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fe9 k the stouftvlue msum uf my 31 1938 bushing the season on friday evening of last week i made a hurried trip into toronto to file a news story and pictures with the globe and mail eighty degree temperatures plus the tension of clogged city traffic caused great beads of perspiration to stand out on my exasperated brow while worming my way through a dis organized maze of taxis trucks and equally impatient pedes trians i rubbed my eyes when 1 glanced into an eaton store display window the expected waxen images of girls in summer attire had been replaced by women in midwinter fur coats imitation icicles hung from the edge of the glass fur coats in eighty degree temperatures someone surely must have crossed up the seasons as i proceeded further down yonge street i noticed a display in a sports store baseball gloves bats and spikes had been crowded out of the window they had been replaced with soccer balls helmets and shoulder pads this was no real oddity since the soccer and rugby season is just around the corner however i also noted that there was an equally large assortment of hockey sticks skates pads etc in a prominent display rack this to me was almost as ridiculous as the fur- coats do toronto sports promoters and players plan their pro grammes three months in advance do athletes think about hockey while thermometers groan under midsummer heat waves perhaps they do but i doubt it it is true that publicity- wise hockey rugby and baseball are kept in the sports spot- light throughout the entire year in order that the public should riot become too lethargic in its attitude toward these professional attractions here in stouffville we are still in the midst of regular base ball and softball schedules some of the clubs have commenced their group playoffs while others are awaiting word on pro vincial playdowns there has been little or no sign of hockey enthusiasm here i think the same can be said for the majority of centres it is true that artificial ice has promoted an earlier hockey season but to actively prepare for a winter sport in midjuly seems a trifle strange i would think it queer if messrs hendricks stoufter or middlemiss suddenly removed their summer sports equipment from their stores and replaced it with winter hockey regalia perhaps these toronto merchants know their business per haps stoufivilles sports promoters are too slow in their prepar ations for forthcoming activities i believe it is well to plan in advance but i think that hockey in july is rushing the 6eason a little too fast boadrunneb we have been waiting with some anticipation for the past two weeks on a report from mr fred dunn concerning the outcome of his one mile race at the cne police games on july 19th to date we have heard nothing and so must believe that he failed to break the four minute barrier we have tagged along with this cigarsmoking roadrunner for almost two years now on several occasions we have been criticized for lending space to his letters personally i never really believed that this betoqued pacer could come close to marks set by such wellknown athletes as roger bannister or john landy but i appreciated his continuous efforts fred dunn gained considerable prominence here in town a few years ago for his escapades along the main street dis believing motorists would halt their cars and pedestrians would stare in openmouthed amazement garbed in a red touque shorts and running shoes he would gallop up and down the highway a few cart wheels were usually included in the two mile dash he became a familiar sight either in the middle of the day or during the early hours of the morning he con tinued his regular practise routines along torontos yonge street after leaving stouffville about one year ago what mr dunn should have realized the common ordinary man dcesnt start training for a world mile record at the age of 35 anyone close to sport will tell you that an athlete is past his prime long before he reaches his midthirties although he may be in top physical condition the passing years have a definite effect on a persons abilities to aim as high as the four minute mile was for mr dunn a shot at the moon friday july 19th was his grand finale what happened we dont know perhaps he never answered the curtain call per haps he was completely outclassed perhaps he fared reason ably well until we have a satisfactory explanation the fred dunn fiction is a closed book no holidays for sport on thursday of this week your sports editor vacates his position from behind the typewriter keyboard to enjoy a oneweek vacation although i believe everyope is entitled to some holidays during the year i realize that stouffvilles year- round sports programme makes no allowance for such periods of relaxation every year we notice more and more how one seasons sport overlaps into another until we now find that it is not uncommon for players to be practising hockey and playing baseball on the same days a decade ago there was a noticeable lapse in local sports activities during the months of march and april or september and october this is not the case today artificial ice has stretched trie hockey season into the early fall and late spring although i intend to permit my typewriter to cool off for a few days i do not wish to go into total sports hiber nation during the next week i hope to be able to keep my finger on the happenings around the area in order that i may not be completely ignorant of district doings well be seeing you in person around the local ball parks throughout the next few days well be seeing you in print on aug 14 unfair competition the majority of our local softball clubs are on the brink of the provincial playoffs for some of the teams their oppo sition has been selected and only a few final pregame for malities have to be straightened out the ontario playdowns are really the highlights of the softball or baseball season for many of the clubs the scheduled contests are mere warm- ups for the games that lie ahead it is the time when local toams test their strength against villages and towns of com parable size throughout the entire province theres no deny ing the fact that to win a championship is a real honour four local c class clubs have been paired brooklin one of the strongest units in ontario will meet claremont in the opening round markham an equally powerful organization will square off against pickering although it is no fault of the oasa officials no two series could see competition be tween clubs so poorly matched although i should not spell defeat for either claremont or pickering before the series starts i believe that both brooklin and markham will cut through their rivals like a sharp knife through soft butter it would be comparable to a match between yukon eric and little beaver district softball teams are ready for ont playoffs three local softball clubs are awaiting the green light for the start of the ontario playoffs markhams powerpacked aces have been paired with pickering in c class the series opener will be played in markham on august 19th pickering a young club have performed in the south ontario league through out the current season mark ham has been an entry in the markham twp- circuit the win ners of this set will move west for the second round also entered in the c ranks is claremont an entry in the local community league by venturing into the oasa play offs they have forfeited their chance to compete in their group playdowns claremonts first op position will be brooklin brook lin are considered to be the pick of the south ontario league it is possible that they might eventually hook up with mark ham should both teams stay alive through their initial rounds in d class mt zlon will square off against zephyr the latter club has fared well in the lake simcoe group mt zion has done surprisingly well in the s ontario league and will give zephyr plenty of opposi tion port perry has also entered the ontario playoffs it is likely that they will be placed in b class brougham an annual com petitor in- the ontario finals have dropped out of oasa competition for this season they have placed an entry in the ontario rural playoffs their opposition to date has not been named they are in d class aurora an entry in the mark ham league are in b class their first opposition may pos sibly be newmarket richmond hill has not entered the oasa playdowns oshawa girls succumb fo local plate power for the second straight week oshawas merchant maids have succumbed to the plate power of peg oneills stouffville squad on wednesday night of last week the local girls pound ed out a 2111 victory on a pre vious week they humbled the visitors 218 repeat performance the game on wednesday fol lowed much the same pattern as the first contest between the two clubs the homesters jump ed into a first inning lead and never were headed with the ex ception of the second and fourth they racked up runs on every appearance at the plate they collected a total of 14 hits the same number as in the earlier game three of these safeties were for extra bases potent short stop gwen kennedy stouffvilles agile short stop paced the lo cals plate power she whacked out three hits in four official trips to bat she received a base on balls on three occasions and was safe on an infield error in the third her hardest blow was ringing double into centrefield in the ninth she was later tag ged out at the plate she count ed four of her teams tallies in addition she completed six in field outs other hitters marion gayman batting in the third slot enjoyed a good night at the plate she hammered out a single and a double she work ed the oshawa hurler for a pair of walks and romped home with three runs mavis trunk doreen jarvis and joyce roberts each belted a pair of singles first- sacker joan lomax bagged a double other single safeties came from the bats of bettyann slack and donna seebeck osh awas marg delves poked out three singles and a home run for the motor city squads best plate performance pitchers wild oshawa pressed two pitchers into active service both lacked control and issued a total of 20 walks kathy gibbens started on the mound but gave way to helen jankowski in the third in ning the latter girl possessed plenty of speed but couldnt find the plate she was respon sible for 17 free passes signs of tiring joan raymer stouffvilles lone pitcher went the distance on the hill for the winners she showed signs of tiring in the late stages of the contest and gave up nine of her fourteen hits in the last four innings on ly in the sixth did oshawa show any signs of staging a rally they bunched together five hits a walk and two stouffville er rors to score five runs the lead built up by thejr opposition was too great to overcome the local righthander retained her excel lent control and allowed only 3 bases on balls top teams peachs and peachs and uxbridge played the role of jack the giant killer on thursday night of last week presently occupying the bot tom position in the claremont community league the two en tries knocked off markham and claremont for upset victories until monday markham and claremont were deadlocked in the number one spot on top of the heap peachs 12 markham 10 ted matthews markhams ace southpaw was unusually wild as he walked a total of eight bat ters in four and onethird in nings he was clipped for only three hits jim johnson started on the mound for markham and worked one and twothirds in nings he allowed 2 hits walked 2 and struck out none mark ham committed five errors ross beckett and eric pilkey seesawed back and forth to and from the mound as peachs coach jack warriner used all the strategy available to hang onto an earlygame lead al though markham connected for 11 safeties they left nine men toppled by uxbridge stranded on base peachs made five errors don middleton turned in a torrid performance at the plate for markham he whacked out a home run a triple and a sin gle bill johnson and bil de- guerre each collected two sin gles bob ridell belted a double earl brooks hammered out a twobase hit for peachs single safeties came from the bats of graham frisby eric pilkey geo clarke and bruce sernple uxbridge 12 claremont 4 exploding for 7 runs in the fifth and sixth innings ux bridge crushed claremont 124 in the twinbill opener the contest was a nip and tuck af fair until the fifth uxbridge held a 53 lead when the roof suddenly collapsed on coach jack rennies squad garry houck romped home with three of his teams one dozen runs john hill and miller each count ed a pair bob cherry completed the cir cuit on two occasions for clare mont gord allman and bob redshaw notched singles big field day coming to claremont aug 9th saturday august 9th will be a big day at claremont through the cooperation of the commun ity park eoard and other local organizations one of the largest outdoor programmes of enter tainment in the villages history has been planned softball arch ery square dancing and a giant midway will provide plenty of fun for the entire family eight team tourney mr jack rennie manager of the claremont softball team has lined up a total of eight clubs to compete in an elimination tournament it will start at one oclock the partici pating teams v toronto dominions oshawa kovacs markham aces aurora regents mount zion port perry broug ham and claremont the win ning club will receive 8500 the runnersup will receive a share of the remaining s40 prize money fiddlers contest mr chas cooper reports that there is great interest in the old timers fiddlers contest several of the oldtime fiddlers have been contacted and some have hauled their instruments out of mothballs in order to compete it is expected that this contest will be one of the high lights of the programme midway and bingo mr edward austin a master organizer of midway attrac tions has been put in charge of this department games of skill and chance have been lined up to attract both men and boys mr bob madill and randy car- ruthers have purchased some fine prizes for the bingo game it will operate throughout the afternoon and evening dr tom- linson is in charge of the races for both men women and chil dren other members on his committee include jack man- sell don sanderson gerald all- man tom hammond frank hayward frank hollingshead howard langelle and garry cooper archery display mr peter lippert is in charge of the archery demonstration time dance in the community hall commencing at 9 oclock music will be provided by orval selkirk and his orchestra lucky draws a number of persons will be the winners of numerous lucky draws messrs al roszelle and wm welsh have acquired some fine prizes organizations cooperate the local organizations will appoint judges and will help provide food for the expected large crowd the womens insti tute under the leadership of mrs grant taylor will serve re freshments and cold drinks the guides and brownies mothers auxiliary joined by the scouts and cubs mothers will serve light lunch tea and coffee the recreation committee under the leadership of mrs wm gliddon and the business mens associa tion under president jack man- sell will provide added support to make the day one of the big gest events in claremonts his tory the proceeds will be used to make improvements on the community hall sport bits bob redshaw hardthrowing claremont moundsman has been labouring under difficulty in recent weeks he injured his right arm and it is feared it might affect his prowess in forthcoming oasa playoffs against brooklin the bradford lions are now starting a drive for 10000 to wipe out the debt on the brad ford community arena when this sum is reached the lions will have raised a total of 40- 000 for the centre loring doolittle one of the most colourful plate officials to handle games in this district has returned to active participa tion in the sport this summer he is performing in newmar kets town league for an hour of hilarious relax ation drop down to the broug ham community park on satur day evening august 9th and watch the donkey baseball men in action many wellknown gen try have consented to ride the balky beasts stouffvilles midget team ab sorbed a crushing 90 defeat at the hands of newmarket on fri day night of last week greenwood leads in comm league les wilsons greenwood club have taken over sole possession of first place in the claremont community league with three straight victories they now have a total of 8 wins and 6 losses for 16 points claremont and markham are deadlocked on the second rung with 15 points apiece while altona has 14 probabiy the most crucial contest for position is develop ing between peachs and ux bridge the sixth place club will miss the playoffs peachs cur rently hold a two point lead over their northern rivals and have one game in hand the next two games may decide the issue when the two clubs hook up in succession on thursday and tuesday nights greenwood 5 claremont 2 a big fourrun sixth inning vaulted greenwood into first place as they registered a 52 win over claremont gerome watson brooks and i titterton romped across the plate brooks had chalked up greenwoods first tally in the fourth claremont had little success at the plate greenwood right hander nell pascoe retired the side in one two three order in the fourth fifth and sixth ron hedges and dave beverley col lected the runs for jack rennies club penrhs 6 altona 1 peachs extended their current win streak to 2 straight games on monday night as they chalk ed up a 61 victory over altona the winners scored three runs in the first inning and added a pair in the second to take a 50 lead each club notched a single tally in the fourth ken burrows countedthree of peachs halfdozen runs graham frisby eric pilkey and geo clarke collected the other tal lies harold hodgson completed the circuit for altonas lone run cteremon comm league a number of local william tells and robin hoods will display their shooting skill both on tar get and at midair balloons square dancing mr kal vizely reports that some of the finest junior farm ers square dance groups in the district will be in attendance they will present a colourful demonstration of new dance steps groups from york coun ty uxbridge and sharon will be on hand the sharon entry is headed by mr jim leek of ml albert mr bert pearson will be in charge of the uxbridge group dance in hall the days activities will close with a giant modern and old- greenwood park to honouir conservafionis tribute will be paid to the chief conservation engineer of ontarios department of plan ning and development august 6 when the new 375acre con servation area at greenwood in pickering township is officially opened by the metropolitan to ronto and region conservation authority the natural park and wood land will be known as the a h richardson conservation area in honor of the man who served as the first chairman of the mtrca currently its chief offi cer and who is recognized as one of the outstanding leaders in conservation work through out canada as chief conservation officer mr richardson a professional engineer is in charge of flood control reforestation land use wildlife and recreation planning as carried out by the provinces 23 conservation authorities he also ployed a leading role in the framing of the 1946 conserva tion authorities act many invited more than 500 provincial and municipal officials conservation leaders and their wives have been invited to attend the offi cial opening of the a h rich ardson conservation area it is expected that planning and de velopment minister hon w m nickle and transport minister dr m b dymond will take part in the ceremonies the area is located on green wood road between the fourth and fifth concessions north of no 2 highway it is the largest such area un der the authority and becomes the fifth to be developed and opened for the use and enjoy ment of the public the area was brought into fruition by the bequest of 100 acres of land by the late arthur percy to ontario county with the understanding that it would be preserved in perpetuity as a wildlife sanctuary the conser vation authority acquired four adjacent properties at a total cost of s71200 comprising 275 acres and this year is spending s58000 on its development picnic paradise it will serve as a location for family picnics fishing swim ming and the study dv flora and fauna on its nature trails twothirds of the area is cov ered with oak pine cedar and elm and the duffin creek runs the entire length of the prop erty the area was first used may w l t pts greenwood s 6 0 16 claremont 7 5 1 15 markham 7 5 1 15 altona 7 6 0 14 peachs 5 7 1 11 uxbridge 4 9 1 19 results uxbridge 12 clamemont 3 peachs 12 markham 10 greenwood 6 claremont 2 peachs 6 altona 1 schedule thursday claremont vs altoru uxbridge vs peachs tuesdav greenwood vs markham peachs vs uxbridge aces top markham twp league in a thrilling windup to the markham township league schedule gord macklins mark ham aces trounced aurora in two straight games 63 and 103 to finish atop the group going into the home and home series aurora held a two point edge markham displayed their potent plate power and swept both contests bruce middleton was the real hero of the final game at aurora on thursday he worked nine innings on the mound for the aces and aided his own cause bv clouting a home run bill bowen handled the pitching chores for the yonge street squad markham has been paired against richmond hill in the group semifinals aurora will meet agincourt the first games were played on tuesday night markham entertains the hill under the lights in morgan park on thursday should a tie result the rubber contest will be played on saturday tampa is one of the latest and most popular variations of canasta it is similar to samba in that it uses three decks of cards but does not allow se quence melds 24 when the authority sponusor- ed a junior trout fishing day as a conservation scheme for grade 8 school children in the metropolitan area othe speakers who will take part in the official opening cere monies will be c e morley warden of ontario county w g lawson reeve of pickering township c r purcell chair man of the rdhp watershed advisory board of the authority and charles sauriol chairman of the conservation areas advis ory board following the ceremonies the guests will be taken on a tour of the property by tractor and trailer train hokten blanks newmarket 90 with 1 hitter lefthander murray holden came within ohe batter of post ing a five inning nohitter in a scheduled junior baseball con test with newmarket here on thursday night the local south paw yielded a single to rival hurler geo robertson in the third inning he was left strand ed on second base as the card inals whitewashed the county town squad 90 the visitors looked exception ally weak both at the plate and in the field they committed a total of five errors holden handled the opposition with comparative ease the port side twirler racked up 7 strike outs he issued two walks the cards on the other hand whack ed out 6 hits from the offerings of righthander robertson five walks and a like number of bob bles added to his woes the con test was halted midwav through stouffvilles half of the fifth in ning due to darkness bob stover provided the home sters most potent plate power in three times at bat the clean up slugger hammered out two doubles and a single his timely blows scored 4 of his teams nine tallies don haynes belted a twobagger in the fifth for the cards only other extrabase hit harry barber and lynn taylor each bagged singles murray holden faced only 17 newmarket batters in five in nings he retired the side in one- two three order in the first second and fourth in the fifth he took care of batsmen jeffer son and bone but walked dol he was later nipped at second on an attempted steal the throw going from catcher don haynes to short stop ted suzuki brougham jrs meet douro in oasa opener broughams junior softball team will open their oasa playoffs against douro a small hamlet northeast of peterboro it is expected that the homesters will be strong opposition for any rival competitor boasting a trio of good pitch ers brougham has yet to suffer a setback this season bill max well murray mcdowell and ron hilts provide the teams pitch ing power altonas bob clodd is also a hurler of note when not on the mound b1h maxwell handles the trapper on first base glenn carter per forms at second howard mat corns at 3rd and gord mcdoweu at short why is it that children al- ways want for a birthday things that are hardest to find play it safe let us check your brakes now dont gamble with faulty brakes the stakes arc too high let us check then adjust or reline your brakes as necessary to insure safe driving edgevale motors ltd fortwrdseij deaikrs stouffville phone 215 or 216 a best in the long run thorobilt shoes a work shoemado for you to give absolute comfort and long wear solid construction mode of quality leather specially treated to resist farmyard acids visit our store and how eomtortabfu m pair ol stvnnn thorobutt can be other well known makes as well greb from s8 up browns climax work boots 745 up canada west lyndale brand 895 up lehmans shoes main street stouffville come to the clamemont camnivae and fielb bay on saturday august 9th 1958 olde tyme fiddlers square dance demonstration ball games archery demonstration races bingo midway lucky draw and many other prizes iven1ng dance in the community hall