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(June 20,
1961) The St. Thomas Elgins, cellar-dwellers in the Senior
Intercounty League hit the win column with a bang at Pinafore Park last
night on the strength of Dick Wright's booming bat and Frank
Henry's pitching arm. When the dust cleared, the Elgins celebrated a
convincing 9-1 decision over Listowel Legionnaires. The Elgins, who have
lost close games to the top three teams in the league (Brantford Red
Sox, Hamilton Cardinals and Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers) picked on
Listowell ace John Poholsky as victim for their first win. Wright
was a big headache for the University of Detroit star, connecting for
two home runs and driving in six of the nine runs. Henry was never in
trouble, scattering six hits and receiving sparkling support from the
young St.
Thomas infield. Ted Bogal, Jack Empey and Barry
Howsen picked up two hits each for the Elgins.
(June 29,
1961) Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers blanked Guelph Merchants, 2-0.
(June 29,
1961) Galt Terriers squeezed out a 3-2 victory over the young St.
Thomas Elgins. The Terriers' Jim Futrell and Elgins' Al
Dorans hocked up in a tight mound duel, an unearned run in the 6th
inning proving to be the margin of victory. Galt's Ron Boomer
hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Dick Wright
put the Elgins on the scoreboard with a solo blast in the sixth. St.
Thomas second baseman Bill Symonds with two singles, was
the only player to collect more than one safety. The win was the seventh
in 11 starts for the Wray Upper coached Terriers who moved
into third place in the standings.
(June 30) In its June 30th edition, reporter Bob Ferguson of the
London Free Press reported on the early statistics in the Intercounty
League (emphasis added) :
Slugging Elgin Outfielder Aims for IC Homer Crown
Appearing in eight of a possible nine games, outfielder Dick Wright
of St. Thomas Elgins has declared himself a prime candidate for the 1961
Senior Intercounty home run championship.
The Dresden-born slugger has nicked opposing pitchers for only eight
hits in 24 trips for a .333 average. But five of the eight blows have
cleared the barriers and two of the five homers have come with the bases
loaded. The result is the 23-year-old, 6-foot, 200-pound Elgin leads the
league in runs batted in with 13, homers with five and shares the total
base lead with Brantford's George Carruth and
Kitchener-Waterloo's Ron Hergott, each with 23.
The past week's action has produced several other changes in the batting
race with Panthers' Dave Smallwood still pacing the pack
with .458 closely followed by Bob Frazier of Brantford,
and Bob Zister of Listowel, with .455 apiece. In
fourth position is Fred Thompson of Hamilton with .429 and
teammate Murray Oliver, the Boston Bruins hockey star,
with .424.
Wielding a red-hot bat in the past couple of games, catcher Kerry
Leitch of London Diamonds, took over sixth spot with a sizzling
.393 followed by Listowel's Bill Skelding with .391.
Brantford's Marv Larsen is next with .382 and Dan
"Thumper" Jackson ninth at .375.
Infielder Billy Zubyk, the hitting surprise of the London
line-up, ranks 10th with a stellar .351, a dip of 13 points in the past
week.
Jimmy Wilkes, outfielder-president of Brantford's Red Sox,
continues to set the run scoring pace with 15 and also leads in stolen
bases with 7.
Delaney Paces Pitchers
Checking in with a nifty 0.91 earned run average in 19 2-3s innings,
Hamilton's Bob Delaney takes over the loop's pitching
leadership. Teammate Eric Lomax is right behind with 1.00 in nine
frames.
George McGuire, holder of three London victories and the
circuit's strikeout leader with 36, ranks third in ERA with 1.55 followed
by Gary Ronberg of K-W, with 1.58 and Bob Putz
of Guelph, with 1.66.
Brantford's Spud Bush is the loop's biggest winner with
five triumphs in six decisions. He's also hurled the most frames, 39
2-3s, and issued the most walks, 19.
Elgins' Vern Snowsell has yielded the most runs, 23, while
Ross Paton of Hamilton, and Gerry Denomme,
K-W, share the distinction of allowing the most hits, 35 apiece.
London's Hugh Fletcher is the biggest loser in the circuit
with no victories and four losses. Figures include games through
June 25 excepting June 21, Guelph at Galt; June 23, St. Thomas at
Hamilton; and June 24 K-W at Galt, for which reports have not been
received. (August 5) Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers downed St. Thomas
Elgins 6-2 Saturday to tighten their hold on second place in the
Intercounty standings. Elgins jumped into a 2-0 lead on Dick
Wright's two-run homer, his 8th of the season. Dave
Pook had earlier doubled. Gerry Denomme then
held St. Thomas to three hits the rest of the way to capture his 5th
victory. Joe Yosurak led the Panthers with a triple
and two singles off Roy McKay and Jim Brown.
Wayne Litzgus and Harry Psutka each had two
hits for the winners.
McKay (L 0-2), Brown (8) and Pook
Denomme (W 5-4) and Psutka
(August 5)
Guelph Merchants shaded Galt Terriers 2-1 in 11 innings. Ted
Hastings singled in Dan "Thumper" Jackson with the winning
marker. Bob Putz went the distance, limiting Galt to
just four hits, to register his 7th win. Jackson and Hastings each
had two hits for Guelph. Jack Hoy had a pair for the
Terriers. Louis Howard, who relieved starter Jim
Futrell in the 11th, took the loss.
Futrell, Howard (L 6-3) (11) and Strickland
Putz (W 7-3) and F. Dicarlio, McPhee (11)
Dan Jackson Dick Wright Joe Yosurak
Dave Hastings Walt Jeffries
Alf King
Guelph St.
Thomas Kitchener-Waterloo Guelph
Guelph
Guelph
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