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Thistles Rally In Late 'Stages But Fail To Overtake Rivals In Thrilling Sudden-Death Tilt Fittings Grab Early Lead, Then Hold It to Win Ju- venile Softball Title in Sth Game--Thistles Had Big Rally in 8th and Threatened Dangerously | 578! In 9th--Dervent Halts $ Rivals in Relief Role -- Locke Is Big Hitter Fittings Limited captured the 1046 Oshawa Juvenile "A" softball championship on Thursday night at Alexandra Park when they beat out Halliday's Thistles' 13-10 in the 5th end deciding game of their hard- fought series. Pittings meet Kings- ton in the first round of the On- tario Juvenile playoffs, with the first' game here, likely next Thurs- day. The sudden-death tilt as the title round went to the limit, proved ex- citing all the way, with both teams showing signs of tension and nerv- ousness in the errors committed. Grabbed Early Lead Fittings won the game on the strength of an early lead when Glenn McLaughlin, on the mound for Thistles, got away to a shaky start with the odd walk and a few "groove balls" which the Fittings' batters slapped hard, In the first frame, Coggins open- ed for Thistles with a triple after there was one out. He scored on Thurspy's single but the next two went out in order. Fittings came 'roaring back to &core 5 runs in their half of the 1st frame. Keeler opened with a walk and McIntyre hunted safely. Locke was safe on a single and Dervent flied out. Arnold singled and after Chopik struck out, Brooks doubled and DeMille singled to ccmolete the 5-run parade. "Lefty" DeMille, on the mound . for Pittings, went along in fine style, Thistles -locded the bases in the 2nd on a single by Hurst, Mec- Laughlin's double and a single by Baldwin but § was all with two out and Ooggins flied out to deep left to end the threat. Fittings scored four more runs in their 2nd inning. Keeler again walked to start it off and McIntyre hit & homer, Locke was safe on an error by Johns. Dervent grounded out but Arnold walked. Chopik fan- ned again but Brooks grounded and Arnold was safe at the plate on the hit. DeMille popped out, In the 3rd, Fittings made it 11-1 when McIntyre singled with two out, Locke singled and Dervent doubled scoring both runners as Locke slid home safely under the throw. Fittings Add to Total McLaughlin had steadied up by | in 4th this time but his mates were still not doing much at the plate. Chopik clouted a homer to open the 4th to make it 12-2 and in the 5th, Keeler bunted and then went right around when Hall threw the tall wide to 1st and it went zoom- ing out into right field, inside the I'ne. That made it 13-2 and it look- ed to be all over then. ; From that point on, Thistles were much the better téam but the dam- age had been done, McLaughlin i three in the 7th but got out and never did quite recover. Gavis opened the 6th with a single, Johns bunted safely and Hall clouted a e. McLa 'struck out but Baldwin walked and so did Coggins, sath forcing in a run, to make it 3.4, In the 7th, Hayward singled and so did Gavis, Johns forced Day at 2nd and then Hall singled but Mc- Laughlin forced Hall and Baldwin grounded out, Hayward had scored of course, to make it 13-5. Thistles Die d Thisties made their bi bid in the 8th inning. Coggins started it off with a single and Thursby tripled. O'Connor walked and Hayward singled, so DeMille left the mound and Deryent took over the pitching duties. He walked Gavis but Johns flied out to left and Hall struck out. McLaughlin kept his team in the running with 2 single but Baldwin struck out. Four runs had crossed the plate, making it 13-9, In their half of the 9th, Thistles scared Fiittings almost out of the game. Again Coggins started it off, with a single. Thursby singled. O'Connor popped out down to 1st base but Hayward singled, scoring Coggins. Thurshy moved to 3rd as Day grounded out and Ha$ward took 2nd but Gavis grounded out to the infield and the game was ended on a fast "kill" at 1st base, Big Hitters game until the 4th inning, had three hits for Thistles while Hall had two and McLaughlin had three. Coggins starred at 2nd base for Thistles and collected a triple, two singles and a walk to be the best man in the game for his team. Thursby had a triple and two singles and 'Hayward had three safe hits. Actually, Thistles outhit Fittings by 22 to 15 but they left too many men on bases while neither DeMille or Dervent was quite as generous with the "walks" as was McLaughlin, but the latter remained cool all the way, steadied nicely at the finish. Locke was the big hitter for his team, scored three times and got or bases, once with a walk and again on an error, five times in six chances. Keeler did the same, with two' walks and an error and two hits. In the outficld, Arnold, Thursby, Gavis, Bowler and Locke all shone. : R. H. E. THISTLES ... 100102 141--10 22 7 FITTINGS ... 54211000x--13 15 4 gins, 2b; Thursby, If; O'Connor, ¢; Hayward, ss; Day, rf; Johns, cf; Hurst, 3b; McLaughlin, p: Gavis, cf, batted in 4th; Hall, 8b; batted FITTINGS; ' Keeler, ss; MeclIn- tyre; ¢; Locke, cf; Dervent, 3b and Pp; Arnold, If; Chopik, 2b and 3b; Brooks, 1b; DeMille, p and 2b; Bowler, rf. : Umpires; Geo. Jack Hobbs, London--(CP)--Ships' bells are on sale at the Admiralty. Prices range from £10 ($40) down to £2 ( Campbell Legion Takes 2-Game Lead In Local Inter. "AA" Finals With 15-6 Win Over Duplate Johnny Maga Is Hero of Victory with 5-Hit Pitch- Performance and Two Homers for 5 of Team's Runs -- Duplates Try Hard but Fail to Match Legion's Hitting Power and Defensive Skill -- Winners Have 4 Homers Johnny Maga, on the mound for the wa Legion team, turned in a five-hit chore to keep the Legion in their winning : ways as they 2523, 8§iee ls ed g i things for the Legion in the first. Duplate got it back in the las to the outfield he managed to I plate got one run up for time in the game only 2 ~~ . got | Frank Kellar, v >-- Cowan to first and then to second on a wild pitch, He was doubled by the plate by Clarke's nice blow to left field. 4 Runs After 2 Out Then came the Legion's big rally in the top of the fourth when they tallied a total of four runs, With two out Bib Dionne homered and then Louis Lott hit a triple, Lott came home on & wild pitch and then Jack Hobbs got a base on balls. Maga ed out the second ho- mer the inning and that scored Hobbs to make the score 5-2. convincing reply to that one in the last of the fifth when on three walks and an outfield fly they sco- red ong run. Legion got that one back in the top of the sixth when on two singles and two walks Mur- y being the man to cross the plate to Pl eine nes pias MclIntyre's homer in the first of the seventh with two on base the score to 11-3, for the mn. Three walks and a hit and error shoved Gordon and the score now a little more at 11-6. was the way it en * Johnny Maga show with his two homers that ac counted for five runs game for himself, Hig to approach him on his McIntyre who Gordon was the big man for Duplate team at the plate, DUPLATE: -- Gordon, rf; A. Spencer, 1b; J Spencer, ss; Weath- erup, 3b; Leveque, If; Bircham, p; Cowan, 2b; Clarke, cf; and Hearnc, LEGION: --MeclIntryre, c¢; Wad- dell, cf; Murphy, rf; Dionne, ss; Lott, 3b; Hobbs, lb; Maga, p; Cook, If; and Forshee, 3b. Umpires: -- Norm, Allen and Gavis, who didn't come into the THISTLES;- Baldwin, 1b; Cog- A and | Fos + Feller, CLEVELAND ACE, RATED BY MANY To BE "He PciER 'OF ALL TERE. ARE-THOSE WD Wii ARGUE FOR WALTER JONSON AMD A Few oTHERS, BUT GNE BOB Wo MORE SEASONS GM-Colts Have Beaches League Player Kitchen ...... Heron Evans Upper Ecclestone Benson Adam ... Magee . Stricker GM-C sobs ssnsansnnes Team Peoples Peoples Two Batters In "Top Ten" List Two Others Well Up In Race AB. Olts seveniene. 10 H. Average 387 367 362 354 345 333 333 1.309 304 . Peoples Bowles . Peoples GM-Colts GM-Colts Bowles P.S. Playground Athletic Meet Will Be Next Wed. -- 'The Publiic School' Playground Athletic Track and Field Meet, scheduled for yesterday (Friday) afternoon at Alexandra Park, had to be postponed due to the weather. H. Lincoln Brace, Playground athletic meet will be held on Wed+ nesday afternoon next, at Alexan- dra Park, It promises to be some event. Yesterday, at "post time", no fewer than 349 boys had entered the vari- ous events with 302 girls in their events and 58 relay teams, This Supervisor, has announced that the makes a total of more than 7850 participants in the various events. Oshawa youngsters from 9 to 19 years, like the idea of a city-wide competition in the four age groups and all are hoping for fine weather on Wednesday. Playground Direct ors and Directoresses, are requested to conduct their own Playground eliminations on Monday, Aug. 10 and so be able to name their final lists for the big track meet finals on Wednesday. The names of the winners and runners-up in each class, in each event, should be handed in or mail- ed to the Board of Education Ofe The Playground Midget girls softball finals, ratned out on. Friday night, will be played at Rotary Park on Monday and Tuesday nights, with Albert St. United and Courtice Crystals as the opponents. fF TRUCK Other Davis' Tire Sa 67 King St. E., Oshawa ---- =a More Tons Are Hauled On GOOD} YEAR Than On Any ee =SI=== Y Ail iv} TIRES Kind! BEST TEACHER e has taught - dian truck operators the value of Goodyear tir, - Mon who haul les and Service Opposite . Hotel Genosha fice, Centre 8t., by Monday evening. | Major Share Oshawa Scrappers Grab, Off - - of Honors In Thursday's Good Mitt Show Al, Hardsands Again De- feats "Jumping Jerry" Downs, On Decision, In Peppery Main Bout -- Harding Gets Close Call Over Belleville Rival In Action - Packed Semi - Final---Several "Knock- outs" Add Zip and Inter- est to Fine Card It was a hard fought boxing show that the Oshawa AAC. put on down at the Arena on Thursday night and all but one of the local leather-pushers came through at the end of their bout with either a decision or a knockout. All in all, there were ten: bouts, eight of which were three rounds and the other two, the five-round semi- final and final bouts. The opener featured little Hughie Smith and Denny Willlams both of the Oshawa A.A.C. who fought in the 85-pound group. The boys fought well after the gong went to things and they kept it up right to the last minute of the fight. Somehow Denny Williams just did- n't seem to have enough and was outpointed at the end of the third round by his city rival, Hughie Smith, Peterboro Boy Wins In the second bout it was Harry Russell of Peterborough and Dan Dillon of Oshawa both at 126 pounds. This was the only match that didn't go to a local boy as Russell thumped Dillon solidly in all three rounds to gain a decision in his favour at the end of the fight. The first technical K.O. of the night came in the third bout when Murray . MacPherson, 135-1b. boy from Oshawa tanglell with Harry, MacDonald, of the same poundage, from Peterborough. After sixty seconds of the first rébund Mac- Donald admitted from the canvas that he had "had it" and so Mac- Pherson got the decision, - "Bud" Henry of Oshawa and Ron Tennant of Port Hope, both boys weighing 126 pounds, met in the fourth bout and it was a great show, Both boys fought well and hard with Henry acting the ag- gressor in all cases although Ten- nant showed lots of stuff as the fight went the full three rounds. When the decision was announced for Henry he received a good hand for his night's work. . K.O. Win For McIntyre The next fight was between two representatives of the rival cities of Oshawa and Belleville. Grant Mc- Intyre AAC. while "Baldy" Young sup- ported the Belleville contingent. McIntyre weighed 118 while Young was two pounds lighter, Grant was quite a bit taller which was further emphasized by the fact that Young fought tin a crouched position. Mc- Intyre took a flat-footed stance that gave his blows a more solid "bang". At one minute and forty seconds of the first round McIntyre lifted an upper-cut right off the floor which straightened "Baldy" up and out for the count. Two out of town boys met in the next carded bout as Hughie Gil- more 118-1b, boy from Peterborough touched mitts with John Clapper of Belleville, also at 118, Clapper start- ed right in to work in the frst round, became the aggressor and pushed the fight for the other two rounds. His fast footwork and jab- | bell bing were very pleasing to the eye and certainly won the decision for him after the final bell. Goulding "Pops" Howard Hard-punching Harry Goulding got the third and last knockout as he tangled with '"out-of-towner" Grant Howard from Peterborough, who matched Goulding's weight but certainly not his speed and style as Goulding slammed him to the represented the Oshawa | THE TIMES-GAZETTE Saturday, August 17, 1046 1 canvass three seconds before the bell 'sounded to end the first round. Although he was saved by the bell once Howard tried to make a better showing in the next round only to have Goulding flatten him for the count of eight early in the round. Howard was by now beginning to feel the effects of the punches and was quite groggy when he was caught unawares by Goulding's beautiful right hook at the 1 min- ute and 35 second mark for the K. O. in the second round. Joey "K.O." Cardinal of the Osh- awa A.A.C. met Harold Jones of Trenton in the heaviest of the bouts as both boys weighed 140 pounds. Cardinal was the aggressor while Jones relied on his knowledge of in- fighting to pull him through. Joey's flickering left pummelled Jones to a standstill in the first round but in the second round he didn't do so well in all the infighting. Both fighters seemed to tire a bit in the third round because of the heavy going but when the decision was given it was Joey Cardinal of Osh- awa who got "the mitt", Rousing Semi-Final 'The semi-final bout, a five-round affair, featured the clever boxing of Fred "Babyface" Harding of Oshawa and "Soup" Monsville of Belleville, Harding was posted as 116 pounds while Monsville had a two-pound advantage at 118 pounds. Both boys were about evenly matched as they went into the sec- ond round. "Soup" started a flurry of lefts and rights in the second that probably gave him that round easily. Harding came back in the third round with a sudden burst of heav- ily landing blows that he continued into the fourth round till "Soup" started to work on Harding's solar plexus with a few well aimed rights. This slowed Harding up a bit and both boys seemed a little tired as they went to their corners at the Monsville started the fifth very well but Harding planted a beauty, on the point of his opponent's chin that snapped back his head for the best blow of the match. From there to the end of the fight both boys were about even in the give and take. Harding got the mitt with two votes in his favour and one judge scoring it a draw. This close decision was the only one of the night not throughly 'endorsed by the fans, Excellent Main Bout The final was truly the feature bout of the night as both fighters showed plenty of speed, heavy punching and the necessary go to last out a five-rounder, "Al Hard- sands of the Oshawa AAC, at 123 pounds tipped gloves with "Jumpe ing Jerry" Downs of Belleville af 126 pounds. "Al" though & little smaller than his opponent, was the fight for a great finish, In the second round Hardsands sometimes made a sucker out of Jerry Downs with his nice footwork which feinted him into many an opening, "Jumping Jerry" through in the fo a yery good rally and he seemed to want to finish the fight then, K.O, but again Hardsands ma: to keep away from that rounde house right. Al. produced a left hook from some place in the last of the round that gave him a great finish and had Downs a little wob= bly at the bell. Hardsands got an unanimous decision from all judges for his great performance. The officials at the fight were Bud O'Brien, judge and referee, Merv, Linton, judge and referee, and Bob Snape, judge. BOWMANVILLE WINS OVER NEWCASTLE IN FIRST GAME FINALS Orono, Aug, 16 -- Bowmanville won over Newcas! in the first game of the Intermediate "O° (Lakeshore Baseball League) plays offs in a keenly contested game by a score of 2 to 1 last night. The game was played at the Bowmane ville High School Grounds, The rés turn game will be played at News castle on Saturday afternoon The battery for Bowmanville was Hooper and Bates and for Newe castle, Graham and Winters. waters, sharing the ' Phone 3939 EEE S---- his own strength . The Canadian Way He's racing with the wind, skimming the blue tricky manoeuvering of the sail-boat with his friend. He's learning to rely on his own skill . . . . « his own particular talents . . . in short, on himself, Alisa Weller & Pons, Linde. Tho Spirit of Self Reliance His striving for self-dependence today, as a boy . . . and his confidence in his own judg: ment and faith in his own ability tomorrow, as a man . . . are the beginning and ends of the true Spirit of Self-Reliance . . . a proud characteristic of our Canadian Way of Life. TH 1rih a