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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-08-23, Page 6A WE DID IT — Jim Pfaff, centre foreground, gets set to accept congratulations from catcher Jim Hewitt and managert Jim Fairbairn after the Exeter Expos eliminated Arva, Sunday. Pfaff pitched both games and was in control all the way, Other members of the team race in from their positions to join in the celebration. FREE Exeter Mixed Bowling League General Meeting Mon., Aug. 27 8:00 p.m. EXETER BOWLING LANES All captains aid interested bowlers please attend. 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Limited Chevrolet Oldsmobile PHONE 235-0660 EXETER , ONT The Home of Guardian Maintenance The winners put it all together Sunday on their home field as they came up with nine solid hits, another stellar pitching effort by Jim Pfaff and some fine fielding to eliminate Arva. After going down in order in the first frame, both teams threatened in the second but left men stranded on third base. It wasn't until the fourth inning that the Expos broke the scoreless deadlock with four runs and they never looked back. Terry Bourne and Rick Schilbe walked and the bases were then loaded when Jim Hewitt reached first on an error by the shortstop. Rob Grant drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly to left field, and after Pfaff struck out, Bill Fairbairn reached base on another error by the shortstop with the second run crossing the plate. Shortstop Bill Bourne then delivered the decisive hit of the game when he drilled a liner just inside the bag at first that rolled all the way for a triple. The Expos added another pair in the seventh when Barry Baynham pounded out a double and Bill Fairbairn walked. With two out, Arva appeared to have the rally stopped when Rick Schilbe dribbled a roller out in front of the plate. However, catcher Wayne Parkinson threw low to first and two runs came in before the ball was retrieved from right field. The final run came in the next frame, again after two were out. Bill Farquhar singled and stole second, then moved to third on a single by Bill Bourne and came scampering home when Baynham singled. Pfaff, who allowed Arva only six hits, ran into his only serious trouble in the last inning when Parker scored after leading off with a double. Walt Parkinson followed with a single to drive in the tally, but the Expos ended the game with a double play from Bill Bourne to Farquhar to Terry Bourne. It was the second double play of the game for the winners, which also saw exceptional fielding plays turned in by Rick Schilbe and Bill Farquhar. Catcher Jim Hewitt also tossed out one at- tempted steal. Bill Bourne paced the attack with three hits, including his triple, Farquhar, Baynham and Fairbairn picked up two hits apiece for manager Jim Fair- bairn's crew. Moir got two of alp Arva hits, while Bradley, P, Parkinson, Parker and Walt Parkinson had one each, Losing hurler Bradley picked up four strikeouts, while Pfaff recorded three, Arva's three errors proved extremely costly, Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Grain • Feed • Cement Building Supplies Coal 228-6638 ADIDAS Football Boots All Sizes Now In Stock * * * Remember 10% Off • Golf Equipment • Summer Camping and Sporting Goods Gerry MacLean and Son AUTOMOTIVE LTD. Exeter 235-0800 Exeter Ladies Bowling League \\IC #*\\* Open Bowling Meeting Wed., August 29 8:30 p.m. Rear of Victoria & Grey Trust ALL TEAM CAPTAINS PLEASE ATTEND A t1'"'0' k Page 6 Times-Advocate .August '43, 1973, maaamatallanaaatuattuniontaininnininninonnininninal Expos eliminate Arva two straight, Meet Ken Saxton's Wingham crew COTTON'S COMMENTS ailatuttillitalla itilimatilitimilmillimitilliiiiiiiiiiimmilimum The Exeter Expos proved Sunday their opening win against Arva was no fluke as they downed the As by a convincing 7-1 count to win the first round of the OBA "B" playoff in two straight. Next opposition for the Expos will be Wingharn, it was learned by the club, yesterday. Manager of that club is Ken Saxton, a former catcher for the Exeter Mohawks. He'll be locking horns 'with the manager of that earlier squad, Jim Fairbairn, who has returned to the ranks to fill in for Lorne Haugh. The latter was forced to the sidelines by illness. First game of the series is expected to be played in Exeter this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The Dashwood Tigers were eliminated from the Huron-Perth playoff when they dropped two contests to Thorndale this week. They will now move into the OBA "D" playoff trail in search of their fifth title in the past six years. First opposition will be Tup- perville, a team from the Dresden area, The Tigers disposed of them two years ago in the playoffs. The best-of-three set gets underway in Tupperville this Sunday at 2:00 p.m., with the return game in Dashwood the following Friday at 8:00. Site of the final game, if it is necessary, will be decided by a coin toss this weekend. Winner of the series will move on to meet Ivey in the cham- pionship round. In Huron-Perth play, the Tigers were whipped13-10 in Thorndale, Wednesday, and returned to the same park Sunday to be edged out 2-1. "He deserved a better fate," manager Glenn Webb stated in reference to Sunday's losing pitcher Jim Guenther. Guenther gave up only three hits in the nine-inning contest and struck out six batters, but some shabby fielding by his mates paved the way for the Thorndale win. Thorndale scored once in the third inning with the assistance of three Dashwood errors and picked up the winning margin in the seventh with the aid of two errors. The Tigers were held off the scoreboard until the final frame, despite the fact they picked up azef agf dejOrefte? It's going to be rather interesting to see the outcome in the struggle now underway between officials in various hockey divisions — and even to an extent the federal govern- ment — over the signing of underage Junior hockey players by the WHA. Operators of major Junior A squads are naturally upset about the situation, because in cases such as that of the Toronto Marlboroughs. four players have been signed and the nucleus of this year's team has been lost. It could well mean that the Marlies will find it difficult to replace these players and maintain their winning ways. Junior A hockey, of course. is a business and losing hockey teams don't draw fans and therefore don't make profits. The NHL is also upset over the situation, because they have a "hands off" policy regarding underage juniors, but now find that position rather precarious as they are not able to solicit the services of some of the cream of the crop in the junior loops. They have threatened to end their agreement with the CAHA and that. in turn, could prove a disastrous financial blow to amateur hockey throughout the country. The only winners are the kids who are signing big con- tracts with the WHA. One can hardly blame them for accep- ting the contracts for big money when that is one of their main goals in the game in the first place, While it would be most unfortunate to see amateur hockey come out second best in the current dispute, there are those who don't mind seeing some of the Junior A franchise holders squirm a bit For many years, they have been taking the best from the minor ranks of communities throughout the nation and paying only token fees for the overage midgets selected. In many towns, the loss of a couple of promising minor players has had the same effect on juvenile and junior teams as the taking of juniors is having on teams such as the Marlies. For instance, when a local youngster is drafted by a Junior A squad. minor hockey officials may get a couple of hundreds bucks in compensation. However, the loss of that one player can often mean the difference between a winning and losing team, and as we noted, losing teams don't draw fans and therefore don't make profits. Some Junior A clubs would appear to want their cake and eat it too and that's not possible. Perhaps if a solution to their problem is found, they may take a second look at their actions towards the teams on the scale below them. * * * Hockey conversation may appear to be a bit premature in this area, as baseball is still holding forth on several fronts. The ,Huron-Perth playoffs are well underway and some OBA tilts have also been played. Area fans will still find some enjoyable baseball at diamonds around the district, and we urge them to get out and support their home team along the playoff trail. It can often provide that little extra incentive needed by the boys on the field to come up with that extra effort that wins ball games. We note a "slow-pitch" ball league is in operation over in the Cromarty-Staffa area, and it is a type of contest that should make its appearance throughout the area as the na- tion keeps being reminded we're more out of shape than any other around the world. Slow-pitch enables players to keep their interest in ball, without the problem of standing at the plate and having some sling-shot artist on the mound send three balls sailing past him without getting a chance to come close to a hit. Pitching has long been one of the problems in the local recreation loops, and the team that could secure the ser- vices of the best one in the area was almost assured of the loop title. Slow-pitch makes the game much more competitive and we suggest local softball enthusiasts and recreation officials should do their best to get a league together next season. The writer witnessed his first slow-pitch game while in Quebec. The zone finals were being staged in Lachute and teams from throughout the district were on hand to seek the title. We had always thought the pitcher merely lobbed the ball into the batter. but we find that instead he tosses the ball in a high arc in the air and it comes almost straight down on the batter, Some of the pitchers were getting the ball about 15 feet into the air and it's a strike if it drops within a designated area near the batter. Action was hot and heavy in the games and all par- ticipants appeared to be enjoying themselves as they pound- ed the ball all over the lot. The defensive team is helped by having an extra player on the field. Many "vintage" players were in action and it had all the thrills, excitement and competitiveness of fastball, with the added bonus that most players managed to get good wood on the ball, And that, for most players, is the best aspect of the game. nine hits. In the ninth, Rick Bowers singled and Dave Ratz reached first on an error. After Brian Bestard went down on strikes, John Hayter pounded out a double to score one run and put men on second and third with only one out. However, Thorndale worked out of the jam without allowing any further damage. Rick Bowers paced the Tigers at the plate with a double and three singles in four plate ap- pearances, while Hayter con- tributed two doubles and Guenther had two singles. Gary Hartman singled once for_ the losers. The six strikeouts recorded by Guenther brought the left- hander's season total fo 118. In Wednesday's marathon, walks and errors hurt the Tigers, although Thorndale managed almost as many. After spotting Dashwood a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Thorndale came back with three of their own and were never headed after that. By the end of the 'sixth, the home crew had taken a 12-3 lead. The Tigers kept pecking away with three in the seventh and again in the eighth, but they could manage only one in the last frame. Dave Rata started on the hill for Dashwood and took the loss. Rick Bowers and Bill Schade each worked two innings in relief. Brian Bestard was the hitting star for the Tigers as he picked up a home run, triple and two walks and crossed the plate four times for a perfect night. John Hayter contributed a double, while Gary Hartman had a single and double in the losing cause. Soccer title is on the line Exeter's minor soccer clubs picked up one tie in two games this week. The squirts tied Seaforth 2-2 with John Kernick netting both scores for the locals. The mosquitoes were whipped 4-1 by Goderich, with Dave Robinson scoring the lone Exeter tally. On Saturday, the squirts meet Huron Park on the latter's field to decide the championship. It's the final game of the season and the two are tied at the top of the loop. The game gets underway at 10:00 a.m., and local organizers hope they'll have a good following of Exeter fans to support the youngsters. Weather hinders bowling activity Rain limited activities at the Exeter lawn bowling greens to two outings this week, with Cam Chapman and Gertrude Hamilton posting the victories on those occasions. Chapman won Saturday's event with two wins, a plus of 20 and an aggregate of 33, narrowly edging Mabel McKnight who was only one behind in the aggregate total. Garnet Hicks and Charles Hendy placed third and fourth, while the next in line were Norma Chapman, Ross Taylor, Beth Batten and Bill Whittle. Mrs. Hamilton's win on Tuesday was accomplished with two wins, a plus of 17 and aggregate of 29. Mabel Glenn was in second spot with a plus of 16 and aggregate of 23 with her two wins. Finishing in order behind the pair were Morley Wadsworth, Mabel Killough, Bob Elgie and Bill Etherington. Juvs out in th ree straight The season ended for the last of Exeter's minor baseball teams, Tuesday, as the juveniles dropped their third straight game to Goderich in the WOAA final. The champs opened with a 'close 7-6 Win in Exeter, Thur- sday., and went back-home ,to post scores of 10-6 and 9r0.on6Sunday and Tuesday. , In the opening game, Exeter gave up six runs in the first frame, and while they moved back into contention with five of their own in the fourth, they couldn't manage the equalizer. Sowerby, who won two games for Goderich, allowed Exeter only seven hits in the game, three of them by catcher Randy Tiernan. The others came off the bats of Dickey, Parsons, McKnight, Stover and Darling. Sunday's game was almost a complete reversal as the Exeter squad led only to have Goderich score five times in the eighth to win. McKnight and Stover hit doubles in the game, while singles came off the bats of Dickey, Darling, Tieman, Par- sons and Noels. Sowerby allowed only two hits in the final contest, those coming from Tieman and Dickey. In all three games, errors proved costly to the local squad, along with several free passes issued by the pitching crew. Pt. Elgin oust pee wee crew The baseball season ended for the. Exeter pee wees this week when they dropped two straight contests to Port Elgin in a best-of- three playoff. The locals were defeated 10-5 in Port Elgin and came home to take a 10-0 drubbing, Peter Roedger was a one-man wrecking crew against the locals, as he pitched both wins and pounded out a couple of triples and home runs in the two games to pace the attack.