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55ctwcs v t jij- a if m J their lock for the last of the Mickey Sutton Ditch Digger rallied for four runs to top Rockets in ah Aurora Town League tilt Tuesday Diggers appeared destined for the scrap heap as the Rockets banged away for a edge down to the fifth on the length of a base Paul Rocket to collect the Knowles and a homer and triple vklory The victor by Bud Diggers whittled that lead to in the fifth on Earl tworun double and assured the win with their last of sixth uprising Ray White punched out a gift wrapped homer Shorty Sutton tripled Harold Stephenson and Howie Timbers doubled to forge the Diggers winning rally Rock ets appeared to have a of the seventh rally in the frying pan as Paul Knowles singled to start it off but a quick double play by Harold Stephenson to Ray White to Jim Murray short circuited the rally in nothing flat Doug Richardson was the vic tim of the Diggers late surge- Mickey Sutton stayed on the hill despite an early pummelling ictory sent the Ditch Diggers one game ahead of the Queen City Storage- men for the league lead- Lucky For AWARD Thirtyfour clubs compose the Royal Canadian Plying Clubs Association which plays a large part in training pilots in the Do minions defence Thirteen is supposed to be un lucky but is wasnt for our win conscious Friday as they swung away for hits and runs to blast Everett Maple Leafs at the- Fair Grounds in a South Baseball League game The victory was the thirteenth the season iij Ortie Thorns was the figure on the diamond in recording his seventh win held the invaders at bay on three hits and claimed left strikcOtitN tims Jerry two triples one of these should have hippocketed r and Bill single in the seventh shattered his dream Leafs scored a single in- the lead innings oh a walk and the tWb threebagger and they plated a second run in round without benefit of a hit bats were busy the first frame and an error El shys double and Stan Wing ers line single presented them with two runs and they were never headed Protecting a lead in the fifth the sent every man to the plate in thunderous fifth frame that packed away six runs J Will hammered put three doubles Robinson of a with two a double Single to claim two ykl- vie Don Gibson Stan lashed out for other safeties Stan Winger arid were men in two double killings by the Cliff miles to haul down a long- outfield loft and Thorns knocked down a sizzling liner to provide the fielding tibits Hudson bandied the bench strategy Bill Hopper made his first appearance of the season in Redman sweater NEWMARKET PHONE CONTINUOUS NIGHTLY FROM PM MON THRU SAT MATINEE SAT SATURDAY AUGUST 1 2 World Champs Avram fork town ira Queen Strafe Service pan- district ladies at North York bantam third fame If neees- Richmond Hill at Sutton take league at Keswick pm Lake jr mens at Pine Orchard pm Peel- York semis King City at Lake Jr Mount Albert at queens- vnieVAv- Aug sport day tournament Aurora park town league Rockets Queen City Storage pm fair grounds North York midget playoff Richmond Hill at Newmarket pm PeelYork semis at City district ladies Newmarket at Aug fair grounds town league SportsCycle Thomp sonBelt Aurora park York playoff Newmarket Aurora pm North York tennis Newmarket at Mount Albert Aurora at Rich mond Hill Nod To A Hitter The sluggers union have been getting onto over the past ten days AH yon think about they say is what those pitching rascals have been doing to oar batting averages Better take a closer squint at the sluggers or youll be black listed s With this kind of prodding from the stick turning our back on the chucker to name a hitter for this weeks award and Theatre pass Mount Alberts rise to third place in the Lake Softball League race to a large degree has been primed by the return of Dong Simpson The Mounties livewire third has been literally tearing the cover off the apple since his return from Korea a month ago Last Friday Keswick tripped the but it wasnt Dougs fault swung out for a triple double and single that were good for three runs In the Mount Albert bag Making our selection easier was the fact went high to glove a red hot liner from the bat of Ken Mount Albert fans applauded this catch of the year and rightly so Thus Mr Simpson gets the nod this week for the ashman award on two counts hitting and fielding Win Local and visiting lawn bowl ers were out in force last week at the Newmarket greens in search of the Office Specialty Trebles Trophy Bob local rink with Frank viceskip Stanley Janes lead walked off with the trophy and major prize after several close games The rink counted three wins and a score of to take down the top honors Bar rios Jerry skipped rink captured second place high two wins score Norm Hoppers Newmarket rink with Bruce Gib- r r m son viceskip and Geo Hudson lead collected third place high for one win August is a date all the HuB the floodlight committee is in p district faithful will want to keep The Hottentots world colored softball cham pions recently on tour across Ontario will be on hand at the Fair Grounds to provide the local fans with a sample of whats best in The highly rated and colour ful visitors will play the Town League allstars in an exhibition contest proceeds going towards wiping out the balance against the floodlights Hottentots con sidered across the USA as the worlds most colourful softball team featured at the sev eral years ago and their game warmups and antics are worth the price of admission alone Some of the feats the Hot tentots will startle the most staid fans Thornton and Cannon Ball Hackney theyre pitching aces boast victories over all top flight softball nines in the US The former is some shakes of a pitcher going three seasons at over games a season without being beaten Their catcher Shag Johnson holds the worlds record for the longest home run a foot blast Chairman Charlie VanZant of charge of arrangements and all town league ladies softball teams and Newmarket baseball team are cooperating to bring the worlds champions to Newmar ket Carrie time is pm The place the Fair Grounds date Floodlight fund is still short of the required amount to pay off the lights in full Contribu tions have been received from the Newmarket police force 25 and 1475 from Frank Bowser being balance re late J Flower Fund TOURNEY QueensvHles biggest yet an nual sports day is Saturday Aug Softball tournament conven er reports four teams have entered the com petition to date They are Kes wick North York Newmarket Legion and Well take two more teams on a first- come basis he reports Play will get underway at pm Hasketts by George Newmarket Sports Editor AURORA TAKES LEAD Aurora Legion midgets took the lead in the roundrobin series for the North York Midget Base ball League title with win over Richmond the Aurora Park Wednesday Pres ent standing is Aurora 3 points Newmarket Richmond Hill Aurora got six runs in the first and three in the fifth Bob An drews checked the Hillmen on six hits Stew Wilsons homer in the big lead innings led the Aurora hit charge Red Hart victim of the Aurora hit ting tried with a tworun homer BRADFORD ONT Iff SPECIAL PREHOLIDAY SUNDAY AUG MidMite Show at ALSO MON WED AUG THURSDAY TO SATURDAY In Technicolor Half Breed Robert Young Janls Carter Jack 2ND FEATURE in technicolor Belle of New York Fred Astaire Vera Ellen Main Sunday Midnight Show TWO FEATURES Only Mm uw Pi mm i MONDAY TUESDAY AND HENRY LEVIN PHOEBE EPHRON v- WITH A SONG IN MV HEART fc AND PA KETTLE AT THE MIR GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH THE YEARS EXCITING ADVENTURE- MANCi IICOLOI ION rCUK m JOAN FEATURE Triple in IS OFFERS 1ST 2ND BRIEFS Newmarket Legion is organiz ing a team for a zone tournament in Aurora in August Mickey Smith and are managing the entry Positively no other character in North York can make this statement your is the only man batting a 1000 in the Lake League and umpiring Struth so help Got into the game for Pine Orchard earlier in the season and went two for two Wednesday we umpired Kes- 1 shall henceforth be considered wick at Pine Orchard This one you can believe or not but one Keswick player is reported to have said it was the second game AURORA TOWN SCHEDULE The hot battle being waged be- the Ditch Diggers and Queen City Storage for the top roost has spurred interest in the Aurora Town League to a hew high A number of fans have re quested a schedule of games in the offing August games are Rockets vs Queen City Storage Aug Civil Service Ditch Diggers Aug Ditch Diggers Queen City Storage Aug Rockets vs Civil Service Ditch Diggers Rock ets Aug Civil Service vs Queen City Storage Aug 2j Queen City Storage Rockets Aug 28 Ditch Diggers Civil Service Keswick shattered hope of second place in the Lake Junior Ladies softball league with a win Mount Albert ladies who led the league completed the season without a loss Richmond Hill and Aurora join forces to enter a midget entry It is expected the team will be entered under Richmond Hill name weve played for Pine Orchard this year If we can find out who said it hes been credited with his last base hit this sea son Didnt know what our umpir ing trouble was until prexy Ken Steered us right car see it all now Harold Smith and Ted are corner plate pitchers white your scribe is strictly a down the middle strike caller Just received a notice from the OASA no they dont want us as an umpire which concerns the strike zone be tween the baiters arm pits and the top of his knees when the I batter assumes his natural stance the strike zone Thats a change It used to be shoulders and bottom of the knees No fellows its no use your coaxing even with this additional infor mation That was positively our last and final appearance as an Simcoe Ladies Rayoft Lake junior ladies soft- ball league delegates met Mon day at Keswick with President Stan in the chair and issued the following draw for the league In series A Gladys Rollings unbeaten Mount Albert nine will meet Becketts third plate Keswick and Sut ton will meet in a series while arbiter this season But enough On to other Newmarket and Aurora wM things Almost as burning as t AH the i r i Blues Keswick Tie League The final games are played in the Lake league this week Another photo finish coming up As of Tuesday and Keswick shared the lead third Mount Albert fourth fifth Willow Beach Pine Orchard Two games to go Keswick at Iine Orchard Queensville at Keswick Those two tills hold the clue as to wholl spar in the which go first vs third second vs fourth fifth vs sixth Last week the feature contest was Mount Alberts t3 win over Pine Orchard Elmo Paisley furnished a run scoring single in the seventh 16 break the lie Paisley with two Harold Watts Doug Simpson and Goo with one each were the Mount hitters as Ted applied fivehit zipper Or chardmen got Ken Mitchell for eight CSus homer and single rookie Stan Pollards two and singletons by Nobby Ash II Ash Shropshire and Andy Lloyd were Tine Orchards bright spots Ken Mitchell whif fed the side in seventh to blossoming Orchard rally and Mount infield got into the act with a double play Ceo McNeill threw a brilliant onehitter and received eight- hit support from his mates as Willow Beach trounced Bernard Kays double broke McNeills nohit dream and scored Bels lone run Boh Winch earned the hard luck title injuring hand for the third time this season Bruce Don Cameron and Geo Burrows upholstered their batting marks with doubles for the leach Benchers also hooked onto two other easy points as Pine Orchard failed to show with a full side for their scheduled replay Wednesday supercharged hit- Una got first place tie with Zephyr by breaking a G fifth frame deadlock with I wo in the sixth and one in I he seventh to snap op a win over Mount Albert Hoyden Council four Claude Pollock three and Eddie with a double had Keswicks lop hit marks Doug Simpson had the star rote with a triple double and single drove three Mount rims Doug also went high in the air to spear a blistering liner from Ken to furnish the fielding gem with two singles was Other Mountie on the hit beam Ken Mitchell went the route for Mount Harold Smith around for five on the Kes- wick hill before Claude Pollock came on to windmilt the Mount to death levelling off with a fiverun first and keeping up steady hit ting led by Bob Pollocks triple and double Keswick ran Pine Orchard into the dirt Harold Smith picked up an easy pitching win Andy Lloyd giving him most trouble with a pair of triples Vandorf made their final up- pea ranee of the season some thing to crow about by tying Mount Albert all The Mount were forced into a tworun rally to gain a split of the points Base Jack and Bill were sounds est blows Ken Mitchell who relieved Horner Rut ledge in the seventh was Mounts most dangerous weapon with two hits Kelly Case and Elmo Paisley drove out doubles to supply Mounts extra base clouting the question Who threw the overalls in Mrs Murphys chow der is the various discussion going on hereabouts as to who won a recent town league game between Hoffmans and Thomp sonBell Officially its on the record books as a I all tie Bell men scored on a hit into left supposed hit should say Hoff man outfiielder whipped it to third in time to get the runner for the third out Does the run count Our best baseball brains say no run What do you think Address all solutions to sports editor Era and Express Five phone calls asking if we ve changed our mind about our call on the champions of the Lake Simcoe League The call ers were Keswick Beach Mount Albert Pine Orchard and Queensville No sir we havent changed Were still on the Blues band wagon At the moment it shapes up as Mount Albert Keswick Zephyr Queensville Willow Bench Pine Orchard in round one were on the subject of pickings weve been requested to name a Lake Junior Ladies Softball League winner Well well have to go along with the champions Mount Albert playoff sets go three out of five Series and winners meet in a best of Jive semi- final play- down while series A winners have a bye into the finals Fin als are to be settled on a best four out of seven basis Umpires appointed for the are Hoyden ConnelU Jim Bill Chas and Playing dates are Series A out July Mount Albert at Aug at Mount Albert Aug at Mount Albert fourth and fifth games if need ed will be arranged later Series B put Aug Sutton at Keswick Aug Keswick at ton Aug Sutton at Keswick series out July Aur ora at Newmarket Aug New market at Aurora Aug Aur ora at Newmarket Aug New market at Aurora Aug Aur ora at Newmarket Midland Spills Ladies incidentally this is for the am cooperated pitching chore in the LEGION AFTER Aurora Legion softball headed by White brothers Ray am Wif are final izing plans this week to enter a team in the Legion district to be held in Aurora Aug Aurora wilt have a rating in the playdowh Players signed to date are Mickey Sutton Earl Mac- Jim Murray Hank White Ray White John Doug son Paul and Bud Berg King Tied The Peel York semifinal ser ies bet wixt and King City opened Tuesday at King City Trailing going into the seventh- Murray peeled off a and Don a triple to power a three- run rally I hat gave all lie with King City the opening game of best of three Second game Is at tonight Thursday At Ed wards gut off with a how in the fourth It was scoreless to that point touched off fourfriin fifth to go ahead A The learns traded runs in the sixth the erup tion lied if i Murray Drown Walt Thompson laid on the heavy in for with two for four plate efforts Bob three and Charlie Shields two hits led the redoubt able King City charge got through the early rounds safely on the King mound lie- liefer Phil was subjected to lite late bombard- incut Ken went the route for the Mergers ears of coach Charlie VanZant and president the senior indiesMho junior ladies have asked us to pass along a challenge to Newmarket Theyre positive the Lake Junior ladies league altstars can beat the local ladies Well men what about it Does that get your ire up sufficiently to sched ule game Dont take the stars too lightly- Good ball players the circuit and you might just bo heading for a sur prise Hockey chatter to close up this weeks discussion Seems theres been some rumors flying that Eddie Bush wouldnt be back at the helm this coming winter with dont fire championship winning coaches Eddie is back ready cut another path to a championship Spitfires were told would to send out a to the for softball series Are you tip yonder Should draw quite a crowd if it can be arrang ed One thing were sure should rate a ring around crowd Aug is the visit of the Hottentots colored champ ions Yes theyre due to visit the Hub Aug Newmarket ladies fumbled away a 10 decision to Midland Monarchs in a Barrio District contest at the Fair Grounds Thursday A win would have put the local chicks out front in the close race As it was Mid land assumed the top roost Midland counted their first run in the initial round on an out field error From there on our ladies committed ten errors Those ten iu every run Midland bagged as the invaders put those errors to work along with a rapid fire to wrap the game up with three runs in the third three in ther sixth Muriel Lamb held our crew at an two hits down to the fifth AC this point with two away Mona Dean walked and promptly her home and Terry hi turn scored on a wild pitch locals counted their second brace of runs in the sixth as LoU reached first oh a fielders choice and Hester Clark through with run scoring singles Shirley Wilson ted our six hit attack with two and it was on each for Terry Barbara Watt Rioms and Hester Clark Visitors big gun was Joy with four i l I 1 Naturalists say lichens grow ing on rocks across Canada ma be the oldest living things en earth Their annual growth is microscopic News SUPER SPECIAL SOFTBALL AT FAIRGROUNDS Thursday aim iss pi Ml n worlds premier softball exhibitionists and top pitchers and hitters in action Their warmups and exhibitions will thrill PROCEEDS FLOODLIGHT FUND A J- TT t m i ii