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DISTRICT SPORTS County Athletes Do Well In 1987 By BILL CURRAN SO MANY ATHLETES brought special fame to Simcoe County during the eventful centennial year that lack of space in closing column prevents review ing the achievements of all but few particular stand outs Hockey fans have been following the career of Wayne Carleton the Beeton boy who successfully made the jump to the Toronto Leafs with close inter est Baseball followers couldnt help but call attention tothe stellar pitching of Thorntons evergreen Don Johnston or the distance slugging of Alcona Bcachs Nick Owen in helping Orillia reach the senior OBA finals Don Wardles hurling in enabling Thornton to beat out ivy in their prolonged county sectional final also would be sure to be mentioned There are numerous hockey standouts with the three county senior clubs representing Collingwood Kings Barrie Flyers and Orillia Pepsis who might be mentioned for particularly brilliant play As team Collingwood made the best showing heading the stand ing much of last winter before falling by the wayside in the playoffs STAYNERS FATE in the Intermediate playoffs against Uxbridge and Beetons intermediate handling by Port Elgin have been reviewed enough so any rc mention would be repetition Both teams made respect able showings and county fans have everyreason for pride in them Not long ago three athletes who brought particu lar fame to the county in the year just closing boxer Walter Henry swimmer Brian Turnbull and distant walker Felix Capella were honored at county han quet at the Continental Inn An older brother of Jerry Henry 26yearold in structor at the Randall Health club here in Barrie Walter Henry added the New York state hantamweight title to other Canadian laurels which included the fly weight championship Now 31 the 112pound boxing star is currently in training to defend his US title at the American Golden Gloves tournament at Buffalo this coming February Over his extended boxing career which started when schoolboy in Ireland Henry has won 243 out of 258 fights and has numerous trophies and awards Included is an American sportsmanship award for reaching the finals in his division in the American gol den gloves events of 1967 and bronze medal for his showing at the PanAmerican games in Winnipeg SWIMMER TURNBULL deserves special brand of plaudits forhis success in winning bronze medal at the PanAmerican games paraplegic division in 1961 he was injured in motor crash and was confined to wheel chair Undaunted he returned to school and graduated from the Orillia Collegiate institute and then went on to Ryerson Polytechnical institute in Toronto where he joined the athletic club Although he took part in javelin discus and other such events his particular interest was swimming He kept right on practising with the result he was able to win medal at the Win nipeg games The standing ovation given the young man in the wheelchair from the 300 persons present at the Barrie presentation was tribute to his unusual courage in the face of difficulties which would have made many an athlete give up The third athlete honored at this event Felix Capella of Midland is currently in training for the Olympic Games to be held in Mexico next year Better known in his home area as skydiver who has pro v1ded many thrills with his leaps from planes for crowds at Penetang and Midland carnivals and events the versatile Capella won his mosttalkedabout 1967 awards for distant walking At the PaniAmerican games in Winnipeg he received the bronze medal for wtnning the 20000 metre walk and also silver medal for taking second in the 50000 metre event AROUND LORETTO the achievement of Murray Breedons hockey squad in racking up the South Sim cot hockey league title againafter trailing Thornton through much of the race cant help but be considered among the standout 1967 sport achievements around the county In the rough and ready finals Dan Brandts Thorn ton team took twogame lead and then blew the series Loretto beat Stroud in the semifinals while Thornton flattened Painvaick Cooler Paul Pendergast defencemen Paul Wilson and Bob Robertson forwards Dave DedelsKen Bree don Tom and Jim Wilson Don King Ed Walsh Bob Jackso LPauiJiiills andhiacHetherington wereeim portant cogs in the Loretto success MOVING OVER to the senior30liA Colllngwao Georgian China now known as the Kings made the best 1967showing of the threeSimc tyentrie Collingwood finished second after leading fora good part of the season In the playoffs they defeated Belle ville four games to herein the bowed out to Woodstock four semifinals Orillia Pepsis finished eighth playoff spot among the 10 teams but went out four ight to Galt Hornets in the initial round Barrie Flyers failed to make tbeplayoff butwon 10 tied three and lost 27 Currently Jack Dytebas the much improved vFlyers shooting for first divtsion spot Right now they are not farback of Collingwood and well aheadof Drillia SOUTH SIMCOErLeague softball fans will long remember Holland Landings fine performances in an nexing the 1961 title Thestellar pitching of Duncan McNeil and consistent batting of Larry Harmon featur ed torrid Pitts team asthey won first place in regularschedul Theydnm ed Gifford threegamesto one 111th semi mat and owned Lefroyfour games as film abomgwtthen awsfgaggi negro inflow TKVWZ 277 Canadian players raise their sticks in celebration as they score thcir first goal against Aik of Stockholm during play in the Ahearns lnicrnatianal Ice Hockey le tournament in Stockholm Friday night Swedish goalie chll iledman EAGLES SCORE AGAINST STOCKHOLM turns to watch the puck lion Roberts of the Drummondville Eagles loammade the score CF lircphoto by BEN OLAN illness and injury sometimes strung nliics seem to be work ing against Southern California Tennessee and Alabama cnch favored to win mnjor college football bowl game Monday in the most recent develop Over Cornwall By THE CANADIAN PRESS Smiths Fulls Bears sluggcd out 15 victory over Cornwall Royals Friday night in Cen tral Junior lluckey League game mnrred by total of 113 minutes in penalties in tamer game at Enstview the Astros downed Pembroke Lumber Kings 54 At Smiths Falls the home team took 41 minutes in penal ties and Cornwall 72 The most serious storm blew up at 1500 of the third period merit iiic Flowers Tennessees ace pass receiver was strickn with virus late Friday He is not expectedito start against Oklahoma in the Orange bow at Miami Fla Southern Cal the nations topranked team will be without Smith Falls Slugs Victory In Ir at which time Smiths Falls had 54 lead it started with minor penalties to Cornwalls Dennis Plant for highsticking and to Mike Cyr of Smiths Falls for slashing Then Plant and Ron Cnutnnebc of Smiths Falls got majors for fighting In the penalty box Plant swung his stick at nearby fans and was ejected from thcgnme with match misconduct He got intoanother argument with fans while skating in the dress ing room and was given is game misconduct Illness Injury Hits US Football Clubs Mike Scarpacc its star right guard in the hose bowl game against lnriiana at Pasadena Calif The impound senior underwent surgery Friday for torn right knee ligament suf fered in practice carlicr tlils week And the tide might be swing ing nwny from Alabama too because eight members of its team including star passer Ken Slablcr nre bedded with the flu The Crimson Tide iilI takes on Texas and if in the Cotton Howl at Dal in the fourth big game Wyoming 100 meets Louisiana State 031 in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans The college action actnnliy got under way today when four games were played They were the Gator Bowl game in Jacksonville Fla matching Penn State 02 and Florida State 72l the Sun Bowl game at El Faso Ten the University of Texas at El Paso 021 the BlueGray game at Montgomery Ala and the EastWest Shrine game at San Francisco EDMONTON CH Alber ta with 73 per cent of Can adas populptinn has been re presented by only fnur of the 10 track and tietd athletes wearing Canadian colors in the last three international games gt The long severe Prairie winter which normally res trictsan Albertan to less than five months year of outdoor training has been chiefly blamed for the low figure ap proximstely half the prov inces share in terms of popu lation On Jan the budding Alberta athlete can stop talk ing about the weather and it The date marks the official opening of Edmontons $1 300000 field house in which track stars and otherlpartici pants in summer sports can train and compete the year round PW versity of Alberta in the fall caliy adopted by the Edmon ton Kinsmen CltllJfWIIILII or start doing something about of 1961 and was enthusiastir ganized the project and raised most of the money The club which has only 130 members began its drive for sports and recreational nctivig ties in 1953 when it leased cityowned land on the south bank of the North Saskatche wan River and built footballr fields tennis courts baseball dlamonds golf course and picnic ground on 11 Some $400000 was invested in Kinsmen Village which grew into Eliacre site and the club was looking for new project when it beard VanVliets proposaL in 1063 the club npprov the concept of sports com plex in the village containing field house an Olympicsilo swimming pnol and theatre swimming pool and theatre Construction of the field house was started last January and the Kinsmen already are look ing forward to expanding the project to total outlay of about $20000000 hosts TRACK flyiLhousgT on their own and obtained ssooooo loan the provincial governmen and the city of Edmonton reach donated Aimed Fieldsrouse To Open In Edmonton $175000 The city will operate the field house on nonprofit basis it is the biggest project ever completed by any SEW ice club in Canada says Jim MacGregnr chairman of the clubs bu committee The building is 368 feet long 204 feet wide and 48 feet high It covers 1a acres The sta dium area is 310 by 160 feet There are 1764 permanent seats for spectators with pro vision for temporary bleach ers seating another 1300 For receptions or boxing or uses tling matches the capacity can be raised to 0000 The main floor is made up of fourinch layer of topsoil sand mixed with an oil compound For track events flityard oval board track can be set up ina few hours The field house also con tains dressing rooms lockers lirstaidi and training rooms and weightlifting room Ad istretion offices and meet Highlight of the 0PBnInE week willbe the Cann dian indoor track and field championships Jan rie Arena before 906 fans the count to Woodstock Alcans in failing to make complete sweep of theiourgnme schedule 52 lcs with Woodstock the sixth thc winning track ncxt Tuesday with Mississippi 641 facing PLYERS MiSllliE an Alcans St0p Series Sweep Barrie llyers ntcd some tar get practice Last night at Bar flne block on Alcans dangerous Din liabony llyers rushed back and the New Brunswick native circled the net From sharp angle with Bennetts View part ly blocked Vermcite rifled ris ing shot for the score Woodstock bargcd in front with MANY CHANCES Woodstock Goal Bennett Defence Skov Butcher Gostz Bradford Smith hicGNgur Sharp ilahony Sullivan Del Papa Robinson lcggio BarrioGoal hlcltibbvn De fence Garicpy Hicks Robert son Forbes Forwards Adams Weeks Dubcau Gibson Nichol ishen Vennctte Stitt Burke Knowles Ferguson Referee Blair Graham Lincsrnen lion Sims and Clark Anderson all of isllnslon Flrlt Period Woodstock liarrlgan Gregor Skov 1001 Woodstock an Gregor Smitht Barrie Dubeau Weeks Ad ams 20 LWoOdSIMk on common lnson Klinck 1721 Penalties None Second Period Barrie Nicholishen Forbes 157 Barrie Weeks Adams Gar iepy 323 Woodstock Dal Papa lieg gio 1546 Penalty Del Papa itw 2000 Third Period Barrie Vermette Knowles Gibson 510 Woodstock Kilnck hfahnny Sharp rem Penaltlu None Shots on Goo By Woodstock 922 By Barrie d5 11 local Senior squad held wide territorial advantage but felt on the short side of 54 place Flycrs had their lead over oodstock sliced to three points Fiyers will try to get back on night when they make their first visit to the Oriliin Community Ccnlrc for an 830 Iilt with the Pepsis Flyers had numerom chances to pile up large scorn and the final shot tally registered 36 to 23 in their favor llowevcr numerous drives were wide of the mark and the Flycr forwards ran into sparkling effort by veteran goalkeeper Al Bennett the former Chnthnm Maroon star Means who now have three point advantage over eighth place Helleville liloHawks gain cd their goals from three sourc cs who are lightly regarded in the offensive department Dave Del Papa former London Jun for National raised his tnliy total to nine with pair Right wingor Jerry Harrigan just back from bothersome eye injury nlsn baggccl pair Veteran de fcnccmnn Byrlc Klian delivered the winning blow midway in the third period lie fired low well screened shot trom long distance through maze of feet and sticks for his fourth of the season hic lie BRIEF ALLY Trailing 31 at the first inter mission Flyers recovered to square the count at as with Dave Nicholishcns ninth and Jon Weeks lllh However Del Ps pa burst through the Flyer de fences to beat Errol Mchbbon with backhander at 1546 re sloring the Woodstock loud Speedy Ron Vermette brought Flyers back on even terms with the most spectacular scoring play of the night at 510 of the finale After liicKibbon ade sruionsrior Ontario Senior are 17 so so 16 5733 is 6732 1311 3327 1211 size 1112 94106 23 912 so 99m 317 as 9117 sis in 114 is on so it 16 MIDHURST Mini WINS SinDoc While Barrie Flyers had their troubles around the Woodstock net last night the OHA Senior night at Bar rie Arena was lucky one for pair of area hockey supI porters The club conducted their popular snowmobile and freerer draw at the conclu sion of the game The lucky tickets were picked out of the dnimhy thefeam physician Winner of the SuperOlym pique Bombardier SkiDon was Morris Spence of Mid burst the holder of ticket nimber 630 Barry Cripps of RR Barrie with ticket num Kingston Gait Toronto Collwood Guelph Barrie Woodstock Belleville Oriliia Oakville sudden strike half way through the opening period llarrlgan former Junior star with Wat erloo Siskins beat hchibbon twice lost if seconds apart hiike Dnbeau chopped the gap down to one goal at 1010 poun clng on loose puck for his ninth of the season MANY iiilSSES Flyers came close to piling up fast lead with his press in the first four minutes but fail ed on the very first sun Ad anus and Weeks missed from close quarters Vcrmettc who had the most chances rifled hard backhander wide of the mark and Dave Ferguson hank cd one off goal post after cut ting in sharply from the left wing Bennett was also hands as Fly ers kept up the pressure if smothered good tries by Weeks Al Stltt Ferguson again on lead by Stitt Don Spider Gib son had is big chance following up break out by Nichoiishen but fircd wide The same fate bcfeli Fiyer captain Roy Garl iepy who stole the puck off the Mean defence and weaved his way through alone from the blue line in the final minute Flycrs ap plied tremendous pressure with the top line ot AdumsWeeksDu beau supported by Gariepy and Nicholisbenpn the points Vermelte was sent out to replace hchibbon with 45 seconds to go and big scramble developed Flycrs were unable to gain con trol of the puck for any danger ous shots and the closest was slip through the crease by Du bcau 115 Nationals Sweep Victory COLORADO SPRINGS Colo AP The Nationals swept to 51 ory Friday night over in and and stayed unbeaten in the international hockey tournament at tho Broadmoor World Arena In on earlier game University of Denver defeated ltely 52 Both the US and Russia are undefeated with two Victories each and will clash at pm Sunday Ru in plays Denver to night after he US team meets ltsly in an afternoon game gt The US scored three goals in the second period to pad firstperiod lead and hand the darkhorse Finns their second 68 nesuus Friday Woodstock Barrie Oakville Belleville Cpllingwood Toronto Gnlne Tonight Guelph at Gait rituals Now IN STOCK ber 3532 won the sevencubic foot Universal Cooler freezer Before the start of the third period Mel Brass of Brass Glenn Mens Wear store presented bats to three FU ence ers for gaining three goals in game Left winger Corby Adams was twotime winner while Inrne Knowles and Dave Nicholtshen were similarly rewarded for big scoring nighs Oakland Is AssesSed $1450 Fines MONTREAL CP Clar mp ell National Hockey League president an nounced Friday that tines total ling 51450 have been assessed against Oakland Sealsand the bruins for brawl in the third period of Bostons 68 win Christmasoisht Bert 0imstead Oakland coach was the big loserSide in curred an automatic $50 fine when he jumped on the ice to go to the aid of one of his players being attacked by an irate fan And smpbell added an additional $200 to Olm eads levy Thursday levenrgaklandplayer are each nicked for $50 for lea their bench 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