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•'i:!H%IiliirSY DA•Ya, MAY 17th, 1951'.
SOFTBALL. 'OR FASTBALL? 'REVIEWS GROWTH OF
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-----.. W.OA A.. IN SIX YEARS
That the . question that was..•
slated to '$ e ° answered: at a Meet-
ing' in W ingham last night; Luck -
now favors , fastball; :,+believing
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,Headed by a two -column pict-
ure of Tory 'Gregg before the
mike; Jack • Park, Free Press
''.;that it will. . further speed up the sports:, editor,. devoted `hn article
er o, , last • week to the W.:O A.A, and
its;, promoter, which read in •part.
as °f allows;
A. 13 -team, minor hockey as-
sociation, started ' at Wingham
some. six years ago, has blossom-
ed .into Ontario's largest and most
enthusiastic sporting; organza
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gae; and reduce the, f
• errors `Withall players Wearing.
gloves: • Q .
But that opinign doesn't seem
to be unanimous.. Last week's
Southamlpton Beacon had this to':
say regarding �arding an 'organization g in
.that town;: "During the evening
the subject .9f the'' formation of 'tion. Tt.• s.E:the Western Ontario
a fastball- • leagu'ewithin the . Athletic{;' Association and" now
W O.A A wee., brought up and .it, boasts a membership- of 140 hoc -
was decided that if 'the .league:
: swings to fastball The Fishermen
will withdraw and enter a soft--
bbell, league. in: another •district"..
Enter Girls Team
A` girls' softball team for ages.
• u p to 16:. years has :;been. entered,
in -the .• WtO,A.A if a :suitable.
grouping 'can •be',obtained which`.
• does not entail too much travel, Tory Gregg was born at Eden
ling. Gladys Gibson is taking ;an: Grove, in. Bruce Count . He mov-
r ue y ..:
�interest in the team.' The eq, st' � to Paisley 'when - 'a youngster
to have the Scotties softball uni= and . started his hockey career
key •:'clubs , and'.179 'baseball and
softball. teams; . • • '
r s in ' hockey
A former p orfeo
s a� Y
star, :born in Bruce. County, has
. been the moving force behind this
terrific developsnerit. He is M. L.
(Tory) Gregg, spa e o its 'director . of.
. .
RadioStation ' OKNX , at . Wing-
Hain and president 'of the;'. WOA.*3
since it was, formed iii.. December
1944.. ; • , .
. forma turned in fo'r.:use by these
girls,;. has 'so far, brought little
response Send ,them in, girls! '
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WHAT KIND"OF ,SOFTBA,LL
DO" THE VANS WANT? •
The `impost ' business" is. a
touchy . in'this ' neck -of the
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,tapic
Woods. „ these the
. and . here's • ° a>
paragraph on ` subject by Hank
(Port Elgin) ;Smith in last week's.
Times
• "Over in Chesley Editor:Schaus
of " the Enterprise :continues. his
crying over •the import. ,racket.
• ;Fapparently. he • still wants the
old$ashioxied 'softiball. With' the
crowds Chesley obtains for this
kind of • a game he, should talk:.
The . people will jam. 'Lakeview;
'Park to see 'GOOD ball and they
will' for any• park in the . league...
But .:not forthat pick -up -sides
sort - of .. diamond capers. Schaus
'blames '-Port Elgin (at the head
there. He . played junior hockey
with • Owen. Sound Greys . ,and
then +moved 'to South. Porcupine.
..He turned. ' pro with 'Windsor
Hornets . of the Can=Pro League
which later became'' Windsor.
Bulldogs, He wound up his 'pro
career:.with London, of:, the In-
ternational League,: after playing
for''' .Toronto ." 1Vlllionaires and
Pittsburg` Yellow Jackets '
The WOAA serves a. large ter-
D,UNGANNON
Erskine Presby erian congres'-
tion. held a . social° evening asnd
presentation Friday,;' May 11th in
honor • of Rev, and Mrs,. C. A.
Winn, their pastor and his bride,,
The chairman for the „ evening's
program, was Mr. James Wilson.
Mrs, Richard ,McWhinne'y'.offered
the Opening prayer, 'A song by
Jimmy. Jewell and Eleanor Reed
was enjoyed •followed by an ap-
propriate reading ,given by Gwetl
Stewart.. Organ solos were ren-
dered. by Donald Ross arid Ken -
heal 1V1cAllister •and solos by Mrs.
Allan Reed an.d''Mrs., S. H. Stoth-
'ers; A selection,was 'sung by thechoir, and aconest conducted -by'
Gwen ' Stewart. 'The chairman •
then` called' Rev, and Mrs. Winn
to •the .front ,where .Mrs. Arthur
Stewart: read a complimentary
address to the bride .and groom.
'and Mr.. 'John Bennett: .presented
them ,with a purse of money. from
the congregation.: Rev. Winn re-
plied warmly and, Mrs. Winn also
expressed her' thanks; A splen-
did:lunch was served by the lad-
esduring which . `Mrs. S. • H.
Stothers.: proposed . a., toast to the
bride • and groom,` after which all
Sang; , "For they are jolly good
fellows". P '
Miss Gwen Finnigan, 'teacher'
on the London: 'teaching, staff,
spent the week -end' with her par-','
ents, Mr. and Mrs.' Everett Fin-
nigan,
The Won1en's Associatiori .of the
United Church lwi11•.hold the M'ay
'Meeting at the ' home, of. • .Mrs: ' J,
J.� Ryan, 'Friday ,evening May 18.
Mrs.. 'Wm.' ,Andrew,' Who spent -
the winter hi' Gpderich, :•is at her
Borrie, for a couple of Weeks..
New Cases' of the "red'measles".•
xitory It, goes • all the, way': to
.are, breaking out,`this.`week: ,Mrs,
arkdale' Wiarton' and` Meaford Harvey Andrew developed
M moni�a after ..an attack ,.• of •the
,rn the north to Forest •and Park- •
hill'iv.
the south it'spreads east- measles.
ward to Baden, Elmira and • Wel-
lesley.
Rinks • Spurt Up
The enthusiasm created by the
association has seena great, in-
crease in modern .• athletic, facil-
ities. Sinceit'.`.i.vas formed; arti.L.
,ficial .'ice • has been ,.installed hi
arenas in Goderch, • Seaforth,
•Wingham; Kincardine and "Walk-
f th list); W lk rton•.:and Luck= •.erton . Community centres; have
o e a e
now . for forcing Chesley out. of sprung .up in Zurich, H.ensall,
the league., If ,Lucknow can :stir
rup•i%ough:• enthusiasm to support
their intports and Port Elgin :is
�, 'willing • to 'again take the gaine
after dosing money, what's wrong
with all the 'sportsmen in Ches.?
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A: driver for •. funds. .is • being
staged in Ripley for:'the' purpose
.• of -installing -'•flood lights -in the
park.
,Thedford Lucan, Blyth, Belgrave,
Belmore Clifford, Mildmay Pais-
ley, .Sha}low Lake, New Ham-'
burg; Forest, ,1Viount Forest, Park-
hill • and Wiarton. •• ""'•
The. softball* ' (boom hasseen
floodlights installed in parks .• in
Kincardine, . Walkerton, Port .,El-
gui, : Bemvie, . Chesley, Wingham,
.Blyth, ` Seaforth,. Lucknow, "Brus
sell, Hanover,. Wiarton, .South-
ampton, Goder .eh,' ,Regsail and
Sebringville.:Over, in Listowel a
DON'T':` MISS THEGRAND OPENING
Of .The •;1951° Ball Season.
WI'T'I A THRILLING EXHIBITION, OF.
"'Under The Eights"•
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CALEDONIAN PARK
at 8:30 sharp .
Sponsored by Luckiiow Branch of the Canadian :Legion
FEATURING STRATFORD KRQEHLERS
1950 Intermediate A .al • Finalists
and
THE LUCKNOW LEGIONNAIRES
1950 W.O.A.A' "A" Finalists
' « tratford. Hurler "Fibber" McGee is rated tops in Sblthern
Ontariio. See how he tacks up against Lucknbw's Hugh e
Hall, with'S' Miley, of the' •World's Champion
helley
iTip Top Tailor Team behind the plate
Admission:- •Adults 35c; ;Children 15c*
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Spring seeding ;has been de-
iayed .' at Howard 'Black's, as he
'"was .confined to bed with. pneu=.,
m,onia , .
Mr. Irvine ..Eedy; who' some,
time ago .purchased °a 'lot 'just'
east of "Mrs.. Margaret Gardner,
has started the • first' steps. to
build by +having a : machine. e
carate: for the',basement' of the
house.: A water. pipe line Was laid
across,.the road fr'orn the :artesian:
well that supplies, water, to many'
•on ' the Ashfield side of the vil1.=
age.:.
Mr'. 'and Mrs: W; J: Collins and
little son. ROW. John, of Preston
spent :the week end with' Mr. J.
G.. Montgome . •
:Con 'ratulatio s to Mrs. 'Abner
Morris who"observed, her, 74 1.
birthday. on Friday, May lit ,
and on Sunday enjoyed the home
corning of selveral'af' her children,
•grgndchildren •and great `grand-
children.
-Mrs Rebecca' ,Caldwell had her
family home for. Mother's Day.'
Mr. and Mrs. Wille Caldwell.and
family; Nile; .Mrs. Nelson Cud
bert• and daughters, 4th Con,. W.
Wawanosh; ,Mr. and Mrs. John
pwa • an • i tle daught Sharon
Faye and Miss -Pearl Caldwell,
Toronto:. Ben .Caldwell' af; Leam;
ington vas'' unable .to , coine
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IULDING and STIPLIN'G
Prompt Service.
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Mr...and ,Mrs. George }hinter
visited on - Sunday 'Y With Mr, and
Mrs.. Vernon/ Hunter and' family
Mr., and Mrs, Elmer Wall and"
Mrs. Papernick ,and Lamy, Mr.
and Mrs Bob Irvin • land' Betty.
visited Sunday' at Mr. •and Mrs.
Will Ritchie's. ' : • . '
Mr. and Mrs, Will Ritchie ryas-
ited recently with Mr. and' Mrs.
Tom Blake.. ' • •
Misses ..Rutlp. and Dorothy Bay-
nard 'and Mr. and . Mrs: ' Russell
Irvin, visited : on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs,' Nelson Raynard. - •
Mr. ;and Mrs. Cecil Gardner and.
boys visited on Sunday :with Mr.'
and Mrs. Wilfred' Quaid.. .
Mr;. ,and Mrs. • Harvey Ritchie'
and Donna visited Sunday with
Mr;. and Mrs. Wes. Haines.
Mr. an. d Mrs.. John Gardner 84
Carol. visitedon Sunday with, Mr,
and Mrs. Lorne' Woods and Mrs.
Helm. .
Caned, Froin- California 4 _
.On. SundaY . Mr..and. Mrs John
Gardnerr received a Mother's Day.
call ,from= ,their daughter, Kath-
leen, Mrs. Bob • Panter;, in ' Cali' •
•FOURTI-I- ,CONCESSI
ON
Everyone is wishing our bridge
was fixed as it keeps everyone•;•,
from'"corning this. viay y .
People were sorry that Mr. R.
MacDogallwas not able to come
home front Winghaan hospital this
past w.eek-end as he intended'..
Mr. W. F. MacDonald lost a
.good' horse last week -end just as
he: needed' to use it.
Farmers ' 'are getting ' alori
nicely with :seedi.
: Mrs:.•Dan MacKinnon and „Mrs.
Walter MacKenzie :en'o; .e
..... ]. y d their„-
trip to Guelph as delegates from •
the' Institute:$ • .. `
Mr. `. 'Graham Mac•Dona
Petrolia spent Sundayat '
home.
fornia.,,They could. hear her quite
Well Mr- and Mrs. Panter are
,planning t ..trip home this sum.
'mer and her 'parents and. sister
;Carol 'are looking forward to see-
ing them.
Mr ,Harold_ Gardner and Mr'
and Mrs. J.oe Freeman ' and fain '
ily Visited :Sunday •with' Mrs Will;
Gardner and, . Mr : and Mrs, Bill.
Hunter.
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TEESWATER LIONS CLUB
Town Hall Teeswate r.
WEDNEaSDAY, MAY 23rd
Games start at' 8.30
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16 Regular Games -= $10 Prize ' Each Game
2 SPECIALS .- 5100 PRIZE EACH GAME
JACKPOT .SPECIAL, $1,000;
Free;. $25 .Special' 1 Free Mystery Gane
Admission $1.00. Extra and Special Cards 25c.
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• iVtrs. Robert ': Montgomery Was
saddened last week 'by hearing '9f
the sudden 'death of her 'father,,
Mr. Robt. Pettit, age 53, of. Delhi,.
Mr.: and Mrs. Montgomery ' and
David attended the • funeral on
Friday. "
Little David' Montgomery,16-
months -old. 'son' (of the lineman
at, Dungannon -last -week hard air=
other experience of getting burn-
ed, aIle stepped •in his bare .feet
on.'the hot, register after a fresh
,fire vnas put on. He, has not fully:
recovered from a: nasty,; scald ' in
March when he pulled a ;not of
hot coffee .over on himself and
spent 'a'•nionth at Goderich Hos-
pital. •,
$20,000 lighting plant for b'aseb'all
has been. erected.
Hottest Sport Sectien
The association has 'welded the
vast territory it `serves into the.
hottest sport section of the Prov-:
ince. 'Hockey' and baseball and
softball leagues are operated all
the' way ,from. Pee 'Wee, ranks to
Inter n d.iate- '2A" Girls, softball
rn juvenile, junior and interrned--
iate, ,brackets also.lilrayed.
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