The Winnipeg Sun from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • 35

THE WINNIPEG SUN Tuesday February 26 1985 35 Patricia Dwyer of Newfoundland intently watches an approaching rock Sun photo by JON THORDARSON opening draw Complaints were long and loud after that first draw The ice was very heavy and some curlers were forced to throw double takeout weight for draws Yesterday the curlers were having little trouble with draws and were even starting to play the come-a round game in some instances much keener now and a lot easier to play on said Manitoba's Jacki Rin-toul who throws skip rocks Sue Bartlett participating in a record ninth Canadian playdown agreed was really tight when we started but loosened quite a bit It should make for some interesting games the rest of the which will represent Canada at the Uniroyal World championships this year along with 1985 Manitoba cham- Eion Larry Knowles and is foursome of Don Gaye Doug Kilborn and Scott Leckie will be feted Ice conditions at Winnipeg Arena have improved dramatically since Saturday rock It happened yet but several curlers have been flirting with disaster Winnipeg high Cloverleaf Conference will hold its curling championship tomorrow at the Highlander Rinks representing Dakota Glenlawn Vincent Massey and Fort Richmond will participate The Granite Curling Club will honor its top two junior representatives Sunday The Bob Ursel rink of Brent Mendella Gerald Chick and Mike Ursel The gals in the national final obviously prefer push brooms to those of the corn variety There are just three curlers here this week using the more flamboyant corn As a result at times the arena is so quiet the only sounds come from the hawkers yelling cream bars here!" Curl Canada is keeping an extremely tight rein on the curlers regarding rule infractions It monitors each delivery each end of every game Taking a five-year average from past Briers the governing body allows leads 21 seconds to put rocks into play seconds get 27 seconds third are allowed 42 and skips 60 Should curlers excede those limits the officials will warn the offender then remove a here While Sparkes plays and Wilson (wife of BC centre Al) works Knowles and Lorraine (Bowles) Am-brosio have come to live old memories Curl Canada has kept it somewhat of a secret but Alex Mowat has been chosen Instructor of the Year Linda Moore quartet is getting plenty of support from former Manitoba and Canadian champion Patti Vande Vande is flag-bearer in all ceremonies this week Yesterday she was in the crowd blasting an air horn which echoed throughout the most-empty arena Still Tournament of Hearts officials are very pleased with attendance The playdown' has attracted approximately 2000 fans each day By WAYNE PARKS Sun Staff Writer Robin Wilson thought miss curling but she still closely involved though as coordinator of the Tournament of Hearts curled since 1979 (when she was a member of Lindsay Canadian champions) I tried curling for fun but found I do it my sister (Dawn Knowles another member of that rink) and I were talking and we both feel the same way We really get any urges to get back out Sparkes is the only active member of the rink 'which also won Canada in 1976 playing third for Linda Moore here The former BC win-ners are having something of a reunion FLYERS NEWSFAPERS 'SAMPLES MAGAZINES CATALOGUES COUPONS NEWSLETTERS f2T Donald Benham minds your business in THE WINNIPEG SUN MANITOBA'S LARGEST independen DISTRIBU SAVE 1500i BE ASX FOR GLASS i COVERAGE WHEN YOU BUY Sipe goes under knife ALSO AVAILABLE: ARTWORK TYPESETTING AND PRINTING 1700 CHURCH AVE Winnipeg Manitoba DISTRIBUTION 1 SYSTEMS 632-2620 (GLOBE JACKSONVILLE Fla (AP) Jacksonville Bulls quarterback Brian Sipe who suffered a shoulder separation Sunday in the opening USFL game against Baltimore is scheduled for surgery today Bulls spokesman Glenn Greenspan said he believes earlier reports the injury could end career may have been to pessimistic what heard it may be a lot better than said Greenspan.