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Whitby Free Press, 9 Sep 1971, p. 9

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Whitby Tykes Win Again A large crowd of basebaîî fans turned out at Whitby's Peel Park on Monday and were treated to a Labour Day afternoon that was action packed, as the Whi tby K of C Tykes, E.0. B. A. Champions edged Stratford, Cham- Pions of the lnter-County League 10-9 in the first game of an0.BS. A.piay- off round for the Ontario Tyke "AI' Championship. The second game of the s er i e s wIl be played at S tratford's Duff er in Park on Saturday, and if a third game is necessary it will be pl ayed back here at Peel Park on Sun- day. Should the Whitby club win this round, there would probably be one more series to be won before they woul d enter the 0. [B.A. finals. Lead changod hands. Monday's gam e i n which the lead wN as traded back and forth, w as not decided until the final inning. A total of ten errors helped to keep the ex- ci tement running high in one of the mos t thrillingg9a mes of the Whi tby basebaîl season. Whitby jumnped into a 3-O lead in the first inning, but found out quickly that Stratford was a teamn to be reckoned with when the visitors countered with four runs in the second. S t r atford showed early in the game that they were capable of crafty base run n ing, forcing the opposition into mistakes. In the bottom of the third, VVhitby went out in front 6-4, only to have Stratford answer wi th three runs in the top of the' fourth to regain the 1 e a d 7-6. In the f if th, they extended their lead to 8-6and things lookedbleak .for WPhitby followvers, but displaying, l ot s of fight, the K of Cis came back with another three run inning, their t h i r d o f the game, to recapture the Iead 9-8. John Parrett mnade wîooing blow Stratford bounced back and picked up asingle in their haîf of the seventh and final inning to square it up and set the scene for a thr i11 ing f in ish as Greg Tushingham got on base and was driven home by John Parrott vvho came through withthegamewinningblow toend an ex- sniowed their powver at the plate com- ing through with nine hits. Mark MacDonald along vvith a sol id pi1 t c h i n 9 chore. came up wvith three si ngl1es, John Eusiman had a pair,, w hil1e F red Petryshyn, Greg Tush- in gha m, John Parrott and Ford De- finney added singles. The K of C's w i11 be busy workiîng on their defense in getting ready for t h i s Saturday's importa n t contest. C I ub officiais are worried about the club1s play in the field, so this week wli see some gruelling practice ses- s ions. WHITBY FREE PRESS, Thursday, September 9th, 1971, Page 9 Whitby firet ba.semnan the out. Action took Whitby won 10 - 9 . Paul Brown scoops bail ona place in Tyke gamne againat a. low throw ini tirne for Stratford. Tickets may be purchased from the following authorized retail sales outiets: Broughton Motors Gus Brown Motors Ltd. Disney Motors Ltd. A&T Motors Ltd. AcTe~ué ElectricIA Victoria & Grey Trust Whitby Cleaners Lt. Bell Drafting & Reproductions Ltd. Champlain Printers Ltd. Scott Peters Typesetting Ltd. Enclosed please find cheque/money order forI tickets at $2.00 ea. Make cheques payable to "Kin Lottery".* Mail to: Kin Lottery, Box -1779, Cornwall, OntarioI name address ciPt.I City p rov.I Kin Lottery is licenced by The Province of Ontario= 17165.I

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