HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-06-29, Page 16PAGE 16 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1983
Rod's Report on Sports
Overtime alive
in the NHL
By Rod Hilts
Sports Editor
Overtone in the National Hockey League. The debate
has been around since Hector was a pup. Last week,
the NH1.', Board of Governors voted in favor of a five-
rrunute tit ei-tiine period to break ties during regular
season games.
Surprisingly enough, the main point beyond the
over -bine decision was to satisfy the wishes of fans. Yes
the fans
Marcel Aubut, the president of the Quebec Nor-
diques, presented the overtime resolution to the Board
of Guy t'rile rs and his eonunents sum up a point that has
been uverlooked riot only in hockey but in all
professional sports.
"The main point of the !notion was that this is the
fans' wish. They're the Kings - they pay the players'
salaries and they pay our salaries."
It can be argued, from a fan's point of view, that
watching a hockey game intensely for 60 minutes, only
to have the teams tie 3-3 can be a major disap-
pointment. Each team walks away with one point and
the thrill of victory is lost to both the fans and the
players.
The approved overtime period will commence im-
mediately after the teams have changed ends following
regulation time and will last for five minutes.
Following the five minute overtime period, if the teams
remain tied, they will each receive one point. This
stipulation brought about heated opposition from
Islanders' general manager Bill Torrey, Bruins'
general manager Harry Sinden and Red Wings general
manager Jim Devello.
Harry Sinden's complaint held the least water.
Sinden wos concerned about paying more money to
ushers and concessions staff. A pretty petty complaint
from a GM whose last concern should be money. Bill
Torrey complained that the overtime would solve
nothing if the teams emerged tied after the five -
minutes of play. A valid complaint. Jim Devello was
concerned that the overtime favored high scoring
teams. If that's the case, then high scoring teams
deserve to win.
Will that extra five minutes of play take a lot out of
the players over an 80 game schedule? Not likely. You
could look at it this way, the players are being paid big
bucks to render their abilities on public display, so it's
just a part of their job. The fans deserve their moneys
worth.
Will the overtime help the league in the long run? It
will mean the weaker clubs will earn less points in a
season and the strong clubs will get better.
Another issue that overtime brings up is television
time. It will make production costs soar. Five minutes
of air time may mean an hour extra of broadcast time.
Only time will tell whether the NHL Board of
Directors made the right decision in introducing
overtime.
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Look out Steve Rogers. Move over Dave Steib.
There's a 111 -}ear -old kid in Meadville, Pennsylvania
that could be a future candidate for your jobs.
Dom I)iNardo, in his first game of the season, pit-
ched a perfect game. The kid struck out 17 of 18 batters
and ripped two home runs to help his own cause.
Here's th• • amazing part, he has appeared in six
games this season and hasn't allowed a hit. In the 69
outs recorded all but one corneas a result of strikeouts.
Two batters hit fair balls against him, and his team-
mates committed errors on both plays.
As a batter, he hit .679 while adding 14 extra -base hits
and batting in 18 runs.
Looks like a star of the future may be developing!
Peewee A,rir°ls lose
to 17 irtgharit 13-10
Clinton I'et' Wee (;u'Ik
travelled to WVingharu on
June 2,,. .1illiough they
playt'cl a ,,trim' game, the
final ••r ni t' ttae 1.; - til for
This brings their season
record to 3 wins and 2 losses.
Then' next home game is
.July 4 at 6:30 p.m. against
Formosa.
(volts
By Rod Hilts
The Clinton Fleming -Colts
are charging hard for first
place in the Great Lake
Baseball League after
winning four out of five
games last week. League
standings as of June 26, show
Clinton trailing division -
leading Kincardine in the
Northern division by a few
percentage points.
On June 26, the Fleming -
Colts' bats were alive as they
bombed Walkerton pitching
for 34 hits and 29 runs in
sweeping the double header.
The double header marked
the end of team batting
slump where Clinton raised
their team batting average
from a meagre .209 to .311.
In game one, the Fleming -
Colts waltzed over
Walkerton 13-1 and in game
two, the story took the same
tone, as they crushed the
home town squad 16-2.
Casey Wildgen picked up
the victory in the first game
striking out five and allowing
four hits and one base on
balls.
The Fleming -Colts spread
their scoring out, collecting
runs in the last five innings.
Clinton banged out four
triples in the game, with
Brent Daw collecting two of
them.
Don MacDonald and Ron
Wells led the attack with
three hits a piece. Cal
Fremlin, Hans Leppington,
Brent Daw and Dave Bartliff
each had two hits.
Game two saw Clinton
dominate as they did in the
opening . game, hitting
anything Walkerton could
throw at them.
Dan Colquhoun was
11 four
spectacular on the mound,
giving up no earned runs.
Colquhoun allowed five hits,
struck out four and gave up
two bases on balls in
recording his fifth win of the
season. He also helped the
Flerning-Colts offensively,
knocking in five runs.
Del Mitchelmore slammed
his first homer of the season
in the first as the Fleming -
Colts came out of the inning
with four runs.
Cal Fremlin and
Colquhoun each had four hits
followed by Don MacDonald
with three and Casey
Wildgen with two.
Kincardine 2, Clinton 1
On June 23, Clinton
dropped a 2-1 game to host
Kincardine.
Don MacDonald pitched a
strong game on the mound
despite the loss. MacDonald
gave up eight hits and
allowed one base on balls,
while striking out four.
Kincardine opened the
scoring in the first inning
when lead off hitter Petter
belted a triple and scored on
a single by Wilken.
The Fleming -Colts
deadlocked the game in the
fifth inning when Greg Burns
led off with a single and
scored on a double by Hans
I,eppington.
In the eighth inning Kin-
cardine scored the winning
run. Headley singled to open
the inning and scored when
Bell's drive to centre field
got by John Hart.
Clinton's inability to
capitalize with runners in
scoring position led to their
third loss of the season. The
Fleming -Colts stranded 11
runners, seven of which,
ut
f ive; sweep Iwo
were in scoring position.
Petter pitched for Kin-
cardine, allowing one run on
eight hits, walking four and
striking out one.
Clinton 7-12 Exeter Sr. 3-6
On June 22, Clinton swept a
double header from the
Exeter Seniors on home turf.
In game one, the Fleming -
Colts trampled Exeter 7-3
and doubled the Seniors in
the second game 12-6.
Dave Patterson picked up
the win allowing three runs
on seven hits. Patterson
walked one and struck out
three.
Don MacEemald led
Clinton at the plate going
three for four in the first
game.
A five run first inning
carried the Fleming -Colts to
victory. Consecutive singles
by Dave Patterson, Butch
Fleet and Richard Welch
highlighted the five hit in-
ning.
Clinton scored one run in
the fourth and another in the
sixth to seal the win.
In game two, the Fleming -
Colts scored two runs in the
first and six runs in the
le he
second inning an coasting to
victory.
Mike Williscraft picked up
the win pitching four innings.
Scott MacDonald earned the
save, shutting down the
opposition by allowing only
one unearned run.
The second inning decided
the game for the Fleming -
Colts. Dave Patterson led off
the inning with a walk and
Butch Fleet singled. Can)
MacDonald, making his first
plate appearance this year,
unloaded on the second pitch
for a three run homer over
the left field fence. Mike
Williscraft then walked and
singles by Greg Burns, Dan
Colquhoun and John Hart
scored three more runs for
an eight run lead.
dors
Dugout Dust
Clinton's record now
stands at 9-3 and they will be
participating in the Sarnia
tournament this weekend.
Game time is slated for 1:20
p.m. on Friday against the
Sarnia Juniors. If the
Fleming -Colts win their first
game they play at 3 p.m. on
Saturday. If they lose they
play at 1 p.m.
On July 9, Clinton is
hosting the Great Lakes -
Southern Counties fourth
arinual All-Star game.
The best players from both
leagues will square off at 6
p.m. Last year's MVP was
Clinton's Don MacDonald.
Admission is $1 and teams
from 22 towns and cities will
be represented.
Last week the Clinton Fleming -Colts played superb ball, winning four out of five games.
An unidentified Colt is pictured ducking this throw to first in a double header sweep over
the Exeter Srs on June 22. (Rod Hilts photo)
McKnight rides Dunnville Scamp to win
By Lois Gibbings
When Norm McKnight Jr.
comes to town he usually
sets records.
Last year he turned in the
first two minute mile ever at
Clinton Raceway with the
grey Smog colt Ideal Wilco
in 1.59.4.
The then three-year-old
pacer was owned by the
Wheeling By Stables of
Grand Bend, but has since
been sold to Victoria Silver-
man of Floral Park, New
York.
This year, Norm repeated
his feat by equalling the
1.59.4 track record with
Dunnville Scamp in the se-
cond division of the Ontario
Sires Stakes for two-year-old
colt and gelding pacers.
This was also a track
record for that age and sex,
as well as a personal best for
the speedy colt by Scamp
Direct-Enuff Pride by Good-
nuff, owned by Ross and
Margaret Warriner of Burl-
ington and the McKnight
Stable Inc.
Ross Battin finished se-
cond with Harvest Sunshine
for Todd D. McGlynn of Lon -
J
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7 to 8:30 p.m. - Public School
8 to 10 p.m. Highschool and up
Friday, July 1st
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don, while Bill Lambertus
took third driving G.G. Tar-
zan for Gorrie Livestock
Auction of Walkerton.
Shanes Mint, by Alert
Bret -Key To Mint by Good-
nuff, owned by John Medwid
of Shelburne, won the first
division in 2.01.1 with Charlie
Lawson on the bike.
This was also a new track
record for these pacers but it
only lasted until the next
division. Greg. Dustin drove
Twin B Jade to a second spot
for Rogers Grover Inc.,
Leamington and Jean -Guy
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Poulin of Strathroy, while
Brian Tropea was third with
Stars All Over for Norman
Tropea of Orangeville and
Bruce Cantelon of Caledon
East.
The third division went to
Looker, by Jonquil Hanover -
Dexterity by Race Time,
owned by the Looker Stable
of St. George, with Norm
McKnight Jr. driving for
trainer Jean Poulin.
Jerry Duford was second
with Curlys Choice with
another Poulin trained pacer
for Rogers Grover Inc. of
Leamington, with Laurie
Bako third with Spring Jinx
for Cliff H. Barwick of St.
Thomas.
Keith Waples finished
fourth with Hi Richard, a
Springfield - Muddy Phyllis
colt with a 1.58.1 record
taken at Windsor on June 12,
and the only one of the 24
competitors that had beaten
the two -minute mark prior to
Sunday's races.
Each of the three O.S.S.
divisions were going for a
purse of $11,324.
Other familiar drivers
competing were Dave Wall,
Terry Kerr and Doug McIn-
tosh, as well as Ray McLean
and Dave Shewfelt. Ted
McLean of Goderich won
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Cash and Carry
with Deep Run Super, which
he co-owns with his wife
Alma, in 2.07.3 in his first
start this year, in the third.
The five-year-old pacer by
Super Wave - Willies Filly by
Willies Folly was just one-
fifth of a second off his
lifetime mark of 2.07.2 taken
last year, when he had two
wins, one second and one
third from nine starts, good
for$1,091.
Larry Hughes finished
third with the three-year-old
Broadcaster B. filly Prima
Heiress for Gordon Jacklin
of Brussels.
0 W Dalrae, a five-year-
old pacing gelding by Sir
Dalrae - Genibel by Merit
Chief, trained at the Clinton
track by owner Clifton Walsh
of Brussels, had his first
lifetime win for money in
2.09.2 with Ray McLean on
the bike.
Jennifers Beauty, a three-
year-old filly by Way Kid -
Astra Blaze by Blaze
Hanover, owned by Ernest
Brown of Clinton, was fifth in
her first lifetime start with
John Muir driving for
trainer Walter Oster.
Fred Maguire finished se-
cond with Scarlet Dakali for
Harold Eyre of Dublin in the
first, while Frank Mac-
Donald was fourth IA ith Cen-
tinare for May and Walter
Pepper of Clinton.
John Muir took third driv-
ing Red Oak Express for
Gerald Schenk of Crediton in
the fifth, while Dale Ken-
nedy was fourth with Mitola
Hi for Joe J. Lane of Seafor-
th.
Jim Watt of Blyth was also
fourth with G G Greentree
for George Corrie of Watford
in the sixth, as was Ross Bat -
tin with Nans Contestant for
James D. Taylor of Hensall
in a 2.06.1 mile in the ninth.
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Labatt's Balloon
coming to Hully Gully
The skies of midwestern
Ontario will be a little bluer
on July 9 and 10. The
Labatt's Balloon will fly over
the Labatt's National Senior
Motocross Championships at
Hully Gully, weather permit-
ting.
The Balloon will serve as a
Camera platform for LTV's
Wide World of Sports as well
as the vehicle that will take
up some lucky spectators
during the races.
The Balloon is a familiar
sight as the star of many
I,abatt's T.V. conunercials
and the Senior National
Motocross races are the
chance for you to see it in
person. The appearance of
the Balloon is just one of the
many things to expect at the
Senior Nationals.
The Labatt's Senior Na-
tional Motocross Champion-
ships are presented by the
London Free Press at Hully
Gully near Varna, Ontario.
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Grand Bend Trip
THURSDAY, JULY 14
Open to all ages. Tour of lambton Heritage Museum
and afternoon at the beach. Bring money for lunch.
Cost of '6.00 (to cover expenses). Register at Arena
July 6th from 1-4 p.m.
Senior Citizens' Trip
to Blyth Summer Festival
THURSDAY, JULY 21
Featuring "Maritime Faces" with Robbie O'Neiii &
Ted Johns. Cost of '16.00 Includes matinee TICKET and
all -you -con -eat LUNCH. Register at Arena July 13th
from 1-4 p.m.
Science Centre Trip
THURSDAY, JULY 28
Open cell ages. Bus leaves at 8:00 a.m. trom arena,
return at 6:00 p.m. Cost of '13.00 includes bus and
admission. Bring lunch money. Registration - July
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