PAGE 24, WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13,1988 JAMIE DIFIORE (left), a member of the Oshawa 4-3 to win the annual Legion zone Whitby peewees, ducks from an ap- tournament. The team now moves on to proaching throw as he stands on third base the district final next month. In photo at during a game against Oshawa in Brooklin right, Keith Milis threw for Whitby in a 10- on Saturday. The peewees, sponsored by 8 loss to Peterborough in a league game Branch 112 Whitby Legion, defeated July 5. Free Press photo Host Whitby team squeaks by m final Whitby peewees slipped past Oshawa 4-3 in the final to win the Brooklin Legion zone tournament over the steamy hot weekend. After Legion sports director John Yates threw out the first pitch, Whitby crushed Pickering 23-3 to start the tournament. Tim Puddister had four hits, four runs and three runs-batted-in while Tim Grylls added three hits and three runs as Whitby bashed out 21 hits to support the pitching of Greg Davis and Keith Mills. Tim Imeson, Ian Andrew, Chris Mace, Jamie Difiore, Mike Doner, Davis and Mills also had hits. In the final, Puddister allowed seven hits and was backed by some fine defensive plays by Grylls, Brett Rayne and Mike Innes to gain the win over Oshawa which had defeated Bowmanville to reach the final. Andrew, Rayne, Puddister, Grylls and Difiore had hits for Whitby which will now move on to the Legion district final later this month. First loss for bantams After 10 straight victories, Whitby's strong bantam baseball team absorbed their first loss of the season June 21. Whitby lost 6-5 to Bowmanville, despite three hits each by Simon Gosgnach and Jamie Watters. Gosgnach, who came on as a relief pitcher, picked up the loss. However, in a rematch on June 26, Whitby easily defeated the Bowmanville team 11-1. Gosgnach allowed only four hits. Mike Baker had two hits and drove in three runs. Watters had three hits and Gosgnach had two in a 12-hit Whitby attack. Whitby also recently defeated Ajax 13-3 with Watters going the distance on the mound. Gosgnach had five hits and scored four runs while Baker knocked in four runs to lead Whitby. Matt Barnett and Shayne Keddy each collected three hits. Two silver for Dowson Leslie Dowson was second in three events and added a third and two fourth- place finishes to lead Whitby Iroquois Swim Club members in the long course Ontario age group championships held in Thunder Bay July 1, 2 and 3. Dowson, competing in the girl. 10 and under division, picked ui silver medals in the 200-metre freestyle, 100m freestyle anc 400m freestyle. She was third ir the 200m individual medley and fourth in the 100m fly and 200m backstroke. Seven of 11 Whitby club members attending the meet placed in the top 16 for Ontario. And two members also qualified for the youth nationals to be held in Vancouver July 17-20. In girls 13 and 14,- Jill Morrice was sixth in 200m fly and seventh in 100m fly while Kerri Kettrick wás 16th in 1OOm breaststroke to earn both a trip to Vancouver. C rag Potsep, for boys 15 andj over, was fifth in the 200m freestyle, sixth in the 50m freestyle, eighth in 100m fly, ninth in 100m freestyle and 14th in 200m individual medley. Molly Morrice, in girls 10 and under, was eighth in 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke and 11th in 50m backstroke. For girls 11 and 12, Patricia Luke was seventh in 100m breaststroke and 10th in 200m breaststroke while Danielle Johnson was 13th in 100m backstroke and 14th in 200m While the senior teams enjoy a summer break, Oshawa Vikings junior rugby teams continue to see action. The under-19 first team recently erased Toronto Barbarians 22-0 on tries by Kelly Armstrong, Matt Peacock and Sean Lalonde. Edson Castilho added a drop goal, Gareth Stone had a penalty kick and a convert, and Dave Zoelman kicked a convert. The Vikings under-19 team also won the Toronto Rugby Union seven-a-side tournament, with victories over Balmy Beach, Wanderers and Toronto Welsh in round-robin and then over Wanderers again in the final. Cam Brown, Gareth Pettigrew, Liam Malone, rob Davidson, Gareth Stone, Mark Ladouceur and Edson Castilho made the winning squad. In other recent action, Vikings over-35 team defeated Niagara Old Boys North 38-16. Minor atoms romp to victory Michael Magee, Mark Haynes and Sean Sorenson each scored twice as Whitby minor atom reps rolled over Oshawa Italia 11-0 in soccer action Saturday. Eric Van Acker got his first shutout for the Whitby team, sponsored by Checker's Variety. Single goals were scored by Randy Davidson, Neil Gladstone, Cliff Coppolino, Paul Lambert and Larry Urtiaga. Earlier, on July 7, Whitby came back from a 2-0 deficit with a blistering second half attack to down Ajax 3-2. Coppolino,.Haynes and Magee scored for Whitby. r The following is the first in a series of articles by Glenn Beauchamp, a 26- year-old Whitby resident and third- degree black belt who will compete for Canada, and Whitby, in the Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. In this series of articles I hope to increase the public's knowledge of the benefits and philosophies of judo as well as to give insight into the mental and physical preparations of an athlete training for the Olympic games. Judo was created in 1882 in Japan by professor Jigaro Kano. Kano first studied jujitsu an ancient form of Japanese self defence, which empha- sized holds and kicks. He took the safest applications of jujitsu, added competition rules and formed the sport, he called "Judo" (the gentle way). Kano saw judo as being not just an athletic endeavor but also a set of principles of how to lead a productive life within the framework of society. Kano, who weighed less than 150 Il About udo by Glenn Beauchamp ------- ili----------il-----~1 lbs, was frequently able to throw or pin opponents more than twice his size. He did this not with brute force but by using his experience, technical knowledge and his most basic principle, that of "maximum efficiency with minimum effort." In this way a small man can turn his opponent's power against him and defeat him. Judoists all strive to apply this principle toward society. Shrugging off hardships, reaching career and school goals through efficient use of time and energy, and tackling problems with a "never say die" attitude, are examples. The second basic principle of Judo is that of "mutual benefit, and welfare" or "respect towards all." In practice and competition, judoists show respect toward each other by following unwritten rules of judo etiquette. They bow to each other at the begining of a match and, win or lose, bow at the end. Lower ranked judoists do not refuse when asked to practice by higher ranks. A judoist applying a choke hold or arm lock must imm- ediately let go when his opponent signals submission. Cursing, yelling, and other disrespectful acts are not tolerated. . -igher-ranked judoists are re- sponsible both for teaching lower ranks judo techniques as well as educating them in the rules of judo etiquette. In a broader sense, "mutual benefit and welfare" governs the judoist's attitude in interactions with society. Judoists attempt to give back to society that which they have received from their instructors. This "giving back" effort often includes opening a dojo (judo school), from which the sensei (teacher) attempts to instill the concepts of discipline and respect into the youth of society. Other worthy contributions would include their influence on individuals lacking a mature social conscience. A judoist who seeks only to achieve his own victory in competition with no thought toward his fellow man, is not considered to be a complete judoist. Judo is not a straightforward sport. It is full of complexities and contradictions. We bow to our opponents with total respect, then attack them with none. A judoist hates to lose, yet accepts with dignity, and attempts to learn all he can from his class. I believe that judo is the ultimate sport. It is competition, beauty, art, perfection, winning and losing and, most of all, living. Junior Vikings win tourney in Toronto IN --'l