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I promised last week that
as soon as I saw the
members of our Legion
darts team back from their
trip to Squamish I would
give a full report on the
tournament. Now, thanks
to one of the women who
went along with the team, I
am able to do just that.
Three events were held
at the tourney : singles,
doubles and teams, and
there were 26 area
representatives taking
part. Teams were from
Masset, Fernie, Nanaimo,
Elkford, Kelowna, Kitimat,
Kamloops, East Vanc ouver,
Abbotsford,
Aldergrove, Powell River,
Prince George, Texada
Island, White Rock,
Vedder, Golden, Campbell
River, Rossland, Cranbrook, Penticton, Blue
River, Port Moody, West
Vancouver, New Westm inster,
Mount
Arrowsmith and North
Thompson Valley.

All the events were round
robin. The singles division
had 17 players and the
winner was Ken Walker of
East Vancouver Br. #48.
Second place was taken by
Paul Hannsworth of White
Rock.
The doubles event saw 16
teams compete and the
winners were Alex Reid
and Chris Simmons from
Port Moody Br. #6. Second
place went to Graham
Seiger and Max Butt of
Kamloops Br. #5.
In the teams event there
were 17 entries with top
money going to the White
Rock team composed of
Paul Hannsworth, Bob
Cole, Bob Green and Mike
Gilbertson.
Campbell
River took second with a
team composed of Ralph
Craft, Gordy Cronin,
Leonard Ludwikowski and
Jim Hilchey.
All in all, it was a
remarkable tournament
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that six teams, Rossland
organizers from the
Squamish branch, with Motel, Spartans, Scrap,
generous hospitality, Payless, Orwell Hotel and
friendly atmosphere and Royal will battle it out over
the chance to make new a three-month, sixty-game
schedule starting Monday
friends.
Our team from Rossland and finishing on July 30.
Games are to be played
had a highly enjoyable
weekend and good com- at two parks, Centennial
petition throughout the and Cook Avenue. The only
tourney. The Rossland break comes on the July 1
team wishes to pass along holiday when they miss a
their best wishes to all the Monday game; otherwise,
winners in their quest for games are scheduled for
national recognition at Monday, Tuesday and
Lethbridge and to thank Thursday throughout the
the Squamish Legion as a three-month stretch.
The league will also
really benevolent and
sponsor a golf and steak
gracious host.
On behalf of the local stag at a date to be anbranch #14 I would like to nounced later and teams
add that we feel we have are reminded that all team
been well represented and· monies due the league shall
to say that we hope the be paid on or before May
darts club of Rossland will 24.
prosper and go on to many
The local Legion sent a
more such events as the
large delegation to a
one just concluded.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Rossland Slow Pitch celebration in Spokane
schedule is out and it shows over the weekend along
with like numbers from
Trail, Salmo and Beaver
Valley, Castlegar and
Grand Forks. Everyone
I've talked to reports a fine
welcome and wonderful
time. Thirty-eight members of Rossland Branch
#14 hired Neil Murdoch to
drive them there and back
and reports say that this is
the only way to go.
No report is in yet
regarding the Minor Soccer
League, how many
registered or how they are
divided up. However, it is
still early as some of our
parks are still in rough
shape. Perhaps next week
we'll have some more data
on this subject.
It looks like the Labatts
team has folded. It's a
shame, but I guess they
couldn't round up enough
guys with the wish to play,
so a team that had a good
record over the past few
years, has faded from the
soccer scene.
While on the subject, I
watched some of the
Whitecaps-Cosmo game
the other night and it seems
the 'Caps are ready for a
good season with a convincing 4-1 win over the
perennial NASL champs.
Till next week, then!