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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-08-09, Page 9The Zurich hurler limited the Merchants to a meagre five hits during the contest with Ferg McKellar banging out two at them, The Zurich victory shoved them into a tie with the Mer- chants in their round-robin bat- tie to determine which team will enter the 11-P finals against the winner of the Lietowel-Exe- tes series. Gets second win Scoring all of their runs on errors, Staffa Merchants won their second game of the Bur- on-Perth round-robin als with a 4.3 win over Hen- sail Friday evening, Staffa took the contest with three unearned runs in the sec- ond inning and one more in the , third. Hensel!. opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the initial inning but they were kept off the scoreshcet from then until the last inning when they counted one more run. Kopf turned in a fine per- formance for the visitors, strik- ing out eight men in going the distance, Staffa collected only three hits during the game but mis- cues and fumbles once more told the tale for the hapless Hansen. nine. George Coveney, Line Roh- fritsch, and Ferg McKellar were the only Merchants to touch pitcher. Gerry Bell for a hit, Three Email players cracked two singles during the game. Bruce. Horton, Jack Chipcbase, and Gerry Bell all contributed, a pair of safeties, Dennis Mock and Ken Parker both singled once and Steve Kyle came through with a run-scor- ing double in the final frame. Staffa rebounds Staffa Merchants rolled to a convincing 16;6 victory over Zu- rich Lumber Kings in the sec- ond game of the round-robin play-downs in Zurich, August 1. Staffa, rebounding from a ra- ther dismal showing through the regular league schedule, displayed confidence both at the plate and in the field. The Merchants had two big innings, the first and the last, pushing across six runs in each, Zurich counted five run in the Middle frames and added one more in the sixth and final in- ning. Staffa pounded out hits during the abbreviated contest and three players collected three safeties each. Third-base- man Charley Westman, Ferg .MeKellar and Bob McKellar all contributed three singles to the Staffa attack, Winning pitcher George Cow- eney drove in two runs with a triple and a single and Frank Elliott picked up one extra- base hit, a double in the first frame, Bill Murphy, Line Rohfritsch, and. Bob Norris all singled safely once. • Doug O'Brien providedthe- big blow for the losing Lumber Kings, a double with the bases leaded. Earl "Cuss" Wagner, Don O'Brien, Mike Denothme, and -Dick. Bedard all Chipped in with a single apiece' to round not the Zurich hitting. Hensall miscues Ilensall intermediates, Wage. ed with errors, dropped the first game of the Huron-Perth division semi-finals to Zurich 9-5 in Herisall, July 30. liensalt catt-hit the winning home team seven to six but eominitted in glaring errors during the seven-inning eon test. Bruce Molt, of -Hensel), led both teems at bat, by tracking otit 'two straight doubles. Heti- sell pitcher Gerry Bell contri. breedpair of singles. Ken Parker Clubbed a two- base hit and singles went to Jack Chipdhase and Jack Bell. Phil Overholt smashed a triple and a s i 11g 1 e for the Kings while playing coedit Den 1111.1.11111MWS1011011/11911101111111110 HOFFMAN Ambulance Service tiAsHWOOD 3 Ambulances 2 Stationed Al tiashweed 1 ef Grand tend titivets holders, Of St. Johns/ Arribulisist erlificaiet Properly teuipped 4130 PoterAttt Phone Dasliweed 16W or trend Bend 2bW Lanes win set opener Exeter Lanes used a pair of two-run innings to edge Credi- ton 4-3 in their own park Wed- nesday night. By virtue of their victory, the bowlers jumped into a 1-0 lead in games in the best-of-five flee League semi-final. round, Crediton outshit the Exeter squad seven lo six but winning pitcher Tommy Burke kept the Crediton hits well scattered and managed to. stay out of trouble during most of the contest, Lanes jemped into the lead their first time at bat on a single by lead-off hitter Ron Heywood, a couple of free passes, and a ground-out that gave the Lanes a 2-0 margin, The Exeter nine upped their lead to four runs in the third, frame on a single by Bill Gil- titian, a fielder's choice, a single by Burke, and a two-run double by shortstop Jim Rus- sell. Creditors started to come to life in the bottom of the third after being down 4-0 and count- ed one run on a walk and a pair of ground-outs. They added another run in the sixth on three straight singles by John Wade, Cord Slaght and Russ Beaver, The home team, down 4-2 go- ing into the last inning, made a. final rallying attempt in the bottom of the seventh and did manage to come up with one run but Burke retired the last two men in order to preserve the win for the bowlers. Roy Smith of Crediton led both teams at the plate with a double and two singles in three trips. Bill Gilfillan was high man for the visiting Lanes squad with a triple and a single. The winner of the semi-final round between the Lanes and Crediton will advance to the league final, a four-out-of-seven affair, against the victor of the Kinsmen-Legion series currently going on. Exefor Jim again tops hitters For the second year in a row, Exeter pitching star Jim Rus- sell has led the tribe in batting prowess. The big right-hander took the title last season with a .293 mark and this year he aped his average to .357 to retain the honor. Shortstop George Wright took first place among the players who appeared regularly. The hard-hitting infielder played in all 13 Mohawk games and led the tribe with his 15 hits. 11e finished with a .349 average. Catcher Dick .MeFalls, Derry Boyle's prime example of a hatter who "just meets the ball", ended in third pOsition with a total of 13 hits in Official .at-bats for a .341 mark. Long-hall. hitter Joe Wooden took fourth spot in the stand- ings with his even .300 average. Wright and Wooden provided the power at the plate for the Mohawks in their very success- ful year, Both players clubbed A. pair of hone runs during the regular schedule. Russell connected for one cir- cuit clout during the year. Y1 .\1i 11 .A v. 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See this -one, 'YIY'tYlli'YYrtYYttYlY1'ii'11tYYPYVIYY-nnYtlYYYfih'Ylfi'Y(YYIIitYYI'YI"IYhYYYYYCiY"ftYV't[{YY7'fltYYiYYVYf1YlYYYY'fiYY C" EXETER MOTOR SALES nWHEltt ti-re PROM1S1W is 0610sAtti" itted 11S,al1i6!; 115.1156 46or§e 1354110 "THIS Fi E is the DGE VER" Photographer (to young man): "It will make a much better picture if you put your hand on your father's shoul- der." Father: "it would be much more natural if he had his hand in my pockets" — Continued Irma Page a win at least one game in Listo- wel to make up the necessary four victories, The Legionnaires had all their "power" at the game and all pine players that started the game ,for Listowel were former Senior Inters-minty players, At slugging best Exeter Mohawks clobbered Listowel Legionnaires 13.2 in the third game in Exeter August 2. Mohawks were at their slug ging best and they laced three Listowel hurlers for a total of 10 hits. Kirktonite Bill Crago was once again the star for the -tribe as he twirled a neat seven-hitter at the opposition and paced the locals at the plate. Crago aided his own cause with a double and two singles that drove in three Exeter rue 8, Simon Nagel continued his home-hitting streak with two safeties in five trips. George Wright and Ron Bo- gart provided the tribe with the long ball. 'Wright's was a two-run circuit shot that roll- ed almost to the track. Bogart. clouted a two-run triple in the third frame. Single base hits for the Ex- eter squad were garnered by Lyle Little, doe Wooden, Dick McFalls and Jim Hennessey. 'e tribe came up with two big innings during the game, the third and fourth, in which they counted eight runs. The winning Mohawk squad gave Listowel starter Ken Ben- jamin a rough time and knock- ed him out after only two in- nings. Benjamin stayed in the game, however, but his arm was so sore that he had to throw the ball underhand from. the outfield. The tables turn Listowel Legionnaires gave Mohawks a 9-0 lacing in the second game, played in the Lis- towel. Park, July 31. Mohawks committed four er- rors, three in one inning, to al- low the winners six unearned runs. Listowel playing manager Ken Benjamin handcuffed tribe batters, permitting only six Mohawks to reach first base during the nine-inning game, The tribe never placed a man on third base and left five men stranded on second. Jim Russell -took the loss for the visitors although he al- lowed only eight hits during the First win u-nder lights Kin homer. gives 'locals the e wins first game , lie struck out 11 and A .two-run beater in the sec• walked four. and extra inning .gave. Kinsmen Joe Wooden poled a lon g a hard-fought .8-6 win .over Ise- groundoetle double for the tab? pion Wednesday evening- while singles were collected by Jim Carey broke up gamee lion sss Bogart, Lyle Little, and for the Kinsmenin the ninth I frame with a wrong-field Listowel took c h arge earl y cult clout with a man on base. i11 fire ameeranodni jy one onspe .d into a The win geye the Kinsmen 1.0 lead it squad 44 one-game edge in the 111ohtovIts contained the borne Bee League semi-finals between learnhtfOmi' i) t the anotherroot f0111111T three and irinfinoguls7 othf a.et - thre e -out-of-fi ve toobni clubs,7eoot it It:B.1(1%yd iosept starlet opener Mohawk errors coupled with qn four Legionnaire hits counted Don "Dinger" .Rell early in the six runs for the Listowel nine. game and came tip with three The 'tribe started rally in runs in the first inning and their last time at bat but some three more in the second, smooth infield work by the win- They collected only two hits dung rfoarertliis7of t t1W a ltkws° asiedSetorllsheibrefa- nera cut short the uprising. However, after the second in- ning Bell settled down and pitched a steady game for the winners to blank the Legion through the next seven frames oniciammineeangrge otl:Qsutrrohnigtser as the game progressed and they were trailing 6-0 when Bell himself cot the lead in half with a blast that emptied the bases and gave the Kinsmen three runs. Kinsmen tallied another run in the next frame when Lloyd Moore brought in Jae Gunn who had, singled to right to open the inning. Dick Roelofson tied the game tip for the Kinsmen in the bot- tom of the seventh and final in- ning with a two-run single that left the score knotted at 6-6, The teams went into over- time and played an inning and a half before Carey flattened the Legion with his two-run- bla st. The second and third games of the semi-final round between the two Exeter clubs Ita.ve been set for Monday and Wednesday of next week. Crago shines Exeter Mohawks scored a 5.1 win in the opening match of their playoff round - with Listo- wel„fuly 30. The tribe's Rill Grego came through with one of his hest games of the year, The crafty pitcher had the Listowel batters moving back from the plate, completely baffled with a wide variety of pitches and speeds. Mohawk sluggers hanged out nine base hits during the game compared to Listowel's five base knocks. Steve Kyle of Hensall ap- peared with the intermediate club from Listowel for the first time this year and lie fanned 12 hatters during the seven-in- ning game. The Exeter squad was paced at the plate by second-baseman Lyle Little with three safeties in four trips. Simon Nagel con- tributed a pair of singles while single base hits were recorded by George Wright, Joe Wooden and Dick McFalls. Jim Russell crashed the only Exeter extra-base hit, a boom- ing triple that counted one Mo- hawk run. Another. Gingerich Guarantee. 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This week's seores: 1 xeter 10,-1,Jistow el 5 Exeter 13 —Listowel Li:dowel J-1,:xeter 0 5-1,,iatowel I "B" Series 1V 1, P 7,orielt 9 1 S larrit Hensall „_. n 2 1.1 rimriell and Slat fa lend tine round-robin eerier, Will) I no wins aoleee.i This week's scores: Zurieh 5—Slaffa. 4-1-lensall Staffa, 1 1-16urieh n Zurich n—lionsell 5 REC LEAGUE PLAYOFFS "A" Series IV 1, 1 ,11.110s n Crediton 0 1 (Lanes lend the hest-of-five semi-final round one game to italic, I This week's scores.: 1.40es 4—Crediton "13" Series Kin:mien Legion -NV s, . . 0 1 1 11 (1“ustnett lead the best .-of -five sem1-1111a! round one game to none.) This week's scores: Elnanien R--Legion LADIES' SOFTBALL Playoffs) "A" Series Ex et er 2 II OiriLott . ... . 2 !fixer er wins heat-of-three .senti. finals I ten gainee, In none.) This week's scores: Ex et Pr t on t Ex et er 19—Clinton 9 "B" Series -14' 1-irucefield ......, ........... . ..... 1 11 (1 truce field wins heel-of-I hree €.RI•leA IWO gauges to 11011c. I This week's scores: hirurefietrl 13—Centralla, 5 Brucetield 5—Centralla 11 LADIES' SOFT BALL (Final Standings) W 1, P 19xeter 11 1 22 11ruc.,efield fi r, 11 Cli nton 1 11 a Centralia a a a Rec loop in playoffs The learn in the Recreation. Softball League started their playoffs this week after the final week's action of the regular season schedule. Crediton, the only team from outside of Exeter, finished in top spot in the standings with seven wins for 14 points. Kinsmen came on with a rush during the final week's action to catch the faltering Exeter Lanes and end in a deadlock with the bowlers for second position with 12 points. Legion ended in the cellar with their slate of eight points on four victories, The two second-place finish- ers, in the absence of league convenor Don "Boom" Gravett, decided to flip a coin to deter- mine which team would play against first-place Crediton and which would take on the Le- gion, Kinsmen won the toss and their representative Jim Carey elected to play the Legion, leaving the Lanes squad to tackle the strong Crediton entry. Actually, the Kinsmen have had a lot of success against Crediton and took three of the four games that they played, Question: "What is the quickest way to disperse a. crowd?" Answer: "Pass the bat," Dings stage late rally to deadlock series • Zurich Lumber icings, -gain .0.11-rien hanged A. ,double and ing revenge for an earlier 16-6 a single. shelling by Stages staged a Don (lentimer 'had a two, last-inning rally to nip the Mer- bagger and Doug .0-'Brien chants 5.4 le .Staffa Wednesday single for the rest of the evening. Zurich bitting. Down 3-1 after four innings The Kings racked up six rens 01 play, the Lumber -Kings in the first five inning before singed a determined -come- Hensel! countered with two beck attempt and counted one runs in the bottom of the rue in the fifth inning and then sixth, barged into the lead with -a lsooseeer, the teems traded Ilircesrun rally in the sixth and threesrun homers their last final freme, time at bet to salt away the Slaffa, trailing 5--3 with only contest for the Lumber Kings, half an i [tin g remaining, picked up one run in their half of the sixth but winning pit, (Saes Don O'Brien halted the Mercliantme» in their tracks and preserved the Zurich vic- tory. O'Brien, -es well as picking up the win for the Kings, led their nine-hit attack at the Plate with a pair of singles,