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ryrv vx rf Legion In III YORK The annual general meeting the PeelYork league will be held in the The keen rivalry that has community hall tonight at p ways marked the diamond ex- m according to president Bill changes between Newmarket The sides and their of the meeting will be league rivals is going to to name officers for the mean something this season season and to accept entries Newmarket Legion was accepted Teams entered last season for membership in the Lake were King loop at the leagues an- city fteeting held at Sharon Bolton All are expect- tor The Legions ac ceptance and the unanimous vote to allow Pine Orchard to re enter brought the roll call of entries to nine list reads Willow Beach Keswick Albert Zephyr Orchard and New market Minutes of the last meeting as lead- by secretary Joe Case and treasurers report Indicate the league will start in healthy financial shape If lie enthusiasm the dele- gates is any yardstick this should fe big year in the league There was a contest for almost every office as temporary cha man Geo called for nominations Art King Kes wick was returned as president Walker Zephyr first Howard Wil low Beach second afoe Case Mount Albert sec and Harry Lavender treasurer Publicity agents are Tom Hare Keswick and Ches Zephyr Each team must submit a pre liminary list of players for ex ecutive approval at a meeting of delegates slated for May The Newmarket entry will be limited to Legion members Newmarket games will be played under the lights ed to reenter id Hill and Maple are also said to be considering entries SATURDAY The Georgian Bay meet one of the outstanding track and field events the spring sport calendar be held at Pickering College this Saturday With athletes from all Geor gian Bay district and North York secondary schools due com pete the busy program is scheduled to get underway at Newmarket and district citi zens are welcome to attend on Wednesdays Mount Albert will also play alt their home games under the lights Kes wick and Willow Beach will di vide their home games between Friday and Saturday nights The suggestion presented by Zephyr representatives Cecil Harrison and Ches namely that the home team would have the choice of playing their games under the lights was adopted League delegates will meet again Friday May at pm at the Sharon hall to check the players lists and to finalize plans for the season THE Calvert SPORTS COLUMN Every Kentucky Derby like every other great horse race has lis episodes of glory but every renewal of this great race has its bitter disappointments and its up sets too For instance there was the Ken tucky Derby and there never has been a satisfactory answer to the question of just what happened to the great in the Run For The Roses that year Colonel R Bradley has an amazing number of thor oughbreds including four winners of previous Derbies and also the mighty Black Servant Blue Lark spur and so many others and he had furnished the sire which produced the immortal Black Gold Going up to the Derby Colonel Bradley said think is the horse I ever had won races straight as a 2year old Making Ills debut as a 3year old he won both races in which he had been entered and came up to the Kentucky Derby of with the record f unbeaten in starts apparently at the peak of his form and with the turf authorities insisting he had the Derby at bis mercy The punters made him a favorite at cents to the dollar The field he was pitted against was regarded as one of the most mediocre of many years it represented the best of the crop hut the crop at its best was not presumed to in a with Bimeleeh should win by a quarter of a mile the experts Insisted No other horse hi the race can run the mile and a quarter faster than 205 Yet who never knew greatness before nor showed any greatness afterward was too fast for that afternoon won by a length and a half time 205 Not until the defeat of the grey ghost Native Dancer last year at has there been a similar catastrophe of form and even so the odds on were much shorter so that the gTeat mystery of all the Kentucky Derbies is What was wrong with on Derby Day of Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson John J Calvert Field Manager Street Toronto Calvert LIMITED Well give you a BIG ALLOWANCE when you buy NEW Hires your chant to cash in Well give you the highest tradein allow ante on your old when you buy new longmileage guaranteed Goodyear Why delay Come in TODAY I ft t I- BY AS There was joy in North York on April 24 when delegates to the annual convention at the Royal York settled satisfacr tory to all centres the problem of the Metro area which has en couraged the game of hockey some places and discouraged it in others Heres what happened First of all Newmarket Spitfires were voted a senior franchise as a Metro area club That means the Metro area for senior B pur poses was actually moved north ward to include Newmarket and ends the vexing problem of im ports housing and jobs for play ers Second it was agreed that all clubs who were playing senior or junior as a result of the Metro area ruling then on the books would regardless of any change in boundary main tain their present status if they so desired In other words despite a change in boundaries Newmar ket and keeps its present senior franchises Au rora Brampton and Dixie keep their junior B franchises with the same player rights they had previously However once any of these clubs drop out either of these series it will revert to whatever classification popula tion calls for and will not there after except with special per mission be able to play in on- other series That means that so long as Newmarket plays senior it keeps that franchise and its territorial status If it drops senior B hockey Newmarket must play intermediate or junior Third the boundaries of the area were shortened in reality to what was set out in Bill That means that Mark- ham may play intermediate or junior may play intermediate Richmond Hill may return to hockey with junior or intermediate The practical result should see the following teams in interme diate Sutton Vandorf Mark- ham for sure with Bradford and Thornton as possibilities and probably as a first year club This is a great break for hockey in these parts It keeps nobody out it does give the type of competition that Kills ingle and John have been wanting ever since the Metro area was created For junior with the change might look like Whitby Port Perry Dixie Aurora and perhaps in a strong group I had a small part in settling the Metro question and I only hope the clubs are satisfied John Ernie and Mel Thompson represented the club which by now should bo senior champs and they were tickled pink Its the best thing for hockey North York in a time said Were sick of playing rural hockey or bush- league series and the fans are tired of it too Stan Smith and Her hie were all smiles at the outcome and they saw brought to a successful culmina tion their fight for top grade hockey for Newmarket- Both gents were on hand early and did their part in explaining the situation Smith for the and his remarks were some of the best of day right to the point and of the silvertongued variety We know that there wore many who thought the en ergetic Smith would I be able to put it over though they hop he could Stan and Herb can take a how for job well done The successful campaign was a front page story in the Toronto late Saturday Greg Toronto spoke at the dinner and gave an intimate account of overseas hockey and the Russian victory I have persuaded Greg that some of the clubs in these parts might like to have him as a guesi speaker and if get no tice well in advance it can be arranged for any persons that are interested My thanks go to the clubs who were kind enough to approve another term fur me on the ex ecutive Curious enough Dr Smith who headed the polls last year ran out of the lop four being replaced the Vetera Lloyd Pollock Windsor who was de feated last year hut sat on the executive by appointment Br Smith was a fine member of the SPORTS CALENDAR May pm SS diamond intermediate baseball practice organization meeting Peel York league execu tive meeting South base ball league May 8 pm Pickering Col lege Georgian Bay track and field meet May pm SS diamond junior ladies practice May pm Keswick arena organization meeting Lake Sim junior ladies league pm S S diamond senior la dies practice 7 pm SS dia mond west intermediate ball practice May pm Sharon hall Lake Simcoe league meeting May 15 pm Pickering Col lege Quaker relays The Newmarket Era and Express Thursday Slay Page enter the intermediate series of the to defend the championship captured last season Prospects look bright for an other championship squad Prac tically all of last years regulars will be ready for duty reports skipper Included in are Gals Prepare For Diamond Season Newmarket Ladies Softball club held its organization meet ing Friday Mrs Maud was returned as president and acclamations were awarded to all of last years officials list are turned officers are Joyce Barbara Frank Courtney manager and Charles VanZant Cockburn Shyrlea Preston Lois and na Two newcomers Elsie and Mary will make a bid to break into the Practices will begin this week Any ladies interested in trying out with the team can contact Charles regarding Charles VanZant coach Following the election of offi cers plans for the coming season were discussed The team will again enter the and dis trict title hunt Oppo sition in the Barrie loop will be provided by Greer Aces Barries second team as yet un named Edgar Air Force The club will times Setting ready for delivery to the Spitfires edition and hockey stars of tomorrow are five members of Cecil Seneys won the Saturday morning squirt league hockey championship on Tom Kirk Night This season the Sat urday morning squirtpeewee hockey leagues directed by Francis Hoi lings worth were sponsored by the Newmarket Recreation Commission The eight team circuit provided 125 boys ranging from to in age an opportunity to play hockey Left to right are Brook Peter Seney Cecil coach John Gorman Craig Gary Photo by Bruce Studio a I i- 1 J A I- 5i Saw mm Wren Blair Oshawa Harold Ballard of and many more Absent officially from the gathering were most of the sen ior clubs Flyers Aurora Wheelers Collingwood No icing the puck while at full Strength or with one man short found general approval from the delegates but icing is permissible by a team with two men short The meeting was an enthusiastic one but smaller than usual in attendance As an example of what can be done in the days when most clubs seems to go in the hole Wood- bridge Dodgers in their first year after borrowing to start had a surplus on the year of Stouffville Clippers worked on a cooperative basis will have around each for the season which isnt too bad considering early season crowds Most everybody is agreed that if you really ask whats wrong the answers can be summarized as long a season Shorten up the season for both fans and players No mixed groups The fans want all clubs competing to be in the same series Shorter play of You can get just as many fans to see the game in a short series More local players Wherever possible local players should he used but there were complaints about the home town hoys acting indifferently when they had the Improved It generally agreed that the officiating has been the best in many years Pat Patterson will ride herd on the hoys once again and you can look fur improve ment as the many newer men are gaining experience and com petent younger men are coming on clubs Wherever tried these organizations to have done a lot for- the club and the arena We can promise you aril standpoint done problem largely a one Two me ins are decided the series wilt -to- championships decided both by areas ami faces with the gripes of son long past instances We promise another won about weeks to come SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Newmarket ladies will play their home games in the and district ladies league on Thursday at the fair grounds Newmarket games for May are as Follows May Newmarket at Elm- vale May Greers at Newmarket May Newmar ket at Barrio Greers May at Newmarket OTTAWA BUFFALO PITTSBURGH Sjg fas ft mm i one 300 J i AW- lJ 4ttl v A mBSB- i Sit o ti or proride up of w lane msnocmrinp light plCCS ll with Steering to v -i- 3L from halfton a j i Zephyr Blues who lost their grip on the coveted Stan Cook trophy to Keswick in after a three year reign as top dogs will be hack with another strong contender in Stan takes over as touch of the team from his- bro ther while Harrison has been returned as manager and Veteran diamond performer Ken Pickering is team Most of last years regular with the exception of southpaw pitcher Bill will be hack in action with the Blues edition SALES AND SERVICE NEWMARKET PHONE RETREADING VULCANIZING VANDORF HEADY Bruins who would like nothing better than to give the Stan Cook shelf space in will be back in the softball league warfare again this season A pair of working sportsmen Doug Alcorn and executive and it is to he hoped Harry lavender will handle the services will not be lost to coaching and managing assign ments respectively again this year Mike is sec- reetarytreasurer will field approxi mately the same team us last season course Coach Alcorn wont turn away any new re cruits in the district Any players interested in a try out can contact Doug Alcorn or Harry La vender 1 I V S Til J mm V i Hi hockey Dr and Jack McDonald who sought ideate unsuccessfully all will doubtless be heard from again Among well known faces at convention were Bucko Me- Sundridge Dane Found Orono Giles Brampton and Jim Milton Father Flanagan St Mikes Jim Austin Red Clarke Derm Valley TOM Jo- Era and Express classifieds bring results DAVIS DRIVE FORD MONARCH SALES LOOK FOR THEJfffl WHEN YOUR FORD TRUCK A