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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-11-25, Page 8r \ Page 8 Times -Advocate, November 25, 1981- Sports „owl", Spotlight By Ross Haugh Are National Hockey League games taking too long to complete? Yes. we think the length of most.NHL games could be reduced by at least 15 minutes. But. it won't happen. Almost every game of every team in the league is shown on television whether it be nation wide, local or ori pay TV as now occurs in some centres in the United States. A recent article in the Globe and Mail talked of different ways to eliminate some of the slowdowns. but. time outs for television commercials were not mentioned. In most cases now. game times have been set back at least five minutes from the usual 8 or 8:30 p.m. times as the case may be. Then during each period there will be at least three timeouts for commercials when the players just stand around and wait for the producer's signal to start play again. • We can remember back to the, pre -television days when the only broadcasts were on radio. If our memor • is correct Foster Hewitt's Saturday night broadcasts started at 8:30 and were in most instances over in two hours. In those days. the break between periods was only 10 minutes. Nov as soon as a period ends the 15 minute clock starts and it usually has elapsed several minutes before play again gets underway. In recent years, fighting had been blamed for holding up games. but. that doesn't happen very much since the new rules were brought in. Game misconducts to any players being the third man or more in on a fight has certainly eliminated lengthy brawls. We can remember one of the first Saturday night telecasts on CFPL when the Maple Leafs and Black Hawks were in a brawl that lasted for at least a half hour with all players getting in on the fun. There probably isn't much that can be done about the waiting for television commercials. but, a speeding up of faceoffs would be a pleasant improve- ment Maybe the slow faceoffs don't waste a lot of time. but. it's very aggravating to most fans who say. "Why don't they just drop the puck regardless of who is in the right position or is ready." Here are a couple of ideas for whatever they may be worth. How about setting a limit on the number of times a centre could botch up a faceoff? After three times a centre acts illegally in the faceoff circle he would be banned from taking faceoffs for the rest of the game. That one is probably far fetched to the point where it would be almost impossible for a referee to keep count of the illegal moves of the different players com- ing into the faceoff circle. A second thought would have the face-off spot changed to a box similar to that used for a batter in baseball and allow a little more leeway for a centre as to where his skates may be. The best of all is saved for the last. Do away with the faceoffs altogether. designate a 10 foot neutral strip of ice along the boards and allow the team not responsible for the faceoff to start the next play. similar to rules in soccer. We would suggest the player getting the free puck be required to pass it in a sideways or backward direc- tion to a team-mate to get play back underway. Will they deal? it will be interesting to watch the actions of the Toronto Blue Jays in the next couple of weeks in their attempt to sign some free agents and put some added spice into their 1981-82 season. The ,lays have already started rebuilding for next year with the acquisition of third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez from the New York Yankees. Rodriguez who was with the Detroit Tigers for a number of years before winding up with the Yankees. He was a very competent replacement in the World Series when Graig Nettles was injured. The new third sacker should add experience to the Jays He is very dependable at third and his batting average of close to .300 should look pretty good in Toronto \ow if the Jays could land two big name draftees they should be well on the way to respectability. The agent for Yankee star pitcher Ron Guidry chosen by 17 teams Says the .Jays have a chance. John Schneider said. "As for Toronto. there is sincerity on both sides. The Jays have enhanced their pos,tion by the recent signing of manager Bobby Cox and with it's front office structure. Toronto's right there Tnrim'o general manager Peter Bavasi said he will try hard to acquire Reggie Jackson. Bavasi added. 'Reggie ha“ been on championship teams and I think that at •hip Rtaee of his career he might be interested in ft, challenge of building a young team into a con- tender It Jack<nn and Guidry did decide to come to Toron- to it v. i1ti make quite a dent into the Jays bank ac - court H,,th are asking in excess of one million dollars a ye•::r ;,nd that would be in U.S. dollars. Ire ,dentally the new Canadian budget is not ex- pect r 1 hurt the proposed spending of the Blue Jays. According tri a Blue .Jay official. "A U.S.citizen is tax- ed on world income. Any tax he pays in Canada. he will get a credit for in the United States." HELI' THE KIDNEY I�OtJNUAI'ION SIGHT 1N THE FOR LIFE. Advance to WQSSA play in ,StrathrOy Senior girls win H.P basketball churnpionsh An enthusiastic crowd of 500 cheering and jeering students filled the gym- nasium at South Huron, Thursday to see the senior girl's basketball team defeat Stratford Central, 47-35, and win the Huron -Perth final championship. The Panthers edged Stratford 41-38, Tues- day. to force the deciding game. Friday morning, coach Terry O'Rourke's quiet little office seems a long way from the emotion -packed gymnasium. the day before. After two trying weeks of playoffs. O'Rourke is finally able to sit back and reflect on the senior girls' first Huron -Perth championship since 1966 and his first ever pennant in his seven years at South Huron. "It feels good". he allows. "But I think the kids deserv- ed it. They made the time sacrifice it takes to be com- petitive". The team's rigourous 36 game schedule had them trekking around the province to tournaments almost every weekend this fall. O'Rourke credited a new screen offence. the team added at Wednesday night's practice as the key to beating Stratford's box and one defence, which enabled them to play man-to-man, on Maja Gans. However, Gans, despite turninganankle in the second quarter. led South Huron with 22 points. Deb Taylor played an inspired' game, scoring 10 points with her deadly accurate 20 foot baseline shots. Her many spartan dives WE'RE NUMBER ONE! — The South Huron senior girls' basketball team won the Huron -Perth title, Thursday, with a 47-35 victory over Stratord Central. Back, left, Diane Fisher, Faye Gaiser, Cindy Down, Carrie Sweeney, Jacqui Hyde, Leslie Hunter-Duvar and coach Terry O'Rourke. Front, Barb Skinner, Deb Taylor, Ronnolee Bogart. Lori Brand, Starr Jesney and Moja Gans. GET THAT BALL -- Panther players, Lori Brand, Cindy Down and Deb Taylor concentrate on outrebounding Lori Sippel of Stratford Central in the second gome of the best-oi-three Huron -Perth final, Tuesday. South Huron won 41-38. Hawks -win three times, take over first place The Exeter Hawks posted wins in three successive nights on the weekend to take over top spot in the northern division of the Junior 'U' loop. However. the Hawks have played two more games than Tavistock Braves and trail in the importantloss column. The Braves nave lost one and tied one. while the Hawks have been beaten three times in league play to date. Exeter did manage to open up a gap over the third place Mitchell Hawks. The latter crew were edged by the Braves and that gave Exeter some breathing room in the race. The Hawks started their busy weekend with a 7-4 win over Seaforth at the rec cen- tre. Friday. moved oa to Mt. Brydges for a 5-2 victory. Saturday. and finished up with a 6-4 triumph over the Seaforth crew at Hensall. Sunday. This Friday. the Hawks host the Lucan Irish for the third time this season and on Saturday they travel to Tavistock for another meeting with the Braves that could go a long way towards settling the northern division race. A win by Tavistock would put the Hawks behind the eight - ball in the fight for top spot. while a win would put Ex- eter within a single point of the Braves. Next Wednesday night. the locals make their first appearance in Lucan. Penalties hurt All but one of the 11 goals scored in the Hawks 7-4 win over Seaforth. Friday. came with a player in the penalty box. Exeter scored six of their seven goals on the power play. while the Centenaires scored two with a man advantage and two while playing short-handed. Exeter dominated the con- test. firing 44 shots at Dan McClure in the Seaforth net. while Exeter's Mike Tadgell had 20 aimed in his direc- tion. John Kernick and Pete Tuckey led the scoring parade wan a pair of tallies each. while notching singles were Paul Johnson, Bill Glover and Dave Atthill. Glover added three assists to lead in that department, with Brian Mercer, Brian Baker and Larry Dawson picking up a pair. Adding one assist were Tuckey, Ker - nick. Preston Dearing and Ed Willis. Seaforth served 13 of the 21 penalties called. Third period spurt The Hawks scored three times in the third period to break open a tight game against the much improved Mt. Brydges club to post their 5-2 triumph. Saturday. Mt. Brydges took a 1-0 lead in the first and were trailing only 2-1 going into the third before Exeter took control of the game. John Kernick was a two - goal man for the second night in a row to pace the Hawks. while Brian Mercer added one goal and three asists for the top point per- formance. Also notching single goals were Tony Underhill and Bill Glover. Pete Tuckey and Steve Prout added two assists to the winning effort and Dave Couse helped out on one. The Hawks served six of i We'll Do the lob Right... Whatever the prosect, call on us for Readv-Mix Concrete • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • FARM (Including Monure Tanks) FREE ES'+t+,A'ES • the 10 penalties and allowed one power play goal. Rich Fletcher stopped 36 shots in posting the win. Rough affair Sunday night, the Hawks and Centenaires hooked up. for a rough and tough affair in Hensall that saw 34 penalties. including four game misconducts for fighting. The teams traded two goals each in the first and Exeter skated off after the second with a 5-4 lead and then added the only goal of the final stanza to preserve the win. The scoring for Exeter was spread out with single goals to Steve Prout, Ed Willis. Tony Underhill, John Kernick. Brian Mercer and Bill Glover. Kernick and Mercer added two assists each for a productive weekend, while single assists went to John- son. Jamie Chaffe and Dave Couse. Each team had 17 penalties with three Seaforth players picking up game misconducts and Brian Baker getting one for Exeter for fighting. Mike Tadgell turned aside 22 shots to record the win. C. A. McDOWELL LTD. EXETER, ONTARIO )1orit: 235-0833 Office: 235-1969 Mohawks win by 11-0 score The Exeter Mohawks went on a scoring spree Monday night as they blanked the Centralia College Saints 11-0 in a regular South Huron hockey game. The next game for the Mohawks is tomorrow night, Thursday when they travel to Hensall to meet the Sherwoods. Luc Gagnon led the Mohawks in the scoring department with a three goal performance. Gagnon scored the first two goals of the game on passes from Jeff Fuller, Mike Anstett, Rick Moody and Tom Ryan. To complete the first period Exeter scoring Ryan scored from Gagnon and the two teamed up to set up a score by Dave Underwood. In the second period, Jeff Fuller scored twice and Dan Bell added a single. Hitting the mark in .the final 20 minutes of play for Exeter were Ryan, Gagnon, Underwood and Bell. for loose balls were proof of her gutsy play. In her usual tough defensive game, Lori Brand scored 4 points. Cindy Down and Ronalee Bogart had 5 and 4 points respec- tively. The team. after being greeted with a standing ova- tion at the beginning of the game, wasted little time•in getting on the board, scoring on four of their first six trips down the floor. However In the second quarter, Strat- ford rallied from a 12 point deficit to trail, 23-19, at the half. Four unanswered baskets at the beginning of the third quarter gave the Panthers a 10 point edge they never relinquished. Both Stratford and South Huron advance to WOSSA play December 4 and 5 in Strathroy. The Panthers will be hoping to avenge two Marauders tie Saints The Centralia Marauders were held to a 3-3 tie by Cen- tralia College Saints in South Huron hockey league play, Wednesday night. Tonight, Wednesday, the same two clubs will meet again at the Stephen township arena at, Huron Park and Monday night the Saints will be at home to the Zurich Buckeyes. A power play goal by John Bellamy at the half way mark of the third period allowed the Saints to gain the tie with the Marauders. Getting assists were Gregg Inglis and Paul Smibert. The Marauders jumped into a 2-1 lead at the end of the first 20 minutes of play on successful shots by Cec Nickles and Rich Lather. Assists went to Mark Cronyn and Ralph Welts. The lone first period score for the Saints came from the stick of Dave Burr on a power play started by John Bellamy and Doug Johnston. Each team scored one goal in the middle period. Joe Schermann counted for the Saints onan unassisted effort and Al Hartford converted a pass from Blair Hearn for the Marauders. The Marauders took 13 to 20 minor penalties called by referees Tom Hodgins and Don Appleby. earlier loses," including an overtime decision two weeks ago. when they face Sarnia Central in the first round. The Panthers "shot the lights out" in the first half of Tuesday's home game against Stratford, to lead the Ramblers 23-12. "You can't expect to keep up that kind of production all game". said O'Rourke about the spectacular first 16 minutes. And they didn't as Strat- ford pulled back to within one point in the third period. But that was as close as they got. as Maja Gans iced the win with two foul shots in the final minute. Gans had 14 points and Deb Taylor scored 12 points. Lori Brand added 10 points.. Chance lead darts The Last Chance have opened up a three point lead at the top of the standings in the Exeter Legion league with total of 38 points. The Rowdy Ones are se- cond with 35 points, the Shiphunters are third with 32 points and the CP's and Evil Eyes are deadlocked with 30 points each. Barb Hearn leads the ladies with most games won at 18 and the men's mark is held by Mike Cregan with 17 wins. This week's scores were: Last Chance 4 Crusaders 1 Outlaws 4 CB'ers 1 Canscotts 3 Out of Space 2 Rowdy Ones 3. 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