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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-08-26, Page 10Wingham Advance -Times, August 26, 1981 BILL DEANS,winner of the Brookhaven; Open was presented a trophy by Roger Keay at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club on Monday. The tournament was held Aug. 16 and Mr. Deans turned In, the low net of 65. THE WINGHAM BANTAM GIRLS' baseball team defeated Bluevale two games straight to take the playoff series. Debbie Henry stepped up to the plate to help the girls in their 21-15 win last Thursday evening. The girls started a best -of -five se- ries with Atwood Tuesday evening. Royals ou �n WOAA Intended for last week The Wroxeter Royals eliminated St. Marys Lumber Kings from the WOAA playoffs last week and moved on to face Belwood. That series opened in Wroxeter Aug. 30. The Royals defeated St. Marys by a score of 8-7 last Monday night in a very loosely played game to win the series, three games to two. Leading the Royals was Bob Dickert, who had three hits and scored three runs. Wroxeter almost blew a four - run lead in the ninth, but was able to prevail. St. Marys had evened the best -of -five series at 2-2 Sunday in a game played at St. Marys, as it nipped the Royals 6-5. Twice the Royals led by two runs, but were unable to hold the lead. St. Marys was led by Shackleton and Riordan, who had two hits each. The Royals' Dave McCannell had two hits and Bob Gibson had a home run. Wroxeter had taken the opening game of the series by a 3-1 score, scoring runs in the second and sixth in- nings while St. Marys got its lone run in the eighth. The Royals managed only four hits off St. Marys' pitchers Bell and Vanstone. In the second game of the WOAA playoff, the Lumber Kings edged the Royals 5-3. The Royals scored the first run of the game, but St. Marys came back to score the next four runs. Royals' batters were not driving in the runners when they were in scoring position: Leading St. Marys were Rogers and Kennedy with two hits each, while Gallaher and Hamilton had two each for the. Royals. The Royals then took a 2-1 series lead by downing 'St. Marys 2-1 in a very exciting game played at Wroxeter. The winning run came on a tt t. ! ar' ning r haine" Ott by Dave MCCange l,, who also singled in the game, St Marys outhit the Royala:,9-6, but couldn't get the big tut when they needed it. Ron jtiley was the winning pitcher, while Jonh Bell took the loss, his second of the series. SHAKESPEARE_ OUSTS ROYALS Shakespeare Merchants ousted the Wroxeter Royals from ,OASA -playoffs in two straight games played earlier this month. Behind the clutch pitching of Kuntz, the Merchants took a one -game lead by downing the Royals 3-0 in the opening game. The Royals had runners in scoring position five times, but were unable to come up with the big hits. Rick MacDonald of the Royals pitched a fine game, allowing only five hits and giving up only one earned run. The Merchants hammered the Royals 7-1 in the second game to take the series in two strflIght Is game wtit very !Ight folr . pix `lUiililgn, with the score ' tied 11 However in the seventh,, inning the roof fell In on tie' Royals a , Shakespeare hammered out six runs. Again Kuntze pitched a fine game for, the Merchants, allowing the Royals .just three hits, oneof them a home run by Rick Jaeklin, ROYALS NIP CLIFFORD The Royals finally ended their long losing streak to Clifford by defeating that team by a score of 3-1 in the final game of the season. This was a very close game and remained score- less through the first four innings. The Royals were led by Bill Robinson and' Ron Smith, who each had two hits, Ron Riley pitched a seven -hitter, while losing pitcher Reg Walls gave up eight hits. The Royals finished the season with a record of 12 wins and only one loss, good enough for first place. Third game Thursday Royals up 2 games in playoff series The Wroxeter Royals took a commanding lead in their best -of -five series against Belwood by dumping that team by a score of 7-1 in the second game. This f llowed a 10-1 rout of Belwoodin the opening game of the WOAA Intermediate A semifinals. The Royals scored twice in the first inning and added three more runs in the fifth to coast to the win in the second outing. Leading the Wingham mon to compete in ju.IitsU team tourney Jim Longdo of Wingham five=day'iournament and is has been selected as one of eager to try to win' back the six jiu-jitsu fighters who will North' American cham- represent Canada at the pionship. North American Jiu-Jitsu ' Raised in Burlington, Jim Team Tournament to be held , has been involvedin sports this fall in Jacksonville, since an earlyage, He .said Florida. he has plad just 'about As part of his preparation every sport you could name, for the meet he is looking for and was even an Ontario sponsors who would help canoeing champion. subsidize his trip, because One day four years ago in without assistance he might Milton, he noticed a sign not be able to go. pointing to a :basement jiu- Jim, 21, i$ well-known in jitsu school. He was in - the Wingham area for the •trigued and went to find out school of jiu-jitsu which he more about it; within a week runs at the Wingham Legion he was a member. Jim's flexibility made him a natural for jiu-jitsu and he earned his brown belt in just over one year. It takes most people three to five years to earn a brown belt, he reported. His accomplishments in the field of martial arts made him an obvious choice for the Canadian team. The Canadian Jiu-Jitsu As- sociation contacted Jim by letter to inform him that he had been selected for the team. No tryouts were necessary. He said the Jacksonville tournament which starts Oct. 2 will bring together approximately. 40 jiu-jitsu fighters from all over North America. Like • boxing, jiu-jitsu fighting is done in a ring with a referee in -three, three- minute rounds. Judges score the fighters on ability and style and the use of basic jiu- jitsu movements such as kicks, punches and throws. Jim explained jiu-jitsu as a "combination of all the martial arts". It is different from the other arts in that it emphasizes self defense, using the hands and feet. Students are taught to throw, kick and punch; he added that "anyone can learn jiu- „ jitsu". At present Jim is training rigorously for the Florida tournament by running and practicing moves every night. - D,ne to the recent mail strike, team members were notified of the meet too late to apply for a Wintario grant, therefore each member must pay his own way. Jim estimated that he will require $700 for the trip to cover his plane fare and accommodation. He is hoping some local 'service clubs or eves private in - a dividuals would consider sponsoring his trip. Hall. He also is well-known in martial arts circles as a keen competitor and the holder of several impressive titles: He was the Canadian jiu-jitsu champion in 1977-78 and the North American champion in 1978-79. Jim is excited at the possibility of attending the HAPPY FANS—The Teeswater cheering section goes wild to salute its team's 22-12 win over Formosa in the "A" division finals at the Gorrie Sio Pitch tournament Sunday. Fine weather all weekend contributed to good turnout, for the tournament. 14 -hit attack were Don Hastie, Dave McCannell and Glen Gallaher with three hits each. ` Rick MacDonald picked up the win, allowing six hits. The Royals hammered three Belwood pitchers. In the opening game, :the Royals got away to a quick start, scoring two runsin the first inning and adding a pair in the second. Leading the 11 - hit outburst were Gallaher with three and-McCannell and Hastie with two each. Ron Riley picked up the win, allowing nine hits. The next game of the series will be Thursday at 9 p.m. in Wroxeter. While eating at your campsite, plan ahead. Put kettles of water over the fire to heat for clean-up. 4 • drd as,'much �'n A itlain. as a cant t�n ion"t t'iI'ny '°H"�3, the Bat'n", entiyt” playing at the filythingrAifibt The actors, " ►ick '- up a httile ,,1oe0 1tnillosph.ere by rehearsingg the play in a barn near Blyth.' "I wanted the actors tQ absorb the essence of rural. living," Director Pan Thompson explained. "We took a straw vete andevery- one agreed we ,should hit the hay, So to speak." "He Won't Come In From the Barn" is a revival of the hit that played to sold -out houses in Toronto and during a two-week run at the Blyth Festival in- 1977. The show features Ted Johns as _both actor and writer in this Federation's Sept. regional meeting f planned S,. ate -of who retre, Prot tL''-; tikes up resid+ ace In; bar' and da t =lrtr Wife Ms. A los •is art mm'e` r Festival and thee l` life wife 'of, Mr. 4o William Dunlop, gram ,McPherson and Keith Thomas fill out the east. The production is directed -by Paul Thompson, - who directed 'the c' original production. . For tickets,:, orreser- vations, call 'the 41lyth box office at 523-9300. 91404 spi5nr take' m re; the,. 0 per cent cent for seeo414i: ` `20 per cent for .this total 'fed money coif Yield is (let_ tilled by weighing a Ipad of rley:in the field with portable scales and measuring the area fro% which it was, harvested. 'Leave name, address, lot and:eoncession with the $5.00 entry fee at the Walkerton. OMAF office if you wish to enter, or phone it to the of- fice: ' The Huron County Federation of Agriculture's regional meeting will be held Sept. 3 at 8:30 p.m.. at the Londesboro school. The guest speaker will be Fred Lobb, president of the Ontario Retail Farm Equip-' ment Dealers' Association. He will speak on "The Dealer's Point of View", about how dealers cooperate with each other and what problems they have trying to provide service to farmers. The OFA's annual con- vention will be held Nov. 24- 26 at the Toronto Holiday Inn, Downtown. Delegates to the annual convention will be nominated at the regular meeting. Anyone wishing to stand as a delegate or regional director, but unable to attend this meeting, must send to the meeting a written confirmation of willingness to stand. Resolutions for ' the con- vention 'roust be , brought- • either to the regional meeting Sept. 3 or the membership meeting on Oct.' 22 at Clinton: HE WON'T COME IN FROM THE .BARN "An Agricultural Comedy for Cynical Times" Starring TED JOHNS, two cows, Tickets Stitt Available pigs, and a rooster! HELD OVER TILL SEPT. 12 Tues. Sat. 8:30 p.rirtm Added Mat nee' Sept. 5, 2 p.m.. 523-93OO, 523-9225 Thank You THE ORGANIZERS OF THE GORRIE SLO PITCH TOURNAMENT would like to extend a special thank you to the Wroxeter Royals, the Gorrie ,Intermediate Girls, the Gorrie Parks Board and all the teams that entered the tournament and all the people who helped in any other way. 1 9 GET IN ON THE ONTARIO SIRES STAKES Goderich Raceway THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 POST TIME: 7:45 P.M.-\ Over $20,000 IN PURSES See Ontario's finest 3 year old Pacing Fillies and top drivers compete in an exciting Ontario Sires Stakes event. It's harness racing at its very best! JIM LONGDO of Wingham has been'selected along with five others to represent Canada at the North American Jiu-Jitsu Team Tournament to be held Oct. 2-7 at Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Longdo was the Can- adian Jiu-Jitsu champion in 1977-78 and the North American champion In 1978-79. He Is hoping that a local service group or individual will help him pay for the trip. fires Stakes •'We've`got what it takes" GODERiCH RACEWAY Goderich Fairgrounds • Post Time: 7:45 p.m.