HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-12-03, Page 181'L o 18-CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1986
Searching for the puck in front of the Blyth net was not a common occurrence during the
opening game of the Clinton Optimist Bantam Tournament on November 27. Blyth whip-
ped the team from Watford by a score of 9-2. (David Emslie photo)
Sports
Final word
Well, here it is. My final Canadian Foot-
ball League column for the 1986 season.
I',d presume that some folks would have
rathered that I had stopped writing about
the CFL before the season even started,
but I couldn't just stop dead until the Grey
Cup was played.
If there was one thing I learned about the
CFL this year it was that I should not try to
be a prophet. I just don't have the knack
for it.
After my horribly wrong guesses over
the past few weeks, I don't think Jimrny
The Greek is ever going to call me up and
offer me a job picking winners and point
spreads.
Let's see now, two weeks ago I said the
Toronto Argonauts would have no trouble
with'the Hamilton Tiger -Cats after garner-
ing a 14 point lead in the two game, total
points series.
Of course, history had to go and repeat
itself, and the Argos took a hard fall out of
the playoffs.
Also that week I mentioned that the way
the British Columbia Lions were rolling
along with their new-found winning streak
they should be able to take on the Edmon-
ton Eskimos.
Boy, was I way off on that one. The Lions
were demolished.
,So, for last week's column I figured it
was a pretty safe bet to pick Edmonton as
the winners for the Grey Cup after seeing
them eat the Lions alive. The only good
thing about that column was the fact that I
said I'd be cheering for the Ti -Cats in the
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BURGER STOP
AND MINI -601F
Grey Cup.
Obviously, Edmonton was far from a
safe bet as the 12 -point underdog Ti -Cats
showed up at the football field to
demonstrate how a defence should be run
and ended up winning the game 39-15.
At least I didn't mind missing that pick
because it was such a joke to see Edmon-
ton bite the dust.
I mean, here you have one of the
stongest offences in the CFL and what kind
of yardage do they gain for the first half?
Negative one yard. Although they were
able to gain 20 yards rushing and 42 yards
passing, they sustained 63 yards in losses
for the half.
Even though the Ti -Cat offence wasn't
overly impressive, they didn't have much
yardage to cover with their defence eating
up their opponents. In fact, the defence
contributed six points to the scoring when
they blocked a punt and jumped on the ball
in the endzone.
All in all, the Ti -Cat defence sacked Ed-
monton's quarterbacks Damon Allen and
Matt Dunnigan 10 times. It was great.
At least the Eskimos managed to break
a few records. With their six fumbles they
set one record; and by losing all six of the
fumbles they tied a game record for
fumbles lost. If you throw in the two in-
terceptions thrown by the Eskimos you
have another record. These eight tur-
novers were another Grey Cup record.
Hopefully with this win some en-
thusiasm will return to- the eastern con-
ference of the CFL.
There has been a lot of talk lately about
how the CFL is going to fold because the
best teams are in the west, and therefore,
they are the only teams managing to make
money.
Maybe this win will bring back the fans,
but then again, maybe not, as it didn't
seem to help. Toronto much when they won
the Grey Cup a few years back.
At least, the Ti -Cats' owner Harold
Ballard has decided not to sell the team. I
guess all it took was a big win to change his
heart since last week the big news in the
sports sections was about the fact that he
wanted to sell.
It's really hard.to say why the CFL has
so few fans, or at least fans that will pay to
see them. I know one reason is the boom-
, ing success of the National Football
League. Many of my friends and relatives
would much rather watch the NFL than
the CFL any day.
When this affects even the Grey Cup
though, I think things are getting a bit
ridiculous. I thought most Canadian foot-
ball fans would tune into the Grey Cup on
Sunday just because it is the big game of
the the year. They could afford to miss one
afternoon of NFL ball.
However, this was not the case. When I
asked one of my brother -in-laws if he was
going to watch the game he said, "Only if
the American games are boring."
I guess that about says it all.
I just hope the hope the league can stick
around long enough for the Argos to take
one more Grey 'Cup and prove I'm right.
They are a great ball club.
Bulls Eyes lead the pack
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies
Ede's Bulls Eyes
Faber's Gumdrops
Tudy's Black Balls
Bev's Bonkers
Helen's Rosebuds
'Johnson's Jelly Beans
Jamieson's Ju-Jubes
Shirley's Candy Apples
Mert Elliott had the high single for the
ladies on November 25 with a score of 276.
Nancy Roy had the high triple with 630 and
Helen Faber had the high average of 202.
The hidden score prizes donated by Dixie
Lee, Chicken were won by Ramona
Jamieson and Helen Emmerton.
Those ladies that bowled games over 200
included: Candace Elliott, 204; Iva Reid,
203, 225; Tudy Wilson, 208; Pat Taylor, 209,
216; Kathy Ladd, 218; Bonnie Gibbings, 221,
216; Beulah Keys, 236; Nancy Roy, 239, 213;
Shirley Fowles, 242; Dora Warwick, 238;
Pat Roy, 258; Helen 'Faber, 261; Mert
Elliott, 276.
The ladies made a donation to the Clinton
Public Hospital Building Fund in memory of
Muriel Beyer. Muriel had bowled with the
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies for many years.
Londesboro Men
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Buicks 46
Chevs 42
Porsches 37
Model T's 30
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T -Birds
Bill Sottiaux had both the high single and
the high triple for the men on November 27
with scores of 283 and 677 respectively. Bill
Roy had the high average of 207.
Londesboro Ladies
Tiger Lillies
Creeping Charlies
Dandylions .
Daffydils
Orchids
Carol's Silly Lillies
Dorothy Airdrie had a good day of bowling
on November 25 when she had the high
single of 274, the high triple with 740 and the
high average of 204. Dorothy Airdrie also
had the runner-up high single at 250 while
Dianne Elliott had the high triple runner-up
spot with 609 and Susan Proctor was runner-
up for the high average with 196. The most
improved bowlers - were Kim Brake and
Susan Proctor with plus 19. Dianne Elliott
had the hidden score with 196.
Those ladies that bowled games over 200
for the day included: •Reta Kelland, 217;
Marie Lobb, 238; MaryLou Driscoll, 204;
Dianne Elliott, 232; Susan- Proctor, 220;
Josie McGregor, 208; Thelma Ellerby, 219;
Janet Taylor, 219; Dorothy Airdrie, 216;
Debbie Cuthill, 208. Dorothy Airdrie bowled
the only games over 250 with 250 and 274.
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One Day At A Time 42
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