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Below left -
In 1952, Roy Taylor rounded up
six members of the COS club for his new assignment in Kamsack,
Saskatchewan. Back row: SS Jim Peterson, C Bob
Garcia, OF Jim Lidster. Front row:
Taylor, P Steve Stavrianoudakis, P John Carlson,
1B Len Tucker. Taylor handled the Kamsack
Cyclones for three seasons with lineups laden with players from
Sequoias and Fresno State. Below
right - Harry Monroe, playing-manager of the Estevan Maple Leafs
at the beginning of the 1952 season.
Above Left - A member of the Florida Cubans
accepts congratulations for the Cubans' victory over Baton Rouge
Hardwood Sports in the final of the Indian Head Tournament
Right - The Cubans also captured the
Saskatchewan title downing the Indian Head Rockets 9-2 and 16-11 in the
championship series.
(Left) Florida Cubans' infield as the team
prepared for the 1952 Lethbridge Rotary Tournament. From
left to right : shortstop Ezequiel Diaz, second
baseman Julio Bonilla, carchter Roberto
Ledo, third baseman Leopoldo Reyes and first
baseman Pedro Seoane. (Lethbridge Herald, August,
1952)
(Right) Carlos Forten of the
1952 Florida Cubans. Forten
took a turn in the outfield when
not doing his usual stint on the
mound. (Below) The parking lot at the 1952 Indian
Head tournament.
Left -
Moose Jaw catcher Jim Harford, a 19-year-old local product.
Right - The famous Bentleys playing
for Saskatoon Gems at the Moose Jaw Tournament. Front row
- Doug (left) and Reg. Back row - Max and
nephew Bev.
Left - Art Worth, lefty
starter and outfielder. Middle - The 1952 Estevan Maple
Leafs' infield. Left to right, Bill Shea 2B, Andy
Lillie SS, Charlie Selph 3B and Lou
Pesce 1B. Right - (Below) Clint Hodges,
Moose Jaw manager.
Left - Bill Clevenger, catcher from California,
and his brother Truman, suited up with Regina Caps.
Right - Moose Jaw hopes for an improved offense with (left to right)
Art Worth, Archie Templeton and Don
Hinchberger.
From a 1952 Estevan program - stars of the Maple Leafs
entry in the Saskatchewan League :
Wayne Stephenson (left), Harry Monroe (centre),
Andy Lillie (right). These Estevan photos courtesy of Gary McKechney
Above : Gary McKechney (left), Bill
Frady (centre), Pete McLeod (right). Below :
Rodolpho "Chico" Mesa (left), George Montz (centre),
Harry Coe (right).
Above : Ray Patterson (left) and Bill
Shea (right).
Below : Lou Pesce (left) and Mel Torgenrud (right).
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