Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 22, 1955, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 16 Winnipeg free press tuesday March 22, 1955 Harper president Sandy Alexander and his colleagues the Manitoba football association Are playing it smart with their decision to have Huddersfield town and Sunderland play an exhibition game Here at the Winnipeg stadium on May 31 or june 1. Sunderland right now is in the Semi tinal the English cup and also in the running for the first division championship while Huddersfield who lost to Newcastle United going into the Semi final is about the Middle of the league standings in the Premier circuit. For heard British team has appeared against years now Scotty has the same Story when a ice id a our local lads Why Don t they Lille Fellows can play under the bring out two first class teams arc rights until the first and from England or Scotland and then we d see a real soccer it s Only Loo True these exhibition affairs against _ the old country Chappies have j City Andi English inter and scottish International floodlights will Shine on English cup replays next Winter and the second division teams come into the picture the big shots of the game Are still writing books Gilbert Merrick Bir b Een a bit of a washout. At Long last Winnipeg sports National goalie is out with one i see it and Trevor fans should see two top notches the Welsh International and in action when Sunderland and i Cardiff City Star evidently does Huddersfield appear Here this not like what Merrick has said Lummer. Him Ford is suing the goalie for alleged libel. Preston North end Huddersfield touring Canada while Sunderland Are barn Totmina the United states but the ., through the co operation of the football association of Canada arranged for what be the soccer Battle of the Century As far As Winnipeg is concerned. But you can t fix up a big on a shoestring. It takes offered to Fulham for two of their Star forwards Bedford Jezzard and Bobby Robson but the Lon Don club told North end to take Back your Gold the boys Are not for Sale said Bob Ferrier in the London daily Mirror the team drawn against Wolverhampton wanderers in the English cup has my sympathy san is lot of do re i these j Derland the team you la be see two big teams meet Here Here this summer against Sandy Alexander and his Huddersfield knocked Wolver pals Are Down on the line to the Hampton out of the cup 2-0 extent of that s quite a bit of Jack to put up for an organization which has t that kind of ready Money so it s up to every soccer fan in the City and the sports minded citizens to turn out and see Sun Derland and Huddersfield town Here in action. Two years ago Sunderland spent Money like water in buy ing the Best players in the Busi Ness and yet it did t bring them any great Success last season but this season Sunderland appears to be reaping the Benefit of paying out Over for present the Star players As their performance shows. Huddersfield town won English first division Champion ship three years in a Row 1923 24, 1924-25 and 1925-26. In the season of 1923-24 they won the championship on a goal average. Corner kicks Man Chester. City who Are in the Semi final of the English cup shelled Bob Ferrier has Scotty s sym Pathy. Air i ionians Are the Only undefeated team in the Scot Tish a and b circuits they meet celtic in the Semi final of the scottish cup Bobby har Ley says they la beat celtic tha Taboy Bobby no need to air say where Bobby hails from East Fife s ground is now flood lighted buckle Thistle s fans spent on improving the Ter racing for the game against Harts in the scottish cup the buckles lost 6-0 or ionians and Dunfermline Drew two All in their game and then Airdrie swamped them 7-0 in the cup the following saturday Falkirk s International Johnny Kelly was suspended for a month for failing to comply with instructions All the scottish clubs Are at outs with Rab but Ler Britain s Chancellor of the exchequer meet tax _ land or Scotland will some soccer fan let us know the Over the entertain is Berwick in Fng out it is said for Bobby scottish cup final april 23 will Johnstone his inside Forward i be televised. Put a e Wyt Able the comes to Montreal and Means of snapping Montreal Cana Diqiu Back into top form were de bated monday by managing director Frank Selke. And coach Dick Irvin in route Home trom Detroit. They arrived with the team a two Day night following ing by Detroit red the 6-0 beat wings in the Fame sunday night that decided the National hockey league championship. Canadians Start their Stanley cup Semi final series Here tonight against Boston Bruins. We Haven t been Worth a lick All this said Selke. Weiman Oil your team and idiot Leel can go right on and win the cup but we be got to. Get this team Down to Earth. They were upset of course Over the affair at the forum last night Detroit we up for game our last really Good game was March 3, when we beat the Bruins 4-1 in Boston. Rocket Richard s absence would t have made much differ ence sunday in Detroit but his absence Over a series will mean a lot. You can t have a 38-goal Groat s return brings Joy to Fred Haney Leafs on hot spot i sizzling wings aim for no .18 Detroit a Detroit red wings who Haven t lost a hockey game since feb. 17, have been in stalled As sure singly Strong to-1 favourites to sweep to their second straight Stanley cup championship. The playoffs Start in Olympia stadium tonight with the red wings meeting Toronto Maple Leafs in the opening game of a Best of seven Semi final series. The wings closer out the regular season with a furious Rush going unbeaten through their final 17 nip Montreal canadians for the league title. The Odd makers now say the de Trotters will go right on winning in the playoffs. They the wings a favor Ite to trim the Leafs in tonight s opener judging from the record it s difficult to envision a Toronto upset although the Maple Leafs generally Are at their Best in the playoffs. During the regular season the red wings beat Toronto seven times while losing Lour and tying three. In the 14 games the Maple Leafs scored Only 15 goals against Detroit. Toronto will be minus defence Man Tim Horton who suffered a broken Rose and jaw late in the season. The wings Are in near perfect shape with Captain Ted Lind say s bruised shoulder the Only in jury of note. Orlando Fla. Nyht he tossed aside the tip there Are certain toe routine and brightened visit aspects to Fred Haney s conver july while discussing Dick Groat station As befits a Man who has his recently returned shortstop. Known Only last place since Tak Branch Rickey sr., gave this Over the Pittsburgh pirates Swissvale pa., youth a consider managerial portfolio. Monday i Able bundle to sign after Groat Brandon thursday Granovsky shows Way As blues nip andies Paul Granovsky a %1 a r g e gentleman with a deft Hook shot scored a Basket with 15 seconds remaining last night at the my a gym to give Nymha blues a 75-73 win Over St. Andrews and a berth in the Manitoba inter mediate basketball final. It was an All round Busy night for Granovsky. Seconds earlier cricketers select 7 players the selection committee of the Manitoba Cricket association last week announced the names of seven players invited to travel to Vancouver to represent Mani in the biennial tournament which Cricket Manitoba teams from Alberta and British Columbia will compete rur the Hiram Walker trophy. The seven players who now join red Billinton whose Nomina Tion As Captain of the Side was announced three weeks Are Roy Billinton Peter a. Charnley Frank ii. Hay Russell c. Shelton. Bill weigh ton and Trevor wig tall. With the exception of Wignall All have previously been capped for the province and of the others Only Billinton has not played in previous Dominion tournaments. Billinton or. Now has the nucleus around which to build his team for Vancouver. In his son Roy and the stylish left hander Peter Charnley who in addition to playing in the 1948 and 1949 tournaments has had experience in the Strong Ottawa Valley league and has played in Edmonton he. Has an opening pair As competent As any bats men in the country. In the genial australian Russ Shelton who is an attractive and audacious batsman who captained Manitoba against the visiting mcc eleven in 1951, and in Frank Hay former hockey goal tender and forcing if rather in orthodox batsman he has alter native wicket keepers for the strenuous week s continuous Cricket. In the Bowling department Burrage a very will furnish the Pace orthodox fast Bowler Burrage will be called upon to carry the weight of the attack against Strong batting sides usually put in the Field by the competing provinces. Wignall a former member of London s metropolitan police Force who created a sensation Here three years ago when he Hook no fewer than six wickets air clean bowled in one eight Ball Over will assist with his medium paced off Breaks. Weigh ton has been selected As a Utility Man and will also handle lome Bowling. He had scored two free throws to tie the score setting the stage for his own game winning Field goal. Granovsky was also High Point producer for his team. He patrol led the Pivot Slot in almost faultless fashion to net 27 Points. He Drew Able assistance from Mike the. Tyke Spack who used his Ball handling finesse and neat one handers to whip 14. Points through the strings. It was the second straight win in the Best of three City final for the blues. They won the first game of the series 58-55 monday at the Myca. The game was a nip and tuck affair All the Way tha t had the spectators Well supplied with action. The andies put up a game struggle and for a while j appeared headed for Victory til Granovsky entered the Pic i lure with his timely Points. J slim Jim Groat was High Man for the andies and top Point scorer of the night with 28 Mark-1 ers to his credit. He Drew strong1 support from John Dafoe with 12. I blues now meet Brandon j penguins in a Best of three test that opens thursday at the Pmj a gym at . Had won All America honors in both basketball and baseball at Duke University. Groat played games for the pirates in 1952, socked a solid .284, and then went into the army. I never saw him until this explained Haney. Hell do. It s a Little different from last year when i could speak of being solid in Only one Frank Thomas in the Outfield now it s Thomas Groat and my catching which is o. after that Haney started to. Tread warily again in an evaluation of the potentialities of men in the other positions. The talk returned to Groat. To. He does t look like Peewee or declared Haney. I d say he is More the Boudrean Type shortstop. He can move to either aide and he can throw. He s faster than he looks just like Boucly Renu was if you will re Mem the pirates think his nifty Ness afield will help to Dis Pel some of that chronic cel Lar atmosphere which has Clung to Pittsburgh. In the past few seasons. Groat can make the double play can Spray hits but moreover he is the Rah Rah Type. Over in St. Petersburg when the pirates plastered a 4-0 shut out on the St. Louis cardinals Gene Freese who is getting a Long look from the pirates at ministrations of a new general second base took a Groat and executed play. It was just a routine .twin-1 said Ousby. There has t been that kind of enthusiasm around Pitts Burgh in Many a year. Groat could turn out to be a great favorite in the Smoky City. He comes from a nearby town. Moreover he picked the pirates Back in 52 for reason which could be big Box office. I talked to about. 10 he recalled got offers from perhaps five or there was the Oovi pus unspoken question any pick the pirates a club which apparently was destined to slip even further despite the frantic financial and Ball from i manager. Branch Rickey a double i decided on he because they offered me bomb tossing not work of Crank Montreal up the Mont real Star says police have information that a person engaged in a Semi official capacity tossed a tear Gas bomb which led to evacuation of Montreal forum and was followed by a riot last thursday night. The Star reports a prominent police official declared that police have information to the effect the bomb was not thrown by riot ers but by a person engaged in a Semi official the daily newspaper quotes the official As saying while we do not want to make a hero out of the Tosser it could Well be that he is to be thanked for nipping the riot in the the tear Gas bomb was tossed Broda Pilous suspended Toronto Turk Broda of. Toronto Marlboro and Rudy Pilous of St. Catharines teepees were suspended monday might for the next two games of the Ontario hockey association Junior a finals As a result. Of the Wile in raw that occurred during the second game of the series in Tor killing but Groat rushed Over As what i always wanted the most the pirates trotted to the a Chance to play in the major and Shook Freese s hand vigor-1 leagues right from the very Start. Onto sunday. In addition to the suspensions the., the suspended Richard is out for the remainder of the Selke taxi he is trying to George Mcayoy defence Man with Peri Picton won the world hockey tournament in Germany recently. To uie him As a Reserve Delen Ceman Mcavoy would have o become pro. In this event he would be the canadians property is under. Obligation to Vontreal through signing a Sriri if he turns he might be used with any of three clubs now in of the nil and Montreal royals or Shawinigan. Falls cataracts of he Quebec hockey league Mcavoy was reported to be drive through. Western Canada but he canadians have been unable o get in touch with him. Selke said the pictures of he world tournament game Between and the russians indicated Mcavoy played very Well. The Bruins announced they have recalled defence Man Don Cherry right Winger Norm Corcoran and Centre Gordie Wilson from her Shey of the american hockey league for the series. The Boston club arrived in Montreal monday o prepare for the opening game. Police on tap tonight Montreal said monday there will be plenty of men 1 at the Montreal forum to night when Boston Bruins clash with Montreal canadians in the opening game of the National hockey league Semi finals. Maurice Diens super Star has been sus Pended from the playoffs because of a stick swinging Duel with Hal Laycoe and the subsequent punch ing of Linesman Cliff Thompson during the last game Between canadians and Bruins at Boston. The suspension resulted in a riot at the forum Here thursday night. There will be plenty of men on hand to nip any trouble before it said official. Levied by the Oha sub committee defence Man Al Mcneil of Marl a Boros was fined j10 for leaving the Bench to take part in fight which resulted in 29 five minute major penalties and 23, 10-, minute misconduct. No other players were fined. I St. Catharines won the game 3-0 to tie the Best of seven final 1-1. Third game of the series is in St. Catharines today. When you need a car. Juvenile final Stonewall Man. Special Glenboro and Stonewall will meet Here tonight in the final game for the Manitoba juvenile 3 hockey championship. The two teams played to a 4-4 tie in the tear Gas door was Issea f t me the total Point ser while Clarence Campbell National is Glenboro. Gale time to hockey league president sat in his forum seat under a Hail of tomatoes rubbers and other mis Siles throw by fans protesting against his suspension of Montreal canadians Star Maurice Richard. A riot started in a crowd that gathered outside the emptying forum and raged for several hours in downtown. Montreal. Girls1 softball a general meeting of the Junior girls softball league will be held at 8 . Thursday at the Saratoga Board room. Ies at night is 8.30 . Car radios in an for anytime it Call Hertz rent a car All models 1935-05 reconditioned new radio guarantee f in to soft Termi custom fitted on tto spot installation i8o Hargrave St. Mpg phone 02-5945 93-5377 to just a Man left you can drive off in a clean new Hertz. Car and use it As Long you.1 want. Low rental rate All gasoline property damage fire and theft insurance and deductible collision Protection no extra Ost Ertz Uriv Little named w or. Baseball chief again Dick Little was elected presi Dent of the greater Winnipeg Junior baseball league for his third consecutive term monday night at the annual league meet ing held at the Myca. Other officers elected include Dave Robertson Secretary treasurer Joe Trueger vice president curly Haas registrar Umpire in chief Steve Mcdonald. Teams already entered include Cusac Winnipeg buffaloes Elm Wood giants Columbus club nor Wood Selkirk and Transcona. Entries close april 16. Teams wish ing to enter should foward their application to Dave Robertson. 1292 Spruce St. The league is also interested in obtaining umpires. Those qualified Lor the position Are asked to Contact Steve Mcdon Ald. The next league meeting will be held april 18. Mere 285 pounds Tampa Fla. A Ted Kluszewski the Cincinnati slug Ger with the arms of a Black Smith brought his kid brother to the red Spring training Camp. Brother the beam at 285 plus. When the airlines Flash the fasten seat belts sign John can t oblige. 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