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And, the Buick that got Jack Altman and friends from California to
Canada!
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The
parks may not have been pretty, but the brand of ball was awfully good.
(Photo courtesy Jack Altman)
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Clarence
Yanosik gets congratulations from manager George Wesley
after blasting a homer for the Foothills-Wheatbelt All-Stars in the
Lethbridge Tournament.
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Gord Vejprava
belts one to right to help the All-Stars beat Nampa (Idaho) in
the Lethbridge Tournament. The catcher is George Makina.
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January, 1954. George Wesley
(second from the right) and his daughter, Mary, look on as Jack
Rossiter greets Gordon Wesley upon arrival at
the Rossiter Baseball School in Florida. Gordon was one of 36
Canadians at the school.
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George Chalich
(above left) and Don Parrott two key members of the
Spokane Boutens of the Rotary Tournament.
Left - Gordie Tinch of the Spokane Builders, the
outstanding performer in the Lethbridge Rotary Tournament.
Tinch hurled a four-hitter to beat Fairchild and came in to
relieve in the 7th inning of the final against Spokane Boutens.
He didn't allow a hit the rest of the way and drove in the
winning run with a triple.
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