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’ ‘ SPORTS The first Week of operation for the newly formed Richmond Hill Floor Hockey League pro- duced twn closely fought games and an over. abundanc‘e of senior players Those members of senior teams must now decide if a {our team league is feasible for them or if they should continue to meet informally on Thursday night. In peewee league action the boys played with spirit and showed surprising ability to ad- just. their natural ice hockey knowledge to satisfactory re- sults on the floor hockey. The first game saw the Char-t gers surprise a larger Mang’lers team by winning 4-2 with tiny Howie Hill scoring three goals for the victors. The fourth and deciding goal was scored by Tom Jellicoe with five minutes Richmond Hill figure skaters had a good weekend at the Tri- State Competition in P011 Hur- on. Michigan, this past weekend. Three hundred and fifty skaters participated from central and Western Ontario, Michigan and Ohio. Keith Swindlehurst picked upiaged Players SHOWS}! up last the greatest number of prizeslweek but had to be disappointed with a first place medal for firstibecause there “'85 not any test‘ free style' lnen; lst placgfirrangement to accommodate medal for mixed pairs, with his them- partner. Jennifer Gleave froml If the”? ‘5 Sllitable response North York Skating Club; and,from these teenage boys then a third place medal for the sil-lthe league Will dl‘OP its senior ver dance. also with Jennifer.3Pl‘0gl‘am and form a junior lea- Next came Donald Fraser andlgue for the teen types. Next came Donald Fraser and Lindy Watts who won first place medals in novice pairs. Don also took a second place medal in the 2nd test. men's free style. Lindy Watts got a fifth place ribbon in the third test. ladies. Cindy Madelino and Chrissie Cudahy (commonly known as MUM) won a fourth place rib- bon in the similar pairs. This was especially good as these two young skaters (Cindy 8 and Chrissie 9| made up their own skating routine. Newly Formed Floor Hockey Loop Sees Plenty First Night Action‘ Hill Skaters Do Well In Tri-State Contest; Next came Linda Fraser with a sixth place ribbon in the second test, ladies. Linda Taylor took a sixth place ribbon in the 4th test. ladies and Connie Madeline an eighth place ribbon in the 3rd test. ladies. Other local skaters who pani- cipated and enjoyed the weekâ€" end were Susanne Cudahy and Carol Noonan. A reminder for next Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm, the club competitions. All are welcome and admission is free. ul|lUlllullu5rq uuu '1UII‘0 Ana the Carling firm that donated the trophy. downed Art Gibbon of Richmond Hill 6-2. Gord Tonner of Richmond Hill 10-1. and Len Thomson of Avonlea 6 2. Shropshire of Richmond Hill with 42141 points. Adjudged the "worst" rink of the day was that of Jack Mc- Connel of Leaside. His score: 5% points. Eek! Winner of 75 pound bags of potatoes -â€" four of them â€"â€" was the "faraway" rink of Ray Jones who hailed from Atiko- kan near the Manitoba border. The potatoes, presumably. will be flown via plane to Atikokan. Third place finisher was Jack‘om of town rinks Came from Frank and Ruth Ellison, al-' ong with Irwin and Jean Coney- beare won six straight games in the Burlington International Mixed BonSpiel. and came home with the trophy. Other such places as Sarnia. London, Ottawa, Chicago and Utica. Eve Walker. with Shirley Hall at vice, Vera‘ Shropshire at second. Marie Cuttings, lead. went to the Business Girls‘ Bonspiel at Bowmanville, and were runners up to the trophy‘ winners. For Vera and Marie. bothl first year curlers. this was their first major bonspiel. Conâ€" gratulations. Adjudged the "worst" rink of the day was that of Jack Mc- Connel of Leaside. His score: 534 points. Eek! Groombridge. who works fox" the Carling firm that donated the trophy. downed Art Gibbon of Richmond Hill 6-2, Gord Tonner of Richmond Hill 10-1. and Len Thomson of Avonlea The three wins gave the Bra-nnigan Rink a total of 50 points to win handily over run- ner-up Dave Groombridge of Toronto East ACT who accumu- lated 46112 points as well as Carlings Trophy for finishing in second place. The trourament saw 36 rinks am in the morning with the last vieing for the Sinner's Grand game getting underway at 9 pm. Trophy with the victors being a A dance was held following red hot rmk from AYonlea the bonspiel with music pro- skipped‘by (ylharles Branmgan. vided by the Group of Four. ~ Branmgans boys Swept ,by Also providing entertainment three rinks enroute to the \\'1n- during the afternoon was Peter ner’s circle downing Bi‘uee Har- Howard at the organ Lower of Richmond Hill 7-3.! The Richlnond Hi“ Curling Ray Barry M Tefmce Curlmg Club Business Girls League‘ C1111“) “KL and BI“ smalley 0f members acted as hostesses T 0mm” 8'2- throughout the bonsniel. A total of 144 curlers from} Moe Foster of the Annandale near and far attended the 10thICurling Club was the draw annual Richmond Hill Curling prize winner which was a tel- Club Sinner”: Brier Bonspielevision set. Saturday. The bonspielkicked off at 7 Richmond Hill Curling Club! VOL. 94, NO. 36. “For the HILL of it" <a MARCH 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 8 RM. - AT THE SCHOOL Sinner’s Bonspiel BAYVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL presents . . . Goal scorers for the Mang- lers were Paul Hillaby and Ted Ruffman. , ' .Tonmynfi ga‘meflas Jim Gwil‘fam,1 goaltender for the Iwinning Chargers. The second contest saw the Knights slay the Rats by a 3-1 score in a sometimes rough game that saw some penalties assessed to players who had a problem controlling their tem- pers late in the game. Tonight (Thursday! the Char- gers meet the Rats at 6:30 with the 7:30 game between the Manglers and Knights at Rich- mond Hill United Church. SENIORS left in the game Stars of this game were the Bell brothers. Doug and Gary. An abundance of bodies for the period of time alotted for senior“ play has convenor Bob Slater wondering if there is a possibility the senior boys could form a league of four teams. For Vera and Marie. both first year curlers. this was their first major bonspiel. Conâ€" gratulations. Goal scorers for the winning Knights were Gary Bell, Jamie Mitchell and Dan Smith The Knight's goalie Allan Clark lost his shutout bid when Rat player Steve Vent scored. Precluding this decision is the formation of a junior division of boys from ages 13. 14 and 15 which may be started this Week if response is forthcoming. A number of these junior aged players showed up last week but had to be disappointed because there was not any arrangement to accommodate them. If there is suitable response Richmond Hill hockey is an- other program of OMNI OBLI. an outreach program of the Richmond Hill United Church. Boys interested in playing peewee or junior floor hockey are requested to contact con- venor Slater at 884-4822. numuumuumuunImummuuuuuuuluuuuumuuluuuuumw , . . Coaches Chmc Once again local rinks were active out of town this past week. ' nuumuuumunumummmmmuuuuunnmuunuuulmmmum Chairman of the bonspie] committee was Larry Lang. Also on hand was‘Manager Bill Mabbett. The Richmond Hill Curling Club Business Girls League members acted as hostesses throughout the bonspiel. prize winner which was a tel- evision set. The bonspiel kicked off at '7 am in the morning with the last game getting underway at 9 pm. A “Coaches‘ Clinic" for present or prospective min- or hockey coaches will be held Monday evening in McConaghy School audi- torium. at 7:30 pm. The clinic is sponsored by Richmond Hill Hockey As- sociation and will be con- ducted by Billy Harris. Dave Keon and Harry Neale. FOR BIG BARGAINS CONSULT THE LIBERAL CLASSIFIEDS RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1971 “I picked on floor hockey because it’s the kind of rough game youngsters love to play. They aren’t going anywhere in ice hockey but they enjoy some- thing similar to it. Floor hockey gives them the chance to be a Bobby Orr and doesn’t an Orr beat in the hearts of most of us?” So Bob started spreading the word around that a floor hockey league was going to be for ed. Just testing the interest. "k t ,<-_ -21, “There didn't seem to be too much for these fellows to do,” he was saying. “They were getting into various trouble roaming the streets, raising hell in general, so I thought I’d try an experiment. “We’ve been going for about four weeks now in the gym at Richmond Hill United Church and we’ve got four teams all coached and managed by local high school students. v LIKE RUGGED Bob was telling me the other night he was try- ing to come up with some kind of sport to keep the 11, 12, and 13-year-old youngsters off the streets and out of trouble. ‘ Just recently some of the older teenagers in the 15, 16-year-old bracket turned up, waited around, and got into the action themselves after the younger persons were finished. “In fact we’ve had to shoe off some of the older boys who got the bug too. It’s a case right now of only being able to cope with so many players.” “We hope to expand in other areas of the town if this experiment works," he said, “And it looks like its working. It‘s a rough sport, good condi- tioner, Aland very enjoyable.” Bob notes-that floor hockey is taboo in high school gyms because “in the past youngsters have played in street/ shoes, with taped hockey sticks, and this caused a mess on the floor. But we don’t allow that." mond Hill High who énjays getting into the action himself. “I used to be active in OMNI OBLI (Omnipotent Obliterate, if you please or don’t please) but it sort of petgyed out when we got around 17 or 18. Finally, it was the real thing in the high school gym and again the emphasis was on good footwork, stickhandling, etc. Used to love the game because I was always a lousy skater. I liked it so much I even failed my last year in high school so I could continue playing it. Have never told anyone that before. - But that's all behind and the thing today is that floor hockey is being revived in Richmond Hill. Has been revived by Robert Thompson of the Civi- tan Football League. “This gives us something to do in our spare time and, besides, you can have a good time.” Ref- erees and coaches are also older high school players. The lineup is restricted to 10 players per team, 12 years and under, and it’s expected that a wait- ing list will be prepared to accommodate the boys as the \ford spreads through town. I got tuned up for floor hockey in the winter by playing on the roads in shoes with a real-live puck and hockey stick and it’s along the same line. You’Ve got to be fast on your feet, a good stickhandler, and able to take the bounces off -the curbs, hydro poles, and sidestep passing motorists and all that. It’s a rugged game. Then in the early Spring we'd revert to an old tennis court and play on the cement using shoes again, hockey sticks,,and an old tennis ball. Did you ever suffer from cement burn? Bob sfl‘esses that the league intends to expand to other age brackets if additional floors are made (Continued on Page 12) Sure I know regulation floor hockey is played on floors with broken hockey sticks, a doughnutolike puck, with running shoes for skates but there are variations of the game as far as I’m concerned. I’ve played it on the road, tennis courts, and high school gymnasia I'm sure I’d have been an- other Bobby Orr in sneakers if I hadn’t injured my- self early in my career. Fell on my talent. There’s an old game getting a new revival in Richmond Hill these days. It’s called floor hockey and probably you've all played it at some time in your chequered career in one form or another. DON LITTLE FORD SALES Ltd. plus 8c mile $10.50 Cglgygqqu fior the program is Bob Slater of Rich- 168 Yonge St., Richmond Hill SPECIAL WEEKEND RATES FRIDAY NOON T0 MONDAY MORNING PINTOS MAVERICKS MUSTANGS musical something about Richmond Hill) mile plus 100 mile plus 11 (Insurance Included) Also Available â€" Full Size Fords STUDENTS (cards) and CHILDREN 50c ADULTS $1.00 STUDENTS 75¢ UNITED CHURCH Floor Hockey RENT- A - CAR By Fred Simpson 5pc” Spot: plus 1 1c mile 889-1105 any: {metal An ice show for the Rate- payer’s association will be held March 17 in Crosby Memorial Arena at 8 pm. Everyone is wel- come to see this fine display of figure skating; , Standings: Hall’s Fuel 12. ABC No. 3. 10; Allencourt Lanes 10, ABC No. 2. 10; Crown Life 9, ABC No. 1 9; Doane-Hall No. 2, 7; Powell Fencing, 6%; Doane-Hall No. 1, 4/2, Team No. 9, 4; Lucky Seven, 2; Reid’s Cartage, 0. The Unionville Figure Skat- ing Club will commence its re- hearsals Monday for its “Ice Fantasia” show scheduled for April 16, 17, and 18. Roy Thompson came up with a 373 in single games and K. Jean-Marie had a 361. Ice Carl Hellmich with 886 rolled a high triple for the night and Joe Mulzet came up with a 378 high single. Hellmich threw games of 344 and 331 in his high triple. Activity is well underway in the third and last series as eight teams battle for the last two playoff spots in the champion- ship series. All positions in the top five remain the same as the previous week. High average is still retained by Stew Smith with a 255 mark. Jack Stewart led the men with 757 (220. 348. 189). Cliff Garland Jr. was sécond with 670 (226, 232, 212); Bill White 665 (237, 215, 213). Cathy Sellic had 687 (186, 263, 238); rances Warner 686 (272, 189, 2 5;. In second were the Fowl Lin- ers with 33, the Transistors 31. Shirley Price was tops for the ladies with 732 (219, 315, 198). 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Nearly 80 percent of accidents on the roads take place during icy conditions, and you just can't' control a snowmobile on that kind of terrain.” Cameron has some important advice for anyone who wants pleasure rather than grief from his snowmobile. Mr. Cameron‘s basic credo re snowmobiles is: “Use common sense‘ A snow- mobile is not dangerous if used wise’ly. The brakes work but not on ice or hardpacked snow. You have to bear this in mind. He's careful. He‘s taken the time to find out about snowmo- biles, to treat them with respect. It’s safer that way. Well known CBC Newscaster Earl Cameron of 389 Tareyton Road. Richmond Hill. is an avid snowmobile enthusiast but he's also something else. oDrive your machine around BY FRED SIMPSON Snowmobiling is fun. Earl Cameron, above setting out on a little run with Sam his Siberian husky (Samoyed), recommends it for a family recreation. 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