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PAGE IS - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JULY 11,1184 Sports V Walt Herrick, Jr. USPTA Welt Herrick Jr. makes his debut on the Plaindeeler tparts pages today. Walt it the tennis pro at the Racuet Chib in Crystal Lake. He graduated flrem Crystal Lake High Semi and Indiana University. Every week he will bring hit uakjae band of tennis ttadentt -- and hit Mens on winning tennis--to the Plalndealer. i You never know who's going to pop up on the tennis courts these days. While giving a lesson Wednesday, I hoard the familiar words, "Holy Cow," coining from the end court "ft* reclamation came not once, but several times. And there was no mistaking the voice doing the shouting. My curiosity aroused, I visited the end court after my lesson. Just as Td suspected, there stood Harry Scarey, former baseball an­ nouncer tor several Midwestern major-league teams. Now retired, Harry appeared just as I'd remembered him - short with a slight paunch, silver hair and black-framed glasses with thick lenses. Amazingly, Harry was playing a pretty fair game of tennis. But his serve was letting him down terribly. He'd toss the ball up and whack it with all his might. The ball would land either five feet out or two feet below the top of the net. Then Harry would yell: "Holy Cow, not another double fault!" I guess I wasn't too surprised to see Harry show up for a lesson a week later. "Pro," he said, "in my broadcasting days, you could always tell a good baseball club from a bad one by the way it executed the key plays. If I were a ballclub, I'd be in last place right now because I cant execute the key shot of the game, the serve. I need help." "Harry, if you are going to be a major-league server, or even a minor-league server, you're going to have to use some spin to control the ball," I said. "Spin! I don't want to serve a changeup or a knuckleball. I want to serve fastballs," Harry hollered. No, he doesn't. Tbe flat, "fastball" serve Harry originally attempted is precisely ^ what got him into trouble. It is the most inconsistent serve in the game. The ball looks spectacular when it goes in, but the only players who can make it do so on a regular basis are those who stand taller than 6-foot-6 in their stocking feet. What we want Harry to learn is the "topspin" or "slice" serves. Tliese serves can be made with great consistency and enable the server to hit with depth in the service court. They are also quite accurate once the player has learned the basic motion and has . practiced the stroke. , Next week we'll learn the spin serves and get Harry on the right , track. But, to conclude this week's column, let's take a reader's question. Question: "What does hitting on the rise mean? I'm an average player. Should I be hitting on the rise?" Answer: Hitting on the rise is the term used to describe balls that are struck as they are rising from the bounce or groundstrokes. ! Most groundstrokes are hit on balls that have peaked after the " bounce and are dropping. When executed correctly, hitting on the rise is very effective • because the ball is contacted sooner, giving the opposition less time ' to react to the shot. The rise ball also tends to look slower coming : over the net than a normal shot. $ When the ball hits the cottfr, tHrtfroftcirsecm to bounce up more quickly than the average shot. A ball hit off the rise is difficult to - time and execute for the average player unless the player is dealing • with* a slower ball. Better leave the harder-hit rise shots to the > master of hitting off the rise, Jimmy Connors. River Run set McHenry's annual River Run, held in conjunction with Fiesta Days, is quickly approaching. The date set for the run is Tuesday, July 24, at 6:45 p.m. starting at Pearl Street Park. Interested runners should register with the McHenry Park Department by Friday, July 20. Sports leg Parks Department sets track meets The youth , but all McHenry area invited to participate in the McHenry Parks and Department's weekly track meets. McCrack^u Field is the site for the track meets, every Wed­ nesday from 6 pm. to 8:30 p.m. Competitors have many events from which to choose, including: SO, 100,220 and 880 yard dashes, a mile run, long and high jumps, shotput, discus and softball throw. Divisions are\ decided by age, and ribbons are awarded. The next scheduled competition is set for tonight, July 11, at 6 p.m. at McCracken Field. The Summer '84 Championship Track Meet will held during Fiesta Days later this month. The entry cost for the weekly track meets is $1 and registrations are taken at the field the night of the meet. Early morning swims scheduled Interested in an early morning water work-out before you head to work? The McHenry Parks and Recreation Department has just the solution. Beginning Monday, July 16, until Friday, August 10, the Knox Park pod will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. for an adult lap and open swim session. All adults over the age of 16 are encouraged to participate in the sessions. Registrations are now being taken at the Parks and Recreation Department. A minimum of 15 participants are required for the class, and all registrations must be completed before July 16. Hie fee for the session will be $5 for individuals and $8 per family. Locker rooms and shower facilities will be available for all participants. Wrestling clinic at East Wrestling. One of the oldest sports in the world, yet new techniques and styles are always presented into the sport. The Park Department is sponsoring a wrestling clinic to teach boys currently enrolled in Kindergarten through fifth .grade the sport of wrestling. Hie clinic will emphasize the fundamental wrestling skills of takedowns, pins and positioning. The clinic will begin Monday, July 30 and continue through Friday, August 3, from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. in the McHenry Ea$t Campus multi-purpose room. The class fee wil be $5 per student and registrations are now being taken at the park department office. Cubs trip planned A bus trip to Wrigley Field Friday, July 27, for a contest bet­ ween the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants is planned by the Parks and Recreation Department. Deadline for securing reservations for the game is Wednesday July 18 at the park department. The trip fee is $8 for men and children and $7 for all women over 14. (It's Ladies' Day.) The fee includes bus fare and reserved terrace seats. McHenry Country Club ladiea On Tuesday, July 3, the semifinals of Match Play for the women of McHenry Country Club produced the following results: In Flight I, Virginia Turner downed Nell Fidler, while Judy Smithson closed out Betty Mohan after 16. In Flight n, it was Evie Castle over Floss Miller and Linda Puccio over Kathryn Bolger. Flight ni found Ethel Koehler defeating Mary Mutehinsky while Carol Bolger dittoed Jackie Victor. In Flight IV, it was Roni Cepulis over Dot Baker and Betty Wayman over Melanie Frett. Under the daily stats, low gross over the field was an 87 shot by Carol Cooney. In Class A, a tie for low net of 69 was shared by Judy Smithson and Lynn Schmidt. Judy also. tied low putts of 31 with Dee Overton - nice to have Dee back playing again. In Class B Mabel Smith low- netted with 71, closely followed by Linda PUccio and Carole Barnicle, each with 72. Char Zwissler was low putter in that class with 31. In Class C one of the newer golfers, Roni Cepulis, tied with Fran Weyland for low net of 63. And still another putting tie found Mitzd and Dee Chelini sharing the honors with 36 each. As the beautiful weather continued to bless the glas, lots of birdies wer flying up to the birdie tree. Lynn Schmidt flapped her wings on 8 and 4, Nell Fidler on 9 and 14, Liz Nolan on 5, Dee Overton on 6, Evie Castle and Roni Cepulis on 8, Jan Conway on 14, and Carol Cooney and Judy Smithson on 16. A handful of chip-ins were «dso registered. Mary Mutehinsky chipped in on 4, Nell Fidler on 2 and 9, Dot Shadel on 15 and Pat Reed on 17. All in all, it was a fine golfing day. Finals of Match Play will be brought to you by Freid Miller, who has graciously consented-to cover the column while I take a brief hiatus with the offspring. 'Til Thai, Happy Golfing! Liz Hemophilia group plans bike ride The Hemophilia Foundation of Illinois is sponsoring * a "Moonlite Bike Ride" Saturday July 28, at 8 p.m. Cost for the event is $10 if pie- registered, $12 on the day of the race. ; The race will begin at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, down to Foster Avenue and back. 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