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BMhtff r* EARL WALSH So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR If any of you influential Cub fans have an in with Manager Herman Franks, you might suggest that he return Dave Kingman to the pitching mound where he got his start. With a bat in her hands, your grand­ mother couldn't look as bad swinging at a low outside pitch. Watergate made a lot of people rich by writi&jj 2bout the "true" facts. Now comes Richard Nixon's book. Not for $30--not for $24-- not for $20. No sir! You can get that book for only $19.95. So I ordered a sports book for much less money. If baseball managers are so why do they leave a fccHSr in the game for just one mibre batter? hatching the Kentucky Derby, we got a thrill out of s<$ing the name George P. Freund, Inc. listed as a dealer o|i an ad. ^How's that for national coverage? f ; There used to be a show "My Brother Talks To Horses". Ni[ade us wonder if that youthful jockey, Steve Cauthen, doesn't db the same. He wins a lot of races. introducing a friend as a Cub tyn to another friend, the retort was, "He looks normal in every ofiier way". t jyic Freund (the UPS man) tells me he went down to Sirasota this year to watch the White Sox in spring training. Things looked better at that time. # • iJMust watch the sports reports closely. Bill Veeck isn't the kind to sit idly by if he can n$ke some changes. • .... frhere must be a player or two on the Iowa farm club who cfn help. •Good trades are hard to come bi £eems there are more pulled muscles and calcium joints in the majors this year than ever in history. "Bruise easy and heal quick" is the motto for some ball players. In fact, they heal quicker if some other players step in and breathe down their necks for the job. Fear of government in­ tervention brought club owners into expansion. Now there are too many minor league players in major league uniforms. So -- we complain. Then can't wait for the next game. From Rhino s came "The Red Whale" and Terry Smith to Bimbo's Sunday night. In a touching ceremony, they presented me with a beautiful, large and sturdy calender showing all White Sox games at home and away. They had ideas, but spared me the agony of writing in scores to date. Working crossword puzzles can help your vocabulary. The biggest thing those puzzles have done for me is let me know how dumb I am in geography. If I ever knew some of those answers, they are long gone. Local Girls Win Awards In Tumbling Students of Coach Duane Sperry of a local studio at­ tended the Tri-State annual Tumbling meet Saturday, April 19 in Quincy, Illinois. The girls made a fine show of talent among approximately 300 competitors. Participants were Melanie Smith, Jennifer Nielsen (4th place, 8 yrs. & under - Novice div.), Vicki Bruce, Sara Bird (5th place, 11 & 12 yrs. olds - Novice div.), Lori Knaack, La Donna Parvin (5th place -13 & 14 yrs. olds - Elite div.), Kim Smith (1st place - 13 & 14 yrs. olds - Novice div.), Ann Rich (injured during warm ups - unable to compete). • * * • It's too late to be care­ ful after the accident oc­ curs. i, NORTH SUBURBAN BASEBALL Team w I McHENRY 9 2 Zion Benton 8 3 Libertyville 8 3 Mundelein 8 3 Crown 4 7 Crystal Lake 4 7 North Chicago 3 8 Lake Forest , l 10 CHAPEL HILL COUNTRY CLUB is open for Lunch & Dinner 7 Days a Week Sunday Brunch 10:00-3:00 2500 N. CHAPEL HILL RD. McHENRY 385-0333 HILL GOLF McHenry Area 12-Inch Softball TAKING AIM-Warrior pitcher Dave Covalt captured his fourth win against no losses as he held Dundee to six hits. Dave struck out three while walking two. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD OLD BRIDGE, RUSTY NAIL WIN TWELVE INCH SOFTBALL OPENERS King's Row and Raymond's Johnsburg Bowl also winners. The McHenry Area 12-Inch League is off to its tenth season of men's slow pitch softball as four games were played on Wednesday, May 3. Old Bridge, last year's first place ball team, played the 1978 playoff champ, St. Regis, in the "game of the week". The lead changed hands a half dozen times before the Old Bridge walked off with a 14-13 decision. St. Regis left 2 runners stranded on base in the bottom of the final inning as a rally was cut short by a flyout to left. Rusty Nail, third place finishers a year ago, shut out the McHenry Hospital by a score of 13-0. The Nail scored in every inning while McHenry Hospital was held to seven hits and left 10 stranded on the bases. King's Row, a team com­ posed of last year's Indian Manor players, outlasted O'Brewery in a close 11-9 game. The lead changed hands several times before last year's second place O'Brewery succombe;d to King's Row homerun power. Raymond's Johnsburg Bowl breezed to an easy 20-9 victory over the Chalet. Raymond's Bowl pounded out 27 hits in their first 12-inch league game including 9 extra base hits. 1977 Standings W 1 Old Bridge 17 4 O'Brewery 15 6 Rusty Nail 14 7 St. Regis 14 7 Indian Manor 10 11 The Chalet 9 12 Rhino's 3 18 McHenry Hospital 2 19 After looking over last year's standings, batting statistics and the 1978 rosters we fed everything into a friend's computer for analysis. Little to no one's surprise the computer picks for this year. Last year's first place ball club, Old Bridge, should be the team again in 1978. Old Bridge led the league in batting with a solid. 500 average placing 7 players in the top twenty. Picking up Doug Freund not only gives the Bridge the quickest outfield in the league but also adds another top twenty hitter to the roster. Joe Dehn (.590), Tom Les (.522) and Tim Althoff (.571) combine with Freund's (.514) to provide a potent outfield. Greg Freund a .556 hitter last year, who led the league in RBI's with 41, along with Steve Rohrer (.574), Rick Wakitsch (.552), Ron Miller ( .527) and Dave Schaefer (.514) round out the best of the Old Bridge ball team. Their biggest challenge will be the new entry, Raymond's Johnsburg Bowl. If Raymond's Bowl lacks anything it might be overall team speed, but their hitting will more than make up fur this in most of their games this season. The roster includes many of the sixteen-inch All- Stars over the previous three years with names known to most: Don, Myron and Mark Bentz, Bill Oeffling, Jim Yaworski, Paul Morenz, Tom Spasojevich, Wayne Hiller, Jim Meyers, Rich Meyers and Wayne Frantz. Add a Phil Oeffling who went 4 for 6 in the first game plus 5 RBI's, two doubles and a homerun, part of a 27 hit attack - need I say more? In the battle for third place the computer "balked" several times before coming up with St. Regis. Last year's post season tournament champions had the number one-two hitters in the league as Don Prazak took the mythical batting championship with a .651 average and Irisn DeCiccio followed with a .627 average. Other players on the team which finished second in overall team batting (.457) include John DeCiccio ( .487), Joe LaFontaine (.464), Mike Conway (.448), Hawk McQueeney (.409) and Matt Oik (.403). Jerry Brodin, the team leader in homeruns (7) and* RBI's (28) and Gary Connell (.368) will figure heavily in the ball club's 1978 season. Rusty Nail is picked to finish fourth by the computer which may come as a surprise to manager Kevin Bauer. The Nails' offense was third in the league ( .450) but ace knuckle ball pitcher Bill Huff keeps those scores low whenever the Nail plays. Dave Sundby was last year's team leader (.539) - add Gary Schmitt (.526), John Hiller (.516), Larry Jones (.500) plus Twig Miller ( .486), who was picked up on waivers, and you have a good group of hitters. Bill Huff (.492) was team homerun leader (7) and Ray Thelen ( .467) led the team in RBI's (31). King's Row is next as the Sunday May I4t Take Mom out to dinner at HARMONY RESORT Crablegs . . . 5.95 - Prime Rib. . . 6.95 Ragular Menu and Salad Bar but appreciated CALL 385-1488 614 Bald Knob Rd. McHenry, III. computer was heavily in­ fluenced by their victory over the O'Brewery King's Row as Chuck Marke (.451) and Tim Whitman (.437) back from Indian Manor's team Marke led the team in RBI's (35) and homeruns (5). Bill Cable is back from a leg injury and should provide some power along with newcomers John Walkington. Bill Howard and Randy Schultz. O'Brewery, which won nine of their first ten games last year but then won only 6 of the next 13 are picked to follow King's Row in the 1978 stan­ dings. John Smith ( .607) is the best hitter the Brewery had last year plus Mike Rogers (.541), Bud Smith (.518). Bud Nystrom (.512), Mike Janik (.493) and Tom Janik (.406). The com­ puter also figured a Steve George comeback after a 1977 batting slump lookout! In the number seven spot will be The Chalet - a team which finished a notch higher last year The Chalet has lost 4 of their top 8 hitters from a year ago although they have picked up four new players - Fred Shepston, John Griffith, Kevin Harrington and Rick Gedman who should take up the slack. Back from last year is Ray Franklin (.453), Paul Adams (.435), Gary Snell (.425), Dan Stanowski (.418) and Don Harris (.417). Snell also led the team in RBI's with 34. McHenry Hospital rounds out the league as the computer gives them number eight. Fred Meyer (.509) plus All-Star Terry Vandenboom (.455), Rick Naponelli (.404) and Rick Hopper ( .382) are the leading players for the Hospital Games scheduled for Wed­ nesday May 11: O'Brewery vs St. Regis at West Campus (South field); King's Row vs. McHenry Hospital at West Campus (North field); The Chalet vs. Old Bridge at East campus; Rusty Nail vs. Raymond's Johnsburg Bowl at Peterson Park. Warriors Win 16th Swamp Dundee 13-4 The McHenry High Warriors of Ken Swanson ran their season record to 16 and 1 with a 13 to 4 non-conference win over Dundee last Thursday. A big six run first inning put the game away for the Warriors as Dave Covalt coasted to his fourth win against no losses this season. John Meyers and Tim Frantz led the attack each with two hits. Meyers, his brother Jeff, Pete Prust and Bobby Adams all had doubles for the Warriors. The Warriors host an im- Dortant doubleheader here on Saturday against the Liber­ tyville Wildcats in which could decide the North Suburban crown. Lets have a good crowd on hand to support the Warriors. McHenry vs. Dundee ab h r Oeffling, 3b 2 0 1 Mayberry, ph. DiBlasi, cf. Prust, cf. Meyers, Jeff, If. Teuber, If. Adams, 2b. Ziszik, 2b. Meyers, John, rf. Mroz, rf. Rogers, c. Bentz, lb. Thomas, lb. Glick, ss. Greve, ss. Frantz, dh. r h e 13 7 4 4 6 2 McHenry 6 3 2 0 0 2 X Dundee 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Winning Pitcher: Covalt, 4-0. 2 Base Hits: Prust, John Meyers, Jeff Meyers and Adams. Marian Tennis Teams Record Three Wins The Marian Central tennis squad recorded three victories last week with a varsity win over St. Edward, 5-0, and frosh- soph wins over St. Edward, 5-0, and Montini, 4-1. On the varsity level against St. Ed's from Elgin, Tom Carey, Jay Grover, and Dave Kozial all scored straight set wins in singles for the Hurricaines. In doubles action, Bruce Davis and Mike O'Leary and Pete Wilt and Jim Rice recorded three set victories. One night earlier, Marian was not as fortunate, losing to a tough Montini squad, 5-0. In frosh-soph action, Mike Kiesman. Mike Davis and Jim McAndrews all scored singles victories for Marian in matches against St. Ed's and Montini. The doubles team of Jim Hestrich and Paul Olzak won both their matches, while Mark Franicevic and J.V. Moulis split their competition. The frosh-soph team is currently in first place with an undefeated 6 win and 0 loss record, while the varsity stands at 3-3 in the West Suburban Catholic Conference. • m m e You can always ques­ tion the intelligence of one who boasts of what he or she knows. O N E - S T O P t r a v e l s e r v i c e MIMIII aad AMTKJUC TICKETS lnM ChaiH-O-Lakat TRAVEL SERVICE S40&W. Elm St. McHenry, Illinois 40090 A trip (•••rap*. •HwHt Tm Ma mi 3S5-7SM Area Code 815 PAGE 6 - PLAINDEALER -WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1978 THOU SHALL NOT STEAL--and a quick throw to first finds Annette Dercole of the McHenry girls softball team diving back, as first batman of Antioch receives the throw. This prevention failed, as Annette stole second on the next pitch, and also captured third on a pass ball. Annette, who reached base on a single, scored in this first inning as she went 2 for 3. Antioch won by a 4-3 score as the Warriors record fell to 4 wins against nine losses. Friday is the last home game of the season as they meet Dundee. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD IS HE OUT? • AM I SAFE?, Those are the expressions on the faces of shortstop Jensen of Dundee and Doug Oeffling as they look for the call from the ump in lower right photo. Oeffling won the call and this base stealing scene repeated itself Thursday as seven Warriors stole eight bases in their 13-4 win over the Cards The above steal was Oeffling's ninth of the season. Oeffling was also the first six Warriors to cross the plate in this first inning. STAFF PHOTOS-WAYNE GAYLORD