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For the first time in a number of years, Southern League
membership remained static in 1953 as all six clubs returned to the
circuit for another season.
(May 16) A two
out single by Doug Hingley in the 9th inning enabled the Regina
Royal Caps to squeeze through with a 4 - 3 win over the Notre Dame
Hounds as the Southern League received its official sendoff for the 1953
campaign. Hingley's single scored winning pitcher Vic "Lefty" Wall
with the winning counter and sent loser Lionel L'Heureux
down to a heart-breaking defeat. Hingley and Claire Rothermal
each stroked out a brace of raps for the Royal Caps. Murray
Huck, George Woodard and Frank Germann
all collected two safeties for Notre Dame.
L'Heureux (L) and Padewski
Harrison, L. Woolley (4), Wall (W) (7) and Lysack
(May 17)
The Regina Red Sox broke a 3 - 3 deadlock by scoring four runs in the 5th
inning and later weathered a four run outburst by the Avonlea Arrows before
winning 11 - 8. Wes Richardson went the route for the Sox to gain
credit for the win. Loser Garnet Campbell lasted on the
Arrows' hill until the 6th and, in the 7th, unleashed a grand slam home
run to lead the 14 hit Avonlea offense. Art Rennie had a
three
RBI triple for the Red Sox.
Richardson (W) and Turner
Garnet Campbell (L), Gordon Campbell (6), Tysdal (9) and Smukowich
(May 17)
The Notre Dame Hounds evened their week-end record at 1 - 1 by trouncing
the Milestone Athletics 11 - 2. The Collegians pounced on losing pitcher
Lawrence Diehl and reliever Ed Heidt for
twelve
hits by the end of the 3rd inning and had piled up an insurmountable 9 -
1 lead at that point. Rudy Schiebelbein and Dale
Steele shared mound duties for the winners.
Diehl (L), Heidt (3) and McNabb
Schiebelbein (W), Steele (7) and Padewski
(May 20)
After being coaxed out of retirement, veteran Ralph Hogg
of the Weyburn Beavers returned to the mound in a relief role and helped
the Soo-Liners win their initial start in 1953 Southern League play as
they turned back the Regina Red Sox 10 - 7. Taking the hill in the 3rd,
Hogg quickly squelched a Red Sox rally, survived a shaky 4th frame and
then settled in to hurl a very steady last five innings to pick up the win.
Lawrence Janis, the second of three Red Stocking'
elbowers, was handed the setback. Doug Shupe, John
Helfrick, Russ Casemore, shortstop Keith
Sampson and versatile veteran Keith Covert all had two
hits for the Beavers with one of Covert's being a triple. For the
Redlegs, catcher Bob Turner led the ten hit attack with
three
singles. With two hits apiece were Orville Off, Sam
Goodhue and George McFadyen. Off's brace included a
triple.
Covert, Hogg (W) (3) and Mayor
Booth, Janis (L) (4), Richardson (5) and Turner
(May 22)
Ken Ebbeson's two run single in the 9th inning saved the
Milestone Athletics from their second loss in the young season and
salvaged a 5 - 5 deadlock with the Regina Royal Caps in a game called
after nine innings because of darkness. Both squads banged out eleven safeties
in this evenly fought affair. For the visiting Athletics, Eric
Snell had a trio of base blasts, one of which was a triple while
outfielder Johnny Coleshaw had a pair. Jackie
Fulton led the Royal Caps with three blows while Lloyd
Woolley
kicked in with two.
Bell, Heidt (5) and Buckmeyer
L. Woolley, Harrison (9) and Lysack
(May 22)
The Weyburn Beavers made their Southern League home debut and handed the
Notre Dame Hounds an 8 - 3 trouncing behind the five hit pitching
performance of veteran Gayle Shupe who fanned twelve along the
way. The Beavers' Jack Scoles rapped two Hounds' pitchers
for four hits in pacing the Weyburn offense. Notre Dame's Rudy
Schiebelbein was tagged with the loss. Weyburn's shortstop Keith
Sampson and Hounds' catcher John Padewski each
drilled a pair of hits. Pat Claggett blasted a bases empty
home run in the 5th for the Dogs.
Schiebelbein (L), Steele (7) and Padewski
G. Shupe (W) and Covert
(May 26)
The Regina Royal Caps pushed across the game's lone tally in the top of
the 9th to edge the Weyburn Beavers 1 - 0 in a Southern League thriller
highlighted by the mound work of winner Lefty Harrison and
hard-luck loser Ralph Hogg. Coming off the bench to lead
off the 9th, pinch-hitter Wendell Clark of the Reginans
singled and was replaced by pinch-runner Vic Wall who
promptly stole second. Two batters later, Clair Rothermal
drove in the winning run with his second hit of the contest. Jim
Burge of the Beavers also had two hits.
Harrison (W) and Lysack
Hogg (L) and Covert
(June 2)
The Weyburn Beavers strengthened their hold on second place in the
Southern League when they edged the Regina Red Sox 3 - 2. Gayle
Shupe went the distance for the Beavers giving up just six hits and
striking out eleven Red Sox batters. The Crimson Hose scored their only
two
runs, both unearned, in the initial frame but Shupe held them scoreless
thereafter. George McFadyen went the route for the Redlegs
and took the loss. In a close play at the plate, the Beavers' Jack
Shupe was credited with an inside-the-park home run, barely
escaping the tag of Regina catcher Bob Turner. Jack
Scoles' fly ball out in the 8th plated victorious chucker Shupe
with the winning tally. Weyburn's John Helfrick and the
Sox' Turner were the only stick men with two hits in this game.
McFadyen (L) and Turner
G. Shupe (W) and Covert
(June 5)
The forced layoff brought about by outrageous weather that took such a
heavy toll on the Southern League schedule the past few weeks had little
effect on the play of the defending champion Regina Royal Caps as they
racked up a 4 - 2 decision over the Regina Red Sox when league action
resumed. The win was the third in as many starts for the Royal Caps who
were backed by the four hit twirling of southpaw Vic Wall.
The Royal Caps didn't fare much better in the hitting department and
were only able to collect five safeties from the slants of two Red Sox' moundsmen. Lawrence Janis, in from the bullpen as a 5th
inning reliever, was nailed with the loss. First baseman Ed
Prosofsky of the Red Stockings was the only hitter who came through
with a brace of raps in the contest.
Wall (W) and Lysack
Leverick, Janis (L) (5) and Turner
(June 10)
The Weyburn Beavers kept within striking distance of the top rung in the
Southern League as they drubbed the Avonlea Arrows 12 - 3. Ralph
Hogg, backed by solid defensive support, effectively spaced ten
hits in going the distance for the win. Gordon Campbell
started on the hill for Avonlea and was charged with the loss after
being chased in the 6th. Jim Burge paced the winners at the plate
collecting a home run and two singles. John Helfrick with a
double and two singles also aided the Beavers' offensive output while
losing hurler Campbell socked a double and two singles for the Arrows.
Gordon Campbell (L), Scott (6) and Smith
Hogg (W) and Covert
(June 10)
The Regina Royal Caps ran their unbeaten streak to four as they handcuffed
the Regina Red Sox 8 - 1 behind the effective hurling of portsider
Lloyd Woolley. Losing hurler Tommy Leverick
started for the Red Sox but was driven to the showers in the 3rd. Ed
Prosofsky of the Sox had a 7th inning triple and was the only
runner to reach as far as third base on Woolley. Jackie Fulton,
Lou Lysack and second sacker Claire Rothermal,
all with two raps, paced the Royal Caps eleven hit output.
Leverick (L), McFadyen (3) and Turner
L. Woolley (W), Larter (8) and Lysack
(June 12)
The Regina Royal Caps continued to maintain their jinx over the Weyburn
Beavers, beating the Soo-liners 8 - 3 in a Southern League fixture. The
victory was the 5th straight for the Reginans who have yet to taste
defeat this season. Both clubs banged out the same number of hits but
the Royal Caps managed to bunch theirs. Lefty Harrison got
the pitching win over the Beavers' Gayle Shupe. Three
players from each team (Jack Shupe, Jim Burge
and John Helfrick of Weyburn plus Jackie Fulton,
Bunny Smith and Doug Hingley of Regina)
contributed two hits. Bill Kyle of the Royal Caps cranked out a three run
homer in the 8th.
G. Shupe (L) and Covert
Harrison (W) and Lysack
(June 13)
With Gordon Campbell turning in a spectacular mound
performance, the Avonlea Arrows trounced the Regina Royal Caps 8 - 1,
handing the Queen City contingent their first defeat of the season.
Campbell allowed only three hits, all singles, struck out four and didn't walk
a batter. The only Royal Cap run scored was unearned. It was the first
win in three starts for the Arrows. In the batters' box, Campbell also
produced, slapping out two hits, one of which was a triple. Other Avonlea
batters with a brace were his brother, Garnet, Archie
Sanderson and shortstop Everett Lee.
Wall (L) and Lysack
Gordon Campbell (W) and Smukowich
(June 13)
The Regina Red Sox served notice that they have no intention of
inhabiting the Southern League basement again this season as they dumped
the Milestone Athletics 5 - 1. Right-hander George McFadyen's
sterling four hit, eleven strikeout performance sparked the winners. Loser
Bob Bell only surrendered five safeties but was the victim of
some shoddy defensive work by his mates. Red Sox' infielder Jake
McLean was the only swatter to achieve a brace of base knocks in
this game.
Bell (L) and Buckmayer
McFadyen (W) and Turner
(June 14)
The Notre Dame Hounds took a firm grip on third place in the Southern
League, defeating the Milestone Athletics 6 - 3. Murray Huck's
two
run double in the 7th frame broke a 2 - 2 deadlock and sent the Hounds'
Lionel L'Heureux to victory. L'Heureux allowed nine hits but
was tight in the clutch. Ed Heidt started for Milestone
and was tagged with the loss. Outfielder Ed Magis was the
game's top hitter with a 3 for 5 afternoon. Johnny Coleshaw,
Hank Mitchell and Murray Hysop all had a
pair of base raps for the Athletics.
L'Heureux (W) and Germann
Heidt (L), Mitchell (8) and McNabb
(June 15)
Behind the standout hurling of Lloyd Woolley, the Regina
Royal Caps erupted for four runs in the 3rd inning and coasted to an easy 9
- 2 victory over the Regina Red Sox. The Crimson Hose scored both of
their runs in the 1st but, after the Royal Caps' Vic Wall
blasted a bases-loaded triple off loser Lawrence Janis in
the 3rd to put the Capitals into the lead, the Sox were never a threat.
Lou Lysack led all Royal Cap hitters with two singles and a
triple in five trips. Doug Hingley and Bill Kyle
each contributed two hits. Sam Goodhue collected a pair of the
loser's blows.
L. Woolley (W) and Lysack
Janis (L), McFadyen (3), Booth (5) and Turner
Standings as of the end of June 15
Regina Royal Caps 6 - 1 .857
Weyburn Beavers 4 - 2 .667
Notre Dame Hounds 2 - 2 .500
Avonlea Arrows 1 - 2 .333
Regina Red Sox 2 - 5 .286
Milestone Athletics 0 - 3 .000
(June 17)
The Weyburn Beavers, behind Ralph Hogg's pitching, edged
the Regina Red Sox 4 - 2. Hogg bested the Red Sox' Tommy
Leverick in a game where both teams managed six hits each. The Redlegs
started out fast and were up 2 - 0 after the 1st but Weyburn evened the
count with two in the 6th and scored another pair in the 8th to take the
lead. Only two batters, George McFadyen of the Sox and the
Beavers' Doug Shupe delivered two hits.
Hogg (W) and Covert
Leverick (L) and Turner
(June 18)
The Avonlea Arrows took advantage of shoddy Royal Caps' fielding to hand
the Reginans a 5 - 2 defeat. It was only the second win of the season
for Avonlea and, ironically, both have been over last season's champions
which, on the same token, have been their only two losses. Veteran
lefthander Gordon Campbell started for the Arrows and
gained the victory over the Royal Caps' Lefty Harrison,
just back from a successful sojourn with the semi-pro Regina Caps.
Walter Buttgereit made his first Southern League appearance
in three seasons, suiting up for Avonlea. The longest blow of the game was a
triple by Regina's Jackie Fulton.
Gordon Campbell, (W), Buttgereit (6) and Sorenson
Harrison (L), L. Woolley (8) and Lysack
(June 23)
On the strength of three unearned first inning runs, the Notre Dame Hounds
dumped the Weyburn Beavers 3 - 0. Lionel "Hap" L'Heureux took
care of the mound chores for the Hounds, shutting down the Beavers on
seven
hits. Ralph Hogg went the distance for Weyburn in taking
the loss. With two hits were the Dogs' Dean Bell (single and
triple), John Faford (single and double), Frank
Germann and Ed Magis as well as Jim Burge
of the Beavers.
L'Heureux (W) and Padewski
Hogg (L) and Covert
(June 27)
The Regina Red Sox gained a 6 - 5 victory against the winless Milestone
Athletics in a Southern League game. The A's outhit the Sox 10 - 5 but
damaged their chances severely, committing seven errors behind loser Ed
Heidt. Right-hander Lawrence Janis was credited with
the win, his first of the season. Sam Goodhue sparked the
winners at the dish with a double and single. For the Athletics, John
Coleshaw banged out a trio of knocks while Lorne Shaw
came through with a pair.
Heidt (L) and Buckmayer
Janis (W), McFadyen (7) and Turner
(June 28)
The third place Notre Dame Hounds swept a doubleheader from the Regina
Red Sox by scores of 3 - 2 and 5 - 1. In game one, a costly Red Sox'
error in the 9th enabled the Hounds to score the winning tally. Dale
Steele picked up the pitching win while Don Mitchelmore
was saddled with the loss.
Mitchelmore (L) and Turner
Steele (W) and xxxx
Hap
L'Heureux won his third in four tries as the Collegians triumphed in
the nightcap. George McFadyen took the loss, his second of
the campaign.
McFadyen (L) and Turner
L'Heureux (W) and xxxx
(June 29)
The Weyburn Beavers moved to within a half a game of the pace-setting
Regina Royal Caps by virtue of a 6 - 3 triumph over the Notre Dame
Hounds. Bud Gemmell made his first pitching appearance in
a Weyburn uniform a winning one as he held the Hounds to four hits in the
eight
innings that he worked. The Beavers' Keith Covert was the
game's hitting star with four hits in five at bats off loser Tim
Daley. Jack Shupe and Les Wilder each
stroked two safeties for the winners. Weyburn's Jim Burge had a 7th
inning bases-empty home run. Eddie Magis and John
Padewski were the chief offensive threats for Notre Dame each
with two hits.
Gemmell (W), G. Shupe (9) and Covert
Daley (L) and Padewski
(June 29)
The Milestone Athletics finally cracked the win column as they edged the
Avonlea Arrows 5 - 4 for their first Southern League victory in five
attempts. Hank Mitchell with a complete game six-hitter
picked up the pitching win. An 8th inning unearned run gave Milestone
the triumph and sent Arrows' reliever Gordon Campbell down
to defeat.
Mitchell (W) and Buckmayer
Garnet Campbell, Gordon Campbell (L) (7) and Evans
(July 1)
The Notre Dame Hounds jumped into a second place tie with the Weyburn
Beavers when they took a 6 - 3 decision from the Avonlea Arrows in
Southern League action. Notre Dame starter Dale Steele
lasted until the 5th when he was replaced by Lionel L'Heureux who
went to work and stopped the Arrows for the win. Gordon
Campbell went the distance for Avonlea and suffered the defeat.
Murray Huck was the leading Notre Dame hitter with two singles
in four trips. For the Arrows, the Campbell brothers, Garnet
and Gord, shared the batting spotlight with two safeties in five
attempts.
Steele, L'Heureux (W) (5) and Padewski
Gordon Campbell (L) and Smukowich
(July 2)
Outfielder John Coleshaw of the lowly Milestone Athletics
was announced as the Southern League's leading batsman at the half-way
point of the schedule.
Top Ten Hitters
John Coleshaw (Milestone Athletics) 11 - 25 .444
Jack Helfrick (Weyburn Beavers) 11 - 30 .367
Garnet Campbell (Avonlea Arrows) 8 - 22 .363
Jim Burge (Weyburn Beavers)
13 - 36 .361
Lloyd Woolley (Regina Royal Caps) 7 - 20 .350
John Padewski (Notre Dame Hounds) 10 - 32 .312
Bob Turner (Regina Red Sox)
15 - 48 .312
Doug Hingley (Regina Royal Caps) 9 - 29 .310
Jackie Fulton (Regina Royal Caps) 10 - 33 .303
Jack Shupe (Weyburn Beavers)
9 - 30 .300
Leading Pitchers
Lionel L'Heureux (Notre Dame Hounds) 4 - 1
Lloyd Woolley (Regina Royal Caps) 2 - 0
Cliff Harrison (Regina Royal Caps) 2 - 1
Vic Wall (Regina Royal Caps)
2 - 1
Gayle Shupe (Weyburn Beavers)
2 - 1
Ralph Hogg (Weyburn Beavers)
3 - 2
Wes Richardson (Regina Red Sox) 1 - 0
Bud Gemmell (Weyburn Beavers)
1 - 0
Dale Steele (Notre Dame Hounds) 1 - 0
(July 3)
The high-stepping Weyburn Beavers, making a spirited bid for Southern
League supremacy, blanked the Milestone Athletics 4 - 0 behind Gayle
Shupe's four hit hurling. The veteran right-hander struck out
thirteen
Athletics and had the issue well under control from the outset. The
Beavers collected eight safeties off loser Grad. Les Wilder
paced the winners stroking out a pair in four trips.
Grad (L) and Buckmayer
G. Shupe (W) and Covert
(July 5)
The onrushing Weyburn Beavers moved to within a few percentage points of
the league-leading Regina Royal Caps by pounding out a 16 - 2 decision
over the hapless Milestone Athletics. Bud Gemmell allowed
five hits and 1 run in his six innings of work to pick up his second win.
Fritz Hoeft started on the hill for Milestone and was charged
with the loss. Jim Burge and Doug Shupe
paced the Beavers at the dish, each collecting three hits. The Athletics
John Coleshaw, the Southern League's top hitter, also had a
trio of safeties.
Gemmell (W), Covert (7) and Covert, Burge (7)
Hoeft (L), Snell (6) and Buckmayer
(July 6)
The Regina Royal Caps took advantage of seven Red Sox errors and walked away
with an 11 - 6 decision in the latest segment of the battle of Regina.
Cliff Harrison, in relief of Vic Wall, got
his third victory at the expense of the Sox' Wes Richardson
who went down to his first defeat. Jackie Fulton, Lloyd
Woolley and Bunny Smith each pounded out two hits to
pace the Royal Caps at the plate. Ken McEachern, Jake
McLean, Art Belick and newcomer Ernie
Franks each had a pair for the Redlegs.
Wall, Harrison (W) (3) and D. Woolley
Richardson (L), Goff (8), Mitchelmore (8) and Turner
(July 7)
Snuffing out a Regina Royal Caps' rally in the 9th inning by calling in
Gayle Shupe to strike out two batters, the Weyburn Beavers
climbed into top spot in the Southern League standings by virtue of a 10
- 6 verdict over the former leaders. The Beavers, behind winner Ralph
Hogg, had the game well in control but the Reginans threatened
mildly in the 9th when Shupe was summoned from the bullpen. Lefthander
Vic Wall went the distance for the Royal Caps, striking
out eight and issuing seven hits. The game's most productive swingers were
Don Woolley of the Royal Caps who went 2 for 4 and Weyburn's
John Helfrick who swung the bat at a 2 for 5 clip.
Wall (L) and Clark
Hogg (W), G. Shupe (9) and Covert
(July 8) A
steady seven hit mound chore by Ron "Moose" Larter carried the Regina
Royal Caps to an easy 7 - 1 decision over the Milestone Athletics,
shoving the A's deeper into the Southern League cellar. Larter made his
first mound appearance of the season a winning one. Milestone's Hank
Mitchell was nicked for ten Regina hits and took the loss. The top
Royal Caps' hitter was Vic Wall who had three singles. Doug
Hingley chipped in with a pair, one being a triple. For the
Athletics, Mitchell and first sacker Bill Hayes both had a
deuce.
Mitchell (L) and Buckmayer
Larter (W) and Clark
(July 8)
The Weyburn Beavers picked up a 5 - 4 victory over the Avonlea Arrows.
Gayle Shupe tossed a three-hitter, surrendering a brace to
Johnny Erdelyan, in taking the win and besting the Arrows'
Gordon Campbell. Shupe and Jim Burge each had a
pair of Beaver' raps.
G. Shupe (W) and Covert
Gordon Campbell (L) and Smukowich
(July 10)
The hometown Weyburn Beavers suffered a 9 - 6 setback at the hands of
the Avonlea Arrows, a loss which dropped them into second place, a few
percentage points behind the Regina Royal Caps.
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xxx and xxx
(July 11)
The revamped Regina Red Sox came up with an all-around solid display to
best the Notre Dame Hounds 8 - 3. Don Mitchelmore
scattered six hits and whiffed seven in picking up the win for the Sox.
Dale Steele, the Hounds' stylish right-hander, allowed ten hits
and dropped his first game of the season. Redlegs' catcher Bob
Turner paced the winner's clubbing with two hits including a two run
homer in the 5th. Ken McEachern also contributed two hits
while rookie Denny Cochrane had a two run triple. For the
Dogs, Frank Germann and Johnny Padewski each
connected for a brace of raps.
Steele (L) and Padewski
Mitchelmore (W) and Turner
(July 12)
The Notre Dame Hounds and Milestone Athletics split a Southern League
twin bill, the opener being an error-filled slugfest, which the Hounds
took 17 - 10, and the nightcap a splendid pitching joust wherein the
Athletics prevailed 1 - 0. In the matinee, Notre Dame scored eleven runs in
the 8th inning when the roof caved in on Milestone. Frank
Germann, who relieved starter Lionel L'Heureux, got
the win over the A's Ed Heidt
L'Heureux, Germann (W) (5) and Padewski
Heidt, Mitchell (8), Heidt (L) (8) and Buckmayer
Hank
Mitchell's brilliant two hit, eight strikeout pitching effort sparked
the Athletics in the second encounter. The A's squeezed home the game's
only run in the 2nd inning and made it stand up for the victory.
Mitchell led off the second frame with a triple and scored on Ed
Heidt's perfectly executed squeeze bunt off loser Lionel
L'Heureux.
Mitchell (W) and Buckmayer
L'Heureux (L) and Padewski
(July 13)
First baseman Doug Hingley's crisp single to right field
which scored Jackie Fulton in the top of the 10th provided
the Regina Royal Caps the winning margin as they edged the Avonlea
Arrows in a Southern League thriller. In a battle of southpaws, Regina's
Lloyd Woolley bested the Arrows' Hugo Dombowsky,
long-time Notre Dame Hounds' chucker who this season donned the Avonlea
uniform. The winning run was unearned as Fulton had reached base on an
error. Hingley was the Royal Caps' top stickman with a double and
single. For the Arrows, Archie Sanderson had three hits,
including a double, while Gord Campbell clubbed two
safeties.
L. Woolley (W) and Lysack
Dombowsky (L) and Smukowich
(July 14)
Lionel "Hap" L'Heureux retired the first eleven
batters he faced and went on to pitch a masterful 1 hit shutout as the
Hounds of Notre Dame blanked the Regina Royal Caps 4 - 0. The loss
tumbled the Royal Caps into second place behind the Weyburn Beavers in
the Southern League. The lone hit off L'Heureux came in the 4th,
a two-out triple by Bill Kyle. L'Heureux struck out seven and
walked only one in his superlative effort. Ron Larter was
the complete game loser for the Royal Caps. First baseman Bobby
Donald was the top Notre Dame swatter with three hits including
two
doubles. Murray Huck and Frank Germann each
had a brace of raps for the Hounds.
L'Heureux (W) and Padewski
Larter (L) and Lysack
(July 18)
The Notre Dame Hounds dropped a 13 - 5 verdict to the Avonlea Arrows as
third baseman Archie Sanderson of the Arrows clubbed a
home run and double. Despite the loss, the Hounds still remain in third
place in the Southern League. The Arrows pounded two Notre Dame chuckers
for 16 hits to make things easy for winning pitcher Gord
Campbell. Frank Germann started on the mound for the
Dogs and was the loser. Other Avonlea hitters of note were Lloyd
Lee and Jim Kirkpatrick with a brace.
Germann (L), Sterzer (5) and Padewski
Gordon Campbell (W) and Kirkpatrick, Smukowich (3)
(July 19)
The Regina Red Sox swept a weekend doubleheader from the Milestone
Athletics by scores of 9 - 0 and 7 - 1 to jump into a virtual tie for
fourth place in the Southern League with the Avonlea Arrows. The initial
game saw Tommy Leverick of the Sox space five hits in getting
the shutout, striking out eight. Johnny Coleshaw, the league's
top hitter, gave Leverick the most trouble, slashing out a double and
single. Hank Mitchell allowed twelve hits and six walks in
taking the loss. Bill Stimpson, Bob Turner,
Denny Cochrane and Sam Goodhue each had two
hits for the Sox.
Leverick (W) and Turner
Mitchell (L) and Buckmayer
Wes
Richardson struck out eleven and allowed only four hits, two by Athletics'
catcher Tony Buckmayer, in winning the nightcap. Ken
McEachern led a twelve hit Red Sox' assault against loser Ed
Heidt with three singles.
Richardson (W) and Turner
Heidt (L) and Buckmayer
(July
19) Lionel L'Heureux ran his shutout string to 18 straight
innings, all against the Regina Royal Caps, in pitching a two hit, 4 - 0
shutout at the Reginans in the first game of a twin bill. The Royal Caps
gained a split by taking the second game 2 - 0. L'Heureux's record
improved to 7 - 1 as he handcuffed the Queen City Capitals for the
second game in a row. Cliff "Lefty" Harrison was
the loser in this contest.
Harrison (L) and Lysack
L'Heureux (W) and Padewski
Vic
"Lefty" Wall spaced four hits as the Royal Caps won the evening tilt
over young Dale Steele who also allowed only four hits,
including a triple to Wall which knocked in the winning run in the 2nd
inning.
Wall (W) and Lysack
Steele (L) and Padewski
(July 20)
The Avonlea Arrows and Regina Red Sox remained in a deadlock for fourth
place in the Southern League after failing to come to a decision in ten
innings of action. The score was 5 - 5 when the game was called because
of darkness. Lefty Hugo Dombowsky went the distance for
Avonlea, giving up eight hits and striking out ten. Don Mitchelmore
started for the Sox, surrendering all five Avonlea runs in his six inning
stint on the hill. George McFadyen turned in a fine relief
role in the four innings he worked, allowing but one hit. The Red Sox
scored three in the 7th to tie the game, the last two coming on Sam
Goodhue's double. Garnet Campbell led the Arrows with
three hits while brother Gord kicked in with a triple. For the
Crimson Hose, Bob Turner and Ed Prosofsky
each had a brace of knocks.
Dombowsky and Sorenson
Mitchelmore, McFadyen (7) and Turner
(July 20)
Indian Head Rockets downed Swift Current 9-1 in an exhibition match.
Will Conner and Sammy White combined to hold Swift
Current to four hits. Juan Prats belted a homer for the
Rockets in the 5th, one of 11 safeties for the winners.
Martingale (L) and xxx
Conner (W), White (8) and xxx
(July 23)
The red-hot Regina Red Sox cooled off Notre Dame's "Hap"
L'Heureux and his mates, grabbing an 8 - 5 decision from the Hounds.
The encounter saw one streak remain intact and another broken. L'Heureux
had 20 scoreless innings behind him when the Red Sox scored in the 3rd
inning and then made him "not-so-Happy" by kayoing him in the fourth
after storming out to a 7 - 0 lead. The Regina team, meanwhile, has now
gone five games without a defeat. In spite of the nine walks that he issued,
big Wes Richardson went the distance to grab his third
victory. Outfielder Ed Magis and first baseman Bob
Donald each collected two of the seven hits off Richardson, both of
Donald's being doubles. Orville Off, the Sox'
light-hitting second sacker, had his biggest night of the season at the
dish with a bases clearing double and an RBI single. Ed
Prosofsky and Jake McLean also had two hits for the
Redlegs.
L'Heureux (L), Steele (4) and Padewski
Richardson (W) and Turner
(July 24)
Led by the big bats of Larry Smukowich and Gordon
Campbell, the Avonlea Arrows trounced the Milestone Athletics 8 -
3. The win left Avonlea in fourth place, a scant .029 percentage points
behind the Notre Dame Hounds. Smukowich and Campbell drove in five runs
between them and collected four of the nine hits off loser Hank
Mitchell of the A's. Hugo Dombowsky gave up four hits in
registering the win. Garnet Campbell and Don
Forer also had two hits for the winners. The only extra base hit of
the game was a double by Mitchell.
Mitchell (L) and Shaw
Dombowsky (W) and Smukowich
(July 24) In exhibition action at Regina,
Indian Head Rockets swamped the Regina Royal Caps of the Southern League
14-4. Jose Hernandez powered the winners both on the hill, with
an eight-hitter, and at the plate with three hits. Roberto
Barbon also had three safeties and shortstop Orlando O'Farrill
had the only homer.
Hernandez (W) and Yzquierdo
Woolley (L), Larter (8) and Lysack, Clark (7)
(July 26)
The Avonlea Arrows saw an early 1 - 0 lead wilt when the Regina Red Sox
scored four times in the 6th to take a smoothly played contest 4 - 1. Red
Sox' Tom Leverick pitched a complete game three-hitter for the win.
Hugo Dombowsky was the loser. Jake McLean,
Ed Prosofsky and Denny Cochrane all
collected doubles for the Sox.
Leverick (W) and Turner
Dombowsky (L), Gordon Campbell (6) and Sorenson
(July 26)
The league-leading Weyburn Beavers jumped a full game ahead of the
Regina Royal Caps by trouncing the Notre Dame Hounds 10 - 5. Gayle
Shupe went the distance for the Beavers, striking out eleven and
scattering eight hits. Starter Hank Dornstauder was the loser
as Weyburn banged out 16 hits against three Hounds' chuckers. Despite the
loss, Notre Dame remains in third place, a half game ahead of the Regina
Red Sox and Avonlea Arrows.
G. Shupe (W) and Covert
Dornstauder (L), L'Heureux (4), Sterzer and Padewski
(July 28)
The Regina Red Sox recorded their seventh straight Southern League
victory as they squeezed by the Avonlea Arrows 3 - 2. The victory moved
the Sox into a tie for third place with the Notre Dame Hounds. The
Arrows out hit the Red Sox 8 - 5 but committed costly errors in allowing
the Redlegs to score a pair of unearned runs off loser Gordon
Campbell. Tommy Leverick struck out seven to record the
win. Only two players, Garnet Campbell and Archie
Sanderson of the Arrows, had two hits in this game.
Gordon Campbell (L) and Sorenson
Leverick (W) and Turner
(July 31)
Ed Prosofsky's two-run homer in the 7th and final inning
lifted the high-flying Regina Red Sox to a close 8 - 6 win over the
top-rung Weyburn Beavers. Regina got to starter Ralph Hogg
early and often and drove him to the showers in the 3rd. The Beavers
tied the game in the 6th and set the stage for Prosofsky's heroics off
loser Gayle Shupe. Don Mitchelmore came out
of the bullpen to get credit for the Red Sox' win in this
darkness-shortened affair.
Richardson, Mitchelmore (W) (6) and Turner
Hogg, G. Shupe (L) (3) and Sathers
(August 2)
The Regina Royal Caps moved a half-game ahead of the Weyburn Beavers in
the Southern League when they defeated the Milestone Athletics in both
ends of a twin-bill by scores of 12 - 7 and 15 - 2. In the opener, The
Royal Caps plated nine runs in the 1st inning and coasted from there.
Portsider Cliff Harrison, who shared mound duties with
Lloyd Woolley, was credited with the win. High schooler Ken
Kober gave up twelve hits in his first Southern League test and was
tagged with the loss. Bill Kyle banged out three safeties for
the winners while catcher Lou Lysack and second sacker
Claire Rothermal each had two. Hank Mitchell with
a single and triple and Kober with a pair of singles paced the
Athletics.
Harrison (W), Woolley (5) and Lysack
Kober (L) and Klinck
Right-hander Ron Larter got credit for his 3rd straight
victory in the nightcap, called after seven innings. Lawrence
Dieter, making his first league start, was the loser. Vic
Wall with a double and two singles in four trips was the leading sticker
for the Royal Caps while Lou Lysack and Cliff
Harrison each had two safeties.
Larter (W) and Lysack
Dieter (L), Mitchell (7) and Klinck
(August 2)
The Notre Dame Hounds split a double dip with the Avonlea Arrows, losing
the first game 7 - 1 and winning the second by a 7 - 2 count. Gord
Campbell was credited with the first game triumph, out-dueling
the Hounds' ace Lionel L'Heureux. It was L'Heureux's third
loss and second in succession. He has won seven. Lloyd Lee
paced the Arrows with three hits in four official at-bats. Lee and Archie
Sanderson each clouted triples off L'Heureux. Johnny
Erdelyan and Don Forer both had a brace.
Gordon Campbell (W) and Smukowich
L'Heureux (L) and Padewski
Dale
Steele, stylish young right-hander, gained Notre Dame its split,
scattering six hits. The game's biggest blow was Frank Germann's
three run double off loser Garnet Campbell.
Garnet Campbell (L) and Smukowich
Steele (W) and Padewski
Standings as of the end of August 2
Regina Royal Caps 12 - 5 .706
Weyburn Beavers 11 - 5 .688
Regina Red Sox 10 - 9 .526
Notre Dame Hounds 10 - 10 .500
Avonlea Arrows 6 - 9
.400
Milestone Athletics 2 - 14 .125
(August 3)
The fifth place Avonlea Arrows took their third decision in four tries
against the Regina Royal Caps, slipping by the Reginans 1 - 0 behind the
brilliant shutout hurling of southpaw Hugo Dombowsky. Both
Dombowsky and Royal Caps' chucker Vic "Lefty" Wall hurled
two-hitters and only an unearned run in the 3rd inning kept Wall and the
Royal Caps from matching the performance of Dombowsky. Of the two hits
gained by each team, Cliff Sorenson's triple for Avonlea and a
double by Regina's Cliff Harrison led the way.
Dombowsky (W) and Sorenson
Wall (L) and Clark, Lysack (9)
(August 4)
The Regina Royal Caps are back in top spot in the Southern League after
hanging an 8 - 3 defeat on the Weyburn Beavers. The Soo Liners out-hit
the Royal Caps 12 - 8 but couldn't seem to get the important hit and
stranded an even dozen runners on the paths. Jack Shupe and
John Helfrick each pasted three hits off Royal Caps' winner
Lloyd Woolley. Frank Mayor had a triple and
double for the Beavers. For the Reginans, third baseman Bill
Kyle was the only batter to knock out a pair of raps off loser
Ralph Hogg.
Hogg (L) and Covert
L. Woolley (W) and Lysack
(August 5)
The Regina Red Sox and Avonlea Arrows were on even terms for three innings
but then the Crimson Hose got hot and pulled away with a three run outburst
to gain a 6 - 3 victory. The triumph for the Redlegs kept their win
streak intact and virtually assured them of a playoff spot. Winning
hurler Tom Leverick out-dueled the Arrows' Gordon
Campbell whose defensive support was often less than stellar.
Archie Sanderson had two hits for the Arrows, including a
double. Avonlea's Hugo Dombowsky also had two hits as did
Jake McLean of the Sox.
Gordon Campbell (L) and Smith
Leverick (W) and Turner
(August 6)
The Avonlea Arrows pushed across a run in the 9th inning to edge the
last-place Milestone Athletics 4 - 3 in a Southern League encounter.
Lloyd Lee's single drove in Larry Smukowich
with the winning tally. The Arrows' Hugo Dombowsky hurled
a nifty five-hitter at Milestone, striking out ten along the way. Hank
Mitchell tossed an eight-hitter in taking the loss. The Lee
brothers, Everett and Lloyd, had a pair of hits each
for Avonlea. For Milestone, Ashley Pow and Lee
Hysop both came through with two hits.
Dombowsky (W) and Smukowich
Mitchell (L) and Ebel
(August 7)
The Weyburn Beavers climbed back into a first place tie in the Southern
League by squeaking out a narrow 3 - 2 win over the cellar-dwelling
Milestone Athletics. Keith Covert tossed four hit ball to
pick up the win for the Soo-Liners. Eric Snell, the only
player in either line-up to produce two hits, was tagged with the loss.
The Athletics' Morley Hysop had the only extra-base hit of
the contest, a triple.
Snell (L) and Buckmayer
Covert (W) and Mayor
(August 8) Lorne Shaw bashed a grand slam and added
two singles for a five RBI day as Milestone Athletics upset Regina Royal
Caps 7-2. Bob Bell fired a four-hitter for the win.
Lefty Harrison took the loss, in spite of eleven
strikeouts. Bunny Smith was the leading batter for the
Royal Caps with a double and single. Darkness shortened this game to
eight
innings.
Bell (W) and McNabb
Harrison (L) and Lysack
(August 8) At Avonlea,
Gord Campbell held Weyburn to three hits in an 11-1 win over the
Beavers. Garnet Campbell had three hits to lead the
Arrows while Jim Kirkpatrick chipped in with a pair in this seven
inning affair. The Arrows took advantage of nine Weyburn miscues to rack up
the lop-sided victory.
G Shupe (L) and Covert
Gord Campbell (W) and Sorenson
(August 10) With both front-running clubs losing their final league
game, a dead-heat for the top rung remained and a coin toss gave the
Weyburn Beavers home field for tomorrow night's first place showdown
match. The winner will face the Notre Dame Hounds in one semi-final
while the loser will be paired against the third place Regina Red Sox.
The Avonlea Arrows declined a sudden-death tilt with the Notre Dame
Hounds for fourth place and opted instead to bow out with harvesting
operations at hand.
(August 11) Catcher Lou Lysack
singled in Doug Hingley in the 9th inning with the
only run of the game as Regina Royal Caps downed Weyburn 1-0 in a
sudden-death playoff to determine the league's first place finisher.
Lloyd "Lefty" Woolley held the Beavers to five hits to rack up
the shutout. Ralph Hogg took the hard-luck loss in
pitching a five-hitter with ten strikeouts. Woolley, as well as
Frank Mayor and Russ Casemore of the Beavers, all had
two hits with one of Mayor's being a double and one of Casemore's a
triple.
Lloyd Woolley (W) and Lysack
Hogg (L) and Mayor
PLAYOFFS :
(August
14) The Regina Royal Caps opened their semi-final series against the
Notre Dame Hounds by scoring a paper-thin 3 - 2 win over the Dogs and
their nemesis, Lionel "Happy" L'Heureux. Lloyd
Woolley's
one-out 9th inning single plated the winning run for the Reginans and
hung the defeat on L'Heureux, effectively getting the monkey off their
back in the process as the diminutive right-hander had previously shut
them out in consecutive games. The pitching triumph went to southpaw
Cliff Harrison on the strength of a steady four-hitter.
Woolley
and Bill Kyle both had two hits off L'Heureux's offerings to
lead the Royal Caps' offensive production.
L'Heureux (L) and Padewski
Harrison (W) and Lysack
(August
14) The Regina Red Sox came from behind a 3 - 0 first inning deficit to
edge the Weyburn Beavers 5 - 3 in the first game of a Southern League
semi-final series. Red Sox hurler, Wes Richardson, settled
down after the 1st inning and gave up only three hits over the remainder of
the route to record the win. In total, he fanned ten Beavers. With the
score tied 3 - 3 in the 6th, the Red Sox broke through for two unearned
runs off loser Gayle Shupe. Ed Prosofsky had
three hits to lead the Crimson Hose while teammate Jake Mclean
and Weyburn's Jim Burge each had two.
Richardson (W) and Turner
G. Shupe (L), Covert (6) and Mayor
(August
16) The Notre Dame Hounds were awarded game two of the Southern League
semi-final by default when the Regina Royal Caps were only able to field
eight players. The teams are now deadlocked at one game each with the
deciding game set for tomorrow evening.
(August
17) Lionel "Hap" L'Heureux throttled the defending champion
Regina Royal Caps 3 - 2 to push the Hounds of Notre Dame into the
Southern League finals. L'Heureux out-dueled portsider Lloyd
Woolley in a match wherein both chuckers gave up but four safe blows.
The difference lay in the defense as the usually sharp-fielding Royal
Caps were guilty of five booted balls, resulting in a pair of unearned
runs. The Hounds' third sacker Dean Bell was the only
player in the game to collect two hits. Regina's Don Woolley
had a double, the only extra base hit of the game.
L'Heureux (W) and Padewski
L. Woolley (L) and Lysack
(August
17) The young and hustling Regina Red Sox stepped into the southern
League finals by dumping the highly-favored Weyburn Beavers 4 - 2 to
take their best of three semi-final in straight games. The Red Sox' torrid
winning streak continued as they have not tasted defeat since July 16,
over a month ago. Both pitchers, winner Tommy Leverick and
loser Ralph Hogg each gave up only four hits. Weyburn's final
showing of the season was a miserable one as they committed ten errors in
this loosely played contest where neither team manufactured an earned
run. The Redlegs now meet the Notre Dame Hounds in a best 3-out-of-5
league final.
Leverick (W) and Turner
Hogg (L) and Mayor, Covert (3)
(August
19) The Southern League today announced that Jim Burge of the
Weyburn Beavers was the leading hitter during the 1953 season with a
thumping .437 average. Runner-up was his teammate Jack Shupe
at .377 followed by Hank Mitchell of the Milestone
Athletics with .345. Seven other batters hit .300 or better during the
regular season.
Top 10 batters
Jim Burge (Weyburn Beavers)
31 - 71 .437
Jack Shupe (Weyburn Beavers)
26 - 69 .377
Hank Mitchell (Milestone Athletics) 20 - 58 .345
Johnny Helfrick (Weyburn Beavers) 20 - 59 .339
Bob Turner (Regina Red Sox)
30 - 93 .323
Garnet Campbell (Avonlea Arrows) 22 - 69 .319
Frank Germann (Notre Dame Hounds) 21 - 67 .313
John Coleshaw (Milestone Athletics) 19 - 62 .306
Keith Covert (Weyburn Beavers) 22 - 72
.306
Gordon Campbell (Avonlea Arrows) 26 - 85 .306
(August
20) Pitcher "Hap" L'Heureux and the Notre Dame Hounds finally
broke the Regina Red Sox' bubble. With L'Heureux doing the honors, the
Hounds stopped the Sox winning streak at eleven games by taking a 4 - 0
opening game win in the best of five final. "Happy" was at his best,
scattering four singles for his second straight playoff triumph. The
Collegians held only a 1 - 0 lead until the 9th when they iced the
contest scoring three more times off reliever Wes Richardson.
Redlegs' starter Don Mitchelmore was the loser. Both clubs
had only four hits and Regina's Sam Goodhue was the only
batter to come up with a pair.
L'Heureux (W) and Padewski
Mitchelmore (L), Richardson (2) and Turner
(August
22) Jack McLean, the Regina Red Sox third baseman, clubbed
a long triple with two out in the bottom of the 9th to score Bob
Turner with the winning run that gave the Crimson Hose a
spine-tingling 3 - 2 victory over the Notre Dame Hounds to square their
Southern League final series at one game each. Frank Germann,
in relief of starter Dale Steele, was the victim of the
9th inning uprising and took the loss. Tommy Leverick
mastered the Dogs, striking out eleven and giving up but four hits in picking
up the win. Murray Huck of the Hounds was the only batter
on either team to knock out two hits.
Steele, Germann (L) (6) and Padewski
Leverick (W) and Turner
(August
23) In an encore performance, Jake McLean donned the
mantle of hero once more and came through in style. The chunky
infielder's hefty double with the bases loaded in the 9th scored the
winning runs as the Regina Red Sox climaxed an uphill struggle to win
game three of the Southern League final series 6 - 4 over the Notre Dame
Hounds. The triumph gave the Sox a 2 - 1 lead in the series. Don
Mitchelmore, out of the bullpen to replace starter Wes
Richardson in the 7th, got credit for the win although he, as well,
needed relief assistance. McLean's big double was one of two hits he had
for the Red Sox. Ed Prosofsky led the Reginans' twelve hit
barrage off loser Lionel L'Heureux with three blows. Art Belick
of the Sox also had a pair as did the Hounds' Bobby Donald.
Richardson, Mitchelmore (W) (7), Leverick (9) and Turner
L'Heureux (L) and Padewski
(August
25) The Regina Red Sox, the rags-to-riches team of the Southern League,
climaxed a brilliant season by shading the spirited Notre Dame Hounds 4
- 2 to grab the league championship in four games. Mired deep in 5th place
in July, the Crimson Hose commenced a winning streak that brought them
to a third place finish. Not satisfied with that, they carried this
momentum into and throughout the playoffs. Big Wes Richardson
turned in the pitching victory, spacing five singles. His performance was
especially magnanimous when, in the 8th and protecting a 3 - 2 lead, he
got out of a bases-loaded, no-one out situation by fanning two Hounds and
getting the next batter to loft an easy can-of-corn to center field for
the third out. Jake McLean, the hero of the two previous Red
Sox' victories, came through again in the 9th to drive in an insurance
run with another two-out hit off Lionel L'Heureux who came
out of the bullpen in the 6th to relieve starter and loser Dale
Steele. The new champions were led at the dish by three players who
each blasted out two hits. Catcher Bob Turner's brace were
both doubles, Ed Prosofsky's duo included a triple while
Ken McEachern's pair were both singles.
Richardson (W) and Turner
Steele (L), L'Heureux (6) and Padewski
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