Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba 74 Winnipeg free press saturday March 12, 1977 br1kr week this meant a breather from National Competition for the gals As All Curling fans were concentrating on the events in Montreal. As the Brier show closed two More National championships moved into the Starling Gate. At Transcona country club the finest Junior men s teams in Canada have assembled for this year s Canadian championship. After watching last year s event in Kapuskasing i suggest that curlers should make their Way out to Transcona Early each Day and be prepared to watch some of the finest Curling in this country. These Youthful competitors play an open daring game and the results though sometimes Are always entertaining. Paul Rowsell skip of the Alberta team was the world Junior Champion in 1976. So Manitoba s Bob Sigurdson will need All the fan support he can Muster. While the Junior men Only travelled from East Kildonan to the fort Garry hotel and the Transcona club our Mani Toba Junior girls team left yesterday morning for Saint John n.b., the site of this year s girls Canadian championship. Is. Vital s Patti Vande Cindy Jensen Colleen Clarke and Connie Laliberte will represent us on the ice decked in their winning provincial outfits of Black Slacks and Turtle necked to shirts and White sweaters emblazoned with their names and Mani Toba crests. Off the ice the girls have chosen deep Blue Matching jackets vests and pants with a Choice of White or Cranberry red blouses. While speaking with Mica coach and chaperone Glenda Buhr prior to their departure she rated their chances As Exon the Broom with Ina Light Cellenti due to Patti s experience. She also stated Patti s Cool out there and knows what she s doing. I m looking for Ward to being in Saint John with the last year the Vande team finished in fourth spot with a 6-3 record. However they were Only one win away from a tie for first place As b.c., Saskatchewan and , finished with identical 7-2 records. In the playoff Saskatchewan s col Leen Rudd emerged victorious and moved our sister province into the Lead for the most Junior titles. Saskatchewan has three titles Alberta has one and Manitoba s Chris Pidzarko is the Only skip to have won the title twice Patti was on the 1974 team and is no doubt aiming for Manitoba s third Crown. Last weekend the popular Morden All Starlette Bonspiel featured 32 of the top female Curling teams. When the rocks had settled the winners of the ctr annual Bonspiel were Rose Tanasichuk Marg Homeniuk Anne Vivian and Sharon Pear Point of the civic Cal. Curling club. The Road to the top Cash prize was paved with qualifying wins Over Bonnie Brekke Joan Ingram and Toby Crafter. In the eight team playoff Rose sidelined Chris Pidzarko and Marg Jenner to Advance to the final against Elaine Anderson and her Grain Exchange business girls team of Cathy Bruce Brenda Essery and Lor Raine Mcdonald. In the final match Rose posted a 6-5 win in a game that was decided on the last Rock. Others to share in the Cali prizes were Donna brow Ridge Isabel Leblanc Chris Pidzarko and Oddney Sager. Curling chatter inter Chib playoffs get under Way next week. On Friday at . At West Kildonan tha three teams from Assiniboine memorial meet Transcona a teams. The winners of this first series meet Charleswood ladies at . The same afternoon at the Rossmere club. This year the clubs have had to seed their three teams which should make for interesting results the Vande team has a Host of supporters on hand for the Junior championship. All the parents with the exception of the Jensens plus Evelyn Vande Ruth Harris and Judy Campbell have made the trek to St. Johns wearing Manitoba colors Dorothy Mckenzie just got Home and promptly packed her bags for a warm sunny Holiday in Acapulco the top three teams in the Morden Calcutta were Dot Rose Isabel Leblanc and Oddney Sager Winner of the sweater for throwing a draw closest to uie Button was Audrey Schmidt from Bonnie Brekke s team the draw for was won by Joe Hogan of Ingersoll St. See you at Transcona. Future brighter for Gapac gymnasts Tun s Amina while great Plains athletic conference gymnastics teams did t fare too Well at last weekend s collegiate championships in Frederic ton the future seems brighter. At the five conference meet the men placed fifth and the women were third. University of Manitoba and Gapac Teim coaches David Johns and Colin Lorbach both Felt their Young teams could Only improve for next year s championships. Both coaches expect All the members of the team to re turn to Competition next year. Joanne of the University of Winnipeg and the gymnastics school was the top athlete from Gapac placing third Over All and winning Silver medals in the beam and vault events. I think Sprange has an excellent Chance to make the team that will represent can at the world student games in Sofia. Bulgaria in said Johns. Johns indicated the u of m had volunteered to stage the Canadian selection meet for the student games but that at present approval from Canadian gymnastics authorities has not been received. Other athletes who per formed Well for Gapac were Lisa Johanson and Larry Smith. Johanson placed fourth in the floor exercises but dropped to ninth Over All after being injured in the beam event. Smith was the top scorer from Gapac in the men s Competition. Cole Lone Hub on dream team that n6w Wop yours. Is it powered Manitoba Eastern hockey league scoring Champion and most valuable player Jim Cole was the Only la Bro Quene Hab named to the league s first All Star team announced recently. Joining Cole on the first team Forward line were Paul Stevenson and Warren har Rison of the league Champi on Warroad lakers. Steinbach huskies Tiet minder Andy Stoesz. The Mehl s top net minder was also named along with the league s top defence Man Jerry hangs Aben of War Road and Ralph Krentz of Steinbach. Krentz also earned most gentlemanly player honors. Warroad s b 1 a i n e com Stock is the second team goaltender. Waradad s Mike Marvin and Jean Guy Tetrault of la Bro Querie Are on defence. The forwards Are Bob Storey and Tim Mckinnon of War Road and Willie Keck of Steinbach. Bean s Effort near perfect at doral emptied Forrai of Miami Andy bean who has a half deserved reputation As an Alligator wrestler recorded a five under Par 67 and stretched his Lead to two strokes Friday in the second round of the doral open Golf tournament. It s the six fool four. 205-Pound bean said of his Alligator wrestling exploits during the professional golfers association Lour qualifying school less than two years afro. Without exaggeration Bow Ever his Effort Over the Windy Cloudy Yard Blue monster course at the doral country club ranked As near perfect. He did t even come close to making a bogey hit every Fairway and every a Prelly solid bean said of his second consecutive five under Par score that gave him a 36-Hole total of 134. The hard hitting University of Florida product has t finished higher than fourth in his Brief professional career. Larry Ziegler a three time Winner in 11-years of tour activity held second alone with a 136 total. Ziegler credited his no bogey second round 67 to continued lessons from his close Friend Doug Ford former masters and pea Champion. Leonard Thompson and australian David Graham were two More strokes at 138. Thompson shot a 70 and Graham one of the world s leading players last year closed up with a 67 after a 71. Veteran Miller Barber and England s Peter Oosterhuis were next at 139. Barber managed a 71 and Oosterhuis shot a 89. Jack Nicklaus. The Only Man Able to win against the youth movement that has dominated the tour this year had a 70 and headed a Large 1 r o u p at 142. Defending Champion Hubert Green was at Puu. T1mi part Tumi Auto mechanics experience a must also full part time tire installers profit sharing Hearn benefits discount on purchases plus above average wages offered. 772-Tmi Kuala Bumpur malay Sia Simon Owen of new zealand carded a five under Par 67 and took the Lead in the malaysian open Golf championship Friday with a two round total of 135, nine under Par. However the cheers at the Royal Selangor club course were for co runner up Mya Aye of Burma. He fired a re Cord equalling 6 4. I Toht under Par for a 36-Hole score of 138. Scares 75 reds invoke option renewal clause Tampa. Fla. Cap Cincinnati reds amounted Friday they have invoked the option renewal clause on their last three baseball Pete Rose Dave Cocepcion and rawly Essis ick leaving five of Issei unsigned is the tree agent deadline passed. The action came after fruitless final Day negotiations be tween general manager Dick Wagner and the three the club did not disclose immediately whether the Trio would face us maximum 20-pcr-cent salary Cut. The reds renewed the contracts of pitchers Gary Nolan and Pat Darcy on thursday at the 20-per-Ccnt reduction figure. Failure to sign the five Means the reds have to sign the hol Douts before the season ends or lose them in the free agent Market. Wagner said he informed Rose the reds were prepared to make significant increases in Rose has apparently been offered a a year contract up from the he received for last season. He is reported to be seeking a Deal. He s Given us a figure and he s been on it for some Wagner said. It s a terribly High figure and he refuses to come Down. There has to be some Compromise on both Nolan who has led the Cincinnati staff in innings pitched the last two seasons while compiling 15 victories Benui years said that the next move is theirs As far As i m the 28-year-old right hander who survived two opera visas Reese sred to the top Costro Pitcher in the National league in 197g, said he has agreed to sit Down at the end of the year and talk he said be does not consider his decision a Gamble. I m aware that anything can happen but i be made a Deci son and i will live by he repeated his earlier statement that he would not be and verse to a Trade if it would Benefit both the reds acknowledged that Darcy a 28-year-old right hander who spent most of last season in the minors was the Only one of the five unsigned players who was not offered a substantial raise. Eastwick 26, was the league s top Relief Pitcher last year with 26 saves and a 2.08 earned run average. He is among four of the five unsigned being represented by agent Jerry Kap Stcin. One report said Conception is demanding a million Dollar Multi year contract he nit .281 last season with 10 homers and 69 runs batted in. Exp Ibrhim like scores Page 75 Kenora Ontario s yur Kouhn it sort Motel Mito from downtown Kenora on the trans Canada Hwy. 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They also were six we now have Over 25 Ford super cabs in Stock have been in flit f1m f2m South Park Mercury 7m Point favourites and therein lies the reason for the investigation. Jiose who wagered on the kicks As six Point favourites lost their bets. Had the uni rfcs won by six All bets would have been cancelled. Hie Aba announced it had begun an investigation under instructions from commissioner Larry o tee topics by Dallis the new Competition for Manitoba s professionals mentioned Here last week will indeed get off the tee this summer thanks to the bookworm and dedication of St. Charles associate pro Eon Janes and the finances and Goodwill of Mitch Blake and Jerry Bru h a r t the latter two gentlemen represent Meagher s distilleries which in turn represents Money for the pros to play for and they got together with Janes and Elmhurst s Bandy Brekke this week to Iron out details for the new Competition it won t be a tournament As such but a series of tournaments already on the Mega calender offering Points for the Best scores. At the end of the season the pro with the most Points takes Home the most Money it will be known As the Beefeater Competition and be fore any of the other sponsors of the pro events such As sky or Peter Jackson panic the Gin peo ple plan to play it Low key whenever the tournament is somebody else s show and use the results strictly to compile their own Point standings. Of course they will move in with a Little fanfare to dress up other lesser events such As pro member competitions which is Only proper considering they Are providing the incentive for improved play All the official figures and details Are due to be released april 4 when the professional association holds its Semi annual meeting at the Tuxedo inn next week also at the Tuxedo inn will be the pros business school monday tues Day and wednesday registration monday from 9 to wednesday evening they la take a break for dinner and reopen the doors thursday through sunday for their annual equipment show. This is open to the Public and the pros wiil be Happy to show you around. Stan Kolar from Hull Ottawa John and Herb Patte Rawi from Toronto will be lecturing and instructing the Manitoba pros at their Tuxedo inn ses Sions vent packers kill the astute handicapper for the Manitoba senior golfers association dashes off a note inferring that i besmirched his Good name and capabilities by noting that the seniors voted to accept g a i f Awoki Atoni Handicap cards for their competitions instead of relying on private system pick thinks i have involved him in a mis understanding with the Mega which is not so but just to keep the record clean Here in part is what he asked me to inform my readers handicaps for our competitions Are calculated on results of our Competition scores and As specified by the Riga. Our Only exception is that we use course Par instead of the course "difficulty1 rating. The Riga formula Aggregates differentials by Steps of approximately 10 strokes each step. Decimal Points aggregated for a Low Handicap player can affect his Handicap but for most of our group it would have Little effect for years this association has accepted arid continues to accept a member s Riga current Handicap card to claim his Handicap unfortunately All too few Are presented Al the association meeting it was approved that members will use their Riga club Handicap for our competitions. For some this will re quire diligent attention to their records but until All obtain a card Many Are thankful we have records and handicaps for Winnipeg s coca Riedwood club made the big leagues this month in Golf digest s records and rarities column under the subheading of two for one the item says Darrell Edwards playing his third shot on the Par four seventh Hole at the Charleswood Golf club Winnipeg Manitoba was disappointed when his Golf Ball landed in the cup then bounced out and stopped a loot Short of the Hole. But he cheered when his opponent Jim Burdea hit a Ball which landed on the Green took one Bounce and knocked Edwards s Ball into the Hole. Burden s Ball stayed out. Under the rules regarding this situation in match play Edwards got his Birdie after Rossmere head professional Gerry Morrissey after a Stop in Hawaii is from Costa Del sol in sunny Spain and looking fit for it. He herded 114 people Over there this year and 72 of them were golfers kick Nils of Rossmere emerged As the men s Champion of the tour compiling 170 for 36 holes at the Aloha Golf club. Tied for second at 185 were Rossmere s de and Ted Spreer of Breezy Bend men s Handicap Champ was Mike Belyk of Saskatoon with 142 and two other sask alonians tied for runner up honors Arlene Bodie of Rossmere won the 36 Hole women s championship with 197 and second was Hilda Vickery of Nia Kwa with 212, a shot better than Breezy Bend s Val speaker Handicap Queen among the ladies was mrs. L. Templeman with 168, two strokes ahead of mrs. L. Mchanson and seven ahead of mrs. B. Robason other results of the Morrissey safari will be found elsewhere on these pages. Golfers Canadian professional oot fers association 1977 Public merchandise show Mayer fastball president Ai Mayer has been elected president of the men s Indus trial fastball league. Other members of the executive Are John Unrau first vice president Bruce m c b e t a second vice president Clare Mcmullen Secretary and Charlie Brown treasurer. The league wid hold a meeting March 31 at 11 . At Continental motor hotel any teams interested in participating in the league this season a Boru Sead a representative. For More information con tact Al Mayer or cure Mcm Noemi 222-k44 ;