The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-08-03, Page 15Leiter looks on the lighter side
A few nights ago, Al Leiter won
his 20th gains and there was no
celebration, in fact, the only ack-
nowledgment came by wily of rib-
bing from a few teammates. You
see, it wasn't his 20th win of the
season. It was the 20th win of
Leiter's career and it came after
:many expected it would.
Leiter is Toronto's only left-
handed starting pitcher and a few
years ago was the hottest of Yankee
prospects. When he arrived in New
York in the fall of 1987, his first
six outs were strikeouts. All hailed
Al and he went to spring training in
1988 as though nothing could hold
him back.
"I was on top of the world," the
affable Leiter recalled, a day after
the 20th victory part. "I'd go to the
stadium and Billy Martin would be
there and all those great players.
was in awe."
Before he becarne a big part of
the team, however, blister problems
started and then he was hit by. a
line drive and before you could say
Dave Righetti, the next coming was
on the disabled list and the Yankees
were busy finding another phenom.
Anyone who knows the Leiters,
though, must have known Al would
be back. He's the youngest of six.
boys from Toms River, N.J. (a
stone's throw from Yankee
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Stadium). They had a batting cage
and pitching machine beside the
house and all of them could throw.
Baseballs among other things.
"Oh there was the odd fist fight,"
Al admits with a smile on his face.
"We were a competitive family but
nobody got hurt very bad."
It's hard to imagine the arguments
lasting too long. Dad, at 6 -foot -5,
275 pounds, never persuaded, al-
ways provided, and probably didn't
take a lot of nonsense.
When the Yankees decided Leiter
wasn't replacing Ron Guidry, they
traded him to Toronto for Jesse
Barfield and Al tried h:, •> justify
the deal. Next thing ..stow, he
had more blisters on his pitching
fingers, a sore shoulder, and Blue
Jay fans thought he was a bust.
"I went to Dunedin for 20 days of
rehab in 1991 and it turned into two
months. That was the worst time
of my career."
But drawing from the experience
of brother Mark, who was right out
of baseball and worked his way
back into the California Angels'
rotation, Al rebounded too, and last
season was a big part of Toronto's
championship team as a starter and
reliever. This year he's in the
rotation, and looks like the starter
the Yankees couldn't wait for.
"I've been knocked down a lot
but I'm a very positive guy," says
Leiter, who's been on the disabled
list six times. "But I try to turn
negatives into positives. There are
two wasted emotions in my mind:
Regret, because it's already done.
and worry, because it's ahead and
there's nothing I can do about it."
Little wonder he smiles when he's
reminded it took him six years to
get his 20th win, Al has truly
learned to look on the Leiter side.
The Atom soccer teams played each other last week to sharpen up their skills. Referee Darryl
Aitchison keeps a close eye as Steven VanderKlippe, with team mate Angie Ritchie, attempts to
make his way down the field to score. Lucknow has 10 teams in the soccer league this year. (Pat
Livingston photo)
Facility helps soccer league expand
The Lucknow and Districtsoccer
league is in the final quarter of the
current season, and by all accounts
the teains have been successful in
many ways.
Membership continues to grow in
this the sixth season for Lucknow.
There are 112 young people signed
up to make 10 teams. Six teams
make up the Squirt division (ages 8
and under). This is the beginner
level and as the children age and
their skills develop, they move on
up to the Atom division (ages 9-
11). There are 'two Atom teams
followed by one team of • the
Mosquito 'division (12-13). The
senior team (14, 15) is Pee Wee
and has been a division champion
in the past..
• The soccer program has expanded
every year thanks to a combination
of enthusiastic youth involvement,
quality volunteer coaching, excel-
lent facilities' and both corporate
and service club uniform sponsor-
ship.
Head coach Jack Mali notes that
Lucknow is very fortunate to have
a field right in our community.
Other towns, such as Blyth, have to
play all games out of town due to
the lack of facilities.
In the early years, Lucknow
played their senior division games
in Wingham at the high school, for
the same reason.
In 1992, the Lucknow and District
Kinsmen Club, in cooperation with
Kinloss township and the Village of
Lucknow, sponsored the construc-
tion of the current field. Visitors
have often commented favorably
about our fine facilities.
Lucknow's teams are in a league
with Goderich, Wingham, Blyth and
Clinton. The season starts in May
and runs through August. Practices
are organized throughout the season
and games are played weekly for all
division teams, both at home and on
the road.
The final tournament of the
season is in Goderich on Aug. 5, 6
for the four senior division teams.
Anyone who is able to come out to
cheer on their local teams would be
more than.welcome by players and
coaches alike.
Brussels sale
.from page 14
Gord Roulston, Ripley, 2, avg.
1250 lbs., avg. 86.50 to 87.50.
Keith Elder, Chesley, 19, avg.
1169 lbs. avg. 92.28 to 104.25.
Kevin Johnston, Bluevale, 9, avg.
1101 lbs., avg. 93.25 to 99.75.
Cows
There were 248 cows on offer
selling from 50.00 to 66.00 to.high
76.00.
Raymond Buchmeier, Holyrood,
3, avg. 1023 lbs., avg. 63.51 to
74.50.
Murray Wilken, Ripley, 2 , avg.
1155 lbs., avg. 63.95 to 69.00.
Veal
There were 168 veal on offer
' selling from 75.50 to 86.07 to
123.00.
Charlie Wilkens,, Goderich, 3,
avg. 697 lbs., avg. 98.85 to 116.50.
Murray Clarke,. Kincardine, 3,
avg. 547 lbs., avg. 108.55 to
114.00.
Klandon Farms, Kincardine, 6
avg. 603 lbs:, avg. 90.15 to 97.00.
Lambs: under 50 lbs. 98.00 to
108.00; 50 to 79 109.00 to 135.00;
over 80 100.00 to 112.00.
Sheep 49.00 to 83.00.
Goats 21.00 to 120.00.
Stockers: steers 400 to 499,
127.00 to 151.00; 500 to 599,
115.00 to 131.00; 600 to 699
109.00 to 125.00; 700 to 799 99.00
to 121.50; 800 and over 97.00 to
114.50.
Dick Nettleton is the picture of concentration as he prepares to
deliver his bowl during last week's lawn bowling tournament in
Lucknow, sponsored by. the Lucknow Legion. (Pat Livingston
photo).
Weather was perfect
for lawn bowling
July 27 was a perfect day for a
tournament at the Lucknow Lawn
Bowling Club. The tournament was
sponsored by the Lucknow Legion
Branch 309, and had a little dif-
ferent twist this year. The ladies
bowled in one draw and the men in
the other.
Winners of three games in the
ladies draw were Lois , Haines of
Clinton, and Jane Treleaven with
Muriel MacKenzie of Lucknow.
Two game winners were Carol'
Carter of Seaforth, Caroline Menary
of Lucknow, Isobel Annis, Mitchel,
Marjorie Solomon of Lucknow and
the consolation went to. 'Maudle
Fisher, Lucknow.
Winners of three games in the
men's division were Fred Tilley of
Seaforth, Sip Graham of St. Mary's
and. Donald Hamilton with• Stuart
Lane' of Lucknow. Two gamelwin-
ners were HO Hall of I,,ucknc w,
Peter McFalls of Exeter, Jack
Broughton of Atwood, Jack vlac-
Donald of Lucknow Jim Coultes of
Brussels, with Lee Ryan of Seaforth
taking the consolation.
Community 'pasture( is now
better home for waterfowl
The Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture, Food and Rural .Affairs
(OMAFRA), Ducks Unlimited
Canada and the Bruce Community
Pasture Committee have recently
signed an agreement to undertake
wildlife habitat enhancement
projects, compatible witl grazing
practices on the communit_ pasture.
Similar to projects in L •cds and
Victoria Counties announced in
January, the. Bruce projects will be
.funded by Ducks Unlimited and
Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada
under the Rural conservation Clubs
Program, part of the Canada -On-
tario Agriculture Green Plan. The
Bruce Pasture Committee will
manage and maintain the upland
(pasture) parts of the project. Ducks
Unlimited will manage the wetlands
and will cooperatively monitor the
success of the projects With
OMAFRA. Grazing will remain the
primary use of the land and the
pastures will be managed by the
local Pasture Committee.
Under the Bruce Pasture
agreement, approximately 27 hec-
tares, a part of the 560 -hectare
community pasture situated near
north Bruce, will ' be used to •
implement wildlife and grazing
management techniques that will
allow bird nesting while benefitting
the pasture program. A new dyke
and water management structure
will greatly improve a 6.2 -hectare
wetland.
The Bruce Community Pasture
has an excellent record for good
pasture management. The- 'pasture
often hosts tours, • and these new
demonstrations will •add to the
management practices, that can be
viewed by visitors. Local lan-
downers will also have oppor-
tunities to visit these demonstrations
to learn about applications for their
own properties. •
"Wildlife habitat and agricultural
production cavi both improve from
planned beriettcial management
practices," said Riek Wishart, On-
tario manager tor Ducks Unlimited
Canada.
Buffer and water management,
permanent cover, exclusion of cattle
from wetlands, 'alternative watering
and rotational grazing systems are
some of the techniques that will be
funded, monitored and evaluated on
the three Community Pasture sites.
These agreements are part of the
Ontario Land CARE (Conservation
of Agriculture, Resources and En-
vironment) program launched by
Ducks Unlimited last year under the
North American Waterfowl
Management Plan. this program,
developed in cooperation with
OMAFRA and the farming com-
munity, offers • fanners financial
incentives and technical assistance
so they can adopt new practices to
ensure a more sustainable agricul-
tural industry by conserving soil
and water resources.
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