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Gaels Have lacrosse Practice Here Newmarkets newly adopted Green Gaels Junior lacrosse squad held their first local practice Sunday Some players reported to coach Jimmy Bishop for a fryout The Gaels likely to be groups with St Catharines Peter- Brampton and Long Branch finished third in the junior race last season Practi cally all of last years regulars will be back Eight of the can didates in Bishops blueprint for cup bid performed in the Big Nine junior hockey circuit Leading contender for the post Dixie Rhodes Dixie no stranger to Aurora and Newmarket hockey fans performed in the Aurora gears goal over the past winter Heading the list of defense can didates is Bob Bob a resident was also with the Bears Bill Casta tor and Jack performed with Dodgers Tom Green Bill Daven port with St Mikes Buzzers Clark with Rangers Other hockeyminded lacrosse trainees bulking large in Bishops plans are Bob Pul- Marlboro junior and Gary with Waterloo Siskins AH came up with Bi shop through the Gaels minor lacrosse ranks Gael officials to complete arrangements for an exhibition game with Bradford intermedi ates early in May The Gaels will do most of their practicing in Toronto but expect to stage another training session here this Sunday at p and will hold open house night at the arena in the near future AURORA LEAGUE Plans for Auroras fourteam town Softball league are expected to be finalized at a meeting to be held in the near future reports league secretarytreasurer Cliff Chapman The league will nave four teams Ontario Hospital Odd Fellows and two town teams Bob and Howard Timbers are managers of the town teams League officers for the season are Doug Harrison presi dent Grant Dawson and CHI Chapman The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday 1954 Page AWARD Pi urns For Peaches STEWART A prominent place in the pages of televisions history belongs to a pretty young Canadian girl named Joan A curlyheaded brunette who halted originally from Vancouver Miller was an actress in amateur dra ma before she headed for London England She starv ed for six months got few stage jobs and was spotted a BBC television pro ducer She became the an nouncer on a TV show call ed Picture One day she was at her announcing jab in Alexan dra Palace when a group of US engineers In New were sitting before an ordinary British TV set testing a new type of antenna The face of Joan Miller clear and distinct flashed on their screen from miles across the Atlantic It was the first transAtlan tic television reception It happened in November At that lime almost sets were in use In Britain receiving regular programs from the BBC Some of the sent though were no larger than the bottom of a milk bottle The larky thing lor us we think is that before television swept Into Can ada the experimental stare had long since passed TV was a proven and tested source of fun information and relaxation The know ledge gained in ah those years of progress is In the new sets we have at STEWART RADIO APPLIANCES Main Street Newmarket Big clear screens powerful re- and the assurance of years of steady service are Into every set Let ahow yon any lime Why leads Some weeks such as this we do some tall stickhandling to pick a and Theatre pass receiver Stan Smith and Hack Cain did valuable work at the annual It got us a senior hockey tab Mickey Smith did an extra fine job in getting the Legion accepted for Sinacoe loop membership Wed like to make all three our nominees this week At heart your Is a big diamond enthusiast Its the best game of the lot You cant beat a real close baseball game for suspense It looks like were going to have a hard ball diamond at the fair grounds for sure Our main theme is to pick a Theatre pass receiver and were coming to that Your Hashman like Peaches has been work ing manfully on getting a committee set up to spruce up the fair grounds Peaches reports the board was set up at Mon days council session Therell be a committee meeting shortly to get the work started Thats good news so this week to mark Peaches valuable contribution to Hub ball hes our award winner Wholl step up and help the kids Contact Bill for particulars PRACTICES There wiU be practices tonight next Tuesday for the New- market intermediate baseball foam The practices will be held on lie west at the Scott school at pm All players wishing to try oat are asked to report to coach Herb Cain AURORA LACROSSE Hob Harm a and Harry Sut ton fronting the drive to revive lacrosse in Aurora report there are many boys in all age groups ready to take up Canadas nat ional game Practices for the minor teams will start tomorrow at pm at the town park All boys and under wishing to play lacrosse are asked to be on hand Sticks will be provided Bob and Harry need coaches Anyone Interested will be wel come at the park Friday Good news like grapes seems to be coming in bunches Last week it was the glad tidings that Sub had made the senior whirl Now they can go full steam ahead in their search for talent with no holds barred By the feel of re cent weather wed better forget the balllacrosse season and have Stick Smith and company throw on a flood and give us a sneak preview of next years senior stuff This week theres more good news Legion sof thai tors are ad mitted to the Lake soft- hall loop Now were bound to see some great diamond tussles Rivalry has always been keen between the Hub and the League country cousins Somebody is going to pop up and ask Is the Legion eligible tor the Stan Cook mug No that remains as it should a trophy for the rural crews How ever the important feature of the hookup Is that the points the Leaguers manage to grab from the Legion will count in the league standing AH in all It should give a decided lift locally and on the other hand AURORA MINOR BASEBALL provide the Lakers with extra Bill working valiant action under the lights to set up Auroras minor bull Charles VanZant reports the program for the summer is fair grounds parks board was r set up at council Monday Coun cillors had to vote on the mem bers to serve on the board There was more than the required seven ready to act The appoint ed members are busy men Char les VanZant Frank Courtney Boh Wonch Eddie Ford A Mickey Smith and your man hi charge of Hash Its a project weve been working on for years and years Now we can roll up our sleeves and go to work We have made some forward strides at the fair grounds but theres still much to he done First and foremost Is to get the second diamond In shape Every youngster Is toting a fingermitt a decker or a these days Francis reports over boys signed play baseball In the group alone Then theres bantam midget juvenile and intermed iate You can see without your crystal hall Hint the need is great for a first class hardball dia mond Hub are asking for running room Theres room tor a soccer pitch at the fair grounds give it to Congratulations Its nearly congratulations to Center turned a coach and a manager for a midget learn Hill figures I he re are enough play available to enter a strong team In the North York Anyone Interested in taking on a job may contact Bill for details Auroras juvenile entry in the North York circuit has been withdrawn due chiefly to lack J player interest Unless the midget team plans are completed satisfactorily Aurora will have a pee wee a bantam team in the Bail League Organized For Saturdays At fair grounds flats this Sat urday four of the baseball league teams swing into action Over boys ranging in ages from seven to have indicated they want to play baseball in the Hubs cir cuit according to a count made by league organizer Francis The league under the sponsor ship of the Recrea tion Commission will play double headers every Saturday morning It is also planned to play two every week after school Swamped with playing talent Francis Hollingsworth in order to give every boy a shot at base ball has set up eight teams Four teams will perform in the Big League The Big League teams are named after Internat ional League sides and they are the Sugar Kings Red Wings Maple Leafs and Royals Each of the teams will have a farm team of younger players The allstar players from the league will he selected to represent Newmarket in the North York League and Team rosters are as follows Sugar Kings Larry Bone Wayne Jim McDonald Frank Cord Vaughan Ted Jim Jim j Lake Terry Roger Fines Terry Gorman Farm team Peter Jim Woodcock Bill Mason Brian Peat Jim Ward John Davis Gibbons John Gorman Neil Randy Wayne Jack Austin Paul Stick wood How Brown Red Wings Dave Sheridan J Brent Brian Wayne Greenfield Gary Gould Kerry Peters Jack Brian Bales Doug Curran Don Jack Salter Farm team Terry Paul Fry Warren Scott Dave Smith Tom Ken Shropshire Tom Sinclair Jeff Boh Bell Doug MeGuire Bob Daniels Wayne Edwards Roy Maple Leafs Larry Matt Peter Vale Tom Henry John Paul Wilf OReilly Eric Holmes Den nis Edwards Sandy Constable Farm team How Morton Ed Brad Grant Orion Jim Ray Lead tetter Bob Brooke Broad- bent Sim David son Don garkSi Kerr Richard Royals Francis Garrett JoBrtHbppeft Rob Morri son Norm John John Winters TerrygveiR Farm team Ken Needier Boh Mike Smith Dave Small- Eric John Watson Jim Raymond Dave McCaffrey Mulder John Garrett Ron Don Jefferson Down the Ah Ah was to the A executive for a second lerm with a majority The honor Is well deserved Ah has brought up several proposals over the nasi year that have been greeted with wholehearted support by all persons interested In the future welfare of hockey Its also and saluta tions to Francis Francis has been appointed sum mer recreation director by the Newmarket Recreation Commis sion The Commission couldnt have found a better man Frank is already hard at work mapping plans for a busy summer pro gram Keith Davis North Yorks Mr Tennis has been president of I he Newmarket Ten- Club for the umpteenth time Pickering Colleges Ward Cor nell was a recent sports broad caster on tor the Ward did the commentary on a basketball game Bells and a Buffalo team Ward must have been hit shy because they didnt turn the cameras his way to give us a look at his smil ing What no one wants to become an umpire Our Aurora umpire pal reports only three have contacted Win That makes us even two and one man from have shown any in terest in an umpires school Help help Aurora midget need coach and a man- AND SPARES York loop Thornton The Monday Night gals set the will handle I he Mi on fire with some fine Ghee and Bill the efforts this week The tarn entry league winds up next week Its going to be a battle right down to the wire between Jan japs and for the championship Jan- japs have the inside track with points have Then in order are GO Icemen Clippers Peasants Ann Osborne hit for a nifty triple porting games of and 230 Other top pin lets over were Halt Mimi Jeanne Helen Tugwell Jean Gould Thoiiis Edna McGrath Ada 512 Mary Austin Flo Campbell In Mon days it was Peas ants I J Jin japs It It Clippers AURORA Don Matthew manager of Aur oras intermediate club reports thai the team will a practice at I he town park to night at pm All players in terest in tryout are attend The Aurora loam will do Its diamond rut tips in the Township league ibis season Hie circuit has ex panded to seven teams and may have eight entries has been admitted and there is a possibility Claremont wilt also enter At the leagues meeting entries were post ed by Aurora Union- and GIGANTIC EW A A A Installed on Al GUARANTEED USED CARS only to give Trouble Free summer driving To give you the best buys in used cars Chevrolet 00 SPECIALS Chevrolet 44700 Pontiac 48200 EED USED CARS green radio white side- walls tinted glass backup tights wind shield washers A local car Al guaran teed Legionnaires Place High In District Darts Finals Newmarket Legion sent ten representatives to the Canadian Legion district darts playoff tournament at last Sat urday Although the local dart didnt come home any championships they turned in an excellent job in the pitch ing tournament One Newmarket team compos ed of Mickey Smith Downward Milt Wesley Joe and Hill Tulloch reached the finals before losing to Newmarkets A team made up of Jack Fisher Barry Keeley Dave Cocks and Rip Parlia ment reached the semifinals In double competition Downward and BUI reached the quarterfinals singles play Jack Fisher beat back all preliminary round and semifinal opposition to reach finals Jack lost to Tiny Firth an rep resenting the Bracebrldgc he As a result of their fine showing at Newmarket will send two teams to the Le gion Ontario and Jack Fisher will represent the local branch in singles play North York Minors Close Entries May There is still time enter a team in York minor baseball league At the request of several North York baseball men endeavoring to organize teams the entry list originally scheduled to close May will he held open until Sunday May League officials are hoping to hear from Mount Alliert Brad ford Keswick and All bantam midget and juvenile teams In North York may Seventeen 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