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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-08-26, Page 31PAGE 8A—GODERICU SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1987 GO GyETTLER -or OuL hn FINE FURNII•URE B°E°D-D°I°N°G SIMMONS ON THE MAIN STREET OF DUBLIN OPEN N1,,11,1;1%. `t: I hilt- Alv ;Ind I'riLl,ty ni. itr l 'tat tl `l:k.)t` Sports ogling registration begins Registration for youth and adult bowling leagues are now being accepted a Little Bowl. Steve Little has a number of events and special features planned for the up coming season including a special non-smoking league and moonlight bowling. Little said his facility does have "smoke -eaters" but there has been some interest for a smoke- free bowling league. House lights will be turned down low for moonlight bowl. Little said it creates a new and different atmosphere. Youths, 15-16 years of age will be par- ticipating in a free car wash to raise money for youth bowling leagues. Motorists can have their car washed and vaccumed and bowl a free game. at the same time. They are asked to donate whatever tney can. The car wash will be held Saturday September 12 at Little Bowl from 9 a.m. to 2 p.fn.. Adults can register anytime for various leagues and times. Little said there is a league for everyone—serious .-bowlers.* recreational, industrial and seniors. There is no charge for registration and leagues charge their members—usually around $5 per night to cover bowling and prizes. Leagues have their own executive and Little Bowl management does not get involved unless asked to. Youth Bowling Council leagues are broken down by age catagories— Bantams not 11 years old as of Dec. 31 87, Peewees not 8 years old as of Dec.31 87, Juniors not 14 yars old Dec. 3187 and Seniors not 19 as of Dec. 31 1987. Youths -are asked to register Saturday mornings between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and the cost is $6 and $14 with a new bowli, shirt. Team -play starts the week of Septem 17-10. Peewee's have a choice of bowl times and play two games a week a' . team for $3 each week._ Bantams also ha,4 a choice of times, play three games a we with a cost of $4 per week. Junior bow ' starts 6:30 p.m. Fridays and they pay each week for three games. A day a. time will be decided by the Seniors • they play three games for $4.50 per wee Parents are needed as scorekeepers a their assistance is appreciated. No e - perience required—they will train. Approximately 500 adults, 160 childr and 50-60 seniors compete in bowli" leagues in Goderich. For more info tion call 524-9966 or the bowling hot-li 524 -BOWL 12695 ►. Umpire abuse is unsportsmanlike behaviour, says Brewster BY BREWSTER ' The first round of the GMSL play-offs are at the halfway point. The upsets con- tinue,the standings tighten and the rivalries intensify — standard for play- offs! Before getting into the week's scoreboard, lets pause to address an issue that is long overdue. Namely the verbal Included in this SALE are all CALDWELL SUMMER SWEATERS $2995 as low as at CAMPBELLS Just Arrived in Time for College JOCKEY SWEATERS car C i i s some originally priced as high as 578.00, now as low as mens wear MAIN CORNER 1 ALBERT ST., CLINTON, ONTARIO X3850,o 55460 Sale in Effect from Thurs., Aug. 27 through Sept. 5 HOURS: Daily 9:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.; Fri. till 9 P.M. Saturday till 5:30 P.M. 482-9732 VISA NGS500 7'S FOR BETTER SAFETY, SIORAGE, MANAGEMENT AND REPAIRS ON YOUR FARM. The new Ontario Farm Management, Safety and Repairs program could well be the best place for you to start if you want to make important improvements to your farm. Grants of up to $2,500 are available to farmers for projects begun and completed, or items purchased, between June 1, 1987 and May 31, 19:`. But you should apply soon, since funds are available on a first-come, first- served basis. The program consists of four parts: Management. A $300 grant for partici- pation in the Ministry's Farm Manage- ment Analysis program. Farm records must be submitted by May 31, 19 Safety. A grant of 800/0 of the cost of eligible projects designed to make your farm a safer place to live and work. Repairs. A grant of 500/0 of the cost of replacement parts for field machinery and farm shop equipment. Storage. A grant of 400/0 of the cost of improved grain and feed storage facilities. This is a one-year, $50 million program - and applications are now being accepted. You may have received an appli- cation form in the mail. Extra copies may be obtained from your local OMAF office. Ministry of Agriculture and Food ONTARIO APPLY NOW FOR THE ONTARIO FARM MANAGEMENT, SAFETY AND REPAIR PROGRAM 1 .,..,,w .W.'.... abuse of umpires; which intensifies with play-offs. Ideally,• there should be none, but realistically there will always be some chewing after a bad call. When the abuse continues long after the call is made, we enter the area of unsportsmanlike behaviour. Our league has no place for that. If we were to pay carded umps at an ap- proximate rate of $14 per game, two UMPS per game for 300 regular season and 101 play-off games, it would cost our league $11228:00 per season. That is an additional $467.83 per team. We can't afford that nor could the umpiring association come up with enough locals to cover all those games. So, we are forced into a volunteer system andover the years _we have developed an extremely efficient block system. If your umpiring block includes a Sunday, a team may have to ump upwards of eight or nine games that day. This fiarces almost every player to ump a game or two. Most would rather not do it, but must. The constant bitching that goes on is self destructive to our league framework. Not only that, it is childish, unnecessary and unsportsmanlike. In a letter of concern to the executive, Gord McLellan, put things in perspective. Let me quote the last two paragraphs: "I feel that too often our league umpires must bear the brunt of a losing team's frustration. This is uncalled for and unfair. To my knowledge, all umpires call the game to the best of their ability and are as impartial as possible. My reason for bringing this matter to the league's attention, is not • to seek on a particular team, but to help maintain the level of sportsmanship that has existed and should continue to exist in our league." Thank you Gord for such a well phrased sobering message. I personally needed to hear that and so do a lot of other players in our league. Our league is on a roll. Interest and membership has never been higher, the competition has never been as close, the fundraising has never been as suc- cessful. With two new diamonds all set for next year, our future looks great. Lets not' • destroy from within with unnecessary junk. That issue, I hope, is now dead so let's look at the weekly scoreboard. In "A" division, Chrysler got untracked with a 19-2 mercy over the Coyotes (not a good wedding gift for Hugh)! The Bulldogs also upped their record with a close 4-1 decision over the Coyotes. Boyes continued their improved play with a decisive 18-3 victory over Sunys, and in the battle of the undefeated, Ideal Supply pounded Cana- dian Tire, 27-3 at the homerdome in Benmiller. In B Division, Suncoast remained undefeated with a hotly contested 5-1 win SLOW-PITCH:11_ over Dearborn Steelers. The Chiefs con. . tinued to roll with an 8-3 win over th,e Elevators and a 17-10 victory over Sifto Local 16. Not to be outdone, the Parkhouse Raiders maintained pace with a 10-3 wf i over Sifto and Dearborn came out swing ing in a 28-10 victory over Hornig Hardware. sion to Local 1863 in overtime. Little Bo ;1 pounded the BBs 15-3. Chisholm TV edged, the Gators 7-2 and blasted Shanahans 18-3 to keep pace with the Lakeview Ranchers who edged the Local by a 5-1 margin. The divisional surprise has to be Murphys Law as they moved into contention with a solid 6-1 victory over the BBs. . By next week we should have a pretty clear picture of our second round — but then again'— maybe we won't. You'll have to tune in to find out. Oh — and by the way, to those four or five teams with poor memories and bruised fine bonds, the next: general league meeting is Monday, Sept.s 14 at 9:00 p.m. Nomination forms for ex's ecutive positions must be in ASAP to Tim Frawley. • STANDI! IM AUG. 21 Team W L For Vs Pts Ideal 3 0 58 17 6 Can Tire 3 1 :33 37' 6 Boyes 2 1 35 30 4 Coyotes . 2 2 42 35 4 Bulldogs 2 .2 16 29 4 Chrysler . 1 1 21 9 -' Thruway 0 'L 8- 12 tl Sunys n 4 .99 Suncoast Chiefs Parkhouse Home H Dearborn E1e°vators Lakeland Sifto Lakeview Chisholm Little Bowl Local 1863 Murphys BBs Gators Shanahans 3 0 :34 9 6 3 1 40 26 r, :3 1 45 24 6 .2 9 39. 46 4 2. 2 51 :34 1 1 2 •26 34 9 1 3 26 48 II 4 15 55 44C» 4 0 43 18 8 4 0 53 13 8 2 1 -24 15 - 4 2 2 26 27 . 4 2 'l 37 48 1 1 3 23 31 2 0 :3 8 :12, n ll 4 22 59- It Reschedules - Chrysler vs Boyes with Home H umpiring scheduled for. Mon. Aug 31 - 6:30 at the hardball diamond. Little Bowl pitcher Bill Hayward gets out of the way of his shortstop, Bob Bryans, ma the throw as Terry Shoemaker looks on. Little Bowl defeated the Gators in the game Iphoto by Ted Spooner)