Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 23, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba 16 Winnipeg free january 1968 Spiel entries new by Don Blanchard when youre the Secretary of the Manitoba Curling Assoc a patience is not Only a Vir tue its a Alex Williamson is Cool and and he plays the waiting game like an there he sits in the Donalda with and Nollier dozen in wait ing for the inevitable last minute flood of entries for the biggest Rock throwing contest in he awaits his Fate As the curlers at Large in the province go through their Annu Al Williamson monday had Only 47 entries in the Black registration Book which will record the competitors in the 80th annual Mca the countdown has already sunday noon is the deadline for entries in the worlds largest Mca officials Are expecting an entry of upwards of 525 rinks for this years their optimism is based on the extremely successful streamlined with its modernized introduced last once again Headquarters will be at the International inn in and the thursday night 1 Start will be in the draw will be made sunday at 3 the International As the Bonspiel will hold special significance for rinks hopeful of competing in 1968 British Consols at 12 to eight invitations to Brandon will be accorded the Semi finalists of the two major events the Birks and links which have already qualified through the provincial zone system Are expected to use the Bonspiel As a final primer for the main in there Are 15 compete including the veterans and seniors competitions and the grand aggregate Chase for the Charlie Harris As added incentive for the senior four berths in the provincial senior play Downs will be awarded the the Progress of the rinks will be charted by draw master Jimmy Wishart of Portage la and his chief assistant Bill play thursday will be confined to the premiere Birks with draws at 6 and 9 the other major the goes at 9 and 12 noon draw times Friday and saturday Are 6 and chaplain Grant Smith will conduct the annual Church ser vice at Pauls United on notre Dame sunday at 11 the first draw is scheduled for other sunday draws will depend on the size the All finals will be played 7 at four instead of the usual Williamson is primarily concerned with receiving some Early response from the metro in order to Complete the processing of the Rossmere club has checked in with 15 which accounts for the slightly higher entry compared to the same period last year when 490 rinks went to the Only 20 rinks had signed up at this time last who has never been accused of being a has predicted an entry of 520 and till Cost him a Quarter if Hes last year Alex was within 30 rinks of the final front rings Ross former Deer has checked in with an Al Toronto and Williamson also has entries from grand Forks and the entertainment provided at the inn last year for the curlers proved so popular the Mca has extended it this year the entertainment room will be open from noon to Midnight both Friday and saturday Barry Winston Jack Warren and Jack Robinson of Grain Exchange won the Gimli Bonspiel Over the week and the berth in the Brandon Consols left out in the cold was Ken who skipped the rink in the metro zone play Downs apparently the rink was made up at the last minute when Al Reinsch was unable to make it and the Hallick aggregation got in the Gimli Bonspiel suffered the loss of ice due to the warm and two finals will be held in Winnipeg the first two zone winners of the Manitoba secondary schools athletic association have been declared the Daniel Mclntyre rink of Ken Jim Tom will and Wayne Ardron won zone while zone 2 went to the Miles Macdonell entry of Dave wag Gordon Bill Carey and Ken Chomiak the Clapham rink won the Pepsi cola trophy win the recent Mca Manitoba schools Bonspiel in 12 zone winners will be declared be joined by the four teams who won berths in the Schoolboy in the provincial play Downs for the Victor Sifton trophy and the right to represent the province in the Canadian finals at port Arthur the Manitoba play Downs Are scheduled for 26 and 27 while Heather Drew a Blank in the mixed All four members who failed in defence of Ernie Boushy Are occupied in other play Downs Ina with Betty Hird at has advanced to the ladies zone play Downs Gary Deblonde is in the bran Don Consols with brother and Mike Riley is skipping a Consols rink Riley took Over the skipping reins of the mixed rink when Boushy moved to West Kildonan cd this year they failed to get out of their own club the Brandon Consols committee is conducting a concerted drive to assure big crowds for the 68 Consols in the wheat City at for a weekly Book or per Are available Al All three Brandon Curling the wheat City the Consols committee offices in the Kelly Block in and in Winnipeg at the Donalda Gerry Mackay is the ticket Robinson believes Yast lash in pan Baltimore a Carl Yastrzemski of Boston red sox May have succeeded Frank Robinson As the american leagues batting Champion and Holder of the coveted triple but he apparently failed Neepawa edges Minnedosa special Neepawa natives shaded min Nedosa Junior bombers 53 Here Friday night in a bristling Southwest hockey league game at the sports coach Barry Del Mages Young team was bolstered by the addition of expo Murray Wil who played his minor hockey and Clayton Hain last year with the a Manitoba intermediate Barrie Brooking notched the Long Goa for the Home club and near the end of the period of the period at the Mark Len Robinson fired one past Pittman in the natives Harvey Ebner put the Neepawa Crew in front in the second period and Jim pelts got that Jne Back for Young Allan Griffiths bagged Nee a was second goal in the pelts notched his second goal of the game at the Mark of the third to knot the count Only to have Ian Kingdon Eire the game Winner and Cecil Bolton an insurance goal for the natives later in the referees Andy Gurba and of landed out six minor penalties o the natives and including a match misconduct penal to Transcona Bonspiel the Transcona Alunite Bon Spiel will be held february 2325 for curlers whose 21st birthday was not before entry fee is six dollars per hardtops galore at both locations 3995 3595 65 Imperial fully 67 Camaro 67 2 64 2 66 Chevelle 2 63 Chrysler Windsor 2 Csc 61 Chrysler 2 is orc 3195 1895 2295 66 Corvair 6 66 Dodge 8804 2095 2595 Century motors 241 main we 233368 421 marys Road 9423339 2472720 to make a believer of the Balti More Oriole Robinson said sunday night he does not believe the red sox will repeat As the leagues top club and listed Minnesota twins As the team to i think the bed sox were fortunate in getting Peak perform ances from a lot of and i honestly dont think Yastrzemski is that Robinson for a player who never hit More than 20 homers in any year for six years to suddenly hit 44 Well that like a hitter All of a sudden hitting Robinson said he thought the knee injury red sox Pitcher Jim Lonborg sustained while skiing would also Hurt the league the Baltimore slugger picked the orioles to the 1968 american league Pennant and said Chicago White Detroit tigers and califor Nia Angels would fill out the remainder of the first Al though not necessarily in that Robinson was in Baltimore for contract talks with Harry Dai Baltimore general Mana and an examination of the Eye he injured last season in a collision with Chicago Al Robinson is scheduled to appear in Boston wednesday to participate in awarding Yas t r z e m s k i the triple Crown Ron Butlin angry with nats Calgary up Ron owner of the Calgary monday was highly critical Over a report of formation of an International hockey league which is to include the two Canadian National teams As Well As european Butlin said an agreement made with Jackie coach of the National hockey team based at with the three teams in the Western Canada senior hockey stipulated that the nationals would participate in Washl play for at least three he said the agreement stated that the Winnipeg team would play a partial schedule during the first but play on a full time basis in the second members of the Washl which was formed last Are Edmonton nuggets and Saskatoon the Winni Peg team and the nationals also compete in the but Only on a partial Alex Williamson playing the waiting came Yawn olympic status of Dineen and Oshea in jeopardy up the free press says two members of Canadas National hockey team have jeopardized their eligibility for the 1968 olympic games at by signing c forms with Minnesota North stars of the National hockey Frank vice president of the Canadian olym Pic is quoted As saying in Montreal monday he will investigate the signing of centres Danny Oshea and Gary Dineen by the North if the players have indeed signed forms which commit them to play professional hockey then it would be my opinion that they should not come to g r e n o b 1 said i will take the matter up with Gordon in sure he knows the rules and will take whatever action is Juckes is executive director of the Canadian Amateur hockey association and it is on his Sanction that the Canadian olympic committee accepts declarations of eligibility for the National the newspaper says bulletin 1443 from the Nils Central registry at Montreal confirms the signing of Oshea and i i neen to c forms with the North i they were placed on Minnesota Reserve list effective anyone who signs a form to be a professional does not Quali of for the olympic Shaughnessy there could be such a play upon Danny Oshea Gary Dineen words in the form that the play ers could qualify As Bona fide he interpretation of the form could lend itself to considerable leeway i this instance i dont id have to see the Donald director of the Central registry for the is quoted As saying contracts filed with his office Are confidential Dineen and Oshea Are among eight members of the National team either under contract or on the negotiation list of the North Minnesota general manager and Wren acquired goalie Ken defence men Terry Gary Barry Mckenzie and Paul Conlin from Toronto Maple Leafs at the nil june Oshea was acquired from Montreal he was on the habs negotiation list at Houston of the Central pro league before Blair signed him to a c the free press says Juckes said from Winnipeg that present olympic eligibility rules make it almost impossible for anyone to qualify As an he said he was not aware Dineen and Oshea had signed c forms with Minnesota but Felt an eligibility clause dealing with intent to become a professional has a lot of the clause in question reads an athlete who becomes a professional in any sport or who has decided to become a professional or who plays in a professional team with a View to be coming a Watty Forkosh wins tourney Wally who has not been Bowling Well of came roaring out of his slump to win the Dick Marinelli scratch singles championship at Emp Ress he won by 10 pins with a final pinball of and an Overall average of for 24 after 20 games Norm hey Wood led with and Paul Mousseau had and Paul Yoshimasu were just in the last Wally started the drive for the wire with singles of a real pressure game of 236 and a final of 212 for an 822 h was a most dramatic Victory that want decided until the first Ball in the eleventh Frame delivered by Paul step by Paul Yoshimasu had crowded Wally or the Lead and after a strike in the tenth Frame of the 24th he let had a pocket hit and a 6pin after picking the the former Canadian singles and doubles Champ settled for a final Block of 818 205 arid a 4687 Norm Heywood also a former Canadian doubles relinquished the Lead in the 22nd game and even after a 200 in the 23rd and a closing totalled 4647 to finish in the third fourth place Paul ran into the old in the last four games Paul never got unt racked and although he shot it was not of championship calibre and he settled into the fourth position with a total of after Liis burst to get into fifth Jim Border maintained a steady Pace with a 734 208 series and a final total of Larry Domanski after a Fine 808 rolled a rather disappointing 670 final series for a sixth place finish and a 24 game total of Frank who is really an explosive surprised with his seventh place Frank started off in seventh spot at tile beginning of the Roll off and maintained that position until the end with a total of Bud pounds could have written the Cinderella Story for this years Bud started the final series As the unknown Quantity and after an unspectacular first 4 game hit for one game that killed any Chance of making a Challenge for the buds final total was new York a new York rangers called up Centre Walt Tkaczuk monday from Kitchener of the Ontario hockey association Junior a 50 solid years in Winnipeg finest selection of guaranteed used cars in metro Winnipeg save now at wholesale prices 67 meteor Montcalm 2 Price Sale Price 63 Ford Fairlane Price Sale Price 67 Mercury Montcalm 2 automatic a Price Sale Price 3090 64 meteor 4 Price Sale Price 1265 67 meteor Rideau 4 station 390 Luggage two Way rear w Price Sale Price 2894 64 Pontiac 4 Price 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