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W11 A prominent North York official. who for years has been Outstanding in conducting basketball, lootball and track competi- tions, said he would never ofiiciate hockey because the present day official has to fight both teams, the coaches and the specta- tors. It is too bad that these conditions have to exist. Probably the best solution is the one most high school coaches use and that is. when a player openly expresses his disapproval of an official or his decision. the coach says "that's all brother“ and the boy is benched for the rest 0! the game and a low games after that. Win- ning is secondary. good sportsmanship l: m * ’Don’t get mé xii-rang, 'I i1i€fi$éii§iit§l the direction in which R's headed. / MERRY CHRISTMAS Wee c,___._-. Members of the crowd operate under the assumption that they have paid the price of admission therefore they are entitled to do and say what they please. The “know-it-alls", who each week “absorb the game through the seat 0! their pants", go to work on the whistle tooter and pretty soon half the arena joins in. It’s an example of mob psychology at its best. It would be pretty hard to cure this. The fans could be educated on the finer points of the rules but I think they would rather be entertained than educated. Telephone TU. 4-1650 [he coach, who should have a great deal more common sense than his players_ can set a good or bad example for his charges and the local tans. When he blows his top. he does it to show that he ls standing behind his boys in their disagreement with the officials. He may be actually driven to it by the rabid root- ers who immediately look to the bench to see'the reactions of the mentor who is supposed to know everything that is right or wrong. The coach, being a good showman. goes into his “I'm mad” act and the spectators think that's great and he is almost assured of his job for another season. A wise coach will realize the official never changesva decision so he saves his ulcers and indirectly by his actions will have a settling effect on his team: Then they will stick strictly to the business of playing the game. New Work - Auerauous- Repairs The player. In the heat of the game. may forget himself and have a verbal and perhaps physical battle with the man in charge. Perhaps we can forgive the athlete once but if these outbursts keep up he had better select another sport as he is giv- ing little to the betterment of the game. Many players figure if they jump the official and give him a blast later on in the contest he will think twice before making the same cell and when 8 ref. has to think twice. it's too late to olow the whistle. I have found Usually it's the poorer players who do the most beefing. I guess lhefiz want to show the home crowd that they can do something We . There are four prim-1pm,: .......V... V. ,s u that oc- curs due to ’a supposed mlscall by the official. They are the ref- eree. the player, the coach and the crowd The referee calls only what he sees. what more can you ask? .He follows the slogan, “Be kind and good but devilish firm." He will never reverse his decision. Why should he? It he does, he will look foolish and the players will lose their respect for him. Referee and Umpire baiting seems to be becoming a fav- ourite pastim around this time of year. especially in the hockey circuits, Pie ers, coaches, crowds and newspapers are all taking a crack at the man in white. If you want to kilya 51",. 1! keep this up, and the fans will be staying away in droves. Actually it the players made an attempt to sum; L0 toe rules, they meu L need officials at all except for face ofi‘s, jump- balls or whatever the situation might be. A player. 90 per cent of the time knows when he has intentionally or unintentionally violated the playing code and the referee will alnnsx vim ' l '\ 'Jlayer will admit his mistake before the ofiicial has time to call it. There is the story about the referee who had just finished ofllolatlng I very close game. After the crowd had left. he de- Jectedly approached the pay phone’to call a friend. To his sur- prise, he discovered he had no change. He called to a passerby. “Hey. Mac. lend me a dime. I want to call a friend." "‘Hérfi‘f fivénty cents." replied the stranger. "Go call all your friends." Thornhill. Ont‘ m NEWSI See Love For Lovely Lumber John C Love Lumber Company, Ltd. THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Thurs... Dec. 24, 1953 RE: THORNHILL SWIMMING POOL Would those who won crests and ribbons and who passed the Red Cross Water Safety and Royal Life Saving Society tests and who have not yet received their awards kindly come to the Thornhill Library on Tuesday, December 29. between 10:30 and 11:15 am. to pick them up. ROGER PROULX Free Estimates Gladly Given PLUMBING & HEATING monthly. FULL L 0'1 Complete installation with An- tenna, Picture Tube and War- ranty and 90 day free service. . Costs only 530. down and $12. Yonge Street At Woodfllrd Avenue ‘(Just North of Shah’s Corners) Ca” Any Time Ergng,‘ I _ilk§ h_ockéy, it’s just that I don't like Bill Ell NOTICE 221 Lawrence Ave. Richmond Hill I S AVenue 5-1143 Final standings of teams with three top ones going into play- offs are: Parrots 70. Redwings F” "' v ‘s 54. Sparrows 53. (7' 1- aries 52, Wrens 45. (kW “nuts 44, Robins 37, Lurks 82. Second series beglm r . « 81w 7, with no bowling on Doc- ember 24 and 31. Hope all the regulars and any new ones inter- ested will come out on January 7. Till then the Best Season’s Greetings to all. HIGHLAND PARK BOWLERS TURKEY ROLL On Thursday. December 17, the final bowling for first series took the form of a turkey roll, with mucn fun and good bowling in evidence. Those winning turkeys were Len Gazey 702, Frank Jen- nings 688. Al Howell 695, Al Op- resnik 663. Bill McArthur 600, Ivy Hudson 649, Mildred Collins 64']. Marie Anderson 720. Ruth Farr 665, Evelyn Brice 559. Also for an added item there were hidden score prizes of flat fif- ties of cigarettes which went to Mac Hutchinson, Harry Barrow, Bruce Philips. Patsy Tetzlafl‘, Ken Minor. Good flat scores. re- corded were Ivor Francis 701. Herb Hudson 696, Roy (Doc) Co~ gan 655, Cec. Turnbull 651. A turkey was presented to Ruth and Eric Charity by the bowlers in appreciation of their help in organizing the league. RICHMOND HILL BOWLlNG THURSDAY NIGHTERS December 17, 1953 Headpins 21 Hanuuiqmers 16 Indians 16 Tigers 15 Yankees 15 6 Aces 11 Hotshots 10 Lucky Strikes B High Lady, Pat Mills 228; high gent. Vic Brodrick. 303. Turkeysâ€"were won by Ruth Cowan. Ev. Thompson, Pat Mills. Anne Reid. Vic Brodrick, Eric Charity, Norm Chatterley and Alec Clarke. RICHMOND HILL ALL KINDS CARPENTER WORK & REPAIRS May I at this time wish the.1954 who worked for me and voted for tion I extend my sincere thanks. me in this year’s municipal elec- To those in Markham Township Electors of Markham Township MILTON J. HFISE BUILDER & GENERAL CONTRACTOR Council every success. BILL MASTERS In getting the puck away from the scoring zone as quickly as possible the defensive players should be sure to clear calmly and coolly. There should be no dilly-dallylng or carrying the puck around near the goal. If a breakout play cannot be quickly set up, flip the puck out into the centre ice zone‘ Do not hang on to it, get checked or pulled. into 3 held puck situation lot a face- Even though the players coming up the ice with the puck-carrier do not succeed in building up an opportunity, if they are seriously trying to keep active and act ag- gressively, they will force the de- fence to take them into consider- ation. Thus the puck-carrier will be able to make convincing fakes or set up individual plays. Keep Cool and Clear Quickly :3"- en_ the load of the puck-carrier by making the defence keep alert for any passing play. If the play- ers coming up with the puck-car- rier are passive. the defence can then concentrate on the‘.puck- carrier. For example, when the player is skating up beside a puok-car- rier_ he should be working hard to get in position to take‘a pass and not just going along for the ride. By doing this. he will not only create scoring opportunities but will. at the very least, light- The individual player should always try to think aggressively. He should avoid at all costs the kind of mental attitude that caus- es the player to wait for oppor- tunities to develop. The aggresâ€" sive player who is always work- ing to get into position will be able to set up many play oppor- tunities. The player ‘who just skates up and down, waiting for an opportunity to come his. way. will often wait for a long time. Many of the so-cailed breaks f a game are merely situations thgt developed because an individual player was being aggressive. The Sports Clinic AGGRESSIVE PLAY PAYS OFF 1N HOCKEY TURNER 4-1681 An Official Department of Sports College Conducted by Lloyd Percival One of the most serious of the contagious respiratory ailments is whooping cough. a disease which kills more infants than diptheria. scarlet, fever and meas- les combined. Medical attention should be obtained directly 3 child shows any symptoms of this disease. The safest precaution is to have the child immunized against the disease early in life. Whooping Cough The housewife suffers from it. It is a big problem to the school teacher and also to the business executive. who has to do the same kind of exacting work over and over again. Thus. in avoiding it, variety in the activity is very im- portant. The more variety at a practise and in the training pro- gram, the less likelihood there is of the athlete becoming stale. This is_ perhaps. the most~im_ portant preventive measure. Staleness is considered to be more mental than physical by ex- perts. although it does have many physical reactions. The main cause is a boredom which is of- ten unconscious. For example. when a person does the same thing over and over again in the same old wa . his mind gets sick of it and t rows out physical symptoms in order to force a change. This is why staleness is a Emblem in {any activity. off, Wlld_eyed clearing can cause a lot of trouble. Keep cool. Av_oid> Staleness In Sport To subscribe send only $1. for 1 year; $1.50 for 2 years or $2.00 for 3 years. Send your subscription to Sports College, Box 99. Toronto 1. and make a note to do it to- day. Do you subscribe to the Research Guide. the official newspaper of Sports College? If your anwer is no make a note of the following: If you are interested in sport in any way. as an athlete, coach or trainer or leader of any kind the smartest play you'll make is to become a subscri- ber. The Research Guide is designed to keep you up to date on all the latest ideas, technques and methods be- ing developed all over the world. Every issue is packed full of interesting articles and reports all designed to help you. And with this appreciation goes out wish for a memorable Christmas-- one that will be abundant with good cheer and good health followed by aNewYearofcontmtmentandgoodfonune. thepastycat. 1 be Holiday Season aflords us the opportunity to express our appreci- ation to our many friends for their good will and thoug‘mtfulness during .. u.. ' “r ‘7 T'~"“'< of Aven- ue Rd. Richvale were driving home Monday evening when they wei'e struck by a bread truck e proceeding along Dawes Manager & Director - Richmond Hill ma Wm @WM H. J. MILLS LIMITED JAMES POLLARD Correspondent: Mrs. J. J. Taylor Telephone TU. 4-2269 MW 1°” bun/0nd description be your: for Christmas aManwYou. RICHVALE "isa'ir LET Jam/€2- Ema-unbanmnamhnnmlmkmhanhaamm&manaw mm RMRZR'NA Wm ’ W BLACKBURN’S JOHN PERRY *TELEVISION* lhis your romomber We're Or: be Your ‘rilnd in an Emergency. 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