, May 21. 1952
THE NEW CANADIAN
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. � The "Alberta JCCA Ni^ls" baseball team is a ten-year dream feme true. If is the. first time in Alberta baseball history that an a!'-Japanese Canadian team is playing in the senior loop. Sponsored by the Alberta Japanese Canadian Citizens Association, us entry was made possible by the Big. Six League who gave them the opportunity, George Y'anosik of the Lethbridge Cubs who gave them the first start with exhibition games last year, and tire members of the J..C.CA who are supporting the team financially.
The ''Niseis" are .administered by the Recreation Dept. of the JCCA. headed by director Push Matsumiya, and assisted by lousiness Managers Duke Oshiro and . Tots' Ki taguchi and publicity man Ted Aoki.
Personalities of the Niseis are
tO YearHope Realized
as follows
George Yoshinaka: ;. paying 'manager 'of the.' N.istvs. \: vi-rah catcher wi'-h vnar.y �"year's of Vv perlence. A:, set-tier- -player who caught ' for' C-.lom'a:.:" Cubs !a~v year; and 'p>\ vious �.:> tea: p'av-ed 'for Vancouver's "'Asa'ais.'"
Lefty . Kimoto: o ft. 10 in. 'southpaw 'and- ace pitcher .'from Cobhia;n'with a -pitch'iV.g.- record last .year'-with ihe CoU-man Cubs' of 10 wins. 1 loss, -Last .year-vet--e<l me^.t'-valuabu'. pkiyi v ;:>, C.rV-'wV. Nest Pass League.
Stiuu po Kimoto:"� ;"�. t 11 :m right 'handed �' sthvt':i-g:.: pitcher. Hurled fo:' Lethbridge Miners last year. Y'oong; r bro'tlur of ,Lefty.
Sid Saga:. tricky change of. pace left bander .fromMagrath. Gave-gamd performance against Lethbridge Cubs at last year's exhibition .game," � ��'��.
Charlie Kiiagtiehi: right "hand-.
Fifth-place -finisher during thc$��
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<d r 'ief chuekor and outfielder. : Stands 0 ft. 1 in. and ex-Cole-; mam Cubs power-hitter, i Mas Kimoto: vouttgest of the 'tour Kimoto brothers. A fighJ 1
handed relief pitcher stepping v.p j |-inte;ih"o senior hv>p for the first I |'.time._ ... - ' . .-' ,j
;�� � (The Niseis pitching 'staff in-; chiles three right-banders and j '.two -southpaws! making, for' a ' -.well-balanced' hurling --'corps). -. - j ] Jim JKitaijuehi:' smooth ; field- j ; i:tg f iis.t baseman. .5 ft. 11. in., i i.�.-x -Coiemar. Cubs. ' � .j
! Yos-h K.mimoto: speedy'.- star' , ^eeop.d baseman hailing frohv >
Magrath. Played for Magrath;;
E-vacs, '. stepping up into senior i
company. !
Yoho Kimoto: ">� ft, 10 im third i
baseman.' Known for his. .batting j . power..' .- ' '. �" . 7; � j
i Yti Nishimura:..'� s.moot.h 'short- j ^ stop, formerly of-Tabor Firemen, "j
} May 25, First Tourney For Toronto Golf Club J
'l'veing off at- 0:30 a.m.oharp, j the Toronto Japanese. Golf Club j is holding its first. club event, I
Played for Toronto's "Westerns" team. '. '<
Nobby Abe: eentrefioUior from : Diamond City, a former star! player with Iron Springs. AUa. : - Rill Taniguchi: young playerI from Taber making debut in so- j nior league. Shows great pro- j mise. |
. Ken Tsujiura: from Coalda.le. i formerly of Picture Rutto Rluo- ! bird-s.
Tuk llirotsu: utility catcher from Coalda'e. First 'season''in senior loop.
Jim Kanashiro: utility infield or from Lethbridge. A fast bailer, formerly of Coaldale Pirates. Provincial Champs.
Nobby K ultimo to; utility in-fielder from Magrath, first year with, seniors. '
Push .Matsumiya : coach-'of the Niseis add first shekel' ,
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regular- season but; probably the best-blanced team in, the league, having the lowest handicap of one, Ix)we Bros. Jewellers hist . Friday handily won "the Toronto Nisei Major League playoff. This is; the team's first year in - the ! League,
The watchmakers amassed a total of G06-1 pins in five games, averaging a creditable 1213 per game, to outdistance the; other five contenders. . Takeda Insurance, third-place finishers, placed second with 5,700, while Sammy's Smoke Shop who just managed .to make the playoff scored third high with 5,407.
Shag Taguchi was the chief reason for the Jeviellers' win '�carding...1,360 over the-"course, f�>r the best individual total -of .the playoff; It included, a oL'l and ;U3. � " ;.
-". The league winners were a disappointing fourth as Urabe I.n-
Tourney to Start At 2 p.m. Sharp
Owing jo the large number Of entries in the Kastvrn Canada -Nisei Open. Howling Tournament, participants are asked I to be prepared in good time.
Team events will begin at 2 p.m. shafivand it ;is suggested that the teams be on !ia;ul by i:t:�. '';-,."V,;'.'; ;/vJ-'-:';
Entries for the doubles' events will be accepted at the Olympic Alleys on Edward. St.. scene of the tournameiit.be-. fore and during the team events.
TOKYO
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on Mtndav, Mav L'5;, 1 h'c .1 ournev 1 � v.' , .
� � , ; .,* � � .,. ', i Japan won tlie unanimous nod of
!s carded: tor the Kouge 'G'olf ami | 4l -. -j^' . . ,c , , -: ; � i three judges ma -1-5-round bout
t. oir.-.try ( lub. - ' '
Yn" i nners II rcediye gol f- ba 1.1
� ��.p'ri7..cs': with" foiir to tlie; lowest
net. three for runner-up, two for
| third and fourth, and single balls
for t!\e next three.
M e i n b e r s : \\' i s h i n g � 11' a lis p o r t a -ti'oiCshould- telephone -.Luke Ta: nabe. PR. 2:-l(li>. -
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K.ecrf itiierest in tlie May 21 tournament is attested by the large number-'/.Of.' Nisei seen sharpening �up .at the l^byard St. alley/ �
Hurls No-Hither .
, Kittv Kitamura of: La.;-.- lv.ver
Red V/in^s Montreal Mixed Bowling Champs
'MONTREAL � Ked AVing.s,
captained-by Mossy Sugie, captured the Tamura Trophy as i .Grand Champions of the 1051.-^2
��! -season.of th.e Montreal Nisei Mix-.i-rd- .l)ow:i:r-g League. J They- won- 'oyer Tats Sakauye's j HlaekHawks in a iii-game"total' | poTni rie< 'by 'a; wide rnargih of '21 ii; poipts.,' ."--..
�- LHu';up for the trophy-holders
against feather.weiglit champion Dado Marino of Honolulu on May 19 to take the crown;. Sliirai's victory made him the first--.-Japanese-to-ever win a.'world boxing title. -.
Tlie ciialle.nger . weighed .111[ pounds, Marino 112,
An -estimated j 2,000 fans watched the first championship bout to be held in Japaii at th.> Korakucn Stadium.
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The Mixed League' announces : .that it will send a ladies' team ; and a meiCs team to represent | them in the annual Eastern Can-:\-ada Nisei Howling Tourn'anieut.� in Toronto on May 2-1. i
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surance could .only "ring . up |-da!o 5,28G pins, nearly 801) points be-j pan . hind the winners. Moonlight Grill iP^ygibimd �])^\k}}\ . ^ague
finished fifth _ with : ty,222 ^-''i^f-11^;^^ Yamada Studios were..' the; tail-.fwith a -i^-mt-. bariagj. ' "b �1 ;X j:j
CLASSIFIED SECTION
DOMESTIC' JlEL]v WANTED
HELP WANTED
OPPORTUNITY for am bit b>us
enders with 5,158.
Adatn.'.Recks U
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Aside from .Taguchi, .othor.;_?core
but Kitb^i'-iira
high bowlers were Ring Tanaka 1,349, . Moza Matsumoto 1,30G. Johnny Takeda L23L Tak Ilaya-shida 1,204, Mas Lndo 1.2<�:?. Steve Raba. 1,212, and Tak Shiga 1,2ii0.
Russeis were the ' eo'nsola::.):: winners, coming - in . -with.;-5.577. pins which would have beer, goon-enough for third place had they .made the playoffs. Sora-'.C�-r.-structiori was runner-up "\v::h o.-5<>..
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