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PAGE « - PLA1NDEALER - FRIDAY, JUNE 12,1981 ftjSgj What Fools These Voters Be! It's summer once again, the time of year when two activities are in vogue: stuffing one's face with barbecued bratwurst and stuffing the nearest baseball ballot box. Early tabulations in voting for this year's all-star game indicates that the fans have yet to wise up. Players who should not even be con­ sidered for this honor are among the leaders in the vote. As usual, players from the big cities are the over­ whelming leaders. Humble Reggie Jackson, hitting a robust .206 for the Yankees, is the leading vote- getter for American League outfielders. Kansas City's George Brett is having a good season, but third base Scorecard By Jeff Stern should belong to Doug DeCinces of Baltimore, who is having an outstanding year. And it gets worse. • Players who truly deserve to be considered are not even on the ballot. Dwight Evans of Boston, the AL home run and batting leader for much of the season, has a slim chance of earning a spot on the team. Minnesota's Rob Wilfong set a fielding record for second baseman last year, but like Evans is not iisted. Fortunately there is some justice in the voting. Carlton Fisk. who has keyed the White Sox's turn around, deserves to start behind the plate. Milwaukee's Robin Yount at shortstop, out­ fielder Ken Singleton of Baltimore and California first baseman Rod Carew are solid picks as well. So how should the all-stars earn selection? Player vote? No, the players are vulnerable to jealousy and that is worse than stuffing the ballot box. Selection by the commissioner, Bowie Kuhn? Kuhn selected Cleveland as the site of this year's game. That tells you something about Bowie. The solution, my friends, is putting the burden on those beleagured fellows, the sportswriters. After all, the B a s e b a l l W r i t e r s Association of America chooses the MVPs, Cy Young recipients and Rookies of the Year each season. If we entrust them to make those selections, surely they can handle the all-star picks. There will still be arguments, but I would bet the complaints would be based on loyalty and not on statistics. Some people can't be dissuaded, no matter how obvious the facts may be. It doesn't really matter who is selected, because the National League will kick the vejabers out of their American League cousins anyway. The NL is the closest thing to a sure bet as I have seen. Of course, we may catch a break after all. If the players go on strike, the game may not be held and that would spare the National Leaguers a trip to beautiful Geveland. Bratwurst, anyone? Fox Hole Buries Bridge In 12-Inch DAIRY DELIGHT - John Mclnerney of McHenry outkicks Tom White of Aurora (partially hidden) to win his third Harvard Milk Run championship. Mclnerney ran the seven-mile course in a time of 37:41, edging White by two seconds. It was Mclnerney's third title in four years. The run is held as part of Harvard Milk Days. SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE PHOTO Mclnerney Cops Run SHAW MEDIA NEWS SERVICE A last-second spurt by John Mclnerney of McHenry gave him a slim victory over Tom White of Aurora in the seven-mile Harvard Milk Run Saturday. Race officials said it was the biggest turnout ever in the event's four-year history with approximately 600 runners participating. Mclnerney's winning time was 37:41 to White's 37:43. John Sheehan of De Kalb won the two-mile milk run with a 10:42 while Carrie Mortell of McHenry was the first woman to finish, coming in at 12:23. Mclnerney has now won the milk run three times. After being the only runner to go in the right direction three years ago. then having taken a wrong turn but still being awarded the win last year. Mclnerney was un­ derstandably worried about staying on the right track this time "That's all I kept thinking about." said Mclnerney. "I said I'd take it easy until I see the finish line and then I'll go." Mclnerney, who won in 37:13 a year ago. said the hot weather affected both him and White. "Neither of us were used to it and neither of us could mount anything until the finish." River Shannon Second The River Shannon Classics placed second in last weekend's Whitewater Invitational 12-inch tour­ nament The Classics, sponsored by River Shannon Pub in Johnsburg. opened the tournament by defeating Watertown 6-5 in extra in­ nings. Jim Althoff was the hitting hero, clouting a grand-slam home run in the first inning and hitting a sacrifice fly in the eighth to score Joe Dehn with the winning run. Dehn, who was four for four, opened the extra frame with a triple. .John Connell added a perfect 3 for 3 and a walk to aid the River Shannon cause. The second game saw River Shannon defeat Janesville 5-1. The Classics pounded out 15 hits and iced the game with a four-run sixth inning. Once again. Althoff and Dehn led the attack, each picking up two hits, as did Gary Gilpin. Dan Thennes and Jim Grabowski Game three matched the undefeated Classics with Racine, another team that had yet to lose Racine used a seven-run third inning to down River Shannon 10-5. Connell continued his hot hitting, going three for four, including a double and a triple. Doug Freund added three hits and Grabowski had his second two-hit game The loss left the Classics with a rematch against Janesville in a battle for second place. River Shannon scored five times in the first inning, added 10 runs in the second and coasted to a 16-4 win and second place. Dehn had his second 4 for 4 game, including a double and a triple to pace the onslaught Greg Freund broke out of a mild slump by adding three hits to the cause Gilpin, playing the entire tournament with a had knee, pounded a long triple and double off the wall and Connell. Doug Freund, Paul Nitz. Dan Thennes. Dan Jamieson and Grabowski all had two hits each Following the tour­ nament. Jamieson. who coaches the Classics, presented the second-place trophy to Bob Hogan. owner of the River Shannon. BARGAIN " VV.'V?111 TOOL VALUE OF THE MONTH vlMJL OF THE MONTH vim; Ol Till: >IOM II 24-Hour VARIABLE TIMER The Supercop3* will make any lamp, radio or TV go on and off at the same or slightly different times each day to create a lived-in look. 0711 24-ln. WIDE OUTDOORBROOM Heavy-duty natural Pal­ myra bristles sweep mud, leaves, sawdust, more. Molded plastic block won't splinter, crack or mildew. 25-3819 Quantities Limited HU1AH0 Tht Wndw with ftm Wiggle" JO** Usf WEEDER/ CULTIVATOR Uses motion, not muscle-- to weed, cultivate, aerate, mulch. Unique hula action cuts forward and back­ ward. Steel blade, wood handle. 1000 •§M 4 v- - -/» ' ',> / r:£.«S* : : : a ...... % Monday's opening contest in McHenry 12-inch Softball featured two of the top teams in an important clash to see who would remain in first place in the eastern division. Old Bridge Tavern and Fox Hole Tap, with identical 3 and 1 records, needed the victory as the first round came to an end. Fox Hole Tap won the contest 17-8. For two and one-half innings neither team put together the big rally of which each is capable. Fox Hole held a slim 2-0 lead, but in the bottom of the third they erupted for seven runs on eight hits and the contest turned into the slugfest the fans expected. Old Bridge scored eight runs in the next two innings however the Tap continued a 24-hit onslaught with eight runs of its own spread out over their last three innings to keep the Bridge at a safe distance. Myron Bentz had four of those hits, going four for four as he slammed two home runs, drove in four runs and scored three times. Jim Yaworski added three hits and three RBIs while both Jeff Meyers and Don Bentz added three hits each. Five other players had two hits each. including Rich Meyers. Twig Miller, Willie Howard. Vinnie Freund and Ron Miller. Billy Meyers was the only Fox Hole starter who did not have two hits or better but he included a sacrifice fly to his base hit. Another record was almost set as everyone in the Tap lineup except leadoff batter Jeff Meyers had at least one RBI. Gary "Gulps" Gilpin stroked two more home runs numbers five and six. both of them three-run blasts as he kept Old Bridge in the contest. Doug Freund and Joe Dehn added two hits each Defensively both short­ stops came up with top defensive plays. Veteran Ron Miller and first-year player Tom Ludwig both robbed the other team of would be base hits O l d B r i d g e 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 8 Fox Hole 1 1 7 2 3 3 x 17 Wayne's took advantage of its opponent's outfield problems as they demolished Whale's Tail 16-4 in five innings. The winners outhit the Tail 18-12, slam­ med seven extra base hits and included a 10-run inning as they stay tied for first in the eastern division. Wayne Roewer hit his sixth home run, added a double, drove in two runs and went three for three to lead the winners. Tom Prudden and Don Prazak added three hits and three RBIs each. Tom Burke, Pat Burke. Rick Weigman and Rich Kuchera had two hits each. Tom Burke and Wiegman in­ cluded home runs with Burke driving in three runs. John Sytsma went three for three to help Whale's Tail. Mike Lincoln added two hits and three RBIs while Arnie Stolte was perfect going two for two. But it was not the Whale's day as drizzling rain, outfield juggling acts, misplayed flvbaiis and lackadasical baserunning took them out of the game early. Wayne's defense turned a good infield double play while outfielder Don Prazak fired a perfect strike to cat­ cher Wayne Roewer to nail Arnie Stolte at the plate. Wavne's 2 3 10 1 0 16 Whole's Tail 3 0 0 0 1 4 King's Row put together a 16-hit attack and scored 13 runs in a convincing 13-7 win over winless Little John's. In fact the winners held an 11- run lead until Little John's put together a five-run rally in the sixth to close the gap. Dave Oeffling was the big hero as he hit an inside-the- park home run. two doubles and drove in three runs for the Row. Doug Jones and Bill Cable added two hits and two RBIs each. Rick Sorenson and Ken Whitman also had two hits. Dave Miller had two hits and two RBIs to lead Little John's. Dave Hiller, John Griffith and Bill Peterson all had two hits. Gary Snell added a two-run double. King's Row2 0 1 4 6 0 0 13 Little John 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 EASTERN DIVISION w I Wayne's 4 1 Fox Hole Tap 4 1 King's Row 3 2 Old Bridge 3 2: Whale's Tail 1 4 Little John's 0 5 TOP TEN EASTERN-DIVISION (as of June 8) ab h aver D. Bentz 17 14 824 W. Roewer 19 14 .737 G. Gilpin 15 11 .733 T Miller 16 11 .688 M Bentz 18 12 .667 D. Prazak 15 10 .667 R. Miller 17 11 .647 J. Dehn 22 14 .636 R. Sorenson 11 7 .636 K. Horner 16 10 .625 Games scheduled for Monday, June 15 include King's Row versus Rusty Nail Inn (6:45 p.m.), Doherty's vs. Little John's (7:30 p.m.), and Fox Hole Tap vs vs. Jewel Park of Barrington (8:15 p.m.). This marks the beginning of round two play in which eastern and western division ball clubs play each other. PatWirtz Little Change In Minor Standings At the halfway point of the McHenry youth league.MinqT division season, two teams remain unbeaten. The Eagles and Sparrows are &0 in the league. The Cardinals continue to set the pace in the American division. On Monday the Card's Chris Landis threw a one-hit shutout at the Wrens to win 4-0. Landis struck out nine and gave up only one walk. Tim Toussaint went two for two to lead the Card hitters. Todd Doherty and Landis each had a triple for the Cards. Scott Miller took the loss but put up a good flght while striking out nine Cards. Danny Wray got the Wren's lone hit. On Tuesday, a fighting Orioles team knocked the Bluebirds from the un­ defeated ranks, 11-10. Steve Johnson the winning pitcher. He struck out 10, walked six and gave up eight hits. Jeff Letterman had a three-run. inside-the-park homer. Troy Foss was three for four and Craig Wallace went two for three to pace the Orioles hitters. Mike Weber took his first loss of the season, lasting three innings while giving up six hits. Kelly Radic and Rich I.arson each had three hits while Jason Hoffman was two for two for the Bluebirds. Wednesday saw the Hawks get their first victory by pounding the Falcons 18-3. After losing some tough one- run games. Randy Miller got the backing of his team­ mates to post his first vic­ tory of the year. Miller got 17 out of a possible 18 outs via the strikeout route. Miller, Jay Cheatham and Tim Glossen led the Hawks at­ tack. Dave Flathau was the starter and got the loss. On Thursday the unbeaten Sparrows got a scare, but came from behind to down the Robins 17-11. Tom Lotito was the Sparrow starter but Mike Hemker got the win with relief help from Brian Bromley. The Sparrows received 15 walks and only Pat Torkelson got a hit. Marc Hubbard started but was relieved by Jeff Mylneic who took the loss. Scott Miller and Brian Hutchenson each had two hits for the Robins. On Friday the Owls knocked off the Orioles 18-8. Eric Swanson. with relief help from Jack Watrous. got his first victory. Swanson gave up three runs, one walk and four hits while striking out six in four and two-thirds innings. Swanson had a night with the bat also, going three Wt'rt Loaded With SPORTS APPAREL! •Coordinated Short & Top Sets For Women •Coordinated Jogging Suits For Men A Women •Huge Selection of Running Shorts For Men A Women •Hundreds of T-Shirts in Stock (CUSTOM PRINTING AVAILABLE) For Father's 0 toy June 21 $ 1 * Shirts IA !*s ££ i I5%«r Tennis $ « Shorts 10 to Eby Brown A f T O f for four and had four RBIs. Danny Gray w£nt two for four. Corey Berg was tagged with the defeat. On Saturday the Bluejays and the Ravens squared off, each looking for their first victory. The Bluejays came out on top 16-6. Todd Carson got the win with relief from Mike Hetterman. Carson struck out eight, walked one and gave up just two hits. Hetterman was the leading hitter with a single, double and two triples for a perfect .four for four. Jim Kujak and Chris Schmitt each had two hits. Peter Huinker pitched three innings and got the loss with relief help from John Doherty and A1 Lamarche. Bill Lewah and John Olsen each had one hit in a losing effort. In the first game on Sunday the Eagles remained unbeaten by stopping the Condors 8-7. Matt Murphy started and left the game leading 7-6 in the fourth frame. Murphy fanned five , walked four and gave up four hits. Tom Sweetwood got the victory in relief giving up just two hits, walked two and struck out six. Wayne Markgraff deserved a better fate but got saddled with the loss. Markgraff gave up eight hits, walked only three and struck out eight in six innings. Markgraff also collected three hits - two doubles and a triple. Matt Murphy became the second boy to hit pne over the wall. The twdhtdi homer was only one hit in a perfect three for three day for both Murphy and Torn, §>veet wood. In another one-run game, the Bluebirds got by the Wrens 6-5. Rich Larson was the winner with help from Darren Merness. Larson pitched four innings, struckout six, walked two and gave up four hits. Merness pitched two innings of no-hit ball. In a game that was close all the way through. Danny Kunzer scored two big runs for the Blue birds. Mike^ Boland went four innings, struck out nine, walked five and gave up hit hits in taking the loss. Boland had relief help from Danny Wray. In the third game of the day the Sparrows remained unbeaten by coming from behind to defeat a good Cardinal team, 8-6. Scott Sorting again was the winning pitcher, fanning 13, walking seven and giving up only one hit. Eric Salman had two hits for the winners. Mike Hemker came up with the game-winning hit, driving in the winner in the bottom of the sixth. Tim Mauer pitched well but got the loss. Trentpn Castle got the Cards hit and also collected three walks. The Robins again had on their hitting shoes by knocking off the Hawks, 11-2. Bret Derby got the win by tossing his second two-hitter ofthe season. Bret had a no- hitter until Tim Glossen singled in the fifth. Derby struck out 10 while walking only one. Rick Pankiewicz led the 12-hit attack with a perfect four for four, hitting two doubles and two singles. Derby went three for four with two doubles and a single. Jay Cheatham took the loss. Sam Preez got the other hit for the Hawks. In the final game of the day the Owls tripped up the Falcons 11-2. Joe McQuade and Danny Gray combined for a one-hitter. Greg Moravec got the Falcons only hit off McQuade in the first inning. McQuade struck out eight and walked five in three innings. Gray threw hitless ball in the two innings of relief, striking out three and walking five. Kevin Blinkal got the loss. 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