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B8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, September 1, 1999 IS YOUR GARAGE PROTECTING YOUR CAR BETTER THAN YOUR BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE? Don't trust just anyone to insure your car, see me: 2861 Sherwood Heidus 829-5200 A n O akville B ea ver F ea tu re Editor: NORM NELSON 845-3824 (Extension 255) Fax:337-5567 He's White on track! Both Betty and Surin ducked Oakville's Ron MacLean of CBC after the race. Bailey and Gilbert both went before the cameras and their disap­ pointment was very evident. Their comments, in the heat of bat­ tle, were not exactly clear as bottled water, regarding the order, but it left Surin muttering about a "betrayal." Self professed longtime friends, Bailey and Surin will have to patch it up if Canada hopes to defend their Olympic 4x100m relay title. Since rising to the fore with their three world crowns, the Canadian team has not been friction free with lead-off Robert Esmie dumped for negative comments he made. Oakville hosts provincial championships The Ontario Baseball Association minor mosquito championship is being held this weekend in Oakville, hosted by the Oakville Minor Baseball Association (OMBA), and a double knockout format will be used to determine the all- Ontario champions. The eight teams who have made it to the championship round: Windsor, Tecumseh, Cambridge, Barrie, Guelph, Mississauga, Kitchener (last year's all-Ontario champs) and Oakville. All eight teams will play their first matches on Friday evening. The balance of the tour­ nament match-ups will depend on which teams are still in the running after the subsequent rounds. It could take as many as six rounds before a champi- that the championship game on is declared. will take place at Millbank The only sure thing is on Sunday, Sept. 5th, at Round #1 gets under way on Friday, Sept. 3rd, with the following match-ups: Windsor vs Tecumseh Cambridge vs Barrie Oakville vs Guelph Mississauga vs Kitchener either 1:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. It doesn't get any more exciting than this. Millbank* 1 Millbank#2 River Oaks River Oaks 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Rounds 2 and 3 will be held on Saturday, Sept. 4th, with the match­ ups determined according to which teams won or lost in the first round. 5 Millbank#1 9:30 a.m. Loser G am e #1 vs Loser G am e #2 6 Millbank#2 9:30 a.m. Loser G am e #3 vs Loser G am e #4 7 Bronte 9:30 a.m. Winner G am e #1 vs W inner G am e #2 8 River Oaks 9:30 a.m . Winner G am e #3 vs W inner G am e #4 9 Millbank# 1 2:00 p.m. Winner G am e #5 vs Winner G am e #6 10 Millbank#2 2:00 p.m. Loser G am e #7 vs Loser G am e #8 11 River Oaks 2:00 p.m. Winner G am e #7 vs W inner G am e #8 Sunday's schedule could go as many as three rounds depending on the number of teams remaining in the double knock-out tourney. Here's the scenario ... 12 Millbank#1 9:30 a.m . W inner 11 vs W inner 9 or W inner 10 13 Millbank#2 9:30 a.m . Loser 11 vs Winner 9 or W inner 10 Previous match-ups will be avoided in this round. If this is not pos­ sible, then a draw will be held to determine the pairings. 14 Millbank# 1 1:30 p.m .' * If 2 teams remaining, Winner 12 vs Winner 13 (championship) * If 3 teams remaining, a draw will be held to determine which team will receive a bye. The two remaining teams will play each other. 15 Mil!bank#1 5:30 p.m. If necessary u Donovan Bailey and company had Canadians talking track and field again, as the world track and field championships wrapped up this past weekend in Seville, Spain. Unfortunately, this time, the talk wasn't the usual toasting of another world championship, but of a poor baton exchange. The Canadian 4x100 metre relay team, the two-time defending world champions as well as the defending Olympic champions, barely got out of the starting blocks before they found themselves disqualified in the first heat because of a poor exchange between veteran Glenroy Gilbert, han­ dling the second leg, and newcomer Trevino Betty, who handled the third 'eg. In a much publicized departure from the past two world champions and the 1996 Olympic Games, Donovan Bailey ran lead-off, which he did admirably and the red hot Bruny Surin handled the anchor which he also handled admirably (although all for naught, as it turned out). Surin was fresh off the previous weekend's silver medal triumph (behind world record holder Maurice Greene of the U.S.) with the third fastest time in history at 9.84 seconds (which Donovan Bailey also shares). Bailey, of course, opted out of the 100 metres, citing the fact that he was still pulling into form after his devas­ tating Achilles Tendon injury suffered just last September. This led to great speculation prior to the race on what the order would be and there was even more to talk about after the race. By Kathy Yanchus SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER For Formula Ford racer Matt White, the win was a huge relief. "For me, for my whole team. We've had a lot of bad luck. The last four races we haven't finished due to mechanical trouble and crashes. We were losing out on points overall on the season." The long overdue Formula 1600 victory came at Mosport over the weekend and it bumps Matt into 15th position in his rookie season with two races left. Oakville's Robin Buck also had a good weekend, finishing second in the CASCAR race (see upcoming Beaver for feature story). "It was very important for me and the team and all the people who have supported me. We knew there was a good possibility. We were run­ ning really strong races. It was a great feeling. I'm very happy for myself, the team and for everyone Q.E. Park grad Matt White won the Formula 2000 race at Mosport this past weekend, and Oakville Beaver photogra­ pher Barrie Erskine w^s there to catch him under the che­ quered flag, rais­ ing the trophy and spraying the bubbly. Photos by Barrie Erskine who has helped me along the way." Everything came together Sunday. With his skilled driving, some patience and a bit of luck, Matt catapulted from fifth position to first in the last lap. Two separate accidents took out the leading four. "It was a bit of a shock to come around the corner and realize we were in first place," said the 19- year-old Q.E. Park grad. "I started back in 10th position. I knew it was going to be a tough race. I knew there would be some accidents. This was the third last race and everybody would be trying to get up in front. I knew if I drove my own race, stayed clean, I'd be okay. It was more of a defensive first half race; I let other people make the mistakes." The racing series winds up the weekend of Sept. 24-26 in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, where Matt says he not only hopes to finish both races, but "I'd like to finish (See 'White1 page B7) Photo by Peter J. Thompson Q.E. Park grad Donovan Bailey at the world track and field champi­ onships in Seville, Spain. DQ'ed An idea whose time has come. ------- Now Online! 4 r V He's White on track! An idea whose time has come.