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THE PEOPLE’S

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Fascists Conspiring Over

Attempt Bargain

Fascist Axis Spins Crookedly

LONDON. — The three-way

fascist alliance between Rome, Berlin and Tokio entered the world of sports this weel with the disclosure that Japan and Italy are planning a “deal” to dispose of the anti-Japanese boycott of the Olympic Games.

The games were scheduled to be held at Tokio, but an increasing tide of protests has Caused many influential athletic bodies to threaten a boycott.

The British AAA learned last Thursday that the Japanese am- bassador to italy had called on Mussolini to suggest the following

plan to avoid the boycott move- ment.

(1) Sapan would give Italy the fames for 1940:

(2) Italy would support Tolzio’s claims for the games in 1944. ~ (8) Staly would bring pressure to bear upon Nazi Germany to support this plan.

i this plan should go through, the Olympic Games, founded to promote peace and goodwill, would practically become the property of the fascist bloc, Nazi Germany had the games in 1936.

The British will undoubtedly oppose the move, however. The British AAA has already voted for a boycott of the Tokio games, and informed circles believe the removal of the 1940 games from Japan merely a matter of time.

The International Olympic Games committee meets next Thursday and Friday in Cairo. The matter will be discussed there.

Finland has been prominently mentioned as the country which would receive the games in case Japan were out of the picture, but the emergence of the Rome-Berlin- Tokio axis into the world of sports forecasts grave difficulties for this plan when the committee meets in @airo.

Walking Club Goes In Training

Vancouver Walking Club will fave its first training session at Stanley Park Oval, on Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m.

There will be a six-mile walking race in conjunction with the Pro-

Olympiad

AT “PAGEANT OF YOUTH’ —

their appearance at the Young Communist League’s

No, they’re not from Hollywood! The charm ing lasses pictured above are part of a group of trained female gymnasts from the Provin cial Recreational Centres which has sanctioned “Pageant of Youth” feature of its convention to be held March 26 at Victory Hall here.

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Pro-Recs Progress —

Nearly 20,000 Now Enrolled

In the short time since they were first established the department of education’s provincial recreation centres have accomplished wonders. Where the province’s youth was at one time wont to patronize pool halls, dance halls of doubtful char- acter and any old street corner, they have now regular meeting places in church Syms, public meet- ing place and halls throughout the length and breadth of the province. Close on 20,000 young people are now under the wing of the provin- cial recreational centres and are being developed into strong, healthy. and clean-minded young Ganadians. In other provinces, faced with governmental neglect, youth clubs are striving to set up community centres to follow along cultural and physical education lines. In Winnipeg, a community centre for youth has been established, pro- viding for some dozens of young people. Its equipment is still very meagre, but partially fills a long- felt need.

Similar centres function in To- ronto and Montreal. In these cities the Young Communist League and the Co-operative Commonwealth Youth Movement has established youth centres:

Always in the foreground of the youth movement is the YMCA. Work done in the past by the YMCA shows what can be done for youth if proper care is given. Near- ly 80,000 young men and boys used the “Y” facilities in its 74 associa- tions last year.

vincial Recreational Centre’s foot races for men and women on March 30,

Those wishing to join the club and train for the various walking races this year are requested to get in touch with J. R. Abraham, 1346 Arbutus street, or phone Bay- view 6843R. :

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fined strictly to sparring for points, is the gist of a statement made by Dr. David C. Hall, University of Washington health inspector.

Hall further stated that a sport that breaks down rather than builds up has no excuse for exist- ence, and as boxing is an excellent form of body building and condi- tioning an effort should be made to withdraw the damaging elements and keep it to scientific sparring.

Hall was a middleweight wres- tling and boxing champion during his undergraduate days at Brown University.

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REFRESHMENTS

GIS IS ILSISIGISS

By Art Schwartz

RIST FROM THE LOCAL MILL. .. Shorty Schoeles crosses

the pond this week to take over the Olympic club on the nawth shore. .. Buddy Walsh was just as surprised as anybody when the Powell River fatty handed him a. trouncing. . . Joe Moody, Indian lightweight, has started an amateur boxing club on the other side of the harbor and is doin’ all right. . . If the amateurs quit fighting amongst themselves and forget the penny

Volger Wins VSC Match

ante jealousies, a big year is in store for the simon pure hide heay- ers... Chuck Nickason, fresh from a win on t’other side of the line, hopes that somebody with some “oomph” takes over the fight ~ame here before it lands on the reefs altogether. .. You n’me both, fella. - - Russ Gatzke, Alberni promoter, writes in that he is going to run one fight a month using such stuff as Emil Lust, Bill Emke and the local boys, Troll, Carrington, Ford, ete... That’s the right spirit, Russ, and good luck! The Victoria Road Recreation club has merged with the Community Hall Associ- ation, 43rd and Victoria drive. The Pro-Recs will do the instructing.

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Commenting on the run around being handed John Henry Lewis, the colored light-heayy mauler, the People’s World, progressive ’F'risco daily, says, “Maxie doesn’t want any part of him for any dough and Tommy Farr couldn’t be dragged into the same ring with a double decker tram or if all the women of England wept in the streets.” In Baer’s case I'm afraid it’s not SO much racial discrimination that keeps Maxie from fighting the Wegro as it is the fear that John Henry would sink a sound right Smack on the Livermore chops and fold him up like a steamer chair. But the issue of color allows Baer and his ilk to keep Lewis at a safe distance.

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Three daily papers gave out the wrong score on the Alliance - Ex- Gordon game last Saturday. What's the matter? The score was 4-1 in favor of Workers Alliance, and just the opp appeared in the dailies. Some small] stuff, if you ask me.

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VSC has decided, owing to the de- mand for work-out time of its members, to cancel the usual Sun- day night concerts and give the time over to club members. This makes it a seven-day gym, which is progress, believe me.

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A pat on the back and a wallop from the weekly ‘pan’ mail. Ex- cerpts: “. . . + Inclined to agree with you that McLarnin got in a lucky punch in the Corbett fight, as I notice that Jimmy stayed clear of Carbett from then on. In fact, he hasn’t done any- thing since then, except waltz around with Barney Ross and buy a soap factory.—A.B.F..” Don’t forget the lacing he handed Tony the Canzoneri, ABF. “Who told you that MclLarnin didn’t lick Corbett? Don’t you ever read the papers? Besides, I don’t think much of your judgment of fighters, anyhow.—B5.R.”

Ouch! right to the plexus, mah fren’! Anyhow, I think you read

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Ex-Gordons Lose To Collingwood WA Eleven 4-1

Collingwood Workers’ Alliance soccer team came through in championship style to take a £1 victory over the Ex-Gordon be- hemoths in a scheduled game last Saturday afternoon at Gran- ville Park.

Eddie Billingham, flashy little forward on the WA -squad, touched the Gordon goalie for the first counter on a brilliant solo. Ernie Brown and Johnny MecGougan scored one and two, respectively. Stu Smith did a good job of holding down the right wing -and assisted in the Brown goal.

The lone Gordon tally was banged in on a penalty in the last half.

Centre Sought

Move Supported In Lynn Valley

The entire Lynn Valley citizenry is supporting and assisting the move started, a month ago to es- tablish a youth sports centre.

A committee approached a Van- couver trust company and was in- formed that a large store at the corner of Centre Road could be utilized for a small rental a month and plans are now under; way to raise the necessary funds to open the club officially sometime this month.

Showing keen interest, several unattached athletic groups have al- ready approached the committee with a view to cooperating with the youth centre and using the same club rooms.

This centre has special interest for the parents of Lynn Valley in that it will provide a meeting place for young people who would other- wise have to journey to North Vancouver or Vancouver.

Bralorne Victors im Semi-Finals

MERRITT.—Continuing its tri- umphant onslaught toward the provincial intermediate hockey championship, Bralorne hockey team dished up a thorough 7-0 whitewashing to the Merritt as- pirants in the first round of the semi-finals here last Saturday.

Novice Ski Contests This Sunday

Ski novices will have the entire Worth Shore ski acreage to them- selves this -week-end, while the more expert plansters are taking in the next meet at Snoqualmie

summit. This Sunday will see the wind-up of the four-way novice contests for the season, main

events on Grouse and Seymour be- ing the tough cross-country and jumping affairs.

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Doc Wilkes Loses To Kolbas

Hans at the weekly dime-a-throw matt-mitt carnival at the Vancou- ver Sports Club were treated to one of the most colorful wrestling displays ever staged in any ring when Doug Volger and Don Pictou locked horns in the main event last Saturday night.

Volger won in the fourth round after a tricky match. Loud howls of protest from irate ringsiders punctured the smoke-blue atmos- phere as chairs, stools and jugs of water were thrown around with great disregard of their ultimate point of landing.

This win gives Volger a chance at the Great Bunka this week on the double main event bill Satur-

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Precautions were taken by Local 74, International Woodworkers of America, to prevent discrimina- tion against newly organized mem- bers employed in the BC Box Gom- pany plant this week, when an agreement was quickly drawn up by the union for presentation to the company, with the alternative of formal application for a govern- ment conciliation commissioner. Last Sunday sixty of the sixty- five employees held an open meéet- ing in the plant, enlarged their committee, discussed the new agreement fully.

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scanties, showed to good advantage to hold wild Tiger Robinson to a draw in the semi-final with an ex- hibition of cat-like prowess that had El Tigre wondering what it was all about at times.

Kolbas Wins

Mickey Kolbas, Powell River fiant, proved that brute strength goes a long way in the burp pas- time by using a sound right foot to the tender whiskers on Doc Wilkes’ youthful jaw, softening that worthy up-and-coming gent to such an extent that winning the match was easy. First, however, the Doc planted a few of Joe Savoldi’s specialties right in the Kolbas pantry, doing enough dam- age to make Mickey jump out of the ring several times for a rest.

Bill Masson drew with a rough tough smiling lad by the name of Ralph Dowling in one of the eye- ning’s best. Ralph is a Boston Crab artist of the first water and was surprised at the handy and work- manlike manner Billy used to break them. It was a good draw.

The Boston Kid, suffering from a sprained ankle and in full voice, won a tough one from Jimmy Wright, Dawson City veteran who leaves the club this week for the circuit. The Kid, showing better form than usual, had no trouble with his big league opponent and came through handily for the win. This gives him the right to meet Don Lott for the winner of the Volger-Bunka melee.

The boxing matches didn’t click in the usual manner, two little Japanese hammering each other through three tame rounds to a draw. Guy Cantrell won over Toughy Thomas in three rounds of what looked like a hybrid wrestle- box bout.

Hostak Turns Down Krieger Fight

Al Hostak, Seattle middleweight contender whose dynamite-laden fists pounded out a win over Swede Berglund last Tuesday night, has turned down an offer from Mike Jacobs to meet the New York mauler, Solly Krieger.

Eddie Marino, manager of Hos- tak, plans to keep his boy work- ing on the coast until a definite decision is reached regarding the match with World Champion Freddie Steele this summer.

Jacobs was very impressed with the showing Hostak made in the Berglund fight, blasting out the Frisco terror in two rounds.

GISCOMBE, BC, March 3—A $1,500 community hall has been built by residents of this company- dominated sawmill town without company assistance.

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As part of a drive to organize city chain store employees, meeting will be held this week at Medical-Dental building Safeway-Pigsly Wiggly workers. Called under auspices of t Retail Clerks union, a large turnout is expected.

Last week at a downtown ho a number of employees from the stores conferred with union rep sentatives in a preliminary sessi: and a drafted agreement coveri wages and union conditions w prepared.

Don Maxwell, union organiz for the Retail Clerks; C. M. Ste art, Trades and Labor Council, aj representatives from the Hotel a Restaurant Employees’ Union, w address the meeting.

Messengers

Win Point BC District Telegraph Accedes To Protests On

Painting Of Bicycles Ruling.

Fast-riding city messenger boys flatly refused to allow their own bicycles to be painted orange and yellow last Monday, Giving their employers, the BC District Tele- graph and Delivery company, 24 hours to rescind the ruling or strike action would be taken next morning. Confronted with this ulti- matum from 50 boys the company conceded the point and cancelled the consignment of paint ordered.

Enquiries by the Advocate show- ed that the objections were based on the following grounds: The bi- eyeles are personal property of messenger boys and such colors would attract attention from the police when the lads were out of uniform and riding after working hours. The nuisance of proving they had not stolen their own prop- erty was foreseen and was the main objection.

Meeting the company halfway, the lads drafted a letter which stated they were prepared to ac- cept the colors blue and gold for their machines, but there must be

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