Dr. C. (Sheppy) Hersfield was a unique softball pitching talent, 1914-1932. He began to pitch at Strathcona School where he and catcher, Charlie Krupp, led the school to 6 consectutive school division championships. During 1922-23, these two played exhibition games in Winnipeg and Manitoba, but when a city league was established in 1924, a series of championships followed. Charlie Krupp notes that "Sheppy had pin-point accuracy with all his pitches - the curve that moved both ways, drops, change of speed". He retired in 1932 after pitching YMHA to a city championship in the 7th game before a crowd of 8,000. These fans gave him a standing ovation as he walked off the field one last time. A talent to remember.