Newmarket Era and Express, 4 Jun 1953, p. 10

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MenQrprtK All teams interested in enter ing the Lake junior mens league must file their entry on or before June it was deeded at the league organiza tional meeting held in Queens- Monday Each entry must be accompanied by a players list- Some players fans and dele gates attended Mondays enthus iastic gathering Pine Orchard Mount Albert and were represented The following officers for the season were elected presi dent Geo Green Mount Albert first vicepresident Murray Thompson Belhaven second vicep resident Don Breen John Davidson further meeting is scheduled for the arena Mon day June at to close the entry list to check the players lists and to complete schedule plans for the season Lades Game To Be Under The lights Heres good news for all those fans who have been asking for some action under the lights Charlie coach of our intermediate entry in the Barrie and District league ad vises that the Stayner vs New market game originally sched uled for pm at the Fair Grounds tonight Thursday has been switched to a flood light en counter Game time Is now Specialty Manic Officers Office Specialty softballers who are preparing to go all out to defend their town league crown won last season organiz ed last week for another run for the title Club president is Wayne Manning Don and business manager is A Bruce Andrews has been named playing manager A coach Is expected to be select ed this week MOUNT WINS FIBS Benefitting from a fine pitch ing effort by Brian Stakes Albert Legion opened their North York bantam baseball league season Wednesday with an win over Richmond The used Harold Simpsons basesloaded triple to grab an early lead and were never caught Stokes work was made lighter by some timely clubbing and a sharp fielding display of his mates SINKS SPARES Guess theres no getting around it but your strikes and spares man will have to take a powder The bowlers have closed up shop on their regular league play We have been running down some facts and figures this past week on the competition for the Brading tro phies The aforesaid trophies go to the highest single game scorers during regular league action At Joe Smiths Steve the speed ball king and member of the Combines team in the town league scored a 381 to top the parade Claire Pollock ye Era and Express proofreader a Monday Night ladies league pin takes the ladies prize via a game At the North End Alleys and heres a problem for the foursome to figure out two ladies Laura Boyd and Fuller came up with identical counts to tie for the top award Frank Dan iels a Hoffman league pin dus ter rolled a 365 single to cop the mens title A final word from your Strikes and Spares man a spe thank you goes to all the hard working league secretaries who made our work easier Lets see that would be Hester Clark Annie Stickland Clara Stark Bessie Myrtle Dunn Mrs Charles Near Grant Blight Art Jack Malcolm and Reg of the Mount Albert league And while were at it mustnt forget the kind cooperation of Joe Smith and Carl Rose at the Smiths alleys and Milton Mor ton at the North End alleys Its been a pleasure to compare notes with you and well be seeing you when the start flex ing their muscles in the fall again j AWARD Stevie ForneMitter Say is getting to be ft Recently reported Thorns one hitter in the Smith Baseball Now heres another one This time the server was Harold Stephen son Aurora dished bis up Monday to give Aurora an Impressive borne start and a lift over Hie win incidentally was Auroras second straight and set them up in top spot in the League scramble Like Thorns Stevie lost his nohitter in the very first round By way of to the men on their fancy start in the circuit and to Harold Sonny Stephenson in particular were passing oat this weeks Theatre ducat and our weekly award to the aforesaid Mr Stephen son Storage and Town Leaoue Wnttfs THREE TEAMS ENTER Top item each spring on the early program is the an nual Mount Albert sports day tournament It will be held Saturday June Early reports indicate this years tournament will be one of the biggest and beat yet To date three teams Button Mount Albert and New market Legion have filed entries Keswick and Zephyr arc also expected to enter It is hoped to line up a sixth team before the tournament date Entries can filed with Horace Pearson or Morley Case who are in charge of the tournament Tournament play will get un derway at pom Down WWW 1 Mob CONTINUOUS FROM SATURDAY ONLY CONTINUOUS FROM MATINEE SATURDAY AT 1 and the BOWERY BOYS IN J- I 2ND SMASH HIT I GILBERT ROLAND ROBERT IN Apache War Smoke IV J MEM DALE ROBERTSON ANNE FRANCIS IN COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR CRAWFORD CLAIRE TREVOR IN f Warner Colors JUNE1011 JEFF CHANDLER SCOTT BRADY IN By DULSE Youth has its fling Yesterday the Gar Memorial com mittee met at Aurora high and came up with the name of as the winner for 53 Young now a high school senior is a record holder in track and field both locally and in North York He plays a sweet game of football on the halfline for the double blue ant is a at basketball as well as being modest about it all too He is rated tops for sports manship and manners He joins an illustrious comp any Jack Andrews Easter- brook Don Busby Keith Kyle Ralph Rank and Jim Ross who all were credits to the Aurora school Rex Bailey who played de fence for Aurora Bears in B three years ago and who was with juniors the past winter is pitching for intermediates in the strong Hal- ton league and the Oaks are un defeated Bailey has a fine job there now and will be a ent asset A hand for youthful hurler of the Au rora Ditch Diggers Young Mac- son of the new Aurora Baptist padre has had minor league experience in the Niagara and has an American style of delivery Cool under fire he works like a veteran with a fair turn of speed and good control He fields his posi tion well too and is a fine addi tion to the Aurora scene Pete Hudson burly Collingwood defenceman is playing in the outfield for Mid land baseball club which is fa vored to win the North baseball league and go a long way in the Jack Held who tried out with Aurora Bears and then although he lives in was allowed to piny goal with Midland jun iors will ho at first base for the club In the north half of the YorkSimcoe baseball circuit Aurora Bears are sporting smart new maroon and white wind- breakers following the presenta tion Coronation night at the The lads are tick led pink with the gift from the Aurora town ratepayers coun cil and the club and team spirit was evident each lad went forward to receive his award It was finite a gain rugcutting event There were many who purchased tickets who didnt fihow but aid the Fines fund Bradford having dropped out of baseball is really in on softball and leaving no stone unturned to produce winner Joe former Spit fire who is one of top was elected president of the South league to succeed Harry and then Fat Poland of the On tario Provincial Police who for years has been one of top in league was signed as ho was movctl into tho area Pat Inci dentally is no chicken being father of Danny Poland Flyers hockey- 1st league saw Cookstown and Churchill fold up Totten ham and Mount Pleasant spurn entries so that loft only Bond Head and Bradford BCAF from Borden who played hockey with South joined the league as a na tural member then with league about ready to fold for lack of teams and lads up north got together Minuting Barrio Le gion and Into circuit original four will play a double schedule a will the group The two groups will ploy a single interlocking schedule which should prove a to all Nannie who la with Queens of the Aurora town and baseball as well is also the mainstay of the club of league Art Spent Fred Collin were determined that should not die out at Bradford Rve net a team that will operate elm and depend on for nice to eat back in act loo s MASH By George Haskett Newmarket Sports Editor A hunk of sunshine sure does wonders Our base ball clans were in full flight past couple of days And say the book is full of wins Senior gals win over and the Lowell Waller guided Little Giants win North York starter Might be in order before get ting down to the main business of keeping tabs on whos on first etc to introduce the ladies Theyll go tonight its a flood- lighter and every Thursday at the fair grounds The gals made an impressive debut Must have according to our chief expert on such subjects coach Peaches VanZant only strode the worry road for ten minutes and only swallowed one cigar Maybe thats a new record perchance Just a month ago Mary Os borne was voicing retirement plans Mary was back at her old third base station and playing top notch ball to boot Terry Held making with the stops at short dished up several glitter ing fielding gems Young vet erans Jeanne at sec ond Barbara Watt at the initial spot handled their infield Optimist Clubbers Give em a hand boys Bill Mundell who made his in termediate baseball debut Mon day is the willing workhorse in Aurora Grant and Red Hart are Richmond Hill kingpins John and Mike Gillan are Suttons busy beavers Case heads the Mount Albert Legion drive to put Mount on the minor baseball map Ken eager enthusiasm has clicking on a mi nor baseball revival Ace sports man Otto Hard wick leads Bol tons drive in baseball with a juvenile entry Pleasing feature this year has been the entry of Oak Ridges and Lake Wilcox Ridges Lions Club spearheaded by Bill Geary backs a bantam entrant and the Lake Wilcox Community Association is spon- adequately Latter also j soring the Lakers juvenile and furnished the first home run of the season Sarah the speed ball server was in mid- season form and her battery mate Dean was coach hitting ace Going in the outfield were Shirley Preston the aider veteran Lois Darrach in center and Barbara Rose in left latter a newcomer an Aurora gift and supplied a hit to make her presence felt Hester Clark will be returning to add pitching knowhow and strength Grace and Ar- Moore are expected return ees aid the outfield cause Mrs Maud ami Joyce Day are executive members and workers for the team team is pointed for as well as Barrio and district league action Methinks theyre the only unsponsorcd team in the Hub Theyre hoping to sport new uniforms before the season is out Theyll be making a few calls for aid so dont bo too hard on them when they come knocking at your door While were introduction mind youve noticed tho strong North York Minor Base ball League setup under way this summer amazing when you recall in previous years wm trouble rounding up six minor sides to find teams on warpath Right now might bo the opportune time to Insert our yearly plug onu thing need ed now is fan support to make league a success Hope you can do something In help in this re spect ideally and mo bene boys have been working like chaps behind the upswing in minor bull are Lowell Waller Frank Pitt Geo Andrews Ray Smith and the peewec teams with Geo the guiding light Over the back fence Mount Albert may join the North York parks with floodlights before midsummer meanwhile fans are agog with preparations for the big invasion Sat urday June for annual Sports Day A Hub baseball booster asks no doubt ho wants to lay in a supply of vitamin pills when do Aurora and Newmarket tic into each other in League ac tion dates to remember are here Juno 12 and in Aurora June Theres nothing to worry one of Auroras acknowl edged speed merchants couldnt stretch foot liner into single Monday Just now their mittens completely full with a homo and homo test with AHiston They play here tomor row Friday at chimes in what promises to ho big of the budding season let ter this should Interest all the howlers from Andy Andys out west and no doubt picking up some western pointers on roaring moat of tho old faces will bo on hand again Mr suc ceeds Charlie as couch of team returns to Aurora arena next Monday night when Red Garner brings his to town Itll be regular fea ture from now op Jack Flicker and P Jim Krochte who mode their grappling debut lust season will bo on card to arid North York interest Clamor will referee Clippers will he back in senior next winter ThVimrn will operate the club but course Ronnie Tim and company will be the Him Betty Aurora and Smith Rich mond Hill both well known In ttnnie and badminton among thow lucky enough tout the Coronation in and room mate of Jack Smith and former pro treat both the liberal nomination In their riding Mr CoMchera fa to be and Bucko it Weve heard f before and meetly theyre not better then for the Aurora Intermediates Defeat Monday Aurora Legion are rolling In high gear In South Simeon They hulked up their straight night defeating I It Auroras homo game and thoy ntnclo It tin start a large homo following vtrtory also Aurora on top of early league When Conch Fred Wilson and his chief Hon were out pats on bark a low to every player Har old chew moat And rightly so dialled up a hitter Bernard Wallace first wits the spoiler with a league single In first Innings main run scoring supp was Clous who got the extra drive a double for two little who a two rib man and who other Aurora tally Simmons men claimed hits off Pol- Don McFayden Harold Stephenson Grant cm Norm Grant Ski- Andy Cloas were the bidders Aurora a run In tht two each In the third an fourth to build their margin Stephenson Winters a Dawson little W A Bar from Mttle from Item in ml if Queen City Storage and Yank ees were victors in the Aurora Town League Contests Thursday Queen Cities behind six hit hurl ing from southpaw Norm spilled Civil Service Hospi tal 124 In the nightcap en counter a three run last of the seventh rally enable the Richardson Yank to eke out a win over Ditch Diggers Queen City and Yankees as a result of Thursday victories new are tied for the league leadership Ron Simmons two run double and a wUd pitch which allowed Dawson to score the winning run featured the Yankees last ditch rally Grant Winters and Norm Stunden provided the- main bat music for the as the Hospital tried to stem the tide with three pitchers Jim Green- slade Red Craig and Chuck Southwood REDWINGS DUMP ORIOLES Saturday mornings regular baseball twinbill ses sion was washed out Just one game over the past week to re port In that contest Redwings exploded for 10 thirdframe runs to murder the Orioles 176 John Georgas fourbagger smash Jack Wests single and a big parcel of walks and errors made life miserable for Orioles starter fllnger Paul and his relief mate Dave Larry Bone serving for the win ners was beset with control trouble but had enough stuff to smother the Orioles on one hit Tom was the success ful swinger lining out a double The victory gave the Orioles a clutch on second place in the league race Leafe are front runners Specialty Banquet Juvenile Hockeyists Last Friday the Office Spe cialty Mfg Co headed by sportsman Wayne Manning played host to the members of the Newmarket juvenile hockey team North York league cham pions at a banquet held In the King George hotel Mr Man ning in his brief address con gratulated the team on Iheir winning effort and nlanager Ed die Pitt replied on behalf of the team The month of June will see the final curtain ring down on the hockey season as Newmarket Optimist club on June 16 plan to banquet their North York winning midgets and players on the winning team Boys work chairman Ken Stephens Is in charge of the banquet plans MORE SPORT NEWS ON PAGE FEDERATION On Monday May the New market Women Teachers Fed eration met at homo of Miss Haines Sharon for their closing meeting teachers enjoyed a delicious supper and then heard on excellent talk By Miss of Alexander Mulr school Miss Bradbury on the characteristics of tenyear old She said that a typical ten- yearold Is In good equilibrium but ho is so and di versely In touch with the adult environment that he seems ra ther to bo an adult In the mak ing group appointed now executive for the following year A social time was enjoyed by all BUSINESS Frank Cam of Bells Comer service station and res taurant at corner of Davis Drive and St Is building a now motel Rowlands Oarage and radia tor service business has been moved from Main St to former army drill hall at fair grounds Frank Newton is carrying on operation of the service station at North Main St Paul Shapiro of Bad- la I or Co recently attending International Trade Pair In Toronto Rowland radiator service plant hero Pumping home runs in the sixth to break a tie New market Little Giants downed Sutton at the fair grounds Monday In a North York midget baseball league contest It was the little Giants second straight win over Sutton and hoisted them to the top of the North York league Coach Lowell Waller made no mistake in nominating Henry his starting The rookie making his first start as a al lowed six hits and whiffed Top hitters In the Newmarket camp were Laurie VanZant with a homer and triple and Dave Pitt with a triple and double Sutton scored all five runs In tho fourth Walt Thompson Paul Smith and Bob Walker were the men in support of junior southpaw hurling EvesmenWIn Coronation Tourney Ross Eves Dubs well thats what the coach affectionately dubbed them won the Canadian Legion Coronation tournament when they smothered Zephyr Blues Bill work ing his change up to perfection stalled the Blues on five hits The exploded for runs in the third and poured it on with three in the sixth That tenrun spurt meant the end of Ron Hesters reign on the mound and brought in Ganton to wind up the Blues pitching stint Big guns in the Eves camp in the big frame were Harvey ney Bruce and Mur ray who teed off for down the middle two run singles Don Hewlett and Lon led the Blues platework and coach provided the feature catch of the day to rob Thorns of a sure fire The made the play offs by defeating Mickey Smiths Pine Orchard tribe Bill Van whipped up a three hitter Two of these were claimed by Mickey Smith Thorns banged Ted Tidrnan for a homer and single to spark the winners Zephyr Blues and Newmarket Legion created all kinds of first game excitement before home in the last Newmarket of the seventh on a wild pitch to rate the Blue a 21 win Um pire Bob Bell was all but chased out of the park for his call on the final play that set the Blues up as winners Tod Moslems single Charlie double and Fred runscoring fly out gave the Legion their run in the sixth Don Hewlett hom ered for the Blues matching run It was a good tournament and the fans were saying Lets do this more often Wreslhg The moral of and gory Mangdtikh the Ham terror should take it to heart is that in wrestling as any other pastime its beat to take on the opposition on at ft time tried to take on two opponents Thursday in the main wrestling go at the Cedar St Gardens The two lads Den George and Red OBrien replacement opponents tor after Red Garner his named antagonist got banged up in Guelph Messrs George and OBrien whacked around somewhat fiercely and when on got tired the other started in Of course with double assault there could be but one result tht Hamilton terror went under twice but not before creating all kinds of excitement It took the twosome anxious minutes to win the first fall and for the second There were other bouts two in fact and good ones to boot with right prevailing over evil as Lyman subdued bad chap pie Jerry Sullivan in the semi final setto The didnt count It a completely lost night as Tom Jerrys kid brother overpowered the scissors special ist Scissors Greenfield in preliminary bout There will be no wrestling to night at the rink but bouts will resume next Thursday June with an outstanding three bout card a I How They Stand South Baseball Newmarket Aurora Alliston v North York Newmarket ft- Aurora Sutton North York Aurora Newmarket Stouffville Richmond Hill Lake Wilcox and District Ladles I Edgar Newmarket Wins Over AlBston 21 Ken Brightons five hit 10 strike out pitching gave New market a win over in Alliston Wednesday in a South Simcoe baseball league game Newmarket scored a run In the top of the seventh to crack a deadlock as singled stole second advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on an Newmarket picked up five hits off Alliston Ted Bailey Alvle and Bill Smith led the parade with two each and ray MacDonald cashed the other The teams will meet back at the fair grounds here tomorrow Friday at pnv Bruce Phone 1149w Newmarket Bulldozing gnullng digging trucl sand gravel and HILL PAY RINK 11KBT The North conn- litis pnRsed a resolution to the imsont of the Memorial Arena at Km- to In extend of and inform executive to on pitying bath In iutuw -j- 1 Open From NowSil Closing Hour Saturday 1- J J km i ni rtt rrm IX m

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