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costs up must find 300 more for baseball n high cost of living jim twhtatruck a dlow at baseball tils year the georgetown association tttet on jay nlghv to elect its of- 4eers for the 1969 season and discuss the problems they must ace tor the coming year bill schmond representing the ju- or club was returned as tfesident don wilkes of the intermediates was voted first vice president bud james of tte midget club second vie president and marshall balnes of the intermediates was elec ted secretary treasurer it was disclosed by president bill richmond that the ontario baseball association at its imual meeting in stratford in jfarch had hit the town right where it hurts most in the po- 4cet book some of the changes wre the following 1 if any iteam wishes to com- pete in a tournament it must pay 10 to the oba for sucb i sanction a 2 all intermediate and senior clubs must pay a 5 flat rate for all oba games m l nimum as their share of gate receipts jc all minor teams must send in r 2 with their playoff forms li all local umpires must now pay 4 for their oba cards p oba conveners sent in by oba to all senior intermed late and junior games must now be paid 5 per game 6 late returnees of oba tro phies are to be fined 10 per week starting on june 30th teams failing to meet their obligations in oba are aut- omatically fined 20 these amendments coupled with the severe blow from hal- ton county last week when it passed that the local associa- aiions must pay the full cost of all umpires in the minor section will cost georgetown all star baseball section ah additional 300 to operate this season which they had not plan ned on voting on individual trophy ward for all teams was com pleted and it was decided that they would be awarded on or about june 15th at an intermed iate ball game to the recip ients discussion and tentative plans for the ball diamonds sched uling and li wa dliww with thegba recommenda tions going to be sent to coun cil in the near future on sunday april 20th the ontario baseball association in conjunction wiui the physical fitness branch of the depart ment of education held an umpires clinic in the rose five local and brampton um pires turned up to hear george bain the past president of the oba and a long time senior in ter county umpire give a very fine lecture oh the finer points of umpiring it was nice to note the number of younger faces in tthe crowd who are interested in this end of the game thb oeoroitown miralj thursday may 1st 1969 page 11 when i speak of recreation i dont mean just fishing recrea tion comes in many forms boating hiking golf trap room in the are undtwonty hoo du hunting d training tennis sailing and a host of others but i do think one is closer to nature and the unseen when off the beaten track its a good thing every one doesnt favour one sport p outdoors with george hoare in weekend catch opening day for trout arriv ed and brought nice weather saturday was cool but clear and sunday brought the nice warm fishing wind i wasnt able t sally forth myself because of a more im portant other commitment i was repairing the roof but i really wasnt bothered about it because ive been fishing since i used to take my dads dinner pail to the lower paper mill that was in 1916 five pound two it was a bare of foot jaunt then sometimes i would stop and cut a maple gad or wil low attach some white string and a hook and try for a few suckers or chub in the mill race anyway boston lost gamely i cried and big ike inglis laughed but boy was he excit ed in overtime we hope yi enjoy this cot umn- and by the way thanks for your nice comments on the last one if you have any questions on fishing tackle fly tying or anything related to fishing i will be only too pleased to help you if you are a teenager or a grown up and want to learn how to tie flies just drop me a line and i will be- happy to help bantam baseball practice saturday georgetown entry in the hal- ton county baseball assoc tions bantam league will start was a 23 ounce fish this is monday morning and i went for a drive up through im fed up with the rat race the credit valley watershed on im leaving tuesday morning sunday afternoon accompanied r a weeks holiday in muskoka by my wife dolly and my black i hope the ice is off my favor- labrador dog black bess of ite beaver ponds so long meaford everybody tight lines and good luck next time about thit fish ing license taking shape this weekend manager gord inglis has called a practice for saturday morning for all boys of 15 years of age on or before january 1 who are interested with the second practice slated for tuesday evening the bantams will be coached by jim beckett and bob frees tone will likely be playing their home games tuesday nights donate cups for minor baseball teams in the american and national leagues in george- tiumk mlnnr ttasphnll setup ged much its rugged beautiful country jfl say the least the small service station and lunch room on the big bend was clos ed up for the day because the throngs of fishermen cleaned the shelves it it quite a land mark and has been for 30 years a big modern restaurant might take its place in the near fut ure t the river nearby has prod uced two lunker browns over the years up to 13 lbs i can remember the humour i would arouse when i entered the mill swinging my dads lunch pail some suckers chub and shiners on a willow stick j j fi in the other hand and my make teed to com the lake your pick call and reserve your choice of new chevs and pontiacai chevand gmc trucks there is more to fishing than shift fishing rod over shoulder and my bare covered with red clay tie fishy my feet value of his catch in food dollars with the cost of his gear and the trip had better stay home theyre i much cheaper jn the meat stor- well i always did have dadv es lunch there not later than 10 30 i jj ii ii the great outdoors from alasi am even if it did smell a lit- i 1 ka to the southern tip of thej i tjsa the greatest asset of usi north americans in recreation value it is limitless and since we dont live for ever lets enj joy what we have the ravens the crows the loons beavers snakes deer bear moose ducks and geese in their natural hab- itt are enough to make us stop flitting and admire them if these creatures and the rest of the credit gave up some j the wildlife world were not to nice brown trout on of which be seen i would stay at home i the conservation areas were crowded by all reports some nice ones were caught real deep fat ones which reminds me of a sign we saw while go ing through orangcville last year nice fat dew worms sold here how could anybody resist giants prep for season opener georgetown diants manager tom james is disappointed in the small turnouts to the early practices but has hopes fne numbers will increase as they swing into regular after supper sessions at the park they practice again sunday morning and then workout ev enings from them on the halton intermediate baseball season opens in two weeks without lights in ge orgetown park additional sports news on next page c will have cups to go after this season a spokesman said this weekthe cups one of them do nated by the georgetown gi ants will be awarded along with crests to the champs at the end of the year the american and national leagues provide house league baseball for boys between 8 and 15 years of age last yeaf 150 boys played on 10 teams in the setup pete pomeroy sports 17 main street n 777777 fishing tackle and repairs sun life of canada arnold rathbun 877 4931 georgetown midget baseball team will hold tryouts sat may 3rd at the georgetown park at 10 am weather permitting age limit 17 as of january 1st legion minor hockey annual meeting sunday may 4thfl699 election of executive for 1969 1970 season anyone interested is welcome to be held in legion auditorium at 130 sharp jllfr tin n andrew murray motors 45 mountelnview read s 776944 power skating evening hockey school oakville summer school june 30th to aug 24th day hockey camp directed by ross garner power skating expert at oakvill arena 133 rebecca st oakville ontario orland kurtenbach new york rangers cal russell hamilton red wings jerry meehan philadelphia flyers noel price pittsburgh penguins mac garen head trainer chicago black hawks turk broda former maple leaf goalie for information writ s- oakville summer hockey school oajtner enterprises 2 george st brampton 4594067 bus service available to and from georgetown for day camp students ht ffffg price effective wad sat april 30th may 3rd 18 main st n fancy cut green beans fancy cut wax beans choice cream corn stokelys 3 14 59 cloverleaf cohoe salmon 7vi ox tin 49 kelloggs special k 275 white or coloured pa facelie towels z jl 7 ox pkg this weeks meat features fresh grade a chickens i3 lb average weight maple leaf sweet pickled 1 cottage rolls lb 69 fresh side spare ribs schneiders sizzler sausage lb tray pak 59 christies coconut brownies u coffee breaks oreo biscuits i tb bag 49 henley 2 19 t ox tint peaches 75 8 ox btl realemon 2 lemon juice 45 ox tins florida white or texas red full of juice size 48 grapefrui tkh washington state no 1 grade asparagus freih a tender lb bunch 49 wham 2 lunch meat 89 texas no 1 grade cabbage 1 s 39 us grown no 1 grade radishes 6 j and green onions 329c your choice mix or match