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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-10-09, Page 31rG. B jk S" • Eit 8i 19S PAMI �� ws • : 4. �'hesc?,ttungs.accorcling to Ir4f iket nIfi, :tune. Of course, there are the ever present have c;►LLsecl, headaches, heavy Blue Jay pennants and buttons, along with ,clammy;; bands, sleepness nights and long, long days at the office anticipatingtheotit- come Of the Jays' night game, Or in, short, anxiety. - After researching the disease, I think -I ave, somehow contracted it. I feel great when the Jays win and lousy when they lose tdiitl that,se ems to be the preliminary stakes oif tht,010inent 471ic sttrtrss, should ri'oW be easing sincethe Jscs� iaPttlrtd `the . American League -East pennant. But I expect it to begin to, build ain. as thcr.;Jaays play : the Kansas' City "Royals- (o, see';;who .will .be in the World Series;: With Blue Jay.fever reaching epic propor- tions, Toronto re oilers'and businessman have cashed in on the Blue Jays' wood for - an incredible variety of souvenirs- eaps w't- shirts, jerseys, beer steins, key rings'', bottle openers, bat -shaped pens, collector spoons— 'which are available for the:averagefan to buy: Ttte city's bars are in on the act with Blue Jay drinks. Even the strip joints in Toronto are jumping on the Blue Jay band wagon.. During a week-long event, a club held draws for t -shirts, baseball caps and free table dances. . Even the local medical establishment in Toronto is ., getting in on the team's phenomenal popularity. Women's College Hospital boasted that one more $0 of twin boys born in the hospital bis year would complete a baseball team. A set of triplets and, a set of quadruplets have provided the Jr. C. Sailors frompagel Penalties were the biggest contributor to Hanover's first regular season victory over .the Sailors. Five of the six goals scored in the game were on the powerplay. Hanover had 48 minutes in penalties in the game, while Goderich had 42. Goderich coaches Dan Duncan and" "Tag" Sowerby were pleased with their teams per- formance. 'I'o make the team more competitive they have been recruiting new players with .Junior hockey experience. An example of this is .John }tahbek who played right wing for the Sailors Friday night. He made a real contribution to the team. Last year he played with the Clinton -Junior Mustangs. Pete Willems another former Mustang join- ed the Sailors for Sunday nights game. On Sunday, night the Sailors hosted the Kindcardine team. The game was a high scoring affair but the Sailors came out on top 8-7 for their first regular season victory. It was the last shot wins kind of game as the goaltending was not outstanding at either end. But the goal scoring made the game more exciting for the fans. Down 3-1 early in the second period the Sailors fought back off of two goals by Kevin Lee and one by Kevin i.ee. With three minutes left in the second period four goals were scored. Kincardine scored the first two off of Derrick Skinner and Shawn Burton and Goderich countered with markers by Kevin Lee his third and Darren Daok. Muck ! 4 first seven boys for the team. - The Blue Jay hysteria is fantasy fulfill-;; meat, even ifyou're not a baseball, fan. Nov even my grandrnother:ts talking' abgut'the Jays. ' "What a second baseman that Willie Her- nandez is," she said. ;; For the team's first seven years, little at- • tention was... paid to.;the Blue Jays, 'Now They're competitive, everybody is jumping on the band wagon. I hope the Blue Jays. win the series. But it they don't, the vendors will be sure to profit from their misfortune. Here are a few items that may be for sale if the Jays fail to win,- How ingHow about Blue Jay droppings, or maybe a B.J. birdy doll with a noose around his neck, or pennants that read, "Jays get wings clip- ped in 1985." of the scoring was a result of penalties. Kin- cardine had six in the second period while Goderich had five. Goderich lead 4-3 at the end of the second. In the third Goderich's John Thompson scored for the Sailors. Kincardine answered with two of their own. With a little under two minutes to go in the game and the score tied Sailor forward Pete William scored with a shot from the boards to give Goderich the win 8-7. The Sailors next home game is this Friday night at 8:30 p.m. against the Walkerton Black Hawks. In exhibition play the fast skating Hawks beat the Sailors 8-2, but Goderich is now much improved and it should be a good game. Sunday the Sailors play in Hanover at 1 p.m. The Goderich .Junior l" Sailors began their 1985-86 regular schedule aver the weekend with a two game home stand. On Friday night the Sailors lost to a strung Hanover team 4-2. On Sunday night the Sailors hosted the Kincardine team and won the contest 8-7. Friday night the Sailors host the Walkerton Black Hawks. When the two teams met last in exhibition play the Hawks won 8-2. When the two teams meet Friday night at 8:30 the Hawks will face a much im- proved Sailor team. Here a Kincardine forward takes aim at the Sailors net.) photo by Dave Sykes) 4ni=s:i Rm apps: • Tom: • Hernia (l19)13D,11-3110 _ Wallec.burg (5111)627-111156' Nerustadt 01141165.7111e God.rldt • . ($111)$24=i'U No Charge 1.11111-265441$ ', DENTURE WEARERS Did yes keow...: that it I important to • have your dentures examined regularly? Your mouth Is one of the most important areas ' of your body. but often th• most neglected when dentures are worn. Improperly fitting or neglected dentures con cause severe health problems. The lack of public Information regarding dentures Is alarming and often leads to problems and unnecessary expense. Your Local'denture therapist (denturist) is a professional specialising in the construction. repair and modification of dentures and provides this service directly to the public. If you have problems with your present dentures or think of getting new ones. see your local denture therapist, consultation is usually free. You will find denture therapists (denturists) listed In the yellow pages. This information is supplied through the Denturist Association of Ontario and your local therapist. ATTENTION EX -SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND DEPENDENTS THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION SERVICE BUREAU OFFICER HARVEY S. PERCY Will be visiting Branch No. 109 Goderich on OCTOBER 29, 1985 at 10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon. Anyone wishing information, advice or assistance, regarding: (a) War Disability Pensions; (b) Treatment for entitled veterans; (c) Benevolent Funds; (d) War Veterans Allowances, including Widows, or appeals against adverse W.V.A. decisions. is requested to contact the Branch Service Officer or Secretary of the local Branch, whose name appears below. to arrange an interview. 524-9282 Mrs. Frances Profit or Donald McArthur c/o Br. 109, 56 Kingston Street Goderich, Ontario NIA 3K4 524-7133 Have You Ever Known A Big City Merchant To Help In Our Local Sports Teams? . . or in a Cancer drive . . . or any other volunteer effort that helped our home town? Not likely. Big city stores contribute to THEIR community . . . and they are pleased when YOU contribute to THEIR commu- nity by shopping in THEIR stores. 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