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From humble beginnings to ends Acton Sabres success story When Coach Jules says thai Russian Wu was in the with I ill Fung him definite candidate for When Coach Jules look over the Acton Sabres one yeir ago this month the Junior team was the worst in tin league i bom fide contender for second or third place in their division have been the holiest team in the by many Then seems to be a number of reisons for the turnaround in the the team is pining this year One is tint some of the on the team have re illy of age this ear for Anolhcr reason that is apparent is the cohesive bonds between the general manager Ron Jcffene dent Frank and coach Jules But most around the Sabre organisation will say the main reason for the success of the Acton team can be attributed lo the excellent coaching of Jules is Just a fantastic coach Ron Jcffcne says He is able to work with the boys He is very respected and well thought of by the players The team is more disciplined and they listen lo he and null i coach could very easily advance his coach ing career if he wanted lo but we are lucky lohave him he Russians has both Major and Major teams to the Ail Championships si son and thinks lhat some of phyers on the team hive rcilly mido the lo ihi this yejr One Rood Haider Mr against Georgetown Shipbuilders as they the for the puck in hotkey action last power as contained the aider In a win Sporting news in town John Georgetown only NHL referee may soon be lo return to the ice after spending the last two yeirs supervising referees after he was sidelined with an eye Injury During an NHL Soviet challenge cup scries eye was daraged by an irate fan m a New York City bar Since that timi McCaulej has been having troubles with double vision but the problem has been to per cent of his normal said over the weekend that his eye is still getting stronger his operation on Now 17 He said tint he has passed his medical but has not had to start If the eye continues to improve as It has since the operation could be back on the ice as soon as McCauley has started to referee again in one Bantam game in recently His most recen eye operation was unique for because he said most doctors would not have bothered to operate But to return to the NHL as an on lit referee too per cent eye sight is required Raiders lose Ranter General Minster Dave says I opened mv mouth and got it closed for mi in reference his team loss against Tin team not only I HI game but a potential SI GOO loss in ticket sales from tickets thai wire out fans tint were guinntctd Kentncr the burnt on Irtday drew more fins lo the irem than any other time this season However he is still at the fan turnout Ihe season to watch the Haiders he lias no regrets ibout offering his guarantee lo the f ins and he says he would still offer he some proposal under Ihe same The loss in revenue from the tickets given iway free is disastrous this lime of year Kentncr says but our the season he is confident the team cm absorb the cost lillle difficulty The Raiders did play against Owen Sound last Sunday due lo inclement either Tin will be scheduled for the si Sabres win tie The Sabres played i dis appointing game against Burlington last week and ended losing the 76 hockey game The first period was tied at 1 1 but the Sabres went lo sleep during the second period and Burlington pulled ahead In an excellent third period Ihc Sabres came within a goal of tying Ihe gime In the dying minutes of the game Sabre goalie Wayne McDougai was pulled and blasted with two near misses on the goal post and crossbar The lying goal was disallowed by the referee who called an Acton Sabre for a high sticking Against on night the Sabres squeaked by their opponents Gemini party The Georgetown will be hold annual Christmas party on Tues Dec at the Gordon Alcott Arena The party which starts at m costs The of your ticket includes free liquor and a buffet Everyone is welcome and tickets can be obtained from any of the Gemini players The Gemlnis will be playing their benefit game on Dec all proceeds will be going towards chanties Inside Sportsweek Battle of the ages Hockey team of the week Figure skate club awards B3 help The Georgetown arc looking lor people to participate in the Feb Community groups and sports teams ire needed help run such events as Ihe deep snow lug of war the ladles- mil driving contest ind the dough nuteating contest Humors have st to that The Herald is bracing themselves for a possible lengi against the Georgetown Independent during the Week ii definite candidal Ihe rookie of the year award disti is part of I hi eim play Dimity ho His fi used to drag the down Now by fir he is i team and he yvts joixi idi ice helps the on Ihe lliissnni is pleased with who is prominent mi top ten si or ii I list for the iuethis yeir have a good iltilude last year and wcdidn I Phis year he nine out re to play hotkey and lies now in scoring percent ail the lime IN Ml The for he Ham up the eentrc With the acquisition of Dave ihi says the now his excellent depth it that posilmi We have the hist mitres lilt tin ind hi never other pi lyers have Ihe mention is Mark M irk illy In hi needed in ire the coach says but in look lo Mark for me sum is mire than with goalie Wayne cut a play tiUd in his e Sdin Den Ihil il is i his pitying it Ihe ire Gems excite fans beat Burlington to Ik discussions with Ihe pliers itioul turns si ison In Ihe beginning i seisnn Hi new kids went through feeling out process hi y win overly enthusiastic some fir but it lightened out through the shift around nays the mm three centres in the out of Ihe bo ar nil in tin You keep hit you the penalty box he Hit lo Georgetown will do alter suffering defeat to ist Thursday lo tht tune 7 Gems then turned around it the top nil in league list Sun diy night l The Gems plaj id different brand of hotkey Burlington irs than the Georgetown fans had seen them play for quite some time Tin estimated lUGonlookers if not on their fict for the at were ind yelling at a very and aggressively pliycd match Tom said the worst problem for his team is getting up for ivery game Gem Mirk his game of ihi st according the coach ind really kept tin the game espttially in the In the first period Hulme faced shots on while his Burlington counter only hid lo stop wis missing seven of their rigular plijtr and only lei forwards and defense men Daley aid it made difference most of Burlington s good players were still first of the Rime Mark he hates Burlington so hi was up for Ihi garni was giving too per tonight The wingers were doing their job and back to help check is a team said pjfi IK IliltAin Wednesday December 17 IBM Page 1 Defense at per nt guarantee fails to spark Chrysler Raiders plus tin ir Riders fill lo inj wood i I nexl th mil so did plivirs win he Up ft mi ilk gi tripped Si In wis really of tin defense were Kenlmr hid il per cent of ins tint the le while others wtrt 1 win mist pi ivinj It per cent of their nod or every person ibilit recti i i sud there his been the next ilk on me learn ihoiil poteillnl re I Inn distraught lace llckrls to fans leaving Gordon Haider home game The backfired left the Haider GM with mud trowd watched Ihe Haiders lose their game oiling wood on Friday Said m mouth anil got II shut for me Herald photo nils score hi have more skill tin on a one on tie bis hill is per cent while six plaiirs for Georgetown fiiunj CO per cent hit the difference Iwo trims the coach 5 rcorgetowri wli his missed In til urns iinsl wood is siireh by Ihe He strong in our in I mills slihihfr Hi helps the difeusi ill i nil Scoring wis the scoring It for with a He slrong all night Colin Gordon Georgetown with mill through the see frnxl put llie ft on the sinrebo At the or second wis for Collin wood scorctl i short 111 the third period by Steve Lynn he stole the on i Hon I- on I in lute in Ihe third period ft hid one or mgil and Steve I hid two Haiders Loll to Olympics Currently forces them organize Massons trainhard to be swim champions decided or will I The brother si lined rating it Wds in almost psycological life or her know Ihil she v is part of the best swimming club Hob found he to the i Iwntfll fie says he ind his sister started proving soon after they irnv pruliies Hob swims well day Hob his started his eirly in Ihe season ind his extra work it has paid divultnlj weeks ago Hob swim well lake as much is of DO seconds his limes when combining Ihc races he hog i Their her v is i competitive Timer in Montreal with college learn Rob s sister Cathy the younger thinking beyond George swim mini win n she join the weekend local swimmer Rob Masson won Ihe high point trophy at the Swim Club Hall OF Fame meet swimmers from across Canada The trophy is the swimmer who finishes with more points from winning races Hob had finishes the 1500m freestyle tin freestyle the individual medley elub Barber fifth in Calgary Kris Barber and Kelly Johnson dance skating form Barber and Johnson next competition Jan when he They will be skating against dance pair perfect world clans re preparing for divisional are held from eastern Canada Georgetown world class skiter has In active since October with two rn skate Along with his dance partner Kelly Johnson from Barber placed hflh in Calgary Oct at the competition Skate Can ida lion is an international event held every yeir in Canada Winners of the twelve skating pirlicipitlng were from the United States a team from Britain finished second while the team of Marie McNeil and Robert McColl placed third We were fourth going into the final we ended up fifth Barber said A month before the Skate Canada competition Kris Kelly were entered in the St competition an interna llonnl skating competition In I The duo finished respectable ninth at event Considering the quality of each of these lions llie pair did exceptionally well The two competitions arc probably the two top Individual lions in the world Barber Barber was satisfied with their ninth place finish at the St Ivcl competition He and Kelly were Ihe only Canadians entered in the invitational event Barber said thai he and his parlnerwill continue train ing until IWt so they may skate al the 19M Winter Olym pic Yugoslavia A more immediate goal for the two is to be In the lop 10 dance pairs In Ihc world Hard to lift with injury Barber sail he Is presently having some problems with his hand when he stretched a tendon a fen weeks ago He Is wearing a removable cost at this time but he hopes his hind will be completely healed by the lime he has to for the Canadian divisional Jon II Is particularly difficult for one pc of lift with the way his hand is now but Kris has only had exhibition competitions lately so he was able to miss Barber is currently enrolled part lime at Seneca college in Toronto where ho takes a figure course that Is geared towards Instructing coaching Kelly Johnson Is also taking the course Sue they were influenced their sister decision to swim It mis Hob started swimming tilivelv when the retre ilion offered swimmers Ihe opportunity to join swim if look swimming Hob joined the iquilie two ye ago with Ins and they with the tcim for two yian They moved to swim club which Ins belter ind belter says lhat Ihc I swim has just i progrim The issons the I iokt swim club is the number nut swim club in the country for their groups has group on the leim I II Sue who just three weeks was part of i medley relay team tint set i national record for hi group that whin ind her arrived at tin club ago they hid to work extra bird When we got there It lobicoke all the swimmers were faster linn us Sue says Sue says she Rob says he doesn I mind the extra pressure of swim with oilier talented swimmers on the team If you don have the pressure you gel nowhere he says TlieMissDiLslmeto follow a rigid schedule in order to be winners When Rob mentions tint swimmers have ice a lo of sleep Sue smiles as her eyes roll with letlgimenl The have not mis many classes because of swimming schedule but Hob admits to coming into eliss not as attentive is he could if he was not so tired We have understand imtnchers ire eood that wiy to us Sue siys il just a of organizing your time efficient ly in combining school with swimming Hath swimmers admit that they love being tired and they dislike any time when they are lint swimming On weekends when there a meet I just wilk around bored Hob says Hob eleven to times per week In his training period Hob swam metres per day lost year over a hour practice schedule Now the same number of swim Thisworksoutlonbout seven seconds for each race Coach of Etoblcoke swim club siys Hob is a iiry dcdicited and hard working swimmer The coach says that Rob cm go a along way in competition for a late starter such as Hob he sometimes laic starters ire Ihe Tiffany says of Rob sister Sue if she is a late developer like her brother she will be terrific he says The coach she has excellent strokes he knows she is improving He says the has seen a big improvement in both the swimmers over the last eight months The two swimmers have set definite goals for themselves and Ihey will not be happy at anything less than a maximum effort to ittaii them Rob Is looking forward lo mi in the 1S2 Commonwealth Times his main goal ho is to swim In the 1933 Olympic games In Los Angel He thinks this will be his best shot at winning he has been slow in developing his swimming In between then Rob now in grade ihlr Icon Is looking for a swim scholarship in the United Slates to his swimming Pee wee selects win Georgetown Pec Wee Selects overpowered Strcclsvllle opponents In a home game lo the tune of In hockey action last week The game was fast moving with Georgetown controlling the play through the last two periods Good passing and receiving forward rushes and exceptional teamwork and determination highlighted Die game Rod Frochler Bob each chalked up hat tricks with Chns Modems Brad earning goal3 each and Heath single Assists were shared by Ralph Jim Carpenter Rob Cooper Chris Brad 2 Ken and Lance Held