AS I SEE IT.
WITH

HARRY PEPPER
Replying to an invitation from
Lou DeRosa, I attended the first
annual West Kootenay Senior
Baseball League banquet which
was held in the Kootenay Hotel
in Trail last Saturday night.
I understand that invitations
went out to all clubs in the
league and all the news media,
however, the only clubs represented were the Trail Silver
Kings and the Rossland Capi lanos and the only news people
were Burt Decaire ofCJATand
myself. Rather a poor show on
the part of Nelson and Grand
Forks clubs and also the local
press. But as Lou said in his
remarks from the chair, this is
something new and maybe from
a slow start it could develop
into something pretty big given
a little time and some more
publicity.
Representing
the Silver
Kings were batting champion,
Al Doherty, Rob Patterson,
Keith Healey and Dale Payette
along with their wives or girl

bigger and better.
On my way to the cafeteria
at work recently I chanced to
meet former Smokie hockey ,
and East Trail soccer great,
Jimmy Morris . " Harry ," said
Jimmy , " I saw something this
summer you'd give a hundred
bucks to see anytime," Jimmy
went on to tell me he saw the
man acclaimed as the world 's
greatest soccer player , Brazil 's peerless Pele, and that
it was quite an experience.
I can only say this , Jimmy ,
I sure envy you . That' s one
thing I'd sure like to do some
time .
I dropped in to see the Junior
Warriors on Tuesday evening
friends.
and for my first look at the
Attending on behalf of the
squad in pr~ctice I was someCapilanos were chairman Lou
what impressed .
DeRosa, Rich Miller and manLloyd McLellan has the boys
ager Dennis Ferrey. Lou and
working
real bard and all the
Dennis were accompanied by
boys
I
spoke
to seem to think
their wives , but that Richie is
this is a good idea . •
still playing the hard-to-get
Twenty aspirants worked as
bachelor.
I
watched
and Lloyd had them
Also there as a guest was
working in four forward lines ,
Larry Kissock, the pro catcher
three sets of · defencemen and
who helped the Trail-Rossland
two goalies .
Silver Caps in the Labor Day
The goalies were Lorne KinTournament. Being a Trail na akin and Tom Castle. Jackie
live Larry is naturally interWert is out with an injury at
ested in anything to do with ball
present.
in this area.
Defence duos at work were
After a fine supper, Italian
Ed Bradford and Joe Caron,
style, the chairman made some
remarks pertaining to the past Bob Hook and Doug Davis and
rookie , " Tinker " Oliver and
season and the Labor Day TourJim
Cotton .
ney, and then presented the

trophies . The Wish Milburn
trophy for the league championship was taken by the Nelson
Indians , who bad no one there
to accept it, the Mount Baker
Trophy , emblematic of the
playoff champions was accepted
by Rich Miller on behalf of the
Capilanos , the league batting
champion as I said before was
Al Doherty and for his winning
.447 effort Al was awarded a
new trophy named for that
staunch old Nelson baseball
man, Frank Hufty .
Lou had some kind words for
Mr . Hufty who came through
with a substantial financial contribution to the Labor Day
cause when things were looking
a little gloomy to say the least.
While on the subject of baseball I would like to offer. my
congratulations to Lou, Richie
Miller and Al Richards all of
whom passed through a coaching school recently to become
recognized as qualified baseball coaches anywhere in B.C.
Thanks! Lou , for inviting me
to the do. It was very good and
I hope it will continue to get

On the forward lines , McLellan was using Jim Stuart
at centre with Mike Evans and
Ken Bertoia on the wings . John
Stanton had Rick Rosse and
doug Jones banking him. His
brother, Gary was working with
Savinkoff and Henne, two Castlegar youngsters . And a fourth
line saw Ray Dunn centring
Ernie Jacobsen and Mike McCormack.
This team could turn out to
be a pleasant surprise to Rossland fans when the 1971- 72 season opens tonight with the young
braves going against Grand
Forks . This will be followed by
the Saturday night game against
the highly rated Cranbrook
squad and Tuesday next the Junior Smokies and this year' s
edition of the Warriors will
meet head-on .
Jim Markle, Minor Hockey
prexy told me that registrations will be opened again at
the City Hall tonight from 7 to
8 p.m . So, boys ! You now have
another chance to join up and
play hockey in Rossland 's minor league set- up this winter.