Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free Friday july 12, 1968 has Learned to forget Wilf Humenuik walked off the 18th Green at Bel acres yesterday after the first round of the Carling open in a Good Frame of mind. He had just shot a Par 72, three strokes off the Pace. Four or five years ago the 31-year-old native of Yorkton would have been unhappy with himself. He would have been fretting about the birdies he had a Chance to get but did t. But not so yesterday. That s one thing playing the tour has taught said the Little belter to forget about the missed easy putts and the bad shots. Why on the seventh Hole today i hit a poor shot into the Green. Five years ago that would have worried me for the rest of the round and i d probably have gone on to score in the eighties. Now i forget about Sueh shots As soon As i be made in the past three months Wilf says he s been playing some of the finest Golf of his career. I be averaged 73 strokes per round and the highest score i be turned in was a 75." Humenuik who is Back in Winnipeg with his wife and cute Little daughter Gwen who will be a year old monday has earned this year which has enabled him to break just a Little better than even. I he said it costs me about per month when i m Happy in his life while he was never noted for being ebullient wifi smiled happily when we talked to him about his Golf would t want to do anything he said to Settle Down and be a club pro would kill me right now. I enjoy travelling and meeting people wherever i go. I m not a bit sorry i took up this life and if he had any regrets Humenuik said it was that he did t try to become a touring pro when he was in his Early twenties. Your nerves Are better then and you Don t worry about things quite As much i was 29 when i really went at this game seriously. I was probably a Little too old to make it big. Let s face he added it s not easy to make a Buck. I was nine under Par in the Azalea open and Only tied for fifth while i was 14 under in the Bogota Colombia open and was third winning Wilf had a word of advice for Flani zobans who have visions of playing on the Gold tour. Practice practice he also advised All Young golfers to perfect their Short game. I he said that 10 years ago you had better hitters in Golf than you have today. Fellows like Snead Nelson and Hogan for example. But the top players now Are those who have concentrated on their Chipping and putting. Sure it s great to hit that real Long Ball but it is the Short game that wins has the willpower the one time Winnipeg Ger believes that Ken Fulton will probably make the Grade among the touring pros. He s got the guts and the he exclaimed. That s what has made George Knudson the outstand ing professional Canada has Ever produced. He has Trameri Dous willpower and he believes he can Humenuik had a Good word for local professionals and a criticism of local club members. In the United he commented club members want to see their professional playing in tournaments or going on the tour. In Winnipeg and most Canadian cities the membership feel that a pro s place is in the clubhouse he said has had some great profession als such As Danny stack Joe Tach an and the late Harold Eidsvig. All of them should have been Given More encouragement than they got particularly Eidsvig who was a tremendously Fine player. Nia Kwa has t been the same since his untimely As he played around Well groomed Bel acres yesterday Wilf told us through the round he Felt there was something missing. When i got to the fifteenth he said i finally realized that Rhad been looking for the Friendly face of the late Sandy Weir in the gallery. He always encouraged me in any tournament i Ever played in added Wilf. He was a great Man for Golf in this City and it was t quite out there for me today without him around to offer Friendly we Are still offering Christmas bargains at Transcona motors or. Jim Gauthier general sales manager Transcona motors u you Don t buy your rambler from you la pay fee much. 801 Regent 1 by Mike o Shaughnessy the Western Canada hockey league became a serious entity in Winnipeg thursday with the announcement that Frank Boucher had been hired As vice president and executive director of the Winnipeg jets. The appointment of the 66 year old hockey Hall of Famer brought an extra touch of class to the Jet operation and promises the City the Best Junior a calibre hockey available for the 1968-69 season. Boucher s role with the club will be in administration and Public relations. He will be called upon to represent club owner Ben hat skin at league meetings. Hat skin will still Deal directly with the league but will take a less Active Roll in the future because of other business commitments. Hat skin announced the hiring of Boucher As a great addition to hockey in Canada and especially Boucher has been inactive in the sport since he was relieved of his commissioner s in the now defunct Western can Ada Junior hockey league. I had severe difficulties with the previous he said but these All settled before Ben approached me. Otherwise. Could t the nine of the 11 we jul. Teams have announced they will play in the new Achl. When asked if there was a Chance of a similar i n c i d ent Boucher quipped i can work with one of the main reasons for Boucher is return to hockey on the Prairies is his concern for the calibre of the game Here. There is something seriously wrong with hockey to Canada especially Western said if something is not done about it now we could lose the present calibre forever i can t believe that the West will end up with juvenile As its Best calibre of he used the word juvenile n reference to the new Junior age limit recognized by the Canadian Amateur hockey association which has been set at 20 years As of december 31 of the playing year. The newly formed Canadian hockey association u n d e r which will be operating has set its Junior age limit at 21 years As of the same Date. Boucher said the Only future or hockey on the Prairies lies in. Junior a Competition and not in a super juvenile league jets acquire Boucher s services have no Good calibre hockey and no or pres we senior signal hockey in the West he said the exodus to the United states International arid pro1 leagues will in crease unless we produce a top notch Brand of Junior a hockey. Questioned on1 a statement by National hockey league presi Dent Clarence Campbell that players in the new league would gaining Boucher have Entrance Tough to the time nil quipped the nil won t pass any capable players if they did it would be the Best thing that Ever happened to hockey in the West. We d have our own professional league Here so fast it would make your head he added. Addition of Boucher hat skin feels there is a solid future for the Winnipeg Jet hockey club. He will help us build Winnipeg jets into the Type of club we w ant in this he club that will provide the kind of hockey that will fill the rink not drive people from he also expressed optimism about the financial stability of the league. He said that there is Good Money behind the teams and that All but one or two made a profit last Frank s comments i am Here in Winnipeg mainly to help the Winnipeg jets but i would also like to do what i can for hockey in Western Canada generally the calibre of hockey played in the we jul last year was not comparable to that of the major Junior league the year were too Many squabbles yes i am looking Forward to meeting. Or. Hunter and or. Munroe across the Board table nothing can prevent a group of people starting up their own hockey league we won t compete with the National team. If i was younger i d want to play for my country if they nil knew they could have filled six new teams so easily there would have been no lowering of the Junior age limit. When i was with the rangers we trained in the old amphitheatre. I know a lot of people Here and i feel at Home. I know Eddie Dorohoy and will probably have my quarrels with him but they will be solved. He s a Good hockey Montreal gets Green Light Beautiful music Frank Boucher left and Ben hat skin arrangements for the 1968-69 Western Canada hockey league season thursday night. Hat skin owner of the Winnipeg of Hie new league announced that the former nil great will join the Winnipeg club As a vice president and executive director. Casper sprints away Carnoustie Scotland up Billy Casper the mormon preacher from san Diego calif., scored five birdies thurs Day to take a four stroke Lead into today s third round of the British open Golf championship Casper dominated the Yard Par-72 course where the winds have a habit of changing quickly. First race six furlongs purse claiming. For four year Olds and upward 3 that s Nora 115 Stewart can get the Job done. A Merci Mac have to be caught. 10 cruise control 117 Anderson could win it All. C 4 Renee s Prince r 120 Jensen throw out last race. 7 Sparks flying Inouye. A threat on Best Effort. 5 admirals pal 109 werre at a Price. J Brown Doe 112 gets a share 1 half Light 114 Bray in too Tough 6 daily mail Sayler can t recommend. 9 or. M. H. W. Armstrong pass this one. Second race six furlongs purse for Maiden three year Olds. 4 Chophel 110 Inouye has a slight Edge. 9 roman heels 120 Uyeyama. Will have to be caught. 5 april wind 115 Stewart throw out last race. 10 French bar 115 Dimma might take it All. Just Mike x115 could Surprise. 2 poi5ey 110 werre just an outside Chance. 7 Royal Tiner 120 Livingstone Start. 3 miss Peg s. Us Anderson Start. I Ometa 120 Sayler Start Dull 8 velvet wind 110 year s record poor. Third race 5vz furlongs purse allowances. For two year Olds 4 War Luck 115 Jensen looks Best of these. 5 Bop s Best 120 Stewart will hang Tough 7 Bel four Bookie 115 Inouye will close with a Rush. 3 miss Continental h2 Bray might get a share. 8 Sammy b. 115 Livingstone ust it be overlooked. 1 Jim bean Lis Parker throw out last race. J f. B. Express 115 Rumohr can t recommend. Dear or. Ills Garst just an also ran. Fourth race six furlongs purse claiming. For four year Olds and upward is handsome Al 1201 Bray 8 Hail the Dawn 115 Anderson 3 Spike n trouble 120 Inouye 1 Bunky boo 115 Dimma 6 Maureen Deb x 10 Garst 9 Little Beck 115 Stewart 7 pop Rich 120 Jensen 4 easy Ella 112 werre 2 Blue honors 120 Sayler gets the nod will bet right there. Can take it All dropping Down in class. Rates a Good Chance. Starts slow finishes fast May better this rating Chance at a Price. Forget this gelding. Fifth race seven furlongs purse claiming. For Feur year Olds and upward 9 Tedie s Falcon 120 Dimma. Can make it to of straight. 7 space to spare 129 Sayler the main threat. 5 speedy it 112 Anderson in Peak form. Carewycz ills Garst figures highly. O Setlok s boy 120 Jensen has won two straight. 3 satan s fire 120 Stewart. Likes a Shorter race. 1 Anita Lea 115 Stewart. Part of the entry. 4 Kerry s Imp 111 Livingstone does t belong Here. I or. Sported 111 werre out of his league. Coupled Anita Lea and satan s fire sixth race purse claiming. Far four year Olds 5 Lucky Mimi Stewart 9 dynamic Sadye 115 Livingstone 2 Vanderbur 117 Dimma 4 frosty spat 115 Sayler 4 Huwalt 117 Inouye 1 Christopher b__114 Stewart what a Gem 114 Anderson 7 Stout me x107 Garst 3 Tullah 120 Bray coupled Christopher b. And Lucky a cml seventh race purse claiming. For three year Olds 1 bunco til Sayler perfect Sleeper Iso Stewart 3 three times tipped 112 Nouya. Elan vital 108 Livingstone 7 mighty Empire 114 Bra i. 8 Pete n Repete x107 Garst. 2 never a question 111 Anderson. 5 Kattor x109 Garst. Coupled Kattor and Pete n Repete six furlongs and upward gets the nod. Will have to be caught. Will be right there. Always a threat. Could take it All. Part of the entry. V stepping up. Just an outside Chance. Appears off form. One mile and upward gets the Call. The one to beat. For show. Watch out for this one. Has an outside Chance. Light weight May help. Can better this rating. Part of the entry. Eighth race purse claiming. For four year Olds 6 your Liza no 111 Dimma. Might Hawk 117 Stewart 3 Speed Star 117 Jensen 8 Somo Sierra i. 112 Livingstone 7 Cantelon x109 Garst 4 Pete s glory 111 werre 2 third Cote 117 Bray. 5 Gyp Sico 104 Inouye. 1 my millionaire 111 Anderson Best bet your Lii Anno Post time. 1 . 1 one mile and upward should have no trouble. Makes the Quinella. Chance for share. Will run a threat on Best Effort. Would fetch a Price. In too. Tough. Can t see May better this rating. Kacki fast the 36-y e a r of 1 d leading Money earner on this year s american tour fired a course record 68. Fellow american Ben Hogan in 1953, and Carnoustie club member Alex cowrie in 1955, shred record 68s for the course before it was rebuilt. Casper birdied the first fourth fifth eighth and 18th holes in reaching his total of 140. Players in the Field of 130 qualified. The cutoff Mark was 155. Among the qualifiers was Al balding of Toronto who fired a. 76 thursday for a total of 150. 1 balding s Caddie said he just was t attacking the Ball at All a Canadian who did t Kiriake the cutoff was Al Johnston of Montreal who shot a second 80 for a 160 total. The Field will be Cut after to Day s third round to the Low 45 and tie s. Four strokes behind Casper at 144 were Brian Barnes an Al most unknown English pro1 who was first round co Leader eng Lish pro Tony Jacklin who broke into the american tour this year and Bob Charles of new zealand a former open Winner a protege of Max Faulkner last briton to win the 74 thurs Day. Jacolia and Charles a left hander also shot 72s again. Strong rallies by the once formidable big player and Cas per the threat of a severe Battle going Down the stretch in this 108-year-old Grandfather of Golf championships. Montreal up now that the. National league has re affirmed the entry of a Mont real baseball team for the 1969 season owners of the franchise can come to grips with a Moun Tain of problems they face be fore they can Field a team in april. Charles Bronfman one of the seven co holders of the fran Chise said thursday the part ners Hope to get started immediately. The National league granted Montreal and san Diego franchises May 27 to bring the Loop to a 12-team, two division Loop for 1969. At an owners meeting in Houston wednesday both cities had their entries re affirmed and received the Green Light to go ahead with their plans. The City has proposed that a cover be put on expo 67 s a Mostade for the first three years of operation at a Cost of an Esti mated the Auto Stade seats and work is already under Way to increase the seating capacity to however neither City officials nor members of the club s Board appear certain just what form of covering will be placed around and above the Oval. The cover is intended As a temporary measure while the City awaits feasibility reports on the erection of a domed stadium As a permanent Home for the club. Bronfman said it was very preferable to first cover the Auto Stade. Montreal Alou ettes of the Eastern football conference currently rent the Auto Stade from the City As then Home Park. We c o u 1 d n to have night games Here before the Bronfman said ring to the inclement weather and Cool nights that could Force multiple postponements Early in the baseball season. More sport pages 35 and 37 wont detergent car washes cant faze it pre whipped outshines eat All extra includes i Speed applicator plus car Wash 1968 be Dart 2 or. Hardtop i 1 it Whitewall Huperz. 6 Cyl automatic trans. 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