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takes on professional Professional figure skater recently hired by the Georgetown Figure Skating Club may have in tired a different career had been taller I wanted to be when 1 aid Connie but I BLIND BATS Front ro from left to right Brian James Lorenzo Ken Webb and Wayne Back row Norm ToppinK Ted Paul George and Bill James The members of this aptly named team from the Georgetown Umpires Association instead after nine years of studying skating in five cities Connie turned professional in September 107S She started training in Vancouver where she com her preliminary at the Then she moved to Burlington finished up to the third level and earned her Junior Bronze Dunces At Connie her fourth fifth and sixth figure skating reiii i rem In London On Lino 1B723UW her place seventh in the Novice Ladies Competition at the age of In she completed ficvcnlh level and Junior Silver After achieving her Dances in Toronto at Connie reached her goal Gold Figures and Freestyle At the age of she packed her bags for Newfoundland when- her first leaching Job In Stcphcnsville and Port Au Basques she trained children aged three to to Skate in freestyle figure and dance Dun the in Connie produced four ice shows Salute to Disney to Hock Operas Salute to Broadway and mice in Wonderland She choreographed designed costumes herself Homesick for Ontario Connie returned this spring For the summer she will tench skating in Sound September she will Join the existing professional figure skating coaches at Gordon Alcolt Memorial Arena Hick Gale Verhnegen Sell and Barber Connie will also commence training skaters in Burlington this fall Theres nothing Id rather do than skate Connie said My dream is to have a world- calibre THE July lilt Page 17 WEEKLY SCHEDULE TBALL Date Tumi Wednesday July a A Thursday July A B Tuesday July A Thursday July Tuesday July TYKE all to be played at Armoury Field July 3 vs July 4 Monday July vs Turday July 21 va 4 MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY The HERALD Angels Golf galore in area come home to roost Okay who wants to write up the game Aw come on Bob we lost 1811 lets keep It a Your coach captain president and sometimes catcher George Blabber Mouth told everyone that you were going to play Saturday night so they re expecting to find out who won you or the umpires better known as the Blind So weve got to have a story on the game How bout you Johnston I havent done a sports story In months besides Im on holidays If you dont do it whoever does will tell how struck out three times In a row Well if you pot it that way The fact that the 1976 Montreal Olympics opened on the same day the Herald Angels began their season of exhibition Softball games Is purely coincidental Thais where all similarities end Playing the Blind Bats a group of men who nor mally officiate behind the plate but for this occasion took to the field to show that they are contrary to many fans opinions very good sports the Angels had their problems putting it together and somehow lost the low tight score of Pulling out a long list of Official Excuses the Angels coach reporter photographer George painted in particular to the fact that the Angels were at a definite disadvantage when it came to disputing calls made by the game official officials The Herald crew felt that they had pulled off a major bit of by getting Paul Egerton as home plate umpire and Irishman as base umpire happens to be the brother of two typesetters at the Herald Unfortunately the Egcrtons must be having a family feud No matter how much the Angels offered to pay him Paul refused to be out bribed Were still trying to find the rule that allows a team of umpires to put on additional player on the field for every minute that It rains during the game commented After a four minute rain shower In the middle innings the Blind Bats fielded a team of 14 players plus equals Whoever said could By the time the twohour game hod raced through Its four innings the had received strong efforts from BUI Webb Ken Mike George Wayne Kim Crawford Ted Bill James all of whom arc umpires and two ringers who actually know how to play ball Norm Topping and Brian James On those infrequent occasions that the Angels tually threatened just before the game started the Blind Bats also colled on three more ringers Linda George Karen Millar and Wendy From to bolster their offense We had to Slick with a defensive game said We had to keep defending some of our players from some of the While umpire Ken made some good pitches to Herald reporter Lynn his fellow umpire Bill James was having his trouble with Angels third baseman or or Lli Richardson who was using an old trick used by Pete Hose to distract opposing runners the old Blow In Your Ear Trick The honours for top hitter for the Angels were shared by the husband and wife team or Bob and Iris Shirley Dave Hastings did note that he felt that could play much better ball once he over the opening game Jit ten The father of stalwart has obviously not been taking notes during the games but under the orders of coach will be in the future Three players Brian and Tommy Hastings and Allan Barber who were coerced into action when Angels regulars Lynn and Lil somehow got lost travelling from downtown Georgetown to the fairgrounds played steady ball thank goodness As for the efforts of the other two Angels coach and BUI Johnston it best Just to say that they were also there Not satisfied with one defeat the Angels go at It again tonight Wednesday as they face the Recreation Wrecks The game gets under way at m on diamond at the Fairgrounds Last Tuesday July 13 the day ladies played a Most Even numbered Scores event Jane McNolly was the IBhole winner and Pat terson was the winner In the evening the business girls played Hidden Holes and the winners were Gail and Schcnk On Saturday July 17 the Four man Team event was won with a net The team which was captained by Rick Collier also included Gerry Osborne Max Brooks and Jim Lindsay Other teams and their scores were Don An Hon Crosby David Plouf John Don Mallettc Rich Preston Terry Mndill Jack Cormnn Wetherall Don Ferguson Storr John Franks Terry Hay Rob Ralph BUI Miller Reg Mike Makovnyk Ron Peter Andy Dave On Monday July IS the ladies in the Sectional Four somes for the Northern Division played at North Cnpp won the low net for the day and the club standings were as follows first North second Credit Valley third Chinguacousy Each member of the winning teams won a golf ball RYDERS TV HAS The Office Of L MBROWN RO CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS FROM Monday July to Racing At Its Best At ORANGEVILLE RACEWAY EVERY POST TIME EVERY THURSDAY POST TIME CLUB HOUSE RESERVATION DOWN THE SELL TICKETS Make you and yours happy this summer by earning a regular commission bonuses awards and a chance win up to for si Make your neighbours clients customers workers and anyone else in Halton County and Fergus happy by ottering each of them the opportunity to win up to tan free II you are over 18 years age and would like to sell Winlano 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