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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1947 "PAGE TWELVE LEFTY LEADS BOSTON BRAVES TO TOP PORT NAPSHOTS Russ Johnson, of former Hamilton softball fame, showed his wares before a fair-sized crowd at Alexandra Park last night and he had plenty to show. He pitched a swellegant 5-hit game, didn't allow a single walk and fanned 11 Oshawa batters, as he hurled Tip Top Tailors to a clean- cut 6-1 win over the GM-Colts. Whiteley, on the mound for Oshawa, just simply didn't have it last night. He walked five batters in the first two frames, three in succession in the first inning and he added two more free tickets later in the game. Tip Tops collected 9 hits, which isn't a whale of a lot but they got them in the right spots and several extra-base blows, including Stanley's triple and another by Hayes and two-baggers by Pulfer and Johnson plus several timely singles with runners in scoring position, told the story. Actually, it wasn't a bad game but the teams failed to "warm up" at any stage and the result was listless action, sparked now and then only by some brilliant individual plays. GM-Colts are now idle until the end of next week, when Bowles Lunch visit Oshawa. + * - By the time our readers are glancing over this, the Junior Lake- shore League ball game at Alexandra Park this afternoon, will be over or almost over. Oshawa B'Nai B'Rith meet Cobourg Kiwanis here this afternoon and it should be a real bang-up ball game, with both teams running neck-and-neck for first place in the Lakeshore League race. Other than this game this afternoon, the Civic Holiday looms as a very dull week-end for the sport fans, There's only one game booked here for Monday, an Inter-Church League game, which might even be postponed due to the holiday, but if not, will be played on Monday evening, at Al dra Park, bet Northminster and King Street. Why the local Junior baseball teams passed up 'either . 8 league game or the chance for an exhibition tilt on Civic Holiday is more than we can understand. The crowd at the park last night proves that all the sport fans haven't left the' city for holidays. By Geo. H. Campbell * * +» Getting along to Tuesday--the big sport event that evening is the Senior "B" lacrosse game down at the Oshawa Arena, when Brampton Excelsiors visit fop a league game with the Motor City squad. The Osh- awa gutted-stick boys looked very impressive in their good win over Scar- boro, here last Tuesday night and no doubt they'll still be in top form for this important game with Brampton. * ' * - * President Johnny Brady has announced that all the local 0.A.8.A. softball leagues will conclude their schedules. this next week and play- offs will open on August 11. U.A.W.A. and Legionnaires meet on Tuesday night at Alex. Park and this game may settle first place. It will be Union wins, for they are tied with 13 wins apiece now and Legion has lost one more than U.A.W.A., having played one more. . U.AW.A. can finish tied for first, even if they lose Tuesday night, by winning their other remaining game, with White Eagles. This makes Tuesday night's game the most important league game of the season, for both Legion and Union, * * * : The Inter. "AA" league is all cleaned up and ready to start their playofls, after a week's rest. Legion finished on top and the North Osh- awa team and Robson Leather finished tied for second with Skinners only one game behind and Bolahoods trailing the field. The top four teams are in the playoffs, with Legion meeting Skinners in the one semi- final series and Robson Leather taking on North Oshawa in the other bracket. . All playoff games have been ordered for 6.30 o'clock, instead of the usual 6.45 p.m, in order to make sure no important playoff game has to be called off before completed, because of darkness. The Juniors, all six teams, are included in their playoffs and they get going next Monday night with the re-played 'games this week deciding their final standing. The Juveniles also start their playoffs on or soon after August 11, LJ we + SPORT SHORTS:--Charlle Grimm was first appointed manager of Chicago Cubs, 15 years ago today. First baseman with the National League since 1925, Grimm succeeded "Rajah" Hornsby and is still with the Cubs . . . . Balmy Beach the O.R.F.U. Senior champion last year, have commenced fall training for the onrushing rugby season. Coach Bobby Porter has nothing to say concerning the chances of the Toronto east-enders but as usual it will be a team of husky fighters . . . . Alouettes have signed Rube' Juster, the 240-pound middle wing for the University of Minnesota and world's pro champion Chicago Bears. He was rated an All-Star rating in the Western Conference before turning tothe pro ranks. Coach Lew Hayman must be looking for a big team this year in his efforts to come up with a combination that will topple the win streak of the To- ronto Argos . . .. The ketch Nonchalant was the first boat to reach Ro- chester in the first leg of the 150-mile race from Toronto-Presqu'Ile, Ont. 4 for the Gooderham Cup . Turner Motorstorm BASEBALL' SMARTEST DRESSED TEAM : VS. Osh. B'Nai B'Rith ; ALEXANDRA PARK CHILDREN FREE Timely Extra-Base Blows Plus Russ Johnson's Fine Hurling Gives Visitors Clean-Cut Win Johnson Fans 11 Batters and Allows Only 5 Hits -- Both Teams Minus Several Players -- Stanley, Pulfer and "Geraldi Pace Tip Top Attack In a game which although it pro. duced plenty of sparkling plays, was still dull and listless throughout, 3 | due perhaps to the chilled breezes that kept the fans from warming up and also no doubt to the fact that both teams were minus several players, Tip Top Tailors defeated Oshawa GM-Colts 6-1 here at Alex- andra Park last night before a good crowd. Timely extra-base blows and sharp singles in the right places accounted for the visitors' scoring success with Russ Johnson's nifty 5-hit pitching chore also being a big factor in keeping the Oshawa team from doing much in' the way of at- tack. Made Hits Count "Preem" Whiteley, on the mound for the homesters, lacked his usual fire and also had trouble finding the corners. At that, he scattered nine hits over the same number of in- nings, but the visitors were able to get them when they did the most good. Tip Tops used all three of their pitchers in their line-up with Grant starring as a right fielder, Colts were without the services of Young, Magee, Kitchen and Mc- Laughlin and they could have used them all, Only in the second inning did the Colts show much against Johnson's blazing speed. Little opened the inning with a double and Barker sacrificed him to 3rd. Stark drop- ped a perfect bunt and Little slid in under Gaul at the plate for Osh- awa's first and only run, which tied up the score at the time. Barnes then singled but Meule- meester and Whitely were struck out as Johnson bore down and Colts never threatened again. Whiteley singled in the'5th but there were +two men out and Barker beat out one in the 7th and was sacrificed to 2nd but Barnes and Meulemeester both fanned. : Another feature of Johnson's fine hurling was that he didn't issue a single walk. Whiteley gave out 7 free tickets, three in the first in- ning and two in the second, after which he got rid of his wildness, but he fanned only three batters, Tip Tops Score First With two men out, Whiteley walk- ed the next three batters in the first frame and Gresko came home on a wild pitch. After Oshawa had tied it up, it stayed at 1-1 until the 4th inning when Gaul singled with one out and scored on a triple by Hayes. Stanley grounded out and Hayes was nipped at the plate and then Pulfer walked but Gresko grounded out to end the inning. It was in the 6th inning that Tip Tops moved away. Geraldi opened with a single. Gaul fanned and Hayes grounded out, but Stanley's triple to centre scored Geraldi and then Pulfer singled to bring Stan- ley home, making it 4-1. In the 7th, Johnson opened with a double and scored on two long fly-outs to Little in left field. One was a one-handed catch of a long foul by Grant. In the 8th, Tip Tops got their final run. Gaul opened with a walk and scored on a single by Stanley and Pulfer's double. i: Alex Stanley with his two hits in the right spots, Pulfer with two run-scoring blows and Geraldi with two hits, were the big batters for the visitors. None of the GM-Colts got more than one hit. Little, Barker, Stark, Barnes and White- ly divided the five safeties. Tip Tops ..... 100 102 1108 9 0 GM-Colts .... 010 000 000--1 5 2 TIP TOPS--Stanley, If; Pulfer, cf; Gresko, 3b; Johnson, p; Grant, rf; Ecclestone, 1b; Geraldi, ss; Gaul, c; Hayes, 2b. GM-COLTS -- Nelson, 2b; Hall, 3b; Keeler, ss; Little, If; Barker, c; Stark, 1b; Barnes, cf; Meulemeester, rf; Whiteley, p. Umpires--Reg Fair and "Buzz" Bennett. Wants Olympics Cancelled For Food Shortages Washington, Aug. 2 (AP). --United States congressmen took issue today with a suggestion that the 1948 Olympics a Britain should be can- celled on the grounds that well-fed American athletes will hold an edge over those from food-scarce coun- tries. A survey among some of the lawmakers lingering after adjourn- ment produced general accord on this point: The goodwill of international sports competition will triumph over possible protests of "unfairness" in the event of an American sweep of the Olympics. And there was general agreement, too, that the United States Olympic Committee should arrange for all contestants to eat at equal levels both during the games and fot pre- games training period. The com- mittee plans to take along a larger amount of meat and other food items scarce in Britain. The Congressional views were touched off by suggestions in the British press that the games should be called off next year. CITY & DIS. STANDINGS INTER "AY SOFTBALL Standings Played Won 3 White Eagles ,.... 16 4 Whitby .....c000e. 17 3 14 Remaining games--Tuesday Aug. 5--UAW.A, vs Legionnaires. Wed- nesday' Aug. 6 -- White Eagles vs Whitby. Thursday Aug. 7 -- White Eagles vs U.AW.A. Play-offs will start Monday Aug- ust 11th. 3 INTER "AA" SOFTBALL Final Standing Played Won Lost erssanes 18 14 2 8 8 8 8 Lost 3 4 12 Team Legion ... N. Oshawa Robson Leather .. 16 Skinners ......... 16 1 9 Bolahoods 3 13 Play-offs open on August 11th. Skinners vs Legion, at Ajax Park, 630 p.m, Junior Softbali Play-offs will open August 11th, with all six teams in the play-off series, Standings will be taken next Friday night irregardless if any games remain to be played. The first place team will play the second in a three-out-of-five series. Three will play four and five will play six, each in a best two-out-of-three ser- fes. ; Juvenile Softball Play-offs will start in the week of August 11th, with Reed's Florists meeting Westmount and the winner of that series will play Kiwanis Hornets for the title. Pete's Trounce Trenton Flyers InCongress Tilt Toronto, Aug. 2--(CP)--The sol- id-hitting Peterborough Petes ad- vanced to the semi-final round of the Toronto and District Baseball Congress playoffs by defeating the Trenton R.C.AF. Flyers 6-2 "here last night. Peterborough now meets Toronto Riverdale Grads Saturday after- noon in an attempt to enter the fi- nals g | Deserving every credit for the win, the Petes bunched their nine hits ' effectively, Right-handed Ed- die Whitehall pitched stellar ball as he went the route, giviag up but five hits. striking out seven and not passing a single man. Two oppon- ent pitchers, EA Wade and Mac McTaggart, allowed nine hits and two free tickets. The Flyers seemed unable to fa- thom Whitehill"s right-side slapts to any great extent although he did serve up one home run ball in the fifth. . Petes lost no time in getting the scoring under way with a two-run effort in the first inning. Red Ju- berville managed a double to cen- tre when the fielder lost the ball momentarily in .the early evening sun, then big Eddie Starr rapped out a long triple to score Juben- ville. Tom Foley reached first via the fielder's choice route with Starr scoring on the play. In the third, Fred Bidgood beat out a hit to Short and stole second, Les Burton was bit by the pitcher, then the left fielder bobbled Jack Mackness' hit allowing Bidgood to take home. Howie Dalton singled in Mackness. The only Trenton scoring occur- red in the fifth as Dick Fitzpatrick knocked out a single and Lefty Whiteman homered, driving in the two runs. The flyers looked weak in the in- field and catching Petes managed to steal seven bases. Not a man was thrown out in a pilfering attempt. RHE Trenton .. .. ..000 020 000--2 5 1 Peterborough .. 200 300 10x--6 9 1 Errors -- Jubenville, Robertson; runs batted in--Starr (2) Mackness, Dalton, Foley, Whitman (2); two base hits--Jubenville, Three base 'hits--Starr. Home runs--Whitman, Stolen bases--Starr (2), Bidgood Sacrifice--Mackness. Left on bases --Trenton 4, Peterborough 8. Bases on balls--Wade 1, McTaggart 1. Strikeouts--Whitehill 2," Wade 4, McTaggart 3. Hits--Off Wade 5 for 5 runs in 3 innings; McTaggart 4 for 1 run in 5. Hit by pitcher, 'by-- Wade (Burton 2). Wild pitches -- Mc! art. Balk--McTaggart. Los- ing fpitcher -- Wade. Umpires -- Blandford and Palmer. Time 1:32. Baseball Personalities HOW THE STARS DID YESTERDAY Ted Williams, Red Sox--Hit by pitch- ed ball, drew 114th walk, struc and flied out. Made good recovery Eddie Lake's smash in third inning, preventing Lake from advancing with accurate throw. Yankees--Flied to Joe right field; bounced out to Ken Keltner, driving in Henrich; d to Lou Boudreau and lined to Dale Mitchell in deep left. Enos Slaughter, Cardinals--Grounded out ale into double play, sacrificed and wi 2 Cooper, te] innt: struck out with bases loaded. lined to shortstop and beat out an infield singl ngle. Lou Boudreau, Indians -- Filled to Johnny Lindell, pped to George Stirnwelss, filled to Henrich, filed to Die Maggio and drew an Intentional walk. Jackie Rob! Dodg: G d out in first inning; singled to left in fourth, later scoring on Hank Borowy's error; singled to right in fifth, scoring on Pee Wee Reese's double, lined into double play and struck out. TIP TOP TAILORS TOPPLE GM-COLTS 6-1 But Why Not? So He Here is the thrilling finish of the 800 Arlington classic, showing But Why Not, the King Ranch filly, with Jockey Mehrtens up, winning a close three-way battle to reach the wire and capturing the rich event. Fervent, the favorit, who finished d, is sh inside, on the rail, with Cosmic r3omb, third place speedster, on the out nearest camera. More than 27,000 {urf fans witnessed the race. It was the gallant filly's second major stake victory in a week at Arlington Park, Ill I] Skulduggery on a Ball Diamond Centre-fielder Philley of the Chicago White Sox slides safely into second base on a steal in the second inning of a game at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yan- kees. Catcher Berra's throw from home plate was too high for 2nd Baseman Stirn- weiss who is seen leaping into the alr for it. He miss- ed the w:ld throw and Phil- ley then advanced to third. This action was in the first game of a Joubleheader. W.0.AA. HAS FINE RECORD By CRAIG ARMSTRONG Canadian Press Staff Writer Wighain, Ont., Aug, 2 -- (CP) -- The Western Ontario Athletic As- sociation has provided organized competitive sport this year for 3,- 269 central Western Ontario youths --many of whom did not have -an opportunity to enter organized sport before the Association's found- ing in December, 1944. This summer through 139 ball teams--42 baseball and 97 softball --2,489 players from 13-year-olds up are drawing record crowds in town and rural communities alike, Covers Wide Field Association activities extend from Sarnia to Wiarton, near Owen Sound} and Officials hold as its aim "to provide clean, healthy Shor for the youth of Western On- 0." M. L. (Tory) Gregg, President since its organization, explains that before the Association's founding sport was "at a low ebb" in this central section of Western Ontario. At that time 12 sport-minded ci- tizens formed the Western Ontario Athletic Ascsociation with the init- ial formation of 23 midget hockey teams, Before the formation of the Ath- letic Association, Gregg said, there was little or no sport for the rural youth of this predominately agri- cultural section of Ontario. By or- ganizing competitions between ru- ral and urban youth the executive believes that town and country will be brought more closely together and provide a better understand- ing between the two segments of Canadian life, vs Largest 'In Dominion The Directors believe they have the largest organization of its kind in the Dominion providing organiz- ed sport. Besides strength in num- bers they pride themselves on starting athletes when -they are young. Teams in both hockey and baseball are graduated from pee- wee through to intermediate. Trophies presented for every series in the Association's winter and summer schedule have all been donated. The Western Ontario Hockey Association, which disband- ed a few years ago, gave the W.0. A.A. its trophies. So competition won't be confined to teams within itself the W.0.A.A. is affiliated with the Ontario Min- or Hockey Association and the On- tario Baseball Association to enab- le teams winning playoffs to meet teams from other sections for On- tario titles, Expansion Planned Although there are no plans for soccer or rugby, Mr. Gregg sald they were hoping to start box la- crosse this fall as a conditioner for hockey. Next winter the Associa- tion is making plans for 75 entries SPORTS * CALENDAR TODAY'S GAMES Lakeshore Junior Baseball Cobourg Kiwanis vs Oshawa B'Nai "B'Rith, at Alexandra Park, 3.00 p.m, MONDAY'S GAMES Inter.Church Softball Northminster vs King St., at Alex andra Park, 645 p.m. TUESDAY'S GAMES Senior "B" Lacrosse Brampton vs Oshawa, at Oshawa Arena, 845 p.m. Inter "A" Softball U.A.W.A. vs Legionnaires, at Alex. andra Park, 6.45 p.m. Junior Softball Brooklin vs Fittings, at Cowans Park, 645 pm. - G.M. Office League Sales vs Accountants, at Alexe andra Park, 6.45 p.m. Club Championship Play Going Along At Tennis Courts Action in ladies' singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles classes this week sent favored play- ers ahead in their hunt for title trophies as the Oshawa Tennis Club unravelled its tournament skein. Joan Cuthbertson, top.seeded in ladies' singles, skimmed through her match with Dorothy Bracey, win- ning 6.0, 6-0. Dorothy Barker trounced Ev. Tonkin, 6-0, 6-1. Lynda Fairhart kept up the heavy bom- bardment by sailing to a convincing 6-1, 6-1, win over Doris Hodgins. In ladies' doubles, Val Romhanyi and Ruth Elliot outfought Lynda Fairhart and Norma Hodgson in a torrid three-set match, 6-3, 5.7, 6.4. Highly.rated Bev. Thompson and Ann Henderson drubbed Yvonne Rocheleau and Carol Whinfield, a pair of plucky juniors, 6-0, 6-0. Opening mixed doubles play, Gloria Attersley and Pete Wilson edged out Doris Hodgins and Merv Perkins, 7-5, 7-5. Ev. Tonkin and Doug Langmaid defeated Joan and Alex McClure, 6-2, 6-3. Joan Cuth- bertson and Jack Langmaid, a pair who are expected to be a distinct threat for mixed doubles honors, flashed to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Lynda Fairhart and Les Gouldburn. Dorothy and Harold Barker had little trouble in their initial match, winning 6-1, 6-0, from Carol Whin. . field and Robert Brown, | Yesterday's Stars | In Box and At Bat Batting, Clyde McCullough, Cubs Blasted ers' 13-game streak with two-run homer in ninth inning off Hugh Casey for 10-8 Nictory. Pitching, Freddie Hutchinson, --Limited Boston to six hits and drove in all Detroit scores with sixth-inning Tigers in their various hockey leagues. triple for 3-1 decision. International League Action By The Associated Press Jersey City Giants are continuing their steady march towards first place in the International League and today they trail Montreal's hot-and-cold league leaders by only 5% games. Although held to three hits by Roy Hochim, the Giants eked out' a 1-0 victory over Rochester Red Wings last night while the Royals dropped a 4-3 decision to Newark Bears. Bears Nip Royals Left Jack Kraus limited the Wings to five safeties and scored the lone run of the game in the eighth after George Myatt flew out. The Royals, who at one stage ap- peared headed for another runaway pennant victory, suffered their third setback in four outings. Home runs by Dick Whitman and Roy Campanella highlighted a three-run Montreal fourth inning but the Bears struck back with two in the same frame, one in the sixth and shoved the winning run home in the ninth when Jack Phillips singled with the bases loaded. Sauer Gets 42nd Circuit Clout Meanwhile, Hank Sauer, fence buster of Syracuse's third-place Chiefs, clouted his 42nd homer of the season with the bases loaded during a six-run eighth-inning rally to enable the Chiefs to trounce the GET 00% CAR READY = VACATION 77% Don't let car trouble ruin your vacation. Drive in today for our special vacation check-up and conditioning service. .One stop does it--then you're ready for uninterrupted, carefree driving." Toronto Maple Leafs 7-1. Alex Mustaikis, recently obtained by the Chiefs from Newark, hand- cuffed the Leafs on three blows in Mechanical Repair Bills and GM Parts and Accessories Can Be Paid Out of Monthly Income on the G.M:A:C. Mstalment Plan his second start of the season. Orioles and Bisons Split Baltimore Orioles split a double- header with the Buffalo Bisons, win- ning the opener 3-1 as Ray Poat gave up three hits and fanned 12. The Bisons took the nightcap 8-2 with Don Kerr and Clem Hausmann | holding the Orioles # five hits while the Bisons collected 12 including a single, double and homer by Earl Rapp who drove home four runs. Fo ONTARIO PERFORMANCE AND SERVICE TOR SA AYIRYN SALES Mp TY YX LES LIMITED IN Phone 900 OZARK IKE By Ray Gotto