YOUR 25tr FOR Representing London In The INTERCOUNTY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION SENIOR SERIES (See page 40 for Lucky No.) After ihe game /l join the p~yer.s (' ...~ . at the Fare ... (~·.,.., ... Q. THE " c~~T~ ~~ T~~:e 253 DUNDAS S T. 438-6113 • SNACKS • ST EAKS • REFRESHMENTS • ENT ERT AINMENT OPEN 12 NOON TO 1 A.M. 111m IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIllllllllllllllllllllll After The Game E NJ OY SNACKS • SUDS • SING-A-LONG SYh AT WELLING TON HOUSE Corner of Wellington and Bathurst II 111111111111111 mII II II llllllllllllllllllllllll II 1111111111 2 MAYOR'S ADDRESS At the beginning of another baseball season, it is a pleasure for me to gre·et all those who will be attending the games, and rooting for "their" team during the next few months. The City of London is proud of its London Pontiacs, and of the dedicated people who contribute so many hours of time and effort in the training of these players. To the play­ ers I would say, that besides acquiring knowledge and meritorious game form, the experiences gained through your training in healthful practices, discipline and good sportsmanship, will be treasures for a life­ time. On behalf of the City of London, I wish to congratulate the London Pontiacs on the fine efforts of the team in the past, and to extend very best wishes for a successful year in 1968. Play ball, boys. Let's go! HERB J. McCLURE, Mayor of London INDEX BIOGRAPHY OF FIELD MANAGER PAGE 5 BIOGRAPHY OF COACHES PAGE 7 BIOGRAPHY OF PLAYERS PAGES 9 TO 19 ALSO 29 TO 41 HISTORY OF SENIOR INTERCOUNTY PAGE 21 GAME LINEUPS PAGES 22 & 23 HOW TO MARK SCORE PAGE 25 A MATTER OF RECORD PAGE 27 PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS PAGE 42 CLUB OFFICERS - PAGE 42 SMITH'S ESSO ~;r, ~AL SERVICE CENTRE ~0 HOME OF FRIENDLY SERVICE COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE LICENSED MECHANICS Affiliated C.A.A. D.A.A. 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He's an "Uncle Remus" in the club house, a show­ man on the field and a "helluva" guy to have for the club. 7 out of _The London FreePre~cc 8 BIOGRAPHY OF JOE NASH (INF.} Playing in his fourth year with the Pontiacs: the 31 year old third baseman has been freed of the mana­ gerial burden that was responsible for a dismal batting average last season. He hit over .304 in 1965 and .306 in 1966 when he made the third base berth on the second all star team. One of the driving forces behind the Pontiacs, Joe expects to be back in the.300 bracket thiS' season. A poor showing last year, he was second in runs batted in and third in runs scored. ,J THE ORCHID RESTAURANT & TAVERN - 1749 Dundas Street East - 4 51-4310 Compliments of Urlin J(wik Auto Wash LON DON'S QUALITY CAR WASH IIA Clean Car Rides Better. Lasts Longer" COLBORNE AT YORK ST. 438-6671 9 Alex. 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As a right handed pitcher, Brian holds a lot of potential, of which only a small portion was revealed last year because of a cronic soreness in his pitching arm.