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J" PAGE t - PLAINDEALER - FRIDAY. AUGUST 25.1»78 In 12-Inch Playoff Finals EARL WALSH' So I Hear SPORTS EDITOR It wasn't the same last Sunday without the one and only Eddie Buss in the fear­ some foursome at McHenry Country Club Think Eddie won the Club Championship tourney eleven times so his status as a golfer is well established What we miss is the chatter, the putter in the air and the spirit of laughter despair, pressure shots, and the ever ready pat on the back for an opponent who uncorked a good shot When Art Jackson emerged as the champion, it was a case of two good friends battling down to the wire Friend or foe, neither gave an inch Ed Buss has slimmed down to his schoolboy figure and has been playing great golf this summer Suddenly his putter betrayed him Somebody mentioned at the start of the match that Art might not be at his best due to a lengthly recovery from illness Another remarked "I'd like to be sick if I could play the game the way he does" Art's sister. Connie May, was the only Jackson (brothers or sisters) following the play last Sunday We expect to see the whole gang for the final day Of course. Art's wife Glo rode in a cart with Eddie's wife Mazie That's a ritual year after year Tom and Pat Burke followed the play, both dressed in green That I liked Dieter Tom Evans suffered a fierce internal struggle as he eyed the calories in the lunch stand His wife. Kitty, took him off the hook See you next Sunday Pray for fair weather Must be sure to get a report on the Florida McHenry Day this fall Found another loyal reader who liked to follow that event and several others Mrs Bill Yung is this nice, friendly gal s name A bill came in our mail today showing a credit balance Fox Hole, Old Bridge Win First Round Playoff Games First place Fox Hole and second place Old Bridge won opening round games in the McHenry Men's 16-inch league playoffs Tuesdav night at the VFW Fox Hole had no trouble with Hil ler construction, which could only f ield a team of nine men and defeated them in f ive innings lR 3 Old Bridge trai led Cop perminr unti l they t ied the score in the bottom of the sixth inning and then scored a run in the bottom of the f inal inning to escape with a 9-8 win 'The same teams will play again Thursday. Aug 31 in the second game of the best of three prel iminar> playoff Fox Hole Scores Harlv. Often . Fox Hole scored twice in the ffrst inning added a run in the second, and used a vt-run third inning to , maul the un f jermanned fif th place Hil ler construction by the 15-run rule It is surely a sad state when a team cannot get enough players to play in a playoff game The league the sponsor, the other team players and the manager al l experience the same embarrassment when a team doesn' t have enough pia vers HOMEOWNER'S e e d C o n c r t t * f o r r o ' i o s S i d a w o l k t , Dr iveways. Call Accu-Crete Inc. S a t u r d a y D e l i v e r y j IPhone 338-4718 Nine of the ten Fox Hole players had at least two hits in the game, as Hiller s could not cover the space left open in the center of the diamond, where the tenth man would be positioned Dick Meyers, who tied for the league lead in RBI's during the season, led Fox Hole with a perfect 4 for 4 night, with a pair of runs scored and drove in 4 runs Denny Smith and Denny Meyers were each 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's and a pair of runs scored apiece Twig Miller had 3 hits, scored twice and knocked in one run Dick Kazlausky. Marty Conway, Dave Smith and Steve Lane all had two hits, and Gary Fairchild carried his late season batting surge into the playoffs, as he went 2 for 3 For Hiller s. Jim Yaworski collected 2 of the team's 6 total hits in the shortened game and scored 2 runs Old Bridge Rallies To Nip Coppermine Old Bridge trailed Cop permine by 3 runs going into the bottom of the sixth inning in Tuesday night's second game and rallied for 3 runs in the sixth inning and scored once in the seventh to win 9-8 Coppermine, sixth in league play during the regular season used timely hitting and good defense to lead 8-5 after Sp­ innings Ron Miller followed Joe Dehn's single and Greg Freund s base hit with a clutch 3 run homer to tie the score in the bottom of the sixth Coppermine got a man on the the top of the seventh, but could not advance him any farther than first In the bottom of the seventh. Dave Schaefer led off with his scond hit of the game for the Bridge Doug Freund followed with his second hit of the game, with Schaefer, representing the tying run, stopping at second Tom Les followed with a long line drive base hit to right center, scoring Schaefer, to give the Bridge the win Miller added a single to his home run, good for 2 runs scored to pace the Bridge Tim Althoff had 2 hits, a run scored and an RBI. as did Doug Freund Schaefer and Dehn Steve Rohrer added 2 hits and a run scored to the Bridge attack Chuck Marke's 3 hits, one run scored and RBI was the nucleus of the Coppermine offense Bill Cable had 2 hits, reached base 3 times in 3 at bats and scored 3 runs to help the cause Rich Jablonski also had a pair of hits and scored twice, while Dave Oeffling had a triple that scored 2 runs Next ( .antes The playoffs continue every Tuesday and Wednesday evening Thursday, Aug 24, Hautzinger Concrete meets Town Pump in the first game In game two, Johnsburg tavern meets Sunnyside Inn Tuesday. Sept 5. the John sburg-Sunnyside matchup will be the first game and Haut­ zinger and Town Pump will play in game two Player of the Week The player of the week for the final week of the regular season was Dick Meyers of Fox Hole Meyers had 3 hits in 4 at bats in Fox Hole's win over Haut zinger which gave Fox Hole its first league championship ever His three hits were good for 4 RBI's and 2 runs scored A joy shared is a joy made double -John Rav ATTENTION BOWLERS I FRIDAY NITE MEN'S LEAGUE has a few openings. Teams and Individuals MEETING FRI. AUG. 25th 8PM. LADIES LEAGUE FORMING for /vednesday Mornings MEETING AUG. 23.9AM. ORDER YOUR King Louie and Hi l ton bowl ing shir ts now 'of early delivery WE (LS0 HAV£ BOWLING BALLS BAGS & SHOES IN STOCK McHENRY RECREATION 1216 N River Rd McHenry, III 385-2520 JR. LEAGUE STARTS SAT. SEPT. 9TH DETAILS CALL: 385- 2520 STOP IN OR CALL Old Bridge Takes Game Two That 's the kind we like to find in the box Now the baseball umpires threaten to go on a strike, stating they signed a contract but are dissatisfied with certain things Seems fair After all. a lot of people have been dissatisfied with them all year It must be a tough job to handle the modern day athletes Now comes the aging Wilbur Wood to state he won't play for the White Sox next year The Sox gave a young pitcher a chance to show his stuff and sidetracked Wilbur from his regular start The way we see it Wood has had his glory days, but isn't all that great Besides, the team wasn't winning with the old boys so why not try the young ones Anyhow, if a pitcher has a 20- 20 year the team hasn't made progress Give me the guy who wins 18 and loses 8 There was a hot time in the old town of Chicago Tuesday night, but the Luck o The Irish wasn't with the White Sox at their big shindig Some of the Sox hitters would have done better with a shillelagh than bats in their hands Aside from losing the game, there was fun at the old ball park The Old Bridge Softball club took another step toward the 1978 12-Inch championship as they easily swept game number two in the best of five game series over King's Row by a score of 22-0. The contest was a complete reversal of the first game of the playoffs as King's row literally "laid down and died". Row manager Tim Whitman threw in the towel after five innings, when he took himself and three other starters out Whitman felt he needed a change in the lineup, since only two batters had reached base safely in five innings of play Willie Howard had doubled in the first, the only Row runner to reach second base in the game, while Chuck Marke beat out an infield grounder for a single to lead off the fifth But the substitutes were good for only two, scratch singles, and Bill Roajrk found himself doubled ufr In the sixth while Ken Mitchell was stranded on base in the seventh when the game ended Final lnnings- A King's Row Nightmare Although King's Row did not put together an offense, they were not completely out of it until Bill Roark took over Tim Whitman's pitching duties to start the sixth inning. The Bridge would send 25 batters to the plate in the next two innings with 15 scoring. Cranking out 12 hits, taking advantage of 2 errors and 7 base on balls, the winners embarrassed King's Row with the 22-run margin. Dehn Leads Bridge Joe Dehn was the leading hitter for the Old Bridge with 4 hits, 2 runs scored, and 4 RBI's. Dehn included a 2-run homer in the third inning Dave Schaefer was back in uniform and had 3 singles, 2 runs scored and a pair of RBI's. Tim Althoff added a pair of 2- run singles and Doug Freund scored 4 times, adding a single, double, walk and 4 base error. A Walk. Two Errors- Bridge Leads By Two The Bridge wasted no time scoring their first runs of the game as Doug Freund found Whitman's pitching off the mark and drew a base on balls. Ron Miller sliced a doubleplay grounder to the mound but the throw to second was off the mark Freund scored easily and Miller followed right behind him when the outfielder threw the ball away. The Bridge kept the pressure on Whitman, as Dehn, Steve Rohrer and Althoff all sent line shots rocketing toward the mound. Two were (questionable) errors, one a fielder's choice, but no more runs scored. Whitman was probably wishing he had brought an armored suit. And it did not help his control problem any. King's Row set a pattern in the first inning which they followed throughout game two. Fielding miscues, throwing errors, walks and poor judgement were the culprits in taking what would have been a closer contest and turning it into the worst playoff slaughter in recent years. The score was only 3-0, when Dehn slammed a deep fly to right center. The fielder was caught off guard, misjudged the fly and Dehn rounded the bases for an easy homerun. And the crowd sensed that King's Row was finished. Old Bridge An Easy Favorite The Old Bridge, enjoying an undefeated season, with plenty of tournament games under its belt, is an easy favorite in this year's playoffs. Their top twelve batters are excellent hitters and they know how to take advantage of other team's mistakes The winners added 22 hits to 9 bases on balls and 4 errors in crushing the Row This Wednesday, Old Bridge should b^ crowned the 1978 league champions. But if King's Row revives to last week's form and the Bridge takes for granted an easy victory, the fourth game would be set for Monday But don't count on it! Sidelights Steve Rohrer declined to sing the National Anthem before Monday's ballgame Said he had a rough weekend Gary Snell thought he needed a designated singer'. Wayne Frantz is rumored to be practicing for the Olympics Wayne was seen jumping over fences at the VFW last week. Ron Miller is going to captain the Old Bridge bowling team They are trying to set up a league at Raymond's John­ sburg Bowl Anyone in­ terested? Finally the league may be going to 65 foot bases and a mat behind home for calling strikes. The ball would have to land either on the rug or on the back triangle of home to be called a strike The base paths are now 60 foot long Old Bridge ab r h rbi D Freund 5 4 2 2 Miller 4 2 2 l Dehn ; 6 2 4 4 G Freund 5 2 1 o Wakitsch 3 2 2 l Grabowski 1 1 a o Les 4 2 2 2 Rohrer 4 2 2 i Althoff 4 2 2 4 Schaefer 4 2 3 2 Gilpin 3 0 0 0 Harbecke 1112 King's Row ab r h rbi Walkington 3 0 0 0 Sorenson 3 0 0 0 Howard 2 0 1 o Mitchell 10 10 , Marke 3 0 1 o Schultz 2 0 0 0 K Whitman 0 0 0 o Watson 2 0 0 0 Cable 2 0 0 0 Tom Whitman 2 0 0 0 Tim Whitman 10 0 0 Roark 10 1 o Summercamp 10 0 0 Bohac 10 0 0 Doubles: Howard, D. Freund, Les, Harbecke. Homerun: Dehn. Old Bridge r h e 2 3 2 0 0 9 6 -22 22 0 King's Row r h e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 7 Pat Wirtz DIVOT DOLLS M.C.C. The final round of Club and Class championship for the ladies at McHenry Country club concluded Tuesday, Aug 22. with Carol Cooney emerging as the Champion as expected Following rounds of 86 and 91, the blonde beauty shot a smooth 88. to give her a gross 265 for the 54-hole event Carol has been shooting nice steady golf this season and it has paid off to her personal satisfaction Millie Leisten held on to her 3-stroke lead of last week over Vi Turner and Carla Wright and garnered the title of low net champion in Class A with a toal net scoring of 229 Sue Martin headed Class B by accumulating gross scores of 104-104 -107 and is champion in that class Hanging in there for low net champion was Betty Smith who netted 235 for the three week period After a close race as of last week. Barb L>eight is now the low gross champion in Class C with 359 Netting a final 243 (accumulated) Betty Rode forged ahead to overcome her competitors and earn the title of low net champion in her class A turnaround took place in Class D as Trish Sayler overcame Mary Mutchinsky's two-stroke lead and won low gross champion in her class with an accumulated gross of 373 Coming along and im proving steadily. Mary tap tured the t i t le of low net champion with a total net of 215 For all the gals participating it has been an excit ing tour nament and congratulations are extended to the winners Weather conditions have been rough at times but a big thanks goes to Mike Michaels the groundskeeper for keeping the course in the f ine condit ion it is Under the daily events, Carol Cooney had low net of 74 in Class A while Anna Johnson and Floss O'Connell tied for low putts of 31 each in that class In Class B. Char Zwissler had low net of 75 and Sue Martin low putts of 30 In Class C. Barb I^ight had low net of 76 and Carol Bolger low putts of 33; in Class D it was Trish Sayler with low net of 73 and Mary Mutchinsky with low putts of 32 One chip-in on number 13 was recorded by Sue Martin and one birdie on number 14 by Char Zwissler. Oops! A couple more birdies showed up by Carol Cooney on number 17 and number 4. That about winds up the serious golf for the ladies this season For next week and the month of September, a series of unwinding events are scheduled A blind partners fun thing will be played next week, so till lhen. Happy Golfing! Liz * Chapel Hill * Sunday Swingers On Aug 13, the "Swingers" gathered on the tee armed with 3 clubs (of their choice) and bravely forged ahead The event was low putt twosome Honors were taken by Howard I>eonard and Jane Switzer with 32 putts! Talk about "dead eye". The general consensus was that we all carry too many clubs around the golf course, since most of the golfers played a pretty fair game with only three clubs Oh well, maybe carrying all the other clubs is good for the waistline (? >. On Aug 20, we were scheduled to play a best ball twosome, but because of the ladies club championship tournament, plans had to be changed Several of our ladies were out there shooting in the tourney, and could not get through in time to take part in the scheduled event We played low net, straight golf, moving the best ball twosome up to next Sunday, starting an hour later at 4 p m , to give the ladies playing in the tournament time to catch their breath before setting out again The low net event was won by George Schuette with a 33 and I>orraine Lilla w ith a net 38 No special event was held due to the very crowded course this week The season is almost over, and the "Swingers" only have four more weeks to play The fun and comraderie will cer­ tainly be missed through the coming winter ( f t , SAVE $500 On Regular Membership Paid in Full By August 31,1978 EGULAR MEMBERSHIP OCT-OCT. F»mtty REG $75 NOW $70 Adult Reg 145 NO* $40 JURKX Reg (30 NOW $25 tomifiooomtuMK in COURT TIME N0N PRIME $7.00 PRIME $10.00 •SHOWERS -NURSERY UUB Coach Day Greets 46 Candidates At Opening Practice For Varsity By Dick Rabbitt Bill Day, McHenry Warrior football coach, greeted forty- six candidates for his 1978 varsity football squad on Monday morning Of the forty-six, six are let- termen Pete Prust, senior quarterback, is the lone back returning to this year's squad The other returning lettermen are seniors. Jim Althoff, Dave Lundberg, Ed Walker, Rich Sund, and Mike Mroz Other members reporting are seniors Tom Cheatham, John Filip, Tim Frantz, Ed Gerstad, Tim Hocin. Chris Nowell, Dave Theel. Mark Vogt, Nick Whipper. Len Wronski and Tim Zeller Juniors reporting were Dennis Adams, Barry An­ derson. Mark Betancourt. Brad Bonato, Jim Condon. Tim Conway, Bart Decker. Bill Dick, Jim Frantz. Armando Gomez, Ken Hoff, Ed Hughes, Tom Jablonski, Jim Johnson, Wayne Lemke, Doug Meyer. Greg Mroz, Matt Nierman, Jack Otlewis, Dave Ramer, Jeff Rhode, Bob Roewer, Tim Sabatka, Ron Schaefer, Dave Smith, Tony Sroka, Ken Torkleson, Jeff Vickery and Jim Wilson There are seventeen seniors and 29 juniors on the squad Althought the squad looked small in size, there was a lot of vigor and pep at the early practices in what we would call a warm atmosphere Day and his staff have the rest of this week and next week to prepare for the annual soap bowl game on Sept 1, and then will prepare for the opener against Stevenson high school on Sept 8 With the opening of school next week, we should have a roundup of the cross country and golf squads, who are also working hard this week in preparation for their coming seasons Ninth Annual Pipe And Wrench Golf Meet Here Friday Sports Page Contributors Read This Custom-created trophies in nine categories will be the goal of a field of 160 golfers when they tee off in the Ninth Annual Pipe and Wrench invitational, sponsored by the Plumbing and H e a t i n g C o n t r a c t o r s association of Lake and McHenry counties at McHenry Country club. Friday. Aug 25 Special trophies have been designed for low gross, low net, and high net, for Association Contractor members, mem bers of the PHCA Pipe and Wrench club and guests Golfers who miss out on the trophies will be shooting for a handsome array of golf prizes which will be awarded on the Peoria handicap system, ac­ cording to PHCA president, Marshall C Strenger Sweetcorn Tournament S e t F o r S e p t . 1 6 - 1 7 The first annual Sweetcorn Tournament has been scheduled for Sept 16 and 17 by the Wooden Nickel Girls Soft ball team The tournament is open to all 16-Inch softball teams, both men and women The tournament will consist of an eight team event for men's teams and an eight team event for women's teams All participants must be 18 years of age or older or be high school graduates Each team in the tourney will be guaranteed two games The event will take place at Novotny softball fields north of Johnsburg There will be an entry fee required for teams allowed to enter the tournament and cash prizes will be awarded to the first three places in the tour­ ney Deadline for entries into the Sweetcorn classic is Sept 1 For more information, call 385-3159 or 385-1475 DOC 1CX Don t W O f ' y •bout ft Many your V 0t>0*nt Pat»ant Suro But last rug hi I t*ft my laath in and my watch SPORTS POINTERS V i he growth in our co uty and the ex- pt a 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. 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