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The Ottawa Citizen, Monday. March 29, 1993 D5 Sports CURLING Russell's Cochrane finally gets his crown By Bob Ferguson Citizen sports writer Canadian rinks roar to fast starts at world championships By Neil Stevens The Canadian Press and the Esso Home Comfort trophy and prizes went to OCC's Ken" Campbell with a 5-3 decision over Jack Crombie of Hudson, Que. Ralph Joncas skipped his OCC crew of Howie Montone, Ken Ross and Ted Thibodeau to a 9-2 decision over clubmate Ed Gardner 'to take the Dewar and Bethune Tro-phy, premier event in the 54-rink. Seniors (over 55) division. Tony Stapley, Len Baird, Ed Gra- ham and Ken Workman of Carleton Heights enjoyed a big day as they, took Rogers Ottawa trophy honors, beating Brownsburg's Gerry Tomalty 9-8, then added the OVCA President's trophy beating OCC's George Bourgon 13-4.

City View's Dwight Mitchell de- feated Garry Holmes of St. Catha- rines 6-5 to win the CFRA Trophy. The main event in the Senators (65 and over) division, the Gordie Perry Trophy, went to City View's Bob Forbes, Gib Holtz, Ross Armstrong and Ernie Dixon with a 9-7 victory over the RA's Ralph Smith. The Co-Operative Trust event went to RA's Don Rutherford who shaded RCMP's Wilf Blain 7-6. The competition concludes today with six finals on Carleton Heights, Navy, OCC and Hunt Club ice.

said Cochrane, "but lost out in the playoff. Going 8-0 is quite something. The best we've ever done before was 4-0 before we tripped up. Maybe this is our year." Still a contender with but a single loss is Ottawa Curling Club's Brad Shinn, John Theriault, Dve Stanley and Geoff Colley. They handed Russell's Rick Bachand a 6-5 loss to take the Dibblee trophy.

Art Miskew's Rideau rink out-scored OCC's Reg Plaster 7-5 for the Birks trophy, and Granite's Bill Merklinger took the Budget Rent-A-Car crown beating RA's Bruce Denyes 7-1. Wayne Tallon, Kirby Gallagher, Brian Edge and Danny Lamoureux of Granite swept past London's Les Rose 7-6 in an extra end to take the OVCA Directors title. City View's Ron Brown disposed of Granite's Fred Brownlee 64 to win the J.W. Fraser Electric event OCC's Roger Mitchell doubled Manotick's Stu Stark 10-5 in the Capital Food Service final, and Richard Rutka of Buckingham beat Rideau's Peter Woodcox 8-5 for the Elite Draperies title. Pierre Kelly of Hylands claimed the Lord Elgin trophy, beating Chingacousy's Stuart Scheffer 5-3, Russell's Bryan Cochrane has been taking an annual run at the City of Ottawa Grand Aggregate crown for the best part of the past decade.

And he's been a contender on several occasions. However, until Sunday he has never succeeded in taking the six-day competition's main event in the open division the Jim Tubman Trophy. Backed by Bill Gamble, Ian MacAulay and Barry McVey, Cochrane rolled over Navy's Earle Morris 7-4 to emerge the lone 254-rink open division undefeated foursome with a perfect 8-0 record. This leaves the Russell rink only three steps way from the treasured City of Ottawa Grand Aggregate Shield, the biggest plum in the 38th annual City of Ottawa men's bonspiel. Should they win their three remaining games today, culminating with the City of Ottawa bonspiel committee trophy tonight on Hunt Club ice, the treasured grand aggregate shield will be theirs.

Should they stumble a playoff for that prize might be necessary. "We were in the hunt last year," I CP photo Hurry: Canadian lead Marcia Gudereit yells to sweepers DB SB DB JB JB JB SJ BUBUUU MMUMIMkmmm Tfl i GENEVA Canadian champions Russ Howard and Sandra Peterson skipped their teams to surprisingly easy victories on the opening day of the world curling championships Sunday. Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont, in his first worlds since winning it all in 1987, defeated Gert Larsen's Danish foursome 8-3. Regina's Peterson, making her worlds debut, stunned 1990 and 1991 world champion Dordi Nordby of Norway 12-3 before a sparse gathering of about 250 people in the Les Vernets arena. Rules stipulate the first four stones played on each end cannot be used to remove an opponent's stone.

This rule did not apply during the recent Canadian championships, so Howard and Peterson had to abandon the hitting game they so often use back home. But the strategy changes could not have taken place more smoothly as the Canadians played as if they'd been bred on the four-stone guard concept "I'd been waiting so long to play this first game and get it under my belt," said Howard. "We got out there and did it, and played well. "It's a great feeling. We played Larsen in '87 in the playoffs and beat him in a close game.

They're a good team. So, this was a nice win for us." Howard, lead Peter Corner, second Wayne Middaugh and third Glenn Howard, the skip's brother, revelled in piling up guard after guard. There were a dozen stones in play on some ends. "Until we get burnt, I think we'll probably continue this way," said the skip. The fourth end was the key.

Russ Howard, delivering the last stone of the end, executed a perfect raise takeout of a Norwegian stone sitting on the button, giving Canada a three-point end and a 6-2 lead. "That deflated them," said Canada's skip. In other men's games, it was: Australia, skipped by Vancouver-born Hugh Millikin, 6, Sweden Scotland 9, Norway Germany 7, Switzerland and the United States 8, France 6. In other women's games, it was: Sweden 10, Japan England 9, United States Scotland 7, Finland Germany 7, Switzerland 3. Today, the Canadian men were i B.

tMitiiijif 'a ES SUNBIRD PRIC CP photo Hurry hard: Canada's Russ Howard wants to be heard 0. "There were a lot of rocks in play and most of them happened to be ours," said Peterson. "She didn't get many breaks. Nordby wasn't kind on herself. "We made too many mistakes and the Canadians took advantage," she said.

"The way we played the second end was stupid. "But losing against Canada is not as catastrophic as losing against some other countries." to play Scotland, skipped by David Smith who won the 1991 world pe in Winnipeg, before facing Australia. The women were to take! on Switzerland then Sweden. Peterson's foursome picked; up four huge points on the second end against Nordby, whose last shot wrecked off her own team's guard in front of the house. Peterson, with the hammer, had a free draiv for a fourth point.

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