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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 2, 1975, p. 8

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Wednesday I IMS Annual chamber tournament Hosts hold onto the silverware In the annual of Commerco golf tournament held Thursday at the North Ha ton Golf and Country Club the local chamber proved to be poor hosts as they walked off with the trophy which goes to the team with toe loweat grots score The trophy has been offered by the local chamber since and this years triumph marks the second year that the Georgetown chamber has claimed the priie The Rotary Club of Acton won the trophy in and the lions Club of Brampton laid claim to it In 1973 In 1973 the local chamber won It for the first time and In the team representing the Brampton Board of Trade was presented with the silverware The members of the winning Georgetown Chamber of Commerce teamTed Jim tones Phillip Jones and Ken Allen announced that the ISO cheque which also goes to the winning learn will be donated to he John Arm strong Memorial Fund The winning score was 279 The Georgetown Rotary Club finished In second place wilh a low gross score of 302 carding a David Convery who completed the course with a was The low net winner was Don Ferguson with a score of George Wagner carded a fll The two special award winners were George Gray who was closest to the hole on the green approximately three feet and Rick Wilson who hit the longest drive on the third hole squeezes win BILL CRAWFORD the new branch manager of the local Union Gas Ltd tees off In last Thursdays annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament The tournament was Merchants Tilt Palermo played at North Hal ton Golf and Country Club and the beautiful weather com plimented the spirit of friendly competition which was displayed throughout the day The Georgetown Gage Stationery juvenile baseball team squeaked out another victory over the past week edging Brampton behind Mike McCandlesas sixhit pitching Georgetown struck early In the game gaining two runs in the first on hits by McCandlcss and Larry Peterson Bramp ton tied it up in the bottom of the first and went ahead In the third on two Georgetown errors Georgetown earned two runs In the fourth on three Brampton errors and another in the sixth on Doug triple Brampton went ahead In their half of the seventh on three consecutive hi Is but Georgetown went ahead to stay In fie eighth when Peterson and Alan Denimore singled and an umpires mistake allowed the base to score Georgetown put It away In the ninth on hits by Barney and McCandless The final line score was- Georgetown eight runs on 13 hits three errors and Brampton six runs on six hits and five errors The Gage gang plays in Wednesday before travelling to Samla on Saturday to compete in the Gold Bat Tournament THE WINNING TEAM with he best Low Gross score In Ibe annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was Georgetowns own Chamber of Commerce Here team members from left to right Ted Worrall Jim Jones and Phillip Jones display the wlnneri trophy Absent when picture was taken was Ken Allen Tribute to Kevin Robbins A sense of loss pervaded the Georgetown and Hal ton and Peel soccer scene this past week following the tragic drowning of 11yearold Kevin Robbing son of Mr and Mrs Stuart of Georgetown Kevin was a keen soccer player and was a member of the Minor Mosquito Rep team playing In the and Peel League In addition to Rep team play Kevin was a member of he House League Minor Mosquito Grizzlies When Informed of the tragedy the Georgetown Minor Soccer Association cancelled all scheduled games for last Thursday and Friday The Hal ton and Peel Association has decided to cancel all Minor and Major Mosquito games scheduled for this Wednesday July 2nd In tribute to the memory of Kevin In addition to the cancellation of Wed nesdays games the Hal on and Peel Association has decided that a minute of silence will be observed prior to the com mencement of other games this week The Georgetown Minor Soccer Association announced that Its teams would also be observing a minute of silence out of respect for the familys grief in all games scheduled for this week As a further tribute to Kevin he Hal tonPeel Association will be donating a trophy In his name at he completion of the seasons play As yet no specific details regarding the trophy have been released At the request of the family in lieu of flowers the Ha I ton and Peel Association and the Georgetown Minor Soccer Association as well as Individual players from he respective organizations have made donations to the North Contact Centre modems president of the Georgetown Minor Soccer Association will be releasing the results of last Monday Tuesday and Wednesdays games next week A death In the family always cornea as a shock The tragedy is even more shocking when it strikes down so young and active a member of the community Along with the players and adults Involved In the Georgetown Minor Soccer Association and the Hal too and Peel Association this paper would like to add its con- to the Rob Una family In Ms their time of grief Kovln Robbins wins Canadian crown The Georgetown Merchants fastball team picked up a big four points this past week by way of victories over Palermo and Malum and Increased their seasons point total to en The back toback wins should give the team the boost It needs to escape the Ha ton Fas ball loops second division makes this Fridays pontes against Glen William an even more Important tussle Against Palermo on Tuesday It was BUI Tilt night as be limited the opposition to Just three hits while striking out GRANT USHER of the Georgetown Merchants displays the- form which carried him through to a welldeserved win over Mai ton The win against Maltoo was the Mer chants second In a row and In their last four games Olid picking up three hits at the plate en route lopsided win The only Palermo run came In the eighth Inning when belted a homerun At that point the Merchants were ahead by seven runs and In complete control of the game of the Merchants also contributed three tilts to the local cause At home against Maltoo on Friday night before a good- sired crowd he Merchants again appeared to be heading for an easy win They picked up two runs in Ihelr half of the first Inning as Mai ton pitcher Greg Edwards had control problems He walked three batters and allowed one hit before retiring ibe side As it turned out however the Merchants were getting men on base but falling to score and this kept the game close The Merchants picked up single runs In the fourth and seventh innings while holding Maltoo to single runs in the second and fourth Innings to record the win All told the Merchants left 13 men on base but potential runs have little bearing in the line score Grant Usher went the distance for the win and although he appeared shaky In spots always managed to come through in tight situations Grant recorded seven strikeouts and walked two batters Losing pitcher Edwards fanned seven Merchants but tbe most telling atastic wis tbe ten walks be Tbe defensive play of the game was made by Bob Grover Marchand in the eighth In ning Wilh one out Mai ton first baseman Gary Timmlns laced a drive to deep centre field was off with the hit and hauled ball In with an catch barely ten feet from the fence Marchand got an ad miring round of applause from the fans when he trotted to bench at the end of the Inning Fridays contest against Glen Williams will be played at the fairgrounds with starting time slated for BIS m A national championship in any sport is a singular accomplishment but in bowling with so many com petitors and playdowns involved the reaching of the pinnacle is an even more noteworthy feat Charlene MacCormack of Georgetown reached the National Champions plateau as she turned back bowlers from five provinces in the Master Bowlers Championships held this past British had to roll eight games to qualify for a shot at the finals and in true championship style she led all bowlers with a fine average i This allowed her Into the final head- tohead match where she defeated Elsie Fielder of BC by 37 pins to 228 Ontario Cup play now rolling Competition for the 1975 Ontario Cup Is In full swing Georgetown has a record seven teams entered this year The first round played two weeks ago brought defeat to two Georgetown earns The squirts travelled to Scarboro and lost Wexford 10 The Minor Atoms played Guild- wood and were defeated 34 The Minor Bantams and teams drew a bye In town The Major Atom team defeated York Mills and on the same day our Minor Peewee team sent home with a defeat The next round will be next weekend July or Our Major Atoms will meet Armourdale In Scar boro The MlnMcqulto with Robbins as coach and Bantams with A Vanderberg will both travel to Port Colborne Our Minor will play at homo SundayJulyoatCedarvaleatspm playing Maple Leaf a from West Toronto The Jr Bs will host Pauline Toronto Jets Ontario winners This game will be played Sunday either at loa or 11 am In the morning Wexford drops locals Ontario Cup tit Round June Wexford vsGeorgetownO Despite he degree temperature both earns put In tremendous performances Wexfords goal came In the fifth te when a shot from just outside the penalty area from Joey hit he post and trickled over the goal line This goal gave Wexford a big lift and they dominated the first half The second half was a complete turnabout Georgetown dominated and several times came close Towards the end Georgetown definitely were fitter of the two teams but they couldnt capitalize on situation Wexfords right half Stanley Tunis was outstanding especially In the second half when his defensive work Georgetown at bay Georgetowns right winger Tommy Stefan and centre forward Keith were effective giving Wexfords defense many problems In the second ball Both teams deserve a lot of credit for the effort and sportmanship displayed In this game LINE SCORE Merchants PLAYER RBI Bob Marchand 1 Phil Dobbin Tomalty 3 Barry Cuthbert Paul Robinson BUI Tilt Grant Usher 3 Wayne Fox a 1 John Morrison MlkeWorona Gary Paul Thompson Rod Thompson Bob Thompson Greg Edwards Brad Tucker CHARLENE MCCORMACK displays be won the National title this past trophies she has won this past season as weekend In Vancouver j Canadas lop female Master Bowler Hansa improved but not yet up to Falcons standards Hole- inone While playing on Ladles Day on Tuesday June with Betty McHardie Joan Robertson had a on lite fourth hole at Golf and Country Cub On Monday June Mth the club team played in he Mlssissauga District somes at Wyldewood Golf and CountryCIubandcamesecond in event The team listed of Joyce Irene Macintosh Margery Taylor and Phyllis Monckton Winners in a local petition for fewest putts were 18hole section Eleanor Mildred Wall and Irene Mac Intosh 9hoIe section June Evans Latimer and Margaret Gage In the evening play the winner for best score on odd holes was Jean Chappell The Georgetown Falcons soccer club remained un defeated at home as they handed In 11 no lion- Brampton a loss on Sunday afternoon at Cedarvate Park has been claiming that hey are the most Improved team in the second division west this year but Sundays win for youthful Falcons should certainly prove that the title belongs to the Georgetown footballers The Falcons are all local boys with the majority of them being graduates of Ihe local minor soccer system They hove emerged as strong contenders In the league and Ihls is evidenced by the respect shown by their opponents and the by heir supporters Georgetown had a lead at halftime on goals by Ian Syme and Robert Lister back at he start of the second half scoring their only goal of the game Although heir scoring effort seemed to put more life Into the visitors the Falcons were easily In command of the game and many near misses made it obvious that it would only be a matter of time before the local lads hit for another counter The Falcons third and final goal came when Ken Rosa sent a high ball Into the goal mouth and saw it rlchochet oft a defenders head and into the net Mike Deere gave a display of excellent goal ten ding replacing Lawrence Hani on between the pipes Other solid Falcon per formances were turned In by Gary Miller Paul Thompson and Peter Koch Dolg with his experienced know- how controlled play very well you or have you juit moved Into a new horn Mm MP Would like to call on you with GIFTS and information about your new location The Hostess will be glad arrange your sub to THE HERALD For thlt Information and Houiewarmlng cell Joan Gillespie at 8774812 IN THE GEORGETOWN MARKET BUYt Mens WORK PANTS Rugged Green Full Cut Slacks Reinforced And Made of Sanforized Cotton Waist Sizes 30 to 42 3 33 USE ONE OF OUR THREE CREDIT PLANS

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