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sports and recreation One and fJiimhur 17 One Hundred and Sixth Year Number 12 October I 1980 Second Section The 198081 Sabres by Diana Two events always happen around this time of the year Motor car companies unveil their new with bigger and better promises and Acton Sabres coach Jules unveils his hockey team with no promises The take to the ice Friday for the first home game of the season a new team says Russian But he stresses hes not pomlslng the championship and hes not promising the playoffs but he will say the team Is im proved Justin case you need to be reminded last year the Sabres were well awful They won only three games tied one more and finished in last place Their worst problem was defence This year though has bolstered his defence with several additions Gary Williams was brought up from the Juveniles several times last season hut this year hes here to stay a signed with the Sabres and Is a big part of six man defence squad Mark Duval and Rob Vermeulen arc two more additions although theyve signed minor hockey cards says he plans to bring them up as much as possible Returning Is Bob Allsop and Charbonneau Both Allsop and Char- are looking good says Theyll add experience to the The sixth defenccman may be cut Tuesday night Steve has become the number one for the Sabres He most likely get the nod for Fridays opener Russian says he used his rookies In the first two games last week losses against Brampton and including former midget Dave Anderson Anderson he adds real potential If the Sabrea have any weakness this year states It will be the defence When we cant use the midget boys Duval and Vermuelcn well be down to four defence- men That might leave a hole But the Sabrea strengths he continues Is up front Pat Fung is returning as centre has put him on a line with Roy at left wing and Glen Murray at right There was some doubt Murray would be back this season since he signed with the North York Rangers but Russiani says hes definitely suiting up for Acton Mike Mono ha Is another Sabre newcomer He was the highest goals for the midget team last year a flashy fast skating equally good on the wing Kenny from Brampton has also signed with the Sabres He played for the Juvenile team in Brampton last year is putting those two on with Barry Trood who s in his sophomore year with the Sabres Russlanl has also Denis and Brown Kir ton played or the juveniles last season while Brown played on the juvenile squad from Russiani is centering them with Artie Currle who has been with the Sabres for several years The ninth newcomer to the team Is Art Keating a Juvenile from says he did have problems putting together a team When the club held their dry land training sessions and try- outs very few local players showed up Despite his efforts to ice a local team Russian says he hod to go outside Acton to get players He did sign several from since the Ontario Hockey Association OH A oil ice rules state they would not be considered Imports Acton Is the closest junior centre to But Thursday when attempted to register his players before the season opener the HA told him Guelph was considered import country to Acton and therefore he had too many imports on his team The limit is seven Two more players were cut The Sabres held their tryouts In Guelph the only place says Russiani they could find ice time Russian blames the weekend losses to lack of practice time Before Thursdays game we only had one practice after the team was picked The Sabres had no customary exhibition matches alto because of lack of ice time They had a practice ast night between p and am the only one before Fridays opener And there you have it The 1980Bl Sabres Russians better idea Russlanl coach Pat Fung returns Sabres in action Inst sea ion This year with new blood the Sabres hope to Improve their record They got off to a bad start though with two losses In Brampton and Orlllla Friday they play Dixie Sabres drop first two matches The Acton Sabres started their season much the way they finished the last one They lost their first two games In Brampton Thursday and in Orlllla Saturday 101 But lets not jump to conclusions These arent the same Sabres as last years This years version has new blood injected into them thanks to nine new players And the scores arent indicative of the play either stresses Sabres coach Jules Season opens Friday Keep Friday night open Thats when the 108081 Sabrea hit the ice for the first home game of the season Sabre executive Frank says no special ceremonies will be held besides introduction of the players but they will have a musical entrance and familiar music each time an Acton goal is scored One minor change will be In their unl form This year Sabres have nine or ten sponsors who have advertised on the back of the sweaters Admission Friday and all season is for adults for students cents for child ren under 12 and for a family Season tickets will also be on sale until November 14 Family pass for two adults and two children Is a single adult pass is and a student pass is Game time is p Sunday the Sabres face Barrie in their second home match Game time is In Thursdays game the Sabres were tied minutes Into the third and final period Thats when coach Russlanl pulled Steve Kruk out and put in rookie Paul Morgon to see what he could do Brampton scored the other four goals on him But there was plenty of good news ThuBday too for His goal scorers were courtesy of new players Denis Klrton who played last year with the midgets scored two Mike Monahan who played midget last season scored one and rookie Paul Start from netted ine other We were in the game all the way said They got four quick goals on us but I was very happy with the team and their performance Most of the teams are bigger than us and It tends to intimidate us but there was very little rough stuff It was a different story Saturday though as Travelways tried to bully the Sabres There was a lot of fighting said especially In the third period when they tried to push us around One good thing came out of it though The guys stuck up for one another We were unit on the Ice That was something lacking last season I m not proud of the fighting but at least we fight as a unit One key player was missing however Steve was off getting married leaving Morgan and Dave Ander son to share net minding duties Morgan was in net for the first two periods The Sabres were still in the game at the end of the first and out playing But they were down two Orlllla scored another before Roy Doll man got one back for Acton making It midway through the second frame Then unwound scoring five more goals before the end of the second Russioni sent In Anderson in the third and again says the Sabres and outplayed but the home squad scored three more to make it Acton did though was a problem admitted Morgan Is just a riiokle and he was having problems Anderson dldnt look too bad Ill be pulling him up from the Juveniles occasionally Is another large Intimidating team said while the Sabres are relatively young and small In stature But he added Acton wont get pushed around hopes to change the Sabres luck Friday when they open at home against Dixie Youth helps midgets in Industrial tourney Kelly White and Ken Kavanaugh have won he PeelHalloo mixed Until championship for the second year In a row The pair defeated Central Peel and Park last Wednesday at Bronte Creek Provincial Park courts See story inside Players on Eds midgets are between 15 and IS years old And its impolite to say how old players in the Industrial ball league are especially those on the teams the midgets defeated to the final of the Industrial Sunday night Unfortunately for the midgets though youth and exuberance ended there the experience of the league and playoff champions took over won the tournament title with an vie lory At the other end of the spectrum took the consolation final 107 over Fire stone In the final game Randy of hammered a homer knocking in Dave Boycott for the first two runs of the game came bock in the second after a single by Tom Shannon drove In Roy Spear But Bob Ruddy Holmes crossed the plate after a triple by Rick McArthur to Widen the score From then on it was Freadom a game held Eds to three hits for the rest of the game while their sluggers jumped on Eds Dave Wilson Holmes George and Mlko McGregor all crossed the plate in the Ihlrd Eds held them In the remaining four innings but the damage was done won the title was chosen most valuable player for the tourney had built a commanding lead in the consolation final with Rick Terry OBrien Ian Campbell Ken Pilgrim and Bruce Cunningham crossing the plate In a run infested second inning They added three more runs in the fifth by Glcn Ian Campbell and Bill to make it But Firestone rallied in the bottom of the fifth storing five off hurler Ken Pilgrim Bruce McArthur Don Archibald Jim James Harold Townsley and Fred bald all touched home Despite the fact the Old timers had last hat they could only manage two runs James drove in Avery and Don Archibald off a triple but failed to make it cross the plate himself scored the other run In sixth after batting a double nipped Station Hotel in the semifinals of the championship round Sunday afternoon Other teams In the tournament were Vans Welding Hills Electric Hustlers and from the Condo league Diana Waltmann Sailing towards the Olympics Like any sailor Mark Beaton is totally infatuated with the sport I mean hes knee deep in sailing and yachting mo go lines file folders and newspaper clippings and books You can always tell a good sailor by his library he tells me Beaton along with Don Coo tea both of Acton and Dave Hobdon of Burlington arc a team with Olympic aspirations The are the crew of the Obclix a highly competitive Soling Obclix French cartoon character was named by Its previous owners Beaton and who own the boat have kept Its name because the has gained a reputation in Olympic competition Olympic Soling is the largest class in sailboat racing and Is known for tts tactics aspects Its overall length is feet and its the only class using a crew of three The race says Beaton involves both physical prowess and mental sharp ness Its the guy whos the smartest and has the most knowledge who wins the race Beaton and Coates had enough prowess and sharpness to place Blxth in the Canadian Olympic race in Kingston in August The Brazilians took top honors but the trio were the third fastest in Canada Beaton says hes not sure but that may have placed them on the Canadian Sailing team As it is they are on the Ontario team Their goal is to obtain B Curd status under the Canadian Olympic game plan To get it they have to place in the top in the world championships held next May in Italy Right now they have Card status which means they are lops in the country An A Card status means top seven in the world Gaining C and B card status la not just on ego booster It means the government pays the expenses Beaton said the trip Italy is going to cost about The overall campaign for the Olympics including a new boat he figures will cost around But he says they are going lo Italy whether they are on the national or not Because they want to go to the world championships in Australia in 82 and Los Angeles in 84 But lets start at the beginning Beaton began his sailing career off the shores of Tobermory where the family has a collage His grandfather was a captain of Ihe Great Lakes and his father Reverend Chuck Beaton of Trinity United Church Is also on avid boat person Beaton got involved in club racing and it mushroomed from there Hes only been racing since he was old Both Beaton and postponed their university educations to pursue their goal Beaton Is a sales representative at Erie Iron Works is in the construction business and Is a student at Waterloo Together Beaton and Hobdon bought the from a Canadian roeer at the beginning The boot was shipped from Puerto Rico to Florida where the three were going to race it Problems with customs prevented them from racing that time but Beaton says they plan to return to Key and the Soling cham pionships Theyve also competed in regattas in Milwaukee polls Sarnia Rochester Montreal and Chicago They are going to Long Island Sound off the coasts of New York and Connecticut states in November Which poses the next problem says Beaton Employers of Olympic sailing hopefuls have to be very under standing The three took the whole month of August off work to race in Kingston and Chicago and will be taking more weeks off for other races next month If Ihey make Ihe national team and qualify for the 84 Olympics Beaton said each of them plans to take the whole year off aid just sail Races or regattas are actually five to seven races A trlangulor course set up with as many as boats competing Boots jockey for position on the starting line minutes before the race When the race has finally started boats zag up to the first marker the wind trying to stay in clean air That means they will attempt to stay in front of the pack or away from other that might lake the wind Then they spinnaker put up the spinnaker sail and cruise with the wind to the next marker again and spinnaker back Courses are 12 nautical mites This is where team work comes in says Beaton The crew must become one the boat Coates sits in the and is in charge of gelling the spinnaker up reads the compass to know what wind is doing watches for other traffic keeps the cockpit clean and 20odd ropes untangled as makes sure the boat is going as fast as possible He listens to information both Beaton and Coates are feedirg him about wind and other boats and then makes tactical decisions all in a split second Beaton In charge of sail trim developing as much speed from the sails as possible Its like chess on water he com The other element of sailboat racing is psyche Beaton says someone is ways doing something to psycheout everyone else whether its a new chemical on the bottom of the boat or new rigging system Sailors he adds have very frog He egos The sport is governed by rules of course with limits on size height and weight Any infractions ore dealt with by a committee after the race much In the way a court of law deals with crime At the North Americans one guy wouldnt take his boat caver a tarp covering the bottom of the boot off two hours before the race Then we saw he had a special compound on the bottom of this boat So we went out and bought and put it on the And the boat goes faster We also started washing the of our boat after each race Now every one Is washing their boats so they 11 go faster Our boat is special continues Beaton After we bought it we spent a week getting the bottom redone It was wet sanded with large battens so the bottom would be completely smooth Usually boats have ridges says Beaton which causes friction That slows the boat down Sail boat racing isnt exactly fast with top speeds around eight or nine miles and hour so seconds count A sandeddown hull punches the waves belter The keel of the Obelix was also sanded and the entire boltom was painted with a fost hard paint Only four other boats in Canada use this method Beaton said there are about or in Canada with only 12 to 15 competing Ofthe7251ntheUS ore competing Its an expensive sport too Beaton Hobdon and own or sails for but half of them arent good enough for world A jib balloon like sail in front is good for only 20 races or four or five regattas They get twice much wear from the main sail and the spinnaker or chutes will last up to races Jibs cost and spinnakers and mains coat In the course of an Olympic cam which takes about four years sailors will replace their boats worth anywhere from to Bea Continued on The centre and crew In action