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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1948 'TRADE WINDS"; |josomeeccamaey St at o STANDING o AXIIXITIXIXTXXXXXZEXXXE, NATIONAL LEAGUE PW PAGE SIXTEEN PORT WUNAPSHOTS Another letter was engraved in Oshawa's sport history last night, at thie Hotel Genosha, and the letter is "P"! Looking back on the avalanche of congratulations, trophies, awards apd gifts that showered upon the 1048 Intermediate "A" softball champions last night, we find that you can cover all those items, the method and the receivers, with the one letter of the alphabet. "P" stands for Pedlar People and last night they were smothéred with p-resentations, p-rizes, p-raises and p-ictures that p-oured down on them from a head table of civic, Oshawa and Ontario softball officials. It was an outstanding banquet and the Pedlar players really hit the jack-pot, Three team trophies, the individual batting cham- pionship trophy, silver "mugs", leather windbreakers, toilet cases and then there were also autographed softballs and engraved cigarette lighters for the "men behind the scenes", the workers who played an equally importtant part in helping this club win an All-Ontario championship in . their first year of operation. It's been done before--by an Oshawa club too--but it's still a remarkable feat and last night the worthy winners received their rewards. We could discuss the very pleasant event for a full column but we haven't time or space--and besides, there's a full account elsewhere in the spo:t page. * > * As was expected, the "home clubs" won the three O.H.A. Junior "A" games last night, with Barrie boosting their lead as top ieam in the race, with a win over Stratford, which prevented Kroehlers from THE DALLY TIMRS, +rCAZETTE THESE JUNIOR "AL: PUCKSTERS WERE WHISKED 'ABOUT. IN { Geo. H. Campbell Neve |! New York ... Ful ture Games Saturday--New York at Toronto; De- troit at ntreal, T at Mont- real at New York: Boston at Chicago. "CHUCK" WAKS y for left-wingers Archie Richardson and "Chuck" Came then the further announcement that Bob Was sold to the Biltmores for an unrevealed straight . These are the boys pictured above. BERNIE HILL KEITH MONTGOMERY BOB PALMER When the men whe make the deals in the O.H.A, Junior "A" | cently three deiod boys hp oy Guelph Biltmores in re- loop get down to' business around that December 15thydead- | turn for two of undisclosed amount of line, they almost make the pro loops look like pikers when | cash. The deal was s two-for-iwe 'affair at first, Oshawa wugd moving into a tie with the Generals. Tee Pees won at home and now St. Catharines are tied with the Windsor Spitfires for second place with Oshawa in 4th spot. Galt Rockets were stopped last night at St. Kitts and in the other game, Guelph Biltmores continued their climb, with a victory on their home ice, over the St. Michael's College Majors, All of which sets the stage for tonight's big game here when the Generals will be out to defeat Windsor Spitfires for the second time within a week and thus tighten their grip on 4th place and move up very close to Windsor and Tee Pees, Tonight's game, despite Christmas shopping, should draw :the "biggest crowd of the season, even though the local merchants will have to miss this one. * * Ld If you still can't believe that the Generals won that game dowa in Windsor the other night, and that the one in the Arena tonight between these same two teams will be something to remember a long time, take note of the following bits of scribble from Jack Dulmage's write-up of the game in the Border City newspaper, the Windsor Star. Jack may cause a young rebellion among his fans for the kind words he gave the Gens in their great win, but to these old ears, they were mighty kind phrases. For instance, in his patter on the first period he says and we quote: "Coach Jimmie Skinner threw his five fastest forwards into battle with a man advantage, but failed to connect as Stu Hendry in the Oshawa nets commenced a brilliant shot-blocking display that was to hold up to the { finish," - ° J 7 i + + * He continues with some figures that will make the local fans wonder what the Generals have been holding back in some of the "ragged" displays here. "Generals fired exactly six shots at Dave O'Meara in that session, scoring three for a fantastic .500 average. Dave fanned badly on the first, a 40-footer unscreened from the stick of Don Hall, but had little chance on other two by Red Stephen and Gerry Scots." Then further down in the literature, Dulmage gives - with great gusto qn Ted O'Connor's overtime marker that won the game. "O'Connor's winner at 5:23 was a peach. Ted flew in on left 'wing after a cleared puck, but when Marcel Pronovost cut him off, he uncorked his drive from 40 feet out at a tough angle, the puck sipping inte the far corner over O'Meara's shoulder." 'All those nice words, plus the fact that 3,450 frenzied fans watched that fracas (26 penalties) down in Windsor should draw everyone out to the game here tonight. It is the Spits first visit and it should be a dandy. * » + SPORT SHORTS--The gals around the district are more than a little interested in the sport of basketball. ce the stirring around of the Grads team for boys, the gals are also looking about to start a "City League." Taint a bad idea, and only emphasizes the fact that Oshawa it comes to offering cash and Sing players around. Re- | giving ff nctmsn BMS and) es: id Finger Keith Mont- ONT. INTER. L.% ; OFTBALL Chi Prizes and I Praises for Pedlar Club They acclaimed the Pedlar Soft- ball Club, All-Ontario Intermediate | "A" champions for 1948, last night in the "Blue Room" and 'several | other rooms of the Hotel Genosha, and the acclaiming took the form of . smothering - them' with high | praises accompanied by a carload (boxcar size) of gifts. From the timé Chairman Johnny Brady, President of the Oshawa City & District Softball Association, officially opened the banquet pro- ceedings until Alex Donaldson, mas- | ter of ceremonies for the program | of entertainment that followed, announced "and now you're on | your own"--the evening was an outstanding success. t OASA Officials Present | Among the guests, which includ- | ing the champions themselves, num- bered - over the 60 mark, were in- | cluded local civic dignitaries and | the "top brass" of the Ontario Ama- | teur Softball Association. | President Ernie - Simpson, of | Kingston, and Secretary Frank Feaver, of Hamilton, together with First Vice-President George Camp- iis BEERS Future Games ay--St. Michael's at Marlbores; Bt. 'Windsor Cathar nes at Galt; at Oshawa. Polio Crippled Boxer Commences Ring Comeback Spokane, Wash., Dec. 18 -- (AP) lax coppisd bY pallor sepped Gif & eg cri y polio, % plane in Spokane Friday night to be greeted by another young bomer who oul his battle with polio and won. Danny 'Sewell, 18-year-old Mn don boy, shook hands with Jos Velez of Spokane and smiled as he heard how Velez had climbed te the top of the Pacific northwest lightweight ranks despite a With- ered left leg. Stricken last year by the disease on the eve of a fight at London's Harringay Arena, Sewell hopes that a three-month rest in Spokane will let him throw away the cane he now carries. Sewell said the polio attack in- terrupted a record that included 37 knockouts in 41 amateur and fessional flights. He won the four by technical knockouts and judges' decistons. FULL LOG-BOOKS British Overseas Airways now have 150 aircrew members who have flown 1,000,000 miles or more. bell, of this city, were all on hand to perform official duties in the lengthy list of presentations. His Worship, Mayor Erank Mc- Callum, himself a keen sports en- thusiast and supporter, in extends ing the congratulations of the city er N . Harding, W. B. "Bert" White and Art Cook (Brooklin), are all m of the Osh Hunt Club. (Middle row), wh), Dave Simpson, George Wallace, Jeff McGath, Jack Bird, Gord Hanna and "Ab" Walker (manager). ete Murphy, Ted Barnes, "Red" Thompscn, Richard , Stan Stovin, "Ding" Gavas and Gord Brown, has no gymnasia for either boys or girls, men or women, of a size where team sports such as this can be engaged in . . . Boston Olympics are without a home. In a surprise Quebec Senior Hockey League move, the team was withdrawn from the circuit owing to financial difficulties . . . Durno (Rondie) Rondina, defenceman with Sudbury Miners in the Nickel Belt Hockey League, was 'suspended for two games by the league execu- Smiles were in abund at. the Osh $ Club Junior Baseball Gar, Di. A team banquet the other night, and just to prove there were plenty of 0 .same, the photographer caught the players and some of the sponsors after the new jackets had been distributed and they were all giving with their biggest "Iriums." Left to right (back row), Joe Gilbert, (train- er); J. A. "Pud" Lane, Mayor Frank MeoCallum, R. R. "Russ" Heres a neal tive. Suspension was a result of Rondina's tactics in the Sudbury-Garson game played last Friday. Seven penalties were handed out in the game, four of them to Rondina. After his third minor, he charged referee Nick Evanshen into the boards and was tagged with a 10-minute misconduct. After the game, he grabbed both Evanshen and linesman Maurice Kink- ley to extend the argument. The guy really wanted to prove his point, eh! { .. United States sports writers named Byron Nelson, Toledgsgolfer, athlete of the year four years ago today. The 32-year-old shotmaker averaged fewer than 70 strokes for 78 rounds of big time tournament play and became the second golfer to win the title. He was preceded by Gene Sarazen' in 1932. * + + SCISSORED SPORT--By The Canadian Press--Gord Howe, right winger of Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League, Friday at Toronto underwent a successful operation for removal ofsa cartilage in his right knee here. Hospital officials termed his condition as good. He suffered a knee injury in a game against the Boston Bruins Dec. 4. He will be out of action another six weeks . . . The operation was performed by Dr. W. E. Gallie who, two years ago, performed a similar operation on Howe's other knee . . . At Ann Arbor, Mich., University of Michigan downed Ace Balley's University of Toronto squad 6-4 Friday night des- pite a three-goal third-period splurge by the Canadians, , . . The victory gave Michigan a clean sweep of the two-game series, having whipped Toronto 12-1 Thursday night in Chicago. . . . The All-America profes- sional foothall gonference announced Friday night at Cleveland that it will continue to operate with the same eight clubs next year. . , . The announcement apparently dispelled reports that the league was ready to fold and indicated the conference was willing to end its feud with the established National League. . . . President Robert R. M. (Bob) Carpen- (Continued on Page 17) ~< OSHAWA ~ 5 i 5 Of os 7 JUNIOR O.H.A. HOCKEY WINDSOR SPITFIRES OSHAWA GENERALS 500 STANDING ROOM ON SALE AT ARENA 7:30 P.M. SKATING MONDAY NIGHT the Ontario Softball Association officials who attended and also to Wm. "Bill" Trewin, former local resident and now of Port Hope, who was on hand to present "The for the high standard of success maintained in this city. President Presents Cup emblematic of the O.AS.A. Inter- mediate "A" softball championship, was presented to John Geikie, President of the Pedlar Softball Club, by President Ernie Simpson; of the O.AS.A.,- who expressed his pleasure in being able to present an Ontario championship trophy to one of his "own" Eastern Ontario teams. O.A.8.A. Secretary Frank Feaver, in addition-to reviewing the history of the assoeiation, and revealing that over 30,000 signed players per- to the champions, also tendered' a |"! warm and sincere civic welcomé to| Trewin Trophy" to the 1948 bat- | ting champion. Mayor McCallum | congratulated the "parent body for | the excellent job they are doing in | the province and extended similar | praise to the OshaWa Association| The Brantford Expositor Trophy, |- formed urider the O.A.8.A. banner last season, madé\, an appeal for used. equipments, to be sent en to 'the Netherlands, where Canadian soldiers made softball so popular in the recent conflict that it is fast becoming; 4 major recreation there, 'but the game' is handicapped due 'to lack of playing eguipment.' Sec retary Feaver presented the asso- ciation champi crests, with COoich Frankié Young accepting op behalf of the .club, City Championship Trophy Business Manager Tommy Lodge, one of the group of men who suc- cessfully organized and guided the Pedlar Softball. Club to the top rung of the ladder in their first year of operation, received The Miller-Libby Trophy, one of Osh- awa's oldest sport trophies, emblem< atic 'of the/City "Championship in softball. - Ged, *H, Campbell, first vice-president 6f 'the O.AS.A, and life member of the Oshawa Asso, ciation, presented this trophy and pointed out that the standard of softball played in Oshawa is com- parable to the bést in the Dominion and when a club succeeds in win- ning 'The Miller-Libby Trophy "as Oshawa champions, they are well on their way to the. Ontario. cham- pionship finals. Chairman Brady, as president of the Oshawa Association, presented The D. M. Tod Trophy, City & Dis- trict Intermediate Leaghe award to Frank Foldy, team manager of the champions, ; 'Batting Champion "Bill" Yourkevitch, 1948 batting champion of the Oshawa City & District 'Association's Intermediate "A" League, also a member of the, championship Pedlar 'Club, receiva ed "The Trewin Trophy," with 'Wm. 3 Trewin making the presenta- tion in person. Wilson of the; logal: association, Free sented the. dndividual © trophy, 1 permanent, 'posséssion, to "Ri Yourkevitch, "Wai! Trewin, = past | .. ;PEDLARS (Contitwied on Page 19) + Vice-President Al president of the: Oshfgwa Associa- |. . --Photos by Campbell's Studio O:hawa' s Junior Softball Champiges M s of the Osh "Fi 'Ltd." Junior Softball Club, 1948 champ- ions of. the Oshawa. City and i es Softball Association's Junior League and also Eastern Ontario Junior "A" Champions as well as O.AS.A. finalists, are shown above, proudly wearing their new windbreakers, a gift from. their company, following the presentation banquet at the Queen's Hote] on Tevesasy Weniny. From left-to-right, are shown, in i] the. back ¥ov; Roy Turnbull, Bob Tippett, Len Dervent, Walter R. Branch, ( (Matager), John Ford, Frank Smegal, Stan Brooks and Jimmie Claus. Front'row; Ron Keeler, Don Hurst, Doug Keeler (coach), The Gordon Lefebvre Trophy, for Oshawa's Junior Softball Champions; Ken Corrigan, Pete' Siblock and Ray Locke. Front, Oerst Pidwerbecki (bat oy): (Abstent; John Masowich and Syd Arnold). Ontario Finalists --Photos by Campbell's Studio TOD CAMPEAU. T0 REPLACE. INJURED LACH By The Canadian Press Montreal Canadiens, crippled by a disastrous séries of injuries, have: reached a couple of thousand miles into the heart. of Texas tb find a replacement for Elmer Lach, the club's ace centre, Tod Campeau of Dallas Huskies of the United States Hockey Lea- gue is flying to Montreal today to take over Lach's 'spot-on the Habi- tant's punchline. Lach is out with a broken jaw. No ys! to National Hoviey League play, Campeau so far this season. had a scoring record of 16 goals and. 28 -assists in the USHL. If Campeau arrives in time, he'll step in between Maurice Richard and Rip Riopelle against the lea- gue-leading Detroit Red Wings to- night. That. will drop veteran Murph Chamberlain back to the third-string line with Kenny Mos- dell and Bob Fillion. If Campeau is late, he'll go on to New York for Sunday's' game against the last- place Rangers, In the other game tonight, the Rangers meet Maple Leafs in To- Tonto, The Leafs and Canadiens are deddlocked for fourth place, three points behind Chicago Hawks. Sunday night, Toronto goes to. De- MOTOR CITY CAB . THE TAX| SERVICE | TE ra 'WITH . Prompt @ Careful OPPOSITE US TERMINALS 234 SIs troit while tHe' Bruins visit cago. Detroit, with a pair of week-end have a games to Boston's one, ond-place Boston chance to step well out into 'the leadership. Only one point separat- es these two clubs with Chicago three points behind Boston. HEAT PACKAGE FOR YOUR WINTER DRIVING ily AND YOU CAN GET TERMS CASH PRICES. Be comfortable this od with a B. F, Geedrich Cor Heater, Use our Theifty Budget an. regular prices «« - small ¢ ing balance only. 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