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RECREATION FLYER ROLLER SKATING ~ Grade school children in the Separate and Public-schools are going to be given the opportunity to roller skate this Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00, Our skates in small sizes are limited so they will be distributed. on a first come basis. The admission for those without skates will be 25¢ and for those with skates will be I5¢, Please Note::i: Only fibre and wooden wheels will be permitted on the floor,, We are agein asking for all those people interested in this Sport to meet on Tuesday, May 3lst at 7:30 in the Small Meeting Room ofthe Recreation Centre, Marathon has written asking for a game whenever we are ready. » ed TENNIS GL CLUB "After our courts have been operating for a month we are calling a meeting of this group for Thursday, June 2nd at. 7:00 in the Small Room of the Recreation Centres Fees can be paid at this meeting, 0-0-0 BASEBALL NEWS es C, PORTER OFFICIALLY oFmis SOFTBALL SHASON Last Sunday afternoon saw the opening of the softball season with a very good start---what with the favourable weather and some 300 to 400 highly excited - spectators, Following remarks by W, E, Gavanaugh representing chairman M, 0. Nelson of the Recreation Association, Mr. D. C. Porter, Mill Manager pitched the fagst ball of the season, officially declaring the softball schedule open, Assisting Mr, Porter were Doctor Hugh Campoell at bat and Mr. C. E, Paget,,. chairman of the Improvement District in the catcher!s role, With a score of 5-4 in favour of Al Ziegelman's Shift #3 after four full innings of piay, Henry Krahn of Alex' Chisholm's Shift #4 provided the highlight for the softball opener in the top of the fifth with his home run while bases were loaded bringing in the capitalizing four (Cont. on next col.) Page 92 BASEBALL NEWS (Cont. ) runs. Honours for the first home run of the season went to Shift #4's chucker Nick Chopty in this first time at bat. The game ended 8 to 7 in favour of Shift #4. The attendance prize of $6.75 was won by Mrs. W, RiSehie with her number of Event 1-226. The second game of the season last Monday night proved to.be another exciting very close game. What with the score at 2 to O in favour of' Bill Hanley's rejuvenated Salary team over Bill Guest's Shift #2 at the end of the second inning, honours went to Jim Moro of Shift #2 for the first home run of the game in the top of the third, bringing in two runs and tieing the game, The score at the cnd of the game was 5 to: 3 in favour of Shift #2, Titket #1 - 179 was drawn for $4.50, and Since' holder of same was not in attend- ance, this amount will be carried forward 'to the following game, In the game of last night, the team that was considering "dropping out" because of lack of players, Frank Whitfield's Shift #1, proved that the spirit of 1953 championship was still in them in their defeating the pomilar and most feared Shift #4. Again, another great gdme was witnessed by the ardent fans with Shift #1 coming on top of a 2°*to 0 ssore, Ticket 1-L40 was drawn, and since the holder wasn't in attendarice, the prize of $7.75 will be earried forward to Monday night's game, SOFTBALL SCHEDULE FOR WEak OF MAY 297H Mon. May 30 ~ 6:30 pom, Shift #3-Shift #1 Wed, June 1 ~- 6:30 p.m, Salary=Shift #1 Sun. June 5 = 1:30 p.m; Shift #1-Shift #2 0-0-0 SENIOR BASEBALL SUNDAY -- MAY 297TH "Sunday at, 2:00 p Pom. there Will be an exhibition game with Marathon, Heron Bay and Marathon teams have amalgamated so a good game should be the result, .. Ball Practise - Senior BaseBall as many out as possible, Thursday night. 0-0-0 LOS New gold watch bracelet. Still ata tached to card, Finder please conbact 41 Co" Crescent, 0-0-0 WANTED TO_RENT Apartment or two rooms, furnished or unfurnished, by August 1, 1955, Contact ot. Commisso ah phone #340 or Box #127,