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Wed April Hasketts Hash N York By George Haskell Springtime sunshine is slowly seeping in on the sport pages manager of our proposed Beaches League entry is a bit perturbed about poor response The Beach League Hub hopefuls have been working out at the arena for the past few weeks The of course in the Beach Loop will be firing from 16 feet It will be quite a challenge for Dale Jerry Case Dan and other Hub pitching hopefuls Personally were not too concerned We think all three will go pretty well from feet Theyll use a lighter ball this season The new ball doe lot of zipp ing In and out up and over All of spells trouble for the hitters However the senders at some time or another have to get it over the dish- We havent run across a hurler yet who couldnt be hit Nearest chucker weve seen to being a nohit was Ray Judd could pitch five innings and never throw a ball They were nil strikes but somehow or other the batters were lucky to get a loud foul off friend Like weve always said there are the ball players in this area to provide a contending Beaches League team Manager Wyatt is con cerned about why these players arent turning out How would this be for an outfield Bill Lee Gould Brian Knowlca and Charlie Leeming We think this quartette would give Newmarket one of the best in the Beaches Lea gue Keith Scott Corby Adams Ken Sturgeon Terry Stone and Jim Preston Now if wo could get that crew out wed be in pretty good shape Norm Roberts returns to do the catch ing Wed like to see Glen Wright from Lake Wilcox added to receiving staff With Dale Jerry Case and Dan around dont con sider pitching will be a problem Ray is sponsoring the New market entry as well as a girls team Wilf Roberts is general manager and Wilf Wyatt field manager A coach will he appointed this week If the gentleman club officials have in mind will take on the job our worries are over ONE TEAM OUT Casey Cripps Dynes Jewellers have been ousted from the Beaches League It is reported Casey was tampering with players on the other clubs contrary to league rules It goes without saying the colorful Casey will bo missed around and about the league Casey gives it all he has at every game and expects his players to do likewise Like weve often said Caseys bark is worse than bis bite In fact we salute the one and only Casey for his interest in softball over many years There ana few men who have devoted as many hours to as Casey after a cooling off period the will he back in the Beaches League We sincerely hope so Zephyr Spud Kings are going into the North York Senior Softball League Also Mount Albert will play in the same league The Kings and Mets of course plan to enter the OASA competition as in previous years Newmarket is assured of a Town Hockey League next season Ken Sturgeon Don Bond and Don Popple have drawn up a set of rules They look good to us Speaking about Town League season arc in the While at Lakeland Florida opportunity to see their program Lake land tin not the i feet he big thing in Lakeland with close to 10 teams playing in three major leagues There are leagues for IhHi men and ladies but no mixed leagues ZEPHYR Zep hyr Spud Kings who have made their presence felt in circles from one end of Ontario to the other will play la a new league Kings en try was accepted by the North York Senior Softball League at a recent meeting Softball League Newmarket has a special interest In the Spud Kings They by Mr and Mrs Donald Thompson No w a r Sports and Cycle Last year the Kings captured the intermediate chain- It is expected all of last years team will be available for duty this son which the Spud Kings contenders In the North York League Jerry Pickering and Ches are expected to a imputation of arc just two fastball teams They pitch senior up here Slowpitch In slowpitch its ten players to a team Anyone interested in a Town Softball League is asked lo contact Do it now It is time lo get organized LACK OF RESPONSE Softball appears to have run into a snag in Mast Township Two meet ings have been held to date ami the turnout of interested funs was so small it was impossible to do anything A meeting to organize an East Ibights program will be hold at pm at Rogers Park April Parents hotter make a point to he Entries are pouring in for the York- Minor Softball Allan Tough leads a Newmarket team Art Ferguson Tom and John Hope head an East midget Shreeve is in with an Hast bantam club Jim Leslie reports Lake Wilcox will have bantam and juvenile Brad ford is expected to enter a bantam team Vtindorf will have bantam team reports Harry Lavender Arnolds is working on a Zephyr midget club Sounds like another softball season Jim Richardson is an players turn out with the will irket Junior teams opens midMay Headmaster Harry Beer and Don Menard Physical Education Director reports alt Area fans will have a special interest In the Memorial Cup playoffs Jim Rutherford who slurred with Hamilton Red Wings in the Junior A has been called up to play for the Mont real Junior Canadiens in the cup finals against Rutherford starred in the nets as Mont real ousted Sorel in the Eastern final