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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-06-06, Page 13Page 12—The Wingham Advance -Times, June 8, 1983 Ps split r .,a es . :i 'Mat piyi-:i week By Peter Bauer The Wingham BPs played two games in the Bluewater Fastball League last week and came away with one win for their sixth of the season and their second loss of the year. The BPs lost again to Chepstow, the only team, to date, they have yet to defeat. After jumping to a 2-0 Lead in their half of the first in- ning, the BPs found them- selves to be the victims of a quicker Chepstow start as that team countered with four runs of its own. Chep- stow then added one more run in the fourth inning, as Doug Kelly tripled and later scored on a fielder's choice on a ground ball out to second base. The BPs at- tempted a comeback in the later innings, but managed only two runs, falling one short of the equalizer. Peter Spitzig was the winning pitcher, giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out six through seven innings. Vince Mullen registered the save, giving up no runs on one hit while striking out two through one and one-third innings. Don Edgar took the 5-4 loss for Wingham, giving up five runs on six hits while striking out four men through six innings. . Ron Riley earned the 5-2 win against Palmerston last Wednesday night, allowing two runs on 10 hits while striking out seven men. The BPs took a 2-0 lead in the Second inning, but gave up one run in the fourth. The BPs regained a two -run lead by stealing one in the fifth. But a home run by Davidson made the score close once again in the eighth. However, the BPs put the finishing touches on the win, grabbing two more in the ninth to make the final count 5-2 in their favor. The BPS played Teeswater in town Tuesday evening and will play in Chesley this evening (Wednesday) at 8:30 p.m. They also will play in Lucknow next Wednesday evening at 8:30 p.m. Belgrave Brownies end a successful year BELGRAVE — May was a very busy month for the 1st Belgrave Brownie Pack. Firstly, the Brownies would like to thank the com- munity for its support on Cookie Day, May 7 and apologize to those we missed because we ran out of cookies. On May 17 we held our Mother and Daughter Tea. During the evening, one Brownie, Sabrena Black, was enrolled. Golden Bars were presented to Verdall Jessup, Lana Thompson, Darlene Black, Crystal Black and Lori Crawford. The following badges were also presented: housekeep- er, Trisha Taylor, Sherry Taylor, Jenna Ruttan; baton twirling, Lana Thompson; cook, Lana Thompson; skater, Darlene Black; musician, Lana Thompson; writer, Lori Crawford, Jenna Ruttan, Trisha Taylor; col- lector, Crystal Black; team sport, Verdell Jessup, Lori Crawford, Darlene Black, Lana Thompson; and pup- peteer, Verdell Jessup. Entertainment was pro- vided by the Brownies, who staged a talent show for their guests. A delicious lunch was served by the senior Brownies. The senior Brownies spent the weekend of May 27 to 29 at Camp Keewaydin with the Wingham Brownies and en- joyed their Indian pow -wow very much. Crystal Black, Lon Crawford, Darlene Black, Verdell Jessup and Lana Thompson earned their native lore, athlete, holiday and outdoor adventure TRAILERS so s • Rentals Parts • Service Your H•sdgwrt rs For • Hardtop tent traders • Travel traders - from Lightweights right up to Park Models • Truck campers and caps Dealer for Prowler, Golden Falcon, Corsair, Linnet Hwy. 8 N. Stratford 393-5938 badges during the weekend. We held our last regular meeting of the year and "Awards Night" on May 31. Badges earned at camp were presented as well as a pet - keeper badge to Lana Thompson. The Elf six were presented Brownie crests for points earned for inspection each week and the Fairy ix were presented book marks for attendance. Verdell Jes- sup was awarded her Golden Hand and Brownie Wings. Verdell was also chosen as our "Brownie of the Year" in recognition of her effort in earning these honors. Best of luck to those Brownies leaving us to go to Guides next year. Take Ale -Ontario e Juve r Wing; LOOKING BACK on old baseball memorabilia brings back fond memories for Ken Saxton and Des Brophy, both of Wingham. Mr. Saxton and Mr. Brophy each played or coached ball during the 1950s and were able to share some of those memories for this week's look at local ball teams during that decade. Brownie corner The Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders held their banquet last Monday. Thanks to Holly Keil, Eleanor Ward, Beth Ward and the women's group of the United Church for a very successful banquet. The following Brownies Festival Singers present �111Concert' The Blyth Festival Singers will present "Contrasts in Concert" on Sunday, June 12, at 3 and 8 p.m. in the Blyth Memorial Hall. The choice of repertoire for this concert is designed to show the contrasts in style and mood available in choral music. The audience will identify with well-known songs from "Oliver" and the theme from the Broadway and movie hit "Annie". In contrast, the choir will also perform a number of spirituals and folk songs drawn from Russia, Czechoslovakia, North Carolina and Nova Scotia. For fun, the Singers will present a take -off on musical forms called "Go for Baroque". They are also including in this concert some audience favorites from former concerts. During their three years as an established choir, the Festival Singers have built a reputation in the area with their final choral presen- tations. °°Contrasts in Concert" is the final concert for this season; the choir will resume rehearsals in Sep- MONSTER � BINGO • (Every Monday Night JUNE 13th TO 'SEPTEMBER Sth CLINTON COMMUNITY CENTRE Admission S 1 .00 CARDS 6 for $1.00 2 5c each 1S Regular Games 3 Share the wealth 1-1,000 GAME DOOR OPEN 6:30 p.r Proceeds To Community Work tember. These take place every Wednesday night at the Memorial Hall; new members are welcome. Tickets for this family concert are available from choir members or by phoning the box office at 523- 9300 or the Blyth Saga at 523- 4331. Refreshments will follow each performance. / MIS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE r Belgrave Friends and neighbors from this community extend sympathy to the Elston and Thomas families in the loss of their mother and grand- mother, Mrs. Emily Elston of Wingham. earned badges: Natalie Chomyn, pet keeper, collector; Amy Jo Creter, outdoor adventure, ex- plorer; Leye DeBruyn and Shannon Robinson, singer; Caroline Elston, neighbor, craft; Danielle Heibein, gardener, cyclist; Amy MacDonald, athlete; Kendra Machan, toymaker; Shari Mundell, thrift, gardener; Shannon Simpson, artist, friend to birds, jester and native lore; and Desiree Curtis, friend to birds. Native lore, athlete, holiday and outdoor ad- venture badges were given to these Brownies: Susan Colquhoun, Dawn Craig, Leya DeBruyn, Crystal Finley, Donna George, Kendra Machan, Carla Mowbray, Beth Ward and Shannon Robinson. Golden Bars were presented to Lisa Alexander, Christina Armstrong, Natalie Chomyn, Desiree Curtis, Caroline Elston, Maria Gibbons; Julaine Griffith, Emily Hopper, Kimberley Marr, Julie McGrath, Ciara McKenna, Kendra Merkley, Sara Philips, Andrea Plumb and Erin Whiteley. Perfect attendance crests were presented to Lisa Alexander, Christina Armstrong, Dawn Craig, Amy MacDonald, Kimberley Maq, Wendy McBride, Julie Mcorath, Kara Neil, Sara Phillips, Shannon Robinson, Shannon Werth and Erin Whiteley. Two years' perfect at- tendance crests were given to Amy Jo Cretier, Danielle Heibein, Kendra Machan, Shannon Simpson and Carla Mowbray. These Brownies either walked or flew up to Guides: Susan Colquhoun, Leya DeBrypuyn, Stephanie Goll, Dawn Craig, Crystal Finley, Donna George, Kendra Machan, Amy MacDonald, Carla Mowbray, Shannon Robinson, Shannon Simpson and Beth Ward. , A weekend camp was held at Camp Keewaydin. Our thanks to the drivers and those who baked squares. A special thanks to Marg Hogg who was nurse for the weekend and helped in all the camp activities. Junior leaders were Lisa Chapman, Karen Laidlaw, Nikki Reavie and Anna Sakasov. Kendra Hogg helped her mother with the games. Dianne Matisz and five Belgrave Brownies joined our camp. f Wingham's Intermediate team, the Crossett Mer- curys, still were going strong in the early years of the 1950s and doing battle with their old nemesis, Lucknow. The year was 1951 and the Mercurys were pitted against Lucknow in playoff action. It was a battle of the pitchers as both teams had brought in American ball players to pitch: Guy Sparrow for Wingham and Charlie Justice for Lucknow. Baseball was taken very seriously in those days, said Des Brophy of Wingham. That's why they went to all the expense of drawing in pitchers, because it made the game more exciting. Scores were low then too, he added, since these pitchers were hard to hit. Sparrow, an extraordinar- ily tall man, came to Wing - ham from Detroit. He was forced to show what he was made of in that 1951 series which went until Oct. 24. But, for all their efforts, the local boys lost the series while the Lucknow fans jeered, "Sparrow in the tree tops t " Not to be daunted, Sparrow was back again the next year, 1952, and once again, the Mercurys lost the WOAA fastball cham- pionship to their arch -rivals from Lucknow. The Mercurys appear to have folded by 1954, because no mention is made of the team in old newspaper files. However, the town did have a particularly good Midget team that year, with players like Gary Storey, Bruce Lott, Jim Lockridge and Jim Bain coming up through the ranks. Around that time, in 1953 or '54, some of the local boys organized an intermediate team to play some of the surrounding towns. So, Mr. Brophy and a few others got some uniforms from the Armouries and the Wingham Battery was born. The Battery proved to be a shortlived team, but members more than made up for that. Even though the team lasted only a year, it won fame, or infamy, throughout the region for its after -game antics. One occasion which is still particularly vivid in Mr. brophy's memory is when some of the team got into a brawl in an Ayton restaurant. Getting into fights after their games was a common occurrence for the team, but this one made it right to the front page of The London Free Press. The players all had red Sprays and pesticides The Huron County Federa- tion of Agriculture is holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 2, at the Clinton Public School, Clin- ton. Social time begins at 8 p.m. with meeting to start at 8:30. The guest speaker for this meeting will be Bruce Lobb from the Ministry of the En- vironment. Mr. Lobb will speak on the use of sprays and pesticides Oft the farm. He also will ex- plain some of the safety rules when using these chemicals. Frfday & Saturday Arne 10, 11 GOING ALL THE WAY —PLUS — BEACH GIRLS SENIOR RIDERS from last weekend's Optimist bicycle row were presented with their trophies and hats last Tuesday afternoon at the Wingham Public School. In addition to his trophy and hat, first -place winner Ken miff also received a sports bag. Second and third place winners are Bruce Latronico and Brad Cranford. The other seven top senior riders are Julie Moffatt, Mark Underwood, Dheerara eodasing, Kendra Moffatt, Jamie Robinson, Heidi Strong and Nancy 'Walton. Sunday, June 12 Cnly 10 TO MIDNIGHT — ALSO — IHOSPiTAL MASSACRE Iles wi am in the `50's undershirts and grey uniforms, Mr. Brophy ex- plained. One of the team members, Billy Wells, went into a restaurant in Ayton after a game and was called a "Commie" because of his red shirt. Of course, during those Red Scare days it was no small matter to be called a Communist, so Wells went and rounded up some of his fellow teammates to get revenge. Well, they got revenge in the form of a broken door, one broken nose and one broken arm. The whole matter wound up in court in Hanover with charges being laid against two Wingham players. In the meantime, that championship Midget team of 1951 and '52 was growing up and by 1954, many had graduated to Juvenile. Storey, Bain and Ken Hodgkinson were three of that Juvenile team which won the DASA "C" cham- pionship over Frankford. Ivan Gardner of Wingham was the coach of the Juveniles that year and for several years afterward. The next year, 1955, was another big one for the Juveniles as they were going great guns. By mid-August, the team boasted a record of 17 straight wins. The team went into the WOAA and OASA finals confident of an all -Ontario championship, but unfortunately lost out to Madoc in the finals. That loss must have roused their deteraaaintim because in 1956 the Juveniles brought the all -Ontario "B" championship home to Wingham by defeating Stoney Creek. Don Gray was on the mound for Wingham in that last game in Stoney Creek. Good news must have traveled fast, because the fire truck and a convoy of cars met the boys at the out- skirts of town that night to help celebrate the victory- Mr. Brophy helped Mr. Gardner coach that year. Some of the other team members were Barry Fryfogle, Hugh MacMillan and Bill Hotchkiss. Wingham had an Inter- mediate team in 1957 which put out Sebringville to become the WOAA Class "A" champs. The Inter- mediates had a new name by 1959, the Sunocos, which boasted a lot of those players from the old Juvenile team of 1956. They went on to become a championship team of the 1960s. DRtI'1 E IN TWRs*TatZ CLINTON 11.09 IDIDECa RTIRLMS 482-7030 THIS WEEKEND: JIM 11.11-12 FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY SOX OFFICE OPENS AT MS PM/FIRST SHOW AT OUSK TCDI TiEATIE, Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information LAST TWO DAYS FOR THS ACTION FILLED M NE WED. AND THURS. RINE 8Th AND 9T11 SHOWiI 8 PM EACH EVENING PLAYING FROM FM. TO THURS. JI*E 10TH TO 16TH SHOWTHAES FR AND SAT. AT 7 AND 9 PM SUN. TO 101015. 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