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VOL. 97, NO. 50. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1974 (Photo by Susan Samila) Hill Tennis Club Opening Day Players H eres For The Fisherman A trip to Glen Haffy Con- servation Area Sunday will improve your chances of ‘ landing wily trout, scrap- py bass or any of the other game fish found in Onta- rio’s lakes and streams. Tiny Bennett, sportswriter- broadcaster and sportsman, will be on hand at 10:00 am to pass on some tips and skills that have helped make him one of Canada's most highly respected fish- erman. Bring along your rod and reel and “catch yourself a trout” after Tiny is through with his demonstration. Bait is restricted to worms and artificial lures, no min- nows allowed. Glen Haffy’s two ponds are stocked several times a week from the hatchery of the Metro Conservation Authority. There is a two fish limit per angler. Glen Huffy, operated by the authority, is located just south of Mono Mills a and Highway 9 on Airport Ro ad . llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll On hand recently for the opening day tuornament at the new Crosby courts and club- house for the schedule of events which included one 16-yearâ€"old. They face competition with opponents up to 18 years, so are working hard and building for two or three years from now. Dynes Lose Two More Games l l I By FRED SIMPSON The Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers couldn’t hold onto a first inning 2-0 lead against Welland Dycks Sunday night in Welland. Result: A 4-2 loss which was their third straight one of the young Toronto and District Major Fastball League season. They’ve won one game. I The Dycks smashed out nine hits against Richmond Hill hurler Andy Gionette who absorbed his second straight loss of the season. He walked three and struck out six in his nine inning stint. Winning pitcher was Ted, Mike Thompson sacrificed DeReuiter who got by a Kinnersly home and Dave rocky first inning to toss Russell's single brought in shutout ball the rest of the Hancock. way while holding the Jew- * * * ellers to six hits. He walk- ed one, struck out three. HOT lST INNING Most of the scoring action was confined to the first inn- ing as the Jewellers came out fast. Enter the bottom half of the same inning. Gionette got the /first two batters out but had prob- lems getting the third one out. Fran Stewart singled and came home on a triple by Ralp Williams. DeReu- iter walked. Williams scor- DeReuiter. John Buckner ed on a successful steal by Lead-off batter Derek Kinnersly singled and Mic- key Hancock followed with another single. Catcher By Fred Simpson Don’t Talk To Umpires I don’t It’s a wrinkle with me that goes back to the days when I was in softball. base and the umpire called me out. game. usually talk to umpires. I was safe on a play at first Cost us the The team went on _. to lose 25 straight. I went on in life to lose 20 cats, 12 dogs, some gold-fish, and a bud- gie bird. And it ain’t over, yet. It all goes back to that umpire. However, I over- came my prejudices this time in order to chat with Bill ‘Skip” DeGeer who is umpire- in-chief of the newly formed Richmond Hill Umpire’s Association. Skip, of course, had some 12 years of sen- ior ball (most of it with Dynes Jewellers) before turning outlaw and becoming an umpire. Why did he do it? “I’ve been out of ball for four years, I’m 39, and I guess it’s a way of keeping in the game. You get used to being around the diamond.” But there’s even a stronger reason: “It occurred to me that we have the World Champion Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers ball team and we don’t even have one Senior “A” calibre umpire." I’d like to see that situation change.” , TOP CALIBRE? Skip feels that there’s lots of potential for top - calibre umpires in Richmond Hill and that‘s why he’d like to see more young people getting involved. There’s not only a scarcity of top-quality officials, there’s a scarcity of offic- ials period. “There's a lot of satisfaction out of being an umpire," continued Skip. “Umpires aren’t born, they are made. You learn by experience. You see a Senior “A” calibre umpire who is good and you know very well that he’s had 10 or 12 years experience behind him.” YOU MAKE MISTAKES \9 . Bill "Skip DeGeer There are other “musts” of course. You have i to know your rule book thoroughly. be able to ‘ make snap decisions, and above all. have con- fidence lll yourself. “Sure you make mistakes,” concedes Skip. , “But take a look at all the mistakes ballplayers make out there in the field. I didn’t even know ‘ the rules when I played ball. I had to become an umpire to know what it’s all about." Some of Skip's greater moments of enjoy- ment involving umpiring has been with the youngsters in minor ball. youngsters protesting his calls as long as they do it with respect. “That‘s the name of the game getting.r on the umpirc's back." he said. “If you think he‘s blown a call you wouldn’t be worth your salt as a player if you didn‘t let him know about it.” He doesn't mind the , He recalls one incident involving a Tyke, (about 10 years old) playoff game a year or two ago. I was behind the plate and the ball came in and this kid let it go by. Strike one. He looked at me but didn’t say a word. On the next pitch (Continued on Page 18) then tripled to score De- Reuiter. FINAL RUN Welland scored its final run in the fifth inning as Larry Torajos was hit by a pitch, Brian Angelo singled, and Stewart scored Torajos with a double. The Dycks left the bases loaded in the seventh. Richmond Hill had a man on base every inning but the third but never really threat- ened after the first inning. NOTES Gionette tossed well after the first inning . three stars selected for the Jew- ellers were Kinnersly, Han- cock, and Gionette; for Wel- land, Stewart, Williams, and DeReuiter. . . . The Jewel- lers host Oshawa Falcons Thursday of next week in a T & D game. This weekend they will be participating in the Owen Sound fastball tournament this Friday, Sat- urday and Sunday. Winston Park 3-Homerun Push Too Much For Hill Dynes A three homerun assault by Winston Park Caterers, two of them in one inning, was too much for Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers to cope with Thursday night of last week. They ended up on the wrong end of an 8â€"7 ning their opener. Veteran Frank Marshall He sailed along beauti- fully until the fourth inning when the visitors got to him for two runs to tie the game at 2-2. The roof was blown right off his foundation in the sixth as Winston Park put together four hits, two hom- ers and a double included, to bring home four runs and lead the game 6â€"2. DRIVEN FROM MOUND Marshall was driven from ,the mound in the seventh as Winston’s Doug Hartley led off with a ringing double. He was replaced by 19-year- old Martin Cook of King City who ended up charged with the loss as he gave up a ninth inning homerun to the same Hartley to break a 7-7 tie. During his stint, Marshall was rapped for seven hits, all of them in two-inning outbursts. He struck out nine batters, walked one, Cook tossed the final three innings surrendering three hits while striking out five. He walked one. The visitors used three pitchers with the win going to Chris Deaking who came in during the seventh with one man out to retire the side and went on to shut out the Jewellers over the next two innings allowing three hits. Starter Don Crawley didn't have much more going for him than Marshall in his five-inning stint being blam- ed for all seven Jeweller runs and forced to leave the mound in the sixth with no one out after giving up three straight hits. He was re- placed by Clive Gregory WhO‘ finished out the inning and then was knocked out in the .lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll’ Takeuchi A cquitted Assault Charge Richmond Hill Rams’ hockey player Ernie Take- uchi of Thornhill was ac- quitted of a charge of as- sault causing bodily harm arising out of an incident at a game in North Bay this past winter. Takeuchi appeared in court in North Bay and was acquitted by Judge James Lunney who ruled ? that “this isn‘t a matter for the criminal courts." 1 The charge followed a i February 10 game between 1 the Rams and North Bay ‘ in the Provincial Junior ‘ "A" League. Lunney said Takeuchi and his fellow Richmond . Hill players were harassed l by some drunken spec- l tators throughout the l game. ‘ “It is regrettable that our national sport is de- generating into drunken heckling and fits of rage, but in my opinion. this case is not a matter for the criminal courts." he said. The provincial govern- ment. concerned over in- creasing violence in amat- eur hockey. currently is conducting a special in- quiry. led by Toronto Lawyer Bill McMurtry. A ,through first for a score in The Toronto and District Major Fastball League contest at the Town Park. Jewellers’ second straight league loss after win- It was the Major victim of the Caterers’ assault was who went into the game having allowed only one unearned run since he donned a Jewellers outfit. seventh after giving up two straight walks. SHELSTON HOMERS Richmond Hill blasted a total of 13 hits off the three‘ hurlers including a homerun by Catcher Bob Shelston and a three-run triple by Steve Whitaker. The Jewellers opened the scoring in the second inning as Shelston reached first on a fielder‘s choice. went to second on a wild pitch and scored on Brian Lancelot’s blooper triple to right field. Lancelot then scored on Larry Rodger’s sharp single to right. Winston Park tied the game in the fourth as Allie O’Quinn doubled, went to third on Frank Laverde's infield hit. O’Quinn then scored on Keith Warling's single to left ’with Laverde following him in on a throw- ing error on the same play by Dynes’ Bob Smith. Winston Park came out slugging in the sixth as Ray O'Quinn led off with a long homerun to left field. Allie O’Quinn was safe on a hunt and he scored on Laverde’s double to right, Laverde got to third on a passed ball and then loped home as Warling blasted a Marshall offering over the left field fence. FIVE RUNS FOR DYNES Richmond Hill came right back in its half of the sixth with five runs to tie the game at 7-7. Catcher Bob Shelston started the local parade with a lofty wrong-field homer to left. Designated hitter Tom Lantangne singled, Lancelot singled. Gregory took over on the mound and immed- iately walked Rodger to load the bases. All three runners came home as Whitaker rapped a triple to right-centre. Whit- aker then scored as Mickey Hancock's long fly to left was dropped. Winston's winning run} came in the top of the ninth‘ as Hartley led off with an‘ authoritative crack over the. right field fence. 5 Dynes threatened in the‘ bottom half of the ninth as designated h i t t e r Mike .Thompson reached first after ‘being hit by a pitch with one. 1 out. Lancelot struck out but: Rodger rapped a ground ball single ‘ with Thompson scurrying‘ to third. Whitaker then lifted to right to end the game. The Jewellers visit Win- ston Park Caterers tonight (Wednesday) and are at home tomorrow night (Thursday) to Welland Dvrks at 8:30 pm. the Richmond Hill Ten nis Club’s season-open- ing wine and cheese party was the junior boys’ team, shown above. This is the third year the club has fielded junior boys in the six-team north division of the Inter-County Tennis Association. This year’s Hill team is very young, being all aged 10 to 14 years except for Dairy Queen Squirts Red Hot... 'Win First Four, The Richmond Hill Dairy Queen Town Squirts are off to a fast start with four wins in their four games. Their latest triumph came Thursday of last week when they literally bombed Oak Ridges 39-1 with the game called after five innings due to time curfew. Winning pitcher was Glenn Apps who struck out 10 of the 20 batters he faced giving up only two hits. Big hitters for the game were Glenn Apps and Paul Harrietha who had six for six. Peter Mills came up with three for three including a grandslam homerun and a triple. Richmond Hill com- mitted three errors. BEAT POTTAGEVILLE Tuesday night of last week saw them rap Pottageville 18-1 at Pottageville with Paul Haryietha the winning pitcher with 16 strikeouts. He allowed only two hits. Big batsmen for this game were Paul and Darryl Lewis with five for five. Richmond Hill committed three errors. On May 30 the Dairy Queen squad basketballed King City by a 29-1 score. Glenn Apps was the win- ning pitcher giving up only two hits while striking out 12. He also helped his own cause with four hits and two walks out of six appearances at the plate. Richmond Hill Whip East Gwi The Richmond Hill Carp- enters and Joiners Local} 3233 Bantams continued their winning ways Wednesday of last week as they walloped East Gwillimbury 13-3 at Queensville. The final score was not a true indication of the game itself as it was only 3-2 for Richmond Hill going into the eighth inning. However, the boys finally found their hitting eyes and buried their hosts with an outburst of six runs in the eighth inning and four in the ninth. Richmond Hill opened the scoring in the first inning with Second Baseman Steve Madden lining a double and scoring on a single by First Baseman Phil Wood. East Gwillimbury tied it with a run in their half of the inn- ing. East Gwillimbury took a oneâ€"run lead in the fourth but Richmond Hill bounced back to tie the game in the top half of the fifth. Short- stop Paul Philip was safe on an error. A single by Mad- den advanced Philip and then Wood sent them to sec-1 ond both runners to second‘ and third respectively on a perfect bunt. Philip scored on a groundout by Catcherl Chris DeGeer. Richmond Hill went ahead to stay in the sixth on a single by Centre Fielder Ian ' Forsythe. Third Baseman Chris Nye followed with a resounding double. With one out. Philip Scored Forsythe on a groundout. Nine batters went to the‘ : plate ‘and eight in the eighth inning in the ninth to wrap up the game. Right Fielder Bill Dick- ,son led the hitters with two hits including a double in Score 95 Runs! Harrietha scored five runs, Matt Thompson, Darryl Le- wis. Glen Barentmin, Glenn Apps, four each, John Huns- dale, three and Wayne Gir- rard, Wayne Langdon, Kevin Robin. Peter Mills and Neil Moreland. all with one each. Richmond Hill played well defensively giving up only one error. UPSET AURORA Richmond Hill opened its season May 27 with a 9-1 win in Aurora. Winning pitcher was Paul Harrietha who allowed only two hits while striking out 13. He also helped with the runs with three hits and a walk in four trips to the plate. Scoring the runs were John Paul Farrell with two, Darryl Lewis. Matt Thompson, Paul Harrietha, Neil Moreland, Peter Mills, John Hunsdale and Glenn Apps, all with one each. Richmond Hill com- mitted only one error. Coaches Bob Davies and A1 Apps hope to see more of the parents come out and sup- port their sons. GOING TO GUELPH Richmond Hill will be par- ticipating in a tournament at Guelph Saturday. Any boy who plays in the Squirt houseleague and who would like to try out for the town team may contact Coach Davies at 884-7888. Bantam Boys llimbury l3-3 three times at bat with three runs batted in and scoring two runs. Madden scored three with Philip, Forsythe and Nye scoring two each. Winning Pitcher Glen Moreland had his problems at bat but he more than made up for this with an outstanding pitching per- formance. He limited the free swinging East Gwillimbury team to five hits over the nine innings while walking three batters and hitting two. Along the way he chalked up 19 strikeouts. Aurora was scheduled to play at Crosby Park on Fri- day but failed to show up with sufficient players and defaulted the game. The bantams get their first taste of tournament play this year when they take part in the 16 team tournament at I, Preston (Cambridge) this Saturday. 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