Newmarket Era and Express, 8 May 1952, page 8

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v t Express talc Schools Stage Whirlwind Ball Newmarket public schools sent eight teams into action in a whirlwind tournament Thursday to declare school league quirt and champions The busybrisk Softball after noon ended with Rockets squirt and Bears pee- wee champions In the squirt seraifinal action harpooned sprayed base hits to all corners of the diamond to humble Flyers In the finals seven second inning runs coupled with steady pitching by Reggie Peterson enabled Rockets to tumble to gain the title In annexing the cham pionship Bears tamed Barons behind threehit pitching from Ralph Bray Bisons speared a 3 win over Hornets Bears connected for four first and three second inning runs to spill Bis ons for laurels Umpiring coaching and score- keeping assignments were hand led efficiently by teachers Miss P Miss M Barry Mrs Styke Miss M King Miss A Jackson Lothian Jeffer son Lunch was served for all the players by the teaching staff Stuart Scott School at the con clusion of the eventful afternoon The eVent also marked the offi cial close of the public schools hockey league season All play ers on the winning and runnerup teams in both the and squirt division were presented with crests Crests were donated by St Johns Holy Name Society out of proceeds from their weekly bin- Crest presentations were made Peter Gorman and Earl Griffin Only Seven More Needed Wanted immediately seven good kickers for soccer football Plans to get soccer moving in Newmarket are getting along fa mously Our soccer filberts Jan and Bob Mid- dleton report players have turned in their names as for soccer duty List to date is made up of Jack Procter Rob ert Dick Don Lome Richard Preston Bob Joe Calvert Eric West John Harry Lavender Jan and Bill Saunders Seven more players are needed to complete the two teams and as soon as the roster is complete plans for an East Side vs West Side tryout game can be final ized Dont be bashful boys Step up and let Jan Lome Bob or Geo AWARD A Bow To man Good Good Hockeys finished Now your take a look at tie diamond artists Recently the Lake League got down to Ike Important business of this -i-J- East has retired Yes Its a fact After a five year reign as king of the raashhall circuit Ross Chapman carried out his previous intention to stepout and else guide the league Ross stepped down with the plaudits of all the delegates ringing in his ears In one voice they all remarked were sorry to see go During Chappies league prospered and hit a new high in popularity and fan interest His guidance and steady hand at the throttle will he missed Taking our cue from the delegates remarks were naming Ross Chapman as our first and Rosy Theatre pass winner of the season know youre field ready to take the PHONE NEWMARKET LAKE LADIES The Lake Simeoe Junior Ladies Softball League dele gates Will meet again in the Keswick Arena Tuesday May at This will posi tively be the last call for en tries this season Each team wishing to enter the league race is asked to submit a players list for consideration at the Tuesday gathering Five teams Sutton Belhaven Keswick Mount Albert and Newmarket entrants last year will be back for another whirl Aurora and Baldwin are both considering an en try League officers will also be elected at the May gathering Minor Baseball League Organized For North York CONTINUOUS NIGHTLY FROM PM SAT SATURDAY MATINEE AT PM SAT musical that MAY Ife all about who 3d plenty THEATRE BRADFORD a it 1 MORGAN THURSDAY SATURDAY The Wild Blue Yonder Corey Vera Ralston Phi Harris J Love Nest William June Haver TUES and WED In Technicolor An American In Paris Gene Kelly Leslie Oscar Levant SECOND FEATURE Fighting Brian Ella Raines Forest Tucker TUESDAY NIGHT IS NIGHT FIRST OFFER SECOND OFFER If further evidence was need ed to substantiate the claim that baseball was on the comeback trail in North York it was am ply demonstrated Monday as delegates from Richmond Hill Newmarket Aurora Mount Al bert and Lake Wilcox met in Aurora to organize a North York Minor Baseball Association A sixteam bantam league was set up of teams from Richmond Hill Sutton Aurora Newmar ket Mount Albert and Lake Wil cox In the case of Mount Albert and Lake Wilcox it was their first attempt at the big diamond sport Mount Albert Legion will sponsor their young hopefuls while Oak Ridges Lions will sponsor the Lake Wilcox entry Three teams Richmond Hill Aurora and Lake Wilcox filed entries in the leagues midget series Newmarket and Aurora came in with teams is likely produce a juvenile entrant Aurora Rich mond HSU and Bradford are working on junior teams If entries come through as ex pected Stouffville is likely to be grouped with the three junior clubs Both bantam and league schedules will open on May Complete schedule of early games appears below Five innings will constitute a game but the teams must play seven if possible according to the rules laid down at last Mondays meet ing it was also agreed that any team in the league could enter the if they so desired Delegates present were Grant Dave Hart Rich mond Hill Bill Au rora Gregg Scott Case Mount Albert Bob Russell Wil cox Lake Don Warner Ceo Newmarket I i NORTH YORK MINOR BASEBALL SCHEDULE May Wilcox L at Rich Hill May Rich Hill at Lake May Rich Hill at Aurora May 31 Aurora at Rich Hill June 6 Aurora at Lake Wilcox June Lake Wilcox at Aurora BANTAM SCHEDULE May Aurora at Sutton May 20 Rich Hill at ML Albert May Sutton at Aurora May Newmarket at Lake Wit May ML Albert at Rich Hill May Rich Hill at Sutton May Lake at June Newmarket at Aurora June Sutton at Richmond Hill June ML Albert at Lake June Lake at Albert June Aurora at Newmarket AURORA LADIES PRACTICE Plans for an Aurora Junior Ladies Softball team appear bright reports Harold Stephen son and Tracy spear heading the drive to get the team operating All ladies un der interested in playing soft- ball this season are asked to be at the park on Tyler St on Monday May and Wednes day May for practice are called for 7 pm If enough players are available an entry into the Lake Simeoe Jun ior Ladies League will be con sidered PeetYork Softball Eight teams an increase of three over last year have entered the Peel- Softball League The organization meeting of the league was held Tuesday King City Kettleby Pot- and re entered Bolton and Summit were accepted for membership hi the circuit Last c a Bob Moody president Ted vice- president Bruce Hall King City secretarytreasurer were re-elec- ted The league plans a single home and home schedule Top six teams will be eligible for the playoffs v All eight teams will spring into action May will entertain in their home opener under the lights May Newmarket senior ladies soft- ball team is getting down to business in earnest for the com ing season Theyll be back in the and District Softball League and have again entered the PWSU interme diate Tuesday the second practice was held at the Stuart Scott dia mond Last years regulars re porting to coach Charlie were Aloha Dean Phil Mo Terry Mary Osborne Lois and Edna Jeanne Bar bara Watt and Carol Burton members of last years junior team are try ing to step up to the senior team New recruits reporting were Thorns Leola Huntley Marguerite Green and Marie Harrison- The latter duo per formed with Mount Alberts championship winning junior team Coach has call ed further practices for tonight Thursday and on Tuesday of next week Both will be held at the diamond at pm Number of teams in the and District League will bo known after the league organ ization meeting this week Hoffman Specialty Win Town Softball Openers runs errors wild pitch es and wild throws were going at wholesale bargain basement prices as the town league open the door on its season Wed nesday Behind twohit pitching by Bill and a harvest of runs over the first three inn ings Hoffman put the boots to Ray Smiths SportsCycle band in the twilight contest in the trie lights setto Office Specialty hit like thunder for eight first inning runs but had to hold for dear life for on win as the Thompson- Bell came back in the dying inn- to make it interesting In the early game it was Bruce big bat with three hits including a homer in the first innings that sparked Bill made his pitching load easier with a grand slam homer in the second Laurie Thorns and Ross Eves kicked in two hits each to add zest to the Bob MurrayHank Hoffman tribe attack Art who started on the mound he was relieved in the walk itrrrU solW single arid three more in the third Smith walk Mir key Smiths single and an error They added in fifth sixth against the fire ball chucking of who earn on to Don Glover Specialty starter in the fourth innings Bell trailed 1 13 njt into the seventh Dick started that single Johnny a pitch out of for a homer That brought the to within one run of a tie it was but John bore down to get Cook on strikes Bill Johnston sec ond to first and Don Smith grounded out to first lo close the threat Murray started on the mound for the Thompson Bel Cook coming on the scene in the fourth to stop the Specialty hitters cold It was a good start teams go again Monday Alderman Lome and More Sports On Pages second by Pine Orchard flash Courtney did the league Ted collected both opening ceremonies in ace fa- SportsCycle hits His third ings was wasted but a walk to Gibney Hoffman errors on Jack and Roy Eves infield plus hit in the seventh gave SportsCycle three runs Harvey counted Cycle- mens first run in the fourth it was a gift as Gib rounded the sacks on errors SportsCycle will improve thats definite and are going to make it interesting for all comers in doublequick time ThompsonBell couldnt get the Specialty out in the first innings That was their down fall as Specialty pushed home eight runs on five errors four wild pitches two walks and four hits with third double the big blow Victim of the attack was AIL Peels hew Mur ray Bun Cook hit for a homer in the third with Don Glover and Tod aboard for the Specialty final three runs ThompsonBell picked up two runs in the first on Don- Smiths DOWN THE CENTRE by Sa I To I Champs Wrestlers Return May 24 Good news for the wrest V ling devotees The grunt and groan will move back into the Arena for the season on May Ten nights of -J- are carded through the summer and- fall months Bookings are for May opening night June June July July Aug Aug 23 Sept Sept- and Oct Last season Thursday a wrestling night locally This year it has had to be switched to Saturday night owing to heavy demand for the liters across he province Topnotch wrestlers and cards will feature each- show and all shows will start at hi Orchids to Telf Tim Bob and all the rest who saw the end of the rain bow arrive on Saturday night as they annexed the Senior Cham pionship of Ontario by sinking Port in the fifth game THEYRE COMING TO NEWMARKET ON SATURDAY JUNE 6- Its the finish of a four- year drive by sports- Shipbuilders the intermediate A winners would be worth see ing bet a dime on the outcome however Stouffville probably the staid est and most upright centre these parts actually broke their reserve on Saturday night as the cup there The fans have a rner TUB WED ACROSS MILES OF WILDERNESS FOR A WEDDING MAY 121344 Open Nights Closing Hour Now 1am open for gas closed all day Bring your Mother for turkey dinner on Mothers Day T RING en a Vv a C 4 f NORTH YORK HUMANE SOCIETY PRESENTS A THEATRE NIGHT TO BE HELD IN THE RICHMOND THEATRE Yonge St Rkhmond men the doughty Million- night to howl On the Distaff Side Mar is this year coaching softball in Toronto and will of course probably give her who finally retired this winter Its the first hockey champion- ship SjggMs examples of OHA honor to come to North York over the years Newmarket u of p The junior A in Aurora Newmarket coaching Nor- mediate A in fnxu intormodiato A in Markham junior C in shes one of the few lady coaches in the game airSi of Aurora Wil has had her license re- There have been four rural Ontario Racing crowns and several other honors for the straight on the ice lanes come to North stable is York but lets only consider the now but cream of the crop who can tell when it will Sir in his second year Campbell as a coach justified the -confi- of Toronto formerly of his friends and youll of Aurora is remember that there were those chairman of the who would have boon glad to see committee of the Canadian last spring This is the second championship learn for Bob and brother Nick who wore with juniors in 42 Hal Gibson the team cap tain is no tyro for honors having played with The rest are experiencing their first title thrill but many of them have been close before Aurora a kick out of see ing Moo Aurora J is of 50 Ladies Golf Association Mrs McKenzie has recently complet ed a grade A job with the re building and new additions for golf tro phies which burned last year at a dub house fire in Quebec With regret comes the news that George coach Ladies SobtbaH club had decided to cull it day Sport can ill lose a chap as en- TUESDAY MAY 20 21 GENERAL ADMISSION 50 CENTS rickets AvjtHaMtJ at WEST Nuwinmkl All Iloccwla NORTH Sprue in In of the by John r- V and Stark of as Mr I 42 their awards Aurora Hen also recalls that Jack was with Aurora Indians last winter Richmond Hill smiles and ap plauds Hose step a Jackie Watson Watson and give the Mark ham Township touch for actually a native on the club Jim Bert Hal Gibson Hon Hell Art Stephenson the touch Polly and the Village or close by former Weston goalie hails from Weston claims a bit of honor played with the Veterans a few years Ike resident who the- club was member of Mark ham in to siii fallows gel and we too the financial other- Tito players cut a nice melon this Those who the opposition from and Poll wont In kidded by the record the Clippers against Spits They played much belter hotkey in their own see- Nevertheless a sudden- death brawl Louis Brownies farm Mil ler however has no contract with St Louis Earl Cook vet eran of the Red Sox has definitely retired from baseball Cookie was in hospital for several weeks this spring and after over years of competition from to the big leagues content to sit by the fireside John Stuart former boy still has that golden touch- On Monday his horse was entered in a claiming race at Doug Ness put in a claim for U6Q0 As a result of injuries had to be destroyed after the race with Mr Stuart pocketing the loot under the rules Incidentally Night Fire a new member of the Stuart stables won the stables first race last Saturday baseball presents a smart circuit this year with Flyers Orillia Terriers Red Sox Midland Indians and Colli Shipbuilders entered All clubs are strengthened by im ports and Midland has been bringing in players who can play hockey as well as ball Doug former Peterborough Hurler and Don Newman from lmdon are additions Lefty McCartney who tossed hockey against Aurora in I nice ball for has Midland wasjed to Orillia South a member of the Memorial Cup clubs will do to look to winning this j their payers South Simeoe finds Bradford LADIES PRACTICE Geo Watt manager of the Newmarket Junior Ladies Soft ball team requests all players interested in trying out with the- team to report to the Stuart Scott- diamond at pm Friday May The team will return to the Lake Simeoe Junior Ladies Softball League again this season Cycling Club Reorganizes Aurora Cycling Club after of several years re organized Tuesday at a meeting Ida State league Stan has won held at Cliff Chapmans residence his first three starts a Officers elected were playing at this winter has returned to the Sutton district arid will play for the this summer Packets Miller former with last summer is playing for Deland Red Hats in the Dr John Of ford Cliff Chapman sec Earl Speed publicity directon Bob A further meeting is planned for Tuesday May at Cliff Chapmans home- George St Aurora Meeting is called for Everyone interested in cycl ing in the AuroraNewmarket dis trict is asked to attend- Were trying to boost our membership eleven attended Tuesdays meeting there must be a many more interested in cycling in this district wed like see them next Tuesday reports Bob Anyone wishing particulars or informa tion on the club in Newmarket can contact Bob colors will be blue and gold sweaters will be purchased Road a for the Dawson Trophy and other prizes will be- conducted throughout the sum- EYINRUDE MOTORS ROSS BOATS year Junior grouping ac cording to the gossip at the OU A would present the present strengthened by the remnants of this lies- peter club who will nut Georgetown or rem in a to who are playing off with balanced and a Maple Leafs in the maker whipped according coach ton irt mi Jack Bar will not fare hilt Sutton had town Tottenham Fennels and Head ready to renew their old rivalry Looks tike a good thing thai enter the North York won by the junior- barrier that Id moan that the Hears would I ly be entitled In Hie available phtytrs Would you to see Woods and others the Anroeu elub mighty good will lost Aurora iWil on the list right tmd will assigned to who are the pres ent H winners Dukes most of the who anainsi Aurora last winter but llieir age average was no mint than 17 years the sol of junior chumps in the history of the in any scries with Hushs Calling wood Kmmle Rowe who has been as added strength Despite what you hear are planning on for next year Goalie forwards Ron Albert and Barrett are all eli gible again regardless of any age change If raised the club wilt practically be intact except for Walker in addition to Andy The ports from South and are ready to move to the Bay metropolis Make no mistake about it the arena simply cant afford to drop junior hockey and the fans de mand a winner and support one too regardless of the opposi tion NEW MOTORS motor SIS motor motor motor USED MOTORS good 5135 Johnson Mercury good IIP Johnson good 17 Sportfour NEW AND USED ROSS BOATS I SPORTING GOODS S3 Main St lki

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