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Times -Advocate, August 20, 1986
Canadian baseball Hall of Fame
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame has officially been opened
in Toronto and would be .• great place to visit during the Cana-
dian National Exhibition or a Blue Jays game.
The Hall of Fame covers 12,000 square feet of display Space
dedicated to 150 years of baseball history in Canada.
The building at Ontario Place is open seven days a week from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is;2 for adults and $1 for students,
seniors and children. Baseball fans with tickets to Blue Jays games
are encouraged to enter Ontario Place free for two hours preceding
game time.
As well, the Hall of Fame has announced a group discount rate
for Ontario Baseball amateur teams. These group tours are a
perfect chance to let your ball players come to the Hall of Fame
and enjoy some of baseball's glorious past. Further information
is available by calling (416) 597-0014.
Included in the Hall of Fame are exciting hands-on displays
to give young players and adults alike a chance to test their
baseball skills. The bullpen area allows visitors an opportunity to
test their pitching speed against the "greats" of today and
yesteryear. The radar gun gives an accurate reflection of the pitch
speed and everyone will find it interesting to compare their speed
with that of the great professional players.
As well, the batter's cage display gives Hall of Fame visitors
a chance to work on their swings from the batting tee. Next to the
hitting area is a display of authentic bats from as far back as 1900
and the display includes replicas of this year's Blue Jay and Expo
personal models now being used by players on each team.
The main display area in the Hall of Fame has been modelled
after a baseball infield with action scenes at the pitcher's mound,
home plate and first, second and third base.
At each of these locations, all of the statistical and biographical
information on the 148 Canadians who have played major league
baseball is displayed.
There are also displays dedicated to the first recorded game
Sports Spotlight
by Ross Haugh
.of organized baseball played in Canada on June 4, 1838 at
Beachville, Ontario as well as displays on the histories of the Blue
Jays and Expos.
Two displays on minor league baseball in Canada and the
history of amateur baseball across the country are computerized
and give people all -the statistical information they need on these
two key facets of Canadian baseball lore.
The Hall of Fame area upstairs is dedicated to the 20 inductees.
Each inductee is honoured with a plaque containing photographs
is now open
and biographical information. As well, other wall areas in the
upstairs are given over to a pictorial essay and personal history
on the inductees. v -
• Continuous audio -video presentations give the Hall of Fame
guests a chance to re -live great . moments in baseball history as
well as learn from batting and pitching instruction videos.
Bruce Prentice, a long time baseball scout in this province and
Hall of Fame president says, "We especially feel baseball players,
coaches, umpires and administrators will benefit from a visit to
the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum".
Ladies tourney this weekend
The ball diamonds at the South Huron Rec Centre will be busy
this weekend with no less than 16 ladies teams competing in two
tournaments.
Six teams from the South Perth ladies fastball league will be
starting their playoff tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday and continue
through until the finals scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
The teams involved are the Exeter Greys, St. Marys,
Brodhagen, Dublin, Sebringville and Kirkton. Currently the Greys
and St. Marys are in a battle for first place. Their first two games
of the season ended in ties.
At the slo-pitch level, the Huron Park Devils are sponsoring
a 10 team tourney along with help from the Greys. This event kicks
off Friday night, continues all day Saturday through to the finals
Sunday afternoon with championship games slated for 11:30 a.m.,
1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
One up on Wyoming
Express close to OBA tournament
The Exeter Express took a big step
towards the Ontario Baseball
Association final championship round
by eking out a 3-2 Sunday victory over
Wyoming.
The second game of the best -of -
three series was played last night
Tuesday in Wyoming. The winner ad-
vances to the OBA tournament to be
held in Walsingham.
In their own league action, the Ex-
press won the first two games of the
first playoff round over Walkerton.
Schedule ending
for slopitchers
The Exeter Ladies' Slowpitch
league play is nearing completion
with each team having no more than
three games to complete their
schedule.
South Huron Hospital posted wins
over the Sundowners 3-2 and Exeter
Inndianettes 10-7.
Good Times outscored the Inn-
dianettes 8-4 and will meet the
Albatross Angels August 19 for their
game originally set for August 14.
Big 0 Sockettes squeaked a 3-1 win
in a close game with the Huron Park
Devils.
No scores were available for the
Albatross Angles vs. Canadian Tire
game or Huron Park Devils vs.
Sundowners.
Standings
Team WL TP
GT 10 2 1 21
SHH 9 2 2 20
EI 9 4 - 18
DD 9 4 - 18
Sockettes 5 8 - 10.
HPD 5 7 - 10
SD 3 10 - 6
AA 3 8 - 6
CT 2 10 1 5
The series is a best -of -five.
In Sunday's OBA contest, the first
Wyoming batter of the game singled
and came around to score. With two
out in the Exeter third, Don
McDonald banged out a bases empt-
ly home run to tie the score.
The Express went ahead in the bot-
tom of the fourth inning as Dave Shaw
in the leadoff spot cracked out a long
home run. Wyoming came back to tie
the score in the top of the fifth.
That's the way the score remained
until the Exeter turn at the plate in
the eighth. Don McDonald was again
responsible for the winning run. He
singled, stole second and scored on a
Greg Hern groundout and a Dave
Shaw sacrifice fly.
With a one run margin, Express pit-
cher Jeff Fuller retired the Wyoming
side in order in the ninth to preserve
the victory.
Holding the opposition seven well
scattered hits, Fuller recorded two
strikeouts and retired the side in
order four of the nine innings.
Other Express players to get hits in
addition to the run scoring innings
were Brian Horner and Walt
Parkinson.
In Great Lakes -Western Ontario -
London senior league playoffs, the
Express took the first two games in
a best -of -five set from the Walkerton
seniors in reasonable easy fashion by
scores of 11-6 and 10-0.
In the 10-0 blanking Steve Pearce
was on the Exeter mound and held the
opposition to only two hits.
The Express scored at least one run
in every one of their four turns at bat
in the five inning opener of a
doubleheader. Don MacDonald singl-
ed and scored in each of the first three
innings.
MacDonald's run was the only one
of the first frame. He came across the
plate in the second along with Brian
Horner, Brian Mercer, Jeff Fuller
and Rob Pryde.
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• Weekdays 18 holes $8.00
• Sat., Sun. & Hol 9 holes $8.00
18 holes $10.00
• Twilight rates after 5 $7.00
• Mondays - Two for price of one
Pro -shop
Phone 235-1517
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Located on County Road 6, Half mile E., of Hwy.•No. 4
Hockey
Registration
South Huron Rec Centre
Sat., August 23
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost '125.00
After•September 4, '150.00
Tykes and 1st time players
$95.00
Final Reg. Thurs. Sept. 4
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Please bring OHIP and Social Insurancre numbers
Seasons passes available.
Equipment exchange table
To register by mail call 235-1683
Boys and girls of all ages welcome
In the third frame, Jeff Fuller, Rob
Pryde, Don MacDonald and Brian
Horner singled and the first three
completed the base cycle. Walt
Parkinson opened the Exeter fourth
and came home on a home run from
the bat of Brian Mercer.
In the second game victory by a
score of 11-6, Bob McDonald, Jeff
Fuller and Brian Horner shared pit-
ching duties for the Express.
Three walks and a Dave Shaw
single produced the first two Exeter
runs in the opening stanza and in the
third singles by Jeff Fuller, Doug
Fairbairn and Brian Horner and a
Dave Shaw two -bagger sent three
more scores in.
Steve Pearce singled and scored in
the Express fourth and in the fifth hits
by Dave Hayter, Dave Atthill, Brian
Horner and Brian Mercer sent the
final four runs nlateward
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