Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 11, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday August 11, 1949 Charles stops Lesnevich in 7th _ football squad at sea the air Force Pacific Fleet football squad uses the deck the 27.000 Ion aircraft Carrier Boxer As a practice Field. Coach it. Jack Mcquary the players in calisthenic near Alameda Calif. The coach said the deck was picked for a work out because nearby athletic Fields were being monopolized by service baseball teams. Gordon me cod Art poster eight seeded stars Advance in Tennis All eight seeded players in men s open singles the City ten Nis advanced into the fourth round the draw with decisive victories Over their opponents in most the matches. However sixth seeded Art Fos Ter caught hold a hot Viii Gordon Mcleod and was forced to go the limit to obtain Victory in a three hour Battle. Dropping the first set 4-6, he fought Back to take the second and third sets by the identical scores., eighth seeded Morley Drucker had to play his Best to beat out Frank Simons. Taking the first set 6-3. Ped the second 1-6, and had to go All out. To take the third and deciding set 8-6. In the indies Helen Dundee and Mary Derrick and a nuked into Toje Semi final round with straight set Victor ies Over Sadie Ludlow and Millie Mills respectively. I Doug Frank Coleburn reached the Semi finals the men s open doubles with a Long three set Victory Over Norm Sweetland and Don Graham 6 4-6, 7-5. Paul Granovsky reached the fourth round the men s Junior singles when he Defeated the Saskatchewan Junior Champion. Johnny Akita in straight sets -6-3, 6-2, while Barrie Richmond also reached the. Fourth round with a three set Victory Over e. Gohen 3-6, 6-2, so a i-4. Ladies open singles Helen Dundee Defeated Sadie Ludlow 6-1 Man Derrick Defeated Minie Mills 6-1. Men s open singles Ken Mcrae Defeated John Akitt 6-0. 6-1 Hod Hovey Defeated Jack magi Ivray 6-3 Hank Bennett Defeated Cliff Dilts 6-2, 6-0 John Hawryluk Defeated Waldemar Richer 6-3, 6-3 Don Defeated scr Hugo 6-1. 6-0 Oarse Felstead Defeated w. Lewis 3-1, 6-1 Morley Drucker Defeated. Frank minions 6-3. 1-6. S-6 Larl Foster Defeated Gordon Meleod 4-6, s-6. Alen s open doubles j Cobb Coleburn Defeated us Welland Grimm 6-2. 7-5 Kovey Woolven Defeated Dills Mcdonald 6 singles h. Miller Defeated n. Mclen Nari 6-4. 6-4 a. Cook Defeated. I. Taylor s-3, 6-4. Junior ladies sin Lei a. Abercrombie Defeated j. Robertson juju s-6. Mixed open k. Milne and n. Milne Defeated. M. Mills and a Tay Lur 6-0. 6-j. Open and Dun Dee Defeated Baker Atid Tough 6-1, 6-4 Otton and Mcdermott Defeated Stevenson and 6-1 Burns and Derrick defeat ii. Wish try and 6-0, 6-0. Junior men s Richmond mar tin Defeated Ayre Eubank 6-1. 6-1 Mil Ler Gordon Defeated Malochy Stewart 8-6. 6-4. Consolation singles m. Karr Defeated hex Junior men s singles b. Richmond Defeated e. Cohen 3-6. 6-4 a. Martin defeat etl s. 6-1, 6-0 re. Lund Defeated d. Snyder k. Meleod Defeated n. Her Clifield 6-8, 6-2 p. Granovsky Defeated j. Akitt 6-3.1 6-2. 11kaw . Junior ladies singles a. Swartz is d. Odree. J men s i open singles m. Drucker is h. H. Bennett is j. Hawryluk. J Consolation singles m. Karr is Stevenson l. Cubbidge is a. Wis Hart. Junior men s p. Martin is. B. Lund d. Malochy is k. Mcleod. Arc our Good Friend Leo Russell who annually mates a Pilgrim age to Chicago where he spends his time at either Comiskey Park Wrigley Field depending whether it s the White sox cubs who Are at Home is getting set to make his 1949 Jaunt to the Windy telephoned us the other Day to get the schedule major league games in Chicago during the Early part september. All which Means that Ere Long Well be getting the real dope the Pennant races 3rou readers this column. As we be told you Here before Leo has t done any Loo. Well when it comes to picking world series winners we won t go into the horrid details but we will remind you his batting average to Date is exactly .000. And this year he went record that Chicago cubs would win the National league. We intended to draw Leo s attention to the no standing the cubs shortly after we Learned it was he who was. On the other end the line. But he beat us to the. Punch when he said As those gosh darned cubs but we be Sot give . Bussell credit for one things about five years he took his first look at this lad Vern Stephens now knocking Down fences for Boston bed sox but then with St. I Xmas Browns. A a when Leo saw Stephens in action he just could t take his eyes . Therese said to himself is an artist the first when he came Back to Winnipeg alter Short Stop Olfs such bistros As the Pink poodle and the to name a to title Leo headed straight for our office there to sing the praises Stephens. Stephens played in the world series with the Browns that year. He was no Ball fire in the big classic but he has since done pretty great things the Diamond. Today he is leading both leagues in Hiat very important department . Runs batted in with 112 to his credit. N to my. Stephens does not know it but whenever Russell reads his baseball achievements in the newspapers he quietly Miles to himself As if to say that s my after All he did help Leo to maintain his self respect As a judge Talent if he can t Call the world series right. A husky sum my Cremin is h golfer who and looks Ute other Way when trouble threatens. That s the Way he Lirose a United states grip the British Amateur Champion ship. Now he Hopes also to the . Amateur title a feat that has t been done by a briton since 1911 when the trick was turned by Harold Hilton one the greatest All British links men. Along with Haj British Walker cup players who meet the United states lean at mama Rodieck n.y., Auk 19 20, Mccready will play in the National Amateur tournament at Pittsford n.y., aug. 29 to sept 3. A Mccready gained golfing Fame when he whipped americas two top amateurs recently in walking off with the British title. He knocked off defending Champion Frank Stranahan Toledo o., in an 18-Hole Quarter final. Then in the 36-Hole title match Over the Tough por Marnock course outside Dublin he downed Willie Turnesa Elmsford n.y., the . Amateur Champ and British titleholder in 1947. Thebe was t any Fluke about his Victory. He is a top notch golfer with a Knack for Complete relaxation Between shots. But at 31, he s so new to big time Golf that his name was hardly inside the British Isles much less outside before his Triumph at por Marnock. He s six feet tall weighs a solid 200 pounds and is Strong a mule. But he shows his strength More in his. Staying p Ower in a Long to grf match than in his ability to hit the Ball for his drives usually travel about 225 he almost always the Green with his second shot if it is within reach. Instead going for he usually Rolls his first putt to within inches the Hole for a cinch Par. That s a signal Honor that has been accorded soil thu oort s bronzed Allan Boes in his being invited to against the British Walker cup team in exhibition matches at Toronto sept. 6. While the invitation which was extended by the Royal Canadian Gol association did not carry expense Money with it Bosey is k Long to make the trip East. L a. V v when . P. J. Gallagher Secretary Hie Manitoba. Golf association. Who received the word Allan s selection first informed Southwood golfers the Honor accorded him h appeared if bees would be Able to make the Jaunt. Since then How Ever arrangement i Jorett Nameiy Bacn made. Or. Mile to tames and White Pace Scot trackers Keith Richards and Doug White alternated first and second positions in the Junior mile and 880-Yard competitions wednesday night Date he scottish Amateur athletic Union s Twilight meet. Richards romped Home free in the one mile event ahead while who displaced his Couch it i in the 880 test. Senior mile Winner was Don James. Jim Daly captured the Hon ors in the 880-Yard event. Allan crash beat Daty in the Broad jump senior edition. Weight lifter wrestler Emile Rousseau tried his hand at the 16-Pound shot put emerging triumphant. Junior Broad jump went to Lionel Orlikov Don Knight Laking the 12-Pound shot put. Top Gal performer was once again pert Phylis Cooper who racked up first place victories in the 100-Yard sprint and Hall throw. Elaine Jackson came second in both the 100 yarder and High jump Caroline seconding mob Cooper in the Ball throw. Renowned Betty Hucl a fairly easy time the Hijji jump Harushi Iier All com petition with the exception Elaine Jackson. In the Junior girls Section. Carol Kanchier won the 100 dash. Helen Jackson running second. Miss Jackson look High colors in the High jump. Relay ribbons went to Elmwood 450 Yards Junior girls and lord c600 Yards Junior with Pat Currie leading the Elm Chicks hurler Mulcihy. A for Mer major leaguer is now pitching for the Memphis Chicks tha Southern association. 6 champs fail Chicago six former National open Golf champions failed to get under the 150 qualifying figure in the 1949 tournament. Wood ites and Doug White the lord Roberts gang. Results sri ilor sad yet ads Jim mile Don Nues Broad Lump Allan crib. Jim Daly shut put mile . Juii Lur so while pc ill mile Kelli her Huron White Buju jump to Lionel Smikun. A. Tall mrs Unold fury j. Peirl mutter Dixon. Put Don Knight Sanlor 100 Yards Phyliis Coper Emne a Sun. Just a Bali throw Phylis d Marr. Cai Ullner Izinicki Ilish jump Ifa Ltd my Iris la. Elaine Junior too Yai Tii car to Juni Litiere. Helen he a suit. I vinian High jump i Trimarki ii t. Jfhn Yards Jet talks old Days Rabbit Maranville former National league shortstop record Holder talks baseball As he knew it Between 1912 and 1931 with Luke Appling Chicago White sox shortstop after the latter tied the major league record for shortstops during game with Washington senators in Washington. Now Luke too can boast games played Short Stop. Open singles g Mcrae a. Foster is d. 6.50 . Els Teart k. Leyden. Men s Consolation singles a. Cook is d. Cobb Miller is a. Cameron a Mcleod is a. Thomson h. Miller is Mcarthur. Junior men s Ingles i. Joanidis is s. Drahovsky. 7.30 . Men s open doubles Ben next Felstead Ewbank Dave. Hawry is Leyden Leyden. Ladies open doubles Breckman item Eley. Is. Mus Ludlow. Men s Consolation singles Winner r. Thomson is j. Taylor Winner h. Miller a. Mcarthur is s. Fan Ell. Junior men s singles Winner d. Malhy la. Mcleod is b. Richmond. Yanks Hall sox surge the drive by Boston red sox toward the top the american league was stopped at least tem wednesday by new York Yankees. The league leading Yankees needed Only one big inning As they edged the the Ted place red sox 3-2 the win put Casey Stengel s new yorkers games ahead Boston. In the National both Brooklyn and St. Louis won leaving them tied in first place. Before spectators at bos ton the Yankees hopped Pitcher Joe Dobson for five hits and three runs. It was Dobson s ninth loss. Lefty de Lopat replaced at the Start the eighth by Joe Page with his Lith Victory against five losses. Lopat allowed Only four hits. The last was be Stephens 28th Homer. In other american league games Washington senators beat Phila Delphia athletics 8-7, St. Louis Browns Defeated Cleveland indians 5-4 and Chicago White sox. Trim med Detroit tigers 6-3. In the National Brooklyn Dodg ers outscored Philadelphia Phillies 7-5, Boston. Braves triumphed 4-3 Over new York giants Chicago cubs beat Pittsburgh pirates 2-0 and St. Louis cardinals won Over Cincinnati reds 8-0. New York up Ezzard Charles Cincinnati eager for acclaim As a world ruler big men in the ring wednesday night gave an aggressive exhibition As he Cut Down aging Gus Lesnevich at Yankee stadium and forced the Veteran Battler to Call it quits at the end seven rounds. Thus the tall moustached Charles successfully defended for the first time his National boxing association version the world heavyweight championship in a bout that had been scheduled for 15 rounds. The Victory the Sharp shooting negro vastly bolstered his claim to undisputed recognition As world Champion Iven though heavyweight Crown is Only recognized in 47 states. Britain will recognize the Winner the Bruce Savoid match in London in october As world Champion. New York state has t made its mind up yet. Wednesday night s one sided Battle fought before some fans who sheltered in 90-degree heat ended when Lesnevich s manager Joe Vella called referee Ruby Goldstein Over to Gus Corner at the end the seventh round and told him the former Light heavyweight Champion had had enough. Under new York state boxing commission rules was scored As ending in the seventh round. The Gate fell Short expectations with the sweltering crowd paying Only into the cof fers the International boxing club promoting its first major fight in new York. That does not include for radio rights. Each fighter gets 25 per cent after taxes Are taken out. Both Gus eyes were puffed and he was bleeding profusely from a deep Cut under his left orb. Charles who won the . Title by de feat info Jersey Joe Ezzard Charles title wins final 2-North Shore defeats East Calgary up North Van Couver played Heads up play off soccer wednesday night to Over Dower a fighting Hamilton West Ghouse squad 2-0, and capture the Dominion Piip. Football Champion 11 was the second time the red Jer Seyed veterans irom die Pacific coast had shut out their lighter speedier opponents. North Shore United took the opening game the Best three series 4-0, while Hamilton forced a third contest with a 2-1 Victory n the second. The coveted Challenge cup won last year by Montreal car steel in a series with Vancouver St. An Drews was presented to Captain Tom gumming North Shore in Brief ceremony following the game. Once again it was Vancouver s spectacular goalie Frank Ashdown. And hard shooting Centre Forward Freddy Whittaker who sparked the Western eleven. Whittaker put the game ice for North Shore with a goal Ivan second half after Veteran inside right Nev Harvey had notched the first half goal with a penalty shot. But Rit was the Bobbing jumping. 34 bombers named for trip by Bob Moik thirty four players will make the trip East with the Winnipeg Blue bombers. Coach Frank Larson named the squad after a heavy scrimmage wednesday night. The re Are two centres six guards five tackles five ends two quarterbacks and 14 backs Mak ing the Jaunt that will include games in Hamilton and Toronto. Bombers meet Hamilton tigers next wednesday while argonauts will provide the opposition Satur Day August 20. Following the Lor the trip centres Wally Edwards Moe Simovitch. Ii nerds Mike kiss., Bud Irving Gord Perry Ernie Ahoff Jim Foubister Jonel Wool. Tackles Orest Yakiri Nischuk Gerry Dezeeuw Al de Norvick Paul Frederick son. Ends Ron Vachher Harry Fitzgibbons Bill Clawson Bud Korchak Gord Stur trifle. Quarterbacks Johnny Gard Iner George Depres. Backs Boh Sander re Biff Fliss Marv Berr san Oon Smith Paul Cholakis Ion Florence. Johnny str pin Harold Neufell. Norm Geller Fnu Gish Vic Yonne. Tele pet r.nu-, Cam Miller. Elton Hob Larson picked Hie players five cd attendance at. Workouts 2 knowledge plays flagpole Sitter Charlie has got himself a record Cleveland bup Charlie Lupica climbed atop a flagpole 1o wait for the Cleveland indians to regain. First place in the american league wins a National title for him self today. At . Not Lupica sets a new record 72 Days aloft a flagpole. And with the Cleveland team still five and one half games Benld the league leading new York Yankees he has Given no indication giving up his bet to stay aloft until the tribe is Back in first place where they be Lupica a druggist said he originally had no intention breaking the pol sitting record 71 Days. 23 hours an d 25 min utes held by Milton Shipwreck Van Nolan san Francisco. He climbed to his lofty Perch last May 31 to silence Cleveland fans complaining about the poor showing the world Champion indians then near the cellar. A doctor examined Lupica and pronounced him physically fit to spend another 72 cramped Days the pole above his drug store. But Charlie won t have to even if the indians fail him. Baseball season won t last that Long. The 3 experience 4 attitude -5 the extent injuries. It is not As yet known whether the team will be travelling by train plane. If the Railroad is the Mode the squad will leave monday night. If they travel by air they morning. Will leave wednesday coach Larson was Quick to men Tion that the players nominated for the Eastern trip were not the Only ones the., squad. The Fel lows who stay at Home were cordially invited to attend future it is hoped they can prove themselves and gain a regu Lar spot. There is Only one probable change in the travelling roster. Gord Sturtridge received an ankle injury in wednesdays scrimmage and it is feared the Bone is Frac tured. If the latter is the Case Gord Smith will make the trip in place Sturtridge. Doug Johnston Eastern import did not make the squad because injuries he has sustained in work outs to Date. He is hobbling pretty bad one foot and his wrist is sprained. Morse place practice Morse place oilers the Junior baseball league will practice thursday at 6.30 . At their Home diving Ashdown who won the loud est cheers from the fans. He broke the hearts the Ham Ilton forwards with seemingly impossible stops and once bulled his Way through four Hamilton for wards moved into the Clear and booted the Ball Well past Centre Field. North Shore stuck to the same Long passing game that they employed throughout the series but were More aggressive than in monday s contest won by Ham Ilton. The. Eastern squad held a wide margin play in the open ing half .finish in front the goal and Ashdown s great play prevented them from scoring. North Shore gradually took com Mand the play in the second half and were pressing hard at the final whistle. A Freak Bounce paved the. Way for what proved to be the winning goal in the first three minutes play. In trying to Clear the Ball in front his own goal Centre half Billy Burgoyne momentarily lost control the it bounced and hit his hand giving North Shore an automatic penalty kick. Harvey made no mistake the kick from 10 feet out. He drove sizzling Low drive into the Cor Ner the net that gave goalie John Carrie no Chance to save. The penalty shot was from almost the exact spot As one awarded in the opening contest to Hamilton and which the Eastern club failed to score while trailing 1-0. Ashdown s great play appeared Lake the heart out the Ham Ilton club and Whitaker finally forced a Corner at the Hamil ton ind. Jimmy Spencer lifted a perfectly placed Corner kick that curved in about six feet in front the Hamilton goal. Whittaker leaped High into the air and headed the fall into the Corner the net to Send North Shore ahead 2-0. The goal was the High scoring Centre Forward s fifth the. Ser ies. He scored three Vancouver s opening game goals and got the one Western counter in the second Tili Little sport by Routon Walcott at Chicago just seven weeks ago wednesday night carried every round except one by wide Gus making what proved a last despairing stand Shook the Xerro with a couple solid rights in the sixth. The Canadian press scorecard up to the end. Of the seventh showed Charles had won six rounds and Lesnevich one the sixth. Lesnevich s rally in his winning sixth was the Only threatening Ges Ture by the popular Veteran from Cliffside Park . Ezzard employed his Superior height and reach to step around Gus and Cut him Down at his Leisure. Lesnevich s arms were just too Short to clip his elusive rival. Flushed with Confidence when it was Over Charles Clario Ned that he would face any contender chos. In chairman Eddie Eagan the new York commission within six weeks two months. He added what had already been obvious to the ring siders that never seriously Shook him up. Eagan said tuesday that if Winner wednesday night were matched with one Victor in the again off again engagement be tween Savold and Woodcock in London the new York commission would recognize it was for the world title. Charles weighed 180 Liesner vicar. 178. In the dressing room following the fight Ezzard Charles words were baby it was hot out Well fight anybody in six weeks to two declared Jake Mintz Charles record in new York state. Sure i m a Little Charles said but it was the heat. And those Jinhu. That s the hottest fight i Ever had. No he never . He s got 3 Sharp right. I Felt it a couple but it did t the. . Heavyweight Champion Wax asked if lie did t think he was much Shar per wednesday night than in his much maligned title fight with Jersey Walcott. I think it was about the he replied quickly. Maybe i did t drop my right As much but i could t Tell much difference. Lesnevich was in Good shape. He never bothered me. I. Coasted through the sixth but it was the. were you sorry you did t Knock him he was asked. I m glad it s Over. I thought it was a Good fight. I m glad to any kind a win. I m glad they stopped it. He was blues whip Selkirk . Blues improved their chances a playoff berth in the greater Winnipeg senior baseball league wednesday night by defeat ing Selkirk 7-2 at the Church and Arlington grounds. Stan Shaley and Harold Smith paced the blues As they each had two singles. Jim Worthington and Alf Pool shark Soko trere the Best at Bat for the losers. St. Boniface native sons lost their game to St. James legion by. Default when they failed to Field a team. V be Lull a 301 000 s 7 . A. 500 200 7 Mcdoug jail and Sloane Graham and Hll Der Man. Rent a car rent a ear from i Cebu drive. Moat economical rain in can Ida by the Day month. All Dodge car mint. 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