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At annual Slow Pitch Tournament No pot of gold for Barrie teams is rev2 Dale IcSorley third baseman for Blue Mountain Pottery of ollingwood charges ground ball at left picks it up on one hop and throws out Rhinehart Vinegar runner at first base during the championship game of Eeewee tournament Orillia hangs on to beat Thornton trillia Legion scored four runs iii the first inning then held on to beat Thornton Village Inn leewees 714 iii tlte championship game of the Thornton Village Inn Invita tionat Ieewee Baseball Tourna ment Saturday at Knock Park Five teams took part in the daylong tournamentThorn ton Barrie Bolton trillia and Newmarkct Thornhill was to be the sixth team but cancelled out Thornton shutout Barrie 50 in the opening game of the tour nament and got bye right to nipped the iiitiing to take the lead inning with single run Thornton club Thornton Village Inn Peiwees were knocked oitt of the Toronto Star anadian National Exhibition Ioiirnanient Friday by losing litl3 decision to Stone retk Thornton held conifoitable lead heading into the sennth inning but Stoney reek fllpllllti for seven runs in Thornton catne back to tie the score IZI with five runs iti their half of tile inning hiil Sioney reek won it iii the eighth Tim Swain pitched for Thornton and took the loss the final triltia had to heat Bolton 76 and Newinarket 63 to advance to the final game The consolation title went to Bolton who whipped Harriettt Barries team utilisislttl of the top players in the peewee divi sion of tile Barrie Minor Baseball League trillia didnt waste any time getting to Thornton pitcher Tim Swain as they sent eight men to the plate lll tlte first itin ing aitd scored four runs Kevin Mitchell started it off with walk went to third on single by Brent Wilson and then atCNE Jerry Stockdale delivered double to score both ruttiiers Stockdale scored the third run of the inning wlten Darrell Murray stroked single Mttr ray came around to score the final run on loliii McDonald double rillia added another rtin in tile third inning and then lhornton tried to muster Comeback Swain singled stole second and scored on single by John Ellsworth to put lhointon on the scoreboard Brent Wilson scored his se coitd rim of the hall gatne for rillia in the fourtlt inning and then Stockdale scored run iii the fifth inning on single and run scoring double by Peter lindall Thornton didnt give up and their efforts started to pay off in the sixth inning as tltey got right back lit the ball gatne with three runs on four hits Kevin McNabb Swain aitd Dan Worrod scored the rims as tltey all hit singles and scored on double by Todd Ferrier and an rillia error Itogcr Gibson put an end to the rally when he was caught off third base and picked off Gibson thought the umpire had called time and was just eat ching his breath at the side of the bag when he was tagged out First baseman John Ellsworth of the Thornton Village lint Petwees takes swing at pitch during the filial game of the Thornton Village lnii Invit atioiial Peiwee Baseball Tourna ment Saturday Ellsworth Went oneforfour at the plate but his efforts eitt for not as Orillia hung on to beat Thornton in the championship game EUIIIIIIIII Photo the Slow Pitclt Iournament Saturday at Queens Park Blue Mountain Pot tery struck for four runs in the first inning on their way to l55 drubbing of Rhinehart Vinegar The consolation title went to Sherwood Green of my Examiner lhotot Markham They whipped Bl Oilers of Barrie 51 in the deciding gain Sixteen teams took part in the tournament which started Friday in the rain at Shear MatMorrison and Queens Parks uid wound up Satutday Slessor wins round one Oust Starr Electric from OASA Rain cut short the third game of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Intermediate AA playoff series between Slussor and Ieriard Insurance luh and Starr Electric Sunday But it was too late for Starr Electric as the Slessor Club had storm their own in the seventh inning where six runs snapped 2all deadlock and gave the Slessor luh an til wnt and the series Rain called halt to game in the eighth inning Dali Duffy faced the Slessor hitters iii his second start of the playoff series The righthattder the Firefighters come back to tie playoff series Barrie Firefightes dug little for themselves in the first innA ing of their quarterfinal playoff game against Simcoe Hotel Sunday at MatMorrison Park but reftised to give up and were rewarded with comet rombehiiid tr win The win tied the bestoffive series It The third gameof the series is scheduled for lucsday at MacMorrison Park starting at ti1lltpm The second game scheduled for Sunday between Clifton Hotel and Giffen Farm Equip mcnt fell victim to the rain Giflen leads the bestoffive quarter final series 10 Simcoe connected for three runs on four hits in the first inning and appeared well on its way to taking 20 strangle hold on the series Bob oulson and Dave Lowe led off the inning with backtor back singles to then Harry Hughes connected for double to drive in oulson Larry Wood drove in the other two rims of the inning with tworout single The lead didnt last long as Firefighers came right back in the boltoin of the second inning with three runs of their own tt tie the game The three runs came on only one hit Simcoe helped the rally with three errors and in each case the errors came back to haunt them as all three beat tors that reached base scored POADED BASES Bill Hibbits and Pat Gibbon reached base on errors Bryon Ponting grounded out and then Al Lees reached base on another error to load the bases Tom Minnikin drove in two runs with single and then Ted sburne walked to load the bases again Simcoe pitcher lion Charlebois walked in the third run of the inning Cliff Martin put Simcoe in front again in the toiirth inning when be singled and came Maiors win first game DRILLIA Majors fell behind 20 to Allistott Canucks iii the first game of the bestof seven South Simcoe Baseball League final but rallied to win the game 52 Sunday in rillia Alliston struck for two runs iii the first inning on three hits but after that it was all rillia as Majors righthamlet Jerry Udell settled down and held Ba nic Firef tied Division tion Division 830 000 Baseball League Itt sports calendar FASIBALL glitch Simcoc Hotel Best of five quarterfinal series in the Recreation Division pm Queens Park Starr Electric vs PcterBeino first game in bestofseven semifinal series in the Intermediate 830 pm MacMorrison Park Canplas vs Georgian Sports first game in bestofseven semifinal series in the Recrea OASA Slcssor and Periard Starr Electric Slessor wins the bestofthree series 2I SOFTBALL pm Queens Park Bradford vs Church Homes Church Homes leads the bestofseven quarterfinal series in the Senior Softball League 10 BASEBALL Orillia Majors Alliston Drillia leads the bestofscven final series in the South Sim of league final series Alliston hitless the rest of the way rillia scored three runs in the fourth inning and added two runs in the fifth inning to take control of the game Nick wcn hit home run for Orillia iii the fourth inning The second game in the series is scheduled for Alliston Tues day starting at 730 pm around to score on triple by oulson Simcoe seemed to pill the ganie out of reach in the top of the seventh when they went ahead 53 Doug Thompson reached base on fielders choice and scored on Woods third hit of tile game twoout double But the story wasnt told yet as Firefighters came roaring back with three runs in the bot tom of the inning to win the game Firefighters sent only five men to the plate in the inning but they made the most of the opportunities Siincoe 300 I00 Firefighters 02ft lfi II 000 343 was oit the inoinrl the it III31ltlttlltSltf Duffy had gtvet it over sit ltlttllt uh Slessoi hitters ii iii four lttt lllul game open Slessot puttel at tt first inning til mi double it Tory tum lead liltlttl tiitttl when flay lette iiillivi one out and wortit toe by Norm lctloci Bolt ltelttie slitHe lo third eonse llt game it lt Htti shore Starr IilttiTt or in front Neil latket filli Slussor uttlt the int it the which tied the gen Parker singled lttttt lt lavcock who doubled to Litycnck walked to bring up Giffen who doubted it rtii The hit signaled the end of tilt fys pitching tor the event with Syd Dickinson routine to relieve Parker etrtt double with lilit Ninth following with triple sum the final two runs of the itlltt for Slessoi Illll Arts started at five innings tilllt1tlttlt tom in ltvc hits Slessor lililltilti it to hitsoff patrol Starr lllltltt Slessor too out it to Starr I00 oo it it Single Bootee matches record Single Bootee matched lifetime record Saturday at the Barrie Raceway with time of 205 to win the featured seventh race Single Bootce took command right from the gate and was followed closely by Dream Time Armbro Newfie with Gary Crowe at the reins challenged going to the quarter pole but failed to take the lead and was parked to the hall in 102 by Single Bootee Dream litttt tried to take the lead at the three quartet poi but the winner held oil the lat challenge Driver lloliert Sciaitttaii wz at the reins for two lll during the Illrace clittl llc 4iroc Speedy Kelly to first place finish in the second race and Two eitts Plain iii the lointii race crowd of $fl7lltl2 200t Ilttll raceway results SATURDAY FIltSl 11 IMF MILIC 00 NOIITIIWOOD PATRICK 20 00 ti 50 Ptiltl 700M i9 no it so ItllZY StAIt 390 Time l0 EXACIOIl attd 08890 60 SECOND OND IME MILE 50 SPEEDY KELLY 70 20 300 IlEJIXT il 40 70 FORIUNII TOLD It Time 209 EXACIOB and 20 THIRD OND IROT MILF 5th II MAYFIELD 900 I0 00 FlllIlAS KID 70 1150 JETS IINA ll 00 Time It 45 EXMTOIt and sattiltt FOURTH OND lMlI MILE 3500 TWO TENTS PLAIN 320 70 40 DIANS DOLL 470 ll 00 HOBBIES tMIIl ll 00 Time 20715 EXACTt It and II 570 FIFTII OND TllOT MILI 3000 MIST LlIE lltOSl I010 00 tin LEMIlti DEBBIE 12 no 50 AIK PINE BUNDIOS 80 me 20935 EXACII ill and it $128 00 SIXIII LM PACE MILE Still 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tournament after the opening round with the BP Oilers making it to the consolation final befoi bowing to Sherwood Green of Markham 52 The championship contest was won easily by Blue Mountain ioltcry ol Colliiigwood as they whipped Rhinehart Vinegar of Stayner 135 the disappointment of the tournament was Howards Heroes iilSl place in the Barrie Slow Pitch League having only lost one game at tyvo years of operation Howard lXlA ed Hi to Goodyear of Collingwmd in the open ing round of play and then fell 98 to PeterReine team that has tort ver little success against them in past meetings ii on must remember that we are only recreational is roe Greg McDonald president of the Barrie League said sat today We have lot of growing to do before we can really be connxtittve with some of the outoftown teams Despite being unhappy with the play of some of the teams in l1tgt leag Jaclionald was happy with the calibre of play dur ing tttilllitlntltl and was sure the tournament had been 5i Howard really sutprisid me Against teams in our league ting are mending the ball all over the place but they got shut out ttu ftlSl game MacDonald said am happy with the mrn tn wlt have to check on some of our bills later in it to itt an accurate account of howwedit ll fllSlIlP lL lt Mountain lottery had rough time making it to the tillitllitltrlifitl game but once they got there they made the inot of llit opportunity They edged PeterReina 21 in the first round of plat and then beat Goodyear 103 and Markham Red letsel thlttltpttlllttlltlgllllttlcllilll Vincgarin the final lilllfllll whipped linderwood Broadloom lIO Canadian xii=1tiidltardittg Carpets 42to advance lane tltttllltuttt put the game out of reach quickly with four iiitis file itl ttiiitttg nutttl ltl drove in two runs in the inning with linedrive sing tt mt tiin sett and Brad Parks connected with runscoring so tale later llii inningtoaccount for the runs lliue tlottntain added three more runs in the top of the third mm it ltetore Staynet finally put their hitting shoes on in the lfiitlii The timing and came back with three rims of their own int goptorii arva and Boy Iriitg led off the inning with Singles rr double by Dell Watson Don Parker drove in on the third run of the inning with twoout single lwunt Ilt tilltlt back in the next inning and got the runs or ttlt arengfit of Tom Bolling triple They added two toot tt llt lt ltltlt inning atid then Bolling put the game out ll Moron homer in the sixth inning and Terry Walker scored the final runs of the tr ttitYl in the sixth inning but Blue Mountain Pot It Zitsltl and they came back to score another run in tt op Yttl sec tit IVHt lll tin it its at tItiitittl for all the Sherwood Green scoring as it in wt out tour to the final consolation round game litters wt lirwen heat lreterfteino 134 and and Auto outcome to the ftlliil game while Bl Otters down tl itti ifiioatttoont to and Barrie Tannery 73 wt kti pm ms with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the ti igite was the top man for Sherwood Green out two home runs and accounted for three of his tt Llfl run not iii the first inning to put Sherwood heytteyer relinquishedthelcad wint it went ahead 34 on Neelys second homer of ltr ltv fourth inningand then BP got right backin the twilllllttlxtiittlllUIlllOllllllllg lUllltll tor both rims iii the inning as be it ioilntgtturrie and Jerry Gray till oneout tl Ivli tt tn ot one run back iii the sixth imiing on Tom zttl tilt and they added their fifth run of the gamein with htttE IV homer by Larry Shakleton ll inn back It the bottom of the inning but it Sherwood ireclt held on for the win it rtliriwood Green was selected the most it iotirimtttent despite going for three in sports hall of fame lion ttyttstra last seasons most valuable player of the Recreation Instttall league wasnt all that hard person to iicogitlle Linda liupnin 25 llnronia ltd Barrie recongized the pit cliet and as result is this weeks winner of the Sports hull of llil contest this weeks personality wont be as easy Oiin hint Is that this film has plenty of reason to smile after slgnlng basket ball outtact for Sit million It mu think you know who it is then send your name ad dress and phone number to Sports hall of fame The Ex aminer Bin t70 Barrie Ont IAM tree kiy winner is determined by draw from all correct answers done publishing day before new weekly contest starts ontest winners will receive an IR inch special pizza from Mr Tonys Piuaria and paghetti House 47 Dunlop