The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 18

THE OTTAWA JOURNAL! WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1940. RLD.G.'s Win Opener in Journal Trophy Baseball Finals 18 Ottawa Team Scores Victory Over Cardinal Squad by 14-7 Dragoons Settle Issue With Five-Run Attack in Ninth; Resume Series Today CARDINAL. Sept. 17.

(Special Scoring eight run in the first live innings, and finishing with a splurge in the last two frames. Fourth Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. 'of Ottawa, won the first game of The Journal Trophy series for the senior championship of Eastern Ontario here today by a score of 14 to 7. The series, which is a best-of-five affair, will be continued tomorrow and successive days this week until a champion is declared. There was a large attendance of fans from Brockville, and Prescott to witness the game which was handled by Carroll Boucher, of Ottawa, and Finer? Delaney, of Prescott.

AlUiomh la the hunt until the last inning. Cardinal fell Victims so a Are-nut barrage scored off Jchnny Bennett In the ninth that clinched the game for Dragoons and sent the hard working St. Lawrence leagae champions down to defeat The game was played under conditions that handicapped both teams, a swarm of shad flies playing havoc with the players and the game, which was late In starting, ended la darkness. Wally Driscoll pitched the entire game for the winners and was continually in trouble, but the bats cf the Guardsmen helped him out of many tight corners. Steve Dean carted on the mound for the Cards but was replaced in the fourth by the seventeen-year-old Bennett, after Cardinals had scored four runs in the third to put tr.em within a run of their opponents.

P.L.D.G. Scores Again. The Ottawa champions added two more in the fifth and Cardinal came back with one counter and were still two down going up to the eighth when both sides counted one each. Then with a cr.ance to tie up the game in the ninth Cardinals blew up in the first half of the final Inning and Dragoons shoved over five more to Rough Riders Concentrate On Attack Formations Freshmen Candidates to Get Chance In Balmy Beach Exhibition Game Rough Riders went to work on formations yesterday and will concentrate on them for the a nee of the week. With Balmy Beach coming here for the opening game on Saturday, Coach Trimble not attempt to give his men sr.y new plays but will have them brush up on some of those that ere used in 1939.

A number of the squad are newcomers and it will take them several days to pick up the Rider system. No agreement has yet been reached with the Balmy Reach club but it is expected that unlimited use of substitutes will be permitted. Rough Riders will be 11 for this as it will give Trimble a cr.ance to see what some of his ireshmen candidates can do under fire. It is probable that the regulars will be used rather sparingly and the brunt of the burden be C-ven to the more youthful members of the squad. It is imagined that the fans will preier this.

They know what football the older players can deliver and they would like to see bow some of the aspiring candidates tr.at they've been reading about can go. Balmy Beach should give the Eastern champions a real battle. They've 'always turned out stout football teams on Don Flats and this year should be no exception?" If Eddie Thompson is with' Beaches on Saturday fans will see trie athlete that won the 1939 out- WONDER'S OF THE COOL DEEP-Pysch laaailfl mm wnMOlM ot C001 $M0KIHG-1 CAMEO Cigarettes put the game on ice. Cardinal went out in order in their half of the ninth. Cardinals were jittery in the first two innings and seemed overawed by the big guns from Ottawa.

i- But they soon settled down and gave Dragoons a tidy battle. While there were plenty of errors the choppy Infield did not help the clean handling of line drives. Some bard clouts, such as Wally Driscoll's three-bagger in' the second, and several 'two-baggers throughout the game helped keep up enthusiasm among the 300 fans who attended. Cardinals were best in the fourth when they cut loose with a four-run barrage that kept, them in contention. They tried gamely and with better pitching and steadier work in the field will make it interesting in the remaining games.

Cowley Tops Batters. BUI Cowley, with- two doubles and a single, led the winners' stuck, while Harold Starr, Sandy" Ross and Driscoll had two hits each. Merkley, Delaney, Shortt, Dean and Jones had two each for Cardinal, while Cameron hit a triple. Driscoll was touched for 12 hits. struck out five and walked fourJ Dean, starting for Cardinal, allowed six hits in three innings, walked two and hit one batter.

Bennett allowed six hits in six innings, struck out six and walked seven. Lineups: Macli, Johnson, If; Cowley, ss; Fortier, cf; Starr, 2b; Smith, lb; Ross, 3b; Driscoll, Bruce, rf. Cardinal Casaubon, ss; Merkley, 2b; Sweeney, lb; Cameron, Delaney, rf; Shortt, If; Jones, 3b; Gamble, cf; Dean, and cf. Bennett replaced Dean in 4th. Score by innings: R.

H. E. P.L.D.G. 222 020 01514 12 Cardinal 014 010 010 7 13 6 Umpires Boucher, of Ottawa, at plate; Delaney, of Pres cott, on bases. standing player award.

Thompson is a fine running and kicking back who was sought by Rough Riders a year ago. He is now in the Coach Alee Ponton has a number of promising youngsters en his squad who may be good enough to extend Riders to the limit. For Sammy Sward. Jack Taylor, Lloyd Langley and Bert Haigh the gam -wtll be a reunion of aorta. This quartet were val- aable members of Beaches, Eddie Emerson was on the sidelines yesterday.

Gave Bunny Wadsworth some neat ribbing about his added weight. Stewart Christie, former president of the club and an ex-Rough Rider, was also looking the boys over. The gridiron still presents a big problem. Committeeman Welch had the ground watered yesterday and it made an improvement A harrow will be put on it before the Beach game. A number of lights will be added to the battery an ton af -the grandstand.

Allen Grimes will supervise the erection of the press box today. Wes Brown, club treasurer, announced that the season ticket sale which closes today is well above last year. The training table will be inaugurated as soon as the squad is cut down. The team knocked off at 7.30 yesterday. Manager McCaffrey thought the boys should have gone on working until 10 o'clock.

Trimble replied that if ht kept them on that field any longer they'd have broken down. With the Golfers Of Ottawa Clubs AT TBB JUVgftMSAD. LallM CtoMl FUM Day. Lady members of the fUvermaad took part in a closed field day ynter-Ut. Followtnc are the winners: Low gross.

Mary McOreevy; low net Mrs. A. B. Allan; second low net. Mrs.

H. Stewart; third low net Mrs. H. A. Bruce; low aroes, handicaps, Mrs.

H. Rosen; putting-, Mrs. It Strom; approachlnf and putting, Mrs. C. Sheldon; driving stiver division), Mrs.

John Youni; driving (bronze division), Mrs. A. Holt. Miller Cap Winner. Mrs.

G. E. Strike defeated Mrs. C. Sherman In the' Miller Cup final at Rivermeed.

Miss M. Robertson won the qualifying round in the same compeutlon. i AT TBB CHAUDIEKE. ladles Tomkstsne Play. Mrs.

E. J. Brindell and Mrs. W. Troy finished tied tor main honors tn the silver division of the ladlee' nine-hole tombstone competition held yesterday et Chaudiere.

They will play off some time- this week. Ruth Parmelee won tn the bronze class. Mrs. W. H.

Smith won tn the epitaph competition. AT THE GLENUA. Bala Trophy Play. On Saturday the Bain Trophy tournament wtll be held at the Glenlea. This tournament Is an invitation mixed four-bell and members are requested to enter their names at the pro shop on or before Prtdey.

As this la a four-ball eompeUUon it haa been decided, due to the lateness in the season, that it will be a sudden deeth match and the' winner will be determined by the low net score of the day. Post entries will not be accepted as play will be decided by draw. FOR ROUGH RIDERS? V--: mU I 'fir f'r I i 'A iff1 -MtU fli-Vti BOTCS JONES, All-Dixie star, turned out for practice in this outfit for laugh. But speaking seriously of protection. Rough Riders working out en flintlike Lansdowne Park might welcome a similar rig.

Three Records Fall at Delaware DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 17 (yp) Three new world's records for a half-mile track were set today at the opening program' of the Grand Circuit harness race meeting here. Two of them were hung up by Florimai, brown filly owned by Arden Homestead, of Goshen, N.Y., in capturing the Delaware Gazette $2,500 two-year-old trot in two straight heats. Florimai, driven by Pownall, raced the two heats in cumulative time of 4.17, bettering the old record of 4.17, held jointly by Calumet and Lara mite. In the second heat the horse went (he half mile in 2.08, three-quarters of a second better than the old mark for two-year-old fillies.

Hi Pat, owned by Willis Rowe, of Bloomington, 111, set a new mark of 2.0S in the third heat ot the Delaware county $500 handicap pace, which Hi Pat won. Pacers Killed In Harness Spill ALLENTOWN, Sept. 17. (P) One driver was seriously injured, three others were shaken up considerably and two valuable pacers were killed in a bad spill caused by the locking of sulky wheels in the final heat of the 2.12 pace, one of the opening day light harness features at the Allentown fair late today. Ralph Cummins, of York, suffered a fractured skull and possible internal injuries, and was reported in critical condition tonight.

Harry Goodhart, veteran Reading, trainer and driver, received a severe gash in the back of his head; Paul Welp, of Wil-liamsport, suffered minor cuts and bruises, and J. Utton, of Bellows Fall, Vt, was shaken up, though not seriously injured. Altimeade George, a bay gelding owned by E. P. Cray, of Bellows Falls, and driven by Utton, was killed outright in the crash, while Petromite.

owned by P. M. Coombs, of York, and driven by Cummins, was so seriously injured it had to be destroyed on the track. MOVES TO PHILADELPHIA. TORONTO.

Sept 17. (CP) George Young, Toronto marathon swimmer who won the $23,000 Catalina swim in 1927, moves to Philadelphia, tomorrow. Philadelphia is the home of his wife, the former Margaret Ravlor, herself a champion swimmer. JJr suaufuts ts i new fast I The Mealm of Sport By FINGER OF SUSPICION will ions as men sucn as onny raicx airect ciuds. mis Ainieucs are nowhere in the American League race.

To be exact, they are a hopeless last, but until the pennant is settled Conny Mack is going to shoot his first string pitchers at the clubs who are in contention. Yesterday, Phil Marchildon, a rookie hurler the Athletics had obtained from Toronto Maple Leafs, was supposed to take the mound but Conny Mack realized that the team he was playing was the Cleveland Indians. The Indisns were a half-game in front of Detroit Tigers, with the Yankees and White Sox threats, if but remote ones. So the Athletic boss decided to withhold Marchildon for another day. Had he pitched him and he had been beaten, the charge might have been raised that he was trying He switched to Bill Beckman and A.

won a four to three decision, and, with Detroit winning, the Indians fell back to second place. Today he will start another regular against the Tigers, and he'll follow that practice in games whose results could affect the league championship. TIGERS SHARPEN CLAWS. POR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD the most striking thing about football news from Montreal and Hamilton was the lack of it, but within the past couple of days come despatches revealing that those towns are going to have plenty to say about the disposition of the Big Four flag. When Art Massucci took over Tigers it was believed that he would persuade some of his Sarnia stars to follow him.

How many have made the move isn't, known, but he has succeeded in enticing Mike Hedgewick into the Tiger camp, and they don't come much faster or trickier than this chunky back. He has landed Al Leonard, a 185-pound back from that good breeding ground of football talent Windsor. Leonard can run, pass and kick, and had the spectators pop-eyed in his first work-out in Hamilton Stadium. On top of these he has a centre from Buffalo, one Victor Grecco, who must have been highly recommended, and delivery is awaited other Joe Kroll, who starred in Western University's back-fleld, may be with the team, and, with the best of the 1939 crop around, Tigers look to be coming up with a football team. MONTREAL GAINS STRENGTH.

FTER DAYS OF ANXIOUS WAITING for veterans of the Royals and Westmounts to appear, many of Bill Hughes' concerns have been erased with the arrival of Johnny Ferraro, Tommy Burns, Lloyd Danials, Ed. and Harry Burton, and "Slug" Seggatore. When Pete. Jotkus, Paul McGarry and Doug Smaill draw equipment, Montreal will be about all set. The team is rich in kicking strength with Ray Mullins, Gordon Noseworthy and Jimmy Riddell, a trio of really capable boo ten.

Noseworthy is one of the best backfield prospects to reach the Big Four in years, and would have achieved stardom before this if he hadn't been hampered by injuries and lack of assistance up forward. This year he will have fellows around him who can play football, and his effectiveness should be doubled. Burns can still tear down an enemy wall with his smashing plunges and in Johnny Ferraro, Hughes has a player who for all-round skill ranks right st the top. The Montreal set-up is already Impressive and the afternoons ot yawning seat sections in Molson Stadium should be a thing of the past. "DO NTS" FOR HUNTERS.

MEW BRUNSWICK has a record of which it proud. During its big game hunting season of 1939 not a single accident occurred in its woods, although probably more huntsmen enter the province than any other in Canada. With the opening of the season this year, Dave Griffiths' bureau at Fredericton issues a bulletin emphasizing the necessity ot scrupulous care In the handling of firearms. It points out that with few exceptions hunting accidents are due to carelessness on the part of somebody, and that If common sense Is exercised accidents can be avoided. His "Don'ts" for intending hunters could be followed by hunters in this area, and this department repeats them.

Don't shoot at a moving bush there might be a person behind It. Don't point a gun at anything you don't went to shoot people are no more bullet-proof than game animals. Don't climb a tree or fence with a loaded gun a gun has a nasty habit of going off in the strangest places. Don't point a gun, empty or loaded, at another person many an "empty" gun has killed an innocent person. Don't shoot at a flat, hard surface or on the surface of water ever hear of the word ricochet? Don't carry a gun or rifle on your shoulder with the muzzle pointing forward the gun is its own master that way.

Don't mix gunpowder with alcohol you'll give a gun the jitters, too. Lastly: Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded weapon. Always be sure that the barrel and action of rifle or gun are clear ot obstruction. Always wear distinctive clothing when hunting and travelling in the woods. Let common sense be your guide this Fsll and safety will be your reward.

Knows Players By Their Shoes ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17. (CP) One of the unsung heroes of baseball is George Dom Madonna, an excellent repairer of shoes. He has stuck to his last so faithfully and well in his shoe doctoring shop across from Sportsman's Park that his fame has spread in both the major baseball leagues.

The players save up their damaged shoes, while on the road, and bring them to Madonna to fix when they play at Louis- Consequently he knows a lot about the pedal characteristics of many baseball players. "You see this toe guard, worn all the way says Madonna, displaying a cleated shoe. "That's Elden Auker's, the Browns' submarine pitcher. He's hard on his shoes and drags his foot when he pitches. "And you know Myril Hoag, who was with the Yanks but now is with the Browns.

He's six feet tall but this tiny size four-and-a-half is what he wears on his feet." In his shop Madonna specializes in a special pitcher's toe guard. Besides shoes he mends baseball gloves, unjams zippers, and talks baseball with his customers. He's specialized In baseball work for 12 years. LADIES' SOFTBALL. TORONTO, Sept.

17. Gladys Davis smashed a ninth-inning home run to give Sunday morning class A 9-8 victory over Simpsons in the third game ot the best-of-five Olympic Senior Ladies' Softball League semi-final series last night S.MjC. won the series in straight games. WALTER GILHOOLY never be pointed at baseball so to ease the way for the Indians. Monties, Montreal Open Series at Oval Monties, Ottawa senior ladies' softball champions, will meet Montreal Royals in a best-of-three inter-city series starting at Varsity Oval on Saturday afternoon at S.1S o'clock.

The teams will move to Montreal the following day for the second, and if necessary, third games. Will He Unmask Claims Kidnappers Sought Wrong Man MONTREAL, Sept. 17. (CP) Larry MacPhail, president of Brooklyn Dodgers of the Nstional Baseball League, recalled an unsuccessful expedition of United States soldiers at the close of the First Great War in an address, at a service club luncheon here today. MacPhail was one of a party who went to Doorn, to kidnap the Kaiser.

The expedition "would have been better if, instead of trying to kidnap the Kaiser, we had cut a corporal's MacPhail told the club. Stevenson Leads Prairie Scorers WINNIPEG. Sept. 17. (CP) Art Stevenson, former Nebraska College tar and now a Manitoba University medical student, leads the individual scoring in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with 15 points.

The Winnipeg halfback scored his second and third touchdowns of the season last night as Blue. Bombers beat Calgary Bronks 22-11. Paul Rowe, Victoria boy and former University of Oregon backfielder, is tied in second place with a Calgary teammate, Joe Turner. Rowe, who won the union scoring title last year, has scored one touchdown and con verted five from placement for 10 points, while Turner has two touchdowns. Rowe is member of a anti-aircraft battery in Calgary.

Clarence (Toar) Springstein, 250-pound Regina middle, is fourth in scoring with six points. His two field goals accounted for all his team's scoring in three games so far. Mustangs Hope To Play Exhibitions LONDON. Ont, Sept 17. (CP) Although all intercollegiate sports have been banned for the duration of the war.

University of Western Ontario Mustangs, champions of the Intercollegiate Senior Rugby Union last season, may play exhibition games this Fall with Ontario Rugby Football Union teams. It was learned tonight that J. Howard Crocker of the University's physical educational department has checked over the OiR.F.U. senior schedule to ascertain open dates and clubs likely to be interested in playing exhibition games here. Stan Home Heads Pros' Points Total MONTREAL.

Sept. 17. CP) Stan Home of Islesmere placed second to Albert Murray of Bea-consfleld in the final medal play competition of the Montreal Professional Golfers' Association tournament today, and captured the point-total by a wide margin. Home has collected 67 points in various M.P.G.A. tournaments dur ing the season, for a 13-point lead on Red Mackenzie of Elm Ridge.

Home and Mackenzie tied for second spot with 74's today, while Murray shot a par 72. Connie Mack, of the Philadelphia Americans, was the first msjor league catcher to use signals with pitcher and infield. "Wolf" Tonight? 4 -1 4 Big "Sandy" O'Donnell ineeU (he "Lone Wolf In tonight's wrestling feature at the Auditorium and many fans believe the papular Scot will provide the answer to the masked grsppler's Identity. This la the third stralcht meeting between the pair. A neutral referee.

In all probability Cliff Worthy, of Toronto, will referee the oe-tlme limit match. Ferraro Out With Montreal Hedgewick Joins Tjgers Joe Krol, Western University Star, May Play With Hamilton Club MONTREAL. Sept 17. (CP) Things really began to look up for Montreal's Big Four entry tonight, ss several of Montreal's former Football stars turned out for their first practice. The appearance of Johnny Ferraro caused Coach Bill Hushes' eyea to light up, tor Ferraro, who can pass, run, plunge and tackle with the best, has been -on the O.R.F.U.

all-star team for the last two seasons. He-, played with Westmounts last year, and with Nationals the year before. Other Stars who turned out were Alex Fleming, veteran inside wing, Ed and Herb Burton, who were with Westmounts last season, Joe Richman, outside wing with Montreal Royals last year, and Johnny Poplowsky, who has seen considerable service in the backfield in other Massucci HAMILTON. Sept. 17.

(CP) Mike Hedgewick, fleet running halfback with Sarnia Imperials of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, joined Hamilton Tigers as the Interprovincial Rugby Union team went through a stiff drill tonight. Art Massucci, former coach ot the Imperials who joined Tigers after the Imps decided to withdraw from football for the duration of the war, said he was "tickled" that his former ace had returned to his fold. More than 40 players took part in the drill and railblrda said they believed that Tigers wUl field one of Hamilton's strongest teams In many years. Massucci still is not sure of the quarterback position but hopes that Harry Szumlinski, last year with University of Western Ontario Mustangs of the Intercollegiate Senior League, will Bombers Challenge For Ontario Title Ottawa Bombers, Mercantile and Eastern Ontario soft-ball champions, have Issued a challenge to the winner of a series between Oshawa and Kingston In the hope of taking part in the Ontario finals. The series between Oshawa and Kingston has not yet been decided but Bombers are hopeful that the series can be arranged for the provincial championship.

No announcement haa been made yet If Bombers' challenge haa been accepted. Hamilton Player Wins Lacrosse Prize TORONTO, Sept. 17. P) Bill Isaacs ot Hamilton Tigers, elusive Indian centre, won the Ontario Lacrosse Association senior scoring championship, according to official figures released today by Secretary Gene Dopp. Isaacs counted 61 goals and had 46 assists for a total of 107 points.

Isaacs won the Jimmy Murphy Memorial Trophy In 1938 as the most valuable player on his team. Wandy McMahon of St Catharines Athletics took second place with a total of 102 points, compiling 59 goals and 43 assists. Third place was taken by Bill Thompson of Brampton Excelsiors with 89 points. Roy Morton, scoring leader last year, led goal scorers with 67 but finished fourth in the totals. He plays with St Catharines.

Ontario Juniors Lead Lacrosse Playoff WINNIPEG. Sept. 17. CB-Ontario all-stars, selected from the junior lacrosse teams of Oril-lia, Mimico, St Catharines and Brampton, tonight walloped Manitoba all-stars 19-10 in their first step toward the Canadian junior lacrosse finals. Next and deciding game of the Dominion semi-finals, a total goal series, will be played here Thursday night, the winners travelling to the coast to face the British Columbia champions In the finals.

The victors at the coast will receive the Mlnto Cup, won by Orillia Terriers last year. Sandy O'Donnell vs. 'The Lone Wolf' (N Tim Auditorium Tonight First Bout 8.45 Hi lae Frank vs. Nano Singh Bobby Roberts vs. stay with Tigers.

He has been practising with the team but may decide to return to school. The Hamilton O.R.F.U. team also practised tonight with 31 players present. Coach Eddie McLean said he hoped to pick a starting aquad in the near future for the opening gam here Oct. 4 against Toronto Balmy Beach.

Krol for Tigers? Reports circulated in rugby circles tonight that Joe Krol, clever backfielder of University of Western Ontario Mustangs of the Senior Intercollegiate Union last season, likely will play with Hamilton Tigers, this season. There is, however, a possibility that the former Windsor secondary schools all-round athlete, will return to college. V. S. Player an Hand.

CAMP BORDEN, Ont, Sept 17. (CP) Approximately 40 players turned out for practice today as the Camp Borden military entry polished up plays for- its debut in the senior division of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. Lieut. Alex Hayes, team coach, watched closely the forwird passing of Mike Neskes. a former backfielder with University of West Virginia, who has joined the Canadian forces.

To Play OJLFX. Club. TORONTO, Sept 17 CP Toronto Oakwoods of the Ontario Rugby Football Union's intermediate division will play an exhibition game under floodlights at Hamilton, Ont, Oct 14 Thanksgiving night against the senior OJU.U. entry from that city, it was announced tonight Oakwoods also expect to play an exhibition match against Camp Borden of the Senior OJt.F.U. at that military centre Oct 5.

Maxie Berger Wins in Gotham NEW YORK, Sept Maxie Berger, Canadian welterweight contender, stretched his unbeaten streak to 23 consecutive fights by giving Vie Dellicurti of New York a bad beating hi the feature eight-round attraction tonight at the Bronx Coliseum. The Montrealer weighed 144 1-2; Dellicurti, 148. In, winning the decision, Berger used his left effectively to hold Dellicurti off and frequently brought him up short with two-fisted attacks after Vic had missed leads. Dellicurti was cut under the left eye in the seventh. Coach Harry Mehre will fly his Mississippi football team to Boston for a game with Holy Cross, November 9.

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