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SPORTS
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"DeAp.EvE picot
Trap is in the sport spotlight this
week as Harry 'Iathers of Exeter outclassed 57
harp -shooting opponents at the annual Victoria Day
:lournament in St. Thomas to bring home all the
Marbles and fame to the Exeter Gun Club. We'll
probably get shot for making this our .feature story
:0 the week but to our way of thinking Harry has
:credit coming to him for his remarkable performance
:down St. Thomas way,
We say remarkable because this annual in-
vitation isn't just another shoot. It attracts the best
Shooters from all over Ontario. In fact, there were
even two marksmen from
Niagara Falls, New York.
In the biggest tGurney
of the area held each
year, Harry scared 49 out
of 50 hits in the 16 -yard
event, In the handicap
group, which is a little on
the tougher side, particu-
larly on Victoria Day be-
cause- of high winds,
Harry chalked up a total
of 93 targets in 100 tries.
In the final round, the
a- active Exeter Gun Club
If* •
winner was e pitted a?'ainst
well-known James TR° mp-
Harry Mothers son Jr., of London, in a
25 target playoff. Looking for a perfect score to
wrap up the tourney. Harry missed on his third shot
and admitted to this corner that he thought he had
lost all chances of winning. However. the Exeter
marksman had a keen eye the rest of the way and
the third shot was the only one he goofed. Harry
was presented with the Carling Trophy on which.
his name will be engraved along with eight previous
winners.
John Anderson and Tom Sherritt of Hensall
also attended the outing and although they didn't
pin down any of the prizes, they watched with
pleasure Harry Mathers' first-class performance. For
this fine showing, Harry, we offer heartiest con-
gratulations!
* * * * * *
. Clay target shooting was quite a popular sport
at one time in this district as several district dwellers
had their own private shooting galleries. One of the
old trap shooting grounds was up behind. Bert Rivers'
gas station on Highway 4 towards 'Alen. Alvin
Essery used to run that one while another was built
on Doug Triebner's property on Huron St. West,
The first actual Exeter Gun Club was formed
around 1942 by a group of local men, Included in
this group were Frank and George Hicks, Alvin
Essery and his son, Bill, of Centralia; the late Perce
Passmore, who had a trap in his own yard; and Lorne
and Elmore Passmore of Thames Road. Some of the
mare consistent shooters from town included "Hank"
Green, Russ Brintnell, Doug Triebner, Bill Chambers
and "Bunny" Ford.
Another of the more Ardent supporters of the
gun club was the late Fred Kerr from Crediton. If
eyer there was a "crack" shot, he certainly \vv. one!
Participating in the sport at 70 years of age, the
late Mr. Kerr was one of the best shooters in the
club.
We've been told that Stewart and Jerry Law-
son were just a couple of kids hanging around the
shooting events and were asked to fill in a team
when some of the regular members couldn't make
It.. We might add that they were very good for their
age as they'd nail anywhere from 16 to 19 birds
when given the chance,
Getting back to present day activities, the
Exeter Gun Club is made up of only a handful of
men but steps have been taken to increase the
membership from 35 to 40. With Harry Mathers win-
ning the St. Thomas shoot, it should certainly help to
bring more members to the club.
The small working committee is trying in
every possible way to build up the local club arid
one of the means is by having a shoot on the Fink
farm on June 28 with clubs from Goderich, Clinton
and Kippen. The affair should be quite a battle of
marksmanship. The four clubs plan to wrap up their
summer activities with a banquet in the fall.
HURON -PERTH LEAGUE BACK IN ACTION
Things got rolling in the Huron -Perth Inter-
mediate Baseball League this past week with a pair
of Victoria Day ball games taking place in Mitchell
and Dad:mood, Although the young fry Mohawks
took it on the chin to the tune of 12-5, they'd like
the Dashwood executive to know that it wasn't the
first 11 runs that hurt, it was the twelfth!
Seriously though, Dashwood proved to be a
little too strong for the tribe in the opener but as
the season wears along, the Mohawk aggregation in4"
be pulling a few surprises.
Exeter's first home stand will take place this
Friday night with the powerful Zurich Lumber Kings
providing the opposition. Dashwood will move into
Zurich on the 28th an this month for the Lumber
Kings' home opener.'
* * * * * *
CUFF CLEANERS — Things are shaping up
well for the first horse, races at the Exeter fair
grounds on June 5. Bill Allison informs us that all
the classes are filled including the free-for-all.
There's a waiting list for each class. Should be a
good day of racing in store for the local enthusiasts
. National Golf Weekend will take place from
June 5 to 8 this year. At a $1.00 a head entry fee,
each golfer matches his card with that of Stan
Leonard who will tour his own course on June 7.
Ey the way, all women enthusiasts will have an op-
portunity to compare strokes with &fly Stanhope,
who is the Canadian ladies' champion. Proceeds are
for the development of junior golf . . "Moose"
Skowrort missed 32 games with sacroilliac trouble
last year and now is on the sidelines again with a
pulled muscle. runny thing about it, when he played
football at Purdue, he never got as much as a scratch
# . Casey Stengel, "The Old Professor", has a now
6ne up his sleeve. Don't be surprised to set Mickey
'Malta 'fake a turn or two on the mound before too
long Detroit Tigers are sure having their
troubles — and so are some of their rooters ,
4'11,ocky" Marano, former heavyweight boxing
Champion, once had A trial as a catcher with the
Chicago. Cubs jersey Jo 6 Walcott became the
Oldest heavywtliht king in boxing history when ht
idok the measure of &lard 'Charlesoi July 18, 1881.
Listowel
Ti • rs„
Juniors
• s 'Win 0
:airs Huron Perth;
enin
Dashwood Tigers and Zurich ' victories in their respective
Lumber Kinols drew first blood' games,
41 the littron-Perth intermediate. Tice Tigers pounded out a 13 -
Baseball League this season hit attack 'behind the strong
when they each came up with right arm -of Steve Nitro to
throttle the visiting Exeter Mo-
t hawks in Dashwood by
i scare.
t Over in Mitchell. Zurich Lum,
• ber Kings Staged a twO.run rally
in the seventh inning to"
break
Morley Sanders .copped first. a 5.5 tie and chalk up a 74
'place honours in the Exeter Golf decision.
Club's second tournament of .the
year-ta"ot itirhsee Alv8blel?ticheGliairneccit Bael;d8 '' Whi
Ti9ers .._ p
over the 5,605 -yard layout. - --- • •
Sanders. the smooth -stroking ,
high school teacher, put together iTribe 1,2-5.
nine hole totals of 39.39 for his •
low gross total. j Dashwood Tigers blew the Ed
in chalking up his 78, he ran' '
aground on the par '5 548.yard' al the Huron -Perth Baseball
seventh, when he took a doublei schedule in a Victoria Day after-
boggie, but he got one of the noon game before the home fans
strokes back by dropping a t when they waltzed to a lopsided.
birdie three on the eighth. Single
boggles on the fourth and sixth112-5 victory over the Exeter
moved Sanders up to his threeI Mohawks.
over par front nine total of 39. Steve Mitro, who burled for
On the second nine, he 1 the Tigers in the 357 season,
climaxed bis best round of the, made his '58 debut a successful
year 1>y dropping a tee ,shot on lone by allowing the Mohawks a
the green and sank his putt for a' mere three runs over. eight
birdie two on the eighteenth. ' innings. The Tribe picked up
George Mitchell, with nine hole., their oo ther twruns in the top
totals of 45-44, wound up in see.; of the ninth, when young David
and place, one stroke hack of ' Ratz replaced Mitro on the
Sanders, in the low net division - mound. .
with his 20 handicap. He only 1\1 itro himself provided a
connected for nne .birdie in ithe 1,‘,,,,,,,, hand in winning the
round, but played consistant ""''''''''a. long two-
przlci,gh golf for a second place ' game as
he drilled
, run triple into deep right centre
('laude Farrow and Don South- t field in the„_ first Inning, picked
coat tied for third place mow net up a sin,le in the seventh,
honors when each carded a 72. l chalked up an even dozen strike-
outs and allowed only three runs
Farrow, with a 16 handicap, ' •• • -
s he worked,
ofscores of 46-42 for hisover the eight innings gross • ”" •---
of 89, while Don Southcott, after The superb pitching perform -
a rough 51 on the out nine, came , acme' was backed up by a strong
soaring back with a four -over. 13 -hit attack from the rest of. the
par 38 on the back to gain a tie, Tiger squad as Dashwood regis-
Tournament scores and stand. tered at least one run in every
ings were as follows: ' inning but the second and fifth.
Tot .ltAN1IIINT SCORES — Manager Joe Wooden and
mayor (-4 H N,i• Coach Bob Russell, who have had
lo little time to work with the local
:2n -69 players on the" Mohawk club,
16 l'i gave everyone a chance to show
171:.
11.7:. his stuff at one time or another.
21 7'4 After the Tigers had jumped
'21 '78
27, vr, off to a 2-0 first inning lead and
21 77 added single markers in each of
olf Tourney
To Sanders
Morliv Sand0rs 1,1
eleorge „..
vialide Farrow
(Inn Snii Owen! •As
1,arry HeitImnan • _. Pt
Rill 26{eN.rozip, . 0S
lered k1a lidera- „ _
.1 nh n (1nman „„150
Lorne K loins, iver 151
Zurich Opens Season
With Win In Mitchell
Zurich Lumber Kings made!
their Huron -Perth debut a suc-
cessful one in Mitchell on Vic-
toria Day when they chalked up
a 7-5 victory over the Legion-
naires behind the combined
pitching efforts of Jim Ruttle
Local Fishermen
Report Catches
A six man team from Exeter.
took a five day expedition into
the French River District in
search for pickerel last week.
The sixsorne, which included
Al Flynn, "Red" Loader, Lorne
Haugh, Jack Fuller, Bill Koele
and Jack Simmons, were victors
of only a few small pickerel.
The fish just weren't biting as
well as they should have been.
Mohawk hockey star, Bill
Oberle, toured the Meaford, Wal-
kerton district with his younger
brother Paul and Jack Blan-
chard of Waterloo and came
home with 25 trout.
Bill hooked 13 of the trout
himself while the others were
divided up between Paul and
Jack Blanchard.
The largest fish caught was
about 20 inches long,
and Don O'Brien.
Ruttle, a • lanky lefthander
recently acquired from Dresden,
was good for seven strikeouts in
the eight innings he toiled. Al-
though he was credited with the
victory, Don O'Brien was called
upon by playing coach Tom Raw-
lings for ninth -inning 'duties.
Mitchell took a 2-0 lead in: the
game in their half of the fourth
but the Lumber Kings got to
Doug Aitcheson:and•reliefer Bob
Sadler in the fifth. for five big
runs.
The Legionnaires cane right
back with a single tally in the
bottom of the fiith and added
Iwo more in the sixth to tie up
the game. However, a two -run
seventh salted the game away
for the Kings.
Allan Clem° and Kenny Saxton
sparked Mitchell's two -run sixth
by cracking dut back-to-back
doubles.
Despite the fact that :Zurich
collected a total of 13 hits in the
contest, all the safeties Were of
the single variety.
Leadoff . batter Doug O'Brien
and cleanup hitter Tom Rawlings
paced the victory with four hits
apiece.
Doug "Red" Theander stood
third in the hit department with
three, while Arnie Meyers, Jerry
Rannie and Jim' Ruttle each col-
lected singles.
Hard-hitting Kenny Saxton,
Mitchell catcher, plekedup a
pair of safeties to pace the
Legionnaires at the plate, while
teammates "Porky" Wallace,.
Allan Clerno, )36 Frier- and Bob
Sadler each chipped in with
singlet.
Bob Sadler, who relieved Doug
Aitcheson in the fifth, was
charged with the loss, while .T1 m
Rutile chalked up his first deci-
sion of the year.
SOON.. by Janingx:
Zurich n50 Win 25A-, 7 13 2
Mitchell 005 212 on5k.-55 1
riong,Aitchrson, nob Wiry (1)
and Ken Saxton: .1Im 1111111e, Tirin
tont naKVIII1AS. 8V111-
n1tip• pitcher -- Pottle; losing
pilcher --- Sadler.
Additional Sports
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Minor Ball Teams
Swing Into Action
Exeter minor ball learns swung
into action this week with three
hardball leagues and two soft-
ball leagues starting their
schedules.
In the girls' softball league,
the Fillies edged out the Fawns
1t-9, while the Fawns bounced
right back to down the Fillies
in the second contest by a 13-11
score. •
Senior boys softball had the
Braves bouncing the Dodgers
and Yankees by scores of 14-12
and 17-5 respectively.
In bantam -midget hardball,
the Cubs ed.led the Pirates 6-5
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. HURON -PERTH OPENS—Intermediate baseball season in this district opened oh the
holiday with the Tigers winning their debut in Dashwood and Zurich Lumber Kings
defeating Mitchell. The league !ill include five teams ibis year with a new entry of
a junior club from Listowel, A 32 -game schedule was drawn up this week, Action
Photo
above took place during the opener in Dashwood.
the third and fourth innings, the third called strike, hut playing
tribe exploded for three big runs
in the fifth to pull within strik-
ing distance of the leaders.
Starting Mohawk pitcher Bob
Russell led off the half inning
with a single and was followed
by Gib Sabourin, who beat out
a slow infield roller for a hit.
After Bill Batten fanned, Don
McKeller drilled a single through
the box to score Russell Jim
Russell was caught looking at a
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manager Joe Wooden came
through in the clutch with a
safety to push two more runs
home.
Outside of the three runs
allowed in the fifth and two in
the ninth, Dashwood had the
game well in hand.
Shortstop Don Gettner paced
the Tigers at the plate with a
three -for -five afternoon, while
Rammie Wein, Dick Regier,
Mitro and Bob Meharg each
collected two hits apiece.
Don McKeller was the big chief
among the Mohawks with his
three safeties. Gib Sabourin
dumped out a pair of base hits
with one being a double to left
field in the two -run ninth, and
Bob Russell singled in the third
and fifth for the majority of the
losers' hits.
Jim Russell was charged with
the loss.
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Russell, JIM Russell. 441, 1101)1331'
Robson (1), Von (7).
NV.ayne :Sylvester (S), McKellar
-(8) and Dirk IslrFalls. 1VirtniriX
Pitcher Mitro; losing pitcher
Ppbaon.
CycloneQpeners
To. Staffa, Munro.
Staffa and Munro, started off
the Cyclone J3aseba0. League
schedule in fine style on •Tuesday
night when they each Ca= up
with victories.
Staffa overwhelmed ,Russeldale
53-2 in a game played. in Staffa,while .
-IN21. hdnercoisiotnq. ttoeveezdoutclose reriricton
In the game between KirItton
and Munro. that took place in
Munro, "Whitey" illalche was
the winning pitcher, while Kirk -
ton's Eddie -.4ohnison absorbet.
the loss.
Bill Rowe provided the Major
clout of the game for the losers
by hitting a triple to score two
runs. Barry Stevens had two hits
for the Kirk -ton club to lead them
-
at the plate.
ingG e batsmanr geCoventYr bbs the- winlne iandi
Munro nine.
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KIrklon 0 1'
Russeldale — 0 1
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23—cat1irixtord vs, Atitseldale
Munroe vs, Staff&
27—Kir1lon vs.. IltisSeldals
Startavs. varquirrtord
to—Munroe vs. Nirkton
illussaidale vs. CiarliriNferit
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