Page 14, Thursday, October 7th, 197'l, WHITBY FREE PRESS TYKES BRINO MINOR BASEBAIL TO ýTHRILLING CLOSE Series most oxciting in histsry The 1971 Whltby basebal season of- ficial ly opened on Saturday, May 29th under, sunny skies with ceremonles at Pe.el Park.* Last Saturday under Ideal conditions and several hundred bal - games later, the curtain came dlown on the Whitby Minor Basebal Assoclat- Ion's season for another year when the Spurs defeated K-Mart 6-O to win the W. M. B.A. T y ke C ha mpionshlp and b r 1ng to a close, the most excitlng Tyke play-off series In the history of the Association. In r egul1a r s eason play, K-Mart f i n i's hed second in the thirteen team 1 eague with 27 points, the Spur held d ow n fo0u r th spot with 25 points, a s eas on r ecord wi th only a one-win dif ference and the plavoffs proved a ga in that the two clubs were eveniy matched. Oeadlock The Tyke f inal s, a best of three ser- i es, opened at W i11owv Park. At the end of r r:-g u I ation innings, the two cl ubs w e re dead-l1ocked 6-5. At the end of ni ne innîngs the gane was called on a c c o u nt of darkness -and because the tie was ruled no garne. The opener was a thrîlling encounter which gave indi cation of the close struggle to corne. lie brokon T he s econd game was tled 3-3 at the end of the third Inning when rain ha 1 ted play and 1it appeared as If an- o t he rgarne was without a decision, but 1twas de ci1ded, however, tore- surne play and compl ete the game when the serles resumed at Peel Park. K- Mart carne out the winners 4-3 in thrs encounter which also required extra inni ngs. In the second game Spur b ou n ced back to take a 6-2 decilsi!on and force the tie-breaker. Championship The weatherman smiled on the W. M. B.A. once again and a large turn- out was on hand at Peel Park for the championship game. ln this one, Spur deflIni tely had the edge and won out 6- 0 in convincing fash ion. The Spur were s ha rp in al1 departments, but got a superb performance from Robbie Sc- ero, their right-hander, who came up with a no-hitter In this crucial game. He issued only one walk, and thi s free pass prevented him from having every pitcher's dream, a perfect game. His mound opponent AI Grey gave up f ive hits, two singles to Kevin Whittfield, and a safety each to Briîan Reed, G reg WHITBY MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION FALL DANCE October 16, 191 Ueydenshore Pavilion For Tickets Cali W. Muschett K. MacDonald K. Sarginson 668-2771 668-4540 668-4682 G. Turner R. Twîning H. Barlow 668-4577 668-4640 668-2212 Williams and Ken Jimmo. The whole ser les was exceptional ly well played, a tribute to the efforts of both teams. It W*as a sweet vIctory for Harold Park, head coach of the Spur, and his assistants Ed Keyes and Reg WI111iams, and a tough one to 1lose for Bill Puchalski and his assistant Bob Bar ton. Officiais prepare for 'Awards' WM.B.A. officiais are hard at work preparing for the Annual Awards Day whichwill beheldonSunday, Oct- ober 31lst atthe Heydenshore Pavi lion. At this gala windup for the nearly 500 b oy s of the W. M. B.A. every pl ayer wil11 receive a crest, and championship winners will receive trophies. For the parents, theW.M.B.A. isholdinga dance a t the Pavillon on Saturday, October l6th. Tickets are available from Winston Mvuschett 668;-2771, Ken MacDonald 668-3075 George, MacDonald 668-3075 ner 668-4577. and George Tur- Youth dies at game The first inter- sc hoo1 f ootball game of the seas- on ended suddenîy w ith the death of a 14-year-old Pick- Sering youth. John Egoroff c o Il1 apsed during t he th!ird quarter of the game and w was p r onounced dead on arrivaI at the hospital. An autopsy by coroner D r. F .A. Cuddy irevealed the cause of death as a con- g en ital heart de- fec t. ,An investigation by the Pickering Poli ce Department and the subsequent viewing of the game on a pl ayback vi deo t a pe showed that John had not suf- fered any injuries w h i ch might have caused his death. At the end of the third quarter, John came off the fieldon his regul- ar shift and stood on the sidel1ines to watch the game. continued pagne 15 S ~NOW OPEN RED'S CYCLE& SPORTS Bicycles (new & used) Skates [new& usedj 4 & Sports Equipment Hockey Equipment& Accessories 4'S EXPERT R4'R NBKS ANMOES A MI NIE Shreigsevc o -oes-aw kie 4.breS. . 6887 NEWANS OFFICE EQUIPMENT Authorized SCM Typewriter Dealer Cash Registers Adding Machines Calcul ators Repairs To Ail Makes 117 Trent St. W. Phone 668-37.18 9 'tii 1 $4.00 / couple Il It rides rough but it will get me to brockway furniture in Bay Ridges before they close at 10"