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12 the examiner Thundy Aprll 1979 sgortsoene Toronto pros good losers all By GARRY FORBES Of The Ex aminer attitude in their kids Tots mock the pros and Toronto is wellstocked with cliihs in all major sports attractions but basketball More impor tant these clubs are all losers No one can accuse Torontos professional teams of setting bad example of kids in these parts by promoting nasty win at all costs attitude In fact in The City as its in habitants arrogantly refer to it professional teams refuse to winat all costs Even the Blizzard Torontos newest bigleague club lost its first game in fashion which indicates it will follow the tradition set by its Hogtown predecessors Kids can see their heroes on the Argos the Maple Leafs and the Blue Jays losing gracefully year after year and sort of giving their best in annual hohum campaigns Unlike in other centres where children are forced to idolize champion athletes kids around here soon learn that winning isnt very important at all They learn that you dont have to be great to snap up professional contract that mediocrity and fasttalking agent can secure you spot in the Toronto sporting limelight The money isnt usually great but you can work yotir way up to guest shot on Overtime and talk nonsense like Ilarold Ballard does say its gorxt for kids sporting attitudes to live close to Toronto not in it Were at safe distance here close enough that the kids get steady flow of news that Toronto team survived yet another loss but far enough away that were not exposed to the humiliation which accompanies the def eat Perhaps someday Toronto will be the home of squad of professional champions Maybe the Blue Jays will win in Kansas City tonight the first victory in Toronto reign of terror over Major League baseball it would have to be an accident though Youve witnessed how the owners of the Blue Jays and other bigleague Toron to teams have done all they can to avoid bringing the best combinations of talent to the city in an effort to prevent such an occurrence No the kids are safe The owners will not mislead them in to thinking winning is desirable thing Just remember this whenever you meet sports fan from another bigeague city tell them you live close to Toronto but not in it Theyll respect you for it Tough talk Howard oseIL The Most Famous Voice in the World must have gotten jealous about Toronto Maple Leafs pro prietor llaroid Ballards apperaiice in recent issue of Sports Illustrated special section which might have been called the Thougbtless Remarks and Behavior Depart ment displayed Happy Harold as the biggest idiot in sports title osell has long defended from So the other day the Monday Night Menace announced that organized sport his employer isa spiral of hypocrisy contradiction and ripoff Gee Howard we didnt mean to wake you out As you knowthe Metropolitan Toronto Hockey League plans to introduce noixxlychecking rule for its youngest division next season The idea adopted after much debate about how to stop 10 yearold kids from disabling each other was borrowed from Quebec where the rule applies up to the peewee age group At least we thought it applied only up to peewee Dangerous Dave my wee brother was in Montreal last weekend and reported that the nobodychcck rule was enforced in the CanadiensPenguins game he wandered into There wasnt one halfdecent check thrown in the whole game insists Dangerous Well maybe one Robinson was thrown for cartwheel You have to understand though Daves idea of good time is to watch the cat get its head stuck under the couch titan Barrie native Jim Hamilton property of the Pittsburgh Penguins wasnt in the lineup for the weekend game against the anadiens but he was taken on by the club early this week Hamilton has spent most of his professional puckchasing career with Penguins American Hockey League entry the Binghamton Dusters but has been recalled several times for spot duty with the parent club This however would be fine opportunity to be ini pressive The playoffs loom and the big clubs are giving their toprankcd secondstringeis shot at instant stardom The system has worked before couple of years ago Montreal decided to find new spot in the playoff lineup for young goaltender And for Montreal and Ken Dryden it hasnt worked out too badly Two other products of the BMHA Rob Garner and Alex McKendry are also in premier minor leagues only few strides away from their parent squads Gardner is with Binghamton and McKendry is with Fort Worth Texans of the Central Hockey League top develop ment tank of the New York Islanders McKendry captain in Forth Worth was the first draft pick of the islanders two seasons back lie was brought up few weeks ago but has since rctumed to Texas QLOTES OF THE WEEK REFEREE HERB MacMulIen responding to comments from Trevor Berbick that he could have beaten the count after being knocked down in the first round by his heavyweight fight against Bernardo Mercardo Tuesday He was down for the IIIcount In fact he could have stayed down for 20c0unt if we had let it goon Rugs broadloom and upholstered furniture are major home investments it is important that they are maintenanced regularly FACT Rug Mobiles regular cleaning will help upholstery and rugs retain their value and appearance It isnt traffic that wears out rug The soil that works its way down to the base of the pile can be as hard and sharp as broken glass and eventually cut the pile Weekly vacuuming and surface shampooing cannot remove this embedded soil FACT steam clean 3W8 CALL 7265579 Parents may not realize it but living this close to Toronto has got to be good for the development of proper sporting Barrie clubs ioin North York lea Barrie will enter five teams in the North York competitive soccer league in Toronto this year said Henry Verstraten president of the Barrie Minor Soccer Association this week The teams will include all five age divisions of the BOMSA and travel to Toronto to play Verstraten said the teams must play in Toronto because there is no competitive soccer league available outside of Metropolitan Toronto Outside metro sCcer has not grown as quickly and their are few leagues organized north of metro other than the BOMSA Tryouts for the five represen tative teams will be held star ting the week of April 16 at Steele St Park field conditions permitting Verstraten said Soccer registration in Barrie is up from last season Verstraten said Following the second registration period on the weekend all but one of the five divisions has grown in size for thisseason The Squirt divison will con tain 10 teams this year com pared to six last year The Atom and Mosquito divisions increased in size from eight to 10 teams each The Bantam division is up from two teams to four Only the peewee division stayed at six teams same number as last year The planned Junior team needs only few more players Verstraten said and they will be signed at special fillin registration Friday at the Barrie arena on Dunlop St from 79 pm Peewee and Mos quito players who have not registered may also join the leagueFriday HENRY VERSTRATEN Ieague growing Oro edged by Malton in annual Flesherton tourney ro Sunoco Peewces were stopped by tough Malton squad in their second game of the recent Flesherton Pecwee hockey tournament The Sunoco club defeated Iottenham 42 in the tourna ment opener before dropping 32 decision to Malton In another recent game the Kings lose down 3l Penetanguishene Junior Kings fell behind in their Ontario Hockey Association Junior semifinal series Wednesday losing to Bowman ville Eagles 73 in Peneta iiguishene The Eagles took com manding led in the series while Kings suffered injuries to two of their key members Goaltender Iaul ioodinc pull ed muscle and may not be ready to play in Bowinanviiic Sunday Ken towan received aii injury to his nose requiring several stitches and WIII have to play with mask Brian Pilon Mark Diiqucttc and Vince Decola scored for the Kings FIVElinlllSlUtNl There are five groups of rat bits in anatla three being native one introduced and the other having spread over the lnitedStates border Oro squad defeated Elmvalc 32 in exliibtion action at ro Coin munity Centre ro jumped into quick to lead in the game against Tot tenham on goals by Stephen Boyd Dale Soplia Phil Syme and Mark Krauswitz Goaltender Peter Ercolini fac ed 22 shots from Tottenliain wiiile his club shot 17 times at the opposition goalie Ercolini received 26 shots while his teammates fired off 17 in the loss to Malton Oro goals were provided by Sopha and Boyd Boyd came up with two goals to lead the way in the win over Elmvale and Sopha provided the other Ercolinis side was outshot 1947 in that contest Greg Miller and Paul Steel were the Elmvale marksmen sports calendar FRIDAY Hockey Barrie Bell anada Minor Midgets vs Stratford Fourth game of their Ontario Minor Hockey Association champion ship series Each team has one Win one tie Basketball it pm tteiitativct Peter Iteiiio Hustlers vs Alliston Marauders Fourth game of their Simcoe ounty Mens Iii teimediate Basketball League Tier final series Banting Memorial High School Ietcr Reino leads series 271 pm tentativci Barrie Blues vs Orillia Panthers Third game of their StMI Basketball League Iicr final series Orillia District Series tied 11 ollegiate Vocational Institute Note Due tostrike situation at area high schools both StMI playoff games may be forced to be imstponed or relocated urling Ladies Third Schedule playoffs conclude at itarrie urlr ing lub Essa Rd Mens City league championships conclude at Barrie ountry Iub St Vincent St FRIDAY Hockey Barrie Rotary Major Ieewces lialliaiii Third game of their bestsofseven Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship series Barrie leads urling Simmons Trophy finals Barrie urling Tub Essa Rd Also election of officers for next season AT WIELD MALL LOT BAYFlELD MALL WELCOMES SPRING WlTH DISPLAYS OF SAIL AND MOTOR BOATS GET INTO THE SPIRIT VISIT BAYFlELD MALL APRIL through APRIL BE SURE TO STOP BY AND TAKE SAILING LESSON FROM INNISDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL SAILING CLUB TO BE HELD FRIDAY EVENING APRIL FROM 600 PM TD 900 PM AND All DAY SATURDAY APRIL weather permitting SAILING LESSONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE BAYFIELD MALL PARKING BAYFlELD MALL BARRIE $le llll MONTREAL CP Despite the fact he had his second threegoal game of the season Wednesday night as Montreal Canadiens defeated Detroit Red Wings 41 in waning National Hockey League regularseason play veteran centre Jacques Lemaire wasnt happy This despite the fact the Mon treal victory gave the Cana diens threepoint lead over New York Islanders in the race for the overall league title The Canadiens now have 113 points and the Islanders 110 Both teams have two games left to play But Lemaire who had his other threegoal game as the Canadiens overwhelmed Van couver Canucks 111 March was chagrined by the work of referee Gregg Madill Steve Shutt scored the other Montreal goal Vaclav Nedomansky had beaten Ken Dryden in the Mon treal goal for his 38th goal of the season at 205 of the opening period and Lemaire had brought the Canadiens even with his 22nd of the schedule at 1259 of game that had its share of roughness in the early going Just before the period ended centre Doug Risebrough got what looked like sure break way As he skated toward Jim Rutherford the Detroit goalie Andre St Laurent appeared to hook the Montreal player Referee Gregg Madill did not call penalty on the play and raceway results lvtt rdn pace mile 50 XINRAY KERRY 20 SI 60 FRIENDLY ANGEL III 80 HARTERWAYS 60 TIME 212 ALSO AMHERS TREVOR ELGIN PARK JUDI BONN SHIAWAY SAItH SCRATCIIED DORVAI DAWN RIPOLET NO EXACTOR 2nd edn trot mile 50 BULLET LIGIITENING thNlIDBEEF LETTAS GIRL TIME 2171 A150 BltKlIYll StttlZSS SillILLY SCRATfIllZD MIDNIGHTJET EXAITUR 32342 30 It lift ll 70 00 ARDEN VAN DAILY DOUBLE 7115821 Lint rlin pare mile 1700 1110N111SSUN Hm Illll 21w ILASY lIINN so so MRGRA HEL 4t TIM ALSO 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Dionne of Los Angeles Kings showed obvious frustra tion after being held for 30 seconds by Detroit defen ceman Perry Miller The threetime scoring cham pion retaliated by taking swipe at Miller and then saw another red shirt and bumped him Lafleur also bumped Madill but the official merely cautioned could give you 10 for that Lafleur said Creemore peewees lose two straight in tourney The host team did not fare well at the recent Creemore in vitational Novice hockey tour nament The Creemore Merchant Novices lost 61 to Oro in the first game of the double knockout tournament and were eliminated in their second mat chup 81 by Wasaga Beach Dwayne Methereal scored the lone Creemore goal against Oro and Jeff Brown was the goal scorer for the host team in their loss to Wasaga Beach Orangeville won the tourna ment with 31 victory over Meaford in the championship game To earn the berth in the final Orangeville defeated Wasaga Beach 40 and Oro 24 Jody Cummings recorded both shutouts for the champs Stayner dumped Wasaga Beach 43 for the consolation ti tle They were beaten 43 by Owen Sound in their opening matchup but came back to hammer Thornbury 74 in their second game Wayne McArthur posted the secondgame shutout for Stayner BARRIE MINOR LACROSSE REGISTRATION BOYS AND GIRLS SATURDAY APRIL I979 BAYFlELD GEORGIAN MALLS AM TO PM Coaches Managers and Team Assistants may also sign up FOR warm INFORMATION cm JIM PRICE 7286860 BOB WEBSTER 7265485 LACROSSE IS FOR EVERYONE Youre invited to our OPEN HOUSE EVERYONE WELCOME Horseshoe Valley is proud to announce the appointment of KEN VARTY Class CPGA Professional and Staff Come in and meet Ken with his special guest GEORGE KNUDSON Reminisce with the films of Past Masters and Open Chom pionships Have your swing analysed with the latest machine testing See the latest in Golf equipment in our fully stocked Golf and Tennis Pro Shop Refreshments Door Prizes Swing into Spring Sunday April 8th from to 430 pm at lit HORSESHOEI vALEv RT Horseshoe 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