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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-05-04, Page 14Pail* 2A Times-Advnrnfw Mnv 4 19K3 Sports Spotlight By Ross Haugh The major league baseball team hardest hit by the recent rainy and cold weather is probably the St. Louis Cardinals with seven postponed games. The Cards who are currently right at the top of the National league's western division will need a healthy pitching staff particularly in the next six to eight weeks. Whitey Herzog's club will try and pick up four of those seven postponements between June 20 and July 4. Dur- ing this time, the Cardinals will play 19 games in only 15 days, an ardorous task for any club and especially its pitchers. It will be close American league enthusiasts who have predicted a close battle in the eastern division are getting exactly what they expected. After some 20 games of the regular schedule only three games separate the top from the bottom clubs. To the chagrin of most Detroit residents their favourite Tigers are resting in the eastern basement. Although the Toronto Blue Jays haven't started as quickly as some of their fans would have liked they are more than respectable and at the time of writing are tied for fourth place only two games out of first place. In the past week, the Jays have shown more of what they can do. Their ace pitcher Dave Stieb with a record of four and two at the moment now has three con- secutive complete games to his credit. He leads the league in strikeouts with 33 and has earned run average of less than 1.5. The attitude on the Jays this year is very refreshing for a team with only seven years of existence in the big time. Each of the 25 players on Bobby Cox's roster is confident they can be a contender for the pennant. Cox has been very consistent with his platooning system and every member ofthe team knows he could get into the Lineup at anytime depending from which side the opposing pitcher throws. Veteran Cliff Johnston is giving the Jays plenty of power in the designated hitter position something they have lacked in other seasons. Johnston was put into the regular lineup Sunday at first base and he proved he can be very effective there as he dug several low throws out of the dirt to get a runner. One of the pleasant surprises from the Jays pitching department has been veteran right handed reliever Randy Moffitt. He has been brought into take over late in a game and has been superior. Moffitt although pitching only six innings in relief has allowed only one hit and one walk while striking out five on the way to three wins. His team-mates are nicknam- ing him Cy. The grand slam home run hit Sunday by Barry Bon- nell of the Blue Jays brought back some memories to Moffitt which he would like to forget. A couple of years ago Bonnell hit the first grand slam homer of his career off the pitching of Moffitt. Baseball abstracts We still run into anoccasionalperson who considers the Blue Jays a joke This is the farthest from the truth that anyone could get. In seven years they have come a long way and are bearing out the original intentions of Peter Bavasi to build through a strong farm system and not get into the free agent system or purchasing top priced players until they were ready to move. One big change from the first year of the Jays ex- istence to this current season is their speed not only on the bases but in defensive roles. In their opening year 1977 Toronto base stealers were successful on only 25 occasions. This year in their first 19 games they have pilfered 26 bases. We recently ran across a very interesting baseball book entitles Baseball Abstract written by figure filbert Bill James. It lists statistics that most baseball fans would never think about. One section listed to the fastest and slowest pitchers in the majors lists Dave Stieb of Toronto as the quickest. An average full nine inning game thrown by Stieb takes two hours and 16 minutes to complete. A question in the book which is never really answered asks, "Is a .260 hitter with 35 home runs to his credit as valuable to his team as a .320 hitter with fewer home runs. Update on the Blues Although it may not make it on the North American hit parade a new song is sweeping the provine of Saskat- chewan. It's entitled "Saskatchewan's got the Blues. Since the announcement of a week ago that the St. Louis Blues have been sold to Bill Hunter and his Saska- toon group, NHL fever has been quickly rearoused in the western province. • When Hunter and his group make their official ap- plication to the NIIL board of governors to switch the Blues franchise to Saskatoon they will have plenty of backing. Throwing full support behind the bid will be Saskatchewan premier Grant Devine and Saskatoon mayor Cliff Wright. During the past week, a number of additional bumper stickers are appearing on Saskatoon cars and some are not too complimentary to Ilarold Ballard and others op- posing the move. An example of the enthusiasm in the hinterlands of Saskatchewan, the hamlet of Humell with a population of 60 has applied for 30 seasons tickets. The Saskatoon mayor points out that his city this month reached the top with the highest per capita retail sales and an NHL franchise would do much to continue that pattern. No tall stories Residents of the state of Texas have been known in the past to tell some pretty tall stories about various subjects. One that they cannot make any comment on is the amount of money they make on betting on horse races. There has been no pari-mutuel wagering allowed in Texas since 1937. The state senate recently passed a controversial wagering bill by a count of 18-13 and it now goes to the 150 member House of Representatives for approval. Texas could have thoroughbred racing in a couple of years. Glover, Willis get three each Hawk players get awards The annual banquet and dance of the Exeter junior Hawks hockey club was held at the South Huron Rec Cen- tre Saturday night with a large attendance. ' The highlight of the evening was the presentation of numerous awards to six members of the Hawks club. �•s,T Bill Glover and Ed Willis were 'most prominent when the silverware was handed out. Each received three trophies or awards. Glover received a gold watch from Earl Campbell Jewellers for gaining the most points in the three star selections made at the end of SPECIAL HAWK AWARDS -- Bob Rowe, coach of the Exeter junior Hawks is shown above with Jamie Chaffe, George Tomes and Scott Brintnell winners of individual trophies at Saturday's annual banquet. T -A photo. TOP HAWKS — Exeter junior. Hawks manager Doc Campbell is shown with three of the players receiving special awards at Saturday's annual banquet. With the manager are Steve Prout, Bill Glover and Ed Willis. STEPHEN MINOR HOCKEY — The annual banquet of the Stephen Minor Hockey Association was held Saturday. One player from each team is shown above. Back, left, David Smith, Pauline Brannon and Jeff Galloway. Front, Shane Pfaff, Steve Dubarry, Rob Glavin and Chris Smith. T -A photo. Offer CPR .course By Lynne Farquhar C.P.R. courses are being of- fered through the rec centre at South Huron District High School, Room 111. Basic C.P.R. will run on Wednes- day, May 18 and Thursday, May 19 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. C.P.R. recertification is Thursday, May 12 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Cost for recerts is $16 per person. Persons interested in sign- ing up should do so by Mon- day, May 9th at the rec cen- tre. We need a minimum of ten persons in each course to go ahead so please sign up early. Anyore 14 years of age and under interested in junior golf • lessons should sign up at the rec centre by Friday, May 27. Lessons will be held at Iron- wood golf course on Monday evenings at 6 p.m. starting on Monday, May 30. Five lessons are being of- fered by the Ironwood Men'q Golf members with nine holes of golf for all participants on the sixth evening. Fee for lessons is $2.50 per person for the six weeks. We now have three men's slo-pitch teams signed up at the rec centre for Sunday evenings. We have two or three extra names on the list so if anyone out there is in- terested in playing, call the rec centre and we'll try to get together a fourth team. Don't forget to get your tickets for the Martins and Downs' Circus. Advance tickets are $3.00 and cost $3.50 for children and $4.00 for adults at the box office. The circus will be in town on Fri- day, July 1 and has two shows running at 6:00 and 8:15 p.m. DART PLAYOFFS The first round of playoffs in the Exeter mixed dart league was held Friday night and the league champion Swat team was defeated by the Wubbu who finished in se- cond place. Other teams winning their first round of playoff action were Al) in the Family, Rowdy Ones, 4W's, Outlaws, Crusaders, itchy Niters and Out of Space. Friday's playoff action is as follows: 8 p.m. Wubbu vs All in the Family Outlaws vs 4W'p Evil Eyes vs CB'ers Winkers vs Shiphunters 9:30 p.m. Rowdy Ones vs Crusaders Itchy Niters vs Out of Space Scotties vs Swat Canscotts vs Jaams The nets and lock are now on the tennis courts. This year the courts will be locked and keys will be issued to all peo- ple taking out memberships. Others wishing to play tennis must get the key from the rec -centre during office hours or from the concession booth in the evening once ball games begin. Non-members will be 'charged $2 per person to a maximum tee of $4 per court. Memberships this year will be $20 per person and $25 per family. Includedin this fee is a $5 key deposit which will be reimbursed on return at the end -of the season. We are setting up tennis lessons to run two days per week for five Weeks starting around Tuesday, May 17. We will also be offering evening lessons set for the same start date. Fees for the 5 week per 10 lesson course are set for $12 per person. People interested in signing for lessons should call the rec centre at 235-2833. We had a great turn -out for our PD day special last week. Thanks to the moms who chipped in and helped us at the gate for the movie. • We're now in the process of getting our summer pro- grams organized. We'll be an- nouncing our registration for swim lessons in upcoming papers so keep watching for more news! JUNIOR FLYERS — The Flyers won the junior team championship of the Exeter minor bowling league. Back, left, Lee Baker and Darryl Kingma. Front, Mike Kingma and Darryl Beaver. T -A photo. Snowmobile • poker rally at Pineridge The Pineridge snowmobile, club car poker rally was held on May 1 at the. Pineridge Chalet. The winners were as follows: Karen Meikle, Gor- don Colquhoun, Reg Elliott, Mark Ryan, Donna Perry, Sheila Riley, Marilyn Van Den Bussche, Norma Col- eman, Lynda Anstett, Leona Elliott, Ross Corbett, Alex Meikle, Jon . Mousseau, Pauline Gulutzen, and Peggy Gackstetter. The • miscellaneous draw winners were Donna Perry, Laurie McKellar and Norma Coleman. Thanks to those who contributed their timr and effort in helping with the rally. each Hawks game throughout the regular schedule. The hustling young forward also won the Rundle Stables trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs and the Larry Taylor trophy as the best defensive forward. Ed Willis was recipient of the Hawk award presented by former Hawks coach Ron Bogart and his family. This trophy goes to the local junior player who best combines perseverance, dedication, sportsmanship and deter- mination with his hockey playing abilities. Willis also won the Hawks award as the most valuable player in the regular season and the Randy Preszcator trophy for leading the team in points in the regular schedule. Two other trophies presented by the Hawks ex- ecutive went to Scott Brintnell as rookie of the year and George Tomes as the most improved member of the team. A trophy presented by former manager Bob Baynham went to Steve Pro- ut as the best defenceman and Jamie Chaffe was judged the most gentlemanlike player and received the Middleton family and Dave and Linda Holmes trophy. Hawks president Gord Kirk was master of ceremonies for the trophy presentations and was assisted by other members of the executive and manager Doc Campbell and coach Bob Rowe. 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