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l2Ihe Barrie Examiner Saturday May 22 I976 COUNTY SPORTS Ivy will honor oldtime stars By BILL CURRAN When Ivy Leafs the 1976 Simcoe County baseball league schedule against Alliston Canucks at home tomor row night they are planning ial pregame ceremony which should make it particu arly noteworthy occasion for area fans Baseball oldtimers who starred on Ivy Barrie Thornton and Alliston teams of the past will be honored and mention of their names should bring back fond memories to older spectators The ceremony is billed to start at pm and the game itself at 30 Oldest of the group of ten invited to participate is Dr Bob Davis who was with Ivy winners of the county ball title away back in 1902 Now resident of Toronto Dr Davis is still active at 90 and looking forward to meeting old Ivy friends Herman Jennett who was stellar pitcher for good Ivy teams during the 205 and 305 and his brother Ellw00d who was his catcher are two other exlvy standouts Herman was noted for years in county ball circles for his sharp breaking curves which some opposing batsmen claimed were often four feet wide Ellwood still has splintered fingers from catching his brothers fast ball Onetime outfielder Lyall Jennett of Ivy and Vernon Jen nett of Thornton were two other fine performers in the field and at bat Vernon occasionally also appeared on the mound Gordon Henry who was known for his speed on the bases and Jack Scott were versatile players with past Thornton teams Barries John Dobson who layed first when Hap Emms was pitching back in the 205 was invited Dobson was with Collingwoods notable 1935 team which annexed Ontario rovincial intermediate honors along with other outstan ing Barrie teams In more recent years he managed the Barrie club for two seasons in getting the team back in the county circuit teammate of Dobsons on the crack Collingwood cham pionship squad Huck Caesar now of Alliston is another member of the group The retired bank manager was star outfielder and hitter who was one of four from the 1935 Coll ingwood team chosen for the Georgian League league all stars Huck also performed for Alliston teams in his baseball heyday Around Ivy Caesar is perhaps better known as coach of the notable Alliston juvenile team of 1963 which defeated Ivy for the county title with remarkable finish Ivy was leading the best four out of seven finals three games to nil and then went down four games in row Harold Browley who was with Ivy teams during the 205 and 305 Ken Banting during the 305 and Martin Geil of Tomton during the 305 are other onetime players who will be honored ELLIS AGAIN PLAYING MANAGER Veteran catcher George Ellis who was chosen the most valuable player on the team last year will again be playing manager of the Ivy Leafs The Leafs will have most of last years players including Tom Arnold at second Bob Burns at short and Monty Elliott at third George Ellis and Tom Arnold will be star ting their 13th season of play in the county league Last year the Borden teacher as Arnold is known received an award for the most sportsmanlike and effective lay In the all star game at Collingwood he performed awlessly in the field and came through with two hits and two walks at the date It was not his fault the North lost to the South to lvy has one of the leagues best pitching staffs featuring veteran righthanders Don Shannon Don McMaster and Bob Doner and southpaw Jerry Falls Shannon McMaster and Doner usually alternate at first when not on the mound while Falls plays in the outer garden and is good fly hawk Outfielders also include veteran Allan Ellis Bill Patton Bob Elliott Malcolm Wilson and Keith Money former star slugger who played with lvys 1964 South Simcoe win ners Money has been trying comeback after missing several seasons Wilson is younger brother of former first base star Joe Wilson now with the Ontario Provincial Police at Lucan Vic Hayward who catches and plays third also has been out with the team Most members of the present players were with the 1972 Simcoe County champions and six were also with Ivys 1966 OBA intermediate winners Allan Ellis pitched and played in the outfield for that memorable Ivy team which defeated Wilkesport in the finals after losing the opener to The Leafs came back to win to and then take the deciding game at Fergus to George Ellis was the catcher Tom Arnold and Bob Burns were infielders Monty Elliott pitched and layed the in field and Keith Money also was an outfie der with that standout Ivy outfit LEAGUE OPENS AT CREEMORE DIAMOND Creemore Braves and Midland Indians will have the honor of openin the 1976 Simcoe County baseball season at the Creemore iamond this Saturday evening providing the weather is favorable Coach Carl Gowan has high hopes that this will be Creemores year after coming close to winning county honors several times Last year the Braves finished the south section on top then beat out Ivy in playoffs ultimately lost to Barrie Red Sox in the semifinals The year previous ly Carls team reached the finals before bowing to the Orillia Majors After this evenings contest the Braves are scheduled to visit Colllingwood for the Cavemens grand home opener on Monday evening pair of victories would get the Braves if to flying start Besides the Alliston at Ivy game three other league en counters are slated for tomorrow but the latter are all after noon tilts arranged for oclock Barrie Red Sox will play the defending champion Orillia Majors at the Orillia Oval diamond Collingwood oes to Tottenham while Beeton Beehives travel to Newmar et Barries first home game will be against Newmarket on Wednesday evening ORILLIA TO BARRIE BIKE RACE Not too many people today remember when the high front wheeled bicycles were popular but many have seen them in films or at museums An Angus reader forwarded clipp ing about 25mile biccycle race from Orillia to Barrie which apparently stirre up great deal of excitement on an eventful June 22 1892 The Barrie Examiner reported chap named Dan Bashman raced his highwheeled vehicle over rough roads in what was termed the remarkable time of one hour and 45 minutes to win the marathon event He received the plaudits of crowd of several hundred and solid gold watch and chain Frank Stewart of Orillia who trailed by just seven seconds was given gold watch for another su rb effort The account said Stewart led good deal of way but Cashman with higher wheel had some advantage and this played an important art in his victory Another great Barrie icyclists of the era Ernie King was third with his time three and half minutes after Stewart Four spot went to Collingwoods Charles Findlay At the finish of the race the bicyclists were given an en thusiastic welcome in that preauto era horsedrawn stage coach carted them around Barrie behind torchlight parade No engraving for players MONTREAL CP Don thus areineligible to mave their ed72 re ular names on te rop Qggghwwaifgnal Hogckey president Clarence Campbell NHL League games with Montreal said Friday Canadiens and John Van Box meer who participated in 46 will not have their names mgraved on the Stanley Cup won by the Canadiens last Sun thy Neither player participated in any of the Canadiens 13 Stanley Cup playoff games and If you dont play for the Stanley Cup how do you get ur name on it asked Camp ll There has to be rule Somebody who has played 72 regularseason games has right to be upset when his name isnt on the cup but the people he should be upset with IS his management not the league The action was fast and furious at yesterdays Georgian Bay Secondary School Athletic Association GBSSAA sevenaside mgby tournament held at Radio Shack playing field as total of 30 teams were scheduled to take part in the tournament which featured three divisions juniors midget and senior Winners of the divisions ad vance to the AllOntario RUGBY ACTION AT GBSSA MEET tournament to be held at Guelph May 29 Final results of yesterdays games were not available at press time Above Brock Secondary School players Glen Waters car rying ball Regick at right prepare for passing move against and Mike Barrie North Collegiate team Brock won this par ticular game 224 Onelime broken down player now one of Jets top players HOUSTON CP Thommie Bergman came to Winnipeg Jets last year broken down hockey player no one else really wanted He had been waived out of the National Hockey League after 212 seasons despite strong rookie season in 197273 with Detroit Red Wings He had nine goals and 12 assists with the Red Wings as rookie It was believed he had bad knees and could not take pun ishment But the Swedishborn defenceman refused to believe his career was ended So he came to the World Hockey Association and after six weeks of hard work with trainer Bill Bozak Bergman began steady improvement Today he is the Jets defen sive leader and was one of their top players in 43 win Thurs AT THE Olympic Park site in Montreal workers in spect the special car which ran in this years Daytona 500 stock car in Florida day night over Houston Aeros in the first game of the WHA play df final Second game in the bestof seven series will be played here Sunday night beginning at 930 pm EDT before shifting to Winnipeg for games three and four next Tuesday and Thurs day This team believed in me Bergman 23 said of the Jets When was broken dOWn they picked me up knew was lot better than showed but lot of people especially in Detroit didnt give me chance was Illrl only played off and on and you start to wonder what you can do and who is right After the first year in De trait between the injuries and disfavor with management all wanted to do was get out The car sponsored by CocaCola Ltd is scheduled to appear at the Barrie Speedway July 17 and again on August 28 Another season of car racing Barrie Speedway opens its gates tonight for its l2th year of racing The speedway will be opening for full season with racing each Saturday night until September 11 The large spnsors have withdrawn from racing but we have found tremendous response from local busi nesses in sponsoring our point fund speedway spokes mansaid The limited late model cars will race all season for point fund which at this time is in the region of $6000 The ministocks will also be rac ing on regular basis We are currently nego Elmvole lumber Co Ltd ELMVALE Home Builders Supply STAYNER COMEAND gs tiating for some special events to appear at different intervals uring the sum mer the spokesman added We feel we have an exciting trogram to offer This season drivers will be racing for different trophy each week This weeks is the Caribou Restaurant trophy wreckem race is scheduled for tonight when cars get generally bashed out To quality car must have all the glass removed from it have secure doors and seatbelts Barrie Speedway is located if Highway 11 on the 8th Line Oro Race time is pm Bertram Bros ltd BARRIE Spence Lumber Co Ltd BRADFORD After slow start this season Bergman has emerged leader both on and off the ice He is one of the most agressive Jets ssesses one of the leagues st shots from the point and he dten blocks shots with his ribs like number of outstanding defenceman in both the NHL and WHA Ive got my confidence back Bergman explained lm satisfied with my play now Bergman and his defensive partner veteran Ted Green have been on the ice for just four goals by opponents in Win nipegs 10 playoff games this spring nine of them victories Barrie Raceway results Friday Post Time 45 IST COND PACE MILE $450 Mlnto Don 450 31 Mimhin 540 560 ChieI Symbol 670 TIME 08 25 EXACIOR II and S251 2ND CLMHP PACE MILE S550 Danbryn Wovo 550 490 590 Nordic 60 5I0 Steady Rhythm OK TIME 07 I5 EXACTOR and 5565 80 310 COND TROT MILE $400 Spinning Shadow 320 IN 40 Safety PIU °One piece steel re Sofety treads prevent slipping Maintenonce Free Increose the value of your home Expertly replaced in hours not days by our trained installation crews Mony sizes of steps and porches Voneuo Spencer Value inlorced concrete 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