22nd July 1999
Weekly
Sports
GAA
Douglas GAA Under Age Section
This past year has been a very successful one. Douglas I, our
under 11 team won the South East C Grade hurling league U12. They
played our neighbours Ballygarvan in the last game of the league
- a win was needed to clinch the title. This was a most exciting
game with the result in doubt up to the last puck of the ball.
Ballygarvan led 1-1 to 0-0 at the break. With the aid of the
breeze Douglas scored two goals through Aidan Kelly in appearing
ten minutes after the interval. Ballygarvan replied with a goal
from a long range free. With ten minutes remaining Patrick
Carnall crashed the ball to the Ballygarvan net to seal a most
memorable victory. Patrick Carnell, Ian Birmingham, Eoin Cotter
and Richard Kingston played well. Congrats also to the mentors
for the hand work put in during the year.
Earlier in the week Douglas II also played Ballygarvan. The
Douglas boys worked very hard but Ballygarvan proved too strong.
Best for Douglas were Adam McCarthy, Damien Dooley and Stephen
Walsh.
In the Jim McEvoy Trophy (county U12 ground hurling competition)
Douglas played two games. One against Glen Rovers, the other
against Blackrock. Douglas were in complete control against Glen
Rovers and won well. David Olden, Patrick Carnall and Kenny
Hurley played well. The second game against Blackrock was a far
more competitive affair. Douglas scored two goals through Garry
Coughlan and Ian Bermingham - the Rockies replied with a well
taken goal. Further goals by Alan Barry and Kenny Hurley put
Douglas in a commanding position at half-time. Douglas were in
control after the interval and so qualified for the next round of
this A grade competition - Saturday 24th July at a venue to be
decided.
Well done to our four representatives on the Seandun U14 football
team who played against South Kerry. David O’Sullivan, Mark
Harrington, Thomas Cotter and James Moylan. Congratulations also
to Jonathan Lane who represented Cork Primary schools against
Kerry. Also to Daid Hackett who represented Cork Primary Hurling
Schools against Waterford a few weeks ago. Last but not least,
Ronan McCarthy for his marvelous display on the Cork Senior
football team against Kerry last Sunday.
NEMO RANGERS RESULTS & FIXTURES
Premier Minor Football Quarter final
replay
Nemo Rangers 2-18 St
Finbarrs 1-21 (After extra time)
These two teams produced one of the best
games of football ever seen in Ballinlough on Friday week last
and for the second week running the game finished level even
after extra time. Nemo started the better and were 3 points up
before Barrs got their first score. Twice during the first half
Nemo led by four points, due to a well taken goal by Alan Hogan
and some great points from William Morgan. The teams went in
level at half time and the second half was a much closer affair
with both teams exchanging scores before the Barrs opened up a
three point lead.
Good play from James Masters set up William Morgan for a good
goal. David Madden brought off some great saves for Nemo at the
other end and Nemo scored two points and it looked as if they
were heading for victory, but the Barrs came back to level the
game.
Extra time was a tense affair with both sides cautious not to
make mistakes. The Barrs had a great opportunity to open up a
lead when they were awarded a penalty very early in extra time
but they put it over the bar. Both sides scored point for point
and were level again after the first 15 minutes of extra time. A
succession of wides by Nemo and some well taken scores by the
Barrs, it looked as if they were going to clinch victory, but
Nemo fought back and with a well taken free from James Masters in
the dying last seconds of the game levelled the game once again
with everyone looking forward to the second replay.
We would like to congratulate our Players David Niblock and Paul
Brophy who won Munster Minor Football Championship Medals on
Sunday last and also to our two Senior representatives on the
Cork Senior Football Team, Martin Cronin and Joe Kavanagh.
FIXTURES
22/7/99 Junior (1) F. Challenge v Kinsale Home at 8.00 p.m.
25/7/99 Senior F Challenge v South Kerry at Gienflesk at 12.00
noon
25/7/99 Junior (3) FL v Ballyphehane - Home at 11.30 a.m.
DOUGLAS PITCH & PUTT
SATURDAY SCRAMBLE.
1st NETT.
DENIS CASHMAN
MARIE CALNAN.
KEVIN 0’CALLAGHAN.
SUNDAY FOOTBALL.
1ST NETT
ROB O’DONOGHUE.
DONAL MURPHY.
1ST GROSS
GER NEILAND / PHILIP MURPHY.
FIXTURES.
F/BALL SATURDAY 2pm / F/BALL SUNDAY 11am
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY.
CLUB OPEN. 10th TO 15th AUGUST.
PRESIDENTS PRIZE. 19th TO 22nd AUGUST.
OUTING TO FERINHILL. 28TH AUGUST.
NEW MEMBERS WELCOME. GREEN FEES
AVAILABLE.
CAB SPONSORED £10 WINNERS.
DONAL MURPHY C/O TOUCHDOWN BAR.
EILEEN HARTNETT C/O TOUCHDOWN BAR.
SHANE FOLEY C/O DONAL MURPHY.
St. Columba's Hall Golf Society
On arrival at the beautiful Water Rock course, just outside
Midleton for our first outing as a newly formed society, we were
greeted by very efficient and attentive members of staff who made
us all welcome from the very start. The weather was just right
for the golf with little or no hold ups, only the one when we had
to stop play to allow two swans and their young ones to cross the
course. I think all golfers respect nature and wild life but did
Mickey (flowers) Lynch try to add another egg to the nest or try
to go for the hole in one at the seventeenth?.
Congratulations on your new facilities at Water Rock everyone
here at St Columba’s Hall joins with me in offering you our
very best wishes for today and the coming years. A large
proportion of this success can be attributed to your
organisational skills and experience. Well done! your approach is
refreshing. While the entire staff should be commended
particularly their customer care and everything with a smile, I
must single out Mary Hurley and Anita Healy who together with our
secretary Bill Meridith worked exceptionally hard to make the day
such a success. It is fair to say that without their help, this
event would not have been nearly as successful as it was. We feel
sure that we will make use of your services again in the future.
Congratulations to Mr Pat (Picasso) Cotter
on wining our first outing, and in second place Georgie Delea
well done George.
Third place went to John (the quite man) Hughes.
Fourth... Ger McSweeney good on yea Ger.
Fifth... Bill Meridith. .. . (great day Bill thanks)
Sixth.. .Louis (I need me grub) Clark.
Seventh.. (with class).. .Dennis McSweeney
Well done Frankie Murphy who won the front nine.
Not forgetting our old buddy (Diesel)) Dan O’Leary who took
the back nine with style.
Our thanks to our sponsors Wally Clark and
Tom O’Mahony. The Winning trophy and the other prizes were
splendid, very well chosen.
Our next outing is to Mahon on the 25 September so let’s see
all clubs spick and span on the day, and to Heffo don’t
leave your golf shoes on a barrel of porter the next time we are
on tour. Here’s a good tip that I picked up from Noel
Coleman at the weekend - use wooden tees as their environmentally
friendly, plastic won’t break down for many years to come,
one learns something every day.
I can’t leave without mentioning the girls Marie Murphy and
her good self Val Clark. Last Saturday there was no other place
on earth I would have been only at the hall for the most
memorable bit of nosh I had the pleasure of having in a very long
time girls it went down a treat with every one, much obliged.
See you at the tee.
Top Flite Reporter
FORMULA 1
Damon Hills decision to finish out the
season with Eddie Jordon comes as a relief to all Formula One
fans. But Michael Schumachers near fatal accident at Silverstone
has taken the bite out of the drivers championship. The questions
arise .Can Eddie Irvine do it ? Will Hakkinen walk away with it ?
Will Schumacher get back in time ? Can Mika Salo make a
difference? And is Salo the right choice as a temporary
replacement for Schumacher. What do we know about Mika Salo ?
Lets take a look.
Mika Salo was born in Finland on 30 January 1996. It’s never
easy for the industries of a small country to support one of its
up and coming drivers on the climb to Formula One. So when
Finland produced JJ Lehto, Mika Hakkinen and Mika Salo in the
late 1980s,it was never going to be easy for all of them to reach
Formula One. Yet they did it, although it could have been so
different. Like his two predecessors Mika moved from a successful
karting career to become European Formula Ford champion. He then
caught up with arch-rival Hakkinen in British Formula Three in
1989, and the pair jousted for the 1990 crown, with Hakkinen only
taking the title right at the kill. With teams lining up to sign
Salo for Formula 3000 he was found guilty of drink-driving, and
was effectively banished to Japan, where he stayed until 1994
racing in Formula 3000, until he joined the dying Lotus team for
the two final races .He did enough to impress Tyrrell to sign him
for the 1995 season and shocked everyone by running in third
place in the opening race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, before
suffering cramp and spinning down to seventh. A couple of fifth
places in that maiden season were repeated in 1996. He was then
talked of as a potential Ferrari driver in the early part of
1997,when a non-stop fifth place at Monaco helped his cause. But
it came to nought, and Arrows signed him up for 1998. Now he has
finally got his chance to drive for Ferrari. So far Mika has had
52 Grand Prix races, five times he has finished in 5th, and twice
in 6th place, scoring a total of 12 points Next Sunday in the
Belgian Grand Prix he has a lot to prove. So has Eddie Irivine,
and so has David Goulthard. The big money is on Mika Hakkinen,
but watch out for Heinz-Harald Frentzen he won’t be taking
any prisoners. But the man with the golden oppurtunity is Mika
Salo, he’s the real one to keep a eye on.
