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Times-Advocate, May 18, 1978
By Ross Haugh
T-A photo
This summer promises to be a very busy one for
the sporting fraternity in this area with more par
ticipation by all ages than ever before.
The two area clubs in the Huron-Perth in
termediate baseball league, the Dashwood Tigers and
Crediton Mets will each be playing a schedule of 24
games.
Although the Exeter Royals have dropped out of
the Southwestern fastball league a goodly number of
last year’s team are lining up with Huron Park. Last
year’s champion Lucan Irish are back to defend their
title.
The Crediton Minor Baseball Association is ex
pected to sponsor teams in the pee wee, bantam,
midget and juvenile categories this year and two
minor clubs will be representing Exeter in the
Western Ontario Athletic Association this summer.
The Exeter Greys have been reorganized and are
again competing in the South Perth ladies fastball
league. Other area teams in the same league are
Usborne, Staffa, Granton, Cromarty, Fullarton and
Blanshard.
The Kirkton girls will be back in a good midget
league under the direction of Bob and Pat Down and a
number of other Kirkton minor teams will be in ac
tion.
In addition, slo pitch leagues are being operated in
Kirkton and Dashwood to give players of less agility
and more maturity a chance to show their skills and
get some much needed exercise.
The Exeter Centennials have already started play
in the Ausable district soccer league and they are off
on the right foot with a 1-0 opening season win over
Nairn which is comprised of most of the players from
last year’s champion Ailsa Craig club.
Jack Wilson is back as coach of the Centennials
and appears to have a very strong team. Other area
teams competing in the Ausable league are from
Lucan and Grand Bend.
Good minor soccer programs will also be getting
underway shortly in Exeter and Lucan.
We almost forgot another very important league
which swings into action this week. That’s the Exeter
and district fastball league and according to our con
federate Tom Creech, the T-A team will need some
watching. We will not elaborate any further on what
type of watching is necessary.
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WINS JETS TROPHY
year. The trophy goes each year
sportsmanship. Above, Jets president Harry Loyens makes the presentation.
Local horse remains
eligible for Queen's Plate
Play in Grand Bend, Sunday
Centennials get one point in soccer play
Exeter Centennials, down
2-0 at the half, surged to a
momentary 3-2 lead before
drawing 3-3 with Taxandria
Falcons in Ausable soccer
league play at Canner’s
Field last Sunday.
The locals got the tie in a
fast game. They began
weakly but ended strongly
against an excellent
Taxandria club.
Centre Ron Funston
scored two Exeter goals, and
left winger Wes Abbott got
one.
Taxandria hit early with a
score from striker Ray
Mason who shot unopposed
from the middle of the
Exeter penalty area five
minutes into the game.
Mason repeated from the
edge of the 18-yard box at the
40-minute mark after some
faulty Exeter clearing.
Exeter took charge after
the interval, however. They
pressed steadily with several
missed chanced before Ron
Funston tapped in a pass
Huron Park
wins first
from right winger Al Hern at
60 minutes.
Ten minutes afterward,
Funston scored again by
heading in the ball from a
corner-kick by Hern who
performed brilliantly all
afternoon.
Then, near game’s end,
left winger Wes Abbott
banged home the point that
appeared to be the 3-2
winner. Moments later,
though, ,Mike Klyn rifled the
Scores from
ladies golf
Audrey McDonald
recorded the low gross score
at Tuesday’s action of the
Exeter ladies golf club at the
Exeter Golf and Country
Club.
The low net prize went to
Dorothy Marks, Shirley
Davidson required the least
number of putts and
Claudette Taylor, .the club
president was judged
most honest golfer.
Marilyn Johns is
secretary-treasurer
Dorothy Marks is
scorekeeper.
the
the
and
the
ball in from a sharp angle off
the rightof the Exeter net for
Taxandria’s tying 3-3.
The Centennials are away
at Grand Bend this coming
Sunday. Their next home
appearance at Canner’s
Field will be against Forest
on May 28. Both games are
at 2 ptm.
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Wins trophy second time
Congratulations go to Barry Baynham on winning
the Barney Macklen memorial trophy for the second
time in the eight years the award has been made
available to a top performer of the Lucan-Ilderton
Jets.
The trophy was first presented in 1970-71 in
memory of Barney Macklen who was at that time
treasurer and one of the most enthusiastic supporters
of the Jets. He was killed in a car accident in the spr
ing of 1970.
Baynham was the winner in 1973-74 and again this
year. Other winners have been Bill Dunnell, Jack
Naim, Jamie Robb, Steve Proctor, Randy Roth, Jim
Pinnegar and Scott Graham. The two latter Jets
shared the trophy last year.
The trophy is presented each year to the player
which exhibits the best in skills, courage and
sportsmanship.
The possibility of an
Exeter area horse racing in
the 1978 edition of the
Queen’s Plate in Toronto
remains very distinct.
Bobisque, a three year-old
filly owned by four area men
is eligible for Canada’s most
prestigious thoroughbred
race which will be run
Woodbine racetrack
Saturday, June 24.
Dalton Finkbeiner
Exeter one of the four
owners told the T-A Tuesday
afternoon, “Our filly will
definitely go in the Canadian
Oaks at Woodbine the
Saturday before the Queen’s
Plate and if she runs well
will go in the big race.”
The other area men in
volved in ownership of
Bobsique are Eric Kints,
Exeter; Peter Oud, Hensall
and Bob Hamather, Zurich.
The filly was purchased
from the Brian Smillie
Stables of Hensall about a
year ago. At the time it was
already eligible for all,the top
stakes races for three year-
olds for 1978.
In its first start of the year
Friday at Woodbine
Bobisque finished second in
a race for fillies foaled in
•Canada. It won several times
as a two year-old and won
over $12,000 in 1977.
The winner of Friday’s
race was Diviner • who
has raced all winter on
Florida tracks.
The race was run on a very
heavy track and Finkbeiner
at
on
of
Rain slows
gun club
Activities at the claybird
gun club were curtailed this
week because of the rainy
weather. Skeet and rifle
competitions were can
celled.
In the trap competition
Wednesday, Jody
Mosurinjohn was the top
shooter with a score of 24.
John Noble was the run-
nerup with 23 successful
shots, Larry Mason was next
as 22 and Rick Schroeder hit
19 targets.
The balance of the scores
were: Fred Bridger 18, Glen
Vickery 17, Bill Weber 13,
Jim Love 12, John Love 12,
Kitchener1 Pavlick 9 and
Randy Stanlake 9.
said he was told by trainer
Paul Sweet that “our filly
just ran out of steam”.
Finkbeiner continued,
“We were really pleased
with her performance. To
finish second by only half a
length to a horse conditioned
during the winter in Florida
and about seven lengths
ahead of the other 10 com
petitors is a real ac
complishment.
Bobisque is entered in an
allowance race Sunday of
this week in preparation for
the Oaks and possibly the
Plate. '
Bobisque is out of
Nadisque by Old Bob
Bowers.
After the first 2 games
were rained out the
weatherman finally allowed
the Southwestern fastball
schedule to get under way.
Tuesday night Huron Park
opened their season with a 7-
3 victory over West Corners.
Huron Park built up a 5-0
lead on the strength of the
bats of Paul McKnight, Doug
Johnson, Neil Murray, Don
Heywood and Doug Pearson.
West Corners fought back
but a single by Doug Johnson
and Paul McKnights triple in
the seventh put the game
away for Huron Park.
Rob Thoman toiled on the
mound for West Corners
giving up eleven hits while
striking out five batters.
Brian Hodgins worked the
game for Huron Park
allowing six hits while
striking out seven batters.
The Huron Park team
plays at home in Crediton to
night at 9 o’clock against
Popular Hill while Tuesday
they travel to Parkhill to
play the Lieury Juniors.
Hope to see some fans out
to give some vocal support to
a good brand of fastball.
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When the Ontario Hockey Association Continental
Senior hockey league swings into action this fall there
will likely be eight teams competing.
At a recent meeting the seven current clubs gave
tentative approval to the inclusion of the Chatham
Royals for the 1978-79 season.
The Chatham club certainly earned the right to
step up this year as they won the OHA intermediate
“C” championship and only lost two games all year.
The only two defeats came in the final series against
Port Elgin.
The same Port Elgin Sunoco club was refused ad
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Incidentally, Port Elgin lost only three times all year
long, and the three setbacks came against Chatham in
the championship round. It was a case of both clubs
reaching the provincial final undefeated.
Although, the Lucan-Ilderton Jets voted in favour
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The trip from Chatham and Petrolia to Port Elgin
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IS GOOD
Golf tourney goes Saturday
Due to the extreme rainy weather of the past
weekend the annual Massey-Ferguson golf tourna
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for one week.
Sponsored by local dealer Gabby Mol the tourney
goes this Saturday with tee-off times between 8:30
a.m. and 1 p.m. The competition is open to men and
women.
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South Huron District High School will be part of the
personnel at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in
Edmonton this summer,
Ellison will be a site order controller involved in
infield control of athletes and personnel. He filled the
same position at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
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