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20 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, d-nmmuwuumnmmlummmuunlluunn\i\uull\mmnmum\u“l1mnu\mnlxn\m\m1llxmn1umumnunummmmmunmmuunumumuuuuuu Sept. 25, 1974 \“llllllll“mm\llllmlm1m“lmlllllillll“lllllllllllll“lii\ll1llliilll\llllilllllllllllulllllflll“mlll\illul\\lil\“lllll“lll\\l\lll\\lll\l\\l\ll\l\\ll\lllllillm“lll\“lllll\ll“\ll\l\\ll\\4" MLA Hodgson â€" Violence In Hockey (2) The house league annual tournament was held Sept- ember 14. It was a one- game knockout tournament. Tee-Ball a profound influence on the direction of our national sport. . t t n- The report suggested that the objectives and purposes of ama- teur hockey should be re- structured. Less than one per- cent of all boys who play in is a positive step towards con- trolling the ever-increasing rate of violence in amateur hockey. it I! it! Since the coach has such a profound effect on a young player, ALL coaches should be The establishment of an Ontario Hockey Council was also suggested. This body would be composed of represen- tatives from hockey, coaching, physical education. and sports psychology. The various hockey associations in the province measures of reform in the very near future. The recent step taken by the OHA to curb in- creased violence in minor leagues is most encouraging. Further actions of this kind will hasten our return to the true details of amateur sport. d‘Mllllllll“lllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllill“lllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll“llllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill“llill“\llllllllllllllllm'9 Town Auto Body defeated York Provincial Ambulance 20-18 anu Baymar Sports de- feated Apollo Coiffure by the same score. In the championship game Town Auto Body edged ‘Bay- mar Sports 24-29.; For TAB David Repath, Steven Lennox, Michele Tur- ner and Belinda Bryan con- nected for homeruns each. The strong hitters were Wend'y Smith and David Re- path hitting three for three. Also hitting two for two were Tim Lawlor, Bruce Nelson, Allan Thornhill. Steven Lennox, Greg Wright, Tracey Stewart, Jeff. Mich- ele Turner, Robert C‘hepel- sky, Darla Munro and Bel- lnda Bryan. The whole TAB team played excellent ball offensively and defensively. For Baymar John Seldon and Graig hit two homers. and Martin connected for one. Jennifer was very strong at bat, having three for three. Hitting two for two were Christine Hender- son, Robert, John Paul Sur- owife. Susanne, Martin and Barbara. The entire team played well. Tyke: Ramsey Rec. defeated Tony's Esso 6-5 and Ziebart Rustproofing defeated G. S. Wood Opticians 7-2. Then in the championship game Ziebart Rustproofing de- feated Ramsey Rec. 9-2. Kevm McInnis pitched a fantastic game for Ziebart and also connected for two homers. Brad Powell also hit two. home runs. Andy Walton played heads-up ball and contributed a homer. Kelly Thorpe was outstand- ing at first base, getting four outs and hitting two for two at bats. Larry Smith got three outs in one inning and hit a triple. Tim Sutton was excellent behind the plate. Squirts In the first round N S. Smith won over R. F. Mote 19-10, Murphy Real Estate defeated Richmond Hill Auto Body 3-1 and Sovereign Water Conditioners were 12-2 winners over Hodgins Hardware. Murphy Real Estate re- ceived a bye in the second round. the other game re- sulting in a 9-2 win for N. S. Smith over Sovereign, ‘ In the championship game N. S. Smith continued to win. defeating Murphy Real Estate 8-2. Seven strikeouts by Pitch- er Mark Joslin and some fine hitting by James Levitt and Scott Renshaw proved to he too much for Murphy Real Estate to handle. N. S. Smith jumped to an early lead by scoring eight runs in the first two innings. and hold- ing Murphy to only two runs late in the game. to decide the championship decisively. David Rammer and Les Bol- ger scored for Murphy. Peewees Kenzie Pharmacy eked out a "4-3 win over Bob's Boys in the first round, with City Wide Rentall edging RH Judo Club 2-1 and Dynes Jewellers handing Bill Best Tire a 12-1 defeat. Dynes received a bye in the second round with City Wide Rentall shellacking Kenzie Pharmacy 25-7. In the championship game Dynes defeated City Wide Rentalis 7-2. For Dynes Mike Smith pitched a very good game and the whole team played well. Len McVeigh pitched a good game for City Wide and hit a triple as well. His team put forth a great ef- fort The initial investigation dealt with the circumstances surrounding a particularly vio- lent Junior “B” hockey game which was held on April 16 of this year. But the inquiry also explored the impact of violence on amateur hockey in general. The report outlined the various causes of increased violence in minor leagues. Included among these causes are the impact of professional hockey on amateur sport. the deficiencies of the existing rule structure, and the inconsistencies in refereelng. The failure of coaches and par- ents to instil the true values of sport in young players was also felt to be a contributor to increased violence. In this column. I would like to outline the recommendations of the in- vestigation. These recommen- dations will undoubtedly have a profound influEnce on the direction of our national sport. WILLIAM HODGSON, MLA (York North) In my last column. I dis- cussed some of the findings of the recent Investigation and Inquiry into Violence in Ama- teur Hockey. This inquiry was authorized by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices. The commissioner of the inquiry was William McMurtry, a Toronto lawyer. 3 Tie Games In Playdowns In the second round Rum- able Transport received a bye. Commercial Credit and Charlton Hardware battling to a 4-4 tie. After 11 com- plete innmgs had been play- ed. Charlton was adjudged the winner on the basis of the largest number of run- ners reaching first. Bantams Charlton Hardware re- ceived a bye and Rumble Transport and Alliance Sports fought to a 5-all tie, the winner being decided by the most runners reaching first base. This gave the de- cision to Rumble Transport. Commercial Credit defeated Kinnear Pontiac 12-1. In the championship game Charlton Hardware won the 5-2 decision over Rumble Transport. The game seem- ed to belong to Charlton as they had a 1-0 lead until the top of the fifth inning. Then Rumble scored two runs to go ahead. This lead was short lived as Charlton get one run back in the sixth to tie the game up and then finally scored three more runs in. the seventh to clinch the win. For Charlton Kevin Gibson hit two for two and scored two runs. Scott Tay- lcr contributed a triple. Bill Byers, Scott Taylor and Roger Weigand scored for that team. For Rumble, the runs came from Greg Shearer and Paul QuanCe, while Tom Jellicoe doubled. This was a fine game to watch. Junior Girls In the first round it was Perry Hill 9-3 over ‘Bob‘s Girls and Allencourt Fish & Chips 3-2 over ‘Nelson‘s Con- tracting. In th'o championship game Perry Hm were the winners by an 8-4 score over Allen- c0urt Fish & Chips. __ In the championship game ‘ the Dairy Queen lassies man- 1 aged an 8-7 victory over Micro Mets. yvu- . n... For Perry Kathy Chepel- sky recorded 10 strikeouts and Maxy Cole caught well. Lori Abernathy played a fantastic game at first base. Homeruns were hit by Janet Garritse and Kathy Chepel- sky. Singles were hit by Daniela Gaul, Bridget De- ciantis Janet Moir and Lori Abernathy. Janey Stephen- son also hit well and the whole team played heads- up ball. â€" - - ,. an-.. up ~_â€"-. Pam MacInnis of Allen- court recorded ‘slx strike- outs, runs coming from Pam MacInnis, Debbie Ce- ballo. Melanie Ryland and Carol Qucrengesser, but in a losing cause. Intermediate Glrls’ Another tie game occurred in the first round of this division when > Rice's Flow- ers and Loughlin Lumber came out even in a 5-5 score. Loughlin Lumber had the largest number of runners reach first base. so were declared the winners. In the other game Powell Fencing defeated Lazenby's Ladies 10-8. -*I': o r t He championship Powell Fencing were the 6-3 winners over Loughlin Lum- For the champions the whole team played well of- fensively and defensively with Sandy Trumbell pitch- ing an excellent game. Kerri Snider, Barb Mashinter and Sandy Trumbell hit two for two For Loughlin Lynda Bell pitched well and Lori Stoness shone at first base. The runs came from Terri, Carol and Janet. Senior Girls Dairy Queen eliminated‘ A101 Brns 9-7 and Micro Mets defeated Hanson's flowers 27-15 in the first round of' this division. organized hockey will ever turn professional and so the minor league system must not cater to this small group. Ama- teur hockey should endeavour to provide fun, recreation and involvement for all partici- pants. More emphasis should be placed on the development of skill in the .game rather than on the need to create potential professional league stars. The goal of amateur sport should be {0 encourage participation by all young people, rather than to focus on a few select stars. The rul structure should create a tpe of environment conducive to the improvement of skill in the game. In the early stages of development, young players should be more concerned with attaining skills rather than with defending themselves against opposing players. Fighting should not be tolerated under any circum- stances. The most effective means of curbing fighting is with a game misconduct. I am glad to see the recent announce- ment of the Ontario Hockey Association which will provide more severe penalties for fight- ing. In the future, a player in the OHA who receives a five- minute major for fighting will be ejected from the game. This is a positive step towards con- trolling the ever-increasing rate of violence in amateur hockey. Sandra Turner pitched an excellent game for Dairy Queen with Barbara Miller playing well on first base and Donna Smith catching well behind the plate. Strong at bat were Donna Smith, Betty Arnott, Sandra Turner and Barbara Miller. Barb Stannard played well on third base and Sharon Crea- sor was excellent in right field. For the Micro Mets Chris- tine Barbour pitched excel- lent ball and hit three for four. Mary O‘Sullivan play- ed an excellent game on first base, hitting three for four. Wendy Marshall caught a good game and hit two for four. June Juillet caught two pop ups in right field and hit.two for four. Caro- lvn Greenfield, Ardell Derâ€" mo and Melinda Naylor also hit two for four. Hill Figure Skating Dance And Exercise Class To Be On Ice Aud so a fine season has ended 9nd all connected with minor ball in Richmond Hill are to be congratulated on a good job well done. The Richmond Hill Figure Skating Club will be featur- ing for the first time this year an “On Ice" dance and stretch exercise class. This class Will be held Monday evenings and skaters may register for it on registra- tion day, September 28, from 2 to 5 pm in Arena 6'7. This class will be instruct- ed by Club Professional Neil Whitby, gold medalist in ice dancing, who has come to the club from London, England, Mr. Whitby will be avail- able along with the other club professionals, Marion Stark, Mrs. Linday 'Naylor van Daele and Greg Bodnar to teach the skaters in all phases of figure skating. The club is also offering a partial membership to sen- ior skaters this year â€"- home club as well as second club members. For further information you may call Mrs. Barbara Collier at 884-7580. CAG Meets September 26 L____ TOWN AUTO BODY 173 Yonge Street N. Richmond Hill 884-21 394 ‘; certified. Through coaches' clinics similar to those in ex- istence in the OHA, healthier attitudes towards officials and competition will be developed. There should be a system of incentives for amateur coaches to raise their qualifications. Some hockey associations in Ontario have already instituted mandatory certification of coaches, and they are to be commended. If it is proved that a coach condones or encourages viol- ence among his players. then he should be disciplined. Fur- ther to this, the coach should be accountable for any game or match penalty assessed to any of the players on his team. It is necessary that the standard of referees in amateur hockey be upgraded to ensure that rules are applied in a con- sistent manner. The OHA and CAHA have taken steps to set up a programme for the certi- fication of referees, and all hockey associations in the prov- ince should follow this example. Good referees are difficult to get in amateur hockey, and an effort should be made to ensure that they receive the support of all associations. coaches and players. SAVE up TO 331/470 HRIHY RENT-A-CAR Too Much For Oak Ridges Glen Moreland Fires No-Hitter Hill Bantams Win Two Straight Glen Moreland fired a no-hitter as Richmond, Hill Carpenter Bantams had too much firepower going fori them to be handled by Oak] Ridges in the first two games of their best-of-five north division finalsof the York Simcoe Ontario Soft- ball League. Richmond Hill bombed Oak Ridges 15-0 in the opener Wednesday of last week at Crosby Park and made it by 12-2 in the second game Sunday. The third game was slated for Tuesday night and a pos- sible fourth tonight (Wed- nesday). This game saw the Car- penters off to a quick start scoring three runs in the first inning on singles by Pete_Tipoid. Glen Moreland, Chris DeGeer and Greg MacMillan. Oak Ridges retaliated with a] run in their half on a bases-loaded walk to Sean Parker which scored Grif- fith. Moreland struck out the next batter to retire the side. Richmond Hill made the score 4-1 in the top of the third when Moreland singled, stole second, and came home to score on an error. OAK RIDGES RALLY Oak Ridges cut the mar- gin to 4-2 on two Richmond Hill errors in the bottom of the third. Hurler Harold DeGeer of Oak Ridges was hit by a line drive in the third inning and was replaced on the second by Parker. in the sixth and four more in the seventh to round out the scoring. The highlight of the fifth inning was a home- run by MacMilian, his second of the series. The seventh inning featured a line drive homerun by Moreland. his seventh of the year. Richmond Hill scored three runs in the fifth, two Moreland led the hitting attack with four hits in five times at bat scoring four runs while driving in three runs. Paul Philip, Chris DeGeer and Greg MacMillan split six hits evenly with single hits being registered by Tipold. Greg Walton and Phil Woods. ' Steve Madden and DeGeer scored two runs each while Tipold, MacMillan, Ian For- sythe and Woods plated one each. should also have representa- tives on this Council. Such a group would initially be res- ponsible for defining the pur- pose and objectives of amateur hockey. and would further analyse and structure the rules of the game to be consistent with specific goals. The McMurtry Report fur- ther recommended that the Ontario Government lend finanâ€" cial assistance to associations which regulate amateur teams (eg. OHA, and MTHL). In addi- tion, the government should support positive programmes such as the education and cer- tification of coaches and referees. Such support would contribute substantially to the improvement of the Men“ environment in amateur hockey. There was a further sugges- tion that the Ontario Govern- ment make representation to the news media regarding cov- erage of professional hockey games. The inquiry recom- mended that less emphasis be placed on the undesirable aspects of the game and more stress laid on the skill and fit- ness involved. Naturally we cannot resolve all the problems of amateur hockey overnight. but we can hope to bring about some measures of reform in the very near future. The recent step taken by the OHA to curb in- creased violence in minor leagues is most encouraging. Further actions of this kind will hasten our return to the that applications for grants from non-profit making organizations or groups for 1975 will be accepted up and until October 18th, 1974. Application forms may be obtained from the Parks & Recreation Department on the 2nd floor of the Municipal Offices, 10266 Yonge Street. Pleasure Skating and Shinney Hockey The Parks & Recreation Department an- nounces Pleasure Skating and Shinney Hoc- key at the following times and locations, beginning the week of October 7th, 1974. BOND LAKE ARENA 72 Shinney Hockey: Pleasure Skating: Wednesday 1 RICHMOND HILL ARENA 23 Shinney chkey: Ann _Tfiesaay 4:00 pm. - 5:45 pm. RICHMOND HILL ARENA 67 Pleasure Skating: Tuesday 4:00 pm. - 5:45 pm. Wednesday 1:00 pm. - 3:00 pm. TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL Parks 8. Recreation Department ANNOUNCES For further information please call 884-8101 Ext. 68 Monday sDMISSION York Simcoe Bowlers Association will again hold ‘the Annual North-South 1Tournament. This tourna- iment brings together the ibowlers of Barrie. Newmar- lket and Richmond Hill for a lday of fun bowling and ends with a banquet and dance. ’Thc 300 Classic which was ‘such a success last year will ibe run again by the YSBA. YORK SIMCOE BOWLERS ASSOCIATION The YSBA in conjunction with the Ontario Bowlers Congress have numerous tournaments planned for the 1974-75 season. OBC tournaments include the Carling Black Label Open Championships, and the Carling Black Label Classic for the 210 and under average group. The Hoult Hellewell Mail- O-Graphic Trophy Tourna- ment is open to all leagues affiliated with YSBA. For league executives there is the Thomas Adams Presid- ent, Secretaries and Treas- urer Tournament. The Cana- dian National Exhibition Championships are open to all bowlers, and the Senior Citizens Tournament, The Professional Bowling Services High Low Doubles. is open to all YSBA mem- bers. For students there is the Pepsi Cola High School Championships. [3mm :00 pm. :00 pm. :00 pm. IS FREE :00 pm. :45 pm. :45 pm. It was a great finish to a great season for, the Richmond Hill girls above who represented the local minor soccer association in the North York League and wound up in first place. Left to right back row are: Coach Sam Morelli. Hedy Ahnert, Lori Carton, Jackie Cooke, Caroline Freibauer, Susan Morelli, Caroline Snider and Donna Smith, assistant goalie. 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