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IENSALL - Suspected ineligible hockey players may have cost the
thimall Mustangs -the Western Ontario Athletic Association champion-
ship. -
Tbr nday night in Hamall, the Mustangswoxn 5-1 in what was to be the
ftnal.game of the juvenileiaariesitst the Milverton Royals.
'However, the following.dayihe Royals lodged a formal protest which
went before officials of the Ontario Minot -Hockey Association in Cam-
bridge. o
"We were down to the OMHA -nesting and they said the fairest way was
to replay it. They just threw the game out and said replay it," said Royals'
-ooach*eff-Seen. -
Sunday in Milverton the game Was replayed and it was the -Royals win-
ning the title with a 4-3 overtime victory.
Soots said he suspected Hansell of using ineligible playas but when -the
question was put torch=at the 13MHA'wteetttg, he cord, "they. n't
prove us >Aght or them lining." ,
He added that during eaday'sigltl�le, there didn't seem tot*
feelings about the game having so-bie tlbpiayed. Mi lvernon advanced y
wed
Glencoe.
WOAA convenor Rick Vtslsn-saidrhe world not comment on Mater
or not Herman was tang tea&IIblteptayers.
"If 1 -say they Wee or'tkey weren't, 1'dte potting sides and 140 111 *Int
to comment on that," said Vivian.
-Wendt -Minor -pnesidsnt -Aster Groot-wtlilliMot
comment on whether owuot'ttteldusle hgs were using illegal playet*'Wlt he
did tedium the possibidty dit4sruitll'lodging a protest of their own.
"Right at this time wezeatiltlositing m to it," said Groot.
Pat_Deschatene irrtfre'?leTting cerge-
•
It's indoor spring training time
HURON PARK - The balls are softer, the tempo is slower.
This is spring training
Baseball means the smell of the air and grass under your feet.
But a few of the normal characteristics of the grand old past time have
been forgotten here, at least for a couple more months.
Monday nights, Exeter's Brad Gregus puts a group of young men
through indoor workouts. It's the closest thing you can get to spring train-
ing before the snow melts.
There are bats and gloves, bases and balls which are a little softer so
they don't dent the the polished floor at the 'Huron Park Recreation Centre.
"It's not designed to be an elite program but it draws the serious ones."
said Gregus.
On a recent Monday. he had players aged 16-20 from Clinton, Ingersoll,
Exeter, London and Dashwood.
They were timed running the bases, took a few cuts in a batting cage and
Al Gates, an assistant coach with the Exeter Senior 'A' Mohawks hockey
team, gave tnstrucuon on fielding ground, or in this case, floor balls.
"In the spring. they'll have a jump start. Some of them are trying out for
Senior 'A' hockey
the Ontario youth team," said Gregus.
He said those who come . to the rec centre. are trying to .improve their
skills. brush up on knowledge of the game and work on their basic funda-
mentals.
The program continues Monday nights and goes from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
and there is a $2$0 charge.
One of the skills being worked on is batting and Gregus has acquired the
assistance of a very reliable hurler, the Exeter Express pitching machine.
"It gives consistent pitching and it gives repetition."
Pitchers, the non-mechanical kind who attend the clinics will be able to
work on their delivery on a built up pitching mound.
Gregus.aaid-he plans on bringing in some guest instructors and was try-
ing to get Barry Petnachenko of the Stratford Hitters.
"He was Canada's amateur baseball player of the year," said Gregus of
Iisecond baseman who is also with the national team.
While hockey is continuing. many have their attention focused on base-
ball.
The crack of the bat, the smell of the grass....
Mohawks Mast B's in
EXETER - The last ume the Ex-
eter Mohawks played the Ingersoll
B's, they lost 4-3.
But playoffs mean a whole new
season ..arid Sunday night at the
South Huron Recreation Centre. the
Mohawks _ won their Southern Sen-
ior 'A' Hockey League semi-final
series opener 10-1.
Game Two of the best -of -seven
series was in Ingersoll last night
with the third contest scheduled for
8:30 p.m. in Exeter on Friday and
back in Ingersoll the next night at
8:30 p.m.
League scoring •charnpion Joe
Scherer ied the Mohawks' offence
with a five -point night on a pair of
goals and three assists.
Following a scoreless first period,
the Mohawks exploded for f vc
goals -in the second create and add-
ed live more in the final 20 nun-
utCS.
"The first period was even but we
conuplled the oecond .and passed
the puck . well," ,staid Exetrer coach
Dave Reviggton.
Greg Snyder had .two.,gRahs„and
two .assists while Craig Auer had
three assists. Gerd. $rucks netted a
pair of goals with &Ogles from Tim
Shields. Barry iatyrtdam, Scott
Pfaff and Greg Payne.
"We got abetter effort out of a
lot,of guys. Thesswing was spread
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Greg $nyder
most sportsmanlike
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...top goalie
opener
around; mid Revingwn.
Ingaaoll's only goal of the game
was .]ate -in the. third period when
Shawn Wright broke Rick Pikul's
stwtoutbid.
"He (Pikul) didn't have a lot of
shots .but he made .the saves when
he had to."
Pikul made 18 saves while inger-
soll's Jack Nogueira and Dean
Smith tucoed.away35 shots.
At the league banquet held Satur-
day .in .Ilgst soil, ,Sieberer was pre-
aVithi a issi iheacocutg d&k
.as.hejsed 244puoutspg38, goals and
3641a ts•,Say4er,*ho.was shamed
the,titgst4pfatttt issil ke player was
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only 110 goals against. in Z grnts.
Pikul was the top nelminder with a
3.59 goals against average. Rule
goalie Jeff Hill was the third boost
phtc:ksWpper at 4.17.
luster's special Learns really
ante through with 23 powerplay
goals .and they led the league in
shorthanded tallies with 10.
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his sirm vsiey
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lame *gm the Oanallan Un -
Vermeer #Heekey Liligapidn-
i ns,wheteltestrtd !Meg' Sit -
ler, also bf 1!lxetsr, Wtetight
hence a Ilthd pilose Ankh in
ie .
Plan*, auevert-year veteran of the sport, was selected to
cott1pete Vbr -Camas at the World Clanipionstilp to be'fireld in
New Zealand in May. -
But `wblle direr .sports deem. fat to finance their radian
representatives, FienMng and Ms courtterpens will have to
foot thebill themselves.
"Somebody has to be the pioneer of the sport. In order to be
recognized by Sport Canada you have to have a following of
2,000 players," saidPleming.
Underwater hockey is becoming expensive for him as he
will have to dig into his pockets for about $4,000 for the New
Zealand trip and=the nationals in Calgary -also cost him
"It's amateur athletics at its purest form."
But this seems to be Something Fleming enjoys and his
proving to be succesfltl at. It's also a sport where you must
have both stamina and strength.
"It's a team sport so if you go down and benefit the team for
five seconds, that's long enough."
'The rules in underwater hockey are basic. Push a three
pound lead puck past your opponent and into the net at the
end of the pool.
It's hard to imagine being , able to push an object that heavy
around the bottom of a pool but as Fleming atpiained, "you
get different coatings en it to make it slide fruiter."
You might think the body builders have an advantage in this
sport but they don't.
"Large muscles use up more oxygen than small ones but
you do have to be strong."
At the nationals, the totems were in three different catego-
ries, open, mixed and %semen's.
"In the rouodsinbin there was a three-way tie for second
spotend we iadlite 2vwestscore so we came in third."
Underwater lwaley -goals are spttead 25 metres apart and
Flaming aid to wore 30 goals in the half hour game would
hestrunlyinspossible.
He and Sister wentta Calgary with a makeshift team of six
players from across Ontario. There were six players, all in the
materatthcsametime as they had no subsiwies.
Fleming, who trains at the Thames Hall pool at the Univer-
sity of Western Ontario in London, said when he first stared
playing he:oouid only hold his breath.and couldn't swim.
He evenasked if I'd like to try it...who knows, maybe.
by
Pried
Groves
How an you criticize Canada's Olympic hockey team for
Winning a silvermedal?
• They-lsrovided very exciting entertainment and did a lot bet-
terthan most thought. 1 oyd watching and following the
Olympics especially the rimed abating.
'One .riling I eantili0 out jknirevisr.is this spoon skiing
-thing. Who woulif ttitl it -to go bourn a hill -at 22finlome res an
lour? As ohne commentary noted, the skiers look like Darth
Vatter in those weird heh nets.
Coring the Winter and Summer Olympics, the winter
version is by far more dangerous. Bobsledding, skiing and
even speed skating are a lot more hazardous than running
around a track.
From the aide ines:»Shipka boxer Joe Kaak of the
N'Ametind -Boxing Club beat Kingsley Gyan of Etobicoke
on a second -mond TKO in a light heavy -weight fight...How
about those Exeter'('weens who won their second gold medal
in as many weekends...Congratulations...11denon Figure Skat-
ing Club has had a very successful couple of weeks. Not only
did they bring home medals from the HOME competition but
they excelled at the Western Ontario precision skating cham-
pionslilips...I hope there a few hockey scouts keep an eye
on Exeter bantam goalie Damen Kints. He got his ninth shut-
out of the year...
'Exeter Mohawks
final regular season
scoring statistics
PLAYER
Joe Schwa
GregAsyder
Craig (aster
Tim Shields
Scott PI OT
Gard Btuoks
Richard Hawkins
Dave Wilson
Jeff Shipley
Greg Payne
Mark Bannon
Barry Bayabarn
Dale Gibbon
Kris Bedard
Ron Mott
4adreArevust
WaXoe. Urpshtvtt
*if Wasson
iov.in Masao
hisiliarnes
Jag Mcimegglean
BiliGlaver
at*A�kul
Dpk
Ytargestions
Jeff Hill
Paul Banco
Chet cot*"
094, 141.1 G
Froin '
Hill
Waolfcird
G A P PIM
38 36 74 17
26 A4 70. 16
13 38 51 114
6 16 22 4
9 12 21 21
12 7 19 8
4 15 19 39
2 14 16 30
10 7 17 53
8 7 15 19
5 10 15 34
1 14 15 59
7 7 14 16
1 13 14 18
3 9 12 12
5 6 11 23
5 5 10 55
0 10 10 14
4 3 7 20
1 5 6 17
3 3 6 2
1 2 3 49
0 3 3 6
0 2 2 0
1 0 1 2
0 1 1
0 1 1
0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
144S A 3.39 ]
1.42 4.17 .0
1 23 4.23 -0