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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-10-07, Page 13.• Fastball finals Junior hockey season begins page 14 Imperials blow two game lead fall to St. Marys in fifthgame ST. MARYS - Trailing two games to none in a best -of -five series, the St. Marys Selects battled back to win three straight and capture the South Perth Men's Fastball League title at Teddy's Field Sunday night. Three runs in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie as the Selects beat the Ex- eter Chrysler Imperials 6-3. Exeter had won the opening two games and had three chances to beat their biggest rivals, but once St. Marys put pitcher Don Rae into the third game, the momentum quickly shifted from Exeter to St. Marys. In the fifth and deciding game played in front of a large crowd Sunday, the visiting Imperials jumped into a 1-0 lead when catcher Brian Noyes led off the second inning with a home run. But with two out in the bottom of the third, Steve Neeb singled, moved on a passed ball and scored when Doug Levy had an inside the park homer off of Exeter pitcher Derwyn Hodgins. It was 3-1 just a few moments later when first baseman Scou Shackleton took one over the fence. The Imperials evened the score in the top of the sixth as Doug Charlton singled, scored on a Jeff Shipley triple and he came home when Noyes grounded out to get his second rbi of the game. St. Marys plated three in the eighth as Neeb singled, Levy was afe on an error, Shackleton drew a walk, catcher John Moore singled ar i John Roger was safe on another error. It was the second straight year the Imperials forced the final series to the limit only to come up on the short end. Selects 4. Imperials 0 SL Marys jumped in front very quickly Thursday night in Exeter as they scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning. Paul Bushfield was hit by a pitch, went to second when John Bell laid down a sacrifice bunt and went to third on a passed ball. Levy walked to put two on and then a single by Shackleton scored two runs. In the fourth, Levy singled, stole both second and third and scored on a fly ball to second base. Imperials' Mike Desjardine had to go way to his left to make a great catch but couldn't double up Levy at the plate. Si. Marys made it 4-0 in the sixth frame when Levy led off with a single but hustled to second on the throw, went to•third when Shackleton ground- ed out an' gyred on a passed ball. The ..n}. ials could only get a runner to third once during the game and that was in the sixth when Charlton tripled but was left stranded. Selects 4,Imperials 1 In the first inning, of last Tuesday night's game, Charlton crushed a home run over the St. Marys centrefield fence but in the third, the Selects tied it when Pell tripled and scored on Neeb's single. Exeter shortstop Dan Heywood made a great defensive play when Levy hit to shortstop where Heywood stepped on the bag to get Neeb and fired to first for a double play. Paul Horenburg started on the mound for the home team but was re- placed by Rae who shut down the Imperials. Hodgins started for Exeter but Charlton came on and gave up three hits and three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Senior hockey ecking line SCOIi,S big for Mohawks LUCAN - The Exeter Mohawks continued their exhibition schedule this week and split a pair of Senior A hockey games with the Aylmer Hornets. In Aylmer last Tuesday night, they were beaten 7-2 but on Sunday at therLucan Arena, the Mohawks bounced backto win 7-5. 'They` had a full team and they were hungry, they were intense," said Exeter coach Dave Revington about the Hornets on Tuesday. "Today we had a little better lineup." The line of centre` Scott Pfaff along with wingers Dale Gibbon. and Richard Hawkins surprised a few people on Sunday as the veteran trio Combined for the Mohawks' first three goals on Sunday. After Aylmees Dustin Bellyou gave the visitors a 1-0 lead Pfaff' back- handed one past Jamie Osborne and five minutes later on the powerplay, Hawkins scored from the middle of the rink and it was 2-1 and just 22 seconds later Hawkins gave Exeter a two goal lead. `You don't expect a lot of offence out of those guys but they are big," said Revington. The three are used primarily in: a checking role but the :goats they scored sure were a big boost for the Mohawks on Sunday. "I think well have a better year oat of Pfaff, it's his second year and Hawkins could fill the net." With only five seconds left in the first period,' the Hornets; pulled to within one when Beliyou'got his second as the Mohawks were caught on a line change. The score was Lied after 40 minutes as Paul Barton connected for Exet- er while Tim Ross and Denis Hebert popped a couple from the point past Trevor Hunter. In the third Oleg Snyder, Barton and Joe Scherer scored for the Mo.. hawks while Doug Wintermute answered for the Hornets. Continued on page 15 Biggest goal ever, brought Canadians together I nstead of a referen- dum, how about a hockey game. It wouldn't com- pletely solve all this country's problems but it would sure pro- mote national unity and pull Canada together. It was 20 years ago in Moscow when Paul Henderson threw his amts in the air to celebrate scor- ing the winning goal in the 1972 Canada -Soviet Union hockey series. This was a moment which brought all Canadians a little closer and that's what we need right now. sidelines Fred G roves "I don't think anyone felt more.. Canadian. Everyone can remember where they were," said Henderson. On the weekend, he was in Huron County to help kick off the United Way campaign. Henderson is the honourary chairman and at a luncheon in Zurich on Saturday, said it's a team spirit which helps the United Way keep going. His long professional hockey career was without a doubt highlighted by his scoring the "big one" on September 28, 1972. "I always wanted to be a hockey player and I ended up playing 18 sea- sons." said the Lucknow native. "The series came along at the right time in my career." Henderson said wherever he goes, people can quickly remember where they were when the goal was scored. It was the eighth and final game of a series which saw each team win three games and split another. So it came down to one game for all the marbles. To see who was the best in the world. To see if the Canadians could silence the Big Russian Bear. Henderson remembers scoring the goal like it was yesterday. "I came out in front of the net and picked up Phil Esposito's rebound." Be said he shot once on the great Vladislav Tretiak and after he made a pad save, Henderson shot the puck along the ice and into the corner of the net. Henderson had a lot of praise for Tretiak and said he and the Montreal Canadiens' star Ken Dryden, who was a major reason they won the series in 1972, are in his opinion, the two greatest puckstoppers of all times. "He's (Tretiak) the only goaltender that never had a bad game. He was the Russian's MVP for eight years." His big goal came with only 34 seconds left in the game and the former Toronto Maple Leafs winger also got the winners in the two previous games. "I look back and I was luckier than four barrels of monkeys." During the series, the Canadians trailed the Russians more than once and the final game was no exception. Down by two goals going into the third period, Henderson said coach Harry Sinden tried to keep his team calm. "He said don't getup tight and get onerrly." The mystique about the -big, bid -ted machine is gone now but in the 1970's Canadians had not only a _Wondering interest about country in the Soviet Union but their hockey players as well. For years the Russians were building a powerhouse and the 1972 series brought the simmering pot of bewilderment to a boil. "We were totally surprised. We didn't think they were that good. They were skilled and well conditioned," said Henderson. And how did the likes of Phil Esposito, Ken Dryden, Yvon Cournoyer and all the rest feel about perhaps the biggest series of their lives. "We just wanted to prove to the world, we were the best," said Hender- son. Where were you when the big goal was scored: "I was listening to it on the radio, it was the best thing that every hap- pened to Canada"- Jack Urquhart, Exeter. "I was in high school and we were all in the cafeteria. We all went wild," - Joyce Hummel, Hensall. "We were watching the TV at school," - Marg Deichert, Zurich. There were many fans of Henderson and his goals who were not even born yet when the famous moment took place but for youngsters like Ca- sey OBrien and Jeremy Willert of Heosall, they have their memories kept alive through pictures, books and tales from those who remember where they were when the big one was scored. 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