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• - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY. JUNE IS. 197« Firestone Deluxe * « Champion Tires ™ • WHITEWALLS § HfS unto 110.00 OFF SAFE AT THE PLATE-Bob Watson of the McHenry Shamrocks creates a dust storm as he reachesthe plate ahead of the tag by Island Lake catcher Butch GreenhlU. Watson scored on a fielders choice and John PiUen received the BBI and reached first safely. The Shamrocks won the game 5-1 to increase their record to 4-0. (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLOBD) EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR-J The hottest news in the major leagues as the trading season countdown came Tuesday night was not trades. It was the outright sale of established stars. Charlie Finley, owner of the Oakland A's, startled the sports world by selling three of his established stars. Vida Blue is said to have had a price tag of lMs million on his great (and sometimes not so great) pitching arm. The Yankees paid the price. Joe Rudi, said by many to be the most underrated player in baseball, brought a million bucks to Finley from the Boston Red Sox. The same tidy little Daily Luncheon Special! Cup of Soup BBQ Sandwich fine Cul lom Knol l Tavern 385 9712 sum was paid by Boston to gain the services of Rollie Fingers, top notch relief pitcher. At this point nobody seems to know who will replace the departed stars. Only Finley knows. Somebody with a big stick will have to straighten out the mess created by court decisions adverse to the owners. Nobody can blame a player for getting a salary com­ mensurate to his ability. J On the other mitt, owners are the ones who put up the do-re- mi for ball parks and all that goes with them. There should be a happy medium somewhere along the line. As long as owners show reckless bidding to get unat­ tached players on their rosters, the game will slide down hill without a lift to get back to the top. The richest owners can gobble up the top talent while the poor get poorer. If they insist on expansion teams, they had better divide the leagues into two classes, A and B. A long time ago, Bill Veeck warned owners of things to come. They turned a deaf ear. Now they are getting smart too late. School teachers is our day insisted that we write the name of our state in full. You wrote Illinois -- not 111. or II. It was a matter of respect, said our dear teachers. Guess we are the only ones in town who haven't seen the Town and Country show at St. Partick's. Everybody said it is akin to the greatest show on earth. Must see it this week-end. At least we can visit the Irish Pub where we are told a Scotchman holds forth. No subject of conversation gets more mileage than the weather. Like the stock market or a Yo-Yo, it is up and down this week. McHeniy Country Club By John Busscher Class A winners in the second round of the Directors' Tour­ nament played at the club on Sunday, June 13 were: Geo Johnson over B. Cameron, Don Hojnacki defeating Ted Spengel, Bill Jacobs beating John Wright and Art Jackson over Bill Gutzmer on the 19th hole. In Class B, Gary Fields defeated Hal Nilles, Dick Turner beat Jack Smith, Ed Schuler over Bill Schmidt, Mike Ahern beat Jack Smithson, L. Smith defeated Gene Stilling, John Steinbach outlasted Ron Wilkins, Dick Warfield beat Herm Zwissler and John Nolan defeated Ed Cepulis. Bud Gierke beat Leo Smith, R. Rad defeated Tony Victor, Ed Laures over Bob Newkirk, John Moss defeated Ken Holmes, Doc Carelli beat Ed Oja, Jim Gillette defeated Matt Hoffman, Bruce Domato over Norm Poirier and Tom Burke defeated ageless Bob Blaney on the 16th hole. The third round of the Directors' Tournament will be played at the club on Sun­ day, June 20. Most new members have met our pro, Vale Adams, but have our members met Vale's new assistant, Ken Ludwig? Ken is a McHenry boy and a fine young man. Stop in at the pro shop and say hello to Ken. Local Racing Team Captures First Place In Four Hour Endurance Race Two local men racing under the team name of TEAM NSU on Memorial Day drove their NSU Wankel Spyder to a very impressive first place in class in the, race held at Blackhawk Farms Raceway sponsored by Drivers Club of Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs. Louis Liptak of 1200 Ash Street, Algonquin1 and Raymond Riemland of 1907 Knoll, McHenry each drove their Showroom Stock NSU for 2 hours pitting twice for fuel and driver changes while they methodically eliminated the rest of the competition. To each of them it must have seemed like a Sunday drive as their NSU ran flawlessly and car after car pulled into the pits with smoking or steaming engines. SWIMMING REGISTRATION Registration for the Lakeland Park Property Owners association Red Cross swim­ ming instruction will be held June 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the home of Donna Humann, 5003 W. Willow. Afternoon classes will be held from July 19-30 excluding July 24 and 25. Information on rates may be obtained from Miss Humann. IMPROVEMENT LOANS Just for you... Tuesday the 15th completed the 2-week Calcutta play for the 18-hole Women golfers at McHenry Country Club. Finishing in first place was the team of Liz Nolan, Katherine Bolger, Joan Schlosky and Barb Leight; followed by second place team of Judy Smithson, Barb Weber, Faye Stewart and Virginia Spengel; and third place team of Dee Overton, Chris Newkirk, Bernice Dolcey and Freida Miller. In the first week of play Liz missed an eagle by 2 inches on No. 4 and had to settle for a bird. Judy put together a front of 44 and a back of 43 for a fine 87 on the second day of play. Excitement ran high for the 2- week event and a lot of team spirit and effort was evident by all the ladies participating. With this reporter being late in getting Divot Dolls under way, here is a brief resume of the main events to date. The ABC Team Event on May 11 was won by Anna Johnson, Barb Weber and Gen Hoelscher. Flag Day on June 1 found Joanie Buss and Judy Smithson tieing for the trophy in Class A while Char Zwissler won in Class B and Eleanor Kreuser won in Class C. On that same day Mil Leisten got a "natural bird" on No. 8. It seems that her tee shot hit the ground, bounced up and caught one of the feathered friends that frequent the near-by pond as it was in flight. Veterinary services were not required. Golf mates thought for a moment, though, that they might need the Rescue Squad for Mil. June 22 will find the gals qualifying for Match Play (a 4- week event) while they try for the annual Beat the Champ. A note from Letty Busscher (Ladies' president) informs us that opening day for Junior girls' golf will be Monday the 21st and will continue each Monday through Aug. 23, their awards day. There are presently a dozen girls signed up. If there are others who are interested, please contact either Mrs. Busscher or Mrs. Bishoff, or simply report to the 1st tee by 12:30 on Monday. A Traveling Team Play report from Mil Leisten shows that the local gals are doing well todate. With half the matches already played, here are the results and the balance of the schedule. May 21, McHenry 29^ - Pine crest 24Ms. May 28, McHenry 32 - Bonnie Dundee 22. June 4, McHenry 26 - Buffalo Grove 28. June 25, McHenry will host Thunderbird. July 16, McHenry will travel to Brae L^ch. Aug. 6, Crystal Lake Woods will come to McHenry. A note of apology to the Nifty Niners whose statistics were not at hand as of this writing, next week's reporting will bring us up to date on their activities. They are a large group this year and are making great golf strides under the leadership of Lorraine Young, the Lady of the Lake. Happy Golfing to all! I c« ..... »h. WA TWITCH | So says the *A... by How'Randsl DID YOU KNOW THAT WARTIME VETERANS 65 OR OLDER ARE ENTITLED TO PENSIONS IF THEY HAVE LIMITED INCOMES AND ASSETS/ <g) AL SMITH rCATUNC SIMVICC l»7« Contact tho nooroit VA oHlco (chock your phono book) or wrlto: Votoront Admlnletrotlon. 271A1 Wo»h. O.C >0420 A DAY AT THE RACES-This is a recent scene at Arlington race track, visited by two busloads of McHenry Senior Citizens club members. The lady and gentlemen on efctr^me ends of picture are unidentified. Second from left, McHeniy club members are Mrs. Kenneth Bowsher, Kenneth Bowsher, Mrs. John Doerr, Jockey Roger Cox, John Doerr, Mrs. George Binder and George Binder. Third Qualifying Round Added For State Golf Championship The 46th annual Illinois State Amateur championship, sponsored by the Chicago District Golf Association, will be held at Prestwick country club (Frankfort, II.) August 24-26. Last year's big field, 430 entric at two qualifying sj necessitated additiG^ofiTthird qualifier this year Qualifying rounds will be held at Tlior- ngate country club (Deerfield) on Monday, July 19; at The Rail golf club in Springfield on Tuesday, July 20; and at Turn- berry country club in Crystal Lake on Friday, August 6. Each qualifying site will be assigned a number of places in proportion} to the size of its field. The/field for the cham­ pionship mil be about 120. Any amateur with a current USGftvhandicap may enter. Entry fee must be received prior to July 2, 1976, by the Chicago District Golf Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, 60611. For­ mer champions who are now amateurs and the low 30 scorers and ties for the final thirty-six holes in the 1975 championship will be exempt from qualifying. The total number of places available for the championship will be determined by the number of exempt entries. Last year there were thirty-one players who made the cut at 147 or less and are exempt from 1976 qualifying. To date, nine have entered the '76 championship. SHAMROCK PITCHER Greg Freund prepares to fire away with his knuckle curve against the Islander hitter! Freund captured his first win against no losses as he threw a 5 hitter, striking out 5, walking one in the 5-1 win at Freund field, Tuesday night. (STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORED) Undefeated Shamrocks Beat Island Lake 5-1 Pitzen, 2 J. Watson, 2 Freund, 1 Hersey,1 McHenry remained un­ defeated and tied for first place in Shore-Line League play posting a 5-1 victory over visiting Island Lake Tuesday evening. Greg Freund posted his first victory of the young season, yielding 1 run on 5 hits, walking one and striking out 5 in six innings. Larry Hersey came on to strike out the side in relief in the seventh. The Rocks, while connecting on only four hits off right hander Hedgepath, took ad­ vantage of four Island Lake errors to score 2 in the third, 2 in the fourth and one in the fifth, Joe Dehn and Lee Frick accounting for the only RBI's. Name ab r h Rogers,4 3 11 Janik, 6 3 0 0 Dehn, 5 Kiefer, dh 2 11 Shipley, 7 3 11 Frick, 9 3 0 0 R.Watson, 8 3 10 Pokorney,3 3 0 0 Island Lake McHenry 25 5 4 R H E 1 5 4 5 4 0 000 010 0 002 210 Batteries: Freund 6; Hersey 1; Pitzen 4, and J. Watson 3. Island Lake: Hedgepath and Greenhill. Extra Base Hits: McHenry - J. Watson (dbl.). Island Lake - Muluaney (dbl.). Great American Horse Show At Northbrook In July Rated among the country's foremost horse shows after its highly successful premier last year, the Great American Horse Show returns to the Chicago area July 13-18. KENQSHA COUNTY SPEEDWAY Wilmot, Wis. NEW OPEN COMPETITION RACING Sponsored by the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston Inc., the Great American will bring hundreds of fine horses and expert riders to the Blue Ribbon Horse Complex, Nor­ thbrook, 111. to compete for $20,000 in cash prizps, special trophies and ribbons. Originally planned for North­ western University's McGaw Memorial Hall, the show site was changed due to a court decision prohibiting the stabling of horses in Evanston. A resident of that community had sued the Infant Welfare Society to stop the event from being held at McGaw hall where it played in 1975. The Blue Ribbon Horse Complex, located at Lake Cook Rd. at Sanders in Northbrook, is perhaps the largest horse center in the country, with a huge indoor arena, ample stabling facilites and parking to accommodate thousands of cars. Over 500,000 youngsters in this country are playing organized Softball. We're Working for You! "THE WEDNESDAY BANK" THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MCHENRY 385-5400 DIVOT %i DOLLS m M "Service Tip of the Week" If your present automobile is lettiig you down, remember...many 1976 automo­ biles are in demand. '77 promises at least a 10% increase in new car prices. Today may be the best time to buy; here's an outstanding value. A 1976 Mercury Marquis, personally driven and operated by myself. This car is fully equipped and has approximately 6,000 miles. Come in and lefs get acquainted. TORKELSON LINCOLN-MERCURY W. Rte. 120, McHenry, 344-1200 JIM JANICEK SALES 3814 W. ELM STREET • McHENRY MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE MEMBER F.D.I.C. 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