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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-09-03, Page 14P•' 2A Imes te, *miser 1986 0 American Ieague east contenders down to Red Sox, Jays Yogi Berra is famous for saying, "It ain't over until it's over", but, the American league eastern pennant race appears to be over except for the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. Weekend trips to the west coast have done the Tigers and Yankees in while the Jays are on a long winning streak which could break a club record. On the weekend we found American league standings of June 7 and there was quite a difference as far as the Toronto club is concerned. At that time the Red Sox were 20 games over .500 and that's exactly where they are right now while the Jays, Indians and Tigers were all tied for last place, 11 games off the pace. The Yankees were the closest at four and a half games back. Now the Bronx Brombers are out by seven games. While the Yankees and Tigers are probably out of contention they certainly can be spoilers to the other two top clubs. What is left in the schedule is sort of a round robin series with each of the four teams playing the other three clubs six games each. As for the final finish, the Red Sox could have an edge when it comes to home games. They have 18 of their last 30 contests in the friendly confines of Fenway Park while the Blue Jays are on the road for 17 of their 31 outings. While the Tigers and Yankees have been losing recent games in the late innings the Blue Jays have been doing the opposite with some real come -from -behind heroics at the plate and on the mound. For the Jays the recent splurge has been a result of excellent teamwork with every one on the 24 man roster coming through when necessary. In Sunday's wirover Cleveland every one of the nine Toronto starters had at least one hit. The big hits have been coming not only from Moseby, Bell, Up- shaw, Barfield, Johnston, Fernandez and Whitt, but from lesser lights like Iorg, Manny Lee and Buck Martinez. The Toronto comeback has been realized without the services Sports Spotlight by Ross Haugh of Damasso Garcia and Rance Mullinicks. The relief performances of Mark Eichorn and Tom Henke have been beyond descriptive words, but, the starters have been just as important in keeping the club in contention at least until the seventh inning when the two stoppers can be called on. Joe Johnston the recent acquisition from Atlanta has been giv- ing Jimy Williams a good six to seven innings as have Jimmy Key, John Cerutti, Jim Clancy and now Dave Steib appears to be back to semblance of his old form. The two series that will probably tell the tale will pit the Red Sox and Jays against each other in Toronto on September 19, 20 and 21 and back to Fenway Park on Septemer 26, 27 and 28. While we lean to the Jays in their pennant chase one has to recognize the power and the strong pitching of the Boston club. Three and a half games does not seem like a lot of ground to make up, but, it really is unless the Blue Jays could win five of the six remaining contests against the Boston Red Sox. A split won't be much good. At least it will make for an interesting month. The Red Sox end the schedule with a four game series at home against the Yankees while the Jays are at home for three against Milwaukee. Express steams on Congratulations to the Exeter Express on winning the Ontario Baseball Association Senior "D" championship with four straight victories on the weekend in the tournament style playoffs in Walsingham. The Express guided by Joe Fulop, Glenn Thurman and Geary Penhale breezed through their regular schedule with only a few losses and eliminated Wyoming in two straight games to qualify for the Ontario finals. The Express followed the style of the Blue Jays with a thrill- ing 5-4 win over Essex to win the championship. They scored four times in the bottom of the eighth inning to overcome a three run deficit. The big blow was Dave Shaw's fourth home run of the weekend. Play in Kincardine on weekend Pee woes advance to Ontario final The Exeter Legion pee wee baseball club went undefeated in all four games of the WOAA champion- ship tournament held recently in Walkerton, • The local youngsters were winners over teams from Goderich, Hanover, Listowel and St. Marys to win the two day event and advance to the O.B.A. Tournament to be held in Kincardine September,6 and 7. Two hits each by Mike Kingma, Mark Russell and Dave Schwindt paced Exeter's 6-4 victory over Goderich in the tourney's first game. Jim Ahrens pitched six strong inn- ings, striking out five before giving way to Dave Schwindt in the seventh. Kingma's seventh inning loser load- ed single produced the winning scores. Exeter's second game turned into a 14-8 slugfest with Hanover that was highlighted by a seven run outburst in the third inning. With one out in the third Mark Russell stroked a long tri- ple off the fence and Schwindt, Kingma, Fred Steciuk, Jamie Cornish and Steve Dubarry all singled to put Exeter into a 10-4 lead which they never relinquished. Schwindt and Dubarry shared the pitching duties in the victory. Schwindt had three hits in the game including a long home run leading off the fourth inning. Russell and Dubarry also had three hits each. Exeter defeated Listowel by a 10.6 score to advance to the fourth and final game. A four run rally in the fourth frame to tie the score 5-5 and three more runs in the fifth paved the way for the Exeter win. Schwindt and Russell again held three hits apiece to lead in the hitting department while Schwindt pitched a complete game striking out four Listowel batters. Jason Heywood had two Exeter hits while singles were stroked by Dubarry. Jamie Cornish and Jim Ahrens. Jason Hewyood proved to be the hit- ting hero in the final game against St. Marys. He stroked four hits in the game but it was his clutch single in the bottom of the seventh inning that scored Schwindt to win the game. St. Marys had led the game 10-4 after four innings but Exeter came roaring back with eight runs on 12 hits in the fifth inning. Exeter still had to come from behindjn the bottom of the seventh scoring four times to win 18-17 in a thrilling comeback that had the local fans on the edge of their seats. After Ryan Lindenfield walked to open the seventh, Dubarry singled, Jamie Cornish walked and Schwindt singled in two runs before Heywood produced runs. Schwindt finished the game with four hits while Russell and Dubarry had three hits each. Ahrens and Mike Kingma each had two singles in the game. Mosurinjohn on target Jodi Mosjurinjohn with 50 cop- secutive hits led the Claybird gun club to a fourth place finish in a recent Federation of Anglers and Hunters Federation annual trap shoot held at the Crumlin gun club in London. After hitting 23 out of 25 targets in his first two tries, Mosjurinjohn hit 50 in a row to wind up with a total of 96 out of a possible 100. Scores for the other members of the local team were Steve Venner 87, Dwight Monck 85, George McCor- mick 81 and Scott Rader 80. It was a first shoot for the team as a unit and they did very well. At the club's regular weekly shoot Sunday, Mosurinjohn again scored two perfect rounds of 25 each. That's the first time this feat was ac- complished at the club's shoots. Other scores were Glen Greb 24, Dwight Monck and Harrison Schoch 23, Russ Gibson 22, Steve Venner and Vic Rempel 21, John Rempel and Bob Baker 20 and Doug Moore and Scott .4•1- Rader 18 each. CO.OP AP' Excellent Condition THURSDAY IS SENIORS DAY 18 holes for $8.00 (iiome must be completed by 4 p.m.) IRONWOO 235-1521 GOLF CLUB Located 1 mile E • - -r • .'• Precision Registration 4. South Huron Rec Centre Sat., September 6 10:00 to 12:00 • To register by phone call 235-0436 or 235-1569. Boys and girls of all ages welcome Weekly Specials Prices in effect to September 10/86 or while supplies last House Paint House Paint PEE WEES WIN IN WOAA — The Exeter Legion Pee wees have captured the Western Ontario Athletic Association championship and this weekend will be participating in a provincial tournament. Back, left, coach Don Heywood, Mark Russell, David Schwindt, Mike Kingma, Steve Dubarry and coach John Schwindt. Front, Fred Steciuk, Jim Ahrens, Jamie Cornish, Derek Van Dyken and Jason Heywood. Miss- ing were Brian McGinnis and Ryan Lindenfield. T -A photo Stephen Minor Hockey Registration Fri., Sept. 5 from 7 - 9 p.m. and `Sat., September 6 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Huron Park Annex a10 RATE CLASSES South Huron Rec Centre, Exeter Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 7:30-9:00 Instructor Ron Tyndall, 1st DAN Classes for Men, Women & Children (10 and up) Registration Tuesday, Sept. 2 till Sept. 11 7 p.m. For information Call 482-3634 (235-2833) Excellent Fitness and Qefence Training Don't put it off - Enroll Now! HuIIy Gully Motocross riders will be hitting the Motocross track at Bully Gully, Var- na, this Sunday, September 7. Riders from all over Ontario will be com- peting for provincial points, to im- prove their provincial standings. Local riders will be out in full force. They are: Dave Andrews, Clinton Jr. 125B; Jim Dickins, Hensall Sr. 80A; John Kochan, Hensall Jr. 125B;rian Keys, Seaforth Sr. 250; Brian Blackburn, Exeter Sr. 250 and Chuck Collins, Varna Expert 250. These local riders will be charging for first place positions in their classes. Junior and schoolboy race ac- tion begins at 11:30 and senior and ex- pert racing begins at 1. Tufmac, High Cut Soft Toe Work Boots (Limited supply) High cut zipper steel toe Work Boot ConjratuLaiiond Exeter Express OBA Champions from RSD Sport Den 'Stephen Township Power Skating/ Figure Skating Registration Fri., Sept. 5th 7 - 9 p.m. and Sat., Sept. 6 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Huron Park Annex Lawn Mower Parts (In stock) Barbecue Parts 230 Amp 092 Box Welder 35 L. bags Top Soil EXETER DISTRICT CO.OP 4 blocks west t.1 ib. Fire Hall 233-2081