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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-09-13, Page 14THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 13, IWO t!, , • " • " ea A CROWD OF THOUSANDS — Motocross is a spectator sport, as was proven by the many people who attended the 2 days of racing at th6 farm of Chris Weel<end. and. •Ron Lea of Walton la§,t • ..boots 0 de rich. In_ soccer. • St. Columban played a. lioclerich J-2in soccer action shot, and Bill Docking, on a lead. Everyone played well strong first half, then held ott,, at Mitchell on Sunday. beautiful header, gave St. throughout the half and the hi the second half to defeat Neil Murray on a penalty Ceiumban a 2-0 halftime two goal lead was, well deserved. However, the second, half was ah entirely differentgame. St. Columban went to. relax and play as though the game were already won, Goderich, \41.04,... Gord, Dich scored what galotahlougw:enplaYthin: Gaodeinriacnh, • goalie mishandled a relative- :, proved to be the winning short, took over control of the .ganie and twice came within a goal of tying the game, ly easy shot. St, Coluiriban will haVe to 4. •play a full 90 minutes of soccer this Saturday when they play an away game against London Portuguese. Next home game is in Mitchell on Sept 23 when London German Canadians •4 will provide the opposition. Starting line up against Goderich: • . Goal -Frank Verberne Full back -Dave Holmes, Bill Dock ing, Neil Murray, Joe Claes Midfield-Mike Averg, ' Jim Finlayson; Forward -Rick • .4 Ryan, Richard Verberne, ""N • tq Danny Murray Brad Finlay • • . -","` ' son. Alternates Jim Hender- GETTING ATTENTION. — Although in organized motocross there are son, Marvin Kate, and Gord few accidents or major injuries, the potential is always there, as one rider, Dick. ' found out Saturday during racing action in Walton. The race was part of round 3 of the Molson Ontario Motocross- Championship '79. Mei I I (Expositor Photo) la‘a II I finals Police report' several - Sunday • Thursday, Sept. 13 will see •• the final 'game between rea in a em Hs. . Firemen and Mainstreet at 8 'o'clock. . Every . week more and . rivre peer* discover what 1 0, . •,..' .• •• „,,," ,. , .. 2., ' ,, .get...,84, ,, op, A 0., • , ..AIX., '.y „n . i' ,. .., ..,,, liiii, .- . " r . , -,, unct #4.*".1 IF W',:i.' • . Parentg, pi Minor hockey PlaYerS thitth the sport is too violent, according le results of a survey carried out y the Ontario Hockey Council. OntArio Culture and Re- creation Minister Reuben, liaetz said Monday he wants, the sport to clean, Itself up, but if it doesn't, the gevern. Ment will stepin. The results of the hockey survey, which as sent to parents uf minor .hockey players, was announced at A, OeWsl Con. ferenee in To.rontQ on • Monday, About 40 per cent of the parents responded! to the survey sent out by the hockey council. As a followup to the survey, the hockey council ,plans to hold 35 public forums across the province to. garner more information and opinons, The first public forum will be held in London on Thursday night, TOO VIOLENT Responses to the survey indicated arents are eq12"' cerned that ,the sport is becoming top, violent, and. that too much emphasis Is placed nn winning, rather than ortimProving skWs..altd: having fun. More than nine out of every —10 parents who answered the survey think children under 10 should learn skating, passing and shooting skills rather than being forced to travel and play in, clam- - petitive schedules, Over 'half the reSpoodents. said they'd like! hockey as- sociations in Ontario to ban body checking for children 10, and under. Parents also blamed parents both for pushing the children too hard and for creating problems by their own behavior at the hockey games. They expressed concern about the increase in the verbal abuse of officials at - minor league games and said parents are the prime efren4ets, Man y respondents 454 called'.for more stick -abuse penalties during the game, Most respondents also SupPotted eertificatiOri programs fpr min' hockey coaches. •410Y4 Davidson of •Chatham, president of the Ontario Hockey Council, told newsmen that professional hockey has a major impact on minor hockey, He said, "We reduce minor whockey. play in derich It w .can work SiX days a eek On • do can be undone Saturday ,D.:mhdaroymetrYi.nsighaSt into the game of minor hockey and AS a forum for parents to, voice thewoPoinilionsock. Counr cia finirlihase of the Onari work will be a report on findings of the survey A.114 S• the pollee f which will likelY pPb ished by .eibt-blateb. The nearest public forums on minor hockey Will be held lu Stratford on October, 111., apd in Witigham NoVemher7. Intermediates. Violence) end everything, we ' • night (referring to televised N-iLganes.)" Prof. Barry McPherson of the University of Waterloo, who devised the survey questions, said the resPonse rate to the survey was "beyond our wildest expectations." The Ontario Hockey Council was formed by the Ontario cabinet and is financed .by Mr. Baetz's Sport alk by Pout Ellis Bikes roprat: WaIt�n. VPhysical fitness and strong muscles art, "What did you say?" Roarrr, "I can't very important, especially when some hear• ou.iriders end up racing in two 45 minute Wityha'few hundred motocross.bikes all motos in 'the same -day.. It's not easy roaring at once, communication becomes staying on top of those motorized bucking • somewhat difficult. This, was the scene at broncos on a dirt track that looks like the farm of Chris and Ron Lee, of Walton something out of an old World War 11 • last weekend as they hosted round 3 of the ino • Molsori Ontario'Motocross ChampionshipLast weekend,s events comprised what '79 races: is generally referred to as "The Big Race" • • The races were sanctioned by the Canadian Motocross Associationand by area enthusiasts. It has - become an , annual event in Walton, attracting racers sponsored by the Maitland Dirt Riders, the , club that is based at the track on the Lee from all over Ontarioand from as far away as British Columbia. Quite a few compet- itors also come up from the United States, The two day event attracted riders by the • hundreds and spectators by the thousands. especially twin Michigan and New York. g ' They were alt there for the same reason: Racinmotocross isnt for someone with • motocross --good motocross. And that just a casual or passing interest in the is sport. It requires dedication, hard work exactly what they got.The Walton tradk is and a lot of effort. Just like any other sport considered bymany to beone of the best, • most spectacular tracksin Ontario, if not you say? Well, not quite. Most sports don't ' Canada. It's designed according to the require the athlete to purchase a rather expensive piece of machinery, nor do they rugged terrain, and is in excellent shape often require entire weekends to be given due to the fact that it isn't over -used. frequently to spend the daytime on a • SaturdayNfvents included racing for up dusty, .noisy track, and the evenings both the schobUoy and junior classes. camped out in a field in a tent or a van, These riders, although most of them are in • their first years of competitioRprovided the Sounds a little.. . er, eccentric? Perhaps. crowds with plenty of excitement The But then again, freezing to death chasing a schoolboys range in age from 8-16 years, so, little hard rubber disk around a big sheet of many are accompanied by their parentsice trying to put it in a goal area, while at Watching the worried mothers run around .the same time being chased yourself by • the sidelines is a spectacle in itself! five big guys all wanting to introduce you: Gerry Bremner of Brussels showed the to the surrounding boards, the hard way,' form he used to win the Canadian Junior isn't exactly the most sensible sounding Championships in British. Columbia in -sport either. •-- August, as he raced to what seemed to be It's just a case of personal preference. If an easy win in both motos (heats) in the you like hockey, or even if you don't, why Junior Open class Saturday. not try watching a motocross race once? But any bike race is far from easy. You might like it. ' • • • Seaforth police have been busy investigating attempted break and enters during the - past week. On Friday, Mrs. Ferg McKellar of 25 Jarvis Street • reported someone had at- , tempted to break into the home while she was absent. • Seaforth police chief John Cairns and. Constable John • Burgess investigated and. there are two suspects, in the • attempted break-in. The incident is still under invest. igation. On Saturday, a citizen reported someone was attempting to pry open the rear door of Keating's Phar- macy on Main Street, The suspect fled from the scene before police could investi- gate, but they do have a description of the man. The matter is still under investi- • gation by Constable Peter • Van Meekeren. Clinton police also investi- gated an attempted break-in at a drugstore in their town and Constable John Burgess said recently there have been a rash Of breakins at phar- macies around the county. On Saturday, the alarms rang at both the Toronto Dominion Bank and Cana- dian Imperial Bank of Com- merce in Seaforth, but a fault in the alarm system was blamed. ' Police also investigated a case of wilful' damage which occurred in the Forge Rest- aurant parking lot on Friday night. Pat Murray of Sea - forth discovered someone had used a ,pop bottle to • Smash the•front headlights of his vehicle. Police are still • investigating. . Also, on Saturday, police investigated an accident' which resulted in approxi- mately 5700 damage to two vehicles, Alexander Stephen of RR, 2, Seaforth, was proceeding east on Goderich Street West and signalled to turn right at Snarling Street. The vehicle • following him was driven by Janis Van Vliet of Brussels, Police said Miss Van Vliet, Watching some children play- ing on the roadway, failed to notice the turn signal, arid collided with the Stephen vehicle, Damage to Van Vliet vehicle was estimated at, 5300 and damage to the Stephen vehicle was esti- mated at $400. No charges were laid in the accident, Police also investigated a hit and run accident which H�ve.' your tor rust proofed •• (USed.O0 • • • -ottly. $15.00 • •CAB Pail Krems 327.1334 wk. da). atter 6t90 p.m. Or • ats tie weekend. took place Sept. 7 or 8. A car owned by Keith Bottemd of London was parked over- night on Victoria Street, and an unknown driver ran into the right rear 'door of the Bottema car, causing an estimated 8250 damage. On Monday, police were called to investigate warning lights knocked over at the construction site on James Street. The lights weren't •dartaged in the incident, and police believe children play- ing in the area were respon- sible for the damage. • Ina s start on Sunday, nighty jobs are , accorn . Sept. 16 at 8 o'clock between •plishdd by Iow cost Huron the Queen's and ,the winner Expositor Want Ads. Dial of Thursday's game. 527-0246 • INSULATION Up to $500 government grant on homes. • Sprayed in place Urethane • New & Older Homes • Blown Insulations • Agricultural & Industrial Bldgs. 11. VAN BAOIIRS134 INSIPLATIO11 LTD. 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Paul Humphries and Scott Bridge drove both baserunners in and Walton • finally won it 2-0 in the extra inning. Sunday morning, 'Walton met Goderich- McGee- Pontiacs and' a real, coaches dual broke out with John Doherty coaching Goderich and his brother-in-law Joe Steffler coaching Walton! Both teams played well with Roger Humphries, and 'Gary Bennett, hitting home runs for Walton and centerfielder John Hay hitting .two home' runs for,Goderich. Final score Walton 5- Goderich McGee-Pontiacs 3. • Early Monday morning, Ingersoll McNabs Challenged • Walton with a 26-1 record. coming in to the game. Triples by Murray Houston and Gary Bennett and a well -hit single by Paul Humphries netted Walton 6 runs in the first 3 innings. Some superb defensive pltys • kept Walton in the game with • a final score 6-1. The final game of the Tournament for Walton started off as a complete replay of last year with Walton - and Wingham meeting. .each other once again. , But Wingham's bats proved too much this year with a triple from Bob Brown • and bact-to-baclk home runs from Lenny Sangster and Grant Coultes, in the first • inning. - • The final score of the game • was Wingham 6- Walton 1 aid plaices were reversed with- Wingham "B" Champions and Walton "B" Runners. Upforthe Tournament. Doug Leach, Wingham, ,received a trophy for MVP for his part in the "B" Tournament and Gary Bennett • Walton received an award .for Most • Sportsmanlike Player. • • Hope to meet you again next year, "Green Machine", and don't forget — it's °Ur turn! • ' , • ! will be hosting a booth at the Seaforth Fall Fair Registration forms will be available at this time or at the Arena on . SEPTEMBER 22, 1979. Our annual registration will be held between 10:00 a.m. and 1200 Noon • We have these Additional * Oil Changes *. Shocks • * 'Mufflers * Car Washes as well as Tires .... • WINTER SERVICE STATION HOURS in effect aa of right now Mon. thru toThursday 7 a.m. -11 p.m. Friday 7 a.m. = 12 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 12p.m. • Sunday 8 a.m. - ii p.m. Archie's • Sunoco Stator% • •