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will when Dkiyookoowthatlarrleooee plant has far the famed QueensilstahonersoeiPnbv ablynoLAndtbeywnlerxeo eratioo oi the area is probably not aware of the many nut athletes and team that came our oi Barrie over the past years looking thread the Tlita at he Barrie Examiner its fair to assume that Barrie is now going throunh poor period for championship teams Sports heroes oi the past brought many honors to the city and its now over decade since Canadian championship came to Barrie Barrie Fiyera topped the Mem nip symbolic of Junior hockey supremacy of Can ada in 195253 One oi the earliest names in the newspaper files is that at Johnston knowolas professional athlete but in to days sporta argon would be tanned strac sad flcldstar Johnston competed in the big meets in Barrie between use rmwhere several world reo ords two at one mcett wcra Int At the Philadelphin Cen tenaialSports Meet in l81she won 22 events with top athletes competing He was native of Bell Ewart but made Barrie his home LACROSSE BIG GAME Lacrosse in Barrie was very popular around this time and in i875 the Barrie lacrosse team claimed the world championship defeating every team it was matched against lim Edmon soa was one of the top stars of the club in 1992 the Barrie team won the Canadian intermediate la crosse crown with record of ti wins two losses and two ties William Moore prominent ahceinerchaot in town tor years was the team captain Staten island New York la crosse teams imported several Barrie playersnin 1895 Fred Grannfiars Kennedy and Ted Clark played key roles as Stat en island won the championship of the United States Harry Grant Ali Shanocy and Quin Burns were other Barrie per iormers ferStoten island at dit ferent times Lacrosse folded in Barrie at the turn of the century several attempts were made to revive the sport but with little success Allondaia juniors bad strong team in the Ontario Lacrosse Association for three years no Plitsburda Aiijere top stars on Barrie Colts iuoior teams round the macro era Boys wss geo eraliy credited with organising hockey in Barrie Iie ws esp Iain oi the senior club here which won the championship of the Northcmyflockey Iiesgue in Iflb Boys name is also prominent in tennis lie won the Canadian tennis championship around 1900 and inter Iook Quebec and On tario honors His son Jack won the Canadipn junior title in m7 and rm and Jacks daughters Sally and Mary Lynn were very prominent in oi tennis circles Besides the Meshing brothers and Boys couple of other great players between 19051929 who starred in pro hockey at ler playing with Barrie Colts were hankloystnn of Minesiag who went to the Paciiic Cuait League and centre Steve ir who performed in the Not at Hockey Leacuc Gordan Mccking was on four Allan Cup teams and alter his career at Vancouver returned to inflict coachtheCoits to the OHA Junior tinals Hopi Emma oiBarrie played in the NHL for 15 years QUEENS PLATE Beiore we get too for into the l900s we should go back to the opening scatcnca and explain the running of the Queens Plate here it took place in 1373 on Do minion Day Nine horses start ed in the mile and half race for 50 guineas and Cobourgs Mr Pringle won lheiaurels with his favored Mignonctle lime or two minutes 57 seconds Noriandcr was close second TWO TANKARDS Borrie Curling teams made their presence felt in provincial honspiela at the turn of the cen tury and in law Barrie curlers captured the coveted Ontario Tankard competition Members of the two rinks were Donald McNiven II Grnsait skim George Hogg Skip John Scott Stapleton llf Harvey Alex Browniee on mine Habbiclr in the At the mm Bonspid ma Barrie rink skipped by Oliver Cameron with Doe sl man Selvin Meredith and Bill Griiiitha won the Royal York and North American irophiu by wlnoiogfioiangsmeaJbls iotasemi took no loss than half the bonlplel honors Horse rsdnl was popular sport in barrio in these years and the Dyment Stables owned by Messrs and Simon lDyment captured more than fairshare of races in me their famed horse Heresy won the Kings Plate it was the 53rd running of the plate race and following Heresys vice tury Albert Dymeat accept ed the priae money trorn HRH the Duke of Coaaaught Baseball was top attraction before the 1800s and in im Barrie Hercules were reported to have one of thetop baseball teams in the province Archie Burton was brilliant pitcher and continued as seniorplay or until row luming down many pro otters Alter World War baseball replaced lacrosse as the leading summer sport and allow byl the name of Hap Emms made many headlines with his pitching teaLs lheaporttaded around mo and John Dobson brought back some oi its popularity few years later fine young hark or at the time was Allan Cote ty Iribble The Allandale Lawn Bowling Club was ornanixed in 1905 and its still very popular sport in the city Tho Roaring 20s seemed to be one of the finest decades for spam achievements in Bar rle and the ladies came in for their share of honors also Roberta Bobbie Rosenield is unchallenged as the greatest woman athlete ever to come out ui Barrie Also known as Fan ny Bobbie brought the town great honors when due was sel ected as Canadas greatest was man athlete over the halt cen tury in 1950 She was born in Europe at isndcdhigh school here and her name was spread over all Can adian and us sports pages with her tents in track and field Bobbie was one of six women athletes picked torepresent Can nicilht ltd one Inch These were set in ms Bobble was also star at baakethlii hockey tsatbali and tennis Another local girl who mada name tor herself on the cin ders was Irene Story who start ed drawing notices at the ten der age of She was consid ered one of Canadas best sprint ers in use rate won the On Iario Junior championship in the sometre dash and later added the Canadian title in this divi sion She was popular per former and consistent winner at the Canadian National mun ion The pretty binode track whis ventured to longer distances in 1934 and at the Centennial Sports Games at Toronto in 1934 she set record in the boometres of 25 and fivetenth seconds She was on the Canadian team at the British Empire games in ma and finished oilth In the mmetrcs After returning home arr REGATTA DAY lN BARRIE FAMILIAR IN lutts from the names aha enioyed many more successes and at the end oi her career irene had about 75 medals and eight tro phies to show for her perior mances The 20s also saw soitbail start to roll in the area Allan daie on powerhouse and top pitcheratthetime was Ken Guilfoyle II was not uncommon to see 2000 fans at game at Shear Park and wouldnt to dayaleagucs like to seecrnwds like this again World War it took its toll on the popularity of softball hut it came back bigger than ever Some of the stars in those early years were Earl and Archie Marshall Steve Hines hiorry Barrio Agency For EDISON PHONO GRAPHS RECORDS New 4minute attach manta for Ambrol Rr cords ONE OF OiJii ADS IN THE EARLY 1900s Strsasrnsn Bud Knshner Tony and Joe Saso Eddie Strsnsmsn Bed Storey and Bill Belt top male sprinterln the early its as Ross cw who attended Barrie Collegiate On May 141924 he won the Can adian looaad mysrd dashes at Varsity Stadium Toronto Margaret Gribble was the lone Barrie girl to excel in swim ming She never lost In Kc penfelt nay race despite male competition in 91 atthe age of aha tlaisbed eighth in Cleveland swimming race and was the lone Canadian entry The same year aha was the first Canadian to cross the no in the womens threemila swim at 60 YEARS but our policy of fins service remain Congratulations TO THE BARRIE EXANHNER on Turn too votes or invest 29 punter sr wssr ada In the ma Olympic Games NAN MUSIC stone 7231294 SIMCOE PETROLEUMSSTORAGE FACILITIES auinunr routers nirvana ANY From hissinasi ilyaors young their 100th Annivassa achievement KIND OF the Canadian National Exhibio tinn She finished sixth fine female pitcher in Bar rle was Edith Bowen liare Saaburled Barrio Collegiate to the COSA title with an unde feated season She had blazing fastball and led Copaco to Ions league championships in the city One at Ediths finest feats came while attending Barrie Collegiate Against Collingwood aba struck out In batters in on THEIR llyoo YEARS punter ACROSS FROM EAfiONS afisegéi 555535 emit rtbern Area at England Wallace hailed from Strou and won the Ontarh welterweight in less in am ateur bouts he niifered only tour defeats was once ranks by Ring by axinethe bible oi bosiagjaa the lath best heavyweight world Parker recled of knockouts in his first 34 ii and once ought Archie Moo in Thronto tor light billeu the heavyweight championship oi the easy inner Were jumping ahead gt time iorno one to flame target the sports heroics oi FABRIC say eenprnruidfionsto The Borrleixominsr 01L ryi It is our hope anddesirousoma doy reach this goal of