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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-06-09, Page 121t• -s. Palo 12 • Times -Advocate. June 9.1982 Back to Meadowlands, Thursday Sports Spotlight By Ross Haugh Does strategy work? How important are the many strategic moves ma- jor league baseball managers make and these seem to be increasing as the years go by. Most big league managers go by the book when try- ing to stop an opposing rally or get one going themselves, but, once in a while something unorthodox comes along. In a recent American league game between the Detroit Tigers and Oakland A's, Rickey Henderson stole four bases. His total is now well over the 50 mark in less than that amount of games and should have no trouble in breaking Lou Brock's record of 118 which was set in the 1974 season. Getting back to strategy, in the telecast of the game in which Henderson ran wild on the Tigers, George Kell suggested the Tigers call a pitchout on every pitch, say- ing, "We know he is going sometime before we could pitch out four times, probably right after the first pitchout." This reminds us of the time a lot of years ago when Russ Evon of the London Majors was the batting star of the Senior Intercounty and manager Bobby Schnurr of the Kitchener Panthers would intentionally walk Evon every time he came to the plate. Using this policy Schnurr would walk Evon even if he was the first batter in an inning. He felt they had bet- ter chances in getting the batters behind him than giv- ing up a home run probably on the first pitch of an inning. The custom of current day managers of walking a batter to get at another that bats from the same side as the pitcher throws is not used a much because of so much platooning. Bobby Cox of the Toronto Blue Jays uses this method as much or more than any other managers. He is a strict believer of going with the opposite side, but, once in awhile runs into a problem. A couple of times lately Cox has been in a situation where he could use a pinch hitter for his catcher, but, finds he has no one left that can play that position. Which brings up a point stressed by Ralph Houck when he was with the Yankees that every team should have three catchers to take care of such a situation. Being a staunch supporter of the Blue Jays along with our usual same support of the Detroit Tigers, it's perturbing to hear comments about the Toronto team especially from some of the announcers at CFPL radio in London. These comments are not coming from Gary Allan Price or Steve Howe, but, from the general staff and. t are such as "The Blue Jays won another game". They are still treating the Jays like a joke. It's no joke when a team beats the Yankees four straight and then takes them to 13 innings before losing. Another tactic used in the late innings of a tight ball game is to play the first and third basemen close to the foul lines to protect against a ball going through for ex- tra bases. We wonder how often this works or as many time a ball is hit to the other side of the fielder and through the hole he left. It may only go for a single, but, that could make the difference ina close game. When to go fishing Found an interesting item in a recent copy of the Angler and Hunter news. It lists the times when fish are liable to be the hungriest and ready to take your bait. Just to list a few predictions we will start with June 13 which should be unlucky for someone and hopefully it is the fish. That day which is a Sunday, best fishing times begin at 4:05 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. and are suppos- ed to last for up to two hours. • The next day, Monday, June 14 get your line in the water starting at 5 a.m. or 1:45 in the afternoon. Good luck, fellows. In the same issue, a company from Minneapolis, Minnesota advertises that this best fishing time infor- mation is available for $3. The ad says, "It's true that 10 percent of the fishermen get 90 percent of the fish. Join the 10 percenters." According to this information, these forecasts established by computer are based on the known gravitational forces that affect all species of fish and by applying common sense and good weather judge- ment you can add to your outdoor pleasure. Here are a couple of helpful fishing hints contain- ed in the same magazine. Some anglers go fishing to forget, to relax and even doze a little. Good fishermen work hard at trying to catch fish. Each can find what he seeks. But, consistent- ly catching fish is a matter of intelligent effort, not luck. After your lure has travelled eight to 10 feet from where you started it, hurry it back in. More than 75 per- cent of strikes come within the first 10 turns of the reel handle. After fishing a likely spot from one direction and catching no fish, try it from the opposite direction. Light angles can make a big difference in the way fish bite. Junction Jets •win The Junction Jets, the Ex- eter bantam "A" girls softball team have won their first two games of the season. In their opening game Tuesday, the Jets downed Huron Park 21-17. Pitching duties for the winners were shared by Susan Tieman, An- drea Pearce, Liz Cottrell and Nancy Durand. Darla Crawford and Chris Gould were behind the plate. The leading hitter with two home runs was Darlene McRride. V 1 The Jets were back in ac- tion Wednesday night to gain a decisive 19-3 victory over Crediton. At the top of the Exeter bat- ting parade were Liz Cottrell with a pair of home runs and Susan Birmingham with a tri- ple and two singles. Nancy Durand and Andrea Pearce shared the pitching win. The next two games for the Jets will be on the road. They travel to Hibbert Thurs- day and to Bengali on June 17. Willow Wiper wins Graduate Winning 15 races out of 17 is the mark set to date in the first five months and a few days of 1982 by a speedy four year-old pacer from this area. Willow Wiper, owned by Bob Hamather of Zurich culminated this sensational record Saturday night at the Meadowlands in New Jersey by sailing across the finish line in 1.57.1 in the final leg of the Graduate Pacing Series. Saturday's victory was the seventh consecutive for Willow Wiper, the fifth in the Graduate Series and rewarded his owner with $63,500 of the total purse of $127.000. Willow Wiper has now earn- ed $249,275 from 15 wins and two second place finishes in 1982. Hamather who operates Huron Motor Products in Zurich and recently purchas- ed the Texaco service station in Exeter bought Willow Wiper at the Kentucky yearl- ing sales in October of 1979 for $45,000. After putting Willow Wiper in the care of trainer Jack Kopas 10 days after the pur- chase, he suffered a coffin bone break and stood in his stall until mid-January of 1980. As a two year-old Willow Wiperset a mark of 2.05, the following year he won the three year-old Motor City Pace in Detroit in a record time of 1.57.4. His earnings as a two and three year-old totalled $48,125. The Hamather pacer set a world record for pacers on a half mile track earlier this year at Freehold Raceway in 1.55.1. The only two races this year which Willow Wiper failed to win was an early January race at Western Fair Raceway in London and one of the early legs of the Willowdale Series at Green- wood when he was also the • t - Season earnings near quarter -million Series, 15th triumph in 17 starts The next start for Willow Wiper will be tomorrow night, Thursday again at the Meadowlands in the first leg of the Driscoll Series. The next legs go June 17 and June 24 with the ftnal'set for July 1. The first three legs have purses of $40,000, $50,000 and $60,000 respectively with the final going for $175,000. Nairn native John Camp- bell who has been in the sulky for most of his drives in the United States will not be in his familiar spot Thursday t. Campbell has a pfevimis commitment to drive Beat- cha in the same race. WILLOW WIPER WINS AGAIN — A winner of 15 of 17 races this year, Willow Wiper is shown above after winning the final of the Willowdale Pacing Series at Greenwood in Toronto on March 20. From the left are trainer Jim Morrissey, driver Steve Condren, groom Al Kennedy and owner Bob Hamather accepting the trophy from a Greenwood official. Hully Gully house league House League Motocross continued at Hully Gully Saturdaywith a double header event. Ram and cold did not dampen the spirits of the 50 some competitors. Results are as follows: Pee Wee A - Art Dilkes, London; Cameron Mac- Farlane, Sarnia. Pee Wee B - Stephen Bulyovsky, Simcoe; Bill Fainford, London; • Don Poechman, Walkerton. Pee Wee C - Robert Bulyov- sky, Simcoe; Dean Poechman, Walkerton. Novice A - Mark McCarthy, Shelburne; Greg Parsons, Exeter; John Barnett, Shelburne. Novice B - Brian Blackburn, Exeter; Brian Keys, Seaforth; Norm Williams, Watford: Novice C -John Curry, Lon- don; Kelly Peev, Sarnia; Dar- ryl Farrish, London. Junior A - Hugo Maaskant, Clinton; John Maaskant, Clinton. Junior B - Jody Butler, St. Thomas; Mike Dauphin, Chatham; Darryl Simpson, Lady golfers at Ironwood Hidden score winners in Wednesday's golf action at `the Ironwood golf club were Lossy Fuller, Joyce Morgan, Viv Cowan, Mary Jane Taylor and Joanne Hayman. The lat- ter was also the winner of a door prize. The Ironwood ladies will be back in action tonight, Wednesday with a pot luck supper to follow the action on the fairways. Kirkton girls win two games The Kirkton midget girls defeated Ilderton on two occa- sions this week in j district girls'fastballleague play by scores of 10-6 and 11-3. In the first game at Kirkton, Barb Skinner was the winning pitcher allowing only one hit in five innings. Theresa Johnson finished up allowing three runs and three hits. Barb Skinner also led her team at the plate with a pair of hits. Singles were added by Allison Brown, Cindy Down, Brenda Bell, Cheryl Cann and Theresa Johnson. In Sunday's win in Ilderton Barb Skinner was again the winning pitcher allowing two rum on one hit in four innings. Patti Willis supplied the relief help for the last three innings giving up only one run and one hit. Allison Brown continued to get on base frequently with four walks in five trips to the plate. Barb Skinner lined a hard shot down the right field line for a home run. Getting two hits apiece were Laurie Simpson, Cheryl Cann and Cindy Down while Patti Willis and Brenda Bell added one hit apiece. Exeter. • Junior C - Chris Beaumont, Chatham; Jay VanTuyckom, St. Thomas; Dave Handy, Sarnia. Enduro A –Terry Watter- worth, Wardsville; Brian Faris, Watford; Harry Booth, London. Enduro C - Darryl Ferguson, London. Second Half - Pee Wee A - Art Dilkes, London; Cameron MacFarlane, Sarnia; Rick Gilfillan, Exeter. Junior A - John Maaskant, Clinton; Hugo Maaskant, Clinton; Kevin Feehan, Sarnia. Pee Wee B - Kirk Shell, London; Don Poechman, Walkerton; Carey Hitchen, London.' Pee Wee C - Dean Poechman, Walkerton; Robert Bulyovsky, Simcoe. Novice A - Mark McCarthy, Shelburne; Steve Chapman, St. Thomas; Greg Parsons, Exeter.. 1 Novice 13 - Brian Blackburn, Exeter, Brian Giles, Shelburne; Norm Williams, Watford. Novice C - Kelly Peev, Sar- nia; Mike Smith, London; Darryl Farrish, London. Junior B - Scott Wilson, London; Darryl Simpson, Ex- eter; Mike Dauphin, Chatham. Juniot C - Chris Beaumont, Chatham; Dave Handy, Sarnia. Enduro A - Terry Watter- worth, Wardsville; Brian Faris, Watford; Glen Forester, London. The next house league motocross will be held Thurs- day, June 10 at Hully Gully. Hamather said he would like- ly get Shelley Goudreau to drive, adding, "We will try and stick with Canadian drivers." Hamather gives credit for Willow Wiper's success to trainer Jim Morrissey and groom Al Kennedy. He con- tinued, "They have been do- ing a terrific job with him. He still has a few aches and pains and is not 100 percent, but, he has a heart of gold. Port Elgin and London horseman Ray MacLean drove Willow Wiper in races at Buffalo and Batavia and said it was "just like driving a Cadillac." Dr. Woodfine top golfer Despite early morning rain, 44 golfers took to the fairways Tuesday for the regular week- ly men's night at the Iron- wood golf course and Gwyn Woodfine carded the low gross score in the "A" flight. The new Dashwood doctor was tops with a 39 while John Van Bakel was best in low net at 33. In "B" flight, Brad Mur - ray's 42 was the lowest gross score and Dennis Hockey won low net with a 35. Ralph Astles carded the low gross score of 45 in "C" flight and Bob "Sandbagger Forest" was low in net at 33. "D" flight honours went to Norm Whiting in low gross at 50 and Jack Taylor in low net at 37. Iver Small took the prize for being closest to the pin. Motocross back at Hully Gully Motocross race action returns to Hully Gully this. weekend, June 13, with the third round of the 1982 Spring Qualifier Series. Top Ontario riders will be .on hand competing for cash prizes, trophies, points and also attempting to qualify for the Michigan -Ontario Challenge, which will be held on September 6 at Hully Gully. Sunday's race will include all C.M.A. classes from school boys, to the exciting A.T.V. class and experts. Feel free to come out and cheer your local favourites. Race action begins at 12:00 and finals at 2:30. Hamather now owns 17 harness horses ranging from yearlings to his aged horse Saddler GB who finished third in a race at Western Fair Saturday night. The Saddler as he is referred to by Hamather is eight years old and has earnings of $400,000. Two years ago, New Lew, another Hamather protege won a leg of the Driscoll Series and set a world mark for four year-olds and aged horses on a one mile track. 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