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THE GAZETTE. MONTREAL. MONDAY. APRIL 28, 1941. Ill Winnipeg Defeats Junior Royals Regina Tops Sydney to Extend Series VOL.

CLXX. No. 1U1 HEADS HOCKEY BODY Indoor Soccer Makes Bow Tonight Q.A.H.A. TO INVEST IN 1941 WAR LOAN ROOKIES LEAD WAY IN 5-4 RANGER WIN With Pair of Tilts at Auditorium SCORES TWO GOALS IN LAST 2 MINUTES TO RECORD 6-4 WIN Between The Lines By HAROLD McNAMARA '4 "4 i- Indoor soccer will make its de Hockey Body to Change but to the Montreal public with a double bill at the Verdun Auditori That Ends That We Hope 000 Worth of Dominion is out west on their coolest summer days- Us Easterners could even stand Grant Warwick Scores Two, Cameron and Mario One Each in First Two Periods um toniglv While it has no official connection with the outdoor soccer association. practically all of the Bonds to Forthcoming Issue that, but when it comes to the.

players and official are associated Right now, before the hockey season has a chance to give its last fitful gasp before turning over the sceptre of sports supremacy to baseball, tennis and golf, scemi as Medynski and Fabro Break 4-4 Deadlock to Give Rangers 2-1 Series' Lead hockey season the boys from out where gophers are gophers really fstart to work Thev start mention judges. There is no standard code, but the committee that has been planning for the indoor game has devised a simple set of rules it considers will meet the situation. Two matches will be played each night bo'h of one hour's duration Federal and Noorduyn will furnnh the curtain-raiser tonight, but it is expected 'hat the second match between Stelco and Royal Highlanders will be the feature. The various teams participating in the lesg.ie have all been practising indoors in preparing for the opening. The following is the spring with local clubs and leagues.

Titrd out experimentally in New York St. I-nuis nd other U.S. cities the EXECUTIVE RE-ELECTED ing the names of N.H.L. players fiRUH NOTCHES WINNER who are stars and all of whom hail unun1' uuiunto vmrniun ndoor brand is said to be faster "A and more exciting. It is played with six men on each PLAY HERE TONIGHT side, instead of the regulation 11, R.

N. Dawe Returned as under rules which are a combination of soccer and hockey. Infractions are penalized bv time out as 'Sugar Henry Holds Fort Against Prolonged Sydney Power Play Kowcinak Shines for Millionaires President Successful Year Seen in Reports at Annual Meeting HI in hockey, while anotner ieature 01, the ice game that has been incorporated is the appointment of goal Montreal Team Has Back to Wall After Losing Before 8,000 at Toronto 'Peg Attack Stronger A $4,000 investment in Dominion Cage feeferees Sought Members of the referees' board Monday. April 28 Noorduyn vs. Federal: Highlanders vs.

Stelco. Thursday, May 1 Rangers vs. Sla-vi: FairchiHs vs. Vickers. Monday.

May 5 Federal vs. Rangers v. Fairchilds. Thursday. May 8 Noorduyn vs.

Highlanders: Vickers vs. Monday, My 19 lederal vs. Siavia; Stelco vs. Vick'irs. Thursday.

May 22 Rangers vs. Noor-duvn; Highlander vs. Fairchilds, Monday. May 26 Highlanders vs. Rangers: Noorduyn vs.

Siavia. Thursday, May 29 Federal vs. Viek- from "the West." By inference, if not by direct claim, you are asked to believe that all the good hockey players hail from the prairies or thereabouts and that, if there are any Eastern natives in the league, they must be hiding out somewhere. As we say, now that the hockey season is about to collapse from exhaustion, and' about time, we are just stepping in under the wire to explode this myth. Don't thank us, it is purely in the interests of the future comfort of all Easterners who might be bored stiff by the silly claims of the Western lads.

Just keep a copy ol this effusion handy and when the Westerner steps up next time with the old claim it under his nose. There is no extra charge. Taking as the dividing line between the West and the East the Ontario-Manitoba boundary, your of Canada bonds will be transferred to Victory Loan 1941 bonds shortly are requested to contact Roy Mackenzie of the Montreal Basketball League in order that final details for the season may be completed. by the Quebec Amateur Hockey As R. NORMAN DAWE, who was reelected to his second term as president of the Quebec Amateur Hockey Association at the 23rd annual meeting of that body Saturday.

By LLOYD LOCKHART. (Gazette Staff Reporter.) sociation which will be one of the Toronto, April 27. For 58 min first investments in the forthcoming war loan by a local sports or By LORNE BRUCE. (Canadian Press Staff Writer.) Regina, April 27. (CP) Sparked by their youngsters, Regina Rangers edged out Sydney Millionaires 5-4 here Saturday night the fourth game of the best-of-five series for the Canadian senior hockey championship.

Three 19-year-old forwards fired four goals for the Western Canada champions Grant Warkick getting two, Scotty Cameron and Frank utes, the junior Royals stayed on Chelini Traded by Birds S1.vi.: ganization. Bhl.imore. April 27. W) Noorduyn vs Fairchilds even terms with the Winnipeg Rancers here last night and the Charlie Knapp, Baltimore Orioles' v' sn business manager, said today that I VhUndr. EARL GREY CAGERS ENTER FINAL ROUND Pitcher Italo Chelini had been trad- Federal vs.

Fairchilds. This matter was one oi me iirst items handled by the Q.A.H.A. executive upon its re-election at Saturday's harmonious 23rd annual meeting held at the Queen's Hotel. The executive officers gathered in a special session following adjournment of the general gathering and decided on the investment. ed to Indianapolis of the American Thursday.

June 12 Stelco vs. Rar.g- 1 agent, after a great deal of delving Association for outfielder Gil Brack, i ers- Noorduyn vs. Vickers. Mario one each as Rangers fought into the records, has come up with the startling (but not to an East i desperately to give the West its first win in Allan Cup finals in zood a time as any, better than erner) discovery that more N.H.L. players of this past season were be EATON'S Toronto Quintet Repulses R.

Norman Dawe was re-elected to the presidency along with all of the officers who sat on the ex third game of the Memorial Cup finals was knotted at 4-4. Then a pass from a faceoff in the Montreal end placed the puck on the able Fuck of Lou Medynski, who beat Ross Ritchie to make it 5-4 and provide the Rangers with the lead they had been iooking for so earnestly during the entire third period. And a minute later fleet Sammy Fabro escaped from a Royal power play, beat his way along the boards and again scored on Ritchie from thfe left, making it 6-4 and the game ended 22 seconds later. two years. Hermie Gruhn was the other scorer for Regina, flipping the puck into the net from just outside the crease early in the third period for the winning goal of the game.

gotten here in the East than there were out in the West. If you want figures you'll get them, so stick around a while. The ecutive in handling the association Smiths Falls 47-23 to Take Intermediate Series most, to start exploding myths. There is nothing, it might be pointed out, that delights a writer's heart so much as myth-exploding. If he can light on some popular belief, grab it by both ears and give it a good old flying-mare over his shoulder affairs in so capable a manner dur ins the oast year.

The hockey or records of iza players who per ganization can boast of a neat prof it of 52,422.56 for tne season ac tivities and in the light of condi Smiths Falls, April 27. (CB formed in the N.H.L. this oast seas- Steve Latoski Johnny McCreedy on and are so listed in the books Jud Snell and Grant Hall counted disclose that we beat the West out for Sydney. handily, 59-43, with the remainder Millionaires, needing only a tie to coming from other sections of the win the cup after taking the first world such as one from England, champions Grant Warwick getting tions this figure represents care ful handling of the finances under Led by "Junior" Fox, six-foot-five centre, Toronto Earl Greys knocked a policy of strict economy. Receipts then h2 feels happy ana can go back to his skittles and etc.

with the knowledge he has done his duty as a charter member of the Order of Myth-Exploders. Lately, by which we mean the Smiths Falls Young Men's Club out of the Canadian Intermediate bas $7,780.83 with disbursements .27 one from Scotland, one from Mass- a 1,1 lIlc -achusetts and four from Minnesota. 1 minute power play after Gruhn Alphonse Thericn, secretary- I counted in the tnird and coacn tsiu ketball semi-finals here Saturday nieht. Toronto won a 47-23 victory treasurer-reeistrar. reported a bal past couple of years, there has been fostered in this neck of the woods to take the total-point series 101-59 ance of $12,812.08 of which $4,000 is in Dominion bonds and will the belief that the East is producing and enter the Canadian nnais shortly be transferred to the new no more hockey players of any cali lillj puuea Oil nis goaiKeeper in me 18th minute in an effort to get the tying goal.

The fifth game will be played in Regina 'Tuesday and Millionaires still need only a tie to keep the Allan Cup in the east, where Kirk- against the Maritime champions. Fifty-nine to 43 would seem like a pretty good edge and If it came to a vote we would say that the control rests in the hands of the East. Maybe your Western friends will refuse to believe these figures so we srive von more, Rnv. those loan. The 1941 balance is slightly over $9,000 more than the association had in 1936 when Therien took bre, that all members or this special breed are natives of the West, where men are men and a hoss-thief ain't got a chance, dad-gum it This belief, it will be admitted, has been given considerable sup land Lake Blue Devils took it last the position.

i 4. year. nick Kowcinak. Sydney's light In the past season a orop was shown in registration, 4,077 players participating in all divisions, 400 over with numerals. weight centre, electrified the crowd This last-minute defeat left the locals one rung belcw the Western-' ers in point of games won and they must now take the fourth fray in i 2Ior.treal tomorrow in order to keep the best-of-five series alive.

Thi-opener went to the Rangers 4-2 last Monday and the second to Lorn TVnite's crew in the Forum on Thursday, 5-3. If a fifth game should be necessary it will revert to the Maple Leaf Gardens cn Wednesday-. A crowd of 8.000 showed its approval as the Royals rushed into their, customary lead in the firt period, scoring twice through Jim Peters and Bunny Glover, while Medynski was off. But Hickey cut that down to 2-1 before the intermission and the Rangers out-tallied the Royals 2-1 in the second to enter the third frame tied at 3-3. Early in this session.

Millar caught the corner to put the 'Westerners in front, but Bill Southwick evened it again with screened trot from a Royal power play. Then, while the Rangers ravaged the Royal r.d of the ice and missed goa.s t.rr.e and again due to the perspiring Ritchie, nothing was altered Medvr.ski cropped up with his ess than the previous year. ine individual croups showed the re of about 5.000 with the most sensational play of the game while Millionaires were playing without a -s trV vgEWvTl-- 1 mdWIiMihi I htf 7UJ gistrations as follows: Senior 124 intermediate 1.082: junior 385: as goalie late in the tnird period. sociate members and commercial A clearing shot from the Regina defence area was heading for the 385: minor 2.305. Fox, snapping in baskets from all angles and specializing in tipping rebounds through the hoop, was the mainstay of the visitors' attack during a hard-fought first half.

Rested most of the second half, he still found time to pot three field goals. Smiths Falls struck swiftly in the opening running up a 7-0 lead before drawing a reply from Toronto. Earl Greys soon rounded into form, however, and came back strongly to take a 25-13 lead at half time. During the final session, the Y.M.C. squad tired and Earl Greys were able to outscore them 22-10 before the closing bell.

Coach "Buff" Horton of Earl Greys left the bench during the closing minutes of the game to share in the victory as a player. He scored one point. Box score: Toronto. open Sydney net. Kowcinak.

whose The meeting took one hour and The most productive Western provinces are Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta as the N.H.L. contained this past year only two men who were born in B.C., the Patrick brothers. Manitoba produced 16. Saskatchewan 14 Alberta 11. Not bad but not very good.

Leading the East is. of course, Ontario, with 34 players, followed by the Ottawa District and Quebec with nine each and by the Maritimes with seven. port by many of the writers, either because they hail themselves from the West or else because they just don't give a hoot. Being an Easterner from way back and one who doesn't know what a gopher looks like, never saw a coyote outside of a cage and wouldn't, know a timber wolf from your pet police dog, your agent is blooming good and fed up with all this boracic acid eyewash to you. These Westerners have got to be left wrist is in a cast and will be 20 minutes to complete, one of the fastest in many years, and also the re-broken and set again after the most harmonious with naroiy i series, raced after it.

He knew in saving he would crash at high single heated discussion such a speed into the coal posts. punctuated meetings in other years But Dick swept in and scooped the puck away from the goalmouth JUNIOR CHANGE DENIED The main bone of contention was just as it hit the crease. Luckily the refusal of the suggestion by the he only bruised his right shoulder REGINA TAKES LEAD. tame-winner at 18.S5 and Fabro Mount Royal Junior League for a change in the junior set-up for the w.th his final anaesthetic at 19.33 ATTACK IS STRONGER. Regina went ahead 2-0 within province.

The resolutions commit put in their place. First they come along and assume a rather lordly air as they tell us, in the middle of one of our coldest days, that this would be just a mid-summer heatwave "back home." They seem to take great pride in the fact that more people have their ears frozen off in the West than in the East. "Cold?" they sneer, while you are four minutes of the first period tee, which met earlier in the afternoon, did not support the adoption when Warwick scored on a power Leading a Winnipeg attack which was even sturdier than the one play, with Hail in tne penalty box i 1 I 2 i 5 i I 1 1 1 's i and Mario added another on a lone Lowe, Pardy. Fox, Bouskill, Davis, Moores Lunn May of the plan, to place the J.A.H.A in Class A with other indoor leagues in Class AA and outdoor leagues in Class B. The argument rush while the sides were even.

c-splayed in Montreal Thursday was the front forward wall of Robins-n. Fabro and Hickey. together Millionaires rallied to tie the It doesn't sound so good for Quebec when we let Ontario heat us by such a big margin but one at a time, pullease. Maybe some other time we'll get a chance to figure that angle out. Anyway, there are the figures, to do with what you will.

The next Westerner who comes up with that old baloney that it is colder in the winter, hotter in the summer the trees are taller and they have more wild animals, and that they have more good hockey players to boot, is going to get these figures waved under his nose, to be followed by a swift kick where a kick will do him the most good. That is, if he is no heavier than 140, and no taller than 5 feet eight. shivering in a 10-below tempera was that the J.A.H.A. was too count with two goals within 30 sec strong for other leagues in the pro vince and that a special trophy ture. "Why, this is just brisk winter weather, great stuff.

Now. back in Saskatchewan (or Alberta, or Manitoba, as the case may be) we Horton hould be presented for competi onds just alter the hallway mark. Latoski worked in close to beat Jim Henry with a screened shot. Then Henry looked bad on McCreedy's shot that went through his legs tion among Class AA and teams. have REAL cold weather.

Now I FG FS PFPts. 2 1 2 5 .3 1 0'7 ..8 1 1 17 ..0121 ..1143 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 2 ,.2 0 0 4 ..1103 ..0101 20 7 12 47 Falls. FG FS PFPts. ..2 7 2 11 ..1002 ,.3 1 3 7 ..0111 0 3 0 ..1012 0 0 0 .,0 0 0 0 ..0 0 0 0 ..0010 9 11 23 The motion for a change was de remember one day last year. feated and the junior teams will from 30 feet out.

carry on as heretofore. And, because we Easterners are polite fellows at heart, we have to Warren, Callaghan, F.gan, Other- resolutions adopted were stand there and freeze to death oss. A fellow can't be too careful these days. formation of a district in Three Rivers and naming of Ciyde McCarthy as the convener, formation of Senior A and Senior sections. Wood, Small, CfKl', while listening to this boor recount how cold it was one day last year and how Farmer Brown's pump turned out ice cubes.

That is all right and if they get a the latter grouping to include McKeown, Kclk. Hows, higher ranking intermediate leagues. a ruling that all referees in tne kick out of it let them go ahead. Totals i another rushing game by Glen Harmon on defence. None of i the 'Pegs collected more than one gral apiece but Hickey, with a gsal and an assist and Robinson, with only an assist, were weaving plays by the carload inside the Royal blueline and except for four miraculous stops by Ritchie from tf.ckey alone, the score could have mounted to greater heights than it If there was any Royal standout from a scoring viewpoint it was helmet-clad Bunny Glover who japped in two goals for Lome Vhite.

one in the first on a pass from Carragher. another in the sec-end on a smooth play w'ith Morrison which carried to the goalmouth. This line, which has undergone a metamorphosis since Bud Isrmer was injured, was ahead of its performance in the previous f-me and accounted for four of the team's eight points. The second trio Peters, Planche and Mosdell had one marker, by Peters, and assists, while the remaining tally went as a special treat to Doff reman Bill Southwick in the tnird. For the Royal defence system The trouble is the summer comes Q.A.H.A.

fixtures must be members of the referees' board or from Ot ill Referee: Johnny Edwards. along, and you are sweltering, when tawa or Cornwall districts, this Warwick put Rangers ahead again with a backhand shot from just outside the crease at 16:23, with Bobby Walton of Millionaires in the penalty box, and Cameron made it 4-2 for Regina two minutes later when he flipped the puck into the net from a few" feet out after taking a pass frem Mario. Sydney daminated play for most of the second period as they staged five-mar; ganging attacks. With Alt Kunkel off midway through the period, Snell got the puck behind the Regina net and shoved it in as he came around. Two minutes later Hall batted the puck into the Regina net from 10 feet out after another scramble.

The sides were even three minutes after the third began when Bush shot from near the blue line during a Regina power play and this same guy steps up to tell you that this is merely good, summer weather and not half as hot as it Gruhn. parked near the crease being aimed at barring outide officials, and a general reduction in fees. floDued the rebound behind Bill Dickie. The new fee plan will, however. Henry robbed Millionaires time bring in additional revenue to the and aeain during the next 17 min SATURDAY'S RESULTS.

ALLAN CUP FINAL. Regina 5, Sydney 4 (Sydney leads best-of-five series, 2-1, cne game tied). MEMORIAL CUP FINAL. Winnipeg 6, Royals 4 (Winnipeg leads best-of-five series, 2-1). NO NEW CASUALTIES association since intermediate teams.

utes. Sydney did everything but which last season paid $10. will now score for ti remainder of the came pay $12 in the category of Senior B. With two minutes to eo Johnny FOR JUNIOR BATTLE The fees: EATON -MADE TO -MEASURE Kennedy of Regina and Latoski were given major penalties for fighting and soon after the Sydney TONIGHT'S GAMES. ALLAN CUP FINAL.

Senior "A Senior Intermediate Intermediate net minder was yanked and Millionaires sent five men up ice Sydney vs. Regina (fifth of one Dominion Ring Titles Rangers, Royals Intact for of-five series, Sydney leads, 2-1 Old New 25 00 20.00 12.00 1000 800 5 00 4 00 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2 00 3P0 2 00 100 100 1.00 100 100 100 Rangers eve everything they had to stop Millionaires' attack for the Junior was sorely taxed throughout the festivities and with little or no Decided at Vancouver remaining minute ana 14 seconas game tied). MEMORIAL CUP FINAL. Winnipeg vs. Royals (fourth of best-of-five series, Winnipeg leads, 2-1).

LH Fourth Games of Series Here Tonight Commercial Junior Intermediate Juvenile Midget Bantam Regina fcackchecking in evidence up front. Ritchie. Ward, Macfarlane and Southwick had to fend for themselves in the face of three and sometimes four-man Winnipeg attacks. In the final period, the one which has decided all three games far. a Winnipeg steamroller that Henry Davidson Coops Cameron The teams: Sydney Dickie goal Van Daele defence.

Snowdon defence. Walton centre. Hall Lotoski wing The expected lengthy discussion over the payment of expenses for Tonight, in the Forum, the junior. Mario outside delegates to meetings nz- Warwick zled out. Everyone was in too good Royals will clash with the Winnipeg Rangers in the fourth game of the Vancouver.

April 27. CB Claude Warwick, hard-hitting Regina boxer, is taking home the Dominion featherweight crowo, and Webb Frizzell, Lacombe, keeps the lightweight title he held last year, following completion of the Dominion boxing championships here Saturday night. Warwick won the title when he scored a third round technical knockout over Jimmy Lowe, had started late in the second burst a humor to quibble over the money item. into full power and the Royals Sydney subs: Fritz, Powell, Kow clnak, McCreedy. Snell.

Atchison. Regina subs: Bush, Sandelack, Ken nedy. Kunkel. Gruhn, Bladon. Referees: Wheatley and Armstrong.

First Period. frser.t what was probably the worst President Dawe in his address Memorial Cup finals. By winning they can draw abreast in the best-of-five series and prolong the play outlined the big program carried 20 minutes of their play oil career PENALTIES COSTLY out during the past season, the as sistance to military hockey, work of Penalties took a severe toll and 1 Regina. (Kunkel) 2.03 2 Regina Mario 405 3 Sydney. Latoski 1145 4 Svdnev.

McCreedy 12 14 the officers of the association ana STANDINGS. ALLAN CUP FINAL. (Best-of-five series.) P.W. L.T. F.

A. Sydney 4 2 1 I 21 13 Regina 4 1 2 1 15 21 MEMORIAL CUP FINALS. (Best-of-five series.) P. W. L.

F. A. Winnipeg 3 2 1 13 11 Royals 3 1 2 11 13 Sudbury Cagers Score April 27. (( Sudbury Incos defeated Deer Park 52-47 here last night in the first game of a two-game, total-point series for the intermediate -B" championship of the Ontario Basketball Association. The second game will be played in Sudbury next Saturday night.

irir goals were scored, two by each off to a fifth game in Toronto on Wfidnesday. By losing, they would forfeit all further right to the Dominion junior hockey champion lauded the various champions. Other boxers who won champion- side, while the opposition was snips were: 16.23 Art Lapierre, a past president of the Q.A.H.A., was picked to handle shorthanded in the first two per 18.41 5 Regina. Warwick 6 Regina (Mario) Penalties: Hall, Gruhn, Walton Flyweight. 112 pounds, Jackie Vancouver.

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(Latoski) 8 Hall (Kowcinak) Penalties: Kunkel. Fritz. Third Period. Mendvnski was sentenced for casualties from Saturday's match hockir.2 at the 14-minute mark of Bantamweight. 118 pounds, Tadao Kato, Vancouver, former champion.

Welterweight, 147 pounds, Eric Bur-nell, Langley. B.C. Middleweight, 160 pounds. Norm Dawson, Vancouver. Light-heavy, 175 pounds, Joe Ashen-brenner, Vancouver.

which was played more on a speed The officers: President, R. Norman D.iwe; vice-presidents. Dr. A. W.

Mitchell, Clyde McCarthy, Three Rivers A. W. Reid, Sherbrooke, 3.08 9 Regina. Gruhn (Bufh) than a bodycheek b. ns.

Nine ol tne the first, up to which time the Royals" offense had been poorly or Penalties: Kennedy (major); Latosk Royals came home immediately es r.i zed. But Mosdell trapped a (major). Lionel Fleury. Quebec: secretary after the came but Lome wnue. treasurer-registrar.

Alphonse Ther ic-ce puck inside the 'Peg bluehne end mailed it through to Peters in icn executive. Ed Gronau, T. D. Ross Ritchie, Grant Morrison, Bob Macfarlane and Eunny Glover stayed over for the train yesterday afternoon. The Winnipeg team will the clear Peters scored on a low shot and ignited at the Green Mask, Morgan In Weighty Argument Robertson, Norman Mackay, A.

George Slater and Sarto Des-noyers. William Liddell will shortly be named chairman of the minojr same time what was the best Royai U.B.C Thunderbirds Down Grads 42-34 to Lead in Cage Playoffs arrive Montreal this morning. rally cf the night. For Glover. 22 seconds 'later and with Medynski The hish-tonnage mark of all board for another year.

time in Montreal wrestling will be (Continued on Page 21.) set at the Forum Wednesday night, The association's buffet supper so Matchmaker Eddie Ouinn be lieves. when the Green Mask and be-whiskered Big Ben Morgan col which replaced the annual banquet, was good fellowship affair. President George Dudley of the C.A.H.A. and Dr. W.

G. Hardy, past nrpyident. are expected in the city lide in the semi-final to the "world championship" (Montreal version) to victory with 12 points, scored on six baskets. Brud Matheson had 10 points. Bill Breadon was the best of the Toronto team, scoring 11 points.

Jack Martin and Bill Devitt followed Breadon with seven points each. Toronto early next month to discuss matters with the AH A. onicers. iqiraso Two- Trouser I I $32.00 Former OA. HA.

presidents on Vancouver. April 27. KB University of British Columbia Thunderbirds defeated Toronto Simpson Grads 42-34 here Saturday night in the first game of a best-of-five series for the men's senior "Canadian basketball championship. The next game will be played here tomorrow, with the third game Wednesday. Varsity, showinz dazzling speed, swept into a 15-6 lead in the opening quarter and were never headed, although Toronto hung on to within six or eicht points through the Lome White admiited Winnipeg was a shade in front of his boys on Saturday but wasn't morose about it.

"W'e were leaving them time to make plays inside the blue-line" ha observed, "and that was all Robinson needed. By Monday, you watch, the Royals will be more spry about getting the puck out of their own end." Northcott was elated over the display of Tommy Bredin. Babe Hobday and Lou Medynski but disappointed over the failure of Les Hickey to pot In three or four more goals in the final frame. "Hickey is now starting to show the form he's had all year. But, even If Ritchie is good, he never missed them from close in the way he did tonight" About their future lineups neither coach could give any definite hand were Lapierre.

Leo Ed rii Sinclair and Alcide Gacnon. S. P.F.Pts In addition to members of the executive, others present were Jim Fnlev. Oeorce Horwood. Buck Tah Lamont.

A. J. Cooper, P. C. Kelly Rorhon of Quebec.

A. R. Itous seau. Frank Dilio. L.

Despatis, A Walk. r. Leo Milot. E. Kenalty, heavyweight match Between xvon Robert and Dave Detton.

The Mask, who made a sudden entry into the Forum ring two weeks ago, loomed then as one of the more gigantic persons seen within the mat ropes at the Forum. He towered over such robust specimens as Yvon Robert and Ernie Dusek, who were on the verge of colliding when the entry of the Mask delayed hostilities. Ringside observers estimated his weight at around 265 pounds, at least. Putting his weight at 265. he will be opposed by one of equally ponderous proportions, in the person of the tall Texan.

Morgan, who is six feet, fix inches in height and scaled in the vicinity of 300 pounds when he last wrestled here, engaging in a torrid mrtch with Robert. The Mask's identity remains a secret. Arrangements for his ap Boyes. Breadon, i 4 3 4 11 Martin, e. 3 12 7 McDowell, 1 I 1 3 Park, l.

0 4 4 4 Dnvltt. If 3 10 7 Maxwell, r.f 10 2 2 0 0 10 Anderson, 0 0 1 0 Totals 12 10 18 34 British Columbia. FG. S. P.F.

Pts. Matheson. 1 3 4 4 10 Barton, r.f 6 0 1 12 Johnston, 0 12 1 Scott. I 3 0 3 Ross, 0 0 0 0 Sully, 0 0 0 0 Pedlow, r.g 3 0 4 8 Flvnn, 0 14 1 Ryan, 2 2 1 6 Totals 17 8 19 42 cash deposit of $250. were concluded hv Jelenhone and telegraph, -the 1 The sign of a MELLOW ALE statement but if any new faces are present they should be on the Royal roster.

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Thunderbirds held a 23-17 lead at the half and only managed to increase their lead by two points in the third quarter to end it on the long end of a 30-22 count. In the final quarter the Collegians lost two star forwards! Brud Matheson and Pat Flynn on personals, but kept the pace at a fast clip to hang grimly to their lead. Toronto lost only one plfeyer on personal fouls, Shag Parks, in the final quarter. Art Barton led the Thunderbirds Hav you triad Black Hor can't put all his weight on the money arriving by wire on Satur-dav. from New York.

Robert, who has been on a brief tune-up trip to the United States, returns here tomorrow. His opponent. Detton is rated a clever wrestler, gifted with power and skilL ankle injury he received in the Oshawa series. This leaves South lat.ly? It's better than ever today! MONTREAL I wick and Macfarlane, who played off-and-on hockey on Saturday, to pearance, including principally a wioulder the burden tonight. 4.