Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 16 Winnipeg free press Friday May 12, 1950 tigers put skids under red sox Smith it was during the 1946 series Between Winnipeg monarchs and St. Michael s College for the Dominion Junior hockey championship that this Corner formed the opinion that Joe Primeau was one the greatest coaches in hockey today. St. Mike s did t win the title but Primeau s work from the Bench was so outstanding that his mostly of first year juniors whereas monarchs were nearly All Sec Ond year the regals to seven games. The next year he won the Canadian championship with practically the came club trouncing Moose jaw canucks in a final which went Only four games. Wednesday night in Edmonton the Fine hand of Pri Meau one time Toronto Maple Leaf Star showed itself As he piloted Toronto Marlboro to the Dominion senior Crown. When the Marlboro were presented with the Allan cup Primeau became one of the e few men in hockey Ever to coach both memorial and Allan cup winning teams. As a matter of fact searching Back through our memory we can recall the name of Only one other Man who can boast the same distinction. He is Winnipeg s Jack Hughes. Hughes however accomplished the feat in one year winning the Allan cup with the Winnipeg and the memorial with Elmwood millionaires. This achievement could not be duplicated today with the Long play off schedule teams now play. Another Feather in Primeau s Bonnet is that he is one of two men to guide a hockey Michael s the Canadian Junior Crown on two separate occasions. The other is our own Harry Neil who did it with the Winnipeg monarchs. These honors which Primeau has gained since he decided to hang his hockey stick and turn to master minding could t have happened to a nicer fellow. A quiet spoken Ever smiling Man Primeau has a wonder Ful Knack of getting everything possible out of his players. And we know few men in hockey so quickly Able to discover the weak link or links in an opposing team than he. Had he desired Primeau could have obtained a coaching position in professional hockey Long ago. If not in the National league then the big american circuit. But just As he was a smart hockey player in the Days of the famed Toronto kid line of Primeau Conacher and Jackson so too has he been smart in his business life. He does not have to depend upon hockey for his livelihood. If there Ever was a shining example of a game being Good to the Man and the Man being Good to the game Joe Primeau is it. New York the Detroit tigers derailed the Boston express with 134 and 5-3 victories thurs Day which knocked the red sox into fourth place and gave the tigers a one game american league Lead Over the second place new York. Yankees. The tigers humiliated the sox behind Fred Hutchinson s Seyen hit pitching in. The opener and called Young Art Houseman out of the bullpen to preserve the Sec Ond Victory after they took the Lead with a three run eighth in Ning rally. Home runs by Ted Williams Walt Dropo and Clyde Vollmer accounted for All Boston s runs of the Day. The sox dropped from a first place tie into fourth place As the Yankees swept a double header from the St. Louis Browns 5-1 and 6-5, and the surprising Washington senators beat the Chicago White 8-5 for their fifth straight win. The Cleveland indians beat the Philadelphia athletics 4 to 3, in 10 innings in the american league s other game. The tigers wanted time the mirth at Boston s at Park. Commons toasts Toronto Marlies Ottawa members of the commons thursday applauded Toronto Marlboro in winning the there were some Good natured Allan cup wednesday night by defeating Calgary stampedes in Edmonton. David Croll said he was sure the House would join with him in extending congratulations to the winners and the losers. There were some Good natured Boos when he said that the Allan cup now will rest in Toronto where All Good things Are found in paddling pair Call it quits Montreal Doug Bennett and Harry Poulton one of Canada s outstanding paddling tandem teams have retired. Pressure of business was the reason for retirement of both. Both Bennett and Poulton were Point winners for Canada at the 1s4s olympics although they had to paddle against european Craft that had set rudders. Bennett almost beat Oul the czechoslovakian Winner of the 000-metre singles classic. They took a 4 to 0 three inn info Lead and routed Joe Doh ton in a five run seventh inning. Three Batten doled out 14 imms on hulls and three aided the 11-hit Atta Ekl Hoot with a Homer and a single paced Detroit i attack. Vic Wertz smashed three hits and George Kell and Johnny chipped in with two each. Vollmer s two run Homer off Ted Gray a Aye the red sox a 2-0 Lead in the fourth inning and Ellis Kinder made it stand until the eighth when his own error and another by Williams treated the tigers to a three run rally. And Neal Berry ran for him. Johnny Liponi beat out a bunt and Gerry Priddy Laid Down a sacrifice bunt. But Kinder fumbled the Ball and All hands were Safe. Wertz s single counted two and Priddy went All the Way when Williams let the Ball bound away from him to the left Field Wall. Manager red Rolfe went All the Way for the Victory by Cali head first for Sauer Sauer Chicago cubs left fielder dives into Home plate to score on Andy Pafko s drive to Centre Field in a game wednesday against Boston. Braves Catcher Del Crandall attempts the cutout after taking throw from Centre fielder St Jethroe. Umpire is Jocko Conlan. Declared Lamella s Tille vacant off the Vest with Toronto Marlboro winning the Allan cup and Montreal royals the . Memorial it was t a very Good year for hockey in the West As far As trophies Are concerned this by the Way was the second straight year the East has taken both the senior and Junior and it s the first time it has happened since in 1932 Sudbury took the Junior laurels crowns 1932 and 1933 and Toronto nationals the senior diadem 1933 saw Newmarket redmen cop the memorial Mug and Moncton Hawks the Allan it might be mentioned in passing that four players who had Learned their hockey in Winnipeg were Mem Bers of the Moncton team they were Jimmy Foster Len Burrage Bill Gill and Duke Mcdonald Chuck Fennen Boch has received his release from Edmonton and will definitely play with Calgary stampedes this coming football season Fennen Boch who is married and father of three children did t have a Good season with the asks in 1949, his first in Canadian football however we know first hand that Stampede coach Les Lear thinks very highly of the Yankee the Stamps have Gordon Brown a 22-year-old from Victoria trying out with them if he makes the Grade hell be one of the biggest linemen in Canada weighing As he does 254 pounds the. Beef is scattered Over a 6-foot Frame Yankees baby by Milton Kichman new York cup baseball commissioner a. B. Chandler handed outfielder Dick Wakefield Back to the new York Yankees thurs Day but. The reluctant club owners vowed hell never play for and promptly suspended the one time Bonus sensation. On april 28 the Yankees announced they had sold Wake iced to the Chicago White sox. Wake Field said he would not report unless he got a pay raise. The White sox thereupon culled the Deal off. The Yankees insisted it was a Legal transaction the matter was handed to Chandler. At Cincinnati thursday Chandler that the Deal was never completed Between the yanks and the sox to Wakefield belonged to the George Weiss the yanks general manager immediately suspended Wakefield. Wakefield will never play Bull for told a press conference. He said the suspension is effective april 29, the Day after the abortive Sale. Under baseball Law it can last Only 30 Days and it can be appealed by Wakefield to Chandler. What will happen to Wakefield after the 30 Days that s to Weiss snapped. All i know is that he is not a member of this Ball club.1 at Ann Arbor mich., Wake Field said naturally i Lap peal any suspension to com mls Stoner Chandler. I Don t be Lieve i deserve such treatment. I thinks the Yankees Are Tak ing it out on me because Chandler ruled against them. I Haven t got any special plans Tor the future right he said but i know i la fight against any suspension because it makes me look Chandler said he took testimony saturday from both teams did Dagrosa act a Little hastily by Reu Smith .v.v. Tribune Nevi Vlra new York or. Of Dagrosa the boxing commissioner in Phil Adelphia is a meaty gentleman full of vitamins and shy on diffidence. His tastes run to Quick decisions and direct action. Once he and a fellow student of football were happily discussing the merits of the tripod stance for loft guards when a pair of Strang ers sought to engage them in de Bate. One of the strangers emphasized a Point by drawing a pistol and thrusting it into the Abdomen of or. Dagrosa s companion. Or. Dagrosa Flung himself upon the shooting Iron extracting it from the stranger s Paw and resumed discussion of the tripod stance. The impression Here is that in extracting the middleweight j championship of the world Pennsylvania Model from Lamotta the other Day or. Darrou has once again without waiting to learn whether the gun loaded. In Case you Haven t been Reading the foreign news lately the Pennsylvania commission has declared Limotta s title vacant and announced that it will recognize the match Between sugar Robinson and Robert Villemain in Philadel phia on june 5, As a championship bout. As a bout for the Middle weight championship that1 is. Not for the welterweight title which Robinson already owns. A poll is being conducted to de Termine whether the National Box ing association should concur in Pennsylvania s action. Among the 48 states the Only one with Legal boxing which is not a . Mem Ber is new York. Thus if the . Does not go along Pennsylvania and Rob Inson defeats Villemain. Sugar will own one forty eighth of the middleweight championship and forty seven forty eights of the welterweight title. If the . Does go along he will be middleweight Champion of forty seven forty Eiff hts of America s world and welterweight Champion of the remaining fraction. On june 6, la Motta will hold either one forty eighth or forty seven forty eighths of the middleweight title. If Yon think this is. Bonfim v ing you should try Reading or. Dat Rosa s Hook about the Tri pod stance entitled functional there is no gain saying that both of the men scheduled to fight in Philadelphia Are on the record better middleweight fighters than Lamotta. Within the last hour tests were run with forty three of the Best gain Sayers on the . Rolls and not one was Awe to gain say it Robinson has Defeated la Molta four times in five attempts and Villemain has whipped Jake twice getting the decision once. It might seem logical therefore to regard the Philadelphia match As a Bona fide championship. How Ever logical or not there is Noth ing in the rules to designate the Best Man in his division As the Champion. It there were the expression uncrowned would not have been coined.1 mi1. Dagrosa says Pennsylvania in rocked Lamotta because he has declined to give either Robinson or Villemain the outstanding con tenders a shot at his title. This is not strictly accurate. Jake has neither declined nor consented to fight anybody for the title. He has merely signed to defend his Bauble As Best he can in Yankee stadium on june 14 against an opponent not yet selected. Suspicions thai his Choice if he were allowed to pick an adversary would be Eddie Arcaro cannot he confirmed until the match is made. To be sure the which Jake manifested for risking Hii title Mutt de scribed As restrained. Ii is however Only partly his fault that he has not defended the championship since winning it from one armed Marcel cer Dnn inst june. M he was bound by contract to give Erdan the first shot in a return bout. First time the rematch was made Jake fell violently i of Dandruff and had to postpone the bout. Afler it was rescheduled a plane crash removed Cerdan from Omotta s future. By that time. The six month per of of Grace which is allowed champions had virtually expired. The circumstances. Jake was entitled to an Extension. He was Given until june longer than he Channel hopeful seventeen year old scar Borough school Gill my Garet Feather is seen standing in the Waters of the English Channel at Dover England surveying the swim ahead of her if she is to reach her goal the coast of France. Margaret is being coached by Ted temme Trainer of Philip Mickman the Yorkshire boy who succeeded in swimming Channel last year. Complete to verbal insults Jackie encountered Robinson s running Gauntlet filmed of Hollywood British entries. He wants to be a remained third position fit 9 to 3, Down from 10 to 2. Hugh Fuller ton s new York notes new York a Rogers former Madison Square Maiocco. Garden matchmaker who is Back n circulation after a Long illness s negotiating to handle the Ameri England s of new Ira Kaplan and Hugo Sammy Stead and Gary Middlecoff both lab the no. 2 course at pin Hurst As the Best they be Ever played. Flyweight Harvard s footballers whose can appearances Terry Allen the Champion i Black caused As much new York University Winner of Cussion As gorgeous Gussie s the last metropolitan Intel Colic i past two seasons will switch to Ion late track titles Likely will make next fall. It nine straight saturday. The Oregon slate College will stage meet Marks the final Collegia Feia three season triple header sat appearance of four 1952 olympic urday a track meet then the prospects Reggie pern Man Slan meeting cancer red the Semi annual meeting of the West end ladies Lawn Bowling club has been postponed until May final Spring football game and the Winc of Spring basked Bill. New York Yankees Bobby Brown gets to the Ball part at 11 . Daily for extra batting prac Tice to make for his late s Art in training. Joe go then walked lil Hely across if room and. Regretfully put the Canary Back into its Cage. Barbara Ann Britain bound London Ftp producer Tom Arnold announced thursday he has completed negotiations for version Sisley s Curling club Here recently. Rose Marie on skates. Arnold said he was paying the highest salary Ever Given a skat ing Star in the neigh boyhood of weekly. Ftp presented seven Sisters Falls. Man. Special the Winn ars of the president s cup. The rink comprised of j. E. Rougeau. A. Frantz j. Kraning and j. Sauer were presented with their award at the an Nual dance held by the seven miss Scott now in Hollywood Vilh ice Capanes will Fly to Lon Ron for rehearsals which Start at the end of june. The show opens in Harringan Arena july 1.3. Riley Mullen Quaker coach Saskatoon Ftp Riley Mullen of Edmonton who took Over Saskatoon quakers of the Western Canada senior hockey league last december and pulled them into the playoffs wednesday signed it two year contract As coach. 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