12 the examiner Friday Sept 1977 Brings glory to Barrie By ED HARPER Chay Mike Forgrave of Barrie continues to bring glory to his home city Last weekend in Sudbury Mike won the 400 metre hurdles and the gold medal at theCanadian Senior Track and Field Championships Forgrave set Canadian junior record with his victory when he covered the distance in the remarkable time of 5172 seconds The way Mike is improving he could possibly be the next big Canadian star in track and field Wouldnt it be great if if he could bring back gold in the next Olympics It has been done before by dedicated athletes in Canada and believe that Forgrave is dedicated and wants to be the best in the world Back in 1928 at Amsterdam an unknown by the name of Percy Williams from Vancouver BC made Olympic history after his mother and friends raised the money to send him to the Olympic Games with his coach Bob Granger The heats for the IOOmetre started on June 29 Williams won his first heat easily but in the second heat Williams had to do his fastest time in the Games 106 seconds to qualify psychology came to the fore the German needed to be in front and if Percy could stay with him and come out of the curve even he could win the race Williams ran neckandneck with Koernig up to the for the semifinals 1n the semifinals the next day Williams had bad start but recovered to finish second this put Percy in the ï¬nals where he was to meet the most impressive field in the young career There were Bob McAllister of the US Britains Jack Lon don Frank Wykoff an 18yearold schoolboy from Califor nia who had tied the Olympic record four tima and who was the favorite George Lanimers of Germany and Wilfred Leg of South Africa Percy Williams the 20yearold from Canada was the decided underdog When the gun went off the start Williams shot into the lead with the rest chasing close on his heels He stayed in front in spite of challenges from London and Wykoff He hung on to win by yard with the crowd going wild in the stands There was no time for Percy to celebrate his win The next day the zoometre heats started Here Williams had to con tend with new fresh group of athletes men who were more experienced and had faster times than he Percys coach Bob Granger had spent lifetime studying the techniques of the other great runners He knew that the men Williams had to beat were Charles Borah from Calfor nia his teammate the veteran Charles Paddock and the great German Helmut Koernig Once again Williams won his first heat easily The draw for the second pitted him against both Borah and Koernig but only two could qualify Granger sized up the situation and gave Williams his instructions dont go to winrun to beat whoever is running second When the race started Koernig took the lead with Borah second and Williams running third At the halfway mark he tried to increase his speed and momentarily faltered but with semenes still to go he found his momentum and pass ed Borah for second place with only two yards to go The pressure was enormous as time for the final neared and chance for double victory Once again Grangers He marked Koernig as the one to watch He told Williams final Stimetrcs Then he turned on finishing kick that drew him away to one yard lead at the finish The whole stadium rose to ap plaud him the unassuming boy who had come from nowhere to defeat the best athletes in the world the first Canadian ever to win the double in two of the most prestigious events of the Olympics How had Percy Williams done it He gave credit to his 13 coach saying that he owed everything to him But Percv was dedicated and listened to his coach and believed that he could do it Barries Mike Forgrave could be another Percy Williams believe he has the talent If he is dedicated enough and believes in himself he could become the best in the world Barrie North Collegiate will be out to improve on its no win six loss and one tie record last year in the citys high school senior football league The North team have been working out after school in drills and physical training Working on stretching exercises for the legs and back is Gerry Arm strong who will be trying out for the full back position for the club Team coach Peter Donaldson is optimistic about the teams chances in the league this season He says the Track club holds city paper drive The Huronia Striders Track and Field Club will be making monthly newspaper pickups in Barrie starting next weekend The paper drive is project to raise money to improve the track and field facilities in Bar rie club vicepresident and coach Jim Ritchie said It will be used to upgrade the facilities track and field Park sports calendar ITY FASTBALL LEAGUE Barrie CoOp Convertible Pools Giffen Equipment Simcoe Hotel LADIES SOFTBALL LEAGLE FINALS West Bend Ivy LADIES ONSOLATION FINALS Barrie Glass and Mirror 18 Queens ASA PLAYOFFS pm Beatrice Foods vs Downsview Queens Park LADIES SOFTBALL LEAGUE pm Queens Hotel vs Barrie Glass and Mirror Shear 830 pm Ivy vs Westbend Shear Park 715 pm Barrie Colts training camp Barrie Arena 915 pm Barrie Flyers training camp Barrie Arena We have contract with local businessman to purchase all the newspring we can pick up Ritchie said It cant be magazines or glossy paper just newsprint We will make monthly pickups in each ward he said Starting Sept 17 in Ward one Raceway entries SATLHDAY FIRST PACE MILE STABLEMATE PINK PANTHER LORI LEE Penswe Penny Harris Crowe Brcthour Dixon fie Duchess Robbie Stevens Steelmaster MacArthur PridcofGlenn Scrannage it Sonnydalc Rex SECOND PACE MILE H50 RED RUM Brcadncr Brooks Sr NORTHWOOI IARNELI Jones GAMBLING DONNA Byron IGeneral Bee MacKrnzic 37 Bold Pen Woodland KingdaleDuke Thorpe chk Story MIL Ken 11IHD THOI MILE 00 PRINCE DEMON Fitzgerald Brethour Lockharl ARDEN VAN Cass 1DUTCH SABBY Haasc 2w Mayfield Annerud Jets Ena Dixon Chanty Kid MarKenue 7r Adair County Hughes Summer Day MacArthur FOURTH PACE MILE 3500 277 VICIORIOUS DAVID lass SPEEDY KELLY Scrannagc rItEAlERS RDCKIfl Irwin RobbiusComet Dixon Reect unninwiam Wi Lor Genie Brethrou JJ5Missey 7Goodnuff Fer Mc FIFTH TROT MIN23600 How MacArthur VCAPE PINE BONADIOS Lint9s ARNUJIM Growe RODNEY 6011 Scrimmage rRosaJ Brad Cyclone Bob Dixon Misti Lee Frost MacArthur Blues ecter Annerud Dons mber Rutledge SIXTH PACE MILE M500 tinltENII RICK Edwards IIRISS TAR BOY Rowe KNIGHI BLOOM McClure Flying Miss Crowc NoJo Kin It Bodkin Roy Ella MacArthur Easter Rogue Durbano Irish Doninic Scraniiage SEVENTH lAilZ MILE 000 HIDDEN PLEASURE Dixon TILLIIINGER MacArthur PETER BYAIIE Byron Locust Connie Rutleng 27 Pinedalc Jane Crowc Dreamlirne McClure Sterling Kingtimc Harris 77 Watcrtown Phil Moore EIGHTH PACE MILE 00 JUST SOCIETY Jackson ARMBltO PARIS Liness DAIHNE HERBERT Dixon rBlack Duchess Brooks Hardy Cashier Scrunnugc novnewov thirloIt Bye Bye MacArthur Arctic Frost Moore Adios Karen McClure NINTH PACE MILE 3550 IL CANADIAN BYRI Harris 7PItUNELIA Scrannagc rfllerRS PRIDE Rowe Erna Lot Brad Walters Marge Crowc PastimeRuth JMclurc Mighty Mikclltcc MucKcnllc SisterJ Byron TENTH PACE MILE 8500 WIDOWSJOE OAnnerud EAGER BEAVER ADIOS Harris DUANE HELDA Thich Chuck Baron Lnngcn Night nastier GDurbano Midnight Parker Dixon CaptainB Byrd Stoddurt Majestic Drtsiin McClure Barrie North Collegiate Barrie North Collegiate will be out to improve on its record in the citys high school senior football league North went through the season with no wins six losses and tie and finished out of the playoffs last year Senior coach Peter Donaldson said the club had poor season and that was going to change this year Were small as far as numbers go but there is good attitude with the kids Donaldson stated That was the problem last year TA AWAY The big thing is to stay away from injuries he said Donaldson said the club was not too deep in talent but there are few players who were good He added couple of players had transferred into the school this year and that was going to help the team He add ed the newcomers were good players We may have to go on guts alone Donaldson stated Well go as far as they want to go and do as much as the players want to do The club had its first full quipment practice yesterday and 24 players dressed Donaldson said the initial tur nout earlier in the week had 22 players showing tip He said he was encouraged by increase in interest shovm OlII PLAY He added there were Several students at the school who could play ball but because of marks they were not going to He said he couldnt blame the students for not coming otit since they wre concentrating on their school work to go to university later Donaldson said he was iiii pressed with the attitude of the players He explained the team players have the right attitude to win Examiner Photo did not Mant to repeat its record of last year and the players hated losing They hate losing and theyre not going to do he said Were already off to good start and should improve over last year Ile said most of the players showed up at the first practice in good shape He added some had been working all summer to stay fit and one player had lost 30 pounds to play It REIlRNING We have players retur ning from last year and some players up from the junior team the coach said Donalsson added the players had not been assigned positions yet but each had signed lists where they wanted to play We had nine Sign as quarter backs and lot more as running backs no one wants to be tackle Donaldson stated He said last years quzuter COOP pounds out 12 hits now leads semifinals 2l Barrie CoOp pounded out 12 hits last night at Queens Park enroute to an 82 win over onA vertible Pools in the in termediate division of the Bar rie City Fastball League oOp leads the semifinal series 21 Winning pitcher Bill Frechette allowed only three hits fanned eight batters and gave up five walks Don Dykstra took the loss on the mound struck out three and gave up five walks Each team commit ted one error CoOp scored two runs in the bottom of the second added three more in the third and pair in the fourth inning The final run came in the seventh inning SCOREDSINGLE Pools scored single run in the fifth and added one in the top of the seventh inning Peter Bertram led off the bot tom of the second inning for Co Op with home run Then with one out Peter Landers tripled He scored on single by lack Shaiiahan COOP Pools oOp kept on scoring in the third inning Bob Burton led off the inning with single He ad vanccd on sacrifice by Al Aistrop Burton scored on double by Nick Owen Ron Hoggarth walked with two out and came home with Owen on triple by Landers BlILILEAD IoOp built up lead in the fourth inning With one out Frcclicttc singled He crossed home plate on single by Aistrop Aistrop scootcd home on double by Bertram Pools finally made it onto the scoreboard in the fifth inning with Bob Baird leading off with walk He went to second on passed ball and scored on an er ror to Landers Each team scored single run in the seventh inning In the top of the seventh Doug Ferguson singled with one out for Pools Hc advanced on walk to Gary Lyte and scored on Bill McAlcers single Lyte was thrown out at home plate on the play Willi one out in the bottom of the inning Landers walked He scored on sacrifice ground ball by Shanahaii Pools had two more base run ncrs in the game but both were on walks given up by PYechette Pools left six men stranded on base while CoOp left nine men standing Giffen rallies in sixth to defeat Simcoe Hotel Giffen Farm Equipment scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to snatch 32 Victory away from Simcoe Hotel in the recreation division in the Barrie City Fastball League Simcoe had lead going into the sixth inning when Gif fcn pounded out three hits to win Greg Giffen was the winning pitcher and struck out five liai tcrs allowed five hits and did not issue walk Ron Charlebois started the game but was relieved by Dave Lowe in the bottom of the sixth inn ing Lowe took the loss Charlebois struck out one bat Cowboys ter Lowe walked two and the two gave tip five hits The two walks came during the Giffen rally Giffen Simcoe Simcoe took lead inthc top of the third inning Charlebois led off with single llc advanced on sacrifice by Eric Cummings and scored on Ralph La mberts double Simcoe made it in thc top of the sixth Larry Wood led off with triple but was thrown out at home when Bob Coulson reached first base on fieldcrs choice oulson scored on double by Harry Hughes Giffen then went to work Mark Lawson led off with single He scored on double by Neil Craig Giffcn then helped his own cause by receiving base on balls single by Scott Brown scored Craig to tie the game 22 Giffen then scored the win ning run Giffcn had two base runners gunned down at home plate Brown was thrown out as was Bob Thompson who had reach ed base on walk Simcoe Was unable to get base runner in the top of the seventh and final inning fete rou Out to improve record back Scott McCallum would be returning and the junior team quarterback Dan Graves would be on the team this season Ilc stated the club would be in good position at that spot BETWEEN TWO lhe msition will probably be up between these two Donaldson said The team also has Bob Angi as coach The team will be working out every night until the season starts Donaldson felt his club would have good chance against the citys peren nial powerhouse Barrie en tral Collegiate The North school also has junior team The juniors have around 30 at training camp and coach Wayne Maloncy said about 20 were returnees from last season He said things looked en couragiiig for the junior squad and he was sure the team would do better than last years poor season He said many of the players at the camp had not played football before and were receiv ing excellent training under Coach lord low The juniors also practice every day after school but are not yet in the full equipment stage Skaters complete exams The Barrie Figure Skating School held its summer school test day recently Ramona Aust of Barrie suc cessfully completed the preliminary figure test Charlene Edwards of lniiisfil passed her first figure test while Susan Bookey of Barrie passed the second figure Colleen Mansfield of Borden was successful in the preliminary Dutch dances while the junior bronze tenfox dance was completed by Heather Surettc of Borden Marcia McDonald of Alliston completed the senior bronze European dance and Karen Cyr of Barrie completed the senior silver dance blues Ramona Aust also passed the swing test and Marie Mar childon of Iiinisfil was suc cessful in the fiesta Eagleson asked to hold off TORONTO CP Alan Eagleson under fire from ama teur hockey officials for his role in setting up the world junior hockey toumament says he has stopped work on the tour ney until Hockey Canada meeting Sept 15in Toronto over Pittsburgh Steelers DALLAS AP Quarterback Roger Staubach slap ed life into sluggish Dallas offence and Effren Herrera kic cd three longdistance field goals Thursday night to propel Dallas Cowboys to 300 National Football League exhib iition victory over Pittsburg Steclers Both teams ended the exhibition season with 33 records and their starting tiarterbacks nursing injuries Staubach who pulled hamstrin flip ad missed the last two games with ed thrccyard touchdown pass to tight end Jay Sa di an completed eight of 11 passes before leaving with leg cramps early in the second half Herreras field goals carried 44 47 and 35yards as the Dal las def encc sacked the Steelers quarterbac at eight times Terry Bradshaw was trapped three times threw an inter ception and had in mm blocked before he departed at half time with bruise thigh He completed two of seven passes for 14 yards Dallas built 170 halftime lead on Staubachs touchdown pass Herrera field goal and oneyard plunge by Robert Newhouse Benny Barnes blocked Bradshaws punt at the Steelers 16 to set up Newhouses touchdown Bradshaw was puntin year veteran Bobby Wal because the Steelers on waivers earlier int week laced 14 Roy Gereta the Steelers placekicker took over the pun ting chores and wobbled efforts of IO and five yards to hand Dallas 10 more points Herrera who had kicked 47yard field goal early in the third quarter booted 3yarder after Gerelas shank of unt Then secondstring Dallas quarterback Danny White ircd 21yard touchdown ass to Butch Johnson after Gerela authored fiveyard fort The Cowboys held running back Franco Harris to 43 yards in It carries before crowd of 49824 It was the only exhibition game played Thursday New guidelines given for rules equipment The Ontario Minor Hockey Association OMHA has come down with several rule changes and guidelines regarding pro tective equipment The obvious rule change states the stick cannot be raised above the waist either in front or behind the back The major item on MHAs acceptable protective equip ment list is the helmet and face guards Mike McCann of the Barrie Minor Hockey Association stated the new regulation regarding the raising of the stick may kill the slapshot in minor hockey OUTLAWED SIIOT He said he had outlawed the slapshot from the teams he has coached The slapshot is probably the greatest inhibitor to the development of basic hockey fundamentals McCann said Sometimes its all the kids practise McCann said the ruling may help the young hockey players develop the wrist or snap shot He added he might like to see the slapshot banned in leagues pcewee and under SEE BANNED Lloyd Pearsall also of BMHA said he might also like to see the slapshot banned but the limit on the height of the stick may not help the develop ment of the wrist shot He explained when he teaches youngsters to shoot high with wrist shot he tells the young player to follow through To follow through the stick goes above the waist Pearsall said Ed Bouchey director of the BMHA said the list of protec tive equipment approved would not affect the BMHA too much USING GEAR Bouchey explained the association had been using the accepted head gear for several seasons and everyone was us ing the right kind He added the face guard ruling was another matter He said the face guards some of the players were using were not on the list and new ones would have to be purchased He felt the new masks would cost about$12 Its probably the cheapest piece of equipment player can have and it wont break anyone Bouchey said Pearsall is in favor of the manditory use of the face mask He said one of his sons had severly injured his eyes twice and it had happened in an innocent way Frank Dirrocola scores goals Frank Dirrocola did it all in leading Cholkan Real Estate to 52 win over the Moldex Mites in squirt division soccer play of the Barrie Optimist Minor Soccer Association this week Dinocola scored all five goals for Cholkan In other playoff action the PeterReino Hustlers slipped by ANAF 32 on goals by Scott Laurin Dean Henderson and Steve Hogben Richard Pindcr scored pair of goals to lead the Rotary Club Tigers to 30 win over Olympia Bombers Dave Arnott had the other marker Ken Theesiiian Darren Rumble and Robbie Martin scored to help Bob Garner Construction to 30 win over the HoJo Goers Semifinal playoff action highlights the BOMSA schedule next week The second time was even more simpler Pearsall stated McCann said the use of face masks did not hinder the play of the youngsters He explained 14 of 16 players on an allOntario bantam team from Barrie wore the masks The manufacturers models and model numbers of approv ed helmets and face masks were distributed by the OMHA to all teams and officials in the association LIST STATES In bulletin accompanying the list it stated the drilling of holes for the purpose of at taching facial protector and or throat protector is permissi ble Any other alterations in cluding the painting of any part of the helmet this included numbers will result in the loss of approval The painting rule is effective in the 197778 season We have been informed the bulletin stated that pain ting of helmets is dangerous and could cause failures due to chemical reaction with the helmet materials Any coach who permits any of his players to enter the play ing surface wearing protective equipment other than that listed and as result the game is delayed shalt for the first of fence by automatically suspended for three games the bulletin stated For any subsequent offence or if the game is cancelled he shall be automatically indefinitely suspended until his case has been reviewed by the presi dent matches scheduled Barrie Rugby Football Club will be playing two games tomorrow at Central Col legiate The Barrie second team takes on Toronto Lions at pm and then at pm Barrie First meet London Minor hockey association runs power skating school The Barrie Minor Ilockcy Association BMHA is current ly holding Power Skating School at the Barrie Arena The school has 240 boys registered in six classes with per class attending twice week The boys range in age from 16 years of age School chairman Ed Bouchey said the purpose of the school was to help teach the young hockey players basic skating skills School committee member Mike McCann said the school is used to teach the young hockey players the different facets of skating the fundamentals and teaches the older groups to con ditioii themselves Learning about balance is important for the groups McCann said Committee member Lloyd Pearsall said the long range plans was to get the instruction part of the regular coaching duties Were hoping to get coaches in the BMIIA to integrate it into the practises learsall said learsall explained if the basics were not st rcsscd often during practice the effect of the school would be lost because some of the youngsters younger would forget what had been tuaght Fred Shero of the Philadelphia Flyers says he goes everything with his team every two weeks McCann ad led ï¬g uh We may not accomplish everything overnight but it will help in the development of bet tcr hockey players who can skate better Pearsall said Pearsall and McCann are the directors of the school while Marg McCann Bill Kirk Corby Adams Heather Johnston Ron Robinson and Paul Regan are instructors The school cnds Sept 29 McCann said the profits from the school goes directly back in to the minor hockey league to help pay for the large amount of money it takes to run the association every year Its also way for us to help the Barrie Minor Hockey Association McCann said Tom Harris 13 Jonathan Court practises his starts and stops at the Barrie Arena in the Barrie Minor Hockey Associations Power Skating School The school is run throughout the month of September with 240 boys ranging from to I6 years of age entered The purpose of the school is to help the players in minor hockey in Barrie to learn the fundamental facets of skating Each participant practises twice week Examiner Photo