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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1961-08-17, Page 6patie 6 The Tilme ,Adveerler Au$u tt 17, 1961 BOYLE'S BANTER By DERRY BOYLF WELCOME STRANGER As a member of the sports fraternity, it gives me real pleasure axeintroducetoten e v sports officer at RCAF Station Centralia, F/Q 0.Rom- rie. l+,•`Cl Comrie is a graduate of Ottawa colle- giate, harried with four children and has been in the service for nine years, rising inthe ranks from. LAC to Flying Officer. His job at the base is quite an exacting one. Any man in charge of sports and recreation must be able to keep a lot of people busy 1' and happy and• this is difficult among hundreds with .different likes and ..dislikes. After talking to this man, my personal opi- nion is that, with his genial smile, ready wit and kind interest in sports of all kinds, Centralia will be a hive of activity recre- ation - wise the next few years. Already his desire to be of help not only at the base but to the community as well has hfavor been shown in a to me personally and in 'the co-operation he has extended to our Rec Director Don. Gra- vett inallowing the use of the pool for the inter -town swim meet. F/0 Comrie has a F/O C. R. COMRIE wide interest in sport. Tie takes part in hoc- key, baseball, tennis and, like most of us, hacks away at golf. With this background of personal activity, one canreadily see a fine sports program is in store at RCAF Centralia, The sports people of our area, I know, will allow me to say on their behalf not "Welcome, Stranger" but "Hi, pal, it's nice to have you among us." PLEASE, SOME BASE HITS For quite a few years, I have messed around ' baseball in. Exeter with many different players and teams. Never have I seen a team playing any, better baseball than the present edition of the Mohawks. This year's team is quite young, They make some mistakes as every ball club does but fielding- wise, with a few exceptions, they have played as well as any Exeter team in. my recollection. The pitching is excellent — the large percentage of Ibsses have been by one or two runs. Big Jim Rus- sell and Iry (Whitey) Ford have thrown some very fine games. The club, however, has been handicapped by the"'Tach T base hits at the right time. The boys are hitting the ball but usually right at somebody, as in Saturday's game with Staffa. Red Loader was robbed three times by great fielding plays. Each time, men were in scoring position. Surely the luck of the Irish will finally smile on the locals and the base hits will start dropping in "where they ain't." Keep swinging, guys. * * GALS AGLEE The ladies softball team is about ready to start playoffs and, judging by their form (the play- ing, laying, that is), the gals could very well win the title. They're improving every time out. The RCAF girls from Station Clinton may well be the stumbling block. They have won one game and were close on the return match, with Exeter scoring the tie-breaker, These girls are really keen and are having lots of fun• They play for keeps at all times. With a. good mixture of experience and. youth, Mana- ger Lloyd Cushman has come up with a fine team that next year should be entered in organized ball. Sports fans could do a lot worse than drop up to the park to watch these playoffs. It will be a pleasant surprise how well the gals play — they can really hit that ball. CONCENTRATION Golf is a game that calls for, the player to keep his eyeS on the ball. Concentration is the prime requisite, One of our lady school teachers was so intent on her play that she walked up to her ball at a creek, forgetting all about this sum- mer's wet weather. After she'd played her shot, she found her feet and ankles under water, That's real concentration. ,* IS THERE TOO MUCH? With all the baseball and softball activity this summer, some of the teams .have found them- selves short of players at times. I understand that this has caused a bit of hard feeling, Now with all the fellows available and wanting to play ball., there should be enough players to go around. But, of course, some players ate more impressive thari others and, naturally, a coach wants to build a winner. Consequently, some boys have been play- ing on three teams, This can be awkward when all three teams play ori the same night. Meanwhile, other good players sit on the bench, become disgruntled and often refuse to play when the coach needs them. My own opinion: is that ne one forces any player to participate. They play the game they like best, be it baseball or softball.. It's their choice. The answer is for each coach to pin; down his players at the start of the season to avoid any misunderstanding, *'* THE SENIOR CITIZENS The garne of shuffleboard offers good conn• petition, for older Mk. After watching the senior ,citizens irl Victoria Park, Lender', enjoy this game, we've been etroihderi>l1g if some courts could be ;Provided sirbaler, either at the community Dark or the bowling greens, x feel that Once the gam is introducecit the men and leaders would .enjoy the competition. Lets investigate, After, all they are as much entitled to recreation facilities os are the young people,. er corr. Q ki c • ntres t here te in one fi!'i Staffa cops three in ro::, over tr.ib e in semi-#nwa Exeter III o h a w k s dropped their third game in a row to Staffa 5.2 despite the one -hit, pitching of Jim Russell, Mon- day night. The tribe now trails the best - of - seven Semi-final series three game to none. The Exeter squad .now have their backs to the wall as they have to come up with four vic- tories in the next four games if they hope to enter the Huran- Perth finals against either Hensall or Zurich who are cur- rently engaged in. a three -out - five semi-final •series. Staffa took full advantage of five Exeter errors by tallying four unearned runs out of the five that they scored. Walks also helped the Staffa crew as Russell issued, four free passes (curing the contest. Staffa jumped into an early lead by counting two runs in the first inning on two Exeter errors 'and two. Walks, Mohawks tied the game up in the third when Gary Hopf lost his control and' walked five batters in a row to give Exeter two runs and a 2.2 draw. However, Staffa camene back ck with one Tun in. the third and single tallies in the fourth and fifth frames to take a 5.2 lead that lasted until the end of the. game. Two of the last three runs were the result of Mo- hawk errors. Russell hada no-hitter going until the fifth inning when "Line" Rohfritsch picked. up Staffa's lone hit of the game, a single. The three Mohawk hits were all confined to 'singles and they were collected by Jim Russell, George Wright, and Ron Bo- gart. Russell fanneda total of eight batters. Hopf turned back the Exeter squad for the fourth time this year, He fired a three -hitter at the home team. striking out nine batters andissuing seven bases on balls. EXETER—Gravett. le Nagel, el; Strang, 2b; Russell, p; Wright, ss; Bogart, 3b; Hen- nessey, ib; Ford, rf; McFalls, c. STAFFA. -- 'Rohfritsch, cf; Westman, 3b; Sadler, 2b; Wal- lace, c; Coveney, as; Murphy, rf; F. 'McKellar, 'If; Hopf, p; B. McKellar, 1b. ©rop.Second' 7-3 Staffa dumped Exeter Mo- hawks intheir home park by a score of 7-3 Saturday right in the second game of the se- ries. Bill Gatenby" unloaded a twa- run 'triple in the third inning that pushed, the visiting Stella squad past Exeter for the first time in .the game and it gave them a lead that they neves' relinquished, George Coveney held the Exeter crew to a. meagre fear hits during the nine -inning con. teat in a fine display of eon- trot. lie struck out six batters and walked two. Iry Ford losthis first game of the year against Staffa. He gave up seven hits to the Staffa team while fanning two and walking four. "Porky" Wallace led the Staffa nine at the plate by cracking out a single and a double in four times at bat, All other Staffa hits except far Gatenby's triple went for .one base, They were collected by "Line" Rohfritseh, G e o r g e Coveney, Frank McKellar, and Bali standings g HURON -PERTH (Seml.Finals) +"C" Series' `lin T F Staffa 3 . • 3 n s Exeter . ... .. .... n 3 n 6 (Staffa, ieads best - of + seven series three games to none)< "no Series 7lensall .. 1 0 if 2 Zurich ....... _ .. 4 1 0 0 (krensall leads hest -of -five eerie& one game to none), This Week's Scores: %rensall4, Zurich 1. Staffs. 5, Exeter 2 Staffa 7, Exeter 3 REG SOFTBALL (Final Standings) Legion Crediton .. .... -• 7 Ci(fords . , 4 Kinsmen 3 This Week's, Scores: Legion 4, C4lffords 1 Creditors 7, 1{tnsmen d L 'r P 1 0 12 5 0i.3 9 0 4 McGILLUVRAY SOFTBALL. (final Standing) W 14 T 'P 1 0 18 4 0 12 7 010 S 0 4 0' 0 2 T..irtllti• 9 Sylvan i Grand Bend 6 West Corners •••. . I3rinslev • • Clandeboye .. , 1 MIDGET (semi -Finals) Iv .I 7'-,r efitchell ' .S:e Oa"f? Exete: .. 7. 2 w. (Exeter loses best -of -three setrii'- finals, two games to one). This Week's Scores: :Mitchell '11. Exeter 3 Exeter 7, Mitchell 4 PEE•WEi: WL TF' 14wZl:amburg .............. 1 0 0 2 Exeter thr4ee fins ober uieatos none).of- Thls Week's Scores: New Hamburg 2, Exeter 6 MitchelI ousts focals in midget semi-finals Exeter midgets bowed out of WOAA playoffs Monday night when they were dumped by Mitchell by a score of 11-3. It was the fourth game in six evenings for the two teams and the win gave the best -of - three semi-final 'series to Mitch- ell two games to one. Mitchell- edged the home team 2-1 on. Wednesday night, Exeter nine back with 'a 7-4 win on Friday and Monday night's victory gave 'Mitchell the series and the right to go against New Hamburg in the WOAA finals. Don Cann started "his fourth game Gf the :semi-finals and made a. creditable performance on the mound but six Exeter errors allowed 'Mitchell to score five unearned runs, Cann gave up eight hits to the Mitch- ell batters, fanned six and walked none during the seven - inning contest. Ken Osborne was the 'Mitchell .hurler again end he allowed a meagre six hits to the local crew, He :struck out 10 batters andwalked only one. Osborne proved to be E);eter';s big stumbling block during the se• ries as they managed only 15 hits off hint in tile :threC games while he registered 33 strike- outs. The six hits that Exeter did come up With during the seven- mining •fixtiire were all con- fined to singles. Rick Boyle paced the Exeter team in their losing effort by cracking out two straight singles. Other single -base hits were picked up by Bob Schroeder, John Nage], Larry Stires, acid Peter Mc - Falls, Mitchell charged into an early lead by countingthree runs in the second inning on two singles and a pair of Exe- ter etrets• They added atiothei' le the fourth before Exeter came to life and picked ftp two runs on four singles, E'xeter 'tallied 'another run in the 'sixth but that was as close as. they dame as 'Mitchell pounded out Lour hits and aided by four Exeter errors picked up seven more runs in the last three innings The elimination of the nf•idg- ets left only two Exeter teams in the running for playoff laurels. The pee Wees are trail- ing one game to none behind New hamburg ie their hest-ef- tilted finals, While 'Exeter Mo - hafts ere behind Staffa three gaiitCti to nett theft' Late. out -of -seven series. EXETER — Nagel, ef; Tur- vey, 3b; Glover, 2b, Stire (4); D. Gann, p; Boyle, e; Wells, If; Schroeder, 1b; R. Canis, rf; MeFalls, ss, Nyhuis (7). MITCHELL' -- Diebold, ss; ,ppelby ib; Lehner, 3b; Cook if; Robinson, rf; Pepper, ef; Pugh,. 2b; Osborne, p; Mc- Naught, c. Line score R l:I E Exeter 000 021 0— 3 6 6 112itchell 030 121 4-11 8 2 Locals tie series Barry lilcIeeila.. Don :Boole, Gravett eqn- tributes!, two .et Exeter's four hits, both going for single base hits. Iry Ford and Simon Nagel were the other !tie') Mohawk • batters to pick up singles, • Mohawks took a 2.0 lead in the first inning on a single, :an Wield. error .and two passed balls that the 'Staffa catcher couldn't hold. Staffa tied the game up in their half of the second on ,a walk and back•to-back singles • 'by lee two McKellars. Staffa $hot into the lead in the next inning on Gate L'ay's three -bag- ger and from. then on never, looked back as they went on to plate three more runs while bolding Exeter to a single tally, Staffa committed five infield errors during the game but Aloltawks were unable to capi.- talize 011 the miscues for any runs as •Coveney always worked Himself out of trouble, EXETER — Gravett, if; Nagel, ef; Loader, 2b; Russell, rf; McFalls, c; Hennessey, ib; Wright, ss; Bogart, 3b; Ford, p, STAFFA ee 1'�ohffrit t sc i c'f• 1lrestman, 3b; Sadler, ib; Wal, Dace, c; Coveney, p; Gatenby, ss; Murphy, rt; F. McKellar, 1f; B. 11feltellar, 2, eine score R 11 E Staffa 022 ,100 002-7 7 5 Exeter 200 000 001-3 4 1 Hensall club close to title Hensall bantam moved to within one victory of the WOAA bantam. "D" championship Mon- day night when they rolled to a convincing, 11-3 count aver Sebringville. The Hensall squad needs on- ly one more win over the Se- bringville nine to wrap up the best -of -three final round and give Hensall the championship. The local team will get there chance Thursday night when Sebringville invades the Hen- sall park for the second game of the series. Exeter midgets kept their playoff hopes alive Friday night 'when they .stopped Mita - ell 7.4 and evened their best - of -three semi-finals at one game each. Mitchell edged the Exeter squad in their ifirst game and it was a do-or-die effort for the home team: who came through in fine fashion. to send the series into the third and final game. Don •Cann hurled his second complete genus to pick a the victory. He fanned 'a total. of five Mitchell batters and i5 sued two free passes. Ken Osborne faced Cann an the mound for Mdtcbell. as in the ,first game but it was a. eliffereilt "story this tittle be- cause the Exeter bats ripped out a seven -hit tattoo during the seven -inning contest, Os- borne struck out 11 Exetek' batsmen and walked five. Bob Schroeder'nnd Don Cann paced the 'Exeter •attack at the plate. ,BAth of them slammed a; triple and a single in four tunes at bat. Exeter's other three hits were all confined (0 singles and Were picked up by Dale Turvey, Jahn Nagel, dud: Jack Glovet. Cahn allowed six bits to the ) litchetl crew with three of them eireiing ie the last inning When they Colleted three runs, Exeter' swung into ali early lead With e Single by `1'w•vey and Schroeder's triple which gave them a a•0 lead 'a:fter ane inning, Two fussed bails .in the second freerie ,added taro more runs and then Conn's three- baggCr iri the third gave Exeter :big d-0 'lead, lMttehe1i etaged A late hilly iii' the sevdritli inning but Canis' gol. three battelee l•o pop lfp sal the infield to erid the gaiiie. Coming ipp Aygust HORM -PERTH BASEBALL 18—Exeter at Staffs Hermit at Zurich .21.E --Zurich at Hartsell ,MOILI"IVRAY' SOFTBALL 17 Lieury vs, Grand Bend 19•.-eSylvan vs. West Corners 22—Grand Bend vs. Licury 23—West Corners vs. Sylvan AEE WE ALL-STAR$ 17.—Exeter vs, New Hamburg over 500 youngsters from eight western Ontario centres participated in a successful traek and field meet lipid in Exeter •Wednesday, The occasion was the annual Lake .Huron Zone Recreational cauneil's .trade meet and it sharked the eighth year in sue cession that the meet has been held for children in the .area, The field itself was organ- ized by the Zone Recreation council while :Exeter's 4'ee di- rector, lion Gravett, and his. supervisors carried out the ac- tual planning and staging of the meet. The events were run off on the track at the S H D H S Hensall scores upset over Lumber Kings A three -run uprising in the last inning gave Hensall a 4-1 win over Zurich Lumber Kings in a game played in Zurich lilonday night, The victory gave Hensall a 1-0 edge in games in the three - out -of -five semi-final roundbe- tween the two "D" classifica- tion ,•sifica_ � tion teams. The winner of the series advances into the Huron - Perth final against either Exe- ter or Staffa. A pair ottt walks, two Zurich .errors acid a single by John Baker provided the winning margin in the eighth inning of :Monday night's contest. John Masse had pitched one -hit, one - run baseball up to the last in- ning when Hensall got to hint forruns, r three big Masse, however, turned in e masterful performance despite the loss, The 'fireballing left bander allowed only two hits during- the game and struck out a total of 16 Hensall bat- ters. Ken Parker twirled. a neat four -hitter for Hemel and the got plenty of support from his Hensall mates who turned in -a flawless performance, Parker fanned two and walked none in going the full distance on the hill. John Baker provided the big blow for Hensall with his single in the eighth, The only other Hensall hatter who touched 111asse before was Bruce 'Moir who picked up 'a single in the top of the sixth. Two of the four Zurich safe- ties went for extra bases. Larry Bedard and Jim Bedard 'crack- ed out a triple and a double respectively. Earl "Cuss" Wag- ner and Ron Deichert each chipped in a Single, Ilensall drew first blood in the contest by taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning on two Zur- ich errors and two walks, however, the Ieadwas short- lived as the Lumber Kings counted a run in the fifth on Larry ,iedard's triple and Jim Bedard's two -bagger, The game remained dead- locked until the eighth inning when. Baker blew the contest wide oven with lis run scoring •single to give Hensall. the lead and the ball game, HENS•ALL — Mock, ss; Hor- ton, '3b; Moir, c:f; Kyle, e; G. Pk, 2b; B a y n lr a m, if;- Bakerar, rf; Parker, p; iMac Naugherton, 1b. ZURICH -- Wagner, c; Don. O'Brien, rf; Trushinski, ss; Doug O'Brien, cf; P'earson, ab; L. Bedard, ib; Beichert, 2b; J. Bedard, If; 'lrlasse, p. Line score R B E Hensall 001 000 03-4 2 0 Zurich ..... 000 010 00--1. 4 5 'Tor the last time --NO!" grounds erre .thanks to the ieek school caretakers, the supero visors, end some older Mayr ground members the grounds were in excellent shape ler 1h4 day's competition, The main purpose ;of `the track sheets is is promote ,track and field -events in the area served by the Dake lius Aron Zone council. Age groups all the Way front 10 and under to the senior open class which, is open to all persons 1S and up. The youngsters participated in a total of 68 .events in beth the high jgrnp and the running broad and the boys alto raced in dashes of 100 and 220 yards and longer mile and 11A.it-mile runs. The boys also competed in the pole vault, the hop -step and jump and the 440 yard relays. Dashes for the eiris included sprints of (30 and 100 yards and the 440 relays and they also took part in the standing broad sump and the softball and vol- leyball throws. Contestants taking part In the field meet came from Owe. Snead, Port: Elgin, Walkerto Listowel, St. 'Marys, Kincar dine and Exeter. Sunny skies during the dila, promised the hard - working Exeter playground directors that their efforts but into mak- ing the meet; a success would net be wasted. OOTH C T� C s DOMESTIC o COMMERCIAL Wiring and installation*, ALSO MOTOR REPAIR AND REWINDING 70 HURON ST., EXETER Phony 528W SEPARATE CAR AND SOX CONSTRUCTION minimizes dis- torting stresses and strains. 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