Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 16, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 18 Winnipeg free press saturday. April 16, 1949 Paulins sail into 16 Point Lead baseball moguls seeking Talent by Elma with Winnipeg enjoying one of the earliest Springs in Many years local baseball moguls in every league from Bantam to senior Are scurrying around looking for baseball Talent and organizing practices when weather permits Over in Morse place the executive of the Morse place monarchs have almost completely changed hands. Bob Smith who coached the monarchs to a Junior championship two years ago has succeeded Lloyd Hawkins with Jimmy Fitzgibbons replacing Harry Reyner. Walter Zamulka will assist Smith with the coaching. Of last year s squad the monarchs have signed Bill Keith Pete Hrycik Ray Russel lome Benson Chris Sigurdson and Don Griffiths. In Transcona. Red Richmond former playing coach of the trans Cona seniors will Pilot the under-20 group. Red Well known for his clowning should provide the railway City fans with plenty of laughs buggy Maslanka will manage the team Rosed Les City finalists last year will have Terry Hind piloting the club after a year s absence. Rose dates should be a serious threat for Junior laurels for the umpteenth time As they will have All of last year s regulars except Don kid and Gordie Miller. The greatest name in baseball that s what Alex Turk Calls them the Elmwood giants who won the Manitoba Saskatchewan championship last year will remain almost intact with the exception of Pete Marusin Alex Kurceba Whitey Neufeld and Al Buchanan who graduated to senior company in the provincial senior league things Are also humming. Youthful Jack Raleigh who will Mastermind the army Navy and air Force vets this season has had his club working out in the gymnasium at Osborne Barracks. Raleigh had the boys doing nothing but calisthenic a. Raleigh is optimistic about his team s chances if he can obtain the services of three Ball players whose names he would not reveal the St. James squad of the greater Winnipeg senior league has also started their Spring training by working out in the Drill Hall at no. 2 command. Bar Bell champs prep for a meet Michael Lynne who won the Manitoba Light heavyweight championship two years ago establishing a new Cana Dian record is Back in the City after two years in South America. Lynne will be one of the out standing performers in the championships being held on the . . Gym floor april 19th at 8 . John Sinclair will be gunning for a new Canadian record in the lightweight division. Sinclair placed second in his class at the Canadian olympic trials in Montreal last summer after establishing a new Canadian record in the snatch. Max mat Chullis of the . Club will be a Strong contender for the middleweight Crown with Ted Gordienko favored in the heavyweight. Women of Greece participated in athletics Long before the Chris Tian Era. Sport moguls Joe men Della scout for the Detroit red wings returned shortly from de troit As a guest of the Detroit management. Joe saw the first six games of the Detroit Canadien series. Scout Mendella will prob ably handle the coaching reins of the giant juniors succeeding curly Haas who has been appointed head coach of the Elmwood baseball Chain the Toban Community club have made application for a Junior baseball team in the Junior league. Hank Greenberg will prob ably coach them if they get in Fred Shero who played for the new York rangers during the past season is managing the Toban mid jets Charlie Krupp manager of radio Oil will help sponsor the monarchs. Tis also rumoured that rotund Charlie has been asked to sponsor the now defunct reos. Word has been received that car Man is desirous of getting into the provincial senior league. Should Carman get into the league its Ros Ter will probably be studded with such hockey stars As Brian Hextell Jimmy Mcfadden Jack Stewart and Lin Bend. Re draft Kings buffs schedule Brandon Gripe brings results Regina up a. W. Pick Ard president of the Canadian Amateur hockey association Fri Day night announced a new and final schedule for the Brandon wheat Kings Calgary buffaloes memorial cup Semi final. The re drafted schedule followed a recommendation from the Mani Toba Amateur hockey association that Brandon be guaranteed at least two games in the Western Junior final. The buffaloes won the first game of the Best of seven series 3-1 in Calgary thursday night. The teams meet there again saturday night. If Points in the two games Are split the third game will be played in Calgary april 18, the next three in Brandon april 21, 23 and 25 and the seventh game in Winni Peg april 26. If Points in the first two games Are not split the third and fourth games will be played in Brandon april 19 and 21 with the remain ing three games in Winnipeg april 23. 25 and 26. Or. Pickard said in a state ment he wanted to make his Posi Tion dear in connection with the schedule of games in this series for which i was solely respond at the time the fort a thur Brandon series was in Progress the president of the Brandon club phoned me about the venue of future games. He stated at the time that or was quite agreeable to Winni Peg securing a game if Don was in the final. My schedule of games was therefore planned to assure Winnipeg at least one game. This could be done Only if Winnipeg were assigned the fourth or fifth game depending on whether or not Points in Calgary were split. Glen Sutherland Secre tary of the Brandon club phoned me when the schedule of games was released and pointed out that t was possible under this schedule hat Brandon might get Only one game and asked for a revision of the schedule. In spite of his president s pre ious agreement that Winnipeg should get one game in the West Ern final i agreed to consider re visions if request for such Revi Sions were made by the Manitoba Oranch. Such request has been made to the effect that Brandon secure at least two games. The Brandon club is also very emphatic in their re quest for an equal number of Ames in Brandon to those in Calgary. It must follow that if Brandon is to be assured of an equal number of games in bran Don to those in Calgary in fair Ness to Calgary no More games must be played in Brandon than in Farmers ask for Canada keen Kut Hacksaw Blades sold through leading distributors everywhere rose0ale workouts the previously announced time for the Rosedale juniors sunday practice has been changed to 2 . The Rosedale Bantam and midget teams will work out at 10 . All practices will be held at Sargent Park. All of last year s players plus any others interested Are invited to turn out for these workouts. Calgary sharpshooters Here Are some members of the Calgary buffaloes who after wednesday night s Junior hockey playoff game against Brandon think the wheat Kings Are dead All played prominent roles in the Calgary Victory in the opening game of the series. Left to right Back Bob Bartlett and Al Purvis. Front Ross Tyrell Bobby Schmied and Sid Finney. Magrath Alta. Winnipeg Pautins moved into a 16-Point Lead in their West Ern Canada senior men s basketball Semi final with Magrath Lions Here Friday night with an 85-69 Victory. Second game in the two game total Points to count series will be played Here saturday night with the Winner mov ing into the Western final Ted Vogel drops from Marathon Boston. Up Ted Vogel recent Tufts College Star and Mem Berot the United states track team it the olympics last summer Friday withdrew from next tues Day s Boston athletic association Marathon. Vogel. Runner up to Gerard Cote of St. Hyacinth que., who gained his fourth . Victory last year has been unable to train properly because he has been taking a sales course with a Kansas City firm during the last eight weeks. Portsmouth tops English soccer league London cup Portsmouth maintained Friday their three Point margin at the. Head of the English soccer league coming from behind to whip Birmingham 3-1, but new Castle United continued to threaten the leaders. A second half goal gave the United a 1-0 verdict Over Middlesbrough before Home fans. Crowds generally were Large As Brilliant Sunshine bathed Britain for the opening of the crucial easter week end which will see most clubs play three games in four Days. Southampton continued to Blaze the second division Trail with a 1-0 Victory at grims by. Fulham vaulted into second place Over Idle West Bromwich Albion by drubbing Luton town 4-1. But the Albion have two games in hand in the promotion race. The third division Southern was still a one team rare. Leading Swansea town came Home from Newport with a fat 5-2 Victory. The promotion see saw in the Northern Section continued to Rock. Hull City Hung a 2-0 defeat on Gateshead to tie Rotherham United in first place. The Rotherham club played to a scoreless tie with Doncaster rovers. The abbreviated Good Friday schedule did not affect standings in either division on scottish league. West Kildonan cubs Junior and Bantam baseball teams will hold a workout monday at 6.30 at their rounds on Perth Street near Salt Frederick saves starry net minder of Brandon wheat Kings Ray Frederick had quite a hectic night of it in Calgary last wednesday. Above you see him making one of a number of Brilliant saves which he pulled off during the first game of the Western Junior final against the buffaloes. Claims today s fighters Don t train Jim Jeff hex Kaytes present boxing crop against Vancouver Clover Leafs last year s Dominion champions. Around 500 fans saw the smooth working Manitoba quintet Rake the Lead from the one minute Mark and maintain the margin until the final Bell had sounded. Roy Burkett and Roy Wil Liams paced the winners dropping in 23 and 21 Points respectively. Diminutive Kice of the Lions was the game s top Point getter with 29. Alter the opening five min utes it was evident who was going to win As Paulins hit the Basket with deadly accuracy and nearly passed the lion club dizzy. Paulins held a 7-4 advantage after five minutes of play and from then on it was Clear sailing. The winners were sitting in the Driver s seat by a 23-15 margin after 10 minutes of play and had Boos cd the total to 34-22 at the 15-minute Mark. The first half wound up with the Paulins leading by a 4s-3s margin. Lions unleashed a Savage attack in the second half and pulled in within seven Points of Paulins at one Point in the half. Paulins were leading 55-44 after eight minutes of play in the second session when the Lions caught fire. Magrath los an Geles bup big Jim Jeffries one of boxing s All time greats had a word of advice for the Young uns Friday As he celebrated his 74th birthday. Jeffries who won the world s heavyweight title from Bob Fitz Simmons at Coney Island . In 1899 and then retired undefeated five years later claims that condition is about 85 per cent of fighting. Most of the present Day Boxer who s a big it s a question How big a big fish is. When it can be kissed dead or alive by pretty Lucille Purser. We Don t know How Lucille feels about it but her Osco Latorya gesture toward her Piscat orial Friend stems from a pledge she made to kiss the first big Channel Bass that was landed at nags head during the Spring run of the fish. Lucille predicted they would show up during the March full Moon but they Dawdle on the Way hence the vow Don t do enough Tel off with Fries said. They do a Little Shadow featured boxing punch a bag and take a Shower. Some of these so called fighters should see what i went through to train for that first Fitzsimmons fight. I trained every Day for months. But today the kids Don t want to train. They d rather run 9 Jeffries owns a 20-acre ranch at nearby Burbank. Cal. He has been holding Amateur fights every week in a barn which he converted into a fight club. Jim explains that it. Was t much work to set up his Small sized Arena. I hauled Al the junk out moved some benches and seats in. And built the ring right where 1 used to Park my Hay Jeffries said. Jim had to install one mod Ern device in his barn that Hurt his Pride. The customers complained of the cold so he set up a floor Furnace while nil Turing about people who could t keep warm at a fight. The place was quite a hang out for film celebrities. Such stars As Andy Devine and Leo Carrillo were there almost every week. They received no favouritism from he Boss. Everybody s gotta line up for big Jim shouts to the crowd which fills the place to its capacity. More than a year ago the state fire marshal moved in and closed the barn. Jeffries was recovering from a paralytic stroke at the time. He did t let the ailment or the fire marshal s ruling Stop him. In Stead Jeffries regained the use of his paralysed left Side hired some carpenters and started rebuilding. A few weeks ago the barn received an . From the authorities. Last saturday night Jeffries had a grand reopening starting a wrestling card which Georgeous George and Jim Mitchell. But Jeffries plans to switch Back to Amateur fights soon. Speedway s Roll to win in Roll off in the Imperial men s a Leahj Roll off the Speedway Transfer squad captured the Campbell Tro i Phy by posting a score of 4695. La Salle hotel finished second 45 pins behind the leaders. The final team scores follow Speedway Transfer 4695 la Salle hotel 4649 Archer Ceretti heating 4441 Insul Paca parkas 4386 wat son Iron works 4377 Hemenway tailors 4344 Oakes jewellers 431s Cornwall hotel 4141. The annual banquet and wind up will be held at the Empire hotel april 20, when on this occasion the Beautiful cellar dwellers Mem orial trophy and miniatures manufactured by Archer Ceretti tin Smiths will be presented to the Grieve Gale squad. Vet Caps lose Joe Fisher Regina sask. Bup eran defence Man Joe Fisher of the Regina capitals suffered a broken wrist in a game against fort Frances canadians wednesday night it was announced Friday. Fisher a Veteran of the . Will be out for the remainder of the Caps playoff games. Cd Garins think Kings dead ducks by Al Hooper Calgary special the Victoria Arena in Calgary scene of tonight s Western Canada Titu Lar tussle is the most colourful hockey rink we be Ever seen. Situated in the Easterly Section of the City the building is a Long Low affair beam ugly described in bold White letters As the Home of the Calgary stampedes Allan giants practice Elmwood giants senior baseball club will practice on sunday at 1.30 . On the Elmwood giant s Field. All interested Are asked to attend. Austin a-40 Best for Winter Best for Spring buy yours now consolidated industries Ltd. Phone 927 763 205 main St., South Winnipeg cup champions an abundance of Box seats flank the ice surface and several More Are placed in relative position to the press boxes at Brandon and Winnipeg. Standing room included the Arena houses approximately persons. But it is the Rotunda which absorbs the attention or new Comers for the better part of a fat hour. Jammed close to Gether on the Many Walls of the room lending to the rink proper Are a fascinating array of yester year pictures in color and Black and White that would thrill the heart of any sports fan. The deeds Ana faces of the athletic greats of other Days create a spirit of nostalgia in the anteroom particularly in the of mid Day. Ace Bailey reel Dut ton Lon Gehrig Tommy Burns James j. Jeffreys and Dave Sweeney Schriner nip but a few of the mighty ones depicted. A series of shots taken in Madi on Square gardens relay some of the thrills rampant whenever new York s now defunct Ameri cans or the rangers entertained. The immortal Cook Boucher Cook combo appear in several of the pictures along with such stardust names As Davie Kerr the goal keeper who worked from the crease line Merv red Dutton in the construction business Here in Calgary and who incidentally took thursday s Brandon buffaloes game. There s solemn Sweeney Schriner still going Strong and rugged Eddie Shore likewise continuing a length hockey career. Hockey dominates the Ancele still pictures Parade but it s no monopoly. Tommy Burns the on Canadian Ever to win the world s golfers say Happy birthday birthdays Are generally full of surprises and Winnipeg s 75th is no exception. Yesterday the committee in charge of the historic event sprung one on the golfers by announcing that it had approved a open and set the dates june 7 and 8. Beautiful Nia Kwa and St. Charles country club have bean offered the tourney. Clare leather a e has been named chairman of the event which is expected to attract top flight professionals from coast to coast and Northern United states. Entry forms Are being forwarded to All Canadian professionals As Well As those in North and South Dakota and Minnesota. Although it will hardly compare with Winnipeg s of a few years ago it will probably produce Keener Competition for none of the Gold Trail Par busters will Likely be entered. However it is expected such Canadian standouts As Stan Leonard Freddy Wood Stan Home and others will be interested. Heavyweight boxing championship is seen squaring off against Bill Squires the persistent aussie who tried three times t0 capture the coveted Crown. Tho Glass unframed photograph bears Burns signature to Luther Tommy s close Frient whose tragic death in a match a Calgary Cut Short the Canadia potentially glorious career. Tho year round picture Jemon stration is poignant impressive and Well Worth seeing. To Kes the opinion of Many Cal Marians. Including several sport scribes hereabouts Brandon wheat Kings Are Semi helpless alongside their Western Canada counter parts in the Best of seven series Calgary buffaloes. Off thursday s dismal showing they decided that the wheaties main Selling Point was net minder Ray Frederick although they appreciate the inimitable Way in which the defence warded off goal Ward shots. Otherwise they consider the Brandon Birds in hand. And unless wheat Kings pick up their former stride they could be badly bothered by the buffaloes before the Abbott cup comes to rest. Tonight s Tiff should been lightening. Hetsel won t heal wearing a frown and who would t when something like is at stake new York Yankees Star Centre fielder foe Dimaggio walks toward the plane which took him from fort Worth Texas to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for new treatments for his Heel in juries which apparently have failed to respond properly to medical treatment he received last Winter. He will be out of action for at least a week will definitely miss the open ing game of the american league season and May he out indefinitely. Joe s right Heel was operated on for 3 Bone Spur last november hut it gave Way the very first Day of Spring training and has been a source of constant trouble since. Closed the Gap to 63-56 at the 12-minute Mark but that was As far As it wont As Paulins struck Back and built up a 79-g1 Lead with Only three minutes left in the game. A total of 40 fouls were called. 23 on Paulins and 17 on Lions. Only one player. Excl pm Coleman of Magrath. Fouled out. Line up Winnipeg Burkett 231. Gresham 151. Bulloch. M. Spack 41, Kerr 131. Watts 41. A. Spack Mcfarland. Reeves. Williams total 85. Magrath Rice Max saucy Blair Sabey Dick Sabey Coleman Burns Sabey 31. Proctor. Prashuk. Alston. Marker. Total 69. Officials Ira Bourne and Wilson Rolfson. Both of Ray mond. Alta. Moore Heads cricketers Lack Moore was elected presi Dent of the Winnipeg and District Cricket association at a Well attended Semi annual meeting recently. Jack Moore succeeds f. Mattin son who held the president s Posi Tion for the past 10 years. R. G. Turnhull was elected vice president and Harry Randall was elected Secretary treasurer. It is Randall s 12th term. Others serving on the executive Are Ron Brown cd Burn. R. Hall and a. Wright. R. G. Turnhull was named Dele Gate to the . Plans for sending a squad to the Dominion provincial tourneys. And the staging of games during Winnipeg s 75th anniversary were made. 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