"A LOOK BACK" 1965
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11/15/2010
"A LOOK BACK" (Provincial Senior and Junior Championships)
By: Bill Barron
"A LOOK BACK" 1965 Provincial Senior Championship
THIRD STRAIGHT TITLE FOR ARGENTIA
Vandouser hurls no-hitter in finals
The Argentia Seals again hold the top perch in Newfoundland senior softball. Backed by the strong armed pitching of Jack Vandouser and Curt Holstein, the hustling Argentia ball club under coach Matt Ahearn swept their third straight provincial softball crown over the weekend in the 13-team double elimination series.
It was a tournament filled with major upsets and some of the big teams that got an early exit were St. John’s, Harmon and Labrador City. It was three determined clubs from CBN, Placentia and CBS that were around in the final stages to challenge the defending provincial champs.
The championship series narrowed to Argentia and CBS and in the final ball game Vandouser twirled a no-hit gem in a magnificent display of pitching as his mates pushed across seven runs. Opposing Vandouser on the mound was 19 year old Ford Metcalfe who carried the upstarts from CBS to the finals. In the championship game he ran out of steam as Argentia banged out nine hits. All of the runs came in the second and third innings with four in the second. Vandouser in pitching his no-hitter walked three and struckout the same number. With two out in the seventh it took a running catch by the Argentia center fielder to preserve the no-hitter. Jim Neve and Gene Davis had two hits each for the winners.
OTHER GAMES:
St. John’s 5 vs. Labrador City 1
- WP: Loyola Mackey LP: Wayne Watson
- St John’s-Pat Greene 3Hits
CBS 12 vs Kilbride 4
- WP: Ford Metcalfe LP: N/A
- CBS-Carson Hiscock HR
Argentia 11 vs. Buchans 10 (8-Innings)
- WP: Curt Holstein LP: N/A
- Argentia-Jack Vandouser
- Argentia-Gene Davis 4Hits
Buchans 14 vs. Civil Service 5
CBN 16 vs. Placentia 2
St. John’s 10 vs. Civil Service 6
- WP: John Bambrick LP: Ian Peckham
- St. John’s-Joe Antle 2Hits
- Civil Service-Brian Duff 2Hits
CBS 14 vs. CBC 10
- WP: Ford Metcalfe LP: N/A
Argentia 12 vs. Gander 1
- WP: Curt Holstein LP: N/A
- Argentia-Curt Holstein 3Hits (D, S, 3RHR)
Harmon 5 vs. CBN 0
- WP: Doug McKenney (No-Hitter) LP: N/A
- Harmon-Al Henderson HR
- Chuck Riley-HR
Placentia 16 vs. CBC 6
- WP: Carl Taylor LP: Kevin Lewis
Buchans 8 vs. Corner Brook 2
- WP: Don Barrett LP: N/A
- Buchans-Don Barrett 2Hits
Labrador City 11 vs. Gander 2
- WP: Wayne Watson LP: Jim Tetrault
- Labrador City-Orville Matthews & Don Winsor 3Hits
CBN 9 vs. Kilbride 4
Gander 18 vs. Corner Brook 1
- WP: Jim Tetrault LP: N/A
- Gander-Brian Donovan 3Hits (2-Home Runs)
- Lloyd Wells 4Hits (HR)
CBS 2 vs. St. John’s 1
- WP: Ford Metcalfe LP: John Bambrick
- CBS-Gerry Dyke & Trevor Metcalfe 2Hits
- St. John’s-Reg Dillon 2Hits
Argentia 5 vs. Harmon 0
- WP: Jack Vandouser 2Hitter LP: Doug McKenney
- Argentia-Jack Vandouser 3RHR
Placentia 11 vs. Buchans 4
- WP: N/A LP: N/A
- Placentia-Gus Mooney HR
Labrador City 3 vs. CBN 5
Argentia 1 vs. CBS 0
- WP: Curt Holstein 5Hitter LP: Ford Metcalfe 2Hitter
- Argentia-1Run 2nd inning Holstein walked scored on Steve Garish triple
CBN 4 vs. St. John’s 2
- WP: Dave Bending LP: Loyola Mackey
- CBN-Alex Faulkner 2RHR 6th Inning
- St. John’s-Reg Dillon HR 5th Inning
- CBN-Scored 4 runs in 6th inning
- St. John’s-Scored 2 runs in 5th inning
Placentia 5 vs. Harmon 3
- WP: Carl Taylor LP: Doug McKenney
- Placentia-Harry Gilbert & Gus Mooney 3Hits
- Harmon-Jim Tamar 3RHR
Placentia 20 vs. CBN 5
CBS 10 vs. Placentia 2
- WP: Ford Metcalfe 4Hitter LP: Derm Wakeham
- CBC-Scored 9 runs in 4th inning
FINAL STANDINGS:
- Argentia Seals 5-0
- CBS 4-2
- Placentia 4-2
- CBN 4-2
- St. John’s Capitals 2-2
- Buchans 2-2
- Harmon Air Force Base 1-2
- Gander 1-2
- Labrador City Carol Lakers 1-2
- Kilbride 0-2
- Civil Service 0-2
- CBC 0-2
- Corner Brook 0-2
AWARD WINNERS:
- Batting: Gene Davis-Argentia Seals 8-17 .471BA
- MVP: Ford Metcalfe CBS 4W 2L
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:
ARGENTIA SEALS:
Ed Lord, Jim Neve, Red Hanson, Dale Parker, Steve Garish, Ken Paisley, Phil Davidson, Curt Holstein, Leroy Gillard, Ed Johnston, Jack Vandouser, Roger Miller, Gene Davis, Ron Bell, Fred Pouch, Butch Fennel, Tom Mitchell, John Fulford-Coach, Matt Ahearn-Coach.
TOP STATISTICS:
Home Runs: Jack Vandouser Argentia 2 and Brian Donovan Gander 2
RBI: Jack Vandouser Argentia 6
Wins: Ford Metcalfe CBS 4 and Curt Holstein Argentia 3
Shutouts: Jack Vandouser Argentia 2
NO-HITTERS PITCHED:
- Jack Vandouser Argentia vs. CBS 7-0
- Doug McKenney Harmon vs. CBN 5-0
Information
- Tournament Dates: July 23, 24, 25
- Location: Argentia Naval Base Argentia
- Type: Double Elimination
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"A LOOK BACK" (1965 Provincial Junior Championship)
PLACENTIA SWEEPS PROVINCIAL JUNIOR SOFTBALL TITLE
Top Annual Tournament With Undefeated Record
The Placentia Inter-Town Softball League continued its domination of Newfoundland softball the junior-level over the weekend. Giving a fine team effort all the way the boys from Placentia made it two straight junior Provincial crowns as they went undefeated in three outings and retained the Thompson Jewellery Trophy.
Once again this year the champions won over St. Josephs in the final contest. In 1964 it was St. Josephs who battled the Placentia crew down to the wire. This Year Placentia made it three straight to the crown as they stopped St. Josephs 3-1 in the title game.
Jim Traverse made his first appearance on the mound for Placentia a winning one as his mates built up a 3-0 spread before Pat Hearn of St. Josephs got their lone run on a home run. Jack Adams was the losing pitcher.
OTHER GAMES:
St. Josephs 4 vs. St. John’s 0
CBN 17 vs CBC 15
CBS 12 vs Kilbride 10
St. John’s 6 vs CBC 2
Placentia 6 vs St. Josephs 4
CBS 8 vs CBN 5
Placentia 10 vs CBS 0
St. Josephs 13 vs Kilbride 0
St. John’s 7 vs CBN 0 (Forfeit)
St. Josephs 10 vs CBS 0
- WP: Jack Adams
- St. Josephs-Pat Hearn & Andy Byrd 2Hits
St. Josephs 6 vs St. John’s 0
- WP: Jack Adams LP: Ross Crocker
- St. John’s-Ross Crocker 2Hits
FINAL STANDINGS:
- Placentia 3-0
- St. Josephs 4-2
- St.John’s 2-2
- CBS 2-2
- CBN 1-2
- Kilbride 0-2
- CBC 0-2
AWARD WINNERS:
Batting: Pat Hearn-St. Josephs 6-15 .533BA
MVP: Jack Adams-St. Josephs 4W 2L 4SHO, 5-17 .294BA
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS:
PLACENTIA INTER-TOWN All STARS
Dave Baldwin, Cyril O’Reilly, Jim Traverse, Charlie Kelly, John Foley, Terry Foley, Gerard O’Keefe, Ed Hickey, John Collins, John Ennis, Bren O’Reilly, Jim Follett., Frank Moore, Pat Flynn, Adrian Canning, Alex Martin, Graham Evely, Jim Wiscombe-Manager, Jim Nolan-Coach.
TOP STATISTICS:
Batting:
- Pat Hearn St. Josephs 8-15 .533BA
- Ron Adams CBS 5-10 .500BA
- Trevor Metcalfe CBS 5-11 .455BA
Home Runs:
- Pat Hearn St. Josephs 1
- Brian Brocklehurst St. Josephs 1
- Peter Babb CBN 1
- Ron Winsor CBN 1
- Roy Mercer Kilbride 1
- Frank Hickey Kilbride 1
- Kevin Butt St. John’s 1
- Tom Collins CBC 1
RBI:
- Ron Windsor CBN 6
- Tom Collins CBC 6
- Brian Brocklehurst St. Josephs 5
Wins:
Shutouts:
Information
- Tournament: Date August 21, 22
- Location: St. John’s Bannerman Park & Pleasantville
- Type: Double Elimination
1965 SOFTBALL DATES TO REMEMBER:
July 27th Comets suffered a 9-3 loss to the Jays to finish with a 19-1 record. The one loss is the lowest recorded by a team in a season.
August 06th Loyola Mackey Comets pitched seventh no-hitter in league history in a 2- 0 win vs. CEI.