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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-12-17, Page 8pace the Hawks to their 8-3 win over,Bothwell Ett4the ree centre, Friday. The Hawks, spotted the visitors an early 1-0 lead add top four The northern division of the Western Junior "D" loop is shaping lip to be a "blanket finish" and the top four teams are finding that the csiteome, of a single game can result in being in first place or all the way back to fourth. Only a single point separates Mitchell,. Tavistock,Lueanatul Exeter after this week's action, The local Hawks split a pair of games this week and find themselves, tied for third with Lucan, each team having 21 points, Mitchell- and Tavistock share the top spot with 22. Exeter and Lucan have identical records of nine wins and three ties. However, they have .played one more game than Tavistock and three more than Mitchell. Lucan won twice this week, posting a 6-2 win ever Exeter and .a 3-1 triumph against Seaforth. The Hawks rebounded from the loss to the Irish with an 8-3 win over Bothwell. A game scheduled against Mt. Brydges at the rec centre on Sunday was cancelled. The Hawks face two major tasks this week if they hope to stay in the thick of the race for the northern division lead. Friday night,' they host the southern division leaders from Belmont. The Bombers have lost only once this season. Sunday afternoon, .the Hawks travel to Seaforth >Ind then Tuesday they head to_ Mitchell to , tackle their namesakes, who .have been beaten in- four of their last five games. Fletcher shell-shocked Hawks netminder Rich Fletcher came away from Wednesday's game in Lucan with several bruises, and probably visions of flying pucks as he faced a barrage of of 68 shots, He came up with a spectacular showing in allowing only six of those to get past him as the Irish won 6-2; - Fletcher allowed only one goal in the first as he faced 23 shots, Four eluded him in the second frame on 20 shots and the Irish kept firing in the third as they scored twice on 26 shots. Greg Edwards faced 31 shots in the Irish nets as neither team appeared too concerned about defensive- play. Jeff Marshall paced the winners with a two-goal performance, while singles were fired by Paul Medd, Richard Lather, Jamie Shipley and Brad Degraw. Preston Dearing and Brian Mercer replied for the Hawks witnhe assists going to Doug Brooks, Bill Glover, Pete Tuckey and Dan Bell. The Hawks picked up nine penalties while Lucan served five. The Irish scored twice with a man advantage and once while playing short handed. Evil Eyes move ahead in dart loop t INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS pionships at the 1 1th school. From lett Tim Goudie and Clair took the team points.. High School took three individual charn- wrestling tournament held Friday at the local tops in the 57.5 kilo division, 38 kilo champ record in the 47,5 kilo division. Sarnia St. 118 points while South Huron was nineth with 42 T-A photo South Black annual Red Huron and brother Tyler had the best who with District to right are Rodney Masnica, championship Thompson,Waroor Appointment JIM GUENTHER Thomason-Warner Mts. Ltd., Grand Bend, are pleased to announce the ap- pointment of Jim Guenther to their Sales Staff.. Jim is a lifelong resia:.,nt of the area and an ac- tive participant of local sports. Should you be in- terested 'in buying or leasing a new ccir or ,truck, or any used vehicle. Be sure to give Jim a call, at 238 greatly -2 opportunity 3 9 appreciate H te w o s oe ur an vl de you. , ' QualitySwedish steel'. 22" x 8 point— stays sharp '3 to 5 times longer. Usual price $17.39. The Evil Eyes defeated the Winkers four points to one Friday night to take over first place in the Exeter Legion mixed dart league. The new leaders now have a season point total of 45; The Doublers gained three points in their latest outing to move, into second place with 44 points, one point ahead of the previous leaders, the Winkers. Deadlocked for fourth place with 42 points apiece are the Last Chance and Family Affair. • Barb' Hearn and Anna Romaniuk have 13 wins each to their credit to lead the ladies while Eric Heywood, Don Heywood, Duff Roth- bauer and Ray Snell are tied for tops in the men's division with 16 victories apiece. In the high score depart- ment, Marg Wragg's 168 is best for the women and Ray Snell has the men's highest score with 140. This week's scores were: Evil Eyes 4 Winkers 1 Cantcotts 4 Outlaws 1 Family Affair 3 Shiphunters 2 Centralia Maraduers vs Goderich Bedford Flyers Thurs., Dec. 18 8:30 p.m. STEPHEN TWP. ARENA Huron Park Next home game Marauders vs. Hensall, Monday, December 294 Tuckey Beverages is Marauders sponsor g Call US Today § • Gift Certificatei g • Golf Balls • Ironwood Jackets g• 1981 Ironwood Memberships .. Please make fIRO 0-Y=D Nair oats CLUB 235-0707 Iftifterw,,zomitye arrangements prior to December 19 Tul-Shed Tool Box Deluxe industrial quality metal box 24"x12"x10" Enamelled lift out tray. Kingsville . 733.2341 Harrow 738-2221 Amherstburg 736.2151 Windsor West 734-1221 Windsor Centre 254-1.143 Windsor East 727-6001 Ridgetown 674.5465 West Lorne 768-1520 Exeter 235-1422 Grand Bend 238-2374 - Page B Timex-Advecute, Dec ber 17 980 Only one point separates. Hawks get split Sports Spotlight By ROSS HAUGH Con throw a blanket over Thu mP .Borons. captain Brian 4Viercer finally started. to, get some breaks around the opposition net as he scare fotir times to nior .tearns then came roaring back with. three in the 'first and were never headed. Brad Taylor picked up a pair of tallies and the singles. were. fired by Preston Dearing. and Pete Tuckey, Dan Bell and Pete Tuckey were. the top playrnalsers, on the ice for the Hawks as they picked up three assists, Glover added, a pair and helping .out on. single tallies were Doug Brooks,. Dave Collie, Mercer and Ed Willis, Steve Wells was in the nets. and recorded 23 saves, while . the Hawks. fired 38. shots at Kevin. 13edfere, Exeter won tho'nenalty parade as well as they served eight of the 14 minors called, A rose in Mpan A recent article in the Sporting News indicates that the final chapter in the history of one of baseball's all-time greats may be written in the Orient. ' Pete Rose recently completed a two week tour through Japan and repeatedly told reporters he would eventually like to play there. The Seibu Lions of the Japanese Pacific League offered Rose a contract for two years for one and a half million dollars and this would be tax-free, Rose. who is now 39 years of age turned down the very tempting offer for a couple of reasons. First of all he has two years left on a. four year contract with the world champion Phillies for more' than three million dollars. I Probably the most important reason is Rose's goal of breaking the National League record of 3,630 career hits. Rose who has 3,557 hits needs only 74 to break the mark currently held by Stan Musial. The all-time hit record in the major leagues is 4,- 191 held by the immortal Ty Cobb. "The National League record will be very impor- tant to me," said Rose, "It shows the consistency of a hitter. It would be foolish for me to get this close and not go for it. In fact, one of the reasons I did not sign with an American League club when I was a free agent was because of that, and other records. One thing is for certain, however. When Rose breaks Musial's mark, he will do it with a Japanese- made bat. During his stay in Japan, Rose signed a two- year contract with the Mizuno Corp. to use bats manufactured by that company. "The new bat is going to be the Mizuno R- 3631," said Rose. "The R is for Rose and the number 3,631 represents the number of hits I will have when I break Stan Musial's record. "Pete Rose is by far the most popular American player. in Japan," said Harada, who arranged autograph sessions, interviews and television appearances during Pete's most recent trip to the Orient. "Everybody wants him to come here and play. He could get an excellent contract, plus I am Certain he could earn another million dollars in endorsements and appearances. You have to put the name Pete Rose right up their with Sadaharu Oh in Japan." "I have every intention of honoring my contract with the Phillies and ,that's what I told the Japanese baseball people," said Rose: "I am signed through 1982 and there is an option year following that. The only thing that troubles me about the contract is that in 1982 I must play in 140 games to get the full amount (810,000). I have not missed a game since I came to the Phillies and don't intend to miss any, but you never can tell what might happen. I have only missed nine games in the last 11 years. "It's possible I could play in Japan as early as 1982, but I doubt that. Like I said, I plan to honor my contract with the Phillies, but if it looks like I am not going to get to play and something could be worked out with Japanese baseball, I might consider it. You have to think about the money. When they're talking about a $1.5 million contract for two years with all the taxes paid, that's $750,000 clear a year. It's in- teresting. "I would not accept an offer from Japan if I felt I could not play the way Pete Rose has played in America," Rose continued. "I would not go to Japan as an over-the-hill player just because of the money. If I am in good shape, and my reflexes are Still good, I would like very much to play in Japan. The people are wonderful and they love baseball. It would be a'fine way to end my career." Richest series ever Returns to the players on both teams in the 1980 World Series were the largest in baseball history. For the Philadelphia Phillies manager Dallas Green, six coaches and 26 players each received$34,- 693.18. The previous high was a little over $31,000 to each member of the 1978 New York Yankees. Not bad for six extra games. Actually, the World Series cheques cover the league championship games as well. The cheques for each of the 26 Kansas City Royals along with coaches and managers were for $32,211.95. Similarity, the previous high for World Series losers was in 1978 when the Los Angeles Dodgers gained just over' $25,000 apiece. Finishing as runnersup in each league was also rather profitable. The Houston Astros picked up over $13,000 and each member of the New York Yankees is richer by some $12,000. Second and third place finishers in each of the four divisions picked up extra monies. The Expos and the other three second placers got $2,405 while those plac- ing third got some $600 each. Maybe, dumb like a fox There seem to be continuous complaints this week after the National Hockey League announced the newest realignment of teams and a change for the Toronto Maple Leafs. It seems funny that about the only person not com- plaining is Harold Ballard. We would guess that Harold got exactly what he wanted, Now the Leafs are in a division where they have a good chance to be at the top instead of competing against teams like Montreal, Buffalo and Philadelphia. Hallard seems to have Maple Leaf Gardens sold out for almost to eternity regardless of the type of competition, so, he probably doesn't care as to what teams supply the opposition as long as his team wins and under the new schedule his chances are better. Dumb like a fox. That's Harold. Sarnia wins in wrestling Schools from Sarnia took the top three spots in the 11th annual Red and Black wrestling tournament held Friday at' South Huron! District High School, St. Clair with four in-, dividual champions was first with ,118 points followed by Nort kern and Central with , 105 and 86 points respec- tively. Behind the Sarnia schools were Alljston, Kitchener, St, Jeromes; London, Banting, The Goderich Vikings, Waterloo and the host school, South Huron. The Panthers took three individual championships with the Hensall brother duo of Tyler and Tim Goudie taking the top spots in the 47.5. and 38 kilo weight classes. Tops in the 57.5 kilo division was. Rodney Masnica. 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