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?) WALLPAPER1 • 250 BOOMS ^ UP TO 25°o SAVINGS As Bridge, Bowl, Nail B & H Win McHenry Area Twelve Inch began its 1979 season in typical fashion as neither rain nor dark skies could put a halt to opening day festivities. Old Bridge-John's Sport Stop won their opener versus Uncle Jamie's by a score of 21-10 as Doug Freund hit safely 4 times and Joe Dehn drove in 5 runs. Raymond's Bowl scored 9 times in the first two innings and coasted to a 16-7 win over Wavne's. Mike Weber led the winners with 6 RBI's including a grandslam homerun. ' Rusty Nail had no trouble at j, all versus Little John's as *'• .pitcher John Connell threw a 4- j hit shutout and Ron Miller led [ All Nail batters with 4 hits. The Nail won 19-0 B&H Tap held on to take a 16- decision versus Oaks '.'Marathon in a game between ; the two newest clubs in the - league Jim Mulvenna cracked - a grandslam homer for the winners while Mike Walsh t.< added 4 hits with a 3-run i homer v ( i A V I E S S C H E D U L E D ; W E D N E S D A Y . M A Y 9 : Huemann's Water Con­ ditioning vs. Little John's at r- West Campus (South field). /: American Family Life In- surance vs. Old Bridge-John's '. Sport Stop at West Campus i 'North field). ' Wayne's vs. Oaks Marathon (;.'at East Campus. B&H Tap vs. Raymond's ' Bowl at PetersonKPark. Rusty Nail vs. Uncle Jamie's at the Admiral. TWENTY-NINE GAME STREAK The Old Bridge-John's Sport Stop Softball team won its 29th straight Twelve Inch game over the past two seasons by dumping Uncle Jamie's 21-10. The victories include 5 straight playoff wins, a perfect 21-0 season and a doubleheader win over the League All-Stars In Wednesday's season opener the Bridge met their last season's playoff opponent. The winners began where they left off past year by scoring runs in the first 4 innings highlighted by an 11 run third. Doug Freund had 4 hits and scored 4 runs to lead the win­ ners. Rick Wakitsch and Steve Rohrer each went 3 for 3 and drove in 4 runs. Wakitsch in­ cluded a pair of doubles plus a leadoff homer and 3 runs scored. Joe Dehn knocked in 5 runs with a pair of hits. Tom Les scored 3 times while Phil Kiefer knocked in 3 runs with a homerun and single. Tim Althoff added a pair of doubles in 4 at bats. Willie Howard and Rick Sorenson both went 3 for 3 for Uncle Jamie's. Chuck Marke added a double and 3 RBI's. Defensive highlights include a spectacular diving catch by Phil Kiefer. Kiefer is a new addition to the Bridge outfield j ROUNDING THIRD, Tim Frantz of the Warriors easily crossed \ the plate with a home run in the second inning of Friday's game 9 against Crystal Lake. It was Frantz's second homer of the season, # tuit it was not enough for McHenry as they were defeated 6-2. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The McHenry Plaindealer Newspaper Available At The Following Locations: •LAKEVIEW I-RUCKS » •MAYS DRUG •BELL LIQUORS •McHENRY WALGREEN •SUNNYSIDE FOOD • JOHNSBURG FOOD MART • ADAMS GROCERY • BOLGERS DRUG STORE •LITTLE STORE •BEN FRANKLIN •OSCO DRUGS •JEWEL •HORNSBY'S •HERMES & CO. •LIQUOR MART •VILLAGE MART •J* RSTORE •FRED ft IRENE'S TAP •McHENRY QUICK MART • SUNRISE GROCERY • STEINY TAP •McCULLOM LAKE GROC. •FOOD MART •NORTHWEST TRAIN •McHENRY HOSPITAL and is expected to play a key defensive role in their "3-man outfield". Ron Lentine also came up with a sparkling play at his shortcenter position for the winners. Lentine somehow grabbed a hot grounder over * second and turned it into a nifty doubleplay. Greg Freund reminded baseball fans of ex-Cub Ron Santo as his "swan dive" slide to third fell 30 feet short. Freund then proceeded to d e m o n s t r a t e c o r r e c t baserunning during a rundown. Steve Rohrer gave him a D- for effort! Old Bridge 4 3 11 3 00 -21 Uncle Jamie's 3 2 2 111 -10 RAYMOND'S OVER WAYNE 'S Raymond's Bowl won their opener versus Wayne's with a fine 23 hit attack, including 14 hits off the bats of new men on their roster. Mike Weber led the offense with 3 hits and 6 RBI's in­ cluding a grand slam homer. Weber also added a fine run­ ning over the head catch in right field for the defensive play of the game. Jeff Meyers had 3 hits in­ cluding a double and 3-run triple. Rich Meyers went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored while Billy Meyers and Ted Freund each had 3 hits and 2 runs scored. • Scott Stull and Don Prazak ' were the leaders for Wayne's. Stull homered and singled driving in 3 runs while Prazak went 3 for 4. Gary Connell, Ken Prazak and Matt Oik each hit safely twice in a losing cause. Raymond's ; 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 - 1 6 Wayne's 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 - 7 RUSTY NAIL 19-0 WINNERS Rusty Nail jumped all over Little John's in the first two innings. The Nail batted around and scored 7 times in the first. In the second the Nail's first six batters hit safely as they brought in 4 more runs. Before the 7 inning game was over the Nail scored eight more runs while Little John's managed only one runner to third and 4 hits. Final score 19- 0. Eleven Rusty Nail batters hit safely with Ron Miller leading the charge. Miller had 4 hits, 4 runs scored and 3 RBI's. First baseman Mike Peterson had a perfect 3 for 3 runs scored while Twig Miller added 3 more hits and 3 runs scored. Ray Thelen only had one single but 2 sacrfice flies gave him 4 RBI's in the game. Thelen also delighted the fans with a great defensive play at second base. Thelen dove to his left to stab'• a low line shot to rob a Little John of a base hit in the fifth inning. The batter Rav Buss, later doubled in the seventh for Little John's only extra base hit. Jim Mclnemey wanted to place his name in McHenry Area 12-Inch history when he attempted to hit a Vic Freund curve ball onto the roof of East Campus. Instead "Mac" registered the Rusty Nail's first strikeout of 1979. Manager Forced Out and Overly of Crystal Lake fails to score as the Warrior catcher Ken Hoff tags the plate after receiving the throw from third baseman Greg McPherron. This play slowed the rally that the Tigers had going in a bases loaded - no out situation, two runs finally scored as the first inning ended 2-0 The Tigers won the game by 6 to 2. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Kevin Bauer said "had he made contact there's no telling where it would have gone?" Rusty Nail 7 4 3 0 0 0 5-19 L i t t l e J o h n ' s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 NEW CLUBS IN SLUGFEST B&H Tap from Harvard slugged out a 16-12 victory over Oaks Marathon. A twelve run fourth inning was largely responsible in the "Taps" first victory ever in McHenry Twelve Inch play. Jim Mulvenna led the win­ ners with 5 RBI's including a grandslam homerun. Mike Walsh had 4 hits and 4 RBI's including a 3-run homer. Tom Thomas went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's. Randy Kosman and Jerry Mclenaney each hit safely twice and scored 3 runs. Oaks Marathon was led by Terry Hovseth, Dick Doherty and Rick Wigman all hitting safely 3 times. Tom Roach and Jim Lacane both homered. O a k s 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 3 0 - 1 2 B&H 0 10 12 1 1 0 0 x -16 Sidelights: The Old Bridge has broken another McHenry Twelve Inch record. With the addition of co-sponsor John's Sport Stop they now have the longest name of any team in the league. Steve Rohrer has done it again! Pat Wirtz Shanahan Tankers Win First Meet Held By FVC EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR By Dick Rabbitt Coach Mike Shanahan's McHenry High School "Water Warriors" won the first Fox Valley Conference swimming meet at West Campus on Saturday. The Warriors had 98 points to runnerup Woodstock's 86. Dundee was third with 55 and Crown had 38. The Warriors won seven first place medals, with Mark Bentancourt picking up two, in the 50 yd. freestyle, and the 100 yd. freestylfe Matt Nierman won the diving, Bob Berry the 100 yd. butterfly. Bill Heinrich the 500 yd. freestyle, Pat Murray the 100 yd. backstroke, and the 200 medley relay team of Topp, Heinrich, Murray and M. Betancourt. It was a wellf deserved win for the small but gallant group of Warriors and they are to be congratulated on their fine victory Saturday. WARRIORS SCORING 200 Medley Relay 1st: Chris Topp, Bill Heinrich, P a t M u r r a y a n d M a r k Betancourt. 200 Freestyle 2nd: Bob Berry 5th. Mark Petty 200 I.M. 2nd: Pat Murray 6th: Darrel Sek 50 yd. Freestyle 1st: Mark Betancourt 5th: Bill Heinrich Diving '1st: Matt Neirman 2nd: George Worts 100 yd. Butterfly 1st: Bob Berry 6th: J. DiVitta 100 yd. Freestyle 1st: Mark Betancourt 6th: Darrel Sek 500 yd. Freestyle 1st: Bill Heinrich 3rd: Mark Petty 100 yd. Backstroke 1st: Pat Murray 3rd: Chris Topp 100 yd. Breaststroke 6th: S. Budaj 400 yd. Relay 3rd: B. Berry, D. Thornton, Mark Petty and Chris Topp. On a bright, sunny afternoon when I should be out in my garden (supervising), here I sit. Guess there must be some sacrifice in this life, so the garden can wait. Being an old pony boy who prefers a horse race to the roar of motors, the Kentucky Derby was my dish on Saturday af­ ternoon. Spectacular Bid ran a good race, but at this point shouldn't be mentioned in the same breath as some of the greats like Secretariat. There must be a lot more to the Derby than two minutes of racing. Just think, 125 thousand (not including pickpockets) attended the big race and bet over 4 million bucks on the outcome. That's a big stack of hay in any man's barnyard. General Assembly was our horse until listening to Eddie Arcaro, who was hoisted into the saddle to win the derby five times. It looks like General Sunday, May REMEMBER •Tennis & logging Shoes •Tennis Rackets •Tennis Balls •Riming & Tennis Seits BY MARTY IIQUORI •Custom Printed T-Shirts ATTENTION AU SOFT* AU TEAMS... B«s«MI SImm ft lylpwl la STOCKL "YOUR ONE STOP SPORT SHOP" John's Sport Stop 4811 W. RTE. 120 (Across from Sunnvsid* Dodge) . ID- (M) I44-IIIO ( Mon.-Tues.-Wed. 9:30-6, Thyr#. & Fri. 9:30-£ Saturday 9-6. Sunday 12-5 Assembly will have to eat more oats and fewer apples if he is going to win the big ones. Don't look back, men! Keep running -- hard Now comes another female to take over in politics. A good looker with a winning smile has been chosen prime minister of Britain. Never thought golf matches could be so exciting on TV. Those long putts have a fellow putting body english on the path of the ball. Of course, TV will never take the place of a buggy ride over the course on a sunny day. As of this writing, the Cubs are on a home run binge and the Sox are hanging by their fingernails to protect early leads. Relief pitching now seems to be the name of the game. Since the White Sox game was not played in the afternoon as advertised, it seemed only right to watch the Cubs play Atlanta. Football! The Cubs won 14 to 13 in a display that saw both teams use throwers instead of pitchers. How could we know if somebody didn't tell us -- the Eskimos use 148 pieces in a game of dominoes. Of course, their nights are long. Trust you saw that little story in the 25-year items of the Plaindealer about Dan Justen and A1 Querhammer chaperoning the eighth grade class of St. Mary's school on a train ride to Washington, D C. I remember it well, Our son Jack was in that class. But, it has been 25 years and I still haven't figured how they p i c k e d t h o s e t w o f o r chaperones. Johnsburg miler Jim Smith has a commanding lead as he begins the final lap in a triangular meet against Beloit Catholic and Hononegah Thursday. Smith won first place in both the mile and two- mile events. Jim Smith Captures Two First Places In Triangular Meet Skyhawk distance man Jim Smith easily captured two first in the two-mile run and mile run Thursday in a track meet with Beloit Catholic and Hononegah. His times were 10:50.5 and 5:05. Rick Szumlas placed second twice in the 120 high hurdles a n d 3 3 0 l o w h u r d l e s w i t h finishes of 17.9 and 43.8. Xhe 880 Johnsburg relay team controlled second place with a time of 1:46. The one-mile relayers also took second place with a time of 3:45.8. Last Saturday, the Skyhawks participated in the Lisle Relays along with 31 other teams. Mike Davis set a new Johnsburg varsity record in the 200 with a run of 25.4. Rick Szumlas set a new record in the high hurdles with a time of 16.5 The mile relay team of Szumlas, Chris Dixon, Juha Vester and Wayne Besserud captured fifth place with a time of 3:44.64. Szumlas also netted fourth place in the low hurdles with a time of 43.4. Besserud placed sixth in the 880 with a time of 2:09.8. ONE MINUTE SPORTS OUIZ 1. Who won the Tournament of Champions golf meet? 2. Bobby Dandridge plays pro basketball for what team? 3. Darrell Waltrip is known in what sport? 4. Jim Rice plays pro baseball for what team? 5. Who won the Lady Citrus Classic golf tournament? Aisvers to Sports Qiii 1. Tom Watson. 2. Washington Bullets. 3. Stock car racing. 4. Boston Red Sox. 5. Jane Blalock. • • • • One who depends on the truth can do without an extraordinary memory. 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