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Senior southpaw pitches in at Holy Cross baseball alumni game in St. John's

Jack Janes, 93, who played on 1947 Crusaders champs, was joined by other family members at the event

Robin Short | Posted: Oct. 20, 2020, 5:40 p.m. | Updated: Oct. 21, 2020, 1:49 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Capturing the moment with a photo on the mound were (second row from left): Mike Janes, Jack Janes, John Janes (Mike and Sean’s father, a former St. John’s minor and Newfoundland Amateur Baseball Association president) and Sean Janes. Also on hand for the game were (front row from left): batboys Daniel McCarthy and Sean and Mike’s boys, Zack Janes, Marcus Janes and Turner Janes. CONTRIBUTED
Capturing the moment with a photo on the mound were (second row from left): Mike Janes, Jack Janes, John Janes (Mike and Sean’s father, a former St. John’s minor and Newfoundland Amateur Baseball Association president) and Sean Janes. Also on hand for the game were (front row from left): batboys Daniel McCarthy and Sean and Mike’s boys, Zack Janes, Marcus Janes and Turner Janes. — CONTRIBUTED

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — He’s 93, but Jack Janes showed he still has some innings remaining in the left arm during a recent Holy Cross alumni baseball game at St. Pat’s Ball Park. A few former Crusaders got together for a catch at St. Pat’s following the fifth and deciding game of the St. John’s Molson Senior Baseball League final earlier this month.

Jack Janes at the Holy Cross alumni baseball game at St. Pat’s Ball Park. CONTRIBUTED
Jack Janes at the Holy Cross alumni baseball game at St. Pat’s Ball Park. CONTRIBUTED

Shamrocks won their fifth straight championship, beating Holy Cross in the deciding game of a five-game final. Sean Janes is a veteran Crusaders’ pitcher, and his brother, Mike, also pitched for Holy Cross.

Jack Janes, their great uncle, and his brother, Diego, played on the 1947 Holy Cross championship team.

With the passing of Gordon Breen this summer, only Jack Janes remains from that squad. 

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