Sports I Recreation 103 were friendly on this blessed night, but a few were known to be of the cranky type and were assured of a visitation from the roving crowd. It was such great fun to be verbally attacked or chased on foot by some angry tenant disturbed in his den. Pranks were quite innocent with the stealing of gates, the moving of farm wagons or machinery, the lighting of a small bonfire and the upsetting of privies being high on the list. When the night was finally over I for one often wondered how we could possibly wait a whole year for another Hallowe'en to come. Another annual event of special excitement to us was the Charlottetown Exhibition or Old Home Week which we nor¬ mally got to attend for an afternoon and evening each summer. Not much concerned about horse racing, we enjoyed the rides and game booths along with the general carnival atmosphere of the place. A big moment one year came when Hank Snow spoke to me at his booth on the grounds. For many years following the war Iona was well represented with respectable ball clubs. In 1947 it was baseball when a very sharp team took to the field. Although there was no league, the Iona boys more than held their own with teams from Montague, Dromore and rural areas from the south east. One of the highlights that summer was an Iona victory over the well- known Peakes squad in an exhibition game at the latter's diamond. Another exhibition game at home, which Iona lost, was against the Charlottetown Anchors of the city baseball league which added to the prestige of our group. That same year the Iona girls fielded a very spirited softball team which was a novelty then for sure. One specially remembered game was their defeat of the Katz team from the city ladies' softball league. For most years softball was our community's favorite game with Murray Harbour , Earnscliffe and Bangor being among the op¬ posing clubs. Frequent matches were played as well with Mari¬ time Electric and a few with the Guardian Angels, both of the city softball league. Eventually the League was formed and for many summers Iona's competition was Vernon River , Montague and Cardigan with our local nine known as Iona St . Mike 's. While our teams were a fairly-well blended lot, Henry O'Shea is remembered as an all-around athlete who starred anywhere in the field and was a cagey batter and planner. Even though he moved away from the Iona scene in the late 40s, his somewhat brief whirl with our club was much noticed and his absence greatly felt. Clarence Roche was another outstanding ball player who excelled as a pitcher for