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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-08-10, Page 14PAGE 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1983 d's Re,t' .r1rt on Sp, s Send in those Forms! y Rod Hilts Sports Editor The Clinton Junior "C" Mustangs are urging all players, who have received invitations to training camp, to send in their registration forms to Manager Wayne Wiggins before the August 15 deadline. This year the Mustangs have sent out 90 invitations to players in the area and the response "has not been the greatest," according to Mr. Wiggins. Training camp opens on September 10 at Huron Park. McKechnie coaches Walt McKechnie will no longer be playing hockey for the Detroit Red Wings. In fact, the NHL veteran will no longer be lacing up the skates to participate in the 80 game grind. Last week he announced the signing of a one-year contract with the Minnesota North Stars as a player -assistant coach with their Central Hockey League farm club in Salt Lake City. Walt once mentioned that he wanted to get into coaching and it looks like this is the break he has been waiting for. Sorry Rick and Willie, it doesn't look like Walt will be washing dishes or flippin' burgers at your restaurant this fall! Turning to CFL action, last week, the Hamilton Ticats stunned the Eastern Division leading Toronto Argonauts 31-18. I mentioned a possible upset by the Ticats in last week's column but thought the home field advantage would give the Argos their fifth win. The Ticats get full credit for their victory. For the first time this year a CFL team finally displayed a balanced run- ning and passing attack. In last Saturday's win, Hamilton ran 33 passing plays and 29 running plays. That was the key to victory. Once again quarterback Dieter Brock coordinated an incredible air attack as the "Brock's Bombers" held off a late surge by the hapless Montreal Concordes and emerged as 30-25 victors. Brock has definitely turned Winnipeg around this season and they could end up playing the spoiler role in the west. As predicted, the Moon rose over the Saskatchewan Roughriders 36-21. The Roughies defense is definitely hurting. As far as the Eskies go, they just keep on get- ting stronger. B.C. looked sharp in their win over Calgary and next week the Lions will be put to the true test. Rod's Report on Sport is, now 11-5 and stands behind the following predictions for this week: B.C. at Edmonton This may very well be a preview to the western final. Both clubs come into this game with identical 3-1 records. I have a gut feeling that B.C. will be the western representatives in this year's Grey .,Cup. In this game, however, the Eskies will prevail. Home turf will be the deciding factor in what will be a classic en- counter. Edmonton by seven Ottawa at Hamilton A few minor adjustments to a shaky secondary will do little for the not -so -rough Ottawa crew. The Ticats are coming off their biggest win of the season and should belt the Riders into submission. Look for a Hamilton Mountain avalanche to fall on Ottawa. Ticats by 15 Toronto at Winnipeg A rash of injuries to the boatmen may put them up the creek without a paddle. The run and shoot offense may have fired its last po- tent shot, at least for a couple of weeks. Condredge Holloway is still nursing a sore hand that swells when its hit. Running backs Bob Bronk and Cedric Minter are both out and Bronk will be lost for the season. Linebacker Bill Mitchell will be out for a few weeks, leaving the Argo defense with a large hole. Without the Toronto offense functioning at 100 per cent, the Bombers stand a good chance. I'II go out on a limb on this one. Winnipeg by five Calgary at Saskatchewan Statistically, Calgary is the better team out of the two. The Roughies defense has played terrible this season but then Calgary's offense hasn't exactly been burning up the stat sheets. I look for Saskatchewan to upset the Stamps, with those traditionally faithful Taylor field fans cheering the Roughies to victory. `Saskatchewan by seven 1 By Rod Hilts in -Colts si On August 5 the Clinton Fleming -Colts came up with their biggest win of the season at a key time in the schedule as they posted an 11-1 win over the Kincardine Royals. The win, on the last game of the schedule, meant the Fleming -Colts moved into a first place tie with the Royals. Each club finished with identical 17-9 records. At a meeting in Dashwood on August 8, league officials awarded the Colts first place. The Colts will face the London Juniors in the first round of league playoffs, commencing Friday night at 8 p.m. in Clinton. The series will be a best .-two-out-of- three affair. London finished second behind Arva in the southern division and split their two game series with Clinton this year. Clinton 11 Kincardine 1 The Fleming -Colts rattled out 17 hits against the Royals in posting their 12th win of the season at home. Casey Wildgen shone on the mound, going eight in- nings to pick up his fifth win off the season. Wildgen allowed only two hits, while walking two and striking out six. Don MacDonald showed why he won the team batting crown as he hit two singles, two doubles and collected two RBI's in the win. MacDonald finished the regular season with a .440 batting average, just one percentage point above teammate Dan Colquhoun. In their last six home games the Colts have taken advantage of the opposition's mistakes, particularity in the walks department. In the first inning Ron Wells reached first base on a walk and eventually scored on a ground ball hit by Hans Leppington. Greg Burns' ground rule double was the hit that set up the first run. Clinton added three more runs in the third inning when Don MacDonald started things off by stretching a single into a double with some heads -up base running. Ron Wells' fly ball to right field advanced MacDonald to third and Greg Burns followed with a single up the middle to score MacDonald. Hans Leppington reached base when his chopper to first base bounded over the fielder. Leppington went to second as the throw by the second baseman went into the Clinton dugout. Butch Fleet then delivered an RBI bloop single to right field scoring Burns. The Colts made it 4-0 when Dan Colquhoun's ground ball scored Leppington from third. Four more runs in the fourth inning put the Kin- cardine Royals behind the eight ball for good. Again the Colts led off the inning with a walk when Dave Patterson was issued a free pass. Patterson then scored on a stand-up double by Don MacDonald. Ron ne r Wells advanced MacDonald to third and MacDonald scored on Greg Burns' single. Burns advanced to second on a throwing error by the Royals shortstop. Clinton continued to batter the Royals pitching staff as Hans Leppington hit a looping double, scoring Burns to make it 7-0 Colts. A single by Butch Fleet moved Leppington to third. A wild pitch then scored Leppington. Clinton closed out the scoring in the fifth and eighth innings and the Royals countered with only one run. The final score 11-1 in favor of the home -town Colts. Scott MacDonald came in to relieve Wildgen in the ninth inning to seal the win. Wildgen had faced only 29 batters over eight innings. Clinton 3 Strathroy 1 On August 2, Clinton travelled to Strathroy and walked away with a 3-1 win. Dave Patterson pitched a strong g.:me for the Colts, allowing no earned runs on six hits, two walks and one hit batsman. The Colts jumped into a first inning 2-0 lead ak Don MacDonald started the rally with a single to centre field. The centrefielder bobbled the ball allowing MacDonald to scoot into second. Cal Fremlin was then hit by a pitch to put men on first and second. Butch Fleet executed a perfect bunt advancing the runners to second and third base. After Hans Leppington popped out to the second baseman, John Hart lined a single to centre, scoring both runners. Strathroy put runners on base in each of the first three innings and all were thrown out trying to steal third by the rifle -like arm of catcher Butch Fleet. Greg Burns made it 3-0 in the fourth inning when he reached base on a walk, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored when Dave Bartliff singled to centre. Fel-rete rides Springbank to $2,000 Pace win By Lois Gibbings Karen Fekete had only one drive scheduled at Clinton Raceway on Sunday after- noon but she easily defeated the "boys" while winning the $2,000 Molsons Invitational Pace with the four-year-old Springfield pacer Spr- ingbank, owned by Harvey and Nadia Neff of Delaware. Karen holds the World Record on a five-eighths mile track for women drivers after winning in 1.56.3 with Bets Sparky at Greenwood Raceway. Springbank took a new 2.01 record in defeating Willvan Duke with Jack Radcliffe up for C. E. Clarke of Elmira and Crawford McKeen driv- ing Stepalong Joni for N. E. and J. F. Paisley of Ilderton and Susan Gordon of Wind- sor, followed by Rock N Wave and Sean Hanover. Trotter G F Dillon return- ed to the races on a winning note after a three month absence with 'John Mytr on the bike for trainer Walter Oster and partners Victor Hargreaves of Brucefield and Barry Miller of Kirkton. Fred Sadler was second driving Alissas Lad for William Campbell of Seafor- th. Fred returned in the se- cond to give Nuke Alert his third win of the.year from 18 starts, equalling his 2.06.1 record taken on July 17 at Clinton. The three-year-old colt by Alert Bret - Valleycreek Nuf- fy by Goodnuff is owned by Kevin Carter of Blyth and trained by Paul Taylor of Clinton. Ross Battin took third driving 0 W Dalrae for Clif- ton Walsh of Brussels. John Muir was second with Kawartha Navaho for Alfred Grummett of Stratford, while Jim Watt of Londesboro finished third with his Miss Dawnglo in the fifth. Bill Budd gave Time Ticks Bye, a nine-year-old gelding with a 1.57.1 pacing record and earnings over the $150,000 mark, his first win from 31 starts this year, tim- ed in 2.07.2 in the sixth. Second place finisher, Merrywood Liz, a seven- year-old mare by . Mer- rywood Rick - Merrywood Lady by Direct Noble, owned by Ella Mcllroy of Grand Bend and trained and driven by Don Larkin,. was claimed for $4,000 by Jim Taylor and George Parker of Hensall. She has a 2.03.1 record and lifetime earnings to date off $46,686. Out All Knight, a seven- year-old free -legged pacing mare by Excel Knight - Lesia Belle by Irish, had her first lifetime win in 2.08.1 for co -owner -driver Ron Williamson and Bruce La- mont of Seaforth, while John Muir finished second with Miss Krista Hal for Charles Brindley of Goderich. Randy Henry was third in a 2.06.1 mile with Lissas Girl for Bob and Ron Daer of Goderich, while Jack Lemon of Seaforth finished fourth with Cane Cutter, a 12 -year- old Meadow Al gelding, with earnings of over $63,000 and a 1.59.1 record. Ross Battin won the tenth in 2.08.4 with Dell Ridge Dus- ty, owned by Alvin Johnston of Granton, giving him three wins for the day, as he had also won with Missy McBride and Midnight Model. The Ontario Sires Stakes for two-year-old filly trotters will be the featured event on Sunday, August 14 at Clinton Raceway. Post -time is at 1:30 p.m. with three qualifying races held at 12:30 p.m. Blazing Shot, a winner of the $1,000 Preferred Pace at Clinton last week, took a new 2.01.4 record at Elmira Raceway on Friday night with Ross Battin on the bike for owner Larry Jeffrey of Goderich. Speedy Gesture, owned by Frank Cook and Nancy Holmes of Clinton, took a new 2.03.2 trotting record at Greenwood Raceway in Toronto on August 5, while competing for an $8,000 purse. Countess Janet won in 2.06.3 at Elmira Raceway with Ross Battin on the bike for owner Ken Parke of Var- na on August 1. Ross also drove Dinos Lady to a third place finish in a 2.07.2 mile for Ron Kerr of Goderich. Ray Mathers was second with K D Champ for the Broken M Stables of Goderich at Hanover on August 3. John Lester also finished second with Johnny Freight, co -owned by Ken Parke of Varna in a 2.03.3 mile at Dresden on August 7. Three divisions of the On- tario Sires Stakes for three- year-old pacing fillies, going for a total purse of $32,544, were featured at Goderich Raceway on August 4. Trudy Omaha and driver Wm. (Bud) Fritz won in 2.01.3 for owner Eugene Forbes of Walkerton in the third division, just one-fifth of a second slower than Der- by Gent's track record of NOTICE Our store will be closing this Saturday, August 13 at 1:00 p.m. AUTHORIZED RADIO SHACK SALES CENTRE MAIN CORNER CLINTON 482-3030 Building Centre Values r Clintati C Insulated siding Insulated Siding .. s11635 L. Wnndgram Siding 9 x17 I, ,• r , Aluminum Snl}rt .. n tr•.• ,,.•. yyr. i, • ., i r 55850 Fasrra rn , , 56.80 R x10 58.60 ADD INSULATION WHEN YOU ADD NEW SIDING. _l C1IIMICAIS esgard shingles A 15 -year limited warranty plus a distinctive shake design makes ROOFMASTER 15 a super value. FIBERGLASS INSULATION 51549 liar 00 Sq 11 51499 pPr 50 sry ft 51499 F1Pr 37 3 sq If 11R•20! 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Poplar Lynn won her fourth of the year with Ross Battin up for owner -trainer Les Campbell of Seaforth in a photo -finish over Sunrise Bingo, driven by Randy McLean for Douglas Kerr of Dungannon. Ted McLean finished third with Deep Run Skipper, co - owned by his wife Alma. Dave Wall won the second with Senor Painter for Melvin and Keith Wilson of Kerwood, while Randy Henry finished second with Roger B Quick for Art Hodgins of Lucan. Arnies Doll, a two-year-old Scram" filly, was third for owner Marianne Langille. Handy Slipper was scratch- ed from the third. Peter Wave won his se- cond in a row and took a new 2.07.1 record with Ross Bat - tin on the bike for Bert McBride of Goderich. John Muir was second with Red Oak Express for Gerald Schenk of Crediton. Rex G Ames took a new 2.09.4 record in winning his second of the year from six starts for owner Rex Duckworth of Goderich with his brother Jack on the bike. Randy Henry was second with Delightful poll for Lor- raine Hands of Lucan, while Chipwood „Muffin ended up third for driver Carl and Grant Fisher of Goderich. Fred Sadler gave Annies Redstar, owned by Clare Woodburn of Parkhill, his se- cond win in a row with a 2.05.2 mile in the eighth, while Ross Battin took third with Joellas Knight for Bill Bennett of Seaforth, followed by Gerry Roebuck with Rustic Helene for Charles and Clara Brindley of Goderich. Ross Battin had his third win of the night in the tenth with Noble Amy for trainer Gord Kerr and owner Koop De Groot of Goderich, while Becky Hi was second with Dale Kennedy up for Rene Dupuis of Seaforth. August 11 will be M.S. Day (in aid of the fight against Multiple Sclerosis) at Goderich Raceway with post -time at 7:45 p.m. i t is Strathroy scored their lone run in the fifth inning on a hit batsman and a Fleming -Colt error. Strathroy threatened again in the last inning when they loaded the bases but, Dave Patterson sent down the last two batters with strike outs. ugout Dust Fans are urged to attend Friday night's opening playoff game in Clinton against the London Juniors. The Juniors beat the Colts 8-4 in London and the Colts came from behind to beat London 11-10 in Clinton. The series swings back to London on Sunday and returns to Clinton on August 17, if neccessary. Clinton ace Casey Wildgen is expected to start on Friday night. Wildgen has come on to pitch well this season, filling a spot vacated by Dan Colquhoun. Colquhoun isn't expected to pitch again this season, however, he is back in the lineup playing first base. His bat is definitely a welcome sight for the Colts as they enter the playoffs. Colts Manager John Leppington says the Colts are expected to play Arva on August 20 as the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) playdowns are expected to begin. sports Fleming -Colts Don MacDonald Dan Colquhoun John Hart Cal Fremlin Brent Daw Cam MacDonald Mike Wildgen Hans Leppington Butch Fleet Ron Wells Dave Bartliff Greg Burns Del Mitchelmore Casey Wildgen Scott MacDonald Dave Patterson Mike Chisholm Other Total Final Stats Pitching W LSR BB 1 0 7 8 1 0 9 16 0 1 1 1 2 1 8 13 3 0 26 25 3 0 21 9 1 0 22 9 11 2 94 81 Dan Colquhoun 5 Casey Wildgen 5 Mike Wildgen 0 Scott MacDonald 2 Don MacDonald 2 Dave Patterson 2 Other 1 Total 17 AB RBI AVE. 100 21 .440 57 14 .439 67 10 .388 69 14 .362 24 6 .333 16 4 .313 3 0 .333 68 20 .294 49 8 .286 44 6 .273 68 9 .265 88 14 .261 44 8 .227 23 4 .217 10 3 .200 52 11 .192 28 0 .071 7 2 .142 817 154 .307 H SO HBP ERA 34 35 1 1.50 28 36 1 1.88 3 3 0 3.00 19 15 1 2.70 50 24 1 5.52 20 12 1 5.35 21 7 0 37.15 175 132 5 4.28 Clinton Mosquitoes bow to Kincardine The Clinton Mosquitoes were defeated in their last home game by Kincardine on August 8 at Flemings Soc- cer Field. The strong Kin- cardine team outscored the Clinton boys 6-5. Kincardine opened the scoring with two quick goals, followed by a goal from Brian Kiss, assisted by Devon Colquhoun. Within minutes, Kincardine went ahead 3-1. Devon Colquhoun came back with two quick goals, one being a penalty kick before the half ended. The second half began as a new game but Kincardine came out strong and soon were two goals up. Clinton again had a penalty kick and Colquhoun was able to net his third goal of the night. Mike Ladd rounded out the Clinton scoring with assists going to Stephen Vandendool and Brian Kiss but were unable to catch Kincardine. A strong game was played by Andrew Dykstra on defence, our U.S. import, Whit Wylie at halfback and Derek Jefferson in goal. Clinton travels to Goderich next Thursday night for their last scheduled game of the season. The Mosquito Cup Tourna- ment will be August 20 in Port Elgin, to round off the '83 soccer season. CLINTON RECREATION COMMITTEE Calendar for August Monte Carlo Night TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 ,or youths 7-17. Held of Clinton Arena from 7-10 p.m. An auction will be held at 10:00. S 1.OG for $ 1,000 worth of money. Trip WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 To Huron County Heritage Museum and the Goderich Beach. Cost - '5.00. Register at Clinton Arena. From 10:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bring your lunch. inquiries: 482®7731 or 482®3997 REGISTRATION FOR: IFT7r1W HURow.._ SCH CLINTON ARENA September 19 to October 1, 1983 REGISTRATION FEE $65. Classes: 5 p.m. 6-9 years 7:30 p.m. 10-13 years Registration Forms at Clinton Arena and Town Hull Registration ends on August 31, 1983. Clarence Neilon Arena Manager ot- 152,