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yam lacrosse teams
deserve more support
By Art Elliott
Lacrosse simply has to be the
mostunder-rated sport in Wing -
ham; considering the time and
effort spent by more than three
dozen young athletes f -ranging
from pee -wee through bantam to
midget age brackets.
Several nights a week the
Wingham arena resounds with
the noise of lacrosse balls bang-
ing the boards as the young ath-
letes °engage in one of the most
gruelling sports known to man,
picking up know-how along with
bruises: .11
Under the tutelage, of coach
Ken Henry and assistant coach
Don Rintoul, the boys are really
working now •:that they have
tasted victory over Owen Sound
teams. Taking a shellacking at
the hands of the Lion's Head
teams could prove they got a
little too cock 'and now they are
digging in for the double-header
at the arena tonight (Thursday) .
Harder to Play
Nobody is knockinghockey,
which these boys enjoy too, but
did you ever stop to think that in
hockey if you stop making with
the leg muscles, you can coast
and still look pretty good? In la-
crosse if you stop with the legs
you stop, period, and look :like
nothing. So it's run, run, and run
and you might as well forget
about cigarettes.
Very similar to hockey in many
ways, box lacrosse, or indoor la-
crosse as opposed to the older
outdoor variety, calls for three
forwards, two defencemen and a
goalie. The shifts change about as
frequently during play or at a
faceoff.
Insteadof a puck shoved
around the floor level, thes'e's a
very lively ball about the size
used for tennis, and, you wouldn't
believe how tricky and unpredict-
able that ball can be until you try
to snare a pass with those gut
nets on the end of lacrosse sticks.
Hard to Stop
The guy who knows how tricky
the ball can be is the lad in the net
whohas to contend with shots
from the sky, the floor and every-
where in between, from all angles
and at all speeds. A blooping,
dribbling ball can be just as dan-
gerous as a jet shot and some-
times trickier.
in ham boys tend to take up
the sport in families, with several
brothers and cousins all compet-
ing actively at the same time. It
gets to be family reunion time
when the local teams go into ac-
tion what with four Moirs and two
each from Brooks, tenPas and
Fear families mixed in to drive
the scorekeeper nuts.
No Offsides
. There .are no offsides in la-
crosse, so the game is less sub-
ject to interruption especially
when a good attack is under way,
and a good drive on goal is not
whistled back because a player is
a step ahead of some line some-
where.
Action shifts rapidly from end
to end with short and long passes,
tough checking and the nonstop
running keeps the lines changing
frequently as they naturally can't
keep up the pace indefinitely.
Bodily contact is not com-
pletely absent but is not the aim
of the game as in football or
hockey. Play is none the less
rugged, as sticks pound away on
shoulders and arms in checking
attempts. This accounts for the
special foam rubber padding
around the shoulders and arms,
and a completely different check-
, ing technique takes some time
developing and getting used to.
Condition Counts
Some of the best features of
hockey, football and basketball
are all employed in the game and
some argue that it ,is more de-
manding 'on real physical condi-
tion than any other.
You can start believing it if you
amble down to Wingham arena
tonight and catch the double-
headerand give the local lads
some encouragement. It really is
a shame to have all that hard
work and time and speed and
skill going to waste, with the
PEE -WEE LACROSSE forward Stan Stapleton gets some pointers on how:to take a shot
on goal from close in on the circular crease from Assistant, Coach Don Rintoul. Goalie
Paul Moir braces hi
mself
for
the
shot.
(Staff
Photo)
JOE KERR
FEYERS�=:
REALLY HUSKY "Midgets" are these Wingham forwards who are.doing their bit to 'put
the town on the map in keen competition with' Owen Sound and Lion's Head teams. Left to
right are John Henderson; John Vath, and John Moir who spearheaded several forward
lines. (Staff Photo)
players outnumbering the- fans
much of the time.
Speaking of national sports, la-
crosse was a major league effort
in Canada long before Samuel de
Champlain and, his sailors ever
, e) es on the place
Take in a game f tact- esse one
of these nights asci some
ger uine sport for sp. i1 ' s .sake.
LACROSSE COACH'Ken Henry has a conflab with Recreation birector,lim Ward about
transportation for a forthcoming game as the pee -wee athletes take a breather from
practice. In background is Assistant Coach Don Rantoul. Sweaters are worn only for
games. (Staff Photo)
140 attene
reunion
BELMORE = About 140 mem-
bers of the Darling -Sangster
families met on Monday, August
7, at the community centre here
for their annual reunion.
Isabel and Tom Darling con-
ducted the afternoon activities of
races and contests.
At the conclusion of the lunch
hour, the president, John Aitken,
took charge of the presentation of
novelty prizes and business.
Presented with a rose corsage
for members 80 years and over
were Mrs. Ella Bradwell and
Mrs. Alex Sangster. Leslie Hark-
ness was the eldest man; Ella
Bradwell, the eldest lady and
Linda Douglas, the eldest teen-
ager in attendance. Brenda Dick-
son was the child and Isabel Dar
ling the adult having brithdays
nearest reunion date. Linda
Douglas and Graham Rutherford
were the girl and boy with the
longest hair. Margaret Jeffray
`had the longest . fingernails.
Heather Harper was the youngest
girl present and Scott Dickson the
youngest boy. Mary Campbell
drove the newest car and also had
.the greatest number of .snapshots
in her purse. Margaret Tyler had
the most keys and Arthur Carter
carried the most change in his
pocket. ,
Minutes of last year's reunion
were read by George Dickson,
secretary -treasurer.
Officers for 1973 are, president,
Tom Darling; sports, Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Jeffray and Mr. and
'Mrs. Bruce Darling; lunch, Mr.
. and, Mrs, George Darling, Mr.
and Mrs. Jinn Darling of ' Erin,
Mr. and . Mrs. Ralph Dickson;
novelties, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Harkness.
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EAGERLY LEARNING the game is 10 -year-old Kenny
Brooks. muffled up in goalie's pads and mask as the pee -wee
lacrosse hopefuls drive practice shots at him. Wingham can
field pee -wee, bantam and midget teams if opponents can
be found. (Staff Photo)
GOALIE PAUL MOIR is a husky lad of 13 andenthusiastic
about lacrosse although a veteran of only three games. His
problems are just like those of ' a hockey goalie as the ball
comes whirling from all directions. (Staff Photo)
NEVER TOO 1fOUNG4tb get started at lacrosse claims the
coach, Ken° Henry, so guess who is banging: a balif around at
the ripe old age of two and a half years? Yup, it's Dennis,
the coach's son who takes his. cue from the 'bigger boys on
practice nights. (Staff Photo)
Area swimmers pass
sts at Wool here
A small army of Wingham and"
Lucknow youngsters passed
swimming tests in their various
age groups and have been certi-
fied by the swimming pool staff
under Doug Mowbray, consisting
of Jim Graham, Hugh`Sinnamon,
Ken Aitchison, Marilyn Tiffin,
Marg McLaughlin and Brenda
Kennedy.
Four successful seniors were
Donna Bennett, Ansley .Currie,
Keith and Ruth Nethery.
Intermediates: Mike Beattie,
Ralph Morrison, Norman McIn-
tyre, Craig Treleaven, Kathy
Purdon, Esther Nethery, Marg
Ari'uckie, Sheila Shoobl uuK,
Linda Taylor, Jamie Smith,
Karen Smith, 'Janet Nevery, Lori
Purdon, Rick Williams, Bruce
Stainton, Carey 'MacDonald,
Steve MacDonald, Barrie Morri-
son.
Juniors: Doug McGregor,
Michael Rintoul, Michelle Rin-
toul, Pam Gerrie, Bruce McIn-
tyre, Peter Goodall, Lynn,Bridge,
Marilyn McIntyre, Bruce LeVan,
Lynne Haines, Laurie Haines,
Cathy Foxton; Tom Henderson,
David Atkinson, Mary Lynn Cay -
ley, Janet Parrish, Barbara Far-
rish, Steve McKay, Rick Fines,
Sandra Carson.
Survival: Dianne tDrien, Andy
Foxton, Lynn Williams, Sheri
Smith, Scott McGregor, .Karen
Reid, Doug Merkley, Stephen
McKay, 'Kemp Currie, Annette
Kirkland.
Beginners: Sylvia Beard, Di-
anne Scott, Cheryl Beattie, Daryl
Holmes, Drew Gibson, Heather
Nicholson, Susan Rude, Brad
Gerrie, Debbie Merkley, Kath-
WHITECHURCH
DOES WELL
At the three-day softball tour-
nament at Meaford recently, Joe
Tiffin had the Whitechurch Inter-
mediate teram entered. Saturday
they played Binbrook team with a
score of 5-2 in favor of White-
church. They next plaYed St.
Catharines team with a score of
10-0 for Whitechurch. Monday
forenoon they played Niagara
Fall`s with a score of 2-0 in favor
of Whitechurch. At 5 o'clock Mon-
day they were scheduled to play
Grimsby and this game they lost,
leen Wilkin', Jeff Jackson, Sus-
anne Kirkland, Michele Cook,
Connie Streich, Eric McGregor,
Sherry Green.
Pre -beginners: Leesa Cook,
Judy Carmichael, April Moore,
Curtiss Moore, ' Kenda Purdon,
Susan Lancaster, Graydon
Stuckey, Ronnie. Schistad, John
Leedham, Bonnie Thompson,
Wayne Thompson, Gordon Nev-
ery, Karen Johnston, Barbara
Johnston, Bob Hubbard, Sheryl
Hubbard, Matthew Haley, An-
drea Walker, Pam Riley,
Heather Douglas, Dawn, Debbie
and Larry Wraith Colin Camer-
on, Heather Streich, Elizabeth
Kaufman, Judy • Anger, Susan
Wilhelm, Tim Stainton.
ANOTH,E R JOHN MOI R, a cousin to„. the forward John
Moir, is getting tougher to beat 'n fhe I�Virigham midgets'
net. His young brother Paul plays the same position for the
pee -wee 'team. (Staff Photo)
COACH KEN HENRY advises on faceoff techniques for some. of his pee -wee lacrosse
hopefuls as Sheldon Jones, left, and John tenPas, right, squal-e off with their sticks flat on
the floor, back to back. It's a tricky deal to come up with the ball. (Staff Photo)
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