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smutte.daS cave me end S10 The Sun Times, Owen Sound, Feb. 3, 1992 Savage cashes in PORT ELGIN Paul Savage of Toronto Avonlea warmed up for the Ontario Curling Association's Labatt's Blue Light Tankard in Nepean later this week by winning the 10th Annual Port Elgin Cash Bonspiel on the weekend. Savage ran Al Hutchinson of Owen Sound Bluewater out of rocks in the 10th end on his way to an 8-6 win Sunday night and first prize money of $5,000. Savage opened with a double in the first end and led 3-2 at the midway mark. A count of three in the sixth end shot Savage into a commanding 6-2 lead but Hutchinson gamely countered with doubles in the seventh and ninth while giving up two in the eighth.

Curling with Savage are Graeme Smith sets TORONTO (CP) Michael Smith set a pentathlon record Sunday, but it wasn't exactly the one he wanted. The Toronto decathlete, demonstrating the form he hopes will take him to the podium at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, breezed to a Canadian and Commonwealth record in easily winning the Mars international pentathlon. Smith, who was in control from the opening event when he nearly eclipsed his personal best in the 60- metre hurdles, finished the day with 4,420 points, nine points ahead of the former Canadian and Commonwealth mark held by Olympic bronze medalist Dave Steen. Smith was pleased with the performance, but was disappointed at having fallen just 21 points short of eclipsing the world best established by Christian Plaziat of France. "The old WR (world record) beside the score is always a nice said Smith, who watched from the sidelines with an ankle injury while Plaziat set the mark, when this event was last contested two years ago.

He gave a small but appreciative crowd at the University of Toronto Athletic Centre plenty to cheer about right from the start, when he raced to a winning time of 8.05 seconds in the 60-metre hurdles, a scant two one-hundredths of a second off his personal best. He then uncorked an indoor personal best of 7.43 metres in the long jump to create some breathing space between him and challenger Thorsten Dauth of Germany, who clocked 8.07 in the hurdles but jumped only 6.69 metres to fall more than 150 points behind after two events. Smith added personal bests in both the shot put, 14.93 metres, and the high jump, 2.07 metres. Dauth won the shot put at 16.05. Dauth finished a distant second with 4,178 points.

American Drew Fucci was third with 4,015, followed by Richard Hesketh of Calgary Garth Peet of the University of Toronto (3,692) and Carlos O'Connell of Ireland Smith needed a time of two minutes, 37.37 seconds in the 1,000 metres to break Plaziat's mark. He crossed the finish line in 2:39.40. in at Port Hutchinson received $2,000 while McIntyre and Martin each claimed $1,500 and Turcotte and Sharples $1,000. On the consolation side, Gord Price of Seaforth downed Murray Miller of Oshawa to receive $400 as compared to $200 for Miller. In four of the previous five years the Port Elgin champion has gone on to win the Ontario title with Eddie Werenich of Avonlea in 1990 and Russ Howard of Penetanguishene in 1987 eventually going on to capture the men's world curling championships.

Last year's Port Elgin winner was Jim Sharples but he failed to qualify for the Ontario finals. This year's Ontario finals will run from Feb. 4 to 10 in Nepean. record Curling roundup McCarrell, Ian Tetley and Todd Tsukamato while other members of Hutchinson's rink are Jeff Middleton, Phil Godfrey and Jeff Stanley. The first game Sunday saw Max McIntyre of Kincardine defeat Bob Turcotte of Whitby 9-4, and Savage took an extra end to nip Jim Sharples of Toronto Lambton 9-8.

Hutchinson then nipped McIntyre 8-7 on an extra end' and Savage clipped Wayne Martin of Cambridge 9-6 to set up the championship match. Canadian UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CP photo Michael Smith clears hurdle at Toronto meet THANK YOU to all the many volunteers, sponsors and agencies who assisted in the recent Silver Stick tournament held over the Christmas Holidays. We hope to see you at the Silver Stick next year! SOUND Minor Hockey Group Elgin bonspiel CHESLEY The junior rinks of Aaron Philips and Trevor Calhoun will advance to regional competition after winning the A and sides, respectively, of the Joe Todd Sr. junior mixed playoff held this past weekend at the Chesley Curling Club. Philips' Kincardine rink of MariJo Scott, Adam Haugh and Kim Ross downed Calhoun's Chesley rink of Jackie Thomson, Mike Cotter and Cynthia Halliday to win the A title, while Calhoun downed Port Elgin to take the side.

A total of eight rinks took part in the weekend competition. The next round is March 7 and 8 in Kincardine. CHESLEY Dave Pelling of Meaford will advance to regional Sea- gram's VO Intermediate curling action after his rink won the A title Sunday at the Chesley Curling Club. Pelling's rink of Jim Foster, Dave Hardie and Ken Ormsby defeated Walkerton's Larry Creeden, John Becker, Roy Mullen and Don McTavish. The title will be decided Feb.

11 at 8 p.m. at Chesley, when Walkerton takes on the Chesley rink of Ken Warmington, Ron Gallinger, Don McAllister and Frances Halliday. The winner and Pelling's rink will advance to regional competition March 7 and 8 in Kincardine. A total of 15 rinks took part in the weekend bonspiel. Clark steals Hearts TIMMINS, Ont.

(CP) blanked the ninth. Thunder Bay's Kim Clark stole The Thunder Bay skip stole the the show Sunday with a 6-5 winning point in dramatic fashcome-from-behind victory over ion in the tenth end as Bodogh's Marilyn Bodogh in the Scott double-takeout attempt left one Tournament of Hearts Ontario of Clark's rocks for the victory. women's curling championships. Earlier in the day, Clark Bodogh, from St. Catharines, downed Anne Dunn of Camheld a 9-0 record heading into bridge 6-4 in the semi-final acthe final and led the game against tion.

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