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PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, MIAY 19, 1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS Merchants lose season opener despiute strong pitching Despite a strong perfor- mance by pitcher Steve Sarginson, Whitby Merchants dropped their Eastern Ontario Basebali Association Senior opener to Little Britain Generals 3-1 on Saturday at E.A. Fairmnan Park. The youing left-hander went the fult fine innings, striking out 1 2 Generals and giving up one rua in the fifth and two in the ei,!,Ith. Billy Preston and Harry Livingston split the pîtchinpu duties tor the Genierals, the latter yielding a run in the ninth inning wlhen Mike Rolley hit a triple and camne homne on a wild pitch to third base. The Merchants were to have played in Little Britain Sunday but the game was rained out. At press time, we liad no resuit fromn last night's home game against Ajax. The Merchiants play host to Peterborough on Saturday. Camne tinie is 2 p.rn. at E.A. AN OPEN INVITATION To Whitby Residents The Mayor and Cou ncil of the Corporation of the Town of Whitby cordiolly invite the residents of Whitby to attend the off ici ai opening of the Hutchison Park Tennis Courts on Thursday,May 2Oth at 7:30 p.m. at the courts. A representative from LASCO, major sponsor of the project wilI be present to officia IIy open the courts. Entertainment wiII be provided by the Whitby Brass Band. Wni. Il. Wallace, A.M.C.T.. ('.M.C.. CLERK, The Town of Whitby. 405 Dundas Street West, Whitby, Ontario. Fairman travels' Monday Park. Whiitby to Peterborough for a 7 p.m. starter. Athietes in Action visit D'OC by JOE MODESTE On Thursday, three pro- fessional football players, membeis of "Athletes in Action" vi'sited Denis O'Connor Hligh School. The athietes were Ron Estay, Edînonton Eskimos; Brian Bird, B.C. Lions; and Ron Pritchard, Cincinati Bengals. "Athietes ini Action is a group of professional athietes Who have made a Christian conimnittmnent; a number of' A.I.A. mnembers were in thie Toronto area this past weck visiting high schools as part of' A.I.A. Pro Week, which culniînated with the N.F.ý. - C.F.L. FIag Football gam-e Frîday at the C. N. E. Thce pros engaged thiree miemlbers of tuie DO'C girls' teais in aý volicyball gaine, before competing with thiree maie DOTC athietes in a sit-ur con test, t ug-of-war, re lay and basketball gaine. The girls. who we re edged 11 -10 by the pros, were Patti U- barre, Janc McMonagle and Patti Ver- hiaeg. Peter St. Pierre, Kevin Nagy and Martin I-leenan represented DO'C in the other con tests. Thie fact that tie compe- tition were somiehow won by Denis 0'Con nor was seconda ry as students were lavish 'in their praise of the visitors' presenta lion. J,,» ~ Y ~ r 1' This Ilot got the Litt.le decision over the Whitby Baseball Association Senior Britain Generals off on the right foot Merchants in the opening game of seaso n. k»~~ as they scored a 3-1 the Eastern Ontario Free Press Photo by Blake Purdy, A Guildwood player attempts to slow down during a bantam soccer exhibition game Saturday. The WH1T Monday,1 Holiday. a Whitby Ferrco Engineering player Free Press Photo Local soccer teams fore wel Earn more on your savings Get 4%< on your regular savings. Pay iio service charge on chequies if miÎinium balance ofSl1,000 is main- tainec] (andl even if this balance ik not rmaintained) you get 12 free cheques per quarter and pay only 10 cents for each cheq ue over the 12. Compare this with your average "'savings ac- count- paying only 3% and costing you a service charge or 20 cents for every cheque. Special Savings (non chieqing) accounits pay 8"' per annuni calculated on minimum mnonthly balance. Funds deposited prior to May l5th and left on deposit earn fuit interest for aIl of May. VICTORIAand iGREY TRUST COMPANY' SINCE 1889 Keith Lawes Manager 308ýDundas St., W Whitby Whitby teamns fared well ini soccer action last week, winning two gamnes, tying one and losing one. Carretto Restaurant Pee- xvees battled to, a 2-2 draw wvithi North York. Spartans as Tony Albis and Scott Lintner scored for the former and Ian Canmeron for the latter. North York led 1-0 at hall tine. Despite dominating play, Whiitby Mosquitoes dropped a 1I-0 decision to Ajax Kinsmen wvho got a goal by Rick Ducrden. Ajax led at hialf timie. The Ferrco Engineering Bantams recorded a pair of vic tories. They shut out host Bay Ridges 7-0 on two goals by Dave Cini and Rick* Borg, and singles by Stuart Priest, Kcith Wilson and Jim Reid. Dave Wilcox recorded the shutout for Whitby who led 3-0 at haîf timie. An undermianned Ferrco squad then edged Guildwood 2-I on goals by John Longmuir and Bruce Devitt. Craig Camnpbell replied for the visitors. The game was lied 1 -1 at hiaîf timie. Regiona The Municipality of Durham rBY Waste Disposai Site wiII be closed May 24,' 1976 due to the Victoria will continue on Tuesday,1 Normal operations May 25, 1976. R.F. RICHARDSON, P. ENG., COMMISSIONER 0F WORKS SPEND 15 MINUTES WITH US TOMORROW AND FIND OUT WHAT US GOING ON 1H DURHAM lI NOON REPORT 12:20 p.m. Weather, Sports and News THE OSHAWA 1350 >STATION