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Barrie Examiner, 18 May 1968, p. 10

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DISTRICT SPORTS Baseball Season Opens Next Friday By BILL CURRAN THORNTON INDIANS team which reached Ibe finals in the Slincoc County baseball competition last year will belacklng stai pitcher Don Johnston in the coming season The schedule has Thornton opening at Beeton on Friday May 24 The veteran righthander who has shone for years in county bail circles has decided to call it quits he sides Thornton this will be blow to Orilila Majors since Johnston hurled for the neighboring town club in the Senior OBA playoffs for the past four years in 1904 he played leading role on the mound and at the plate in helping Orillia beat out Chatham for the Sea ior DEA title Last year he helped 0riilia reach the finals The Indians will still have capable hurler named Johnston but it will be John instead of Don John proved himself topnotch pitcher with some stellar performances last year Southpaw Don Wardle who starred asa hockey goaltender in the playoffs for Elm vale is another classy moundsman signed by the Thorn ton ciub again BILL LAYCOCK will be probable catcher while Den Patterson at first Don Shannon Ted Laycock Merv and Bob Broley are other infielders Outflelders include Gordon and John Sutherland Harry Perrier and Jake Sndth The first home game scheduled for Thornton is next Saturday May 25 with ivy Leafs the opposition Defending chain ions of the Simcoe Count base all lea Orillla ajors will lay host to easida Seniors their loan home openllig exhibition at the Orlllia Oval Sunday evening Starting time is 780 pm COACHED BY New York Yankee scout Joe ir vine the Leaside squad will be wearing uniforms of the defunct Toronto Maple Leafs of the international League Club officials acquired the uniforms at an auction sale when assets of the pro club were dis persed last fall The Leaside team which home games at Talbot Park Bayvlew and Eglinton in Toronto is entered in the lialton Senior loo with Oakvdle Oaks Dundas Hamilton Preston eorge town Waterdown Burlingtonand Milton Pitchers with the club include rightbanders Duncan Woods Dick Krol Bob Haughton and Frank Sidey along with southpaws Rick Fleury and Marv Berbeck Starting infield liker first Dick Krol at second AlfPa be Bob Booth at or and third Outfielders inc ude Bill Weedan Jordan John Gartley and Bob Sullivan has arranged to play its iN SOUTH SIMCOE league action the Majors lay their opener at Toitenham Thursday evening ay 28 Alliston goes to Midland the same evening The league scheduia opens Wednesday May22 on two fronts With Creemore Red Sox at Ivy and the new Penetan hene Junior Juniors at Ortllia will have Buck Reed at entry playing the Legion is in Youth Bowling Council age mun is the Bantam and they were by no means least on the list of champions for the Barrie groups windup wards banquet at KempView ran youwonsr ofth Bowl recently he is no shortage oI smiles here as the spoils of victory are displayed The lucky winners In the Ban tam group are left to right ABOVE Richard Palmer high single with handicap of on Brian Segal most Improved Bantam Roy Watson most tmproved banlam Elaine Wale son hill double with handi cap BELOW Frontrfiow Angela Phillips high alugleol 2118 Brenda Masters high ev NBIllSingciIodfiayrith llll Sadecklbtiiliuatpfl enoughtowInButW roan haotosoorehisowann uwcll IndrSIdrchlfif San Francisco were staked to early leads Fri day night and all they had to do was pitch twoth and itter respectively as the Dodgers beat Houston Astros and the Giants topped Chicago Cubs 20 lint lryman of Philadelphia Phillch found himself in the of scoreless me against Si Louis Indian in which hed allowed Just five hits when he decided to take mat tars Into his own hands The Philllea busier led all the Gibson of the Cllda who him self had given up Just five hits irynian moved to second on Tony Gonuiez hunt and scored on Bill Whites single for to PMiadriphla victory other National League score were Cincinnati Reds uz over Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta craze of to Cathy FLsk high double of 317 Back Row Brl an Tattcrsall high average of 154 Steve Peacock high slo gle of for Greg Glffcri high double of 5N ian Corman high doublet The Both Singerof Los Angela game with spike wound stif lothlflninlbyllugllngoillioh three Braves 31 over New York Meta In is Innings by noting ifonowir EDMONNN CP coin ple of boxers from Canadas PanAmericanVGamrs team won lights Friday but one of them Fred Fuller of Vancouver scored split decision over Ger ald Ratio of Montreal in the lightweight division of the Cairo dian Dimple boxing trials and Dick Findlay of Vancouver seorcd technical knockoul over Prank Pemo of Montreal In the light wellerwclght divi an Fuller was named to the 1966 British Empire Games team as lightweight but did not light becauseol broken arm lie made the PanAm team as welierwelght but at 131 pounds lsback down to the lightweight division The flghtwos close for two of the scheduled three rounds but nillcr scored heavily from long range in the third to winthe round and the split decision findla was In control throughout his lightwlth Perno Early in the third Penio lost his mouth guard several times and after warning the fight Orioles Beat Indicinsg was stopped when the guard was lost for the fifth time The time was 151 of the third PRACTICES Tues May Woods BA Senior Johnson Hill Leonard Team Rated lli iii Indianapolis INDIANAPOIJS ind AP had to work hard for his vic tory mm the dlrigiblc for new Sadecki got run to work on in the first when Willie Mc Guvey drove to Willie Mays with dmshic The Giants added flu in the seventh on Hal Lau lers single McCovey left the tered in rundown and will be out about to days The Phillies victory over the leafueieading Cardinalsicnded ourgame losing streak Ind put lrymaos record at Gib son is now Al McBran suffered his first defeat to Forbes Field to our years even thougtithe rates had it hits Lee Mays homer In the third innlns proved the eventual margin of victory Deron Johnsons 16thinnlag single broke tie and he scored on double by Felipe Alon ll the Braves outlasted the Meta Hank Aaron ringled with two out In the inning stole mood and scored on Johnsoos single Two Canadians Register Wins In PanHm Boxing Trials There were two other techni cal knockouts and knockout in the other bouts on the mmatch card the second elimination card of the tournament Finals to all evens will be fought to Yvon Charland of SorelyQuen scored over Glenn Motion of Vancouver when the referee stopped the bout at 251 of the first round Marv Arncson of Edmonton completely outclassed Ronald Cantlu of Quebec City and that lninedwns stopped at 122 of the The knockout was scored by Pierre Deschenes of Quebec City who put Bill Timmlns of Acme Alta away at 227 ol the first round in highlycntertakilng bout Chener Douglas of Surrey BC took unanimous decision from Fernand Ma ott of Montreal There was little to choose be tween Charland and McGee for the first two minutes of their fight but Charland punching in flurries got McGee in trouble and the bout was stopped McGee was never on the floor and did not appear in serious trouble at the time although he was against the ropes and ob viourly stunned sumo wmt BLJMPS Soviet engineers have revived use on construction illfir As Powell Brings ay nan BUCK Graham Hill and Joe Menard rate an excellent chance today to finish onetwo in the opening time trials for the send indian Strcet Public School 630 pm than May as Woods BA Senior Mac Moc rlson Park 630 pm Oriilia Majors also areentere weekend tournament Orioles in on eighth it vias the home of champions County League and two Toronto clubs also are entered along With eight teams from the Dufferin circuit Besides Lisle the latter includes Angus Alliston Cree fioreiguliéeniies New Lowell Honeywood Alliston and ans gt STAR THIRD SACKER and outfielder with Mid land indians foryears Ron Marchildon is coaching the new South Simcoe baseball team from Penetang The Merchants asthe Penetang squad will be known gainst that towns Ken Hi Legionsponsored juniors illia youngsters EdTuellh mg pitchflgw as een named as probable start nounced his choice ELMVALEV SOFTBALL club has been given an extension in time until next Saturday May 25 in their attempts to line up satisfactoryteam to continue particrpating in the Barrie and District SeniorSoftbaIl League Their Withdrawal would be loss to the league Decision of star was one of number of tr club officials on les which has beset the ond part of twin bill on game if Elmvale can get sufficient material It lag the Elmvaleopener scheduledfor Tuedliagtet 28 With ImperialEastman at stand lmvale community FIRST Lacrosseracucsro has been called for Midh 1d um boys mm day afternoonMay 20 Lambert message that eggstration on Canadian Legion hall there next Saturd mormng May 25 Prospectiv ayers from six ath 18 are sought and if the response therewrli be squirts eight to10 peewees 10 to to14and juveniles him 18 fromCreemore arrie rents er the latter also includ fmidgetgage There is much enthusiasm ball at Creemore and another banneryear anti pated pweli who was slugger With the Majors for yearsis piloting the or for netang while Hipwell hasntyet an pitcher Dannykoliugh to retire The initial schedule called for Elmvale to open at Queens Park against Woods BA as sec ednesda evenin Ma Newmarket was to meet Lakevigv in thegothe field on Monn for minor baseball vn be canled meets expectations competition for tadpoles six to eight 122bantams 12 Associated Press Sports Writer Luis Tiant blew his date with the record book and Frank lloward had his recordbreaker spoiled but if its aggravation youre after how about what TomMcCraw did to Jin Na shu Tiaats hiring of four consecu tive shutouts and 41 scoreless innings was shattcrcd by Bong Powellsthreenm homer in the sixth inning Friday night and Baltimore Orioles beat Clevea land indians 62 Howard set major league record with his eighth homer in the last five games and 15th of the season giving Washington eonerrun lead In the ninth Inning But Detroit Tigers beat the San ators 73 when Jim Northrup hit grand slam home run in the bottom half of the inning Nash pitched hilless hall for to innings before McCraw trip McCraw tripled again opening the Chicago ploth and Duane Jo sephsons twoout pinch single brought him home with the only run of the game as the White ay one assomrnn rnnss Ainerican League llowar Was Yaatrski Ens Carew Min Alvis Cle White NY 119 19 40 336 ill 15535 315 121 18 33 314 115 12 36 313 11218 35 313 ilortonDe 96111 29 302 Foyt Has 96 16 19 302 Home Ru Howard Washington 15 Repoz Califo his Runs natteri Washington 74 Pitching John Lu Warden Detroit led ending the nohlt bid Theo bot Sort nipped Oakland Athletics in other American League games Boston Red Sox rallied for the fourth straight game and topped New York Yankees and Californias game at Minna sota was postponed by rain after its innings of hitiess pitch ing by the Twins Jim Perry and the Angels Rickey Clark CLOSE TO RECORD Tiant Was gunning for the major league record at five straight shutouts set in 1904 by Doc White of the White Sox And it seemed he might get it when he pitched his way out of basesloaded oneout jam in the filth inning protecting 10 lead Alter he struck out Dave Johnson opening the sixth Curt Blelary walked Frank Robin son groundcd to Larry Brown but Chico Salmon dropped Browns throw at second and runners were safe wild pitch advanced them to second and third and then Powell con oectcd AB HPBI Curt Mottons pinch threerun homer wrapped it up for the BASEBALL transits 1000 Perranoski Minnesota non Santiago Huston 51 McLain Detroit 51 333 National League Rose Clo FranconaAtl GroteNY Flood SIL Jam 50352 54 19852 105 36 343 129 22 44 Mi Staub iitn 114 I3 41 331 Home ltu Aaron Atlan ta McCovey San Francisco Swoboda New York9 Runs potted in Conipleled or YMCAYWCA New Re iatratlons takenuniii June yaiaau riroratrrrorsr and in new and Dorrie $156 to AB HPCL second straight pinch threerun homer for the rookie outfielder Detroits Joe Sparma was nursing 11 lead and onebib ter going into the ninth against the Senators hut Del Unser opened with single and How ard homered The record of seven homers in five consecutive games was shared by Babe Ruth who did it in 1921 Jim Bottomley in 1929 and Vic Wertz in 1950 BOUNCE RIGHT BACK The Tigers bounced right back tyingthe score on pinch hitter Jlrn Prices single and that winning the game on line fourth and clan of Northrups career Nash was brilliantrshiltlng out it batters and allowing only lltcCraws seventhrlnnlug triple until the 10th AllenMcCraw tripled again the lAthletics righthander struck out Russ Snyder loaded the hasesyvith intentional walks to Sandy Alo mar andWayne Causey and fanned Tommy Davisifor his 13th strikeout of the game But Josephsoa batting for winning pitcher Joe iiorlen si gled McCraw home with winner iiorleu nitc hitter for his third stra ry The lied Sox won ther saith straight gamethe fourth with comeback rallyand dropped the Yankees into the Amer league cellar Rnohiln Paving Co yam experiencth all types ofpsvlng Commucial andlndusfrial Advice and apolis Shovrnilc race May 30 they can plant their flame red lotus turbine car in the first two spots of the car line up thcyll be the first team mates siiting here since Duke Nalon and the late Res Mays in 1949 Stoutest competition for the Lotus turbines may come from newly perfected turbocharged gt0ffenhauser engines also has won two USAC cham pionship events with it this year from Foyt Jr of Hourion who is going for an unprece dented fourth indianapolis victo ry such other American stand outs as Gordon Jobacoclr Al UnserRoger McCluskey and Lloyd Rubyyand contingent of European Grand Prix drivers including liltl world champion Denis liulme Jochen Bindtaad hobby Unser of Albuquerque M35 Gregory had been over 170 in aotice with one of them and Strong runs also were certain PRINTING Ploosesi Business and Personal Stationery Cbmpetitiva Prices 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