1946 Manitoba Game Reports      

GREATER WINNIPEG SENIOR LEAGUE

The GWSBL expanded to five teams for the 1946 season as a team from Norwood re-joined the league after an absence of a year.

Arenas
Canadian Ukrainian Athletic Club (commonly referred to as C.U.A.C.)
Norwood
St. Boniface
Transcona

(May 27)   Transcona and C.U.A.C. kicked off the 1946 season of the Greater Winnipeg Senior Baseball League Sunday with victories over Norwood and St.Boniface.

Ian Douglas, back with the northenders after a spell in the Canadian navy, pitched C.U.A.C. to a 5-2 win over St.Boniface. Stan Shaley and Lou Sabo each had had hits to back Douglas. Jim Ryan poked a pair of doubles and a single for the losers.

Douglas (W) and McDonald
Merlevede (L) and Bourbonnais

Joe Teres, the veteran Transcona shortstop, started the railroaders on their way to the win in his return to the league after a year's absence. Before a record-breaking home crowd his two-run safety wiped out Norwood's one-run advantage in the seventh. The defending champions got the winner in the eighth on Joe Goodman's single plating Alex Robertson. Harry Laskoski, pitching for Norwood, socked a homer. George Hewitt was the winning hurler.

Hewitt (W) and Marcotte
Laskoski (L) and Sparrow, Roche

(May 29)  With back-to-back five run innings, C.U.A.C. Blues trampled Transcona 12-7 led by the timely hitting of Jack Raleigh, Norm Black and Frank GulyBill Burdyney had three hits for Transcona.

Hay, Nicholson and Marcotte
Guly (W) and McDonald

(May 31)   One big inning was enough to give St.Boniface a 17 to 10 victory over Transcona Friday. Trailing 10-7, the Native Sons unleashed a tremendous hitting attack to push across ten runs in the eighth inning to come from behind for the win.

Buck, Martin and Blaquiere
Lambert (W) and Merlevede

(June 1)  Norwood Legion whipped the Arenas 10-3 Saturday afternoon at Osborne Stadium. Athol Foster and Willy Plotkin combined to handcuff the Arenas in pitching Norwood to its first win. Plotkin hurled shutout ball for the last five frames. Alex Robertson led a 12-hit attack with three hits. Floyd Keller went the distance for the losers. Art Meech connected for a double and single for the Arenas.

Foster, Plotkin and Sparrow, Roche
Keller (L) and Cuthbert

(June 2)  St.Boniface managed just seven hits off four C.U.A.C. hurlers Sunday but took advantage of seven errors in trimming the Blues 12-4. Roger Merlevede led the batting parade with four hits while George Merlevede tossed a seven-hitter for the win. Stan Shaley smacked a pair of doubles for the Blues.

George Merlevede (W) and Gus Merlevede
Rise, Nichols, Douglas, Graham and McNeil

(June 6)   The Arenas again were overwhelmed in GWSBL play, getting whipped 14-1 by Transcona. The winners scored eight times in the fifth inning to put the game on ice. George Hewitt fired a seven-hitter for the win.

Gustafson (L), Emory and Cuthbert
Hewitt (W) and xxx

(June 6)  Norwood combined three hits and a walk in the ninth inning to come from behind to edge St. Boniface 5-4. Athol Foster, who relieved started Rod Lawrence in the 6th, won his own game with a bases-loaded single to score two runs.  Larry Desjardins took the loss.

Lawrence, Foster (W) (6) and Sparrow, Roche
Desjardins (L) and Merlevede

(June 7)   Jack Graham of C.U.A.C. was just two outs away from a no-hitter Friday when he gave up a hit to Lefty Ryan to spoil the bid for the record book.  The Arenas centre fielder stroked a clean bingle to right field. Graham did get a shutout as Blues won, 7-0.  He fanned ten and walked two. Carl Wozny went three for three for the winners and Norm Black and playing manager Stan Shaley each produced a double and single.

Lang (L) and Cuthbert
Graham (W) and McDonald

(June 9)   Norwood out-hit St.Boniface 10-4 but came out on the short end of a 3-2 decision as seven Norwood errors helped tell the tale. Tom Bentley had the big blow for the Native Sons, a bases loaded single in the sixth inning to plate the winning marker. Duncan, Joe Goodman and Howie Jones each had two hits for Norwood.

Dickson, Foster (3) and Roche
George Merlevede (W) and Gus Merlevede

(June 9)   With an 11-hit attack, including a homer by Joe Teres, Transcona dumped the Arenas 11-2. Bill Nicholson held the losers to six hits.

Meech (L) and Cuthbert
Nicholson (W) and Blaquiere

(June 10)   With four runs in the bottom of the 8th inning, Transcona shaded C.U.A.C. 10-8. The big bats of Joe Teres and Gerry Marcotte, each of whom had three hits, led the way for Transcona. Nick Glowa added a three-run homer in the fifth. Gordie England and Stan Shaley had two hits apiece for the Blues.

Douglas, Guly and McDonald
Hewitt (W) and Blaquiere

(June 10)  Norwood Legion whipped the winless Arenas 10-4.

Thompson, Dickson and Roche
Keller (L) and Cuthbert

(June 12)  Jack Raleigh, Stan Shaley and Bill Antoniak each had three hits as C.U.A.C. clobbered Norwood 18-1. After the Blues had run up a 9-1 lead they wrapped it up with a nine-run explosion in the 8th inning. Ed Slowinski allowed six hits in handling the mound duties for the winners.

Halloran, Laskoski, Dickson and Roche
Slowinski (W) and McDonald

(June 13)  Transcona scored three runs in the first inning and made them stand up for a 3-2 win over St.Boniface. Bill Nicholson won the pitching duel with a six-hitter.

Nicholson (W) and Marcotte
Lambert (L) and xxx

(June 14)  Nicking a pair of C.U.A.C. hurlers for 10 hits, Norwood Legion racked up an 8-1 victory Friday night. Tommy Dickson doled out just six hits in going all the way on the mound for the win. Hal Nichols took the loss.

Dickson (W) and Roche
Nichols, Graham (8) and McDonald

(June 14)  The Arenas announced their withdrawal from the league due to the lack of a playing facility. The league will continue as a four-team circuit.

(June 17)   A six-run eighth inning helped Transcona to an 8-6 win over St.Boniface. A three-run rally by the Native Sons in the ninth fell short.  Each team had eight hits. Charlie Hayes went the route for the win. Jim Ryan, of St.Boniface, led the hitters with three safeties.

Hayes (W) and xxx
B.Lambert (L) and xxx

(June 19)   Scoring two runs in the first inning, Transcona held off Norwood Wednesday in eking out a 2-1 victory. Lefty Hewitt bested Tommy Dickson in the pitching duel. Both allowed just nine hits.

Dickson (L) and Roche
Hewitt (W) and Blaquiere

(June 20)  Making his initial start in the Greater Winnipeg Senior Baseball League Earl McNabb pitched St.Boniface to a 4-2 victory over C.U.A.C. Thursday night. McNabb gave up runs in the first and third then blanked the Blues the rest of the way giving up a total of six hits. Jim Ryan had two hits for the Native Sons.

Guly, Nichols, Graham and McDonald
McNabb (W) and Cuthbert

(June 21)   With a four-run rally in the ninth inning, Transcona broke a 2-2 deadlock to down Norwood 6-2. Jim Smith banged a double and triple to pace a 10-hit Transcona attack. Nichol held the Legionaires to five hits in going the route for the pitching win.

Nichol (W) and Marcotte
Halloran (L) and Roche

(June 23)   Transcona strengthened its hold on first place taking advantage of a porous Norwood defense to win easily, 12-3. An eight-run third inning was all 'Scona needed on this day.

Hays (W) and Marcotte, Blaquiere
Thompson (L), Plotkin and Roche

(June 23)  St.Boniface Native Sons edged C.U.A.C. 7-6 as Jim Wardington smacked two triples and a pair of singles. Joe Popiel banged a three-bagger and a single for the Blues and outfielder Bill Antoniak belted a two-run homer.

Douglas (L) and McDonald
Lambert (W) and Cuthbert

(June 24) 

Transcona      9 - 1
St.Boniface    6 - 4
C.U.A.C.       5 - 5
Norwood        4 - 6

(July 2)  St.Boniface shaded Norwood 6-5 with each team getting six hits and making two errors. Emory got the win in pitching the full nine innings. Jim Ryan and Jim Whitehill each collected two hits for the Native Sons. Moe Sparrow and Fisher each had two safeties for Norwood.

Lawrence (L) and Sparrow
Emory (W) and Cuthbert

(July 3)  Transcona scored four runs in the first inning and held off a late rally by C.U.A.C. to post a 6-5 triumph Wednesday. Lefty Hewitt scattered ten hits in going the route for the winners. Six errors hurt the Blues. Elmer Weiss and Gramschuk each had two hits for the winners.

Guly (L) and McNeil
Hewitt (W) and Marcotte

(July 5)   Athol Foster fanned ten in pitching Norwood to a 6-3 win over St.Boniface.

Foster (W) and Sparrow
Taylor (L) and Merlevede

(July 5)  Transcona built up a 6-0 lead after three innings and cruised to an 8-5 victory over C.U.A.C.. Bill Nicholson held the Blues to five hits.

Nicholson (W) and Marcotte
Douglas (L) , England and McNeil

(July 9)  In an 11-inning thriller Tuesday, St.Boniface and Transcona fought to a 1-1 tie. Lefty Hewitt, with a four-hitter, and Earl McNabb, who gave up six hits, hooked up in the extended pitching duel. Two double plays by the Native Sons and one by Transcona highlighted the defensive side of one of the best senior games of the season.

McNabb and Merlevede
Hewitt and Marcotte

(July 9)  C.U.A.C. crushed Norwood 12-3 Tuesday as the Blues rang up 19 hits, four by catcher Bill McDonald. Stan Shaley added a triple and two singles and Ed Slowinski and Jack Raleigh each poled three one-baggers. Moe Sparrow had three safeties for the losers. Slowinski surrendered eight hits in going the distance for the Blues.

Slowinski (W) and McDonald
Plotkin (L), Foster and Sparrow

(July 12)  In a loosely-played senior league contest Friday, the teams combined for 24 runs, 22 hits and 11 errors. Norwood came out on top 14 to 10 as Joe Goodman of Norwood led the hitters and fielders. Norwood out-hit the losers 18 to 4.

Lang, Dickson and Sparrow
Graham, Rise, Guly and McNeil

(July 14)  Ralph Letourneau, with a triple, double and double play, sparked St.Boniface's victory over Norwood Sunday. The Sons pasted the Legionaires 13 to 4.

George Merlevede (W) and Gus Merlevede
Dickson (L) and Sparrow

(July 14)   Art Hay held C.U.A.C. to five hits Sunday and struck out twelve as Transcona trimmed the Blues 8-1. Elmer Weiss pounded a triple, double and single for the winners and Cal Gardner and George Glowa added two hits apiece. Stan Shaley belted a two-run homer for the Blues

Hay (W) and Marcotte
Guly, Rise and McNeil

Transcona      12 -  4
St.Boniface    10 -  5
Norwood         8 - 10
C.U.A.C.        7 - 10

(July 18)  Alex Robertson smacked a two-run homer in the first inning as Norwood took a 2-1 lead over Transcona, but it was a short-lived advantage as the 'Sconas came roaring back to demolish the Legion 13-2 Thursday. Elmer Weiss, Harry Sosiak and Glowa were the big offensive guns for the winners.

Nicholson, Blaquiere and Marcotte
Thompson, Halloran, Dickson and Sparrow, Wilcox

(July 19)  St.Boniface scored four runs in the first inning Friday and coasted to an 8-3 victory over C.U.A.C. with Jim Whitehill, Jimmy Ryan and Tom Bentley clouting the ball hard for the winners. Stan Shaley whacked a homer and double for the Blues. Larry Desjardins fanned 11 in hurling the win for the Sons.

Desjardins (W) and Merlevede
Slowinski (L) and McDonald

(July 19)  Reliever Athol Foster walked in the winning run in the eighth inning as Transcona topped Norwood 4-3 Friday. The Legionaires had been sailing along with a 3-1 lead until the bottom of the eighth when Transcona scored three to take the lead. With the bases loaded, Foster's free pass brought in the winner. Lefty Hewitt fashioned a six-hitter to post the pitching win.

Plotkin, Foster (8) and Sparrow
Hewitt (W) and Marcotte

(July 21)  In senior ball Sunday, C.U.A.C. defeated Transcona 5-2 in a game featuring the five-hit pitching of Ian Douglas and a sixth inning homer by Carl Wozny. Jim Smith had two hits for Transcona.

Hay (L) and Marcotte
Douglas (W) and McDonald

(July 23)  Emory twirled a five-hitter Tuesday to emerge as the winner as St.Boniface edged C.U.A.C. 3-2 behind an 11-hit attack. Jim Whitehill, Jim Ryan, Merlevede, Emory and Ray Letourneau each had two safeties. Carl Wozny belted a triple for the Blues.

England (L) and McNeil
Emory (W) and Merlevede

(July 23)  Transcona trounced Norwood 10-3 Tuesday night with Elmer Weiss clouting a homer for the winners and Pinder knocking one out for Norwood. Lefty Hewitt hurled for the winners.

Plotkin (L) and Roche
Hewitt (W) and Marcotte

(July 24)   Transcona, the leaders in the Greater Winnipeg Senior League, topped a field of 16 teams Wednesday to take first money in the $500 tournament at Portage La Prairie. In the final, Transcona trounced Portage 13 to 2. Earlier, 'Scona downed Dacotah 3-1, Poplar Point 5-4 and Oakville 3-2. Portage defeated Morden 5-2, St.Boniface 2-0 and Starbuck 12-2. Oakville and St.Boniface shared third and fourth money. Other teams participating were Carberry, St.Laurent, Beausejour, Dacotah, Piney, Starbuck, St.Ambrose, Morris, Morden, Poplar Point and Cavalier, N.D.

(July 26)  St.Boniface Native Sons dumped Norwood Legion 6-3 Friday. Gus Merlevede had three hits for the winners while Alex Robertson smacked a triple for Norwood. Johnny McManus and Larry Desjardins combined on a four-hitter for the Sons.

McManus, Desjardins and Merlevede
Dickson (L) and Fabro

(July 28)  Norwood seniors got three-hit pitching from Lefty Lang and Tom Dickson to down C.U.A.C. Blues 4-3. Norwood pounded Terry Hind for 13 hits.

Lang, Dickson and Fabro
Hind (L) and McNeil

(July 31)  C.U.A.C. Blues blew a 7-1 lead as St.Boniface came roaring back to drop the Blues 9-8 Wednesday. Jim Ryan led the winners with a double and single.

(August 6)   St.Boniface cut Transcona's lead to half a game Wednesday by scoring a 5-4 victory over the league leaders. Ralph Letourneau paced the winners with three hits, one a double. Jim Whitehill and Jim Ryan also had three hits apiece. Joe Teres, Cal Gardner and Harry Sosiak poked two-baggers for Transcona.

xxx and xxx
xxx and xxx

(August 8)  St.Boniface moved to the front of the league standings Thursday by squeezing out a 3-2 decision over Transcona. George Merlevede allowed eight hits in the complete game victory. The Sons built up a 3-0 lead then held off a Transcona rally in the ninth. The railroaders scored a pair on triples by Gerry Marcotte and Cal Gardner and Martin's double. The Sons pulled off a neat double play in the fourth to choke off a Transcona rally.

Nicholson, Hays, and Blaquiere
George Merlevede (W) and Gus Merlevede

(August 11)

St.Boniface    18 -  6
Transcona      17 -  6
C.U.A.C.        9 - 15
Norwood         8 - 17
Arenas          0 -  8 * Withdrew

(August 12)  Transcona gained a share of first place with St.Boniface Monday by notching an 11-6 win over C.U.A.C.. Transcona, which pounded out 13 hits, piled up a 9-1 lead in the first four innings. George Glowa collected three of the hits while Jim Smith, Harry Sosiak and Cal Gardner got two each.

Lefty Hewitt gave up 11 hits but managed to go all the way for the pitching win. Gord McNeil belted a home and triple for the Blues.

Hewitt (W) and Blaquiere
Guly (L), Douglas and McNeil

(August 14)  Jim Ryan and Tom Bentley smacked timely run-scoring two-baggers in the eighth inning Wednesday to give St.Boniface a 3-3 tie with Transcona and force a sudden-death playoff for first place.  Two errors, a single and Harry Sosiak's double accounted for two Transcona runs in the seventh. Joe Teres had three hits for Transcona. Art Hay fired a three-hitter for 'Scona while Larry Desjardins gave up nine hits.

Desjardins and Merlevede
Hay and Marcotte

(August 19)   Bill Nicholson pitched three-hit ball Monday and helped his own cause with a run-scoring triple as Transcona secured first place with a 7-3 win over St.Boniface in a sudden-death encounter to decide the pennant winner.

Nicholson (W) and Marcotte
McNabb, McManus and Merlevede

(August 20)   With a seven-run second inning, Norwood Legion whipped C.U.A.C. 11-6 Tuesday in the final game of the regular schedule in the Greater Winnipeg Senior circuit. The teams finished in a tie for third place.

Nichols (L), Graham and McDonald
Dickson (W), Halloran and Fabro


SEMI-FINALS

(August 21)   Lefty Hewitt was the star on the mound and at the plate as Transcona blanked Norwood Legion 1-0 Thursday in the first game of their semi-final series. Hewitt held the Legionaires to five hits while driving in the only run with a seventh inning double to bring in Harry Sosiak. Norwood had two runners aboard with one out in the ninth but Transcona got a double play to end the threat.

Dickson (L) and Roche
Hewitt (W) and Blaquiere

(August 22)  Winning pitcher Eddie Slowinski won his own game driving in two runs with a double and single as C.U.A.C. Blues downed St.Boniface 4-2 in the opening game of their best-of-seven semi-final series. Slowinski yielded six hits in going the distance on the mound for the Blues. Bill Antoniak added two hits for C.U.A.C. while Ralph Letourneau had a pair for the Sons. 

Slowinski (W) and McDonald
George Merlevede (L) and Gus Merlevede

(August 23)  Transcona went two up on Norwood Legion trimming the Legionaires 7-1 Friday as Elmer Weiss and George Glowa led the offense each with two hits and Joe Teres and Art Hay each had three-baggers.

Hay (W) and Marcotte
Foster, Plotkin and Roche

(August 23) St.Boniface and C.U.A.C. fought to a 7-7 tie as darkness forced the game to be called after nine innings. Joe Popiel led the Blues with a triple and double.

McManus and Merlevede
Graham, Douglas, England and McDonald

(August 25)   C.U.A.C. took a 2-1 lead over St.Boniface Native Sons in their semi-final Sunday dividing a double-bill, winning the second 15-2 after dropping the opener 5-2.  Eddie Slowinski powered the Blues to their win with a grand slam homer in the first inning. Phil Faraci, Stan Shaley and Joe Popiel each collected four hits. Bill Antoniak was outstanding in centre field

Johnny McManus hurled the Saints to the win in the first game. Jim Ryan was the offensive force for St.Boniface with a triple and a single in the opener and two doubles and two singles in the second encounter.

McManus (W) and xxx
xxx and xxx

George Merlevede (L) and xxx
McNabb (W) and xxx

(August 25)   Transcona and Norwood Legion also split their twin-bill Sunday. 'Scona won 3-1 at home and dropped the nightcap 7-4. Transcona leads the set three games to one.

(August 28)   Art Hay fired a one-hit shutout to lead Transcona over Norwood 11-0 to eliminate the Legionaires from the playoffs as "Scona took the best-of-seven series four games to one. Alex Robertson's single in the fifth was the lone safety off Hay.  Joe Teres and George Glowa each collected three hits. 

Dixon (L), Foster, Plotkin and Roche
Hay (W) and Marcotte

(August 30)  Hitting the ball to all corners of the lot, C.U.A.C. Blues hammered St.Boniface Native Sons 16-5 to take a 3-1 game lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series. Eddie Slowinski and Gordon McNeil led a 16-hit attack each with five hits - a triple, double and three singles. Guly fired a four-hitter for the Blues.

McManus (L) and Gus Merlevede
Guly (W) and McNeil

(September 1)   C.U.A.C. is in the Winnipeg Senior Baseball final after defeating St.Boniface Native Sons 5-4 in the second game of a double-header to win the best-of-seven series four games to two. The Native Sons won the opener 7-5. George Merlevede attempted the iron man feat for St.Boniface, pitching both games, but he was hit hard in the nightcap with Bill McDonald's eighth inning, two-run double the deciding blow. Bill Antoniak had three hits in the second game and teammate Jack Raleigh slugged a homer and triple in the first game.

Rise, England and McNeill
George Merlevede (W) and Gus Merlevede

George Merlevede (L) and Gus Merlevede
Slowinski (W) and McDonald


FINALS

(September 4)  C.U.A.C. and Transcona battled to a 3-3 draw in a game called because of darkness after nine innings. C.U.A.C. blew a 3-0 lead as Transcona came back with a run in the second and two in the fourth for the tie. Transcona had ten hits with Bill Burdyney, with three singles, and Harry Sosiak, with a triple and single, leading the attack. Stan Shaley clouted a double and two singles for the Blues. Bill Antoniak's triple scored a run in the second and he later romped home with another marker.

Guly, Douglas and McDonald
Nicholson and Marcotte

(September 6)   Defending champion Transcona took the lead in the best-of-seven Greater Winnipeg Senior Baseball League final series downing C.U.A.C. 6-1 Friday night. Lefty Hewitt scattered eight hits in pitching the win while Cal Gardner led the Transcona attack with a double and single. Jack Raleigh and Phil Faraci each poled a pair of singles for the Blues.

Hewitt (W) and Marcotte
Douglas (L), Nichols and McDonald

(September 8)   With a split in their doubleheader, Transcona continues to lead the final series over the  C.U.A.C. Blues, now at two games to one.  Art "Rod" Hay had a seven-hitter and fanned nine Blues in the first game as 'Sconas won 4-2. Nick Glowa, with three hits, and Midi Blaquiere with a double and single paced the railwaymen. Four errors hurt the Blues.  In the second game, Terry Hind held Transcona to four hits in a 5-1 victory for C.U.A.C. Stan Shaley had three hits for the winners.

Hay (W) and Blaquiere
Slowinski (L) and McDonald

Hind (W) and McDonald
Nicholson (L) and Blaquiere

(September 11)  C.U.A.C. Blues have tied the GWSBL final series at two games apiece thanks to a brilliant four-hit shutout by Eddie Slowinski as the Blues topped Transcona 2-0. Carl Wozny slugged a round tripper for the Blues' first run in the fifth. In the 7th, Tony Ketcher knocked in Gordon McNeil, who had doubled and advanced to third on Wozny's second hit of the game.

Slowinski (W) and McNeill
Hewitt (L) and Marcotte

(September 13)   With a 4-2 triumph Friday, Transcona is just a win away from the Greater Winnipeg Senior title. The railroaders now lead the final set, three games to two. Art Hay tossed a four-hitter for the win while Transcona nicked a pair of pitchers, Frank Guly and Terry Hind for seven hits. Nick Glowa had two safeties for the winners.

Hay (W) and Marcotte
Guly, Hind and McDonald

(September 15)  Transcona retained its senior amateur championship Sunday trimming C.U.A.C. 7-1 to win the best-of-seven final series four games to two.  Bill Nicholson yielded just three hits in hurling the victory.  Gerry Marcotte smacked a triple and single and Jim Smith and Harry Sosiak had two hits apiece for Transcona.  Ed Slowinski took the loss giving up eight hits.

Slowinski (W) and McDonald
Nicholson (W) and Marcotte


Mid-Western Manitoba Baseball League

A loose association of three teams, the 1946 Mid-Western Manitoba Baseball League had a short schedule in which member clubs played semi-regular games against each other yet kept sufficient open dates for exhibition and tournament action which seemed to be a priority. No record of any league standings was ever found nor did any playoffs take place.

Teams in the 1946 Mid-Western Manitoba Baseball League
Brandon Greys
Hamiota
Virden

The first half of the schedule :

June 3 - Brandon at Virden
June 6 - Hamiota at Brandon
June 10 - Virden at Hamiota
June 13 - Virden at Brandon
June 17 - Hamiota at Virden
June 20 - Brandon at Hamiota
June 24 - Virden at Brandon
June 27 - Brandon at Hamiota
July 4 - Hamiota at Virden

(June 3)   In the opening game of he Mid-Western Manitoba League Virden whipped Brandon Greys 9-1 in an abbreviated, six inning, fixture. The homesters jumped into a three-run lead in the first inning and added four more in the second. Harry Kerfoot, leadoff batter for Virden led the winners with three hits. Brandon was late in arriving on the field and the game was held up accordingly.  Cook went all the way for the pitching win. Bob Howe took the loss.

Howe (L) and Sumpton
Cook (W) and Cattie

(June 20)   A large hometown crowd saw Hamiota top Brandon 8-3. Harold Lindsay held the Greys to six hits and rang up ten strikeouts while walking only one. The locals collected nine hits from Trev Fisher who fanned nine and walked three. Nels Woods of Hamiota had the longest clout of the game, a fly ball between left and centre fields which went for a homer as Woods scampered around the diamond. The only other extra base hit was a double by "Joker" Robertson.

T.Fisher (L) and xxx
Lindsay (W) and xxx

(June 25)  A 300-mile one-day jaunt proved too much for the Page, North Dakoka, Red Sox Tuesday as the visitors were hammered 12-1 by the Brandon Greys. Page stopped off for the exhibition game en route to a tournament at Russell Wednesday, another at Yorkton on Thursday and a third at Oak Lake on Friday.  Trev Fisher went the first seven innings for the win.  A six-run outburst in the sixth inning put the Greys ahead to stay. Don Raleigh belted a double and triple for the winners and Clare McFadden added a two-bagger and a pair of singles. North Dakota second sacker Bower drew four walks in five trips to the plate.

Don Satrom (L), Smith and Alm
Fisher (W), Campbell and Miller