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PAGE • - PLA1NDEALER - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER «, lt78 Baseball Cards To Come Alive At Expo Baseball cards will appear to come alive with the ap pearances of such baseball greats as Ernie Banks, Billy Pierce, Andy Pafko, Johnny Miie, and Ryne Duren at the Sixth Annual Baseball Nostalgia Expo. September 8, 9 and 10, at the Hillside Holiday Inn Nearly 100 collectors and dealers from across the country will gather at the Expo to exhibit, buy, sell and trade thousands of sports cards, autographs, publications, uniforms, and other types of sports memorabilia Baseball Nostalgia Expo will be open to the public from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, Sep­ tember 8. 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, September 9 and 9 a m to 5 p.m., Sunday, Sep­ tember 10. Final Regulation On Steel Shot For *78 "EARL WALSH" So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR Waterfowl hunters using shotguns of gauges other than 12-gauge will still be permitted to use lead shot in steel zones during the hunting seasons beginning this fall The exception, which is for one year only, was published as final rulemaking in the June 29, 1978. Federal Register by In­ terior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service This exception would be terminated by a proposed ruling for waterfowl hunting seasons beginning in 1979 The proposed ruling, also published in the June 29. 1978. Federal Register, would require non toxic shot in all gauges in zones designated for steel shot Glad to see Dick Rabbitt's "On The Sideline" column back on the sports page as the athletic program resumes at McHenrv High Dick is on the ground floor to pick up news of high school sports and not much escapes those Irish eyes It took a release all the way from New York to, let us know that John Busscher shot a hole- in-one at McHenry Country Club and is eligible to win a trip to Scotland If you win the trip, John, take "Scotty" Thomas with you. In Men's 16-Inch Playoffs Four Teams Reach Semi-Finals The top four teams in the McHenry Men's 16-Inch soft ball league swept their opening round playoff games to ad vance to the semifinals of the championship series Fox Hole, Old Bridge. Hautzinger, and Johnsburg tavern, first through fourth, respectively. in league play this year, won the first two games of the best of three playoff against their second division opponents Starting Tuesday. Sept. 5, Fox Hole meets Johnsburg and Old Bridge meets Hautzinger, as the semi-finals begin Both series will again be best of three and will continue on Thursday night and next Tuesday if needed Johnsburg Mauls Sunnyside Inn Johnsburg Tavern mauled Sunnyside Inn 20-1 in five in­ nings. in the first game Aug 29 It was the sixteenth straight loss for Sunnyside. who did not win a game the entire season With the score 8-1 after four innings, Johnsburg erupted for 12 runs in the top half of the fifth, to put the game out of reach Pitcher Jim Meyers led Johnsburg with 3 hits in 4 at bats, including a triple Meyers drove in 2 runs and scored 3 times Don Bentz was also 3 for 4, scoring twice and driving in a pair of runs Myron Bentz had 2 hits, one of which was a double Bentz drove in 3 runs Wayne Hiller, Phil Oeffling, Tom Spasojevich and Wayne Frantz all had two hits for the winners, with Oeffling driving in 2 runs and scoring 3 times For Sunnyside. a lack of offense forecasted their doom The Inn managed only 3 hits in the losing effort Hautzinger Rolls Past Town Pump Hautzinger broke open a clese game with a 5-run fourth inning and went on to defeat Town Pump 13-4. in the second game Aug 29 The loss eliminated Town Pump from the playoffs and advanced Hautzinger to the second round Vem Peterson was the big W* ol Century il Corm R«ol IfK or* to pr»»*r>< you with our wr*ok ly wri*i o4 imformoti** l*#l Katerto Articl**. - anything roolly How ObOu' tho o>r «»• breathe' Althoog* '»C«ntly I food where o service 4'otton :uwas now ehorgmg 25« for pot •^mg air in tires f a' Century 21 CARE Real '^sta'e do oMer somothmg 'tree * A free estimo'e of current ' market value of your home t It s free and you shootd 'know today it* worth Pof H*- '.swrance reasons in ca» »tron*f»r or |ust knO**SJ £ without pressure is worth O * whole lot to you Our "N«fgh- r borhood Professionals r* Of J FfcR A Free Marke' Anqly*'* * You owe us Nothip^ Phone 344 I03J J WE RE HERE FOR YOU CARE REAL ESTATE INC. Phone •15-344-1033 3717 W. ilm (Across from Jowol) IL. gun for Hautzinger Peterson had 2 hits, good for 3 RBI's and 2 runs scored Jerry Brodin had 3 hits in 4 trips, reaching base all four times He scored once and drove in a run Ron Wisnewski. who finished second in the batting race this year, had 3 singles in four trips For Town Pump, Dave Krueger and Rich Karjewski had 2 hits each in 3 trips to the plate Old Bridge Squeezes Past Coppermine The Old Bridge Softball club struggled past Coppermine in last Thursday's first game, winning 8-6 The win, coupled with last week's 9-8 Old Bridge win. dropped the Coppermine from the playoffs and advanced second place Old Bridge to the semi-finals against Hautzinger Rick Wakitsch led Old Bridge with 2 hits in 4 at bats, good for 3 RBI's and a run scored Doug Freund had 2 hits, scoring once and Tim Althoff continued his hot hitting with 2 for 3, including a double off the fence in left. Chuck Marke paced Cop permine with 2 hits in 3 trips, one of which was a triple He scored twice and knocked in a run Mark Hansen added 2 hits for the losers, one of which was a hit misplayed by Bridge right fielder Joe Dehn which went for a triple. Fox Hole Dumps Hiller Construction First place Fox Hole had no trouble eliminating Hiller Construction from the playoffs as they trounced the fifth place team 13-2. to sweep their two game series Fox Hole continued to hit the ball well, pounding out seventeen hits in the contest Twig Miller paced the win­ ners with 4 hits in 5 at bats, one of which was a homerun to lead off the game He added another RBI later in the contest Dick Meyers added 3 hits in 4 trips, a double and 3 runs scored Denny Smith had 2 for 3, scoring 3 times, while Steve Lane had 3 for 4 with a triple, double, and single good for 2 runs scored and an RBI Tom Hurkes added 2 hits for the winners For Hiller's, Norm Schueler came off the bench to get 2 hits, and drive in both of Hiller's runs Pete Blackburn added a pair of hits and a run scored Player of the Week Fox Hole's Twig Miller is this week's player of the week. Twig had 4 hits in 5 at bats against Hiller's and reached base all five times One of his hits was a homer, and he drove in another run with a single. Upcoming Games The second round of the playoffs begins this week. Tuesday, Sept. 5, Fox Hole meets Johnsburg tavern in the first game, while Old Bridge meets Hautzinger in game two Fox Hole won both games against Johnsburg during the regular season, one of which was a rout The advantage of being the home team will also help Fox Hole. Johnsburg has been playing well of late, and will be out to avenge the two regular season losses Old Bridge and Hautzinger figures to be a close game. Hautzinger won the first meeting of the year between the two clubs and Old Bridge took game two. Neither team scores a lot of runs consistently, and the home team advantage may be the added plus Old Bridge will need The games start at 7:30 p.m at the VFW Whites Rally To Win Annual Soap Bowl 14 -13 Each •#•»€• Independently owned and operated By Dick Rabbitt Trailing 13-0 late in the game, the Whites, with Pete Prust at the helm, rallied for two touch­ downs and won the annual Soap Bowl game by the score 14-13 Until that time, the Blacks, with Tim Sabatka calling the signals, had jumped out to an early lead With no kickoffs in the game, the Blacks took the ball on their own 30-yard line and marched down the field for a quick score Tony Sroka and Jeff Vickery carrying the mail and Sabatka s pin-point passing to Ken Hoff paved the way Sabatka s 21-yard pass to Hoff was good for the touch­ down. and Mike Mroz booted the extra point That touchdown and extra point was the only scoring in the first twenty minutes of the controlled contest Early in the second half, the same combination, Sabatka to Hoff, was good for another touchdown, this time a 9-yard pass The point-after was no good and the score was Blacks 13, Whites 0 A shoret time later, the A-l HEARING AID REPAIR SERVICE Free loaners Complete Service on all Makes Custom Earmolds 30 Day Trial on New Aids HOME SERVICE FOR SHUT-INS I TRY BEFORE YOU BUYi Moico Oticon Radio Eor Oualitone Audiotone Telex Sono Tone Custom Made All in the Ear Models SERVICE CENTER WED'S 1:00 to 5:00 OTHER HOURS BY APPT. 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MAIN 392 4750 Black's fumbled on the 4-yard line to snuff out a rally The team was divided by the coaches prior to the contest in an effort to balance both teams Starting on the four, the Whites put on a 96-yard march, with Prust going over from the five, and the point after failed, to make the score 13-6 With just under three minutes left in the contest, fullback Mark V'ogt brought the crowd to its feet, when he scampered 80 yards for a touchdown Prust s pass to Greg Mroz was good for the extra point and the White's left the field a winner. 14-13 The Warriors showed some promise Coach Day has some fine running running backs Mark V'ogt picked up 153 yards in 13 carries Newcomer Jeff Vickery has some speed and knows ho* to use his blockers Tony Sroka gained 58 yards in 6 carries Fullback Jim Wilson was another bright spot in the attack The Warriors have two capable field generals Senior Pete Prust ran for 31 yards and hit 5 of 20 passes for 45 yards Junior Tim Sabatka had his receivers open all night and hit 11 of 16 for 127 yards Although thin in the line, the men up front showed some promise Ed Walker, Jim Althoff, Ed Hughes, Mark Betancourt, Dave Lundborg and Mike Mroz gave a good account of themselves Coach Day has an adequate supply of receivers Ken Hoff. Tim and Jim Frantz, Chris Nowell, Tim Zeller, Doug Meyer and Greg Mroz just to name a few If the Warriors can stay away from injuries, especially in the line, it could be an interesting season We will know soon enough when the season opens Friday night Warning A Friend "I'd like to bring Stewart home to dinner torugkt," the husband told his wife over the telephone "Dinner tonight'" she screamed "You're crazy The cook just left, I've got the flu, the baby's cutting teeth, the air con­ ditioner is broken and the grocery store has cut off our credit " "I knou all that, "the husband replied "But Stewart is thinking about getting mamed and I want him to see what home life is all about He ll caddy for you and show you around. Saw the "Warner Girls" at the Bacon shin-dig last weekend and enjoyed a visit. Their father. Walter, came up from Elgin to play baseball for the Dick Walsh team and made many friends in the area He not only made a friend of one of Mcllenry's dearest girls, Irene Frisby, he made her his partner for life The girls are going to give their counsin, Leone Lawrence, some old time pictures of McHenry teams for iden­ tification of players That we will enjoy. Even before the regular football season opens for the pros, sack the quarterback is the name of the game. At least three of them are out of com­ mission. If a passer isn't a super scrambler, he had better get in the pocket and stay there. As the baseball season moves into the final month, the second guessers are busier than the managers I do a bit of it myself We fans go through all that anxiety while the managers get paid to call the shots Something new has been added The Fox Hole served me a big cookie with a SOX design. Alvina got one with CUBS. As if I don't have enough trouble My cookie had a beautiful shamrock colored design Hers was an ugly color Grubby! September is just a flip of the calendar away. So is the Labor Day holiday. With a Thursday deadline, this has to be turned in before the busy weekend when a fellow might pick up a few juicy items to write about. PICKUPS: Everybody should learn to drive a car. especially the person behind the wheel When a father had a boy in college, a friend asked him. "Is he going to become a doctor, engineer or a lawyer when he finished college? The father shook his head sadly and replied slowly, "I really don't know Right now the big question is this -- is he going to become a sophomore"" The husband was telling a friend, "I want to take a trip around the world but my wife wants to go some place else." Famous last words But I had the right-of-way * * * * A new broom won't sweep clean unless some­ one uses it. Notice Sports Picture Since previous notices (star ting last fall) have not been noted, this will be run from time to time. Being unable to use the many group pictures sent in, a decision was made to discon tinue all league groups except championship teams. Pictures takes by our staff photographers of athletes on the high school level will be selected as to their importan ce. Individual pictures of various sports will be appraised as to their newsworthy value and available space. It was a flood of group pic tures last year that made this decision by the management necessary •»« % ̂ •* * lira SAFE-STANDING UP--Rick Wakitsch of the Old Bridge softball club goes into second base safely with a double, during action in the 12-Inch championship playoffs final game. Tim Whitman of King's Row received the throw too late from the outfield and could not apply the tag before Wakitsch reached the base. The Old Bridge swept the three game series to capture the 12-lnch crown, in addition to the league championship they had already won. They finished the regular season and playoffs with a record of 26 wins, 0 losses. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Area 12-Inch League Lists 1978 Offensive Leaders Steve Rohrer Wins Batting Title Steve Rohrer was crowned the 1978 batting champion of the McHenry 12-Inch league. Rohrer. who caught for the championship Old Bridge Softball club, led the league with a 655 batting average, going 38 for 58. The next closest batter was Joe Dehn. who finished at 602. Dehn and Rick Wakitsch, who tied with King's Row star Chuck Marke at 584, teamed with Rohrer on the undefeated Bridge team Vinnie Freund. a catcher on the second place Raymond's Johnsburg Bowl roster, finished in the number five spot with a 547 average Doug Freund of Old Bridge and Twig Miller of Rusty Nail, both leadoff batters for their respective teams, tied for sixth with identical 543 averages Ron Miller of Old Bridge was just 003 points behind his brother Twig, while Raymond Bowl's Jim Yaworski finished at 529 and Bill Huff, Rusty Nail's ace knuckleballer took the number ten spot with a 516 average Ron Miller led the league with 40 runs scored He was followed closely by teammates Doug Freund (37), R'ck Wakitsch (36) and Joe Dehn (35). In the category of most hits, Joe Dehn led with 50, followed by Ron Miller (47), Rick Wakitsch (45), Chuck Marke (44) and Doug Freund (44). Dehn tied for the league lead in doubles with Rusty Nail's Mike Peterson at 11 Rohrer, Marke and Little John's Ray Franklin were close behind with 10 each In the triples department, Raymond's Don Bentz led with 5. followed by Dehn and Tim Whitman of King's Row, tied with 4 O'Brewery's Tom Janik and Raymond's Phil Oeffling tied for the homerun leadership with 7 each The Bowl's Tom Spasojevich and Marke were next with 5 apiece The RBI leader was Dehn with 50. 16 more than teammate Rick Wakitsch < 34). Next in line were Greg Freund of Old Bridge and Phil Oeffling with 33 each THE LARGEST INVENTORY OF WATER PUMPS IN THE MIDWEST WE SERVICE ALL BRANDS •J»1 Pumpt •Subm«r»tbl* Pumpt •All Typ« of Pump Port* •Coptiv# Air Tonkt •W«tmr Filtart •Solttntri •Hy4r-«-ltMtl( Sump Pumpt W»ll Drilling >MmI Sump Pumpt •Everything Woltr /T Q THE HOUSE THAT GOOD WELLS BUILT COUNTY^ MP rn 815 385-5252 3206 N. RICHMOND RD. (ROUTE 31 NORTH) McHENRY, JLL Most Valuable Player This year, a league most valuable player recognition will be included with the regular statistics The players were picked by this writer based on 1978 statistics (and not even Kevin Bauer knows the contents of the sealed en­ velopes '). The candidates include Joe Dehn from first place Old Bridge, who led his team in hits (50), doubles (11), triples (4), and RBI's <50). Dehn also had the team's second best average and was fourth best with 35 in the runs scored department The Bridge right fielder led the league in runs produced with a total of 85 Phil Oeffling. who played outfield and helped Johnsburg Bowl to their second place finish, was their leading man in the following categories at bats (82), runs (32), hits (41), homeruns (7), and RBI's <33). Oeffling was also the team's third leading batter with an even 500 King's Row was led by Chuck Marke. one of the top defensive shortstops in the league Marke led the Row in every category except triples His stats include 77 at bats, 26 runs. 45 hits, 10 doubles, 5 homeruns and 27 RBI s The St. Regis most valuable player was Don Prazak. who recovered from a first half slump to help Regis into the playoffs Prazak, who led the league in batting in 1976 and 1977. led his team in hits35i, homeruns (3), RBI's (24) and average ( 493) Rusty Nail's Twig Miller was team leader in at bats (70), runs (33), hits <38), and average < 5431 Miller has been an annual pick for the all-star squad since joining the league three years ago Tom Janik of O'Brewery gets their team's most valuable player Janik led the team in doubles (6), homeruns <7), RBI's (24), and average ( 468) Janik was second in runs scored (21) and hits (29 > in his most impressive season of 12- inch play Little John's Fred Shepston was a natural pick for his team's MVP Shepston led the team in at bats (75), runs (20), and hits (35). The fleet flooted outfielder was second in RBI's (14), third in doubles (4) and only 009 percentage points behind the team leader at 467 He also played in every game despite torn ligments in his legs Finally, Rich Hopper gets the nod for McHenry hospital's most valuable player Hopper led the team w ith 66 at bats, 15 runs, 30 hits and a 454 average A man who plays many positions. Hopper finished second in RBI's with 10 After looking over he im- FORMAL WEAR RENTALS for ALL OCCASIONS &e!l § Stoud pressive statistics, two players stand out above the others Joe Dehn. who led the league in 3 categories, finished second in two and fourth in another, helped lead Old Bridge to their 28-0 record Chuck Marke, who finished in the top 4 in four categories while staying in the top ten in two others, is the player who helped King's Row into the 1978 championship series Both Dehn and Marke deserve the 1978 12-Inch League's Most Valuable Player Recognition! Congratulations on another fine season! Sidelights Of interest to nostalgia buffs are the league batting leaders in year's past 1977- Don Prazak. 651 1976-Don Prazak. -662 1975-Peno Hester, 617 1974 -Greg Freund, 655 1973- Ray Franklin. 651 Kevin Bauer has come up with what he feels "a sen­ sational way to make money for the league " His idea is to contact the Topps Baseball Card company to run a special series of cards in the McHenry area And who would adorn the picture cards"Why none other than the 12-Inch softball players Kevin is not quite sure how much a Steve Rohrer card might be worth to collectors, but he'll try anything once' Top Twenty ab h avg. Steve Rohrer 58 38 655 Joe Dehn 83 50 602 Rick Wakitsch 77 45 584 Chuck Marke 77 45 584 Vinnie Freund 53 29 547 Doug Freund 81 44 543 Twig Miller 70 38 543 Ron Miller 87 47 540 Jim Yaworski 68 36 529 Bill Huff 62 32 516 Phil Oeffling 82 41 500 Rich Meyers 58 29 500 Don Prazak 71 35 493 Greg Freund 69 34 493 Irish DeCicco 57 28 491 Tom Les 78 38 487 John Griffith 42 20 476 Tom Janik 62 29 468 Ray Franklin 62 29 468 Fred Shepston 75 35 467 Runs Scored Ron Miller 40 Doug Freund 37 Rick Wakitsch 36 Joe Dehn 35 Twig Miller 33 Hits Joe Dehn 50 Ron Miller 47 Rick Wakitsch 45 Doug Freund 44 Chuck Marke 44 Doubles Joe Dehn 11 Mike Peterson 11 Ray Franklin 10 Chuck Marke 10 Steve Rohrer 10 Triples Don Bentz 5 Joe Dehn 4 Tim Whitman 4 4 tied with 3 Homeruns Tom Janik 7 Phil Oeffling * 7 Chuck Marke 5 Tom Spasojevich 5 3 tied with 4 Runs Hatted In Joe Dehn 50 Rick Wakitsch 34 Greg Freund 33 Phil Oeffling 32 Ron Miller 32