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VOL. CLVI. No. 297 THE GAZETTE. MONTREAL.

TUESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1927. 18 lock to down the Polish veteran after 34 minutes and 28 seconds. MAJOR LEAGUES TO D.

OF M. GAVE GREAT TOMMY LOUGHRAN EARNED DECISION IN TITLE FIGHT DAVE SPITTAL PROFESSIONAL GOLFER ad EXPERT TEACHER is open for engagement for next -year. Mall A (Id i A. G. Spalding 871 St.

Catherine Street West, Montreal. McGill. M.A.A.A. White goal defence Tellier P. Smith Robertson lentro.

O'Connell St. Germain wing McMahon wing Wilson Bell sub Allen Krltzwleer sub Booth sub. Oltford sub. First Perlou. No scor: Penalties: P.

Smith (2), Campbell. Second Period. No score. Penalties: Smith. Third Period.

tent to jab and duck, counter and block until Slattery chased Loughran into the ropes, where they swapped rights to the body. Slattery was dazzlingly fast and Tommy appeared slow and a bit puzzled. Dancing around, hands at his sides, Slattery forced Loughran to miss and march disgustedly with back turned to the centre of the ring just before the bell. Round Five The dancing masters pranced and strutted until Loughran smashed Jimmy with a solid right to the chin. Slattery backed into the ropes shooting out poisonous left, but Tommy crashed both hands solidly to the body.

Pinned on the ropes, Slattery took' a left and right hook to the head. They were bruising to the body in a clinch when the bell rans. the attack and Doyle was busy, but lack of cohesion and M.A.A.A.'s successful ragging prevented a score. were disappointing in their performance last night. Frankie White, in jsoal.

added strength to the squad defensively, but McGerrigle and Smith In front of him were inadequate to cope with the swarming attack of the Wheelers. Their clearing was poor and both tallies against White were from shots that should have been blocked by the defence pair. On the forward line, Robertson showed checking ability that stopped many attacks, but his own offensive was not enough to get goals for the red team and McMahon and St. Germain on the wings went abegging! McMahon did not seem to be able to get going in his new Job and was easily when not relieved often. Pell and Kritzwlser were hardly sufficient substitute strength for a team that needed relief often.

St. Germain again played through sixty th material. The modihed draft enables the minors to hold their newly-developed stars and sell them for h4gh prices, euch as the case of S1b-sell, inflelSer, sold by Portland, to the Chicago Whlto Sox for a reputed $123,000. The big minor circuits consistency have balked at restoration of the full draft. They are expected to maintain the stand, though it leads to Mnother baeball conflict.

What tactics this conflict may involve largely depends on the action of the joint minor league business session on 'ihursday. Winnipeg Team Beaten Winnipeg, December 12. Aftei seven Beconds of overtime play, Du-luth ended a hard-fought American Hockey Association battle here tonight and took a 4 to 3 victory from the Winnipeg Maroons. Fighting an uphill battle, Duluth fought at a fast pace, and to Loucks, defence star, went the credit for the winning tally an easy shot from centre Ice beating Timmins, the Winnipeg goalie. Zbyszko Thrown TONIGHT AT 8.30 DETROIT CMDIENS fHlOES: $2.50.

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New York, December 12. Giovanni Raicevich, Italian grappler, won from Stanislaus Zbyszko, former world's champion catch-as-catch-can artist, in one fall In a wrestling bout here tonight. Raicevich secured a leg- O'Connell 1.50 2.50 3.00 2.. McGill St. Germain Wilson Penalties None.

STANDING OF CLUBS, L. D. F. A. Pts.

4 5 Victorias 2 0 U. of M. 0 M.A.A.A 1 2 McGill 0 8 11 6 2 8 10 T0WNE IS ELIGIBLE M.A.A.A., However, Will Be Without Unaworth M.A.A.A. will have the services of Towne for their Senior Group games, but will not be able to use Unsworth, the Winnipeg player, fol lowing rulings handed down by Frank Greenleaf, president of the Q.A.H.A. last night.

Unsworth is not eligible to play under the residence rule and must confine his ractivities to the Bankers' League, the president stated. Towne's case, after being referred to the C.A.H.A. was handed back to the Q.A.H.A. and it was left to President Greenleaf to make a ruling on the matter. M.A.A.A.

officials were notified last night Jhat Towne was eligible to play. President Greenleaf also issued a warning to all amateur players that those playing on teams or In leagues not affiliated with the Q.A.H.A. were liable to Indefinite suspension by the ruling body. Saskatoon Beat Regina Saskatoon, December 12. Saskatoon Shieks rose to first place in the standing of the Prairie Hockev League here tonight by defeating Regina Capitals, 7-3, in a scheduled fixture.

For two periods the game was as tight as could be wished for, the score at the end of the second period being 2-1. In the third, the Shiiks outscored the Caps by five goals to two. So sensitive is a German inventor's burglar alarm that merely touching en article guarded by it causes it to sound. minutes, his third straight game without relief, but saved himself a good deal by allowing the other forwards to do the back -checking. Smith was always dangerous in his rushes on the M.A.A.A.

goal, but never very threatening ln breaking up attacks. HIa unorthodox methods in stopping rushes earned him three penalties, mainly owing to awkward work rather than deliberate attempts at rough play. Doyle, playing his eecond game in the M.A.A.A. goals, was again the backbone of the team, but had a bet-'er sauad in front of him last night than when he made his debut against University of Montreal. Campbell, ln particular, gave him fine protection and turned in a sterling game, besides leading some strong attacks.

The M.A.A.A. forward line were su perior to McGill, individually and a team, and hemmed ln their opponents during most of the game, both their'' goals coming from their aggressive tactics around the nets They played snappy, if not brilliant, hockey, and richly deserved their first win of the season. Victorias. U. of M.

Cockburn Goal Beaudry Shearer Defence Lafrance Carlln Magnan Valois Centre Page Slater Wing Emard Lamb Wing Gagne Abbott Sub Raymond Thomson Sub Gratton Grant Sub Lefebvre Shibley Sub Ratte Dempsay Sub St. Michel THE SUMMARY. First Period. of Gagne 11.00 Penalties: Lafrance, Thomson. Second Period.

No score. Penalties: Shearer, Lafrance. Third Pertod. 2. Vies Valois 3.30 Penalties Carlin, Shearer, Gagne, Lafrance, Valois.

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This struggle between the majors and "''AA" minors, including the International, American Association and Paclfls Coast leagues, has been going on for some time. It wa brought to the fora at Dallas when the minor league convention demanded that these big circuits along with the Western and Three Eye circuits abandon these modified draft relations now effective. The only players subject to recall by the majors are those who have served previously under the "Big Top." The full draft entitles the majors to a choice of all "The Polo" The Newest Tooke Semi -Stiff Collar. Easy-Fitting Smart. 25c Starched LIMITED St.Csthtrfnt St.

tiPttl 243 St Jmu Strut 9 i ft v. SHIRTS For Christmas EVERY man of refined taste will be happy to receive a Tooke Shirt of superior cut and quality. At this store this superfine merchandise is now obtainable at prices from $0.30 245 St. James Street DISPLAY TO DRAW WITH VICTORIAS French Team Forced One-All Tie in Battle for Senior Group Leadership McGILL DEFEATED Aggressive Wheelers Won First Victory, 2 to 1, Over Mediocre Red Team 4,000 at Doubleheader University of Montreal and Vic torias are still tied for the leader ship of the Senior Group. Last night nt the Forum, before a crowd of nearly four thousand people, the French students held the- flashy Vic toria squad to a 1-goal draw, rising to dizzy heights of sparkling hockey while their supporters sat wild-eyed in their excitement, even the most rntotie nt them' hardly daring to frtr ciicn a close hwic.

second game, a ratner came iua.i that also suffered as a consequence after the brilliant opener, went to A.A.A., who defeated a still badly organized McGill team, 2 to 1, to relegate the red-shlrted warriors to the cellar position. University of Montreal surpassed themselves last night. Conceded by few, even their most rabid to have a chance against the crack Victoria team, the French sextette last night gave a display that sent their rooters Into a delirium of Joy as time after time they staved off the threat of the Maroons when it seemed certain that defeat would nifimntfiv he their lot. Tired and shaken from the heavy body-checks nt tha Victoria nlavers, skated off thoir fpet hv the fury of the speed uncorked by" Vies' flashy pilr of forward lines, U. of M.

summoned their last ounce of strength and battled courageously while Beaudry was performing superhuman feats in the nets, and through a roaring third period of brilliant hockey, held Victorias safely in check. STAGED THRILLING FINISH. That third period of scintillating hockey was a fitting finish to a garno that opened like a whirlwind and became faster and faster with each rush of the opposing forward linos. Speed predominated and for two periods the French students hold their own against the pair of fleet forward lines of the Victoria team. But those first two periods took their toll on the French team, who, weak in substitutes, were gradually being worn down by Vies' speedy attack, nn offensive that was sustained by fre-rmpnt rhnnce.l as the pair of forward lines alternated to maintain the fnri- ous pace, iapuun vmuw, 'a' Lamb, on one shift, and Abbott, Thomson and Grant, on the other, were sent into the fray alternately to keep a fresh, crisp offensive against the French students, ana, going into tne nnai imnie, mm mo count tied, Vies held a decided edge on the students.

Here it was that the French team rose to the task and turned back thrust after thrust of the Vies' forward lines while Beaudry In the nets was performing miracles with a rapidity that brought gasps from the feverish crowd. Time and again, Lamb, Slater, Abbott or Valois would sai! through the U. of M. team and swoop in on the U. of M.

net-minder, but on every occasion he stood up to the rush without batting an eyelash and turned shot after shot aside. It was his marvellous display ln the last twenty minutes that saved his team from defeat for, although his teammates were pegging away at Oockburn at the other end of the rink, Beaudry stopped enough tagged goals in those twenty minutes to win a dozen games. University of Montreal got the jump on Victorias and as it proved finally held the Vies on that single tally. To Gagne, youthful recruit from Ottawa University, went the honor of keeping the French team in the running when he beat Cockburn on a corner shot when the first period was eleven minutes old. Emard carried the puck through the defence and after a scramble, Gagne took tho rubber away from the heap to flip it past the Vic goalie from a few feet out.

Captain Louis got the tying goal three tUnutes after the second period bftd begun, and again a scramble in front of the nets piov-ed the undoing on the goal-tciiJer. Beaudry fell prostrate to cover his pets and as five or six play-r swarmed about, Vnloig lifted the puck over his pads for tho tying goal. Beaudry was visibly annoyed by the tally for he swung his suck about and hopped around Indlgnunt-)y but It was the last time Vxs could fool him on all kinds of drives, and he got all kinds oC them until the final whistle en-led the furious battle. Beaudry was given a great ovation by his admirers during and after the game. His Jumplng-Jack antics In guarding the citadel was a delight to the French students and it ib uoiiity in stopping the shots equally delightful and they yiiaJ themselves hoarse in his praise.

spelling out hiH name after och i sterling save. In marked contrast to the dynamic French goalie, was the 7oker-faeo display of Cockburn In the Victoria nets who never changed his expnnlon even when the U. of: M. forwards were swooping in on top of him. Both goulera were of tho evening the biggest factors In the 1-goal draw.

After such a ding-dong battle, the second game would naturally suffer as an anti-cllmax, but apart from this wbs a mediocre display uny-wity. Neither M.A.A.A. nor MeGlll showed much concerted effort for any length of time and play was ragged throughout, brightened at times by good rushes nnd flashes of speed as the pair battled two periods without score, The third period was Just over a minute old when O'Comiell opened the scoring on a shot that the McCJll! defence should have prevented and Ht. Oeimnln's tying goal a few minutes later served st least to pop up the game somewhat. As the two quids fought for rh winning count-r, the crowd, most of thorn drunk with the excitement of the first encounter, began to wnrm up to the nronendlngs and finally Wilson obliged three minutes later on another shot that would never have occuted if the MnOlll defence had been tending-to business.

For the remainder of the time, McOllI had five ipcn on Outpointed Jimmy Slattery in Closing Rounds of Encounter Before 15,000 BRILLIANT EXHIBITION Winner Held Eight Pounds Advantage in Weight Crowd Roared Disapproval at Finish (By Associated Preas.) New York, December 12. The J'ght-heavyweight championship of the world diadem, disputed for months between the representatives of the New York State Athletic Commission and the National Boxing Association, rested. tonight on the curly head of Tommy Loughran, sturdy heavy-flsted youngster from Philadelphia. Loughran, recognized in New York as the king of the 175-pounders, won the crown beyond all dispute by whipping Jimmy Slattery, rival standard-bearer, In a thrilling fifteen-round match that kept 15,000 spectators in the spacious Madison Square Garden in a constant uproar. At the close the crowd roared their disapproval of the decision, and cheers for the Buffalo boy and his game stand volleyed to the rafters as the fighters left the ring.

Despite masterly boxing ability that at times made the speedy Loughran appear slow by comparison, and a willingness to swap punches with an opponent enjoying an eight-pound weight advantage the lithe New York youngster appeared to have been bested in eight of the 15 rounds after winning five and holding Loughran even for two. LOUGHRAN FINISHED STRONG, Tommy came with a' rush toward the close, when Slattery's dancing lege tired under the torrid pace and Rirms wearied by constant blockin; grew trembly and weak. Then it svas that Loughran bleeding slightly from a cut Jimmy had opened under his left eye. stormed In close, flailed both hands in an unceasing stream to the body, and pounded out his margin of victory. The match was a brilliant display by two master de tisive punchers, fast and furious workmen.

Showing all the form that won him heraldry as another Jim Corbett before the flashing fists or Dave Shade knocked him from pro minence, Slattery outboxed and out- eeneralled Loughran throug'h the early rounds. Hands hanging limply at his sides, "Slate" bounced around the ring, flipping stinging jabs into Lough-ran's eyes and whipping eolld right crosses to the chin. After him pounded the "Philadelphia Adonis' grim and unrelenting, outspeeded, but by no means outgamed. The occasional right-hand shots Loughran drilled into Slattery's body slowed the lighter youth, brought his speed closer to his own and wore the lean youngster down steadily. As his speed gave out under the long grind, Slattery chose to mix in close.

swap shots with his husky rival and lose all claim to the 175-pound title fighting rather than running away, There were no knockdowns and neither was in serious danger at any time during the sensational milling, although several times Slattery's clean rifle-like Shots to the chin shot Loughran's head back. But Tommy always was able to retaliate by storming in close, laying a oarrage on Slattery's ribs and driving the Buffalo youth away with overhand smashes to head, Arturo Speckels, a thin-thatched Belgian welterweight, won a ten rourd decision over Billy Leonard, rougn and tumble, free-swinging Syr acuse slugger, in a preliminary to tne Tommy Loughran-Jimmy Slat tery light-heavyweight title match tonight. Speckels weighed 146 Leonard 145. Joe Matkish, 125, of Pittsburgh, fought a four-round draw with Joo Leone, 123, of New York, in the opening bout Clyde Huli, Dallas welterweight, on a ten-round decision over won JJarmer Joe Cooper, fierce-visaged slugger from Terre Haute, the semi-final, although most of the audience thought differently and yelled so. Hull's nose and face were crimson from Cooper's stabbing left most of the way.

Cooper held frequently when Hull smashed in close to the body attacks. Both weighed 145. The decision proved so unpopular that tho announcer could not make himself heard for ten minutes after the appeared. Fight Round by Round Round One Both were very cautious as they pranced in the centre of the ring, measuring each other with light lefts to the head. Tommy cut loose with a fierce two-fisted body smack that drove Slattery into a neutral corner, arms doubled across his ribs.

Boxing flashily, Jimmy worked his way out and speared Loughran with lefts to the head, but Tommy's fists dug solidly Into the Buffalo boy's body. Tommy punched Slattery viciously with short rights to the ribs on the ropes. Slattery broke away and peppered Tommy's face with lefts at the bell. Itound Two They formed a pretty picture, dancing cleverly In the con- tre of the ring, shooting with both hands to the head and body shoLs that travelled almost too fast. Tommy hunched through Slattery's dazzling foot work and rocked him with rik-ht under the heart.

Jimmv I ground, backing awav behind whiplash left, but Tommy caught him nnd ripped to his body at tho rqpes. They jubbed and retreated simultaneously so that the bell found them standing In their own corners, with Slattery winking confidently at the ringside denizens. Round Three Loughran camo steaming out on the offensive shooting lefts to Slattery's chin. Jimmy (lucked and dodged backward, spearing Loughran neatly with a left nnd right to the head when Tommy missed once. loughran wan warned when a right dropped below the foul line, mattery took the offensive, threw cuution to tho wind, and they slugged to the head and body Ukn a pair of leaden-footed heHvy weight In Ihe centre of tho ring while the crowd roared approval, iliey nrone lo(e to look the situation over as the goni; clanged.

Round Four Tommy snapped his left in the general direction of Slattery six times before he managed to lip Jimmy nose. They were con. a I Sit T.niihran threw a right to Slattery's chin, coming almost all the way across the ring. Jimmy stabbed with the left and danced out of danger, not wasting motion, saving every bit of strength. Slattery boxed canily and swopped head punches with Loughran only when an advantage Offered.

That otviB hrnneht Tommy in with chin uncovered and Slattery smashed him soundly around head and body with a volley of lefts and rights at the bell, Round Seven Loughran was very cautious, but traded two smashes to Slattery's chin for one light on his own. Jimmy stabbed left and opened a cut under Tommy's left eye. The coins was very fast, both shooting nunches with eitner nana ana rip nine about the ring in a vain effort to find a real opening for a decisive clout. The bell found tnem spar rlner. Round Eight Mattery jarrea Loughran with three rignt crosses to the head and drilled his right to the body for good measure.

The punches slowed Tommy and his left irrnw wild. Slattery's port weapon bounced steadily to jougnramj head. Slattery crashed left and right to the chin and Tommy was glad to hold. Tommy ripped a right to Slattery's cnm, Dut xook iwo solid clouts to the heart in return. They were dancing at the bell.

Round Nine Slattery backed away from Tommy's body attack but Slattery nearly tumbled him from the ring with rights to the ear. Tommy bucked oft the ropes into several sharp hooks to the chin. Slattery. chased the New York champion around the ring with a sizzling attack to the body. These shots slowed Loughran and a solid right to the jaw made him hold.

In a fierce exchange at the ropes Loughran drilled Slattery with whistling drives that backed Jimmy into the ropes. The crowd yelled frantically as they Smashed liead and body until the bell. Round Ten Loughran slammed a left and right into Jimmy's head at the ropes. A right to the forehead shot Jimmy's head back. Tommy punched Incessantly in an effort to break through the Buffalo youth's defence.

Jimmy danced away from most of the harm however, and occasionally snapped Loughran's head back with his spearing left. Loughran was tired but forcing the issue at th bell. Round Eleven: Slattery bounced around apparently fresh as ever while Tommy seemed to have slowed down a bit. Loughran walked straight through Jimmy's defence with a left uppercut to the chin. Tommy finally pressed Jimmy to the ropes and pounded his mid-section but the Phil-adelphian was missing.

Slattery was Content to stab and run saving his energy. A right bounced Slattery into th ropes at the gong. Round Twelve Again Loughran pinned Slattery on the ropes for body cnastlsement. Tommy's left hook cug viciously into Jimmy's body and Jimmy backed into the ropes under another two-fisted attack to the head. Left jabs filled the space between them as they danced around the ring.

Lourtiran chased Slattery into the rops for anther fierce body battering. They were sparring at tho bell. Round Thirteen Loughran appeared the stronger as thev rights to the head in mid ring. They shuffled back and forth, lefts flashing, for half a minute. Tommy bore in close and nailed Slattery off balance and he floundered backward ln-U the ropes.

Louchran tore after him getting both hands to the chin as the bell stopped Tommy's best opportunity of the evening. Round Fourteen A Slattery rally rmv a corner7 Jimmy slashod a half-dozen short hooks to the head. Tommy worked loose and drove Jimmy back with a stiff right to the car. Slattery appeared arm weary as Tommy slashed lefts to the chin. Ripping buck viciously, Slattery flailed Loughran about the head at the bell Round Fifteen Science went by the boards as both tor clashing head and body with both and a BluSinu duel In the oentre of the ring resulted.

Slattery smashed a jiBin io ijougnran'd chin and took counter to the chin in return Tommy threw two overhand rights lull into Slattery's Jaw. Slattery hung on. muuery pounoea the body fought hin way out with ii.nimy iougiu way out with short rights to the head. They wee locked in a fierce meloe In the centre of the riiig at the final gong. BALL DEALS PENDING Players of 3 American League Clubs Involved in One Trade New York, December 12.

Rumor of trades, but no trades, accompanied thn gathering of baseball magnates for the annual meeting of the National and American leagues. Out of tho maze of ready rumor and denials Just as ready came tho di'finlte announcement that tho Pittsburgh Pirates were negotiating the eale of Emll Yde, left-handed pltcheri and Roy- Spencor, reserve catcher, to Indlanapolia of tho American Association. Other than to admit the Pirates were ready to dispose of these two player, Barney Dreyfus, nrerldenf utlonal Lengue nothing to say. It was Indicated, 11 1 Fl "v.0Uht to ln nKo. ldf-ntlty not revealed, report, unconfirmed but credence in baBeball clr ties, said a three-cornered deal wag pending between tho Washington, Detroit nnd St.

Louis American Lingua clubs In which Oeorge Sister of the Browns, Hum Rice of the Senators and Heinle Muniush and Lou niuo of tho Tigers were Involved, tnder the arrangement reported to be under coiwlderat'on, Hlsler would go to Washington, Rice to Bt. Louis, which would then trade him to Detroit for ATnnush and Blue. Other pinycrs may figure In the trado should It bo made. Champions Honored Frederleton, N.B., reo. 12, Twenty players of the rugby squad of the I'nlversity of New Brunswick, hold era of the Maritime Intercollegiate championship and holders of the MeTler cup, emblematic of the ehumpionshlp of Kmtern Canudn were presented tonight with aultubly engraved watches ua tokens of the Appreciation of the citizens of Fre- unrlcton.

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