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-F riday, January 7, 1983-7

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With all the news these losing two, however, they
days on the hockey scene are on a tour now playing
being concentrated on exhibitions and seem to be
Canadians in foreign lands doing a little better.
and the Soviet All-Stars
Its really nice to see this
playing over on this side sort of thing happening to
against NHL teams, I have a our yoW1gsters in the world
little anecdote that concerns of hockey. Not only will they
a yoW1g Canadian kid. Willie grow up with a better
Anderson, 14, a bantam knowledge of those people in
hockey player out of the other coW1tries they visit
Kamloops, is referred to by but it will help them in later
his proud grandfather, years as they carry
Ralph Berry, as "our own Canada's colors to the
Bobby Orr." At present he is various parts of the world.
is Finland with an all-star Good luck, to you and your
team from the Kamloops teammates, Willie!
area.
Canada's Juniors edged
I have never met this into the medal bracket in the
yoW1gster but I get periodic world tourney taking the
tales of his on-ice exploits bronze at Leningrad. Their
from Ralph. I am prone to final game against Norway
compare him to some of our could almost be called no
local kids whom I do know; . contest and their defeat by
some of the members of the Sweden was quite a blow to
so-called Green Machine their hopes for the silver.
Uiat have played so well
Closer to home, our
~ogether over the past few Warriors came up with a big
years fit the image I have win in Nelson to start the
built up of Willie. In- New Year on the right foot.
cidentally, Willi~ team was Bart Camaratta with two
entered in a tournament goals helped by others from
over there and didn't fare too Peter McLellan and Murray
well, tying one game and Walters saw the Rossland

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boys take a 4-3 close one
from the Junior Leafs who
got all their goals from everdangerous Jim Perich.
I was Wl8ble to attend the
Wednesday
night
celebration when the
Warriors met the former
Warriors and really got a
drubbing from the not-so-old
Oldtimers, we had visitors at
the house but from what I
hear there was a dmen goals
difference between the two
teams with the former
greats scoring at will and the
present-day team not really
going too well. Anyway it
was a good time to relax if
you're going to.
The Warriors travel to
Trail on Friday night to take
on the division leaders and
then its on to Nelson for the
All-Star game on Saturday.
The West team has gotten
into the habit of winning of
late and we shall be looking
for them to repeat this time
around. A Rossland goalie
was a potent figure in the
West net last year with
young Doug DeGans playing
a big part in the victory, this

year we shall probably see
another Warrior in the nets
as Bert Brooker has all the
credentials to get the call for
some duty as Doug did last
year.
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The Retirees have now
five games W1der their belts
in the second competition
with six left to play. No
winning pattern has
developed yet but they seem
to be spread aroWld a little
more than last time.
Next Wednesday our club
will be entertaining three
rinks from Nelson and three
from: Trail, each will be
composed of five members
and we shall meet thein with
six rinks of our own. Our
members will be picked out
taking into consideration
those who have already
made a trip to Nelson earlier
in the season, those who sat
that one out will get a first
chance at the Wednesday
bash.
One of our very respected
members, Ernie McAulay,
was stricken by a heart
attack during the holiday
season and is now

recuperating. We shall miss
him from the ice lanes for a
while but we wish him a full
and speedy recovery.
Our spare board at the
club has grown some with
Leo Lawlis, Carl McKenzie,
Tommy Harrison and Tullio
Lenarduzzi joining Al Besso
and Bill Dobbs in the
category of those wbo wish
to curl spare time. JiJn Scott
will be taking some time off .
in January for knee surgery
and Jim Thompson Will fill in
for Ernie now that he has
returned from vacation.
A couple of shorties from a
national magazine. An
economics professor asked a
class to give an example of
non-profit investment. A
student's answer was
"taking your sister out on
the town."
And when the Super Bowl
was over, the fanatic turned
off his TV with a sigh, looked
around the room and
discovered that his wife had
left him in November.
"Nuff said," till next
week, then.

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