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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-08-31, Page 10Page 10 Times-Advocate, August 31, 1978 Tina Brand wins gold medal Ok a nJ a’”*sol ‘y Swim team fourth in Lake Huron regional The Exeter swim team finished fourth in the Lake Huron regional finals held Saturday in Goderich. The host team from Goderich took the overall ti­ tle with 387 points. Elmira I Sports Spotlight ( By Ross Haugh He's a Wynn'er For many years the late Jerome “Dizzy” Dean has been known as the most unpredictable baseball an­ nouncer as far as the choice of words or terms are concerned. Dizzy finally has some, opposition from Early Wynn who does three innings of play by play of each Toronto blue Jays game along with Tom Cheek. While Wynn is very knowledgeable about baseball his radio delivery falls far short of the style he used when throwing fast balls and curves for the Cleveland Indians. When Dave McKay hit a home run for Toronto Saturday night in the bottom of the tenth with the score tied 2-2, Wynn said, “that puts us ahead 3-2,” He was quickly told by his colleague Tom Cheek that the game was over. In Sunday’s broadcast, Wynn got his words mixed up as follows, “there goes a centre to single field.” Two other comments from Wynn this year have been, “He goes into third with a standup double,” and “the throw from the outfield was off-line. It was to the home plate side of second base. ” ■ 7 Back to the Tigers While a lot of our vocal support is now behind the Blue Jays, we still have a soft spot for the Detroit Tigers, especially the 1968 edition. We saw the three Tiger home games of that memorable World Series and have many pleasant memories we will never forget. That 1968 team was honoured Sunday by the Tiger organization and all of the 25 man roster were in atten­ dance except the two top pitchers, Denny McLain and Mickey Lolich. Lolich, now with the San Diego Padres pitched on the west coast Saturday night and was unable to at­ tend. The reason for McLain not showing was un­ known at ceremony time. He has fallen on hard times in recent years and has been known to miss op­ pointmen ts. Willie Horton now with Toronto was given permis­ sion to go to Detroit for Sunday’s celebration and the Tigers made arrangements to get Horton to Arlington, Texas for a Monday night game. One of the features of the 1968 Tigers was their ability to come from behind. During the regular season they came from behind or broke a tie from the seventh inning on 40 times to win a ball game. Only two players of the 1968 team are still on the Detroit active roster. They are ace reliever John Hiller and all-roc.nd utility man Mickey Stanley. Hiller was called to take over pitching chores for the Tigers-in the seventh inning of Sunday’s game and held Milwaukee scoreless to hang up another save, his eleventh of the year. He has six victories. One of the top notch pitchers in the American league, Frank Tanana had a tough time on the televi­ sion game of the week Monday night. The game was played during a steady rain and on two occasions Tanana had the ball slip out of his hand and behind his back on a pitch to the plate and on a pickoff play. Tough luck The Dashwood Tigers who start OB A ‘C’ playoffs this week received some bad news over the weekend. Their ace right handed pitcher Perry Stover was seriously injured in a car accident west of St. Marys early Saturday morning. Stover is suffering from a broken collarbone, broken nose and severe facial lacerations. He has been released from hospital. That leaves the Tiger pitching chores up to lefty Jim Guenther and veteran Jim Pfaff. The Tigers will meet either Dresden or Tillson- burg in the first round. The first game will be in Dashwood Friday or Saturday night at 8 p.m. Other teams in provincial contention are from Ot­ tawa, Killaloe, Mattice, Sudbury, Whitby, Brampton and New Lowell. It's coming Don’t look now, but, the summer is almost over. That thought really hit home when we received a letter from Don Urbshott, manager of the Lucan- Ilderton Jets sending along a schedule for his team for the coming year. The Jets with newly appointed coach Pete Loveless in charge will start the regular OHA Con­ tinental season in Chatham on October 4 and will play their first home game at the Ilderton arena against the London Kings on October 8. On the gridiron Football practices for the two football teams at South Huron District High School started Monday night and will continue this week. Junior coach Doug Ellison has a real chore on his hands with a flock of first year prospects. More than 60 grade niners were getting their first taste of foot­ ball basics Monday and Tuesday night. At the senior level, coach Ron Bogart is pleased with the initial response with about 30 in attendance and regular school classes don’t start until Tuesday. Boost YOUR HOME TOWN It's Good For You n A SHAPING UP High School started this week. Shown going through calisthenics are George Moore and Mike Burke. T-A photo Football practices at South Huron District Tigers take H-P title in exciting fashion The Dashwood Tigers waited until the ninth inning Wednesday night to show they were interested in winning the Huron-Perth senior baseball cham­ pionship. The Tigers were trailing the Clinton Colts 2-0 heading Motocross at Hully Gully Motocross action returns to Hully Gully this week end with the third round of the Good Times ..motocross series. Another large and exciting program is promised for this Sunday’s event with teams from all parts of Ontario competing for valuable points for the London Dealers Association trophy and $500 in cash. Individuals will be com­ peting for trophies and cash- on a daily basis. Current team standings have London in first place with 60 points and only 18 points separate the top six teams. Top contenders who will be on hand Sunday to try to maintain their lead are schoolboys Mark Baxter and Jeff Sutherland; juniors Terry Thornton, Pat Bastedo and Rick Hilliard; seniors Wayne Ryerson and John Lake and experts Al Logue and Mike McIntosh. i ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ into the ninth inning in the third and deciding game of the best-of-five series when they came to life. The Tigers scored five times in the ninth and held the Colts scoreless in their final turn at the plate to grab the victory and the title. The Tigers should be starting the first round of Ontario Baseball Association playoffs this weekend but, final arrangements were not completed at press time. They will meet either Tillsonburg or Dresden. Clinton pitcher Don McDonald ran into a bit of wildness to give the Tigers some hope in Wednesday’s ninth inning. Barry Baynham, John Hayter and Perry Stover walked to load the bases. Singles by Jim Dietrich and Bob Hoffman, a fielders’ choice and a Clinton error helped to send the five runs across the plate. The only other two Dash­ wood hits off McDonald were singles by Doug Fairbairn and Jim Guenther. He retired the side in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Jim Guenther was just as stingy on the Dashwood mound. He allowed six well scattered hits. They came in six different innings. Clinton scored single runs in the first and fifth frames. Winners have been an­ nounced in the recent Tiger Mosquitos win crown At one end of two ex­ cellent soccer games here Monday night, Exeter became champions of mos­ quito division league play by defeating Thamesford 3-2. In the other game, Exeter squirts beat Thamesford 1-0. Play-off games for the divisions will be held early in September. Andrew Winters netted two of the mosquitoes’ Mon- day goals against Thamesford, while Steve Gould sent in the third. The previous Friday, Winters had all four scores when Exeter mosquitoes held Huron Park to a count of 4-4 when being able to field only nine players. The goal in Monday night’s 1-0 win for the Ex­ eter squirts over Thamesford was scored by Paul Mellecke, off a relay begun by Dave Russell to Dale Kints. At the time, Ex­ eter was swarming the Thamesford net at ten minutes into the second half. Earlier, and afterwards, both squirt clubs had mostly contained the play at mid­ field in a very evenly con­ tested match. was second at 328, Kincar­ dine third at 176 and Exeter fourth with 152 points. Following in order were St. Marys, Listowel, Tara, Clinton and Mount Forest. An individual medal was won by Tina Brand of Ex­ eter in the 9-10 years age group. The girls medley replay in the 13-14 age grouping placed fourth. Dannette McLeod was fifth in the individual medley. Taking ribbons in free style were Sharon Boersma, Tina Brand, Liz Cottrell, Lori Stephens, Brenda Waldeck and Steve Wells. Successful backstrokers were Lori Stephens, Mary Lynn Pryde and Dannette McLeod. The Exeter club showed strength in the breast stroke events with first place finishes going to Sharon Boersma, Ken Boersma,and Tina Brand. Sheri Varley was sixth, Lynn Stephens se­ cond and Jackie Cottrell fifth.- Tina Brand also took a first in butterfly. Others placing well were Sharon Boersma, Brenda Waldeck, Liz Cottrell and Scott Jamieson. In the 11-12 years of age free style relays, Lynn Stephens, Brenda Waldeck, Mary Lynn Pryde and Darlene McBride were in first place. Tina Brand, Jodi McBride, Liz Cottrell and Nancy Durand were second in the 9-10 years bracket; John Wells, Larry Mathers, Tim Robinson and Scott Jamieson were third in 11-12 years; Jackie Cottrell, Brenda Bell, Lori Stephens and Nellie De Koker second in 11-12 years. The team of John Mol, Scott Jesney, Steve Keller and Colin Keller were third in the 13-14 age category; Maja Gans, Dannette McLeod,^ Cindy Down and Pryde, Joan Osgood, Diane m ... , BOersma ancj javne Hen­ drick sixth in 13-14 years. Tammy Robinson were third in 13-14 years and Marg MILT ROBBINS & SON LTD. 263 MAIN ST. N., EXETER 235-2940 YOUR ONE-STOP SHOPPING SPOT FOR SPORTS NEEDS O'/zz 7, Cl On ' A vx 77 -7>’' EMHA will be holding Hockey Registration on September 8 - 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. and September 9 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 atS.H.R.C. Registration Fee same as last year. 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