Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, June 18, 1969

Issue date: Wednesday, June 18, 1969
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 18, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday. June 18, 69 asks Are giving Colehour full Cut at quarterback winners honoured the University of Winnipeg Wesman volleyball team which won the Western Canada intercollegiate athletic association title were honoured recently. The team is Back Row left to right Bob Urquhart Bob Harrison Rod Fowler Denton Booth and Bob Syko. Middle Row fan Kraut xer corny Loewen Rusty Wischuk Don Wischuk and Bob Rogers. Front Row Wes bridle coach and Alan Wade Deputy mayor who presented award Mcmahon ships West Western element thins for saturday s plate Edmonton up Corey Colehour figures 1969 is a make or break year for his quarterbacking career in professional football and Edmonton eskimos coach Neill Armstrong is doing his Best to help the 23-year-old candidate succeed. Colehour has been working out under Armstrong s super vision since May 23, two weeks ahead the regular starting time for the Western football conference clubs quarterback training sessions. Eskimo officials say Cole hour will be the no. 1 Quarter Back this year unless he plays himself out of the Posi the candidate himself says the eskimos Are giving him a great this is a key year in my career and i feel it will be a Good one for myself and Edmonton because the team has improved. Our pass receivers should be More consistent this year and coach Armstrong has improved the club in a few other Colehour who joined Edmonton Midway through the 1968 season says he wants the top Job badly because i was always no. 3 when i played in the United the eskimos Well stocked with quarterbacks in 1968, have two other candidates for the coming season in Charlie Fulton a scrambler from the University of Tennessee and Rookie Canadian Larry Kery Chuk who played for Idaho state last year. They re ii and running at Deloraine thursday Manitoba s 1969 harness racing season will get underway thursday at Del Oraine. The Manitoba great Western circuit will have the longest season this year with 67 Days. This year will also see the largest purse distribution in the Long history of the sport in Mani Toba. The next Stop after Del Oraine will be Pilot mount on june 21. Next is Brandon where there will be six Days of racing starting on june 23 through july 1. There will be no racing on june 28, As the harness sport will go Down the trans Canada Highway to Virden for its annual fair Day. From Brandon the next Stop will be Wawanesa on july 5, then to Portage la Prairie for three Days july 7 9. Carman Wil Inave its annual two Day meet on july 11 and 12. Also on july 11 there will be racing at the Carberry fair. After Carmen Many of the owners will ship to Saskatoon and Regina for 12 Days at each of these two tracks. The next Stop on the Manitoba great Western circuit will be August in 17 at Emo out. On August 22 the longest harness meet in Manitoba s history will open at Assini Boia Downs. This meet will run for 49 nights to nov. 11. Downs workouts tuesday Trach fast one Quarter Royal d 24.4 Mystic Symbol 26.2 valiant Charger 24 Pike Filley 24.3 red Sarge 25 Gerber mix 26.1 Sunshine Jim beam 25.2 three eights major Strome 37.1 was Ana dancer 38.3 Lynene 37 heir to the throne 41.2 tall Yho Joe 38.1 shut out Queen 38.3 tainted Saint 37 one half spudds 50.2 Taos Fortune 51 Navin s Belle 50.1 Kent Eek 52 last year the eskimos had five quarterbacks on their Ros Ter Cor a two week period and ended the season with Frank Cosentino Randy Ker Bow Fulton and Colehour. Cosentino has been traded to Toronto argonauts of the Eastern conference and Ker Bow who did not throw the Ball in 1968, has retired. Colehour saw Little action last year but completed 27 of 40 passes for 309 Yards and one touchdown while Pinch hitting for Fulton and Cosentino. A g-foot-3 205-Pounder from University of North Dakota he has been working about six hours a Day since May 23. After the Day sessions i spend another two hours at Home preparing myself for tests the following Armstrong who wants More offensive punch from his club this season says he expects Colehour to improve with every game. Corey has the intelligence and learns quickly. He can read the opposing team s de Fence fast and understands our offensive situation in a hurry. He can also get rid of the Ball quickly although he would t set any records in the 40-Yard Colehour a Minneapolis native says he in t worried about pressure football. When Frank Cosentino was traded the eskimos put the whole Load on Charlie Fulton and myself. But it shows they have Confidence in Colehour remembers the 1968 season for Many reasons but one he says is that he be came a father during an octo Ber game against Winnipeg Blue bombers. My wife Judy said she would wait until the end of the game but when i called the Hospital they told me she had a Little Eskimo during half fastball men s Industrial a Winnipeg tigers is. Pelissier country clubbers at Sargent Park Diamond three West Wood Esso is. Winnipeg hotel at Charlie Krupp Park . West Minster hotel is. Stony Mountain Barons at Stony Mountain St. James teachers is. Windsor Ian hotel at Sar gent Park. Senior girls a Capac is. Tiger i ettes 7 . At Charlie Krupp Park. St. Charles is. Kelvin . At St. Charles. Soccer National association Budapest is. Winnipeg kickers cup of . At Alexander Park. Greater Winnipeg Browns is. Olympics at University of Manitoba. Track tartan Twilight University of Manitoba tartan track . Horse racing Assiniboia Downs Post time 7 . By Bruce Levett Canadian press sports editor j Toronto up the Gold and Black Silks of oilman Frank Mcmath Ori of Vancouver which glittered in the winners Circle at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness this year Wil be missing from the Queen s plate saturday. Vance Longden son of Johnny Longden the former great jockey who trains for Mcmahon in the United states loaded up his two horses before Dawn tues Day and shipped out West. They just w e r e n t Good j a track spokesman said Mcmahon Hod the handsome Chestnut gelding love your Host pointing at the plate. With him was the filly Dorothy Glynn by Northern dancer. The filly Dick Tiger draws top ring rating new York a Biafra s Dick Tiger was named fighter of the month by ring Magazine tuesday for his upset 10-round d e c i o n Over middleweight Champion Nino Benvenuti of Italy in a non title bout. Benvenuti suffered a broken Bone of his right hand in the May 26 fight. Tiger beat out Light heavy weight Champion Bob Foster for the Honor. Foster stopped Andy Kendall the no. 1 contender in the fourth round of a title de Fence on May 24. George Cuvalo of Toronto was ranked eighth among heavy weights. The ratings heavyweights Champion Cassius Chicago 1. Joe Frazier Phila Delphia 2. Jimmy Ellis Louis Ville by 3. Jerry Quarry Bell Light heavyweights Champion Bob Foster Silver Spring my. 1. Dick Tiger Biafra 2. Gregorio per altar Argen Tina 3. Tom bogs Denmark. Middleweight Champion Nino Benvenuti Italy 1. Luis Rodriguez Miami Fla. 2. Freddie Little Las vegas 3. Emile Griffith new York. Welterweight Champion Jose Napoles Mexico 1. Curtis cokes Dallas 2. Ernie Lopez Las vegas 3. Billy Backus Syracuse . Junior welterweight Champion Nicolino l o c h a Argentina 1. Bruno Arcari Italy 2. Adolph Pruitt St. Louis 3. Joao Henrique Brazil. Lightweights Champion m a n d o Ramos Calif. 1. Pedro Carrasco Spain 2. Ismail lag put your shoes in first class condition with Bay s shoe clinic special men s half soles walk in Comfort keep your shoes in top condition do it by having the Bay replace your half soles at a saving. Choose from Lea ther or composition half soles. M of have new handles put on your purses i at big Bay savings. Sale ea., i i f of the Bay shot clinic downstairs had not been expected to go in the with the Mcmahon withdrawal there May be Only two Western horses in the 110th run Ning of the Wyn Nie owned by Dou Mclaws and Wyn d amour owned by Fred Mannix. Both Are Calgary men. Training them both is Roy Johnson a grown up jockey who trained merger for Max Bell when the Calgary industrialist publisher won the plate last year. The Queen s plate is for Ca Nadian foaled three year Olds. Johnson said wicked Wynnie May not run saturday explain ing he has eight or 10 cuts on his Back legs. He has Large feet and cuts himself to ribbons. He slips and slides and speedy cuts himself. Well see How he Gal Wayne Harris the Vancouver jockey who Rode merger last year is out in California and we won t Call him in until we Johnson said. Johnson has Chris Rogers at 44 making a comeback in Cana Dian racing up on Wyn d amour. Rogers Calls the big Brown Colt the Mack Wyn d amour had three races As a two year old registering one first and one second. He raced seven times at Phoenix ariz., this year against Good Al Lowance horses and came away with a first two seconds and a third. This year Wyn d amour won his first two at fort Erie. Out., then came third to fire n de sire in the first division of the plate trial after a Layoff of nearly a month. Roger s mount ran into a Blind boxed and he had to pull him up. He needed that race after his Long the jockey said. Is Canada s now it s 5 years in a till top in american league Carew min. F. Robinson bal r. 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