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Briefs By IAN llL TCIllNBON Era warts editor Well. a (kill moment with the Newmarket Ray s. M weeksagotheteam waitintotheOntariotplaydowrnasdefai- thngchamualamlfavoritestowintheprovincialtitlefathe second year in a row. Theycameoutdejectedandangrybecausetheyfelttheyhad beenrippedoffbyinmnsistaitdflciatimandbiasedtotmiamait officials. Now,theRay's.oneofthemostpowefulsmia(heverto graceafastballdiamond.arenotknownforasourgrapesat- titudeandareinuallyoneofthemostsptrtsman-liketeamstobe lot-id anywhere. CoadiGlatVergeisaieofthemostmild-mameredguys around and is not givai to anotional outbursts. However. at Kanpville.Vergehadtoberestrainedbyplayasandteamof~ ficials after OW the umpire about the ejection of catch: Bob Shelston. Shelstonhsdbeaitossedfromthegameforth-owinghis mask.am-nointheworidoffastball. Vergecameouttoquution theumpireandwastoldtoretreettothedi out. Vage refined. sayingthathehedtherighttoargueanycallhewantedaslongas he minded his P's and Q's. ltwasthenthatVergewasgiventheheave ho from thegame alongwithShelston. Vergehadachangeofcharacterandmadea motion toward the refuse that would have made most people hope their life insurance was paid up. Accordimtoplaya'sandteamofficialsalike.thatwas only oneofaseriesofincidaitsthatmadethewholeweekendoom- parabletospendiiuSaturdayandSiaidayinafuncalhome. lfVa-geis tellingthetruth. andthere sporeaaontobelieve heisn't.thenthewtnlefastbanstnicttn*ein0ntarioshouldbeput to bed. Throwim out all the claims that tournament officials were out to the Ray's. one mint oomida the fact that officials. usually the ones tired to keep control of the game. should have therespectofplayersandooachoalike. V Butifanofficialcallsyourteapl thenthe respectisknockedoutofuieparklikea Ray O'Quim homer-tin. Oneofthethii'sthatwasworkii swasme pitchimofBilllaumey.oneofthemo fearedshoota'sthisside ofthetsthparalldTheumpireswa'ejumpir'onlaumey claiming he was pltdtl! illqally. The Ontario Amateur Softball Association's rule book states that. at the time of ddiva y. the chuck. mint have his back foot onthenibba'andlisfraitfootontheground. Anyoneranesnberthelasttimelameywascalledforthis illegal ptdi?Andifhewascalled.howmanytimes"Onething's certainandthatistheNewmarkasidedldn'tloeetheOntario championship last year became of lauiney's dirty pitdies. lt tbsn t swear that he has Med his style over the wintersodoes that meanthe leOntariochampionswerereally a fraud" Sorndiow. that s doulful. The Ray's have had it w to their batting helmets with the Ontario system and that's why talks are flying back and fourth between the Ray s and other noteworthy fastball teams such as the Hamilton Waxman Scrapper-s. ejected earlier from the On- tario Fastball League. and the Toronto Goldai Bears The league would be affiliated with the inta'national Softball Congress instead of the OASA. But what about this year? The lSC tournament is coming up in two weeks and the Winner has a chance for a trip to Bakersfield. California. Also. the Ray s have been asked to play in the World Series of Fastball to be played in Vancouver in Al ust, So. it appears that the season isn't over, as of yet. for the Newmarket side. But just wait until next year. SHOOTING THE BREEZE Pete Miller. the ever popular soorekeepsr of the Provincial JuniorAhockey Aarora'l'lgersandmanageroftheAurora Dluers juvaiilegirl'ssoftball team. is sporting a new growth on his face latdy. No one s too site what it is btit it has met with disapproval from local Hilla- fans. TTleNew-arketKl-meawi heplaMtlieMobon Pleasure Paks. an all girl's team. on Sat. July 28. at the Fair- grataidstonatimswillbetakalatthegatewithallproceeds going to We Fibrosis fund. This Wednesday. the Kinsmai will face the Newmarket Jaycees at 2 pm. at the Fairu'omith. The crtmching Will bqin the week as the Newmarket Sleelersdontheirlhouldu pathandhelmas for heavy workouts lhursday night at St. Andrew's College at 7 pm. Don't forga that Geergha Day will go tonight (Wednesday; at estabition Stadian. The game will feature the Toronto Blue JIyIagaimtthetot hMllwaakeeBi-ewers. Buseswill leavethe SuttonAraiaat5215pm.andlteswickAraiaat5225pm. W of Georgina. salllm lasons will be available in A . Programscoordinator Laura Eagieeoe asks that anyone mteutedlntheleesomcallearlyandleavetheirnamemgeand tclrlplione numbe. Pitdic baa Cooeey. of the Newmarket Hawks. is the only manhuofthetopiOintheSouthSimooeBaseball League's battii lineal. . Thellay swillplaytheTorontoGoldal Bearsthis Thursday mmatvzmpm. Midland. htichigan will be in town on the weekaid to face the Ray s on Saturday and Sunday Midland lsItaptxirltialderftl'thel1 Uru'tetlStatescr'own. WWWMMTOMF MLMTQt ofthe West Park Men's F- Leagee for a fine tournament in Keswick AWlOl llny.mupMe likes him if not, it would ' g Athletics ' ea'llloek Barrie 2-2 NEWlianiti-rr 4m.- in- ur - lagued Newmarket c soccer club fell behind Ill goal. butcamebacktotieaarrlez- Dorian was c down and bkeepthdrholdrmflrst Jim swell-placed free kck past the Barrie The Adiledcs were mining goaltender fa thet ' marker q Cowm for the first Newmarket At the 7&minute mark. Jim Therefereeha a dtime la hi-i'dm battle. lla handedout numeroin cautions andyellowcardslnthephysical By IAN IIU I'CIIINSON Brewed . NEWMARKET The Newmarket Ray's are con sideling hirir a lawyer to in- vestigate the circumstances which surrounded the defending Ontario champions' loss in the rovincial Ontario Amateur oftball Association OASAl -' aydfs laid tw0 weeks ago in Kanpvilie. according to team spornor Larry Ninney. The Newmarket team lost to St. Catherines and Hamilton in the double-knockout affair. Ray's pitcher Bill Lmney was hit repeatedly with illegal pitch calls and members if the Newmarket continent claim to have heard tanpir'e Bob Purdon say Ray s were set up and that the tournament committee told thedficials tostop the team and lumey. Newmarket Mayor Ray Rusty Case. a player with Sheridan Heating of the Newmarket Ladies' Softball League. makes it to third base before Jarmaln Cable's Judy Swaile Twinney h spectators wrio claim to v heard Pu'rdon. "He said diet . cornmitteehadbldtheianpires that Newmarket wasa badclub and came tait We." said Ninney. also claims that Purdon was fired for not calunngneyinthefirstgame Ray's coach Glen Verge echoed Marley They said the tournament was nitely tilted against die Newmarket Ray s " Mr. Purdon. when reached at his home in Ottawa on Holiday. baled being fired and claimed he never made the statement. A new league may be in store for the Newmarket team. according to Ray's manager Bob Ritchie. There's been talk about a new league." said Ritchie. "And teams like Hamilton and the Toronto Golden Bears have shown in- was one of the \temt in it " f. S'rts Thelea wouldbeaf f iliated with international Softball Couress imtead of the OASA. The lSC will hold a tournament in Newmarket in two weeks. "There s very few teams that are happ with what he with ' weeker ." sai Verge And that includes the winners Sure. they liked winning but not under those circumstances." ' One of the people not ha ' with what went on in Kempvi le is manager John Chiarelli of the Ottawa Turpins. "There was no (petition that the officiating was inconsistent." said Chiarelli Newmarketgotstung theworst with Liminy " Chiarelli s pitcher. like llunney. was called for the illegal itch which. if enforced. would orce a pitcher to lob the use Nansen M and Gertrude Gillard can tag her. Despite Ruty s efforts. Jarmaln ( able took the game iii ii. For more details. see page 82. 3. KW ball nieoiitanoniiesiatesthat ap glafoot mustbeon the ribber and his left foot on thegroundatthetimeof roles: But it wasn t ally the en- forcement of the illegal pitch which irked the Ray s Coach Glai Verge hadtoberestrained when. according to team members. an official called the Newtnarket side a bunch of scum " - "l was asking him why he threw Shelston out of the me. tShelston was eject for throwing his maski. said Verge "He said he tkdn't want to hear from me and l told him that i had a right toquestion him as low as l man we abusive language and at that paint. he threw me out saytrg i don't have to take this from a bunch of scum " Max Scheff. director (I the Ray s hall club cries. foal! tournament. said that he doeai t ptnsibly be dam in the W Series of Fastball lobe ayed in Vancouver in A This Thiraday m, be Visiting the Ray's at law park. Gametimeis'lraupnlh the weekend. dlaad. Michigan. a top M it the United States tide. win ay on both Satin-day ad My afternoons. New diamond needed: Torko EAST GWILLIMBl'RY Paul Torkdf. president (1 the East thllimbury r Newmarket Softball League. is upset that there hasn't been a new baseball diamond built in East Gwilllm bury or that the lighting at the Queensy'tlle diamond has not been improved "The lighting at the diamond is terrible." said Mr Torkoff Trying to see what s gorng on is tmpossnble once it gets dark " l-Zyery house in this town ship pays 81.011) when it's built for parkland development and I'd like to know where it's going." he added "It's the same With soccer in this area." he said They never really had a chance to do anytli inginEast he said. I know t Sewmarketrecreanrmwmldde something about it." . develop fund. according to m clerk Jack Hamill. but no money will be meet mail a Wintario master plan is finished The plan would show the feasabilities of a new diamond Wintariohasrecaitly a freeze on all grants all a commtuiity master plan is be. "The reasonweare drawingip a master plan is to stop local groups from premurll coincil for things that mi lt not be feasible in a couple (1 years." said Mr Hopkins" . Bantams win big (Mi-2x sul'ND Paul Bourne led the championship of Sound double knockout tour nament Bourne fanned 21 and gave up only 12 hits in the four games of the tournament In other tournament action. l-iast (iwilltmbury defeated Bramalea s2 Menismg 3-1. Bramalea l1 and t m en Sound 8 4 In the 9 2 win (Her Hramalea, Jerry Ash and Paul l urdham slammed home runs Solid pitching by East thllimbury s Dan Trautman bantams to the the men batters ( hns McCalmont knocked a triple in the Menising game and. in the H win over Bramalea. it was Paul Bourne. With a homer and Scott Campbell mm a round-trimer East Gwillimbia'y trailed - 1 In the sixdi inning (1 die championship game against Owen Sound but got three nil- in the Sixth and four in the seventh to sew up the will Campbell drove in four mm for the winners and Paul l urdham NMhl in fair Kai Menton. Wayne Cole am Paul Bourne had key hits for the winners Local polo tournament features top-notch international play By IAN Hl'TCHlNSON Era sports editor GORMLEY If the crowds at the Fox Den Farm Polo Centre on the weekend are any indication. then York Region will have a new sporting crane to deal with in theJuture. A throim of about 300 plus showed up to watch f- alrlane Farms. of Chicago. edge the Toronto Polo Club 5- 4 in sudden dealth overtime on Sunday. "That is probably the best polo game that s ever been played in Canada." said 80 Smith, of Newmirket. who was one of the organizers of the fourday 1979 Charity Polo Series. The tournament featured teams from the l'nited States playing against the Toronto club with all proceetb going to the Thornhill District Liom Club. Teams featured were Unldilla. New York. Grand Rapids. Michigan. Chicago. and Skaneateles, N Y. But one of the most ex- citing matches had to be the one between Ctucago and Toronto. The home side went up 3-1 at the half and ap pearedtobem controldthe game. Chicago scored again but Toronto restored the two goal margin. The last period featured wide opeinscti. and two Chicago goals by George Alexander and Scott McIntyre. With the score tied 4-4 at the end (i regulation time. the game went into sudden death overtime and Chicago made shirt work of it as they scored after one minute of play b Dave Offen and ( llff Sifton each scored two goals for the Toronto Side in other feature games. Toronto dumped L'nidilla 5-2 and lost to Kentree Grand Rapidsv 7~ 9 6 Despite the stellar play of people like Offen and Sifton. there were no real stars for the Toronto Side ve been talking about who's been outstanding." said Smith "We think that everyone s playing as a team which is the name of the game " But while team work was the name of the game for the players, enjoyment was the name of the game for others "Anyone who doesn't enjoy that kind of action doesn t have blood in their veins." said Smith Of course, the sunny weather that busted the field didn t hurt matters The series was originally sup- posed to be played at the Markham fair rounds but "recent forced the tournament to Fox Den field at Just un Farms The Markham was playable." he said The players from south of the border were scheduled to leave in Monday after another feature game but according to Smith some of them were thinking of stay mg and playing another informal game on Tuesday t me thing that's certain is that the \ lSllOrs will go away with a good feeling about ( anadlan polo "They were ilt'llghlt d with the calibre of r-oLo BUDDIES ltwasageedga-eaadMPeleChb Gilea r " id ! a H has laseddea-deetheverti-etehueleb I -uy competition." said Smith. 'trf course. don't forget diet some of our guys'were on the North American high school championship team (with St. Andrew s College in Aurora) this year Our team taku a back seat to nobody." Mb. membersC fMea.Dave0ffea.FredCbalts Mwmmudh '- m Itea es... m members a the neurone-unantiqmgap