Clinton News-Record, 1984-01-11, Page 11sport on Spurts
Rack 'ern up
"Snooker is coming on big, it's coming
back," says Russ Archer, the owner of
Family Billards in Vanastra.
Jan. 9, Russ organized a month-long
snooker tournament with 24 players en-
tered. The tournament is divided into; an"
A" and "B" division. Big Scoop Vanastra
Mini Mall will be supplying the tour
nanlent's championship trophies. 'No
handicap will be used but Russ said that a
handicap will be arrived at with the tour-
nament results and will be used in his next
tournament, which is expected to be held in
April.
Russ is a veteran of the pool halls and
participated in pool tournaments in'
'Kirktiand" Take" during the 1950s and '60s. In
1967, he represented Clinton in the Western
Ontario Snooker Tournament in Wingham.
He lost out in the semi-finals.,,
His pool hall has been open one year and
offers, the public five Bruinswick
Anniversary Gold Crown professional
tables. The player has a choice of playing
either "blackball" or snooker. Russ said
area people are quite -pleased with the -pool
-'hall and that '`the place is packed Sunday
afternoons."
Excellent public response has allowed
Russ to form a club. On Jan. 11, the Wed-
nesday Afternoon Club will play for a total of
17 weeks. Anyone intersted in joining the
club or forming one of their own should
contact Russ Archer at 482-3733.
Russ expects to see a lot of interlocking
snooker schedules set up m towns in the
area. He said there is'a possibility of Exeter
and Wingham entering into a league to
compete against a Vanastra league.
Mark those dates,"'eb. 3 and 10 on your
calends for . championship snooker at
Vanastrh. The semi-finals will be on Fete. 3
,at 8 p.m. The finals will go on Feb. ,10 at 8
p.m.
"Junior C draw winders
Mel Rohner and Bruce Schoenhals. split
the winning ticket for the Dec. Junior C-300
Booster Club draw. .
Marlyn. Hart was last week'$ 50-50 winner.
CFL is being robbed
The United States Football League.
By Rod tints
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C xsiTAl' NM1N .'R c O t.D, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11,198�1- -PAGE 11 At
(USFL) is slowly depleting Canadian
Football League ( CFL) rosters. It's gone
beyond the point of ridiculous, but their high
paying, wheel dealing may literally cost
them in the end.
To date, a total of 15 CFL coaches have
been lured away to the USFL, simply by the
flash of green. Recently Toronto Argonaunt
assistant coach Ed Chlekeb became their
latest victim. Argo personnel director Jim
Eddy was also gobbled up in recent weeks
by the Houston Gamblers. Money may not
be able to buy you love but 'it sure buys
football coaches and players! (But will it
buy a winner? )
Former Edmonton Eskimo head coach
Hugh Campbell decided" to go public ..in..
saying that huge contracts being offered by
the young league are detrimental to the
economics of the sport. Campbell, who
resigned from the USFL's Los Angeles
Express to join the NFL's Houston Oilers,
doesn't know how long the teams can con-
tinue to operate on a deficit budget. He has a
valid point.
_ The NFL will suffer even more than the
CFL. NFL clubs will be forced -to pay the big
bucks in their bid to obtain top prospects
coming out of the college ranks. This week's
signing of Heisman Trophy winner Mike
Rozier by the newly -formed USFL Pittsburg
Maulers is proof of the latest bidding war.
The Maulers signed Rozier for the ungodly
sum of $3 million over three years. To
compete with that figure would undoubtedly
place a team on the verge of bankruptcy.
Few American. players. will want to
venture into the depths of Canada because of
the substantially lower salaries. The CFL
will have ,no choice :but to become all -
Canadian.
Will the Canadian University system
produce enough players to keep the league
in existence? Will the CFL grab every dried
up NFL or USFL reject just to keep the
league alive? Whether the CFL .admits it or
not, they're in trouble.
Houston Gamblers' general manager
Gene Burroughconfirmed my fears in a
Toronto daily recently.
"There's no point in denying it: There is
some good American- talent up in Canada
and we intend to have it."
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Bowling
results
Wednesday Night Mixed. League
• On Jan. 4, Brenda Biesinger rolled
the high • single with 231. Elizabeth
Foster had the high triple with 627 and
Theresa Machanbowled the high
average with 191. Don McWhinney led'
the men with a high sirgle and triple of
328 and .908. Doug Buchanan had the
high average with 219.
Bob's Cubs 56
Cathy's Brewers 48
Brenda's Blue Jays 52
Don's Cardinals 43
Pat's Bad News Bears 47
Bob's Philles 46
Doug's Pirates 32
Jim's Expos 40
Clinton and Area Ladies
Lia Hoggarth had the high single and
triple on Jan. 3 with 281 and 700. Penny
Overboe rolled the high average with
202. Games over 200: Penny Overboe
200, Marg Kuiper 235, Lia Hoggarth 281
and 226, . Diane Bylsma 210 and, June
DeRuyter 250.
68
Garlic Buddies
Cinnamon Buns,
The Four Accents
Nutmegs '
Cassia Buds
Oreganos
. 63
. 63
. 55
54
57
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies League
Karen Pounder had the high single
and average in Jan. 3 action with 302
and 226. Betty Fawcett rolled the high
triple with 727. Honorable mention for
high single: Betty Fawcett 288.
Honorable mention- for high triple:
Karen Pounder713.
Francyna's Grasshoppers . 82
Joyce's Honeybees 87
Kumm's Krickets 80
Lois's Ladybugs 82
Mert's 1WIi leis 79
Nancy's Doodlebugs 81
Dianne's Dragonflies 80
Betty's Beetles . 69
Clinton Peewee
Punkers win
The Clinton Peewee "B" Punkers are
tearing up the 14 houseleague as they
posted their f ; `' win of the season last
Saturday by de eating Zurich 2-1. The
Punkers are in first place with an im-
pressive 5-1-1 record.
Andrew Dykstra and Darryl Hemingway
paced the Punkers over Zurich with Dykstra
scoring, the winning goal. Chris Hoggarth
and Kent Rathwell split the Punkers'
goaltending and both played well.
Clinton has beaten Blyth, Exeter team one
and two and a now -defunct Mitchell team.
The Punkers next match is this Saturday
when they faceoff at home against Exeter
team one in a 1 p.m. start.
Tuckersmith Mixed League'
Jennie Kaastra had the high single
and triple in Jan. 9 action with 241 and
628. Elaine Boyes had the high average
with 194. Budd Boyes bowled. the • high
single and average with 268 and 213.
Angui Hummel had the high triple with
680.
Elaine's Eldorados 74
Rose's Ramblers 71
Hilda's'Hot Rod's 69
Jenny's Jeeps 70
Ann's Vans 68
Freda's Ferraris ' 68
Londesboro Men's Bowling League
Tom Duizer rolled the high single on
Jan.,5 with 274. Bill Roy had the high
triple with 744 and Harry Lear bowled
the high average with 221.
Model T's
Chevs
Buicks
Porsches
BMWs
Rolls Royces
72
'70
58
49
51
- 35
Thursday Mixed League
Thelma Jones rolled the high single,
triple and average with 264, 661 and214.
Bob Atkinson led the •men by bowling
high single, triple and average with 273,
748 and 235.
The Best In Town
Whiners
High Rollers
Dollies & Gents
No Names ..
Gramas & Grampas
Strikers
Bill's Blues
70
56
55
49
41
48
53
48
InjuriespiagueC
By Rod Hilts
The Clinton Mustangs were small in
number but big in spirit last weekend
despite dropping games to Walkerton and
Wingham.
Injuries plagued the Mustangs as they
only managed to dress nine skaters in
Friday night's 7-6 loss to Walkerton. Black
Hawks. On Sunday the Ironmen edged them
2-1, as 11 skaters made the trip to Wingham.
Injuries to the Mustangs include: Jim
Mathers (separated shoulder), Brad
Armstrong (head injury), Jeff LeBeau (leg
injury), Dean Armstrong (broken finger),
David Wright (knee injury), Shawn Rahbek
(neck injury), Brad Hymers (shoulder
injury) and Pat Cronin flower back). Randy
Marriage has missed the last two games
because he is on vacation in Florida. Brent
Daw has been playing injured, with a
heavily taped knee.
Hawks 7 Mustangs`6
It was 18-8 in favor of Walkerton in the
manpower department but the final score of
7.6_indicates the closeness of the game.
Mustangs' Head Coach Sob Zimmer was
surprisingly disappointed with the loss
°spite the lack of Clinton manpower.
"It is quite obvious after watching that
game, why the two of us are in the league
basement," Zimmer said, "I realize that we
only had eight guys but six of their seven
goals were our fault. We had possession of
the puck, they forced the play and we gave it
to them."
The Mustangs grew visibly tired as the
game wore on as players were being double
and triple shifted (if there is such a thing!.).
Mustangs' acting Captain Tom Smith and
Assistant Captain' Brent Daw logged what
appeared to be the most ice time, as both
players were rarely in the vicinity of the
bench. The Clinton bench took on the ap-
pearance of a revolving door. At one point,
Tom Smith skated to the bench, sat down,
received quick instruction from the coach
and returned to the ice. Seconds later Smith
scored a powerplay goal.
Seven minutes into the game Clinton
opened the scoring with a goal by Jim
Mathers. Tom Smith battled a Black Hawk
off his back and managed to get a pass on to
Mathers'stick: Mathers took the pass in the
slot and snapped the puck betweenthe pads
of Dave Al.
Walkerton tied the score with three
minutes left' in the period when the
Mustangs were guilty of not clearing the
puck. Kevin' Kieffer grabbed'the loose puck
behind the net and fed it to Kevin Elliott.
-• Elliott flil9ped the puck over a fallen Jim
Terry.
Kevin Lee was robbed With 20 seconds left
when he turned on the burners and -blasted a
slapshot that trickled off Al's pad, just wide
of the open corner.
Brent Daw shot Clinton into the lead 38
seconds; into the period. Tom Smith and'
Darryl Madge drew assists on the goal. Daw
wheeled in 'from the' right • side . AaInd
backhanded a shot over Al.
The Hawks flew right back after cashing
in on a flurry in front of the Mustang net.
Jeff Davidson picked the puck out of the
scramble and snapped a shot high to the
- glove -hand side of Terry. .
Three minutes later, Walkerton's Paul
inton Mu:tans in iosses
Snodgrass snared. a rebound and placed the
puck past the sttekside of Terry. The goal
came after the initial shot from the point
was blocked in front of'the net.
The Clinton powerplay got on track at the
9:55 mark of the period when Tom Smith
won a faceoff deep in Hawk territory. Smith
blasted the shot immediately off the draw
with 24 seconds left in the powerplay.
Shortly after the goal, Walkerton made a
goaltending change with Scott Fritz taking
over between the pipes.
If there was ever a way for a team to lose
while playing against a short-staffed team,
Walkerton was finding it. The Black Hawks
took needless penalties and' did not look
sharp. If the Black Hawks yvould have
played physical hockey in the period, they
could of literally worn the Mustangs off the
ice. Instead they seemed content to play
lackadaisical hockey.
Clinton took the lead with two minutes left
in the period. Kevin Lee took a neat pass.
from Grant Garrow and flipped the puck
over Fritz. The Walkerton goalie had little
chance on the Play as Lee was stationed
unprotected at -the -side of -the net
One minute later the Clinton powerplay
went to work with much of the credit going
to Brent Daw. Daw muscled the puck away
from a Hawks' defenseman 'and fed a pass
that was deflected to Garrow in the slot.
Garrow picked the corner on Fritz with a
sizzling wrist shot to the glove -hand side.
A defensive miscue by Clinton's Wayne
Smith allowed Walkerton to close the gap
with 41 seconds left in the period. Smith fell
. down and Kevin Kieffer raced in alone,
beating Terry on a deke.
The third period saw the visitors outscore
Clinton 3-1. Had it not been for the
goaltending . heroics of Terry, the score
would have been much higher. Walkerton
•outshot Clinton 26-6 in the period.
Walkerton tied the score at the 8:33 mark
when the puck deflected off a skate. Kieffer
was credited with the goal`as it went off his
stick last.
Terry withstood four minutes of flying
pucks in the later stages ofthe game after
Garrow took a roughing and slashing
penalty. Todd Davies finally scored with
1:47 leftas he poked a rebound through the
pads of Terry, who went down on the play.
Forty seconds later Paul Snodgrass.
scored the winner as he 'scooped up a loose
puck in the slot and drilled it past the out-
stretched glove of Terry.
Brent Daw gave the Mustangs a glimmer
of hopevvith 22. seconds left when he scored
on the powerplay. Daw took• a pass from
David Wright and beat•Fritz to the corner.
The tired Mustangs ran out of time and
energy as the Black Hawks clung to a 7-6
win.
excellent positional hoekey.
Wingham opened the scoring at the 7:41
mark of the opening frame. Mark Foxton
scored after he was set-up by Len Stamper.
Stamper spotted Foxton alone in the crease
and in one motion, Foxton wheeled around
and scored on a low screen shot.
The remainder of the period was scoreless
as both teams continued their torrid end-to-
end pace. Manager Wiggins said that
Dupee, Horton and Pullen worked into the
line up well and were rotated evenly on
shifts.
The second period remained scoreless
until the 15 -minute mark when Jim
LeGrande shot the Ironmen up by two. The
Clinton defense were responsible for the
goal as they coughed up the puck. Stamper
took the first poke at the loose puck and
LeGrande knocked the rebound over Te
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The Mustangs had to dig into the reserves
for this game. Clinton Midgets Bobby
Dupee; - David' Pullen and Danny Horton
played well as replacements.
The game saw Mustang goaltender Pat
Cronin injured when he collided with an
Ironmen player in the second period. Cronin
received •an injured lower back ,in the
collision.
According to. Mustangs' Manager Wayne
Wiggins, the game featured wide open, but
CLINTON
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Registration: Monday,
January 16th, 1984
7 p.m. till 9 p.m.
Place - C.H.S.S. Gymnasium
Cost - $18.00 per child.
Recommended for children
5-14 years.
Classes will commence
the same night
Monday, January 16th, 1984
Bean.
Clinton's weekend losses all but
" eliminates them from the playoff picture.
League statistics aren't available but the
Mustangs are at least 11 points behind the
fourth place Hanover Barons with six games
remaining in the schedule. Clinton has four
home and two road games left.
Gibbings signs with Norwich
The first -place Norwich Merchants were
so impressed with the play of Clinton
Mustangs' defenseman Tony Gibbings in the
Mustangs' tournament that they have
signed him. Gibbings, who won the best
defensive player award in the tournament,
also attends Humber College. Norwich
thinks they have a shot at the All -Ontario
Champidhship and are currently leading the
agara Junior C League.
Tony Gibbings, a defensemen with the Clinton Mustangs was named the top defensive
player of the Junior C tournament, which was held on Dec. 29, 30, 31 and Jan. 1. Gibbings
was presented with Clinton Optimists' trophy from Clinton Optimists' President Jack
Armstrong. Ribbings recently signed to play the remainder of the season for, the tourna-
ment champion Norwich Merchants. (Verne Sawyer photo) .
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*The first week registrations are on the night indicated
*Class night maybe changed if necessary and agreeable to
the class and instructor and facilities are available
*Fees are payable on REGISTRATION NIGHT ,
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Monday, January 16
and
Wednesday, '.
January 18
Monday, January 16
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TIME
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7 p.m. d p.m.
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$25.00
DURATION
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10 weeks
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Welding
Thursday, January 19
Thursday, January 19
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