'JHE UPEI SIN, Nov. 2, 1978,page lO

Mickey Place

JocK TALK“ It is not often that we, at UPEI, have the opport- unity to rejoice in our winning a national intercollegiate champion- ship so we think we should start off on this most pleasant note. Of course, caning from "The Kentucky of Canada" it seems most fitting that our Kevin McCarville should win the Canadian Universities Harness Driving Champion— ship which was held in Halifax on Saturday last. Kevin, a Senior Business student, led from wire to wire in the good time of 2.12-1. He represented this university by virtLe of a photo-finish win over UPEI Freshman Bernadette Shea on the previous week- end. This is the second time in three years that this national champimship has care here and we look forward to a continuation of our success in this sport. y

In football, for the second year in‘ a row our Panthers lemolished Mount A. in our none game with them, this time by a 42-3 score. . .after they had opened with their only score in the early minutes of the first ~ quarter. The Panther substitutions gave the new players lots of opportunity for play and experience for

next season. Q.B. Rick Kiraly saw but limited action as he played with an injured thurb that was swollen to a sis: that made 5.. ok liked-1 elbow.

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Passing with it must have been agony. Rick has been criticized by a local scribe in a recent column. We do not agree with the comment as we regard Rick as an under- rated player with that incbfinable satething called "Class". UPEI single touchdown scorers were Jim McInnis, Bill Fisher, Sod<y MacDonald, while Jon Paul McIntyre dnipped in with three. Ozzie D'Ippolito's toe accounted for the other six points. Frank Costa led the way on the ground, gaining 95 yards (11 12 carries. For the second time in two weeks our Panthers held their opponents to a MENUS

total in rushing. Against U.N.B. it was —100, against Nbunt A. , -11.

It seems that the football season is over before it really starts. 'lhis is being written on the 3lst, so it is exactly two

months ago today that the first workout was held. 'lhere is an old saying (which we will not quote in full) "IF the dog had not stopped it would have

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caught the fox". . . .our . season seems to be marked by "IF'S". The two big ones, however, are IF we had not suffered a l—e't- down at the beginning of the SM] game to allow them to jump to an early 17-0 lead and IF we had not suffered a—seOOid half inertia that enabled St. F.X. to overcome our 17—0

* 3 top .7 Conference's nomination for the most outstanding defensive or defensive line— man. It is mderstood that "Tolkas", drafted by Ottawa last year, will again attend their

training camp. Other Panther pidcs m the all- star team, chosen by the league's coad'les, were Frank Costa, Dan DesJardins

lead, to win 18-17, we would be in the national rankings. 'Ihese "IFS" kept us frdm‘enjoying hare playing field advantage in the charzpimship game this Saturday. Add 8 points to our tetal and take 4 off both Xiand SMU and we'd be the top team. St. F.X. enjoys a4 6th place rating nationally and Acadia tenth. Point finish for the teams: St. F.X. 16; Acadia and S.M.U. l4;

UPEI 8 with blunt A. and U.N.B. trailing with four each. Coach Hilton may be facing a big rebuilding job next season as, for at least one of the Panthers, Saturday's had to be the last game. Mike Lyriotokis has carpleted the five years of play now permitted. Mike, by the way, is the Atlantic

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and Socky MacDonald. Panther players COIPletj-ng their fourth year were Dave Oonnaughton, Jon Paul McIntyre, Mike Kennedy, Carl Adams, Frank Costar Mati Kolga and Marcel Dupuis. Due to the new five year ruling, some may be back. To those who are departing we wish to thank you for years of entertainment and excite— ment.. .over the period of play we lost a bit more than we won but these . players never stopped giving their best and we can't ask more than that. In retrospect — frcm - our View (admittedly inexperienced and inexpert) it seemed that, over the season, we were hurt most by penalties. Oftentimes it did not seem that they were as flagrant as the ' officials seemed to deem We do wonder, " however, about penalties for "Unnecessary rough- ness". . . . . .and, in all innocence we ask, "Is umecessary roughness necessary?" We have asked this of, what we chem to be, knowledgeable peqale and we have not received any reply.. . .just a pitying stare and a turnaway. There MUST be an answer. Also departing is unsmg football hero Gerald 'McKenna who has been team manager for five difficult years . . .participating in 37 games and performing con't on page I