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1992 Intermediate Eliminations
Imperials take an early exit
Rain, rain go away is what members of the Exeter Imperials were thinking over the weekend.
Here, back, left: manager Fred Cook, Mike Neil, Jeff Shipley, Steve Neil and front, lett: Graham
Nesbitt and Sandy Hyde look out at the rain which hampered the team all weekend.
By Fred Groves
T -A staff
OWENSOUND- Itwasavery.
vezy disappointing weekend for the
Exeter Chrysler Imperials.
They played their games late at
night, or rather early into the morn-
ing hours, they battled the rain and
the dampness and they came home
a lot earlier than expected.
Over the Civic Holiday weekend
at the Ontario Intermediate Elimi-
nations in Owen Sound. -the Imperi-
als were eliminated m three men's
install games.
Friday night they opened against
Pt. Stanley and won 5-0, Saturday
afternoon Exeter lost a 1-0 battle to
St. Agatha and Monday morning at
1:30 am., they walked off the dia-
mond following a 6-5 loss to Wiar-
son.
It was 5-5 into the bottom of the
seventh inning but Wuarton came
up with a late run to win a and
send the Imperials home.
Rain, rain, rain: When the Im-
perials arrived in Owen Sound -Fri-
day night, their game scheduled for
8 p.m. was backed up a couple of
hours due to rain.
Saturday it held oft, but •dung
the night it poured again postpon-
mg Sunday's games for several
hours -
lmpenals' outfielder Graham
Nesbitt is a veteran of the Elimina-
tions tournaments and he mid he
has never seen one with so much
ram.
Standing __under manager ._.Hood
Cook's hailer awning and watching
the -rain come down late Sunday af-
ternoon he said the games had to
go on.
"The Ontario championships are
one of those things they have to
play because the seniors go to the
Canadians and the intermediates go
to the Eastern Canadians," he said
of the idea of postponing the enure
weekend.
While the lmpenals waited for
the sky to clear and -to hear when
• they would be playing that third
garne, organizes worked on the di-
amonds and tried to make -than
playable.
"The guys who are running the
tounuunent are running ragged -
They don't fell enyb elY anything
because its all rumors," said Nes-
bitt.
Imperials 5, Pirates (I
It was scoreless going into the
bottom of the fourth inning Fnday
right when Nesbitt led off with a
Ingle and scored what paved to be
the winning tun on a passed ball.
With two out in the fifth. Jeff
Shipley, who went 3 -fox -4 in this
game, singled and scored when Lo-
thar Mueller launched one to centre
field that hit the fence and was
good for a double.
The sixth inning was a big one. as
hatter sexed three more runs. Carl
houghrter tripled and scored on an
error to make it 3.0. Darren Neil
was sale on- a 4ialders' oboiree'and
then Shipley and Mueller had base
hits.
"We waited too long to get some
runs in that first game," said Neil.
He was without a hit in the first
two games and said, "it, (the pitch-
ing) isn't any better here. You just
can't always have good games."
In the opener, Exeter pitcher Der-
wyn Hodgins struck out 14, walked
two and allowed just a couple 01
hats.
Thunder 1, imperials 0
Saturday afternoon against the S
Agatha Thunder. the imperials
seemed to lack enthusiasm and, as
a result lost to the Thunder who
scored the only run of the game in
the fust inning
With one out, Hodgins gave up a
walk to Trevor Jutzi who went to
third on a Paul Reidt single and
scored on a wild pitch.
Exeter catcher Bruin Noyes had
the ball, saw Jutzi coming to the
plate, but instead of tossing it to
Hodgins _who was covering. went
himself and was not in tune.
"In that second game, nobody
was hitting the ball, We were sit-
ting around waiting to sec who
would do it," said Nesbitt who
along with Boughner had the only
Exeter hits against the Thunder.
The Imperials threatened in the
second frame when Mueller walked
Field hockey team in preparatrnn
EXETER The first day of
school way be a month away, but
the South Hotton District High teem are begiinutg to prepare for
School Panthers girls field hockey the fall season.
Wednesday nights, a few of the
girls have been scrimmaging find.
according to coach Jim .Weekwan.
he has been teaching some of the
newcomers about the game.
The t? anthers once again made it
to the povipcial final tournament
last year and it will be a real chal-
lenge for them to repeat as Huam-
Porth eunterencc champs as UJreY
only have 11 of their 21 players re-
turning.
Although the field bas been avail
able Wednesdays, Workman noted
the pirnout has not been as good as
expected.
"There are too many other things
like ball and jobs. It's not as goat
as we especial."
Jodi H milton, left; looks on,as two of her fellow field hockey Formai workouts for the UAW
players go after the ball during workouts et the South Huron hockey learn toruli ,fin .,1he ret
District High School Wednesday night. week of school.
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and Nesbut singled. But with none
out, coach Chuck Humbey gave the
batt sign to Noyes who popped n
up to Tim Hergott. He tossed it to
first to double up Nesbitt.
In the bottom of the seventh, Nes-
bitt got on with a fielders chutes
and Noyes bit a long fly ball to
right field which was caught at the
fence.
Hodgins struck out if,. allowed
one walls and two hits in a losing
cause.
"We had a good game out of
Hodgins and we didn't score ani
swu._When,ii..comes.down,w,it. it
doesn't matter how good your
pitching is," said Nesbitt.
•
They just
want attention
the blg ted, white
a111d blue sports ma- sidelines
ChM c has embar-
rassed Itself.
Last Tuesday afternoon 1
was watching the United - by
States men's volleyball team Fred
squeak out a win against our Groves
boys from Canada. - Rather, 1 was listening and
not looking at the T.V. set, but when I did, I was quite ap-
palled at what 1 saw.
Bald heads, a dozen of them.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the Telly Sava -
las look, but when an entire team including trainers scrap to
the skull, that's too much to handle.
In their first game of the Olympics against the Japanese, the
Americans won, but later, after three grueling hours on the
coup, the International Volleyball Federation said American
Bob Samuelson should have been ejected after receiving his
second yellow card.
He should have been given a red card for arguing with the
officials but they were lenient on the Americans and Samuel-
son stayed in the game.
The Japanese protested and although the Americans won on
the court, the decision was reversed.
So, instead of chalking it up to experience, getting prepared
to face the Canadians, the American team members go to the
local barber shop and have their heads shaved
How ridiculous can this be?
True, the American basketball Dream Team sports a couple
of baldies in Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley but they
are always like this.
In my opinion, the American volleyball team simply wanted
attention. It's not a means of protest,lts a means of getting the
cameramen to focus in a little closer.
Guts: Olympic competition is about guts and courage.
A couple of months ago when Canadian rower Silken Lau -
mann had her leg broken in a race, doctors said her chances of
making it to the Olympics were impossible. But she fooled
them and with her leg tightly bandaged was second in her
heat in the women's singles sculls. That's courage.
From guts and courage to disappointment.
Lambeth's Jennifer Doey suffered a back injury and could
not compete for the Canadian women's coxless fours rowing
team.
Olympic competition also brings out the youth of the world.
Athletes from other countries that we stare at are immediately
put not only on the winners podium but a pedestal for the rest
of their hves.
China's Fu Mingxia is one of those extraordinar\ young
people.
At just 13 years -of -age she has demanded the worlds atten-
tion with gold medal effort m the platform diving.
How important is it to have a gold medal winner from your
country? Ask Turkey?
Naim Suleymanoglu, the 16 year-old weightlifter represent-
ing Turkey is a Bulgarian. He moved to Turkey and since he
had not been in that country for three or more years, there was
some fear he might not be able to compete forTurkey.
But he did after the Bulgarians collected a cool one million
dollars from the Turks.
From the sidelines: Who said baseball. the hard ball ver-
sion that is, is just for boys...Flesherton will be the site of of a
bantam girls baseball tournament on August 22...Attention
hockey players: Want to travel to far away places and meet
excitulg.people. Well. Team Western Ice Hockey Club out of
Winnipeg is putting together an adult team to tour Europe.
Each player is responsible [or his own travel expenses while
the club picks up the tab for the uniforms. jackets, hockey
bags and makes all the arrangements. For more information
contact Don Finkbeiner in Winnipeg at 204-831-7029 or fax
204-831-7243.
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