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P.U1E « • PI.AINDKALM<-WKI>\KSDAY, AUGUST II, 1976 MOW STATION • McHenry Area | I 12-Inch Softball I RUSTY NAIL 1976 TWELVE INCH WINNERS Final Standings: w 1 gb Rusty Nail 16 5 -- House of David 15 6 1 Old Bridge 14 7 2 The Chalet 13 8 3 Cork & Cleaver 13 8 3 Robino Ladd 5 16 11 Fireside Inn 5 16 11 McHenry Hosp. 2 19 14 It is all over! Rusty Nail is the > SUnson's 25Vfe inch Catfish could mean a lot more than ^tehfry" in the 5 week $10,000. Chain-O-Lakes Fishing Derby now it's second week. EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR fff you thougt this column was f< • the birds last winter, let me t«l thee it is still for the birds. Our readers keep it that way. Now comes Mrs. McClure, a n ighbor, with a huge sun- fl wer filled with a million s^eds. They are to be planted in back forty to eventaully attract cardinals and other fine fepthered friends. Walsh's bird haven is on the y- - . ; One of our regular readers, Lct> Heimer, sends a clipping fr< m the "Voice of The People" tto t knocks our views on the trip to Mars into the ash can. ust know those scientific mfads would be toomuch for us. It i pointed out how many jobs ha re been provided through the pr ject and all the benefits wl Ich will accrue to mankind. Tep. It's all true. But, we ha re heard that song for 50 or m re years while reading fi( ures on rising unem- pl< yment and hunger. Living standards are high in .our area. They should all have it so good. Pat Wirtz cleared us up on our question "Where the heck is Ozark?" We spread out a map of Illinois and started to look - "between Burnside and Simp­ son". That didn't do much until we remembered that Pat wrote "13 miles from Vienna". That's way, way down in our state. If you didn't put on the brakes going through Ozark, you would be in Kentucky before you knew it. The ranks of McHenry Old Timers are thinning. George Adams, an Elgin resident for some years, stayed around, for 89 years before giving up. George was always a pleasant fellow to meet and geet. Come to think of it, the Adams family lived in the PAY US NOW CLEAN AND CHECK • BATTERY TERMINAL • BATTERY CABLES • BELTS & HOSES • BRAKE FLUID • OIL • COOLANT • WATER SOLVENT • AND TIRE CHECK ONLY $ c o o OR PAY US LATER SERVICE CHARGE $8.00 ART'S 24 HOUR OWING SERVICE 385-6323 Live Entertainment "The Brothers" NOW APPEARING EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY NITE During July and August McHENRY COUNTRY CLUB 820 N. John St. McHenry, III. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 815-385-1072 1976 twelve inch Softball team which takes home the trophy for first place. They clinched first place with a quick and convincing 18-2 victory over McHenry Hospital on the final day of play. After the game at the "team clubhouse" it was a happy group celebrating the teams first finish above third place in league history. However, first place finishes are not exactly new to the Nail as many of these Softball players have gone down state as members of the McHenry Ringwood area (Mary Ann Wegner's home town) before landing on Irish Prairie. The story goes that the Original Shamrocks imported Bob Adams when they needed his skill on the ball diamond. At the invitation of Bill Hauri (Good 01' Bill), we enjoyed the McCullom Lake Sportsman's Club picnic Sunday on the club grounds near Hebron. The picnic grounds are ideal. Chicken delicious. Sweet corn the best you ever chawed off a cob. You can't beat fun at the picnic grounds, especially when you have' a friend like Dave Kent to carry your chairs and look out for your every need. Dick Smith has a bet that the Sox will win more games than the Cubs this year and is get­ ting a bit anxious. Never fear, ^ick. State Fair To Honor Athletes And Entertainers Eight athletes and two en­ tertainers will receive the Distinguished Achievement Award this year at the Illinois State Fair, August 12-22. Awards will be given to baseball Hall of Famers Robin Roberts and Fred Lindstrom, actress Karen Black, football greats Otto Graham, Ray Nitschke and Ronnie Bull, track star Ralph Metcalfe, theatre impresario Guy S. Little, Jr., race car drive Larry Cannon and former White Sox outfielder Manuel "Jungle Jim" Rivera. "This award is given to athletes and entertainers who bring honor to Illinois with their achievements," John Whitney Jr , State Fair parade superintendent, said. The award winners will appear in the Opening Day parade August 13 and will receive their awards in a ceremony at the grandstand at 8 p.m. County Farm Bureau Softball team winning the state championship 2 out of the last 3 years. Rusty Nail moved into first place just before the All-Star break. In a doubleheader following the All-Star game the Nail spit with second place House of David but that one victory was the margin bet­ ween first and second place. The Nail never relinquished first place the rest of the way, winning most games whenever they had to. Members of the first place Rusty Nail include: Len Ackerman, Charlie Brown, Bill Comstock, A1 Elliott, Jim Gray, Bill Huff, Gred Johnson, Larry Jones, Jim Lay, John Michels, Gary Miller, Rich Mueller, Dennis Schmitt, Gary Schmitt, Leon Schmitt, Charley Sowers, Dave Sundby, Mike Thennes and Randy Thiel. Oh - I almost forgot the skipper - Kevin Bauer! House of David took second place, their lowest finish since joining the league. The House beat every team in the league at least twice this year but they failed to sweep the 3 game series versus lower finishing ball teams. Had they won the games "they were suppose to" it could have been House of David on top. Second place was not clinched until a come from behind rally erased whatever hope the Cork and Cleaver had in winning. Last Wednesday the Cork jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first inning, needing a win to make the playoffs. The Cork still held an 8-3 lead after 3 innings but then the House of David bats went to work. The House outscored Cork and Cleaver 21-2 in the final innings to insure a second place finish, as Old Bridge with their win could have moved into that position. For Cork and Cleaver it had seemed for a few brief innings that they had a victory in (Jtaeir pocket and a playoff positon « cinched. They led.by scores of £ 6-1, then 7-1 and after three inning, 8-3. The Cork hitters suddenly fell silent and with that their playoff hopes were erased. Ending in a tie with Ti> Chalet meant The Chalet would earn the right to play the first place Rusty Nail in the playoffs. The Chalet had won three straight over the season versus Cork and Cleaver to earn that right. During the above game The Chalet was in the process of coming from behind to beat Fireside Inn 9-4. The Chalet had to win to have a chance at the playoffs and their usual stingy defense along with a 3 run rallv in the sixth and 4 more in surance runs in the seventh put them into fourth place and the playoffs. Old Bridge breezed to a 23-4 victory over Robino Ladd. Old Bridge finished third this year, but when we look back earlier in the season the Bridge was 0-4 sitting in last place. Batting champ Don Prazak helped things out with a hefty .699 batting average, with 5 hits, 50 RBI's and 11 homeruns. (There was a 'minor' error in last week's column - Don had 68 at bats not 78!). The Bridge won 14 of their last 17 games which is an achievement in itself with the competition level in the league this year. Now, the playoffs begin with two games already played this Monday and two more set for this Wendesday. The first place Rusty Nail meets The Chalet while House of Daivd plays Old Bridge in the two semifinals. Both are best 2 out of 3 mat­ chups with single games of 7 lUNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! Tom Fuch's and Steve Cooper's OAK PARK HOTEL AND LOUNGE ON PISTAKEE BAY SUNDAY MORNING BRUNCH 9 AM to 12:00 NOON DELICIOUS BOAT SANDWICHES LAUNCHING LOUNGE HOURS MON. thru THURS 4 PM to 1 AM FRIDAY 4 PMto2 AM SATURDAY 10 AM to 2 AM SUNDAY. 9 AM to 1 AM innings played Monday and Wednesday evening, game time is 6:30 p.m. If weather permits the games to go as scheduled the cham­ pionship finals will begin next week. If both semifinals go only two games the finals will begin Monday. August 16.'If either or both semifinals go a third game the finals would then start on Wednesday, August 18, with the second game on Monday, August 23. If a third game is necessary in the finals, Wed­ nesday, August 25 would be the date. 'Who will win this year's championship.' is a question four teams think have the answer to - but only one team is going to be correct! Rusty Nail will take into the playoffs the first place banner knowing that not once in league history has a team other than the first place finisher taken the cham­ pionship. In fact each cham­ pionship team has never lost a game in the playoffs! House of David makes its second appearance in a row in the playoffs, and since most of the players also were on the old Jake's championship ball club this is actually their third year in a row. The House has never lost a game in playoff' com­ petition, having won four straight games in last Year's competition, besides four straight as Jake's. This year they again meet Old Bridge, a team that lost two straight to the House in relatively easy fashion during the 1975 finals after having won 2 of 3 during the regular season. The Chalet is in the playoffs for the third time in four years. They finished in first place in 1973 and then took second in 1974 during both regular season and playoff competition. They just made the playoffs this year with a come from behind victory over Fireside Inn. Old Bridge, who last year lost first place on the final day of the regular season to the team they later swept two straight games during the semi finals, could be the first team ever to finish lower than first yet win the playoffs. This year they play the House of David in the playoffs and going out on a limb I will predict the winner of this semi final playoff to eventually win the championship. Looking at the records during the regular season Rusty Nail swept 3 games from The Chalet while House of David took 2 of 3 from? Old Bridge. House of David also beat Rusty Nail 2 of 3 and from Old Bridge. Old Bridge has taken 3 straight from The Chalet but lost 2 out of 3 to Rusty Nail. On this record alone both Rusty Nail and the House of David have 6 wins and 3 losses versus the other tournament teams; Old Bridge has 5 wins, 4 losses; while the "little David", The Chalet, has only 1 victory and 8 losses. If you are not doing anything on Monday or Wednesday evenings from 6:30 until about 8:00 then come on over to West Campus High School to view the 1976 playoff competition. This week and next week vyill provide 12-inch fans, or baseball fans in general, an exciting evening of Softball. Pat Wirtz : J0HNSBURG • • BOYS LEAGUE ! The baseball season ended on Saturday, July 31st, as the league champions were pitted against the All-Stars. In the Intermediate division, the Phillies lost to the All-Stars 11 to 2. In the Minors division, the All-Stars defeated the Padres 32 to 17. The first place Yankees in the Majors division beat the All-Stars 9 to 6. In the Teen division, the champion Giants settled for a draw with the All-Stars after beating the Astros in a playoff game, 4 to 3. The only tournament games left to play are in the Minor League division. Minor League Tournament in Round Lake Saturday - Buffalo Grove 10 - Johnsburg 8. Sat. night - Beach Park-Zion 7 - Johnsburg 18. Greg Sobiesk hit two home runs in this game! SWIM MARATHON~Four boys, Lowell Kivley, Bruce Fetzer, Jim Murray and Pat Murray, all from the McHenry Swim Team, entered the Swimming Marathon in Woodstock for the benefit ot the Danny Rachford memorial fund. The marathon was held Saturday, Aug. 7 and was sponsored by Baxter and Woodman, Dr. Robert Ort, Robert Jessup, Dr. William Kohl, Dennis Conway of State Farm Insurance, Essex and Costello Real Estate, McHenry Slate Bank and the McHenry Plaindealer. Athletic Information- McHenry High Students Varsity football • equipment will be issued on Saturday, August 21 at 8:00 a.m. at West Campus. Practice begins Monday, August 23. Sophomore football equipment will be issued on Saturday, August 21 at 9:00 a.m. at East Campus. Practice begins Monday, August 23. Freshman football • equip­ ment will be issued on Satur­ day, August 21 at 1:00 p.m. at East Campus. Practice begins Monday, August 23. Cross Country - varsity, sophomore . freshman will be issued equipment on Monday, August 23 at 8:30 at West Campus. Bring practice gear as practice will be held after equipment issue. Golf - varsity, sophomore & freshman will have a meeting at 11:30 on Monday, August 23rd behind West Campus. Water Polo - varsity, sophomore and freshman will have a meeting and practice after school on Monday, August 30th at West Campus. Girls Field Hockey, Swim­ ming & Tennis - will have a meeting and practice on Monday, August 30th after school at West Campus. All athletes must have the following before they will be allowed to practice: 1. A current physical exam taken within the past 12 months. The required ninth grade physical will be allowed for both school and athletics. (PHYSICAL EXAM CARDS ARE TO BE PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE STUDENT WILL BE ATTENDING.) 2. Athletes and parents must sign the athletic code. This must be done even though you may have signed one last year. 3. Insurance paid for the sport for which you are going out. District 156 Board of Education policy states that an athlete can no longer sign an insurance waiver, but must take athletic insurance. As in past years, the regular school time and 24 hour coverage do not cover interscholastic sports nor does the interscholastic sports coverage cover ac­ cidents other than during in­ terscholastic sports. (IN­ SURANCE IS TO BE PAID TO THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL WHERE THE STUDENT WILL BE AT­ TENDING.) McHenry County Farm Bureau Qualifies Three Teams For State Finals Led by the defending state champion Slow Pitch team, McHenry County Farm Bureau managed to qualify three teams for the state finals in district competition this week. Winning at DeKalb were the Slow Pitch team and Boys' 4-H team. The Slow Pitch 35-ers did not need to qualify, a small number of teams from northern Illinois making further elimination before the state finals August 24-25 un­ necessary. Manager Gary Miller's Slow Pitch team, a member of the state finals six of the past seven years, proved to be heavy hitters. They won both games early because of the 10-run rule. They beat Kane county, 13-2, and then downed Ogle, 7-6. The Boy's 4-H club entry was built around the Community Builders club in Harvard. This team won second at the state last year, and it began the quest for state honors this year with a win over Winnebago county. Then it downed Cook county to advance to Springfield. John Hardt is team manager. The All-County team lost to a strong DeKalb team in one of the day's tightest games. McHenry had a 6-4 lead going into the last of the seventh but a rain of hits ended dreams of a trip to the state finals for the McHenry team. The Girls 4-H team rallied to MENS 16" SOFTBALL Energy Use More efficient use of energy to heat and cool homes and office buildings, plus other conser­ vation measures, can perhaps make the greatest single con­ tribution to solving the nation's energy problems. One study estimates that overall energy savings up to 33 per cent can be realized by a combination of strategies including "leak plug­ ging," changing methods of transportation, improving man­ agement of lighting and heat­ ing systems, slower driving and more energy-efficient household appliances. By John Weyland Standing as of Aug. 3: Hettermann's Fox Hole Old Bridge Hautzinger Hiller Const. Sunnyside Inn Teko's Coppermine w I 15 12 12. 10 8 8 10 4 13 1 16 Monday, August 2 It seems that Teko's can't buy a win lately as they were narrowly beaten by Sunnyside Inn 11 to 10. Teko's were hitting good and scoring runs and when Sunnyside Inn came to bat in the bottom of the 7th they were losing 10 to 7. But they'put together enough runs to tie, and then one more to win. The big hitters for Teko's were Mike I Sears • Legood, who was 3 for 4 with two doubles, and Jim Barth who had one double and one triple. Don Prazak of Sunnyside Inn was 3 for 4 with a triple. Teko's 0025030 10 Sunnyside Inn 0 1 0 5 0 1 4 11 Old Bridge just can't seem to hit the ball or catch it, as on Monday and Tuesday they lost by incredible scores as 20 to 2 and 18 to 7. The loses also lowered them to 3rd place in the standings. The first loss on Monday was to the Fox Hole. Some people were saying that it was the first time Old Bridge has lost by the 15 run rule since the rule was put into effect. The Fox Hole was doing alot of solid hitting and Old Bridge wasn't. Everybody on the Fox Hole got at least 2 hits a piece. The second loss on Tuesday was to Sunnyside Inn. Sunnyside Inn to tally handled Old Bridge 18 to 7. win Its first game. BeMlTCTa run, McHenry made two outs in the final inning against Lake and seemed destined to lose. But Marge Frey singled, stole second and third and scored on a passed ball! Kelly Cook singled, and stole the next two bases while Donna Morris was at bat. Donna singled to score Kelly with the winning run, 7-6. But McHenry had to play immediately against Whiteside county and lost in finals. In a big surprise, the McHenry Young Adult team bowed to Whiteside county, 9-2. Ogle got a four-run first-inning lead. The McHenry 35-ers and Girls' Open Class both for­ feited. So come on out and see the 8 teams decide who's going into the playoff. First game at 7:30, second 8:30. Notice Sports Pictures Since prev ious no t ices i s t a r tmu las t lu l l > h ave no t been no ted , (h i s u i l l be run i ron i t ime to tunc Hejnu unab le to use the mai .N u roup p ic tu res sen t m. a dec i s ion was made to d i scon t inue a l l l eague groups excep t cham­ pionsh ip t eams P ic tu res t aken by our s ta l l pho tographers o l a th le tes on the h i t fh school l eve l wi l l be se lec ted as to the i r impor tance Ind iv idua l p ic tu res o l va r ious spor t s wi l l be appra i sed • a s to the i r newswor thy va lue and ava i lab le space I t was a l lood o l ^ roup p ic tu res las t year tha i made th i s dec i s ion by the management necessary Fox Hole Old Bridge 4 8 3 2 3 20 2 0 0 0 0 2 Old Bridge 3040000 7 Sunnyside Inn 4 5 0 3 2 4 18 Plaids and patchwork pant suits for youngsters are being shown in smart shops. * WBSSSSttSmmm CALL TOLL FREE -972-1638 CHAHGt IT oo Sear* RevoUta* Charge driving school JACKSON ASPHALT PAVING EE33EEE DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS PUT THAT NFW '^£LACKT0P SEALING DRIVEWAY IN BEFORfSl REPAIR THE SNOW FLIES! \ WORK CALL ANYTIME \ Woodstock - 1-338-4739 ^ i