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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-02-12, Page 11; 1 f d �• 1,1 • 1.°• l it • Ticket so t, The 13th alma) Exeter Lionsiport. omen's Dinner appears tobe proving !very lucky for the crippled children Who receive all proceeds from the popular event. Lion Brian Aidan reported Monday he expects total profits to be con - siclerabiy. in .excess; of lash year's' amount In the area of $8,0*6. Inman said delthtealce ,i(► excess of 500 were aboo$1'6 higher maa.a year ago and he w apttmi*.tc of a very bright finanCi ppi1ccture. • The star of -the' wwas seven year - THANKS FOR DONATION — Paul Chorrette, president of the Ex- eter Minor Hockey Association presents a plaque to Bruce and Fran Show in response to a $500 donation received from Dove Shaw when he was named the defensive star in a recent Ntjl to evised amq old Jpsh Watson who represented all crippled children as the local Timmy. Josh showed he was as successful In speaking to the large throng as he is on the ice at the South Huron Rec Cen- tre as a goalie for the Exeter tykes. Suffering from spina bifida doesn't curtail Josh in enjoying many of his day today activities. Following a late stay at.the dinner_Tuesday night, he wait up:and rating alga early the Yollowing morning ter his grade two classes at Exeter Public School. The dinner was a fun night from start to finish. 1t started with the an- tics of master of ceremonies Gordie Tapp who was happy to be back in Ex- eter to visit with some of his country cousins. The target of the Majority of autograph seekers regardless of age was formes Montreal Canacjiens im- mortal Maurice "Rocket" Richard. The Rocket was able to set many scoring records despite what he call- ed "a lot of bad things that happened ' to me in his 18 year career with the Canadiens." The bad things he was referring to were many injuries especially early in his career. He recalled two broken ankles and a broken wrist in his first three years.. For the next 14 years Richard teamed up with Toe Blake and Elmer •t• A FUN NIGHT — Sportsmen's Dinner master of ceremonies Gor. ie Tapp ells o joke to Don Heywood and dinner chairman Gerry Prout prior to Tuesday's annual event sponsored by the Exeter Lions.T-A photo , M yy• t" � ,l�, . - z.) >' Ai -5 :� � ~ iz a , 7 •1 - i ilTrs Ailvbtate, IriiblUary 12, 1986 Page 11 roves fIianciaI success IA* to form ebe of the best forward Other speaker were Canada's Minor Hockey Association. • professtegal hockey hat ever Olympicbasketball c Jagfq turn the EhtHA presented a ala WA, pQ Dem man a to the Shaw family !or their Richard was V ,ti tin his 'praise K a I, Pomba iispidch was generosity. ;; of Quebec native arlo Lemieux who C e0See;ausei ofinneets: Dinner chairman Gerry Prout in - is a rookie sensation lyith tht Pitt '. , luring his welcome to the town of troduced a number of special guests -sburgh Penguin,:. He said, "If •Exeter, mayor Bruce. Shawalong prior to the dinner and at the conclu- Letnieux was play ng with the Ed- .with his wife Fran and son Bruce , sion Lions president Doug Jamieson mouton Oilers he would get as many n behalf of the club points as Wayne Gretzky. (� D An into �Yspeaker via } who de" N goes the was not on the • He takes t the defend d was former Maple Leaf it y kartis money areae who is now' involved- with Pat Stapleton's Fundamentals in Action minor hockey clines which 'are now quite popular across Eastern Canada. . Canada's top harness driver of 198,5 and also winner of Horseman of the Year awards Dave Wall said racing is a toggh game where everybody tries to win and the fans are hard to please. Wall amassed 335 victories in 1985 on tracks ranging from Clinton to the Meadowlands. He said his biggest thrill was in driving Staff .Director winner of more than $400,000. In the `3,35 wins his horses earned purses in excess of two million dollars. University of Western Ontario quarterback Steve Samways predicted the Mustangs ,would be stronger thaneverfor the 1986 season. Hamilton Tiger Cats head coach Al Bruno praised owner Harold Ballard for his efforts in keeping football alive in Hamilton. He added, "Harold is now 82 and he wants to go for another - 82.'•' Bruno sajli he gets concerned when the fun is taken out of sports. He blamed the media for some of the pro- blems being encountered in the CFL. Former Montreal Concorde lineman Glenn Weir suggested teams like Hamilton and Toronto should take caravans through -southwestern Ontario in the off season to revise in- terest in football. Russ Urlin of London last year's rookie of the year in auto racing talk- ed about his sport. He said it takes 60 hours of maintehance on a car bet- ween races. He is gearing up for pas- ticipation in the 1987 Nascar Grand National. Former Milverton Suns ladies fastball pitcher Gayle 8euerman said she was proud to be a Canadian. Now a teacher of special learning students. in Clinton she said, "We .must all strive to be the best. Let's go for it. presented a cheque for $500 won thanked everyone involved. Jamieson [!t ,p{tOtli(ti;.t n, the„o e, o presented a set as defensive , of goal pads to Josh Watson. They will *trot a reeent televised game. The,. -be altered to fit the youngster when was- nted`to Paul Char -he a es o ice to e en the nets rette nd Larry Taylor of the Exeter, far the local tykes. EXETER'S HOWARD COSS$LL - Andy DeBoer grabbed' the `microphot% from Roy Coley of CHOK In Sarnia to interview Ai Bruno at Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner.. T -A photo. A TWAT AUTOGRAPH — Bart Harmon • of 'Exeter receives an outogroph from Hamilton Tiger` Cats head coach -Al Bruno at Tues- day's Sportsmen's Dinner. , T -A photo r.' 4111 t- .L 4 C7' • TAYMNN •AtrALL -- Former !kaon warden Pail Stickle and wife Kathy chat with headline speaker Nelson idles following Tuwsdoy's Sportsmen's Dinner, T -A photo HOCKEY CONVERSATION — Brion Inman of the Lions organiza- tional committee talks to former Maple leaf Billy Harris at Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner - T -A • hoto. A VALUABLE STICK — During an auction following Tues.oy's Sport- smen's Dinner, Andy De Boer of Exeter's Sun Service purchased a hockey stick owned by Anion Stasny of the Quebe c Nordiques tor $100. He immediately turned the stick over to local Timmy Josh Watson. • GETS UWO SIGNATURE Todd McCann gets an autograp ram UWO quarterback Steve Samways at Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner.., In the backround is Scott Russell of Huron Park. T -A photo PLANNING PROGRAM - Brian Illman of they Exeter lions Sport- smen's Dinner committee goes over the agenda with master of ceremonies Gordie Tapp. T -A photo. NEW PADS FOR TIMMY —. Exeter's Ti my Josh Watson, a goalie for the Exeter tykes hockey team received a new set of goafpads at Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner from the Exeter Lions club. Making the presentation are Brian Howard of London who will be modifying the • ads and lions . resident Doug Jamieson. T -A photo. • THREE HAB FANS Posing with Maurice Richard at Tuesday's Sport- smen's Dinner were two Montreal Conadiens fans Dennis Charrette and eon Poul. T -A photo. 13th Annual Sportsmen's Dinner A BRUNO SIGNATURE -- At Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner, Hamilton Tiger Cats head coach Al Bruno signs autographs for Derek Beckett, Mike Kennedy and Ryan Williams. T -A photo 1 1�