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Times-Advocate, 1987-10-07, Page 14Page 2A Times -Advocate, October 7, 1987 BIu e Jays -Tigers series the talk of the town Being too distraught after the events which took place in Detroit this weekend, and trying to come to terms with the fact that yet another one of the teams I root for has gone down the toilet, I decid- ed that writing a column on the subject would be too hard on my emotions. That, coupled with a burning desire to find out just what really did happen, sent me into the streets of Exeter to ask a few promi- nent citizens (who also happen to be Jays or Tiger fans) what went wrong -- or, depending on their allegiance, what went right. Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw described himself as an "emotional" Blue Jays fan. "I was very disappointed," Shaw said. "Losing the last seven games was rough." Because he could find little fault in Jays defensive play and pit- ching, the mayor pointed the finger at that now historical offen- sive slump. "Poor old (George) Bell had, I think, two hits in 23 times at bat. "It had to be the offensive slump they went into in the last seven games. That's what really hurt," he said. Bob Russell, proprietor of Russell Electric, is a Tigers fan who t was in Tiger Stadium for the final came. He said he felt. manage- ment was the key to Jays failure. "They (Blue Jays) weren't motivated," Russell explained. "I would say Jimmy Williams was the problem." George Bell was standing out on the field like this (imitates a sad Bell) looking at the ground." "They should have come out on the field ready to tear the fence down, but they didn't. They came out like it was just another day at work," Russell said. - He maintains that the Jays have all the talent they need, but nothing to spark a flame in the dugout. - "If Toronto had a manager like Billy Martin, they'd do better, but they gotta get somebody to fire them up." Russell admitted that he was pulling for the Jays in the final game because he wanted the series to continue, but he said that he kept the cheering very low on Tigers' home turf. Lynne Farquhar, South Huron Recreation Director, is an ex - Tigers fan turned Blue, as it were. "I really wanted to see the Jays go all the way just to see a Cana- TrA Sports Spotlight by Mark Bisset dian team in the World Series," she said. "I think they (Jays and Tigers ) should be in different leagues because you'll never see as good games in the World Series as you did in the last week." Farquhar put emphasis on costly errors committed by the likes of Manny Lee, who replaced an injured Tony Fernandez at short stop. Lee hit fairly well, she said, but he's not a Fernandez. "I wouldn't say the Tigers won as much as the Jays lost. "Now I'll cheer for the Tigers and hope they go all the way," she said. Dave Urlin, manager of Exeter len, had a number of "off -the - Lucan Atoms win in Shamrock Atoms opened the Shamrock season in Lucan this week when Lucan down- ed Parkhill 4-2 in a game which was penalty free. Lucan took a 2-0 lead in the first period and increased it by two in the third. Parkhill managed to rally for two goals in the final period, but it wasn't enough to catch their opponents. Matt Munro sparked Lucan with an unassisted goal at 6:52 in the first. Less than one minute later, Jamie Lightfoot found the mark, giving Lucan a 2-0 lead. Chris Haskett and Sean Lawrence assisted on the play. Neither team was able to score in the second, but in the third period, the action heated' up. Lucan's Jeff Campbell put the puck in the net on an unassisted play at 7:54. Nathan McCann retaliated for Parkhill just 13 seconds later when he connected with Ryan Walker and Tyler Desjardfne to score his team's first goal of the season. Parkhill began to pressure Lucan after Jamie Chalmers scored at the halfway mark of the third, bringing his team to within one goal of a tie. He was assisted on the play by Mike 'Stanlake and Nathan McCann. Lucan held the lead until the final Broncos down Thamesford Exeter Atom Broncos opened their Shamrock hockey league season this week with a 3-0 win over Thamesford. The two teams went scoreless un- til the third period when Exeter open- ed up the scoring and then took a strangle hold on their opponents. Gavin Snell put Broncos on the scoreboard when he scored unassisted. His goal was followed by an unassisted, shorthanded goal by Ian Jean. Exeter's third goal, scored by Sean McCann with the assist going to Steve Cook, was also a shorthanded effort. Excellent defensive performances were turned in by Matt Godbolt, Chris McDonald, Ian Jean and Marty DeBruyn. Huron Ladies SIo-Pitch Awards Night Congratulations to: "A" Champs - Dashwood Town 8 County Gals Runnerup - Mt. Carmel Ladies "B" Champs - Crediton Cougars Runnerup • Centralia Re/Max Flyers MOST SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Sue McKay, Dashwood Nathalie Glavin, Crediton Bonnie Hoist, Centralia Betty Simmons, Grand Bend Gino Regier, Mount Carmel To all teams thanks for a great season and see you all next year A special thanks to sponors who donated door prizes. Winners were: White Squirrel, Jim Allen Darlings IGA, Pete Dearing Re/Max, Jim Allen, Frances McCann R.S.D. Sports Den, Steve McCann White Squirrel, Dove Kinsman Save U Gas Bar, Donna Dawe A & K Service Centre, Gina Regier Lorry's Town & Country, Bob Snell Devon Corner's Ltd., Bonnie Hoist Bill Jennison, Linda Dietrich Thank you for making our evening a success. Centralia Re/Max Flyers seconds of the game and then Chris Haskett picked up a pass from Eric Kowalchuk scoring Lucan's final goal with one second 'showing on the clock. Robbie Hillis was the winning goalie.. Shelton tops ladies shuffleboard action Eva Shelton turned in a score of 303 after four games to take high score in the first ladies' shuffleboard match Wednesday afternoon. She was followed by Olga Davis with 258 and Marjorie Richardson with 254. . In the second round of the after- noon, made up of three games, Edna Caldwell took ladies' high score with 212. Olive Essery followed Caldwell with 196 and Gertrude Hamilton rounded out the top three with 171. In the men's division, the first round, made up of fourgames was claimed by Lloyd Lovell who scored 240. John Pepper came in second with 234 while Allen Johns took third spot with 232. Aubrey Farquhar took the top spot in the second round Wednesday after- - noon. He scored 231 in three games, pushing Ernie Ross into second place with a respectable 199. Ray Cottle came in third with 163. Pearl McKnight was ladies' high scorer Thursday when she ac- cumulated 393 point's. Olive Essery claimed second spot with 347 while Ruby Beaver took third place with 294. In the men's division Thursday, Albert Hummel scored 419 to hold down first spot. John Pepper was close behind with a score of 403. • Charles Hendy closed out the top three positions with 'a score of 392. Come out and see our Beautiful scenic nature trails from horseback or hay ride. rte.+ / Ir Special group rates Whipple Tree Stables Grand Bend 243-3517 1 mile south Pinery Park entrance 1 record" theories as to what happened to the Jays. We both decid- ed it would be in his best interest not to publish them. • He did however, agree that errors made the difference -- sort of. "Who knows?," Urlin asked. "I don't know. You can't second- guess those guys. Those plays that Manny Lee missed, you just don't miss those in professional ball." Orlin gave Jimmy Williams a break. "I think it ( the breakdown) was all on the field. I thought he (Jim- my Williams) made one mistake, putting Musselman in instead • of Henke (in Saturday 's game when the two teams went into ex- tra innings tied 2-2)." Phyllis Johnson of Extate Realty found that the Tigers' win bordered on poetry. "I've been telling them for three months that the Tigers were going to win -- they just wouldn't listen to me," she said. • Johnson said the different management styles of Sparky Ander-. son and Jimmy Williams made a difference. "I don't think Sparkyput the pressure on them (Tigers) that Jim- my Williams put on his team." Johnson finds it easy to but her finger on the turning point, in the series. w "Kurt Gibson's home run last weekend -- Um also a Kurt Gib- son fan -- that turned them around and put them on the winning track." I saved this part for the end. Whether it's the Toronto Maple Leafs -or the Jays, the song remains the same and I'm tired of sing- ing it, so I'll let mayor Shaw do the talking. 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