INVENTORY CLEARANCE THE REMAINING INVENTORY FROM A FORMER NELSON SKI SHOP HAS BEEN COMBINED WITH OTHER SURPLUS INVENTORY AND IS AUTHORIZED TO BE SOLD AT WHOLESALE PRICES! s OF 100’s OF SKIS 100’ SKI JACKETS 100’s OF 100’s OF SKI BOOTS SKI PANTS q\S° BALL EQUIPMENT, TENNIS RACQUETS, FOOTWEAR, SUMMER CLOTHING, SAILBOARADS, FIXTURES, Dealers Welcome FOUR DAYS ONLY AUG. 12, 13, 14, 15 WED. — SAT.) 9 — 6 DAILY SALE TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE E.B. HORSEMAN WAREHOUSE ON LAKESIDE DRIVE (TAKE THE WEST ENTRANCE TO CHAHKO-MIKA MALL) CHEQUES ACCEPTED ° ALL SALES FINAL SALE CONDUCTED BY: COMMCORPS NEWSPAPER REPORT Soviets NHL bound? STOCKHOLM (CP) — Five of the Soviet Union's best hockey players could be playing in the National Hockey League by the 1988-89 season, a columnist in the Toronto Star says. Victor Tikhonov, coach of the Soviet Union's national team, was quoted as saying that two defencemen and a complete forward line may be given official permission to emigrate after the 1988 Winter Olympics at Calgary. The NHL wasn't specified but it would be the logical destination, col- umnist Jim Proudfoot wrote in the Star's Saturday edition. The likely NHL choices would be de- fencemen Vacheslav Fetisov and Alex- ei Kasatonov, 29, plus the forward line of centre Igor Larionov, 27, and his wingers, Sergei Makarov, 29, and Viadimir Krutov, 27: The skaters are generally considered the best hockey players in the Soviet Union. “This has been discussed by our fed- eration,” Tikhonov said, “and I believe it is at least a possibility that is open for negotiation.” “Tam aware that I could earn a great deal of money in the NHL,” said Fe- tisov, 29, a 10-year veteran and captain of the national team that is on its way to take part in the Canada Cup hockey tournament. Fetisov said he has been approached to defect to the West but has never considered the thought seriously. “Yes, there have been offers,” said Fetisov, who also plays for Red Army. “I won't say where from. FOR ASPIRING STARS FINANCIAL PLANNING KSI THAT MAKES YOUR MONEY WORK AS HARD AS YOU DO “Also, I don't suppose it would have been very during some of the tours we've made. But hockey players grow up with a strong love of the motherland, It is part of us. “There is a bond that none of us would ever break. To go away; with no chance of returning — that is impos- sible to imagine.” The five players would likely have to pass through the NHL amateur draft and, therefore, be selected by. different teams. “A draft?” said Igor Dmitriev, ru- mored as the next Soviet national coach. “I have an idea for you, my. friend. “Take the whole five home to Toronto. Then the Maple Leafs will never lose again.” Rockettes open camp With school opening still a month away, the new Stanley Humphries gym will be filled with the sounds of ing balls and ing shoes younger players is more activity-ori- ented, while the senior division is more directed towards competition. this-week as_aspiring girl basketball A ities begin each day at 9 a.m. and conclude at 4:30. Registration is stars from rs the K spend Aug. 17-21 immersed in their favorite sport at the ninth annual Rockettes Basketball camp. “Lots of girls from surrounding areas are enrolling,” said camp co-ordinator and Junior Rockettes’ coach Doug Pilatzke. “In addition to local players we've attracted girls from Sparwood, Creston, Nelson, Trail, Grand Forks, Winfield and Salmon Arm. “We think we offer a top-value camp at a reasonable cost so we're not surprised that we're drawing athletes from outside the local area.” The camp is operated in co-operation with Stanley Humphries secondary school and School District No. 9. Most of the coaching staff is from Stanley Humphries with many senior and ex-Rockettes helping out. “Our goal is to give the-girls a maximum exposure to basketball dur- ing the five days,” said Pilatzke. One of the man objectives of the camp is sport-oriented — the devel- opment of the fundamental skills of basketball. The other objective is people-oriented and emphasizes fair play, respect and self-discipline. The camp is open to girls up to 15 years of age. The junior division for morning, from 8-9 a.m. All aspects of the game are covered. There are clinics on dribbling, passing, shooting and rebounding. Each day there is a session on man-to-man de- fense. There are one-on-one competitions. free throw contests, shooting contests, dribbling competitions, hot shots com- petitions and # three-on-three cut- throat league. Campers are assigned to league teams that play against each other each day to put into practice what they've learned in the teaching sessions. Season over for Castlegar Stars By CasNews Staff The Castlegar Stars ended their Kootenay Soccer League regular season with a 1-1 tie against Nelson last Wednesday and are now getting ready for the first round of playoff action in Creston next weekend. Stars’ coach Carlos Amaral said the game in Nelson was a “tough and close” one. He added that he thought his squad should have won the game. Castlegar got on the score board first with a goal from Mike Hawley. A second goal by the Stars was disallowed. “I don't know why it was disallowed . Maybe we were offside or some- thing,” said Amaral. Nelson came back to tie the game and with two minutes remaining in the game Castlegar’s John Antignani came close to giving the Stars the lead as he drilled a shot at the Nelson net that hit the crossbar. “Nelson was looking for a win because a win would have given them first place in the league. I'm quite happy with the result of the game,” said Amaral. “I’m hoping we'll have our squad in good shape. I'm really looking forward to the playoffs.” Castlegar, who have clinched the fourth and final playoff berth, will meet the first place team in the first round of the playoffs which Amaral predicts will be Cranbrook. LAST © LAUGH IS BO'S Bo is in the dough. And Bo is also having the last laugh — in fact Bo is probably splitting a gut right about now by laughing all the way to the bank. When former Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson was offered contracts to play both professional baseball and professional football — people thought big ‘ol Bo was pretty dumb when he opted for baseball. And when Bo was sent to start out in the minor leagues rather than the majors — people were convinced that Bo was more or less 90 cents short of a dollar since professional football was offering him a wad of cash. But Bo is now heavily into the dough. So how much dough does Bo have baking away in his oven? You've heard of the $6 million man, right? Well, meet Bo Jackson, the $15 million man. No, that wasn't a typo. You read that right. Bo is pulling in about $15 million a year. Fifteen million doll- ars a year! Who makes $15 million a year? Bo makes about $7.5 million a year playing outfield for the Kansas City Royals of the American League. Not only can he catch high flies and hit a few — he can also play football and he can play it well. Surj Rattan The National Football League has always been aware of that — that’s. why they tried to lure him away from a career in baseball for a car- eer in football. Bo now figures he can have the best of both worlds — and Bo is right. He can have his cake and eat it too. Last week Bo signed a five year, $7.4 million deal to play running back with the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League once baseball season is over Let's take a closer look at this. Bo is making $7.5 million a year playing baseball. Once baseball season is over, Bo makes an additional $7.4 million dollars a year playing foot batt. Bo Jackson gives a whole new meaning to the term moonlighting. So who is getting the better of this deal? Jackson or the Raiders? Let's examine this a little closer shail we? Bo is quaranteed $7.4 million a year with the Raiders — even though he might only play eight — yes that's right — eight games a year. (Baseball season starts sooner than you think.) On top of that Bo's contract ineludes a $1 million signing bonus. Can you imagine that? The man gets $1 million to write his name on a piece of paper. But wait, that’s not all Bo gets. Bo, if you order now, we will throw in free of charge an injury protec- tion clause that guarnatees you will be paid in full should you sustain a career-ending injury playing for either the Royals or the Raiders once you pass your first Raiders physical in October. But Bo, this is a time limited offer. Pick up the phone and call now, operators are standing by. . . + So Minnesota Twins’ pitcher Joe Niekro has been suspended by American League President Bobby Brown for 10 games. The move, of course, comes after Niekro was ejected from a game against the California Angels for allegedly de- facing baseballs. During that game, and after inspecting a few balls, officials found that Niekro had sandpaper and an emery board in his back pocket. An emery board is what women use to file their fingernails. Nieko claimed that the emery board was for just that — to file his fingernails. Well that certainly sounds like a logieal excuse to me. I know I believe him. It’s when he's caught with a bottle of nail polish in his back pocket that one has to start wondering. GOLFING GREAT . - Eight year old Scott Carlson Reding off toa gets in some practice on the local greens betore story below. SCOTT CARLSON By SUBJ RATTAN Staff Writer Scott Carlson has been playing golf half his life and he is probably one of the best golfers in B.C. That may not seem like much — except for the fact that Scott Carl- son is only eight years old. In July, Carlson — who lives in Robson with his mother Betty and father Bill — was picked by the Canadian Professional Golfers As- sociation to attend a junior de- velopment camp in Lethbridge, Alta. He was only one of seven golfers in his age group from B.C. and Alberta to attend the camp. Out of the eight who attended the Lethbridge camp, four were sel ected to attend a second more ad- vanced camp which gets underway Aug. 15 in Vancouver. Again, the young Carlson was chosen. Four others from Saskatchewan and Manitoba will also be attending. Denny McArthur of the Castlegar Golf Course, said that Carlson is the youngest player in Canada picked to attend the Vancouver camp. All of the expenses will be paid by the Canadian Professional Golfers Association. Carlson — whose average score is a 65 — first took up the sport when he was four years old while ac- companying his dad to the greens. He has never taken a golf lesson in his life. “When I came up with my dad I saw him golf a lot and I just started golfing,” Carlson said in an inter- view with the Castlegar News. “Sometimes I just came up and hit some balls. I just came up some days and kept hitting balls.” golfing camp in Vancouver. See — Casttews Phote by $urj Rattan Robson golfer best? He plays golf about four days a week and his ambition is to become a professional golfer one day. While he watches some golf on television Carlson said that his fa- vorite is Jack Nichalaus. He adds that not many of his friends play golf since they are bigger than he is. His mother Betty, who accom- panies her son on his travels, said both her and her husband approve of Scott's ambition to one day be come a professional golfer. “Tm very proud of him. He has a good attitude and he’s very keen and that's what it takes for a little guy his age. I also love travelling with him,” said his mother Betty. She adds that being out on the golf course is “the best place for a little kid.” “It's a super sport.” VANCOUVER (CP) — Two mem- bers of Canada's national soccer team have admitted they were aware of bribe attempts at the 1986 Merlion Cup tournament in Singapore. However, midfielder Jamie Lowery of Port Alberni, and goalkeeper Paul Dolan of Port Moody, have insisted they were never approached by anyone offering a bribe and saw no money change hands. Their statements followed a Wed. nesday disclosure that the RCMP com- mercial crime unit in Ottawa is inves- tigating allegations that seven Cana. dian players were involved in illegal activity, including bribery, during the Merlion Cup last August and Septem ber. Canada finished with a 4-1-2 record and took the bronze medal in the annual exhibition tournament. Dolan, 21, and Lowery, 26, played for Canada in the June 1986 World Cup tournament in Mexico and were among seven Canadian World Cup players Players knew of bribe who agreed to participate in the Merlion Cup. “The subject of bribes was raised at a team meeting during our third or fart day in Singapore,” said Lowery, idfielder with the V players, “but it was quickly dropped” and we thought it was all over.” Ottawa RCMP and officials of the Canadian Soccer Association have ac- Bears of the Canadian Soccer League. FIX GAMES? “As I remember it, about half the team was approached by people in Singapore,” but he said he had “no idea that any Canadian players had taken any money.” Speaking from Nottingham, Eng- land, Dolan was surprised when told of the RCMP investigation. The goal- keeper, now with Notts County of the English League, played in five of Can- ada's seven games in the Merlion Cup. “I realize that as a goalkeeper I would be a logical target for a bribe attempt,” said Dolan. “But, I swear on the bible that I was never approached by anyone offering a bribe.” Dolan said the subject of bribes was discussed briefly among the Canadian ledged the is under way, but neither would say who is being investigated. No Candian players have been named and no charges have been laid. Jim Fleming of Edmonton, the CSA's president from 1982-86, said the CSA's board of directors decided to hand the matter over to the Ottawa RCMP at the December 1986 annual general meeting. “We felt that the allegations were of a sufficient serious nature that the RCMP should be notified,” said Flem- ing. Bob Bearpark of Hamilton was the coach with the Canadian team in Singapore. Bearpark said he is under instruction from the CSA not to comment on the investigation or alle- gations.