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McHenry Marathon Road Race July 18 A real Marathon race is 26 miles McHenry's road race is only 7 miles, but for most of the runners it will be a Marathon. Place: City Park Pearl and Court. <start and finish) Registration: 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 pm 5 Time: 6:30 p m Sharp Awards: Trophies - winner of each division Medals 2nd. 3rd, 4th and 5th place of each division. Ribbons - for each par­ ticipant RACE DIVISIONS Junior high school and under - girls and boys (3'z miles) Freshmen and sophomore - girls and boys. Junior and senior boys. 18 yrs to 24 yrs. women 25 yrs. to 29 yrs women. 30 yrs. to 39 yrs. women 40 yrs and over women. - men and - men and men and Helping to make a safe and successful race are McHenry City police. McHenry Rescue squad. Johnsburg Fire dept., Johnsburg Rescue squad and McHenry County police. Any questions - contact Bill Hutchinson, Cross Country Coach, McHenry high school. CLOSE CALL--Jan Kosanovich of the Wooden Nickel just beats the tag of the Ed's Rental fielder and is safe at second in McHenry Women's League Softball action Tuesday night. Jan had reached first on a base hit and advanced to second on a ground out. Wooden Nickel defeated Ed's 10-8, to remain undefeated in the Tuesday night division of the league. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD SPORTS POINTERS With the growth in our community and the ex panded sports section of the Plaindealer, your sports department finds it necessary to ask for added cooperation Send in typewritten copy Some handwritten reports are too hard to decipher When names are not legible there is a problem Double space for editing Write on one side of the paper Do not try to crowd too much on one sheet In most cases, reports have been meeting the deadline Late ones have to be held over If you are releasing the same news to other papers, mark the release date That makes it fair to all Remember --- The Plairfdealer comes out on Wednesdays and Fridays Fees and prices have to be taken out of news stories (They are for the ad department >. "Thank you" notes are not allowed in news stories If you are mailing copy, address it to McHenry Plaindealer, Attenion Sports Editor Efforts of many con­ tributors are greatly ap predated McHenry Area. 12-Inch Softball missioner <• Dave Sundby. Otherwise the league will have to go to Monday evening games (those scheduled at East campus) which is the regularly scheduled rainout date. Safety Hints MAP OF 5th ANNUAL McHENRY MARATHON girls and men and McHenry Hornets Football The McHenry Hornets Jr Football team will hold their 1978 registration Sat . July 15, 19/8 at the McHenry V F W from l :00 p.m. to 4 00 p m The Hornets are members of the Jr Football league of Northern Illinois All boys who wish to play tackle football and are in grade or Jr high school are urged to sign up Ttte Hornets have three weight divisions: featherweight. 85 lbs and under; 85 to 110 lbs ; and over 110 lbs IOT8SCHEDI I E Sept. 10 - McHenry at netka Win- Old Bridge Recovers Twice To Beat Nail The Rusty Nail twice faltered after holding a 5-1 lead in game one and an 11-4 lead in game two. Adding insult to injury, the second game was decided in extra innings when an errant throw hit the back of Rick Wakitsch who should have been cut down in a rundown. He scored the winning run. The final scores were 11-6 and 15-14, both thrillers! Ron Miller led the winners in game one with 4 hits, 2 runs and 2 RBI's. Joe Dehn added 3 base hits and 4 RBI's. Rick Wakit­ sch, Steve Rohrer and Doug Freund each had 2 hits and an RBI. Dave Schaefer did likewise, adding 3 runs scored. Bill Huff and Mike Peterson each went 3 for 3 for Rusty Nail. Peterson included a double and triple with 3 runs scored while Huff drove in 2 runs. Dave Sundby had 2 hits and an RBI while Larry Jones drove in 2 with a pair of sacrifice flies. Old Bridge 1 0 0 0 5 3 2 -11 Rusty Nail 3 11 0 0 1 0 - 6 Greg Freund went 5 for 5 in the second game, scoring 4 runs and driving in one to help the Bridge win in eight innings. Rick Wakitsch had 4 hits, 4 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Joe Dehn had a pair of doubles, scored twice and drove in two. Doug Freund, Steve Rohrer, and Tim Althoff each had 2 hits and an RBI. Dave Schaefer added a pair of singles and Tom Les drove in 2 runs. Larry Jones, Rusty Nail outfielder, had 3 hits along with 3 RBI's. Dan Jamieson tripled in a pair of runs, while Twig Miller, John Hiller and Steve Lane each hit safely twice, scoring 2 runs each. Bill Huff had two singles with a run scored and one driven in. Ray Thelen scored twice on a single and an error while Dave Sundby added 2 RBI's. John Connell had 2 hits and a sacrifice fly with one hit a triple in the eighth and one run scored, which temporarily put the Nail ahead, 14-13. Rusty Nail 7 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 -14 Old Bridge 0 4 3 4 0 1 1 2 -15 O'Brewery Takes Two From Little John's O'Brewery needed 9 innings to take a 13-11 win over Little John's as the losers helped with careless fielding and baserunning What might have been the final out in the top of the ninth, turned into a dropped throw at first, permitting the winning runs to score This was the seventh of ten Little John errors in the doubleheader In game two, O'Brewery whittled away at an early Little John lead and finally scored the go ahead run in the sixth in a low-scoring 5-4 win Terry Hovseth and Bud Smith paced the winners in game one with 3 hits each. Hovseth included a 2-run homer plus another run batted in and 2 Sept 17 McHenry Waukegan. home Sept 24 McHenry- Mundelem, home Oct !. McHenry Rolling Meadows Oct 8, McHenry-Fox Lake, home Oct 15, McHenry Antioch Oct . 22 - Bye Oct 29, McHenry Round Lake, home Nov 5, McHenry Wauconda The Jr Football League of Northern Illinois recently held their election of officers for 1978 Elected to office were: President - Phillip Thorne, McHenry; Vice President Ron Schmidt; Secretary - Jack Ingram, Winnetka and Treasuer - Chuck Cepaitis, Waukegan • • • • Life would be more en­ joyable if more people tried to enjoy it. o o runs scored. Smith had an RBI and 2 runs scored. Tom Janik smacked a 2-run homer plus a single and 3 runs scored. Jerry Larkin tripled in a run, singled and scored twice while Russ Leight and Tom Blenner (who's he?) had 2 hits each. ,. Fred Shepston, hobbled by leg injuries, continued to hit well for Little John's as he had 3 hits and 3 runs scored. Paul , Adams had a single, double and 2-run homer with 2 runs scored. Gary Snell had a single, double and triple, good for 2 RBI's and Vic Freund had 3 hits. Dale Snell had 2 hits and 2 RBI's, while Pat Wirtx and Bob Freund had 2 hits each. O'Brewery > 4 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 2 - 1 3 Little John's 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 1 1 Tom Janik homered again in game two for the Brewery, while John Smith had 2 hits and 2 RBI's. Mike Janik had a pair of singles and Bud Smith tripled and scored a run Paul Rogers had a single and a run- producing sacrifice fly. Fred Sheptson had 2 hits and scored a run for Little John's. Guy Hansen went 2 for 2 with a run scored and Dan Stanowski drove in a pair of runs with a single. Gary Snell had a hit, a run scored and an RBI. Little John's 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 O'Brewery 10 0 12 1 X "-5 Raymond's Uses Ten- Run Inning To Win The McHenry hospital held a 4-1 lead after 4Vfe innings until a 10-run Raymond fifth put the Bowl ahead for good. The final score was 11-6. In game two, Raymond's Johnsburg Bowl scored 12 runs in the first three innings and won easily 14-2 in five innings Don Bentz had 3 RBI's with a triple and one run scored to lead the winners in game one. Rich Meyers added a 2-run homer and 2 runs scored while PhiljDeffling cracked his sixth honretxof the season along with a base hit in 4 at bats Wayne Frantz went 2 for 2 scoring both times, and Jim Meyers had 2 hits Myron Bentz had a triple good for one RBI and scored a run Pete Blackburn had 2 hits and 2 runs scored for Hospital. One hit was a run-scoring double Clarence Sossong had 2 hits, 2 Top Ten (30 or more at-bats) Player ab r rbi 2b 3b hr avg. Steve Rohrer, Old Bridge . 51 21 35 27 10 3 2 .686 Doug Freund, Old Bridge 61 31 38 11 7 1 1 .623 Joe Dehn, Old Bridge 64 30 39 42 9 3 2 .609 Rick Wakitsch, Old Bridge 60 31 36 29 6 0 3 .600 Chuck Marke, King's Row ' 51 19 30 20 4 1 5 .588 Jim Yaworski, Raymond's 58 25 34 10 9 0 0 .586 Vinnie Freund, Raymond's 40 13 23 10 1 0 1 .575 Ron Miller, Old Bridge 68 33 39 27 3 1 3 .573 Tom Les, Old Bridge 58 22 33 27 8 3 3 .569 Greg Freund, Old Bridge 56 31 31 30 9 1 4 .554 FORMAL WEAR RENTALS for ALL OCCASIONS laid £Stovatt 1214 N. Grrmm St.. WcHtary Hear, See and Enjoy at the FOXES RUN rr One Plus One Appearing Live ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY JULY 14 & 15 f t COME IN AND HAVE FUN! 1266 IN. Green St. Doubles Steve Rohrer, Old Bridge io Joe Dehn, Old Bridge- 9 Greg Freund, Old Bridge 9 Jim Yaworski, Raymond's 9 Tom Les, Old Bridge 8 Mike Peterson, Rusty Nail 8 Triples Joe Dehn, Old Bridge 3 Tom Les, Old Bridge 3 Steve Rohrer, Old Bridge 3 Don Bentz, Raymond's 3 Homcruns Phil Ceffling, Raymond's 7 Chuck Marke, King's Row 5 Tom Janik, O'Brewery 5 Greg Freund, Old Bridge 4 Runs Batted In Joe Dehn, Old Bridge 42 Phil Oeffling, Raymond's 33 Greg Freund, Old Bridge 30 Rick Wakitsch, Old Bridge 29 Runs Scored Ron Miller, Old Bridge 33 31 31 31 30 39 39 38 36 35 DIVOT DOLLS red. Rich ra had 2 RBI's and a run Hopper and Don hits each. McHenry Hospital 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 -6 Raymond's Bowl 0 0 0 1 10 0 x -11 Myron Bentz helped lead the winners in game two with a single, triple and homerun, 3 RBI's and 3 runs scored Bill Oeffling had a single and a pair of doubles, good for 3 RBI's. Wayne Hiller, recovered from an early season injury, returned to go 3 for 4, scoring 3 runs Vern Peterson had 2 hits and 2 runs scored, while Phil Oeffling hit another homerun and picked up 3 RBI's Rich and Jim Meyers each had 2 hits and a run scored. Rich picking up an RBI John Neuman went 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored for the Hospital Rich Hopper and Bob Van Cleve each batted in a run with base hits Raymond's Bowl 5 0 7 2 0 -14 McHenry Hospital 10 0 10 - 2 Umpire Needed The King's Row-St Regis doubleheader was cancelled due to the absence of an umpire (WHY?). Because the league plays 4 games simultaneously at 4 different fields each Wednesday. 4 umpires are needed Anyone interested in making some extra money, should contact League Com- M.C.C. Match Play for the ladies at McHenry Country Club is coming down to the wire as Tuesday the 11th's play presented the semi-final winners in each of the four classes of the 18-holers. In Class A it was Nell Fidler over Alvina Yopp and Carol Cooney over Mil Leisten Mil didn't stand much chance with Carol firing an 86' Class B found Mabel Smith over Floss Miller and Sue Martin over Lou Roels Class C presented the most exciting match when Phyllis Bird and Betty Smith had to play an extra hole to determine the winner in that match It was Phyllis who emerged the winner and will face Dorothv McHenry | Country Club | By John Busscher After two consecutive Sunday rain postponments, tournament play was resumed on Sunday. July 9 with the first round of the President's Tournament Flight A winners were Ed Buss, who had a great round of 68, Gary Adams, Chuck Lynch, Ric O'Connell, Don Hojnacki, Ray Spiess and Harvey Gossell Winners in Flight B were Terry Remke, Joe Knaack. Butch Meyer, Norm Simon, Mo Domoto, Bill Jacobs, Ed Cepulis and Hank Leisten. while in Flight C Emil Lazar. Jack Mohan, Tom Barton, Kirk Waberzeck, Erv Lauers, Jay Sayler, Hank Mutschinsky and Pat McKiernan were victors In Flight D, Don Wattles, John Nolan, Ray Jemiola, Jack Smithson. Craig Spengel. Wes Kentze!, Bob Jemiola and Ron Becker won, and in Flight E Bob Newkirk and Bib Avrech were winners The feature match is next Sunday's second round will be between Bob (sure shot) Blaney and Jim (long ball) Gillette who drew a bye in first round play This is the last tournament before club championship play begins and all contestants are doing their utmost to reach their peak of performance by first round play which begins on Sunday, August 6 PAbt 7 - KLAUVUt/lUth - r iviUrt i ,juli At, i»«o bicycle Never hitch a ride by holding on to cars or trucks. •'. Watch for cars making right turns The driver may not have seen you, and may turn in front of you In passing r6ws of parked cars, be alert A motorists may suddenly open a car door on the street side This may cause you to collide with the door, or may force you to swerve into the path of other traffic \ (A copy of the bicycle Rules of the Road will be sent upon request Write to Alan J Dixoh. Secretary of State. Springfield 111 . 62756 ) Greg Freund, Old Bridge Doug Freund, Old Bridge Rick Wakitsch, Old Bridge Joe Dehn, Old Bridge Hits Joe Dehn, Old Bridge Ron Miller, Old Bridge Doug Freund, Old Bridge Rick Wakitsch, Old Bridge Steve Rohrer, Old Bridge The statistics after sixteen games (St. Regis and King's Row have only played fourteen > show 7 of the top 10 batters from Old Bridge! In fact, the top four, all batting .600 or better, play f8r the first place Bridge! Steve Rohrer has let this writer in on the main reason Old Bridge is having such a successful season - giraffe juice! Pat Wirtz Christiansen next week since Dot eased out Virginia Spengel in the same class In Class D it was Linda Watson over Mary Mutchinsky and Sue Jackson over Fran Herrmann In Consolation Tournament it was Laverne Harpling over Joan Buss and Anna Johnson on forfeit in Class A In Class B it was Barb Weber on forfeit and Maisie Stamer over Carolyn Harger Class C had one less bracketing and produce a winner a week earlier than the other classes She is Betty Rode who downed Jeanie Remke In Class D it was Pat MacDonald over Trish Sayler and Marcie Wakitsch on a bye This week's Nifty Niners event. Tin Whistle Tour nament, found the winners to be Dorothy Hollander and Martha McCrary, with Dorothy Shadle and Melanie Frett hav ing low putts Although the fine details were not reported, word came back to the clubhouse that the Terrible Trouble Trio (Bea Pond. Dorothy Hollander and Lorraine Gausden) coped with trees, traps and water in a most unusual manner and still managed to play respectable golf Well, that's how it is! Weekly statistics show Liz Nolan having low net of 70 in Class A with Carol Cooney having low putts of 29 in the same Class Char Zwissler in Class B had low net of 72 and Mabel Smith low putts of 29 In Class C it was Betty Smith with net 73 and Dot Christiansen 29 putts And in Class D Linda Watson netted low of 70 and Rita Sayler low putted with 33 Putting appears to be Rita's forte A number of chip ins were reported Mary Mutchinsky chipped in on no 2 to hold par Betty Gossell chipped in on no 15, Joanie Buss chipped in on no 13 and Carol Cooney chipped in on no 13 for a birdie That's one of the holes where most of the gals are content to take a bogie' In addition to Carol's on no 13 a number of birdies were flying around the course Vi Turner had a nice one on no 12 On no 14 Laverne Harpling, Fran Weyland, Sue Martin and Betty Smith all rolled in bir dies Nell Fidler did it on no 15 and Liz Nolan and Fran Weyland did it on no 18 Next week will bring match play tournament to its final round and the following week the gals will be cavorting all over the place on their Hullabaloo Day The following week will be the start of Club Championship Mother daughter event under the guidance of Jackie Victor and Dorothy Freund is scheduled July signifies the middle of the year, the middle of the summer and the middle of the bike riding season It also is the peak period for bicycles on our streets and roadways One of the most common of bicyclists' mistakes is riding on the wrong side of the street or against the traffic flow Always ride in the same direction as existing traffic Stay close to the curb on the right side Here are a few other hints for safe bicycling Always ride in single file when you are with other cyclists Always use a bicycle path or surface that has been provided Do not weave from lane to lane Do not carry passengers follow the rule of one passenger per seat on the POLICE TICKETS The City of McHenry Police department has issued the following tickets Thomas J Hoit, Jr , 8409 Burton, Wonder Lake, speeding 44 mph in a 30 zone Linda M Emerson. 306 W Broadway, speeding 44 mph in a 30 zone Robert J Freres, 2524 Clara, speeding. 43 mph in a 30 zone Steven R Oiler. Great Lakes, transportation of alcoholic liquor George T Barber. Cary, speeding 44 mph in a 30 zone Robert K Rada. 1420 Marble SOFT • WATER $6" RENTAL No installation charge NEW fully automatic softeners TWO year option to buy with FULL rental fee deducted ONE phone call can answer any questions AND SQ50 per month RENT SOFT PHONE 312-259-3393 Ront-o-Soft, a division of tho Arlington Soft Wotor Company, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 Serving Mch/enry Area McHenry Jr. Youth League Standings as of Sunday 9. 1978 M I N I S July Cubs 1 1 1 Giants 1 0 3 Yankees 7 6 Indians 7 6 Astros 6 (i Sox 6 6 Dodgers 5 1 Braves 5 K Tigers 3 8 Pirates 4 1 1 M I N O R S v\ 1 Blue Jays 10 3 Owls 10 3 Bluebirds 8 3 Condors s 8 4 Hawks (1 tie 1 3 9 Falcons 1 10 VIAJORS w 1 Falcons 8 3 Owls 8 3 Condors 7 4 Cardinals 5 7 Hawks 3 7 Bluebirds 4 8 Orioles 3 8 SENIORS w 1 Tigers 7 3 Cardinals 6 3 Sox 6 3 Braves 5 5 Mets 3 5 for August 10 A number of the women will be traveling to Cog Hill the third and fourth of August for the 17th annual N I W G A tourney And, two weeks following that McHenry will be hosting one of the best tournaments in the Midwest their own McHenry In vitational So tisa busy season 'Til next time H a p p \ G o l f i n g ! Liz ( o n 1 1 c i I O n Aging The Illinois Council on Aging recently reelected Marshall Holleb. a Chicago attorney, as its chairman and approved the Fiscal Year 1979 State Plan on Aging The State Plan outlines objectives tor senior citizerfc; programs in Illinois head. Wonder Lake, speeding 61 mph in a 45 zone Nancy S Stack, Bartle.lt, speeding 47 mph in a 30 zone George R Boudros, Crystal Lake, speeding 48 mph in a ,30 zone Terrance Hoeft. Cary, speeding. 46 mph in a 30 zone Charles E Brachma/i, Waukegan. speeding. 55 mph in a 30 zone Wayne A Johnson. 2209 N Ringwood road, speeding 52 mph in a 30 zone Patricia Ann M Bitterman, 5422 W Cleveland, speeding 44 mph in a 30 zone Jay J Huemann. 2503 W Johnsburg road, improper lane usage Mathew Rukosz, 2407 W Fairview avenue, improper passing and improper lahe usage Donald A Adam, 1616 N Court street, disobeying a stop sign John R Smith, Lake Geneva. Wis . improper passing on the right ; „ Patricia A Santi, 2805 Manitou trail, improper lane usage Francisco Perez, Mundelien improper lane usage Rosemary A Daviera, 4614 Garden Quarter, improper lane usage John C Wright. Crystal Lake, speeding 42 mph in a 30 zone Ronald M Wedin. 5612 Woodlane drive. Wonder Lake, speeding 54 mph in a 40 zone Karen E Skarbalus. Grayslake. speeding 42 mph in a 30 zone Anatol Oleksijen, 3802 Timothy lane, speeding 45 mph in a 30 zone Carla M Shoopman. 1518 Sunset drive, failure to yield Michael E Gallagher, Dallas, Tex., driving while license suspended and speeding 52 mph in a 35 zone Jeffrey J Dusthimer, 7401 E Parkwood drive. Wonder Lake, disobeyed a traffic control device Stephan C Bremer. 5214 Shore Hill, no valid driver's license and driving without headlights Kent D Berlin. Woodstock, speeding. 44 mph in a 30 zone Gerald D Wright, 5606 Sly van drive. Wonder Lake speeding 46 mph in a 30 zone Catherine A Perz, Crystal Lake, speeding 45 mph in a 30 zone Wendy S Gildemeister. 5411 Sommerville drive. Wonder Lake, speeding 44 mph in a 30 «*ne May Rose Piaferia, Mount Prospect, driving while license suspended or revoked Lawrence H Amfahr Mendota. disobeying a traffic control signal Ronald R Welzer, 301 S Ridge road, disobeying a traffic signal Carl A Jensen, Bartlett. disobeying a traffic signal Mchenry's Headquarters for Complete Repairs on Domestic & Foreign Cars •TUNE-UPS •BRAKES TRANSMISSIONS MAJOR & MINOR REPAIRS MECHANIC ON DUTY 7 DAYS A WEEK QUALITY SERVICE AT REASONABLE RATES 10% DISCOUNT TO SENIOR CITIZENS 3702 W ELM McHENRY, ILLINOIS (815)344-2510