Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday september 22, 1964 17 repercussions loom Over ruling behind the bombers Winnipeg Blue bombers Are experiencing one of the most disastrous seasons in the history of the club. It May Well be they will not win another football game this season particularly since the injury list grows longer As each game is played., while there was criticism of the team and coach Bud Grant earlier in the season fans now appear to be rallying behind the club realizing that under the circumstances they Are giving their Best and then some. I Don t think i be Ever been prouder of the bombers than i was last saturday said one fan to this Corner. Sure they lost but they gave it All they had and that s what counts in my another who has never been a great admirer of quarterback Kenny Ploen admitted quite frankly monday that he thought the native of Iowa turned in a Brilliant performance against Saskatchewan roughriders. Because he is playing with a tailed club there is not much likelihood Ploen will even be in the running for All Star Quarter Back honors this year. But if the voters Ever stopped to consider what he has done under most Adverse circumstances he d prob ably win the Honor without too much opposition. Unfortunately they usually go with a Winner although this did t apply when Kenny was leading the bombers to three Grey cups. Admires their spirit because bombers played so Well in a losing Effort last sat urday a. W. Moore a local football enthusiast Felt compelled to sit Down and write a complimentary letter to this column. It was on our desk when we arrived i the office monday morning. Or. Moore comments i just could t let another Day go by without expressing my feelings of a truly courageous and proud team such As our Blue bombers. I have to admit very reluctantly that i have been one of Many fans who have been Down on or. Grant our bombers and everybody associated with them. But with each game you can t help but Admire the poise and team spirit of a group of men who Don t want to be beaten and won t be beaten in desire Pride and sheer guts. The fans wanted an exciting team with new faces. All i can say is they have one in Spades. Charlie Shepard made a remark on radio the other Day that we would come alive in 69. Well i m afraid Charlie is four years out because the bombers will arrive in 65. Let s see if the fans Are As proud As our football team and Back them by showing up at the we Are delighted to print the above letter because it belies the Oft repeated observation that Winni Eggers will support nothing but a Winner. We Are sure or. Moore s comments express the feelings of Many football fans in this City. True they May be extremely critical but in this respect they Are no different to those of other cities who May have losing teams. A bad Call maybe off the Vest Green Bay packers went Down to defeat at the hands of Baltimore sunday because Paul Hornung missed converting a touchdown but a lot of fans who watched the nil game on television were second guessing the packers Bart Starr when he threw a third Down pass late in the game which was intercepted the packers were in Good Field goal scor ing position at the time and a three Pointer was All they needed to win with two straight losses and quarterback y. A. Tittle on the injured list it looks As if Al Sherman s new York giants Are in trouble this season if the giants Don t come up with a win in their next couple of games we imagine the wolves will Start to give coach Sherman a bad time of it particularly since he traded off a number of name players before the season opened but Sherman should have a thick skin after All he coached Here did t he Ken Venturi predicts that John and Dick Lotz of Hayward calif., the first Brothers to join the pro Golf tour simultaneously will Start winning prize Money almost immediately. Inci dentally the Brothers Are sponsored by a family corporation Golf management inc. Which guarantees them each per month for the next two years while they test their skills on the pro circuit Nice work if you can get it it s still too Early to determine whether or not there will be any repercussions from the univer sity of Manitoba s ruling regard ing students playing for outside teams but varsity officials Are confident they Are taking a major step towards inter collegiate athletics at the fort Garry campus., head coach George Depres of the football bosons was Satis fied that the school s physical education department did the right thing. We had a number of boys clubs ask us to impose such a St Ltd Depres. They Felt it would take the Hook with their current the Bison coach Felt that Diset Dent players would How up at the team s training Camp within the next few Days not much be cause they fear losing their athletic privileges but More so because they truly want to play for the University in the coming season. V Depres would t offer any currently playing for outside comment on stories that a local Junior team would test the ruling program and is not meant to in a court of Law. Meanwhile non University teams received a copy of the varsity regulation and an accompanying letter from a. J. Fraser director of intercollegiate the letter. Brought to the at Tention of the clubs officials the University s plan to enforce the regulation and a sked them to make any varsity students on their teams aware of the Rule. Fraser Points out that the regulation applies to All sports offered in the school s athletic keep a student from playing the sport of his Choice. Releases Are automatic for players who after a fair trial of both the ath Lete and coaching staff do not display adequate skill for the team concerned. The ruling went into effect monday which was also the first Day of classes at the University. If a student wishes to play for or represent a non University team or club he must obtain from the coach a written re lease apply in writing to the words of Wisdom Richard Mckenzie left John Lindsay and gory Weston right were among the 500 Hunting enthusiasts who attended the Safe shoot ing clinic of the fort Garry rotary club monday. Derek Brown far right of the fort Garry Junior Rifle club shows them the Correct Way to Load a gun. Ottawa owes Success to Stevart Jackson Toronto Jack son s throwing Arm and Ron Stewart s legs appear to be keeping Ottawa rough riders on top of the. Eastern football conference. Halfback Stewart leads the Wiley Mercury Are All fired up and Are offering incredible savings on new 65 Mercury trucks Ducor Hunter s special today at Wiley Mercury you la get the buy of on a new 65 Mercury truck. Come in and discover a new scope in Riding comfor made possible by Mercury s twin a beam suspension. 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Bernie Faloney Hamilton Tiger cat quarterback is second on the list with an average of .458, completing 55 passes in 120 tries for Yards gamed. The league standings have Ottawa in first place with five wins two losses and one tie Hamilton second with a 4-3 won loss record and Montreal Alou ettes third with a 3-4 record. Toronto argonauts Are last in the Etc race with five losses and two wins after seven starts. The league leaders with eight games have played one More than each of the other three. Stewart is also High on the list of league scorers with 36 Points on the strength of six touchdowns ranking third after Don Sutherin of Hamilton and Ted Watkins of Ottawa. Halfback Sutherin kicked himself into first place in league scoring with 44 Points including 14 converts eight Field goals and six singles. Watkins with 42 Points is second on the strength of seven touchdowns As an Ottawa end. Ottawa kicker de Lurner still leads the punting statistics with an average of 43.9 Yards gained picking up Yards in 52 attempts. His average punt is 43.9 Yards and he has scored four single Points. Montreal s Gino Berretta Fol lows Ulmer in second spot with a 42.6 average. He has picked up Yards in 65 attempts and three Points. Argonaut halfback George Hughley leads in Kickoff returns with an average run of 32 Yards while returning 13 kicks a total of 416 Yards. His longest return run is 60 Yards. Lovell Goleman crowds Buchanan Regina up fullback Lovell Coleman of. Calgary Stam Peders has moved to within strik ing distance of the Rushing leadership Western football Confer ence statistics revealed monday night. Coleman who won the Crown a year ago after taking Over from the great Earl Linsford As stampedes top fullback rushed for a record 238 Yards against Hamilton Tiger cats in an inter Locking game last week. The single game wac Mark left Coleman 24 Yards behind halfback de Buchanan of Saskatchewan roughriders in the Rushing race. Buchanan traded to riders last year by stampedes has rushed for 973 Yards in 111 car iries for a fancy 8.7-Yard average. Coleman has carried the Ball 150 times for 949 Yards and a average. George Reed of Saskatchewan was third Well off the Pace with 556. Behind him came vet eran Leo Lewis of Winnipeg with 448 and Rookie fullback Bob Swift of . Lions with 455.s the statistics included All games to Date. While Buchanan dominated the itching teammate Hugh Campbell paced the receivers at the close of the week. He has caught 40 passes for 596 Yards and nine touch Downs. Buchanan and Swift both hive scored eight. End Tommy Joe. Groffey of Edmonton moved within Range of Campbell in the reception and total yardage departments with 39 catches for 580 Yards while flanker Bobby Taylor the top receiver last year was 442 Yards on 36 reception s. Eagle Day of Calgary Ron Lancaster of Saskatchewan and Joe Kapp of . Shared the passing laurels. Day completed the most passes 100 Lancaster gained the most yardage and hit for the touchdowns 13 while Kapp had the Best average completion 64.7 on 119 aerials. Jim Copeland of riders led in punt returns with an 5.7 Yards on 42 run backs Lewis had the top Kickoff return aver age 36.5 on 14 run backs Larry Demelie of riders led in interceptions with three and Ron la Tourelle of Winnipeg in Fumble recoveries with three. Top punter was Martin Fabi of Saskatchewan with a 42.4-Yard average on 55 punts while Neil Beaumont of . Was. Second with a 41.9 average on 55. Dunbar Nia Kwa Bob Dunbar the former Mani Toba Junior Golf Champion won the championship of the Nia Kwa club sunday when he compiled a total of 301 Over the 72-Hole route. But the 22-year-old youth just won. Tied in the runner up spot were Don Mcneill and Dick Quinton with 302, while Back in third place was Otto Mckrush with 306. Playing the final round sunday Dunbar wound up an 80. Dick Quinton blew a Good Chance to tie the youngster by shooting a double bogey six on the last Hole. Bob the Young est Liakwan Ever to win the club championship. Starting with the first round the scores of the four leaders were Bob Dunbar Don Mcneill Dick Quinton Otto Mckrush Rugby scores London. Creuter re Multi of Rugby played in Blu in Mon Day night Rugby league Lanc Liln cup second bound Warrel Niton 19, Oldham 4 Bobbt to Ixion club my them Lucelly 12, Maesue 3 Northern 9, Royal Hifp 6 Penzant Newlyn 6, old Bel Vedere 8 Redruth 5, Rowlyn Park 14 director of athletics setting Forth in detail the reasons for the application and appear in person before a regular meeting of the athletic directorate for consideration of his application. The Rule does not prevent a student from representing a non College club during the Long vacation. Badminton adds closed event the Canadian Badminton championships will take on a new look when players move on to the courts for the 1985 championships to be held i Edmon ton from March 31. To april 3, 1965. A new format for a Canadian closed and a Canadian open Amateur championship was adopted at a meeting of the directors of the association in Winnipeg Over the weekend. The Long standing controversy was resolved for this year by establishing a closed championship to be played during the first two Days of the event followed by an open to be played on the last two Days of the event. Only Amateur Canadian players Are eligible to enter the closed events and Quarter finalists of the closed together with Amateur foreign players Are eligible to enter the open Champion ships. For several years some Badminton officials and play in have Felt there should be More Clear Cut Way of de Claring Canadian champions than was enabled under the one open championship event. Plans Are under Way to bring a contingent of the worlds Best players on a Cross country tour in 1965, culminating in play in the open championships in Edmonton. President Don Mackie from Toronto announced the Canadian Badminton association was planning to Send a team of at least four Canadian players to play in the All England championships in March 1965 assistance from the fitness and Amateur sport Branch of the department of. Health and welfare was now enabling the association to extend its horizons in its approach to Badminton development throughout can Ada at both the senior and Junior Levels As Well As improving Canada s status As an International contender. The Junior development program is to receive a Complete overhaul under the guidance chairman Jack Wallis of Toronto. Winnipeg motor products cordially invite you and your family to the premiere showing of general motors Foremost 1965 models Pontiac Buick acadian thursday september 24, 1964 showrooms 1290 main St. Arrive this week at Eastern sales our Complete used car inventory must be cleared this week prices on All units Are being slashed below Cost All offers will be considered. Save up to per unit. This Rock Bottom Price Clear Ance Sale will last until thursday evening sept. 24th, 1964. Sample value 33 pm cars 63 Pontiac Cylinder automatic Sale Liaa 60 Chev. 3 doer t by Londar automatic. 58 Pontiac cd Loftain is ant Amatuc pow a roaring Pawar Bravot. Reg. Now 57 Chev. 2 door Hardtop. Cult Firor. 55 Chev. 2 Deer Hardtop. V-8, floor shift i Rio. 28 Fords 62 Ford Sedan. Reo. 61 Falcon ho50 a curl. Aura. Rio. New 60 Mercury automatic Paw or steering Power Brake. 58 meteor Al Standard. Rio. Now 57 Ford station Wagon. Of Standard 26 Chrysler 63 Chrysler Arat aaa. Fully now 61 Belvedere 2 Deer Hardtop. 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