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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-08-16, Page 6.4ifitiaseskt. Ball standings HURON . PERTH PLAYOFFS "A" Series L nsetei 4 2 1 S.Sst.twei E,'1 er wins best - of - seven semi-final series four games to t This week's scores: Exeter 3--,Listowel 2 Listowel 13—Exeter .5 Exeter ,i—Listowel 4 "B" Series Exeter Mohawks and '4601 Lember, Kings advanced to the Huron-Perth finals this week, Mohawks wrapped tie their best-of-seven set with Listowei Legionnaires with a come-from- behind finish to nip the northern squad 3.2 in Exeter. The victory -wasthe fourth of the series for the locals after they had tied one game and dropped a pair to Listowel„ Listowel stayed in contention on the weekend by trouncing Exeter 13-S in Liatewel after the Mohawks had rallied in the previous game to salvage a 4.4 tie. Mohawks were tough to beat in their home park in the series. The tribe won three of the four contests in Exeter with the other game ending in a draw while Listowel took two of the three games in their park, Zurich cops round-robin The Lumber Kings of Zurich barged into the H-F finals with a 3.2 win over Hensall that gave them a record of three victories 1.1.' 1. 7' Zurnth 3 1 0 Staffa 2 2 Hensall ..... 1 3 A (%nri,Th wins the round-robin semi-final round e ith three wins, ) This week's scores: Zurn.h 3,--Hensall 2 then-all 4—Staffs. 3 "C" Series TIensall Zurioh This week's scores: 1lensall 3--Zurich 2 Rensall leads I lie hest-of-five M'ries one game to none.) REC LEAGUE PLAYOFFS "A" Series \V 1. Crediton i 1 Lanes and Crediton tied in The hest-of-five semi-finals with one win each.) This week's scores: Crediton 4— Lanes "B" Series 'SV X, Iiinstnen . . . ...... .... • 1 1 (Legion and Rinsmen are tied in the best-of-five semi-finals With one win each..) This week's scores: Legion 6-1' instnen 3 LADIES' SOFTBALL (League Finals) W L POteter 2 12rueefield . 0. 2 ( Exeter leads the best-of-seNen finals two games to none.) This week's scores: Exeter 3-13rucefield 2 Exeter 6—Brueefield 6 W 1, 1. 0 1 ONTARIO LOAN DEBENTURES '.E .R ANNUM For 1a, 2 Years Interest Payable Halt-Yearly by Coupon cr Cheque. Inquiries WeIterned, Do yoti know that, on requestt bur Conipany's debentures issued to an individual solely, can be Cashed on death hi -case of need? THE ONTARIO LOAN DEBENTURE toying LohdrOri and btstrlo# 'Inc. 100 Dundas tt, at Market Lane and Market Squarer London, Ont, kefoilettNtAtIvit coNsmeiteD Mohawks, Kings in H-P finals; • Hensall heads 1-0 in. V. series Navel's Texas clout wraps up the .series Hensall takes Staffa to put Zurich on .top Page 6 The, Three:A.010We, AuguAt. '1902" • Sports seen Summer fun.. .By. BOB: sceiR.pgcegle This Friday evening marks the completion of another very successful Kinsmen summer play» ground under the supervision of Ehxeter's induet- 4Que Recreation Director, Don "Boom" ,Graeete The wind-up of this years activities will be highlighted by a monster parade in whieh a flock of playground youngsters will appear in cowboy and Indian and gypsy and hobo costumes. They will puede to the arena and there the children and their parents will have a ehanee to get rid of their extra pennies at an annual "Penny Carnival". This year's playground program has been carried off by the director and his staff with the same efficiency that has marked the successful programs in the past. Many new features have been added to the playground schedule while many others that have proven popular in former years has been retained: Highlight of this summer's playground was "Boom's Kin Camp", held at Goderich two weeks ago and termed by the director as "a rousing suc- cess". This was a new feature for the summer session and it proved so popular that "Boom" plans to run his mid-summer camp again next year. Once again ,the playground staff planned events at each of the three parks in Exeter—Kin, Victoria and Queen's—and every day one or two supervisors were present at each park to instruct the many youngsters of the town in crafts, games, hunts and hikes. The local playground as a group competed against other centres throughout the area in a track and field meet and a playday in two other features of this summer's playground activities, Rec Director Gravett has done a great deal to increase the popularity of track and field in the town in the past two years. The sport was never very successful in Exeter and area, mainly because of the lack of interest shown by coaches, athletes and the general public. However, the local director has improved the standing of the sport considerably in the last two summers with the aid of the playground pro- gram. Last year the Exeter group planned a local track meet for their own playground and also ' hosted a zone track meet that brought close to 500 youngsters from eight communities into Ex- eter for the one-day affair. This summer a successful track meet was staged at the camp and local participants were also taken to Kincardine to compete in a meet there. The popularity of track and field is on the upswing but there is still a long way to go, With the many fine athletes in Exeter and area, it would be worthwhile considering the formation of a track club in Exeter to keep pace with other centres who have already discovered that it is a beneficial addition to the community. Although it is too late in the year to plan anything this summer, this might be a proposed project for next summer's • activities. Another very important part of the Exeter playground is the swimming program at Riverview Park. Instructors Jack Stephen and Heather Strom are busy five days of the week teaching some 200 -youngsters not only how to swim but also water safety rules and requirements for the Red Cross tests. The safety tips learned during their swim- : ming sessions will enable the students to guard against the water hazards that take too large a toll every summer. Director Don Gravett and his staff of Judy - Tennant, Linda Johnston, Joan Dettmer, Bonnie • Turvey, Marion Kerslake and Amalie Kraft are to be commended for their efforts in providing the • 240 children who attend the playground with a • healthy and fun-filled outlet for their summer • enthusiasm. PLAYOFF PICTURE Exeter Mohawks are having a great deal of trouble wrapping up their Huron-Perth semi-final round with Listowel. When the weatherman doesn't play havoc • with the games the Legionnaires do. Listowel stayed in contention this week when they played the Mo- • hawks to a draw Friday night and then came back the next evening and blasted the locals 13-5. • The Exeter squad still leads the series three games to two with one game tied. The tied game also gives the Mohawks another chance to wind up the series here in Exeter as they get one more . game at home. Friday night's contest in Exeter saw quite ▪ a number of fans turn up at the ball park, once again proving the adage that the people will come out to see a winning club but not a losing one, All three games in Exeter in the series have . been well-attended by spectators and the Mohawks ; have not disappointed them as they have played some of their best games in recent weeks. Let's hope the Mohawks keep moving and the fans keep coming, Zurich Lumber Kings came out on top in their round-robin set with Hensall and Staffs. The Kings finished with three wins against a single de- feat after they knocked off Hensall. Staffa drop- ped their game with liensall and finished one win behind the Lumber Kings. The Zurich team will be getting in lots of baseball in the coming weeks as they meet the winner of the Listowel-Exeter series in a four-out- ' of-seven affair and they also tackle Hensel], in a , best-of-five series to determine which team repre- ' sents the Huron-Perth in OBA "D" playdowns Which will commence after August 21, Exeter Greys started their league finals against Brucefield Friday when they came Out on the long end of a close 6.5 count, Although the Exeter ladies lost only one •game during the schedule, it was to the Brucefield squad and the finals will be no cake-walk for the locals as trucefield has come up with a very strong team for the final playoff round. The Recreation Softball playoffs are just starting and from the close scores posted in last week's action the >two series should be real thrill- ers. Good luck to all the teams engaged in play. :off activities now and we hope you come out on top, FOR THE tc:)VE OF THE GAME We have heard of people who are devoted to their particular sport but this is a story to end Simon Nagel's timely Texas- league single in the last inning powered Exeter Mohawks into the Huron-Perth finals here Tuesday evening. Nages third straight single of the game came with the bases loaded in the eighth inn- ing to break up a tight contest and give the tribe a 3-2 win over Listowel Legionnaires. The Mohawk. victory was their fourth in their best-of- seven series with the northern team. Listowel took two of the contests and one game ended in a draw. The locals again staged a conie-from-behind rally in the last frame that stunned the visitors, Mohawks had pulled a similar rally in their last meeting in Exeter to sal- vage a 4.4 tie in the fifth game of the set. - Down 2-1 going into the final frame, big Jim :Russell started the 'Mohawks off by drawing a walk on four straight pitches, 'rue Listowel squad managed to retire a pair of Mohawk bat' tors but from then on the locals came on with a vengeance. Dick MeFalls gained life when the shortstop erred in making a play on him and Rtp;- „sail moved to third in the pro- ceedings. Exeter Manager Derry Boyle then sent in clutch hitting snecialist Bill Crago. However, Crago did not get a chance to show what he could do as Lis- towel hurler Ken Benjamin de- cided to give the Kirkton prod- uct a free pass to load up the bans for a play at any base. Their strategy back - fired when Jim Hennessey slipped a slow roller to the third-baseman that the Listo‘ael infieldar fumbled to give the Mohawks one run and a 2.2 tie, Nagel then came through in the pinch with his looping single to ice the game for Derry's Indians, Russell hot Exeter pitching star Jim Rus- sell tossed a nifty four-hitter at the visiting Listowel nine. He got off to a shaky start but set- tled down after three innings and only one man got as far as firstrIenb:se during the final five frames. The big right-hander walked four batters and struck out six. Simon Nagel was the big gun throughout the game for Exeter as he came through with singles in his last three trips to the plate. All the other Exeter hits were of the single variety and they were collected by George Wright, Ron Bogart, Dick Me- Falls and Jim Hennessey. Hensall's Steve Kyle came up with half of Listowers hits with his double and single in four times at. bat. Force seventh Listowel Legionnaires staved. off elimination Saturday night with a convincing 1.3-5 win over- Exeter Mohawks under the lights in. ,Listowel. The visiting tribe got the ters in the Listowel park and eommitteu eight errors during the regulation .nine-inning ante, Listowel used one big inning, the fourth, to sink the flounder- ing Mohawks, Four hits and three tribe errors gave the Le. gionnaires seven runs and a comfortable 8.1 „margin, 1,3xeter rallied with three runs in the top of the seventh frame but it was a little too late and the Listowel nine walked to their second win of the series, Hensall's Steve Kyle was at his fire-bailing best for the game and he turned in a mas- terful performance in relief through the last eight and one third innings. The lanky youth gave up only five hits to the hapless Mo- hawks during that span while striking out 11. George Wright made his first start of the sea son on the mound for the locals and he a!- lowed 11 hits in the eight times .Listowel was at bat, The one bright spot in the Mohawk picture was the hitting of playing-coach Joe Wooden, Wooden regained his batting touch and he went four-for-five during the evening. The Exeter coach collected three straight singles and a. 380-foot ground-rule double that drove in one run. Bil Crago nicked Kyle for a pair of safeties while Lyle Lit- tle was the only other Mohawk batter to get to Kyle and he chipped in with a single. Gain 4-4 split Exeter Mohawks rallied for two runs in the last inning to gain a split 4-4 decision with Listowel Legionnaires in the fifth game of their Huron-Perth series. The game was played in Exe- ter Friday night and the home- sters needed only one more win. to wrap lin the series and ad- vance to the league finals. For a moment it looked as if the Mohawks were going to drop the contest completely but they came on strong in the final frame to 'count two 'runs and tie the game at 4-4. The Exeter squad had a chance to win the game in the same inning but Listowel hur- ler Ken Benjamin got the next hatter to pon up with men on first and third. The tribe out-hit the Legion- naires eight to five during the seven-inning fixture and each team could only manage one extra-base hit. Lyle Little and Jim Russell accounted for half of Exeter's hits with a pair of safeties each. George Wright collected a two-base knock for the home squad while singles were regis- tered by Don "Boom” .Gravett- Simon Nagel and Bill Crag°. Exeter picked up their tying two runs in their last time at hal on four straight singles by Pinch-hitting Simon Nagel, Gra- vett, Little. and Russell who 'drove in both runs to tie up his against a single defeat in the semi-final round, Hensall fought back the neat evening to keep .Staffa from tying the Udell . entry with a 5.4 win that evened the Mer- chants' record at two wins and two losses while liensall only managed one win, OBA ,"P" playdowns Hensall copped the first game of their best-of-five series with Zurich to determine which team will represent the Huron-Perth in OBA play with a close 3.2 decision in Hensall, Next game of the series will be played Friday night in Zur- ich. No dates have been an- nounced yet for the league fin- als since Zurich is already com- peting in one playoff round. The finals will probably begin as soon as Zurich and Hensall have conic up with a winner in their round. First game to Hensall Counting all their runs in one inning, Hensall roared to a slim 3-2 win over Zurich Lumber Kings in Hensall Tuesday eve- ning in the first game of their playoff round, The two area clubs are play- ing off to determine which team will represent the Huron- Perth in the .OBA "D" classifi- cation ball wars. The winning home club tallied all three of their runs in the sixth inning after Zurich had taken a commanding 2.0 lead by scoring one run in the sec- ond inning and another in the top of the sixth. Hensall was aided in their 'rallying efforts by two Zurich Crediton bows out Creditors midgets were elimi- nated from further playoff ac- tion on Friday evening when they dropped a 10-5 decision to New Hamburg in Crediton. The game was the last of a best-of-three series between the two clubs to determine the league's midget "C" representa- tive in the WOAA finals. • Both pitchers turned in stel- lar performances for their re- spective teams both on the mound and at the plate. New Hamburg's Boris De- brody went all the way for the winners, giving up seven hits and sending 12 Crediton batters back to the bench via the strike- out route. Crediton hurler Jim Pfaff al- lowed a total of 10 hits and fanned seven, Debrody drove in three of his team's runs with a triple, double, and a single while Pfaff contributed a triple and a single for two Crediton runs. Crediton came up with two other extra-base hits on a three- base knock by Seymour and a double by Brown. Bob Burns also collected a pair of hits for the losing Credi- ton squad with both going for singles, New Hamburg jumped on Pfaff early in the deciding game to register three runs in the first frame and four more hi the second to take a 1-1 lead after only two innings of play. However, the Crediton young- ster settled down from there on and only gave up three more runs in the next four innings. However the Creditors lads had one of their 'poorest eve- nings at the plate and Mild Only reply with four more runs to Make the final count at the end of the game read 10-5 in favour of the visitors, New Hamburg will continue in WOAA action and will meet Listowel in their next round of play while Creditors has to hang up their spikes for another year, Hensall rallied for one run their last time at bat to sink Staffa 4.3 and eliminate the Merchants from the Huron- Perth playoff pictur.. Staffa would have tied. Zur- ich. Lumber Kings at three wins each .in the round-robin semi- final but Hensall's victory Fri- day night in Hensall squashed Staffa 's chances completely. A walk and a pair of, sinarleS provided 'Neilsen with • their winning margin in the contest. Bruce Moir worked Staffa hurler Gary Hopf for a walk in the bottom of the seventh in- ning, A ground-out and a sin- gle by Bill Shaddick moved Moir around to third, and a follow-up single by Jack Bell brought in the winning run. Hensall playing coach Gerry Bell went the distance for his home team and he hooked up with Hopf in a real pitching duel, Hopf allowed seven hits, four in the last two innings, while Bell limited Staffa to five hits in their eight times at the plate, The first five men in the Hen- sel', batting order all banged out one single each during the game. Bruce Horton, Bill Shad- dick, Jack Bell, Jack Chipchase, and Gerry Bell with two paced the hitting attack for Hensall. Bob Baynham also contributed a single in the win. Hard-hitting Laverne "Porky" Wallace was the batting leader for Staffa with his pair of single base blows, Hopf, Ferg McKellar and Lau- rie McKellar also singled safe- ly for the losers, The two teams stayed on fair- ly even terms throughout the game with Hensel' counting three runs in the first three frames while Staffa could only reply with one. However, the Merchants ad- ded one in the fourth and an- other in the sixth before Hen- sail broke up the game with their single tally in the seventh frame., Staffa now has to wait for an opeonent in OBA "C" division before they begin their next playoff round while Hensall will hook up with Zurich in a best- of-five affair in "D" H-P fin- als. errors in the disastrous sixth frame. Ken Parker reached base on a Hensall outfield miscue, Bill Shaddick and Gerry Bell both drew bases on balls before an- other Lumber King error brought in Hensall's first run, Another walk and a follow-up single by Bob Baynham gave Hensall two more rims and a 3-2lead that they never relin- quished. Ken Parker was high man for both teams with his slate of a doubletimesat bt and a single in four Other Hensall hits were all confined to singles and they went to Jack Bell, Bruce Hor- ton, Bruce Moir, and Baynham. Zurich playing - coach Don O'Brien led his team with a pair of singles while other base hits were registered by John Den- omme, Ron Deichert, Dick Bed- ard, and Larry Bedard, Winning pitcher was Gerry Bell, of Hensall, who went the full eight innings, The smooth lefty pitched scoreless baseball because both runs that were scored against him were unearned. Don O'Brien picked up the loss for Hensall, although he only ran into trouble once, the fatal sixth inning, Proud Father: "One dozen of your best diapers, please." Salesgirl. "That will be one dollar, and three cents for tax," Proud Father (scornfully): "We use safety pins at our house," GET OUR PRICE BEFORE YOU 'ROY S- nell ros. LTD. they melt = Envoy PH 25-06.60 EXETEit First par Lloyd Greeriacre, Andrew St„ shot the first par 34 for nine holes at Exeter Golf Course last week. His score included two bogey fives but he made up for them with two birds, The local course, shaping up better every week, has seven par four holes and two par threes. Greenacre is a steward at RCAF Centralia, WE ARE STARTING FALL PLANTING of Evergreens September CALL US FOR INFORMATION We will got to your rest- dente and advise you on your planfiFig Heeds, Rederis Florist Phone 215-2603 Exet er Mixed teams take tourneys A pair of mixed rinks took the top prizes in the two jitneys staged at the Exeter bowling greens this week, On Tuesday evening, Ted Pooley continued his winning ways by teaming up with Mrs. Lila Smith to cop first place with two wins and a plus of H. A very close second was the rink of Ted Chambers and Joan Cowan who scored two wins and a plus of nine. Verne Smith and Bill Lain- own ball game. port placed third with two wins Russell took over from starter and a plus of five for the eve- Bill Crag° in the third inning after the Listowel killer had Saturday night the duo of Wilf walked three men in a row to Goodwin and . Mrs. Betty Tilley fill the bags and nave the way nailed down first spot with two for a three-run Listowel inning. wins and a olus of 15. Listowel threatened in their Second Th ompson was taken by half of the seventh inning when George and Hugh Skeldin walked and Listowel Love who hat only one win but Michel' Ken Benjamin detailed finished with a higher aggre- to put men on second ge'd third. gate than the third-place team However, Russell not the next of Wes Vernier and Ted Cham- man on an infield ground-out tiers, to end the throat. all stories about persons being "ill love with the game", It seems that two erstwhile Exeter golfers, :Bee Director "Boom" Gravett and our predecessor Bill Pollen went golfing two Sundays ago, This may not seem too strange and actually it isn't except for the fact they were the only two on the course, This can also be explained since it was rain- ing quite heavily at the time and. all the other getters had retired to the club house, However, while most other golfers were leaving the course, the Exeter pair was only begin ning their first hole. "Boom" reports that "you couldn't even see the first green" when they teed off. Both .rhen were „competing in a golf tome-, Mont staged by the Exeter golf club and their scores had to be in by that day. Therefore, they played in a driving, rain storm. trrhat's a good enough reason for playing in a storm?:). toth:golferswere soaked to the skin by the time they drove off the first 'tee but they perse- vered and continuedplaying. Despite the fact that they weren't able to see the_ green when they teed off on most of the holes, the Exeter pair played 13 holes before they decided to „call it quits, when. Gravett conceded the match to Pollen, As we were saying, this is a story to end all stories, SPORTS SEEN—Steve Xyle informs us that he might be :able_ to get in few .gatnes with Hertsall in their playoff round with :Zurich, The product would certainly be a helpful ad- dition to their , How about that, Mel, The Yanks .just took' three out of four front the 'Tabbies of Detroit, Kings wan third An unearned run in the last inning gave Zurich Lumber Icings a 3-2 win over Hensall in the fifth game of the Huron- Perth round-robin series Thnrs- day night, With the score tied at 2-2, Zu- rich placed a man on, third on an error, a walk,. and an inter- ference call, and then John Denotrime came through with a clutch single to bring in the Winning tally, }lensall counted both their runs in the first inning without getting a hit Two walks and a couple of Zurich miscues gave Hensel! a 2.0 lead after only half an inning of action. However,, Zurich rallied to tie the game in the fourth frame and then take the contest with a single run in the bottom of the eighth. All the hits in •the game were confined to singles as Zurich pitcher Dick Bedard ' and Hen- sail hurler Gerry Gell 'turned in fine perforMances for their respective clubs. Bedard allowed only four hits during eight innings and struck out 10 batters. Denomme led both teams with his slate of three singles in four trips to the plate. Other single base hits for the Kings were garnered by Earl "Cuss' Wagner, Doug O'Brien, Phil Overholt, Dick Bedard, and Larry Bedard, Hensall hitters were Bruce Horton, Bill Shaddick, Jack Chipchase, and Bruce Moir, '59 Chevrolet BISCAYNE 4 DOOR SEDAN Standard transmission, a low mileage, one-owner car. '58 Oldsmobile 18 2 DOOR HARDTOP A u t o m a tic transmission, custom radio, two-tone black and white finish. 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