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THEHERAID OUTLOOK Saturday January Page New Year celebration win lose DREW Sabres nip Hornets Acton Sabres welcomed the new- year in fine fashion journeying to last Wednesday and the hometown Hornets 65 The win boosted the Sabres Mid Ontario Junior Hockey League 198990 season record to and moved the Acton team to within three points of second place the league s standings Of more importance the victory also moved Acton two points in front of Alhston with a game in hand as serious jockeying gets underway for playoff positions and homeice advantage through the playoff rounds Sabre coach Ken Steen was pleased with the win considering the team had been idle for two weeks over the Christmas holidays It was good to get the guys back into game condition noted Steen We were a bit rusty but the guys held on for the win and that what counts Sabres led 2 1 after the first penod and enjoyed a lead heading into the final period of play Then came to life with three third period goals to make things interesting Sabres counted once in the final frame to eke out the win Jeff Shevaher scored three times for the Sabres with singles going to John Van Dam Jason Lucas and Mark Boersmma Sabres journey to Bradford for a game tomorrow Sunday then play host to Caledon Flyers this coming Wednesday p at the Acton Community Centre GunnerS firing blanks Tire selection important STAT SHEET JOHN GRABOWSKI It often said that the toughest job in sports is to hit a round hall squarely with a round bat Perhaps Baseball Hall of Mickey Mantle readily admits During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10 times I struck out about times and walked maybe 800 times That means I played seven years in the ma leagues without even hitting the ball In what other sport can a player be considered a great star while being successful only 30 percent of the time In basketball the top shooters regu net better than percent of their field goal attempts The NBA career record holder Artis Gil more who was pro for 12 seasons had a mark of In football any quarterback who does not complete about half of his passes or more will not be around for long Ken Anderson set the single sea son NFL mark by completing percent of his passes in 1982 Field goal kickers likewise must be successful the majority of the time in order to be assured of keeping their jobs in pro football New Orleans Morten Andersen has converted near ly eight of every 10 he has kicked since entering the NFL Mark Mose ley hit on 95 2 percent of his attempts in 1982 In hockey however the situation i comparable to baseball Rarely will a NHL shooter even ap proach the 30 percent range in ing percentage in the world fastest sport Currently New Jerseys Mark Johnson and Washington Mark Rid ley are the only players at the per cent career level each just barely topping the mark But their shooting percentages well drop as this season progresses If so the NHL for the second straight year probably will not have a 300 hitter amongst its regular skaters Last year the leading shooter minimum of shots on goal was Rob Brown of the Pittsburgh Pen Brown netted of shots for a mark of percent By the wa he also recorded 66 assists to give him a total of points good for fifth in the league scoring race Following Brown in scoring per was Edmonton s Craig Simp son with 28 9 percent of his attempts converted of How did the big boys do Leading scorer Mario Lemieux of the Penguins shot 27 2 percent 76 of 313 for the third highest mark in the league But Wayne Gretzky of Los An who finished second in scoring only netted 17 percent of his shots on goal 54 of Now took back at the 1987 88 NHL season Two familiar names Brown and Simpson had the top scoring percentages Brown scored on 24 of shots for 30 percent Simpson who finished 19th in scoring did bet converting of shots for 31 6 percent Where were and Gretzky Neither even made the top listing two seasons ago Pittsburgh s top point man hit on of 382 for a rate of percent The Great One notched his goals 19 percent on shots Gee even Dave Kingman was a better hitter than that NORTH END NISSAN 610 MARTIN STREET MILTON ONTARIO 8784137 APPLE WINDSHIELD REPAIRS Wiitandl All Claims 8731655 fQ ROYS TEXACO tiuco Mill St ACTON 853 1209 WESTERN CARPET VINYL BR0ADL00M VINYL TILE AREA RUGS FULL INSTALLATION DEPT FAST FRIENDLY SERV 184GUELPHST 8732355 KENNEDY BRAMPTON Car performance on the line By Bohr Contributing Editor Road Track Whats the most confusing thing that comes to mind The instructions for your simplified income tax forms The owners manual for your VCFT How about tires Considering all available brands sizes profiles wear ratings speed ratings load ratings not to mention prices buying a new set of tires for your car can be one of modern life most perplexing tasks But in a recent conversation with Kim Reynolds Road Track s resi dent engineer I teamed a tal tire truism that may help pension of every car is specifically tuned for its original equipment tire Or to put it another way tires are of ten designed for specific makes and models of cars Now those are very significant statements Just because you can walk into say a Michelm dealer and find a set that will physically fit your car s wheels doesn t mean the lins are the right tires for your car Unless your cars suspension is compatible with the design character of the Michelins they may for instance make your ride like Great Grandpa s With this In mind the obvious solu tion to a tirebuying quandary is to buy the same brand type and size of tire that the makers of your car nally gave it That s simple enough but there can be a slight rub though you can be certain that cars like Cadillacs Corvettes Mercedes or Porsches will come with proper tires automakers sometimes shod less pnc with infer or tires to their costs These tires unsafe and they will be reasonably compatible with the cars suspensions but they may not for example be verv durable Or they may not make the cars handle as well as they could Another fundamental tire truth says that there s no easier or less ex pensive way to upgrade your cars performance than buying a good set of tires Tire design is fraught with com promise said Reynolds Durability grip ride and handling on wet roads are competing characteristics The best handling tires are not the most durable or the best riding tires There been a tire de signed superlative in everv respect GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND THE CAR STEREO EXPERTS SINCLAIR AVE 877 Campbell House W Gallery 115MAINST S GEORGETOWN Above thy Tea Room SPECIAL EVERY THURSDAY HOT ROAST BEEF PLATE INCLUDES FRENCH FRIES VEGETABLES DELICIOUS MARTYS TOO RESTAURANT Georgetown Marketplace 8777417 COUNTRY VIDEO GAMES II ii COUNTRY RANGE PUTT COUNTRY YOGURT COUNTRY LOBSTER N I I I COUNTRY CRAFTS I I NEW I COUNTRY PANTRY I ENJOY A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY of Una Ac I Cou Dal T m 2254 NON DENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE Flnchgate Bramalea corner Hwy 7 Bible Study Worship Deliverance Sunday 10 30 a m 7 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