ey eve oe Ve ee ee Ye ee ,sayreyvvve vv . Lad PS “Controversy surrounds | Uelses’ pole vaulting NEW YORK «a —- The sudden | controversy surrounding John, Uelses’ barrier - breaking pole! vault is about 10 years late. Furthermore, the Internation-. al Amateur Athletic Federation : apparently is in for an awaken- | ing when it discovers George Davis, whose mark of 15! fect, 1014 inches is .up for rec- ognition as.a world record, also: used a’ glass-fibre pole for his: | The glass - fibre poles have been used off and on and usually with indifferent success for about 10 years. The manufac- | turer It was not until Uelses cracked the 16-foot target twice in two nights last week that much no- tice was taken of his pole. At the! for the one-half, one, two and | this Bruins costing Maple HIGH AND DR on a high-flying puck game at Montreal. Watching is blay (3). Canadiens won easily 8-1, Y — Montreal’s goalie Jacques Plante has his eye fired by Chuck Holmes 15) of the Detroit ‘Red Wings in this netside action Saturday night in the NHL mvt Johnny Bower, the Leafs vet- eran goaltender, says the Bruins - lalready have just about ruined ~“\his chances for the Vezina Tro- phy — and the $1,000 that goes with it. Then the Bruins threw a road- block in Toronto's bid to over- haul Montreal Canadiens for the league championship Wednesday night by holding the Leafs to a 9-2 tie at Toronto. The single point left the Leafs fi-e points behind Canadiens and they only have 19 games left to Montreal’s 20. The diffcrence between a first and second- place finish is $750 for each player — those on the first-place Shuttle tourney set for weekend Montreal's Jean-Claude Trem- —- CP Photo modest house | eet here. | . This is the home of coach | Arthur L. Lydiard. whose char-| gees now hold the world record | | Prince | Rupert “Badminton ~Lydiard’s charges hold i RES ota six world track records claims Don Brage, former| AUCKLAND, NZ. @ — The'“This will be a 3:55 mile.” holder of the world record and: yorld capital of distance run- iran it in 3:54.4. a critic of glass-fibre poles, tried, ning today is a that out a couple but didn’t like them.’ in a quiet suburban str ‘and Sunday, has been cancelled due to lack of entries. In its place there’ will be a ‘men’s and women’s doubles He round-robin tourney and al! ‘members are urged to enter. “But that’s only a start,” Ly-' > The new tourney will start 1t diard says. “Peter ran the mile 1 p.m. Saturday and continue with consummate ease. He can Sunday afternoon and evening, lower the time whenever condi-~ if necessary. tions are right. It may not be; pjayers are asked to choose season, but he'll get down their own partners. Each team eafs money Throw roadblock | in title bid | 1 2a° ba’ By LAURENT CHIASSON” Canadian Press Staff Writer THe lowly Boston Bruins could:.cost Maple Leafs several thousand dollars in National Hockey League bonus money this season. Toronto Tete boy team getting $1,500 and those on the second $750. - And the Leafs haven't got sec- ond place sewed,up. They're nine points ahead of third - place Chicago Black Hawks, but the Hawks are rising fast after a slow start. FIGHT FOR BERTH New York Rangers and De- 16 ) . , 'PPrince Rupert Daily Mews Wed, — “ 2. Thursday> February 8,° 1062 - Fs a | Hermanson upsets Stone in BCCA ‘spiel at Penticton ' PENTICTON )) —- Seven zone champions and six outside rinks meet here today in “the opening draws of double-elim- ination competition leading to the provincial curling final. ~The competition will decide the British Columbia Curling Association: championship and who will meet’: Howie Christo- pherson of . Vancouver in the Christopherson will represent the rival Pacific Coast Associa- tion at the playoff February ;15 at North Vancouver. Rinks having qualified for the knockout play by winning zone championships are Lloyd Har- per, Quesnel; Buzz McGibney, Rossland: Eric Bisgrove, Kim- berley; Nick: Marsh, Kamloops; Bill Carse, Penticton; Gus Lev- ins, Kitimat and “Herb Taylor, troit Red Wings, waging a big battle for the fourth and last possivle playoff berth, also fought to a 2-2 tie Wednesday night. The Rangers hold fourth spot at the moment, by one point. The Bruins, winners of only 12 of 52 games, have done bet- ter on Toronto ice than any other team this season. In six outings, they have two wins and a tie. Furthermore, they've man- aged to pump 23 goals behind Bower. “ Against ali other opposition at Maple -Leaf Gardens, the Leafs have 16 wins and three ties. : Toronto’s Ron Stewart got the tying goal: at 12:47 of. the last period Wednesday. ‘ NEW COACH NAMED VANCOUVER ‘ — Defence- man Hugh Currie was. appoint- ed Wednesday as coach of the Whitehorse, Reg Stone of Trail and Roy Hermanson of Penticton headed the six rinks that made -it though the back door by reach-. ing the fours of the BCCA bon- spiel’s two primary events. Others are Harry ‘Hackman, Summerland; Scotty ve 7 best-of-three provincial playoff. | Ross, Trail; | CLOTHES HELP MAKE ~ THE MAN! | and BS ig Gary Wray, Prince George and Bob McCaugherty, Kelowna. % All reached the fours in Wed nesday afternoon’s play but fi-= nal draw of the night produced, the biggest upset to date whem Hermanson edged Stone 11-10. 4; It was the first loss tn eight: games for Stone, who, until hg played Hermanson, was the only unbeaten rink. " Hermanson trailed 7-3 after seven ends but made a brilliant draw shot to count five on the eighth and move ahead. Stoné rallied jn the late going but the underdog Penticton rink was not to be’ denied. ne The win put Hermanson into the final of A event along with, Hackman who upset Harper 13-10 in another late draw. Mc~ Cougherty edged Ross 10-9 Lo reach the final of B event against either Stone or Wray. Y Play continues even though’ the elimination series is being held. Many of the 56 rinks that entered the bonspiel arc. still alive in primary, events. Three draws are scheduled in Tnursday’s elimination play with the first af 9 a.m. » A d fe rena . ° vas : - Western Hockey League’s Van- gutdoor vault, the same type ax!moment, it's purely an academic) three miles and 800 metres. Albclow 3:50 — possibly 3:48.” i ghould get at least five or six|couver Canucks, succeeding cen- Gelses employed to better 16 fect matter since poth his jumps: team of four which he coached| nell is by no means Lydiard’s ‘games. Phil aeeiomey The we make by. three-quarters of an inch. wer made indoors and the IAAF) holds the world record for the!only hope for more world re-'~ peadline for entries is Fri- | shakeup follows a nine-game ; ae a | doesn t recognize indoor records.) four-milc peray. It is coe ee ora, | Cong M. G. Halberg, Olympic | day night and anyone wishing [losing streak for the Canucks, ends ay | ' $ ' " expected still: more world records| gold medalist for the 5,000 | a "4a . 4 o's . Mixed curling SHOU D DO IT AGAIN will fall to his athletes. & | ty enter is asked to call Den in last place in the leagu / But by the time the outdoor draws ‘senson arrives, Uelses should be -well over 16: feet. Athletes have rear the draws r Satur-: . as . . “| Here are the draws {0 lalways done better outdoors than! Year honors list, is 42. Middle-| lruetres, already holds the world! 33. Burnip at 2439. Lydiard, who was awarded, record for two and three miles. , “se P the OBE in the Queen's NewjFe is again in magnificent | shape this season and would like northern division. Members are reminded of the dance to be held Saturday night Miami Beach, Fla. (@—Rodolfo ec NAI AF meet! i : i i i ; + as ‘ ‘ f Ww all.| Diaz, 186, Argentina, stopped ‘ day nights action in the Mixed | o Goors. Then the hue and ery: aged businessmen who visit him | to attack the 5,000-metre record, iat ae sone Ce Minin Halt Tony ‘Monei, OB Ys,. Hollywood, 4 Curling League. — us Dez will start. come away planning to buy 4! another in Lydiard’s “stable” |joan Schubert at “4433, lFla.. (10). “ 7:30 p.m.— Poole MeLé es A spokesman for the IAAF said | beir of shorts and running shoes. :s; a, B. Magee, Olympisx bronze; - - = Selita aeatisinienanrenasennaiennaanae Yep! . Fruscotte vs Paul, Mt ir “ ,..in London Tuesday “if someone Said one athlete: “You come; j,edailist in the marathon, who , i Ronerso! ae Gakley: and. Col. breaks a world record with al @Vay wanting to rush to a track.'ran the world’s fastest 10,000! there's no ogerson vs Oakley, % ~ / iglass - fibre pole, it will have to} It's like a mental massage.” ' TELLS OF SNELL In this ‘metres in 1961. He is capable’ lof making a serious attack ‘on | fins vs Dibb. . . rns 30 p.m McEachran ys be considered very, very carté- Wright: Miller vs Petersen, Arm- {wily before the record is rati-| = guess work, strong vs Green; Manson Hildebrand, Ritchie vs Eyolfsons and Peterson vs Duffus. 3215 DIAL 3215 FOR THE BEST IN | CHINESE FOOD | TRY THE . GRAND CAFE “FRESH BREAD DAILY Buy your Show Tickets Anytime Open “TI L:00 a.m. VS \ He apparently was not aware | ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF BOWS OXFORDS © Sizes 1 to 6 ® Regular 4.95 -9.95 AT GEORGE HILL and Sons Ltd. 624 » 3rd W. Phona 2016 fied.” | \ Davis used such a pole. _\ Bragg’s isn’t the only voice) the: peter Snell breaking the world president! one-mile record at the end of. share of his attention. But he is traised in protest against lpole. Stan Hiserman, ‘of the United States Coilegiate! “Track Coaches Association, said | ‘he will ask the National Colle-! i giate Athletic Association to out-!set four year ‘law or control the use of the! Australian : pole. | i RUSSIA OBJECTS ! In Moscow last summer, Ga-! - briel Khorobkov, coach of the) iRussian national team, said he iwas against the pole. The US.: Amateur Athletic Union is tak- | ‘ing the attitude that it's legal| funtil it’s outlawed. | When all is said and done, | there will be two schools of| thought on the pole: 1, It represents progress, just: as the switeh from hard wood | to bunhboo (Cornelius Warmder-| dans first 15-footer) to metal! (hrapey's 16-914 broken record) | represented o forward march in! Implements, 2, 710 ds an artificial stimulant: jand places the emphasis on “ube! japull, Ta recent years, wo new fimplements have been banned lby the IAAF under similar rea- fsoning the clevator shoe used by Russia's Yuri Stepanov and: the ‘held’ Javelina, whieh shift. | red the centre of gravity of tie “Social held ~ for RCMP rink / Members of te Royal Cann dian Mounted Polleg and their muests held) a soghil Monday night ab the Rod & Gun elub house to mse money to help defray expenses for Price Rue pers entry ine the Pollee Bon- spiel, The 'splel is being held at the Durnaby Winter Club Gurllng Rink February 2 and WW and WHE fenture pollee rinks from all over the province, The win- ning rlak will represent B.C. In (he Dominion Champtonships to’ be obeld in’ Alberta ako a tater date, Terry Lewis’ rink of Bob Dul- fing third; Wally Glesbreeht, sec- Pond and: Ron Davies, lead, won Lhe right to represent dhe Prince Heupert Buh-Division dna play. Onl. | Lewis’ quartet played two lother eily polea rinks and a sfaursome from Perrace, | Thay Vwenk through the playolrfs une idelented and hope to do- the Taine in Buarmaby next week, The Lewls rink has seored an eleht-ender this year and mide the final of Grotto Trophy com- petition, taslngy out to Jaek Lind. aity. on ' der headquarters where i world record and Olympic gold | medal attempts are planned, Lydiard sketched. for me the campaign which culminated in ; January. His time of 3:54.4 broke by 1/i0th of a second the record s ago by the great Herb’ Elliott. But Snell’s time was mace on a i sharply-curved grass track — far. slower than cinders. A week later. Snell went on to run the fastest half-mile in history ~-- 1:45.1 — and at the same time to better the world g00-metre record wilh a time of 1°43,3. Snell was a fine all-round ath-- lete as a boy at the Mount Al- bert grammar school in Auck- land. He was in the football Leam, the cricket team, the ten- his team and the track team, He first met Lydiard when he was only third-string distance man for the school, When he sehool he began winning tennis championships and he consulted Lydiard on whether he should concentrate on tennis or take up running seriously. “I ean see the potential ino an athlete’ Lydiard said. of knew that Snelk had the essenthal basie speed fo rise to any height. To tald) him af he was prepared to take the long view and work he would get results.” PAINFUL AT START Mhat was five years age, GLy- dinrd went out on the track, on the rond and on the beach with Snell, correcting faults, building wp confidence, Ts hig eall muscles had to be loosened up, Al first be was in great pain toward the end of the distinec runs of 20 to 80 miles which Speed stamina sehedule wis saerificed while was builb up. The Jnvolved 100 miles of of up to 80 miles, Then followed speed training on the track, Even during competition per- jods, one Jong run a weele wis mn essential park of the train ing, Lydined osnw that Snell bad mare dnsle speed than ainy other athlete he had trained, He predicted that he would bronk world records, While still alinast unknown, Snell captured the 800Q-metres gold medal at the Rome Olym- pies and lowered the Olymple record, RESTED LAST VEAR Tle withdrew from competition for mueh of last year with an Injured Jeg, hut he emerged stronger thin aver this yer. Shortly before his record- prouking mule Lyclard told him ‘ l \ ‘ \ ‘time to the Lydinrd imposes on his charges. : running a week, dneluding runs, the world six-mile and 10,000-: metre marks given the right conditions. And there are other youngeyx ‘auhletes coming along. Lydiard! ‘tries to give them all a fait’ ‘strictly an amateur coach — he ‘works for a tobacco company — ‘and fame is making it increas- ingly difficult for him to give many calls made. on him. \ Edgar paces men’s league sume JACK WATLING CAROLE LESLEY MUSICOLOR® Bert Edgar and his Grotto team mates swept all honors in LA section of the Men's Five-Pin ‘Bowling League Monday night, ' Edgar chalked up a 329 high single and 744 for three ganies while his team seored a 1,205 Hhigh single and 3,233 for three “pames. ~ Tn B section, George Braman ‘took high single with 285 and helped his team Lake high single A ‘with 1,087. ae MUSICAL. Charlie Dearaway of Speras’ HOLIDAY bowled 729 fur three games while OF FUN Chis teain won high three with FOR 2,031, ' Resulbs were: tn A seebion. Grotto 3, Bavoy EVERYONI! ‘1: Howe & McNulty 4, Post. OF- fice 0; Clondoln 4, Gook's 05 -Malkins 3, Paramounts ty ound Shioos 3, sso 1. 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