Wednesday, May 12, 1954,
THE NEW :C AN ADI-AM
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Leap Ckanps last Year -Alta. Shin Upsets Mnira for Men's Grown
'Niseis' Prepare for New Season
r.;., Alberta \iseis, sponsored t\v trio provincial JCCA, wil de-fovi their league .crown In the
:.S...l:!hi-i-n Albert*- Big Six Base-K;;;'I I.eiiRue this year against t:A- Map rath: Eagles, Tuber For-'
.^t,..;;. Picture' Butte Indians, and ... �;. ,\ .entry. Spring Coulee.
l'ai>aht<? George Yoshjnaka is expectc-;I .to return as manager, wilh rush Matsumiya ass is tins' aw I'oach. In thr- catching 'depart-merii,- manager Yoshinaka majr have to return to active duty 'unless"last'''year's backstop, Mike Kan.no. can be .'persuaded'. from huivLjing up his spikes. Hurler Jim Tatcishi may double in bras* behind (he plate when no( takini? his turii on the mound.
The : pitching."..Staff inns its hopes .on the .possible return..'of' Lofty . Kimoto, who performed ia<t year with the "Vancouver Nisei. 'Others returning -to the hill
are Charlie lv:tai:t;<.:hi. Jackie, .phjui. Jim' T./n'i^hi. Virfl^iiU.ig Art Oshiro... an'd r�ok;�' curve-kiiler 'Tour A.-:,', \
The infield has sijftVvl a severe .jolt' in t!n> ii>ss �f >uir shortstop Nobby Hayashi. who went back to B.C. Infield iricum-.bents nre Yo Nishiniura, tioy Hayashi. and Voho Kihnto. l.a.s; year's oiitfjoUl (if. Charlie and 'Jimmy Kiiauu I;'; and Tamo 'i'a-kenaka. n-nuiins intaci. A id-it* expected froju >! radii ales nf !o".il junior loaijutvs.
' ru--h, Malsuiniya h'ixKeen re.'-'
ejected' VK'O-pifHdom � " iho' l-iy
"Six,' while .-Tats A<>"'i s O;HV: of
the le:\ciie cih'ecivV-.The 'Niseis'
have 'been.-'i.:<'v3t's d !�> jurti-i' ate
in the,"big �J-day. ii'ijrnjimoivi .at
I,:'U'ombiv Th? t.'.niriianie'nt' \vil!
�include the -best si>'mi'-|m� 'teams
in Western . Ca*.:ui:�.. .'Vs well as
some touriiig Ajr.ei'ie.. u c]ub>. .
Van. 'Niseis' Suffef First Setback; Gdrdon Nagario Shines in Debut
. VANCOUVER. --.The Vnncou-AV! "Niseis", playing thoir second .jjame. in'-.'three' nights, bo\ved out �ivi the Boilermakers 6-4 in a tight match .at Towell Street Grounds on .May -5. The usually heavy ?vr-tuitM-y of .i'lie.' "Niseis-'* .was once again silent as the .Boiler-men'?' John Dickers nrid Norm Delaiv � hsmloiiffed the JCCA-sponsored ore\y t-.V only three*hits, all coin-' ing-in" tho firiiil frainel . TraiHng" -l-i in ihe lust inning, '.the, "Niseis'' in desperate attempt cainx?. to-life a.n.d succeeded in eve.hing the count 4--I, but it) tho bottom" half,;the Sr.eani.-men
Wdkabdyashi Makes Debut with Semi-Pros
V AN COUVKK. � The pole Ni.-i't in: the Northwest Semi-
: �" ��.��� � - .- � , . ,. � - � � ' "/, ' .�*
iViv Baseball League, 10-year old
R'>y. Wakubayn.shj made his^first
�'ai>]i..-a'rance :of � the season .on" the
!v: trVii for the South IJurnrtby.
.At-i'.'iiys oii May 5 at Central
'i\!rk.:1;er,;- as. tlie "AV'1 dropped
.ft ;';;s.:.'^-:^ contest'in1 ..the Blaine,
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�Wak-ihayashi. in' defeat, gave
"�'�]'' "i'v'e . hi.ts.. while his" teain-
:^at^sci>riocte<i six blows. ."� '
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: retaliated whh two runs to. hand ��the Xi'sei. nine their first loss of the season. � /� "" ' ;:
.The three Nisei': hits went'.to big p\itfielder llubbo, Matsirzaki, 'catcher Axil1 Oikawaf both siiigles, I and -former ���Moose Jaw Junior i League, star liurler CJordon Nagano, 22, -who slammed out a .d'ouble- that drove in two runs'. -Sharing the mound duties for the ''Niseis'' wer6 -j-startuig pitcher Sam Shi.shido, Gord.on Na-| gano and Kon. Montgomery. Montgcinerv, coming in."to. pitch in the ;final inning, .wilked Uvo .men before he gave up the fatal tv/o-ruh single to John- MaUa-rejiko. The^ three together gave up a total, of eight hits. '.-'�"�: : .In .the. fielding., three errors were tabbo'l "on ; the "Niseis" while the -Boilermakers -were cliargedjwith two fun'tbles. : :
Flatbrokes Capture Dr. Akaye Trophy
TORONTO. - Flatbrokes have
V.snrrged as. the 1954.� winners of the Pr. Akaye Trophy^ symbolic ^f .t'eaMi ^supremacy in .the Tor- � �� iU-� Nisei Ten-l''in, I^'agne. The [layoffs.proved to be a very close b:;ttU>. with only . seven points | so^arating tlu- top three teams.
IMa'throkos', total 'ajijire.Sattv'of
'JT-l-J po'irit's,was'followed'-.by' Set- ; it-rs with' 27-41.- . S.paiuels1, with -7M7.' �'.Si-otty's 2(5!)!; .Outlaws _t;:;i. and .Pointers 2(i27. ;
Cf>!n]rrisi?ig the - winning - team \\viv S. To.m.otsugu. T, Iwamot.o, J. Ktirokiyo. J. Watanabe and Mis> T, Ilashi/ume. -KhUbrokes
"were also "the league champions
'with a 77-p.oint -.tokd. '.-.'. �'�-
-The consolation award w,e�it to Atoms with'- a .total .of 28M
' p'Mnis: .runner-Li]> in the consolations w;as'Tu-J?iys with 2785.
Capturing1 the high singles award for .'men was Mits Kndo
'while for the ladies it was Joyce Hando, Ross . Taniishi and Kay Yano.shita took the men's and ladies' high triple awards, 'respectively. The, high .average honours went ^o Jack \Vatanabe for nieh and Mary Kbala for the
�ladies. . '.'.�'� : ".'. : .'�� .
.... On Saturday, May 20, the ten-pin keglers. have slated a presentation banquet to take place at
.SetHCs/ Restivuriint at .King and
'Yonge Sts., from (> to l2-.p;m.
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* TORONTX'*. � One of the most druniatic finishes to a championship match in 7 yeans of N isei Badruinton Open hi*tt>ry W�s staged at the Metropolitan gym here last Friday when Roy Shin succeeded in up.*etting 'tlotVnding chainpii>n Tad Mnira in the 'iiiwiji' "A" single*.
TrailinK 4-t in the third and t final �*t to Tad Mtura, Shin retaliated stron^lj to overcome his opponent And came through to a .npectarular -IS-lt victory to win the Yamada trophy .and the coveted men's championship. All Miura requimi w.as ��ne mt>re poirii, and he would have succeeded in retaining the triple viown that hv gaiiunl last year,.
. \Vhen Shin lost the first set .1*1-11. to'Miura, most of the,'s-.po>.. tators on haiul were -skeptical. �lf the' former's yharn;es i>f victory, but Shin came back deleiininedly to take the second matclv .)a-7. The final-bout was a ding-dong battle in which the lead alternat-
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Nisei Netmen to Join Inter-Church League
1 TORONTO: --Indications that Nisei ...'ten.nisinen �. will participating in tiie Toronto Inter-Church Tennis League this year in bath the "A" and /"�" sections at Me.tropolitan courts.
Nisei Open Chairman Fux/.y Fujiwara has stated that this is a big step forward for the Nisei netmen and is 10Q percent behind the idea. ,.-' . : -
A general ineeting for all players, and others interested Avill take place shortly when all do-, tails as to the s(v�sonrs activities will be bro\igJU. under iliscussion;
ed hands three times before
Shin's^ one-point win.
Thus it w;is a great i>ccasion for the new champion who haK been in tjuesi i>f the meti'^ singles crown for the past thnv seasons,'
In the men's '*H" division, Johnny Pakeda won over Sab Morita hi tv%o s*>ts 1,"�-.�, 15-7, >lonta j-usl couldn't *eem to untrack h i m sel f a s Tu k ixf a over* helnl ed his opponent from (he outset.
Committee rhaii'man Oscar Hatashita, tourney manager Oeorge Shi-nt.ani, assistant m.a'n-ager Tosh Kitakawa and sliut-tles manage-' Mi Akiyama' are to be conunendetr for staging the draniatic fitials on the night of the presentation (lance. The .attending public was indeed treated to shuttling at: its best.
Tre.scnla t ioi' of the awards to the respective winners followed the men's singles, >vit.h Tom
Iwasaki acting as M.C�
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MONTRKAL. �, with the end.: ;of the-season, the Montreal Bus-' ?ei. k'-glers .are now discussing.-. plan.- fo'i: ;i banquet.. Final League Leaders- " ,
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TORONTO. � Another sue- j cessful season of.activities by the } Toronto Nisei Major.. Bowl ing j League \vas concluded' last Sat- j lirday with a ]>re's;"ontation ban- ; qu�.-t and., .dance;'n.t .-Mu.irhr-ad's. ( 'Restaurant.. . �. ."'" " ;
As league, champs. Spadina (K. Shimi/u,:T. ;Taiiabe, T. Sa-kura. H. Inouyc, T- Kiijioka.-J." Isoxaki) captured the new tro-ph y. dona t ed h y Le f t y \ a ka m u r a. The winning team .members w:ere individual trophies.
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M. Haba, S. Sora)' as playoff-.ci'.^mps; reeeivc^l ;tlu- ehalienge I tr<_!]my and individual awards, �' uhUi>. -the rue-'nbers' <*f Ivcwis M� ii"s -.W'ear -'t'M. Sugamori, K. I.--->.h.i:r.a. G. Van-'. 1. Fur'ukawa, � K. Nagasaki. S. Takyiiclii). "\vrro " L; vvj; ';:.�i;\-:<ii:a'. :iri2<.-s as -co!:'sv>-
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with '2:Jfi, A.; Muramoto 23d, T. .Sakura 22I>, T. Tajiabe 228, K.; Nakamiira 22(K S? Ono 22�;, M. Matsiio 220, J. Takeda 22J, and J; Tehara 22:i;' : . . :
Hing Tatiaka, w ith an � jnip_ros-sive 1018��gjcpre:, copped the high triple . award, w.hile T. Sakura was ninner-tip with 9T7.The hixh single award went to .0. Mori .with-.-10t>, E. Xakamura being iunner-up.
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