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AS I SEE IT
WITH

HARRY PEPPER
On the way to getting my
personal sketches on members
of this year's edition of the
Warriors completed before the
season runs out, I made contact
with a few more of the boys
this week .
My first contact this week
was with Joey Caron, rugged
defenceman usually paired with
Next week, I hope to cover
Bob Hook on the Warrior blue the remaining four members of
line .
the team namely Jim Stuart,
Joe was born in Regina, Sas- the two Rosse boys and Lyle
katchewan, on July 21st, 1953, "Tinker" Oliver.
the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
The other day my boss said ,
John Caron and came to Ross- "Will you dig up an all-star
land as a child. His schooling team from the W.l.H.L . for a
has bee~ taken in Rossland coming issue?" I replied that
schools up to and including my scant viewing of W.l.H .L.
Grade II. Since then Joe has games this season would nev attended Vocational Tech at er qualify me as an expert on
J . Lloyd Crowe in Trail.
that subject. " O.K.," he said ,
Joe started his hockey in the "Get some help ."
Pee Wee Pup division of RossSo, I went out and got some
land's Minor Hockey setup and help.
was a member of all Rep teams
First I asked Cal Hockley ,
in divisions from Peewee up to President of the league and a
Midget. It is natural that Joe long-time player for Kimberley
should consider being a mem- and Trail. Then I got hold of
ber of this year's championship Jack Ferguson , a hockey fan of
team - the high point of his no mean calibre, who works at
hockey career. He thinks the Cominco with me . Last, but
team will go on to be West certainly not least, I asked
Kootenay champs, but like some "Pinoke" McIntyre, player for
others will take the rest a game both Rossland and Trail and a
at a time.
member of Trail's last World
Baseball is Joe's other sport, Champions.
and he has played it since he
Each consented to do what I
joined Rossland's Little Lea- wanted and following is the
gue . He also played with Bev result. Cal Hockley picked Phil
Berry's Colts for 2 years and Headley of Cranbrook as his
has played Senior Babe Ruth first string goalie , Hugh Hookand a couple of games with the er of Nelson and Dwight CarSenior Caps. Joe is a pitcher, ruthers of Spokane as defence ,
where his size is quite an and centre Terry Jones of Neladvantage .
son backed up by wingers Ken
Joe does not see any hockey Gustafson of Spokane and Ernie
beyond another year of eligi- Moser of Nelson .
bility with the Warriors.
For his second team , Cal
My next contact was also one chose Russ Gillow of Spokane
of the larger members of this as netminder. On defence it
year's Juniors. Kenny Bertoia was veterans Tom Hodges of
is the oldest son of the Warrior Spokane and Bill Steenson of
team manager, Lido and Mrs.
Kimberley . The forward line
Bertoia, and is playing his would be centred by Ron Hussecond season with the War- . ton of Spokane flanked by Bill
riors. He is a big boy, standing Martin of Cranbrook and Tom
5 - 11 1/2 and weighing in the
Foxcroft of Nelson.
neighborhood of 180 lbs.
Jack Ferguson chose Headley
Kenny has played practically for his first string goalie and
all his different sports in com- Steenson and Hodges for depany with his present linemate fence on the first team , his
on the Warriors, Mike Evans . forwards on the prime team
In soccer and hockey both have being Huston, Gustafson and
now been on championship Foxcroft.

For seconds, Gillow is also
teams ; Ken is a goalie in sochis choice for goal. His defence
cer and shows promise of being
is made up of a rookie, Giroux
a good one.
of Kimberley and veteran John
This year, Kenny has changThompson of Spokane . On the
ed from the mediocre player
second string forward line are
he was last year into a real
Bill McLelland of Kimberley ,
opportunist and a digger who
Martin and Brian Strimbiski of
is ready, willing and able to
mix it when called upon. His
Spokane .
"Pinoke's" choices were , agoal total this year is impresgain, Headley for first team
sive and attests to his opportgoalie, Ed Wyatt of Trail and
unism .
Carruthers form his defence
Kenny thinks the Warriors
and Huston, Gustafson and Foxare capable of taking Trail if
croft will be first team forthey can put it all on the line
. together, and going further unwards.
His second choices were Gilder these circumstances.
low in goal, Bill Bond and
Kenny's education has all
Bernie Reid of Cranbrook on
been received in Rossland,
defence and Terry Jones, Marwhere he is a Grade 12 student
tin and strimbiski as forwards .
at present and hopeful of conSo, there they are, 3 first
tinuing, but as he says he has
teams and a like amount of
give the future too much tought
second teams, picked by 3
up to now.
knowledgeable hockey people
My third member this week
and they are good enough for
is a gutsy little guy who answers to the name of Tommy
me. How about you?
Castle. His job on the Warriors
is protecting the net from invading forwards with red hot
pucks and Tommy does the job
just about as well as anyone
around .
Tom is the youngest son of
Herb and Mim Castle and has
lived all his young life in our
town . He has played baseball
and hockey all the way through
the Minor Leagues , putting in
three years with the Baseball
Colts and one season as backup goalie on Don Holmes' intermediate hockey club at the
tender age of 15.
Tommy has been educated in
our city and now is taking
Grades 10 and 11 and expects
to continue this in whatever
city his hockey career should
lead him to .
Yes , this young fellow intends to go all the way in
hockey, if this is possible, and
he has something about him
which makes me think maybe
he just may go quite a ways.
He intends to take a step
next Fall by attending the Cal gary Centennials camp, and to
try to stay in Junior "A" if
he makes it , is one of his aims .
Tommy will have surgery
after this season is over to
correct a cartilage problem
in his knee.

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