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VACATION * Summer vacation's nearly over angdyou're on your way home visions of spending these iy few days lounging in .your pool But ch awaits you when you throw open the patio door is enough to serid you back to the bedch. While you were gone, your clear, sparkling pool has turned a ghastly How could this have happened? you followed your BioGuard dealer's directions to take care of it, didn't you. Or did you? If you are going to be away from your pool for several days, here are. a few reminders of good pool care tips to make sure your pool is in tip top shape when you return. 1. Bring a water sample to your BioGuard dealer for complete water analysis. 2. Make sure yoyr pool water is balanced, That js, that the PH, total alkalinity and calcium hardness are within the proper ranges. 3. Shock Fo pool with BioGuard Burn Out or Burn Out 35 for vinyl liner pools. 4. Run the pump and filter"a minimum of six hours each day to keep water circulating. Timers can be set to automatically turn on the pump at pre-set times. 5. Maintain "mgequate chlorine levels by setting your automatic feeder at normal settings or by putting one or two fresh Stingy Sticks in your skimmer. 6. Prevent algae from taking over while your pool is unattended by adding 16 ounces of Bio-Guard Back-Up Algae Inhibitor per 25,000 gallons of water for each week you'll be away. For example, one week away-add 16 ounces; two weeks away-add 32 olinces. Note: If you notice foaming, don't panic. This is normal and will dissipate with time. Pee Wees knocked from finals The Pee Wee Mojacks of the York Durham league outscored their opponents 2-1 last weekend in their league tougnament finals but it wasn't enough to advance them into the final rounds on Sunday in Richmond Hill. Port Perry ended up fifth in' the standings on the seasofi out of a ten team loop. The first game of the day was inst Pickering and for a game Brat t thing'in the morning the boys came to play. Jon Froats pitched the entire first game despite not feeling well and gave up only 1 hit in three innings of play. Jon also gave up 3 walks while striki) t 3 batters. The mercy REE 'highlights Ryan McQuade lead the boys at the plate as he picked up a triple and a bunt single, Ryan Hawkins continued with his long ball hitting-as he picked up a triple. Scott Jeffrey, Clay Brown and Mike Versage picked up 2 singles ach. Reid McTaggart twice on errors and or some timely hits and Reid's good base r i d the Be picked up a bunt along the base line and fired to first for the out in the first inning. In the second inning Brad made a hard throw to second to short stop Ryan McQuade who tagged a runner trying to steal on a pass ball.aln the third inning second baseman Darryl Dalton made' a great diving catch on a plate each time. Ryan MéQuade laid down the perfect bunt along the first base line that the speedy Reid picked up on to + SCOTS & Tun. ' There were 38 defensive that deserve mentioning in this game. Catcher Brad Monsma had a the Port we In A Park Somewhere The Sports Network P current impasse with the owners isn't resolv "Steeeee...rike eightlll They're outa here!" As if Durwood Merrill bellowed it, baseball players caught our attention when they announced they'll stop playjng Aug. I2 if the The impending utdown would be the eighth in major league history and figures the longest. There doesn't appear to be middie ground for these antagonists to meet on and many believe the big leagues will disappear for the rest of the year when the strike date arrives. Soon, instead of box scores and transactions, all we'll read are negative reactions 'from both sides on how the other is behaving. The rhetoric will be hard to wade through and when a book is written about the dispute it should be titled 'Raging Bull.' You need to be ready for what's,to come so for those of you scoring at home here's a glosSary of terms you're about to be bombarded by and what they means R Shating: All were not ted equal 80 the owners have decided that big operators (like Toronto and New York) will share their wealth with the little operators (like Milwaukee and Kansas City). They want the players to join In the fun of sharing all the dough, too (especially the gazillions players get from selling you hats, T-shirts and cards). But the players want no part of sharing with owners they think are hiding billions in socks and tobacco cans. Do you sense a lack of trust on this Issue? Salary Cap: As opposed to a baseball cap, this doesn't fit well on the blayers. The owners can't control their urge to outspend each other so teams would have a limit placed on how much they pay out In salaries. So when the big hitter goes shopping for a new team, he may find only one or two with money to sign him. This is a cap the players will never wear and they Insist the owners take it off the rack. Arbitration: the process by which salary Increase of two or three thousa in a sult. It costs the owners a fortune so they want to get ridiof it. It's like_winning a lottery for the players so they're clasping it to their chests. Picket Line: something you see down at the factory when the folks walk out for a cost-of-living Increas® or better safety procedures. It's something you won't see around big league ball rd-year player is awarded a These are good g that everyone should follow. However, every pool is unique and conditions may vary. If your poal will be unattended for more than one week, it may be a good idea to have a professional pool service check it while you're gona as an added precaution. 239 Queen Street Port Perry (905) 985-9746 Authorized Pool and Spa | Care Center - : parks after Aug. 12. parks after all, there are fish to be caught and tee times 10 be made. ~~ Negotiations: what the owners and players don't seem to want any part of. The owners' chief, Richard Ravitch, and the players' boss Donald Fehr, can't stand to be in the same room togeth great game behind the plate as, up the middle to stop a runner from scoring as the ball was well on its way to centre field. . In the second game of the day Chris Jones the mound against Bramalea who placed second in the overall league standings. Chris had a bit of control problems as he walked 9 batters while giving up 7 hits and striking out 5. Scott Jeffrey and Derek Tindall lead the boys at the plate as they each picked up a dduble and a single. Mike Versage continued with his hot bat and picked up 2 singles. Jeff Ashton and Chris. Jones rounded out the hitting with a single each. Ryan McQuade made a great divi catch on a hit and recovered in time to throw to Mike at third for the force but the call didn't go our way. It was a great effort by both boys. Final score 7-4 for Rramalea. The third game of the day was against Oshawa who wanted to beat us badly after losing to us in Niagara Falls in a close game. Clay Brown started on the mound and gave up only 4 hits, 8 walks and struck out 6. Chris Jones came on in relief and struck out 1 and grounded the last 2 batters of the game out to short. Brad Monsma was top man at the plate as he picked up 2 singles. Ryan Hawkins, Scott Jeffrey and Jeff Ashton picked up singles as the Oshawa pitcher only allowed 5 hits and struck out 12 Port batters. Defensively Ryan Moynes at first base had a very strong game as he assisted on 6 put outs and had to make some long stretches for the "outs. Final score 4-3 for Oshawa. This second loss puts us out of the running to continue on. The boys can hold their heads high as they have come through a*hitting slump and a few Setensive bobbles to achieve a .644 so far to date. The tegm batting average is now at a very # respectable .321 with 327 runs for and only 165 runs against. This week the team has 2. exhibition games Stouffville in preparation for the 0.A8.A. tournament in Fergus in 2 weeks. Come down to the south diamond on Tuesday night August 9 to cheer them on. Bantams hot On August 4th, the Port Perry Bantam Merchants were at home to Richmond Hill and did not prove to be very gracious hosts as they sent the Richmond Hill pitchers home with a loss and an inflated E.R.A. Final score was 18-2 for the good guys. Port put it all together in this one showing all facets of their game. Not only did they use the big, bats, but stole bases, played defence, sacrificed, showed hustle, you name it they did it. 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