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Thursday,
May
27,
1954
RANGERS
DOWN
VICTOdi,
VICTORIA
VICTORIA
-Glasgow
n!,.,.,.,
r,
W'Wi
Little
League
Starters
Big
Train
Dies
Rangers
n
the
filth
I
their
Canadian
tour
YVedneri.,
.
,ln
8an
Set
For
Opener
Tonight
'"Kiu
when
thev
i
fighting
Victoria
All-Stars
7-1).
y
H
About
3.700
fans
turned
out
l
cold
,
t
watch
the
Victoria
team
attempt
to
U1
L
'?
y
l'
1
1
Canadian
record,
ulasgow
j
Little
League
will
get
underway
...
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.
MEETING
OF
PONY
LOOP
TO
DECIDE
STARTING
DATE
A
meeting
between
Pony
League
secretary
Harley
Lewis
and
the
three
team
managers
will
be
held
this
afternoon
to
decide
whether
or
not
the
league
will
get
underway
tomorrow
ni,'ht
at
Roosevelt
Park.
Originally
slated
to
tee
off
the
league
were
tho,
Moose
entry
and
Elks.
Mr.
Lewis
said
that
Managers,
Doug
Wood
of
the
Moose
and
Eob
Anderson
of
Elks
indicated
their
boys
were
not
ready
to
start.
Second
Place
Giants
Await
Crucial
Visit
by
Dodgers
j
at
6:30
p.m.
with
a
parade
of
all
1
players
in
the
league,
in
uniform,
1
being
made
around
the
diamond.
Coaches
and
sponsors
of
the
four
teams
will
be
introduced.
A
public
address
system
will
'
be
In
operation
and
the
Navy
Band
from
HMCS
Chatham
will
be
on
hand.
Mayor
George
Hills
will
throw
the
first
ball,
and
it
is
expected
that
the
Prince
Rupert
Parks
Board
will
also
be
represented.
With
the
1954
Little
League
getting
its
start
tonight
at
Algo-ma
Park
manager
Art
Ogilvie
of
Lipsett's
Sea
Kings
and
Verne
Cieeone
of
Kinsmen
juggled
pitchers
and
catchers
today
in
order
to.
ensure
a
first
night
win.
Verne
Ciceone
with
a
stock
of
four
pitchers
from
whirh
to
draw,
took
a
cautious
stand.
He
will
select
his
opening
hurler
from
Ken
Murray,
Bill
Foster,
Dick
Hebb
or
T.
Roberts.
On
the
receiving
end
for
Kinsmen
will
be
erther
Alf
Voagen
or
Bob
Adams.
Starting
on
the
mound
for
the
Sea
King.i
will
be
Mike
Greene,
while
his
battery
mate
will
tx-Garry
Ogilvie.
Should
relief
During
Ball
Game
Hy
DAVE
McINTOSII
j
OTTAWA
(CP)
The
Big
Train,
Lionel
Con-:
acher,
an
unmatched
master
in
the
Canadian
sports
world,
has
reached
the
end
of
the
line.
;
He
collapsed
last
.night
on
......
-
-1
third
base
during
the
annual
j
he
nad
eaten
dinner
just
before
Softball
game
between
members
jile
game
at
7
p
m.
'
j
bf
Parliament
and
the
Parlla-
,
Wnen
ne
stepped
to
the
plate,
I
mentary
Press
Gallery.
He
died
,
Conaeher
was
cleanup
hitter
j
cn
route
to
hospital.
j
for
the
MPs
George
Hees,
Pro-
!
The
52-year-old
Liberal
mem-
,
gressive
Conservative
member
ber
for
Toronto
Trinity
had
just
for
Toronto
Broadview
and
j
smashed
out
a
triple
to
left
field
,
catcher
for
the
MPs
team,
call-j
In
the
top
half
of
the
sixth
in-
;
ed
out:
ning.
scoring
Bucko
McDonald,
j
"C'liion
Lionel,
we're
not
get-
i
former
hockey
star
and
Liberal
tin?
as
many
homers
us
we
used
MP
for
Parry
Sound-Muskoka,
to."
i
FOR
FAST,
SMOOTH,
REFRESHING
SHAvl
Little
league
officials
wish
to
stress
that
the
buys'
uniforms;
1
must
not
be
washed.
They
will
:
be
dry
cleaned
under
arranne-'
menls
by
the
Little
League.
Oame
time
is
7:00.
,
Bruce
would
coach
hurlers
b?
needed,
either
Kerr
or
Bruce
Robertson
be
called
to
the
mound,
In
the
American
League,
Chicago
White
Sox
closed
to
within
half
a
game
of
league-leading
Cleveland
by
beating
the
Indians
5-4
Washington
shaded
New
Yui
k
Yankees
2-1.
Detroit
handed
Baltimore
its
sixth
lass
in
succession,
6-3
and
Philadelphia
A's
shaded
Hoston
6-5
In
10
innln;;s.
with
the
run
that
put
tho
MP;
You
look
slick
and
feel
invigorated
when
you
shave
the
Gillette
w:iy,
with
a
Gillette
Blue
Blnde
in
your
razor.
For
extra
con-vcrvence
buy
Gillt-lte
Blue
Bladej
in
'dispensers
with
used-blade
compartments.
20
blade
sie
$1.00-10-blade
size
50c.
(Regular
package
5
fur
25c)
my
Tiuiik
Cuinadina
said.
Opening
ceremonies
for
iihead"13-8
the
By
BEN
IMII.EG.YR
A:sirmtel
Plcst
i.firt;;
Wr!;rr
New
York
Giant
fans
cautiously
crossed
their
fingers
today.
Brooklyn's
coming.
The
Dodgers
invade
thp
Polo
Grounds
for
a
three-game
series
starting
tomorrow
night.
By
whipping
Pittsburgh
Pirates
2-1
yesterday
the
Giants
took
over
second
place,
a
game
and
a
half
behind
Milwaukee
Braves.
The
Brooklyn
series
won't
make
or
break
the
Giants.
But
if
they
happen
to
sweep
three
Hv
wd
!W1
FAST
RELIEF
FOR
fiKTTINC,
Ol
hi
lt"
"I
guess
we're
Rottine,'
older."
Conaeher
replied.
It
was
his
last
sentence.
He
swun
hard
at.
two
pile
.k
nd
missed.
He
scowled.
"Smile
a
li
.
tie,"
said
Mr.
Mc-Ivor.
But
Conaeher
did
not
smile.
He
was
playing
as
though
this
cue
were
no
less
important
than
v:
i
j
0".'
H
r
As
the
gallery
pitcher
prepared
to
throw
to'
the
next
butter,
Conaeher
crumpled
soundlessly
to
the
grass
on
the
lawn
in
front
of
the
Parliament
Build
ings.
He
was
dead
on
arrival
at
hospital
20
minutes
later.
The
hospital
said
he
appar-mlly
died
of
a
heart
titlark
but
that
a
post-mor!
.n
will
uc
h"lil
Martinez
TKO's
Chuck
Davey
CHICAGO
i.fi
Vlnce
Martinez;
games,
or
even
gain
a
2-1
edge
1
jV
AND
SI'OII.TIIK
(
Alt
f
l-el
us
lube
it
todav
'
IL
because
death
occurred
.n
n
a
world
series.
It
was
with
th?
I
inherent
drive,
the
detcrmlna-
in
decisive
fashion,
they'll
find
keeping
up
a
continual
barrage
themselves
in
the
midst
of
the
of
strong
left
jabs
and
rights.:
public
place
"When
I
went
to
bat.
I
left
a
:
tlon
to
go
just
a
little
farther,
hottest
pennant
talk
since
they
last
nifrht
virtually
ended
the
lighted
cigar
nn
the
grass,"
Ml--
:
than
required
that
he
took
his
!
knocked
orf
Brooklyn
three
years
'
professional
boxing
career
of:
Donald
said.
"By
the
lime
I
Rfit';t'
,lt
at
the
ball.
!
ago.
'
Chuck
Davey.
over
home
plate
and
got
back
to
i
He
belled
ths
next
pitch
high
j
New
York
got
only
four
hits
Davey,
who
had
risen
to
the
pick
up
the
cigar,
Monet
was
on
!
into
left
field.
The
ball
dropped
i
against
the
Pirates
yesterday,
a
heights
'with
a
string
of
Inter-
,
his
face.
It
was
as
quick
as
that."
I
behind
some
spectators
crowd-
single
and
a
home
run
by
Davey
naUonnl
Boxing
Club
warm-ups'
SUPER
SERVICE
Corner
2ml
and
2nd,
Where
the
Service
is
2nd
to
None.
x
1
H
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kTTSrPaL
1
Rev.
Dan
Mclvor,
81-veur-oid
ing
me
ptaymg
iicia.
As
it
was
;
Williams
and
two
doubles
by
,
without
defeat,
was
victim
or
a
thrown
in.
Conaeher
went
into
!
Willie
Mays.
"
!
seventh
round
TKO
after
he
had
.
third
standing
up.
j
Brooklyn
fell
to
third,
half
a
1
own
floored
four
times.
His
hit
probably
should
have
j
game
behind
the
Giants,
by
bow-'
The
ex-Michigan
State
col-!
been
no
more
than
a
double.
But
ing
to
Philadelphia
Phillies
8-6.
'
legiate
champion,
who
was:
Liberal
MP
lu:
Fort
William
and
loach
of
the
MP's
team,
said
he
had
decided
that
last
year's
game
should
be
the
last.
"This
year
I
was
pressured
by
several
persons
to
keep
the
games
going
and
oni
of
tlvm
was
Lionel
Cnnacher,"
he
said.
even
in
a
pickup
sofibail
game,
Milwaukee
won
its
ninth
straight,
beaten
in
10
rounds
in
a
title
he
was
playing
it
for
all
he
was
7-6
over
Cincinnati.
Chicago
fight
by
welterweight
champ
worth.
Cubs
crushed
St.
Louis
15-5.
!
Kid
Guvilan
15
months
ago,
was
Wednesday
night's
game
probably
will
be
the
last
between
MPs
and
newspaper
men.
It
was
the
fifth
and
the
Mi's
won
Hi
"in
Tht
crowd
cheered
the
triple
'
kept
off
balance
throughout
the
and
guffawed
as
the
gallery
lef'-I
AIr
'
t'Knt-
Martinez
showed
less
fielder
bubbled
the
ball.
Then
mtJ'-"
"""".mercy
than
Gavilan.
He
put
the
spectators
turned
their
at-j
"
kv
The
("ivmii'.pi
i"i.
j
Davey
to
the
canvas
in
the
first
tention
to
the
pitcher.
Aeara,
a
sturdy
grey
colt,
won
round
with
a
steaming
right;
Suddenly,
silently.
Conaeher
j
the
King's
Plate
at
Toronto
10
twice
in
the
third
and
again
in
collapsed,
his
knees
buckling
!
years
ago
today
in
the
85th
run-
;
the
sixth
with
a
series
of
rights,
slightly
as
he
slid
forward
onto
i
ning
of
the
race
which
saw
en-
j
An
Illinois
Athletic
Commis-
,
the
cool
grass
tries
of
the
late
Harry
Hatch
of
:
sinn
doctor
examined
Davey
Toronto
take
three
of
the
first!
after
the
sixth
anfl
ruled
that
four
positions.
His
Ompalo
was
the
bout,
scheduled
for
10
second
and
Sayonara
fourth.
I
rounds,
should
be
stopped.
LAST
TIMi:
AT
HAT
When
Conaeher.
Canada's
greatest
athlete
of
the
half-cen-lury,
pitched
forward
to
the
grass,
everyone
seemed
to
realize
he
had
come
to
bat
for
the
last
time.
Dr.
W.
II.
McMillan.
Liberal
MP
for
Wci-nd,
Harold
E.
Winch.
CCF
member
for
Van-
In
London,
Eng.,
Charley
Con-'
eerier
received
news
of
his
brother
Lionel's
death
and
iinmedi-etcly
made
plans
to
fly
back
to
Canada.
Conaeher,
in
Britain
with
a
party
of
Canadian
sportsmen.
hnri
lut
rplm-ncH
frnni
'i
uwil
I..
came
Ilia'.
Schneider,
Liberal
member
fori
Lionel
had
died.
"
"U,Y
1
a
Charley
Conaeher,
one,
a
star
best
they
could.
But.
there
was
wi
w,t
p
.
nothing
much
anybody
could
do
(
Harvey
Jackson
on
hockey's
except
wait
for
he
ambulance.
famcd
Kid
ne
of
Toronto
Mapl(
After
the
ambulance
came.
Mr.
,
UaUi
sptnt
tod
rPsting.
He
jMnlvor-said
a
bi
lei
prayer
to
j,
expected
to
rly
to
Canadil
the
great
heaier
for
Conaeher
s
j
tonight
wi(h
Mrvyn
Red
Dut
leoovery.
'
ton.
former
president
of
the
!
flounce
Jeffenes
of
the
Wind-
i
Nationill
Hockey
League
Wip
Star,
playing
third
base
for
!
f.
.
SHRINER'S
"Nearly
New"
RUMMAGE
and
AUCTION
SALE
Saturday,
May
29
-
2
p.m.
SHEARDOWN'S
PARKING
LOT
This
ad
courtesy
of
FASHION
FOOTWEAR
i,h(S
gallery
team,
said:
1
"He
looked
pretty
grey
when
lie;
came
into
third.
'
"I
said
to
him.
that
was
quite
ii
clout.'
!
'He
didn't
answer.
A
second
or
two
later,
he
fell."
Foster
Barclay
of
The
Canadian
Press,
coach
of
the
gallery
team,
said:
"From
previous
games,.
I
thought
Conaeher
was
pulling
a
last
one.
He
used
to
dance
off
the
bases
and
get
us
all
confused.
Last
year
he
.scored
a
home
run
that
way
on
a
single.
,
"He
seemed
to
be
stretching
6ut
tq
draw
u
pitch
and
cause
(jn
irror'ttt
'third
so
he
could
get
home.''
Coryicher
complained
of
a
slight
pain
in
his
chest
befort
he
rame
to
bat
in
the
top
of
the
sixth
inning.
He
said
he
thought
it
might
be
indigestion
liecau.se
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