PAGE 18, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1984, WHITBY FREE PRESS Whitby team co-hosts swim meet By ANN GOULDING W.I.S.C. Director Sparks flew through the waters of the Etobicoke Olympium this weekend as over 500 Ontario swimmers from 15 clubs vied for top honors in the "AA" On- tariO Team Champion- ships. Due to the sup- port and sponsorship of the Whitby Optimist Club, the Whitby Iroquois Swim Club were co-hosts of the three day meet which was a successful and challenging competition for all participants, as well as being a highlight of the season for all competitive swim clubs. Whitby Iroquois Swimmers ruled the waves in the 11/12 girls events, as the W.I.S.C. C.F. MESHER JEWELLER Seniors & Students 15°{r off with t la coupon 668.2872 109 Dundas St W. Whitby 0 squad of Janice Currie, Jodi MacPhail, Julie Leswick, Anne-Marie Scott, Heather Ar- mitage, Patti Mac- Donald, Melissa Peacock, Tricia Carroll, Charissa Morrice and Wendy Primeau cap- tured the high point trophy awarded to the top team in each age group for 10/under, 11/12, 13/14, and senior boys and girls events. Led by 12 year old Janice Currie, with two gold, a silver, and bron- ze individual medals, the girls dominated both the 200 freestyle and medley relays with gold medal performances, and made a sweep of the medals in 100 backstroke event with Currie grabbing gold, MacPhail silver and Armitage the bronze. The team added a bron- ze medal in the 400 freestyle relay. Ten year old Alison Bettridge gave outstan- ding performances and collected two gold, two silver and a bronze medal with teammates Laura Mark, Jili Morrice, and Peggy Hefford, added a silver medal in 200 medley relay. Matthew Cook led the 10 and under boys team with a silver and bronze performance in 50 fly and 200 I.M. The W.I.S.C. crew achieved their goal of placing in the top ten of "AA" second highest division in Ontario swimming. Whitby's "Fearless Forty" nailed down tenth spot, moving up two places from last season's finish. Coach Tom McLoughlan was enthusiastic with his swimmers' achieve- ments and personal best times recorded in preliminary events and bettered again in Satur- day and Sunday evenings finals. The Whitby Major Bantams came from behind to tie up a current hockey cham- pionship. The first game of the series was played at Richmond Hill. There the Bantams, sponsored by Double "NN" Fish & Chips, came out the losers with a final score of 3 to L The single Whitby score was made by Craig Dixon. The second game, played on Saturday at Iroquois Park, saw Whitby beat Richmond Hill with a score of 7 to 5, tying up the cham- pionship at one game apiece. Whitby's Derek Middleton opened the scoring 30 seconds into the first period. Then, after Richmond Hill built up a 4 to 1 lead, Brad MacDonell put Whitby back on the score board midway through the second period. Derek Middleton scored his second goal of the game, followed by Jesse James early in the third period. Tied at 4 apiece, Richmond Hill again took the lead with another goal late in the third. Craig Dixon, however, scored two goals in a span of 28 23"x42" s39. 5 35"lx42" *$49.9!' e z.: £ VRTC L LID 1/-E. o (eg.) 36"lx48"' 72lyx84"1 $119. s 59.50 $278.00 139.0° seconds shortly thereaf- ter. One more score by Derek Middleton gave Whitby the game at 7 to 5. Besides his three goals, Middleton also picked up four assists. Derek MacCarl also picked up three assists. The third game of the series will be played on Thurs., Mar. 22 in Richmond Hill at 8:30. The fourth game will take place back at Iroquois Park on Sat., Mar. 24, 8:30. The team would welcome all sup- porters who wish to come out and cheer the team on. This Saturday.... Lacrosse team holding registration By TOM FRANK W.G.R.M.L.A. In case you needed reminding, lacrosse registration is this Saturday, March 24 at Iroquois Park. Even if you have never played before, you can still join. Last year, Whitby won three Ontario championships and two Canadian titles. Each winning team had players who had never played lacrosse before. Think about it, then sign up for this year's fun. The Whitby-Garrard Road Minor Lacrosse Club is holding two registration days in the s27.95 other Sizes $34.95 Avallable Other Sizes Avallable Custom-Made SHEERS 100% Polyester- Easy Care Boucle SH EERS -as low as:- sl2.5s per Finished ft. - Triple Fullness Excellent Prices! Qualily! & Wo"rkmanship! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED- FREE IN HOME ESTIMATES e: O £ 421/2Simce St N., SHAw 431 164 lobby at Iroquois Park Arena. You can come at any time before 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on either Saturday, March 24 or Saturday, April 7. Registration is open to boys and girls from 4 years old to age 18. The cost is a low $20 per player up to $30 for a whole family. For any further in- formation, call the registrar, Tom Frank, at 668-4270. W.I.s.C. thanks club Dear Sir: The Whitby Iroquois Swim Club extends its thanks and appreciation to the Optimist Club of Whitby for their spon- sorship of the 1984 "AA" Ontario Team Swim- ming Championships. The support and 'in- volvement of the Whitby Optimist Club enabled thé Iroquois Swim Club and their co-hosts, the Markham Aquatic Club to organize a highly successful and challenging competition for all participants. Yours truly, Thomas J. Goulding, Past-President, W.I.S.C. Ottawa Highlights By MARY-ANN HUBERS Free Press Staff Whitby Major Bantams tie up championship St.Mark's report By MARLENE NICHOLLS St. Mark's U.C.W. St. Mark's United Church Women held their mon- thly meeting on Mar. 6. This meeting had an Easter theme.-.The worship service was presented by Mrs. Wragg and Mrs. Goldie Marshall from Unit 3. A very meaningful pageant entitled "Reserved: A Place For You On Golgotha Hill" was presented by Unit 4. Ruth Bodolay, a member 0f that unit sang two solos during the pageant. The Mary Martha Unit served the lunch. THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Attention -Veterans Ex-Service Men and Women and Dependents THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION SERVICE BUREAU OFFICER Mr. Gordon Alguire 218 Richmond St. West Toronto, Ontrio M5V 1V8 WiII be vIsitIng Branch No. 112 Whitby on 26th March, 1984 ati P.M. Anyone wishing Information, advice or assistance, regardIng: (a) War Disability Pensions; (b) Treatment for entitled veterans; (c) Applications for Benevolent Funds; (d) Appeals against adverse original applications for War Veterans and Widows Allowance, is requested to contact the Branch Service Of- icer, of the local Branch, whose mame appears below, to arrange an interview. John F. Razey Service Officer 907 Burns St. W., Unit 40 Whitby, Ontario LIN 6J5 Phone68.7150 The race is on The Liberal leadership campaign continues to be a main preoccupation on the Hill these days. Last week four candidates joined Economie Develop- ment Minister Donald Johnston in the race to replace Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party and automatically as Prime Minister. Justice Minister Mark MacGuigan was the first of the four to announce his decision. The former University of Windsor dean of law chose to make his announcement in Edmonton, hoping to drum up some Western support. He is seen as an underdog and likened to United States Senator Gary Hart, the surprise frontrunner in the race for the U.S. Democratic party nomination. He views himself as a reformer and his recently introduced proposals to amend the Criminal Code and modernize divorce legislation have gained him cross country exposure. Employment and Immigration Minister John Roberts was next to announce his entry. Roberts is the minister who recently came under for his Special Employment Initiatives Program, which the Opposition claimed was nothing more than a Liberal slush fund. He represents the Toronto riding of St. Paul's and is trying to build a support base among young Liberals. On Friday morning, at a much publicized press conference, John Turner announced his intention to run. The 54-year old former finance minister is clearly the frontrunner in the race with a large backing of prominent Liberals, including nine cabinet ministers. On Friday evening the word out of Newfoundland was that Jim Coutté, former aid to Prime Minister Trudeau, intended to enter the contest. A number of cabinet ministers are expected to reveal their plans soon. Clearly, it has been the Liberals who have grabbed the spotlight lately. The Tories, if anything, have attracted mostly negative attentiofn It seems Conservative leader Brian Mulroney's "honeymoon" with his party and the country is nearing its end. His determination to put a united party front on his support of French language rights in Manitoba alienated a number of his Manitoba caucus. His cancellation of a scheduled appearance at a Win- nipeg fund raiser added fuel to the fire. By mid- week Manitoba Tories were tearing up their mem- bership cards and refusing to contribute funds to the party. The Supreme Court's decision to grant off shore oil rights to the federal government got him in hot water with Newfoundland Tories. Newfoundland Tories, especially John Crosbie, have passionately stood behind the federal Conservative Party's sup- port for-provincial control of offshore resources. Needless to say, Mulroney's hesitation about com- menting until he had studied the "historic" judgement won him few friends in that province. To make matters worse, many of Mulroney's original backers in caucus are, for various reasons, leaving. Some have lost out·in riding nomination battles, one is resigning after being convicted of in- come tax evasion, another retiring. Mulroney is fin- ding himself with many right wing Conservative candidates such as Peter Worthington, John Gam- ble and Dan Mackenzie who could cause him a few problems. A recently released Gallup poll showed that sup- port for the Tories had dropped to 48 per cent, while Liberal support rose to 36 per cent. That poll was taken before Trudeau's popular resignation. With the exposure and excitement that the June Liberal leadership convention will engender, especially if a large and diverse number of candidates enter the race, Mu1roney's work is certainly cut out for him if be wants to capture some of the limelight. Trudeau's closing words to the natives at tbe recent Constitutional Conference, "May you live in in- teresting times" seem likely to apply to our Canadian summer. a