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You have to be decisive to be an umpire and that’s what Tom Price looks to be right here. Oh, oh, someone’s in trouble. Tom is ....Someone‘s out here. Either out on base or out of the game? Umpire Price shows perfect Finger of decision Tom Price enjoys being an umpire ,f_______‘ [ Ely {antral Section B Spprts Yer out! a member of the Richmond Hill and District Umpire’s Association. form here in recent softball chore in Richmond Hill. Joe’s Garage Juniors still class of the league There are people who might think Tom Price doesn’t un- derstand his job. He’s an umpire. That’s all right. The kicker is that he enjoys being an umpire. Richmond Hill Aurora Newmatket Markham Thomhill King Autora Richmond Hill Newmarket Markham Thomhill “It's a lot of fun or I wouldn’t be doing it,” said Price without so much as a flicker or feigned emotion. Jackson was the Roses’ top threat, scoring a run with a triple. Barry Mathews was the losing pitcher. POLICE SHOT DOWN Jenkin’s Garden Supplies mauled the York Regional Police 20-0. Phil Thornhill Markham Aurora Richmond Hill Newmatket By DAVE BARBOUR Joe‘s Garage Juniors are still the class of the league as they played to a 0- 0 draw with Video Real Estate. In the first, winning hurler Jim Clemment had three hits, while Rob Forget and Val Steffan each hit home runs. Bill Jackson absorbed the defeat. The Mill's lone run was scored when Dave Bagley was knocked in by Dave Olson. Val Steffan hurled the second win, while Forget homered and singled; Glen Polhamus, Clemment and Ken Faulkner all hit well. Tom, of course, is a member of the Richmond Hill and District Umpire’s Association. Sometimes beleagured They‘re the sometimes beleagured gentlemen you see out there calling the shots in the Rich- mond Hill minor ball league as well as the Richmond Hill Men’s Fastball loop. Price admits he’s had some rather touchy moments on the bases and behind the plate over the years but “nothing to speak of.” Stick to guns “An umpire has to stick to his guns. You have to make a split decision and then stick with it. Being an umpire is 80 per cent common sense." Has he ever made a bad call? “You never ask an umpire that," he said. “Of course I’ve never made a mistake.” A pause. “Of v v yuan.» luu Juan. u matter of concentration," he said. “Calling balls or strikes. On the base paths you have to be in position, anticipate plays coming up. You do a lot of moving around." Tom is one of nine members of the local association which is headed by president Bill “Skip” DeGeer; Vice president is Art Chepelsky; umpireâ€"inâ€"chief, Don Shearer; secretary-treasurer, Harry Bryan. Come to think of it, Price does understand his job. Glen Moreland hurled for Joe’s and allowed four hits. ’ Bill Fox tossed a three-hitter for Video. The kids came close to winning as they had a man reach third in the final frame. Video batters picked up a pair of doubles. Ben Bourget homered and Phil Wood had two hits. Town Auto Body, now with a slim hold on second spot, dumped McKinlay Drywall 3-0. Steve Whitaker got the decisive blow for the winners with a two-run homer. Rob Clephan claimed the shutout. Gord Summers took the loss on the rubber. For the losers, Glen Polhamus homered and Rob Forget hit twice. Jim Clemment was tagged with the loss. Richmond Hill Auto Body took a pair from Mill’s Roses 6-1 (a reâ€"scheduled contest). and 10-2. In a reâ€"scheduled game, Joe’s decked Richmond Hill Auto Body 7-2. Moreland was the winning pitcher, with a two- hitter and he recorded 11 strikeouts. Beleagured isn‘t really the right word. “I've been an umpire for eight years, four in The Hill,” states Price, “and I’d like to say that the players in the men’s fastball league here are all great fellows to work with. “I think it’s something that should be said. They might grouse a little but they don’t give us any real trouble.” Doing job Tom adds that “they know we’re just out there trying to do a job. They know we’re not professionals. We have our regular jobs to go to in the daytime and then we do our thing at night.” Men's fastball Inter-district Soccer standing "A lot of fun" By FRED SIMPSON MMOR BANTAM MINOR BANTAM MAJOR PEEWEE ll Joe's Garage Juniors Town Auto Body Video Real Estate Richmond Hill Auto Body Jenkin's Garden Supplies Barrow's Insurance McKinlay Drywall Jack Blyth RrE‘ Ronald's Federated Mill's Roses Lake ercox York Regronal Police Bellavance homered for the winners in the fourth inning, which saw 10 runs scored; Brendan Wood’s triple, doubles by Nelson Lund and Al McWilliams, plus three police errors contributed to the scoring spree in that fourth. Bob Ellement had two doubles. Brian Madeley was the winning pitcher, with relief from Scott Ferguson, who preserved the shutout. Each hurler gave up a double, Madeley to losing pitcher Bruce Stevens. Dennis LaPlante hit Ferguson, representing the total of- fence by the police, Barrow’s Insurance downed Jenkin’s 2-1, as the umpires discussed whether or not Jim Barton’s hit (a single) was fair or foul. Jim reached home by the time the umps declared the hit was fair. Bruce sampson socked a homer in a lost cause. Billy Hamilton threw the win and Brian Madeley took the loss. Mike Daggett homered in a lost cause and Bill Robson and losing pitcher Dave Tatem knocked in Ronald’s other runs. Craig Shuttlesworth earned the win. Jack Blyth Real Estate and Ronald’s wrestled to a draw. All Friday games washed out. Brothers Lou and Jerry Chaison, plus Bob Carton and a good team effort led to a 7-3 win for McKinlay Drywall over Ronald's Federated. course it’s possible to make a slight error in judgement but a mistake? Never.“ Price approaches every game with the same total concentration no matter whether it involves adults or youngsters. Heckled? “Even if it‘s a squirt game you're covering you have to do the job. Those games are important to the kids. too.” Does he get heckled by the fans? “Sure we do, sometimes. That’s their privilege. It’s all part of the game. You have to have a thick skin, that’s all.” The only thing Price won’t tolerate is abusive language. “I don’t mind a coach or a player letting off steam. Everyone likes to win and you can expect someone to disagree with you. The thumb “But if they start using language they get the thumb. Right away. That doesn’t happen often.” There’s also more than one Price to contend with in Richmond Hill. Son Bob is also an umpire. Price figures umpires have a better time of it than ball players. “How long does a ball player last? Just a few years. We love the game and we get to stay around for a long time." “I enjoy it when we get to do a game together,” he said. “Behind the plate it’s just a matter of concentration," he said. “Calling balls or strikes. On the base paths you have to be in position, anticipate plays coming up. You do a lot of moving around.“ Price figures it’s easier to call balls and strikes than to be on the base paths. Richmond Hill Thomhill Aurora Markham Newmalket Whitchurch Stouf Richmond Hill Thornhill Newmarhet Auma Markham Whitchurch Stout Richmond Hill Maikham Newmaiket Thomhili Aumra King SIANDINGS T0 AUGUST 1 MAJOR MOSQUITO MINOR MOSQUITO MAJOR ATOM l4 Emotions mixed as Dynes team participates in reunion There were mixed emotions when Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers visited Dundalk on the weekend to participate in a game at‘ the Old Boys‘ and Old Girls’ Re-union. The re-union, which is held every 10 years, also marked the return to his old home town for Dynes’ owner, Vern Dynes. _ Ace hurlers Doug Webster and Bob In their only Beaches Fastball league Domik pitched for Dynes, striking out game last week, Dynes were shut out 5- 15 men between them, and allowing 0 by Oshawa Merchants at Oshawa. only four hits. The game also marked the debut of Dynes’ one-time bat boy, Paul Philip of Richmond Hill, who carried the bats for the Jewellers for nine years, including the year they won the world cham- pionship in the Philippines in 1972. Philip, who now plays junior ball for Joe’s Garage in the Richmond Hill Industrial League, played the full game at shortstop. And. as it turned out, everybody was Paul’s father, Angus Philip, who is happy, the Richmond Hill ball club secretary-treasurer of the Dynes, was battling their opponents. the Owen on hand to watch his son in action. and Sound Peers to a nine-inning scoreless was reported to have enjoyed his draw. performance as much as anyone. Brad Underwood went the full nine innings for Owen Sound, striking out 12, walking three and giving up three hits. “My club in Richmond Hill was the first registered one of its kind,” Juhasz said. “The big job has been to form a coaching program right across Canada with the idea of qualifying for Sport Canada grant- Two of his prize pupils, Tom Green, 20, and Rick Cleland, also 20, of King City, carried the Richmond Hill colors in grand style at the recent Canadian Trampoline championships at Edmonton. “The surprise was that Tom finished ahead of Rick,” admits Juhasz. “Rick was the favorite but Tom just went out and came up with a good routine and won it. He’s really improved since joining the club a few seasons ago.” Juhasz, who is finishing out his stint as chairman of the 'h'ampoline Council of the Canadian Gymnastics Federation, knows his business. Green bounced off with a gold medal for winning the senior championship and Cleland was right behind with a nice, silver one. Was he surprised? Sure but not the way you think. Old Hat Even winning a gold medal was something “old hat” to Frank. It was in 1971 that son Steve brought home the gold in the same cham- pionships. I Thatnwas only one year after Frank actually put trampolining on the map in Canada on a regular competitive instead of mainly showbusiness basis. So. as usual, I compromised. I'll do my flying on a typewriter, or elsewhere, and he can have his trampoline. Here goes. Frank Juhasz has been trying to take me “flying” for the past five or six years but he won‘t co-operate and let me wear a parachute. I refuse to go up without one. Even up a flight of stairs. This causes him to scoff because the flying he's referring to is the kind you do on a trampoline. I suppose he's right. It would be rather difficult to gain sufficient height with a chute holding you down. The point of the above flamboyant beginning is to tell you that Frank and his Richmond Hill Trampoline Club are still alive and doing won- derful. He’s been bouncing off tram- Witness his latest coup Gold medalist Alive and well First club Wednesday, August 3, 1977 Ups and downs Classified In any case, Frank’s club consists of six competitive members and five others who do it “just for fun." He’s branching out too. “This fall we'll be having tram- poline sessions every Wednesday night at the Richvale Community Centre. We'll have two tram- poline mats set up and it should be a lot of fun.” now it's being recognized as a sport and a very competitive one.” Back to flying. “I guess it’s appeal is a lot like flying,“ he said. “When you‘re up in the air there’s a sense of freedom. You should come down to the club and try it sometime." I reprimanded him for straying from the interview again and he grudgingly apologized. As for myself, I’ll stick to falling down stairs. At least I’ll be on familiar ground. I‘m getting too old to change my habits now. Frank has also set up â€" in con- junction with the Richmond Hill recreation department â€" some trampoline activities on the local playgrounds. His performance drew praise from both team manager Russell “Casey” Cripps and business manager Bob McLaughlin. Cripps said he was “amazed at his range in the field". while McLoughlin said “the bat boy has come of age. We should be seeing him in green (Dynes' colors)". Winning pitcher Russ Korbach gave up just four hits, while losing pitcher Bob Domik was tagged for seven. Three of the five Oshawa runs were unearned. and Dynes left runners stranded with the bases loaded in both the seventh and eighth innings. Dynes next home game is tomorrow night (Aug. 4) at 8:30 pm. at Town Park against Beaches A.C. Which is all good news for those who like to fly with their feet, for the most part, steadfast on the ground. “For years trampolining was thought of as simply show business, something you’d see on the Ed Sullivan show,” said Jushaz. “But polines since 1948 and in 1954 won a scholarship for same to Florida State. He was ranked No. 10 that year in the state. They also play tonight (Aug. 3) against Harper Diesel at the Beaches at 8 pm. fred simpson FRANK J UHASZ ..... flying high