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Barrie Examiner, 27 Nov 1976, p. 13

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Arlene Gardiner is study in concentration as she delivers rock during the Amy Vair Invitational Bonspiel at the Barrie Curling Club Prepar ing to sweep is Shirley Stew art The two women were part of the Marg Knight ACTION AT THE AMY VAIR BONSPIEL rink one of 14 to compete in the event They didnt have an especial good day bow ing 103 an 98 But one of their fellow Barrie Curling Club rinks did the Olive Endicott foursome won the event Examiner Photo Everyone eyeing the weather on eve of Grey Cup Sunday By MEL SLFRIN CF Sports Editor TORONTO CP One prob lem with playing the Grey Cup game in late November is that the weather is likely to be bad and touchdowns the glamorous scoring play in football tend to bescarce total of 11 touchdowns have been scored in the last five na tional finals and if the forecasts for Sundays game between Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Rough Riders are correct this could be another lowscoring game The prediction is that the temperature will near freezing and that it will be windy with chance of snowflurries at Exhi bition Stadium Cold and wind could make life miserable for quarterbacks Ron Lancaster of Saskatchewan and Tom Cle ments of Ottawa However the elements were not factor Friday night at Ho tel Toronto as Miss Edmonton Eskimo Jo Zacharko was cho sen Miss Grey Cup First run nerup was Rhonda Jerome Miss BC Lion and the Miss Congeniality title went to Miss Montreal Alouette Margo Mac Gillvray GETS SPORTS CAR As Miss Grey Cup the 19 yearold physical education stu dent from the University of Al berta will receive number of prizes including new sports car and 10speed bicycle There was slight mixup during the final announcement as MC Jim Perry read the final results in reverse order He ini tially announced that Miss BC Lion had won then quickly changed the placings giving the title to Miss Eskimo In Sundays game Lancaster will be looking for wide re ceiver Rhett Dawson who led the Western Conference with 65 catches for 996 yards and slot back Tom Campana if his ankle injury has healed suffi ciently to permit him to play And Clements will be aiming his best shots at Tony Gabriel who led the Canadian Football League with 72 catches for 1320 yards and was named the lea gues top Canadian But anyone who watched Ed monton Eskimos edge Montreal Alouettes 98 in last years game in Calgary will know what the wind can do to the passing game Not single touchdown was scored as cold fingers and windwhipped tosses combined to make life miserable for receivers RAIN DID DAMAGE In 1974 in Vancouvers Em pire Stadium rain did the dam SPORTS SHORTS BARONS DEMOTE CLEVELAND AP Cleve land Barons of the National Hockey League said Friday they have sent left wingers im Moxey and Bob Girard and do fenceman Bjorn Johansson to Salt Lake City Eagles of the Central Hockey League Johansson from Sweden was the Barons No amateur draft choice this year He suffered knee injury on Oct 16 and later injured his other knee in scrim mage ENSIGN SIGNS RACER MILAN AP Swiss racing driver Clay Regazzoni dropped by Ferrari will drive for Brit ains Formula Ensign stable next season it was announced Friday Regazzoni said at news conference he signed With the British Ensign team in Lon don on Thursday replacing Belgian driver Jackie Ickx COMPLETES STAFF SAN FRANCISCO AP Manager Joe Altobelli com pleted his San Francisco Gi ants coaching staff Friday with the announcement that former Giants catcher Tom Haller will serve as bullpen coach for the National League baseball team Herm Starrette Net lease or Paul Sadlon leasing Tor 3640534 Barrie 7261811 lndividual or fleet Short or long term Insurance and maintenance available Any make or model was hired as pitchin coach Jim Davenport an Bobby Winkles are holdovers from the staff which worked under Bill Rigney in the 1976 season SIGNS WITH SOX CHICAGO AP Eric So derholm former Minnesota Twins infielder with 257 ca reer baseball batting average has signed with Chicago owner Bill Veeck of the American League White Sox said Friday Terms of the oneyear contract were not disclosed Soderholm 28 is the second free agent signed by the Sox in as many days The other was Steve Stone pitcher with the Na tional Leagues Chicago Cubs last season MARSH LEADS TOURNEY MIYAZAKI Japan AP Australias Graham Marsh shot threeunderpar 69 Friday for 135 total and gained two stroke lead after the second round of $200000 golf tourna ment Marsh 32 birdied three of his first four holes and never trailed the field of 90 who played the 698tryard par72 Phoenix Country Club course Two Japanese pros Yoshitaka Yamamoto and Yasuhiro Miya moto were next at 137 Bob Johnston leASE Barrie 233 Bradford St purchase lease age as only twa touchdowns Money IS an incentive Mem were scored when Montreal be the Winning team Will beat Edmonton 207 receive $6000 each and the Field goals take on added im losers $3009 The top offensive portance in the Grey Cup game 91 defenSlVe Plait Will be and the pressure win be on Bob given 197 automobiles and the Macoritti of Saskatchewan and Wtstandmg Canadian Wm Set Gerry Organ of Ottawa This is Macorittis first Grey Cup and he has played only two seasons of professional football He was good on 23 of 35 field goal attempts during the re lar season and they includ 53yarder but the tension could get to him Sunday Organ who hit on 19 of 38 at tempts and had relatively poor year for him kicked twa ield goals in the 1973 game in which Ottawa defeated Edmon ton 2218 Game time is 130 pm EST with crowd of about 53000 ex pected That will be Grey Cup attendance record but it wont last long Next years game is in Montreals Olympic Stadium and it can accommodate more than 70000 CARRIED ON TV The Grey Cup will be tele vised across the country by both the CBC French and Eng lish networks and ClV and will been CBC radio two tickets to anywhere CP Air flies Saskatchewan which scored the most points and allowed the fewest 427 and 238 is favored by five points over Ottawa which was second in scoring with 411 but fifth in points given up with 348 The Ottawa pass defence porous through most of the sea son will be tested severely and the hopes of the EFC cham pions may rest on whether they mount pass rush that will hamper Lancaster who com pleted more than 60 per cent of is passes this season If the elements result in general breakdown of the pass ing game Ottawa miyit have an advantage Clements and backup quarterback Condredge Holloway were twothree in the Ottawa running attack while the 38yearold Lancaster has apparently decided hes too old or too wise to scamper as he used todosowell Is Miss Grey Cup 76 TORONTO CP Jo Zach arko 19yearold physical education student from the Uni versity of Alberta and repre senting Edmonton Eskimos is Miss Grey Cup for 1976 She was selected Friday from among eight contestants re re senting each of the Cana ian Football League clubs First runnerup was Rhonda Yeoman to finals BINGHAMTON NY CP York University Yeoman de feated the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado 51 Friday night to advance to the finals of an invitational colle giate hockey tournament Bob Wesson Brian Burtch Aidan Flatley John Fielding and Jim Mason shared the Yeo man scoring Jerome Miss BC Lion and the Miss Congeniality title went to Miss Alouette Margo Mac Gillvray With the crown Miss Eskimo will receive number of prizes including sports car and 10 speed bicycle Gifts were also presented to Miss BC Lion and Miss Alouette There was slight mixup during the final announcement as Jim Perry master of ceremonies read the final results in reverse order He initially announced that Miss BC Lion had won then quickly changed the announcement giving the title to Miss Eskimo Did the mixup bother Miss Zacharko was surprised to be run nerup she said Im really happy and shocked never thought would get this far Miss BC Lion didnt appear rattled the reversed decision and sai she would do it all again if she had the chance Aeros Jets still in deadlock By ROSS HOPKINS The Canadian Press What was billed as battle of the giants in the World Hockey Associations West Division was just that Friday night but noth ng was settled When the smoke had cleared Houston Aeros and Winnipeg Jets were still deadlocked for top spot after playing to 11 tie The Jets and the Aeros traded secondperiod goals and skated throu scoreless overtime perThe ame was defensive stru with both teams unab to capitalize on oc casional scoring op rtunities Houston goalten er Ron Gra hame was called upon to handle 29 shots while his teammates directed 33 drives at Joe Daley in the Winni net Peter Sull van tallied werplay goal off Gordie Elbwes skates at 653 of the second period to give the Jets 10 lead before Cam Connor not ched the tying goal just 32 sec onds later The tie kept both teams tied for first place in the West With 27 points each The Aeros have one game in hand The tie extended Houstons home undefeated streak to 12 games but Winnipeg coach Bobby Kromm was dis appointed that the string wasnt snap had several good chan ces to win the game Kromm said We had lost three in row before the tie and were looking for win here but were still in first place with dBobby Hull coming back Sun ayn Hull who injured his wrist in preseason play will see action or the first time in regularsea play when the Jets meet Phoenix Roadrunners in Winni pe Ign other games Friday Min nesota Fighting Saints defeated Quebec Nordiques +2 and Phoe nix Roadrunners downed Ed monton Oilers 42 Tonights action has San Diego Mariners in Calgary to face the Cowboys Quebec plays host to Indianapolis Racers Birmingham Bulls travel to Cincinnati to meet the Stingers and the Fighting Saints tangle with the Whalers in New England On Sunday San Diego is at Edmonton Indianapolis is at New England Phoenix plays in Winnipegland Birmingham en tertains innesota Winger Danny Gruens goal at724 of the final riod snap ped 22 tie an Mike An tonovich added his 12th goal of the year four minutes later to ensure the Minnesota victory before 9160 fans at the St Paul Civic Centre The Saints now have won three in row and are unbeaten in their last four games The Saints took 21 firstpe riod lead on gels by Craig Pat rick and Al cDonough sand wiched around score by Marc Tardif of the Nordiques Tardif tied the game for the visitors late in the second period with his second goal of the night At Phoenix Mike Sleep play ing in his first game since being recalled from the Roadrunners ifarm club scored what proved to be winner at 17 of the final period to snap threegame Phoenix winless streak The win moved the club back into thirdplace tie with the idle Mariners who hold game in hand on the Roadrunners Phoenix built up 30 lead on goals by Del Hall his 13th of the season Laurie Mononens seventh of the year and Sleeps marker However Tim Sheehy closed the gap to 32 with two third period goals before Ron uston added an insurance goal for Phoenix with three seconds re maining in the game lltS SO SPACIOUS lTS GOINGTO BE SUCHANlGESPOTTDBEWING AND WE HAVE ALOIOF WY LAme BAOWARDAND NtCETREES AND ITS JUSIA WONDERFUL RACE TOLNE Mrs Karlein what made you decide to come to Letitia Heights Letitia Heights COMMODITY OF AFFORDABLE HOMES Ii BARRII SOCCER EXECUTIVE NAMED Barrie Optimist Minor Soc cer Associations executive for the 1977 season was deter mined at the recent annual meeting in the Sunnidale Community Centre It in cludes sitting from left so cond vicepresident Adrian Potvin president Henry Verstraten house league director John McKay and standing from left convener Joe Venditti and first lice president John James Ab sent are publicity director Jim Bosley treasurer Bob Lipskic and conveners Frank Ford Steve Joyce Leo Renzella and Ron Price ExaminerPhoto 45save effort helps Penguins to victory By GLENN COLE The Canadian Press year at this time Cali f0mia Gol en Seals were in the basement of the National Hockey Leagues Adams Divi sion trying to catch Toronto Maple Lea With the move to Cleveland from Oakland there were high hopes that the Seals now known as Cleveland Barons would pick up few points here and there and perhaps sneak in toa playoff spot in the division Last season the Seals would come close to the thirdplace beats and then blow key me or two and fall further ck It pears the Barons are ready to ollow the same script this year Cleveland had chance to move into thirdplace tie with the Leafs Friday night as they played host to Pitts urgh Pen guins The Penguins have been struggling to keep their hold on thir place in the Norris Divi sion but thanks to the Barons the Pittsburgh club can feel little more secure in third spot going into this weekends play 455ave effort from goalten der Dunc Wilson against the mpgun Cleveland attack ped Pittsburgh skate to Sl win before 6374 fans in Rich field Ohio OUTSCORE ROCKIES In other games Philadelphia Flyers outscored Colorado Rockies 42 in Denver and At lanta Flames skated to 52 win over the inconsistent St Louis Blues The homeice loss for Cleve land was their third in row MY 0006 WAGE 09 0006 011 NR MAXI wacovwwam cmcrmmvmaw HEIRGIAR mm vm VAN mm 0006 TRADESMAN VANK HARD WORKN AND ASV ON IN BUCK AND MINI MAXI VAN THE 86637 VAN 60N6 79 IHEMOSI VANfASfC and during the losing streak they have managed total of four goals Cleveland has just five players with 10 or more scoring points and centre Den nis Maruk who got off to fast start has cooled off and has not been scoring with any great consistency recent ly The Cleveland powcrrplay which has been good at times and bad at others was terrible Friday night as it failed to click on fivcopportuniticsinthefinal 40 minutes Wayne Bianchin and Dave Burrows scored for Pittsburgh in the first period with Greg Malone scoring in the second Rookie dcfenceman Glenn lat rick popped his first NHL goal in the second period for the Barons Before 14241 fans thelargest crowd at Denver this Season the Flyers scored three imes in the first five minutes of the sec ond period to gain the win Defenceman Jim Watson put the Flyers ahead with 20 seconds gone in the middle ses sion and less than minute later Rick MacLeish scored Bill ollins shot the Flyers into 30 lead with Gary rotcau and Simon Nolc bringing the Rockies closc beforc Flyers captain Bobby Clarke scored into an empty net late in the final period In Atlanta dcfcnccman Dave Shands goal at 1853 of the first period broke 22 tie and the Flames went on to defeat the Blues who are struggling to maintain their firstplace lead in thc Smythc Division Tonight the Blues hope to add VAN 7197 IC 00kg Hf lHNKS HM 0006 VAN Riff9 1197 f0R61VS iM KNN6 ONHOK MYANfOtf SHOP to their one point edge over hi cago Black Hawks as they play host to Buffalo Sabres while the Hawks visit the Canucks in Vancni vor Sunday the Leafs are at home to the Barons the Rangers play host to Minnesota North Stars Detroit goes to Buffalo to meet the Sabres the Kings visit the Rockies and the islanders are in Philadelphia The Barrie Examiner Saturday November 27 1976 13 1n mishap LONDON Ont CP Michigan athlete who broke his ankle when he struck hurdle and fell while competing at Jan 31 track meet at the Uni versity of Western Ontario has filed suit against the univer sity Dolan Street 26 high school teacher in Ypsilanti Mich has retained London lawyer John Judson Mr Jud son said Thursday that athletic injury cases are uncommon in Canada POLLARD SIDELINED NEW ORLEANS AP De fensive tackle Bob Pollard of New Orleans Saints was ut on injured reserve and wit miss the rest of the season because of knee injury the National gootball League club said Fri ay ERR $7 $1795 Friday to Monday Plus Mileage Featuring Chovrolefl RENT CAR 34l BAYFlELD ST At the Hayfield Sunoco Car Washl 7370800 STEAK PIT AND TAVERN Sunday Nov 28 12 noon to 10 pm Door Prizes All Day Buffet Beet Dinner at pm Disc Jockey and Dancing after game Tickets $1800 couple $l000 single For further information call 4246801 acmuzwc VANfASTCS IQ fHSDODGE 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