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Pool tournaments are getting to be a regular
occurrence at Branch 14 of the Legion in Rossland
these days as we are becoming a centre for this kind
of activity with two tables which keep the action
ahnost continuous and a couple of enterprising
addicts of the game organizing and running things.
This activity is quite likely tin increase.
Starting back in February, Dennis Hirons and
Bert Pengelly have run monthly tournaments in
each of the succeeding months and I understand
that this is expected to continue and the participation level increase as time goes on.
In February it was a doubles tourney, which
was won by Rob Harrasin and Frank Harris who
came out on top in a truggle with Pengelly and
Jamie Richardson, yes, she's a girl and able to hold
her own with just about anyone in this game.
In March it was men's singles and this was won
by Clyde Gordon over Harrasin.
April saw another doubles tourney whichs
tarted at 11 a.m. with around ten teams but they
kept the tables busy until well after five p.m. and
the winners were Lee Flanders and Harrasin with
Keith Woods and Darrell Morrow second and
Pengelly and Hirons in the third spol
Now to the outdoors. Good news, golfers, you
who have nothing else to do during the day, the
Rossland Retirees will open up the regular weekly
sessions for retired genUemen who like to play this
game. In fact, before you read this we shall have
things underway for 1986. Tuesday morning, 9 a.m.
is the tee time. I hope we have some good weather
and a good crowd. Later in this column I'll tell you
how we made out.
Well, that didn't take long to give an answer to

how we made out on Tuesday, suffice to say it was a
rather damp morning. Jimmy Scott came and
picked me up and we went down to the course. We
were not the first ones there. Lou Freeman and
Noland Garrison were in the clubroom drinking
coffee and they finally teamed up with Jim and
another fellow to get things started. Then another
foursome followed but as there were not many more
around that wanted to brave the weather we stalled
and decided to wait for another week and possibly
better conditions.
What a pleasant surprise to see Noland up and
at it again. This gent, in his eighties, comes up from
the States to play with us so often and also likes to
shop over here.
He said Tuesday morning he's not sure which
country he's an alien in. Spring is just around the
comer and we'll keep trying weekly until we get it
right. And a word to that sports announcer on CJAT
(KBS), that handicap you were so insistant on
knowing, bow about a 20 for nine holes, 50 to 56 is my
usual score and as you can see I'm still trying to get
below 100 for 18, it's always fun, though.
Now, back to indoors again. On Saturday night
the Legion held a cribbage tournament with 11
tables downstairs. It was the first of what could be
an ongoing event, all tables were full and there was
coffee and a lunch for $1 plus the cards. So it was
quite an evening for a very small ouUay and the
winners were, for the ladies, Corinne Halladay and
Ina Austin, while the men's winners were Mr. C.
Johnson from Trail and Mike Hoyw of Rossland.
The word is out that another one will be held on May
10, same time, same place.
And now I'll wrap this up, so 'Til next time, then!