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SATURDAY, MAY 28 ONTARIO TODAY Padre Onlce BY DOUG MCcLELLAN ATE in the recent hockey season, Father Les Costello kept a close watch on happenings in the Ontario Hockey Association Senior A series. The Padre, as he is known to hockey fans throughout Northern Ontario, was anxious to seé the Windsor Bulldogs win the OHA title, and for two good reasons. There were a couple of the Bulldogs with whom the Padre would have loved to clash if the Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes, who won the NOHA title, had tangled with the Windsor club. The would have been Murray and Jack Cos- tello, brothers of Father Les, both stars with Windsor. The Padre joined the Alou- ettes in February. Joining the Als late in the season, he was one of their most consistent point getters and averaged better than a point a game in 20 showings with the club. He still has all the color and dash which were his trademark during his profes- sional days, although the Padre is the first to admit that his legs aren't what they used to be. "The fans yel 'Come on Les', and al- though Les pumps his legs just as fast as he did 10 years ago, In doesn't travel as fast," smiled the 32-year-old priest, a curate at the Holy Name Parish in Kirk- land Lake. "When Father Les is out there, no one can let down as he peps up the entire team," was the way coach Stan Tallon of the Als described the hockey-playing, priest, who was known as Leaping Les during his hockey days in Pittsburgh of the American League. The fans always enjoyed seeing a dressing room door open and Father Les, nattily attired in his black clothes, minus a hat, walk out with his wide grin, win or lose. Father Costello also took an active part in helping to coach the Holy Name Irish, the Kirkland District juvenile champions. Swain Johnstone was the official coach of the team, but Father Les was usually around to lend a helping: hand when Johnstone needed it. He come into hockey prominence back in 1943 when he went to St. Micha- el's College in Toronto on a hockey scholarship. In three years at St. Mikes he played on two Memorial Cup win- ners and one finalist. He formed part of one of the great lines in junior hockey history, working with Eddie Sandford and Fleming Mackell, who both played with the Boston Bruins after graduating 'from junior ranks. The Padre spent two years with the 'Pittsburgh Hornets, the number one farm club of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and in the spring of 1947 with the Leafs "in the Stanley Cup race, he was brought up to the parent club for the playoffs. In seven games he picked up five scoring points as the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. 'victims' The padre merely shrugs off the show- ing remarking -- "I played on a line with Max Bentley, so I didn't have much to do but throw over a pass or tip the puck into the net." A year later, Father Les surprised the hockey world with the announcement that he was giving up hockey "for a year at least" to enter a Toronto seminary. The year stretched to half a dozen and three years ago, Les Costello, professional hockey player, became Father Les Co- tello. Has the Padre ever got into a hockey fight since becoming a priest? He hasn't, although there have been times when it looked as though fisticuffs were coming, but he refuses to fight and has often taken a punch in the face rather than fight back. Father Les knows that he plays an aggressive game and he's bound to get into the odd shoving bee. He merely laughs them off. Fitness Test CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 body back and up as far as you can. Hold for count of 60. Score 10 if you pass. 7. PURPOSE: Leg strength is still impor- tant. Few of us get enough leg work -- that's why we avoid climbing starts if possible. Leg weakness means less gen- eral stamina, more fatigue. TEST INSTRUCTIONS: Stand with hands on hips, feet together. Raise up on the balls of your feet and bend knees until you are a little more than half way down to a full squat. Hold perfectly still in this position for a count of 60. You pass if you can do this with- out your legs shaking. Score 15 if you pass. HOW TO SCORE: When you have done all the tests add up your total score and compare it to the average scores of Cana- dians listed below: A definite score has been given to each test. The scores vary for each test accord- ing to their difficulty. Highest possible score is 82. Average scores are: Male Adults - 42; Female adults - 52, Age 13- 19 - 57; Age 6-12 - 52; Average Family score (2 children, one boy, one girl)-50.3. 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