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Heart ailment forces goalie into premature retirement TORONTO- Rick Wilson knew there come a day when he would decide to retire from hockey But he no Idea that decision would be made or him Retirement for the fiveyear International Hockey League and onetime Georgetown Chrysler Raider came July of this year While skating with his father Wilson became short of breath collapsed Wilson was taken to hospital and diagnosed as having heart muscle disease The medical term for the ailment is cardiomyopathy This enlarges the heart and gives it an irregular beat In healthy individuals added activity results in the heart pumping more blood But those with heart muscle disease the pumping action Is severely curtailed The end result Is Wilson cannot play competitive hockey Should he try the consequences could be fatal If Kick played hockey he would become short of breath far out of proportion than a normal person said his doctor Robert Sklar He could collapse and die suddenly of cardiac arrest Sklar said doctors are not sure of the disease cause but added it Is thought to or through viral infection who Is also he Toronto Argonauts team physician said Wilson is in a very serious situation Rick Is not well he said All I can do is advise him and treat any complications that come up Sklar said a lot is not known about the disease because extensive studies haven been done He added in Metropolitan Toronto about cases a year are rcporled As for Wilson I knows the prognosis Is not good There a 10 per cent chance this will get better he said The other per is split between It stay the same or getting worse I not bitter rather Just disappointed I couldn t make the decision to retire myself been the past years so it is frustrating that way I might have had prior warning of this last year when I had breathing problems but I just thought was my sinuses Wilson said The timing too could 1 have been worse My agent was telling me I could have played In Rochester or Adirondack of the American Hockey League Wilson said Hut I guess that history now Even If the American League t worked out for Wilson he still had plans to play hockey this winter In Flint or Senior hockey in Georgetown Wilson was signed by the Raiders last November but was recalled to Flint before I played a game for Georgetown I ve always appreciated hockey and down the road this makes you miss it a lot more but m not going to cry about Playing again crosses my mind now and then but I know I can I guess that the way it goes The way I look at could be a lot worse At least I m not crippled ho said The five years Wilson was In the International league he played In Flint Michigan under coach Dennis era said Wilson looked fine last year and the prospect of looking for another goal tender easy II really hurts not having Roily around said He was a good guy his not being here exactly a help Now that he is out of competitive hockey Wilson said he someday plans to return to the arena I d like to coach kids he said Hockey has given me too and I feel I should give something back White not happy on being out of competitive hockey Wilson has found a silver lining to this cloud This has allowed me to get into the sporting goods business with my father he said It brings you back to the real world where it Is a whole different ball game So long as Wilson has the d he wilt have to take medicine to treat It He was taking 14 pills a day but that has gone down to eight presently If the ailment t Improve he will continue taking the pills the rest of his life With what I got to take every day it can get a little expensive a month but luckily I got on the health plan at work just In time Having Just recently gotten out of the hospital Wilson tried to skate again but found It quite difficult I found myself fighting for my breath and my heart was beating like a son of a gun he sold The 1978 Montreal Canadlens droit pick refuses to live in self pity As he puts it he still has a lot to look forward to My wife is pregnant with our first child he said We lost a baby a couple of years ago and sure If we could ever have children again As long as the baby Is healthy it matter If it Is a boy or girl nil hill Inw It nil that vouncj ITD Open Weeknights Until PHONE 877 the HERALD HAZEN SALES SERVICE REPAIRS TO LAWN ft GARDEN EQUIPMENT CHAIN5AWS MOTORCYCLES SERVICE DEALER FOR TECUMSEH MTD CANADIAN Coaches needed With the season Just weeks away coaches are needed for the basketball earns at Georgetown District High School Those Intere sted are asked to contact Lceking at or Skating program Here your chance to leam to or Improve your skating in a small group setting This program begins next Wednesday November at m at the Georgetown Arena and runs 7 weeks for only For more information please call 877 ext Be sure to register now Ball meeting The Town of Helton Hills Recrea and Parka Department would like to remind all regular ball diamond user groups of our end of season meeting to be held as follows Wednesday November 1985 7 to Georgetown District High School Please remember to R S V to Jeff Bitton 8775185 ext by Friday November I Also Please limit attendance to es per league or group Hot robs Raiders of victory By DAN RALPH Herald Sports Editor Lady Luck and Colllngwood goalie Robert stopped Georgetown Chrysler Raiders from extending their streak three games Friday The Raiders had ample but came up big as edged Georgetown for their first win of the year The Ontario Senior A League game was played at the Arena Thursday night Georgetown over came a 53 deficit in the third period to defeat Flamboro in Rockton Georgetown has a record of two wins Rebel runners tops at PeelHaltons TAKE THAT Georgetown District High School junior boys volleyball player Ken left smashes one past blocker Nell Munro during his team practice last week looks on Both and junior played LJMc at Georgetown District High School Sec story on US Herald photo Five of the six Georgetown District High School cross country teams will be taking place in this week provinci meet being held In All but the senior girls team qualified for the event at Thursday a Peel Halt on meet held Thursday at Kelso Conservation Authority All three boys teams finished first overall as the midgets were led by Glenn Mulder 1st BobDoriker 4th David and Cam Herman Oakville steals tie from HEADING UP ICEGeorgetown Gemlnli Joe Toole S rushes past teammate Rod S In the first period Georgetown game with Barrie Tuesday The tied then lost Friday Saturday the two clubs met at the Arena and the Gemlnls settled for a lie also Herald photo Georgetown Gemlnls again proved to be their own worst enemy Saturday Georgetown took a lead into the third period and to lay back for an eight minute span As a result Blades countered with three goals and the Geminis had to settle for a tie Instead of the win they certainly deserved In the first two periods The Central Ontario Junior B League game was played at the Arena After tied the game Georgetown had some good scoring chances but couldn seem to notch the winning tally We went back to our dormant thing In third period said coach Jules Russian It not a team thing Just one or two players making a bad pass or doing something wrong la our zone and it costing us Russlanl said the second period talk In the dressing room revolv around not standing pat with their lead If anything I told them to be more aggressive in their Oakville a zone Russian said Its getting very frustrating because of the five ties we had this year two are warranted Give us those three points and we re two points out of first place Wayne Morrow had three goals and an assist Saturday night for the Gemlnls Ray and Todd George Osborne had good games too aa Demone had three assists and Osborne added a pair BRIAN DEMON Friday night Georgetown travelled to Oakville and left with a toss RJ and Brian Demone bolb had a goal and one assist for George town Osborne had a pair of assists The Georgetown crew played the home team quite evenly the first period but fell behind heading into the final frame We were completely out of It In the second period The kids la Id tack and dldn t do what hey were doing in the first period We came back a little bit in the third period but its hard to come back that amount be said Tuesday night at the Alcott Arena Georgetown met Colts and deserved again a better fate The but had to settle for a 22 tie as Osborne and Morrow had power play goals for the locals Georgetown has a record of three wins five losses and five ties so far this season Tho trail Vaughn and who share top spot by Just five points Continued on page LINN MULDER AMATO Gth Tun Parker also ran and finished points outdistancing C by points The juniors easily outdid second place Chlnguacousy 17 to as Brendan Cleary was second overall Jeff Amato ran fourth while Greg Mackenzie was fifth and Dave Paul sixth Jim Clark also finished in the top 10 eighth while Letarnec Other finishers were Terry Dixon 31st Mark Lamb Rich Van Der 68th and Peter Ramsay 7Bth Erik Hopkins won the senior race while teammate Mike was fourth Andy Kiss was seventh while Paul waa Other included Frank Solinger 14th Brian 22nd Brian Hanman and Richards The team easily beat out second place Humber view 22 to me midget girls finished second behind Milton as Tara BousklU was fourth overall Tool McOements was eighth while Sheila Huffman was ninth Other finishers Included Soma Letarnec 25th Kara Lynn Palmer and Bonnie Clark 53rd The junior girts were tops in their class beating out Nelson by IB points Amy Powers was fourth in the individual while Trad Mae- Farlane was ninth and teammate Lewis was 10th Kim Hale was right behind in place Other finishers Included Shannon Snyder 26th Sandy and Little Chabuon Continued on page B4 two losses this season As good aa Bryson played he was lucky at times In the first period shots by Elliot and Larry Power eluded him but managed to stay out Doug Fry a wrist shot in the second frame hit Bryson went high in the air and actually fell behind the visitors goalie but again stayed out Their goalie did make some big saves said Raiders coachgeneral manager Gil Eyre We certainly had the chances If we get the breaks under normal circumstances we score five goals in the first period Raider goal tender Dave Tataryn played his best game the young season He stopped four Colllngwood near breakaways including a fine save off Shipbuilder captain Tom CoOey in the second period Newcomer Dave Chapman scored the first Raider goal lipping a shot from Tom File past Paul Gallagher had the other on the power play in the second period Eyre was pleased with Chapmans play particularly bis prowess on the faceoffs where he lost but three Friday night He 11 be an Important ingredient for us he said Former Raider John had a goal and assisted on the winning score by Adam Lewis while Jamie Clarke had the first goal Glbb said the win waa important for the Shipbuilders It was a big win he said The first one is always big because you haven t won yet Playing against his former mates gave a little more inspiration to play well he said You get up a little more playing against your friends Guys like Doug Fry and Dave Hill are good buddies of mine and it a nice to out on the winning side Glbb said For Shipbuilders coach Sly the win was a surprising one This is the first time our team has been all together be said Basically we just threw them on the ice This was a big win because the first Is always Important Sly said This year this league will be so tight you can afford to fall behind Thursday Tom Gibson Derek Booth Craig Frank RayTonelU Hill and Fry scored the goals Fry tally was the winner and actually went off his body while the Raider was battling a player in front of the home team net Doug just stood hia ground Eyre said They were hacking away at him and Dougs helmet was off The puck hit him and went In Friday night Georgetown boats Petrolla then travels to Cambridge Saturday night 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