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I Phone Brad Kelly at 623-3303 jaics aim jci viung : > -< Rupa Looking for a Re-match After Draw Against Champ . 1 _ il., il..1.4 mmnl r\n o fiirhl PîirH Rum 1Q PninV- nr T...1 i r* 1.4 >« FREE T-BALL -- Beginning on July 6, the Newcastle Family Connection will be offering free i-ball on Tuesdays at Newcastle Memorial Park from 10 to noon. There will also be a variety of activities planned for children who aren't quite ready to step up to the plate and take their swings. Proper gym attire and your own refreshments are all that is required. Linda will be happy to field any calls regarding further information at 987-5246. eeeeeeeeeeee SHOW & SHINE EAST -- The Optimist Club of Bowmanville will be presenting their always popular Show & Shine, an outdoor display of rods, customs, antiques, classic, special interest cars and street machines. The 7th Annual Show will be held on Sunday, August 8, at the Enniskillen (South) Conservation Area.from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All proceeds from the one-day event will be donated to local youth projects The chairman for this year's event is Don Sparks, who can be reached at 623-649U. ••■•■■■•■•■a COI F THE UNITED WAY -- Kedron Dells Golf Club in Oshawa will be the host site of the 1st Annual Golf the United Way tournament on Friday, August 20. The tournament is open to the public, and the registration fee includes green fees, a dinner, and a Dtuham Tou Package. Proceeds from the tournament will go to the General Motors United Way fund. To register your team, call Rebecca Lauzon at (4!6) 579-2911 by August 5. The tournament is open to lire first 168 golfers. eeeeeeeeeeae EARLY PROMOTION -- Organizers of the Techni-Cal Challenge believe that promoting Uicir event well in advance is lire best way to attract spectators. How else would you explain the press release received this week for the tenth anniversary of their event, which will be held in the cottage-country town of Mindcn on January 22-23? In case you re wondering, the event is the world's largest limited-class race for sled dogs. Mushcrs from across North America will be chasing a'purse of $25,000 - the largest in Canada for an event of this kind. C iiiiiniim ' CANADA DAY GAME -- An old baseball rivalry will be renewed in FOB A senior play tomorrow afternoon as the Kendal Eagles and Port Hope Flyers will play the second of two games against each other. Kendal won tire first on their home diamond, and Port Hope will be looking to do the same when tlrcy host the game at 4:00 p.m. The game always attracts a big crowd, and tomorrow should be no exception. Following the game, there arc a variety of events planned, including a fireworks display. Canada Day Card Announced For Kawartha Downs Raceway July kicks off with a special Canada Canada Day card, with post time set for 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kawartha Downs Raceway in Fraserville. The July 1 card features Ontario Sires Gold Eliminations for three- ycar-old pacing colts. They'll race for $50,000 and a spot in the July 8 Gold Final worth $100,000. Thursday's card has a triple feature feature on the regular card and a two- year-old schooling race at 7:05 p.m. Fillies and Mares Not Listed Preferred Preferred go to the gate in the tenth race triactor. The last two winners, Miss Rebel and Pcdders Hill, are back to contest this $1,700 event. One to watch here is Shebucto after her excellent debut last week. The area's top trotters contest race nine and higher-priced claimers race in the seventh race triactor. by Brad Kelly Silting on the deck of his parents' home in Bowmanville, Nick Rupa hands over the video cassette tape of his most recent endeavor inside the boxing ring. The tape, which features his 12- round title fight against USB A welterweight welterweight (147 pounds) champion Kevin Pompey on June 24, will show one thing, he promises. That he was robbed. "I thought the same thing after the fight as I did during it - I know I won the fight," he said reassuringly reassuringly after having watched the tape. He didn't necessarily lose the fight. But he didn't win it, as he suggests. suggests. The three ringside judges scored it a draw. One judge scored the fight 116- 112 in favour of Rupa, anodicr had it 115-113 for Pompey, while the third called it even at 114-114. Because of that, Pompey retained his title. Ringside announcers called it one of the best bouts they have had on their Top Rank Boxing show in a long time. The computerized punch- counter, which records the number of punches thrown and landed during during the course of a fight, had Rupa throwing more and landing more punches then Pompey. So why did Rupa exit from the ring without the title wrapped snug- gly around his waist? That's a question question he is still asking himself. "I've just got to work harder and work more on my knockout punch. I don't want to leave anything to the judges," he said. A protest has been filed by his manager, Lou Duva. A best case scenario would have organizers of the USBA force Pompey into a mandatory re-match against Rupa, possibly as early as this fall. The battle with Pompey was the first time in Rupa's career that he has gone the 12 round distance. An increase in training leading up to the fight proved beneficial, as he averaged averaged throwing close to 100 punches in each of the 12 rounds. It was a surprisingly high numlkr considering that a nose injury wo weeks prior to the fight limited the number of rounds he could spar while in training. He also escaped with minimal damage to the area above his left eye, which has been a troublesome spot in past fights. Plastic surgery was performed last year, requiring 40 stitches before it properly healed. Four days after the fight, some slight swelling around the eye still remained. Though he didn't manage tc sway the decision of the judges, he did win over the support of the crowd. Although he was fighting close to Pompey's hometown, the crowd urged Rupa on in the later rounds, chanting his name as they cheered. After die fight, some of the Pompey Pompey supporters came up to Rupa and told him that they felt he won the fight. Which is why he is so eager for a re-match. "I know next time I'll knock him out," vowed the 27-year-old. It was the third time in the past year that Rupa has left the ring without without a decision in his favour. After stringing together 19 wins in a row to start his career, he suffered suffered his first loss, a 10-round split decision, last August to Anthony Jones. His second loss came against Aaron Davis in March of this year. But this current draw may work to his favour. It proves, he says, that he is one of the lop welterweights in the world. He expects to be ranked in the top 10, maybe even as high as top five, when the next list of world rankings is released. Because of his success, he has had a lot of the top fighters in his weight division turn him down because because of the reputation he has built as being a tough opponent. Despite that, if a re-match isn't granted against Pompey, Rupa doesn't think he will be out of the ring for a prolonged period of time. event on a fight card, Rupa is enjoy ing the bigger paydays and the better better treatment that is associated with being a headliner. Following the fight in New York, he was given a complimentary ride back to his home in Virginia Beach in a limousine. "Undcrcard fighters aren't getting getting that," lie said with a laugh. The Sports Network (TSN) is scheduled to show the fight tonight at 9:30 p.m., and again on Thursday (3:00 p.m.), Friday (12:30 p.m,?), and Saturday (midnight). ' •• ^ 1 , Professional boxer Nick Rupa is relaxing at his parents' home in „ , . . , Bowmanville for the next couple of weeks after his most recent fight 'Tve tfSS whoTân in New York last Thursday. In his 23rd fight as a professional, Rupa get fights for me," he said in refer- battled USBA welterweight champion Kevin Pompey to a draw. He cnee to his management team, is hoping for a re-match sometime in the fall. "You just have to offer the right people the right amount of, money." Which issomething that is beginning beginning to come his way. As the main Kite Day Fun at Long Sault Conservation Area Nick Rupa JUNIOR TENNIS CLINIC To be held at PORT HOPE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Starting July 5,1993 Sessions Monday to Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. each day $75.00 per person, per week PRICE INCLUDES - Tennis coaching - Lunch - Use of swimming pool before or after session as desired Group Limited to 8 Students "A peaceful setting overlooking Lake Ontario" Port Hope Golf & Country Club 82 Victoria Street S. Port Hope 401 to Highway 2, south of lights 885-6487 RrtHope Golf ^Country Club Children of all ages were told to go fly a kite during Kite Day at the Long Sault Conservation Area on Saturday aficmoon. The weather weather was perfect for those who brought their own kites, and a kite making making workshop was held to show youngsters how to create a kite from newspaper and wood. Above, Patrick Russell of Bowmanville, and Trish Glikins of C.LO.C.A. encourage Morgan James to try flying one of the home-made kites. 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