Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 3 Jul 1957, p. 4

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in oum lubv iiir5 It all depends lhatl why this whit yo What we expected to ollserve prrnde luly lstl Just like any are mung thoold uyin tumorwas shocked at lite lack oi sporting activities during the Dominion Day Holiday Weekend in this town other day only wil not torineomlng Not even much quieter Maybe thir is the way the Holiday waa meant to be spent Bul yilreti it was birthday party wasnt it been some major sporting events Baseball and Barrie and District had somcthlng on This as witnessed in put years oi big holiday celebration Desplto the winds it seems ridiculous min there could not love town Senior Sollball Leagues could have has just been part AL lent the South Simone in most otben towns rutb bolldryr would see the crowds rt holiday events swell asnever belore Tilt leagues lnilura to take advantage of the holiday could explain the poor crowds at their hall games The lalthlul lollowcrs should be rewarded with something special at least once season Julyvlstwas pcrlect time or such an event But it was anulled We do know that alter thla column appears in the paper there jare going In be ome folks wholl aarcastically ll you rionl like the way things are run here why not leave Thats exactly what we hld to do upon discovering lhe sport end it this town was locked up tor the holiday hetero dolng however we toured thcparka to see it anything unscheduled was going on At Queens Pilrk the tennis courts saw limited action Six primary school children made use at the soccer Held There was no water in the wading pool For can lie or hourr law fellows used the soltblll diamond or batting practice At Shear Park othellers Agriculture rurk was there Our feeling was contlrmcd taxnmparlmn away had real slam bang blrthdny part events solthali tournament and coup the tennis courts again played hosts to minimum deadl We didnt bother to investig ute the Country Club as we were quite sure there would be activity the little settlement at Angus just few miles it included regular midway ot hundreddollar fireworks display The entire days activities were sponsored by the Angus and District Boys arssbnil League nan TowN with little entertainment allordcd on here residents deiled the unswiinminglike breezes and make to the beaches just the same As result Ora and Wusaga Beach gained by this townsdack of activity While we werent as brave as most we too tied the town lorIthe city There we took in an aliernoon international League baseball game between the Toronto Maple Leafs nnd thellichmond Virginians Thanks to the antics oltthe old pros with the Leatsthe weekend could he considered pnrtiul success Speedy Sam lothron gnvn Sun day crowd glimpse or how bases the ageless negro star stole second base should he run Once at first base made third alter sacrillce ily to short right licld and gulloped home on an infield roller Anoth¢r colored stur llectar nodrlgun brought éhoors lroln the crowd when he lulled two lly bills thstcamemighty close to being homers Ordinarily hitting it fly ball causes little or nocxeitement at all But when Rodrigun is the batter its almost miracle Through his career as Leaf Hector very rarely hits anything but ground hull through the box But Sunday he laited few andthu crowd went wird Rodriguez also topple ol ncrlt doubleh At rr tz i= llnwéver urenun who wts supposed to Spark thnfol tailed to go the route orovnn look impressive lnlre doesnt seem to be throwing as hard or us last as he did corps Eddie Elnke Ila shone at shortstop being thelmlddlemnn on pitaling inothrr International Augue seasons and is causing the manage menl no little concern our spirits were lined little more as we toured therresidentinl parts of Toronto There we viewed kiddies playinghoth baseball and hockey on the roads At leastitwas something Approximately isoo persoris crowded 3the Community Park at AngusMondny to trike part in the days instivities celebrating the birthday oi Cahada Therewzs entertainment plenty andsomethlng tor every one Sport5 leature iiithe day was sulthali inurnam nl with six teams in competi on tor money prizes Other activities inc uded the regular midway events including pony rides tor the youngsters buuths hinges and many many games Fireworks Concluding the days enter ainment was gigantic fireworks display put on by the Atlgufi branch or the Canadian Legion In the hall tourney sponsored by the Junior Baseball League Mmeringeonle ut on top and $25 cash prize Crai art ed perform uteetlv in tho iona Bitchy llague rrie hurst iv recon is £15 and Midhurst was third tailing home $10 First round games saw Mines ing eliminate Grenlel Midhurst dollkewise in Angus and Craig hnrst ousting Edenvale in the accondroundtol suttball play Craighurst had bye and Minesing deteuted Midhurst ln thainrini lt wasCraighurst hnwingto Mlnesing the in thrilling contest of the day The bnii grmes started at 12 noon The fans were very happy with all of the games and the men in chargd oi the tourna htthank an the clubs lortheir display 01 sportsmanship Acknowledgments The Angus and District League presented Field tamer Leg ionpresident with figurine at hallplayer Ind apen hnth sult abiyinscrlne Thanks for sent outto Mr Field and Ted Forder the two gentlemanwho played majur roles inmaking the Dominion Day celebration the success it was Tbecommn ty nl gut had been withoutsuch celebration the past few years Alter Mon daysvventure holivever it was unanimously agreed that it should he on annual event 2le Solthllilka another anahip nrrrieJlysrs Ladles solibnll game dtclud hr Early no the third inning dncsnt usunlly give the tins mugh to holler rbout At least thats common beliet Last night at Queens Park tilt Helen Foster and ivlarg Elli had two hits apiece lor the loeal gals Shirley McKay had three hits tor Elmvule and Anne Whitton had two Tomorrow nlght the Flyers will need their tans support when they play two games in Newmarket One is regularly scheduled con tcst and the other is postponed tilt They wifihoth be over the sev enlnning ro te Team took it onerun lead in the third inning and went on to de test Elmvalc Comets 3A1 Sensed Victory But once the Flyers gut the thirdinning tally the crowd seem ed to sense local victory wheth Elmo er they knew the wingwas coming wnmon 3b humeornotthey had plenty twMEKaw 2b get orcitedabnht over the final mm five and onehilil trilllies Megan There were the many llhé runn Howden tr ing catches by the Elmvale de Murphy cl fence Marlene Tinney made ter Corbett 1b rllic running catch of poplly Murphy behind third base Doreen Murphy Ferguson rt pulled down tow halls Ill centre Bate rt field including one when she col Totals lide wilhthe righttielder Burk Thepilching at not Millenlhe pvkcn only rent bright spot in the locals page attack was very instrumental in um 55 thaitinal outcome of the game Averill 31 She gave up ninehlis one more Beryhcloue than Ann McConnell of Elmvnle mgr but struck out it batters mostly Em it with runners on bases gm an Singles Eggs in the inning en ey scored their eventual winning pl Emu mi Vlylhe Flyers had lhcirmnst on an ductlve Inning at the plate Three McConnell and Howden Mllier singles by More Ellis Halon Fost and aerthoinlte er and Barbvlenltins made the tai Umpires Bud Knapp and Ab lypossiblo Bowen gt Nubmbrhbhhhn mcceéuaang neseoboaoog Elg Dive Simms SmithsiFatls to theprotessionalwreslting game has utten been criticized for his seemingly sheeplsh man ner in the ring Observers felt that Dave in cause at his trem dolls aizei shuuldltlttake the digit pint lsilrnent he does during match vita villain have plunged through he ropes head firs temporarily wind Kawalskl His next move was to hurltthe Krusher outoi the ring instead of writing or ski to come pact ln Dave loll owed in hot pursuit and lortlie next several minutes thorns For this reasonsimms has gm WP Wes 51 neverreally been 2100 per dent invnritenllhe tans They want thelvrheroes druggedsorts who can latotlltgrowls and get nurlepoll At vulla tlme Simpls complete lyjlew his cork He picked up an thesamo thetimekeepors hel lid hurled the grn ss of steel Krusller that was enough inreveryhody Wail haDEi so retiree loe Dempse lied is linally thilr lioy100 per gent L3 mm whim lAt this pill theringvannoun ear steppedJnto the ring to in lnunce that tho referee had dire ualitied hnrh wreatlorsx Before he eoul swallow his last breath Kowatak gr lrbm hi hand and proceeded beltst air over the hand For goodportion drills shah lar bout with larl finisher Kowalskl Simms was applying moatpl the nldskiegnllgaud 9th erwise Bu th lan werant religion hi the id raloo Summer Ski Pregress is 59 mneucflowuv= oaaeonur$= Theduratlon of the game shall be two equhl periods sol 45 minutes the microphone ThétxPeiterien Ccln Fish Iver Amngomonts tor the summer Ski Jumping It Midland August are going to well that Pele Patterson the manxhahiad the colossal event is tlndlng law spare hourl to get in some fishing It was very hnppy Pete who rpohe to The Barrie Examiner yesterday He just returned troln trip to the Lukehend Everyt where along the northern trip Pele aaidheheard éountleu lav orahle remarks about the coining event Many towns greeted Palaa ap carance with well coverage on ll news media What made it as remarkable said Pete who the tact that his trip was business venture or his sporting goods lirln not so much or the sum4 mer ski lumping Upon his return to his home tin Elm Street in Midland Pete was greeted by dozen applica tions tram what he termed some nlthe top Jumpers onlhe eon tinent Including that ol Jaoquea Charland Men and mechanical instruments are working on the scene at the Jump every day he said and things are progressing just beau tifully Pcttersen has Visions ut the jumping outdrawing the Grey Cup Football Game on cache the three days Supporting aotlvit are ex pected tomakth gigantic Car nival weekend An Aid To Specter Fans Eds Not this la ztbe ninlhvln serledol article designed to aldaoceerslan This llrles Ivll started dud the recent rurgeol Interest in the game Van Duration or theganle unlass otherwisemutually agreed upon subject to the allowing Allowance halLbe made luelther period lorrall tilne lbst through ae eldenttor other eauae the amount of which shallbe am er or the ration of tnerelere llTlmo shallbe extended to permit at penalty kick being taken ator alter vlh expiration of the normal per dod in either hall Al llalftlms the interval shall notexceed live minuteaexeept by releree too the tans liked Bill fin ally finished off his man with abdominal ruetc cetfitrtnstil The middle bout of the even ing was real ma erpieee all lied and strength gt The hat ers Frankie flhompson nnd puddle Ereemanttoth mm film llton zoomed to guminute draw clean flflhtlall the fthls hour was extremely rougheoa tidering tho puta out oi the lighters displayed plenty wreruing Ran Stewart regained his batting lead in the Barrie Ind District Sen lor Soltblli League lul week No games were played over the hull day weekend ugloaa husky llrslbaaaman hlk ed his average to nbuloul 408 willl ls hlta most in the league in 32 trips to the plate Last weeks leader Georgi Chappcl also oi Legion dropped to number four In the landings with mark at 331 New Face in the recond place in the av erage department is Tom Colllnga Endlorda youthlul eontrelieider Tom urns out at nowhere with flood of hltJ He has eight in 20 trips to the plate or 400 mark Eight polnla ahead at the fourth lacechappel with 339 mark Glen Adams oi Mlneling He has seven hill in 18 trips the mini mum number to quillly according to the oliiclal statistics Red Thurlnw oi Legion dmpped hit and now hold down number five spot with mark 0i 304 Frank alley oi landlord stepped into the race for the llrst time He has batting mark of 348 Pat Wannamaker ol Legion one at the leagues outstanding tieldcrs la the last or the 300 hitters with 314 Notable absenteea lrom the 300 batters are Jack Hare and Ray Brill ol DeVllhiss and Frank llawn at Legion These three ran into terrillc slumps over the list week or plly Stewarts lilne runa tit him or the league lead with Fred Dow of Bradtord OneThird Gone The schedule is now more than onethird completed and the stand lngs show Minesing at the top Leg inn second loliowed by Brudlord Ind DeVIlblas Only one game is oillclally scheA duled or thin evening It in at Queens Park hetweenthe top Ind bottom clubs Minesing und Delt vtlblss The importance at this contest cannot he emphasized enough Both clubs Ire striving hard to strengthen or improve its respecr tive position Mlneslng is not that irr ahead of the pack that itvcanrelax And DeVllbiss would like nothing het ter than to vacate the cellar Thiswlll be the third meeting of these two teams Devilhiss won the llrst contest at home then dropped the return declsionr Tomorrow night Legion will be out to avenge lopsided defeat at thei hlnda ot the Bradford boys In Bradford The last engagement ol the two clubs saw Bradford swamp the Barrie boys HMO Copeh Al Thurlow of the Legion alres is confident that such thing wont happen again Deane Standings w2 Pet Mlneaing It Legion ii 571 landlord 429 Devilhlss and At Least 18 At Bats AB It 32 13 408 20 400 1B 389 21 381 Stewart Colltngs Adams Chappel Thurlow honey 23 Wynnamahefb as i1 314 Rnwn 21 Edney no Horn on 2m Slurgcncr rurnenat 19 253 Richard Campeau 29 241 Dow 25 Raycra 2l is Wen Downe 21 xii arithn so 23 Palm 21 Fallls an it 3n SpenceD in Vargl 20 200 Law 25 lilttartneyht 23 MacDonaldL 29 11 win nnwneyl 25 loo Tomllnaon 23 154 Schoil no 150 Glenn iii 2i 143 Adams hi zl Muthanlltlmuatbat Plaxlon moo WEDNESDAY mu Xviflaoa Senlur 5oltbnll Mlneaing va De cme 333 Vllhiss at Queens lgtrrlr Adanis South Slmcoe Baseball Breton llardacreD 213 vs BarrieFilters at Agricultural Grant in 273 Park Annstmntt 15 287 Exhibition Soccer Two Barrie Grandmaison 150 Police Associattun AllStar Turns Gregnrl 150 vs St Michaels at Eariscourt MalaneyD 250 1mm iii Luc Ci Adm THURSDAY mini il in Mdon Insular Solthnll Legion vs Brad we to loo South simcoe iliischall Barrie Slor it 091 Flych aiavorntt ImW 90 Ladies spitbnll BarrioJlyers 05 at Newmarltet two games nurrtordhht $3535 000 rmmmuw Senior Softball DeVilhiss Mincsing MdnélieldNips Stewarts 65 Ilianstield Flyers nipped Stag warts Lunch 65 in BIrrie in dustrial Soitball League game playA ed July The winners were torced to show their muscles in the last two Inn ingsin order to grab the win to the sixth and seventh iranns Mansfield scored two and three runs respectively Stewarts came hackwith pair pt tnllies in the bottom hall oi the seventh but tell oneshurt oi the Fiyels total Minnings was the winning pitcher and Bob Christie was chnrgcd with the hurling loss SATURDAY sum Senior Soccer Hollandia va llarrie at Queens Park Sl vim lillsr or llllilllliiil tool winnings oar burner AT COOK CONSTRUCTION vs

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