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Don Lawrence * Sports editor * The Midland Times SO TS LO FI SET GA: OIE AA, was surrounded by his number one fans Number one fans Brian Orser of Penetanguishene, third from left Tuesday Included in the more than 200 local residents in attendance were his family members, pictured Take one Canadian youth, add three pairs of skates a year worth $400 a he has pair, mix in six to eight hours a day, Penetanguishene and the whole of five days a week practice, combine in Canada proud. two supportive parents and a com- petent coach and throw in a lot of Canadian championships and the blisters and three broken legs and World Championships in which he ' you've got the makings of a senior placed sixth displayed a degree of men's Canadian figure skating excellence not seen in this country for by Don Lawrence champion. the potential without leaving his home behind. pionship. Leigh. rian Orser A complete champion Brian Orser of Penetanguishene is just that and much more for he's got jumps had the judges, commentators, to go beyond his audience and television viewers - Canadian championship, following his spellbound. dream to become the best in the world ' Such a dream requires a lot of hard work and patience and Orser has said, we should appreciate that ex- demonstrated that numerous times, cellence and not expect it. winning championship after cham- Doug Leigh, the man behind Orser truly in the coaching department is a very Simpson refers to Orser. important part of that success as well, never allowing "Brian or any of his about Orser's success is the fact that skaters to fall below their potential." he has not allowed his fame to change That quote was made by Larry him. Simpson, a long time friend of the » Orser family, at Tuesday night's the Royal Canadian Legion in Midland Brian Orser Night when he spoke of Tuesday night, Orser came across as Of Orser, Simpson commented that figure skating many years ago, un- Orser had taught him one important changed and unspoiled. * lesson and that was, "reach for our excellence and share it with others."" Orser speaks of his love for this area That's one thing Orser has never and it's people. failed to do. He shares everything he has, his determination, his experience winning a championship is coming best." He has done nothing but his best and made Midland, His flawless performances at the some time. His perfect triple axles and high Orser is a treasure we can all be proud of but we must be very careful. As guest speaker, Larry Simpson If we expect too much, we might not be able to appreciate what we have, a "complete champion" as Perhaps the most amazing thing When he spoke to the audience at the young man who first started out in The small town atmosphere about As he says, "the nicest part of night at the Royal Canadian Legion in Midland when the town of Midland honoured the Senior Men's Canadian Figure Skating Champion. above, obviously the ones who provided the most i é icest gift support in his climb to the top. and most of all, his love for the sport. home to your people. The nicest g Orser has been quoted as saying, ' everyone here has given is their 'If I win or don't win, I want todo my support and encouragement." i) Molson's Tournament this weekend | APIO te ee aR a Molson's Breweries and the Elmvale Sporting Goods Fastball Team will be sponsoring their annual fastball tournament this weekend in Elmvale and the event will once again be a three day event. The tournament will get underway Friday evening at 7 p.m. and three games are scheduled for that night. The competition will swing into gear Saturday with a total of 13 games on tap for fastball fans. Sunday's . schedule will include six games commencing at.11 a.m. and the championship match has been ten- tatively slated for 4 p.m. Elmvale -- Sporting Goods will see their first action Friday night at 9 p.m. In all, a total of 16 teams will be playing for $900 in prize money. Friday evening's schedule will kick off with a 7 p.m. game match between Hillsdale and Barrie Floor and Wall. Elmvale Sporting Goods will play in the 9 Saturday action commences at 8:30 a.m. when Midland meets Lercar Construction of Penetanguishene _fol- 10:30 a.m. game will see Giffen Farm Equipment of Minesing face Richmond Hill Auto Body and one hour Toronto. The final game of the first round will be played at 12:30 p.m. when Mr. Transmission between Base Borden and Warminster to be followed by an 8 p.m. _ Barrie. p.m. match against Georgian Sports of lowed by a match between Starr Electric of Barrie and Malton. later Clarkson Hotel of Barrie National ) of Minesing meets Hoe's will face Garage of Richmond Gyth of Hill. Summer bowling Sa d leading league The team of Tom Sauve is leading the Summer __ team is third with five wins and six losses for nine Bowling League after Wednesdav's action in Penetanguishene, that team having won eight of their 11 games bowled for 18 points. Leona Snell and her team are next with six wins and five losses for 13 points while Neil Ladouceur's points. six points. The basement spot belongs to Grace Robitaille and her bowlers with three wins and six losses for High scores for Wednesday include Maurice Lapensee with a 360 single, Neil Ladouceur with 243. 253, Tom Sauve with 252 and Blayne Neilson with Winners of that league's recent Scotch Doubles Tournament for two games were Maurice Lapensee and Leona Snell with 544. Second went Ladouceur with 499. to Mabel Dewey and Neil PENETANG -- MIDLAND GYM CLUB Guy? Gymnastics Corner by Ken St Amant Many parents, teachers and gymnasts have asked me to supply a list of available books, magazines and films on gym- nastics. These are an excellent way to upgrade skill level and obtain useful background information on gymnastics. Books Gymnastics for Men, Stuart Nik, Stanley Paul Ltd. London 1978 Men's Gymnastics, Kalakian, et al. 1973 Gymnastics Routines for Men, Vincent 1972 Better Gymnastics for Boys, Claus 1970 On the Beam, Jacobs, the story of Cathy Rigby, 1974 Olympic Gymnastics for Men and Women, Taylor, Bajin, Zivic 1972 Tumbling and Trampolining, loken 1971 The Side Horse. Manual of fundamental movements and advanced exercises 1966 Gymnastics for Men, Fredrick 1969 pk ae for Girls and Women, Carter Gymnastics for Girls, Ryan 1975 Women's Gymnastics (Schreiber 1969 Gymnastics Illustrated, Tonry 1974 Feminine Gymnastics, Cooper, 1973 Written as a guide for teachers Introduction to Women's Gymnastics, Drury and Schmid, 1973 Gymnastics for Women, Drury, Schmid, and Thompson, 1970 - a history of Exhibition Gymnastics, Judd dt al. 1969 Inside Gymnastics, Gagnier 1974 Complete Book of Gymnastics, Loken and Willoughby 1967 The Tumbler's Manual, Laporte and Renner Prentice-Hall Inc. 1967 Girl's Gymnastics, Wachtel and Loken 1961 Tumbling and Apparatus Stunts, Otto Ryser I Want To Be A Gymnast, Eugene Baker, 1976 Men's Gymnastics, Maddux, Gorden T. 1970 The Teaching of Stunts and Tumbling, Cotteral, Bonnie and Cotteral, Donnie, The Ronald Press Co. New York. Apparatus Activities for Girls, Mosscrop, Alfrider, Burgess Publishing Co., Muin- neapolis, Minn. Magazines Gymnastics World, Box366, Mountain View Cal. 94040 Ontario Gymnast, The Ontario Gymnastic Federation, 160 Vanderhoof Ave, Toronto, Ontario The Modern Gymnast, P.O. Box 611, Santa Monica, California. : Newsletter of the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches, c/o Newt Loken, 'University of Michigan, Michigan. The Athletic Institute, a Series, 209SS State ST. Chicago 4 Illinois. Ann Arbor, Films Floor Gymnastics (Bodenturnen), Modern Talking Picture Service Inc., 1875 Leslie St. Don Mills, Ontario M3B 2M6 1976 USA Final Olympic Games Trials Frank Endo 12200 S. Berendo, Los Angeles, California 90044 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, Frank Endo 12200 S. Berendo, Los Angeles, California 90044. Conclusion There are countless numbers of booksm magazines, periodicals and films available for your use. The ones listed above are a few of the ones that are familiar to me. They all have good information con- cerning the sport of gymnastics. Many of these can be obtained through the local libraries. Gymnastics Calendar Mon, June 29. Start of summer camp at Corpus Chrisit; 8:30a.m. advanced, 1 p.m. beginners. Wed, July 1. Display at the curling club. 2p.m. Penetanguishene. Sat, Aug. 8. Display, Balm Beach Summerama. Friday, June 26, 1981, Page 13