The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-06-14, Page 4Tht Tiinw-AcMMte, June 14, 1956
SPORTS
By Don "Boom Boom" Grivett
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Tigers, Mitchell Top Loop
Tribe Considers Folding
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Golf is in the limelight now that the weather*
man has been co-operating and hundreds of golfers
have taken advantage of the nice weather to get out
on the links.
There are quite a number of club-swingers in
Exeter and district and it’s been mentioned in many,
a foursome that something ought to be done about
forming a local club. In order to determine what'"
interest there might be in such an organization,
we’re' planning to run a tournament around June
23 at the Grand Bend course if enough golfers want
to participate.
We would dike all local golfers interested to
either write, phone or drop in to see us here at the
office to give us their names; what day they can
play and what their approximate score is for 18
holes.
This first tournament will be based on straight
scores because we haven’t any handicaps available.
Your scores from this first tournament will be taken
to decide a handicap for you in future competition if
you participate.
Prizes will be, given to the first four low gross
golfers. Prizes will also’ go to the most honest golfer
and through the hidden score method.
So it doesn’t matter if you shoot an 80 or 180
you will have just as .much chance to take home a
prize as your opponents.
The entry fee will be $1.00 to cover the .cost of
the prizes. Green fees will be extra unless you have
a membership with the Grand Bend course. .
If enough golfers show a lot of interest, it is
hoped that a club will be formed.
So let’s hear from all of you who want to enter
into competition. Send your entry fee -to the Sports
Department if you are unable to come in to see us.
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, "Exeter Mohawks Intermediate baseball club is
gravelling over a bumpy road at the moment,All this
could be avoided, but it’s too bad that some players
ill the district are too conceited to- come out and
play because they will not receive financial re*,
muneration for their services.
This kind of idea always did • and always will
hurt baseball, hockey, or whatever the .sport may
be*
I” have always believed that if one player on a
team is entitled to get a good salary, so are the rest
of the players. If the player isn’t able to play under
the same conditions then he shouldn’t belong with
the club. - .
Coach Bob Meharg of the Intermediates is put
ting everything he has in the game for Exeter to
come out on top and if some of the others would
do the same, the Exeter ball club would be rolling
in high gear.
RIGHT CUFF—Umpire Henry Harburn, who was
behind the plate on Monday night in Exeter gave
Bob Stormes of Dashwood four strikes before he
called'him out. Henry had forgotten that big Bob had
swung at two previous pitches before a third.strike
was called. Stormes could become the number one
man in the hitting department for the league. He’s
got a good swing and plenty of wrist power . . . We
tip our hats to Lome Kleinstiver this week. Lorne
is always telling me that he is getting too old for •
this game of baseball but the way he ran those
bases when he smashed out' a triple, he looked
like he was only about 25 instead of being around
35 ... It would be goodvfo see a girls’ softball team
formed in'Exeter as there should be lots of material
around. The first thing would be to get a sponsor.
How about it ladies?
T'OTHER CUFF—Loss of Ted Smith is a big'
blew to Fairbairn’s Intermediates'. Ted was really
hitting that ball. He is now employed on the night
shift at Hensall Coach . . ; Don’t be surprised if he
turns up in, a Hensall uniform . . . School exams are
blamed for keeping some of the players off the ball
diamond . . . Chuck Wheeler, two year hurler for
the Mohawks has been posted tp Germany. However,
the local entry still has four starting pitchers left.
Toronto Maple Leafs have withdrawn Pittsburg
Hornets from the American Hockey League . . . Moe
Norman is setting a hot pace in the golf tounaments
he’s playing in. He set course records, at Thames -
Valley in London and at the Sunningdale course in
Toronto . . , We hear that Moe wants to take put
ting lessons . . . The Tigers from Dashwood will
really have to hustle now with the loss of ace hurler
Bob Tanner for a month . . , Hitchcock of the De
troit Tigers threw one game out the window on
Sunday. Detroit led, 5-4 going into the bottom of the
ninth with Aber pitching. After two men were re
tired and two runners on base, Hitchcock lifted Aber
. for the cold pitcher Masterson and after the first
pitch the ball game was over with Washington
Senators winning it -by a 6-5 score. *
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The- Huron-Perth Intermediate j
Baseball League has turned into
j a two team, battle for supremacy
j of first place. Mitchell Legion-
!aires and the Dashwood Tigers |
are tied for the top rung withj
!eight points apiece but Mitchell'
'■ has the edge as they have play
ed one game less. ‘
j Exeter Mohawks are holding
down third plage with a single |
victory in four attempts. . I
Zurich Flyers and Hensall j
Coach are lodged Jn the cellar I
without a victory/
This '* week’s activity in the |
league saw Mitchell and Pash-J
wood each win two games. Two;
of the worst scores recorded so I
far this year happened this week
when Dashwood came to Exeter
and trounced the locals 20-1 and
Mitchell on their home diamond
smoothered Hensall Coach 23-9.
Tribe Suffers
Drubbing
Exeter 'Mohawks took their
worst drubbing in years at the
hands of the Dashwood Tigers
as they were trounced 20 to 1
on their home diamond pn Mon
day night.
The Mohawks, who had trouble
fielding nine men to start the
game, made an-even 12 micues
in their fielding. It was the third
loss suffered by the local tribe
in four starts.
For Dashwood, it was a chance
to fatten batting averages which
they did by pounding out 12 _
base hits.
Jack Gaiser, Terry Wade and
Lorne Kleinstiver each collected
two hits .piece for the winners
while Bob Russell of the Mo
hawks was the only player to
pick up two safties.
Lorne Kleinstiver caught hold
of a fast ball in the sixth inning
and sent it out into left centre
field .between Jim Haley and Jim
Crocker for a well deserved
triple. Jack Gaiser smashed his
triple in almost the identical
spot . as Kleinstiyer’s in the
seventh inning for the two long
est hits of the game,
' The tribe only collected four
hits off southpaw Bob Tanner
who won his fourth game against
one loss. •
, Playing-coach Bob Meharg and!
Steve Mitro each picked up a
single while Bob Russell hit 1
tWb-for-twu;
It was a weird ball game ns
the two Exeter pitchers, Mitro
and Ford, faceci no less than 45
Tiger batsmen in the seven in
ning game while hurler Bob Tan
ner only pitched to 26 men.
, Oddly enough Exeter went
ahead in the first inning by
scoring their only run of the
game.Bobby Meharg got pn first
when first baseman Bob Stormes
bobbled a" grounder. Steve
Mitro sliced a line double into
left field and the fast moving
Meharg scored all the way from
first. " a
After the first inning Dashwood
was in command all the way.
They pushed two runs across in
the second: six in the third on
only two hits; four more in the
fourth; three in each of the fifth
and sixth innings and two in the
final, half 'nning.
By winning the game, Dash
wood Tigers have taken over up-
disputed, possession of first place
as MitchellLegionaires were
idle tonight. .
Exeter Mohawks wil travel to
Hensall on Thursday night for
their next game.
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Exeter .............. 100 000 0—1 4 12
Dashwood ...... 026 438 2—-20 12 1
Tanner and .Tim Hay-ter, Klein
stiver (a): Mitro, Ford f'7'1 an^
Meharg, Waghorn (3).
j man in recording his third tri
umph in four starts.
Only one miscue was made
behind Bob Tanner by hjs team
mates while five errors were
j committed by the Zurich nine.
• These errors were costly as they
I helped to give the Tigermen six
'runs in the first two innings.
( Jim Attrill went the distance
i for the losers although he lacked
considerable control. He* hit
three batsmen and walked 10
| men. However, he fanned seven
Dashwood players to help him
self out of trouble on several
occasions.
Bob Stormes led the winners
in the hitting department. The
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big first basemen llifed, out two
doubles and dropped in a sihgle
in his five appearances at the
plate.Dick Regier also hit three-for-
five, all of the single variety.
Zurich Flyers were led at the
plate by rightfielder Peter Masse
who had two-for-four.
The Flyers scored their only
run in the top of the eighth when
Terry Wade was charged with
an. error on Rick Elliott’s
grounder. Elliott scampered to
third on Doug O’Brien’s single.
Benny Gignac sent a roller to
Wade at'short and Terry elected
to nail the runner at the plate
but his throw was too late.
Will Mohawks Fold?
To Decide
Exeter Mohawks of the Huron-
Perth Intermediate Baseball
.League are on the spot, ■
The team has suffered the logs
of two or three youngsters due
to night work and need rein
forcements.
Manager Jimmy Fairbairn,
who is sponsoring the Mohawk
aggregation, says that the team
needs only two or three of their
experienced ball players from
last year to fill the gaps in the
infield and Exeter would have
a contender.
"Unless we get* these players
to come out and play for us, I’m
afraid that the ball club as far
as the intermediates are con
cerned will be no more,” said
Fairbairn, "There is no reason
why we can’t field a half decent
team if the boys would only
keep coming out. You have to
have four steady men in the in
field to get the club«roiling.”"Oui’ pitching and catching is
among the best in the. league
but we can’t go on with pitchers
playing second base,, short and
third,” said Jim in an interview.
After absorbing a 20-1 pasting
by Dashwood the team held a
meeting to decide if it should
go on or drop out.All of the players that were
present seemed eager to con
tinue play but were wondering
where they could get enough
players to compete in the bal
ance of the schedule.
Against Dashwood, Exeter
didn’t have nine men tb field
a team until after the first in
ning. When they did get their
nine players it included using
pitchers in the infield and out
field and a midget player who
just happened to come out to
see the game.
Everyone is wondering what
has happened to all the local
talent. It is believed that some
of the so-called ball players
that could be- playing are not'
coming out because there isn’t
any money in it this year for
them. Last year some ofv the
players got paid when the team
was sponsored by ‘the Exeter
Legion.
The homebrew situation ,as far
as the juveniles graduating to
intermediate ranks has put a
dim light on the intermediate
club’s survival.
. The loss of .a couple of good'
players due to night work can
not . be helped but players that,,
could be playing are still not
coming out.
This Thursday night, when the
local club plays in Hensall, will
be the deciding factor if the
team will go on • or drop out. of
the league. ‘
Dashwood completed' the only
double play of the ball game ip
the eighth inning when 'Don
O’Brien lined out to centrefielder
Elliott and his throw to second
caught Doug O’Brien off the bag.
The two teams played the com
plete nin.e inning game jn per
fect, baseball weather.
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Zurich ............ 000 000 OJO— 1 7 5
Dashwood .... 24(1 001 Bllx—lO JO 1
Bob Tanner and Jim Hay ter; Jjm
Attrill and Tom Rawlings.
Mitchell Defeats
Hensall Squad
Mitchell Legionaires of the
Huron-Perth Intermediate base
ball league 1 defeated Hensall
Coach 9-1 last Thursday night to
tie Dashwood Tigers for first
place in the standings.
George Coveney threw a five-
hit pitching effort at the Hen
sall club in Hensall. Henderson
did the receiving behind the
plate.
Gerald Bell was charged with
the loss as he gave up nine runs
on eight hits. G, Parker was
Bell’s battery mate.
Score By Innings:
Mitchell Legionaires
Hensall Coach .....322 000 10
000 100 00
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Ball Standing
HURON-PERTH LEAGUE
Last Week's Scores:
Mitchell 9, Hensall 1
Dashwodd 10, Zurich 1 TM$llW00d 2(1 ~Mitchell 23, 'Hensall 6"
TEAMS
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Exeter Mohawks .,.
Zurich Flyers ........
Hensall Coach .....
Games This Week:
Juno i4—Exeter at.
15—Mitchell at___
IS—Hensall .at Dashwood
Exeter at Zurich
LlEURY SOFTBALL LEAGUE
Last Week/s Scores:
Greenway 13, West Cotner
Brinsley '* *•••-■ -
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