PAGE TWO THE UuuL'i,.NEW3 SPORT CHAT With Christmas and New Year festivities now over, winter sports will soon be getting under way agifci. ansL4, in the various lines, so&e raHbVfntereatlng contests are being anticipated, if ma be a . coju4 of weeks jor so beforV th.baKketball leagues start un again owing to the in ability to adMuatety beat the.e'st 0, iJcniOlROrr nenr-ior -me -romrorr of the fana. Whether or not the badmiiltoa league gimetllU, be resumes! has net yetf'beejr decided. Some of the other clubs goal that, from now on, they Wild be able itupert club a l than they did weigat champion. RECORD SCORE TEST MATCH MELBOURNE. Australia, Jan. S. Walter Hummond, great Gloucestershire batsman, playing Wednesday in the first English in- The charming Dora Kaiser, with Mary's curls that used to be, who has for ,keveral jrflars charmed Europe, is a gay lifjle maid en 'and 1 seen hereth her pfct. ? -. li OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL New Year Games English League, Division 1 , Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City a Bury 2, Leeds United 2. Everton 4, Derby County 0. Manchester United " 2, Aston Villa 2. Newcastle United 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Sheffield Wednesday 1, Hud-Jersfield Town 1. Sunderland 5, Arsenal 1. pnifioii 2 . .. Barnsley 0, Grimsby Town 2. MydJesboro JL Ttteiha(m Hot-J " spurs 0: V-" Oldham Athletics 2, Notts For- f to jjlye-iht Prinp. JlamiUon Aead fi, Motherwel bettJrlrin jJowii,' . . ' " J ' before Christmas. iHbernlans 1, Hearts 0. Tbe aciiiMri Jar tsecBnxl'halfJ , Kilmarnock 2, St Mirren. 4 of the Crfbbage teague should Queehspark 3, Ayr United 0. soon be forthcoming. The team! Raith Rovers O, Cowdenbeath eomine at the ton between now . 2. half of tbe season, MotV ltay-oH to city championship. in a post- decide the The Whist poned loajrves wUl soon be resuming j activities again as well as the first and second division billiard leagues. Tex Rickard says Stribllng would make a fine champion to poned take Tunney's vacant place, writes Bob Edgran. He iiji he . isn't sure but that StribHng is the best - heavyweight in stght Tex would like to think so. SlHb i linr ia a hanrianm fellow 'with nened Scottish League, Division 1 Aberdeen 4,, "Third Lanark 0. Olyde 0, PartlffiTVtles 4. Dundee 0, St. Johnstone 2. Falkirk 2, Airdrionians 1. M& spring will meet the Prince I Rangers 3, Celtic 0 first I Scottish League Div. 1 rwell Alrdriee-Hamilton A cads, post- Cowdenbeath 2, Kilmarnock 0. Hearts 3, Aberdeen 2. Motherwell 2, Falkirk 1. Partick Thistles 0, Rangers 1. St. Johnstone 5, Clyde 0. St. Mirren-Raith Rovers, post- Third Lanark 2, Hibernians 1. Scottish Second Div. Arbroath 1, Queen of South 0, Arroadale-St. Bernards, post nice majfnera outside the ig,i . Arthurlle-Porfa postponed . almoBt as good looking as Ttin-ney. and much more gracefully built. He'd be a pretty champion. Has color, too. Alwajwfiad color. Striblinjr's pafants Hre trapeze acrobats. He" and his brotner srrew an in the circus. doinir a kid boxine stunt. lie 1 7 developed like a Greek athlete.. There's no finer p"hystcal epeci-taan, of his weight, in the ring, lie made a tremendous hit in New York right after jumping i'aito fame by fighting Mike Mc- ttgur Tr "draw when Mike Bonesn 2, Albion 2. Dumbarton 1, Morton 0. Dundee 4, Kiniw Park 0. East Fife 1, Alloa 1. East Stirling 4, Clydebank 2 Letth 1, Bathgate 2. Stenhousemuir 1, Dunfermline HOTEL ARRIVALS Prince Rupert E. F. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A ' at Columbus; -G-a., j D. BallUe and George Rosa, city; was light-heavy-1 Mr. and Mrs. E. Freeman. J. H, i Graham and Mr. and Mrs. W. G. iBremner, Smithers; A 'Benment: G. C. Jackson, Central each ill test matches. ' .Cetlarvnle; J. Quinn, Kwinitea. . . . i ENGLANiJWlHS lino i mmnu OFTESTMATCH Results of Great-Cricket Match in Australia in Doubt at End of Second Day's Play MELBOURNE, Austrlflia, h'n:' 2. England completed (the first innings of the third test match, scArfMSn runs. Australfa; 'be-l hUrd 20'lrijns on the first inninf.'; soon wiped out the deficit fn tWr serondXand at close of clay with ihe- fbss of tvvo wickets accdm1! ulated runs. MOREGAMES ?lkl IN SNOOKER SEitlES Tournament at Graitd iTermfriaf Club Is Now Reacfifng Final Stage ; Tli&lWtf' Year snookj- toiirria1 ment at the Grand Terminal Club is now flearing the final, a number St. gnrties having been played over 'the holiday. Following are furfhtr results: , Fffst Sound m Ymr tn: George Me- Ilmoyle 98. - . . W. J. NeTidh 127, J. Demienx 58. A. Evans 77, W. Browne 103. 5econ3 'Round V. ..Nelson 85, A. Murjray. G2 V. Browne 82, Q..Balagno 116 E . Yager bea, W . jsTesWtt . Semi-Final R. .. Yager beat, Pv Pritehard HIGH SCHOOL HOOP Will Play at Terrace Tonight, With Two Games at Week-End at Smithers Under the leadership p Ralph Smith, the High School intermediate League basketball team left on this morning's tralr for the interior. There will be a game to-nignt at Terrace arid games Friday and Saturday nights, at Smithers, the team returning home next Sunday afternoon. The boys making the trip are Doug and Joe Gay Affair Given New Year's Night at Prince Rupert Club The Prince Rupert Club wae the scene of a gay dance New tearfs 'Eve. about forty couple: taking part in the festivitiet tHem The affair was in th Hands of a committee consisting Of Colonel Nicholls, F. E. Rob ertson and Percy Tinker. W. O. Fulton was master of ceremonies and Smaill's five-piece orchestra provided excellent music. The' rooms wre very tastily decorated, this work being in the capable hands of V. II. Tobey, Lionel Holtby, Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Holtby, Miss Norah Carter and Miss Rivett ; Refreshments were served af ter; midnight, the tables being very pretty. The committee in charges of this department consisted of John Dore, B. J. Meliish, D. Thomson, J. A. Pillsbury, C. C. MliU, P. M. Ray and J. W. Scott. - AH the ladies were presented I wiin sonvenir spoons ana natural rofebuds very tastily wrapped. I vtr uia at to4 li n 4n o 1 ova BOYS TO INTERIOR! hour and all much enjoyed the . occasion. NEWYEAR'SEVE JAMBOUREE HELD "iHkroid ilacd oatld. AHan Cr' , f r. f , ffig! . . ' , Oalgary.;. rt. . M . .good program of vaudeville niiu U u imj aawa Mrs. E. J!. LePage, city; Mr.1 and Mrs. Swift, Viking, Alta.; Z. j There was a delightful . sur-P. Gagne and J. Weis, C.N.R.; prise party at the week end at Airs. Charles Edear. Red Pass thn hump nf Mr. and I Junction. Bussey, 309 Eight Avenue, East. Koyal I wjien a, group of about thirty peo- J. Stanley, Prince George; P. 'pie led by the fishermen from Kehoe, city; John Jneobsen, Mr. Bussey's boat Atli invaded Frank Ostrom and Joe Williams, their home and presented Mrs. Aings in the third cricket test Anyox: H. Howard and D. Wall, ! Bussey with a cut glass wine tfeatch against Australia, complet- C.N.R.; II. E. Sh&lstad, Shames; I set as a token of their esteem. 4tJ 20 runi before being dismiss- H. Cochrane, Stewart. .Jack Candow was spokesman for la. As he scored 261 runs at Sydney, he thus create a world's iiscord in international cricket by bavo. G. Jnhannson, Oona River; the party. Refreshments were I served, at midnight and dancing Fraser, DJgby; P, V.oyer and (ieo. jwas enjoyed. A feature of the ing two successive totals of Lunelle, city; Stephen Young, evening was the singing of Mrs J. J. Muldoon. Large Crowd in Attendance Frolic, Banquet and Dance by Elks' Lodge gave Vancouver a three to otte vic-i ser. Exciterrierd xrtf high, but ved on Monday night with a iory over Victoria on New Year's sf ternd&n . Runge scored Victoria's goal in less than two minutes afcer the start of the fr-.me. Captain Bill Borland of the Cubs was cot by a Skate in the second period when he went down while cheeking? Beatty and had to have six stjtcbes in his forehead. He was out for the rest of tfoe game. NATIONAL LEAGUE . HOCKEY RESULTS The National League hockey scores for yesterday were a follows: Montfea4'4, Pittsonrgfi 2. Otta-wa 0, Boston 8. N. Y. Rnntfers S, Toronto 2. CamWRens 1, N. Y. American 1. Detroit 2, Chicago 1. TO ftfeSUME LLIARDS First. Had second division bil lrard lesfBe activities will be resumed aont January id following the Christmas and,Nw Year iritermissi(i, W. H. Ixmf, retary of the Billiard League, stated today. mm DANCE VERY SMART at The Capitol Theatre was prueti-cafly filled on New Year's Eve for Slw 5fXr the' midnight frolic under the Scott, pk Bob Tn Irvine, Bob Stalker, A was rendered during the hour around midnight and many novelties went to heighten the enthusiasm. Afier the show a banouet was It TT l Mrs, W. ! held In the Boston Cafe with 300 peViqns In attendance, This was followed by a lively dance which was in progress until 4:30, splendid music being furnished by the P:ince Rupert Capitolians. Mike Budlnich and Kenny McQuaig were masters of ceremonies and other members of the committee responsible for the success of the evening's proceedings were Eddie Clflpp, W. D. Vance and Art Bauson, manager of the Capitol Kupert guards elettred finely, -and r aide shot frorrt J. WaUfers re-ufted . Once tfgaiA t . Gnchrist pnd E. Steen were trfed and, again elea etl to 3. Wafterij ftfio passed to M. Ness for h eodtvt. Rene Scettish and modern dances and acdonaM eloded her check and musk was furnished by an or-heered Ariyo by her splendid chestra consisting of Mrs. J. S. scare. The seodnti osrrCerjw ert's. ytm ejcceedifiSly ami hard cneeWfi'g. A ored fwfee from dffijfl ' ftg t from effltre & 'Me Htft the serf e tinie. li la tnC second ImlfvAnffiC tried 'isrd, but Rupert gii'sfds were afe. From An assist of J. Wal-rs, Sde Boddle scored one of her 'ong shote. Aiiyox seia'red a 'ore F. Camerotfs fast drib-le. Afto;- see-sawlng balfk and orth. J, Walters got the fcafl from T. Ness to score. M. Cidak re-"Td with a score from &nyox. In less (Htft a second after the IBs tit the last (joarter, M4' Ne" -ored. . b'urfyigji gehe'at mix-up nyo foiled El fit Sfefir, who ide the penally count. Play was nard on fio' nd ehecklnc even. RuDe ?e neaiea ouiiainK wni andlcap. Just befor hisUe M. Clark a-Rsiri njfOx 17-9. M. Lazarfk made a fair and ef-icient referee. WAS U final Jed for 1928 WEATHER SUPERIOR ear WasMilder, Than 1927. With Less Rain. and .Also mRs Sunshine i ' Prince Rupert had much less ainfall during the year 1928 than n 1927, while there was also less unshine. The total rainfall for ?28 was 80.84 inches, as compar-d with 88.17 inches in , 1927, vhile the sunshine for 1928 ag-rregated 1168. hours, as against 1174.4 boors. The finest month of IJie year was Jane, white October find No vember ran close for the most raln- all. There was Ieei,snown 1928 hamin 1937 and "the year just t wa milder, though not so arm, as that previous. .Weather figures for December, 928, were as follows: J Highest barometer, 30fCC, on December 18. ? Lowest barometer 29iQ, on December 10. , Maximum temperatuf, 51, onj Jecember 6. Minimum temperature, 24, on December 3. Mean temperature, 89.4. Total rainfall, 4.98 Inches. Greatest daily rainfall, .08 inch, on December 2x. Total sunshine, 26.2 hours. Total wind mileage, 7471 . Average velocity, 10 miles per hour. 4 Greatest velocity, G4 miles per lour, on December 2. . ..h ! l CfNCINNAT US TO 0XTE He was the last word in pic turesque risticity, the gnarled and weather beaten old man in the potato field at least, that is what the young novelist thought. "Good morning!" cried the man of letters. "What a lovely day!" r "jAy" answeed the rustic, pausing with his fork and looking up at the sky. "But tfiere's a shower a -coming. The scribe was delighted. "llow do you know?" he asked. "Red ky at morning the shepherd's warning,' eh?" i "Dunno nothing abJut 'that," replied the ancient. "But it were announced on the wireless last night and it's In nil the dailies this morning." Answers. Dah'ce by St. Andrew's Ladies on Moncfay VTe Jae'sJaj jfajnuary, 192? ' i I I; News and Views In The World of Sport , . - ' r : V ' '. I - BASKETBALLERS I OFF FOR ANYOX Senior Men's and Ladies' Select Teams Jji Play Games at -Smelter Town - As all-star senior league baa-Metban team left early this morning aboard the halibut boat Takla far Arpmx to meet vnelter town players hi a series of games tonight and tomorrow evening. The players making the trip are Dido Gurvich. Bill Lambie. Bill Mitchell, Spiro Gurvkh, Poli Howard. Eddie Smith and Tom Kelsey. Athong those -accompanying the party are F. W. Allen and Dick "Woods, officiate of the Prince Rupert Basketball Association. A -select team- repres"enting-the: local LaSeo' League will go north on the prince Rupert tonight to pjajr a gametomorrfa nijgiyj re-tenfag home 'w the Wanesiteani' Friday morning. The lady players going to Anyox wHI be Miss May Thompson, Miss Lillian Lowe, Miss Nellie Gurvich, Miss Helen Sim, Mis Evelyn March and Mrs. George Hills. A return series is being irrang-ed to take place here nex month. SHE'S KNOWN AS THE MARY PICKFORD OF EUROPE VICTORIA LOST HOW GIRLS WON HOGMANAY WAS 1928 LIQUOR ! HOCKEY GAME ATMSKEfBALL WELL OBSERVED PROFITS UP ATNEWYEAR VICTORIA, Jan. 2. Goals by Beatty hi the first period and Mc- Adam aifd B ennan in the second In a fast, hard game Rupert Two Hundred Persons Attended City .Also Received, More From High School girls won 17-9 from Anyox in the final game of the varies. Checking was clode and Anyox, afte- several minutes. cored from a penalty by L. Dres- Motor Licences, Tough Less from Pari-Mutuel .Evening . The iny of Prince Rupert has Hogmanay was fittingly pbser- re.ce.hwd the sum of $13,548.54 uDoe in the Moose liall under he auspices of the Ladles' Auxiliary f St. Andrew's Society, vet 200 persons being in at-Qndaftee. There were old time Black J. Campbell, J. S. Sturg- Rup- tort. F. WflUarri. A. Paton and X play H.Smith- BJpef Sturgeon pray Ness od solos and. Piper Hugh Smith and a led the Grand March. At the olned hartds nd sang "The Gwd ( Mew Year" and 'fAuki Lang! yne." Delightful refreshments ; wfr'e served under the direction f Mrs. Robert Wiggins and the1 :.ffa1r came to a close at 2:30 a.m. 1 J. S. Irvine and Howard Steen ! nrere masters of ceremonies and the opmmittee in charge consisted j of Mrs. J. S. Irvine, convener, Mrs. M. McRobbie. Mrs. Howard I Steen, Mrs. J. Watson, Mrs. G. 1 1 Geddea, Mrs, A. Quran and Mr. Dert Cameron.. Presiding at the o$r ware A. Clpjerton and D. Finlayson. There was a large congregation in attendance at t. Andrew's An- giican Cathedral on New Year's Eve for watchnight services vhich were conducted by the rector, Rev. J. B. Gibson. ;rom the provincial government htrieg the past year as its share In the dtat ibution of liquor profits, a:; compared with $11,502,30 for thp year prt'vious. City Trenmircr 1). J. Matheson ntated th1.- morning. From motor licen c the sum of $7,721. 7& hai In en . eceived, as against $7,200.48 whili' the distribution of pari-tnutuel fo - VJZH was $302. 8d, as .ompared wtth $300.70 in 1927 lx . .1 v riTil f If I n tie Bo- midnight tourr the entire assem- .JUUU rKllxtLL WPo t half ulage. etfaiWed the hall $thl' AMWIIU KVVJ XVhW$ th sides ri found DAY DIP IN HARBOR Doug Friuell took his annua) Sew Year's Day dip in the waters of the M"b"f yesterday. He swam about 100 yards out and, while stating that the water wai not uncomfortable, derided ig-ninst attempting any cfos-hr bor swims. Young people's orpanititlorts of the United and Bantiit Cniif. ehes ffl reteme weekly meUn next Monday night followiiir the ChHtm' and New Year int on. The regular monthly session of the County Court for setting' of lanuary cases will be held next Monday. The Acme ImDOrters Fifth Annual Temptation Contin S&16 ues in Swing Full - ........ ,, ,. HYDE TRANSFER AND COAL CO. 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