Times-Advocate, 1978-10-12, Page 8 (2)r
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Times -Advocate, October 12, 1978
Sports
Spotlight
By Ross Haugh
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Out on a limb !;►
This is the time of year when sports exper\s can
go out on a limb and make their selections for about
four top sporting championships. -
The easiest of the predicting this week would be
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choosing the winner of the 1978 World Series as this is
now narrowed down to two teams.
Two games will already have been played when
• this issue hits the street but, we are writing this on the
weekend before any games have been played.
We will take the Yankees to repeat again. Reggie
Jackson should bit at least six home runs in the series
and hopefully for the Bronx Bombers that will be
more than. the Dodger slugger Steve Garvey will be
able to produce. •
The • series will likely go to the seventh and
deciding game stated for Los Angeles on Wednesday,
October 18 at 8:30 p.m. We will call Ron Guidrey to
Start faille Yankees in theseventh game. -The two
days of rest for travelling will allow Guidrey to have
three days of rest between pitching assignments.
.With only three days to rest before the seventh
game we will suggest he will need help in the sixth or
seventh innings: That will come-frorii Goose Gossage
. _and Sparky.Lyle. Gossage has shown plenty of smoke
in his recent outings and this should continue against
• te: Daggers.- He has a long -winter ahead to rest his
trusty right arm.
While Jackson and Thurman Munson .will likely
provide most of the New York power at the plate look
. for. heroics in, the seventh game from fellows like
Chris Chambliss. draig Nettles and .Willie Randolph
who is expected back in the lineup soon.
Contrary to last year's World Series.
designated hitter rule will be effect for the 1978 fall
- classic as it was in 1976.
This decision to alternate was made two years ago
by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to pacify the conflicting
American and National leagues.
What this move really means is that pitchers are
being "put down" as hitters although the National
league has been strongly against the designated hitter
rule since it. was introduced by the afierican loop -in
1973:
While batting performances by pitchers in past
World Series games have been somewhat less than
4. memorable. their esgiusion robs the fall spectacle of
an occasional unexpected star with the bat.
The just concluded NL final was a good example
of what can happen when pitcher Steve Carlton of the
Phillies hit a home run.
fact is pitchers have' played important roles
with th t in several Series. The most recent came
in 1975 when Luis Tiant of the Red Sox touched off a
six run rally- against 'the Reds with a single after not
having been at bat in three years. • _
Who can forget the slugging of Oakland pitcher
Ken Holtzmann in the 1973 and '74 Series?
Add to this list of distinguishing pitchers at the
plate fellows like Bob Gibson. Dave McNally and
Johnny Podres.
Records of last year's World Series When pitchers
were allowed to hit are heavily in favour of the
designated jitter. In -1977. the Yankee and Dodger
pitchers produced only one .hit_in.28_times at bat. It
was a single by Dodger Rick Rhoden in the .fourth•
game. won by the Yankees.
The most significant batting by -pitchers in deter-
mining the outcome of a series was provided by the
Dean brothers in 1934.
The Deans were responsible for three of the four
Cardinal wins over the Tigers with their bats-.
The late Dizzy Dean doubled to start a four run
sixth inning in the first game. In the seventh and final
game. Dizzy led off the third inning of a scoreless
game with a double to start a seven run rally.
Before the inning was over. Dean came to bat for
the second, time and singled to drive in a run. He
became•the only pitcher ever to get two hits in the
same inning of a Series game. .
Among all the pitchers_only-Bob Gibson and Dave
McNally have hit two home runs in World Series play.
We saw Gibson hit one of his in the '68 Series -against
the Tigers. One of -McNally's came with the bases
loaded in 1970 against the Reds.
It must be admitted that pitchers have been -no
great shakes at the plate. All .the same. the sentiment
and memory of a few great exceptions' requires that
somebody speak up for a small band of heroes about to
became obsolete.
Harness horse seminar
A one -day seminar. sponsored by the Ontario
Standardbred Improvement. Association will be held
at the University of Guelph. November 11, beginning
.at 9:30 a.m.
Speakers at the seminar include Jack Baugh,
president of the United States Trotting Association.
and owner of Almahurst Farm in Lexington, Ken-
tucky. Baugh will speak on broodmare selection.
Also. Dr. Jim Rooney."a veterinarian and frequent
contributor to Hoof Beats magazine. will discuss con-
formation as related to future lameness. -
Other speakers include • John McCutcheson,
manager of Apt -to -Acres Farm in New Jersey, who
will look at the breeding farm and the broodmare
owner. and Dr. J. P: Lautenslauger, of the Veterinary
. Service Branch of the University of Guelph, whose
topic will be parasite control for the horseman.
Tickets can be obtained by calling the Ontario
Standardbred Improvement Association at 519-941-
1952. •
Cost of the .day -long seminar is 825 per partici-
pant.
Junior gridders win,
seniors defeated
The two South Huron -
football teams turned in very
lackadaisical. performances
in. Huron -Perth Conference
action - this week but one
dem was able to win.
The juniors came up with a
close 7-6 win over Stratford
Central, but, the,. -local
seniors lost 20-13 to the same
school. Both games were -
played in Stratford.
- Despite the junior victory
coach Doug Ellison com-
mented. "We had a poor
attitude for the game. We
felt it•would be easy and did
not play well. We gave
Stratford a chance til win
and they almost did:"
Senior boach Ron Bogart -
had the same feeling saying,
"1t was 'a very disappointing
performance. There was no
•
Hensall hockey school
Bill Taylor of the Hensall Minor Hockey
association called this week to tell us his group is
sponsoring a hockey school at the new Hensall arena
in the near fixture.
• It's Boom Gravett's school and will be held the
week of October 23-28. Each boy will get 10 hours of
training. Registration will be held this'Saturday from
10 a.m. to 12 noon. -
WiNS TENNIS TITLE —
Randy P.arsons of South
Hufbn District High School
capped a successful season
of tennis as he.took the men's when time ran out.
single division in the Huron
Perth tennis championships_
held ;decently in Strotfordt.
Parsons is the first competitor
frein South Huron to win a
fennis championship.
T -A photo
desire to win. My "speech"
at halt -time had no effect
this week."
Bogart concluded, "It was
a poOr showing on both of-
fence and defence. We just
had no want to win."
In the junior game, Rick
Lindenfield scored for the
Panthers early in the second
quarter on a 40 yard sweep.
Rick Lindenfield - kicked a
single point for South Huron'
latera in- the same quarter.
Stratford Central scored
an unconverted touchdown
late in the first half to
complete the game scoring.
Pete Tuckey of the Pan-
thers intercepted a pass late
in the fourth quarter to
throttle a promising
Stratford scoring drive.
Seniors behind early
Stratford Central jumped
in front in the senior game
-with a 45 yard touchdown on
the first series of plays.
`N a -only- eoneevted-
Panther drive in the second
quarter resulted in a touch-
down when Steve Beer took,.
an 11 yard pass from
quarterback Dave Bogart.
Beer was good on the con-
version attempt. • -
The second SH major_
score came in th third
period when Brad 'Taylor
plunged over the goal line
from one yard out. The
convert was missed.
Stratford counted the .go
ahead and winning touch-
down late in the third
quarter.
The Panthers came close
in the dying minutes of the
game but were stopped on
. the Stratford three yard line
"Life -line" can refer to
safety equipment used
over water or to a crease in
the palm of your hand. The
Ontario Safety 'League
points out that "life -line"
can also describe the solid
line in the centre of the road
that warns you not'to pull
out to pass -on a curve or on a
hill. Death has come swiftly
to many reckless drivers
who ignore these warning
life -lines. - Always obey all
road markings'
CLUB CHAMP — Bob Forrest of the Ironwood golf club
mens executive presents the yearly trophy to club match play
champion Jim Guenther. T -A photo
Kirkton evens set
The final. championship
round for the Western
Ontario Athletic Association
ladies fasfbalt'championship
is all tied up at a game
—apiece between Kirk ton and
Goderich..
The best:of-five -series
started Tuesday in Kirkton
with Goderich taking home a
-7-5 victory: The situation was.
reversed in the lakeport
town Sunday with the
Kirkton-'gals- winning -by'-a
score of 8-6.
The third game was played
last night, Wednesday in
Kirkton. The remaining
games -will be. payed .in
Goderich:
In Sunday's gam in
Goderich, Pam Johnson
rapped out a -double for
Kirkton in the fifth inning to
gain two runs batted in and
scored herself on a throwing
error to put her club ahead 5-
4..
• Getting one hit apiece for
the winners were Sue
Schaefer, Sheila Penhale,
Julianne MacLean and Patti
Down:-
rrkton hurlers allowed
eight hits to •the Goderich
batters while striking out
seven. .
In the first game of the
series Goderich scored three
limes in the top of the
seventh to - go ahead 7-5..
Kirkton loaded the bases in
their half of the that inning
but could not get any runs
across the plate.
Sheila Penhale led 'the
Kirkton batting attack with a
pair of -hits. Collecting one
hit each were Sue. Schaefer,
Rosemary Miller, Bonnie
Westlake and Kelly Kernick.
Patti ,Down went the
distance on the Kirkton
mound. She gave up nine hits
and recorded the - same
number of strikeouts. -
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secretory -treasurer Fran Mickle: •T -A photo
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SPORTS &.CYCLE
Hawk prospects better •))
After a rather shaky start
when the- status of several
players was up in the -the
Exeter Hawks are startink. to
take shape acid have drawn
some optimistic comments
from coach Ron Bogart.
Last week - the • OHA
firfalists' had cancel an
exhibition with Lucian
due to -a I c ' players, but
they're expected -to have a
full lineup when they tackle
the Wingham Mustangs inan
exhibition test.at the South
Huron rec.centre this. Friday
at 8:00 p.m. -
The teams have something -
in ' common, both having
been beaten 'in seven -game
series =by • the Lakefield
Chiefs last year. The Hawks .
lost four members of that
team through age, Brian
Taylor, Brion Penhale. Matt
Muller and Jim Ferguson.
Another -member -of--the
team, Randy Fisher, has
signed with the St. Marys
Junior "B" Lincolns, while
John VanGerwen is -still'
undecided about playing.
-Arrrrmg tb encouraging
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news is that. all-star ,goalie
Handy Lovie is ba !k with the
team, having -beef. sidelined
•early Iasi season with a knee
injury. "His 'reflexes look
good," Bogart commented,
noting. that with Steve Beer
the goaltending should be
one of the strong points for
the Hawks.
"They bothok sharp,"
Bogart enthuse
Seeking spots on the
defence are four returning
members, -league all-star
Phil Knight,, captain Siebe
Jennison, -'Ron Bilcke• and
Dave Kinsmen. Midget
graduate Dave Atthill is the
fifth. contender.
.Vyterans Ken Pinder.
Fred Mom$►iersteeg, Jamie
Caldwell and Don McKellar
are expected to spearhead
the forward lines. Randy
Parsons, a rookie last year,
is currently on the sidelines
with a kiiee injury: Another
of the 77-78 rookies, Brad
Tayldr, ifz back in camp.
Dave Bogart and Brian "
Mercer, Who joined the
Hawks for the playoffs, are .
seeking spots, although the
*Otter .is out with a broken -
risl.and will not•see action
until later in the season.
Newcomers include Terry
Caldwe}I, the Hensall skater
who won( rookie -of -the -year
honors in the South Von
intermediate league last
season after being the final
cut from the Hawks.
Others include Ken Varley
and Steve Schenk from the
Hensall-Kippen area and
Kerry Bedard from Zurich.
The Hawks host -their
.perennial foes from Mite4iell
at the rec centre ion Sunday
at 2:00 p.m. in their last test
before 'meeting the Lucaa
irish in the league opener on
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