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SPORTS MENU "Everything from Soup to Nuts" by Geo. H. Campbell. SPORTS EDITOR : / Oshawa Merchants are playing an exhibition game here Memorial Stadium tomorrow evening, "play ball" time called for 6.15 o'clock. Hamilton opposition, The Cards have showing this season, in the early ule. Hamilton's pro club has play- nd they Aways, Vs ma oud tomorrow night should provide a cou work Big of special interest to all of the Merchants, TONIGHT, at the Legion Hall, the Oshawa Minor Hockey As sociation will pay honor to their "City League" champions 1964-55 sepson and in addition the individual players special awards, over the past hockey season, tions, Bantam, Midget most outstanding plaver, Bruins, as guest speaker, All "City League" players champions and individual trophy winners, Oshawa Legion Minor Baseball Association has a pressing problem! They aré prepared to operate two Juvenile teams in Oshawa this summer, along with entries from Whitby and Ajax, for a fourdeam Juvenile baseball league. They also have sev- eral Midget teams, including a new entry from the Westmount (Fernhill-Radio-Rundle) area, and they are in need of coaches and managers. If there are any 'baseball-minded men, young men or middle-age men, who would like to try their hand at handl- ing a Juvenile team or (if they live in Westmount area) would prefer to handle this one Midget club, they are asked to tele- phone Vie Kitchen, at 5-3041, The Legion has the uniforms, bats, balls, equipment, ele, and they have a flock of youngsters who want to play baseball in this minor organization ~ hut they need a few adulis to help operate the teams, Volunteers will be welcome. And while doing this "favor" for the Legion or- of the who earned will receive their troph- fes, "There are "most valuable player" awards in all three sec- and Juvenile, most sportsmanlike trophy, merit award and high scoring trophies: It's to be a gala affair, with Harold "Baldy" Cotton, chief satus of re invited but of course the special honors are for the various league | LOCAL CATCH IS GOOD Proving that a trout fisherman doesn't have to travel miles and miles away to achieve success, Harry Rogers, is shown above, with a fine brown trout, 21 inches | long and weighing four pounds, | one ounce, which he caught in a "local creek" -- "nearby" -- he said, --Times-Gazette Staff Photo Wilbert Clarke Leads Field In Duplate Golfing Wilbert Clarke scored a respect. able 43 to lead the pack in Mon- 'day's opening night of the Duplate Golf Club Competitions, He was closely followed with 45's by Ralph Harlowe, and Jack Huffman, To- Three Upsets Feature Action | In Simcoe Hall Floor Hockey Saturday. morning at Simcoe Hall the Solar Floor Hockey Lea- ue saw three big upsets in some ast action, METEORITES WIN In the opening game of the morn- ing the s Meteorites won their first fixture of the season as they trampled the Comets 7-0, Meteorites cl inched the victory | Salter. in the first period as Bill Horton got three and Joe Melnick the other'to hold a 6-0 lead before the Comets knew what was g on Koee, In the second period pleted his hat trick from ¢ to close off the scoring for the The final was a close checking affair with most of the action in center floor, METEORITES: Goal, Carl Me- Pherson; Bill Horton, Don Pringle, Ted Kocey, Joe Melnick, ark Maly, Bob Winter, COMETS: Goal, Ed. Mazurk; Joe Hroncich, Bill Campbell, Ron Gorycki, Don Salter, Jack Guin- don, SATELLITES SURPRISED The second game had the Co- mets in a complete reversal of ond period to t the Comets 5-4, in a real thriller, The first period saw Ron Gory- cki score three goals for the Co- mets with Dave Nicholisken du- plicating Gorycki's effort by pot- ting three to keep the Satellites on even terms, Bill Campbell scored a penalty shot near the beginning of the sec- ond pjeriod to put the Comets ahead but this lead was short- lived as Jim Mitchell scored in the closing seconds to tie the game once more, com- in | | winners, Hoals, Ted Kocey two | Boj Start Union Play saw both teams | | rd period looking for a 'break' to score the | © tie-breaker and Bill Campbell glap- | ped in the puck from a scramble | to put the Comets ahead where they stayed till the end of the game COMETS: Goal, Ed Ma- zurk; Ron Gorycki, Bill Campbell, Joe Hroneich, Jack Guindon, Don SATELLITES: Goal, Marcel vin; Gord Boddy, Dave Nichol. ishen, Bill Miklas, Jim Mitchell, Joe Kolodzie, Wayne. Norris, LEADERS ARE BEATEN In the third and final game of | the morning the Planets showed | their. power as they edged the! first-place Craters, 3-1, in a good, | clean game. Ed Kolodzie was a power of strength for the victors as he scored three fine goals, all in the first peribd, which stood up for the remainder of the game, Both teams went scoreless in the second period as Gil Graham and Al Morden played nice goal, Craters' Ross Craddock finally broke the "goose-egg" In the third period but the Planets held on to gain a hard-earned victory, PLANETS: Goal, Gil Graham; Ed Kolodzie, Jack Lyons, Don Andry, Tom Chasczewski, Harry Breau. CRATERS: Goal, Al Morden, Bob McDonald, Ross Craddock, Paul Edmondson, Dennis Condos, John Newey, Bill Henderson, Ber- nard Guindon, Next game Wednesday, May 18, at 7:30 -- Comets vs. Planets, tions when 14 pet 18-ho PICKEREL SEASON OPEN First big pickerel to be caught by a local angler this season is shown above, a 20%-inch long fish that weighed nine Ibs, nine ounces, It was caught by George Hurst, who Is shown admiring his catch, ~Times-Gazette Staff Photo The Wi 's section of the Osh- to ih Rus ify for the Ladies Golf Union com it for jhe Bradley and Mrs Mrs, Bruce Br a Mrs, Merle Corrin tied with a low net the OLGU give each J tions. ilar Division. e 3 ver Div n- cludes golfers with handicaps to 18 inclusive and the Bronze Divi- sion from 19 to 36 inclusive, . The women's section again have a full schedule for the 1955 season and, according to present enthusi- asm, golfers can expect some keen fompetition, Fixtures are as fol- Wh: May 19-Ladies' opening dinner, 6.30 2--Bweepatakes wi 31-Fie Day, tee-off 10 am. * une Thurs., May gy ------_--,e\™! EXHIBITION BASE BALL 19,6:30 p.m. Golfers 7-CLGU; Mrs, R. 8, McLaughlin Troph; y 9--Get-Acquainted Night new and old members two- fi, 6 pm. 14--Bweenstakes . 21-~CLGU; Club Cham, 28-~Oshawa Invitation sett ; Bas 'wo-Ball Foursome; Busi- ness Girls' Trophy, uly rau Bronze Champlopship 12-8weepsiakes WCLaU; Felt Trophy €) 4 August ophy 3-Sucsnstakien CLG! 16-CLGU 25--Guest Day: Margaret Me. Laughlin Trophy Field Day, tesoff 10 sm. 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There's been too much of this business of a few kids "romning the team" -- instead of the manager and coach, We, of course, don't mean just here in Oshawa -- it's a pre- vailing k in b hes of minor sport, across. the country. BRIGHT BITS -- Local anglers have been catching their share of big brown trout and even the odd better-than-average pickerel, in recent weeks but so far, as a general rule, it is the opinion of fishermen that the trout are not really "biting Tom | OSHAWA MINOR Softball Association men are holding their elec-| py tion |of officers on Friday evening of this week, at a meeting in|py Joe Hoe, Draw Prize was Jon Simeoe Hall, which has been called for 7.30 o'clock. All Neighbor-| (he olup, - Park Associations intending to enter Bantam, Midget or Jue | The club as usual is playing at 4 le boys teams in this year's competition, must have a delegate) the Rouge Hills Gdlf Club, High- * on hand, as entries will close this week. . FRANK. COLMAN, land Creek, Due to the low tem- manager of London Majors, is worried about his pitching staff, and | perature a poor representation of he intends to do something about it. That's exactly the same spot | the in members was on hand ident John Harris of the local Merchants, is in just/ '07 the opening ho bu 71 TERRIERS are certainly in the same boat, but The fol owing are the scores Ie: they've got a couple of prospects in Jeep Jessup and Eddie Drap-| foioh Harlone Tay Jack Holman cho . . . COLUMBUS JETS aren't performing in the International | 4c. Val Sozansky, 48; Robert Sen. | Lesdgue even a little bit like the way Ottawa Athletics behaved last|nott "4g; Doug Blair, 48; Percy ot . WONDER when and where Don Cockell will fight his next| Fletcher, 53; Wally Calvin, 53: in the US.? Ron Crimmings, 64; William . 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