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PAGE 6 - PLA1NDEALER-WKDNESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1976 Girls' Softball Team Concludes Fine Season Champions of the McHenry county league with a record of 10 wins against 2 defeats, the girls of the McHenry State Farm fast pitch traveling team collected another trophy for sponsor, Dennis Conway. Kneeling, left to right, are Mary Ellen King, Eileen Connell, Joyce Henning, Kathy Rogers, Roni Rogers. Kathy Barry, Debra Mahon and Barb Bielski. Standing are Coach Clark Bierman, Coach Jeff Bierman, Linda Lossman, Ellie Frost, Pat Stoffel, Lois Anderson, Manager Ron Bierman and sponsor Dennis Conway. The McHenry State Farm Insurance Fast Pitch Traveling girls' Softball team completed another highly successful season this past weekend with a •record of 15 wins and 4 losses. , Playing in the McHenry ; county league consisting of < teams from Cary, Marengo, \ Huntley and Richmond, they brought home to their sponsor a ' first place trophy with a record !i of 10 wins and only 2 losses. J The team was led in hitting by Ellie Frost with a .476 average and Mary Ellen King with a .457 average. The home run leader for the second consecutive year was Kathy Rogers with 6 horrters, followed by Pat Stoffel with 3 in her first year on the team. Lois Anderson did an out­ standing job pitching this year and Kathy Barry doing the catching had a great year playing very aggresive ball. The team entered a tour­ nament in Woodstock the week of Aug. 2 and came out second best on the final day losing to Woodstock Sunday afternoon for the championship, 11-5. These girls played a very fine calibre of ball for their town and not enough can be said fur the fine sportsmanship they showed all year. The manager of the team was Ron Bierman and coaches were Gark and Jeff Bierman. % AUTO RACING Louis Liptak, President of Team NSU, announced that Team NSU will run the "Young America orf Wheels' Grand Prix" on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Wisconsin State FAir Grounds, West Allis, Wisconsin. Ray Reimland of McHenry, will be at the wheel of a NSU Spyder for the H Production sports car race. Reimland, a winner of over 40 races, is searching for his fourth MCSCC Championship. HERE COME THE CLOWNS - It's always a big moment for children of all ages when the funsters make one of their several appearances during the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, the World's Largest coming to Crystal Lake Friday, Sept. 3, at Y.M.C.A. grounds, Manor road, south of Rt. 14, under the auspices of Y's Men's club. Performances are at4:30 and8 p.m. "MAKO SICA"...Such is what the Indians called this land...the wierdly beautiful spires, pinnacles and saw- toothed ridges forming the Badlands National Mon­ ument in South Dakota. ATTENTION MEN!! BOWLERS WANTED!! mmm ALSO INDIVIDUAL OPENINGS CALL 385-2520 McHenry Recreation 1216 N. RlflER RD„ McHENRY SKINDIVING, ANYONE? Pretty Janice Brown livens the seaside scene at Daytona Beach, Florida, as she emerges from the deep blue after a tour of nature's un­ derwater world. Janice says the speargun isn't for fish- hunting, only a means to ward off any over-friendly guys who might mistake her for an available mermaid. Fruit Sauces You can make delicious sauces from apples, cherries, cranber­ ries. peaches or rhubarb Serve applesauce or rhubarb sauce as a simple dessert. Cranberry sauce and applesauce are good with meats and poultry Cherry sauce and peach sauce make colorful toppings for icecream, puddings, sponge cake or angelfood cake EARL WALSH I Hear SPORTS EDITOR Just came home from a Sunday picnic at the beautiful home of Larry and Lynn Lund and family, high on the shores overlooking Pistakee Bay. It was a party where the Plaindealer family gathered for bratwurst, beer and boating. For some us it was just sit­ ting and watching the boats while engaged in friendly conversation. Of course, we took a little nourishment along the line of action. Wayne Gaylord was the chief cook. He knows his way around food like nobody does. Wayne's thin wife, Mary, says she "eats like a horse". Must be she runs like one, too, or she would have hung on some pounds long before now. There was a volleyball game in progress as we ambled toward our car to come home. Barb promoted the game, but as a volley bailer, she's a great tennis player. Millie was the cheerleader and promises a report for the sports page. LAKE REGION YMCA NEWS Second Annual YMCA Members Tennis Tournament All members are invited to participate. Men's singles tournament will begin at 6:30 on Tuesday, Aug. 24 and again on Wednesday, Aug. 25 if needed. Thursday, Aug. 26 will be scheduled for a rain day. Women's singles tournament will be the following week, Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and 2. Swim Classes Begin On August 23 New swim instruction classes conducted by the Lake Region YMCA will begin on Monday, Aug. 23. All summer classes are conducted in the clear, heated pool of the Lake Region YMCA on US Route 31, just south of Route 14. This two week session of instruction will meet on Monday through Friday for a total of ten days. There are classes for 6 month olds through 14 year old girls and boys. The National Progressive YMCA Aquatic Program is followed for all instructional classes. "Y" Day Campers Many boys and girls have already registered to attend the sixth two week (Monday- Friday) sessions of outdoor recreation and camping beginning Aug. 23. The cam­ pers' day begins at 9:15 a.m. and concludes at 3:45 p.m. Arrangements can be made to drop campers off earlier and picked up later. A nominal fee per period will be charged. Campers must be brought to the YMCA each day and picked up at the end of the day. Sports Collectors To Meet The Chicagoland Sports Collectors Association will hold their first Mini-convention meeting on Saturday, Aug. 21 at the Hillside Holiday Inn, located at Eisenhower and Wolf road. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sports collecting ranks third or fourth in collecting Hobbies. The Chicagoland Association had 310 members and there are thousands more collectors in the Chicagoland area. ONE OF BASEBALL'S TOP HOME RUN HITTERS IS THE N. Y. METS SLUGGER, WIVE KINSMAN THE TALL, AFFABLE FLY CHASER. WHO HAS THE LEVERAGE TO SLAM THE OLD . HORSE HIDE A COUNTRY MILE... ..WHEN HE GETS HIS PITCH/ KINGMAN, IN A GAME EARLY THIS SEASON, BLASTED A HOMER THAT TRAVELED 600 FEET"! AFTER ROCKETING OVER THE FENCE, IT LANDED ON SOMEBODY'S PORCH, SOME DISTANCE FROM THE BALL PARK[ ~» BEFORE COMING TO M THE BIG APPLE", DAVE SPENT A FEW SEASONS IN A S.F. GIANTS' UNIFORM, WHERE HIS MOMENTS OF GLOR/ WERE FEW, HIS STRIKEOUTS FREQUENT. V.F.W. STEAK FRY WED. - AUG. 18 ONE POUND STEAK $*oo LIVE ENTERTAINMENT STARTS AT 9:00 PM VFW CLUBHOUSE 3002 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, III. il i McHenry Area I 12-Inch Softball I 'Twas a perfect day, weatherwise and otherwise. Bob O'Neill, who knows the Chicago Bears players, told us last week that if they could beat the Baltimore Colts Saturday night it would be a big boost for games to come. „ Bob has attended practice /sessions and sees a complete turn around in team spirit this year. Chicago needs a winner. As you know, the Bears put the bear-hug on the Colts and kept them from trotting around much. As a young boy, we often heard -- "If your neighbor's house is on fire, take oare of your own". V It wasn't 'til we grew up that we learhGd there is a wide scope of meaning to the old saying. * HO-HO! The note says, "You have been recommended by Roland Herrmann of McHenry, II. Enclosed is an application to join the Bald-Headed Men of America. Thanks. It isn't every day we get a chance like that. IN 'TS. HE HIT 36 H6MERS BUT WHIFFED 153 TIMES' Regular meal planning pro vides an opportunity to serve meals that nave flavor, interest, variety in color, and texture con­ trast. Consider the dinner meat first, then build around the main dish for lunch. Fit in the dinner and luncheon vegetables ahd salads. Next, plan breakfasts and then decide on desserts. Championship Series To Begin Tuesday Rusty Nail and House of David will meet for the 1976 playoff championships. Both teams won that right by sweeping two games straight from their opponents in the semifinals. Rusty Nail, thte 1976 first place finisher, beat The Chalet by scores of 12-6 and 12- 5. The House of David won two versus Old Bridge by scores of 11-6 and 15-0. Because of a 16- inch playoff game on Monday evening the first game of the 12- inch finals will be on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The second 7 inning game will be played on Wed­ nesday, Aug. 18. If the best 2 out of 3 finals goes a third game the date is set for Thursday, Aug. 26. All games begin at 6:30 p.m. behind West campus just below the North parking lot. With two teams fighting it out in the best 2 of 3 series, let's take a look at the records. During the regular season Rusty Nail took one of three from the second place House of David. In their first meeting the House came from behind and turned a close game into a rout, winning 27-15. In the doubleheader the House took a 12-5 decision in game one but dropped the nightcap by a score of 10-5. Rusty Nail's potent offense so far in the playoffs has ac­ counted for 24 runs and 35 hits in just two games. House of Old Bridge Connell, John Connell ,Gary McQueeney, ^Ik.JVfcaO,; Lorch, Frank DeCiccio, John Zahn, Bill Felde, Chris Smith, Pete David likewise has been strong scoring 26 runs on 23 hits. But there has been one significant difference in the two semifinal series games. The Nail won two games almost entirely on their own strong hitting while the House, with the help of 18 Old Bridge errors and 5 base on balls, may not have won so handily without the extra help from the Bridge. At any rate the championship series should be a fine display of twelve inch Softball, and this writer predicts the winner of game one to win in three games! House Of David Easy Victor In what turned out to be the final game of the series the Old Bridge defense fell apart as 8 errors helped let in a flood of 15 House of David runs. Mean­ while on offense the Bridge could muster only six singles in a dismal showing at the plate. The House had only seven more . > Haw^, hits than their opponents ' but 1 PrafcaH„P.Qip when the Bridge made an error the House always capitalized. As the innings wore down the Bridge collapsed. In the fourth inning alone, with the score only 6-0, two errors and a walk accounted for 3 more House runs. Meanwhile the Old Bridge players who did manage to become baserunners were doubled up twice after flyouts. In fact of the seven Old Bridge baserunners only two made it to second base with not one runner making it to third! House of David scored their first run in the initial inning as Tom Les led off with a grounder to short. An error put him on first and after Ron Miller forced Les at second, Joe Dehn singled. Miller was on third with Mark Bentz the next batter and he singled to give the House what proved to be the only run they needed. Old Bridge went three up, three down with the score 1-0 after one inning. Greg Freund, who pitched the first shutout in playoff history, singled to lead off the second. Paul Rogers walked followed by Gene Hester's two base hit which drove in Freund and Rogers. Old Bridge in the second had two singles in a row by Frank Lorch and John DeCiccio after two were out. The next batter grounded to shortcenter to end the Bridge threat, the score 3-0. In the third Ron Miller singled to lead off for the House. Joe Dehn hit a high pop to right which bounced over the rightfielder's head for a homerun. After Bentz grounded out Tim Althoff singled, Greg Freund singled and. Paul Rogers' sacrifice pop fly scored Althoff. The Bridge's Chris Felde singled to open the bottom of the third. Pete Smith flew out to left and Joe Dehn threw Felde out at second at­ tempting to advance after the catch. The score was 6-0 after three innings. In the fourth the House scored 3 runs on no hits, 2 errors and a walk. Steve George reached third base on an infield error. Ron Miller walked followed by Tom Les' ground out to second scoring George. Joe Dehn hit a routine fly to right which was dropped, and two more runs scored. Hawk McQueeney reached base for the Old Bridge in the bottom of the fourth. An infield error, the only miscue of the game by House of David, put McQueeney on first. Don Prazak, who went hitless in the two game series, flewout deep to center advancing the runner to second. Matt Oik grounded out to the pitcher to end the fourth, score 9-0. The Old Bridge put another House runner on base in the fifth as Paul Rogers reached second^ an infield error. Gene Hester singled to drive in Rogers. Frank Lorch opened the bottom of the inning with a single but was forced at second when John DeCiccio hit into a double play. Score 10-0. Four House of David runners scored in the sixth. Tom Les reached base on an error, Ron Miller singled and Joe Dehn doubled both runners across the plate. Tim Althoff singled in Dehn and later scored on a deep foul flyout, Greg Freund with the RBI Old Bridge went down in order, 1-2-3, with the score 14- 0 after six innings. The final inning saw one more House of David runner score, giving them at least one run per inning. Steve George hit a double, Ron Miller walked, and Joe Dehn's grounder went for an error scoring George. For the Bridge, Matt Oik's 2 out single was the final gasp. The next batter, Frank Lorch, grounded to the pitcher to end the season for Old Bridge. Final score 15-0. House of David AB R H RBI Les, Tom 5 1 0 1 Miller, Ron 3 4 2 0 Dehn,Joe 5 3 3 4 Bentz, Mark 5 0 1 1 Althoff, Tim 4 2 2 1 Freund, Greg 4 1 2 1 Rogers, Paul 3 2 0 1 Hester, Gene 4 0 2 3 Merkel, Pete 4 0 0 0 George, Steve 4 2 1 0 41 15 13 12 AB R H RBI 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 I-.M? Q».(- o I , , a , . A 0 3 2 2 2 2 26 against the wind to clear the bases. Score Rusty Nail 7, The Chalet coming to ba^ The Chalet's first three batters hit safely but one runner was cut down , at the plate when he msssed the hold sign./Twig Miller led of£ witha single and went to third on Paul Adam's double. Terry Reilly singled, scoring Miller but Adams was thrown* o*it, ^t home. The next twf> betters popped out leaving; Re^y stranded with the score -7-1, . Rusty Nail power, bitters Dave Sundby and Ra^dy Thiel were the first two batters in the second. Sundby doubled and Thiel blasted his., second homerun to deep right. Jirn Lay reached base on an infield error but was thrown out at second attempting to advance after the ball scooted into the putfield. Jim Gray went down swinging and Len Ackermann flew out, score 9-1. ; Vic Freund and Dan Stanowski both singled) to lead off in the bottom of the#econd. However the next three batters popped out in the infiel^to end the inning. The Najlj did likewise in the top of the third as Dennis and Leon Schmitt both singled but were left on the bases, unable to score. The Chaelt scored two runs in the third, narrowing the Nail's lead to six runs. Terry Reilly and Don Harris hit bacfcAo back homeruns after two ouU,. But Randy Thiel hit onevjTioife for the Nail in the top of tbeXourth. It was his third in the game, fourth in the §emifinals, arid fourth ina row dVp? tMf> games. The only hit lit the trinfhg made it 10-3. Vic Freund was again a baserunner in the fourth as his leadoff double went for nought as the next three Chalet battel's flew out. The Nail scored one more in the fifth ,whepi Dennis Schmitt's long drive to center just missed being caught. Just Vof ffte falling off the gl Chalet's Terry Reilly, Schmitt had an easy homerun. "That was w i t h t w o o u t s . T h e t W o batters, Sowers and LeWi! Sch­ mitt singles but A1 EHidtt tndtd the inning, score 11-3."' ' In the sixth the Chalet s^oi^d their final two runs. Rogfer Ludwig singled, Vic FretWd doubled and Marty Sobczak hit a deep drive to left which witht for a triple, scoring two ruhs, again closing the score to Sfx. The Nail came back in the fast inning with one last insurance run. Dennis Schmitt singled and advanced to second on a flyout. Schmitt scored on his brother's bas? hit which moved the score to 12-5, the final. \alet made oAe last ry R^Hl^d^ff^^n grourided out aS The Chalet ended their 1976 season. ari/tl Hiarris S JACKSON ASPHALT PAVING DRIVEWAYS iif.ru EES PARKING LOTS PUT THAT NFW "^£LACKT0P SEALING DRIVEWAY IN BEFORE^. REPAIR THE SNOW FLIES! \ WORK CALL ANYTIME Woodstock - 1-338-4739 0 6 0 Doubles: Dehn; Hester; George. Triples: none. Homeruns: Dehn. Sacrifice hits: none. Base on balls: (by Connell) Miller (2); Rogers; (by Freund) none. House of David 123 314 1 - 15 Old Bridge 000 000 0 - 0 Rusty Nail Wins Rusty Nail moved into the finlas as they won 12-5 over the Chalet. Simply outclassing their opponents the Nail scored 7 runs in the first inning and then only had to play even the rest of the way. Rusty Nail had 19 hits, including 6 homeruns with Randy Thiel providing 3 long shots himself. All but one starter had at least one hit and the bottom three batters combined for fthits in 11 at bats. The Chalet had 13 hits in­ cluding 7 extra base hits, with 2 homeruns, 1 triple and 4 doubles. However seven run­ ners were left in scoring position during the ball game and again that key hit with runners on second or third failed to materialize. Com­ paring the bottom three men in the lineup with Rusty Nail's - the Nail outhit The Chalet 8 to 1, plus 5 RBI's and 3 runs scored to none for The Chalet. Rusty Nail's seven run inning started with A1 Elliott's ground out to short and ended with Elliott's grounder to third. In between everyone batted ac­ counting for 7 runs, with 3 homeruns, l double, 2 singles and 2 walks. Dave Sundby hit the first homerun, a ball which looked foul to rightfielder Vic Freund but hit right on the line. Randy Thiel followed with his first homerun of the game to rightcenter. Jim Lay hit a' double and Jim Gray moved him to third with a base hit Lien Ackermann drew a walk to load the bases and Greg Johnson hit a 2 run single. Dennis Schmitt grounded out with a run paring, on the play. Charlies SoWferii then powered a line shot to left Rusty Nail Elliott, A1 Sundby, Dave Thiel, Randy Lay, Jim Gray, Jim Miller, Gary Ackermann, Len Johnson, Greg Jones, Larry Schmitt, Dennis Sowers, Charly Schmitt, Leon AB R H «£I 5 0 1 ., 0 5 2 2 4 3 3 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 Q 3 * 1 1 0 ) 0 ! 4 ;8t. 3r> 4 II,; 3,. 3 . 1 < 4 , 0 .. o > 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 --RRRR- 40 12 19 12 The Chalet AB R H RBI Miller, Twig 4 1 2 0 Adams, Paul 3 0 1 0 Reilly, Terry 4 1 3 2 Harris, Don 4 1 . 1 1 Ludwig, Roger 3 1 1 0 Freund, Vic 3 I 3 0 Stanowski, Dan 3 0 1 0 Sobczak, Marty 3 0 1 2 Snell, Dale 0 0. 0 G . Q . i 0 Freund, Bob - • 1 0. 0 G . Q . i 0 Franklin, Ray 2 OoOl/ 0 Wirtz, Pat 3 0 0 0 33 6, IT 5 Doubles: Sundby; Lay; Adams; Reilly; V. Freund K2). Triples: Sobczak. Homeruns: Sundby; Thiel (3); D. Schmitt; Sowers; Reilly; Harris. Sacrifice hits: none. Base on balls: (by Wirtz) Ackermann; L. Schmitt; (by Lay) Adams. Rusty Nail 720 HQ il - 12 The Chalet 102 002 0 • 5 BONSAI FESTIVAL The eighteenth consecutive Midwest Bonsai Festival will open Friday, Aug. 20, and run through Sunday, Aug. 22. D. Hill nursery will host hundreds of Bonsai, hobbyists and thousands of others who wish to learp wore about this ancient Japanese art form in which trees are grown in decorative small containers. This yearly event is held at Hill's spacious gardens located on the nor­ thwest corner of Routes 31 and 72 in Dundee. ORNAMENTAL IRON Railing-Columns Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural Frozen Pipe Thawing STEED SALES ADAMS BROS (Next tn n«m Cleaners, 3006 W. Rte. 120 Phone: ^^Mcltonw^- 385-0783^ FORMAL WEAR RENTALS for ALL OCCASIONS RTRNKM ^21^^Greei^