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Barrie Examiner, 18 Jun 1979, p. 6

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Irwin wins US open Hale Irwin of Frontenac Mo had this reaction Saturday when he birdied the I7th hole at In verness Club in the third round of the US Open Irwin had 4underpair 67 for the round and is the leader at 209 for 54 holes under par AP Photo Wolsink wins Canadian GP MOSIORT Ont CF plan featuring slow starts and strong finishes gave Gerril Wolsink of the Netherlands the overall victory in Sundays 500 cc world championship motocross Placing second in the first moto on the 176kilometre 11 miles infield track Wolsink won the second moto to wrap up the overall win on his Suzuki However it wasnt until three laps from the end of the second moto that Wolsink took the lead taking victory from Englands Graham Noyce on Honda The race also called the Cycle World Honda Motocross Grand Prix of Canada was Wolsinks second Grand Prix win in week and also his second in as many starts at Mos port Last Sunday he won the United States Grand Ptix at Carlsbad Calif and three years ago he won at Mosport the last time 500 cc Grand Prix was held in Ontario Brad Lackey of the United States on Kawasaki finished third overall lie was fourth in the first moto and second in the second Brill sets jump record WALNUT Calif AP Debbie Brill of Aldergrove BC shattered the womens Amateur Athletic Union high jump record Sunday at the AAU track and field championships Brills leap of six feet four inches bettered the previous mark held by Joni Huntley of the Oregon Track Club by full two inches It was the second record set during the weekend competi tion by Canadian On Saturday Scott Neilser of New Westminster BC broke the AAUs longeststanding record by hurling the hammer 237 feet six inches The former mark of 235 feet 11 inches was established by Ed Burke of Southern California Striders in 1967 Japanese finish onetwo WINNIPEG CP Wataru Sakamoto of Japan won the first annual Manitoba marathon Sunday covering the 45 kilometre course in two hours 17 minutes and 319 seconds In second place was Katsumi Takeshima also of Japan in 18090 followed by thirdplaee Goran Hogberg of Sweden in 218391 The race aimed in part to raise money for the mentally retarded drew about 5000 participants ranging in age from seven to 61$ Sakamoto was in small knot of runners who led from the start Speaking through an interpreter Sakamoto said he found it hard to maintain his speed once he broke away and was running by himself Near the end was really tired felt like walking Takeshima stuck close to Sakamoto for more than third of the course but then slipped behind and his finishing kick was not enough to catch up sports calendar MONDAY Fastball pmClarkson Hotel vs Star Elec trie it 30 Beatrice Foods Barrie and District Senior Softball League vs Barrie Floor and Wall in interlocking schedule game Barrie and District In termediate Fastball League Queens Park pmFisher Stoves vs Georgian Sports 830 pm Barrie Merchants vs Canplas Barrie and District Recreational Fastball League games Mae Morrison Park pmBarrie Shoppers Drug Mart vs Anien Mills Peter Reino Midhiiist Suburban Transport vs Grenfel Oakley Motors Vespra Senior Fastball League games Midhursi Park pm Edeiivale vs New Low ell 830 CFR Base Borden Braves vs Angus liowden Auto Sales VSFL games Base Borden Softball pmWall Real Estate vs Red Beards Ii 30 Moilatt Used Cars Golf liaven Innislil Mens Softball League games Painsw ick Park TllISIHY Baseball pmOrillia Juniors vs Barrie Red Sox Barrie Fairgrounds tollingwood vs Alliston Canucks ivy Leafs vs Orillia Majors South Simone Baseball League games Softball ti pmWarminster lZlmvale Mer chants Barrie and District Senior Softball league game Elmvale pmA and vs Complete Mobile Wash ii 30 Stvenson McCluske lii suranee vs Kolmar Barrie and Dislfltl Ladies Softball League games Shear Park Fastball pmMr Transmissmn vs Barrie Floor and Wall 30 pm Barrie Coop vs Hayfield Fumiture Barrie and District Intermediate Fastball League games Queens Park pmSlth Hotel vs Giften Farm Equmeni Juveniles 30 Oro Par tridge Tractor Clifton Hotel Barrie and District Recreational Fastball League games Mae Morrison Park Slow Pitch Izis pmL and vs 441 Silver Fox Veterans Slowball League game St Pauls Soccer pmGarner Construction vs Civitan Club Steel St Park Rotor Club vs Pnliar Construction Maple Grov Park Wheian insurance vs Giovanni and Perri Assikinack Park Free Methodist vs Optimist Club Painswick Park Cap tam Kens vs New Lowell Legion New Lowell Park Bame Optimist Minor Soc cer Association Mosquito Division games pm Victoria and Grey Trust vs Duwnton Centre Johnson St Park Ital Fashions vs AllandG Cook Maple Grove Park Kiwanis Club vs Choikan Real Estate Codrington St Park Henry Verstraten Insurance vs Palermo Tail ing Radio Shack Park Cooke Cartgage vs Kinsmen Riverwood Park BOMSA squirt Division flames lilli pm ¢Griffin writes storybook end to Jays series TORONTO CP The script was pure baseball fiction Here it was the bottom of the ninth inning The home team is losing by one run The bases are loaded and one man is out So who is the next man up the player that 25518 scream ing fans are begging to be their hero The veteran slugger Guess again Yep Its the 21yearold rookie and he turns to his manager looking for bit of wisdom Just take your time and hit the pitch you want goes the bit of sage advice The youngster listens and the result single up the middle scoring the tying and winning runs Outstanding Toronto manager Roy Hartsfield said of rookie Alfredo Griffin after the young shortstop got his fourth hit of the game in that situation to lead the Blue Jays to 109 American League victory Sun day over Oakland As Griffin was batting 280 going into the game and slapped out four singles in six trips to the plate But the last trip was the most important FEATURES HOME RUNS The hit culminated game that featured four home runs including threerun pinchhit homer among the 27 total hits pounded out by the two sides It also was game that saw three players ejected Toronto began the action by scoring three runs in the first inning The first came on twoout bases loaded walk to AI Woods and the next two on single by second baseman Dan Ainge But the third run involv ed close play on home plate in which umpire Dave Phillips called the runner safe Edwards would return TORONTO CP Running back Jimmy Edwards wants to return to Hamilton TigerCats Edwards the Canadian Foot ball Leagues outstanding player in 1977 was cut by the Ticats on May 30 after refusing to practice on what he claimed was an injured left foot The whole thing was misunderstanding Edwards said from his parents home in Oklahoma City Im kind of sorry it happened misunderstood him Hamilton head coach John Payne and guess he misunderstood me If they called me Id probably come right back and we could forget everything Im sittin around aint doin nothing else and guess want to go back he added Edwards 26 was in the se cond year of sixyear $1 million contract when he was released Jimmy made mistake said Edwards agent Andrew Benson He didnt realize his mistake at the time but id like to straighten out this whole misunderstanding Benson also represents runn ing back Johnny Ham Jones rookie from the University of Texas who walked out of the Ticats training camp on Fri dav The As disagreed and cou ple of pitches later Dave Hamilton an Oakland pitcher sitting on the As bench was ejected for saying something to Phillips Phillips also ejected another Oakland benchsitter pitcher Steve McCatty in the third inning In the seventh inning Phillips tossed Toronto slugger John Mayberry out for saying something from the dugout after striking out Expos explode MONTREAL CP Man ager Dick Williams may have to rethink the regimen by which his Montreal Expos are saddled with batting practice The National League baseball club passed up Sunday to give the players more time with their families on Fathers Day and they pounded out five home runs and 24 hits on the way to 193 win over Houston Astros in the rub ber game of threegame series Tony Perez hit pair of tworun homers and Carter Larry Parrish and Ellis Valen tine had one circuit shot each as the Expos raked Houston starter Joe Niekro 103 and five other pitchers The outburst helped lef thander Dan Schatzeder bring his record to 21 David Palmer pitched two innings and Rudy May one in relief Perez Carter and Valentine slugged consecutive homers off Astros reliever George Throop in the fourth inning to set club record The homers contributed to team recordtying seven hits in row SCORED SIX RUNS Montreal scored six runs in both the third and fourth inn ings then added five in the seventh against Randy Niemann Palmer set the side down in order in the seventh and eighth and May pitched the ninth giv ing up two singles and walk to load the bases after two were out before nailing down the final out The Expos beat the Astros 42 SaturdOy night as Ross Grimsley picked up his sixth victory against four losses In the first game of threegame series Steve Rogers 63 pitches for the Ex pos tonight against Bil Bonham 21 of Cincinnati Reds 31 Pittsburgh Pirates Rennie Stennett jumps over Los Angeles Dodgers Ron Cey who lies crumpled after sliding for second for the first out on dou Everything went right for Pittsburgh Pirates but much of the locker room talk was on main theme of baseball in 1979 Whats wrong with Los Angeles Dodgers The Pirates completed three game sweep of the erratic Dodgers on Sunday beating the 1977 and 1978 National League champions 51 Pitcher Ed Whitson who hadnt won game since April 14 combined with reliever Kent Tekulve on twohitter and they received 14bit support from Pittsburgh bats Tim Foii drove in three of the Pirate runs and former Dodger utility man Lee Lacy had three of Pittsburghs 14 hits The Dodgers are pressing Theyre playing too hard Lacy said It looks like each player is trying to do it all by himself They need to relax In the other NL games Sun day Montreal Expos blasted Houston Astros 193 San Fran cisco Giants bested St Louis Cardinals 74 Chicago Cubs downed San Diego Padres 85 and Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 93 On Saturday San Francisco beat St Louis 61 New York MEILUN DT DENTURE THERAPIST Complete Denture Service Hours om pm Mon thru Fri 280 Dunlop St Barrie 7286810 Member Denturist Society FOR AS THE AS 3488 WEll GWEYOU NEW BRAKES AND BREAK AVAILABLE ONLY WHERE YOU SEE THIS SIGN Carson Esso Service blanked Atlanta 20 Montreal downed Houston 42 Philadelphia edged Cincinnati 43 Pittsburgh whipped Los Angeles 63 and Chicago dumped San Diego 52 New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were tied 11 after eight innings when their raindelayed game was suspended to enable the Mets to catch plane for Houston The teams had agreed before the contest that no inn ing would begin after pm EDT DODGERS DROPPING The Dodgers who have lost 11 of their last 15 games are in fourth place and eight games ROCHESTER NY AP The word around the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour is that Jane Blalock thrives on pressure But this year her game seems to have blossomed on big victories Blalock only player on the since 1904 aidnowisthetime Over quarter century of BRAKE SPECIALS DRUMS IORLESS Includes Resurface playtn the sixth inning in Los Angeles Satur ffieker Wha hit into the play was out at first Photo Dodgers still TWOYEAR WA in cooperation with OTICON HEARING AIDS This is limited time offer from Junelltjh teal2 June 23rd If you are considering hearing service to the hard of hearing in the Write area 34 model to choou tmn smico ammo AID amt 125 DUNlOP sr by Ippoiitnicnt 7251 l2 Install new premium quality Brake linin on wheels brake drums day DodgersDust behind first élaéeiiousiori in tbeglfiiq The Pirates are fourthin the East 42 games behind fltsgblnte onv treai andme gme Mind third placoPhiladlphia rum manager chuck Tanner set of his team We lost the nu row before comin here but lye didnt let it bathe us Ny l¢ Were winking new everymo is relaxed Wezlmow its going tobea tough page ii will probably go dovim time last Week with Several clubs in it Tanner said the Pirates had their bestpitched series of the Blalock winsfoiirth Locust Hill Country Club ff continuous gi drums Inspect master calipers dovvn panst RoadIest Arms nganiesiieiowrsooaiaoar LPGA iou rney joiyear Miriamomit almiflourna ment by six strokes turned the trick for the third time Sunday with oneunderpar 72 and fourday total of 12underpar 230 in $100000 LPGA stop at Resurface front rotors and rear cylinders and disc brake Cleanbrake backing plates checkreturnsprings arid hold Repack front wheelbéarings Clean brake backing plates 19 ithQ mares WW Anderson ling against Los Angeles MBert Blyiéyen and Don Robin sonihadpitehed the Pirate vic tonesinure first two games against the Dodgers Somebodys going to pay for it know wouldnt want to be the merit club facing the Dodgois Tanner said of the hitting drought by mlngeiesfi fAftethgscoring 25 runs on 40 hits and Winn him of three gamesagainst Louis Car dinatiiyvLas Angeles was restricted to just six runs on 13 hlts ingthe three losses to Pitt sburgb fitsuribelievable that this ganhappen Los Angeles Tmanager Tom Lasorda said as the Dodgers dropped to seven Di Cylinders wheel MklV rtiiiLEAStBuv TVABso BLUE PRINTS LTD 525 LOGANAVENUE TORONTO ONTARIO 416 4610364 Wins first with Tigers Amoffloan League teams be wmed Sparky Anderson mums being accused of in fluencingumpires and now that he has victory hes ready to takocharge This victory sure takes lot of the pressure off Ander son said after the Tigers defeated California Angels 84 But the people have been great to me What angers me is the people have so much faith in me and Im failing Andersons Tigers used Jason Thompsons basesloaded single to snap 44 tie in the eighth Inning en route to vic tory Andersons first in four tries as an AL manager Im now in the mood and know my players and are rested enough Anderson said and Im ready to go with plan for my pitchers In other AL games Sunday Torontooutlasted Oakland 109 Seattlehipped Cleveland 65 Chicago crushed Boston 61 Baltimore downed Minnesota Milwaukee defeated Kansas City 53 and Texas bombed New York 63 Saturday action saw Califor nia beat Detroit 42 Milwaukee edge Kansas City 32 Toronto shade Oakland 32 Cleveland down Seattle 43 Boston blast Chicago 115 and New York defeated Texas 32 The BaltimoreatMinnesota game was postponed by rain TRAMMELL HOMERS Alan Trammell knocked in three Detroit runs with his third homer of the year and sacrifiée fly Dickie Thon bat ted in two runs for the Angels But the game ended in confu sitjm With Willie Davis on second and Carney Lansford on first and one out Califomias Don Baylor flied deep to left centre The ball popped out of Ron LeFtores glove as he leaped high above the screen but the centre fielder caught it again before it hit the ground Davis advanced to third on the out but Anderson ran out of the dugout and motioned for Lopez to 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