.1 PAGE TWO I his aUe usneu 07 Lii;ior C the Govt N 1 i iisemeiit is not pub- displayed by the ontrol Board or by run.pnt of British To, jmbia THK DAILY M'.W'S ews a nd Vi ews m ne NO PEACE FOR FAREWELL TO ! LEAGUE LEADER G. S. ROSSEL! 4tl FISHKKMEN CAPTURE FINE STRING OF JAGKFISH: Specimens of the finnied tribe caught in Prince Albert National Park, where Premier King has a cottage. GEORGIA PEACH PACIFIC COAST QUITS DIAMOND HOCKEYLEAGUE Ty Cobb Says he Will be Through at End of Present Season CLEVELAND, Sept. 18. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, one of Big League baseball's oldest players, who has for the past two decades taken a most prominent part in the National pastime, stated yesterday that he would sever relations with baseball permanently at the c ose of the present Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and I Portland to Comprise Loop inis winter W 4 V"rWTVrTWfc c A en t VAAtuuvbn, aepi. ib. t a IT V-t iJiT WORLD SERIES ON OCTOBER 4 Game Will Qpen. Either at New York or Philadelphia, Going Later to St Louis, New-York or Chicago NEW YORK. Sept 18. The world series this year will start on Thursday, October 4, in the park of cither the New York Yankees or the Philadelphia Athletics, depending upon which city wins the American League pennant, it is announced. Two games will be played there and then the teams will move either to St. Louis, New York or Chicago, depending upon which National League club emerges winner. C . Barrie of Digby Island was a passenger leaving for Vancouver aboard the Catala this &t ternoon. KILLS FLIES MOSQUITOES BED HUGS ANTS ROACHES MOTHS I ,. ;.,? Close Margins Still Obtain in nig Haseball Closing Sept. 3ft NEW YORK. Sept. 18. It looks as though neither of the Bi? League leaders would get any peace until the season close? on September 30. While Philadelphia was idle yesterday, the Yankees chalked up a win over St. Louii but the National remained unchanged when the Cardinals and Giants and Chicago turned in victories. The Giants are two games behind the Cardinals with Chicago a game and a half behind the Giants. i . . National League j Pittsburg 2; New York 9. Cincinnati 3; Brooklyn 7. Chicago 15; Boston 5. St Lopis 5; Philadelphia 2. American League New York 12; St. Louis 2. Boston 6; Chicago 3. Washington 4 Detroit 3, Coast League San Francisco 9; Portland 6. Onlv games played. tary. LEAGUE STANDINGS National W. Louis 86 Pacific Coast Hockey League with York ok four teams embracing Vancouver, i Chicago it Victoria, Seattle and Portland pHttbury . . . '. . 19 will be in operation this winter Cincinnati !'.!'.!!!! 74 according to Frank Patrick. Pat-, Brooklyn . . . . . . 71 rick will direct the Vancouver-Boaton ..... j& club ; Peter Muldoon, Seattle ; and phHdelphb 48 1 Bobby Rowe, Portland. No man-. ager has yet been named for Vic-1 American toria. iNew York M ! ! Philadelphia 92 St Louis 78 TY COBB QUITS ! Washington 88 AT END OF SEASON , Chicago 8 FAewcu Spacer rAks.- WELL Detroit 82 Cleveland 89 Boston SI L. 56 57 59 68 66 n 95 99 49 50 65 75 76 81 88 92 SPORT CHAT Pet .60f .599 jsm J56 .529 497 .321 .303 .656 .64? .545 .476 .472 .434 .415 .357 u Devotees of golf at Anyox helo an organisation meeting recently at which W. R. Lindsay was elected president of the newly formed Golf Club. About a score of players have ben exercising on the four hole course on the slag pile and it is felt that conditions warrant an extension to a nine hole course. 8id Peters is secre With the Giants and the Cubs crowding the league-leading Cardinals like a eonpW of bill collectors, the hectic National league race reminds old-timer- of the great 1908 care. wher. three teams roared down the fin ish line half a game apart. And the American League race continues to be no less interest ing with Philadelphia Athletic preaaing hard the New York Yankees who had not long ago looked like an unbeatable lead Whether or not they win the flag, the inspired 1928 Athletics must be rated as one of Connie Mack's most courageous tesms, not excepting the glorious aggre gation of ten years ago or so. SINKERBALL ARTIST OUT Wllccy Moore Fail to Come Hark . , -t mw w f ana asks jiBnager iiuggins to Retire Him St Louis. Sept. 18. Wilcey Moore, whose sinkerball and relief work was a tremendous factor in the drive of the 'ankees to the world championship last year asked Manager Iiuggins today to place him on the voluntary retired Hit. The failure of Moore' arm to regain its cunning prompted the request Function Given in His Honor Last Night ni t. Andrew's j SOcietv K'-ums j Under the ai; pices of the St :r.-i :'s Sonic ; , a far. well party was lu id last' niht in honor of George S R'ns: who is ieav-:zx the cuy tJs eveiMi.sr for Cali- or?ja. 4$ Quite a !aWe number of friend-turned out Jr the occasion and r. most efejljfctble evening was pent in songfe and recitations. During fine course of the even-'ng, J. S. Irvine, president of the ?t Andrew I Society, nn lehalf of the member and his friends, pre- ented Mr. Russell with a gold r.ugget watch chain, as a token of esteem in which he was held by his friends. The speaker went on to say "hat in the last fifteen years, Mr. Russell had rendered valuable service in the efforts for good clean sport, particularly in 'ootbal! and basketball, and, a 3 member of the St Andrew's Society, ha had held responsible ositions from time to time and vas held in high esteem by his rellow members. It was to be re grafted that he was leaving' to make his home in the south, bat it was to be hoped that he would return soon. Other speakers were Wm. Raid. .Ice-president of the Football As- ociation ; J. S. Wilson, president t the Junior Football Associa tion; Alderman Tinker, S. D. Macdonald, . president of the Thistle F.C., and Alex. Half, cap tain of the Thistle F.C. Those taking part in the program were Piper Hugh Smith, A. A. Con nan, las. Black, Bill Murray, W. Mitchell. Ben Cameron, Alderman Brown, T. Haddon, C. Taylor, B. Ferguson, Alderman Tinker. W. Vanghan Daviee offl-iated at the piano and led the community singing. Refreshments were served by ;he house committee Alex. McLeed nd 0. Finlayson, uaiatea by ither members. A. Clspperton of he entertainment committee set harge of the program. JtAD OF THE ATHLETICS IV AMERICAN LEAGUE 11 CANADIAN GIRL 30M1LESWI ONTRFAL, Sept 18. Miss Daisy Kintr Shaw, of Shawinlgan Fails, Que' c, also finished in Sunday's M ntreal-Sorel race, It Yas discover, d, and received $296 in prize rn ney. The race was down the n . r a distance of thirty miles and vs won by Georges Michel, the 1'arls baker, who i mained in -iie water longest of all the To,. , to Marathon swini- mers recent' -. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL English League, Dlv. 1. nioCur. Rovera, 2, Sunder-,lauU 0. Sheffield nlted-LIverpool not 'played. I West II.-m I ; Cardiff City 1. Coon'. I To iirh, who has been in chi; the I'nion f)il Co.'s Htatioi- .,1 vrnesg. sailed this afternoon the Catala for Van- ,couver. World of Sport BASEBALL IS NOW COMING INTO POPULAR FAVOR WITH THE CHINESE baseballers snapped during a match between Iio.-ik Kong American and Chinese ear: Chinese are in the field and the Americans at bat. For some time interest in the g been growing in the land of the Celestials. Around The World With Sport Fans (Isjr The Tramp) Circumstances over which the anaiiian National Exhibition had no control resolved the an-: ual M .r&thon swim Into an inhuman test of physical endurance instead of the sporting spectacle nd contest of speed intended by its sponsors, says an Eastern critic. Who can be responsible 1 for the vagaries of old Lake Ontario? One week earlier the women's Marathon was contented over the same coarse in water , the temperature of which brought no protest from the well-conditioned competitors. On Wednesday the water was so cold that some of the entrants withdrew before the start, and others did not swim more than a few hundred yard. Those who kept on, lured by the $50,000 in cash, subjected themselves to terrific punishment Afflicted by nausea, cramps, total exhaustion even to the point of unconsciousness and semi-blindness many were dragged from the lake by their attendants, and required the immediate and sometimes heroic ministrations of doctors and nurses in an emergency hospital ashore. In the Catalina Channel Swim only George Young of 102 contestants finished, overcoming icy waters, adverse tides, high seas and kelp beds, a severe test of any man's courage and endurance. The doughty Michel, swimming blindly on and on In the chill . darkness while Uroee ashore ai spectator cbufse to seek wi'in fort could not fini-h Some of the men sw.r sciouiness, and son,.-to continue long arable to do w. K-'i . distance from 2! to : not enough. Even ' conditions is too tithe race of 1927 it to renew the ennti -' The official annou:, Exhibition'? directs gard to next year with interest. The m in Lake Ontario r will not again be swimmers or speet.i' ' Joe Grenasche I.' for a tit p to Detroit ?amc$ and Fames that have endured for generations ! When Dumas was a lad of thirteen he saw the great Napoleon dash past in his carriage after Waterloo , . . the grim face of the Em-peror ... his limping cavalcade . . . retreating across the last pages of romantic The Safe Spirit mm, H history. Small wonder that Dumas in hii writing turned to the good old days' of the Louts' . . . the days of doublets and long-hose, of glittering rapier . . , days that Could never sink to the level of defeat. His Three Musketeers will live forever . . . forever drawing sword in defence of honour. Keep it Handy THREE STAR HENNESSY BRANDT Bottled at Cognac, France This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Iloard or by the Co of British, Columbia, HI