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On September6 the
Clinton Colts eliminated:
Hagersville from the.
Ontario Baseball
Associa,tion (OBA)
quarter -finals behind the
two hit shut -out pitching
of Mark Nicholson and
ere now playing Court -
Wright in the a11 -Ontario
semWii a1,
Clinton beat Court-
wright in the opening
game of that series last
Stindajr. .
Nicholson easily went
- the distance in Clinton's
13.-0 victory over
Hagersville last Satur-
day, allowing only five
Hagersville runners to
reach first base, walking
two and allowing only two
-exits---an-d--one- erre: He-
struck out 11 batters and
was in complete control
of the game.
Clinton raced into the
lead in the bottom of the
second inning when
Butch Fleet walked and
Greg Burns doubled to
score Fleet from first.
Rick Welch walked and
Paul Bartliff singled to
bring Burns home. Then
Cal "Zeke" Fremlin, the
proud new father,
c6llected a single to score
Welch and Bartliff.
The Colts scored four
more runs in the third as
Fleet led off with a single
"°and Nicholson and Burns,
followed ,by Don
MacDonald's double to
scored twoon a Hager-
sville costly error.
Fremlin brought
Nicholson , and
MacDonald home:
The Colts never looked
back and went on to score
three in the sixth inning,
one in the seventh and
ended with one in the
eighth to come away with
a 13 to zip victory and
moved on to meet
Courtwright.
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Barns.. ,lead the Colts.
attack going three for
three, Fremlin, Fleet and
Nicholson finished with.
two, apiece and singles
went to MacDonald, Dan
Colquhoun and Bartliff•
On Sunday, the Colts
travelled to Corunna , to.
play Courtwright in the
OBA semi-finals and
trotted away with a very
big 8-1 victory on ,the
strength of a three hitter
fired by Colts' Ron "Tag"
Sowerby.
Sowerby has, had the
misfortune of good pit-
ching against the Colts'
silent bats in his last two
games, but this time his
team mates pulled
through and helped their
pitcher .with. _a. It hit at-
tack.
The Colts moved ahead
in the fourth inning when
Fleet singled and Barns
followed with a single and
both scored as Dave
Bartliff sent a triple
soaring to left centr field.
Despite the good hit,
Dave Bartliff was thrown
out at the plate', trying to
reach it on the home run.
The Colts struck two
more in the fifth as
MacDonald singled,
Colquhoun doubled to
bring MacDonald home
and Sowerbyfollowed by
doubling to, score
Colquhoun.
Two more insurance
runs came for the Colts in
the ninth inning ids Dave
Bartliff doubled to -lead it
off and was -moved to
third' base by. brdther`
Paul Bartliff's hit. He
scored when Fremlin
singled, Colquhoun
walked and then Sowerby
helped"his own cause by
singling home Fremlin to
round out the score and
take a one game to
nothing lead.
The Colts hard hitting
attack gained .its strength
through the efforts of
MacDonald who went
four for 5 along with
Sowerby, Fleet, Burns
and Dave .Bartliff who
each had two hits apiece.
Singles went to Fremlin
and Colquhoun,
The Colts: would like to
thank, their fans for
support given them in
their match against '
Hagersville and Court-
wright. They will be
looking for that same
support this Saturday,
September 13 when they.
meet Courtwright in the
second round of the semi-
finals in a 3 pm match..
This game could lead the
Colts to the OBA crown,
however if a third game
is necessary, it will also
be held in Clinton on
Sunday, -starting at 2 pre.
As the baseball season gets, down to the crunch, the
fan support increase, and last Thursday night was
exception -as. the..avgnoterow.d.-turn.ed.Qut to see__
the Bayfield Knighthawks down the Flyers 13-1.
(Bud. Sturgeon photo)
Ramblings fromthe local raceways
By Lois Gibbings
Dave Wall drove
Farral Wall, by Reflected
Way-Shadyhill Babe by
Highland Express, to
victory in 2:06.4 for the
Wall Tyme Stables of
Komoka in the second
division of the OSS at
Clinton on Sunday.
Nelson White took second
with White Dove, while
Ken Hardy and Level
Flight were third,
Doug Brown drove
Meadowview Conny, by
Harlan Dean - Tommy
Jane by Tomplins, across
the wire first in a 2:09.1
mile in the first division
for owner Charles Reid of
Orono. Dave Wall
finished second with
Rena Herbert, while
Robin Moore took third
driving Spooky River.
en's teams tie
The best of three semi-
finals of the Clinton
Men's Industrial League
are all tied up between
Lobb's Caseys and
Merner's Construction,
and the third and
deciding game will -be
Crediton ousted
The Clinton pee wee
baseball team has earned
the right to advance to
the next round of the
W.O.A.A. playoffs by
winning the best of five
series with Crediton 3
games to none.
Clinton won the first
game 25-1 with Randy
Keys pitching while, Dan
Horton led the batters -
hitting 5 for 5 with 2 home
runs. Troy Falconer also
had a perfect night at the
plate, hitting 3 for 3.
Crediton's only hit was a
double by E. Glanville.
Clinton won the second
game in Crediton by a 39-
5 score. Dan Horton was
the winning pitcher
giving up just three hits.
Clinton's leading hit-
ters were Jerry
McMahon 3 for 3, Dan
Horton 5 fol. 6, ,-Byron
Boyes 3 for 4, 'Troy
Falconer 3 for 4, Randy
, Keys. 3 for 4, John Scruton—
., 4 for 6 and Mike Powell 3
for 4. Scott Miller had a
home run and a single for
Crediton.
Jeff Turner pitched a
steady game to lead
Clinton to a 24-9 win .in
Clinton on Sept. 3.
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Clinton's best hitters
were Shawn Gautreau
and John Scruton, who hit
2 for 3, Jerry McMahon
who hit 3 for 4, Mike
'Powell and Troy
Falconer who had 2 for 4
and Jeff Turner with 3 for
5. Scott Miller with 2 for 4,
G. Glanville 3 for 4 and S.
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the Crediton hitters.
The Crediton team is a
young team and deserves
credit for their spirit and
good sportsmanship. I
am certain we will hear
more fyoffirthm in the
future.
played this Wednesday
,night, September 10.
The winner of the series
will meet the Bluebirds in
the championship final
set to open next Monday,
September 15. The Birds
got into the finals by
getting a bye for finishing
in first place in the league
standings.
In the first game of the
semis, Lobb's nipped
Merners 6-5 on Sep-
tember 1, and Merners
came back to win the
second game 12-4 on
September 8. -
Merners made the
semi-final by whipping
Goderich Township 10-3
and 16-15 in quarter final
action, while Lobb's
Caseys advanced by
virtue of 10-1 and 7-2 wins
over Excello, who won
theopening game 9-8.
The Birds made the
final on the strength of
their 12-11 and 28-9 vic-
tories over the Teachers
in the other quarter final
series.
Each division was
.competing for a purse of
$5,439.
Amys Miss, owned and
trained by Rex Duck-
worth of Goderich, took a
2:11 pacing record in
winning the first race.
The five-year-old mare
by Ames Hanover -Iona
Miss by Timely Topic,
has also been second once
and third three times
from eight starts in 1980.
Amy's Miss was driven to
her first. lifetime win by
Dave Wall. Finishing
second was Ames
Shadow, a two-year-old
colt by Ames Hanover -
Dainty Debbie, making
his first lifetime start.
Randy Henry drove the
full brother to the three-
year-old ' filly, Ames
Pride, a winner in
p,2:08.3 at Goderich on
August 28. Ted McLean.
was third with Deep Run
Skipper that he co-owns
with his wife Alma.
R.W. Scout won the
second in p,2:08.4 with
John Muir up for Larry
Jeffrey of Goderich. This
was the fourth win this
year for the six, -year-old
gelding by Tarpor.t Arnie
- Debbie Sue Direct,with a
p,2:06.1 record taken
earlier this year at
Windsor Raceway.
Randy Henry led most
of the way with Jolly
Killean for Lionel Arbour
of Goderich before ending
up third. Bill Getman of
G oderich was fourth with
Highland Classic, a three-
year-old filly by the Good
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Randy Henry finished
second with Colleens
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Hay in the fourth, while
Hie Cliff was third with
Mike Fitzgerald on the
bike for the Wayne
Horner Stables of Clinton
in the 2:07;4 mile.
John Muir of Seaforth
gave his Goldie Chris his
eighth win if the year in
the fifth. The 11 -year-old
Jersey Hanover gelding
has also had one second
and one thid' froth 11
starts in 1980. Randy
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