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paseball tips little guy can be big hitter despite his size hlttinf is the heart cf base- bill a hit even a tlagle can break up a ball game and turn file tide id your favour hitting is an individual accomplishment nd no too hitters bit exactly al ike each hitter should develop ids own style to meet bis own physical ability there is no at patterns or style to follow however there are some basic mles and fundamentals which tt otrrity out properly will help ft young ball player to be a bet ter hitter every young hitter should take notice of his physical abili ties and adopt a style of batting which best suits him and hit in the manner in which he is ttost successful it is natural to assume that a little fellow wouldnt swing for the fence kke a big powerfully built pla yer however the same little fellow might have tremendous wrists and hit just as many homeruns as the big fellows 1 the bat and grip in sel acting your bat dont go by the weight of the bat but pick out one that feels good to you be sure that it is one you can handle easily the grip of the bat is also important take a comfortable grip on the bat any place that feels good to you either on the end or choked up with two strikes on you toke up slightly this will help you get a piece of the ball and ot strike out 2 the stance there is no at location of the feet in hit ting make sure you can swing freely and that you are in a position that will enable you to teach with the bat any ball that is pitched in the strike zone the feet should be spread com xortably and the body turned to wards the plate hips and shoul era head and eyes should be distributed almost evenly over both feet hold the hands and bat high and keep the arms aw y from the body keep the bat well back with the hands clear of the body making pos ttdaa crisp clean free swing tfte knees should be bent sligh uy to avoid stiffness and the waist bent to provide a alight crouch the front foot should be planted firmly and the back foot remain in contact with the ground during the swing insur ing maximum power 3 the step or stride some hit ters stand with feet far apart and take a short stride others stand with feet close and take a long stride a short stride is ideal because you are not so ilk ely to be fooled on a pitch ond you can wait longer to swing don t overstnde this causes your weight to shift to the front foot too soon and take your bat georgetown baseball pee wees start 22nd georgetown s entry in the hal ten county peewee baseball league opens away against mil ton monday may 22nd their first home game will be the following monday may 29 their schedule was released this week the twenty game slate will conclude august 14th georgetown pee wee base tall schedule may 22 georgetown at milton key 29 waterdown at george town jujuc 2 fo jtptown at bramp ton june 8 brampton at george- june 9 georgetown at bramp ton out of a hitting position it cakes away your power and throws your timing off when taking your stride make it easy and firm so the body maintains bal ance contact the ball simultan eously with the finish of the stride never before never aft er the arms lag slightly behind the stride the power to hit the ball comes from the shifting of the weight from the back foot to toot coordinated vt shall take no 4 and 5 of the fundamentals the swing and the follow thru georgetown midgets in sixteam circuit georgetown midgets travel to brampton to open their 1967 halton midget baseball league schedule friday may 24 and then play host to burlington in the home curtain raiser sunday may 28 the georgetown midgets are in a six team league with brampton burlington milton oakville and waterdown their 20 games slate concludes wed nesday august 16 georgetown midget abscball schedule may 24 georgetown at bramp ton may 28 burligton at geor getown june 18 waterdown at georgetown june 19 george town at oakville june 25 oak ville at georgetown july 2 mil ton at georgetown july 3 ge orgetown at waterdown july 5 georgetown at brampton july 0 brampton at georgetown july 12 georgetown at burling ton july 16 milton at george town july 17 georgetown at oakville july 23 brampton at georgetown july 24 george town at waterdown july 29 georgetown at milton july 30 oakville at georgetown aug 8 burlington at georgetown aug 12 georgetown at milton aug 13 waterdown at george town aug 16 georgetown at burlington 0w4 thi oiororrown humid thursday may 11th 1n7 minor ball house leagues crumbling no executive about 200 georgetown and district boys ranging in age from 8 to is will have nowhere to play baseball this summer for the first time in seven years unless somebody appears to put the pieces of the george town minor baseball associat ion back together a general meeting called for sunday ended without a slate of officers being named for the upcoming season because next to nobody showed up interested parties can keep the minor setup from going down for the third time by call ing w anderson at 8778416 or r platts at 877 9101 r platts is retiring president bob platts senior officer for the past two years and a work er in the minor ball picture since its first season he told the herald he will be unable to carry on in the post since the nature of his job has changed leaving him with out the available time necessary bill korzack another main junior finally hahns tykes open season at home may 20th georgetown tykes of the halton county baseball lea gue will launch their 1967 sche dule with a home game when they host brampton saturday may 20 theyll play their first away game saturday may 27 in milton the 20games schedule ogainst teams from brampton burl ngton waterdown and milton will run unt 1 auguust 19 georgetown tykes schedule may 20 brampton at george town may 27 milton at georgetown june 2 georgetown at water down june 6 georgetown at bramp june 10 waterdown at geor getown june 17 georgetown at bur lington june 24 georgetown at milton july 1 brampton at george town july 7 georgetown at water down c hockey over beat tigers the team that bounced geor getovn raiders from the juru or c hockey picture met the same fate on the weekend a record crowd or 2 465 saw new hamburg hahns capture the ontar o junior c champ on ship with a 42 victory over the aurora tigers at new ham burg bob ruthig orest romyshy no paul sherer and rick faulk scored for new hamburg john boyce and don dixon had the aurora goals the win gave new hamburg a 43 ser es win friday night s recorded crowd made the total attendance 14 790 ken hodge going for ont title at the opening races at hare wood april 29 ken hodge of stewarttown placed third in lhe unhm ted class during the winter he convert ed his norton 750cc road mac nine to a road racer he plans to enter the ontario champion ship race may 22 at harewood last years junior champion t of unlimited class in ontario july 8burlington ot geo ge he was proraoted to expert town class for this jcar july 15 waterdown at george- town seized tackle july 18 georgetown at eramp- auctioned off i one hundred and four fishing july 22 georgetown at bur rods and rceis selied m this lm2ton area were auctioned off at hes- june 29 milton at georgetown pe thursday and friday airg 12 georgetown at milton hundred ten tee oh n h men open season one hundred and ten male golfers pushed off the north halton golf and country club men s section 1967 season in an opening day competition there saturday the field was split into three sections 18 holes for new mem bers 18 holes for old members and 9 holes for new and old members top pme wincrs were 18 holes new members low nets ralph love doug young stan blears fred zorge and mai colm freeman low gross jack timpson ron cash s hands frank buchanan r flavell 18 holes old members low nets ted worrall ray owen wib bradley sharky grozelle bill mair low gross don cur ne bert mcmann harv chap- pell eric ross jim linton 9 holes ne v and old members low nets jim jones barney v ilcox ralph bludd gord king low gross bill latimer jim evans scotty patterson stuart young prizes were a varded at a din ner afterwards the men s section hold their first regular ball sweep todaj thursday saturday is mixed opening day at the club stay in the georgetown minor ball setup in past years is de voting his free time to helping with minor ball in glen wu llama where he lives to date nobody has volunteer ed to fill the gaps it will be very unfortunate if the house league has to fold bob platts commented to the herald a great number of boys have receiveda lot of en joyment from minor ball in georgetown and although many of them will itill play on ge orgetown minor entries in the halton minor baseball leagues there will be just as many more who will go without base ball not everybody goes away for sumer holidays and i know a great many count on this to occupy their time he said that ii enough people show they are sincerely inter ested in saving the organization by replying to the mentioned phone numbers another meet ing will be held 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burlington at george town june iogergeuwn t bur hunters regulars back lington take practice field sun additional sport news on page 11 trailers for rent brand naw 15 ft corsair modils sleep 6 fully equipped hitch mirror and insur ance supplied 65 per wk used car 5ales 118 gualph st georgetown for bookings ph 877 947j or 1776105 sundaya incl toms june 12 brampton at george town june 17 georgetown at bur lmzton june 10 burlington at george town june 23 georgetown at water down jane 20 oakville at george june 28 georgetown at oak vtile joly 3 wilton at george town july 10 waterdown at george town jely 17 georgetown ot milton july 24 burlington at george town july 26 georgetown at oak mie fury 31 oakville at george town aug- georgetown ot water down aug- 1 milton at georgetown just about all of the 1966 ed ition of the georgetown hunt ers fastball team will be among the squad at the first 1967 prac uce in the georgetown park sunday i in addition to returnees list ed last week playuigmanager junior beaumont has been as sured by dave cunningham george doucette bob freestone terry rogers and bill sorner ville who helped found the team last season that they will be trying for their regular pos itions coach mike george who willi be the club s field marshall this year while manager beaumont takes more of an active player role is looking forward to both quality and quantity at the op ening practice the team has advertised asking any would be players to take a shot at a berth sales rentals silverliner canadas favorite travel trailer um semjp tim mora leisure time fosters white rose mouaph street 779471 afaar boon 773066 board of parks management georgetown memorial arena official grand opening of the roller skating season saturday may 13 1967 roller skating dancing 7pm until 10 pm 10 p m until midnight plus the fabulous ides of march dance band only one price of admission 75c par parson starting may 16 roller skating 8pm until 1 1 ptn tuesdays thursdays saturdays 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