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Barrie Examiner, 26 Aug 1961, p. 7

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play mrrsr THRILLS TrCWeller As Now Leaf By STEVE JONESCIJ rsek tbeflfthln III of articles about local sports stars out and mm as many thrills as they hsve provided for the erect stars RON STEWART Cowboy Stewart Is as much Barrieite as most of us He played hockey here he mar ried oBarrie1iriendh three Barrio children Thll In his lmh year as summer resident too lhnts Just part of the res aon why his fortunes and mls fortunes in the National Hock ay League are so closely wat ched During his summer residence Ron plays softball In the Bar rie and District softball Leav gue Hes one of the better golfers at Barrie Country Club But most important of all hes an accomplished right winger with Toronto Mpple Leafs Hell be starting his 10th season with the leafs in just few weeks lot of Incid ents stick as great thrills corona cm guess like any boy one of my first thrills in hockey came when the pros started to take interest When was idyearsold To ronto Maple Leafs took me in Calgary Alberta home to sy for the Marlboror They must have figured was pr Vty good because had to out the first year in the East My last year of junior was quite exciting played with four different clubs in cluding the Memorial hip Champion Guelph Biltmores started the season with Toronto Marlboro went from there to Windso then was bought by Barrie Flycrs Guelph houghtmyoontr The Bills went right through everyone finally best log Regina for the cup We took that series four straight had 11 playoff goals for the Blltrnores while playing do once BIG JUMP The next fall was Invited Io Pittsburgh ARM Horneta kainlng camp lasted only two days being elevated to the Leaf roster Although several members of tt nuelnhciuh made the Jump to the NHL was the lone junior to make it will the beats ncldentaliy the Eco Immediately made me afor ward ld played defence all of Ive had lot of thrlils since joining the NHL it mak es guy feel wanted when the management entrusta him with different positions Four years ago when was moved backto the hluellne missed by two points making the AliStar Team was tied with Marcel Pronovort of the Leafs at the hallway mark was right back and right wing the next year dont mind this shifting just want to play big year for both ths Leafs and myself was the Iee can we had to win our last seven games to make the playoffs We did taking fourth spot from the Rangers on the last day of therachedule Went on to the finals That was the same year scored 21 goals Going into my 10th season In the NIH ls big thing with me Every year after the 10th adds greatly to the pen sion plan hope its long Im going to get big thrill out of playing an exhibi tlon game in Calgary this fall My dad hasnt seen me play since left home as an amu teur hope he enjoys it as much as will We feel Ron could have lold ni abmlt more 2015a reasons If It hadnt been for initrrles Last year for instance he was off to agrent start when he suffered leg fracture It was the previous season or two years ago that he had his jaw brokent Ron never offered either of thesmrcxmsl it was healthy interview all the way starting few minutes after hsd raced around the Fair Grounds track like he was runner rather than great professional hock sy player Ron is married to the form er Barbara Christie They have three boys Jeffrey Terry nnd Robby Theres no doubtthaL the NHL and Barrie will share Han for many more years Dieienbaker Officially Opens Hockey Hall Of Fame Today TORONTO CPlPrime Min ister Diefenbaker aided by host of athletic and political per aonalities officially opens Can adas Hockey Hall of Fame to day Thousands haVe already toured the 55000060 building we was repo that the prime minister will on nounce nefederalmprogram encourage athletics when speaker The report said the pro gram according top reliable source would include establish ment ofcnafionn1councll or commission federal program of encour ment for athletics was first mined in the speech from the runs at the opening of Parlia ntin November It was understood at that time that departrngntiot national health and welfare ment provisions One obvious possibility would be direct grants to provide better train Ing and facilities for amateur athletics or to stimulate Cane dian participation in interna tional competiton MrpDiefenbaker atone point did single out the governments plans in this area as anexum ple of the way back bencher members of Parliament can fluence policy REFERS TU MEMBER referred specifically to WeichelProgressive Conscr vative member for Waterloo North who has been active in Ontario inor league hockey and John Taylor MP for Va oouverBurrard and son ofold fine hockey star Cyclone Tay OIt Mr Taylor has sponsored ivate hill in theCommons ck fiCanadian sports cDun oil It drew lot of verbal sup port but nothing moreatthat timer nested opposite the grandstand at the Canadian National Exhi bition has museum is moseet on used to implement the govern The two torey Hall of Fame theatre and library containing old record books 0n the ground floor pictures ofCanadas prominent athletes are displayed alongside hockey greatst The building also houses Canadas Sports Hall of Fame mm 12 foot mural depicting hockey scene by Ronald Satox of Toronto Following the open ing the six captains of the tinal Hockey league clubs er raise their team pennants on flagpoles outsideJhe bui Among those scheduled to be on hand are such hoc 1y execu tives and former star as Conn Smythe Frenke Selke Jim Nor ris Senator IIsrtland Molson Frank Eoucher King Clancy Eddie Shore and Cyclone Tay Ior PLANNED FDR KINGSTON The Sports Hall of Fame be gan at the ONE six years ago bTif hockey was not included be cause at the time there had been plans to have hockey hall of fame at Kingston the birth place of the sport By 1957 National Hockey Leagiia officials perturbed by the lack of action to the King ston project approached ONE officials That year one room at the Hall TIWmefor hijckayflri limethT hockey exhibit outstripped the othersports section and finally the sixteams in the NHL corf tributed the full amount toward building at the NE The city provided Lhe ground displays and mai buildings Helmets 75 Saturdays 3100 harbors CLEIPS BARBER SHOP 29 um nose Acrou tram Allandals ntenance of the and the CNB lookyafterflbe time before have to quit if sonar EXAMINER asruanar sun as an Torgis Opposes Stewarts Lunch Playoff Opener gia Automotive in the tint game of Barrie and District SofibaliLeague termfinal series at Queens Park tonight Game time is seven oclock The Lunchmen minus pitcher Jlm Armstrong for the last thrsovweehofr thoachodulcr could be without pitcher Al Smith and versatile Joe Mar le for tods start at least Bot and Joe were niure Tuesday In game at Camp Borden Tor should be at full strength Second game of the series fr slated for Wednesday at Queens STEWART STRIDES TOWARDS BETTER CONDITION By ED WILKS Associated Press Staff Writer The bid by Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle to overhaul Babe Ruths great record of 60 home runs in one season has hit snag The two NewYork Yankee sluggers again failed to sd an other towtheir totals Fr ay night as the Yankees shut out Kansas City Athletics 54 Mariswhohasni connected in three games still beast of ter going Nora against left hander Jim Archer of the Ath letics in the Yanks with gem of the season Mantle who has 46 homers hit two singles in four trips against Archer and right handed reliever Bill Fis cher Ruth hit his 46th in game No 132 and his 50th in game No 138 en route to his record in 1927 85918 ome the Yankees held on to two gamegleasL JLthe American League race behin vehit pitching of Ralph Terry The secondv place Detroit Tigers bent Washington Senators in game held to elghtjnnings by rain Jim Bunnmg checked the Senators on two singles for the Tigers second straight shutout games WHITE 50X WIN The third place Baltimore Orioles def ated Minnesota Twins 52 Chicago White Sox edged Cleveland Indians 32 in abattle for fourth spot and Boston Red Sox beat Los An geles 125peppering therAngels with four home runs The Yankees broke score less duel after Archer om hit Maris with pitch leading off thevfourth inning Maris scooled to second on Mantles fly to deep left and scored on Bill Skowrons single Th other two runs came in the nntb inning on singles shyMantle Elaton Howard pinch hitter Yogi Bern and Terry who won his BARRIE OVERNMENT SURPLUS the seventh victory in eight Xanks Homeless But Still Win 30 sixth game in row for an 111 record Terry has string of 22 scoreless innings Bunning ism didnt allow hit for innings at Washing ton then gave up singles by Gene Woodling and Willie Tasby in the seyentht Hewalkedone man and struck out four fans ning Bu Zipfel to end sov enth mg threat andcapture his fifth victory over the Sen ators in five starts GETS TWO HITS Dick McAuliffe had two of the Tigers eight hils off loser John Gabler 36 and two relievers and drove In three runs two with fourth inning double iJack Fisher 711 delivered the key single as the Orioles beat the Twins and Jack Kra liok 119 with fountains in the record with his 23rd pinch hit bettering the record set by Sam Giants in 1932 The White Sox ended score less slump at 19 innings on Sherm Lollars second zoning singlerand thenpuHhe away against Gary Bell on in two run third inning lhpaw Juan Pizarro IO5 ifiikmg out 13 men and run by Johnny Romano Boston scored nine runs with Green and one Carroll Hardys first major league grandslam mert Gene Cooley sn was the winner and 47 the loser AIS TRIM LINEUP MONTREAL cmMontreal Aloueltes of the Eastern Foot ball Conference placed veteran linebacker Jacki Simpson and tackle BillyRay Locklln on waivers Thursday sixth inning Dave Phiiley of 4heBirdssctamaiorlengue Leslie with 22 for New York Mr giving up six hlts onen horns their homers two by Punifil at pm The remaining gain uars nextjaturday 7p and Sept I30 pm and Sept if needed Series be een Mlnesing and RCAF Flye starts Mon day at Queens at 830 pm The rest of the games are Aug so at Camp Borden Sept Queens 830 pm and Sept at Cam pm Sept at Queens 830 pm if necessary Ry MARVEN M058 Caroadian Press sun Writer MONTREAL CPi Cookie Gilchrist was oncltman attack for Toronto Argonauts Friday night mring all his clubs points in I510 win over Mont real Alouetics before 13552 fans In the Illegal ward the Aria were infir ant Cockles teammates pounded each other on the back with everyone within reach But Cooho set to one side In obvious detection was taking the handofls the wrong way so the ball got ahoo loose when was hit the big fullback said jut to everyone else In the room Gilchrista fumbles hs made two of themdidnt mat ter Eastern ball Conference club In three starts this reason The Impound Gilchrist scored touchdown and heated three field goals The Alcuettes appeared to have finally taped the pass work The Duke Snaps By ED WILKS AlsociatedPnaiStafi Writer Los Angeles Dodgers lugams losing string is thing of the past Duke Snider shook them free of the slump The Duke playing despite knee trouble capped tworun first inning with triple and hit home run in the third as the Dodgers best first place Cincinnati 74 in the opener of New game showdown with the Reds Friday nlght Victory put second place Dodgers within games of the Reds in the National League race whero they were when they started the losing string Aug 14 Third place San Francisco stayed five games behind as the Giants lost7S to StTIzuuirCardr inels Pittsburgh Pirates de feated Chicago Cubs 10 and Milwaukee Braves and Phila delphia Phillie split 94 deci sions in doubleheader Sniders gin was matched by pair of home runs by Frank Howard in the Dod gers 11 hit assault on Bob Purkcy fitgluing two reliev ers SandyiKoufax 149 checked lite Reds on five hilarone home run by Ellie Chacon He fanned six men and became the leagues first lefthander to strike out 200 in one season since Cincinnatis Johnny Van der Mecr led the league with 202 In 1941 cums COLLAPSE It was the fifth defeaLirLsix LA Loss String muse at st Louis The Cards tagged Billy ODell 45 and two relievers for is hits and had the help of three San Francisco errorsa wild pitch andwa passed ball An error walk and three singles counted two runs with two men outlin the fourth Snuthpaw Ray Sadecki 126 who singled across the deciding run gavorup sin hits and struck out eight sixth inning home run by Roberto Clemente backed right hander Tom Sturdivant llIi of the Pirates in his duel with Don Cardwell IIll Sturdivant gave up six hits in gaining his first league lbuloutt Cardwell allowed only five hits The Phtls built 50 lead in three innings on home runs by Charlie Smith and Don Dema 4n off Carlerlleyrfseluinvtho opener Midland Woman Wins Golf Title Mrs Cecil Matte English of the host club won the Sirncac County ladies golf champion ship at Midland Golf and Coun try Club yesterday with andSV tory er Mr man Holmes of Drillia This is the second time Mrs English has won the tiller She first claimed it in Barrie back in 1959 She succeeds another Midlander Mrst Jean Wallace First flight honors went to Mrs Bill IIack of Midland She defeated Hepburn Mrs ian Webb of Barrie It was the first win for the COOKIE GMIIRIBT of Tobin Rate the Toronto Quar terback who riddled the Mont real defencs last year for 25 of his as touchdown passes But they were unable to con tain Gilchristl rushing In 19 carries he piled up in yards on average of 899 carry It tbrcL men to haul him down Coach Perry Moss reflecting on Montreals inability to win game in foucnutincassid Somethinga got to be done about our offence The players have no confidence out there Theyre best befors they go out there He indicated that some of the trouble might arise from non confldence in the quarterback That was taken to mean that rookie Nellie Ysrbrougil Ir Ilk ely to be replaced next game Moss probable choice is Joe Francis formerly with Green Bay Packers of the National stood out strongly in practices Yarhrough scored Montreals lone touchdown on oneyard buck convert and field goal by Bill Bewiey completed the Montreal scoring The Toronto defence restricted Montreal to total offence of E134 yards in the first half only YaehLCIulR Will Be Busy Barrie Yacht Club will host Shanty Bay Yacht Club today in an annual afternoon race starting at two oclock Fol lowing the competition the Bar rie club willshow the visitors good time out of the water Next week Sunday the local club is host to the Oakvlllo club This toogis an annual svent games for the Reds TheGfants collapsed en Ea Postponed If you follow the publicity given the game you probably know that the Industrial Soft bali contest slated for Queens Park last night didnt comeoff Case Eagles and Lakeview Dairy were the scheduled clubs The late postponement has caus edrtitthegame to be playef Alexiweekrposslhly Tuesday Compressed Gas Manuf wishing to enter the wel Po Box 445 tra hols match rwon the sacrumflight With 3andv2 win over Mrs Waite ol Orillia In consolation play Mrs Smith of Barrie defeated Mrs toIliIidland henex PA 60373 29 COLLIER ST inodkie Crumples Als Scores All The Points The Argos churned out Iolal 307 yards beating Montreal could click only for rubpar 11 in first downs But Reta of 23 pan attempts and the Montrealdefenders picked off two Interceptions Through the air the Air col lected bore 74 yards making goodon 11 nLu pmmuewitbe one interception lone tors halfback Howls Cisiell on re out otion Yarhroughs mark was In for 16 Hnmcbred Gerry Doncetts an en Argo who started the game at quarter to give Ya brougb chance to pJo ontos defence bit on half his four tosses The win lifted Toronto into secondplace tie with Ottawa ln the standings The Rough Rid ers have played one game less than the Argos The Alouettes with only tie to show for their four appearances are lost LONG SHOT WINS YORK AptSovereign Lord shot to the front in the last lur long Thursday and raced to neck victory over PrinccPoppa in the sixfurlong Gimcrack Stakes one of the leading two Iyeharold 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