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Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are the antithesis of that Toronto, where Hawks failed for the first time in reeent popular rentâ€"aâ€"car company. memory to put at least seven points on the board. You see, Hawks ARE No. 1 AND they have to try harder.â€" _ "There‘s no doubt that was our worst offensive effort of Upsets around the nation last weekend, most notably St. . the year,‘" said WLU head coach Dave (Tuffy) Knight about Mary‘s Huskies 40â€"9 shellacking of St. Francis Xâ€"men and Hawks 6â€"4 win in Toronto Friday. | Manitoba Bisons barnburning 47â€"31 decision over Alberta ~ ""Toronto is a good football team and they were bigger Golden Bears have clearly established Hawks as the preâ€" than we thought. But the simple fact is when we looked at mier college football team in the country. the game films it showed we didn‘t execute well at all. We At this point. made many physical mistakes, our offense got a bit down I mean, who can argue with the fact that Hawks, with a â€" and discouraged, and we got away from our game plan.‘"‘ game to go in regular season play, have already clinched _ There are many possible reasons for WLU‘s sputtering atâ€" first place in the Oâ€"QIFC Western Division, generally ree tack this season, not the least of which are injuries suffered garded as the most competitive in Canada. Who can deny â€" by running backs Phil Colwell and more recently Bill Burke Hawks defence is one of the stingiest and most awesome â€" and Bernie Pickett. Colwell with an aggravated ankle injury around? And how can you stop a team from being rated No. â€" has missed all but the opening half of the first game against 1 when it is the only undefeated team in Canada. ____â€" Guelph. Burke, although he has played (and well) in every Yet that‘s just the point. This may sound like a puzzling statement, but the only reason why WLU is rated No. 1 is because of its unblemished record. If there were other teams in Canada with a similar record, chances are Hawks at the moment might be down a notch, or two. Because without slighting the effort put forth, Laurier‘s offense this season has been, to say the least, rather unâ€" derwhelming. There have been flickers of hope, like in the first three quarters against Western, and against McMaster secondary school, and even against Waterloo Warriors two weeks ago. But the good moments have been more than offâ€" set by botched efforts against York and last Friday against Page 12 â€" Waterioo Chranicle, Wadnesday, October 17, 1979 = 14 Princess St. West 886â€"2900 or 886â€"2370 , ALL YOU CAN BOWL $2.75 PER BOWLER Sundays from 10 a.m.â€"12 noon (3 per lane) WATERLOO BOWLING LANES Twentyâ€"one new members were recently inducted into Mutual Life of Canada‘s Long Service Club which comprises employees at the head office in Waterloo and in 79 field offices across Canada with 25 or more years of service. These additions bring the total membership to 360, including 171 "honorary‘ members who had served the company for at least 25 years before their retirement. BOWLING DAILY 10:00 A.M.â€"7:00 P.M. Thursdays to 5:00 P.M. WEEKENDS 10:00 A.M.â€"CLOSING FAMILY BOWLING .60° Per Game on Weekends Bowlers Required for _ Ladies Afternoon League Mutual Life honours longâ€"service employees OPEN BOWLING The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada is proud of these employees and of the contribution they have made through the years to providing a high standard of service for the company‘s policyholders across Canada. There are many possible reasons for WLU‘s sputtering atâ€" tack this season, not the least of which are injuries suffered by running backs Phil Colwell and more recently Bill Burke and Bernie Pickett. Colwell with an aggravated ankle injury has missed all but the opening half of the first game against Guelph. Burke, although he has played (and well) in every game so far, has been bothered with a shoulder problem, and also broke his thumb against Toronto, but is expected to continue playing. But with as many as four capable quarterbacks, a strong fullback tandem of Pickett and Dave Graffi and backs like Paul Falzon and Steve Clark able to step in and be competiâ€" tive, there‘s no real reason why Hawks‘ offence should work well on every day but game day. _ Feelings in this corner are that the weakness lies in the absence of a dominating force in the backfield, like a Wayne Allison, Ted Passmore, Chuck McMann, Gord Taylor or Jim Reid. Those players were influential in the establishing of Laurier‘s wishbone attack as the most feared offensive weaâ€" pon in Canadian college football this past decade. Even when they weren‘t carrying the ball, the mere presence of those figures in the backfield caused opposing teams to key on and double and tripleâ€"team them. As such Hawks invariably found some chink in opposing defences which allowed them to control the game offensiveâ€" ly, racking up on occasion 400, 500, sometimes even 600 yards along the ground. Just as important as those yardage stats was the fact that when Hawks had the ball, and controlled it for sustained drives, there was no way the other team could score. Hawks had the best of both worlds. But this year, there have been very few sustained drives. There is no awesome wishbone, not because of a lack of efâ€" fort on the part of those involved, but simply becapuse the league is becoming better balanced, and opposing teams no longer have to fear a Chuck McMann or Jim Reid. Hawks, although they keep winning, are just another good football team â€" thanks mainly to their defence. ‘"Those losses (last week‘s upsets) helped our team widen the gap since we‘re now the only undefeated team,"" said Knight. "But we‘ve been fortunate three times to win ball games we could have lost. We are definitely not playing as well as we should be." 2 Perhaps a Colwell in the backfield might cause the opposiâ€" Among those honoured at this year‘s annual dinner meeting were 16 members of the head office staff who have completed 25 years of service: Front row: Henry Klawitter, Eunice Shore, Marilyn Snider, Hedy Quaiser, Loretta Mank, Joyce Thornton, Norma Martin, Ruth Victor. Back row: John Ozols, Clive Siegner, Bert Rowe, Donald Lahn, Bruce Raszmann, Glenn Bier, Willy Schreiber, Peter Denomme. tion to adjust somewhat. Therée is no doubt his breakaway speed and blocking have been missed. Fans are likely to see Saturday whether he can supply the unifying forte with his exceptional talenit and experience, since indications are he will dress for the Homecoming game against Windsor. ‘"If he (Colwell) is going to play at all this year, he‘ll be playing this week," said Knight. ‘"He‘s gone five w without contact in practice now and we can‘t afford to until the playoffs to dress him and then find out he can‘t the job. There‘s no doubt he‘s a key factor." This is not meant to be a praise defence, blast offence column since I know that the 1979 Hawks are a close unit on and off the field. Many have gone through the dog days and have earned their chance at a kick at the can. Besides, none of their "bigâ€"name‘‘ predecessors can lay claim to being members of a College Bow! winner, something this year‘s squad has a very good chance at. But only if the offence can come together as a unit and rid itself of the fumbleâ€"itis and sloppy execution that totally belies Knight‘s dedication to fundamentals. * Perhaps placekicker Jerry Gulyes said it best after Friâ€" day‘s game when he said it will take more than a couple of field goals to win the College Bowl. The man has been around too long, and seen too much. He knows that on the day of reckoning, ALL systems must be go. As long as they keep winning, Hawks will get an opporâ€" tunity to find out. But when asked if this could be "the year‘‘ Knight‘s pause was very, very pregnant. o Condors continue soccer win streak Conestoga Condors inâ€" creased their unbeaten skein to five games last weekend by blasting Camâ€" brian College 6â€"0 in Ontario Colleges Athletic Associaâ€" tion soccer action in Sudâ€" Thursday, Condors went to London and eked out a 1â€"0 win over Fanshawe on Luis Sanz‘s penalty kick. Mario Lisi led the charge Saturday with two goals while Sanz, Bob Frank, Danny Maffey and Carmen Lagonia had one goal each. Gavin Majaury recorded the shxtout. Condors who now sport a 4â€"1â€"1 reeord, are at home toâ€" morrow against Oakville Sheridan, then travel to Oakville Monday to play the same club.