Times-Advocate, 1987-12-02, Page 20Paae 2A Times -Advocate, December 2, 1987
Grey Cup classic gives CFL 'one more. kick at the can'
I'm trying very hard to think of a big league which looked as if it
might fold, but didn't. Nothing is coming to mind.
There was the WHA and the USFL. There was that Canadian
soccer league -- nope, all gone.
I'm trying hard to think of a big league that survived all the ugly
rumors of collapse because I saw one of the best football finals 1
can remember last weekend, and I'd love to see another one next
year.
You can't count on thc NFL, of course. The last few Super -
bowls have been yawners. (My personal theory on that subject
goes like this: by the time the pre -game show is over, at least half
the members of one of the teams have nodded off. The team with
the most players awake at the opening kick-off, wins the game. No
one in the stadium notices because they're all watching the Good
Year blimp blinking messages at the television cameras)
Back to that big dome in Vancouver.
By now you've all heard of the final outcome of Sunday's Grey
Cup game: a 38-36 final which wasn't actually decided until the
last seconds of the fourth quarter.
Argos, being from the same city as the Blue Jays and the Maple
Leafs, lost the game, but it can hardly be called a loss.
Conspiring with Edmonton Eskimos to play what is being tagged
as one of the most exciting games in the league's history, they may
have saved theF}. -- at least for another season.
One more kick at the can. '
I, for one, will have the TV on next season when they start
things up again. I suffered through a few games early this season
and then gave the league up for dead. I caught part of the Eastern
final (which was a pea -soup affair) but it wasn't actually until Sun-
day that my interest was sparked again.
Hopefully I'm not alone.
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The big guys are finally catching on in the CFL executive suite.
Fans have been telling them what they need to do for years, but it's
only now, with the league crumbling around their ears that they arc
beginning to listen.
Give us continuity from year to year.
Give us a few decent football games..
Give us Canadian players.
I'm not sure the last one has sunk in. The league is taking steps
now to make it easier for American born players to work in Canada
so that they might become a part of the community,.but that's not
far enough.
Here's an idea: give each team two imports and pull the rest of
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the -players out of Canadian cities and towns. Build on the univer-
sity system. Try to establish some sort of scholarship program --
in short, Canadianize the Canadian Football League.
That might get rid of.the NFL -farm team mentality which pre-
vails among the American players here. It's tough to give fan sup-
port to a player who turns to you. and says: "Thanks for the hospi-
tality, but I'd really rather bash heads in the good old USA where
they play real football."
And as for the quality of the game once we eliminate that fabu-
lous American college eler. cnt? The Ottawa Rough Riders finished
the season with a 2-14 record.
What have we got to lose?
next season. To encourage players to find day jobs, owners and
the CFL Players Association are adjusting practice schedules. They
will be able to work nine -to -five, then put on the pads for a few
drills.
That's the way it used to be when the CFL was in its hey -day. It
was just a game burley guys played after work for a few extra
bucks.
That's a concept which seems totally foreign in light of the astro-
nomical salaries professional athletes now make.
Wouldn't it be funny if the dusty old, one legged Canadi� Foot-
ball League put national sports back into perspective?
Silver Stick tourney
It's that time of year again -- sleigh bells, mistletoe, silver
sticks... -
The Wingham Regional Midget Silver Stick Tournament started
yesterday (Dec.1) and will run through to December 6. Exeter Mid-
gets will meet Hanover Thursday (Dec. 3) at 7:30 p.m. The winner
of that game will advance to one of two semi-final rounds which
,will be played Sunday.
The championship game will be played at 7 p.m. Sunday night
and the winner will advance to the 19th annual North American
Midget Silver Stick finals at Sarnia in January.
This weekend hockey fans also have the opportunity to take in
some excellent hockey in Lucan. The Lucan Challenge Cup
will be held December 4-6 at the Lucan arena, featuring Men's in-
temational All-star hockey with teams from as far away as Michi-
gan and Toronto.
Games begin Friday at 6 p.m. The last game Friday night begins
•at 10:30. Saturday they run from 7 a.m. until midnight.
The finals will be held Sunday with the semi-finals kicking off at
2 p.m., the B final going at 4 p.m. and the A championship final
Pay cuts may also play a big part in the CFL's success or failure I starting at 6 p.m.
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Peewees defeat Mitchell, Mount Brydges in exh
Exeter Peewees picked up wins in
both exhibition and league competi-
tion last week, downing Mitchell 4-
3 and handing Mount Brydges an 8-
1 defeat in Shamrock action.
Mount Brydgcs was unable to
make a mark on the board until the
third period in the Peewee league
game.
Jcff Lingard opened the scoring in
the first period after he picked up a
pass from Jason Heywood and Ryan
Stewart.
It was Lingard again in the second
who gave Exeter a growing advan-
tage. Combining with Heywood,
Lingard twice found the mark, mak-
ing the score 3-0.
Fred Godbolt added a marker from
Stewart to give Exeter a four goal
lead before the middle period ended.
In the third, Mount Brydges
scored their only goal of the game
when Jason Way bcat Exeter goalie
Richard Phillips to destroy his up-
coming shut -out.
Heywood quickly answered that
goal, however, scoring on a pass
from Stuart.
Ryan Lindenfield scored on a pass
from Mark Chriton to make it 6-1
and then Fred Steciuk pumped in a
shot from Mark Brintnell.
Brintnell added a goal of his own
from Heywood and Lingard to round
out the scoring.
. The win gives Exeter a league
Stephen Novices undefeated
The Stephen Township Novice
hockey team remain undefeated after
their first four games of the WOAA
season.
Saturday, they defeated Brussels
12-0, earlier this season they defeat-
ed Blyth 3-0, Clinton 10-2 and Zu-
rich 8-3.
In Saturday's game against Brus-
sels Desi: E.victzcr !hc high
marksman scoring four times. Grcg
Glanville and Kurt Mills registered
two goals each.
Single goals went to Darryl Par-
son, Wes Regier, John Ruttcn and
Tim Morgan.
Jeff Glavin was high man in thc
assist department with three good
passes which gave him points.
Mohawks down Elora
Continued from IA
lace -off in Exeter's end. All alone,
he picked it up at the red line, skat-
ed in and shot at Elora goalie Steve
Baker who came out of the net to
cut down on the angle. The initial
shot was blocked but Baker bungled
a pass to his dcfenccman and Kcr-
nick pumped in thc puck from a
wide angle.
That goal broke Elora's back.
Randy Hildcbrant started in goal
for Exeter, but was forced out of ac -
Bombers
Exeter Optimist Novice Bombers
split a pair of league games in
Lambton-Middlesex action on the
weekend. Bombers shut out Parkhill
Jets 4-0 Saturday morning and then
were shut out 1-0 by Forest A's
Sunday.
Neither team was able to score in
the first period Saturday, but Bom-
bers took a 2-Q lead in the second.
At 3:44, Lawrence Cole pumped
in a shot after he picked up a pass
from Greg Geoffrey. Cole scored
again with just 3:19 left in the sec-
ond, this time unassisted.
In the last three minutes of the
third, Gcoff Mayer scored from
Mark Parsons and Jon Moore to
give Bombers a 3-0 advantage and
then Paul Grcgus forced in goal
numbcr four. David Marshall drew
an assist on Gregus's goal.
Jocy Beirling, in goal for the
Bomber shut -out, carred his keep in
the last two minutes of thc game
when he made an impressive save to
protect his accomplishment. Reit.-
ling now has four shut -outs to his
credit this season.
Sunday, Bombers were frustrated
throughout the game, and though
they did the same to their opponents
through the first and sccdnd periods,
one goal made the difference in the
third.
Locked in a scoreless tic until the
eight minute mark of the third, Jere-
my Bressettc found a hole in the
Exeter defences and scored unassist-
ed.
That goal was enough to secure a
win for Forest.
Bombers now have a record of six
wins and two losses in league play.
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tion with an injury to the inside of
iiis knee. Rick Piku: rcp!accd him
in the second and found his way
through 21 shots. Hildcbrant
stopped 16 shots on goal.
record of five wins, four losses and
two ties.
Exeter found themselves em-
broiled in a close exhibition hatch
against Mitchell last week. The two
teams were locked in a 1-1 tie at the
end of the first but Exeter snatched a
shakcy lead in the third and then
hung on to win the game.
Mitchell drew first blood when
Mike Hodgcrt scored from Buddy
Dixon and Craig Eidt, but a well
aimed shot by Lingard cancelled
Mitchell's lead before the period
ended. Godbolt and Steve Farquhar
assisted on Lingard's goal.
ibition and league play
In the second, Heywood potted an
unassisted goal to give Exeter the
lead and then Steciuk scored from
Farquhar to give Jiis team some in-
surance.
But Mitchell re -bound the match
with goals by Hodgcrt and Chris
Van Bakcl.
Shackled in a 3-3 tic, Mark Lyr
picked up a pass from Steciuk at
Chriton to score in the third ar
win the game.
Phillips, in net foo Exeter, playc
an outstanding game, fending off ?
shots over the course of the evcl
ing.
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