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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 10, 1967, p. 8

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five years of slam bang racing missed money once brian hill with veteran from demtderby bthfiiu watch out for the other guy goes the safe driving slo gan at the pinecrest speed way wreck em races the oth er guy is brian hill of 12 park st georgetown five years ghe was a spec tator chomping at the bit to get out of the grandstand down on the track infield with th- fifth inning rally gives glen victory glen williams women s fast ball team slapped drumquin gsls with a 71 in glen park thursday night the game was a tight one until the fifth inning when the gwi batters found the range d thumped drumquin pitchin for 6 runs they scored their seventh in the following inning diumquin spoiled pitcher betty stafford s shutout in the last franc audrev voir hit the ga in i onlv horn un the glen femnes are in oak mile tonight thursday for the final scheduled game th- 11 play a couple of rained oat games before playoffs erashmobilo jockeys since then he has missed just four pinecrest demolition darbies and finished out of the prize money on just one occasion i can t leave it alone now sajs brian who has even gone against doctor s orders to en ter a race i think if he had two broken legs he d still drive his wife sheila told th- herald tor the uninitiated a wreck em race is a flock of jalopies manned by dm bent on con verting the competition into scrap metal twenty fic dollar prize mon ey is awarded to the dnvr of the last car running and simi lar prizes go for best looking cir worst looking car oldest and newest car taking part and putting on the best show operators of stock car tracks have found the deastaion at tracts pajing customers last ear 122 squeezed into the pinecr st park to witch the reason opener nd the crowds arc always bi r on wrcikcm race nights i m st druers sell ihcir mrs to autowtcckers after the racis but 1 like to see how manj c ents i can get out of mine he said i tow them home and if it needs work my dad and mjself put some time on it and have it ready to go by the next wreck em night even with all the extra atten tion the life expectancy of a wreck em race car is short brian has gone through fifteen of them since he started the total would have been much hi gher except that he has man aged to coax as many as five starts out of some of them brian always has an eye open for a semiretired ehicle tak mg up space in a local drwe way or farmers barnyard and when one of his chariots brea thes its last he has always been able to be back on wheels without missing an event i tune them up a little and add some paint and they are ready for the track says brt an who points out that no rein forcing such as used in the stock cars is allowed despite that he has suffered only one injury in compcti tion that a severe whiplash suf red in his second race the dnvrs web belts and helmets arc their only protection on the labour day weekend tickets going fast for elimination stag brian will have his sights set on 300 first prize money in the feature wreck em race at pinecrest with hopes of making this hts most successful season but not all of his money from the track comes through win ning he is working there as a race steward this season and last year drove the pace car for the rolling starts in the slock car races but the loot isn t brian s only incentive three main ones are his wife sheila and children sherry age two and infant son robert who are always on hand for moral support they cheer me on and provide en couragement if le had a bad night he says but for brian hih bad nights at the wreck em races are few and far be tween swrfi thi oiok01towh hirald thumday auoust 10 1m7 oaks victory costly to giants playoff hopes georgetown giants flickering playoff hopes all but went out in oakville park wednesday night when oakville oaks man agcn don craig inserted him self in thr lineup and pitched his team to a 2 1 victor the win meant any combina lion of oakville wins and gi ant losses adding up to two el iminatei the giants it also gave the oaks a big jump on dundas in their scram blc for the fourth and final playoff spot but the game a outstanding star was a georgetown giant danny arbic the losing pitcher arbic one of the leagues best hitters was making his fmt start in a pitching role and as well as turning in an outs tan ding offensive perormjnee he pitched a fine game to boot in fact he pitched nohltlcr until the fourth when murray hall and bill kane doubled ant mackay singled to score the winning run the first run hs gave up in the openin inning was uneanud charles mcfeeters walked stole second and scored when cat chir don lindsay dropped a wrestling conies again to georgetown arena the grunt and groaners are returning georgetown mem or ial arena manager don gosling told the herald tuesday that a wrestling card featuring whipper billy watson would be an attraction there wednesday august 23rd he said the balance of the card would be announced later four years ago wrestling was a regular feature at the arena kinsmen girls softball league by ralph hawei those elimination tag ncx tickets c were speakin about last week arc in jrnt demand out of 200 we hae only four lefl of course we would hasten to explain tlul two weeks ago seventeen mem ickcts are sold or still in th hands of those membri v rathtr fane most of thrm a i s id or spoken for it is normal that during t acation period activities i curtailed somewhat at t x branch however this di bers picked up tickets to sell tend to discourage our bnnch and at the present we havr no ways and mnns and entertain way of knowing whether thecment commitccs who are wor gem i in the sv king overtime to come up with nruinal ideas lo augment the interest of branch members comrade b vd has entertain ment booked for many weeks to come and as an added at traction he has made it possible or some lucky person to go home with a prize of colossal proportions each saturday ev pnmg added to this he offers a verj light repast for those who wish it george rowe entertained with soft popular music last saturday and we found it most refreshing after a run of country style mu grown ups catch up some members of a class for non swimm ng adults put their new know bow to work at georgetown community swimming pool where they are overcom ng their deficiency with weekly classes the class of f fjeen all of them wom- en work at learning how to sw m every saturday morning from 10 lo 1 1 under the guidance of jtaff instructors jackie unce and barbara pankemn if you wish for lively enter tainmenl be sure to drop in at 120 this saturday when iva da idson will be there with pia no plus bass and vocalist ycu might go home with a big iur pnse prize there is some talk of a branch fishing trip in the fall seems that thanksgiving week end is the time the powers that be have in mind there is also talk of hiring a bus for the oc casion it will be interesting to see how many members ere in terested speaking of buses reminds us that wamors day is approach mg and now is the time to get your entrance tickets whicn are available lo veterans the branch members children under 16 years travel on toe bus at no charge we are given to understand that canteen chairman bjs hale will see to it that such eat bid as sandwiches wieners pickled eggi etc will be o tamable at the branch m the very near future we feel tm is a good move on busier s part any member will be watc mg the attendance of saturday august lbth when the saturdav night entertainment will be held in the auditorium it will be interesting to ice if ths move will encourage more mem bers lo attend these saturday night functions ii has been the thoughts of many members that using the auditorium will prove to be more advantageous to both the branch and the member murray meters 22 dairy quean 14 what started out as a tic game turned into a solid win for murray s as the dairy queen s gradually fell further behind each inning janice golden pitcher and 2nd base for murrav played the major role in her team s win and was rewarded with the cam star she was closclv followed tor the honours b 3rd base teammate janet richmond both girls were credited with 1 homo run apiece and janice added a triple for good measure tagging the lonp homer for the losers was pitcher nora donnahce kruittri 16 btavr 14 at long last and conjratul ations to the kruisers on heir 1st win of the season the were hitting they were playing their hearts out and the deter mination paid off as this was one of the closest games of the night the kruisers were actually be hind by 3 runs in the 1st 2nd and 4th innings the battle took the final inning to make the big decision ron roberts umped this sea son s first and picked the krm sera bonnie bryant is the game star helping bonnie along to wards victory were lorraine en mm collett tclhcr and pat hunter when they each tagged the ball for a home run on the mound for the beav er s were carolyn barber and tina weatherall zenith tool u cycle sports 6 nancy shortill elizabeth ca tling and leslie burns used their homer to aid their pitcher and game star pat her ington to take their team on bo another win and hold tight on lo that top rung on the league ladder i cyclist s bonnie hillicr turned in the first effort on her 2nd third strike and then threw it aver first baseman doug fords head arbic came back to tie the score all by himself he legged out a scratch single stole sec ond stole third and then scor cd an don lindsays sacrifice ny mackays running calcfi tttrho- kic georgetown shortstop wayne harchands fly ball in the sec ond inning robbed giants of a possible home run and certain extra base hit lineups georgetown gib bons j james d lindsay mar chand j lindsay tord burt anderson oakv ille mcfeeters curtis hall drvden callon mackay kane paterson craig plan tag day raise funds for kin ball a smite a tag donat ion all ingredient for a hap py and successful day for the ban buffs of the klrwmen girls softball league friday evening august 18 and saturday august 10 will see the town business areas brightened by colourful team sweaters of the junior and se nior leagues players they will be lagging to help defray the ex penscs of their league the kinsmen girls softball league is a project of the kins men club of georgetownlnc and is in its fifth year of pro viding an organized league for 170 girls of the georgetown area the league starts its two divisions for 1018 year olds on the schedules in hay and car rics through to championship games home run queen crown ings a wind up party and baro que in late september it is hoped by the league of finals and the players that the people jf the area will wcl come them and lend their sup port how much you may save on your car insurance with state farm1 whi the cemput line of cutter f1berglas boats lapstrake boats 15 to 20 inboard outboard authorized mercury outboard dealer complat motor and beat repair service credit river boat co norval 77 9552 open evenings 111 pjn best playing for her team and rated a pat on the back for hci efforts teammates brenda muckart and lyn seckington were on the mound for her team playing for the winners were nancy shortill pat herrington lyn mccnstall joanne drm olt terry mounstcvcn julia mouldcn cathy heancy shirley martin shelley bond annetli gnttant leslie burns elibcth catling and debbie gibson upholstering 10 superior 7 another upset vh tory for the underdog team a good 2nd inn i mg give the lead to the uphol sterer s thev scored their 1st a runs then and didn t cross the plate again untjl the 5th in 1 bpitc of the opportunity to continued on page 9 moving rent a tilde n van or pickup by the hour day er week call andrew murray motors 45 mountainview rod s 1774272 property owners we are busy but never too busy to give our best to any real estate problem we offer professional services in these categories residential sales commercial sales industrial sale- 1 cenaral insurance syndication mortgage leasing property management investment consultants 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