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ALONG THE BASE PATHS With another week of league play com- pleted the playoff picture for Terrace Bay Softball is beginning to clarify itself, Shift #1 have definitely clinched the first piace berth, Salary have vaulted into 2nd position and have assured themselves of a playoff spot but not necessarily the runner up rung. Shift #2 and Towsite are favoured tO gain the other two playoff positions but none of the other 3~seams Gan yet be mathematically eliminated, . For the Team of the Week because of their play during the past week, our vote would go to the Structural squad, Last Thursday they scored the upset of the year by beating the powerful Shift #1 boys 1-9 and knocked Frank Whitfield out of the box for the first time this season, Nick Chopty pitched fine ball -in notching his first win wiile his battery mate Cliff Woods assisted the eause with a home run and a double Qriving in 3 runs. John Shritt banged out a circuis dvive and Pete Diduch slashed out uwo doubles to keep the Shift #L team in the bali game. On Monday night Chopty was again ian fine form as he whipped 7 of the Townsite scam anc recorded a. second victory. Each toam committed § errors but Structural managed to bunch their hits and the Townsite in a big 2nd inning when they scored & runs, Melcom Craig led the attack with a 3-run -triple white Bob Burelle hit 3 consecutive singles for a fine effort at the plate. In an exciting and closely played ball Bema, 8-7 on Friday evening. Gord Rowlandson gave up only 7 hits and his teammates backed him up with fine defensive ball for the Salary win, Jim Rowley drove in 2 runs with timely Singles while Jim Macdonald aided the Shift #3 cause with a home run with 2 mates on ec ate VOL ae Tuesday evening Shift #3 were featured in another closely played ball game and again they were the losers by. the margin of i. Sua. The Shift #1 smoothies wore the winners by a 7-~O score despite the fact that 0 of them were registered as strikeouts victim of AL? Adrian's pitching skill. Five exrors by the Shift #3 team and home runs by Jchn Shritt and John Cavanaugh counteracted. idriants 4 hit pitching. For the Shift #3 cause Al Ziegeliman poked a home run ball down the right fisld line while Simmer drove in 3 runs with 2 singles, Sunday evening with the largest crow of the season watching, age and aching bores succumbed to bustle and beauty of the under-25 softballers of Terrace Bay defeated Selery.edged Rolly Scowen's #3 Shiftites Page 3 the Over-25 players 7-5, This was a fine exhibition of ball with few errors, good pitching and lots of laughs for all present, It is to be hoped that in the near fixture a return match between these 'two teams will be arranged, _-- oe Standings as at July 15, 1953 W L PTS Shift #1 9 gs 4 16 Salary 10 6 4 Le, Shift #2 9 5 k 10 Townsite 10 5 5 10 Maintenance 8 3 5 6 Shitt #3 10 3 7 6 Structural 8 a 6 h July 12, 1953 STATISTICS BIG 5 AB Roca Bao ing R. Stachiw 32 10 hh 4,69 L. St. Louis 31 Abi calls ASL W. Cavanaugh 30 8 13 433 C. Simmer 37 361. t 5 deb 432 H, Krahn 3h kate We 411 Rums + W. Sadowick - 19 Hits + C. Simmer - R, Stachiw - 15 R.B.Is- J. Schritt - 13 Doubles --J, Holancin ~ H. Krahn - 5 Triples - A. Delaronde -- 2 H.R. ~ H. Krahn - 4 8.0. +E. Aho - 54 Pitching - F. whitfield - 6-1 0-0-0 LITILE LEAWZ BASEBALL STANDINGS GAMES PLAYED TO JULY 1 Team Games Won Lost Points Braves 3 3 g 6 Indians & 3 2 ad h Browns & 3 2 BE 4 "Red Sox 3 ni 2 2 Cardinals 4 iL 2 2 Dodgers hs a 3 2 k& Terrace Bay Teams a -O' 0-0-0 RE~SCHEDULED BALL GAMES Team Managers and all concerned are requested to note the following change in the Schedule. (cont. on page 4)