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Competitors displayed various throwing styles and mixed reactions
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to their results at the Horseshoe Pitching; `l'ourna ment in Goderich on the weekend
Horseshoe throwers pitch in to
make first annual meet a success
BY PAULHARTMAN
The Goderich Horseshoe Pitching Club
hosted its first annual tournament on
Saturday, June 14, at the Goderich Legion,
and with 61 participants in five different
classes, it proved a rousing success.
It was the first time a major tournament
had been held in Goderich since 1978.
Alonzo Harburn, a Welburn resident,
took home the 'A' singles title, narrowly
edging his son, Doug, who was awarded
the 'B' singles title...
In doubles play, Laverne Hoagey of
Brodhagen and Jack Ward of Monkton,
walked away with the 'A' doubles cham-
pionship. George Coughlin and Wilson
Martin, both of London captured the 'B'
doubles title.
'A' and 'B' singles and doubles were
combined. The winner got the 'A' trophy
and the second -place finisher received the
'B' trophy. Harold Carter and Alex Boa, ,
both of Goderich, were the top throwers in
the 'C' doubles category while Lorne Elliot
and Fred Harburn of Staffa won the 'D'
doubles title.
Claudette Elliot of Staffa won the Ladies
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Winners wen e 0.e -seated with i pp acs,
donated prizes and money received from
entry fees, by tournament organizers Ken
Sheerer and Dave Parks.
The tournament was held in the parking
lot behind the Legion and throughout the
day a number of interested spectators
turned out to catch the action.
The Goderich Horseshoe Pitching Club
hopes to soon have a permanent pitching
site where tournaments can be staged and
players can practise.
The club would like to invite anyone who
is interested, to come out and throw some
shoes on Monday nights from 7 pm till dark
and Wednesdays 10 am till noon. Everyone
is welcome, but young people are especial-
ly encouraged to test their skills.
Full results from the tournament on
Saturday are as follows:
'A' and 'B' singles (combined): 1st,
Alonzo Harburn, Welburn; 2nd, Doug Har-
burn, St. Marys; 3rd, Dennis Hohl, New
Hamburg; 4th, Kevin McLaughlin,
Courtright.
''A' and 'B' doubles ( combined) : 1st,
Laverne Hoagey, Broadhagen, and Jack
Ward, Monkton; 2nd, George Coughlin and
Wilson Martin, London; 3rd, Bob
Hallyburton, St. Thomas and Jim McKin-
non, Southwold; 4th, Frank Elliot, Staffa,
and Hank Kraemers, Dublin.
'C' doubles: 1st, Harold Carter and Alex
Boa, Goderich; 2nd, Marty Ballantyne and
Elmer Dench, Stratford; 3rd, Bill Dentedt
and Orville Coxon, London; 4th, Frank
Elliot, Staffa and Hank Kraemers, Dublin.
'D' doubles: 1st., Lorne Elliot and Fred
Harburn, Staffa; 2nd, Herman Fisher,
Benmiller and Sid Lawson, Goderich; 3rd,
Laverne Hoagy, Brodhagen and Jack
Ward, Monkton; 4th, Bob Donaldson, Lon-
don and Leland Desjardine, Grand Bend.
ladies class: 1st, Claudette Elliot, Staf-
fa; 2nd, Marg White, Simcoe; 3rd; Shirley
Kramers, Dublin; 4th; Crystal Boa,
Goderich; 5th, Leona Doupe, Kirkton.
Duplicate
Bridge Club
plays nine table
game on June 10
SPORTS SHORTS
On Tuesday, June 10, the Goderich
Duplicate Bridge Club played a nine table
Mitchell game.
Jean Papernick and Louise Hether-
ington finished first in the North-South
division and first overall with a score df 108
points.
Mary Donnelly and Eleanor Erskine
Were second in the North-South division
with 102 points. Mary -Ann Dempsey and
John Woods were third with 94.5 points
while Marion Lane and Barb Howe were
fourth
In the East-West division, Joanne
Gilchrist and Lee Ryan finished first with
96.5 points: Two teams tied for second
place with 86 points. Helen Gardiner and
Audrey Tobin were fourth with 73.5.
In action from last week, Marion Lane
and Barb Howe captured first overall with
139,5 points.
Second in the East-West division were
Mary -Ann Dempsey and John Wood with
128 points. Dawna Sproule and Marg Hall
were third while Edna Overholt and Don
Godley were fourth.
In the North-South category Aelian
Weerasooryia and P.K. Venkiteswaran
finished first with 127.5 points. Mary Don-
nelly and Eleanor Erskine were second,
Norm Cowal and Lorne Walters were third
and Nuala. Conlan and Verna Worthy were.
fourth.
The nine table Mitchell game was under
the direction of Eleanor Erskine.
The Quarterly Club Championship will
be played on June 17 while President's Cup
action will go June 24. a
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Horseshoe pitchers offer congratulations to each other
Area teams compete in
local slowpitch tourneys
Sifto wins Little
Dianne Leddy of the Go-for-Ettes sends the ball on the way to the plate in Slowpitch action
on the weekend. Sifto Salt went Undefeated to win the women's division of the Little Bowl
Tourney. (photo by Paul Hartman)
The Second Annual Little Bowl
Slowpitch Tournament was held at the
Agriculthral Park on June 13th and 14th.
Eight men's and seven women's teams
from Goderich, Clinton, Auburn and Lon-
don participated in the tournament.
In the women's division, Sifto Salt went
undefeated throughout the tournament to
take first place. The strong defensive play
as displayed throughout the tournament
by Sifto was the key to their 3-1 victory
over Samuelson's in the championship
game. Alice Stinnissen had a strong tour-
nament on both offense and defense for the
winner, while Allison Graham was
outstanding on defense and offense for the
runners-up.
In the men's division, last year's cham-
pions, Nissan, lost their first game to Nile.
Bowl Slowpitch
and then won the next four games to reach
the final, outscoring the opposition 47 to 23.
Meanwhile, Nile went undefeated
through three games to reach the final on
the strength of their strong defense and ag-
gressive play. To win the championship
Nissan had to defeat the Nile teaman
twice.
In the first game, Nissan jumped
early lead and shut down Nile's offense to
post an 8-^ victory. The final game saw
Nissan jump out to a 13-0 lead by the fourth
inning and then Nile, led by the clutch hit-
ting of Paul Kerr, battled back to tie it
13-13 in the seventh. a
Glenn MacCuspey, who had played
strong game,,, scored the winning run for
Nissan in the ninth inning. Mark Lassaline
had an excellenttournament for Nissan
hitting on 16 of 22 trips to the plate.
Hully Gully
Motocross
on the weekend
Motosport Double Header Weekend
kicks off Saturday, June 21st at Hully Gul-
ly with the second house league motocross
event of the 1986 season., This event will
feature all amateur classes and free ad-
mission on Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, June 21st the track will be
changed into an ATV style. A free pancake
breakfast gets underway from 9 a.m. - 11
a.m. 'i'he ATV's will int tile trach at aloud
with racing at 1 sharp. This event will be
sanctioned by the Ontario All Terrain
Vehicle Associates.
Mitchell wins tourney with
10-8 victory over Hodges Milling
The Dungannon Agricultural Society held
its 9th annual Slo-pitch tournament on the
weekend, June 13 and 14. This year, it was
played as a true double knock -out for men,
aged 30 years and older, with 10 teams
playing.
Teams
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taking part were: Carlow, Mitchell
Cardinals, Port Albert Bulldogs, Winthrop
Warriors, Hodges Milling, Monkton
Oldtimers,, St. Helen's Farriers, Goderich
Mosquitos lose
season opener
Chryslers, Atwood Huskies and
Kingsbridge -Nile.
Four games were played Friday p.m.,
June 13, and play continued throughout
Saturdall.
The two teams who played off for the
championship were Hodges Milling and Mit-
chell Cardinals, with the result being a solid
win of 5-0 for Mitchell. However, thhlsamQeea9 t
Goderich Mosquitos kicked off their
season with a close 5-4 defeat to St. Colum -
ban in Goderich last Tuesday.
Forwards Donny Rivers and Drew
Macaulay scored two goals each. Centre -
back Jamie Redmond turned in a strong
defensive effort.
The Squirts travelled to Seaforth last
Tuesday and lost 8-3 to a fast, skillful and
disciplined team. Powerful centre -forward
Mark .Johnston scored all three Goderich
goals and was the lone offensive threat.
The defense was, at times, non-existent,
and only left -back Tim Powell and right -
half Willie Lomas showed consistent hus-
tle and desire.
Junior C
Slowpitch,
Boat Race a go
for tweekend
This weekend in Goderich is again shaping
up to be a busy one. On June 20, 21 and 22
the Junior 'C' Slowpitch Tournament will
be held at Agriculture Park. As well, on
Saturday and Sunday, the Port Huron to
Mackinac Race begins at the Goderich
Harbor Breakwall. Get out and see the ac-
tion tnis weekend.
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