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Though colteeti�*4y, Westerns; didn't do aa well, iadivtdually they! did all rtfht. The team finished laat in tb� four-team Weal Tor* | onto Senior BaaebaU League. ;
Nisei have always been noted, for their agility on the baae-path and the Western* are no exception. Sock Tsukarooto, Westerns' third sacker, out-$tole all oUter^ with an amazing total of 25, which is 15 more than team-mate Idt? Jdenouye who was second.
Nisei have also been rioted for impotency with the hickory, but this time the Westerns are an exception; 5 Westerns are among the first .15 in the hit parade and all- are over .300.' Koei Mitsui tops the . Nisei with .358 which places him -Hh among the leader*. Don Speir of EarlscoUrts won the hatting crown with a lofty average of .398. The other Nisei, who hit over .300 are: 6th, Idy; Idenouye* .3yO; 8th, Sock Tsu-kamoto. .327; 12th, Knobby Tan-aka.. .301; 15th, Herb Miyasalu, .300. �"-�'''�' ' "-' ;;
Maw Mori's Homer Stops Danforth!
As Bums Square Off for Crucial Beginner.
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RX. Club Holds Athletic
TORONTO.�With his terrific TORONTO.-- JCCA shuttters home run blast over the head of will start their first fall session
TOEONTO. '�. St Francis XavfterV fall activities will commence with a fraud open* in* on Sept. 24, 7 pjn. to 11 p.m., at the Baraca Club on Bancroft at Spa din a Crescent, behind Borden's Dairy.
Entertainment for the night includes swimming, bowling table tennis, badminton (bring your Own racquets). Everybody welcome. Admission is 56 cents,
Sachi Nakai and Sue Utsunomiya Top iif Doubles
T9RONTO.^Sacln Nakai-Sue Utsunomiva won over Eiko No-;
: enemy "left-fielder. Maw Mori i relief pitcher for the Bums, stop-
� ped Danforth Cleaners from j winning the crucial game on
Sept. 19 in the Toronto Nisei League round robin finals, i A win ,for Danforth would ihave given them the Miyasaki ; Trophy two years in succession.
� But as it now stands, the 12-11 win by the Bums has forced the
: series into 'a deciding game between the same teams on Sept.
on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., at the Church of All Nations gym, and Monday, Sept. 27, 8:30 p.m. at Trinity United.
All last
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Home
HAMILTON - t Sox by a big sco! r Of fc.jg the final* on Sept. ii.to the 1948 champio:is of the ton Nisei baseball \
Tak Kuwabara fo: The Sox b*s back attempt in t!,r- 7th they piled up 9 nm* but season's members are j still hot enough in tht \vide ^
asked to notify Ken Fukusaka RA 0420; Junji. Jkeno OL. 0605, or Tats Hadara LA. 4972 by Oct. 6 if they wish to play this season. .
Failure to notify will disqualify them from, membership because of the large number of new applications being received.
The Bums were leading going into the last of the 5th when Tad Miura of 'Danforth 'knocked | a .grand slam honie run .to .make ' it "8-7'- for Danforth.
In the top of the 8th, Kaz [ Kuroda singled. Doc Yasui -j doubled, and iMa\v Mori topped !
it. off with a homer, to put the time to start a game that's easy skids under Danforth. ..Danforth. Cleaners used five
Calling teen-agers! The club is anxious to see young- Nisei players rise into top-notch bad-minton'ers. and no\v is a good
game, marred by nsiiny erro:r
Starring for t in- Cards S
; George Uchida who hit. t\vo v--
I ers, Jim Kinosh i t a, \v> th 5 f!v'
and Herby Izunn v,;ith 4 for ''is.
The Kuwabar; 4. to 6 and Siu i 2 for 3-
CarUs ;
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Batteries:: Willie T.v;�is!>i; F:^:;V Nishinuira anil .!i;,. Kino.'h.'; Harold Shjmoda, Mas Shi-!:v:":; and Eifi Suzuki. .' HAMILTON1-,';�!n>- t ho last i>-r>.
to learn. We're arranging for some of our members to provide
ipitchers \yith Saki Matsunioto instruction: time is from .4 to 6 �hing. Ronnie Mende, Maw 1 p.m, .Saturdays at the. All Na-;i and Doc Yasui to Yosy j lions gym. Interested persons
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H-.r r� � ' r* rr ' ' ' A <�-o t* 1 >� <t j nsegawa 4-6. r-5.f,. n
the Indies doubles :thcBums"
�Idy Jdenouye. was. one of three ;buoka-June ..'players tied for most home runs; 6-2 to \viji
with -I, Sock /Tsukanioto also ? crown in the JCCA tennis tour- j �-'.scored'most'runs "'.in the loague; nament. -.. � J
with 25.; : | TORONTO � The Toronto;
� . .iJCGA women's doubles were i
Westerns' pitchers didn't dp so.; played off at Beliwood Courts, | well. Aki Koyana|n;finished .with' [Sept.-1.2. The highlight of the ! a record of 6 win? and 8 losses j <jay-'-was tlie semi-finals which j Frank .Sunii and Ken phara had j lasted four hours in the 'sizzling;F 3-2 -'ami $-6 '.respectively; It ;'isjsun. i
drfficult to umlerstand how a j- Kjyomi Ahpi :and Joanne Ya-1
team with the individual .record j -tab.e gave Sumi Utsunomrya and j khocking or the maples could be �of the Westerns didn't do 'better'.] Sachi Nakni a grand.-battle, and'j heard throughout thci Spadina
i Yasui, was the battery sctriip foi fare asked to send their names to
the above persons.�T.H.
Eddie Nakamura Has Highest Score As 12-Team League
By Headpin
TORONTO +: Once again the
I'rabe - Insurance, Maw
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Perhaps . the answer is in the pitching. An eminent. American sport writer states that pitch-Ing is TO'.Y? oi" team strength.
Final standing notwithstand-
^- Westen^s jiave^ had 'a jr�P(l Morita::4:C. 6-4."6-8, season. They have a lavg;e fo|-^: Kiyohvi Anpi and Joafihe Ya-
tabe v\s Aiiyo'-M'atsuo and Dot
: C-4. D-G, G-3. '�-:. Utsunomiya and .Sachi vs. Alnrv Oktima and
throughout the Sp
n burst of applause was given!Bowling Alleys as the Toronto the players at the end of the ; JCCA bowling league rolled on gam9- Hatjr oCt^PO to Mi Aki- f towards another successful year: yama ;who^referecd^ . � y. � __ | BiirTaketla. who as last year's
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ita vs. KaV Fujiwara and Ruby
Jewellers, Mas
lowing, (lue largely-to the ''has* iing ball" they..have playou. Th
rs ni>t.l executive desoryo crcch't' FINAL STAXDING
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KUNIO HIDAKA
� CONSrLTANT til_ Aventjc Kd. Toronto
Ot'fiYf: Kih?<;d:ile .!�028
Suini
Xakai
Tosh Maveda: -1-6, 6-2. 6^.4. . �
CQUllt CHATTER: A; iiieat improvement ... was notvd tiii? year .among- the b.eiiinners, ':�
Ainons* - tlvo proiv.ising beg'ln-ncr;-.- Mary Mui^ui. Mary Oku-;na. Miiry Saito," Kuni" Noguohi. Fuhii Kuritu. rJuoy Morita. To^lt Mavo'.icK Kniy Y^tabe, Ka'\- Ku.ii-\Yarn". Fu'ivi- Fujiwarn,.- Sandy Kaji. DoiMat^u'.noto..Miyo Mnt: suo -aii-J Ml\'o Kujita. Sorry -Ma-.y., MoVita I;ad t;> >p-.'>nd - all
proxy did =nch a spleiiciid job, has> alike had :ngaiii been ^chosen to liead thei the shiny
committee. He will- be assisted ; the
by secretarios John Takeda "and yjack.-'H'emmy, treasurer Bob T\!i-:yau,oln. and the twelve, team
captains.- '.'.;� ;". . '
�:'� Tho follows:
: ().li. ricamvr^. Tcls Nori.
l>anfoj-th 'Cfriuiers, Vosh Kisli-�� irnotoi ; � '
Fred Mori.
Queen City Isoshlnia,
Mini Mix, George S'ishinnira.
;lP?i:.Friday; Sept; 10 ^at S-p,m.V the 12 five-men teams roared into action. Rookie and Veteran one/ object in mind: gold dscars awarded champions. The favorite ? Mix. or O.K. ? Gould be. Mid-season scores flashed a~ cross -many of the. score sheets. High triple was rolled bv veto: an
teams' and/captains are "o..?-;'Eddi^.Naka'mura (O.K.) Avitl!, a
neat 737. closely, followed by Bob Miyauchi's 735 anad Chuck ?Ior-
i's ?;>3, tho two' latter of Spa'iina team. -. '�-''."
High "-singles honor \vent (o re-liable Tak; Hayashida (Bill -'tnk"-' C'Ja> with a bang-up oil � cro\v^-c'a by Mits TanakaV ' Danforth) 311 .and Ma\\- -Mori's (Fred Ur~
city game of the .senson-Tprori-':'! Westerns '.Walloped Hamilton -.'-i on 15 solid hits.al Eastwood Fk, September, llth. ;'� For 6 innings, Hamilton fpu*:>v on even terms, but ccillapsod'ait'f;.' Happy Icle's base-i;lvtiring- i'.;r;-in the 7th,
Afteiva shaky start, Basil Smr-tani pitched woll for Hamiiio-, Westerns used Seiji .Takata; Ken Mit.sui 'and Aki � Koyuiiagi,.'e?!n hu'rling. -3. 'in'ni'ng.s . ,,;|:ul holairj. down Hamilton to f;vo scaru:ei hits.-"' �'. �-:';" :; '�'.- '.'./;":. .-..;'"'.::... ' Soc Tsukamoto hit a! single, i. triple and a honu-j- and .\vaikvi three times in -seven trips to'.'.?: plate. Aki Koyanagi had th^o Vits While Bob .Ohaslu,. Hat>pv icle ad Herb .'Miyasak'i. had iv.-o
apiece. ':':-';;.;'�;.��:___ ,......1"__:,.-
For Hamilton, M^o �Olkiv.v.V blasted a don])lo and .Nish.ir:::i:: got two hits. :
Westerns;... 301 Olfli 433�}j Hamilton '....-!01 000-000� '�.' Comnients: Outsid-^ of vet-:--�-? Joe ' �Koy'anagi, ).>�":> >n \\V--'" �� 'Happy Ide:and Bob (.'rashi, VVes: terns -had h team oi-V juj^or :;^i Three Stafford: junior; ^oi'jJ-.'T.-kata, Yuki Ki;�>:<^::^ ar.d.. .v!;'�' >Ioi'K ' aoomp^oioi ,\';'-.^'�ir.?' --^ did. Kon, Afitsiu oi iri%-. Hiv-;':^--Grads. '�'-"' "
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GRAND OPENING
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
Night
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
SWIMMING BOWLING BADMINTON TABLE TENNIS Etc.
AIL THIS FOR SOc
Tc V- hf'.d at
BARACA CLUB
Cres., on Bancroft
t Behind Borden's Dairy V
All Welcorae
!�^ Alley, Miyauelii.
Hill Takotla ,Ins;iranco, Tnkc(!a.
Hill Ohashi, Hill Oliushi. ('lUinking � C hop .Hern my;
>loi�MJight (irjli. Kay .Kutsu-kaki>.
\ arioty G.riH, i:i/0 l--uji!>ay-
bcgin
: . Vo?, tire JCCA Jack. bowling- -league has reall
to roJl, -Cbme'-.cheei'- your toaiii \-y .victory.. Sonio -of Can^.d'a's top. notch- -Nisei five-pin, bowlors are in action.. See 'you -Friday", S p m. ai St^adina Bowling- Alleys.
HAMILTON CANCELLED
Si:.V
baseball club iMno;; thatnight., H:\miIUM' ing league u-ill caiu1-games scheduled i Sept. 25.
;:-c-.l.'x be .off: B.C.":
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A Letter to the Editor
Westerns Had a Very Good Year in Senior Ba f bal I
Tno We.<ern "-baseball club nml its many fans are very indignant iKxjt eomments en \N"esterns by J.T.O. in his spv>r ts column of
Sept, 1. ' ' ... -.- ' ' "-. -
\Vo cortninly do not agree with hi? 5t-aton:�>r.t that hakujin teams are able to provide better coach-ir> and equipment than our Wes-tems. In Mike Manuao. wo have one o: the best ba^ball coaches in Toronto. Owr a<h-l5er is H*rry Mjyasaki. the lour.der of :ihe" famoi;-? Asahis. Our o<juipn:rrt rank.* with thov of the best sensor ka^ue :ea^.s in Toronto.
If ar.y-N:$e! ir. Toronto shcuM g^ ir.to -pro' baseball, he is likely to corce from the err;*. ar:d this club wii no* hold hir'i back.
We Alao do a** Llw the n:ea; that "it the Westerns re-?>nr�ent th* rrpftir. of Xiaei tswe-the calibre of the Niaeu Juw
arv not the only-in �B United State* ha* dropped in quality the
agrcv that -the present major leii-; -We had fivo :-,. gue ball is not up to the pre-war (above .300. ball; Most present stars are ofj. Our downfall \\* pre-war ^vintage, and many of inexperience of o; them have dropped a notch 'or.; in fielding and- >:
f two in their playing ability. Do-this was their fi:>i veloping a .ball player takts �v-''vtry pleased Avit:: erar years. nVont made by th :
I V\e f<ei the W^to.rn.s rr.ado a Aki Ko\-ar.ag;. Ke:
:goo<i ^hov.irg in their first year; Herb Miyasaki, '>' in Toronto Senior Baseball with, hope to bolster oi;: players who have stayed out-few more your a p'.
^of oa5<bail for fire years and With Uv cTKa^;; your.psters w-t|, Ver>- httie ex- western baseball' c: r^^nc^: of Issei, Nisei ard
. The :^.r^r:ar.� . thir.g i* \ve enjoyed ir.ade a start. The Wr^terns in summer !''-55- tha^ one �ea�on ha^ bectxne Toronto N:i�e;:= the most popular team in Wert for the first t;r.^. F Toronto in t?re ir.ost yucce55fu! Vh-oi^some re. rpat; sea^ofi enjr.vt\i by the West Tor- Be*�d** U*� W^M^r-
��iT.'> Senior Learoe. tU� C-teaifi Torort,
'Happy ide WM one Qf the leaftw. and the 4-U mo�t t<ifular azwi most valuable' bafl iea^oe.
in tn*- league Ho led the The IM6 ba^ba :n home runs >4> aad a drawn to a C'OSP rwns batted in. Soc T�mkamc*d Kwaoj^ foruanf
tato the best leAd-off better ba�gtnn'i ne/x bT lf*&nf the leaaiw ui > scored and *oten tew*. ' Western
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