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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-08-03, Page 6Summer Camp Registrations Are Being Accepted Now in co-operation with The Exeter Recreation Committee and The Hanover Recreation Committee Boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 15 years are invited to attend the third annual summer playground camp being held just north of Goderich. This camp Is known to all as CAMP BOOMOHRA Because there Is no Exeter Recreation Committee week-long summer camps this year at Goderich, Exeter playground par- ticipants are cordially invited to join forces with Hanover playground members for a week of summer fun. The camp Is under the direction of Mr. Don "Boom" Gravett, director of recreation, Hanover, in co-operation with Mr. Al- vin Willert, director of recreation, Exeter. Camp forms may be obtained from Mr. Willert In Exeter, the camp will be held between Sunday, August 13 and Sunday, August 20, If interested, kindly register early as the camp Is rapidly filling up. If you wish to register directly with the Hanover recreation committee please send your $7,00 deposit fee directly, to Mr. Don "Boom" Gravett, Director of Recreation, Box 1288, HANOVER, Ontario, Camp brochures will be mailed directly upon request. 'Total cost of the week long camp is $17.00, FOR ALL GOOD SPORTS By Ross Haugh Legion back atop Rec .softball 100 Page 6 Times-Adyocate, August 3, 1967 Same old story Each pitcher was able to set the opposition down in one-two- three order in four of the seven innings. Crediton could only get three runners aboard. They were Cord Slaght in the first and Doug Finkbeiner in the sixth with sing- les and Pete Ravelle as the result of a double in the seventh. George Pratt was the only Kin performer to reach first on two occasions. He gained the bases on an error in the second and doubled in the seventh, Kenjack- son drew a walk and Dick Roel- ofson doubled to account for the other Kin base runners. Bell struck out 11 Crediton batters while Slaght sent seven —Please turn to page 9 Centro ha Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Coal 228-6638 Every time the Olympics or world champion- ships are held the question of amateur status come to the fore and the Pan-American games now in full swing in Winnipeg are no exception. This time it involves the Canadian national baseball team that were alleged to have four pro- fessionals in their lineup. Three of the baseballers in question are regular competitors in the Senior Intercounty league. Ron Stead of Guelph, Kitchener's Bob McKillop, Ron Smith of Galt and John Elias of Granby, Quebec had previous professional experience and were tossed out of the Pan-Am competition after the first game, which the Canadians won 4-3 over Puerto Rico. It was actually the Canadian delegation that ruled the four were not eligible for Pan-Am play and their move was backed by the National Federation of Amateur Baseball and the Canadian win was thrown out. Ron Stead, who is a 10-year veteran of the Intercounty after quitting pro ball in 1958 said, "If we weren't the host country, we could stir up a fuss. I know at least three others, one Puerto Rican and one American, who also played pro. And what about the Cubans?" Top prospects from 350 Cuban teams were boarded at farms or training camps and paid salaries, by the week or month, to concentrate on throwing and swatting baseballs and otherwise render service to their country. Exeter Legion softballers have moved back into first place in the Exeter and district rec league by a single point as a result of an 8-4 win over the Teen Town 69'ers on the local diamond, Thursday. The Legion lead over the Teeners was preserved under the lights at Exeter Community Park, Monday, as Crediton Tigers edged the teen-age club 2-0. In other action of the week in Crediton, Thursday, the Tigers and Kinsmen played to a score- less tie in a game that was called after seven innings of play because of darkness. This week's schedule has the Legion and Kinsmen meeting on the local diamond, Thursday, with the Teen Towners travelling to Crediton the same night. Mon- day, the Kinsmen and Legion lock horns on the Exeter diamond, Hoboes in all sizes The hoboes were large and small at Exeter playground's annual parade, Friday afternoon. The winners of the hobo judging were back, from left, Lorne Brock, Terry Ryckman and Gary MacLean with Heidi Eisenchink in front. — T-A photo HIGHLAND GAMES at DUTTON Monday, August 7 Newcomer wins in bowling test For the second week in suc- cession, Pete McFalls, a first year competitor at the Exeter Lawn Bowling club was a winner in the regular Tuesday evening competition. McFalls compiled two wins and a plus of 1'7 to gain the top award. Competition for second spot was close with Mrs. Edna Caldwell edging Wes Watson with a better aggregate score after the two were deadlocked with equal rec- ords of two wins and a plus of 15. Mrs. Elizabeth Lamport fin- ished fourth with two wins and a plus of 11. Saturday's weekly event was taken by Luther Reynolds on the strength of 2 wins and a plus of 13. Again, aggregate scores were necessary to decide the second place winner. Ted Chambers edg- ed Mrs. Mabel Glenn on the basis of a superior aggregate score of 23 to 21. Mrs. Gertie Hamilton compiled two wins and a plus of 6 to finish fourth. Commencing at 10 a.m. • Massed Bands • Piping • Dancing • Sports Events Bantams ousted in WOAA play Exeter's IGA bantams quickly bowed out of their semi-final round in WOAA baseball play- offs dropping a 9-2 decision in Clinton Thursday after losing on home ground, Tuesday. The locals sent their first two batters safely around the bases to score but after that their attack faltered and C lin t on stormed back with six runs in the second to go in front to stay. Bob Parsons reached first on an error, Johnny Hayter doubled and both came in as a result of Ron Lindenfield's double. The only other Exeter hits, all of the single variety, were con- tributed by Parsons, Larry Haugh and Jack Darling. BACK A WINNER The old theory that fans will support a win- ning team in any sport was certainly upheld by at- tendance figures for the first half of the major league baseball season. While up to the All-Star game break, the over-all American league attendance was down about 32,000, the top four clubs as of the moment were the only ones showing an increase in attendance over 1966. The surprising Boston Red Sox, now holding down second spot, have lured an additional 170,845 fans to Fenway Park. Showing the next best rise in fan support are our Detroit Tigers with an increase of 143,394. Then come the front-running Chicago White Sox and fourth place Minnesota Twins with respective increases of 41,356 and 23,207. Incidentally, the Tigers have the top attend- ance in their circuit to date, 740,562. In the National league 'the same story holds true with the first three clubs drawing the most fans into their home parks. The third place Cin- cinatti Reds have drawn more than 168,000 addi- tional supporters to their home park than they did a year ago. The Chicago Cubs, while having the lowest attendance of any team in the senior circuit, mainly due to the fact they play all daytime games, are up on their 1966 total by 125,146. The other NL clubs up in their attendance figures for the 1967 season to date are the league leading St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pi- rates, resting in fifth spot. RUNNERS SCARCE Base runners were a scarce commodity in the 2-0 Crediton win over the Teen Town 69'ers, Monday, as pitching dominated the contest. Bob Laye, gaining the pitch- ing win for Crediton, faced only 25 batters, which is only four more than the bare minimum and his hill opponent, Dave Woods, threw to 27 hitters. The winning Tigers came up with two runs in the top of the seventh and it was the first time in the game they were able to get a runner past second base. Shortstop Pete Ravelle started the rally by drawing a walk and scoring on Bob Lammie's line drive double. Lammie came into plate the second run of the inning and the game on another single, this time from the bat of Jim Pfaff. Cam McCarthur followed with a single and Pfaff was caught on his way to third for the first out. Jim Finkbeiner followed with an- other Crediton safety but Mc- Carthur was caught trying to score on a passed ball. The Teeners posed their big- gest threat in the second frame when Bill Fairbairn doubled and advanced as far as third but could not complete the cycle. In the fifth Bill Bourne open- ed proceedings with a walk but Laye retired the next three 69'ers in order. The only other hit for the losers was a single by Bill Farquhar in the sixth. SCARCER YET On the Crediton diamond, Thursday, pitchers again held the spotlight as Gord Slaght of the Tigers and Kinsmen hurler Don Bell engaged in the scoreless tie. Softball stars whip London III lllllllllllllllllll 011111181141411 lllllllllll 11811111f111111118 MAX'S TV Sales & Service TV, radios, car radios repaired, tower installations Grand Bend 238-2493 * * * Max's Barber Shop & Billiards Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. TWILIGHT RACE MEET Parkhill Fairgrounds SAT., AUGUST 5 4 Races Post Time 6:00 p.m. BEEF BARBECUE LEGALIZED BETTING A dangerous foursome The four young participants of the Exeter playground program are not as dangerous as they seem in this picture. The scalping pair in the back are Kevin Wildfong and Cheryl Ford. In front are Laurie Heim- rich and Anne Jordan. Cheryl was selected as the best Indian at Friday's judging competition. — T-A photo H-P playoffs start Tigers, Kings clash Elmer's Summer Safety Contest (n CUT ALONG DOTTED LINE STARS AT NIGHT About a year ago we suggested the All-Star and World Series games should be played at night to give more fans an opportunity to see the base- ball classics. While this year's All-Star game was started at 4:15 in California, the game was shown in the east at 7:15 when most people were home from work and had a chance to watch from their living room. Though the Nielsen survey won't announce a viewer rating for a couple of weeks, the National Broadcasting Company conducted its own audience tests of NBC telecasts. Results of the Nielsen and NBC samplings have been consistently similar in the past, according to an NBC spokesman. If the NBC ratings are confirmed by Nielsen, night All-Star games are here to stay. The NBC test gave the All-Star game a rating of 26, which trans- lates into an estimated audience of 45 million. Com- pare that with the Nielsen rating of 13.7 and 12,800,000 viewers who watched the 1966 All-Star game during the afternoon hours. The arithmetic is indeed interesting. It sug- gests the majors may be able to collect a fatter fee for the combined All-Star and World Series air rights than the $6.1 million which NBC is paying this year or the $6.5 million it will shell out in 1968. Any increase may also strengthen the players' pension fund that receives the lion's share of television and radio rights. An estimated audience of 45 million ranks with the best in TV history for a sports event or any other attraction. About 50 million saw the Ori- oles' 1-0 World Series victory over the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon, October 9, 1966 and 50.55 million watched the Super Bowl game on a Sunday after- noon last January. This year's night All-Star game that went 15 innings and consumed three hours and 41 minutes extending through prime evening viewing time moved into fast TV company and ft promises to stay there, too. The Exeter Rec league All Stars continue their mastery over London softball clubs in exhibi- tion play. In their second outing of the season on the local dia- mond, Friday, the best of the rec league shaded London Life 6-5. Shoddy fielding by the locals gave the London club three runs in the first and two more in the ninth. In the in-between innings, Don Bell on the mound for the Stars kept the visiting bats well muffled, striking out the side in the second and eighth frames. The All Stars kept pecking away with single runs in the second, fourth and fifth to tie the count and went ahead with a pair in the sixth and scored what proved to be the winner in the seventh. Bill Gilfillan, on with a single, scored in the second, Dick Ben- nett smashed a solo homer in the fourth and Jim Pinder aboard with a single scored in the fifth on the strength of singles from Ron Bogart and Gilfillan to tie the score at 3-3. Don Bell, the winning hurler singled to open the sixth, Jerry Finnen was alive on an error and both came in on bingles by Pinder and Bogart in the sixth, Jim Hew- itt's bases empty homer with two out in the seventh proved to be the margin of victory. Bill Gilfillan, handling the first base duties for the All Stars came up with the fielding gems Of the game.. continue as they vie for the right to move on in OBA "D" ranks. During the season they each won twice in the four games that were played. Dashwood, because of their better won and lost record dur- ing the regular schedule, will get the first game on their home diamond but if past performances are any indication, the home field is not an advantage. Each team won their two games away from home. The Kings took the two contest in Dashwood by — Please turn to page 9 Although a number of rained out games on the Huron-Perth baseball schedule have not been played, the league executive have decided to call a halt to regular play and start the playoffs. Because of the inclement weather that hampered all teams, none of the teams played the same number of games so an exact order of finish is almost impos- sible to ascertain. The Walkerton Capitols, one of the “B" clubs in the intermedi- ate loop, took a double win from the Zurich Lumber Kings onSat- urday to finish in first place. The Dashwood Tigers and the Zurich nine each won eight con- tests during the short season but the Lumber Kings were tagged for more losses and finished third. Huron-Perth league playoffs have been suspended for the time being to allow the six teams to decide which ones will advance into Ontario Baseball Association playoffs, The hot rivalry between the Dashwood and Zurich teams will How to enter- mail before AUGUST 9 to: ELMER c/o ONTARIO SAFETY LEAGUE 208 KING STREET WEST TORONTO 1, ONTARIO WIN NAME ADDRESS 1. Cut this contest out of paper along dotted lines and color the picture, Or draw o picture that looks like this and color it, 2. List on separate sheet of paper the Seven things wrong In the picture, 3, Mail contest and list of errors to address on Entry Form. 4, All entries become the property of Elmer the Safe- ty Elephant and cannot be returned. 5, Children of employees of this newspaper, the Ontario Safety League and C.C.M. moy not enter, 6. Any Ontario child of ele- mentary school oga moy enter, 7, Judges' decision is final, (Town or CRY) TELEPHONE . 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Boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 15 are eligible to attend the camp at a total cost of $17 for the week. Registration forms can be obtained from Exeter's Rec Director Alvin Willert and may be returned to him when completed, A deposit of $7 is necessary when forwarding the application for admission to the camp. HOWARD GREEN FISHERY River Road Grand Bend Open Daily 10:00 to 12:00 am 1:00 to 5:30 pm WHITE FISH PICKEREL PERCH This Advertisement Sponsored by Milt Robbins & Son Ltd. & The Exeter Times,Advocate