two main cogs in the Boston red sox machine combined standout performances Friday As the american league leaders downed Chicago White sox 10-5 and increased their Lead Over the Sec Ond place Cleveland indians to a full game. Williams who of publicity his 22nd. Home run of the season with two mates on base in the sixth inning to put Boston ahead 8-5, too far ahead for Chicago to catch up. The Dimaggio Usu ally overshadowed in the red sox Outfield b y the starry banged out four hits in five trips to the plate drove in two runs stole a base scored three times and played his customary steady going game afield. Denny Galehouse who replaced Jack Kramer with one the fourth got credit for the Mound Victory. Meanwhile Cleveland a s splitting a doubleheader with the third place new York Yan Kees. The indians won the opener 8-1 behind Bob Feller s six hit pitching. X Allie Reynolds aided by an 11 hit attack against four Cleveland pitchers hurled the Yankees to a 7-2 Victory in the Nightcap. Ken Keltner. And Lou Boudreau hit homers for Cleveland in the Long distance swimming races today the Manitoba Long distance championship swimming races will be held saturday at Sargent Park Pool. Events will commence at 8.30. These races were previously postponed pending the return of miss Vivian King Cone of Canada s olympic swimming representative who will participate. Miss King is the Holder of both the Manitoba and Western Canada one mile woman s crowns. Four championships will make up the meet. There will be mile races for senior men act women and half mile races for both Junior men and women. Windsor Dukes near men s softball title two Home runs by Jack Brethauer sparked Windsor Dukes to a 13-6 Triumph Over radios in the fourth game of the senior men s softball league final at Osborne stadium Friday night to give the Dukes a 3-1 Lead in the series. To Complete the triple radios. 020 windsors 402 Shaddy and Bulloch Lucki and Procyk. Phillies sued by Pitcher Chicago bup a thur j. Lopatka Friday sued the Philadelphia Phillies for damages for Alleg Celly completely disabling him As a Lopatka filed the suit in Federal District court charging that baseball commissioner a. B. Happy Chand Ler had wilfully and wrong fully failed to adjust the Case or even investigate it he asked the Cotrit to Rule Chandler out As an Umpire in the Case and demanded a jury trial. Browns by on the hitting of Hank Majeski. Majeski connected with three doubles and a single in the opener to Back up Toronto s. Dick Fowler who hurled a three hitter. And he came Back. In. The night Cap with three More two base hits to Aid Bill Mccahan who held the Browns to seven scattered hits. In the other Junior circuit game Virgil fire trucks put the dam per on two Washington late game rallies and Detroit tigers score a 3-2 Victory Over the senators. Credit for the win went to. Bill Pierce 21-year-old Southpaw. Over in the. National Loop Chic ago cubs continued to wreck the first place Lead of Boston braves when they took their third straight Victory from the league leaders 1-0. The defeat Cut bos ton s Lead to two games Over Brooklyn dodgers and St. Louis cardinals who Are virtually tied for second place. Johnny Schmitz of Chicago was the villain As far As Boston was concerned. He not Only out pitched Johnny Sain but paced the cubs to their Lone Marker in. A dram Atic ninth inning finish. It was the 15th win for Schmitz and the 13th loss for Sain. At Cincinnati Brooklyn Dod Gers Defeated the reds 3-2 to nose Ftp second place two percentage Points read of the St. Louis cardinals who were rained out in their game with new York. Brooklyn scored its first two runs in the seventh inning without Benefit of a hit. Ted Klus Zewski accounted for Cincinnati s tallies with a two run Homer. Relief Pitcher Kirby Higbe won himself a Ball game at Pittsburgh when the homered in the last of the ninth to give the pirates a 4-3 win Over Philadelphia Phillies. It was the pirate s fifth straight Triumph and Philadelphia s 10th consecutive defeat. Higbe pitched Only the ninth inning As he chalked up his seventh Victory against six losses. Oriole Lacrosse West end orioles Bantam "a1 Lacrosse team will practice Satur Day at 2. All players Are asked to attend. Boxers can t lose fighters Happy As Bosses feud by Gayle Talbot for Hugh Fullerton or new York prize fighter never had it so Good As in these Happy Days since a Brash new promoting firm went out to get the Scalp of Mike Jacobs the old Cham Pion. Nobody can say for sure which Side is going to win the War of promoters though a decision might possibly be reached late in septem ber. thing certain is that the boxers themselves can t lose. Dumb Dan Morgan one of the most celebrated of the old time fight managers gave an accurate sum ring up of the situation the other Day at the multiple signing of the gladiators who will appear on the tournament of champions All Star card at Jersey City sept. 21. Morgan a Bird like elderly Little fellow who does the Best he can these had just returned from new York Airport where he and other fight figures had extended a reception to Marcel Cerdan the cattle scarred Little Frenchman who meets middleweight Champion Tony Zale in the feature Brawl. Look at growled Dan. Getting his picture took for the movies. And we been out there to Days waiting while he made up his mind to Fly Over from France Back in the old Days a Guy like that would be been around Hockin on our doors with his hat in his Cerdan 34, lost his european middleweight title last May to a belgian youngster practically a Novice named Cyrille Delanoit in Brussels he won it Back july 10, but the belgian boy gave him a Good argument and Marcel was Cut and tired and bleeding when the referee lifted his hand. This in t to imply that Cerdan in t the logical challenger for Zale s Crown. Probably he is. But he is a mighty Lucky Frenchman to get a guarantee of in the circumstances. Tony Likely will Belt him out in four or five rounds. Gus. Lesnevich and Jersey Joe Walcott each will draw Down the same amount for their 15-round Effort on the same card and they Are a couple of Lucky veterans too Zale of course is Worth his guarantee. As the Kingpin of the boxing game s most Active division he offers the new outfit its Best Means of busting the Jacobs Trust. Some Wise Heads of the fight business feel that the t. Of c crowd made an irreparable Blunder in adding Lesnevich and Walcott to their programme just for the Sake of embarrassing the 20th Cen Tury club. They argue that the Zale Cerdan bout alone would have shown an almost certain profit bu1 that added to the "nut1 might result in a thumping loss the wealthy group of men Back ing the t. Of c. Have stated publicly that they Are in it Only for the love of the fight game and that they Are prepared to dig into then pockets to break the Jacobs Mono poly that s what they. Say. This observer has noted Over a Long haul in sports that Rich men lose their enthusiasm quickly once they feel pains about the pocketbook. Tom Yawkey of the Boston red sox offers the great exception to the Rule. St James legion has t found out the secret. Friday the Short wiry South Paw Pitcher shutout St. James for the third time to give . Baseball natio Tai league w l 52 51 53 .52 55 66 c9 70 pet .567 .553 .553. .540 .522 .441 .420 .412 6 2 5 2 Boston. 88 Brooklyn 63 St Louis 65 Pittsburgh 61 new York 60 Philadelphia 53 Cincinnati 50 Chicago to. 49 Friday s results Boston. 000 000 Chicago 000 000 Sain and Masi Schmitz and Schelling. Philadelphia 000 000 s 2 Pittsburgh 000 000 8 0 Roberts Leonard s and Sminick Riddle Hightae 9 and Fitzgerald. Brooklyn 000 000 3 0 Cincinnati 000 000 5 1 Barney Behrman 9 and. Campanella Vandermeer Gumbert 7 Blackwell o and Lamanno. St. Louis at new York Ppd. Saturday s gnus Brooklyn at Cincinnati new York at St. Louis Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at Pittsburgh sunday k Garnet Brooklyn at St. Louis new York iat Cincinnati Boston at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Chicago the final series in the Winnipeg senior baseball league. It was the third game in live Days he had pitched. The win was the fourth shutout Kaniuga has scored in senior play and the erstwhile . Junior has Only taken part in four senior games. St. James previously fell before his steady slants 7-0 and 2-0 in Semi final play and trans Cona went Down 5-0 in a league game. In All Kaniuga has pitched 35 innings of scoreless Ball against the most powerful batting line in the league. St. James won the league Pennant and trans Cona was right behind in second spot. On the Mound Walt is perfectly at ease. Twice Friday in the first and second innings he loaded the bases and managed to pull him self out the Hole. Several times he worked the count on the Batter up to three balls one or two and managed to get the Man out. In the final inning the eighth Kaniuga struck out the first two men that faced him and put out the third Man Stan Fogg american in Eagle Vav l 47 4s 48 51 5s 71 74 79 pet. .60s .600 .597 .532 .496 .393 .383 .336 Boston. 73 Cleveland. 72 new York 71 Philadelphia 71 Detroit. 57 St Louis a. 46 Washington 46 Chicago. 40 Friday s first eve land 000 100 12 2 new York 010 000 6 3 Feller and Hegan Raschi Byrne Page 9 and niarhos. Second. Cleveland 000 000 11 1 new York 03.0 302 11 0 Gromek Klieman Christopher Paige 8 and Tipton Reynolds and Houk. Detroit. 000 000 9 1 Washington 200 000 7 0 Pierce Overmire trucks s and Wagner Swift Masterson and Evans. Chicago. 100 300 5 11 3 Boston 120 203 13 0 Pieretti Grove Pearson 8 and Weigel Kramer Galehouse 4 and teb bets. First St. Louis 000 000 3 1 Philadelphia 100 200 Ostrowski Stephens s Fowler and Rosar. Second St. Louis 000 010 Philadelphia 202 010 13 0 Sanford Schwamb is and Partee me Cahan and Guerra. Saturday s Gam leg Cleveland at new York Chicago at Boston Detroit at Washington St. Louis at Philadelphia sunday s Detroit at new York Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston i 13 0 and Moss 7 1 association Fri any s results Indianapolis 2, Louisville 5 xai., Friday s results Rochester 1-5, Baltimore 2-0 Buffalo 2-14, Newark 5-2 Montreal 2, Jersey City 3 Syracuse 3, Toronto 5 Pacific coast league Friday s be suite los Angeles 6, san Diego 5 Seattle 2, Oakland s Portland 13, Hollywood 9 fall racing returns today top horses set to go the sport of Kings has returned to Winnipeg. Polo Park Winnipeg s second 14-Day racing meeting 1948 gets underway with More than 500 thoroughbreds on hand and 25 riders viewing for top donors. The Manitoba jockey Chub meeting is the major one in West Ern turf annals As no purse will be less than and six of the Premier events of Prairie racing will be decided before the last race of the season is run on. Mon Day sept 13. The races Are the added Canadian three year old championship added Canadian Derby added Speers Handicap added Winnipeg futurity added Whittier Park Handicap and 200 added Canadian Oaks. All Are certain to draw outstanding Fields. The important meeting has attracted horses from All sections of the country with stables ship k. 3. Speers bigger and better racing Columbia and Nebraska to swell the Strong contingent which has been campaigning on Western courses this season the jockey Colony is exceedingly Strong with such Well known Saddle Smiths As Stan Connell Jimmy Sivewright Rex Leavitt Eddie Johnson Alex Haller Emil Roy and the sensational apprentice Jimmy Schmied already on the grounds and Paul Bailey expected from the West coast at the weekend. The manner in which horse men rushed to enter their charges for today s opening card indicates that Competition will be keen throughout the session. This noon s programme has drawn capacity Fields of ten in every event. Post time on the three Satur Days and the labor Day Holiday will be 2.30 . On All other Days Twilight racing will be in Vogue with the first race each Day at 4.30 playground champs Here is the St. John s team which won the Junior basketball championship of the playgrounds league. Left to right front Tow Eddie link. Blakey tubes Tom Andrews Norm Kornberger. Back Row Sheldon Lusman. Jerry Border. Sill Sutherland Sam Brownstone Garry hares r overt Stubbs Jabie Sasley. Missing from picture Bill Stroik. It s that Man Kaniuga again c. . C. Ousts St. James from senior Ball playoffs there s just no stopping this at third base when Fogg had at Walter Kaniuga or if there Isi tempted to stretch a double to a. Triple. Kaniuga scored the winning run in the third when Bruce Pell walked Stan Shaley to overflow the bases. Kaniuga got to first on an error. Blues a 2-0 Victory and a berth in Joe Kochak Don both hit a double for ., while de Deardon hit two singles. St. James hitters were Gord Roche Phil Faraci Jack Hobson Howie Jones Bruce Pell and Proctor. In the other half of the Semi final playoffs Transcona won Mieir ourth straight contest Over St. Bonifaco native sons 10-0. Cal Gardner was largely responsible or the win with his three hit 0 strikeout 2 walk pitching chore. Transcona s big hitters were Ray Rudel Gardner Steve Odett and Burdyne. R h e St. James 000 000 7 j . 001 000 4 poll Ovid Fogg Kan Ira and d. Kali ugh. R h e St. Boniface 000 000 3 3 Transcona 000 11 70-10 13 3 Belanger Taylor 7 and Galloway Lardner Ami Ruy Auto aussies beat gentlemen at Cricket London Reuters the australian touring eleven Defeated England s Best Cricket the gentlemen of lords Friday by an innings and 81 runs. A forceful Century by England s Bill Edrich. And Good leg break Bowling by Douglas ring of Australia relieved a great Deal of Dull Cricket on the last Day of Austral Ian Captain Don Bradman s Farewell appearance As a player at lords. Bradman celebrated his 48lh birth Day Friday. Without the Bowling of Ray Lindwall suffering from a chill the australians belied mainly on the slow Bowling of ring who took five for 70, and Ian Johnson when the gentlemen followed on 365 behind. The englishmen were spun out in their for 284. Close of play scores Friday in counts Cricket Maclies follow Surrey Defeated Northampton by 5 runs Surrey first innings its second innings 296 Northampton first innings .175, second innings 242. Lancashire Defeated Kent by seven wickets Kent first innings 395, second innings 212 Lancashire first innings 278 for eight declared second innings 133 for three. Warwickshire Defeated Leicestershire b an innings and 43 innings 207. Second innings .393 Warwickshire first innings for nine declared. Essex Defeated Worcestershire by six Worcestershire first innings 306, second innings 278 Essex first innings 422 for six declared second innings 16-1 for four. Nottinghamshire Defeated Sussex by nine wickets Nottinghamshire first innings 39s. Second innings 27 Lor. One Sussex first innings 23s, second innings 206. Gloucestershire Defeated combined ser vices by four wickets combined services first innings 223. Second innings Sod Gloucestershire first innings 23-1, second innings 301 for six. . Alleys re open monday Alices sn3 equipment thoroughly reconditioned phone 91 189 now fog afternoon reservations ladies Welcome scottish Amateur athletic ass n. Park labor Day sept. 6th 80 events in prizes admission up to 11.30 . 75c children 25c no spend your Holiday with the scots pm. 98 776 l. A. Johnson Secretary Stevens clothing have outstanding values on higher Quality suits for August clearance your Chance to get the Best at a Low Price Janford 241 Portage ave. Clothing Winnipeg Canada Henry Cotton arrives in . New York Cap Henry Cotton British open Golf Champ on arrived from England Friday for a seven week stay during a which he expects to play a number of exhibition matches. Cotton willingness to play individual matches with Ben Hogan United states open Champ Ion Lloyd Mangrum leading Money Winner among the pros and a former open Champion and Byron Nelson Semi retired Star who has won every major title except the British opera this is by no Means a Cotton said. I just think it would do a Good thing for Golf. They might win i might win. It really would make no the matches would be interesting that s More sport Page 24 Schachter s Zipper Loose Leaf two pockets extra Strong Zipper. Three ring Metal Binder with double snaps. One Only to a a while they last. Each. I three Hole refills ruled or Plain. Each 22e Index dividers coloured. Set. 9e geometry sets. Each. 50c Cline s science Loose Leaf. With refill. 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