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What's in a name? Just ask the Richmond Hill Junior Girls softball team ()r is it the Rich- mond llill Intermediate Girls softball team? ‘ Jr. gals go in terme dia te The classificalion of junior or intermediate was in doubt for awhile but no! the final result of lhe girls‘ first softball game of the 1979 Metro Ladies Softball League last Wednesday at the Town Park. Richmond Hill nipped Former Richmond Hill fastball standout Bill "Skip" DeGeer has finally goneA full circle. He started out 18 years ago as a player, later switched to um- piring, then coaching, and now he's the new president of the Richmond Hill Men‘s Fastball League. “I kind of got squeezed into it." was the way DeGeer phrased it. “They needed someone and I decided to give it a whirl.” DeGeer, who replaced Paul Ortiz. is counting on his executive which includes Ortiz, to keep the league functioning smoothly on a day to day basis. “They are all representatives of teams," he said, “and they'll handle most of the little problems that will surely pop up. It‘s my job to see that the constitution is followed to the letter." EXECUTIVE DeGeer‘s executive will also include George Clark. first vice- president; Kenny Faulkner. treasurer; and Bill Kissock, secretary. p V‘v‘ihnéfve all got a lot of ex- Bene provisa THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. May 23. Wilson Niblett Games Concern about education has never been greater, and many parents are seeking alternatives. Pickering College offers an alternative to students in Newmarket. Aurora and region. Pickering College is an Independent School for boys of academic promise in grades seven through thirteen. It offers a rigorous university preparation program in small classes'in a school with a pupil to teacher ratio of 10 to 1. Every student participates daily in a team or individual sport. All students take part in an extensive extra-curricular program of clubs and hobby groups. Each boy is individually counselled every week on academic progress. That motto on our school insignia describes a philosophy of education. It has been the theme of Pickering College education since 1842. The motto expresses our belief that a sound basic education is a solid foundation f0r a productive and useful life. A NUMBER OF VACANCIES EXIST. FOR DAY BOYS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1979â€"80 Let well-planned foundations be laid. A humane tradition of respect for individuals and tolerance for differences is a part of the legacy of our Quaker founders. They also gave us our revolutiOnary educational belief, â€" that the world will be a better place if the potential of each individual is cultivated to fullness. Our motto is a promise WRITE: SHELDON H CLARK, M A., HEADMASTER HOME May 22 Tues. Grimsby (doubleheader) May 26 Sat. St. Catharines May 29 Tues. Hamilton (Doubleheader) June 2 Sat. Oshawa (doubleheader) June 5 Tues. Kitchener June 16 Sat. St. Catharines (doubleheader) June 19 Tues. Grimsby June 23 Sat. Owen Sound June 26 Tues. Hamilton (doubleheader) July 7 Sat. Oshawa (doubleheader) July 10’Tues. St. Catharines (doubleheader) July 14 Sat. Grimsby (doubleheader) July 17 Tues. Kitchener (doubleheader) July 24 Tues. Owen Sount (doubleheader) July 31 Tues. Kitchener (doubleheader) August 7 'I‘ues. Hamilton August 11 Sat. Oshawa August 14 Tues. Owen Sound (doubleheader) AWAY May 13 Sun. St. Catharines (doubleheader) May 15 Tues. Oshawa (doubleheader) May 23 Wed. Kitchener May 24 Thurs. Grimsby June 3 Sun. St. Catharines (doubleheader) June 6 Wed. Hamilton June 7 Thur. Owen Sound June 12 Tues. Oshawa (doubleheader) June 14 Thur. Grimsby (doubleheader) June 20 Wed. .Kitchener (doubleheader June 21 Thur. Owen Sound (doubleheader) June 24 Sun. St. Catharines July 3 Tues. Oshawa July 5 Thur. Owen Sound (doubleheader) July 11 Wed. Kitchener (doubleheader) July 18 Wed. Hamilton (doubleheader) August 2 Thur. Grimsby (doubleheader) August 8 Wed. Hamilton (doubleheader) (‘onslilulion Indians 2-1 but a good deal of the actiOn oqcurred before the game got underway. It resulted in Mary and Moe Williamson. manager and coach respectively of the team. deciding to pack up their equipment and go home. Explained Mary: "It was simply a case of Ihe majority of the girls deciding they would rather be classed as an inlermediale learn this season. principia p'onantur. Pickering College NEWMARKET. ONTARIO CANADA L3Y 4X2 PHONE 416 895-1700 perience with the league and. hopefully. things will generally go pretty smoothly." EXPERIENCE DeGeer comes well qualified as far as fastball experience is concerned. He started 18 years ago with the Wimbridge and Allencourt intermediate teams, then played 15 years with the Vern Dynes Jewellers' senior squad before joining the Tom Hughes seniors. OTHER SIDE DeGeer was a member of a number of All Ontario cham- pionship teams before retiring and joining the “other” side as an umpire with the Richmond Hill Association. He was umpire-ln-chief for the last two of the five years wuh the as$ociation. In 1978 he was coach of the Richmond Hill Junior ball team playing out of the local men‘s league. DeGeerlsn‘t the only change in the Richmond Hill league this sea son VVVVV EIGHT TEAMS Last season‘s ll-team loop has 1979 junior team. In fact‘ I think we would have had the best junior team around and could easily have gone all the way." “Moe and I fell we‘d be much better off as a Williamson \ indicated Ihat “we might have gone along with the in- !ermedialestalus if it had been put to us in a dif- ferent way. It was almost an ultimatum and we decided to sit this season oul and maybe come up with a junior learn nexl year." shrunk to eight teams including four new sponsgyg. Returning will be last year‘s champion Town Auto Body along with Barrow‘s Insurance. York Regional Police, and Richmond Hill Auto Body. Also returning but under new sponsorships will be Kinnear Leasing Ltd. (formerly VideO): Pizza Press ( Mill’s Flowers), and Jack Blyth Real Estate (Lake Wilcox); and Linear Video Sound (Galaxy Tavern). Gone is Ronald‘s. Oak Ridges (they've joined a league in Aurora), and the junior team which will be competing in the Beaches Major Fastball League under the flag of Vern Dynes. Each team will play 21 games at the Town Park Monday and Friday from 7 to 9 p.m.. and at Crosby on Wednesdays. All will be doubleheaders. DeGeer feels that “with eight teams the competition will be keener than ever and the quality of players has never been better. It's very good ball."‘ She added that “it‘s a darn good team and we wish [he girls the best of luck.“ Bernie Thompson. a player with the team. explained that the team decided that we‘d be better off as 'in- termediates because we just weren't getting enough players out to practice,“ We would have Nowhere else will you find 0 Fireplaces (60’ lots only) fully detached homes on 50' ‘and 60' lots. at these low prices. Choice of: o Carport, single or double 0 Back-split or two storey models 0 Three and four bedroon 0 Family rooms (60’ lots or car garages o Paved driveways FULLY DETACHED HOMES ON 50'&60' LOTS. Pinewood 190 $59,431 11" Cadillac Failview losi lwo or three players Nelson pilcheda total of who would have been over five innings and MacInnis age. By going in- six. lermediate they can play. She stated lhat “Mary and Moe were asked to slay with the team but decided not to," In the meanwhile. the girls certainly did play on the diamonds as hurlers Darlene Nelson and Kelly Maclnnis combined forces to nip the visitors 2« 1 in 11 innings. Bill "Skip" DeGeer takes over this season as president of the Richmond Hill Men's Fastball League. He replaces Paul Ortiz. (Liberal Photo by Bruce Hogg). models 0 Three and four bedrooms 0 Family rooms (60’ lots only) 0 11/2 or 2 full bathrooms 0 All brick front elevations (60’ lots only) The score was 0-0 until the lllh inning when (‘onslitulion look a 1â€"0 lead in the lop half. Richmond Hill came back with lwoof its own in ' Richmond Hill came back with two of its own in Ihe bottom half to win the game. The “Concord Robins" Soccer (‘lub committee will hold its second anâ€" nual Spring Dance May 26 at Concord Community (‘entre on Dufferin Street. The evening will start at 8 p.m. with dancing to the An ser u'il raf dur per Hold soccer dance Hockey holiday CANâ€"USA Hockey Holiday will be con- ducting ,\a European tryout camp for hockey players of Junior A, Junior B and C 'College and Senior Calibre who are interested in playing professional hockey in OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF ENGINEERING Please be advised that the water supply to the area bounded by Bayview Avenue on the East, Hillsview Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive on the South, Bathurst Street on the West and Elgin Mills Sideroad on the North is being changed from well water supply‘ to Metropolitan Water supply. This will result in noticeable changes in water quality and in particular reduced water hardness. In addition, since the Metropolitan Toronto water supply contains fluoride, all persons presently taking fluoride supplements should consult their dentist or family physician in this regard. Sales Centre Hours: Down payments from $2,901. Dlrections: Take Yonge St. to Murray Drive in Aurora turn west on Murray Turn right on Nisbet and left on Stoddard to the Sales ln'ormation Centre. Weekdays 12 noon - 8 pm Weekends 11 am. â€" 6 pm. PUBLIC NOTICE” To Water Consumers in the Town of Richmond Hill (North Section) the E Vulcani Orchestra. An early buffet will be served at 10 p.m‘ There will be many door and raffle prizes presented during the evening. Tickets are $8 per person and are available from Julie Seemann at 669-2790 or John 'Vergura at 669-9629. There are only 100 single tickets available so those planning to attend should get theirs early to avoid disappointment. Europe for this coming season. The tryout camp will run from June 4 to June 8 at Port Colborne. Ontario. Former pros are also welcome. Each day participants Var]: V The flegla/m/ Municipal/gal W.R. Hodgson, P. Eng., Commissioner of Engineering will receive one hour of drills plus a full regulation time game. Each game will be video- taped to enable coaches from participating countries to view the games again in the evening. Box 296. Newmarkel. Onlano LSV 4X1 Teiephone («6) 895-2303 8952304 ' 8844611 - 384871