Banner Graphic, Volume 14, Number 214, Greencastle, Putnam County, 15 May 1984 — Page 6
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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, May 15,1984
Tiger Cubs make most of two hits to beat Clovers
By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor It’s seven and counting for Greencastle High School pitcher Craig Flint. The senior righthander won his seventh straight game, dropped his earned run average below one and snapped Greencastle’s three-year losing streak to Cloverdale Monday night with a five-hit 7-4 West Central Conference baseball win.
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Greencastle's version of Brooks Robinson, maybe? Brian Singer dived to knock down the shot in the gap during Monday's West Central Conference game with
Johncock is real contender for No. 3
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gordon Johncock, coming off a year filled with disappointment, is more relaxed as he prepares to try for a second time to join the select group of three-time Indianapolis 500 winners. “The race car that I had last year had a lot to do with it,” said Johncock, referring to the frustrating May he spent at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1983 after winning the closest race in Indy history the previous year. “We just could never get the car working well,” he said of the Pat Patrick Wildcat that placed 14th here last year. This year Johncock, 47, is driving one of the new Englishbuilt March race cars for the Patrick Team. And, on the first of four days of qualifications for the May 27 race, he placed it in the middle of the second row with an average speed of 207.545 mph for his four-lap, 10-mile qualification run.
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“HE’S A PRETTY darn good pitcher,” coach Stan Ward said of his staff ace. “He won six or seven games for us last year throwing against our toughest competition, not just conference teams.” Flint scattered five Cloverdale hits over seven innings, struck out seven and did not hurt himself with walks. He went the distance without issuing a single free pass.
Cloverdale. The Tiger Cubs won the game 7-4, ending a three-year Clover jinx. (Ban-ner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).
“The car’s working pretty decent right now,” Johncock said Monday as he tested the car with a race-day setup. “The car seems to be consistent. We’re just breaking the tires in and trying various little things that could make a difference in the race, getting the staggers set on our tires and getting ready for the race so we don’t have to do it all on ‘Carburetion Day’.” Johncock was referring to the final two-hour practice session on Thursday, May 20, the only time during the week before the race that the cars are allowed on the 2 1 /2-mile Speedway oval. The veteran driver, who won here in 1973 and again in 1982, isn’t really satisfied with the starting position of his STPsponsored car. “I think we should have been in the middle of the front row without too much trouble,” he said. “I don’t know if I could have beaten Tom (Sneva) or
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“We hit the ball all right,” Cloverdale coach Ken Williams said “Our big problem is errors and walks.” ERRORS AND WALKS is just how Greencastle won this game, because they got only two hits against Brian Allee who relieved starting and losing pitcher Joe Nees in the first inning. Nees got two quick outs and issued free passes to the next four Cubs to bat, putting
not, but I should have turned an average of 208 or 209.” Sneva won the pole as the fastest Indy qualifier with a record average of 210.029, recording a record 210.689 mph on his final lap. Meanwhile, Teo Fabi of Italy, the 1983 Indianapolis 500 rookie of the year and former record pole-winner, said his car began to show signs of improvement. “It’s too late, but the car is much better now,” said Fabi after clocking a lap of 208.429 mph Monday. Fabi was one of nine alreadyqualified drivers who tested their cars Monday. Former Indy winners Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, and A 1 Unser, as well as Pancho Carter and Chip Ganassi, each topped 203. Mears had the day’s top unofficial lap at 209.302, while Andretti was clocked at 207.996. Indy rookie Roberto Guerrero of Colombia had a 207.182 in his backup car.
Greencastle ahead for good. Coach Williams brought Allee on with bases loaded and Don Pettit greeted him with a tworun double. Only a freshman, Allee walked the next two batters, gave up a single to Mike Cooper and an error behind him combined to give Greencastle a 6-0 lead going into the second. The Cubs never got another hit off Allee. "IT’S NOT VERY fair to pitch any freshman against Greencastle,” Williams said of the situation. FLINT’S ONLY rough inning was the third where Cloverdale got all four runs and three of its five hits. Greencastle’s two errors were keys to the four-run frame. With one out Chris Hoffa was the first Clover to reach first on a Cub error. Allee followed with a single to score Hoffa Flint got the second out of the inning by strike out, but the second Greencastle error on Craig Whitaker’s fielder’s choice moved Allee to third. Nees doubled the damage of Greencastle’s error with a tworun double that scored Whitaker and Allee. Jon Kennedy rode a pitch into the leftfield gap for a run-scoring double. Flint put out the Clover fire with his third strike out of the inning. ALLEE PACED Cloverdale’s hitting with two singles. Greencastle now stands 11-6, having lost 7-2 at Tri-West Saturday. The Tiger Cubs are 52 in WCC play. Tri-West leads the conference at 4-0. Cloverdale is now 8-8 overall loverdale 000 (M-5-2 ireencastle 600 100 x-7-2-2 VP--Flint and Keadle. I.P-Nees, Allee (I) tnd Kennedy.
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Cloverdale's Bryant Lucas (left) and Suzanne Reid won just about everything possible during Monday's Spring Sports Award program. They were named the Lions Club Outstanding Senior Athletes of the Year, were honored for All-West Cen-
South Putnam falls to Danville
DANVILLE-With any kind of offensive support at all Greg Phillips could have come out of Monday’s West Central Conference game a winner. But South Putnam could get just one run and Danville scored a 4-1 high school baseball victory. The loss dropped South to 3-8 overall and 3-5 in league play going into Tuesday’s home game with North Putnam. THROWING ONLY 67 pitches, Phillips went the distance Monday, struck out eight and did not walk a batter. “He was
U.S trying to stop boycott
By KEN RAPPOPORT AP Sports Writer The president of the Los Angeles Olympic Committee, in the face of Soviet insistence that their pullout from the Summer Games is “irrevocable,” says he hopes to stem the “domino” effect of other nations joining the boycott. “We owe it to other athletes from other countries who want to be here to try and reverse” the Soviets’ efforts to get others to join them, Peter Ueberroth
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CRAIG FLINT: Flint Record now 7-0
North surprises Cascade with Hasty
ROACHDALE-As coach Jim Brothers said last week, when Scott Hasty is on the mound the North Putnam baseball team is tough. Hasty recorded his and North Putnam’s second victory of the season Monday night, defeating visiting WCC power Cascade 41. The win improved the Cougar record to 2-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play going into Tuesday’s game at South Put-
tral Conference performances in track and received 12-season awards for participating in three sports a year for four years of high school. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).
tough,” coach Bob Gaddis said. And he also had some tough luck. Danville got half of its six total hits in the opening inning. A bad sun field contributed to one of those hits and allowed the two go-ahead runs to score. With two outs and runners on first and second an Eagle outfielder lost the ball in the sunshine, something high school players haven’t seen much of this spring. Van Hendry and David Varvel led South’s offense. Hendry ripped a double and triple as
said Monday. “We’ll use resources and we’ll use energy because we owe it to the U S. athletes.” Ueberroth, also saying he has not completely given up on the Soviets coming to Los Angeles, will try to get them to reverse their decision at Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday, where the International Olympic Committee has called an emergency meeting. The Soviets have announced that they also will attend the meeting, but their of-
nam. “WHEN WE DON’T walk people we play pretty good,” Brothers said of Hasty’s performance. Through 5 2/3 innings Hasty never allowed a Cadet to reach first base, retiring the first 17 batters in order He faced just 24 batters for the game, three over the minimum, struck out 10, walked none and gave up just three hits.
designated hitter and Varvel had a pair of singles. Mike McHugh and Tony Lewis each had a single. SOUTH PUTNAM won the junior varsity game 13-0, as winning pitcher Fayne Custis got plenty of offensive support. Chris Arnold had two singles and four RBl’s, John Chadd roped a pair of base hits and Troy Greenlee wacked a threerun triple. The Eagle JV is now 3-0. south Putnam 000 000 11-6-3 Danville 200 101 x-»-6-2 iVP-Rader (3). Mollov and K. Moore: I.PPhillips and Hull.
ficials insist they won’t change their decision to stay out of the Los Angeles Games. Ueberroth said Olympics officials had discussed the possibility of extending the June 2 deadline Asked what he will tell the Soviets, Ueberroth replied: “We will say some nice things and we will say some cooperative things, but we will also say that we were insulted by some of the things (they said).”
Two sophomores earn team honors
With two seasons still ahead of him, Scott McMahon is the MVP for the DePauw University baseball team, according to coach Ed Meyer. McMahon, Billy Chestnut, John Oviatt and Todd Samuelson all received their honors during a season-ending team party at coach Meyer’s home Thursday night. The Tigers closed the wettest and most disappointing season in a number of years with a 7-10 record, playing just 17 of the originally scheduled 45 games. WHILE PLAYING a solid first base McMahon hit .377 with two home runs and a double to his credit. The sophomore and Chestnut tied with a teamleading 17 singles. Chestnut hit a team-leading .394 for the year and led most of DePauw’s offensive statistics. The Cloverdale High School graduate had 17 singles, five doubles, three triples and one home run in 66 times at bat. He also scored a team-high 18 runs and drove in 14 DePauw runs. Though batting leadoff most of the year, the lefthanded hitter had a team-high .606 slugging percentage. Oviatt led DePauw’s pitching staff with a 2.82 earned run
“And we’re starting to get some timely hits,” Brothers said of the five that produced four runs. NORTH GOT ALL the runs it needed in the fourth inning. Hasty led off the three-run frame with a single, Matt Griswold followed with another hit and Craig Asher chased Hasty home with a single. One out later Mark Carter singled to
GHS plans sports clinics for summer Registration for both the Greencastle Co-ed Basketball Camp and the volleyball camp will be held Saturday from 9 to 11a.m. inMcAnally Center lobby. Greencastle boys varsity basketball coach Doug Miller and girls varsity basketball coach Doug Rose will conduct the coed clinic June 11 through 22 at McAnally Center. Those having completed grades four through eight are eligible to participate. Grades four, five and six will meet each morning at the clinic from 9 to 10:15 a m. and those in grades seven andeightfrom 10:15 toll:3oa.m. There is a $lO registration fee and checks should be made payable to the Greencastle Community School Corporation. Coach Trish tothur will conduct the volleyball clinic at McAnally Center „uly 30 through Aug. 3. It is open to girls having completed grades five through eight and will run from 8 to 10:30 a m., Monday through Friday. There is a $5 registration fee. Cubs and Yankees win in Little League The Cubs staged a six-run rally in the bottom of the fourth inning for a 9-7 victory over the Giants and Troy Cooper and Mike Bastin combined to hurl a no-hitter as the Yankees defeated the Dodgers in Greencastle Little League play. Through 3‘/ 2 innings the Giants led the Cubs and took a 7-3 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning in the Minor League contest. But in the bottom of the fourth the Cubs rallied for their first win of the year. Bryan Murray led the Cubs with a double. Each team had only three hits and the Cubs committed the game’s only two errors. The Yankees did everything right in the Major League game. Cooper hurled three innings of no-hit baseball and Bastin relieved him with three like innings for the shut out. The pitchers also received solid fielding support, as Shawn Glover and Bill McCaffrey turned a double play. McCaffrey ripped a three-run home run for the Yankees and Bastin led the 10-hit attack with a perfect four-for-four night at the plate. Checkers moving from Indianapolis? INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The New York Islanders are talking with connections in Springfield, Mass., about the possibility of moving their present Central Hockey League franchise there from Indianapolis for the 1984-85 season, the Indianapolis Star said today. The move is being considered because of the situation in the CHL resulting from by the pullout last week of the New York Rangers, who reportedly will put their farm team in New Haven of the American League with Los Angeles, the Star said. The CHL is left with but three major-league backers Calgary in Denver, Minnesota iAHL with Minnesota. Both teams were together in Fort Worth in 1977-78, and Islanders’ boss Bill Torrey and Minnesota General Manager Lou Nanne also are good friends. Neither Torrey nor Indianapolis Coach-General Manager Fred Creighton could be reached Monday evening. Both are headed for Edmonton and tonight’s third of the Stanley Cup finals, the Star said. The Springfield opening occurred when local owners refused to renew Chicago’s contract there, and Philadelphia moved into Hershey, Pa., with Boston.
BILLY CHESTNUT Leading DePauw hitter average in 34 2/3 innings on the mound. He struck out 37 and walked 30 while posting a 4-2 record. During his 34-plus innings he allowed just 14 earned runs. SAMUELSON earned “Rookie of the Year” honors as the team’s top freshman. The pitcher out of Plymouth High School pitched 34 innings, posted a 2-3 record and a 5.76 earned run average. He struck out 13, walked 23 and gave up 28 earned runs. Coach Meyer graduates seniors Bob Cohen, Scott Benson and Brian Kennedy.
score Griswold with the second run and move Asher to third. Bill Zeffel hit the first of twoscoring sacrifice flies to score Asher. Hasty helped himself at the plate with a double and single. North Putnam dropped a 19-0 and 10-run-rule decision to Nor th Montgomery Friday. Cascade 000 000 1-1-3-2 North Putnam 000 301 x-t-5-0 WP-Hasty and Jones; I.P-Mink and Sallee.