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/ Baseball School Teaches Fundamentals The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville. Wednesday, August 19.1992 9 Cheque Relay Helps Local Athlete Compete in World Championships : by Brad Kelly ' The first-ever Academy Baseball • School came to a conclusion last ' week, and all indications from Bow- • manville resident Hugh Walters are that it will make a return next year. That's great news for the many kids aged 7 to 14 who were in attendance attendance at the six-week camp. "We're going to review what we've done, but we'll be back," vowed Walters. "The response we've got back from the parents is that we've done more right than wrong." And, from all accounts, it wasn't just the kids who learned something during the school. Even with his vast knowledge and experience in the game, the kids managed to teach Walters a thing or two. "These kids have a lot of desire to be better ball players," he said from the viewing gallery of the Iroquois Iroquois pool as kids in the camp were taking a refreshing swim. "There is a real difference between kids who say they're here because their parents parents want them to be, and the ones who really want to be here to learn." That, in fact, was the focus of the Academy Baseball School. After summers of working for other baseball camps in and around the Toronto area, Walters became tired of being a babysitter. He wanted wanted to teach baseball and improve the skill level of the kids, as opposed to being regarded as a daycare where parents could pay a fee and leave their kids for a day. So, along with his brother, Roger, Roger, they began working towards a baseball school that would instill the aspect of learning the fundamentals of the game. They drafted up brochures and sold the idea of the school and what they could teach the kids. When Doug Nekoda came aboard as a co- ! director, the camp began to fall into place. But, by no means was it as easy as they were told it was going to be. "I learned how to be a businessman," businessman," said the 28-year-old of the experience. "I was told that all I needed was money to start and it would be very easy. But, no, it hasn't been easy at all. We really had to work hard." And so did the kids who joined. Emphasis was placed on instruction, with a lot of time spent on the baseball baseball diamonds and in the hitting cag- One of the local kids who bene- / > filed from the instruction he received received at the school was Paul Drummond. Drummond. "He just loves this game. He loves everything about it, so you can push him and he'll keep going," said Walters in describing the commitment commitment shown by Drummond. And that theme was repeated with many of the kids. Not only did they show a dramatic improvement in various aspects of the game, but their confidence level rose as well. "The kids who have been here have returned with a lot of confidence confidence to their own associations," said Walters. And that is why Walters is confident confident that the Academy Baseball School will return next year. BUILDING TOMORROW ...TODAY Please contribute to: i jsc&S 56sparks ^ 0TTAWA Canada I kipsbi TEL: (613) 234-6827 FAX: (613)234-6842 Rick James, of The Canadian Statesman, passes a cheque in relay-style to Nicole Devonish, who is looking for financial support to compete at the World Junior Championships in Seoul, South Korea next month. Because of age restrictions, this is her final chance to compete at the Worlds. Though it has been many years since Rick ran in a relay, and some doubt exists as to whether or not he could finish one, he was able to make a successful pass of the baton, or in this instance, the cheque. Donations to help send Nicole to Korea can be made at Ulando Fashions on King St. in Bowmanville. ,v,' •' Mv WJ/-Æ < i . f ttt Al, V" ■ . Wollstein Trophy Won by Cobourg Lawn Bowlers , 1. ' ' V- vf' Paul Drummond of Bowmanville takes a cut in the batting cages at Iroquois Park, in Whitby, during a workout at the Academy Baseball Baseball School. The six-week school was operated by Bowmanville resi- ' dent Hugh Walters and has just completed its first season. V Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 by Mel Angove Vic Foxhall and Helen Cane, of Cobourg, won all three of their games last Wednesday, to become the 1992 winners of the Doris and Oscare Wollstein Wollstein Trophy. The Wollsteins were on hand to make the presentation, at the conclusion conclusion of an excellent day of lawn bowls. Bowmanville's grass was the subject of much commendation from the full quota of competitors. Lloyd Woods has brought this bowling green to an enviable state during the past few years, and in his absence, club volunteers have been very diligent in trying to maintain this first-class facility. Its playability on Wednesday demonstrates a good degree degree of success in maintaining Lloyd's pride and joy. Frank Ball was this week's greens- keeper. Lloyd Wood has been a consultant on the maintenance of bowling greens to the Ontario Lawn Bowls Association, Association, and also to the National association. association. This summer, he has been in Victoria, Victoria, B.c., overseeing the construction of four complete greens, or 32 rinks, for the British Commonwealth Games, to be held a couple of years hence. Beth Woods, his wife, returned from Victoria during the past week, and showed us some pictures of this project, which is now growing some grass. It takes a long time for the establishment establishment of this type of lawn. Lloyd is much missed in these parts. Doug and Arlene Marshall, of Oshawa, and Martin and Marlene Haalstra, of Cobourg, were two-game winners. The Marshalls were recent winners of the District 14, Ontario, Novice Titles, and will proceed to Hamilton for the Ontario Playoffs in a few weeks. Ken and Ella Dawson, and Frank Petrie and Jean Saywell, all of the Oshawa club, were other winners. Oscar and Doris Wollstein, as well as being the sponsors of this great Mixed Pairs tournament, are highly respected long-time members of the Bowmanville Club. The day began with an interesting event known as a 'spider'. For this purpose, all the bowlers scatter around the perimeter of the green, in the centre centre of which "a white 'jack' has been placed. At a given signal, all bowls are delivered toward the jack, with the nearest bowl winning a prize for its owners. It is quite a disconcerting sight to see all the bowls converging on one little white ball and the wonder of it. is that more collisions don't occur. occur. Mrs. Wollstein also provided the refreshments for the day, which com- ' menced at ten in the morning, finishing finishing after three games at about six in the earlv evening. Food service was by lady members and other set-up caretaking operations by men volunteers. It takes a lot of dedicated effort to make the success- ; ful type of tournament for which Bowmanville is noted, and which draws, people back to our town throughout the summer, year after year. Bob Cameron chaired the tournament. tournament. The Bowmanville club extends its thanks to the tournament sponsors, Doris and Oscar Wollstein, all of the participants from Bowmanville and out-of-town, and to the sports department department of the Canadian Statesman for their attendance and support. ORONO MIDGETS READY TO PLAY -- A playoff qualifier to determine who will advance to the All-Ontario midget 'C' tournament in Port Hope on Labour Day Weekend will get underway at Orono Park on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. Georgetown will be the visitors, as Orono tries to take game one of the best-of-three series. Games two and three (if necessary) will be in Georgetown on Saturday. BIG FISH -- A huge fish was entered into the Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt on Tuesday, August 11. And the fish was entered at the Port Darlington Marina in Bowmanville. Brent McColl hauled in a 31.78 pound chinook salmon. The grand prize leader in the competition recorded a catch of a 40.80 pound chinook. The article lists the best location as being off the Bowmanville shoreline, down 60 feet in 200 feet. RIDE FOR M.S.--- The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is hosting its 1992,150km bike tour from Orono to Peterborough and back on August 22-23, and they are in need of some volunteers to help along the way. A. 'total of 350 cyclists will be involved, departing from the Orono •Fairgrounds at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Volunteers will receive t-shirts, a -lunch, and also become eligible to win a variety of prizes. For more , information call 434-4636. STAY IN SCHOOL -- Young people of all ages and parents are invited to the Oshawa Centre to visit a stay in school display this Saturday. ACT - Tour driver Randy MacDonald of Oshawa will be in attendance with his .Chevrolet Lumina racing car. The first 50 children to meet with Randy will receive a free package of pencils and balloons.-The display begins at 9:30 a.m. and continues through to 6:00 p.m. Randy will be available for autographs between 10-12 noon. 328 RITSON RD. N„ OSHAWA 725-4744 if busy call 725-2831 WHOLESALE & RETAIL DURHAM REGION'S WOOD SPECIALISTS IN Hardwood and softwood lumber dry kilns and -dressing facilities including custom made trim; hardwood and marine plywoods as well as a ^omglet^tockofbuildingmaterials^^^^^^ t| ROSSLAND ADELAIDE HWY4UT By Brad Kelly There's Just Too Much Free Time in August If you ever wanted to know what it's like to be a reporter at a newspaper newspaper during the month of August, compare it to being a disc jockey at an all-polka radio station. No excitement, and very little appeal. Nothing happens. We spend most of our time sitting discussing new story ideas for the following week. And, when we do conjure up an idea, there's a good chance that the person whom we try to contact will not be available for a variety of reasons. The only thing in a newsroom that you can count on being available is a phone line. Rarely are they used. In fact, that obnoxious guy named Watson on that beer commercial gets more phone calls during a night out on the town than I do. His incoming incoming calls are rarely for him, though. In the commercial, the call he gets at the bar,is for the. three young ladies beside him. Ditto for me. With a staff of three.and only two phones, quite often when my phone rings it's for one of the other reporters. Sure she feels special. She has a personal secretary who can screen her calls. So I sit here at my computer, with little to do, and too much time to do it. The calendar to my left is often stared upon, as I count the number of weeks until the fall season rolls around when hockey and the varsity teams of the various schools begin play. I sit here staring and wondering ...why baseball managers wear the same uniforms as their players, while coaches in all of the other three big leagues (NHL, NFL and NBA) all wear suits. How would Cito look strolling out to the mound in a three- piece suit to give Dave Steib the hook from a game? How would Chuck Daly, NBA coach and Olympic Dream Team maestro, look while sitting on the bench in shorts and a tank top? - ...why baseball players rise off of die bench and saunter out to home plate to greet a player when he hits a home run? ...why I got myself into a weightlifting session with Richard Fischer of the U of T football team? Should the barbell fall across his neck while bench pressing, would he live long enough for me to run from side-to- side removing weights so I could budge it off of his throat? ...why Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova would bother to try and rekindle the Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs battle of the sexes in tennis that took place many years ago? Further to that point, who would pay to watch it on Pay Per View? Few would bother to go down and watch the match if they were playing on the courts at Bowmanville High School. ...I sit and wonder how Chris Berman of ESPN fame, can come up with so many 'Bermanisms' (the act of adding words to a name to produce produce a phrase) during a sportscast. His best include: Frank Tanana (Da- quiri), Chuck (New Kids On) Knoblauch, Bert (Be Home) Blyleven, and Wally (Absorbine) Joyner. Locally, how about: Doug (Chicken) McFcet- ers, Gord Carey (Okee), Chris Hall (La Penya), Rob (Rattle) Snoek, or Bill (Dill) Bickle? Yes sir, too much time on my hands. 1992-93 SEASON MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION B.M.H.A. (Toro Division) "****' B.R.H.L. (Bowmanville Recreation Hockey League) DATES Thurs., August 20th Fri., August 21st Sat., August 22nd Thurs., August 27th Fri., August 28th Sat., August 29th Thurs., September 10th Sat., September 12th TIMES 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. LOCATION Bowmanville Mall Bowmanville Mall Bowmanville Mall Bowmanville Mall Bowmanville Mall Bowmanville Mall Recreation Complex Recreation Complex 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m BMH.A. REGISTRATION FEES: Payment schedules are available upon request Minor/Major Novice $225.00 Minor/Major Bantam $255.00 Minor/Major Atom $245.00 Midget-Juvenile $265.00 Mlnor/Major Pee Wee $255.00 B.R.H.L REGISTRATION FEES: $25.00 Late Registration Fee $80.00 $180.00 (Includes team photo) To Be Determined To Be Determined • Kinsmen Squirts Tyke to Midget Juvenile Intermediate Girls Have Dinner On Us! 50.00 on deductible of most insurance windshield claims plus... Dinner for Two at Hone's Chicken 8 Ribs UUhfa Offer expires August 15,1992 Auto Gla/r 623-4225 19 Silver St., Bowmanville (across from Canadian Tire)