County sports By BILL URRAN Winners of the Barrie and District Senior fastball league last year Bradford Queens are getting ready to defend their Most of last years championship players will be back with the Queens which means the team should again be leading contender The Bradford softballeis beat out Beatrice Foods sponsored Barrie squad in the finals taking the series in four straight games Pitchers Doug Cook who hurled threehit to shutout VlClOly and Nick Pahor who was also brilliant on the mound in stopping the Beatrice squad are expected to be back on the mound Bradfords smooth catcher Jeff Laforte and slugger Frank Perry also are with the team which Bob Fallis and Ernie Dobney have been signing up The players will be sporting new uniforms in white double knit with gold and burgundy trim Currently the Bradford team is tuning up for the annual Victoria Day weekend tournament at the Celery town Rivalry is usually keen in this competition with fast teams from the Metro area among the entries Meantime other teams also ate holding drills to get in shape for the Banie and District league opening Church Mobile Ilomis and Elmvale should be able to make things interesting for all rivals again Barrie Lakeviews won the honors two seasons back with much the same lineup which played for Beatrice last year After winning the league title Bradford Queens went on to reach the finals in ASA playdowns before losing out to Kapuskasiiig Baseball teams getting ready While the South Simcoe baseball circuit will be carrying on with fewer teams competing the IufferinSinic0e league appeals to have much better prospects lresent indications are 11 teams will be returning from last year and two sections are again planned The north group will include New Lowell Lisle Clarksburg lloneywmd and Horning Mills The champion Mansfield team will be back to defend the title won last year and Ivy Rangers will be leading challengers again Alliston Everett Elingrove and Slielburne also will be returning The monopoly of the Orillia Majors in winning the South Siincoe league eight times in 13 years may have discouraged some rival clubs although there are other factors Last year the Majors defeated Creemorc Braves in the finals after beating out Ivy Leafs and Midland Indians in playoffs Creemore won over Collingwood and Beeton If Creemore drops out as now seems likely Collingwood will be signing some of the former Braves and they just could give the Shibuildcrs the needed strength to take the laurels this year Lacrosse players show pro misc It may be few years ahead yet but sport fans are looking forward to the time when Sinicoe County will be able to once again reign supreme iii the game of lacrosse The neighboring city of Urillia has some yowig players of MINOR HOCKEY 230 pm on at Barrie Central Collegiate Recognition Day for Baiiie Minor llockey association iiiixissitci 743 pm post time at Barrie Raceway ROLLER SKATING 730 IIastview Arena Wrestling 11 am Banting Memorial High School elementary school tournament BOWLING 8307 IOUF Hall ibanqucti SYNDA BASEBALL 1pm Banie FairGrounds Red Sox practicci Hours Mon Fri om 12 noon pm pm Qlrgt24 rugby team was to take part in tournament Friday in Town to but through misunderstan ding wasnt registered 5t ed letter from the organizers two months ago about the tour namcnt hear anything more he assnm ed the team had been entered Senior softball league looking to new season promise playing junior while Barrie Alliston Midland and other leading county sports centres also have good minor organirations bringing along local talent It is still long step to Canadian championship teams but Orillia teams away back in the mid30s showed it can be done Orillia then was only town of 8000 but in that super era when lacrosse popularity was at its height the Terriers won the Mann cup three exciting years in row With fastpassing and constant running style of play the underrated Terriers swept aside all opposition in 1934 35 and 36 In 1934 the team won 22 out of 23 playoff games in cluding thiee straight over New Westminster Salmon Bellies in the only Mann cup series ever played in Barrie The new Barrie arena was filled to capacity for every game of that standout series The western manager Grum phy Spring had predicted three straight for his team and received taunts across the country when it went the reverse To prove the win was no fluke the Terriers travelled west and defeated British Columbia AllStars at Vancouver three games to one In 1935 Terriers won 40 and lost only six in repeating the championships defeating Richmond Farmers in Vancouver in the finals Then in 1930 they did it again downing Vancouver North Shore Indians in hectic series at Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens in games which drew crowds of 8000 to 10000 specv tators considerably more than the Mann Cup attendances in recent years Superior system of teamplay and condition enabled the Orillia teams to win in that era when the indoor variety of lacrosse was at its peak Players today are trying to regain some of the lustre and skills of the past and with the right coaching and determina tion just might make it As in the 30s it is tough road to reach the top allCanadian championship but with sufficient desire and enthusiasm plus the necissary backing it is far from impossible Ladies golf at Shanty Bay With Thursdays twilight golf having opened the mens section the official opening of the ladies golf season is cur rently receiving main attention at Shanty Bay golf and coun try club lts slated for Iiicsday May 10 with 11 holes of play ar ranged to start at 10a III or nine holes at pin The golfae tion will be followed by pot luck supper Defending champion Marion Robillard is among the players who have been already out to out their swings in pract icc games Among other leading lady golfers are Iaiic Young Marg Partridge Sue Major and Ivy Kitchen to name few con tenders for 1077 honors Manager Ben Staring also announced the opening pin day for the lady golfers has IMCII arranged for liiesday May 24 Pat Mossop is president of the ladies section with Laurecn Haivcy vice president and flea Sniylic secretary Sue Major is the games captain with Ivy McWaters ISSIS tanf The business girls section headed by Millie Whalcn bad successful opening earlier this week Central on sidelines The Central Collegiate junior giiiiic against the St Zilril Hondo arep coach remiv the first Ill ltttH CI and when he didnt Central did play pickup Andrew College senior team but lost Andrews scored four tries to minutes of the game and Central wasnt able All thric Central tcams sw ing back into action lbursday be back this season and at least three other teams are having their problems getting club together Beeton is classed as uncen tain as are the Midland In dians and Creeniore Braves There have been strong rumors out of Creemorc that the Braves wont be back this season But It will be slimmed down version of the South Simcoe Baseball League which kicks off another season in two weeks time Just how slim the leagu will be wont be known until May 12 the deadline for registering team in the league for the 1977 season few things are known for sure First Newmarket wont as Reg Westbrooke tirig aiiipbcll siiarcs throw during practice session of I10 BaiTic Red Sm earlier this week at the Barrie Iiiii iioiiiids lZiil hair yoiiug club this season preparing to compete in the South siiiicoc baseball Lcagiii which is pected to opcii on May 1llllllltlIIliiliir 705 Distributors of Builders Hardware Hand and Power Tools Pipe ALL NATIONAL BRANDS spo South Simcoe Baseball League has fewer teams rUle changes secretarytreasurer of the league pointed out nothing is certain until after the registra tion date As it stands now there will be two teams from Orillia the Majors and the Orillia Russell Pontiac Legionnaircs junior team which was voted back into league at the annual meeting Wednesday in Ivy after one year absence Barrie Red Sox Alliston Ianucks Collingwood Cave men and Ivy Leafs were the other teams represented at the meeting All indicated their in tention to register team for this season lottenham Bears did not at tend the meeting but informed the executive that they would bcback The league is tentatively set up as an eighfateam grouping with 28gainc schedule ex pected tostart around May 20 There were number of mo tioiis passed at the meeting which have direct bearing on the operation of the league this season One point which the league has now made hard and fast rule is the appointment of coir veners to handle each playoff series Westbrookc said convcner would have helped out during last seasons final between recmoie and rillia Majors which ended on sour note when Creemorc defaulted We have trouble if we dont have convcners and we dont rts the examlnor Saturday May 1977 15 Mm have trouble if we have con veners he said motion amending the Playoff Qualifying Rule was also passed Now player must attend at 50 per cent of his teams games to qualify for the playoffs Last season the minimum number of games player could play and still qualify for the playoffs was three George Ellis coach of the Ivy club was one of the main movers to have the motion passed If guy is going to play in the South Simcoe Baseball League then 50 per cent isnt too much to ask he said The league also voted to refine the Hennessy System this season Pat Hennessy longtime member of the Orillia Majors first introduced the designated hitter ruling to the South Sinicoe League two years ago which last year was altered to allow team to use as many as 18 players in game if he wanted All team had to do was register the nine hitters with the umpire Ile had the option of fielding an entirely different defensive setup Team reprusent at VCS voted to reduce to two the number of designated hitters Beeton was sawarded the an nual AllStar game with Alliston serving as backup in case Beeton decided against entering the league this season It took some coaxing to get execs to return It took some coaxmg but Reg Westbrookc and Davis arnold are still working for the South Siiiicoc Baseball League Westbrookc is heading into his 18th season with the league the crceinorc resident is back as the leagues secretary treasurcr This will be his ltltli year sciying the league Voted back in as vice president was Doug Howard of rillia 737251 Valves Fittings Mill Supplies Arnold of Thornton is com ing back as president Both Westbrooke and Arnold tried to pass on the reins at the annual meeting in Ivy Wednesday but there were no takers The league voted to change the executive structure this season There is now an elected executive vicepresident and secretarytruisurer with one appointed repiescntative from each team of the current season 99 VESPRA STREET BARRIE ONTARIO TELEPHONE Stroud hockey to meet Stroud Minor Hockey Associations annual meeting is set for Monday at the communi ty Room of the Stroud complex The meeting is set for 730 pm and is open to all in terested The annual meeting will be highlighted by the election of directors whose terms have ex pired as well as going over the various committee reports raceway results Friday May HM Post Ttme145 pm FIRST 05 PACE MILE 8450 STONEGATE GRANITE 870 570 450 KINGDALE DUKE 1130 810 COLDO DIRECT 410 Time 210 35 EXACTOR 7and5$11090 aid clni pare mile 8600 LIEUTENANT KNIGHT 320 700 280 THE GOLD BANDIT 620 300 K111 SUPREME 240 Time 207 35 EXACTOR land $15120 3rd clmhp trot mile 8600 PRINCE HENRY 70 320 280 NOBEL IRIZE 990 580 DEM WORTHY 350 Time 21035 EXACIOR and $2160 401 clin pace iiiile 8150 MIIILAIS ADIOS 1380 620 230 EDEN ATOM 470 210 HIM MY 210 Time 0025 EXAfIUR and $5040 51h cliii pace mile 8500 GYI HERBERT 60 480 310 BEVERLY GRATIAN 330 240 NEWELLA 60 Time 20915 EXAtTUR Sand 1131630 fitli con il pace mile 50 KEN1LIYSIRING ll AMU ARCHAT SEA Time 11 15 EXAtIUR and $105 40 7th pref trot iiiilc $1300 LHITA HORSE 70 320 410 BRIGEVAVDER 330 250 DASHth IL 360 Time 84 EXAI lftR land $30 20 Rth clmhp pace niilt $800 GARRISUN MAGGIES BILL WH 1111 HICKORY Tune not EXAKIK IR and $17 90 0th con pace mile 3300 11111TtilleleI 430 MARCH WILL 510 40 STEAIJY PAINTER 90 time 00 EXAt Tt and $5410 10th IIltl pace milc 8300 WONDY WILL LISILESS AliG YEI FLASH Time to EXAIIR and 5338 50 T1Elll 831 HANDLE 547186 1RKfast Bikeothon Angus Softball Association will be holding Bikeathon May 28 to raise money to help pay for the expenses of the up coming season 750 430 270 940 570 520 1190 320 410