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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
In the juvenile division
Steve Pearce with a 38 was
the low gross shooter and
Wayne Parsons was second
only one shot back.
Ron Heywood won the
prize for the shot closest to
the pin on the fourth green.
He missed by seven feet.
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Mommersteeg, but Sarnia
came back ten minutes later
to make it 2-1. Just before the
interval, Lakeport's at-
tacking half -back Dave
Murray was pulled down in
the penalty area and inside -
right Chris Ladd converted
the spot -kick.
The second -half started
same as the first with
Steelers on the offensive and
scoring quickly. Inside -left
Stephen Jeacock made it 4:1
and Chris Ladd added two
more goals to his credit to
give the home team a con-
vincing five goal lead. Sarnia
did not give up and fought
back to produce a respec-
table result with two well
taken late goals.
This game was a final
warm up for Lakeport,
before they face South
London in the First Round of
this- years International
Mercer Cup at Goderich
Arena next Saturday, (K.O. 4
p.m.
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