The Wyandotte news-herald., 1945-12-17
Sport Shots
by
Harry Whitlow

With a bumper attendance the
Wyandotte Recreation Hockey
Leagues were formed last Friday
night. With play opening next Sat-
urday night at the Bishop park
rink In the Open league the season
promises to be a great success. In
the Open league there are five
teams going to play and some real
hockey is expected. The Interme-
diate League will have four teams
registered while the Juniors will
60 to pat with about four teams.
Play starts in the open league
next Saturday night December %,
with Trenton playing the Wyan-
dotte Hornets in the first game
which starts at z pm. In the sec
ond game the Black Hawks meet
the Blue Raiders and the game
starts at $50 pm. The fifth team
in the league, the Maroons, get a
bye.
In the intermediate league play
opens at $50 pm. In this game
Vultures and Rangers will battle
it out while in the second game
which will get away at 7:45 the
Bisons and Flyers will take the
ice.
The Recreation Department has
set aside Saturday nights for the
open league while the Interme-
dates viii play on Tuesday nights.
The only exception on the inter-
mediate play is the first two games
and these will be played on We'd
nesday.
In the Junior League games
will be played on Sunday after
noon with the first game starting
at pm. and their first battle is
due on December 30.
In all games played the Recrea-
ton Department will have two ref
erees to handle each game besides
the usual time-keepers and things
will move along in big league style
so to you fans who like your hockey
next Saturday night at Bishop
park.
While on the hockey subject
orchids should go to Howard Solo
and the Parks and Boulevards De-
partment for the swell way they
have handled the big job of getting
the rink together.
The Recreation Department will
announce in this paper when skat-
ing is ready down at the Boat Club
Bay and there is no need to call
them. Skating is now on in some of
the inland Kinks and to get the
address Of these call wy. 1905.
To Cass sver at Quality Motor
Congratulations to the new addi-
ton to the family. Now our poker
club can get its wayward member
back in good standing.
Sparked by great playing by Bill
McGrath, the Roosevelt Bears won
their second straight game of the
season Friday night by trimming
Royal Oak basketball team IS to 81.
The Bears were the top team from
the start to finish and McGrath
with 20 points was the top man.
Joe Caterino followed with a nice
record of IL points and played his
usual sparkling game.
In the Wyandotte Recreation
Basketball League last week-in a
Class B game, Eureka Auto Supply
won easily from Veterans of For
eign Wars 38 to Is. In the other
B game Monsanto Chemicals trim
med Schwayder Trunk of Ecorse In
a hot battle 26 to q.
Class A games found some siz-
zlerS and the last years champs,
Wyandotte Cab, battled the News
Herald squad to a 26 to % win.
Coca Cola won over Flat Rock 81
to II while Allen Park easily got
the nod over Lincoln Park AZ to %.
To the basketball fans: The
games that are played in these two
leagues are Of the best and there
Is no charge for admission so come
over to the Roosevelt high school
gym on basketball nights and see
some battles.
In the FireStone office bowling
league December IL, Elmer Dice led
the way for the individuals with a
531 series to lead his teammates TO
81 win over Order. Howard Sny-
der, Order department, helped his
team win the last game when he
shot 113-202 and 211 to win the
jack pot. From the ridiculous to
the sublime said Howard. EN-
ployment is gnashing its teeth as it
blew a chance to take over first
place by dropping four points to
the stamping crew. However, the
employment boys get another shot
at the leaders next week to see
what they can do about it. Things
will be different next week." they
insist.
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