PAGE FOUR FOOTBALL MEETING WAS HELD Motley Cup Withdrawn From Competition at Legion and A. C. Unable to Field Teams The prince Rupert Football A-saclation met last evening, the following being present, Duncan Kennedy, president; J. McLean, vice-president; J. Kelly, (Legion; S. Cur-rie. (Athletic Club), and J. Norring-ton, i Regiment). A communication from the Regiment was read, and in the discussion following, the representatives of the Ijegion and Athletic Clubs, regret tell their inability to field teams far the rest of the season. The association decided to withdraw the Mobley Cup from competition. ' The receipt of a letter from the Ocean Falls football team relative to the playing off for the championship of Northern B.C., was discussed and the executive is to take the matter up with the Exhibition Board. Nina Gurvich Ready to Fight But Six Rounds Nina Ourrich called at the News office this morning to make clear hit posftkMitn regard to the fight with Billy Bagsheyw. Ha fun see no reaM MW8vHgiH.Mrig held privately. He is willing and anxious to meet Bagshaw but at present cannot see his way to agree to a match for more than six rounds. He Is willing to meet Bagshaw, winner take al th pusse, and without any stipulations regarding weight. Nina is of the opinion that under the circumstances Bagshaw through his manager tKn' easily meet his terms'. TfeP'fttibUe want the fight and K dotfc'Ninsu BAGSHAW WILL FIGHT WOODS Fatt Vancouver Boy Is Slrned Up to Meet local Boxer Arrangements have just been completed for the staging of a boxing match in the city on August 22 between Billy Bagshaw, popular local junior welterweight and Oill Woods of Vancouver. The fight will be over the 10-round distance and both boys will start serious training immediately. Bagshaw has shown a great deal of Improvement during the past year and a number of Important matches for him will probably be arranged during the next few weeks Including Henry Deeth of Anyox and Alble Davtes of Victoria. The dead letter office costs Um United States Government approximately $5,000,000 a year. More than 35,000,000 pieces of mail an? handled by this office annually. These two members of the youn hurdling competition at LavenJ ly at Battersea STATION IS THE VICTOR Beats Rovnd Itonse in Hasted Came Hue Seere of 17 to 4 at Softball The Station team walked away from the Round House aggregation to the tune of 17 to 4 in last night's Softball game. It was a very ragged game from start to finish. The Round Houso team might have put up a better game had their regular players been on the Job who were away on their regular duties. Pitch' er Raby for the Round House seemed to be freely hit a. all times. StaMon: Ho ton, styles, Downie, Skinner, 8ummers, Unger, Mcin tosh, Skattebol and Morrison. Round House: Raby, Wick, Tul-loch, Cooney McCualge. Nelson, Le-mieux Cameron and Pet irson. Batteries Station, Styles and Skattebol;, Round House, Raby and Tulloch. Umpires Comadlna and Palmer. Next game will be played on Wednesday, August 13, u iweon Station and Dry Dock. League Standing W. Station , 5 Dry Dock 3 Round House 2 L. 2 3 5 It is estimated that the peopl? of th United StaU-s have furnished investment money to the rest of the world to the amount of approximately $16,604,052,000. tencc tUiodavt vt h.iwi i i i;ui ix i ,i i ( ijv.nvr t)f New, Zealand, is een here taking thi fi-ht nr or a bronco which" Jaaffj nrvrr bit ti ndUi n 0i loic ; idea are putting across a little r Hill school sports held recent-Park. England. LOCAL MAN Fred Joudry Had Interesting Experience Near Topiey Recently The Burns Lake Observer tells an interesting fishing story in which a ! ( well known Prince Rupert man took jpart. "Piloted by Mr. Greenwood of ! Topiey, II. D. MacNeil, local tele-; graph operator and Fred Joudry of ,' Prinee Rftpert had one of the most exciting fishing trips Imaginable. IThe two latter started from Burns Lake at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and alter their arrival at Topiey slept until 2 ajn. Immediately thereafter embarking (or the 25-mile car ride. After the limit of car transportation had been reached they set out on a fou;-hour hike for Fultcrf each arose for the flies and Mac's fancy tackle disappeared In a tangle of excitement. Chief Leon said, "Mr. MacNeil, I tell you two files two trout, four flies four trout." After this Mac cast one fly at a time and hauled them In while the chief used the landing net and gaff. The others also profited by Mac's early experience and were satisfied with one at a 'time. Fred Joudry said that if be hadn't examined his own eyes before starting he would not have believed that fish of such size and fighting ability were awaiting the angler in such num-lb rs It was merely a matter of : drafting your catch to what could b! carried e.vay. The pvty returned ;n horseback to where the cars had been left and Messrs. Joudry and MacNeU returned to 'Burns Lrke cn Monday morning a) U tie saddle sore and suffering, from loss of sleep, albeit very en-j thi'ia-tic about the scenic and! fishing nosslbllttles of the Bablne del trie AC Saws repaired OIJ sews repaired and chnrnrnnltn rinding hahit. It give good work. Cornplete stock on hand of new circular and band saws. ItWff U about taw 7-3 lkovfc,T. JOHN. THE DAILY NEWS SPORT CHAT The. football game to be played between the Oldtimers and the Present Timers will take place very shortly, A date had been set but It was found to conflict with another important athletic event so the cpmm.Ittee will set another date. Players available for the Oldtimers Include Carl Brand, George Kel-sey, Dick Lambe, Jimmy Currlo, Sam Currie, Bob Arthur, Tpm Black, Percy Tinker, Malcolm. Lamb. Fred Hardy, Bill Murray. Alan Davis, George Waugh, Jimmle Andrews and V. Bartqp. It will be seen that Uw is a wealth of undoubted talent, the; I unknown factors being their ability i to last put the game And of course ; Jack. Qf understanding of each oth-! er's play so as to produce the high est quality in combination. Two Australians lead the cricket batting averages in. England. Don Bradman has the spectacular record of an averasM of 106 runs ter River where they connected with lnnmgg for. 14. tnmngs- Woodf ul, the Intdan Chief Daniel Leon, who took Australian captain Is second with them to the trout-favored waters. j- fine. average of. almost 75 runs Mae then prepared his tackle and fj,er jnnjnga for 18 innings. Then to give the rainbows a choice he put come ojdroyd Klppax. anoUier Aus-on two files. In spite of the protests i tralian. SuteWfe. Duleepslnhjl. or me cmei. At tne nrst cast twojwhyji DUOat, Hndren and Hobs. targe trout arouna lour pounas In the bowling end Parker, the Gloucester bowler leads with 72 wickets at an average cost of 14 runs and then comes Grlmmeit the Australian googly bowler with 110 wickets at a .cost of 14 66 runs. Australia owes most of her success to these three players but their fine chowing has had an Inspiring effect on the other members of the team and their success, in the final test Is very possible. Constantlne, the noted West Indian cricketer who plays now for Doretta Tumbull, 17-year-old Los AnKt-U.. Caii! for defence of her National wo nen'.s A team of Indians from Hump- lh Nelswi Lnoshlre crlck,t Uian back, pay is anxious to arrange a In the summer was in form with the football game with a loeal team, ball recently when he took 11 wic-They were desirous of playing to- 'kefs fox 06 runs against East Lan-day but owing to short notice It was Btehard-0Ili an Australllin. against them. A game may be arranged for the following Saturday. We thank Percy Williams for his reply to the question put to him at the Toronto Police sports as to why he was beaten by Tolan in the International match at Vancouver on Dominion Day. The reply was worthy of a champion. "There was nothing wrong. Nothing could have beaten Tolan that day. They beat me and I have no excuses or alibis." And the. same spirit will carry him through to many a victory in B. C. s cricket team have been oding well in the Western Canada's Cricket tournament at Calgary. Rhodes with six wickets for 11 runs j had a lot to do with their victory bv ; 197 runs ' over Saskatchewan who 1 were last year's ohampions. j Great things may be expected fnxn young Dune McNaughton of Vancouver In the hish Jump. He cleared 6 feet 2 Inches at the To- , l T- 1 1 1 r, t l . . . l t. . I lyuuj rjucc opurts itnu u)u uc ui the peak of his form. B.C. looks like having a champion high Jumper of Canada and even at the Empire Games next week at Hamilton. plays In the same competition and scored S3 runs while helping Midg-ley to run up a score of 118 for no wickets for Bacup against The win of Psrcy Williams in the Police Sports In Toronto is very satisfactory and lead.' British Columbians in particular to hope that he will establish himself at 'h- Reeent and interestlnp photograph of Miss Betty Nuthall English tennis star, who U bwkrd to come to America In August Empire Games at Hamilton next week as the Bmptre's leading sprinter. HI recent defeat by Tolan and SlcHjspn at ' Vancouver should not have been so unexpec ted. Followers of sport know that it is rare than runners especially sprinters maintain an undefeated1 record for years. In the 100 yards in her i-'lir fly. doiiig 50- BASEBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 12 Elks vs. Centrals. Aug. 14 Centrals vs. 8. O. O. Aug. 1 8. O. C. vs. Elks. Aug. 21 Centrals vs. Blks. an- iiHb!;rd motorboat title at Newprnf Buy t takes little to make the differ nee b"twm a win and a plaee poor st'irt a partial stumble, !o:s of balance, an of many any of manv another apparently Incident maks so much difference In a race that Is over by the time a person counts ten leisurely. jubly ."till have been first. Winning Ways oi Leading Team; Big League! NEW YORK, An No doubt too, lack of competition j ionaj League Br may have contributed to his de- , ,. . caR0 feat but Tolan and Simpson both w,tn ctwles at 'i did super-running to defeat our Percy, and among any other run -1 Louis Cards and B nrrs !n the world Percy would pro- 'terd iy. The Rob-j. Ir.lt I '.!.r.aM 1 XpTJt miring Darragc .i. r 'w J while the Qub; iU r4ftl VrWHrIM' " mined thek.jvmmi.. r. arl two game., :; F-.l i Pitt. 'burg." ; in tne Amerii !i . i .. :al i"ti'S pcrea-fi .a ul jv.ms from c-'.- ViJt. uri'i New Yorlc a.... lii .S' ! UriMikhm , and third nkici n-iiHi'iivetl American Lrajot i) trolt 6. Bo..t. . n-Wldnd 4. W;. Lpuli 3UlS 3. Jfn ' -f 5 I'-I, PhlVl. 'T.il National f rame Boston 1, Chic , Mew York 9-'i I', '-: Ml Phlladlphl.i K i Brooklyn n Pt I ' Baseball Stand National Lca?w VV V Chicago New Ywk Bt Louis PltUborg Dotfen t it cieihffiuf, n Philadelphia hi S.1 ;i" M) 44 ;ir 4! 44 4 51 54 It : American league Philadelphia Washlnftoa (New Vork Cleveland Detroit ... Qhlcago St. Louts Boston . . Beyert champion mermaid; enjoy .speed boat ride at Lake Washing'- on, Wash., while at Seattle ixhlbiilon swim meet W 1 r M 1.1 t.4 ' 44 44