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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 27 Sep 1967, p. 19

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for a period of four years in the armed forces). BOWLERS DID WELL: i# Lawn ‘Bowling, téennis and cricâ€" ket are other sports that did well and flourished in the past, some continuing up to today, thougsh perhaps on a more modest scale. The Waterloo Lawn Bowling Club was organized about 1900 & and it too, can point with pride to members who have won specâ€" ral honors. TWO IN "BIG TIME": Waterioo boasts two native sons who reached the "big time" in NHL‘s Lady Byng Trophy mghtwinger on the famed Boston Bruins Kraut Line. yWhen he retired from the NHL, Bobby played for the Kâ€"W Flying Dutchmen, then became coach of the Allien Cup champrons. Also finishing his career with the Dutchmen was Clare Martin who played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings for a 10â€"year span (except extremely surdy playod gemes In 1936, Ed Engel and Herb Forester combined to win the doubles and Engel was crowned singles champ in 1951. In both 1963 and 1964, Ray Reiâ€" del and Joe Dorscht paired up to take both the provincial and Canadian crowns in doubles comâ€" petition, while just last year (1966), the Mutual Lawn Bowling Club composed of R. Snider, C. Thiel, ~W. Devenny and Allan year and rewarded the owners In 1951 too, Ross Walker, Jack Dahmer, Herb Forester and Wilf Hilliard won the rinks competition while Lorne Heldman and Joe Dorscht captured the provincial junior doubles laurels. The most illustrious was Bobby IVAN BRADLEY Genera)l Ms~~@cr and Secretary The Public Utilities Commission Of Waterloo Badley, won both the provincial and Canadian team championâ€" ships. The Waterloo Cricket Club‘s origin is rather obscure, but it did apparently have a rather lengthy record and in the early years played against Maryleâ€" bourne Cricket Club in Waterloo, and a crack Australian team, which mcluded the celebrated John Bradman, in Guelph. The Waterloo CC won several THIS AREA PLAYED a most through their many fighting men, ‘"Our Pledge Is To Provide The Finest Service At The Least Possible Cost Vice Chairman CANADAâ€"CONFEDERATION 1g67 l 1967 "Cam" Seagram was rated as one of the best cricket players of Canada. western Ontaric titles, including the county championships for Ontario, and they also reached the Dominion finals in 1933. The Seagram name is synonyâ€" mous with most sports organizaâ€" trons in Waterloo, but was bestâ€" known for the racing stables which cavrried the Seagram name. The late Joseph Seagram proâ€" ~~" m ht > i i A , u""’ 5 [ "@C im mA W o * 9 i ie § | i . € ‘ < oapgemine. _ 6 A °¥ " 4j . s o o § . $ â€"<. M s ns . 3 t‘ > 4 : * «l‘ | TWMA | | W# s i4 U eai ‘ ' j e % ; &4 k 5> s a s E: 5‘, M 3. 2 3 y wal :. “ 4 HOWARD SCHEIFELE . éfl“ Chairman § A. C. PALECZNY § 5@ s May or. City liye 4 of Waterloo & ‘ Al { WM. SMITH 25. # c Commissioner L* _# :..ws. DONALD BLACK Treasurer important â€"role, during the first moted racing at the old halfâ€"mile with a purse of $100,000. track in Waterloo and established Another â€" Canadianâ€"born â€" great his own stables in 1883 along with _ was Inferno, a King‘s Plate win three sons, Edward F., Norman ner in 1905. The black and yebk and Thomas. low colors were represented in highest total im North America. Sir Harry won the Coffroth Handiâ€" cap im Tia Juana, Mexico, that 1027 was a very big year with the Waterloo based string of horâ€" world war. This picture shows the local battalion marching along the Waterloo main street. The Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, September 27, 1967 9 Mayor. Cily of Waterloo ner in 1905. The black and yek low colors were represented in the King‘s plate without a break for some 50 years. tracks were sold in 1938 and the racing stable was carried on, m a less lavish scale, by his son, J. E. Frowd Seagram. After the death of E. F. Seaâ€"

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