Hasketts Hash By George Haskell STAR returns to Argus line The Era NewmarketAurora Oat Wed October 1968 23 OASA playoffs head for finale Body blocks football and hockey variety are blasting ball off the headlines Elmer and Bob Montgomery are warbling sweet music about their Newmarket Argus Camera and Aurora Tigers Were looking for the two teams to give home town fans a kingsize dish of exciting hockey in the six months ahead Tigers open their home Metro Junior sea son Oct at against Brampton Hub faithful play Lindsay here Oct 20 at 230 pm play at home Sunday after noons Tigers Sunday evening This will give district fans just time for a supper break be tween games Jerry Pickering and his Zephyr Spud Kings are preparing for a jaunt to Allenford for inter mediate C OASA action Art Ferguson Tom and John Hope are getting East Gwfflim- Legion bantams up for their second game with Norwood Its do or die too for Mount Albert Bob Timbers and his cohort Orval Jordan have the Centennial Cordages in the right frame of mind to tie up the series with Whitchurch Second game in the Allenford set is at Zephyr Oct 2 at 830 pm This corner was telling Rays general manager Wilf Roberts that you cant beat the law of averages This was before the Rays made the trip to Peterboro for the third game with Picton was bound to shunt us out of OASA sooner or later Such was the case prov ing you Cant always he a winner EXHIBITION GAME Elmer has now confirmed an ex hibition game for the Hub arena Oct with Parry Sound Time pm This should bring back memories of trips to Parry Sound Denny and past tests with the Sounders Too it should give Banker Clare mondin an opportunity to hoot for Parry Sound Congratulations to the Bankers They are Newmarket league champions They defeated Trinity United in the finals Alan the great shortstopper with past Zephyr cham pionship teams is back from a Troy New York holiday Alan reports is now the big game in that area It seems and fast ball have become too much of a catcherpitcher game with a mounting strikeout toll You dont usually treat your best customer roughly Hub sportsman Ang West is the Lake Simcoe Leagues number one fan got hit on the back with a high foul ball at Zephyr in the Lake League finale It wasnt Angs night His pipe plugged and he had to borrow a straw off umpire Tony Gallones whisk to keep the pipe percolating ZEPHYR TOPS AGAIN Its congratulations to Cecil Harrison Bob Timbers Larry and the Zephyr Cordage Centennials They are double champs winning the coveted Stan Cook Torphy and league pennant trophy We think the inclusion of Newmarket Argus and Aurora teams in the lea gue helped to increase interest and competition We hope both teams will return next season Bob Jackson President of the South Softball League reports a meeting to organize the league for the season The league is looking for additional entries We would suggest to Bob Pick and his pals they mtg t be wise to enter Joe Kearns reports Holland Landing would like to return Barry Timbers recorded 66 strikeouts in three games A Hamilton fanned out of 51 batters to face him Perhaps the batters should unionize for bigger hickory sticks or make the pitchers throw from center field Bob is now teaching at Stan Fraser is at Bradford Dave Jefferson who used to take pleasure in his school days in heat ing Aurora is now teaching at Williams Dave is assistant coach with the Williams senior foot ball platoon NHS beat Aurora 320 in their sea son opener Hear via the grapefruit defeated Imperial Eastman in games in the Barrie Senior Softball League finals We think New market fans are entitled to an explanation regard ing the that developed in the Rays vs Imperial series Were number one is the theme local Argo faithfuls Helen Watt and Ed Pitt are singing these fine fall days Too bad Doolittle another Argo faithful isnt about to celebrate with them Possibly it is just as well is in California because yours truly Bob Mont gomery Bill and other Hamilton TiCats would be getting the needle but good Incident ally Mr whats the matter with the Ottawa CURLERS READY Were expecting a dispatch any day now from President Alf Hodges and his York Curl ing Club cohorts Were looking for the best ever season at the Yorks where friendship and fellow ship are high along with keen competition Sam were advised maybe forced out of action with a trick knee However with Joe VandenBergh and Bob Basher Groves offering to stand Sam up at the tee and carry the broom its possible Sam will lead Newmarket rinks to victory in many The response of sponsors for Newmarket Minor Hockey this season has been terrific re ports Clare Penrose The is holding regis trations at the Newmarket arena Oct Oct from 10 am to 2 pm advises officers Cy Gilbert Bill BUI and Ken market Redmen last season signed the clubs first 1968- contract in the presence of General Manager Elmer and coach Bill For last weekend Chaisson woo scored 37 goals and picked up as sists for the edition returned home from a try out with Petes of the junior A series was of fered a contract to play with Chatham in the West ern Ontario Junior A Lea gue After conferring with Newmarket club officials decided to finish his last year in jun ior with Newmarket and to return to Newmarket High School to complete his sec ondary school education Chaisson plans to attend a United States College on a hockey scholarship next Chaisson was runnerup Tiger target is top four Hockey League point pa rade and was voted most valuable player with the Coach Roger Neil- son and his camp assistance were high on Neilson too was impressed with Redmen Bobby Kane Kane has re turned to play with the Redmen after considering offer to play with the out with the Toronto Mar- lies and showed enough at the Marlie camp at Mark- ham to rate an offer to join The return of these play ers and holdover hopefuls Hugh McEvoy Terry Doug etc will assure the Argus Red- contending this son Elmer returns as club president Bill han is back as team coach Other Newmarket sports men are being approached to act on the executive for the Argus season The Argus under coach Forhan started prac tices Oct 1 at the New market arena Practices in Newmarket are scheduled for Oct players of junior age are invited to attend the train- President is 5 to 630 pm Oct to pm Oct 630 to pm Practices are schedul ed for the Bradford arena Oct to pm Oct Oct with Parry Sound Brunswicks the visitors The open their teams and players continue to make history as the playoffs continue Only remain 527 playoff games have been played 114 have been decided by shutouts extra inning games rounds required third game games were North York Enterprise in the squirt series championship in a zone final involving Gait Simcoe and Marmora The Canadian Amateur Softball Association Canadian championship tournament tered was a huge success St Catharines de feated Gatineau Quebec to the Teepees nipped Richmond Hill Dynes in the semi final Teepes Dick was voted leading pitcher Additional pitching field ing and batting feats have been reported in playoff games Bob struck out Smithvilles Don whiffed as won the junior A series Reg White pitched a nohitter but lost 32 to Whitby in intermediate A In juven ile Port Perrys Rick fanned 15 for a 41 win over Walters Falls St Catharines Bob Slowinski threw a nohitter and whif fed for a 12 midget A over Burlington In Smithville won and over going north to i The Zephyr Spud Kings Allenford inter mediate victor will have home diamond to play either or Chamber- Mount Albert church series treks north to play Cochrane in the On tario junior finals Win ner of the East bantam B set takes on Smithville in windup Mrs Lois of Newmarket register ed for her daughter Lois Ann 10 at the Newmarket Figure Skating Club held in the Newmarket Arena last week The club has competitions for trophies and awards and pre sents a gala ice carnival Our Town on Ice every year Photo in loop Newmarket trio win trophy AURORA Peter Miller Bob Montgomery Larry Keffer Larry Reagan Welsh and the Au rora Tiger executive have a target for the seas on Its to finish among the top four teams in the Metro Junior B and to give Aurora district fans the best available in junior B hockey And they are sure to succeed on both counts because everyone is pitch ing in to make the upcom ing a success story from NEWMARKET It is always a good idea to keep something on the shelf Thats why probably New market lawn bowlers decid ed to keep the prized John Little Memorial Tro phy on their home club house shelves Etta Keffer and Ron Geniole as lead won the Little Trophy in competition held recently at the Newmarket greens The trophy winners won three games and rolled up a score High for two public relations di- wins was an Aurora trio rector Larry Keffer will play home games on Sun day nights at pm at the and Charles Copeland lead won the high two game location where indoor lawn prize with a score Ken bowling occupies their time Bain a Newmarket bowl er from away back and now with the Toronto Rusbolme Club was high for one game with a mark of 41 Mrs Bain was vice- skip Frank lead Due to the excellent sum mer and fall weather the Newmarket Lawn Bowling Club has enjoyed another excellent season and has provided recreation for many Newmarket lawn bowlers The local greens- men are expected to con tinue their outdoor activity until the Thanksgiving tour nament Following that theyll head for Miami Greens Davis Drive Our Branch Office is ready to serve all your investment requirements It is one of such branches in Ontario haying teletype connec tions to our Head Office in Toronto Timothy of Mom the opener Tigers will play an exhibition game with Brampton Oct 6 at 7 pm and have games arranged with Hamilton and Dixie The Metro Junior B League has nine teams In cluding Aurora Whitby North York St Mikes Brampton York Steel and Dixie Beehives In short it adds up to a full season with variety and keen competition Welsh former Etobicoke 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