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THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EN a ll a i lH iL WEDNESDAY; JULY 21, 1948 PAGE TWELVE That's My Pop! Bobby Hobbs, 8!4, son of Assistant Fire Chief, R. Hobbs points with pride to his dad's 18!; pound muskellunge. The Assistant Chief caught the fish yesterday at Lake Scugog, on his day off. S PORT .. | HAPSHOTS co | We predicted it would be the biggest crowd to ever watch a sports event in Oshawa and if you dont count the motorcycle races or the Oshawa Fair harness races, the record was made. They were lined right around the diamond, completely, sitting and standing about 5 or 6 deep all the way around, while the grandstand and all the "bleachers" were crammed. It was a mammoth crowd on hand last night to see the girls' softball game and they saw a thrilling battle. It was quite the finest sports spectacle presented around these parts for many years and the U.A.W.A. particularly the hard-working members of the small committee that put the event over, deserve all kinds of credit. + + The game was a sizzler from start to finish and gave the mam- moth crowd, we figure about 6,000, counting all the youngsters and even a few "adult chisellers" who attended via the fence, a real dis- play of girls' softball competition at its finest. The Queens lived up to their reputation as starry players and "lookers" but they were beaten by the Toronto Sunday Morning Class team, with the only run of the game. Vern McCormick's timely single, with Rene Adams on 2nd, as the result of a walk and perfect sacrifice, produced the lone tally. When "Dodie" Nelson, blonde centre-fielder for the Q fumbled the pick-up just for a fraction, it was enough to delay her fine throw to the plate long enough for Rene Adams to sprint across safely. + * * They pulled off sparkling infleld plays while both teams produced some outfield catches that would have been a credit to men's teams. With such a mammoth crowd on hand, it wouldn't have surprised us if the game had been a bit of a "flop"--often one team of two comes up with a "bad game" when everything else seems perfect, but the girls obliged last night by making the evening perfect. At an informal buffet luncheon after the game, Kay Rohrer and Vern McCormick, speaking for their respective teams, stated that it was a real pleasure to play before such an appreciative crowd and they were also loud in their praise at the hos- pitality extended to them in Oshawa. * *» * No doubt the Oshawa Merchants would like to.see the same-size crowd back at Alexandra Park tonight, but we doubt if theyll see it. However, there should be a big attendance on hand to see tonight's C.0.B.L. game between the Merchants and Peterboro. The league- leaders were knocked off by Batawa Shoemen 4-2 last night and that win puts Batawa tied with the Marines, for first place. Needless to say, the "Petes" will be really after a win here tonight. Don't know who will throw for the Merchants tonight but Paul Michael must be almost in shape to go again but if not, the choice is likely to be Tony Romaniski, It should be--for we haven't seen Tony start a "home game" yet. Cec. Perdue issues the official batting statistics today to show that Freddie Bidgood, left-handed 1st baseman for the Mer- chants, is leading the Oshawa team in hitting and also stands very high in the entire league race, + L3 * = The Oshawa lacrossers turned back Orillia last night and the visitors from Lake Couchiching provided much better opposition than they did on their last trip to Oshawa, It was a sizzling fast game for the first two periods but after that, Oshawa's superior condition enabled them to maintain the pace but Orillia faltered. With tempers frayed, by fatigue and the heat, Orillia roughed it up and Oshawa replied in kind, so that the officials had a busy "thumb-session" in the third period, with some misconduct penalties for fighting, etc. The Oshawa Lacrosse Club con- tinued its promotion work among the youngsters, by handing out 15 more free sticks last night. Three of the sticks were won by young girls too. The lacrosse club has also asked us to say that owing to the scarcity of lacrosse balls, (not the cost) they'll have to curtail the giving away of free sticks unless the spectators refrain from keeping the balls that go into the crowd. Okay, fellows--we've said it--but frankly, we don't believe it. After all, if the lacrosse balls are scarce, no wonder the youngsters are keeping them when they get them. What's the good of having a free stick, if you By (Continued on Page 13) ROLLER SKATING Tonight and Saturday Night LACROSSE SCARBORO + OSHAWA Friday, July 23rd -- 8:45 p.m. ADULTS 50c¢ CHILDREN 25¢ OSHAWA | ARENA | Leafs 11-3 in the only other Inter- Stratford Nationals were held to three hits, one a homer by Bud Dix- on, for five innings before they hop- ped on Tom White for three hits and three runs in the sixth inning and another six hits for five more mns in the seventh to defeat Lon- don Majors 9-3 last night. Brant- ford Red Sox trounced Guelph county League game. In the Central Ontario loop, Ba- tawa Shoemen drew on even terms with the league-leading Peterbor- ough Petes with a 4-2 win in a neat pitchers duel. The top-spot Frood Tigers and second-place Copper Cliff Redmen battled to a 5-5 tie in the Nickel Belt League. Gord Muffitt, Batawa ace, gave up six hits, fanned 10 and walked four, while Doug Loucks of Peter- borough was nicked for six safe- ties, one a homer, and issued only one pass. Jerry Wagar was the hit- ting hero for Shoemen with a ho- mer in the third with two on base. He also smashed out a double and single. Padgett hit a triple and Menzies and Edger a double for the losers. White was belted from the Lon- don hill during Nats' five-run splurge. Bud Dixon started for Nats but left the mound when Majors connected for five hits in the sixth, good for all their runs. Lefty Al- len stopped the rally, giving up two hits the rest of the way and gain- ing credit for the win. Irish Mis- kimmons homered in the seventh with Chuck Males on base. Fireman Trouble Brantford belted three Guelph hurlers for 15 hits. Fisher worked BATA SHOEMEN TIE PE TERBOROUGH FOR FIRST PLACE, STOPPING PE TES 4-2 for Sox but needed the help of An- gelo Torti. Every man of the 11 men playing for Sox got a hit ex- cept Hewson and Fisher. George Edwards clouted a four-bagger in the sixth with two mates on board. McKenna wis the losing pitcher. Frood came from behind a 5-1 deficit to score three runs in the seventh and the equalizer in the eighth in their 5-5 draw with Red- men. Fox Didone gave up eight hits for Redmen, while Earl Brandy did the same for Frood. Berk Keaney of Redmen hit a triple | Catharines meet Flores in the Ni- in the |agara Belt. fourth. Catcher Buck Paquette hit safely in his 14th straight game with a double and single. Tonight's action sees London at Guelph, Stratford at Kitchener and Waterloo at Galt in the Intercoun- ty league, while 'Hollinger plays at Kirkland Lake and McIntyr: at Porcupine in the Temiskaming loop. Nickel Belt action is between Creighton and Sudbury, and Frood and Coniston, Petes play at Osha- wa in the Central circuit, while St. Oshawa's Biggest Sport Crowd Sees Thrilling Softball Tilt As Sports Stadium Fund Event 'CLASSERS' NOSE PHOENIX QUEENS. 1-0 Vern McCormick's Single and Bobble in Outfield Allows Rene Adams to Score From 2nd With Only Run of Sensation- al Tussle -- Carolyn "Morris Allows Only 2 Hits and Fans 8 -- Ivy Capsy Rath Wins On 4- Hit Effort, No Walks Toronto Sunday Morning Class defeated Phoenix Queens, 1-0, last night at Alexandra Park in the closest - softball tilt ever played in Oshawa and before the largest crowd to ever watch any sports game in this city, A crowd, estimated at well over 5,000 and probably closer to 6,000 considering the youngsters and "others" who attended via the fen- ces, was on hand for the Kinsmen Civic Memorial Stadium Fund event, which was presented and sponsored by the U.A.W.A. of this city, with a committee headed by Johnny Brady, Alex. Donaldson, Al. Wilson and Earl Kennedy in charge of the major details. Hits and Runs Were Scarce Drove in Only Run The game was a thrilling specta- cle, not only as an entertainment | attraction but from a standpoint of | competition, which often doesn't | happen when a record crowd is on | VERN McCORMICK Right-Fielder for the Sunday Morn- ing Class, who drove a hard-hit hand. Last night the girls obliged | single to centre field in the 5th with a brilliant display of defensive | inning last night, to score team- ball that saw hits and runs as scarce mate Rene Adams from 2nd base, as $56.00 bills the night before pay- | with what proved the only run of day. | the game to defeat the World's Carolyn Morris, glamorous hurler | with a tricky windmill delivery that | produced a slowball that curved in nasty fashion and also both drop- | ped or "rised" as desired, chalked up eight strf:eouts and issued only two hits. 'She gave up four walks, with Gladys Dawis, pig-tailed 3rd base | star of the "Classers" drawing two | of the three tickets with her good | eye. However, Carolyn also made [er a strikeout victim twice, to break | even, Ivy Capsy Rath, veteran hurler | for the SM.C. girls from Toronto, | also turned in a brilliant mound | performance. She didn't give up a single walk and though she fanned | only one batter, she allowed only | four scattered hits. | The Queens came closest to scor-| ing in the first inning when "Do- | die" Nelson opened with a perfect | bunt and Nonie Thomas sacrificed | her nicely with another bunt. Ricki | Caito grounded out as "Dodie" went | to 3rd. She then tried to score on | a passed ball but .catcher Rene | Adams was on the alert and tagged | her out, despite a daring slide. Slight Fumble Meant Game | The only run of the game was | scoring in the 5th inning. Glad. Da- | vis had walked in the 4th inning | and was retired after Kay Doughty | singled, when .she tried to advance on a passed ball, In the 5th, Rene Adam opened with a walk and Thel- ma McCrea promptly dropped a per- fect sacrifice bunt to advance her team-mate. Ivy Rath popped up to the catcher but Vern McCormick, ace hitter for the "Classers", slapped a single through the centre of the diamond and Rene Adams sprinted from 2nd, for home. 'Dodie Nelson fumbled just for a split-second, on the pick-up but it was enough to make the difference and despite a good throw, the S.M.C. catcher was safe at the plate, for the only run of the game, Queens played brilliant ball after that, with their pitcher "bearing dowa" but they couldn't get the run back and two brilliant fielding plays by Glad. Davis, at 3rd, in the 9th inning, shut off the last bid made by the U. S. champs. From a fielding standpoint, Miss Davis and centre-fielder Marie Kirkpatrick were outstanding for 8M.C. while left-fielder Mae Stark, another Toronto veteran softball star, was also in the brilliant class, along with 2nd base Shirley Smith. Babe Massa, at 1st base, Ricki Caito at shortstop and catcher Kay Rohrer were the standouts for the world's champions, with Sue Kim- ball and outfielders Nelson and Williams also attracting the eye witha their first work. RHE QUEENS-- .. ,. 000 000 000--0 4 2 8. M.C-- .. .. 000010 00x--1 2 0 PHOENIX QUEENS-- Dodie Nel- son, cf; Nonie Thomas, 2b; Ricki Caito, ss; Lois Williams, If; Kay Rolarer, ¢; Carolyn Morris, p; Fran- ces Tolmachoff, rf; Sue Kimball, 3b; Babe Massa, lb. SUNDAY MORNING CLASS -- Vern McCormick, rf; Shirley Smith, 2.; Gladys Davis, 3b; Kay Doughty, 1b; Mae Stark, If; Marie Kirkpat- rick, cf; Rene Adams, ¢; Thelma McCrea, ss; Ivy Capsy Rath, p. Umpires; Reg. Fair, Frank Kellar, Jack Hobbs and "Buzz" Bennett, : EXTRA MEETING Montreal. -- General Manager Lucien Chartrand of Blue Bon- nets race track announced that a third 14-day meeting will be held at that track from Aug. 21 to Sept. 6. ' Fred Bridgood Champion Phoenix Queens. Is Top Hitter For Merchants COBL standing on July 21: P. Ww. 11 11 Petes Batawa O:zhawa 6 10 Kingston 3 11 Fred Bidgood leads the Oshawa Merchants at bat with a 423 aver- age at the two-third part of the schedule. McMullen, Romaniski, Hanna, Baxter and Cook are others hitting in the charmed circle, Red Jubenville having left the club. The team is hitting well and holds a fair margin over Kingston Locos In the race for the third playoff spot Dalton tops the Petes and the ica- gue with a .500 mark, while Conner heads Kingston with .358 and Ken- nedy is best at present for Batawa with a .321 average. 5 H Dalton 1 Bidgoed McMullen Remaniski Hanna Jubenville AV. 1.000 423 373 353 319 318 315 .308 273 261 .250 226 .200 .182 115 .083 000 000 000 000 Brisebois Normoyle Dell Fair Sutton Tyson -- on 8 Matthews Hill PRON Fifteen More New Lacrosse Players "Born" Last Night The Oshawa Lacrosse Club gave away fifteen more lacrosse sticks, to holders of "lucky tickets" among the children's sale, at last night's game. Following are the winners: Nora McCaffrey, 324 Kingsdale; Barbara George, 510 Park Road South; Joan Watson, 292 Burk Street; Stan Cool- idge, 104 Montrave; Ron Elliott, 209 Drew St.; Bill Stoddart, George Copeland; Marten Walsh, 64 Centre St.; Ron McGregor, 176 Hillcroft St.; 'Don Smith, 356 King St. West; Palmer Knight, Hillcroft St.; Jim Saveny, North Oshawa; Pat Mc- Garney, 244 Arthur St.; Lyle Cour- tice, Courtice; Bill Willoughby, 257 Quebec St. FOUR JOCKEYS INJURED Buffalo, July 21--(AP)--Three of four Canadian jockeys injured in a pile-up 'at Fort Erie race track Tuesday were in "fair" condition in hospital here today. The fourth suf- fered minor injuries. Jockey Colin McDonald suffered a brain concussion, Donald Robin- son a crushed chest and Howard Bailey a broken leg and shoulder in the spill during the feature race, the Hotel Tourcine purse. Don Prater suffered shock and minor injuries. Erne STANDINGS C.0.B.L. BASEBALL Club Won Lost Tied Peterborough Batawa Oshawa Kingston INTER "A" SOFTBALL Club Won Lost Tied Pedlars 1 GM Colts ... UAWA. INTER "AA" SOFTBALL Club Won Lost Tied Legion Duplate Skinners United Taxi LAKESHORE JR. BASEBALL . WwW L T Hunters 1 Whitby Pete "A" Pete "B" Cobourg Bowmanville O.M.B.A. BASEBALL 6 2 4 2 6 4 6 Victors Rexalls .. Legion ,.. Beatons Motor City Cab Win Good Game At Bowmanville Motor City Cab took the Bow- manville Rotary Junior ball club into camp the other night by the score of 5-2, in that town. The loca] Juvenile club played heads-up ball again, and looked like they were really out of thei slump, Bill McTavish who did the pitching for the Oshawa kids, was in fis usual good "hot weather" form. He had 13 strikeouts, and the number was not unlucky for his four hits made up a nifty win, West did the Bowmanville slab work, and went the route, since the score did not start to reach gigantic proportions. He allowed nine hits tor the five Cabbie runs and had six strikeouts. The locals led off in the top of the first with one run as "Crabby" Jozkoski got a walk, stole around to second, where he was hit home by Ted O'Connor's single. The Cabbies made it 3-0 with a two-run rally in the top of the third. Two men were out at the time this splurge took place also, and it didn't deter the boys from running wild on the base-patls. John Jozkoski singled, and stole second as before, and then came home also as before on O'Connor's single. O'Connor, ever the base- stealing artist, gained third before he was able to score on a single by Hank Jozkoski. Bowmanville made their first an- swer in the last half of the third, wien they jumped on McTavish for his first hit, a triple by Rundle. He came home when the next man sin- gled. . The Cabbies got that one back, when Benkowski, O'Connor and Milne each got hits to pound in two runs in the top of the fifth. Tue last of the sixth saw the Ro- tarians make it 5-2 with their only other tally, when Bill Dadson walk- ed, and stole second in preparation for tie single by Sturrock that sent him home with the last run of the game, Neither team managed to score after the sixtly, and the game ended with both pitchers staging a stiff battle of the big hill, | R. H. E. Motor City Cab 102020 000--5 8 4| Bowmanville .. 001001000--2 4 2 MOTOR CITY CAB: Morrison, cf; Benkowski, 1b; J. Jozkoski, 3b; O'Connor, 2b; H Jozkoski, 1f; Milne, ss; McArthur, c¢; Sarnovsky, rf; and McTavish, p. BOW. ROTARY: Rundle, cf; Hooper, ss; Martin, ¢c; West, p; Dad- son, 1b; Cowle, 2b; Sturrock, lf; Pi- per, rf; Perfect, 3b; and Buckspan, 3b in 7th. Umpires--Bagnell and Sarnovski. TUESDAY'S STARS The Assoclated Press -- Hoot Evers, Tigers -- his ninth-inning single with two out scored George Kell with the run that ave the Tigers a 2-1 victory over New ork Yankees. Pitching--Jack Kramer, Red Sox -- held the Browns to seven hits in itching the Red Sox to an 8-3 victory. By Batting t was his 11th victory of the season and his ninth in a row. OZARK IKE Orillia Provides For Locals in First Half But | Lack Stretch Condition Rough Go Christie Leads Oshawa With Spirited Five- Goal Attack -- Cham- bers and Fagan Put On Great Goal-Tending Display -- Two Match Misconducts Handed Out in Rugged Third Stanza The Orillia "Baggataway" club provided more than the usual fight last night at the Arena, and in the first half looked as if they might even upset the local crew. But the Oshawa Lacrossers pulled away in the last half, and won the game, 20-10. Orillia have signed a few new players, and they provided the add- ed life in the first half to keep the score within reason, But in the last half, and in the last quarter in particular, the locals' condition showed to advantage, really started to roll. Harrison Shows Oshawa also strutted a new play- er in Harrison, a rugged forward, who shows promise of really turn- ing in a hot game come the time when he gets used to the play of the local club. Top performer of the night was| Christie, who seemed to be able to do no wrong on the floor, and came off the court with a five-goal night. His defensive work was also of top quality and he really sparked the team during that first half, when the Orillia squad were showing their best. The game started off with this same Christie getting a penalty for which the Orillians were quite thankful and they immediately flipped in two goals. This was probably the reason for Christie's good show for the remainder of the game. . Don Bush was able through dint of some hard work to get one of those goals back for the locals while Christie was off. and so the pain was not so great, Christie then slung in a goal of his own to tie the count. Jocko's Underhand Jock Sutherland counted on one of his underhand blazers to push Oshawa ahead, but Hill, the fire- ball forward for Orillia, scored his first of the night (he scored four) to knot the score again. Bastien did a beautiful dodge to give Bob Hil- son a chance for his first goal. This ended the scoring in the first frame, with Oshawa ahead, 4-3. In the second quarter, the locals pushed ahead till they were up by a count of 10-5, with the Orillia team stil] breathing hotly down their necks. Al Haney and Bob Hil- son did some neat combination work for Oshawa, with the former and they | | Who played left-field for Phoenix Changed Places py LOIS WILLIAMS Queens, instz>d of at her usual po- sition as catcher, and instead of having a busy evening, as is the usual lot of a "receiver," she didn't have a single play to make all eve- ning, as it turned out. getting two goals arlene latter another singleton to help raise the total. Hickory Headwork " The third quarter was the time for the Orillia club to get tired of playing lacrosse and return to the primitive "Baggataway". That's the old Indian game where you hack down your opponents till you have a few men advantage. Oshawa scored two goals and Orillia count- ed the same number for a third quarter final count of 12-7. During that third quarter, Bas- tien and Burrell got tossed from the game with five minute penal- ties and matched misconducts. They started to fight again, after being ordered to the sin bin. "Red" McAdam started in at that time to get hot, and Hilson also picked up the bug. McAdam scored the goal of the night, when getting a pass from Pat Depippo, after the latter had jumped high for an interception, Ye ripped in on the goalie, That worthy, seeing himself unprotected, went out and tried checking Mec- Adam. McAdam, then realizing the net was empty, whipped the ball over his head without looking, and scored .a beaut. Open Up At Last The final quarter was strictly a local affair with Oshawa pulling out in front by a wide margin. The local boxla sqfiad outscored the vis- itors 8-2 in the frame, and the Her Sacrifice Helped THELMA McCREA Starry shortstop of the Sunday Morning Class team, who laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt in the 5th inning to advance Rene Adams, who had drawn a walk to open the inning, to 2nd base and scoring poe sition. The sacrifice set the stage for the scoring of the only run of the game. SPORTS ALENDAR TODAY C.0.B.L. Baseball Peterborough Petes vs. Merchants, Alexandra Park, p.m C.0.F. Men's League Oshawa Brewer's Warehouse va, Bowmanville, in Bowmanville, 6.45 p.m. " E. W. Twp. Inter Softball Raglan vs. Columbus, at Colume bus, 6.45 p.m. North Oshawa vs. Fernhill Park, 6.45 p.m. Thornton's Corners vs. Harmony, in Harmony, 6.45 p.m. ! ' Oshawa 6.30 Westmount, THURSDAY . O.M.B.A. Baseball Victors vs. Beaton's, Alexandra Park, 6:30 p.m. sharp. Inter. "AA" Softball Skinners vs. Duplate, Alexandra Park, 6:45 p.m. Junior Softball Stoneys vs, Brooklin, in Brooklin, 6:45 p.m. Sharps vs. Park, 6:45 p.m. Juvenile Softball Collacutts vs. Veterans Alexandra Park, 6:45 p.m. Storie Park vs. Mills Motors, Alex« andra Park, 6:45 p.m. Smokeys vs. Jack's naught Park, 6:46 p.m. game ended on a 20-10 note. Scarboro will be the visitors on the local floor this Friday evening, and with Scarboro really in the hunt now the game should be worth seeing. All clubs will have new players now as the deadline for signing has come, and this means improved lacrosse frcm now on. OSHAWA: Goal, Chambers; de fence, L. Vipond and Grice; cen- tre, Depippo; rover, Christie; homes, Bush and McAdam; alts, W. Vipond, Bastien, Hilson, Haney, Sutherland, Harrison and Cook. Orillia--Goal, Fagan; defence, Balkwill and Pearsall; centre, Hill; rover, Antonler; homes, Johnson and Street; alts., Price, Hammond, Scarlet, Crowe, Varty, Beaton, Bur- rell and McTaggart. 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