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Newmarket Era and Express, 7 Oct 1954, p. 13

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SCHOOL CLASSES f school classes will be held in in typewriting shorthand bookkeeping oil painting and welding and English for New Canadians will begin on Wednesday Oct starting at GET fcs for league 911 pm teams 6 teams 9 pm teams n Bowling SATURDAYS to 11 pm Phone Newmarket I pharmacy there burns a lamp as old as history itself pharmacist is a man of long and spec ilizcd training To get his college degree he must have a broad and exact knowledge of the many technical sciences associated the action handling and dispensing of drugs chemicals medicinal agents to become a licensed abreast of the latest and the constant arc stocked with the newest science and an array of bright attractive mer chandise that go to make todays drug store a center of service in its community Get better acquainted with your pharmacist Trade with him man you can rely Service Phone Top Hitter The weird South Simcoe base ball league executive ruling to give Everett the title has wound up the intermediate baseball sea son Final figures released this week indicate the County galloping centerfielder compiled a bat ting average of to pace the team McKnight who was side lined for the final two games of the Everett series posted his handsome mark via bits in times at bat Over300 hitters on the club roster were as follows hits and at bats in brackets Grant Blight Don Gibson Ken Thorns Jerry Hugo 313 Other players batted as fol lows Elsby Herb Cain 263 Lloyd Harvey 254 Bill Smith 250 Laurie Thorns Lowell Waller Carl Moore 208 Ken 1159 Ted Greenwood 325 Grant Blight and Alvie tied for the leadership in the number of hits department with 33 each Jerry Hugo the clubs fancy fielding shortstop led the team in home runs and triples Hugo had eight circuit clouts to his credit and four triples poked out five twobaggers to head the list in that department Ken Thorns Lowell Waller and Will shared the pitching duties over the season Kelly Juniors Lose George Kellys junior were handed their sec ond setback of the season last week as they dropped a 225 de cision to St Andrews College The game was a North York jun ior COSSA league contest It was St Andrews College second successive triumph and moved them into first place John Swinden kicked seven points and sifted through the Newmarket line for a major to pace St Andrews strong first half offensive Recovering from their first half doldrums the Kelly boys came up with a much improved display in the second half Andy scored a St Andrews TD late in the third quarter to complete the Saints scoring Newmarket used the oldest play in the book to keep out of the shutout column A yard sleeper pass play that went from mightymite quarterback Vera Hutchinson to Francis Lewis with seconds of play remain turned the trick for the Purple and Golds North York Minois Organize Hockey Attention alt North York minor hockey league teams The annual general meeting of the North York Minor Hockey As sociation will be held in the Newmarket town hall basement on Friday Oct at AH teams entered in the league last season and any dis trict teams interested mem bership in the circuit are asked to have a representative present The league hopes to operate four series this season juvenile midget bantam and Prospects for a strong juvenile loop appear extra bright this season League governor Geo reports queries regard ing juvenile have been received from Aurora Newmarket Alliston and to date The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Oct Page Ladies Capture Barrie Crown Newmarket senior ladies pair of bobbles and Mary THE MIRACLE LUSTRE ENAMEL the toast of the town Monday in they brought the Hub another championship as they stroked out a win over Orillia to clinch the and district ladies Softball league title The locals rode up to occupy the throne room on Sarah Bat impressive pitching a lusty hit effort and a starstud ded fielding job The locals cap the title series three games to one It was a comparatively easy romp for the Sarah BarradeU slid tftbird strike pitch past six batters and only allowed the potent swing ing eight scattered ingles Coach VanZant- and manager Courtney packed the locals hit- loaded bludgeons fox the junket In all the new champs rustled up well labelled The Newmarket bat ting power was in evidence all down the batting order with spe cial honors falling to Sarah Bar radeU Jeanne Mary Lois and Barbara Watt Victim of New markets powerhouse swinging bee was ace pitcher Payne didnt make life any bed of roses for their twirler as they kicked the apple around scandalously The locals were off to a jet propelled start They hustled home two runs in the leadoff chapter and were at the rest of the way A six run sixth explosion sank the final nail in the Orillia coffin Lois Cockburn and Jeanne singled Barbara Watt and Preston punched out doubles to blow up the first frame start alary Ateer and Barbara Watt wrap ped singles around Jeanne Mac- Donalds triple in the third io produce Newmarkets second pair of runs an error plus Lois Cockburns hit added a fifth Newmarket counter in the fifth Dean turning in a fine receiving job waited out a walk to open the clinching sixth Sarah Barradell stroked out a triple then the fielding cracked at the seams and four successive errors open ed the floodgates for Newmar ket to pour home six runs A Practice Tonight Hockey is starting to crowd in on the sport headlines The arena is scheduled to open to night Biggest question mark is Wholl the have this season The fans will get some of the answers to this query tonight at the arena as Herb Cain trots out his hopefuls for the 195455 season Practice time is Arena manager Stan Smith the arena will be open and any and all fans will be to i and give team looksee With reports of many new players the prospective Slid with dreams of a champion- sfiip in offing the club has jjeverted from its past season moniker to that tried and true name of past glory the The team this year is being j sponsored by the Newmarket I Arena Commission Herb Cain has signed to coach the team As yet a manager hasnt been named Metro senior clubs are carded to meet tonight at the East York arena to make a start on schedule plans Metro loop teams along with Newmarket are Lynd- Motors and Lambton- third hit enabled the to collect their twelfth and final marker in the seventh finally cracked through Sarah Barradells stout pitching in the third as they scored a run on Janet Brooks single and Dot Fletchers twobagger used Dot Fowlers hit and an er ror to hit pay dirt for a second tally in the fourth and the now desperate had their biggest scoring fling in the fifth as they shot home two runs on Janet Brooks well tagged double Jubilant coach VanZant and manager Frank Courtnev were loud in their praise of la dies effort We were playing headstip ball and taking a mean cut at the ball The way the girls were playing we could have beaten the Giants New York Congratulations go to all the players coach Charlie VanZant manager Frank Courtney club president Mrs Maud and Joyce Day The newly crowned champs will receive the Edith Hare Memorial Trophy emblematic of league supremacy The trophy will be formally presented to the team at the leagues annual ban quet scheduled for later fas- month Newmarket Lois Cockburn Mary Jeanne Barbara Watt Pres ton Lois Darrach Edna Mc- Dean Sarah Elsie Mitchell Barbara Gwilliams Woodhouse Hammond Terry Pickering College Football Season Starts Pickering College appears pointed towards a successful gridiron season Three main squads wil carry the school col ors into battle Teams are sen ior junior and bantam The powerhouse seniors boasting a strong line and a speedy backfield and the well- balanced junior crew are en tered in the North York COSSA football league As well as league activity theyll have a number of exhibition games to round out a busy fall schedule Don Menard is headcoach of the seniors Paul Dean is assist ant coach Howard Taylor Is masterminding the juniors Tom Connor is assistant coach Dave Stewart is coach and BUI Tucker assistant coach of the bantams Pickering won a pair of vic tories over Collegiate In stitute last Wednesday in a sen iorjunior exhibition double- header Pickering won the senior contest 235 and the jun ior contest Aurora To Open Recreation director and arena manager Jack Robinson expects the Aurora arena will officially open on Oct for the winter sports program Mr Robinson has hopes that ice may be available a day ear lier Oct to permit public skating However the Oct date will not be certain until the making process is started Third game in the current struggle between and Zephyr for the Lake Softball league title will be tonight at Mount Albert Game me is pm The raindelayed series is now its third week cods the host of five set two games to nil Tuesdays game was rained out Make Preparations For Brothers May Be In Gall Junior A Club Bill who performed with the Gorman Smoke Rings last season and one of the Hubs most promising young hockey stars of tomorrow reported to junior A training camp over the weekend for a try out If Bill is successful in making a berth with the Bills he will join his brother Bob who per formed last season and has re turned to the Biltmores for the junior A season Eddie Bush who led Colling- teams to numerous OJHLA titles is coach of the Guelph club for the junior A campaign Arena Opens This Week Further steps designed to com plete the Aurora minor hockey picture for the coming winter nave been finalized at recent meetings of the Aurora Minor Hockey association Aurora plans to enter four teams in the North York minor hockey league and Entries will cover midget and juvenile Sponsors for all the teams ex cept juvenile have been secured reports the association president Tommy Aurora Legion has offered to sponsor the club Aurora Lions have taken on the bantams and Au rora Automotive will look after the midgets Aurora Rotary members although unable to take on a complete sponsorship have indicated their willingness to assist the association with a donation As yet the juvenile club has no sponsor At last weeks associa tion meeting the juvenile prob lem was discussed fully It was Aurora Senior Lose Frank dispenser of football knowledge at Aurora High who has had marked suc cess with his football teams over the past several seasons wasnt overly perturbed when his Au rora seniors lost their season opener to Pickering College on Monday The game was a North York COSSA contest Frank who has only five holdovers from last season and is faced with an al most complete rebuilt job re marked It was only our first game With a couple of games under the belt and the experi ence that goes with competition theyll be holding their own with the other North York clubs Pickering using a powerful groundgaining offensive spear headed by Bob King John j John Sharpe and John 1 Tipping pulled ahead at halftime A John Brownlee pass pulled down by Gary Price provided Pickerings pay off strike John kicked the convert Bob King plunged eight yards for a major and John Sharpe bulled his way through the Au rora line for a fiveyard Picker ing in the second half John and John Tipping made successful conversion boots to complete the Pickering scor ing Auroras best offensive play was a short pass that went from Vic to Jack Jans It paid off for several first downs for the doubleblues Steve Mills pass receiving Vic quar terbacking and John Addisons alert defensive effort featured the boys work SPORTS COLUMN History will record the glittering feats that more likely than not will dot this seasons worlds baseball series Bat history will have quite a chore if the feats in thb year of grace excel for drama and colour and unfortunately the occa sional blunder of a storehouse memories that dot autumn classic It is doubtful that this series will produce another such thrill as Babe Ruths gesture of pointing to the seats in Chicagos Field in and then socking a homer there There was only one Babe Ruth and the pattern died with him It equally doubtful that this years series that rarity of baseball an unassisted triple play The only one in World Series history took place in the fifth game of the Series played before fans at Cleveland was late in the game by the Indians second man Bill Wambsganss who caught a line drive with two Dodger runners on base Bill stepped on second turned and lagged the Dodger runner unable to halt in his headlong dash from first base Thats baseball history and even the most casual fan will remember it for the impossible spelling of name for no other reason There was Pepper Martins reckless for St Cards Gas against the Athletics in and there were the Dean boys and Daffy each win ning two games for the Cards against Detroit In There was Al circus catch of Joe 415foot drive to the bullpen gate In the Series that will remain forever with those who witnessed it New born pitched a shutout in his second start in the Series for the Cincinnati Reds against Detroit Then off the paths of glory there was the famous third strike which Mickey Owen dropped in Field in which permitted the Yankees to win the fourth game and go on to win the title the following day And away back in New York Giants and Boston Red Sox were playing out a bitter duel It was the last game of the series two pitching immortals Christy and Smoky Joe Wood were tied at in the tenth Giants gave Matty a run at the top of the tenth for Wood in Bostons turn a pop fly to centre Fred Snodgrass caught it then dropped it Boston won the series for fhh Witt fc by Toronto fir- J ft io iw te v Vv i a when ffa m wvw X- XT f v r Km r RECAPPING VULCANIZING ROAD SERVICE PHONE v iSi3 Newmarket Memorial arena will have one of its earliest opening dates on record this sea- felt no final decision on a The arena according to He team could be made until the arena manager Stan Smith is expected to open tonight for a Newmarket Spitfire hockey practice If no hitch develops ice making plans the skating sea son is expected to start tomor row evening There will also be skating Saturday and Monday nights The ice making equipment was started last Friday morning The first floods were put on Sunday Flooding operations continued on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday in preparation for tonights opener Several improvements have been completed at the arena dur ing the off season The ex terior of the building was paint ed Inside a new plywood cushion has been installed painted and a new top rail around the boards has been added Improvements have also been made to the players benches and penalty box At last report Herb Cain ex pects to toss his Spitfires into action for the initial game of the season Oct It wilt be an exhibition affair against Truckmen At the end of the Fed eral government had pounds of butter stockpiled as a operations fate of junior hockey in Aurora was made known It was felt if a junior A club were entered a number of juvenile players would be playing junior hockey The as sociation at lost report was still considering a juvenile team and seeking a sponsor Tommy hardworking minor hockey enthusiast Is president of the association the vicepresident is Thornton Browning secretary is Powell Bob Harmon recently named assistant recreation director and arena manager resigned his position as treasurer of the minor hockey association to de vote his full time talents to his new position Cecil Alcock was named to replace Bob Harm an at last weeks meeting Further meetings are planned to get everything in readiness for the season opener The minor hockey enthusiasts plan to hold a monster draw in connec tion with their opening games- First prize be a bond Tickets will go on sale in the near future Photo tiv 7 V A- ferv mm jTrA Come and choose your new suit and be measured the new photograph way Morrisons Newmarket- ri ft i At a -o- as A sensational new method of guaranteeing you perfect fit and models Come in and look at the new Fall samples and sex for yourself the new photomattc 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