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PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY; MARCH 3, 1976, WHITIBY FREE PRESS Junior 'A'Builders expect to challenge for top spot The Ontario Lacrosse Association Junior 'A' Whitby Consolidated Builders will be in the thick of the battle for league honours this year, according to General Manager Jim Brady. "We hope to be challeng- ing (persennial powerhouse) Peterborough for first place", he said last week. "They are a little weaker and we should be a little stronger". Mr. Brady, whose brother Brian coaches the Builders, also expects stiff competition from the Oshawa Legion Gaels beginning with Whitby's opening game of the 1976 season May 5 when the two teams clash at Iroquois Park Arena. Mr. Brady's enthusiasm is somewhat stifled, however, by the absence of defencemen Chuck Lepine, Barry Taylor, and Don Vallant who are too old to compete with the Builders this season. "We have lost defensive strength", he feels. "They were all tough defencem/en". "We don't feel we can replace them", Mr. Brady said. "We'll compensate with better offence and more experience". He will get his first indication of the Builders' chances March 30 when the club begins indoor workouts in area high schools. The team will commence prac- tising in arenas April 7 or 8. Mr. Brady expects to invite about 30 prospects to training camp but adds that the practice sessions are open to anyone who would like to play for the Builders. Interested persons 21 and under should call Manager Les Reed at 668-4382. Whitby will compete in the East division of the revised league with- Oshawa, Peter- borough,'Rexdale and Lake- shore. The West division includes Mississauga, Bramalea, St. Catherines and new entries Kitchener and Hamilton. Each team plays 26 games, four against each of the opponents in the same division and two against squads from the other section. March 15 Amateur boxing club to open in Whitby Amateur boxing for ages 11 and over is coming to Whitby this month. Through the efforts of the Whitby Recreation Depart- ment an amateur boxing club is being set up, which will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the 300 Dunlop Street Annex starting March 15. Registrations at $10- per Scheduling meeting person will be taken at the recreation department office March 11 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Coaches for the Whitby boxing club will be Dave Sparkes, a director of the Eastern Region, Canadian Amateur Boxing Association, and Joe Hajnal, says the recreation department's pro- gram co-ordinator Bob Caspell. Mr. Sparkes has been Saturday involved in coaching boxing clubs at Ajax and Bancroft. Mr. Sparkes, 47, brings with him considerable exper- ience in sport. He was the northwest London feather- weight champion in 1950 and represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympics in that division. Mr. Hajnal, 39, is also well qualified to coach as he.was the Hungarian featherweight champion for some time. Mr. Caspell says that plans have been under way for some time to establish a boxing club in Whitby and all proper safety precautions will be taken in the training offered. He stresses that the club is being organized as a recrea- tional activity and not for training for professional boxing. Mr. Sparkes agrees, saying "the main object is to keep the youth off the streets". Senior ball registration deadline today F.S. McCarthy The Board of Directors of Du Pont of Canada announces that Franklin S. McCarthy will become President and Chief Executive Of- ficer of the company, effective April 1. Mr. McCarthy was named President and Chief Operating Officer in late 1975. Robert J. Richardson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, will become Vice-President and T'Ieasurer, E.1. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Delaware effective April 1. Dr. Richardson will remain as Chairman of the Board of Du Pont of Canada. Mr. McCarthy, a native of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, joined Du Pont of Canada in 1935. He has served in a number of management capacities in engineering, marketing and production. He became Vice- President in 1964, and Senior Vice-President in 1972. Mr. McCarthy was elected President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of the company in December 1975. Dr. Richardson is a native of North Bay, Ontario and holds a B.A.Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined Du Pont of Canada at its Maitland Works in 1954, and has held managerial positions in research, manufacturing, marketing and corporate planning. He became Executive Vice- President in 1971, President and Chief Executive Officer in 1972, and Chairman of the Board in 1975. RENOVATION SALE CLEARANCE 0F ALL SPORTS EQUIPMENT STARTS THURSDAY 26TH FEB. ENDS SATURDAY 6TH MARCH STU JENKINS SPORTS CENTRE Today is the deadline for registration for persons inter- ested in playing for the Whitby Merchants of the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association Senior division. Interested persons should call Gord Hanna at 668-1195 or 576-4844. Mr. Hanna, President of the -Merchants, and the remainder of the executive feel that they need firm commitments from about 20 players before they go to the E.O.B.A. scheduling meeting Saturday in Port lope. A registration session this past Saturday drew about half that number. However, those who did attend appeared very enthus- iastic about competing with the Merchants, the first senior baseball teani in W:iitby in 22 years. The Merchants will play a total of 32 regular season games from May 15 to A'ugust 19 against teams from Ajax, Oshawa, Port Hope, Kendal, Lindsay, Little h 106 COLBORNE ST. E. WHITBY 668-3746 Britain, Peterborough and Kingston. Home games will be played at E.A. Fairman Park. The operation-of the club will depend on sponsorships from local businesses. The Whitby Athletic Club, for example, is making its facilities available to the club for training purposes until the outdoor sessions begin. Don Kennedy new WMBA president Don Kennedy, a familiar face on the Whitby sporting scene, has been named the seventh President of the Whitby Minor Baseball Associ- ation succeeding Keith MacDonald who held the top post in Whitby baseball in '75. Mr. Kennedy has been active in both lacrosse and hockey circles but in recent years has devoted mostiof his summertime interest to the diamond sport. le moves up froni the vice-presidential position lie held last year and in previous seasons has served as a director of the W.M.B.A., tyke convenor, equipment manager and takes over the top position after a thorough grounding in the operation of the W.M.B.A. program. Another familiar face, especially to those with a baseball interest, is Bill Watters who assumes the Vice-Presi- dential duties for the coming term. Mr. Watters was a valuable member of the W.M.B.A. organization where he served as peewee convenor a few seasons back and has returned to play an active role in Whitby baseball after sitting out the '74 and '75 terns. A Whitby native and player, he spent several years with the Oshawa Legion baseball organization when local baseball went into a decline several years ago. With the formation of the s WITH WINTAR9O - WE ALL WIN W.M.B.A. in '69 and the revival of baseball in Whitby, Watters returned to the local scene in '71 and served for three seasons. Dean Keating will serve as Registrar for.'76 taking over the duties of Jim Hanley who has haddo relinquish the post because of job commitments which are going to take him out of town frequently during the coming summer. Keating, who did a fine job as*peewee convenor in '75 is a product of the Leaside Association and played senior baseball with the Leaside Maple Leafs in the inter-country loop. Gerald Robinson returns as Secretary of the associa- tion, Bill Puchalski continues as Treasurer'and Neil Murkar will again handle the public relations duties for the .association. The first President of the W.M.B.A., Neil Murkar, served for two years, '69 and '70 and was followed by Ken MacDonald, Mike McArthur, Gord Hanna, Winston Mus- chett and Keith MacDonald. In '74, the W.M.B.A. becane an incorporated non-profit organization and as such elects 15 directors each year. --Out of this group, the various officers are elected. Next item in organizing for. the coming year is the appointnent of the convenors for the various groups, one of the most important tasks in the program and officials are also hopeful of making sonie early selections to the coaching and managerial posts of Whitby clubs entered in the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association. Anyone new to the area who is interested in assisting in any capacity as coach or assistant or as an umpire is asked to :ontact President Don Ken- nedy at 668-4678. Although the W.M.B.A. is iot, in any way, connected with, the proposed new senior baseball chib in town, the association is :eased that the move is being taken because it' will provide a continuity to the minor program and yive local boys the opporturity o play with the ocal club vhen they graduate.. DU PONT OF CANADA LIMITED R.J. 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