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By Herald News Service McHENRY - It's that time of year again: The McHenry Men's 12- inch League will play its annual all- star doubleheader tonight, Wednes­ day, at Knox Park, with games slated for 6:50 and 7:50 p.m. Not surprisingly, the Rusty Nail Inn, champions of the Western Divi­ sion, lead all teams with six starters. Leading the way is outfielder Bill Meyers, whose .662 batting average leads the league. He is tied for tne top in hits with 43. Meyers will have familiar faces in outfielder Doug Freund, who leads the division in at-bats, runs and is tied with Meyers in hits. JHS grid dates set By Herald News Service JOHNSBURG - With the opening practice date of Aug. 12 quickly closing in, the Johnsburg High School football staff has announced the following dates for athletes to pick up their equipment and begin practicing for the upcoming season. New head football coach Mike Roberts and his staff are currently preparing for the coming practice sessions, and the regular season, with plans shaping up as follows: The varsity Skyhawks will pick up their equipment on Sunday, Aug. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a team meeting beginning at 7 p.m. and lasting for a half-hour. The sophomores may pick up equipment Monday, Aug. 12 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., with a team meeting to follow, from 9:15-9:45. Freshmen gridders can receive their gear on Monday, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with a team meeting running from 11:30 to noon. All athletes must obtain a sports clearance card in the main office of the high school prior to picking up their equipment. In addition, the athlete must have had a physical examination within the last nine months; sign an athlet­ ic policy if one is not yet on file; have parents or guardians sign an insurance waiver; and pay the re­ quired $12 participation fee at the time when the clearance card is obtained. The school's phone number is 385- 9233, i f you require more information. Also from the Nail will be pitcher A1 Stilling, first baseman Joe Mey­ ers, second baseman Chuck Marke, and third basemen Rick Wakitsch. Rounding out the infield will be River Shannon shortstop Kenny Bottari, whose .647 average is Just behind Meyers, and whose five dou­ bles lead the division. Gambler West placed four start­ ers on the West squad, including outfielders Phil Oeffling and Tim Frantz (.604), auxiliary hitter Jerry Brodin (six homers), and catcher Jim Althoff (10 rouiijd-trippers, 35 RBI). V w **?- Tom Hurckes of Huemann's Wa­ ter Conditioning tied in the voting with Joe Meyers of the Nail. Alternates for the West unit in­ clude Huemann's Kris Teuber and John Pitzen, Lakeside Inn-River Shannon's Mike Rogers, and John Connell and Don Bentz of Rusty Nail. The West manager is Kevin Bauer of the Rusty Nail, and Bauer's coaches will be Wayne Frantz of Gambler West and Ron Freund of River Shannon. Likewise, there aren't many sur­ prises on the Eastern Division team. The East was won by Jack's Snack Shop-McHenry Oil, with Fox Hole Tap taking second. Not coinci- dentally, Jack's has four starters, while the Fox Hole has five. Leading the way is FH catcher Vinnie Freund, whose .596 batting average led the East. Freund's battermate will be Jack's pitcher Tim Whitman. Rick Neiss of Greg's Never Inn, Rusty Nail outfielder Bill Meyers will lead the Western Division all-stars into action Wednesday night. who led the divison in runs, hits, doubles and homers will play in the outfield, along with Jeff Meyers of Fox Hole, and Bob Michels and Bob Zeller of Jack's. Terry Hovseth (.569) will be the auxiliary hitter, representing Gam­ bler East The infield will be manned by Fox Hole's Mike Peterson (.580) at first base; Jack's Steve Himpleman at second, FH's Rich Meyers at short­ stop, and Gary Gilpin (37 RBI) of Fox Hole at third. Alternates include Gambler Pony Division Stars finish a strong 2nd in Cary Tournament By Herald News Service CARY - The McHenry Pigtail League Pony Division All-Stars made a splendid showing at the recently-completed Cary Tourna­ ment of Stars, finishing second. In game one, McHenry faced Lake in the Hills, a team which was no real competition. LITH fell 12-2, as McHenry was paced by the three-hit, five-strikeout pitching of Kris Carlson. The outfield of Tammy Bonde, Colleen Samen and Sarah Fox was superb, and the offense, paced by three hits, including a* homer, and four RBI each, from Stacy Miller and Wendy Turner. Kim Doerfert chipped in two hits. In Saturday's semifinal, Team Centra], of Burlington-Plano, proba­ bly would have been better off not showing up at all. McHenry, led again by the hurl­ ing of Carlson, devasted Central 31- 0, banging out 22 hits and putting 15 walks to good use. McHenry scored early and often, led by Denise Sta- siak, who went 5-for-5, and Debbie Sundby and Michelle Stropoli, who had four hits each. The shutout was no fluke, either. McHenry's defense was superb, as the left side of the infield, anchored by Dawn Dixon at third and Turner at shortstop, let only one ball get through them into the outfield. The other two hits were bloop singles to right, but those Central runners didn't last long, as Stropoli gunned both out trying to steal. The gloomy skies over McHenry Sunday must have been an omen, as a defensive lapse in the top of the first allowed Woodstock to take a 7-0 lead, one McHenry couldn't over­ come in the Pony Division champi­ onship game. Valiantly, the locals chipped away, pulling to within four runs after four innng, but Woodstock was not to be denied, as they outscored McHenry 9-1 the rest of the way to claim the championship, 18-6. East's Fred Stocker, Fox Hole's Mark Schultz and Wayne Hiller, Jack's Mark Jess, and Ed Messman and Randy Neiss of Brake Parts. Dave Oeffling of Jack's will man­ age the East, and will be assisted by Ken Prazak of Gambler East and Rich Meyers of Fox Hole Tap. Between games, a grudge race around the basepaths between Rusty Nail manager Bauer and catcher Bentz will take place. Batting practice will occur be­ tween 6 p.m. and 6:45, with game one commencing at 6:50. Inside. • • Jack's clinches East Page 15 Hulett has 'bean' there Fan On The Street: Do you care about the baseball strike? Tom Ward well Crystal Lake Steve Sterne Crystal Lake 'I'm not upset. If I watch a game on TV, I fall asleep. It's better than a sleeping pill.' 'I hate it. I'll never go to a game again, not this year, not next year. Just to prove to them that if they're not willing to play for us, we shouldn't be expected to do anything for them.' Robert Pinn McHenry 'I'd like to see them end it because I'm a big baseball fan. But I think the Cubs may have already ended their season. It's hard to say who's at fault. I think it's a little bit of both sides.' 'I don't really care one way or another. I'm sure my husband will be upset, but maybe I'll get to see more of him now that baseball won't be around.' 'I'll probably stay away for four years. They ought to bring up some minor leaguers and play them instead of the ones on strike. Society is at fault because 7 everyone has been spoiled with baseball, from grade school on. It's a little overemphasized.' Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox. Empty, but for how long? Players not only ones out of work By Joe Sexton UPI sports writer NEW YORK - When the roughly 700 professional baseball players went on strike Tuesday, more than two-dozen cities, hun­ dreds of municipal employees and thousands of part-time work­ ers across the country struck out as well. Judging by the impact of the seven-week walkout by the play­ ers in 1981, the cancellation of every game will directly affect everyone from parking lot atten­ dants to entire business commu­ nities that depend on the income generated by major-league baseball. "You're talking about big bucks," Joel Ralph, manager of Veterans Stadium in Philadel­ phia, said of the strike's expect­ ed impact. "The Phillies are our bread and butter." % A number of cities like Phila­ delphia, which own and operate major league ballparks, face revenue losses in the millions of dollars. "We get 10 percent of the gross for each game," said Ralph, who estimated Philadelphia made $8 million annually from the 81 re§ ular season home games. they go on strike, they aren't going to be paying anything to the city." It is estimated that the city of Boston lost $18,000 in tax reve­ nues and $650,000 in local com­ merce for every home game can­ celled during the 1981 work stoppage. Cincinnati's mayor put the figure at $900,000 per game for his city. Atlanta, meanwhile, had to increase its local taxes to recover what they lost in income from Braves games that were never played over those 50 days. Fred Stone packs away the uniforms of the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday as the baseball strike officially went into effect. The Dodgers were in Atlanta. Wednesday, August 7,198S 12-inch all-stars to play doubleheader Rich Foresman Woodstock 'I've always been a big base­ ball fan. Baseball and summer Just go together hand in hand. And without it, it just wouldn't be the same.' Robert Boehart Woodstock Paula Popowski Palatine