Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 19, 1965, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press toes 19 Manitoba curlers rough on scots pinned Fraser Smoothie on the Curling lanes pins o badge on Dun con Nicol one of the scottish curlers during the first matches against Manitoba. Having wonderful shoot friends Jimmy Robinson and Barney Lamm the out door Camp operator Are apparently having a wonderful shoot in Kenya Jimmy drops an air Gram from Africa to say that Lamm shot a kudu which upon measurement was found to be a record for East Africa Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda. It measured 50 inches from tip to tip the Only one bigger 52 inches was shot by Elgin Gates of California and he bagged it in South Africa and just in Case you Don t know what a kudu is it is one of the largest and most unusual antelopes there Are two species the greater kudu stands 52 to 60 inches High at the shoulder and weighs up to 600 pounds it is Reddish to dark bluish Gray with four to ten White stripes up and Down its Side. While on the subject of the outdoors Barbara Chesley of Petersfield recently had the thrill of catching a 7 foot Sailfish while fishing aboard the skipper a with Captain a. J. Whiticar at Stuart Florida the Stuart Sailfish club world renowned conservation group has issued a citation and Button to Barbara in recognition of the catch. Bob Divens who took off for Jamaica Early in the new year seeds a card from Kingston to say that he in t missing Winnipeg s cold weather one Little bit the Day he wrote us it was 85 above in Kingston and Bob said he was just getting ready to go and Sun himself on the Beach the Lucky stiff. More and More interest ladies Curling is growing bigger every year about female Broom wielders Are competing in the nation wide Diamond d play Downs this year that s More than double the number which participated in the event when it was first held five years ago. A couple of provincial winners last year have already fallen by the Wayside mrs. Helen Hanright has been ousted in Ontario and mrs. Ann Phillips is out of the picture in Quebec the Ina Hansen foursome of Kimberley which won the title last year is not competing this season As a unit so a new Champion is sure to be crowned in Halifax from feb. 22. We were Happy to see Young Peter Stemkowski who played Junior hockey Here for the monarchs score the second goal of his nil career saturday night As the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to Detroit we thought Pete was one of the hardest working players on the ice and he certainly was t out of place fitting into the Leaf line up like a hand in a Glove Stemkowski got his Chance when Rookie Ron Ellis was injured the Way he played saturday we would t be surprised if he stayed with Tor onto for the rest of the season. Was powerful Man Winnipeg wrestling fans will remember Yukon Eric who according to a news report from Cartersville Georgia was an apparent suicide Yukon performed in this City on numerous occasions in fact one of his earliest matches was held in Winnipeg when he was just breaking in to the Grunt and groan sport. A few years ago he suffered the loss of an ear in a match against killer Kowalski in Montreal Eric who used to appear in the ring wearing a pair of tattered Blue jeans was one of the strongest men in professional wrest Ling his favorite hold was the Bear hug visiting in his Hometown of Minneapolis Dave Skrein coach of the Vancouver Lions told Sid Hartmann of the Minneapolis Tribune that Tom Brown is the greatest line Backer playing football today a few nil coaches might be inclined to give Dave an argument but he certainly won t find any in Canadian football who will. The report is that University of North Dakota has one of the finest College hockey teams in United states this year with a particularly outstanding goalie by the name of Joe Leek. Might be interesting to see How Billy Robinson s University of Manitoba squad might do against them. There is no truth to the report that Ross Fraser has filed his entry for the Diamond d Competition Ross skipped the Only Manitoba rink which lost to the scots curlers yesterday he took an unmerciful kidding from his friends in the Curling fraternity Hernandez wins world Crown Caracas Hernandez became Venezuela s first world boxing Champion monday night when he scored an upset Points decision Over defender Eddie Perkins of Chicago in a 15-round Junior welterweight title Fulg hts the two judges voted for the Caracas fighter while . Ref Eree Henry for Mer triple Champion voted for Perkins. Weighed 140 pounds the class limit. Hernandez weighed of gets earlier Start Montreal East Ern football conference will get under Way earlier than Ever this year when Montreal Alou ettes play defending Champion Tiger cats aug. 6 at Hamilton. The opening Date was con firmed monday by m. E. Ted Workman president and Gen eral manager of the Alou ettes tentative dates for the 1965 schedule of the Canadian foot Ball league were worked out at a league gathering last week in Chicago held in conjunction with the . National collegiate a filetic association Conven Tion. But the opening Date for the Eastern teams of Friday aug. 6, was described As most of Montreal s games against Western teams in the interlocking schedule Are tentatively dated for september with Fleir final Western test coming oct. 11 at Home against Cal Jary stampedes. The Alou ettes have also worked out arrangements with free Cal teams for pre season exhibition games at Home against Hamilton Winnipeg and British Columbia Lions. Bombers run out of ammo Weyburn sask. Up Weyburn red wings jumped in to second place in the Saskatchewan Junior hockey league monday night with an 8-1 Victory Over flin flon bombers before fans. The win was the eighth straight Victory for red wings. Regina pats remain i first place with 59 Points and Weyburn follows with 49. Brandon is third with 48 Points. Red Wing Rookie Sandy Snow paced his club with three goals and two assists. Morris Mott who recently returned to action following an ankle injury scored once and picked up five assists. The other Weyburn goals were scored by Bill Lesuk Gail Holden Ken Thompson and Randy Gates. The Lone flin flon Marksman was Terry Grindle. First period 1. Weyburn Snow Mott 2. Flin flon. Grindle Parenteau Woloshyn penal jes b. Thompson major k. Thompson major Ruzycka second period 3, Weyrum Snow Mott 4. Weyburn Csuk Mott Snow 5. Weyrum Holden Mott. Lesuk penalties gag non Woloshyn hol and minor and misconduct served by Ruel coca and Fraser Lee third period 6. Weyrum Thomp son Holden 7. Weyburn Snow Mott Cardiff 8. Weyburn Gates Lee 9. Weyrum Mott Snow Carruthers penalties Gagnon Lee Woloshyn saves Holland 9 9 Caley 10 5 Junior buffs lose in . Ipac Junior buffaloes Riding Ligh in recent weeks were brought Down to Earth monday by grand Forks air Force cagers who waltzed to an easy 88-66 Victory in an exhibition game at the . Base. They grand Forks knocked the stuffing out of said Man Ager Harvey Lipkin. But it s All experience for the big one he Canadian championship tournament i the Spring. Bill Irwin was one Junior the americans could t Cope with Asib hit for 19 Points. Peter Scheerle hit for 10. By Scotty Harper As we expected Manitoba curl ers were a Little too Good for the scots in the Strathcona cup matches at the fort Garry rink monday. They managed to Sal Vage a Lone Victory out of the six. As the Battle for the trophy is based on the aggregate of the 20 matches from Vancouver to Hali fax the Manitoban compiled a healthy margin scoring 72 Points against the scotsmen s 49. As the situation stands after the ninth match monday Canada has1 a tremendous Lead and its a cinch to capture the Strathcona cup which was won by the scots in 1960. With 11 matches to play Canada has amassed a total of 680 Points to the scots 493. Hon. Errick f. Willis Lieut. Governor of Manitoba skipped the rink representing the Mani Toba Curling association and the other five came from Rural Manitoba clubs. And the did pretty Well. He won his game defeating Bill Robertson Aikman the. Scottish Captain 15-8. Of course or. Willis had first class backing for he had two former Canadian champions on his Side in Ken Watson and Jimmy Welsh the Manitoba Curling association president. Or. Willis could t lose. The scots salvaged their Only Victory when Duncan Ivi Chol a Farmer and potato grower from Fife Defeated Hamiota skipper Ross Era ser 9-7. It was the Best game of the six. The scots had the Mani to bans hanging on the ropes with six ends to play As they were leading 6-1. But the Ross clan came Back Strong after the half Way Mark to tie the score 7-All coming Down the stretch. The Manitoban had the win Ning Rock in the Circle but the Fifeshire Farmer was right there in the clutch to punch out the crucial Ross Rock to win his game. Col. Robertson Aikman of Hamilton was out Here with the last scottish team., was t do ing too badly As he was All Square 8-8 after eight against or. Willis powerhouse aggregation but that was All for the scottish Captain. The Manitoban collected a triple in the ninth end and came Back with a two in the tenth and coasted to a 15-8 Victory. Like his team Captain Eadie Walls a dental surgeon from Dollar was getting along All right after eight ends for he was leading a Gowanlock a two time Canadian Champ 6-4, and then came that disastrous ninth for the scots. The Gowanlock clan hit them for a big five i the ninth and As they say in the Bronx the scots had had it Asab s sharpies went on to two teams tied on top Northe Otts and Rossmere lanes Lead the major men s Bowling league after two weeks in the third Quarter with seven Points. Blacks and Warren Esso follow with four Points. Keith Barber with 912, Les Dyke 838. Bobby Krall 777, and Jack Hales 737, Lead Northe Otts to a close 3-1 decision Over Avo sales who had Good Bowling from Bernie Johnstone 862, Bob King 846, Don Hunter 744 and Norm Adelberg 733. Rossmere lanes scored the Only sweep of the evening the victims being Salisbury House. John Gledhill 827, Tommy Wood Ward Aroneck 781, Garry Lahoda 765, and Marcel Gloux 713, All bowled Well for Rossmere lanes As did Paul Shindak 898, John Stan 759 and Chris Kuhnel 748 for Salisbury House. Warren s Esso paced by Bill Sanderson 896. Sonny Jackson 865, Ray Saunderson 745 and de Sweeney 722, scored a three to one decision Over the blues. Bob Mceachern 803, Ray Landkamer 766, Lloyd Garbutt 734 and Johnny Johns 728 led blues. The final series saw Pelekis and the Blacks break even in their series. Ken Boddis 860 and de Lynch 807 bowled Well for Pelekis. John Sinclair 701 and Randy Duplak 700 paced the b lacks. Win 11-8. A had Leo Johnson a former Canadian Champion and Ca vice president Bill Lumsden on his lineup. Howie Sager of Morden with his two Brothers on the front end Don and Gavin cracked a four in the sixth end on Dave Liddell the Rocc vice president which turned the tide in favor of the Manitoban who won 11-7. Jim Adamson of Gladstone with brother George at second Earl Murray of Neepawa As the mate and Weldon Ridley at first had it fairly easy with Sandy Dunlop a Lanarkshire Farmer winning 16-9. The glad Stone gang started off with a four in the first end and a triple in the third. That was it. But All the same it was Good to see Sandy s scots hit that Adamson Clam for a five in the eleventh end. Bob Grierson a Rocc Council member from Stranraer and d Arcy Mckay and his bran Don men had quite a Battle for 10 ends As they were All Square 8-8, and two to play. But the wheat City gents bagged a two in the Lith and a single in the last end to win 11-8. The tenth match in the Strath Cona cup is being played today at the Grain Exchange rink when the scots will match rocks with the curlers from the Winnipeg metro clubs. Following the matches the curl ers were the guests of the fort Garry club at a cocktail party in the clubroom. Members of the visiting Scot Tish Curling team were honoured guests at a dinner monday night at the fort Garry hotel tend ered by the Manitoba Curling association the enjoyable function was presided Over by Jimmy Welsh Mca president who extended a warm Welcome to the scots on behalf of Mani Toba curlers Errick f. Wil Lis lieutenant governor of the province was the guest speaker. He spoke in glowing terms of the scottish curlers their great sportsmanship and their unsurpassed hospitality when hosting visiting canadians w. H. Robertson Aikman presi Dent elect of the Royal Caledon iranian Curling club and Captain of the visiting team spoke on behalf of the scots. He stated he and his team mates were amazed at what they had seen on their Canadian tour he said he was particularly impressed with the Way canadians looked after the youth when it came to Curling. Art Skinner. Edmonton president of the do minion Curling association Colin Campbell Toronto r. J. Smellie representing the provincial gov eminent Aid. Mcgarva representing the City of Winnipeg g. J. Housted represent Ting the Brit ish High commissioners office Leo Johnson and Gordon Law also spoke briefly. Record Breakers these four Young swimmers Haye goad reason to smile for they set Manitoba records at a meet saturday at Lipsett Hall. They Are left to right Ken Davidson Deborah Kerr Bob Krull and Alexis Simmons. Nymha s Tabbernor sets Canadian swim Marks John Tabbernor a 16-year-old Winnipeg boy caused a sensation a the swimming world saturday when he broke two Canadian rec ords at the Owca meet at lip sett Hall. The youngster lowered the age 15-16 200-metre breast stroke rec Ord by 2.6 seconds and the 50 metre freestyle in the same age group by three tenths of a Sec Ond. While Tabbernor was the most successful Nymha swimmer in the meet coach Harold Halvor son had two other boys who broke Manitoba records. Bob Krull bettered the men s open 200-metre individual med Ley while Ken Davidson did the same in the 13-14 100-metre Butterfly. Ten year old Deborah Kerr who swims for the Winnipeg synchronized swim club Low ered the Manitoba record in the 50-metre breaststroke by one tenth of a second. Deborah is he daughter of former Manitoba record Holder Ray Kerr. Audrey town 8t. James Myca speedster cracked the old provincial record in the girls 15-16 200-metre Back stroke by 6.3 seconds. Audrey John Tabbernor new swim King was alone in her class and swam against the clock re cording a time of 3.16.4 min utes. Not to be outdone the Owca aquatic club swimmers lowered four Manitoba records. Alexis Simmons and Carla Len nox captured the 11 and 12 200 metre freestyle and women s open 200-metre individual Medley while the 13 and 14-year-old re Lay team of Anne Walton Lynn Church Anne Gardiner and Len nox broke provincial records i their own age group and also in the women s open. Another record breaker was 12-year-old Jim riches of the St. Vital Myca. He established a new Manitoba record in the 200 metre individual Medley cover ing the distance i 3.27.8 seconds. New timing techniques were introduced at the meet to Speed up 55 heats and finals. The next sanctioned meet will be held at St. James Myca Jan. 30. Roaring Scot Dove Liddell gives vent to his feel Ings As a Rock slowly slides into the House. The Scot was pitted against Howard Sager in background. Castoffs win second in Gibson tournament further information on the Charles r. Gibson memorial Tro Phy Competition held saturday shows second place has been Al located to the downtown cast offs no. 1 team with a score of Winner of the event was the Commonwealth mixed no. 1 team with castoffs who bowl regularly at the Uptown lanes visited Dave Huckett s bowl Rena alleys and rolled games of 885, for but pins Handicap was sufficient to put them i second. Team average was 811, but a 745 358 triple made by Harold Harrison average 150 was a major Factor. A High average group 972 from the cordite league bowl Arena rolled scratch at St. James lanes to place third with 667 pins Handicap. Stars in the team were de Maling a. 170 750 Russ Webb 203 722 and Gary Biz Ruchak 185 741. _ St. Joseph s men no. 2 team placed fourth with which included 703 free pins. Team average was 957. Better bowlers Here were George Sinclair 179 732, Al am Bach 206 706 and Wilf Homiak 162 700. No. 1 legion mixed had the next High score with and 981 Handicap with team average 841. Fred grand Tham 193 was High on the team with 733. St. James legion mixed showed Well with team average was 851 and games were 913, and 957 plus 957. Other Good games Rick Heese 894 Nick Malley 882 Tom Woodward 872 Don Newhouse 855 Keith bar Ber 843 Cliff Fry 812 Ray san Derson 805 Harold Young 804 Frank Hrycik 801 Ellis Norlen 800 Ken Tay Lor 800 Rube Cohen 797 Gary Tyler 793 305 and John Gledhill 791. Wayne Todd of United com Mercial tried for a 301 Triplicate but his Middle game of 178 up set the pattern. Art Murphy 788 Hal Gladwin 786 Tom Forzley 786 George Kent 783, and Clarence West 781 rounded out the better scores. Hockey at Winnipeg Arena Minneapolis Bruins Central professional hockey league Canada . The emission s1-so-si.7s-s2.00 tickets Northcott Arena sox office pm. Us 3-7421 lumbermen club Spiel results following Are the results of the Winnipeg lumbermen s club annual Bonspiel held at Pembina and wild Wood Curling clubs lumber dealers Supply trophy main event winners l. Via Efiem d. Anderson n. Freedman and w. Irving. Runners up w. Cummings k. Adolphe j. Lemon and a. Thomas. Cooper Widman trophy winners b. James g. Forrest r. Fabro and j. Hamilton. Runners up w. Frehs k. Baker w. Hande and p. Patmore. Reid captures Schoolboy title port Arthur Darcy Reid of Marathon sunday Cap tured the Northwestern Ontario Schoolboy Curling title with a 5-1 record in a seven team round Robin. He Defeated George Cole of Dryden the final round. 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