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The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 17

The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 17

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THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS ADVERTISER EDITION, Saturday, May 26, 1984 3C Division ll's Haiders jump into first Hit 1948, pitched a shut-out. He was 42 years old. STANDINGS GP Pt Raiders 4 4 0 0 8 Chapmans 3 3 0 0 6 Wranglers ....41 2 1 3 Ravens 5 1 3 1 3 Foresters 4 0 4 0 0 Denis Andersen's double in the third brought home Ben Fryer with what proved to be the winning run in a narrow Raider victory over the Wranglers. The Wranglers played effective defense, turning three double plays, but fell short on the mm homer in the third and sacrifice fly in the fourth added three insurance runs to the rout. The Ravens only managed two hits and one earned run off Coates and didn't score until the sixth when both Chester Stachera and Sonny O'Connel reached home.

John George took the loss. Richardson Raiders 3 Cultus Lake Wranglers 2 John Archibald went 34, scored twice and stole two bases, and cond and gave winning pitcher Tim Coates all the edge he needed to send the Ravens down to defeat. Coates was instrumental in the rally when his liner bounced off pitcher John George's glove and shot into centre field, allowing two runs to score. Terry Seekins then smacked a three-run homer over the fence in left and the Auctioneers had an insurmountable lead. A Reid Grosart By Harry Plomonden Richardson Raiders took sole possession of first place last week to remain undefeated after four games this season, putting them two points clear of Chapmans after three weeks of play in the Intermediate Mens' League.

MONDAY NIGHT Chapman Auctioneers 10 Big 0 Ravens 2 Chapman runners crossed the plate seven times in the top of the se their fourth defeat of the season at the hands of the Raiders, who totally dominated the game from the mound, in the field and at the plate. Veteran hurler Paul Richardson yielded only four hits, struck out six and cruised through five innings before being relieved by Ben Fryer. The Juniors sent only 22 batters to the plate and could not muster any kind of consistent attack. Left fielder Colin Theugs singled twice but was left on first both times. Beautiful Distinctive Monuments II I SCHNITZEL C99 II II I CHAMPIGNON I II II II I NEW YORK STEAK "T99 III II II 'TERIYAKI' I 1 1 I I II I (Mostol our dinner specials include a choice of III II II I baked potato, stuffed potato, rice or spaghetti.

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Read fanned five but was touched for nine hits and took the loss. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Cultus Lake Wranglers 11 Big Ravens? The Ravens swooped in on a shaky start by pitcher Gerry Miller to score six runs before an ScoWish visitors ov Vole JSS fodcay i STS video systems satellite matv tv rebtoadcast Sales Installations Maintenance 00 COMPLETE SATELLITE SYSTEMS from 1695 Phone 794-7522 out was made in the top of the first inning. A timely single by Gord home of Sir Walter Scott, a famous 18th century novelist and poet. Despite a population of only 2,500, Melrose always produces good teams and has been Scottish club champion three times, runners-up on six occasions and border league champions eight times since 1950. They play an open, fast game and a large crowd is expected to watch the action, says Hall.

Rugby information number is 856-4546. A reception at Mc-Callum Activity Centre and a dinner and dance at the Skyline Club. Abbotsford Airport, follow the game. schoolboy, under 19, under 21 and under 23 age levels. Established in 1877, the club has a long history of excellent rugby and a total 15 players who have played for Scotland.

Scottish team coach Jim Telfer was capped 25 times while playing for Melrose. Their home ground, 'The Greenyards' was the first site for the game of seven-a-side and is one of the most picturesque spots in the country. Melrose is an agricultural community situated 30 miles south of Edinburgh and only five miles from the baronial A bit of Scotland is in the Fraser Valley this weekend as Abbotsford Rugby Club hosts Scottish Club Melrose. The highly-ranked first division team is touring B.C. for two weeks and plays its fourth game 1:30 p.m.

today (Saturday) at Yale Secondary School field. The 30-member squad is being billeted by Abbotsford players and supporters for three nights. Abbotsford has enlisted the help of some Valley Red players to combat the tough play of the Celtic visitors, says rugby spokesman Tom Hall. Melrose captain Keith Robertson is one of the best exponents of the run-ning game in the world. He is currently playing with the Scottish national team in Romania and will travel by plane to join his team for the Abbotsford game.

Robertson played in all (our games of the Scottish grand slam with England, Wales, Ireland and France earlier this year. A young team. Melrose held its own in the top Scottish division this year and boasts many players who have played district and national representative ruuby at Jones scored two, a drive to centre by Wayne Franks notched another, and when three more runs came home on Brian Jones' double to the fence in left, it appeared that the Ravens were well on their way to a lop-sided win. The Wranglers, however, refused to quit and with reliever Glen Read stifling the Raven batsmen the rest of the way, they mounted an impressive comeback lead by third baseman Wayne Kelly, short stop Barry Lyon and centre fielder Sandy Gauthier. Kelly ripped two triples and a double counting four RBIs, Lyon went 23 and scored three times, while Gauthier had three hits in three tries and also scored three times.

Read gave up four hits and struck out five in taking the win. Florence took the loss. Richardson Raiders 12 Canadian Foresters 0 The Foresters fell to Beer League lists scores All 10 teams in Huggy's Beer League were back on the fields May 16 after a one-week Tain-rest'. The rest proved worthwhile as lluggy's team celebrated their first win this season over Chilliwack Nissan 12 to 8. break the 13-13 tie with Empress Hotel.

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