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Iagr Till- lit It 1 May 1977 IN SPOUTS I AMATEURISM A thing of the past Herald Sports hid turn pi inning on wril column im the Alien of rtblu i ftir Ihi siviril Tin quandary tti it ill Ihrjslir It fount Hit sihts hi Iwn ikn win liny lo imp Ixlllim Brunswick In 1 ik im tin hist Hani imp m Hit islirn 1 in Ihi lliiilj up lhat the time was riMil In rip into of World Dili ThSTS in in mil enlist Hilton list mi Acton Rams bow to Bolton rh Vim Kims of ihi the ILim Hit inn 1iirossi hi floor undir in tied the garni it pporli rs with In Ihi third pi nod Bolton nMrumvpii to lie II im ill hi h id ft time this when they Acton in hosted in an exhibition id twin mil on Monday As h ipptned m issist Willi The Hams sport many new iyi7 edition and diprivcdthi llams an In link possibly mexpiricneecausid il inn of scoring Litis mil St i w is ind son listed n isms a 14 win nit Rami started rum It tins lilted mil with loming on Hi and visitors irnmid lilt rntr fur tin led 1 at point in the first tins was is 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i win on in hi In rs rt 1 in nihl nir mil in a tludir in wis n hl wlln Mini Ml two p nods mi to is Hardy up Hardy up in llfm llnan tnrnster won tin Most and ifi rvt ii In honor In the our our markers and up in two of his win game mlKli of i tor iflir took Hit kinns stuns 1 I GDHS news 1U OKI I miiiilioiis in i i Minimis In Hit irt Ih itionsof ilim mil from Mori liiilnt needed nth w ml If ihiiik ip ihlt mil r blip Alt are paid and the rest an on salary riprtsuitativL Jim King wis in impbilllon fur the series mil heard the storiis concerning the Play for Pay situation in hut it is- doubtful if will be the from tint end as he and tin AHA convinnn lly turn di if and mute on any subjict lhat rosy of their world inie ly ihi Hniders wire the sh tit on tins occasion of that is no doubt but by the sum they take upon ihuiisclves the role of innocent as for it was in opin sicret hat there wis cash flawing Raiders it Club I esldint and Rams Schedule iimrsN m 1 IltXll Mis Turn J mi lun Itntljli- lllh i i 11 11 IH is II Mis llunlsvillr 11 Ii J luh in lull it ill irplayir Lotion fell in it tin 197C77 shinny cam wis for him a very itisfsmgyi ir III wisispeclil proud of s during tu win the lII Hi by noting lint s thai doiii ijifore by our club or r whin it v is learned thai sponsors wen youngsters to play for by inw r kwitiiis sponsors pi tin wen Il is known thai Junior inluv ihi Junior liul inrtertheirserices to Hit lughiit bidder limit mis ii promising rs it thur training camp in tin irs tint they in opir itiun but then when their Hon then insisted the competitor still warranted the label of amateurs Hockey Isnt the only sport that is I wo faced able about the amateur pro fessional question However because hockey has such a high profile on the Canadian sports scene its foibles attract widi publicity In fact the dilcmna of the amatcurcum situations runs the whole gamut of the sports spectrum One member of the Internal lonai Olympic Committee has predicted the demise of Ihe event by 19B3 less changes are instituted So seems that the dream of rench educator Baron Pier re Coubertin who instituted thi modern era of the pics in Greece in 1B9G to foster the spirit of internationalism and peace through athletics is Thi IOC number uttered his lhargc on the basis that Hie dames arc not spotlighting the true athletic of the world of the ban against professionals and therefore ire not fulfilling their purpose are many who would welcome the opening of he Olympics all competitors not least of whom the athlits who a little tired of sham At the Montreal Olympics last summer sporting goods m set up booths In dose proximity to the Olympic village in the hopes of enticing ilhlites to view their wares It v is disclosed later that some were paid large sums of merely to display he manufacturers ware on their person and this led to a small controversy innish middle run ncr Viren who id two gold circled the stadium truck his shoes iron icallyof Japanese make after his first victory Perhaps the United States educational system takes a more realistic view of the harvesting of athletic Hum docs the Canadian United Stales offer athletic scholarship and although here arc many ex schools flaunting the rules for the most part schools are about recruiting programs and prac Only one University in Can offers what could be term athletic scholarships Sim on University of British Columbia and by taking this rout Simon has been banned from for Canadian Championships Simon his so at compiling with and beating United Slates schools that their south of the border are looking for ways to blockade the bar The supposition that other Canadian Universities are slmonpuro pardon the pun in Ihcir search for athletic talent is merely that Hon not fact Georgetown outstanding high school wrestler upon his return from competing lis siviril ye irs ago told this reporter that he was of all sorts of to prominent Canadian Hew i told nils i hockey sum Ins I in playing Blind Mins Bluff with tin iimnot it mil for yi ir A irs top International the Russians wire for to phy profess mini the reason nig it would blemish On inpirboli ii List pi iyirs on tin jfort ii wen paid is muili if not linn sir iikhl up profissional pliers Mi was tint the nil rnitn nil hilt jobs mil ltd fur thi ir squids wlun upon Will mil but whin an iihliti riginllissofuhilhir his job is as tin uncertain that he would best be to display his emotions in some other way should hi i merge victorious again and the fin heeded the warning after his second gold medal of the Games Shortly after the Games the International Amateur In Association binned French hurdler Guy who also won a gold medal for life he admitted accepting appearance money at track field ivinls w is quite nonplussed bout thi ban tirms of it effect upon himself but hoped it would forte an international reappraisal on the rules of filse amattunsm He was is saying What I wish ill is that the measure t reg mi could bring out the anachronism of rules regarding in ir up to light r with pa spurt bj no Hit igrnil to torn II nalK MENS SLOW PITCH 30 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER STARTS MAY 830 pm FAIR GROUNDS DIAMOND B REGISTRATION FEE NORTHERN KARATE KARATE IN ACTION THIS FRIDAY MAY PLUS MUSIC BY TORONTOS BITTER BLUE PM AM RIVIERA CLUBNORVAL SINGLE COUPLES SEE SOME OF CANADAS BEST ARTISTS PERFORM EXCITING DANGEROUS OF SKILLS ALSO FULL CONTACT KICK BOXING EXHIBITION BY CANADAS UNDEFEATED CHAMPIONS MURRAY SUTHERLAND JOHN LAMBIE NO JEANS PLEASE FOR ADVANCE TICKETS AND INFO CALL PICKELLS 3 All proceeds donated to Association for the Mentally Retarded the end he school hi chose won out be cause of it wrestling pro gram ind not preferred bene A high school basketball team in Toronto this past winter found itself without a to play in when the members of Hie league voted not to compete against them Thi reason team was too good and there were hints that the Coach had re verted to luring outstanding playirs to the school through nefarious mt Where does end Who is an what Is an amateur why is an amateur Is lerm amateur an an ichromsm An outdated facade thai is used as i screen lo hide things that a professional would have to disclost there any point in holding on to the term that stems lo waver whenever the isflished This reporter would like to Hunk there is but not in the hypocritical sense There is a joy in compiling merely for saki of taking part There is a rial sinst of accomplish mint when something is completed not for my monetary or material reward but simply because something inside a person lhat it be attempted This is the true amateur but he is ripidly becoming lost in Hit of the financial rtporl that so dominates athlc Profession il Trjck filled miserably In the States m iny its ipphed to hut amateur status re nisi lied is who to anony was quoted is imatturs an making more money than its get ting so why shouldi want of the ipl of tin sorting public in in kiniril high sihiHil ftrntb illers United stills bung thin rum Iliur liinms in ligintl THIS WEEKS SPECIAL Country Squire Station Wagon 45 Main St Acton Acton iilftTi Brampton CARPETS AF SHEET ARMSTRONG PH 853 CAUOWAT CARPETS POLYNESIAN CANADIAN CUISINE HALT0N RAPID PRINT Armstrong Avenue Georgetown Ontario 8773123 Instant Commercial Printing NORTH HALTON SPORTS LTD NORTH HALTON SPORTS CAMP MAIN ST GEORGETOWN PHONE Last Weeks Winner David Ward Present Standings a iiis