Pekoe Daptil was a superb outfielder with speed, good hands and a strong arm and was a terrific hitter always batting in the top part of the batting order. Daptil played for 12 provincial senior A championship teams between 1938 and 1954 with teams such as Grey Goose, Globelite Batteries, Northern Hotel, and Legion 141. He also played for three Western Canadian champions. Daptil won the MVP award in the Winnipeg Senior League in 1944. From the late 1940s to the early 1970s, he umpired both men’s and ladies softball in Winnipeg.




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