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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-07, Page 6ac By Bryan Mage The Clinton Mustangs corralled second place in the Central Jr. F'C' division fast Sunday night with a solid 15-1 thumping ,, of'the ArthurEagles. .; Paul Dougherty led the Mustang attack with six goals, while teammates Dave . Stephenson scored. four times- and Phil Arthur notched three. Bill Pickering and Steve. Arbour each scored. singles. 1e "Mustangs opened up.. a 4-1...first perled, le l<d and increased it to '8.1 after t'periods of play„ and scored seven , more times in the third period. . The Mustangs fired 72 shots. at Arthur goaltender Glen Rhome while John Page faced orris--in-the-gam place; will now face the Kincardine Kinucks the opening round of the playoffs. The Kinucks, while finishing fifth lathe league, , are still the. :defending :champions of the Central'r. `C' league hand have a,. ,young, fast - skating hockey team that could give the Mustangs a battle. The playoff -series opens in ' Clinton • this Friday night, and 'game time° is .8:30" p.m,;• The. Mustangs ;return to -Kinca dine M n Sunday afternoon for a.3,30 p.m, contest, with the third,. game back in. Clinton on the following Friday, The series is .a 'best of five —series and'the winner will go on to meet the winner of the Hanover. and Wingham sseries-which,is The Mustangs, with a saran lehold on second t afso"a best of five series. League' leading _Port Rockets beat Sunset Mike Hodgson'ssecond goal 'of the game, mid- way through the third period, snapped .a 2 - 2 tie and carried Holmesville to a 3 - 2 • victory over Sunset Golf, in a CHHL hockey -game Sunday night. Larry Schritzl scored `the other Holmesville goal while league leading goal scorer Ray Volland naturally speaking i scored his 22nd. and 23rd goals for S inset. The win imprdves the Rocket's record to 14 wins 6 losses and a tie for 29 -points, Sunset remains in first place with 18 wins, 7 losses for 36 °dints. Earlier this week Sunset won a pair of games, beating O'Briens (14-9- 1, 29 pts.) 3-1 on Wednesday and edgir- Whetstones 6 5 by steve cooke The beaver, it has often been said, was the reason: the Canadian north (or even Canada as a 171E51-6) was discovered and explored by the firgt. Europeans that arrived here. Beaver 'fur Made excellent felt, and since felthats were in style in England and, on the Continent, the pelts brought excellent prices. Trappers and traders combed the North American continent in search of these furs, and in the process, opened up country that had been wilderness for centuries. The beaver (castor canadensis) is the largest rodent in North America today and is spread pver much of the continent. There is some evidence, however, that another beaver roamed this country in prehistoric times which weighed as much as 700 lbs. Today's beaver, however, Tun between 40 and 50 pounds, and a 80 -pounder is very rare. The beaver is readily identifiable on land by its humped back appearance and flat scaly tail. While clumsy on dry land, it is a graceful and. efficient swimmer and can remain submerged for up to , 15 minutes. It also has a special mechanism that enables it to redirect oxygen rich blood from the abdominal and muscular areas to the brain in emergency conditions.. Highly developed muscles allow the beaver to shut off ear and nostril openings when under water andits lips can_close up behind the incisors when stripping bark off branches while sub- merged. Contrary to popular belief, the beaver does not use its tail to carry objects or employ.it as a tool when constructing dams. It is, however, used as a prop when cutting trees, and an aid to swim- ming and as a reservoir for the storage of fat. It is also used as a warning device tosignal danger to the other members of the colony when slapped on the surface of the water. The beaver kits are usually born in early May and number three or four. They are born fully furred and with their eyes open. In just a few days they are wandering about the interior of the bodge and soon after that start nibbling on tender shoots and aquatic -plants. They are fully weaned at about 21/2 months, but remain with their parents. until they are a full year old. The yearlings generally move out during, the spring breakup, bui some have been known to remain with the original colony for another full year before finding their own territory. a Another fairly common misconception is that beaver must chew constantly in .order to keep ahead of their continuously growing teeth: While'. cutting trees will wear the teeth to a certain extent, most of the sharpening and grinding is done by gnashing the upper two incisors against the lower two.. It is reported that they will even pause while cutting a tree in order to touch up the diull edge a bit. Their teeth do grow continuously, however, and there have been skulls found with teeth so long that it was impossible for them to chew and subsequently they died as a result of starvation. While beaver are• often accredited with an uncanny. knowledge of where to build a dam, it has recently been found that t'ihere is one major stimulus that triggers this-' type of activity. Apparently, there must be the sound of running water present in order for any dam building to begin. In experiments that have 'been done, it's been found that beaver can be tricked into building dams almost anywhere by playing the recorded sound of trickling water to them. In actual' fact, have seen elaborate dams, con - strutted to hold back a head' of water that would not have been needed had the dam only been located 50 yards further downstream. Beaver do not hiberni te, and although their movements are restricte I in winter, they are active. Most of the travel it. between the den and the food pile, but they have been known to let water out of the• dam so an airspace is created under the ice. With this airspace, they are free to roam the full length and breadth of their pond, , safe from any of their predators. The next tithe you're camping or canoeing, .and you spot a round head knifing through the 'il,ater, pay a little closer attention. That beaver Mhy not be quite as smart as you always thought, but he's still no slouch.Just try to sneak up on itini and you'll see what I mean. Elgin Bear, meanwhile, will play Walkerton in a four out of seven .series! with a bye to the final, In a Central Jr. 'C' meeting held on. Monday night in. Walkerton,. it was •decided by the league` to , set the playoff admission prices at $2 for adults,. $1.50!-for.students and 75c for - children in the opening. rounds. The. 1Clinton "team' previously had been advertising that adults ' would pay, but this has been changed. nntil the-lea-gue fit` l -- ' �.. Lanof£icially,°the,league scoring ,leader was Phil Arthur' followed by Dave Stephenson , of the Mustangs while Pete MacDermott of the Port Elgin Bears finished third. The Mustangs finished the ;season with 19 wins, 10 losses and one tie, while the Port Elgin Bedars had 18 victories, five losses 'and: six ties, good enough for first place. This season was one of the closest amongst teams in the league when only six points separated the top four teams and should prove interesting throughout the playoffs. By Lois. Gibbings Amherst Jack -' and Scarlet Dakali each recorded their first wino:' the year ; at Windsor Raceway this past, week for Wayne Horner of Clinton. Amherst Jack. a, four-year-old . gelding by Keystone Journal-Skippy by Meadow Skipper, w'as timed in 2:03 for the mile with a last ,,half in one minute"flat. The speedy pacer, that Wayne co-owns with Wm. Hendrie of Point Edward, :was a. winner of $23,695 in:. 1979 when he had nine Wins, 'nine • secignds an seven thirds from 43 starts, with a 'record: of 2:01;4, : Scarlet Dakali, a five- year-old mare by Scarlet Wave -Lassie Express by Scotch Affair, was claimed by Wayne for $8,-4 , 1979.' She paced h.er winning mile in 2:05, just four-fifths of ' second slower than her record of 2:04.1 taken last year. Finishing third for the Horner Stable were Baronal, J.A. Delight and Dilly Dares, along with Fav, owned by Michael Horner of Clinton. At Western Fair Raceway in London on Saturday afternoon, Captain Betty, owned by_ While the • opposition anct his teammates rush for the: puck, little ..Brian McNichol of RR 2, Blyth waves -to his mother in the stands during.a mite game between' Clinton arid. Blyth last Saturday» The,game; was part of minor hockey day in Clinton, and •Brian, at three years, was one of the youngest player to dress. (News -Record photo) ' sporTs ver 250 at town hockey meet Last Saturday, oyer 250 hockey players were involved in Clinton Minor Hockey Day when 10 Clinton Minor .Hockey teams played out of town teams at the local arena. Every Clinton Minor Hockey player had the opportunity to°pgarticpate' in this hockey event.. • The • following teams and scores give an in- dication of what took place- from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.: (Mite) Clinton 7 - Blyth 0 (Novice 1) Blyth 3=Clinton 0; (Novice 2) • Blyth 2 -Clinton 0; (Atom 1) Clinton 5 -London 3; (Atom 2) Clinton 2- Seaforth 2; (Pee Wee B) Clinton 8-Seaforth 0; (Pee Wee A) Milverton 5= Clinton 2; (Bantam . B)r, Clinton 5-Seaforth 2; (Ra ntarn _ A) Clinton 12 - Zurich '9; (Midget) Clinton 10? -"Old Pros" 10? _Although hockey was the main -attraction of the . day, there were other highlights as well. Each player from the visiting team and home team received a hot dog and pop. Prizes were donated b -y local- people with .the— following people winning draws. • Rug, Beattie's Fur- niture, won by Mary Lou Driscoll; case of pop, Corrie's Red and White, Bonnie ° Upshail; ex- tension cord, Groves' TV. Appliance, Joyce . Armstrong; hair cut, Arnold', Barber Shop, Don Mayland; dinner for one, Bartliff'•s Bakery, Diane McKay; $5 - gift certificate, B.J,R..(Tapes and L.P.) , Ken Gibbings; gift certificate, Pizza Express, Rob Mayer; $5 cash, K -decorating Ltd., Dorothy Thompson. Tote bag,- Aiken Bros., Barb Guse; toy truck, H. Lobb & Sons, Elaine Bo—yes;- toy -mo -del; -Shirai Dept. Stores, . Norma McGregor; hair' cut, Barb's Beauty Salon, Tony Van Dongen;. ceramic duck, Avon Rep. .Donna Martin, Ken Gibbings; fruit basket, Kuenzig's I.G.A., Dorothy Fleet; two tickets to playoffs, Jr.. C's, Linda Bosman, Two tickets to playoffs, Jr. C's, Janet Koetsier; one month membership, Vanastra Recreation, Eva Archer ; grocery basket, Holmesville Store, Ruth• Townsend; carpet runner, Ball and Mutch - Ltd., Jack Mayhew;, flashlight, Clinton Auto Parts, R. Lyon; haircut, Les Ciseaux Hair Shop, Greg Taylor; haircut, Les Ciseaux Hair Shop, Susan Jewitt. Hockey stick, Jerry MacLean, Mike Segeren; hockey stick, Don's Cycle Repair, D. Whitefield; hockey. lamp,- won by Gregory Crawford. A special thank you goes to the coaches, the managers, the arena personnel, the hockey .mothers and parents, the donors of prizes; Tuckey Beverages, the timekeepers and referees for their helpfulriess and co-operation. There is one -1- -i- -1- Canadians have shared' in• creating -some of the great inventions: In 1884 Arthur Irwin invented the padded baseball glove and in 1922 James Naismith it vented the game of baseball. In 1930 Dr. Alan Brown, Dr. T.G.H. . Drake ' and Dr. F.F., ,Tisdall invented pablum. The zipper was invetned by Gideon Sundback • in 1891. Kerosene was invented in BAYFIELD 1UMBER. HIGHWAY 21 BAYFIELD p►,oNE - 565-2990 * Complete line of BuiIdin:gSupplies * Free Delivery • from the ra�� Bob McLean of Goderich was third with trainer Randy McLean up, Irish Scram that was claimed sby Palmer Kerr for $71000 from. trainer Joe McDaid. of Goderich his last tune - out finished second for driver' Terry Kerr inthe seventh. On Monday night at the same traclsa Gerry,. Roebuck was41-tird with Nancy Meadow in the second, while Jc'e McDaid was second with Rossland Abbe in the ninth. Tum to page?;, Wodnesday, ,F`ob�ruary .6 .:OIF w 3t:o ublicSkating Friday; February 8 - . 0:30 p.m. - PLAYOFF Kincardine. vs. Clant0.9.,; . • Sunday, February'10 . to 1;00,-2:00 p.m. L,earn Sha, :00 - 3:3 0 p.m. Public Skating 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Family Skate r1.0° per family, AND SONS LTD, Boyliold Rd, CUNTON 482.3409 , PORTABLE' OIL -FIRED HEATERS'"`", AVAILABLE AT • H. LOBB AND SONS LTD. question concerning the referees and that is whether or not Hugh Flynn is a certified referee? His dress and his calls concerning the "Old Pros"' vs. "The Midgets" were very debateable. Above all' else, it was the players who, made the day so enjoyable. Their enthusiasm, their hockey skills '.and their - good sportsmanship gave real credibility to the Clinton minor hockey program. 1846 by Dr. Abraham Gesner. Sir Alexander . Graham Bell invented the ,telephone in 1874 and the vaccine for polio was discoveyed by. Dr. Joseph Salk in , 1954. The snowmobile was invented . by J. 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