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Times-Advocate, 1982-08-25, Page 10Times -Advocate, August 25,1982 Sports ' ..; ,. . ,�......k,,,r . w, -.1• ,,,' Spotlight By Ross Haugh A different reason Add another reason to those already common knowledge for delaying baseball games. Rain, snow, sleet, high winds and power failures have been known to be responsible for slowing down or completely cancelling a ball game. But, how about the sun? That's right and apparently it can happen only in Canada. Tuesday's night's first game of a doubleheader between the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays was held up for six minutes because the sun was blin- ding Toronto first -baseman Willie Upshaw. With Toronto leading 5-4 in the eighth inning Indian Allan Bannister was safe when Upshaw ducked away from a routine throw from shortstop Alfredo Griffin. After Upshaw was charged with an error, Blue Jays manager Bobby Cox asked plate umpire Joe Brinkman to delay activities until the sun was past the angle which bothered the first baseman. Cleveland manager Dave Garcia was upset saying this has never happened before and that the sun has been up there for 10 billion years. Garcia said the proper way to throw the ball to first if the sun is a problem is to throw it on one bounce so the first baseman doesn't have to look up. In the early days of the Blue Jays a lot of their in- fielders threw the ball to first on a bounce regardless of the sun. So now, when they have found the proper way to throw they should not be penalized. Indian manager Garcia was wrong when he said this type of delay had never happened. before. He is apparently not familiar with Canadian ball parks which were designed more for football than baseball. In the early days of the Montreal Expos when they played their home games at Jarry Park sun delays were a common occurrence and some -lasted as long as 10 minutes. Extend wagering The intra -track betting recently established by the Ontario Jockey Club between their thoroughbred tracks at Woodbine and Fort Erie is proving' to be very popular. The runners are now showing their stuff at Fort Erie, but; Toronto area racing fans are saved the some • 120 mile trip to the Niagara area track. Everyday that the thoroughbreds race at Fort Erie, the Woodbine facilities are open and everything is the same as normal racing day at Woodbine, except there ;:rare no horses: r. The betting windows are open for each race and the money bet in Toronto is transmitted to the Fort Erie wagering system and is in part responsible for setting the final odds. . We visited Woodbine a week ago Friday on the last day of a one week holiday and found the setup very in- teresting. The races are shown direct from Fort Erie on closed circuit television and wagering is the same except the windows in Toronto close two minutes before the race in Fort Erie to allow the betting information to be transferred in time for the running. On most days of the so far two week experiment the crowds at Toronto have surpassed those actually wat- ching the races at Fort Erie and the Woodbine wager- ing pool is much higher. Thanks to the new arrangement the Fort Erie wagering is up a whopping 82 percent over last year. The Jockey Club is looking seriously at connecting up harness race tracks at Greenwood and Woodbine the same way. A few weeks ago Charles Jubianski, owner of Falmboro Downs track near Hamilton said he was op- posed to this type of arrangement but since the great 'success in the thoroughbred experiment he may be changing his mind. The Flamboro official had said initial investigation into a similar setup between his track and Western Fair Raceway in London had indicated the transmission hookups would be too expensive. Personally, it's not the same to watch the race on television as it is right at the track, but, there are thousands of racing enthusiasts in the Toronto area who disagree with us. • One tip to anyone_ that does plan on visiting Wood- bine to partake in the races at Fort Erie. That is do your wagering early and don't come up with any last minute ideas. ,The lineups are long and you are almost certain to be shut out unless you are lining up with more than five minutes to go to the deadline. We talked to Evan McGugan at the Poplar Hill beef barbecue Thursday night and the Western Fair general manager said his group was watching the Woodbine - Fort Erie experiment with interest. ' McGu said the big stumbling block would be federal ions as they pertain to tracks which are. not part the Jockey Club circuit. Thitiatrrent setup and also any future hookup bet- ween Mohawk and Greenwood for harness races are under the complete direction of the Jockey Club and do not involve any outside tracks. McGugan said regulations allowed he could en- visage thoroughbred races being transmitted back to Western Fair during the afternoons when harness rac- ing is not on. . The Western Fair official quickly added, "We cer- tainly have to take a good look at how this would affect attendance at our own programs. HA told us renovations including elimination of the pesky %pigeons at the Western Fair grandstand are almost completed. The track is also being widened in spots to allow a racing field of seven horses wide and the beginning of triactor wagering for the fall meet. MARAUDERS WIN TOURNEY — The Centralia Marauders won the "A" championship of.a recent slo-pitch ball tournament in Crediton. Back, left, Bill Hodge, Steve Schroeder, Rick Funston, Bob Finkbeiner, Rob Finkbeiner, Ron Bowers, Mike Cronyn and Rob Jolly. Front, Rob Funston, Doug Regier, Don Clarke, Bruce Hodge, Pete Wuerth and Dick lord. T -A photo Pee wees advance in WOAA playoffs Exeter Legion Pee Wees will advance to the semi- finals of the W.O.A.A. after eliminating Clinton in two straight this week. They will meet the winner of the Chesley-Wingham series ina best of three set. Tuesday night Exeter took a 6-1 lead in the first inning on singles by Dave Russell, Dar- ryl McCann, Rob McKnight and a double from Shawn Moore. They added three more runs in the second when Dan Rooth and Jeff Dalrymple doubled and Russell singled. Clinton picked up four in the top of the third but Exeter retaliated with Rooth, Russell and Heywood banging out doubles and McCann and. McKnight each singled to score four runs. Clinton -scored one run in the fourth while holding, Ex- eter to singles by Tim Moore and Rooth. One run crossed the plate in the fifth when Russell tripled and scored on Dalrymple's single. Three more runs came home in the sixth when Shaun Forsythe singled, and scored on Rooth's triple. Dave Russell s' ed for his fifth hit in five trips then scored on Dalrymple's dou- ble. Clinton picked up four runs in the seventh as they went down 16-10. Russell was the winning pitcher with Steve Anderson picking up the save. In Clinton Thursday after - Gunners end year with win The Exeter Gunners minor soccer team ended the regular season play with a 1-0 victory over Exeter Blizzard. Gunner goal scorer was Susavay .Sengkhounmany. The season record for the Gunners was eight wins and two ties with goals for 46, goals against 2. At time of going to press it was not known if Gunners are league champs or in second place. The result of the game between Bryanston and Arva will decide the final placing. If Arva win they are the champs but if not Exeter Gun- ners take the title. The end of season•tourna- ment at Nairn is Saturday, Au ust 28 at 10:00 a.m. noon Steve Anderson held Clinton scoreless for two inn- ings while his teammates sent six runs across the plate. Fred Gregus walked and Dave Russell brought him home when he hit for three bases then scored on a sacrifice bunt by Jeff Dalrymple. In the second inning Shawn Moore got a free pass and scored on Tim Moore's first home run of the game. Gregus and Russell each singled and scored on Dalrymple's single. Tim Moore came up with his second home run and Dan Rooth singled in the third to make it 9-1. Scott Heywood walked then scored on Shawn Moore's single in the fourth. Tim Moore got a free pass and scored on Dave Russell's dou- ble. Clinton picked up one in each of the fourth and fifth. Both teams were held scoreless in the sixth. Singles from Gregus, Russell and Anderson scored two in the,; seventh. Clinton retaliated with two in their in- ning to bring the score to 13-5. Steve Anderson gets credit for the win and Dave Russell picks up a save. Dave Holtzmann sets new mark Dave• Holtzmann not only won Tuesday's regular men's night "A" flight competition at the Ironwood golf course, but, also set a course record. With three birdies and an eagle on number five, Holtzmann came in with a four under par score of 31, the best ever recorded at Ironwood: Jim Russell also eagled the five hole on his way to winn- ing the low net score with a 31. In "B" flight, Red Fairley shot. a '37' for low. gross honours and Ralph Astel was best in net with a 30. Mery Cudmore's 44 was the low gross score in "C" flight while Stan Frayne hada 31 to, take the low net prize. The "D" flight gross winner was Gary Dolphin with, Ray Heywood marking his return to action by winning low net at 31. Red Fairley was closest to the pin and Mike Cushman had the longest drive. Other winners were Jack Chip - chase, Mike Cushman, Don Heywood, Ken Bowen, Bob Swartman, Bill Gilfillan, Ed Little and Roy Hunter. Red Army tastes first defeat The unbeaten streak of the RSD Red, Army squad came to a halt, Sunday, after one and a half seasons of play in the Stephen arena summer hockey league. The Flyers scored an 8-5 triumph ovaf the previously unbeaten crew to reduce their lead in the league to two points over three teams tied for second place with iden- tical records of five wins and two defeats. Sharing the runner-up spot are Pfaff Elec- tric, Hensall and the Flyers. The battle between the Flyers and Red Army was a rough affair with the winners picking up 16 penalties and the Army crew had nine. Randy McClinchey and Geoff Edwards paced the win with two goals each against the Red Army backup net - minder Dan Brintnell. Adding singles were Dave Egan, Jeff Andet5on, Ken MacDonald and Cam Doig. Brian Mercer had a pair for the Army and singles came off the sticks of Steve Batten; John Kernick and Bill Glover. Hensaii scored a 10-6 win over Seaforth in the opener as Dave Atthill pumped In four Playgroun.d ends The summer playground ended Friday with a party at Morrison Dam. Everyone en- joyed a lunch of barbequed hot dogs and watermelon. The day was ended with a hike from Morrison Dam to McNaughton Park. Now that playground is over, we would like to thank everyone who helped us throughout the summer. Your contributions made the sum- mer a success. The following is a poem which sums up the playground program for the year. Playground is over, And we are sad, No more "red cover", To drive us mad. The children we will miss, But we will see them next year, We will look back and laugh at this, But we will always remember playground and cheer, Yeah! Playground staff Kippen -shoot on The third annual William Kyle and W.R. Cooper Memorial shoot will be held at the Kippen gun club Sunday, August 29. Included on the day's agen- da are A,B and C classes, several 10 bird events plus special events, trophies and prizes. In Tuesday's regular shoot at the Kippen club, Jack Mills and Jim Butcher were the top competitors with scores of 25 each while Murray East and Al Kyle recorded scores of 24. Bert Mahaffey, Wayne Rid- dell, Bill Weber and Barry Miller were next with scores of 23 followed by Grant McGregor, Bob Caldwell, Dale Passmore, Jim Darling, When Is CR Coming? WATCH NEXT WEEK'S PAPER Jamie Caldwell and Harrison Schoch. The balance of the scores were Dean Kulich and Lloyd Venner 21, Bob Baker and Gladys McGregor 18, Mery Batkin and Richard Smith 17 and Ken Smith 16. goals. Jamie Caldwell and Dave Kinsman added a pair and singles were recorded by Dave Taylor and Brent Atthill. Scoring in single fashion for the losers were Mark McU- wain, Paul Johnston' Dave Erb and Pete Tuckey. Pfaff Electric scored four times in the third period to take a 7-2 verdict from JMR. Fred Campbell led the attack with three goals and notching one apiece were Steve Pfaff, Brian Taylor, Doug Brooks and Jim Guenther. Tony Underhill and Joe Regier replied for JMR. Canabis scored their second win of the season over the winless Parkhill crew by a 9-5 verdict. Blair Hearn, D. O'Neil; D. Smith and Randy Kraul each had a pair for the winners while Paul Taylor had two for the losers. i FRONT PAGE Advertising Space FOR SALE See page 3 for details Stephen Township Arena Power Skating and • Conditioning Program 15 years old and up 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, 1982 11 to 14 years old .8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, 1982 -7 to 10 years old 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 6 to Sept. 12, 1982 For more information call 228-6425 Ice time available f KIN WIN "B" TITLE — The Exeter Kinsmen club won the "B" championship of the recent Crediton slo-pitch ball tournament. 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