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Alberni Valley Times from Alberni, British Columbia, Canada • 5

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1 1. 1. 01 1 A a Friday, June 30, 1972, ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES, Port Alberni, B.C. 5 STOP 'STYLERS Credit Union steal two to move into deadlock hoping they're ready to defend the tournament they won last year in Victoria. Credit Union came up with THE WORLD OF SPORT with bryan goulding Credit Union is ready for the softball tournament they are heading to this weekend In Vancouver and Old Stylers are BUT STILL LOSE Columbians force, Cameron sharp Columbians can come up with a steady game at times, just ask Cameron Division Cameron was forced to play a strong game in an effort to deteat the scrappy first year club 8 2 Thursday night in the only industrial League game scheduled Columbians came up strong defensively and made only one error during the game as they forced the winners to score six runs in the fifth and sixth in: nines to record the win OPEN IN ONE There have been live holes In one US Open history the most recent by amateur Bill Buntz in 1956 at Oak Hill Club SOFTBALL TOURNEY SET FOR WEEKEND Beaufort Hotel will be out to defend their title this Park teams weekend Alberni for lined the when up Valley for annual they the Senior take July to ist Open tournament the softball Softball this ballfield season at tournament.

League with has Recreation New six Westminster Labatts, Seattle Florasan, Courtenay Anchor Garage, Port Hardy, Dolans and the defending champions scheduled to take the field New Westminster will have some familiar faces in their lineup as George Kuich, Don Ediund and Brent McLean will all be wearing their uniforms diund, perennial batting champion when he played here. and Kuich. the strike out artist, both played with Super-Valu in their good days and later Dolans while McLean handled the catching duties of Beaufort. The two clubs from the Senior Open team who aren't in the tournament, Credit Union and Old Stylers, are heading their own way for tournaments Credu Union are going to Vancouver while Stylers are on the road to Victoria First game in the tournament at Recreation Park will see Beaufort and Courtenay al 10. Saturday morning and games will conunue all day Saturday and Sunday with the action starting Sunday morning al 9 and continuing all day anul the final app do Beaver Creek Rangers won every game they played this summer in the Pee Wee division of Minor Softball.

GEORGE LEADS RANGERS Youngsters shouldn't tor boys 10 and tor every game the Rangers WOrry 100 much about under and they held their played this season and never records but here's one that opponents scoreless for five once was beaten as he and will open your eyes out of 14 games. his mates ruled the league Arnold George who Most of this was due to the with an iron hand. pitches softball for Beaver sharp arR ot young Mr George, along with Greek Rangers of the Pee George 45 he faced 210 teammates Larry Groves, Wee division of minor soft batters during the season Joe Podrenko, Kevin ball. out more than and sent 128 back to the Louselle. Brent Wutke.

halt the batters he faced this dougout with the bat on their Kevin Mackie, Rod SeaSoll Shoulders muttering 10 Graham, Van Wong, Doug Rangers made di lean themselves Chase, Rick Chernom Sweep 01 111. Pre Wet George went the distance Ron Baird, brother Kenny FROM YANKS TO METS Berra's ideas the same, but the talents changed PHILADELPHIA LAP, Yogi Berra doesn I think he any different as a manager now than he Was in 1964. when he led New York Yankees to an American League pennant and got bred tor his effort 11 has been three months since Berra succeeded the late Gil tindges as manager ol New York Mets 11. has the team in a thee cornered heh with Pittsburgh Pirates and ago tubs tor the lead in baseball's National LeaFast IS Berra reaping the benefit of any lessons learned from his experience with the Yan bees nine years ago? I don't think I've changed anything Says Berra in his Slow. almost halting style of Speech There might be some things.

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b.ouil skills to DRIVE WITH CARE are There! one of the most spirited performance of the season Thursday night at Recreation Park when they handed the first place Old Stylers a 2-1 defeat in the only game played In the Alberni Valley Senior Men's Open softball league. As a result, Old Stylers remain In first place in the league, four points ahead of Beaufort Hotel with 18 points. Beaufort, second place, have 14 points while Dolans and Credit Union are tied for third place with identical records of three wins and seven losses for SiX points. Lou Adamo had a big hand in the victory for Credit Union last night as the newcomer to the valley spun a four -hitter at the Stylers and made things even more difficult after the losers had men on base Adamo allowed one run In the top of the first inning but held Stylers off the scoresheet from that point forward and allowed only two canners as far as second base before the game was over It was a gratifying win for a Credit Union's new coach Aub as Powell who handled a large majority ol the Old Stylers when they were still playing baseball and carter In their softball days with the Athleues. Since Powell took over the Credit Union.

they have won two games, lost two, and looked much more impressive than earlier in the season Last night Old Stylers were the first to go on the offensive Iran and didn't take them 100 long in the top of the first inning. Stylers KOI 11 rolling as Ken Waugh drew a walk and hustled down to second on a fly ball to centre field by con Miles Lou Vermette. hero of last seasons provincial cham pionship stepped In and slapped a single through the middle to score Waugh for the first run of the ballgame before Adamo got Terry Oscarson on a ground ball to end the inning in the top of the third, Stylers had another chance to score as Miles singled, went to second on a passed ball but Adamo gOI Vermette Dil Strikeout to end the inning with no harm done In the fourth, Credit Union cameon and got what proved to be the winning runs as they bunched together three hits and a walk for the two runs. Bill Greenwell opening the inning getting a single but was picked off the bases in rundown. Rick Krawetz, who has been doing the job defensively for Credit Union, forced Arnie Price to a walk and Cari Olsen kept his hot bat alive by driving a triple to -centre field scoring Krawetz.

Jim Hewitt, usually longball hitter, settled for a single scoring Olsen from third with the winning run before Price got Dennis Andow on a strikeout to end the inning Stylers had a chance to end 11 in the Seventh inning after Terry Oscarson led off with a double but Adamo got tough again and forced Frank Keene to pop up, got Earl Scott on an infield ground bail. walked George Shiner and struck out losing pitcher Arnie Price for the final out of the ballgame. Adamo allowed four hits. Struck out five batters and walked two in taking the will while Price also allowed four hits, walked two and struck out tour in taking the loss. Action this weekend in softball will be centred around the July 1st tournament at Recreation Park with action getting underway Saturday morning and continuing all weekend with the final Monday George, Jarvis, Tim Graham.

Tom Jarvis, Robin Lane and Mark Smiley will beheading on the way to the provincial championship this Sunday when they take to the held against Courtenay. A Action gets under way Sunday al Surling Field at pin when they play the first came and again at 4 when the clubs take to the field for the second game IN CHESS Fischer wants more for championship AMSTERDAM CAP, The piesident 01 the World chess Federation has threatened United States champion Bobby Fischer with blacklisting tollo reports he is holding out tOr a cut of the gate receipts Ironi 111S world chess chani ponship with Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union Dr Max fuew. the world ted president and veteran Dutch grandmaster Sald Thursday might that 11 the 29 cal old American tails to appear Sunday for the start at 11. world chess championship 11 Res A javik Iceland. he Stands to lose his rights to play lol the world nile "not only this Ome but perhaps forever was seen Thursday might al New York Kennedy all poll but Icelandic Airlines he and not board its fight to Reykjavik When reporters med to question mom his body Elaids tended them off The AI fight from New York to Iceland is tonight But Fischer in the past has refusen to fly on the Jewish Sabbath between sundown Friday and Sundown Saturday Informed sources 11 Reshja said that Fischer informed the Icelandic Chess Federation that he wouldn't play unless he gOI 30 per cent of the gate re This would he In ad 10 his share 01 the $125.000 purse and 30 per cent of the receipts from the sales of Television and him rights already agreed 10 The Icelandic federation was Reported seeking a compromise I negotiations with Fred era mer, former president of the American chess Federation ho is acting as Fischer's ad man the Icelanders bald they have already Spent about $200.000 on preparations.

and 11 they meet Fischer's 1t mand they can't break even The Rate receipts probably will be considerable Matches will be played three to six days a week in cl 2.000 seal sports palace with scats al 35 each And the series is expected to last two months r.awe said hit doesn exped the Icelandic chess Federation meet Fischer's demand He added that 11 would have Arounds to: legal action de allist the American challenger I ne 0100 Show up Sunday MERCEDES BENZ THREE POINT MOTORS Sales Service Island Hwy. SMILES NORTH OF NANAIMO PHONE 758-6012 Until that time, Cameron was held to a standstill as they were leading 2-1 going into the fifth inning when they scored twice. The winners broke the game wide open with four runs in the sixth inning as the Columbians magic weakened. The winners had scored two runs in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead but watched as Columbians came back with one in the fifth and one in the sixth to draw close. The winners played errorless ball throughout the contest and never gave Columbians a break when they had rallies going Al Herbertson found the range again for Cameron as the ace of their staff allowed only two hits during the seven Innings and recorded eight strikeouts as his control was back on the beam with the warm weather Al Nicol came up with his best effort of the season for Cameron as he clouted a sixth inning home run when Cameron scored four runs and also came up with a stolen base in the contest.

car Nicol collected two hits for the winners as did Dennis Royan and shortstop Brian Amos while Bruce Coutes and Herbertson rounded out the offensive attack of the winners with one hit each For Columbians, Dennis White and Boyd Booth collected the only hits off a red hot Herbertson Booth went the distance and picked up the loss as he allowed eight hits and was victimized by only one error by his teammates. Next game in the industrial Softball League 15 scheduled for tonight at Echo Park when Alpuip and Kingsway take 10 the held at 0. 30 OPENING OPEN Horace Rawlins. the win her of gull's first 1 b. Open tournament 18 1895.

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tanking list Jan a scar old Austral who 15 eighth In HiS coon other seeds will be in de lol hill. Seeded Jan Kodes ut who meets him M. Manus. and seeded Russian Alex M. who clashes with South Alca's No approach to his job He thinks maybe it's because he didn't seek the job of managing the Mets.

it was thrust upon him after Hodges' death last April 2 So he doesn't feel any presSure Berra soil says he doesn't know why he was fired by the Yankees in 1964. although there were reports he was un able 10 communicate dS boss with players who had been his tea mates for years sull commumcate with the players. Berra says talk 10 them don't hold many meetings because like to talk to the person individu ally Berra insists he hears no mance toward the Yankees They wanted a change and that was then prerogative he says. The Yankees were always good to me. They paid my salary tor 19 years and i have no regrets Berra attributes the success of the Mets during the first halt of the season to the trade which brought Rusty Stauh from Montreal Expos Stauh 15 leading RBI man On the Mets He has been out for jU days during which the team slipped from first 10 second behind Pittsburgh I Hank the players are 01 IS Side says Berra lying You know we lost three games at home and then back and beat Pills burgh row, 50 they ANiSE De US 11 15 Gl team 11 15 100.

because he made all the deals became manager The team was set when took The Jon Bella sat She doesn worry about strategy 11. things I do someumes the wOrk and they doll but that's with manager When you got something you think is going 10 1150 don't wait eme SOFTBALL SCENE INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE SENIOR OPEN LEAGUE A DIVISION Chid 16 6 3 16 ic Beauto: I 4 UnION 0 -0 16 14 Outdis Thursday read Union 6 Friday 10 the weekend Division 0 10 WOMEN'S LEAGUE 10 Hotel A A Raylet and Hotel 10 8 Friday Edu 0 Who's first in your league? HON We're first in ours SINCE SOMASS 1892 HOTEL Take the downtown to downtown route. alit. Dr. Dr 754 2331 $350 $375 CP Rail.

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