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THE TIMES-GAZETTE Tuesday, July 2, 1940 2 'o= By Jack Sords FOURTH VISIT Silke Breanne iN Wii BROOKLYN (8 SNH Abo, He HAS PLAYED WTR SEVEN MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS Bogo "NEWSOM, BACK WiTH THE WASHINGToA SENATORS FOR THE FOURTA "ME AFTER HIS RELEASE BY THE eh PALADELPHIA ATHLETICS PORT :-, NAPSHOTS Comptes You can put motorcycle racing down as one of the popular sport entertainments in Oshawa. We saw the largest crowd we've ever seen in Alexandra Park, sit for three hours with nothing to do but watch a bunch of cars and trucks splash and circle through mud and then stay, still patient and without anything more than a good-natured squawk, from 1.30 in the afternoon until 8.00 o'clock in the evening, to see the full program of races completed, Some citizens, even went out on the track with their cars and trucks and helped put the track in shape after the rain. Others volunteered to go and get sawdust, shav- ings, etc., and everyone helped--if only by sitting still. It was a splen- did display of community spirit and co-operation, They stayed for over seven hours to see the finish of the races--without eating so the | Oshawa Ramblers Motorcycle Club can feel fairly confident that their 'brand of entertainment has a promising future as a sports attraction in Oshawa, vy Oo 9 Strangely enough, despite the amount of rain and water--you never would have thought they'd have it ready the same day let alone within three hours--eventually the track was even better than d have been dry, for there was no dust with which to con- the Sack was fairly hard even then and it was equally fast, the bn ge times were a shade better than even the pin uy ust 8 point of information, they held the ol ro TOTTI vi; boys' go around once trying for their peed and they are rated on the time they made. The first best time was exactly 32 seconds and wut of 40 who tried, all who took more than 40 seconds to go around the half-mile failed to qualify. That's just in cas()you thought there was ® lot of difference between the "novices" and "experts." Incident ally, did you ever see more motorcycles in Oshawa or anywhere? Besides all the race riders, these motorcycle clubs turn out in force, all their members with the girls or wives on the pillion seats. They oall these bikes "cruiser class" and there was a flotilla of almost 500 of them in Oshawa yesterday. * % » We've only seen one larger sports crowd in Oshawa and it rained that day too--the 2nd of May, 1940, when Oshawa Generals returned A best and those track, Wins Canadian RECORD CROWD THRILLED AT MOTORCYCLE RACES George Prouse of Brantford Championship In Sensational 5-Mile Event Alexandra Park Scene of Record Crowd for Do- minion Day Races -- Crack Riders From Ham- ilton, Toronto and U. S. Stage Thrilling Perform- ances in Speed-Crammed Events -- Oshawa En- tries Make Splendid Showing -- Three Spills But None Seriously In- jured -- Crowd Patiently Waits Until Flooded Track Safe For Use (By G. H, C.) 'The Oshawa Ramblers Motorcycle Club, each and every member, and the Oshawa Kinsmen Club can take a well-deserved bow for the splen- did brand of sports entertainment they presented on Dominion Day. The fact that almost 10,000 peo- ple, perhaps the largest crowd to ever be in Alexandra Park at one time, were on hand to see the first series of motorcycle races in Osha- Wa in some years and that they stayed, sitting or standing patiently for nearly three hours while ener- getic and sporting "patriots" got a rain-flooded dirt track into pbs racing and then stuck it out, from 130 pm. unti] 8.00 pm. until the last race was finished, is more than sufficient proof that the sport is popular here. Thut evidence alone must be gratifying to the Oshawa racing en- thusiasts and provide an optimistic outlook for the sport in this city. Goodwill and Co-operation Only two races had been held when "the rains came" and it came in a veritable torrent that flooded the track with water. Treated, rolled and prepared for the last three days, the track was in excel- lent condition, hard as pavement and smooth as a billiard table but the rain changed all that, Then the spirit of sportsmanship and co- operation came to the fore, Citizens, most of whom had no connection with either the Motorcycle Club or Kinsmen Club, drove their trucks or cars around the track hour after hour, dispersing the water. Sawdust was brought and rolled in, various forms of drags were improvised and used It took quite a while but the fans sat patiently and good-naturedly throughout, Several times it show- ered but the work went on and fin- ally, shortly after five o'clock, they resumed the racing, on a strip that was almost perfect at that and of being free from the hazard and nuisance, dry, dusty track would have created, Very Few Mishaps Proof that the track was in tip- top shape was given in the times made in the races, which were fast er than the all-important - trial speed runs, which har been held on a dry track in the morning. Only three mishaps occurred-- gine trouble as motors "concked from the West, with The Memorial Cup and "half the city" turned out in the downpour, to welcome the boys home. It was great day's fun. The races were terrific in their speed and thrills, George Train of | Toronto, "awoke" in the Oshawa General this morning and finally re- "membered that he had been in a motorbike race. He had a little con- . cussion yesterday and couldn't remember anything after his bad spill "at the s-w corner. Merv. Burkeholder, the Belleville rider, also injured at that tricky curve, was released almost immediately. Train will go home this afternoon. A full account of the races and they were sen- _ sationally thrilling and produced some expert riding and nerve-tingling | ~""aation, is given elsewhere. However, before closing our comments, we'd | like to add our congratulations to every member of the Oshawa Ramblers out," due to shorts caused by mud or spark plugs rendered useless by the same plentiful commodity. "Speedy" Immings went into a | spill on the northeast corner of the track and got a few bruises and torn trousers; but he came back | into the next race and with a bril- ! lilant piece of riding, copped 1st place honors, nipping Appleyard, the pace-setter, on the final turn | and passing him on the "home stretch." d Geo, Train of Toronto went into which had the one big advantage. the Canadian §-mile championship and in doing it, he defeated such crack members of the "Expert" and "Amateur" classes as Sparks of To- ronto, Siganski and Watson of Hamilton and Oshawa's own daring "Monty" Cranfield. Ou Riders All the day's mishaps took place in the early races. In the Novice events, Cliff Venler of Toronto was tops with Oshawa's Ken Ashton ta- king second place in his heat and then finishing a bang-up second in the Novice final. Fred Preston had tough luck--couldn't get his mach- ince to roll, Townsend was another Oshawan who had engine trouble. In the Amateur ranks, Ray Mac- kay of Courtice, member of the Oshawa Club, won his heat and took 4th place in the final, to Russ Watson of Hamilton and George Prouse and Siganski, "Mad" Sale, demon Toronto rider, finished a close second in his heat but rated only 5th in the final and failed to flash expected form in his other race for the Canadian title. Don. Cranfield had a tough break, when he got a flying start only to have the race re-run and after thet mo- tor trouble put him in the back- ground. Oshawa Riders To Fore 'The honors of the Oshawa Ramb. lers Motorcycle Club were worthily upheld. Ken Ashton's splendid showing in the Novice races was one bright spot and Ray MacKay's good work in the Amateur races was another. "Monty" Cranfield, who was so busy and energetic seeing that the meet ran off as smoothly as pos- sible and was never still for 20 seconds, stil] found time out from his efficiency duties to participate in the "Expert" races and he got a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th and then finished 6th in the Canadian Cham- pionship event. The strain of bear- ing the brunt of the day's worries and work told on him but his popu- larity with the Oshawa racing fans was increased greatly. an "Expe:t" the Best Two American riders from the State of Ohio, "Nick" Carter and "Al" Newhouse, were very much to the fore in the Expert races, Car- ter won all three and Newhouse finished in 3rd place in each of these three "Expert" events, "Ned" Sparks of Toronto was the Cana- dian rider who prevented the Am- erican pair from making it a 1-2 affair in each of the three expert races, as he finished 2nd in each case Incidentally, in the Canadian Championship race, George Prouse defeated Sparks for the title and his ride was such that the fans 'would have liked to see Prouse, ra- ted as "Amateur," try conclusions with Carter, the American speed- demon, who always took the short- est route around the tricky curves and eased up only enough to keep his machine underneath. The special race, in which Lloyd Shaw of Toronto drove his racing car in a match' race against Billy 3 Matthews, a daring motorbike ri- der from Hamilton, gave the fans a new thrill. Matthews was sensa- tional in his victory--and the time for the 2-mile race, on a treacher- ous track, was 2 minutes and 7 sec- onds, practically a mile-a-minute not including the usual run of en- | Pace, Following are the complete re- sults: -- Results of Time Trials (One Half-Mile Lap) (Expert Class) Time Place Riders Name & City 31 Al. Hewhouse, Ohio 34 Joe Carter, Ohio Ki] N. Sparks, Toronto 2 A. Stillwell, Foronto 53 M. Cranfleid, 18 W. Scott, Barrienod (Amateur Class) use, Brantford 32:00 32:51 igang 13:4 It's Back to Baseball for Him Walter (Rabbit) Maranville, one of the immortals of the baseball world, has punched his time clock at a Detroit motor company for the last time ~he's gone back to baseball, Maranville, long a star shortstop with the Boston Braves, is coach and clinic director for a junior baseball program. He will work with boys 14 to 17 years old, and in the winter months will make a tour. 1 D. Townsend, Oshawa sees... § 6 F. Preston, Oshawa Ou 3-Mile Novice (Final) (For Three Fastest in Bach Reaty 5 C. Venier, Toronto Ken Ashton, Oshawa . J. Judges, Toronto .. W. Fitch, Toronto . Geo. Train, T ronto ...(Inju B. Blakemore, "Windsor (Injured) AMATEURS 2-Mile Amateur (Heat) Name and City Position m Ferguson, Toronto . Al. Siganski, Ramitton . L. , Hamilto M. Burkeholder, Belleviils G. Prouse, Brantford 2-Mile Amateur (Heat) G. Prouse, Brantfo: "Mad" Sale, Toronto .. Russ Watson, Hamilton Bill Strachan, Toronto . Don, Cranfield, Oshawa Phil Alichin, Windsor . Harold Koehler, Kitchener .. 2-Mile Amateur (Final) (for Three Slowest in Each Heat) Phil Allchin, Windsor L. Poirier, Hamilton ... Bill Strachan, Toronto . Harold Koehler, Kitchene: M. Burkeholder, Belleville Don. Cranfield. Oshawa 3-Mile Amateur (Final) (for. Three Fastest in Each Heat) Russ Watson, Hamilton ..... Geo. Prouse, Brantford ...... Al, Siganski, Hamilton Ray MacKay, Oshawa "Mad" Sale, Toronto Jim Ferguson, Toronto . EXPERTS 2-Mile Expert Race Name and City Position , Carter, Ohlo. USA. ...... 1 3 4 5 6 . Stillwell, Toronto ... . alter Scott, Barriefield ... 3-Mile Expert Race , Carter, Ohio, USA. .... . Sparkes, Toronto .. A. Newhouse, Ohio, U.S . Cranfield, Oshawa . Stillwell, Toronto . falter Scott, Barriefield .... © 5-Mile Expert Race J. Carter, Ohlo, USA. Sparkes, Toronto . Newhouse, Ohio, U.SA, . Stillwell, Toronto . Cranfield, Oshawa . Scott, Barriefield Non-Qualifiers' Race BLN ABN AUBIN - ow 2 . 3 Special Race (Motorcycle vs. Racing Car) Billy Matthews, Hamilton, on motor- cycle, defeated Lloyd Shaw, Toronto, in racing car. Time (2 miles) 2 mins., 07 secs. 5-MILE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP (Open To Canadians Only) ao en Half-Mile Dirt Track) No. Name and City Position 9 Geo. Prouse, Brantford ..... 1 9 N. Sparkes, Toronto .. 14 Al. SBiganski, Hamilton Russ Watson, Hamilton . A. Stillwell, Toronto M. Cranfield, Oshawa "Mad" Sale, Toronto the cars entered with great interest, attempting to guess their chances for victory. Most people incline to favor automobiles built specifically for the race--new cars of new de- sign. Here they often make a mistake, An auto which hasn't been raced in competition is a hazard. Usually it takes several races to. get all the "bugs" out of such a machine. A car with these races behind it is a known quantity. If its owner has profited from past experience, he probably will have modified it a bit, xd will have it in top racing condition. Not the new, but the tried and true, usually come through in front. ORONO SOFTBALLERS DO BETTER THAN THEIR SOCCER TEAM (Special to The Times-Gazette) Orono, July 2--In a Durham County soccer league tilt at Orono last week, the visiting footballers from Tyrone defeated the Orono eleven 2-0. Orono won their last two ladies' softball tilts, trouncing Newtonville girls 15-8 and nosing out Newcastle 12-10. Batteries; Orono; E, Middle ton and Anna Staples; Newtonville; Mrs. Stark and E, Johnson. (2nd game) Orono; J. Tennant and Anna Staples; Newcastle; N. R. Brunt and K. Grice, LINDSAY TEAM EASY FOR OSHAWA IN CRICKET TILT The local team had little trouble in disposing of the visitors from Lindsay for 17 runs and then went on register a decisive win by scoring 70 runs for 4 wickets at Lakeview Park on Saturday after- noon in an exhibition game. Next Saturday Oshawa plays at Dentonia Park, Toronto, in their second league fixture, Lindsay P. Smith, b Hobbs ............ H. Townsend, b Sargant E. Gilpin, b Sargan M. Ruttan, ¢ Waddoli, b Sargant a. Colbran, c W. Sargant, b Hobbs R. Hammond, b Sargant . L. Prancis, b Hobbs NWO O=NO~o J. White, not out .., Extr Bowling Analysis: Hobbs, 8 for 12; Sargant, b for 3; Waadell, 1for1l, R. Andrews, c¢ Ruttan, DBAMMONA ,..:..:0 000000000 3 J. Healey, ¢ Rittan, b Colbran ol R. Waddell, Retired ...... ' W. Minnett, b Colbran , Ww. Howarth, not out ,. D. Seeley, b Taylor B. Gentry, not out ..,........ A. Sargant, J. Hobbs, W. ny D. Be-net, "1 not bat, 1 EXUIO8 seeeesneeses.anesssecssns -- Total Bowling Analysis: Hammond, 1 for 35; Colbran, 2 or 17; Taylor, 1 for 12; Townsend, 0 for 5. EARLY CHECKERS A game similar to checkers was played by the Egyptians as early as 1,600 B.C. ssssessesessiesssanesnenes 10 THURS, JULY 4th-8.30 pm. % MAIN BOUT -- 5 ROUNDS + Glen Dafoe (142 lbs.) Trenton V8. Bill Goulding (137 Ibs.) Oshawa A.A.C. % SEMI-FINAL -- 5 ROUNDS # Jumping Jerry Downs (126 Ibs.) vs. Al (KO) Hardsands Belleville Oshawa A.A.O. % 4 ROUND BOUT % Ron Mansfield (144 Ibs.) vs, Harry Goulding 1140 Ibs.) Belleville Oshawa A.A.C. % 3 ROUND BOUTS % Joe Wilson (124 Ibs.) vs. Grant McIntyre (120 Ibs.) Belleville Oshawa AAC. Murray McPherson (139 lbs.) vs. Ross Soules (140 lbs.) Oshawa Belleville THREE OTHER TOP-NOTCH BOUTS ADMISSION CHILDREN ..,,.. 25¢ ADULTS ......:s. 50¢ RINGSIDE ........ 75e OSHAWA ARENA TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT MIKE'S PLACE , Hey Kids... IT'S All This Week gussss . Motorcycle Club for the way they all "mucked right in" and put their shoulder to the wheel--and the wives and girl friends too. This group | really mows how to work together--and they're not afraid of work | & "high dive" when his machine got | out of control on the south-west | corner, most treacherous turn'in W. Scott, Barriefield .. SHE8EsR 5% © b= = » either, "Chaps like "Monty" Cranfield and Fred Preston, who ran | sed Hke mad all afternoon, seeing that things were moving along yet still took time out to compete, they deserve a lot of credit. So | do the other members of he Oshawa club--chaps who are not yet up | in the "big time" racing but are keen enthusiasts of the sport. They all worked to put it over--and they got a lot of valuable help from the lady associate members of the club. Alex Fraser, chairman of the Kinsmen Club committee, had a mighty busy day but he and his men did a fine job and they had real co-workers in the "Ramblers." * % % @» The rain yesterday washed out the men's doubles Dominion Day tournament at the Oshawa Tennis Club but the Oshawa Lawn Club's mixed rink tournament was concluded late last night. "netters" will resume their play on Saturday and conclude the tourney this coming week-end. »* -* * * Oshawa Junior teams won and lost in the Lakeshore Junior League doubleheader at Alexandra Park on Saturday afternoon. Bowmanville Juniors, who are leading the league race, showed plenty of power and (Continued on Page 9) IU . Cn A OA A A Pr THIS WEEK | . Mon, & Tues.--CLOSED Wed. Aft. -- Roller Skating Wed. Night--Roller Skating Thurs. Night--BOXING Fri. Night--Roller Skating Sat, Aft.--Roller Skating Sat. Night--Roller Skating Fe co 1%e®e®e%e®, 0®0%0%0%0"0%0%0%0 0 0 ap ® oe, 2000040, 0,0,8, 8,8, 0,4, 0,4, $eSeSeta vs eT $¥u ue ytely the 'Oshawa track. His machine | clipped the protecting storm fence, | sending the crowd scattering and | he went over the handle-bars but fortunately, his machine didn't tumble on him. He was knocked {out and received some dirty cuts but none serious, Merv. Burkeholder of Belleville was the only rider who was serious- ly injured. He lost control at the south-west corner and as he spilled, was "ploughed" from behind by an- other rider. Burkeholder was struck in the head by the second machine and at first, it was feared his in- Juries were serious. However, a re- port from the Oshawa General Hospital, where the special attend- ing ambulance took him, stated that while he was being detained under observation, a wrenched back and slight concussion constituted the extent of his injuries. Wins Canadian Championship Premier event of the day was the final race of the program, the 5- | mile Canadian Championship dirt- track event, which brought the cream of the Canadian competitors into action in a hurtling mad dash that produced thrills and action ga- lore to climax the day's fun. George Prouse, death-defying ri- der from Brantford, guided his mechanical steed around the track at a mile-a-minute pace to win the Kinsmen Club's "Gold Trophy" and © <3] i a wwe £323 33 (Novice Class) 23 Clff Venler, To. 23 32 8 58 ack Judge, To. 1 D. Townsend, Osh. (Noh-Qualifiers 1 Mize 3 13 28 35 8 57 16 Bul Aon, To. 27 . Schoeneich, Kit. 2-Mile aw (Heat) Name and City . Venler, Toronto . edic, Osh. Saissesss susuBsULEEEY SE388888% Position sesesses 1 eston, Oshaw: «+» Ou 0 4 Mile 'Novice | (nity te! to Tral oro! y Balkemore, Windsor . Brighton, Kitchener Townsend, Oshawa . R. runs. Toronto Mile Novice (Final) (for Three Slowest in Each Heat) R. BE8.E «2.85% Z 8.88 LLACIES MARGERY MILLER The Marquis of Queensberry often is credited with having been the first to set down rules for boxing. He was not the first. Jack Broughton, bare knuckle heavyweight champion of England from 1740 to 1750, drew up a set of rules to govern prize fighting, of the London Pris: Ring variety. 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