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New recruit. Debbie Warn, scored an early goal for the Roadrunners in a recent girls' soccer contest, as they battled to a 1-1 tie with the Otters.Debbie seemed to pep up the team with her efforts. Amy Britnell scored for the Otters late in the game but it looked as though the "Runners" might have made it two wins in INNWm“!l|\l\\llllllllll\\lllllll\Il“I“lllllllllmllllllllllll\ll|\lll“|\| Inuummmmmmun“\u\\muu“\1\“\muuuummmum“mum Girl Roadrunners Get 1-] Tie With Otters‘ EASIER HIGH! BBWING Squirts â€"â€"- A strong pitching staff will carry them fairly far, so if their hitting comes through they also could travel down the championship road for quite a distance. anti-{emotion lens coating But, these are all just my personal opinions from the amount I know about each team because I am sure not an expert on each one. But, I feel the main factor determining just how far a team goes in OASA lies in the fact whether they come up against the strong teams in the early stages or later on. SHORT BUT HONEST OPINION Midgets â€"â€" To be quite truthful they are cap- able of winning the OASA Championship or at least go fairly far in it, but in order to do so they must learn to play- good ball consistently, which they find rather hard to do. ' But, there are times when they could knock off almost anybody, so if they could put all their good playing together they may surprise a few people. All this brings me to the conclusion that unless one of the teams becomes surprisingly hot and hap- pens to pull an upset, there will not be any minor hall team from Richmond Hill which will be bring- ing home an OASA championship. Peewees â€"â€" Their hittifig does not seem to be their strong point, and this may hold them back some. NOT REALLY A PESSIMIS’I‘ It is not that I :1 am pessimist or that I am downgrading Richmond Hill teams. but I do haVe a certain amount of knowledge about each team from reading the paper, watching a limited amount of them in action. and also knowing the calibre of ball- players on each team. So, about all I can say is good luck to all our teams from Richmond Hill. N0 CHAMPS THIS YEAR Last year none of the Richmond Hill All-Star teams were entered into this large endeavor due to a mixup in registration. This year the teams are entered, but I am sad to say that I cannot see Richâ€" mond Hill with an OASA winner in minor ball this 888.8011. Bantams â€"- They also have a rather good chance to do fairly well in OASA if they do not come up against powerful hitting teams, because other than their first string hurler, their pitching staff is not: what_ you would consider top rate. Not that this is anything new or unusual, be- cause when there can only be one winner out of a prnvmce thxs size, you cannot expect a wmner every season. W’T}; date. Richmond Hill’s only OASA champs have been the squirt team (Wilson-Niblett Sting- rays) in 1966. "GTe'ém's’in higher calibre ball than midget do not start their playdowns until later on in the month of August. of play. Gradually teams are eventually eliminated until only two remain. They then play off to see who will represent their own particular zone. After this is done the zone winners play the win- ner from another zone. This continues until there are only two teams left in the whole province of On- tario who have not been eliminated. They then con- front each other for the OASA Championship. -;.Fli;VÂ¥(_)ASKiplaydowns start this {week through- out Ontario, with all the series. including the finals, being of the bestrtwo 0_l_l_t of_tlr_r¢¢; varigt‘y. I ‘ ’ Yes, once again the time has arrived when teams in every division and category all across Ontario start a giant size and continuing tournament, with the purpose being to find the supposedly best team in the province in each different calibre of ball. The province is broken up into different zones or districts, with all the teams in that area drawing to see who they will be contesting in the first round Ynung Mark Glrdler. who plays at the Richmond Hill Tennis Club and also at Lawrence Park. will be com- petinl in both the Canadian Junior Closed and Open Championships in Vancou- ver. beginning August 18. The only other Ontarlo representative in this group will be Chris Llltle. of To- ronto. who ls top ranked in the province. He will be competing a‘zainst the foremost juniors In the nation. in the 12 and under no group. Wm‘ “N 0 reduces reflections a improves Iighttransmission o gremer visual efficiency Young Tennis Player In Vancouver with SUBFCUIE THE L BRADDOCK OPTICAL Richmond Heights Centre Richmond Hill 884-6881 LIBERAL, Richmond H‘fll, Ontario, Thursday, 'Aug. OASA Time Again, LNE DRIVE 8% BASEBALL ROUNDUP By BOB CARTON On August 4, Pine Point's women were hosted by the local I-I Tie With Otters ladies. Richmond Hill look their a row up until lhen.’ opposition by a narrow one set _Best all-mund Player Was margin, 5-4i Playing with excep- Linda Sciberas, who never tired tional brilliance, Hillel‘s Monica on the Otters' defence. iVei-mue'ien and Eleanor Lloyd Both teams playéd in their new soccer sweaters ~â€" the Otters in orange and the Road- runners in red MORE SPORTS 0N PAGE 13 I SWIMMING POOL SPECIAL CLEARANCE SALE WHITECAP POOLS LTD 24' ROUND 4 ’ TOP 24' ROUND 6" TOP 24 x 16‘ OVAL 6" TOP 18’ ROUND 10" TOP All Complete With Skimmer, Ladder, SEE OUR POOLS ANYTIME In A Natural Outdoor Setting 342 HIGHWAY N0. 7 EAST THORNHILL. ONT. â€"- REDUCED 1'0 SELL Our ICTA “B” Team remain- ed deadlooked in first position with the Rosethorn club (by virâ€" tue of their one-sided 51 win over York-WestOn on August 3. and Roset-horn’s 6-0 drubbing of North York. Rosethorn, how- ever, is technically the official league leader as they have more sets to their credit than has Richmond Hill. Winning com- binations in this encounter in- cluded Peter Wenzel and Brian Bullock 6-5, 6-2. Walter Winnick and Tim Todd 4-6, 64, 6-5, June Beck and Ian Adam'son 3-6, 633, 6~2, Joan and John Freeman 6-0. 6-0. and Irma MacMillan and Peggy Freeman 5-6, 6-2, 6-1. Although R i c h m o n d Hill's triumph over Aurora appears .fairly convincing from a scoring 'standpoint, it didn't lack the dramatic element. This was at must game for our club. if we" hoped to take the league hon-‘ ors, so there was bound to be a little more tension involved than usual. But. to aggravate an alâ€"f ready up-tight situation, we dis. covered well into the contest that one of our top players wasn't likely to show up for play. Thus We were confronted with a dilemma; whether to call‘ in a last-minute replacement. or‘ just default the two matches in which the absent player was slated to play. Fortunately two of Aurora‘s stellar performers, Phil Blanchard and Helen But-V tel‘worth Were conspicuously miSSing from their line-up on this occasion, with the net re- sult that our opposition was markedly Weakened. Gambling slightly. but admittedly, with most of the aces up Richmond Hill‘s sleeve, the locals decided to play it out with the team as! it stood and default the two games. As it turned out, Rich-‘ mond Hill. dropped only one of the eight matches played, thus the 7-3 count. in their favor. What could have been an un- fortunate tragedy for the Rich-‘ mond Hill YNL team under' normal circumstances. resulted/ ,in a satisfying triumph! r This past week of tennis was a rewarding one indeed. for Richâ€" 1mond Hill teams. as one league championship was salted away, our front running position was solidified in another. and we remained in contention in yet another league. Getting to speci- fics, our YNL team. in defeat- ing the Aurora club 7-3 on August 3, captured the league title. This was especially grati- fying for the Richmond Hill Club. considering our inept showing last season when we barely out-distanced Thornhill in finishing second to last in the league. Of course last year much of our YNL strength had been tapped off by the ICTA “B” Team who were attempting to win their league, thus permit- ting our club’s entry of a team in the ICTA “A” Division. Richmond Hill’s ICTA "A" Squad was at home on the night of August 5, Pine Point provid- ing the opposition. The two teams fought to a 3-3 draw. Women were hosted by the local Monday. August 23, â€"â€" Second ladies. Richmond Hill took their Week in September, Richmond OPPOSition by a narrow one set Hill Tennis Club’s Annual Club margin. 5-4- Playing‘ with excep- Championships. Let's have the tional brilliance, Hillers Monica biggest entry ever. in all cate- Vermue'len and Eleanor Lloyd gories. This could be the crown- won their three matches in con- ing touch to a most successful VinCing style 6-3, 6-3, 6~2. Loui1971 tennis season for the Rich- Holland and Irma MacMillan’mond Hili club! won two of three sets. to com-1 Sunday. August 29 »â€" YNL plate the. winning total. Ladies Doubles at Thoz‘nhiil Richmondâ€"Hill Captures YNL Title ABOVE GROUND 4" TOP RAIL 609.00 6” TOP RAIL 799.00 6" TOP RAIL 999.00 10" TOP RAIL 699.00 lmer, Ladder, Cleaning Kit, Jacuzzi Filter 12, 1971 2461 l Incidently, both competed in the S Junior Open this Andie bowing out 1 in the first round a lviving into the sem “ On the junior tournament scene there are two items worthy of note. Firstly the Richmond Hill Club's junior round robin event was held August 3, with a disappointingly small entry of 16 turning out. In the older junior category. Dier- ;dre Casey won her singles secâ€" tion“ while Craig Foss was the “winner in his group. In the younger section. boys‘ victor was ‘Greg MacMillan (playing in the [largest category. ie. numbers ‘com-peting) and sister Sandy tri- lumphed in the girls‘ division. iPro Ian Griffin and club mem- ‘ber June Beck should be com- mended for their efforts in conducting the tournament. lHopefully, next year this event will be held earlier in the sumâ€" mer: perhaps directly after the junior instruction program has ended, when the kids' tennis in~ terest should be at its peak level. ‘ The second item perbaininz to .our juniors is the exciting news ‘that young Mark Girdler. from iour club (also playing out of lLawrenee Park) will be compe- 'ting in both the Canadian Junior Closed and Open Cham~ Lpionships in Vancouver. begin- ining August 18. Through subâ€" [stantial monetary support from I lenms Assocnauun Ste“) Madden and PM? Tip_ old were sent home on Greg , MacMillan's solid triple to make [ptures YNL thIe the score 6â€"2 in the bottom of v . gthe first. In the top of the John Marais and Don Paul lfll‘Sl‘fouNh’ Bendale scored (“.0 mensv downed their rivals 6-4.1more runs on two Singles and 6‘4- Karl Allison and MOMCa-fa double. At this point. young Vermeulen (first mixedl won byl'red 1nch (who suffered his the same count. while the strong first 1055) was replaced by Ross combination of Helen Btttter-‘lQuerengessen Inch pitched WOFth and Eleanm‘ HOS/d tri' well, but the sixâ€"run spot in the umphed 643. 6â€"0. Richmond‘first inning necessitated the Hill's "A" Team is mathema-‘pitchinz change. Baker's scored *ically out of the running fOI'fiour runs in the fourth, as Macâ€" first place with two matches yet‘Millan walked, Phil Wood, to be played. Chris Nye. Lorne Davidson and 4- 1.- ar at ,Tipold all singled â€"â€" score A. u... {uni/xv tmtmampnt Bendale 8. Richmond Hill 5. a most benevolent Lawrence Park Club. Mark is able to com- pete against the foremost jun- iors in the nation. Chris Little, top ranked in his age group in Ontario, and Mark, are the sole 12 and under representatives from our province. The compe- tition will undoubtedly be the stiflest either youngster has met in their short tennis careers. From the Richmond Hill Tennis Club we send our most hearty good wishes to both Mark and Chris! . Still on a tournament note, the ICTA Mixed Doubles event was played at North York Au- gust ? and 8. As of this writing the final results are not avail- able. However, it is known that Ricmond Hill's pair of entries. ie, John‘ Marais and Joan Free- man. Don Paul and Monica Ver- meulen, both lost out in the first round of play. COMING EVENTS Saturday. August 21 â€"_-â€" ICTA Ladies Doubles at Mimico. Sunday. August 29 ~â€" YNL Ladies Doubles at Thornhiil (originally slated for August 8. but postponed because of small entry). Come on you Richmond Hill feméle Shrinking violets! Show some competitive spirit! LET'S [um/Baker's Out Of OASA But Make League Finals 699.00 799.00 999.00 699.00 Richmond Hill Lawn Hwy}? Tennis Association By Alex McCrae TENNIS Phone 884-3409 mt to a top 1d and Mark semi-finals; Girdler boys t. 'Catherines past week, ,0 a top seed nd Mark sur- tems} North Bendale put 1he game the out of reach in the fifth as they Imorqolated four runs on only one heldihit, a hit batsman and two cost- The Hillel‘s left lheir'poise at home. as they committed seven errors. giving up six runs: in the very first inning on only two hits: two errors and a dropped third strike caused this. Baker's Sales and Service Squirts started off on the wrong foot last; Tuesday as they were defeated 12-5 by Scarboro‘s North Bendale in the first ga_me of the two out of three npenmg round of the OASA PHY- offs at the town park. PICK YOUR TIRE - PICK YOUR PRICE 295 YONGE ST, S, RICHMOND HILL 884-4423 and 889-5531 NO OASH NEEDEOâ€"IISE YOUR GOODYEAR CREDIT CARD OR ORAROEX Drive in now For your size while they last! o discontingedxgines 0 current tires' 0 blemished tires 0 blackwall e whitewall GOQDéWEAM a” CENTRES We’re clearing surpfus stock and it's first come, first served for great tire bargains at your Goodyear Go Centre. Savings are great but ranges are limited so don't waste a minute. All sizes and types are not necessarily at all stores, but we'll do our best to take care of you. 1y errors: all runs were un- earned. It was unfortunate Baker's picked such an im- portant. game to fall apart. yielding six unearned runs‘ as they were only outhit 10 to 8. The following night Baker's continued with their busy schedule in Slouffville with eight players and a ."Tyke" as lhey eliminaled that team from the York Simcoe Baseball Lea- gue in two straight. games by winning 10‘1. In 1h! dealt the ville as homorun Lorne Davidson pitched a masteflul game. never being in trouble, as he allowed six hits, walking three and strikâ€" ing out six. In the second. Baker‘s went ahead 2-0 as Greg MacMillan walked. followed by Chris Nye‘s triple. In the third Baker‘s led 3-0 as Pete Tipold. Sleve Mad- den and MacMillan all singled While R055 qurengesser doubâ€" led. but Baker's left. the bases loaded. In the fourth Querongesserfioss Querengesser and six off dealt; the deaih blow to Siouffâ€" reliever Lorne Davidson. ’I‘he ville as he hil: a grand slamflHillers committed four errors homcrun: Ted Inch and Tipnldjand in general displayed a lack~ had singled. while Madden walâ€"llustre performance, as all play- kcd. MacMillan then stepped to‘ers were awed by the hustling the plate to promptly clout a‘Bendale squad. homerun as Baker's led 8â€"0.3 Baker's managed nine hits, goonyvmn GO CENTRES Ammuosmwmm The Hillel‘s completed the scor- ing in the sixth as they scored two runs on singles by Phil Wood and Nye, followed by twa Stouffville errors. Tyke Billy Madden play- ed right field flawlessly in this game. besides getting a clean single. Baker's now await the win- ner of the East. Gwillimbury- Thornhill playoff in a best three out of five series for the Unlonville Squirt Trophy. em- blematic of the supremacy of the York Simcoe Squirt League. Playing their third game in three nights. Baker's Sales learned a ball lesson the hard way last Thursday in Scarboro. as they were crushed 17-3 by North Bendale and were elimin- ated from the OASA playoffs in two straight games. MRWMMWD‘W with Phil Wood earning all three runs-batted-in. Peter Tip~ old scored twice. while Steven Madden plated one Tun. Three of Baker’s regulars were on holidays. The team can now look for- ward lo a tournament in Barrie on August 14, as well as the finals against. the winner of East. Gwillimhury and Thom- hill. Oak Ridges Kings Win By 6-4 Over Hill Team ' The Oak Ridges- Midget Kings whipped Richmond Hill 6-4 Wednesday night of last week at King City diamond. Winning pitcher was Len- nie Hughes. The Oak Ridges Bantam boys downed Hornby 6-3 in the Opening of their ORSA Playdowns Friday night in Hornby. Another ORSA Playdown game saw Oak Ridges Squirts defeat Stirling 9-3 in the first game. of that best-oflthree series. They also won the second game 15-9 to eliminate Stirling‘ Winning pitcher in both games was Gary Wilkinson who also hit a home run in the that a study of Kempenfelt Bay has revealed that oxygen deple~ tion is occuring at a high rate and could seriously endanger sport fishing in Lake Simcoe. The problem is caused by in- creased algae growth due to nutrient and phosphate pollu- tion. When the algae die oxy- gen in the water is used up in the. process. The study will be continued throughout Lake Simcoe to determine. if the whole body of water is threat- ened. final game. Bob Kerr also hit a home run‘ BARBIE: The O'WRC warns Oak Ridges Peewees downed Woodbridge 20-3 in the first game of OASA Series. Winning pitchers were 'I‘om Dukelow and Larry Green- Slade. Oak Ridges Bantam girls defeated Maple 14-8 in Maple in the final scheduled game of the season. Winning pitcher was Pat Duck. Home runs were hit by Janet Orser and Cathy Sharp. Correction: Oak Ridges Pee- wees heat Richmond Hill Lions 9-3. It was incorrectly report- ed that the Richmond Hill team was the winner by the same score.