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Times -Advocate, June 5, 1996
Page 17
KITCHENER - Jeff MacLean of
Exeter was drafted by. the Kitchen-
er Rangers in the 12th round at the
Ontario Hockey League draft held
at the Arena in Kitchener on Sat-
i.rday.
MacLean was among 630 young
hockey players eligible for this
y 's draft and was the Ranger's
ninth pick. He is now the property
of the OHL Kitchener Rangers and
will attend training camp on Au-
gtist 27.
MacLean, was evaluated as a
sixth round pick going into the
draft and was an obvious choice
for the Rangers after he racked up
29 points in his first year playing
for the Kitchener Jr. "B" Dutchmen
last season.
acLean,17, was glad to get the
n from the Rangers. He said he
is attending high school in Kitchen-
er and had hoped he could stay in
thie area. •
Rangers head coach, Geoff Ward
personally greeted him and had a
Ranger's sweater ready for him tp
wear.
"We felt we had to strengthen our
blue line and Jeff is going to help
us do that," said Ward. "We like
the way he handles the puck in his
own end, his first pass out of the
zone is strong and he can clear out
the front of the net very well."
This six foot 190 Ib. defenseman
also has a goal scoring touch,
something Ward has also noticed.
Last season the Kitchener Rang-
ers enjoyed a 35-28-3 win/loss/tie
record and beat Barrie in seven
games in the first round of the
playoffs before being eliminated by
Detroit in the second round.
MacLean, started his career play-
ing minor hockey in Exeter. He
played only one year of Bantam be-
fore joining the Junior "B" ranks
with the Strathroy Rockets in 1994.
The following year he was invited
to play for the Dutchmen, coached
by Terry McCutcheon, after scouts
noticed him in a Mid -Western
League Jr. "B" showcase camp.
The draft news comes as MacL-
ean is preparing to play for the Ca-
nadian Junior In-line hockey team.
Canada will send a team to Chi-
cago at the end of July for the
World Junior Cup featuring 12
teams from the Federation of Inter-
national Roller Skaters (FIRS).
Dave Easter, coach for Canada's
Junior team said the sport is grow-
ing in both Canada and the United
States and is gaining a reputation
for being a high scoring game of
skill and finesse.
This is the first year FIRS will or-
ganize a world Junior In-line
Hockey Championship.
Jeff MacLean tries on a Kitchener Rangers sweater pre-
sented to him by Ranger's head coach Geoff Ward, right,
after he was picked by the team in the 12th round during
the OHL draft held in Kitchener on Saturday.
shoots for the stars
The 15th annual golf and tennis tournament
will attempt to raise $100,000 for charity
GRAND BEND - This year, the
15th Annual Dave Scatcherd In-
vitational Classic will be a gala
event of unparalleled proportions.
Over the last 15 years this pop-
ular fundraising golf and tennis
tournament has raised $400,000
for the Scatcherd Children's Centre
of Community Living London.
The Centre is a full service pre-
school facility for disabled and
mentally challenged children.
This year, organizers
will try to
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13 under a large 80 X 160 foot mar-
quee tent along with a number of
walkway tents which will be set up
on the Oakwood Golf Club driving
range.
Custom Cuisine Catering will
serve .an exotic buffet before the
entertainment begins. A 10 seat
corporate sponsored table can be
purchased for $2,500 and in-
dividual tickets are selling for
$125 each.
Dave MacLeod, event
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Lawnbowling clinic attracts new.,.f
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The ancient game,
By Heather Mir
T -A Reporter
EXETER - It's not as easy as it
looks.
Novice lawn bowlers quickly dis-
covered this fact as veterans Peter
McFalls and Barb Triebner held in-
struction sessions at the Exeter
Lawn Bowling Club Thursday
night.
Nearly 10 new members have
joined the club this year for an in-
troductory $20 half price member-
ship fee. Although numbers vary
each year, approximately 60 mem-
bers currently belong to the club.
The season runs until September
and McFalls encourages people in-
te este& in .tin ;iport. w drop #ft
'
T esday, bus ay nor Saturday(
e enings at 7 p.m.
'We offer a junior program at our
club and coaching for juniors ages
fea-
dating back to 1299 A.D., is a forerunner of today's curling luring ayspecial guest appearance
by Andre -Philippe Gagnon, an in-
ternational recording artist who is
hest known for his version of "We
are the World," a song number in
which he impersonates all of the ce-
lebrity voices.
Dubbed "A Night of a Thousand
Stars" the event is expected to at-
tract 1,000 people including busi-
ness leaders, sports personalities
and celebrities.
The event will take place on the
evening of the tournament on June
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Graphic by artist Barry Richman
10 to 21, " he said adding, "The
junior provincial finals will be held
in London in August."
The Exeter club was established
in May of 1904 on the Anglican
Rectory lawn. In 1911 lawn bowl-
ing became a major sport ac-
cording to A History of Exeter, On-
tario, a book by Joseph Wooden.
In that year the present greens on
Main Street were opened and the
first large annual invitational tour-
naments were held.
By 1917 Exeter boasted the finest
green in Western Ontario and the
club house was erected in 1946.
The building is owned and main-
tained by the municipality and
member volunteers groom the rink.
.i �Wbilg the stereotype of senior cit-
�l>�ttl;:lnaw tits attire persists, the
game is gaining popularity and
many of the rigid traditions are be-
ginning to loosen. Although white
pants, skirts or shorts are still gen-
erally worn at tournaments, club
games commonly permit casual
dress.
Closely related to bocce and curl-
ing, lawn bowling, is an offensive
garne. The object is to place bowls
closer to the jack ( a small white
ball) than one's opponent. Players
for each team take twin rolling
their bowls down the green towards
the jack and after all the bowls
have been delivered, points are
scored depending on how many
bowls are closer to the jack than the
opponent's nearest bowl. There are
a number of variables that affect
the game including the position of
the mat, weather conditions, play
ing surface and time of day.. ,:.r.1
Incidentally, a lawn bowl is .abt
called a ball because it is not per,
fectly spherical. The bowl is man-
ufactured to be biased. When a
Snell leads Imperials on offense,
Cook leads on pitcher's mound
EXETER - The Exeter Imperials Junior Fastball
team split a pair of league games last week, moving
their season record to three wins and five losses.
On Monday night in Atwood, they were edged
seven to six with the winning run scoring in the bot-
tom of the seventh.
Offensively, Exeter were led by Gavin Snell with
two hits in four trips and two runs scored. Darren
Kints had a double and a walk and reached on an er-
ror as he scored three runs and drove in two run-
ners. Greg Dalrymple singled and tripled and drove
jth two runs while losing pitcher Kevin Gooder sin-
glyd and doubled in two trips. Rob Finch, Glenn
Mines, Chris Kennedy and Greg Rutledge also add -
d hits.
Starting pitcher Steve Cook worked five innings,
giving up four runs on five hits. He walked three
find struck out eight. Gooder allowed three runs on
tour hits while striking out two in two innings.
t On Thursday night, Exeter travelled to Wellesley
M4tlere they defeated the host team 11-8. -
Kenn Hines had a big night with four hits in five
>!t'ips as the Imperials pounded out 22 hits. Starting
pitcher Kevin Gooder picked up the win as he went
Aft and 2/3 innings, giving up eight runs on nine
hits. Steve Cook picked up the save as he struck out
the last Wellesley batter with two runners on base.
On Saturday, Exeter were in the Mitchell tourna-
ment and lost both games.
In the morning, an unearned run in the bottom of
the eleventh inning led Milverton to a 1-0 victory
over the Imperials. The player of the game for Exet-
er was starting pitcher Steve Cook who allowed
only two hits in pitching the entire 11 innings. He
struck out 23 Milverton batters and walked two.
Later in the day, Mitchell defeated Exeter 7-3 to
eliminate them fro further play. This week, the Im-
perials played in Drumbo Monday night while to-
night's home game against New Dundee has been
postponed.
Team manager Fred Cook, said that after taking a
year off last year, the club will once again be run-
ning a men's fastball tournament the weekend of
August 9, 10 and 11.
"Initial contacts with prospective entrants has
been very positive. The team is looking forward to a
successful tournament which, previous to 1995, ran
for 13 consecutive years and was acknowledged to
be one of the top men's tournaments in Ontario,"
said Cook.
Kippen Gun.
Club
May 29
Ernie Marshall 25
Bfltd Mann 25
Gleet Mogk 25
Jamie Caldwell 24
Dennis Boyd 24
Harold Smith 23
Joitn Hessells 23
Bill. Stewart 23
Mirk Tuckey 22
S1iti„ve Walz 22
Mflre W lz 22
Jo* G .icer 22
Robinson 20
P Mellor 19
R$in Hetbert 18
Wityne Ingram 16
Harold Cook 16
Beb & r'LOUCkS Karate
2nd Annual Tournament
South Huron Rec Centre, Exeter, Ont.
Sunday, June 9. Starts at 10 a.m. sharp!!!
COME,OUT AND ENJOY OUR FAMILY AND YOUTH ORIENTED
"KARATE DAY"
WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES
Events include competition in:
Fitness, Kata, Team Kata, Sparring, Weapons
ALSO: BLACK BELT DEMONSTRATIONS
Meet World Champion
Steve Shively
2 Grand Championship Trophies
Admission: $1.001perron Everyone welcotne
Admission proceeds donated to:
Ronald McDonald House and Crippled Children Hospital
For more info Dan Bell 235-4765
Dan (235-4765) or Bonnie (666-2373)
.....ati
bowl is delivered along its running
surface it will keep a straight
course until it begins to slow down.
When this occurs, the bowl will
curve. The bowler must anticipate
this tendency and compensate in
the delivery.
Lawn bowling, a sport that re-
quires strategy as well as skill, is
for players of all ages. It is known
as the only sport in which people
can compete equally regardless of
age or sex.
But don't be fooled. This sport is
physically demanding. In a typical
three -game tournament, a player
walks two to five miles, does at
least 250 kneebends and lifts and
delivers. a three -pound ball more
than .1.1* ,Withveat accura
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course. of a hot summer. day and
major events may take place for
several consecutive days.
chairman,
said ticket
sales are not as
high as he would like but he ex-
pects that to change once it's
learned Gagnon is headlining the
event.
Some of the celebrity names con-
sidered by event organizers in-
cluded Detroit rocker, Bob Seeger,
Canadian superstar Celine Dion
and platinum recording artists Blue
Rodeo.
"We considered a lot of big name
acts before we decided on Gagnon.
He's a spectacular entertainer,"
said MacLeod.
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