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This past weekend at the Legion in Rossland we
held a Zone Dart Tournament which, if you take it
literally, was a misnomenor. Three branches out of
a possible eleven were all that showed up. One
couldn't fault the tournament management as all
possible dart-playing branches were contacted and
instead of some 70 to 80 players we had less than
half that number.
One branch in particular boasts a dart club of 30
or more players but not one showed up. At a time
when the Legion is trying to show strength through
comradeship, this, to my mind is a very poor attitude. One club that deserves a lot of credit
travelled the most distance that any club in the Zone
would have to travel. Some ten to fifteen members
form the branch at Nakusp booked rooms and
stayed over two nights to participate and one of
their own members deservedly took home the most
silverware.
There were three competitions in the tourney.
Teams of mixed or straight fours, doubles and
singles with the usual high score for men and ladies
and it was a lot of fun. I along with Ed Caswell and
Al Stinson took charge of the schrekeeping and as
we found out, you don't want to have any foul-ups in
your draw. It can be quite a headache. We got half
way through the singles competition on Sunday
afternoon and we hit a snag. We got it all ironed out
but not without some restless participants and some
busy scorekeepers. Everyone took it all in stride,
that's what I like about dart players, everyone
thoroughly enjoyed the part where you pick up the
prizes and all the problems of the past are forgotten.
In the team competition, Trail's foursome of
Doug Mclssac, Bill Reed, Ray Dart and Jack
Nugent came out on top as they topped the Rossland
four of Dennis Hirons, Iris Moore, Kim Gillies and
Jamie Richardson. In the doubles it was Jock
Walker and partner of Nakusp who won out over
Doug and Phyll Mcisaac of Trail and in the singles
Dennis Hirons of Rossland was the clear winner
while four played off for the runner-up spot. The
winner of the playoff was Walker who turned back
the challenges of three Rossland players, Gerry
Waite, Darrell Morrow and Quentin Delio.
The ladies' high score was won by Karen Searle
of Trail with a 121 and in the men's it was that feller
again as Walker came up with a 140.
When a tournament like this is run you always
have dissenters and sports chairman Mcisaac told
the gathering that changing of rules during the
competition must be stopped as the rules are there
to be followed specifically but one must suffer with
the tournament management who have set up for a

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stayed over two nights to participate and one of
their own members deservedly took home the most
silverware.
There were three competitions in the tourney.
Teams of mixed or straight fours, doubles and
singles with the usual high score for men and ladies
and it was a lot of fun. I along with Ed Caswell and
Al Stinson took charge of the schrekeeping and as
we found out, you don't want to have any foul-ups in
your draw. It can be quite a headache. We got half
way through the singles competition on Sunday
afternoon and we hit a snag. We got it all ironed out
but not without some restless participants and some
busy scorekeepers. Everyone took it all in stride,
that's what I like about dart players, everyone
thoroughly enjoyed the part where you pick up the
prizes and all the problems of the past are forgotten.
In the team competition, Trail's foursome of
Doug Mclssac, Bill Reed, Ray Dart and Jack
Nugent came out on top as they topped the Rossland
four of Dennis Hirons, Iris Moore, Kim Gillies and
Jamie Richardson. In the doubles it was Jock
Walker and partner of Nakusp who won out over
Doug and Phyll Mcisaac of Trail and in the singles
Dennis Hirons of Rossland was the clear winner
while four played off for the runner-up spot. The
winner of the playoff was Walker who turned back
the challenges of three Rossland players, Gerry
Waite, Darrell Morrow and Quentin Delio.
The ladies' high score was won by Karen Searle
of Trail with a 121 and in the men's it was that feller
again as Walker came up with a 140.
When a tournament like this is run you always
have dissenters and sports chairman Mcisaac told
the gathering that changing of rules during the
competition must be stopped as the rules are there
to be followed specifically but one must suffer with
the tournament management who have set up for a
certain number of players and when you get the
ground chopped out from under you by a number of
no-shows, one mght tend to cut corners, something
which the chairman said has got to stop. One cannot
afford to take that atittude. If someone shows up
who hasn't sent in an entry they will have to be
passed up, that way your schedule is set before you
start then and only then, can you follow the rules as
laid down, otherwise you have to improvise and you
can only do this within the rules structure. Any
other way is courting disaster.
Anyway, it was a situation that worked out after
the prizes were distributed, pictures taken, and
methings most people went home happy. I was
unhappy to see one competitor storm out of the club
after he had made a really impressive showing and
I shall personally miss him very much if he doesn't
change his mind. We can only hope that when the
chance comes to look back he will change his mind.
Among coming events are the Rossland Minor
Hockey Banquet on Wednesday evening to which I
have an invitation. The youngsters had a good
season and I look forward to helping them celebrate
it.

The Rossland Retirees will also celebrate a
good season which wound up on Thursday with
some fun and games. We closed our regular
visitation schedule with a trip to Grand Forks last
Wednesday and came back with our heard maybe
hanging a little as the Grand Forks chaps took six of
eight games played. Our winners were Russ
Broughton and Angus Popplewell, Angus was
playing his second game as he filled in for Dan
Burnett. As always it's good to get over to the
'Forks, you meet so many fellers you've known for
years now living at the lake and doing their curling
at the Forks Club. Ches Edwards, Don Haymond,
Art Snuggs, Doug Gilchrist, Cec Mathieson are
seven of them and there are many more who just
slip the old memory. Great company, everyone.
And with that we'll say,
'Til next time, then!

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