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Barrie Examiner, 2 Aug 1968, p. 8

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fansuni rumor AUGUST uh NewFoimatPIanned gt IorSenior Star Tilt BALLOTS HAVE NOW been circulated for the l968 senior softball league allastar game Originally slated to klclooffihe season with lastseasons select squad matched against the defending playoff champs Newmarket the game was rained out Since then the format has been changed The first allstar team this time will match talents with the second team and they will collide just prior to the start of sendfinal playoffs The contest is set for Monday August 12th at Queens Park starting at 330 pm While team management league executive news media and um ires will make their first and second choices for eac position ballots will also be tabulated to declare the winner of the Murray Richardson Mem orial Trophy recognizing theMost Valuable Pia er and the Nelson Trophy for theMost Valuable Pitc er Two other individual awards the Ifemrow Pipelines Trophy for the Outstanding Playoff Performer and The Barrie Examiner Trophy for the batting champion wiilbe declared later NEW INNOVATION on the ballot thisiyear is recognition for the utility player This was introduced since number of allstarcalibre players in the senior circuit move laroundto more than one position and could easily get votes spread about theiist insufficient to make the grade With this in mind the league has created two utility player positions to fill out both all star rosters Semifinal playoffs both best of seven rounds will open Wednesday August 12 at Queens Added to the ekcitement of the allstar ShOWlitiii be the conducting of the leagues lucky draw during the game Tickets for the two cash awards are still available from team personnel WOODS BA of the sebiorsottball circuit has an nounced that their club will provide the opposition for colorful show at Queens Fark set for Saturday Aug ust 24 at pm California Cuties who stopped off in Barrie two seasons ago tomeet ImperialEastman will be here Attracting large crowds everywhere this extremely funny softball act features collection of men dressed up as women They are now in their 19th season and have compiled an impressive record of 1526 wins against 138 defeats BARRIE BEAVERS tonight face their first test in the annual Ontario ladiessoftbail championship tour nament at Fort Erie Fourthplace Kitchener Kieswetr tors are the firstround opponents for Beavers at pm While the local girls have to be regarded as long shot for the title they areiquite capable of bumping off the favorites as knockout tournament deal for upsets Simcoe Stars who also are experiencingiwm problems this season proved this just last weekend when they handed firstplace Fort Erie 1066 national champions their second defeat in 14 starts Beavers boosted their stockrecently with the ad dition of spinball artistludy Kennedy who came back after twoseason absence from the league The locals also have exhibited big threat at the plate with such power hitters as first sacker Joyce Leighton rounding into form In the last two starts Beavers have connected for no less than 34 hits HOLIDAY WEEKENDS are usually quiet around Barrie in the sport field Such is not the case over the gnexi three days The big attraction is on Kempenfeit Bay where the annual Barrie Speedboat Regatta is =set for 130 pm this Sunday August 4th The format has changed this yearwith the emphasis placed on marathon race for outboard power boats The race will consist of two heats of 50 laps totalling 100 miles The entry list to date numbers nearly 80 craft from as far away as Quebec OhioNew York State and Michi gan Sentimental favorite to Win will he Barries otvn Jerry Rice who with odriver Ross Mounsteven of London has virtuallyd inmated themarathon circuit over the past two seasons trots lap race will he run off as single unit with the various powered craft ranging from 40 to 125 hp competing fin various classifications CAR RACESat Wasaga and Barrie Speedways will bein action asusual tomorrowvnig The popular Barrie Speedway in Oro Township which this year has Ila covered grandstand has scheduled 50lap mid season championship run as the main feature of holiday Monday afternoon program They alsohave fbookedaawreckemraceinthe fternoon session which gets under way at pm Sutton Speedway also gets into the actthis week end with Sundayafternoon program They also have ya 50vlap championship run and wreck em race Also 5th grape al Hell Drivers will be there Tuesday Aug us The Dayle iknown Ontario golfpros The public is inv charge to viewthis topgolfing talent lionLluguu Amines League Pcl GEL Detroit Baltimore Cleveland Eoslon Oakland New York Minnesota California Columbus Rochester Jacksviile Syracuse Buffalo Louisville Rfchinoni 58 49 53 49 53 $1 510 49 52 us 49 54 476 48 55 466 Chicago 45 56 446 Washington a7 641366 Results Thursday Chicago Minnesota Washington Detroit eltinioreo Cleveland National League Ll can 520 onvooi convenient ounces roan zxraor Chicago Mechanlcnhmflody an San Franci Pittsburgh nonuniontram Atlant New York sumo1 Phil elphia LINCOLN NebAPCana dian Ralph Hutton surprised himself and Debbie Meyer of Sacramento Calll was on schedule as they started the ex pectedparade of world records at the 10th notional amateur athletic union outdoor swimm ing and diving championships Thursday night They shattered the mens and womens world marks in the 400 melre freestyle by size able margins Karen Muir of South Africa broke her meet record in the 200 backstroke at two minutes 243 seconds but missed her world mark of Santa Claras Mar Spitz suc ceedlng teammate Don Schol lander as king of the worlds male swirnmers could push Schollander to world record tonight in the mens 200 frecs tyle renewing friendly but fierce rivalry Seliollendets possible in all six events tonight with the record holder on hand in five of lliem The 15 yearvold Miss Meyer lBrleqks World Retard was aimingfor are iaimnst made it with 267 seconds under hcr world mark llutlon of Ocean Falls RC competed for Canada in 1964 Olympics iinishingseventb in the 200 backstroke never concentrated on the 400 free until this spring lie im proved rapidly to best of 4113 last month He produced an amazing 4065fn the finals here edginfi UCLAs Mike Burton who he 40 Both were well under the five weekold pending world recopd of 4011 by Spitz who passed up the 400 for the 100 butterfly lv wanted to go out fast the first 200 and swim fast third hundred said the 20year old Hutton recent graduate if Foothills JunlnrCollegu at has Altos Calif hut Burton likes to go out fast and come back fast was surprised to be ahead after too the but Huttons split times were 584 201 and 04 llurtins were while and 31084 iiiourrirrsuiancrssraono FOR FINANCIALSUCCESS MONTREAL CF Wheth or or not Montreal Alouettes ring up enough numbers on the scoreboard this season to win the Grey Cup remains to be seen but ownceroe Atwell is certain to make the figures jump on the club cashregisters Two years ago the Eastern Conference Als needed 18000 fans game to break even This seasonthe team will be in the black if it averages 12000 for each game played Atwell in his first season as sole owner of the club has Zimonth lease on Expo 67s 25000plusseat Autostadei The $100000 rental at the Autostade is fraction more than one half of what the club paid to McGiIi University for the use of the Percival Molson stadium previously Besides the stadium the rent covers theieam office space ticket oulleleormitor and di ng quarters during the preseason period prac tice facilities and parking areasall within the Autos tades control Whlle tenants of lichill the Als paid additional high rent for administrative offices in downtown highrise business building and $20000 year for praclice facilities at north endpark They had neither parking or concessionaire revenue at the univ sity TA donserVative estirnate thattheAls ake $15009 toflihoilo on parking revenue takefrom concessions applle ities handling in to all attractions appearing at the stadium The football club has let contracts for 12500additiohal seats in preparation for next ycars arrival of National league baseball By Aug be fore the teams second home game 3500 seats will have been added August and heavysclieduii planned for next year football general manager Tony Gilab will have full responsih end of the business Theminimum return from theseaffairs is $l500 From some such as thevHerb Alpert iTiiuana Brass show the take could reach $5000 Eli sledorshrewd At well making the Alouettes paying concer lt has been the mansbusiness history Atwell llkeste tell of the timehe moved into bank rupt trucking agency and im mediately informed the em ployees that the fnst person who went for cup of coffee was fired The covered Coach Kay Dalton will not behampered in his efforts to get top players because of any frugal club financial policies Atwell says Other ends of the feel the pinch STOCK CAR RACES EVERY FRIDAYNIGHT ataOMas assessments company re7 cannons ma nur TON smashes toward tha world mens filowatts 199 style mark during the Nation al AAU Outdoor Swixmnlng fhamplonships Hisvtime of was new world re cor Hutton is affiliated with Californias TAthirepilottlJ somui SENIOR LTPts 11 12 90 101017 9i1013 614012 last Nights Scores Newmarket Notlawa Future Games Saturday impEastman Vat Noitawa 4800 mienmomra are Barrie CoOp 30 Borden Universal Yanch lleali rm Bayfield Clarkson hot Nights Sm Yanch Universal Bnytield Clarkson default CoOp at harden ppd wet grounds Lakevlew ImpEastman Woods BA Nevimarkct Nottawa 14 xFuture Games ug BUniversalv at UK 00 Eordenat Bayfield SENIOR Future Games Tonight Barrie vs Kitdiener at Fort Erie 900 Ontario Championship Tournament Hisbrie itnrlinio LAD 14 is gig Cinthsoti nun virtually relev fated themselves to the league cellar last night as they wm unable to field full team Ignlnst Bhyfieid Moth Under consent of Clarkson captain Jack Volume game was not even started and plate umpire Jack Kcnwcll declared forfeit of the points This was the sec ond time in the past twowecks that the Hotel crew submitted under the default rule due to their imbiiiiw toraise solo dent players The easy two points drifted Hayfield Motors intopmitlonr to Norman OALGARGCP The first of 71 competitors entered in the $20000 Willow Park classic teed off this morning as Ihe first word of thestthole tournament got under way Most golfers lateThursday afternoon were still busy shoot lng practice rounds with Bob Cox Jr youngprofesslonal from Richmond ll leeding the field as he fired blistering as on the par71 course llls score only two strokes above the course record was the best offer three days of practice Moe Norman the veteran 75 from Gifford om and Willow Park winner 1966 Wayne 16 Voilrner of it Open champio and Stan Econ ard of Vancouver each tired so in practice Defending champion Billy Wright Jr of Edmontonshotn lice round of so is DISAPPOINTED havent been playing too well iialely he sald afterwards disappointed The first 30 holes of the tour nament played today and Satur day includes 38 teams of three amateur players each The final is holes will be played Sunday and victory is worth $3 000 compared with $2000 last year Arena Is DemoliShecl NEW Year Reutersi old Madison Square Garden Whichonce echoed to the cheers of boxing fans the roar of polit ical rallies and even the chatter ofa mammoth party now is ocklng=toith¢poundin otpneu matlc drills The famedarena where Joe Louis fought President Frank lin Roosevelt gathered support for his New Deal and movie maker Mike Todd threw $400000 party is being razed by demolition squads to make way for new skyscraper The Mecca of Mayhem drew 250000000 customers in more than 42 years before it fi nally closed its doors for the lasttime five months agoaften staginga dog show Fight fans now have gleam ing new Madison Séfuare Garden mile away from the oldarena But New York will not be quite the same with the disap pearance of thevarena where so ciety figures rubbed shoulders with the underworld to waloh almost every world boxing champion from the 19105 to the 1960s including Joe Louis Jack empse Rocky Graziano Barney Ross and Willie Pep However only 10 heavyweight title fights were staged atthe Garden because an indoor arena was too small for the biggest moneyiriakingmatches days beforeftelevision rights be camea majorsource of income Casdns Clay was the in heavyweight to defend his title in the arena which wastopped by cloudof cigar smoke on every fig night Despite its place In fight bist ory the biggest attraction in the old Gard history was not hour but Evanegilst Bfllyr Gra ham whn drewl500000 people eek crusade titers in That same year Mike Todd took over the arena onEighth Avenuevfor anintiinate party to celebrate the first birthday of his movieAround theWorld in 30 Day Elizabelhilaylorthen Mrs Todd was the hostess Madison Square Garden got its name from an earlier arena converted railroad freight depot on Madison Avenue built into The second Garden was on th sam site uver Alberta QUch LEAD Yancb Healing wasted little time in gaining the upper hand on Universal counting three rimslnihetophalfoftheflrst frame The lose under the direction of new coach Jim Short battled back with singles in the second and fifth frames However Yandi clinched the points with two scores in the half of the sixth ayns Tascoul tossed the complete seven innings to gain the pitching decision for Yanch He scattered four Universal hllaset down the side to order Starts With Five Under Among this yearfs rewrd field are 11 Americans includ ing Pete Fleming of Hot Springs AriL the United States acnlor champion apd llmllia key of Fall Chinch WVa Hiskey competing here for die second year fired in practice ElliQulllay golf pro at Willow Park and himself tournament competitor said the course is in the best condition it has ever been in Adams NEWMANKIfl Jules miracle takes place Nottawa Redmen appear doomed to oe cirpy the Barrie and District Senior Softball league base ment for the second straight season Last nigbtat New markct Fairgrounds Redmcn dropped crucial contest to Newmarket Rays BA current occupants of the lastplayoff position The final count was 51 with Dunc McNeil gaining credit for thepitching win Nottawa now trail their near est rivals by sixpolnls and botii teams have fourcnlings left on the Ztgame slate This means that Newmarket inst needs one more win to clinch at least tie for fourth place Nottawa now have their back to the wall and they face stiff competition at of donschedule ey ked to co imperialEastman at Exhibition can in Collingwood tomorrow night and roundout the season at home to front running Lakeview Dairy next Saturday wednesday they tangle with Eastman in the late game at Queens Park Rednten also have postponed game fotill at home to NewmarkeL The defending playoff champs from Newmarket are due to play two postponementa As well as the forernentioned rip to bliiogwood they must pick up an away game with Lake view from this Wednesdays cinnDorian Parker has prepar edn list of batting average leaders as the ace for The Barrie Examiner Trophy comes down to the wire preceding some strong plug in motion the second lin vernal tlliy He pilierui third base and raced borne on wild pitch Barry Tinnbull Murray Perry and Doug Young added singles Ylnch established their manent lead without delay the opener in Pele orachuk drew leadoff walk Mark Vb cer hunted successfully and Brian himcoft sacrificed both men into scoring position Joe Taroona drilled tyre run single and scored himself alter advancing on lame Sparks long fly ball to leftfield otf Ken Robertsons single With one gone in tlmkixtb Gord Madgerpuncheda into shoit right field and life Quinnfoliowedwith one base shot to centreAtlhIa point Frecliette enteredthe Kame Emerlencing control trouble he walked Wayne Tlscona and Osacbulr to force across the fourth score and Vincer crui ed run producing single The other Yarieh hits were twoout singles in the second from by emu and Vincer nia intermediates now take break iorithe holiday weekend Aztlan resumes next Tuesday Augiist with twin bill at Queens Universal tangles with Hill at pmloilowed by Bor den Flyers 33nd Bayfleld Motors The latter is postpoth rc Play Takes reunite Lead For the third time in Links four seasons allstar shortstop Corby Adams oi Lakevlew apV pears to be runaway winner Helhas 30 hits from 03 official plate trips and solid 433 av erage tar abweihis nearest rival Pitcherfirs Marty Reynolds of lrnpgri Eastman is second anthe only other batter above the 300 level At 808 Reynolds is its points behind Adams This latest list of the top ten hitters is up to and cludiug the game of Manda July minimum of to official times at bat is liquired Corby Adam we of Jim Armstrong Mold cannot Moor soar DEMONSTRATION SATIka fauefis Weather permitting the local radio control in del boat group will holdua dem stration Satu evening Aug ing oval will belilimed on group can seevthe champion Eon Mel with his Hyd to so plane whichachiéves spe

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