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Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 13

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The Nanaimo Daily Free Press, Dec. 18, 1951 13 i Gpod Rebuilding Job IeLb VJlUllLb ilLlt? JJ1U Flyers Blow 2-0 Lead; Drop Close Ona To Comets Nanaimo Comets picked uplond. Guedo ended Scheibel'i another two-points in the Sub- shutout bid at the one-mmuie urban Hockey League Sunday mark of the third period, but they had one of their tough- xiie games enclcd the first est battles before edging a fighu half of the schedule and play NEW YORK AP- New York Giants, rebuilt by trades rok.es and a first year coae.i, are champions of the Na tiona; Football Leajiu's East em Conference for the fourth ins alrforce team 3-2. will resume after the holiday time in year atxi aiming at the title game against Green Bav's nowerfu! at Walton and EHch Barnes and the addition of rookies Grea Larson, Bobby Gaite-s and Joel Wells, scored their only touchdown in the first quarter on Tittle's seven yard pass to Wells, formerly with Montreal Alou-ettes of. the Easterr Conference.

Cleveland got even when Plum hit Leon Clarki on a 38-yard pass play in the third quarter. The tremendous punting of Don Chandler, the rugged G'iant i defence and Renfro's blunder then kept the teams in a deadlock. PACKERS VIX AGAIN Green Bay, Dc, 31. with 101 yards on 4 carries, Alex Webster, another Alouette, led the Giants' gainers with 21 carries foi 91 yards. Brown's total of 1.407 yards for the year was the NFLrs Philadelphia quarterback Sonny Jurgensen for three touchdowns and -pushed his record passing yardage to 3,716 and his season total of touchdown throws to 32.

His passing also set up a 19 yard field goal by Bobby Walston, now the NFL career scoring leader with 833 that won for the Eagles with 2a seconds remaining In the grme. The Eagles' consolation is a meeting with the Lions at Mi It'll be a replay of a regular-season meeting Dec. 3 which the Iu the other half of the twia-bill program. United Rental Juniors built up an early lead and swept to a 9-4 decision over Nanaimo Ramblers. Comets' victory gave them 17 points, four ahead of United Rentals while Ramblers and RCAF are in third place with five points each Fivers struck earlv when Mo Packers 20-17.

but rookie coiori A'he Sherman of New Yn-k thinks the may be ON SIDELINES ley beat Kropielinski at 1.30 of "Green Bay the best club i v. ve nlaved." Sherman said the first oeriod and Slimming (after the Giants wrapped up the I eastern title here Sunday on a Ted Sarklssian, young Na-i duplicated the feat at the same naimo hockey player ran into time in the second to give the Summary: Comets 2, RCAF Firs! period E. RCAF, (Cunningham. Litoskii 1.S0. Second period 2.

RCAF, Slimming 'Cunningham) 1 30; 3. Comets, D. Wheatcroft (Dawesl 2 45; 4. Comets, D. Wheatcroft 7 50.

Third period 5. Comets, Dawes 8.15. United Rentals 9, Ramblers 4 First period 1. UR, Slogar (Wakelem, Thien) 6.45; 2. UR, Slogar (Wakelem, Thien' 7.30; 3.

UR, Thien i Wakelem. Slogar) 16.05: 4. UR. Slogar 18.55. Second period 5.

UR. Wilson (Sarkissian i 19.30. Third period 6. Guedo iN. Faganello) 1.50; 7.

UR, Sarkissian (Wilkins) 3.00; 8. Ram. Newberrv (H Faganello) 3.45; 9. UR. Wilson (Sarkissian) 4.45: 10.

UR, Wilson (Sarkissian) 8.00; 11. 13.15; 12. Ram, Middleton 1415; 12. UR, Thien (Wakelem) 19.50. tie with Cleveland Browns.

more grief aunday when ne; Flyers a 2-0 lead Comets tied "But we'll be next time jW.h physically and mentally i bf loose from now ami, Jan. 6 in tne runner-up bowl. Green Bay fullback Paul Hor-nung although he wai confined to army camp without his usual weekend pass, won the broke his wrist while playing in a Suburban Hockey League game with United Rental The Packers Ul-3 who clinched the western division title two weeks ago, closed the regular season with a 24-17 triumph over Los Angeies Rams. Washington Redskins snapped a 23 game winless streak, 38-24 over Dallas Cowboys, St Louis Cardinals blanked Pittsburgh the game at the seven-minute mark of the second period when Don Wheat croft the second of his two goals. Jim Dawes Ti GianU may shudder for Juniors.

Just a short time I gave Comets the qo-ahesd coun a da', or two before they Sarkissian suffered a broken nose in a game at Victoria. league scoring crown for the third straight year with 146 "loosen up," regardless of what Sherman may think. Except for ter miQway tnrougn uie inira period and Kropielinski held the fort' for the rest of the way. Len Slosar and Hob Wilson Steelers 20-0 on the passing arm a dronni'd pass jy sure-handed of quarterback Sam Etcheverry Ran Reiifro the New Yorkers each scored three goals to pace! I likely would be spending this and Chicago Bears whipped Minnesota Vikings 52-3a in other games Sunday. Baltimore Colts Evcoes Earn Jackson Cup Soccer Berth edged San Francisco 49ers 27-24 week Renin? ready for a divi-jsion playoff with Philadelphia isles.

EAGLES STRUCK LATE Saturday. The Giants and the 61,084 Yankee Stadium spectators- Tiie Eagles, needing a victory the Juniors to a well-earned win ever Ramblers. The game was hard-fought throughout and although the winners more than doubled the count the 'ore as not a true indication of the play. Better finish around the goal, plus some fine goaltending by Sonny Scheibel kept the Juniors on top, hut they had to stay-alert until the final whistle. Harvev Thien scored two of the knew the Eagles already had Qvc-r Detroit Lions and a New- York loss to tie the Giants, did won while they rought through the final quarter with the their part; beating the Lion points.

SAM RIFLES THEM Etcheverry, formerly of the Alouettes, passed for two touchdowns as the Cards finished the campaign at 7-7 with their third straight victory. Etcheverry fired two scoring passes and it was his running that set up the first one. Fading to pass, he changed his mind and ran 44 ya-ds to the Pittsburgh two yard line. On the next play, Sam flipped a two yard pass to Sonny for the score. In the last quarter, he tossed a 15 yard touchdown pass to Join, David Crow.

Sam completed nine of 21 pass attempts for 98 yards, had none intercepted and was the top Cardinal runner with seven carries for 54 yards. 27-24 with 10 points in the last Browns. In the last quarter, Pat Evcoes moved into the Jackson Cup soccer final yesterday, shutting out Hourigan's Kickers, 5-0, before a handful of chilled Inn's at' Rnval Athletic Park. Summerall missed a 14 yard I four minues. field goal try for the Giants and Juniors' other goals while Ted The Eagles finished the with a 10-4 record But the Lou Groza was short with a 48- MaH, Evcoes i Sarkission goth a single.

Sarkis- Glints held them off by a half- yard try for the Browns. sian broke his wrist when he All through the second half at 10-3-1 because the Browns blew a sure victory when Renfro dropped a 34-yard bumped into the boards and wi'l be out of action for the next few weeks. 1 III i the Giants were digging in and fighting off the aroused Browns 2H from quarterback Milt Larrv Guedo, Dale Newberry, the lead with the only goal of the first, half. Alec Stewart made it 2-0 after the interval. Charlie Constable scored two in a row, and Don Mcintosh got final goal.

1 Result moved Evcoes in the final aeainst either Gorge Hotel with Cleveland fullback Jimmy Brown smashing the line. Paul Binis Jim Middleton were the Ramblers' scorers Juniors led 4-0 at the end of the first neriod and 5-0 in the sec- BROWN LEADS RUSHERS on the Giant's eight-yard line with about three minutes left to play. The Giants, rebuilt with deals that pave them Dei Shofner, quarterback Y. A. Tittle, Joe, Brown had a tremendous day or Brodie's Bakery.

Date of the other semi-final will be set at NO TIME FOR SYMPATHY His teammates look unconcerned with his pllpM as Dennis Addison of Vancouver takes an elbow in face and hits the floor in a high school basketball tournament. Who said the game was tame? NON-TITLE FIGHT MILAN 7('pt Gale Kerwin of Ottawa vtjieets Duilio Loi of Italy, word junior welterweight a meeting tomorrow night. Today at Harewood Avenue Park, Esquimau of the city district league plays an exhibition game against William Head of the Combination League. Oilers Too Slippery For RL Grid Opposition boxing chjimpionr'iij a 10-rpund i battle here "-Wednesday night. Itj will be a non-title affair.

Chess Champ Won't Compete In U.S. Play NEW YORK (AP) Competi- NANAIMO BOWLING FIGHTS NEW YORK (APi Houston Oilers have won nine games in row and are champions of TSCI HAREWOOD SCHOOL Dianne, Gliders 1 vs. B.B.'s Siorts- the American Football League's PEE WEE High single, By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Manila Flash Elorde, 130, Eastern Division. Chevrier 104; man 11Ui It; mail jlum 17 i And Sunday's results indicated they can reasonably count on making it 10 in a before aeruult 154. High three, lady, Dianne Che vrier 172; man, Howie Arsea ult 283.

SHOPS vs. Jets Tornadoes 1 vs Win- Jwmwup uesan au.w nu nin? strikes 1 'our-time champion, 18-year-old ning btmts i. Bobbv Fischer, not defending Ladies high single Janice. his refusing to say Lowe, 147; men high single, i BASIBi The Philippines, stopped Sergio Caprari, 129, Italy, 1. (Elorde retained the NBA junior lightweight title) New York Dick Tiger, 160'i, Nigeria, outpointed Billy Pickett, 159, New York 10.

winding up the 1961 season. San Diego Chargers don look Wll Team result Bluebirds 1 Edward Polr.er 173 as if they will offer much resistance when the clubs clash at Fred Cramer, president of the Janice U.S. Chess Federation, said Ladies' hi vs. Blue Bombers Eskimos 1 vs. Rockets Rouyhriciers 2 4 two, 's ALL DAY two, San Diego next Sunday for the VI.

Golden Hauks 0 Lowe, 2C2; met Danny Buchanan, Urn league championship Housten ran over Oakland Billy Cannon led the record-smashing parade Sunday. Blanda threw for four touchdowns, giving him 36 scoring passes for the season That bettered the league record of 34 set last year by Frank Tripucka, the onetime Saskatchewan Broncos. Cannon ran for 145 yards to capture the league rushing title with 948 yards and bettered the record of 875 yards set by Ab-ner Haynes of Dallas Texans last year. The Boston-San Diego game also produced a record when i Cappelletti of Boston scored seven points to make his season total 147 points, 24 better than the 1960 record of Gene Mingo of Denver. Dallas Texans bea' New Y'ork Titans 35-24 in the other game on Sunday's closing schedule and there was a record in it, too.

Dave Grayson of Dallas ran a pass interception back 99 yards for a touchdown I Raiders 47-16 in a record-mak TENNIS RATINGS SEATTLE (AP Bill Quillian and Janet Hopps of Seattle headed the men's and women's singles divisions when the Pa-i Peeweo Hockey Weekend Scores ing day and vnen an uiego was beaten 41-0 by Boston Patriots it caused even the league Wednesday, Dec. 20 The Nanaimo Barbers' Union wishes all our patrons a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS officials to blanch. P9A THURSDAY High single, E. Crowshaw 227; high three, E. Crowshaw 621.

Team results Paulino Haarer 1 vs. Princess Royal 2: Quarterway 3 vs. Mount Ben-ion 0 Ha re wood Blue 2 vs. Harewood Gold 1: Nanoose 0 vs. Woodlands Nor'hficld 0 vs.

John Baiby 3. San Diego sewed up the West Fischer "was invited and he didn't, accept and he didn't say Frank Brady, the federation's business manager and editor of its magazine, Che'ss Life, said Fischer didn't appear because of a dispute concerning his forfeited series with Samuel Keshcvsky. "The reason he is not playing is that the organization which forfeited him is sponsoring this tournament," Brady asserted. "I'm not commenting on that." said a Brooklyn, N.Y., youth who has' held the U.S. title since he was 14.

ern Division championship long ago with an 11-game winning cific Northwest Lawn Tennis Association announced its annual rankings at the weekend. Several prominent players, among them Mike Cummer of Yakima and Vicki Berner of Vancouver, were not ranked. streak but was beaten by Houston 33-13. Since then the Chargers have looked about like the Oilers did before they took stock of themselves, brought in a new coach and started off on their nine-game splurge. Lions and Kinsmen swept to in Peewee Baiwim Div.

hockey play over the weekend. Eagles also in ''B" Div. with Gyros and WA 695 fighting to a tie. Lions 4, Ro'ary 1 Lions: Leslie Shaw 2, Gord'P Rod Luck 1. Ai.rs.

Greg Abbo't 2, Rotary: H.ra-cock 1, assisi, Gary iiurnett. Kinsmen 4. Benson Legion 2 Kinsmen: Mickev NATIONAL MEN'S 10's High single. E. Sml.enbersj, 215; high three, E.

566. Team Results Newcomers I vs. Lucky Four Benders 3 vs. Plaza Hotel, 0 (default Alkies 3 vs, Unknowi.s Fin'av Electric 2h vs. Pioneer Chain Saws Mi.

RELAXING'S AS SIMPLE AS Classen 3. Chariw Harly 1. Assists, Jerry 2. Bob Edwards 1, Charlie Hard' 1. Mt.

Benson Legion: Mark Johnston the most wonderful er 1. 1, Andy Vanr Gyro 1, Alan CM mora in Ken Chur- LADIES' Islanders 3 vs. Mixed Up Kids Commercial Hotel 2 vs. Royal Purple Southettes 1 vs. Palace Hotel A Mucin's 1 vs.

Terminal Hotel Palace Hotel 3 vs. Balmoral Hotel Rollers 2 vs. Cranberry Hotel 1. Ladles' high single, A. 152; high three.

A. Tickle1, 67G. dl! chill. 695. Carl Beirut.

Eagles 5, Branch No 10 Legion I Eagles: David Crossin 2, Gary Seriani. Pa? McKilli-gan 1, Uno Malmkvi: 1. Branch 10: Tony Winger. DOWNTOWNERS MIXED 5's Nicolodians vs. Nanaimo Sportsman 0: Dough-Boys 3 vs.

Bank of Montreal Somerset Hotel 2 vs. Kelly P.S.M.'s 2 vs. Queen's Hotel 1: Happv Gang 2 vs. Patricia Hotel 1. Ladies' high single, A.

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