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By Rod Hilts
Cords over clawless 'Cats
The Concordes are taking flight, the
Eskimos are slowly turning to ice, Hamilton
Ticats are tame and Calgary is stampeding
toward the playoffs.
Last weekend's upsets definitely shed a
different light on the 1983 playoff picture.
Cords over Rough Riders
Montreal's win over Ottawa puts them in a
position to knock off Hamilton Ticats for a
berth in the East semi-final. I never in my
wildest dreams expected the Cords to be
even close to Hamilton at this point. The
way Hamilton has played in the second half,
they deserve to get put out of the playoffs.
(Perhaps Mr. Ballard should make
Hamilton a farm club of an NFL team! )
Edmonton belted by Boatmen
The dynasty is showing some cracks in the
offensive and defensive walls. For the first
time in 12 seasons, the Eskimos are in
danger of not making the playoffs. Toronto's
Joe Barnes came off the bench to lead the
Argos' fourth . quarter rally. The Argos
deserve credit for the win. Next season
Edmonton will undergo a rebuilding
process.
Stamps stomp clawless 'Cats
It was a simple case of one team wanting
to make the playoffs more than the other. I
really thought Hamilton would come up big
m the second half of the season. They have
played lifeless football. Calgary has been
playing better each game. A win or tie
against Saskatchewan will clinch a playoff
berth for Calgary.
Football Forecast
Winnipeg at Toronto
The Argos have played well in the last
month and should knock off Winnipeg at
home. I don't think the Bombers will go
anywhere in the playoffs. Even with
Clements back in the lineup they lack that
player to lead them.
Argos by 10
Ottawa at B.C.
Both teams were upset in last week's
games but should be tuning up for the
playoffs in this one. Don't expect a barn -
burner as both teams aren't likely to risk
injuries in the final game of the season.
B.C. by 10
Hamilton at Montreal
Throughout the season I have labelled the
Cords as a lousy football team. They're not
the class of the league but they are im-
proving. I have lost all faith in Hamilton and
will pick Montreal in a tight contest. Unless
Brock takes on the role of Hercules,
Hamilton's hopes of victory could be
minimal.
Cords by seven
Saskatchewan at Calgary
The Roughriders could play the role of
spoilers but I doubt it. On home turf,
Calgary should put it together and make the
playoffs. The Stampeders running game
should prove to be too much for the
Roughies.
Stamps by 13
Leafs roster riddled by injury
Going into Wednesday night's contest m
Minnesota, Toronto Maple Leaf's line-up is
in rough shape. Greg Terrion and Terry
Martin are battling a flu bug, Jim Korn has
bruised ribs, and Rick St. Croix has a
slightly sprained ankle. Frank Nigro suf-
fered a broken wrist against the L.A. Kings
and joins Walt Poddubny (broken ankle)
and Peter Ihnacak, who are expected to
return sometime in the new year. Let's hope
that the reinforcements from St. Catharines
can fill that gap.
Jnnior C 50-50 winner
Wanda Van Loo won the Clinton Junior C
draw on Oct. 28.
Time pressure leads to accidents
When doing a job around the home, the
Industrial Accident Prevention Association
recommends that you allow yourself plenty
of time to do the job properly and safely.
Working under time pressure leads to
shortcuts and errors in judgement. Be
realistic about the job, and don't allow
yourself to become an accident victim.
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By Rod Hilts
There's something about Sunday morning
meetings that brings out the best in the
Clinton Mustangs. Following a team break-
fast in Clinton on Oct. 30, the Mustangs
travelled to Port Elgin and battled the first -
place Bears to a hard-fought 3-3 tie. On Oct.
28, Clinton was belted 8-5 by the visiting
Walkerton Black Hawks.
Referee Clarke Pollack, one of the
league's top officials, called the Port Elgin
game "excellent and well -played."
In a complete turn of events from the Oct.
28 game against Walkerton, the Mustangs
tightened up defensively and forechecked
the Bears tenaciously.
Port Elgin opened the scoring with 3:35
left in the first period when they cashed in on
a two -on -one. Peter Sinclair took a pass
from Dave Kuhl and raced in alone, beating
Pat Cronin with a nice deke.
According to Mustang Manager Wayne
Wiggins, Clinton dominated play in the
period as they outshot the host club 16-10.
Four minutes into the second period,
Clinton evened the score when Jeff LeBeau
deflected a Jim Mathers' slapshot past
Kevin Mundle.
The Bears came right back at 14:56 when
Jim Binns shot through heavy traffic beat
Cronin. Kuhl and Jeff Robins drew assists
on the play.
The second period was wide open with
both teams making end-to-end rushes. Both
Cronin and Mundle came up with some
exceptional goaltending to keep the score
low.
The third period saw the line of Brad
Armstrong, Dean Armstrong and Jeff
LeBeau excel for the Mustangs.
At 13:26, Clinton tied the game on a goal
by Dean Armstrong. The play was initiated
by Tony Gibbings, who led a rush from his
own end. Gibbings then fed a pass to Captain
Brad Armstrong, who set up Dean in the
slot. Dean wasted no time in unleashing a
wrist shot that beat Mundle low to the
corner.
A shorthanded goal by Sinclair at 14:03
shot Port Elgin into the lead. After Clinton
had a good powerplay set up in the Bear's
end, Sinclair snagged a rebound, outskated
the Mustang defense, and scored by deking
Cronin to the ice.
Clinton bounced back with eight minutes
to go in the game when Dean Armstrong
netted his second of the afternoon. Once
again, the play involved linemates Brad and
LeBeau. A goal mouth pass by Brad was
tipped by Dean, who caught Mundle by
surprise.
With six seconds remaining in the game
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and the face off deep in Mustang territory,
Port Elgin pulled their goalie. Fortunately,
Brad Armstrong won the draw and Brent
Daw managed to kill off the clock.
Manager Wiggins said Daw and Gibbings
played excellent on the blueline. Gibbings
returned to the lineup after a three-week
absence due to college committments.
A strong goaltending effort by Cronin, who
faced 47 shots, powered Clinton to their
second point of the season.
Walkerton 8 Clinton 5
According to Head Coach Bob Zimmer "a
combination of things" led to the loss
against Walkerton on Oct. 28.
"We didn't get on the puck in our own end,
we didn't stand up at the blueline and our
goaltending was inconsistent," said Zim-
mer.
Walkerton opened the scoring 10 minutes
into the game when Clinton had trouble
moving the puck out of their end zone. Joe
Zettler hopped on a loose puck at the corner
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of the net and snapped home a shot that beat
Cronin high tope stick -hand side.
A powerplay goal by Dean Armstrong tied
the score at 9:20. Armstrong converted a
rebound into a goal as he shot when he was
falling to beat Scott Fritz high to the corner.
Jim Crawford slipped in behind the
Clinton defense to score the go-ahead goal
for the Hawks with 1:52 left in the period.
Crawford took a perfect pass from Kevin
Elliott and beat Cronin again to the stick -
side.
The Mustangs dominated the first 15
minutes of the period but Walkerton came
on in the last five minutes and bottled -up
Clinton in their own end.
The Hawks opened up a two -goal lead in
the second period as Paul Snodgrass caught
the Mustangs up ice. Snodgrass exploded up
the right wing and blasted a shot over the
glove of Cronin.
After Clinton failed to capitalize on a two-
man advantage, Walkerton took another
penalty giving the Mustangs another op -
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Last weekend the Clinton Mustangs lost a game and tied another. On Friday night,
Clinton lost 8-5 to Walkerton and on Sunday they battled Port Elgin to a 3-3 tie. Pictured is
the Mustangs' Assistant Captain Grant Garrow and Walkerton's Wayne Hinsperger
jostling for the puck.( Rod Hilts photo)
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3-3 tie
portunity. This time Clinton responded as
Dean Armstrong scored on a pretty set-up
from Brad Armstrong. Brad drew the
Hawks' defenseman toward him with a deke
and fed a pass to Dean who was in the clear.
Dean faked Fritz right o..T of his skates to
close the score to 3-2.
Penalties then hurt the Mustangs as
Walkerton scored two powerplay goals to
close out the scoring in the period.
Snodgrass collected his second goal of the
game at 7:52 when he raced out of the corner
untouched, jamming the puck through
Cronin's pads.
Two minutes later, Captain Murray
Mawhinney scored a goal that Cronin looked
bad on. The puck was sliding toward the
Clinton goalie and it appeared he was going
to smother It. Cronin hesitated and
Mawhinney jabbed the puck past him for a
5-2 lead.
Both teams scored three goals in the third
period, in a wide-open, defenseless brand of
hockey.
Clinton closed the Hawks' lead to two at
15:02 when Tom Smith took a perfect pass
from Del Bedard and slammed it past Fritz
in one Motion.
Randy Marriage made it 5-4 at 12:23 when
his wrist shot beat Fritz to the stick -side.
Walkerton's sixth goal exemplified
Clinton's inability to get out of their own
end. Crawford scored his second of the game
at 11:38 when he pounced on a rebound after
the Clinton defense were unable to clear the
puck.
The Mustangs charged back a minute
later when Wayne Smith golfed home a
rebound past a sprawling Fritz.
The Hawks put the proverbial icing on the
cake 19 seconds later as Trevor McHary let
a bullet -drive go that went over Terry
Bean's right shoulder. Bean had replaced
Cronin in the third period.
Walkerton added one more at 8:01 when
Dan McFadden was left unprotected in the
slot. McFadden took a pass from behind the
net and made no mistake, as he released
quickly.
Following the game Coach Zimmer said
that his club has shown improvement over
the past month.
"They're much better than they were two
weeks ago or even last week. They're going
to get even better," Zimmer said.
Zimmer went on to explain that the three
breakaways his club missed, were at-
tributed to "midget hockey mistakes."
"They made plays that looked like midget
players. In junior hockey you have to get the
puck up, not along the ice," Zimmer said.
Imports possible
At present, the Mustangs have no imports
signed. Zimmer said the imports that tried
out "weren't as good as the local boys." He
went on to say that he has been looking at
some new imports.
"We've got a line on some players that
could be an asset to the team but we have to
convince the players that Junior C hockey is
the route to go," said Zimmer.
It is quite possible that the Mustangs could
have a few new faces in the line-up as early
as this weekend when the team travels to
Kincardine on Friday night and Hanover on
Sunday afternoon.
Ice skating
is big business
Organized ice skating in Ontario is big
business. The recreational activity
generates more than half a billion dollars
worth of income a year and stimulates a
host of industries, according to a report
released Oct. 24 by Minister of Tourism and
Recreation Reuben Baetz.
Conducted by the consulting firm of Earl
Berger Limited and Associates, the study
analyzes the economic impact of the
ministry's recreation programs in general
and then focuses on ice skating as a case
history.
"The analysis of skating confirms the ma-
jor conclusion of the report that recreation
has an gigantic impact which ripples
throughout the economy", Mr. Baetz
observed.
Registered figure skaters alone spend
some $3 million a year just to get skates
sharpened, $17 million to purchase skates, a
further $17 million on lessons and almost $18
million on costumes.
Amateur hockey generates spending far
in excess of $400 million a year on
everything from boot laces to potato chips.
Ice time accounts for almost $60 million and
$64 million is spent on admission to hockey
games and refreshments.
"These prodigious sums," Mr. Baetz
noted, "do not include the multiplier effect
or the spending of anyone who just goes out
and skates."
According to speed -skating and ringette
organizers, neither of these sports would
have met with success as quickly without
ministry backing. "Modest grants endowed
these organizations wit!: the credibility
needed to attract funding from other
sources and to persuade volunteers to lend
their time and energies to the endeavours,"
the minister indicated.
The study estimated that ministry funding
of about $300,000 to speed skating and
ringette in 1982-83 had stimulated direct
spending of more than $4 million for an
economic impact ratio of 1:13. Mr. Baetz
observed that the ability of recreation to
elicit additional commitments from the
public and private sectors made the
ministry's investment extremely cost-
effective.
Learn to handle stress
Learn to handle stress, advises the
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Avoid too many major changes at once. Be
realistic about your capabilities. Plan your
work, allowing for frequent breaks.
Exercise regularly, eat well, and above all,
learn to relax