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Times-Advocate, 1978-12-28, Page 8Times-Advocate, December 28, 1978 Local Hawks clowned by Mitchell Hawks As the Western Junior “D” loop heads into the final month, it is becoming ap­ parent that the Exeter Hawks will need help from some other teams if they hope to overtake the Mitchell Hawks for the northern group title. Playing in Mitchell Boxing Day. the locals dropped a 6-3 verdict that enabled their hosts to regain the top spot, and while it is only by a single point, Mitchell have is BY LARRY SNIDER ignition coil can expect Steer This Way If your car's failing, you erratic missing, stalling, and hard starting when the engine is hot. It will cut gas mileage, too. * * ¥ Beware of hydroplaning. That's what happens when your car's tires ride on a film of water and lose contact with the road surface. i * * It pays to have an accurate tire gauge in your glove com­ partment. Check your tires yourself every two weeks, while tires are cold. 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The home Hawks took a 1- 0 lead in the first and added another early in the second before Exeter rebounded to tie the game. Jamie Caldwell scored the first tally on a play with Don McKellar and Phil Knight, while McKellar picked up the equalizer on a play with Knight at the 8:32 mark. Mitchell took a 4-2 lead into the third period and Ken Pinder scored on an un­ assisted effort at the 6:05 mark to pull Exeter to within one, but Mitchell scored 21 seconds later to make it 5-3 and then added the insurance tally on a power play at the 16:05 mark. Mitchell controlled play throughout most of the game, firing 30 shots at Ran- dy Lovie, while Tom Chessell had only 17 in the Mitchell nets. The hosts also won the penalty parade by a 10-9 verdict. Bomb Bombers Playing at the rec centre, Friday, the Hawks came up with one of their best efforts of the season as they trounc­ ed the southern group leading Belmont Bombers by an 8-1 count. Randy Lovie was one of the key players as he stopped all but one of the 26 shots fired in his direction. Exeter took a three-goal lead at the end of the first and increased the margin to six before “ Belmont finally spoiled Lovie’s shutout bid late in the second. Jamie Caldwell scored twice for the Hawks, with singles coming off the sticks of Ken Varley, Terry Caldwell, Brad Taylor, Preston Dearing, Kerry Bedard and Brian Mercer. Bedard and Mercer had three assists each to lead in that department. Picking up a pair each were Taylor and Varley. The Hawks scored on three power plays, while Belmont’s lone tally also came when they enjoyed a man advantage. Exeter end­ ed up with 14 penalties, in­ cluding a game misconduct to McKellar. Belmont had 11. one being a match penal­ ty to Brian Landon who was called for spearing in the third period. WIN FIRST DRAW— A rink skipped by Art Clarke won the first mixed draw at the Exeter curling club. Back, left, Al Rankin and Art Clarke. Front, Lauretta Seigner and Bea Dawson. The first draw of the Exeter men's curling club was won by Bob Larry Shapton and Allen Oakes. Front, Glenn Lamport and Bob . T-A photo TOP MEN'S DRAW — Coates' rink. Back, left, Coates. sfil '' * ? Sweet Lou among many speakers at 1979 Lions Sportsmen's dinner w Bonus Draw! Over aWOp Centralia club loses in South Huron play fi In their only start this week in the South Huron in­ termediate hockey league, the Centralia Marauders dropped a 12-4 decision to Kettle Point, The club is idle over the holiday season until Thurs­ day, January 4 when they play host to Thedford at the Huron Park arena. Mark Cronyn took care of most of the Centralia scor­ ing with a three goal perfor­ mance, The other Marauder score came on an unassisted effort by Ron Funston. Ron Funston provided assists on two of Cronyn’s goals while single assists went to Bob Snell and Chuck Ross. Happy New Year BYJEFFTAYLOR Grade 7 (Jsborne Central MOVING December 31 TO 394 MAIN STREET- EXETER H - is for happiness from all of us A - is for age that moves up a year. P - is for party which passes the year P - is also for peace which goes with us Y - is for a good year N - is for something new E is for each of us who passed the year W - is for a willing thought, For this special draw, your regular Wintario ticket qualifies you for all 5 regular $100,000 prizes Special prizes of $50,000 - $20,000 - $10,000 101 Special prizes of $5,000 101 Special prizes of $2,000 101 prizes of $10,000 and thousands of other special prizes ... for a total of more than 123,000 prizes worth more than $5 million! Your regular Wintario ticket number gives you thousands of chances to win in this First Special Draw of 1979. It’s good for all regular tax-free prizes PLUS THREE SPECIAL BONUS DRAWS featuring one draw for $50,000, one for $20,000 and one for $10,000. s There will be over 27,000 $25 prizes for the last three digits in the three Special draws. Prizes shown are based on issuance of 102 series of tickets. The claiming period on all prizes is one year. Live on Global from Uxbridge! Tune in at 9 p.m. we all win ujintono January 4,1979 4 Get your ticket now! Former Wilson's Jewellery Beside Bank of Montreal GERRY'S BARBER SHOP Y - is also for another new year E - is for error which we probably made A - is for apple which shines so bright. R - is for ready to start the new year. One of the most exciting stars of big league baseball will be attending the 1979 Exeter Sportsmen’s Dinner. Peter Raymond, chair­ man for the dinner com­ mittee for the Exeter Lions Club announced this week that Lou Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers would be in attendance at the South Huron Rec Centre on Tues­ day, February 6. Whitaker of the Detroit Tigers was named the American league rookie of the year for 1978. Following is a press release from the Tiger of­ fice: Lou Whitaker said it best when he signed with the Tigers as a fifth round draft choice in June, 1975. “I was born to play baseball,” the slender left­ handed hitter said to Tiger Vice-President/Baseball Bill Lajoie, who scouted and signed him in Martinsville, Va. Lajoie and the Tigers knew it. And it took less than three years for the rest of the country to find out as Whitaker rose rapidly to major league success. The 21-year-old second baseman capped a Cinderella season by win­ ning the 1978 American League rookie of the year award by a landslide margin in a vote of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Whitaker collected 21 of 28 votes (two from each American League city). His closest rival was Milwaukee Second Baseman Paul Molitor, who received only three. California Third Baseman Carney Lansford got two; Kansas City Pitcher Rich Gale and Tiger Shortstop Alan Trammell one each. Whitaker was an instant smash at Tiger Stadium in 1978. From opening day until the end of the season, Tiger fans chanted, “Lou, Lou” whenever Whitaker went to the plate or made one classy play after another, until by the end of the year they seemed routine. “We (Whitaker and Trammell) know what has to be done, and so we do it,” Whitaker says matter-of- factly. Actually, the Tigers con­ sider young Whitaker one- half of a matched set of gems at the keystone positions, with 20-year-old Trammell the other half. The young duo com­ plemented each other so gracefully that Tiger of­ ficials and fans had trouble picking the more valuable. They were the primary reason for the Tigers leading the league with 177 double plays. Whitaker participated in 95 of the twin-killings. His dramatic flair and explosive offensive skills helped him stand out over other rookies. Perhaps Trammell best sums up his sidekick’s future, “I don’t think we’ve seen the best of Lou yet.” “He’s only played second base for two seasons. He’s going to get better and I can’t wait until spring train­ ing to see how much he’s im­ proved.” Whitaker was signed as a third baseman and won the Florida State League Most Valuable Player Award playing that position for Lakeland in 1976. He was switched to second in the Florida Instructional League that winter, then teamed with Trammell up the middle for the entire 1977 season at Montgomery. Whitaker and Trammell jumped from Double-A play to the Tigers after an im- pressivespring training and started 1978 alternating with Steve Dillard at second and Mark Wagner at short. But no one could keep the dynamic rookies out of the lineup for long and by mid­ May, they were playing every day. “I think that (platooning) really helped us,” Whitaker said. “It gave us time to grow into it. We could go out and play today and not worry about tomorrow. Tram and I are really happy Ralph (former Manager to receive the honor were shortstop Harvey Kuenn (1953) and pitcher Mark Fidrych (1976). Now. how can Whitakor top his brilliant rookie year? “Who knows?” he asked with candid honesty. “Maybe next year I can win the MVP.” Have a Happy New Year HAY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ZURICH 236-4381 Farms ■ Homes - Cottages © • © Agents Elgin Hendrick Hugh Hendrick Jack Scotchmer Glenn Webb Grand Bend Kippen Bayfield Dashwood 238-2611 262-5389 565-5270 237-3229 Ralph Houk) stayed with us and had confidence in us.” Houk’s confidence was rewarded. And even he was amazed by the daily brilliance of the rookie duo which he called “the best looking combination ever to come up in the majors atthat age.” Whitaker and Minnesota’s Rod Carew (1967) are the only second basemen ever to win the American league rookie award. Other Tigers Bantams get only a point The Exeter bantams salvaged one tie in two Shamrock league outings this week. The team braved Wednesday’s ice storm to travel to St. Marys and started the game with only nine players, three others joining the squad later in the contest. Goalie Peter Dearing was among those who couldn’t get to the game and the St. Marys backup goalie, Kevin Hammond, played for the locals who scored late in the third to gain a 2-2 tie. Tom Coates started Ex­ eter off when he finished a play with Mike Clark and after St. Marys took a 2-1 lead, Clarke picked up the equalizer on a play with Dave Shaw. In Lambeth, Friday, the Exeter crew ended up on the short end of a 5-4 verdict, falling behind by a 4-1 margin atone time. Bill Glover scored two of the goals and added an assist on another, while Dave Shaw and Jamie Chaffe picked up the single tallies. Chaffe and John Kernick were also credited with assists. 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