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HI Sports Editor Sports widows rejoice Sports widows could have reason to rejoice this week Wilh the National Hockey Uigur NHL final round of playoffs likely to bring Lord Stanley Cop to the Big Apple from the Philadelphia Spectrum tomorrow Thursday night and the Motor League baseball players expected to halt play with a strike yesterday this could be the week that was Coupled with the lack of television coverage from Moscow this summer their may be room for a little more romance in front of the little screen Then who knows o new breed of sportsman could be conceived Mayor Pete seems to have scored a major coup in the hockey playoffs Weeks ago when Ihe field for Cup was narrowed down to the Islander Buffalo Minnesota Stars Sport Week approached a few people about their opinions on the outcome of Canada official winter sport professional championship Not only did Mayor Pete pick the winner but he also selected the player who was going to make the difference Denis the young man who oiled for the Ottawa junior A hockey for the full compliment of five years before being drafted into the big league while other stars of today came and went in these ranks showed his worth to his team by putting them on the doorstep of the first New York Stanley Cup victory In more than years He II probably win the Most Valuable Player award for it DALEY AND LOOK OUT the owner of North Ha Hon Sports put his finger on Potvin at the time of the mini survey published In this paper three weeks ago on April 30 Perhaps the tiny little perfect mayor should put his talents on Ice and step out of the political arena and get behind another players bench to coach amateurs like the junior Gems or Intermediate Raiders Dave Kenlner and recreation director Tom won t exactly be in the city of brotherly love mood tomorrow night If things go the way they have In this final hockey series They were counting on the Flyers to keep from being a twotime sports loser this spring The National Basketball Association from that city lost a bid to the Los Angeles Laker last week Hillock at the Station House also picked the Islanders to win He too came up with a significant observation when he pointed to the goal tending duo After beating the Montreal Canadlens Georgetown District Minor Hockey President Wendy Stewart and Jamie Carter were sure Minnesota would reach the finals and possibly win This reporter had given the nod which Is now a bowed head to Minnesota and Buffalo In this series Even worse I called Philadelphia to outdo the Islanders who usually choke in the playoffs Jack Handy and Don are the front runners for a hockey pool run by Kcntner Although our beloved Toronto Maple Leaf in this picture sports fans here can carry their heads with pride this week knowing that American baseball League Blue Jays have finally established themselves in the big leagues If the strike by the players Is carried off then can all say we backed a winner In the spring of 1980 That is until the matters at hand get settled own as a young aggressive ball club Manager Bobby Mai tick has taken the team over the winter and turned them Into legitimate contender for the East division pennant With the likes of pitcher Dave first baseman John shortstop Alfredo riff In and fielders Otto Velei and Bob Bailor the bottom place team last year has been able to transform itself into lust what Toronto sports fans so desperately need a winning team TORONTO BLUE JAY John who is recovering well from an eye injury he suffered last season and which has kept him out of active NHL officiating service this year Is working on setting up an association for Canadian sports officials tie figures they getting the best of deals He was instrumental In getting the package which now makes he and his colleagues among the best paid sports officials In any game He is doing this between coaching two lacrosse teams In Brampton Bruce Hood a fellow official is busy with the Special Olympics for the retarded The NHL plays a major role In the floor hockey games which Hood Is Involved The Herald a Sports Week outdoor writer the infamous RC of the Ontario Outdoor Writers Association At the annual election conference meeting on the weekend big bad Bob turned down a nomination as president Too much time behind a desk and not enough out in the field Iguesa The time he spends behind a desk typing his column each week to plenty for him See Bob Ontario Outdoors column elsewhere In this section Thirty four members of the Georgetown District High School track and field teams were at the Centennial Park yesterday for the PeelhsJtw champiooahips Last week they came second in the Halloa a as a team Several Individuals should qualify tor the Ontario of Secondary School Association More on neat week S Week ITimififl President not pleased C S Plumbing top awards tonight C with parks plan Page 11 industrial ball league Page 11 Page 12 Oldest Bantam boys club hardballers Now If you Just put it in through here it 11 roll right up beside the marker ball That how this conversation was going Monday afternoon during Georgetown Lawn Bowling Clubs day The game Is much like curling where the closest to the white ball wins opens 72nd season Residents around the corner of Edith and William Streets admit the grass Is greener on the other side of their fences That is where the Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club is located Monday the club members along with invited guests from Milton opened theclubs72ndseason The mainly senior citizen membership which Is not a prerequisite bowled all day and into the evening on Ihe seven finely manicured greens Kay Braiden Flora Black Fran Clement and Ann Cairns were the ladies winners the first day Albert Tom Eoson and A Munro won in men play The club which began in 1908 with members and an annual fee of has grown include bowlers and dues of and tor women and men respectively Regular play goes Monday evening Tuesday afternoon Thursday evening and Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening Thursday afternoon the juniors lo IB yearsold take over the greens Originally located behind Main Street adjacent to where the Legion is now located the club was moved to its present location in the year that women were first admitted as members That the log cabin and stable became part of the club They are the original Terra homestead of James and Elizabeth built in Club President Morley Mills says the first of the many tournaments will be held this Saturday It will be a mixed treble event split two The bantam boys team of Georgetown Baseball Assoc split their first two games of the season this past week Playing a homeana away ser Brampton last Man day and Thursday the locals won the first game then got 137 three nights later Dave Doucette was credited with the first win of the season Tor the bantams He dldn t go the full seven inning distance but was replaced by Jeff Bud late in the game He got the save Scoring the Georgetown runs were Blake Harrison Pete Jeff Tom my and was also two for four on hits led the team In runs batted in with two Thursday story Without their two start pitchers who won the first game the bantams used Rob bie Wilkes He held the team in fairly well but couldn stave the strong batting of the Brampton club as they lost 13 Getting around the bases and home for Georgetown wcrcCraigBudwciser Wilkes Harrison John Fitzgerald Rembish Sargeant and Andy Fisher Fisher hit two for four while three others were two for five Harrison knocked in two The team plays in the County Baseball League They are coached by Brian James who Is assisted by Jack Fisher and Art Budweiser Next game for them Is to morrow Thursday in Milton They return to the Fair grounds Park a week torn or dilferent row to face Oakvllle Cricketers humble champ By KEN JONES Georgetown Cricket Club players opened the 19B0 season with sweet revenge by humiliating the league champs from Guelph when they won by six wickets at Field on Sunday This past season the George town squad were no match for as they were thorough trounced on the iwo occasions they met Showing a more balanced team on the field the locals were always on top of the apposition Superb wicket keeping by Lloyd Jones who was responsible for four two slumped and one caught behind and one run out Steady bowling by Neville Lackhan Kumar and I Cas constantly had the opposing batsmen in trouble ably assisted by tough fielding With seventy four runs to win Vice Captain opened the scoring with He was never in difficulty against bowling showing maturity some flawless strokes to the joy of his teammates and was not out with runs at the end Summer hockey league expands In only its second year back in operation Ihe Georgetown summer hockey league Is ex ponding from the four teams It had last season to six this year The defending champions Georgetown Fruit Market will be back as will the other four teams Mama Rosa Pizza Mountalnvlew Plaza Macs Milk and Helen Atkinson Real Estate League president Don is looking for two more sponsors Ice making will begin at Gordon the second week paid them Saturday Here many of the player try out the nicely be ready manicured the The IPgame league schedule is set to go the nextl night Most games will be played Tuesdays with a few slated for the odd Thursday and Fridays Most of the players are local men who play In the winter industrial league with a few players who return for the summer Joe South Is back from college and Doug Barnes is home from the west coast where he played intermediate in Vancouver A few of the Gems and Raiders are also expected to suit up for the summer to keep in shape Athlete of the year Parker and Ezard are first nominees Thi first nominations for the llurd or i II ill Hills of the cor Award ire now starting to lowly lilt r in for the off mil nominations ir in and arc ones officially acceptable is i This is for Ihose wishing 1 nominate some or group for the Sports Builder Award Many athletes and di voted individual associations for their both mi id ill tin field One form of recognition is the simple nomination for these awards Kevin Parker a Camptxllville figure who ls associated with Ihe skate club there is touted for the third year as the one who has achieved the must significant results in his chosen sport The lByearold grade sludenl at High has represented thiv country in two major international i is this just star In at the r ii Mm Suitor ltiUriulnnjl Championships he placed I llh tin fin 1 iiulins In Germany he placed sixth in i iiHlil Inn Trophy Hi is sit mid in Ihc Western Ontario sectionals Ihcn I iml sttoml jI tin Canadians and came seventh at i ilinnils this winter in Kitchener Ih hi is rvduuiif Ins training concentrate on I is si lull is in preparation for admittance I irk ml has distinguished himself on the cross hi Irs turf past 12 months He came first in I In llilliuis Iht Metro Toronto and Toronto i mix to Hi wis York Toronto run third in i- rk imi lamp in Ihi championship his win the provincial tille 1979 Finalists The three flnaHats In last year a Hills Athlete el the Year were all smiles at Router Clark who be award Ranked by figure skater Kevin Parker on hit right and Kris Barber an W left three will be band Jane It for the IMO ceremonies at St George Church