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-- Citizen - Tuesday, May 17, 7954 A Senior Rebels just keep rolling along The Port Perry High School rugby powerhouse just keeps rolling over the opposition. The Senior Rebels under head coach Brian Armstrong won the prestigious Balmy Beach tournament last Friday with a perfect 3-0 record, including a 22-3 victory over Scarborough Cedarbrae Collegiate in the final. They also thumped Laurier 28- 5 and Nelson HS in Burlington 26-0 along the way. The Rebels tuned up for Balmy Beach last Thursday with another whité-wash, this time 29-0 over Courtice High School. And earlier in the week, the Rebels faced. perhaps their sternest test of the season when they went head to head with Dunbarton HS, a team ranked third in the province by the Ontario Rugby Association. Dunbarton, with the strong wind at its back scored first in the opening half, but the Rebels came driving back thanks in part to some outstanding kicking from the talented toe of Al Fogetti. Ji, In A Park Sone here By Jim Hughson, Sportscaster The Sports Network If Abner Doubleday had known how many pitchers it now takes to complete the game he invented, baseball would have only seven innings. Had he paid to watch eight Toronto and Kansas City pitchers give up 23 hits in a recent 11-9 marathon that took almost four hours, he'd have kept his invention to himself. The national pastime has changed considerably since Doubleday created a game with one pitcher on each team. Now every squad in a constantly expanding league has a dozen and there just aren't enough good ones to go around. The Toronto Blue Jays know this all too well. The defending champions have a lineup that hits like nine Reggie Jacksons. find themselves with a mediocre record looking up at their arch rivals from Boston, New York and Baltimore. The Blue Jays have been caught short of pitching primarily because of injuries to Danny Cox and Duane Ward, key members of last year's staff. But like most other teams, they've fallen victim to a game that's changed in the last 15 years. Pitchers are less durable and versatile and so, when one gets hurt, more difficult to replace. The dilemma, as with too. many in baseball, can be traced.fo money. When starting pitchers began making millions;of dollars, management became more careful with their investments. They switched from four to five man starting staffs to make sure their prized possessions were well tested. Then they limited the number of pitches to ensure no one got overworked. Once the starter was no longer a finisher, it became important to have someone close out the game. Relievers had been starters gone sour or veterans at the end of their careers but teams discovered that fresh arms in the late innings made outs almost automatic, sa they developed closers. Before long, there was a setup man to pitch the eighth inning, a closer to pitch the ninth and both made the kind of money we dream of winning in a lottery. The Blue Jays were at the head of the class. Through the late '80s they had left and right-handed setup men (David Wells and Duane Ward) and one of the best closers in the game (Tom Henke). The price of winning championships, however, was high. Henke and Wells went the way of budget cuts and Ward go t hurt. That left th® Blue Jays with starting pitchers trained to get through the seventh inning and a batch of bullpen boys who aren't quite ready for prime time. The result is blown leads, late nights and an upset stomach for the manager. There's little solace in misery having company but Toronto is Just one: of two dozen teams with the same problem. And the solution might be a few years away. Since teams seem unable money if they do, perhaps it's time to condition pitchers to toss complete games again. Imagine that. Baseball with only two hurlers and no pitching change commercials. Maybe Abner's idea shouldn't have been tampered with in the first place. "Jim Hughson" is sponsored by Your authror.od YAMAHA dealer Sales & Service {dea =COUNTRY rymobil AHA BSE The Power To Satisly \ Hwy. 57, Three miles South of Blackstock (QO LVISH IR 2.4 (T= = 3K i Unfortunately, on too many days, they pitch like him, too, and to develop good bullpen stoppers and don't want to pay huge When the teams changed ends at half time and the Rebels enjoyed the wind at their backs, they were in control and came away with 26-11 victory. Coach Armstrong said after the game the plan was to contain Dunbarton in the first half or hold them to 10 points. "With the score 8-5 at the half and we got the wind, I felt we were going to win this game," he said. The Rebels now sport a perfect 10-0 record so far this season and have out-scored the opposition by a huge margin. When the high school rugby The Port Perry High School Senlor Rebels In black and white defeated third ranked Dunbarton 26-11 In rugby action last Week, and the Rebels then went on to sweep the Balmy Beach tournament In Toronto. The team sports a perfect record so far this year. See story above. rankings are posted this Wedriesday, the Rebels will be at least number two in Ontario and perhaps number one. These rankings are important to the team as they will determine where the team is seeded in the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools Assoc. tournament in early June. The Rebels will open the LOSSA quarter finals this coming Thursday (May 19) at the Port Perry soccer fields. The opponent has yet to be determined. First and second place teams from LOSSA will advance to the Durham York finals and the top two teams in that event go to the all-Ontario final tournament. Mixed Slo-Pitch League in gear "Sunday evening was the start of the second year of the Scugog Adult Mixed Slo-Pitch League. Bernice Avis started, this league last year for ages 20 to 25 with four teams entering the league. With such a great demand for Mixed Slo-Pitch in Scugog the four teams suggested that the age limit be raised to 30 in order to accommodate couples. This year, with the addition of Jon Dawson's teams, we have expanded to nine teams and ly 150 players, with TOWNSHIP of SCUGOG d "Summer Program Registration 181 Perry Street, Municipal Chambers SATURDAY, MAY 28th ' 9AM to1PM Camp Sessions run July 4th - Sept. 2nd Pool Lessons run July 4th - Aug. 26th For more information call 985-7346 ffAKESIDE Hoiancn: BICYCLE SALE This Thursday, Friday and Saturday CHECK OUT THESE LOW PRICES! ~ 1994 BIANCHI OCELOT Bl 1994 DENALI DX1000 Fully lugged cro-mo frame Cro'mo frame 299.99 Shimano C50 3 49 99 Shimano SIS L] 1994 KALAHARI K300 Reg. $550. Sale . Reg. $460. Sale ... 1994 BIANCHI LYNX Bro-mo frame $279.99 Superlug cro-mo frame Shimano equipped 1994 BIANCHI IBEX Shimano Alivio Suspension Reg. $400. Sale .. ivio/STX oy . Sale ... 799.99 Tune-up and Waterbottle. Rag. $800. Sale ... 57909 With bike purchase receive a Free Ny visit LAKESIDE GOLF & HOCKEY Today! 48 Water Street, Port Perry 985-1779 Mon-Wed. 9:30 to 6 PM; Thurs. & Fri. to 7 PM; Sat. to 5:30 PM Sponsors for each team and team shirts. Many of the players in this league also play in local weekend tournaments so in order to accommodate them, play is on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in Blackstock, Tuesday and Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Greenbank and Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in Seagrave. The players come from all over the Scugog area, including Port Perry, Prince Albert, Seagrave, Greenbank, Blackstock, Nestleton and Caesarea. This age group seems not only to want to play for fun but is also somewhat competitive and we have some excellent players. Unfortunately, with the unavailability of diamond time in the evening, we have been' forced to stop accepting team registration for this year. Hopefully next year, we will be able to accommodate up to 12 teams. Take the time to come out to some of our games and cheer on your favourite team. See you at the Ball Park! PORT PERRY TIRE & WHEEL Automotive ® Farm Commercial @ All Brands Check our Prices Before You Buy! At FLIELER'S PETRO CANADA 15829 Simcoe St., Port Perry, f=1= 1-2} rard