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PAGE TEN THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1950 Yukon Eric Coming for Hot Night i 3 Ra a $ 7 w Se a There are two special attractions for the wrestling show at "the Oshawa Arena on Tuesday night. The main bout will feature Yul Eric and Fred Atkins, with the "Osstrylian" due, for a very hot session when h tangles with the glacier-grip featured by Yukon Eric. in aunoier ro a masked gent, presently termed "The Unknown," will tangle with "Pat" Flanagan and this bout is sure to rouse the natives, as plenty of red-hot action is promised. : . RTS By. GEO. H. CAMPBELL. ee ee "SPO ATTENTION MINOR SOFTBALL TEAMS (KIWANIS BANTAM AND B'NAI B'RITH MIDGET) {--The new sweaters for all Bantam and | Midget teams arrived today and they will be distributed at 6.30 o'clock | sharp at Alexandra Park, at the south end of the race-track. All Ban- tam and Midget players of the Oshawa Minor Softball Association, as well as all coaches and managers, are earnestly requested to be on hand and to be on time. Every team will receive sweaters (Brooklin also) on Monday evening. There are no games scheduled for Monday night. Team managers will be responsible for seeing that their players are on hand and that they receive the correct "size" sweaters. * * * George Davidson may not be the best pitcher to wear an Oshawa baseball uniform but he looks as if he'll prove to be at least one of the best. We haven't seen a better "floater" nor a sharper-breaking drop since "Jake" Biddle was fork-siding 'em across to Theo. Elliott and Buzz Bennett. The latest U.S. pitching import hurled Oshawa Merchants to a spectacular 3-0 victory over the powerful Peterboro team, here at the Stadium last night and he impressed the biggest crowd of the season as he did it. He allowed only two hits, one an infield roller which fast running beat out for a hit and he gave up two walks--but he fanned 11 batters in the 6 innings played. The electric storm cut the game short but the way it was going, Mer- chants had things well in hand. However, this Peterboro team is a mighty strong aggregation. They were late getting here last night and Doug. Plunkett, their no-hit, no-run ace, didn't have much time to warm up and this may have caused some of his wildness but he was rapped for six hits, two of them doubles and all of them solid. * # The Merchants looked very good in their fine win here last night. They had a couple of errors, both on bad 'throws, but Davidson's fine + By JACK HAND Associated Press Sports Writer Preacher Roe must be public en- emy No. 1 in St. Louis. Every time the Cards get hot, the lanky soiith- paw fr Hardy, Ark. holds up the stop sign. The Preacher did it again last night, snapping a seven-game St. Louis winning streak, as he pitched Brooklyn to a 7-3 victory. The re- sult cut the Cards' National League lead to 2: games. ! Old Stuff for Roe Beating St. Louis is old stuff for Roe, who once toiled in the Card chain gang. Last year he whipped the red birds four of five. So far this year he's 3-1 against St. Louis with more than half the season to go. Yields 10 Hits Roe yielded 10 hits. But he didn't need to be a master. Brooklyn scared 'four runs, three of them unearned, in the second inning to ruin Red Munger, Johnny Sain, making the pitch- ing comeback of the year, won his ninth on Sam Jethroe's ninth- inning single with two out. Jeth- roe's hit, prolonging his hitting streak to 12 games, scored Sibby Sisti for a 6-5 ege over. luckless Pittsburgh. There were four homers in the game, Earl Torgeson and PREACHER ROE SNAPS ST, LOUIS' SE VEN-GAME WINNING STREAK Striking out Johnny Pesky four downed St. Louis 7-5. Joe Ostrowski Walker Cooper . for the Braves, Wally Westlake and Ralph Kiner for the Bucs. ' Al Dark and Hank Thompson provided the power for New York's 6-1 victory over Chicago, the Giants' ninth triumph in 12 games. Thompson homered to tie the score in the fourth and Dark's two-run double put the Giants out front to stay in the fifth. The only day game in the majors, Cincinnati at Philadelphia, was rained out. ' Whips Beantowners Hal Newhouser whipped Boston for the second time in six days, times, Newhouser scattered nine hits. Hal's fifth-inning double drove in what proved to be the de- cisive run. ~ Wild Rhubarb ere was a wild rhubarb in fifth, It was 0-0 at the time, i troit batting with Johnny Groth on second and Aaron Robinson on first. Dick Kryhoski forced Robin- son and Groth scored when umpire Bil MeRgiley ruled Kryhoski safe . mass protes BAD p! t by the Red Four of the players involved in the eight-man deal Thursday night 4-1, before 54,088 Detroit home fans. | saw action as New York Yankees and Tom Ferrick pitched for the yankees and Jim Delsing and George Stirnweiss played for the Browns, Kellner In Hospital Alex Kellner, hit by a Dale Mit- chell line drive, was in hospital when his Philadelphia A's finally lost a 3-2 game to Cleveland. Kell- ner was hit on the left temple in the fifth. X-rays disclosed no frac- ture. . Shortly after Kellner's in- jury, Luke - Easter hit a two-run homer that won the game. Ray Scarborough pitched Chicago to its sixth victory in a row, 7-1 over Washington, FOR TODAY Lakeshore Inter. Baseball Cobourg Inters vs. Oshawa Transe On 3-0 Shutout MERCHANTS BLANK MARINES, BRIEF TILT porters, Civic Stadium, 2.30 p.m. Viaduct Major Baseball Oshawa Merchants vs. Peterbore ough Marines, Peterborough, 6.30 p.m. Soccer Lithuanians vs. Oshawa City, Oshawa Climbs in League Race 'Over Peterhoro | George Davidson Makes Hit With Biggest Crowd of Season, Fans 11 Batters In 6 Innings and Allows Only 2 Hits --Barnes and Harper Provide Victory Punch The biggest crowd of the season turned out last night at the Kins- men Civic Memorial Stadium to see the old-time C.O.B.L. rivals, Peterboro Marines and Oshawa | Merchants, clash for the first time | | this season, in a scheduled Viaduct | Major Baseball League fixture and | although a thunderstorm halted | proceedings after five-and-a-half innings of the best ball seen here this year, the fans went home al- most entirely satisfied, with Osh- awa Merchants having won a 3-0 decision. Boost In Standing The shutout victory over the Lift- lock City squad was not only just the boost the Oshawa team needed for their spectator interest but it also boosted the Merchants into | undisputed possession of 4th spot in the Viaduct League race, only a half-game behind the 3rd-place Peterboro club, and only one full game behind the 2nd-place Ace Bowling Centre team. Oshawa Merchants still have a busy week-end ahead of them how- ever, with a game in Peterboro this afternoon and another on Sunday afternoon, against the league-lead- ing New Toronto Simpson Fords, at Millen Stadium. New Hurler Impresses Last night's game was easily the best seen here this season and a real baseball treat for the fans, with hurling was such a defensive bulwark that they didn't have much tough fielding to do. Peterboro's classy ball-handling when they turned a fake! double-steal into a double play at Oshawa's expense, was very smart. | It might have looked stupid to the local rooters but it was a good move, to attempt to squeeze in a run that would have been lost anyway if the | next batter had hit into a double-play and the Peterboro team must be given credit for playing it perfectly. It tad to be perfect to get the run- ner at the plate. That play of Fred Garvie's to rob Andy McMullen was a beaut. Andy should have run harder when he left the plate but Gar- vie's fine backhand stop and off-balance throw turned the drive that went through the box and over 2nd base, into a putout. The fans gave him a big hand. Peterboro and Oshawa are still great baseball rivals and their games are usually classics. They play again this afternoon, down in Peterboro and tomorrow, Oshawa plays New Toronto Simpson Fords, at Viaduct Park, at 2.30 o'clock. One more win either today or Sunday and the Merchants will be in 3rd place and perhaps even tied for 2nd. + » * BRIGHT BITS: --Most of last night's ball games were rained out but in the Major Softball League, at Alexandra Park, United Taxi were defeated 6-3 by Duplates, the required 7 innings being played and the game called in the 8th. The win moves Duplates up in the standing . ... Oshawa Transportrs and Cobourg Legion play. a Lake- shore League game this afternoon at the Stadium .. .. Tonight at the Stadium, at seven o'clock, Oshawa Pedlars meet Christie Motors of Toronto in an exhibition softball clash. Normie Bagnell will go to the mound for Pedlars tonight and Pedlars will face a couple of old friends. Eddie Reigle, former Oshawa hockey star and a member of Pedlars team a couple of years ago, plays 1st base for the Christie Motors team and Jackie Drummond, who has played here with Beaches League teams before, is one of their top hurlers . . . . Pedlars didn't play last night in Dentonia Park, the game being rained out before it got started .'. In a Lakeshore Juvenile League game last night, here in Oshawa, U.A.W.A. Juveniles blanked Legion Juveniles 4-0 with young Stone topping McGillis in the pitch- ing duel . . .. There is no Major Softball League game at Alexandra Park on Monday night . . . . Oshawa City meets Lithuanians tonight at Alexandra Park, in a T. & D. soccer game, at 6.30 o'clock . . . . Torontos of the Senior lacrosse league, will play their home game with Weston, here at the Oshawa Arena on Thursday night. They plan to play a few of-their home games here this summer. 8 4 » + SCISSORED SPORT--(By The Canadian Press) --A pay-off of $1,731 was made Friday on a daily double at Toronto's Thorncliffe Park race track. The double--highest of the meet--paid off on Marezzo, win- (Continued. on page 11) EVENTS THIS WEEK AND NEXT AT THE ARENA TONIGHT--DON MESSER MONDAY--ROLLER SKATING TUESDAY--WRESTLING WEDNESDAY--ROLLER SKATING THURSDAY--BOX LACROSSE FRIDAY--ROLLER SKATING SATURDAY--ROLLER SKATING Doug. Plunkett, Peterboro's no-hit, no-run ace taking the mound for the visitors and George Davidson, Oshawa's latest U.S. import, on the mound for the homesters. * The Liftlock City team was late arriving for the game and had to take the field without benefit of a warm-up but their errorless per- formance indicated that they didn't suffer. any by this fact, although Plunkett may have been better with a longer pre-game session. As it was, George Ticcony's per- fect throw nipped Dalton trying to steal 2nd in the 1st inning and Oshawa came right up to take the lead, Ted Barnes doubled down the left-field line -- the ball landed right on the line. He scored with one out when Bill Harper slashed a vicious single through the box out to centre. Plunkett's wildness and resulting walks, had Oshawa runners on base in every inning but a brilliant double-play saved one situation. Nicely Played Barnes had singled to open the 3rd and Harper drew a walk, with one out, Barnes going to 3rd, on a steal and then a passed ball. Osh- awa faked a double-steal, with Har- per deliberately getting into the hot-box between. 1st and 2nd. The Peterboro infield played it cleverly and sound, to hold both runners on their bases. On the next pitch, Oshawa tried it again, with more daring. Harper made a longer sprint towards 2nd but the Marines pulled off a nifty double-play, Plunkett's throw to Joe Stewart enabling Stewart to run down Harper, with help from Garvie and then Stewart made a perfect peg to the plate, in time for Menzies to nip Barnes trying to steal home, Most sensational fielding play of the game however was in the 4th inning when Andy McMullen slash- ed a vicious drive through the box. Fred Garvie went behind 2nd and made a diving backhand stop, fell but recovered to make a throw to 1st and Stewart's desperate reach completed the play, to rob McMul- As Rival Hurlers Wage Keen Duel Sore It was.agred to place Peterboro A Garvie, 2b Dalton, 3b . Lowery, cf . Dadson, rf . Menzies, c¢ Brown, ss .. Stewart, 1b Estlick, If ... Plunkett, (x) Edger an advertise- H PO HENDON WY cococoscoon™ ESC 500 co~a~aoooM Shon OOSWP Totals ........... 2 (x)--Batted for Plunket Oshawa A Barnes, cf ......... Napolitano, ss .... Harper, If . TIoCOnY, © i.e. McMullen, rf O'Shaughnessy Hanna, 1h .. Bitman, 2b . Davidson, p . in OOOO moO coconoNOP "ww o~oeco0oo~~2Te I~ - » . 18 123 456--R 000 000-- 0 100 02x-- 3 Totals Score by Innings-- MARINES ......... MERCHANTS .... ann vol The Summary Errors :--O'Shaughnessy cony. . Runs Batted In:--Harper (2) and Ticcony. 2b. Hits: --Barnes, Bitman. Stolen Bases:--Barnes. Struck out by:--Davidson, 11; Plunkett 6. Bases on balls off :(--Davidson, off Plunkett 35. Double play :--Plunkett:to-Stewart- to-Garvie-to-Stewart-to-Menzies (P). Left on bases:--Peterboro, 4; Osh- awa, 5. Innings pitched by:--Davidson, 6; by Plunkett, 5. Runs off :--Plunkett, 3. Hits off :--Davidson, 2; kett, 6. Wigning pitcher: -- Davidson of Oshawa; Losing pitcher: --Plunkett of Peterboro. Wild pitch: --Plunkett. Passed ball: --Menzies. Earned runs:--Oshawa, 3. Umpires :--Reg. Fair, plate and "Buzz" Bennett, bases, both of Osh- awa. Time of game:--1 hr. 10 mins. and Tic- by 2; off Plun- SCHOOLBOY ROWE RELEASED San Diego, Calif, June 17 (AP) --Lynwood (Schoolboy) Rowe, for- mer major league pitching star, was released by San Diego's Pacific Coast League club yesterday. The 38-year-old veteran of 16 years in the majors, signed by San Diego last spring, failed to produce a victory and was charged with four defeats. His earned-run aver- age for 40%; innings was 6.47, len of what looked Ilike.a sure single. Oshawa Clinches It Although they had runners on in every inning after the first, Oshawa didn't score again until the 5th. Aaron Bitmon opened this inning with a double into right. Davidson grounded out and Barnes fanned but Vic Napolitano drew a walk and then Bill Harper singled to right, scoring Bitman, with Napolitano taking 3rd. Then George Ticcony collected the 6th hit off Plunkett, also a single to right, to score Na- politano, George Davidson's 11 strikeouts and only two hits allowed and two walks issued, was the big defensive factor in Oshawa's play. One of the hits was an infield roller, which Dadson beat out to 1st by fast run- ning. Davidson was never in trouble, didn't let a man get past 2nd base and the only two runners who got that far did so after there were two already out. Doug. Plunkett fanned six Osha- wa batters but he issued five walks and the hits that the homesters did get were solid smacks with Ted Barnes and Bill Harper getting two apiece. ; EXHIBITION SOFTBALL TONIGHT CHRISTIE MOTORS sexo» OF GIBSON PARK - TORONTO "vs. PEDLARS Civic Memorial Stadium | 7 p.m. ADMISSION ... 25¢ | BASEBALL £ {STANDINGS . By The Canadian Press NATIONAL LEAGUE 'Won Lost Pct. 18 20 21 23 23 % 19 33 +25. 3. Friday's Results Cincinnati vs Philadelphia, poned (rain). Chicago Duplates Defeat In 8 Innings "Cabbies" Tie Score With 3-Run Rally In 5th Inning But Fail to Hold Plastics In Check After That -- Errors Play Big Part in Runs for Winners GBL St. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia .. Boston Chicago New York .... Pittsburgh .... Cincinnati post- 1 New York St. Louis 3 Brooklyn Pittsburgh .... 5 Boston Saturday's Games Chicago vs New York; St. Louis vs Brooklyn; Pittsburgh vs Boston; Cincinnat: vs Philadelphia. Duplate handed United Taxi a 8-3 defeat last night in a Major Softball League game played at Alexandra Park, The two teams managed to squeeze in eight frames of thrilling ball before rain haltea proceed- ings. ; Al Woods went all the way on the mound for the losers with 131, | Bunny Zakarow serving them up 1415 in the winning cause. Woods al- 17°" | lowed four hits for six runs, his team committing four errors be- {hind him, while Zakarow gave up 3| three hits for three runs and saw 5! two bobbles. AMERICAN LEAGUE Won Lost Pct. 700 .660 544 .538 GBL Detroit New York .... Boston Cleveland Washington Chicago St. Louis ..... Philadelphia 3B Friday's Results Philadelphia .. 2 Cleveland New York .... 7 St. Louis Boston 1 Detroit i Washington ... 1 Chicago 7| Duplate took till the fourth in- Saturday's Games | ning to move in front. Price singl- Philadelphia vs Cleveland; Wash-| ed, went to third on an error to ington vs Chicago; New York vs St. | the pitch~r 1 Walker's slow roller Louis; Boston vs Detroit. to the m i. Walker ue 'Sece ond on the wild heave to first. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Brown laid down a perfect bunt Won Lost Pct. GBL | to tally one run and then Patterson blasted a ball through second base to score two runs and make it a 3-0 ball game. Strangely enough( United Taxi came back in the top of the fifth 113 2 8 31 land (2). Rochester Springfield .... Syracuse Baltimore Montreal Jersey City ... 34 2 25 21 21 .618 .580 21; \511 2500 1388 327 24 They counted them on one hit, a single by Woods after two were on base, and a bad throw by the third baseman that went wide of second into the outfield and allowed the runs to score. ' Duplate tooka 5-3 lead on a pair of runs in the sixth as Brown walk- ed, Patterson and Smegal singled and another walk and a long fly drove home the runs. Errors brought in another tally in the bottom of the seventh and the count was 6-3 at the end of that inning. The game actually went into the bottom of the eighth, but Friday's Games 0 Springfield Baltimore 0 Rochester Jersey City . 6 Buffalo (2nd, postponed, rain). Syracuse vs Toronto, (rain). Montreal postponed Saturday's Games Montreal vs Springfield (N); Sy- racuse vs Toronto (N); Jersey City vs Buffalo (N); Baltimore vs Ro- chester. Sunday's Probable Schedule Syracuse vs Toronto; Montreal vs Springfield (2); Jersey City vs Buf- falo (2); Baltimore vs Rochester (2). Napanee Blasts Batawa Shoemen Napanee, June 17 (CP) -- With each player registering in the hit- and-run column Napanee Atheltics pounded out a one-sided 13-3 win over 'Batawa in a Central Ontario Senior Baseball game here Friday night. The winners had no trouble with the visiting hurlers and included six extra-base hits in their total. Ed Hooper, meanwhile was dish- ing a tough four-hitter, only four men getting on base after the third. | Gerow and Munroe each with three safeties were top men for the Athletics, while Burtt, Hooper, Hayes and Markle had two each. Gerow batted in four Napane runs. Bush, Watson, Wright and Car- son hit for the visitors, the latter getting a triple. Burtt, Jocko and Gerow had three baggers for Napa- nee. The game was called with two out and a runner on second in the top of the eighth. Napanee are well out in front in the league race with six wins and one loss. BATAWA NAPANEE 022 207 0--13 18 2 Wright, Carson (4), Peacock (6), and Spencer, Aquino (4); Hooper and Hayes. the score reverted to the last com plete inning, the seventh and Du- plate won 6-3. UNITED TAXI--Hurst, ss; Jen- kins, 3b; Dionne, lf; Elliott, rf; Pearse, cf; Peters, c; Kovacs, 2b; Czerewaty, 1b; Woods, p. DUPLATE--Tureski, ss; Spenc- er, 2b; Price, 3b; Walker, c; Brown, ri; Patterson, If; Smegal, cf; Loople, "1b; and Zakarow, p. Umpires--Tom Woods, plate and | Pat Jarvis, bases. South American Soccer Players Have No Union, But-- Bogota, Colombia, June 17---(AP) --Roy Paul, Swansea Town and Welsh International, and Jack Hed- ley, Everton, who flew to Bogota last week-end to play for the Mil- lonarios Club, are leaving today for home, They were quoted in the news- paper Espectador as saying that they would not stay here "For £10,- 000," because they were "disgusted" with the situation created by the club. Paul and Hedley, asked to accept a 45-day trial period, were the latest of five British soccer players to take "The golden road to Bogota." Sources said South American players resented the influx of Brit- ish footballers. SENIOR O.L.A. (LEAGUE GAME) BOX LACROSSE Thursday, June 22 (8.45 P.M.) - WESTON -- VS. -- TORONTOS AT THE Oshawa Arena ADULTS 75c eo CHILDREN 50c with three runs to knot the score. | since the frame was not completed, | Alexandra Park, 6.30 p.m. Exhibition Softball Christie Motors (Toronto) vs. Oshawa Pedlars, at Kinsmen Civie | | United Taxi A Memorial Stadium, 7.00 p.m. of Keen Softhalll ..reryowar St. John's vs. Christ Church, Con= naught Park; St. Mary's vs, St. 1 Gregory's, Alexandra Park. { "Red"" Sullivan | vitor, tor Beene. | Tosses Out Ball {andra Park, 6.30 pm. | | Industrial Softball | And Gets Gate Legion vs. Royals, Alexandra Park, Lindsay, June 17-- (CP) -- 6.30 pm. S. Ontario Jr. Softball Oshawa vs, Whitby, Town Park, 6.30 pm. Hockey star George (Red) Sul- Lakeshore Ladies Softball livan, 'argued and clowned his Oshawa vs. Ajax, at Ajax, 6.30 way out of the ball game as |p.m. Peterborough Ashby's dropped a 6-4 OBA Intermediate ".ake- shore tilt here Friday night. Sullivan hurled good ball for the losers until Lindsay bounced five hits in the fourth and fifth.. After Brian Wade took over the hurling, the Hershey Bears' player, threw what he thought was a bad ball out of the park and was promptly thumbed out by Umpire Jack Billingsley. Doug Loucks, who fanned seven and scattered five hits for the win, was supported by the Karrys brothers in the three-run fifth inning. Young Arn led off with a triple and Pete scored the winning tally with a stand-up steal home. Peterboro' .. 004 001 0--5 5 1 Lindsay 010 230 x--6 6 4 Sullivan, Wade and Mec- Grath; Loucks and Widdis. | Legion Minor Baseball antam -- Stark's vs. Sproules, Valleyview Park; Gay Construction vs. Oshawa Dairy, Fernhill Park; Connaught vs. Oshawa Wholesale, Harman Park. Oshawa Minor Softball Assoc. No games scheduled for Monday night. All players of every Ban . tam and Midget team, are to re= port at Alexandra Park, south dia=- mond, at 6.30 o'clock Monday even=- ing, to receive their new sweaters, The entire Association will partici= pate in the Rotary Fair Parade. TOURING RUGGERS WIN ee t Napier, N.Z., June 17--(Reuters) --Mainly due to the superior paces | of their back division and fiery skirmishing by the forwards, the | British Rugby Union touring team | today scored a 20-0 victory over Hawkes Bay here. QUEENSLAND BEATS TOURISTS| TELEPHONE DIAGNOSIS Brisbane, Australia, - June .17--| (Reuters) -- TI iti a Leagve team The British, Wooo | phone rang at the home of Bertram day suffered. i g a 10° | Jucobs here. He lifted the receiver ; te first defeat of its| ng o moth flew out of the mouth- four yen 2 imnaland State side| niece and lodged in his ear. On iin Bi ate ion Baa in. | the line was his doctor, who told him terval, but two penalty goals by what to Soraboas fi: Ward put England ahead 14-13, and | it was only in the closing stages | that Linde kicked a penalty goal to! give Queensland victory. 1 Glasgow, Scotland -- (CP) -- The DHink WHIPPER'S SHORTSTOP PASSES Deland, Fla, June. 17 (AP)-- Joseph W. Lessard, 69, who played shortstop for St, Louis Cardinals in 1907, died here yesterday. It's The Bout Of The Season! Yukon Eric Returns! For a Challenge Match With FRED ATKINS I Next Tuesday, June 20 -- at the -- Oshawa Arena Semi-Final Bout! Hi-Lee + Earl McCready PRELIMINARY !! Don't Miss This One! The Unknown 2?