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Although he's not ruling out the possibility of com- peting in the 1977 world judo championships or the 1980 Olympics. Rainer says his main concern for the future is establishing him- self in a career. He is leaving the competi- tive judo world with some sadness but a determined desire to face the economic realities of life Because judoists have no professional future, there are no prospects of making money by turning pro The federal government's " Tug-ot-war teams from Southern Ontario competed Sunday in Waterloo Park for the Southern Ontario Tug-of-War Championship. This player’s team. Ellice of Milverton. placed third in the tourney. Kitchener Newtex was first and North Easthope was second. By Mary Stupart The Olympics may be the end of the competitive road for 26-year-old Rainer Fischer. an Olympic judoist from Waterloo Rainer Fischer Olympics may be the end of his competitive judo career Waterlootflirohidg 12Ut Yttttr No. 33 lence on whether it will con- tinue to fund the training of judo athletes in the future is also a hard economic reality, Rainer's heart belongs back at the judo training camp in Montreal but he says he won‘t go through more years of judo training without government help “I’ve trained on my own two times now and I don't want to do it again." he said Ralnor's immediate plans now are to establish himself In a career and return to a state of good health In addition to a dislocated left elbow and chip fracture which he received at the Olympics. he Is also plagued with shoulder and knee Wednesday, August 18, 1976 injuries. Torn ligaments and cartilage in his knee may require a future opera- tion and his right shoulder has not yet returned to full use from a pinched nerve caused by a disc problem last year. Rainer believes the weak- ness in his shoulder and the pain in his knee were partly to blame for his quick defeat in his first bout in the Olympics "I think the injuries had something to do with my performance though I don't want to make excuses I fought exactly the kind of person I didn't want to fight m my opening bout." he smd Rainer was hoping to draw a right-handed judoist for his first bout because that would lessen the pressure on his right shoulder, How- ever. both he and his op- ponent. Endra Kiss of Hun- gary. are left-handed. "l was just unable to push him away correctly with my right arm, I still haven't got back full strength in the shoulder, .. Another problem was his attitude going into the games. He had been tram- ing and practicing judo Intensely for six years be- fore the Olympics and prac- tices were escalated to five hours a day In the six months prior to the games, “I think I was over- trained Mentally. physical- ly. I just wanted to get it (Continued on page 2) Waterloo. Ontario The amendment was proposed by Aid. Marjorie Canal! to put some flexi- bility in the city's, rigid re- quirements for the widths of streets and sidewalks. An amendment to the eity's street widths and side- walks policy deSigned to put a little "humanity" in the legislation was narrow- ly defeated by a 4-3 vote in council Monday. "What has concerned me in the past few years is the rigidity of the street stand- ards." she said. Aid. Carroll's .arnettd- ment proposed that council use its discretionary "power to waive the standards in cases "where environ- mental concerns, mainten- ance of neighbourhood character or citizen needs are of special signifi- cance." 7 Ald. Carion drew up the amendment because of the increasing number of citizen delegations at council protesting 36 foot street widening on older streets classed as collectors Old street, - sidewalk sides: re-endorsed Council agreed Monday to reappoint a committee of five citizens to review the annual salaries of council and the mayor. citizen “delegations at Aid. Carrolrs motion council protesting 36 foot was defeated and the city's street widening on older current policy was en- streets classed as collectors dorsed. . Coun ill appoints salary committ The committee will report its recommends tions to council in the fail. Members of the committee reappointed Monday include Rainer Fischer Waterloo Historical soeutr Museum co Kitchener Public Library, Queen Street North, KITCHENER. Ont. where residents are on fixed incomes or where mature trees are close ‘to thecurh. " Ald. Carroirs motion drew support from Aid. Turnbull and Mewhinney but criticism from Aid. Kaminek. Aid. Kominek said the amendment would leave the -eity's engineer- ing staff with no directions HoweVer Aid. Carroll maintained that building the right to make excep- tions into the city's policy was " necessary because "it "gives council some flexibility so we feel that we're not slaughtering staff every time we reject their recommendations I fo r street and sidewalk widths " Verle Shantz, representing the K-W Labour Association: James Huras, represent- ing the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce: William Lob- ban. appointed by the ad- ministrative committee: Bill Moyer, representing the news media and Don Schaefer. the city's com- missioner of finance. as" th the street and side- walk widths it should rec- ommend. Council already has the right to make exceptions to the street and sidewalks pol- icy he said.