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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), July 31, 1968, p. 13

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Wed July Hasketts Hash By George Hasketf A for effort history The track field steal the spotlight Orchids to the organizers of the baseball tournament A salute too for the New market Candian Legion sponsored team They carried the much bigger and more experienced Hamilton Mahoney to 10 innings before losing a verdict in the field The Legionaries came back in the first game of the tournament to defeat Don Mills as Craig Hunt and Dennis slammed key round trippers Newmarket and Aurora athletes and teams have thrived on intertown competition They battle each other to a but when they get together theyre unbeatable Take for instance the weekend tennis mixed doubles com petition Helen of Aurora and Karl Allison of Newmarket teamed to win the cham pionship The Newmarket courts were a busy spot Sunday twosomes competed in the big gest tourney in this area in some time Con gratulations go to the winners to convenors Keith and Davis as well as al the con testants for their sportsmanship throughout the competition Theres a big splash party at the Peter Gorman pool Aug when the Newmarket Lions Club sponsor its annual North York Swim League meet Swimmers from Thornhill Aurora Richmond Hill as well as Newmarket will swim for prizes and awards Meet gets underway at 9 am Raymond Mark gets a king Ray has organized the biggest and field meet in North York meet under the sponsorship of the Newmarket Track Club is at Pickering College Aug 3 Start ing tirre is am Director Mark has gone out and lined up top athletes from the US Quebec and Ontario Events in particular to watch according to Ray Mark are bantam girls yards with Wendy of and Marie of Belle ville This race starts at 9 am Newmarketcr Bryan Pick will take on top Balmy Beach run ners Tim and Evan at am in the midget yards Susan Sulek is expected to make a fine show ing in the girls midget 100 yards and long jump Kevin Bob and John Keating of the Oakland County team will feature in the open at 330 pm John Morrison of the Oak land team holder of the Canadian record of seconds in the yards hurdles will run at 115 pm Roger Eddy Bob Charles Francis Larry Dixon and Craig will run in the junior men3 100 yards They are all under 10 second runners Jim Richardson manager of Canadas nation al soccer team says Bermuda and the United States will play Canada Oct 6 and 13 in Toronto Return games Oct 20 at Hamilton Bermuda Oct 27 at Atlanta Georgia have climbed into a five point lead atop the Barrie Senior League stand ing Newmarket Rays own a four point lead over the fifth place The Rays must stay in fourth to make the playoffs Woods and Nottawa went innings in a recent game Woods won it Corby Adams of continue to lead the hitters with a rear mark Its a now or never week for the Newmarket Argus The Argus have five Lake League games to play and must win them all to make a playoff spot Aurora have climbed into third place and Zephyr Spud Kings are tied for the lead Newmarket Trojans are waiting for and to declare a winner in their Ontario Soccer Association Junior A cup aeries semifinals Trojan coach is It marks the first time a Newmarket junior team has reached the Ontario finals Bob Pick Don Wouters Del Oxford Craig Milter and several other stars in the Newmarket League have organized a third New market team Theyre looking for exhi bition games Can anyone oblige The has a record entry list for The total is 121 seniorintermediate and minor series teams IIARRIE SENIOR STANDINGS Lake l East 12 Woods 1 Newmarket Rays 0 Red 12 LAKE STANDINGS Aurora Vandorf Mount Albert Pine Orchard Newmarket Keswick Pitchers nightmare at Fairgrounds NEWMARKET It was strictly a night a pitchers nightmare at the fairgrounds Thursday as bopped Newmarket Rays BA in a Barrie Senior Softball League slugfest scored six in the first and the never did catch up The Umpire Tony and his partner Jack Headman appeared to be inspecting the ball most of the eve ning Whether it was at the request of the pitchers or not no one seemed to be sure Certainly starting Dale Pegg and visitors Leo had reason to wonder if some one had slipped in the hop- Legion peewees near victory NEWMARKET Never let it be said we havent a battling Newmarket Legion baseball team The res took Hamilton to innings be fore losing The extra inning victory gave Hamil ton the championship in the eight team baseball tournament at the fair grounds July Glen triple Hunt The were not finished They came back for a run in their tenth on Don Bones hit but couldnt equalizer winning with unloaded key bits Gary Day was losing hurler Dennis had a Register August Swim lessons reports registration tor Au gust Lessons at the Peter Gorman swimming pool will he held August second home run Don Bone doubled as with sixth inning help from Doug defeat ed Whitby 31 in the semi final Bob Stevenson and Terry Lewis pitched as Panthers topped Don Mills to win the Keith Davis consolation championship Whitby defeated Braves Chippawa Hamilton downed Rays B A to meet Altona NEWMARKET Rays BA scheduled to make an attempt for three succes sive Ontario championships will meet in the first round of the Ontario Amateur Softball Associa tion The Altona team plays in the Stouff viHeClarcmont Community League The best of three series will start August 20 at New market Second game will be played at either villc or dia monds August 22 Third game in the set if needed will be played August Bob Lefty Ellis long lime Aces pitch ing star and a popular ball player in this area is ex pected to start for the Molded salads should be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated The solids should be chopped into uniform pieces and added when the gelatin Is partially sot ton as Several other performers will see with the Altona club Third team plans games NEWMARKET New market now has three in termediate teams the Rays BA team Camera market team to play in he Lake Senior Soft ball League The third team organized recently with players from Trinity United St An drews and other Newmar ket League hope to line up several exhibition games this season Any area teams interested in a game can contact Bob Pick or George The all- stayed on until the Raymen boomed for five hits and six runs in the eighth MISTAKES ADD UP Skelcher replaced and allowed eight hits as did Pegg for a Barrie 16hit count The werent far behind the Lakers bag ging 13 hits It wasnt all the pitchers fault by any means The Raymen committed five bobbles two Cor by Adams the Lakers short stop just about beat the on his own gobbl ing up shot after shot oft the Ray bats Duncan McNeill doubled and scored on sin gle for a Ray first inning In the fourth stole sec ond and scored on Ken Sturgeons hit Ron Beckett hit by the pitcher scored the third Ray run in the McNeill homered big Ray eighth Gould beak out a bunt and Sturgeon got his third hit as the Rays plated a tenth run in the ninth Gould and Sturgeon with three hits and Pegg with two each top Ray hitters Jeff had four hits Jim Quintan three Don Amos Corby Adams and Fred Haines two each to lead Barrie SUPER 8 HALINA MOVIE CAMERA yip handle SPECIAL PHOTO SUPPLIES RICHMOND HEIGHTS CENTRE Aurora swimmers lose to York AURORA Despite the allout efforts of Dave Blanchard who dominated a North York Swim The Newmarket Lions Club yearly feature at the pool will be August Meet gets underway at AT THE SUTTON FAIR Thuis Aug 8 to Fii Aug 100 to 1000 pm Sat Aug I pm to pm ANTIQUE DEAtERS AND A GOURMET SPICE SHOP chief Aurora point collector won the yard butterfly breast back crawl and free style races Williams and Gail Knapton each to with Aurora Williams 25yard breast and back crawl events in the boys umfcr ll Gail Knapton won 25yard style and back crawl races in the girls under com petition Brad Gilbert captured a first in boys 1314 back free style races the boys and under class Mary won the girls yard butterfly event Dave Gary Knap ton Mary Mar tha Straw Paul Hill Vanltony and Bob col lected seconds to add to the Adrian Boyd Doug Baker Julie Regan three vic tories each paced the win ning Thornhill drive John Regan Jim Davis Anne Moore and Kelly were two event SUTTON FAIR AUGUST 10 AURORA HOLIDAY BANDSTAND AURORA COMMUNITY CENTRE THIS THURSDAY AUG 1 THE MIDKNIGHTS THE BEDTIME STORY NEXT THURSDAY AUG 8 THE GUESS WHO THE DANA COMING AUGUST JACKIE SHANE A THE HITCHHIKERS

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