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From the cheap seats
By Paul Hartman
I find it difficult to call professional
wrestling a sport.
The prospect of watching sweaty men in
tights, grappling and rolling around on the
canvas is only slightly more exciting to me
than being hung upside down for lengthy
periods of time.. On the Paul Hartman in-
dex of watchable sports, pro wrestling
compares favorably with hog -calling.
It was inevitable then, that I would draw
the assignment of covering the wrestling
card that came to town last Tuesday night.
Having never been blessed with the op-
portunity to take in a real, live, wrestling
match, I eagerly took camera in hand and
trotted off to the community centre.
I naively, expected an evening of pulled
punches, exaggerated falls, chair -
swinging and fake blood.
To my surprise -I wasn't disappointed.
And I'm sure that the 800 other fans at
the show weren't either.
All of the above-mentioned conventions
of wrestling, and more, were present dur-
ing the contests -and I use that word
loosely- and each one was greeted with ap-
plause and cheering
The Shiek used a pencil to beat up on
Wrestling is
gaining in popularity
Ricky Johnson. Ricky replied by con-
fiscating the writing instrument and 'bloo-
dying' the Shiek's head. Marvelous family
entertainment.
The other bouts during the evening were
all similar in style if not in form. But it
didn't seem to bother anyone. Not even the
parents who brought their pre-schoolers to
watch the fun -probably because that's all
it was -fun.
There was no uproar when several an-
tagonizing children were chased by an an-
tagonized wrestler. Of course, he never
caught them, but even if he did, the
damage he would have inflicted would
have been as genuine as that which was
suffered in the ring -nothing for the parent
of a tot to worry about.
And just as the violence seemed to
bother no-one, the obvious exaggeration
and outright fakery that went on in the ring
was shrugged '`off.
The fans were there to cheer the good
guys, hiss and boo at the bad guys and
generally release a bit of aggression -it
didn't really matter if the outcome of the
match was decided before the combatants
crawled into the ring. Entertainment is the
focus of the current wrestling
phenomenon, not competition.
A recent Maclean's article noted that the
glitz and spectacle of wrestling are draw-
ing a new breed of fan. No longer does it at-
tract "crowds of tatooed men ,with
criminal records and bleached -blond
women with missing teeth".
That low -class image is a thing of the past
for wrestling. The new fan looks a lot like
David Peterson (who takes his nine-year old
son to matches), Blue Jay relief pitcher
Dennis Lamp and Maple Leaf wingers Brad
Smith and Dan Daoust- all avid followers of
professional wrestling.
Just as long as the younger (and richer)
fans keepcoming to the matches, keep wat-
ching the bouts on television, and continue
buying the souveniers, so thoughtfully pro-
vided, the wrestling phenomenon will
persist.
And if the fans that turned out to catch the
action at the arena last Tuesday are any in-
dication, it could persist for a very long
time.
Frightening, isnt it?
Gord Kemp drops an eagle
oniithe ninth hole
Wednesday was a big day at the Sunset
as weather and plumbers alike . col-
laborated to make the Huron -Perth
Mechanical Contractors' Tournament a
success. The 144 participants enjoyed a
steak barbeque afterwards followed by
gross and net prizes.
Men's Nite on Tuesday also featured a
successful turnout. Frank Graham saw his
way to the Low Gross of the Day and Art
Burt laid claim to Low Net of the Day.
First flite low gross was Ticker Mero and.
Stan Connelly took low net. Second flite
saw Greg Hansen steal low gross and Bert
• Corbett, low net. Ron Harris marked third
flite low gross as his own followed by Mike
Lajeunesse with low net.
Juyce coition once again captured first
flite on Ladies' Nite Thursday With Ellen
SUNSET
GOLF
Connelly taking second flite. Mary Lynn
Telford won low gross in third flite with
Ruth Bushell securing low net.
Look forward to the Mixed Two -Ball on
Lucky Friday the 13th. The weather looks
promising this week so gather up your
clubs for a day of fun•at the Sunset. •
Sunset wishes to congratulate new
member Gord Kemp for ani eagle on the.
ninth hole. Gord used his driver and seven -
iron on the 397 -yard hole.
Also, Sunset saw. the Lion's Referee
Tournament roar to the tees .with Gary
Gravett of Saugeen claiming low gross and
Kevin Meriam low net. Over forty players
participated. •
Tony Bedard got low gross and Leon
Gaynor low net on men's night. In the first
flight, Ticker Mero had low gross and Ken
Straughan lownet. Second: Larry Gaynor
low gross, and Bob Boak low net. Third
Flight: Ron Harr, low gross, and Gord
Kemp, low net.
Joyce Bolton claimed the low gross for
First Flight at Ladies' Night, while Evy
McDonagh won low gross in the second
flight, followed by Ellen Connelly with low
net. Fourth Flight low gross was, Dot
Bedard with Judy Lajuenesse taking low
net.
Perfect -weather draws ' 50 golfers for Men'snight
A perfect day for golf on Monday, June
2nd brought out 50 'golfers fol 4en's Night
at Maitland Country Club.
Winners were Bill Fritzley and Michael
Lajetinesse with a net of 30. Ken Hall won
1st low gross with 39. Closest to pin on
number 5 was Dick McLean. Other win-
ners were Jack Hinton, John Garrett, Vic
Finnie, Neil Shaw,. Dick McLean, Lee
Kirkwood, Jerry Morgan, Ken Englestad,
George Zolab and Ralph Neville.
ON THE
BALL
et the Maitland
On Ladies Night, Tuesday, June 3rd, 24
ladies played. In the 1st flight Verna Kane
was the winner with Ardith Brissette sink-
ing the fewest number of putts. Second
flight winners were Jean Knight, ,and Pat
Jewell with Bess Smith lowest number of
putts. Chris Hoffmeyer was third flight'
winner and Bertha McGee sank the putts.
Chris Hoffmeyer was third flight winner
and Bertha McGee sank the putts. Fourth
flight winner was Bud Elliott with Pat Tyn-
dall and Phyl Lawrence tied for second.
Auleen Curry had the hot putter.
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