PAGE 10, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1977, WHITBY FREE PRESS Base ball players receive awards as season closes The Whitby Minor Base- ball Association brought the 1977 season officially to a close on Sunday Oct. 30 when a capacity crowd of players and parents filled the Heyden- shore Pavilion for the wind- up for the year's activities. President Ken MacDonald welcomed those attending in brief remarks which included thanks for the valuable assistance given to the programme by those who volunteer their time to act as coaches, umpires and who helped in the many other areas vital to the opera- tion of the organization. In acknowledging that the association had serious pro- A e.' biems this past season brought on by a lack of volunteer help, he issued an urgent plea to those present 'to consider offering their ser- vices to keep the assoc. oper- ating in the season ahead. His Worship Mayor Jim Gart- shore extended greetings from the town while Recrea- tion Director Wayne DeVeau brought greeting from the Dep't. of Parks and Recre- ation. The first group of play- ers to receive their 1977 W.MB.A. crests were the Tee- Ball group convene.d this season by Bill Watters. No champion is declared in this league because the W.MB.A. has always telt that at this level the emphasis should be on instruction rather than competition, that playing rather than winning is the important part of the game at this point.. The Tyke division under the convenorship of Emerson Helmer had three title winners this season, a Tyke "A" and a Tyke "B" House League champion and the K of C club which captur- ed Eastern Ontario Baseball Assoc. honours in the Tyke "C" group. Players on the winning clubs were: Tyke "B" champions, K-Mart: R. Afonso, D. Anthony, K. Bilboe, W. Gay, T. Gilchrist. K. Gilks, P. Gray, M. Bessel, R. Nicholls, A. Vandermale, D. Roberts, J. ,Ord, J. S4kszay, T. Phillips, and coacfies J.~MacDonald and J. Spratt. Tyke "A" cham- pions, J-C Gulf; D. Bradley, J. McKelvey, M. Kuchera, S. futton, C. Dawson, B. Rich- ardson, J. Messina, J. Berghout, K. Powell, I. Ham ilton, A. Fisher, K. Rich, B. York, and coaches J. Desor. meaux and D. McKelvey. B.O. B.A. Tyke "C" champions K of C: J. Haley, B. Callan, J. Ròbertson, P. Guest, R. Taylor, D. McCorkell, G.Ellis, R. Ryan, D. Shrt, G. Mus- chett, G. Ianarilli, S. McGib- bon, Mgr. L. Haley and coach w B. Bates. c Dodd and Souter won P the W.M.B.A. crown and the F Whitby Legionaires were E.O. C B.A. Pee-Wee "C" winners. M Members of the Dodd and W Souter club coaches by R. M Heayd, H. Nielsen and G. H Peters were, C. Bemis, T. Hunter, M. Coombs, R. Mar- t shall, G. Gibson, D. Middle- l ton, A. Bell, S. Nicholls, P. b Rich, K. Brown, E. Peters, Ti T. Dupuis, D. Nielson, W. i Fraser, and M. Edwards. E The Whitby Legion-v aires, coached by L. Camp- c bell, B. McMonagle and T. Van Doleweerd had the fol- lowing players: G. Campbell,( C. Blanchard, S. Rowland,9 B. Hunter, D. VanDoleweerd,i B. Hunter, G. Williams, J. Hanley, J. Nadalin, S. Argin- son, R. Clugston, T. Broni- shewski, G.Hicks, R.Harding, M. Laurie. The 1977 W.M.B.A. Bantam crown was won by the Lasco Steelers coached by Dave Baker, Players were R.Bell, C. Kimberley, M.Brear, R. McGuire, M.Dakin, D. Robinson, C. Gillis, M. Hanley, K. Jimmor, J. Bazely, P. Richardson and R. Agius. In Midget competition the Whitby Dunedins had a highly suoaessful year, going into the O.B.A. Midget "B" finals after takng Eastern Ontario Honors. Steve Tutton, Ken Mac- \ Doiald and Bill Puchalski h coached the club. Players Soccer banquet held Approximately 600 players, coaches, managers, etc. attended the annual soccer banquets held at Hey- denshore Pavilion on Sunday Oct. 23 where the various trophies and crests were pre- sented. The top W.M.S.A. award went to Cor Van Essen as the association's "Person- ality of the Year". Outgoing president Don Mizen thanked the ladies of the W.M.S.A. Ladies Auxil- lary for their work in organ- zing the banquets and called for more help, in the way ot coaches etc., for the next season and for a large attend- ance at the upcoming Annukl General.Meeting. ihe Annual General Meeting of the Whitby Minor Soccer Association will be held on Saturday Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. in Committee Room No. 1 in the Municipal Build- ing on Rossland Road East, Whitby. A large attendance is asked for at this meeting as the executive for the 1977-78 season will be elected. SALVATION ARMY HOME LEAGUE BAZAAR & TEA SAT. NOV. 5/77 2 p.m. CRAFTS' NOVELTIES' HOME BAKING AT 122 KENT ST. WHITBY' Deloitte, Haskins 8 Seils CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Offices in Muajor Canadian Cities Bell Canada Building Oshawa Centre, Oshawa Phone 579-8202 P.O. F3OX 800, OSHAWA, ONT. SELBY, MADGETT, BOLER & HAAR Chartered Accountants W.A.D.Selby C.A.,M.C.A.B.V. R.W.Boler C.A. C.J.Roberts C.A.. C.W.MarloweCA. B.K.Madgett C.A. T.HaarC.A. A.D.Chapman C.A. Offices 171 King Street East, Oshawa 118 Walton Street Sheridan -Mall, Pickering Telephones 579-5531 885-2335 839-0153 were G. Shearer, P. Foran, M. Gallagher. M. goriche.tt, J. ?arrotl, M. McClellan, arrott, M. McClellan, M. Cowl, J. Cyr, M. Tutton, M. MacDonald, P. Heffer, R. Woods, D. Cane, M. Yaroff, M. Kirkem, K. Whitfield, J. Heaslip, G. Puchaslki. · A traditional feature of [he event was the drawing of ucky numbers for Year- ooks, Souvenir Scorebooks, ream Pictures etc. donated by the major league clubs. Each boy in the association was also presented with a copy of the Montreal Expos magazine and a club decal from the Toronto Blue Jays. One of the big prizes to be given out was a baseball bear- ing the autographs of the players of the Detroit Tigers. The afternoon conclud- ed with a baseball tradition, hot dogs and soda pop. The next event on the calendar for the local baseball association is on Sunday Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. when the W.M. B.A. will hold its annual meeting in Whitney Hall at the Iroquois Park Arena. This will probably be the most important annual meet- ing in the nine year history of the local group and has been switched from the tradi- tional last Saturday in Jan- uary to the advanced Novem- ber date because a major re- organization is needed if the association is to correct a lot of major problem areas.