as _ Castlégar News uly 16. 1986 |Gouk off on 3,500 km trip By JOHN CHARTERS Castlegar Rotarian and local air traffic controller Jim Gouk is taking a little cycling trip this September — of about 3,500 kilo metres — from Christina Lake to Phoenix, Arizona. In the course of the 39-day journey he will visit as many Rotary clubs as possible to speak on the purpose of the project: the Rotary International Polio Plus and the Student Ex. change programs. In addi tion, he will promote local public relations. Many Castlegar citizens are acquainted with and supportive of the popular student exchange pro gram, the purpose of which is to further international peace and understanding through the exchange of had to put in a fair amount of his own money and search for corporate spon- sors. He has found four strongly supportive corp- orate sponsors: Adidas Canada, the well-known manufacturer of sporting equipment; The Original Tab, manufacturers of an energy increasing weight loss tablet (“I've lost 20 pounds”); Louis Garveau, bike clothing specialists; and “Caps”, suppliers of a wide assortment of bikes for all occasions. Thanks to these spon sors, Gouk is now fully equipped for the journey. He will be riding an 18-speed mountain bike. “Not as fast as a racing bike,” he said, “but more comfortable on the hills - id between diffe countries. The Polio Plus Program is a more recent and short-term project. It has as its purpose the elimi- nation of the curse of polio worldwide through the im munization of all the chil dren by the year 2000. Support, such as the Gouk bike tour, has been so great, however, that the target date has been ad. vanced to the year 1990. “I committed myself to this project two years ago,” says Gouk. “But realistically I got into top gear about three months ago.” Top gear included re writing letters to many of the clubs, riding up to 100 kilometres a day on moun. tainous terrain, taking fit ness testing and training at the Vancouver Fitness Testing Centre, (“After all, I'm 40 years old and no athlete") and studying with the experts on cycling and equipment. And while he is being sponsored by the Castlegar Rotary club, he has still an machine.” When he starts out from Christina Lake on the morning of Sept. 6, he will be accompanied by a large number of Rotarians and friends who will travel with him to his first stop, Colville, for a warm wel come. He will then continue on south to Walla Walla, where he will turn west until he reaches Lincoln City. From there he pro ceeds south along the Oregon and California coast to Los Angeles. Here, he will turn east again for the last leg of the journey to Phoenix, which he hopes to reach on Oct. 15. He will be met there by his wife, Ann, for the trip home. At each of his 18 Rotary meeting stops he will also promote Castlegar tour. ism, show some local slides, give a brief talk, and distribute local club ban ners. Pledges are coming in from the various clubs for billets, accompanying rid ers on various legs of the PHOENIX-BOUND . . . Castlegar Rotarian Jim Gouk is preparing for a 3,500- kilometre cycling trip this September trom Christina Lake to Phoenix, Arizona to raise tunds tor two Rotary projects trip, and support for the Rotary international as well as local club projects The local project for the Castlegar club is the rais- ing of $1,400 for a Paul Harris Fellowship. “If everyone in the com munity gives a little, we'll have it made,” Gouk says. Donations may be sent to: Castlegar Rotary Club; P.O. Box 3085, Castlegar, B.C., VIN 1G9, or left with Dale Donaldson of Mal lards Sports (next to the Bank of Montreal's Com mercial Unit on Columbia Ave.) Finally, there are some long-range plans in con nection with the project. Along with all his other things, Gouk will carry a baton which he will pre- sent to the Phoenix club. It is his hope that the baton will be carried on by relays of riders around the rest of the coast of the United States to the Mari time provinces and from there to Thunder Bay (estimated time: “years™) Gouk will then complete the circuit by bringing it home — by bike. Auxiliary meets Castlegar Hospital auxil- iary vice-president Marg Davidson conducted a short meeting following a recent Auxiliary pot luck supper, with the main topic of dis- cussion being the fall rum. mage sale. This year’s sale will be held Oct. 24 and 25. Further details on the sale will follow. Auxiliary members were also briefed on procedures to follow at the hospital in the event of an emergency alert and about television services provided to each patient and the fee structure involved. Davidsons reported that she presented the auxiliary bursary to Lori Dawson at the Stanley Humphries sec- ondary school graduation ex ercises. H. Dawson was the winner of an afghan raffled at a recent Hospital Auxiliary pot luck supper at the home of Tony Ackney. Special guest Denise Reed, director of nursing at Castle gar Hospital drew the win ning ticket NEW IN TOWN? LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! Joyce 365-3091 Connie 365-7601 Large Size 100% Cotton $10°°... Entire Range of Lady Robinson Pantyhose. on Lady Robinson Spring & Summer Jewellery in the Latest Colours and Styles. Our Entire Selection of Summer Wear Infants 12-18-24 Months Sizes 4-6X Toddlers 2-3-3X 20-30% or Boys’ & Girls’ Entire Selection of Bras from Wonder Bra. 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Fernando Valenzuela was fantastic and Don Aase saved the day. The All-Star Game on Tuesday night looked just like the first half of the 1986 major league baseball season. And, itrthe Year of the Home Run, Lou Whitaker and Frank White connected as the American League beat the National League 3-2. “We all know what we can do . . . our satisfaction is that we did our job,” Whitaker said after the American League won for just the second time in the last 15 games. Showing no ill effects of pitching on only two days rest, Clemens was perfect — as he was in winning his first 14 games this year. Clemens, leading the major with 15 victories, retired all nine batters he faced and became the first American League pitcher to get the most valuable player award. He threw 25 pitches, 21 for strikes. “T'm usually around the plate,” he said. “They always ask me about my control and being a power pitcher.” “They say the two don't mix.” ° RELIEVED CLEMENS Teddy Higuera relieved Clemens and kept the National league without a baserunner until Darryl Strawberry singled with one out in the fifth. Strawberry’s line drive eventually short-hopped off the athletic cup of the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jesse Barfield who was making his AllStar debut. “I told Lloyd Moseby; that’s why I wear a cup,” Barfield said. “If I didn't, no more kids, no nothing.” The National League, shut out on one hit through seven innings, scored twice in the eighth against the fluttering knuckleballs of Charlie Hough. Then, after the National League put runners on first and third with one out in the ninth against Dave Righetti, Aase was summoned. The man who leads the majors in saves got another Canadacontinuesfine showing in yachting MOSCOW (AP) — Canada continued its fine showing in yachting at the inaugural Goodwill Games, while the United States boxing team faced controversy again after a Soviet referee's decision Tuesday to disqualify an American fighter. Karen Johnson of Toronto held on to her lead in the 470 class with 10.0 points, Larisa Moskalenko of the Soviet Union was second with 14.7 points after four races. Nigel Cochrane of Toronto, the leader after three races, slipped to fourth in the men's 470 class. with 24 points. American Morgan Reeser led with 10.6 points. Frank McLaughlin of Tor- onto remained fourth inthe Flying Dutchman class with 30.4 points. In windgliding, Richard Myerscaugh of Toronto moved into first place with 21 points, followed by Marcel Reicemaa of the Netherlands with 22.4 points. Meanwhile, the U.S. team formally protested the dis qualification of light heavy. weight Harvey Richards on a low-blow call. PROVINCIAL CHAMPS . . . Castlegar Pee Wee Rep sot- tball team won the 1986 provincial championships o1 the weekend. Team members are (back row, from left) George Southwell (ass (coach), Kim Southwell Less than two weeks ago, the boxing team was faced with another controversy when Defence Department officials ruled that nine mili- tary boxers could not travel with the team to Moscow. Patrick Duffy, a U.S. team manager, said a three-man jury had ruled that referee Yuri Frolov was wrong to have stopped the fight Tues day between Richards and Nils Hausgaard Madsen of Denmark at 2:09 of the second round. Duffy said Richards ap- peared to be winning the fight at the time, and the Danish fighter appeared to be willing to continue. “The referee over-reacted tothe rules or misinter- preted them,” Duffy said He said the jury ruled that, although Frolov would no longer officiate in the games, the result of the bout was upheld. Duffy called that decision unacceptable and said the team had paid the $50 fee required to have the ruling reviewed by the Inter national Amateur Boxing Association. A ruling is ex pected on Thursday. While Richard's fate was undecided, three other Americans advanced and three were eliminated. A surprise loser was heavyweight Michael Bent who was outpointed 4-1 by Vladimir Belai of the Soviet Union. Heavyweight Ike Padilla was stopped at 1:57 of the first round by Soviet Ramdan Sibiev. Two tied in B.C. amateur CRANBROOK, B.C. (CP) — The first day of the B.C. amateur golf tournament is for flashes — players who surprise themselves as much as anyone. Ray Henry of Beach Grove fits that definition to a tee as the native of Northern Ire- land is tied for the lead heading into today’s second round. The delighted Henry fired a five-under-par 67 Tuesday at Cranbrook Golf Club for a share of the lead with an- other shocker, Chris Ken nedy of Prince George. Kennedy, at one time one of the better juniors in the provinces, had four birdies and an eagle for his 67 at the easier 6,400-yard Cranbrook layout. Only two players were 72 or better at the tougher par-70 Kimberley course where half the 160- man field played. “Tve played a little over my head,” beamed Henry of his seven-birdie, two-bogey round. “That is only the second time I've broken 70 in a tournament. The first time was earlier this spring in an amateur golf tour event.” Four players are tied at 69: Cranbrook’s Al Baden, who is only one-under as he played at Kimberley, Greg Howell of Torrey Pines in San Diego, 1985 third-place B.C. ama when Chris Brown grounded into a checked-swing double play. It was only the second AL victory in the last 23 meetings, and marked the first time the Americans had won in an NL park since 1962 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The NL now leads the series 36-20 with one tie. CONTINUES SUCCESS Valenzuela continued his All-Star success, this time larly. He fanned the first five hitters he faced, tying Carl Hubbell’s record for most consecutive strike- outs. He struck out Don Mattingly, Carl Ripken, Barfield, Whitaker and Higuera before Kirby Puckett ended the string by grounding out. In 1934, Hubbell, a Hall of Famer, struck out future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin. “I was not aware I was going for a record,” Valenzuela said. “I don't know about Carl Hubbell — I was born in 1960.” Valenzuela pitched three shutout innings and ran his streak of scoreless All-Star innings to 7 2-3. He also became the first pitcher to ever strike out the side twice. Gooden, who has led the majors in strikeouts the last two years, was not so sharp — showing some of the inconsistency that has bothered him this season. Puckett hit-Gooden’s first pitch of the game up the middle for a single. In the second inning, Gooden retired the first two batters before Dave Winfield doubled hard into the right-field corner. That brought up Whitaker. Clemens, who has never batted in the majors, was on deck. Gooden threw two fastballs for strikes, but then tossed a. curve that Whitaker hit on a high are over the right-field fence. teur finisher Stephen Watson ZOOMING IN . . . CasNews photographer Doug Har- of Nanaimo and former pro vey zoomed in on this scene with a slow shutter speed to capture an interesting perspective of Sunday's final 2 Trail Tire wins tourney Mike Hogan of Calgary Sallis, Michelle Bos, Leanne Bentley, Merle Abraham n istant coach), Bonnie Byers Sherry Makortoff, Jenny se ( ger). Front row: Sunny Baker, Darlene Con natty, Sarah Byers, Lisa Baker, Kim Chernenkotf, Carrie Hetu, Lise-Ann Abrahamse Castlegar team wins title The Castlegar Girls Soft ball Pee Wee Rep team, Karnies Ladies Wear, won the 1986 provincial champ- ionships held in Enderby on the weekend. The tournament began Fri day with Castlegar winning 4 22-12 victory over Williams Lake. The secogd game saw Castlegar lose to a hungry Pitt Meadows team by 4 score of 12-9 Saturday morning saw Castlegar beat an undefeated Merritt team by a score of 14-9, scoring six runs in the last inning for the win. Saturday afternoon Castle. gar easily defeated North Vancouver 19-8 to qualify for the semifinals. Sunday morning the girls again met and defeated the Merritt team by a score of 87 and then won against an undefeated Cloverdale team by a score of 18-9. That brought the girls to the finals against Nanaimo who needed a double victory over Castlegar for the championship. Nanaimo fielded a strong team and managed a victory over Castlegar to force a second and final match. The championship game saw Castlegar fight to stay even with Nanaimo through six innings of ball. Then came the seventh and final inning with Nanaimo having last bats. The Castlegar girls took a small lead then fought to hold Nanaimo down to one run, and win che provincials by a score of 12-10 The Castlegar girls re ceived many compliments for their sportsmanship and discipline, on and off the field, and made many new friendships among the mem bers of the other 16 teams. * By CasNews Staff Trail Tire won the SunFest Men's Commercial Fastball tournament held at Kinnaird Park on the weekend. The Trail team defeated Hi Arrow 3-0 in the final game. An outstanding pitching per formance by Trail pitcher Seott Robinson helped him earn the best pitcher award for the tourney. Robinson had a 3-0 record in tourna ment play. Robinson registered nine strikeouts to lead Trail to victory. Robinson registered nine strikeouts to lead Trail to victory. Even though Hi Arrow had chances to score in the final innings, they couldn't get the needed hits. Besides Robinson, other individual tournament win ners were: Mario Lachetta of Trail Tire, who batted 9/16 for a .563 average and the best batter award, and George Plotnikoff of Hi Ar row, the MVP of the game Plotnikoff won three games to help his team to a second place finish Meanwhile, in other games Sunday, Castlegar Juniors faced Fruitvale Hotel in the first game of the day. Fruit game of SunFest men’s fastball tournament. Trail Tire deteated Hi Arrow 3-0 in the final to win the tourney vale was too powerful with its hitting attack, even though the Juniors made it to the final day with a spirited 21 vietory over Checkers Pub Saturday evening In the next game, Dalcan of Revelstoke handily de feated Byng Hotel of Cran bfook to advance The next matchup featured Hi Arrow and Trail Tire Strong pitching perform ances by Plotnikoff and Robinson set the backdrop for fine hitting by Trail Tire batters. Trail won 3-1 to hand Hi Arrow its first defeat In the next game featuring Fruitvale Hotel and Dalean, the Revelstoke team pre vailed 1-0 with strong pitch ing and fielding The last game before the final saw a matchup between Revelstoke and Hi Arrow Revelstoke earned the right to meet Hi Arrow by nar rowly defeating Fruitvale Hotel earlier. Hi Arrow jumped to 4-0 lead but nearly lost it when Revelstoke mounted a concerted hitting attack midway through the game. Hi Arrow hung on to defeat Revelstoke 4-3 and guarantee themselves a sec ond-place finish and another chance at defeating Trail Tire in the final. O'Grady gets one wish TURNBERRY, Scotland (AP) — Mac O'Grady got one wish, not both. “I hope he makes it,” O'Grady said on a flight from Boston to Scotland for the 115th British Open golf championship which begins Thursday. The “he” that O'Grady was referring to was Deane Be sional golfer That won't happen O'Grady, who won the first tournament of his career last month at Hartford, plays the first two rounds with Mark O'Meara and an Irish touring professional, Ronan Rafferty The suspension, over an incident between O'Grady and a female marshal at a man, i of the Professional Golfers’ Associ ation tour who was attempt ing to qualify for a spot in the world’s oldest golf tourna ment. Beman did, indeed, make it “I hope we're paired to gether,” O'Grady then said of the man who suspended him from the tour for six weeks and fined him $5,000 for con- duct unbecoming a profes ur in New Orleans in 1984, was upheld by a PGA tour appeals committee last week but doesn't apply to the British Open because it's not a PGA sanctioned event O'Grady said there will be more moves, apparently legal action, before he returns to the United States next week. Until then, O'Grady is con. centrating on his prepara tions for his first British Open ‘Isn't it something?” O Grady asked. “I played in my first Masters this year. After attempting to qualify for 17 years, I played in my first U.S. Open “And now, after attempt ing to qualify a zillion times I'm going to be playing in my first British Open. I'm put ting it all together in a book How I Played the Grand Slam.” While his left hand-right hand playing style and his well-documented battle with Bemam will make O'Grady a figure of curiosity to the Scottish fans, he could be much more than that The outspoken O'Grady, a talented man with enormous potential and awesome strength, is playing the best golf of his life In his last three starts he nearly won the Canadian Open at Oakville, Ont., won in Hartford, and last week fell just short in a Jast-round bid in Williamsburg, Va “You always go with the man who's playing well - and Mae's playing very well,” Tom Watson said. So are a number of others. SETS A RECORD Seve Ballesteros of Spain has an unbroken string of four victories, a record on the European tour. Greg Norman of Australia has won $515,000 and fini shed first or second in five of his last starts in the United States. Fuzzy Zoeller scored his thjrd victory of the season lat week in Williamsburg.