a Sert Whyte 2 NE. of oe pest pros- soming Olym- pics is berland. I action rece couver ela ys, those b Young Tol the public Empire ; se! caught e British The tr ragedy does all too our promising g > (Tobacco attends‘a U.S. col- oD T Sb as, secretary 0 Federation 0 the Nation TERRY TOBACCO Labor Youth, me the other « this very point. Tho ymas agreed with Lieut Seeago S state- concern OV General Gu ment expre —and roundly “Lloyd Perciv 3° k 50,000 lege tc mpling young ar found 19 years of age Sead Thomas. yf some recrea- “Ottawa has, in the face of this situation, abolished the National Health and Physical Fitness Act. General Simonds’ didn’t seem to notice this. “Canada sent 113 athletes ) compete in the Winter Olym- ics but we have cut this to for Melbourne. Our team is f the few that has to rely t y coteely on private con- yns. If General Simonds interested in the future youth, why ao is } phi eS of “] think that the Canadian Legion, which applauded Gen- eral Simonds so heartily and fell in with his conscription scheme, could have rendered a rea} service to peace and in- ternational understanding by taking up the cry for a bigger Olympic team “In; this period of relaxed international tension and talks on disarmament, Canada could ll divert some of its huge aments appropriation to A national sports program. idian youth want more ities in a peaceful y. There isn’t a single sroup in the country gone on record for scription. General Simonds ing ard at a time else is look- bacl every body when Well confident that the Glyn. I am youth of Canada will put the lid of “adult delinquency” which tries to lead it down the path to war. For only generals die in bed. spoken, * * * team of 91 athletes is but we have hopes that the young men and women will win points for t Melbourne Canada a and our swim- the best uld conceivably couple of gold Gur rowers me ‘ likely make ving, and eou home a *« * « i field enthusiasts Y out in full force at Brockton Point Oval on July for the Police Sports. One of the star attractions will be Mike Agostini, a sprint - here at the British Em- pire Games. Last Saturday Mike ran against Dave Sime, Bobby. Morrow hundred yard men and other top at Berkeley, and finished third. Harry Nelson will provide the chief contention here, un- less, as Mike says, “some un- known doesn’t beat the both of us.” Mounties in SPORTLIGHT gang Mounties are winning a ball the Pacific Coast League ieee ancouver few games in days, but they are still in plenty of dollar trouble. Average crowds of 2,000 to 3,000 won’t keep the team in the black, and unless Sunday ball is introduced soon there seems little chance of the team staying alive for another season. It takes close to $400,000 a year to run a good PCL team. Last season Seattle Rainiers won the pennant, drew 342,000 paying customers, . yet lost money. Then there’s the weather problem. More than 51 inches of rain falls annually on Capil- ano Stadium, as compared to 32 inches in Seattle. Other clubs.survive because they have financial angels. Mounties need one, too. Re pe ee sss 5 oa * Esther Williams is one gal who isn’t afraid to go near the water. A few years back she was a member of the U.S. Olypmic swimming team. Winner of the Florida Derby, Kentucky Derby and Bel- mont Stakes, the come-from-behind colt Needles is the undisputed North American three-year-old turf champion. Only in the Preakness did his famous stretch run fall short. In the Belmont he was 20 lengths back at one stage, then began his patented run and passed every horse to win by a — neck. Chalk players find Lansdowne is toug Chalk Players (punters who play the favorites) are runnin into trouble at Lansdowne, but they are a hearty breed an@ not easily discouraged. More money is being bet on the horse this year than ever before, and the track is running $200,00) ahead of last year. Saturday’s mutuel play last week totaled $214,574, and the 12,000 fans got their money’s worth in fine racing. Biggest upset was Dos Domingo beating the likes of Magic Note, Scotty D, Free Hand and Threesome in the $2,000 Lieutenant-Governor’s Handicap. Going postward at 22 to one, the longest shot on the board, Dos Domingo paid $46,60 to win. It was quite a race. An ex- pected, Rosyth took the lead at the break and was three lengths ahead of Magic Note rounding the last bend. Com- ing strongly on the outside, Dos Domingo under superb ating by jockey Arterburn (who gave the gelding a breather at the last turn, drop- ping back from third to fourth momentarily) sailed past the leading horses and won by a length. Rosyth hung on for secand, Free Hand just nippe Magic Note for third. Diamond, owner Dos Domingo, was complai ing around the barns befot that his horse was ow with -only 1 pounds to carry, Dos Doming® was able to show his flying heels to the two favorites the betting, Magic Note a Free Hand. Dave the race classed. But Actually the winner wa sadly overlooked by the bet#, ters. In 12 previous starts D Domingo had won two, finish second once and third once, earn $5,850. Turf patrons who can’t get out to the track shouldn’t mis% the Jack Short TV show OF Channel 2 every Saturday 9:30 p.m. It brings many of thé thrills right into your living) room, and your spouse wil probably gladly act as bookié WHANEE PRINCESS STREET — GRANPA HORSES TO WATCH FREE HAND — Just about ready for brackets here. q SCOTTY D. — At over a mile, he’ll show his best stuff. — NO HOME — Knocking at the door, ready to come in soon. PORTERS PEBBLE — Second twice, SUGAR CUBE — Always runs a good face, danger now. look for a first. of these days at a price. They seldom manage to catch her CORAN — Seldom wins, but often in the money. AM — Strawberry roan at top of his form now. BARNTON — Unpredictable, sometimes goes WINTER RANGE — Handy colt, due for a win. OUR BUTCH — You always have him to contend with. LORD ROSCONNOR — Often quits, COWENBEATH — Hits hard but has had a bad year so far. PACIFIC KAY — Comes flying out, often never headed. DMITRI — When races get longer he’ll do better. LUCY’S DOLL — Mare is often in the money. SIR FLEETWAY — One of the most consistent horses. UTMOST — In his own class, he’s wire to wire. ‘ but about due. always a good bet. June 29, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE }