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r Without breaking stride, many of the 171 entrants in the McHenry marathon attempted to run while W J ^ -m^m drinking a cup of water handed to them near the halfway mark of the race. The hot weather and high I humidity made the small cup of water very precious to most of the runners. Some drank it.... Others •• showered with it.... But most of the runners spilled it. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD PAGE < - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. JULY . 1»78 A new course record was set at Tuesday's running of the McHenry marathon, as the largest group of participants ever started the 7-mile race. Joe Paul of Des Plaines, negotiatedfhe 7-mile course in a time of 36 minutes, 43 seconds to establish a new marathon record. Of the record number of 171 participants who started the race, 163 ran the entire 7-mile course. Participants were from all parts of Northern Illinois and Wisonsin, with one runner hailing from Lebanon in the Middle East The results of the race, with the first three finishers in each division listed, are as follows Junior High Boys 3'*-MiJes Jim Lane, Crystal Lake. 22:00 Jay Jackson. Johnsburg. 23 40 Scott Propeck, Woodstock, 23 47 Junior High Girls 3«'2-Miles Beth Baczkowski. McHenry, 28:01 Sandv Falkenberg. fcrvstal Lake. 28 31 Tracy Smith. Fox Valley, 30 00 Frosh-Soph. Boys Randy Cullen, Plattsville, Wis.. 41:07 Barry Flesh. Plattsville. Wis , 45:27 Kevin Schendal, Crystal Lake, 47 41 Frosh-Soph. Girls Tammi Long. Crystal Lake, 53:22. Mary Bazan. Wonder Lake. 67 18 Junior-Senior. Boys Doug Hirschberg, Hoffman Estates, 39:34 Greg Yonke, Woodstock. 41 40 Jeff Nolin, Crystal Lake. 43 17 Junior-Senior, Girls Lesley Jones. Woodstock, 60:06. ^ Lori Cox, Geneva, 60:40. Cris Mathews, Geneva, 70:30. 18-24. Men Joe Paul, Des Plaines. 36:43 (New Course record). John Mclnerney, McHenry, 37:41 Andy Oakley, McHenry, 38:33. 18-24, Women Debbie Schabow, McHenry, 56:05 Marj Boyer, McHenry, 58:37 Jayne McMillan. Wonder Lake. 67:38 25-29, Men Glen Lyle. Elgin, 39:53 Gary Benson, Rolling Meadows, 47:45. Bruce Reid, Chicago. 51:22 25-29, Women Bobbie Hall, Wonder Lake. 50:04 Kathy Kemp. DeKalb, 50:19. Maxine Appel, Arlington Heights. 58 47 30-39. Men Jack Kloepfer, Crystal Lake, 41:36 • Jim Heil, Crystal Lake, 46:44 Jim Swift. Hoffman Estates. 47:00 30-39, Women's Mary Mullen, Buffalo Grove. 56:03. Darlene LeCrone, Harvard. 72.36 Valerie McCarthey, Crystal Lake. 80 50 40 and over. Men Dick Kloepfer, Crystal I^ake. 40:39 Les Bergquest, Crystal Lake. 45 41 Lloyd Bradley. Wonder Lake. 46 00 40 and over. Women Karen Pepping. McHenrv, 65:26 Jean Thurow, Woodstock, 72 36. B J Jones, Woodstock, 84 28. F'recious msmmm EARL WALSH' So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR a friendly place even if it is Cub country They are planning on putting up a Sox banner just to make some of us feel more at home As Junior Freund drove past our house, he tooted his horn, waved and flashed a smile that may have been a laugh 1 got the message Like all the rest, he was giving me the business of "What's the matter with your White Sox° I'll tell you what's wrong They should have stayed in their Sarasota training camp all year and prepared for next season Of course, they may snap out of it as they did once before this season They will When a team hits a slump, everything goes wrong Pit tfiers don t pitch and hitters don't hit What pulls my cork is when outfielders fail to yell "I got it as two of them miss the ball Then when they pick up the blfR and throw behind the / runner to the wrong base. I flip Those dumb mistakes don t happen to the White Sox alone There are others Slumps have followed teams for years, then fade away with a few long base hits Any time now will be just fine with me Josie Smith brought me a baseball picture puzzle that is a doozy It isn't one that can be reproduced here, but will provide a lot of fun Just read about a fellow who has given hens a treatment that makes them lay two eggs, a day They can't stray far ffom the nest Nothing better than a couple of fried egges for breakfast, but the spoil sport who started all this noise about cholesterol has put a serious crimp in our diet If Grandma had a hen that laid those little eggs we buy in the store today, she would put its head on the chopping block and have fried chicken for dinner No. sir! They didn't mess around with my Grandma That O'Brewery restaurant is Local Youngsters In First Rounii Of Competition In Mr. Peanut Target Tennis Saw a sign that read Stop Smoking And Weight What was that, again"' Lost More than 100 local girls and boys. 16 and under, will be among the nearly 750,000 youngsters expected to com pete this summer in the nationwide Mr Peanut Target Tennis competition First round action for youngsters will be held July 27 'July 28 rain date > at 8:00 am at McHenry High West courts, according to Gary Gray Winners in each of the three age groups 12 and under, 14 and under and 16 and under of all first round events will be eligible for district play-offs in Chicago Winners from this district play off will advance to regional play-offs in Chicago Then, if luck is still with any of these local youngsters, thev SOFT • WATER s6" RENTAL No installation charge NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phone call can answer any questions per month RENT Ai_ PHONE 312-259-3393 SOFT R«nt-o-Soft, a division of the Arlington Soft Water Company, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 Serving McHenry Area will continue to progress to the national Mr Peanut Target Tennis competit ion held in conjunction with the World A NEW RECORD-as Joe Paul of Des Plaines crosses the finish line at the end of the McHenry Marathon as Don Seaton of McHenry checks Paul's time on his stopwatch. The 21-year-old Des Plaines man completed the 7-mile course in 36 minutes, 43 seconds, a new course record. He finished almost a minute ahead the second finisher John Mclnerney of McHenry. Andy Oakley of McHenry finished third. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Team Ten pionship pla in is league cham aV-offs Parent permission slips must be signed and turned in at time of tourney Slips can be picked up at McHenry West main office Additional information about the local Mr Peanut Target Tennis competit ion can be obtained by cal l ing Gary Gray at 385 8268 * * * * Our Advice: There's no magic in accomplish­ ing worthwhile things. MENS 16" SOFTBALL Standings w 1 Hautzinger 8 1 Fox Hole 8 2 Old Bridge 7 ' 2 Johnsburg 7 3 Hiller's 4 5 Coppermine 3 6 Town Pump 1 9 Sunnyside 0 10 Fox Hole Handles Sunnyside Inn Fox Hole scored 2 runs in the second inning and added 4 runs in each of the next three innings /Shutter HuT\ r Window and Wall Decor ^ SAVE 20% K1RSCH WOVEN WOODS 1815) 344-1888 RTE. 12 No. of 120 V0L0, ILL. to easily defeat Sunnyside Inn 14-2, in Tuesday's first game in the McHenry Men's 16-Inch Softball league Marty Conway paced the Fox Hole attack with a perfect 4 for 4 night, with 2 runs scored and 3 RBI's Twig Miller added 3 singles, scoring all 3 times he reached base Dick Kazlausky added 3 RBI's for the second place Fox Hole, whose record now stands at 8 wins, 2 losses For Sunnyside, Pat Hegberg had 2 hits in 2 at bats Mike Hegberg scored a run and Steve Farley had an RBI single Fox Hole r 0 2 4 4 4 0 x -14 Sunnyside r 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 DODGE PLUMBING & HEATING, INC. IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE Johnsburg Keats Town Pump Johnsburg Tavern broke open a tight game with 4 runs in the sixth inning and added 6 in the seventh inning to defeat Town Pump, 13-2, in Tuesday night's second game Johnsburg's record now stands at 7 wins, 3 losses, while Town Pump drops to 1 win in 10 games Mark Bentz led Johnsburg with 2 hits in 4 at bats, including a double. 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's Jim Meyers added 2 hits and 2 RBI's as did Phil Oeffling Don Bentz and Tom Spasojevich had 2 hits and Tom Oeffling drove in 2 runs For Town Pump, Mike Mortenson had a perfect 3 for 3 night Johnsburg r 2 0 0 1 0 4 6 -13 Town Pump r 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 I'pcoming Games Tuesday, July 25, the first game matches first place Hautzinger with second place Old Bridge. Hautzinger won the first meeting between the two clubs by one run Hautzinger needs a win to stay in first palce and Old Bridge will be trying to avenge that early season loss The second game Tuesday will be Johnsburg Tavern vs Sunnyside Large-Eyed Needle It may be hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but it's easy for him to get on the board of trustees of his church. -Gosport, Pensacola. THE LUMBERYJi HOME CENTER OPENING SAT. JULY 22 ! ! ! Brood ForA^oor Complete Do-It Yourself Center with step by step instructions by troined Professionals! Complete '"ventory Q, tovmg Pr'ces! OPEN 7 DAYS M0N.FRI. 7 to 6, SAT. 7 to 5 SUNDAYS 8 to 1 4031 DAYTON, MC HENRY, IL (815)344 2883 (3 miles S. of McHenry on Rte. 31) ) KILLS