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Clinton News-Record, 1978-06-08, Page 6PAGE 6—C1.INTON NEWS RECORD THURSDAY • JUNE 8, 1978 Colts rform By Bob Livermore Last Wednesday evening the Clinton Colts won a forfeit game from the Thorndale Angels. When the Thorndale team only showed up with eight players, the umpires awarded the game to the Colts. John Hart, who was slated to -pitch for the Colts, gained the victory. Last Sunday, the Colts travelled to Lambeth to take on the powerful hitting Byron Juniors who currently lead the Southern Junior County League. It was as ex- pected a hitting contest. The Colts outscored their opponents 18-12 for their second straight victory against two opening losses. As well, the Coli., out slugged their opposition, 15 hits to 12. Danny Proctor, in relief of Colt starter Don MacDonald, gained his first pitching pitching victory at the in- termediate level, Danny also went two for three at the plate as he raised his average to .600. The Colts jumped off to an early 6-0 lead before a batter was even retired in the first inning. Don MacDonald led off with an infield single. After Cal Fremlin reached first on an error, Greg Burns singled to right loading the bases. Doc Miller doubled in two runs. Don Bartliff walked loading the bases. Doc Miller doubled in two runs. Don Bartliff walked loading the bases again. Mike Anstett singled in one run and with the bases still loaded, Dave Bartliff tripled in the final three runs of the first inning. Byron came hack in the top half of the first inning with three runs of their own to make the score 6-3 after one inning. Two walks and a single in the second gave Byron another run. Byron again scored in the third to make it6-5. The Colts added three more runs in tho fifth inning to make the score 9-5. Doc Miller led off with a tremendous home run to right field to lead off the fifth. It was Doc's second home run of the season. Don Bartliff singled and after the next t NO Colt hatters went out, Dave Bartliff, I)an Proctor and Don MacDonald each singled, driving in the last two runs of the inning. After Byron scored a run in the bottom half of the fifth inking, the Colts came hack in their top half of the sixth with their biggest explosion of the year. Thirteen hatters went to the plate and when the smoke had cleared the Colts had gathered nine runs to make the score 18-6. Greg Burns started it all off with a triple to centrefield. After two Byron errors, Mike Anstett walloped a three run homer to left centre, his first as a Colt. After another Byron error and a single by John Hart, Danny Procter tripled down the left field line scoring two more runs. When Byron committed their third error of the inning to allow Greg Burns to reach first base, Doc Miller followed with another ground rule Purina Nursing Chow Special $11 00 • • PER BAG OFF ona25kg. Bag "Quality at a Fair Price" BAKER'S FARM & GARDEN CENTRE Clinton 412-9333 double to knock in the final runs of the big uprising. Byron closed out the scoring with four runs in the bottom of the sixth to make the final score 18-10. Doc Miller led the Colts with a homer and two dnuhles • Mike .An' tett, homer and single; Danny Proctor a triple and single; Dave Bartliff, a triple and single; Don MacDonald, two singles, Greg Burns, triple and single; Don Bartliff and John Hart, one single each. Vanastra Gun club results Murray Fast of Clinton and Bill Stewart of Goderich along with Bradley Mann from Hensall were the top shooters at the Vanastra Gun Club trap shoot on May 30, with perfect scores of 25. Mery Batkin, (Tinton`; Ernie Marshall, Mit- chell; Jeff Darling, Exeter; John Anderson, Kippen; Jamie Caldwell, Kippen all hit scores of 24 points each. Bill Boussey, London and Dave Temple, Mitchell had 23 hits while Jack Mills, Guelph cane last with 22 points. In the skeet shoot held on June 3, Harrison Schock, Zurich: Randy Stanlake, Exeter and Joe Kenda, Zurich each shot 24 while Mery Batkin, Bill McNutt, Exeter and Jerry Coleman, Clinton each hit 23 skeets. Bill Boussey, Calvin Christie and Murray Christie, both of Mitchell, all hit 22 skeets. Jeff Darling and Jamie Caldwell had scores of 20 points. Jerry Zehr, Zurich, had 19 and Jing East, Clinton came last'w ith 16 hits. Naturally speaking by Steve Cooke The walleye or yellow pickerel goes hy many names. but there is only one name for it when it reaches the table properly prepared -- fantastic. Most people I speak to agree that they would just as soon eat walleye as any other fresh water fish. Now that the season is open in most of Ontario, that mysterious fishing hug hits a lot of people. Wives lose their husbands: boyfriends disappear and fathers go away for a period of time (usually about a week) on that "once a year" fishing trip. - Everyone has -their favorite lure or method for catching walleyes, but the old fashioned minnow is still one of the hest. Canadian Tire stores carry a rig designed especially for this type of fishing that features two hooks and a snap for a sinker. Fish this type of setup on or near the bottom, particularly on sunny hot days. If you tie into one fish, get ready for action. Since walleyes are school fish, one catch indicates more in the immediate vicinity. One trick I learned during a summer up at Cochrane was drift fishing. The anchor of the boat was hung over the side and tied to the gunwale with a slip knot. Lines were fished on the bottom as the boat drifted aimlessly about the lake. When a fish hit. the anchor was dropped by releasing the slip knot and we stayed there until the action stopped. This method produced a lot of hangups, but it also brought us a pile of fish when others were getting skunked. If you feel you must troll, go deep and go as slow as possible. Dark coloured lures and bottom running plugs produce Netter than light coloured ones, but the old fashioned June hug with a large minnow in tow is still one of the hest. I prefer my walleyes skinned and filleted. If you don't know how to do it, have someone show you. It's not that difficult. hut can he made a lot easier by using a good filleting knife. The Ruko Shark is an excellent floating knife available at most sporting goods stores for approximately $8.. Wait till you get home to do this chore, however, as the law requires that fish in transit he iden- tifiable and that means leaving the skin on. When you're ready to fry those fillets. try dipping them in a thin hatter made from beer and Aunt Jemima pancake mix. Fried in butter and served up with hot stewed tomatoes, you'll be an instant convert: and glad you are. 1\- All our `44, HOBBY CRAFTS Now 10% OFF Including Railroading, Plastic Models We're - your Headquarters K; for BARBECUE SUPPLIES • • • • el" k • • • • Bring the Kids in for a treat! from our new "SLUSH PUPPY" Drink Machine. In 5 flavours - Goofy Grape, Rip - Roaring Raspberry, Leapin' Lemon -Lime, Very Cherry, and Sunshine Orange. HOBBY AND VARIETY OPEN 1 DAYS A WEEK 9 A.M.•11 P.M. 15 VICTORIA STREET, CLINTON 4112.7635 Harvey Holland of Clinton showed how powerful his dual engined modified tractor was at the tractor pull at the Clinton Spring Fair last Friday night. The event attracted a record crowd for a Friday night, but overall, attendance at the Fair was down this year. (photo by Jeff WIse) sports Ramblings from the races By Lois Gibbings Jo Spinner picked up her seventh win from i2 starts this year for trainer -driver Dennis Jewitt of Clinton, at London on May' 31. The eight-year-old mare, owned by Franc Stroop of l' ordwich, paced her fastest winning mile this year in 2:07.1. She has also had three seconds arid one third which gives her 1978 earnings of 83,720. barky Spence, a two- year-old gelding by Steer Frost -Dina Spencer, came through with a winning per- formance at Hanover on Saturday night in his second lifetime start. He paced the mile in 2:10.4 with owner -trainer Bill Caldwell of Clinton on the hike. Gerry Roebuck of Goderich drove Late Affair to his third straight victory and a new record of 2:08.1 for owners Grant and Carl Fisher of Goderich. Reggie Ford had his first win this year with Jack Mericrm up for owner Charles Brindley of Goderich. The 12 -year- old pacer was timed in 2:12. Taros, owned hy Frank ,Johnston of Goderich has his third consecutive win at London on Friday night. The nine-year-old son of Adios ('leo-Filly Key, paced the mile in 2:05.2, his best time this year. From 10 starts in 1978 he now has four wins, one second and one third, good for 82,848. Ray N1c'Lean drove Armhro Prince to his second \\ in from four starts for trainer Dennis Jewitt at London on Monday, June 5. The six- year-old Hoot Frost gelding was timed• in 2:09,1. He has been second and third in his other two starts. Swift Honey, a five- year-old mare by Joanies Pony -Swift Charm, owned by Arnold Doak of Goderich, had her second win of the year with driver Randy Henry up, at London on Saturday afternoon. She has also been second three times and third once from eight starts in 1978. Margies Girl was third at. Flamboro in a 2:02 mile on May 28 for owners Ken Parke of Zurich and John H. Lester of Forest. The same partners lost their four-year-old pacer Chocolate Duke in a claiming race at Mohawk Raceway on June 2, At Mohawk on May 30, Chappy Herbert finished fourth in the first race, while Dilly Dares was second in a 2:02.1 mile in the ninth. Both horses are owned by Wayne Horner of Brucefield. Skip Zip, a two-year-old filly that Wm. O.(Ted) and Alma McLean of Goderich trained in Florida this past winter for owners Charles and Eleanor Barker of Trenton made. her first start in a "Baby Race" at London on May 31. The daughter of Zip Tar - Nancy L C by Bye Bye Byrd, was .second in a 2:08.4 mile with Ted driving. Deeflect, a two-year- old gelding by Reflected Way -Sassy Dce by Ingram Hanover, owned by Gordon Rapson of Holmesville, was also second in a similar race for trotters on Monday, June 5. He was driven hy his present trainer Norm Campbell of Thorndale. At London on June 1, Verdun Vanstone was second with Bay B. Hayfee for the Holmesville Valley Farms in a 2:05, mile in the third race. . Irisha Hanover, owned by Lorne Tyndall of Clinton, was third with Frank MacDonald on the hike in a similar time of 2:05. At Hanover on Saturday night, K.T.Judge, owned by Ken Mathers of London and the Broken M. Stables of Goderich was second in the first race, while John Muir of Scaforth drove Apache Grey to 0 third place spot for Brian Rutledge of Brussels. John was also third in the second race with Claybrook Milton for Joanne Riehl of Goderich. Verdun Vanstone of Benmiller was second with his Winnie Ensign in the sixth. Jack Meriam drove Claybrook Romeo to a second place finish for Charles Brindley in the seventh, one ahead of Imp Mathers, owned by the Broken M. Stables of Goderich. At London on Saturday afternoon. Gerry Roebuck was third` with Nancy Meadow, that he co-owns with his gran- dfather George Feagan of Goderich in the sixth. Bill Rapson was third with Chief Noble owned by his father Gord in a 2:07.3 mile in the eighth. Royal J.R., a five-year- old gelding h.y Royal Rick -Right Wick, that Give Dad a Gift He CanWear ,) On Sunday, June 18th Great Father's Day Gift Ideas • KNIT SHIRTS • DRESS SHIRTS • SLACKS • JACKETS • TIES & BELTS • PYJAMAS & ROBES • SWIM SUITS & SHORTS Choose from a wide variety of Up -To -Date Men's Fashions at: aespbell's /V1rs L4ar MAIN CORNER, CLINTON 482-9732 • Gift Boxes • Gift Certificates Wayne Horner claimed for 815,000 on May 18, finished second in a 2:03.2 mile. From 20 starts this year, Royal J.R. has had five wins, seven seconds and two thirds for ear- nings of 813,206 plus a record of 2:04.1. Two more of Wayne's horses raced on Sunday night at Mohawk, with Con- template getting second in the eighth while Dilly Dares was third in the ninth. Frank MacDonald of (Tinton was in Leamington on Sunday to drive Ruby's Locky in the first division of the Ontario Sires Stakes for three-year-old filly pacers. He finished fifth in the 2:05.1 mile which had a purse of 86,121. The daughter of Ferric Hanover is owned by Dave Sha mhlaw of Kirkton. Smile A computer is an electronic wonder that performs complex mathematical calculations and intricate accounting tabulations in one millionth of 0 second — and then mails nut statements 10 days kite. Soccer club on top The Clinton Soccer Club maintained a slim lead at the top of the Third Division when the team collected one point from a tie with St. Columban "B" on Sunday at St. Columban. Before a "capacity" crowd, Clinton in the first half completely out- played the young, energetic St. Columban team, hut with only a single goal to•show for all their effort. • The goal came after 30 minutes of pressure by Clinton, when Alex Harrett crossed a perfect hall from the left touchline to Danny ('olquhoun, who merely had to nudge it between the goalkeepers feet to score. Nr, more on 1s wore forthcoming until the teams changed at half time, and 15 minutes into the second half saw a mis-cue in the Clinton defence that allowed St. Columban to put one past Gary Hesslewood in goal. Clinton looked tired and half-hearted as they fought to regain the lead and ended up glad to hang on to the tie as the youth- ful opposition outlasted Clintons more ex- perienced, but less fit players. With no game this weekend, Clinton's walking wounded will have a chance to recuperate before the next game on Saturday, June 17 when the op- position is Oakridge "B" from London. 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