HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-08-24, Page 10By ELAINE TOWNSHEND
Times-Advocate, August 24, 1978
Odds 'n Ends 80S
Baseball and its fans
made, it was acknowledged,
too. “Nice catch!” “That’s
pitchin’ ’em!” “Way to go!”
To our left was a man with
a camera, a telescopic lense
and a companion with
powerful lungs. He focused
the camera on a certain
player, while his friend tried
to attract the player’s at
tention by yelling his name,
“hey you” or anything else
he could think of.
Behind us was a rooting
As many of you know. I’m
not a baseball fan, but when
someone offers me a free
ticket. I’ll watch almost
anything.
A few weeks ago I saw my
first big league game in
person - a contest between
the Toronto Blue Jays and
the Milwaukee Brewers. We
had excellent seats along the
first base line. The diamond
looked smaller than the
impression given by tv
cameras; the ball moved
faster and the erack of the
bat, when it made contact
with the hall sounded much
louder.
With his usual candour,
my brother-in-law leaned
over to my sister and I after
we sat down and advised,
“You gotta keep your eyes
on the ball. This is where
people get hit.”
We soon found out what he
meant. In the first two in
nings, half a dozen foul balls
headed in our direction; we
felt shell-shocked. My
problem was that after the
bail left the pitcher’s hand I
lost track of it. Con
sequently. whenever I heard
wood hit leather, I
automatically ducked.
After a while, I relaxed a
little. The balls seemed to
pop up high and come down
several rows behind us. In
addition, I noticed a boy of
about twelve or thirteen
sitting in front of me and
three men to my right. I
reasoned that, if a ball came
in my direction, at least four
pairs of hands would be
front of my face trying
catch it and surely one
them would snag it,
I began to enjoy the game,
but I admit I got as much
kick out of listening to the
fans as watching the players.
All around me came shouts
from the experts: “You
shoulda had it, you fool!”
“Clown, Clown!” “Show a
little hustle, will ya?” “Get
that bum outta there!”
When a good play was
in
to
of
FIVE GENERATIONS — The recent celebration of Mrs. Ethel
Schroeder's 80th birthday included a five generation picture.
Mrs. Schroeder who lives in the Helen Jermyn seniors home on
Gidley street is shown in front with six month old Sabrina
Harris and Dorothy Semple, At the back are Russell Morgan
and Rose Harris. T-A photo
section for one of the Blue
Jays - Rico Carty. Every
time he came up to bat, the
chant began: “Let’s go Rico-
o-o!” One little girl got
carried away with her en
thusiasm, and I heard her
pixie voice urging “Let’s go,
Rico” regardless of which
player or which team was
batting.
Another of her favourite
battlecries was “Let’s make
a home run!” When one
player hit a pop fly, she
asked, “Was that a home
run, Daddy?”
“No,” answered her
father.
“Oh, I guess he has to do it
again, huh, daddy?”
Excitement is contagious.
I became buoyed by a Blue
Jay rally, which tied the
score halfway through the
game. I was out of my seat
with the rest of the crowd
when a Toronto player
connected for a homer. I
oohed and aahed over a
diving eaten, a seemingly
impossible double play and a
scintillating fast ball.
I disagreed with the
umpire. And in the eighth
inning, when Milwaukee
scored five runs, I sagged
with the other fans.
Although the outcome was
disappointing for Blue Jay
fans, I came away with a
little more appreciation for
the finer points of baseball.
After seeing a game in
person, though, I doubt
whether I’ll become excited
about watching it on tv for an
important ingredient will be
missing - the crowd.
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The family of Arthur Ford
gathered at the Bay view
Restaurant Sunday to
celebrate his 80th birthday
and then all went
home of Irvin and
Ford, Grand Bend
social get-to-gether.
Mr. & Mrs.
Pulleybiank, Chatham and
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Shier,
Kirkton visited on Sunday
with Mrs. Mary Thomson,
Andrew St., Exeter.
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MR. AND MRS. ROGER SMITH
Nancy Gloria Dareichuk, daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Dareichuk,
London, Ontario and Roger Mark Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Smith, Huron Park, exchanged solemn vows of marriage
in a double ring ceremony June 10 at London Gospel Temple,
London. Rev. J.R. McLaughlin officiated. Bridal attendants
were, maid of honour, Darlene Dareichuk, bridesmaids Joyce
Welch, Beverley Taylor, Stacey Welch, Barbara Welch, and
Lori Welch. Best man was Robert Welch and the guests were
ushered by Karl Peters and Fred Pedosuik. The solo ”O Perfect
Love”, was sung by Mrs. Betty Smith, mother of
bridegroom. The happy couple are residing in London.
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