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Comment ite ag go. 0. "Lepr 1 means,» heir gy, idea, by ared Mrs, ple wang e it. 1 to New lich prop. IS out of an Ten. ille, in 4 mation also pro. hould not a traffie to the 29 cinity, Hy \LL ME -- ).E. €a Jections, | for them," commented Jerry Kress, hureday, June 10th; 1948 Sports Assn. Reports Bushy Park Gate pondering Ways and means to? cope With & budget problem stem- ming from mounting operational 5 and dwindling voluntary: col- Oakville Sports associa- tion Friday evening completed plans for conducting lucky draws during Busby Park softball games. President Fred Turner, citing an instance where six floodlight pulb replacements cost §51, told the meeting maintenance ex- pense is becoming a major item, I sometimes wonder if people realize what it costs to operate leagues like this" he stated. ugome people go to the games night after night and drop a few. coppers in the coffee pot. With collections averaging $5 for the first four nights, it's certainly not a paying proposition." cost "Folks all seem to want sports, but they don't seem so keen to pay pointing out competition is im- proved this year with a better balanced league, It is proposed to sell tickets at 10 cents, with prizes going to two fans each night. Claiming that a recent inspec- tion has convinced him that cattle sales "are ruining the floor" at the municipal arena, Mr. Turner declared such events should be scheduled elsewhere. "The Hays' arena is better suited, and should prove adequate," he said. Reporting recent inspection trips to Waterloo and Hespeler arena, the president expressed himself as "satisfied they are go- ing concerns." He maintained a properly managed municipal rink can finance itself. "They told us at Waterloo they netted $14,000 on-a gross yearly tale of $125,000," he stated. "The rink is used for a wide variety of community activities." While there was some_discus- sion of the proposed arena here, no resolutions pertaining to the subject resulted. Dr. F. M. Deans, an association executive member, was suggested as finance commit- tee chairman. The matter was tabled until a later meeting. Resalvs Sol ive Leaf Players Demonstrate Here Five players of Toronto Maple Leafs were at Victoria Park last. week and gave the local Juven. iles and Bantams some interesting tips on baseball, Bubba Church and "Ole" Luke Hamlin coached on pitching; Stan Lopata, Leaf catcher, demonstrat- ed catching and batting, and Puddinhead Jones and Barney Lutz on infield and outfield play, respectively, 7 The Leafs were brought out through the efforts of Bud Cor- bett, coach of the minor teams in Oakville, and the youngsters were thrilled at having big leaguers visit them. THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Taxis Take Gray's 3rd Straight Win With Les Pennycook hurling superb ball, the Oakville Taxi nine defeated Gray's Fuel & Ice 51to 2 in a fast-played softball game Thursday night. The fielding gem of the game came in the third inning, when Oakville Taxi had the bases load- ed and two out. Ballantyne drove a long ball into deep lett field only to have Lawrence make a spectacular running catch to re- tire the side. McCraney, of Gray's Fuel, kept his big bat booming, having two hits for four tpips to the plate, one of these being a triple, Penny- cook helped his own cause con- siderably by having three hits in four times at bat. Hitless Wonders Drop Game To Acton The batting slump of the "Oaks" was stretched another 12 innings on Saturday when Acton chalked up a win and the Oaks dropped their second straight game, The teams went into the 12th with the score 1-1. Pollock, who had pitched a steady game and kept the heavy guns silent, picked up an easy one and had a chance for a put-out at either second or fi He tossed to Davison on first and it went over his head, and before Davison recovered there were runners on second and third. This error unnerved Pol- lock considerably and he fed the in | 2th Innings Contemplate Local Small Arm¢ Club Plans for the organization of an Oakville Pistol and Revolver club were formulated at a meet- ing of district small arms en- thusiasts held last Thursday night, It was suggested an out- door range might be set up for competitive shooting, and the use of property for this purpose was offered by a local resident. Interested marksmen are asked to contact any member of a steer- ing i named by the next™batter a pl ight down the, groove--and it sailed over the fence for a three-run homer. Oakville threatened in their half of the inning on two success- ive hits but were unable to "hit when needed. In the last 30 in- nings of baseball the team has only gathered in 10 hits On Friday evening they will play an exhibition game at Vic- toria Park - against Earlscourt Seniors, of Toronto. The practice game may help the locals out of their batting slump. PLAYER McCraney, Gray's Fuel & Ice . Currie, B.A. . Ballantyne, Oa Evershed, Oakville Taxi Lawrence, Gray's Fuel Redshaw, Oakville Taxi 12 Home Runs: McCraney, Gray's Fuel (2); Ridley, LEADING SIX HITTERS AB. som oro 3 417 Oakville Taxi (1); Franks, Oakville Taxi (1) Triples: Shepherd, B.A, (1 Henderson, Oakville Taxi (1) ); McCraney, Gray's Fuel (1); DOUBLES: Ballantyne, Oakville Taxi (4). LEADING PITCHERS L. Pennycook, Oakville Taxi E. Franks, Oakville Taxi M, Forbes, Gray's Feul .. LEAGUE LEADERS Oakville Taxi . Gray's Fuel B.A. Port Credit BASEBALL ~ FANS HALTON COUNTY BASEBALL SCHEDULES Interemediate Now Available at STORES IN Compliments of BUD CORBETT Sporting Goods Above Black's Store and Juvenile OAKVILLE meeting, comprised as follows: Alex. Fleming, phone 498-W; H. T. Roden, phone 992-J; G. V. Dun- ston, phone 290 or 636-7. Juveniles Prepare : For Season's Opener Speedily rounding into shape for the Halton~ County League opener at Milton on June 12th, Oakville Juveniles played sound ball to edge Hamilton Charles by the 3-1 count in an exhibition tilt Thursday night. Highly pleased with the mater- ial he has at hand, Coach Bud Corbett fully expects the young- sters will enjoy a fine season. The club is a well-balanced one, he reports, and should provide much peppery competition for the | entertainment of local fans as the season progresses. O.H.S. Track Tio To Compete At Familton Pete Sutton, John Ross and Jack Kent, Oakville-Trafalgar high school track and field stalwarts, will journey to( Hamilton Satur- day to test their prowess against the best competition that city has to offer, Standouts at last week's Montreal meet, Ross and Sutton may well shatter existing meet sprint marks, while Kent is also expected to make a strong show- ing. Bowling Club Ready. - For Busy Season One of the oldest organizations currently active in the town, Oak- ville. Bowling club has recently commenced play following a busy pre-season maintenance program, in which members rolled up their llective sleeves to speed up con- GENERAL PONTIAC - BUICK McColl-Frontenac | OTS "GENUINE" PARTS _ HITCHCOX MOTOR SALES SALES AND SERVICE eds MOTORS - G.M.C. TRUCKS Texaco Products OAKVILLE ditioning of greens. Early howl- ers report the lawns to be in ex- cellent condition, so successful was the group effort in combat- ting the labour shortage. Featuring a very active ladies' organization, led by Mrs. Ray Matthews, the club anticipates an outstanding season of play. Planning for a highly competi- tive summer, which includes cup play for the Bank of Commerce and Archibald trophies, the sche- dule will see tourneys with Port Credit, Streetsville and Milton, the club hopes to boost member- ship to the point where it ranks second to none in the Lakeshore area. Membership is open to anyone who evinces enthusiasm for the sport, and at a nominal fee. Present executive of the organ- ization includes Thomas Blake- lock, president; Thomas Smith, vice-president; William Anderson, secretary, and Ray Matthews, T.ACE : m= J Swim Trunks By Jantzen, Kling-tite and Harvey Wood. Your choice of wools, wool-lastex, cot- _ton gabardines, satins and satin-lastex, in shades of blue, yellow, fawn, wine, grey, gold, etc. Sizes 30 to 44. . .. $2.95 up Tee Shirts ' Dad would love several of these ideal cotton jerseys, of washable cotton. 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