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"EARL WALSH' ft# * WT % So I Hear Since I write about things of the past, Mary Nolen asked if my mother ever tied a little sack of asafetida around my neck when I was a boy. In case you never heard of asafetida, let me hasten to tell you it was evil smelling gum resin used to treat some illnesses or to keep disease away. It would keep more than disease away! I take it this folk medicine was in common use in the little town where Mary hailed from in Southern Illinois Mary says there were only 500 residents in the burg when she left. With all the natives wearing that bad smelling stuff, you may be sure strangers wouldn't move into the town. No. Mary, I've had a lot of things around my neck, but not that stuff. Our neighbor,. Ford Hanford. never had it so good Being on the disabled list, he can sit on the back porch and direct his wife and daughter, Luella Braidman. getting the yard and garden work done. His only suffering is moving inside in the af­ ternoon to watch his favorite Cubs lose ball games Rev. Ralph Smith and his jolly wife are leaving McHenry in June. There was plenty of evidence last Wednesday night at the United Methodist Church that there is no joy in the news of this popular couple leaving us. A large number of the Plaindealer Golf Tourney Set Greg Horvath, local tournament chiarman, has announed that the 13th Annual Insurance Youth Golf Classic, will be held at McHenry Country club on June 15. The IYC is open to any bov or girl whose 18th birthday does not occur prior to Aug 1, 1961. Any youth meeting this age requirement is eligible to participate. Winners from the McHenry County IYC tournament will advance to the state IYC, to be held July 28-29 at the Rend Lake golf course in Sesser, 12 miles south of Mt. Vernon. In the state tournament, youths play 36 holes to determine the three lowest, trophy-winning scores. The number of players advancing to the National IYC, which will be held at the Augusta country club and the Forest Hills golf course, both in Augusta, Ga., August 7-11, is based on a per-state allotment determined by the national IYC committee at a later date. is tt •list Approximately 150 of the best junior golfers from across the U.S. will play in the 72-hole national tournament. first 36 holes they compete to survive the cut to The 66 then continue for another 36 holes, playing with 22 ils who . play for $50,000 in prize money, junior is awarded the Robert Trent Jo touring profesi The winning ji symbol of the ones trophy, symbol of the nation's top youth golfer. Last year, over 700 youths participated in the Illinois IYC, with 150 advancing to the state tournament and six of those going to national competition. Three of Illinois' seven national participants made the final 36-hole cut and played with orofeasionals. For more information or to obtain an entry blank, write to HowathatlUW Charlotte Place, Cary, 111 , 60013 congregation and many non- members attended the going away party. The program turned out to be a "roast" and the roasters came well prepared to fire both barrels in a friendly way. Rev. Ralph and his wife proved they can take it. I am among those who hate to see the Smiths leave McHenry, but realize they are entitled to take a rest. -- » Instead of bemoaning the fact that the Smiths will be greatly missed, let us reflect on the enrichment they brought to the lives of so many. We'll iust say So Long - but not Goodbye Note to Bill Bolger. It looks like your early appraisal of the 1981 White Sox being for real was right on the button. A local boatman took his wife for a pleasant ride on a beautiful day and came home all agog Now, we all know about the duck population in McHenry, but skimming over the Pistakee waters near the Chuck and Lois Peterson home and seeing a nest of "Gooslings" was a Dragons Earn Medals The McHenry Flving Dragons Martial Arts Acedemy fared very well recently at the tenth annual Tri-State Open tournament in Aurora. Wayne Steinmetz, instructor of the local studio, announced that his school brought back three trophies. The winnerslwere Tina Steinmetz, third place, women's advanced breaking; Robert Low, second place, white-yellow belt, breaking ami Kim Johnson, second place, mini-pee wee lightweight sparring. The peopli dace, along with Horacio Fernandez, Bill Weber, Sam Jones, bean Mitchell and Juan Solano. Steinmetz said that for the majority, ths was their first tournament experience. "we have not been a school for a long period of time, but to do this well at our first tournament, I am very encouraged that we will continue to grow and improve," Steinmetz concluded. Athletes Away Pat Stoffel, a three year competitor on the Western Illinois university Softball team, was selected to the 1981 Association for In­ tercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) All- America team for an outfield position In three years of com­ petition with the Wester- winds team, Stoffel holds three all-time records: most career singles (123), most career runs (74) and most singles in one season (56). Stoffel also ranks fifth in the all time batting list with a 335 average Here three vear fielding average stands at 925 Stoffel will return to the 1982 Westerwinds teams in her fourth and final year of eligibility. Ms. Stoffel is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Stoffel. 2413 St Francis Ave.. McHenry The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater junior varsity baseball team Baseball Clinic Set The major league baseball s c o u t i n g b u r e a u , representing 17 major league baseball clubs, is holding a tryout camp and clinic Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, McKinley Park. 2210 W Pershing Road in Chicago These sessions will begin at 9 a m and extend into the afternoon All players are requested to bring their own uniforms and equipment. American Legion players must bring a letter from their coaches or company commanders granting them permission to participate in camp ac­ tivities Participation in the camp is restricted to players within the ages of 16 and 23 FREE SUMMER! JOIN NOW I Membership FREE through September lit. 1981 PAY FOR ONLY 12MONTHS MEMBERSHIP Don 7 Delay, Your Free Time is ticking away! Offer ends Father's Day, June 21st Great gift idea! Payment Pia.i Available... Come in for Details Nautilus Crystal Lake Nautilus Health Club 44 Rrlnk Stract, Downtown Crystal lake sight our boatman can't forget. I've searched Mr. Webster dictionary and can onlv conclude that "gooslings" are little gooses. Just watched a replay of Billy Martin's latest tan­ trum He bumped an umpire, kicked dust on his shoes, then threw dirt on the umps hack as the main in blue walked away Of course. Martin didn't do nuthin'! Such actions give some fans a big laugh. Not for me. The youthful ball players look up to big leaguers -- big leaguers who should set a good example Can you imagine a Little Leagued- doing what Billy Martiir did? H^d get spanked. laybe that is what Martin should get Herman Franks put on a big show of kicking dust on an umpires shoes last year when managing the Cubs He didn't look too bright. • Now. H. Franks is the General Manager of the Cubs. The way things are going he had better kick up more than dust. got a boost from Kurt Valentin of McHenry. The freshman led the team with a .500 average, helping the Warhawks to a 6-1 record. N^alentin played in six of the seven games and collected 10 hits in 20 times at bat. He hit one double and drove in two runs. Steve Mai has earned a senior baseball award from Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas. Mai, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mai, 1402 N. Oakwood Center, received his award at the school's athletic banquet May 12. A 1980 graduate of Johnsburg, James Flood, earned letters in track and cross-country at Monmouth College in Monmouth, III. The son of Mr. and Mrs. John Flood, 1336 Old Bay Road, is majoring in biology and chemistry. PAGE 7 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. JUNE 3,1961 S and L Takes Pigtail Lead When two first-place teams collide, one can ex­ pect a close battle with plenty of action The Pigtail League match between McHenry Savings and Loan and Favorite Sports was no exception The two teams, both un­ beaten, played a nip and tuck game and went to extra innings before the Savings and Loan team rallied for a 12-11 victory. The triumph gives Savings and Loan a 4-0 record and undisputed first place in the junior division Favorite Sports entered the sixth inning with a 10-6 advantage, but Savings and Loan rallied for four .runs to send thelgame to extra in­ nings * Mary Etheridge and Sherry Ketchum got the ball rolling with singles for Savings and Loan. After a pair of groundouts put runners on second and third, Kim Mullen delivered a two- run single Kim Belzer followed a two-run homer to knot the score at 10-10 Three singles gave Favorite Sports a run in the seventh for an 11-10 ad­ vantage. That lead looked even safer when the first two Savings and Loan batters were retired in the bottom of the seventh. But Julie Weideman singled, took second on an error and scored on a single by Jenny Beam Beam also took second on an error and &scored the winning run on a base hit by Etheridge. Weideman was the win­ ning pitcher -in relief of Belzer. Jenny Meyer pit­ ched very well for Favorite Sports but was the losing hurler Elsewhere in the junior division, 13 was a lucky number for Wally's Bike Haven Wally's used a 13- run rally in the fourth inning jo score a 19-17 victory over the Toddler Shop, and 13 hits propelled the team to a 20-2 triumph over Ed's Rental Toddler Shop grabbed a 17- 6 lead thanks to homers by Shelly Saas, Kim Amore, Wendy Schultz and two from Jenny Bellow. But Kasondra Weiler hit two homers, including a grand slam, to help Wally's rally and win. Also getting key hits were Betsy Johnson, Michelle Schramm, Tracy Johnson and Jenny Sim­ mons. Colleen Przetacznik had four hits for the Toddler Shop. Brenda Bromley and Jenny Egan hit home runs and Kathy Arndt had three hits, boosting Wally's to a big win over Ed's Rental SENIOR DIVISION CJ's Doll Barn won three straight games and took the lead in the senior division Doll Barn won three games by big scores, but added a nailbiter as well Yegge Accounting took a 2- 0 lead after one inning, but Doll Barn chipped away with a run in the third and two in the fifth to post a 3-2 victory Defense was the key for the winners. Dawn Dixon, Rachel Prushinski, Tracy Hoffman and Nancy Diedrich all made splendid defensive plays for Doll Barn. Dixon hit a grand slam and Tracy Popp chipped in with five hits as Doll Barn whipped State Bank 16-3. And Prushinski struck out 12 in the team's 19-3 win over the McHenry Police Association team. _ Roxanne Dowell and Hoffman had four hits apiece and Sheila Schmiit and Danette Kowalec chipped in with two each to^ce the victory Home Maintenanu posted a a 16-7 win over St, - Farm Insurance shert;, Knaack pitched an outstanoi..* game to aid the victory- Wendy Turner *..dd tive five hits and Kati. Prust added four to pa> t- the victory Heather ( onwav L i s a J o h n s o n . C h i i s A a i d and Kristv Cullison had the k e y h i t s f o r S t a t e ! • a r m 16-INCH MEN'S SOFTBALL June 9 3-6 4-5 2-1 11 9-12 10-11 7-8 16 1-7 10-2 3-9 18 12-5 4-11 8-6 23 2-12 1-8 11-6 25 3-10 9-5 7-4 30 5-11 6-10 9-1 \ July \ 2 4-8 7-2 12-3 J 7 6-12 9-4 5-7 ^ 9 8-3 2-1110-1 14 4-10 5-8 11-3 16 7-6 1-12 2-9 21 8-2 3-7 12-4 23 6-9 11-1 10-5 28 4-3 5-2 6-1 30 10-9 11-8 12-7 August 4 5-1 4-6 3-2 6 7-11 10-12 9-8 11 2-6 3-5 1-4 13 11-9 8-12 7-10 18 6-5 3-1 4-2 20 12-11 9-7 10-8 25 1-2 6-3 5-4 27 8-7 12-9 11-10 Key to teams 1 Foxhole 2 Murphy's Pub 3 J and L 4 Old Bridge 5 Palace Bowl 6 Res. 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