c14 tkuunkafkll5ia marvin betz is no george steinbrenner sv by bruce staplev marvin betz sits in the ex ecutive office of the swimming pool operation bearing his name exchanges a few goodnatured in sults with an employee wielding a paint brush then starts talking about his pride and jov the betz pools senior b mens fastball team he brought into existence two years ago is hoping to get back on track this season after being hit with the old sophomore jinx in 1988 winners of the oasa intermediate crown their first year out the pools pla toon went up a notch to senior b their second season only to have the wheels fall off the cart we believe we have a shot at the senior b championship he says buoyed by the same pre- seaon optimism that turns grown men into excited little boys at spring training camps in florida each spring last year we were inconsis tent and had some personality problems this year we hope to treat the fans to some exciting ball marvin as stouffvilles only sport notes bruce stapley glamour team sponsor naturally draws the occasional remark lik ing him to george steinbrenner the tempermental despot who runs the new york yankees baseball team the same way the old slave drivers used to operate the plantations in the deep south and while he feels the com parison is more than a little bit unwarranted hes not afraid to admit he is a handson type of investor i dont mind being profiled he says and no im not just like any other sponsor im in volved with the team to a signifi cant degree i work with the guys and we make decisions i created this team i love it i want to win to play hard and go up against good competition you can be very competitive and have fun too and seeing as its his money that is making the whole thing fly he feels its only natural he would want to make sure its be ing spent to the greatest advan tage for both the team and for his company its my advertising dollar i want it to be a good team i go to all the home games and a lot of the away games and the bottom lme is he wants the whole thing to be an at traction that goes far beyond the more restricted fan appeal of fered by the towns minor soft- ball program i want to see the stands filled with people to that end marvin isnt above spending a few bucks on bells and whistles to add a little pizzazz to an already colorful event the electronic scoreboard with the eighttune repertoire will sport lights this season the 5050 draw will continue to offer fans the chance to take home extra grocery money as well as a lawn umbrella sports paraphernalia or a case of pop while marvin may be willing to open the purse to promote his team he draws the lme at dangl ing financial incentives to allure outoftown hot shots to put on a betz uniform there are said to be teams at least at the senior a level of ball who lavish honorariums some as high as 20000 to entice star players marvin insists however he doesnt go that route though he will bring in players from other towns to strengthen his lineup he wants to field a team made up of as many home grown ball players as he can find guys who just want to play as a hobby were still trying to keep the local flavor while supplementing it with guys from around the region and he has succeeded in lan ding hosting rights for the on tario amateur softball associa tion senior b championship tournament to be held at memorial park this coming labor day weekend which guarantees both fan in terest as well as a spot in the new regular season alignment tourney for the host betz team that will see the betz team in- add to that a hopedfor ap- terlock with a richmond hill pearance in the provinces senior loop and it looks like a hot sum a tournament as well as the mer down at the old ball park j benefit to aid injured athlete 1088 chevrolet beretta 4 cyl ps pb automatic air cond amfm stereo and more sporty economy wrapped in a champagne colour or class 3476a q qqc 1988 pontiac grand am 4dr automatic air cond amfm stereo cassette and only 13000 km 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and sandy hawley will be among the sports stars from gymnastics curling and horse racing over 20 celebrities in all will attend markham resident bill crothers an olympic silver medallist in the 800metre distance has a particular reason for supporting kurts fund- raising dinner crothers was on hand to present kurt with his trophy and medal for winning the 10kilometre run at the unionville festival in 1987 gengenbach has been competing in festival races since 1982 winning his age divi sion almost every time a gifted athlete and student kurt dreamed of earning a hockey scholarship to university in the united states a hockey ac cident in january has altered this dream kurts spinal cord was damaged when he slid into the boards during a midget game gengenbachs friends and neighbors as well as community groups and business leaders have organized the sports celebrity dinner to raise 150000 towards kurts recuperation expenses tickets for the l00perperson dinner are still available from fred cox 4772677 glenn crosby 4770366 or beth mcdowell 4774137 bunnys continues to dominate atom league in atom division play bunnys flowers continued their winning streak as goalie cheryl norton chalked up her second shutout in as many weeks laura winterstein notched both goals for bunnys with patricia davis earning an assist sheri bearden stopped several good chances by the bunnys to keep the score at 20 tavannah herman krista dudley millisa dawson shyla bren- nan jill villenue and kristi ingram all played excellent hockey but could not get mph earthmoving on the scoreboard lindsay upton played a superb game on defence in the second atom game george ross knocked over a short- handed stouffville bowling team by a score of 41 in the first period jennifer turner gave the ross team a 10 lead assisted by stephanie summerhill early in period two leandre forsyth put ross two up with nicole bardell assisting two minutes later allison macdonald made a good rush for the bowling team to give her team its lone goal nicki robin son drew an assist late in the period turner notched her second of the night to give the ross team a commanding 31 lead assisted by kirsten fraser kim maschke put the game away with a goal in the third period as she scored for the ross team with bardell assisting golegolf instruction golf repairs travel golf clubs 19th hole golf shoppe 471golf4653 190 bullock drive unit 10 markham registration unionvilles mens slow pitch league uspl wed april 5th 800 pm 1000 pm sat april 8th 100 pm 400 pm unionville vets hall lower level mainstatfredvarleydr markham town line proof of residence required cnr tracks age 25 by january 1 1989 fee 75 official host of 1988 ov provincial championship