The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1972-09-21, Page 6ANOTHER TIGER CHAMPIONSHIP — The Dashwood Tigers won
an unprecedented fourth Ontario Baseball Association championship
in five years Sunday afternoon with a 7.0 win over Walsingham. The
team is shown above. Back, left, coach Charlie Tiernan, Eugene
Guenther, Jim Guenther, Bill Schade, Pete Ravelle, Bob Hoffman,
Out only once in five years
Bud Desjardine and manager Glenn Webb. Front, scorer George
Tiernan, trainer Leroy Gowanlock, Gary Hartman, Brian Bestard,
captain Dave Ratz, Jim Hayter and John Hayter, Missing were Bob
Webb, Joe O'Rourke and Jim Neilson.
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runners on the bases at one time
in the second and seventh in-
nings.
The final Walsingham spurt in
the ninth was quickly snuffed out.
Abbott led off with a single but
pinch hitter Hansen lined to Bill
Sehade at second and Abbott was
easily doubled off first.
The next batter Loncke, also
got good wood on the ball with a
solid line drive right back to
Ratz. The Tiger left bander
knocked the ball down and
recovered in time to make the
play at first and the game was
over.
John Hayter was a big cog in
the Dashwood win coming up
with three or four great fielding
plays and also stole two bases
with daring head-long slides.
Many
Thanks
The Dashwood
Tigers, manager
and coaches wish
to express their
sincere thanks
to all the loyal
fans for their
tremendous support and
assistance during the 1972
season.
Special thanks
to George and
Shirley Tiernan,
Marie Tieman
and members of
the executive,
Page 6 Times.Adyocate, September 21, 1972
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FOR ALL ,GQOP. SPORTS 404Alk
By Ross Haugh
Too many
games
•
Rabid sports fans in this area had their problems
Sunday afternoon in keeping track of all the activities
going on.
This reporter was certainly in that position. At
about four o'clock in the afternoon we were in the
dugout of the Dashwood Tigers as they were preparing
to start play in the third and final game for the Ontario
Baseball Association Intermediate "D" championship.
With us was a portable radio in an attempt to
keep up to date on the Canada-Sweden hockey game,
also in progress.
The baseball game was just getting underway
when Phil Esposito scored with less than a minute to go
to give Team Canada a 4-4 tie. Then it was a quick
switch of the dial to find the Detroit Tigers leading the
Milwaukee Brewers 6-2.
If this wouldn't have been enough, at the same
time the London Lords were playing at J. W. Little
Stadium in London and the London Dukes were
engaged in a doubleheader at Labatt Park. The regular
Sunday harness races were on at Clinton and sky divers
were busy at Sexsmith airport.
This certainly made for a complete and varied
afternoon of sports which should have satisfied the most
rabid.
We started out to talk about the Dashwood
Tigers. About seven o'clock Sunday night, the Tigers
stretched a record which is beginning to get almost
unbelievable.
Glenn Webb's Tigers won their fourth Ontario
championship in five years. They defeated the.
Walsingham Senators in the third and deciding game by
a score of 7-0.
The manner in which the Tigers disposed of
Walsingham in the final game was the way champions
are expected to play. Exery player on the roster turned
in an excellent performance.
For three of the Tigers, it was the second Ontario
championship in a little less than five months. Playing
key roles in the Tiger win Sunday were John Hayter,
Jim Guenther and Brian Bestard. All three were
members of the Exeter Hawks, winners of the Ontario
Hockey Association Junior "D" championship last
spring.
At the plate, Guenther was the most valuable
Tiger. The stocky catcher slammed a bases loaded home
run in the first inning to give his team and pitcher Dave
Ratz in particular a little breathing room.
On the defensive side of the ledger for the Tigers,
shortstop John Hayter was sensational. He gobbled up
ground balls with the agility of a vacuum cleaner and
roamed into centre field on at least two occasions to
make one-handed running catches.
After the game we heard one Walsingham player
remark, "I've always said one player doesn't make a
team. But, this afternoon your shortstop is the one that
killed us all by himself."
p, While the younger players stood out, we can't
overlook some of the older performers on the team. Bob
Hoffman slammed his first home run in quite a few
years and Pete Ravelle despite some adversities showed
all the enthusiasm of a much younger player.
Ravelle, bothered most of the season by a bad
knee scored from second base in the third inning when
the Walsingham first baseman bobbled a grounder. He
went roaring around third ignoring all efforts of coach
Webb to bring him to a stop.
Our sincerest congratulations go out to Tiger
manager Glenn Webb, coach Charlie Tieman and all the
players.
With the championship win Sunday, a few of our
friends on the Tigers can throw away their lucky
charms.
Aside to scorekeeper George Tiernan: "There
must be a shoe sale on somewhere" and to pitcher and
captain Dave Ratz, "some rabbit may need an extra
foot."
Another good game
In our opening comments we mentioned the
London Dukes fastball club. The Dukes, one of the best
teams in Ontario took time out from their busy
schedule Friday night to play an exhibition game in
Hensall.
All proceeds from the game attended by close to
500 fans will go to aid children suffering from cystic
fibrosis.
The Dukes were full of enthusiasm and 14 players
showed up for the game. A Hensall native Bill Shaddick
who was mainly responsible for arranging the game was
at third base and a former star for Parkhill and Sylvan
clubs, Ron Sadler played short.
The coach of the London club is also no stranger
in this area. He is Russ Evon who refereed many hockey
games in the old Cyclone league. Evon, a top softball
pitcher in his own right was the top hitter for the
London Majors for many years.
We can remember back when Bobby Schnurr,
manager of the Kitchener Panthers would rather give
Evon a base on balls than face his powerful bat. Schnurr
was known to give Evon a free ticket as a lead-off
batter.
The Friday night contest was well played with the
Dukes edging the Hensall Sherwoods 3-0.
0: TA Ball Quiz
Answers To Last Week's Questions —
Lou Gehrig holds the major league baseball record
for most consecutive games played with 2,130 between
1925 and 1939.
The record for the most bases on balls in a major
league career is held by none other than Babe Ruth with
2,056 from 1915 when he started with the Boston Red
Sox until 1935 when his career ended with the Boston
Braves. Most of the walks came during his long tenure
with the New York Yankees.
Questions — Two players share the record of
getting 12 base hits in succession. Who were they?
A member of the Detroit Tigers delivered six
singles and a double in a 12-inning game in 19/0, Who
was he?
The old saying of being "an
exception instead of a rule"
doesn't apply to the Dashwood
Tigers baseball team.
The Tigers under the guidance
of manager Glenn Webb seem to
have a rule of their own and that
is to win Ontario Baseball
Simpson
tops bowling
Harold Simpson was the top
bowler at the regular Tuesday
night jitney held at the Exeter
lawn bowling club.
Simpson scored two wins, a
plus of 13 and aggregate of 26 to
take first prize. Next in line was a
first year bowler, Beth Batten
with a plus of 11 and aggregate of
25 to go with a pair of victories.
A third place tie resulted
between Wilf Shapton and
Gertrude Hamilton. They each
scored two wins, a plus of 9 and
aggregate of 27. Next in line
came Liz Lamport and Clarence
Down.
Thursday night it was Wilf
Shapton copping the top prize
with a plus of 15 and aggregate of
27 to go with two wins.
Stella Taylor was in the runner-
up position with a pair of vic-
tories, a plus of 9 and 21
aggregate.
Dart schedule
starts Friday
The first week of play in the
regular schedule of the Exeter
Legion mixed dart league will be
played Friday night.
Following is the schedule of
games for the first night:
8 p.m.
B. J's vs Itchy Four
Quiet Ones vs Winkers
B A's vs D P's
Canners vs Featherflights
9.30 p.m.
Shiphunters vs Scotties
Sharpshooters vs Dark Angels
Late Niters vs Swimmers
Doublers vs Dart Sharks
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Association Intermediate "D"
championships.
Sunday afternoon with
probably their best performance
of the year or several years, they
blanked the Walsingham
Senators 7-0 to win the provincial
championship for the fourth time
in five years. '
The only year in the past five
when the Dashwood boys failed to
go all the way was in 1970 when
they suffered a "nightmare" in
the ninth inning of one game and
lost to Wilkesport in the semi-
final round,
OBA convener Jim Inglis of
Guelph was on hand to present
the Ontario trophy to the Tiger
captain Dave Ratz.
The championship win was
accomplished on a solid team
effort combining strong pitching,
excellent fielding and timely
hitting.
The most timely hitting came
in the bottom of the first inning
and it was none other than Jim
Guenther delivering the big blow.
It was the stocky catcher's third
home run in as many games at
the Dashwood park.
After Walsingham went down
one-two-three in the fop of the
first, the Tigers went to work.
With one out John Hayter singled
to right field and promptly stole
second with a successful long
slide on its stomach.
The next two batters Bill
Schade and Pete Ravelle drew
MORE SILVERWARE — Trophies are becoming "old hat for the
Dashwood Tigers baseball club. Above, captain Dave Ratz accepts
the OBA Intermediate "D" award from Jim Inglis of Guelph. It's the
Tigers fourth championship in five years. T-A photo
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walks to load the bases and
Guenther stepped to the plate and
drilled the first pitch far and high
over the centre field fence.
There was no doubt about the
drive when it left the bat. All
runners forgot about tagging up
and headed for home as the ball
left the diamond.
The Tigers added two runs to
their total in the third on only one
hit. Bill Schade leading off was
safe on an error. With one strike
on Pete Ravelle Schade broke for
second on an attempted steal.
The Walsingham second sacker
broke to cover the base and
Ravelle sent a slow roller through
the spot he vacated into right
field for a base hit.
Bud Desjardine drew a base on
balls to load the bases. Gary
Hartman's ground ball was
booted by the Walsingham first
baseman and Schade and Ravelle
were able to score.
The final Tiger tally came with
Bob Hoffman's first home run of
the year over the right field
fence.
The only other Dashwood hit off
the slants of Quick and Hlemer
was Pete Ravelle's single down
the left field line leading off in the
seventh,
Captain Dave Ratz went the
full.distance on the mound for the
,Tigers. He gave up seven hits but
kept them well scattered.
In only two innings were
Walsingham able to get two