82 Castlégar News September 2. 1967 SPORTS Brothers like night and day VICTORIA (CP) — When National Hockey League training camps open in rinks around North America next week, two Victoria brothers will be involved in ¢ireum- stances as contrasting as their styles of play. Russ Courtnall, 22, is rapidly developing into what resembles poetry.on ice. Smooth, effortless skating and a cheeky disdain for the opposing defence characterize his flamboyant style. Last year, despite a mid-season slump, he led the ‘Toronto Maple Leafs in scoring with 29 goals and 44 assists. Geoff Courtnall could be hiding a blue collar under his Boston — or is it his Moncton, Hershey or Maine — jersey. Salaries reason for ‘big’ TORONTO. (CP) — There is one reason that more “name” players changed teams this season than any other, California Angels man- ager Gene Mauch said Tues- day. “In one word — salaries,” said Mauch, asked to explain the flurry of trades before the Sept. 1 deadline. Among the players ex- changed for “players to be named later” were Mike Flanagan to the Toronto Blue Jays, Don Baylor to the Min- nesota Twins, and Storm Davis to the Oakland Ath- leties. To be eligible for post- season play, the players had to arrive in the cities of their new teams by midnight Aug. 31. Pennant contenders were looking for the extra edge; the teams trading the players unloaded big salaries while picking up young prospects, trades Mauch said. Asked if it’s a wise move to surrender the youth in the farm system, Mauch shrug- ged. “It will tell you about the quality of the scouting of the team that's giving up the players and the team that's receiving them,” he said. Wise or not, baseball teams feel pressure from their fans to make moves, particularly when the op- nts contending for the division title are bolstering their rosters with “name” veterans. “No team likes to tell the fans, ‘we give up, we're throwing in the towel,’ ” said Mauch, who is in his 26th year as a major league manager. “Secondly, the op- portunity to win a pennant doesn’t. come every year, 80 when it shows up you take a run at it.” Castlegar Rebels Junior Hockey ‘The older brother at 25, Geoff epitomizes working class. Tirelessly grinding. along the boards, running into people, making the little playg~no~ one notices, Geoff Courtnall is in the NHL on ethie alone, While Russ’s biggest concern at times in Toronto is to escape the bright lights, Geoff has been shuttled between Boston and its farm affiliates in a classic example of the polities involved, in professional sport. TAKEN IN FIRST “It’s just a big 200 up and down for me,” Geoff said in an interview before leaving for camp. “For Russ, it’s different. Because Toronto took him in the first round, they have to play him and make him do well so they look good. “] signed with Boston asia free agent, so if I do anything good, it's a bonus to them.” He's averaged 64 games a year with Boston in the last three seasons — scoring 18 goals and adding 23 assists with 117 penalty minutes in 1986-87 — but has spent parts of each season in the minors. “The worst thing is because you always think you shouldn't be going down to the minors, it's a blow to your ego,” he said. “They've got control of you, and you can't do a thing about it. I've been through years where I don't get to unpack my suitcase before Christmas.” In the minors, arduous bus trips, cheap hotels and even cheaper wages, are the rule. Young pros earn as little as one-quarter of their NHL wages in the minors if they have a “two-way contract” with their parent club. “The calibre of play is five steps faster in the NHL,” Courtnall contends. “In the minors, it’s just like junior hockey, except the guys are a lot bigger and dirtier. When you go down, it seems like every guy wants to fight you to prove they belong in the NHL. It's tough.” LIVING A DREAM For Russ Courtnall, who will probably never see the inside of a minor league dressing room unless he’s visiting Henderson, Baylor in different roles BOSTON (AP) — Don Baylor and Dave Henderson, heroes of Boston's drive to baseball's World Series last year, could fill the same role for two teams trying to get there this year. The Red Sox have traded them to con: tenders. Baylor, 38, a designated hitter, was sent to the Min- nesota Twins. Henderson, 29, an outfielder, was dealt to The Red Sox went on to win the final two games to reach the World Series. This year has been a lot rougher. Boston has been in fifth place in the AL East with a losing record for most of the season and is building for the future. To replace Baylor and Henderson on the roster, the Red Sox called up first base- man Pat Dodson and out- his brother, life at present is what hockey dreams.ate made of, “Toronto is such a great hockey city,” said Russ. “You're always on TV doing an interview, and every paper and magazine just follows your every move, whereas in TRAINING CAMP Starts Players wishing to try equested to register at the arena complex or at the Ist session. Fee $30. For more information call Dean Martini 365-5167 the San Francisco Giants. The Red Sox received a player to be named later for each of them. The trades were made Monday night and announced ay. To be eligible for post- season play, a player must have reported to his new team by midnight Monday. Baylor is eligible for post- season play, while Henderson fielder Kevin Romine from the Pawtucket Red Sox of the International League. GOING FOR YOUTH Boston's youth movement began long before Tuesday. During the season, the Red Sox promoted from Paw- tucket outfielders Ellis Burks and Todd Benzinger and de- signated hitter Sam Horn. Burks took Henderson's spot in centre field and Horn has 1 PAIR OF $3°° or HOCKEY STICK 76 Now Has A Great Selection OF BACK TO SCHOOL BACK PACKS Plus New Fall Clothing — SWEAT SHIRTS & PANTS — LATEST STYLES IN SKI WEAR ETC. © Special S ADIDAS, SATURN ........ With this Coupon. You Receive BASKETBALL SOCKS WITH THE PURCHASE OF BASKETBALL SHOES With This Coupon You Receive ANY KOHOE ADULT SKI & SPORT ADIDAS ALL REMAINING SUMMER CLOTHING 50 to 70% ott ALL BALL EQUIPMENT & TENNIS RACQUETS 40% ott SKI& SPORT Castleaird Plaxo 365-5588 platooned with the right handed hitting Baylor. The presence of Horn, a lefty batter who has nine homers in 26 games with Boston, seriously cut Baylor's playing time. Baylor asked to be traded. Boston acquired Baylor shortly before last season in a trade with the New York Yankees for Mike Easler. Baylor hit .238 with 31 homers and 94 RBIs last season and .239 with 16 homers and 57 RBIs this season. is not. Minnesota, home Tuesday night to start a three-game series with Boston, leads the American League West. San Francisco is in first place in the National League West. REACHED SERIES The Red Sox have had a much less successful season after reaching the World Series last year. They lost in seven games after winning three of the first five. Baylor and Henderson were instrumental in getting Boston to the World Series. The Red Sox had trailed the best-of-seven American League championship series 3-1 and were behind 5-2 in the fifth game. But in the top of the ninth, Baylor hit a two-run homer to make the score 5-4. Then, with two out, Hen derson hit a two-run homer to give Boston a 6-5 lead. California tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, but Hendersén’s sacrifice fly ii the.11th:won it for Boston. Baylor, joining his sixth team in 16 full major league seasons, has a .262 career batting average witl? 331 homers and 1,236 RBIs. He also set the major league record for being hit by a pitch earlier this season. His career total reached 251 before the trade. nderson joined Boston 1986, in a deal with the Mariners. MINOR HOCKEY REGISTRATION Saturday, September 5 & 12 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; arena Camplex Novice — $90; Atoms — $100; Pee Wee, Bantom, and Midget — $110. ‘% ($20 Refundoble Sweater Deposit) Fomity discounts and installment plon evoilable SPECIAL: # # $96 #& Ist theme pleyers end those not registered lest year! SWAP — Bring equipment to complex between 9 ond V00.m. on Sth and 120h. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL AFTER 5 PM. 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As far as I know right now, the way things ended up last year, they're going to try and send me back to the minors.” . Johnson record worth millions TORONTO (CP) — Ben Johnson is about to become the richest athlete in Canada, says the firm that has acquired rights to promote the world’s fastest human in this country. “Ben's future will be head- ing in that direction,” said Glen Calkins, president of Communique Marketing Ltd., when asked if the Tor- onto sprinter might soon ap- proach millionaire status. “We believe he will become the richest athlete in Can- ada.” Johnson won the world track 100-metre champion- ship Sunday in 9.83 seconds — the fastest the event has ever been completed. John- son slashed one-tenth of a second off the previous rec- ord. Communique, based in Toronto, announced Tuesday it has reached agreement with the Heritage Group of Williamsburg, Va. to ex- clusively represent Johnson in Canada. Heritage has the world-wide rights. Johnson currently has en- dorsement pacts with Mazda automobile concerns with the adidas track and field equipment manu- facturers. Tarrys captures slopitch Tarrys Fire Department captured top spot this year in the Fifth Annual Tarrys Fire Department Mixed Slo-piteh tournament held recently. Local fire departments from Castlegar, Robson, Pass Creek, North Shore, Cres- cent Valley and Tarrys took part in the round robin event. After the round robin, Tarrys and Crescent Valley held down the number one and two spots respectively with identical 4-1 records. tourney Rounding out the stand- ings were Pass Creek and North Shore with 3-2 re- cords, followed by Robson and Castlegar. Third place was awarded to Pass Creek as they “de- feated North Shore in the round robin event. In the final game of the tourney, Crescent Valley faced the host team Tarrys. Tarrys prevailed to win. Castlegar received the and, “CHRISTIAN: ATHLETES - ACCEPTED EDMONTON (CP) — Religion and sport have never had an easy co-existence. “When I was in the National Hockey League there were general managers who thought if you were @ Christian you were going to stand there passively and not participate in the corner said Ed Staniowski. Attitudes softened during Staniowski's 10 years asa goaltender. Christian players have become more accepted. Christian athlete hockey camps, which began 11 years ago, have mushroomed. Twelve were held this summer in Canada and the United States. “They've become ular because of our philo- sophy,” said Lloyd Friesen, director of a camp in Saskatchewan. “It's an opportunity for people to find out that in the rough, tough game of hockey there are people who are dedicated Christians,” said Staniowski. Friesen said a lot of older professionals are concerned for young players. CREATES PRESSURE “They will go through undue pressures and situations at an incredibly young age,” Friesen said. “You're in Los Angeles one night and New York the next. You've got a fair chunk of dollars in your pocket and a lot of people interested in your time.” But there is still opposition to mixing religion with sports. Laurie Boschman was told several years ago by Harold Ballard his usefulness to the Toronto Maple Leafs was over when he converted to Christianity. He now i: hard-hitting member of the Winnipeg Jets. Other Christian hockey players who now are retired inelude goaltender Glenn (Chico) Resch and Paul Hen- derson, who scored the winning goal in the 1972 Canada- Soviet series. Henderson is on the staff of Athletes in Action, a Christian ministry among athletes. . Christianity is even more prevalent in football. Brian Kelly of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos said Christians must realize there are winners and losers and the difference is not a matter of belief or talent. Athletes say their faith influences their attitude towards their stressful jobs rather than their physical ability. FEELS AFRAID Edmonton lineman Dan Kearns recalled coming into his first training camp “settled,” while other rookies were constantly afraid of being cut. “I knew I would be there as long as God wanted me to be there and I did my 100-per-cent best,” he said. Searching for faith after reaching the pinnacle in one's sport is common, said Kearns. Henderson's search for God began a few months after he scored his now-famous goal. Kelly's conversion came at the peak of his career. “When guys make it big in sports there is often a personal emptiness,” Kearns said. “They are open to. God because they've reached the top and realize they can’t go any higher.” There is no quick answer to whether faith is a hindrance or a help to an athlete. It hasn't hindered people like Kelly, teammate James Zachary, Toronto Blue Jays baseball stars Jessie BaMield, Lloyd Moseby and Willie Upshaw and all-star New York Mets catcher Day manages t __septemsers. 007 Casthi@apNews o track own famous yearbooks LONDON, Ont. (CP) — “Lots of luck to a real nice girl,” the: yearbook inscription reads. “Hope you have all the success in the world.”( = Pretty bland stuff} except for one thing. The inscription, dated 1961, was written for a friend by Lt.-Col, Oliver North,/known as Larry to his senior-year classmates at Ockawamick Central School in Philmont, N.Y. The man who uncovered this tidbit of trivia is Walter Day, a freelance technical writer from Fairfield, Iowa, who has made a hobby of hunting down the high school annuals of celebrities for collecting and selling. Thanks to Day, we also know that three years before Elvis Presley shook the world with his firebrand rock'n'roll, he was pursuing more subdued pastimes as a member of the history, English and public speaking clubs at a high school in Memphis, Tenn. “The amount of research involved is incredible,” Day told an audience of high school students at a workshop on putting a yearbook together. “I am what you would call a yearbook detective.” Others in Day's collection include baseball player Don Mattingly; former astronaut Edwin (Buss) Aldrin Jr. — he had the nickname while in, high school — Johnny' Carson, former U.S. presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and actors Charlton Heston, James Dean, Rock Hudson and Bill Murray. ‘Tracking down a yearbook featuring a star-to-be usually requires some detective work, like a preliminary trip toa library for some biographical information on the person, Day said. After that, the key is to improvise. To track down a Madonna yearbook, for example, he decided to call beauty parlors in her home town of Rochester, Mich. Day came up empty with his first call, but the next one connected. The woman who answered the phone hada friend whose brother had gone to Adams‘ High School, with Madonna Qiccone. But there is more to the game than just finding the béok, Day said. He also has to convince the classmate or acquaintance to part with it. 1 In the case of the Madonna book, the owner would not sell. * Other acquisitions have involved almost no legwork at Day said he ended up purchasing the North yearbook for $100 after a former classmate who had heard Day on a radio program wrote and offered the book. é Presley's yearbook was a little pricier at $1,000. But Day had the last laugh when at a recent New York auction, the beok was sold to a company that deals in celebrity memorabilia for $1,200. Day said he has started collecting copies of school yearbooks from across the United States in the hope of establishing # national library with copies of annuals from their introduction in the 1800s to the present. The stumbling block to the concept is that yearbook publishers; schools and libraries do not make a habit of saving the books from year to year, he said. Still, he remains optimistic. “Yearbooks are monuments to the past. They are bits of living history.” Insects slide show at Syringa By BRIAN SPREADBURY Park Nat ‘The upcoming week marks the end of the 1987 summer interpretive program at Syringa. The last program, on cougars, will be Sunday evening. Saturday night guest speaker Peter Wood will be giving a slide show on the lives on insects. Come on out to Syringa and enjoy the Labor Day long weekend. ‘Thursday 10:30 a.m, Edible Plants Walk. Meet at the change house at the public beach and be sure to wear hiking footwear. Recreation news 8:30 p.m. Bears! Bears! Come see this slide show on black and grizzly bears. Friday . 10:30 a.m. Kids games. Nature games for kids at the adventure playground. 8:30 p.m. Film Night. Tonight's films are Wolf Pack and Deer Family. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Rock Climbing. Come see a demonstration of how climbers use ropes, pitons, and chocks to climb up and down mountains and cliffs. Meet at the bulletin board near the entrance to the campground and be sure to wear hiking footwear. 8:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Peter Wood will be giving a slide show on the lives of insects. iy 10:30 a.m. Bannock Baking. Come find out if you are any good at baking bannock, the bread used by fur traders and trappers. Meet at the change house at the public beach. 8:30 p.m. Cougar! Come see this slide show'on the lives of these large, elusive cats. Note: All evening programs are at the Amphitheatre (at the west end of the campground) unless otherwise noted. : Tn Honor Of Than 50th Wedding Annweuay A waum welooms 6 extended to relations: and) futends of Jokn & May Negrasff to’ attend Limb & Brace Ltd. ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC — MONTHLY CLINIC — ® Artificial Limbs © Sports Injury Bracing Gary Carter. most spor award. NHL may help By PAUL WOODS The Canadian Press Canada’s chances of win ning a medal in hockey at the Calgary Winter Olympics next February might be de- termined at a meeting later this month in Chicago. The seven Canadian-based NHL teams are prepared to offer some players to coach Dave King’s Olympic team, currently comprised of a few top young prospects, a couple of seasoned veterans and a lot of career minor-leaguers. If King is to receive any- thing more than youngsters from the NHL teams, a league bylaw would have to be changed. That's where the NHL board of governors, meeting Sept. 17 in Chicago, might have an impact on Canada’s medal hopes. Under NHL rules, players with three years’ profes- sional experience must clear waivers before they can play anywhere other than the NHL. Those with less than three years’ experience aren't subject to this rule, which explains why the Cal- gary Flames were able to NOW OPEN 1P.M.-11 P.M. 206-11th Ave., Castlegar For more information call 365-5723 lend young centre Brian Bradley to the Olympic teath this week. King and other officials of Hockey Canada met last week with the general man- agers of the seven Canadian NHL teams. King said the GMs were given “a general overview of our team and what our program needs.” Although King’s team has a solid nucleus now, he admits the team isn't capable of defeating the Soviet Union. Judging from comments made by a few of the general managers, Canada’s NHL teams are willing to help the Olympic squad.. Winnipeg Jets’ GM John Ferguson, for instance, said: “As an NHL general man- ager in Canada, we have to do something.” And Calgary's Cliff Flet- cher, who has placed three young prospects with the Olympic team, said his de- cision to loan Bradley “might prompt other Canadian clubs to loan other quality players to the team.” However, it isn't clear what the Hockey Canada people asked the NHL teams. King insists: “No names were discussed, it was very much an idea in terms of what can be done versus specific names.” But Ferguson told the Cal- gary Sun the Olympic team's executives “know who they want, they don’t just want us to give them a player; they want to pick the people themselves.” King, usually pessimistic about the possibility of NHL help for his program, came out of the meeting with higher hopes. “They (the Canadian. gen- eral would - cer- Olympic team tainly like to co-operate be- cause they are Canadian teams and they want us to do well,” he said. “Their in- tentions are very good.” NEED VETERANS ‘The type of players who could really help the Olympic team aren't the Brian Brad- leys but NHL, veterans. Some names have already been bandied about, like Doug Smail of the Jets and Paul Reinhart of the Flames. But they couldn't be sent to the Olympic team without first going on waivers. Any HL ld grab them The*Canadian teams are likely to propose that the waiver rule be changed to allow experienced players to join the Olympic team. Such a proposal would need a two- third majority — all seven Canadian teams plus half the 14 U.S.-based teams — to 58. Would the American teams approve it? “L have no idea,” King ad- mitted. The U.S.-based teams have little to gain by passing such a proposal. The American Olympic team doesn’t want professionals so there's no motivation to change the rule. Meanwhile, Hockey Can. ada is preparing reports on some players with the Can- adian NHL teams, but it won't waste any time scout- ing the Wayne Gretzkys or Dale Hawerchuks. “We have to come up with what's realistic, in terms of what can help us and what the NHL teams will want to do,” said King. Mid-Week Wrap-up BASEBALL Teouw spbpeees? The Castlear Figure Skat- ing Club is still taking regis- trations for their fall skating school. The school runs Sept. 14 - Oct. 2. They are offering power skating, patch-skating, freeskate and dance sessions. Register early. sl Figure Registration for figure skating October through March is taking place Sept. 14 from 4:30 - 8 p.m. in the lobby of the complex. There will be no half-season regis- tration, so don’t wait until December, register in Sep- tember. Minor Hockey Minor Hockey registration now is taking place during our office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. There will be Sat- urday registrations Sept. 5 and 12 from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Along with registration, there will be a used equip- ment sale. Rent Ice For all those hockey play- ers who would like to get a head start on winter why not rent the ice by the hour? We have lots available — just give us a call. Fall Brochure Our fall recreation pro- gram brochure ow is being printed and will be available for distribution Sept. 10. So keep your eyes open we have lots of dynamic activities in store for the whole family. Summer Fitness The last day for summer fitness classes is Friday, Sept. 11. Classes happen Mon/Wed/Fri mornings from 9 - 10 a.m. and Mond/Wed/- Thurs evening from 7 - 8 p.m. in the hall of the complex. Kaslo gets free beach land VICTORIA — The provin- cial government has given the Village of Kaslo a free Crown grant of 0.05 hectares of beach land for public recre- ational use, Forests and Lands Minister Deve Parker and Nelson-Creston MLA Howard Dirks announced. The property, estimated at $3,000, is on Front Street Phone Connie 365-7601 Joyce 365-3091 Our hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful ‘community information. along the foreshore of Koot- enay Lake, southeast of Kaslo Bay. The village will incorp- orate the land into their overall plan for a beach area. “It is the government's policy to make Crown land available, where possible, at no charge toa village to meet the needs of British Colum- bians,” Parker said. For students 2. 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If a customer has asked for blonde but finds the shade unflattering, the operator can change it from golden to ash with the punch of a few buttons, says Carvalho, your head. Changing your hair color on a screen saves you the devastation of trying the real thing and finding that red isn't really ravishing, Clairol spokesman Lisa Carvalho said during a five-day dem- Lotteries in Toronto — the only Canadian stop in the 26- city tour. The curious customer is first photographed by a video The $1-million winning numbers in Sunday's Super Loto lottery draw were 1852280, 2723004. Going away to college? Order the OOM Castlégar News NOW TO BE MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE UNIVERSITY TERM. Only $15 for 8 months “As Good as a Letter from Home!" Phone 365-7266 Stanley Humphries Secondary STUDENTS and students who, due to failures, may require program. changes: 1. Counsellors will be available to meet with you on Friday, Sept. 4, 1987 from 9.a.m. to3 p.m. session. 3. 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