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Newmarket Era and Express, 17 Oct 1957, p. 10

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District Sport News Strikes Spares Fred popped away at clip to highlight Office Specialty off icemens league bowling Also up to scratch with fine threegame cards were Jim Bond 615 Lou Bovair 609 Jim Bruce Andrews Francis MeJfarland Peels 242 Jean Gillespies 233 Eva Whitfields 232 gave No- Names a win over Weepers and the lead spot in the Bell Telephone loop 287 and George Zogalo 233 were Weeper leaders Roy James Dorothy Cordy 266 Lois Gibson and Dorothy 21f posted marks as Blockbust ers dropped 52 for a boost into second place Chum Gillespie 227 Marion James 265 and Harold were leaders Argus Jets shot into a place tie with behind Don Gib sons 253 and Ed 203- Moomins high scorers were 243 Don Bob Lee 218 and Elsie Evans 202 The Friday had big success spilling pins Ted Heath er was number one shotmaker posting a 711 series Other scor ing leaders were Joe Moore 699 Jack Chapman 662 Rob Clark 645 Charles Cobb 616 Ralph Lea Ron Gibson Joe Bill Ramsden Art Westlake In the ladies section Cobbs featured Other scor ing pace setters were Elaine Ann Alice Gibson Grace Muriel Heather Gertrude Clark Doris Moore The Tuesday mens league were sharp Sharpest flhooter was Bob 804 including a 318 singleton Other sparklers were Bill Jack Hay Bob COO Bob Ted leather Hopper Cars Bill VanZant Mike Steel 627 Stew Dow and Bob ville 610 Bill 369 was a single game highlight Legion Wins The World Series Of The Newmarket Town League Newmarket Legion are the Milwaukee Braves of the Newmarket softball league The battling Legionnaires won the town leagues world series prize Thursday via and 84 win over Green Acres This was the second game in the best of three town league finals The Legion won the series and title in games This win climaxed a great year for the Legion It was their ninth successive play off triumph In the process of becoming kings of the town league castle they whipped Brad Walkers team Newmarket Dairy the favored McNeil Dodgers and Green Acres in straight sets Green Acres while not sport- as impressive a record as heir conquerors could claim the of being runnerups for the second successive year Don boys had that healthy faculty of winning the crucial games as they ousted Newmarket Services and For five innings Thursday Ted Legion starter did as well as the Braves threegame winner Lew Tidmans chore over those initial five rounds was a fancy twohit shut out Green Acres had a wedge to start something cooking in the High are the order in the InterCommunity league Twelve broke the sound bar rier Rod Stevens 785 was best Other sharpshooters were Cameron Stone Steve Don Matthew Joe 738 Roy Keffer 737 Lunney 718 Cartwright John 715 Ralph Stan 450 There are six teams in the St Johns league Ed Lassoline president Ernie Lee vicepresi dent Mimi secretary and Grace Doyle treasurer Three St Johns bowlers broke into the charmed circle Paul Murphy posted a Bill Bernard Tunney Other scoring leaders were Bernard 574 Ernie 657 Murray Callaghan Bill Leo Rosa 520 and Bill Taylor and Nora both fired to lead the ladies I SPECIAL CLEAR OUT SALE IN PREPARATION FOR THE N E W MODELS COMING SOON PONTIACliIoor deluxe one owner car like now low mileage CHEVROLET door deluxe with radio one owner a good clean car PLYMOUTH custom low mileage custom radio overdrive Shows excellent care 1953 FORD custom white wall tires Iwo- custom radio Excellent in appearance and mechanically perfect ALSO 3 DEMONSTRATORS loft at DLcounU FOR The Best NEW CAR Deal ANYWHERE SEE Motors Newmarket Limited your GMC TRUCK Dealer 361 Eagle Street Newmarket Phone 52351 first inning as Lloyd Dyer bash ed a single Jack OHalloran reached on an error and Jim Martin strolled to populate the bases worked out this jam skillfully while was out at the plate trying to steal Bob Attwell fanned and Art Moorecroft went out third to first Outside the fact that Art rapped a hit in the fourth but was left stranded Green Acres cheer leaders had little to whoop it up about until the sixth Don Burehs fine running catch that robbed Jim of a fifth inning hit kept Tidmans string of goose- egg frames going control slipped in the sixth as Lloyd Dyer and Bob well walked and Jack OHalloran beat out a bunt to load the bases Jim Martin promptly doubled home two runs and scored on Art followup single This was for a batch of three Green Acres runs Tidman clamped the stopper on the rally by striking out Ken Haley Coach sot Ted Heather into the fray in the seventh to play the funeral march for Van- Camps company Heather had a spot of trouble doing it as pinch hitters Reeves and Don Van- Camp walked Jack OHalloran doubled to cash Reeves before Bob popped up and out and Jim Martin went down swinging to end the game Southpaw Don Glover was handed the task of trying to halt the Legions win streak Glover was tapped for nine hits It must be said on Glovers behalf that the first five Legion runs were Legion shook up Green Acres in the leadoff chapter mainly because Bruce refused to stop running shot a ground hugger back at Jack OHalloran OHalloran booted and Townsley under a full head of steam scored when an peg to nip him at third was off the target A walk accepted by Townsley and an error on Charlie Van- infield skipper provided Legion with a 20 fourth inning advantage Throughout the playoff skir mishes Legion on many occa sions proved their ability to go for the big innings In this struggle they did a double take It was three in round five and as many in the succeeding chap ter as they went about wrapping up the title The fifth inning counters were unearned After two were out OHalloran having his troubles around short muffed Bill John stons grounder That was the break the Legion was waiting for Norm bunted safely Bruce Townsley doubled and Major singled before Glover could get the explosion stalled The hit hungry Legionnaires went after Glovers southpaw slants again in the sixth as Fred Dillman dropped a bunt Ted singled Don doubled an error was made on John bunt and Norm Legges second successive bunt single put another three runs in the Legion bundle It was five hits for Green Acres four off Tidman one off Heather Legion pelted out nine Glover struck out nine Tidman fanned five and one Norm Legge and Don were two hit providers to pace the Legion While Jack oran was a i g ficldinp troubles ho didnt bat His was a twohit job as was Art In the losing cause Legion Bill Johnston Norm Bruce Townsley Major Charles VanZant Fred Ted Tidman Don John Ted Heather Doug Simpson Green Acres Lloyd Dyer Jack Bob Jim Martin Art Moorecroft Bob Greenfield Ken Haley Jim Don Glover Al Reeves Don VanCamp Roy Baker Ron Parker Soccer Club Elects 58 Officers To Play Brampton Here Saturday Newmarket footballers believe in getting organized early Their meeting to organize the local team for was held Saturday night at Bill Brookes residence Bill Brookes was given a un animous vote of confidence and reelected president for Mr Brookes received congratula tions from everyone attending the meeting for his fine work throughout the season Tony Brookes was elected sec retary Jack Robinson treasurer and Jim Richardson trustee Arnold Nelson was elected captain Derek Wilson assistant captain of the team Peter was elected enter tainment chairman with Arnold Nelson his assistant There was an election for al most every office George kett acted as chairman for the election proceedings The new executive takes over on Nov The club plans to investigate the possibility of operating a social and athletic club throughout the winter months A banquet will be held Oct 26 to officially close the sea son Each player it was decided is to receive a trophy for their excellent play throughout the summer The trophies will be presented at the banquet Newmarket will be Newmarket and district soccer league champions and winners of the Carling Trophy if they win next Saturdays final match against Brampton Seconds The game is scheduled to be played at the fair grounds at pm Plans were also discussed to operate a referees school during the winter Anyone interested in becoming a soccer referee may contact President Bill Brookes for information Present at the meeting were Lawn Bowlers Active Torchlight On Town League The town leagues world series finished Wednesday closing the books on its second year of oper ation and busiest season Over the regular and playoff schedules the teams played over games The league gave ap proximately fellows an op portunity to play Canadian Legion won the league championship The Leg ion showed their class in the playoffs They eliminated in turn Brad Walker Newmarket Dairy McNeil Dodgers and Green Acres During the playoff scraps the Legion didnt lose one game It added up in all to nine succes sive playoff triumphs It was an record for any team and they are worthy league title holders During regular schedule play the Legion lost but two games the season opener and the final game of the regular schedule This week we salute the Mclnnis was playing coach and when the playoff skirmishes rolled around veteran receiver Charles Van was behind the plate Ted Heather and Ted both at their steadiest in the playoffs shared the pitching burden Dillman Myles Mclnnis Bill Johnston Major Bruce and Doug Simpson shared the infield work Patrol ling the outfield as though they owned a mortgage on the prop erty were John Norm and Don A great deal of credit Is also due Green Acres For the second successive year Green Acres wound up as To earn their place as league final ists Green Acres eliminated Newmarket Services Lyons and Members of the Green Acres runnerup nine included Lloyd Dyer John Atkinson Bob Attwell Don Glover Art Moore Ken Haley Jack Jim Don Jim Martin Bob Greenfield Al Beeves Hoy Baker and Hoy Parker A meeting will he held in the next ten days to wind up the business The coaches managers and team representatives will be ask ed to attend the meeting and to come prepared to make sugges tions about next years opera- lions It has been suggested that a two division league should be set up next season that the top four or six teams of this year be merged into one league pos sibly a fastball league and that the remaining teams strictly in it for fun be organized into a second division The A series league would probably include Legion New market Dairy McNeil Dodgers Dozers and Brad Walk er The other club such Lyons Newmarket Services Green Acres and Bell Telephone would then be formed into a fun league Team representatives will also be asked to consider the organ ization of a town basketball league A number of the teams also appear to he interested in the organization of a floor hoc key league or broom ball league It has been suggested by sev eral team captains that the league conclude the season with a banquet The delegates at tending the windup meeting will be asked to vote on this sugges tion Allstar league selections are still being accepted Anyone else wishing to present an all- star team selection is asked to do so at once Please forward to George When all the selections are received your torchlight reporter will sum marize the selections On behalf of league president George and secretary- treasurer Art a thank you is extended to each team captain manager coach and rep resentative for their cooperation over the past season Newmarket Optimsits To Again Sponsor Local Bantam Hockey The Newmarket Optimists al ways ready to lend a hand with Newmarkets minor sport pro gram will once again sponsor bantam hockey in town The Optimists expect to oper ate fourteam town league and will also sponsor an allstar team for North York league com petition There is just one stipulation to the optimists proposal Mem bers within their organization must be prepared to coach and manage the teams Players registration forms will be circulated through the schools shortly All players interested in playing bantam hockey are asked to sign the forms and re turn them as directed as quickly as possible Seek Badminton Players Anyone for badminton this year Anyone interested in play ing under the banner of Aurora badminton club is asked to con tact Keith Davis or Charles Lee The season has started at the Aurora high school Club offic ials are anxious to secure as many members possible Frank of Aurora Is carrying on as club president and Sue treasurer Newmarket bowling club president Louis Swinghammer presented a full report this week of recent lawn bowling activity at the Newmarket lawn bowling greens The report covers late September and early October doings here and around the dis trict On Wednesday Oct the Newmarket club was host for over outoftown bowlers at a fall fowl tournament A Hamil ton threesome travelled the greatest distance to participate It wasnt the Newmarket bowl ers day All the turkey prizes went to outoftown bowlers The favorites a team com posed of Del Gibney Gene Mc Caffrey and Louis Swinghammer failed to pile up a high enough score to take home a prize Other local bowlers who can usually be counted on to join in the prize winning such as Jack Luck Dutch Charlie Willis and Jim Kerr were off their game and for once miss ed the boat A Mr rink representing Withrow Park Toronto won the Organize Tyke Hockey Great enthusiasm and best at tendance ever about sums up the meeting held to organie the Saturday morning tyke and wee hockey program for the coming winter The meeting was held Friday in the town hall basement Everyone came in with ideas and chairman Francis worih gA ve one and all an oppor tunity to express their views on the hockey program The program incidentally is sponsored by the Newmarket Re creation Commission under the guidance of the Newmarket min or hockey association Taking into consideration the number of new registrations at tin- primary schools hockey chairman Francis reported that a league of at least teams would be required to give very boy an opportunity to play hockey The league to be made up of and six teams The games as in the past will be played on Saturday mornings from am to pm After due deliberation ami it was decided not to al low players from the allstar tyke and peewee teams to play ill the Saturday morning league It was the general feeling of the metting that the leagues would be more balanced if the allstars weie not allowed to participate in regular league play It was also felt that the allstar players were getting enough hotkey through league games Jl was decided to allow fathers to coach teams on which their sons play There was an immediate and excellent response from those at tending the meeting to lake on coaching jobs with the teams Tin- following gentlemen have accepted coaching duties Hill Smith Herb Mays Hill len Nobby Hoy Jack Fred Dili- man Cyril Keats Al St John Al Dugid ami C Krueger Additional coaches will bo re quired to look after the teams Anyone Interested in coaching a tyke or team is asked to contact Francis Also the minor hockey officials wont turn up their noses at a sponsor or two Referees are also required It is hoped to again obtain the services of Ken as refereeinehief Hockey registration forms are now being circulated in all the primary schools When the forms have been filled out and returned the peeweetyke hock ey program will get under way will be on teaching the small fry the fundamentals hockey It is expected that for the first three weeks at least games will be exhibition contests and practice sessions so that Ihe coaches can get out on the ice with their players and show them tome of the finer points of game first prizes of 15 lb turkeys An unusual feature was that a Mr and another bowler were unable to pick up a third bowler and to make up the threesome brought along Mrs Sonley They came up with the second prize- winning score Third prize went to a Rich mond Hill combination composed of Jim Grainger Floyd Perkins and Dr Young The fourth and last prize went to George Alli sons Stouffville threesome All the bowlers local and visitors as well enjoyed a won derful dinner served by the lad ies of the Newmarket lown bowl ing club The Newmarket club Is spon soring another turkey tourna ment Saturday Oct This is the last tournament be held in the province and should prove to be the best one yet and should attract many outoftown bowlers While they couldnt collect a prize on their home greens for the Thanksgiving table Newmar ket bowlers went out of town to put something on the plate On Wednesday Sept a Newmar ket rink of Jim Kerr and Charles Willis skipped by Louis Swing- hammer won the chickens at a tournament held at Aurora Richmond Hill Wins First OBA Title For North York Area After a year wait a North York minor baseball league team has WOn an Ontario Baseball Association championship Saturday was the red letter day in North York baseball an nals It was then that Hon Browns Richmond Hill Kinsmen blanked capture the Ontario Bantam A title To gain this honor the Rich mond Hill club eliminated New market Optimists in North York league play and in the semifinals Hurler Jim was Richmond Hill hero pitched a sterling threehitter and struck nut He was just as good at the plate as on the hill He hit two home runs His first four base smash in fourth broke up a scoreless ball game The winners got a second fourth inning run on Ron Gibsons ami Bob ells hit Rush lows second home run gave Richmond Hill a sixth inning advantage The winners sent eight men to plate in eighth to score four insurance runs around hits by Pat- field Whalen and Bob lov- an error and a walk On three occasions pushed runners to third base but aided by steady field ing worked out of trouble with out losing his shutout The team was sponsored by the Richmond Hill Kinsmen club Ron Brown was coach Members of the Ontario championship team were Bob Neal John Hal- dane Bruce Teelzcl Duane Pat- field Jim Ron Gibson Doug anil Bob Lovell NEWMARKET WINS OYER AURORA SECONDS Newmarket footballers jump ed into a sizeable early lead and then took things easy as they de feated Aurora Seconds fift in a friendly soccer match at the fair grounds Saturday Ed Hamilton possibly playing his lust game with the local red and whites before returning to the Old Country along with and Roberts scored two goats each to build the Newmarket total The and Bob shaied all the Aurora scoring booted three shots past Newmarket goalie Duncan Stephens while Bob counted twice Three Pickering College soc cer boys headed by Addie Blank- were on hand to help Aurora and all turned in fine games on behalf of their adopt ed team Duncan Stephens Arnold Nelson Les Roberts Mike Standen Duffy Ed Hamilton Bill Brookes Tony Brookes Jack Robinson Derek Wilson Roily Manners Jim Richardson Peter McGro Borge and George WATCH FOR OPENING OF YM YWCA ACTIVITIES SMITHS Hardware Main St Newmarket Ph VIC SAYS A Remington model will really reach out for the high ones SEE MB AT MORRISONS Sport Haven Lundys Lane Newmarket North of Hospital A V SKATE EXCHANGE n a I discount on all skates bought Saturday Oct FIGURE SKATES 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