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-
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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.
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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.
Let's hope they're back in it again, " he said. "They've been in
it for the last two or three years. Let's hope they have the strength
and the stamina to go all the way next year."
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