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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-05-25, Page 13'e Corner Badges were presented to Christy Armstrong, house- keeper; Carolyn Elston, singer and thrift; Shari Mundell, pet keeper; Wendy McBride, cook; Carolyn Ruff, cook; Emily Hopper, friend to birds; Natalie Chomyn and Sara Phillips, singer; Shannon Simpson, explorer. Collector badges were given to Lisa Alex- ander, Christy Armstrong, Alisa Curzon,. Anita Massey, Kendra Merkley, Kara Neil, Jenny Remington and Shan- non Simpson. We thank Marg Hogg who taught Group C first aid and Isobel Garniss who helped Group A learn .how to use the telephone and how to be polite. Group B finished banquet favors. upbcate ge dub The Wingham duplicate bridge club met over the fire hall last Thursday eyening with the following winning prizes: first, Yvonne McPherson and Mary Lloyd; second, Ruth Currie and Harley Crawford; third, Jean Aitchison and Louise Welwood; and, fourth, Marg Cruickshank and Kay Forgie. The Howell system was played. Bowling SENIOR MEN Those who bowled 150 and over last week are Nick Kloostra, 154; Bill Uuldricks 165 ; Gord Frances, 176; Hugh Mundell, 162, 198; Ken Saxton, 197, 198. J CLINTON 189 BEECH STREET 482-7030 THIS WEEKEND: MAY 27-28-29 FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 8:00 PM/FIRST SHOW AT DUSK They weren't looking for a fight... just to belong. moimmor2ND FEATURE MAN HAS MADE HIS MATCH NOW IT'S HIS PROBLEM HARRISON FORD'.. QL•DE RUSH rT AIN ACADULT COMPANIMENT ADULT ACCOMPANIMENT • a'4• 4110, 171 iTs LTCEU TUTEL Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information PLAYING FROM FRIDAY TO THURSDAY MAY 27th TO JUNE 2nd SHOWTIME: PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL SHOWTIMES ONE SHOW EACH EVENING AT 8 PM ONLY! LAST TWO DAYS FOR THIS FUNRLLED MOTION PICTURE. Wednesday and Thursday May 25 & 26. Showtime 8 P.M. each evening. ra.ERTAL R ■ OOIOARCI ET THE EXTRA•TLRRi.STRIAL ll► Starts Friday, June 3rd It's as far as you can go .r //,,,' ,. .,rviir,• hyy/u, .,,,,A, //t /ir �H/qd%c • 7i//'."441",...7,-...).:.; ,,, ,,yr�¢, 14, • • /viii.. n9/y //ii...,;e4",. THE BASEBALL BOYS from one of Wingham's in- dustrial softball teams in the early 1940s posed for this photograph at the old Brown's Factory on Alfred Street. Team members are, front to back: Alvin Lediet, Bill A pIS •••••• Fn & Sun: May 7, 28, 29 Sylvester Stallone Stars In FIRST BLOOD — PLUS — SUMMER LOVERS j ADULT 1tt ACCOMPANIMENT WINNER OF 8 rARE•TAL wIDARCI ACADEMY AWARDS The Man of the Century. The Motion Picture of a Lifetime. "There are very few movies that absolutely must be seen. Si• Richard Attenborough's'Gandhi is one of them. Ren Kingsley gives what is possibly the most astonishing biographical performance In screen history. "The movie of the year. 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DAN AYKROYD is SUNDAY, MAY 29 TO THURS., JUNE 2 7:30 ONLY • o .r • • • • • t' • • • • • • ACADEMY 1 Vmrp Ari Abu' f$i,'r. Ilm.i -d BEST ACTRESS WED.-THURS. sox Orilla OPENS SSW SNOW AT DUSK YOU CAN ALWAYS SMELL THE EXCITEMENT IN THE Mit 1_, wort LS STILL THE WORD! POMPT/ANC1 m mato, op 'ems 010 AGI OHO • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • e • • • • • • • • ERI. -SAT. -SUN. ONLY COMM 1,111111.1,01 rheen,,,, A.®n.t.Ono. 2ND FEATURE AMITYVIIIE HORROR MI ORIGINAL dol esgoes•••®•es,goo L•••• •••••••04004400426 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • Lediet, Bert Mitchell, Orville Welsh, Herb Mitchell; Jim Seli, Preston Lediet, Ted Elliott, Mike Carmichael, Joe Tiffin, Leonard Bok and Murray Johnston, the manager. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lediet). Down Chesley and Clifford BPs improve their record with back-toback victories By Peter Bauer The Wingham BPs registered back-to-back wins last week to improve their - record. ' to 4-1 - this season, - defeating the Chesley Texaco squad 7-3 at Wingham Tuesday night and coming away 5-2 winners over Clifford Four Aces Wednesday night at Clifford. In Tuesday's action, the BPs went ahead 1-0 in their half of the first inning, taking advantage of a walk issued to Jim Seip, (On his attempt to steal second, the catcher's throw sailed over the fielder's head and Seip went to third. Bill Brown followed with an RBI single. In the third inning, Grant Coultes and Bob Pegg combined for the best defensive play of the game; with Coultes throwing out - Jeff Thomson on an at- tempted steal and Pegg laying on the tag, leaving the runner stranded feet from the bag. Chesley battled back to take the lead by a 3-1 count, as they executed the sacrifice to perfection, then followed with key base hits to drive in the three runs. Up to . this point, the BPs had stranded eight runners on base, largely due to their attempted bunts resulting in pop flies and failing to ad- vance runners into scoring position. However that changed in the bottom half of the sixth inning, when the BPs regained the lead, going ahead by a 5-3 count. Before they took to the bats; Ed Daer came in with two out, but the duo of Pegg and Coultes struck for a second , time to end the in- ning. Following a walk to Ron Smith and a single by Keith Elston, ' both runners ad- vanced on a passed ball. Daer came through with a single down the third -base line to tie the game at three. Bruce Skinn then singled and was followed by, Seip, who scored Daer. Coultes' deep fly ball to centre scored Skinn, and' the BPs once again enjoyed the lead. They added two more in the .seventh inning on con- secutive singles. by Gallaher, Elston and Daer. 'A fly ball by Skinn scored Gallaher, and later Elston came home on a groundout by Seip. The BPs left a total of 13 men stranded on base; something they can ill afford to do. Don Edgar pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits while striking out three. Daer earned the win in relief, retiring nine straight batters. Patterson was the losing pitcher. At Clifford, Ron Riley was the winning pitcher, going all the way and giving up two runs on nine hits while aiding his own cause by going two - for -four at the plate. Wingham struck for one run in the second inning and added two more' in the third before allowing Clifford both its runs in the bottom of the third inning. Wingham increased its lead with a run in each of the sixth and eighth innings to round out the scoring. Barry Reading took the loss, giving up five runs on eight hits. The BPs look forward to improving their record this week, hosting Lucknow Tuesday night and Belmore on Sunday at 2 p.m. and then traveling to Chepstow next Tuesday evening.. Circus coming to Blyth this summer The Blyth' minor sports organization will be spon- soring an appearance of the famous Martin and Downs Circus in that village this summer. The performance is set for Sunday, July 3, at 2 p.m. in the Lions Park: The Martin and Downs Circus tours annually in Canada and presents one of the finest performances under the big top. Advance tickets are on sale, with a percentage of the money earned from ticket s les going to Bylth minor sports. The Wingham Advance -Times, May 25, 1983—Page 11 So baH,._. kes over 1 e an '4 7. Gregg forms WO Two big changes in baseball in Wingham came about in the 1940s: the demise of hardball and the organization of minor teams like the Juveniles, Midgets, Bantams and PeeWees. Hardball still was being played in town at the start of the decade, but the old punch was gone. Wingham's entry in the Bruce League, the Hurons, still were playing, but had a poor record. Without their star pitcher, Jackie Colvin, and superb fielder Ken Somers, the team fell upon hard times, recalls Bill Lediett of Wingham, a ball player from those days. The Central League disbanded about that time also, but there were other reasons for the breakdown of these leagues. The foremost was the war which took away many eligible young ball players for active service in the army. By 1941, there were very few teams Left in the Bruce League, according to an old newspaper account, and two veteran Wingham ball players, Bob and Bill Groves, were playing in Hanover. But the in -town softball league survived and drew the crowds on a Saturday night to watch teams like Gurneys, the Clerks and Lloyds do battle. A silver collection always was taken at these games to help defray expenses, with any excess going toward the war effort. In 1944, CKNX sports- caster Tory Gregg started an organization which was to have a great impact ,on local sporting groups: the Western Ontario Athletic Association. Soon, group officials got to work and organized new leagues for ball and hockey players of all ages. Softball became the game of the WOAA and by 1946 the Hurons had reorganized and started playing local softball teams like Seaforth, Clinton and Goderich. The Hurons won the group honors that year after defeating Clinton, but 1947 was the year they really shone. '47: A GOOD YEAR Clare Niergarth, shortstop for the Hurons that year, remembers what it was like playing ball in Wingham during the 1940s. People would come from miles around for those Saturday night games under the flood- lights, he said. And more than one ball used to be hit over the creamery by sluggers like Bart Smith or Johnny Crewson. Mr. Lediet, pitcher for the Hurons that year along with Tom Jardine, also remembered that year and the series with Seaforth. The Seaforth pitcher, Kennedy, had a really fast ball that was hard to hit, but never- theless the Hurons won the group honors by defeating Seaforth that year and ad- vanced t meet the Southampton Fishermen in the finals. The series found the two teams to be evenly matched. Wingham would win one and then Southampton would win one back until Oct. 19, 1947, when the fifth and final game was played in Walkerton. According to a newspaper report of the day, the game turned out to be the tightest Of -the -series.• The tension mounted on both benches until the bottom of the ninth with Wingham at bat and the score tied at 2-2. Suddenly, a cloudburst forced' the game to be halted and the coaches Tennis club looks to a great season. The Wingham Tennis Club is getting ready to swing into action for another year. Members are looking for- ward to their first full season on the new plexi -pave sur- face, put in last summer, which significantly ,;in- creases the enjoyment of the game. The club offers a wide range of services to its Members, including priority of play over non-members, free lessons for beginners on Saturday mornings in June, a court supervisor every Tuesday and Thursday during July and August to organize games for juniors or beginners and offer in- struction to any player requesting it, a number of recreational tournaments with prizes and refresh- ments, and a family barbe- cue in the fall. The club is honored this year to have been chosen to host the district playdowns for the Buick Challenge of Tennis, which is a nation- wide tournament held every sunlmer. Local playdowns will take place at the club during the week of July 18-23. The Wingham Tennis Club has more than 1-0 members and offers a. great op- portunity for fun and• exercise to all ages. The opening tournament is set for this Sunday, May 29, at 1 p.m. If you are interested in learning more or becoming a member, contact club treasurer Peggy Pike (357- 1845) or register at the tennis courts May 29. THE WiNGHAM HURONS captured top honors in Senior Men's Soft- ball in 1947. In fact, several Wingham teams, the Juveniles, the Midgets and the Bantams, brought home championships that year. Team members and coaches of the Hurons are: George Loughlean, Andy Scott, Jack Hopper. Jack Higgins, Tom Jardine, Lorne Gardner, H. Groves; centre, H. Foster, R. Bell, Horace Aitchison, Vic Loughlean, Morris Bader, Doug Aitchison, Clare Niergarth; front, F. Templeman, W. Foster, mascot, J. Ward, Jerry Fryfogle, mascot, and Bill Lediet. (Photo courtesy of Bill Lediet) s argued long and loud about how, or if, the game would be finished. But an official finally ruled the score must revert to that of the last completed inning, the eighth, , in which Wingham was ahead by a 2-1 count. The decision gave the Hurons the game and the series. The Hurons went on to defeat Linwood two games straight for the WOAA grand championship of 1947 and the Western Foundry Trophy, in addition to the John W. Hanna Trophy they had won in the Southampton series. In fact, Wingham had its share of championship teams that year, with the Hurons winning two titles, Wingham's Juvenile team, the Red Sox, winning one and its Midget and Bantam teams each winning a championship. By 1948, the Hurons were known as the Crossett Mercurys, named after their new coach and sponsor, Charlie Crossett. Things looked pretty good for the local boys at the first of the season, but they eventually lost out to their old rivals from Seaforth /,in the playoffs. MINOR BALL TEAMS Another big trend was the development of good, strong minor ball teams in town. The younger players "showed their stuff" the year before by bringing home three championships, and, by old newspaper reports, minor ball in Wingham just seemed to be 'getting getting better and better. A new breed of softball players were taking to the field and their names would be associated with baseball in Wingham for many years. Those young players had. names like Brophy, Welwood, Saxton and Lockridge. The decade ended with a new grandstand completed at the ball park which was christened by two local dignitaries, MPP John Hanna and Mayor Jack Reavie, who were on hand to start the 1949 season. The first game of the year saw the Mercurys meet Desboro in an exhibition match. Even though the visitors won 6-3, those present were treated to a parade and concert by the 21st Regimental Band. Turk Broda's NHL All Stars also came to town that summer to do battle with the Mercurys in front of 1,200 fans. The local team put on a good showing, but lost by a 9- 5 count. 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