Galway Advertiser 1981/1981_01_15/GA_15011981_E1_002.pdf 

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Galtoay Advertiser,

January

ISih 1981

SAM MAGUIRE'S G.A.A. ROUNDABOUT
Even though its a lull time Higgins of Fr. Griffin Road c o m m e n c e s again on in the playing sense, I still who died last week-end. Saturday morning February have plenty to write about Paddy was a founder 7th from 9.30 a.m. to 11.00 this week. The Galway member of both the Wolfe a.m. Football Board Convention Tones and the Erin's Hopes 2. The Clubs Senior re-convened in the Sacre teams in Galway city in the team travel by bus to Dubhn Coeur Hotel last Sunday. 30's and 40's respectively. to play Kilmacud-Crokes on All motions were dealt with He served as Chairman of a 2 game challenge basis on except those not put because the Galway F. Board, the Saturday 21st and Sunday the sponsoring clubs namely North Board and the West 22nd March. Supporters St. Grellan's, Ballinasloe Board in his time as well as interested in travelling are a n d B a r n a were not devoting considerable time asked to give their names to represented. It was very to coaching U.C.G. teams in any of the club officials. much hum-drum but these both Gaelic football and 3. The Social club meets were the main things to camogie. How he gave so to-night in the Sacre Coeur emerge. much lime to the G.A.A. Hotel at 8.30 p.m. 1. The Convention was despite a thriving business 4. The Salthill Cumann adjourned for 5 minutes as a career often baffled people. Camoguiochta holds its mark of respect for Padhraic His coaching tactics were weekly practise in Salthill 6 h-Uiginn, a former extremely radical but he had Park at 10.00 a.m. on every great motivating powers and chairman. Saturday morning and he commanded great respect indoors at 7.30 p.m. every 2. As a tribute John from his charges. Like his Wednesday night in Scoil Dunne was unanimously brother the late Michael 6 Einde. elected Honorary Life Vice- h-Uiginn, who captained President of the Board. 5. At its last meeting the Galway to All Ireland S.F. club decided on a new set of 3. The new Chairman of sviccess in 1934 and the other the Board Mattie Potter recently deceased men like jerseys for the senior team. The club colours blue and suspended standing orders Sean Turke, Bill Walsh, yellow are retained but the and proposed the Tuam Paddy Taylor, Johnny new jersey will be royal blue Stars motion which had Cotter, Ned MulhoUand, with Bdthar na Trd written in b e e n w i t h d r a w n t h e Martin Divilly, Paddy kept yellow on the chest. previous Sunday i.e. That the G.A.A. flag flying in Similarly the jersey will be the present Team Manage- Galway City when it wasn't numbered in yellow. ment obtain until the end of fashionable to do so. That this year (Sept.) or words to the G.A.A. is as popular as it 6. A club newsletter will that effect. This was carried is in the city now is in many be published for Easter unanimously thereby giving ways due to their efforts. Ar weekend which will be given a Convention mandate to dheis De go raibh a anam out free to all parishioners to the interim arrangement uasal. inform members of the now working. It may not be club's activities. BITS AND PIECES the ideal settlement but at 7. The club's next 1. The Co. Galway least it allows for a certain meeting will be held in the G.A.A. Convention takes stability until the new Sacre Coeur Hotel at 8.00 structure proposed by place in St. Patrick's Boys p.m. on Thursday, February Mountbellew the previous N.S. on Sunday next. 5th. New mwmbers are Sunday of a 3 man selection 2. The Galway hurlers / welcome. committee including the understand were presented Until next week, slAn team manager comes into with their All Ireland medals agaimh. operation in September. So in Ballinasloe on January the impasse is over. 8th. We in the Advertiser ROWING 4. The Galway Senior weren't informed of the date team have re-started their of the presentation not to Now that we are into 1981 training schedule in Tuam mind receiving an invitation the Galway Clubs are every Thursday evening to cover such a unique event. looking to their equipment under Mattie McDonagh Now I'm not complaining, and men for the coming just giving the facts. Perhaps since January 8th and season. Most Clubs have continue to-night. Next publicity isn't regarded as already quite a lot of work necessary when a county Sunday the team plays a done both on and off the C o n n a c h t selection in wins an All Ireland! Or water and over the preRoscommon as a trial to perhaps it was just another ChristnTas period there was oversight of the Galway Co. select the Connacht team for a lot of competitive activity or Hurling Boards who, I'm 1981. on the river. sure, were responsible for 5. The first Board the function. Maybe I'm all U.C.G. ran the highly Executive meeting takes successful and very efficient place in the Imperial Hotel, wrong. Perhaps its the mod Michaelmas Regatta in Tuam, to-night at 8.30 p.m. thing to know without being told! Perhaps! which Galway crews were 6. The Naughton family represented by Galway 3. The Railway Cup of Menlough have presented Rowing Club, Colaiste Finals of 1981 may be a Cup to the Galway F. lognaid, St. J o s e p h ' s , Board in houour of their played in Ennis. Tribesmen Rowing Club 4. Galway hurlers had father Paddy Naughton, and, of course, the host Club former chairman of the their first win in 1981 last U.C.G. who had four crews North Board of the G.A.A. Sunday defeating Meath at on the water. In the final of Paddy Naughton gave a Trim by 6--8 to 2--2. the senior event, after an lifetime of service to the 5. One of the reasons I absolute cracker of a race G.A.A. I hope the Cup is feel for the "killing off" of U.C.G. ran out victors over presented for something Tom Woulfe as a G.A.A. Tribesmen by the minimal meaningful. spokesman in Dublin, is due margin of three feet. Tribesmen's first eight had SIGERSON MARATHON to his over exposure by the beaten their own "selected" T h a t i n d e f a t i g a b l e media, especially the senior eight in the semicharacter Tony Regan tells advance publicity received final. In the semi-final of the me that an Indoor Football by any motion propounded Novice event Tribesmen Marathon will be held on by him. The G.A.A. as a were again pipped at the Saturday Jan. 17th in the body resent being bludgeopost. U.C.G. Air Hall in aid of ned into something. Its a Sigerson which will be held great pity because Tom And so to 1981, Club this year in Maynooth on Woulfe has some great captains and coaches are ideas. But he suffers from Feb. 20th, 21st and 22nd. already trying to form units PADHRAIC 6 k-UlGINN over exposure. for the season and of course R.I.P. SALTHILL in particular are trying to Our sympathy this week bring championships back G.A.A. NOTES goes to the family and to Galway. The Head of the 1. Coaching for the I relatives of the tale Paddy U--ID'S and U --12's River will be held on Saturday ISth March I

Mr. Stephen Scully, Chairman, presenting the Ford and Corless Cup to Jimmy Horan who's dog "Glamorous Style" won the Loughnane Stakes for all-age dogs and bitches, at the conclusion of the Galway and Oranmore Coursing Meet at Creggmore. He beat Jimmy O'Flaherty's "Smokey Colina" in the final, included in the picture are Mr. Harry Lydon and Mr. Ml. Connaughton, Joint Sees, of the Clijb.

Murphy's Penalty Kick S e c u r e s both Points
inept displays of both forward divisions. In the fifteenth minute of the Galway Rovers playing in second half Carl Humphries their fourth gahie in eleven who had tried all afternoon days collected a brace of to "engineer" a penalty valuable league points when eventually succeeded when they overcame St. Patrick's referee Mr. W. O'Callaghan Ath. by 1--0 at Terry land (Waterford)adjudged that Park on Sunday. It was just he
SOCCER

Galway Rovers must start all over again in their quest to bring a major trophy to Galway for the first time. CUP DRAW Galway Rovers were drawn away to Cobh Ramblers in the first round of the F.A.I. Cup, the game to be played on Sunday, 8th February. The winners of this tie will then be in the draw for the quarter-finals. Centre Circle

BOXING/
Shantalla Community Centre is the venue for next Sunday's (18th) major boxing tournamentv Top of the bill is the up and coming light weight Shantalla lad, John Grant, who is one of the most improved boxers in the Galway boxing circle. This is his first bout since his very successful English Tour where he gained valuable experience. His opponent n e x t S u n d a y is t h e undefeated Connacht Senior light weight champion, Tony Grey, Castlebar B.C. Both thesse boxers are very fit and dedicated and this should be an all action and very fast bout. The three O ' T o o l e brothers are also on the bill next Sunday, Tim, Pat and Colm. Tim who had such a tremendous fight in Teach Furbo by stopping the Connacht champion James Molloy, in the third round, has a tough fight on his hands when he meets the strong Ight middle weight from Oughterard, Pat Walsh. Ringsider