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Beaver S p o rts 3 4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER June 12,1974 N icklaus visits fo r so d -tu rn in g Chumley gets TYKE In tyke action, Craig C h u m le y s how ed fantastic early-season form by hammering home five markers to help lift Oakville past Burlington by a score of 6-5. S. Bogue got the other Reg Rodero (left) and Dave Botkin battle it out in the meet. Rodero took the win in the Open category, one of the turns at the moto-cross races held last Moto-cross will be returning to Oakville in early Sunday in Oakville. Several bike classifications September, attracted all manner of cross country enthusiasts to By DAVID CAREY Some people carry a magnetic and entrancing force as a result of their a c h i e v e m e n t s . I d i s c o v e r e d t h i s Wednesday afternoon when I encountered the man whom most people consider to be the greatest golfer that has e v e r l i v e d , J a c k Nicklaus. Nicklaus was at the Glen Abbey Golf Course to participate in the sod­ turning ceremonies for the reconstruction of that course in preparation for i t s b e c o m i n g t h e permanent site of the Canadian Open. When the "Golden Bear" walked onto the scene in the Glen Abbey building the jaws dropped and an almost electrical current shot through most of the onlookers. Here was " the man" . We'd seen his brilliance on the course a thousand times. Seen him make the winning putt on the eighteenth on countless occasions. And he was here in Oakville to talk to us! N ick l au s s e e m e d relatively untainted by his prodigious success. He was friendly, down to earth and surprisingly easy to talk to. He commented on the Glen Abbey project: "The Royal Canadian Golf Association felt a permanent site would enhance the Canadian Open. Glen Abbey seemed to be an ideal site and at that point they contacted me for the job." Nicklaus has been in the golf course building business for over 10 years and currently he has eight courses being constructed under his supervision. Why would a man with his wealth and fame take on all this extra work? " Because I like it." he said. Nicklaus' company, Golf Force, has been hard at work on the course since early Spring. Most of the fairways and bunkers have fallen under the blade of the bulldozer. " We hope to have the course seeded by Labor Day and hopefully it will be ready for play next year," he commented. "But in Canada there is such a short growing s e a s o n t h a t i t 's impossible to predict if things will proceed on schedule." Nicklaus considers the Canadian Open to be a prestigious tournament. I t is a m a j o r championship that has eluded him, although he has not played in it for a few years. I t's been run at a bad time for the U.S. tour golfers due to the British Open which follows a week on its heels. After the sod turning ceremonies with Mayor H a r r y B a r r e t t in attendance, Nicklaus was whisked away. Add the jaws of a lot of people were still hanging low. MOTORIZED MUDDERS Jack 'The Golden Bear' Nicklaus points out changes in the design the course which will eventually be the permanent sight of the of the Glen Abbey Golf Course to Mayor Harry Barrett. Nicklaus Canadian Open. Nicklaus designed the new layout, came to town last week for the official sodturning ceremonies for hot in minor lacrosse Oakville marker. C. Ryan got a hat trick and an a s s i s t for Burlington . Burlington came back to turn the tables on the O ak v i l l e t y k e s by chalking up a big 14-4 win. B. Prouse scored four for the winners. T. Gnish and C. Ryan put in three apiece and K. Stam and K. Hincks added two each. Gay Payette was the big Oakville scorer, puting in three goals. Craig Chumley found the scoring range for one marker. Randy Bench, John L u s s i e r and Andy Campbell had single assists. NOVICE In the novice division, Frank Lussier continued his high-scoring efforts of last year by popping in four as Lavalle Electric cruised to an 11-1 win over Bayley MacLean. Other Lavalle scorers were Brent Watkins and Andy Donnelly with two each and Brian Clouss, Paul Primeau and Blaise Rodden with singles. Assists went to Lussier, Donnelly, Rodden and Joe Stone. Bayley MacLean got in the win column via a 6-0 victory over Trafalgar Fuels. Brad Pennock paced the team with three goals and an assist. Chris Dando scored two and Mike McClellan got the other. Assists were awarded to Doug Davis and Ray Veeneman. PEEWEE In p e e w e e p lay , Oakland Mercury doubled up on Bailey Business Machines 6-3. Scott Kitto scored a pair for the winners and singles went to David Hawkins, Dave Fennel, Greg Blanch and Kim Mills. Assists were earned by Steve M oore, Gary Lynch, Rob Sellors and Mike Beauchamp. David Hill got two goals for Bailey and Mike Neuman got the other. Jeff Bain contributed two helpers. The Bailey team turned the tables on Lew Campbell 5-4. Mike Neuman scored twice and Jim Bridge, Rob Myers and Edwin Luzar added one each. Luzar and goalie David Taylor got assists. For the Campbell team, Chris Hundt had two and Mike Bailey and Andrew Kempe had one. Kempe also contributed an assist as did Danny Vasily who had two and David Regan who had one. BANTAM Gord Moodie scored 10 goals in two games to highlight the week's bantam lacrosse play. He led T h o r n e Plumbing to a 10-3 win over the Oakville Fire F i g h t e r s . A lso contributing goals were Jeff Lee with two and Bruce Paton, Tim Noble and Chris Fennel with singles. Fennel assisted on five goals, Paton on two and M ood ie and Rob Summerhayes on one each. Dwayne Clarke had a hat trick to account for the loser's goals. Carl Roth assisted on onp Moodie also had a six- point game as Thorne dropped Pennwalt 10-3. Chris Fennel came^m with three goals Steve Jones had two. Fennel, Moodie, Dave Hurst and Bruce Paton had one assist each and Larry Bench helped on two. Jeff Corbett got a pair of goals for Pennwalt and Joel Johnston got one. Troy Labelle was in with two assists while Dave Sutch recorded one.