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2 Castlegar News November 2, 1983

George Halas: an NFL legend

“George Halas was a different kind of coach,” Grange

By WILL GRIMSELY
The Associated Press __

A little bit of Red Grange must have died withthe news
that his old football coach and close friend, George Halas,
had passed away in Chicago at the age of 88,

“He is very distraught; he really doesn't want to talk to
anybody for a while,” Grange’s wife said Tuesday from their
home in Indian Lake, Fla. “The phone has been ringing
constantly.

“Later on, I'm sure, he will feel up to it. But not now. It
was a great shock to him. And he is taking it badly.”

Halas and Grange. The two names are synonomous with
the birth of pro football — one, the former player, coach and
owner of Chicago Bears; the other, football's greatest player
of his time and the magnet that drew fans to the game.

“I always thought of the Bears as my alma mater and so
did many of the other players,” Grange, Illinois's fabled No.
TT said a few years ago in writing the foreword to Richard
Whittingham's Illustrated History of the Chicago Bears.

CALGARY (CP) — Cana-
da’s Olympic hockey team
coasted to a 4-2 win over
Colorado Flames of the Cen-
tral Hockey League in an
exhibition game Tuesday
night before a sparse Calgary
crowd of 5,277.

Team Canada struck for
three goals in the second
period and one in the third to
improve its exhibition record
to 10-9-7.

Pat Flatley’s slapshot eas-
ily beat Colorado goalie Mare
D'Amour to begin the soc-
ond-period Canadian scoring
outburst. Michel Petit’s slap-
shot caught D'Amour under
the arm to deflect into the
net and Bruce Driver's blue-
line shot after a pass from
J.J. Daigneault hit the net-
ting just inside the Flames’
goal post.

Colorado, farm club for the
National Hockey League Cal-

Flames, came back in WEST KOOTENAY CHAMPS

“George Halas built the Bears into what they are today.

“When I joined them, George used to sell a half-dozen
tickets and run across the road and buy tape, then tape the
players’ ankles before they would run on the field.

“He ran everything at the ball park. Nobody ever
worked as hard as George. And if it hadn't been for the
Bears and the Green Bay Packers, I don't believe there
would have been a National Football League.”

LAUNCH FRANCHISE

The key date was Oct. 16, 1921. That was the day Halas
and Edward C. (Dutch) Sternaman, both 26, launched the
Chicago franchise by moving a team from Decatur, Ill,
about 200 kilometres to the southwest, into the hustling
Windy City with the financial backing of a cornstarch
manufacturer named A.E. Staley. ,

The Staleys had been part of a ragtag Jeague of
semi-pro players from nearby cities — Massilon, Decatur,
Rochester, Detroit, ete. — forming the American
F Football Association, which later became the

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NFL. The great Jim Thorpe was made president to provide
stability and arouse public interest.

Some 8,000 paid $1 to watch the Staleys beat Rochester
Jeffersons 16-18. Halas and Sternaman got $100 each, same
as the players, who worked as miners, farmers and store
clerks during the week.

In 1922, the Staleys became the Bears, which bore the
cleat print of Halas as player, owner, manager and coach for
better than half a century and as coach setting an all-time
record of 326 victories.

His great coup was in signing Grange, who as an
all-America tailback for Illinois was the biggest name in
college football, to a pro contract in 1926.

PLUG DOLLS

An ingenious promoter named C.C. (Cash and Carry)
Pyle handled Grange's negotiations and made the red-haired
star one of the first hot commercial commodities, plugging
Red Grange dolls, candy bars, meat loaf, sweaters and socks
while endorsing other products,

sald later. “Tough but respected.”
He recalled that once a player named Joh

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Sener uanrent an window when Sisk opened his car
door only to have a smoke bomb explode in his face. Ss
like a deer toward the clubhouse, only to be met by

glowering coach.

Bi laps,” Halas snapped.

pester fala as hard on officials and once was 80
abusive to a referee named Jim Durfee, the latter began
marching off a five-yard penalty.

“What's that for?” asked Halas, steaming. an

“Coaching from the sidelines,” the referee rep! ae

“That proves how dumb you are,” Halas yelled.

“That’s 15 yards, not five.”

“Yeah, but the penalty for your kind of coaching is only

five yards,” said Durfee.
Not many people got the

better of George Halas.

LOSE TO SPOKANE
Rebels split
weekend games

By CasNews Staff

After defeating Nelson Jr.
Maple Leafs 9-6 Friday night,
Castlegar Rebels lost 4-2 te
Spokane Flames in Spokane
Saturday night, but remain
in third place in the West
Division of the Kootenay In-
ternational Junior Hockey
League.

In other games this week,
Nelson beat Grand Forks 8-6
on Tuesday, Cranbrook de-
feated Creston 9-7. Friday
night in Rossland, Spokane
tripled the. Warriors 6-2,
Cranbrook and Beaver Valley
played to a 4-4 overtime tie,
Elk Valley edged Creston 6-4,
Columbia Valley defeated

Kimberley 8-3.
On Saturday, Grand Forks
embarrassed Creston 12-4,

Cranbrook outscored Neison ©

11-8, Columbia Valley beat
Trail 7-8. Elk Valley was to
play Kimberley Knights in
Kimberley. The Fernie team
showed up at the Kimberley _
arena, but the game didn’t
appear to be on Kimberley's
schedule.

Sunday, Columbia Valley
beat Creston 12-8, Elk Valley
defeated Trail 9-5.

Next KIJHL action this
week sees Creston visiting
the Rebels at 8:80 p.m. at the
arena complex. Saturday, the
Rebels are in Nelson.

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November 2, 1963 Castlegar News

NHL
NOTEBOOK

By BARRY WILNER

The Press
Could there actually be a bad apple in the Sutter
bunch?

Six Sutters populate the National Hockey League
this season — left wingers Brian and Darryl, centres
Brent and Ron and right wingers Duane and Rich.

Ron and Rich are now playing for Philadelphia
Flyers after Rich requested a trade from Pittsburgh
Penguins last week. They are the latest members of the
clan from Viking, Alta., to.make it to the big time.

But Rich has shown little of the spark and tenacity
that typifies a Sutter. When the Penguins demoted him
to Balti: Skipjacks of the A Hockey League
after an indifferent training camp and weak early season,
Re sulked, then sought the trade to be reunited with his
win, %

Drafted 10th in the first round in 1982 — Ron went
fourth in the same round — Rich had been sent back to
juniors last season to add some beef to his stringy frame
and also to mature a bit. i

Penguins management apparently felt he hadn't
matured enough to be ready for the NHL.

Not surprisingly, the Flyers (who have Ron), St.
Louis Blues (Brian), Chicago Clack Hawks (Darryl) and
New York Islanders (Duane and Brent) all expressed
interest in Rich when the Penguins sent him to
Baltimore.

Philadelphia got him/ because it was willing to give
up three centres — speedy Ron Flockhart, versatile Mark
Taylor and minor leaguer Andy Brickley, one of the more
highly regarded players in the Flyers’ system. Philly also
surrendered a 1984 first-round draft Pick and received a
second-rounder.

It was a high price to pay for an unproven commodity
like Rich Sutter. But, of course, the bloodlines are strong.

During the summer, it was St. Louis which didn't
know if it would still have an NHL franchise when the
next season began. Now, Winnipeg Jets and Los Angeles
Kings could be headed for the same situation,

In Winnipeg, the Jets’ eight owners are getting
Teady io demand that a new rink be built for the team.
Otherwide, the club will have to move elsewhere.

The Jets have lost more than $7 million since
entering the NHL after the merger with the World
Hockey Association, where they were a perennial power.
Their arena seats'16,250 but is not air conditioned and is
not considered a major-league rink.

“You can't operate in a first-class league as a
second-class citizen,” said Jets president Barry Shenka-

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year including most passing
yardage (5,648), most passes
attempted (664) and most
pass completions (880).
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award

been best utilized in his role
as a blocking back.

He will be up.against Win-
nipeg’s great veteran safety
and punt-return man Paul
Bennett. The latter is the
career leader in punt returns
with 38,628 yards. Bennett
was a nominee in 1977 when
he lost to now-retired Tony
Gabriel of Ottawa.

Ottaw’s Rudy Phillips, last
year's winner of the offensive

lineman award, has reached W:
the final again. This time the NewJerney

competition comes from
Winnipeg centre John Bonk,
The latter is hoping to
become the first centre to
win since Al Wilson of B.C.
Lions in 1977.

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Eastern all-star, is in the camen

running for defensive player

honors. He is opposed by line- w!

backer Danny Bass of Cal-
gary Stampeders,

The finalists for the rookie-
of-the-year award are a pair
of

year-old d-year pro who
was born in Trinidad and
played his junior football
with the Junior Alouettes of
the Ontario Junior League, is
the Eastern nominee as the
outstanding Canadian. He
has rushed 95 times for 564
yards, fourth best in the
Eastern Division, but has

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HOCKEY — KUHL: Costlegar Rebels vs Creston Clippers, 8:30

P.m., arena complex.
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Argonauts, 10:30 a.m., channel
Maple Leats vs Calgary Flames, 5 p.m., channel 9.

TURDAY
peg Blue Bombers vs Toronto
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Winnipeg.

Shepherd, a mature 26-
year-old newcomer, ecli
the 1,000-yard barried (1,005)

and is touted torun second to Nm

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The team's owners reportedly are seeking buyers
but, failing that and a commitment for a new arena, the

Jets could be headed el:

perhaps to Hi

which is actively seeking an NHL franchise. |
As for the Kings, their attendance has slipped badly

this season — they drew just

9,418 last week for a game

with Edmonton Oilers and Wayne Gretzky, hockey's best
drawing card anda Popular figure in L.A. On the ice, they
figure to struggle to avoid the cellar in the weak Smythe

Division.

No benefits have to be thrown for Kings owner Jerry
Buss — some estimates name him as the richest owner in
the NHL — but he has been losing patience with his
hockey team, whose lack of success is in direct contrast to
the record of his National Basketball Association team,

the Lakers,

Up the Pacific coast in Washington, the 20,000-seat
Tacoma Dome sits awaiting an NHL club.

The Flower has not wilted, after all.

Guy Lafleur, the game's dominant player in the mid
1970s with Montreal Candiens, has suffered through
three lacklustre seasons since last breaking 100 points in

1979-80.

But Lafleur looks like he’s back on track. He scored a
goal in each of Montreal's first six games and is skating
with renewed vigor. He doesn't even mind being called a

senior citizen at 32,

“T've been here long enough that they might think of
me as the ‘old man,’ he joked. “I hope they don’t think I

play like an old man.”

Gander Creek
in second place

By CasNews Staff

Kalesnikoff Lumber recor-
ded a 1-0 shutout against
Castlegar Oldtimers to re-
main in first place on the
weekend in the Castlegar
Gentlemen's Hockey League.

Gander Creek moved up to
second place with a 9-2 win
over Dairy Queen on Sunday.

Hi Arrow Arms, in last
place recorded its first win of
the season Sunday, edging
Bill's Heavy Duty 6-5. Bill's
has fallen to third place.

In other standings Old
Timers are fourth and Dairy
Queen is in fifth place.

For complete statistics, see
Mid-Week Wrap-Up, page
B2.

Games this week see Bill's
Heavy Duty against Old
Timers at 9° p. Saturday
night at the arena complex.
Sunday, Kalesnikoff and
Dairy Queen are at the arena
at 4:15 p.m. At 6 p.m. Hi
Arrow plays Gander Creek.

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ROSSLAND, B.C.

O'Keefe first in league

The Green Machine nar-
rowly missed its first win of
the Castlegar Commercial
Hockey League season in a
game Sunday afternoon
against Williams Moving and
Storage, but lost 5-4.

In another game Sunday,
Carling O'Keefe defeated
Mountain Sports 10-8 to
climb into a first-place tie in
standings with Sports Hut.
Williams Moving and Storage
is third and Green Machine
fourth,

Indi: ‘,

Al Conroy. scored unas-
sisted for Williams Moving
and Frank Costa was assisted
by Dave McKinnon.

Halisheff added a goal for
Green Machine, assisted by
Nazaroff and Tomlin, and
Brian Edwards scored unas-
sisted.

In the other game, Carling
O'Keefe and Mountain Sports
“each scored foufr goals in the
firat period.

in the goal:

have
Dan Walker of Mountain
Sports at the top with 18
goals and 18 assists for 86
points. Teammate Mike Nev-
akshonoff is second with 19
goals and 11 assists for 30
poings. John Horcoff of Car-
ling O'Keefe is third with 12
goals and 12 assists and 24
points,

For complete statistics, see
Mid-Week Wrap-up, page B2.

In the Williams Moving
victory’ Sunday afternoon,
Tim Paul and Wayne Kinakin
got goals for Williams to take
a 2-1 lead over Green Ma-
chine in the first period.

Tony Nazaroff scored for
Green Machine, assisted by
Terry Halisheff and Gerry
Tomlin.

In the second period, Wil-
liams Moving and Green Ma-
chine each scored a goal,
making it 3-2 for Williams
Moving. i

Elmer Williams scored for
Williams Moving, assisted by
Rick Sander and Mike
Schmitt. David Sussanna
fired in a goal for Green
Machine, assisted by Tomlin
and Bill Nazaroff.

The third period saw each
team score two goals.

ing for O'Keefe were Vince
Antignani with two goals and
Jerry Antignani with one,
Jerry also had one assist as

did John Horcoff, Steve San-
der, Cy McConnell and Mitch
Quadvelig. .

Mike Nevakshonoff put in
two goals for Sports Hut and
had two assists. Dan Walker
and Dan Verigin each had
one goal and one assist. Ken
Gorkoff had the other assist.

The second frame saw two
goals from each team, re-
sulting in a 6-6 tie.

Dan Markin scored a pair
of goals for Sports Hut and

‘Aaron Stoushnow had two
assists. Joe Anti; iiand Al

Quadvelig picking up an as-
sist each,

In the third period,
O'Keefe outscored Mountain
Sports 4-2 to win the game.

For Carling O'Keefe, Hor-
coff, Tim Keraiff, Jerry An-
tignani, and Cy McConnell
scored a goal each. Chevel-

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Connell, Quadvelig and Hor-
coff had one assist apiece.

In games this week, Green
Machi:

Isakson had one assist each.

Chief Mercer and Perry
Samoyloff scored for O'Keefe
with Bill Cheveldave and

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Sports Hut at 10 p.m. in the
Arena Complex. Williams
Moving and Carling O'Keefe
Played Tuesday night.

Recreation news

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The second session of aer-
obic fitness classes start the
week of Nov. 14 and end Jan.
20. Some of the classes that
we offer are: ¢
Fall into Fitness .
This is an evening class
paced for tke beginner with
all the components needed
for total body fitness, warm-
up aerobic, strength and.
stretching. This class hap-
pens Monday and Thursday
at SHSS and Twin Rivers.
Teen Jazzercise
A d for

Wednesdays from 4:80 to
‘6:30 p.m. at Kinnaird Ele-
mentary School.
Before Supper Aerobics
Get fit the fun way by ex-
ercising before supper. This
coed int d fitness

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Variety Hour
If you would like to enrol
your preschool aged child in
an activity why not try our
Variety Hour. This program
offers an hour of special in-

Program will include warm-
up, aerobic, flexibility and
strengthening exercises. So
plan to exercise on your way
home from work with some
up-beat music. This class
happens Monday/Wednes-
day/Friday from 5 to 6 p.m.

those who want mors than
just exercise. This class in-
cludes one half-hour warm-up
for gaining flexibility and
toning. .One half-hour ,of

dance steps and routines’

helping stamina and working
heart and lungs. This class
takes place Monday and

at the Ce Complex.
Mors Programs

As well, you may still
register for Tone It: Up,
Morning and Evening Be-
ginner, Intermediate and
Advances classes as well as
Program at Robson, Blue-
berry, Tarrys and Pass
Creek.

and learning
through piay, stories, games,
crafts and songs will fill a fun
packed hour for your child.
Classes run Monday/Wed-
nesday/Friday or Tuesday/
Thursday. ~

Minor Hockey
Minor Hockey is holding a
Level 1 and 2 Referee Clinic
Nov. 6 in the Arts/Craft
Room of the complex. Bring
your skates, -helmet and
whistle. 3
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Catch Rebel hockey action
Friday at 8:80 p.m. when the
Creston Clippers will be in
town.

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