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chubAr Trips was killed when his car IN CANADA 1962 Offers Promise For Amateur Athletes By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Sport Editor Ordinarily the countrys ama teur sports leaders fncc New Years Day much in the man ner of folk who have celebrated too hard the night before Their outlook is grim Not so for 1962 year that promises to be one of the rich est in the history of Canadas unpaid athletes and officials In stead of begging for handouts to keep their sports alive and to finance Canadian teams in inter national competition theyll find the green stuff sprouting all around them Last August the federal gov cmmeat announced $5000000 nyear program to aid amateur sport and promote physical fit ness it it doesnt bog down in red tape the plan should soon become reality This is the rosy picture for the amateurs But the pros pardo uinrly in football start the new year with some uneasiness Theyve been living high off the hog for nearly 15 years but offi cials started to squirm in 1961 the year of the great experi meatpartial EastWest inter locking schedule LOSINGJIANS Thogreatest thing for the game of all time was the way officials described it in August At years end it could be termed only qualified success There were disturbing signs Operating costs remained high but attendance at many parks was down even in the playoffs One team Edmonton Eskimos reported whopping deficit of nearly $75000 Among individual stars in 1961 were three youngsters ali amateurswho were stick outs on on international scale Bruce Kidd 16yearold Tor onto student streaked to fame In distance races at track meets from New York to California Mary Stewart tiny 16yearold from Vancouver swam the 110 yard butterfly in 109 which was 18 seconds faster than the world record set by Australias Dawn Fraser Harry Jerome also of Vancouver equalled the world mark at 93 in the 100 yard dasha record that was later brokenand continued to hold share of the 10second world mark for 100 metres FUTURE BRIGHT With the British Empire Games scheduled for Perth Aus tralia next November any one or all threecould lift Can adas prestige in amateur sport to level unknown since the lush pre Second World War days There were other stars Eer nie Geoffrion of Montreal Canav diens scored 50 goals to equal the National Hockey League rec ord set 15 years earlier by re tired teammate Maurice Ri chard Geollrion got the big one in Canadiens 68th game while Richard scoredhls in the final game of the sugame 194445 sea SOIL There was quarterback Ber Tragedy rlie Faloney bum to Hamilton TigerCat fans In 1960 when Ti cnts finished last in the four team Eastern Conference but hero when he led fiuts to the Grey Cup final in 1961 winning place on the East allstar team and being chosen the coun trys outstanding football player Another was styearold Bob Hayward of Embro 0nt who won the Harmsworth Trophy in August for the third year in un limited bydroplane racing month later he was killed in the silver Cup regatta at Detroit TOP RIFLE PRIZE Norman Beckett bespectacled accountant from Ancaslcr 0nt became the second Canadian in two years to capture lhcQucens Prize top award among Com monwealth marksmen at the Bisley shoot in England At home it was the West by big margin over the East in in tersectional competition The Westerners cleaned up in curl tug took most of the honors in football and golf and split In la crosse and basketball The East won hockey and soccer titles Tile big one was the Grey Cup at loronto where quarterback Kenny Ploen led Wninipeg Blue Bombers to comefrombehind 2111 victory over Hamilton in the first overtime game in the cups 52year history Winnipeg St James Rods took the junior title 1613 over Mont real Roscmount Bombers Inter mediate champs are Quebecs Verdun Shamcals 3332 victors over Winnipegs st vital Bull dogs monton rink to the mens Cann dian curling championship then won the three country Scotch Cup competition in Scotland The Joyce cKce rink of Sas katoon won womens and rink from Oliver BC skipped by Jerry Caughlin took school boy honors SPLIT IIONORS Vancouver beat Brampton Ramblers in the se and Ontarios Hastings Legion naires won the junior Illinto Cup over Burnaby BC Lethbridgo Broders dethroned mens senior basketball and Hamilton ngerettes beat Rich mond BC for the womens ti tle Vnncouver for the Canadian soccer CTDWfi Gait Terriers won the Allan Cup four games to oneI over Winnipeg Maroons Toronto St Michaels Majors captured the Memorial Cup for record fifth time beating Edmonton Oil Kings four games to two in the junior hockey final Heres the story in golf Canadian amateur champion Garry Cowan Kitchener Ont Willingdon Cup British Col umbia Junior mens Terry Camp bell Vancouver Interprovinclal team cham pion Ontario Scandal In Europe Sports By PAUL WESTBROOK LONDON CHTragedy and scandal hung over sport on the European continent in 1961 In February plane carry ing the US figureskating team to the world championships in Prague crashed in field near Brussels Eighteen skaters were killed In September Wolfgang von swerved off the track during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza The handsome blunde Gelman had been leading in world driv ing competition Trail Smoke Eaters came to Europe and while winning the world amateur hockey title left wake of indignation Swedish officials accused them of rough tactics during exhibition games Some charged the Canadians were trying to ruin Swedenfs world championship chances by injuring top players Even the Berlin crisis crept into sport Several Western gov ernments refused to issue visas to East German sportsmen DOPE PEDALLERS Cyclings reputation took knock when medical experts confirmed that drugs had played part in the death of Den marks Knud Jensen during the 1960 Olympics The news shook national fed erations into action and several top cyclists were suspended But the International Cycling Union meeting in Geneva in Novem ber failed to find way of stop ping the dope pedallers Jacques Anquetil needed no stimulants to prove he is still Europes top distance cyclist The Frenchman easily won the gruclllng 22day Tour dc France Track and field also found it self In the midst of scandal The Swedish federation aus pcnded milcr Dan Wncrn for two years for accepting money improperly There were hints that many top European track rtnrs were taking money on the Later Swedish officials smart ing at having to suspend their star suggested that broken time money should bepaid to amateur athletes who lose wages through competing for their country Looking to 1962 the European track and field championships will be held in Belgrade and the Soviet Union is expected to carry off large share of titles An example of Soviet domin ance is high jump king Vaiely Brumel the 19 year old Si berian who pushed the world recordup to seven feet inches outstripping his arch rival John Thoma of the United States US WINS MEET In July Muscovites were treated to perhaps the track meat of all time when the US defeatde the Soviets 124 points to 111 Six world records fell during the two days There was surprise in soc cer when Benfica of Portugal won the European cap the first time in five years of competi tion that it had gone to anyone except Spains Real Madrid The 1962 competition now is in the quarterfinal stage and Benfica has sound chance of retaining the cup at the finals in Amsterdam in May There was flurry of activity In May when the Italian Foot ball League lifted its ban on imported players Wealthy Italian clubs spent the rest of the year buying up all avall able talent in Europe and South America it wasnt happy 12 months for Ingemar Johansson He failed to recapture the world heavyweight boxing title from Floyd Patterson in the spring Then the Swedewas rapped witha millioildollartax bill by theUnlted sates Earlydn 1962 Johansson starts comeback when he meets Jamaican Joe Bygraves former British Empire champion in lidc litrounder in Goteborg Sweden Her Gervais stripped an ad nior lacrosse Mann Cup playoffs Tillsonburg Livingstons in the Montreal Concordia defeated Womens open Judy Darling Montreal Womens close Janet McWhn Vancouver Senior and junior interplovim cial team champions British Columbia Canadian womens junior Gayle Kitchens Vancouver Canadian Professional Golfers Association Stan Leonard Van couver Jacky Cupit rookie from Texas won the Canadian Open at Winnipeg BLACK HAWKS WIN Elsewhere Queens Golden Gaels won the Eastern intercol legiate football title defeating IlchIIl Redmen 110 in sud dendeath playoff Chicago Black Hawks won their first Stanley Cup in 23 years by knocking otf favored Canadlcns in the semifinal and Detroit Red Wings in the final HullOttawa Canadians won the Eastern pro league and Port land Buckaroos the liestcm league Overseas Canada kept the world amateur hockey cham pionship when Trail Smoke Ent ers ended in point tie with Czechoslovakia but won on goal average Don Jackson of Oshawa 0nt won his third North American figure skating title at Phila delphia and retained his Cana dian title at Montreal Maria and Otto Jeiinek of Oakvillc 0nt Won both the North Ameri can and Canadian pairs title as did Virginia Thompson of St Catharines Ont and Bill Me Lachlon of Toronto in the dance competition In racing longshot Blue Light owned by Col Illhrshull of Toronto won lhe Queens Plate by nose over Just Dont Shove from tho Conn Smytho stable at Torontos Now Wood bine The big Western race the Canadian Derby was run at Ed monton in two divisions and won by BCowncd horses General wonthe first division and Galindo the second 15 HORSE WINS Later an American invader Our Jeep won the $50000 Cana dian Championship stakes at Toronto Paddiers from Cartierville Que took the Canadian canoe championships at Ottawa for the fifth year and the host St Catharines Rowing Club won the Henley in tennis Canada lost to Mex ico in the North American zone Dav15 Cup series at Quebec City and foreign players swept the Canadian championships in Tor ontoi Canadians won five of the nine titles at the junior cham pionships in Ottawa Marjorie Shcdd of Toronto won the womens badminton ti tle at Calgary Mens honors went to ks Erland Kops In auto racing Peter Ryan of Simcoa Shopping Plaza Johnson St 81 Hwy No II FREE CITYWIDE DELIVERY FLASH BULBS Reg 108 Doz M2 and no1 BIRITE AT 1m FILM Black and white 620 121 120 BIRITE AT IROLLS Reg165 MOVIE SCREENS 30 40 Beaded Glass neg 1495 IIIRITE AT TRANSISTOR RADIOS Leather case Earphones Bat tery and aerial Reg 4498 BIRITE AT BRANCH RICKEY Branch Rickey Is 80 Today PITTSBURGH AP Bosc balls elder statesman Branch llickcy celebrated his coin birthday today still visualizing the creation of third major tongue The father of baseballs farm system predicted that the Na tional and American Leagues will expand to 12 teams each in the near future and then to third league The tztcam league will last your or two then theyll have hassle and go to third league with eight teams each Rickey said Tuesday Rickey former president of the defunct Continental League added Are the present clubs happy If they answer at all theyll tell you no especially the two newer clubs in each lcaguc Its too expensive pro position Rickey is full of vim and vi gor although hes recuperating from heart attack lnst sum mer WORKS 0N BOOK lm getting well now and do go downtown once in Right now Im making nets on my book and God willing hope to have it completed early next year maybe in couple of months The book should be colorful chronicle of baseballs growth for Rickey spent 50 years in the game before retiring in 1900 Rickey started in baseball back before most of the sports curran moguls knew what trade was He forlned dynasties as general manager of St Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers that are still making their pre sence felt on the diamond Montreal won Canadas first sports car grand prix at Drona Ont Oddities of the year piled up in December Nearly 8000 paid up to $50 seat to watch Floyd Patterson knock out Tom Mc Noeley of Boston in four rounds at Toronto in Canadas first heavyweight boxing title fight The next day Dec promoter Eddie Quinn called off bout between world light heavy champ Archie Moore and Cana dian heavy champ Bob Cieroux jusl hours before ring time Quinns reason sick box of OPEN DEC 24 am pm CLOSED ALL CHRISTMAS DAY IIIRITE AT lice PEPSODENT FLUORIDE Toothpaste Giant Size gritRITE MOVIE FILM Processing Included IIIRITE AT Indoor and Outdoor TONI HOME PERMANENT Reg 200 I27 CALENDAR WATCHES in 2995 Value 995 Giants Packers Have The AllStars NEW YORK AP Green Bay Packels and New York Giants dominate the all star team of the National Football League selected for The Asso ciated Press by panel of spam writers and sponscnsters from the 14 league cities The Packers chunpions of the 7estern Conference landed six players on the 22inch squad Green Bay put guard Fred Thurston centrean Ringo and halfback Paul Hnmung on the offensive unit and tackle Henry Jordan linebacker Bill Forester and halfback Jessa Whittcnton on the def team The Giants Eastern Confer ence kings placed end Del Shot ner and tackle Roosevelt Brown on the offensive club and end Jim Katcnvage halfback Erich Rama and halfback Jimmy Patton on the defensive team Th Giants and Packers meet Spahn Named Veteran Star NEW YORK AP Warren Spnhn of Milwaukee Braves who became the seventh major league pitcher in baseball his tory to win 300 games today was named veteran athlete of the year in the United States for 1961 The 40 year old southpaw breezcd to victory in an Asso ciated Press poll of 251 sports writers and sportscastcrs He won over such oldtimers as Ar chi Moore 48 yearold light heavyweight boxing champion Stan Musial of St Louis Car dinals at 41 baseballs elder statemangoifer Jerry Barber 45 and quarterbacks Tit tle and Charley Concrly of New York Giants in the National Football League Doug Harvey 37 former dc fenceman with Montreal Conn dlens and now playingcoach of New York Rangers in the Na tional Hockey League placed 10th with 23 votes He was 14 points behind jockey Longden who grew up in Ta ber Alta innlnth spot Har vey is native of Montreal Spahn had one of his best years in 1961 while extending his lifetime victory tool to 109 He won 21 games lcc the Na tional League in earnedrun av erage with 309 and complete games 21 He also pitched the only nilhitter in the big leagues DEFENDS FANS PORTLAND Ore AP General manager Harry GIick man of Portland Buckaroos said Tuesday that Western Hockey League tons here are rabid but their sportsmnnshlp is prob ably the best in the league He said Edmonton and Calgary crowds are more unruly Glick man was commenting on re marks by Edmonton Flyers coach Bud Poilc that crowds at Portland Seattle and Spokane influence the decisions of offi ill BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS CORSAGE TO FIRST I00 LADIES VISITING OUR STORE THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 299 cials to the disadvantage of visiting teams Post Office In Store Phone PA 82429 OPEN am pm SUNDAYS II 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