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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 16 Jun 1976, p. 8

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8 The Canadian Statesman. Bominnanx ilie Jun< 16. 197(; FLASHBACK - 25 YEARS AGO - Hap Palmer won the 22 H.P. Class at the Port Perry Motor Boat Regatta on May 24th to capture the Arthur trophy, donateci by A. E. Brown Motors, Toronto. Hap also won, the five lap, "open" race, bringing the free-for-ali championship to Bowmanville. Also representing the Bowmanville Boat Club were Bill Harnden, Jim Thomspon, Russ Vezna, Dutch Halîman, Russ Burley, Lucky Thompson, Bill Kiipatrick and Mr. Clarke. FLASHBACK - 10 YEARS AGO - Winners in the Rural Bowling League are high single Tom Pleasance, high average Dave Reynolds, high triple Ray Twist, low average Fred Draper, best sportsman John Mortensen, with the winning team Maple Grove with Clarence Carswell, Bruce McDonald, Cedric Russell, Cecil Milis, Dick Wood, Robert Scott, and Dave Reynolds. COLETTE TAYLOR - a student at Courtice Secondary School, was the top entry of Durham Region in the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Associations track and field championships held in Etobicoke on June 5th. Colette hurled the discus 38.26, breaking the OFSSA record of 36.94. Other area athietes competing were Bowmanvilie's Tom Conneil who placed third in the junior boys pole vault, jumping 3.80 metres, Sheila James,, Courtice, fifth in Midget girls high jump 1.55 m. Tony Tenwesteneid, Courtice, fifth in junior boy's high jump 1.85 m. and Jim Brennan, Clarke, fourth in senior boys 110 m hurdies, 15.1 seconds. PLAN NOW - to attend the Kinsmen Carnival this Friday and Saturday at the Mem- orial Park Grounds. NAME THE TEAM - Sports fans across Ontario will be given a chance to name Toronto'sý- first major league basebail team in a Name The Team Contest announced today by the club owners, Metro Basebaîl Ltd. Contest rules and entry forms wili be available shortly at any of the 744 branches of Canadian Imperiai Bank of Commerce across Ontario. The contest closes on July 17, and an announcement of the officiai name of the team, along with the name of the contest winners, will be miade public in August. The Grand Prize winner will receive two season tickets, good for ail of the 1977 home games of Toronto's American League entry, plus a trip for two for a week to the new team's first Spring Training Camp, which will probably be heid inFlorida. There will be nice Runner-Up prizes of two season tickets each, for al home games in 1977. THE LABATT'S BLUE- 5000 Weekend at Mosport goes this weekend, June 18-20. The Labatt's Blue 5000 is the second event in the nine race North America F5000 series. The F5000 is the premier event in the Labatt's weekend, which also includes two races in the Buflova Championship series for 2.5 litre sedans and F100's, and one event in each, the Gold Cup Super Vee series, and the VW Scirocco series. Sam Posey is expected to finish high in the standings behind the wheel of a Talon Mr-1A entered by Even Kniev el. A TRIBUTE - Henry Robert (Bob) Pearce passed away on Thursday night, May 20. Pearce had long ago established himself as the grea test rower ever to compete in the Olympics. His Olympic mark is stili the longe§t standing Games record. Due to his experience and knowledge of the sport, Bob had been chosen to act as color commentator for CBC's television coverage. A big, kindly man, who was once described as "the smartest thing that ever sat in a sheli in a sculling race", his passing leaves a. large void. lie will be soreiy missed by his many friends on this year's CBC.-TV Oympie coverage., Eagles' Hurler Holds Electrons Scoreless Leffion Merchants Midgets Beat Whitby Twice Bowmanville merchants Francis, Kim Storgaard and sponsored midgets defeatedJonHgrh their Whithy counterparts 8 to JOhrnegathom aei 5 at Whitby last Wednesday tonight at 6:15 p.m. Soper evening and 3 to 2 on Saturday Park with Oshawa providing afternoon at Our home field - the opposition. Soper Park. The winning pitchers were ~~ Rick Bain and Mark Lavigne respectively. These two young men form the "beart"' of our pitching staff. The catchipg t duties fali on the able should- ers of our "elean up hitter"' Terry Sarginson. A feature of our recent games has been the strong play of our infield o consisting of Jerry Leddy - 3Bs tk'~4 Dean Rutherford - S.S., Brian " FÎraser - 2B, Brad Godfrey - 1B. The outfield duties feature . the fine play of Steve May- 1 zJ (0" 2Y-95 berry, Joel Smithers, Bill~ On Sunday afternoon at Soper Creek Park, Mike Carman, pitching for the Kendal Eagles came through with a good performance, backed up by some good fieiding. 11e is shown here about 'ýto uncork one. The Locke Electrons neyer did get untracked.with the resuit they were blankeci 7-0. At Soper Creek Park on Wednesday nigbt the Elect- rons came out on the short end of a 10 to 7 score against the Oshawa Legionaires. Barney Holmes started on the mound for the T.V. crew anid gave up . runs on 8 Oshawa bits, before givinig way to Jim Stacey in the fiftb. Stacey gave up the remaining 5 runs allowing 6 bits. The Electron's, pitcbing staff's record is not as bad as some of the scores indicate as once again errors played a big part in the game. Seven of the Oshawa runs were unearned. Bowmanville scored a single run in the f irst inning as Tom Nowlan tripled, and scored on a passed hall. Ln the second, Oshawa got two runs on tbree singles and Masa ,Ono's double. The Electrons came hack with two in their baîf of the second as Stainton and Woodward singled and Walter Wereszczynski doub- led. In the fourtb, Oshawa scor- ed three unearned runs. Bow- manville came right back on Dale St. John's three run borner to left ceuter. The Legionaires scored two more in the seventb and tbree on base.'l'le Electroiis scored one more in the eigbth to complete the scoring. This game, featured a triple play byithe Electrons in the tîrst inning. Lose to Kendai On Sunday afternoon before a large crowd the Kendal Eagles payed their first visit to Soper Creek and came away witb a convencing 7 to 0 win. Mike Carman was on the mound for the Eagles and be held the Electrons to four brits, Nowlan, Stainton and Holmês came up with doubles. Tomi Nowlan continued to bit weli as he also had a single. Jim Dunn started for Bow- manville and gave up six runs . on six Kendal bits. Holmes came on in the ninth and gave up one run on two bits. Doug Rickard with two singles and a double and Steve West with a single and a double led the Eagles' attack. The Electron's record now- stands at one win in 10 games. They are capable of playing much better basebaîl then they 'have been coming up witb as errors both mental and physical have cost them most of their losses. They play in $ingston on Wednesday night in Oshawa on Friday and Kingston cornes in for a double header on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock. Reýmcreat*uIn News The Newcastle Recreation' Girls Softball league began their season on Monday, June 7th at Central School. The Pee Wee division opener saw Bowmanville 3 hand Bowman- ville 2 a 14 to 1l setback. The top hitters for Team 3 were Rhonda Davis, a home run and a double, Shelly Pogue, three singles and Nancy Liefer, three bits. Karen Alîmnan two bits while Susan Vint and Chris Doyle had one bit each. Top bitter for Team 2 was 'Kim Nagel and Berna- detteý, Francis witb tbree bits, while Angela Park, Nicole Kampbuis each had two wbile Anne Bourke, Heidi DeVries and Dawn Handraban eacb one bit. iLI the Bantamn Series, Orono defeated Bowmanville 1 by 14 to 9 score. The top hitter for Orono was H. Sawyer witb tbree home runs, L. Williams two bits, A. Hannon, two. Top hîtters for Bowmanville were Wendy Brown tbree bits, Anne Woolger two, and Joanne Kent two. I Lu a garne played at Bow- manville, 2 defeated Bowman- ville 3 by a 22-8 score. The top bitters for' Bowmanville ý2 were Joanne Haynes four bits, Angel Dell four bits, Lee Anu Willats three bits and Darcy Bissonett. The top bitters for Teamn 3 were Katby Robertson two bits, Joanne Lambert one bit wbile Sheila Roberts bad a bomerun. League Standings Junior GP W L T GF GA PTS Mastrangelos 22 0051i4 Orono i2200404 Waverley 3111653. Newtonville 2101533 Marina 3021451 Newcastle .2011241 Tyrone 2020050, Senior IDA 2101653 Orono 2101313 Tyrone 20i,1351 Glen Rae 1001111 Newcastle 1010,230 A noticeable improvement in the standard of play, is already apparent. The results of lasi weeks games are: Junior - Mastrangelos 3, Tyrone 0; Waverley 3, Mar- inas 3; Marinas 0, Orono 2ý Newtonville 2, Newýcastle 2. Seniors - IDA 3, Tyrone 3; Glen Rae 1, Orono 1. HERE'S THE PROTECTION THAT PAYS ON THE LIME WH!NYVOUR CAR GOES INTO THE SHOP FOR SPECIRIED MAJOR MECHANUCAL REPIRS SELECT YOUR NEXT CAR FROM OUR OUTSTANDING USED CAR ASSORTMENT ... THEN KEEP ON THE GO WITH OUR MECHANICAL REPAIR PROTECTION *Denotes one owner automobile. 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