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il Lake Black Top IVMiK • - riwUNUKAI.KH - \\ KDNI SD AV. AIKJUST 31. 19*3 Art Jackson Fires 297 To Out Duel Adams, Buss MIKE LAMB It was like old times. Three old veterans who have battled each other for years for the McHenry Country Club men's Champioostyp revived the rivalry last Sunday. When it was all over, Art Jackson won his 12th did) title and his fourth in a row over old friends Ed Buss and Vale Adams. Jackson, who had just recovered from a May heart attack, fired a 73 Sunday to finish with a 297 winning score. Busse and Adams were right behind at 303. Jim Pachee, the fourth player in the leading four­ some Sunday, finished with a 306,* good for third place. "I'm a little tired," said Jackson. "This has to be my most satisfying win, next to my first one." Jackson's first title came in 1968. But it has been steady success for Jackson ever since. Adams, the former professional at McHenry Country Club, is the eldest of the veterans. He won his first club title in 1937 as a senior in high school. His last title was won in 1961 and is still holding at 10 club titles. The 1963 club title tied Jackson with Buss for the club leadership at 12. Buss won his first title in 1958. Jackson took command right away in the four round tourney. He fired a first round 71, with Adams right behind at 72. Buss struggled at 80. "I hurt my ribs," explained Buss on his first round problems. "I couldn't swing the club very well. I fought back pretty well." Buss came back with a 75 in the second round, to beat Jackson at 77 and Adams at 81. Jackson shot a 76 the third round, while Buss shot 74, 74 and Adams shot 75, 75. "Because of the heavy rain, the greens where really tough," said Jackson. "The grass was really wet and you just don't get the roll." Tough greens, or what ever, Ed Buss shot s final round 74 Sunday to finish tied for second at 303. Adams was just not satisfied with his putting game. "To the great I was well satisfied," Adams said. "On the green I was very dissatisfied. The Lord of golf gave me one back on 15 (sunka 20 footer), but I missed a six- footer. I missed a 3-footer on the third, putted three times on the sixth hole, missed a six-footer on the seventh hole. "The game of golf is difficult. Everyone would shoot par if it was an easy game," said Adams, who calls himself the grandpa of the club. Buss called Sunday's match a friendly battle between old friends. "This was tremendous.It's enjoyable to be here. I'm here for fun. In the senior division, Jerry Harpling took top honors with a 281. He shot rounds of 90, 92, 90 and 85. Mo Domoto was second at 285 with rounds of 89, 91, 88 and 85. Pat McKieraan was the champion in the handicap class. He finished with a 282 total and scores of 76, 83, 81 and 86. Fox Hole Tap Rolls Nail Twice ui " *" * SSL i Vs'* Jj' 4 * -/or combining for 43 hits and coming tip , gap to 10-6 at the end of just three with a football score of 21-15. h innings. PATWIRTZ One thing for certain in McHenry Area Men's 12 Inch play, when August playoffs roll around, the Fox Hole Tap will be ready to roll. Roll they did in the first two games of the finals, as Rusty Nail Inn was left behind in the wake of the Tap by scores of 12-3 and 21-15. The Fox Hole, which has now won 19 of 20 post-season contests over the past four years, took an early three- run lead with a run in the second and two in third. Vinnie Freund drove in that first run with a sacrifice fly. Freund would total seven in the doubleheader getting three in game one. Jeff Meyers walked and scored on a throwing error in the Tap third. A Bill Meyers' sacrifice fly drove in Jim Yaworski giving the Tap the 3-0 lead. ' 1 The Rusty Nail broke the ice in the fourth inning. Doug Freund walked and advanced around the bases o two hits and Don Bentz's sacrifice fly- Neither team scored during the next at bat, however, the Fox Hole broke the 3-1 contest wide open with a nine run outburst in the fifth in­ ning. Seven Tap hits, three Nail infield errors and a base on balls did the damage. Two-run singles by Joe Dehn, Vinnie Freund and Jeff Meyers were the big hits. The Rusty Nail scored a run in both the sixth and seventh innings with Don Bentz and Doug Freund getting RBI hits. It was too little, too late, as the Fox Hole was too far ahead. Gary Gilpin led all hitters as the Tap third baseman went three-for- four. Rich Meyers went two-for-two with both Jeff Meyers and Jim Yaworski adding two hits each for the Fox Hole. Don Bentz went two- for-two to lead the Rusty Nail. The Fox Hole outhit the Nail 13-8 in game <me. Except for the nine-run Tap fifth inning, game one gave fans the impression of two heavyweights "feeling each other out," holding back, awaiting the perfect moment to let loose. "Let loose" may have been the understatement in round two, as both teams came out swinging, scoring in all but one innning at bat, The Fox Hole scored first in the second game, scoring twice tyi the first innings on RBI's by Joe Dehn and Steve Dobner. Two base on balls did not help. Those free passes would not be the last, as Nail pitchers walked seven more in the contest, giving the Tap 13 extra baserunners for the doubleheader. Add five infield errors, two in the second game, and ; the Rusty Nail had dug themselves a hole too big to climb out. The Rusty Nail countered with a three-run first inning to take its first lead in the,series. John Walkington's RBI single skipped a Tap outfielder, scoring all three runs. The Fox Hole hit the Nail hard with a pair of four-run innings in the second and third innings to take a 10- 3 lead. Jeff Meyers, Joe Dehn and Gary Gilpin knocked in runs in the second inning. Vinnie Freund, Jeff Meyers, Jim Yaworski and Bill { Meyers drove in a run each in the third inning. t Rick Wakitsch doubled in a run and scored on a Don Bentz 'left hook' which landed almost 20 feet beyond the 300-foot fence. That closed the Both teams jabbed back and forth for three runs each in the fourth inning: Vinnie Freund's three-run homer into the left field bleachers, accounted for the Fox Hole scoring. Rick Wakitsch drove in two Nail runs with a base hit, while John Walkington's RBI hit made the score 13-9 after four innings. The Rusty Nail put a stop to the Tap scoring in the fifth inning and went to wotlc on the Fox Hole, closing to wi hin one run at 13-12. Len Ackerma 1 and Rick Wakitsch had RBI singi ss. Don Bentz dectrified the Rusty Nail crowd for a few moments when he just missed his second homerun of the contest, it would have been a three-run shot, but instead of a two run Nail lead, it was only the final out of the inning. It would be the closest the Nail would come, as the Fox Hole scored fiVe more runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh for the knockout. Bill Meyers and Mike Peterson had RBI singles. Jim Yaworski, Steve Dobner and Gary Gilpin hit sacrifice fly RBI's. The Rusty Nail did mount a threat (Continued on page 7) NAUTILUS) 17 PAYS RIMAIMIMC ON PRI-OPEN Art Jackson showed he still has his winning form as he captured the 1983 McHenry Country Club Men's Title. Here he is putting during the final round on Sunday. STAFF PHOTOS--MIKE LAMB The McHenry Plaindealer MIKE LAMB When Art Jackson knocked the golf ball in the cup on the 18th green Sunday, he accomplished more than racking up another McHenry Country Club title. Jackson looked tired and he ad­ mitted he was tired. But in his eyes, one could tell this title might have meant more to him than the very first one. He beat the odds. Last May 13, Jackson suffered a heart attack. For three months he worked with doctors to recuperate, with thoughts cm just surviving rather than golf. It was week before the the club championships were to begin, when doctors finally gave him the okay to play golf. If he had any reservations on playing as well as the past, they were put to rest right away. "The second time out I shot a 70. That convinced me I could still play." Once convinced, there was no stopping Jackson. He shot a first round 71 in the club championship and took the early lead against his old rivals Ed Buss and Vale Adams. He continued to play better than the rest of the field and won by six strokes. "Absolutely amazing," said Buss, an old opponent who he has battled for the prestegious title many times. "The athlete in him is still there. He is just an amazing man. Jackson's golf career started in high school. His golf team took a second at state in 1934. But for the next 18 years, golf had to share time with baseball. He was a standard fixture in the Johnsburg Tiger lineup in that span. Once he concentrated on golf, success followed. He became a member of the country club in 1960. He was always up there with the best, but he could never win the title. In 1968, he finally did it. He battled Buss to an even tie after 72 holes. It took two 18-hole play-offs, before Jackson could shag off Buss for his first title. The next year, the two again tied after 72 holes, but this time Buss prevailed after an 18-hole play-off. "I had some good leads, but I lost them to Mr. Buss," Jackson said. "Ed is a very good competitor and is hard to beat." Jackson's success continued last r year, when he won his third straight title. But then came the heart at­ tack, and a lot more than golf was at stake. "It scares the hell out of you," Vale Adams shot a 75 to finish tied H with Buss at second place with a score of 303. Jackson said. "It's quite an ex­ perience." He started his rehabilitation and £ the doctors told him golf is great far z heart patients after they recoverd. > One week before the club cham­ pionship, he tested his golfing skills. "I didn't know what to expect. As soon as I hit the ball* I found out I didn't lose anything. Being out that long did hurt the short game. „ "I really didn't have to make that q many adjustments. Last year I , experienced an exceptional year. This year I'm not steady. I tripled bogey one hole. Last year, I think, I only had four or five bogeys. I'm capable of hitting good shots, but not consistently." Jackson did admit he has to be a ^ lot more careful because of his 4 health. "Because of the heat, I feet'"* little bit more pressure. I have to be , careful. When I feel it, I just sit down'/' in the shade." Jackson beat the odds of back frqm a heart attack. couple of old friends^ says he is looking aheai "You can't get too excited., It's just another round of golf. If you get excited, you make mistakes." Knights Slug Red Devils tHAW/nru mtss mkha HARVARD--Des Moines over­ came a slow first half and scored 25 points in the third and fourth quarters to defeat the McHenry County Red Devils, 25-3, in Northern StateS Football League action at Dan Home Field Saturday night. The loss was the eighth straight for McHenry County which saw its NSFL slate drop to 1-8. Hie Red Devils, who played well in the firstx half, posted the only scoring in the opening 30 minutes. Mike Compton picked off a Des Moines pass and returned it to the Red Devil 37. Eight plays later when the drive stalled," John Vosburgh booted a 37-yard field goal to give the hosts a 3-0 lead. That lead held up until half time. But the Knights came out strong in the second half as quarterback Gary Moffitt tossed one scoring pass and tallied ahother on a short run to shut - out and Devils' hopes of a victory. J Moffitt threw a 38-yard touchdown • pass to Del Miller at the9:48 mark to ' culminate a nine-play, 84-yard ; drive. James Costa kicked the point after giving Des Moines a 7-3 ad-' vantage. Early in the fourth period, Moffitt charged over from seven yards and * then tossed a two-point conversion ' pass to Mike Pride to up the lead to * 15-3, * The Red Devils were plagued by turnovers in the contest which saw * them give the ball up twice on ^ fumbles and three times on in- ^ terceptions. In fact, the Knights' final touchdown came when Jesus Torrez pounced on a fumble In th« end zone with 4:22 to play. Costa's PAT widened the margin to 22-3. 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