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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-08-06, Page 11i'. ,11 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1958 ZURICH Citizens NEWS SPORTS IEsrr 1 By DON O'BRIEN (Citizens News Sportswriter) Written this week by Herb Turkheim, pinch-hitting for Don O'Brien DASHWOOD AND MITCHELL HAVING REAL BATTLE It was our privilege to watch the doubleheader playoff ball games between Mitchell and Dashwood on Monday, and from what we can see it is anybody's series. Even though the Legion- aires are carrying a 2-1 game lead into Tigertown on Wednesday night, we would hate to predict they will wind the series up at 'three games to one. While we believe Mitchell has a better balanced club than Dashwood, their pitching does not seem to be as strong as that 'of the Tigers. When Steve Mitro is on, we feel he is one of the best in the league, and will give Mitchell plenty of trouble. Tonight's battle will probably see Bob Sadler or Bill Gatenby throwing against Steve Mitro or Remi Wein. BLAME THE UMPS FOR THE LONG GAMES From the fans' viewpoint, games that take as long to play gas the two on Monday did are poor encouragement to bring them back again. The morning game, played in Dashwood, took almost three hours to play, while the evening game in Mitchell lasted about two and three-quarter hours. Six hours of sitting at ball games in one day is too much for any spectator, and it is no wonder the crowds are dwindling in the Huron -Perth League. On top of this, none of the games ever start on time. We feel most of the blame for these offences lies on the shoulders of the umpires. When a game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., it should start then and not half an hour later. Most fans arrive at games about 15 minutes before they are to start, and then when they have to wait an extra half hour they are &disgusted before the ball game ever gets under way. We attended a Huron -Perth league meeting recently, and distinctly remember hearing the president of the league telling the umpires to start the games right on time, whether the teams are finished with their warm-up or not. But do you ever see the umpires do it — — no, they wait until the players are good and ready to start. And then throughout the game, do you ever hear the urn pires telling the players to hustle it up between innings ? No, they stand and watch as the players leisurely walk in and out to the player's bench. In pro ball the umpires are forever hurrying the players along, and this speeds the game up con- siderably. A few of these things tried out in this league may 'coax more spectators to come out to the games. No fan likes to Sit through a three-hour ball game. 'MITCHELL-DASHWOOD WINNER MEETS ZURICH The winner of the current Mitchell -Dashwood series will meet the Zurich Lumberkings in a best of seven series for the right to go on into OBA Intermediate "C" playoffs. If Mitchell should win in Dashwood tonight, the first game would start in ':Zurich on Friday night. However, if Dashwood wins tonight, the fifth game of their series will be played in Mitchell on Friday night, and the winner will be playing in Zurich on Monday. So there you are, ball fans, it will be either Mitchell vs Zurich on Friday night, or Dashwood or Mitchell vs. Zurich on Monday night. LUMBERKINGS WILL BE SHORTHANDED Regardless of who plays Zurich in the final round, the Lumberkings will be shorthanded for the series. "Red" Theander has received word he is being transferred to the bank in Chat- ham on Wednesday, August 13, and Bill Yungblut, who walks down the aisle on Saturday. the 16th, will also be away for .a week or so. On top of these two stars being absent for some of the ,games, centre -fielder Bruce Moir has been nursing a sore arm for a couple of weeks, and it is doubtful if he will be ready to start. We aren't throwing out the crying towel for the locals, but we do want the fans to know how things stand. We still feel. confident the 'Kings can upset either Mitchell or Dashwood in 'the final series. SPORT POST SCRIPTS Remi Looked Good— In the holiday doubleheader, Remi Wein, a mainstay of the Dashwood Tigers, made an impressive showing. In the morning game he was given credit for being the winning pitcher, coming in in relief in the fourth inning and giving up only three hits over the rest of the game. No runs were scored off his pitching. On top of his fine throwing performance, Remi had two hits in this game. In the game at Mitchell Remi had an exceptionally good night at the bat, smashing out three more hits, one a double. To you, Remi, we say congratulations. Jimmy Finds His Batting Eye— After a rather slow start at the plate all season, Jimmy Hayter, popular member of the Dashwood Tigers, has really found the range in the current playoff with Mitchell. In the morning game, Jim came through with a double and a single, and in the nightcap at Mitchell he had a grand slam homer and a triple. Jim promises us if they eliminate the Mitchell nine he will give the Zurich pitching staff plenty of trouble. We hope you beat them, Jim; there is nothing we would rather see than a red-hot Dashwood -Zurich series, when the rivalry could be at :its peak. PAGE INT11NZ Mitchell Leads Dashw- o911 2 to HT SerniFina1; ani'ToNight MITCHELL 6 — DASHWOOD 3 uied 'tor Dashwood on Wednesday nniiht. The ten; inning marathon turned :out to be a real Slugfest, with a total of 27 hits banged out. Three Marne runs, !two of them grand s'lamaners, were features ,df the game, All the hone runs came after two men were out. Whitey M'aleho started the parade with his round tripper in the second in- ning, chasing ixn three runs ahead cif him. In the fifth inning Jimmy Heater clouted one for Dashwood to ,drive three runs in ahead of Mitchell Legionaires drew first blood in the siemi-final series: of the Huron -Perth Bas.eba]l League, downirug Dashwood Tigers 6-3 in Mitchell last Friday night. The Tigens scared two runs in their half !of the third inning, only to have Miitcheill come back with three in the fourth and three more lin the fifth ginning. Dash- wood added ;one single counter in the seventh. The Tigers, whe were playing without the .services .of two. or three .of their regulars, were led at 'bat iby Remi Wein and Bob S!tonmes, with) two las each. Noble and Pauli were the top batters for the Legionaires, each smash- ing ,out a doulblie and a single. Steve Mitro, went the entire gaxne for Dashwood giving up only eight hits, and striking out four 'batters. Buster Brown gave up nine chits for Mitchef1, and also struck out four men. r h e Dashwood 002 000 1 3 9 1 Mitchell. 000 330 x 6 8 1 Mitres and Meh!arig, Brown and Saxton. — o DASHWOOD 9 —• MIT.CHELL 7 Fine relief pitching by Remi Wein; gave the Dashwood Tigers a 9-7 three-hour victory over the Mitchell Legionaires: in Dashwood on Civic Holiday morning, and tied their best ;of Ave series at one game each. It was the first half ,of .a holiday dubieheader. Corning data the, bail ,game in the fourth inning to relieve Bob S•toriues, who was an the losing end 'af a 7.6 ball game, Remi shut the Legionaires :out through the rest of the game. He gave up only ,four hits in the five and one-third innings he worked, and struck .out two battens. Mitchel had jumped on Bob Stories for two runs in the first inning and five more in the fourth, before he was taken out. Dashwood led off 'th'eir half of the first fining with four runs an three hits and a batter hit by the !pite'her. They added two more iax the third on another three hits, and came up with three more In the sixth 'inning after two men were out, when Smith dropped a high fly hall which could have- ended aveended. the inr ing. Porky Wallace started on the mound for Mitchell, and was re- lieved by Bob Sadler in the fifth inning, after he had given up sev- en hats. Saddler was the lasing pitcher. Plenty of heavy hitting feat- ured the long, drawn out game, as each Leann banged out eleven hits. Rami Wein, Steve Mitro Bob .Stoimies, Jim Hayter and Ray Webb banged out two eaoh, with Bob Meharg ,driving out the extra .blow, a double in the sixth. Ken Saxton and Link Rafhrisch led the Mitchell assault, each banging out. three safeties. There were plenty of extra base blows; Noble, Saxton, and Wallace each had a double and Pauli a triple for Mit- chell; and Meharg, Storenes and Jimmy Hayter each hit •doubies for Dashwood. x h e Mitchell.. 200 500 000 7 11 2 Dashw'd 40e 003 OOx 9 11 2 Wallace, Saddler (5), and Sax- ton. Stories, Wein (4), and Hay- ter. -o 1VIITCHELL 1.2—DASHWOOD 11 Buster Brown proved to be the hero of the game for Mitchell .Legionaires, as he drove in the winning run in the last of the 10th inning in the third game of the best of five senniinal series in the Huron -Perth League. The game was played in lVtitchell on Monday• night, as the second half of a holiday doubleheader; Dash- wood had won the morning game played in Dashwood and Mitchell now leards the series two games to one; with the next game sehed- him, .and then an the last of the fifth Porky Wallace hit another four -bagger for Mitchell. The game was tied up three or four times throughput the contest. 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