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If this column comes out rather stiffly there’s a very good reason for it. It was originally written on cardboard in the wee small hours of. At home. There was a typewriter and flickering candle but no writing paper. Don’t ask me to explain. Which just about sums up my triumphant return from my latest holiday. Every day was simply glorious. One pulsating string of adventures after another. I would have ended up in intensive care except I didn’t have the strength to crawl there. I won‘t cover every hour of every day. It would take too much space. Will just skip over the low-lights before getting onto the business at hand. Having a breakdown. The first few hours saw my car sent to the hospital for a tran- smission transplant. Hours later it was back for a muffler job. Not over yewt' Then came a nail irI the left rear tire. Don’t ask who the nail belonged t0 Hi Mom With everything ship-shape I started out to visit my mother in Woodstock. Nice gesture on my part, I thought. Except I got there five days late. She acted very cool to me. \ ,3 L _ 4-1:..LLAA “fiere I thodgih’tr she‘d he delighted. Last year I didn’t get there at all. Mothers are sometimes hard to understand. Toitrorp it all off a friend of mine (who lives in an apartment) got mad at me. For no reason at all as far as I can figure. Pet plant May be it was because I tried to take yher rubber tree plant for a walk Its always been my feeling that people living in apartment buildings should have plants for pets instead of dogs. Decided to test my theory. I went out and bought a dog leash and tried to take her plant for a walk. She got very emotional over it. :- 4-. I managed to get it halfway down the hall when her screams brought every tenant and their dogs on the run. What’s wrong with taking a plant for a walk? A,,-_L :4-.. I still think it was a great idea. Maybe just too far ahead of its time to be accepted. Anyway the dogs were happy. They gave their blessing to the plant as they passed by. Amen. - .. vvu â€"_L kaéy, okay I won‘t go on. I‘ll get normal from here on in. Arrived back on the sports scene to find a number of interesting happenings had transpired. Yea Jane The main one. of course. was at the Canada Games in Newfoundland which saw Jane Toporowski of Rich- mond Hill gaining herself a bronze medal for finishing third in the discus event. .Sevellvteefilyearold Jane seemed a trifle unhappy that she hadn’t And it comes out here Wednesday, August managed to pick p a silver. I can see why. She missed second spot by a mere six inches. Still an impressive performance against much-older competitors. He’s pleased “I was very pleased with Jane’s achievement,” said coach Bob Thomson of the Tri-County Athletic Club. “It was her first major meet and she was all by herself. She was disappointed at just missing second with her throw of 39.74 feet. But what’s wrong with a bronze medal at her age against the best in the country?" The top throw was 43 feet. Nothing. Leg injured Bob added that Jane had suffered a leg injury her second day in Newfoundland which had tem- porarily confined her to the in- firmary. Her leg was wrapped in bandages from the hip to the ankle when she made her big throw. Jane’s back home for a slight rest before resuming training for the junior and senior track and field championships in the last week of August. Look for bigger and better things for this fine athlete. Sundry notes Just got back in town to hear that the Richmond Hill Joe’s Garage Juniors (in their first year as juniors) have just eliminated Scarboro in OASA junior play. fred simpson vuu- uv. v ... .. __, , The Bob Viverette - Joe Madden - led Hill team took two out the three games against Scarboro winning the final one 4â€"2 behind the standout pitching of Glen Moreland. This game saw Phil Wood hitting a threeâ€" run homer. I .,_1 I u.u nu nnnnn The Joe‘s Garage boys are slated to start the next round against Owen Sound . . . maybe this Wednesday or Thursday. Firm dates are unâ€" firmed as of right now. 17,1977 Jane Toporowski ...bronze winner Cox comes up with gold Twentyâ€"one-year-old Richmond Hill tennis star Steve Cox and his partner struck gold at the Canada Games in Newfoundland last week. Gold as in medal. Cox and partner Jim Doerr swept through all opposition winning six straight games against New Brun- swick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and, finally, Quebec in the championship game. “That final one had to be the toughest,” said Cox. ”We were going against Greg Boire and Eugene Lapierre and they’re good. Greg was picked for the National under 21 team.” Tough in this way. The Richmond Hill Dynes Jewellers spent the weekend in the country and found the fresh air invigorating. uw-u u. __ -_ So much so they swept all three games in the annual Norwich Angers fastball tournament behind the pitching of Bob Domik and Doug Webster. The Jeweller's opened the tour- nament with an 8-2 win over Guelph Ingrams and then went on to topple Lambeth 1-0 and then blank Norwich (near Woodstock) 1-0 behind the two- hit, 16-strikeout pitching of Domik. Steve Cox of Richmond Hill shows the style that won he and partner Jim Doerr the doubles championship and the gold medal IuL, AU nu uh...â€" The Guelph g'aln'eiwa; also a Domik triumph as he allowed only three hits while walking two and stri‘lging out nine. Richmond Hill managed three runs in the third inning on three singles and as many walks. They got one more in the fourth inning and another three in the fifth. This inning was highlighted by Derek Kinnersly’s three-run homer. They got their final run in the s‘iigth inning. â€" L __- :â€" LI... LUCIA lulu: n u.- ... .._- , , ' Webster was the pitching hero in the squeaker hgmbeth game as he blanked ,u. _.-. :nn:nflb nn tum uwunv. _.._.,._ . ,, v the opposition over six innings on two hits while striking out seventh. He required some assistance from Domik in the top of the seventh and final inning when the lead-off batter tripled. Domik ambled onto the scene and struck out the next three batters to end the game Help our cause Dynes got its only run in the third inning with pitcher Webster helping his own cause with a single. He was safe on second via an error and came home on Mickey Hancock’s single. The championship final against Norwich saw Domik in charge all the way walking only four and striking out 16 while allowing two hits. Domik homers Richmond Hill got one run in the second on a homer by Domik and one in the fifth on a double by Marty 'I‘weyman who eventually scored on an error and fielder’s choice. A L A ‘ â€"_.-_Al. Cllun uuu “v".-. _ V", They got another one in the seventh as John Ross was safe on an error. Tweyman then singled with Ross scoring on a throwing error on the same play r“ a League play League action last week saw the Jeweller’s maintain their 10-point bulge in first place in the Beaches loop by defeating John Oliver 6-4 Tuesday night of last week at Dieppe Park. . ,L A- :â€" VI lam, wywu u. ""rr' _ w, Webster was the winning pitcher in this one despite allowing 14 hits while the Jeweller’s were managing 12 off anada Games Kinnersly h9m_el‘5 Tough moment “We were up 5-2 in the first set when things started to go wrong. They made some good shots and we missed some easy ones. , L__'I 1A-; tn...» Wu} ‘1 vâ€" “Before we knew it we had lost four straight games. That tends to rattle you in an important game like this." That’s when Cox and his partner started regrouping and went on to take the set by a tie-breaking margin. - ,1 an. nun“. “It Méréaiig} éidée," Eaid CBX. They won the final one 6-37. wvu “n. ........ v..- _ , The Cox-Doerr duo had earlier downed New Brunswick 6â€"2 and 6-0 in their first match, then Saskatchewan 6- Cowan. Webster gave up the mound after eight inning with Domik taking over in the ninth after the first two batters single. Domik retired the side on strikes Open scoring Richmond Hill opened the scoring in the first inning with two out as Stu Aiken was hit by the pitcher and Terry McCool walked. Aiken then scored on a single by Bob Baird. McCool went to third and then scored on a passed ball. .L s- The Richmond Hill Junior Ladies advanced to the PWSA ‘B‘ playoff semi finals last week by defeating Cobourg in two straight games. ,,,__1 L.. I A unnu ul-u ,._,__ V--- V , John Oliver got a run in tile fourth on Brian Lancelot’s lead-off homer but uvu gnaw,“ Richmond Hill, sponsored by Le Baron Sports in the Newtonbrook Plaza, won the first game 10-8 in Cobourg and the second one 1M in Richmond Hill. -- n u-_ _I_._:- lvlwnuuuuu .-.--. This latter game saw Kelly MacInnis picking up the win as she allowed seven hits while striking out four and walking ..... AA_J L...» mu "nun. -u ......D -__ , none. Richmond Hill committed two errors behind her. Melody lingers on... as Mexicans leave The Mexican youngsters have returned “South of the Border” but the melody of their soccer visit to Rich- mond Hill and area lingers on. nl'l'DY lllUuu nun ...n. .._ ._ W That's the word from RHMSL pmident Ed Kenny who described the recent visit of the Sella F.C. club of Mexico City in the following statement. “Their visit here will long be remembered as one of the most suc- cessful international exchanges ever undertaken jn minor soccer. ,,, -4; .: Linn “The conduct and deportment of the Mexican players was exemplary and every effort will be made for at least one team from here to pay a reciprocal visit to Mexico in 1978. ,J .1 in-.. VB“. LU l'lvluvv .â€" “The Richmond Hill club would like to express sincere thanks and apâ€" preciation to all those parents and friends who worked hard to ensure such success Going that goes with it at the Canada Games last week in Newfoundland. Cox. 21, and Doerr swept through all opposition winning six love and 64; Nova Scotia 6-4, 6-0, before running head on into Quebec. Surprised “Yeah, I was surprised at winning a gold,” said Cox. “1 usually play singles but I ended up as Doerr’s partner and it worked out." vv v. Inn. ‘1 It didn’t work out for Ontario’s team as a whole. They finished eighth. Cox and Doerr were the only winners. Cox found playing before 1,000 spectators a “little unsettling but you’re too busy concentrating to let it bother you for long. I had more trouble with the stiff breeze.” Dyna came back in the fifth with another one. Brian Campbell was hit by a pitch. Hancock was safe on a fielder’s choice, went to second on a passed ball. and scored on Aiken’s single. “Richmond-Hill got its faurth run in the seventh inning as Hancock tripled and scored on Aiken’s singge.” J of); Olive?tiéd the gamé in the same inning on two singles and a homer by Ron Morton Win game Richmond Hill won the game in the ninth as Hancock singled, Terry Losing pitcher was Judy Davey who gave up 13 hits, walked none and striking out one. Her teammates committed four errors. Richmond Hill scored four runs in the second inning when lead-off batter Katie McNamara was safe on an error and advanced to second on Sue Imrie’s bunt single. n run___-nv- :1" Uulll. snub-y. Both advanced on Sue O’Connell’s fly to centre field. Bernie Thompson then singled to right scoring both runners. Thompson went to third on Debbie Milnes single. Darlene Nelson then “Special mention must be made of those parents who opened their homes to the Mexican boys and the general concensus seems to be that the Mexican children were worth every minute. “Other friends who helped included Travelways, North York Trophies McDonald’s Restaurant and the Town of Richmond Hill as represented by Mayor Dave Schiller, councillors Lou Wainwright, Lois Hancey and Al Duffy and Parks and Recreation Director Dave Hamilton." The Richmond Hill organization and parents were also on the receiving end of Mexican compliments at the final reception which was hosted by the visitors. Sella club officials were lavish in their praise for the hospitality shown by Richmond Hill and its sister clubs in Thomhill and Markham. straight games without a defeat. Their toughest match was the final one against Quebec. -0, before vinning a Cox has had himself quite a season in total having won two doubles tour- naments and been a runner-up in a third; plus two singles titles and another runner-up._ ,,1:-I_...-.«.ta GIIULIIVI I. gun-v. Two of his pre-gold accomplishments were winning the Mayfair singles tournament (he didn’t drop a set) and then taking the Western Ontario Open Doubles. It should make for some happy memories on the way to Northern Louisiana University come Aug. 20 where he recently received a scholarship. Tennis scholarship, of course. McCool singled. Both runners advanced on a passed ball and rode home on catcher Georgepiclfey‘s single. _ .1 ffi‘éfihfifié'fifil'hé'afivo garfies rained out last week, Wednesday and Thur- sday. CNE tourney There’ll be no home game at the town park tomorrow night (Thursday). The Jeweller‘s will be opening the CNE Bulova Watch fastball tournament against Tri-fast at 8:30 pm. If they win they go the following Tuesday, Thur- sday and Saturday at the ONE. singleditp brirlg” ir_1 two more runs. ”,4 ---..I.A.«l DCUL Cu Un Any; u.......- v. Cobourg scored two runs in the fourth on two hits and an error but Richmond Hill bounced back in its half of the same inning to score four runs. . ,J IA. .1! ...:L|~ n IIIIIIIIB u: va-v _,, Darlene Nelson started it off with a hit but was out trying to steal third on a wild throw to first on Janet Buxton’s bunt‘ Buxton advanced to third on Sheila Harrison’s single to right field. Imrie then singled scoring Janet. This was followed by Sue O’Connell’s long triple scoring Harrison and Imrie. O’Connell then scored on Bernie Thompson’s single. Cobourg added two more runs in the fifth on four hits but Richmond Hill finished the scoring in the sixth when McNamara doubled and scored on O’Connell’s single to centre. The big hitter for Richmond Hill was Sue Imrie with three singles followed by McNamara with two hits, a double and a triple. _O'Connell had a triple and ensâ€"inglewhile Nelson and Thompson each had two singles apiece Single hits went to Harrison and Del_)_b_ie Milnos The next PWSA series will be against either Glenfield or Hamilton. Richmond Hill hopes to start its league playoffs tonight (Wednesday). First place has not yet been deter- mined. ,. L“. ming lllll-vu . Oshawa is in first at the moment but Richmond Hill could end up in the front ranks on a combination of three Oshawa losses and three wins of their own in the remaining games. Caledon ended up third and Thornhill fourth with Newmarket last //I (Photo by H099)