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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-24, Page 9• Tr- • THE HURON EXPOSITOR JULY 240 1980 A 'GIAN'T LEAP 'F'OR MANKIND — A to catch the ball. The game was played in Brodhagen Squirt team member takes a final Elrodhagen last Friday night. --leaplorfIrst-Vasewca-MItch-ell-Squirtstretches---------- -(Photo by-van-Dooren) _ BY DIANE VAN DOOREN Ho* many basebail. fans do we have out there?What ;kind of 'games do you like to watch? Being the single fe- nit* ,firn, I tend to find myself' ";watching games playpdhy;single males, even though I hate baseball. Just fgr once !thought I'd be different. Last Friday night 1ventured down to Brodhagen where I foUnd sniall crowd watching fite Squirts play. Brodhagen ` Squirts vs. Mitchell Squirts. If you have never watched the little guys play you 'should try to get out once. The difference in ' games betReen adults and kids is far more than I thought it would be. t I placed myself right on THAT'S NOT FAIR, NO ONE IS THAT TALL! —ThatIS what this Mitchell Squirt seems to be saying as he watches the ball fly three feet over his head. Some of the players were barely asftall as the bats. (Photo by van Dooren) HE'S SAFE Brodhagen Squirts Brodhagen. A Mitchell played Squirt touches first base the Mitchell Squirts last and Is safe. The Friday night in (Photo by van Dooren) Logan native dies in Mitchell house fire An autopsy has revealed that the cause of deqh of a hffitchell man who died in an early morning fire Saturday was asphyxiation from inhal- ing carbon monoxide gas. The autopsy on• Francis Costello, 47, of 162 James St., Mitchell, was performed later Saturday by Dr. David Fitzgerald of Stratford. 1Vfitchell police chief Harry Hembruff said care- less smoking may have been the cause of the fire which broke out shortly after 3 a.m. Firemen Md the blaze under control within 10 minutes Of arriving on the scene. Another occupant of the building, a co-owner of the House, Lee Cassidy, 54, was rescued frofn the fire by a fireman and two passers-by. After being initially reported in fair condition, Mr. Cassidy Remember, it take but a moment to place an Ex- positor Want Ad. vns treated and released from Stratforif General Hosp- ital. Identification of the body, which was expected to take uti to a week, was discovered within seven hours with the aid of shoulder x-rays. Mr. Costello had a shoulder opemtion • five months previously. "Mr. Costello was born in Logan township. He is sur- vived by three brothers, Water Weill DRILLING W.D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Neil 527-1747 Durl 527-0828 'Jim 527-0775 Gerald of Amherstburg; John of Mitchell and Fergus of Howell, Michigan; and four sisters, Mrs. Michael (Gladys) Hunt of Westland, Ivfich.; Mrs. Joseph (Norma) McIver of R.R. 1, Sebring- ville; Mrs. John (Marion) Simmons of Al , Mich.; and Mts. Jack ( *e) Ban- non of flderton. e was predeceased by three broth- ers, Leo, Charles, and Ken- neth . MASONRY PETE JANSEN 25 Year Experience Residential & Commercial Specializing In Fireplaces CALL 527-0208 FOR FREE ESTIMATES GIVE ME A,,.MOMENT TO PULL MYSELF 'TOGETHER — A Mitchell Squirt gets ready to bat the ball last Friday night in Brodhagen. The Brodhagen Squirts played the Mitchell Squirts. (Photo by van Dooren) the bench --with the little P1,,Yers aP,c1 tried- to carry On A conversation but the chat was constantly being inter- • rupted by leaps from the bench, ear piercing screams :and cheers from fellow play- ers. •-• 1. • M1-, • • They never seem to, get tired nor do they lose their, enthusiasm. Even When one ' of the teams was losing by 10 points they still played their best and neVer gave up. As - one- of -the- boys -put it -,---"So what if we're losing, we're still the best team." I was surprised at the small crowd watching. It was made up of mostly Moms and Dads. Even though I didn't know any of the boys myself I still found myself laughing at their ctazy antics and enjoy- ing,:myself. The boys were more than friendly and very entertaining. The boys playing were all under the age of 11. Some OF them were barely as tall as Smiles A marble tournament was in full swing. Little Johnny missed an easy shot and in a loud voice uttered a real cuss word. A preacher who was among the spectators called to him, "Johnny, what hap - to little boys who swear?" Replied- Johnny, "They grow- up to be golf- ers." Brenda Finlayson in lawn bowling finals Seaforth Lawn Bowlers have been active this past month with good turnouts at local jitneys. The ladies have been bowling on Monday afternoons with men bowling Monday evenings. In out-of-town tourna- ments for ladles at Atwood, Esther Brady and Thelma Dale placed first in tidies doubles with Helen Connell ,and Jean Lunn taking third. At Mitchell mixed pairs Elmer Townsend and Rachel Riehl teamed up to take first place and at Mitchell M & M lately; Art and Mary Finlay- son and Eric Matzold placed 3rd. Eric and Mary also took 3rd in the Samsonite tourn- ament at Stratford with 3W 44i while Lorne and Thelma Dale placed third at Mitchell mixed pairs. Bowlers have been active in other tourn- aments out of Vowil with several winning prizes. In Ladies' Provincial singles, Brenda Finlayson advanced to the finals at Brantford on Tuesday, win- ning her three games against Districts I,' 2 and 3. The winning doubles were Helen Wake and Joyce Evans of Stratford. The final games for all Ontario will be played in Willow dale on Tuesday. July 29. Good luck to Brenda In her games. Men's Now Horizons Scn- iors have been—allayed and the rink of me Brady, Sandy Pepper and Clare Reith will xpositor , • ri 1 ARNOLD J. STINNISSEN LIFE • and Mortgage Insurance Plans Income Tax Deductabte Registered Retirement Savings Plans and Annuities Int -rime Averaging Annuities Ask for our nevi Flexible Premmm RRSP -RFPRFSUNTINC Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada for 21 years. Tel .527-0410 117 GODERICH ST. EAST SEA FORTH We are now ready to receive your *Wheat *Oats *Barley *Mixed Grain WE WILL ALSO BE TAKING IN FLAX Extended hours for receiving grain will be In effect when harvest starts. OPNOTCH 5271910 TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED S-eaforth • advance to Che next round defeating teams skipped by Wilmer Cuthill, -Jack Patter- son and Art Finlayson. The ladies have a tournament planned for next Wednesday in Seaforth and a good entry is hoped for. Good bowling to all. S the bat they were will ing But that didn't stop OteM. I would have loved to stick around to, watch all of the game but my interests do not Ile only in baaeball, I looked at mywatch and realized that the big boxing match of Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran was soon to start so I tore myself away from the diamond and found Inartot any �f those r.,,,gfieX1 nlYse,110:44400 up front of 'T,„y;YratOlirg 0164-1,1g frtioutstmebtitaitit. uacintwaiwit,oatrynti,lwaOitiow,inticaghY tohnee foi ft t it eh e guys ga1 aesat Pa ph tyY e ebaYi ball diamond. You may be surprised at how 'iniiah you enjoy it. Receiving WHEAT KEN R. • CAMPBELL FARMS LTD. 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