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Chippers, Sea Dogs _ tied in gllo pitch league "It was kind of neat. erd- ing their domination of the sport which has lasted for about 16 years," he said. Police team wins fastball tourney Winning a gold medal in snooker at the Olympiad for the Physically Disabled was an" accomplishment beyond Dean Mellway's wildest expectations. But the young wheelchair competitor from Waterloo said he knew he would win the title when he defeated the British defending cham- pion in the semi-finals. In the K-W SIo-Pitch final standings. the Sea Dogs and Chippers were tied for first place with nien wins. four losses and one tie. out of a total of 19 games. "Well. I was hoping to do well but I didn't expect to. I just played really well." he said Monday gutter re- turning from the games in Etobicoke. Mellway has been playing snooker from a wheelchair for only two years. But he's been fooling around with the game since he was 18 years old. Winning the gold medal in the sport was a special ac- complishment for him since he took the medal away from the four-tinte defend- ing champion from Britain. The Schneider's are in third place with seven wins, tour losses and thrm lies out of a total of 17 games Bible school is planned The team received a tro- phy donated by trkeetts Awards Winner of the con- solution round was Little kacrs ot the Kitchener fastball league The team deieated K-W Hospital 3-1 The Waterloo Regional Police lasthall team won the suxth annual Waterloo Coty Fastball Tournament Sunday at Waterloo Park with a close 7-ti victory over Mr Transmnssuon. Vacation Bthle School 1sull be held at Lincoln Heights Missionary Church August 23-27 from 930 am to ll 15a m The church IS located at Hluevale St North and Lincoln Rd The school ls npvn m t'hlldrvn four years of ago and up More Information can ho ohtamed by calling Mrs 1edvwat884-l.'V96 B P Fuel (MI IN In fourth Ai; " 4..| 'Ct,,',,:- cofl5 _ Olympiad was personal success for Mellway a; In wheelchair slalom. Mellway's last event of the "In England. snooker is a recognized sport and they've been the major competition at four Olym- piads. Snooker lacks pres- tige here, Maybe my vic- tory will help that. .. Mellway also participat- ed in wheelchair basket- ball at the games as a member of Canada's nation- al basketball team. The Canadian team was defeated in the quarter fin- als by the United States. one of the strongest teams in the sport. Mellway is satisfied with the team's effort since many of the players had only played together two times before the games. "This was my first time on the team. so I didn't play with any of them be- fore . . . With our perfor- mance at the games. I would say weYe ranked about fifth or sixth in the world. If we had got a better draw, we might have won the bronze." he said. Future play-off games include the Firefighters playing the Seagrams “83" on Tuesday. August I? place. Firefighters are fifth. Big Blue Machine is sixth. Seagrams "83" is sixth and Cluetts are in seventh place. e The Sea Dogs were awarded first place due to a win and a tie against the Chippers. The defending champion in the tournament. J and R Fina failed to make It to the finals. Other teams m the tourney were Team Sports. Kent Hotel, Sport- co. Unisex and Evergreens In the fmal The Waterloo City Fast- ball League began league playoffs Tuesday night with a game between Team Sports and Mr, Transmis- sum, Funeral Home 1 rd Wat-doc 171 ng St S 745 8445 (thumb B. FAMILIES APPRECIAIE OUR FRIENDLY AND COURIEOUS SERVICE 4500b “I had a great time. It [timed out to be a very successful games for me." said Mellway. "The South African team was really integrated and it wasn't a token integration either. They've had an in- tegrated team for years." hesaid. The Canadian team achiev- ed its best ever perfor- mance at the Olympiad winning 86 medals. 25 of them gold. "I came seventh in the slalom. My time was quite competitive at 1:12.3 and I didn't expect it to be/The winner had a time of 1:03, It I hadn't faulted in the last part of. the race I would haveheim fifth." games. he turned in one of his best performances ever. Although the Olympiad was plagued withspolitieal problems because of South Africa's presence. Mell- way says the South African team was integrated in all sports. at Marsland Park. On the same day the Schneiders play against the Sea Dogs in Winston Churchill Park. On August 19. the Big Blue Machine plays against Cluetts in Marsland Park and B.P. Fuel Oil plays versus the Chippers In Centennial Park. V The Big Blue Machine will play Seagrams on Tues- day. August M in Mars- land Park. On the same day BY Fuel Oil plays against the Sea Dogs Last week the Schnei- ders defeated Seagrams with a score of 29-12 They also defeated the Fire fighters with a score ol 1010. The Sea Dogs downed B.P. Fuel Oil with a score of 9-) and the Chip- pers defeated the Cluetts with a score of 11-3. 14 Princess St. West 886-2900 or 8862370 WATERLOO BOWLING LANES Children (shoes heel 3 Games sroo Students 3 Games 51.25 Adults 3 Games 51,50 BOWLING FULLY AIR CQNDITIONED Daily 4r,o0----6-.3O p.m. Me Game 10:00 a.m,----1 1 :00 p.m. Saturday 12 Noon-l 1:00 pm Sunday 12 Nooo-r-r0ih9te1. OPEN BOWLING DAILY If Your Picnic is Rained Out . Come Bowling - We're - FAMILY BGWUWG for infatmafion call AUGUST SPECIAL dt . Dean Mellway. who won a gold medal in snooket at the Olympiad for the Physically Disabled in Toronto. is shown here with the medals he won at the Canada Games for the Phvsicaity Disabled. \l' Waurloo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 18, 1976 - Page 9 SAVE 10%- 20% coAl5 fs,,;