June 1981 - San Francisco Police Officers Association

-SAN FRANCISCO POLICEMAN - Page 30 June 1981SPORTSSFPOA Team Wins Championship in the Concord Police Assn. Tournament byBobDelTorreThe San Francisco Police Officers' Association SoftballTeam travelled to Concord on May 16 and 17 tocompete in the 3rd Annual Concord Police Assn. Tournament.The SFPOA team comprising of 13 men,posted probably one of the greatest combacks in thistournament's history.On the first day SF played a tough Antioch P.D.team, losing 12 .2. Since the tournament is doubleelimination, SF could not afford to lose another game.SF second game pitted them against Bart Police, withSF winning 21-6. The next victim was the FBI, SF wason top again 17-4. SF fourth game of the day wasagainst a tough Sacramento Probation team. SF handedthem a loss with a score of 14-2. SF's record was 3wins against 1 loss on the first day.In tournament competition the real test is the secondday as it is not unusual to play 5 games in one day. SFmet up with Antioch P.D. once again. But this timewith vengence in mind. Antioch scored only 2 runs,with SF winning 9-2. SF then played a talentedSacramento P.D. team, but once again SF outscoredthem 9-3..The third game of the day was an important one withContra Costa CHP. If SF won it, it would place them inthe finals against San Jose who hadn't lost any games sofar. SF's determination sent Contra Costa home, whippingthem 18-4.A long two days of softball, with SF knocking off oneteam at a time was finally coming to close. After losingthe first game, out boys from "The City" won 6 straightgames. But in order to win, it was necessary not only tobeat San Jose (undefeated), but to beat them twice.The first game was a close one with the score tiedmost of the game.. Going into the last inning, San Joseahead 9-7, it was SF's last at bat. A couple of SFplayers yelled to their team mates, "Start yourengines". That's exactly what they did - to get thingsrolling. SF got 9 straight hits, scoring 9 times andbeating San Jose 16-7.It was time for the final game - the championship- San Jose P.D. vs. SFPD. After two innings the scorewas 2-2. SF went ahead in the third, making it 4-2. Goinginto the last inning San Jose closed in, down by onlyone run. SF was ahead 5-4. With San Jose's last up,they put their first batter on with a single.The next play was a hard shot grounder to thirdbaseman Gary Delagnes who relayed to Bob Del Torre(at second) then to Jerry Donovan (at first base) completinga double play.Pitcher Jim Drago swagged a lineshot up the middle for the third and final out. Finalscore: SF 5— San Jose 4.San Francisco did the impossible, losing the firstgame then won 8 straight, clinching first place. All theplayers received beautiful trophies from the ConcordPolice Association for their efforts.SF's outfield was comprised of Dave Herman, MikeKeyes, Jack Minkel and Warren Hawes. There aren'ttoo many teams around with that much talent all in oneoutfielJ. Infielders John Mino, Gary Delagnes, andJerry Donovan played consistent good defense. Utilitymen Al Mould, Ross Laflin, Tom Taylor and Bob DelTorre all proved they could play anywhere in the fieldand hit too. (They combined for a total 25 hits in 49 atbats.) Pitcher Jim Drago and Catcher Al McCann bothhad a great tournament. Al collecting 17 hits in twogbvg nd Jim nnctino in imrpciv R..1 r.r.irAPLAYERJohn MinoGary DelagnesJerry DonovanJack MinkelBob Del TorreDave HermanWarren HawesAl MouldRoss LaflinTom TaylorMike KeysAl McCannJim DragoTOTALS0S?k,GP97895896329991981 SACRAMENTO TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS'Standing L-R: Tom Taylor, John Mino, Gary Delagnes, Al McCann, Warren Hawes,Ross Laflin, Jerry Donovan. Kneeling L-R: Al Mluld, Jack Minkel, Charlie Henry(Bat Boy), Mike Keyes, Bob Del Torre, Jim Drago. Not in Photo, Dave Herman.AT BAT RUNS HITS 28 3B HR BB SAC AVG.33212629173132206637352612106117121342121382214161791616103318179319 ill 170CIRCE'S BAR & GRILL65 29TH ST.SAN FRANCISCO 94110282-8090Carl LobuskTEAM STATISTICS2 01 01 00 11 01 12 000 01 02 02 00 013 26I Mission District's Finest 621.2063HOTEL ROYANS. G. BHAKTAOwnerBeautifully Furnished, Quiet, Comfortable RoomsMaid Service & Phone405 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California 9410360000026.667.667.615.587.529.516.500.50(1.500.485.346.533iCHiBANPLAQUETHE T-SHIRTUGOLFCAPTROPHYICHIBAW STAMPSifOP UNIFORMfeaturing;Your Name in JapaneseJAPAN CENTERASK FOR JOE 22 PEACE PLAZA, NO. 210TEL. (415) 931-7712 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115Special Notes:- Jerry Donovan blasted a 310 foot home runagainst the FBI —probably one of the longest HR's inthe t?;r1aIn;t. ha4 a great defensive tournament buthis 22 hits for 32 at bats proved hecouldhit too. I 375 FREMONT STREET- Gary Delagnes had 14 hits for 21 at bats putting 11 S2.105him at a 667 averageOver 40 Years Experience- Jack Minkel hit back to back home runs agamst in Quality Bindery ServiceBart Police. .to the Printing Industry- Coach Jim Drago pitched 9 games 'in two days, Also Specializing inwinning 8 of them.• PROGRAMMED CUTTING SCORING- .4 111 4score .4 AUTOMATIC FOLDING • PERFORATINGruns in two uays vs. orny - or tue• COLLATING • SIDE STITCHINGopponents SF defense held its opponents to an average AUTQMA1 NSI3TING/ ROUND CORNERINGof only 5 runs a gameSTITCHING/TRIMMING HAND INSERTINGMIRIAM'SRESTAU RANT538 VALENCIA ST.SAN FRANCISCO 94110'552-3094 ,.:.:,