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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-31, Page 3At the raceways Record handle Cwadeii net: -areco : un,dle The fourth quinine of =Robra last ,Wednesday, August 23, of Byrd and Great Pretender paid $35,384, The attendance was $29.20. 17147: -Cheyyenne, ruas—won—tire` three in a' row with a win in --the preferred, trot in 2:133/5. Goldies- first race, Keith Coates -drove Cross is owned and driven by her to victory in 2:111/5, The ' . William Caldwell of Clinton. 40 three year old. filly is owned, by Sassy Dee, owned, by Gordon Keith and Whitney Coates of and Evelyn Rapson of Clinton Centralia. Norile 'finished and driven by Frank second , and Starlet Bars was MacDonald, was second, third. Dianne W Grattan won the. Dennis Jewitt .drove Rompin sixth in 21.094/5.. Primbeetree Rhonda to victory in the second won the preferred pace in 2:101/5 race for owner Fred Saddler of -and combined with Our Parkhill in 2:11. The daily Anniversary for a' •seventh double :e Cheyenne Girl and quinella of $19.90. .Away Rompin Rhonda (6-2) paid Spangler . won the invitation $47.60. Single Johnnie won the ninth in 2:112/5. third with Johnny Muir on the •The ninth exactor of Tootsie bike. Time for the mile was Babe and Wee Sister paid 2:12115. - $33.20. - Gerry Roebuck drove Jay Bee Attendance at Hanover was Blaze to v'cto in the fourth in 1,743 and mutuel handle 2;113/5 a new 1 etime mark. it y 41;1`50:y� ` Chief finis ed second to + .Gordon Pullman drove Carry combine with Jay Bee Blaze for On Sly to victory in the first - a fourth exactor of $9.20. race at Clinton on Sunday in the Starlite Water won the • fifth first race in 2:121/5. Debbie with Robert Faulds up top in Knight won the second with 2:133/5. Scotts U won his third Palmer Kerr up, top in race in four starts in the sixth 2:141/5. The ,daily double (7-3) with Rick Moffat on the sulky. paid $4.80. James McComb Scotts G, owned by Anne Samis drove Janette Ensign to victory of Goderich,'paced the mile in in the" third in. 2:15. 2:121/5. 'Stiggins 'took the fourth in Robert. Kiliby drove Ice Sox 2:153/5- witn Joe Kemp' drilling. to victory in the handicapped My Micky finished second and trot in 2:154Lfor owners Don combined with Stiggins for a Miller and Kathy Adams of foufrth exactor of $17.00. Scots G Woodstock. Angel Byron was made it three in a row ' with a second, Tullican third, Dewliner -- victory in the fifth race for fourth and Goldies Cross fifth. owner Anne Sarnis. Rick Moffat Willow Brook Ayres ,was a drove the njne year old horse to judge's scratch. The seventh . victory in 2:134/5. exactor of Ice Box lind Angel Moffat came in again in. the Byron.(3-4) paid $64.40. Miracle sixth Belmont Ernie:11he sixth Beau took the eighth. in 2:10 exactor of . Belmont Ernie and with Rick Moffat driving. Cool Charm paid '$37.80. Kendra Sea finished second'and Meadow Roach won the seventh a• Kings LaSalle was third. Miss with . Norm. McNight up. in Pal took the invitation handicap • 2:10115. ' Slow Dean took the in 2:072/5. ' Sunicrest ' Irene was eighth in 2:102/5 with Gary second .and Easter' Lind third. Payne driving. Astra ' Blaze Miss. Pal paid $3.80 to win, finished .second The eighth $4.30 to place and- $2.60- to exactor (3-1) paid $21.10. Russ show. • ,Morgan came in the. ninth and Billy .Royal won tithe tenth' in tenth races. 2:154/5 for owners J. Moffat and In thew preferred ninth Keene A. Gordon of London. Norm ' Lady won in 2:10. Fairlawn •Campbell drove ,Billy Royal. cY ,,,Rick was second and Sunicrest Cool Charm finished second Irene third Miss . Pal woh the and Mable Grattan' was third. invitation tenth in 2:091/5.. Belle. Tl tenth exactor paid $7.10. ,-Bars finished ' second, Easter Clarence Young is the leading Lind was. third,' Imp Mathers driver at Goderich up to and fourth and Keith Direct Stone including August 16 with a .684 fifth. • The tenth exactor 44-5) average. Young has 13 starts - 6 paid $7.90. ' wins, 4 seconds and 2 thirds for Attendance last Sunday was 80 points. Gerry' Roebuck is 1,340 and mutuel handle second with a .605 average - 9 $53,451. starts, 4 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 49 'points. John Duckworth is third with "a .528 average - 8 starts, 3 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, 38 points. Dennis Jewitt is fourth with a .459 average.- .23 starts, 7 wins, 6 seconds, 2 thirds, 96 points. Lionel Arbour is fifth with a .427 average- 7 starts, 1 win, 3 seconds, 1 third,. 27 ' points. Warren Shera is next .001 point behind with a .426 average - 6 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds, 23 points. El Sam 0 won the first race at Hanover last Saturday in 2:101/5 and combined with Pearl Attorney for a daily double of $44.60. Pearl Attorney paced. the mile in 2:10. Petes Choice finished fourth behind The Kibbler,' Titan Bow and Lagano in the third. Time for the mile was• 2:132/5. Robra Byrd was first across the wire in, the fourth in 2:124/5. w 4 et Bastball quiz BY ROSS HAUGH Answers to last week's questions — In• the American league, 'the largest stadium is Municipal Stadium in Cleveland ' with a seating capacity of 76,997.' In the National league it's Veterans' Stadium in Philadelphia with room for 56;371 spectators. The most valuable players in the two leagues in 1968 were rival pitchers in the World, Series, Bob Gibson of the Cardinals and Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers. Questions — Which was • the last team to win a World Series in four straight games and when? Who was the last pitcher. to win three games in one World Series? a 0 AA QDERI(H S1QN •L-S"T:AR! ' 'i; URSDAY. AUGUST 31 1 4r 'Vv'►9r1 . . � . . 0=..,�'� filo frionds of Dill Cutt, k tied' In May a* the iiieult; , of a car-bicycl crash, IVO is t0 reach fir 3-N�- TectTre.01` _- fol rl N1atB U' idi 11 . by m er Th. 3epteWHuam Gust M.morlal 'Fund: will support annual award for ;.this ;QCi student .attaining the highest standing its two languages other than English 's in their final, two bears at high *chop!: Donations' to :this- fund are, Still being accepted. .�. Since the young, men previously :receiving funds Wm. H: White, Don W. Leitch and D.A. Royal —'are returning to their •autumn. activities, . a request has been made that future contributions be deposited at. they Canadian imperial . Bank of Commerce, Goderich Branch, in Account. 3206. ` ,There are five more nights lest for harness racing' at Goderich Raceway. The season will end with the beginning of October: Minor' baseball legion tykes lose out BY KEITH WILLIAMS The Goderich Legion Tykes and Kinsmen Midgets were both eliminated last week in the WOAA finals. The Tykes were defeated 10-5 in the third and deciding game , , last' Tuesday (August 22) .by' Walkerton' in Walkerton. 'Walkerton scored six runs in the second inning to put the game out of reach. They scored single runs in the first and sixth innings and added two in the fourth. Walkerton 'pitcher Critchfield held Goderich hitless for the first three innings and ended up with a three -hitter. Jim Costello had a perfect day. He had two singles�'and two, walks. Dan Maillett bad the other Goderich hit. Goderich scored three times in the' fifth and once . in the sixth and 'seventh. Kincardine romped over Goderich id the WOAA final last Friday in Goderich to win the series two games to one with one game tied. Kincardine smashed four homeruns, in the game. . Hunters get no on small game The date set' by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for, legal small game hunting in Huron County this fall, excluding the townships of Hay, Stephen and Usbnrne is. September 23. _AI1hunters must .epossess . a Resident General Hunting Licence,: valid .from September 1 to June 15 of the following year. Cost is three dollars The hunting season for rabbit ends February 28, 1973; squirrel; December 16, 197aL pheasant, December 16, 1972 (1/2 hr. before sunrise to 1/2 hr. after, sunset); Hungarian partridge, November 18, 1072; and . grouse (all ' species), December 16, 1972. There is no closed season, on raccoon and fox throughout Ontario. The waterfowl season for the Central District, of which Goderich township is part, is set from September 23 .to December 16.. This applies to the hunting of ducks, rails, coots, gallinules,' Wilson's ° Snipe, geese and • woodcock. Exhibition soccer game. The Goderich Minor Soccer Association has organized a specie exhibition soccer game held September 9 at Agriculture Park.' The match will feature two games involving staff niei`nbers of the Goderich Psychiatric Hospital and the local Pee Wee and Bantam All''Stars, A mixed team of staff members from the hospital will open with a game against the Pee Wees at 2:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.ni. the Bantam Ali Stars of the Goderich Minor `Soccer. Association will play a team of male ' staff 'members' from the hospitah - Further details in connection with team line ups will be announced at a' later date. Drssed 5 an 4 PR Roosting Chickens and Barbecue Chickens Shoulder Chops Fisher hall Fresh Ground oaiiy lean Ground Chuck /b69c SET Us FILLYOUR FREEZER WH�LESALE PRJCES awns Ib. WITH OUR '.., Di ,'ec: Fram - The Produce.. We Buy ii' t tit1� r Save The Cost Of The Middle Mbn - All Our Meat Is Government Inspected . Here riders practice driving their horses during a Lull before the next face while fans wait expectantly. for the Good tife by Elle ,• Probably the best words to describe the next few weeks at the club are very, very, active! As you have no doubt noticed, .as we prepare to flip over August on the calender, the dark green of the Maples has given ,,way to a touch of brown and gold; perhaps not enough to be' too concerned taut never the less a gentle reminder that we are entering 'the final month of the regular season. Accordingly, we look, forward to' several Tournaments including the Indian Summer Tournament,' • Wednesday September 20, the Club Championship First Qua,lifying, Round ' to be completed by September 4, the ' ' Club B-. Championship Day September 23; along with other special events on which I will try to' keep you informed. Since this weekend will mark the end of summer vacation for some .who have been part-time ° and fiill-time green fee golfers, •I would like' to say that it has been a great pleasure.,;lneeting many of ' these fine people and we look forward to renewing our acquaintanceship .next season; however bye for now. One' of such visitors was our second hole -in -one Don Newsted of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Congratulations, Don, good shooting! Locking back to the beginning. of the week, 'Ladies Night, it Goderch Sun Set Golf News n Connelly becomesapparent' that the men • are not the only ones sharpening up for' championship day,, the girls are • turning in some- fine scores. Winners for the night were: Marg Smith, Darlene Crawford, Brigit Pederson, Bev Sanderson, Adele ,Drennan, Dianne Crawford, Sylvia. McGee, Ronnie Varga, Fran Profit,Donna Crawford and Johnnie Strickland.' Although the skies weredull on Tuesday . night the 'fellows were anything but, as they took a change of pace and played the back • nine -holes in preparation for national championship day. The night took on,• a national flavour. as ' Francois Deguire Cowansville,",,uebec Wed the ,list of winners with a 71 net. He was followed closely by: Bill Brown, Albert Middel, Mark 'Lassaline, Rick Dodds Bill Fritzley, John Phillips, Stan Connelly, and Bruce Lyndon. • Congratulations to .. Don Bedour who ' 'won the Juvenile Seaforth Invitational. I' understand• he: shot one under par to win the Tournament. Nice hitting! ' As mentioned earlier the Championship first qualifying round must be completed by September 4. This will be an 18- hole gross score round with the 10 low scores qualifying. See Denis for further details and make sure you have your scores• in as required. See you at, The Tee! Annual f as tball tourney Teams number 25 for weekend event 'lie annual" '---GodericK Industrial League Fastball tournament will open at 7:15 p.m. Friday evening in Agriculture park at Goderich with more than 25 teams taking p.m. Brindley Plastering or Brodhagen vs ' DRMCO or Lucan; 7:45 p.m. Gower's or Chepstow vs . Goderich Bldg. Centre or Ideal Supply; 9:30 p.m. Sandy's Clippers or - .on xr: --,,• ..._ . 4 -mfr�,l Pr Western worftp-: sem a Ontario. Fullarton. golf tourney District C of the Royal Canadian Legion held its annual 'golf tournament on Sunday, August 27 at .• , Whispering Hills Course in Hanover. Thirty-two teams had qualified through -'Zone, competition to participate. The top six teams of this District contest were to qualify to participate ',in the Proyincial finals. Branch 109 Goderich was, successful and was fifth in the overall standings. Tean'i --members- were Harold Vic Powell; Lloyd Sdhoenhals and. George Low.. The .Provincial tournament will be held at Union Course, St. Thomas, on September 30. Harold Walls also won . an individual'° award for his gross 'core,. "This tournament was played under almost imp ossible conditions," reported George "with , Low, w th the torrential ram making .the effort of the team more Significant." .Official- - opening ceremonies will take place at noon on Saturday when Godei ich' Mayor Harry Worsell throws in a ceremonial pitch. Award presentations to the winning teams 'of 'both A and B series will be held following the final ,championship game set to be played at 9:00 p.m. Monday evening. The schedule of events' follows. Friday 7:15 p.m. Hensall vs Fisher Building; 9:00 p.m. Gord's Sports vs Blyth. Saturday 8:45 a.m. Brindley Plasteringnvs Brodhagen; 10:30 a.m. DRMCO vs Lucan; 12:15 hoon Gower's vs Chepstow; 2:00 Goderich Ittrig -Centre, vs -Ideal Supply -Listowel; 3:45 pm. Sandys Clippers vs Starcraft-Listawel;'' 5:30 p.m. Petrolia vs Fullarton; 7:15 p.m. Wasaga Beach vs Centralia; 9:00 p.m. Toronto vs Lambeth. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Evergreo'n •Motel -Kitchener vs Sarnia Indians' 2:4 noon Jerry's dr _... x C _-on Canteen-Kitchener vs Windsor; 213-0 p.ni, Tie 1 Hoa Inn- kiteh er " London eo vs ondon Life; 4:15 Hensall or flatter Bldg, ve Oord's Spouts or Blyth; 9:10 • AI Monday 8:45 a.m. Sandy's Clippers or Starcraft or Petrolia' or •Fullarton vs Wasaga Beach or Centralia; 10:30 a.m. Toronto or Lambeth vs Evergreen Motel of -Sarnia Indians; 12:15 noon, Jerry's Canteen or Windsor vs Tien Hoa Inn or London Life; 2:00 p.m. Hensall or Fisher Bldg or Gord's Sports or Blyth vs Brindley Plastering or Brodhagen or DRMCO .or Lucan; 3:45 p.m. Gower's or Chepstoty or Goderich Bldg. Centre or Ideal Supply vs Sandy's Clippers or Starcraft or Petrolia or Fullarton or Wasaga Reacts or Centralia; `5:30 pin. Toronto or -Lambeth -or Evergreen 1VIggI or Sarnia Indians vs Jerry's Canteen or Windsor or Tien.. Hoa Inn or London Life; 7:15 p.m. Hensall or Fisher Bldg. or Gord's Sports or Blyth or Brindley Plastering or Brodhagen or bliMCO or Lucan vs Gower's or Chepstow or Goderich Bldg. Centre or 1 .deal _rSziaI .-., rSan Sandy's Clippers or Starcraft or Petrolia • or Fullarton or Wasaga Beach or Centralia; 9:00 park. Winner Series.A Brits vs Winner B r- u -- Actiosl Lb, BY MORLEY LEEKING JR. 1 just returned ,;from Rekjavik, Iceland where 1; personally inspected the Auditorium which is now the scene for the World Championship Chess Series. The • Russians have accused challenger Bobby Fischer of the U.S. with using mechanical devices and foreign chemicals to break the ' concentration of defending champion, Boris Spassky of Russia. Nyet! Nyet! Nyet! (translated naughty! naughty! naughty! comrades - why must we be poor sports about losing The championship.. •to an egocentric American who philosophizes that "chess is life,"? Perhaps your Russian .hockey -team can defeat the Canadian All- Stars...once. While 1 was in Rekjavik, Bobby (Fischer) asked to see me 'but I ,told him i was returning to an 'important softball series...did any of you see the perfect throw this reporter made to second -base last Thursday' in .the semi-finals of the Industrial .League? • The only trouble was that nobody was on second base so it ended up bouncing against the fence in center field! After' the game which Sandy's lost to DRMCO, one observer remarked that no one would be getting a haircut at Mr. Sandy Profit's Barber Shop on Friday. NoiGv what does that have to do with the game?:..Rumor has it' that Head Coach Leo Cahill of the Toronto Argonauts has'•beenoffered a job selling programs at the C.N.E. -- he'd better take it...rumor also has it that Bill Kirkey, manager of Sandy's Clippers is .making an emergency return trip to Goderich from Calgary in order to chat°ge up the slumping Clippers...This reporter is a little disturbed at the amount of publicity that relief pitcher,Sparky.Lyle of the N.Y. Yankees is receiving while a pitcher who, in my opinion, is equal to Lyle dries not get any notice. I'm speaking of Mike Marshall, relief ane of the Montreal Expos whose statistics bear me out on this. Marshall is one of (if not the best) the superior bullpen artists. in the major leagues. As of Aug. 25th, he had -won 13 'games and lost only 3 with, an E.R.A. well , below. 2.00 along with X15 saves. NEWSWEEK, TIME and SPORTS'' ILLUSTRATED have devoted far too much ink to Mr. Lyle and have grossly neglected one, Mike Marshall,..As pre -season football draws to a close in the NFL, the, amount of serious injuries sustained in, these games makes one wonder how necessary they are. Last year, such noted stars as Joe Narnath and Gale Sayers were . immobilized in pre -season games and this year Roger (the dodger) Staubach and Randy Johnson are two prominent casualties of the pre- season wars. In a particularly horrendous incident, a halfback for the Oakland Raiders suffered a broken neck in a game 'televised nationally by NBC. -Tho exhibition games should ,be iltilizek' more for the coacjie's to evaluate aspiring rookies rather than estobjished stars...Clarence Campbell was seen in the Kremlin last weekend, Many Canadian hockey fans wish he would stay there, One correspondent wired that Campbell was seeking political asylum - but Russia wouldn't grant it...Five foot six, one hundred and seventy pound quarterback Fran Tarkenton of the Minnesota Vik'n"c was running around the end in a recent exhibitiol.- me with the Baltimore Colts when -a gigantic, powerful hand (that was as 'big :as `'Fran) appeared from the pile-up on the scrimmage line and tightly clasped Francis around the neck. Before Tarkenton went 'down ,to the turf he wds heard to stammer, '1s th-th-that y -y -you BUBBA!!?"...Don't forget' sports fans, the ,Goderich industrial Softball League's annual invitational tournament is being held this weekend so get Out and support the local "teams. (There, are many fine bell clubs from all over the province entered and it promises to be the best tournament DRMCO in vh finals DRMCO made it to the with -a pair of victories Sandy's CIippers during 'the' past week, DRMCO edged Sandy's 7-6 last Thursdayand then rapped out a convincing 5 -1 -Victory last - Monday. In the game last Thursday, Wayne Draper homered to right field. In the game on Monday, Don McWhinney held Sandy's to two hits. Tom Crawford had a ground rule double and Ken Daer a solo homer to left field. '° In the other championship semi-final Gower's Garden ' lite holds a T4 -lea edged Building Centre Sunday in extra innings. Gower's' opened the `Scoring in the bottom of the first but Building Gentre'scored .nix :runs in the top of the second. Gower's scored one in the bottom of the second to make the score 6.4 in favor of Building' Centre after 'two innings. The score remained untilthe,'bo of the the same .t...e. ,.�c►pi .. . seventh when Don Elliott led off with a single and with two put, Glen Falkiner homered to ''left field to. 'tie the gan e. °Phil Petrie then grouni tiecl out to,, end the final over inning. Building Centre went, out in order in the top of the eighth but Gower's scored once in the bottom of the inning. With one out Ross Brindley walked and scored on Don Elliott's third , :single of the night.° The consolation semi-final between Fisher Custom Building and Gord's, Sports is tied`at one game apiece. Gord's Sports took the first game last Thursday 2-1 but Fisher Building bounced back to take the second game 4-2 Monday. .Gord's won the first game on d. They 1 Jon tinnTh inside the park: 7-6 -last- Sunday homerun Sifto Salt holds a 1-0 lead in their consolation semi-final with Brindley Plastering by virtue of their. 7.1 victory over Brindley Plastering last 'Sunday. Gower's Garden Centre meets Building Centre in the ,second' game of their semi final tonight (Thursday) at 7;15 p.m." and Sifto Salt plays .Brindley, Plastering at 9:00 p.m. 'The tournament takes over on„ tla weekend' so their will be no league games after tonight u+nt'il:_. nett Thursday;.