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Bill Hamilton was the pit~ cher of decision for the win- ners. For the Black Hawks Doug Elford. a North York Fireman who lives at Oak Ridg- ..._J, 1 m-.. .uu u. ule SlXU‘l and open- ed another one-run policy in the final frame. in the fourth as Bob Kennedy opened with a single and was advanced on a single by Barry Pollard, then scored as Bill Rice gained entry to the base paths courtesy of a boot by Wright. .... n uuuUl‘lflS. leapfrogged past the firemen as Paul Hunter doubled driving home Bernie Hough who got on by the error route. Hunter was scored by a sinâ€" gle off the bat of Eric Hillaby. preceded by a sacrifice by A1 McKenzie. Barrow’s racked up an insur- ance run in the sixth and open- ed another one-run policy in the final frame. 1 __ nu... u uucc run lead in the top of the first and the Black Hawks man- aged to score four runs to lead by one in the bottom of that inning. In the third Barrow. in their long awaited new uniform: A record number of spectators crowded Crosby Park Wednes- day night for a doubleheader which featured a tooth and nail battle between Barrow Insur- ance and the Black Hawk Mo- tor Inn for second place and} a double shutout in the night- cap in which Auto Body‘s Pit- cher Bruce Sim opposed Joe's Super Star Doug Webster. Barrow Insurance 7 Black Hawks 5 Barrow’s jumped into a three. RH Auto added their other three runs in the sixth with men reaching the bases on one error. a single, a walk and a two-run double by Cameron. Barrow's got one run in their third when Bill Rob- son walked nnd Ted More- land hit into what. should The bottom of the first saw Barrow’s load the bases with their first three batters. Their next. three were retired without a run being scored. Bill Jones got on by an error to the third baseman and Dave St. John singled after Paul Wilâ€" liams struck out, loading the bases. Cameron. in his second turn at- bat in the inning, hit into a fielder's choice ending the inning with no more dam-j age. Pitcher Kenny Roberts con- tinued the hitting spree. singl- ing in Gard Wright, who was‘ given permission to run for‘ Gould. ‘ In the top of the first inning, the Richmond Hill Auto Team, such as they were. jumped on Barrow‘s Hurler Roger Ball for four runs. Ian Cameron walked, follow- ed by singles to Ray Richards and Pete Hannan and another one to a walking wounded. Pete Gould. who drove thome two runs. Having only eight players, a coach and an assistant coach. the Auto team used the option of selecting an idle player from the stands to fill the ninth spot. Pete Harman of Joe's was call- ed in and remained through the Hill's inning at the plate after} which the team was advised 101 use Assistant Coach Ron Mar-‘ shall a: the ninth man. RH Auto Body 7, Barrow Insurance 2 In the single game played Tuesday. Richmond Hill Auto Body. with a skeleton crew, sur- prised second place Barrow In- surance 7-2. land hit into what should have been a double play. but I boot by Second Sack- er Gould gave him I life. Robson was scored on sac- rifice plays by Paul Hunter and Larry Black. Their other run came in the fourth on a fairly similar pattern. - _._ ..._5 made his first Eiart on the R. H. Auto Body Beaté Joe’s 5'2' Tie Them 0-0'i President Bruce Thompson has been busy re- scheduling rained-out games, some to be played in neighboring Victoria Square and others at the town park commencing this Sunday afternoon. Industrial league Lasf week's Monday night contests in the Rich- mond Hill Industrial Softball League were postponed because of wet grounds. g The Waxers are remaining: “B” in order to retain their affiliation with the Toronto Marlies ; of the Major Junior “A” league. '“illllillilllillilllilll“illlllllll“lll“Willll“millllliillilililillllilll“ililllll“IlllllllllillllilllilllilllllllllllllllllllllllllilillllllilllllliiIllllllllllll 12 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill. Ontario. Thursday. July 13. 1972 gmmmlmummm“1mmmmmmunl1mm\mmuummummmuumnm!mumuw11muuImuuumuu1mll\1l\ul\mmuuuulmuu\11mmmmmuumuumumuuulumuumImmmunIu“mumuumummmumuuumluumlmmmuulluuuuuunuuuumumuu‘3 The Frontenacs played in the Eastern Ontario Junior “B” hockey grouping last season. Two other members of the Metro Toronto Junior “B” loop of last season, Markham Waxers and St. Michael’s Buzzers, have decided to main- tain their present “B” franchises. They are North York Rangers. Weston Dodgâ€" ers, Seneca Flyers (previously Scarboro Sabres), Downsview Beavers. Wexford Raiders, Toronto Nationals. Dixie Beehives, Richmond Hill Rams. Aurora Tigers and Whitby-Ajax Steelers. Two new teams will be added. They are the North Bay Trappers who were previously in the now defunct Northern Ontario Hockey Association Tier Two Junior “A” League and Kingston Frontenacs. The Richmond Hill Rams will be participat- ing in the newly named Ontario Hockey Associa- tion Provincial Junior “A” Tier Two Hockey League during the 1972-73 season. Eleven other clubs will also be members. All of the clubs played in the now defunct Metro Toronto Junior “B” Hockey League last season. Rams Play Junior “A ” Tier 2 Hockey In New Loop During 1972 - 73 Season into a three uniforms! Joe‘s Garage 1 RH Auto Body Barrow Insur. Town Auto B. 131. Hawk M.I. Elgin Auto Ser. Kent Clothes Lake Wilcox amoaaaaotowo Catcher Paul Williams hom- two run: ered for the winners. Before Zurich le scoring in this game Joe‘s had hits each been held scoreless for 13 in- Baker nings consecutively. . Aanine MORE SPORTS PAGE 15 This event will feature 16 teams from all over Central Ontario, including the top clubs in the sponsoring body. The dates are July 22 and 23. Coming up in one week will be an action-filled softball tournament. sponsored by the Ric h m o n d Hill Industrial League. For the winner it means a share of second place. (Standing To July 7) P W L T Pts. Joe‘s Garage 10 7 1 2 16 RH Auto Body 9 4 3 2 10 Barrow Insur. 9 4 3 2 10 Bob Howard hofnered in the sexenth in vain for Joe’s. The injury plagued RH Auto jumpnd on Dave Webster, who started on the mound for Joe’s, and chased him out. Brother Doug finished the game for the losers. In this game Pitcher Kenny Roberts and the entire RH Auto Body team returned home on Cloud 9â€"the reason, they whipped Joe's Garage 5-2. Dennis Loughead stepped to the plate, hoping to hit Sim for three in a row, lined a well~aimed shot over the head of Jackson, playing well off the bag to the right sideâ€"but wait, he‘s got it! In one mighty leap ‘he reached out and hauled it lin with one hand to conclude the game and preserve the tie. RH Auto Body 5, Joe's Garage 2 The usual Friday double- header was preempted by the ladies‘ softball tournament. However. a rained out game was played at the Victoria Square Diamond. l George Clark of Joe‘s coun- tered Town's move by putting in Hannan to run for Webster. Now with a runner on first and one away Woolnough hit into a fielder’s choice which saw the lead runner cut down, however, a bad relay throw from Jack- son at second to Henderson at first advanced Woolnough to second. mound and was replaced by Kennedy in the fourth. d Barrow Insurance. by this 0 win, regained second place for -_' themselves. ‘ Coach Matt Kinnari ordered Dave be walked intentionally. figuring this would create an ideal double play situation . The final inning produced some anxious moments for the Town Auto Body squad as Dave Webster was brought in as a pinch hitter for Ed Kay, in the‘ bottom of the seventh. The next two batters were retired in order maintaining a one-hitter for Joe's teenage pitching sensation. Bruce Sim, co-proprletor of York Simcoe Sports. exoelled himself to stop the powerful Joe's aggre- gation virtually in their tracks as he allowed only _three hits, all singles. For Joe's Catcher Denny Loughead got two and Gord Woolnough the other. Joe’s Garage 0. Town Auto Bod:v 0 In the first real pitching duel of the season. Doug Webster saw a no hit situation dissolve when Steve Whitaker, the sec- ond man to the plate in the seventh and final inning. beat out a well hit single. "““‘“‘ 1n the second game Gran- ‘e 16ith3m defeated Baker's 6-1. mtral‘lGrantham is a very strong team ' top‘and has won three tournaments ‘ody already this year. Ted Inch [d 2'3 started this game and pitched ‘well until hit by a hard line drive in the third inning. He 0" was taken to hospital. but for- tunately it turned our to be only a bad bruise on the chest. -_.....- v“ ...u. L1AC§L. Gleason and Moreland pitch- ed the final four innings and Baker's 18. Stouffville 7 Against Stouffville Zurich had five hits. Kane. Gleason and Dumas had three each. Inch, Billy Madden and Ger- ’ber had two hits. Gleason pitch- ed a steady game allowing six; hits and striking out eight. Woodstock Tournament In the first game of the Woodstock Tournament Satur- day. Baker’s defeated the Wood- stock “B” Team 16-1. Dale Moreland pitched a very strong game. allowing eight hits and striking out six batters. Every player on the team came up; with at least one hit with Jamie. Tuck. Dumas and Danny O’Su1-§ livan hitting long homeruns. ‘ 1n the second game Gran- tham defeated Baker's 6-1. Ted Inch pitched a fine three- hitter. allowing only one run while Baker‘s collected 14- hits. Leading the hitting were Richy ‘Gerber. Gord Dumas. Darrell Gleason and Ted Inch with three hits each. Dennis Kane. Matt Zurich and Scott Camp- bell with two hits each. Baker’s 5, Oak Ridges 3 Last week Ted Inch pitched a fine game with Matt Zurich and Bruce Buchan each scoring two runs. Inch. Buchan and Zurich led the batters with twm Thursday, June 29 Baker’s Sales and Service Squirts de- feated Stouffville 18-1. This game had to be called after five innings because of rain. Baker's Busy On Tournament Trail -Oshawa This Saturday For baseball’s sake it ié a good thing that no division leader has more than a four or five game lead. While there are still two and a half months to go before the season ends, and one team could feas- ibly still make a cake walk. out of it, the teams are generally closer than what they have been in a few years for this time of the year. But, overall attendance is up, even though it is down in the American League by a little. The reason for the continuation of a steady flow of people into the ballpark can only be directed towards the rather tight races being held in all four divisions. In the opinion of many people baseball is grad- ually decreasing in spectator interest, with the lack of pennant races getting the finger as one of the main culprits causing this decline. With the play- ers’ strike this past spring baseball was supposed to suffer irreparable damage, with many fans swearing up and down that theyfwould not attend a baseball game all season. In past yelirs teams like Oakland, Minnééota, and Cincinnati have all but declared ‘that they were the dvision winners with as much as one full month to go in the season. The last three seasons Baltimore has out and out dominated the Eastern Division in the American League. While the same cannot be said for the three other major league divisions, in most cases the team that eventually won had a fairly large margin of quite a few games over the rest of the pack. Tier Two Junior “A” pléyers will still be eligible for American Hockey Scholarships. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll‘ IlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll The only real nip and tuck fight for a divisional title in recent seasons has been the one staged by the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers in the fall of 1971, and even that one did not mater- ialize until mid-September. Expansion, formation of the two divisions in each league, and scheduling have all been blamed for the absence of real tight races with any amount of consistency over the past few years. One of the major complaints concerning big league baseball over the past few seasons has been the pennant races, or, rather the lack of pennant races. The various teams will be allowed to dress 19 players per game made up of 17 players plus two goaltenders allowed to dress. Previously in Metro Junior “B” two goaltenders and 15 players were allowed to dress per game. The ultimate winner will go against the winner of the Southern Ontario Junior “A” Tier Two Hockey League for the right to represent Ontario in the Canadian Centennial Cup Champ- ionship. Playoffs will start February 12 and run through March 23, 1973. The quarter finals. semi-finals and finals will all be best four out of seven game or eight points series. The new league will play a 44 game schedule in 1972-73 with the opening night being Septem- ber 29 running“ through to February 11, 1973. League games will be played seven nights a week with the possibility of weekend and holiday after- noon contests. . Both clubs will probably play in an Eastern Ontario Junior “B” grouping next season. Convenor for the new league will be William Ruddock of Toronto who held a similar position with the Metro Junior “B” group last season. Pennant Races A Reality EACH YEAR A NEW POWER HURTING BASEBALL wood- R. Hill 13. Markham 4 Dale Thursday evening, the Legion Strong ladies continued to win as they :5 and set back the Markham team Every 13-4. All Sorts Of Sports The local ladies scored nine runs on 10 hits, aided by five Oshawa errors. The Oshawa team managed six hits but pushed only one run across the plate. Linda Elliott did the pitching chores. striking out one and is- suing two walks. Lynn Olsen had four runs, including a homer; Muriel Mortson and Marg Mackan each scored twice. Linda Elliott, Merrylynn Henry, Janet Som- merville, Marion Fox and Jo- anna Meeke each had one. The local girls collected 14 hits to push 13 runs across the platter‘ They scored once in the first. three times in the third. twice in the fourth, four times in the fifth and three times in the sixth. Cathy Boagey scored three times. Lynn Olson twice. Mu- riel Mortson, Joanne Gallagher and Mary Williamson once each. Marion Fox pitched Rich- mond Hill Legion Ladies to a 9-1 win over Oshawa July 4. She struck out four and issued one walk. Cathy Stead, pitch- ing for Oshawa. struck out 12 and gave up one walk. legion ladies Take Two Games did not allow any runs. Dumas went three for three in this game but his teammates could not solve the Grantham pitcher. Thls Saturday, Bakef’s will be playing in the Oshawa Tour- nament By BOB CARTON The next league game will be played Saturday at Langstaff Recreation Ground against local rivals Richmond Hill United, newcomers to the first division. Kickoff will be at 6 pm. square at the 30 minute markj and Billy Coventry was the[ marksman. 0’Keefeél0.000. The first goal came around the 15 minute mark of the first half and was scored by Jimmy McKeegan on a fine taken chance. Markham made it alll‘ Richmond Hill Soccer Rang- ers got in amongst the goals for the first time this season when they played a league encounter at Markham School Grounds July 8. Ground and weather conditions were pretty near perfect for the match. l On the tenth minute of the second half, Rangers scored again. This time it was Horst Delschlegel who found the back of the net. On the 15th min- ute mark, Murwin Evans, the right winger, received a per- fect through pass from Bryon Kinnan and made no mistake in beating the keeper. Almost on time Rangers were awarded a corner kick. It was taken by Evans, who found Billy Keenan positioned in the goal mouth area, who got goal number four. 1“ AND WEDNESDAY PINECREST SPEEDWAY N9 7 HWY: hulk ENOO m 7.9:... RAZZ'S 8:15 pm. Plus a new stacker division Soccer Rangers Win Defeat Markham 4 -l Scoring for Oak Ridges were Mitchel Mordas, Billy Carswell, and John Browning with two runs each, Rick Carswell, James Cummings, Kelly Friend. Philip Lusk and Tony Battaglia with one run each. House League Tykes Stingrays 10. Chargers 6 For the Chargers George Parker hit a home run with bases loaded. 117510.012 STOCK CAR Joel Lyons homered for the Stingrays. [as the Oak Ridges Squirts how- ed to Raker Squirts 5â€"3 July 4. Losing pitcher was Garry Wilk- inson. Lion Squirts 16. Stouffvllle 7 The Lion Squirts defeated Stouffville 16-7 July 5 as Wilk- inson. Bob Smith. Spensley. Kenny Clague, Bob Kirkman came up with two runs each and ‘Allen Bestard. Brad Ortiz, Kenny Blyth and Vernon Ther- ien added single runs. Clague connected for a homer with two on and a triple with three on for six RBI. “B” Teams Bruce Butterworth's Squirt "B" team defeated Schomberg 11-10 in Schomberg July 4. Alan Heintzman scored thel only run for the locals in the second inning. He also pitched to 33 batters. walked two and struck out 27 in nine innings,‘ while allowing only four hits. Baker Squirts 5 0R Lions Squirts 3 Mark Spensley. Terry Lusk§ and Dale Rennick earned runs: H. Brown Fencing Ba held East Gwillimbury to tie July 6. BA NTAM Oak Ridges Ball Scores llnlnnll’llSUIATE GIRLS 1 pm and the second at 1 Pant-In 5 pm July 16. Mr- TransmiSSion 0 Allencnurt Pharmacy 3 Agincourt Community Glenn Apps of Hedgins nil-3 Cheryl Clack of Pant-In had Park is located on Glen ched a no-hitter and Contl‘ihUl-‘eiszht strikeouts and Debbie Watford Drive. north of ed a home Fun 10 take the Win/Howarth of Allencourt had 11. Sheppard Avenue East. JMike Smith of Mr. Transmission: . Wallace General Ins. 9 mmIlluumlulmmnumumqumum“lmmmummImuumnwJ had 11 Smkeo‘”s' I Cra..........l rue A ~ A Hodgins Hardware 3 ' Agincourt Plays ‘ U.S. Softball July 15, 16 The first doubleheader will be played July 15 at 7 pm and the second at 1 pm July 16. The Ashland Team will be competing in the Michi- zan-Ohio Elimination Tour- nament to get area repre- sentative teams for the United States Nationals in August. Teams featured will be The Ashland. Ohio. Sarver Paving Co. Girls who are members of the Michigan- Ohio Ladies Softball League and the Agincourt International Waxes. They participate in the Ontario Ladies Senior "A" Soft- ball League. An International Wom- en‘s Softball Weekend will be held at Agincourt Com- munity Park July 15 and 16. Brown Fencing Gwillimbury 1 “(AWAon Fencing Bantams [RH Judn . . . . . . gBob's Boys , . . . . Dynes Jewellers Rendezvnus . . . . ‘ ‘Kenzie Pharmacy City Wide Rental Mac Heating . . .. Hatch's . . . . . . . . . BANTAMS frown Auto Body ,... ‘Murphy's Real Estate Hodgins Hardware .. RH Jaycees . . . . . . . . . Dairy Queen ...... Mr. Transmission NS Smith Real Estate Worldwide Shipping PEEWEES City Wide Rental 7 Mac Heating 6 Kenzie Pharmacy 13 Bob's Boys 11 RH Judo 1. Rendezvous 1 Dynes Jewellers 12. Hafch's 7 Greg Walton of Hatch's hit a home run. Town Auto Body 3 Worldwide Shipping 3 Jim Majury of Town Autc had 15 strikeouts and was aided by Rick Caramakis with a homer. David Allen of World- wide had 11 strikeouts and hit _ LAW N. s, Smith Real Estate 7 3h“ a Tom King of the Jaycees hit a game grand slam home run. I . Dairy Queen 3 Murphy’s Real Estate 2 Y Both pitchers threw a good V32; game. ‘ a homer (Wpek of July 3) SQUIRTS RH Jaynees 26 Standings Standings RH Billiards . .. fly 3 Charlton Hardwz Jim: 3 Photique . . . . . . ‘own Auto'Kinnear Pontiac was aided [SENIOR GIRLS asults. Richmond Hill Minor Ball Association) [Aloi Bros. ... . . [Micro-Mas . . . . . . . York Shncoe Sporm Village Coiffure . H EINTERMEDIATE G‘ 2 good 6 s h 2 15...... Apollo II 16 S h a r o n . MacDonald and Jacqueline Blanchard of Allen- court hit homers. lLoughlin Lumber . . . . . ‘Pant-ln ‘Wallace General Ins. .. lAllencourt Pharmacy .. {Bayview Coin Laundry Graywnod Electric . . . . JUNIOR GIRLS Perry Hill 14 Rice's Flowers ‘1 Village Pizza 16 inell Fencing 6 Ellen Querengesser of hif two home runs. Allencourt Fish 8; Chil Lnughlin Lumber 8 Bayview Coin Laundry 5 Beth Shadoff of Loughlin hit a home run. Nancy Berseth pitched a good game for Bay- view and hit a grand slam home run. Graywood Electric 8 Lauren Maclnnis and Wendy Marshall hit homers for Wal- lace Micro-Mets 13 Village Coiffure 6 Aloi Bros. 8 York Simone Sports 10 oh Dnnnfrin of York Simcm’ a homer and pitched a good Standings Standings Standings ’ar e 8: Chips 28 GIRLS Village l , l l day ‘ season compared to last. Bob, to the is the sponsor of Bob’s Boys Peewee team which (at writing) is tied for i first place in the Richmond Hill lMinor Ball Associaâ€" tion. . He was wheezing and cackling to me the other about how successful his team has been this Rob coached it last season but he dropped out this year because “those kids were driving me crazy.” He tells me that Bill Worsfold handles the ‘ team. I wondered aloud if the change in coaching has anything to do with the improvement of the team but Rapid Robert hotly denied this. So. naturally, I dropped the subject. Bob, who runs a skate shop at the arena in the winter and goes into semi-retirement in the summer, is probably the Dynes Jewellers‘ most vocal sup- porter. Bob's characteristic voice can he heard gently advising the Kindly Coach Russell “Casey” Cripps on how to run his team during the games. Some- times I think Casey actually listens to him. Anyway, Bob's business is going good in the skate shop. and so all is right with the wm-M gnuuumunm“uuuulmmmmu11mm! skate shop. and so all is right withatrhvéfiwgrvl‘t'i‘ On that cheerful note I’m going to rise out of here. i Sport spots . . . And it wouldn’t 'be :1 complete summer didn't report on the goings-on of that sports abouEâ€"tpwn, Bob Ross Jr. SHINE 0N OLD ARENA And spegkmg about hockey. how about the changes they've made in the old arena? Fantab~ ulous! In short. they’ve added six or seven feet to ' "g, widened and Karl does agree that he’ll greatly miss the Pres" ences of the Weber brothers, Dick and B111. plus John Barnett, all of whom have decided to pursqe college careers in the United States next year- I 11 go along with that but it’s something you have to expect in junior hockey. They come and they go- (Continued from Page 11) Smile a Mile’1mumuumumml1uuluuuumuumug WITH i ENTER BOB .plete summer if I of that sportsman- rise and get