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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-09-16, Page 6-0q 6 1 Imes7Advecate,, September 16, 1971 1101110401111411111111111101111111111,11111111111000.10ifiviniolimmonllwomowwwwwwwwimput FOR ALL GOOD .SPORTS By Ross Haugh Never give-up gavot/Yea_ 0 FUEL KIM FIN E H EATING OIL! WITH VALUE PLUS! - GOOD SERVIC E,Too 4WD THAT IS Yes, our dependable Fuel Oil service is YOUR assurance of warmer, steadier heat in your home all Winter. Call us today Dow FU L OIL BP P45.4,e, 235-26I6 24 HR.RURNER 5ERVICE•0ASOL I NE FURNACE INSTALLATION • MESE L cUEL SANDERS ST., EXETER ,ONT. HURONDALE WINS BANTAM TITLE — The Hurondale girls defeated Granton two straight games to win the Usborne bantam softball league championship and the Derby Dip trophy. Back, left, manager Mrs. Connie Kernick, Lori Sims, Margaret Parsons, coach Charlie Kernick, Cathy Easton, Joan Van Duyn, Linda Ritchie, Jo Ann Lovell and assistant coach Lisa. Ritchie. Front, Judy Heywood, Karen Kernick, Carol Dougall, Janet Pryde, captain Patsy Faber, Cathy Knight and Gail Parsons. Missing is Wilma Neevil. T-A photo SECOND STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP — The Mt. Carmel girls won the Huron-Middlesex softball championship for the second straight year with a perfect record of winning every game in the schedule and playoffs. They eliminated Clandeboye in the final round. The champs are, back, left, coach Mrs. Nancy Regier, Cathy Isaac, Helen McCann, Debbie Marrinan, Helen Marrinan, Theresa Holubowicz, Geraldine Carey and coach Mrs. Irene McCann. Front, captain Mary Conlin, Barb McCann, Bernie Rutten, Sherri Trainor, Susan Pickering, Heather Trainor and Joanne McCann. T-A photo Legion, Hensall all tied up crucial game goes tonight The two playoff series currently being played in the Exeter and district Rec softball league are both tied up at the moment. In the "A" series semi-final, the Exeter Legion and Hensall are tied at two games apiece with the fifth and deciding game slated for Exeter Community Park, tonight, Thursday at 8:30 p.m. The "B" series has reached the final stages with the Dufferin Hotel and Custom Trailers tied at one game apiece in another best- of-five series. The third game in this series will also be played tonight, Thursday at the Huron Park ball field. The winner of the Legion- Hensall series will meet the junior Hawks for the Rec league championship. The Hawks eliminated the Kinsmen in three straight games in the first round. Dufferin took the first game of the series played at Huron Park, Thursday night by a score of 11-9 and Custom came back to cop the second contest 10-2, Monday night in Exeter. Allows only two hits Bryan Hogg on the mound for Custom allowed only two hits to the Dufferin batters Monday night as his Custom club went on to chalk up a 10-2 decision. Bob Pinter and Rolph walked in the Dufferin fifth and both came home to score on Don Appleby's double. The only other Dufferin hit was a single from the bat of Larry Brintnell in the third in- ning. Custom first hit the scoreboard in the second inning with a four run outburst. Fred Wells and Chuck Dalrymple both reached base by way of an error and scored on Bryan Hogg's double. With two out Ray 'Mills clouted a bases clearing homer to put the scoring total to four. Chuck Dalrymple's single sent Tom Dalrymple and Fred Wells home with another two Custom runs in the third. The final scoring for the win- ners came in the fifth with four runs, mostly as the result of opposition errors. The only hit delivered was a double by Doug Dalrymple. Crediton bantams concede in final While their protest to the Ontario Baseball Association has not been heard as yet the Crediton bantam baseball club has called it quits for this year. The Crediton team lost an 11-1 decision to Emeryville in Crediton Saturday afternoon in the second game of a best-of- three series. The first game was also won by Emeryville but Crediton lodged a protest based on the fact the umpires from Windsor did not have OBA cards. After the second loss to Emeryville, Crediton coach Joe Regier decided against a return trip to the Essex county village. Due to the absence of OBA secretary who is on holidays the protest has not been officially heard. In the final game Emeryville scored three times in the first inning and were well on the way to their victory. The only Crediton run came in the bottom of the ninth when Rodger Finkbeiner reached first on an error, stole second and scored on a single from the bat of Larry Clarke. A big five run rally in the bottom of the sixth inning, Thursday night enabled the Dufferin Hotel to score the opening series win over Custom by a score of 11-9. ,The big blows for the winners in ..,the sixth were a triple by Bob Farquhar and Bob Pinter's double. Three Custom errors helped the cause. The two teams each scored twice in the first inning., Doug Dalrymple and Randy Tieman delivered singles to produce the first two Custom runs. In the Dufferin first Bob Nadon walked, Lloyd Mathers singled and both scored on a ground-out and an error. Custom went ahead 4-2 in the second with a single by Ray Mills sending Fred Wells and McDonald home. The Custom lead went to 7-2 in the third when triples by Rick McDonald and Fred Wells and a single from Bob McDonald. sent three runners home. Dufferin retaliated a bit in the bottom of the same inning, Lloyd Mathers singling and riding home on Bob Farquhar's home run blast. Randy Tieman doubled to send Doug Dalrymple home in the fourth with the final Custom run of the game. Dufferin came back with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to cut the Custom lead to 9-6 and set the stage for the winning rally in the sixth. The fifth inning scoring was powered by singles by Colin Brewer, Bob Pinter, Rolph and Conrad. Tommy: There's a strange man in front of our house! Mother: Really? What's so strange about him? Tommy: He's sitting on the sidewalk yelling at the banana peel I dropped there! Annual Meeting EXETER MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION Thursday, Sept. 16 8 o'clock Exeter Arena All persons interested in minor hockey in any way are urged to attend. 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LIMITED Chevrolet — Oldsmobile PHONE 235.0660 EXETER The Home of Guardian Maintenance REDI-MIX CONCRETE (ALSO FORM WORK) BALL-MACAULAY BUILDING SUPPLIES CLINTON — 482-9514 SEAFORTH — 527-0910 HENSALL — 262-2713 WEDGE LOK COMBINATION ALUMINUM STORMS DOUBLE HUNG OR SLIDER UP TO 49 UNITED INCHES, REG. 15.65 485 OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE AT EQUAL SAVINGS WHITE FRAME Et INSERTS $4.40 EXTRA Cash Sales Earn You An Extra 3% Saving Tigers in OBA finals travel east, Sunday I Several weeks ago we talked about the never-give-up spirit shown by most teams in many sports and the fact a game is never over until the last man is out or the final bell goes, At that time we were talking about the Dashwood Tigers in particular and the fact they have a habit of winning or losing a ball game in the dying moments of a game. Well, they did it again. Sunday afternoon in Walsingham, the Tigers were trailing 10-9 in the top of the ninth with runners on second and third, two out and two strikes on batter Gord Vincent. This situation looked bad to the loyal Tiger fans but it appeared to worsen when Vincent popped the next pitch high into the air down the first base line and it looked like the game was over. But not quite, the Walsingham catcher had trouble locating the extremely high fly and it dropped to the ground in foul territory giving Vincent another life. This was all the Tigers needed as their stocky catcher hammered the very next pitch into deep left centre field for two bases sending the tying and winning runs across the plate. In talking to one of the Dashwood fans early this week that the players are responsible for the reputation of their fans being the loudest and most rabid in the country. The team has consistently shown the capability of coming back from any deficit and the fans never give up in cheering them on. At one point in Sunday's playoff game with Walsingham, the Tigers were behind 8-0 but a visit to the dug-out would have failed to find any indication of the score much less a large deficit as the players continued their usual chatter. Dashwood has the distinction this year of having two clubs in Ontario final rounds. The Tigers are meeting Kendall in an attempt to bring home the OBA "D" title for the third time in four years while the Dashwood juveniles are meeting Welcome, also in the provincial final. The final series situation has worked out quite well for both Dashwood clubs. Their opposition towns are apparently located only eight miles apart. Sunday of this week, both series get underway with the juveniles meeting Welcome in Port Hope at two o'clock and the Tigers playing in Kendall at 4:30. This gives Dashwood fans a chance to watch both teams in action. South Huron high school teacher Joe Fulop is the coach of the Dashwood juvenile club. Best wishes go out to both clubs as they vie for provincial honors. Hockey meeting tonight The annual meeting of the Exeter Minor Hockey Association will be held tonight, Thursday at the Exeter arena at eight o'clock. For this all-important meeting, everyone with interest in minor hockey in any way will be more than welcome. Coaches of the all-star clubs, men or women for that matter, too, who are interested in helping with Saturday morning house leagues should attend. In this same regard any new residents that have moved here recently should feel free to come along and become involved in a growing and successful hockey program. Last year was probably one of the most successful enjoyed by the local minor hockey group. In addition to the fine record of the junior Hawks in reaching the Ontario finals, all minor clubs turned in good performances with the novice club winning the district championship. Harvey Pfaff, the local post master who took over as president of the EMHA last year when Deny Boyle resigned after heading the organization for several years is expected to resume his duties. The executive last year under Pfaff's direction was a live wire one from start to finish as they came up with a lot of new ideas in promotion of minor hockey. Two grid games Last week in this column we mentioned that football action at South Huron District High School would get underway this Saturday with an exhibition game between Strathroy and the South Huron senior Panthers. That statement was only partly correct. Actually two games will be played with the senior game at 12 o'clock noon and the junior contest following at about 1:30. Ron Bogart is back at the helm of the senior team with help again from Glenn Mickle. One change has taken place in the coaching staff of the junior club that has won the Huron-Perth Conference championship two consecutive years. Head coach. Doug Ellison will have coaching help from Dave Cox a new member of the guidance staff at SHDHS. Cox takes over from Jack Riddell who left the teaching profession this summer to get into the auctioneering business with his brother Doug along with operation of the Hensall Sales Arena. Not always number nine One of the greatest hockey careers of all times came to an end last week with the official announcement of the retirement of Gordie Howe from the active playing ranks of the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings have retired the sweater number nine that was worn by Howe for close to 25 years. It's a very little known fact that Howe did not always wear number nine as a Red Wing. When Gordie played with Omaha in the minor leagues and when he first came up to the Detroit club, Howe wore number 17. While number nine won't be seen this year on the program of the home club at the Detroit Olympia it may be in action within a very short time. Detroit officials have agreed to bring the popular sweater number back into active service if and when any of Howe's sons make it to the NHL dub. This year Marty Howe is expected to be in the line-up of the Toronto Marlboros while Mark lines up again with the Detroit juniors, The Dashwood Tigers have reached the Ontario Baseball Association. Intermediate "D" finals for the third time in three years. The Tigers used their patented come-from-behind pattern in disposing of Walsingham in the semi-final round, Sunday af- ternoon. The Tigers will be meeting Kendall in a best-of-three series for the Ontario championship with the first game slated for Kendall at 4:30, Sunday af- ternoon. The Dashwood club won the OBA "D" crown in 1968 and 1969 defeating each time and last year they bowed to Wilkesport in an early playoff round. The second game of the finals is set for the Dashwood diamond Saturday night, September 25 at eight o'clock. After downing the Walsingham Senators 13-3 in Dashwood Friday night, the Tigers had to come from behind Sunday and make good use of a golden op- portunity to gain the victory. With Walsingham leading 10-9 and two Dashwood runners on the bases and two out in the top of the ninth , catcher Gord Vincent sent a very high pop fly into foul territory that would have ended the game if it was caught. As it happened, the Walsingham catcher had trouble and missed the ball and the put- out. With a new lease on life, Vincent, the stocky Dashwood catcher rifled the next pitch into deep left centre field for a two- bagger to send the tying and winning runs across the plate. John Hayter, who took a few hours off from his hockey training stint with the Niagara Flyers opened the Dashwood ninth by getting hit with a pitched ball. Cousin Jim Hayter followed with a double putting runners on second and third with no one out. Senator pitcher Bob Helmar then settled down to retire Pete Ravelle and Stan Lovie and get two strikes on Vincent before the foul fly. It really was a come-from- behind win for the district club as Walsingham held an 8-0 lead after three innings of play. Dashwood starter Bob Webb was bombed for four runs on as many hits in the first inning and Walsingham seemed well on the way to victory. To start the bottom of the second, Tiger manager Glenn Webb called on lefty Jim Guenther from Dashwood juvenile club that is also par- ticipating in provincial final playoffs. Although being touched for a run in the second and a trio of scores in the third Guenther settled down and retired the side in order in the fourth. The young left bander ran into real trouble in the fifth and another southpaw Dave Ratz came on to help out. While the first two Senator base runners did score, Ratz held the home club scoreless for the rest of the game giving his team- mates a chance to get back in the contest. The big Dashwood rally that netted nine runs in the fourth inning was powered by the lower part of the batting order. Second baseman Brian Bestard batting in the seventh spot started the fourth inning rally by bashing out a single. Bud Desjardine followed with another single and Jim. Guenther singles powered the second batting in the ninth positon frame outburst. rattled out .a long double to score Bashing out one-base blows his two mates and put the Tigers were Dave Ratz, Bob Hoffman, on the scoreboard for the first John Hayter, Whitey Denomme time. and Stan Lovie. Up to the top of the order and Bill Schade's single was the the rally gained strength. Bob only safety as the Tigers counted Hoffman singled, John Hayter a single run in the fourth. walked and Jim Hayter and Pete Two more Dashwood scores Ravelle rapped consecutive came in the fifth as Gord Vincent, singles to up the Dashwood run John Hayter and Whitey total to five. Denomme walked and Pete After the first out was Ravelle followed with a two-run registered Gord Vincent singled, single. Bestard ,walked, Desjardine , The final Tiger markers notched his second single of the crossed the plate in the sixth with inning and Guenther also rapped Denomme's third single and his second double. Schade's doubledoing most of the Walsingham used a variety of damage. pitchers with the same hurler Dave Ratz on the Dashwood making more than one ap- mound was in complete control pearance in the same inning. throughout the game giving up Larry Quick started and was eight well scattered hits. relieved by Hensall native Steve Kyle appeared twice in the fourth and made a brief appearance in the fifth. Bob Helmer pitched most of the last innings. Kyle along with Ernie Ahrens and Terry Gill were the top hitters for Walsingham. Gill collected three singles while Ahrens, a former member of recent Mitchell ball clubs had a homer and single and Kyle was in with a single and double. In the opening game of the series win, the Tigers started early and scored two runs in the plated four more after Walsingham first trip to DASHWOOD Phone 237-3381 or 237-3422 first inning and in the second scored once in their the plate. Whitey Denomme singled for the only Dashwood hit in the first inning rally while five* straight 4 4, •1 I (