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Times-Advocate, 1983-07-06, Page 12Pogo 8 Times -Advocate, July 6, 1983 Sports Spotlight Dy Ross Haugh Lots of events The next month or so is going to be very busy with almost every weekend busy with sporting activities in a number of communities. It all starts this weekend with the major motocross event of the Canadian racing season scheduled for Hully Gully. Randy Collins and his hard working cohorts are to be congratulated on obtaining the Labatt's Canadian Na- tional senior and veteran motocross chamionships. Also participating as a major sponsor will be Pepsi Cola and Tuckey Beverages. Competitors from all over Canada will be battling for points, prizes and trophies in one of the most spec- tacular motosports held anywhere. The main events are being televised for later view- ing on Wide World of Sports. So here's your chance to see an exciting motocross race and also be seen on television. Racing starts at 1:00 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday of this coming weekend. Advance tickets are $4 for Saturday and $6 for Sun- day. At the gate they are $2 more for each performance. Get yours early. More information can be obtained by calling 262-5809 or 262-3318. The next big event in Exeter will be Heritage Days which are set for three days from July 22 through July 24. Included will be a number of sporting events. Friday, July 22 is ball- day at Exeter Community Park. A pee wee baseball game will be featured at 4 p.m. with a bantam game scheduled for 6:30. Topping off Friday's ball games will be an 8:30 p.m. grudge match between the Shriners and the Exeter Firemen. The best brand of ladies fastball in the province of Ontario will be brought to Exeter on Saturday afternoon when the Milverton Suns will be participating in a ladies fastball doubleheader with games set for 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Exeter and area natives Lynne Farquhar and Iris Marshall are valuable members of the Milverton team. Other area events coming up are Ailsa Craig Turtle Days, Fun Days in Granton and Friedsburg Days in• Dashwood. We will pass on more information about these three events in the next column or two. All-Star break This week, all teams in the two major league baseball teams will take time out from their regular schedule to participate in the 50th annual all-star game. It will be held tonight, Wednesday in Comiskey Park in Chicago where the original game was held in 1933. The American league will be out to break a long jinx. The National League has won the last 11 all star games and 19 of the last 20 and many of those by lopsided scores. It has been calculated by some mathematical whiz that everything being equal the odds against the NL's streak of 11 straight wins was in the order of 23,000 to one. As for the odds against 19 out of 20, well, if it had not happened one would say it was virtually impossible. Baseball is about the only sport where there is less certainty of the outcome of the game regardless of the teams' overall records. In normal league play, last place teams come along and knock off league leaders every once in a while. This was apparent this weekend as the Seattle Mariners took two of the first three games from the Toronto Blue Jays. Regardless of which team is superior, the all star baseball game appears to be continuing to be impor- tant to the fans something which cannot be said for similar events in football, basketball and hockey. Probably the biggest individual achievement in all- star play came back in 1934 when southpaw Carl Hub - bel of the New York Giants struck out five future Hall of Famers in succession. In case anyone is interested they were Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Fox, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin. The best batting performance came in 1946 at Fen - way Park in Boston when Ted Williams, the Splendid Splinter had two home runs, two singles and a walk in five trips to the plate. Incidentally the American League won 12-0. Maury Wills lit, rally stole the show in the NL's 3-2 victory in 1962. Wills gettings into the game in the sixth as a pinch runner singled in his only time to the plate, stole two bases and scored the winning run after a foul fly out to short right field. His speed was responsible for the win. Getting back to things current, the standings at the all-star break are interesting and even the most pessimistic ('anadian fan must admit the chances of two teams from north of the border meeting in the 1983 World Series are not too far fetched. While this is being written, the Blue Jays cannot be in a worse condition than tied for first place and the Ex- pos are in a similar situation. According to statistics, the teams in first place by Ju- ly 1 of the all-star break go on to win their pennants in a large percentage of seasons. The Blue Jays seem to have a bit of a break in the schedule as they play western division teams from now until ,July 29 and then do the same thing for most of September while the other east division teams are bat- tling each other. A good example of this was the first part of this weekend when the Jays lost two of three to Seattle, but, lost only one game in the standings as Detroit and Baltiinore were taking turns in beating each other. Maybe an indication of what's to come was seen last week when Cliff Johnson of,the Blue Jays and Expo Tim Raines were chosen as players of the week in their respective leagues. Good luck to both clubs. The odds of an all -Canadian World Series were quite astronomical a few months ago, but, how things can change. -. Edge Blanshard in final Greys win fastbaII tournamen* in Kincardine with four wins The Exeter Greys u on a re- cent ladies fastball tourna- ment in Kincardine with a 14-3 win over Blanshard in the final after defeating Port • Elgin teams by scores of 6-0 and 7-2 and 9-5 over Goderich Elevators. In the final tournament game, the Greys scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to edge Blanshard 14-13. Brenda McDonald and Lia Snell cross the plate with the tying and winning runs. Doubles by Lia Snell and Elaine Gould and singles by Joyce Morgan and Sandy Burns sent the first three Ex- eter runs home in the first GREYS WIN TOURNEY --- The Exeter Greys emerged as champions in a recent ladies fastball tourname it in Kincardine. Back, left, Janet Buchanan, Darlene McBride, Sheila Penhale, Lia Snell, Janice Brock, and coach John McNeilly. Centre, Patti Down, Judy Dougall, Betty Upshall, Sandy Burns and Carol Lobb. Front, Donna Glen- ville, Julie Ann MacLean, Bonnie Westlake, Brenda McDonald and Becky Baker. Missing were Joyce Morgan, Elaine Gould, Ronnalee Bogart and coach Jim DeStock. Nationals set for Hully Gull Hully ul1y, located west of Highway 4 and near Varna will be the scene this weekend of one of Canada's outstan- ding sporting championships. Randy Collins and his cohorts at Huffy Gully have lined up an exciting weekend for the running of the Labatt's National Senior Motocross championships. The Nationals will be televised on CTV's Wide World of Sports. This is a first for Hully Gully and represents another in a long line of successes for the track and for Motocross racing in midwestern Ontario. This kind of television coverage will show just how good motocross racers from Ontario are. Major sponsorsof the upcom- ing Nationals in addition to 'Labatt's are the London Free Press, Tuckey Beverages and Pepsi Cola, Honda Canada and Borg Warner Acceptance Cmmnanv Riders from all across Canada are coming to Hully Gully for the Senior Nationals and spectators will be treated to some of the best racing to ever be held at the Varna track. Sean Van Dongen of Clin- ton, wearing 937. is no stranger to National level competition. After five years of racing experience, Sean's victories include a 1981 first place School Boy National finish, and a top 10 ranking in last year's Junior Nationals. Sean rides a Suzuki and is one of the hot ones to watch this year. David LaJeunesse of Black Falls, Alberta, wearing 128. is the current Alberta leader in the hotly contested 125 and 250 Senior classes. David brings an aggressiveriding style to the Seniors that has con- sistently taken him to the win- ners circle throughout his whole career. This year's Senior Na-, annalsat Hully Gully show off a father -son combination from Stoney Plain, Alberta. Dennis Ilolldand, 65, is cur- rent Alberta points leader in the Veteran 250 class. His main rival is expected to be the famous and flam- boyantLoli Berenyi Sr. of Ed- monton who has been so busy winning in the international Series. The elder Holland began racing at the age of 32 and besides being the leader in the Veteran 250 Mass he is also ranked third overall in the Expert Class of the interna- tional Motocross League. Brad Holland, Dennis' son, currently ranked fifth in Alberta, was second in last year's School Boy Champion- ships. and because of his aggressiveridingstyle.he was moved directly to Senior, by- passing the Junior classes completely. Brad has con- sistently finished in the top three despite his fifth place ranking. J. D. Colbourne, 103, from Edmonton, Alberta. is among the top five in both the Senior 250 and Senior Open classes, and after only three races climbed to sixth in the 250 class. it's this wild rise through the class that characterizes J.D.'s style. John Snow of Langle:. British Columbia is the number one rated rider in the B.C. series. Be won the Cana- dian Junior National ('ham- pionships in the School Boy 80-A class last year al Hully Gully and because of his ag- gressive riding style, moved to the Junior Class and went into the Senior alm net immediately. A motocross entrant at Hully Gully d, i.111 191.'r r 11 -r.- &tor OW &unity elus WeekdaysGreen Fees 18 holes '5.00 Sat., Sun d Holidays 9 holes 18 holes '7.00 On County Road 6 1/2 mile east of Hwy 4 '5.00 Phone 235-1517 He is the winner of the B.C. Hi -Point ,award, the B.C. Spring Series, the B.C. Sum- mer Series — and has beaten the top rider. in Washington State. In last year's B.C. Championship series, John rude the last two races with his arm in a cast. That's the kind of determination that you'll see July 9 and 10 at the Labatt's Senior Nationals at Hully Gully. Shawn Galbraith of Nanaimo, British Columbia, wearing 271 is currently se- cond overall in the B.C. Championship series. Since he started racing at the tender age of four years, he is young for a Senior rider, but his youth has not prevented him winning the 1981 Provin- cial Championship in the School Boy Class. He came second to .john Snow in the School Boy 80 class last year and this year he moved to ,junior — and because of his ability. he was placed in the Senior Class. His successes this year ranged over the Northwestern States as well as Canada. Andy Wallace of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. wearing 100 and riding a Yamaha is hot on the heels of Shawn Galbraith. Andy is in his fourth year of racing and the point spread between himself and Galbraith is so narrow that a single race could mix up the,standings. Quebec's top riders will also be well represented. Bunning consistently se- cond in the 125 class and con- sistently third in the 250 class is 81, Andrew White of D'Allard Des Ormand. After four years of nearly picture - perfect rides Andy has shown what good track sense, deter- mination and consistency can accomplish. Paul Poirier of Tracy Quebec, riding a 500 c.c. Hon- da in the Senior Open class shows a near identical riding style tc, White's. Paul con- sistently finishes in the top 5 in his class. This combination of intelligent riding and dogg- ed determination marks the whole Quebec contingent and the Senior Nationals will show plainly how it can conquer some of the more flamboyant riders. The Nationals activities will cover both Saturday and Sun- day Practice runs begin at 9:30 p.m. Saturday with quali- fying races going at 11:30 a.m. and continuing right through until 4:30 p.m. Saturday night activities in- clude bed races, hike motocross demonstrations, street dance and hay rides. Practice sessions are slated Sunday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. with opening ceremonies set for 12 noon headed by Miss London. Door prizes include free rides i,1 Labatt's Blue Balloon. Tickets and further infor- mation are available by call- ing 262-3318 or 262-5809. inning. Four runs were added in the second on a Sandy Burns triple, a double from Elaine Gould and singles delivered by Patti Down and Bonnie Westlake. A Burns double and singles by Gould and Westlake pro- duced ".vo more Exeter runs in the fourth and Burns, Westlake and Betty Upshall notched three Greys runs in the sixth to set the stage for the seventh inning winning rally. Patti Down was the starting and winning pitcher for the Greys. In the second game win over Port Elgin, Greys pit- cher Lia Snell held her op- ponents to only two hits in tossing the shutout. She recorded seven strikeouts in six innings. The Exeter club scored two runs in the second inning as Bonnie Westlake and Betty Upshall tripled and Carol Lobb added a single. They scored four times in the fifth to wrap up the win. Bantams get 4-1 -win The Exeter "Big 0" ban- tams came up with a 4-1 win over Dashwood Tuesday night in Dashwood. Exeter opened the Scoring in the first when Tim Moore and Sean Whiteford each singled. Moore was tagged out at third before Scott Miller singled and scored Whiteford. Miller crossed the plate when Dave Russell hit for a double. Exeter batters con- tinued to hit with singles by Moore, Dan Rooth, Scott Heywood, Miller and Russell but were unable to squeeze anyone across the plate leav- ing six runners on base in the next four innings. In the sixth Dan Rooth singled and came home on Darryl McCann's single. In the seventh Heywood had a single and Miller a double. Heywood scored on Russell's sacrifice. Miller went the distance on- ly three hits. Paul Mellecke doubled and singled and B. Steckle singled. Miller fannea 16 batters, and walked three. Dashwood's lone run was scored in the bottom of the seventh. Holtzmann shoots 36 • Dave Holtzmann recorded a 36 to win low gross honours in A flight at Tuesday's regular men's night at the ironwood golf club. Don Cowan won low net with a 32. in B flight Brad Murray had the low gross score at 40 and Dan Heywood with a 35 was the low net winner. Bill Mickle's 48 was the low gross score in flight C and Brad Daters took low net at 33. The 1) flight low gross win- ners were Lee Webber at 47 and Ray Heywood while Don Jolly and John Bierling were the low net winners with scores of 34 and 36, respectively. frotit . 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