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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-11-27, Page 25} y 4T ttlt 4,4 i:s :4 Arm wrestling showdown It's all in the look. The sport of arm wrestling has gained in popularity recently and the Hotel Bedford has sponsored the event here on several occasions. In the above photo, Paul Gross demonstrates that facial expressions count for a lot when getting settled in with an op- ponent. The look didn't figure in the decision, however, as Gross was disqualified. Other competitors in the event, sponsored by Carling -O'Keefe Breweries, were less dramatic in their approach. Don Elliott of Goderich (middle photo) was one of the many local com- petitors in the event. ( photos by Dao Sykes) Hawks extend Sailors' losing streak to five •The Goderich Sailors saw their losing ,streak extended to five games when they were defeated 6l4 Friday by the Walkerton Blackhawks in Walkerton. As in many of their games in the OHA Central Junior •-C" league so far this season, the Sailors played well, but not well enough to win. The Sailors record, approaching the halfway point in their initial season in the league, is three wins and 10 losses. They are in fifth place in the six -team league, four points behind the fourth place Kincar- dine Kinucks and four points ahead of the last place Wingham Ironmen whose only victory came at the expense of the Sailors. Is that where the Sailors should be'' If fou ask the players and coaches, they are •d the unanimous opinion their record should be better. A look at the roster shows considerable talent, but they are going to have to put it together soon if they hope to develop a winning attitude. IAisliig close games can become a habit that is hard to break. Friday's game in Walkerton was a good hockey game. The Sailors led 14) after the first period on a goal by Kevin i,c•e who fired a rebound off Rick Shakes' shot past Paul Steever in the Walkerton net in the fourth minute of play. The Sailors played well defensively, especially in killing penalties. They also got strong goaltending from Randy Gaynor who again showed why he deserves the starting assignment in goal for the Sailors. Goals by Jamie Bradstock and Dan Hill midway through the second period put the. Blackhawks in front for the first time, but the Sailors came back to tie the score before the end of the period. Brad Arm- strong took a pass from behind the net rrom Rick Shakes and beat Steever for the second Goderich goal. Kevin Lee also assisted on the play. The teams came out for the third period tied 2-2 and both pressed hard for the go- ahead goal, but it was the Blackhawks who scored. They got two within the first minute and six seconds. Dan Hill, with his second of the night, and Sean Bradley were the goal scorers. The Sailors got one back at the 2:57 mark when Rick Shakes combined with Brad Armstrong on a nice passing play, with Shakes finishing off the, rush. Coach Dan Duncan put John Graham on his wrong wing on a power play situation with the Hawks' Randy Fritz off for charg- ing and Graham responded by scoring the Sailors fourth goal at 12:51. John Thomp- son and Pete Willems assited on the goal. With the score tied at 4-4, it looked as though the Sailors might be coming on, but two goals by Walkerton's Scott Girdler quickly erased that possibility. • TheSailors will be trying to get back into the win column Friday night when they travel to Port Elgin to battle the Bears. It was against the Bears that the Sailors' last victory came. Since then, the,Bears, who are second in the standings, have been undefeated. Their unbeaten string in- cludes a pair of ties with the still - undefeated first place Hanover Barons. The Sailors were short several players Friday due to injuries, work commitments and a suspension, but should have a full team for the Port EIgin game. The Sailors have played their best hockey against the top teams and will be trying to make it a winning effort this time. Garb and Gear Novices win one and tie another on weekend The Goderich Garb and Gear Novices enjoyed a productive weekend in Shamrock League play grabbing three of a possible four points. The Garb and Gear Novices edged Parkhill 3-2 in a road game Friday and Saturday they tied Strathroy 3-3 in Strathroy. The win and tie boosted the novice's record to eight wins against four losses and one tie. They return to action Saturday against St. Marys in Goderich. Hodges Millers win three games in action this week \lurphy's Green ytachnii arid Bedford Flyers each won one game in Goderich Men. Recreation Hoc•ke\ 1.vague action this week to remain tied for top spot 111 tlie e1ght tearn league Green Machine ripped (')ere -Vu li,,ckei . h-2 Sunday for its eighth wire of the season against three losses Earlier 111 the week. (;reen Machine dropped an 8-.) decision io O'Briens Bedford kept pace with a h-1 wui neer Sunset Suridallotelers ha\e seven wiris against three losses and Iwo ties The most productive tears durrig the week had 10 be Hodges ,is the Millers r•ai k- ed up three straight '.r tortes 111 moist u11tt second place with 14 pori)-•. t,ca, behind th leaders On Sunday, Green \1.i( 11111e sr oreil hour second period goals aril coasted 1,, a li k% in over the Rockets };rill t tichoft led the offence with two goals Inc turfing ,i hank shot I hat caromed off the end hoards and iounced into the net Doff Rocket goaltender Gerry Martin })ave Graff. Gro.: Smith. Bruce Sheardown and Ron Sower•ht hoot the other goals. Bedford kept pace as the\ :4.1 ,i 114 .-;_ tat performance from Doug Smith to a 0-1 ti 111 over Sunset . Bon ('orrtveau• Mark 1- r,i'rn . John Hoy and Willie Denomnte s( ore41 the other Flyer goals 1)ale Duncan scorers the lone Sunset goal Twenty-four nllnors dere called in the game, 13 to Bedford Hodges Millers got hark in the hunt 1..r top spot in the league winning three game • this week. 6-2 over Sunset and then dispY,s- Ing of the Rockets and .1-11 Jet b' iden- tical 9-3 scores The victories impro\ ed the• Millers' record to seven wins against ort'. four losses. Six players shared in the scoring in the victory over Sunset Monday but two ,:oat performances by Dennis Kelly . Don Annul, and Travis Postil led Hodges to a 9-:t win over the Rockets. Annet almost single handedly assured that the .1.H ,Jets winless streak remained intact, scoring four goals ri leading Hodges to a 9-3 win Sunday Annet scored the game's first three goals and added his fourth in the,,third period. Paul }'nestap added Iwo goals. Mark Kernighan. l'aul Poor old Joe: gets a break. Last Monday night, I was.parked in front of the television watching Monday Nigtrt Football when I came to realize what was bothering me about the last few telecasts. It was a telecast like any other with Joe Namath running off at the mouth, verbally abusing the quarterbacks for throwing passes too long, too short or not throwing the ball at all. At one juncture, Joe Theismann was be- ing sacked and Namath said, "In that situation I would have thrown the ball to the running back out of the back field."• I'm sorry to say Joe, that if you were in that situation you would have ended up on your back side like •any other quarterback in the NFL. O.J. Simpson, a former running back, follows in Namath's footsteps, criticizing the runners for not going inside or outside of their blocks or for any other mistake he sees. Last week, Simpson even put on his coaching cap. At one point Washington's running game was not effective against the Giants. Lawrence Taylor and the other members of the Giants defensive line were • holding John Biggins at bay. George Rogers was put into the game for Biggins. Simpson criticized the move and became a coach as he invoked that Rogers should have been put into the game earlier. Little did O.J. realize that it was only the beginning of the second quarter. The editorializing that Namath and Simpson often do take away from the games. • Simpson often has trouble getting a word in edge wise with Namath and Gifford con- stantly inserting their feelings on the game. Even when O.J. gets his cue, he often fumbles searching for the right phrase. He tries to hard to be like Gifford. If he wants to be an announcer for a few more years he should act more like himself. At the end of last season ABC discovered that the ratings for Monday Night Football were plunging. They were being beaten out by Different Strokes, St. Elsewhere -and a host of other prime time shows. The network cried to the NFL to put the big name teams on Monday nights. The NFL obliged and the ratings began to im- prove. As people began tuning into the telecasts, they also discovered that there was a way to watch the games without listening to Namath and Simpson squab- ble. People were turning the sound down on their televisions and listening to the game on radio. I am, as you are well aware, an avid football fan. I love the sport. Personally know that when I resort to reading Sport; Illustrated before half time, there is something wrong wit!' the telecast. In at least six of the 12 Monday night games this year, either Simpson e, or Namath has written a team off by the mid- dle of the third quarter and they have come back to win. The dynamic duo often go out on a limb only to have it break. Occasionally Gifford will step in to rescue the rookie an- nouncers. More often than not, they are too far gone and have to laugh off their blunders. In the third quarter of the Giants— Redskins game, millions of viewers notic- ed one of the most devastating hits ever seen on prime time television. For those of us who watched the game, we may have witnessed the end of a career. Joe Theismann was going back to pass when he was hit from the front. His leg was bending when Lawrence Taylor fell on the back of Theismann's leg ben- ding it underneath his body. Hearing the crack, Taylor jumped to his feet and surnmoned for the Washington trainers to cone nn the field. ABC broadcast the replays of the hit and Frank Gifford commented "that if you had a weak stomach, it was not a gond idea to watch" the replay. Theismann's steady girl, actress and television personality ('athy Lee Crosby, was shocked along with the other 25 million viewers watching the game. It was reported in the Toronto Star that she borrowed binoculars from Redskin owner .Jack Kent Cooke surveyed the scene and then dashed to his side to give moral support. Doctors said after surgery that Theismann would wear a cast for the next 12 weeks ending 118 1985 season after 11 games. It is the second time that Theismann has suffered a broken leg in his football career. In 1972 while playing for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, he broke his left leg just above the ankle and missed eight games. While the Redskins continue continue to express optimism about Theismann's eventual return, experts in bone fractures said it is doubtful with the type of injury suffered that Theismann will never play again. i have learned by watching Theismann beat the Dallas Cowboys and numerous other teams that he can take a real beating. When it looks like he's down and out, he will fool you and throw a long pass for a touchdown. The fate of his football career is in his hands and if 1 were a bet- ting man, 1 w'•uld put my money on smok- ing Joe to return t o t he Redskins next year. Dave Graff t l l i of Murhpy's Green Machine sweeps around the net and tries to ward off a Clere-Vu Rocket defender as team-mate Brian :Allen waits in the slot for a pass in Goderich Mens Recreation Schaeffer and Mike Horricks sc. red the .Fats' goals 111 other league action. O'Briens kept pare wording one game and tying another. The Porkers defeated Green Machine 8-5 and settled for a 4-4 tie with Ernies. Green Machine held a 3-0 lead midway through the second period against the Porkers before the roof literally caved in. O'Briens scored seven straight goals and won 8-5 Hob Standen and Peter Bakker led the scoring assault on Machine goaltender Mike la jeunesse scoring two goals apiece. non Snwerhv had two goals in a losing ef- Hockey league action here Sunday. Green Machine won the game 6- 2 and held on to a share of first place in the standings with the Bed- ford Hotel Flyers who also won this week. ( photo by Dave Sykes ) fort. The tables were turned on the Porkers as they 10t a 4-2 lead slip away in the final period and had to settle for a 4-4 tie against Ernies. Goals by Standen. Duncan, Kelly and Draper had boosted the Porkers into a 4-2 lead midway through the final period but len Kolkman pulled Ernies to within a single goal and Greg Beacom tied the game with just one minute left in regula- tion time. In other garner. (')ere -Vu Rockets ripped the .Jets 7-2 with Greg Burns scoring two goals. Ernies won its fifth game of 1 he scoring four straight goals in the final period to defeat Sunset 8-4. Greg Beacom continued to provide the offensive spark for Ernies scoring three goals and assisting on a fourth. Team- mate Phil Petrie scored two goals and assisted on two others. Kevin Meriam had Iwo goals for Sunset in a losing effort. Bill Lewis continues to lead the scoring with 32 points on 23 goals and nine assists. His lead has dwindled to a single point over Paul Kelly who has 31 points on 16 goals and 15 assists. .�.._,.,.101.1.01101111111100.11101 ,ti