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T New Intermediate League May Lead To Junior Loop

A determined effoit is about to be made by lotal baseball men tol form an intermediate B. baseball lealguc. A practice has held al cuuplc of nights ago at which about 13 or 14 players turned up and the l(lt'1i men of the league are hoping for about 8 or 27 more before they go ahead with any or- ganizational plans.

At the moment a fly has en- tered the ointment and it is this: Many of the players who Ire in- terested lnpturning for the base- ball league are members of the local softball league and the soft- ham-rg, as a protective meas- ure a couple years ago. Tlady I line added to their constitution which states that it is absolute- ly "verhoten" to have players In the softball league who are also active in any ll35t'lWll N01?-

The reason softball mcn EHVG. for this more it as and still is thatl to have players active in two en- tirely different leagues can't help but at some time be detrimental to either or both leagues. You can see that they have a point too when you consider that it is entirely probable. especially around play- off time, that the leagues will be scheduling games on the same evenings. So. because it is im- possible to the average ball player to be in tiro places at once. one of the leagues is going to suffer. Hence the ruling.

In I day or so it is hoped that the two sporting factions will get their heuds together at I meet- ing either of two results may occur: 1- A mass migration to baseball could hit the softball league I near death blow: 2- The proposed 3-team huebnll loop may have to settle for less teams.

If however the two loops can ag- ree on suitable playing dates and maintain them even in the face of unhappy weather conditions then there is no apparent reason why they couldn't operate side by side.

We think the proposed Inter- mediate B league is I good ides. Besides giving more boil I chance to Play the game the teams would be I ready source of Playing talent should any of of the city league squads sud- denw find themselves short I player or two for I league or ploy-off game. And in effect the the league could be more or less a farm system for the senior league where players could be

brought up from time to time to strut their stuff in a little faster competition. Perhaps the form- ation of this league will event- ualy lead to the re-birth of the junior league which died I pain- ful death some years ago. It was I sad day for the Charlottetown baseball when this league. which used to produce some tre- mendous ball games Ind at times outdreu the seniors at the box office (Those were the days when people actually turned out in large numbers to watch our baseball games). will dlIC0llllll' ued

Of couixw. running baseball teams just a few short years ago was a less expensive problem than it is today as we said before. there used to be crowds in attendance at the games The money Dldiedi up in the tin cup that was passed; around would at least pay for the; baseball used. hats that were brok en and the umpire fees. However. such is not the case toda)'- The sad truth at present is that local fans seem to have lost all interest in watching the players perform- This. despite the fact that the brand of baseball being dished tip is most certainly on a higher l9V9l that at any time since belorf World War 2. We are not alone in this contention. lfpyou wan! additional proof authorization JilSi ask Tom Mac-Fariaiie. Jimmy MacDonald. Charlie R.t'-'lll- Gt'0'iF19 Francis or any of the fifty faitliful fans that turn- up to watch any; and all ball games at Memorial Field.

It is our fond hope. and W0 know it is the hope of others too, that Someday the Junior baseball circuit will be revived- It provided I lot ofthrills when it was in operation nnd it pro- p dnced a large number of city leaguers of today. To name 8 few who grew Ill) in "-1 Kip Ready, Jack Burke. Donnie MacLean, Glen Matheson Jack Ready. Ken (Donuts) MacDon- Ild. Joe Coyle and Bill Leonard. 'l'h9ro were. others who drifted Iway from Charlottetown such II Dr. Eddie Lund. Arnold Mac- Cnilum. Art Hughes. Frankie Currie. Charlie Kennedy and Donnie MacLeod. Who knows? By not having I Junior lea!” we may be missing the privilege of watching the growth of such hitters as Glen Matheson Eddie Lund and Kip neady or rltchers with the potential of a Donnie MacLeod or Donnie !lfacLean may never get the chance to rub their cleats against the rub- ber slab on I pitcher's mound.

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Pirates

Chicago Twice

By THE CANADIAN PRESS

Pittsburgh Pirates returned to fourth place in the National League Thursday. sweeping I doubleheader 5-4 and 2-1 from the Chicago Cubs.

In the American League. Hank Bauer's sixth inning grand slam was the knockout punch "as New York Yankees rolled to I 0-5 vic- Gory over Cleveland Indians.

The Pirates' Dale Long deliv- cred a bases-full triple and his 18th homer in the second game and batted in four runs.

Eroy Face came aboard in the hiird to rescue first-time starter Gonzalo Naranjo and balance Pitt- sburgh's record at 37-37 and 600 in the league standings

In the first game. catcher Jack lhepnrd doubled to score Long with what proved the winning run off boniis-pitcher Don Kaiser in the fourth

The game's other two runs were homers by Eli Virdon and Chi- Iago shortstop Ernie Banks g

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Wertz went out of the game with a groin injury after a fifth inning collision with Yankee first- baseman Bil Skowron.

PROBABLE PITCHERS

Nationnl League

Philadelphia at Cincinnati (Ni Simmons 13-6) vs Lawrence (12-ll)

Brooklyn at Milwaukee (N) Bur- dette 19-4) vs Newcombe (11-5)

Pittsburgh at Chicago-Friend 11-7) vs Hacker (2-8)

New York at St. Louis IN) An- tonelli (8-7l vs Dickson I6-7)

American League

Cleveland ai New York (10-4) vs Sturdivant (7-2)

Chicago It Boston-Harshman (6-4) vs Parnell 12-2)

Detroit at Washington IN) Foy- tack (641! vs Pascual I-1.9)

Kansas City at Baltimore N) Kellner 1&3) vs Fornieles (1-2)

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Sports It the Orange Ten held It :North River yesterday ran into n Interesting events which were

hecked ofl smartly under Sports Chairman T.J. Inmnn. with Davis Word as starter, Brigadier Reid. Innouncet. Rena Maccaull. Clerk of Course and Mary MacPhsil. pre- lcnting the prizes.

Winners were:

Girls 7 and under --1. Paulette C0168: I. Audrey Hurray; 8. Linda Ford.

Boys 1 Ind nnder- 1. Leonard get-yks; 2. Gray Peters: I. Athol

BU . John MacNeill; I. Clarence Moi. Girls 8- 1. Lorraine Gulls.

305'! 5- 1 .BIrry Newsoo: 2.

Ronald Mscxinley: 3. Iinrold Neill,

Girls 0- 1. Mnrporst McNIy; 2. Sheila Bernard; 1. Jun Mu. Pliee. Days 0-1. Brian Fin-nus; I. John MlcNefll: 8. Clnronco Moi.

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Boys 15- Leigh Crabbe: 2. Mer- rill Scoif; 3. Billy Macliae. Boys I6 and over--- Jackie Chan- dler: 2. Wayne Ladner: 3. Leeman Fall. p Marricd Women- 1 Mrs. Ira Crnswell: 2. Mrs. Orvin Cnrney; 3. Mrs. Kenneth MncKi'nnon. Married Men- 1. Wendell-May hew: 2. Calvin Holmes: 3. Elwood Weeks.

Married Men- 1. James Crabbe; 2. James Cotes; 3. Jack Mscinnls.

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Eastern Canada Tennis Cliampion- ships. Top-seeded Bedard took three straight sets. 60, 6-3. 6-3. to earn the right to meet Toronto's Dun Fontana in the final round. (CP Photo)

SPORT ECHOES

Afred Groom of Summerside has given the island its first Mari- time track and field record since. we believe. the days when Wallie Soantlebury of Charlottetown ex- celled in the art of pole-vaulting. That must be more than twenty years ago. Young Groom's mark of 11 feel. 11 inches. is really on He cracked the Junior and senior High- land Games records I11 feet. 6 inches and 11 feet. 9 inches) on the way up. Gerald McDonald of Antigonish. his nearest rival at the games this week. dominated the Highland field events. especially the pole-vault, for some years. and for a stranger from the land of Abegweit to beat him at his special ty must have been quite a surprise. This was'one occasion when the groom was also the best man. (don't shoot. please. we'll come along quietly).

Island sports fans will he look- ing forward to seeing the new pole-vault champion pit his skill

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meet in Summerulde July 20.

General Chairman Charles Hog- an has informed us that entries for the events are coming in fast. representation from mainland and that there will be a sinable control.

Leading batters in Summersidc baseball league.

AB H PCT Neil Walker 14 6 .429 Grant. Grady 23 8 .348 Joe Dalton I6 5 .313 Don Gillis I4 4 .286 Reg. Phillips 14 4 .286 Mark Delaney ' I8 5 .278 Ulric Gallant 18 5 .278 Ed Dalton 22 6 .273

The independents hnve Icqulr- ed three R. C. A. F. bnllplayers all of whom showed up pretty well against the Red Sox Wed- nesday evening. Thc newcomers didn't prevent the tall-enders get- ting soundly trounced again. how ever. Trouble this time seemed to be that the coach placed too much faith in his starting pitch- er. and by the time hc took him out too much damage was done In the way of back-to-back solid bale-hits.

Slranahan ,Cra'cks

Following Ire the past two weeks scores from the Charlotte- town Gun Club. Shooting was held under ideal conditions except for Monday of this week. Top for the two weeks was Walter Carver with a perfect 25 straight. Runners up were Ron Atkinson. Art Hogan. Glydon Willis. Hugh Simpson all with dazzling 24.

Following are the suiunfary of the scores:. Possible 25 Walter Carver Ron Atkinson Hugh Simpson Art Hogan Glydon Willis Bill Morrell

A separate field will be open for beginners each night from now on.

Ch'lown Dodgers To Play lletum Game In S'side

The Charlottetown Dodgers will play a return game with the Sum- merslde Pontiacs at Queen Eliza- beth Pnrk. Summerside. It 3 o'clock on Saturday. Last Sun- day's game between these teams was a thriller to the last pitch. Ind it is expected they will stage anoth- er hard fought battle in Summer- side Saturday.

Lennox Island Ladies will play an exhibition sofluill game with the Summerside Desotos at Queen Elizabeth Park on Saturday. game starting It 1 p.m.

SOFTBALL

GAMES TONIGHT Jr. B.Y.C. vs. Barry's dale). B.l.S. vs. Abbies (Old Diamond) Game times 6.15.

BASEBALL RESULTS

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Americnn League

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Barry's Lions brought the Bas- ilica Youth Club winning streak to a sudden hall last night with a convincing 9-1 win over the Youth Clubbers on the Parkdale Dia- mond. It was an old nemisis of the Youth Clubbers. Henry I-Iartinger who subdu ” Ralph Plneau's charg es. I-Inrtinger pitched strong seen hit ball and had the game under control at all times. Joe Thistle pitched for the Youth Clit hers and buried good ball. He gave up 12 hits but many of them were of the scratch variety. His mates committed only two errors behind him but they were mostly miscues. The Lions defenses were air tight and played their best game of the season as they came up with play after play in masterly fash- ion. Duke Mat-('aIlum found the range for three hits in lead the winners. He had a singlc. double and triple with the triple being of the easy variety. Reggie Hughes had fun hits in

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three trips while Angie Carroll had a single and double in four trips and Tiger Bradley had two hits in three trips. Gene Ward and Junior Dowling each had two hits in three trips for the B. Y. C. Joe Revell hit a double. , The win keeps Barry's chances of overtaking the Youth Clubbers and ending in first place alive. The Youth Clubbers have a 10-2 re- cord. Bnrry'a are 7-4.

Remember When

By THE CANADIAN PRESS Bobby Jones. after winning the British Open and amateur titles.

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'Jimmy Fiddler MacDonaldls hus- tling Flyers strengthened their po- sition It the top of the City Base- ball Lesgue last night It Memorial Field by Blinding the Stars M in about as thrilling I ball game as

for some time.

Donnie MacLonn of the Flyers and speedbailer Vern Handrahan of the Stars hooked up in a mem- orable pitching duel as MacLean set down the Stars on only 4 hits and Handrshan spun 3-hit ball at the Flyers.

It was I heartbreaking defeat for the Stars' young righthander who had the Flyers eating out of his hand for eight innings. But in the fatal eighth I-landrahan issued the ony two bases of balls that he gave up all night and these coupled with shortstop Jack Kane's line drive single into deep left center field sent him down to de- feat.

MacLean didn't possess the su- perb control of Handrahan and the 7 free tickets he issued to first base got him in hot water in Il- mosi every inning. But with run- ners on the sacks Mar.-Lean was practically untouchable and his mates gave him terrific support cutting down rallies before they actually got underway.

MacLean's closest call came in the third inning when rookie Bob- by Simmons made it all the way to third bnse after he was walked and pushed around with the aid of a sacrifice and Brian MacCnllum's short line single. But right fielder Lorne MacGuigan made I nice running grab of Joe Coyle's sky- high clout and doubled McCallum off first.

UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT

Misfortune befcll Bill Leonard. who had played a great game for the Stars at the shortfield. in the eighth inning. in attempted steal of second base Bill collided with Flyers shortstop Jack Kane near second base and suffered I broken leg. Fortunately a doctor was pres- ent in the stands and Bill was rushed to hospital. Only four miscues were com- mitted through the entire nine in- nings as both squads came up with smart fielding. Jack Kane shone brightly in shortfield for the Flyers handling 9 chances flawlessly. Bill Morell and Brian Maccallum of the Stars each came up with fine run- ning catches.

All seven of the hits during the game were singles. Jack Kane.

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' DOIBCIIATIL. Que. (GP)- Fnuk 8trInIbIn of Toledo. who won the Clllldllll Imstour golf chunplonlhlp over ltoynl Quo- boc'I llyout nine years Igo. broke the course record '11: with I0'fIudlodthofiolglnthv- 'ti-It round of the 310.000 lzpen.

Pinyin; II I profs oiinl .oi- the int two years. strnnshnn shot I five-under-par round that stood up Ill day Is the high-class field tried to catch up with him. ' .

Stan Leonard of Lschute. Que-. formerly of Vancpuver. won the inst player with I hope of over- taking the Toledo muscle man. but Leonard fell short by one stroke and Joined the record-equalling 60 brigade along with Bill Casper of San Diego. Cam. and Ted Ki-oil of Fort Lauderdsle, Fla.

BEATS MARTELL MARK

S.t.InaliIn's record 67 best by one stroke the mark mods three years Igo by Henry Mnrtell of Edmonton. who won the Cnntdinn Professionnl Golfers Association chnmpionshlp in 1953. .

Two strokes behind Stranahnn at 60 were Tommy Bolt of Hous- ton. Texas; Jimmy Demaret of Kiameshn Lake. N.Y., and Bud Holscher of Apple Valley. CIilf.. winner of the 326.800 Open in 1954.

Leonard mode a great bid to overtake Stianahan. I-le tched the former amateur star's 33 on the from nine and came through with a sensational 25-yard chip

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"ThIt'I nice." in commented with I smile when told the pro- viouq record won 00. -

Strcziahnn wobbled twice on the front nine. inking vss It the pn- four third Ind . but with good Ipprosch shots Ind deadly putting he more ihnn innds up for this with four birdies.

Coming home be was novsr ,worse than par Ind no down bir-

One of his best shots brought him I par live It the 11th where in put his third into I trap Ind come out beautifully less than three feet from the pin and unit his putt.

All three who ended the first round as runners-up to Strnnshnn shot identicIl nines of 33.35. Loon- Ird was the mun tho gsliory of 1.500 wu pulling for to soul or better Strsnah 's record show. back from the rliish Open. too only 26 putts in his round.

"I missed only one holesble putt. and that was It the 16th where I four-and - I-hnlf footer didn't go down." nld Loonsrd. "I found the greens I bit slow but they will improve with the sunshine. and I hope this weather keeps up. The fairways were mar-

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