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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), June 14, 1967, p. 13

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A pleasant subject to get cracking on this week would be best pitchers in this area over the years would have to install Alex Big Boy Web ster near the summit Webster made his local debut in the Church League in the early thirties with Trinity United Webster threw two onehitters for a starter Hub hitters hadnt seen the like of Web ster They just couldnt get the bat around in time Ken Guilfoyle Roxy Aces Blake Con stable Churchill Bill Langataff Zip Attwel Bill VanZant and Bill Joint McComb Newmarket Norm Aurora Bob Ellis Ted Bennett Richmond Hill Ken Alli son Schomberg were other allstar of the 3040 era There was one we didnt mention This was Norm Stunden In our books Stunden was the best southpaw server in this district- As well Norm served in many capacities to boost in the North York area Ray was another of renown wasnt around long but while hurl ing for Casey Cripps established himself as the best right hand pitcher Weve seen Judd pitch five innings without throwing one ball Lake Simcoe League sides in days of yore got big league chucking from Ken Red Mitchell Mount Albert Ron Kester Zephyr and Haley Queensville Other top flight pitchers were Cook Pine Orchard Duncan McNeill Peter Goodfellow Keswick Bill Henry Red Pollock and Harold Smith Tops in todays crop of are Dale and Richard Lunney Barry Timbers a port- aider is the leading contender for stardom in the upcoming exchanges Mike Lavender Fred Green and Jackson are a trio of pitching stars in the making Lavender hails from Vandorf Green from Aurora Jackson from the Heights I HI I V aaaam I aw AB I TORONTO Indianapolis Coyole the same car Ihat to make across the finish it I LACK OPPORTUNITY Newmarket has yet to produce a flinging great since the days of Zip Attwell and Joint McComb This in the main is due to the fact players dont get into the small diamond sport until theyve grad uated from bantam hardball ranks Its a very foolish system If Newmarket is to produce top notch pitching talent the present outdated system will have to be changed They start out in baseball There is no hardball after bantam If they wish to continue in ball they have to switch to You can convert an or outfielder to However it takes years to develop a pitcher and considerable time to pro duce a good catcher Until we start leagues for the small fry atom tykes bantams Newmarket wont be coming up with any great pitchers Now the town league has folded conditions are even worse There is just no place for players to get into the pitching whirl Dan the best of the junior crop at the moment got his start in at Lake Wilcox East Gwillimbury is pro ducing some fine pitchers That is because the players are getting an opportunity to play in atom tyke and house leagues as well as with town ship allstar teams are the hitters making a come back We thought perhaps they were a vanishing race The has been giving the bat wielders some help of late Theyve shoved the pitchers pan back three feet The pitchers in most instances were piling up big strikeout tolls from the 40 foot mark The dont seem to piling up the moun tainous strike out counts this year Possibly its of the weather Hurlers like it hot There does seem to be more baserunners of late and that is what the fans like They dont want to see some freewheeling and his catcher having a game of catch Will it be necessary in future years for ball officials to budget for paid coaches That is one of big problems of ball today Everybody seems to be so busy with the cottage and other summer activities they have no time to take on coaching chores LARGEST IN YORK However Len Russell and Bill Ellis report the coach quota in the East Gwillimbury League is filled This is good news The league is the largest in York North with more than registered We get the same story from many communities around the county Sorry we cant field a team We cant find anyone to coach them We wonder what hap pens to the kids when this happen Surely one or two parents could find a couple of hours a week to coach and manage a team Entries are slowly dribbling in for the Hub Centennial Softball tourney scheduled for June July Art Ferguson and his renowned helpers are busy Many other tournaments are being played across Ontario on the Dominion Day weekend How ever Art Ferguson is optimistic the quota of teams will be filled Teams entered to date are mens Belleville Scarboro ladies Newmarket Juvenile Danforth Gardens Mount Albert Newmarket St Catharines Aylmer Toronto midget Scarboro Niagara on the Lake bantam East Vandorf Target is eight in each category FULL PROGRAM June 17 shapes up as one of the busiest sport ing weekends of the year Its type cars and all the glamor of big time racing spon sored by the Telegram at Mosport Zephyr sports day Is on featuring teams of softball and other Newmarket Lawn Bowlers have the paint brush going to erase the work of vandals Grant Real reports the club is anxious to secure new members First tourney la due June mixed trebles for the Del Trophy County Track Meet Aurora AURORA The York Cen tennial Junior Olympics to be held at St Andrews Col lege track June will get underway at am The morning program will fea ture GO and yard dashes long and high jump events for both boys and girls The com petition will be divided into tyke atom and bantam cate gories Tykes are eight and nine year olds atoms and bantams and The afternoon program will commence at pm and is expected to attract many top Canadian athletes The half mile and relays coupled with long and high jump field events will provide continuous action and excite ment throughout the after noon competitors will vie for honors in bantam midget Juvenile and junior divisions A J left is congratulated by The Tele grams John Jr after his Indianapolis victory has entered the Telegram Trophy Race set for Mosport Park June WRESTLERS BACK NEWMARKET Big lime relarnt to Ike New- Areas as June As card Whip- per WaUva and Brewer pilled against the Maiked Yankees in Ike Mala Eves The Wrestling Midgets will be in added at traction BREWERS RETAIL Summer Hours of Sato Effective Juno 19 Brewers Retail Operated by Brewers Warehousing Co Ltd it started 90 years ago years ago this fall Canadas Pint com mercial telephone were installed In Ottawa Canada acorn Prime Minister The Hon Mackenzie who was also Minis- tar of Public Wofki hid In the Public Department the other was at Hall rnldence or the Karl of the Governor General These phones were used for government butfness and for musical concerts to demonstrate miracle of the telephone to guest at Hall And from that beginning grew Bell Canada Today there is probably not a single person In Quebec or Ontario who does not in one way or another use the services we provide and TV program are relayed through our microwave network com municate by voice or teletype or transmit data through our facilities so do paper and the government police and fire departments there are million Bell Canada phones In homes and offices and of public phones Like Canada we of Bell Canada have coma a long way And one more point were proud that nearly of our shares are owned by Canadian residents winner A J has en tered the Telegram Trophy Race set for June at Park is one of four three- time winners at captur ing the coveted prize in 1961 and as well as this year Joining Foyt in the race for prize money will be his driving partner Jos Leon ard who finished third this year at The entry by who will be driving his Fordpowered won means that drivers who grabbed the top three spots in last months Indy clash have entered the United Slates Auto Club has won the United sanctioned event Second place finisher Unser was announced earlier of course set a new race record of 151197 miles per hour breaking the old mark of set in by Scotlands Jimmy Clark The 32-year- old native of line as he had to weave his glace rata way through a fivecar pile- is now in France up on the last lap of the In- for the 24hour sports manapolis classic rice knows the course having raced gfcs Ontario circuit back la started racing far States national championship on four and is equally at home sports stock or Indy cars The car he and Leonard win race at Is one which Foyt and his father built cash at was a record i Now fairs what I call a low T Bed Canada v Houston Texas almost failed while ais and since that time has pro- at a pace has earned the the Active Drivers He second to Rodger Ward in the Drivers in competition I j V nIV him glad your June Wth r me I l J i 5v I 1 Throw the iron Theyre permanently SHIMS ft VAN 5 cotton wISmat In apptoiunc I Calrt wool of llghtwilgM mod colic ARROW and dOrhol front tight Summer Mh rwf Sinn 1 Regular Special v J mMw Ht da if now How check ihipti comfort W to 44 L Curile Took Von and pi idoii and youll I At tod and 150 fmr by for A A top of torn Lycra H Centennial HANKY tool Tor ton pore woo A colourful iff Mod by WW a J -C- TV If 175 too two pair I SO two W jiuht ISO lama It la a MANS MOM to know man dont 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