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tart Te _------ THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1948 . PAGE FOURTEEN Campbell NAPSHOTS Nice going, Oshawa! We just "noo'd" you would do it! The "Sport Siapshots $5.00 Club" vaulted over the $1,000.00 mark yesterday and by . midnight last night, was zooming along the trail to the next objective, { i h we have set for our sports readers, namely $2,000.00 by Dominion Day, July 1st. Yep! The readers of "Sport Snapshots," good solid citizens who rate in the "sport booster" class, not just knockers, came through - iin. fine style and when Frank Michael, "The Squire of Harmony," handed me_his membership fee, just as the C.0.B.L. opener here yesterday had ! 2 finished, that made the $1,000.00 mark and it was with great satisfaction _ that we were able to tell one of Ontario's most skillful curlers and one * 'of Harmony's greatest sport boosters, that his "five" had "rung the bell." ._We had'a lot of good members join up over the week-end, so many that we'll not be able to mention them all in today's column, since there's a 2 9bk bf 16cal week-end sport activity which also must be mentioned. How- 'ever, we'll "pick up" tomorrow those we have to leave over today--for ev- "# ember is a welcome one and worthy of mention. All their names are -. ju today's official list, of course. Take a look, Mr. or Mrs. "Reader" -- shouldn't your name be in there soon? a 3 ¢ ' oo» i. + uid John Howard, one of Oshawa's solid sport boosters, started us "away early Saturday morning on the "last big lap" and then came various members of the Dell family, who have been connected with various sports in active capacity as well as spectators, around these ..... parts for years. Mr. and Mrs. "Si" Dell, Mr. and Mrs. "Nip" Lawson and "Bill" Dell all joined in a body and with that boost we knew we were "in." George Snow, who was active in track around here a few years back; a chap named "Cy" Campbell, one of our sternest critics, who is usually in the stands no matter what game is going ,...-on; Gord. "Sonny" Wilson, another "regular" in the sport fan group; Cyril Chesbrough, one of 'the hard-working Kinsmen, who back about 16 years ago, unknown to most Oshawa sport fans, including mem- bers of his own family, enjoyed a fairly successful career as a semi- pro in the bexing ring, under the fighting name of "Kid Smoke." Now he's a yachtsman and hockey fan. Then we have Frank "Pat" Jarvis, prominent in local sports a few years back and now active as a booster in refereeing, umpiring, etc. And we mustn't forget the "big boost," the $100.00 membership by "Anonymous." This local sports has donated trophies to various clubs, sponsored hockey teams, softball teams and made donations to all sorts of clubs. He's -kmown as "the man who never says no" to any request for financial - rassistance on behalf of any worthy sports group. He requested that his name be withheld -- so4if you haven't guessed it yet -- we'll have to pass along. More of our Club members will be reviewed tomorrow. * LJ * "They. opened the local sailing season here on Saturday and of course, ' the official cpening continued for the week-end, with the sailors at Osh- awa Yacht Club enjoying a fine session. The Tennis Club also got into action and a group of local bike riders took their bicycles up to Toronto and conducted themselves with distinction in the races there, copping a few of the prizes. Another group of local athletes, track and field stars irom O.C.V.I, competed in the East York meet and here too, some of the Oshawa boys finished "in the money." * LJ 2 : The baseball season got under way on Saturday with the Oshawa ~: "Hunters" winning a nip-and-tuck 6-5 decision over Cobourg Kiwanis. i.« 'The way the boys started out, with homers, triples, etc., it looked as if it would end up with a basketball-sized score but good fielding in the tight, spots left a lot of runners stranded and each team used a change of pitchers with good results. It was close with an exciting finish but the Oshawa Lakeshore Junior League team had just a little edge -- and they should be better later on. The Motor City Cab Juv- eniles journeyed out to Sunderland over the week-end and came home with a triumph over the Sunderland Intermediates, which is a feather in their cap. iE honst * * * Of course, outside of "Junior's fireworks," the most important event around these parts yesterday was the C.O.B.L. opening at Alexandra Park Oshawa Merchants came through with a splendid 9-4 victory over King- ston Locos, to tickle the palates of about 1,300 spectators. The large crowd was very gratifying and suggests that local sport fans are ready for a return of senior baseball to these parts, The Merchants looked very good in their opening start also, showing nice balance and plenty of power in the field as well as at the plate. They collected 11 safe blows, including a triple and two doubles and they made much better use of them than the Locos did with their 11 hits, collected off "Pat" Sheehan. More im- portant, as we saw it, was the fact that the Oshawa team played .error- | less ball in the field, with Sheehan's odd streaks of wildness and three wild pitches being the only "loose" parts in their defensive display. +* * -* Both teams made base-running mistakes, chiefly in judgment but the game itself was very good for the opening game of the sea- son. Mayor Frank McCallum, COBL Executive John Harris and Parks Board Johnny Brady got the season on its way with a geod opening ceremony too. However, the Kingston Locos and Mgr. "Olie" Olsen _, are to be severely criticized. We trust that the C.0.B.L. officials take ,.-. action and a word of reproach »y friend "Mike" Rodden wouldn't 2+ hurt either. Despite the fact that it was a holiday, Locos didn't drive "into Alexandry Park uméil 2.30 and they still hid to dress (we have ++ mo dressing roms there yet, so they used their bus) and it was 3.30 before the game started. It was booked to start, opening ceremony, -.at 245 and the game itself at 3.00 o'clock and Locos were to be on hand, in uniform, at 2.30 o'clock, On a holiday, there seems little ex- __cuse for them being late. Their alibi was Yhat they left in plenty of time but couldn't find Alexandra Park. Apparently they couldn't ¥tind a policeman or a taxi driver or anyone else that knew where ithe park was either, so they say. That's a lot of hooey -- Kingston Ponies were playing here back in the '20's and some of their rooters ; were coming here back in 1936 -- one of whom we were talking to yesterday. However, the "pay-off" was that the 'Kingston team, des- % pite leaving in plenty of time, as they say, must have left in that 3 big of a rush that they forgot to bring their umpire, so the game was 4 further held up until a second Oshawa official could te enlisted for * service behind the .plate. That "stuff' can kill baseball quicker than i anything, for it's a two-hour game at any time, and the fans don't f want to be there all afternoon. Let's have no more of that, eh, President Thomas? . ¥ * > * E71 SPOTS SHORTS--Toronto Leafs really. went to work with a will gover the holiday week-end, and made the fans very happy with their uble victory over Buffalo Bisons. Both wins were of the extra-inning pe, and showed Bubba Church, Hank Biasatti and Oscar Judd to ad- ntage . . . Peterboro Seniors proved that they will be one of the tough ams that Oshawa will have to contend with in the COBL when they mmed the highly touted Batawa team by the score of 10-3 , . . Ted kinson, Johnny Longden, and one other U.S. jockey, were the losers the King's Plate, and showed that it is mostly the horse that counts a race. He has to have the stout heart that Last Mark displayed to me through in a long race like the Plate .., The first night major- ue game in history was played 13 years ago Monday. Performing 40 average 5,000 daytime crowds, Cincinnati switched to "after-dark" tests and made an immediate hit as 20,000 persons turned out to see She Reds defeat Philadelphia 2-1 , . . Britain's ace tennis player, Fred Perry, made nis first professional debut in England 21 years ago today against his old Davis Cup rival, Ellsworth Vines. The lank Californian defeated Perry 7-5, 6-8, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. yA) * + * SCISSORED SPORT--(By .The Canadian Press)--Dick Irvin is pleased with the contract Montreal Canadiens have offered him to coach their 1948-49 NHI. sguad but he still is undecided whether he will' take (Continued on Page 15) Roller Skating Wednesday Afternoon & Wednesday Night i + ALSO - y Saturday Evening (Only) Thursday Night - - Wrestling Friday Night - - 'Fun Parade' | | changed "LAST MARK" COPS GUINEAS IN KING'S PLATE STRETCH DRIVE Toronto, May 25--(CP)---A home- brew colt with a heart as stout as his lungs and the homespun who who taught him to run like the wind are toasts of Canadian racing circles today for their sweeping vic- tory in the historic $10,000-added King's Plate. Last Mark, the last of a sturdy line, and Uncle Jim Fair, the racing man who bred and raised the leathery brown colt, earned their place among the bluebloods of Can- adian turfdom at old Woodbine Park Monday. Together, they cracked the select circle of winners of the oldest con- tinually-run fixture in North Amer- ica--and did it with the eclat of champions. The fleet colt ran the race faster than it was ever run before in its 80 years and the breed- er-trainer-owner, who gained his first King's Plate victory, was as confident before post-time as he was happy afterwards. Much Alike They're as much alike in some ways as twin foals--the winner of the King's 50 Guineas and the own- er whose training quarters was a plowed field on his stock farm 'at Calinsville, Ont, z Fair--Uncle Jim to the stable- heads along Shedrow--comes of the breed of work-a-day racing men who see more downs than ups in the uncertain business. The colt is the son of parents more noted for being prolific than for the quality of their offspring. But they stood on the winner's circle Monday and heard a spon- taneous ovation from the, Victoria Day holiday crowd of some 48,000. Bailey is Jock Little Howard Bailey, the Toron- to boy who Fair said rode "a per- fect race," rated his mount flaw- lessly to win the mile-and an eighth test in 1:52 minutes with a blister- ing stretch run, It was 1.8 seconds faster than the Plate record set by Uttermost in 1944, though 1.4 se- conds slower than Bon Jour's track record for the distance. The colt, running seventh in the field of 16 at the three-eighths pole, scooted through the field, catching the leading Joey Bomber and Lord Fairmond before the turn into the homestretch, and was drawing away with a 4%-length lead at the wire. . The popular betting choice, Last Mark returned $7.05 for $2 in cap- turing the winner's purse of $11,010 and the Royal Guineas. Longden is 2nd 'The famous Johnny Longden, who piloted , Lord Fairmond to second place, said Last Mark was "just too much forse" for his mount. Two other topnotch U. S. jockeys were among the field. Ted Atkin- son, who came from New York's Belmont Park, finished 13th on All British, the second choice at 3-1, and Charis Rogers frcem Boston's Suffolk Downs wound up second-to- last on Coleraine. Fair, togged out in his 'best fawn fedora with matching topcoat for the confidently expected victory, was a study in beaming expansive- ness as he received the gold cup from Lieutenant-Governor Ray Lawson of Ontario in the winner's circle. He named the colt Last Mark be- cause its dam, McTab, was 25 years old when it was foaled and it "didn't seem possible she'd ever have another," Fair disclosed. "But darned if the gold girl isn't 28 and in foal again." LOCAL FANS WELCOME CO.BL RETURN Oshawa Merchants Win Opener Over Kingston Locos 9-4 and Make Good Impression Besides Hunt Club Nine Noses Out Cobourg Kiwanis 6-5 In Slugfest -- Both Teams Use Two Hurl- ers -- Cobourg's Rally In 6th Ties Score but Costly Bobble Gives Hunters Winning Run In 7th -- Exciting Fin- ish Homers and Triples Feature Early Frames By G. H. L. With a crowd of about 1200 on hand to witness it, Central Ontario Baseball League action returned to Alexandra Park on Victoria Day, after an absence of ten years and just to make it a memorable open- ing, the Oshawa Merchants obliged by knocking off Kingston Locos 9-4 in a typical opening game which was featured by fielding and hitting--with the hurlers a second- ary consideration. His Worship, Mayor Frank Mc- Callum, well limbered up while waiting for the Locos, hurled the first ball of the season, with John- ny Brady of the Parks Board set to do the receiving, but John Harris, Oshawa's representative on the C.O.B.L. Executive Committee, slapped the first pitch and the 1948 C.0.B.L. season was officially open- ed, with due ceremony. Kingston Late Arriving However, before they got around to that, the only sour note of the opening day program was sounded when the Kingston Loces failed to arrive at Alexandra Park until 2.50 p.m. They were scheduled to be on hand at 2.30 o'clock, for a 3.00 p.m, sharp start but by the time they into their uniforms (in their bus) it was 3.30 o'clock before the umpire called "Play Ball". The Kingston officials stated that they had been in Oshawa early enough but couldn't find Alexandra Park. However, this lame excuse wasn't accepted tco readily, parti- cularly since the game was further held up until a-second Oshawa um- pire could be rounded up and equirped to take over the duties be- hind the plate. The Kingston management admitted that they had come away from Kingston and forgot all about picking up their own umpire. The unnecessary delay annoyed the fans, forced to sit in the shaded stands and brave a chilling breeze but the ball game itself suited them fine. Make Good Impression Oshawa Merchants made an ex- cellent impression. Considering it was the opening game of the sea- son, plus the fact that they are a new team with several players "un- tried" in senior ranks, the results were very gratifying to the specta- tors and to Coach "Moose" Mat- thews. "Pat" Sheehan, the University of Toronto (Ajax Division) P.T. In- structor, went the distance for the Merchants, although a bit shaky throughout and lacking control in spots. He gave upeleven safe blows, all singles, but his mates fielded errorless ball behind him, came up with. their best plays in timely spots and though he weaken- ed at the finish, he managed to weather it out, entrenched behind a Substantial lead. Oshawa's infield sparkled all down the line while the three out- tielders each came up with at least one brilliant running catch. They performed as a well-balanced team and fully earned their victory. A walk and two wild pitches by Sheehan, followed by a choice play, gave Locos their first run in the second frame. They didn't score again' until the 7th. Poor base- running cost them a chance in the 4th and it happened again in the 9th, with Muchmore and Labanon as the culprits, ' Threaten Near Finish In the 7th, with the score 8-1 and two out, Mulholland singled and so did Labanon. Cunningham walked, filling the bases and then Ferguson got a free ticket as Sheehan falter- ed. This forced in one run but McMullen gathered in Conner's long drive to end the inning with the sacks crowded. In the 9th, Mulholland started it off again and it was his third hit in four trips. Labanon was hit by a pitched ball, then Cunningham singled, scoring Mulholland, Fer- guson flied to right and Labanon got himself caught off 3rd, after making the base on the throw-in. Conner came through with his third hit of the afterhoon to score Cunningham. Then Stone grounded out to end the game. Despite 11 safe hits, Locos left 10 batters stranded on tlie bases, Additional Sport On Pages 12 and 15 Bok Store Kingston xLabanon If & 3b. Cunningham, 2b .. xFerguson, 3b & 1 xConner, 1b & p .. oNvo~oooOo~oN = oroO~UALNLRG Knight, ss .... Muchmore, rf . xMulholland, p xxRyans, rf ohwLaBLWESD cwooH~woN ER okoONO~WOOOW © - - -- Totals. . Oshawa Dell, ss Brisebois, 3b McMullen, rf Jubenville, 2b pidgooa, io... Baxter, If Normoyle, c Cook, cf Sheenan p zHanna, Totals x--Changed for positions in 6th. xx--Ryans for Muchmore in 8th. z--Hanna for Cook in 9th. Kingston ... 010000 102--4 11 5 Oshawa .... .. 202 103 01x--9 11 © Errors--Labanon, Cunningham, Fer- guson, Conner and Knight. Runs bat- ted in--Cunningham, onner, Much- more; Dell, Brisebols, McMullen (2), Jubenville, Cook and Sheehan (2). Two- base hits--Dell, Cook. Three-base hit-- McMullen. Sacrifices--Dell, Brisebols and Sheehan. Double plays--Mulhol- land to Conner to Stone; Dell to Bid- good. Left on bases--Kingston 10; Osh- awa 6. Bases on balls--Off Sheehan 5; off Mulholland 1; off Conner 0. Strike- outs--By Sheehan 4; by Mulholland 3: by Conner 0. Hits off--Sheehan 11 for 4 runs in 9 innings; Mulholland 9 for 8 runs in 5 innings; Conner 2 for 1 run in 3 innigs. Hit by pitcher, by-- Labanon by Sheehan in 9th; Inter--By Normoyle on Muchmore in 4th. Wild pitches--Sheehan 3; Conner 1. Winning pitcher--Sheehan of Oshawa. Losing pitcher--Mulholland of Kingston. Um- ires--' 'Buzz' Bennett and Reg. Fair. corer--G. H. C. Time--2 hrs. 10 mins. C.0.B.L. PETES WIN OPENER OVER BATAWA Peterborough, May 25-- (CP)--The Petes opened the COBL senior sea- son yesterday by beating Batawa, 10-3, before a large crowd. Tuey broke up a good ball game with a five-run outburst in the eighth in- ning, all unearned runs, as the visi tors kicked the ball in costly fash- fon. Pagett led the local regulars at bat with two for three, while Edgar got one in one trip. Peacock and Rankin each had two in four tries for Batawa. Smart catches were pulled off by Dalton and Stewart. The losers reeled off two double rlays. Batawa: 8pencer rf, If . Solmes, 2b . Aquino, ¢ .. Watson, 1b ... Bridgeman, ss Rankin, 3b Peacock, cf, p Wagar, If, cf . Bedore, p, rf . = Te CW ~OONONES COHANONLNG SLB DDB SP OHO NN ND 0 oP NTI ITP o-~ooooo~S tt DD ND tt © pt et SE comm ance OD tht ht DS =) Peterboro: Dalton, 3b Garvey, 2b ... Starr, c Edwardson, 1b ... Hollingsworth rf Mackness, cf \... Stewart, If ..\.. HN RABNWOWAL HOO NNO~~ONE w HOON OON~OM CHO HNOD EWE Batawa +e2+ 000 030 000-- 3 Petes +.. 110 003 05x--10 Errors--Solmes, Rankin 2, Peacock; runs--Batawa 3, Petes 3; runs batted in -- Garvey, Hollingsworth, Pagett; earned--Bedore, 2, Solmes, Mackness 2, Pagett 2, Edger 2, Garvey, Stewart; left--Batawa 9, Petes 5; stolen bases-- Balton 2, Garvey, Pagett; three-base hit--Stewart; two-base hits -- Solmes, Rankin, Wagar, Garvey: double plays-- 1 to Bri n, Pi k to Wat- son. which partially tells the tale. Cost- ly errors wrote the other chapter into the records. Make Hits Count Merchants tad 11 hits too, but they made better use of them and three were in the extra-base class. Dell opened with a single and Brisebois laid a perfect bunt that was good for a hit. McMullen then singled, scoring Dell. McMullen ran Brisebois off 3rd on Jubenville's rcller to the box but an error by Donner let McMullen score to make t 2-0. i A walk to Dell, a sacrifice by Brisebois and triple by McMullen, a mammoth clout to deep centre, followed by Jubenville's single, made it 4-1 in the third frame. Cook was safe on an error in the 4th and advanced on a sacrifice, scoring when Dell doubled. In the 6th, Merchants drove Mul- holland from the mound, Baxter was safe on Ferguson's bad throw, then Normoyle singled, Cook dou- bled and Sheehan singled to make it a 3-run rally, Conner took over the hurling at this stage. Dell sac- rificed but Brisebois popped out and McMullen flied out to centre, Oshawa's 9th run came in the 8th, when Labanon, now at 3rd oONO~OCR=HWPS 35 9 1127 12 | Veteran Owner Finally Wins King's Plate Jim Fair's "Last Mark" romped home in commanding style to win the 89th running of the King's Plate at Woodbine Park yesterday before the largest crowd ever to witness the running of the historic Guineas. Here the happy "Laird of Cainsville" (middle) receives the cherished trophy from Lieutenant-Governor Ray Law- son. Howard Bailey, Last Mark's youthful jockey, looks on from the left. base, errored on Cook's grounder. Sheehan grounded but Cook was safe at 2nd when Cunningham dropped tie force-Qut toss. Cook wrenched his back on the slide and Hanna finished tte last inning in centre-field. Sheehan was forced by Dell, then Brisebois singled to score Cook. The Big Hitters Dell, Brisebois and McMullen each had two hits and five other players shared the other five safeties. Mul- holland and- Conner, with three apiece, were the big guns for Locos. There were few walks and fewer strikeouts. Oshawa's infield and outfield play gave them an edge with Kingston's four infielders all having an error. An interference, called against catcher Normoyle while Muchmore was batting in the 4th inning, was the only "unmsual"' incident of the gathe, 0.C.V.I. ATHLETES SHOW UP WELL AT EAST YORK MEET Up at the East York Community Meet, yesterday, Oshawa Collegiate entered some of their top runners, and came out with some creditable marks. "Wimp" Crawford was right in there with the best of them in the 100 metre event. He placed fourth, with the field really closely bunch- ed at the finish. Ray Mozewsky entered the run- ning broad jump, and came through with a nifty second place. E. Carey won it with a jump of 19 feet 8 in- ches. The Collegiate relay squad enter- ed the 400 meter run, and came tarough in second place to the East York club who won first place with a time of 49.1 seconds. Earl acon, track coach at the Collegiate is priming his team for the coming meets of more broader scope, in which he hopes to prove that Oshawa has some top material. "SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Inter "AA" Softball United Texi vs Legion; Alexandra Park, 6.45 p.m, Bathe Duplate vs. Park, 6.45 p.m. WEDNESDAY Lakeshore Jr. Baseball Bowmanville vs. Motor City Cab Juv., Alexandra Park, 645 p.m, Track and Field O.C.V.I. track meet, Alexandra Park, 5.15 p.m. THURSDAY Junior Softball Brooklin vs. Fittings, Alexandra Park, 6:45 p.m. Stoney's vs. Sharpe's, N, Oshawa, 6:45 pm Skinner's, Juvenile Softball Storie Park vs. Collacutt's, Vice tory Park, 6:45 p.m. Hornet's vs. Veteran's Lakeview Park, 6:45 p.m. City and District Inter "A' Softball meeting at Hotel Gen- osha, 7:30 pm. Taxi, Tennis Club Opens Season Auspiciously The Oshawa Tennis Club held | their Opening Day on Saturday, May 22nd, despite the threatening nature of the weather. The turnout under the condi- tions was good, and play got under way with the usual Opening Day Mixed Doubles tourney, Jack L.angmaid, who has been for some time one of the top players at the club, came through with the ald of his partner, Lynn Paul, to march right through to the finals, In the finals of the tourney, a one set affair, the duo of Jack Langmaid and Lynn Paul had no difficulty at all and registered a 6-0 victory. . Elaine Wilson and Bill Blight were the opposition in this final. A dance was held at the Airport at the close of the day, and this as usual was one of the'most popular events of the day. In a lucky draw held at the dance, Jack Shearer won the first prize, while Mildred Snowden won second prize. The O.T.C. tennis team will leave Thursday to play the regular- ly scheduled matches of the Toron- to Tennis League of which they are again a member this year. Monday saw another good crowd at the club, this time the weather being near perfect. Players did not compete in any regular tourney, but just enjoyed themselves. Later on the Wednesday tournaments will start, and all players will have lots to do. PORT NAPSHOTS $5.00 CLUB Oshawa's "good sports and geod citizens" came through in grand style with their membership appli- cations for the 'Sport Snapshots $5.00 Club" over the holiday week= end, with the result that before midnight on Monday, the $1,000.00 objective set a week ago, had been passed, The $1,000.00 mark was reached a few minutes after the baseball game here on Monday had ended, when Frank Michael enlisted in the er members had been enrolled. > Now the "Sport Snapshots Club" is headed for the $2,000.00 mark and Dominion Day, July 1st, has been set as the objective date. Amount previously Acknowledged John Howard H. S. Dell Mrs, H. S. Dell . Lawson "Nip" Richards . Mrs. L. Richards "Bill" Dell "Cy" Campbell George Snow Gordon Wilson Cyril F. Chesebrough "Anonymous" Frank "Pat" W. Reed "Ginger" Broadbent Rev, J. C. Pereyma ... Ray Bennett Albert Walker Verne Trimm Matt. Sutton Matta. Johnston .. Frank Michael "In Memory of "Blue Devil S. E. McTavish "Bill" McTavish W. "Casey" Anderson Norm. Murray Wm. G. Tribble $ 800.00 Jarvis Total, Mon. at midnight $1,030.00 FGUR OSHAWA BIKE RIDERS IN PRIZE LIST Young Art Johnston, 14-yr.-old bike rider of the Houting Rambler Cycle Club, Toronto, yesterday won the 11th Annual 25-Mile Handicap event, held in High Park. The fastest time of the race was turned in by Herb Carrier, also of H.R.C.C., who rode the very tough course in 1 hr., 12 mins., 50 secs. Oldster Stands Out One of the outstanding figurds in the race was Gus Hogben, of Ham- ilton. Gus is now past 60 years o* age and still gets a great kick ou of racing. Although not as fast as in his prime (some 35 years ago), Gus can still give the best of them a tough ride in the longer distance races. Many local fans will remem- ber him, for he rode here in 1941 and had the misfortune of suffering painful injuries in a spill in the 25- mile event. The reorganized Victor Cycle Club of Oshawa made a very creditable showing, with four out of eight competitors hitting the payoff slots. Bill Hamilton, riding from scratch, to the distance in 1:14, to place third, despite three forced stops to repair chain trouble. Bill led the race up to the 15-mile mark when he lost much ground on the first of these delays. Pipher Shows Well Young Bud Pipher, a comparative newcomer to the sport, rode a very brilliant race to annex fifth handi- cap position. Bud is a very strong rider and will bear -7atching in the future. "Cal" Blake and the veteran of the Oshawa club, Frank Ball, wound up in 13th and 14th positions re- spectively. Blake had tire trouble at the start of the grind and lost valuable time repairing the damage. Ross Suddard and Ken Hamilton were in. 16th and 19th spots, both showing enough to warrant keeping an eye on. Bobby Shearer, the smallest rider in the club, suffered a blowout at the 7-mile mark and was forced to retire. Ken Harmer, riding his first race, found himself shy on condition and dropped out after 9 miles with leg cramps. Aim At Championship The local boys will now train their sights on the Canadian champion= ships to be held here in Oshawa on June 26, when we fully expect them to make a fine showing. There are some very fast sprinters on the local roster and they'll give a good ace count of themselves in the shorter distance races. Also on the card will be a local boys' race for standard stock bikes, so any of you fellows who are in- terested in cycling should get out and do a little riding in preparation for this event. Visiting Offivial On Thursday evening of this week, Russ Coupland, an official of the C.W.A, and an outstanding rider in his younger years, is comin, down from Toronto to give the loza! riders a talk on the finer points of cycling. This meeting is to be at the home of Joe Victor, 72 Cadillac S., at 7:00 pm. and all members and prospective members are urged to attend, OZARK IKE tv Sininge Srp Peres Syncs. lec By Ray Gotto LOOK. THE THIRD BASEMAN HAS | 22, THE BALLS club. Within a few hours six oths = { WRC rae Ei tith