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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-09-13, Page 6Playoff standings ONTARIO PLAYOFFS Juvenile "p"it tat, 13en.-411 , 2 I • 3 .3 11{0115,111 1%niN the hot.of.tnrce round tni Irtuurs to one. I This week's scores: Itonsall 1::, liendal Bantam, "0" aemi•Fteeis 1y 1.r Port Lawmen .... lionso.11 0 )run Larnhton leads the kict• of-three rollor1 ooh time to none) This week's scores: Port. LainhIon ii, iii. Beall 2 c=ites =:1 s..i I.., 2. "That reminds me, Blotz, The results of your aptitude test came in today." Couples vie on golf links The fleet duffer to score par on the Exeter Golf Course, Lloyd Greenacre, tdpmed up with Helen Sanders to cop first prize in a mixed two-ball four- some tournament staged at the Exeter course Sunday af- ternoon, In a two-ball foursome such as was held on Sunday, a man and lady are picked as part- ners and then compete in a foursome although the partners only play one ball with the players taking alternate shots. The Greenacre-Sanders team turned in a sparkling effort to take first prize in the tourney with 43 strokes for the nine holes. The front - runners .finished two strokes ahead of another Sanders team, this time Mor- ley Sanders and One Statties, who nailed down second place with their total of 45 strokes. Finishing in third place in the low net division was Dick Web- ber and his partner Sheila Ilin• ton who used 46 shots to tour the course. Chuck 'Snell and his partner Ethel Cushman and Jim Russell and Grace McKenzie ended in a two-way tie far fourth spot with both teams recording a like number of strokes, 47, in the low gross category. Low net winners Prizes were also awarded to the low net winners during the tourney with handicaps being calculated and 'deducted to -even out the competition, The teem of Mike Cushman and Lois 'Snell were given top honors in this division as they posted a not of 32 strokes for the nine holes, The pair used 49 strokes less a handicap of 17 to come up with their win- nine score, Second Inlet, (vent to Harry. Ailey and Betty Coates who fashioned a 5t to go with a handican of 1'7 fora total net of 34 while Motley Sanders and Cilia Mettles tacked a 10 han- dicap ante their 45 for a third- place score of 35, For a. quick "lift" that lasts, there's nothing like a tall glass of cool, refreshing milk. Try itl Milk has wha refreshed, 1 and other basic energy~ It takes to keep you Mi,the.go a chock-full of vitamins, minerals nutritives that add up to extra Exeter Muir PHONE 235.2144 Used Cars '58 Oldsmobile 88 2 DOOR HARDTOP Automatic transmission, custom radio, two-tone fin, Chev BEL AIR 4 DOOR HARDTOP 13,tyl. engine, custoni radio, electric wipers, windshield washers, Chev BISCAYNE 2 DOOR SEDAN Automatic transmission, custom radix,, whitewall tires, special two.tone fin- ish, '57 Ford DELUXE COACH Custom radio, nice condi- tion throughout, Hell ros. LIMITED CHEV • 'OLDS ENVOY Phone. 1.3S6666 ttefitie. Seaforth rink wins tourney A Seaford.' rink look top bon- ors in the third lawn bowling tournament for area teams staged at the Exeter green on 'Wednesday, Sept. 3. The .winning dun. with skip Lorne Dale leading the way, copped all three of their match- es during the afternoon and evening affair and finished with three wins and a plus of 18. u ardent Exeter bowlers, Wes Venner and Ulric .Snell, finished a close second to the winners with their slate of three wins without a loss but they ended up with a lower plus of 13. Third position was taken by Will' Newcombe's Clinton rink with a record of three wins and a plus of five while fourth place went to Pete Bissett and his partner by virtue of their two wins and a plus two. Despite the chilly weather that hampered play throughout most of the afternoon and 'eve- ning, a total of 3&. bowlers, rep- resenting clubs from Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, St. Marys, II- derton, Parkhill and Exeter, took part in the tourney. Lead to Legion Exeter Legion rode a three- run sixth inning to a 5.8 win over Crediton in the first "rub- ber match" of their best-of-sev- en league finals Thursday eve- ning. The game, which was played under the lights in Centralia, was the third of the Ree cham- pionship round and the victory gave Legion a 2-1 edge over last year's champions from Crediton, The Exeter squad counted their winning runs in the sixth frame. of the nine-inning game, mainly on the strength of a two-run triple by Doug &Mi- ned,. Going into the inning with the score tied at 6-6, Legion jumped on relief pitcher Gerd Slaght and nailed him with the loss, Catcher Murray Brintnell led off the inning by gaining life on an error and then he worked his way around to third on two passed balls. Harry Atstties then drew a walk and Brint- nell uncorked a booming three- base hit that rolled to the fence in loft-centre, However, Jim Pinder provid- ed the Exeter squad with what proved to be the winning run when he dumped a short double over third that scored Brint- nell with their ninth run of the game. Crediton comes close Crediton. made it hot for the winning Legion nine when they climbed to within one run with a pair of tallies in the eighth frame, Two straight singles by Cord Slaght and Melv Fink, heiner, a ground-out and. a long fly bait gave Crediton their two runs, Crediton came even closer in the bottom of the final inning, when, with two men gone, Russ Beaver whacked a line drive out into left field. Legion de- fender Howard Holtzman moved up on the shot but recovered in time to back-pedal at the last instant and pull it down in the webbing of his glo"e. John Wade was the starting pitcher for the Crediton lads and he went until the top of the sixth when he was removed in favor of Slaght who was eventually tagged with the loss, Wade held Legion to three two- frouuertihrmings, the first, third, and Wiper wins Al Wiper won his second game of the series by going the complete route [or the locals. After a shaky first inning that saw Crediton. count five times, he settled down and allowed one more run in the fourth as well At two in the eighth when Credi- ton started a futile rally, Coach Doug Brintnell was high man for the vets with triple and two singles while lead-off hitter "Chub" Edwards garnered a pelt' of safeties, Pirider's double and and by Murray Brintnell and eharry Mettles rounded out the Exeter hitting spree, Don 'Dinney's single, double and triple was tops ror the los- ers and staght also stroked. three bits, one a tWo-rut den- ble in. the opening SCSSiOn. Bob Gelleway picked up a two-base hit . and .singles went to Melv Finkbeiher, Dick Colter and Al Flynn, ii alslit&tham Zurieli ( waisinghttin leads the best•of live series one. game tO uone• This week's scores; AS'alsinghttni 11, Zurich 6 Intermediate “C" Finals On'Tclolua Staff& seven sevirA ters e senses This week's scores: So games scheduled. HURON • PERTH Finals Zurnth Exeter /Zurich leads the best-of-seven =cries one game 10 nOne.) This week's scores: 4o Karnes scheduled. LADIES' SOFTBALL Huron Finals Exeter Brussels (Exeter leads the hest-of-seven series three games to none.) This week's scores: Exeter 7, Brussels tS Exeter 12, Brussels 4 RECREATION SOFTBALL Finals 1, Legion „ .......... ..... . ...... 3 C rtCditon I i oginti laatle the hest-of-n, series three games to one.: This week's scores: Lr~Lon S, ("rediton 4 Legion 9, Crediton S McGILLIVRVAY SOFTBALL Finals TSTI:, ST1 va n 2 0 Lieury 0 2 (Sylvan leads the best-of-seven series two gamest to none,) This week's scores: Sylvan 17, Lieury 4 Sylvan 19, LIeurY 1 Hensall bantams were routed he lacks in size, whiffed a to- 15-3 in the first game of their tat of 15 batters during the six best-of-three Ontario "D" divi• innings that he worked, rahe sion semi-finals in Port Lamb- ing seven men in a row at one ton Sunday Afternoon. time and getting 11 of the first The Rentall lads, unused to 12 put-outs by himself, the Port Lambton diamond, Second ganie of the best-of- were also thwarted by the 'eta- three series between the local them= who turned the play- bantams and Port Lambton ing field into 4 sticky, muddy will be held this Saturday in mess that hamperd both teams }Iowan at 10:00 hi the morn. in the infield, Sawdust was ing, The Rental] lads have used to lessen the danger of a ball going into a water puddle their 'backs to the wall in this and the shortstop area of the fixture and must tome up with field was almOst completely a win in order to stay alive. inundated, To add to their consternation was the fact that the Hensall youngsters came up with One of their most miserable outings of the year and nothing they did seemed to turn out right, Tosses fouedilfter Port Lambton called on Paul Johnston, a speedy little right-hander, to handle their pitching chores and lie had the Hensall lads fooled most Of the lime as he followed-up a sweep- ing curve with a humming fast- ball to hold the locals to tour igiait too dnring the nint,innbig e. flentall countered with Kell :ciliate, hero of their series with Oshwelteti, but he was_hit freely and often by the ert Lambton crew and he gave way to Don Dalrymple and Bob Mar in turn. Dan Cameron with two files Mid Brien :801dan and Jim McDonald with a single each were the lone lieristin batters to touch Jelnitten for a hit. Stael early Port Lambton began their victory march early in the Thateh as they 'counted six runs in their first tivo limes at bat, The home (cant Used font, hits, Iwo errors.. and A. pair Of walks in help themselves to their early load, Itensall narrowed the gap in the top of the third with their first -and last runs Of true grime as two singles by Cameron, and Seidab sandwielted betweth the walks made the Store read 'ti-3, however', that was as eldoe as the Iletisall youngsters ever reline and Port Larribton Stead. ily pulled away in the We? Stages df the g ttam Fans 15 in slit Port tanlbten ace Patel Making up iii desire What ( 'alcdon la leads the heal-of- to one.) Intermediate "D" Finals L ... „ 3 0 . ..0 3 'iv I 0 0 1 SI' 1, 1 ft 0 2 1 :3 L lieneett i(Weeilea Used the strung right, arm pf (lemeron MeDenel(t -Iled •borne timely tilt- tmg to post to a 13.2 win over heedat .Saturday in the lltircl And. deciding g4.0.10 .of their best-of,three -senti,tinal series. „PeLlonatd, a .14-year-eld nudg- et performer who stepped up lu juyonilo ranks to piny with this year's etuo, handeutied the usually heavy-hitting Bengal eine with superb. heavy-hitting ie going the lull nine innings tor tee locals, The young. Ithosall. product mixed a veriety of slow .1)rtt.ali:, ing pitches with a hopping last ball to keep the isennat betting order off beta= throughout most of the after, non. The young hurler was deadly accurate with his. .testes 8110 didn't walk a single batter during the game while register- leg 'three strikeouts, Mates help The entire Hensall team gave full support to the pitching per- formance of the youthful -rigoi. bander and they came up with stetter plays both in the field and at the plate, The Hensall infield was reedy sharp for the contest and, in spite of the three errors they committed, they backed up Mc- Donald all the way, Dennis Mock was particularly hot for the locals as he handled nine chances at his shortstop posi- tion, all of (hem flawlessly, !Jensen's outfield trio came up with several sparkling catch- es on well-hit balls and their Close finishes in jitney here A couple of close and excit- ing races for the top positions featured play in the two jit- neys staged at the Exeter bowling greens this week. On Tuesday evening the score was so close that the teams had to revert to their Ibtal aggregates in the two games played to determine which pair would be - awarded the premier position, Alvin Pym and Luther Rey- nolds were eventually declared the winners by virtue of their aggregate of 27 compiled in the two games, They finished in a two-way tie with Ross Taylor and Mabel McKnight with two wins and a plus of 11 each. The second-place rink had an aggregate of 24. Trailing the leaders and in third spot was the 'duo of. Russ Snell and Len McKnight who came up with one win and a plus of 10. On Saturday evening, a plus of one separated the top two rinks after a two-game jitney, Art Cann and Stable Mc- Knight took first place with their slate of two wins and a plus of 12 while Len McKnight and Luthe r Reynolds had to settle for second with their two wins and a plus of 11, Third position went to Ted Chambers and Lillian Pym who had a two-win plus-seven re- cord, Juveniles triumph 137 2 to gain -.Chtta.rio: finals, =orate .throws into Ilw infield kept, the Kendal base-runners from advaoeing too for, Hitting spree. The lieneell lade went on a real batting sPree doriog the game and banged out 1.8 base hits during the nine-toping sing, fest, Jack Chipchase anti Cent Donald were the top threats tor the Hensall nine as they leeted three hits apiece in five trips to the plate, Chirac:hese crashed two singles and a boom, Me triple that wept over the right-fielder's head to ..drive in three runs while McDonald sin- gled three limes in a row for three 1141-s, Five Hensallites chipped in with a pair of safeties as every man in the Hensall order got at least one hit off two Kendal chuckers, Bill Shaddiek, who also drew a pair of walks, Robert Mc- Naughton and Harry Moir all came up with a couple of sin- gles while Bruce Horton and Bob Mickle accounted for three more Hensall runs with a dou- ble and a single each, Dennis Mock Mooned a single base hit in his last time at bat, scoring all the way from first on a follow-up double by Mickle, and Larry Jones doubled in the fifth inning to go with his three walks in five (rips, Dominate play The local juveniles completely dominated the game from the first inning as they cut off any and all. Kendal rallies while con- tinuing to pull away with runs in almost every inning, Hensall jumped on Kendal starter Ralph Kennedy for a couple of runs in the first and three in the third before he was removed in favor of John Quan- Pa$0,: •4 The. limea-Advocate, $eptorriber 13, 1961. Sports seen. Summing up By (3013 ..$0-ingPM Way back around the early part of the Sua mmer, when we were trying our hand at writing. this column. for the first time, we indicated that .although there were plenty of sporting activities going on in the area there was none with which we were overly familiar and we didn't feel quail- ,fied to discuss them at any great length because 10f our inexperience, However, we did begin by listing a few of the many activities that were engaging a number of sporting buffs and we also promised that we would set them aside and use them in future columns. Now, with our summer term as sports editor fast running out and Bill "Cotton" Batten eager and. itching 'to get back on the job, we thought that we had better tie together a few loose ends and pass on a little information about those subjects which we had deferred for later consideration. This isn't intended to imply that we feel any more qualified or any more experienced to deal with these topics but since this is our final column of the summer we felt that we had better get them in, regardless of our qualifications. Although we have mentioned them off and on during most, of the summer season, the wonder- ful showing of the Exeter ladies softball team is still worthy of note. The Greys are currently en- gaged in a best-of-seven championship round for the Huron softball league and are doing very well in that they have won both of their first two games, Coach Lloyd Cushman has certainly brought this team, along after only one year of operation and has developed the local ladies into a smooth- workina '' unit that functions well both in the field and at the plate. Although he had plenty of talent to begin with, coach Cushman has indeed conic up with an outstanding team and their year's re- cord of 19 wins against a single loss is a tribute both to players and management. Charlie Godholt's pacing sensation Dust- about has been winning money for area plungers throughout the summer and she too has been de- veloping to a point of peak performance. The Exeter hors,e's latest conquest came at the racing meet at Goderich on Labour Day where she won her heat in handy fashion. Dust- about has been performing both at the Western Fair Raceway during the spring and at Woodbine in the summer racing season and has done very .well for herself at both meets. Purse strings will be loosened here again this ,fall when they start running at London again and most of the local rail birds figure that Dustabout is a sure bet. We hope they're right., ., At the beginning of the summer we also took '.mote of the fact that the surprising Los Angeles Angels were running a close second in the American. League race to the perennial cham- pions from New York. Although we have tried to steer clear of the big leagues and deal with area sports which would evoke more general interest,. we feel compelled to say a word or two about the AL race because the Angels arc still up there and Yanks aren't making a runaway of the fight for top spot in the league, yet. We cannot come up with any suitable rea- sons as to why the west coast club should be able to: stay so close for so long iexcept that they are winning just as many games as the Yankeesi and for that matter we fail to comprehend why the Minnesota Twins are making it hot for the league leaders. Checking back on the pre-season poll con- ducted by "Cotton" in the early stages of the season we. find that only one person picked the .Nlinnesota club to finish higher than fourth and Los Angeles never did get into the top live on any of the 10 ballots. Won "Boom" Gi'avett was the lone forecaster who saw the Twins challenging the Yanks and he had them in second spot while four others chose them for fourth position in the standings.) However, we writ not leave the subject hang- ing in mid-air for lack of reasons for Minnesota and Los Angeles being up there and we will ter- minate the discussion with the prophetic announce- ment that the Yanks are going to win the pennant anyway so who cares which team comes in second or third. Checking up we fiend that the other topics we listed have been taken care of and now, with all our promises fulfilled, we can terminate our sports roundup, hoping that those of you who have waited for these subjects for the past eight weeks will be satisfied, ARE THEY REALLY UNAPPRECIATED? From our job this summer and the sport , beat that it entails, we have come in contact with many different teams, mostly of the baseball variety, and more specifically we have become familiar with the people who run these teams. Many a time we have heard it said that the people and even the players do not appreciate what these gentlemen who handle the coaching and managing of the teams are doing. However. after witnessing the joyous excitement of a young boy as his team wins a playoff game and judging by the large number of fans who are turning out for the ball games throughout the area, we think that We are entirely justified in saying that the hard -work and effort that the management puts into their respective teams is appreciated by most folks. Because, of the large number of teams com- peting in different leagues nth" area there is a great number of persons involved in many differ. ent capacities with these teams and to name them all would entail a list too long to read. however, they knol,v who they are and the many fans in the area also know them and we are -certain that, the.ie task does not go unnoticed or unappreciated, THEY ARE REALLY UNAPPRECIATED In striking contrast to a coach's or a man- ager's position is the lowly job of an umpire. An umpire can never be right. He will always offend one team or the other. He is badgered and cajoled by the fans. lie is criticized constantly, However, in spite of any nasty insinuations, remarks, and criticism, all umpires do their duty as fairly and conscientiously as possible and even though an umpire's lot may not be a happy one it is a necessary part 'of the game and commenda- tion should be given to all of the gentlemen 'of the area who sacrificed of their time and leisure hours to suffer such abuses and rebukes, Such is the life of an umpire but their work and effort is not in vain. it's appreciated. A SINCERE THANK&YOU This is our final edition of the strainer, pinch-hitting for "Cotton" who has been till "Hai. nay", We hope that you have, received at much enjoyment reading the sports pages during the last months as we have had in writing them, Of course, our writing would not be possible without the kind anti generous co-operation of Many, many people in the area who have made our task so much easier and more enjoyable, To them, a heart. felt thank-you. To everyone. we wish good luck and, above all, good sports. DOB SCHROEDER OK Brand New '62 Envoy CUSTOM 4 DOOR SEDAN Windshield washers, chrome discs, padded dash, Get our special price on this one. Company Cars '62 Oldsmobile 88 4 DOOR HARDTOP Power steeri n g, power brakes, tinted windshield, cus to nt radio, whitewall tires, many other extras. '62 Chev BEL AIR 4 DOOR SEDAN 6-cyl. en gin e, automatic transmission, Custom radio, whitewall tires, wheel discs, Exeter Legion, the dark horse in the Rees League fine' piny- downe this seer, moved to with- in a sole szetory of copping the coveted grand championship of the area loop. The Exeter squad (wee UP with a pair (lt close 5-4 anti 148 victories over the defending champions troin Crediton this week to eop their second and third straignt pines atter los- ing the opener 11.9. i.he vets will have a chance to wrap up the series and wrest Inc ebampionship laurels from Creditor' this Thursday evening Weight) when they play the filth game of die set under the lights at Centralia. Vets win third Exeter Legion copped the fourth game of the Kee. League finals (vben they bested Credi- ton 3-4 in a see-saw affair Tuesday evening that saw the lead enanee hands twice in the final inning. The win was the third straight for the surprising Exeter squad who ended the regular season in the cellar and after drop- ping the first game of the championship round have moved to within one victory of ClinCh- lug the title which was won last year by the same Crediton team. Exciting finale The ninth and final inning of the game, which was played ender the lights in Centralia, saw victory change to defeat for both teams with -the vets prevailing in the end. The two opposing squads went into the top of the inning with Crediton batting and the score 3-2 in favor of the Exeter nine, However, Crediton, fighting desperately to tie up the series and stay within striking dis- tance of the underdog Legion- liaises, got to Legion hurler Al Wiper and two men reached base with only one out, Catcher M. e I v .Finkbeiner promptly lined a two-run dou- ble into centrefield to score both runners and shove the Crediton lads into a slim 4-3 margin, However, their glee was short- lived as Legion came to bat in the bottom of the inning faced with the unenviable task of get- ting two runs or leaving the series tied at two wins apiece. The vets were not long in an- swering and with one man gone "Chub" Edwards gained life an a Crediton infield error, Mur- ray Brintnell, next man up in the Legion lineup, quickly fol- lowed up the break with a sharp single to right field. Jim Pinder promptly followed his lead with his third straight hit of the evening, a single- base blow that brought in the tieing run for his team and left runners on first and third. Clean-up hitter liar Holtz- man came through in the pinch for the Exeter squad and sac- rificed Brintnell in from third with the winning tally to leave Legion with their 5.4 margin. Holtzman finished the evening driving in three of Legion's five runs, Legion take 3-1 lead to rec league finals Bantams lose opener against Port Lambton Legion hurler Al Wiper, fol - lowing .up his four-hit effort Of a week ago, tested a nifty five, hitter At the woollyle't .l it ling Crediton The t2entralia right-bander was ill .control throughout the game and was only in trouble once when ht ran into trouble in the ninth but be worked MS way out of the jam. Shortstop Russ Beaver Ouch, ed Wiper for a pair of safeties, while other singletons were col- inlet!. by Al Flynn and Melv Fink beiner. John Wade's leedsoff, triple in the third inning was the only extra-:base hit off Wiper until the final inning. Legion managed to get to Crediton ace Gerd Slaght for eight base hits during the game, their biggest production off him in'the playoffs so far. Holtzman't three-bagger and his two-base hit for a total of three RBIs led the winners while Pinder connected for three hits, one a lead-off double in the sixth frame, Murray Brintnell had a pair of singles while Doug Brints eel! and Howard Holtzman each banged out singles. trill. owever, the HensallH Vats kept booming and they r..apIced up five more runs in the feerth, Atter bending up their eoptfott, able 10-run margin the :aryl squad eased off and egented only Wee mint in the final .five innings although they did ham- Mee out 10 base hits, cam metieumd. hAd. the Ken- dal batting order completely in hand while his teal:a-males wore piling up runs and he faced only 21 men during the first six innings while bolding them off the eporesheet. Kendal counted their only two rens in the bottom of the seventh inning when two straight in, field errors and a single nar- rowed the liensall lead to 11,2. However, McDonald and coin. pally retired the last eight Men in order to preserve the Hensall Will and Move them into the Ontario finals for the third year in a row. The Hensall juvenile squad begins defence of its Ontario ."D" crown this week when they meet Walsingharn in a best-of-three OBA final round, First game of the series is slated for the Hensall diamond this Saturday at 3:30,