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Page THE HERALD Saturday December 1989 Atoms in action Georgetown Hockey Association House League games resume Saturday after the holi day season break Games are played In the morning and afternoon at both Georgetown Memorial Arena and Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena In the picture above the puck carrier zeroes in on the goal during play in an Atom House League game between Rockwell and Halton Hills Tire last Saturday fortunately results were not made available Herald photo Christmas gifts for all the season to be or so the savmg goes A time of gift giving and of friendship In the spirit of the season if I ma be so bold I offer a potpourri of sporting tidbits to tide the the not sofnendlies the and even the flock of birds who gaze down upon these pages from their respective loft perches something to munch on over the Christmas weekend It goes without saing that soc is the world s most popular sport of the outdoor vanet The World Cup Tournament is the most watched sporting in the history of television Italy plays host to the 1990 World Cup Tournament this summer from June July 8 and the world sporting press is churning out reams of copy World Cup trivia fans had better be well prepared as the touma ment The inaugural was hosted by in Uruguay defeated Argentim to win the Cup The selection of Italy as the host for the tournament marks a first becomes the only country to host the World Cup Tournament twice Italy hosted the World Cup and went on to win the Cup by defeating Czechoslovakia l in overtime The World Cup Tournament was not held in either 1942 or 1946 because of the irritating incursion of World War In terms of victories Brazil and have each won the Cup three times West Germany Uruguay Argentina have each won the Cup twice and England has won the Cup once This was in 1966 as host country when the English side defeated West Germany in overtime the Cup final Brazil 3 and ly 3 and 1982 West Ger many and 1974 Uruguay 2 1930 and 1950 Argentina 2 and 1986 England 1 Unfortunately the cloud of scan has already threatened to over shadow the 1990 event Argentine superstar Diego Maradona who plays for Napoli in the Italian League was quoted in several Italian newspapers as claiming that the World Cup draw was fixed Maradona was quoted as saying World Cup groups had been pre determined and the draw was made Just for the fun of the audience It Is reported that could be either fined or dis qualified from Italian League play NORTH END NISSAN MARTIN STREET 8784137 As I See If Colin Gibson Sports Edito because of his remarks He is the captain of the tine squad so regardless of the penalties assessed against him t is highh he would be ban from in the World Cup Still with soccer in the Guess coming to dinner it is reported that the United States s rushing citizenship for a plaer named a reputed deadlvgoa scorer Wtgerle was bom in South Africa his mother was born in Scotland his father was born n West German he married an woman and was worth a SI million transfer fee to Queens Park Rangers in England Under world soccer rules he has never participated in a World he can choose which to PICKED LP IN PASSING It is the season for wishing hoping and Doug Carpenter coach of Toronto Maple Leafs offers this Insight Never drool over something you fon t have I mean we all like to a lot of in the bank But so poor I can even afford to pay attention Who said football players ere dumb Northeast Louisiana University football coach Sam Goodwin had with some of his players who were not used to air travel We told them if they used chew ii g it would keep their ears from lip is quoted as saying It worked fine except some guys had a hard time getting the gum out of their ears It is reported in the Globe and Mail that sports is the largest industry in the United States finishing ahead of auto petroleum primary metals lumber and air transportation The paper was quoting from the weeWy Sporting News It is reported that sports generated billion U S in out put and services in 1988 The study was done by Wharton Econometrics Forecasting Association Group When will the National Hockey League get its head out of the ice chips in its view on drug and substance abuse Established HALTON HILLS COLLISION RRt AGTON According to league president John Ziegler there is no problem and it is one strike and you are out Detroit Red Wings troubled player Bob received a lifetime ban from the NHL for get ting caught trying to smuggle co caine across the S border in his undershorts Now according to he could be eligible to return in time for the playoffs Give me a break The league should also look ing out for the welfare of rookies and might learn a lesson from the program recently initiated by the National Basketball Association Rookies will be subject to drug tests dunng training camp and random three times during the regular season If the rookie fails one of these regular season tests he will be suspended for the remainder of the season and be ineligible to play un til the following vear The first time failure will be treated in a manner as if the had come forward voluntarily He would be required to follow an after care program and adhere to the league s anti drugs rules If the rookie failed the drug test during training camp his contract would be voided and he would be ineligible to play in the league for one year Granted Toronto is the hot bed of baseball in Ontario But what centre is next inline Some would suggest Saint Catharines because of the Blue Jay farm team located there Try London Ontario After just one year in the Double A Eastern League the London have won the right to host the Eastern League All Star game The game will be June 25 at London s Park In the team first season of Dou A baseball it drew 167 679 fans fifth best in the eight team league The Tigers sold 1 season tickets for their initial campaign and are aiming for an overall at tendance mark of in That s all for now but I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers a happy and safe holiday season And to all those fair damsels who might be looking for prospective husbands during the festive times Merry Christmas and to 11 a good Knight As I see it anyway Georgetown A AutoGlass Windshield Repairs Replacements Auto Upholstery Convertible Tops Sun Roofs Insurance Claims Welcome 315 ARMSTRONG AVENUE 17J4X4 8777433 Curling Club news Season reaches midway point By EI I EN BURNS Herald Special Well curlers it is hard to believe the first half of our curling season is over and here are the winners of the Mixed Section first draw Coming first in No l section was Bradley with his team of Fred Harm Glen and Sandy Peer Second place was Jack Alice and Al and Betty Shepherd Third place was Paul Ellen and Don Burns and Winning Section No was Bill Hunter and his team of Frank rant and Bob and Elda Watts In No spot were Terry and Val and Dennis and Mae Cart Third place winners were Bob and Mary Wands and Barry and Shepherd The winners of Section No were Vic and Marlene and Doug Fuller and Dolores Houghton Coming second was the team of Lyn McLaren Karin Henderson Keith Mills and Eve McLaren place winners were George and Joan Shapcott Foster and Heather Kaufman I am sure everyone had a good time win or lose thanks to the great time and efforts given by Bill Draw No 2 will begin on Jan 5 and will be played on Friday and Saturday nights for a change Our Seagrams Mixed entry of George and Joan Shapcott Mitch Jewell and Alice reported having four good games last weekend in Dixie but unfortunately do not go on to Level Susan would like the Tuesday A M ladies to remember to return on Jan at 9 for a fun morning and the regular schedule will resume on Jan 9 The of North would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Raiders thumped 91 by Streetsville Georgetown Pontiac Buick Raiders saw their 198990 Central Ontario Junior B Hockey League West Division record drop to 3 21 on the heels of a 91 loss to Streetsville Derbys in a game played Tuesday night in Streetsville Streetsville led after the first period en route to the win Rob Doucette converted a pass from Jim English for the lone Georgetown goal Raiders had a scheduled night in Milton against the Merchants at press time the score was not available Raiders play host to the same Streetsville Thursday p at Gordon Alcott Memorial Arena at the annual Kids Nite extravaganza The Raiders in conjunction with the Georgetown Minor Hockey Association have distributed free children s tickets for the game to sponsoring Halton Hills chants The ticket not only allows the youngster free admission to the game but also a chance at a number of gifts to be drawn during intermissions Sports centre receives grant The Ontano Sports Centre will receive a provincial grant of to establish a sports safety resource centre and complete a risk management program Minister of Tourism and Recreation Ken Black made the announcement recently The grant is part of the Ministry s Sports Fitness and Recreation Safety pro gram Both of these projects reflect my Ministry s desire to reduce sports related injuries Mr Black said The risk management pro gram and the safety resource cen tre will educate sports tions and the public about enjoying a healthy lifestyle by participating safely in sports FOR UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAY IN THE CITY OF DAVID A SAVIOR WHICH IS CHRIST THE LORD LUKE 2 11 WE WISH ALL OUR FAMILY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR CONSTRUCTION LTD GEORGETOWN