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SPOTLIGHT O N SPORT
S o r r y a b o u t last w e e k . I t wasn't that I ignored G a l way's m a g n i f i c e n t w i n o v e r Offaly at T u l l a m o r e . A g r e a t win this in m a n y w a y s . F o r it brought t o this t e a m a m a t u r i t y it l a c k e d . F o r t h r e e years n o w w e h a d n ' t w o n a n a w a y N . F . L . game against such o d d s . I f y o u cast y o u r m i n d s back y o u ' l l r e m e m b e r Longford, R o s c o m m o n , Cork, K e r r y a n d Offaly all b e a t u s a n d often h u m i l i a t e d u s o n their h o m e g r o u n d s . W e w e r e fine a t h o m e b u t t h a t is n o good for u l t i m a t e s u c c e s s i n t h e league. A t last t h i s t e a m is b e g i n n i n g t o find itself. W I L L I E JOYCE N i c e t o see W i l l i e J o y c e , t h e m o s t m a l i g n e d m a n of football, c o m e b a c k u n t o h i s o w n again. Good, t o o , t o see t h e for wards take their scores. M a u r i c e B u r k e is still n o t w h a t h e u s e d t o b e b u t h e is on t h e w a y b a c k .

RESULTS
Western League C u p -- Claddagh Rangers 3, Skyvalley R o v e r s 2. M e r v u e U t d . 6, C a s t l e b a r C e l t i c 4 . Pierce C u p , Hibernians 4 , Rovers 2. F . A . I . J u n i o r C u p : Sligo C o l l e g i a n s 7, O . L . B . C . 2 .

SUNDAY FIXTURES West Park, 12, F . A . I .

Y o u t h C u p , Salthill A t h . v . West U t d . (S. Mannion). 3.30, W e s t e r n L e a g u e C u p , O . L . B . C . v . Sligo U n k n o w n s ( P . J. D u f f y ) . Fahy's Field, 1 2 , Y o u t h L e a g u e , Rovers v. U . C . G . ( P . B r o w n e ) . 3.30, Y o u n g ,Cup, U . C . G . v. Mervue U t d . (J. G e e h a n ) .

Cluain Mhuire Ground,
3.30 P i e r c e C u p , Cluain M h u i r e v. Killererin ( G . Flaherty). F o l l o w i n g t h e i r defeat by S l i g o Collegians i n t h e F.A.I. Junior C u p last Sunday O . L . B . C . face a n o t h e r S l i g o side o n S u n d a y n e x t w h e n they meet Unknowns in t h e first r o u n d of t h e W e s t e r n League C u p at West Park at 3.30. U n t i l last Sunday's defeat t h e C o l u m b a n H a l l side h a d w o n all t h e i r g a m e s since losing t o Salthill A t h . i n t h e i r first g a m e of t h e s e a s o n . U n k n o w n s a r e o n e of t h e l e a d i n g sides i n S l i g o b u t I expect ' C l u b ' to get back on t h e w i n n i n g trail o n S u n d a y . A t t h e s a m e v e n u e a t 12 o'clock Salthill A t h . m e e t W e s t U t d . in t h e fourth r o u n d of t h e F.A.I. Y o u t h C u p , a n d a w i n for W e s t is forecast. In the Young C u p League U.C.G. and Mervue Utd. meet at F a h y ' s Field at 3.30. T h e s t u d e n t s h a d a 6-1 v i c t o r y over t h e i r o p p o n e n t s in t h e C o n n a c h t C u p a n d s h o u l d h a v e little difficulty i n collecting t h e points here a n d maintain their challenge for league honours. H i b e r n i a n s travel t o Ballina on S u n d a y t o play C o n n Rangers in t h e Western League C u p a n d I expect them to advance to t h e second round. I t is e x p e c t e d t h a t t h e p a n e l of p l a y e r s for t h e Oscar Traynor Memorial T r o p h y second round game v e r s u s E a s t e r n C o m m a n d will be n a m e d this weekend a n d a r r a n g e m e n t s for collective training have been made. T h e y o u t h p a n e l of p l a y e r s for t h e National Youth Inter League g a m e G a l w a y v . C l a r e is also e x p e c t e d t o b e n a m e d b u t it is u n l i k e l y t h a t t h e y will h a v e the opportunity to train t o g e t h e r a t t h i s late stage.

TRALEE
T h e Offaly v i c t o r y safely u n d e r t h e i r b e l t will b e a great b o o s t t o G a l w a y w h e n t h e y visit T r a l e e o n S u n d a y to p l a y K e r r y . T h i s g a m e G a l w a y m u s t w i n t o stay i n t h e l e a g u e . T h e y c a n d o it too, if t h e y h a v e t h e s a m e drive a n d earnestness shown a g a i n s t Offaly. A n a w a y s u p p o r t is a g r e a t t h i n g . S o y o u loyal G a l w a y followers a r e asked t o t r a v e l t h i s t i m e a n d give t h e n e c e s s a r y s u p p o r t . G o o d luck Galway. G a l w a y 2-13 Wexford 2-9 O u r h u r l e r s h a v e d o n e it again. T h i s is a g r e a t b o o s t t o G a l w a y h u r l i n g a n d is i n large m e a s u r e d u e t o t h e successful r e t u r n t o t h e i n t e r c o u n t y scene of t h a t g r e a t stylist J o h n C o n n o l l y . T h i s is h o w M i c h a e l F o r t u n e (Irish Press) d e s c r i b e d his great d i s p l a y : This was a marvellous g a m e of h u r l i n g , really p l e a s ing to t h e eye a n d fought out in a v e r y s p o r t i n g m a n n e r . Full praise t o b o t h sides, but I d o u b t if a n y b o d y will take m e to task for singling out o n e p l a y e r for a special w o r d of m e n t i o n , G a l w a y ' s brilliant c e n t r e half f o r w a r d John Connolly. C o n n o l l y gave as fine a n e x h i b i t i o n of h u r l i n g i n t h o s e o p e n i n g 30 m i n u t e s as it h a s been my, privilege t o watch. H e m a y have been curbed by Wexford's t o p player, Mick Jacob, in t h e second half, b u t i n t h e closing stages it w a s t h e s a m e C o n n o l l y w h o was b a c k i n h i s o w n d e f e n c e lending a powerful hand, while at t h e o t h e r e n d , h e scored t h a t m o s t v a l u a b l e goal f r o m a 21 y a r d free. A great performance from a brilliant h u r l e r . K e e p u p this great hurling spirit G a l w a y .

I r i s h b o x i n g C h r i s t y Elliot, I w o u l d say it will t a k e a v e r y g o o d light m i d d l e w e i g h t t o b e a t h i m this season. T h e t h r e e B a r n a boys o n t h e bill will h a v e a lot of local s u p p o r t , G e r r y G a n n o n has a return bout with John H e a v e y w h o g a i n e d a split d e c i s i o n over h i m i n t h e Shantalla C o m m u n i t y Centre U.C.G. NOTES during the Galway B.C. Teach Furbo tomorrow O n e does n o t have a tournament. Michael Kelly, n i g h t ( F r i d a y ) is t h e v e n u e successful year w i t h o u t a for O l y m p i c - H o l y F a m i l y ' s a n o t h e r B a r n a b o y , takes o n b u i l d u p t o it. L a s t y e a r the newly crowned Connacht major t o u r n a m e n t of c h a m U . C . G . w o n t h e Senior lightweight champion, J o h n pions. Every boxer on the L e a g u e a n d h a d a fine t e a m . Mannion, Rosmuc B.C. who bill h o l d s a title, let it b e A t t h e e n d of t h e y e a r , half of is t i p p e d as b e i n g t h e m o s t county, Connacht, Irish or t h e t e a m left College a n d so T . V . c h a m p i o n , a n d t h e y promising young boxer to r e p l a c e m e n t s h a d t o b e f o u n d . even h a v e a G o l d e n G l o v e s h a v e c o m e o u t of C o n n e m a r a T h i s p r o b l e m w a s n o t so c h a m p i o n o n t h e bill. T o p of and some very promising d e m a n d i n g i n t h e b a c k l i n e , t h e bill is t h e g e n t l e m a n of b o x e r s c o m e from C o n n e as t h e r e a r e m a n y fine foot b o x i n g P e t e r M u l l e n , W e s t mara. Johnny Kelly, M i c h ballers i n t h e c l u b . T h e p a c k p o r t B . C . M u l l e n is t h e u n ael's b r o t h e r , is m a k i n g a was i n a m u c h different b e a t e n I r i s h senior h e a v y welcome return to the ring position, retaining only t w o weight for t h e past three after a t h r e e year a b s e n c e of last y e a r ' s s i d e . w h i l e h e was t r a i n i n g t o b e a years a n d a vastly e x p e r i e n c e d chef. H e takes o n a h a r d o n e As a result t h e forwards international having boxed in Pat Lynch, Ennis B.C., a r e e x c e p t i o n a l l y y o u n g -- for I r e l a n d i n A m e r i c a , R u t h e i r average a g e b e i n g u n d e r m a n i a a n d a l m o s t every c o u n M u n s t e r j u n i o r f e a t h e r w e i g h t champion. twenty-one a n d , m o r e i m try in Europe. T o m o r r o w p o r t a n t l y , v e r y light. T h u s n i g h t h e m e e t s O l y m p i c ' s T h e Golden Gloves cham u p o n t h e occasions t h e y w i n y o u n g h e a v y w e i g h t , T o n y p i o n is M i c k F l y n n w h o is t h e ball i n r u c k s o r s r e u m s M a r t i n w h o , i n h i s first year n o w working a n d boxing in a g a i n s t heavier p a c k s , t h e y i n b o x i n g , w o n t h e C o n n a c h t Limerick. H e won the Calioften a r e p u s h e d off t h e ball. senior c h a m p i o n s h i p , w o n h i s fornian G o l d e n G l o v e s title. C o n s e q u e n t l y t h e b a c k s a r e t h r e e b o u t s as a n i n t e r p r o v i n H e m e e t s t h e stylish O l y m p i c d e p r i v e d of t h e n e c e s s a r y cial a n d h e w a s r u n n e r - u p i n f e a t h e r w e i g h t Oliver C r e h a n . p o s s e s s i o n . I t is a p o i n t t h e I r i s h j u n i o r s a n d t h e T . V . O l y m p i c ' s B r i a n Q u i n n takes worth remembering, t h a t series. T h e s e boys m e t t h r e e on Peter Mullen's brother a g a i n s t t h e o t h e r U n i v e r s i t i e s t i m e s before, M u l l e n w o n Barney in a welterweight U . C . G . f o r w a r d s h e l d t h e i r t w o of t h e fights a n d M a r t i n ^ o u t . T h e t w o G a r d a b r o t h e r s o w n a t t h e v e r y least. w h o w o n I r i s h j u n i o r titles won the third time, which T h e r e f o r e t h i s y e a r m u s t was last year i n T e a c h F u r b o , a r e also o n t h e bill, E d d i e M c b e s e e n as a p r e p a r a t i o n for so this c o m i n g b o u t s h o u l d b e D o n n e l l boxes m i d d l e w e i g h t n e x t year. T h e senior t e a m a thriller. S h a r i n g t o p billing O l i v e r M a r k h a m from E n n i s , b e i n g y o u n g a n d relatively w i t h t h e h e a v y w e i g h t b o u t is w h o is well k n o w n i n b o x i n g i n e x p e r i e n c e d , will itself i m ^ h e l i g h t m i d d l e w e i g h t b o u t , circles i n G a l w a y a n d C h a r l i e p r o v e b u t it c a n rely u p o n a n f e a t u r i n g M . J . H e f f e r n a n , M c D o n n e l l m e e t s P a t C a u l e y excellent s u p p l y of p l a y e r s O l y m p i c ' s f o r m e r I r i s h j u n i o r W e s t p o r t , t h e t o u g h C o n f r o m t h e j u n i o r a n d m i n o r a n d I r i s h i n t e r n a t i o n a l . H e n a c h t light m i d d l e c h a m p i o n . All i n all it s h o u l d b e a v e r y teams. T h e former thrashed 'meets another tough puncher Ballinasloe t w o weeks a g o a n d like himself i n J o h n n y F a r r e l l , g o o d p r o g r a m m e a n d t h e w o n t h e O . L . B . C . S e v e n s L a n e s b o r o B . C . I d o u b t if c l u b a r e r u n n i n g t h e i r v i c t o r y t h i s b o u t will g o t h e d i s t a n c e d a n c e a f t e r w a r d s a n d t h e c o m p e t i t i o n last w e e k e n d . T h e m i n o r t e a m d e f e a t e d b e c a u s e t h e y a r e b o t h v e r y all-in p r i c e for t h e n i g h t is Boys C l u b i n t h e first r o u n d h a r d p u n c h e r s . L o o k i n g at 69p. S t a r t i n g at 8.30 p . m . five s h a r p . of t h e m i n o r c u p r e c e n t l y ; it H e f f e r n a n w h o t r a i n s was a n easy v i c t o r y b y a v e r y n i g h t s a week a n d is c o m i n g P.S. T h e semi-final of t h e t a l e n t e d t e a m , c a p t a i n e d b y ^ a c k t o t h e f o r m h e said i n j u v e n i l e league takes place i n t h e past w h e n h e k n o c k e d o u t B3lclare o n S a t u r d a y n i g h t . Roddy O'Beirne. "Ringsider" I n t h e S e v e n s c o m p e t i t i o n t w o I r i s h c h a m p i o n s in t h e U . C . G . ' A ' t e a m defeated o n e w e e k , T e r r y M c C a r t h y a n d t h e n o w g o l d e n b o y of W a n d e r e r s a n d Ballinasloe before destroying Galwegians. Tim MacFadden, Brendan Keating, Barry O'Brien a n d team captain D o n a l O'Beirne (2) w e r e t h e t r y s c o r e r s . O ' B e i r n e c o n v e r t e d t h r e e of t h e tries. H i s first t r y is t h e most m e m o r a b l e : receiving t h e ball f r o m a s c r u m i n s i d e the Galwegian half, he d u m m i e d the opposite scrum half a n d r a n clear t o t o u c h down between the posts.

MOTORING
T h e Galway Motor Club will p r e s e n t a film s h o w n e x t W e d n e s d a y , 6 t h M a r c h , at 8 p . m . in t h e Salthill H o t e l . T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n will i n c l u d e " T h e European Grand Prix," "Time Between" featuring G r a h a m Hill and " W e e k e n d at L e M a n s . " T h e continuing voluntary b a n on m o t o r rallies d u r i n g the petrol shortage combined w i t h u n c e r t a i n t y over u s e t h i s year of t h e M o n d e l l o P a r k r a c i n g circuit in C o . K i l d a r e should encourage many en t h u s i a s t s t o see h i g h l i g h t s o f r e c e n t years o n film. T h r e e local rallies h a v e b e e n c a n celled this year t o d a t e . m o u s l y r e - e l e c t e d as P r e s i d e n t , as w e r e V i c e - P r e s i d e n t s D r . E . J. Sullivan a n d S g t . D . Dillon; Hon. Secretary M a u r i c e R u s s e l l assisted b y Mrs. Joan Dempsey and H o n . Treasurer Bryan C. Brophy. Joint P.R.O.'s are Brian T h o r n t o n a n d Pierce C o n nolly. B r y a n B r o p h y a n d P a t H i g g i n s will r e p r e s e n t t h e c l u b ' s interests at R . I . A . C . m e e t i n g s in D u b l i n . I n a d d i tion B o b B r a d l e y , M i s s B . Clarke, Eamonn Cotter, John D e m p s e y and Dave Ray were elected t o C o m m i t t e e . T h e meeting then held an election of B o a r d m e m b e r s and L. Cov, E. P. Cotter, D . D i l l o n , D . K e l l y , S. L o w e , D . R a y a n d E . J. S u l l i v a n w e r e elected t o t h e B o a r d of t h e company.

STANLEY LOWE RE-ELECTED

A t t h e A . G . M . last w e e k Stanlev L o w e was u n a n i

HANDBALL
U . C . G . ' s glorious threey e a r r e i g n is o v e r ! A t Belfast last w e e k e n d t h e y b o w e d o u t of t h e i n t e r - V a r s i t y c h a m p i o n s h i p at t h e semi-final stage a n d t h e i r c o n q u e r o r s U . C . C . , were themselves d e feated b y a s u c c e s s - s t a r v e d U . C . D . team. T h e Dublin boys h a d a g o o d t e a m for t h e past t h r e e years b u t t h e y w e r e b r u s h e d aside in ' 7 1 , '72 a n d ' 7 3 b y a brilliant U.C.G. Cracks h a d appeared in G a l w a y ' s a r m o u r o n e week p r e v i o u s l y i n t h e league final b u t in t h e 4 0 x 2 0 c o u r t C o l lege f o u n d t h e y w e r e i n a c o m p l e t e l y different g a m e . However, although we are n o t likely t o see M a r k O ' G a r a or D a v e M u l h e r n p l a y for U . C . G . again ( t h e y a r e b o t h in t h e i r final year) t h e r e r e m a i n s t h e s t e a d y i n g influ e n c e of G e r r y Scully a n d burly Pat Bracken, and t h e fire of J o h n M c M y l e r a n d Gerry Callanan, on which to b u i l d again.

Sile N i C h o n a i l l as L a d y G r e g o r y a n d T o m K e n n y as Douglas H y d e in Criost6ir O F l o i n n ' s play " M i s e Raifteiri an F i l e " which continues u n t i l S u n d a y at t h e T a i b h d h e a r c . S e a n Stafford d i r e c t s .

ARCHERY IN GALWAY
Another dimension was a d d e d to t h e recreational p o s sibilities of t h e city w i t h t h e f o r m a t i o n i n O c t o b e r 1973 of the Galway Archers. T h e c l u b w o u n d u p its activities for 1973 w i t h a n colourful a n d keenly contested h a n d i cap competition based o n t h e Portsmouth Round. Attrac tive a n d festive p r i z e s w e r e awarded to the winner John Eaton and to the runners-up Aidan O'Toole a n d Pat Naughton.

CAMOGIE O r a n m o r e 2-4 Creggan 2-1
Oranmore swept to an impressive win in t h e A l l Ireland Camogie club c h a m p i o n s h i p semi-final a t B a l l i n dereen, when they survived a late rally b y C r e g g a n ( C o . A n t r i m ) in a n exciting game. The Ulster champions w e r e s l o w e r t o t h e ball b u t i n t h e s e c o n d half t h e y m a d e a d r a m a t i c t h o u g h late r e v i v a l . N o n o M c H u g h , c a p t a i n of Connacht Gael L i n n C u p w i n n i n g s i d e , gave O r a n m o r e a n early a d v a n t a g e a n d t h e h o m e side l e d b y 1-2 t o 0 - 1 at t h e i n t e r v a l . Best f o r O r a n m o r e w e r e N . M c H u g h (0-2), P . Feeney ( 2 - 2 ) , J. K e l l y a n d G . D i v i l l y ; a n d for C r e g g a n M a r g a r e t D i a m o n d (0-1), A n n e M a r i o n ( 2 - 0 ) , Sally M c C a n n a n d Rita McAteer.

Kerrane (Roscommon) J. Morley (Mayo), M . Burke ( G a l w a y ) , H . Griffin ( R o s common).

INTER ALIA
W e were spared any com m e n t s f r o m t h e Offaly c a m p after their league defeat. T h a n k G o d for t h a t . A s a K e r r y m a n so a p t l y p u t it t o m e F r . Gilooly's "alternatives as h e w i s h e d t o call a n y of h i s substitute panel, are merely s u b s after all! Still t h e r e is n o p o i n t in r u b b i n g it i n . Offaly, like e v e r y b o d y else, o u r s e l v e s i n c l u d e d , h a v e g o t t o live w i t h defeat as well as s u c c e s s . U . C . G . lost t h e S i g e r s o n C u p final t o U . C . D . o n t h e s c o r e 0 - 1 3 t o 1-5. T h e i r h a r d game against Q u e e n ' s in t h e semi-final d i d n ' t h e l p t h e m . Still t h e y d i d v e r y well t o r e a c h t h e final a n d s h o u l d n o w w i n t h e S . L . at least.

JOHN TOBIN
Congratulations to John T o b i n o n h i s selection f o r Connacht footballers for M a r c h 18th. H i s return t o active service h a s m e a n t s o m u c h t o G a l w a y . T h e t e a m is N . Crossan (Leitrim), J. W a l dron (Galway), J. Brennan (Sligo), H . K e e g a n (Ros common), L . O'Neill (Gal way), T . J . G i l m o r e ( G a l w a y ) , P . H e n r y (Sligo), D . E a r l e y ( R o s c o m m o n ) , S. K i l b r i d e (Mayo), L . S a m m o n (Galway) J. D u g g a n ( G a l w a y ) , M . K e a r i n s (Sligo), T. O ' M a l l e y (Mayo), M . Freyne (Ros c o m m o n ) , J. T o b i n (Galway). T. S u b s : T. C u m m i n s ( S l i g o ) , Cosgrove (Galway), J.

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