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Thursday, January 12, 1961 NORSHORE SENTINEL 8 SPORTS BIZ WITH DIZ By PAUL "DIZZY" BAXTER LeSarge will be remembered "The things we did one summer I'll remember all the remaining years of my life.” You left me with memories, Gary LeSarge, of four ball players, who thought, acted laughed and brooded together. It was the summer that we started out on the CPR lawn in Nipigon by posing theatrically for pictures for a downtown newspaper. They said that your brother Larry and I along with you would form the battery for the newest entry in the Senior Baseball League. I didn’t have a ball hat on before the picture, so I borrowed a hat from that kid on the bicycle. It was about three sizes too small and it sat on the top of my head. You and Larry laughed like hell and said you could see why they called me dizzy. The four of us from Nipigon, the Finn, Eilo Willmen, you and your brother and myself used to ride in the Finn’s car to all the practices and games. We used to tell each how fortunate Red Rock was to have our services and before the year was over we would show the locals a little about ball. We stuck together like four contented orphans. You used to say to me jokingly, "Listen fella, forget everything you ever learned and just follow my advice and you can’t go wrong.” You were just 18 and I was 26, but you made me feel like 18 again. You might have been joking but as the season progressed I found out you were the best receiver I had ever pitched to. We used to kibbitz about the colour of our skins. You and Larry used to say that the Finn and I were anaemic, while we used to counter by saying how dark the car was with two LeSarges in it. The one you liked the best was when I used to say "Gary, you know what my little boy said, when he saw you today? He said ‘Daddy the coalman is here.” Larry was meticulous about his uniform and used to have it clean and neat hanging up in the car, while your uniform was in pieces scattered all over the seats and floor. The two of you were different as night and day and you would argue about everything and anything. The funny part of it was that deep down you were as close as any two brothers could be. Let anyone criticize either of you and the other would be at that person’s throat. We had a wonderful summer of ball and to top all off we won the championship. Everyone remembers that lead off home run you hit off Hygaard in the last game of the semi-finals, but few, if any knew what kind of a mood you were in when we left Nipigon, For some unexplainable reason you were as cantankerous as a mule until we stopped along the way to ‘quaff’ a few before the game, a highly irregular procedure. We bought cigars and with our hats over our eyes we sauntered into the P.A. stadium past Sandy Sims. Sims, a rabid Red Sox fan asked us if we were going to wrap it up tonight and you replied gruffly, "We’ll bury them." Well we did and that home run of yours sure started the landslide. Any pitcher that ever pitched to you could readily distinguish when you were not happy with his performance. That ball used to come back twice as hard as the chucker threw it. Or you used to take a few steps out to the mound and holler "throw it right you bum.” Sure I got a sore hand from catching the ball and my ears would ring from your taunts; but it was through your guidance and skill that I managed to win the games that I did that year. I don't remember in all or the four years I knew you, that I ever particularly liked you until that summer. You were a hard kid to understand but once you became friendly and dropped your guard you were warm and pleasant company to be with. You had a heart as big as your body and a personality as unique and colorful as I have encountered. You were a good friend that summer Gary, so much like a younger brother in so many ways. If I had ever said a bad word against you before then, I was sorry once I knew you better. If I ever said you were hard to get along with before I knew you, I was sorry after. You may be gone but you are not forgotten. Fare thee well Gary LeSarge. These are the sentiments from all the boys on the ball team and from a fella whose life was enriched by your brief sojourn on earth. TERRACE TOPS RED ROCK FACE OUST SCHEDULE Terrace Bay Superiors could leave the rest of the North Shore Hockey league in their wake if things go as well in the next few days as they did Sunday in Terrace Bay. The Sups started their run for the top by dumping the Royals 6-2 Sunday while holding high-scoring Neil Seagris to just one goal... and that on a penalty shot. The Sups now have a busy schedule of five games in eight days including four games against the tail-end Marathon Mercuries. This does not include Tuesday night’s game against Red Rock which is reported on the front page. Thursday they play the Merks at Marathon in a postponed game from New Year’s. Saturday its back to Marathon. Sunday the Merks visit Terrace. Tuesday Terrace travels to Nipigon and Thursday the Sups go to Marathon again. With Don Dobson back in goal and playing a fine game after a recent illness, the Sups outskated and out-checked the Royals Sunday while holding period leads of 2-0 and 5-1. The Osmar line of Maurice Osmar-Marvin Osmar and Dave Whalen was flying to help the Sups make up for the two previous losses, their only defeats, at the hands of the Royals. Maurice Osmar and rookie sensation Bobby Adamo had two goals and an assist each. Marvin Osmar had a goal and two assists while Whalen had three helpers. The foursome are bunched near the top of the scoring despite the fact that Terrace has played the least number of games. Ron Shock had the other goal as the young second line of Adamo-Shock-Joe Tookenay came through again. Harvey Dunville had the other goal for Red Rock. ICE SPRAY: Calder and Ricky Polhill are proving invaluable as checkers. They played a big part in the Bay victory. Marvin Osmar’s goal was one of the prettiest of the year as he deaked two Royals, cut in on goal and left Jorgey sprawling. Dobson stopped Neil Seagris on a breakaway on a slick save. He was outstanding. Jorgey played well but the Sups were not to be denied this time. He ruined them in the two earlier games this year. Seagris fought with Am by Le Blanc while Polhill bugged Jorgenson until the two squared off. The crowd was just 350. There is continued talk that Earvin Osmar has got the travel bug again although, of course it won’t be this year. Marathon has offered the Cowboy a machinist job and have a house ready if he wants to come next year. Red Rock earlier in the year thought they had the Cowboy corralled but could 'not get him a house. Why’s the Cowboy so unhappy anyway? Seagris Leading Herman in Jump Terrace Bay held Neil Seagris to one goal in their weekend encounter but the Red Rock ace still leads the NSHL scoring race with 21 points, three better than Marvin Osmar of Terrace. Big gainer over the weekend was Herman Mannila of the' Flyers who had eight points to double his total. Here are some of the top scorers including all games up until Sunday. The figures are unofficial. Scoring G. A. Pt P N. Seagris (RR) 12 9 21 20 Mar. Osmar (TB) 7 11 18 6 Whalen (TB) 5 12 17 4 H. Mannila (Nip) 5 11 16 9 Adamo(TB) 9 6 15 9 Mau. Osmar (TB) 8 6 14 0 Morgan (RR) 6 6 12 2 B. LeBlanc (Mar) 5 7 12 4 LETTERS Dear Sir: Well we remember the days when we had our old outside rink, where many hockey fans gathered in the coldest of days to watch the Flyers win or lose to the end. Then as years went by, other towns began building indoor rinks. Finally Nipigon came up with the fine idea of building an Arena. Since it has been built, we can proudly boast that we have been getting the largest attendance of any of the towns in the North Shore. Naturally it is the hockey games that bring that attendance. Therefore we believe that the Flyers should not be charged for their practices. We understand they have to pay $3.50 per hour when they practice. We think that is ridiculous. The more practices they get, the better the team will be and the better the team is the more fans will turn out. At that price we don’t believe they can afford too many hours of practice. If it so happened that the Flyers called it quits and folded up, what would happen to the Arena? As for public skating there wouldn’t be enough people turn out to pay the light bill. The Red Rock Royals can practice when they want without any fee. To sum things up, if we lose our Flyers, just hang a wreath on the Arena door. Flyer Supporters PORTRAITS CHILDREN WEDDINGS PASSPORTS Old photographs copied and enlarged AUER PHOTO Phone 376R Nipigon, Ont.