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Clinton News-Record, 1983-11-30, Page 18PAGE 18—CLD TON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1983 ort n Sports ByRo 31 years of misery 0d'er After 31 years of seeing the Argo bounce, bound the wrong way, Toronto finally saw the light and claimed the Grey Cup. "How can you actually predict the B.C. Lions to beat your favorite team," a friend questioned me before the Grey Cup opening kick-off. "It's not easy but instinct tells me the Argonauts are not strong enough to defeat B.C.," I reasoned. Boy was I wrong! My prediction, Lions by three, was snuffed out by a tremendous second -half explosion by Joe Barnes and crew. Final score: ARGOS 18 LIONS 17 I'II admit during the first half I was driving the household crazy with absurd yells of "B -C, B -C, down with the Arrrrgos, down with the Boatmen." My devoted Argonaut friend, even though his team was being outplayed to the tune of 17-7, kept up his double -blue spirit by snapping back with the comment, "The game isn't over yet." Boy was he right, the Toronto game hadn't begun. Throughout the half-time break I con- tinued to whoop it up calling the B.C. Lions, "the greatest thing since Wayne Gretzky lunch boxes." My friend sat speechless, staring at me as if I were from another planet. Enter the third quarter. Exit B.C.'s of- fense, hello Toronto defense. The game was indeed shifting and had it not been for the gout -like foot of Argo field -goal kicker Hank ( the Shank) Ilesic, the score would have been 17-13 Lions, not 17-9 as it turned out. I made a couple of vain calls from in front of the TV set, "throw to Fernandez, throw to Swervin' Mervyn Fernandez." My cries fell on deaf ears as the B.C. aerial attack disappeared before my very eyes. Passing to Fernandez worked in the first half why not the second half'? After all in the first half he was beating double coverage! My Argonaut buddy nearly keeled over when Ilesic finally connected with a 43 -yard field goal at the 4.45 mark of the fourth Kilts quarter. I nearly keeled over too. The Argos were closing in and my prediction was on the verge of becoming obsolete. Feeling like a snowball in hell, my only hope was to scream out "de-fense, deee-fense." The Argo offense began to move the ball almost at will. My wheelchair jokes about Joe Barnes stopped. Forget I said Barnes' grandmother could probably scramble to a first down marker quicker than he could. It was Barnes who drove the stake into the Lions. The Argo bounce from Paul Pearson to E.T. Tolbert with five minutes remaining in the game seemed to decide the fate of the. Lions. After 31 long years, the ball finally boomeranged in the Argos direction. My friend at this point had eaten off all his finger nails and was working on the sofa. I was content to watch my team die in peace. As Cedric Minter gathered in Barnes' three -yard offering, giving the Argos their 18th point, my heart sank. On the other side of the room my friend -turned -enemy was jumping around like he was in utopia. About the only thing we agreed on after that point was the poor quality of officiating in the CFI.. After it was all over I gave the Argos full credit for their win and wished I would have stuck with my favorite team. Live and learn! Final CFL Prediction Record: 37W -32L Junior C Winners Denis Martin of Hensall and Jack Irwin of Clinton each won $100 on the Junior C Booster monthly draw. Final Weekend for Bantam Tourney Come out and see the final weekend of the fourth annual Optimists' Bantam Hockey Tournament. Tournament Chairman Greg Burns said the tournament has been a success thus far with some excellent hockey on display. Action continues Friday at 6 p.m. and goes all weekend long. Barons bounce `Stangs 6-1 By Rod Hilts Last Friday night the Clinton Junior C Mustangs travelled to Hanover and dropped their 12th game in 15 outings as they were throttled 6-1 by the Barons. The Stang squad staggered in almost every department and Assistant Coach Butch Elliott called the effort, "Clinton's worst of the season." Hanover held period leads of 2-0 and 5-0 before the Mustang's Dean Armstdong got Clinton on the scoreboard in the third period. Brad Armstrong and Tom Smith drew assists on the play. Paul Nixon paced the Barons with two goals and single markers went_ to Richard Grubb, Bob Sullivan, Ken Nixon and Brian Sweeney, Jim Terry played the first two periods in goal for Clinton yielding five goals and Pat Cronin played the third period. Cronin played excellent hockey stopping 20 shots and only allowing one goal. Next Friday the Mustangs travel to Walkerton for an 8:30 p.m. start and on Sunday they visit Wingham for a 2:30 p.m. start. The Clinton Bantams and a squad from Milverton opened up the Optimists' fourth Annual Bantam Hockey Tournament last Thursday. Milverton won the game 2-0. Action continues Friday and the championships will be held on Sunday.( Rod Hilts photo) Local Bantam tournament results Local Results Milverton 2 Clinton 0 Goderich 8 Preston 4 Goderich 3 Petrolia 1 Upcoming local games Goderich vs St. Clair Beach - Dec. 3, 3 p.m. Clinton vs Hagersville - Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m. Golfing in the winter? By Carolanne Doig Enjoying golf during the winter is not as ridiculous as it may sound, dor does it have to be expensive. There are various ways to pursue golf throughout the long Canadian "off season". First of all shortening the winter. is the prime consideration and the easiest and least expensive way to do that is to golf as '"':o-n•ft /dear SK/PACKAGE % j Niket Waxable Ski J z1 Leather Soots fiberglass Poles r✓JOiaso Binding ✓JOiofessioha/ Installation SPECIAL PACKAGE Ir PRICE 9399 A Bay 1 paid of RUGBY PANTS at our Regular price duo to 14991$ 99 And buy a second pair for only , ,,A-‘117-(01° Off "FIGURE SKATES" .. 4 *„..• 'AUTHORIZED RADIO SHACK SALE S CENTRE � s ;MAIN CORNER CLINTON 4 F • late into; the fall and again as early in the spring as possible. That is the time of year when all the hints for cold, wet, and windy golf come in handy. If you dress for the weather, warm up those golfing muscles, and accept the fact that poor weather generally means poorer scores, then you will enjoy golf for a much longer part of the year. Taking a golf vacation during the winter is by far the most fun for the keen golfer. There are literally hundreds of places offer- ing golf packages designed to accommodate every budget. Living in Southwestern On- tario gives us the advantage of being within driving distance of many excellent golf courses in the southeastern states. North Carolina's Pinehurst and South Carolina's - Myrtle Beach are by far the best known of the eastern resorts, but all along the eastern states from Virginia on south, there are golf courses galore. Of course Florida has a wealth of courses from the top to the toe, and further a field, golfers can visit Arizona, and California for great golf during the winter months. For those people with fewer limits on their budget golf holidays to the Carribean Islands, Hawaii, Bermuda, Spain or Por- tugal can provide more complete vacation experiences, combining golf with sightsee- ing, shopping and a complete change of pace. Most golfing publications list a number of resorts offering packages for golfers, and of course your local travel agent can help you find the most suitable one for you and your golfing friends and family. Certain things that are important to remember though when planning the golf vacation. Some areas are out of the way and you may be limited to playing only one course for your entire stay, unless you are willing to travel and pay extra while there to find another course. If you feel you would like to play a variety of courses, be sure to find a package with access to several courses, and check to make sure the courses are within a reasonable driving distance from your rooms. At some golf courses in resort areas, power carts are mandatory so be sure your package details whether or not the power cart rental is included with the green fee rate. The addition of this cost upon arrival can certainly inflate your holiday budget. Even if such things as entertainment, shop- ping, sightseeing, and so on are not impor- tant to you on a golf vacation, remember that golfers must eat. In such places as Florida, where there is a host of inexpensive but good eating places, it is not only more fun, but often more economical to exclude prepaid meals, and eat out during your stay. However, this same policy can cost you astronomical amounts in places like Europe, Bermuda, and Britain, where dinner can cost much more than you bargained for. The other ad- vantage of meals included, is the conve- nience of a nearby dining area with no need for extra travelling of advanced reserva- tions. If you are seriously considering taking your clubs on your winter holiday this year, pick up a couple of golf publications, some brochures from your favorite travel agency, and ask some friends who have already been to some of the resorts you're consider- ing. It certainly is a great way to keep your game keen while everyone else is scraping windshields. Clinton _1 y inor well in lea::' Peewees blast Mitchell 6-2 On Nov. 22, the Clinton Peewee A's played two periods of sloppy hockey but came to life in the third period and posted a 6-2 victory. Devon Colquhoun paced the Clinton crew with three unassisted goals and an assist. Greg Taylor from Ian Koetsier, Norris Flynn from Jason Cox and Stephen Van- dendool from Colquhoun were the other Clinton marksmen. Mark Ulch from Pat VanBakel and Kory Dietz and Jason Feltz from Jesse Vock and Darryl Eidt responded for Mitchell. Clinton's next game is Dec. 3 when they travel to Seaforth for a 6:30 p.m. start. Atoms 7 Huron Park 6 Last Saturday afternoon the Clinton Atoms travelled to Huron Park and came away with a 7-6 win. Clinton jumped out to an early 4-0 lead as Jason Fleet started the ball rolling with a wicked slap shot from just inside the blueline. Three minutes later Matt Town- send scored his first goal of the season. Scott Rathwell made it 3-0, 23 seconds later with a beautiful shot to the left corner. Hugh Cox and Jeff DeRuyter drew assists on the goal. Gavin Hunter finished off the first period onslaught with an assist going to Darryl Lavis. In the second period Steve Dubarry, Huron Park's smooth -skating centre scored his first of five goals as he skated through the entire Clinton team to make the score 4- 1. Rathwell with his second of the game to give Clinton a four -goal bulge again. Dubarry went to work again as he scored three more before the second period ended. Fleet scored before the period ended as he split Huron Park's defense, deked the goalie out of the net and tucked the puck neatly into the goal. Huron Park narrowed the score to 6-5 in the third period but Lavis scored what turned out to be the winning goal at 8:03 with assists going to Hunter and Kevin B'ettles. Novices 8 Milverton 3 On Monday night the Clinton Novices made sure there was no tie score like the last game they played in Milverton. In the first period Clinton battled in the Milverton zone with Mark Livermore scoring from Shane McDonald and Kris Kennedy. A minute later Milverton's Colin Schmidt evened up the scoring. A scramble for the puck brought the second Clinton goal scored by Lee Gibbings assisted by Danny Wildfong. Gibbings and Nathan Burns assisted on the third goal for Clinton scored by Wildfong. In the second period both teams ex- changed a goal. Jonathan Hugill assisted by Scott Shaddick and Scott Wright. Milver- ton's Brent Nauta scored with Bryce Kipfer and Jason Arand assisting. Milverton tightened up the game when they brought the score up to 4-3 with Nauta scoring. Livermore scored his second goal of the game assisted by Kennedy. Clinton continued their scoring assault in the third period as Wildfong notched his second goal assisted by Burns. Gibbings scored Clinton's seventh goal from Wild- fong. These goals were shorthanded as Clinton had a tripping penalty. The final goal was scored by Kennedy from Liver- more. Clinton's next game is at Monkton at 6:30 p.m. and Monday night against Seaforth, again at 6:30 p.m. Clinton and District Snowmobile club to hold driver training course On Dec. 4, the Clinton and District Snowmobile Club Inc. will be holding a snowmobile driver training course for snowmobilers 12 -years of age and over. According to Club Trail Co-ordinator John Gibson the course has been offered by Clinton and District Snowmobile Club Inc. for the past four years. Last year 40 signed up for the course. Course applicants must be at least 12 - years of age to obtain the license that allows them to drive on trails only. Persons cannot operate a snowmobile on public trails or designated highway areas without either a snowmobile permit or a driver's license. Any 12 or 13 -year-old must have someone 16 - years -old drive their snowmobile across highways. Fourteen or 15 -year-olds can cross the highway but only on a 90 degree angle to get to trails. Mr. Gibson said Ross Cudmore and Joe Gibson will be instructing the two-day course, which will run from 1:30 to 4:30 on Dec. 4 and 11. The course will cover machine maintenance and safety and the rules of the road. Following a series of lectures and visual displays, the students will be asked to complete a written -multiple choice test. The students must get 80 per cent in order to receive their badge and license. The fee will be $10 on registration and interested people should contact Joe Gibson at 482-3229 or Ross Cudmore 482-3391 before Dec. 4. 1982-83 was a mild but drinking snowmobilers continue to die Ontario Transportation and Communica- tions Minister James Snow recently releas- ed figures on snowmobile accidents for the 1982-83 winter season. "Of special concern," he said, "was the number of fatalities, which combined both drinking and speeding. Of the nine drivers involved in a fatality, eight had been drink- ing and six had been speeding. "While the general figures were the lowest in the past 10 years," Snow reported, "there is still a very real concern about snowmobile safety, since it was the mildest winter in many years. "In spite of the limited season, there were 358 reported accidents, 11 deaths and 316 people injured. And while these figures are down more than 50 per cent from the previous year," he continued, "they cannot be said to reflect any improvement in the safe operation of these machines. "Slightly more than half the accidents 1195) occurred on the weekend, primarily in good visibility (307 as compared to 51) and defects were found in only 45 cases," Snow added. "This mild winter also reflected the carelessness with which many snowmobilers approach driving on lakes and rivers," Snow continued. "Despite in- numerable warnings on radio and in print, the number of . drownings increased dramatically. "Seven drivers and two passengers were drowned compared to three drivers and one passenger the previous winter. It's obvious that despite increased publicity on the dangers of drinking and driving and snowmobiling on thin ice, drivers continue to take chances. "With winter close at hand, I would like to remind every snowmobiler that care and caution are important to ensure the safe en- joyment of one of the greatest winter sports," he concluded. Fit pregnant women not better off Women who are fit when they start their pregnancy do not seem to have any easier a time of labor and delivery than do unfit women, a Canadian physiologist has found. In a study of eight fit and eight unfit women, Dr. Terry Graham of the University of Guelph found no difference in length of labor, whether labor had to be induced, whether the women needed anesthesia or whether the infant had to be delivered by forceps. The newborn infants of the two groups also showed little or no difference. Those born to the fit mothers had slightly better colour, breathing, pulse and reactions at one minute after delivery but the difference between the two groups had disappeared within five minutes, he found. The findings contradict frequently -made claims that fit mothers have an easier labor and healthier, more alert babies, Graham says. However, he adds, the findings might be explained in part by the fact that although the women formed two distinct groups at the start of pregnancy - the fit women perform- ed better on a step test and had less body fat - by the end of pregnancy there was relative- ly little difference between the two groups. One point in favor of the fit women was that, once the pregnancy was over, they lost weight more quickly. However, your Lung Association knows that even "fit" pregnant women should definitely not smoke during their pregnan- cy. The baby of a smoking mother is more likely to be born undersized and low birth- weight babies generally have more difficul- FOR THE BIRDS Order bird seed now for your garden feeder, says Tony Hogervorst, rural organizations co-ordinator (Ontario Hor- ticultural Association) of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Rural organizations and services branch. Store any extra feed in a plastic bag out of reach of rodents. You can also make suet balls by mixing seed and suet. ty getting a healthy start in life. Contact your Lung Association for more information about the health hazards of smoking - and for help in quitting. VANASTRA RECREATION CENTRE 482-3544 SPECIAL 20% OFF Youth Red Cross Programs Mini Sarins: Monday, December 5 to December 16, 1103. YELLOW, MAROON, SURVIVAL 5:00-5:30 p.m.; ORANGE, BLUE '5:30-6:00 p.m.; RED, GREEN 6:00-6:30 p.m. 10 consecutive days - Monday to Friday. Fee: 95.00. DECEMBER SPECIAL LONGER RECREATION SWIMS at Regular Prices. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays - 7:30 till 10:00 p.m. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th to THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15119. Quick way to get in shape for the holiday season. SAVE A BUCK! December 19th to January 31st, 1004. '3.00 for use of Pool, Sauna, Fitness Room. (POOL OPEN REGULAR SWIM TIMES ONLY - check your schedule.) RED CROSS LEADERS December 10th to 33rd. 1003 3:00-10:00 p.m. Foe: '35.00 Materials '15.00 Ewm Fe.: '7.00 Pre -registration ne.ossaryltl