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I attended that "Sinatra" concert Saturday night in Maple Leaf Gardens and if you don't know what I‘m talking about it's time you were in bed or something. I spent 90 minutes at the concert and a day-andâ€"a-half getting to and from the underground parking lot. The fumes from the cars were so exhausting I was polluted by the time it was all over. The only reason for the above lead-in was to set the scene for Sunday which found me groping my way down to the Richmond Hill Town Park at 10 in the 3m. Just to see our revered Dynes Jewellers‘ fastball league team working out in somewhat chillish weather. Every once in awhile a few raindrops would spit viciously at Mr. Cripps Imagine bumping into Russell “Casey” Cripps (he‘s the manager) at 10 am. on a Sunday after seeing Sinatra on a Saturday night? Sobering experience. There was Casey looking as dangerous as ever as he watched his charges go through their paces. Every once in a second he'd wag his finger at one of the combatants, bring him over. give him a little advice on what he was doing wrong. Old times Just like old times. Great. Hey. I'm on a nostalgic kick. Rub my eyes in disbelief. First, I‘m back under that lamp- post in the ‘50‘s with ‘blue eyes‘ and now it‘s the ‘60's with Mr. Cripps. All in one weekend. Imagine having Mr. Cripps back in action at the same old stand? Takes years off my life. Probably put years on my life before the season's over. The nostalgia waves kept rolling in (steady. Fred) as I saw the familiar faces out there swinging the bats. Familiar faces People like George Dickey. Danny Boyne, Charlie Leeming, and Mickey Hancock. I knew those guys when Casey was young. Not to mention myself. That has to be reassuring to fellows like me. Those years go by so far. All Ontario The above names (I think) were all members of the Jewellers when they won their first All-Ontario tournament back in 1968. That was in Windsor. Waves of nostalgia? during a recent workout at Richmond Hill fast approaching York County season. Most of midgets. spams Track an 0’ field time 2211mm Wednesday, May 5, 1976 Classified Got the nucleus Looks like Casey has the nucleus of a fine team. I’ve always main- tained that you start with the pit- ching and the rest follows naturally. Good pitching Pitching he's got with Oshawa Tony Lefty Barry Timbers and Richmond Hill‘s Doug Webster. Both are looking good. But more on all this later. I can only conclude by saying that what with Sinatra and Casey all on one weekend, I was fairly steeping in nostalgia as I sat forlornly at the bottom of the bleachers. That‘s when a little kid went by and I tripped him out of desperation. Had to get back to reality someway. Ooophs Now for some soul searching. I made a slight mistake last week and when I make a mistake I go into training for it days ahead. No one could do it so well without a lot of preparation. Never forget it. There was a beer strike on in Canada at the time and I was appointed chief carrier in smuggling a few cases back from Detroit. Anyway, the happy times are back. The Jewellers are back after a year’s absence (they dropped out of competition in 1975 and Mr. Cripps did his managing in Newmarket) and all is welli It involved a "brother" act on the badminton team at Thornlea Secondary. The brothers are Brock and Craig Evans and they both performed well in the recent Georgian Bay cham- pionships. Did pretty good, too. Missed the tournament and only got arrested twice. To get to the point. Craig and Christy Lee won the mixed doubles and we had a nice photo of the twosome. That was all right except I thought Craig was Brock and said so. To make it worse. I didn‘t even know Craig existed. Later on in the story I simply had an “Evans” finishing second in the singles indicating that this was also Brock. It was. Confusing? All I can say is I’m sorry and to add that there should be a law against brothers playing together on a badminton team. Especially when I’m writing the story. Sorry guys. Goodbye: I’m going back’ t6 bed where I belong. Section B RICHMOND HILL â€" It’ll be a year of rebuilding more than a year of championships for Richmond Hill high He‘s not having back trouble. not yet. That's Jim Croke enroute over the high jump bars during a recent workout at Richmond Hill THORNHILL â€" "Dynamite" is the word Thornhill Secondary School track and field coach Keith Hotrum uses to describe his midget girls’ and junior boys‘ sprint teams for 1976. “This should be one of our better years,“ states Hotrum who describes himself as a “track nut" and who will be handling the track and field coaching reins for this second season. He‘s especially elated about the aforementioned midget girls sprint team which will feature Karen Parker in the 200 and 400 metre and Lorna MacDougall in the 100 metre. “TheyTre a top notch towsome," he said‘ The two will also form the back- bone of the relay team which is in the process being selected with six others, in contention. Top junior boys “Our strongest chances in the boys category, " he said, “is the junior bracket where we have two fellows who should more than hold their own with anyone.“ Dynamite at Thornhill‘ljj (Photo by H099) Backing into a problem? schools in the York County track and field competitions although individual hopes are high. Smith and Thompson will also head the relay team along with Doug Brown. Dzamba stars Another starry addition is Rob Dzamba in the 200 and 400 metres. Great tradition Hotrum pointed out that “Thornhill Secondary has always had a great tradition for hurdles." Things also look promising in the hurdles with Rob Smith expected to shine in the 100 and 200 metres, Andy Jackson and John Thompson in the 100 metres. He cited former Thornhill track and field star Cliff Nuttall, now track and field coach at Bayview Secondary School in Richmond Hill, as a prime example. “I aon't know why this should be so,” he said, “but the kids seem to be naturally drawn to the hurdles. It‘s the The two are Doug Brown in the 800 metres and Greg White in the 1500 metres. Hunting for food?? Lynn Armstrong of Thornhill Secondary School isn’t playing Tarzan here. She’s working out for the school track and field team and she’s about to fire a javelin. Hopes are high for the midget team at Thornhill as the season readies to open. High School. Both Jim and a host of other track aspirants are busy warming up for the fast approaching York County season. Most of The schools, Richmond Hill, Bayview, Langstaff and Don Head, will again be competing in the southern zone against Thornlea, Markham, Thornhill and Woodbridge. St. Robert‘s of Gormley is a new entry. Richmond Hill High This will be especially so for Rich- mond Hill High coaches Mary Car- michael and Jim Muir who are coming off a 1975 season that saw them put three local students in the OFSSA finals. first thing they head for e_very ni-ght The scene isn’t quite so bright in the senior division but there are two outâ€" standing competitors in the girls' hurdles. They will be concentrating their efforts in developing a strong midget team (ages under 15 years) and hopefully finding a strong base for future teams in 1977 and 1978. r N’I‘hey are Nancy Scott in the 100 metres and Suzanne Manning in the 800 and 1500 metres. Hotrum‘s track aspirants are currently working out every night during the week in preparation for the first big meet of the year which is the York South Qualifying rounds May 17 at Thornlea Secondary School. All Ontario “Both these girls went to the All Ontario last year and they should be right up there this time out." , The senior athletes (17 years and up) have lost the most competitors from graduation. Rebuilding is always difficult but the Richmond Hill High team has seen some encouraging signs in the development of Lynne Whittingham. Tom Smith. Peter Guerney and Mike Smith in the midget section. Top hopefuls Young Whittingham could be the future Jane Toporowski in local track circles once this tall midget girl decides which events (high jump, long jump, shot put, discus, javelin) she wants to concentrate on. Then it’ll be the York South cham- pionships May 20 at Birchmount Stadium in Scarboro and on May 25 the Georgian Bay finals which will also be held at Birchmount. Single shining light in the boys competitions is Jeff Bells who will give his usual gutsy performance in the 400 and 800 metres. Thornlea hopeful On other track fronts, the Thornlea Secondary School track team is also The coaching staff is also em- phasizing the developing of relay teams in all age groupings. Last year Rich- mond Hill High suffered a great loss of points at the York County Cham- pionships by not having one single relay team competing. Trying track for the first time is senior Tucker Carrington who could show well if hard work has anything to do with it. The girls The girls team at the senior level is also small but extremely versatile. Marniee Buckles, Cheryl Paxton, Donna Querrengesser, Leslie Rogers, Leslie MacGregor and Ann Whit- tingham will provide competitors in all senior girls events. Improved per- formances are expected from Querrengesser and Whittingham. Juniors strong The 1976 strength for Richmond Hill High seems to lie with the junior team which is led by discus thrower Jane Toporowski. Jane has added high jump to her list of events for 1975 and now must decide which field event to eliminate for the school season. Athletes may only enter three events. Jeff Bell the York schools are in the midst of a rebuilding season with hopes riding on their midgets. also be Thornlea will open its season with an April 27 meet at home against Langstaff and Woodbridge. On May 4, lomlea Thomlea will meet traditional rivals is also (Thornhill in a dual meet.) Lorraine will be competing in the sprints while Anne will be throwing things all over the place. In the boys section, young Ian Dance will attempt to prove that he is a leading 1500 metre runner and probably fill in at 3,000 metres as well. Greg Walton and Tom Jellicoe will contest the pole vault which will be Richmond Hill's first double entry in, this event for five years, The best of the other junior girls seem to be Lorraine Chu, a recent transfer from Toronto, and easy-going Ann MacIlwain. Building at Bayview Building is also the name of the game at Bayview Secondary School where coaches Cliff Nuttall and Gary Boguski are putting their competitors through the paces. thtall is also convener of the southern section of the York County track and field. “It‘s our rebuilding season," said Boguski, “and we‘re doing most of our concentrating on the midget level." ’ Prime prospects One of the prime prospects is Steve Charles who won the midget indoor championship at Georgina Bay in the 1500 metre sprint and is currently “running 10 to 15 miles a day and 20 to 25 miles on the weekend". A good senior hopeful is Rick Carton who set a new indoor record at Georgian Bay with a time of 4:08.1 in the 1500 metre. Shirley Mcphaden is another top prospect in the junior girls winning the 1500 metre at Georgian Bay and finishing third in the 3,000. Boguski commented that one “of the main problems with developing good competitors in the southern area is our lack of the proper track facilities. No facilities “We just don‘t have such facilities and when we hold any major meet we have to go out of our area and that in- cludes the championships which are held in Scarboro." Last year saw two of their athletes going to the All Ontario championships. Janet Hofman placed 12th in the junior girls hurdles and Mary Ann Ball was fifth in the midget hurdles. She‘ll be running in the junior bracket this eaason. Mary Ann also ran the 200 metres at the Ontario's and finished 10th. Langstaff The main problem for coaches Jim Frame and John Sherman at Langstaff is one of a small school enrolment although the school is always com- petitive having finished in the top five. hoping tor greater things this season having finished in fourth spot in 19_7_5. Coach Ross Ballantyne figures his team should be strong in relay races and they will also have full midget girls' squad this year. Competitive entry’s are also ex- pected from St. Robert‘s and Don Head. y It’s figured that 18-year-old Don Dedrick should be one of the more outstanding competitors this sgason. Dedrick holds the York County record in high jumping, and is tied for the best leap in Georgian Bay. This will be his first year as a senior. Was finalist Graham McDonald was a finalist in both the 1,500 and 3,000 metre races last year and he will be back this year. _ Dave Gr'Ler was second among javelin throwers last year in the midget division. (Pho'o by floss)