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page eight Colborne Chronicle Thursday, December 11, 1969 SPORTS Colborne Curling Club The curling will begin for the Club in Colborne or. T sday mens section of uV Curling December 11, a$ 7.30 p.m. Schedule is as fallows Dec. 11 C Hall vs D McLaughl in -- Russell Teal vs A Thrower Dec. 16 Russell Teal vs C Hall-- A Thrower vs D McLaughlin Dec. 18 D McLaughlin vs Rut sell Teal - C Hall vs A Thrower Dec. 23 A Thrbwer vs Russell Teal - D McLaughlin vs C Hall Dec. 30 D McLaughlin vs A Thrower - C Hall vs Russell Teal Jan 6 A Thrower vs. C Hall - Russell Teal vs D McLaughlin The curling will begin for the 12, at 7.30 pm: mixed section on Friday Dec. Schdule as follows Dec 12 W Sheppard va C Hall -J Davis vs G Beaudry Dec 15. B Griffi; vs Ross Teal- Russ 11 Teal vs D McLaughlin Dec 19, W Sheppard vs J Davis - C Hall vs G Beaudry Dec 22, Rloss Teal vs D McLaughlin 1 B Griffis vs Rus. leal Dec 29, G Beaudry vs B Griftis- D McLaughlin v W Sheppard Jan 5, Russell Teal vs J Davis- C Hall vs Rois Teal There will be open curling each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening after 9.G0 for anyone interested. This would foe a good timje to bring out any prospective new members or anyone wishing to pra- ctice. The second draw will begin on January 8, and 9. Anyone wishing to take part in either Mens or Mixsd curling after the first o? the year should contact either Norm, Trenouth, Russell Teal or Leo Rotteveel. Minor Hockey News Satrrdav November 29 -- ____ Bantam G afton 2 Morganston 0 Scorers; Grafton Pete Logel (unassist) Bob McMaster assist Terry Helps. Peewee: Dodgers 24 Grafton 0 Scorers Rob Moore 10; Vic Bal as 5; David Clarey 3; Allen Mills 3; Alex Rutherford, Greg Black and John Griffith 1 each Novice: Aces 6 - Grafton 1.... Scorers Aces; .Lloyd Barchuk assist Eugene Moore; Bret Ball assist Rene Beaudry; Ray Van Egmtond (unas:ist) Bret Ball assist Ray Mosher: Fred Warner assist Lloyd Barchuk: Lloyd Barchuk assists Bret Ball, Lloyd Hannah. Grafton Steve Houston (unassisted) Tyke: Trent Valley 2 Cubs 1 Scorers T.V. Tim Briand (unassisted) Brian Rath assist Chris Rogers. Cubs, Ron Barrett (unassisted) MONDAY DEC. 1 Novice Aces 3 - Cougars 1 Scorers. Aces. Fred Warner assist Lloyd Barchuk; Fred Warner assist Eugene Moore; Fred John Patton. Waner assist Eugene Moore, Cougars. Gil Clarey (unassisted Bantam. Dodgers 6 - Grafton 0 Sco ers. Dan Kelly, a' sists Pete Eddy, Bob Trottman. Pat Rutherford (unassisted) Greg Bilcox assist Pete Eddy; Pdt Rutherford assist Dan Kelly; A Vir.ee Meekes; Pat Rutherford Chapman assist Greg Bilcox, (unassisted) lioomball 1st pi; c . :/ onald 10 points . (4 points '■■ way of protest tic Castle- 2nd place ■•'em 5 poi it•■; 4th place Colborne 3 points 3rd place Castleton 4 points Games Bowling Scores Gibsons 62 AsttOs 60 Fivepins 52 Pfai Ups 58 Johnstons 45 Happy Six 51 SCPS 44 The Atoms 15 Young'uns 40 Six Pack 41 Happy Gang 30 Rolalbngsl8 WOMEN High Single M Peacock 290 F Lee 306 HIGH TRIPLE M Peacock 714 E Fox 734 HIGH AVERAGE M Parker 192 J Boreham 185 MEN High Single W Gibson 350 R Turk 3G0 HIGH TRIPLE T Scott 786 G Maskell 821 HIGH AVERAGE E Bailey 227 G Maskell 219 "What is it the coach always wants 100 percent of?'" JACKSON. Russ Jackson, for the past 12 years, has provided Canadian football fans with some of their greatest thrills. The magnificent Ottawa quarterback closed oul his career with a brii!knt perform.™*-* fh9<Jr»« f\«p game against Saskatchewan Rouahri<W« CFL isn't third-rate wo go: Facts and fig- Believe it or not, sportswri-ters do become bored writing their own viewpoints week after week, tossing about an orchid here and an onion there. Undoubtedly, readers of sports columns also must become somewhat tired of reading one Rim's opinion, week after week. One of the biggest drawbacks to writing a facts and figures column is correctly trying the facts and figures from press releases. (Ed. note: That line was written with Uiigue-in-cheek). A recent dispatch from the Canadian Football League somehow found its way to this lopartment. Indeed, there must have been an ill wind swirling somewhere close by. i The aforementioned release contained the usual mundane items such as who did what in the opening playoff games in tiie Eastern and Western Conferences. It also pointed out which television network would be carrying upcoming games, and that November 30 is Grey Cup Day in Canada. It also revealed that the CFL final statistics will be released alter the Grey Cup contest. Reaching for a ninth cup of coffee (after all, it was only 11.30 arm.) something almost sprang out of the green CFL Football Facts sheet! A chart was enclosed which compared the aggregate performance of both teams in the "average" 1969 CFL games with the average 1967 and 1968 game, and the National Football League and American Football League games in 1968. Now, this was worth reading. And, after reading it, these facts had to be chronicled in this space. However, we will only deal with the 1969 season in the CFL and the 1968 season in the American leagues as their 1GC9 season hasn't been completed! ^ In total -points scored the AFL led the way with 44.3,' followed by the CFL with 41.2 and the NFL with 41.0. In total first downs the CFL was ahead with a figure of 35.7. The AFL had 321 and the NFL 317. Now in rushing plays toe AFL had 63.4 and the NFL 63.0 with the CFL trailing at o6.2. But in lushing yardage the CFL, strange as it may seem, came out on top with a 2,849 total. The NFL had 253.5 and the AFL 251.2. Taking it on a step further a 5.1 figure was the length'of the average rush in the CFL. In the American leagues it was an even four yards per rush. Going to the air, the AFL figures proved highest. AFL quarterbacks averaged 57.7 passes thrown per game while the NFL had 53.5 and the CFL 53.2 aerials. The completion prize was won by the NFL with a 27.6 mark, but the CFL. was at 27.5 and the AFL at 27.4. Almost no difference , The passing yardage was another surprise. The CFL was way ahead with 419.4 per game. The AFL had 355.7 r.nd the NFL 337.2. In percentage of passes completed, again it was the CFL showing the way with a mark of 517 to be followed by the NFL with .516 and the AFL with a surprisingly low .474. The average gain per pass was 7.9 yards in the CFL, 6.3 in the NFL and 6.2 in the AFL. Interceptions: CFL 3.8. AFL 3.2 and NFL 2.9. In punting you must remem-ber the four downs in the American leagues. In the CFL there were 18.8 punts a game. In the AFL there were 11.1 and the NFL recorded 9.4 punts per game. The average punting yardage per game was, naturally, in the CFL's favor, 756.4 to the AFL's 465.6 and the NFL's 375.9. The average punt was 41.9 in the AFL, 403 in the CFL and 40.0 in the NFL. The punt return average was won by the AFL with a mark of 8.6 followed by the NFL with 7& The CFL's average was 6.4. However, the average return per punt had the CFL at 5.6, the AFL at 4.3 and the NFL at 3.2. These weren't all the figures available, but they were the most interesting. Don't you aerea' , fJREET Your ftfASON'Sl Friends IjfflSW Through The uhrOiiiue