Times-Advocate, 1981-07-15, Page 101
Page 10 Times -Advocate, July 15, 1981
Sports
Spotlight
By ROSS HAUGH
The cancellation of Tuesday's major league all-
star game probably provided one of the biggest im-
pacts since the baseball strike began almost a month
ago
While 13 teams and cities are suffering as they
lose crowds each day and all contributions to the
economy. the city of Cleveland is the big loser.
More than 1.600 hotel and motel owners were book-
ed for as many as three nights and this loss along with
accompanying meals could amount to almost one
million dollars.
The overall loss to the city of Cleveland is es-
timated to be close to five million dollars.
The two largest crowds in all-star history were
achieved when the games were played in Cleveland.
The largest all star crowd flocked to Cleveland in
1935 Attendance was 69,891 and the second best crowd
was 68351 in 1954. The 1963 all star game was also
played in the Ohio city.
Up to this year, the annual all-star game has
become the mid-season highlight for baseball fans
throughout North America. The game was originally
conceived by Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward
for the 1933 Worlds Fair in Chicago.
The highlight of the 1935 game in Cleveland was
the performance of Jimmie Foxx of the American
league who homered and drove in three runs to back up
the excellent six inning pitching of Yankee pitching
ace Lefty Gomez.
Rules have been changed since the early days to
limit the pitching time of any hurler to three innings.
The American league manager in 1935 was Mickey
Cochrane who led the Detroit Tigers to the pennant in
1934 in his first year of managing.
The 1963 all star game will be remembered by the
exceptional play of Willie Mays at the plate and in the
field. The "Say hey" kid did it all that day leading his
National league team to victory.
Mays had two hits, two runs, two runs batted in
• and two stolen bases along with a spectacular catch
against the centre field fence robbing Joe Pepitone of
an extra base hit.
One of our Christmas gifts last December was the
MacMillan baseball calendar 1981 edited by Joseph
Reichler. a baseball writer for more than 40 years.
During the week we took another look at it and
found a rather interesting and ironical paragraph. It
says "It may be hard to believe that the decade of the
'80's will present the baseball fan with as much excite-
ment and heroics as he witnessed in the decade of the
'70's".
How true that statement is at the present time
with no sign of an end to the players strike. It also
mentioned 1979 was the year Pete Rose signed a three
million dollar contract with the Philadelphia Phillies
as a free agent. That was the beginning of the trouble
- which brought on the current strike.
Neither side seems to be making much effort to
bring the strike to a conclusion. The owners appear to
be faring the best financially. They are getting some
insurance money for each home game cancelled and
are not required to pay the players. So, they may not
be in a hurry to settle, at least until the insurance
returns end.
Baseball fans are not the. only ones to be suffering
because of a strike. Canadian football followers have
been cheated out of a couple of CFL telecasts due to a
strike by CBC technicians.
Friedsburg sports
The annual Friedsburg Day celebrations in
Dashwood are coming up shortly and a number of
sporting events are on the program.
Saturday. August 1 will see the popular arm
wrestling and tug-of-war competitions again. They
begin at 4:30 p.m. with the finals set to go after 7 p.m.
Two events for children were initiated last year
and will be repeated this Civic Holiday weekend.
Dashwood and area youngsters would be wise to oil up
their favorite tricycles and search nearby creeks and
water holes for speedy frogs.
The frog and tricycle races will get underway at
about 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. One tip to frog
trainers don't keep your favourite creature in icy or
cool temperatures. Ice slows the frogs down as several
Exeter Lions owners and trainers found out a few
months ago.
Anyone wishing to obtain further information
regarding any of the afore mentioned sporting events
should call John Becker at 237-3628.
More frogs and turtles
This coming weekend frogs and turtles will get a
chance to show their stuff. The Kirkton-Woodham Op-
timists are sponsoring a frog and logging day Sunday
at the K -W park.
The same day, the now famous turtle races will be
part of Ailsa Craig's Gala Days. Also on the agenda is
a five mile road race.
Off to tourney
The Dashwood Tigers will be participating in this
weekend's senior baseball tournament in Kincardine.
The Tigers will see their first action Friday night
at 7:30 p.m. with Cambridge supplying the opposition.
Southpaw John Bruijns is back with the Tigers
after a brief tryout with te London Majors. His return
will certainly bolster the pitching staff which consi3ts
mainly of lefty Jim Guenther and right hander Perry
Stover. �1
Did you know?
That for five consecutive years. NHL scoring star
Phil Esposito scored his 50th goal of each season on his
birthday, February 20.
That it was 105 years ago today that George
Bradley of St. Louis pitched the first no -hit game in the
National baseball league.
Lucan soccer
Lucan minor soccer teams
picked up four victories and
Iwo ties in eight games
placed this week.
.ferry Emery scored four
Imes and single goals were
. dde•d be Al Craig, Ron
lir•ymer and Mike
Ernlleuvel as the Lucan
amc defeated Ilderton 7-
1hr mosquito Rangers
dr.fr•tr•d (:rand Bend 4-2.
'.' r,rrng in single fashion
u"•rr• Eddie ilessels, Donnie
IlugiII Sandy Hyde and
Matthew Welsh
Todd ifvdehootedtwo goals
In Kincardine tourney this weekend
Tigers beat Colts in Great Lakes baseball
The Dashwood Tigers
were in action on three oc-
casions this week in the
Great Lakes baseball league
and came up with one vic-
tory.
Tuesday night, the Tigers
dropped a 2-0 decision in
Kincardine, Thursday they
edged the Clinton Colts 9-7
and Friday back in
Dashwood they lost again to
Kincardine, this time by a
score of 5-3.
This week the Dashwood
club had only one engage-
ment in regular league play.
That's Wednesday when they
travel to London to meet the
Servicemaster juniors.
The Tigers will be par-
ticipating in a senior tourna-
ment on the weekend in Kin-
cardine. Their first action is
set for Friday night at 8:45
p.m. against Cambridge.
In Friday's loss to Kincar-
dine all Dashwood runs
crossed the plate in the eight
inning. Up until that time
only three runners were able
to reach the base paths.
Jim Dietrich managed to
make the bases twice with a
single and a walk and Luke
Gagnon drew a free pass.
In the Dashwood eighth,
doubles by Barry Baynham
and Bob Hoffman and a
single from the bat of John
Bruijns sent the three runs
across the plate. The
promising rally died with the
bases loaded.
In the Tiger ninth
Baynham and Bruijns were
again able to reach the bases
with hits, but, were left
stranded.
Southpaw John Bruijns
went the nine inning pitching
distance for the Tigers giv-
ing up five runs and seven
hits while recording 14
strikeouts.
In Thursday's win in Clin-
ton the Tigers started off
with a bang with three runs
in their first turn at the plate
and they managed to hold
onto the lead to the finish.
In the opening inning,
Luke Gagnon doubled, Bob
Hoffman and Glen Thurman
walked and all scored on
Perry Stover's double and a
sacrifice by Pete Wuerth.
Doug Fairbairn walked in
the fourth and rounded the
bases on singles delivered by
and Jeremy James added a
single as the squirt Kickers
edged Exeter 3-2.
The senior girls were able
to edge :;tratford 1-0 as
Darlene F'every notched the
only goal.
Brian Hessels was the only
marksman as the Lucan
atom Spurs lost 7-1 to Exeter
and Tim Carter's score gain-
ed the atom Cougars a 1-1
deadlock with Grand Bend.
In other girls games. the
mosquitos lost 11-0 to the
London Southeast Rowdies
and the atoms played a
scoreless tie with the
Oakridge Boomers.
STARS AID MEDICAL CENTRE — The CFPL radio all stars were in Dashwood Sunday night to play the Dashwood UPC sto
pitch team with all proceeds going to the Medical Centre building fund. From the left are Dashwood players Whitey
Denomme and Dave Ratz greeting Jasmine Dooh, Brian Gillis and Scott Alexander of CFPL. T -A photo
Lose to Mount Carmel
Greys score two victories
The Exeter Greys scored
two victories in three starts
this week in district ladies
fastball action.
The Greys were on the
short end of an 8-4 score to
Mount Carmel Monday night
and then rebounded to
trounce Staffa Wednesday
night and down Uniondale 14-
3 in a Sunday contest.
In the 5-4 loss to Mount
Carmel the Greys scored all
of their runs in the top of the
final inning. Lia Snell, Loes
Etherington, Elaine Gould
and Paula Sereda crossed
the plate for the Greys.
Karen Ford and Julie
Webb counted the first two
Mount Carmel markers in
the first inning and
Heather Riddell counted the
third run for the winners in
the second.
Mount Carmel broke the
game open with a five run
outburst in the fourth frames
as Karen Ford, Julie Webb,
Kelly Wraight, Heather
Riddell and Helen Glavin
scored.
Helen Muller was the
Centennials
get draw
A quick turnaround by the
Exeter senior Centennials
soccer team enabled them to
come back after trailing 2-0
at half time to gain a tie with
Nairn 2-2.
The game played Saturday
started out fairly even with
neither team getting any
real good opportunities.
Nairn scored first as a
result of an Exeter miscue
on defense. Before the half
ended Nairn upped the score
to 2-0 as a result of perfectly
placed corner kick.
Down 2-0 Exeter had to fill
the gap in midfield where
Nairn was controlling the
game. Exeter's forwards
had to come back further in
a defensive situation and the
defense had to press more in
an attacking situation.
As a result Exeter
dominated the game in the
second half with fine mid-
field control from Dick Lord
and Gerald and Alfons Weer -
sink.
Exeter scored their first
goal when Dick Lord fed left
winger Shawn Rotteau who
in turn pressed toward the
Nairn goal and sent the ball
in front where forward John
Muller successfully put the
ball in the top left corner.
Down only 2-1 Exeter kept
pressing and with only a few
minutes left PaulVandawalle
was tripped up in the Nairn
penalty area. As a result he
was awarded a penalty shot
and he scored.
Exeter had a problem all
year of not being able to
come from behind. Exeter
always had to score the first
Eoal in order to win a game.
xeter proved in Saturday's
game that they're maturing
as a unit.
The Centennials are off
next weekend but travel to
Lucan the following Satur-
day.
e
winning pitcher for Mount
Carmel while Val Minhin-
nick was on the mound for
Exeter.
In Wednesday's romp over
Staffa, the Greys scored 15
times in the first inning as the
Staffa pitchers were wild
giving up 16 walks. Julianne
reached first base on walks
three times in the first in-
ning. The only hit was a
home run by Pam Walper.
The Greys were held to a
single run in the second inn-
ing as Loes Etherington
blasted a home run.
Six more Exeter runs
crossed the plate in the third
again mostly on walks and
one base hit by Val Glanville.
She again crossed the plate
in the fourth with the final
run for the Greys.
Scoring for Staffa were
Betty Upshall, Betty Miller,
Dianne Verloeve, Jill Norris
and Martha Looby.
Val Glanville was the
winning pitcher for Exeter
while Betty Upshall started
for Staffa.
In Sunday's victory over
Uniondale, Lia Snell was the
Greys pitcher and she
recorded 17 strikeouts along
the eight inningxoute.
In addition to a fine pit-
ching performance Lia Snell
led her team at the plate with
a home run and a single.
Donna Glanville also con-
tributed a home run.
Gifford winner
at Ironwood club
Don Gifford used six pars
and a birdie on the way to a
score of 36 and the low gross
prize winner in Tuesday's
regular men's club competi-
tion at the Ironwood golf
course.
In second place also with a
36 on seven pars and a birdie
was Steve Pearce. Gabby
Mol was the low net winner
with a 29 and Iver Small was
next at 30.
Lorne Kleinstiver fired a
40 to take the low gross
award in the 'B' flight. Mike
Cushman was second. Best
in low net were Marshall
Dearing and Bob Forrestwith
scores of 20 and 31, respec-
tively.
In B' flight, Pat Joynt's
44 and Brad Dater's 45 were
the top low gross scores
while Ray Heywood with a
31 and Don Lee at 33 were
best in low net.
The 'D' flight champions
were Marty Van Heeswyk
and Larry Healy in low gross
and low net. respectively.
Bob Swartman,a 'B' flight
competitor scored an eagle
on the par four third hole.
The prize for a shot closest
to the pin was won by Sir
Bob Drummond.
Julianne -MacLean
slammed out a pair of
doubles while Joyce Morgan
and Pam Walper each had
two singles. Getting one hit
apiece were Elaine Gould,
Paula Serda, Loes
Etherington and Bonnie
Westlake.
Ladies best
in bowling
Ladies dominated the
winners circle at the Exeter
lawn bowling club Tuesday
and Saturday while a large
number of members from
the Seaforth club were in for
a friendly competition,
Thursday.
Liz Lamport was
Tuesday's winner with two
wins and an aggregate of 30.
Close behind with 25 each
and a tie for second spot
were Charlie Hendy and
Lawrence Russell.
A three-way deadlock ex-
isted for fourth position with
Stella Taylor. Bill Lamport
and Tom Walker all even at
24. Ernie Chipchase scored
19.
In Saturday's competition
Stella Taylor and Garnet
Hicks each came up with a
pair of victories and
aggregates of 30 to share
first place.
Tied with aggregates of 29
apiece were Marinus
Marsman and Jean Cassidy
while Dean Frayne recorded
27. Olive Harvey 26 and
Leone Brock 25.
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Jim Dietrich and Bob Hoff-
man.
Three more Tiger tallies
were chalked up in the fifth
with Doug Fairbairn's dou-
ble and singles by Rob
Dickey and John Bruijns
providing the power.
A single by Perry Stover
sent Jim Dietrich and Luc
Gagnon home with what
proved to be the winning
runs in the top of the sixth.
Perry Stover was the win-
ning pitcher for the Tigers.
The only serious problem he
Junction Jets
are winners
In area bantam girls soft-
ball this week, the Exeter
Junction Jets defeated Elim-
ville by a score of 48-23.
Susan Tieman, Darlene
McBride and Nancy Durand
shared pitching duties while
Janet Pfaff and LIz Cottrell
caught.
E imville used five
pitchers with Kelly Johns
going three innings.
In games this week, the
Exeter B club was in Elim -
vine Tuesday night while the
Junction Jets will be at
bg,ne Thursday night with
s Road supplying the
apposition.
encountered came in the bot-
tom of the final inning when
Clinton scored four times
and left one runner on the
bases.
Unable to get a hit in the
right place was the downfall
of the Tigers as they were
edged 2-0 by Kincardine,
Tuesday night.
In the Dashwood first
Barry Baynham walked and
reached third, singles by
Glen Thurman and Rob
Dickey and a walk to Doug
Fairbairn loaded the bases,
but, they were left stranded.
Again in the fourth, Kevin
Hern and Brian Mercer
singled and in the sixth Dave
Robinson doubled.
Lefty Jim Guenther was
the Tiger hurler. He gave up
only six hits and struck out
eight opposing batters.
- Pee woes
The Exeter 'B' pee wee
baseball team has played
eight games this summer
and come up with one vic-
tory and one tie.
In a two game series with
Hensall the locals broke
even. Hensall won the first
game 36-16 and the locals
came back to take the return
contest 26-16.
The tie game was a 22-22
deadlock with the Exeter 'A'
team. Games lost were 13-0
to Thames Road; 20-16 to the
Huron Park Blue Jays and
21-16 to Elimville.
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