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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), May 24, 1967, p. 8

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mm I 4 by GEORGE HASKETT Er Sports Editor cords At B Track I loses The two sports soccer and be doinjr swell this semester Ed and his pal Re Randall have kicker club to jro in the World Sport They do their deeds of derringdo in the evergrowing Central Ontario Minor Soccer League This is record and 1 market has four Aurora three teams in the senior Newmarket District Ixague swim So you can sur mise soccer is a bustling blossoming sport in the AuroraHub area The footballers still have a long way to go pull up even with the small diamond swingers The countdown shows more than teams from atom through to senior will be kicking up diamond KING CITY Records were established in of the ev ents at the school Huron Heights rora and King Georgian Bay track and field trials held King Maylfe Ten records fell junior boys nine in Intermediate eight in senior Junior girls set five records intermedi ate four and senior three Mike Newmar ket and King City junior Ver- na Nichols an shattered three records each to lead the field a junior won half mile mile and two mile ev ents chalking up min and sec ond records Miss Nicholson won and sprints in re cord and times and high jump with a A foot in effort i dust in North York This adds up to a whopping speedster Jon big player total and Kings John East Township and Richmond Hill re lead the roll call with or more teams each The North York Minor Softball League will go with 23 team The swing from baseball to is just about complete Richmond Hill and made the switch several years back is now Aurora went house league last and operate a successful bantam softhall team directed by Rob and Ron Too slow and too costly seems to be the reason for the near demise of the big diamond sport Base ball executives here and below the border arc seek ing means to speed up the game One US league is trying a two strike three ball Idea This should certainly streamline the sport Just three com munities remain baseball conscious Newmarket Aurora and Thornhill Aurora last season was half and half house league softhall allstar baseball cords each ran the in sees and skipped over the bar at foot inch es in high jump Peddle won the discus with a feet frH inches and triple jump with a 37 foot inch mark Roy Keys versatile Aurora athlete set yard and in termediate javelin marks with seconds and feet inch performances Bill Da vis Aurora collected and mile records in seconds and 5 35 seconds Kelvin of Aurora set and 440 yard senior records with 238 and 548 times King won triple and long jump ev ents with record setting feet inch and feet inch marks Nicholson of King won intermediate and 220 sprints in record COACHES NEEDED Whether it be baseball or softball theres a cry ing need for coaches Most North York ball organi zations need help in this regard Why not volunteer your services today to your nearest ball committee will probably involve but three or four hours at most pert week Surely there arc parents able to fpare this amount of time Certainly coaching is and 23 seconds a thankless job but the main satisfaction comes in other records were set by helping to keep boys and girls out of mischief After all the hoy and girls cant be away from home the whole holiday season An across-the-pond- professor has said if will disappear from the English language We can as sume from this statement said prof has never attended a ball meeting Theres usually more iff- at a ball get together than Carter has pills Most sentences at ball meetings start out in the the same fashion we would have a team if we could find a coach a sponsor or a manager There never seems to be a shortage of playing talent just parents to oversee the field operations Newmarket shot put Senior Ed- Norma Aurora Williams- finished Intermediate Grace mlstM Gail Powell Nicholson Irene first Newmarket Newmarket long jump mediate Linda Nicholson and Huron Heights Marion Gibson Huron Heights shot put Junior Irene Huron Heights Peggy Aurora discus Winners other events were Boys senior Mike Straw Aurora yards Bruce Aurora Brian Rice Newmarket pole vault Alex- Grant Newmar ket discus Peter Smith Au rora hurdles Intermediate I Bill Davis Aurora Paul Newmarket long jump Craig Adams discus Hartwig Newmarket hurdles Junior John Lowe King yards Brian Pick Newmarket long jump John Huron Heights hurdles John Peddle King javelin GIRLS Senior Aurora yards long jump Sue Aurora Ann Newmarket standing long discus Intermediate A Sccit King yards Linda Nicholson King standing long Culls Huron Heights high jump if Newmarket discus Jun ior Irene Huron Heights standing long Judy Kennedy King long jump J Ronnie Newmarket shot put Individual champions and rimers up were Boys Sen ior Kelvin Intermediate Bill Davis Roy Keys Junior Mike John Peddle lied Brian Pick Miami Greens v For Summer ffl rink with the and his Aurora sidekick In America Wilson finishing tied for the Ruck Its seldom thejv Wp mar Mr and Mm Wil son MfSrlrwIh Walls are back from a trip south The Wilsons ami Walls up to win a major lawn howling it North Carolina rinks from US ami Canada The Aurora juar- Doug Wilson with helpers Bob Bill Andrews arid Fry defeated Frank fi5 and Frank rink mem- hers were Roy man Rose and Watts Percy Hutchinson Fred God frey and Charlie Willis Were brought back silver hur- Frank four- lamps a their prize some Jean and Irwin Walls won Lambert defeated Doug Wilson arid Larry Bell defeated Roy in the final night of play in thereC vtovinjg skips sixth trebles tourney All the howlers reported a most successful seas- on Miami The Miami set prizes in doubles compel lion Harry Brammar was a prizewinner in mixed lition MIAMI Tlie Indoor lawn bowlers closed Miami for the season last week with a rinks competition and fell supper i Competitors in track suits a contrast with those at the scorers on Miami The Miami set- up Is the one and only of kind in Canada table dressed in heavy coals and parka offset cold wind during the Huron Heights Secondary School track and field meet Era Sports Hasketl checks results with A Jacobs seated and Clare lough Plans For 50Game Shepherd Staff 1 A A Bands And Parade v Zephyr Teams salutes Rob Harman Harry Lavender Tom Dean Art Ferguson Rus sell Rill Ellis Bill Paul ONeill Arnold Jim Barker Bob Timbers Jordan Bill Voune Ron Knee- Peter Rust Bill Take Ross Chapman Cabby Bill Garland and countless others who carry a in the battle to keep our youngsters in action on the ball fields of North York CURLERS GOOD YEAR Senior boys Cordon Long- field Huron Heights mile Wayne Hall King high jump John Goring Newmarket javelin Peter Bell King shot put Intermediate John White Aurora 220 247 Paul Newmarket triple jump 29 Newmarket high jump Alex Aurora pole vault fi Clare jump Rose Natchoff A succeful year in York tluh history wa the sum up from President and his fellow executives The club had new men Plan rhembersin thank to and his membership cohort Its pleasant to note President -T- I Hodges will return for a second term And the heat I League of luck in Hashman ha been of the opinion we NEWMARKET Plans to get more ladies into the act in sport Its organise a district to note Aurora and South Shore succeed the Aurora Associations have done just this Mrs Roy Keys and Newmarket Town league and Mrs Boh Dixon have been elected to the Aurora te discuss executive Our friend hard working Boh BJick re- meeting to be held turns to the presidents chair Ray Blouin Vince in Aurora week Casey Rob and Fred Terry are his chief aiders Sportsman Bob Pollock has been named South Shore President Mrs Barbara Shropshire is sec retary Mrs Delilah Cooper treasurer Arpus Cameramen were rained out Thursday in their attempts to launch their home Senior Softball League Weather permitting Mattice Bill Collier will do the May We havent the schedule as yet We expect it will he one of the to provide the opposition This appears to be omcthinK to write home alMiut The Shutter Shooters lost t21 to Eastman with Jerry Case pitching a great game but losing a strip hanger At the same time Stewarts were winning I 0 as Zephyrs Richard I chucked a one hitter and slammed a yvlnning homer Thats what you call leaving all the work lo ihe sender We may have missed shooting along congratulations to Bill and Al recently completed his third term as Newmarket Minor Hockey Association President and the same goes for Al with East Both leaders did a tremendously fine job for minor hockey We all owe them a vote of thanks for allstar leadership steelier Aurora shot Junior Brian Pick New market John Klos- Newmarket pole Vault Dave Huron Heights 40 Senior Aurora the OASA intermediate Gail Powell King City high NEWMARKET Is reported in plans for the greatest lAf in Newmarket East Up Township in charge under chairman Art Ferguson met last week Entry forms are now in Ihe mail to various Ontario soft- ball teams Area teams not in receipt of entry forms can apply to Secretary Cy Gilbert Box Newmarket for ad- mission Argus Camera and a New market intermediate girls team being organized by Wilf Roberts will carry local in terest Into the intermediate- senior open scries- compete ZEPHYR Zephyr soflbal- are organizing for a sum mer season if it ever gets here Zephyr fans are likely to have an opportunity exer cise their vocal cords In fa vor of four teams Hani- son reports Zephyr will rc- with a young team for the Senior League arid Jerry Pickering will be in charge of a Zephyr senior team will play mostly exhibition games and compete In dis trict tournaments The team loo under Spud King head ing will carry Zephyr flags There will be prizes for sen- teams will be present are bc- series winners Irophies considered This would be for the minor series champ- held July 3 at the Legion Hall ions Consolation winners will Ray Twinney of Rays BA be declared in each category js event with It will require games to c run off the tourney All games are expected to he and East played at the fairgrounds Township Recreation Com- valuable player and best missions pitcher will be Well have two teams in Aurora Furniture and Ontario Hospital reports league boosters Stew worth and Buz Noel Edgar reports Newmar ket Bell Telephone are or ganizing a team King is interested in playing In a league said sportsman John Dew Jr There is a report at least one other New market team would be inter ested in a league of this na ture There is every hope meeting may produce a new league KAN With an eye to the future and to keep Zephyr teams in the forefront in intermediate circles Clarkson Arnold has entered a bantam team in the North York Bantam Soft ball League The North York League will have a minimum of teams and possibly Bill expected to provide key pitching tor the Zephyr bantam entry Zephyr Kellies with Brian Myers at helm made a name for themselves in Ladies and playdowns The Kellies will be back in the lake loop where won the championship last scason Brian Myers is President of the Lake coe Ladles Softball league An indication Zephyr too is producing quota of softhall executives At least Zephyr Spud Kings arc likely to appear in the Senior Softhall with Stewarts Richard will be a kingpin with Stewarts white Bill and Mike will guard the Infield in each scries Plans for a program hook were discussed and approved Prices are now being ob tained Crests will be pre sented to players on champ ionship and finalist teams in each category A championship dinner at East GwiHimbury mid- which all the title winning get and bantam teams will compete in the minor scries A Newmarket juvenile learn will be entered A ribbon admission system covering all four days of tournament is being estab lished It will be possible to purchase admission tickets for one day only Representa tives attending confirmed the four day tourney will start June and conclude with five championship games at the fairgrounds on July The Committee plans work the Julyl section of the tournament to fit in with New market Centennial plans for a parade etc The bands par ticipating in the parade will he asked to provide a mon ster band concert and march ing display at the fairgrounds in the afternoon There will be five classes softball competition Mens and ladies open inter juvenile midget and bantam There will be teams eight earn category First eight entries in each scries will be accepted CHEST FREEZER ALL SIZES We undersell everybody Its smart to buy B RICES ft FOR DETAILS CALt or mail coupon to travel if BOX A NAME ADDRESS rpM0Ne 9 VvW No Waste of Space Never an eyesore I l V making ready We expect they click for a record teams come pitch off time Trust the to do it different Theyll ha the world series Rankers vs Christian baptist first then the regular schedule Ranker leader Helen Watt and headman report team ready for the world series battle Andrews is the newest entry Heres a record to end all records Imagine records set at a track meet Well thats what happened at the Little Meet held at Kinjr last week with Newmarket Aurora Huron Heights and Kin City athletes involved Records fell all oyer the place in ihe 63 event card Miss Campbell and Graham Aurora Williams athletes won the team title r Every year they the mm thing We dont the Lake Senior will this year Well once the are ail wet with Chapman Rill Harry at the head even team m and join Wewwvlle Mount Albert Zephyr and Pane Orchard the Lake Ladies for arena May 25 ggiipM AH team Ufa vMor May for hit is Quiet Too electric heating can make an extra room extra cosy p Warming an extra room becomes a quick and easy job with electric heating It wont overtax your present heating system Or your budget But it will deliver warmth to any chilly room in your home Like to know more Just ask your hydro r -t- l rtpn the Miracle of Air INFORMATION NEWMARKET HYDRO I i MOTORS ITD v i

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