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Vis PAGE TEN THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1949 PORT INAPSHOTS The local sport fans can turn their attention to Alexandra Park = this afternoon for the annual Oshawa Fair and a fine program of i" harness races. The gee-gees go again tomorrow afternoon. There's a Minor baseball game at the Stadium this evening and then comes Sat- "urday, with two big events at the Kinsmen Civic Memorial Stadium, " 'both of which will likely draw big crowds. Oshawa Red Raiders, flushed " with their thrilling 3-2 victory over Peterboro Panthers, 1948 group champions, in the opening gaine of the season here last Saturday, will "tangle with the Oakville gridders here tomorrow afternoon at 1.30 'o'clock and with the increased interest in the Red Raiders after their y fine start; the attendance for this rugby game should be better than at Any time last season. Grid fans can expect a real tussle here tomorrow | , afternoon as the Oakville team is reported to be both big and fast, with | 7411 the tricks known to Hamilton Wildcats. ; tr OF ue Se The Oshawa Merchants will open their O.B.A. quarter-finals against Oakville "Oaks" here tomorrow afternoon, with the game y «13: Scheduled for 4:15 o'clock. This is the first game of a 3-out-of-5 fi series, with Oakville Oaks having eliminated West Yorks, West Tor- #517 onto's senior league champions, in the 4th game of their 3-out-of-5 iL" series, last night. For this baseball playoff game tomorrow afternoon, 3% the ticket wicket at the Stadium will not be opened to baseball fans pe * 50 si; until 3:30 o'clock and at the conclusion of the Red Raiders' rugby * game, the Stadium will be cleared of all people and then re-opened for the baseball customers. With a week's rest following their triumph over Peterboro Marines, Oshawa Merchants are keen to tangle with Oakvile. Oshawa's import battery of Bill Gingerich and George Ticcony will be on hand for this game here tomorrow afternoon and likely. stay around for the full week, which has Oshawa Merchants scheduled to go back to Oakville on Tuesday afternoon 441: With the 3rd game back in Oshawa on Thursday and if a 4th game is necessary, it will be up in Oakville on Saturday of next week. It's many a day since Oshawa baseball fans have had a chance to a follow a local team in O.B.A, Senior "A" playoffs and no doubt the rai Merchants will have a banner crowd on hand for this game tomorrow ... afternoon. while in addition, it is expected a lot of Oakville fans .'. and baseball fans from the Toronto Viaduct League, will be down ;to Oshawa to see this one. * *» * Local softball teams are in the clear for this week but the following week sees most of Oshawa's softball teams in action. The first big game #7{s on Monday night at the:Stadium when Skinners tangle with the Tor- "oat Inter. "AA" champions, in the first game of the O.A.8.A. semi-finals wit this category, The deciding game of Toronto's "AA" finals ie being ~aNayed tonight and the winner comes here on Monday evening. In the 11sQ-AS.A: Juvenile "A" semi-finals, Oshawa Veteran's Taxi take the ni-Toronto Juvenile champions, also to be decided tonight, in the first game «of the Ontario semi-finals, here in Oshawa on Tuesday evening, * * A. . 1 oe | Geo. H. Campbell ad 3 gran + 7 Oshawa Hunt Club Juniors go back to Toronto tomorrow after- Fdon to play the second game of {Heir O.B.A: playoff Junior "A" setfes with the highly-pnblicized "Peter Pans" of Toronto. If Peter Pans > #win and tie up the series tomorrow, we'll no doubt see more about it y-that we've seen in the Toronto papers since that 7-1 licking they got down here the other night when the local "Hunters" came up with a splendid display to knock off the highly-rated Toronto outfit, * + Gol. R. 8. McLaughlin's good. horse "Moldy" came up with a fine win - for Parkwood Stables yesterday at Woodbine, winning 'the 43rd running of The Durham Cup, which Donosiris won for Parkwood Stables 10 years ago. "Mr. Sam" was on hand to receive the trophy and na- rally enough was once again proud of his fine horse. ¥ p * * L SPORT SHORTS--Dick Savitt.of South Orange, N.J., and Lewis of Cleveland, Ohio, won top honors in men's and women's events at the Toronto Cricket Club's annual invitation tennis tournament. Savitt defeated Hal Burrows of Charlotteville, Va., 6-0, 3-6, 6-0, 8-10 and * aba 6-3 in the men's senior finals. Then Sayitt teamed with Burrows to beat | Henri Rochon of Montreal and" Tom Boys of Forest Hills, N.Y., 6-0, 6-4, #2 in the men's doubles finals ,.. . , Mitchell, Gornto, White Plains, | .Y., won the first Canadian professional tennis championship when he defeated Johnny Faunce. of Burbank, Cal, 3-6," 9-7,76-4," 7-5 before a crowd of 1,000 fans at Quebec, There were no-Canadian entries in the' fourney . . . . At Chatham, it was announced Sunday by Manager Earl Kilby of the Chatham Rams football that the team had withdrawn from Junior O:R.F.U. competition. Chatham was included -in a grouping with Windsor' Assumption College, Windsor AK.O., Point Edward Juniors, and Sarnia Squires . , , . Steve Donoghue announced his retirement as a jockey 12 years ago after a great 30-year record. Fifty-two years old, Donoghue whose name had become synonymous with the British turf, finished out the season before taking up a new and successful career as 4 trainer, He headed the list of jockeys for. 10 consecutive years and booted home six English Derby winners'. , . . Frank Chance, one-third of the famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance fielding combination of the Chicago Cubs, died at Los Angeles 24 years ago today. He managed the Cubs from 1006 to 1913, was succeeded by Johnny Evers who stayed one year, - Joe Tinker held managerial reins in 1916. * > * '.. SCISSORED SPORT--By The Canadian Press--The United States Thursday night won the "First round" in the Ryder Cup golf series--a ruling that deep-grooved clubs owned by Dick Burton of the British team must be filed down before Lie plays in today's opening matches at Ganton, Yorkshire, England. Ben Hogan, non-playing captain of the United States team. raised the charge against Burton's clubs' Thursday during an inspection before high golf officials from both sides of the Atlantic. Hogan and Charles Whitcombe, captain of the British team, agreed to submit the Sheke to Bernard Darwin, chhirman of the British rules of golf committee. rwin ruled that the club faces were" marked with rough spots but. "It is nothing" that a little filing can't correct." is on. both. insisted inspection was "Just a matter of routine" #nd sought to keep détails of the argument secret. The matches begin with the first of four 36-hole Scotch foursomes, Eight "36-hole singles duels are slated Saturday . . . . More than 40 rookies and veterans started infense; training preparations at the Montreal Canadien's pre-season camp. at St.' Hyacinthe, Que., Thursday, Fourteen rookies lined up against 19 veterans.in search for berths with the team which plays a 70-game. schedule inthe 'National Hockey League this season. Thursday (Continued on Page 11) DANNY LEWICKI'S "C" FORM MESS REARS ITS HEAD AGAIN Regina, Sept. 16 (CP). | Pickard, 'president of the Canadian | Amateur Hockey ~ASsociation, sald Thursday the C.A.H.A. will suspend Danny Lewicki if asked to do so by Clarence Canipbell, National Hockey League president, | Lewicki, under contract to To- | ronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. was quoted in a dispatch from St. Catharines, as saying - that he doesn't intend to turn professional this season and that he does not wish to play hockey in Toronto. Al, | the C.AHA. to suspend him also. Pickard said that if Lewicki re- Smythe has said that Lewicki wouldn't, play at all this season unless he played within the Maple Leaf organization and he reiterated that statement Thursday. Lewicki was asked last winter to line up with Toronto Marlboros juniors of the Ontario Hockey As- sociation, but declined. He finally played with Stratford Kroehlers. Pickard said earlier that ahy question of transferring Lewicki from Stratford to the Marlboros would be one for the O.H.A. to de- cide. He pr subject to regulation fuses to accept a professional con- tract, should the Leafs offer him one, the club may ask Campbell to suspend him from professional hockey. * Campbell then would ask Renews Option At St. Catharines Thursday night Conn Smythe, the Leafs' general manager, said the 18-year-old Lew- icki recently renewed a "C" form in accepting money from the Leafs. The form calls on players to per- form only for such teags as may be designated by the club. under the "C" option to the Leafs only so far as it affected his pro- fessional career. At St. Catharines Lewicki said Thursday night that he won't play hockey in Toronto despite threats by the C.A.H.A. to suspend him. Lewicki, attending Maple Leafs training school here, said he in- tended to return to Stratford today and confer with officials of the Stratford Club. Smythe said he also will speak 'brillinatly all through the week- to Stratford officials today with a view to having Lewicki play with Local Golf Club's Marbors 2 SY aw a Men's Title Match offer ew. a ro s 2 J . Booked for Sunday Smythe said. "If he doesn't accept, | | The finals for the R. 8. Mc- that means he won't play hockey Bt] | Laughlin Trophy, emblematic of all" . Why doesn't Lewicki want to play in Toronto? "I don't like Toronto. It's too big," is his reply. | the Clth Championship of the Lewicki has been performing gshawa Golf Club, will be played on Sunday, September 18th, teeing off at 10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Harold Ball and Harry Michael will provide the golf hecessary to an event of this calibre, Wib. Hall and Doug. Keel, 1948 Winner and long camp. Smythe said Thursday: "He looks to me more like Aurel Joliat than anybody I've ever seen." ILDING PROCESS Runner-up respectively were elie minated early in the race while other splendid golfers such as Bruce Bradley, Earl McMaster, Dave Henry, Don Burden, Bob McNab and Bob Watt bowed out in other thrilling matches, JR. A PUCK TEAMIN BU jax Sponsors nals | 40 Would-Be Oshawa Generals | Running Through Brisk Drills [Each Evening At Oshawa Arena Shift System Used To Give Each Young Puckist Fair Chance-- Four Alberta Players Showing Stuff . Before Coach Tommy , Ander- | [' son < | | | Not all the crowd went to the | Oshawa 'Fair last night. i |: Quite a few roamed down to the | | Aréna to get a peek at the brand | new edition of the Generals, Osh- | | awa's entry in the Junior "A" OHA hockey "vars, | Coach Tommy Anderson was on {hand and had to arrange a split in {the huge turn-out so that all of the | young. hockey hopefuls could get! their proper chance. | Two. Shifts | The first group .on the ice was | made up of local and provincial | boys along with four imports. They | | numbered 23. } In the second contingent were | all the fellows from Toronto, one | | from Oshawa and one from Ban- | {eroft, They made up a total of 17. That count of 40 does not include six of the team who still are trying | out at pro 'camps. | Holdovers from last season in-} iclude. six men, Shropshire, Chap- | man, Jankowski, Hall, O'Connor and { mount played a 7-7 tie with each 2 | Hooper. All but Hooper and Chap- | man were-away at another camp | last. night. | Tommy Anderson ran his charges | through a stiff workout that had quite a few of the boys talking about how mice bed would be. They all | seemed tired after the scrimmage, | i but while on the ice showed a spirit'| anid willingness to get after the puck that made the railbirds start to point, Of course no predictions of future greats can' be made-s0 very early !in the year, but just the same the size ant speed of "our boys" makes one think of the cold Saturday | nights and St. Mikes, Barrie, Wind- | sor, Stratford and the rest, and just j how "these fellows will stack up. : Alberta Imperts | The imports this season are big | boys. A brother act of Keith and Art Lea from Ponoka, Alberta, the { former a defenceman, the latter a | forward both have the size needed. They brought along a pal, also | from Ponoka, Ralph Vold, who plays either forward or defence. Bentley, Alberta, a famous birth- | place of hockey players produced the other import in Glen Nelson, a defenceman of no mean ability. From Northern Ontario, Timmins | to be exact, the Gens have a com- | plete forward line. Reg. Campbell, often called '"Tootie" on left, Gord Warner on right and Doug Towers | who is' at the Toronto Leafs camp | at centre, The two wingers looked | hot in their performance last night | skating that will come from Coach | | Anderson's driving workouts. | Kenny Mortson, cousin of Gus, all | the way from Swastika up in the north country, is back again this | year packing more weight and look- | | ing like a real comer. | / Youngest Puckster | Youngest boy at the drill was | Johnny Muckler, a big blond guy | | from Paris, Ontario. He is all of 15 | BASEBALL STANDINGS Te nee AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Boston .. Cleveland Detroit .... Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Washington . 44 - Thursday's Results Cleveland Only game scheduled. Friday's Games Detroit at New York: St. Boston; Cleveland at Washington (N); Chicago at Philadelphia (twi-night). Saturday's Games Cleveland at ashington; Chicago at Philadelphia; Detroit at New York; St. Louls at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Unchanged. No .Games scheduled. Friday's Games Louis at Thursday: Brooklyn "at Pittsburgh (N); Boston | at St. Louis (N); Philadelphia at Cin- cinnatl; New York at Chicago. Westmount Girls + Tie North Oshawa «In a thrilling softball 'battle last night, North Oshawa and West- team scoring a run in the 9th in- ning and further play being im- possible 'due to darkness. North Oshawa first got a couple {of runs on hits by Ashby and D. Alexander followed by a walk, choice play and Borrow's single in the sec- ond' inning and they added two more in the"4th frame with Hodg- son and B. Alexander setting the pace after Lockwood opened with a | walk. Single tallies in the 6th and 7th tied up the count and in the |9th North Oshawa got one more run when Moth connected and made the circuit. Westmount opened the scoring in the second inning with a couple of runs with Wright and Kehoe set- | ting the pace and in the 4th inning, Lawrence, Bourne and Shackelton got the hits that helped produce | three more runs, aided also by a couple of bad errors and a walk | plus Kehoe's home-run blow. In the 5th Westmount scored once to take the lead at the time 6-4 and in the 9th inning Bourne walked with two out to prevent North Oshawa from winning the game and hits by Ke- | hoe and Peters scored Bourne with the tying run. Kehoe with four-for-five and Pe- ters with three-for-five were the big hitters for Westmount while Borrow was best for North Oshawa. WESTMOUNT: Peters, 3b; Law- | rence, 2b; Shackelton, rf; Attersley, c, Adams, 1b; Beamish, p; Wright, cf; Bourne, ss; Kehoe, If. NORTH OSHAWA: Hodgson, 2b; although their legs still need the |B. Alexander, cf; Borrow, If; Moth, |Shestowsky; p; Porayko, c; Marlow, ss; Lock wood, 3b; Ashby, rf; D. Alexander, 1b; Robinson, rf. Umpires:. Chas. Frank Gates. Ferguson and Bea winger while Jasper is a big "jas- per" back on defence. The workouts continue tomorrow n and Gerry Jasper. Bean is a | Raiders Prep For Oakville | Invasion Sat. The Oshawa Red Raiders have | just completed a tough week of drilling in preparation for Satur- | day's game with Oakville at the | Stadium. Last night Coach Don Jones had | 36 hopefuls going through their | paces and it is going to be a tough | job for him to pick the slaryng team, | Tom Murphy and Mike Siblock, | who have played very effective rug- | by with the Raiders in the past few years, turned out at practise last night. Kicker Arrives { Ellis, the 'kicker from Toronto | was working out again and he will { probably do the majority of the | booting on Saturday. Coach Jones will probably put Athletic Assoc. For Youngsters Ajax, Sept. 16--Ajax Athletic As- sociation met Tuesday night to dis- cuss plans for the winter sports program, and methods for the rais- ing of necessary funds to finance a number of hockey teams. A number of suggestions were made and discussed, but it was the final decision of the executive that a direct appeal would be made to the residents and business houses. Too much effort had been made in the past, raising funds for raffles and dances, and members were sure that the villagers would rather contribute directly. The objective has been set at $1500, and the association hopes that | householders will support the drive | giving them sufficient funds to do a {good job. In any event, the extent | |of the sports program will be de- | | termined by the amount received. | him in to kick and thn pull him | | Each contributor will receive an of- | right off again due to the fact that {ficial receipt and a membership in he is not versed in the plays yet. | | the association. : | The Raiders will probably try Envelopes will be distributed to out their new set of plays and if all the homes in the village, making | they work in the game as well as | [it a simple matter for those desir- | they did in last night's practice, | |ing to help to do so. | then Oshawa should rack up a few | Last year in December, the Ath- | Tp. [ |letic Association was formed and | Anderson will likely start at centre | | since that time the members have | with Grice and Harper at insides | sponsored three hockey teams, three | with Lawson and Bouckley at the | girls' softball teams and six boys' | middle positions. This will give the | teams, {team a front wall that weighs over | | It is their intention, if funds are | half a ton. | | available, to have sport for boys | Outside Wings | land girls ranging from 10 to 18. Luke and Armstrong will start | years of age. They also hope, if the at outside wing and if they can | [large recreation hall becomes avail- { turn in another game like they did | ble to sponsor other sports than | against Peterborough, the Oakville | hockey and baseball. | backfielders will have them in their | The final event of the summer | hair all day long. | program is a Pee Wee Softball{ McGowan, Filipowicz, Tournament, {or The Times-Gazette | Brodie and Kakarow will line up in ! Trophy. This trophy has been do-|the backfield with a dry field Gil- nated by The Times Publishing | bert and Brodie should be good for | Company fer, annual competition, | quite a few first downs. land three teams will participate in | For the first time in years, the | | the playoffs. . | Red Raiders: have lots of strong | The Spitfires, coached by Bill | Substitutes for all positions. Free- Boyd drew the, bye, and the Jets | man, Dionne, Wilson, Almond, Bea- led by Charley Noland and the | fon, Howie, Powless and Dyas are Mustangs by Claude Rowland play | available for line duties, while re- | the first round. Games will be held | lief for the ends will be chosen from | {at the large diamond starting at | McCullough, Kay; Shaw, G. Siblock, | |2.30 p.m. Saturday afternoon. | M. Siblock, Murphy and Lindsay. : : Jackman and Hodgson will take | Gilbert, | | . turns at the quarterback spot, while | torie Park Pee Wees | Hodgson, Fairhart, Krawec, Lyzun, | | Sobanski, S| available for the backfield. Beat Bathe Park Girl -- On top of this, Coach Don Jones | At Bathe Park last night, Storie | will dress and if necessary fill in | | Park Pee Wee girls staged a suc- | at end or any of the backfield | | cessful invasion of that park by | spots. . | winning a 14-7 tilt from the Bathe | Coach Bob McKay of Oakville, | club. This game was the deciding | will start at the quarterback spot | set-to for the Oshawa City title. for his team and if he can still Snow pitched for the losers and toss passes like he used to for Ar- | saw -a 2-2 tie in the first inning | gos and Wildcat Seniors, the Osh- {and a 5-5 deadlock in thei third | awa backfield will have to brush up | smashed; when the Storie gals| on their pass defence. | whipped home four runs in the| Due to the fact the Oshawa Mer- fourth. chants have to play on Saturday {| Bathe added one in the last of | afternoon against Ookville Oaks, |the fourth, another in the last ot the Red Raiders-Oakville game is | the fifth to make their count. scheduled to start at 1:30 and_the Storie made their whole count by | fans are reminded to get there early scoring singletons in the fifth and | since the baseball game will start as sixth along with three in the sev- | soon after the rugby game as pos- | enth, | sible, Best at bat for the winners was | . for the losers, Bot-, Kingsteignton, Devonshire, Eng- omley led the hit parade. land --(CP)--Mrs. Elizabeth Mur- | STORIE PARK: Stire, Gurney, | rin celebrated her 10ist birthday. | Whitsitt, Shestowsky, Northey, Ar-|She still has good sight and hear- [nold, Foley, McConkey, Cowell, |IDg. She has never been more than | Karpinsky. forty miles away from her home, BATHE PARK: Dart, Bottomley, | | Snow, Bradd, Bennett, Shelenkoff, | Merritt, Ogden and F. Snow. THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS A.F.L. LOCAL 894 FIGHTS LAST NIGHT Spokane, Wash.--Kid Rivierf, 227, | Chicago, knocked out Buddy Scott, 187, Little Rock, Ark. (3) Ellis and Greene are Both players are no strangers to { Club Championship finals, as Hal. | Ball was Runner-up to Champion [Fred Smith i. 1046 and Harry Michael runner-up to Champion Bruce Bradley in 1847. Both are capable of producing golf to thrill the large gallery that is anticipa- ted. faa FRIDAY Harness Racing The harness-racing program at the Oshawa Fair will begin at 2:15 p.m, at Alexandra Park. Minor Softball BANTAM' PLAY-OFF -- Rundle Park vs, Westmount at Radio Park, 3rd and deciding game of quarter- final, 6:00 p.m. (seven innings). MIDGET PLAY-OFF -- Simcoe Hall at Rundle Park; Storie Park at Bathe Park if necessary. Legion Minor Baseball MIDGET FINAL: Cokes vs Rex- | alls, Civic Memorial Stadium, 5.45 | p.m, SATURDAY O.R.F.U. Inter. Rugby Oakville vs Oshawa Red Raid- ers, Civic Memorial Stadium, 1.30! .m ! BASEBALL'S BIG SIX Leading batsmen (three leaders in | each league). Player and Club G AB R H Pct. Williams, Red Sox 142 526 138 184 .350 Robinson, Dodgers 142 548 112 190 . Kell, Tigers 130 511 97 174 . Slaughter, Cardinals 136 505 85 171 .33 | Musial, Cardinals 142 549 115 183 . | DiMaggio, Red Sox f32 553 118 174 . Home runs: American League: Wil- liams, Red Sox, 38; National League: Kiner, Pirates, 49, Runs batted in: Stephens, Red Sox, 146; Robinson, Dodgers, 118. O.B.A. Senior "A" Play-Off PRIVATE Oakville Oaks vs Oshawa Mer- | chants, Civic Memorial Stadium, | 4.15 p.m, (1st game of 3-out-of-5i) J series). O.B.A. Junior "A" Play-Off | | SCHOOL Oshawa Hunters vs Toronto Pe- | ter Pans, Eglinton Park, Toronto, | 230 p.m. (2nd game of 2-out-of-3 | . . for teaching only. Learn series, Oshawa leads 1-0). | to ride and enjoy a pleasant awe. Bowl recreation, Lessons given by wn Bew ng i appointment to ladies and Mixed Rinks tournament ~hil Oshawa Lawn Bowling club, Buleen. Saperiencad lady ao PHONE 4009) FOR APPOINTMENT at | 1.30 | Golf R. 8. McLaughlin Trophy for | Oshawa, Golf Club championship, | Sunday--tee-off at 10.00 a.m. and | 2,00 p.m. (final play-off). | JOHNSON Outboard Motors For Sale and Rent ! Ontario Motor Sales Authorized Johnson Sales and Service 80 King St. E. O.R.F.U. INTER. "A" OAKVILLE Intermediates « OSHAWA Red Raiders 2 ® SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 AT 1.30 P.M. ° CIVIC STADIUM. ADMISSION 50c | years, but with his big smile and | night and next week they will start | bigger muscles should 'make things | to expect the boys from the pro | | hop on left wing. Two friends came | camps to be back and don harness, , Chicago--Johnny Bratton, ago, Stoppsy Chuck Taylor, 147, Coal- | port, Pa. 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