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Whitby Free Press, 24 Aug 1972, p. 13

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WITBY FEE PREiSS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1972, PAGE 13, sportS. MOTORINO with Mike Burgess If you decide to go motoring north on Brock St. (Hwy. No. 12) take No. 69 to No. il anid tlhen back on No. 69, two hours and one hundred miles later you will find yourselt an the west shore aof Lake Mus- koka and in a ittie resort town called Bala. Me and a few thousand others found aurselves attracted to Bala last weekend for the running of the annual Western Ontario and Canadian National Charn- pionship Hydroplane races. Over sixty-five hydroplane racers were out ta compete ini six classes on the ane-mile aval course, with mators ranging from 1 5 cubic inch stockers, to the big 61 cubic inch 'Merc's' on the Grand Prix's - capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph! Besides the hydroplane races, there were water skiing shows Saturday and Sunday including skiing flying, and dances on Friday and Saturday nights. It was a phatographer's Paradise! ,Our only local representative was Scott Burns of Osaadriving a Mercury powered A-Stock Run- about (utility boat). Scatt's ten-foot boat was hame- built and will do better than 50 mph. The campetitian was tough, but a well-fought battle earned aur lad his riglit ta th 'ird place. This Sunday (August 2!7th) Oshawa Competition Motorcycle Club will be hosting an Endura. Registra- tian will be at 9 a.m. at the Pickering High Schaol, and the Endura is scheduled ta start at 10 a.m. At time of this writing, it is still unknown how many miles the track will be, but it has' been estab- lished that a 30 mile per hour average wauld be used. A limit of sixty riders has been set with last year's class structure being used again. Classes consist of a lighit weight and heavy class, and a novice and senior class. The next meeting afO.C.M.C. will be at Kinsdale Schoal, Kinsdale (Hwy. No. 7) Manday, Aug. 28th at 8 p.m. Also this caming Sunday is the ncxt event in the Regional Championship Driving Skill Test series. The action will be in Chatham at the Department of Trans- port garage just off highway No. 401 at interchange No. I10. Registration is 9 a.m. 'Til next week, Happy Motoring! BROOK-LIN HARDWARE PHONE 655-3831 CLEARANC E SALE on MEN!S AR OY"'S BIýCYC LES 15 0-/o OFF 5e Saidcwifl St., BroolkUin OpenB11:30 -S FridiYS 1tu1le" SQUIRTS Games Played Week of August. Brookhii Conlcrete 2 T. Scheefer M. Vesters' White Iiisurance Ltd. 3 Ian Porter Paul Vanderkolff ATOMS ' McDonalds (Whitby Mail) Rae Jones 1 Ronald lHaslam 1 G. Borchuk 1 Leading Scorers kRossler kBorchuk Janica MOSQUITO Ace Electronics 2 Scott Watson Koke Car Wash 1 Neal Buisman Wilsons Sports O Leading Scorers Ron Maguire (Randaîl) Ian Porter (White) Paul Vanderkolff BERNU'ES MOTOR SALES Mercantile 3 Day Dave Wilcox Mike Pasowisty PEE WEES Lasco 6 Ian Sînith Joe Albis i AUTHORIZED SALES American Matois HORNET SPORTABOUT 668-2262 BASEL INE ROAD A T!WHI TBY-PICKERING TOWNL INE POO, Scott Burns on his way ta a third place in the Formosa Sprîng Grand Prix at Bala, Ont. Photo by'Mike Burgess D. Couture Armstrong Homes 1 W. Dugan Local 222 - 6 2 Rick Prinzen Milan Lubinic Brooklin Legion 3 D.sjaordine Hends 3Clinic 3 ~Ken Desjardine w'-as barn and raised in Taronto, 1 and played ail of his minor hockey in and around the Toranto area. Ken joined the Neil McNeiI Junior 14B"Is for anc season, then the Markham Seal A Wax Junior "B"'s for one seasan. He then went ta school in Houghton, Michigan (Michigan Tech.) for four 2 years During his four years at school, Ken played hockey for the Michigan Tech . "Huskies",ý winning the Outstanding Defenseman Award in the 1968- 1969* season. When Ken completed his education at Mich. Tech., he joined the Toronto Maple Leafs farm team in Tulsa. Ken played for the Tulsa Oiers 2 for two years, winning the 41OUtstanding Defenseman 1 of the Year Award" in his i{ookie year. Ken has now left the Toron ta Maple Leaf organizationi to join the, Quebec Nordiques in the World Hockey Association on a three year contract. Ken is married, and is liv- 1 ing in Oshawa, Ont. until mid September. He leaves 3 this area for Ste. Foi, Quebec and his Pro Hockey career at this time. Whitby Minor Soccer Association YO UTHPOWER FmRqESE N T s BUSTER CRABU FRIDAY AUGUSI 25th HEYDENSHORE PAVILlON 8:30--12:00 ADVANCE $1.50 AT THE DOOR $2.00 PLUMBING DUSCOUi FIXTURES &SUPPLIES 701 Brock st. N., Whitby 20%.DSON DIRECT TO YOU Hou rs: 9 a.m. to 9- p.m. Mon-Fni Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 6oo-oou1i 1 - - mmugemum-m 1

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