The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-13, Page 19Softball season
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The ; Goderich. ''Industrial
Softball league opens its
season this Sunday with: a. five
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game card : at :Agricultural ^•
Park.; The league, nowten
teams strong, •• has • two
sponsor changes and a .hew'
club .going ortthe field for the
1976 season,
McGee Pontiac took aver
sponsorship of Sandy's
Clipper Freinch Dry
Cleaners took over DRMCo
and Jim Donnelly is spon-
soring a new club, the Canada
Company,
The' extra 'team prompted
•the league officialsto alter
•the regular and playoff
season by dividing the teams
into two divisions. Division A
will consist of French Dry
Cleaners, Ziebart, Little
Bowl; Brindley Transport and
Lakeport Steelers. Division B
will be made up of McGee
Pontiacs', Gord's: -Sports,
Fisher Custom Builders,
Brindley Plastering rand
Canada Company. -
• The selection of teams for
the two divisions was based
• on last year's standings. The
clubs that finished first, third;
fifth, seventh arid ninth were
• placed in Division' A and the
-remainder-in .Divi-sion-B7 The'
divisions are to be,re,•aligned
at the end of each season
according to .the point totals
at the :end of regular
scheduled•play.
Each team 'in the league
will play other teans•in their -
division 'three •'times during
_,the year and will play teams
in the other division, twice.
_._, The 22 game schedule will
result . in all but two teams
• making it to the playoffs, the
top four from each division.
'The- t
playoffs will be first versus
four, and two versusthree; in
each •division in a- best .0r
three series. The winners-
. from each division then cross
.to play a. best of five series
with the winners from that
going for the trophy in a best
of five final. The new playoff
structure eliminates .the'
consolation playoff the league
has been operating,
The league is also sporting
another first this year"in a
constitution drawn up to lay
out rules on and; off the .field,
'draft and protection rules,
forfeit rules and trophy
voting.
The constitution was
o,8.
written through a combined
effort • . by - . the league.
'executive, the umpire in chief
and the league's:tournament
chair_man.•
The new constitution"s
biggest' impact on the'
league's operation is in the
areas 'of officiating and,
forfeits.' The: league ,gave
their Umpires some support
by stiffening up suspensions
to, 'players," coaches or
managers. ejected from
games due to 'disagreement
with the umpires' call:
If a: player is Chrown'ouf of a
game he must sit out one
game with., any further-
suSpension being dealt with.
by the executive.' The rule.
carries into the playoffs if the
suspension is in the final
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Members of the Fourth Goderich Cubs proudly display the
lamps they built from old pieces of wood and have been
working onfor the last month.Leaders Rev. King and
Charles Adams provided some assistance on•. the project
that was initiated by Ken Jones. (staff photo) _
scheduled game of the season o . ,
CDC.I Vikng swan.
for that players team.
If an umpire`•is- threatened
at any time during the season
whether on or off the field, a
written report is given .to•the.,
umpire in chief and that
player,coach or manager is
immediately suspended; until
the league executive makes a
decision.
Participants in a game are
warned only once ,,by _an,.
umpire to curtail their.
complaining, a second
warning will be an expulsion
from the- game. Only the
coach . and ' captain can
complain about an umpire's
decision and only. •if they
conduct their questioning in a
civil manner. If a tearp is-
warned by an umpire to be
quiet and they are not, the
game will be forfeited and
given to the other club. ' •
If a team forfeits a game
without...,duly notifying the
eacecuiive lay -noon of the day-
of the -game a $15 fine shall be.
imposed- and --will.; be paid
before theteam is allowed to
play again. The • fine will also
be.. levied' if" a team fails to
field . a •fall -Complement to =
start. the game. The fine
be . ,lifted if; the .league
i
executve-is.,,gotified of the
forfeit bat the game will• still
be awarded . to the opposit.e
team:
Opening day for the league
will pit McGee against.
Brindley Plastering, Fisher
against Canada Co., Gord's
against Lakeport, Little Bowl
against French and Brindley
Transport against' Ziebart.
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The, Presidents- Ball,
Saturday; °May 8, was well
attended. Theclub was _
beautifully decorated by the
asocial committee. Pres. Dr.
Torn and Joanne'', Jasper
received the guests as they
arrived at the club for the
cocktail party prior to the
dinner. Many - fine com-
pliments. about the food and
bandwere heard throughout
the evening.
• Wednesday, May 12, 'the
ladies go -If section are holding
their opening dinner,
cocktails 6-7, dinner • at 7.
Shirting Tuesday,' May . 18, ,
will be the first ladies night.
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tW:o:gam�s �a# three
BYT.D: champs. The junior' Vikings
have lost only twice in the last .
The GDCI soccer sea -son ' four sea4ons andboth times it
opened last week, with the . has ;been to St. Marys. Last
V.i.ki.ngs-'vuinni-n-g -two-of- the—seaan-St: Marys-spoiled�the�
three games. played. junior Vikings :dndefeated
Here Tuesday, the senior season and •ended their
Vikings, who are defending championship string at two in
Huron -Perth and WOSSA'.
champions, edged Seaforth,
1-0, with veteran Iain Lam
•bert scoring the game's only
goal.
Friday, in a double-header
against.St.;Marys, the ,junior
Vikings won their first start,
5-0,. while the seniors saw
their, record evened at 1-1,
.losing 2-1,
• For the juni�dr..,\,ikings.,, Ii.m
Van. Osch scored twice
Mark:' Frayne, Paul Helesic
:and Randy Little each added
one. goal. ' • • '
All the scoring was. in the
second half, when the Vikings
'had the wind behind them: In
the first half, . the junior.
Vikings played a strong -
defensive game against the
defending -Huron-Perth
a row with a late -season win
,over the Vikings. (Needless to
say, coach -Phil' Bugler was-"
pleased with his team's early
season success against the
always -tough St. Marys
squad. -,
In the senior contest; . St.
Marys scored two with thewind, advantage in the:first
half. • Vikings had the'edge in
prlay:-in the 'se an.d : half;:-butn
e while managed only one. goal, wire
Iain Lambert scored .. on a
BY DORIS PAQUETTE
Please plan to attend.
The weatherman co-
operated with the men • on
Monday night. About 50•men
were out to play. The top ten
winners were - Bill, Huff, R:.
Hug?'I, Al Sumner, Don
Elliot, Paul Johnson, Pete
Graf, L. Schoenals; Bob
Shrier,'Stan Paquette and Bill
Bradley.
Tennis has come _ to the
Maitland Country Club. Work
has started on the two courts.
The first of. June has been set
for completion date. Look for
the Country Club ad .in: this
paper for fees for both golf
and tennis. .
HItaikedtomyfold11�Ledalanker
ana started earicling
er interest
on my swings.
See:
The Administration
Mariette;,Chisholm
or
Rose Lassaline
and her
Gold ,Meda l
Banking Girls.
Manager, -
Good th•if(s happen witka �.
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Another ` apparent Viking
goal. by Lambert was: not•
counted. A header toward the -
top corner of the net was
batted. away by a St. Marys
fullback but the official was
screened on The play and
made no' call on it.
Good record for Singles
The Country Singles 'Club,
organized by. Betty Cardno of
Seaforth, and Irene Okahashi
and Vicki • Horbaniuk of
Clinton, is enjoying financial
as well as artistic success.
To date from the tiine:of the
club's inception in December
1974 to_!t s b724 couples
Ha ire =si
xCentre, Dashwood:; electric
engravers• to the Seaforth and
. Clinton. Police departments
totalling $101.79; $100 to the
Huron ' County Historical
Society; $150 to:the Victorian
-Order of Nurses; $105 each to
the, Brandon family of
• Bayfield -and the -LKen-reedy —
family:- of `I:on4eXoro;-'-who
•were fire victims last year.
.Membership iri,the;.club
well over 'the '400 mark with
members coming from '
• Toronto, London, Brantford,
Owen, Sound, Elora, Strat-
ford, Kitchener and Waterloo,
„ :,St. • Thomas, St. Marys,
"Kincardine and other, small
towns- throughout south- '
" western Ontario. , .
The .• three ` women
organizers were honored last
Saturday at a dance in.Hully
Gully, - -
it -
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(Fi•UDE'RtC,I•;(SI:GI A ^STAR: T �.1Rca.DA r J A' ' I ;F' 7s J ACri :9
others are to be married this
summer. '
The . dances at the club,
which began, in February
1975, have raised money for
numerous organizations • IP -
the area. They have donated,;
$3217.21 • to the Vanastra "
Recreation Centre; $50 fora a
Seaforth High School Bur-
sary; $200 to the Van Egmond
Foundation; $200. to the
Childre-„p's Aid. Society; $600.
to the • Adult Rehabilitation
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