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FOR ALL GOOD SPORTS
By Ross Haugh
Tiger Ca t
in town
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Grand march opens rodeo show
One of the requirements of all entrants in the weekend's Mid- underway. Above, most of the contestants are shown lining up for
western Rodeo at Exeter Community park was that all contestants Saturday's pre-show parade.
must participate in the Grand March before each day's events got
more than one run for either
club.
After Wilkesport had gone into
a one-run lead in the second, the
Lumber Kings scored a single
marker in the top of the fourth
to tie the count.
Catcher Bruce Horton doubled
to open the fourth and came
around to count on a sacrifice
and an infield out, The home team
tallied once in the bottom of the
fifth before the Kings struck for
two in the sixth to move in front
3-2,
Don O'Brien walked and George
Haggitt singled to start the rally
and both came around to score
on singles by Hal Flaro and Phil
Overholt. The back and forth
scoring continued as Wilkesport
knotted the score at 3-3 in their
half of the same frame and the
Kings came right back with one
in the seventh to again go in
front. Doug O'Brien doubled and
scored the fourth Zurich marker.
The home team persisted and
again came on even terms with a
single run in the eighth. Follow-
ing the same pattern the Zurich
boys went ahead for the third
time in the game as Don O'Brien
and Bruce Horton reached the
bases on errors and the former
crossed the home plate on Hag-
gitt's second single of the day.
Wilkesport scored twice in the
bottom of the ninth to take the
victory by a narrow margin
of 6-5.
Hal Flaro was the top King
batter of the afternoon stroking
three singles in four trips to the
plate.
Robert McNaughton, who gain-
ed a good share of the Zurich
wins in the playoff series with
Dashwood, was on the mound
until the ninth when he received
help from Dick Bedard.
Tigers down Legion club
in first of Rec playdowns
An upset occurred in the first
game of the Exeter and district
rec softball semi-final playoffs
as the Crediton Tigers edged
Exeter Legion 10-7 on the Ex-
eter diamond, Monday night.
The L e g i on club, defending
champions of the play-for-fun
softball loop, finished in second
place in the four team circuit
while the Crediton boys were
buried in the basement.
The two clubs played the sec-
ond game of the best-of-five
series in Crediton last night,
Wednesday. This was the first
official league game to be played
under the newly installed flood-
lights at Crediton Community
Park,
In the other half of the semi-
final series, the Teen Town 69°-
ers who finished on top of the
heap are meeting the Kinsmen,
third place finishers in a similar
set with the first game going at
Exeter Community park tonight,
Thursday, at 8 o'clock.
In the final league contest to
decide the occupant of second
place in the league race, the
Legion squeezed past the Kins-
men 3-2 in a Thursday night con-
test.
The Ontario Baseball Assoc-
iation Intermediate f ,D" playoff
trail was short for the Zurich
Lumber Kings as they were elim-
inated by Wilkesport in two
straight weekend contests.
In a nip and tuck opener in
Wilkesport Saturday, the Kings
were shaded 6-5 as the home
club came up with two runs in
the bottom of the ninth to pull
out the victory,
The outcome of theSunday con-
test in Zurich was in doubt until
the top of the seventh when the
visitors scored six times and
went on to a 7-4 victory and a
sweep of the series.
The entire two game set was
fairly close as each club stroked
20 base hits. The biggest factor
in Zurich's loss Sunday was prob-
ably their inability to cash in on
scoring opportunities. On two
separate occasions they had the
bases filled and failed to score.
Phil Overholt, Dick Bedard and
Hal Flare singled in the third
before anyone was retired but the
following three King batters were
retired on easy infield outs and
pop-ups.
Wilkesport scored a single
run in the top of the fifth to take
a 1-0 lead and completed their
scoring with the six run splurge
in the seventh.
Strangely enough, despite their
ten hit attack on their home
diamond, the Kings first hit the
scoreboard with three runs in the
bottom of the seventh without
getting a base hit. Dick Bedard
and Doug and Don O'Brien com-
pleted the base cycle after reach-
ing the paths as the result of a hit
batsman, a walk and an arror
respectively.
In the bottom of the ninth,
Don O'Brien doubled and scored
as the result of singles from the
bats of Bruce Horton and Robert
McNaughton.
The other King base hits, all
singles were contributed by
Overholt, Horton and Mc-
Naughton. Don O'Brien started
on the hill for the Zurich nine
and went along nicely until the
big Wilkespert splurge in the
seventh when he was relieved
by Jim Pfaff.
In the seventh, Bob Baynham
came in to count the final Legion
tally on a C rediton outfield error.
Cord Slaght went the distance
on the hill for Crediton and al-
lowed but three hits while strik-
ing out eight. His opposition
moundsman, Mousseau, also went
the full seven inning route and
picked up five strike-outs while
giving up a total of ten hits.
VETS CLINCH SECOND
Bob Baynham's triple in the
bottom of the third accounted for
all of his club's runs in the 3-2
Legion win over the Kinsmen,
Thursday, to clinch second place
in the league standings.
Don Mousseau singled, Chub
Edwards walked and Ron Bogart
doubled to set up the game win-
ning blow for Baynham.
The Kinsmen runs came in
single fashion with Larry Stire
singling in the fifth and coming
around on infield outs and Lyle
Little walking in the sixth and
completing his tour on a triple
from the bat of Dick Roelofson.
Cowboys sing praises
of local rodeo facilities
One of the busiest fellows at
the fourth annual Mid-Western
Rodeo held at Exeter Community
park over the weekend, show
secretary Dalton Finkbeiner, has
tabulated all the results and an-
nounced the winners.
Joe Farren of Hespeler took
home two awards, the Jack Smith
trophy as the highest point cow-
boy and a Supertest buckle pres-
ented by Ted Chaffe as winner of
the saddle bronc competition.
The Kist Beverage buckle to
the top bareback bronc rider
went to Ron Tschanz of Kitchener
LOSE IN NINTH
In the series opener in Wilkes-
porte, the best played contest of
the two, the lead changed several
times throughout the middle inn-
ings and the margin was never
SCORE EARLY
The Crediton boys wasted little
time in getting in front in Mon-
day's contest as they scored a
single run in the opening inning
and came right back with a half
dozen more in their next trip to
the plate. They added two in the
fourth and plated their tenth and
final run in the top of the sixth.
The• Legion club .were able to
score in the early and late inn-
ings but their bats were pretty
silent in the in-between frames.
They scored three in the first,
the same number in the sixth
and added a single in the last
inning.
ports all contestants were very
happy with the rodeo facilities at
the local park and were singing
praises of the Exeter set-up from
morning until night.
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and the Brady Cleaners award to
Bernie Buckmeyer of Attica, New
York, as calf roping champion.
Judy Savage of Attica, New
York, attained the most points
for girls and ladies in open com-
petition over the two day pro-
gram and received a buckle from
Jim Scott. The latter also pre-
sented a belt and buckle to Bill
Brady of CFPL who risked his
life on a donkey. The bulldogging
buckle donated by Bob Hamather
Motor Sales went to John Mc-
Kenzie of Melton.
Other prize winners were as
follows: steer race, Bill Legette,
Campbellcroft; wild cow milking,
Les Rogers, Windsor; pick-up
race, Ken Kimball, Windsor; bar-
rell race, Joe Gutoski, Oakville;
flag race, George Gutoski, Oak-
ville.
Morris Rankin of Courtright
outdistanced Tom Shoebottom of
Ilderton in the exciting chariot
races.
The bucking horses used in the
show were consigned by Milo
Hetherington of Georgetown,
while Willis Gill of Grand Bend
and Jack Morrissey of Crediton
supplied the cows, calves and
steers.
Gordon Lawrence of Oakville
was the announcer and master
of ceremonies for the entire
rodeo. Secretary Finkbeiner re-
A walk to Dick Colter and a
single from the bat of Roy Smith
sent the first Crediton run across
in the first inning.
The Legion trio of scores in
their first turn at bat were ac-
complished on three walks dish-
ed up by Crediton hurler Cord
Slaght and a bases clearing triple
by catcher Murray Brintnell.
Crediton bounced back in the
second as they took advantage of
a pair of Legion errors and add-
ed some base hits of their own
to go in front 7-3.
Slaght opened the inning with
a double and romped home on
Cam McArthur's single. Larry
Laye followed with a single and
Colter reached the safety of first
on a fielder's choice to load the
bases.
Doug Finkbeiner was safe on
a Vet fielding miscue that scored
McArthur and Pete Ravelle de-
livered a single that was bobbled
in the outfield allowing Laye and
Colter to continue home. Ravelle
scored the sixth run of the inn-
ing as Jim F inkbeiner' s grounder
was booted.
The Crediton lead went to 9-3
in the fourth as Doug Finkbeiner
singled with one out and came
home on Pete Ravelle's home
run.
Smith and Finkbeiner singled
to start off the sixth and the
former made his way to the
plate safely to complete the
Crediton scoring for the game,
With one out in the sixth, the
Legion crew came to life and
struck back quickly with three
runs. Murray Brintnell was hit by
a pitched ball and Cy Blommaert
singled to put two runners on.
Brintnell was forced at third on
Jim Hennessey's grounder and
the rally appeared to be cut
short, but Legion hurler Don
Mousseau came through with a
long home run to clear the bases.
One of the busiest places in
town the last week or so is the
Exeter lawn bowling green as
club members try to catch up on
time lost due to the consistent
rainy weather of the early sum-
mer.
An open men's doubles event
was held last Wednesday and an-
other similar tournament that
was postponed several weeks ago
will be staged Saturday afternoon
at 1:30.
Jack Inglis of Waterloo was the
top three game winner in Wed-
nesday's duo jitney and local
competitors, Clarence Down and
, Len McKnight, finished in second
place.
The best in the two win de-
partment was Bert Gray of Clin-
ton. Taking the award for one
game winners were the com-
bination of Alvin Pym, Harold
Patterson and Ivan Hill. The local
entry did not use three bowlers
at one time as Patterson was
forced to leave due to other duties
and was replaced by Hill for the
final contest.
In regular jitney play Tuesday,
Art Cann ran away with first
prize as he compiled whopping
scores in the two game com-
petition. The local miller scored
two wins and rolled up a plus of
20 and an aggregate of 54, prob-
ably the highest accumulated at
the local greens this year.
Russ Snell copped the runner-
up position with identical win and
plus records, but a lower aggre-
gate of 40. Edna Caldwell and
Pete McFalls completed the first
four prize winners with two wins
and a plus of 15 each,
In direct contrast, Saturday's
local action provided close com-
petition with a toss of the coin
needed to decide first place. Mrs.
Andrew Hamilton and Mrs. Bill
Etherington finished with equal
scores of two wins, a plus of
10 and an aggregate of 20 but
Mrs. Hamilton was declared the
winner.
It's not very often that a sports celebrity or
popular professional athlete visits Exeter. When they
do it is usually to attend a banquet or special sports
function of some kind.
This was not the case last Monday when Ted
Page, a star performer with the Hamilton Tiger Cats
of the Canadian football league, was in town for a
few hours.
Ted, who is in his third season with the Ham-
ilton football club, spent a couple of hours visiting
with his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hannigan, at South
Huron Hospital.
The 25-year-old Hamilton footballer is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Page of California. Mrs. Page
is the daughter of Mrs. Hannigan and a sister of Mrs.
Harold Holtzmann of town.
Ted spent two years of his youth in Exeter
when his father was employed in the office at Cann's
Mill in 1946-47. He was born in North Bay and his
Canadian birth was probably an added incentive for
the Montreal Alouettes to pick him. up for the 1962
season directly from Compton Junior College in Cali-
fornia.
After three seasons with the Als, Ted was
traded to Hamilton and his fine defensive backfield
play and punt return abilities has made him an im-
portant cog in the Tiger Cat machine.
To some people, playing professional football
may sound like a soft touch with only one or never
more than two games a
week. Ted told us last
week they have two -hour
practices every day at five
o'clock except of course on
the day of a game.
The only time they are
excused from daily work-
outs may come after a win.
The Tiger Cats are liable
to a fine of $200 from
head coach Ralph Sazio if
they miss or are late for a
practice session.
Ted's off-season is also a
busy one as he is complet-
ing his university education at Los Angeles State
University. Because the football season takes up a
good part of a year it is taking him eight years of
half-semesters to gain his degree.
The young Tiger -Cat will graduate this spring
and hopes to become a physical education instructor
when his football days are over. With his gridiron
talents he will probably double as a football coach
at an American college. Ted will have the qualifica-
tions to teach history in addition to his PT work.
Ted and his twin brother, Tom, were also
baseball stars in high school in California and were
offered tryouts with the Detroit Tigers. Tom, who
has completed one year of law school, is shortly
heading for Viet Nam as a member of the U.S. army.
Ted has been serving 30 days each year in the
U.S. Reserves and this year will report on Decem-
ber 15 to his Marine unit which is being activated.
A younger brother Paul, now 19, could be the
baseball star in the Page family. He has just finished
this season on a baseball scholarship in South Dakota
and will be enrolling in Compton Junior College this
fall. Paul is a first baseman while Ted was a south-
paw pitcher and Tom did the catching in their base-
ball days.
Ted told us he feels the Tiger Cats have a
very good chance to take the Eastern Conference
title with of course the toughest opposition coming
from Ottawa. His confidence was probably based on
the early season Hamilton win over the Rough Riders
from the capital city.
He chose Russ Jackson as the top quarterback
in Canadian football and thought Argos' new back-
fielder Jim Dillard would give the defensive align-
ments the most trouble.
The Tiger Cats have a very impressive three
wins and one loss record to date due mainly to their
solid defensive formation of which Ted Page is a
valued member.
We took in the Hamilton inter-squad game
in London a few weeks ago and the picture of Ted
Page appearing in this column was taken only a few
seconds after he reached the bench after a series
of defensive plays in the second quarter of the game
that was played on a very warm evening.
ANYBODY HUNGRY?
Anyone who tasted the delicious beefburgers
at the Rodeo grounds over the weekend and would
like some more are in luck. A goodly quantity of the
pure beef patties are still available and can be se-
cured by contacting John Burke or Harold Holtz-
mann.
EXAMINE HUNTERS
After December 31, 1967, all hunters purchas-
ing a licence for the first time will be required to
pass an examination before a hunting licence may
be issued. Standard examinations will be provided
only by Department of Lands and Forests Conserva-
tion Officers, appointed as examiners.
A certificate of competence issued by a hunter
safety instructor will be sufficient to obtain a licence
until the end of the year. The department recom-
mends that all new hunters take such a course be-
fore asking for an examination.
The examination, containing both written and
practical tests, requires knowledge of firearms, safe
hunting, game laws and ability to handle firearms
safely. The fee is $3 for examination or re-examina-
tion.
Applicants must be 15 years of age or over.
Those failing to pass the written test will not be per-
mitted to take the practical test. They will be direct-
ed to a qualified instructor for more intensive train-
ing before re-applying for an examination.
Hunters are urged to keep their hunting li-
cences in a place for safekeeping as they will no
longer be permitted to make a declaration in the
matter of lost or destroyed licences. An old hunting
licence might save a hunter the $3 examination fee,
Almost no hands
One of the toughest contests in the successful Mid-western Rodeo
was the bronc riding events, In the picture above, one of the con-
testants is beginning to lose his grip as his mount is kicking its
heels a bit. — T-A photo
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Help was never far away for contestants in the bronC riding events at the recent Mid -western Rodeo in town. Above, three Outriders are ready to move in and pick up the rider when he becomes grounded.
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