24-The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, July 8,1997 Sox-are slick base thieves The Milton Red Sox major midgets stole five hases away tromn league-lcading Oakville last Tuesday aI Maplehursi Bali Park. Traîling 3-2 with Iwo outs, pinch runner Jamie McBride was given the green lîght for home plate ufter advancing from firat on u clean steal and passed bail. Miuton's stolen buse leader narrowly missed making il three straight in what manager Larry Black said was a highly controversial caîl. "As far as I'm concerned Jamie stole home, but the uampire didn't see it that way," said Black, whoae team iv now 1I-I 1-1 in Central Ontario Basebaîl Association (COBA) play. Oakville added one more mun in their iast at-bat 10 remain undefeated with a 4-2 victory. They coiiected fine bita on the night. McBride's out ended a spirited comeback attempt by the Red Sox, wbo scored twice with just a couple of hits. Pinch munner Ryan McHugh brought home the tiraI mun after sîealing second and moving up 10 third onua past bail. Cashing him in with a line-drive single was Chria Hunt, who stole second himseif and waa driven in on Rysa Smith's RBI single. Also contributing 10 the eighth inning rally were Justin Lawrence and Geoff Bahr who each walked- allowing Black to utilize hie team's speed. Retuming from a five-week hiatus - due 10 shoul- der aorenesa - Bobby McKnighî tumed in a sound pitching effort with six inninga of fOve-bit bail. He gave up muns in the firat and second. Oukviile's starter John Banks was red hot ail] evening and had a no-bit- 1Cr -ojne tinti! the bottom of the eihhîh svhen 1lunt Added Black, "This wua one of our beal delensive efforts ail season. We made only two errors against the beat team in COBA." Two nights later a severely thinned Milton lineup - with the entire infteld fulfilling work commitments - was pounded 6-0 by second-place Brampton. The game was called in the sixth because of heavy rain and lightning. Hunt worked the entire game and fanned seven bat- lera along the way. Be was hit early and often, surren- dering a two-mun blast in tIhe opening frame. The Red Sox will hoat Erin Milîs tonigbt (Tuesday) at Maplehuret, starting at 7:30 p.m. They'll head east this weekend t0 compete in the Cobourg Toumament. Mavericks take ]9th game etram LEWORTHY an page 23 Hartbolt's top 10 placement in the league scoring race. He linished the season with 114 points. Leworthy Jr., Biesel, Shawn Bombenry and Craig Hedley added two goals each, with back-up netmin- der Joey Camilleri eamning the win. Maverick notes: Sunday's win waa thse Maverieka' I 9th in league play, since moving from Brampton three yeurs ago ... Public relations director Rick Imus set a new world record for the shorteet opera ut Friduy's gume. Performed during first intermission, Ghost of Stan ciocked in ut three minutes and 15 sec- onds - beating the. previous record holder from England by 19 seconds. TUESDAY. JUY 8. 1997 IN TOWN & RURAL RURAL ONLY IN TOWN ONLY Bounty ToweI (P) Sears (80721 )(P) A&W Shoppors Drug Mad Lellers (P) P =PARTIAL il ii~'Â'* 1> 547 Main St. E. Milton 878-0931 For aleor tor inormaion orta akea comen orsugestoncali aur Into-line ait 1-888-780-0333 (or 780-333 within the local 416 and 905 area codes). And visit us on the net at www.tabricland.ca Crime Watch is presented in co-operation with Halton egional Police Services and is am atromoting awareness otcnmina activity 'n our community and a better understant- lTe. tolowmg salis of tIon rea break- ns reported t0 Halton Police. Some occur- rnemayfltapa beas df easn reportîng the icdent ýM< 34* 741 1 . 1t--&"LUs Dae oaton ht How âb 51MeSlý (*p CwW ~OfeiEWnbnt UAÇ Jt*S 2-3 Ma Wfd4~ Shel xW SÀuIoesOo * t E Lopkd~~etatdý sAi 4-5 court«.i~m offe) Tebl- VCR, Sitahed Glss S* Dmo -ff Geý s, US. ndw If yeu have informatien regarding the above crimes, please contact #1 District Criminal Investigations at 825-4777, est. 2416 or Crime Stoppers at 825-TIPS (825-8477) er t-800-222-TIPS. Collers wiIl nover have to identify themselves Il Secur-U instails professional monitored alarms to both residential and commercial users. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 8784 I LETuUS ALARM SYSTEMS E R- VIDEO SURVEILLANCE 4f- ALNW 34 ONEST NT 3Jîî- ieý FA CANADAS LARF FASHION FABRIC DISTRIBUTUR _7 __À 1 1