Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 1948, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 16 winnipeg7 free yep freiday Augusta 25, Maclean quiets Tig Erette bats the free press All Star senior girls softball league Pitcher Greeta Maclean of St. Boniface athletics proved once again thursday night that her selection to the dream team was a just one. Following up on her last two outstanding performances Greeta who has pitched one no hit no run perfect game this season was a decisive Factor in athletics 2-0 Triumph Over St. ettes in the second game of the league s four out of seven final. The Victory witnessed by Cash customers in Osborne stadium gave St. Boniface a one Lead in the round the first match ending in a 5-5 deadlock after 17 innings. Third game in the series will be played thurs Day night at the stadium. The shutout stretched the num mrs. Campbell loses drops Tough one on Riverside . Up defending Champion Grace Lenczyk of Newington conn., tuesday breezed safely through the opening round of the Canadian ladies open Golf championship a round that produced few upsets and most victories by convincing margins. Twelve canadians and four americans came safely through the first 18-Hole match play test. The 21-year-old Connecticut girl with accurate drives and Sharp putting set up an Early five Hole Lead Over mrs. C. L. Urquhart of Riverside and was never threatened in winning 6 and 5. The tightest match of the Day produced something of an up set when mrs. A. A. Smith a 15 Handicap player from Oak Ridge ont., Defeated mrs. Bruce Camp Bell of Winnipeg Manitoba Cham Pion on the 19th Green. It was the Only extra Hole match in to Day s play mrs. Campbell Over coming a one Fafole deficit after half the journey Only to lose out at the 19th. Another Surprise came with the elimination if miss Marjorie Row. Windsor ont., scratch player at the hands of miss Isabelle Jarvis of Victoria a four Handicap golfer. Row was three Down after nine holes but came Back courageously and squared the match at the 17th. But miss Jarvis out drove her on the 18th and Sank a Short putt to win. In addition to miss Lenczyk the other americans who started tues Day s round finished in front. Mrs. Catherine Fox Park of Belleville n.j., won 5 and 4 Over mrs. W. S. Edey Winnipeg mrs. Eddie Bush of Wilmington del., Defeated mrs. W. H. Smith Ottawa Riverhead 5 and 4, and miss Pat o Sullivan of Orange conn., won by the Day s widest margin in turning Back miss Frances Sharpe Hull que., 7 and 6. Addition to miss Jarvis Junior final starts tonight the greater Winnipeg Junior baseball league final gets underway tonight at Osborne stadium when Rose Dales South division champions meet Elmo Oil giant North. Section titlist in the first Fame of the four out of seven series. Donny Reid Ace hurler for Kosc Dales will Start on the Mound for the South division winners facing the Josh mood giant Star Pitcher Glen Ryan. Both pitchers compiled out records during the league season and the recent playoffs. The second game will lie played Friday night if the Blan Toba senior league winds up with a double header on saturday. Rose Dales Defeated the giants twice during the season both times by narrow margins. Game time is 8 . Only one other British Columbia golfer the Champion ship fight mrs. Hugh of. Vancouver. She held a two Hole Lead after nine holes an d went on to end the match 4 and-3. Mrs. J. H. Todd of Victoria was Defeated in a close match 3 and 2, by mrs. J. B. Seawright of Toronto Scarboro. The British Columbia Champion Only one Down after the first Niht but lost ground on the Home nine and the match ended on the 16th. Ladies open for coast in 1949 Riverside ., up the 1949 Canadian ladies open Golf championship and the inter prov Uncial team championships will be held at the Capulano Golf and country club Vancouver it was announced tuesday night following a meeting of the Canadian ladies Golf Union. No dates have been set for the two tourneys next year. With officers and delegates from All seven . Branches attend ing Kayo Barrell of the Host club named president succeeding mrs. George Buntain of Charlotte town who becomes honorary pres ident. The new first vice president will also be from the British Columbia Branch. She has not yet been named novel Lawn tournament the members of the Riverview Lawn Bowling club Are staging something new in the game in Winnipeg. They Are holding a Points Competition saturday which will Start at. One o clock and continue All afternoon and evening. Every shot in the Lawn Bowling game will be guarding trailing and running. All bowlers will be on their own and there is an extensive prize list for them to shoot at As awards will be made to those collecting the most number of Points. Bowls will be provided but there is a nominal fee for enter ing the tournament. Ber of consecutive scoreless innings Greeta has pitched to 27, while in the same period she has allowed Only 13 hits. Previously Maclean had pitched her team into the league final with a 6-1 Triumph Over . Blues the one run being scored in the first inning and blanked Tiger ettes in a 10-Imiing. Relief performance in the first game of the final series. Although most of the credit for the win can be attached to Maclea n s hurling quite a by could be Given to Mabel Jopling St. Boniface s starry second Sacker Jopling had a perfect night a the plate banging out four singles scored athletics first run which proved to be the Winner Anc made a spectacular Bare handed catch of Joan panting s liner to Start a cinch double play. She relayed to first to Evelyn Halsall who had started to second on the blow which seemed to be a sure hit. Backing up these two displays the rest of the St. Boniface Crew played flawless Ball the Only error being made by Maclean. After a shaky Start which saw athletics Chalk up both their runs on four singles and an error Louise Smith on the Mound for St. Vital settled Down and gave up Only four scattered singles. Pitching steady eight innings Smith could not match the record of Maclean. Greeta struck out nine batters and walked one while Louise could not fan any and issued one. Free pass. Besides Jopling the other St. Boniface hitters were Bea Mcken Zie Vera Wilson Maclean and Marge Mcclellan. The four St vital safeties were by Janet Beckwith Yoyo Veillet i Lozanski and panting. A rotund George specs trick made his return to the St. Boniface first base coach ing line a successful one after a five week Layoff trick proved he was a popular Man with the fans when the moment he entered the Park they gave him a big ova Tion the new look Greeta Maclean standing on first base wearing trick s much too big Jac Ket Catcher Bea Mckenzie looks for better things we won t collapse says Connie Philadelphia Connie Mack said tuesday his fourth place Philadel phia athletics won t col lapse in the tight Ameri can league Pennant race. I m positive of in added the s5 year old Dean of baseball managers ;