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Patience pays
Quoting Yogi Berra on "It ain't over until it's over" is probably
the most frequently used one liner in sports today and it really
applies in the case of the American• league east's pennant drive.
For the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday afternoon is when it was
finally over and climaxed nine years of waiting and waiting pa-
tiently for the first time when a Canadian based team will appear
in a playoff championship series and possibly a World Series.
The Jays fans are quite similar to the mailman who goes
through rain and sleet and snow and the dark of night to complete
his or her job. The Toronto, supporters have gone through their
share of snow and cold weather to have their dreams come true,
but, it was sure worth it.
The Jays brass including the original general manager Peter
Bavasi and now Pat Gillick had a game plan and they stuck with
it through thick and thin many times drawing criticisms for fail-
ing to spend money for big name players in the early years.
The only times they really spent big dollars were to acquire
Dennis Lamp and Bill Caudill. Patience with Lamp has also paid
off and he has proved his worth this year and we would hazard
a guess that Caudill will redeem himself next season if not In the
upcoming playoffs and World Series.
The key to the Blue Jays success has to be their excellent farm
system. That is in addition to Jimmy Key. Only three players from
the original roster in 1977 are still with the team and except for
fellows like Cliff Johnston, Bill Caudill, Gary Lavelle, Dennis
Lamp, Al Oliver and a few others have been carefully groomed
and tutored down on the farm.
If the Jays don't win it all in the next couple of weeks, fans
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off for Jays brass and loyal fans
should not be disappointed. They should be heard from for many
years especially because of the youth on the team. We would hope
that in five years they have the strongest hitting, fielding and
throwing outfield in all of major league baseball.
Jesse Barfield, George Bell and Lloyd Moseby are within
a monthof being all the same age in their early to mid 20's and
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Sports Spotlight
by Ross Haugh
are bound to improve with experience. Barfield's throwing arm
is now respected as one of the best anywhere and they are all
capable of supplying the long ball at the plate.
The Friday night game in Toronto proved the Berra witticism
to be accurate.'It was down to two strikes for the final out when
Butch Wynegar tied the game with a home run and later Moseby
dropped a fly ball for the winning run.
The performance of the Jays in coming back Saturday after
Friday's shattering defeat proves they are a mature and positive
team and capable of coming back from such a setback.
Moseby was very truthful in explaining the error. He didn't
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make any excuses, just saying he missed it. He redeemed himself
Saturday with a home run and a couple of good fielding plays.
Saturday was a red letter day for one of the unsung heroes of
the Blue Jays. We are talking about pitching coach Al Widmar.
He has been in baseball for a total of 44 years and this is the first
time he has ever reached post season play. Widmar started his
careerwith the lowly St. Louis Browns so the first eight years in
Toronto were something he could relate with.
The first major league baseball game ever played in Toron-
to was back in 1977 and the Jays and the visiting Chicago White
Sox played through several snowstorms as Doug Ault hit two
home runs to lead the Jays to their first win. Since that time fans
have had to put up with cold rain, fog, sea gulls and more snow.
All will tell you that the wait and sometimes unfortunate
weather conditions are now behind them and much better things
are ahead. One can certainly understand the frustration in Mon-
treal where the fans have been waiting 19 years for their first
league championship.
Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming pre -season play,
the Jays performance this year has been very gratifying and un-
til the last week against the Tigers in Detroit they did not have
more than a two game losing streak since the strike.
The weatherman promises to be in an excellent mood for the first
two games of the AL series in Toronto and should satisfy some of
the American reporters who have been expecting snow. They seem
to forget that the same weather can happen at the same time in
Detroit, Cleveland, New York or Chicago.
'Hawks come closer in third straight junior 'D' Ions
After three straight league losses
the pessimists will be saying this
could be a long season for the Exeter
Hawks. However, the optimists will
no doubt note that the team can only
show improvement.
In fact, some improvement was
shown throughout the busy three -
game opening schedule.
After being blown away 13-0 in
Lucan, Wednesday, the locals came
home to the friendly confines of the
rec centre and were a bit more
respectful as they were clipped 7-3 by
Brussels.
Sunday night, the Hawks made it
even closer as they were edged 10-8
by the visiting Hawks from Mitchell,
In that game, the locals enjoyed a
lead until the final period.
The rookie -laden squad will be at
home this Friday to Howick and get
home ice advantage again on Sunday
when they face the Belmont Bombers.
Come close
Sunday's con test..between_the two
Hawk squads was an offensive strug-
gle that was finally settled when Mit-
chell rattled in four goals in the first
nine minutes of the final period to post
their 10-8 triumph. Exeter led 7-6 at
the end of two.
The line of Steve Gould, George
Pratt and Scott Bogart supplied most
of the scoring punch for the locals as
the second -year players notched
seven of the eight goals.
Gould recorded four markers for
his most productive night as a
member of the Hawks, while Pratt
had a pair and Bogart chipped in with
a single. The other single came off the
,stick of Don Hamilton.
Pratt added four assists, Bogart
and Jeff Pfaff had a pair and helping
out on one goal each were Brent At-
thill and captain Scott Brintnell.
Jeff Laporte worked between the
pipes for the Hawks and recorded 44
saves in addition to the 10 which elud-
ed him on a busy night.
The locals fired 48 shots at Mitchell
goalie John Simons.
Mitchell scored on three powerplay
opportunities as Exeter sat out eight
of the 12 minor penalties called. The
locals scored one while short-handed.
Bad third
The Hawks had bad third period
in their homeeopenef on Friday -as the--
visiting
he—visiting Brussels Bulls broke open a
2-2 tie with five successful markers in
the final stanza to win 7-3.
The visitors took a 2-0 lead in the
first, but the Hawks came up with
their best performance of the young
season in the middle frame when they
knotted the count.
Jeff Pfaff fired the first tally on a
powerplay with Don Hamilton
assisting, while Brian Blackburn
evened the score just after the mid-
way mark with a solo effort while the
team played short-handed.
The Bulls regained the lead early in
.he third and poured it on to pull the
game out of reach.
Jason VanHaarlem was in the net
and recorded 46 saves, while his
counterpart had 36.
The Bulls took 13 of the 24 penalties
called.That included fighting majors
and game misconducts for Blackburn
and his Brussels . adversary Mike
Chapman.
Drubbed by Irish
The Exeter Hawks opened the 85-86
season with a disappointing 13-0 loss
to the Lucan Irish in Lucan on
Wednesday night.
Lucan opened the scoring only 24
seconds into the first period on a goal
by Wayne Urbshott, one of six_he-_
recorded. -He was assisted by Glen
Marshall and Jeff Hodgins. Urbshott
scored his second of the game at 1:48
while Exeter's Scott •Brintnell was
serving a penalty for cross-checking.
The Lucan team added six more in
the first to open up a commanding 8-0
lead.
Brad Muir scored two goals, one
coming on a Lucan powerplay. Urb-
ONE OF SIX --- Wayne Urbshott started the new season right where he left off - scoring goals against
Exeter. The diminutive centre popped six in the rish 13-0 trouncing of the Hawks in Lucan Wednesday.
Exeter's Dave Skea (8) movestoolate to check Urbshott. No. 4 for the Hawks is tan Munroe.
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shott added two more, one a short-
handed, unassisted effort. Adding
singles in the first were Glen Marshall
and Dean Schram.
The second period proved very
frustrating for Exeter as they were
unable to connect on any of their shots
op goal.
With Brintnell off again, for high -
sticking, Urbshott scored his fifth goal
of the game. The goal came at 6:40 of
the second with the assist going to Jeff
Hodgins.
Brent Martin added a single for.the
Irish, assisted by Urbshott, to make
the score 10-0 after the second period,
Lucan topped off their victory with
three More unanswered goals in the
third period.
The first was another powerplay ef-
fort by Muir from Al Craig at 13:19,
with Exeter's Mark Morrisey off for
cross-checking.
Brent Martin added his second goal
of the game at 14:25 on assists by Paul
Foran and Paul Barnes.
The final goal of the game came at
18:55, giving Wayne Urbshott his.
sixth goal, on an assist by Brent
Martin.
Exeter goalie Marty Merner faced
44 shots while Lucan's Darcy Shaw
stopped all 17 Exeter shots on goal.
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