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Page THE Fit A LP Wednesday a L Sports Editor Sports and politics do mix The American proposal for an international boycott of the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics is something more than Just missing a race or a jump It has become an inlcrnallonl political football with he athletes It will affect the ones being kicked around The laces which bind this football together are the principles behind it The original Intention that sport and politics will not mix on the Olympic field have long been tampered with It Is probably only natural that politics be involved since the Games involve different nations around the world And what Is more political than countries today One need only look at what happened in 1936 in Nazi Germany when Hitler ruled the Berlin Games Or more recently when the Taiwan team who for many years represented China were told before Montreal that from on Communist Red China would now be the official team recognized by the Olympic world as representing China They were told to take It or leave It Then there were African countries who boycotted the Montreal Games In 1976 because of the Olympic attitude lo the apartheid situation in South Africa A To say that sport and politics don mix in this day and age is ridiculous naive and the statement a farce They do and that is all here is to It We must then work around them Although it shouldn be he case It is The Olympic Village concept where the competing athletes live cat and sleep together is what the games arc all about Competitions go on around the world in alt other venues of life Business culture space races and even religious groups do battle to prove who they claim is right or best These people don who they tangle with or where or when Why should the Olympics be different That is not to say that I agree with the United Soviet Socialist Republic USSR is doing but to take such a minuscule attack as withdrawing the moneys which would be brought into Russia is like lighting the Towering Inferno with a water pistol Get off this caw Jimmy and continue your other good retaliatory measures and move with Joe Clark to change the site of the Games I have been to the Montreal Olympics the Soviet Union and this week the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Kitchener I can tell you the level of competition the people participating and the dedication involved far surpass overtones involved They arc personal What needs to happen is that the Games should be stationed in one neutral place in the world such as the original site on Mount Olympus with them open to all comers regardless of political beliefs race religion or creed And no flag bean Everyone will be Judged by his or her own performance at the Games not their countrymen The world situation now is like a chess game being played by the Kings and Queens of the world As in the chess game the people and athletes arc the pawns They arc dispensable in the deadly game The Kings and Queens will be the last ones to go at the end and by that time the game will be all over and worth nothing to the winner The men and women boys and girls athletes who spend from late infancy to their mid lives striving to do something and prove themselves the best as society dictates In this competitive environment deserve lo compare themselves to others on this planet If the businessman can work his butt off and come up with gold why can I an athlete There arc many athletes here in Georgetown who are world class in their chosen sports They deserve the opportunity to belter themselves with better competition and more skillful training Politics is part of sport but the Idea is to use it and control how it works in conjunction with sport Bring the games back to Montreal or Los Angeles or Munich or Mexico but don cancel ihem Soccer preparations underway for 1980 By TOUGH Preparations are now un derway for 1980 and an en sign arc the posi lions filled on the executive by comparison with this time in previous years budget has been pre pared for consideration at the February meeting We appear to be looking at a registration fee of for under 18s The meeting is set for on Sunday Fe bruary at 10 m and you should be folks Registration dales arc the first in March 1st and at Cedarvale between a m All registrations will be accept teams will be limited to a maximum of 15 players and providing we are blessed with enough coaches and managers we will be able to accomodate all players Lads and lassies over IB years arc also encouraged to sign up particularly for the rep teims The over ladies arc to get organized this year on a friendly basis and the youth organization will assist as much as pos GIRLS SOCCER Among our problems for this year is to extend the girls divisions to the same as the boys so that there is not asa age gap In the age groups Last year we moved to three divisions this year five Agafn we will be look for cooperation with Mil ton and Bolton and with Acton is a possibility We also hope lo include in the Bantam boys along with other clubs in the same shortage of numbers category Most re grcttably Brampton ore pre eluded from joining the set up due to a short sighted recreation department First and second year squirts ore being separated this year Second year play will play as normal and 1st will play in a mini soccer set up to intra- them to soccer Dave Manning is introducing this to our club and this seems like a good develop ment Our winter gymnasium location is a little lopsided in spite of application to the authorities In July lost year and is still not settled Our rep are not settled cither the moment though we arc progressing boys and 2 girls teams ThcFalcon Youth clubs co operation is to continue at Junior level with returning to coach Bantam pee wee and mosquito are open to coaching offers The atoms are being coached by Alex Tough and Ralph Mulder at major level and Bryan Turner at minor level Lloyd Jones I are taking care of the senior and ban lam girl teams The gym as Joseph Gib is reverberating to the sounds of indoor soccer or by Bob Morrow and George of the Falcon Senior club Falcon Eagle Meteor Mariner and other team players are taking part in this brand new longawait and welcome venture Watch for progress In the falcons nest each week Finally welcome to George Howie as tournament director a new post and to Peter Skelton as director A fond best wishes to Jerry and Jim Stoddar who are off west with Ihe fomily See you next month Old faces again at top of Golden Age bowling league There were some old pardon the ttrmlnology faces hick it the top of the Golden Age bowling results this Grant Del and Anne Nicholson regained their previous forms to lop the hit of high single triple winners Real had the best in the triple flit and triple with handicap His scort of in both topped George Burl in the triple flat and Bob in the cap category In the single flit and single with handicap Real was second to Wallace A for Wallace beat Real i7 the flat and a by Real 1 enough to catch in the handicap where he hid Over in the ladies section Nicholson took the high single and triple flats with scores of 236 and rolled up in single flit and Mills 483 in the triple with handicap came in single with handicap Mills won the triple with handicap over Mabel Living Standings after Fridays action leaves Corner Pins at the top with points followed at Blue Jays 73 Sluggers Rolling Pins Expos Hair and Half and Raiders Six Dolls Friendly Five TOWN OF HILLS GEORGETOWN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE The Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service accepting applications for new members Applicants must be IB years of or over with Contact Secretary at 8777317 PART TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SUMMER listed SUM Sports Centres Day Camp Gymnastics Camp APPLICATIONS DUE HBO Friday February Applications will be required a Pre Interview part of the hiring process details will be sent upon receipt of applications on forms are lablcot the following location Recreation Gordon Aleott Arena Department B77 Acton Municipal Bulldlngl Georgetown indoor Pool Acton indoor Pool the Recreation TOWN OF HILLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING SECONDARY PLAN The Subsidiary Planning Board Town of Halton Hills will hold a Public Meeting to discuss and explain a proposed Secondary Plan for the Hamlet Stewartlown The Secondary Plan proposes growth and development policies for the Hamlet of Stewattown for the immediate future ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ARE WELCOME TIME DATE PLACE 7 30p January 1980 Municipal Administration Building Municipal Offices R R Line Trafalgar Road Hills Ontario NOTE the Draft Plan will be available for view at the Public Meeting A A Planning Director Town of Hills 34 Main Street South Georgetown Ontario Tel