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Barrie Examiner, 23 Jun 1979, p. 12

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voI With the league standing SouthSimeoe baseball race tlin Leafs Dave Spea tending tured the first clash 73 among expro hockey players course near Richmond Hil tions following the golf Speaking of golf area on Saturday July TORONTO CP Toronto Blue Jays have rigllithanded pitcher Kem Wright 22 their No1 pick in Shuffle puts Maiors ahead By BILL CURRAN turned around following ecutive ruling Orillia Majors are once again heading the The Red Sox will get chance to stop the Ivy Leafs the same evenin at the local diamond while Alliston Canucks are schedule to play at Collingwood There are no league games scheduled for this weekend due to the annual twoday Ivy baseball tournament Ivy also has been chosen for the leagues annual allstar game which has been arranged for Sunday July 15 PAUL MEGER DOES WELL AT GOLF Paul Meger who fired fine 82 score for 18 holes was the Barrie representatives at the successful annual golf tournament at the Summit The onetime star with Montreal Canadiens Buffalo and other pro teams who started his hockey in this city was the envy of some of his friends Jack Valiquette exToronto player who was later traded to Colorado Rockies was reported to have come close to Paul although his actual score was not mentioned George Ford who played junior hockey in Barrie before going on to Vancouver Los Angeles and other pro teams ex hibited some extraordinary driving skill but missed out in putting on two or three holes Former defenceman with Toronto Leafs Claire Alex ander and George Storey brother of exNHL referee Red Storey were among others from this vicinity who took part in Andy Bathgates competition All told there were close to 200 former pro players who either participated or gathered around to discuss old times at the banquet and social func veteran player Hawkestone has been making some long drives at Trehaven course in Oro township just off Highway 11 and Line 10 He racked up 41 score for nine holes few days ago At Lake St George course in the northeast part of the county the annual Balmy Beach tournament will bring some former pro hockey as well as football players to the an ex Orillia forged ahead after two losses to Barrie Red Sox were thrown out despite 73 shellacking from lvys bat rs socked homer and double to lea the Leafs to the win which put the team back into con position after loss to the Red Sox was erased Despite the setback of having four wins taken away the Red Sox have been given due credit for staying with the bat tle They demonstrated to Orillia Junior Pontiacs what they could do without the heavyhitting of Dave Schandlen by taking them 31 Kevin Beaupre shaded Jerry Wingrove in pitching duel with the help of Bob Hepburns tworun homer The muchimproved Pontiacs face another test when they will try for second time to stop the Majors in an intercity league contest Tuesday evening at Orillia The Majors cap He had to be satisfied with an Pat McCue of SIGN No1 Pick the June secondary draft the signed American League baseball club announced Friday Silver Wraith series star Ontario Sires This is the biggest year ever for Ontarioowned twoyearold pacing fillies and Barrie Raceways June 30 card in cludes some of the best in the third leg of the Ontario Sires Stakes series The twoyearolds have an op portunity to participate in three major series this year the Ontaio Sires Stakes the Cana dian Series Stakes and the Trillium Series for total purse money of more than $750000 Barries third leg of the On tario Sires event will be for total purse of $14895 and will precede one of the series major dates at Orangeville Raceway July 15 where the fillies will race for $41883 Also included on the June 10 program at Barrie is the ana dian Tire Pace preferred race for purse of $1750 The race will be the biggest this year for the track outside of stakes events The Barrie oval will also play host in the summer for five other Ontario Sires events in cluding the $42058 leg of the twoyearold colt trot competi tion Silcer Wraith trained and driven by William Fritz of Walkerton has been the two yearold filly star so far this season The SmogTaney Hanover horse equalled the twoyearold track record of 207 15 in winn ing her the second leg of the competition June 10 at Leam ington Raceway The win was her fourth con secutive victory and second in the Ontaio Sires program giv ing her tie in the series lead with Zip On By Both have earn ed $7528 in two series starts Another top prospect is Glenys owned by Hallof Famer Clint Hodgins Baseball clinic on Barrie Minor Baseball Association coaches and managers are urged to attend an Ontaro Baseball Association oaches Clinic Sunday at the Army and Air Force Veterans Auditorium Anyone else interested in picking up some expert coaching tips is welcome to at tend the clinic slated to begin at 1230 pm 14 liciuird Ilh In Iw irr titiiiirl UlfllH II Slll ll STORE FOR MEN Photo Patti Purves tossed two hitter to lead Barrie Complete Mobile Wash to an 82 victory over Torontos crown Life Fri day at Queens Park in one of four openingday games of the 1979 Barrie and District Ladies Softball League tournament Iii the other game at Queens aineion came up with 52 victory over Elnivale in doubleheader at Shear Park Torontos Phillips Whippets swamped Barrie Kolmar 30 and Goughs Ladies defeated Johnny Mlller loses his hot as he tees off Friday in the Canadian Open CP Ladies tourney opens Purves shows top form Barrie and Discount 117 Games began ttxiay at both parks at am and continue through the day Championship and consolation finals are slated for Sunday at Queens beer garden is being presented at the Barrie Ar moury beginning today at noon and dance will be held this evening at the Armoury Ad mission is 81 for nonplayers Six of Complete Mobile Washs runs came in the fourth of five innings Bev Schurr ate set Silver Wraith driven by Jack Kopas and owned by Clint Hodgins of Orlando Florida is tied for the lead in the Ontario Sires Stakes twoyearold filly pace series The series is scheduled to come to Barrie Raceway June 30 and the young fillies will be going for total purse of $14895 Barries twoyear old filly pace record of 205 26 set by Miss Dottie Seaton in l977 stands good chance of coming down Photo courtesy Barrie Raceway Guaranteed Investment Certificates lHlklll Many Hearing Problems Can Be Helped Chicago lllA free offer oi special interest to thth lln hear but do not Lllltltfsltliltl words has been announced by Beltonc nonoperating model of the smallest Beltonc aid of its kind will be giun ab Ollllel tree to anyone ic questing it Send for ll11 rnotlcl pui ll or and wear it in tlic prixau of your own home While many people with hearing lo Hll not rcceixc an igiiiiieaut benefit from any hearing ud this tree model will hO you how tiny hearing lltlltdtl hr not ILill hearing did and its yours to keep ircc lhe it ttialaidwcighs lll1ill third of an ounce and its all at car lccl in one unit These models are tree we suggest you write 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Judy Lutes scored both her teams runs with firstinning homer Winning pitcher Jan Nowolselski allowed only two other hits and struck out three Elmvale batters Joanne McGinnis was the 1sz ing pitcher allowing five hits and notcliing one strikeoui Watson pushes to lead after Opens 2nd day OAKVILLE Ont CP Tom Watson playing with con fidence that comes with suc cess battled the lush layout at Glen Abbey and treacherous winds to carry threeshot lead into third round today of the $350000 Canadian Open golf championship Watson fired twounder par 69 for twoday score of 135 seven under par He credits his approach to his game with putting him at the top Certainly confidence is motivating my game and it builds with success Its daytoday thing Watson said Last week didnt have it when started and just couldnt build it up So paid the price He said he hasnt made any fundamental changes in his game since joinin the tour in 1971 Hes earn some $15 million since Lee Trevino twotime Canadian Open titleholderD Weibring who played in the morning before winds built up and firstround leader Jack Newton of Australia shared se cond place at 138 Weibring fired 70 Trevino was even par with two double bogeys on his incoming nine he started on No 10 including No his 18th Newton was unable to cope with the winds and wound up at threeover par Boxing manager praises facility Canadian National boxing team manager Stanley Smith has high praise for Canadian Forces Base Borden which has hosted the teams twoweek trainingcamp Smith says the Base has been an ideal location for the camp which breaks up Monday as the eightman squad prepare to head for the PanAmerican Games in San Juan Puerto Rico Its training facility the Australianborn resident of British Columbia told The Examiner Its got everything we need including reasonable distance from the city and all its inherent diver sions think this Base has reason to stand up and cheer every time Canada wins boxing medal at those Games he said Smith said the team is psychologically as well as physically ready to tackle the tough opposition expected at the PanAmericanswhich beginJulyl The enthusiasm is over whelming he said Theres not boy here that dopsnt think he can win medal The camps main eyent series of exhibition matches are scheduled for Sunday Several boxers from Toronto area clubs will be brought up to meet the national team box members in the bouts which are set to start at pm The matches will also serve as clinic for Boxing Ontario officials giving them taste of fantastic Leafs clipped by ace Orillia pitcher Downer Orillia Junior Pontiacs pit cher Dave Downer earned player of the game honors tossing fourhitter 11 his clubsrilfz win over Ivy Leafs in SouthSimcoe Baseball League play Friday in Ivy Downer went the distance for the winners striking out our Ivv batters Ed Patton started for the home squad and allowed six hits in three innings He was replaced by Jerry Falls who gave up two more hits but no runs before Don McMaster stepped iii to finish the game in the final inning Patton and Falls each had one Strikeout Orillia sccred all of its runs in the third inning Ivy got on the board in the sixth when Dave McMastcr doubled and Brian Reid singled him in They scored another in the final frame when John Glass knocked in Chris Davies Four SouthSimcoe League teams are competing against four clubs from the North Dufferin League in the annual Ivy Baseball Tournament which started today Games begin Sunday at 1230 pm and the championship is slated for5 pm tnternatonallevel boxing The public is invited out to the competition which will take place at the training head quarters at 51 Gymnasium about block past Base head quarters Among the Canadian team boxers will be Ian Clyde win ner of silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and quarterfinalist at the 1976 Olympics Bill Rannelli Jr bronze medalist at the Com monwealth Games and silver medalist at the 1977 US Na tional Golden Gloves champion ship and Laurie Mann winner of the Best Boxer award at the 1979 Canadian Senior Chami pionships Track stars hindered by weather TORONTO CPJ The com bination of cool temperatures and stiff winds resulted in sub par performances Friday at qualifying meet for the Pan American Games Few of the athletes perform ing Friday could better the Pan American qualifying standards in their respective events with most blaming the 12 degree temperature and 50 kilometre winds Zenon Smiechowski of Bur naby BC won the decathlon with 7376 points to finish ahead of Rob Town Kitchener Ont 7310 Both were well below the standard of 7550 points Diane JonesKonihowski of Edmonton won the long jump with leap of 601 metres Car roll Elliott also of Edmonton was second at 591 while Jill Ross of Toronto recorded 590 All were below the 630 stan dard Julie White of Toronto and Brigitte Reid of Toronto were below the 184 high jump stan lard with leaps of 182 metres and 180 respectively White however has already recorded 188 jump and Debbie Brill of Victoria who did not compete jumped 193 metres last weekend at the AAU meet set ting Canadian and AAU record and equalling Com monwealthrecord Th mens high jump also was no up to standards 74 10 strokes over his course record 64 Thursday Two of 23 Canadians entered in the tournament survived the halfway cut of 148 or better Jim Nelford of Burnaby BC with 73 two over par and Gar Hamilton of Toronto 71 both finished at 143 Gary Cowan of Kitchener Out and top Canadian for the opening 18 holes Thursday with 70 soared to an 81 and finish ed at 151 The conditions eliminated some pretournament favorites Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller who had 67 Thursday turned in score of 81 right on the cutoff score ZOELLER DISQUALIFIED But at the scoring tent Oshawa Hill to Newmarket Civitan him INGLEWOOD Calif AP first $2million horse rider weeks away nament Wimbledon two weeks later BAYFIELDMALL CELEBRATES CANADA WEEK JUNE 25 30 sports starts BOMSA teams in Cup games Five of six Barrie Optimist Minor Soccer Association clubs are scheduled to begin Ontario Cup play this weekend The Barrie Mosquitoe squad played its first AllOntario match today at Steel St Park against last years champions The BOMSA peewee club is playing in Oshawa and the Barrie Minor Bantms take on the York Royals in Richmond Two games are set for Sunday The Barrie Major Ban tams house league team made up mainly of players from Orillia will meet Toronto St Andrews at 1130 am at the Eastview Athletic Centre pitch and the Barrie Atoms travel Horner scores 11 in win Kevin Horner scored 11 goals and assisted on two others to give Paul Sadlon Motors 145 victory over Barrie Door Systems in recent Barrie Minor Lacrosse junior house league action at Eastview arena In the other junior matchup Ian Price Peter Boswell and Kevin Faragher led Bayfield Mall to 745 win over Barrie Last year they met in the final at Eastbourne and Navratilova won She went on to beat Evert Lloyd at Zoeller neglected to enter the proper scores on his first and 15th holes and was disqualified Pat McGowan runnerup to 1978 champion Bruce Lietzke squeezed in at 148 after 78 Former champs Arnold Palmer and Gay Brewer werent as for tunate Brewer 1972 had an 85 for 157 Palmer 1955 an so for 183 Tom Weiskopf the 1973 and 1975 champion needed 72 to finish at 147 Earlier in the day Jerry Pate pulltd out after nine holes with recurring shoulder injury He joined another former cham pion Don Massengale 1966 on the sidelines Massengale retired after shooting an 81 Fri day The Barrie Junior club has bye in first round action of the seasonlong playoff svstem Mike Josef ik scored the other goals for Paul Sadlon Motors Barrie Door started lategame comeback led by Brian Kelly Ruth Taylor and Jamie Stuart but the Salon crew manager to keep well ahead for the win Milligan goes for fifth terrible Tommy Milligan will attempt to win his fourth straight feature race tonight at Sunset Speedway and the track has added an incentive for other drivers to try to stop Sunset has boosted its purse for the feature and chipped in bounty for the first driver to beat the speedy Milligan Among the drivers ready to go for it are Barrie residents Mike Shaughnessy and Don Nelson Also included in tonights program is the seasons first Sunset WreckORama Starting time is pm at Sunset located on Hwy 11 near Stroud Affirmed after biggest purse Affirmed the Triple Crown champion of 1978 goes after the biggest purse of his career Sunday plus the chance to become thoroughbred racings With Laffit Pincay riding the chestnut son of Exclusive Native rates as the 35 favorite in the $500000 Gold Cup at Hollywood Park against 10 rivals Affirmed winner of horseoftheyear honors in 1978 with victories in the Ken tucky Derby Preakness and Belmont Stakes has been vic torious in the West this year since the Swaps Stakes at Santa Anita when Pincay replaced young Steve Cauthen as the Ladies tennis final set EASTBOURNE England AP Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert Lloyd prepared for todays finalof the $100000 Eastbourne International grass courts tennis tour nament knowing that the final that really matters is still two The two women are seeded to meet in the Wimbledon womens singles final and both have been treating the Easibourne event as warmup for the worlds premier tour

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