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Page 12 â€" Waterloo Chronicle, Wednesday, February 22, 1978 The Waterico Chronicle â€" The Elmira Signet â€" Although others say it ‘tsin‘t so, I‘m afraid an era has come to an end in professional boxing cirâ€" Ever since he‘s come on the scene Muhammad Ali has been my favorite pugilist. He‘s just class all over as far as I‘m concerned. Sure he‘s shot off his mouth at times but as Dizzy Dean once said it aint braggin‘ when you can do it. Even though I‘m an underdog man by nature, I found myself always cheering for the champ when Ali was in the ring. The Cambridge Times That‘s why 1 felt a tinge of sadness during the 15th round of his fight last Wednesday against Leon Spinks. There was my main man, fighting for all he was worth, but when the crucial time came, he had The same thing I had in my pockets the next day after paying off my bets. As Cambridge Times sports editor Louie Loeâ€" wen pointed out to me yesterday morning, how ‘bout those Habs? The Montreal Canadiens have broken the modern day record for most games in a row undefeated. It now stands at 27 after their win over Buffalo last Monday. Just a few passing comments on the pro and local And A Representative Will Answer Your Questions â€" â€" * * # Total Well, as you know, I‘m a dieâ€"hard Leaf fan and And locally . .. _ _‘ . . couldn‘t really care less about the Fiying Frenchâ€" I‘m not sure what the exact ruling is, so I won‘t couldn‘t really care less about the Fiying Frenchâ€" men. Everybodyal:uflrkmtbey’uardetheice with coupe Stanley again this year, it‘s just a matter with coupe Stanley again this year, it‘s just a matter of how they‘ll arrive at that destination. Meanwhile, it was a laugh to hear about the Montâ€" real fans actually cheering the Colorado Rockies when they took a 3â€"2 secondâ€"period lead over the Habs in Saturday‘s game. Panic set in, Dryden was pulled and the Canadiens were lucky to score only seven goals in the third to win 94. Makes you wonder if Colorado didn‘t act on Montâ€" real‘s example by pulling their goalie too. Only forgetting to replace him. Good to see department . . . Harold Ballard finally got his wish last week by. getting approval to latch on to the Hamilton Pussy Cats over the objections of Mealy Mouth Munro. The Tabbies will be much better off with Pal Hal controlling the purse strings. For a change they‘ll be getting first class talent beâ€" cause Pal Hal always digs deep when he recognizes ability. Now if Jimmy Edwards will only take back the statement he made about not playing for the TiCats again. 15,900 a * # Note: 61% of weekly readers retain latest copy 5 to 6 days Adgg iA So let‘s stop crying the blues about Warriors missâ€" ing the playoffs. They‘ve had all season to prove they deserved a spot, and unfortunately only spent half a season doing it. with victory The Waterloo _ Major Atom ‘Tim Horton‘ Cubs met Simcoe on Sunday in their first game of Hub League Playâ€"Offs. Simcoe opened the scorâ€" ing with an unassisted goal by J. A. Sullivan. Brad Steven tied the game at 1â€"1 with an unasâ€" sisted goal for the Cubs. _ _ In the second period Scott Smith scored from Randy Weiler and Scott Clugston to give the Cubs a 2â€"1 lead. In the third period Mike Ruppe scored from Scott Clugston for a 41 score. Scott Clugston made it 5â€"1 with his goal from Brett Johnston and Mike Ruppe. The scoring was completâ€" ed with Scott Smith‘s second goal of the game from Chris Paranyi and Brian Keller. Brad Steven scored his second goal in the game from Kevin McGraw and Rod Doucette for a 3â€"1 lead for the Cubs. In an Exhibition game the Cubs met the Waterlooâ€" go wild, but there must be a better way of enforcing the stick measyrement rule in hockey. Last weekend the Waterioo Siskins lost a goal and possibly a win against NMespeler Shamrocks beâ€" caugse Paul Dahmer‘s stick was judged to have too much curve on the blade. * That was according to referee Cliff Gauthier. But Siskins, who claim they are very careful about such things, measured the stick after the game and it was very, very legal according to their measuring device. Which, incidentally was OHA approved but had a different lever than Guathier‘s. â€" Somewhere there has to be a solution. And let‘s hope it comes soon, before more teams can "stick" it to the Siskins. The athlete of the week in Waterioo has to be Bongo Price. The WCI student helped pace the Waâ€" terloo Siskins to a 7â€"3 win over Hespeler with two goals W&dnesday. Then on Friday he went out and won the 64â€"kilo class at the CWOSSA wrestling chamâ€" pionships. He maybe small in stature, but he‘s big in heart. And that‘s where it counts most. Congratuâ€" lations Bongo. ~ end of the hockey stick in their battle to gain a playâ€" off spot. I just finished reading Ray Alviano‘s column in the Record about the UW Warriors getting the short Windsor, you see, was mailed two points by Trent Nationals who felt they were unable to field a team. And it just happened that Windsor won a playoff spot by one point while the Warriors tried in vain to wrestle two wins from the Western Mustangs. As much as 1 agree with Waterloo coach Bob Mcâ€" Killop that it was a shameful way to get eliminated, I really don‘t see what all the fuss is about. o Warriors didn‘t make the playoffs because of their atrocious start in the OHAA Western Division this year. Take a look at their early loss to Guelph, for example, the helpless hannahs of the division. Or their 5â€"3 loss to Windsor after holding a third period lead. No, the Warriors came on strong and deserved credit for their late season respectable showing. But Windsor, which started fast and ended the season like el turtlelle, would have whomped Trent anyâ€" ways. The Nationals weren‘t fit to play in a bantam house league, at the best of times. â€" By Peggy Kempel * * % * * % Wellington Minor Pee Wee Panthers and won by a 42 score. The Cubs opened the scorâ€" ing with a goal by Scott Clugston from Scott Smith. Peter Bauer made the score 2â€"0 with an unassisted goal. Before the first period ended David Duke scored from Rod Doucette for a 3â€"0 lead for the Cubs. In the second period Kent Rice scored for the Panâ€" thers. from John Davenport for a 3â€"1 score. Chris Paranyi gave the Cubs a 41 lead with a goal from Scott Smith and Scott Clugston. Mike Van Osch completed the scoring in the game with a goal for the Panthers from John Heibien for a 4â€"2 final score in favour of the ‘Tim Horton‘ Cubs. Feeling tired? Rundown? Take a walk. mavemeinae mon BP Walle a hiock Tediay wmvfl' 3