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The Olympic Games, part of which will be held in Squaw Valley, Calif., in February, were so imâ€" portant to the ancient Greek that they were used to measure time. World Book Encyclopedia exâ€" plains that the original games were foot races in honor of Zeus, king of the Greek gods. In the 300‘s B.C. it became eustoâ€" mary to mark time in "Olympiads," the periods of four years between celebrations of the Olympic Games. All events were dated from 776 A.D. 440, after the 304th Olympiad B.C., the date of the first recorded TITLE CONTENDERSâ€"in the minor bantam division of the North York Minor Hockey League is the York Plaza team shown above. Seen from left to right are: (back row) Jack O‘Brien, coach; Peter Stark, Grant McClements, Rick Payne, Steve Irowa, Warren Brulett, Bobby O‘Driscoll, Joe Infenero and the club trainer; (Middle row) Doug O‘Brien, The custom disappeared about DON‘T DELAY â€" COME IN TODAY Due to the terrific demand for new Ramblers, we are everloaded with used cars which must be moved at a drastic reduction in prices. Come One If you haven‘t got a costume come and enjoy the skating anyway. GENERAL ADMISSION ... 200. .50 cents THE WOODBRIDGE MEMORIAL ARENA , See An Exhibition Of Artistic Dancing On Skates * Door Prizes K Prizes For Best Dress * Skating Couples (Adults and Children) K Novelty Races METROPOLITAN _ HARDTOP Twoâ€"tone; Redio. Oneâ€"owner. Serviced here since new. Excelâ€" lont condition $995.00 ‘57 RAMBLER Custom _ Sedan, _ Automatic GROVE MOTORS February 27th MARDI GRAS Faney Dress Skating Carnival leswi ie Lo Woodbridge Memorial Arena February Clearance ‘55 FORD Vâ€"8 Hebsuary 25, 1960 â€"Pasge 6. THE TIMDS & NDE INTERMISSION FEATURE WOODBRIDGE FIGURE SKATING CLUB and presented by 2â€"door. Airâ€"conditionâ€" «_ Authorized Rambler Dealer $1,695.00 $895.00 =â€"= Woodbridge at. 5:0472 at the The Olympic festivals _ were originated by the people of Elis, a Greek cityâ€"state on the plains of Olympia. Gradually, all the Greek cityâ€"states joined in the Olympics. Other contests, such as jumping, discusâ€"throwing and chariotâ€"racing, were added. As the â€" cityâ€"states _ deelined, athletes from other lands began to participate in the games. _ In about A.D. 60, the Roman emperor Nero entered the contests. One of the purposes of the games was to glorify the individual, his skill and his sportsmanship. But Nero was a poor athlete and by competing he lowered the standâ€" Meater and Signals. Excellent Condition. Only $795.00 One â€" owner. 13,000 miles. Radio. Heater. Safety Belts. Excellent condition $1,295.00 ‘53 CUSTOM METEOR ‘55 PLYMOUTH ‘58 SIMCA Come All Saturday, 8 p.m. 595.00 ards Centuries passed, while earthâ€" quakes and floods buried the plain The games deteriorated and by A.D. 394 they had become so corâ€" rupt that Emperor Theodosius abolished them. with just one eye showing, Paul Codner, Paul Culver, John Fogarty, Brian Clark; (front row) Paul Mayhew, John Steel (captain), John Burns (goaltender), Gord Neville and Ray Ricard. As of the weekend, York Plaza was tied for second place, only one point away from the top team in the minor bantam division. . R. E. McAFEE, B. Com. WESTON CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT Mawmen Avenve, Weedbridge Mours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9 a.m. to neen Sat. or by appeintment Phone ATies 8â€"0511 WILLIAM H. C. BAILEY, B.A. BARRISTER end SOLICITOR J. 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Bounding back, Paul Hatton and Larry Herschel, assisted by Jim Houston and Greg Verner, bagged two goals to give Pittsburgh the tie. « In the second minor bantam game, Cleveland â€" shaded Buffalo by 2 to 1. Larry Newbold and Eric McGlennings, aided by Bob Jarâ€" rett, took care of the Cleveland scoring. Bruce Dancey, assisted by Dave Horner, scored the lone Bufâ€" falo goal. Bantam Banter In two close bantam games, Boston edged Rangers 2â€"1 and In the Tyke division "A" seriesâ€" Cleveland 5 vs. Buffalo 4 "B" serâ€" ies Chicago vs. Toronto. Cleveland, winner of "A" series meets Chiâ€" cago, winner of "B" series, in "C" series, or the finals. After three and a half months of hockey, the Bert Robinson Minor Hockey League is now in the playâ€" off series, with the top four teams in each division playing twoâ€"games, total goals to count, the winners to play a semiâ€"final game at Keeledale Rink. Some winners keep winning by close scores; some winners are tied up; some losers up and smite the top boys; some losers keep on losâ€" ing. But nobody is doing anything consistently enough to justify a fast prophecy off a quick look at the erystal ball. The results of the playâ€"off games to date are as follows: Here are the statistics from the National Employment Office at Weston. With another week‘s action all tucked away, the shape of things for the lastâ€"lap race to the finish is still tough to figure out in the Weston Minor Hockey League. Playoff Time For Robinsons This Week‘s Employment Picture Minor Atom Division "A" series Boston 7 vs. Toronto 3. "B" series, Unplaced Applicants Claimants for U.I. Benefits Situation Normalâ€"Teams Bunch Up In Weston Minor Hockey NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION Qualified workers are now available to meet your every need. Don‘t put off until Spring when labour is in short supply. A job today can mean a healthier economy tomorrow. 114 Main For efficient service to meet your employment requirements contact DO IT NOW! CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS JUNIOR B HOCKEY _ TUESDAY, MARCH 1st ST. MIKES â€" WOODBRIDGE DODGERS 19 February 1958 WHATEVER YOUR PLANS : IN RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & PLANNING ON REPAIRING? REMODELLING? WOODBRIDGE ARENA Reserve Seats â€" Apply at Box Office ‘"Youth vs Experience" CH. 6â€"5341 3919 Unplaced Applicants 3840 Claimants for U.L Benefits Barrie and Oshawa played allâ€" out to a 2â€"2 standoff. On the split in points, Oshawa took over second place and Barrie, third. Scoring for Barrie were Pete Powell and Gord Moore, David Virgin and Gary McNicol, assisted by Murray Reed, accounted for the New Haven scores. For Detroit, it was Doug Copleston and lan Fairley, with an assist to Bruce Cameron, who took care of the count. St. Kitts, coming like fireâ€"buffs to a threeâ€"alarmer in a traditional late season spurt, hung a 3â€"toâ€"1 defeat on Windsor. Robbie Grose, with two goals, and Phil Grubbe, with one, took care of the St. Kitts scoring. Assists were reâ€" corded forâ€" Butch Thompson and John Hinks. Windsor‘s sole score was provided by Brian McKinney. Montreal 7 vs. Detroit 2. This places Boston and Montreal in "C" series. Atom Division "A" serieseâ€"Chiâ€" cago 8 vs. Boston 4 "B" seriesâ€" New York 6 vs. Quebec 5. Chicago and New York will go on to "C" series. . Minor Bantam Division â€" Also still playingâ€"off. No final figures available. Bantam Division "A" ronto 5 vs. Detroit 3. Boston 6 vs. New York Toronto and Boston in play. New Haven nosed out Detroit 3 to 2. Scorers for Boston were Greg Macdonald and Don Cousineau. Robin Walton, assisted by Ken Pickersgill, netted the Rangers goal. Atom Action Thanks to a 2â€"toâ€"0 win over Guelph, the Marlboro club in the atom group now sport a twoâ€"point lead at the top of the heap. Dave Nugent and Ricky Cardwell were the marksmen, with Andy Young assisting. PeeWee Divisionâ€"Still playing off. No final figures available. 18 February 1960 seriesâ€"Toâ€" "B" series 1. Placing "C" series 5649 5544 Mike Beith, Don Copleston scored both Oshawa goals. Midget Meanderings Beavers, opening the weekend card of midget group play, humbled Canadiens by a score of 4 to 2. Goalâ€"rappers for â€" Beavers were Tony Fujar with two, Lorne Ashâ€" bee and Paul King. In the assistâ€" ance department, Jerry Ingle took care to be useful. John Webster notched both scores for Canadiens, assisted by Dennis Wylie and Dave McNeilly. John Brewer, Jerry Hennessey and Dennis Ulatowski provided the three goals Royals needed in their shutout win over Chicago, with an assist from Dave Anderson. 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