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1
PAGE
FOUR
"
The
Boston
Craves
garnered
17
hits
and
bunched
12
of
their
runs
In
two
Innings
yesterday
to
defeat
the
Philadelphia
National
Leaguers.
The
St.
Louis
Cardinals
pounded
five
Cincinnati
pitchers
for
12
hits
to
gain
the
victory.
The
Chicago
Cubs
fell
victims
to
the
Pittsburg
Pirates
who
drubbed
them
on
17
hits.
In
the
American
League,
Detroit
Tigers
walloped
Cleveland
Indians.
In
a
close
battle,
Chicago
White
Sox
defeated
St.
Louis
Browns.
Boston
Red
Sox
defeated
New
York
Yankees
in
.a
close
game,
Babe
Ruth's
second
home
run
of
the'
season
Just
falling
to
tie
the
score
in
the
ninth.
Scores
were:
SATURDAY
SCORES
National
League
New
York
13-7.
Philadelphia
2-5.
Brooklyn
1,
Boston
2.
St.
Louis
7,
Pittsburg
9.
j
Cincinnati
1,
Chicago
0.
j
American
League
Philadelphia
4,
Washington
8.
Detroit
4,
Cleveland
11.
IcagoWSt.
Louis
12,
SUNDAY
SCORES
National
League
v
St.
Louis
10,
Cincinnati
5.
Pittsburg
9,
Chicago
5.
Philadelphia
4,
Boston
13.
,
to
miw
York
10,
Brooklyn
4.
.,i
American
League
l97aif)etrolt
7,
Cleveland
1.
Boston
8,
New
York
7.
baa
oiugfjg,,
2(
St.
Louts
1.
v
Philadelphia
6,
Washington
11.
x
-
TEAM
STANDINGS
National
League
W.
L,
Pet.
New
York
,7
0
1.000
Pittsburg
8
1
.889
Boston
4
3
.561
Chicago
...
,.6
7
.462
St.
Louis
,,.6
7
.417-
Philadelphia
....3
6
.333
Cincinnati
.....3
7
.300
Brooklyn
J2
7
222
American
League
.
W,
L.
Pet.
Washington
-...8
2
,800
St.
Louis
6
4
.600
Chloagq
..
4
3
.561
Cleveland
5
4
'.556
Philadelphia.
4
4
.500
Boston
A
6
.400
Detroit
...4
8
.333
New
York
.
2
6
.250
FOOTBALL
SCHEDULE
Season
Opens
May
5
When
GUhuly
Cup
Contests
Start
The
football
season
will
open
here
on
May
5
with
the
starting
of
the
OUhuly
Cup
competition.
The
fixture
list
Is
as
follows:
May
5
Regiment
vs.
Canadian
Legion
(Referee
S.
Currle).
May
9
Prince
Rupert
A.C,
Regiment
(Referee
W.
Barton).
May
12
Canadian
Legion
Prince
Rupert
A.O,
(Referee
Barton).
May
16
Canadian
Legion
Regiment.
June
2--Canadlan
Legion
vs.
vs.
W,
vs.
Regiment.
May
ID
Regiment
;vs.
Prince
RurjertA,C.
MayV20
Prince
Rupert
A.C,
vs.
Canadian-Legion.
May
28
Regiment
'vs!
Canadian
Legion.
May
30
Prince
Rupert
A.C.
vs.
Prince
Rupert
A.C.
Referees
for
last
six
matches
will
be
appointed
later.
The
tariff
on
musical
or
so-called
musicals-Instruments
should
of
course
provide
a
sliding
scale
for
trombones.-Kltchner
Record.
Victoria
Day
Port
Simpson
Annual
Sports
Will
Be
Held
Featuring
Regatta
Part
of
Projram
PORT
SIMPSON,
April
28:
A
meeting
of
the
Celebration
Com
mittee
decided
to
hold
the
annual
turlng
regatta
part
of
the
pro
gram-
This
should
prove
of
interest
to
all
motor
boat
owners
in
the
surrounding
district.
US-pounders,
have
been
matched
for
another.
The
minor
prellmlnar
ies
have
not
yet
been
announced.
Softball
Is
also
proving
a
popu-
ar
sport
among
Canadian
National
Railways
employees
at
Prince
Qeorge.
the
enthusiasts
for
this
sport
there
having
made
their
first
appearance
on
Good
Friday.
Notwithstanding
that
many
were
new
to
the
game,
a
surprising
amount
of
talent
was
uncovered.
The
pro
posal
is
that
a
saftball
nine
shaU
be
organized
In
Prince
George
to
play
any
other
teams
In
the
vicinity
when
the
occasion
may
arise.
Considerable
interest
is
developing
In
the
bout
which
will
be
stag-yed
next
Friday
night
in
the
Exhibition
H&U
between
Benny
Wen-
Idle
of
Prince
Rupert
and
Henry
Deeth
of
Anyox.
It
was
De9th
who
got
a
decision
recently
at
Anyox
over
Billy
Bagshaw
of
this
city.
Wendle
Is
working
out
every
day
between
5
and
6
o'clock
at
the
Empress
Club
and
is
said
to
be
In
fine
trim.
Deeth
will
arrive
here
next
Thursday
night
from
the
smelter
town.
The
preliminaries
will
be
announced
within
a
few
days.
During
the
next
seven
months
nearly
2,000
races
will
be
un,
In
which
nearly
5,000
horses
will
compete
for
stakes
valued
a
$3,650,000
and
on
which
approximately
$1.-000,000,000
will
b
wagered
by
the
general
public.
Whether
for
good
or
(11
horse-racing
Is
the
national
pastime
which
engrosses
the
interest
of
every
class
In
the
community.
The
attendance
at
some
of
the
meetings
is
simply
.
colossal.
On
last
St.
Ledger
day
there
were
more
than
750,000
at
Doncaster,
and
this
number,
was
undoubtedly
exceeded
at
the
DeVby.
The
new
attraction
this
year
will
be
the
toallsator
method
of
betting,
a
I
mechanical
device
which
will
(low
of
the
Investment
of
small
stakes
on
a
pool
system
of
betting.
Seventy-one
racecourses
will
be
fitted
with
tho
"tote,"
as
the
fully
mechanised
apparatus-
is
called,
and
Its
Introduction
is
expected
to
lead
to
better
racecourses,
better
stands,
cheaper
admission,
larger
prizes
and
smaller
entrance
fees.
WHITING
SrOUT
are
appreciated.
It
Is
the
realiza
While
It
U
our
intention
to
cover
The
c6ntests
!al1
local
sport
doln?s
as
well
as
the
more
more
important
important.
events
tne
worm
in
the
various
classes
are
exiw.td
to
brina
all
enthusiasts
toMthw
will
be
realized
that
our
re-
The
other
sports
on
the
program
;urcw
are
necessarily
limited
and
will
be
Interesting
and.
wnslhor
h-
1.
order
to
cover
most
of
these
ng
good
it
should
prove
an
Ideal
holiday
outing
as
the
holiday
this
year
falls
on
a
week-end
giving
all
things,
it
will
be
essential
for
us
to
be
brief
about
many
if
not
all.
It
is
our
aim
to
give
our
sport
readers
plenty
of
time
to
get
back
to
their
!shol't
storl06
on
manv
th,n
work.
Sport
Chat
Wild
Cat
Carthum
and
Battling
Andy
Wilson,
200-pounders,
will
meet
in
the
semi-final
of
the
Benny
Wendle-Henry
Deeth
boxing
card
at
the
Exhibition
Hall
Fri
day
night.
They
will
do
six
rounds
stead
of
long
stories
on
a
few.
That
policy
will
apply
to
the
local
field
as
well
as
the
telegraphic.
Judging
I
f
mm
ATrmHanrta
nf
tVio
rfitf
If
fa
a
popular
policy
especially
at
a
place
go
situated,
as
Prince
Rupert
where
our
resources
are
limited
and
tele,
graphic
tolls
come
high.
The
Daily
News
is
desirous
of
re-
ceiving
any
advice
sport
section
might
whereby
our
at
the
church.
bo
Improved
commensurate
with
the
requirements
of
time
and
space.
While
we
cannot
promise
that
all
sugges
tions
will
be
adopted,
we
do
prom-
to
a
decision.
In
one
of
the
prell-
e
any
and
all
will
be
given
our
rninarles
Pat
Clinton
of
Victoria
I
serious
and
studied
consideration.
will
meet
AJ
Bach
of
Vancouver,
j
both
at
140
pounds,
while
Battling
j
Pete
Chenoski
and
Johnny
Romar.i
SPORTS
EDITOR.
FIGURES
IN
SPORT
HARRY
PAYNE
WHITNEY
Horse
racing,
breeding
and
polo
activities
have
made
Harry
Payne
Whitney
known
as
a
premier
spoUman
of
America.
Much
of
the
wealth
he
inherited
and
produced
in
mining
and
real
estate
interests
has
been
devoted
to
the
development
of
turf
sports.
Famous
horses
of
Mr.
Whitney
have
won
at
various
times
the
Kentucky
Derby
and
virtually
every
great
race
in
tha
United
States
as
well
as
many
abroad.
In
1024,
his
thoroughbreds,
said
to
number
more
than
200,
made
tho
largest
winnings
of
any
stable
in
the
country,
aggregating
half
a
million
dol
lars
with
272
races
won,
201
races
second
and
234
races
third.
In
tho
polo
field,
Mr.
Whitney
is
one
of
about
a
dozen
men
in
the
game's
history
to
hold
the
maxl
mum
handicap
of
10
goals.
He
or
ganized
activities
which
led
to
the
defeat
of
English
teams
by
Amerl
,
New
York
Giants
Win
Seventh
Straight
Game
While
Senators
z
Make
It
Three
Straight
Over
A's
EDITORIAL
Judging
from
the
number
of
i
complimentary
remarks
that
have
NEW
YORK,
April
28:
The
New
York
Giants'
seventh
reaf
ed
"r
c
theT
ofor'8
bel,n(t
straight
win
without
a
defeat
since
the
opening
of
the
i-ai
anS
feat
at
the
hands
of
the
Washington
Senators
were
the
hie
features
of
Birr
Leatrue
baseball
vesterdav.
The
Giants?
tion
that
sport
i3
a
very
Important
swamped
the
Brooklyn
Robins
by
a
score
of
10
to
4
while
ls
adjunct
that
has
actuated
the
v,
cL-
i,Ja
rV,
AMdiB
u
J..!.:.,.
Pally
News
on
deciding
to
give
this
luc
ocimtmo
uuui.cn
vuv
awhcuvd
w.c
uctioivc
swc
special
service
whi"h
followers
of
of
11
to
6.
Washington
Senators,
St.
Lous
Browns,
Chicago
jSp0rt
win,
of
cpurse,
have
ail
not-
White
box
and
Cleveland
Indians
are
now
all
ahead
oi
iced
has
now
been
on
for
two
or
the
Athletics
in
the
standing,
telegraphic
to
its
readers
of,
sport
three
weeks.
It
is
a
feature
that
the
Daily
News
plans
on
making
a
per
manent
innovation,
subject
always
of
course,
to
the
support
that
is
glv
en
it
from
the
sporting
element
which
we
have
come
to
believe
forms
a
large
percentage
of
the
male
population
and
a
goodly
num.
ber
of
the
ladles
as
well.
In
othe;
words,
It
la
our
lnten
tion
to
continue
permanently
such
exclusive
sport
stories,
not
only
telegraphic
but
local,
as
we
have
been
offering
for
the
two
or
yZZJFW
the
anTwhlch
past
lt
day's
paper
so
well
"xernpllfled.
can
in
International
matches.
He
was
a
member
of
the
famous
"Bis
Four"
of
1009
which
established
the
reputation
of
American
polo
and
was
known
as
a
player
par
excel
lence.
Being
interested
in
the
breeding
of
both
track
and
polo
horses,
Mr.
Whitney
is.
credited
with
having
done
much
to
develop
both
strength
and
agility.
In
addition
to
his
turf
and
polo
activities,
Mr.
Whitney
is
an
ardent
devotee
of
baseball
and
hunting,
For
years
he
is
said
to
have
pafd
75,000
for
a
few.
days'
shooting
'fit
Holwick,
England.
Mr.
Whitney
was
born
fn
New
York
April
20,
1872,
the
son
of
William
C.
Whitney,
secretary
of
the
navy
in
the
first
Cleveland
administration.
He
inherited
a
fortune
of
$24,000,000
on
the
death
of
his
father
In
1004
and
later
made'$10,-000,000
in
mining
In
the
southwest.
Despite
his
great
wealth
an
associate
of
Mr.
Whitney's
once
said
of
him:
"He
Is
a
real
sportsman.
I
know
of
no
one
who
plays
a
better,
fairer
game
lri
anything
he
tackles."
THE
DAILY
NEWS?
1
LL.iJ.T-.B,.
-'Jkg&r
Ground
in
Shape
City
Dolnir
Considerable
Work
and
Volunteer
Labor
Also
.T'
Turns
Out"
"
Several
baseball
and
football
players
and
fans,
despite
the
unfavorable
weather,
gathered
at
the
Acropolis
Hill
Grounds
yesterday
morning
to
help
with
the
surfacing
work.
The
city
has.
been
doing
con-siderable
work
on
the
grounds
as
a
result
of
which
they
a,re
expected
to
be
n
excellent
shape
by
the
time
league
play
commences,
Men
of
Grain
Ship
At
Dance
Enjoyable
Affair
Saturday
NJrht
In
Metropole
Ia
In
Honor
of
Crew
of
SS.
Roxen
Members
of
the
crew
of
-the
grain
ship
Roxen
were
entertained
by
lo
col
Scandinavians
at
a
dance
In
the
Metropole
Hall
Saturday,
There
was
aJarge
attendance
and
the
af
fair
was
very
enjoyable
to
all.
pres
ent,
TO
STAGE
EXHIBITION
8.
D,
Johnston
end
Frank
Rus
sell
will
play
an
exhibition
raatch
tonight
in
connection
with
the
finals
of
the
Rupert
Bast
United
Church
city
badminton
Oddfellows
and
Rebekahs
Have
s
Clutt
eh
Parade
About
fifty
Oddfellows
and
Re-
lekahs
attended
divine
service
last
nlsjht
In
First
Presbyterian
Church
where
Rei
Thomas
MeConnell
ad
dressed
them
suitably.
J.
E.
Jack
marshalled
the
Oddfellows
who
I
oaraded
from
the
Metropole
Hall
to
the
church.
The
Rcbekahs
gathered
Moose
Lodges
Church
Parade
Some
Sixty
Members
Heard
Dean
Gibson
"Speak
in
Cathedral
Last
Night
Some
sixty
members
of
the
Loyal
Order
of
Moose
and
Women
of
the
Mooseheart
Legion
attended
church
service
last
evening
in
St.
Andrew's
Anglican
Cathedral,
parading
from
the
hall
to
the
church
and
back
again,
Oscar
Sather,
scrgeant-at-
arms
of
the
lodge,
being
marshaj.
Very
Rev
James
B.
Olbson,
dean
of
the
Cathedral,
spoke
-appropriately
and
eloquently
on
the
work
of
the
order.
Barry
Talks
on
'
Radio
Completed
The
Literary
Digest
radio
talks
In
regard
to
the
prohibition
straw
vote
and
other
matters,
which
hayp
droved
so
popular
with
radio
audiences
have
ended,
John
D.
Bam?,
gave
his
fifty-fourth
talk
Saturday
night
closing
the
series.
''frr
ECLIPSE
NOT
SEEN
It
was
a
dark
and
rainy
Prince
RuDert
this
mornlnfc
day
daydn
i
..aHd
the
eclipse
of
the
sun,
whlch
wtT?
to
have
been
at
Its
maximum
it
11.15,
was
not
perceptible
here
although
some
people
claimed
to
have
noticed
it
a
little
darker
about
that
time.
Neither
the
sky
nor
the
sun
were
visible
SOFTBALL
,
SCHEDULE
May
2
Roundhouse
vs.
Station
May
3
Dry
Docklvs,
Offices,
Saturday
3
pjn,
May
0
Offices
vsFloundbQUse..
May
9
Station
VsTDry
Dock.
1
May
13
Offices
Vs.
Station.
May
18
Roundhouse
vs.
Dry
Dock.
May
20
Station
vs.
Roundhouse,
May
23
Offices
vs.
Dry
Dock.
May
27
Dry
,
Dock
vs.
Station,
May
30
Roundhouse
vs
Offices.
June
3
Offices
vs.
Station.
June
6
Dry
Pock
-
vs.
Round
house.
June
lO-Statlon
vs.
Roundhouse.
June
13
Dry
Dock
vs.
Offices.
J!
,
.
..
-
.,
mnmmf
:
vrf
Ijiililijlliw
...
,
fl
"fart
of
20,000
litre
liquor
seizure
by
Swedish
customs
officers
as
ru
Ji-runners
smuggle
it
into
the
country
Inglls
M.
Upperton's
yacht.
Seven
Seas,
passing
the
8.
S.
America,
as
u
u.m
,u
.
ored
at
quarantine.
New
York.
Canada's
Trans-Atlantic
Challenger
W
"no
n
builders
maintain
secrecy
as
to
her
'
"
ih,?nw
Canadian
paejflc
nner
..Em.
prcM
i
of
Iirltain
is
bailed
by
newipapers
In
the
Old
Country
as
aaWer
In
Ihe
Atlantic
speed
are.
-TJie
London
Daily
Chrbnlcle
dMla're
that
ihe
will
prove
a
formidable
rival
of
the
Uremen,
and
in
any
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new
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