Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 29, 1979, p. 34

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Page THE Minor baseball Knitting winning in playoffs won he Trophy as champions of the Georgetown Industrial League In the final they defeated In Ihrec Herald photo straight games In the final game Monday night Bill Kir by hit a run homer o lead to a 1GS lory and championship nut itinlli Pitcher Cullies Home rims John Johns TO Hank Pitcler Robbie Cook Home runs John Doubles Mike Boss JohnLonto This ends l wilh If win ning straight 1- Geo Tim Vmderkooy Grind slim Bonnie Jhm Kirby leads way Philp Publishing takes crown downs in three Publishing an excellent comeback season hi Georgetown atrial Fastball play by defeating Akers Clark Real nifht to take best of five championship scries in three straight games Clark was prepared to forfeit the game after second game but in eleventh hour decision saw he game go in front of a big crowd Fair grounds Clark want the third game to be postponed until tonight be cause key plovers could not mike out Monday GIFL president Bryan Lewis rcfu to alter his schedule Clark was going to forfeit Ihe game but by mid afternoon Monday had had a change of heart LED BY KIRBY led by Bill Kirby who was excellent at bat as well as on the field never gave AkersClark breathing room on Monday The winners exploded for seven runs the fifth inning and never looked back The big blow in that inning was a three run shot by Kirby Wayne a grand slam for Clark in sixth Inning but It proved to be too little and too late Clark hid go into the game without the of top pitcher Keith starting catcher and star short stop Larry Peterson The addition of these three play certainly would have helped Clark will receive the Trophy as he league champions Acton Merchants took the Bank of Nova Scotia as first place finishers during the regular season The triumph for in the final marked an excellent comeback for coaches Norm Howard Kit is and their troops They had finish the regular season in sixth and in three playoff series they knocked off teams which had finished higher than them in the standings won every playoff garni they played this In the semifinals they knocked off the first place Acton Merchants in three straight games In the final they jumped ahead of Clark by taking he first game and on Sunday took the second match In the win jumped in he first inning with Williams DougAnder son and Bill ill scoring Brad Edgar padded the lead to when he scored in the second inning and Dob made it in the fifth when he tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Anderson Clark did not gel on the scoreboard until the WayJays finish 1616 headed for playoffs The Glen Williams Way Jays completed the regular season in third place ind have begun a of scries against Hespclcr In Intercounty fastball playoff action Georgetown Fergus and all finished the sea son with identical records The Glen was awarded third place on the basis of having a belter combined record in play between the three OrangevilJc took the pen in the league and will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs Second place Rockwood will face Cambridge and in a third series Belwood and Fergus between the Glen and lies will square off was played a Glen Ball Erin and finish Park last The second eighth and ninth game will be In and lively and will not take pan a third game if needed will in postseason play be back at Glen Glen The first the series Continued on page STANDINGS I I Georgetown IB 16 Fergus 16 16 IB Ilea pel 15 Cambridge 15 JO Erin 1 32 torn of the ninth when they scored all three of their runs Randy Wilson and Wayne Farrow all cross he plate and all three runs were unearned pitcher Jeff retired Werner on a ground ball to end the In second game Akers Clark jumped ahead in the top of the firs when Kcilh scored rip Philp wiped the lead out in he bottom half of the inning as Williams who walked ind who singled scored on a base by Anderson In he bottom of the second Gord who had singled came lo score and led by two AkersClark had a big third inning scoring four of their runs Larry crsnn A I and Williams all scored with doubles by the latter two players being the big blows scored his tie run of the game in the fourth to gel back to within one run In the fifth Anderson and both singled and hen Bob followed wlih a and was back in fronl Peterson hod homered lead off the top of the fifth for Clark AkersClark tied the score at seven in he sixth inning when got a single and came around to score on Peterson triple In the seventh inning went back in front as son got his third single of the game and then scored on an error put the game out of reach in the eighth scoring more runs Edgar and doubled and pit Danny scored The same two clubs had met to decide the league ehampionship last year On that occasion then Georgetown Chrysler defeated Philp hen Harley Motors in four games Tim Vindir pies Mike Pitcher Mich ling Thcr is Ronnie II Tim Vinderkooj knock md si mis for V spirit Irwin Dorset Pitcher Mike Chnvitti Triples MikeChmvini pi lyer Birrov While I ii Motors IJ 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