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VOL. 84, NUMBER 48 Track and field is getting to be one of the big sports not only in the immediate area but over thr entire country. Most of the local kids perform on bumpy. grass covered areas that are marked out on erstwhile football fields. Race times turned in under these conditions are downright amazing â€" so amaz- ing that one wonders just how well they’d do on a real honest-to-goodness cinder track. As of right now there isn’t a track in the area â€"- at least none closer than Aurora or down in Willowdale. Wouldn’t it be a real deal if we had a decent track in this area and we could hold a track meet and invite people like Bruce Kidd and Bill Crothers to compete ? As things stand we wouldn't dare and their coaches would have to be crazy to give their consent to such a venture. It’s just wishful thinking right now but someday, some way, somehow, it may Track and field sports started to attract a great deal of interest in this country about two and a half 1 years ago. It’s strange the way one particular athlete 1 can capture the public fancy and that is just exactly i What Bruce Kidd has done. Because people became ‘ interested in Bruce Kidd, hence they became interest- ed in track and field sports. Once upon a time the officials at any track meet outnumbered the specta- tors by at least two to one. Track events are now a premier spectator sport and formerly unnoticed track- sters are commanding a good measure of public attention. Remember Marilyn Bell and what she did to boost swimming? Track and field sports in Canada have attracted wide interest in other times. Tom Longboat, the Indian boy who could run until a horse dropped was ‘ the hero of his time. Percy Williams, the Canadian idol of the 1928 Olympics once got big headlines in Canadian newspapers that said “Percy Williams Sprains Ankle” â€"- unfortunately that sprained ankle ended the fleet Mr. Williams’ career. As a nation we sort of lost interest in track and field sports after Williams’ decline. Bruce Kidd and his compatriots have fanned the old embers to life again. As people take an increased interest in track and field sports, the better performances seem to get. One good reason is that Canadian tracksters are now being recognized and are being invited to com- pete with the very best. This, in itself, tends to improve performance. More and more track clubs are springing up and youngsters that at one time would have passed up the world of the spiked shoe are now eager and willing to join a track club. And they are turning in some nifty performances. Naturally enough most of the track action in this area comes from the high school crowd. Almost all the schools in the Georgian Bay conference have boys and girls charging along cinder paths and jump- ing, hurling and shot putting all over the place. 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(Left to right) are Roxanne Louw (16), grade 12B with the trophy for outstanding academic and athletic achievement; Jim Bradley (17) grade 11A, winner of the trophy for high academic and athletic achievement, grades 9-11; Ingrid Haessler (16) grade 12B, outstanding senior athlete (girls); and Carol Shelton, (15) grade 11C, outstanding junior athlete (girls). Bayview Trophy Winners 31Kents Lose Opener 4-2 Coach Joe Cormack had high praise for the Kent squad and especially for the defensive work of third baseman Bob Finne- gan. Finnegan made a div- ing shoestring catch to cut off one sure Galt hit and was steady throughout the game. Gerry Case got the nod as the Kent Clothes‘ starting pitcher. Case went well but seemed to tire rapidly in the extreme cold. He was replaced by Larry Guio who continues to pitch great ball for the Kent squad. Jeweller hitting was well ispread around with seven players accounting for the nine hits. Skip De Greer came up with two hits as did Gary Smith. Sil Steffan, a catcher converted to a first sacker, pounded out a single and centre fielder Bill Robson also punched out a hit. Shortsop Lawrence “Neb” Gayman played excellent defen- sive ball and accounted for one of the nine hits off G & A hurler Harry Golder. Ray Judd, proved that he can hit as well! as pitch with a single to his‘ credit. Bren Selvage, formerlyl On the cold Wednesday even- “ ing of last week Kent Clothes Juniors lost a 4-2 decision to Galt in the western Ontario u town. The weather was more tr conducive to ski-ing than to- softball and the last two inn- (1‘ ings were played to an accom- paniment of snow flurries. te Errors were the Kent downfall. A miscue in the first inning sent two Galt runners scampering home with the opening runs of tr the ball game. Both runs ‘ were of the unearned vari- m ety. The Clothiers kept pecking St away at the Galt lead and a St pinch hit single by John Steven‘SE in the sixth inning drove in the tying two runs. Both teamsi: played even-steven ball until} the bottom of the ninth inning: Once again an error by the Clothiers saw two Galt runs. score to win the game by a 4-2 . count. a. Judd Fans 22 In Scoreless' Game The powerful Ray Judd faced thirty two hopeful G & A batters and got two of them via the strike out route. He yielded two singles and no G & A bat- ter drew a walk. Nine Dynes Jeweller hits went for nought as the green and white team tied with Gozzola and Allen in the Metro Major Fastball League opener on Tuesday of last week. None of the hits were bunched and some not-so-alert Jeweller base running helped to produce a scoreless ball game. quenéie Team ;To Compete In OASA Contest with Averells All Stars, start- ed at second base for the Jewellers and went well. Sel- vage, a pretty fair hurler in his own right, showed that he also came to play by rapping out a single. If this game is a fair sample of the type of softball local fans can expect to see, this should be the best year for a long, long time. The pitching of Judd backed up by the relief hurling of Selvage should prove powerful medicine for any team in the league to con- tend with. Only time can tell but things definitely have a rosy tint for the future. One of the four juvenile teams operating under the R.H.M.B.A. banner will be taking part in the O.A.S. soft- ball playdowns. League con- venors have announced that the team finishing in first place will represent Richmond Hill in the provincial series. With this honour at stake it is expected that competition in the league this year should be really keen, Teams play doubleheaders each Monday evening in the Town Park starting at 6.45 pm. The games should be well worth a look ennl . in the league. This is a new departure for the R.H.M.B.A. and will mark the first time a team in the league has repre- sented Richmond Hill in the softball playdowns. see! Coaching staff for the team will be the coaches of the first and second place team and three players may be added to the strength from other teams HOME PAPER 0F THEDISTRICT SINCE 1878 At many parks, particularly in school grounds, you may find that the ‘fences are less than the required 150 feet from home plate. A ground rule covers the situation. The run counts, and the play stands. A thrown ball which strikes a coach in his box is considered in play, and the runners take all they can get. It must be remembered that, if in the umpires’ opinion the interference was deliberate, then the runners must return to the last base touched by them and the coach is removed. The rule book states clearly that the home club manager is responsible for setting the ground rules, but in reality, the umpire must consider himself res- ponsible. Therefore, I sug- gest that you follow this procedure. Before the game, walk around the park, note anything about the park that could cause trouble. Then, call both man- agers together and ask the home manager what the ground rules are. He most likely will know them all, but. he may miss some (like the hole in the screen). In this case, remind him of it, and ask what rule he would like to prevail. You may at this time suggest what you think would be adequate. Make sure that both managers and you know all of these rules and, that they both agree to them. If any dispute arises (it usually doesn’t) then state the rules you think are needed. Remember, in doing this, there is no need to dictate policy, co-operation goes a lot further. The essential thing is, have the rules set before the game starts, because it is usually too late after you say “play ball." Now for all of you who think you know all the rules, try this problem. How would you call this play? There are runners on first and second. and the batter gets A common error made by many new umpires is to go to a game and say “play ball", without first seeing that the ground rules are all set. The proper thing to do before a game is inspect the grounds, and see what things about the park do not conform to the rules. The rules state that the game shall be played in an enclosed field. This means that ground rules are required for any deviation to this. For example, there may be a small hole in the screen. A ground rule is necessary to say what happens if the ball goes through this hole. a hit. The ball is scooped up by the short stop and relayed to third. The third baseman mis- ses it and it hits the coacher who is standing in his box. The runner continues around to score. The fielder then claims that the runner should get only third base, because of the coach’s interference. How would you rule ? Thursday, May 30, Aurora vs Dynes Jewellers, 8:15 pm. Town Park. ;vu.. - _.__ Tuesday,-June 4. North York Jrs. vs Kent Clothes 8.15 pm. Town Park. RHMBA Juvenile League (Softball) Monday June 3. Reid's Auto Body vs The Liberal lst Game 6:45 pm. Town Park. Bayview B.A. vs Bork Jewellers. SOCCER Saturday, June 3, Maple vs Richmond Hill 6:00 pm. Town Park. g u. A. Wednesday, June 19, SPORTS DAY PARADE. By Dan Pllcher Tips For Umpires SOFTBALL {High School Sports News BAYVIEW A most successful athletic awards night was held in the cafeteria at Bayview Secondary School on May 22nd. Athletic prowess was honored with awards for both intramural and extramural sporting activities. A table laden to the groaning point with trophies made the cafeteria setting resemble noth- ing more than the annex of a large and highly successful ie- welry store. Denis Richardson, president of the boys athletic association was a very capable master of ceremonies. Mr. J. W. Kippen. the principal of Bayview, gave a brief address welcoming stu- dents and parents to the most gratifying annual event. To those who will be writing the brain busters in a short time we can only say - good luck! Remember this, they’re all easy if you really know the subject, at least that’s what we keep telling ourselves. RICHMOND HILL ,,,_ __.-- uA-\l now it’s time to prbve that each Members of school teams and award winners were in- troduced to the gathering. The way in which each introduction was received speaks highly for the fine spirit which prevails at the school. an end - fan end that signaié the beginning - of exams that is! ’ The same story prevails at the green and white school, good old exam time! It has been a good year athletically speaking at Richmond Hill and As a finale to the evening the Bayview cheerleaders led spectators in a school cheer that bid fair to shatter the ear- drums. 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Thirty two golfers took part in the tour- ney. A little confused scoring at1 the Georgian Bay meet was finally cleared up last week and Lester Downing was de- clared the intermediate champ- ion of the meet. It‘s tough en- ough to win ’em without hav- ing a scorekeeper on your back! Ian Ross, Don Gibson. Rick Bradshaw and Anthony Crack were members of an 880 yard relay team that took part in the OFSSA meet at Ancaster last Saturday. They finished third in the event but turned in their best time ever for the event. Mr. Bill Babcock, direc- tor of physical education at Richmond Hill, is still raving about the beautiful track and field facilities at the Ancaster school. He contends that this is one of the finest plants he has ever seen on which to hold a track meet. Needless to say records toppled like crazy un- der ideal conditions at the OFSSA meet. In the SOSAA meet held at McMaster University last Sat- urday two Richmond Hill girls relay teams managed scoring placings. 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Carol Hayes, Barbara Haldane, Jane Manning and Carol Cattermole settled for a third place finish. Carole Cate termole also picked up third place points in the running broad jump. ’ THORNHILL All sporting activities at Thornhill are over for the yeaif.‘ All over but exams that is 4:- whether or not you think they are a sporting event, depends entirely on your outlook. One thing though - if you know the work you've got better than a sporting chance. Anyhow rots a ruck! ‘r The Thornhill field day wa's held last week and champions declared in boys and girls (11‘ \isions. Judy Allen was declar- ed senior girls champion, Bon- nie Konsmo intermediate and the talented Carol Martin won the junior crown. > George Neeland and John Rumble are co- holders of the senior title as Craig Dunnett and Roy Benton tied for inter- mediate honors. Tom Minett was the winner in the junior division. 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