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t PAGE I - PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY, JUNE It, It?* EARL WALSH I Hear .SPORTS EDITOR J Has anybody ever been successful in putting a washer in a garden hose nozzle? Getting them in is not one of our greatest problems. It is turning the water on again and finding an entirely new pattern of spray coming out where it isn't supposed to be. Met Cathy Freund Sunday night after the Sox dropped a doubleheader to Cleveland, She wasn't happy. Cathy's husband, Walter J. Jr., didn't help. He's not a baseball fan like his wife or his father, the late Walt Sr. Our meeting with Cathy happened in Bimbo's where it seemed a flock of Cub fans had come out of the bushes. Their team had won four straight. We couldn't brag about our Sox and couldn't find a bush big enough to hide behind so went right down and faced the barrage of those happy Cub fans. Newcasts about the extra curricular goings on in Washington are getting sickening. Too many good men will be branded by the same iron used on the mavericks. Thursday noon of this week will find Bill Veeck at McHenry Rotary Club meeting in the American Legion Home. That should be the greatest event in McHenry since the first settlers layed claim to the territory. Everybody loves his or her own birthday. Seems the 200th birthday of our Country is also reaching the hearts of all. Patriotism bogged down for a while during undeclared wars, but the old American bounce- back is with us. Just looked back through a book where we write down reminders of things to do. Bumped into a memo that read "Take off snow tires." That we did. Need you be reminded that "Joe Frett Day" will be this week? It looks like baseball players have the owners over a barrel. Now it's: Play me or trade me. Pay me or trade me. Pay me or I'll play out my option. Yankee Doodle Dandy Of Sports Kicks Off A $5,000 scholarship and a trip to West Palm Beach, Florida, will be awarded to the winner of the "Yankee Doodlt Dandy of Sports" contest which kicks off this month. The contest, sponsored by the Athletic Institute, a not-for- profit organization promoting sports, physical education and recreation since 1934, is open to all boys and girls 18 and under. The Athletic Institute joins in celebrating the Bicentennial with a special salute to young Americans who participate in sports and recreation. Contestants simply must tell in 300 words or less about a special sports achievement and how that achievement helped them learn sportsmanship, and, in turn, made them a better citizen of the United States. 300 silver belt buckles will be awarded to finalists of the #« Vacation at the JmiiBNim W* OF 0RLAI\ID0, FLORIDA flHERE all roads LEAD TO VtMJ DISNEY VVQff/p © Walt Disney Productions X o***&• HILTON INN GATEWAY HIGHWAY 192 KISSIMMEE, FLA. 32741 305-846-4400 5 MINUTES TO DISNEY WORLD 360 ROOMS Each with 2 Double Beds and Color TV. Swimming Pool -- Children's Playground--Res­ taurant -- Lounge -- Buses to Disney World. Superb MEETING. 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The decision of the judges will be final. * « • • • • • • • • • • • • * : J0HNSBURG : • BOYS LEAGUE : INTERMEDIATES June 3, Phillies, 20, vs. Braves, 4. June 10, Phillies, 2. vs. Cubs, MINOR LEAGUE June 1, Reds, 5 vs. Angels, 1. June 10, Reds, 23, vs. White Soxs, 6. Notice Sports Pictures Since previous notices (starting last fall > have not been noted. I his will bo run from lime to time. Being unable to use the many group pictures sent in, a decision was made to discontinue all league groups except cham­ pionship teams. Pictures taken by our stall photographers of athletes on the high school level will be selected as to their importance. Individual pictures of various sports will be appraised as to their newsworthy value and available space. It was a flood of group pictures last year that made this decision by the management necessary. McHenry Shamrocks Win Two In Shoreline League Tuesday, June 8 Old Bridge met Tekos with Old Bridge winning a close game 11 to 8. After 4 and a half innings Old Bridge was losing 8 to 7 with Tekos coming up with a 7 run top of the 5th. But in the bottom of the 5th Old Bridge came up with 4 big runs to take the lead and hold it the rest of the game. Bill Bremman and Jon Meyer were the big hitters for Old Bridge. Brennan was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs for 4 RBI's. Meyer had 3 hits for 3 at bats and 3 RBI's. The second game Tuesday was for a tie for first place when Hettermann's beat Hautzinger C. which was in first place with 5 wins no losses, it was a close game and Hautzinger C. was leading going into the 6th inning 5 to 4, but when Hettermann's came to bat in the 6th they took the lead to stay. Mark Bentz lead off and flied out to left. Then Lloyd Smith came up and hit a single. Don Bentz hit a sacrifice fly to score Smith which tied it up 5 all. Fick Wakitsch came up and hit a home run to make it 6 to 5, Hettermann's. On Thursday Hettermann's played the first game of the evening against Tekos and won easily 9 to 6. Jim Meyers, Wayne Hiller, Mark Bentz and Rick Wakitsch all had home runs for Hettermann's. Chuck Termack had a home run for Tekos. In the second game Old Bridge took care of the tie between first place by swamping Hautzinger C. 14 to 3 and "they" are now tied for second place. Irish Deccico was the big hitter for Old Bridge getting 4 hits for 4 at bats and 2 triples. The McHenry Shamrocks opened their Shoreline League season Sunday, June 6 by defeating Island Lake 12-1. Larry Hersey pitched a one- hitter for the win with last inning relief help from Marlin McCauley. Right-fielder Lee Frick led the Rock attack with a three-run homer in the third inning and an RBI single in the fifth. Joe Dehn had two hits and three runs scored and John Pitzen also tallied three times. Name ab r h rbi Rogers, 2b 4 0 12 Janik,ss 4 2 10 Dehn,c 3 3 2 0 Kiefercf 3 0 0 1 Pitzen, lb 2 3 0 0 B.Watson, If 4 0 2 3 Jannusch,3b 2 2 0 0 Frick, rf 4 2 2 4 Langlee, dh 3 0 0 0 Island Lake McHenry 001 000 0- 1 305 031 0-12 29 12 8 10 On Tuesday, June 8, the Shamrocks raised their record to 2 and 0 by defeating Lake Zurich 7-4. Tom Shipley went the distance on the mound for the win for the Rocks. Lake Zurich scored in the top of the first but the Shamrocks came right back and tied the score on a double by Rogers. Lake Zurich scored two more runs in the second inning and one more in the third to lead the Shamrocks 4-1. In the bottom of the third the Shamrocks rallied for five runs. Rogers got on base on an error, Janik singled and Dehn singled, scoring Rogers. Kiefer grounded out, scoring Janik and sending Dehn to second. John Pitzen hit his first homer of the year deep into centerfield. The McHeniy Area 12" Softball June 2 Highlights: House of David swept two games from the Chalet as a hitting attack second to none took the stuffing out of the losers in game one. The Chalet recovered enough to make game two more interesting but timely hitting again by the House pushed across 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th to insure the victory. House of David The Chalet 2 10 6 8 0-26 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 Everybody is aware that Hank Aaron is now the all-time home run leader. But what you may not know, Hank started out in softball and not baseball. The school Aaron went to as a boy didn't play baseball but they did play softball. Batting around in 3 suc­ cessive innings the House of David had 27 hits in 40 at bats in the 12-run rule shortened game. That is a .675 team batting average which is hard to beat in any league! Tom Les, Wayne Frantz and Dave Schaefer each had four hits, with 11 runs scored between them and 8 RBI's. Frantz hit one of the longest homeruns, a 3 run blast, while Schaefer had 3 doubles. Joe Dehn had a single, double and homerun in going 3 for 3, plus a walk, sacrifice, 3 runs and 4 RBI's. Gene Hester had 3 hits, 3 runs and 4 RBI's while Pete Merkle and Paul Rogers had 3 hits and 2 runs each. Merkle had 5 RBI's. Ron Miller added 2 hits and 2 runs. The Chalet's Don Harris doubled in Twig Miller in the first while Ray Franklin's double led to a run in the 4th inning. Keith Iceman's pinch hit single scored Franklin. The Chalet 5 2 3 0 0 1 0-11 House of David 3 0 3 5 0 3 x-14 In game two The Chalet scored 10 runs in first 3 innings and then cooled off except for a lone homerun by Twig Miller in the sixth. House of David outhit The Chalet 20 to 14 giving them 47 hits for the day! Wayne Frantz hit 4 for 4 with 3 runs including a 2-run homer and 3 RBI's. Greg Freund went 3 for 3 plus a sacrifice with 3 runs, a triple, homerun and 3 RBI's. Dave Schaefer went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's and Joe Dehn supplied a double, Homerun, 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's. Ron Miller added 2 doubles coming off the bench in the fourth inning. Don Harris had 3 hits for The Chalet including a triple and 3 RBI's. Twig Miller had 2 hits and scored 3 times. Terry Reilly and Paul Adams had 2 hits each with Reilly scoring and driving in 2 runs; Adams drove in 2 RBI's. Fireside Inn Rusty Nail 1 2 0 3 1 0 0-7 10 10 2 13-8 Rusty Nail was led by Dave Shamrocks added another unearned run later in the inning to lead 6-4. Shipley held Lake Zurich scoreless the rest of the way and Kiefer added an RBI singlfe in the sixth inning to close the scoring. John Pitzen had two hits and two RBI's for the Rocks and Joe Dehn and Phil Kiefer each added two RBI's apiece. Name ab r h rbi Rogers, 2b 4 2 .1 0 Janik, ss 3 2 2 0 Dhen, c 4 112 Kiefer, cf 4 o l 2 Shipley, p 3 0 1 0 Pokorney, 3 b 2 10 0 Frick, rf 2 0 0 0 B.Watson, If 3 0 0 0 Pitzen, l b 4 12 2 GRASS LAKE & STATE PARK RD. mmm (TO# Sunday Brunch FOX LAKE, ILLINOIS 312-587-6411 Starting June 27th Serving from 10 AM till 2 PM Lake Zurich McHenry 29 7 8 6 121 000 0-4 105 001 -7 Sundby's 4 for 5 with 3 RBI's including a homerun. John Michaels added 2 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI's and Bill Comstock went 2 for 2 including a big double in the seventh which paved the way for the come- from-behind win. Fireside Inn was led by Robby Varese 4 for 4, Bill Haak 3 for 4, and Ron Buss 3 for 4 including a homerun. Ted Juske went 2 for 4. The winners were outhit in game one 15 to 11 but they came up with the runs when needed. Rusty Nail 6 3 0 5 0-14 Fireside Inn 0 0 0 2 0-2 - \ Game two was different all the way around. Rusty Nail outhit Fireside 15 to 4 and pulled into a twelve run lead to complete a 14-2 victory after 5 innings of play. A1 Elliott had 3 hits and 3 runs scored. Jim Gray had 2 hits, including a homerun, plus 2 runs and 3 RBI's. Gary Schmitt drove in 2 runs with 2 hits as did Bill Huff. Both players scored a run. Dave Sundby and John Michaels scored 2 runs each and drove in a run. Fireside Inn was led by Jeff Lehman, 2 for 3 and Bill Haak who hit a homerun. Old Bridge swept two five inning games from McHenry Hospital as they outhit the losers by 29 to 3 and outscored 30-4! Steve Major pitched a one- hitter in game one, which is an uncommon event in 12-inch softball. Major also hit 5 for 5 in the two games, with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's. John Connell went 2 for 3 in both contests with a double, triple and 3 runs. Frank Lorch had a perfect 3 for 3, with 2 runs in game one. Pat McQueeney went 4 for 6 in the games with a double, homerun and 5 runs scored. Don Prazak had 2 hits in each game with a double, triple and 5 RBI's. Matt Oik had 3 hits sfad a sacrifice, while John DeCiccio had 2 for 3 in game one. Pete Smith had a double and 2 sacrifice flies. Chris Wijas tripled and scored a run in game one. Jim Nichols, Fred Meyer, Bill Salmen and Dave Hatton hit safely for McHenry Hospital. GAME ONE McHenry Hospital 0 0 0 0 0-0 Old Bridge 5 0 2 8 x-15 GAME TWO Old Bridge 3 1 4 2 5-15 McHenry Hospital 0 0 2 0 1-3 Cork and Cleaver kept its hopes alive for second place as they swept two close two-run games from Robino Ladd. Doug Freund led the winners with 3 hits in game one in­ cluding a double and solo homerun in the fifth inning. In the fourth the Cork scored 5 runs on a walk to Chuck Marke, Cable's fielder's choice, Guy Hansen' walk, Habich's fielder's choice and then with two outs Tim Witteman and Norb Adams singled driving in one run each. Dennis Sum- mercamp doubled in 2 runs and Mark Hansen singled in the final run. Robino Ladd had 2 2-run innings. In the first Steve Drake and Ron Schmitt singled. John Little doubled in Drake and Gary Snell grounded out driving in Schmitt. In the sixth Schmitt hit safely followed by Little's triple and Dick Doherty's double. Jim Meeker added 2 hits and Chris Bennett went 3 for 4. Cork and Cleaver 0 0 0 5 1 0-6 Robino Ladd 2 0 0 0 0 2-4- In the second game Robino Ladd held a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the third but a six run rally, highlighted by a grand- slam homerun off Chuck Marke's bat, put Cork and Cleaver ahead to stay. Marke went 2 for 2 plus 2 walks with 4 RBI's. Joe Sanford had two hits as did Guy Hansen and Mark Hansen. Doug Freund drove in 3 runs with a double and sacrifice. Chris Bennett hit safely twice as did Dick Doherty. One of Doherty's hits was a long triple. Gary Snell hit a 2-run homer plus just missing a second homerun when a perfect throw nailed him at the plate. Snell had 5 RBI's along with the triple and homerun. Robino Ladd 0 141200-8 Cork & Cleaver 0 2 6 2 0 0 x-10 Standing after June 9: w 1 House of David 7 1 Cork and Cleaver 6 2 Rusty Nail 6 2 Old Bridge 4 4 The Chalet 3 5 Robino Ladd 3 5 Fireside Inn 2 5 McHenry Hospital 0 7 The biggest news this week is Robino Ladd's upset 7-4 over The House of David in game one of a doubleheader. The House rallied their forces to gain a split with a 13-5 win in game two. The Rusty Nail had the chance to move into a tie with the House as they whipped Cork and Cleaver 14-2 but fell in an extra innings second game 10-9. Both teams stay hot on the trail of first place House of David. Old Bridge won two big games versus The Chalet 18-9 and 14-2. For the winners it made 4 wins in a row while the slumping Chalet has now dropped 4 in succession. McHenry Hosptial lost game two of a doubleheader to Firesde Inn by a score of 9-2. However, the Hospital's defense is improving and their 1-0 lead after 3 innings shows much improvement over the beginning of the season. Game one is suspended after 4 innings with the score 9-1 in favor of Fireside. The game will be* completed before a single game scheduled on July 28 between the two teams. Doubleheaders this Wed­ nesday, June 16: House of David vs. Cork and Cleaver. Fireside Inn vs. The Chalet. Rusty Nail vs. McHenry Hospital. Robino Ladd vs. Old Bridge. This week's predictions see House of David taking two from Cork and Cleaver, but these could be a close game. Cork and Cleaver goes from hot to cold in the hitting department and this has cost them two games already. The House should be keyed up for this game as they always play better when they play against a first division team. The Chalet should rebound after 4 losses in a row and take two. Although the Fireside Inn has only a 2-5 record, pitcher Mike Reilly, 25 strikesouts so far this season, could make the difference. Also fielding, the Fireside's biggest nemesis, must be better to give the Inn a chance. Rusty Nail's powerful bats should make for JACKSON ASPHALT PAVING 0RDFR EARLY DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS BEAT THE ' ~ --"IP SEALING SPRINGTIME RU! tEPAIR CALL ANYTINL v *°RK Woodstock • 1-33&-4739 SUPERSTAR TROPHIES-Alderman Jack Pepping and Mayor Joseph Stanek examined the Bicentennial trophies which will be awarded in Superstar competition at Petersen Par£ daring dedication of the Park and the Bicentennial celebration on Sunday, July 4. There will be six age brackets with six trophies for each bracket; first, second and third trophies for male and female participants. STAFF PHOTO-BARB GILPIN ARE YOU A SUPERSTAR? If you think that you are, get in line for the City of McHenry's first "Superstars" competition which will be part of the Bicentennial celebration planned for the fourth of July in Petersen Park. Park com­ mittee chairman, Jack Pep­ ping, annouces that Superstars is open to men and women of all ages. No entry fees will be charged and participants may register by' completing the entry form in the sports section of the Plaindealer and bringing it into the City Clerk's office at the City Hall on Green street by Wednesday, June 30, 1976. Separate competition for men and women will take place in the following age brackets: 12 and under. 13 through 15. 16 through 18. 19 through 25. 26 through 39. 40 and over. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second, and third place finishers in each age bracket. Contestants will be able to select 8 of the following 10 events to compete in: 100 yard dash (50 yards for those over 40); 12 inch softball throw; free throw shooting; frisbee throw; 50 yard sack race; weight lifting; horseshoes; distance rim (once around the perimeter of the park; obstacle course; and golf chipping for accuracy. Points will be awarded on the basis of 10 points for first place, 9 points for second place, 8 points for third place etc. The "Super­ star" men and women who win each age bracket will be those with the highest cumulative point totals Tor eight events. Competition will start at 11 a.m. Superstars promises a great deal of enjoyment for specatators as well as par­ ticipants and should contribute to making this a memorable Bicentennial Fourth of July celebration. Mayor Stanek and our City officials are un­ derstandably anxious to show off McHenry's newest recreation facility, Petersen Park, and anticipate a large turnout for the festivities. Don't forget to mark July 4th as a "Don't miss date" on your calendar. SUPERSTARS ENTRY NAME:- ADDRESS:- TELEPHONE NUMBER AGE BRACKET (as of July 4,1976) - Please check one) 12 and under 13 through 15- 16 through 18- 19 through 25- 26 through 39- 40 and over- Male- Fe male- Events Selected: (select 8 events) 1.50-100 Yd. Dash 2. Softball Throw 3. Frisbee Throw 4. Freethrow Shooting 5. Sack Race 6. Weight Lifting 7. Horseshoes - 8. Distance Run - 9. Obstacle Course -10. Golf Chippling Signature- (Deliver entry form to City Clerks Office, City Hall, Green St., McHenry.) an easy double-win versus McHenry Hospital. But do not count the last place team to lay down and die this week; they are playing better ball these days. Robino Ladd was really up for last week's game versus the league leaders; the question is - will they be able to do it again this week versus an Old Bridge team which is finally putting it all together? Old Bridge is a tougher team than they were a year ago and after 3 close losses they have won 4 straight and pulled into fourth place. This doubleheader should be a tossup, but I will go with the Bridge. Pat Wirtz Did you know that softball got its start in Chicago in 1887? ORNAMENTAL IRON Railing-Columns Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural Frozen Pipe Thawing STEEL SALES ADAMS BROS. (Next to Gem Cleaners) 3006 W. Rte. 120 Phone: ^JjcIfenr^^^J85J)783 Pistakee Ladies Gqlf League The long drives of Pat Barber led her team to victory in last week's Best Ball Tournament. Betty Graham, Dorothy Ut- tebroeck and Jeanene Diana, besides hitting some beautiful shots, held the putts down to 11 to come in with a 42. Today's event was Team low net and again it was Pat Barbers team no. 1 finishing first with 144. Ethel Broderich team no. 2 came in second with 147. Ellen Leonard had low net of the day with a fabulous 27. In the foursome with Ellen, Audrey Lahr chipped in a dandy to Eagle no. 6. Arlyne Schulz came along later to duplicate the shot for her birdie. Pat Scheskie, another birdie shot on no. 7. Everyone is playing exceptionally well. Keep it up. Teams no. 6 and 7 are tied with 7 points and no. 4 is coming up fast with 61* points. Next week low putts. Get well wishes to Dorothy Lisk and Libby Johnson. We miss you.