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PAGE 16—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17,1983
s Report on Sports
Brock's Bombers
sink Argonauts
y Rod Hilts
Sports Editor
Last week Rod's Report on Sports went 2-2 in the
prediction department. My overall record now stands
at 13-7. Not spectacular but not bad!
This week in the CFL there shouldn't be too many
upsets but in Canadian football one just never can be
too sure.
This week Rod's Report on Sports goes on record
with the following predictions:
Toronto at Ottawa
The Argos looked sick in their loss to the Brock's
Bombers. Unless Condredge Holloway can get the run -
and -shoot out of the crawl -and- sputter, Ottawa could
pull an upset. George Brancato is no doubt still kicking
his players in the butt after last weeks loss to
Hamilton.
Toronto by seven
Edmonton at Montreal
A classic match -up pitting the Lion against a field
mouse. Edmonton should ground the Concordes by a
sizable margin.
Eskies by 14
Winnipeg at B.C.
It will be an all out aerial attack in Vancouver for
this game. The Lions super -tough defense will have to
come up big in this one. As long as Brock has an arm
the Bombers will have an offense.
B.C. by 10
Hamilton at Calgary
Hamilton has come up with two consecutive wins and
"can see the light at the end of the tunnel" in respect to
first place in the east. This is a big game for both clubs.
Ruoff's leg will be the difference in this one.
Hamilton by six
Team photos
On the local sports scene, recently we have been
asked about our policy on team sports pictures.
As a general rule team pictures are discouraged,
simply because it is next to impossible to give each and
every team in our readership area equal coverage.
Team championship pictures are also hard to obtain
since they involve difficult scheduling. We have found
it difficult to always be at the many championship
games when a local team wins, or to gather members
together for photo at a mutually convenient time.
We realize that local teams winning tournaments are
newsworthy items and encourage coaches to let us
know such accomplishments. We do consider running
quality team photos sent in by coaches from such
tournaments.
It's the time of year when many local teams are
involved in tournament play and league cham-
pionships, a great time to see first hand the top notch
Lobaseball that is offered at all levels in this area. So get
ut there and support your local team!
Double Duty
Use outdoor equipjne It to
sleep more guests. Le Fawn
chases that open flat,/ air
mattresses and sleeping
bags do double duty when
company arrives.
Secure A Loan
A mortgage uses real
estate to secure a loan
whereas a chattel mortgage
uses movable goods as
security.
By Rod HU
There's something about
London -Clinton con-
frontations that always
result in bizarre baseball
games between the two
Great Lakes league rivals.
When all the dust had
settled and the final pitch
thrown, the Clinton -Fleming
Colts strolled away with a
dramatic 6-5 come -from -
behind win over the London
Juniors on August 12 in
Clinton. The game marked
the opening of a best -of -three
playoff series.
The Colts rebounded from
a fifth inning three -run
deficit and scored two runs
in the ninth inning to take the
victory out of the grasp of the
London squad.
Clinton's 15 hit attack was
severely hampered as they
stranded 14 men on base.
The Colts' two best hitters
this season, Don MacDonald
and Dan Colquhoun came
through in a pressure -
packed ninth inning to lead
their team to victory.
Things started out looking
dismal in the bottom of the
ninth inning as Clinton had
Ron Wells, the potential
tying run on third, with two
men out and Colquhoun at
the plate, behind 1-2 in the
count. Colquhoun responded
to the pressure with a slicing
single to centre field,
deadlocking the game at
five. Casey Wildgen followed
with a walk and Don
MacDonald kept the rally
alive with a single to left
field, loading the bases. That
set the stage for Cal
Fremlin. London pitcher
Brian Collar, obviously
Its "
feeling the pressure from the
surprisingly boisterous
Clinton crowd, then walked
Fremlin, bringing home
Colquhoun for the winning
run.
Casey Wildgen turned in
an admirable pitching
performance for the Colts in
going the distance. Wildgen
gave up nine hits, walked
two and struck out nine
batters.
London opened the scoring
in the third inning as an
error to shortstop Dave
Bartliff proved costly,
setting up two Junior runs.
Craig Pettit led things off
with a single to left field.
Scott Simpson then reached
base on the error to short.
Richard Thompson
sacrificed the runners up a
base with a ground ball to
second. A passed ball then
scored Pettit giving London
the lead. Rick Cartwright
then smashed a double to
centre to score Simpson.
The Juniors upped their
lead to three in the fourth
when they took advantage of
a free pass issued to Dave
Blake. Blake stole the show
in the inning as he displayed
good base running abilities.
He scampered down to
second on a passed ball,
advanced to third on a fly
ball and scored on a bloop
single into shallow right
field.
Clinton hit the score sheet
in the third inning as they
capitalized on the wild arm
of starting pitcher Scott
Simpson. Don MacDonald
led the inning off with a hot
smash over the head of the
third baseman for a single.
Cal Fremlin and Butch Fleet
al
followed with walks. Clean-
up batter Hans Leppington's
bloop single to right field
scored MacDonald. The
Juniors got out of the inning
when Fremlin attempted to
score on Leppington's hit but
was tagged out "cold
turkey" at home plate.
Dave Blake proved to be a
thorn in the Colts' side again
in the sixth, when he beat out
a slow roller to shortstop.
Rick Roberts followed with a
fly ball that left fielder John
Hart misjudged. Hart got a
late jump on the ball and it
tailed away from him,
curving toward the third
base line. An error to Dave
Bartliff on Scott Stafford's
grounder to short then
allowed Blake to score.
Colquhoun and Don
MacDonald combined in the
sixth inning to bring Clinton
w y t
even on the scoreboard.
Colquhoun belted a single
down the third base line to
initiate the Clinton rally.
Casey Wildgen followed with
a walk to put Colquhoun in
scoring position. "Mr.
Versatility," Don
MacDonald, then slapped a
single up the middle that the
centre fielder over -ran,
allowing both Colquhoun and
Wildgen to score.
MacDonald, with his great
speed, advanced to third on
the play. One pitch later, Cal
Fremlin knocked in the tying
nm with another single up
the middle.
The Juniors crept back in
front in the eighth inning
when Dave Blake continued
his assault on Clinton pit-
ching with a stand-up double
to deep centre field. Rick
Roberts followed with a hot
Fleming -Colts
Don MacDonald
Dan Colquhoun
John Hart
Cal Fremlin
Mike Wildgen
Brent Daw
Butch Fleet
Hans Leppington
Ron Wells
Dave Bartliff
Cam MacDonald
Greg Burns
Casey Wildgen
Del Mitchelmore
Scott MacDonald
Dave Patterson
Mike Chisholm
Richard Welch
Other
Total
AB RBI AVE.
108 22 .463
64 17 .438
76 10 .434
77 17 .377
3 0 .333
24 6 .333
57 8 .298
76 21 .276
45 6 .267
70 9 .257
20 4 .250
94 15 .245
26 4 .231
49 8 .204
10 3 .200
54 11 .185-
28 0 .071
5 2 .200
2 0 .000
:I. .311
over L
smash past first baseman
Colquhoun giving London a
5-4 lead.
Clinton pulled it off in the
ninth on an infield single by
John Hart, a successful bunt
by Greg Burns and two
clutch hits by Colquhoun and
MacDonald. Brian Collar's
control problems in the final
innings allowed the Colts to
"walk" away with game one
of the series.
London 12 Clinton 5
On August 14, the scene
switched to London where
Clinton's starting pitcher
Mike Wildgen was battered
for seven runs in the first
inning.
Clinton jumped out to a 3-0
lead in their first at bat but
five hits and three walks in
London's half of the first
proved costly, as the Juniors
chased starter Mike Wildgen
out of the game.
Don MacDonald led off the
game with a walk and was
advanced into scoring
position when John Hart hit a
single. Colquhoun then
doubled down the first
baseline to score both run-
ners. Butch Fleet came
through with base hit ad-
vancing Colquhoun to third.
Colquhoun then scored on a
sacrifice fly by Greg Burns
giving Clinton a three run
lead.
London wasted no time in
erasing Clinton's lead as
they counted seven times to
take an early command of
the game.
Clinton came back with
one run in the fifth when
MacDonald walked to lead
off the inning. MacDonald
Idylwood Surge wins division of Sires Stakes
By Lois Gibbings
Idylwood Surge, jointly
owned by driver Carman
Hie's Stable and Blake
Anthony of Burlington, won
the third division of the
Ontario Sires Stakes for two-
year-old trotting fillies in
2.10 at Clinton Raceway on
Sunday, August 14, the
fastest of the three divisions.
Competing for total purse
money of $30,124, the first
division winner was Tan-
tallon Kay, driven by Dave
Wall for J. Gordon Gilchrist
Ltd. of Scarborough in 2.11.3,
while the second division
went to Hector Clouthier Jr.
driving Happy Finish home
first in 2.11.2 for Hector
Clouthier of Pembroke.
Trophy presentations were
made to each of the winners
by Bill Fleming, Lorne
Tyndall and Clarence
Denomme of Clinton.
Don Corbett of London won
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a conditioned trot with his
Chance E. Junkin in 2.09.2,
while Ross Battin took third
with Oil Rig for Ron
McIntyre of Strathioy.
Dave Wall turned in the
second fastest mile of the
afternoon with Count
Jimmy in 2.05.4 for owner
Murray Hodgins of Komoka,
while Ray McLean took
second with Gotta Minute for
Joe Horst of Newton,
followed by Randy McLean
driving Liasas Girl for Bob
and Ron Daer of Goderich
who finished third in a photo
finish over Shiaway Red and
driver Ross Battin who had
to settle for fourth.
Fred Sadler took the third
in 2.06.3 with his Sassy
Dakali, over Dave Wall
driving Speedy Sanford for
Ron Clark of Ilderton.
Ross Battin finished third
with Missy McBride for
Gerald Schenk of Crediton.
Dennis Jewitt of Clinton
gave Willvan Rick, owned by
Willy Vanneste of Lucan, his
first lifetime win in 2.08.1 in
the fifth. This was only the
second start for the three-
year-old Tarport Count
gelding.
Ron Williamson finished
third with Jasmine Killean, a
three-year-old Dallas
Almahurst filly, that he co-
owns with Rene Dupuis of
Seaforth and Barry Short of
Downsview.
Dave Wall drove Senor
Painter to a new 2.05 pacing
record in the seventh.
The two-year-old colt by
Senor Skipper - Painterkin is
owned by Melvin and Keith
Wilson of Kerwood.
Dave Hodges of Mount
Pleasant won the eighth in
2.07 with his 10 -year-old
Meadow Skipper gelding
Poplar Skipper.
Out All Knight had her
second win in a row fors?co-
owner-trainer Ron
Williamson and Bruce
Lamont of Seaforth with a
2.10 mile in the tenth, while
Ross Battin took second
driving Scarlet Dakali for
Harold Eyre of Dublin.
There will be races again
next Sunday afternoon,
August 21, with post -time at
1:30 p.m. at Clinton.
Three qualifying races are
held at 12:30 p,an:
Several new rhhrses came
into our area following the
Royal Blue Standardbred
Sales at Mohawk Raceway
on July 30.
Frank MacDonald of
Clinton was top bidder at
$3,000 for Grayfriars Faye, a
three-year-old black filly by
the Stars Pride sire Armbro
Jet - Glee Club by Dart-
mouth.
She is a sister to the $95,271
trotting winner Grayfriars
Jock 2.04.2.
Don Carter of Blyth gave
$1,200 for Sister B.B., a
yearling filly by the Bye Bye
Byrd sire John R. Rip -
Sockette by Jambo Dancer.
Harold Jewell of Goderich
purchased His Countess, a
yearling filly by Historic
Way (the latter a three-
quarter brother to Brisco
Hanover) - Countess Isotta
by Sp"edy Count, for $1,200.
Duane Lamb of Goderich
spent $1,900 for Buying
Spree, a yearling colt by the
Most Happy Fella sire
Armbro Splurge - Tory
Tarmidot by Tar Heel.
K D Champ, owned by the
Broken M Stables of
Goderich, was a winner for
driver Ray Mathers in a
2.05.3 mile at Hanover
Raceway on August 10.
Shadows End Run took a
new 2.06.2 record at Dresden
Raceway on Friday night
with Wayne Dupee driving
for owner -trainer Bruce
Dupee of Clinton.
The four-year-old pacer by
the Meadow Skipper sire
Broadcaster B now has four
wins, three seconds and
three thirds from 27 starts,
good for earnings of $3,887 in
1983.
G F Dillon, owned by Vic
Hargreaves of Brucefield
and Barry Miller of Kirkton,
came within two-fifths of a
second of his lifetime record
of 2.05.3 when he won his
second race in less than a
week with a 2.06 mile at
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advanced to third when a
pick off attempt got past the
first baseman. Fremlin then
stroked a single to score
MacDonald.
Dave Patterson, who came
in to relieve Wildgen in the
first inning, had pitched five
scoreless innings until the
seventh. The Juniors
collected three runs on five
straight singles.
A disputed call down the
third baseline resulted in two
of the runs in the seventh,
causing a furious argument
from the Colts' catcher Fleet
and third baseman Fremlin.
Both players said the ball in
question was hit a foot foul.
The Juniors collected two
more in the ninth on a Colt
error and a home run by
Dave Blake.
Fremlin had three hits to
lead the Colts offensively.
Fleet had a pair of singles.
Dugout Dust
The third and deciding
game of the London -Clinton
series will be played Wed-
nesday night at 8 p.m. at the
Clinton ball diamond. Don't
miss what could be the best
game of the year!
The Colts may open their
Ontario Baseball Association
OBA) playoffs on Saturday
against Arva with game time
slated for 12:30 or 1 p.m.
Clinton manager John
Leppington was unsure of
game details at press time.
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