Zurich Citizens News, 1958-09-10, Page 11'WEDNESDAY, ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1958
ZURICH Citizens NEWS
PAGE ELEVEN
SPORTS
DICTST
By
DON O'BRIEN
(Citizens News Sportswriter)
STILL NO BASEBALL
After a two weeks layoff, ball fans are wondering what is
-happening to the Zurich Lumberkings. The latest information
we have is that Waterdown and Caledonia are playing a two
vut of three series, and Zurich will play the winner.
Last Wednesday night in Waterdown the two teams played
to a 3-3 tie. On Saturday in Caledonia the home team won by a
score of 16-2, and now the third game is to be played in Water -
down today, 'Wednesday.
If the 'series produces a winner today, in all probability
'Zurich will be playing Caledonia (if they win) on Saturday.
Better keep your fingers crossed and hope for a Caledonia
victory, or we will be playing ball when the snow flies.
However, the long layoff is certain to harm the playing
ability of the locals, and they can hardly be blamed if they
don't quite come up to expectations in this next series. That's
the way the ball rolls!
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SCRIBES RECEIVE BIG BOOT WHEN MICK KICKS COOLER
Mickey Mantle's penchant for venting his spleen on the un-
-of#ending dugout water cooler produced a rare bit of press -box
'humor during the Yankee -Tiger double-header at Yankee Stadium,
August 24. Robbed of a homer by a leaping catch by Al Kaline
in front of the Yankee bull pen, Mantle delivered a left-footed
kick at the cooler hard enough to knock off its front panel,
revealing the coils and other machinery inside.
A press box observer, witnessing it all through binoculars,
announced wryly, "That's the first time I ever saw what the
inside of a water cooler looked like." Then, after a moment,
-"Hey, there's 'a sheet that look like printed instructions in-
side, too."
"What does it say?" asked another observer, not as fortunate
as to be equipped with binoculars.
"It says," came the reply, " `Don't subject this machinery to
any unnecessary shock'."
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SPORTS POST SCRIPTS
;Grunt and Groaners Coming To Town
Zurich's "Bigger and Better" Fair is certainly starting with
'a bang on its opening night which, for the first time, is on a
Saturday night. The always popular wrestlers will be on hand,
featuring, of all things, lady wrestlers. Should be quite inter-
esting to see the fair sex pull one another apart.
.Banks Nearing Ruth's Record
Ernie Banks, star short-stop of the Chicago Cubs, was only
three games off the "Babe's" record-breaking pace when he
lashed out homer number 42 on August 27. Banks, who has
'always been a late season hitter, is expected to clout well over
50 circuit blasts this season. That's getting him pretty close to
the .mighty bambino's record of 60 homers in one season.
.Jungle Jim's Puzzler
Jim Rivera of the Chicago White Sox poses this puzzler:
'What is yellow and weighs 1,000 pounds? The answer:
Two 500 pound canaries.
Father and Son
Murray Dickson, a 42 -year-old veteran pitcher, who recently
joined the Yankee staff, was in a World's Series with the St.
Louis Cardinals in 1942 when Mickey Mantle was only eight
years old. The Yanks obtained Dickson from the Kansas City
Athletics. Incidentally, when Whitey Herzog joined the A's
earlier this season, he said wonderingly, "Gee, Dickson is two
years older than my father".
'Three Century Marks for Mantle
Mickey Mantle reached the century mark in walks, runs,
and strikeout in successive days. The Yankee slugger walked
'for the 100th time and tallied his 100th run on August 22 and
fanned for the 100th time August 23. Incidentally, Mantle, with
a batting average that is now hovering around the .300 mark
has hit about 40 homers and has almost reached the century
mark in r.b.i: s.
Good News for Tiger Fans
Although the Detroit Tigers have been having their ups and
downs this season their two top farm clubs are leading their
respective leagues at this time. The Charleston Senators have
a seven and one-half game lead over the Minneapolis Millers
(a Red Sox farm team) in the Class AAA American Association
which is only one step below the Majors. In addition, the
Birmingham 'Barons of the Class AA Southern Association have
•a comfortable five game lead over their nearest competitors,
the Atlanta Crackers, who are sponsored by the Milwaukee
Braves. Must be a few good Tiger prospects somewhere on
these teams. Watch for such names as Bobo Osborne, Don Lee,
Jerry Davie, Joe Grzenda, Bob Thorpe, Phil Regan, Steve
Demeter, and Bill Harrington on the Tiger roster next season.
Duck and Geese Season Opens at I oon
On October 4 in Southern Ontario
Duck and goose hunters in
:southern Ontario may sl!eem lin on
the season's opening day this
Year; the season begins art 12
'noon H.S.T., Saturday, October 4.
TIOWerver, in the province's cent
MI district, the season opens on
it mai
tSelptember 27 half an hour before
sunrise rather than at 9 a.m. as
was the case last year, the Cana-
dian Wdlldllife Service of the Dep-
artment of Northern Affairs and
National Resources pointed out
today in announcing the 1958 mdg-
Dept. of Lands and
Forests Release
Many Pleasants
Thousands of !pheasants have
been released and 'banded by the
Ontario Department of Lands and
Forests for this Mall's hunters. IN
the hunters; bag banded birds, they
are asked to turn in the leg !band's
to local Department officers. Pur-
pose is to assess what value hat-
chery -raised birds contribute' to
the annual hunt.
The provincial game bird farm
at Codringtan turned out about
36,000 birds this year, releasing
there in the Lindsay, Rideau,
Tweed, Huron and Simeoe dist-
ricts. On Wolfe Island, near King-
ston, 100 •adult hens which had
been used as stock birds were
freed.
With the co-operation of district
fish .and game clulbs, the birds
were given the "gentle release"
treatment — rioted in pens and
cared for for about ten d'ay's, then
allowed *to come and go es they
pleased. Food and water were
kept inside and outside the pens
until the birds !became accustomed
to freedom and could take care of
themselves.
The department also. allocated
and distriibuted several hundred
adult pheasants to various ,bird
dog retriever. ;associations for use
in the training of hunting dogs.
These birds usually are unharmed
during the dog trials and sub-
sequently help to restock the areas
fn which they are used.
ratory bird regulations.
In • northern Ontario the season
starts on September 15. Closing
date for the entire province is
December 15, ,except for Essex
county where there is an open
season on geese till December 31
inclusive.
Bag and possession limits are
the sari as last year: eight ducks
daily and 16 In possession; five
geese a day and possession of 10,
25 rails, coots and galtllnules with
no possession limit, etglht Wilson's
snipe daily with 16 in possession,
and eight woodcocks a day with
16 in possession.
Na boat of any type may be
used to drive birds into the range
of a waiting hunter this year.
Hensall. Man. Visits
Kin on West Coast
(By our Hensall Correspondent)
Fred Kennings has returned
home from a two month and a half
vacation spent with his brother,
William James Kennings, Harm-
iston, Oregon. During his visit
the brother passed away at the
age of 79.
From Oregon he travelled to
San Fr!anoisico where he visited
has nephew Albert, then to Port-
land, Oregon, to visit with four
nieces.
He went on to Vancouver, B.C.,
to visit his sister Emmia and fam-
ily and to Mission City to visit
has nephew, Russell Payne. • He
continued from there to Calgary
and. visited more nieces and neph-
ews, At South River, Ontario, he
concluded his trip with a visit
to his. sister Mrs. Mary Gable.
Mr. Kennings, who was 78 En
M. gust, travelled 7,000 miles by'
train and 1,800 males by bus. He
saw some wonderful sights during
his travels, crossed the Golden
Gate Bridge and Oakland Bay
Bridge at San Francisco, went
through the Chandelier tree at
Underwood Park on Redwood-
Hiighiway, a tree 326 feet high
with a diameter of 21 feet at the
base.
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