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V Width (in inches) length) Yearly Height Rental (in inche; (all boxes are 21 \nA Page 21 - PL AI >PE ALER»HER ALD, FRIDAY, JULY 5,1985 Sports Park programs continue The City of McHenry Department of Parks and Recreation is in the throes of accepting registrations for various events. Among them are: The adult tennis tournament, which will allow adult players to Show their tennis skills after the long hours of practice time put in. There willbe a singles and a doubles category for the tournament, as competitors will play against other in their same age group in a double elimination tournament. Singles competition will begin^July 12 with an entry fee of only $3.50. Hie doubles competition is s&do begin a week later on July 19, at a cost of 16. \ Registration applications are available at th Park Department and Chamber of Commerce offices. Registration must be made at the Park Department office only. Another of the programs if Football Fun damentals. Want to become a professional football player? Or perhaps at least unders­ tand the game a bit better? This non-contact recreational football class may be Just what you're looking for. All boys going into 3rd through 8th grade next fall can sign up for this class that runs for one week beginning Aug. 5. Clsss time will be from9:30to 10:30a.m. each day. McCracken Field is the site, where the participants will learn foot­ ball skills with emphasis on conditioning, passing, catching and kick- •"kme sign up soon and Join the fun learning the exciting sport of football. Another program is the Aquatic Exercise Program, especially designed for those individuals with arthritis. However, the program is not limited to those people only. This is a recreational series of gentle exercises in warm water in a shallow pool. Because nothing is done over the shoulder, this class is not limited to those with arthritis only. Older people may also benefit from this type of program. Anyone severely handicapped or in a wheelchair are also welcome to Join, however they must supply their ownhelper. The summer session will run from Agu. 6 through Aug. 29 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. Clssses will be held at the Knox Park Pool. For information on any or all of these and other Park Department program, call 344-3300. < Davey Lopes rolls on; keeps helping Cubs Plalndealer-Herald photo by Chris Juzwtk Not A Mai Day Dill Bros, shortstop Steve Mai throws to third too late to catch a Hiller & Hamm baseninner. Mai and his Dill Bros, teammates finished second to the host team in the Hiller & Hamm 12-inch Tournament this past weekend. By Gerry Monlgan UP1 sports writer Fortune has paid back' Davey Lopes. At age & few players are given the chance to vindicate themselves. Lopes received his opportunity with the Chicago Cubs this year and seized it. After struggling through a poor season in 1961 when Los Angeles won the World Series, LOpes, one of only five men in Dodgers history to hold the title of captain, was let go. "It's been a Jinx," Lopes said of the captaincy. "All the (Los Angeles) Dodgers captains wound up getting traded. Maury Wffls, Willie Davis and me." Los Angeles sent Lopes to Oakland for an infielder named Lance Hudson and for more than two seasons he played Infield, out­ field and designated hitter for the A's. Last year, on the deadline for playoff eligibility, the Cubs ac­ quired Lopes as the player to be named later in a deal for Chuck Rainey. Chicago General Manager Dallas Green had struck again. Injuries have post Cubs regulars more than 60 games and Lopes has stepped into the breach. By June 17, he led Chicago in hitting with a .317 average, had five home runs and 23 RBI, hit .458 with run­ ners in scoring position, and com­ mitted only one error while play* ing five different positions. With Gary Matthews, Ryne Sandberg and Bob Dernier all sidelined simultaneously, Lopes helped keep the Cubs afloat until they were hit by a long losing streak beginning June 12. "He's been a godsend," said Cubs manager Jim Frey. "He and (Keith) Moreland carried us for a month." Lopes has hinted his departure from Los Angeles was more than strictly a business move, but will admit to nothing more than the ob­ vious. In 1961 he suffered a groin injury, hit .206 in 56 games and stole 20 bases, 39 below his average of the previous eight years. It appeared he was about to be overtaken by the aging pro­ cess. "1 had an off year and they had «Steve Sax^ -Lopes said. ,fThey > (the Dodgers) would probably tell you I asked to be traded. But I'd never want to stay where I'm not wanted." Neither Lopes nor the Cubs ex­ pected the 13-year veteran to become a regular but, pressed in­ to everyday use, he has responded with superior performances. "First of all, he's got a 25-year- old body," Cubs coach Don Zim- mer said. "He's played more than the manager probably would have liked in order to keep him fresh, but he's kept himself in great MCHENRY OUR EVERYTHING ISONSALE... ALL BEDROOMS & DINING ROOMS ARE QUALITY MADE FROM NOTHING BUT ALL WOODS. PRICES UP TO WE FEATURE QUALITY NAMES SUCH AS. AMERICAN DREW, BURLINGTON HOUSE. DIXIE, R0WE, BASSETT, PLUS MUCH, MUCH MORE! ALL UPHOLSTER Y ON SALE! • SOFA & LOVESEAT START1 • DINETTES FROM •2G*M WE'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL YOU CAN'T REFUSE! SE( OUR KCMATOR PtICES ItKllChlCV Home fttt'HishiHUK Atotfltf A* Odir Tin Mr* T**tC*r«i TtteN UNOEft NEW CON ce FT or MANAGEMENT 'Wlmtortmrftpw •takhmtettMtnp" THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR MANY SHOWROOM SPECIALS! ALL OUR FURNITURE IS W000. NO PLASTICS. FREE SET UP MD DSNtfi? 41111 lit 120 IMKMV.N •1S-MMM shape and it shows." Especially on the basepaths, where Lopes is as effective as ever. He stole 23 bases in his first 25 attempts tfii* season. That's well above his 83-percent career average, which places him high on the all-time list. On June 5 at Chicago, he stole his 500th career base, taking second off Pittsburgh pitcher Rick Reuschel and cat­ cher? «Tony Pena. Then he stole third! « "He probably reads pitchers better than most," Zimmer said. "He's shrewd." And selective. In 1976 he was successful in 38 consecutive at­ tempts, a ma if I ran to pile up stats. The bases I steal are the ones the team needs." Of the Dodgers infielders who had spent a record nine years as a unit, Lopes was the first to be traded. Ron Cey has been a big RBI producer for the Cubs in the past two seasons and Steve Garvey was a leader on the San Diego Padres National League championship team. Lopes, however, fell into obscurity with Oakland. "They said Sax was the greatest thing since Jackie Robinson," Lopes said. "They're entitled." Although Dodger fans could not help but be impressed by Sax' Rookie of the Year season in 1962, they never forgot what Lopes meant to the team and his recent tear is reviving the memories. Still, he accepts that his playing time will dwindle as the regulars get healthy. "Five years ago 1 might have complained," he said. "Now I don't make waves. When the man says 'play,' I play." In 1971, the year before Lopes broke into the majors, Walter Alston observed the muscular man from Rhode Island in ; Arizona Instructional League. "I like the way that fellow handles himself," said the Dodgers manager. Coming from Alston, that was high praise. He would likely say the same today.. Davey Lopes doffs his hat to the Wrigley Field swiped the 500th base of his career recently. UPIptotO crowd after he •NinCIWESSI IMNMYMNUHU