Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, September 26, 1950

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 26, 1950, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday september 26, 1950 action As Argos pummel Ottawa 36-15 Page 17 inactive tigers As yanks plunder i perish new York. Up the Yankees virtually clinched the american league Pennant monday As they battered the Fitch place Washington senators twice at new York s-3 and 7-4. In running their Home stretch Victory Streak to five the world champions lengthened their Lead Over the Idle Detroit tigers to 3 i games and that appears too Many at this late stage. The with six games remaining can Clinch the Flag by winning four. Or any combination of Yankee victories and Detroit defeats adding up to four will serve the same purpose. Three Yankee victories will erase Boston. Boston red sox mean w h i e achieved a memorable feat at Phil Adelphia As two of their pitchers turned in a doubleheader shut out lefty Mel Parnell and new Coinon Harry Taylor turned Hack the last place Philadelphia athletics s-0 Ond 3-0. T if it was a cold raw Day Ami Only j.773 fans in Shibe a irk As Parnell held Connie muck s hapless a s o three his while Taylor Al Lowed them but two in the after piece. In the National league Pitcher i lax surkont spoiled Jim Konstan on to s record lying 70th Relief Job monday with a game winning single that gave Boston a 5-3 second game Victory and an even break with the league leading Philadel phia Phillies. Ken Heintzelman pitched the phils to a 12-4 first game win behind in is hit attack. The split at Boston left the Phillies with n .315 game Lead Over second place Brooklyn dodgers. The phils need any combination of five wins or Brooklyn defeats to Clinch their first Pennant since 1d15. Saved itself from mathematic elimination by pulling out the second game with two runs in the eighth. It was Konstanty s sixth loss after 16 wins. His appearance tied the modern major league Mark of 70 games pitched set by Ace Adams of the giants in .1943. Brooklyn playing at Home ran their current winning Streak to even and mathematically eliminated new York from the Pennant race defeating the giants 3-2. Preacher Roe held the giants to our hits and had a shut out until he ninth when Eddie Stanky a piled and singles by Whitey lock Nan and Bobby Thomson Sand Riched in by a wild pitch scored to runs. The win was Roe s 19th Iga Insl 11 losses. The dodgers set an All time Brooklyn record for double plays Hen they made two to raise their total to 170. But the dodgers pc mint Hopes virtually were cling is Eccl As they dropped the nit it game of their any Iii Ghl Douille Scuder with the giants by a 4-3 score. The loss dumped the dodgers five games Back of i . The dodgers held a 2-1 Lead going into the eighth when the giants scored three i runs to Chad Carl Erskine and Don new come. T senators tried hard but in vain to halt the rampaging in their two contests. Even though Mickey Vernon walloped two Home runs off Young Eddie Ford in the second game could not match the Washington combination of sustained hitting and sudden explosive Power exhibited by Casey Stengel s wreck ing Crew. In the opener the champs rattled i 15 hits All Over the Outfield and 14 of them were singles. It was1 not a spectacular display but Western tackles rods tonight the defending Champion Weston aggregation under the influence of Bill Mceachern seeks its first Victory in the Manitoba Junior football league to night at Osborne stadium against Winnipeg rods their Erst hic enemies who were champions be fore Weston. Rods too have failed to reach the win column since the league s opening Las week but pulled out with a 6-6 tie against St. John s grads. In their opener Weston fumbled away a 17-5 game against army. Game time is s . George Betker end Star net grunter for october 4 served Bob Moir s paratto the or we Don t mean to say that High school bail could Ever hone to dec b sprout e Ball games. Last year there weren t too Many Good Sames the pair played this season have done Little to raise anyone Wood mess a 0 s Flag races at a glance National league Gas. Gas. W l Pel. Bad. Lit Philadelphia so 55 .603 7 Brooklyn s3 62 .572 5 9 Boston 81 64 .559 7 9 remaining games Philadelphia at Home away Boston 1, new York 4, Brook Lyn 2. Brooklyn at Home Boston a new York 1, Philadelphia 2. Away Boston at Home Philadel phia 1. Away Brooklyn 6, new York 2. American league new orb Detroit. Boston _. Remaining games new York at Home w 95 91 91 Gas. Gnt5. Pet. Bad. Left. .642 6 .619 3vi 7 .615 4 6 Wash in by Andy Curnes Daniel Mclntyre Crew Thor i league opener while Gordon Beli on the Chin last night at the hands of Kelvin the Only reason we can think of for the decline in playing stand la in ton 2. Away 4 Boston 2, Phil or Gordon Bell s Adelphia 2. Detroit at Home St. Louis club and there just was t enough Talent at the school for a Good Crew Daniel Mclntyre who eventually won the championship and Gor Don Bell were touted As the teams to beat while St. John s tech were yer because they were Long Fine at Ine end of the 194 1 season. Welch took Over the coaching reins at Kelvin and his Eastern g. Weston Golf King g. Weston of. Transcona shops carried Oft the Kingsland shield the championship of the car Golf club at St. Boniface course Over the week end carding an 86 22-64. S. Toplinski and a. Street tied for Low Gross while Handicap prizes went to e. Holick and George Cameron. Harom levers club vice presid Etu presented the prizes besides awards to the winners of the medal Competition held Dur ing the summer months. Barons sell three stars Mel Fak Yeul shuts out a s Eddie Stanky giant rally Short Stratford ont. Up Cleveland Barons of the american hockey league monday announced the outright Sale of Centre Johnnj Holota and right wingers Eddie Prokop and Nick Tomiuk to new Haven eagles of the same league Junior hockey entry refused Edmonton juniors get Gold shoulder Cleveland 3. Away Boston at Home new 2, Washington 4. Away Lethbridge aha., up Edmonton s application for enu Ance into the Western Canada Junior hockey league has been refused Secretary manager to. Har per Parry of Moose jaw announced monday after a meeting Here of the inter provincial circuit. Reasons for the refusal said York the High schooners Drew fans for 13 games that year season u was a different Story. The different play of set up the bad weather or the poor year the Winnipeg Blue bombers did t enjoy could have been the reason but High school Ball did t draw the Brand of Ball also slipped slightly. Kelvin lost most of the team which won four straight before being beaten in the playoffs by Gordon them so011 weaker than the season which made Daniel Mclntyre had a Good club so did Gordon Bell and St John s Tut something was lacking. What that something was still is unknown this year the Only club that did t suffer by graduations was St John s tech and Gordon Bell the losses were cruel. Against Dame Mclntyre tech looked hopeless. They just did t have a thing. I Juji to i j i a j Man i Nave a to Tang. The attack seemed badly disorganized and there was practically no de Imo Fence. Gordon Bell had Ted Gilchrist on offence. That was All de-1 pensively they did t look too bad. The Kelvin Gordon Bell game was t a thriller. In fact if it had been or the Lively army of Kelvin cheer leaders there were 11 i would have been a dismal night. The High school Loop was granted the use of downfield blocking on plays running from the line of scrimmage this year. The amount of this american tactic we have seen in two games is Little. Believe Danie Mclntyre used it a couple of times in the first half of their game with Lethbridge to play for Canada Lethbridge Alia. Up Lethbridge Maple Leafs Western Canada intermediate hockey Cham pions last year have decided to accept the Canadian Amateur hockey association s offer to rep resent Canada in an extensive european hockey tour and in the world Amateur championships in 1951. Leafs were offered the overseas trip saturday in an announcement from Vancouver by . Presi Dent Doug Grimston of new West Minster. The Lethbridge club held meeting sunday and decided Parry school were the of players absences from travelling orangemen a schedule making and the Short space of time prior to the opening of the season the Edmonton club was re presented at the meeting by Backer Jim Christiansen and Morey Rimstad. Former Edmon ton flyer Star coach of the Junior club. Officials of the six teams in the league Regina pats jaw cons Wylli play a ome canucks Medicine hat tigers Cal-2 away the schedule i Mooi As last year. Gary buffaloes Crow s nest pass Lions Lethbridge native sons decided tidally the entire Day discussing the Edmonton bid. Although the Edmonton question took most of the time of monday s meeting officials agreed upon a 40-game schedule for each of the six teams in the league. All clubs will play 20 Home games and is the same by Glen Flynn moustache Macalpine who give out with the words and the ticket for Alex Turk s wrestling tiffs announced monday in so Many thou Sand words that a double main event will be the feature of their forthcoming fights billed for the amphitheatre october participants in these Battle Roy is which the moustached Man insists is the most colossal thing to lit Winnipeg since the flood Are i pair of Peg proven grapplers and a couple of boys who command the in Billing in the rings of Eastern Canada. The proven pair Are bashing Bronko Nagurski and Whipper Billy Watson. The Eastern invaders Are ski i Lee and Wladislaw Talun who gets our Ted bowies nod As the greatest Torso twister in the game. Tatum s tops bar cried Bowles when Macalpine made with the words that he was heading this Way and then like Macalpine rambled on. He s at least six foot Diphl and must weigh in the neigh boyhood 320 pounds and it s All muscle. One night in Ottawa Tallin took Bobby Jitkoff with one hand my practically broke him in two. Man Tomt in Between raves it was announced that this Marvel of the mat game would meet Bronko Nagurski and Tien As if it was secondary Macalpine mentioned that Whipper Watson lops in can Ada s claw circuit would tangle with ski i Lee. A deep breath later and Mac Alpine was off on another talking Tantrum unleashing a verbal bar rage on the Public Appeal of the midget madmen of modern May hem. Fastest thing in the world to ranted moustache Mac. I know a fellow Clown in min Neapolis who sneezed when they were putting on their performance and missed the whole show. Can t Lake your eyes off pm. If you do Vou might t be Able to line pm up in your sights All moustache forgot was to men Ion their names. They arc. How Ever Little grapple Guys who Des Jite weighing in at approximately 100 pounds can loss an inexpert 200 Numier. Shower swim every Day As a member of the Myca meeting late monday spending prac the second session of the two be held today. Tote Loop commenced men at Eaton s Hunting pants 8-Qz. Sanford Zed Khaki Drill Hunting pants featuring Bellows pockets in front of leg Tunnel loops double seat. Also 8-01. Khaki Duck featuring double knee and slash pockets with flaps. Sixes 36 to 48 collectively. Pair 5.95 clothing Section the Margrave shops for men main floor. a limited Cork tipped the thin natural Cork tip adds to your smoking pleasure Waterproof and hygienic. Ensures coolness Ond cleanness. Have reasons Black cat popularity one thing we missed last night in the Kelvin tilt was the sweeping end runs. Two years ago Huck Welch s club had the whole City talking about their end sweeps with Laurie Mitchell and lome Ranson Handl ing the Ball. Last season Welch s club looked better losing than a lot of teams do winning. This year Welch has switched from the single Wing to the t it May be Fine for downfield blocking but As a Spectator we liked those laterals on the end runs. Picked w yardage sports scribes up Alberta Way Are having quite a verbal Battle seems an Edmonton writer literally blamed Royal Copeland s ineffectiveness for one of the Calgary losses to Edmonton he scored a touchdown but did was the was at was put the same writer said that dissension in the Calcaro Camp was due to Copeland s High salary one of the stampedes was quoted As saying to Copeland you re getting the Money you win the games. Or something to that effect Calgary scribe s took offence at he remarks blasted Back with talk of such writing is a disgrace to the the blood s really getting thick up there buddy Tinsley and de Kenke want to rent a House de s wife is in toys a and buddy s wife baby girl Are coming to Winnipeg in a and one who knows of a can get in touch with the pair at 926 616 see where tiny Rader one of the Guys who took a Finan Cial ride when they operated the Vancouver grizzlies in the Western conference in 1941, was quoted As saying the grizzlies Cost Only 511 000 that included transportation uniforms and All the incidentals and the club still lost Money Greg Kabat coached the grizzlies for the american imports were paid 55 a practice and s50 a1 game atom trip. The players will leave Canada about the end of december by plane for Norway where they will Starl their exhibition trip. According to playing coach Dick Gray All members of last year s team with the possible exception of one will make the trip. Edmonton Mercury another intermediate club represented Canada in the world tourney last year and captured the Champion ship. Aussies away to Honolulu Vancouver world Champion Davis cup team left by air for Honolulu monday after a two night exhibition stand Here. The team will play an exhibition in Honolulu before making final leg of their journey Home. Mile Oval at Church ill Downs is a one mile Oval. More sport Page 18 the Ever increasing popularity of Block cigarettes is due to their High Quality which never varies. They Ore always fresh they Are always dependable you la never know How Good they Are until you smoke them 1945 sales show How Black cat popularity constantly the cigarette which never varies in Quality and is always also Black Cai inf Cut Hoeling rur o ;