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Times-Advocate, 1985-01-16, Page 13`: met ..k� W"h` laW WW340 Ace of world champion Tigers pitching staff to attend local dinner It doesn't seem like 12 years ago since the late Don Taylor's dream of having a sportsmen's dinner became a reality. Since that time the event held on the first Tuesday of each February has become increasingly popular and attendance ranges around the 600 mark. The master of ceremonies for this year's event will be Hoss Maxwell of St. Thomas who did an excellent job in the same post a couple of years ago. Already confirmed are quarterback Gary Danielson of the Detroit Lions, the ace of the 1984 Detroit Tigers pitching staff Jack Morris, ladies golfing champion Sandra Post and channel swim- mer Cindy Nicholas. The local Timmy for the Sportsmen's Dinner will be Allan Bullock, a grade six student at Usborne Central School. The Lions Club members deserve a lot of credit for their hard working efforts in organizing the dinner for so many years. There are two winners in an event such as this. Getting the most benefit from the financial aspect are area crippled youngsters and the Thames Valley Treatment Centre in London. Those attending can also be classed as winners for their support of cripple children, but, also gain from the opportunity to not only listern to, but, in some instances speak to the athletes in person. Tickets are still available from any Lions club member or the Bank of Nova Scotia. They are still the same price and are a bargain at $35 for adults and $20 for students. Just remember that, "Nobody stands so tall as one that stoops to help a crippled child:" Missed a star In last week's column we mentioned the players from this area who participated in the recent OHA Junior "B" all star game, but, we inadvertently missed one. Representing the Strathroy junior B's was Lester Arts who played all of his minor hockey in Lucan. Sorry about that. Program openings Recreation director Lynne Farquhar reports a number of open- ings remain for recreation programs being operated this winter. Registration was held Wednesday night, but, some programs re- main with room for more. Anyone wishing to participate in any rec program should give • Sports Spotlight by Ross Haugh Lynne Farquhar or her Rec Centre staff at 235-2833 and you can probably still be accommodated. In addition to the regular activities at the arena, at least four special events are planned for the balance of the winter. The annual carnival of the Exeter figure skating club has been scheduled for Saturday, February 16 with afternoon and evening shows. In hockey tournaments, a men's rec league tourney is set for March 16 and 17. Lynne reports that special activities for kids are being plann- ed for the March Break from school from March 11 to 15. Spring's coming Don't look now, but, spring isn't too far away. The reason we know spring is coming is baseball spring training starts on February. That's only a short six weeks from yesterday. We haven't talked about the big Blue Jays trade for a little Imes -Odvoc Serving South Huron, North Middlesex b North Lambton Since 1873 January 16, 1985 In junior all star test NORTH The north overpowered the south by a score of 11-2 in Saturday's annual OHA Western Junior "D" all star game in Lucan. The northern club made up of the top players from Tavistock, Exeter, Lucan, Mitchell and Seaforth not on- ly dominated the game on the scoreboard, but, in territorial play and on shots on goal. The north outshot the south by 67 to 28 shots. Performing on the south Belmont, Bothwell, Thedford and Thamesford. The all stars from the north after taking a 2-0 first period lead actually blew the game wide open with four goals in the middle frame despite the heroics of goalie Dave Brown of Thedfordwho was named the game's top player for the south. Lucan Irish Wayne Ur"bshott open- ed the scoring at 1.59 of the opening period on a pass from Jack Chaffe of Mitchell and three minutes later, Dave Murray of Seaforth counted on passes from Jim Campbell of Seaforth and Bob Thirlwall of Lucan. SWAMPS In the second period, three Tavistock Braves Brad Zehr, Terry Ross and Kevin Albrecht scored for the north along with Jim Campbell of Seaforth. Bill Glover of the Exeter Hawks picked up a pair of assists. Helping on one goal apiece were the three Tavistock players, Dave Murray of Seaforth and Jeff Rowe of the Hawks. The first goal for the south was fitesih • way passing combination with Mike Halliwell of Mt. Brydges and Rob Clark from Belmont. In the third period, five different players from the north notched one goal apiece. Urbshott and Murray fired their second of the night and firsts were chalked up by Bill Glover of Exeter, Jeff Pauli of Mitchell and Jeff Rowe of Exeter. Third period assists were con- tributed by Wayne Urbshott and Steve Glenn of Lucan, Jim Campbell of Seaforth and Terry Ross and Kevin Albrecht of Tavistock. The second and final goal for the south came in the third period as Scott while. After perusing the statistics some more the trade appears to be better for the Toronto club than one would first think. The one thing the Blue Jays have sadly missed is a relief pit- cher that can throw strikes and throw them consistently. If that's what is needed, Bill Caudill should certainly fill the bill. Caudill's record shows in the past he has been able to throw strikes on the first pitch 81 percent of the time. He has been able to record three strikeouts for every walk he has issued. In 1984, the new Blue Jays reliever chalked up 36 saves. A similar performance in Toronto would have made a great dif- ference. The Jays lost 18 games in which they were leading going into the eighth inning. Apparently the Jays are still looking for some additional strength. If another trade cannot be made they may get help through compensation when they lost designated hitter Cliff Johnston as a free agent. Back to trade talk, it would be great to get a lefty like Craig Lefferts of San Diego or someone of that calibre. This type of pit- cher could be Caudill's lefty counterpart in the bullpen allowing Jimmy Key to become a starter. Key's promotion to a starting role would be one of the few times, manager Bobby Cox has been able to start a left handed pitcher with any amount of confidence. We would think the only trade bait -the Blue Jays have left would be one of their topline starting pitchers in order to get a good lefty or a left handed hitting designated hitter. In this category we would place Dave Stieb or Luis Leal. It's the same in any sport when you are dealing you must be prepared to give up quality to get. quality. There is good news and bad news for Jays fans from winter leagues baseball. Young pitcher Colin McLaughlin has won six games in a row, but, Willie Aitkens is not getting out of his hitting slump. PagelA SOUTH Lucio of Mt. Brydges beat Yete•Dear- ing of the Exeter Hawks on an unassisted effort. League statistician Wayne Smith of Belmont presented the all star game trophy to north captain Bill Glover who was making his fourth straight appearance on the team. Keith Hartwick of Exeter and Ed Parkinson were the coaches for the north while the s 'y • u: Smibert of Mt.. Brydges and Arnie Lawlor from Behitent'.1'tle trainers were Gary Ford, Exeter; John Miller, Lucan; Rob Berthelot, Mt. Brydges and Rob Hunter, Belmont. The most valuable player for the north was Tavistock Braves defenceman Brad Zehr. At a reception, prior to the game when the players received their game sweaters, awards were also presented •by Bob Taylor of the Lucan Irish ex- ecutive, Doug Vance of Molson's and Lucan village reeve Norm Steeper. Lucan Irish manager Jim Hearn and club president Clare Stanley were also involved in arrangements . tlla• IRISH IN ALL STAR TEST — Representing the Lucan Irish in Saturday's Western Junior "D" all star game were Bo(t Powell, Steve Glenn, Bob Thirlwall and Wayne Urbshott. T -A photo S,pCK DINNFR,,I, 3 w -50% �43F OFF reg. price SALE All In stock dinnerware * Royal Doulton * Paragon * Royal Albert • JEWEII FR MAIN ST., EXETER UP TO $800 C.O.S.P. GRANT for switching off oil to electric heat. Now is the time to switch, to the gentle, even comfort of electric heal and take ad- vantage of the Canada Oil Substitute Program grant of up to $800. BUT HURRY Ends March 31, 1985 HODGE ELECTRIC LTD. Centralia 228-6679 STARS FROM THE HAWKS — The Exeter Hawks were represented at Saturday's Western Junior "D" e. T -A photo Hawks win over executive, but, lose twice on the ice The Exeter Hawkswon their battle with the club executive over all-star team selections at a meeting of the players, Tuesday, but when they took to the ice at the rec centre on Friday, the fans had trouble finding any players of all-star calibre. The locals were drubbed 11-2 by the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs in their most lopsided loss of the season. They im- proved only slightly on Sunday when they were thumped 10-5 by the Centenaires in Seaforth. The two losses leave the Hawks well entrenched in fourth spot in the northern division with only a fading chance of catching the third place Lucan Irish in their remaining 12 games. This week, the locals host the first place Tavistock Braves on Friday and then travel to Mitchell on Tues- day for a contest with their namesakes who are buried in the divi- sion basement. Bulldogs romp The defending OHA champion Mt. Brydges crew scored on a powerplay al the 4:28 mark of the first period in Exeter and had things all their own way through most of the balance of the contest. They added two more goals in the first and were leading 6-0 before the Hawks got on the scoreboard late in the second period. Bill Glover, voted to the all-star team by the players after being overlooked by the executive, scored the first goal for the Hawks and drew an assist on a powerplay marker by Jeff Rowe in the third stanza. Pick- ing up assists on the goals were Scott Bogart. Steve Prout and Mike Clark. Pete Dearing started in the nets and was replaced by Kevin Oke midway through the second. The dun faced a total of 52 shots, while the Hawks managed 37. The game was marred by a rash of Shuffleboard back in play The three leagues of shuffleboard competition have swung into new year action at the South Huron Rec Centre. In Tuesday's play, Grace Farquhar was the winner with a score of 341. Next came Milford Prouty 230, Phil Hern 211 and Marion Dearing 203. Wednesday's top competitor with a score of 169 was Charles Tyndal. Next in line were Charles Hendy 164, Phil !tern 163 and Muriel Marshall 149. Marshall Dearing was the best per- former Tuesday compiling a score of 2.38. He was followed by Lorne Mar- shall 175, Harvey Cowen 163 and Laverne Stone 139. penalties including two fights. Steve Batten was ejected in the first and Ted Hodgins was booted out in the second. Mt. Brydges scored four powerplay markers and their final goal of the game came when they were playing a man short. Lose in Seaforth In Seaforth, Sunday, the host Centenaires scored five unanswered goals in the first period and that was the margin of difference in the game's 10-5 outcome. The Hawks did manage 10 whittle the lead to three goals by the end of the second. but were out -scored 4-2 in the final frame. Jeff Pfaff scored a pair for the locals and powerplay markers were added by Bill Glover. Jeff Rowe and Trevor Johnston. Recording assists were Rowe, Scott Bogart, Tony Jones, Scott Brintnell and George Pratt. The Hawks took only four minor penalties in the game and Seaforth had a total of eight, including a five- minute slashing penalty to Dan Wessenhury in the middle period that Exeter capitalized on for one goal. Pete Dearing turned aside 43 shots in addition to the 10 which eluded him, while Keith McClure recorded 37 saves for the Centenaires. ANNOUNCEMENT HURON TRACTOR ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF WAYNE MAVER TO THEIR SALES STAFF Wayne brings with him vast sales experience in the agricultural field. Wayne will cover Southeast of Exeter including, Granton, Kirkton, Lucan, St. Marys and St. Pauls. HURON TRACTOR M8'!8 VONT is ON telltYtA EXETER, ONT. (519) 235-1115 Res. (519) 235-1410