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VICTORIA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 191b LEAGUE GAMES FOR PUPILS OF SCHOOLS 7 Billy Kennedy -With Foundation Company THEP.nOS BOTTLES and LilHCH KITS Thermos Bottles, pint size, each, $2.75 and 2.25 Thermos Bottles, with corrugated metal case, pint size $4.00 Thermos Bottles, quart size Thermos Bottles, quart size, corrugated metal case 5.5 Thermos Carrying Cases, quart size i.f2.00 Thermos Carrying Cases, pint size, each $1.50 Thermos Metal Lunch Kits, with pint size Thermos Bottle, $5.25 and $4.25 Vacuum Bottles, each 4 4 1121 Government St. PEDEPJ BftOS. Phone 81f Hockey, Basketball and Football League Entries Required at Once ST. KITTS BEATEN. SPECIAL AWARDS IN ISLAND DOG SHOW C.vr a i te fa -V i i i Li soccer, lacrosse and haw-ball uniforms.

Champion of th Sculls. As a boxer, Kennedy hu won a reputation as one of thu cleanest exponents of the noble art that ever Htepied Arrangements are well In hand for the commencement of the league games in connection with the public schools of this city. At a meeting composed of representatives of most of the schools of Victoria and district it was decided that Girls' Hockey, Junior and Senior Girls' Basketball, Junior and Senior Football and Boys' Basketball Leagues shall be formed, providing that at least three teams enrol for any league. Officers. The officers for the ensuing year were appointed and are as follow: Hon.

president, George Jay; hon. vice-president, E. B. Paul; president, Harry Charlcsworth; vice-president, W. Hoadley; hon.

secretary-treasurer, George Anstey, 1557 Oakland Avenue; assistant secretary-treasurer, H. Creel-man. In order to facilitate the working of the respective leagues it has been deomed advisable to fix a definite date and time for the playing of every match, from which no departure will be permitted except in the case of exceptionally unfavorable weather. Accordingly, the schedule will be drawn up according to the following table: Girls' hockey Mondays Senior football Tuesdays Girls' Junior Basketball Tuesdays Boys' Basketball Wednesdays Junior football Girls' senior basketball Fridays AU matches will commence not later than thirty minutes after the legal closing time of school, except in the case of distant schools, when by mutual agreement a later time may be fixed. Cups For Winners.

This season there will be a cup presented to the winning team of each league, so that it is expected the games will be keenly contested. The equipment for the games has been obtained by means of the profits on The Public School Magazine being shared between the various schools. GIANTS' SHARE OF WORLD SERIES GAMES New York, Oct. 1. The last echo of the world series of 1918 sounded yesterday throughout the greater city.

The echo was cheque-laden, and every Giant surviving the recent campaign for ihe pennant, whether lolling in his hotel or laboring in adjacent shipyards and steel plants, recognized the ting-a-ling, that is, if echo ever ting-a-lings. The echo long awaited by the Mc-Graw men spelled, if one listened closely, and they all listened Just that way, $331.50. In other words, the "divvy" that such of the Giants as happened to have remained in the Big Town were longing and long for and counting on to pay W. J. WILSON MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHIERS Into a ring, but among all his spotting activities he has distinguished himself mainly in sculling.

At the present time ho holds the senior single and double scull championships, and has hung up the record for onu mile and a half for Columbia and the Pacific Coast, which he won at Portland, Oregon. He is also an expert paddler and swimmer. The men of the Foundation Yards are looking to Kennedy to help them in their sporting season, and no doubt he will throw his characteristic enthusi asm into anything along these lines that he undertakes. Kennedy has been at the head of some big sporting meets since he has been in Victoria, and tho sporting fraternity have come to associate success with anything he takes hold of. JOCKEY CLUB HELPS TO RESTORE RACING Donates $40,000 to Be Given in Stakes for Events on French Turf The recent brilliant successes of the Allies on the French battlefront have had such an effect from a sporting standpoint that a big sum has been donated to revive autumn horse-racing.

To help the sport the English Jockey Club has donated the sum of $40,000, to be given in stakes, and to this the French Sportive Societe d'Encourage-nement has given 19,000, making the fund total $59,220. The biggest part of the money will be raced for at Maisons-Laffitte, where there will be meets on October 15, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31, and on November 7, 11 and 14. A separate racing fund has been devoted to the Bordeaux Club, which has announced a meeting for Anglo-Arab horses, while the Steeplechase Society will have twelve days' racing between October 3 and December 3. The sum of $50,000 has been collected for the Bordeaux meet. These races will be for horses of eight years or age and under.

FREDDIE WELSH. New York, Oct 1. Fteddio Welsh, former lightweight champion. Is now a private in the United States army, it was learned here to-day. He is attached to the medical service and stationed at Washington.

So tr ie Leading Exhibits in Canine Clacses at Cow-ichan Exhibition Specials in the dog classes at the Cowichan Show are ae follows: Best dog in show Kit, owner Miss Mariorie Norle. Best opposite sex In show Caerphilly Queen, owner Mrs. A. W. Forbes.

Best sporting Duke, owner Herb Smith. Best non-sporting dog Failsworth White Kaffir, owner Bert Pritchett. Best fox terrier (wire or smooth) Filey-Flit-Her-Girl, owner Mrs. E. Stock.

Best setter, any variety Bridget, owner Mrs. Fryd. Best terrier, any variety Caerphilly Queen, owner Mrs. A. W.

Forbes. Best puppy, any breed Jesmond Lena, owner Mrs. J. W. Creighton.

Best bred and owned by resident oi Cowichan District Labrador Puppy, owner E. Stock. Smallest dog in show Strathroyle Blighty, owner Mrs. Delville Elsted. Best dog shown and owned by lady -Caerphilly Queen, owner Mrs.

A. W. Forbes. Best fox terrier shown and owned by a lady Filey-Flit-Her-Girl, owner Mrs. E.

Stock. Best brace sporting Stylish Katie and Bachelor's Kacket, owner Reese Jones. Best brace bulldogs Failsworth White Kaffir and Failsworth White Duchess, owner Bert Pritchett. Best brace non -sporting Failsworth White Kaffir and Failsworth White Duchess. Best brace terriers Madrona Hand! cap and Jumbo, owner Mrs.

W. H. Thome. Best brace of toys Strathroyle Blighty and Strathroyle Radah, owner Mrs. F.

Delville Elsted. Best team, any variety Strathroyle Radah and Lindum Black Prince; Strathroyle Tommy Atkins and Strathroyle Seaforth Kiltie, owner Mrs. F. Delville Elsted. Best dog bred and owned by exhibitor Jesmond Monmouth, owner J.

W. Creighton. Best dog shown by soldier Moses, owner G. Kennett. Best dog shown and owned by member of C.

A. Filey-Flit-Her-Girl, owner Mrs. E. Stock. Best terrier, anv variety, owned by Cowichan resident Filey-Flit-Her-Girl, owner Mrs.

E. Stock. Best sporting dog shown and owned by resident of Cowichan District Rhoda, owner W. H. Elkington.

Pointer Blue Bird, owner Miss Christmas. Junior puppy class Big Boy, Miss Christmas. Blue Cross sporting Rory, owner Miss Sherman. SCOTTISH FOOTBALL. Glasgow, Oct.

1. Yesterday's games in the Scottish Football League resulted as follows: Celtic, Third Lanark, 1. Queen's Park, Rangers, 2. Partick Thistle, Clyde, 1. A taining the So when 9 Jo i1 I I' i if i Toronto, Sept.

30. The Maitlands lacrosse team defeated St. Catharines here Saturday in the first of the home and home games for the C. L. A.

championship by a score of five to two. About a thousand fans braved the cold weather to witness the game. St. Catharines brought along all of the regular team and had four additions from Montreal in the persons of McCarthy, Farney, Do ran and Walsh. Maitlands had only their usual team.

TIL HUSTON PROMOTED. New York, Sept. 30. A cablegram from France just received conveys the pleasant intelligence that Til Huston, half owner of the New York Yankees, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. "Cap," as he was familiarly known to his friends, organized a regiment of railway engineers from his home town.

Cincinnati. immediately upon the outbreak of war and accompanied it to France as captain of Co. A He declined the commission of colonel at the time. MEDAL FOR RUGBY MAN. London, Oct 1.

In the latest casu alty list issued appears the name of Captain Jimmy Carson, the famous Cardiff, Blackheath and London rugby player, who is reported to have died in Egypt. Lieut W. J. Jenkins, the Welsh international rugby player, who cap tained the Cardiff fifteen in 1913-14, has been awarded the Military Cross. DANGER EVERYWHERE Little Millie's father and grandfather were Republicans, and, as election drew nearrthey spoke of their opponents with ever-increasing warmth, never heeding Millie's attentive ears.

One night, as the little maid was preparing for bed, she cast a fearful glance across the room and whispered in a frightened little voice: "Oh, mamma, I'm afraid to go to bed. I'm afraid there's a Democrat in the closet." Organizer. ACHES AND PAINS QUICKLY RELIEVED You'll find Sloan's Liniment softens the severe rheumatic ache Put it on freely. Don't rub it in. Just let it penetrate naturally.

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H. Brown's store on Fort Street resulted in no definite plans being made, although those present at the meeting were optimistic over the possibilities of getting enough teams in the field to make an interesting competition. For senior games, the V. I. A.

A. announced that they could put in a team for the senior games, and the opinion was expressed that the Foundation Company, the Navy and the Willows would be able to find enough material for good rugby teams. It was pointed out also that among the many men to be brought here for training for the Siberian contingent there should be a large number of rugby players, who will be anxious to get into harness for the handling code. With inter-city with Vancouver the senior clubs will be able to obtain a full fixture card for the season. The University School, High School and the V.

I. A. A. were mentioned as teams for intermediate rugby, the lat ter club expecting to be able to put both a heavy and intermediate team in the field. An entry from the University, the public schools and St.

Michaels were aiso suggested for the juniors' competition. A further meeting will be held next Monday night to discuss plans again and make definite arrangements for the season. All interested in fostering the game are requested'to be present, and among the matters to be discussed will be the rugby football week which it is proposed to hold in connection with the festival week to be held in Victoria In December to celebrate the opening of the winter season. STILL TEN CLUBS IN BASKETBALL LEAGUE Two teams have dropped out of the City League basketball competition but despite this fact there will still be ten clubs In the competition recently organized, lor the vacancies were quickly filled. The High School and Normal School decided that they had not sufficient material to compete In the class, which it is expected will compose the league, and sent In their withdrawals to Secretary Gropp.

Since the league was started, however, the Imperial Munitions Hoard have sent In an application, which has been fol lowed by one from the Metropolitan cnuren. The applications will be sub mitted to a meeting which is to be held at the v. m. C. room at 8.30 thts evening.

All the clubs entered in the league are requested to send dele gates to the meeting. INTER-CLUB HONORS IN MAINLAND GOLF Vancouver, Oct. 1. Inter-club golf honors for the year rest with the Shaughnessy Heights Club. Vancouver failed to do better than- break even with Jericho in the final match.

The Burquitlam men needed every match to carry off the championship, but the Jericho first team representatives dis played unusually good form and man aged to break even. The second teams played at Burnaby and here the Van couver men made practically a clean sweep, Jericho only having one match. 3J W. N. Kennedy, known to the Fport-Ing fraternity all over the Pacific Coast as Billy Kennedy, bus thrown in his lot with the Foundation Company.

Billy, who has been for the past fourteen years stationed in Victoria with the C. P. R. Telegraph Company, has been appointed assistant buyer to Mr. Perry, lumber buyer for the Foundation Company.

The best wishes and congratulations to Kennedy in his new position will be extended by all those with whom he has come in contact, either in the world of sports or In a business way. Billy will be a great help to the Foundation Company's athletic branch, for he is not only a good athlete, but has proved himself to be a first class organizer of all branches of sport. For the last three years he has been playing basKetball for tho Y. M. C.

A. seniors, and previous to that played with the James Bay Athletic team for several years. He has played on representative rugby teams for Victoria for many seasons, and has appeared in HOCKEY ATMOSPHERE IS STILL CLOUDED Quinn Desirous of Transferring Quebec Franchise to Toronto Montreal, Sept. 30. Though repre sentatives of the various clubs were in session here for three or four hours Saturday and again last night, the professional hockey atmosphere is still far from cleared.

It was announced, following the conferences of the club owners, that the National Hockey Association had suspended for the time being and that no move had yet been made to reorganize the N. H. L. under which name the series was conducted last winter. Nothing will bo definitely decided until the annual meeting of the N.

H. L. which takes place in November. "Mike" Quinn, of Quebec, explained that he had sold the franchise rights and privileges to Percy Quinn, of Toronto, and Intimated that he was desirous of transferring the Quebec franchise to Toronto. Eventually it was unanimously decided to ratify the sale and to grant to Percy Quinn the same rights previously enjoyed In the Jm.

II. L. by the Quebec Hockey Club. Mr. Lichtenhcin made it clear that the Wanderers were prepared to go ahead if other clubs were willing, but moved that the N.

H. L. suspend operations. This was seconded by George Kennedy, of the Canadiens. Torontos and Shamrocks fought against the plan and thought that the N.

H. L. should continue. Ultimately it was decided by a vote of three to two to suspend. Thre was a lengthy discussion between Canadiens and Ottawas, the only remaining clubs in the National Asset iation.

None of the delegates were afterwards prepared to say, however, what had transpired Hence, with the N. H. L. suspended for the time being, and the N. II.

L. owners refusing to declare themselves, the hockey haze would appear thicker than ever. ST. LOUIS BASEMAN ELECTS TO FIGHT Lebanon, Sept. 30.

George Sis-ler, premier first baseman of the St. Louis Browns, has elected to fight the Boche instead of accepting essential employment on war work. Sisler has promised Coach Charley Ketchner, In charge of the playing end of the Lebanon, Bethlehem Steel Baseball League, that should he decide to work Instead of fight he would accept employment here and play with the local steel team. In a telegram received from Sisler, Coach Kelchner is notified of the former's acceptance of a commission in tho army, where he will serve with his old manager. Brunch Rickey, who also has enlisted.

INDOOR SWIM. Vancouver swimming enthusiasts will be out In force to-night on the occasion of the otliciar opening of the Chalmers natatorium for the season of 1918-19. The officials have arranged an attractive programme for the evening, including aquatic events of all kinds. The representatives of the Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club, headed by President Ronald Kenvyn, will be on hand and will take a loading part in the opening ceremonies. There will be several races, water polo and fancy diving exhibitions.

HANGS UP NEW RECORD. Loirton, Oct. 1. Miss May Spencer, of the Carston Swimming Club, at the Livingstone Street Baths, Birkenhead, has succeeded in lowering the 200 yardH ladles' breast-stroke world's and A. H.

A. record of mlns. 11 2-5 nui(Tn by MIks Lucy Morton at Man-chehtiT In 1916. Swimming in fine style Bhe covered tho distance in 3 mins. 8 thus lowering the world's record by 3 2-6 sees.

It was a splendid per-j foi'inunce. Miss Spencer is only 16 yrum old. WILL STICK TO CRICKET. Loud. in Morning Post As a nation we tut 11, of course, stick to cricket.

Cricket Is our game of games, a vital pin of our nutlonal life and character, lint we can bo open-minded enough to admire the and vivacious pastime in which American personality playfullv expresses itself. Government St. FOUNDATION MEN TO PLAY FRIENDLY GAME Try Out New Players in Match with Assembly Plant at Beacon Hill To make their selection from the good supply of soccer material at the plant, the Foundation Company will try out a number of new players in a friendly soccer game at Beacon Hill Park on Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. Several new faces will be noticed in the line-up selected to meet the Assembly Plant who are also ambitious to enter in the league competition. It will be the debut of the munition men into the game with any other eleven this season, and their performance will be watched with in terest as if the league officials decide in their favor, they may be among the teams fighting for trophies this sea son although they delayed in putting in their application until after the fix ture list was drawn up.

The following selection has been made by the Foundation Company to give the players an opportunity of proving their worth for a regular place on the side: Barnes; McDonald and Tom Bridges; Johnson, Little and Hay; Alcock, English, J. Bridges, Munroe and F. Brown. Reserves, J. Allen.

Mutch and Stott To Di scuts Sports. To discuss their sports schedule In general, a meeting has been called to be held at the General Office of the Works on Thursday. Following the announcement of the management that they would encourage shipyard workers to take an active part in the sports of the city, the employees have seized the opportunity to organize, and besides the soccer team, a basketball team has been entered in the city league, a rugby team has been invited for competition in the rugby games this year, and the programme of sports to be presented at the meeting Thursday is a comprehensive one which, will appeal to most of the sporting tastes of those employed at the yards. Among the sportsmen recently gone over to the yards is "Billy" Kennedy, who will throw what little time he can spare from his duties as assistant to Mr. Perry, lumber buyer for the company, into helping in the organization of the sports, and his extensive experience along these lines Is bound to help things along considerably.

WEALTHY JAPS ARE GOLFING ENTHUSIASTS Westfield, N.J., Sept. 30. The ehackamaxon Golf Club boasts of having eight Japanese golf players under the tutelage of Cyril Walker, club professional. All are wealthy business men, having offices in New York city, the most prominent being S. Ohki, a New York importer and a resident of this place.

Four of the school have progressed to a point where they now make the round in SO's, and two of them, T. Oakil and H. Watanabe, already have won their first round matches in the championship division of the club's annual title tournament. NEW SHOT-PUT RECORD. London, Sept.

30. A new British record for throwing the shot was recently made at the Cashel sports by J. O'Gradv, who recorded 38 feet, beating his previous record of 37 feet b'A inches. The world's record for the event is held by Jon Flanagan, who, in 1905, at New York, put tile weight 39 feet inch. 1 Sit 48St wtv their hotel bills was made yesterday.

Ferdinand Stubbleheld Schupp, the pitcher, broke the news gently over the telephone yesterday that he "had got him," and announced his intention of "setting sail" for Louisville, his old home town, this morning. Don Jose Bodriquez, the Cuban ln- fielder, waited for his bit until the Menocal Government called upon him a week ago to hurry home, as he was needed in the army Senor Menocal is planning to send against the Kaiser. REFUSE HALF MILLION FOR GAY CRUSADER A half million dollars for a race horse! To be sure, it seems incredible, especially in these times of financial needs for the great war, yet this enormous price recently was offered for Gay Crusader, owned by A. W. Cox, one of the leading men on the English turf.

Rumors of the phenomer.al offer of $500,000 had been current around Newmarket for some time. When Cox was asked if it was true, he replied: "Yes, but I would say that the horse is not for sale. Additional Information was to the effect that Gay Crusader has finished his racing career and will go to the Manton stud at a fee of $2,000. He is now a four-year-old, and while he did nothing this year, lie won a total of about $75,000 during his two-year-old and three-year-old seasons. Among his wins last year were the Guineas, Derby.

Gold Cup, Jockev Club Stakes and bt Leger, as well as everything else worth starting for. The great disappointment of the English racing season Just passing was when Gay Crusader failed to meet Gains borough, the best three-year-old this year, in the September Stakes. Both horses are by Bayardo, for which Cox once refused an offer of $280,000. AUSTRALIAN BOXERS ARE DOING THEIR BIT San Francisco, Sept. 30.

Australian boxers to the number of 875 men are at the front or otherwise engaged in doing their best to put an end to the reign of the house of In Germany, according to "Snowy" Baker, the Australian fight promoter, who Is viMting in this city. Baiter says that the boxing game practically is dead In the Antipodes, hut he looks for a great revival after tho war, as "the soldiers have taken strongly to boxing and there will be many a good fighter developed from the ranks among those who return." linker says he does not expect to do any more flight promoting, ot least not until tho war 1b over. In the meantime he has become interested in the moving picture busimsa, both as an actor and a producer. MANY FOOTBALLERS IN THE CASUALTY LISTS Ixiiidon, Hi pt, 30. The iihiiu of several soccer and rugby footballers npiii-ar in the Julist luMiiuiiy list.

Corporal James Shark, the famous Hcoltit-h and Fulliiim full bars, is wouudttd arid a prisoner In Ueiniany. Bernard I'ykett, ilie well-known Notts, Iiclct'Hlir Fot.se und Liverpool Huceer player, has had his right log amputat ed. Sergeant. A. Turnbull, who was famous before tho war as a member ot the Manchester City and MaiK hc.Mtur United Clubs, is orficlully reported dead.

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