6 - Trail

Friday, June 25, 1982

J='EPP-]ALIC E
An interesting footnote to recovered from a serious
the story now breaking heart problem and is back to
regarding Kelowna's ac- more or less normal health
ceptance into the WHL has right now. He invites all his
been passed along to me friends from the Kootenays
from a friend in Penticton. to visit him when they are in
Art, "Chow" Sdao, regularly . the Okanagan. He mentioned
keeps me in touch with the he has lots of room in his
OK sports scene and his apartment at No. 4, 315·
latest dispatch says, quote, Winnipeg SL in Penticton .
"I bear from a pretty good and sure welcomes comsource that Chris Parker and pany.
Talking of visiting with
Marc Ptmin can afford to
lose $50,000 in their first seldom-seen friends it
year's operation of the ~ d s me that one afKelowna Tier I entry in the ternoon a week or so back a
bunch of us were sitting in
WHL,'' unquote.
This seems to tie in with one of Rossland's watering
the story in Tuesday's Times holes having a beer when
which bad Ptmin's picture who should walk in but a
over the quote "fight for hockey star from some years
fans." I suppose it will back in the WIHL, John
largely depend on the type of Rypien. He came out of the
hockey dished up in the big B.C.-Alberta border area
league. Whether the round Coleman to carve a
Okanagan fans will go for niche for himself in the local
th1' type of hockey or wish to senior league.
stay with this BCJHL team
A colorful player and a
in the same city is more colorful story-teller
probelmatical, I suppose.
John entertained us for an
"Chow," who keeps his hour or so with stories of his
ties with our city and the days on teams from
whole district by paying us Spokane, Trail and
regular visits from his home Rossland.Atpresenthedoes
in Penticton, is a very well- ambulance work for the
• known sports figure to Trail Fire department and
various organization in lives in Fruitvale.
Rossland He played both
Always a shifty hockey
hockey and ball as a young player though a little on the
man and was trainer for light side, John could score
Rossland's Warriors hockey goals and always seemed to
team way back. He also did play the game with a grim
his bit for the •Redmen determination. At least, he
lacrosse .team in the same always looked as though we
capacity.
was grim and determined
Always a controversial when be was out there on the
figure, "Chow" mentioned ice.
that be bas a standing bit
This week's retirees day at
with KIJHL president Jim
the upper course was played
Markle the Kelowna entry in
under
sometimes
the WHL won't last the first
threatening skies but we
year.
managed our rounds without
"Chow"
recently geWng too wet. I went round
on the last foursome with
Phil Bateman, Gord
McLaren
and
Rich
Watkinson and had
somewhat of a bad day, one
~ 'short of the worst round
carded for the 36 people out
for_!he day's festivities.
Frank Blackwell had the
low gross with a neat 41. Low
net scores of 32 were shot by
) Ken Davis and Clyde
Myman while Gil Page
followed with a 34. Least
putts competition was won
by Jimmy Morris who only
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Frank Blackwell had the
low gross with a neat 41. Low
net scores of 32 were shot by
) Ken Davis and Clyde
Myman while Gil Page
followed with a 34. Least
putts competition was wort
by Jimmy Morris who only.
used his putter 13 times.
Duke Scodellaro, Jack
Buchanan and our man from
Northport, Noland Garriso11r
didn't put much more wear,
and tear on theirs either,.
each took 14 putts.
While on this subject, we
have no offers to run ne~
week's event. I see where if
conflicts with the Nelson
Summer 'Spiel, so next w~
maybe we'll just have to
muddle alq and do our
best. July 1', by the way, is
Pat Morris Day at the upper
course and we usually get a
good crowd out for that one.
I got up to watch Saturday
night's soccer game at
Jubilee agaimt Kimberley.
The Labatts have certainly
got a lot of plaudits coming
for their midfield and
defensive play. On Saturday
evening Joe Hughes got
them all the scoring they
needed to win 1-0 and the
midfielders, defence and
goalie did the rest with one of
the best performances I've
seen the Labatts put on.
I was watching England
and the Czechs play Sunday
and didn't get to see the
Cranbrook game but it
speaks pretty well for the
Rossland team that they
held the powerful East
Kootenay squad to a 0-0 tie.
Coupled with their surprising 3.2 win over Nelson
last week it would appear
that the team is getting
around to playing up to their
potential, I believe that a lot
of credit is coming to the
Labatts' new coaching team.
They seem to be directing
the team the way they need
to go to win soccer games.
The emphasis seems to be on
the strength of the defence
and an ability to score just
the necessary goals to win
those games. Their
goaltending also sparkles:
A gent visited his doctor
and the news was given him
that be had not much longer
to live - about six hours his
doctor told him. He went
home and told bis wife bis
problem and suggested they
spend his remaining time on
a bottle of rum and some
passionate love-making. His
wife's answer to bis
proposal: "That's all right.
for you, you don't have to get
up in the morning."
What do you think? O.K.