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The making of champion By ED HARPER Chay The many great ski hills in Huronia are starting new season We in this area are very fortunate to have such vigondgrful facilities for alpine and crosscountry skiing so cose Over the years Canada has produced many great Alpine skiers One of the best was Anne Heggtveit an Ottawa girl It was almost 20 years ago at the 1960 Winter Olympics that she achieved her highest honor an Olympic gold medal In 196d the Winter Olympics were held at Squaw Valley in California and at tha time Anne was 21 years old She won the slalom with combined time margin of 33 seconds over her nearest rival Her victory went long way towards dispelling the gloom that had settled over the Canadian camp after the United States had defeated the Candian hockey team only few hours before OUT OF NOWHERE In describing her race the Canadian Press reported that Anne had flashed out of nowhere to win However nothing could be further from the truth Her story typifies the ar duous and expensive process by which world skiing cham pions are made Annes family included accomplished skiiers on both sides Her father had been crosscountry champion of Canada and so had her uncle Another uncle had been member of Canadas Olympic ski team in 1932 and 1936 Near at hand during Annes precious skiing childhood were the hills and trails of Camp Fortune breeding ground for many excellent skiers and only couple of hours away were the skiing resorts of the Laurentians Annes father first took her skiing strapped to his back But when she was two she was put on her own skis and by the time she was five she was forerunning slalom courses for the Ottawa Ski Club an invaluable experience that she later duplicated at Lake Placid At the age 0f seven she launched her competitive career by winning the Catineau zone senior Iadies slalom and combined which was probably humiliating experience for the ladies in the competition But it confirmed her fathers belief that The parents have the first chance to spot talent Under her fathers coaching and that of Ernie McCulioch at Mont Tremblant Anne developed high degree of technical excellence By the time she was 15 she had won almost every competition open to her in the Ottawa region and she had had her first taste of North American competi tion MADE FIRST SPLASH That same year she made her first international splash At Oppdal Norway she won the Holmenkollen giant slalom over field of firstclass skiers the youngest person to win the event in the halfcentury since this famous meet had begun broken leg sustained during training in 1955 prevented Anne from winning any medals at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina though she placed quite respectively even though she wasnt fully recovered Along with another excellent Candian skier Lucille Wheeler Anne was placed under the supervision of an Austrian coach Pepi Salvenmoser for advanced training in racing techniques The coaching paid off in 1959 when Anne won the twostage combined title in the whiteribbon tournav merit in January Two weeks later at Garmisch Partenkirchen she won the even more prestigious Arlberg Kandahar championship the first nonEuropean man or woman to do so The Barrie Colts Joe Marchildon came close to scoring on this play during Junior action at Dunlap Street Arena Thursday Dullest game of the year night The Colts got third period goal from defenseman John Surgenor to take an important 43 win Examiner Photo Brownell sharp for Colts The Barrie Colts took an im portant two points defeating the Brampton Chcvys 473 in dull Junior coiitcst played in front of small crowd at Dunlop Street Arena Thursday night The Colts had played fast ex citing hockey in previous games but Thursday night the game at times more closely resembled council meeting than hockey match LONG DELAYS Questionable calls by the referee led to several delays as players and coaches debated and argued to get clanfication During one segment of the first period play was stopped for no less than minutes as Bramp ton argued call against their goaltender However regardless of what dull affair it was Colt coach Gary MacMillan is happy to have the two points as Bramp ton is one of the clubs his team has to beat it it is to make the playoffs Dunc Brownell turned in another superb effort in the Colt net He was particularly sharp in the second period when he stopped 14 shots withou giv ing up goal On several occa sions in that frame Brownell made stops on what appeared to be certain Brampton goals The Colts had the better scor ing opportunities in the first period but Chevys netminder Dan Findlay was also hot Dave Stephens finally got the puck past Findlay 803 into the period from scramble in front of the net Jim Garner was credited with an assist Brampton got on the board at the 1238 mark of the period as the examiner Friday Dec 1919 Braves make tour trades TORONTO CP With the minutes ticking away base balls major league brass slow to act most of the week contin ued talks today in an attempt to beat the interleague trading deadline at midnight tonight in the windup of the annual winter meetings After just two deals in the first three days the tempo picked up Thursday with four trades involving 15 players Three of the agreements were reached during the evening din ner hour Slugging outfielder Jeff Bur roughs the American Leagues most valuable player in 1974 righthanded pitcher Doyle Al exander and outfielders Al Cowens and Willie Mays Aikens were the top figures in club ex changes Atlanta Braves determined to escape the National League West cellar in 1980 were No1 iii the wheeling and dealing The Braves who earlier had signed Al Hrabosky as free agent and acquired Chris Chambliss and Bill Nahorodny in trades went at it again Thursday reaching agreement on fiveplayer transaction with Texas Rangers HAD POOR YEARS Alexander who played out his option with Baltimore and New York Yankees in 1976 and signed with Texas as one of the first free agents in baseballs reentry draft won 17 games in his initial year with the Rangers However he has slumped badly winning only 14 games the last two seasons The Rangers also threw in lighthitting reserve infielder Larvell Blanks journeyman who broke in with Atlanta in 1972 In another major trade Thursday California Angels shipped Aikens and shortstop Rance Mulliniks to Kansas City Royals for outfielder Al Cowens and shortstop Todd Cruz Al OWENS to Angels Other developments saw 7Cleveland Indians send third basemanoutfielder Ted Cox top prospect with the Red Sox couple of years ago to Seattle Mariners for two mi nor league pitcheis Rafael Vasquez and Rob Pietroburgo and player to be named later 7Baltimore Orioles deal mi norleague pitcher John Flinn to Milwaukee Brewers for in fielder Lenn Sakata who spent almost the entire 1979 season in the Pacific Coast League 0utfielder Rowland Office who batted 249 while playing out his option with Atlanta sign as free agent with Montreal Expos 7Chuck Tanner who man aged Pittsburgh Pirates to the World Series championship re warded with new contract ex tending through the 1984 season He had one year left on his old pact American League club owners vote 122 in favor of proposal that will guarantee visiting teams at least 810000 game Two tight matches in cage action mens basketball action Thurs day night The Trolls took 5856 victory over the Yamahas and the Lakers beat the Sonics by the same tally Kevin Bethune and Dave Porter were twoman gang for the Trolls Porter had 22 points and Bethune was good for20 The Yamahas had much more balanced attack with four players hitting double figures Two close games with iden tical scores were featured in sports calendar HOCKEY Friday tight CKBB vs Barrie Ioliccallstars Icharity DunlopStrect Arcna x510 pm Barrie IIyers at Orillia Terriers Intermediate Ted Smithers beat Brownell fromtheslot Anne Heggtveits Olympic victory and the gold medals of the World Skiing Federation emblematic of world titles in slalom and Alpine combined were no accident Nineteen years of skiing the most careful grooming and personal qualities of courage determination and concentration had gone into their production After her Olympic triumph Anne Heggtveit retired from further competitive skiing and was admitted to the Hall of Fame in the same year ONLY GOAL As previously mentioned the Colts were lucky to come out on top after the second period Garner got the only goal of the period with Doug Lougheed and Rick Bowman setting him up Early in the third period the Colts went up by two for the first time in the game as Joe Innisdale juniors impressive Seniors downed by Midland 615 pni Ora Tls at Gravenhurst Dou Briscoe led the wa wi The lnnisdalc senior boys basketball team went down to In the junior contest Innisdale got some revenge for their MarChlldon C9nV9red 013 Play gmwm Md 17 Semis and Keith Tuymblin 31524 lgss at the hands of powerful Midland in action at Barrie sciiior as they took onesided 5625 decision set up by Chris Nicholson Soon 6° at both had 12 and Rob Hamilton urs ay after Brampton got back to within one with Mike Brics tallying Defenseman John Surgenor Dave Templeton was redhot for Innisdale as he hit for 18 points while Dave Berriault also had good outing with 15 Lcduc led Midland with 16 910 pni Giffen Farm Equipment Ma jar Bantams at Richmond Hill 930 pni Green and Ross Minor Ban was good for 11 Mike Patrick led the Lakers to victory with 20 points while Midland is one of the teams expected to challenge for the league championship Phil McGee was the top lnnisdale shooter on the day as he Major Atoms thump Aurora tams at Sharon The Barrie Kinsmen Major Atoms thumped Aurora in Tucsday the juniors nipped tough Bradford squad 4241 715 pm Newmrket vs John Ellis EdTrahan um York3imcoe Hockey League action Thursday pumped home nine points John Faragher led all scorers hitting Including exhibition play Innisdale has perfect four Win and Who Playecl SOlld gamei MinorAtoms tEaslviewArenut Gamehigph hmrso hgwiver The first Period was very close with neither team able to for 23 Mints 105305 reford Scored What proved to be the WM went to the Sonics Bob Greer who hit for 28 points Brian MacIntosh and Rob Avery had pni Harlem Diplomats vs Central Collegiate teachers Central Collegiate Curling pm Mens and Business Girls tally With 506 left in the second period Wayne Nelson con verted an excellent pass from Shawn Mei to open the scoring for Barrie Before the frame was out Jeff Oldfield scored on winner at the 1209 mark with Nicholson again being the playmaker The midget game was the closest of the day as Midland took 4740 victory despite Dave Irvines 16 points for Innisdale Drew Varley was Midlands top scorer with 14 Nottawa takes two backhand and Barrie was up 20 John Robinson and Nelson assisted on the goal Goaltender Robbie Grays bid for shutout was ruined early in the final eriod Before the Aurora goal was tallied Mark Rocchio ha made it 30 on an unassisted effort Robinson from Adrian McKendry and Mei made it Ted Beattic tallied on an unassisted effort and Todd Quinn finished off the scoring late in the game with Jeff Oldfield and Mike McCann assisting There were five niinois called in the game with three go ing to Barrie Stayner tourney set to go The ninth annual Stayner Hockey Tournament will run to day through Sunday and this year it is going international as team frotn Amherst New York will be there Other teams entered in the tourney are Oshawa Tillson burg Beamsville Bramalea Peterborough Pickering sault Ste Marie Owen Sound Alliston Flesherton Kit chener Midland Orangeville Barrie Leaside Markham and Brantford There will be competition in three divisions All the con solation and championship games will be played Sunday beginning at 1230pm and ending at approximately pni Oro teams defeated Two Oro teams went down to defeat at the hands of Tot tenham clubs in YorkSimcoe Hockey League action Thurs day night The Partridge Juveniles lost 41 although they outshot their opposition 3225 The only Oro goal was scored by Ron Goffan with John Ayerst and Kevin Brown assisting The Morrison Peewees were nipped 21 Stephen Parsons from Bob Drury was the only Oro marksman Canoe club meeting Monday The Barrie Canoe Club will hold general meeting at Sun nidale Community Centre December 10 The meeting gets underway at 730 pm The guest speaker for the evening will be Ron Parsons His subject will be the Gull River Project rcprcscntativc from Frostline Kits may also be in attendance Novices shutout Alliston The Barrie Lions Club Atoms shutout Alliston 60 with David Henderson scoring twice Kevin Horner Geoffrey Bertram Brent Preston and Brian Hciidry had singles David Harris and Warren Caidy split the shutout The Novices hold record of six wins two losses and two ties Peewees beat Thornhill The Barrie Irvine Carpet Warehouse Minor Peewees defeated Thornhill 52 in YorkSinicoe Hockey League action hursda ni ht Five diffegent shooters found the mark for Barrie Darcy Taylor richy Cadnian Keith Cyr Danny Schaly and Marty Parker all scored Schaly also set up two goals while Peter Archie Cadman and Parker helped out on one each The game was tied at 22 after two periods but the final frame belong to Barrie who were outshot 2218 III the contest Greg Salter turned in an excellent goaltending performance Barries record stands at seven wins two losses and tie Buckeyes set rebounding mark In their victory oer the Central Redskins Wednesday the Stavner Buckeyes set new rebounding recording They grabbed 17 balls off the boards which is the most ever in Coach Petters 17 years at Stayner The old record was set in 1970 when the Jeff Smithled team grabbed 67 in game However the Buckeyes shooting eyes havent been up to par Their worst performance in that department came against WA Porter when they sank only 15 0f 74 shots Shorneys winner Nottawa took two convincing wins in Huronia Senior Hockey League action this week They dumped Nottawa 52 and then thumped Camp Borden 103 Five different Tiic shootcrs found the mark in the win over Nottawa Firing makers were Jack Pickering Eugcnc Nissi Dari Jennings lcorgc Carre and Dan Jennings Dennis Ber trand and Leclair replied for Nottawa John McFadden as the big shooter for Tire in the romp over Borden as he scored four times and assisted on three others Jennings had two goals with Rick Dunn Niilsc Iickciv ing and Torn Micks finding the mark once each Armishaw and Switzer had the Borden goals In action lhursday night Shorncys defeated Boidcii 03 with Harve Boydo and John Pindcr scoring two goals each Rob Brett and Paul Whalcn had single markers for the winners Iaul Bertrand scored two III losing cause and Andrc oit rineau had one Kings undefeated Oro solid third The lcnctang Kings arc unbeaten after 16 gamcs in Georgian Bay Junior play but they by no means have stranglehold on first place lravcnhurst and the tlro 77s are both in hot pursuit of the Kings lravcnhurst trails them by just two points and iiro is on ly five points behind The 775 could be in second place had they done bcttcr in head tohead competition against Gravenhurst lravcnhurst has won all three of the games the two teams have played against one another It appears those three clubs will be battling amongst themselves for the top spots throughout the year None of thc other four teams has winning record but there is quite bat tlc for fourth place Fourthplace Parry Sound and sisthplacc Bracebridgc arc separated by just threc points STANDINGS Penctang Gravcnliurst Oro Parry Sound Huntsville Braccbridgc Midland SCORING LEADERS Steve Bicc iravcnhurst Jeff Barks Parry Sound Craig Brown iravcnhurst Dan Bcagan Parry Sound Doug iillcspic leiietang Murray lllllt tlro iI Its In 11 it 27 lti 12 ii 23 17 211 17 ti lit lit 17 ti Ill lit 17 510 13 It If Its 23 3t 33 23 21 4t 16 Zti 43 Btl 11 13 39 15 33 If Bantams stay hot routing Orillio The Barrie tnitcd Rubbcr Workcr Major Bantams had lit tle trouble in handling Irillia Thursday night skating to an 81 victory at Eastvicw Arena Barrie now has very im pressive record of 11 wins tie and just one loss On Sunday they play their first game iii the prestigious Silvcr St ick Tournav merit at Bramalca llicir op position for the am contest will be Waterloo David Ilogbcn paced the at tack against rillia scoring twice and setting up two others Barry llughcs also had an ex cellent game scoring the hat trick Singles went to Sean Kirkpatrick tiary Bertram and Doug Archie Kevin Roulstoii set up three of the goals and Jim Harris helped out on two Barrie held tTti shotson goal edge in thc clcanlyplayed game which saw only five minors called Versatile athlete Olympic veteran pio By ATIIY IIEATIIER Of The Examiner Hans Eder is man who knows skiing Cross country skijumping downhill slalom giant slalom you name it hes done it And he has been champion at it Eder who with his wife Krista his son Marcus and daughtcr lcnny has owned and opcrutcd Barrics Snow Yallcy ski area for the past 16 tttl is former Olympic tossrcountry skier and ski jumpcr He has also won several Austrian German and Ontario championships in Alpiiic ski events such as downhill lhilc Eder still skis at age Sit hc naturally no longer skis competitively The last timc he jumped was more than several years ago in small meet in Owen Sound came first think rccallcd Iltl while relaxing and cnjoying some lunch in his hotilt which is spacious apartment on top of the main ski lodgc dont even know STARIEI AT THREE Edcr an Austrian by birth from Badgastcin started ski ing at the age of three Ile began what became his specialities ski jumping and crosscountry when he was If yours old In no time at all he was champion So it was no surprise that he was choscn to ski in the 1918 llllIIplCgt in what was then thc combined jumping which was an event for those who did both crossrcountry and thc nordic ski jumping Skicis finishes in both events counted towards his overall placing ctually started cross couniry before jumping says Edcr But one time was late for downhill event so they put me in the jump ing instead iEder had of course jumped bctorei won the competition so they said Youll do jumping from now on And of course had to kccp on with crosscountry tll his first Olympics Edcr placed tenth but as he says iic was young only 22 years of agc In the 1952 Olympics at Oslo Norway Eder finish ed tittli III the combined llc neered iu playoffs Essa Road Curling Club Hans Eder shows the form that led to fifthplace finish in the combined jumping event at the l952 Olympic Games in Oslo Norway was third in the ski jumping off art 85 metre bill He could have been third overall but for some back luck was unlucky in the crosscountry said Eder lost my ski and it took about minute to find it so it affected my time Probably the accomplish ment Eder is most proud of is that he was the first man ever tojump 130 metres They had just built new jump in Oberstdorf in 1950 said Eder We were the first to try it and was the first to jump 130 metres Of course with bigger hills Eders record has long since been surpassed But his jumping technique he feels was not far from the way jumpers jump today PIONEER Swiss fellow Rudy Tesche and were really the pioneers of the style jumpers use today said Eder At first the style for us was with our hands straight out like cross Then we swung them in the circles just once and kept them out front But it was at berstdorf and in practice where we jumped with our arms straight back and our bodies parallel When other jumpers started seeing that we went farther that way it started revolution in style Eder says that while jumpers could go farther with their arms back the jumpers had to jump with their arms in front because of marks for style The stan dard was arms in front and thus judges awarded high points to those with style in this manner We wouldnt have gotten any points for style if we had jumped with our arms behind us said Eder Shortly after Eder com peted in the Olympics he decided to come to Canada My sister was in Toronto and wanted to see some of the world says Eder Id been in the States before sol just decided to come WENTTOQLEBEC Eder went to Mont Tremblant in the Quebec Laurentians where he was on the ski patrol before becom ing an instructor there Though he spoke little English when he came over he carried around die tionary to learn how to speak English It was while he was at Tremblant that Eder had his first serious skiing acci dent It didnt come in ski jumping but rather in the downhill Eder had always continued skiing alpine despite concentrating on the crosscountry and ski jump ing entered the Canadian eight each mpstyle championships says Eder caught an edge near the end of my downhill run and hit tree broke my back and was in body cast for quite while Thats when went back to Toronto It was back in Toronto where he met his wife Krista They were married in 1955 Only year after Eder got out of the cast he was back ski jumping From Toronto Eder com muted daily to Oshawa where he ran the ski school and pro shop And he was also instrumental in getting the first ski jump built there USED TODAY That jump is still used to day said Eder In fact in Canada thats one of the only places jumpers are still jum ping Eder also helped out at Christmas camp in Col lingwood But in 1960 Eder moved up to Barrie to Siiov Valley where former owner Murray Anderson employed him to run the ski school and pro shop And in 19 he became the owner of the area While part of my life skiing competitively was one there was new com petition says Eder My business While Eder thought hed be able to combine skiing with his business he says he ac tually skiis less since he bought Snow Valley But the area has expanded greatly in the 16 years the Eders have owned it and Eder hopes his two children Marcus and Penny who is now the director of skiing will even tuallytakeitover We really like the Barrie area says Mrs Eder Liv ing out here gives us peace and quiet Being from Frankfurt never really had the opportunity to ski Now that have havent got the time Both Hans and Krista are avid golfers and spend most of their summers at the area working and enjoying the warm weather Looking back wouldnt change thing in my life says Eder Everything here is sogood