PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, JULY, 31, 1974, WVHITBY FREE PRESS Basebali Clubs Prepare f or Playoffs As sunrimer moves fromn July int August Whitby base- bail clubs are playing eut the final games of their regular schedules, and picking up rainouts frein carlier in the seasen. August brings playoffs and this ycar in particular there are mixed reacîlons already as te the way Eastern Ontario Basebaîl Assoc. representatives will be chosen te represent the E.O.B.A. in provincial phydowns. The Legionaires are going te go the old established route playing in cenventienal twe out of Ilirce series. The Eastern Ontario Bantaîn reps are going te be determined by a twe day teurncy in Belleville en the Aug. 10O - 11I weekend with five clubs - Whitby, Kingston, Pcterborough, Belleville, and Oshawa scheduled te battle ferthe right to represent the E.O.B.A. ini the Ontario "A" playeffs. Some clubs are net tee happy with this means of declaring a winner after a seasen's play and feel the time test-cd method of twe eut of Ilirec series should be used and is a better test of who has the better bahl club. The Canadian Tire Midget club have been involved in the Leaside Annual Midget Teurnament and won their epener 1 - 0 in a gaine Iighlighted by an outstanding pitching chere by Steve Sarginsen who hcld Hamilton te two long lits whule striking out twelve. He gel fine support from his mates whe playcd errorless basebaîl. Tîm Brown scored the games only run when hie stele home en a passed bail. Cam O'Donnell led the Tiremen with three important hits while other lits went te Sarginson, Tim Brown and Steve Thwaîes. Sarginson, who has been having a great season on the mound for the Whitby midget club was impressive enough in this outing te menit the congratula- tiens of the New York Mets scout who was taking in the game. The Leaside îourney is one cf the few Canadian affairs that major league scouts regularily attend. The Legienaires took an important 3 - O decîsion over Belleville, with Mike Welling ceming through with a stand- eut pitching performance holding the Trainînen te îwe hits in their own park. He aided his own cause with a hit and picked a man off first for an important eut. John Wall led the club with a pair cf hits while Dave Ciehanskie, Gary Shearer and Greg Leitch added safeties. The Legion- aires play tonight in Trenten in the final gaine of their schedule and then compete in the E.O.B.A. Pee-Wee dhampionship toumnament te be played biere this week-end, meeting Keene at Peel Park in a game getîng underway at I11 a.m. The Big Macs played a pair of gaines witlh Bewmanville this week taking the opener cf thc set 6 - 5, and the final 6 - 0 on Sunday at Fairman. In the first game right-hander Mark MacDonald picked up the win allowving enly 'four liits and striking eut eleven. iody Turner, who bas been swinging a hot bat lately had a lomerun and single, Brett Hoffman lad a pair of singles, while Dave McWhirter, Ford Definney, Tim Twining, John Heffer, Fred Petryshyn and Mark MacDonald also cellectcd lits. In the second garne of tle set Dave McWhirter picked up the victory witb a twclve strikeout, thirec bit effort. li-ttinig for thc Big Macs wvere Jedy' Turner, who hiad tbree biits for another streng showing at the plate, Carn Murkar with a double and B rett Hoffman, Ford Definney, Dave Cane and Dave McWirter with singles. The Big Macs are ini Trenton toriigh t and tdieu bave one gaine left te mnake tip with Ajax , an crlier rein eut te crnplcte their schcedule. Whiltby Free Press Player of the Week CA M flfMURKARM have taken a turn behind the plate. A student at Henry High, Cam is a Baltimore Oriole fan and as a member of a "basebaîl" family has seen 16,of the major, league clubs in action. He, hopes to make the record complete and get toý see every '~. team. He possesses quite a collection of basebal memorablia including autographs of Willy Mays, Mickey Mantal, Stan Musial, Brooks Robinson, Johnny Bench to name just a few. During the winter months he bowls with the Whitby Y.B.C. and last season had the high average for his group. Send you dollars to:. GARE CanadaY Dept. t 63 Sparks St. Ottawa K1P A6~'ê,i e e *'*on TORONTO - Canada's premier thoroughbrec jockey, Sandy Hawley, is the Iatest sports figure to' become a subject in Prudential's Great Moments in Canadian Sport series of original ail paintings. This painting, by Toronto artist, Peter Swan, shows Sandy's SOth win in one year ai Laurel, Maryland, on December 15, 1973, after he had eclipsed Willie Shoemaker's 20-year-olci record of 485 wins in one year. Hawley went on to set a new record of 515 wins in one year. The new painting was unveiled at Woodbine Race Track in Toronto, by Sandy Hawley (left) and by Jim Lewis, President, Canadian Operations for Prudential. 2nd.&3rd MORTOAGE MONEY AVAULABLE " open Mor#goges " No paynwwt for tbres months " No.bonusus " No credit checks " No inquiry from n.sghbours " Cooimnt3al arrongements mode in y@w' home " Serowo s l@wos Sl,60 " Fast srvice Mortages Bolinht and SoId -c4* . Wk 942-2611 <Laid) 6"-l 121 (TMOeM) sO .A 1308 3,VOYSt. Boy, Ridues Tournament Here Saturday Whitby will be the site on Sat. for the tournarnent te declare a winner of the East- ern Ontario Basebaîl Assoc. Pec-Wce crown. As a high. lighît of the County Town Carnival the one day event will bring together the top cighît clubs of thie E.O.B.A. Pee-XVc circuit te compete in a "sudden deatlh" knock- euIt tee marnent where less nmenas cI immnatien. The Ica- ,gue standings have Oshawa in tie top spot followed by Peterborough, Wîby, Belle- ville, Thurlexv. Cobourg, Ke- enie arnd Ajax. Garnes will bc played at both. Peel Park, home cf the Legionaires, Whiitby's en try in the E.O.B.A. Pee-Wee series, and Centennial Park where the Whi tby Minor Basebaîl Assoc. plays many of its house lea- gue tilts. The tourncy gets underway Sat. morning at 9 a.m. with garnes at Peel and Centennial Park where the second round is schcduled for Centennial and Peel at 1l a.m. semi-final rounds are slated for 2 p.m. at both parks and the Championship final will be played at Peel Park with a 5 p.m. start. Competition in this group lias been exceptionally keen this season, with the Legion- aires riglit in the thick of the battle rating a good chance aI the titie. This week marks the final of the regular E.0.B.A. sch- edule and playoffs will fellow te declare winners te preceed mbt Ontario Basebaîl Assoc. play l'or provincial honours. This scason will sec the "ceom- iitee" rnthod cf placing clubs inte categories for On- tarie playdowns. Until now population lias been the fac- tor determining the rating of' a club, but with the advent cf regional govermient pop- ulation figures lhave becomne rneaningless, tewns like Ncw- castle have suddenly jumnped frorn 1,500 te 26,000 in population se a ncw rncthod liad te be found and clubs are being assigned on the basis of their season's play by a cern- mittec -of the league. Whitby is in the "A" rating in the Pec-Wce group and are placcd with Oshawa, Peterboroughi, and Belleville, in playoffs te pick a representative for Eastern Ontario in O.B.A. play. Foskett Roofing & Re-roofing Eavestroughing Aluminum Soffit Facer Trougk & Siding Whitby 668-5906 Cam Murkar We take great pleasure in saluting the "Player.of the Week" in this spot COURTI3SY 0l': TuFSTI :Fl: Witby, Free Press etters to the editor box 206, whitby q