the Newmarket Era and Express Thursday May South Simcoe Baseball Play Will Be Started On May 25 It was definitely established Newmarket The south teams will play a double sche dule of home and away The north sides will play an executive meeting of the South Simcoe baseball league held Friday at that 14 teams will face the barrier As last year the league will be di vided info a north and a south group Teams grouped in the southern division are Newmarket Pal- grave Bolton and Teams entered in the eight team north sector are Lisle New Lowell Ivy Stroud Thornton Everett and Churchill New entrants this season are Lisle Bolton and the second club as yet unnamed Two of the new- teams Bolton and are in the south group Lacrosse Green Gaels Tifr With Bradford Want to get an early peek at Newmarket Green Gaels lacrosse crew Heres what you do Get behind the wheel and go to Brad- lord this Saturday pm Thats when the Gaels are scheduled to make their reasons debut via an exhibition with Bradford Celery Kings The pain be played in the Bradford rink and is scheduled lor Bradford annexed the OLA C title provide Gael dubs arer workinE to play May The practiced here again players were on for he workout Coach Jimmy Eshop ran the trainees through two and a half hour conditioning ana scrim- mage session The appear to have a fast stepping aggre gation impressed the Hub rail who looked In on the practice single home -and- home sched- four teams in the south will qualify for the group play- downs The first six finishers in the north will he eligible for the playoffs South and north divi sion survivors will then meet for the league crown and possession of the Davis Memorial Trophy- League play will open the week of May In the south group will play home games on Fridays home games will be on Fridays Mondays Bolton Tuesdays Wednesdays but as yet hasnt decided on a home night Everything points to a banner 1954 season The battle for play off positions should be extra hot and heavy in the south is said to have a strong team has strengthened and Bolton the new entrant is to have a powerful mound naff Present at the executive meet ing were the president Clarence Hogarth vicepres Geo secretary treasurer Clarence Arthur executive Ludlow Harry Gordon Legion Names Officers For League Debut is any yard stick l he soft nine Pit- Lake Simcoe Softball action should finish right up with the leaders for their League debut the Legionnaires named officers for 1 at a meeting last week Del was elected president Alex Sneddon and Bill treasurer ilyles was named to the doublepost of roach and manager The Legion will play their home games at the fair grounds on Wednesdays under the lights The Legions home games will start May Plans for the home opener were discussed The executive plans a Toronto opener parade and all to get things rolling They will field a strong Bulking large in their plans are catcher Tod John Bill infield- Bruce Don Smith Mickey Smith and outfield ers Bill Johnston Norm Legge and John Practices are expected to start this week Down The Centre by Ab An Invitation KESWICK GALS READY Keswick will place another contender in the field this for the Lake jun ior ladies Softball league honors of last years regulars will return and were going ail out the crown in reports coach Hare The Keswick ladies Softball club met last week to name for the campaign Grace Curtis was reelected president and acclamations were given secretary treasurer Jack manager and Cord coach Ladies Start Monday Unless the weather provides some sunshine this week Peach es VanZant will have to send his Newmarket ladies Softball side into action without practice The oca lassies are booked to play in Elm vale Monday to get the Bsrrie and district ladies season underway If the diamond is available the opener will be here May at at the fair The ladies have an to offer the Hub their home Greer Aces the scheduled to the opposition The locals will aljifieir games at the fair- grounds Thursday evenings There in the loop this season Newmarket Greer and Bob Moody genial of Schornberg is smiling broadly these days as he gets good reports from both Montreal and as to the prospects of his two harness horses Under the guidance of Pete Miller veteran Moody has Lorraine Riddel the sensational juvenile of last training at Montreal Blue Bonnets and after he which will nave racing for purchase las old the Ontario purses BayGrey hound progeny and has the best American bloodlines It could be a future winner and this year wiJl tell Mrs Ruth is carrying on the tradition of her husband the late Miliar of in the harness sport and while shes disposed of such dandies as Peter Van Lady Iris and Birdie Riddel still has the sen sational Ben Boy who as a four year old may regain the pres tige he held as a two year old Keith one of Canadas best drivers has Ben Boy at Richelieu Park Montreal and hell break the barrier soon Kuby halfsister to and also sired by Earl famous Van curry the three year old Orlando Florida I Fridays showers halted The North League will fragile director Francis Rollings have Midland and worths plans to get the Creemore entered Reg West- former goalie and baseballer now edi tor of the Creemore Star is vice- baseball league underway last Saturday Weath er permitting the four team j Major League season will open A doubleheader addition should give sports a needed shot in rot youthful of the Aurora intermediate club will trap league an effort to gain more experience George wilt play for Ontario Hospital club which was short of last year Ralph Tucker chair- main of the successful Fund campaign a few years back and former member of the is booked with the Sugar Kings meeting Leafs at am and Wings and Royals clashing at am Use four team Minor League is scheduled to start this week Minor league contests billed for next week are May Toronto Havana May Rochester Montreal Over boys 12 and under have signed to play in the major mid minor leagues The league is sponsored by the Recreation Commission All interested persons are cordially invited to at tend the next Gene a I Meeting of the Chamber of in m to hear Mr A Haskell General Manager of the Toronto Better Bushier Bureau speak on FIGHTING FRAUD IN BUSINESS Arena Commission has been transferred by his firm to Francis HolHngsworth is league and will take up J director donee there in the not too distant Anyone S second team IT PAY YOU TO J the paint tliat you the job SOEft 11 iLe superior rich velvet a washable youll Want a good choice of colors give von smart filjadea or you can intermix for practically any color imaginable QIAO BEST ON j to do quick easy job ready to use and glides on with or brush over woo J paint Or wallpaper never leave or laps coat usually over j In theres no painty odor FOURTH youll I want to keep down moat I Serta KEMTons can La I primer or I oaves you future Stan Walker Aurora town league and hockeyist is the new president of the Au rora Lions club Cliff Who pitched for and Midland in softball may provide the right hand pitching answer Aurora has been seek ing Teeter Kennedy captain of the Toronto Leafs is a busy gent in the banquet league these days I On Monday night Kennedy and the rotund Tim Daly were guests at the Lions sports night when the Leos it entertained alii the teams from thing it all is that therein- ti fipKarrfeSS races the area so yoti can see the best at i with the teams is asked drop over to rounds or Saturday A hill list of the team rosters appeared In la weeks Kra anil Express o At the Fire Hall evening May at pm BSE AND EXPRESS CLASSIFIEDS IN TURNING UNWANTED ARTICLES INTO CASH No the at dinner Kan tortus will hold forth at tlraystones on Tuesday May IB and Kenned Harry Watson Richmond honors The Aurora kids rail onee meets over- the bad will each receive and be- f great to the it or there was once a jvi A finals race track in Aurora located on Richmond Hill staffed its Kennedy Street south side back artificial ice on Monday The the early part of the century calls for raising 50000 by Art King of the Lake league requests team entered in this years league race to send two represen tative to a meeting to be held May 14 The meeting called for pm and will he in the Sharon team is requested to a players list for executive ipJr6- Nine- teams sir scheduled to face tiatiftpUkiia- entered Zephyr Willow Mount QueensviHCj Vandbr Orchard Legion Tfte league season will open Way 2 READY Orchard HI Turf Topics I of 10 shares offered to the 1st to reenter the Lake John former Aurora and backed by the league scraps boy scored a win on day polity this season met last week to at as Win has a drive for 1 name officers for after his son won his first Krami community cen booster in hi Jkw reached was named and by press time through dona- Speaking of were outs in junior finals with Dukes and Waterloo respot lively generally Mr Stuart has no events entries in the Queens Plate it was interesting to see which be run on June this that two former Hill high school year In the big two year old stake that are coming up it wilt be a different story as Stuart has two outstanding performers in Indifferent and Lad The former is the brown colt for which he pid as a yearling and is sired by none other than the great who in just missed winning the famous triple crown losing the Kentucky Derby to and then taking the noss and Belmont Stakes This one looks like best Stuart has ever owned Chapman secretarytreasurer A coach is expected to named in Richmond the next ten days Pino was Mil ere I in the Newmarket town league last Atkinson and season Practically all of lasl stand- years regulars will he diamond luty and the chard men future they can comers a battle for League honors TELEVISION NSURANCE Your set and aerial represents a big investment tftajtbe protected against loss from the following perils WATER SMOKE LIGHTNING WINDSTORM TORNADO ICE LOAD AND MALICIOUS DAMAGE AT A COST OF ONLY 1000 lor 3 years PHONE W McCULLOUGH HELMER ST NEWMARKET ft m mm v t PRICES BLASTED famous MARATHON by North York will have its inter est in the Queens Plate this year as the favored King Maple who should win handily was bred by McClelland of King who incidentally ranked third among the leading breeders of headed only by K P Taylor and Jim of of Aurora Farms has for but odds art riht Charles Hunts of Farms has OtV entry for the Plate and Fire drake either one ho in the J Farms Aurora i cut jiominaled to to juveniles Sotf stake Mr igllftft Srimrfmn fitger and one or two others fiTi dock pins his hopes for in 5a on Hills is Mr heading two year old drive the dislricthKfi weekend ami youll he at the number of and rmn Bill Heads Peel York Softball League spoilsman Bill returned as of the softball lea at the annual or- held at No- bio tun week Other officials named wine Jack Hi itain vice- j lumber and In 1 1 seer el treasurer City Five teams have the race They art City Wood bridge and the sixth leanwf last year was it is considering an entry ami learn m again this closes- the entry list and S a attended the resent were Mardiaht Thompson Jim ftiitr Jack Woods KoIooo Soli- LE OF IM i mi AND YOUR OLD TIRE BARGAINS IN OTHER SIZES TOOt AND YOUR OLD TIRE lha aire ojyssS3JfiiEi liajittbali loams on the horizon ha bust arm good Jtm sib us today tni i a minor sport in most North York except and Sutton where the variety win prevail as well Hack Cains champion ship Newmarket squad likely will he grouped again with their South league playmates and Everett and seem likely group opposition having passed up the Viaduct league will return to the loop and at present it looks like Sutton Sunderland Port Perry bridge in the southern There are few personnel changes in any of the teams former Au rora has signet for inmind duty with Manors of West Toronto league and to go for mer hockey 1st last year with and member of Canadas overseas hockey team against Russia has forsaken minor pro hall and will play his in the outfield as ft teammate of Miller former her and ace of the dis trict a few years ago is with Burlington of Ihc Three Eye class league and Stan Is moving up the chain slowly but surely year he was with boosters map ceis Knights was named preside Alan Stiles manager ami A will be selected shortly Most of last years are to be back and lo do diamond eulups Hie Hols have lost I he services of their rookie and star Mur ray Thompson but have sights set on an ample replacement linger SPORTS CALENDAR May pm Sharon Hall Lake softball league meeting May am fair grounds Recreation league base- bail Sugar Kings vs Wings Royals pm Pickering College track Quaker Relay races pm Bradford arena- lacrosse Newmarket Green Gaels vs Bradford May pm ladies Newmarket vs In the and district ladies league May pm fair grounds ladies Barrio and dist rict ladies league with vs Newmarket is the your Spring top coat Wo haw a of pure coals that sell at Take of this opportunity ftijJ save in sand and grey Sizes III to short tall and r ttjftoicoats in stock at a great saving to you at coats at JACK FRASER STORE Newmarket OIEN NIGHTS UNTIL w