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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-08-01, Page 22 (2)• Page 10A tt Times -Advocate, August 1, 1979 Sports �± Spotlight By ROSS HAUGH More action Three big events in the area remain on the calen- dar in this area for the balance of the summer. The first occurs this weekend -in Dashwood with the annual celebration of Friedsburg Days. Friedsburg Days open Friday night with a talent show and crowning of Miss Friedsburg. After an -early afternoon parade Saturday, the sporting events get underway. Sports convener John Becker has lined up a good array of tug-of-war teams and competitors for the arm wrestling in both men and women divisions. Anyone wishing to compete in either event can still do so by contacting John Becker at 237-3628. The weekend of August 17.18 and 19 activities switch to the village of Lucan where the very energetic Lions club sponsors the always popular Lucan Fair. The Lucan Fair opens on the Friday night with a parade and continues throughout the balance of the weekend. A western horse show highlights the Satur-- day sporting activities. One of the featured enter- tainers on the grandstand throughout the three days will be Gordie Tapp and his sidekick Cousin Clem. - The fourth Saturday of August which is the 25th. the Zurich Bean Festival.is again expected to attract a large number of visitors. Eating can be considered in the sporting category for many people but in addition to beans many of the best horse shoe pitchers fn Western Ontario will be in attendance. Great contest The hockey season is still quite a distance away, we hope. but. it won't be difficult to predict the best. game of the year. That should occur on thelast day of 1979 when the Stanley cup champion Montreal Conadiens •take to the Forum ice against Moscow's Central Red Army team. It will be exactly four years to the day that the same two teams battled to a 3-3 tie. The Canadiens have won 22 Stanley Cups and this spring the Red .krmy club won their 22nd Soviet Union championship with possibly the strongest team they have ever assembled. Vladislav Tretiak was the goal tender. While talking about Russian hockey, Boris Mayorov. once the best Soviet Union right winger has become president of that country's hockey federation. Still in contention The Montreal Expos continue to be in contention in the National baseball eastern division. Despite dropping three of four weekend games to the Pittsburgh Pirates the Expos are in first place by a half game over the Pirates and only one up on the Chicago Cubs. Many baseball experts were asking last week why the Expos would want to get Rusty Staub back in their lineup. Rusty proved his worth Sunday with two run scoring singles as the Expos beat the Pirates 5-3 to break the losing streak. The Tigers apparently gave up on Staub because of his age of 35 and a large salary which caused problems including a holdout at the start of this season.• So. what can Staub do for the Expos? He can cer- tainly provide a much needed left handed pinch hitter. Without the designated hitter in the National league pinch hitters are much more valuable and necessary. In addition .10 the power he possesses in his bat. Rusty can probably become a stabilizing force for the younger players on the team and give them the con- fidence they need. A lot of the Expos have never been involved in a pennant race and they could use the experience of a Staub as they roll toward September. He was" an im- portant cog in the New York Mets march to a pennant in 1973. Montreal fans haven't forgotten Staub who was the one man that gave the Expos a small bit of respec- tability in their early years. He received a loud five minute standing ovation when he appeared as a pinch hitter Friday night at Olympic Stadium. Staub popped up but Sunday he redeemed himself with two solid hits. Staub's first comment on his return to Montreal was. "No one could be more pleased to come back to this organization than I am. Emotionally it was tremendously uplifting to be back with a team I love so much." The battle to the wire in the National league east should be a dandy with the Expos, Pirates, Chicago Cubs. St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phlllies still in the running. Onl four and a half games 4,-sepa a first five t�= The*Chicago Cubs are staying right there thanks mostly to the home run hitting heroics of Dave Kingman. His home run total is now up to 36 and he hit five in eight trips to the plate in two weekend games. The Cubs continue to draw well at the gate despite being the only club that plays all their_ games during the day. Wrigley Field in Chicago does not have a lighting system. They ex t to draw inexesg. of ..a.mtllion, and -a *K. the same as a year i ti PRE -GAME STRATEGY = Coach Dove Silccck discusses some strategy with members of Huron County's Lakeport Steelers prior to o game against Sarnia in Exeter, Saturday. The Huron pee wee all-stars, made up of players from throughout the area, won the game by o 6-3 margin. Some of the area boys on the squad ore, back row, from the left: Dave Murray, RR 2 Stoffa Chris VanGerwen, Exeter; Dove Scott, Grand Bend; and Joe Mommerstee'g, Grand Bend. Front row, Greg Ryan, RR 2 Staffo: John VanEsbroeck, RR 1 Henson; and Greg Greatrex, Grand Bend. Staff photo Local swim team places third, many individual winners The Exeter swim team finished in third place in a five team meet at the local pool Saturday. St. :Marys won the event with 251 points. Elmira was second with 240 points and Exeter right behind in third with 236 points. Completing the team totals w_e�e Mount Suns win Ontario title The Milverton Suns won the Ontario senior ladies fastball championship over the weekend with for straigtlT wins in an elimination tournament in. Stratfordville. • • The Suns blanked Oakville 5-0. downed Willowdale 3-1 and edged Agincourt by 2-1 ,scores in two consecutive games. The Suns had already qualified for the Canadian championships as the result of being the host team. Agincourt will now represent Ontario. The Canadian finals w:lI be held in Milverton from August 22 to 26. Lynne Farquhar of Exeter is a valuable member of the Milverton team. Anyone wishing tickets for the Canadian finals can obtain some frotn Lynne Farquhar. They are $20 for a week-long pass. S6 per day during the.round robin series and S7 per day for the Saturday and Sunday finals. Forest with 214 and Listowel at 191. Liz Cottrell was a big winner for Exeter in the girls 9 and 10 years division. She was home first in the freestyle. breaststroke and butterfly divisions. In the same category, Karen Wells was first in the backstroke and third in freestyle. Jennifer Mason was third in backstroke, Kristen Lovie was third in breaststroke and Sharon Boersma was in the same position in butterfly. In girls 8 and under. Laura Mason of Exeter was fourth in butterfly and fifth in backstroke Exeter competitors swept all the first prizes in the girls 11 and 12 years section. Brenda Waldeck was an easy - winner in freestyle, backstroke and butterfly. Tena Brand won the breaststroke event. was third in freestyle, and second in butterfly. Annette Ver- maeten was sixth in backstroke. Darlene McBride was third in but- terfly and fourth in breaststroke. In girls 13 .and 14 Kelly Livingstone was third and Jayne Hendrick fifth in backstroke and Dianne Boersma was third. Deb Josephson fourth and Nellie DeKoker sixth in breast- strdke. David Josephson of Exeter was third in backstroke, and butterfly and fourth in breaststroke in the -boys 41 and under division. John Wells made a good showing in the boys 11 and'12 category winning ' the freestyle and breaststroke events and placing fourth in the backstroke. Sean Whiteford was fourth in freestyle and sixth in backstroke. In breaststroke, Jeff Heywood was third and Ken Boersma fourth. John Mol was the top local competitor in the 13 and 14 year-old boys. He took the backstroke and was fourth in breaststroke. In relay events, Exeter won the girls 10 and under and second in boys 11 and 12 and girls 11 and 12 and 13 and 14. Saveway loses to league leading Lieury Exeter Saveway was in action only once this week dropping a 4-1 decision to Lieury to lower their record to 12 wins and nine losses. They are in action three times this week. Tuesday they travelled to Sylvan, Thursday they host Poplar Hill in Exeter and Sunday they travel to Nairn. Game time Thursday is 9 o'clock at the Exeter diamond. Lieury 4 Saveway 1 Ed Brown allowed only two infield singles as Lieury beat Exeter Saveway 4-1. Lieury opened with three runs in the top of the first inning as Bob Cornish singled. Glen Thompson reached first on an error and Stan Lovie tripled to score two runs. He came in to score on an error. Saveway scored their only run in the fourth as Dave Watson singled stole second MR ON II6CXWYSt AT HOCKEY Sc.161Q9L — Tom Coates of Exeter was one of tip studentsat the Huron Hockey School this week. Above, Coot*: folks with a school director Bill Mahoney. T -A photo i SWIMWEAR. All the latest fashions ondtctcs for men on f.".1. SPEEDO and ARENA Stock Up For Big Savings A11'Summer SPO S tILOT . Men's Golf Shirts . Adidas & Speedo T -S s . Tennis Shorts & Skirts . Sports Shorts Come Early - Come -Save gr.. Thies.about ago But. they expect to make some money. That's due mainly to the 1320,000 salary they no longer have to pay since Bobby Murcer went back to the Yankees. The 1983 all-star game will be played on the SOth anniversary of the first game there in 1933. The all star contest will be in. Los Angeles next year in Cleveland in 1981 and at Olympic Stadium in Montreal in 1982. Cuties in town Don't forget the California Cuties will be in Exeter Tuesday night at 8 p.m. to take on the Exeter rec league all stars in an exhibition fastball game. The Cuties, a group of men dressed 8a" the opposite sex are sure to provide lots p'ntertainment and laughs. SWIMMING POOL SALE Inground Pools Completely Installed Starting at: ;1982°° Phone 652-3203 or 432-8876 Forest City Swimming Pools Ltd., London and scored on an error. Lieury scored their fourth run in the sixth as Jack 'Meddle singled and scored on Ed Brown's single. Brown struck out seven batters in picking up the win. Brian Hodgins toiled for Saveway and , took the loss. - He allowed seven hits and struck out four batters. Start playoffs, Saturday Steelers win exhibition In exhibition soccer action at the'"Exeter Canners field on Saturday, Huron County's Lakeport Steelers defeated their Sarnia peewee coun- terparts 6-3. The Steelers stormed ahead with two quick goals from left-winger Joe Five pars are enough Five pars enabled Ian Smith to card a score of 39 and the lowest gross score in the "A" flight at Tuesday's regular men's night at the Ironwood golf course. Gabby Mol at 31 was the low net winner. In the "B" flight, Dennis Hockey was the low gross golfer with a 40 and Mike Cushman's 31 was best in the low net department. Wayne Parkinson and Marvin Bower shared low gross honours in the "C" flight with identical 47's while net lows were Al Keys at 31 and Walter Tietleman with a 33. Best in the "D" flight with a 43 gross was 'Chan Livingstone while Brad Murray posted the lowest net at 28. 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