Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 5 Nov 1968, p. 11

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aromas Loss Wisconsin coach John Coat ta whnse Badgers have not won game in 17 starLs holds head in hand Saturday during VisconainJlzo loss to in dians Wisconsin missed six field goal attempts AP Wire photo Canadian Completes Greek Cycle Marathonf MONTREAL While Canadas bevy oi athletes to the Summer Olympics in Mexico were warming up for their events handot in trepid cyclists was tryiogits luck at the scene of the origi nal Olympiad This was the Canadian cycling team to the Tour of Greece which returned home unheralded exhausted but by vno means beaten after com peting in the sinmile seven day marathon The race began in Athens Oct and ended in the Greek icapltat one week laterafter rinding its was over the gt ountainous roads of soothe In Greece Twentytive teams of five griders each representing 17 ficountries took part in the immpetition The field was of top interna onal calibre and included presentatives from hit of uropes top cycling countries Denmark The Netherlands Belgium France Switzerland Lnxembonrg West Germany Austris Clochoslovakin Ro mania Yugoslavia and ltaly Many of the riders were chnsen homthe top in finish ers in the recent Tour de France classic The winner Kitrt Neilsen of jbenmark averagedzfl miles an hour despite tbetortuous 120Wflfeet fm uniain li team manager forthe Tour tacisled during the week EEWARD FOR COURAGE in the face or such tough competition Canada stillflilarif aged to produce its best per form ance in international our competition The entire liveman Cana ian team finished intact and managed to take top piacings in number of the daily stages One oi the highlights came when Frank Vettnr of Guelph Ont was awardedvthe trophy given by the international race jury to Ihe most coura gcouslr der Not on his best form Vcltor had diflicuity in keeping pace throughout the race However instead of dropping behind each day he battled his way back into the main field and invariably finished with he pack Apart from Vettors special award Canadas best pen formauces came horn Cal garys Norm Lowe and Mont rcals Giuseppe Marianni 0n the filth lap of the race between Sparta and Napw tllanMwe sported from the start into strong aloeman breakaway group containing all the race leaders lie main tained the pace and finished ninth at Napilion two minutes ahead ofthe main bunch Lowealso did well to finish lfith on the third and fastest day of the marathon when the racers covered the be miles fromFatras to Olympia at an average speed oi 28 miles an hour MANAGER mm Marinonifinfsliedthe some day 25 seconds behind lap winner Ne and oil the aneset by Lowe Mike Breckon of Montreal says he was very pleased with the Canadianentrya ei forts lve followed five interna tional hike races of this type and the Greek race was by far the hardest Breckon says lYet saw the Caps dians take an active part in the race action for the first time despite climbs of up to 5000 feet on some days HY on tcri Mill paced the insth Handset nlahtrwinnla the climb race in mussnoyas Lad relieved tum forber win in the seventh and when as horse Stooey Direct come at $140 thevouctor profited was it ibo daily double payoll wu K50 with Sue Yum belud the tint race winner and Skip com log in first in the second aArAvu av ch hiaior Bryce simyeanold trotler and by Anthony Pun mile stWestern FIirRntain polled do of Plttslord NY won the $1300 preferred tint at Bauvin Downs Monday night paying so Ken McNutt drove the winner to beat Ringo Hanover by neck with Miss Bomb finisldng third The daily Double of Sycamore David and The Spear paid 760 wmoson OntCF amen nrd Edwards drove Jack Knife to victory over Brct Johnson by head Monday in the filth race at Windsor ltacewayiack Knife won his llth ran in darts by pacing the mile in 20 The two horses combined for $1490 quinciln in the Friskymlld to win ind with Full can for oinnella Eds Drumfrottadthe mils 15 to win the featured conditioned eighth rm ninth rm motor was 40 mm combination of it My and isobots Choice CAKPBELLPORD Ont CPL naymyan trotted to an new victory in the featured eighth race for 817 wall at Mohawk Raceway Monday night Pacer Joe Dandy paid NJ for firstrace win combining with fiddpaynli by Armbro Import in the second for daily double of $13 Armbre inspector and Alpine combined in the sixth tor new meter seventh ms lungsbot wnsgnwronmpifinhz amount generalised Sen stars beanu eiubol fcsn hamshubeeaconrumed byomotthereportedbuyem deno Pluluod chain executive in confirming Washinxloniou Italy thatvhc and Roberta SMILE nego tiating for the frspchluuld he didnt know when the sale might be completed He gave $10 500000 figure as the unwilling price Pauluccin said at his Sanford Fin homo Modded filth that Short treasurer of the Dem rstic national committee would make decisions concern TIIE DAME lllEflDAY NOVEMBER 1m Games Hopes Lie With Mother Of TWO VICTORIA CF Lorna Vinden puts the shot throws Javelin wins medals in tho tiemetre dashfro the wheelchair on which she hns relied for almost 20 years The blonde mother of two was struck by polio during her childhood in Victoria and has been without the use of trunk muscles ever since Mrs Vlndens attack hop ned at the end of promis ng venture into school athlet hits xixunion Vern Stephens lsvyear ma jor league veteran who pla edin six AllStar baseball games died ofs heagt slice in Long Bcach last icsNow shes compensating for the loss by competing in the paraplegic Olympic Games in israel which wind up Nov 14 Mrs Vinden is Canadas top female athlete on the 17mont ber Canadian team this com trys first entry in the para plegic Games She took six gold medals nnd four silver in the Pan American Paraplegic Games in Winnipeg last year main LEAGUEB mes nighif He was 48 years old Stephens shortstop nndrthird baseman played withantun Red Stir St Innis Browns Chicago white Sox and Haiti 1more Orioles AP Wirephoto George iIsContéederIiorj PlayerOfITheYéanward TORONTO George Reed ailstar fullback with Sas katchewan Roughriders has chanceto be named Player nf the Year in the Canadian Foot hall League the second time in his career mused who won the Western Football Conference rushing title this year wasone of nine players nominat files the out standing player apollre leased today The poll conducted by dis tillery also gave the names of the nine players nominated Ca Nons at the nnminees as the outstanding Canadian has won the award before However Wayne liarris ofCalgary Stampeders nominatedv Lines man at theYear won that award in l995 and 1966 Surprisingly Saskatchewans nominee for Lineman of the Year is Ted Urhess although teammate Ed McQuarters today was named winner of the BecketDeMarco Trophy award ed annually to the outstanding lineman in the WC radian Player of the Year and ban Lineman of the Year the seco ballot at Sch leyAwards for Can top professl nal Illlie easedvTue aliv will re duce the number of players nominated to six from Mthree illFC players and three EFC yers will he nto and winners denounced Thursday Nov 28 milieu before the Grey Cup 3me tyov byHéod by sls thennmlnee sh Col an as Jim Edmonton Eskimos Harm Harrison Calgary Stampeders Dove Ralmey Winnipoguliliie Bombersw Tom myJoe Cpffea Hamiltonillger Cats Vic Washington Otis Rough Eiders Dave Lewis Montreal Alnucttos Larry Fairboim Alouetie lay er who won the Jeff Russeieirm Phy as the EFC player ad judged to be the most useful to his team will be trying to add Canadian player of the Year award to his collection Ottawas out standing flanker and Ted Gore la soccerster placekleker who set aprofession football record with field goals this yearior the Lionsan were nominated Other nominees ar Shatzk mer Calgary Alan Ford Sas katchewan Ken Nielsen Winni peg Bill Dsnycbuk iicat Bobby Taylor Toronto Easbern representatives for Lineman of the Year are Billy Ray of Hamilton Ed Harrington ot the Argonauts Ken Lehman of Ottawa and Charlie Parker otMontreal Western representatives be side Harris and Urness are Greg Findlay ot the Lions John LaGrnne Edmonton and Phil Mlnnlck of Wi yourc pushing and talncd her winning streak at the Expo Games inidontreal and emerged from this sum mers Canadian trials as the top female competitor PRACTISEDDAIIY its thrilling thing she said before leaving for lsrad Suddenly the field is your worldinternational bounda ries disappear Mrs Vinden worked out several hours every day in preparation for the world unrmetitlon wlth her coach Rody Ryan She practised the bometradash in parking lei and other events at nearby park it you livein wheelchair lifting things all day she said Even jumping curb down town while shnpping is an ercisej She said the realization that there isnt much you cant do Just because you cant walk came early to herand she took up sports actively few years ago ditore that just didnt believe could do it she said The thought of me put ting the shot for example was just unbelievable ltlrs Vinden credits Ryan for every medal have earned sass REMEDY was skeptical even when went to Winnipeg last year just never believed could take part actively in sports again worked at it every day and things became castes ii sudden it just Mrs Vinden says she is can vinced thatactl petition is the best rehabilitate she has worked with paraplegics most at hcrliie through the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Canadi Paraplegics As sedation The Dana as team in is rael is being assisted by stoop federal grant withthe balance of the required 516000 coming from private donor busincsse andservlce club ccirc Finals Set for Waterloo DENNDXVILLE 10 Bruce Coulter otBishops lint versity president of the Central Canada Intercollegiate Football Conference said Monday next Saturdays championship game will be played at Waterloo out The clash for the CCIFC title will teatura unbeaten Loyola College Warriors of Montreal at Waterloo Lutherans Golden Hawks Loyola had so wonlost record over the regular while Coulter said venue for the championship interdivisional game was decided by the flip of coin Winner of neat Saturday contest then moves on to take part in the Atlantic College Bowl at Halifax Nov not whether um irtrne or not Beat Cornwail from October28 limits rot our cant so Pruhsodasid Hells expert aced tn the sports line In throttle best dty in the may have one he said they ve ot beautiful sis diam there and we certainly wwldnt want do anything to jeopardize that TEAM NEEDS PLAYERS What the Senators need Pau Iqu so ll investment in playa said no plans have been worked out as yet to ao quire betterplayers The Post said Short and Pan hscci agreed after three weeks of negotiations to meet the price not by the teams cwncrs James Lemon end the estate ofJames Johnson if said only minor points in Fat Albert Is Hes Contender TORONN OP Bmce Gamble or Johnny Bower could be pushed out at the Tovv ronto Maple Leaf starting lineup in the National Hockey League by 22yearold goal tender they used to call Fat Albert Al Smith was promising goaltender last year in the Maple Leaf organizalinns but herwas overweight Lest sum mer he weighed mpounds and had tmuble bultoning bk ooat Smith was botheredhy iiriends who asked how he could be so fat andplay in the NHL So Smith decided to do something about it He en rolled in physical fitness Nurse and sweated off 30 pounds from his sixloot frame suffocated the weight off he says got one of those green plastic garbage bags and cut out the bottom of it and tied it around my middle it makes you sweat even more When Smith reported to trainingcamp at Peterbor ough Ont his clothes had been altered My wife had to take In all of my pants and suits it was like getting new wardrobe lily waist had reduced lrom 39 to 33 SHARP FROM START They asked him at training camp if he was in condition and Smith answered wouldnt know Ive never been in condition Right from the opening day Smith was sharp tie showed himseli serious contender for the leals alter onlytwo years in proiessionai hockey and good season lad year wlth lulsa Oilero of the Con traliaague It also didnt hurt his chances when Bower was in Iayval Saints MONTREAL CF Pierre BrindAmnur scored two third period goals to help Laval Saints to 56 victory over Cornwall Royals and move the Saints into sole possession at first place inthe Metropolitan Junior Hockey league stand ings BrindAmaurs second goal of the final period proved to be the winner as the Royals who sut feredtheir sixth defeat in nine starts led going into the third period Pat Giorda Hartland Mona han and Mi Charet scored the other goals for the Shim Charets goal was scored an empty net with three seconds remaining in the game after the Royals lifted netminder Rocky Martin for an ultra attacker in an attempt to tie the game Rdchard Dcsrolssrs scored two goals for the sixthplace Royals and Bobjurrien added the other The victory was stals sixth innine games and moved the club into first place wlth points two more than Verdun mu OPENING lab mfidhlhdtiiawniihit Co ii business on he sold his fnoco estintba than iiing Corps ton salmonella the Reynolds ééngzood mpetitor Mdy Rdcev No VMOre sauce wnursn flu Canadian racing seen the last alone at thagrittird pert formers over tone dour stretch Bye and Ne Conn Snuthojs chestnut warriOr was withdrawn from the Horometer Stakcs Saturday morning add it is rumored probablywont Fat lilo More For Loaf Goal jurodin training camp and Smith and Gamble shared the gosltending duties when the Lents startcd their ahibition schedule lhen llomnto coach and manager Punch lmlach decided to go with Smith in the boats league opencr in Detroit and the nyearold Ie plied with 24 victory Now the guessing around the league is that lmlaeh might go with three goalteng dcrs this season Sure ldibo disappointed If was sent back to lhilsa said Smith All can do though is play as well as can and hope for the bed Smith who realizes that insl ing the extra pounds may pay oif eventually in bigger sal ary says Not only do feelbeiterin the nets but generallyslso have lot more confidence in myself When was to weighed around 185 pounds But that summer went up and worked at lodge at Stake Day When came horn was up 187 gt gt Andrea leads Central Hockey League Scoring mECANADlAN eases Paul Andrea of Amarillo Wranglers holds onePoint lead in the Central Hockey league scoring race with live goals andvnine assists tor 14 points Tom Webster of Oklahom BlazersA1 Gammof Houston Apolios Len any of hilsa Oil ers and Ray Brunei of Omaha Knights all have 13 points Webster who played for Niag ara Falls Flyers oi the l0ntario Hockey Association Junior se ries last seasohgis the top goal scorer with l2 his team mate lirn lnrentz lesdsin ss sists with 11 Phil Myra anodier Niagara Falls product who now plays for Houstonhleads the goalten ders with 175 goalsagainst average gt The leaders tAAmsrillo OKOklahoma City iiHous ton Titlsa hiuhiemphis 0riinhal Andres Webster OK Al Caron Len Buoy RoyBrunel Lorentz0ii Johnson Bordelesu Paterson Weve V0 vinyl interior race again The son at Nonrch Thy Bye Bunty will be valu able Inddition to the Canadian breeding industry The respect with which horse men regard Bye and Near was best illustrated by thefcenver satipn between thlswrlterand trainers bod CsvalartsJr and Jake Nemett last week Cavalarls was remarking that he would have to send two how es ice Water and James Bay in the Barometer in order to have chanceto beat Lhe Smythe stead Hes real tough horse Cnvnlarls said When you think youve got him he just digs in again And he hasnt been bab ied either Hes been trained hardrsnd he runshard Nemett dinsin agreement added if he can pass on his determination to his volfspring they should beE something Bye and Near won the Pists Trial and Quebec Derby at three at four he won the Montreal Stakes and this year he won the Dominion Day Hondicap and Fair Play he Hes also been second or third in 13 other stakes Bye and Near has raced 72 times woe is of those races been second 23 times and seven times third for earninaa oi $142 Bye and Near currently stands 16th on the list at ahtlme moo eywlnning Canadianbrads Jumpin Joseph winner of the Grey Handicap Stakes and neat Saturdays Carleton Stakes lava orite will ship to Greenwood for workout on Tuesday The son of Page Page owned by Warren Boas is in excel lent shape as his seven furlong workout in ndiourfifths seconds at Woo yo lastThurl dayaltesis ast ideiviouldiiigs In likefan are of carpet disappearing Windshield wipers i5 wheels ventless side window denuidm

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