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iamonds are a gals best friend! Am I right? There is a terrific bunch of GALS who play Glen z7 Abbey Ladies Sloâ€"pitch: I think < they‘ll back me up. (Of course, O there are diamonds, and then there are diamonds!) KVILLE NOR GALS â€"â€" ‘a league of their own‘ As acronyms go, by the way, GALS is a beauty. It ranks right up there with WHAM (Women of Halton Action Movement) and MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers). It captures the easyâ€"going, funâ€"loving flavor of these 25 to 50â€" Prominent Travel ror Full Professional Upper Middle Rd. Shopping Centre Service Call 1011 Upper Middle Road 849 â€" 8741 Luxury, economy, performance or utility. Convertible, sedan, pickup or 4x4. Domestic or import. Whatever you‘re looking for in a vehicle, your Saturn Saab Isuzu dealer‘s got it. Saturn, North America‘s most exciting new car is right here! And selection has never been better. The SL1 Sedan is the affordable family car with innovative standard features that are attracting praise from automotive journalists and car buyers alike. Come in for a test drive today. Air conditioning and Electronicallyâ€"controlled 4 speed automatic transmission included * Dent and rustâ€"resistant bodyside pandls * Fourâ€"speaker AM/FM stereo cassette * Remote trunk fuelâ€"filler door releases * Stainless steel exhaust ? * Power brakes * Full analog instrumentation * 60/40 rear split seats * Tilt steering, rearâ€"window defroster * Variableâ€"effort power rack pinion steering No matter which way you turn, you‘ll end up here. pudd "The Family Business That Service Built" Last week, two of the founding GALS, Charlene MacKenzie, presiâ€" dent of the league, and Sue Robertson, both exâ€"Montrealers, volunteered to share some of their yearâ€"old batâ€"waving, baseâ€"stealing, beerâ€"slinging mothers, daughters, nannies and career women who play baseball once a week throughout the summer. The Glen Abbey Ladies Sloâ€" pitch league has been around since 1986 organized by a handful of local women who wanted, you guessed it, "a league of their own!" i 507 SPEERSROAD â€" SATURN _ OAKVILLE gaar 845â€"1610 1Ssu2UV So in January of that year â€" with a committee of five â€" they hit the pavement, pounding on doors for sponsors. They found four who were willing to take a chance on the new league. The shirts were ordered, the diamond arranged. "We needed 56 players to cover our quota of 14 player per team," MacKenzie said. "I remember sweating it," her chum added with a laugh, "because we had four sponsors and we‘d MacKenzie admitted she had been "playing ball" since she was five years old. Married to a Saskatchewan banker who has been transferred a number of time, she always found a team to play on in whatever city they landed; Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Montreal. In Prince Albert, there was a slight problem. As all the teams had a full quota of players, she had to field a whole new team in order to get into the league. MacKenzie was not to be denied her innings pitched. PLAYED IN MONTREAL Robertson and MacKenzie, both mothers of three, were team mates in Montreal (which explains why the league plays with ‘Montreal Rules‘), and by coincidence moved to the same street in Oakville. This was in 1984. By 1986, they were both suffering withdrawal sympâ€" toms. They missed baseball and they missed the postâ€"game socials which were a gas. baseball lore. This year, the league has six teams and a long waiting list. "We would like to expand again, but we just can‘t get the diamond for anothâ€" er night." PLAY WEEKLY The GALS play one game a week (either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday) at Alderbrook Park. They pay a registration fee of $40 MacKenzie said she was hoping to start a dayâ€"time "coffee league" this summer to accommodate some of the women on the waiting list. Diamonds are readily available durâ€" ing the days. Now they have to beat off women with a baseball bat . . well, practically! "When people saw us playing and heard through the grapevine how much fun we had," declared MacKenzie. "We had no trouble fielding teams." ordered the uniforms, but we didn‘t have quite enough girls. So we started nabbing people on the streets." The Oakville North News is published every Friday by the Oakville Beaver 467 Speers Rd. Oakville, Ont. L6K 354. Editorial inquiries should be directed to the Oakville North News Editorial Coâ€"ordinator, Wilma Blokhuis. Phone: 845â€"3824, Fax: 845â€"3085, Classified: 845â€"2809, Circulation: 845â€"9742 lan Oliver, Publisher Bob Glasbey, Advertising Director Mark Yesford, Advertising Manager Norman Alexander, Editor Geoff Hill, Circulation Director Teri Casas, Office Manager Tim Coles, Production Manager Lube, oil filter change E INSTALL (with this coupon) incl. brakes, tires, suspension, steering. General Vehicle Condition OFFER EXPIRES APRIL 30/93 ‘Serving Glen Abbey, River Oaks A’}\}oquois Ridge Oakville Bumper to Bumper Inspection Definitely no shorts or short skirts for safety reasons, these two dugâ€"out veterans stated. On the tenâ€" der issue of sliding into bases, they made these observations: Robertson: "Some slide with great hesitation."MacKenzie: "Some don‘t slide no matter what." She added, "People are generally more concerned about how they look than (for example) whether the sun is in their eyes. They get the hair done and the nails." Baseball caps are not de rigueur. Visors and rhinestone sunglasses? "Optional." After all, these woman pointed out, "There are tons of spectators." "Although the past year or two some girls have gone to the spandex capri pants, which look smart," MacKenzie said, "but not everyone can wear them." What does the fashionable gal wear to the park of a summer‘s evening? Robertson (something of a blonde bomber, we gather) grinned mischievously and tapped her hair. "My earrings always match my shirt which match my shoelaces." which covers the cost of equipment and league administration. Sponsors toss in $300 for team shirts in the colors of their choice. There are a few lucky men involved as coaches and umpires.Robertson‘s husband Brian has been a coach in the league (and lived to tell). Classified..................... 17â€"19 Coming Up . . . North........ 15 Entertainment Travel.....13 e ces 16 (See Yearâ€"round . . .‘ page 3) Do Custom Trailor Hitches most cars ONN