The Huron Expositor, 1980-08-28, Page 10"Iff
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TRAINING BEGINS EARLY—The Seaforth Firemen ball team began
preparing for ihialr match against •Roth's last January (not in Florida).
The dedicated members, front row, left to right, are: Gary Osborne, Vern Colemarkr. Hak and George Reeves.
Scott,.Whitey Broome, Ken Roth (designated' spy), and Peter Kling.
tElcotid row: Dennis McCauley, Bill Pinder, .George Garrick, Don
On the greens
by Carolanne Doig
Last week a trip to Glen
Abbe in 'Ile .convinced
me that an C dian golf
fan should visit the course
and play a round. before they
go to that great golf course in
the sky. Regardless of your
skill at the game, you can
enjoy a day where golf is the
focal point of all happenings.
Jack Nicklaus designed the
course and it has become the
home of the Canadian Open.
I t was originally the private
estate of Andre Dorfman, a
mining engineer.
The land was situated in a
lovely valley where a quiet
river flowed along rugged
embankments covered with
trees Dorfman had polo
fields and lush gardens
included in the landscape. A
was built in
the late 1930's with huge
rooms to accommodate the
many affluent guests.
In the early 50's the estate
wigs turned over to Jesuits of
the Toronto and Hamilton
Diocese, and become known
as the Abbey. The Jesuits
later moved closer -to the city
and by 1958 a golf cours ewas
being built on the site.
Finally, after various owners,
the Abbey Glen Property
Corp. took over the estate
and golf course.
In October o f 1975 the
Royal Canadian golf
Association (RCGA) moved
into the Abbey out of a need
for space and with an
excellent course nearby. The
Abbey has since been named
Golf House and copins a
golf museum. library and
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.
Playa round
at Glen Abbe
The .gole. course and_Goft
House were officially opened
in June 1976 when Jack
Nicklaus -and Tom Weiskopf
played an exibition matdh.
Glen Abbey has been chosen
as the permanent site of the
Canadian Open with the 1980
Open at Montreal the last of
the roving Opens.
Seaforth and area
residents will find the course
easy to get to by following
the 401 east to Trafalgar road
and taking Trafalgar road
into the Q. E. W. Just past the
Country Squire restaurant
you take a quiet paved
service road to the
unobtrusive Glen Abbe'
gates. -
WINDING MILES
After another winding mile
or so you arrive at the course
and a spacious parking lot
adjacent to the proshop and
nearby Golf House. The pro
AN EVIL CRITTER
The toad
hazard
BY PAUL ELLIS
1 don't mind the stray dogs and
sterrius cats. hut its those man-eating
toads that get to me
eften seem to he preaching about
getting involved in sports and exercise.
whether en yaw own or with a group. Well.
a.„17,4 hvpr,crisy. tleis sumrner 1 attempt-
ed tri take up jagging on a regular basis
Talk ahout -heing "easier said than done".
as the etc' cliche goes! Finding the time is
nene toe easv. let- alone finding the
etnti,at ton
One w arETI evening hack in early July. I
strapped an the old running shoes. None of
these fancy new steel -belted radial shoes
mind youjust a dirty. air conditioned pair
which hinted of once having been white.
Eerhaps in a -previous life.
lYIATCHING SOCKS
Surprisingly eriough. 7 seemed able to
locate two matching socks. also once white.
Appropriately. each sock had two racing
stripes. and a hole in the heal. To this I
added a pair of Sealanth District High
School official gym shorts (black with a
gold stripe on each side) and a well used
but customized 'blue Adidas T-shirt,
complete with faded black letters.
As you can tell, never make a top
fashien co-ordinator. But off! went. At first
I intended to take my German Shepherd
along. but soon changed my mind when I
realized that she seemed more interested
in checking out trees and posts than in
Setting a new world land speed record.
I chose to run in town, so that I would be
close to help if the need arose. Also, I could
Sportalk
by Paul Ellis
run as much or as little as I w anted. and the
route would be lighted
RUN ON THE GRASS
Everyttung started out well I tried to
run on the grass adjoining the sidewalks.
or at least on the shoulder of the road One
of the biggest problems with logging is the
danger of injury to your legs. caused by
running on a hard surface which offers no
"give" namely concrete and asphalt
While attempting to maintain a reason-
able pace. I decided to try to circumnavi-
gate the town. This route did not include all
of Seaforth though. as I cut off the parts
nTh of the arena and south of the railway
acks. east of St. James School and west of
the public school. Yet I still managed to
cover quite a large area.
It took no time at all to encounter my first
unfriendly dog. a scraggly little mutt who
had -a foot fetish he loved to bite them.
Alt. the ta,Jrf sole de la running shoe'
One swift kick cured horn of that ratng
And then there were the black shots
You know what 7 mean. those sneaky little
del ils which cannot he seen at night. hut
which scare the daylights out of you when
they scamper up a tree only inches from
your head. making a hurried scratching
sound as they go 1 flunk they are tailed
squirrels by vou.earthlangs
But by far the most terrifying aspect of
ogging at night is the ever-present
knowledge that no matter where you are.
there are always mantacal. ferocious.
blood -thirsty toads nearby Those
monsters. often up to six centimetres long.
are everywhere. s.lvly awaiting the amval
of new prey
UNIQUE ATTACKS
Their attack methods are ermine and
effective. Ving in the shadow s of an
uncut fawn, They silently crouch, poised to
attack. When a victim comes in range. the
kamikaze toad springs out into the path of
the unsuspecting human. and is crushed
beneath the jogger's feet Taken totally by
surprise, the runner slips on the slimy
remains of his attacker and helplessly falls
to the ground. -What a horrible way to go!
After losing countless hours of sleep
wondering whether I am destined to meet
my end in this manner. 1 finally decided 4
that Tor the sake of my own sanity. it would
be better to refrain from venturing into the
wilds of Seaforth after sunset. i can no
longer bear the thoughts of having the
coroner write down. as the cause of my
death, "Killer Toads".
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In the never ending strag,
Oe to deterMine "ever the
hill gang" baseball sopre- •
macY iP Seaforth, the town
firemen have formally issued
a challenge toRoth's Food's.
Roth's cogently hods the
title after nipping the Huron
Expositor Bad News Beavers
in the late innings two weeks
ago.
"We're going to have a
secret weapon between third
and home," said Tom Phil-
lips, the player -coach of the
firemen's team. "We've
checked the rule books, and
it doesn't say we can't do it.
Beat London
CC
There are no Mips.
.
We predict the Roth's
team won't score any runs.
In fact, we guarantee
The game is set for
Sunday, September 7, at
Optitnists's Park.
The Seaforth Ball -Macau-
lay junior girls soccer team
moved one step along in
playoff competition Monday
night when they edged Lon-
don 1-0.
As indicated byRithe score,.
it was a hard fought game,
especially in the first half
when the London goal keeper
made several key saves to
keep Seaforth off the score
sheet.
The ice was finally broken
midway through the second
half when Julie Habkirk
supplied the home side with
the winning margin.
Coach John Cairns was
pleased with his team's
effort and noted the solid
defensive games by Sandra
Wilson and Shelly Driscoll,
with other outstanding work
put in by Colleen Maloney,
Julie Habkirk and Brenda
Wesenberg.
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Big upset- Teachers over Queens
Three teams in the
men's industrial league have
been eliminated and a fourth
will hang up their spikes
Thursday night. The biggest
a
upset saw the Teachers
eliminate the league champ -
shop is -well-equipped, .with -
golfer's . needs and
accessories. The staff will
help you choose among the
many Glen Abbey
sou'veniers. Everything from
skirts and sweaters to
jewellery and spoons. is
available and feature the
swinging monk. emblematic
of the Glen Abbey course.
We arrived with plenty of
time to browse in the
proshop and take a short
walk to the Golf House.
The Golf House is open to
the public Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m.-
to 4:30 p.m., as well as the
entire week of the Canadian
Open. There is no charge and
it is a 'Must for all visitors.
The main floor contains
R.C.G.A. administrative.
offices and a museum.
The museum contains an
interesting collection of old
clubs. bags. balls. and tees.
Included is everything from a
club made from a whale's
tooth to the putters declared
illegal in tournament play.
The R.C.G.A. trophies are on
display. as well as golf cards
and club a used by great
Canadian golfer's in ,their
winning efforts. Everything
is explained on labels so that
you gain the most from y our
in the same room is the
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
where such Canadian greats
as Marlene Stewart -Streit.
Gary Cowan. Pat Fletcher
and more are honoured
Upstairs a library is located
with ninny boas and
periodicals suitable for
research or quiet relaxation
Slide shows. audio-visua 1
presentationsand informal
discussions are available to
member clubs either at Golf
House or at your own club
Between our visit to Goff
House and our tee -off time
we wandered to the
Clubhouse for lunch. The
dining rnom-lounge offers a
lovely view of the course
through smoked glass
windows.
I EE -OFF TIME
Soon it was tee -off time
and we headed to the first
fairway. The fairways arid
greens were in excellent
shape. As the holes went by
we were treated to the
experience of playing a really
gr t course. Each hole held
som thing new for both skill
testing and scenery. We
managed to hit our share of
trees. sand trapsand water
hazards and had trouble with
the lightening fast greens,
but in all we had a great day
.of golf.
Before heading home we
enjoyed a nice dinner at the
nearby Country Squire where
the waitresses are used to
the &Mr's habit of playing
the course over and over
again. We're definitely going
back!
Anyone interested in
playing Glen Abbey musf
phone the day befote you
want to play. and call earlyin
the morning so you won't be
dissappointed. it's well
worth the 530.00 green -fee. •
The Seaforth cours—C.—tas
been quite quiet lately with
no tournaments. Men's night
Please turn to page 11
the Queens in their opener
expinding in the eighth
inning for 9 runs to post a
14-5 win. The secondgame
wasn't as close as the
Teachers opened a lead and
never looked back as they
ion Queens in two straight whiptied-tfii Queens 'T-3.
.games. The Teachers upset The Traveller a also hung
up their spikes for this
Pass bronzeseason
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n as-1144=etheidgthede
swim tests
Swimming pupils at Sea -
forth Lions Pool who recently
passed their Bronze Medal-
lion tests were: Joanne Al-
bert, Marty Bedard, June
Haney, Marijo Kale, David
Rimmer and Sharon Wilson.
Passing their first bronze
bar were: Neil Johnston,
Carolyn Wilson, Mary Lynn
Glew and Joart.,Sills.
opening game then came
back with a convincing 13-6
win in the second to move
into the semi -Noels.
TURF TO SEMIS
The Turf Club advanced
to the semi-finals against the
Mainstreeters as they posted
two easy victories over the
Village. The first 7-2 and
then; p 10-3 will eliminated
the Village.
The final series has the
Firemen and B.F. Bears at 1
game apiece. The Firemen
took the opener by a 9-6
score starting fast and hang-
ing on- for the win. The
second game saw B.P. start
strong and post an easy 10-4
win.
The series will finish
Thursday (tonight) at 7 p.m.
as one of the two will be
_finished. The winner will
meet the Teachers in the
other semi-final series.
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HOCKEY SCHOOL
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• GAR BAKER'S
GOALKEEPERS
SCHOOL
REGISTER: at the Seaforth
Recreation office prior to Sept. 23
COST: $15. per player
ICE TIME: Each player receives a
total of ten hours ice time
FIRST SESSION: FRI. SEPT. 26
•
WHITE BEAN GROWERS
YOU CAN BE ASSURED OF
Ontario Bean Growers Co -Operative plant at Seaforth
Seed
Wheat
is now
Available
Fair prices
Honest weights
Reliable grading
Patronage return
on profits
Courteous service
Make The
Farmer's Elevator
Work For You
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CO-OPERATIVE
Threei.„,tions
LONDON'.
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