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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-06-30, Page 14Page 14 Times Advocate, June 3Q,1993 Panthers take on old-timers, Exhibition rugby sheds light on sport for everyone TThe=>peefatois at Sunday's -exhibition ;game were either .die- hard .rugby fans, or puzzled famiJy.and friends curious to find out what this new game Is all about. OPENSEASON ONSUPERSTARS Watching the NEW .JERSEY Russian defeneeman- KASPERE- TIS, push and punch MARIO in the playoffsthis year it brought home tome how GIL STEIN'S .rule (where if you fight you are out - of the game called the instigator Rule) has thrown the whole balance of the league out of whack. A few years ago, RICK TOCUETI would hive stepped in and straightened KASPER THE II'81END- LY GHOST out of... you know what I mean; butsiow if Rick steps in and does something to stop the whacking and slashing of Mario. he's thrown out of the game. So "GIL THE THRILL has literally called for open season on the stars. something he was trying to avoid. The N.H.L. had a great thing going in that if you touched a star, you paid the price and the strangest thing of all is the guy who was protected all his life is the guy now hollering for the end of -fighting in the game. Think about it WAYNE GRETZKY set all those records with DAVE SEMENKO riding shotgun for him. If you bothered Wayne it was worth your life and now after setting all those records while being protected, he nowcalls for the end of fighting because his HOLLYWOOD friends are not in love with the image of hockey. (S0000 rough, you. know). Now Wayne wants guys like Semenko out of the game. Also, do you remember NIKE' BOSSY seeing all those records with NYSTROM and GILLIS watching out for him? Guess what" Mike also wants fighting out of the game. Well fighting is down but stickwork is up and the playoffs were like a slaughter house. Everytime a guy came on T.V. he had a new cut. For instance DOUGIE GILMOUR picked up 30 stitches he was cut in every playoff series and not one penalty was called on any of the cuts. Fights down, stick work up, cut up players and the cheap shooting of the stars. The balance has been thrown off. The stars used to have a credit card to do anything and not get hurt. Remember when everyhody used to say "come on.... isn't there I a rule that you can't hit GRETZKY?" Now its open season on the stars and that's too bad, because people pay money to see the stars shine and not being hooked and slashed. HUNTER GOT STIFFED I am stating here and now that DALE HUNTER got stiffed! Now I'm not saying what DALE did was right (hitting PIERRE TUR- GEON after the whistle) it was a cheap shot and he should pay; but $150,000 for a guy. who missed five games? What bout the cheap- shbt SAMUELSON put on PIERRE MONDUE when he hit Pierre in the eye and ended his career? CAM NEELY has never been the same since the knee Utile gave him and can you believe that he nev- er earned one minute in the penalty box for thatl But HUNTER gets 21 games, and of course everybody knows why he got hammered so bad. GARY BETTMAN was at the game and it was an ESPN. Dale was cooked on this one, and to add fuel, the Isle's DON MALO- NEY cried that this is the worst kind of separation of a shoulder and Hunt- ker should be boiled in Oil. I knew it was not separated that bad and started such on COACHES' CORNER that he would be back, which he was and he was the bile's best player against MONTREAL. Can you imagine Dale's reaction seeing Turgeon out there and it costing him S150,000? Dale was a sacrificial Lamb to show the league how strong they are cracking down on rough play, he was in the wrong spot at the wrong time; and he did it to the wrong guy, Turgeon the Isle super star. If he had of done it in WINNIPEG on a Thursday night to TIE DOMI, nothing would have been said. e UtT C! gAviy TAPtiwl d fiJ ALL HATS 40% OFF''::: Tr o PS Wed. (Closed Thurs.) Fri. & Sat. Only Tgi?,ro, JAilo 282 Main St., Exeter 235-1314 By Adrian Harte T -A Editor EXETER. - An exhibition game of nutby Sunday afternoon brought a small crowd of supporters out, cu- rious to see what this sport is all about...and whether or not then; wally are any rules. South Huron District High 'School's fledgling team, the Black Panthers, took on the Old Stumps, an old-timers team based in Lon- don, but which includes many players from the area. While the fi- nal score was 25-10 in the Stumps' favour, most seemed to agree the Panthers were the real winners. Panther Jeremy Hem said the high school team was being given advice by the opposition right on the field. "even in the scrum". When comparing the game to the few others the new team has been in, -Hem said this one "was better. It fell` like you were doing more, and they gave you more help." Referee Bob Inman of Grand Bend, who helped organize the match, said that kind of cooperative spirit is common to rugby, and is missing in most other sports in Nath America. Rugby players fos- ter a mutual respect for one an- other, Avow .each other by name, not jersey number, and the teams usually get together after the game. "It's very much unlike any other sport I've been exposed to," said In- man, pointing out the Panthers and the Old Stumps were getting to- gether for a barbecue at Wayne Oke's home in Exeter after the .game. Oke, a member bf the Stumps who is considering coaching the Panthers next season, may have been a little late for the get- together. Only a few minutes into the game, he found himself in a bad position for a tackle and got his leg broken. Illman says despite its rough im- age, rugby is usually a much more injury -free sport - on a par with swimming or volleyball. "Injuries are rare," said Inman, adding Sunday marked only the second time he has seen a broken leg in a game. Exchange teacher Jerry Ward from New Zealand has been a big pan of building enthusiasm for rug- by at South Huron. He described Sunday's match as "git;at fun" and a good learning experience for the team. If all goes well, he said South Huron will be able to com- pete in a conference next season with teams from St. Marys, Strat- ford, and London, despite their lack of experience. Illman said he noticed many of the students were still approaching rugby with football techniques, pushing for extra yards instead of keeping the ball in play with fre- quent passes. Playing with the ex- perienced old timers may have tet them see that basketball skins are more common to rugby than foot- ball. And like basketball, "every player on the field' has an opportu- nity to score",fie said. Rugby, both for males under 19, and female leagues, ranks as Cana- da's fastest growing high school sport. Te lliese entsmnierwIth °rugby, the scrum seems a little bewildering. With both teams butting heads and shoulders, the ball is dropped in the middle. The team which can push Its oppo- nents away Brom the loose ball and kick it clear to a runner, wins. Annual' o is Pte` Express split games ?:r,ss ��....�r.r�.............. ...a a----...:.�.....,-::R' A couple of the favoured teams Will: kick off this year's"Ex- 'stfastball Tourntement which begins Fdday night and concludes Y. t 8 p.m. on Fridays* defending tournartOint champions and last ii0Tera South Perth MonWliatathall League champs, the St. Marys Staffen Selects will tike on Stoas. A year ago,.the Settees betl1rhe hosts 7-1. Exeter is not playing in this ` 1a year`s event, the 12th Annual is once again being called the Exeter Chrysler Imperials. Challenge. Other opening nd games in the 16 -team tournament include:Abele Pauls Generals ys,;$tieuc loo at .8,4eitt4asTriday, followed by= pilar-. ton A's vs. Merltt Si. >Marys'Nighthawks vs. Springfield, lboth at 9:30 p.m �4 W* <fBeltt pre., l; ers 'and 'Fingal meet at 9. Won Saturday while the dirlitchetittfetalday Bellmore Steelhawks also:at9 a.m. At 10:30 a.m., To- nto's LaVellette Tavern play Chepstow and $uffalgsow.Ruckiiis oke on Oakville,, Exeter Men's Slopitch Team Strike Force Murphy's Ellison Travel RSD Indians ETR Sluggers Crediton Mudhens Big V Albatross Kirkton Nighthawks This Week's Scores - June 21 Crediton 20 vs. ETR Sluggers 8 Inndians 23 vs. Kirkton 9 Ellison Travel 26 vs. Nighthawks 4 Murphy's 30 vs. Albatross 3 June 23 ,RSD 21 vs. ETR Sluggers 5 Strike Force 25 vs. ETR Sluggers 5 Crediton 17 vs. Kirkton 2 Mudhens 10 vs. Inndians 10 Standings W L T 9 1 0 8 2 0 8 2 0 7 3 0 5 4 1 5 4 0 5 5 0 3 6 1 3 6 0 2 7 0 2 7 0 0 10 0 Pts. 18 16 16 14 11 10 10 7 6 4 4 0 5. Hui, ►n . Ladies Sip p► tc h This Weak's Scores Inn Girls 13 vs. Big 'O' Sockettes 2 Purina Chicks 11 vs. Angels 2 LaBauers 25 vs. F.L.T. 0 Chrissy's Playgirls 7 vs. Downtown Dollies 9 Cheers 6 vs. Huron Park Sharkeues 9 South Huron Hospital 11 vs. Sundowners 8 Standings W L T 8 0 0 7 1 0 5 2 1 5 2 e 1 4 4 0 4 4 0 'ream LaBauers Inn Girls Big '0' Sockettes Purina Chicks Angels Downtown Dollies South Huron Hospital Chrissy's Playgirls Sundowners Cheers Hun Park Shark 3 3 3 2 1 1 4 5 55 7 7 0 0 Pts. 16 14 11 11 8 8 76 65 2 LONDON - The Exeter Express senior baseball team came up short in their second game which saw their team eliminated from a 20 - team tourney in London this past weekend. Eapreat<4 - Gatineau 6 What was a deadlocked 3-3 ball game until the fifth inning ended up. a 6-4 loss to the Exeter Express in their second and final game of Lakeside's tournament held in Lon- don on the weekend. Express got on the board very early in the first inning when lead off batters Bill Glover and Rob Dickey banged out back to back doubles std scored with help from Scott Russell's sacrifice fly. Again in the second inning, the first two batters came out swinging with a single by Marty Merner and Brian Rivard reached first on an er- ror. Scott Davidson helped the cause with a single so Merrier could tally another run. Gatineau lied up the score with a single run in the first and a double in the second. The score remained 3-3 until the fifth inning when Gatineau rallied with a walk, a double and two sin- gles and notched up three runs. Exeter tried to fight back in their sixth inning when Davidson reached first on a single, Dickey walked and Gatineau s third base- man errored on Rick Boon's hit to notch up another run. Rick Boon pitched five innings for Exeter with relief from O'Brien. Express 2 - North York Yankees 1 Express' Rob Dickey scored the winning run on Saturday in a close 2-1 battle against North York Yan- kees.. Dickey, who got to first base on a walk was sent home off the bat of Rob Elliott. North York had scored their only run in the sixth inning after Ex- press pitcher Scott Russell gave up a double and a sacrifice hit. to urney Marty Merner scored Exeter's first run after hitting a single and scoted on a sacrifice hit from Doug Schade and a single by Dickey. Express' played last night at home against London. Shuffleboard Hensall June 22 5 game winners Dave Woodward Pearl McKnight Lloyd Eagleson • Lome Archer 6 game winners John Pepper Russell Ferguson Exeter June 23 5 game winners Delmar Skinner Doris Miller 011ie Essery Howard Johns 4 game winners Pearl McKnight Joe Gosar Wilma Davis John Pepper June 24 4 game winners John Pepper Pearl McKnight Loyd Ballantyne Hugh McKay Meine Eizenga Notice: No shuffling July 1. 491 ' 334 332 326 381 378 402 384 326 287 395 375 318 313 394 330 323 320 320 Over 35 Recreational SJo Pitch Sunday nights - 7 p.m. LowIf interested call the Recreation Centre at 235-2833 FRAYNE CHEV/OLDS CUSTOMERS From London, Exeter, and Surrounding Areas . . We at Central Chevrolet Oldsmobile, 755 Wonderland kd. N., Loo - don would like to invite you to experience home town service at a big city dealership. 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