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Sil Steffan and family drove some 400 miles to get back to the Hill so that Sil could play in the Dynes Jewellers - Bergson Drugs tilt last Thursday night. Vivâ€" ian Steffan was not exactly overjoyed when they found that after cutting their holiday short, the Bergson Team had defaulted the game to the Jewellers and the trip had virtually been made to no avail. Don’t feel too bad, _Vivian, we are glad to see you baclr â€" SPORT SPOTS â€" The Richmond Hill Track and Field Club got what may prove to be a big boost last week. The North York Board of Education has built a good track at Earl Haig Collegiate and have given the Willowdale Branch of the Y.M.C.A. the use of the track. The latter group upon hearing about the trackless track and field set up in the Hill have offered the local kids the chance to use the track every Tuesday and Thursday night. This is a very neghbourly gesture and deserves a hearty thanks from us all. â€" SPORT SPOTS â€"â€" Jack Dunn, good third sacker with the Wimbridge Cleaners Team in the Intermediate League, has moved up to play with Dynes Jewellers in the North York Lea- gue. Jack is a polished infielder, who will certainly add to Dynes’ already great defensive strength and his bat will add needed power at the plate. Stan Ransom was wearing a large grin after snaring this boy. â€"- SPORT SPOTS â€" Carol Seager of the Richmond Hill Merchants Team is apparently finished as a ball player for this year. Carol was injured nearly two weeks ago on a close play at third base and reports range from a fractured ankle to torn ligaments. We hope that it is not too serious and that Carol will be able to return to the line-up before â€" SPORT SPOTS â€"- Catcher Peg. Hopkins of the Merchants’ Team won’t be available for the next few games as Peg, her husband Ted and their two daughters have a Florida vacation. Peg says the reason is the popular price tags on Florida vacations at this time of year. Have fun and hurry back. the lend of the season. â€"-â€" SPORT SPOTS â€"'- fhe Dynes Jewellers Team are planning a picnic for the families of theplayers, to be held on the second Sunday in August. Site of the picnic is indefinite as of this writing, but wherever it is held the boys want to ensure the kids of a good day. Sometimes a ball player’s family just doesn’t see as much of husband and dad as they might like to during the season and for this reason 3 big family day seems like adarn good idea. 1- L, - â€"-° ._.. ..... _, __.‘, Norm Heintzman, president of the Intermediate League and Oak Ridges Ball player, was screaming loud and long last Thursday night. For the first time this year, the Ridge Team finally defeated their arch rivals, Wilcox Lake, by a 10-6 score. This should have pleased brother Norm no end but the ‘only trouble was that no league umpire showed for the game and it was classed as an exhibition. Wha’ happen George Gourlay, umpire- in-chief? Someone get his signals crossed? "A girl named Joan Kevill seems to be the answer to what was wrong with the Richmond Hill Merchants’ Team. Joan is a pitcher and a hitting pitcher to boot. According to our sources of information, this girl is a control pitcher with a fine change of pace. Pitching has been the weak spot on the club and with this department adequately filled the club should start to roll. The only fly in the ointment is the fact that Joan plays with the “Glens” who are not affiliated with any league, but play exhibition games and then enter the P.W.S.O. Play- downs. Joan has not yet decided to throw in completely with the local team. We hope that she does decide in favour of the Richmond Hill Team and are sure she won’t regret it. ‘ Last Thursday night the local Police Force return- ed the home plate from the hardball diamond. The plate had been found along the C.N.R. tracks, just thrown away. That’s just plain malicious stupidity. However we’re very grateful to the boys in blue for returning the plate and hope they can bat 1.000 by finding the micro- phone from the RA. Note to Tubby Barrow, Minor Hockey League official, and Centre Street resident, a new microphone was purchased, Tubby, or hadn’t you noticed? â€" SPORT SPOTS â€" The results of the Richmond Hill vs Woodbridge All-Star game are recorded elsewhere on this page. The Richmond Hill boys lost by a very lopsided score, but some explanation is in order. Under the Minor Softball League rules a senior must be under 16 years old. The wearing of spikes is prohibited both by common sense and by a clause in the league insurance policy. 1-. SPORT SPOTS - The Woodbridge Team wore spikes, not just soft- ball spikes, but in some cases, baseball spikes which are longer and more deadly. Russ Jones, a game little guy, who was playing good third base for the Richmond Hill Team was spiked near the knee by 3 Woodbridge player who we think would be lucky to see 18 again. It would seem that some more cafeful scheduling and rigid adherence to rules are needed to keep the kids from humiliating defeats and possible serious injury. â€"â€" SPORT SPOTS â€" Haven’t heard too much lately about the proposed Labor Day Softball Tournament. How about it Stan Ransom and Sil Steffan? If your Dynes Jewelers Team wants to go ahead with tournament plans you know that all kinds of help and support will be forthcoming. â€" SPORT SPOTS â€" » The Argonaut Football Club is‘ using St. Andrew's College at Aurora as their pre-season training camp. We got a letter signed by Lew Hayman inviting us to Aur- ora next Wednesday for a round of golf â€"- an Argo workout and a dinner. The golf we’re going to skip as the club would go broke re-sodding divots, but the work- out and dinner sound great. Tell you about it next week, no don’t miss the next exciting( 2); chapter. THE LIBERAL, Riclrimond Hm, Ontario, 'I'hurgday, Juiy 23, 1959 by Ron Craine Phone TU. 4-4057 SPORT SPOTS â€"- SPORT SPOTS â€" Thursday, July 16 Richmond Hill Merchants 10 East York Kiwanis 6 Dieppe Park in East York was the scene of the re-birth of a ball team as the Richmond Hill Ladies smashed out a 10-6 victory over East York Kiwanis. The local team has been hampered all year by the lack of a take-charge type pitcher. but finally came up with a girl named Joan Kevill, a good ball player and a pitcher par ex- cellence. Joan seemed to ooze confidence and this along with her ability carried the team and brought out performances that a short while ago would have seemed impos- sible. Throughout the seven inn- ing contest the infield was only called upon to make three fielding plays and the outfield was rea- sonably quiet. Big hitters seemed to come alive in this game as centrefielder Marg Bain came up with a home run to be followed by a four base blast by shortstop Mary Sander- son. Joan Kevili helped her own cause by blasting a long home run ball that proved she is as good ,with the big stick as she is effec- tive as a hurler. Team spirit seems to have im- proved one hundred percent, and if Joan decides to stay with the team, local fans will notice a big improvement. The team played faultless ball the other night and foolish errors that have killed their chances in the past, just weren’t committed. Tuesday, July 14 Dynes Down Bergson Drugs 9-} Umpire Harold Good called this game after seven innings due to an inordinate amount of bick- ering and poor sportsmanship on the part of Bergson Drug Plaiers and officials. Dave Ferguson, the Bergson manager, was ejected from the game. and forced to leave the bench as the, game threatened to get out of control. A report of the game has been given to league officials and sus- pensions may result when all the facts are in. George Ward, who is rapidly coming back to his old form, was Dynes’ starting pitcher. George struck out 15, gave up one walk and was tapped for threshits while facing 25 batters. Ken Har- ris was the Bergson hurler and Ken had five strikeouts, issued four walks and was hit 10 times. The only Bergson run came in the third inning off a home run hit by right fielder Bob Pearson. From this point on Ward was in perfect command of Bergson bat- ters while his team mates enjoy- ed a quiet ‘nigh-t afieiq. ‘ -u _ 3â€"--. AW,” , Dynes came up with two home runs in racking up their nine run total. In the fifth inning, Jack Dunn, making his debut with Dynes at third base, blasted a long homer with Lorne McLean on base to score two runs. A nice way to begin _with any team. In the ninth inning, Lorne Mc- Lean came to bat with the bases loaded. Lornie poked one out in- to right close to the foul line. Right fielder Pearson, travelling- fast to his left for the ball saw it take a freak bounce to his right and give him no chance for a play on the ball. Four runs came in and wrapped up the scoring, Dynes 9, Bergson 1. ‘Summary â€" Winning Pitcher: George Ward. Losing Pitcher; Ken Harris. Dynes Jewellers: 9 runs, 10 hits, 0 erros, 2 home runs (Jack Dunn, Lorne McLean). Bergson Drugs: 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors. ' Thursday, July 16 Bradford 5, Richmond Hill 3 The Bradford Team proved to be too big a nut for the Richmond Hill Pee Wee Team to crack as they twice fought down rallies by the local team. On two occasions the Hill Team had the bases load- ed but the Bradford Team retired the side with no runs resulting. Jamie Macanuel and Paul Ram- er shared the pitching duties for the Hill with starter Macanuel be- ing charged with the loss. The in- field combination of Jimmie Fle- ming, Doug Danter and Jimmie ‘Walsh produced a snappy double play while third baseman Billy Richards played heads-up ball. There will be no further action in the league until August as holi- days are cutting the schedule to shreds. The local club is entering the Newmarket baseball tourna- ment in August and local fans are asked to watch the paper for in- formation as to the date and times of games. Wednesday. July 15 Chicago 17, Pittsburgh 4 In the National League section of the Minor Softball League, Coach Ed. Shadotf’s boys pounded out their big win over Pittsburgh. The Chicago bats were very ac- tive as they produced their 17 runs on 17 hits and committed only one error. Pittsburgh scored their four runs on four hits and committed two errors. Chris. Dearling was the Chica- go Team's starting pitcher until relieved in the fifth by Paul Fer- rara. Chicago player Earl Haynes was the leading batsman as he slammed out two home runs for his team. c“Vii‘i‘gxsine Richardson was pressed into service as a pitcher and [Dual Jimmy Bridal was most; . .Thursday, July 16 Richmond Hill 8. North York 8 The Richmond Hill Juvenile Baseball Team played an exhibi- t: 1 game against a North York League entry, in North York's Goulding Park, and came home owning half of an eight-all ball game. W/ game law/b NORTH YORK : For seven years some 200 youngsters in North York have not gone toflschoql i1; a Béi'manent building. The school board has told objecting parents that before g pieirmanenji schopl is approved by Metro, all empty classrooms in nearby schools must be filled. The chairman of the school board. Frank Watson said the tendency will be to dim- inish in population since most of the lots in the area concerned are already built on. and that en- rokient is at its peak now. impressed by the way the big fel- low handcuffed North York bat- ers. Never having pitched before, Wayne has not yet got the knack of holding runners close to the sacks, but when he overcomes this defect should prove to be a good starting pitcher. Mike Bain caught a steady heads-up game behind the plate and drove in two runs with a very sharp double. Duane Patfield played a good game at short but has yet to learn to play percent- age ball and neg take chgnces. The team made several fielding errors, but as Jimmy Briden poin- ted out they were errors of omis- sion rather than commission. The club has been invited into the North York League for next year’s schedule and the team management feels that this will be a step in the right direction as this is a highly organized, well run league. Coach Briden is endeavouring to have further exhibition games with teams from this league and hopes to stage a game in the Richmond Hill Park in the near future. Thursday July 16 Dynes Jewellers 3, Bergson Drugs 2 This game was played as an ex- hibition game as Bergson Drugs only had six players show up for the game. As far as league rec- ords go, this game will go into the books as an automatic 9 too victory for Dynes Jewellers. . Eric Hillaby, Phil Butler and George Ward were loaned to the Bergson Drug Team. Hillaby and Butler played their usual outfield positions, but Big George Ward was pressed into service at third base and handled the hot corner position like a veteran making several good plays to retire his team mates on the Jeweller team. Bill Bowen pitched for Dynes and allowed four hits, all of them singletons, and gave up no walks. Joe Roberts was the Bergson Drug hurler and gave up seven hits and five walks. All the Dynes Jewellers’ runs were scored in the second inning. Bill Bowen led off with a broken bat single into right field. Bud Patton, playing centre field for the Jewellers, blasted a ball over. the centre field fence to score two runs. The next batter Bill Jack- son struck out and shortstop Jack Morkin drew a walk. Second base- man Grant Gibb was out when hit by the ball on an attempted bunt. Brian Gillespie singled to right field and Morkin scored_on ,‘ n___ --1 ...... an error to end Dynes 50011115 for the night. The Bergson Drug runs came in the fifth inning as Gord Smart’s rap drove in Carter’Knowles who had singled and Phil Butler who had got‘ on on an error. The same Phil Butler played terrific centre field for Bergson Drugs and twice robbed the Jewellers of sure hits. Summary -â€" Winning Pitcher: Bill Bowen. Losing Pitcher: Joe Roberts. Dynes Jewellers: 3 runs, 7 hits, .2 errors, 1 home run (Patton). Bergson Drugs: 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error. Monday, July 20 Stouffville Merchants 8, Richmond Hill Merchants 5 Joan Kevill lived up to most of her advance notipe§ and pitched ,,_ 1:-.. .IICL GHVUIAA~V .....v. a very competent ball game for the Richmond Hill Merchants Team..Joan was tagged for nine hits over the eight inning stretch while striking out four and giv- ing up four walks. This girl throws a fast ball and seems to be relaxed and really enjoy play- ing. Joan fields well and can hit. She seems to be the answer to what ails the Hill Team. ,9 wuuu u: . u v . . . _ _ _ , , The wet_ sloppy condition of the field did not make things too_ easy for fielders and routine fly balls were dropping in for hits as outfielders slithered and slid in vain attempts to get into pos- ition for put-outs. The old error bugbear affected the Hill Team again as they came up with nine boners which gave Stoufiville five unearned runs. On three oc- casions two to three players would converge on one fly ball and hold a sort of town meeting while the ball would be let drop to allow the runner to reach first safely. Natalie Belch started for Stoufiville and allowed five hits, struck out one and walked four until replaced in the eighth by Lenora Loyst. Lenora gave up one hit, one walk and struck out one in her one inning relief role. Joan Holowachuk. playing third base for Richmond Hill, was one of the night’s oustanding players. Joan played good third base and came up with two doub- les in four trips to the plate. Pit- cher Joan Kevill rapped out a sharp triple in the second inning to drive in one run and open the scoring for the Hill Team. Marg Bain in centre field and Esther Bell on first base played well defensively. Catcher Doreen Jarvis played an outstanding game for the Stoufiville Club as she caught a flawless game behind the plate. This girl really hustles all the time and has a very good throw- ing arm. Doreen hit two singles and a triple in five plate appear- ances. Ila Redshaw in right field and Marian Gayman at first base also played good defensive ball and hit well for Stoufiville. The fielding of the entire Stoufiville Team was very sharp and they made only one error over the eight inning route. SOMETHING WANTED? “LIBERAL” CLASSIFIEDS PHONE TH. (-1105 The league-leading Vellore Team was beaten by Wimbridge Cleaners in Vellore last Thursday night by a 9-4 count. Big Bill Whitehead started for Wimbridge and with his hitting managed to help win his own game. Norm Roberts pitched six and two- thirds innings before being re- lieved by brother Ken( who man- aged to make the final out against the Wimbridge Team. K It was a rough night for Norm as he was hit and hit hard by hungry Wimbridge batters. Jack Hurst, Wimbridge's good third baseman, came up with a healthy home run drive as did right field- er Bobby Dyer with two men a- board. Catcher Del Madely con- nected for a long triple that would have been another home run but for the fact that Del. is still hampered in his .base run- ning by an old knee injury. Wimbridge Cleanerg9, Veljpljgfi _ iIn the third inning, Gord Dale Name Marian Monroe To Canadian Team For Pan American Games Bill Whitehead seems to be rounding into form after a pro- longed absence from the game. His control is getting better with every start and he is finding the range with his bat. To add to Norm Roberts' misery, he came up with the classic pitcher’s nightmare by walking in a run with the bases loaded. Oak Ridges 10, Lake Wilcox 6 Although the Oak Ridges Team came up with a much needed win, the game will go into the record books as an exhibition game only as no league umpire showed for the game. Paul Spencely went all the way on the hill for the Ridge Team and the rest of the team. gave him strong support. Presi- dent of the league, Norm. Heintz- man is really steamed over this one and it would appear that he is certainly justified. Richvale 10, Victoria Squaije 78 The Square Team battled fier- cely in this contest, as they do in every game, but to no avail. Glen Turnbull, Ed. Foster, Joe Mar- tin and Company were just too much for the Victoria Square crew to handle and by virtue of the win killed all the Square‘s chances of a play-off berth._ u local 'I'rack Star Victoria Square is one of the gamest teams in the league but lack of player depth, particularly in the pitching department, has: hampered them all year. Lawr- ence Gayman, one of this year’s new additions, has gladdened the hearts of the Victoria Square fans with his hitting and his smooth fielding ability. These boys may be down but are cer- tainly not out and will play every remaining game right down to the wire. They could conceivably al- ter the league standings consid- erably with a couple of strategic wins. Tuesday, July 21 Wimbridge Cleaners 11. Richvale 6 Plate Umpire Bill Clephane had his hands full in keeping this game under control as did Base Umpire Ron Bailey. The game was marred to some extent, from a spectator’s point of view by unnecessary bickering by both sides. Clephane was firm and ad- amant on his calls. as was Ron Bailey and only their firm hand kept the game in control. "7 nu.“ jnlermecliafe 0120?“! Bill Whithead was the Wim- bridge pitcher and the big be- spectacled hurler was injured in the first inning on a long drive off the bat of Richvale left field- er Bill Robson. The vicious line shot caught Bill in the groin and drove him to his knees but he was able to flip the ball weakly to first base in time for the out. After a five minute rest, Bill was able to resume the game and was still on the firing line at the end of the game. Bill allowed eight hits over the nine inning dis- tance, struck out five and issued three walks. Glen Turnbull started for Rich- vale and was relieved after pitch- ing six and two-third innings by Shortstop Gord Dale. Turnbull was tagged for 12 hits, two of them consecutive home run blows, struck out two and walk- ed four men. Gord Dale gave up one hit, struck out three and walked two men in his pitching contribution. Lansing U phostery HERRIDGE ELECTRIC TU. 4-3211 ALL HOURS 53 Yonge St. N_ 4907 YONGE STREET, Parts, Repairs, Service Chesterfield Suites Rebuilt & Recovered Draperies & Bed-Spreads Custom Made OIL BURNER (at Spring Garden) BA. 1-9044 drove a long ball over the cen- tre field fence with two men on base to drive in three runs. Gord‘ came up with a terrific game at‘ short before relieving Turnbull. Glen Turnbull also came up with a four bagger for Richvale in the ninth inning. Glen went out to centre field when relieved by Dale and came up in the ninth inning with one out. Glen crack- ed one that just stayed in along the third base line and the ball evaded Kinnari in left field as he had no chance for a play and Turnbull scored easily. In the sixth inning. Wimbridge Catcher Del Madely lined one over the fence in left field with two men aboard to drive in three runs. With the base paths all cleaned off Jack Hurst, Cleaners’ third sacker, smashed a home run ball over the fence in centre to finish Glen Turnbull’s pitchin chore for the night. ‘ Summary â€"â€" Winning Pitcher: Bill White- head. Losing pitcher: Glen Turnbull (Gord Dale). Richvale: 6 runs, 8 hits. 1 er- rors, 1 home run (Gord Dale). Wimbridge Cleaners 11 runs, 13 hits, 5 errorsP 2 home runs (Madely - Hurst). July 21 Oak Ridges 7, Vellore 7 Lake Wilcox 18, Victoria Sq. 12 In the Oak Ridges-Vellore game, Veteran Harry Cox, mak- ing a surprise start kept the us- ually heavy hitting Vellore Club off balance and never was in too much trouble. Jim Noble started for Vellore but was relieved af- ter five innings when hit on his pitching arm by a line drive hit by Oak Ridges left fielder Shirley Smith. Norm Roberts'came in to finish the game for Vellore. It was a rough night for pitchers in this league. The Luckless Victoria Square Team went down to an 18-12 de- feat as Lake Wilcox tightened their hold on .seCOnd place. As the schedule nears the end it seems almost certain that Vell- ore will finish in first place with Lake Wilcox second and Wim- bridge Cleaners and Richvale bat- tling to see who willfinish third and fourth. Paorly Matched The story of David and Goliath was given a reverse twist last Friday when Woodbridge swamped the local All Stars. 3-0. The bigger and older Woodbridge crew handled the boys with ease. - Richmond Hill starter, Si Con- nolly was never out of trouble as he had allowed 14 hits and was behind a 17-0 score when reliev- ed in the fifth inning by George Lusignan. Lusignan allowed 10 hits to the end of the seven inning contest, two of them being home run belts. The team played lacklustre ball behind both pitchers and came up with 10 very costly field- ing miscues. To be fair to all con- cerned it must be pointed out that the Woodbridge Team are a much older, more experienced team and are a little beyond the age limit imposed by the Rich- mond Hill Minor Softball League rules. Woodbridge pitcher, Sidewinder Norm Troyer never was in any trouble at all as he allowed the local team only two scratch singles in the seven inning contest. local All - Stars Defeated 30 To 0 MORE SPORTS ON PAGE 14 MIDGE'I' 'I'AG TEAM MATCH Ringside $1.50 RICHMOND HILL ARENA, WED., JULY 29 8:45 pm. Four Mighty Little Midgets in a fast & furious MIGHTY MIDGETS edu PLUS A TAG MATCH 0F HEAVYWEIGHTS AND TWO OTHER GOOD BOUTS Despite what she considered to be not one of her best performances, Marian Munroe was a unanimous choice of the selection committee to be one of the 30 competitors to represent Canada in the Women’s Division of the Pan- American Games to be held in Chicago August 22. Scheduled For Chicago Saturday, August 22nd The Richmond Hill Miss ran second to Vancouver’s Pat Power in the 80 meter hurdles. Marian had led the field to the last hurdle but hit a soft spot in the track and broke her stride sufficiently to let the Vancouver ace nip her at the tape. The fast time of 11.7 seconds equals the native American record and the committee feels that both Marian and Pat POWer have an excellent chance in this event. . Marian placed thii‘d in the 220 yard dash. finishing behind Hea- ther Campbell and Sally McCall- um of Vancouver. The time of the 220 was very fast considering the poor condition of the soft track and the fact that a stiff head wind was blowing in the competitors’ faces. This Munroe lass is really get- ting around these days. From Montreal to Winnipeg. then on to Chicago in a little over a month, with training every nlght tossed in for good measure, is a rugged schedule that is tiring to even contemplate. Diane Hayes Continues Winning Diane Hayes swept all before her in the Five Counties Meet, at Gordon Graydon Collegiate, Dixie, on Saturday. Diane took first place in the 60 yard dash, the 100 yard dash, runnig broad jump, running hop, step and jump, high jump and Shotput. Whew! How versatile can one girl be? Team mate Gary Kozak won three firsts: discus, shotput and the hop, step and jump. Gary was late arriving for this meet and these were the only events he had time to enter. Roger Hobson had three first places: high jump, hop. step and jump, running broad jump; and team mate Brian Walker also had three firsts: 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash and running broad jump. Coach Babcock had only nine members of his track and field team entered in this meet. They scored 15 firsts and several sec- onds and thirds. When the com- bined points total was added up Tag Team Match Tenders will be received by A. E. Harley, 379 Kerrybrook Dr., Richmond Hill, Ontario, for sub-trades covering foundations, block laying, heating, plumbing, wiring, roofing, eavestrough- ing, until August 1, 1959. Plans may be obtained at t1 after 12 noon Saturday, July 25, $25.00. RICHMOND HILL CURLING CLUB General $1.00 SUB ' TRADES the Richmond Hill Track Club had finished in third place. A creditable showing for one of the smallest if not the smallest entry in the meet. at the above address ‘v' 25, upon deposit of Children 504: