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PAGE EIGHT . THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES. NTARIO SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION LOOKS TOWARD BANNER SEASON Many Amendments to Rules of 0.A.S.A. are Approvea at Annual Meeting Here W. J. Dalgeish, Galt, Elect- ed President for 1928 -- Lively Discussion Fea: tures Proceedings -- Next Annual Meeting to Be Held in Stratford softball will have a banner sea- son in 1928, judging from the en- thusiasm shown at the annual meeting of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association meeting at the teneral Motors Convention Hall held in Oshawa yesterday, Dele- cates from all the enthusiastie softball divisions in the province were on hand when the meeting hegan, and the discussions attest ed to the keen interest taken in the game of softball in eastern western and central Ontario. W. J. Dalgleish, Galt, was elect- ed president of the association for 1928, Wililam Harmer was the only Oshawa nominee 1oF prosice pod was pnpa'n' t mittee. A. J. Hamil, Galt, with- The other officers ave: first vice president--G. J. MeArthur, Guelph, ¢lected hy acclamation; J. Henderson, Toronto, and V. Me- Nwraith, Guelph, withdrawing; second vice president, J. Sullivan, Peterhoro; secretary, T. V. Mae- Kay, Guelph, re-elected; freasurver, WwW. J. Innes, Paris, acclamation; the executive Committee--C, HII", Stratford; J. Joy, St. Catharines; R. L. Robins, Brantford, and J. H Latimer, Kingston; V. Mellwraith, Guelph, and F. Grant, Toronto, were appointed executive officers; ¥. Smith and W. Steele, Hamilton, auditors, and J. Sullivan, Peter- boro, F¥. Grant, Toronto, C. Hill, Stratford, J. Joy, St. Catharines, V. Mellwraith, Guelph, and W. J Harmer, Oshawa, as the sub-com- mittee, The amendments were generally of a nature that changed the word- ing that the directions might be more explicit, and there were no radical changes made in the con- stittuion, The following amendments wer: approved hy the meeting: from St. Catharines, Rule 71, Sec. 3. The wording was changed to read: Ip order to advance on a caught fly ball, a base runner must pot leave his base he must go back and caught ball has been first toueh- ed, if he has taken a lead from his base ehe must go back and touch same before advancing. Rule 71, Sec. 4. A base runncr may he foubled on a foul tip canght. The word "caught' was omitted in he» tule book, Rule 71, Mec. dency. \ a \ 1 base runner may advance or score on a caught foul fly it he has held his base until such time as the foul fly has been first touched, it he has taken a lead from his base he must go back and touch same before advancing. From Brantford: fo Rule 42, Sec. 10, Base runner is not out it he has one or both feet on base when hit by batted ball. From Hamilton: That 2. Sec. 2, the word League changed to Association. The following amendment were not adopted: From St. Catharines: Ta Rule 71, See. 2, if the hase runner leaves the base occupied hy him, before the ball passes {he home plate the Umpire shall de- clare hinr out, other than a fair hit hall., From Brantford: Rule 17, See. 1: That the pitcher shall he allowed to put one foot hehind the pitching plate if he so desires, The last amendment was inter- preted hy the meeting as being equivalent to giving the pitcher two steps and on that grounds was not adopted. A lot of diseussicn wag precipitated hy the Brantford suggestion that a player desiving to change his club, would first have to obtain the written consent of his old club, and failing that to apply fo the executive of the OA, S.A., for a final decision, and the club also to he present at the hearing. Tt was felt that this was too much restriction on the player. as the way the suggestion read would foree the player to through the ceremony change, and would also nominal right, until the of the executive was obtained the change, to the club for the player's service for any number of years. Hamilton Rule 42, To be added in Rule be gn at every give un sanction for that words, is recommended 10, where the "Except when the hase runner standing on the base, with hoth feet," read as follows: II a fair hit ball strikes him hefore touch- ing a field except when base run- ner is standing on the base with hoth feet and in such no base shall be run unless necessitated hy the hatsipan becoming a base runner but no run shall be scoréd or any other fair hit ball hitting a base runner on hase shall he considered a dead hall" This recommenda- tion wag also the subject of a lot of discussion, and many divergent views were held on the ruling. This snggestion was approved. The retiring president, CC. W, Holmes, of St, Catharines, explain- ed that suggestion offered hy Kingston, was embodied in the rule | is it "tha' the dates of all Ifinal games, as set by the 0.A 8A. See, the stood ril ¢ be strictly adhered to, for the un- dermautioned reason--Any long delay, between the semi final und the finals placing a handicap on the unoffending association or club, and practically eliminates them from the series." The King- ston representatives called atten- tion to the fact that their team was in the finals last year and had a wait of a monty before the finals took place. The president sald that the executive had not received the co-operation of some of the representatives last year. and fit had been their fault, not the rules, that the finals had been delayed. The secretary, T. V. MacKay read a letter from the Guelph As- sociation in which they asked for a portion of their expenses In a series with Embro, in which they alleged an extra game had been made necessary hy the actions of the Embro players and umpire. This solicitation was approved hy the meeting. but had to 'be refer- red to the incoming executive, for their vate, A leiter was read from A. Spalding and Brothers, in which they agreed to print the 1928 rule book and all succeeding rule books of the 0.A.8.A. free of charge if given an exclusive copyright on the hook. They also thanked the eve- cutive for the continued use of the Spalding Ball in the league fix- tures, The advisability of allow- ing the Spalding firm to print the rule book was also 1+ft to the exe- cutive, Thed fscussion produced some amusing slons from a representative from Galt, who, although he could not see, "in any way, shape. or form" that the suggestion was not ime mediately approved, and denied the allegations thrown ont hy another member of the meeting that he wag at all interested in the firm. aon this question digres- enjoyed a sueeessful year in 1027. and that 19 district leagues had been aMliated with the parent hody. He said that it had heen necessary to suspend two players in Toronto for signing up with two different teams under assumed names, and thanked the Toronto executive for their co-operation in the discovery of the offenders. The meeting adjourned at ahout 4 Stratford, Paris and Kingston placed invitations with the meeting for the 1929 meeting, and after talks from representatives, Stra. ford wos made the unanimone choice for the annual meeting Kingston representative put in a hid for the meeting, FIVE CHARGES OF FRAUD AGAINST SPANISH ARTIST Toronto, April 5.-~Facing five counts of friud and false pretences involving ahout $1,500, Theodore y Alvarex, pscudo Spanish artist, in court today was remanded to Ap- 13. p----. Recommended / HEREVER you meet men who smoke you'll find it is 2 rule to praise Old Chum, because it is so mellow, mild and cool. They like 1 it for its flavour and they like it for its worth; they like its fine aroma, which they call the best on earth. So if you've never tried Old Chum just take a tip from me. Go get some now! Light up your pipe--and see how pleased you'll be! OLD CHUM large 25¢c. package contains two "Poker Hands" « = LR SR A I The secretary said that they had | | finals 0.A.L. A. holds Annual Session Toronto, April 7.--Bitter resent- ment at the alleged laxity of the amateur governors in allowing four professional players to compete in the Canadian lacrosse finals and Olympic trials last fall, was expres- sed at the annual convention of the Ontario Amateur Lacrosse Associa- tion held in the Prince George Hotel yesterday and it was unanimously decided to protest the New West. minster teams as champions of Can- ada and make every effort to declare Veston, the Ontario titleholders, rightful winners of the Mann Cup. Only. a humble protest apparently was made when the Pacific Coast team played four professionals in the championship series last year and chen the breach of the amateur laws was brought to the attention of the Canadian Union and Ontario Branch it only resulted in the Oly- mpic committee banning the profes- sionals from Olympic competition and New Westminster retained the right to represent Canada as a team in the world lacrosse carnival this summer, The drastic action of the O.A.L.A. in demanding that Weston be crown- ed champions and go to the Olym- pics this vear in place of New West- minster, followed an announcement by Charles Higginbottom, president of the Ontario Branch of the A.A.U. of C, that the Canadian Amateur Union would not consider the re- quested reinstatement of Eddic Longfellow, Silver Spelling and Toots Harrison, rated as class "A" professionals. The O.A.L.A. claimed that other branches were successful mn getting players 'back in the good Kraces of the amateur union and in the ensuing debate the Canadian lust year was cited as an mstinee, Delegates demanded an explanation and after a lengthy dis- cussion it was decided to demand a thorough investigation, The presi- dent of the Ontario branch promis- ed his support while the AAU, oi Cond the CALA, will be notified inmediately of the protest. Best Meeting in Years Ihe effort to make last year's fin- als null and void was the feature of the convention, which wus one of the best in recent history, completing a record year and starting a new term with even brighter prospects, A re- vival of the national game was re- ported by delegates, who assembled irom all over the province, and if the progress of the campaign to get the ounger hoys playing lacrosse tues at will not he long heiore the Katie of the gutted stick again takes ¢ leading part on the sports Program. Many systems were suggested to get | terested in lacrosse, the being made by Sceretary Dopp, who prop sed that a good organizer he paid to tour Qu- taro to teach the game to the hoys ind form leagues, A subscription was started to meet the expense and it on mounted over $100 and with the n approving of the plan t should meet with success. Joseph McGahey, B.A, in an clo quent after-dinner talk, strongly ad- vised the OANA, to devote its at- tention to the boys in the effort to revive interest in the game. The St. Michael's College mentor gave one of the best addresses ever heard at the Ontario convention, Not on- Iv his tone and delivery was remark- able but every word carried a mean- ng. 'The subject of the talk was "Sportsmanship," and he emphasize ed its need, tor success both on the athletic ficlds and in life. The speak- er paid high tribute to the O.A.LA, stating that its fight to put lacrosse back on the map deserves as much credit as the twned feats of former days, when the game was in its glory Almost cvery person iu the dwming-room rushed to shake the hand of Mr. McGahey when his talk was over, old-timers praising it as the best they ever heard. Can Score in Crease amendment to clarify the clause in the playing rules was adopted as follows: "A player while carrying the ball in his stick may go within his opponents' goal crease, and a goal shall be counted for his team if scored by him while in the He must get out of the crease as soon as the ball leaves his stick, whether or not a goal has been scored. No goal shall be count- ed if scored while any player of the attacking team, other than the onc carrying the ball, is in the creasc; and no player shall go within the crease to check the goalkeeper." Amendments to change the rule demanding that a senior team sup- port a junior team and to prevent a player competing in more than one series were withdrawn, The Buffalo club was granted its request to havc the privilege of using any players Cutl= best one rene executive An crease crease. outside of Canada, within a radius oi | 8 30 miles of Buffalo. St. Catharina: claimed players from Niagara Falls, @ N.Y, the Garden City being 1th nearest lacrosse club to their homes, but the delegates were almost unani- mous in favor of helping the Ameri- can city, Other minor amendments passed, wcluding the changing of the opening date from May 15 to May 2&3 and the enforcing of a rule demand- mg that referces for all exhibition games must be approved of by the O.A LA. secretary. Officers Are Elected All the positions with the exception of. the Council, were filled by accla- mation, M. E. F. Kelly, Toronto, ad- vancing to the preseident's position and A. E. Lyon of Brantford, was promoted to first vice. Wa Blaine), Toronto, and E. A. Kopas, Fergus; R. McAllister, out of the contest for sccond wice-president, giving », Warr of Brampton the office. E. J. Dopp was returned as secretary, and Dr. W. Holmes as treasurer, while the council was clected as follows: WW. Blainey, Toronto; J. Bursell, Brampton: L. 4. Donald, Toronto; C. R. Keys, Buffalo; E. Kopa, Fergus: R. McAllister, Sarnia; W. N. McCutcheon, Walkerton: AV, Ste- venson, Toronto; WN Thompson Georgetonn, and E. A. Van Evry. o SPOR? SNAPSHO1S The large number of delegates that attended the annual meeting of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association in Oshawa yesterday gives further evidence of the ever-increa representatives of practically all the sing popularity of this game, The leagues affiliated with the O.A S.A. put in an appearance, and all the delegates entered heartily in the discussions. Three representatives but their car got stuck in the mud from Stratford arrived a little late, between Kitchener and Guelph, and they had to take a train the remaining part of the journey. Mr. Way, Shape or Form, who gave his residence as Galt, added an culivening touch to the meeting. Although "Bill" Harmer is not 1928, h the president of the O.A.5.A. for ¢ was honored with an appointment to the sub-committee, and no doubt will receive the premier honor when he becomes better known, He is the only Oshawa representativ ¢ among the officers of the O.A.8.A, Although both Toronto and Paris tendered invitations for the next annual mecting, it was decide Hill, of Stratford, who was clected the "logical location" for the 1929 ahead, and have already asked the ing in the Limestone City. d after hearing an appeal from C. to. the executive, that Stratford was meeting, Kingston are looking far delegates to hold their 1930 meet- Softball would be given a great boost in that section if the meeting was held there, according to the represen tatives, "Bunny" Toronto, sideration for the junior leagues, producing players that could advan . Marganson, president of the Telegram Softball League, and Toronto. Telegram sport writer, advocated special - con- and mentioned their great help in ce to the senior leagues. The first game of soccer this scason was played at Alexandra Park yesterday with the Oshawa City and the Mimico Beach team, of To- ronto as participants. The Oshawa City outfit used many players and gave special attention to new players out with the team. With Good Friday past, and soccer, baseball and lacrosse hooni- ing, not to mention Mr. Thomas N isby, who has already tried out the waters in the lake, summer seems to be much in the offing. Oshawa's prospects look bright in her 'summer activities, and it is to be hoped that some banquets will be in orde We are still playing favorites for the Stanley Cup. It would ha team, albeit all Canadians, with Ne ers, to be hailed as "world's champ Smith, Lamb, Oatman, Phillips, Du r and on order in the fall, and our money is on the Maroons rdly be in order in any case for a w York emblazoned on their sweat- ions." 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