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Page 6, Thursday, March 16, 1972 WHITB S RE RS Asporpts. MOTORING with Mike Burgess Spoitsman(s Show 1 t ' s show-t i m e again with the opening of the twenty-fifth ýannual Sportsrnan~s Show tomorrow, Friday, March the l7th. Founded as a charitable corporation, the Can- adian National Spýortsman's Show has to date raised m o re than three m ill1Ion doll1ars for conservation work in Canada. This impressive amount was dis- tributed ta groups, organizations and individuals involved in conservation of our natural resources. 1 case you are wondering what this has to do with 'motoring', the almost twelve acres of exh lb- i t i on space in the C. N. E. col iseum complex wiI11 be occupied by more than 350 exhibotirs who wil show everything from fashions to fishing, guns tao gI1 1d er s, cottages to camping equipment and motor cars to motor homes. Largest Car Show More than five acres of space wiII be taken up by the la rg9est car show in Toronto, where cars and automobile accessories from variaus counttles i n c 1 u ding England, France, Germany, ltaly and Japan will be exhibited. T h i s t e n day extravaganza w Il be open from twel ve noon ta, el even p. m. on weekdays; 10 a. m. ta 1 p. m. on Saturdays andl1 to 9p. m. on Sun- days. Admission is $1.50 for adults, $1.0for students and 5,0é for children under twelve. New elc#aent of rlsk-for Corvair drivers The Consumers Union in the United States says if its sampl ing of the 900 thousand Chevrolet Cor- va ir s on the roads is representative, some 90 thousand owners of the car now drive at great r 1 sk i n cold or wet weather. The reason <a new twist): exposure ta excessive levels of poisonous carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide Consumers Union, a testing organlzation, says it found that passengers ln 25 of 221 Corvairs were exposedfta the excessive levels. They also stated th at the Corvair heater is so constructed that it w iIl Il"almost inevitably'l blow odourless, colour- less carbon monoxide Into the passenger compart- ment' "should a small leak develop ln the enginels gasketing or exhaust system. Il By the w ay , woul d anyone 1like to buy a good lused? Corvair? If y o u 'r e chuckl ing because you don't have a Corvair, donft... you might have a bombunder the hood. Charged battery, potential bomb 1 n s t a 1Il i ng or servicing a car battery can be ne arly as dangerous as playi»ng catch with a 1live jbomb. A fuil1y charged battery, or one being char- g ed, generates hydrogen gas. 1In an a ir m ixture, 4% can be explosive. Urges safety precautions Safety news from the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation urges battery instal lers, service men and anybody el se who touches the ir battery to steer cilear of these unsafe procedures: in stal11 i ng a f u11ly c ha rg9ed battery wi th the swi tches on; fastening cables to a battery post that is broken internally; fillingawarmbattery with dlstilled water when an ignition source is near; checking the water level of the battery with a match; and connecting to, or removing connections from a charger that has not been turned off. let Driving SkiIl Test The first Driving SkilI Test of the season was held last Sunday, and competi tors arr ived to f ind the course coveredwith ice. Needless to say, some competitors lopted out', including a couple af O. M. S. C. members. Others apparently were not de- t e rred, as Osawl Ruth Hall1iday proved when she brought home a trophy for second ln the Ladies' Class. Hopefully, the weather will improve consider- ab 1 y in the next few weeks, and competitors wvill b e ab le to run the rest of the season under less adverse conditions. 'Tit next week, Happy Motoring! APPOINTS UMPIRE.iNaCltIEF D r. J o hn Wal1 has been appointed U mp ire-In-Chief for the Whitby Minor 0- asebal 1 Associaàtion for the 1972 seas- on. On the umpi ring staff of the W. M. B.A, sinceiîtbegan in 1969, he has held an O n t ario Basebal 1 Association ump- irefs qualification card since that time and has worked' Eastern Ontario Base- bal1 Association gàmes in Whitby and Oshawa during the Iast three seasons. An ar d en t basebal1 fan and akeen s tuden t of 'the basebail will be responsible for of ump ires for E.O. 1 rule book, he the assignment B3.A. games'in Whitby and th e gener4a1 supervision of umpi1ri1ng for E. O. B. A. and W. M. B. A. House League games. The W. M. B0. A. has made a concen- trated effort each year to constantly up- grade the quality of officiating through cl inîcssupervised and conducted by the O. B. A. and local umpires, and plans are u n derway for a pre-season cilinic before basebali activity gets underway in May. The new Umpire-in-Chief suc- ceedsBill Hurley who held the post for t w o y e ars. H--uri ey wi Il remain on the staff for the coming year. ln ified ai s. 1971, 15 local umpires were quai- as0. S. A. and E.0. 1. A. offici- [Se of SPCACL Lenses THEY ,GET DAR ER ASITHE.SUN GElS BRIOHIER. PLACE 'E At *2,448, is Renouit 12 the. best invfestment'goôing on l600cc. cars? Check the specs of the Renault 12 ainst 5, other best-seIIing 1600 cc., cars on the Canadian"mdrket to see who wins by a comfortable margin. Nccd more proof?* The editorial staff of "Science & Mech- onics Magazine", after testing ail small cars avaiIoblé in th 'e under $2,500 price range, gave the Renault 12 the SMALL CAR 0F THE YEAR AWARD Pikup your copy of this oeye opening independent report et MARýANAU- Y FREE PRESS