I
?odi&?jl
in
Sports
iiinaiiona
ior
ine
uxs.
me
running
of
the
by
since
before
Pearl
.
jAoafl
etn'A
It
nlUf
j
nave
yiuotu
1.
ed
Derby
nominees,
will
i
h-.'y
ahead
of
last
year,
andred
and
fifty-five
;
-olds
were
nominated
.assie
last
year
The
xheduled
for
.May
4
Nineteen
forty-six
pi
a
be
a
bi?
year
for
I
IX-
oi
Far
one
thing
the
d
r.i
.iey
Has
"been
raised
$j,000
t0
$100,000,
maTctnfc
:
;
running
the
richest
its
r..
'7
This
years
run-
a!
..3
promises
to
'draw
a
rd
wd.
Resident
Manager
i
Sweeney
predicts
as
iy
'0,000
fans
may
flock
iiur
.:hm
Downs'
for
the
claS-ii
-print'
All
reserved
eats
been
Jld
already.
tie
Canadian,
lightweight
and
irwv';ht
champion,
Dave
lilliux
if
Montreal,
emerged
(r
..
in
a
rrfaullng.
ten-
Id
ertle
with
Eddie
Lander
th
-a"0
Friday
night.
CaV
ux
-
red
effectively
with
it.
punches
but
lacked
tig-
snn
in
ionow
mrouMi.
fit'
who
rerently
returned
T-.-ViU
duty,
was
wild.
D:"
Sugar
Robinson,
fiwncd
kins
of
the
American
irw
:--:il.s.
knocked
out
lii
ueioi
ueirourn
ine
sec-
r.A
of
the;r
scheduled
in
airier
Roaring
In
at
the
H
he
second
round,
Rob-
i
;
ucii
away
oeiore
a
.nd
ten
seconds
had
Id
rwav
in
that
stanza.
The
'irv
deprived
Detroit's
ft?rht
crowd
in
three
Is
r
fe'tinsr
more
man
a
Robinson
a
native
De
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BOWLING
SCORES
Johnny
Comadina
led
scoring
In
the
Men's
Five
Pin
Leagus
at
the
Recreation
Hall
duttag
the
week
with
a
.three-game
totai
of
C96.
In
the
Mr.
and
Mrs.
League
the
scheduled
play
between
the
Zebras
and
Rabbits
was
postponed
and
will
be
played
this
week.
Game
scores:
Men's
.Five
Pins
Imperial
Oil
2,
Traffic
1;
Artists
2,
Alleycals
1;
Accountants
2,
Tigers
1.
Ladies'
Five
Pins
Khatadas
3,
C.N.
Telegraphs
0;
Llpsett's
3,
Moose
No.
2
0;
Cosmos
2,
Married
Women
1;
B.C.
Power
2,
Price
Board
1.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
LeagueApes
3,
Tigers
0;
Panthers
3,
Weasels
0;
Ilippos
2,
'Donkeys
1;
Bears
,
Badgers
1.
PITCHERS
ARE
RICKEY'S
NEED
The
baseball
world
heard
from
President
Branch
Rickey
of
the
Brooklyn
Dodgers
that
he
Ib
knee-deep
in
outfielders
and
that
he
has
a
'world
of
potential
catchers
but
groans
that
pitchers
are
a
headache.
Branch
also
moans
that
he
cannot
expect
to
receive
any
assistance
from
the
surplus-happy
St.
Louis
Cardinals.
The
Brooklyn
president
says
"that
"the
Cards
will
sell
pitchers
only
to
the
clubs
lower
In
the
standings
last
season.
,
A
Congressional
Medal
of
Honor
winner
who
dislodged
300
Japs
entrenched
In
Manila
first
learned
to
fend
for
himself
as
a
newspaper
carrier
boy.
Toboc
I
Under
our
n
or
This
der
Ve
National
Hockey
Canadiens
In
Lead
Toe
Blake's
tast-Minul
Goal
Gives
Victory
Over
New
York
TOKONTO
There
were
twa
National
Hockey
League
games
played
last
night.
Al
New
York
the
league-leading
Montrea:
Canaddens
came
through
in
the
last
minute
to
beat
out
the
New
York
Rangers
5
to
4.
With
40
seconds
to
go,
Toe
Blake
scored
the
200th
goal
of
his
N.Hi,
career
to
give
the
Canadiens
their
victory.
At
Chicago,
Detroit
Red
Wings
held
the
Black
Hawks
to
a
tie
for
the
second
straight
night.
More
than
17,000
Tans
watched
the
two
teams
battle
to
a
twb-all
draw.
The
deadlock
moved
the
Hawks
Into
a
second-place
He
with
the
Idle
Boston
Bruins.
The
Hawks
and
Bruins
arp
fhrpp
nnlnte
hphlnrt
I
the
Canadiens.
Saturday
night's
hockey
shen-nanigans
saw
the
Montreal
Canadiens
move
Into
the
top
spot
of
the
National
Hockey
League
cm
the
strength
of
a
4-2
defeat
handed
the
Toronto
Maple
Leafs.
The
slipping
Detroit
Red
Wings
went
into
reverse
again
and
tied
with
the
third-place
Chicago
Black
Hawks
3-3.
In
Boston,
the
powerful
Boston
Bruins
bowed
to
the
lowly
New
York
Rangers
G-2.
The
top
three
teams
In
the
leagues
In
order
are
Montreal,
Chicago
and
Boston.
The
fifth-place
Manle
Leafs'
chances
at
a
spot
In
th3
playoffs
are
dimmed
even
further
and
are
practically
W
Canadiens
23'
Chicago
20
Boston
Detroit
Toronto
New
York
Overs""-
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15
13
9
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132
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14
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46
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13
129
118
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102
110
38
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118
142
32
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24
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154
25
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Scores
NATIONAL
LEAGUE
Saturday
Toronto
2,
'Montreal
4.
'Detroit
3,
Chicago
3
(tie).
New
York
8,
Boston
2.
Sunday
Montreal
5,
New
York
4.
Detroit
2,
'Chicago
'2
t!e).
TACIF1C
COAST
Saturday
New
Westminster
6,
'Oakland
4.
Los
Aftgeles
4,
Hollywood
2.
Seattle
"9,
San
Francisco
1.
Sunday
Seattle
4,
New
Westminster
0.
Los
Angeles
7,
San
Diego
1.
INTERMEDIATE
BASKETBALL
February
19
Co-op
vs.
High
School,
Intervets
vs.
Macey's.
February
21
Macey's
vs.
Co
op,
High
School
vs.
Intervets.
Second
half
of
the
Basketball
League
Is
schedul
ed
as
follows:
Feb.
28
Macey's
vs.
High
School,
Co-op
vs.
Intervets.
March
5
Intervets
vs.
Macey's,
High
School
vs.
Co-op.
March
7
High
School
vs.
In-,
tervets,
Co-op
vs.
Macey's.
March
12
Co-op
vs.
Intervets,
High
School
vs.
Macey's.
March
14
High
School
vs.
Coop.
Macey's
vs.
Intervets.
March
19
Intervets
vs.
High
School,
'Co-op
vs.
Ma'ceyrs.
March
21
Macey's
vs.
High
School,
Intervets
vs.
Co-op.
March
26
HIeh
School
vs.
Coop,
Macey's
vs.
Intervets.
March
28
Macey's
vs.
Co-op.
Hteh
School
vs.
Intervets.
April
2
Co-op
vs.
Intervets.
High
School
vs.
Macey's.
April
4
intervets
vs.
Macey's,
Co-op
vs.
High
School.
April
9
Co-op
vs.
Macey's,
Intervets
vs.
High
School.
Classified
Ads
bring
results".
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hve
m-.
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-
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l
V
,
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Gift
tor
men
:.V-
1
'
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i
in-
II
GENERAL
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS
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OR
SMALL
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AND
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Phone
rfl:j
Evenings:
Green
141.1
Served
In
Far
East-
LOCAL
WIRELESS
AIR
GUNNER
TOOK
HAND
IN
ALLIED
BURMA
COMEBACK
Of
the
hundreds
of
young
Prince
Runert
men
who
served
overseas
in
World
War
II
none
had
more
thrilling
experiences
than
Warrant
Officer
John
Johnson,
son
of
Mrs.
C.
Johnson,
21&
Eighth
Avenue
West,
who
is
just
home
from
the
Far
East
theatre.
He
served
as
a
wireless
air
gunner
with
the
command
ship
a
Liberator
bomber
of
a
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
squadron
which
was
attached
to
the
Royal
Air
Force
and
took
an
active
part
In
the
air
operations
which
were
an
Integral
part
of
the
campaign
which
resulted
in
the
Tecapture
by
the
Allies
during
the
first
six
months
of
1945
of
such
Important
cities
as
Man-dalay,
Rangoon
and
Bangkok.
When
the
Japanese
folded
up
in
August
he
was
at
the
Coecs
Islands
where
the
squadron
was
preparing
to
take
part
in
a
campaign
for
the
Allied
restoration
of
Singapore,
the
Malay
States
and
Sumatra.
Through
this
career
he
came
unscathed
and
is
now
home
on
discharge
leave
.preparing
to
resume
his
duties
with
the
Northern
British
Columbia
Power
Co.
A
member
of
Class
'42
at
Booth
Memorial
High
School
here,
Johnson
took
his
training
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
at
Boundary
Bay
and
in
September
19.44
left
for
overseas,
a
three
weeks'
trip
to
England
being
followed
by
a
31-day,
voyage
to
Bombay
whence
a
Dakota
transport
took
the
personnel
of
Squadron
35C
to
Calcutta
en-route
to
the
base
posting
at
Saltan!,
100
miles
north
of
Cal-tmtta.
Established
at
SalbonI,
a
six
months'
campaign
of
systematic
bombing
commenced,
the
local
boy
taking
part
In
twenty-seven
trips
over
objectives
In
Burma,
concentrating
on
the
Burma-Slam
Railway
and
actively
par
ticipating
In
the
reduction
ol
such
cities
as
Mandalay,
Rangoon
and
Burma.
Knocking
out
of
railway
bridges,
strafing
of
rolling
stock,
pounding
of
military
objectives
In
the
storied
cities
of
the
Far
East
all
were
part
of
the
day's
work.
Narrow
Escape
In
Crash
Landing
'ft
!was
on
June
1,
on
coming
back
into
SalbonI
after
the
twenty-seventh
and
last
trip
during
which
they
had
a
hot
time
in
shooting
up
a
Jap
tanker
and
two
destroyers
In
the
Gulf
of
Siam,
that
their
Ship
"Madame
X"
made
a
'crash
landing
on
the
air
field
and
the
local
boy
had
his
closest
call.
The
ship
had
been
badly
battered
by
anti-aircraft
fire
J.
L.
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198
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and
attack
of
Japanese
fighters.
She
had
thirty
or
forty
machine
gun
holes
as
well
as
a
hit
from
an
anti-aircraft
shell
which
blew
out
the
catwalk
Fuel
lines
were
shot
up
there
was
only
40
gallons
of
fuel
left
after
the
1300-mile
flight.
With
crash
Imminent,
the
commanding
officer
had
ordered
his
crew
into
the
back
of
the
ship
and,
as
a
result,
the
lives
of
all
were
saved
when
the
ship,
being
set
down
skilfully,
dug
in
by
the
nose
to
be
later
written
off
as
a
total
loss.
Answering
questions
as
to
the
details
of
operaUonal
flying
In
the
area,
John
told
a
Dally
News
querist
that
It
was
mostly
ground
defence
which
had
to
be
contended
with
and
It
was
usually
'most
Inaccurate.
Seldom
did
the
Japanese
come
up
to
fight
although
three
Tojos
did
make
an
attack
on
the
squadron
one
time
at
Rangoon,
all
being
shot
down
for
theij
trouble.
Most
of
the
bombins:
was
by
500
and
1000-pounders
at
altitude
usually
around
100G
feet.
Throughout
the
campaign
Johnson
flew
with
Wing
Commander
Brian
Sparks
of
Windsor.
Indeed
they
started
out
together
from
Boundary
Bay
In
September
1944
and
it
was
s
sad
day
last
July
at
Coco;
Island
when
the
"skipper"
died
j
of
infantile
paralysis
which
he
had
evidently
contracted
before
leaving
India.
With
the
conclusion
of
the
war
In
the
Far
East,
the
squad
ron
was
shipped
to
Britain
by
way
of
Ceylon,
through
hidia,
the
Red
Sea,
Suefc
and
the
Mediterranean.
After
a
three
monthV
wait
In
Britain,
passage
.
across
the
Atlantic
was
made
on
the
trooper
Scythla,
landing
at
Hall-fax
February
1.
John
arrived
home
early
last
week.
A
former
meter
reader,
he
Is
now
joining
the
power
company
line
crew.
Next
year
he
plans
going
to
University
'of
British
Columbia
to
take
up
electrical
engineering.
John
Is
not
the
only
son
of
Mrs.
Johnson
to
have
served
in
the
war.
A
younger
boy,
Pete,
has
been
in
the
Royal
Canadian
Navy
a
little
more
than
a
year,
now
being
aboard
H.M.C.S.
Giv-enchy
out
of
Esquimau.
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1946
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...
NEW
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