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Hockey technician our new Sabre coach Till By Herald Sports Editor The Acton Junior Sabres hockey club selected Bill Richmond of George town to lead their charges into the 1982 season last Thursday night The newly hired touch Is a familiar ace to hockey people in a number or organizations ranging from house league hockey to ihc NHL Buffalo Sabres Hon Jeffrey general manager of the Sabres said he and Bill Richmond went lo their very first hockey coach ing clinic together many years ago Today Richmond is one of a select group who holds a level Five national coaching certificate As well as leading an active life In hockey as conch 1054 Rich Is also an avid hockey technician and administrator Ho Is the chief coaching a tor for Ihc Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League regional coordinator or Hockey Ontario Hal ton Went worth Hamilton districts and part of the Ontario Hockey Assoc lot lop OIIA member devel and communication commit IIHU1N COACH The former coach of Ihc Sheridan College Bruins and the Juven AAA Blades says he probably more technically inclined than most coaches Ron Jeffrey says Richmond is well educated in hockey and a gogetter who had mode every team a winner He mature competent and ablo to take theory and practice and put together Jeffrey says Because Richmond has been with young hockey players or Ihc past ten years Jeffrey says the new coach will have bankbook full of young people a reservoir of latent to draw Richmond was one of the people helping lo make cuts to the very successful Oak lie Blades hockey team last season In the Central Junior league He demands good heads up hockey Jeffrey says Ills players are stylist and they re very good He a very good Instmc lor in skills They play pretty hockey re not head hunters Jeffrey said that he was sorry Jutes Russian who led the team for two years into playoffs was not able to come back but he is expecting a fresh approach from Richmond SYSTEM The new coach says he likes a controlled lypt of system which means he like to sCc his players dumping It In He believes you have to design a team around what you have in the way of talent but he says he has learned From European hockey Richmond coached his team against the Czechoslovakia National Juvenile team in 1961 and won high praise from many hockey minds Including Blades president Murray Walker for their loss against the Czech Nationals In game before the contest the Czechs defeated Belleville Peterborough and Hamilton 3 lead the Czech National tote In the second period The Czech told me that no learn had ever scored an Ihem so many times so easily Richmond says am Atactics It was more the team s tactics which slowed us up than was us ha a had game staled Czech Continued on page 114 DONS AUTO SERVICE Tuntupi Eltctticil Spring Servicing 347 St 8778122 the HERALD S HARVEYS TIRE CENTRE Moore 8775110 Georgetown Eagles edge past St Catharines 21 The Georgetown Junior Eagles rep hardball club split their weekend double header with St Catharines at home Sun day losing the first game then rebounding 1 four hours later The bats were silent in the first game said coach Kevin Burke but he commended Paul Black more and Kevin Hughes for their excellent defen plays In Ihc hitting depart merit the Eagles were spurred on by Gerry Milne who hit Mike Friskncy in for a run St Catharines went ahead in the third inning but Georgetown scored one run in the fourth Inning Paul Guis tint walked and Mike sacrificed as Gord Allen made It first on an error which scored St Catharines hit for three more runs in the fifth inning Mike was starting pitcher but he shared duties with Chris later In the SI Catharines I Georgetown Eagles were successful defen against St Cathar Sunday in their sec game of the day The Junior ball team edged past their oppon The winning pitcher was Gerry Milne team batting leader Both teams scored one run In third inning with Georgetown taking the victory in the sixth to hit home the third Inning in Hughes singled as did Mario and Larry with Paul earning the RBI Milne pitched a great tain game for the He pitched himself out of trouble with bases load the coach said The coach also on good Fielding by Mario and the clutch hitting of Mike the teams cap- inning with Mike Frisk earning RBI honors to win the game Larry and Gerry Milne singled in the sixth inning which gave the chance Merger talks alive for minor hockey Amalgamation talks between the Georgetown District Minor Hockey Association GDMHA and the Georgetown Min or Support Group Hockey are progress at an accelerating While many thought the Issue of merging the two hockey leagues In Georgetown had died a from the and the have been spend ing many hours behind closed doors pursuing lh issue Tuesday morning Jim Bray president of the told The Herald that both he and Wayne Pries agree with the con ccpt and arc hoping by September 7 to Implom the merger There will be a meeting Wednesday tonight In which both executives from the two hockey lea will meet and dis cuss Ihc issue The Recreation Depart ment of Ha Hon Hills Is providing some ass Is tan In the matter and a consultant from the Min of Tourism rcation has also been helping out with Ihe six man merger committee One Idea Tor an amation which has been discussed says Bray is asking a president to hold office who is not Involved with minor hockey at the moment Then Wayne Pries president of Sup port Group Hockey and Jim Bray president of the would be come vice presidents The Georgetown Senior Falcons night by four goals at Park The home team went Into Ihe lend at ihe lea minute mark Ihen never looked back Seen here Is the Falcon goalkeeper making a diving sate Photo by Harold Merchants idle over personnel The Glen Williams Merchants of the Inter county fastball league wen Idle last week but games are expected Tuesday Wednesday today and Thursday to make up for rained out and cancelled dates The Merchants were to have played Erin Friday In an away game but one of the Erin pitchers was in a car accident while the other Erin pitcher was on holidays The game was cancelled Junior tenuis team wins est divisional crown Although the Gordon Junior tennis team lost Its final match of tho year to Whlteoaks 3 sets to 5 the team won the divisional championship by virtue of its 5 wins 1 lie and 2 loss record throughout the year In Ihe last match of season Mike Mitchell split his under IB singles while Dean Jackson and Sea It Turner lost In a closely fought under is doubles match Mike Hurley split his under singles while Kennedy and Sean Geary split their under 15 doubles The Georgetown team needed only two sets to beat second piece White oaks Over the year ended up with sets to 30 for the second place team Winning the title gave Georgetown the right to enter the semi final play against the tougher Toronto league Georgetown played well against their tougher opponents but lost sets to against Swansea Mike Mitchell won his under singles 04 while Scott Turner and Dean Jackson lost a heart breaker in under 18 doubles Mike Hurley lost his under singles 57 in tough match while Kennedy and Joy son came close but lost 40 In under 15 doub les season For the George town Juniors winning their division title and making it to the Toronto playoffs Over the season following players con tributcd to success of the learn Mike Mitchell contain Gcordie Adams Dean Jackson Scott fur Jay Anderson Mike Bobby Sun Ian Kennedy Sean Cleary Mike Hurley but Armstrong walks away mad Miltowne takes fastball tourney A 14 team Industrial fastball tournament at the Fairgrounds ended on an unhappy note for at least one team Arms Collision from Georgetown The fastball ment Saturday and Sund ay ended with Millowne Realty from Mil Ion as overall champions defea ting Armstrong after three Innings The game was called because of rain and Milt received in prize money white Arms Irong left tho field with their pockets Tournament organizers said Armstrong did not want the game rcschedu led so they awarded top prize Miltowne Realty Armstrong players argu ed that the MOO purse should have been split From won the ion against Toronto Bacchus Tavern 07 One of the more memo rable games was a Inning contest between Spruccdale from Guelph and The Bankers from Toronto said organizer Ron Osborne In regular time Urn game ended 1 1 ending at a score Most of the games were very close said Any Saturday games can celled because of the rain were made up on Sunday Some local clubs in the tournament were Abltlbl Price from AkcrsClark Armstrong Collision Acton and Aclan Metros Durham wants in Intermediate A hockey chairman Jim King told Herald Mondoy that Durham has filed a late entry Into Intcrmcdi ati league King says OIIA Intermediate league has lo accept Durham be cause truthfully we need them It would lake a major lly by Inter med Already Owen Sound has stepped down from another season use of problems with their ice surface King says The Greys ore hoping to play In a now arena follow season which Is being built but Is behind exploded for a Varian ousts Akers 21 Herald Special C and Plumbing plug ged the leak in offence this week putting together a 17 hit run attack to help Jeff lo a 12 victory over Gary Robertson and the Steel Builders The Plumbers then produced a run eight sixth inning against Varian and loser Jim Murphy Former Chats son was credited with that victory later came back to pick up a victory over Real Estate A walk to Varian lead off proved costly lo loser Don Pick as It resulted in the winning run for Vincc Clark Real Est ate lost their second game in a squeaker to the merchants This ivc gem saw chants limited to hits by loser Doug The realtors left runn on base and lost a bid lake an early lead when Dave Ward threw a strike to the plate from left field to catch tl speedy Jim Lindsay trying to score The merchants had it a easier in their sec appearance of the week Armstrong Collision They built up a 1 lead in the early innins and coasted to the victory behind the seven hit pitch Continued on page HZ Devils surprise opponents with fourth at Ontario finals The Junior girls Red Devil fastball cam from Georgetown showed some spark and spunk over the weekend when they won ihree games out of five at Onlorio Tier Junior Ontario finals in St Coach John was extremely pleased with the girls performance noting that his team had to survive three extra inning games In the day Saturday and Sund ay tournament George town had the only first year team entry at the Ontario finals said FIRST I OSS In the first game again at Niagara the Red Devils went down to defeat in an II inning encounter Joanne Auger look the loss for George town on the mound The Devils came bock in the second game with Janice Simmons as Ihe beating Six Nat Ions of he Niagara league In 10 innings In the third game it took nine innings to beat host team St Marys by a score of Joanne Auger pitched the game A lough win over Cayuga was forged In the seventh inning by the Red Devils in the est Although the format of the playoffs was sup- be seven inning Georgetown went extra Tar first three games In the final game of the weekend the Red Devils lost 92 to Stratford Georgetown ployed excel lent ball said coach Roy ce but Stratford were a very strong team Some toplevel teams were at the Ontario finals from our world reps as Midgets and national champions 1961 MEDAL CONTENTION were 15 teams at the Tier Junior Ontario finals If Georgetown had won against Stratford they would have been In contention for a medal an Invitation to the Tier I finals In Rockwood Team finished fourth in Ontario and they ed of their opponents who had beaten them this season John said If the team had MVP for the finals It would be Marion Glcs at shortstop the coach said Sandy received praise from the coach for her good defensive play at third base Claire McDowell had a good series at hitting for Everyone ployed well as a team they pulled together coach said The girls wished to thank John for his work as a coach and Tor believing In the team a abilities at the Ontario McmberiorthcKedDevlliarc back row Itft to right Brian James Marian Sandy Sandra Marlon Case middle Gcorgl Gaikll Clare McDowell Joanne Auger Susan Blair Linda Dermis front Cheryl Laruio Janice Simmons Mining Jo Ann Dennis Jackie Dennis Heather Wallace and Wilkes John