Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 18, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free june 1968 15 by Don Blanchard Luzski loses playmate Gimp life no longer will be Worth living for Calgary stampedes beast of who has roamed the Western regions terrorizing quarterbacks for the last in of to Don an old warhorse of pro football who woke up monday to find a great void in his no longer will he be Able to Exchange insults with Cornel who has retired to the sidelines to savor the personal satisfaction of a Job Well for years the great Blue bomber and big Luzzi carried on one of the games historic running it seems Safe to assume that during the More than insults were and i dont mean match covers or postage but it was with unstinting respect the two regarded each Luzis name is aired in this space today because it was Donato who Only two Short years ago paid Piper the highest singling out the two time Allstar As the toughest Man he Ever played against in Canadian the two didst see As much of each other during the past two was plagued by while Luzzi found himself being juggled around in the Stampede defensive but doubtful this fact altered Luzis opinion of his old sparring who announced his retirement Luzzi want the Type who went around admitting somebody was getting the Best of he never did admit that Piper was any better he merely conceded that Piper had a few cute manoeuvres that gave him a bad time Luzzi for fear the rest of the league would get the Book on a Model of always insisted he played Luzzi the same Way he played anybody nothing just Basic hell be restless hell never convince the big Guy people love to who must have been somewhat dismayed and shocked recently when Ploen announced his Luzzi wont know what to do with himself although hell probably find something or somebody to entertain corny obviously suspected the writing was on the Wall this year As far As his future with the rebuilding bombers was he found himself surrounded by a lot of fuzz cheeked husky and he also was finding it More difficult to get into shape every the injuries which dogged him the past two years Only aggravated matters and probably hastened his coach Joe Zaleski noted yesterday that corny want particularly eager to sign a contract this but he agreed to give it a deep Down he must have known hed have to make the decision every football player he went out like the pro he nobody had to tap him on the shoulder and remind him he was nearing the end of the undoubted the youth movement this year helped him make the pipers retirement after a dozen years of Noble severs one of the final links to a Golden Era in the history of the Winnipeg football now there is Only one surviving member of the Empire Bud Grant started to build in Ernie and Pitts would have you believe the last link is Ernie is disenchanted with the bombers Over his and Doest sound like a Man who going to be around very its also interesting to note that Only 16 members of last years team worked out monday who once teamed with de Kotowich to make up one of the Best sets of running guards the league has Ever received the following testimonial from when we played him at he was As Good As any Canadian or american in the Cal at that when we asked him to play he was still As Good As any american or in fact he turned out to be one of our Best he was Good to and football was Good to stray passes the Advance quarterback school appears to be paying Early dividends the though looked like they been playing together a week at the first practice the timing was particularly impressive for so Early in the and considering theres six Rookie quarterbacks on hand nobody wants to make this team More than Don a Good looking fullback from the University of Durkin in trying to make a comeback after a serious shoulder injury Cost him his last season in College before his shoulder came apart at the he was being eyed by the Dallas cowboys Durkin is one of those rare Backfield ers who derives just As much satisfaction from throwing a Good As he does picking up five Yards its a Tough Way to spend your honeymoon the 63 225 Pounder was married saturday and spent Only two hours with his Bride before heading for Gimli Durkin is with the Winnipeg Camp id really love to make this team and move to he haunt handled a in anger in More than a year and in his anxiety fumbled his first three handoffs yesterday morning i stopped and reminded myself that this was a pro football Camp and i was hoping o make the and after that things went a Little the Rookie import said once a pass catching Durkin has two spikes holding his but the doctor has assured him its stronger than his other shoulder guard Jimmy Phillips from Morgan was one of the most impressive players on View built like a fire Phillips is Quick off the tall and Tough Rookie a a John Schneider is wearing sweater number 14 i just thought id mention by Don Blanchard Gimli staff a for someone who admittedly used to Bate football train ing Camp with a Earl Lunsford seems to be enjoying immensely the Var ious tortures being pre scribed Here by Joseph it should be pointed is in the Only position from which it can be enjoyed on the Side you i think if players didst have to go through training a lot of them would be easier to mused Lunsford As he watched the linemen Strain against the eight Man Lunsford then began counting something Hes had to do on the by the hour to keep abreast of the shrinking roster at the 1968 at 8 he made the first announcement of the breaking the news of the retirement of 12year Veteran Cornel Piper and the medical rejection of Morley both were first string canadians when they were Hale and one of the greatest Canadian linemen in the history of the Western con came Here with the club then decided were better ways for a family Man of 32 to spend his summer plagued by injuries the last two Piper would be the first to admit he was in the Twilight of his pro and he was also acutely aware of the youth move ment going on around he stepped aside to make room for some ambitious who Tore a knee cartilage in an of season skiing underwent rays and the attending doctors declined to recommend him for Active duty at the medical men told Rolhiser could be ready for another Check up in six thus the guard and linebacker Jiant been crossed off for Dick pouts has eliminated himself from the Lunsford contacted Fouts in Toronto later Mon Day morning and reminded the Veteran Canadian defensive end that he was going to play football for Winnipeg or want going to play at who has business he want going to play football at and Lunsford placed on the suspended Fouts was traded to Winni Peg from the Argos for Bob Jim Conroy apparently is somewhere Between Ottawa and although not even his wife knew his exact whereabouts in expressed concern when Lunsford called seek ing the former Ottawa rough riders apparently he left thurs travelling at a Normal this would place him in at this Lunsford has Hopes that Don Gilbert is travelling with he has been unable to Contact the accomplished Lunsford problems monday didst end at that he found himself with a disgruntled Rookie Canad an on his hands prior to the afternoon roman unhappy Over Sev eral packed Bis bags and returned to the he was one of the players invited from the clubs Rookie Camp last who suffered a leg injury just prior to the Blue Gold game last was displeased with the fact he had no guarantee against a disabling injury which could prevent him from meeting his obligations to his and he also voiced displeasure the fact he haunt been offered a contract he considered and also Felt the players trying out should receive More than Board and room for their pains this in the clubs said Kopchuk was getting the same Deal As anybody including imports on the none is paid until he makes the football team july stray passes the players put in five hours of rigorous service Topping the Day with push ups and isometric More than a few made for their bunks after supper minor were reported Zalnasky almost lost his Little Finger when he stuck it in the Way of one of quarterback John Schneid ers High hard ones it took three stitches to close the wound one of the Rookie imports fell on a Stone and had it Lodge under the skin Bill Whisler was expected to arrive in Gimli late last night the Allstar defensive end is just out of the National guard both Ernie Pitts and Rich Wozney have been seeing a lot of offensive duty the consensus is that this years squad re ported in much better shape than is generally expected As a Zaleski has been Able to spend less time on conditioning and More on which is the de sired but Seldom realized Junior winners Winnipeg rating club Junior eights Row under the Provencher Bridge sunday on their Way to a first place finish during the arc team Mem Bers Are Brock Mason Les Karl Daryl Bill Murray Dave Jens Hoffmann stroke and Tom photo by Jim Wells rowing revolution growing in City coached by cuban defector the competing with final Nestor the Winnipeg rowing club has been staging its own quiet revolution on the Waters of the red the clubs first Home regatta of the season on sunday con firmed the emergence of a new Power on the North american rowing late in coach Carbonell and club president Art Monk stated their determination to put Winnipeg on the rowing june 2 at the Minnesota boat club in the club came a surprising second team boat Points were club of Minnesota Paul Elmhurst whoops Breezy to gain Mundie final by John Down Elmhurst skipped up the first step towards a successful Mun die Putter title defence monday by swamping Breezy Bend 1021 in an East division the defending we rent the Only ones to do things in a big As Nia Kwa impressively whipped Bel acres and Rossmere bombed Transcona 111 in West division the Only other playoff action took place at Pine Ridge where the hosts managed to out Point Southwood 6v25va to earn the right to visit Elmhurst next on the other Rossmere will be at Nia Kwa at the same and then its the two division champs battling for the Putter july Emil Humenuik and Bud Anchorman of the Elm Hurst came to the fore with a Best Ball 66 to sweep wild Wood takes turn atop Nassau b Loop Winnipeg rowing club Minneapolis rowing club Kenora rowing club the club continues its quest for a berth on the Canadian olympic team at a regatta hosted by the fort William rowing club july 12 at the the Canadian olym Pic trials will be held in catherines August results Junior single dash min Neapolis i j everyone is getting into the act in b division of the Nassau ladies Golf not one of the six clubs has been Able to hold the Lead for More than a and the tradition remained stable Mon Day when wild Wood moved to the using a 5vimpoiut Triumph Over Breezy the Wilde Wood gals moved two Points in front of previous Leader Assini which dropped to third on half Point behind charging in the championship Side of the Elm Hurst maintained its grip on first place despite giving up Points of the Cushion to second place a division action had Elm Hurst Over Charles Boniface Over Pine Ridge 5vzvz and defending Champion Nia Kwa Over Southwood in it was Rossmere defeating Assiniboine 3v42v4 and trans Cona dumping Glendale eve Mcdiarmid and Nora Milvor gained three Points for shutting out Bobbie Mccormick and Cory Pat Mcdonald and Judy Mcconnell completed the winning tally if standings with 2ay2 win Over Connie Mccrindle Shirley Bette Vinet and Pat Mcnabb won two Points Assiniboine Over Betty Schlam Mabel Tay but Rossmere Kay Drewry Laverna q u i n n pre served Victory by sweeping Rhetta Shirley Oliver and Kay Wach clinched three Points in trans Conas cause by blanking eve Gladston Sally while Norma Harwoo Miriam Cook wrapped up the win by defeat Tommie Schachte Jane Shneir Peggy colonello and lil Chi Kowsky earned the winning Points for Elmhurst by defeat ing Charles Yvette Hardy Jean Jonasson Ann Taclan and Marg Humenuik split with Guen Rennie and Pam Ollie Dynduik and Pat Petrow had a Best Ball of 81 to take 2v4 Points from the ridges Anna Clelan Pat while Wilma Ace Tail Helen Mckay wrapped up the Saint b win by blanking Rassie Ragland Bonnie moving into third received a big lift from Marg Hudson and Madeline who shut out Fern Crook Connie c1 u b i n e Betty Hall Ella Mcclelland split with and vice Quinn As Southwood Slid to fifth Down Bob Goodman Harold Wilson in was the Champ of the Day by carding a thereunder Par Jimmy Doyle and Ted the number one Elmhurst could Only wrestle two Points from Harry Critchley and Bert Johnson As did Nick Mickoski and Bui Widlaski against Albert Olson Cece Olson saved a Point for the Bend by going out one under completing the victorious tally were Ken Laile Bill pin who took three Points from Cal finc Jack across the the Ridge boys had to struggle for every Point and once again it was the Anchorman who put the Triumph this time it was Rick Tibbs and Bruce who took Points from South Woods Peter Wiebe and Allan Boes As the Early finishers awaited anxiously by the 18th Bruce Hudson and Dick How Ard split with the visitors Don How Gavin while Alex Shasta Jack Gardner took two Points from Jim Cameron Craig South Woods Only win came from Peter Ball and Bill who took Zzz Points from Ken Meier Mel another referee but Wes Kays still win against top besting Junior four the americans in some of their kecaf3ky desm strongest Boniface sunday it finished an Winnipeg Nia Kwa Junior double Pine Ridge Junior eight out Wood Sinns Paul Sigie Mccance Winnipeg s1jo double i work boat four minnea even stronger again to the Minnesota boat club of sundays regatta saw four clubs from the Northwestern International rowing Assoc a b division Tion compete in eleven events for various size racing n eight wild Wood Transcona Assiniboine Glendale Breezy Bend Rossmere 26 23 9v2 19 17vz 17 12 11 by Scotty Harper missing another soccer ref for the second time in a week a soccer ref failed to show up at Alexander West Kildonan and Hungar ians were Down to meet monday night in a National soccer league but at i there was no its getting beyond a joke the league officials should Call it a Day and suspend operations for the last night after both teams and officials milled around for 20 minutes with everybody talking and nobody they got in touch with Frank the italian who agreed to both teams were agreeable and 20 minutes later the game apparently the referees Are after More they get Terry Owens wins two for Portage Terry Owens accomplished a rare feat sunday As he pitched his Portage team mates to two wins in the same Day in the Manitoba Junior baseball league Owens came on in Relief to win the first game 32 Over Ron Seimens of South end Garry Slowik went twofer two at the plate for the winners and John Rysh Tylo hit twice for j i in the second Owens charmed Sioux for a 60 decision Over Garry Howie Nichols and Glen Adrian were the top hitters for collecting two and three hits pats Edge Glenwood Kelvin pats Defeated Glenwood 1312 in the senior b ladies fastball league Jean Ete Laing was the hurler and Linda Drelick took the Joyce Kendall hit a double and triple for pats and Dot Jonasson added two rally winners the winners of the Shell 200 night rally in North sask Over the weekend inspect a map of their route after returning to navigator Egon left and Driver Doug piloted an Isuzu Bellett entered by famous motors to Victory in a 21car being assessed Only three penalty Points Over the 200mile a second Winnipeg Barrie Jones and Larry Lowden in a Dodge Charger entered by Century placed both Winnipeg entries were members of the highest placing three car 1 he rally counts toward the 1968 Prairie Region championship of the Canadian automobile sport ladies fastball Boniface Royalette Defeated Crestview 108 in the senior b ladies fastball league Doreen pan Laurie Michael and Louis Hall picked up three hits each while Diane Hall pitched the Garry Saunderson pitched James saints to a 134 win Over Winnipeg Kings in the metro Combine fastball league Mon a match and the linesmen take Bucks now want a game Home three the referees and the linesmen the Kildonan boys the wingless hungarians Henry bos scored the payoff goal five minutes from time to beat the terrific wind and Peter Rawson sent the Ball out to Mike and with goalie Friedrich on a roving commission somewhere in the Vicinity of the Mike tapped the Ball into the but the hungarians soon squared the Drago Kop Rovic lobbed the Ball Over goalie Heinz Vicents Tony Novello sent the Kildonan ites ahead 21 just before Midway Al a a r in the 0 z e second scored half for hungarians to tie the score Only to see bos score the winning goal for bosons and italians meet i a postponed game and league president Joe Albo says there will be a referee for anybody looking for a Job the National league is minus a Secretary Ian Alex Ander has Germania league standings w t l f a 4 3 3 3 2 West Kildonan 2 Thistle italia scottish Weston hungarian 1 0 0 1 0 9 1 1 15 8 1 0 145 0 3 14 17 02854 0 4 8 19 4 3 5 12 2 449 1 9 7 7 6 Barry fresh from the Golden Falcon and Barry Mckenzie used a Best Ball of 67 to take two Points from Bob Wakema Pete Perrick to Start the rout of Jerry Moor Dave k r u c i k combined for a seven underpay 64 to sweep Alex Wachinski Ernie Les Evans am Brock also had a Best Ball 67 for a sweep Over Ben Petlack Jim Burrows and Al Baldwinson Bill Sutherland rounded out the tally by blanking Bert Zaretski Steve Otto Mckrush canned an Eagle with an eight Iron on Nakwas 12th Hole As he and partner Gord Wainwright combined for a Best Ball of 29 to sweep Bel acres Ken Abbot Chuck Bob Dunbar and Don Mcneil also registered a sweep for the winners with Gordie Lent Ondon Forsyth on the receiving Dick Quinton Bob Goodwin nabbed 2v4 Points from Bill Tymkiw Rod while Ron caste Lane and Jack Mccal Lum outlasted Al Friese Marty Malcovish Auto leasing Pontiac bricks acadians trucks Contact Norm Granger Park Pontiac Buick 1290 main 5868211 Cigar Kcf t r t 4x4 c o and 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