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Clinton News-Record, 1983-07-20, Page 14PAGE 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1983 Injury list Rod's Report on Sports CFL i.eks By Rod Hilts Sports Editor Last week saw quite a few surprises in the Canadian Football League. Few people thought the Montreal Concordes would upset the Ottawa Rough Riders, in- cluding ane. After the Toronto Argos beat the B.C. Lions 17-14, by three points as I predicted, I was in a seventh heaven. The Concordes victory coupled with Winnipeg's upset over the Edmonton Eskimos, soon brought me down to earth. The five point spread I offered in favor of Hamilton soon evaporated when the Ticats throttled Saskat- chewan 50-19. This week Rod's Report on Sports goes into CFL week number three with his eyes a little wider open, hoping to improve a 2-2 record. Calgary at Ottawa Neither one of these clubs displayed a very good defense in their last outings. Defense will be a deciding factor in this one, with Ottawa holding a slim advan- tage. Ottawa by six Hamilton at Winnipeg Both teams are on a high after last week's big wins. Brock is back for the Bombers and that alone gives Winnipeg respectibility. Hamilton displayed a power- ful offense against Saskatchewan. Look for a high scor- ing game with Hamilton coming out on top. Ticats by seven Montreal at Toronto Rookie QB Ron Reeves was the difference last week against Ottawa but I doubt that he can repeat his per- formance of four touchdown passes and one running TD against the Argos defense. Holloway will lead the Toronto offense all the way over the Cords. Toronto by 13 Saskatchewan at B.C. After allowing 50 points against Hamilton last week, the Riders must be questioning their defense. Playing against B.C. is no time to be playing with a ques- tionable defense. Look for the Lions to get on track for their first win of the season. Lions by nine For all you fastball fans out there, you'll be pleased to know Stratford is playing host to the 1983 Senior Men's Fastball Elimination Tournament on July 29, 30, 31 and August 1. The tournament will bring together 26 of the pro- vinces top teams and the winning team will represent our province at the Canadian Championships to be held in Vancouver on the Labor Day weekend. Be sure to catch all the action beginning on the F ri- \.dav night. ows tterso sl By Rod Hilts These days, one could say that the Clinton Fleming - Colts resemble the walking wounded. Injuries have hit the Clinton lineup hard over the past few weeks with half of the infield on the limp. On July 12, injuries and a lack of pitchers took its toll on the Clinton Colts as they were run over 21-1 by last place Thorndale. One night later, the Fleming -Colts rebounded for a 5-0 win over the Exeter Seniors. Against Thorndale, Clinton was forced into putting multi-purpose player, Dave Bartliff on the mound in the fourth inning, to relieve Don MacDonald, who had a sore back. Bailiff's debut as a pitcher marked the first time he has pitched in his seven years with the Fleming - Colts. Thorndale bashed out 17 hits in posting their first win of the season. Clinton 5 Exeter Srs 0 On July 13, Clinton beat the pesky Exeter Seniors 5-0, with rookie Scott MacDonald picking up his first win of the season. MacDonald pitched a complete game, allowing only three hits and lowering his ERA to 2.78. His record now stands at 1-3, with one t save. Dave Bartliff led Clinton's hitting attack, collecting two singles on three trips to the plate. The Fleming -Colts wasted no time in scoring runs against the Seniors as they went up 2-0 after one inning of play. Don MacDonald started the rally by hitting a fly ball to centre field that was bobbled for a two -base error. On the next pitch, MacDonald came out of the gate flying and stole third base standing up. Ron Wells then promptly smacked a 2-2 pitch into left field for a sacrifice giving Clinton a 1-0 lead. After John Hart went down swinging, Cam mer tlea MacDonald ran out a dribbler in front of the plate for the Fleming -Colts' second runner of the inning. Greg Burns lined a hard shot off pitcher Giimour's glove to put two men on base. A passed ball advanced the runners up a base and Del Mitchelmore ,followed with an RBI single to left field to score Cam MacDonald. Clinton increased their Lead to 3-0 in the fourth in- ning when Brent Daw reached base, stole second and scored on a single by pitcher Scott MacDonald. Dave Shaw replaced Paul Gilmour on the mound to start the sixth inning. Shaw, who was signed last season by the Quebec Nordiques, sent down the first two Clinton batters before giving up an infield single to Don MacDonald. MacDonald turned on the jets to steal second and scored on Ron Wells' bullet down the third base line. John Hart drove in the Fleming -Colts' final run when he blasted a double to left -centre field to score Wells. Clinton's win was especially sweet since they have lost four out of seven games with Exeter teams this season. Clinton 7 Byron 3 On July 15, the Fleming - Nuke Alert sets track record at Clinton By Lois Gibbings Nuke Alert took a new 2.06.1 record at Clinton Raceway on Sunday af- ternoon with Fred Sadler on the bike for trainer Paul Taylor of Clinton and owner Kevin Carter of Blyth. This was the second win from 13 starts this year for the three-year-old pacing colt by Alert Bret-Vallycreek Nuffy by Goodnuff, with earnings to date of $1,415. John Muir of Seaforth finished second with Silver Plus Tax for Dave Morrissey of Ailsa Craig and Peter Oud of Kippen, while Randy Henry was third with Roger B Quick for Art Hodgins of Lucan. Nans Contestant, a four- year-old mare by Nan- semond-Contessa Ali by Romeo Hanover, had her fastest winning time this year with a 2.06.1 mile with Ross Battin up for owner - trainer Jim Taylor, of Hensall. This gives Nans Con- testant four wins, one second and two thirds from 20 starts, for earnings of $3,038 in 1983. Wayne Dupee finished fourth with Shadows End Run for Bruce Dupee of Clinton. Popa Coke turned in the fastest mile of the day in 2.03.1 in the $1,200 Preferred Pace with Bill Budd driving for owners Paul and Sandra Petroski of Burlington and L. Moore of Pickering. Ross Battin was second with Willvan Dasher for Don Beatson of Granton, while Neil McRann of Lucan took third with his Smokey Fella. Ross Battin drove Wasaga Prince home first in 2.07.3 for .owner Gerald Wilson of Granton, while Frank MacDonald of Clinton was fifth with his Willvan Girl. Randy Henry drove Delightful Do11 to victory in 2.10.4 in her first lifetime start for trainer Art Hodgins and owner Lorraine Hands of Lucan. Greg Darnell won the fifth with Spring Charger in 2.07.4 for Carl Closs of Strathroy, while Fred Maguire took second with Scarlet Dakali for Harold Eyre of Dublin. John Muir was third in a photo finish with Kawartha Navaho for Alfred Grum- mett of Stratford over Centinare, with Frank MacDonald driving for May and Walter Pepper of Clinton. John Muir won the tenth in 2.09.4 with Justin Harmony for Robert Kerr of Dor- Pre-Inventory CLEARANCF, For 3 short days, you could save as much as 75 percent on ACCESSORIES -- and who knows how much on HONDA BIKES at HULLY GULLY. It's just before inventory, and rather than count them, HULLY GULLY wants to let you count on the best HONDA BIKE VALUES ever! 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Mary Jo Scot was second at Hanover Raceway on Saturday night for the Broken M Stables of Goderich. Ames Shadow, owned by Ben and Jean Feagan of Goderich, was a winner at Sudbury on July 16 for trainer -driver Tim Robin- son. Willvan Duke won the $2,000 Merchants Invitational Pace at Goderich Raceway on Thursday, July 14 with trainer -driver Jack Rad- cliffe up for owner C.E. Clarke of Elmira in the 2:02.3 mile. Neil McRann of Lucan finished second with his Direct Shot, while Crawford McKeen was third with Stepalong Joni for N.E. and J.F. Paisley of Ilderton and Susan Gordon of Windsor. The sponsors of this race were Bluewater Truck Centre Ltd. The Royal Canadian Legion, McGee Pontiac, Denomme's Flower Shop, Club Restaurant Steak House, Champion Road Machinery Ltd. and an anonymous donor. A blanket presentation was made on their behalf to Willvan Duke by raceway manager Larry Daw, along with a Goderich Raceway mug donated by Bill Kirkey's Car Care to each winning driver. Handy Slipper, owned by trainer - driver Carol Fisher and his brother Grant of Goderich, won his third in a row from three lifetime starts. The three-year-old gelding by the Good Time sire Fast Clip - Scarlet Slipper by Scarlet Wave was timed in 2.06 for the mile, a new record. Fred Sadler finished ' second driving Nuke Alert for trainer Paul Taylor of Clinton and owner Kevin Carter of Blyth, while Lissas Girl took third with Randy McLean on the bike for Bob and Ron Daer of Goderich. A blanket was presented to the winner Handy Slipper from Gerrards. Yvonnes Jeff, owned by Newton Hayter of Parkhill and driven by Fred Sadler, won in 2.08.2 to take home the blanket donated by the Goderich Vet Clinic, while Randy Henry was third with Sunrise Bingo for Douglas Kerr of Dungannon. Ross Battin drove Skips Challenge home first in 2.11.3 for Burnham Carlyle of London and received the blanket from O'Briens Meats in the second. The Phil Main Hardware presentation was a stable sheet to Macdallas, a winner in 2.11.4 with Greg Campbell on the bike for owner Angelo Delellis of London, while Gerry Roebuck was third with Rustic Dream for Charles and Clara Brindley of Goderich. B J Sunday, a six-year-old, gelding by H.A. Meadowland - Dark Lily by Solicitor, owned by Jean and Ben Feagan of Goderich, had his first win of the year from eight starts with John Muir driving in the 2.09 mile and received the Jim Hayter Chev-Olds Ltd. blanket. John Lester finished second with Noble Amy for Koop De Groot of Goderich, while Ross Battin was third driving Dell Ridge Dusty for Alvin Johnson of Granton. John Muir of Seaforth had his second winning drive in the sixth with Red Oak Express, timed in 2.10.1 for Gerald Schenk of Crediton. H.O. Jerry Ltd. made the blanket presentation to the winner. Bill German of Goderich finished second with his four- year-old Dallas Almahurst mare, Dallas Cowgirl, while Brad Vanstone was third with Linlor Lee for Holmesville Valley Farms of Clinton. The ' Goderich Insulation blanket winner was trotter Highland Virginia, in 2.10.2, with Robert Windsor up for Sidney Giouroukos of London J.M. Goldie, owned by Wm. Baker of London, took home the blanket presented by Edward Fuel, following his 2.06.3 victory with Greg Campbell getting his second winning drive of the night in the eighth. Ted McLean was second with Deep Run Super, co - owned by Alma McLean of R.R. 2, Goderich, with Gerry EVERGREEN SPREADERS........... Sale Price $8.00 each Reg. $12.00-15.00 36 " to 42 " SHRUBS .............. Sale Price $15.00 Reg. $20.00-25.00 24 "" CEDARS .......................Sale Price $5.50 Reg. $0.00 ROSEBUSHES ....................... Sale Price $5.00 Reg. $6.95 AUSTRIAN PINE 24-30 e . .............. . .. Sale. $18.00 Reg. $24.00 WINTER CREEPERS ...... , .... 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Dale Kennedy finished third with Countella, which he co-owns with James Finlayson and Gordon Dick of Seaforth, while Ross Battin was fourth with Miss Janes Rip for Harry Kerr of Goderich and Jack Duck- worth fifth with Rex G Ames for Rex Duckworth. The Goderich Trotting Association Pace will be the featured event at Goderich Raceway on Thurs., July 21 with post -time at 7:45 p.m. Hey Coach! CaII those game reports in to us. Clinton News -Record 482-9502 lts t Colts, led by Dave Pat- terson's sixth inning two -run homer, blasted Byron 7-3. Casey Wildgen was a tower of power on the mound for Clinton, pitching a full nine innings. Wildgen struck out 12 batters and allowed only six hits and one earned run. Byron took advantage of two Clinton errors in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead. Brent Daw tied the game up in Clinton's half of the inning as he singled, ad- vanced to third on a throwing error to first base and scored on a passed ball. Errors hampered the Fleming -Colts' defense in the fourth inning Byron hit two singles gonads scored two runs on another Clinton error. The Fleming -Colts roared back once again in their half of the inning as Brent Daw's single scored Don MacDonald and Cal Fremlin, who had singled. Clinton took the lead for good in the sixth inning when Dave Patterson lifted one over the fence with Ron Wells on second base. The victory Fleming -Colts added in- surance runs in the seventh and eighth innings to secure the victory. John Hart, Brent Daw, Don MacDonald and Dave Patterson had two hits each for the Fleming -Colts. Dugout Dust Clinton's record now stands at 11 wins and 7 losses with eight games left in the schedule. -As eluded to before, the) Fleming -Colts are the walking wounded. Catcher Butch Fleet has missed the last four games with back troubles and shortstop Don MacDonald is playing hurt, also with a back problem. Dan Colquhoun may be gone for the season with a separated shoulder. -First baseman Hans Lep- pington has missed the past few games as he is on holidays. -Clinton's next game is tonight (July 20) in London. Their next home game is on July 22 when they play Thorndale, who beat them 21-1. Men's Fastball Team Workman Lawries Birds Teachers Norholme Merners Hill & Hill Farm GPWLTPTS 18 13 5 0 26 17 12 4 1 25 15 10 4 1 21 16 8 8 0 16 16 7 9 0 14 16 6 10 0 12 17 1 16 0 2 Top 10 batting Batter Ron Wells (Birds) Bruce Bromley (Lawries ) Joe Jankowski (Teachers Don MacDonald (Birds) John Van Loo (Workman) Murray Taylor (Workman) Don Freeman (Workman) Brian Newington (Workman) Dana Bean (Lawries) Craig Alexander ( Workman ) AB H BA 34 24 .706 36 20 .556 41 20 .488 36 17 .472 51 24 .471 49 22 .449 39 17 .436 60 26 .433 45 19 .422 49 20 .408 Last week 's scores July 11- Norholme 0, Lawries 6; Birds 7, Merners 0. July 13 - Teachers 6, Workman 7; Hill & Hill 7, Norholme 9. July 17 - Norholme 0, Teachers 18; Birds 4, Workman 5; Hill & Hill 6, Teachers 10; Lawries 8, Merners 5; Hill & Hill 4, Birds 12; Merners 13, Norholme 10; Teachers 0, Workman 14; Birds 4, Lawries 4; Norholme 8, Workman 7. Upcoming games July 20 - 8:00 Lawries vs Birds; 9:30 Merners vs Teachers. July 24 - 7:00 Hill & Hill vs Birds; 8:30 Merners vs Norholme. July 25 - 8:00 Teachers vs Norholme; 9:30 Workman vs Birds. July 27 - 8:00 Hill & Hill vs Teachers; 9:30 Lawries vs Merners. IT'S HARD TO GO BACK TO UNIVERSITY BUT ... IT'S HARDER NOT TO! Have you thought of beginning or continuing your university education this fall? Western's Fail/Winter Calendar is now available, and a phone -In Information and counselling session is planned for your area. Those in the CLINTON/GODERICH/KINCARDINE area may phone the Faculty of Part - Time and Continuing Education collect (519) 679-3631, on Wednesday, July 27 or Thursday, August 4 from 3:00-7:30 p.m. In order to ask questions about your course planning or progression. In addition, you may calla at regular fare, at other times and speak to a counsellor. Our office Is open every Wednesday evening until 8:00 p.m. Faculty of Part -Time and Continuing Education Room 23, Stevenson -Lawson Building The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario N6A 3118 HEAT GETTING YOU DOWN? TRAVELLING COSTS TOO HIGH? Come take a dip with us......... Install a pool in your backyard. And for you lucky pool owners, we have: Pool Chemicals Accessories and Service. for all makes of pools) Call today for a free estimate 524 9804 BLUE HORIZON POOLS R.R. Nom 2 Goderich - Charlie Bruiasma