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16 spoht THE GAZETTE, MONTREAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1947. SPORT A VANISHING SPECIES By Collins Canadians Plan Deal With Buffalo Valleyfield, Nationale Draw, 4-4; Habs and Reds Play Scoreless Tie DINK CARROLL our with The vooo fl2o irn.6 AUTO- Suggests Granby As Olympic Six One Gatette reader may hav the solution to the chin problem besetting: the C.A.H.A. as to what club should go to the Winter Oimnlcs. He suggests the (iranby team. His argument: They don't get paid.

Playing the Field 1 1 i MAYiCAUY wertT To -rw lamp rtc THE MAPt-tT LAF, A FORTH w'T. 1 VAPPKCAH -rri GAME IHt Co By PAT CURRAN. noUie Bleau and Mike Oioko shook hands at centre-ice in the Forum last night. And well the two young netminders might since they had just completed well-earned shutouts, while Canadiens and Three Rivers played to a scoreless tie in the second game of the J.A.H.A. twinbill.

The action-packed game marked the first time in two seasons that such a result was registered in local junior hockey records. The curtain-raiser also brought plenty of thrills as a vastly-im- firoved Valleyfield sextet held the eague-leading Nationale squad to a 4-4 stalemate. The outcome was something of an upset since the Braves had only seven points in 12 games, while the Nats had suffered only one defeat and been held to a single, deadlock in the same number of games. Young Jean Benoit proved to be the star of the first game as his late third-period goal tied up the tilt. Ronald Gagnon had scored two minutes previously on a slow-moving shot that caught Goaler Desforges unaware to make it 4-3, and Benoit paid eff on a neat passing-play that started from his own blue-line with Pierre Bisaillon drawing an assist on the score.

Claude Dalbec. Eddy Cyr, Rac-ette and Gilles Trudel shared the scoring for Sylvio Mantha's club while other Valleyfield counters went to Real Leduc and Ben Ques-nel. Sam Pollock's Canadiens had a fight on their hands with the swift-passing Three Rivers outfit, who held off the Habs determined attacks in the opening session and turned on the heat to outplay them thoughout the last period. Both Bleau in the Habs' net and Ozoko for the visitors were standouts in turning in almost sure goal saves time and again. Bleau had to call on every trick he knew to save the Canucks in the third session as the Reds did everything possible without putting the puck in the net.

Yoning Paul McManaman was the main strength of the locals' attach as with Reggie Grige and Gordie T4 Callahan he sparked several rushes that nearly paid off. Youne Frank Reid. Bob Bowness and Real Morneau were the be.t up front for Coach Jack Toupin's Reds. Tigers Set Back Lachines, 13-3 Victoriaville, Dec. 16.

The league-leading Victoriaville Tigers swamped a short-hanaed Lachine Rapide team 13-3 in a Provincial Hockey League game here tonight to retain tifeir three-poirit margin over second-place Sherbrooke. Lachine had only four subs in uniform and tired badly in the final frame when the Tigers raced through for five goals. Eddie Vigneau and Dick Wray led the Tiger marksmen with three markers each, while Fred Valentl and Walt Cecchini connected for a pair apiece and Ray Leduc and Kelly Burnett fired singles. For Lachine, Roch Desmarais scored two while Florian Lauzon collected the other. Caps Halt Lions 8-7 Washington, Dec.

16. (UP) A goal with less than three minutes to play gave the Indianapohi Capitals an 8 to 7 victory over the Washington Lions in an American Hockey League scoring spree. Nel Podobky, Cap centre, drove in the winning marker at 17:22 of the last period after taking a pass from behind the cage Dy Pat Lundy. trrmpi OP TSAiv1 TMtP-Tf Trade winds are blowing around the Forum, and an official announcement involvinjj the transfer of one or more Canadiens will be made at a luncheon attended by the press and officials of the hockey club at noon today. The club is not going to stand pat with its present team, which recently dropped to fifth position in the N.H.L.

standing. It is known that one player, and possibly two. will shuffle off to Buffalo before the end of the week. Nothing definite has been given out on the deal that has been in the making for some time, but Canadiens need more scoring power and one or more forwards from another N.H-L. club may be coming this way.

The Chicago Black Hawks have been' seeking a goal-tender, and it's possible that Chicago may be the other club involved. The Habitants held a workout yesterday, and the feature of the practice was the showing of the veteran Murph Chamberlain. The way Muroh was flying he has completely recovered from the double fracture to his leg. But the physicians won't give Murph the green light for another 10 days, at the earliest. Will Bolster RCAF Six for Olympics Ottawa, Dec.

1 7. (Wednesday) ft Norman Dawe, vice-president of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, emerged from a conference tonight at which the fate of R.C.A.F. Flyers as Canada's 1948 Olympic Hoc-ky entry was considered and announced that the team would be bolstered and would continue with plans to go to Switzerland. Dawe was closeted with R.C. A.F.

officials and coaches for two hours considering what should be done about the Olympic team after Flyers dropped a sad looking 6-2 decision to Ottawa Army, their second defeat in as many starts. It was their 7-0 trouncing by McGill Redmen in an exhibition here Saturday which brought comment that they weren't good enough to represent Canada at the Olympics. "You can't judge a team on two games," said Dawe, adding that it was Canada, and not the R.C. A.F. or the C.A.H.A., which was at stake in the Olympics.

Neither Dawe nor Air Commodore D. E. (Dave) MacKell deputy air member for personnel who fostered the team, Sqdn. Ldr. A.

C. (Andy) Watson, team manager, nor George (Buck) Boucher, coach who selected the squad from among R.C.A.F. hockey talent across Canada, would say just how the team would be strengthened partciularly defensively. Though there was no official indication where the replacement would come from, it was indicated that the R.C.A.F. was to be given a free hand, possibly picking men from other service or civilian clubs, thus throwing out the idea of an club.

COULDN'T FHW AN tcdav -THINGS MAVE CHANGED -jr' Record entire radio shows on the new Syl Apps Is Leading Elmer Lach By Point in N.H.L Scoring Race SOUNDMIRROR recorder! Brown. Chicago 7 Laprade, Rangers 4 Lynn. Toronto 7 Second Largest Double In Gulfstream History Ilallandale, Dec. 16. (UP) Holders of 13 two-dollar combination tickets today each received $1,635.90 for the second largest daily-double payoff in Gulfstream park history.

The 37-to-l bet, Graymar Bonnie, finished five lengths ahead in the first race, combining with Airsis, winner of the second race at $19.00 straight, to provide the double payoff. The ark's largest double was last larch 14 when Brave Bid and Abrero paid the combine price of 1,795.40. Olympic Bickering Has Started The athletes haven't yet left their own countries for the Winter Olympics, but the bickering has already started. By the time they all get together In Switzerland, you should have the makings of several wars. The Olympic Games are popularly supposed to promote international goodwill and amity among competing nations.

But there is all kinds oi evidence to show that public competition on the athletic field is Paul Gallico once remarked, "the finest stewpot for cooking up international hatea between wars and keeping them alive, next to a round-table gathering of diplomats." present Games appear to have been jinxed from the begin-r. It was in the winter of 1944, while the war was still on. that Avery Brundage sent out a report noting the progress of athletics in European countries, including Germany, and giving assurance that the Olympic Games would be resumed just as soon as peace was restored. A good many of the leading sports commentators in his own country drew a bead on Mr. Brundage then and there, feeling that he sounded too friendly towards Germany and branding his report as unpatriotic.

It was only last spring that Mr. Brundage was in the middle again, this time over the Barbara Ann Scott incident, which became a erue celebre on both sides of the Atlantic. Right on its heels the Royals were invited to represent Canada in Olympic hockey competition, which provoked a howl from everyone who has ever taken tiie trouble to read the Olympic oath and its definition of an amateur. perhaps Canadians were being too honest in the matter of tie Royals' status. The team sponsored by the United States Amateur Hockey Association, which may or may not represent that country won't if Mr.

Brundage can prevent it), is no more amateur than the Royals. No One is Happy Mr. Brundage wants the team sponsored by the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union to represent the United States, though the Inter-rational Ice Hockey Federation has already accepted the A.H.A. team.

But tne latter outfit has still to be approved by the International Olympic Committee, of which Mr. Brundage is a member. That," doubtless, is why he insists that the A.A.U. team will travel to Switzerland, feeling that he can win the battle "over there. Meanwhile things are none too happy right here.

The R.C.A.F. Flyers, who were supposed to carry Canada's banner, were badly trounced by McGill last Saturday. They might meet the qualifications of the Olympic oath, but no others. They are now saying that it weuld be. a waste of funds to send the Flyers over, and one might be pardoned if he asked at this juncture: "What funds?" The Canadian Olympic kitty is still short many thousands of dollars, and some of the ski people came back from Valcartier this last week-end with the bleat that it was a shame that Canada, one cf the world's better-off countries, couldn't do more for its ski team than it seemed ready to do.

One top of this, there has been a running argument as to the eligibility of Soviet athletes, who are in an outright "play-for-pay" category. We have had all this to date and the Winter Games haven't yet started. You can imagine the kind of crescendo that should be reached by the time the Summer Games roll around in London late in July and ear.y in August. "Vitamin Victories" Coming Up Once the Games really start rolling, the desire to win will become cf paramount importance and the athletes will forget that what they tre engaged in is nothing more than a sporting event. If the past is sny criterion, all competitors except the winners will be convinced that the judges, referees, timers, starters, umpires and officials are crooked and pulling for their own countries, which probably won't be too far wide of the mark.

Some time ago a Swiss skating authority made a remark depreciating Barbara Ann Scott's skating ability, and some folks here who were listening closely were sure they could hear the knives being sharpened. We have heard some of our own athletes dilate on what went on is Olympic competition, and we have heard officials who accompanied them talk just as bitterly. They were the victims of politics and. bad decisions, as they saw it, and robbed of fairly won victories. But good competitors are like that If you spend much time on the sports beat, you soon learn that managers and coaches have little or no use for good losers.

They want the fellow who thinks he can beat you at anything and is anxious to demonstrate it. That goes for ball players, hockey players, boxers, tennis players, football players and right on down the line. They carry it over from their sports activities into their private lives. Off the ice or off the field they are always trying to beat each other at something cards, billiards, Indian wrestles, other games their specialties, or just plain arguments. They certainly don't saa-pe up as ideal ambassadors of international goodwill.

Much has been written already on the food shortage in Europe srd its effect on European athletes. You are going to hear a let more about it before the Olympic Games are over. When athletes from the Americas bring in their own copious rations, it's going to give them an unfair advantage and no one is going to feel good about it. Ar.y victories scored by athletes from this side of the Atlantic are going to be hollow ones just plain, ordinary "vitamin victories." Isn't this the place to question once more if the Games, instead of doing good, don't do actual harm? We think so. Conacher, Detroit 7 Dumart.

Boston 7 Mo Kennedy, Toronto 6 Schmidt, Boston 5 Abel. Detroit 4 10 17 38 13 17 9 16 13 8 13 0 8 15 4 9 15 8 10 15 10 11 15 32 4 14 8 4 14 20 10 14 43 12 14 10 6 19 18 7 13 19 8 13 10 9 12 4 9 12 23 Klukay, Toronto 10 Babando. Boston 10 F.zinicki, Toronto 4 Gallinger, Boston 2 Leswick, Rangers 7 Watson, Rangers 6 HorecK, Detroit Dickens, Chicago 3 Taylor, Boston 3 Can evtr Can aditcd and spliced with cdlulot Tap Play back faithfully thouianai of timai "Moral taUnt recording! mtm aty with microphone tueplled. Record of goalkeepers: Goals G.P. Aest.Shutouts Aver.

Sherbrooke Drop Hapless Cougars Cornwall, Dec. 16. Sherbrooke St. Francis walloped the last-Dlace Cornwall Cougars. 13- Durnan.

Cans. 22 50 4 2.27 Brimsek. Bos. 22 53 2 2.40 Broda. Tor.

.24 60 2 2.50 Lumley. Det. 22 S8 1 2 63 Henry, Rang. 12 35 0 2.91 Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs center, led the National Hockey League's individual scoring race for the second straight week, although ne played in only two of his team's last three games. Apps added one assist to boost his point total to 27.

one more than Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadiens, who made the bigest spurt. Lach got lour goals and three assists in three games last week to jump from a fourth-place tie to second, with 26 points. Maurioe Rocket) Richard of Montreal and Buddy O'Connor of the climbing New York Rangers were deadlocked for third with 23 points, and the Detroit Red Wings two big offensive threats, Ted Lindsay and Jim McFadden, were bracketed in fourth position with 22 points apiece. Fifth place was strictly Chicago Black Hawk property with George Gee, Doug Bentfey and Alex Ka-leta all posting 21 points. Bill Durnan of Montreal paced the goalies for the second straight week, allowing 50 goals in 22 games, an average of 2.27 goals per contest.

Frank Brimsek of the Boston Bruins continued in the runner-up spot with a 2.40 average. Brimsek has allowed 53 goals in 22 games. Pen. G. A.Pts.Min.

Apps, Toronto 13 14 27 4 Lach, Canadiens 13 13 26 22 Richard, Canadiens 12 11 23 24 O'Connor. Rancers 11 12 23 4 2, at the Community Arena tonight in a Provincial Hockey League Charles to Fight in Cleveland Pittsburgh, Dec. 16. (UP) Light heavyweight Ezzard Charles will see and hear it today GEO. M.

BUCKLEY 4602 WELLINGTON VERDUN, QUE. TELEPHONE YO. 1920 make his next ring appearance in Cleveland. Jan. 13, for promoter Larry Atkins, co-manager Jake Mintz said tonight.

Charles' oppon ent has not yet been selected. Last Night's Games AMERICAN LEAGUE Indianapolis 8. Washington 7. PROVINCIAL LEAGL'E 13. Cornwall 2.

Victoriaville 13, Lachine 3. J.A.H.A. Valleyfield 4. Nationale 4. Canadiens 0.

Three Rivers 0. EXHIBITION Ottawa Army 6, R.C.A.F. Olympic Flyers 2. game that featured a four-goal effort by Pete Bouchard. Adjutor Cote with three markers and Herbie Carnegie and Andy Perron with two each were the other big guns for Sherbrooke, while Lynn McDougall and Stan Gaudreault notched singles.

Johnny Costigan, making his debut in a Cornwall uniform after joining the Cougars from the disbanded Granby Club, scored once fcr the factory-town team, while Bill Steele collected the other counter. Matt DelVecchio, another former Granby performer, also played for Cornwall tonight. Kenny Campbell Hurt Shawinigan Falls, Dec. 16. Kenny Campbell, Shawinigan Falls' fast stepping centreman, fractured an ankle in a practice session today, and will be out of Quebec Senior Hockey action for at least two months, club officials said today.

Lindsay. Detroit 13 9 22 37 4 10 12 21 McFadden. Detroit 21 Gee. Chicaeo 10 11 4 4 28 8 D. Bentley.

Chicago 9 12 21 Kaleta. Chicago 9 12 21 M. Bentley. Chi. -Tor.

10 10 4 14 9 19 15 10 19 8 Tonight's Games NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Rangers. Detroit at Chicago. AMERICAN LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Buffalo Hershey at Philadelphia. Indianapolis at Providence. Cleveland at Springfield.

QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE Boston at Ottawa. New York at Quebec. PROVINCIAL LEAGUE Sherbrooke at St. Hyacintht. Cornwall at Lachine.

J.A.II.A. Leafs at Nationale. Canadiens at Cyclones. Blake, Canadiens 6 Stewart. Tor.

-Chi 10 Watson. Toronto 9 Warwick, Rangers 12 Poile, 7 Carveth, Boston 8 6 3ri 4r" 'e of A JMnior Le I 11 18 22 18 8 17 2 Blues Test Army, McGill Plays YMCA In Cage Tilts at Currie Gym Tonight Standings NATIONAL LEAGUE P. W. L. D.

T. A.Pts. Toronto 24 12 7 5 77 60 29 Detroit 22 11 7 4 66 59 26 of second place in the league standings. Both have double victories and the same number of losses with the Redmen outscoring the Y. 199- Boston 22 9 7 6 67 53 24 Rangers 22 10 9 3 72 77 23 Canadiens ..23 10 4 57 67 22 182.

and Central showing a better Chicago 23 5 16 2 76 109 12 defence with 213 against, to Mc- a return match scheduled with Anton Haadik in Chicago late in Gill's 231. MUX. STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE Eastern Division P. W. L.

D. F. A. Pts. Providence ..27 14 10 2 130 106 31 January.

"I hope Rocky Graziano (middle Senior Standing A.Pts L. F. W. weight champion) will meet me before my six months' visa ex Hershey 30 11 12 7 88 113 29 163 8 231 4 213 4 232 0 Y.M.H.A 4 McGill 2 Central 2 37th Regiment 0 Intermediate Haven zv 10 14 3 bo sk a Philadelphia 28 10 15 3 99 117 23 Washington 27 8 17 2 83 116 18 Springfield ..28 8 19 1 90 128 17 Western Division P. W.

L. D. F. A.Pts Marcel Cerdan Plans United States Return Casablanca, Dec. 1 6.

(IP) Marcel Cerdan asked the United States consulate today for visas for him-sf-lf. his wife, his mother-in-law, fc.s father-in-law and three children in preparation for a trip to the United States and possibly a at the world middleweight ooxir.e. title. Cerdan said he plans to leave for tTie United States by way of Paris as soon as he can, adding mat he "hopes to be in New York before Christmas. He said he had L.

Pts 0 259 2 199 2 182 4 199 W. 3 3 2 2 1 1 Montrealers 0 6 The first half of the M6ntreal Senior Basketball League comes to close tonight with the regular weekly twinbill at the Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium. The cagers will be playing their fifth game of the season and will lay off until after the holiday season. Speaking of holidays that's just what 37th Regiment will be seeking when they tangle with Y.M. H.A.

Blues in the curtain-raiser of tonight's double-header a holiday from their winless streak through the last four games. The second tilt has McGill Redmen taking on Central Y. Coach Bob Sullivan's soldiers have two cf the league's highest scorers in Fred Bridel who leads with 63 points and Kenny Taylor who is tied for third with 56. If the two can hit the scoring sheet heavy while a few of the other Army stalwarts come through, chances are they may upset Coach Moe Abramowitz' squad. Still the Blues are undefeated in 13 games this season and will take a lot of scoring on before being downed.

Howie Ryan's McGill quintet and Coach Jim Sims' Central team will be out fighting for sole possession pires, saia me European rmaaie-weight titleholder. Trucks Signs Contract Detroit, Dec. 16 (UP) Virgil (Fireball) Trucks, who won. 10 games and lost 12 for Detroit last season, signed his 1948 contract today, thereby becoming the first Tiger player to reach terms for the coming season. Pittsburgh 27 1J 4 5 121 63 41 Buffalo 27 17 8 2 108 97 36 Indianapolis 30 16 11 3 131 100 35 McGill N.D.G.-Y.M C.A Comfort Clothes So ttiwestern Central Ordnance Dawson College Cleveland 23 12 8 3 91 75 27 St.

Louis 28 9 15 4 95 120 22 0 QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE P. W. L. D. A.

Pts. Shawmiean 24 14 7 3 103 82 31 6 1 119 61 29 7 0 87 66 26 8 2 70 73 26 12 0 73 98 12 13 1 83 112 11 15 1 55 96 9 Ottawa 21 14 Royal 20 13 Quebec 22 12 Boston 18 6 Vallevfield 19 5 New York 20 4 intermediate Querbes 3 Legion No. 66 3 Eastward Y.C 2 Nationale 2 Sun Life 0 Wegtmount 0 Intermediate Adelophi 2 St. Augustine's 2 Presbytrrians 1 Mount Royal 1 Veterans 0 U.J.P.O 0 PROVINCIAL LEAGUE P. W.

L. A. Pt Victoriaville 25 20 3 2 160 56 44 Sherbrooke 23 19 3 1 168 37 39 St. Hyacinth 20 11 8 1 98 85 23 Lachine 24 6 17 1 91 153 11 Cornwall 24 1 23 0 53 212 2 J.A.H.A. Northern Division P.

L. D. Business Men's Luncheon 14 11 12 13 6 5 2 international Hockey 11 AlW AMUD vs. MkOILIL Forum, December p.m. SPONSORED BY The Junior League of Montreal; Inc.

In aid of their various Community Welfare Organization! F. A Pts 78 38 24 48 44 14 40 50 9 59 91 8 33 74 3 6 1 6 4 National Cvclones Three Rivers Valleyfield Lachine 'Got just the seats we wanted!" 'Good! Now we'll really enjoy that Harvard-McGill Hockey Game." 9 2 3 11 14 12 at the Clover Cafe 1 10 Southern Division P. W. L. D.

Rovals 12 7 2 3 Quebec 12 8 4 0 Canadiens 13 8 4 4 Leafs 13 4 8 1 Full Course Luncheon .00 F. A.Pts. 58 37 17 63 36 16 41 36 14 45 59 9 6 9 41 For the forthcoming Ember Days we are featuring a wide variety of Sea Food Dishes Just Arrived! New shipment ot Malpecque XXXX Oysters Just Installed: For your listening enjoyment we have just installed a Hammond Organ in the Dining Room. Music will be piped to the Red Room and the Grill. a C3 TICKETS 75c to 2.50 On Sale ot A 9 a C3 Official 1948 HOCKEY.0 ouot Records of NATIONAL and other Hockey-Leagues 65c Postpaid LORD'S SPORT SHOP McGill Gymnasium Lord's Sports Shop Hymen Tobacco Stores Gerry Snyder Sports Shop ust across 2204 St.

Catherine St. SWEET CAPORAL CIGARETTES "The purest form in which tobacco can be smoked" from the Forum Joey Richmait Sporting Goods Courtesy "EXPORT" Cigarettes fully Licensed under Province of Quebec Liquor Laws. 1300 St. Catherine St. Montreal.