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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-10, Page 3LLAt the nICeWa yrs Goderich attendance good BY KEITH WILLIAMS Even though it rained most of the; night,' 1,149 people attended the Goderich raceway last. Wednesday (Aug. 2). Mutuel handle • was $31,,677. The daily double, combining Deep Run Frisco in the first and Glen Axworthy (3-6) paid $12.90:• The track was rated as sloppy throughout the night. 4 a The fourth` exactor (3-2) Gun Belt -Yankee Bay) paid $41.80. June Affair and Brenda Hy combined . for a seventh exactor (4-2) of $48.80. Astra Blaze won the preferred eighth in' 2:11. Sunicrest Irene finished second and Meadow Roach was third. Astra. Blaze paid $9.00, $4.70, $3.70; Sunicrest Irene $6.30, $6.00 and. Meadow Roach $4.40. Pearl W made it three wins in a row with a first place finish in the Invitation in a time of 2:134/5. Superior Titan was second• and --Quick -Devil-:third,- Miss Belle ' Bars- was fourth, Stately fifth and Mary Glenford sixth. Mary Glenford broke on the back stretch in the first half, mile: a • Pearl W paid $7.40, $$4.00, . s. $2.80; Superior Titan $11.7Q, $5.50 and Quick Devil $3.10. • The tenth exactor of Rompin to. ar> Baseball qulz BY ROSS HAUGH••-••�- Answers td, last week's .questions — Ty Cobb was the Georgia Peach, Big' and Little Poison were Paul and Lloyd Waver, the Sultan of Swat was Babe Ruth, Frank Frisch vas the Fordham Flash and the Flying Dutchman was Honus Wagner. .Questions — Former Yankee star outfielder Joe Dimaggio holds the American league record for going the most games with at . least one hit in' every game. In how many games did 'he hit safely and in which year? When Don Larsen pitched his perfect World Series game on October 8, 1956 who was the losing pitcher? (Answers in two weeks) %Taro Our News, • = Activity at the , Goderich waterfront picked up considerably during the past week with a number of freighters docking at both the Sifto Salt mine' and the grain elevators. • At the Salt Mine it was Black River ' out of Prescott, light, on August 4, taking on 6,000 tons, Paterson out of Toledo August 5, light, taking on 12,000 tons, Thornhill out of Goderich, light, August 5, taking on 8,000 tons, • Martha Hindman, out of Buffalo, light, August 6, taking on 12,500 tons, Nordale out of Detroit, plight, August, 6,. taking on 13,000 tons, and the Prindoc out of Sept Isle, light, on August 8, taking on 6,000 tons. Ati the elevators the Elmdale brought in grain on August 2 as did the Thornhill. Rhonda and Doctor Joyce (6-1) paid X1,0:40. Lady Check combined with Bonnie Adyn for a daily double (3-2) of $29.30, at Hanover Raceway last •Saturday, August 5. Scots Spirit won the third and paid $20.90 to win. The fourth quinella of Gold Fever and Crimson G (1.4). paid $38.2Q - ,Miss Betty Atom wpn the preferred trot in 2:114/5 and, paid $23.10. The seventh quinella (Jacky Parker -Bonnie Van 3-1) paid. $52.80. Good }lye Killea .won the preferred pace in 2. 115.. Peter's Sister w n the Invitation and pace 2.084/5. Colonial Boy' was $ and and Primbeetree ,third. • Dillon, Capetwon won the tenth and c67nbined with Wee Sister f+r an. exacter 14-3) of $16.90. Attendance at Hanover was 1,948 and mutuel handle $47,85443 At Clinton on Sunday, June Camp combined -with Angel Byron for a daily double (5-7) of $13.20. The fourth exactor of Yankee Bay and My Micky (8- 2). paid $9.10. Kimberly Blue won the preferred trot in 2.091/5, Miss Direct Baker was the `seventh -and paid $30.70, $11.10, $3.50. Timely Pat finished second paying $5.50, $3.30. The exactor (5-7) paid $101.90. Pearl W won the invitation in 2:10, Napoleon Day combined with Pearl W for an exactor (6- 4) of $21.60. A crowd of 1,510 wagered $50,172. Godiriclihorsesi run. well .at district meet Goderich owned horses faired well at the Kincardine ' Civic 'Holiday Race Meet last Monday. Jay Bee Blaze, owned by Ben Feagan and driven by Gerry Roebuck finished first in the first heat and was second in the second heat- to Kill' Deer Direct. Kendra Sea, owned by Ron 'and George Feagan and driven by Gerry Roebuck, was second in both heats "to Donny Due. Excel Mac, owned and driven by Roy Meriam, was third both times to Donny Due and Kendra Sea. Pete's Choice, owned and driven by Lionel Arbour, was second in both heats to Sherry's Gal. . • The daily double of Jay Bee Blaze and •Sherry's Gal (1-7) paid $18.70. The`fourth quinella of ..Flemington's Nancy and, Watson E. ' Frisco (7-5) paid _ •$18.60. The seventh' quinella combination of, Sherry's Gal and Pete's Choice (7-3) paid $3.70. The tenth quinella of Kendra Sea -Excel Mao (1-6) paid $3.20. Donny Due was barred from betting in both heats. Fireball regatta set forthis weekend here • This .Saturday and Sunday the Goderich Sailing Club will host its second annual Fireball Regatta from • the Goderich Harbour. • The two •day event ,is set for Saturday and. Sunday with registration taking place on Friday evening. Activities begin Saturday morning with the pre- race •skippers meeting followed by the start of the first race at 10:00 a.m. ° Race number two will be held that afternoon at 3:00• p.m. Six,. local Fireballers are 'expected to enter their boats in the competition. John Wray, Dr. Mike Watts, Wayne Treitz, A.J. Shepherd,, MacEwan Egner and Harold Jeffrey who sail their boats each week in .the regular' sailing club races will .be trying their hand against the other boats of the same class. The final race of the series is set to go at 10:00. a.m. Sunday morning .,over a course for all races c.overing a triangle offshore . from the bluffs. overlooking the waterfront. Most of the small sailing craft "carry' Spinaker gear which always results in a colorful show for 'spectators who watch the races. . A buffet' ,supper will be prepared by the ladies of the local sailing club and served Saturday evening followed by a dance at the'.Maitland' Country Club. The weekend of 'races •will wind up with presentation of 'awards following, the filial 'race on Sunday. All those interested in the sport of sailing are invited to attend. Only twenty-six states currently have various types .of Legislation centering on farmland preservation. • Recent.researdh in the area of sunflower ' hybrid development spearheaded by agronomist Dr: Murray L. Kinman, leads the U.S. Department of Agriculture to forecast : sunflowers as this elation's next ''wonder crop." When You Shop Say. SAW IT IN THE ' SIGNAL AINSLIE'S Home Dressed Select Meat �I:^xtb'ia.4-6, - art,. FRESH -WHOLE OR HALF Harn:R��stsT.fTP�rk BUTT -SHOULDER . • (CENTRE SLICES) ►eritb n_g Golf News by Env Connelly Last Tuesday saw Qui first "Hole in One" on, the ,sixteenth by John Taylor of Stratford. Congratulations John, and we hope you enjoy your prizes. Ladies' and men's night were lucky to miss the rain ' last week although • it,... is easy to see' the plushness of the grass return. Ladies' winners Were: Sue Powell, Joyce Bolton, Karen Scott, Donna , Fritzley; Bev Sanderson, Darlene Crawford, Shirley • Baechler, Dianne Crawford, and Johnnine Strickland. The girls are still out of breath from ,the entertainment by Karen and Donna. Great show girls. Mends night had a great turnout for a steak and corn roast followed by prizes to Mark Lassaliiile, Doug Sanderson, Harold Gauley, Ray • Cook, Leroy Bedour, •Gill Frechett,• George Bolton, Bruce Lyndon, Rick Dodds and Stan Fenner... Danis Lassaline just missed the course record when he shat a 67 against a Galt father and son team of Robert and Terry -Kidd. Terry, just sixteen,- shot a two under 66 to capture the record, with four duces. Beautiful play Terry. ". " Any of you older Kinsmen don't forget the Annual Steak Bar-B-Que this Saturday night at the Club. Please"phtrne Paul (524-7968) for tickets. There will also be ,a Kinsmen Scotch two ball at six o'clock that evening: See you at the Tee. Sandy's Clippers show promise at north tourne BY'MORLEY LEEKING JR. On Sunday, August 7, Sandy's Clippers Softball team from the local industrial league. made. -a • excellent showing at :the invitational softball tournament in Feversham. Tearns entered were from Collingwood, Notta_wa, Wasaga Beach, Markdale, Toronto, Duntrobn and Goderich. Due to inclement weather ' conditions the tournament was, halted at • the end -of the fifth inning of the semi-final game in which Sandy's Clippers 'were tied 1-1 with L.O.F: from Collingwood... Upon discussion among managers, coaches and organizers, it Was decided to divide the prime money' up into four equal shares among the four remaining teams. In the game against L.O.F. from Collingwood, Ken Daer hit the key blow for the Clippers, a towering home run over the left field fence. Rick Sowerby hurled a magnificent game for the Clippers under the less -than... ideal ' conditions. The one run L.O.F. did score was unearned. The other hit for the Clippers in the game was by Jdhn Phillips a single to right field. Both teams made some excellent defensive plays that 'kept the game as tight as it was. In the first game oc, the day, Sandy's defeated Wasaga Beach 7-0. Kepny Daer hurled an almost flawless . game. • The Wasaga team managed but one scratch single off Daer. Each, player for Sandy's managed a, hit in the game the key blow being- a two run double by Bill Fritzley. Sandy's resumes local action this Thursday. against Gord's Sports. Sits By BOB HAWTHORNE, Three -Time World Casting Champion THE LARGEMOUTH BASS Unlike the sniallmouth bass, the largemouth prefers weedy, mud -bottomed lakes and brack- ish streams and rivers. They are most often found in shal- low water, abundant with logs, stumps, lily pads, and other debris. Since the largemouth prefers this type of obstacle - laden water;' ,heavier tackle should be used.. Once hooked, the largemouth will"invariably head for logs or zwgd.pi-> snag the line and . free the hook. If the angler is using PARK CH oPS ,,.. STEAKETTE STYLE - .IVrtNUTE STEAK __ .b.; LARD PLUS 2Ib:. FREE. HURON COUNTY SPRING LAMB ::: __NQW NV#1LABLE �T RARULA� PRICE • gear too light for the purpose, it is virtually impossible • to budge the fish from weedy or stump -infested areas, A good all-round. largemouth , rig should consist of a medium.ac- tion spinning rod, and a reel equipped with at least 8 lb. test monofilament. Many veter- an largemouth fishermen pre- fer monofilament of 10 lb. or 12 lb. test. Accuracy casting is impor- tant in fishing for lafgemouth bass. The angler who can place his lure with pin -point accura- cy close to a log or lily pad, stands a mush better chance of ,success than the angler who has not, yet ° pique. As largemouth mouth and large lures. mastered this tech - the name implies, bass have a large' as a result prefer Surface cures such as the Crazy crawler, .Jitter- bug, Dying Flutter, and Hula Popper, are all excellent large- mouth lures. Floating Rapala and Rebel plugs in the larger sizes are also effective. It, is essential to let a surface lure lie -motionless on the ater sometimes as long as a minwute, -"`'Iie'ftife ., ttn � . ��•eCrieve Jerky, erratic retrieves 1 are most effective. When fly fishing for large- mouth, start out with an aver- -age -size popping bug, If this 'fails to produce, switch to a fairly large streamer fly and fish it just below the surface. Still fishing for largemouth with ,sive bait is popular, .the favorite bait being frogs, min- nows, and crayfish. When us- ing a live frog, hook it through. both lips and allow it to ,.m freely through the water. 1'Io sinker is 'necessary , in most cases. When a bass strikes a frog, Iet him have ample' time' to get it into his mouth before setting the hook. In recent years, plastic andrubber worrns' have become popular bass lures. They are, east into. lily pads and weed beds and are fished very slowly - by jerking the rod' tip. The use of a weed.,,,, • less hook is a decided` advan- tage when fishing ''with a rub- ber worm. jfld*s,,Il1 tst� GQAERICH SIGNAL -STA A Action .4 THURSDAY. AU U T 10, tense as BY KEITH WILLIAMS Ken Daer blanked Brindley Plastering on five. 'hits as Sandy's ,Clippers defeated Brindley 9-0 last_ Thursday, August 3 to%clinch first place, .Sandy's scored their runs in two big innings. They, scored faun in the second and five in the. sixth. Doug Spitzig and Ken Daer each hadtwo• hits for Sandy's. Jim' Martin had two of Brindley's hits. In the second game, Building Centre scored . five runs in the„.. • Clippers clinch first .Ip1�ce BY KEITH WILLIAMS` Sandy's Clippers have clinched first place with 27 T points. They have 13 wins, • 3 'bases and 1 tie. DRMCO is in second with 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points. -_ Gbwer's Garden Centre is in third with 20 points on 10 win's and' 5 losses. Gord's Sports holds down fourth with 13 points on 6 wins, 9 losses and 1' tie. Sifto Salt, Brindley Plastering, Fisher Custom .Building and Building Centre are all. 1 point behind Gord's with 12 points. Sifto Salt is 6-10; Brindley Plastering is 5-9; and Fisher Building and Building Centre are both 6-10. ' Sandy's Clippers play Gord's Sports tonight at 7:f p.m. and Gower's Garden Centre plays Sifto ,Salt. first to defeat Gord's Sports 19, 3. They scored seven in the second, three in the third and fourin the fourth. Gord's scored once-jn the first and twii+e in' the third. Al Sygrove leo Building Centre with two 'singles,. a double and triple :i n four at bats.. Phil Turner, Frank Hagon and Jim Hayter, each had''two hits• for Building Centre.. Minor bas.baII Riad Betties hell Gord's� Sports to four hilar: at c* out',: three and walked .two, Denny Williamson scored one run 't r- • Gord's and had B's. After. 'he .,beached, tiur'd nn .4' triple he scored on Orion Smith's triples In the ird after Ian MacKay had singled,, W itliainson homered to right • field. ain halts locals, Kincardine contest - BY KEITH WILLIAMS The Goderich Rotary Juvenilet were rained out in the opening gae of their semi-final " m series with -Kincardine last Sunday in Kincardine. They play tonight 'in Goderich at 6:30 p.m. The. Goderich Kinsmen Midgets defeated Hanover 5-2 last Tuesday, Agust 1 in, Goderich in their final regular season game. Casey Wildgen went the distance for Goderich,. striking out eleven, walking two and allowing five hits. Goderich .was held to four hits but „bunched thein together with errors. • Glen' Tigert had• a double, and Ron Sowerby, Casey Wildgen, and Larry Donnelly each had a single. • It was a ' different Goderich team who met Hanover in the first game of 'the playoffs in Hanover last Sunday. Goderich touched three Hanover pitchers for 25 hits enroute to a 21-1 victory, over Hanover.' - Paul Kelly led the assault with five bits -three singles and two doubles. John Warr and Glen Tigert each had four hits; .Casey Wildgen, Dave Patterson ..and Larry Donnelly each had throe hits. Rori Sowerby had two hits and Tini McLean one. war -Casey Wildgen.-allowed----:ft fourth inning single and ninth., inning single and struck out 17 'Hanover batters, ,He also -walked three. Thesecondgame in the series is this Sunday in Goderich at 2:00 p.m. A third, if neccessary, will be .played on Monday in Goderich. The Goderich Lions Bantams were eliminated in two straight games by Exeter. They lost 6-4' Friday in Goderich and. 5-2•n Sunday in Exeter. The Legion Pee -Ween scored one run. in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Exeter 9-8 and tie their series at one game apiece. The Legion tykes ' played last Tuesday, August 8 in Port. Elgin in their final regular season - w game. • In' the tyke housefeagu,e this Saturday, the Pirates play the Giants at 12:00;. the Expos play the Cubs at 1:15 and the Dodgers play 'die Mats at 2:30. Country- Club News_ Rain rain go away, come again some other day, all we golfers want to .play.. The weather really hasn't been ' very kind to us lately. However, I still see a lot of persistent golfers carryingan' umbrella in one band, and their clubs in the other. ``List week at Ladies' Night, Maxine Martin • tookthe low gross with a 47. It is good , to have her back again after quite a lengthy absence. Marie' Huff won the low net, with a 37, in the First Flight. In' the Second Flight, Hazel for the Beaver took the'prize. low gross,, with a 49. Edna Overholt won the low net with a 36. The Third Flight was won by Marilyn MacKay with 53. Joyce Bolton took -the low net honours with 36, followed by Jane Deathe. The Ladies Roseb.owl BY SHELAGH SULLY Tournament is dravb'ing to -a very exciting finish. Marilyn MacKay, who work her match with Shelagh Sully (sob.),. will play the winner of the match between Mary Lomas and: .Della Bedard. --Be sure UP come down and cheer the girls on. The ladies are selling tickets on a Clubster, combination cart b'ag. Be sure to buy your tickets from.a member,' or at the Pro Shop. The draw, will take place on Championship 'Day: Which 'reminds me sign ,up right now to enter the Club Championship., Both the men's and ladies' lists are posted, and the sports captains are anxious to get the schedule made up. Remember, you dont have to be a Marlene ' Streit or Arnold Palmer to enter these. A bit of competition will certainly, .. improveyour game, Men's Night will be held tonight, Thursday, due to the • holiday weekend. Their Scotch 2 -ball tournament is down to the finals now. The team of Allen and Gower, will meet the team of kane and Gould in a very exciting match to determine the winner of this event. Po I understand some of the men 'have their own little tournaments as well - right Pete? Coming • up on August 20th. Goderich will host the Inter- clubmatch. This will be your chance to redeem yourselves boys'. Also coming up on the social. scene, is a" golf -dinner -dance on ,August 19th.,This will be a very casual affair, with. a corn roast and hamburgers. ,The cost is only $3.00 per couple. We would like to point out 'that -these- events "these`events are hot just for golfers. We would like to see a lot of you curlers down to these events too. They really are fun. Canoeing takes plenty of skill Canoeing,- the most ancient form of transportation on this continent, is rapidly becoming a favourite modern day outdoor recreation. The Ontario Safety League claims that canoeing warrants - its •popularity ,but' should be upproaoh d wit•hr caution -by -the--. novice. The canoe is one of the safest crafts afloat. in 'the hands of an experienced paddler but can . be exceedingly dangerous for a beginner without training of supervision. It is advisable for a canoeist to be a good swimmer alth ugh• many 'experienced guides Ind ' park rangers have used canoes all thiir lives and never swam a stroke. Get 'instruction from . an experienced canoeist who has developed an effective style of paddling and can advise you on the type of canoe which you should purchase for your particular requirements. Never attempt to run fast water in a canoe unless you are with 'an experienced person or have , acquired sufficient knowledge of the river. and •;handling your craft • to do so safely, • Children and non -swimmers should wear an efficient floatation device at all times 'While in a canoe. Without this protection, a capsizing could `'_'potelbl`y.ineaii a 'tragedy with the ' ensuing panic which frequently occurs in such situations. Stay with the canoe; TIP OF THE WEEK if you find that your landing net will not absorb water uzcq fie yenoli 9h -get ._der-a.t. hysurfued;rtheavy._ sinker to the bottom of the net. This will allow the mesh to open up freely and quiekty making it easier to net a fish. it w-il-1 -support-your- weight , e when capsized. It is most important for a beginner to familiarize himself with his canoe on a beach or shallow" area. by capsizin it; discovering the buoyancy which yen----exists-in-the craft and how much weight it will sustain Whileawash. ' Under safe conditions • ,try out your • craft , in every possible way until you are completely familiar with all its characteristics. . a Continued from Page 2 Dartmouth College; Arthur' W. O'Connor, Fordham University; Robert E. Reese, St. Clair Shores, Michigan .and' I. We lodged at your Bedford Arms Motel and dined at your Candlelight Restaurant. We look forward to a return - trip ,to- Goderich. . LETTERS Sincerely, a James W. Stower Meml3er, Games Committee Public Relations Manager The Detroit News Good life Dear Editor: r. Re: The Urban Rural Exchange Patsy de Graaf, living at R.R.3, Auburn, guest from Toronto is Kathy, Jarosz. Between the days. of August the ist to August. Bth, Kathy learned alot about the count- life aacihow to handle a -deity faun. She has attempted to do , everything along with Patsy Nay from finding chicken eggs to cleaning out the gutter, in which all she had to do was press a Button. Patsy will be returning with Kathy to Toronto for a week. They both advise everyone to participate in the exchange organized by the Department of Agriculture and Food. . Patsy de Graaf ,.. Kathy Jarosz OpiniOhs In order that Viral -Staff' readers might express their opinionii on . any topk df. public interest, Letters to The, Editor are always welcome for publication. But the Writers of, such letters, OS Well 001"11 radOrS,. ori reminded that OW tt e Published are reit. the opinions Mid by