l r Top notch pitching and high grade catching are necessary in gredients for winning titles Zephyr Blues threetime winners in the Lake Softball League have been getting both from their J to Bill Ron Kester Carl Johnny Meyers Ron Kesler is the mainstay of Ihe pitching corps out if should weaken which isnt likely Coach will have another trump card to throw at the opposition in newcomer Bill Photo by to Three teams bantam midget and intermediate will carry the Newmarket banner in the this season The Op timist sponsored bantams are to get their marching theyve drawn Port Hope as- first round opposition The first game of the series was to be played in Port Hope night Second game in the best of three series is scheduled for the fair grounds Saturday afternoon Aug at 3 pm The local bantams have chalked J tip a handsome 10- win record in North York league competition and club officials a banner year All that needed to put these young ball hawks into the finals is some honest to goodness fan support Lowell Wallers Little Giant midgets havent received advice regarding their first opponents It should be forthcoming this week intermediates are scheduled to kick off their season Aug 30 Opposi tion hasnt been named as yet It could be either or Midland Geo Haskett is B A convener for this district HOW THEY STAND AURORA TOWN LEAGUE Queen City 3 Ditch Diggers 3 Rockets 460 Civil Service 9 SOUTH BASEBALL SemiFinals Series A Pis Newmarket Everett 0 Newmarket wins series Series wins series 20 MIDGET BASEBALL RoundRobin playoffs Pts Newmarket l Aurora 11 2 Rich Hill BANTAM BASEBALL RoundRobin playoffs Newmarket 10 Aurora Richmond Hill LAKE SOFTBALL Aug 18 Series A Mount Albert Keswick Series Zephyr 0 Zephyr wins series Series Pine Orchard Beach 2 i Pine Orchard wins series TOWN LEAGUE STANDING Off Specialty Hoffman SportsCycle 1 BATTING RACE Final Hoff Smith Spec Ash 25 Gibney 11 Spec 333 Cook Spec Smith TB 333 J J Hugo Spec 34 283 P E A 258 Gibson 33 V THE CENTRE by ab Recalling The Players Of The Past Zephyr Blues over the first hurdle in their plans to annex d fourth straight Lake Simcoe Softball League title boast a strong Smooth working infield Here they are I to Harry Hawse first gase Lunacy second base Stan second base Ken Pickering third base Alan Lockie shortstop Blues have two more rivers to cross before claiming the Stan Cook Trophy They meet Orchard in the semifinal set with the first game at Zephyr tonight Thursday they come through that one theyll go against the survivors of Mount Albert Keswick feud Photo by King City will meet cither or Eden Mills in the first round of the intermediate Ontario Rural Softball League reports Bruce Hall Softball League sec retary Arrangements for the best KESWICK CO and inch wells PHONE 2404 KESWICK series are expected to be completed within the next day or two Three other teams from the peelYork circuit are entered in the play- 1 downs Kettleby Jets with an intermediate C rating have drawn Milton Heights as first round opposition Game one in this series will be played under the lights Friday Aug at pm Summit seasonlong leaders in the PeelYork loop are scheduled to tackle Cooks- ville in the senior first round and Bolton will clash with in intermediate A j BUY NOW SQUARE DRIVE SOCKET WRENCH SET n from cos heat treated ipeeder wcktt Cornel 10 in box Ms Up Cm to 4 to St fit cat Don not Wi Very Mi mloifed Auit- 10mM ELECTRIC FAR four No full for comfort At ttrrfevf I Scoop In draft PAIR 34 Moot REPAIR MAT old mot from a Red Sox have drop ped out of OBA competition due to difficulty in getting play ers off work for long trips and the lengthy season involved Stouffvilie are not as strong as last year when they lost a tough series to Sunder land will represent the western sector being classed as Sutton Green Sox are still favored to annex the bunt ing again as George is pitching terrific ball Speaking of its inter esting to note that HighPockets Miller former Stouffvilie is doing right well in class D pro having wins so far for the a Florida team Miller who answers to the moniker Stanley received quite a bit of tutoring from Earl Cook who retired from mound duties this year Its just years ago that Dan Howie speared Cook from the amateur ranks at To ronto park and The Farmer last ed in the monied circles for years Played with Leafs Beau mont Detroit Cincinnati Port land Buffalo and Syracuse among others Roy another baseball- of better than average class was in Aurora last week from New York State renewing ac quaintances Hoy is as dapper as ever and its a matter of around years since he shook the dust of Aurora park from his cleats Gilford was a great all round performer playing equal ly well at third outfield or be hind the plate As a kid he broke into base ball when Aurora had a winning team of Butler Gordon Harry King Chuck Dales the late Gene Un derbill WhHr Robinson Phil Overend Phillip of La Salle Pol Parkins Glen Brown Percy Kent with the late Dr Cliff and Alex Kirkwood in charge When that team broke up ho was the backbone of the teams of the late and early including the late Hale Charlie yours truly Oram Earl Browning Kay Buck Hayes George Brie Bert Grant Hank Grain ger Rusty White Herb Sharp less Al Harry Squibb Bill among others Was a good hockey player too al though not inclined to mix it Played on Aurora Juniors of who won Metropolitan hon ors Lets see now Aub George wards Curley Fleury Jack Browning Bill the late Art Dibble Joe were teammates Giff sends regards to all the lads at Newmarket Molly BUI Dick Hugo Ted Robin son and the gang will well re member him Regret to announce the death of a contemporary of those days the late Joe Kentner of Acton Joe who played many years with Milton and against Newmarket and Stouffvilie died at the age of of a heart ail ment He was also a clever hockey player Goodluck in his new news paper venture to Claude the oneman band of hockey Claude has broken away from the Press and started his own weekly Sports will get a break out that way Millionaires or at least a team by that name play ing at either Bast York or boro arena featuring one or two may return to the hockey wars The would still be a power at the gate Clippers have kept together with some parties this summer and they open their campaign with a monster bingo at arena on Saturday Sept All welcome Playoffs going red hot right now featuring Bill are battling it out with the defending champs from who have and Jack money pitching with Bert Baker back of the plate in one section of the Mark- ham township league ace Peggy in top form arid Fetch and Rob busting the fences are locked with who feature Lloyd Pascoe on the mound The wiseacres are call ing to finally be de throned We rate the league as the fastest circuit around these parts Another year an interlocking schedule with the Lake circuit would bo of Interest Its Cooks town vs Bradford for the South honors Harry versus Steve Kello Codings is playing great ball behind the plate will be a candidate for the Spit fires if he doesnt get a move by his bank employers Further north Angus and Legion meeting in the Centre finals Angus has Jimmy Rose formerly of New market holding down an field berth Don former Midhurst player well- known in these Yorks is hurling for Angus Ron Kyle former Aurora high and King City ath lete who served in World War 2 with the RCAF is now sta tioned in with the Squadron in West Germany A masked marvel will shortly be introduced by the Red Gar ner players The boys are be ginning to do all right for them selves with arena added to the circuit New faces or old ones behind masks are a must for the Seems like old times to see Honk Grainger back in action on the diamond Doing a good job as coach of the Richmond Hill midget club and son Grainger oho of the best youngsters ill the group a chip off the old block Reg Hamil ton well known in these parts for his connection with Chicago Hawks then the Leafs aside from his record as a player has quit hocltcy to concentrate on his private business Reg will be in the business end of Ho coached the last season and snared Bobby from Aurora Bears Bob will soon bo taking off for St chads College This lad Bob whom J Andy has signed for the I Bears looks like a real prospect lifes a triplethreat kid as hes playing both and la crosse this summer for Bradford and all his mates say hes bet ter at hockey than in either of these gomes where he holds his own with no trouble John Stuart former Aurora boy whose horses have not entered the circle very often this sea- json lost a promising twoyear old Barbara Joan last week The filly suffered lockjaw and hod to be shot- by the vet No axe to grind with anyone but the arena finan cial statement for the past sea son is mighty interesting read ing The gross take was over 35000 with the Clippers pull ing in close to 15000 and re ceiving back some for their cut Hockey practices grossed and fees came to Public skating brought in We think lhoe figures cant be equalled or even closely met by at least four district artificial ice plants The municipality received 3- for lights and water and taxes Company figures indi cate a net profit of over 30- in three years and the mortgage reduced to less than This is a private en terprise of course but the mu nicipalitys needs arc well look ed after as well The vilie figures on nil scores are something to shoot at Crown White Sox won their second straight Ladies Softball League title Monday defeating in in the fifth and deciding game of the leagues final series A last of the seventh homer by catcher Peggy Ellison with the score tied furnish ed with the win and championship The lassies gave their home clients heart failure in the early rounds Marie Sehombergs ace set down on five hits but ran into a flare of wild- In the fifth walking in three runs and allowing three of their five hits This tu multuous innings gave six runs and the invaders went into the final innings protecting an advantage That state of affairs didnt last long Marian Dove got a life on an infield error Brown followed with a single and Gladys Edwards and Mari lyn Campbell promptly singled their mates home with the tying runs Peggy Ellison socked the game winning circuit smash That blow was Peggys third hit of the game as she led the win ners at the plate Catcher Jean McKelvey stroked out three hits to provide the Beeton sock power Ray Rogers league secretary presented the league trophy to the champs after the game Schornberg Golda ss Marie Marian Dove If Peggy Ellison Ann Sheardown Hamilton Brown 3b Gladys Ed wards Marilyn Campbell lb J Corbett A J Crocker D Speck Stewart The Newmarket En and SI A I is installing these in the homes of thousands of Canadian farmers every year Talk over a Farm Improvement loan with nearest of M manager Why do it now while its on your Bank of Montreal WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERY OF llfE SINCE AD1K1 CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS Professional Wrestling at WHERE THERES oca r IHERES HOSPITALITY 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