weekender july 19 1986 p17 milliken teen wins national judo crown by robert donnelly when i was small i always got beat up cabral wallace 16 was six years old when he took up the sport of judo to defend himself against schoolyard bullies i had to set the record straight he re called now ten years later the mil- liken athlete is the national champ following a oneweek competition sponsored by judo canada and held in sydney nova scotia last week the grade 11 student from st robert catholic high school paired off against challen gers from manitoba british col umbia and quebec in the under74 kilograms 1628 lbs weight class i was the shortest in my divi sion he said so most of the guys i fought i had to either look up at or were heavier wallace an ikkyu brown belt weighs 67 kg 147 lbs and stands 5 ft 7 inches tall in his final fight for the gold medal his rival a fellow team member from kenora at 61 was like a tower ing northern spruce and tipped the scales at almost 72 kg 160 lbs in judo you have to take your opponent down to the ground or throw him or choke him out or armlock him he explained literally translated from japanese as the gentle way judo was modified from the self defence techniques of jiujitsu to make it safer for competition judo began in tokyo in 1882 and came to canada in 1924 judo canada the governing body for the sport was established in 1956 in 1964 the first olympic competi tions were held in tokyo wallace admitted that the sport despite efforts to make it as safe as possible does have its in herent hazards for example choking out if taken too far or if the referees are not alert can end in suffocation or even death he said also he pointed out that two years ago at an invitational tournament sponsored by the un ited states judo association usja in decauter illinois an overexuberant arm lock broke his left elbow in great pain wallace some how not only finished the fight but also won it he was then sidelined from competition for almost two months wallace trains in his basement with weights and downtown with the university of toronto judo club to prepare for next years competition in prince albert sas katchewan meanwhile hes concentrating on acquiring his black belt and dealing with sibling rivalry like her older brother twelve-year- old crline a blue belt also partakes in the sport when asked if she will ever be tossing him around someday cabral laughed and said no ill make sure that wont happen for a long time markham tennis mixed b intercounty vs newmarket jason adamson kevin thompson lost 4- 6 64 36 brian brewer john chipper- field won 64 75 john priestman st hugh scott won 62 75 christina hoover st edgar reich won 64 63 betty catrtcala dennis yoot won 64 61 marg falcoa karen smiley lost 2 67 26 ladies majors vs aurora sue quinn marg falcoa lost 46 16 betty catrtcala sandra gibson won 76 26 61 christina hoover st caroline zank lost 67 36 joanna meharg sc lorraine mcdonald lost 26 36 ladies a vs german mills christa collins si marlene peralta won by default joan henry st lyn brewer lost 63 46 46 grace dangelo si diane smiley lost 46 36 virginia northcott st kim moore lost 36 46 ladies b vs banbury linda payzant st pat maybury won 63 63 kim lowes st gail closs lost 36 16 mary anne mcleod st marlene gillies won 64 63 betty miller stephanie richardson won 67 62 76 ladies independent vs richmond hill pat regent st maureen jervis won 63 64 donna wega betty taylor lost 57 57 bette harris st jackie bennet won 64 46 62 shirley teel st isobel bell lost 67 36 markham fun league l team w toni sullivan 9 susan moon 9 mr transmission 9 hogan chev olds 8 carson st weeks 7 rep sports 8 northtown texaco 7 markham knights 6 service tire 6 eithiercrjbari 5 barrys auto 6 unionville motors 4 markham convenience 5 sylvia houghton the weedman l 5 5 6 5 3 6 3 5 7 4 6 6 10 7 harveys 11 1 susan moon 11 barrys auto 3 rep sports 18 service tire 16 markham convenience 11 sylvia houghton 8 susan moon 17 toni sullivan 5 mr transmission 6 service tire 4 hogans chcvolds 13 the weedman b carson st weeks 20 markham conveni ence 5 susan moon 15 service tire 10 hogans chev olds markham conveni ence 5 toni sullivan 8 unionville motors 0 knights 15 mr transmission 8 once in a lifetime markville toyotas finance sale financing on all vehicles in stock based on 48 mlhs oac 1 0000 maximum amount choose from tercel mr2 corolla camry cressida celica supra trucks vans large selection of used cars with over 20 previously owned toyotas hurry in t0daythis may never happen again markviile toyota msim home of the professionals your full service toyota dealer sales leasing service parts 222 wellington street vhest hwy 7 east of markviile centre body shop