Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 9, 1978, p. 16

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team sounding good While the brass of the Georgetown plan modes of transportation for the numerous out if own players they by all indications plan to bring their counterparts in Collingwood have no such problem playtrs to the games will be no for hem The players inn walk if they want lo was one of five teams named to Join the OH A Intermediate League a couple of weeks ago The other teams that v ill make up Georgian Bay division arc Owen Sound Port Elgin and Midland Pen clang seems to be the most intriguing of the new teams For starters ihey have already named numerous former pros and top prospects who will be wearing the colors this year Bill If the president of the new club and he told The Herald that there Is no shortage talent in the immediate Collingwood area We have pltntv of talent here said We not be spending money bring In players from out of Among the hockey players living there ore Steve Carlton Sly and Paul Shakes Carlton and Sly played for numerous National Hockey League clubs during their careers and for awhile each donned the blue and white uniforms of the Toronto Maple Leafs Shakes played for the California Golden Seals for a spell of time Other players Ihol will almost dcfwlteiv be playing for arc Ian McKegney Osborne Don Westbrooke and Bonn it Patterson Westbrooke and Patterson are off Ihe roster of the Home Flyers of the Senior A loop and Osborne were both top junior prospects in their day Another player Collingwood hopes to land is Burgess who also played for the Flyers We have the nucleus of a vcrv good team right here in Collingwood said Surely in their first year will be hoping to win the Georgian Bay and be respectable against the established southern teams We re planning go all the way said Does that mean you plan on making a run at the Hardy Cup he was asked It sure docs he answered Were not like the Toronto Blue Jays we re not planning to be competitive after several years We 11 be competitive right away said the people of Collingwood are very enthusiastic about their new hockey club We got the community right behind us he said Collingwood has in arena which holds people The president said that he hopes that arena will be jam packed for the big games couple of cars ago when we had a Junior club they jammed loo people into the arena for a playoff game against Belleville he said We hope o be jam ming the arena for a few games said he expects the new division to be highly competitive Owen Sound and Midland should both have good teams in our division he said And down south we hear Georgetown is strong Two other teams which have made no bones about the Hard Cup being their respective goals this year are the Haiders the Merchants The Merchants have come the closest to realizing that goal when last year they made it to the semi finals of the Eastern Canadian Championships The Haiders played the Tigers for same championship a couple of vears back but were blown out of the rink The Merchants came close to upsetting Tigers For the Raiders lo make a serious charge at Canadian Intermediate A supremacy one thing is certain They cannot land pat The Raiders have made no bones about the fact that they plan on bringing In many players this year Last voir the boasted having more homebrews in their lineup than any other team in the league The Merchants and the the two other strong teams in the league always had trouble rounding up enough homebrews to make minimum of five had at least 10 homebrews in the lineup This year team does not have have any homebrews in lineup You can bet thai new coach Gerry won I be asking where a player hails from while he is isscssing hockey lilent If a player is big he II be a Raider next year and probably draw smiles from his It should be a very interesting year in the In termediatc The representative from the league the litem Canadian Championships should have a better any of their predecessors of taking The Georgetown Haiders announced this week that Georgetown Chrysler will again sponsor the team this Baseball results TIKI- Standard Products Dairy Quern A good tight pitching battle with Product Tim Vinder kooy coming out the winner Over Queen McCarthy Kevin and Harden lit for the winners while Blair Smith did the same for Queen try Quern Canadian legion Steve McCarthy scored the winning run on Yeo McCarthy was again the win ning pitcher this lime around and Brian Kemp took the loss i TorontoDominion Bonk 1 An easy win for TD as Stationery defaulted Georgetown Tire Knlllings Mike McNlven and Mike McCarlhy pitched for winners wilh in Jackson leading he attack with trip le Bruce Marriott lilt a home- run in a losing cause Toronto Dominion Bank Sports Camp Georgetown Tire Stationery Beaumont Knitting Optimists 1 1 North Sports Camp Tom Forties struck out 12 In going distinct for the winners Paul Burroughs homer and triple help his Terry Merrill hit one in a losing cause DUG to Georgetown Tire Robbie Duke hit a round tripper in leid attack for Stationery Grig Robertson was the winning pitcher BejumunlKnllliiigl Bruce Marriott had two hits nude two excellent dtfen pluys to lead the way for winners played a solid game In a losing North Sports Lump TO Bank Harold was the hero for Camp In this one as ho came on pitch In the Inst with bases loaded and none out and he struck out tht side preserve the tie Bunk received a total team efforl Canadian wrestlers finish second The Canadian National Schoolboy wrestling team finished second to the host country at World Champ ionships held at Albuquerque New Mexico on August A The States walked away with the competition winning of the weight divisions In the intermediate and advanced classes The intermediate class was for wrestlers and 14 years old and advanced for compe titors and 16 years old The Canadian coaches and wrestlers were extremely pleased with the showing as a team from here has never finished belter than fifth at championships The was coached by Scarborough s John and Centennial middle school Jim Hall Don Brown of Toronto was the manager trainer and Patty Hall the therapist Among the wrestlers representing Canada six were from Georgetown Kev in Frank Chris Mike ind Ken Ward were off Halls own team at Mike Taylor and Bill Davis were off Bob McKays at Georgetown district high Taylor made the best wing among Georgelown wrestler finishing second in the kilograms class He was wrestling in the advene eel class Chris also made in impressive showing com ing up v ith a third In the kg division He wrestled Manhirc won his received a bye in the second round and then lost a narrow a decision to a Japanese wrestler In the final round he was pinned by an American Each of wrestlers re mained In competition until he lost two matches Two losses meant Hon Kevin Frank 38 kg Bill Davis 55 kg Mike Wrcblcw ski 41kg and Ken Ward kg all lost their first two Canada ended up second In the advanced category with the United Stales the only team outpointing them Vcn finished third in this division Tn the intermediate class Canada came away with fourth trailing India and Mexico when divisions were Canada had a second The team left Georgetown where the training and nations lo choose the team were held on July They spent a week In Colo The altitude there is reel and team had Iwo one hour and a half workouts a day Training there was Manhirtsaid It was almost impossible for us to run on the first day The lean began day with i mile to two mile run The training did not let up once the team que where the altitude is feel We had a couple of tours set up for afternoons so some days we only had one train mg session we went two said also sold that though many of islons did not have many each wrestler there wjs of the highest quality Other wrestlers in intermediate class besides unlock Ward trunk and Wrebltwski were Montreal 28 kilos Ronald Hill Toronto kilos Mike Stewart Mont real kilos Mat Moellcr London kilos Gary lion Scarborough kilos Mike 57 kilos Remanl kilos Wrestlers joining Davis l Tuvlor in the advanced class were Brad Richmond Hill kilos Handy Henderson ough kilos Cast ro Toronto kilos Bob kilos ough tl kilos Dan sen Thunder Bay 66 kilos Bob Leu hard kilos and Frank Collegiate in in open class As previously mentioned none of the Canadian wresll ers managed win in an category How ever each of them deserves the highest form of ion They have spent the majority of their Ihei through very strenuous workouts for meet and they did murh better lhan any of their predecessors fore the team left for the Slates Hall said thai the Continued on Page 17 Augusta Pee Wees top clinch second place The Glen Warriors were literullv all over irestone goalltnder Brad Miller In Ball Hockey action Thursdnv Miller ployed excellently keep his learn in Ihe thick of things was when Bill scored tale In Ihe second overtime baseball Pec Wees took a big 17 vie are battling tor third at home against The Wees did not do loo last week two clubs well it tournament In with Brampton were fighting Brampton over the weekend for second place in league lost their first to standings with Burlington remarket a in extra In already having clinched first Georgetown went into place the bottom of fifth trailing Georgetown has now 4 They stored four runs and second plate They were look the id for the first time awarded the placing when Dukes to semifinals by upsetting Way Jay In the top of the seventh Hick Greenwood who hid taken over from starter had two outs The next baiter a ball to left and Sandy Watson mid played it second to steal third nod then had The Dominion Dukes from and Diamond again in Acton first major third upset of the Hills Ball The first overtime period Hockey League playoffs by as I downing Wav Jay in their Brad Miller performed ex two game total goals affair in net The The teams went into Ihe questionable pcmllies in the second game Thursday night irestont tied 3 Glen big advantage as they The Way Jay were heavily favored to advance past the first round as they finished in first place In the leaguo and through sprawling Miller who must have had memories of facing the is the of ihe for Bill I- put a npaign undefciled The Dukes had winning record but finished in fifth place stored with only seconds left However the Dukes looked in sttond overtime thing bun fifth place team The overtime periods against Jay as they minutes each I took beat Miller with 1 wrist shot their opponents f in close Brian scored late in first period to give the matchups were runaways us Dukes the lead defeated Midwav through the second rowing I54nndtht Applewood frame WayJay drew again when who was best Way Jay floor this night scored The Dukes wenl ahead again when Glen McKcnuc tallied with W remaining in the period The game remained that way until mark of the final period when the Dukes his goal of the game to give his learn a goal bulge led Giants had an lead over richton Brothers when the I liter forfeited the second Turner wis unstoppable for In the second game as he scort d four s Hick Tomkinson added two and singles went to Rob Jim Ken Tillying for were Dave Puckering and Dive King The semi funis with second game sel to go tomorrow night burners which has been strong throughout the year will go hi Glen cm louph The other semi final will the who must now be rimming with ton fidenci a wlnth futures Turner Chris Brookville Selects beat In season games this week the Selects defeated Georgelown and Cedar Hill Ions ended Hit The Way Jay players beating them 4 showed their spunk when The squad was came bock less a minute hot In Ihcir triumph r later to draw back within one Georgetown Hie bits goal Bob was swinging rietii from Doug belted Barnes Charlie Knoepfli drawing the assists W ly Jay pressured for the four minutes of the game hut wen unable to come up with tin equalizer A penalty for too ninny men on hi floor late In the game ended their three Innings In Ihe top of the fourth The game was hot con lilt smashed in sled and at some points very and put two and placed another runiuronbisc While the visit ngBrookulh hit a double ogam in the third inning only three bitters to Ihe plate in each of Ihe first rough and the Duke Bill iell got Into a couple of scraps with the small Way Jay forward more than holding his own against much bigger Field and Kent Ke nine standouts or Dukes as they made he Way Jay for wards keep their heads up with their robust play In front series of the first round Bill scored in the second overtime pi nod lo the Git Wirriors a victory over Hie surprisingly strong learn The teams went into second game lied As in the cose of lilt Way JayM the Glen was to walk all over appeared that wis going to lie the case when 1 scored coals in the hitlers it 1st period The goals scorers flu lloynltiles hid were mug mm hrec more hits in the and Bill Bradley but only libit get one However Firestone came home miking score in roaring In final two fuvor of The regulation periods to score toyjeltslhratnedniain In three times and send game ninth ceroid not to into overturn Their scorers their tally were Tom Diamond and Gerry Jirookvllli pi lytr In the period mm rum 1 nil una 1111 on base before they the field had heir big inning in fourth scoring two runs leaving runner at setond base In fifth in the sent bat lers to plate in thai inning Seven of he players nude home to pull tht Selects even farther of Georgetown 10 The Selects hats continued to wilh the hill in the sixth three loui hliii pi an runner being itit on it to reich They Dennis twice Cat twice Sue turn Butler twice Sue 1 Hamilton twice and Kennedy Hitting home to tnlly for the were icKay twice and Monica Pollock Selects also came out best Hill 4 3 Cedar Hill took he In the first inning I back in top of the second to score a run even up Hit score The store sheets remained tied it one apiece until of fifth when Cedar Hill hit in their third runs of night Not by this the an inning hut belted out five hits bring in three ind like the lead allow another ted Streetsville which his been mired In last place all forfeited the game which was set to go tonight has forfeited its last three games The five runs In the first two in inil but stormed in r four to turn the game into sir roul The was third pitch the after six innings because of darkness It was tht first win this for Georgelown over the only team in the Doug Bill is i Kirby and goaltcnder Glen losing record in the lineup Busty Gourlie id his survivors of those two troubles in tin first two in wars will fateoff In what he settled iwn to should be qullen climax and eirn season in the final Saturday at Georgetown hitters The knocking off of the Way had hot bats Je Jay will mean that the league had holies as went four champion will be able to for five store four runs represent Hills in the Dave had a perfect provincial set logo In the three lalcr this month for Ik ed The Way Jay received word turns knocke I in thai team has been more suspended from Ontario Ball Hockey Association play for for five one year for their part In a knoeking in time runs brawl during tournament in Blake Hamsun nig last month The other hid one hit team involved was Mooretown hut nonetheless Irom London id productive evenings Way Jay player Hon Harrison knocked in two Osborne was suspended from scored four Units ploy until 1U83 for his pirt In the altercation nil hid five runs baited in for Is no thai I the should hive been suspended The vittory is a for that long Osborne slid mnralt for was nothing more than inrgetown as there is a good couple of punehts thrown and thince will hie then wrestling match in the first round of Ihi plajofis The first place team much worst tights during the meets the fourth and the tournament and Ihe players second and third place learns Involved In those only received squire oft The first two iwo game suspensions posjlions have been decided the backstop runner on third illy scored the lying run Newmarket then scored three runs in firsl extra inning to take the victory Georgelown came home early when they were bombed 10 in their first game In the consolation section Bolton scored eight runs in the third inning to turn the game into a roul early They then bettered that output by scoring nine In Ihe fifth ittuvam a Tht itcd to collect a hit in this The Pee are now gciring up for the CNt tournament They play Ihcir first game an August IT at HELPING THE CAUSE itchcr Teresa Dunn llj lies took this year The lea as one of the big reasons the si place In the Rural Softball 1 Is coached by Pop Manes Hit wo victory Scoring for li am were Thomson SueMtCallum Lid Six up Ihrci down In the bottom of Ihe sixth and did In Ihe top of the Till up wilh thru in the seventh lit spin inenrly lend of JO by the innlne Six squad caught up and tin 4 I In the third in I hi I Both mi kid up two unking the score It unit brought home one runner In the seventh Inning Brookvilk mnnncd in Iht lop of the ninth was not trough to the and Six won store of for win Me ilium I nine Kinnulv mil lihn twite Reporter discovers trapshooting with juns member John Shad bolt took me out into lot ind me of the under shotgun I would be using I v told n 3 point Slit- It- UN Trnpshontitig is spurt I had seen only couple lime on division that Is until I decided go out and try for myself to sec what was ill about I wenl to the Guclph Hod Gun located on acres of land just outside ttlen MilN which has a nil of over 100 from between lown and Guclph Besides Irapsliooling they also have nil Indoor pistol range turk shoot are outdoor ritle When I arrived I wulched five members shooting a round of clay birds Not one of them lilt less than birds Hi I never untied gun before think I d trouble II til In I look ry hard nil canst 1 d id no expert tht il injont no matter whether it w is loaded or not lo always it open until I was ready to shoot gun air when I hid lo take out an unused bullet for some reason would prevent me from shooting myself in Hit foot Then came moment I would li the sport really is I slipped up to ilosest line which Id irds from trap with tour other Although isph ill shooting is marked from IGyartLs in yards for everyday shooting most members il yird line We were shoot five thy birds from of the five difftrcnl positions working our way down Iht line so thai inch person his a shot is starters urn again A boy sil in In Ihat a lifeguards chair Ihe number of the approximately four Inch dnmeter targets that we I was instructed line tin of my gun up the lop of the called the from which an iKnown as Hit trap would the birds we Unci tit bird out I itwlththtsiht until just a bit In of the birds path aid then pull the trigger If hit the bird of would off and would score 1 point tins sounded pretty so with great I tilled for the it out from the bowels of the trap red missed by about feet I decided II at lor it first looked liter ill Otitic birds I shot I did it nint very score r was assured loot time members I decided I bid to at leisl ilmed at aid so slipped up with four othtr sltottrs This time it is is I hid of to offset the extra tit the in front of mt I had also learned the right timing nnd hid belter iriei of when the gun my round I surprised quite few of the members tij hitting til birds not the isl surprised of whom was Many the Hod and I m looking forward lo d Gun Club going back again once an very about Ihcir bruise heals the s rt lei the recciv time 1 be experienced mi enough to bring earplugs Ameritnn As with me placement lis birds cm the a cop of the number of birds hit According how high your is will nssign you the yard from which you are to shoot The you art tht further away from the trap you will stand from i minimum of yards to a of yards All Olympic Ions held from the yard markers Many of the club memb ers are also concerned about governments proposed pun legislations to come Into etfett next year Whin safely is trapshooting and Mi sptris ire quilt harmless long lime ind member John There is no more danger to shooting a gun If vou do it properly thin is In driving tar He also feels many people ire dictd against firearms being their use when they have nil experience with Despite my sore irms next and my slightly right shoulder from kiikbatk of the shotgun was u and enjoy able afternoon I spent at the Rod and Gun Club

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