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The Victoria Daily Times from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada • 10

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10 VICTORIA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, 'Al'lUL 28, 1U2U Baseball Boxing Soccer Fishing Lacrosse Golf Billiards Cricket Buy Your Athletic WINNERS IN FIRST OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT Everything for the youngster or the man who will play senior "ball" this season. In a few words this describe our complete Stock of baseball accessories. is fin advantage to be gained, for you can make your selection from the most abundant variety of styles and finishes. One particularly good value which we can supply in any size is made of a durable quality of fine nainsook. Combinations, Baseball Bats from 25 to Baseballs from 5 to $2.75 Finger Gloves from $1.50 to Soft Rubber Balls from 15 Catchers' Gloves from 1.25 to $22.00 Masks from 1.50 to V-7 $2.50 Bicycles Spotting Goods Toys 719 Yates Street Phone 81? B.V.D.

Athletic Underwear, in combination tfQ AA and two-piece styles. Pet suit tPJU vl Mercerized Sflk Finish Underwear. Per suit Balbriggan Underwear. Per garment, $1.50 and 1 1 Medium Weight Merino Underwear. (Lt 1 Per garment, $2.00 and STABLE MANNERS III III I IIIIKI I I Mil HI II 111 II 1 1 ft MM Il II I I HHII MMMIII lilt )ft ft Hill I Ml I I MlftlMl Wf li'ftlftj You'll Like Our Clothes" Rgd.

1117 Government Street TOE FALCONS OF1 "VVlNNlPEa YfJtf will notice nothing 6f that sort around here, for patrons of this establishment know how to play a gentleman's game like gentlemen. Besides, the English billiard tables, -cues, comfortable chairs every appointment is in perfect condition. It Is a quiet, restful, club-like plaee that you can bring a friend to for a good game of billiards or a Comfortable smoke. Come In Morning, Noon or Night Front tow, left to right Wally Byron, goal, who received special men tioh in the press reports of the game; Bobbie Benson and K. Johannesson, defence! H.

Benson, spare; T. Fredrickson, centre; J. Olsen, spare. BaSBBssSH Top tow, left to right O. O.

BJornson, rover; O. BIgurjonsson, trainer! Capt. A. H. Lund, president of the club; M.

Axford manager; Ilalferson, right wing. It will be of Interest to most peopte to know that the new world's champions are all of Icelandic decent. Most of them Were born In Manitoba and took to the ice naturally. When the war call came these boys all responded, and their record of service is one of which anjr club mlsht be proud of. They first came together aa a result of enlisting with the 223 Battalion in Winnipeg, and played in the Winnipeg Patriotic League during the 1919-17 Season.

On their return from overseas service these young athletes banded themselves "together and took for their name the national bird of Iceland. The above picture has been loaned to The Times by Capt. A. H. Lund, of the headquarters' pay offices of M.

t. 11, who gathered the Falcone together while in the 223rd Battalion. The captain is naturally greatly elated over the success of the team, and speaks with pride of their war service. The players In the picture are as follows; Byron and the Benson brothers served with the 27th Battalion lu France Bobbie BenBon being wounded. Johannesson, Frederlckson and Axford all TWO JACKS' DOPE, Ltd.

-the Worklngmtn't Club" Billiaf ds--Pool-Tobaccos Cafe 1313-15 Government Street went to the Royal Air Force. Johannesson was in the Palestine offensive Frederlckson served In Egypt and later on the Western Front, and Axford won the D. S. and V. F.

C. as well as rising to the rank of captain And being recommended for squadron commander at the time of the armistice Blgurjonssoh was with the C. A. M. C.

in France. NEW PUMPS FOR GROWING GIRLS Low heel styles for the girl requiring women's size footwear patent, brown calf, black kid on (j AA popular recede toe lasts. Per pair vlVl AMATEURS DISCUSS PICK BRITISH Tomatoes and Billiards Snap Judgments are always bad. For rears folks said tomatoes were poison. Sure of it you know, TEN-MEN LACROSSE TEAM FDR DIG RACES MUTRIE SON Important Decisions Will Be CANADA WILL SEND TWENTY TRACK MEN TO OLYMPIC GAMES Toronto.

April 28. (By Canadian Press) Ontario's Olympic Marathon race will be run at St. Catherines on May 24. The dls-tanee will be fifteen miles. The final trial, in which runners from all parts of Canada Will compete, will be run at Hamilton on July 19.

Olympic matters will be dls cussed, and It Is planned to send twenty track and field men to the Olympic games. There also Will be seven boxers and four wrestlers. Great Interest Attached to Speed Contests to Be Heid at Philadelphia Saturday Made at Meeting of Asso ciation in Royal City Phone 2504 1203 Doiiglas Street CENTRALS EASILY BEAT 0AKLAN0S IN BASEBALL The boys frorn Central and Oak-lands schools raised the dust off the diamond in a six-inning game last night at the Girls' Central School grounds. The score reached 27 to 1 Irt Central' favor. Great Skill was shown by Billy Dangerfletd while In the pitcher box.

He also did very good batting during the game, making one home run and a three bagger. Curry proved to be the best batter on the Central team, outstripping Danger-field by making one home run and two three-baggers. The Oaklsnds put up a very good defence, the battery doing credit to their school. Sotne very good field Ing was the main feature of the Oak-lands play. They were very weak at the bat.

A fairly large number of puplla turned out to see the game. CALGARY IS PLANNING TO REVIVE LACROSSE Don't make a mistake about forms ot clean amusement Billiards is a game highly beneficial. Of course It should be played In proper surroundings. Tou will find pleasant relaxation and congenial surroundings at this place at all times. No loafers or roughnecks.

Open to gentlemen Only. 1 Metropolis Billiard Parlors Metropolis Netet, Vales 8treet CURTIS LATHAM. "Clean 8port for Regular Fellows." Notification has just been received by Ed. Christopher that the annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Lacrosse ATKINSON MOTOR COMPANY Limited DAVE ATKINSON, "Manager (Late of tt. JL Davie.

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Expert Aut(rRepairs MARINE ENGINES KfcPAIKfcU 1U UYtnnaUktP KXPERT MECHANICS ONLY EMPLOYES DERBY FAVORITE WINS FIRST CLASSIC RACE Tetratema Lead Home field In 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket To-day B.C. Motor Transportation Ashtons Ltd. 40 Bay Street Association will be held in New Westminster on Saturday night. It was expected that the delegates would gather here but the meeting has been suddenly switched to the Royftl City. Mr.

Christopher and Bob Mclnnes are going across to represent the Capital at the gathering. Several very Important mature will be discussed at this meeting. Teh-men lacrosse is to be discussed. The professionals seems to have been quite a hit with this style of play on the Mainland and some of supporters Would like to see it adopted in amateur circles. Another question to be discussed Will be the use of substitutes.

At present no substitutes are allowed in twelve-man lacrosse. The Mainland delegates are said to want a new arrangement reached Whereby a subT stitute can be shoved into the game Whenever another player seems to be Night 1Mt. Phr-Of 4TM I.IM1TKD HAULINQ CONTRACTORS GENERAL TRUCKING AND MAT CUES STORAGE (Returned Men) tfelephohee; 3464-1923 Office: 1819 DOUGLAS ST. 1 Philadelphia, April 28. The Oxford-Cambridge team wMch will meet American athletes in the two-mile college relay championship of the United States on Fftinklirt field next Saturday, was selected yesterday by Coach Shrubb.

They are Tat-ham, Stallard. Rudd and Milligan. Tatham, who injured his ankle on board ship coming across the Atlantic Was on the track yesterday and his Work Was such that Shrubb decided to put him in the race. Shrubb said he expects Tatham to do his half-mile under two minutes. All the British entrants Irt the relay races and special field events were on the track, Jepps, the English hurdling champion, slightly injured his knee in striking a hurdle, but is expected to be able to continue his training, Rudd Enters Hurdler.

Captain Rudd, of the Oxford-Cambridge relay team, has entered in the quarter mile hurdle event. Rudd, who is the British intercollegiate quarter mile champion, and also a star hurdler, will meet one of the fastest fields eVent. It includes Thomson, of Dartmouth; Watt, of Cornell; Kilby, of Redlands, Cal.j Rodke, of Kansas, and Murray, the junior national quarter mile hurdle champion. It was also announced that Jappe, who is on his way to this country to take the place of Tatham in case the latter should not be able to run in the two-mile relay championship, probably will enter the high hurdle event. lie also will meet a high-class field.

The entries include some of the best hurdlers in this country, and Carruthers, of Toronto University, the Canadian Intercollegiate titleholtler. In addition to the two-mile championship, the British team is entered in the distance medley relay, and will have a representative in the three-mile college championship race. I iTieafi I il imiiI 1 I ingglng on the field. The system Calgary, April 28. At a preliminary meeting of lacrosse boosters here yesterday arrangements were made to revive the national game In Calgary, and also to reorganise the Alberta Lacrosse Association for affiliation with the C.

A. L. A. The Calgary tlub Will reorganise next Friday ftlght, and the provincial association meeting will be held the following: Friday. CONGRATULATE FALCONS Toronto, April 28.

The executive of the Ontario branch of the amateur athletic union of Canada sent the following cable to W. Hewitt, congratulating Faldons op winning the world's amateur hotkey champion ship: Hewitt. Antwerp: "Ontario amateur union tnhgrat-ulhtes champ'ona of the world. The Maple letf Forever. (8d.) "Walter Trlvett, Secretary." FREE Manrico and Olympia Cigars, Three for 25 E.

MORRIS LIMITED Ete. 1116 GOVERNMENT STREET wilt be Similar to that in vogue in hockey. Drafting Schedule. The meeting will also draft the schedule for the coming season. Victoria, Westminster and Vancouver have all entered in the league and It is expected that this season will see as fast a brand of lacrosse as has been played In this part of the globe for a long time.

It Is expected that a play-off series will be held at the expiration of the echedule this year. PUBLIC NOTICE! We have the finest equipment on the island for the making and repairing of auto and truck springs, for the removing of old solid tires and putting on netf Ones) for" welding, tutting and braslng. Work positively guaranteed and price reasonable. Attractive Summer Styles YoU know a man's character by the way he dresses. Get one of our hats and your clothes pressed and Cleaned at our rtore.

London, April 28. Major t). McCal-monfs Derby favorite, Tetratema, by Tetrarch-Scotch Olft. won the 2,000 guineas, the first Of the English three-year-old classics, at the Newmarket races to-day. W.

Raphael's Allenby finished secohd and Sir EJ. Paget's Paragon was third. For monthe past heavy wagers have been laid on Tetratema win this year' Derby, which will be run at Epsom Downs on Wednesday, June 2. Londoh, April 28. Newmarket, headquarters of the Jockey Club, regained, to-day much of its prewar brilliance on the occasion of the running of the first of the five classic races for three-year-olds, this being the 2,000 guineas.

The second of these, the 1,000 guineas, confined to fillies, will be run on next Friday; the third, the Derby at Epsom on June 2, with the fourth, the Oaks for fillies only, On the following Friday. The fifth Of the classic Noes is the St. Linger, at Dnneaster, On September 8, Ancient Races, In point of age the St, Leger Is the Oldest having been founded in 1778, witfi thi Oaks In Oaks in 1770, and theDerby the following year, The 1,000 guineas dates from 1809 ftml the one thousand from 1814. Notwithstanding great difficulties, Amsrcan Hat and Clothes Shop Mcdonald nicol 721-723 Tisgard Street Phone 38 Residence 4190R Residence 3792L I MlONB MIS, I DANCE JAZZ BATTERY SERVICE Revercomb Motor Co. Expert Awtornebil Battery Construction WITH THE WRESTLERS Union Suits For Me after this.

Never again will I wear any other underwear. They are sd comfortable; nothing bulky around the waist; fit like a glove, got them at Cuming's store where you ca get everything In men's furnishing, front bath robes to socks, hose, etc, CUMING CO. 727 Yates 8tree, Phone 3J22 ft! fjiSrl BUILT To be held Saturday nlifht In Iorralne Aca demy, with Zalla'n or-cheHtra. Prize for the ntiwt refined cnuple in Vox Trot Jazzing. Anyone acting rude or Hhlmmeylng will be subject to arreHt.

lOnRAlSft Academy Pandora and Blanahsrd. "Com Up a Tew Stairs and Save a few Dollarfl." lien's All-Wool Suits Special $38.00 If 1 PAIRED ftCAi cn all these races were run each year of Any Battery I1U Charged 133 Yates Street. Vietorie Phone 4919 the war( though under conditions that robbed them of much of their ancient glory and prestige. Many Well-knowh owners were unrepresented and fields were small. Many Horses Entered.

The 2,000 guineas Is run Over the Rowley mile at Newmarket and confined to three-year-old colts and fillies fonled In 1917. Nominations Closed with 118 entries. In recent Jrears the field has seldoni much exceeded a dnxen, big fields such as Salt Lake City, Utah, April 18. Mike Tokel, middleweight champion and Ira Dern wrestled three hours and ten minutes here last flight without tt decision. The bout was stopped by the referee and declared a draw.

Ogdcn, Utah, April 28. The wrestling match between Ad Santel, light heavyweight champion, and 'Jack Harbertson of Ogden, went to a draw after each man had scored a fall and wrestled twelve minutes On the third fall and stopped within the two-hour limit. Kansas City; April 28.. StanlBlos Zbysiiko, threw Sal va tore Chevalier the French champion here last night in two straight fulls. Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeated Fran Zolar, Canadian, in straight fall.

In Shades of Brown Aso a Grey-Green Mixture Htmnerf ef tttturnM (Pre Imelonftl and BunlBM FY VIE BROS. Mta'S Association Garage 4. li. tnginsart Machinists J- Kaiiialnt and Overhauls. I'ftOKfi 2126 -852 ESQUIMALT ROAD UNTlIi.

tOU SE3 i The ACE SIX ani the DIAMOND OlAMflNO THufcrt AdSNCV Victoria Cormrftat I'hane suns. Thft outdoor mon thi dull' magnificent Hummer at CuftU Point will commence oh May t'KATI KKHi Hwlmmlnt, tllvlng. WAIor Polo, Canoeing, nnatlns, i'lrnlr, lnnni Tannin, Daikeihall, Open Air Urmnamum, etc. Membrmhle feeft to Deo. Ill Men.

il; Laillea. $3: Junlora. I J. Application formt obtainable at Ml Fort Street, or 610 8ayward Bids. fismlej Buildingr, Corner Government and Brougbton often go to the post for the Derby be ing Many great nams in turf; hiwtory are associated with this but hot many of Its winners havej gone on to win the- Derby, and fewer I still have achieved the "triple at the St.

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