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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-30, Page 14A PAGE 14.GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, •1978 Sports Three teams lay claim to share of pa The competitive nature of this year's Industrial League has already become apparent. After just two weeks only three of the League's sixteen teams can claim to be Intensity evident in chess club matches BY JIM KINGSLEY Like a thickening plot in a mystery story the battle for second place gains intensity. You start your game knowing 'that you have a shot at being in second at the end off the evening. Within an hour you hear that Louis won his game and you think to yourself; well let's try for third. Your own game is going badly and you bear down. Charlie shakes things up in the race by winning one and drawing another game to move into second place and you decide to make an at- tempt to hold on to fourth place. The next thing you hear is that Steve has won three games and moved ahead of you. Now you realize that you need a win to take fifth place. Your opponent makes a good strong move and the pressure increases. Now Bob announces that he has two wins for the evening and you now realize that you're in sixth position. You finally squeak through with a draw in your game and instead of moving into second place you 'end the evening in seventh. The above story gives some indication as to the intensity of the battles for position in the Goderich - Chess Club. Several times an evenirig players will check the results of other games and try to assess what it:means to them. Charlie MacDonald won his tenth game to hold onto first place while Charlie Cook moved into second with seven wins and a draw! Louis Stadelmann continued his winning ways to move his record up to a very im- pressive 10-1. Determination finally paid off for Steve Harding who has been playing very well all season but just couldn't get into the top level. Steve came up with three big wins to move into the top level. Bob Dick also returned to the top level with two Athletic briefs The Huron County Health Unit submitted a letter to the Goderich Recreation Board stating that carbon monoxide readings on the ice surface and in the tractor room were at a high level. Arena Manager, Chuck Jewell said the ' higher than normal readings could be at- tributed to a few abnormal conditions that existed the time the reading was taken. Jewell had juS.t finished using the ice edger to trim the. buildup around the boards which he said would greatly contribute to the problem and the fans weren't operating. The Health Unit asked for some corrections to alleviate the problem and Jewell said their requests have been met. At a request from the Big Brothers Association the Recreation Board agreed to donate $200 to the group. In making the motion for the donation, Deb Shewfelt said he hoped the organization would get off the ground this time. There again 'was concern expressed about covering up the windows in the arena auditorium that face the ice surface. Different reasons:have been put forth by different groups for a number of years on why the windows should be covered. Apparently minor hockey is concerned that people attending functions in the auditorium view the games free. Board member Jon Ginn suggested that if the hockey was good those people would start attending the games. The Goderich Minor Hockey Supporters Club made a request to the Recreation board that their auditorium rental fee for a dance be reimbursed. The group rented the auditorium for a dance but due to a poor response they lost on the proposition to the tune df $144. Randy Smith said the group may have lost money on the one dance but could be in the black in their overall financial statement and the board would need to look at their overall picture. Board chairman, Mary Donnelly, said the board didn't want to cut out the incentive for the group to make money but also wanted to make it clear that the board didn't underwrite all dance losses by refunding the rental fee. The board will consider the request of the supporters club but in respect to their financial standing. The motion also asked that the group be informed that it is not board policy to refund the auditorium rental fee. The Arena sub -committee was asked to look into a request for' a telescoping ladder made by arena manager Chuck Jewell. Jewell said the ladder could be used at the grandstand and other places in town and would be especially useful for arena requirements above the ice surface. The committee was given power to act on the matter. The cost of the ladder was estimated at $2,400. The recreation board finally reached an agreement on the gate split with the Goderich - Sailors of the Intermediate C Hockey League. Effective immediately the split will be 60-40 with the arena receiving the smaller per- centage which worked out to $103 on the last home game. The Sailors will pay a preferred rate of $23 per hour for pre season practice time. • The arena sub committee also set a preferred ice rate of $23 per hour to cover all groups, excluding O1 -kA teams, who rent the ice regularly on a yearly basis. more wins. Brian Miller and Jim Kingsley battled all evening to a draw. Brian holds the lead on first place in Level two over Jim by .002 per cent. In Level three Bob Fitzjames won two .of three games to move up a notch to second place. and in Level 4 play Barry Page started his climb by winning his third game of the season. Barry has the capability to move up much further. I would like to welcome a new member to the club - Judy. Brindley who made her debut last week. Judy found the, competition a bit tough in her first week but put up a good battle in her games and should come up with some victories before long. If you are interested in playing chess and would like to join the Goderich Chess Club contact Jim Kingsley at 524-9019. The standings as of Nov. 22 are as follows: Lab rink wins bonspiel A team representing Goderich Alexandra Marine and General Hospital won the Ontario Lab Technologists' Curling Bonspiel held at the Grey Granite Club, Owen Sound, last weekend. The team of Ron Klages, Dennis Miskie, Peter.' Bergin and Ann Standen defeated a rink from Owen Sound to capture the cham- pionship in the first an- nual bonspiel. The first bonspiel at- tracted 12 rinks from across the province. Harbor Report BY RON GRAHAM November 20 the Labradoc arrived from Thunder Bay with grain. November 21 the H.C. Heimbecker arrived from Thunder Bay with grain. November 21 the Labradoc cleared harbor lightfor Thunder Bay. November 22 the Brook - dale arrived light -from Sarnia for salt. November 22 the H.C. Heimbecker cleared harbor light for Thunder Bay. November 22 the Brook - dale cleared harbor for St. Clair, Michigan with salt. November 24 the Agawa Canyon arrived light from Hamilton for salt. November 24 the Agawa Canyon cleared harbor for Chicago with salt. November 25 the Pointe Noire arrived light from Hamilton for salt. November 25 the Labradoc arrived from Thunder Bay with grain. November 25 the Pointe Noire cleared harbor for Thunder Bay with salt. Noreen ber 25 the Labradoc cleared ha'r'bor light for Thunder Bay. November 26 the Black River arrived from" Thunder Bay with grain. undefeated. Peter Bergin's in- describable style set the tone of AMG Hospital Team No. 2's second victory of the season as they glided over Champion Office 12 to 3. Strong curling by Barry Page and Joe Getman, kept the match close for` the first four ends but the experienced Hospital men totally dominated the final half of the game to' keep a share of first place. Another third of first place belongs to Victoria & Grey. Fine team play combined with some clutch curling by skip Bruce Erskine to keep the financial foursome's record unblemished. Their second victim of the season was the Mitchelmore Family led by father Don's fine performance. The final score of 9 to 5 indicates • the closeness of the contest and the im- portance of key shots at critical times. The edge of victory was Erskine's ability to perform under this pressure. The final third of first place is held by a new and powerful entry to the League. Cam Bogie and his Forester foursome recorded their second straight one-sided triumph of the season by dumping the Huron County Health Unit 10 to 1, ' The usually strong Health Unit led by Jack MacKinnon found themselves out muscled by the fine performances of Jim Hawkins, Jameson Ribey and Ralph Foster. Second place at this moment is shared by no less than ten teams. Local 1863 returned to their normal form as they out -dueled a determined G.D.C.I. Viking unit to post a 7 to 6 win. The teenage team of Gary Peters, Don Coughlon, Rob Cox and skip Jim Crawford battled back from a four point deficit early in the contest to test the union represen- tative's ability. Jim's older brother Charlie Crawford performed well as skip and he forced usual skip Jack Kellough to sweep almost every rock just, as Crawford put it, "to let Jack know how the other half lives". Dennis Lebrun's powerful sweeping and accurate curling helped the Assessment Office to record their first victory of the season over the Victoria Teachers 10-2, As the score indicates, the teacher squad was unable to get untracked and the assessers refused to give them a break. Teachers Marty Bond and Doug Yeo curled well but the combined talents of the Assessment con- tingent proved too much for the sportsmanlike educators. The Etementary Teachers fared no better than their co-workers as they went down to defeat to a determined Legion foursome 12-1. Phil Turner skipped a strong game for the winners and got help particularly from Bill Duncan. Donalda MacDonald and Mary Lu Taylor curled enthusiastically for the losers but the Legion held the upper hand throughout the one-sided contest. Donna Doidge's ex- cellent performance ea produced the first victory of the season for the G.D.C.I. Teachers as they posted a 12-4 triumph over the A.M.&G. Hospital Team No. 2. A.M.& G. vice -skip Judith Anne Murray and skip Elmer Taylor both had strong games while Bill Worsell combined with Ms. Doidge to set the standard for the winners. Although the score ap- pears lopsided, the match was' close for six of the eight ends. Bill Hayward enjoyed his best evening in quite a ' while as he directed the Champion Sales Office to, a thrilling last rock 7-5 victory over a disap- pointed Champion Girls Team. Don Kent, Helen MacDonald and Pete Wanner all had moments of glory as they made key shots throughout the close contest. Equally brilliant shots were executed by Sylvia Bolan and her teammates Michelle Morenz, Lois Oatman and Marg De Bolt:' The match was a see -saw affair which saw the lead and the momentum change several times. The ex- cellent curling and closeness of the match wins this contest the game of the night selection. FOR PACKAGE PROTECTION of SNOWMOBILES •Sleighs •Trailers Contact J.J. (Jim) MULHERN A.I.I.C. GENERAL INSURANCE 46 WEST ST. 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