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OLYMPIC STAR—Just like• last year, track and field events will be
among the favourites in the 'second annual International: Olympics
between sister cities Seaforth and West Branch, Michigan,
(Expositor photo)
Sport alk
by Paul Ellis
Olympics between
�� sched'u�ed
Olympic stars.
That's what , rrtany Seaforth • and' area
residents
Will become a Wk fro
mnowas
we host the Strrond. Annual International
Olympics between Seaforth and her sister
city, West Branch, `Michigan. '
Despite several setbacks, the weekend of
competition %till .be held, starting Friday,
July 27, Itwill hopefully -include -a wide
variety of sport's • men's and women's
baseball, and sou er basketball, volleyball
apd baseball .for both boys and girls. The.
entire setup should. be ' similar to the
games last year, hold in West Branch. A.
that time, well over 100 people from
Seafort} travcllett•• solath tor';.a'f weekend;
and citie Vick after'many new friendships
were started, `
Clive Buist, recreation director . in
Seaforth, has rim into one" major snagin
planning this year's events:. West Branch
• dissolved it's community recreation'
program a, fey months ago. This meant
that a special volunteer .committee had to
be formed to handle any sister 'city events,.
including these gantes, However,
volunteers can give nnly so; Much time to
any project, and atone of them were among
the major organizers last summer. 'This
means that preparations. aregoing rather
slowly. • ..
The interest is certainly there, especially
with those hoping to spendsome'time with
the new friends they met .last summer. No
definite, list of what teams 'will be coming
has been received frt}nx•West Branch:: as of
yet; but Clive expects to get final
confirmation by the end of this week at the
latest. T hen
the pressuretivil
1 be on to get
together . teams which will be able to
represent Seaforth against our American
neighbours.
It will take some fast organization, but
Clive doesn't foresee any great problems,
as a lot of people have already expressed
interest in either coaching or participating
on each team. Most of the people who do
compete play' on organized teams in their
respective sports, so all that is needed is a
little practice playing as a team.
As was done in West Branch; the visiting
nth letes will be billeted It the homes 'of,
their Seaforth counterparts, About 65
billets have already been arranged, but
more are still needed, as about 100 people
will need accommodations. ".Anyone who
can receive a billet for the Weekend should
contact Clive at the recreation office. His
phone number is 527-0882,: and your help
would be appreciated.; 'Remember, last
year. West Branch people housed our
athletes, and probably will again next
summer. Please help out now, as time is
running short.
Next' week, the Expositor expects to run
a complete list of what teams will be
formed: Keep it in mind, and try to get a
few friends interested. Although the.
official basis of the weekend is sports, the
most important thing about it .is, the
enjoyment and friendships created.
As Clive put it, "It's just going to be a
good, fun weekend."
54th Hodgert reunion held
The 54th annual lfodgert
Reunion' was held at Queens
Park; Stratford, Oat, on July
14, 1979, Races, 'candy
scramples and, a ball•gatn:e
were afternoon events.
Officers were elected for
1980 picnic `rhey are: pres
Don and Annie' Rr,►v; vire
president - Glen and •June
Stewart; secretary • Janet
Rice; Treasurer - Loraine
Hamilton; table corritiiittee -
Gerald and ' Margaret Gil•
mour, Ross and Kay Bodgert
Mae and Helen Hodgert;
sports - Grant llodgert, Jo-
anne Hodgert, Robt, Rrar
Keith Bray. •
Race results were 3.$ yrs,
Jeff Hodgert, Matthew
Jaques, Michael• :Hodgert;
5.6' yrs. - Cheryl Hodgert,
Christopher Hoff; 842 yrs, -
Stephen Hoff, Krista Ming,.
Doug Hodgert; Single ladies
- Dianne •Hodgert, Brenda
Dilling, Wendy Dilling;. sing.
le men - Stephen Rice, wad
Rice and Doug itodgert;
Married wotncn - Shirley
Hodgert,. .Lois llodj eat,
Helen Hodgert; married men
Bryan Hodgert, Jack
Hodgen, John Jaques; kick
the slipper • Ladies • Dianne
billing; men • Scott Hodgert;
Tape measure - Mervin
HodgC'rt; clothes pits in bottle
= Marie Jaques; Guess no. of
buttons .in. jar - Margaret
Dillifig; guess contents in tilt
- Brenda Dilling; youngest
person present • Isaac
Jaques; oldest person pres-
ent - Edna 1lodgert; novae
the .farthest: » Millard and
Vera Crandall, Jamestown'
Michigan, U.S.A.; birthday
nesrest" picnic - Margaret
Dilling.
Relay races enjoyed were.
grapefruit pass, pail of
things, towel on the clothes-
line, and water on the spoon.
NIJON..:
Girls interested in
Broomball
If you are interested in• taking Broomball
seriously and attending O.B.A. Tour-
naments we Would like to see you ori the
ice
Sunday : July 22 nd, 7 p.m
at 'Vanastra Arena
SIMMER TIMES '7 '
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
July 21
')'can's Doubles Tournament. Register at rccreaton
office prier to Friday at noon, no charge.
JULY 23, 24, 25
a.ni, - recreational games!
p.m. - practice for boys and girls basketball teams
for West Branch •
JUL' 27, 28, 29, 30
West Branch games (full details next week, Billets•
still needed) •
PLEASE, REGISTER for Point Farms, d'Vernlght trip;
Aug. 9, 10
Also: We are panning a trip to Huron Country
'Playhouse in Grand Bend to see "'Sleeping Beauty",
cost S2,00 Saturday, August 11, Please register if
interested by Friday, August 3rd, CoSt includes
transportation plus ticket We need forty people to
iakc.this trip possible,
Shaw's, 20. one of two
Zurich teams entered in the
1st Annual: Seaforth Men's.
Recreational League Tourn-
ament, captured the 'A"
Championship and " ,the
100.00 prize. .Shaw's met
Gord's Sports, a Goderich
entry in the 'A' Final and
emerged victorious by a 2.1
score. The game was exciting
44 the numerous spectators
saw softball played at its
best, Shaw's. 20 took a 2.0
lead in the second inning as
• Brian Hodgins singled and a
double by Kevin McKinnon
scored Hodgins,then a single
by Richard Schilbe scored
McKinnon putting, Zurich in
the driver's seat.
Gord's Sports threatened
in the fourth, with two singles
but they failed to get the
crucial hit leaving the men
stranded. Zurich got some
outstanding plays as center
fielder Ken McKinnon and.
the short•stop, Richard
Schilbe made diving catches
to eliminate any scoring,
threats Gord's came to life
PauI.. Muria
Paul Murray of Seaforth
and Bill Turner of Varna each
pulled off firsts at the tractor
pull in Auburn on the June 6
weekend,
Mr. Murray, first in the
20,000 pound stock tractor
category, and Mr, Turner,
first in the,7,000 pound truck
division, had to deal with .a
loose, dusty track. This.made
the sled a little heavier to
pull than usual, organizers.
said. ..
The pull was originally
scheduled as part of
Auburn's 125th" anniversary
,
celebra ion but had to be
t
postponed to the weekend
following due to the weather
which turned the track into a
strip of mud, •
The 44 competitors from
all ' :across Western Ontario
were divided into eight.
classes, with .. more than.
52,000 in " prize money
offered. •'
The pull attracted nearly
2,000 spectators:
ir..5
,,,,Ar %lit!' ..
in the:seventh Wiling:s .they
managed a singe run with.
singles by Des Courtney,
Warrent Watt and Pick
Schmaker accounting w for
their only scoring play. Brian
I•Ioder'swas the winning
pitcher as he allowed just six,
hits and 1 run- Des Courtney
suffered the Toss as he was
tagged for eight hits Out his.
teammates; ,committed: three
errors.
S50 PRIZE
The 'B.' championshipand
the: $50.00 prize went to'
Seaforth's, Mainstreet' • as
Alex Delvecchio pitched a no,
hitter at 'the Firemen and,;
Mainstreet went on to, at '7.Q'
victory, Ray Anstett led
Mainstreet with a home run
while Bob Beuttenmiller and
Grant Currah added triples '
as Mainstreet struck for .10
hits. The Firemen also com-
mitted five .errors. While
Delvecchio threw the first no
hitter in the league's ten year
history as the Firemen only -
had two base runners, one on
an error and a hit batter,
y pu .s first
Other winners were; haul
McDougall` of R',R,4, London;
3,200 pound open modified
tractor, Larry McLennan of
Lambeth, 9,20.0 pound
modified tractor Wayne.
The weekend. was a huge
success :as even the weather
co-operated and the 10 teams
entered provided plenty of
excitement all weekend, The
opening games, ,on Friday
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Goderich by a 7-6 score, The
late contest Friday also saw a,
Goderich team, Goderich
Little Bowi whip the'Seaforth
BP Bears by a 14-0 score•
Both Goderich teams.- ad=
ri
by.Zuri,eh. Sunsets and Shaws.
20 along with :cord's .Sports.
put them on. the A side why
the Firemen and Mainstreet
dropped to the B along with
1'
advanced to the B final with lc
S-3 victory over the ams;,;
The final elimination gage
Main , went to :extra
as Gerd's Sports won esti
Jhon run by Kea REV
STRIKE ONE -Action was fast, and strike -outs were common during the men's fastballiournament.
held; at the Optimist Park over theweekend.
saw the Village trona the
Seaforth league get edged
out. by French Cleaners from;
i
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0111: .
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Whalls of Sheddon, ,.8,000
pound stock tractor; Robert
Simpson of R. R. 1,' Glencoe,,
11;000 pound stock; Mr.
Simpson again for the 14,000'
pound class; Norman Clarke
of Fingal, 17,000 pound stock.
tractor,
expands to
Monday, July 16th at Kip
pen Gun Club, there were 27
shooters.
Scores were: Burt Mahaf-
fey, 50 straight; John Ander-
son, 98 out of 100; Calvin
Christie, 25; Jamie Caldwell',
25; Brian Beer, 24; Terry
Baker, 24.
Bob Ironside, 24 Paul
Ritchie, 24 Wayne Riddell,
24 Kevin Lamport, '24; Johne.
..:......... ....
Hessels, 23; Harrison Sehock
23 Brad Mann, 21; ' Dan
Crerar, 20; Lloyd Verner,, 20;
Allan Bell,20.
Grant McGregor,. 20; Roy
Lamport, ,20;' Bob' Caldwell,
20; Al Kyle, 19; Jack Bell,
18; Todd. Caldwell, 18; Den-
nis McBride, 18; Bill; Weber,
17; Bob Baker, 16 Robert
McGregor, 15 , and Wayne
McBride, 15.
Sat. July 28
REGISTRATION: ,8;30 - 10:00 a.m..
ENTRY FEE: 12 yrs. and over 53.00
under 12 years : S2.00
PRIZES: Adult speed bike,
Childs bike plus other
numerous prizes
IN CASE OF RAIN THE RALLY WiiLL
-BE HELD JULY 29
BUS TRIP
so
Detroit Tigers
vs
Toronto Blue Jays
Sponsored by Saeforth'
Junior "Centenaires" Booster' Club
Sunday, July 29
111CKETS: $15.00 = lnt lade$.
retie ' nit for coach trier.
pptiafbe & tipper level their
Net (Section' 221. Bins leave*.
from Victoria Pant, Seaforlb-,
9t45
toms AVAl1,A)OLE tirosi
'iCeitehsalres" Exticiitive
unerbtira Or by oiling S27 -
OM,
•
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vanced toithe A. side while
the Seaforth teams dropped
to the B grouping,
CLIFF HANGER
Saturday morning saw the
Firemen drop a real cliff
hanger to the Zurich Sunsets,
by a 2-1 count. The game
went 9 innings before a
single and a _Firemen error
allowed the winning., run.. to.
score. The second game. saw
Shaw's 20 from Zurich. whip
the Goderich Township team
from Clinton by a 8-0 score.:
The final r u
first fi round game
saw Gord's Sports from
Goderichedge the Main-
street
ainstreet team from Seaforth by
a narrow 3.2 score, The wins
The first second round'.
game saw the ' 'Village' ad;
vance as they .whitewashed.
the BP Bears by a 9-0 score
eliminating BP from further
play. The first A. game saw
the French Cleaners from
Goderich. eliminate Goderich
Little Bowl by a 6-4 score.
The final game Saturday Saw
the Firemen advance to the B'
final as they whipped Goder-
ich township by .a '13-2 score
eliminating Goderich Twp.
• 2-1
• Sunday's
y action saw play
get under way at 10 a.m.
with Shaw's 20 eliminating -
the Zurich Sunsets by a 2-1
margin. Then Mainstreet
(Expositor photos
edge French, Cleaners: by a
7-6 score and advance to the
A final against Shaw's 20,
The Men's Ree League
would like to thank all the
merchants for their support
with gift certificates for home
runs and exceptional play To
all the participating teams
and the rest of the men's
league teams, for all- +heir
help at the park, . And
especially . to all the spec-
tators who came out, and
cheered) their favourite team
on..
Nextweek things will be
w
back to normal as the league'
teams now start in earnest to
prepare for the playoffs.
the Second Annua
eaforth
Vii., July 27'' Sun. July 29
A host of Garner Et. Events
will be; heli with- our sister e �
west Branch, Michigan
Events will include: basketball, Softball,
Volleyball, Soccer, Track &Field
—A: complete schedule will appear
next week.
Other events will, include a Cross Tawh Run,
Free 'Party Sat. Eveningg to meet our Guests,
Heritage Walking Tour Sun, Afternoon
The majority of events will; be held at the Seafor` Optimist ...
I Y th Park.
and Seaforth District High School
BILLETS ARE STILL REQUIRED
If you can help please call the Recreation Office '521-0882'