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Times-Advocate, 1980-06-04, Page 8imes,Advocoto, June. 4 1.980: • e OE= Belated On behalf of the management and players of The Exeter Mohawks I wish. to thank all the following for our first successful season in the South Huron Hockey League. To Our Sponsors Algoma Tire (ExeterLtd.) Les Pines Hotel Jerry MacLean & Sons Ltd. Pfaff Electric Also Pizza Train Laidlaw Transport (Guenther Tuckey) We would like to thank those Businesses that allowed posters for games, those who work directly for the team such as door attendants, timekeepers, ticket sellers and also you the fans for your support for the, 1979-80 season. Louis Mitchell Manager Exeter Mohawks Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th ° Cake for every "Eat-In" Customer Gift or Balloons for every youngster ..,. Col SA ndels.1400e a. tn licky fried Chi tit,. A 00i.1),AN COMPAkY SOLAR BLANKETS Keep Your Pool Warm With The Big Blue Bubble SPECIAL S 16' x 32'...' 7995 Jerry MacLean & Son AUTOMOTIVE LTD. Exeter 235-0000 OUR STORE IS BIG ENOUGH TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS... BUT SMALL ENOUGH TO BE FR1END1.Y PINGUINS WIN — The Pinguins won the 'B' championship of the Huron Park Wednesday ladies bowling league. Back, left, Ann Lawrence, Donna Glanville and Elaine Alblos, Front, Marlene Barker, Elaine •Hodgins and Jeanette SMith. T-A photo Entertain for 12 years Jets out of competition Big shows coming up Within the next six weeks two of the most popular horse show events will be held in this area. First is the 13th annual Midwestern Quarter Horse Show which is being held this Saturday at the Exeter Saddle club grounds at Huron Park. This will be followed by the weekend of July 19 and 20 by the 'born' again Exeter rodeo. Sponsored by the Stephen Optimists with the co- operation of High Country Rodeo of Collingwood and Molson's the rodeo is being revived after an absence of two years. Back to the Mid-Western Quarter Horse show Saturday, it continues to be the largest annual breed show in Western Ontario. This usually appealing event includes many color- ful and exciting performance and gymkhana (games) classes which thrill and delight the whole family. Here is a rare opportunity to witness some of North America's finest quarter horses in action. This show consistently receives an "A" rating from the American Quarter Horse Association. JACK FULLER Plumbing and Heating NO JOB TOO SMALL Specializing in Service Work, Repairs and Alternations Residential & Commercial EXETER 235.0684 Juniors - every Monday Men's Night - every Tuesday Ladies Night - every Wednesday OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS You'll love playing our GOLF COURSE Our course is in excellent condition right now, making your golfing more enjoyable than ever. • Don't forget our Ironwood MEN'S INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT Sat., June 14 Free practice round on June 11-13 Three flights with a TV set to the wi'hner of each flight. IRO Labted A We East rf Enter Off Highway 83 O7111 f4D GOLF CLUB Cup semi-finals only to lose. Urbshott blamed the lack of quality hockey talent on the demise of the Jets. He said this week, "From Christmas on we could see the hand-writing on the wall. There are not enough. players in the area to sup- port two teams. One had to go." He continued, "We need at least seven local players to mould a team around and we didn't have them. All we could come up with this year were Jamie and Ed Robb, Randy Kraul and Dave Revington." Urbshott said he could see the end for the Jets when the league Igan challenging for the Allan Cup. The only true amateur team to win the Allan Cup in the last 15 years was Petrolia. Brantford and Spokane were paying money for the Allan Cup and as far as I am concerned Cam- bridge is doing the same thing. ,I have to admire Petrolia for their philosophy." The Jets manager for most of their time said he believes hockey runs in cycles and he foresees the day when the Jets will start again, likely in intermediate "B". Two others closely associated with the Jets talked about the sadness of the situation. Elvy Urbshott who was the team's voice from the stands said, "It's a sad day and the end of an era." Former player and coach Pete Loveless commented, "It's a sad state of affairs when the Jets fold. They were an institution in this area as far as intermediate and senior hockey was concerned." Bergman wins again Ken Bergman fired a 37 to win low gross honours in the "A" flight at Tuesday's Ironwood men's golf club competition. It was the se- cond straight win for Bergman. Don Cowan took the low net award. In the "B" flight, Brad Murray carded the low gross score and the best in net was Dick Vanderwald. The low gross prize in "C" flight went to Mac MacDougall while Brad Datars was the low net winner. Bill McLean and Gord McTavish took the low gross and low net 'prizes, respec- tively and Wally Burton won the prize for a shot closest to the hole. Saveway lose, two games. One of the most successful intermediate and senior hockey teams in Ontario over the past 12 years has called it quits. The Lucan-Ilderton Jets dropped out of the Ontario Hockey Assocation Con- tinental Senior league Thursday. Only two days earlier, the Preston Jesters. dropped out of competition. Both clubs were charter members and . the league was formed in the summer of 1972. One of the leading organizers for the Con- tinental league was Don Urbshott, Ilderton insurance executive who was the guiding light for the Jets far' most of their 12 years existence. Urbshott and Steve Storey of Lucan started the Jets with the renmants of the old Lucan-Ilderton Combines and they went on to win the OHA intermediate "B" championship with the final game at the Huron Park arena on Sunday afternoon, April 26, 1970. Jim Bender's goal in the second period of overtime gave the Jets the title over a tough Napanee team. The Jets fared very well in their first few years in the Continental league and won the championship in 1972-73 and 1974-75. The latter season was probably the best for the Jets as they went on to meet the Barrie Flyers in the Allan Russell wins at Claybird Tom Russell fired a per- fect 25 to win Wednesday's shoot at the claybird gun club. Next came Wayne Riddell with 23, Bill Cochrane 21, Bill Weber 20, Jim Romphf 17 and Neal Romphf and Larry Zwaan followed by Mark Wilds, Sunday at the practice range "Drybull" Mason with his Kentucky flint lock rifle outshot Andy Calder, Ed Lindenfield, Jim Bishop, Russ Beaver and John Blyde who used cap lock muzzle loaders. The club shoots trap every Wednesday night and hand gun, skeet and muzzle loaders Sunday afternoons. Everyone is welcome to come out and shoot, Sad day The announcement Thursday that the Lucan- Ilderton Jets were dropping out of the Ontario Hockey Association Continental Senior League comes as no surprise, but, is saddening just the same. During the past 12 years, the Jets were one of the strongest teams in intermediate and senior ranks throughout the province of Ontario. They won the OHA intermediate "B" cham- pionship in 1969-70 and manager Don Urbshott was partly responsible for formation of the senior Con- tintental league two years later. The Jets won the Continental title in 1972-73 and again in 1974-75. The Jets finished out of the Continental playoffs the past two years and the handwriting was on the wall as to their existence. In making the announcement last week, Don Urbshott said, "We just couldn't compete in that calibre of hockey. It was a lack of players from-the local area that hurt us. We used to have eight or nine players from Ilderton or Lucan. This last year it boiled to only Jamie and Ed Robb, Randy Kraul and Dave Revington." Urbshott's wife Elvie who was the Jet's leading cheerleader during the championship days summed it up this way. "It's the end of a great era anda real sad day.' Elvie agreed with her husband saying, "We knew it was coming. We were out of our bracket and just couldn't compete." Pete Loveless who coached the club this past season added, "it's a sad state of affairs. The -Jets. were an institution in, this area as far as intermediate- and senior hockey was concerned," Area fans owe a lot of thanks to the Jets through the past 12 years and especially fellows like Don Urbshott and Steve Storey who organized the club from the nucleus of the old Lucan-Ilderton Combines, which folded in 1967. Success in sports seems to go in cycles, so, maybe we can look forward to a return of the Jets in the not too distant future. The last of the champs It was rather a sad day in Tiger Stadium Friday when John Hiller announced his retirement. A native of the Toronto area, John Hiller has been one of the best relief pitchers in baseball over the last more than a dozen years. Hiller's retirement completely wipes out the roster of the 1968 World Series champion Tiger club. The only other player still going from that team is Willie Horton and he is now with Seattle. Hiller set a number of records coming out of the bull pen for the Tigers, included is the mark of the most saves in one year. He is probably best known for a phenomenal recovery from a heart attack. He was sidelined with the heart condition in January of 1971. He bounced back in 1972 to set a major league record with 38 saves and finishes with an overall record of 87 wins and 76 losses and a Tiger club record of 125 saves. The Hiller retirement was announced after the third inning at Tiger Stadium Friday and he received a standing ovation for almost four minutes. High schoolers coming home Saturday, June 21 will be a big day at South Huron District High School. It's Homecoming Day and celebration of the school's 75th anniversary. From the advanced sale of tickets it appearS a large number of students will be coming back to reneW acquaintances. The hard working committee headed by teacher Doug Ellison and 1979-80 student council president Mike Burke has lined up an activity filled program beginning at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Exeter firehall. A number of old-timer sporting events are being lined up. Athletic staff members Pat Rowe and Terry O'Rourke are in charge of arranging the oldtlMer games for the afternoon. These include girls and boys basketball, girls field hockey, boys wrestling and soccer. A reunion of football players over the years will be held in the school cafeteria at 4:30 p.m, The day winds up with a chicken barbecue at 4:30 p.m. and a dance starting at 8:30 p.m. Both of the latter events will be held at the South Huron Rec Cen- tre. Exeter Saveway were on the losing end of both starts this week in the South- western Fastball Association. Tuesday, Saveway travelled to Lucan and ab- sorbed their first loss of the season 7-5 to the Lucan Irish and Thursday they dropped a 7-5 extra inning,verdict to Nairn. The Saveway team will be back in action tomorrow night, Thursday when they meet the Lieury Jets at Exeter community park at 9 p.m. Lieury pitcher Derwyn Hodgins has also been throwing for Strathroy in the Memorial fastball league. Lucan jumped into a 7-0 lead after three innings and held on for the win. Saveway scored their first run in the fourth inning as Willie Lamb tripled pff the left field fence and scored on Dave Watson's sacrifice fly. They added four more in the sixth as Jamie Eveleigh reached first on an error, Brian Taylor walked and Willie Lamb's grounder was The Dashwood Tigers scored three victories in four starts this week in the Huron-Perth senior baseball league. The Tigers downed the Dorchester juniors 10-2, the Byron juniors 15-12 and the Thorndale senior Tycoonsby a score of 8-3. Their only loss was 2-„1 to the London Junior Royals.he T Dashwood club will be in Tillsonburg Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week competing in a senior tournament. In Monday night's win over Thorndale, Tiger manager used five pitchers. They were Jim Guenther, Barry Baynham, Dan Heywood, Bob Hoffman and Kevin Easterbrook. The Tigers scored three runs in the first 'inning, added two more in each of the second and fourth frames and closed out -with one run in• the fifth. Rob Dickey led the Tigers at the plate with a pair of doubles. Getting one hit apiece Were Dave Scott, Kevin Hern, Fred Robinson, Barry Baynham and Bob Hoffman. Toiling on the mound for the Tigers in Friday's 15-12 win over Byron were Dan Heywood, Jim Guenther, Pete Bruijins and John Bruijns. Barry Baynharn with a bobbled, Brion Penhal Jamie Eveleigh singled, grounder scored one runMike Steeper picked up the Paul McKnight doub win for Nairn. He gave up 10 scored another run. hits and struck out two Jamie Eveleigh went the batters, Dave Prout started distance for Saveway and for Saveway and gave up five errors lead to his three runs while striking out downfall' He threw a strong game allowing Lucan only four hits while striking out eight batters, Ted Ouimet, picked up the win for the Irish with relief help from Ron Glenn. • Thursday, night Nairn jumped into 4-0 lead before .Saveway could hit the scoreboard. In the sixth they narrowed the score to 4-2 as Dennis Bierling singled, Dan 'Heywood reached on an error and Dave Watson singled. They tied the score in the bottom of the seventh as Willie Lamb hit a long home run, Noel Skinner singled and scored on Brion Penhale's single, Nairn notched three runs in the 8th inning to take a 7-4 lead and Saveway only notched one as Dave Watson reached on an error and double and single ana Dan Heywood and Dave Parsons with two singles each led the Tigers at the bat. Glen Thurman and Jim. Dietrich added one single apiece. The only Dashwood run in the 2-1 loss to the London Royals Wednesday night came when Barry Baynham singled and was part of a double steal leading to his theft of home, Fred Robinson led the Tigers with two singles. Glen Thurman added the club's fourth and final hit. John Bruijns and Barry Baynham shared pitching duties for the Tigers. Each pitched three innings and gave up one run. The Tigers came close to tying the score in the seventh when they loaded the bases on walks to Rob Dickey and Glen Thurman , and Fred Robinson was hit by a pitch, but, they were left stranded. Jim Guenther, Perry Stover, Barry Baynham, 'Bob Hoffman and Pete Wuerth were the Tigers they defeated 10-2 Tuesday Tigers win three in Hutron-Perth loop hurlers as Dorchester night. Rob Dickey was the top hitter for the Dashwood team with a triple and single. Getting one hit each were Jim Dietrich, Jim Guenther, Bob'Hoffman, John Bruijns and Fred Robinson. 2. Jainie Eveleigh finished, up and teak the loss allowing four runs on four hits while striking out seven. Errors again played a. big part in the game as Saveway committed seven,