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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1966-09-15, Page 6September 15, 1906 FOR. ALL GOOD SPORTS By Ross H041 Sport fans get mixture Holdovers hold huddle 1966 Model Clearance Save Hundreds Now NEW CHEVROLETS, OLDSMOBILES COMPANY DEMONSTRATORS USED CARS 1963 FORD FALCON DELUXE COACH white with red interior. License A95524. 1962 VOLKSWAGEN 1500 SEDAN custom radio, washers. License A95068. 1961 CHEVROLET BISCAYNE COACH Nice condition. License A97011. 1959 PONTIAC STRATOCHIEF COACH automatic transmission, custom radio. License A98569. USED TRUCKS 1963 CHEVROLET GMC 'A TON PICK-UP air condition heater. License C64845. 235.0660 Chevrolet Oldsmobile EXETER Zurich Kings falter chasing OBA crown We have come again to one of the times dur- ing the year when the sports seasons intertwine. A few spatterings of baseball are still, with us for a few weeks yet and some of the fall and winter pas- times are getting well organized. The- five pin bowlers are getting underway this week for another full season at the Exeter Lanes. Up at South Huron District High, School the football clubs started their fall training program last week, To further accentuate the moving of time, hockey is also moving up very quickly. Doing a recap of summer sports activities, we find the only ball activity still on the go in the immediate area is the upcoming play-offs of the lo- cal rec softball loop. This popular play-for-fun loop will still be do- ing business for several weeks as they are just head- ing into their playdowns this week. The Exeter Legion nine were regular schedule winners and now will have a wait of at least a couple of weeks as the other four clubs battle it out to see which club will meet the Vets in the group final. In the quarter-final sets, Kinsmen are meet- ing the Teen Towners while Centralia will be doing battle with the Bowling Lanes. The two winners will then square off to decide who will battle the Legion nine. The Teen Town youngsters 'have been improv- ing every time out and could be tough from here in. Coming back for another term with the SHDHS Panthers are ten members of last year's club. Kneeling around coach Ron Bogart, studying some new plays are Fred Simmons, Hans Zeehuisen, Al Youngash and Gord Greenwood. Back row, Charlie Keating, Bud Desjardine, Bill Malone, Ron Youngash, Len Hume andDan Cameron. T-A photo Fans of the Zurich. Lumber Kings were given plenty of thrills on Saturday, for the second time In a week in Ontario Baseball Association playdowns. This time, playing in Wilkes- port, the Kings Manufactured a two run rally in the top of the ninth, but fell one short in drop- ping a 5-4 decision in the decid- ing contest of a best-of-three series. The victorious Wilkesport club now advance into the OBA "D" finals against Ivy, a club that subdued Zurich a year ago. Trailing 5-2 heading for their last turn et bat, the Zurich chanc- es looked slim, but showing their never-give-up spirit of the latter part of the season, came within a whisker of tying things up. After the first batter in the ninth was retired, Dick Bedard reached first as his grounder to short was bobbled. His stay on the bases was short-lived, failing to beat a throw to the keystone sack on Bob Johnston's fielder's choice roller to second. Johnston moved up a base as Earl Wagner's eagle eye gained a free pass to first. Don O'Brien slashed his second safety of the contest, a double to left, to score his team-mates Johnston and Wagner and cut the Wilkesport edge to one run. Lefty Bill Burgess, on the home mound settled down to retire the next batter to end the ball game. to left that was good for two bases. A following single by Bob Johnston continued the rally, sending Overholt to third, but again the attack bogged down and the side was retired. Wilkesport gave the Zurich fans a scare in the bottom of the same frame, loading the bases with one out. Pfaff pitch- ed opt of trouble, getting Shep- herd, a tough man at the plate, tp tap out to first. The home team were not to be denied in the fifth as they scor- ed twice to go into a lead they never relinquished. A Zurich er- ror, hit batsman, a sacrifice bent and a single from the bat of White produced the go-ahead runs for Wilkesport. Starter Jim Pfaff retired the first two batters in the home sixth before running into trouble. Shepherd cracked his second hit of the afternoon and Torn Lumley walked to start the rally. At this point, the Zurich brain trust went to the bull pen and brought in Dick Bedard, the re- lief star of the previous contest. Clean-up hitter Dave Jackson greeted the reliever with a single to send Shepliard plateward and up the Wilkesport edge to 5-2. Bedard retired the next man and went on to throw effective ball over the next two innings. He was helped in the eighth as centre fielder Doug O'Brien came up with a spectacular div- ing grab of a low line drive. Lanes, Kinsmen draw first blood, win Rec softball play-off opener A sixth frame rally, good for two runs, proved to be the dif- ference in giving the Lanes the victory. A free ticket to Middle- ton and singles by Red Loader and Lyle Little put the bowlers up 6-4. Frank Boyle crossed the plate Ball light committee Kinsmen and Bowling Lanes drew first blood in opening play- off action of the Rec softball loop at the Community Park, Tuesday In the first half of the double- header, Kinsmen downed Cen- tralia '7-1 and Lanes shaded Teen Town 6-5 in the nightcap. The second contest in each of the best-of-three sets will be played to-night, Thursday. The winners of these two quart- er-final affairs will then meet to decide the opposition for the Legion nine in the finals. The Legion boys finished in first place in regular season play and received a bye to the last round. in the top of the seventh to close the gap to one, but Little tossing the ball plateward for the eventu- al winners was able to get the third out, again with the bases loaded. Larry Inglis went the distance on the opposing mound and took the loss. Thanks contributors Brothers, Betty's Market, Art Clarke. McKerlie Automotive, Richard J er m yn, Exeter Times-Advo- cate, Gould & Jory, Gil Burrows, Sandy Elliot, Exeter Bo wling Lanes, Exeter Greys Ladies' softball club, CPT Committee IOOF & Rebekah Lodge, Cann's Mill, Peter Raymond and one anonymous donation. Again, many thanks to those who made the first phase of this project such a success. Exeter Ball Light Committee Lady golfers end season Members of the Exeter Ladies' golf club completed their playing season at the Exeter eou r s e, Tuesday evening. The low gross prize in the final action went to "slammin" Helen Burton, while "slashin" Olga Chipchase captured the top award for low net. Other closing prizes went to Betty Coates and Edna Busche. The girls are reminded that they must have their final scores posted by this weekend to be in contention for the We stcott Trophy and the club champion- ship. These awards will be pre- sented at a pot luck Supper to be held at the home of Helen Burton, September 24 at 7 pm. TAKE LEAD playing solid percentage base- ball, the Zurich club used the sacrifice bunt to advantage to jump into a 1,0 lead in the first frame. With one out Wagner singled, moved to second as Don O'Brien dumped down a good bunt and scored easily on Bruce Horton's double from the clean-up spot. The hometown Wilkesport nine were quick to retaliate, sending their first two batters in the game around the circuit to move in front 2-I. Bruce Lumley and Bill Shep- herd with a walk and double respectively were aided in their trips to the cashing station by a Zurich fielding misdemeanor. The Kings threatened in the second and third but failed to make the plate successfully. Bob McNaughton walked and Jim Pfaff singled in the second, but were left stranded. They came closer in the next Inning. Don O'Brien singled and moved around on Horton's sec- ond two-bagger of the game, but was thrown out at the plate on a close play. The persistent Zurich attack was rewarded in the fourth, when they scored in single fashion to tie the score at 2-2. Rightfielder Rick Stade singled to open the inning and rode home on fellow outfielder Phil Overholt's drive HOT RECEPTION Several members of the Exeter club took part in the Strathroy Ladies' invitational tourney a couple of weeks ago.* Exeter's top performers, Helen Burton and Joey Fairley, took the awards in the NMGA div- ision. Other local performers bringing home a prize were Edna Dietz, Dorothy Marks, Grace Farquhar and Betty Coates. LANES EDGE TEENERS Inability to plate potential runs hurt the Teen Town cause as they were edged by Lanes 6-5 in Tues- day's playdown activity. In three different innings, the youngsters were retired, leaving the bases jammed. A walk to Bill Fairbairn and a triple from the bat of pitcher Larry Inglis sent the Teen Town team into a first frame 1-0 lead. They upped the margin by anoth- er run in the third as Inglis was hit by a ptich and completed the cycle on safeties by Larry Wil- lert and Robert Wolfe. Jim Russell's third frame triple broke the scoring ice for the Lanes sending Larry Stire in from first. Bingles by Hal Flaro and Gary Middleton produced ano ther marker in the fourth and put the clubs on even terms. Another long poke by Russell, this time good for three bases, sent two mates home and upped their margin to 4-2. Staying right in the battle, the Teen Towners fought back in the sixth to again tie the count. Walks to Scott Burton and Inglis and one base knocks by Larry Willert and Bill Farquhar put the kids on an even keel. AVOID SHUT-OUT Singles in the top of the seventh by Glen Overholt and Pete Rev- ington produced the only Cen- tralia run as they were downed 7-1 by the Kinsmen in Tues- day's first half of the play-off twin bill. Kin lead-off man in the first, drew a walk and completed his trip to the plate on a single by Chuck McKenzie to put his club out in front. Three bases on balls and a single from the bat of Dick Roel- ofson upped the Kin lead to 2-0 in the second. Bill Lain, Roel- ofson and Virgil McNab put to- gether successive singles to manufacture a brace of Kin mark- ers in the fourth. The winners concluded their scoring with a trio of tallies in their turn at the plate in the sixth. Ron Anderson's two-bag- ger was mostly responsible for the last Kinsmen runs. Virgil McNab picked up the pitching victory, allowing the Centralia boys but four safeties and only faced five batters more than the bare minimum. Paul Cronyn led the Centralia bats with two singles. The other safe blows were contributed by Pete Revington and Glen Over- holt. LADIES' FRIDAY NIGHT BOWLING LEAGUE First Bowling Night Is Friday Sept. 16 ANYONE WHO WISHES TO BOWL ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT LEAGUE IS WELCOME Time: 7:00 — 9:00 P.M. Ill Health? HURON-PERTH COMPLETE Play-offs have been completed in the Huron- Perth baseball league and only one loop representa- tive has its extra curricular hopes alive in OBA com- petition. Walkerton won the H-P title, downing Mitch- ell in the finals, four games to none, with one game tied. The Bruce County contingent eliminated a strong Petrolia club in OBA "B" ranks and are head- ing for the finals. This past weekend saw the play-off hopes of the other two local area hardball clubs come to an end. The Zurich Lumber Kings put up a terrific bat- tle before bowing to Wilkesport by a close 5-4 count in the third and deciding contest in the "D" series, Saturday. After the final Zurich contest, the players got together and cast their ballots to pick a most valu- able player on their club for the 1966 season. Vet- eran performer Doug O'Brien was the unanimous choice with Bob Johnston and Don O'Brien finishing in the runner-up positions. Doug's power at the plate and his stellar de- fensive work from the centre field position, certainly kept the Zurich club in contention throughout the playdowns. Incidentally, right fielder Rick Stade is leav- ing this week to join the ranks of the Royal Canad- ian Mounted Police. Wilkesport, conquerors over Zurich, now meet Ivy in the provincial "D" finals. Bob Burns, a mem- ber of the 1963 Exeter midget hockey finalists and a baseball star with RCAF Centralia and Crediton minor clubs is a member of the Ivey aggregation. Mitchell Legionnaires, the H-P representative in OBA "C" playdowns were eliminated quite quick- ly in a round robin go with Corunna and Campbell- ville. The latter named club is again well stocked with top performers, several with experience in the senior Intercounty. Veteran pitchers Jack Roberts and Gary Field, formerly with Hamilton and Guelph respectively, are holding the opposition bats at bay. GRIDDERS PREPARE Any grunts and groans heard in the vicinity of the South Huron District high school these after- noons are not coming from the classrooms. The wierd sounds are eminating from the foot- ball practice field where teachers Glenn Mickle and Ron Bogart are trying to get their young football aspirants into condition. Workouts began last Thursday afternoon and will continue nightly until the official season gets under way. Bogart, in charge of the seniors, reports he expects his charges to see action in their first test in Seaforth, next Wednesday. Most of the practice sessions to date have been devoted to get-in-shape exercises. These consist of push-ups, knee-bends and various muscular contor- tions along with running through two rows of tires to emphasize the up and down knee action. Some of the boys caught by the coaches in sort of letting down on the job, get an occasional extra run around the goal posts. Although the Senior Conference consists of 10 teams the local twelve play a six-game schedule with three games at home and the same number on the road. Seaforth, Goderich, Stratford Central, Clin- ton, St. Marys and Mitchell will provide the Exeter senior opposition. Other clubs in the conference are Listowel, Wingham and Stratford Northwestern. The junior gridders from SHDHS will be com- peting against similar aged youngsters from Gode- rich, Listowel and Stratford Central. Glenn Mickle, in charge of the juniors, has had about 30 out to his first sessions. He has a big job of rebuilding ahead of him as only about five of his proteges are returning from last year's club. Bogart, handling the seniors, has had about the same number turn out to the conditioning get- to-gethers with 10 back from his 1965 aggregation. Although the official schedule has not been released it is expected most games will be played on Wednesday afternoons due to the inability to secure competent officials on other days. See your doctor first. Bring your prescription to MIDDLETON'S DRUGS Bowlers plan pot luck supper The biggest bunch of bowlers of the season turned out at the Exeter bowling greens, Thurs- day, as the local club played host to a visiting group from St. Marys in friendly jitney action. Art Cann, of the host organiza- tion, proved to be the best in- dividualist among the 62 con- testants. A pair of visitors from the cement town, Mrs. Art Pfaff and Mrs. D. Knowles took sec- ond and third prizes respective- ly, while Don S.tokoe of town finished fourth. In regular local action, Tues- day, Russ Snell proved to be the top bowler. Lillian pym, Ray Mills, Wilt Shapton and Mabel McKnight followed in the runner- up positions. The local club is having a special jitney Saturday night for all Exeter and area bowling en- thusiasts. Proceedings will be- gin at 6:30 with pot luck supper on the grounds. Dear sir: We are very pleased with the response we have had from the people of Exeter and area in helping us get the new flood- lights installed at Exeter Com- munity Park. When the task of raising funds for this project was placed in our laps, we approached the service clubs and organizations in Exeter Rix' financial assistance and we are happy to report through their generous contributions, half of the required money was realized. The balance of the funds was provided by the businessmen and sports minded people of our fair town. It is the intention of this com- mittee to continue with improve- ments to the park with the in- stallation of bleachers, dugouts and a sound system for 1967. Anyone who wishes to donate toward further improvements at the park is asked to leave their contributions at the Victoria and Grey Trust office. As a matter of interest all do- nations towards this project have been approved by the Ontario gov- ernment for income tax deduc- tions. Donations have been received from the following to date: Newby Tire & Battery, C. A. McDowell, Jack Van Buss ell, Exeter Teen Town, Len Veri, South End Service, Beta Sigma Phi, Exeter Dairy, Kennet h Kleinfeldt, Gerald Godbolt, Her- man Hodgson, Exeter Kinsmen Club. Town of Exeter, Exeter Legion, Hopper-Hockey, Dinney Furni- ture, HaroldHoltzman, A&H Food Market, Exeter District Co-Op, Guenthe r-Tuckey Transport, Tuckey Beverages, Mathers Additional Sports On Page 12 "CHIPPER" HEADS WEST One of the best pro hockey prospects to crop up in this area for quite awhile is embarking this weekend on another season in professional hockey ranks. Jack Chipchase, a native of Hensall and cur- rently residing in London, heads for the west coast Sunday to join the Victoria Maple Leafs of the West- ern Hockey League. A member of the Toronto or- ganization, Chipchase played his junior hockey with the Marlboros and last year divided his time be- tween Victoria and Tulsa of the Central loop. If present plans of Punch Imlach and the Leafs materialize Eddie Shack will be performing for the Victoria club this year. This could do away with the "clear the track" theme and come up with a new one. How about,. "here comes Shack and Jack". A tiring exercise Candidates for the junior football squad at 8111)11S are being put through daily conditioning tests by Coach Glenn Mickle in preparation for the coming schedule, In the above photo, the youngsters are fleXing their knees in going through the tire routine. T-A photo