Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 23, 1996, p. 6

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pill stux grey cup match the beginning of the end of two seasons football and winter were having a grey cup party tomorrow but the list of invitees will be restricted to those sharing our rather would you like more quality time with your family holiday special 99 includes uniform 2010988 martialartsmnada family centres unorthodox view of the boisterous and punishing game of football the first clue that those assembled dont fall into the category of hardened fans who abandon wife and family to worship the gods of the gridiron every autumn sunday will be found in the brand names and the modest quanti ty of beer being consumed rather than the stuff brewed in million litre vats for those whose taste in the suds matches their choice of sunday diver sion these labels wihundoubtedly be those of companies still governed by the bavarian purity law of 1516 there will be no shouts of pound him give em the fore arm smash from where i live bruce stapley or kick him through the goal posts of life as we watch the argos in one of their rare grey cup appearances in fact conversation will more likely than not stray regularly away from the game to topics relating to ontarios medical crisis and the troubles in zaire or the relaying of witty jokes heard in recent days thats because the underlying pur pose of this little bash is to celebrate the first significant milestone in the long march towards spring that being the conclusion of the canadian foot ball league season the next land mark is the super bowl some two months down the road when thats behind us we can finally say good rid dance to pro football altogether and look ahead to the stanley cup play offs which while interminable serve as the link between late winter and early summer those of us who get together to usher out the cfl campaign tomor row are in agreement that like all other sports where salaries rule pro football has become a rich mans domain inhabited by individuals whose vocabularies and grasp of eng lish grammar is in direct proportion to their runaway egos having covered the local sports beat for the better part of a decade i am convinced of the pure excitement thrills and sense of accom plishment to be found in ones own athletic back yard watching the uxbridge secondary school tigers senior football team win its first ever durham championship this fall was gripping entertaining and without cost for any fan who chose to follow the team the stouffville sports scene has provided similar highs throughout the years as students and true amateurs compete for bragging rights and per sonal fulfillment not fat contracts and obscene endorsement cheques granted the good old canadian football league is on a different scale altogether than the nfl to the south of us part of the appeal of watching the grey cup each year is that you may be witnessing the last ever such event as the league totters ever closer to extinction but money still talks in the canadian game and american hired gun doug flutie and his multi- million dollar salary is the reason the argos are oddson favorites to win it all tomorrow so its root root root for the home team or at least the guys from the sprawling megalopolis just below us as we gather in front of the tube for tomorrows big game the snacks will be tasty the guacamole spicy and the caribbean posters will be in place on the back wall of the family room as always serving as a reminder of the summer sun which will eventually return once the coming winter has chewed us up like a dog with a rawhide arrrrrigos important recorded messages foryqui november 1996 who needs god next hurt people hurt people runcal 905294 6960 tlfo tine nov 2329 fmttnupoiutllxumuunillmchibtl disposal of old set available markham phone orders accepted wy7 richmond hill elgin mills major mackenzie scarborough at shfppardavef q 1 c 7 3 c nalto blocuuttr yhco s s 401 1 4560 hwy 7 4770181 10720 yonge st 5086190 381 1 seppard ave e 2935191 we make any size mattress setup i free available layaway monwed thursfri saturdays sundays 106pm 109pm 1 06 pm 114pm lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial person injury legal aid accepted small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 471 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unionville ontario l3r 1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777668 24 hour availability

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