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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-10-28, Page 14.4 Page 14 Tim. -Advocate, October 28, 1911 OP 8 Sports 4- Spotlight Alik /*a By Ross Haugh Hindsight is great Second guessing was a very popular occupation the night the Montreal Expos lost their final National league pennant battle game to the Los Angeles Dodgers. We caught parts of a phone-in sports show on CFPL radio and many of the callers were critical of the manager Jim Fanning's strategy in the late in- nings. One must remember that had the Expos won and advanced to the World Series Fanning would have been a hero. Some of the moves he made in the last two weeks were against the unwritten rules of managing, but. they worked. In one game in the late innings he left relief hurler Woodie Fryman. a left-hander in against three straight right handed batters and Fryman was able to get them out. We watched the last inning when Rick Monday hit a three and one pitch for the game winning home run. Several of our fellow watchers were quick to suggest Monday be given an intentional walk before the next pitch was made. It certainly would have kept Monday from getting the big hit, but, would have gone against long standing principles that you don't walk the potential winning run. We go along with the theory that Monday should have been walked. Sure, the next batter could also have hit a homer. But, what's the difference if you lose by one or two runs. . All in all it was a blue Monday for the Expos and we would expect John McHale and Jim Fanning will do a lot of reflecting on the club's performance in it's 13th year of operation in big league baseball. Our guess is that Fanning will go back to the front office or farm system somewhere and a big name hired in an attempt to keep the Expos momentum go- ing toward a possible World Series win next year. How about Duke Snider as the next Montreal manager. He is now involved with the team as hitting instructor and play-by-play announcer on radio and television. Snider was a star with the old Brooklyn Dodgers in the days when they were called 'Dem Bums' and played his minor league ball with the Royals in Mon- treal. An optimistic coach Jerry Welsh, head coach of the Ohio State Buckeye hockey team is very optimistic about his team's chances for a Central Collegiate Hockey Association championship. In a recent news release from Columbus, Welsh said, "We feel we will be right in there for the CCHA title fight. We definitely have a contending team and I'm very, very anxious to get started." Solid members of last year's club which finished as runnersup to the title for the third consecutive year are Paul and Perry Pooley of Exeter. Playing at centre ice last year Paul Pooley led the Buckeyes in scoring with 60 points and was named rookie of the year in the CCHA. League action for the Ohio State team began Fri- day night when they took on Notre Dame which has joined the CCHA this year along with Michigan, Michigan State and Michigan Tech. The big test for the Buckeyes will come November 6 and 7 when the defending champs from Northern Michigan will visit Columbus. Good luck to Paul and Perry as they start their se- cond season in one of the top college leagues in the United States. Hawks beat The Exeter Hawks remain undefeated after four games in the western Junior "D" schedule. posting back-to- back wins over the league's newest entry from Thedford Host Port Stanley, Friday Thedford twice, stay undefeated this week. The Hawks recorded a 5-2 win in Thedford, Wednes- FINISHES SECOND — Alice Dietrich of South Huron waves as she approaches the finish line in second place in a recent cross country meet. In the background are Mary Lou Rundle and Esther Van Os, also of SH • Season record 4-1 1 Irish win three The Lucan Irish scored three straight victories this week in the OHA Junior 'D' western division to up their season total to four wins and a single loss. Wednesday on home ice, the Irish tripled the score on the Bothwell Barons 9-3, Fri- day in Hensall they downed the Seaforth Centennaires 9- 5 and Sunday in Thedford they chalked up a 4-2 win over the Browns. In Sunday's win in Thed- ford, Ken McManus led the Irish with two successful shots while Ron Glenn and captain Paul Wraith added singles. Dave Paton gained assists on both scores by McManus and Todd Charlton helped on one. Ron Glenn scored on a three-way effort with Paul Wraith and Geoff Edwards and McManus provided the passing help for Wraith's goal. Scoring one goal each for Thedford were Gerry Wilde and Dan White. The Irish went on a big scoring spree in the second period with six goals on the way to their 9-5 win over Seaforth. In the first period, Ken McManus scored at 8.26 and Ron Glenn made the score 2- 0 with only five seconds left in the stanza. Jamie Shipley shifted into high scoring gear in the mid- dle frame as he hit the Seaforth net on three oc- casions. Two came on three- way efforts with Doug Latta and Paul Wraith and Geoff Edwards and Sean Porter assisted on the other. Completing the Lucan se- cond period scoring with one goal each were Ron Glenn, Don Liley and Sean Porter. Picking up assists were Ken McManus, Doug Latta, John Medd and Don McDonald. The only Irish goal in the final 20 minutes of play was notched by Dave Paton on a straight pass from Doug Latta. Mark 'Mcllwain led the Seaforth scorers with a hat trick performance. Scoring in single fashion were Mike Kelly and Steve Gray. Lucan coach Dave Revington got a balanced ef- fort from his charges in Wednesday's win over Bothwell as nine different players scored one goal each. Ron Glenn, Dave Paton, Don McDonald and Dean Scott hit the mark for the Irish in the first 20 minutes of action with assists going to Todd Charlton, Don Laky, Art Gregory and Dave Egan. In the middle period, Dong Latta hit on a pass from Art Gregory, the latter con- verted a pass from Dave Egan and Paul Wraith set up Jamie Shipley. The third period Irish marksmen were Ken McManus on an unassisted effort and Dave Egan on a pass from Art Gregory. day, and came home to the rec centre, Friday, to drub the Browns by a 14-2 count. Exeter has now gone seven straight games without a loss, including three exhibition triumphs, to share the northern division lead with the undefeated Tavistock Braves. The Mitchell Hawks are close behind with one tie be- ing the only blemish on their record and the Lucan Irish are still in the early battle for top spot with their lone loss being to the Hawks. Exeter travelled to Mitchell last night (Tuesday) for their first show -down of the season and they'll be at home this Fri- day to the Port Stanley Lions, a team they beat to open their road trips this season. In their first four games, the Hawks have unleashed a potent attack with 35 goals, while Rich Fletcher and Mike Tadgell have only been beaten for eight tallies. The locals had an easy time against the Browns on Friday, as the players recorded 39 scoring points. John Kernick and Ed Willis hit for a hat trick per- formance each, while pick- ing up a pair of markers were Kerry Bedard, Pete Tuckey and Brian Mercer, the latter returning to the lineup for his first league game after serving a suspen- sion. NFotching single goals were Dave Atthill and Bill Glover. Tuckey and Brian Baker added four assists each to the one-sided scoring parade, while aiding on three markers were Paul Johnson, Dave Couse and Steve Prout. Glover and Bedard added a pair of assists each and notching one were Atthill and Mercer. Tadgell stopped all but two of the 39 shots fired in his direction, while the Hawks 44 snots at two edfard neo mires. The Hawks served seven of the 13 minors called IN Its contest. W•11-balasicad Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Browns in Thedford featured a well-balanced at - I 1\\1 1i, COME AND ENJOY THE Time for a change Results in the Canadian Football league this year should signal the time for a change in the playoff struc- ture leading to the Grey Cup. Does a team with only two victories in 16 league games deserve a spot in the playoffs. The team we refer to is the Toronto Argonauts. They are now a good bet to clinch third place in the east. After watching part of the Argos horrendous 61-7 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos Saturday night one would be hard put to suggest they have a chance at the Grey Cup and that's what playoffs are all about, to give every team an equal chance to make the grade. The Eskimos used a lot of second stringers in the second half and we would hate to guess as to the score had they stuck with the starting squad. Another change would help The National hockey league officials need to do something to stem the tide of increased tie games which are occurring this year. We heard Jack Riley, president of the Inter- national Hockey league on a recent Detroit Red Wing broadcast tell about the way his loop is handling tie games. In the IHL, each team gets one point for a tie at the end of three regulation periods of play. They then go into a five minute sudden -death overtime with the winning team getting one extra point for a quick goal. This sounds like an excellent format. It would cer- tainly make for an exciting five minutes of play.. Neither team could lose the one point they already have and also have a chance at a second point. WOAA annual meeting A letter from David Neilson, secretary -manager of the Western Ontario Athletic Association tells about the annual meeting of that group. It will be held Thursday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wingham Armouries, located behind the Wingham town hall. Every team involved in any WOAA sport is asked to attend. AP* MAGIC OF We Have One Whole room In Our Store Set Aside Strictly For Youngsters... Shelves And Shelves of • TOYS • GAMES • PUZZLES Come On In And Browse Around darl 5 a i� ig Jerry MacLean & Son [ rib Home Hardware 412 Main St. Exeter 235-2511 lank ja, 4 tack by the Hawks as five players picked up single goals and another eight In the lineup drew a single assist each. The Hawks hit the board Tie in da first on a goal by Doug Brooks, but the Browns came back with two of their own before a tally by Dave Bogart sent the crews off at the end of the first period in rt league The Shiphunters and Sassenachs are tied for first place in the Exeter Lion mixed dart league with 22 points apiece. Deadlocks appear down the standings with the Row- dy Ones and Last Chance all even at 21 points and the Evil Eyes and CP's deadlocked with 20 points This weeks scores were: Winkers 4, CPs 1, Last Chance 4 Scottiesl, All in the Family 3 Canscotts 2, Shiphunters 3 Outlaws 2, Evil Eyes 3 Rowdy Ones 2, CBers 3 Itchy Niters 2, Crusaders 3 Jaams 2, Out of Space 3 Sassenachs 2. Friday's schedule is as follows: 8 p.m. Rowdy Ones vs All in the Family, Last Chance vs Jaams. CB'ers vs Shiphunters; Out of Space vs Winkers. 9:30 p.m. CP's vs Itchy Niters, Crusaders vs Evil Eyes, Canscotts vs Scotties, Outlaws vs Sassenachs. a 2-2 stalemate. From then on, the Hawks kept the home crew off the boards and Preston Dearing fired the winner near the end of the middle frame with Pete Tuckey and Ed Willis adding insurance tallies in the final period. Drawing assists on the Ex- eter goals were Tony Underhill, John Kernick, Larry Dawson, Dave Atthill, Bryan Baker, Steve Prout, Bill Glover and Rick Linden- t"9ld. Rich Fletcher worked between the pipes to pick up his second victory of the season. The teams stuck to hockey throughout the tilt as Exeter served eight minors and the Browns sat out .seven. Int • saucing: Service Protection Thisoption available with all '82 Volkswagens. 4- ucfiorjr offer As of now, this newprofection plan for - 36 months or80,000 km is included with the purchase of any new '81 Rabbit sedan orVW Pickup... at no extra cost Now you can protect yourself against future mechanical repair costs for 36 months or 80,000 km * — inclusive of manufacturer's warranty. 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