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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-06-22, Page 12c The strain on these two faces is evidence of the effort put forth in the tug-of- war between the Goderich nolicemen and firemen and mates of HMCS Saguenay, Monday. The opOosing sides went three bouts in the tug of war but there is •still some dispute as to which team actually won the event. A large crowd gathered at the beach for the event. (photo by Dave Sykes) SPORTSPAGE McGees catapult to lead McGee Pontiacs catapulted into t°irstplate in the Maitland Division forthe first-time this year with two victories in Industrial League play /last week. • McGees outlasted Lakeport Steel 15-10 in a batters field day last week and then shaded Fishers 4-0, Sunday for their second victory of the week. The wins were the fifth and sixth of the season for McGee against two losses _ and leaves them two pointsahead of Fisher and Little Bowl in the standings. McGee put their bats to work early against Lakeport scoring seven runs in the bottom of the first inning. They com- pleted their 15 run am- bush with five runs in the fourth inning, two in the fifth and one in the sixth. Rick Sowerby handled a hot bat for McGee, raking losing pitcher Brian McKenzie for four singles in five trips to the plate. Doug Spitzig added three hits, including a two -run homer in the fifth inning. Ken Meriam and John Phillips had two hits apiece for McGee as well. Sowerby and Spitzig also scored three runs apiece. Lakeport was shocked by the early inning uprising and were unable to get the offence moving until the middle innings. They scored a single run in the third inning, added two in the fourth and score with a four -run three n thefiftft T i#31ti►g ra„11y:„ ist6gri their' final^Eat batik Tiiri McLean and Lloyd they added some Tigert led the Lakeport 10. respectability to the hit attack with two hits apiece. Carmen Fielder Scoreboard INDUSTRIAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE Maitland Dhdsion McGee 8 6 2 Fisher 9 5 4 Little Bowl 9 5 4 Gord's Sports 9 4 5 Green and Parent 8 2 6 Dunlop Division French 9 7 2 Canada Company ' 8 6 2 Ziebart 9 4 5 Lakeport 9 3 6 Graham Electric - 10 2 8 Results Gord's Sports 5 Graham Electric2 McGee 15 Lakeport 10 French 4 Fisher 2 Graham Electric 1 Lakeport0 Ziebart 5 Little Bowl 1 French 4 Gord's Sports 2 McGee 4 Fisher 0 Canada Company 16 Graham 2 Little Bowl 5 Green and Parent 2 Games Thursday Green and Parent vs Ziebart French vs Little Bowl Games Sunday Fisher vs Canada Company McGee vs Lakeport Green and Parent vs Graham El Gord's vs Little Bowl Games Monday Graham El vs Canada Company Lakeport vs Gords 12 10 10 8 4 14 12 8 6 4 Crawford stops Birds John Crawford tossed a neat four -hitter to lead Little, Bowl to a 5-2 vic- tory over Green and Parent in .Industrial league action Monday. Crawford stopped Green and Parent on four hits across seven innings, giving up single runs in the fourth and seventh innings, the second one unearned. He strtick out three batters in the game and gave up two walks. Little Bowl, who had lost their first game of the week to Ziebart, struck for three .runs off .losing pitcher Glen Ferguson in the fourth inning before he was replaced by Jim Martin. Little Bowl was held to a single hit in the first three innings before they rallied for three runs on four hits. Rob Snell and Glen Falkiner started the inning with successive singles and both runners scooted hon -ie on Dave Patterson's double. With one out, Terry Powell followed up with a 1 uble that scored Patterson. Martin came° on in relief and held Little Bowl to two runs in the fifth inning as he walked Snell and yielded a double to Falkiner who later scored on an error. Green and Parent scored their first run in the fourth inning as Dennis Miskie tripled in Maren and they added their final run in the seventh inning on an error. Falkiner led the Little Bowl offense with three hits in three trips to the plate including a double. He also scored two runs. Little Bowl stayed in contention in the Maitland Division with the win, four points behind league -leading McGee Pontiacs. Little Bowl has five wins in nine games. They return to action tonight against French Dry Cleaners at 8:30 p.m. • Added a three run homer Sowerby advanced to in the fifth inning". ' third on a wild pitch and Sowerby went the scored as Ken Van - distance on the mound for derburg reached base on McGee giving up10:- hits an error. ..and striking out two McGee added another batters. McKenzie was run in the fifth as Ron hammered for 16. hits and Sowerby singled with struck out four. • two -out and raced home McGee tallied with on Vanderburg's double. their sixth win of the McGee produced their season as they blanked four runs on seven hits off Fisher 4-0 Sunday in a Pellow. Pellow struck out battle for first place in nine batter and walked the Maitland Division. four. Ken Daer recorded the Daer stopped Fisher on shutout limiting Fisher to four hits and struck out four hits across seven four batters. Twice in the innings and was never in game, the Fisher leadoff great difficulty despite batter doubled and was yielding three doubles: left stranded. Wally McGee again put the Pierson led off the third game away with one inning with a double productive inning, before Daer retired the scoring three runs in the side and John Hoy started third inning oh two hits a the seventh with a double walk and an error. They but again was stranded. added a single run in the Jack MacKinnon also fifth inning. doubled in the game and Rick Sowerby again Dennis Lebrun added a engineered the McGee sixth inning single. rally 'as he drilled a two- McGee returns to out double off Fred action this Sunday at5.30 Pellow in the third inning. « p.m. against Lakeport Pellow then walked while Fisher will play Spitzig and Ron Sowerby Canada Company in the responded with a double preceding game. to score both runners. All-stars sink Saguenay Despite the vocal support of a sizeable partisan crowd a team of officers from HMCS Saguenay were unable to keep afloat against the Industrial League All - Stars ,.and were literally sunk after a few innings of play. In a special exhibition game, before a large crowd at Agriculture Park Monday, the Industrial League All - Stars downed their Saguenay counterparts 8 -2. The All -Stars drilled the shipmates for seven runs in the first two ,in_ nings and coasted to the win. The officers staged a minor rally in the second inning, with two men reaching base, but were unable -to score a run until the fourth inning when clean-up atter, Cooper, parked a Simon Langlois changeup somewhere in GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1928—PAGE I1A Frenchjumss to Division lead French Dry Cleaners jumped ahead of Canada Company in ,the Dunlop Division pennant race with two victories in Industrial League action last week. French edged Fisher Builders and Gords. Sports by identical 4-2 scores to boost their season point total to a league leading 14. The victories were 'the sixth and seventh of the season for French against two losses. They are now two points ahead of Canada Company in the Dunlop Division but the Company has a game in hand. Fisher took French nine innings before they relinquished the 4-2 defeat. The teams were tied at 2-2 after seven innings of play, but French shortstop Geroge Sutton tied the game with a solo homer, to force the extra innings. French scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning on one hit while Fisher went down in order in their half of the ninth. French took a one -run lead in the fourth inning as Ron'Klages singled in Wayne Kennedy, who reached base on an error. That slim • lead . stood until the sixth inning when Fisher raked French pitcher Don McWhinney for four straight singles to score two runs and carry a 2-1 lead into the final inning. Dennis LeBrun, Fred Pellow, Wally Pierson' and Jim Bell stroked sixth inning singles for Fisher. The lead was short livedhowever as Sutton smacked a solo homer in the top of the seventh to tie the game and force extra innings. McWhinney won his own ball game in the ninth as he knocked in Bill GaIIOW for the winning run and Clare Harmon followed with an insurance run. McWhinney then retired Fisher in order in the bottom of the ninth. McWhinney gave up just six hits in the nine inning , and struck out seven batters. Pellow gave up 10 hits and struck out four. French racked up their sevneth win of the season against Gords Sports Sunday scoring four runs in the ' fifth and sixth innings on four hits. Losing pitcher Des Courtney pitched a strong game and allowed only one French runner to reach base in the first four innings. But French put their hits together when they counted scoring two runs in both the fifth and sixth in- nings. McWhinney had also pitched a strong game and allowed only one hit in the -=first five innings before Gords struck for two runs in the top of the sixth inning on three hits. French opened the scoring in the fifth inning when Ray Herd singled home Ray Klages and Jim McWhinney. Gords tied the game in their - half of the sixth inning as Brian Rumig stroked a key single that scored Warren W.att and Phil Petrie. Watt led off the inning with a single and Petrie added a double. French responded with the two winning runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as Clare Harmon hit a two -run triple scoring Sutton and Gallow. Sutton started the rally with a single and Gallow reached base on an error. McWhinney got the first two batters in the' seventh inning and retired the third batter after a single by Henry Kolkman. Sutton was the top French batter with two hits in three trips to the plate. Harmon, Jim McWhinney and Ray Herd had the other French hits. Henry Kolk- man had two hits for Gords. •- French returns to action tonight against Little Bowl at 8:45 p.m. Bantams winhr t ee straight must be made of the defence and haline played very well with Jilin of the goals in the second "MacDonald scoring one game. players with special reference to G JJJert VandenHuevel • who is very solid at the defence and the hard work of Mark Webb and George Kerr at the half line. The Goderich Culligan bantam soccer team has been impressive in early season play winning all three of their games. The bantams handily won their first game of the season against Grand Bend, 9-2. on the strength of three goal per- formances by Mike Hodges, Mike Wedlock and Randy Stoddart. They continued their winning ways in' a second game against Huron Cable of Sarnia with a 7-2 victory. Mike Hodges again led the team with three goals while team-mate 'Randy Stoddart added two. Wedlock and Jim MacDonald scored one goal each. The bantams had a rough time in their third encounter and goals by Hodges and Mark Webb carried them to a 2-1 victory over Dante of Sarnia. Every member of the team has been playing very well and giving 100 per cent effort in each game. Special mention The forwards are playing superb and again special mention of players like Mike Hodges., Mike Wedlock and Randy Stoddart their combination is fantastic to watch. Other players like Marty Middel and Larry Kelly a•re doing a fine job of the field. It would be difficult to mention every player as -soccer is a • team sport, however, the coach is pleased with the team and everyone puts out his best. Mention should be made of four pee wee players who were moved up for one game with the Bantams. They are -- David McDonald, Jim MacDonald; Carl Khromer and Collin Alexander. They also Lawn bowling offers fun BY BEA ABERHART If you are weary of reading or watching re- runs on television on, why not try your hand at lawn bowling? The mechanics of the game are quite simple. There are one to four members on a team and the opposing teams bowl alternately to see how close they can come to the jack. The jack is a small white bowl rolled. down the green at the onset of play. One point is scored. by each team member who puts his bowl closer to the jack than that of the opposing team. While bowling, the average bowler walks about a mile per game,. besides lifting and rolling a three and a half pound bowl approximately 42 times. Why then bother doing those boring morning and evening exercises? New members, ages 16 to 96 plus, are more than welcome on the greens. Here they are given free instructions, free bowls and free bowling for one year. One must not overlook the side benefits of lawn bowling on Goderich greens. This leisurely sport gives you good companionship, pot luck suppers, card parties and° amusing anecdotes. Why not join this happy group and give it a try? the soccer field. The officers scored their final run of the game in the fifth'inning. Ron Sowerby attacked the officer's pitching without mercy slamming a triple in the first inning and a two -run homer in the second. Fisher centre fielder John Hoy chipped in with two doubles. The alt -stars scored three runs in the first inning on the strength of Sowerby's triple and back to back doubles by George Sutton and Hoy. The top of the batting order connected again in the second inning for four runs to take command of the ball game. Sowerby scored the final all-star, run in. the sixth inning, racing home on a Phil Petrie double. The officers took the losses in good stride and insisted that their best ball players were sent to the tavern insteadof the ball park. Members of the Goderich industrial league all-stars and officers of HMCS Saguenay shake hands in a sporting gesture after the two teams battled on the ball field Monday. -