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Wharani.es Defeat Comets to Win League Title _. _Last--Thursday night-before-a trowd nearing the 500 mark, Whammies defeated Comets by an 8=7 margin in a hard fought game to win the league title in the six team men's league for the 1948 season. The victory gave Whammies a single point margin over Hydro in the final standings. Laroque, pitching for Whammies, struck out six without giving up a single base on balls in the seven inning game. Whitfield did the mound chores for Comets until the first of the fifth when George Davis took over. Down 8-5:going into the last half of the seventh Comets staged a two run rally and had the winning run on second when Chopty went to bat as a pinch hitter but Laroque struck him out to win his own ball game, Comets, however, had outhit Wihammies 13 hits to 9. Semi-Finals Now Underway Last Monday evening at both Hydro and Terrace Bay fields, games were played in the semi-finals. At Hydro in the first game of a two out of three series, the Hydro boys took Comets into camp with an 10-7 victory. On the Terrace Bay sandlot in the last half of the seventh, Whammies scored with one man out to break a tie game with Klubbers and win 7-6. Tuesday evening at Terrace Bay, Comets edged Hydro 6=5 to even the series andforce a third game. Future Playoff Games At the moment, it is impossible to schedule specific games between teems, but games in the semi-finals and finals will be played Thursday, September 2nd, Friday, September 3rd, Tuesday, September 7th and Wednesday, September 8th with additional games if necessary. Men's House League Softball Final Standings 1948 Season Played Won Lost Tied Points Whammies 13 ie 3 0 24 Hydro tes 'aa } a 25 Comets 5 9 5 a U9 Klubbers 15 6 8 a La Steam Fitters 1S 5 1: Bu 4 Alkies eS iL ie Z 4 PLAYOFFS (including game played August Al 2) Series 1 Played Won Lost Points Hydro 2 7: a 2 Comets 2 iL af S Series & Played Won Lost Points | Whammie s zt ae O 2 Klubbers iI, O of 0 Winners cf each series meet in a 3 out of 5 game schedule for the Fraser-Brace Trophy. 6-9-0 BADMINTON PLANS It has now been dashes that the !48-49 badminton season will commence officially at the Recreation Hall on Wednesday evening September 2end. Prior to that date, three courts will be laid out in the same manner as last year when an average of 30 to 40 persons participated every Wednesday evening throughout the season. Membership in the Club last year totaled 69. o~O0-0 FOR, SALE Mahogany Dining Room Suite - 8 pieces - 18th Century Design. House 129 Poplar Crescent. 0-0-0 A NEW ARRIVAL Born at Vancouver General Hospital on Tuesday, August 3lst at 6:00 p.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mantere - a son, Laurence Edward.