Players Key To Etiquette of the game. And, observing the tules of curling is all a part of the general etiquette Tegardiess of the standard of "The players themselves are : ued success of any sport. 'The curlers themselves should always strive to be respected Pog for this fine o~ so rapidly grown popularity There are many points of that will come natur- ally to most players, but some of the major items that should be observed by all curlers are offered for your study. WHEN NOT delivering a stone, players other than the skips of each team should stand well to the sides of the sheet of ice on which they are playing. This allows full vision to the skip and the player who is delivering the rock to see the broom. This is a must when wide 'ice is being played. It is actually against- the rules in major competitions, and in other cases considered in bad taste, for players other than the skip or vice skip, to congregate in, or behind the house, especially when one of re opposing players is shoot- ig. And when the skip is giving the broom for one of his play- ers, no other broom should be on the ice, near or behind the skip. Any such distractions are considered unsportsmanlike, and can be unnerving to both opponents and teammates alike. There is another point that can create distractions and it happens at the other end of the ice. While an opponent is delivering a stone, the next player should take a position ere there will be no inter- ference with the shot. HE SHOULD not be moving behind the hack in any way that might distract his oppo- nent. He should, however, be ready to deliver his stone es soon as it is his turn to play. Skips -- or vice-skips when the skips are shooting -- are the only players allowed to sweep behind the tee liné (cen- tre line of the rings), unless the skip has specially desig: nated another player to do the sweeping. This means that one high |person only on each team can sweep behind the tee line. Then there is a new rule in force this season pertaining to the slide and delivery of the stone, No part of the player's body, or his playing equip- ment, broom, etc., may cross near the hog line in completing the delivery. This rule brings up still an- other point of etiquette. If a player should break this rule, it is his duty to immediately announce it to his opponent whether accidental or other- wise. Then the opposing skip has the right to either let the shot stand, or remove the stone and replace others that might have been moved by the shot. BECAUSE THE onus is on the non-offending side to call the rule infringement, -- this places the non-offending skip lin a most uncomfortable and at times an unfortunate situa- tion. This is where etiquette and sportsmanship comes in. The player who commits the foul knowingly and does not declare it, thus forcing his opponent to call him on the foul, is cheating both his opponent and himself as well as doing the game of curling an injustice. : Skips and thirds -- vice- skips to easterners -- may hold strategy consultations at any time during a game, but long delays are not generally con- doned. Together with consult- ing with the skip, the vice-skips also take care of the scoring of ends and also decides in co- operation with opponents when a measure is required to deter- mine shot stone. AND, FINALLY, although curling, like hockey is played on ice, blocking or bodycheck- ing are definitely not a part of curling etiquette. Aq BILL CROTHERS -- poy By JACK SULLIVAN Canadian Press Sports Editor | It's a happy birthday and a' Merry Christmas. today 'to Bill Crothers from the country's sports editors and sportscast- ers. They named him Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1964 with a whopping vote of confi- dence. The award was made on the bespectacled young man's 24th birthday and in recognition of his outstanding successes on tracks in North America and Britain, capped by a great sec- ond-place silver-medal perform- ance in the Summer Olympic Games at Tokyo in October. There, against the best field the world has known in the 800 metres, he was picked to finish no better than fourth. But he sent the experts scurrying for cover with a placing behind gold medallist Peter Snell, the all-time great at distances rang- ing from 800 to 1,500 metres. Crothers was clocked in 1:45.6, the second fastest of all time. And he was the first Ca- nadian to reach the final in this event since Phil Edwards: of Montreal won the silver in the 1936 games. at Berlin. JEROME SECOND The 148 voters in the 30th an- nual Canadian Press year-end poll, asked to name the three individual athletes in order of ipreference, gave Olympic com- petitors a clean sweep. Crothers, a pharmacist in the Toronto suburb of Markham, topped the list with compara- tive ease. Computed on a 3-2-1 basis, he received 313 points, was menitoned by 122 voters and given 85 first-place votes, 21 seconds and 16 thirds. Second with 107 points was & Harry Jerome of Vancouver, who had undergone surgery for a damaged thigh muscle after * a disappointing showing in the " 1962 British Empire Games + where he finished last in the 7 100-yard final. Jerome came jback to win a third - place bronze in the Olympic 100 me- 77 Itres, missing the silver by ae ¥ inches. U.S. GRID CLASSICS 'Weather Looms Factor In Championship Games Doug Rogers, the strapping Toronto factory worker who was born in Truro, N.S., and whose father lives in Vancou- ver, was third with 86 points. He brought new popularity to judo by finishing second in the heavyweight division at 'Tokyo. Two professionals Stan Mikita of Chicago Black Hawks, Na- OLYMPIC MEDAL winners walked off with the top three positions in the Canadian Press year-end poll of sports editors and broadcasters, Bill. Crothers, (left) winner of a second place silver. medal in the Olympic 800-metre event, is Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1964. Harry Jerome, (top right) third place bronze medal winner in. the 100- judo. Toronto Runner Named Canadas Top Athlete i metre dash was second, Third was Doug Rogers, winner of a silver medal in heavyweight --(CP Photo) Crothers, who placed third in)book favorite for a gold medal] The silver medal, something the balloting a year ago behind|at Tokyo but the experts sud-|no other Canadian had been The world - ranking half-mile brag star, who ag My Christmas e, i a a A Harry had won 'His reference was to sprinter| rant AD ag "the" balloting by runner-up sports editors and sportscasters across the country. "Harry de- serves it," Crothers added. Jerome, co - holder of the world record of 10 seconds om for the 100 metres, made a comeback this year after disap- pointing performances in the and 1960 Ofympie Games at Rome the 192 British Empire t months and finished a bang-up third in the 100 at Tokyo and followed with a close fourth in the 200. Leafs Join Boston In Baseball Deal. (CP) -- Toronto afs of the Interna- ague and Boston Red an the American League Wediiesdaycompleted final de- tails of a working agreement making the Leafs' the top farm club of the major league base- ball team. Bobby Hunter, president of the Toronto club, described the deal with Boston as ideal for the Leafs. The Red Sox would place the entire team on the field and will name the man- ager, who is expected to be ---- Boston player Dick Wil- jams. ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS Several poles sunk in Amster- dam canals in the 17th century as house supports still exist in good condition today. For the ski-lodge... Christmas 1964 ; To Our Friends: This year... aS every year... we look forward with great an- ticipation to the happiest of holidays. Hope and Joy are more mean- Ingful to the world than ever before. Hope for the fulfill- ment of those words, "Peace on Earth . . . Good will to Men". Joy in the promise of a bright- er future for everyone. It is our fervent wish that this Christmas will bring us closer to these goals, and to true spirit of brotherly love, that we may remain a free people, liv- ing without fear in the land we love. May the blessings of this holi- day season be with you throughout the coming year. Sincerely, The Management and Staff ONTARIO MOTOR SALES i i q : : tional Hockey League scoring| owe and quarterback Rus s/denly went sour on him. He hadjable to do since before the Sec- LTD. j . ham last Jackson of Ottawa Rough Rid-|the unhappy facility of being|ond World War, wasn't bad for ni, Pomc sat leans Gis sco al ee, a -- pein ary 'oo ers, had run in the shadow of|boxed in during big races and|a six-footer whose father tried ie weet : fats, named earlier this|Hs friend and te-~~ate Bruce|tt~~ 'thought his best of 1964 of|to discourage him from track 140 Bond West 725-6501 4 .| Tiger: ee ae a binary hg 0 Tron tat ail be pear as outstanding Canadian|Kidd for years .ati 1963 when against the clock in Tor-|years ago because he felt Bill his last game for the/in the nine-team Canadian Foot- he suddenly: burst into interna-|onto wasn't enough to give him/was "too small." pos pag arp --n oo! Saterday. ball League ties' for fourth, |tional prominence. a ranking at the Olympics. Jerome, recuperated from his - Great Lakes where winter usu-| This year John Had! may be|°@¢" with 80 points. ean saeel Bos ooa a1s|LEARNED LESSONS ee ere, Bs 3 : ' j a ae ..,(at Tokyo, just missed out on pol gg lay male ney . ee ge HOWE OVERLOOKED ithe 800 metres that year with ae econ his also - ran ithe silver medal in the 100 and nown, -|the clu George Chuvalo of Toronto,|# time of 1:46.1. F because the pressurelthen reached the tinal of the uk ieee tet oie ae e-em rag who outpointed Doug Jones' to} He 'was installed as winter- would be off at Tokyo. He prac-io99 metres and again was nip- Se tically walked to'a heat win in "| i fending champion San Diezo|who did not play in the older/tm,® shot at former heavy- 1:49.53, followed with a 147.s|ret At, me wire for a Sard: Chargers visiting Buffalo Bills|NFIL first. 2 a Sr aetian ban tect Ja Profits clocking in a semi-final. ome 8 bronse "He: finished y- Jackie Kemp, the Buffalolthe World Boxing Association's pan | He had learned his lessons| ; ' ig lation' | , | Rogers, who took up judo as Sunday, Johnny Unitas leads|quarterback, has an NFL back-|yersion of the title, was next . well in the art*of jockeying for} | Baltimore Colts, Western Divis-| ground and also played for San|with 65 points. Olympic Games: place with experienced stra-|* schoolboy when other kids | ion champions, against Cleve-|Diego before the Chargers let) twenty.six athletes represent-| |picked on him,. blossomed into tegists and was right up there | land Browns, the Eastern win-|him get away to Buffalo for); TOKYO © ne in the final until Sell mabe his|a six-foot-f ,. ners, in the National League's|$100 ing such sports as golf, eques-|| TOKYO (ap) aepan eae ee : trian, 1,928,326 tickets valued at $51,-}move about 250 metres from|we equivalent to Canada's Grey| Unitas and the Colts are the|bronco. no sae Wp pagel a 729,829--a record--for the 18th|Home. to ae i "ee fe Cup classic. favorites in the NFL game, de-lattention from the voters. And|Olympic Games 'held in Tokyo| "I didn't respond fast enough udy the sport. He won A full house of about 41,000|spite the crunching rushing of|Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wing|°Ct. 10-24. when' Snell made his move,"|three preliminary bouts before losing out in the final. N.H.L.HOCKEY Yy. RICE! | HOCKEY FANS WHO PURCHASE A REGULAR ADMISSION TICKET MAY BRING LADIES... STUDENTS... CHILDREN... TO SEE THIS GAME yell no (10 is due at Buffalo Saturday, with|Brown. super-star and 1963 poll w The Tokyo Olympic Organiz-|Crothers said of the race. 83,000 expected in the big) «pm worried about the dida't recelve a mention. inner, |i4g Committee Wednesday told|---== Cleveland stadium Sunday. weather," Brown says. "A run-| ----_____. |the Games administration com- Despite the fact that temper-|ner has to have the right condi- jmittee the total amount sold atures in the 30s are about the| tions. It's a shame that weather) Aces Order Helmets ies 96.4 per cent of- 2,000,983 best that can be hoped for in|plays such an important part in |tickets issued for 20 Olympic soa city, both games could!sych a big game." For Future Contests bes a events, the comeing ae ave sold out twice. | This is the first NFL title) QUEBEC (CP)--For what $5 | Losing ceremonies, and judo , | j Abeer et Siand baseball demonstrations. The NFL's title game has|game for the Colts since they believed to be the first time in "> " pel sag ag oo professional hockey, a team haSisales for the 1960 Olympic been played in a deep freeze|won a pair in 1958-59. for the last three years--Green| The Browns, once perennial|required its players to wear hel-|Games in Rome were 1,449,370 lor 44.5 per cent of 3,182,122 is- Bay, New York and Chicago. |titie contenders, have not\mets during games San Diego took the AFL title! played for the championship) Robert Martineau, general-|sued. It said ticket sales for the jsince 1957, when they werelmanager of the American|Helsinki Games was 47 per! a bombed by Detroit Lions. Hockey League Quebec Aces,|cent and the Melbourne Games| Zec S our |said Wednesday this long-con-|52 per cent of the total issued. | QDRLIE WEIDER icic ut | we edebena after injuries to two players. | | Defenceman Jimmy Morrison| BASKETBALL | ns an. SCORING SPREE fractured his skull in a fall to} SCORES | jthe ice in a game against | KIRKLAND LAKE, Ont. |Cleveland Barons Dec. 10. An- (CP) -- Even the goalie (other rearguard, John Hanna,,By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) scored a point in an On- |suffered a concussion last Sun-/Los Angeles 135 Philadelphia! tario Hockey Association Ju- |day in a game at Providence.! 117 venile game Wednesday | ------ i night when the Legion team downed Kerr-Addison 38-1. Every member of the Le- gion team picked up at least one goal. Garth Ryan led with 10 goals and nine as- MELVILLE, Sask. (CP)Re- vamped after its third - place finish in the Olympic hockey tournament last spring, the Czechoslovakian national team will arrive in Winnipeg on New Year's Day to play four exhi- bition games. | Gordon Juckes, Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ecretary - managoy Comtirmec| sists and Bob Reid followed team will play two games| With nine and six. against the Canadian national = team and one each against all- star junior and senior clubs. Remember When?... | The tourists will meet the | Canadian nationals in Winnipeg ar ieee es a Jan..3 and Toronto Jan. 10. They play the juniors at Mont- rikson Zaharias, U.S. ama- pan along the road of life, may the fight of the Christmas ster hearten and inspire real Jan. 5 _ maagmed -- champi " ager ws, strengthening our HOME TO RO NTO lub at indon, Ont.,| golfer, was nam e out- ¢ ; ca. re standing woman athlete of resolve to do all we can TV The Czechs will arrive at] the U.S. 18 years ago today Winnipeg from Colorado] --in 1946. Mrs. Zaharias be- to achieve lasting FOR VS ' Springs, Colo., where they meet} came the first star in the peace on 82 +t THIS then 16-year-old history of the Associated Press poll to win the honor-three times. Russian and Canadian national teams in an international tour-) nament. | There Are Special Benefits For All BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND SALESMEN Fer personal use or for @ ACADIAN Other Company use there are * PONTIAC -- at 8.30 ( EXCLUSIVELY ON THE GIANT SCREEN P.M. Seasons Greetings from the Managemtnt & Staff at Herds a very special delivery of swarm wishes for a merry Christmas, = OF THE REGENT THEATRE 3 FREE. Breciar sre matee See ffs! Poms Razenemen FOX WELDING one on one er two yeer lease items . . . Phone or come in for full details. THE MILLS AUTO LEASE PHONE 723-4634 LTD, 266 KING ST. WEST AUTHENTIC MAPLE LEAP HOCKEY PLAYER CALENDAR ROY L. WHITTINGTON 5 Bond St. W, 725-5633 SUPPLIES Ltd. 25 Grenfell Oshawa RESERVE SEATS FOR YOURSELF...FAMILY AND FRIENDS... 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